#less than a month left to may 19

[minyicho]

Breaking up with may to get with june

#and they say chivalry is dead #better hurry #less than a month left to may 19 #funny shit #funny #humor #memes #fresh memes #dank memes #minyicho #funny memes #meme #jokes #joke #comedy #lmao #lol #haha #tinder #tinder meme

[mavrintarou]

[12:19 AM] Sakusa Kiyoomi

I figure, if I'm hitting a roadblock with WYE, I should write other things about Omi to hopefully get me over the roadblock? Lol, wishful thinking? Well, here's soulmate au Omi.

Warning: fluff; explicit smut (18+) this Omi is something else...

Note: It's late and I have nothing edited

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You sighed for the nth time looking at your soulmate who was sitting across the room from you.

Sakusa Kiyoomi was engrossed in the video on his phone, oblivious to you shooting daggers at him. You weren’t sure if he was testing your patience or if he was just oblivious to your needs.

It has been nine months since you two have found one another. From time to time, you still find yourself chuckling at the unconventional way the two of you crossed paths. It wasn’t your run-of-the-mill soulmate origin story that most couples experience.

You crossed paths with Kiyoomi at the club the night of your birthday. He was the only person in the busy and lively club with a mask on. The first thing that crossed your mind when you locked your eyes with the emotionless and cold eyes was that he was in the wrong place with how awkward his body language was. You noticed the two vertical beauty marks on his forehead just right above his left eye and thought how odd it was for you to spot such a distinct feature at a distance.

Little did you know, he was in the right place that very moment.

After a few shots, the liquid courage kicked in and you wanted to go to the dance floor with your friends. As you made your way to the dance floor, something caught the corner of your eyes and you turned your head, locking eyes once again with the man earlier. This time, it was as if he had his eyes on you for some time.

Brushing it off, you hooked your arms with your friends, marching together to the dance floor.

You swayed your body to the beat of the music, letting yourself go. It has been years since you had last been to the club.

It wasn’t long before you felt a body behind you, and normally, you were aware enough to turn around and tell them off.

Just this one time, you decided to allow this person to dance with you.

Their hard chest pressed against your back as their hot breath fanned your ear, “may I dance with you?”

You turned your head, shouting loudly against the music, “sure!”

Their hand rests against your hip and you are aware of how large their hand is. You press yourself against their body, swaying your bodies together. They felt perfect against you, or you molded perfectly against him.

“You’re playing a dangerous game here,” they murmured into your ear, their teeth nipping your earlobe.

 You instantly became somewhat sober when you realized you were grinding into his crotch. You were about to take a step away from him when his arm wrapped around your waist, keeping you pressed against him. Feeling all of him.

“Don’t, please,” he groaned, “you’ll leave me looking like a fool with a hard-on in the middle of the dance floor.”

You weren’t sure why you weren’t running for the hills, any other time, you would have found this creepy and a complete turnoff.

Instead, you continue to keep swaying with him, slower this time, with less pressure. Your hands reached up to touch him, one hand wrapped around behind his neck and the other into his hair. Oddly enough, you felt comfortable in the embrace of this person.

His face is buried into the junction of your neck and shoulder, you can feel his lips press against your skin.

His left hand trailed along the length of your left arm until it found your hand and brought it down so he could intertwine your fingers together. His hand was much larger than yours, your fingers naturally closed in and wrapped around his.

You gasped and moaned when an unknown tingle zapped through your entire body.

“Fuck… no way,” he groaned into your ear, “I knew it…” he chuckled.

His chuckle was so sexy you felt your panties damp instantly.

Your mind couldn’t comprehend, everything was attacking you at all angles. All you knew was that at this exact moment, everything felt right, complete, and whole.

You turned around, your hands still intertwined. You finally looked up at the stranger that had been dancing with you and your mouth dropped as you recognized the eyes, that were no longer expressionless or cold, but warm and burning with passion as they stared deep into yours. His whole face is revealed and he was the most beautiful man you’ve ever seen.

The height difference between you two was drastic, he towered over you, your body pressed close against his.

“What is your name?” Even against the loud music, you heard just him.

“Y/l/n Y/f/n,” you whispered, “you?”

His lips curved into a breathtaking smile the moment he heard your name. You felt his joy and excitement, now understanding when you heard about soulmates being able to feel the emotions of their partners. “My name is Sakusa Kiyoomi.”

He slipped his left hand away from yours, your eyes immediately spotting your initials inked and glowing red on his pinky. The SK initials on your finger glowed just as brightly.

You two have been inseparable since that night.

Kiyoomi told you that he had fought tooth and nail to get out from going to the club but was dragged there by Bokuto and Miya. “For the first time, I’m actually thankful for them.” He kissed your knuckles, nipping your pinky finger that had his initials on it. “Otherwise, I would have not found you.”

“Did you have a clue at all that it could have been me?” You asked, reliving that night. You wondered if the moment your eyes met his as he entered the club was a sign, a connection between you both that was pulling you closer together.

“I saw you from across the room and knew, I just knew something was pulling me towards you and had to go to you.” He intertwined his fingers with yours, something he did daily as if he needed to feel his mark against yours. “Make note that I would have never danced with anyone willingly, but the moment I spotted you, it was like you just knew. As soon as your body pressed against mine, I knew,” he pressed a kiss to the back of your hand, “I knew you were the one when you filled the missing spot in my life at that moment.”

You nestle into his arms, realizing that ever since you met him, everything about him has become your purpose in life.

Before finding Omi, your family and friends who have found their pair were always lovey-dovey with one another, grossing you out.

Now, you understand it.  

Neither of you could keep your hands… or mouth off of each other.

But now, you wanted more.

Except, Kiyoomi hasn’t shown any interest in giving you more.

He always stopped at a heavy kiss. Always pulling away and tapping your nose that it was enough. You’ve felt his bulge before, and he hasn’t allowed you to help him take care of it, always telling you that he can take care of it himself.

At first, you thought maybe you were the one rushing him and respected his boundaries.

However, how much longer should you wait?

“Kiyoomi.” You took a seat next to him. He stopped his video and set his phone down, giving you his full attention. Your ears burned and knew they were probably red because of how anxious you were and from what you were about to ask him. “Do you…” you choked. You loved how Kiyoomi always made sure to give you eye contact, letting you know you had his undivided attention but it was moments like this that you felt so little under his gaze. “How come –“ you froze, blinking at him dumbfoundedly. “Never mind.”

You got up quickly but before you could even take a step away, strong arms wrapped around your body, pulling you down until you were sitting on his lap.

He nuzzled his face into your shoulder, “tell me.”

You shook your head, face heating up with embarrassment.

His head lifted off your shoulder and you felt his hand gently grip your chin to turn so your eyes could meet, “tell me.” His tone was more authoritative, and you wanted nothing more than for him to use that tone on you for the rest of your life.

You exhaled, “do… not find me sexually attractive?”

His brows furrowed immediately as he exclaimed, “what?”

Not wanting to repeat yourself, you jerked your chin out of his grasp and looked away. You were beyond embarrassed.

As he always teases you, he chuckles because he knows you love the sound of it.

Your breath hitches when you feel his lips press against your jawline. “You have no idea, Y/n. I’m so fucken sexually attracted to you.”

You quickly glance at him and frown, “they why haven’t you touched me?”

One of his hands moves to touch your calve and slides upward underneath the skirt you wore. “And how do you want me to touch you?”

You swallowed the lump in your throat as his rough fingertips danced against your thigh and shifted to the inner side. Your brain was beginning to malfunction as you tried to comprehend his hand and his lips on your skin.

A shaky breath left your lips and you widen your legs before grabbing his hand that’s underneath your skirt and pressing his fingertips right to your covered pussy. “Here,” you whispered, looking into his eyes. “Touch me here, Omi. Here.” It was his turn to blink at you dumbfoundedly. You pressed his fingers against your sensitive clit and a soft breath exhaled. You pressed your mouth to his and whispered, “I want your fingers inside of me.”

You lift yourself off his lap and stand before him, his hand frozen in mid-air. “Will you touch me, Omi?”

In the same authoritative tone moments ago, he ordered, “take your clothes off and straddle my lap.”

Your squeal couldn’t be contained as you quickly stripped off your shirt and skirt. Of all the days that it could have happened, it was the day you wore unmatching undergarments but you could have cared less at the moment, removing your black bra and red panties.

“What are you waiting for?” he asked, sensing your hesitation. He patted his lap, “come here.”

You weren’t sure why suddenly you were hesitating, as if having second thoughts. “I don’t want to make you uncomfortable.”

Kiyoomi cocked his head to the side and grinned, “you’re naked in front of me and you’re now saying you don’t want to make me feel uncomfortable?” He leaned back against the couch and pressed a hand to his crotch, “do you see this?”

Your mouth watered at the sight of the outline of his cock against his joggers. “But why are you always taking care of it yourself… when you have me?”

Kiyoomi reached for your hand, “because I didn’t want to make you uncomfortable.” He pulled you until you straddled his thighs and rested both his hands on your hips, his thumb tracing along your hip bones. “I know that I won’t be able to control myself if I start,” he looked up at you with dark and dilated pupils. “If I have a taste, I will want to devour everything.”

You cup his face, brushing his curls away. “Well then, Bon Appetit.”

You’re lifted into the air and gasp when Kiyoomi carries you over his shoulder towards the bedroom. He dropped you onto your shared bed and began swiftly undressing.

Your jaw dropped the moment you saw his cock sprang free. “Oh…”

He attacks you without warning, lips pressed against yours before moving hungrily. “Wrap your arms and legs around me,” he commanded and the moment your ankles locked around his waist and arms around his neck, an arm slips underneath your back and he lifts you effortlessly towards the middle of the bed.

“Y/n,” he murmurs against your mouth and lifts his head, he loosens your hold around his neck and stations your wrists beside your head before loosening your legs around his waist. He sits back on his heels and admires you. “God, you’re so beautiful.”

His eyes trail down your body before his hand playfully teases from your belly button down to your clit where he circles the sensitive bud with his thumb, slowly rubbing it in circles.

You inhale sharply, “please…” your hips rocking against his thumb.

His thumb releases the pressure on your clit and you whimper but it trails lower until you feel it slips inside of you. He thrusts his thumb in and out of your pussy before rotating his hand and two of his fingers replaced his thumb.

“Omi…” you moaned, “oh Omi… more…”

“I wanted to please you with my fingers as you wished for but…” he hand paused, “I don’t think I can wait any longer, Y/n.” He slipped his fingers out and wraps them around his cock. “I need to be inside of you now.”

You nod your head, widening your legs.

“But I don’t have any condoms,” he leans forward onto his other hand, “I want nothing more than to cum inside of you, Y/n. I don’t wait to waste any more of my cum on my hand or with tissue, I want it inside of you badly.”

Your arms reached out to him, “yes – yes cum inside of me.”

“You will risk getting pregnant? Having my baby?” God, you love his dirty talk. “You’ll let me breed you?”

“Yes! Yes, breed me, Omi.” You watched his cock glide against your folds before he pressed further. The intrusion was foreign as your body stretched to welcome his cock. “Oh God, Omi… Omi – wait…”

He groaned as he pushed until he was fully inside of you. “I waited long enough, Y/n…” his hips began moving at a steady pace. “Look at how well you’re taking me,” your eyes follow his, watching his cock piston in and out of you.

Kiyoomi grabs both your legs and presses your knees into your chest, “is this okay?” You nodded, as he shifted your legs so they were parallel with his body as he bends you nearly in half. His groan each time he thrusts inside of you was your second favorite thing next to his chuckle.

“Kiss me,” you begged, he pressed you further in half as his mouth connected with yours. His tongue slipped past your lips to tangle with yours.

Your lower tummy tingles before your orgasm tips over the edge. You moan against Kiyoomi’s mouth, nails digging into his arms as your pussy squeezes around his cock. His cock fills you twice more before you feel the odd sensation of hot fluid filling you inside.

Your jello legs collapse on the bed as Kiyoomi rests on his heels. His cock was still very much lodged inside of you, plugging you up with his cum.

He grabbed one of your legs and swung it over, shifting you onto your hands and knees. “That was only the appetizer.”

E/n: Gawd this man... okay back to WYE.

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@queenelleee @mfreedomstuff @erintaro @callmeraider @chaotic-fangirl-blog @wolffmaiden @cloud-lyy

#haikyuu smut #haikyu x reader #sakusa smut #haikyuu sakusa #sakusa kiyoomi smut #sakusa x reader #sakusa fluff #sakusa x y/n #sakusa x you #haikyuu sakusa kiyoomi #sakusa kiyoomi x y/n #sakusa kiyoomi x reader

[en-eunhee]

₊ ⊹ ILAND EP 1 : INTRODUCTION AND PERFORMANCE

SUMMARY: first experience in i-land, with eunhee OUTFIT

"Who are those 3 female trainees?" asked Zico as he observed through the screen of the girls walking.

"The one on the far left is Choi Yuwon. She has strong abilities for dancing. Even though she lacks training, she can keep up and have the capability of an idol. Yuwon has been training for about a year and a half," explained Bang-PD.

Choi Yuwon - Korean - Training for 1 year and 6 months - 17 years old

"The one in the middle is Nakamura Kyoko. She's a Japanese trainee. Kyoko has a strong capability of rapping. She joined and trained for about 3 years in Japan and came to Korea recently." Bang-PD continued.

Nakamura Kyoko - Japanese - Training for 3 years and 2 months - 19 years old

"Who's the one on the right? She has the idol like looks and features." Rain said earning a soft chuckle from Bang-PD.

"That's Kim Eunhee. Known to be one of the best trainees in the entertainment. She's Korean-American and joined about 2 years ago. She's like born to be an idol." Bang PD smiled.

Kim Eunhee - Korean-American - Training for 2 years - 16 years old

"They're all very pretty and talented. I'm thrilled to see their performances." Rain commented, Zico nodded in agreement.

"Wow, this place is so big," Yuwon said as she walked down the steps with the two girls beside her.

"Be careful," Eunhee warned as they cautiously stepped down each step. Finally, the girls had arrived at the one and only I-LAND building. Their eyes widened as they were in awe of the architecture.

Inside the building, the other trainees sat while waiting for more trainees to walk in. As the three girls walked in, they were greeted by several trainees. Yuwon settled at a seat, patting Kyoko and Eunhee to sit next to her.

"I'm so nervous," Eunhee muttered under her breath as she sat next to Yuwon.

"Well, there's nothing to be nervous about; you'll do great, Eunhee," Kyoko reassured, bringing a smile to Eunhee's face.

Finally the last unit walked in, it was two girls that were your average korean girl height. Seemed about 17-18 years old. One of the girl had a wavy brown hair, round western-like brown eyes, and a round face shape exudes a timeless charm. The other had short black hair adorned with bangs, her small face accentuates an aura of charisma, and her eyes, emanating a captivating charm.

The girls awkwardly greeted the trainees and sat next to Eunhee.

"Hi! You are?" Eunhee asked with a warm smile causing the girl next to her to seem a bit flustered.

"I'm Rena Choi, and this is Li Mei Ling," Rena introduced, prompting a soft "ohh" from Eunhee.

"You're Kim Eunhee?" Rena asked causing Eunhee to nod.

"How'd you know?" Eunhee questioned with her eyebrows raised.

"You're quite popular in the trainee community." Rena explained causing Eunhee's eyes to widen.

"In a positive or negative way?"

"Positive"

Eunhee let out a quiet phew causing Rena to laugh. Suddenly the lights turned red causing Eunhee to jump from sudden shock. Everyone let out oohs and aahs as they watched the lights flashing.

Suddenly a voice came through the speakers. "Dear 35 applicants, welcome. This is the stage of I-LAND and this place will be the place for you to prove your ability. After the gate, you'll see the unknown place which is I-LAND." Eunhee listened diligently to each word said.

"But all 35 of you can't go in there. The capacity of I-LAND is 17 people. The power those 17 people are up on you." the voice continued. Eunhee's heart raced, it was finally the moment she'd been waiting for.

"Now we'll be starting on the entry test with the performances you prepared. The entry test will be assessed by yourselves. Only those with majority votes can go into I-LAND. Those with less than 17, there will be another test. Now the test may start, you may choose who'll start." the voice echoed through the room. As the voice stopped, everyone's eyes immediately went around.

"I'll go first." Eunhee declared, capturing everyone's attention. Her voice was quite shaky from how nervous she was but she was determined. She stood up and walks to stage. Her knees shaking as she took deep breathes to calm herself down.

"Oh Kim Eunhee as first?" Zico said as he watched.

Despite her nervousness, she walked to the stage, ready to introduce herself.

"Hello, my name is Kim Eunhee. I'm 16 years old. My strengths are singing, song writing, and dancing. Good luck, and thank you." Eunhee greeted as later was applauded.

"There is some disadvantages of being the first contestant to perform." Rain commented. "That's true but the first contestant builds the standard." Zico added.

Soon the performance started, the light changed to a deep red color.

O.O BY NMIXX , COVERED BY EUNHEE (guys lets just say it was released at the time)

As Eunhee hit the high note during the dance break, the trainee's eyes widen in shock. After Eunhee ended the performance, it was followed by loud applauds.

"Wow, that was really impressive." Zico commented, "The way she was able to really put in the energy and be stable was insane." "The fact she was able to hit that note even during the dance break was crazy. Her vocal abilities is really shown in this performance and same with her dancing." Bang PD said with a proud smile.

"Wow, that was so good." Yuwon commented as she clapped.

"We'll start voting now." the voice returned causing shivers down the trainee's spine. Eunhee bit her lip as she nervously watched the audience glance around each other. Suddenly, Yuwon rose her hand causing a chain of trainees to raise their hand.

Eunhee's eyes couldn't believe it, as each hand rose across the room.

"The voting is now closed, Eunhee IN with all 35 votes." the voice announced. Overwhelmed with emotion, Eunhee bowed as she walked off the stage.

"Wow. All 35 votes in the first performance? That's crazy." Zico exclaimed. "Well Eunhee really did good so I expected that." Bang-PD chuckled as Rain nodded in agreement.

Soon, Eunhee knew that the dreams of her life was ahead of her.

#iland #enhypen extra member #enhypen female oc #enhypen 8th member #enhypen masterlist #enhypen fluff #enhypen oneshots #enhypen #enhypen eunhee #enhypen imagines #enhypen scenarios #enhypen iland #iland moments #enhypen addition

[vickyvicarious]

The death alarms must be blaring loud in Mina's ears by now. "God bless and keep him" is as if she wants to manifest him being alive. While getting radio silence from him, coupled with her new friend telling her that he'll soon die (which made her tear up), and then Indeed Dying, her reading about the ship of death, the funerals...

Absolutely, they're blaring nonstop.

She hasn't heard from Jonathan in a long time. Actually, let's take a look at this timeline of Jonathan's letters...

12 May - Sent two letters (one each to Mina and Mr. Hawkins) on Dracula's behest saying he's leaving in a month.

19 May - Made to write three dictated letters.

28 May - Real letters confiscated, shorthand one to Mina burned. One supposedly sent to Mr. Hawkins telling him to talk to Mina (may have just been a taunt from Dracula/may not have actually been sent).

12 June - Expected departure based on 12 May letter. Dictated letter that he'll be leaving in a few more days mailed.

19 June - Dictated letter that he's leaving the next day mailed.

29 June - Dictated letter that he is in Bistritz mailed.

1 July - Mina presumably receives letter from 12 May (see 1 August). Expects him home soon based on the contents.

25 July - Letter to Mr. Hawkins arrives (forwarded to Mina next day). Seems to be the one sent on 19 June based on the contents.

1 August - Mina says she hasn't heard from him in a whole month (probably referencing a letter to her specifically, must be the one from 12 May). "I hope there cannot be anything the matter with Jonathan."

3 August - "Oh, I do hope he is not ill."

8 August - "Somehow I felt glad that Jonathan was not on the sea last night, but on land. But, oh, is he on land or sea? Where is he, and how?"

10 August - "I should be quite happy if I only knew if Jonathan.... God bless and keep him."

So yeah, it seems like she hasn't gotten a letter directly from Jonathan in over a month - and I'm willing to bet that letter wasn't super effusive. It still was nowhere near as alarming as the one she was forwarded from Mr. Hawkins later, though. That one is even more directly dictated by Dracula and she's very clear that it doesn't seem like Jonathan's usual writing style. She even suspects a forgery, but his handwriting convinces her otherwise in the end.

If I'm reading this correctly, it took about 8 weeks for Mina to get the letter Jonathan wrote on 12 May, and about 5 weeks for Mr. Hawkins to get the one sent on 19 June. Assuming the latter timeline is more typical (since who knows how long Dracula took to get around to mailing that first letter; the later three are specifically dated), the letter saying he's in Bistritz is actually already running a week late. (If we split the difference, then it could be expected very soon, though.) Meanwhile, for all Mina knows Jonathan left the castle just about two months ago and hasn't communicated at all since. Setting aside that it should not take him that long to come home (I don't have the time right now to look up how long the journey is supposed to take, but definitely less than this), it's still wildly out of character for him not to let her know if he has been delayed further for some reason.

So yeah, that's all deeply alarming. And then we get on to her pleasantly distracting summer vacation, which so far is anything but. Lucy is sleepwalking, Mrs. Westenra is freaked about it, Mina has to watch over her and thus is getting little sleep herself. This doubtless increases her stress levels on its own, but I suspect also is what leads her to hint at him possibly being ill. She does the same thing later on; after there is a bad storm and a ship crashes ashore with no one alive aboard, she doubts whether he is on sea and wonders where he is. And then today, after attending the funeral/after her friend's death, she comes close to wondering if he is even alive, before trailing off and just praying for him instead.

All the bad stuff happening around her keeps making her think of what might be happening to Jonathan too, and the possibilities are just steadily getting worse... but all could end in death. Maybe he caught some illness and died with no one looking after him (Lucy). Maybe he was traveling on a ship and drowned in a storm (Demeter). Maybe he was attacked and murdered (Mr. Swales - though Mina doesn't say he has been, the nature of his death could easily remind her of such a possibility).

Maybe this all happened weeks ago.

She has no way of knowing, and thus nothing she can do about it. Last she heard he'd left the castle, so even if she wanted to go search for him (and somehow found the money for a sustained search), she wouldn't have any clear destination. It's just "somewhere between Transylvania and England" and that's a big space. So all she can do is worry over him. Try to deny the possibility.

Pray.

#dracula daily #mina murray #jonathan harker #jonmina #anonymous #replies

[canonicallyobserving911]

WIP Wednesday

Fanonwriter2023 on AO3

Where CANON and FANON collide!

This is an EPIC LOVE STORY!

Season 7 FANON Speculation: Buddie Multi-Chapter Fanfic - Hiatus Reading: “I’m still in love with you but... I needed to learn how to love myself too!”

Chapter 22 will be posted soon.

Currently 21 chapters completed: 797.4K Words; Rated: Mature

One chapter will be posted at a time.

[#1 Previous snippet from Several Sentences Sunday]

[#2 Previous snippet from WIP Wednesday]

[#3 Previous snippet from Several Sentences Sunday]

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I'm excited to finish writing Chapter 22 because there's less than one day remaining until Buck and Eddie get married.

For anyone who hasn't read Chapter 21, here's a brief overview: Buck and Eddie finalized everything before the three of them left L.A. on Friday, December 15th. On December 10th, Buck agreed to meet with his biological father and Eddie and Chris will be present with him when they meet at 12 noon at the restaurant Edward selected. Buck still doesn't know Chris is going to ask him to adopt him on Christmas morning and neither Buck nor Chris knows anything about the gift Eddie bought to commemorate the special moment. Also, Eddie's planning several big surprises for Buck on their wedding day and for a week later when they arrive in London but Eddie doesn't know Chris and Buck are planning a surprise for him too. The three of them are speaking Italian more frequently and finally, Maddie, the 118 and Athena are still planning to throw them an engagement party because they don't know they're getting married which means New Year's Eve at Maddie's and Chimney's is going to be interesting 😉.

Buck and Eddie will tie the knot before Christmas 2023 but they are NOT getting married in the U.S. and they won't have a wedding ceremony until May 2024. They've revealed their relationship, their engagement and the fact that they're going to Europe to their found family during the 118's Thanksgiving dinner (Chapter 17), to Eddie's parents, his sisters, his abuela and Tia Pepa (Chapter 18) and Buck told the Buckley parents he's getting married and that he has a son (Chapter 19). Only three people know they're getting married and they are Chris, Carla and Malone. They told Carla and Malone (Chapter 19) because they asked them to be their witnesses at the Italian Consulate and they told Chris (Chapter 20) that evening after they got the "Atto Notorio" (Declaration) signed but no one else knows. In Chapter 21, Buck, Eddie and Chris arrived in Rome, Italy and they're preparing for the big day.

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Here's another romantically fluffy snippet from Chapter 22 of Eddie and Buck having a conversation while they're in their villa in Roma, Italia.

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It’s 2:23PM and Eddie’s standing in the living area facing the hallway while Chris is sitting on the couch waiting for him to give him the signal.

When the door to Buck’s and Eddie’s bedroom opens, Eddie watches as he exits, then he turns and looks at Chris.  He nods his head and says, “Hit it!”

“Ok dad.”  He replies and he taps the screen on Eddie’s phone to select the song Eddie chose for this occasion.  He selected it two months ago after they got engaged and he’s been waiting to play a specific portion of it since the night they both said, “Yes, I’ll marry you” after their simultaneous proposals.

The song is at the beginning of his “He’s My Everything” playlist but he didn’t tell Buck about it while they were on the airplane discussing their playlists because this is one of the many surprises he has planned just for him.

After Chris taps play, the song starts and the melody plays through the villa’s Bluetooth sound system’s speakers.

As Buck continues to walk and get closer to the living area, he hears a group of melodic male voices repeatedly singing the same phrase over and over again.

“Let’s get married!”

“Let’s get married!”

“Let’s get married!”

He briefly wonders which group it is because he thinks he’s heard one of their other songs but he doesn’t have long to contemplate it.  When he looks up, he sees his fiancé, the love of his life, Eddie Diaz standing there with a big smile on his face.

Eddie’s hand is extended and waiting for him to put his hand in his and the sight of it causes Buck to remember the dream he had about this day back in September when he was still living at the loft.

After he takes the last steps forward, he puts his hand in Eddie’s then Eddie wraps his free arm around his waist and pulls him close.  Buck wraps his free arm around Eddie’s waist and with the group still singing “Let’s get married”, Eddie starts saying everything he said to him in his dream and the tears he thought he successfully blinked back while he was still in the bedroom, start streaming down his face.

Eddie whispers into his ear, “Buck?”

“Buck… my love.”

“Babe, I love you so much.”

“Evan, you’re my one true love.”

“Don’t you know… you’re the love of my life?”

Buck can’t speak because he's so emotional but he manages to nod his head while it rests on Eddie’s shoulder to let him know he hears him but the next statement that escapes Eddie’s lips is the one that makes him weep.

“I’ve been waiting for you.”

Buck hiccups on a sob and Eddie’s right there to hold onto him.  His knees buckle but Eddie holds him up just like always because he has his back and his heart.  After a few seconds, he composes himself and whispers, “I know and I’m sorry it took me so long to get here”.

He feels Eddie’s lips softly brush against his ear when he admits, “It’s ok because I’ll wait a lifetime for you.  We’re here now and it’s time for us to start our forever.”

“Our for—ever!”  Buck says as he exhales a shuddering breath.

“Evan, ti amo!”  [“Evan, I love you!”]

“Ti amo cosi tan—to!”   [“I love you too so much!”]

Then Eddie pulls back, meets those ocean blue eyes he loves so much and without releasing their joined hands, he takes his free hand and uses his thumb to wipe away Buck’s tears.  Then he emphatically says, “Amore mio, sposiamoci!”  [“My love, let’s get married!”]

Buck hiccups on the sob that’s caught in the back of his throat but he manages to respond, “Pic—cola, sì, sposiamoci!” [“Babe… yes, let’s get married!”]  And that’s all it takes for him to lean in and passionately kiss his fiancé.

What’s going to happen next? 🙃

Are they going to stop kissing in enough time to make it to their ceremony by 3:00PM? 🤷🏽‍♀️

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This is an EPIC LOVE STORY!

Fic Summary: Months after Buck and Eddie were hit by the same lightning strike; they’re still struggling with the aftermath of it.  But before they make their love confessions, they’ll spend time getting to know themselves as individuals first. Eddie learns to enjoy the simple things in life as he participates in activities on his own and with new friends while Buck learns the rest of the 31-year-old deep dark family secret about his conception and birth. Their journey to forever is still a work in progress but once they finally admit they’re in love with each other, everything that follows their love confessions will be cataclysmic.

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Chapter Summaries

Chapter 1 - Eddie makes a new friend while Buck receives devastating news regarding the sperm donation he made for Connor and Kameron.

Chapter 2 - Buck does a lot of research to learn more about the abnormalities found in his red blood cells and Eddie starts a new therapy journey that’s all about him and not the traumas he’s experienced.

Chapter 3 - After more than a month, Buck and Eddie finally spend time together outside of work but it doesn’t end well and they part with a lot of uncertainty regarding their places in each other’s lives.

Chapter 4 - Eddie has a few realizations about his life which causes him to consider moving back to El Paso, TX while Buck continues to be reminded of his past which causes him to take an impromptu road trip across America.

Chapter 5 - Both Buck and Eddie have difficult conversations with their parents and Buck finally learns the truth behind the reason why his mother despised him while Eddie finally tells his mother about the way she tries to control him.

Chapter 6 - More than two weeks after Buck pushed Eddie away after suggesting they needed a break; Eddie decides to try again. Eddie’s there for Buck when he’s at his worst just like Buck was there for him when he was at his worst and he won’t let Buck give up.

Chapter 7 - After Buck’s mental breakdown, Eddie has his back the same way Buck had his when he had his own breakdown more than a year ago.  They share several vulnerable and emotionally intimate moments with one another and they begin to realize their small, sweet and caring gestures matter just as much if not more than any grand gesture ever could because these are the foundations of a long-lasting love relationship.

Chapter 8 - Buck, Eddie and Chris all have their own therapists and during their sessions, they reflect on their pasts while they’re in the present so they can prepare for their future together as a family.

Chapter 9 - Buck and Eddie are there for each other when Buck has to testify as a witness during the trial.  But by the end of it, they’ll both realize their individual and shared traumas are going to keep resurfacing until they talk about them, deal with the fact that they’re in love with one another and face the fact that they can’t live without each other.

Chapter 10 - As Buck and Eddie finally begin to confront their past traumas, they realize how much they need each other to fill in the gaps of their memories.  Additionally, the universe screams at them for what appears to be the one hundredth time so Buck can realize he doesn’t have to ‘find it’ because he already ‘made it’ and Eddie’s reminded tomorrow isn’t promised and he doesn’t have to die alone if he doesn’t want to.

Chapter 11 - A “virga” or dry thunderstorm is in the forecast but once the rain starts, the thunderstorm happening outside won’t be able to match the storm brewing inside between Buck and Eddie.  It’s the universe’s final scream and when the tumultuous winds begin to blow, they’ll have one last chance to hold onto everything they’ve built over the last six years or they’ll lose it all forever.

Chapter 12 - Buck and Eddie have always shared a deep physical attraction and an emotional intimacy that’s unmatched but now that they’re in a relationship, they’re learning how to navigate the romantic intimacy they’ve been waiting for six years to explore. The love they have for each other is a once in a lifetime, soulmate, love of their lives type of love that transcends space and time.

Chapter 13 - While navigating the newness of their romantic relationship, Buck and Eddie take advantage of every moment they spend together. As their individual lives, people from their pasts, time constraints and the possibility of losing each other again make attempts to interrupt and interfere with their journey to forever, they love, care for, support and hold onto each other even tighter to withstand it all.

Chapter 14 - Buck and Eddie can see the lights at the end of the tunnels regarding the results of Buck’s Cancer Screening along with everything else they’re dealing with. But are the lights they see exits to the tunnels or are they headlights on different runaway trains that are speeding towards them in an effort to interrupt their forever?

Chapter 15 - Buck and Eddie have known they were exactly who the other one wanted in a partner since they met six years ago when they agreed to have each other’s backs. They’re in a romantic relationship, they’re both preparing to ask the other one to spend forever with them and by the end of the seventh week into their relationship, together they will plan their most important and greatest adventure for their future.

Chapter 16 - As Buck and Eddie begin to prepare for their marriage ceremony that will take place in Rome, Italy in December 2023, they start planning their first international adventure as a romantic couple. Even though Chris is still the only person they’ve told about their relationship, several people who know them have already witnessed the love they share and as the days continue, others will witness it too.

Chapter 17 - As Buck and Eddie get closer to departing Los Angeles for their international adventure, a moment in time will remind them; life is fragile, tomorrow isn’t promised and every second of everyday should be cherished because everything can change in an instant. The result of that realization will cause them to hold onto each other even more.

Chapter 18 - As Buck, Eddie and Chris prepare for family gatherings before and during the Thanksgiving holiday, the “Santa Ana Winds” start to blow and all sorts of expected and unexpected familial drama ensues.

Chapter 19 - As Buck and Eddie get closer to their wedding day, the universe begins to align everything so that some of their parent and children's relationships are strengthened while others come to an abrupt end.

Chapter 20 - With only 14 days remaining until Buck, Eddie and Chris depart Los Angeles, CA traveling to Rome, Italy, for their first family adventure, an early morning conversation about “tying up loose ends” helps Buck and Eddie realize there are still several things left unfinished on their ‘To Do’ lists. The question is will there be enough time to complete all of them?

Chapter 21 - Buck, Eddie and Chris are finalizing their ‘To Do’ Lists, double checking their itineraries and packing their suitcases in preparation for their trip to Europe so they can board their flight that departs Los Angeles, CA on Friday, December 15, 2023 at 3:25PM.

Chapter 22 - Will be posted soon.

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Read chapters 1-21 are available on AO3.

Continue reading on AO3

Chapter 22 will be posted soon.

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But there was an anon - I don't remember where I saw the comment - that speculated Meghan is going to hang in there until they've been married 10 years because of the joint property/asset laws that kick in at the 10th anniversary. That sounds pretty plausible to me, but with two major caveats:

What difference does the joint assets make? all Harry's asset was his mother's inheritance that he put in the mansion, she'll get it anyway with the custody, Spotify was hers, Spare was his and Netflix mixed

So first, I goofed. I didn't do the due diligence to look into the 10-year-rule. I thought it was about joint property but it's not. The 10-year-rule is actually about alimony and financial support. I think the thread there that my brain latched on to is how community property can be used as a bargaining chip in deciding alimony.

Also, I am not a lawyer. This is all stuff I've read about. If any lawyers want to chime in here, feel free!

So in a community property state, which California is, both spouses own everything earned, acquired, gained, lost, debted during a marriage equally. It doesn't matter whose name is on the paperwork. If it was acquired during the marriage, it belongs to both spouses. So the house, Spotify, Netflix, Clevr, Roop, speaking engagements, cars, any debt accrued, etc. They share that equally and when they divorce, it's going to be split in half. (And I suspect they'll fight over which half of the deals and how much money is half in the divorce.)

Now, also in a community property state like California, there's no prescribed length of marriage to earn half of everything earned and acquired in the marriage. The only instance in which assets are not divided 50/50 in a community property state like California is when there's a prenuptial (or a postnuptial) agreement in place outlining how the assets would be divided in case of a separation or divorce.

It's my understanding that the BRF doesn't do prenups like that so it's probably a safe assumption that Harry and Meghan don't have a prenup and they're going to be splitting all of the assets/properties/finances acquired after May 19, 2018 equally.

You mentioned Montecito Mansion being paid for with Harry's Diana inheritance. That makes Montecito Mansion commingled property - meaning it is both community and separate. So probably what would happen in that case is if there's a divorce and the divorce requires them to sell the house (which could happen), then the court would first award Harry a lump sum from the sale proceeds equivalent to the amount of Diana's inheritance that he paid, and if there's any money left, it's split equally between him and Meghan.

That's the community property side of it. Now for the alimony piece where the 10 years is important.

California has a 10-year rule for alimony:

For marriages lasting 10 years or less, alimony is usually awarded for half of the mariage.

For marriages lasting more than 10 years, alimony can be awarded on a permanent basis, with indefinite jurisdiction for modification (or termination).

So if the Sussexes divorce next month with after six years of marriage, alimony can be awarded up to, and no more than, 3 years. If the Sussexes divorce in 2029 after 11 years of marriage, there's no expiration date on the alimony. For example, a court could award it for 11 years or in perpetuity or for 8 years.

How much alimony someone is awarded is based on their financial need and stability. If Meghan wants alimony from Harry (aka Charles), it's possible she could agree to less of the community property to better her chances.

Will it happen? I don't think so. I don't think they're going to get alimony unless their situation changes very drastically. The only reason Sarah and Diana got alimony in their divorces was because they were dependent on their husbands/the BRF. (They took alimony in lump sum payments as part of divorce settlements versus recurring payments.) That's not Meghan's situation because a) she's in a community property state so she gets half of everything automatically and b) she has the ability to provide for herself in a way that Sarah and Diana could not.

And by "situation changes very drastically" I mean like the Sussexes lose all of their money and Charles takes them back as fulltime working royals. In that case, Meghan has become dependent on the BRF again so she would most likely get alimony.

What's more likely to happen is child support. Child support in California is assigned based on standard of living the children are used to. So if Meghan can prove that the children have a standard of living that's $2 million per month (mortgage, private school, nannies, drivers, chefs, gourmet food), she could very well end up getting $2 million a month in child support from Harry. Will that happen? Probably not, and that's her own fault because of all the PR she's done about her net worth and earning power. But it could happen.

But the TL;DR of it is that I goofed. 10 years is about alimony, not joint assets. California is a community property state so they split everything 50/50 unless they have a contract (usually a prenup), which I doubt.

And that's also why Meghan must tread carefully when it comes to Roop. She could very well end up owing Harry if it's successful and she leaves him. Not only could she owe Harry alimony or child support (if he/his lawyers can prove he's the main caretaker for the children since Meghan's working all the time - as her own PR has sometimes suggested), she could also end up being forced to give him the company entirely or having to buy out his ownership.

(Which is also something that could happen to the house. Because it's community property and belongs to both of them and probably has both of their names on the deed, someone is probably going to be buying the other one out of the house to keep it for themselves unless they put it up for sale together.)

Remember, I am not a lawyer. Everything I learned about California divorces came from Google and Celebrity Divorces.

#ask #brf #sussexes

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E Rated Fics Masterlist (30)

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Better Life-Pookieh (ao3) Summary: They say life in a small town is so much sweeter, but for Peeta Mellark, it was more bittersweet than anything. Especially when that small town life was the reason the only girl he'd ever loved had stayed away. But now Katniss Everdeen is back, along with a secret that's sure to flip the world as he knows it upside down. If he can only convince her to give him a chance, he'll prove that their small town was exactly where she belongs. Everlark Modern Day AU. Cover art by Loving-Mellark.

Flying Solo-burkygirl (ao3) Summary: When Katniss Everdeen's best friend Jo bails on their trip to Mexico at the last minute, an angry Katniss expects to spend her first-ever vacation all alone. That is, until she sees a familiar pair of blue eyes on the flight to Cancun.

Katniss Gets Kisses-thesweetnessofspring (ao3) Summary: Three months left until the Quarter Quell, and Katniss wants to spend as much as she can of it with Peeta. With no expectations to live past the Quell, she can let herself explore intimacy she could never even contemplate before.

Lost and Found-Peetabreadgirl (ao3) Summary: Katniss Everdeen takes a much needed break from life on a deserted island, where she comes across the hidden treasure of a lifetime. Tarzan!Peeta request by Mega-aulover on Tumblr.

Match Play-Diana_Flynn (ao3) Summary: There is nothing like a disastrous double date to make you realize what you don’t want and who you really want. For Katniss Everdeen that was realizing that all she ever wanted was right in front of her all along - her co-worker Peeta Mellark. She’s just afraid she may be too late.

Mockingjay Inn-burkygirl (ao3) Summary: Katniss and Peeta are both frequent pop-in guests at an out-of-the-way B&B. One weekend, it is surprisingly booked up and the manager asks if they can share a suite in an effort to be less of an inconvenience for such loyal customers and since they sort of know each other.

Pearl Moon Saloon-DandelionSunset (ao3) Summary: Katniss Everdeen has worked as a bartender at Pearl Moon Saloon for three and a half years. It’s a pretty routine job until she becomes intrigued by a mysterious, handsome, and strangely familiar blond man who starts coming in every night. -one-shot-

The Bottom Of Effie's Purse-LemonLuvGirl (ao3) Summary: A collection of ficlets, drabbles, PWP smut scenes, and lint dragged up from the unfathomable depths of Effie's giant purse.

The One-burkygirl (ao3) Summary: Peeta is Katniss’s best friend and almost everything in her life revolves around him. When thoughts of Peeta start invading her dreams, Katniss must decide whether just being friends is enough. Written for Prompt 50 of the Everlark Fic Exchange, Springtime Edition.

To Seduce a Prince-muttpeeta (tumblr) Summary: Follow up to Royal Blind Date: Katniss was about to have sex in a castle.

#e #masterlist #everlark #everlark fanfiction #thg #thg fanfiction #e masterlist

[jokest3r]

Matvey-Lukyan Volkov-Makarov ☀

or "Matthew Clarke," really depends on who you ask...

General Info -

Name: Matvey-Lukyan Volkov-Makarov(True Identity is on a need-to-know basis)

Age: 19

Issued Identity: Matthew Clarke

Issued Age: 23

Issued Rank: Specialist

Callsign: "Kid" until Further Notice

Status: Alive

Ethnicity: Tajik

Nationality: N/A(His parents kept his existence fairly quiet, only his mentors and his parent's closest associates knew he existed for quite some time before he went missing when he was older. His parents when he was young did debate that he may exist under a different name in the legal system in Tajikistan but didn't look into it after Matvey was disinterested at the prospect of meeting his biological parents.)

Height: 5' 7

Blood-Type: O+

Weight: 145 Pounds / 67 Kg(He came weighing less than that.)

Further Info -

"All things considered the kid came out far better than anyone would have expected given who his parents are."

Matvey was adopted a little over at two months old along the border crossing between Russia and Kazachstan on a cargo road that showed little action. He never really thought about the reason why he was there or the what how, just that he would've died if not for intervention (lucky or damning) you be the judge.

He had a pretty fair upbringing if you don't bring up visiting warehouses with his father or playing with guns at a young age. He was originally raised to be just that, a son, however it would become more skewed as the year's went on and his father Makarov's power grew. Then his role went past being only a son and more of a "good soldier." Of course, what Matvey would've called his first "failure" was failing his mentors and by proxy, his father. His mentors said he would never be a soldier and neither would he be strong enough to fight. It just wasn't in his cards. After that, his father's expectations seemed to slow down to a simmer, and his approach became to hold Matvey at an arm's reach away from the Ultranationalist Party and revolving plans. He would be protected, but not without getting trained to protect himself and escape at a moment's notice.

Though Makarov obviously wasn't his only father, his extended family mostly comes from Yuri's side of the family. Matvey obtained personality traits from Makarov but was much closer to Yuri. Yuri's a sensitive topic as is most of everything in his life. Yuri and Matvey both have something in common and that is "abandoning" or in Matvey's case "running away." Yuri left, without a word or notice and Matvey chased after him, and only realised he wasn't coming back "home" after two months on the road with Lobo, his loyal guard dog. Exact details on the first year of Matvey's lone days have not been found, but not without some prying. All he has to show for it is the bloodied patch the 141 found him holding along with his belongings.

Matvey was found along the Chernobyl exclusion zone by 141 squad members bleeding out in the hospital safe house he had rigged with traps, bleeding out from a wound that a mercenary had done to him in retaliation for murdering his partner, forgetting about the long-term reward of keeping him alive and sending him back to his father. And instead attempted killing him for revenge. He said he lived well off for what he had. With his father's hired mercenaries on his tail, he couldn't exactly pick a lot of areas. They caught his scent a month before the 141 had found him, sending an SOS through a makeshift antenna but getting help when they were finally able to trace it with spare time on their hands. Matvey really hadn't intended on surviving to the end if at all.

Combat-Style: Matvey plays dirty, real dirty, most "end up killing themselves" before they even see his face. He uses traps, bombs, chemical warfare (has an inclination for using gas) throwing knives and all sorts. Usually, he keeps to having a good distance with any target and avoids close combat at all costs, if any combat at all. And tends to favor using escape tactics he's learned over his previous training. He's known by most to be very slippery and sly if he wants something over with quickly.

If with a squad on something serious he fills a support role: and (jokest3r's opinion: his support role is something similar to Elizabeth in Bioshock Infinite just without all the tears.) can find materials or target objects fairly easily since slipping through vents and getting out unseen is one of his best strengths and keeps him away from any of the serious fighting while still helping the team.

Personality: Matvey is naturally combative, moody, and "explorative" if the definition meant rule-breaking. He alternates between being quiet and isolated to being playful and rather "loud." He follows orders to a T, almost too closely like he's had past experience. He's self-destructive when it comes to most people as he doesn't want to care for much of anyone since all signs seem to point to anyone he cares for or stays with long term end up dying or disappearing one way or the other. Or abandoning him. He also tends to not understand social cues and is very affectionate even if the situation around him is dire. Warning: hugs and heartfelt conversations abound.

Allegiance: Matvey made it very clear where his loyalties lied, along with his goal to reunite with his father Yuri and gain some closure beyond bottling up all his anger and mourning for a father that doesn't seem to exist anymore. He's also seemingly gotten attached to some of the members, and would like to see them alive. When asked what that exactly meant he shrugged, thinking anyone else would've known what he meant.

As time passes the 141 hope to get Matvey out of his shell and influence him to grow and make better decisions. For now, Matvey will try to grow used to Western surroundings and hopefully, meet both his father's face to face, though he knows that it won't likely end happily. (FLAT COLOUR UNDERNEATH THE TAB)

#call of duty oc #cod oc #my art #call of duty fanart #cod oc art #cod oc: matvey-lukyan volkov-makarov #oc: matvey-lukyan volkov-makarov #FINALLY he is here #this will be his ref sheet for any further art fics and mini comics I make for him #Lobo will be getting his own page which ill likely begin to work on in 2-3 days #drawing dogs is not my for te #i kept some things rather vague as most of it will be found out in later posts #his colors in later posts will be simplified #finally i can start doing the fun stuff #but seriously #*holds matvey in palm of hand* #knife boots are in style #what do you mean watching 30000 people in a city blow up from your fathers actions isnt a good father-son bonding experience? #his baby face is now canon sorry not sorry

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Prayers and good thoughts for our friend’s niece who is five months pregnant. She fell and hurt her hands and knees, to protect the baby. She is only 22 and having severe migraines

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[hischierswhore]

I’ll request a Chris one cos there isn’t any yet and my boy deserves one 🥹 can I request one where the reader breaks up with her boyfriend and goes to Chris (her best mate) and he ends up confessing his feelings while comforting her? Like something super cute 🥰

have you ever been in love?

pairing: Christian Pulisic x Reader

TW: Mentions of alcohol // mentions of drinking excessively // accusations of cheating // if i missed anything pls lmk

A/N: it starts out super angsty, but it turns into fluff <3

You’d been dating your boyfriend, Daniel, for a few months. At the start, all was good and it was everything you’d ever wanted, but overtime, Daniel started to slip away, distancing himself from you while bringing himself back to his old habits of excessive drinking. This resulted in him coming home late on most nights, immediately starting an argument with you, which brings us to present time.

“Daniel I’m just worried about you” You tried to be civil and not shout at him, since he was drunk off his ass.

“You? Worried about me? Great joke, Y/n.” Daniel made his way around the kitchen to sit on the stool as you looked at him confused.

“If anything, I should be worried about you. I should be worried about you and Pulisic” Your jaw dropped at his implied accusation.

“What the hell are you on about? I’ve promised you that Christian and I are solely best friends, nothing more”

“I’ve seen the way you look at him. You’re so obviously in love with him. If you don’t want to be with me, just let me know and I’ll end this right now” Daniel said.

“You’re kidding, right? I’m not in love with him, Daniel. I wouldn’t do that”

“Stop lying! Just get the fuck out of my house! We’re done!” He shouted at you, causing tears to well in your eyes as you stood there for a moment. You tried to process what just happened. After gathering your thoughts, you left the room and grabbed your bag that was discarded by the stairs.

As soon as you shut the door to the house, you let all of your emotions out. The tears that were once welled in your eyes were now pouring down your face. You quickly wiped your tears and went to your car, locking yourself in and just letting everything out.

You may not have been happy in that relationship, but you would never cheat on anyone.

Silent sobs left your tear-stained face as you began to calm yourself down. You didn’t want to go back to your apartment, so you drove to the only other place you felt safe: into the arms of your best friend, Christian Pulisic.  

- 30 minutes later –

Your relationship with Christian has always been platonic, as you both grew up together, claiming each other as best friends since the day you met on the playground 19 years ago. You were both extremely shy at first, eventually becoming outgoing as you got comfortable with one another. 

He’s always called you “princess” instead of your actual name, because you demanded to be referred to as “Princess Y/n” when you were younger. The nickname stuck because he always said that you were stuck with him.

When you told him about you & Daniel, he wasn’t too happy, but he was able to push his personal problems with the boy aside just so you could be happy.

That’s all he ever wanted; for you to be happy. He genuinely enjoyed seeing you happy.

You showed up at Christian’s house unannounced. Your eyes were red and puffy from all of the crying you’d done on the way here.

You walked to the front door, knocking lightly as you awaited an answer. Less than a minute later, Christian opened the door and his face grew into a smile at the sight of you. That was until he caught sight of your puffy eyes & tear-stained face.

Without a single word, he pulled you into his house, immediately engulfing you in a hug.

“What happened, princess?” He carefully guided you through his house and to the living room,  seating you both on the couch.

You could barely make it through a sentence without stuttering due to the sobs leaving your body.

“Daniel b-broke up with m-me” you gasped as you tried to explain what happened. You felt Christian tense, but he stayed as calm as possible for your own sake.

“Did he say why?” You felt him softly scratching your head as you shivered against him.

“B-because he thought I was in love with you” The scratching at your head suddenly stopped as you felt him tense. You pulled away from him to see his face.

 “Did you explain to him that we aren’t doing anything?” He asked as you nodded your head.

“I tried, but he didn’t care. He told me to get the fuck out, and now I’m here” He immediately pulled you back into his arms, holding you tight.

“He didn’t deserve you, Y/n. You’re the most amazing and beautiful person I know. You deserved so much better than him” He reassured you. After a few more moments of this, you both let go of each other.

 “You can stay here for as long as you need. I don’t mind your company at all” You smiled at his offer and mumbled a quiet “thank you”.

You fell asleep on the couch and Christian didn’t want to wake you, so he slowly carried you to the spare bedroom, where he covered you with blankets before lightly kissing your forehead.

- the next day -

You woke up to the smell of bacon, so you went to the kitchen to see a shirtless Christian preparing breakfast for the both of you. You immediately got an odd feeling in your stomach as you looked at the boy in front of you.

“Whatcha making, Chris?” You smiled as you made your way to the counter. He immediately turned to look at you.

“Just some bacon for the princess” He smiled as he set the sizzling bacon on the table.

You both sat down and began eating your breakfast. At one point you caught Christian staring at you while you devoured your bacon like a maniac, the eye contact immediately sending the both of you into a fit of laughs.

Within that moment, that same strange feeling from before came back to your stomach, but this time you didn’t ignore it. Were you really in love with your best friend, and it took you until now to realize your feelings?

- days later -

You and Christian spent the next few days doing random activities since he had a week off. Though you were still heartbroken that your now ex-boyfriend dumped you only the night before, you were starting to feel a bit better. Christian tried his hardest to make you feel better, though he could only do so much.

It was now Thursday night, and it ended with the two of you on the couch, your head resting on Christian’s shoulder as you both watch some random movie.

“Chris can I ask you a question?” You asked as he hummed.

“How do you know if you’re in love with someone?” Christian tensed.

“Well uhm, you can’t stop thinking about them, you feel strange around them. Why’d you ask?”

“Have you ever been inlove?”

“I’ve been inlove with the same person for years”

“And you didn’t think to tell me this? Chris we’re best friends!” You playfully punched his shoulder, though part of you was let down that it wasn’t you. He let out a sigh.

“How could I have told you, princess, when you’re the person I’ve been in love with for years?” Your head jolted up at this.

“Me?”

“Yes, you. I know you just got out of a relationship and you’re extremely vulnerable right now, but these past few days with you have been amazing. I’ve been in love with you since we were 16, and I never thought I’d have a chance since we were so close, so I harbored my feelings for so long, but I can’t do it anymore” Your mouth fell open as he spoke.

“I know it’s probably way too soon for you, but I really want to give us a try, if you’re up for it of course” You smiled at his words, immediately bringing him into your embrace.

“I don’t think I’m quite ready yet, but I would love to give us a shot. I’ve been having butterflies in my stomach whenever you’ve been around me these past few days. I’ve never felt like this before, Chris” At this point, both of you were blushing.

 “I hope you know you’re stuck with me forever, princess” He kissed your temple as he spoke.

“No one else I’d rather be stuck with than you”

writing fluff reminds me just how single i am🥲

#✎ natalie writes #christian pulisic #christian pulisic fanfic #christian pulisic x y/n #christian pulisic imagine #christian pulisic x reader #christian pulisic x you #christian pulisic fluff #christian pulisic angst

[children-of-subcon]

So, it's been uh,,,,*checks watch* two months,! Sorry about that, I've been really busy -w-;; But anyways!!

As you've probably noticed, this ref is wayyy different from my usual style! To be honest, I,,,really started hating that style and it made working on refs stop being fun jsdkljsd... Plus I got really inspired by a certain youtuber so!! Ref formats are getting a revamp!!!!! It's possible that it may change more in the future since this was very experimental,, but the good news is it worked and I had a TON more fun making this :DD

As usual, story will be under the cut!

Taking the role of goofy mafia is the Lost Florist, also known simply as Chrys! She's the oldest member of Princess's runaway coup, at 19 years old, and also its only authority figure. She's been trying to reign things in and convince the Lost Kids to stop the whole thing, with...negligible success. Let's just hope SOMEONE figures out how to get things under control before she turns 20,,,and the coup kicks out the last thing keeping the island from burning to the ground.

As the only one really equipped to deal with the chaos (or at least, she's trying), Chrys is CONSTANTLY sleep deprived. She hasn't gotten a good night's sleep in months! And on one particular night, when it begins to lightly snow all over Ever Isle, leading every single child to attempt to shovel the stuff into their mouths...let's just say she's more tired than ever.

For USAU's Ch.1 Act 3: He Came From Underground, instead of raining, it snows! As seen above, Prince has a snow coat outfit exclusive to the next two acts (although it can later be earned). Falling into a snow pile will cause him to get covered in snow (loser), and anyone he encounters will ignore him unless attacked. If he passes through a bush while covered in snow, Prince will then get DOUBLE covered in leaves. Blegh. He's gonna need a shower after this...

Lost Florist, being so tired she's probably starting to see spiders, mistakes the leaf-covered alien for a "Leafy Plant Monster", screaming something about how she "knew the plants would come to take revenge on her". Prince rather confusedly chases after her, just trying to politely ask for his Time Piece back. Chrys ends up passing out, allowing her to get some much-needed sleep and Prince to retrieve his Time Piece.

She also appears in a much more well rested and less paranoid form in Act 6: Growing Over Ever Isle. Basically, Princess turned on all of the acid faucets around the island, causing the plant life to mutate and overgrow! I'll probably go into more detail later, but Chrys talks to Prince at the start of the act and also thanks him with a Time Piece at the end...along with someone else.

I imagine act 3's song is something like Scootin Through Subcon Forest or Subcon Caves but faster and more She Came From Outer Space-y JSDKLFJ And then act 6 would be a remix of Subcon Village probably? I'm not really sure what kind of music fits evil plants, though...

Some final tidbits about Chrys!

She was childhood friends with Princess, but has kind of been really mad at her ever since she started a coup and even more after she LEFT HER TO PICK UP THE PIECES. -_-

She owns the flowershop in the Town plaza fountain area! It was originally called Bloomin' Boutique, but,,,the Lost Kids spray painted over it to say "Bloomin' Idiots" instead :(

Homegirl is so sleep deprived she put normal gloves over her gardening ones 💀 GO TO BED

Alright, that's about it! These always end up longer than I think they'll be -w-;; BUT I realized whose ref is next and I'm reaaaally excited hehehe :) Anywho, thanks for reading!

#Please let her sleep TOT #If a single one of you compares her to wendy's I'm nuking this entire site btw #A Hat in Time #AHiT #ahit au #USAU #ahit Florist #ahit Prince #White Chrysanthemum

[justagalwhowrites]

Yearling Stuff

Hi Yearling Besties!

I have a few asks sitting in my inbox right now that I'm stalling on replying to. I usually reply to things that aren't for stories as soon as I have a spare minute but there are a lot with spoilers, so I'm going to leave all Yearling-related asks in my inbox (spoilers or otherwise) until Monday. Thank you for being patient with me!

On that note, there is something spoiler related below the cut. I've seen some questions about one big thing from Chapter 22 and I thought I'd lay some of it out!

If you're jumping away for now, thank you for reading and for being here. For everyone else, see you on the other side. Love you!

The big reveal in chapter 22 is what I've mentioned building toward in the past. Here's the breadcrumbs, for those who might want to revisit things!

Chapter 4: When Bambi thinks of how Joel might be tied to Ellie, she notes that they don't look alike but that they could be like and then stops herself. That was about herself and Savvy, less about specific appearance and more that they were family without being blood.

Chapter 6: Joel thanks Bambi for teaching Ellie how to dance. Bambi looks distant for a moment because she's thinking about Savvy.

Chapter 7: Bambi knows how to help William's teething because she helped Savvy through hers.

Chapter 8: When Bambi remembers Marisa and begging her to stay, she asks her to stay "for us." She didn't mean for her and Marisa, she meant for her and Savvy. She's also specifically grateful for another "adult" not another person when Marisa shows up. She had another person in Savvy.

Chapter 9: The dream Bambi has is the dream version of the memory of teaching Savvy how to shoot. They have the same conversation, almost word for word, in chapter 22. Bambi looks for her at the former raider encampment they find at the end of the chapter.

Chapter 10: Bambi says Ellie would understand if she's a parent. She's speaking from experience. The trip to her former home was to see if - maybe - Savvy had ever come back and left some sign that she was there.

Chapter 11: Bambi says she can't replace what she lost because she lost her child. Her interactions with Ellie in this chapter are particularly maternal.

Chapter 12: You see/hear Savvy's name for the first time. When Bambi remembers back to the night she first encountered Ben, she gives Ruger and Gattling the command Savvy. That's their command to protect her.

Chapter 14: At the start of the chapter, she was buying time for Savvy to escape.

Chapter 16: We meet Savvy's dad but no direct hints to Savvy.

Chapter 17: Bambi recognizes that her and Joel have suffered the same losses - their children.

Chapter 18: Bambi talks to Ellie like a parent and tells her she wouldn't fully understand until she's a parent. She's speaking from experience.

Chapter 19: Mark leaves because he's going to take care of Laurel in the last few months of her pregnancy and take care of his child when she's born. She also thinks this about Ellie: "She wasn’t your daughter but it felt like she could be. You’d protect her like your daughter." She was thinking about protecting her like she tried to do for Savvy. She tells Joel she's never "loved someone I haven't lost," that includes Savvy. She distinctly empathizes with Joel when he talks about he pain he was in after Sarah died.

Chapter 21: Bambi's sadness at lost time on Christmas morning was because she never had this with Savvy and the things that could be better or different was Savvy still being with her because she'd been able to keep her safe in a place like Jackson. Bambi looks for Savvy again when she sees the small footprint in the snow.

That's most of them, I think. I may have forgotten some, honestly! Some are definitely bigger than others. I was surprised no one questioned the teething stuff or when Bambi said she liked having another adult around with Marisa. But it's been very fun weaving a character that's unknown to the audience into this story! I hope you enjoy it now that you're in on it, too ❤️

Thank you so much for reading this whole thing!

#fanfic #joel miller x female reader #yearling

[freyadragonlord]

Bungou Stray Dogs' manga is not going to catch up to the anime until May at best, possibly July at worst.

Thanks to the preorder for the next 2 releases being up on IOS - with February and March's releases reported to be 19 pages long each -, we can now see that chapter 112 is going to be split in half, like it has happened to many chapters before this.

Chapters 110 and 111 covered up to minute 9 and 1/2 of the anime's season finale, with 14-ish minutes of episode left [thankfully there was neither OP nor ED, which made the math so much easier for me lmao].

With each full manga chapter covering a little less than 5 minutes of anime each, this means that, unless the pacing of the next few chapters abruptly changes from the ones before, it's going to take 3 more full chapters to reach the end of the anime adaptation, therefore up to chapter 114.

This leaves us with a best and a worst case scenarios:

Best = Chapters 113 and 114 will be released as full chapters, with 113 coming out in April and 114 coming out in May; then we will finally have new content in the month of June!

Worst = Both chapters 113 and 114 will be released in 2 parts, with chapter 113 coming out in April and May, and chapter 114 coming out in June and July; therefore we won't be seeing any new content until the month of August.

We can only wait and see what happens. Whatever it is, I just hope that Asagiri and Harukawa are looking after their health, and if dividing the episodes is what's necessary for them not to push themselves too hard, I don't resent them for it one bit! This post was just to share my thoughts and expectations on future releases, hopefully helping others to set their expectations as well!

#bungou stray dogs #bsd #bsd 112 #bungo stray dogs #i'm back with unnecessary math

[writingsofhubris]

Harding Hooten masterlist

And all I can do is just pour some tea for two [AO3] E, 5.3k Harding loves art of all forms, right? Why wouldn't he like suspension? [Suspension + food kink + knife play + wax]

But It's not Sane [AO3] E, 2.2k Menstrual sex with Harding.

Drabbles ch. 1 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] M, 806 Harding may not partake in the use of marijuana, but he did support the medical applications. Applications that his partner found to work best over other options for their chronic pain. (unspecified gender reader)

Drabbles Ch. 5 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] T, 588 He’d come home late from his trip, and all he needed was you. 

Drabbles Ch. 11 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] M, 1.2K Diagnosed with a terminal illness, it’s never easy. When it’s your body or your partner, and Harding only clinically had experience with this. He never wanted the first hand experience of loosing you.

Drabbles Ch 14 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] E, 1.4k You thought you’d put that toy up somewhere only you knew. Harding just seemed to have his sources better than you did. 

Drabbles Ch 15 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] G, 597 Harding was busy, you were hungry, and fuck, you were patient enough for his arms around you that evening. He, however, wasn’t.

Drabbles Ch. 16 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] G, 578 Reader introduces Harding to Asexuality

Drabbles Ch. 17 [ AO3 | Tumblr ] E, 920 Hooten X reader where they’re on a trip and on a porch that’s kinda open but no ones around anyway so Hooten pulls them onto his lap and let them grind down against his thigh then screwing with lazy kissing

Drabbles, Ch 19 [AO3] M, 1k A piece where the reader struggles with self harm and relapses. CW Self Harm, relapse

I like to watch The Puddles Gather Rain [ AO3 | Tumblr ] M, 4.7K [pt 1 to stay with me] You’d left nearly ten years ago, to leave your future as a neuroscientist behind, to take up the one thing you had wanted more than anything: Art. Harding was the last person you’d expected to run into when you came to Portland again. No, strike that, he was the last person you’d wanted to run into. But your conversation showed no signs of flagging.

I'll Always be there When You Wake [AO3] E, 4.2k Celebrating Harding's Birthday with some flogging and fisting

Só [ AO3 | Tumblr ] M, 1k Usually you knew just where to stop with hickies on Harding’s chest. This morning, you’d strayed just a little too high.

Harding Hooten/Hugh Weldon/Reader

We're remotely secluded in this far away place [AO3] E, 3.8k You'd often travel with Harding when he would find international travel due to work. It was during one such trip to Ireland that you'd met the adorable, nerdy Doctor Weldon. Curls and thick glasses, it hadn't taken much prodding for Harding to let him into your shared bed, and less time to find himself fucking Hugh. Months later, Hugh still enjoyed his time between your legs, and Harding between his.

This masterlist is paired with a Doc Ock [x] and Alfred Molina [x] masterlist

#masterlist #harding hooten #x reader #.w #original

[lorenzobane]

Much Kinder Eyes

(A/N: Based on the Schitt's Creek bit where Moira talks about having much kinder eyes for her younger self- that said, Bashir, is 35 in this fic. He's just dramatic.)

Summary: After the war, Bashir's nudes from when he was 19 are published in the new Cardassian free press. He doesn't react the way Garak thinks he will.

Garak has been watching the door waiting for Dr. Bashir to walk into the small apartment they share, for the last ten minutes. He glances down at the news alert on his PADD and looks away just as quickly. It wouldn’t do to get distracted. 

Something like this would never have happened if he had been allowed a position in the government. Alas, he was not trusted by any major party faction for any of his various activities and found himself relegated, yet again, to the status of a tailor. It could be worse, he is, after all, a very good tailor.

Still, this type of… Free press disaster would have been nipped in the bud long ago if he had been allowed any real power. 

Garak turns his attention to the door and watches intently as his… His… friend walks through, still dressed in his work uniform. As the Health and Medical Research Attaché to the Federation, Bashir spends most of his day at the capital city’s hospital or deep in the recesses of Cardassia’s medical labs, which are cut off from outside communication. Garak isn’t even sure he’s seen the news alert yet. 

“Garak,” Bashir says, a bit tiredly but with a smile. 

“Have you seen the news?” 

“Uh, not yet. Natima called me and said we’d need to discuss something in the morning. What happened? Did the Federation say something implying that Cardassia should be grateful for their aid?” 

(That sentiment had been the cause of the last three separate diplomatic skirmishes in the past seven months.) 

“Castellan Lang,” Garak emphasizes while Bashir rolls his eyes. “And no, no, it is about you.” 

Bashir suddenly looks stiff, and his back goes ramrod when he asks, “about my augmentations?” 

Garak shakes his head and then thinks. Obviously, Bashir isn’t aware yet, and perhaps he should allow the good doctor to live in ignorance for a while longer. A less cynical person would question why Lang didn’t tell Bashir before he left the city center, but Garak knows. She’d rather make it Garak’s problem. 

Thrilling. 

“No, my dear,” he answers quickly. “But you may want to sit down.”

“I think I’d prefer to remain standing if it's all the same to you,” Bashir replies, a bit tartly.

“If you insist,” Garak acquiesces, familiar enough by now with Bashir’s particular form of machismo. “It appears that some… compromising photos of you from your youth have… become quite a bit less private.”

Bashir gives him a look. 

“What I mean to say is–”

“My nude photos got leaked,” Bashir finishes for him. 

Garak raises a ridge. “Yes, very succinct. Starfleet must find you a credit to your profession.” 

Bashir rolls his eyes, clearly grasping Garak's implication. “I’m not leaving, Garak.”

“I think you’ll find Cardassian culture somewhat less tolerant of youthful indiscretions than the Federation. Aside from which, I’m surprised to see you so… Unconcerned.” 

“I am certainly concerned, Mr. Garak,” Bashir replies. “Extremely. And I am well aware of your culture’s preference for modesty. I am, in fact, a doctor here, you know.” 

“Are you?” Garak asks idly. “I always presumed you were a diplomatic attaché. Silly me.” 

“I’m multitasking,” Bashir responds without missing a beat. “Do you know how they got leaked?” 

“From early reports of the story,” Garak begins, pulling the news story up on his PADD, “a former lover of yours in college had these photos still stored in their metadata that they never cleared. When their data was hacked, someone must have recognized you and your position and–” 

“Yes, I get it,” Bashir cuts him off. “But I’m not concerned. I would like to see the pictures, though.”

“For what possible purpose, Doctor?” Garak asks. 

“Scientific curiosity.” 

“I think we would be better spent devising a strategy for what you plan to say to the Castellan tomorrow unless you plan to use your current strategy of nonchalance. Bold, but I fear- perhaps not terribly effective.” 

“Garak,” Julian says, fondly exasperated. “I have a plan.” 

Garak just looks at him until Bashir sighs. 

“It really is such a tragic irony,” Bashir says, with obviously feigned distress, “that I haven’t quite gotten around to detailing all of my research notes. I’m in the middle of developing no less than seven vaccines, but I fear some crucial data remains with me. I mean, if the Cardassian government is insistent that I be reassigned, I’m sure someone could finish my work… In ten years.” 

Garak’s jaw drops. “You cannot possibly be serious.”

“It is very tragic, Garak,” Julian continues. His voice is still in mimicry of sadness. “If only I remembered to add everything to the database! But since I do so many of my calculations mentally, I fear I never quite got around to writing them down.” 

“You’re going to threaten them? With the health and wellbeing of patients?” Garak asks, somewhere between horrified and more aroused than he’s ever been in his entire life. 

“Don’t be ridiculous, Garak,” Bashir replies with a twinkle in his eyes. “I’m not threatening anyone! Just mourning all of the remarkable accomplishments a man of my scientific acumen could have achieved on Cardassia.” 

Garak chuckles for a moment before asking, “but, Doctor, as long as I have known you, you’ve never–” 

“Well, they don’t know that, do they?” Bashir replies, mischief dancing along his face. “Why, who knows what a human is capable of?” 

Garak shakes his head. “A dangerous game you’re playing.” 

“I haven’t the slightest idea what you’re talking about,” Bashir replies with a knowing glint in his eyes. Garak has to look away before he embarrasses himself.  

“Now, can I see them?” 

Garak’s hand moves towards the PADD without thinking. He hasn’t personally seen them, and the pictures published covered important bits of genitalia (Garak is not disappointed. Don’t be silly.) 

“Certainly,” Garak replies. “Though, of course, it is for public consumption, so many of your more… Personal anatomy remains a mystery in the public eye. Rest assured.” 

Bashir gave him a wry grin as he took the PADD. “Very comforting.” 

Garak watches as Bashir’s face flashes through a hundred different emotions, embarrassment, shock, embarrassment again, and then… Sadness. 

“Is something the matter, Doctor?” Garak asks. Before he can help himself, he’s slid next to him, and they’re looking at the same photo. 

The young man looks very much like the Bashir next to him, though his hair is in a mound of tousled (and very becoming) curls that flops over his charming eyes. His body type, still quite slender, bears the obvious markers of youth. Garak is struck by how much younger he looks than even the sweet, sheltered officer he met all those years ago. 

“Oh, nothing,” Bashir replies, a bit sheepish and maudlin simultaneously. “It’s just– well, I was a beautiful thing, then. Wasn't I? I’m not thrilled that everyone and my mother can see them, but, well, I suppose I have much kinder eyes now. I used to be quite lovely.” 

Garak has never been quite able to describe the mechanics of Cardassian memory to Bashir. When he looks at the Doctor, he’s eternally seeing all of the versions and memories of the person he was before. The young, bright man- desperate to prove himself. The exhausted, cynical man he was during the war. The lost but hopeful person who appeared on Cardassia. He opens his mouth, and they all speak in concert- like fractals of a crystal. 

“Used to be, Doctor?” 

“Well,” he laughs, a bit self-conscious. “I’m– I’m sure I’m still perfectly reasonable. But–” 

Garak shakes his head. “Doctor, you are still quite young by human standards, if I’m not mistaken. Aside from which–” 

“Yes, age on Cardassia is a gift,” Bashir replies, brushing his hand through the air. “I suppose looking at him; I feel my age more. The lines on my skin and the way my body is not what it used to be.” 

Garak tilts his head and considers the man next to him. It is true that there were lines around his mouth now, faint but demarking, where those maddening dimples rest when he smiles. Lines on his forehead spoke of hours spent in deep thought. 

Cardassians change relatively little with age; between the ages of twenty-five and sixty-five, they tend, on average, to have a very similar external appearance even as their body ages internally. Garak’s never told Bashir how disorienting it is, looking at him and seeing every version of the man he was at the same time. 

“I think you need, perhaps, kinder eyes for the man before me.” 

“That is nice of you to say,” Bashir replies, with a tight smile, his eyes still tracing the youthful version of himself. Garak blinks and sees a twenty-eight-year-old brooding over Dr.  Elizabeth Lense. 

“I’m quite serious,” Garak says. “I’ve seen you change before my eyes many times, over many years, and have considered it a privilege. However, I am a particular fan of this version.” 

Bashir finally tore his eyes from the PADD and put it down. “No, you’re right. Apologies, there is no need for your pretty lies tonight–” 

Garak cuts him off. “They’re all true.” 

“Even the lies?” Bashir asks ironically.

Garak hesitates, knowing he can easily reply with a line that Bashir will recognize. He can move past this conversation. 

Or– Or– 

“My dear,” Garak says instead. “There are no lies.” 

Garak couldn’t have predicted Bashir’s gasp, the way he moves closer quickly, the way his hands reach out and pull back several times before settling uneasily at his side. 

“Is that so?” Bashir asks, and Garak sees him. Every version at once. 

“It is,” Garak nods and hesitantly reaches out. When he does, Bashir does too. 

#julian bashir #elim garak #garashir #st: ds9 #my writing #getting together #violations of privacy #vanity

[noodyl-blasstal]

Sweet

TAZ Bingo for @taznovembercelebration

Taako [16:43]

Cha'boy's cha'boyfriend now. Don’t be weird about it.

Lucretia [14:56]

Hello Barry, if anyone says anything you think is unusual just be cool, Lucretia

Krav [13:11]

Hi Barry,

Just so you are aware, I have made a semi-public announcement that we’re dating. I’ll explain later.

Have a good day,

Kravitz.

Maggie [11:27]

Barry!!! I’m your boyfriend! But in a friend way. Just don’t tell anyone that. Don’t worry about it.

Barry stared at his phone for a full minute. He’d left them unattended for 8 hours, and he was now dating three of his friends? He wasn’t sure the university would give him a plus 3 to events. Barry flicked through the messages again, did he actually want to engage with this? Maybe if he ignored it, it would go away…

_____________________________

LuLu [17:19]

YOU’RE DATING BARRY??????????????????

[17:19]

BARRY I’VE BEEN IN LOVE WITH FOR FIVE YEARS, BARRY???

[17:20]

I know you said it would be easy to ask him out, but this is a sick way to prove your point.

[17:20]

What the actual fuck, Ko?

[17:20]

You’ve been dating 3 months??? And I had to hear it from Ren?

[17:21]

I thought we told each other everything.

Taako’s phone had been buzzing persistently, but he had been expecting a series of weird emojis from Krav, not this.

Obviously Taako was perfect. Obviously Taako never made any mistakes or missteps or did anything wrong. But this one time, just this one singular time, he might have very slightly fucked up.

Taako [17:23]

Pick up your phone, Lupita, Taako can explain.

“This had better be good.” Lup’s voice was verging on hysterical, and to be honest, fair.

“His ex is in town.”

“The bad ex?” Lup asked.

“The bad ex.” Taako nodded solemnly.

“And she was talking about how he was still single and no one else could ever want him…”

“Uh huh.” Lup said.

“…And she said she thought he’d be single forever because he was pathetic and unlovable.” Taako added.

Lup growled.

“Exactly! What else was I supposed to do?” Taako was fairly sure this was getting off the hook material. Everyone hated Lydia, they couldn’t be held responsible for their actions when she was involved.

“No, yeah, that’s totally fair.” Lup nodded, then grinned.

“Congratulations, I guess.” Said Lup, who sounded a lot less angry at Taako and a lot more angry at Lydia. Perfect.

“She’s unbelievable. He broke up with her!”

“Right?” Taako settled in, bitching about Lydia was one of his favourite sports.

“… and she wasn’t with anyone other than her dickhead brother either. It’s not like she’s come back with a fiance.”

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“Thanks for meeting me Barry.” Kravitz passed Barry the cup of coffee he’d bought for him, paused awkwardly, then wrapped his arm round his waist and walked him to the outdoor table - may as well be seen together. Kravitz pulled Barry’s chair out for him and smiled fondly as he sat down.

Barry took a large swig of his coffee, and raised his eyebrows.

“This is lovely and all, Krav, but what’s going on?”

“Lydia’s in town.” Kravitz replied.

Barry winced.

“Oh.”

“She was being mean.”

“Well, that is on brand.” Barry replied, huffing a laugh.

“She was being mean about you.” Kravitz stressed, surely Barry would understand why he had to do this.

“That’s not new, bud. At least she wasn’t being mean to me, if anything, it’s an improvement.” Barry’s mouth quirked up at the edges, amused by his own joke. He wasn’t taking this seriously for some reason?

“She said she thought you were still single.” Surely he’d get it now.

“That no one would date you.”

“I am, and no one is dating me.” Barry replied, then muttered.

“No matter how much I wish they would.”

“Well, fun news.” Kravitz said, then added some jazz hands for showmanship.

Barry raised his eyebrows.

“Yeah, gonna need slightly more explanation than that, bud.”

“Look, she was being horrible, and I hate her, Barry. I hate her so much. She was mean to you, and she was mean to us, and then three years ago she fucked off and it was wonderful. I didn’t want her to think that you were pining for her or anything, so I said we were dating. We’ve been together for the last few months, by the way. You asked me out at the library. I cried because I was so happy.” Kravitz should probably stop speaking now. Barry’s face was doing a lot of things and not quite settling on an expression.

The spay of coffee was unexpected. To be fair, Kravitz should probably have waited until Barry had finished drinking to start the last ramble.

“Fuck, sorry bud!” Barry choked through his laughter.

“That’s just, huh. That’s, it’s really sweet of you.” He cough-laughed some more, and shoved some napkins at Kravitz.

“Unnecessary. But sweet.”

Kravitz mopped ineffectually at his suit. Thankfully the black hid stains well… not that anyone had to know that. Kravitz definitely wore black for goth purposes and not practicality.

“I had some weird texts from Magnus, Lucretia, and Taako too…” Barry trailed off.

“Oh gods.” He put his head in his hands and guaffed.

“She’s going to think we’re a polycule. This is brilliant.” He wheezed.

Kravitz offered his cup in cheers, Barry tapped his cardboard against it and took a much more successful sip. There we go. Kravitz had definitely made a good choice here.

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