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#t where the heck is that at better tell me now before i get out my gat anyways let's get back to the rap i just got a little sidetracked oo
sunwoniie · 5 months
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can i please request bada taking care of a sick reader but reader is stubborn as heck 🥺🥺🫶🫶
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The tall girl is woken up by the sunbeams of the morning. As soon as she tries to open her eyes, the sun blinds her making her close them immediately. She brings her hands up to her face to rub her eyes while she turns around. She stretches her arm to reach and feel her lover, but she only finds emptiness.  
She removes the hand that was still rubbing her eyes and looks beside her, but she sees no one. She turns her face to look at the ceiling before she closes her eyes and signs.  
She hates it when you're not around when she wakes up. She wants to wake up to the sight of you every day, but your work steals all your mornings. 
Her thoughts are cut off by coughing sounds from outside the room. She fastly opens her eyes only to hear others coughing sounds, she gets up at a fast motion.  
As she walks towards the bedroom door, she continues hearing the coughing sounds. As soon as she opens the door, the sounds are amplified. 
She hears the sounds coming from the kitchen, she quickly walks towards it only to see you sitting at the table with a cup of tea in front of you while you are holding your head, with your eyes half closed and your red nose. You are clearly not fine and Bada can see that. It was a sunny day of spring, and you were dressed up as if it was snowing.  
"jagi," your girlfriend calls you out, "why are you not laying down when you're clearly sick?" You can barely open your eyes to look at her, "cause I—have to go to—work" you say as if you just ran a mile. 
"Oh baby, you can't got to work in that state. You can barely open your eyes how can you proceed to work" she walks towards and sit in front of you," I—can't miss a day, my—boss will fire me" you say before you cough 
"Let him fire you then, I never like him anyway" she rolls her eyes, "Bada— that's not— funny, I'll be jobless" 
"Come work at JUSTJERK as a secretary, the former secretary just gave birth. You'll get paid better and I'll get to see you more" before you could answer, your arm could support your head anymore letting your head falling on the table but before it does, your girlfriend catches it. 
"And you're telling me you want to go to work when you can barely lift your head" she says before standing up while still having her hand supporting your head. As she arrives next to you, she lifts your head up to make you look at her. she crouches to your level still holding your face. 
"I'm not letting you go to work in that state, you need to rest. I'll call your workplace to tell them that you won't be at work for a few days, alright?" "But I—" "nuh uh there's no room for discussion, now come on let me get you to bed" she turns around, still crouching. 
"Bada, w-what are y—" "just hope on, I'm getting you to bed" you don't want to arguing much longer and just did as she says. You hop on her back putting your arms on her shoulders and she slides her hands under you tights and stands up with you on her back. 
your head is resting on her shoulders as she walks toward your bedroom. Your eyes are close, and the only thing heard is the sound of your troubled breathing. "Mm Bada I'm fine I swear" you mumble loud enough for Bada to hear it "yeah right and I'm the queen Elisabeth" she says rolling her eyes. 
Before you could even realize it, she gently drops you on your soft mattress and carefully puts the blanket on you. you then watch her leave "where are you going?" "I'm going to get you something hot to put on your forehead and hot-water bottles then I'm calling you work and the doctor and finally I'll prepare you a soup that mom used to prepare me when I was sick" "you don' t need to do all of this" "I know but I'm doing it anyways cause I'm not letting you in that state without moving a finger" she says smiling warmly at you "anyways, I'll be back in a minute, don't move" she says before leaving the room. 
you weakly laugh at what she lastly said, "it's not like I can move, anyway" 
N/A: i feel like it's really bad
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ixiot-ghostrebel · 9 months
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𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬…
Warning! This Series Includes: Spoilers to Genshin Impact Lore & The Characters Might be OOC!
So. You had no idea where the heck you are (technically speaking), and you're talking to the Traveler and Venti. And Paimon. You've barely spent a day here, and things were already looking like they were becoming more and more like a source of lore material.
Which, you suppose, you kinda are. You just got a bombed dropped in your face about being Istaroth not even thirty minutes ago. And, the more you think about it, the more you wonder if your friends (you only have 3 others in your friend group—it was a reasonable assumption) are the rest of the Shining Shades of the Primordial One. You all probably were, if sagau fanfics taught you anything.
"Uh...Venti, who is this?" Paimon asks, her little floating-self hovering in mid-air. She had the classical hand to her chin as she thought, her head pushed forward as if to get a better look at you. "I don't think we ever met her before."
"Ah, allow me to introduce you to an old friend of mine!" Venti cheers, plastering on a smile. Damn, ain't this bard good at hiding his emotions. You wish you had that ability. "This is my friend, Y/N. They recently just arrived to Mondstadt, and they got curious about the Tree of Vanessa, so this humble bard just had to show the newcomer the legendary tree of where the fallen Lionfang Knight hero rests!"
The Traveler tilts their head at Venti, before looking over at you. You gulp, trying not to show how unnerved you were. You knew that the Traveler was pretty keen (in some things), so they no doubt picked up Venti's definition of "old friend."
How funny, because you probably know little to nothing about the bard next to you, smiling as bright as the sun as if the world needed extra brightness (like discord bright mode, honestly. It's giving you an eyesore staring at it).
"Oh, alright!" Paimon cheers, not even thinking about anything the bard just said. "So—where does your friend originate from?" She peers curiously at you, and you finally realize that Paimon must've caught on a similar definition to the Traveler. Except, you assume, the Traveler suspected you to be a god of some sort, while Paimon thinks you were a archon that was just visiting Mondstadt.
And it's only now you realized that you had no mora. And it's not like you tried to summon your Paimon Menu—Venti's fiasco of making you feel like an abnormal T-Rex got caught in the way before you could try it.
"I...uh..." You stutter out, coughing into your fist. God dang it, since when was it this hard to talk all of a sudden? You were doing so well before! "I originate...from Mondstadt, but I moved to Inazuma."
It was basically true. Enkanomiya was technically found in Inazuma near Watatsumi Island. And, according to Venti, if Istaroth was to be worshipped by the people of Mondstadt, you basically just moved nations so that you wouldn't go into slumber from the lack of such.
"Oh, that makes sense!" Paimon says, smiling with relief that you weren't an archon. The Traveler looks at you curiously, but you can tell there is some suspicion in their eyes. Clearly, they weren't buying your alibi just yet. "So, uh—is Venti giving you a tour around the place?"
"Yes," you immediately blurt out, which you kind of regret. "He uh—he saw me cluelessly looking around and—you know—uhm, kindly provided to be my tour guide around the Region of Mondstadt."
"Ehe, indeed I did!" Venti exclaims, puffing out his chest. Damn, was this guy good at bluffing. Share me your skills, You begged. You seriously need some acting lessons. "In fact, we were just about to be on our way to the Temple of A Thousand Winds!"
"Ooh, that's cool!" Paimon says happily. "If you'd like, we can show you the way there!" Venti gasps dramatically.
"Are you saying that I'd get us lost?" He pouts. "Come on, have some faith in this travelling bard!" Paimon and the Traveler give each other a quick look, clearly a little...doubtful, to say the least. Paimon turns around to face him.
"Yes," She says, crossing her arms with a deadpan. "Tone Deaf Bard, how exactly are we sure that you aren't getting Y/N lost? Wait a second—Paimon's got a better question! Did you had any alcohol?" You snort.
"Ehe, nope!" Venti smiles. "Surprising, isn't it? I didn't even have the time before I decided to help!"
"Yeah...Paimon doesn't believe you for some reason."
And that's how you managed to get the Traveler and Paimon to help you find the Temple of A Thousand Winds! Boy, you had no idea how the heck this happened, but at least you found it and the Traveler was here! (Assuming that Venti's theory is correct, and the Traveler has to have something to do with you being Istaroth somehow—)
"Holy cow...So this is what it looks like..." you mutter to yourself. You've only ever seen it as through a gaming computer, and even then, the images were still pixels. But this? This was a whole new level.
"Ehe, yep!" Venti cheers. "This is the Temple of A Thousand Winds for you!"
"Uhm, you mind if I take a look around?" You look at the others, waiting for a confirmation. Listen, Venti piqued your interests, and now you're curious to find the a broken statue of Istaroth or something around here.
"Sure, but be careful!" Paimon warns. "If you want, the Traveler and I can accompany you!"
"I have Venti." You point at the dude beside you. "Isn't he enough?"
"With how much Paimon knows of Tone-Deaf Bard, I doubt he'll help you." Paimon crosses her arms, a deadpan on her face. The Traveler chuckles, shaking their head in a fond way.
So, naturally, you all just stuck together, trying to find the one thing you came for—which Venti was trying to hint at which directions you need to go from the very beginning of the search, and of course—you catching absolutely none of them, for several hours.
"So uh, not to pry, Y/N, but what exactly are you looking for?" Paimon questions. Oh yeah—"not to pry" your backside. You sigh—there's no point in lying.
"I'm looking for a Statue of Istaroth," you explain. "I...I heard this place worshipped them and I got curious, so I wanted to see it for myself."
"Hm...Paimon's never seen a Statue of Istaroth from all the times we've been here." She looks over at the Traveler. "But sure, let us help!" Her eyes sparkle as she gets an idea. "Ooh, maybe there's some more hidden treasure around here! Come on, Traveler, let's go find the trea—uh, the Statue of Istaroth!"
You found it during the evening, but you could care less—your legs were dead tired just running around, avoiding monsters, avoiding whatever debris that was suddenly appearing, and standing around like a fish out of water. You need a break from this nuisance—you still weren't even sure yourself if you were indeed Istaroth!
"What kind of god is that?" Paimon wonders out loud. "Paimon's never seen a Statue of Seven look like that before!"
"That," Venti starts with a smile. "Is the Statue of Istaroth, the God of Time."
His voice echoes somehow, and despite the not-so cold atmosphere, you feel shivers crawling down your spine. Were you really Istaroth?
"Huh....Hey, Traveler! Since it looks like it's similar to a Statue of Seven, maybe you can try resonating it!" Paimon gasps. "Just think—what if you get some extra cool powers from it?!" Her galactic eyes sparkle.
The Traveler complies with a smile, reaching out to touch the Statue of Istaroth. You watch with bated breath, unsure of how to react in the current situation you were practically thrown into.
A huge blast of anemo explodes, filling the entire debris around you shaking off old dust as the anemo swirls around all of you. Venti was practically the only one who was smiling, and for once, you can read him like an open book—he was reminiscing as the familiar anemo energy continues to swirl and explode.
When it finally settles, you feel something wave through your chest—as if a breeze has somehow find a tunnel in straight through your entire body, sending small shivers throughout.
"Huh...so it did nothing?" Paimon's disappointment was evident on her face, just as much as the confusion. "That's strange...Paimon's never seen a Statue of Seven act like that."
Just as Venti open his mouth to speak, a loud, booming voice, awfully similar to your own, echoes.
"𝐆𝐨𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐨𝐦…𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐎𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬?"
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goodlucksnez · 1 month
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Well here it is as promised! I made a resolution that in 2024 every month i would make a surprise wav for one of my snzblr friends, so i made a random wheel with friends on it and spun it so this months friend is *drum roll* @ithadtobesneezing
I had this thought a long time ago and well I had to put it to use! I LOVE LOVE LOVE the hc that T/oge can make Y/uta snez from the cursed energy, so of course I ran with that..also my own hc that T/oge is sensitive to champagne. So without further rambling enjoy!
guide: Bonito flakes (agreement), Caviar (curse word like fuck or shit),samon (agreement but more casually kinda like the word whatever), mustard leaf (im sorry, or apologetic)
For my peeps with audio/hearing issues transcript is below
TOGE:  and YUTA:
YUTA: Here to a job well done *clicks glasses*
TOGE:  Bonito flakes
YUTA:  hey don’t be like that you did amazing! I mean that move where you jumped of that railing and you slide on your heels that was strght out of a action movie
TOGE:  *sniffs and rubs at his nose* Salmon
YUTA: think how rare this we actually get to just hang out and have a drink TOGE: ther…it is nice is it not?
TOGE: hmm *nods and sips and hiccups*
YUTA:  oh I guess you would be a lightweight haha
TOGE: hmm*grumpling before sniffling
YUTA:  oh im sorry I didn’t mean to make you upset are you-
TOGE: sneezes 2 times in quick succession
YUTA: ohh,oh um *hitches* bless you *sneezes harshly* bless you
TOGE:  Mustard leaf
YUTA:  you do not need to apologize it happens, *sneezes* phew a few sneezes are not going to kill me
TOGE: *in his head* but it is my fault, this would not be happening if I Wasn’t so weak*
YUTA: hey hey no look at me I know that face, no this isn’t your fault, heck if I wasn’t so su*starts hitching* susceptible *sneezes harshly again* ugh phew sorry this would not be a issue
TOGE: laughs and grabs a couple napkin
YUTA: hey I said issue not tissue snez again harshly
TOGE: just take it
YUTA: *blow nose before looking up starlted* wahh did you actually  just speak to me oh wow
TOGE: hmm Salmon *sips more drink*
YUTA:  wow you much really trust me..or your drunk
TOGE: *flustered gay noise before hitching*
YUTA: oh go ahead
TOGE: fanning face before ducking into his sleeve with snez 1….2
YUTA: *hitching* go one 1 more
TOGE: sneeze
YUTA: sneeze…ugh bless us
TOGE: mumbles and runs out of bar
YUTA: hey wait don’t go, where are you going
TOGE: in alleyway *stupid stupid I’m sorry this is all my fault he should not be anywhere near me
YUTA: TOGE:  yoge where are you hey come out dude come on
TOGE: all I have to do is stay quite I can do tha*-hitch oh no not now
YUTA: wait what is that I can feel his cursed energy…. I can sense him…
TOGE:  no no..not like this now..large snez
YUTA: woah hey no need to run I am unarmed. I didn’t need to search that hard hey no,no look at me…you eyes are all red so is your nose…have you ever had champagne before?
TOGE: shacks head
YUTA: I think you might be allergic to it
TOGE:  Caviar
YUTA: hey you kiss your mother with that mouth come on lets get you back
TOGE: whines and rubs at his nose
YUTA: I know allergies suck; I know better then most this *points at his face* nose of mine I definitely understand try to not to rub at it will just make the itch worse
TOGE: sniffs and rubs and sneeze
YUTA: see what did I tell you..oh great now I have to *hitches*
YUTA: sneezes trice *with stronger intensity*
TOGE: blessing him after each one
TOGE: activating his curse technique stop it
YUTA: hitches and stops hey…what
TOGE:  Caviar..clears throat commands him to sneeze
YUTA: sneezes harshly into his chest….oh thank gojo…oh my gosh I didn’t even know you could do that, stop a body from functioning *sneezes* wow that really cool
TOGE: bonito flakes
YUTA: im not complaining but try not to do that again I don’t know how much more my nose can take
TOGE: cute sneeze
YUTA: laughs bless you *kiss* I love you, lets go home
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therapy-ghost · 11 months
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I had to ask my dad cause I keep forgetting it.😭😭 He said it was Asperger’s but a news article said it’s an offensive term so I don’t know what it’s called and neither does he. (I finished asking but I googled what the new term was, and it’s Asd I think. Google didn’t explain it well😫)
But the request is Reader is dating Freddy Freeman, but like is low-key obsessed with his alter ego, Captain Everything. It’s all they talk about when Freddy mentions heroes. So with the help of Billy, he has Reader meet his alter ego. (Reader doesn’t know they the same person, if it’s not clear) Just a lot of fluff cause I love Freddy so muchhhjjjjjh
Hello again! I was wondering when you were going to be back and what type of writing you wanted and this is not what i was expecting(in the best way possible)!!! Warnings; meantion Autism(Im sorry if ive depicted it wrong in anywayT-T), swearing, im hoping no OOC, longer then usual one shot... and tell me if theres anymore warnings to add!.
GN!Reader x Freddy Freeman
From a young age; your parents, teachers and class mates saw you as strange; always bringing up that one topic that yuo would always bring up whenever you could, and sometimes it was fun, but eventually those peole started to not want to talk to you.
When you reached middle school; You had found yourself a community online that would rant about the very topic you had grown fixed on, Superheroes, thats all they would talk about.
It was your save place where you can place yourself in your own world and rant forever on who's a better hero; Superman or Batman? Obviously Batman!
but in the end you still found yourself lonely in the sea of online friends, cause well... they were online, and sometimes you would be stuck in the real world where you couldnt talk to them.
But that was untill you meet Freddy Freeman; a crutch wielding superhero maniac who instandly caught your attention(And maybe even your heart) in sciences.
And Freddy was not gonna lie when saying that you did the same.
The two of you started to hang out; most of the time with the company of Billy who always felt like he was third wheeling even if he was in a whole other building.
Eventually you two had asked each other out on the very same date and proceeded to believe you had a psychic connection; Match made in heaven to be more accurate.
And right now; after 3 months of you to being officially a thing, were laying on the floor of him and Billy's shared room ranting about hero's, like you always did.
"-Come on! he's dark, mysterious, most likely rich, and has a most of gotham and maybe even the whole world fearing him; you cant say that superman in better then Batman when every villain and civilian knows what his weakness is but doesnt even know where the heck batman is majority of the time" You argued with Freddy, who laughed at your statement and nodded a bit.
"Ok you have a point; but Superman in the man of steel, and whats batman? A depressed man in an emo cosplay that scares people by being a furry-" Freddy's statement made you gasp and hit him on the arm.
"How Dare You!" You playfully yelled; Freddy laughed at this.
"Fine; next is... Shazam or Captain Everypower?" Freddy asked, sounding a bit more excited aout this one then the others.
"Oh come on, am I a fucking joke to you; Captain Everypower all the way!" You cheered abit, sitting up, which Freddy followed along with doing.
"A-And why is that?" He asked in a nervous manner, which you didnt notice, all you did was stand up and get really excited.
"He's funny, he's powerful, he's decent on the officiency level, he's quick with his job, he puts people before himself; and like, you Shazam does the same thing but whats sets them apart is that Captain Everypower is just so much better looking" you made a fainting motion at the end of your rant.
Freddy's excitment in your statement went unnoticed by you once again as he nervously figgeted in place.
"-And it would be so cool to meet him! I bet it feel like a dream to be around him! And to touch his skin; Ive always wondered what bullet proff skin feels like!" You fanned over captain everything "Wouldnt it?" You sat back up and got really close to Freddy, who was panicking on what to say.
"O-Oh you, he's a r-really cool guy; met him a few times, great guy-"
"Does This Mean You Know Him!" You squealed in excitement.
"Y-Yeah, we're practically best friends" Freddy lied, bullets of sweat rolled down his face as he tried to to stumble over his words to much.
"Why didnt you tell me?" You asked Freddy.
"Because h-he wanted it to be a secret; and I was like why, and he was like cause its for your safety" Freedy shakely explained.
"But Why now?" You kepted asking questions to get the answers you needed.
"um....Be-because... He has agreed t-to meet...you" He lied through his teeth, only digging his own grave of regrets more.
You froze, shocked as to what he was say but to stunned to see through his semi-lies.
Um.. are you-"
"Oh My Gosh! Freddy! Thank You! You Are So Cool!" You cheered, jumping at him to get a big hug.
"n-no problem"
"When do I get to meet him? where? what time?" you asked frantically.
"Uhhh... tomorrow, after school, the convenience store down the street; O-of course if h-he's free that is" Freddy shakely answered; making you stand back up and cheer in glee.
"Oh I cant wait: I need to head home but I will see you tomorrow!" And with that you rushed out of the house.
"Wow, that was something" Billy walked over and leaned on the door frame, watching as Freddy panicked.
"What the fuck have I gotten myself into.... Can you help me?"
"Nope" Billy said
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The next day you basically floated down the hall you were so happy; and it was very clear to both Billy and Freddy as to how excited you were.
"How did you get me in this plan again?" Billy asked.
"Cause you care for me and I care for the fact that Captain Everypower has a super fan that is hot" Freddy whisper yelled to Billy, who sighed.
"Fine: so the plan is that distract superfan while you get out of school and ready for the little rendez-vous?" Billy asked, making Freddy nodded as the bell rang for the last class of the day.
They nodded to each other and walked off.
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The bell hadnt even rang and you were running out of class, to excited to meet Captain Everypower.
You rushed down the hall and to the front door, but before you could get off school grounds, Billy Baston appeared infront of you.
"Hey... um...." Billy hadnt though of a distraction.
"Oh Hi Billy" You Happily said"Whats up?"
"Um...whats got you so smiley?" He asked as he watched behind you as Freddy walked off school grounds as quickly as possible.
"Im going off to meet Captain Everypower" You said with pride, making Billy fake a surprised expression.
“Wow, thats really cool-“ Billy nodded.
“Yeah! well, i have to get going! Bye!” you cheered as you almost bolted off.
“W-wait! Um, Freddy wanted me to tell you that he is unable to make it to the meet up you are having” Billy covered up, panicking a bit more at you excitement.
“Oh, why?”
‘Shit!’ Billy mentally cursed.
“Well, um, he’s-“
“He’s helping me with a projected in art” Darla came butting in the save the day, leaving Billy in relief.
“Oh well, tell him ill see him later; Bye you too” You then ran off; leaving Billy to really let out a sigh of relief and walk home with Darla.
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You waited patiently by the convenience store, waiting the arrival of Captain Everypower in his bright blue super-suit and curly hair that reminded you of Freddy’s in a way.
You were almost jumping down the street at how exhilarated you are for this encounter with the hero and types of questions you would attack the hero with; where did he get his powers? What’s the suit made of? What’s it like to fly? What its-
Your thoughts were interrupted by wind crashing down behind you, you turned yourself to see a very frantic looking Captain everypower.
He looked around a few times before spotting you, then straight into himself out.
“Evening citizen” He said, putting his hands on his hips as he broaden his shoulders.
You were gonna faint at how cool this was.
“I heard from my very good friend, Freddy Freeman, that you, my friend, are a fan of me” He confidently walked over, but not with out stumbling a bit; which concerned you.
“Are you ok? You look tired; Do you need to site down?” You frantically asked.
"O-oh yeah, just was off saving the day and s-stuff before coming here" He waved you off, but his responce excited you.
"What type of 'saving the day'?" You asked, almost jumping at him in curiousity of the question.
"Well, some man tried to steal a womans bag and i stopped it, sent him to jail" He proundly said, making you fan over his actions.
"You are so cool!" You yelled out.
These conversations went on for the next 20 minutes; talking about cool superhero stuff and the best ways to take out villains.
But sadly he had to go, and so did you.
So he bid his good bye and flew off, leaving you as a stuttering mess of excitment and the fact that you believed that it was all a dream.
You made your way to Victor and Rosa's place in a dreamed dazed at meeting captain everything, skipping and humming to yourself with a big smile playing on your lips.
You knocked on the door and Victor answered.
"Hi, Freddy's just up stairs if you need him" He stepped out of the way as you nodded, making you way up the stairs of the home and into Billy and Freddy's shared room.
Freddy was laying on his bed, looking tired as he mumbeled to himself about something when you walked in.
YOu threw yourself down beside him, which obviously made him jump.
You hugged his waist tightly; "Thank you thank you thank you so much" You said, kissing his cheek as he becomes very embarrsed.
"N-no problem... I bet he enjoyed his time with you very much" Freddy said, pulling you close as Darla and Billy watched from the door way.
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Thank you so much for the request and your patience, I really hope you all enjoyed it.
If their is any request you want the fit onto my request list then pleasse dont fear to send it in.
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tanglepelt · 8 months
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Acts unmasked -3
Ellie's demand and Jazz's appearance.
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A03 Prev Master
Danny had no idea how to handle this situation. Ellie was already spread out on a bed taking claim of the television in the room. She seemingly didn’t want to talk about any of this.
On top of that, the room just was covered in windows looking into space. Did he first thing figure out how to open the blinds of the windows? Yes. But really. How could he not? It was space.
He should just close them again.
Danny needed to explain to Ellie what was going on. The cover story and everything she needed to know. He couldn’t have her call him phantom and she definitely had to be told she was princess. Why did he put her? That was just messed up. Telling random people on the off chance they may help. He’s lucky it didn’t seemingly make matters work. He just had to break it to her.
Where was Jazz??
She could handle this way better than him. She’d know how to break this news. Danny was an awful choice in that regard. Obviously, he just rushed into things. He would just not say anything. Not until jazz was here.
“Danny? What are you hiding? You have that look in your eyes and are pacing” Ellie questioned.
“Nothing” the raised eyebrow only confirmed he spoke too quickly.
“What are you hiding,” she asked while leaving behind the bed and clicking off the remote.
“It’s not important.”
“Then tell me.”
“Did you know astronauts in space age 0.007 seconds slower than people on Earth for every half hour they spend in space... I’m pretty sure that applies to us as well.”
“Danny”
He just had to steer her away. “What about the fact there are more trees on Earth than stars in the sky”
“Dannnnyy”
Maybe Tucked was right, space facts don’t distract. Bits and pieces. That’s what he’ll give. He just doesn’t have to mention the princess part of the being sold part. “I’m just stressed. I told them I was the ambassador. I don’t even know what those do. Now I don’t know what’s going to happen here. We can’t let them know I’m king. What if they use that against us? Please don’t tell them”
“Why”
“I may have insinuated… that the realm was ready to destroy this universe. Which I mean it is. But like. They don’t need to know who exactly the king is….” Perfect cover!!
“Hmmmm. That’s really all??” asked with uncertainty.
“Totally. It’s not like you were sold to the government or anything. That would be utterly ridiculous.” Why did that come out of his mouth?
“They did wWHAT?!?” Ectoplasm inching its way out.
Heck. No. This wasn’t good. Her reserves couldn’t handle any dump.
“I… ummm. Did say. It’s not like…” his defense well he didn't have one.
“You’re an awful liar. We all know this.” Her face hardened “They aren’t getting away with this”
He knew that look. It’s the same one she had right before the attack on the box ghost. No no no no. He had to stop this before she could do anything.
“I already did. The acts get revoked, Jack and Maddie punished, and the guys in white punished” he really hoped she reacted well to the last tad bit “and. Well. Jazz is going to be your guardian.”
He was just going to explain that part. Hopefully, that will work and give her other things to think about.
“you need a guardian and actual identification. We can make them do all that for us. No risking Tucker going to jail for making a fake identity. Jazz and I have always wanted you to actually stay with us. That’s why the apartment is two bedrooms. Jazz was always gonna stay on campus.”
It’s at least calming her tone somewhat. Ellie has always been hard to read.
“My travels I’m no-“
“No. I won’t stop you. But maybe it can be a group thing. On the weekends or something. No more traveling around all alone.”
“Promise me. No more hidden plans, be straight with me”
Danny hesitated at that. He really didn’t want to promise that, not when he is still keeping secrets from her. He had gotten this far without causing his little sister to go on a rampage. Maybe he should just be straight with her.
With a sigh, he decided to take Jazz’s advice late.
“There’s one more thing. I should have told you a long time ago. Back when the transfer happened…. That procedure made you a member of the royal family. It made you” his gut was twisting at the Addison. “Well.. it um.. it made you the princceeesss…”
“It what”
Oh no. That was anger.
“You expect me to just accept that. Just to go oh alright. Why wasn’t I TOLD. Why want I warned? And YOU expect me to keep your secret. If the so-called ambassador can make a demand. I’m sure the actual apparent PRINces can.”
With that, she phased out the door. Danny rushed after her.
“ELLIE stop!!”
He was running in a thing called the watchtower. In space. With the view apparent, already losing sight of Ellie. She had the advantage and was using her powers. Which also was harmful to her. It would make her recovery time even worse.
He should have expected someone to stop him. This was an apparent superhero thing in space. But running gave first onto the green-skinned man. That wasn’t on his bingo list.
“My apologies, I was not expecting you to round the corner so fast. My name is Martian Manhunter. I’ve come to be of assistant”
“No. I just have to find her; she she ran off. I can’t find her. This place is too big. I don’t know what to do”?
“She’s made herself known in the conference room. I’d be more than happy to escort you there.”
His heart was pounding and his mind was racing. What was Ellie going to do? He had carefully on the spot figured out his. All things the council had brought up in those awful meetings. What chaos would she unleash?
So instead of speaking anymore. He just nodded and let himself be led on. This guy wasn’t human, Danny just felt like he could trust him.
By the time they were in the conference room. Ellie had transformed.
She transformed.
Out of all the things she could do. Did she not feel how depleted her reserves were?
No the worst thing she was doing. Was turning her head and smirking right at him.
“I’ll tell you my demand.” He could feel the tension. Hell. He didn’t even know what she wanted. “For me not to tattle to the” her smirk getting larger and looking straight at him “ghost king. I demand a puppy”
“Danielle phantom don-“
“Where did the last name phantom come from” stressing the next word “Daniel.”
“Danielle. You can’t just run off like that. Not just decide to make a demand. What if the apartment doesn’t allow pets? Does Jazz even want a puppy?”
“It’s a puppy or I tell the king everything. Even about the missile”
Danny had only mentioned that about a month ago at the last meet-up. The story about the GIW and the anti-ecto missile. How they barely stopped it. That he had to convince Skulker and Johnny not to eat them out to the council. No way they’d ignore the missile being launched even if it hadn’t hit.
“You can’t just blackmail yourself a puppy.”
“And you apparently can’t have a conversation about the consequences of a certain procedure. Can you mister Ambassador” At least she’s playing that part along? He could do without the questions this was arising.
This really needed to be done in a room without the eyes. He swears some of these people actually seemed amused at this.
“Neither of us asked for our positions in the court. Can we please have a private conversation about this”
“And we can talk about how you blew up the portal back in amity.” Now she was just trying to get their attention on him.
“Everyone knows not to be around the lab. The great hot dog revolution scared them all away. Blowing up the portal was our best bet. I couldn’t trust my wack job donors with it”
“And let’s not forget about your government lab break-ins. How many of those have you led.”
“Danielle. Please stop. Let’s not sit out my dirty laundry for everyone to see.”
“It’s only fair. You outed me as a princess” Her eyes were glowing, and she was floating even higher.
“I panicked. I didn’t know what to do. I didn’t want this position. But no, the realm choose me. We were in a bad situation. The only hope was those three on the roof. Two of them death touched. All I could do was try and attract their attention. What better way than to subtle threaten”?
“Then I get to demand a puppy I’ll claim I panicked as a reason.”
He felt it before the signs became apparent. She was maybe only floating a foot or two above the table. But her little to no signature dropped.
Trench coat man could definitely tell something was up. The way his eyes zoned into her.
Danny didn’t hesitate. Jumping on the table to grab Ellie as she de-transformed catching her as she passed out.
Well.
All eyes were on him.
“Umm. You guys. Can we like continue or something? Or we’ll. I’m sure there is something you want to ask. I can probably maybe possibly answer. Ummm. But like she’s out”
“Is the universe actually being threatened?” one of the green ones asked. He had a mask on. But there were two of these people.
“I mean yea. Like. You guys opened a portal into the realm, inviting criminals and stuff to the mortal plane. The portal opened in a bad spot. It’s not their fault humans are squishy. Ellie was strapped down to a table. Plus like the realm already didn’t like you guys. Something about stolen pools of ectoplasm and apparently previous summons. The whole mind-control rock thing I destroyed. That also didn’t help your guys case.”
“You do realize I have to report this to oa” he spoke again. Clearly not directed at him. Seeing as he looked everywhere but the middle of the conference table he was sitting on.
“Who exactly is that? Too many people already know about the realm. Mortals really aren’t meant to know we exist.”
“They are the heads of the lantern cr-”
“That means nothing to me. Let’s assume I know nothing and no one. I didn’t even know this league existed up until like what 4ish hours ago.”
He really didn’t need these looks right now.
“I didn’t choose to be born to mad scientists who sold my sister to the government to be experimented on. Don’t blame me for not being allowed to watch the news. Who are you to try to get tied up in this mess”?
The way they were looking at him was just complete shock. Who knew the news mattered so much to people?
“Essentially intergalactic cops”
“Yea no”
“It’s bad enough you lot know about the realms. I don’t want cops involved. The less the better. Humans are nosy enough. We don’t need other species aware of us.
The gods of this realm, members of the afterlife, and the extreme occultists know of our existence. Do you know how many times people have attempted to summon the master of time?
One was too much. This realm is already nosy don’t make it even nosier.
If they show up here, I’m out. Good luck with the council on your own. They’re more destructive and deader than me. If you absolutely have to tell them. I don t want to know. No cops around me or my sisters.
And in case anyone forgot. I am the one who unfortunately helps decides this universe's fate.”
It was so silent I’m the room you could hear a pin drop. Or in this case the mumbling of the trench coat man “Bloody hell there are three of them” grabbed his attention.
The door opened to reveal Black Bat and most importantly it was Jazz.
***
“Danny. Are you guys, okay?”
Danny didn’t verbally answer her. Looking over at him she wasn’t surprised. He looked exhausted and was desperately avoiding the open windows. His obsession must have kicked in.
She was even more concerned with the fact Ellie was passed out on top of him. Breathing far less than how she normally did. Given her need to breathe was more or less not needed it wasn’t too concerning, just showed how she wasn’t hiding her out non-human nature.
Black bat had informed her of the princess status being revealed, jazz certainly hoped that wasn’t the reason for them being active. She shouldn’t have spent all that time in pandoras haunt discussing ways to find Danny and Ellie. They all feared the worst when the explosion occurred, and they were met with radio silence.
Jazz had pandoras personal summons. Rather than discuss in her cramped dorm she had gone with Pandora.
Only to return after Frostbite came to tell her he was in Gotham to find a vigilante in her dorm room.
Black Bat also mentioned Danny claimed to be an ambassador. Jazz had the feeling that she knew he lied and was telling her to keep it up.
“Why are you sitting on a table with Ellie passed out on you?”
“She overused her reserves.”
“Let’s get the two of you out of here. They have a room from what I understand of the situation.”
“Yes, they do” the Martian manhunter replied “I’d be happy to assist you three.”
Jazz looked over at him. Tilting her head just a smudge. Danny shook his head no; the alien was not a ghost in disguise. She tiled it the other way. Danny nodded yes. He did actually trust him enough that he wouldn’t kill them off the bat.
She was aware they all knew they had a secret conversation. She also didn’t care. Her priority was getting these two safe and sound.
“No. You can help those two to the room. I’m sure black bat would be willing to take me in a second. My siblings are clearly exhausted, and I have a few things that need to be said.”
As her little siblings left. The tension grew as she turned away from the door and towards the crowd of supposed heroes. She didn’t give any of them a chance to speak.
“Let me make one thing straight. I don’t care who you are or what power you have. Danny may control your fate with the realm. But you mess with him, and you deal with me, and I will go straight to Pandora.
She can convince the king otherwise. He trusts her judgment.
Neither Danny nor Ellie accepted their position. Both were tricked or forced into them.
Danny does his best.
Imagine being thrown into a world where he makes new allies, and some enemies then has to keep a race that thrives of destruction. Have no concept of death anymore and are way stronger than humans. He keeps them from destroying amity.
Then he had to stop the guys in white and the nutjobs that gave birth to us from killing and dissecting these beings.
I know he gave you, his demands. Frostbite is aware as well” aware Danny was going to give some. Not that they needed that information. “Just do what Danny wants. He doesn’t need to be involved anymore; you know what needs to happen. Just do it. Don’t get others involved and they’ll be no problems. Danny may not want his position.”
Time to seal the deal.
“But he is one hell of an ambassador.”
With that, she followed black bat to her siblings.
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Twisted wonderland (WIP !!!)
Jade Leech x fem reader | Floyd Leech x fem reader
Can be read as any other gender if you'd like
Not a request but I just wrote this while on a road trip, aka right now. I wrote this in 30 minutes if you can't tell, obviously it's gonna be messy and not proofread
Cw : swearing/cursing, not proofread, Jade, Floyd. Ooc, rushed.
Wc: no fucking idea honestly I don't bother counting
You pant, absolutely exhausted. You had to chase after Grim to somehow force convince him to attend classes, but that little brat keeps running away and hiding. You find yourself all alone in some huge dark hallway, wandering around trying to find Grim.
"Grim ! Grim !! GRIM !!! WHERE ARE YOU ??" You shout, your voice echoing along the walls and high ceilings. "God knows what I'll do once i get my hands on you, you little sh*t.." you mutter angrily.
You're lost, but it's not like you really care at the moment. You're so busy cursing Grim in your head that you can't bring yourself to give a single f*ck.
That is, until you heard the dreadfully familiar voice of Floyd. (Insert oh shit, not good sfx)
"Heya, Lil shrimpy~ whatchu doing here, huh ? Did the little shrimpy get lost ?"
He says, with that menacing toothy grin of his. Sometimes you wonder how the hell his teeth are so white, what kinda toothpaste does he use ? Heck, do they even have colgate in twisted wonderland ? Maybe he uses its twisted wonderland equivalent. But damn, his teeth are whiter than my bedsheets and brighter than my earrings.
After a moment of internal brainstorming, you answer "Yup. Sucks to be me I guess. But that aside, why are you here ?"
His grin widens "that's for me to know and you to find out~" Oh how you want to wipe that stupid grin off his face because BOI you're not in the mood to joke around at the moment. 'Goddammit Grim, you will be the death of me one day..'
"Well, do you happen to know where Grim went ? That little sh- I mean, rascal, decided to play 'the dad who went to get milk' role and disappeared." Holy fucking shit, why is that burj khalifa eel leech whatever the fuck he is guy giggling like a fucking schoolgirl ? (Not that he's far from that actually) .
Giggle not as in the usual giggle he does but the kind of giggle a kid does when he's hiding something. Hmm. That's suspicious, that's weird..*insert sfx*
Well whatever, it doesn't matter what the hell he finds so funny because before you know it, you are gone.
Kaboom.
Abracadabra.
Gone. Gone and left no crumbs
Whoosh.
Because fuck no you ain't getting involved with Floyd or the octavinelle trio ever again. Even if fucking Leona held you at gunpoint and threatened you, you would still refuse to get involved with that slimy motherfucker.
'Yeah no thanks, but when I said I want my back broken I didn't mean it literally.'
*Insert sfx* AwOoP ! JuMpSCarE~
It seems luck wasn't by your side today, as you ran straight into a solid mass.
You groan "Oh fuck me.." you whine. Jade chuckles. Just as you had expected, he's grinning ominously at you while holding Grim in his right hand.
Well fuck, you should've known better. At this point these two leeches are your sleep paralysis demons.
(Would you believe me if I said I actually had Floyd as my sleep paralysis demon once ? It was fucking horrifying.)
"Oya oya, look who we have here, Floyd~ What a coincidence.."
He says, eyes glowing ominously while both of their grins stretch wider than your legs do whenever someone mentions geto or gojo. /j /not j
"Indeed a very unfortunate pleasant coincidence. Come to think of it, why weren't you with Floyd earlier ?"
He quirks an eyebrow "Oh, but i was. You just didn't see me. I was behind you the entire time, prefect."
"That isn't very...reassuring"
You trail off. "Well doesn't matter, can you just give me that thing ?"
You point at Grim, purposely calling him a thing to piss him off.
Grim begs to differ though, "THING ??? IM NOT A THING, IM THE GREAT SORCERER GRIM !!!!-" although that doesn't last long, he is quickly shut up by Jade's stare.
You grin, cockily. Haha take that you little gremlin ! That's what you get !!
But your thoughts are cut off just as quickly by Floyd, "Ehhh ? Shrimpy's mouth is open ?"
"Huh ? What does that have to do with this ?" You say, confused. Meanwhile Floyd quickly shoots Jade a knowing glance, which unnerves you.
"Nothing to worry your little head about, shrimpy~" "indeed, my brother is right, do not concern yourself with such matters."
Much to your shock, Jade wordlessly hands you Grim. Your mouth drops open
"Holy shit, Are you guys okay ? You behave as if you just ate Lilia's food... either that, or the sun will rise at the west tomorrow !"
The two simply smile and walk away.
Well, that was confusing..
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ALPHA! 0T7 (YOONMIN CENTRIC) X OMEGA!CHUBBY! READER A/B/O - SUGAR DADDY AU
CHAPTER 2 (4.3k words)
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“Here you go miss, the young man brought you these clothes to change into, feel free to take your time, you can lock the office’s door until you’re ready to step out” the clinic’s doctor tells me while handing me a bag, she smiles before stepping out of the room without another word said.
What?
I look at the brand stamped on the bag and… no.
Not only does it make no sense that he would spend so much money on me… how the hell did he go there and come back in such a short amount of time? Did he break the laws by going too fast? What is he?
I open the bag warily and slowly take out what appears to be loose black pants and a soft white t-shirt, the texture makes me want to nuzzle my face into it, it doesn’t appear to be see-through either, and are those my size? How did he know?
Still, I can’t say that I hate what I’m seeing, the clothes look very comfortable, much more than my current uniform and the fabric is much more breathable, I was suffocating in my work attire, I’ve sweated in it all day and it wasn’t so great.
It’s with that in mind that I quickly lock the door before stepping out of my outfit to try on the new one and I have to hand it to Jimin, he nailed my size, this fits me so well and it’s indeed very comfortable, I could wear this even to sleep.
I put my uniform in the bag, the blood stains at the bottom and then look around me to maybe find a mirror, except that there is none.
I swallow thickly because I never walk out of somewhere without making sure at least ten times that I don’t look ridiculous, heck, I even make sure we can’t see my pantie line on my butt when I crouch!
Am I really going to have to jump blindly and trust a stranger with my own look? Have I ever trusted anyone else but myself with that? What is this man doing to me today? I still can’t believe he managed to get me to sit in his rich car after all my running.
“Is everything alright in there?” I suddenly hear his voice from the other side of the door and I look down at myself.
“I think so, but there are no mirrors, is there one I could use somewhere nearby?” I ask him only to be met with silence. “Why would you need a mirror?”.
Oh hello intellect, he gives me clothes but expects me to step out like anything I wear just happens to be made for me all the time?
“Because I want to make sure I don’t look weird, I just… find me a mirror please, you dragged me here so this is your responsibility”.
“Alright, alright, open the door, I have one right here” he lets out with a bored tone and I hurry over to the door before opening it slowly, eyes glancing at him and down at his hands to see that he actually lied.
I knew he was capable of it, good job, alpha, you’ve reached my expectations!
He points at his eyes in all seriousness. “I will be your mirror, now step out so I can see you. I have no doubt you’re rocking these clothes and I want to see just how much better they fit you than I know they do”.
I roll my eyes. “Yeah, sure, I’ll just go and get a food tester to see if the food is poisoned, but I’ll eat the food before they can just to make sure that they really know what they’re doing because letting them do it themselves would be absolutely unthinkable”.
His face remains blank at my words and I sigh, does he not understand that I was speaking nonsense to show him that his offer is completely absurd? Oh dear.
“I want to see with my own eyes how I look, I don’t trust anyone else with that, not even you, I don’t know where you got these clothes to go and come back so fast but even if it took you an hour, I still would want a- hey! What are you doin- Jimin!”.
The alpha pushes the door open and walks in before closing it behind him, after which he turns to face me while I silently fume in anger, lips into a mean pout that makes him resist a grin before he lets his gaze roam my figure and I won’t lie, it’s freaking intimidating!
But then he nods in satisfaction and it somehow makes me feel better already, the urge to hide myself from his eyes suddenly not as strong anymore, although it doesn’t necessarily make me fully at ease.
I want to know what I look like too and looking down at my body from over my boobs and stomach is not showing me that much except for the fact that maybe I depend on food a bit too much to cope with anything and everything.
“Just as I thought, beautiful. These clothes fit your body marvelously well”.
Do they? I look down again, teeth biting on my bottom lip because what I’m seeing of myself doesn’t scream beautiful, but if I look carefully at his face, he doesn’t look like he’s lying…
“Is there… is there really no mirror I can use?” I ask in a murmur, arms wrapping slightly around myself while looking down, hence missing the softening to his orbs.
“There are not, can you trust in my judgement? I wouldn’t lie to you about this, Y/N, you truly are beautiful”.
I feel my cheeks heat up and I sniffle lightly, this room is starting to become a bit too small to my liking, his cedarwood is filling every nook and crannies of the air surrounding me and it’s doing things to my heart that I would rather avoid.
I grab the bag in one hand and the suit he’d lent me for covering my legs with the other and hand it to him, I’d have it washed for him but I’m honestly terrified of ruining it so he deals with this himself.
He accepts with a smile, like nothing ever bothers him.
Unless I’m talking shit about myself, that seems to get to him for some reason.
How peculiar, people usually feel good about themselves when others bring themselves down but he actually growled at me, what a scary alpha. I eye him carefully, fingers playing with the edge of the shirt I’m wearing, it’s really soft.
“In case you’d ever ask, I don’t know where you got these clothes but I’m not paying you back for them, I already know it’s out of my budget and I can’t afford to deviate from my original plan, I’ll just give them back to you later” I state before heading to the door while he chuckles.
“That’s fine with me, I didn’t intend to have you pay me back anyway, they’re yours now so keep them. But you’re right, they were pretty expensive, just the shirt was around-” I snap my head his way and raise a finger in warning to make him stop. “Don’t you dare tell me”.
My sanity is in a battleground with this man, I swear he’s testing me when I see him open his mouth with the widest grin I’ve ever seen.
“Jimin” I warn again, eyes narrowed at him with my fingers ready to pinch his lips if I have to, those gorgeous pink thick lips- no, Y/N, get a grip on yourself, you’re at war!
He doesn’t listen when he instead opens his mouth wide and I get ready to cover it with a hand because if that stupid alpha really says the price, I will dest-
“Let’s go, I’m hungry” he blurts out suddenly before grabbing my wrist to lead me out of the office after opening the door and he giggles all the way to the exit and to the car while I grumble lowly under my breath as I follow behind.
The tease, he’s a fucking tease, he’s enjoying this, isn’t he?
He opens the passenger’s door and waits until I’m seated inside before shutting it, after which he walks around the car to sit in the driver’s seat, his scent all pleased and happy, it makes me huff with a shake of the head.
“So! Where to?” he asks and I pause for a moment, he’s asking me? “Where did you get the food from earlier? We can go there and get you the same thing” he continues when I have yet to reply, I hesitate only a moment before giving him the destination and he hums with recognition.
“Right, the food festival, I’d heard about it, let’s go there then!” he chirps and when the engine comes alive with a loud purr, I can’t deny the little sparkle of excitement that flickers within me, it feels amazing!
He glances at me for a moment, a glance I return him with a light frown, because what does he want? Do I have something on my face?
I unconsciously bring a hand to my cheeks to wipe them, is that not it? I don’t feel anything, what’s wrong?
His eyes crease in amusement before he presses a button on the middle console and all of a sudden, the vehicle’s roof opens, it opens! Oh my gosh!
I watch with amazement as it folds all the way to the back and I stretch a hand up to touch the sky, oh man this car is freaking cool!
“Oh darling, you’re adorable, so adorable” Jimin says with a small laugh before driving us out of the parking lot once buckled in and the wind that hits me right in the face does an amazing job at keeping my skin cool because that came out of nowhere and I wasn’t expecting it, he keeps complimenting me since earlier and I suspect he’s doing it on purpose.
He did say we’d talk about what I said earlier, which really is none of his business when I think about it, what I say about me is mine to bear but… did he feel insulted when I told him that he was only playing with me? I guess he would be, considering I was wrong about him.
Was I though? We just met so I wouldn’t know, but if he really means well… I’ll just get through today and then we’ll part ways and it’s going to remain a memory that I might look back to fondly.
The ride to the festival is silent, neither of us speaking but it’s comfortable, I don’t feel the need to fill in the silence and it feels great, I’m not used to that when with someone else, it makes me wonder what it is about him that’s so special.
It doesn’t take too long until we reach the area, a few faces I recognize from earlier, I guess it hasn’t been that long since I last was here, maybe one hour ago? It’s a little awkward, what if they think I’m here to eat a second portion because my first one wasn’t enough?
Jimin turns off the engine and makes a move to step out of the car but this time I don’t hurry out like earlier, I remain frozen in my seat when heads turn our way to take in the expensive car, I can’t possibly be seen walking next to Jimin, he would end up humiliated by my fault.
“What’s wrong? Y/N, darling are you alright? You’re getting pale” I hear from besides me and I turn my neck just enough to see his concerned eyes staring at me, eyebrows furrowing in worry when even I can smell the way my scent turns watery, like the whipped cream has lost of its sweetness.
I clumsily nod my head and then fumble with my seatbelt to undo it, it ultimately takes Jimin doing it for me before I can step out of the car while he does the same on his side.
It’s okay, breathe, you have nothing to be ashamed of, you’re allowed to eat, right? They don’t know that you dropped your food and anyway, why should they care, right? Who am I to them? I’m just a nobody.
“Oh, Seo Y/N, you’re back here? We saw you earlier but you left too fast for us to come greet you! Still hungry, aren’t you? I guess what you got earlier wasn’t enough for someone like you!”.
I force my emotions down and keep a neutral expression on my face when I look towards the source of the voice to see two coworkers walking over to me with small cups of food in their hands, they look so proud that they could resist the urge to take a bigger size and I know they’re currently flaunting it in my face because I took a medium plate earlier.
I can smell the lie so easily in the way they smirk lightly - they had plenty of opportunities to come see me, they just didn’t want to look affiliated with someone wearing a cleaning uniform, a uniform that hides nothing of my curves, I know I look like a stupid potato when I wear it, I’ve just grown used to it.
“Hi, Hanna, Bee, I guess I just happen to be really hungry today, it’s good that I came back, you could come see me this time” I let out plainly as Jimin joins my side with a frown on his face, he knows I didn’t get to eat my food, he saw me throw it in the trash, his scent is stuck between burning and being overly wet with rain as he observes warily.
The two girls giggle and wave a hand at him, the appearance of the handsome man suddenly making them act that much sweeter, it almost makes me want to gag. Weren’t they the ones who put my clothes in the dirty water today?
“Y/N, who’s this handsome man by your side? You didn’t tell us you had gotten such a sexy boyfriend! Oh my bad, he’s probably just a friend, right? I’m sorry for jumping to conclusions, I wouldn’t want to make him feel bad!” Bee exclaims with an annoying voice and I feel her words like a slap to the face.
He would feel bad because people would think he’s dating me? I guess I can see it, he’s really out of my league.
Jimin’s scent turns drier, wood smoking at what she said, from so close to him I can almost feel the vibrations of a growl vibrating in his chest.
And then he does something I would’ve never seen coming.
An arm wraps around my waist to pull my back flush against his chest and my breath flees my body, eyes widening as I end up holding onto his arm to avoid falling down but when I try to step away from him, he squeezes his arm around me in warning, his muscles tensing over and over again as they dig into my stomach.
“Darling, who are these two insolent girls?”.
Said insolent girls blink at him in shock and I pinch my lips quickly to avoid barking out a laugh, did I hear that right?
“Insolent- what? Y/N, you’re really going to let him talk to us like that?” Hanna asks me, completely taken aback and while my first instinct is to nod my head because yes, it’s deserved, I know that in the long run, work will become hell if I don’t lower the verdict given to them by Jimin.
“I work with them, Jimin, this is Hanna and Bee, they don’t… they always speak like that, it’s fine, they don’t mean too bad” I tell him but he doesn’t move, his eyes still narrowed on the two angry girls, it must be the first time someone talks to them like this, they’re so beautiful after all.
Honestly, they must be the only girls in the whole world who appear to be working for a good cause and get thanked for it whenever they say that they clean for a living, any other living beings get looked down upon because if you’re cleaning, that means you never went to school to do something better with your life.
I tug on Jimin’s arm to have him release me because there’s absolutely no need for him to hold me like this, except it only causes him to growl loudly as he pulls me closer to him so his other arm can cross over my chest, but that also causes his hand to dig into my boob and I freeze in shock, heart drumming into my rib cage ten times faster while I try to move out of his hold once more, this time with more desperation.
“J-Jimin, let me go, l-let me go please” I stutter out, breath quickening, my soul is revolted by the touch and it brings forward so many memories and feelings back to the surface that I had been able to push back for months now.
Stuck, I’m stuck, my brain keeps sending me alarms, someone’s touching me, it’s like waves of electricity that travel from my head to my legs and arms to give me the strength to free myself and Jimin finally snaps out of whatever made him do this when he realizes that something’s wrong.
He lets me go and I stumble a few feet backwards and away from the trio to take a breather and calm myself on the other side of the car, he didn’t mean it, he didn’t mean it, don’t panic in public, just breathe, he let you go, he didn’t mean it.
I speak to myself, sentences repeated like a mantra as I leave them with quick feet to instead make my way to a quiet corner under a tree, the sun lowered a little since earlier so the other tree in front of me now offers more shade, I sit down and bring a hand to my heart, it hurts, it burns, just like before.
“Y/N, oh Y/N, darling, I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do it, fuck I’m so fucking stupid, can I bring you anything? Anything at all? Some water maybe?” Jimin asks as he crouches in front of me a little distance away, he doesn’t dare come any closer, I keep my eyes shut but nod my head.
Water sounds good, it’s cold, cold to my neck helps.
“Water? Okay, yeah okay, I’ll be right back, don’t move okay? I’ll be back as soon as possible” he promises before rushing off and I lean my head back against the tree while breathing in deeply before exhaling slowly, I officially hate this day.
Grass rustles nearby and the scents of the two girls waft over to my nose, it’s smells so toxic, as if they poured a whole bottle of perfume on themselves, humans really wear too much sometimes.
“Is that how you managed to keep his attention? By playing the victim? He touches you a little and you pretend like it hurts you? I didn’t know you were that kind of girl but I guess it makes sense, of course you have to keep the attention on you any way you can, you stupid bitch” Bee bites out but I scuff.
“Says the girl who can’t keep her hands to herself, how many relationships have you two destroyed this month alone? Ten? Eleven? Also technically, you know bitch simply means the female of a dog? You’re not so far off the truth, I don’t mind”.
“You- You think this is funny? We-”
“You what? Tell me, what would you do?”.
A new voice, a husky softness that soothes my eardrums rings in the air as lavender… lavender green tea makes it to my nose to overpower the perfumes, I sigh in dislike, I came here to be alone so why does it feel so crowded?
I open my eyes to find a tall and wide-shouldered man standing slightly in front of me, he’s so imposing that the two girls have to back off to put some distance between them, at least he’s being useful, I can’t complain about that…
“We- Who are you? Why is there so many of you protecting her today? What the fuck, we don’t have to tell you anything! You don’t scare us!” Bee shouts and it sounds ridiculous, her voice is trembling, it makes me wonder what kind of face the newcomer is making, is he ugly? A scary ugly?
“Oh for fuck’s sake… can you just leave her alone- wait… Yoongi hyung, you’re here?” Jimin’s voice echoes as he comes back and I watch as the man in front of me turns around to look at the only man I know and… never mind, he’s not ugly at all, his eyes light up with recognition, do they know each other?
“Hey baby, I wasn’t expecting to see you here, I thought you were going back home. I was saying goodbye to MJ when I saw that these human girls were getting a bit too close to this omega, I stepped in because they looked like they were up to no good, do you know her?” the stranger named Yoongi asks back and my eyes widen lightly at his first words, the rest barely registering as I try to process what I heard.
Are they dating? That new information somehow makes me feel better about everything, Jimin isn’t interested in me that way then, I relax where I am while he comes to crouch next to me to give me the bottle of water under his boyfriend’s observant eyes, the two girls completely forgotten as they stand aside in disbelief.
“We met just a while ago, we came here to get some food before two bothersome filthy mouths arrived. Here Y/N, take this, drink slowly” Jimin answers in a way that has my coworkers gasping before murmuring to me and I gratefully accept the bottle from him before moving it to my neck with another slow exhale, yeah, this really helps.
I couldn’t care less right now that two pairs of eyes are burning holes into my body, they got what they deserved, Jimin is honestly spot on with judging them since earlier, it gives me hope, maybe he’s not so bad after all.
“Thank you Jimin” I tell him quietly before taking the top off to drink some water, he shakes his head in response, guilt filling his eyes.
“Don’t thank me for that, I was the one to put you in that state” he apologizes and Yoongi turns his back to my colleagues to come by closer, a frown on his face. “What do you mean, you were the one to put her in that state?”.
Jimin sighs, clearly he looks disappointed by himself and it makes me doubt everything I convinced myself he would be like.
“These girls were insulting her and I didn’t like it so my alpha reacted to defend her, it jumped to the surface and pulled her to me but it went too far, by the time I noticed it, it was too late, I touched her where I shouldn’t have” Jimin explains with a pout as he glances at me and I pause drinking at his words because… his wolf wanted to protect me?
“Again, Y/N, I’m terribly sorry, I swear I didn’t mean to do that, I didn’t even realize what I was doing until you asked me to let you go” he says to me and while I’d like to tell him that it’s fine, I can’t because it wasn’t, whether it was done on purpose or not of no matter right now.
“Just… be careful from now on, please, I don’t like to be touched” I let him know, he nods his head firmly, his scent strong and confident, he’s eager to redeem himself. “I promise it will never happen again, I won’t let my wolf make me do something bad again”.
I sigh and look up towards where the two girls were standing to find that they’re now gone, it’s a good thing, they got what they wanted in the end, I didn’t enjoy myself.
“I think I’ll just head home now, Jimin, today… I’ve had enough happening” I state before standing up, I refuse his help when he offers me a hand and he withers as he steps back, he knows he’s in no position to insist on anything this time.
“Can you at least let me drive you home? Please, just so I can see you get inside safe and sound” he tries but I shake my head, my tolerance completely gone, I feel like my walls are the only thing keeping me from crumbling down right now and I need to keep them strong and sadly for him, that includes shutting off my emotions.
“But-” “Jimin, baby, don’t insist, she’s a big girl, if she says no, then it’s no” Yoongi stops him and I make use of that opportunity to walk away to get back home for a second attempt, my hunger completely gone, right now I just want to crawl into bed and cry for the rest of the night.
I don’t look behind me, I don’t take one last glance at the man who took care of me today and when I get far enough that we can’t see each other anymore, I feel a light pinch to my heart, the weight of disappointment heavy on my soul.
Good things are not meant for me, it’s better I leave now before I get hurt.
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dinoburger · 1 year
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But the Moment Just Slipped Through My Hands
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submitting to the time honored tradition of Expiration Date fics - slightly Science Party flavoured. I just wanted to put it out there, ik maybe I could stand to sprinkle in more funny speech mannerisms for both Engie and Medic - maybe this will be for another day. I also wanted to illustrate more of it but I could save that for the Ao3 version...
2k words - more focused on Medic and Engie but there's a dash of HeavyMedic in there, not exactly shipping focused
(title is from Gone in an Instant - I hope nobody is keeping track of how many times I reference Black Dresses in various work bc I'm sure it's starting to add up)
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The smell of bread had a tendency to float in the air in almost every corner of their current base of operations – fated to be their last, so they assumed – but was even thicker now in the already stuffy laboratory. Slightly more sour than usual too, due to the effects of the teleporter.
After they’d reported their findings to the rest of the team, the resident medic and engineer had hurried back to continue their work, hoping for more answers. It was natural, to both of them, but in the lulls between furiously experimenting, exchanging notes and prompting each other with questions about their respective areas of expertise, Dell found himself staring at the doctor with a pang of guilt.
The medic, as was usual when presented with cataclysmic disaster, confronted it with a mixture of stern determination and delighted morbid curiosity. Regardless, impending doom weighed heavy on the shorter’s shoulders.
“You don’t feel hard-done by, spending your last days cooped up in this here lab?” he scratched his neck, leaning back against the bench’s counter.
“If we had more time, maybe – but this is where I am needed most, ja?” the medic scribbled down several more notes, before he spared the engineer a glance. “What about you?”
“So long as I’m not gettin’ in your way.”
“Oh not at all, not at all.” he shook his head, “Really, it’s unfortunate I could not have gotten to know you better sooner – you have a brilliant mind, Herr Engineer.” the doctor’s lips quirked into a small, earnest smile, which caught Dell off guard.
“Aw shucks, Doc.” he retreated into himself a bit. “Just a shame I weren’t brilliant enough to figure out this whole teleporter mess m’self.”
“Ach, you couldn’t have known” Ludwig waved off, “and besides that, some of the greatest discoveries of our time have come at no small cost. What is it they say…? You can’t make an omelette without breaking eggs.”
It was true that medical science had it’s share of horrors, but even so, the doctor felt his optimism slip.
“I must confess, I might have been a touch… sloppy. You would think if something was wrong, the team doctor would be first to pick up on it." he scolded himself. "I am so grateful for the freedom of being out on the field, pushing the boundaries of science and medicine but I’m afraid I have gotten ahead of myself.”
“Heck, I’d say you’d done a dang good job keepin’ us alive so far - ‘spite some of our best efforts.” Dell grinned, which got a laugh out of Ludwig.
“M’ just wonderin’ if you didn’t have nobody special you wanted to see before you, y’know. Bit the dust, so to speak. I can keep things tickin’ over here just fine for a while.”
“Someone ‘special’…? Oh, don’t tell me.” Ludwig snorted. “Those silly rumours about my supposed ‘wife’ are still floating around.”
“I was a tad curious.”
“I might as well give the game up now, she’s not real – never was. I have no time for such things, but ach, some of our comrades are very nosy. It started off as a simple joke to keep them off my back, I didn’t think it would stick, so I never bothered to refute it.”
“I getcha, that makes a hell’ve a lot more sense.”
“What is that supposed to mean?” the man tensed, the amused glint in his eyes exchanged for something sharper and wary.
“Well, when the fellas get gossipin’ about the lady-folk, you never have a whole lot t’ say. Figured if you really did have a spouse waitin’ on ya you’d be more eager to brag.” Dell observed casually.
The doctor released a breath he didn’t realise he’d been holding. “Ah, is that all?”
“Y’know I’m not one to pry, doc. I respect ya too much.”
“Much appreciated.”
Dell paused, picking his next words more carefully. “More surprised you didn’t wanna say your goodbyes to that big fella – two of you seem mighty companionable.”
“Herr Heavy, I assume? We do work closely together, but... it’s hard to say we’re much more than colleagues.”
“You kiddin’? The man’s crazy ‘bout ya – you should see how he lights up the moment he lays eyes on ya. ‘S really somethin’ else.” Dell risked a smile and a sideways glance, the doctor’s face going soft with fondness.
“Well… I suppose I owe it to him to see if I can work this out in time.”
The engineer’s throat seized, his playful smile fading. He’d almost forgotten what the stakes were here.
For the next few minutes, Dell put his head down and worked in solemn silence, the guilt crushing his lungs and forbidding him to talk. He would only will himself to when the doctor had another question, they needed to deliberate their next course of action or sort out notes between each other.
When they’d worked into another lull in their rhythm, the taller of the two eyed up the other.
“...You didn’t have anyone you wanted to see before we expire?” The doctor returned the question.
The engineer shook his head, still half buried in a toolbox. “Nope. Wouldn’t’ve signed up t’ be a mercenary if I did, all part ‘n parcel." he took a breath, considering just biting his tongue again, but somehow leaving Ludwig in the dark felt worse. "Those Mann brothers found me through m’ grandpa, us Conaghers’ve been workin’ with ‘em for decades.”
“Really now?” Doctor Ludwig’s eyebrows twitched up, this was news to him.
Dell knew deep down he wasn’t supposed to talk about this, as mercenaries they were all on a need-to-know basis, but with how the situation was unfolding he found the words spilling out with ease.
“Uh-huh. Lotta his work was kept under lock and key though, up until I joined their employ. Though I can't say I agree with how they got 'em to begin with... it feels like I get ta take part in my heritage, going over his blueprints, studying his notes – like I’m really steppin’ into his shoes ‘n followin’ his footsteps.” the softer, reverent tone he’d taken petered out into a sigh. “I was hopin’ I’d be able t’ finish what he’d started, put an end to this gravel war. Looks like there’ll have to be another generation of recruits after us.”
“It’s still just a job, mein friend, you make of it what you can – and I would say you have gotten more out of it than most would.” the doctor added.
“It ain’t just a job to me.” Dell’s idle tinkering stopped, head hung. “I got all these ideas in my head that I could make it mean somethin', I'd shake things up, I'd make it count - buncha fanciful nonsense." his words took on a harsher edge as he wound himself up.
Doctor Ludwig found himself pausing too, observing the other’s hunched shoulders and arms stiffly gripping the bench.
“What kinda legacy am I leavin’? Maybe I’m just daydreaming, thinkin’ I’m half the man Radigan was. Would he really’ve made a mistake this darn stupid? Doomed all’a his men like this? The hell do I think I’m doin’ out here?” he spat, cursing himself.
Part of him had always known, every force was met with equal resistance, wins and losses balanced themselves out. The RED and BLU mercenaries were nothing but cogs in a much larger machine, to ends he couldn’t fathom.
He kept glaring down at the counter through his goggles, as if raising his head would reveal a great, dark vortex hanging above, deeper than he could possibly see, filled with terrible, grinding machinery. It would use them all up like fuel and spit them out into the ether.
“To hell with legacy.”
Doctor Ludwig broke the tangible silence that had fallen.
“To hell with the Mann brothers, to hell with your grandfather.”
The Conagher bristled and turned on him, mouth twisted into an offended snarl, posture like a coiled spring. “Beg yer pardon?”
“We cannot dictate what the tides of time will choose to spare.” the doctor’s expression was equally grave. “So I say to hell with them all. Your work is worthy, because your life is worthy.” he clamped his hands over either of the engineer’s shoulders, taking the man by surprise.
“I don’t care what kind of man this Radigan Conagher was, I am honoured to have spent this life with his grandson.”
That sent his head spinning.
Dell choked, not sure if he was about to cry or laugh, a shaky grin spread across his features and a wheeze escaped his teeth.
“’P-preciate it, Doc.” he sniffed, flushed with the threat of tears.
Ludwig gave his shoulders a reassuring squeeze before he released him, the tension melting out of the room. “Of course, let’s get back to it, shall we?”
The engineer nodded, turning from him again to regain composure. He pried the goggles up from his eyes just enough to rub the haze from them before returning them to position.
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Hours bled into a blur, the self-assurance of being able to power through it to the end was starting to crumble. Dell could hardly see straight, neither man had slept since their initial discovery. He’d been the first to give out, going from using the lab bench to prop himself up to sinking entirely onto the cold, concrete floor in a heap. He peeled back his goggles, feeling the grooves across his nose and cheeks from being stuck to his face for so long – no doubt angry red marks by now, he imagined.
The stink of sour bread was getting to him, suffocating, he wanted nothing more than to lay down and let his senses slip away into unconsciousness.
He vacantly stared up at the doctor, who he wasn’t sure was still engaged in their research or just playing with chunks of bread.
Without thinking, he watched the man bring the piece he was holding to his mouth and bit down. He spluttered and spat it back out at once.
“What was the point o’ that?” the engineer snickered.
Ludwig mumbled incoherently, before shrugging, too bleary to come up with a good excuse.
“Surprised you can even tolerate the stuff at this rate, it reeks in here.”
“Ja, well…” the doctor interrupted himself with a groan as he joined the engineer on the floor, joints protesting his descent. “I have smelt a lot worse – try working with corpses and animals for hours on end. Or animal corpses, for that matter.”
Dell shuddered. “No thanks, partner.”
At least Ludwig found his disgust amusing.
It was strange being able to see the other’s face unobscured, the medic had gotten used to thinking of Dell as something vaguely insectoid with those large dark lenses. There were in fact, some pretty impressive red indents on his skin where the googles had been and a tan line to match.
“I jus… need a moment…” he huffed, letting his lids fall closed.
Doctor Ludwig murmured a faint agreement, tucking his own glasses into the pocket of his coat and slumping back against the bench on his side of the laboratory.
“...Doc?”
“Mm?”
“Y’ain’t… scared of disappearin’? Being forgotten?”
“Terrified. But it’s out of my hands.” his lips stayed parted as he chewed it over, consciousness swaying. “I can’t control what I will be remembered for. I can hope that my work will mean something in the face of humanity… that it will not simply be discarded as madness, but I cannot know. At least I can say I never limited myself, that I always… always sought for answers.”
"'S like y' said... if they can't see what it's worth then maybe humanity don't deserve it."
The doctor only hummed in response.
There was something painfully human in his sprawled out form that Dell had never quite seen before, peering out between heavy eyelids. He traced Doctor Ludwig’s sunken cheekbones in his mind, the dark lashes of closed eyes, brow relaxed – neither forming the serious scowl he was used to nor contorted in manic glee, a view clear of the usual thin frames that adorned his nose. He was used to having to peer up at him, with his line of sight only reaching the doctor’s chest.
He wanted to take that image to the ends of the earth, for what time he had left and what consciousness his exhausted mind would allow him.
Glad that the light in the lab was already dim, the engineer shifted to lie down, hissing when his helmet smacked the concrete – he’d forgotten he’d still been wearing it. He fumbled to get it off, not noticing the doctor too shifting to slide out of his coat.
“Here, support your head with this.”
“Huh? Oh, thank ya kindly.” Dell absently took the folded fabric while propped up on his elbows, shimmying to position himself just right.
He also took the opportunity to unfasten his prosthetic to set aside, along with his belt.
“Hey Doc… lemme return the favour.”
Medic squinted.
“I got a pillow y’ can use.” the engineer patted his belly with his remaining hand. “C’mere.”
He didn’t need any further prompting, the taller crawled over and flopped back against him. “Oof, my back is going to hate me for this.” he grumbled. “If you wake first, wake me up too.”
Comfortable wasn’t the right word. Nothing about how the cold floor seeped through the back of his clothes and the skin of his arms was particularly comfortable, even the way the medic rested his weight on his stomach was a little stifling, but he wouldn’t have dared to move.
He could smell the doctor’s scent in the coat tucked under his head, feel the gentle rhythm of his breath, hear the way it stirred in his chest.
“Let’s just stay like this, until the end. Hold me until it’s all over.” Dell wanted to plead.
“Copy that.”
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lazypanartist · 1 year
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Hello hello this is your Kindness Surprise so enjoy!! A Homie Continuation. - 📝nonnie
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"So!!" You chirped, thumbing the rim of your canned coffee. Leonardo sat across from you at your coffee table. The two of you were quiet for a while, before your turtle friend took a slow sip from his own coffee.
"So!" he echoed, strained smile on his face.
The two of you stared expectantly at one another before you finally got fed up and groaned, your head thudding against the table.
It was now hour 3 after the concert. 4 a.m. And ever since you let slip your feeling on your bike, everything has been...weird.
Well, okay, correction. The behavior during the concert was entirely normal for you two. You both got into a mosh pit, and had a blast rushing people and being tossed around like a plastic bottle in a typhoon. It was leagues better than the first time the two of you went to a concert, where during the mosh he tried showing off and ended up almost trampled before he was noticed by you and helped up.
that was actually how you two met.
Heck, during this concert, you held Leo up on your shoulders at one point so he could get the best view of the stage. The two of you had a blast, AND you got to witness Leonardo have his Icarus moment when he felt like he was king of the world while perched on your shoulders, only to get pegged in the face by the t-shirt gun.
(He had yet to take it off. The neon paint splatter pattern went well with his stripes.)
However, the ride to the venue was steeped in awkward silence and clipped chatter. And the drive back, one you both came down from the adrenaline high, left a lot to be desired. It felt as if every single light managed to be red, making the ride as miserable as possible.
"I hate this!" you hissed, burying your face into your folded arms. "Why are we acting like this?! Nothing's changed! Right??"
"No! Nothing at all!"
"Right! So we can just...Move on!" you looked up from your arms, glaring at the table. "We can laugh it off, I said something stupid, and it was just that! Stupid! It was dumb, foot in mouth, we can push past this and forget it happened."
The red eared slider's head whipped up as you said this, eyes narrowing some.
"So what, we just don't address it? Like it's not something that's been eating you up obviously?" You winced and looked away. "Alright, I'm calling Armchair."
You shot up at that. "No."
"Yes. This is important and we need to talk."
"Come on, man!" you whined, but began to lay out on the couch. Once Armchair protocol was announced, it was too late.
"Oh come on, you've done this to me so many times." Leo groaned, sitting in the little armchair adjacent to your beat up couch. "Alright, session start, what are we feeling emotionally?"
"...Embarrassment, stress, fear...anxiety...hurt."
Leo nodded. "Okay, good. Good start. Thank you for being honest."
"Mhm."
"So. Please expunge on the statement you made about giving up on liking me like that."
"...Expunge?"
"Yeah. Tell me more."
You sat up and gave Leon a Look. "That means to like, delete or erase. Did you mean Expound?"
"...Maybe. Anyways, less judgey more talky. I know you're trying to sidetrack."
Dammit.
"Fine." You took a breath. "I...have had feeling for you. Um, romantic ones. And I hid it from you."
Leonardo held his tongue from throwing a quip out. "Okay. Good. Thank you for telling me now. Can you tell me why you never told me?"
...You needed a drink. Your tongue felt like a dry sponge. You nervously swallowed.
There was the sound of light scraping, and you looked over to find your canned coffee had been moved over closer. You gave a nervous, appreciative smile and knocked the rest of your drink back.
"I...felt like it...I wasn't..." You gave a frustrated huff. "This is hard."
"Yeah tell me about it. I'm normally the one laying down."
That got a smile out of you, though there was no real humour. "I was afraid of...How you would react. Because I didn't want to mess up our friendship. I love you a lot, and you are important to me, so I didn't want to make you feel awkward or want to no longer be friends. Plus, you could do better than me, so."
Your scaled friend's nose scrunched. "What do you mean 'Better'?"
"Homie I dont know how many times I have to tell you that you're an 11 out of 10, but I hope one day it sticks in your brain, pretty boy."
You didn't notice when he blushed at that last bit and turned to look away for a bit. After a moment, Leo felt his heart sink when he registered something.
"...You keep saying past tense stuff, was, were, did...What's up with that? Do you no longer have a crush on me...?"
You closed your eyes, frustrated tears brimming forth. "...I dont know."
"..Can you...Expound?" Leo wasn't scratching his arm anxiously or picking the threads of the armchair bare or feeling his gut swirl with nerves.
"I can't, really. I don't know. I um...The crush, and the friendship kinda...Blended? Over time. I cant say I dont have a crush because I dont know if its a crush or not anymore."
Leonardo frowned at that, but took a deep breath. You barreled on.
"It doesnt matter, to me. I just want to be close with you. Cant we just...stay friends, doing the same- well, thats not fair to you."
"It's okay, its okay. Listen, I'll decide what's fair to me or not. Don't you dare start villainizing yourself for kissing me either."
You covered your face with your arm. "Where do we go from here? I don't even know if I love you like...Like that, anymore. Its all...Messy."
Leo shrugged and got closer, patting your head. "Why dont, we now continue on as we always have, yeah? We'll just try being more conscious of these kinds of things and how you're feeling, and if you ever come to the realization that you are in love with me or not, we can circle back and talk about it."
You nodded, leaning into his three fingered hand as your friend helped soothe you and get you out of Armchair Mode, at one point pressing a kiss to the back of your hand. He'd help you work through your feelings, no matter how long it took. He already decided nothing would change even if you were to be friends only.
...He really hoped you'd end up liking him back when he worked up the corage to ask you out, though.
Armchair Protocol!! Leo's been learning quite a bit from Doctor Feelings lately!
But to be real? This is how healthy relationships, friendship or otherwise, should be. Healthy communication, even if one side doesn't know *for sure* what they want.
Sorry to get Serious on Main but I have Feelings, most of which are Gay and Stupid
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what is loves ? (nines x gn! reader part2)
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Okay so in this story Connor and Gavin are a couple :3
L/n : last name
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Nines pov :
As I sent the message to Connor, I waited a bit before getting a response
C : what do you mean?
N : it's for the case, maybe it was something love related so I need to gather more information, detective l/n left so I can't ask them.
It was half true actually, but Connor didn't needed to know what happened with his software earlier.
C : can't you research it?
N : I did but the definition is incomplete and doesn't help, why would humans have butterflies in the stomach? Can androids get them too?
C : it's an analogy - anyway, in some cases, love can make an another person do crazy things like kidnapping their lover so they can only see them, killing an "opponent" to keep them or even killing the loved one if they can't have them, do you understand?
N : yes I think so.. It's unpredictable like deviants right? But why people like love so much if it hurts?
C : well.. Nothing is all black or white in a relationship, it's more Grey, and sometimes it gets darker or lighter, for example, when hank found out I was dating Gavin, he got absolutely crazy and pursued him in all of the office, hank and I have a "father and son" relationship, he thought he meant well but ended up hurting my feelings, so he apologized and accepted Gavin, well sort off.
N : I think I understand better now, thank you
C : no problem, good night
Many days passed since this night but the "feelings" Nines was experiencing, we're getting bigger and bigger every time something happens between both of you. Even if it was something very little. On the good way, you all almost got the case clear, you all just needed to go to the suspects house and interrogate them, easy right?
Nines knocked on the door, Connor was on his left while you and Gavin were behind them, hank being at the station for something else and would come later.
"anybody home!?" screamed the Rk900, at first nothing, but you all heard shuffling inside, Gavin drew his pistol out and so did you, the androids broke the door and you all started to search the house after your suspect.
You got downstairs when Gavin searched at the kitchen, nines got into the rooms and Connor made sure the suspect couldn't get away, there was a 50/50 chance that the suspect would be armed, but oh nines was wrong to let you go down there alone. The three of them heard a loud scream and shuffling coming from the basement, the upgraded android was faster to get down and reach to you, there was no much light but with his advanced optics, he could see many pictures on a board, some crossed with a red X or a big circle also in red, all of them being android-human couples. The next one was a picture of you and him, going out in the park and talking about some personal stuff, when did that happened? Why didn't he noticed him take a picture?
But that wasn't the more alarming thing, he had you under his gun, yours being far away behind, he scanned you and saw you had a broken arm, due to fighting against this monster. His fists clenched and he lowly cursed.
"STAY WHERE YOU ARE OR I'LL SHOOT HER!"
Nines searched all the possibilities, you had a chance of survival of 20%, he had to save you. He couldn't lose you.
He contacted Connor to tell him to stay upstairs and call backups, as much as he despised this man, he tried to talk with him to gain more time.
"why do you do this, killing these couples?"
"IT'S NONE OF YOUR DAMN BUISNESS GOD DAMN MACHINE!"
Chance of survival : 10% ⬇️
"we aren't even a couple, juste coworkers, if you hate so much androids I'm the one you should kill not them."
"Nines no-"
Chance of survival 30% ⬆️
"yeah you are right, androids always fucks up everything! I had a wife, and kids! This bitch cheated on me with him! Heck even my kids doesn't speak to me anymore saying he is a better dad than I am!"
"I-I understand your hatred towards us but why do you kill the humans too? Don't you want to protect your own r-race?" you managed to say, even if it was hard to breathe with his arm around your throat.
"I-I guess I wanted to get rid of the people who thought they were alive, so no one would think like them anymore and see they were only machines.. Only big ass roombas doing the chores!"
Chance of surviving 50% ⬆️
you started to cry, having the man's arm under your throat and all the  stress was making you crazy, you  looked at nines with pleading eyes.
"i'll take their place as the hostage, let them go"
the man grinned and looked at nines 
" oh no they are more valuable than you, you can get easily replaced right ? they can't"
that's when a sound was heard behind the man's head, a pistol where you take the safety off, there  was hank, he appeard through the big window in the basement and stood behind the threat.
"hands where i can see them, no sudden moves" 
hank got upstairs with him so the other officers could take care of him. you dropped on your knees, crying, the rk900 came closer and stroked your cheeks, taking the tears away.
" are you alright ? no other injuries ?"
"no i'm okay..thank you nines, you saved me.."
the android's LED spinned yellow and red at your words, why did you thanked him, it's hank who saved you after all.
"i didn't do anything i-"
"no that's not true, you are the one who runned when i screamed, who gained more time and contacted the others, if you weren't there, i would either be dead or a threat to the others, so thank you for that"
you took his hands in yours, he then did the thing you didn't know he could do, he hugged you, tightly but not too tight to cause any discomfort to your broken arm. tears of joy started to make their way on your cheeks and you hugged back.
"why did you wanted to sacrifice yourself nines ? i want to know.." you looked at him in concern
"because..you are the most amazing human i know, i can't take it when you are hurt, and i can be easily replaced after all"
"no don't say that i..i don't want an another rk900 sent here i...i just want you"
you stroked his cheek and started to get closer, nines came closer and kissed you on the lips tenderly. you separated and connected your foreheads together.
"you broke protocol didn't you ?"
"yes, only for you"
that's when the basement opened to a worried connor who smiled when he saw both of you in each others arms, the funny part was when gavin poked his head to see what was going on and screamed at the top of his lungs :
"ARE YOU GUYS GONNA COMME OUTTA HERE OR FUCK ALREADY !?"
you both laughed as you got upstairs, nines putted you in the ambulance and waved as you got away to get taken care of, he turned to a smiling connor holding his boyfriend hand, who was muttering god knows what and was red as a tomato.
"i wish you to be happy nines"
both of the rk units smiled and the predecessor got in a car to go back to the dpd, making reports with his partner, the rk900 looked at his hands then at the sky, smiling
many adventures awaits both of you, hopefully for the best
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mushiewrites · 1 year
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can I just be sappy for a moment about 2022? It was so shitty for a multitude of reasons but you guys made it better ):
firstly everyone that interacts with my posts, i love u and appreciate u so much ): if i didn’t have people interacting, i wouldn’t really have a reason to want to keep writing.
but there are some very cool and lovely people I want to fawn over and just say a few things about 🫠
thank u to:
@an-inkling-of for hyping up my writing and always encouraging me to be mean (hehehe 😈)
@elliot-tword for being one of the first people i remember being so kind and supportive when i first started out writing
@fluffy-fics for making LITERAL BEAUTIFUL ART FROM MY FICS / DRABBLES???????? still so honored tbh 🥺💕
@sleepy--anon + @azuregiggles + @starshinenova for providing the best hc’s i’ve ever seen and allowing me to run wild with them 👀
@amitlee for being my enemy, one of my favorite people to bully/be bullied by, and also one of the best people i’ve gotten to meet on this hell site 🔥
I have a million more people I could thank, so if you weren’t mentioned, just know I love u and appreciate you. I want to tag you all 🥺
I hope every has an incredible 2023, it’s gonna be great I can feel it ✨
(okay i’m putting the longer ones under here…..this is going to be SAPPY sappy - this is your warning)
@cayjno - my baby jworm ): i don’t even know what to write for you. i went from freaking out in the best way over your fics to getting to be so close with you and i am still confused as to how????? i have no idea why but i was so nervy to speak with you bc u were just so COOL to me and i was scawwed. i remember the night we had our first real conversation, i was just so hype that you were as cool as i thought, probably even more so. you are one of the most kindest and sweetest humans i’ve ever met. i am so so thankful to know you and get to be in your life. you make me feel so safe, you never ever throw judgement on me and i am so grateful for that. i don’t ever feel scared telling you things because i know you’re not going to look at me differently for it. you also don’t let me brain run with bad things - you normally tell me straight up how something is if i seem to be going a different direction than what actually is happening in situations where that might normally happen. you are just such a lovely support person. we are so comfortable with each other and i love doing stupid things with you. you are so extremely talented in so many ways (i will never have another wallpaper that isn’t a juno drawing ever again btw). u are absolutely adorable and i adore you and your art and your writing and just skdndjdndjsj i love you ): i can’t wait until we invent teleporting so i can hug you for a million years ): i love u so much mouse 💕
@covenofwives - I literally stayed hyperfixated on The Blame Game for m o n t h s. you are SO UNBELIEVABLY COOL. the first few times we spoke i was so hype because you were so kind! we’ve gotten to be such nice little fwens and i love that for us ): we have our own little bobbi duo! i love when we exchange art and wips, it makes me feel so nice that you allow me to see your creations before they’re finished. you are so insanely talented as well, i’m still so hype that you drew Big Challenges on the beach just enjoying his day. you and your feathers are the cutest things EVER, i can’t wait to keep our cute lil friendship growing! i love and appreciate u and ur kindness always 🥺💕
and last but definitely not least
@awkwardtickleetoo - my lil baby puppy knight. the other half of puppyduo. mr bones. i could list everything we’ve ever called each other here but it would need to be a whole new post tbh. i adore you. you already know this. i remember being nervy to speak to you too, but god am i glad we started bc here we are now, months later and clingy as heck. we are the cutest little besties and i wouldn’t trade our weird little freaky conversations for anything. thank you for always bouncing ideas around with me or reading things if i need to know if things sound okay. i love that we don’t gatekeep, and i love that we bully each other about the embarrassing things we share. i love that we’ve resorted to using mostly pet-names for each other, and i love the ones you give me (all of them are good but you know my favorites 🥺) i love that we don’t EVER judge each other and i don’t ever second guess it when i tell you things that fluster me. you’re always so kind (and mean) in the best way and you are just such a lovely person. you, just like everyone else on this list are so extremely talented. you know i binge your fics and fawn over the shit you say all the time. i am very clearly cal stan #1. i actually could keep going but this would end up being very long and repetitive, but it’s all true. love you, idiot. 💕
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terrytellyetales · 2 years
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I Just Wanted to See You (Part 5)
I’m still alive and heck yeah I just wrote that! Well.... no. Not really. It’s actually been siting unfinished in my drafts for a long time now. I feel so happy finally getting this out there! If you wanna check out what else I’ve written, here’s the masterlist.
Part 1
Status: Ongoing
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It's been an eventful day ever since you arrived at Liyue. You were finally making your way back to the city, happily walking hand in hand with your new zombie friend who kept looking at you. "Hmm? Is there something on my face?" Qiqi shook her head in response before speaking.
   "Who is... Teucer?"
   "Oh. Teucer's my little brother. We travelled together from Snezhnaya to here to find our big brother."
   "If you travelled together... why is Teucer not here?"
   "Uh... hehe... you see..."
You recount the events that took place before you met Qiqi. You started with how Teucer suddenly came bursting through the front door of your house with a very bad idea.
   "I thought maybe the gods heard my wish and it was brother at the door. I mean, it was my brother, but not the one I really wanted to see. After that we snuck on the ship Teucer mentioned. It was tricky because we kept getting caught by this big scary sailor."
   "How did you... get on?"
   "Well... first we tried tip toeing on board but he kept shooing us away. We tried sneaking into their cargo, wearing a disguise, closely tailing another sailor while hiding behind him, but he somehow kept finding us. We were about to give up when I noticed how the lady holding a clipboard kept looking at him and how Mr. Sailor kept looking at her and came up with a great idea!"
   "What did... you do?"
   "Hehe... we helped them become friends! I made Teucer tell the nice lady how Mr. Sailor thinks she looked pretty and smart and that he was too shy to talk to her. I went to tell Mr. Sailor the lady with the clipboard likes him and that she was too shy to talk to him. After that Mr. Sailor went to talk to her. He said not to even try sneaking on the ship, but that was the whole point! While they were distracted, Teucer and I quickly snuck onboard and into one of the crates they loaded up. After they set sail, we had to make sure not to get spotted 'cuz they might throw us off or something. We didn't didn't pack any food, so we tried checking if there was anything to eat in one of the crates."
   "Isn't that... stealing?"
   "Oh. Don't worry. You see, brother gave Teucer a pouch to always bring with him. He said to give it to a nice person and they will take good care of Teucer. We left some of the Mora that was in it on one of the crates. See? We made sure to pay for everything!"
   "Wow. Y/N is... smart."
   "Hehe. It was a good thing Teucer grabbed that pouch before we left."
"Mm... Teucer is... also smart."
"When we arrived, we immediately looked for our brother and somehow wondered outside the city. Oh! Then I got tripped by this plant with eyes. I chased it and caught it by the leaves. I tried to pull it out to get a better look but there was a bigger one that was right above me!"
   "Oh no... did it... crush you?"
   "It would have if I wasn't suddenly yanked away! Mr. Xiao said it's called a Dendro Slime. I've never seen one before. Maybe there aren't any where I'm from since the ground in Sneznayah is always covered in snow." 
(Disclaimer: I have no idea what Sneznayah is like. I'm just basing it off of the little clues in game.)
   "What happened next?"
   "The tiny Dendro Slime was going really fast while dragging me. It suddenly stopped and threw me into the air and off a cliff!"
"Oh no..."
"It was so scary! Luckily, Mr. Xiao came flying to my rescue. And then... I didn't see Teucer anywhere, but that's okay! Mr. Xiao helped me look for Teucer! Even if... we didn't find him yet."
   "Mr. Xiao... will find Teucer."
   "Yup! Mr.  Xiao promised! Oh! We also saw one of the toys brother sells! His name is Mr. Cyclops. He fights bag guys and monsters to keep people safe! But then... it started attacking us... Mr. Cyclops hurt Mr. Xiao and also destroyed the scarf brother gave... Mr. Xiao called him a Ruin Guard and that it was a killing machine. Brother lied... Mr. Cyclops is a bad guy..."
   "Y/N..."
You noticed how you were starting to get teary eyed. Yes, you were upset about the scarf, but you were more upset about your brother lying to you about Mr. Cyclops. Not wanting to worry Qiqi, you quickly wiped your tears and tried to perk up. "But it's okay! Mr. Xiao made me these ade- adepi- Adepti charms!" You carefully reach into your pocket and take out the charms Xiao made form crystal core and leaves.
"Pretty..."
"Right? Mr. Xiao also said they're magic and will keep me safe."
The two of you continued on happily to Liyue Harbor. While walking, you both noticed a woman who looked like she was in her late 60's. She was standing at the side of the road surrounded by birds. She was holding a small pouch that she kept sticking her hand in and throwing something white that attracted more of them. "Finches." Qiqi's grip on your hand loosened and she runs ahead of you. "Eh?! Not you too. Qiqi! Wait up!" You run after her, not wanting to repeat the same incident when you lost Teucer. "Is this what Mr. Xiao felt when I kept running ahead of him?" As Qiqi got closer, she slowed down so as not to scare away the Finches. You followed suit, but a little to late. You bumped into Qiqi’s back and the impact caused her to fall forward, scaring the birds away in the process. “Ah! I’m sorry!” 
The woman turns around to see what all the fuss was about. “Oh my.” She quickly seals the pouch and makes her way towards you two. “Are you alright, dear?” She reaches out a hand to help Qiqi up.
   “Thank you...”
   “I’m sorry we scared away the birds, ma’am.”
   “Ho ho ho, that’s quite alright, dear. Don’t worry about it.”
   “We scared... the Finches away... Qiqi is... sorry.”
   “Now, now. No need to look so down. Granny knows a trick to bring them back.”
The woman opens up her pouch again and reaches inside. “Would you dears hold out your hands for granny, please?” The two of you comply and reach out your hands, palms facing upward. She puts what look like grains of uncooked rice. “Now, just throw them up in the air like this so the grains scatter nicely.” You both threw the grains as you were told. As soon as the grains hit the ground, the woman lets out some bird noises to call over the Finches once again. Out of nowhere, you see a huge flock fly your way and start pecking at the ground, trying to get as much rice as they can.
“There we go. Would you like to help granny feed the finches? I'm afraid these old bones can't scatter the rice fast enough for them." Qiqi's face lights up at the invitation, but she hesitates because she remembered her contract with Xiao.
   "I have to... fulfil my contract... I have to... take Y/N to Liyue Harbor..."
   "Ho ho ho, what a good girl you are. If you're in a hurry that's quite alright."
You notice how Qiqi looks a bit down. and step forward.
   "Uhm... we're not really in a hurry."
   "Y/N?"
   "It's okay. Mr. Xiao said nothing about not being allowed to make pitstops. Besides, this is still along the way and I'd also like to feed the finches."
   "Ho ho ho, I'm sure the finches will be happy. Thank you."
She offers offers the two of you her bag of uncooked grains of rice so you could each get a handful.
As you were feeding the Finches, you see a slight smile form on Qiqi’s face. Somehow, seeing her this happy, also makes you happy. Some of them even decided to rest on Qiqi’s head.
   “Hey look! They like you!”
   “Ho ho, would you look at that.”
   “I like the Finches too... very much.”
This was a nice change after all the near death experiences you’ve been through ever since you arrived. The three of you continue feeding the birds until the pouch was empty.
"Ho ho ho, looks like meal time is over. Thank you for your help, my dears."
"It was our pleasure!"
"Thank you... very much."
"You're headed for the harbor, yes? It seems this is where we part ways. You take care now."
"We will! You take care too, granny!"
"Have a... safe trip."
You and Qiqi wave good bye to the woman as she walks the opposite direction you're headed. Before you continued your walk to Liyue, Qiqi brings out her notebook and a pencil.
   “What are you doing?”
   “I’m writing down what we did today... so that I won’t forget it.”
   “You really like Finches, don’t you?”
   “Mm, I enjoy... looking at the Finches.”
   “Good thing we took a little break, right?”
   “Mm... I am also glad... to be friends with Y/N.”
   “He he, I’m glad to be friend with you too."
   "Finished. Shall we... go?"
Qiqi puts away her notebook and pencil. She reaches out her hand for you to take, just like what you did before you parted ways with Xiao. You happily take her hand and skip merrily as you continue heading for Liyue once more. As you continue onward, she notices the scratches on your legs.
   “You’re... hurt?”
   “Huh?”
You stop skipping and Qiqi points at your legs.
   “Those? They’re just scratches. No big deal.”
   “Did the Hilichurls... do that?
   “Probably not. You scared them away before we even got close.”
    “I will... take you to Bubu Pharmacy... Dr. Baizhu can... treat you. Dr. Baizhu says... small cuts and scratches can be bad... if left untreated.”
   “Oh. Okay. Thank you, Qiqi.
   ”When Mr. Xiao... comes back with your brother... Dr. Baizhu can also treat his wounds... if he has any.”
   “Thank you, Qiqi. Let’s hope Teucer’s okay.”
After a little while, you finally reach your destination “We made it!” Still worried about your injuries, Qiqi tugs on your hand with no signs of letting go.
   “Where are we going?”
    “To ask Dr. Baizhu... to treat your wounds.”
   “Oh. Right, hehe.”
You were alone and had nothing better to do anyway, so you decided to go along with it. It would also be a chance to actually ask someone about your brother. Why wasn’t that the first thing you did when you arrived? You were too busy chasing aster Teucer.
   “Do you think Dr. Baizhu knows my brother?”
   “I don’t... know. You can ask him... later. Dr. Baizhu has... many patients. Dr. Baizhu remembers... all of his patients."
“Okay! I hope he does. And then I can go find him and wait with him for Mr. Xiao to bring Teucer.”
Distracted by the thought of being reunited with your brother, you didn’t notice the tall figure falling from the sky until it landed right in front of you with a loud thud. It was a tall man in a gray suit and short ginger hair. He had a red mask tied to his head, black gloves, and a hydro vision dangling from his belt. When you recognized who this individual was, your eyes filled up with tears from the happiness and relief you felt seeing his face. “Brother!” At the sound of your voice he immediately turns to you. Without warning, you tackle hugged him, causing him to nearly lose his balance. He pulls your body away so he could get a better look.
"Y/N! I'm so glad you're safe!"
"It really is you! I'm so glad. I missed you so much."
"Yes, it's me. I was so worried when Teucer said he lost you."
"You found Teucer?"
From the stairs behind him, there was another familiar face.
   “You found Y/N!”
   “Teucer!”
The little boy came running to join in on the touching moment. Childe opened up his arms so he could trap both of you in a tight embrace. It was a long journey filled with adventure. It was both exciting and terrifying since you literally came close to death, but the feeling of warmth, love, and security your brother exuded melted it all away. Finally being reunited made it all worth it.
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<< Part 4
Part 6(?)
FINALLY FINALLY FINALLY!! A wild Childe appears! But why is he not in the Northland Bank like in the story quest? Why did he suddenly fall from the sky and land (awesomely) in front of our cute little reader and zombie? How did Teucer make it back before you did? How did he end up with Childe just like that?
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axiolotl · 5 months
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did some planty stuff today!
mainly, found places for all my tradescantia now they're back home again (i brought them to work while friend was over and is allergic to them)
the tradescantia:
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these are:
tradescantia zebrina 'burgundy' (deep purple, green stripes)
tradescantia blossfeldiana 'Nanouk' (light pink & green stripes)
tradescantia pallida 'purple heart' (the ones in the front right)
tradescantia albiflora albovitatta (the green & yellow/white one)
the places: the living room! (left before, right after)
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this involved moving my grow light set up around -- this is where i keep my hoyas and pilea pepperomia! i put my dracaena and the t. burgundy & t. nanouk under the lights, because if they get sufficient light they look sooo good bushy (instead of leggy). only time will tell if this ends up burning them, which, has happening to the nanouk before lol.
i moved the dracaena there bc he is the odd one out along my pothos wall and i want to see what more light does for him
also moved t. purple heart above bc it looks pretty cascading and maybe...itll catch the grow light and get more purple...
the places: my bedroom
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1st is near my headboard; usually t.albiflora is in a nice, deep red pot, and not next to my neon pothos, so he kinda looks almost lackluster next to my neon lol
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2nd is on my 'pothos wall'; i might put it on the higher shelf, but i do love the cascading effect to break up bushiness & fill in white space!
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3rd is right by my desk, and my string of turtles and t. burgundy can finally be reunited :) i have gotta figure out how the heck to make these guys cascade though
there's a large t. burgundy still at work, and my mom has my rooted cutting of t. nanouk, so i'll have to find places for those but...thats for later me to figure out lol
i also watered all the tradescantia with some mosquito bits-water (i'd steeped it a couple days ago) because there's been random gnats in the apartment and i can't friggin figure out where they're coming from!!! they might also be fruit flies from the kitchen but better safe than sorry!!! the newcomers must be cleansed!!!!
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lotusthewriter · 2 years
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Somebody who deserved it
Fandom: Steven Universe
Rating: G
Relationships: Lars & Steven, Steven & Everyone
Characters: Lars Barriga, Steven Quartz Universe; MINOR/CAMEOS - Connie Maheswaran, the Crystal Gems, the Diamonds, Spinel, Greg Universe
Summary: In which Lars is present when Steven turns into a monster.
Word count: 2.673
AO3 / Fanfiction
A/N: What I wanted from SUF, but they failed me, so I wrote this to cope.
Most of this is basically a novelization of I Am My Monster but in Lars’ POV, so I hope it’s not boring.
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Beach City has seen its fair share of disasters, mostly thanks to gem stuff. There have been at least three alien invasions, one worse than the other, but thankfully no one ever got hurt. The citizens at this point know what to do in dire times.
So, it shouldn’t be a surprise when a thud shakes the ground violently, scaring Lars out of his almost nap at Spacetries. He and Blue Lace look at each other, only for another one, worse than the previous, to shake everything again. That’s when they rush outside, like everyone else in town, until…
There’s a giant pink monster at the beach, and it roars. Others have already run off, and so Lars and Blue Lace follow them, gathering anyone else who’s paralyzed with fear. In the meantime, Lars has many questions in his head. Why the hell is there a freaking pink kaiju here? Where did it come from? He knows it’s likely gem stuff, because what isn’t, but how did a monster appear out of warning?
They’re already nearing the highway, fearing for the monster to attack the town in giant kaiju movie style, when Lars hears four paws hitting the ground, and a young voice guiding people. He recognizes Connie riding Lion, and so he rushes to her, as she possibly knows what’s happening.
“Connie!”
“Lars! You’ve got to get out of here, it’s too dangerous!”
“What the heck is that thing?!” Lars points at the monster, which still seems to be far away despite her warnings.
“That—” she hesitates, though, and the look on her face becomes tragic. “… That’s Steven.”
Lars’ stomach drops. “What?”
Even from far away, he can see the monster destroying the hill at the beach. Something about its face… the eyes and the nose…
Oh, god, that really is Steven.
The millions of questions in his head only get worse. The last time Lars saw Steven was at the Graduation, after he told him he was still going to think better on his return to space. Steven never came to visit him at Spacetries, only to retrieve some strange cake with “Together Forever” in it when Lars wasn’t even there. Lars was also… kind of unsure whether he should talk to him after he got so upset. He didn’t want to force Steven to do anything he didn’t want to.
And now he sees how this was a mistake.
Steven has become a monster, likely… corrupted. Lars doesn’t know much about corruption, but he sees Blue Lace’s horns, her scars, and he could tell it must’ve been a painful experience. A state where you’re blinded by fear, by confusion, by trauma…
This must be how his friend is feeling right now.
He can’t let this happen again.
“Lars, where are you going?!”
The pink boy ignores Connie as he runs back to the beach with all his might. He realizes that, after becoming pink, his strength has practically become inhuman. Lars concentrates, focuses, then he lets out a yell that transforms in a white portal. He’s practiced it enough with Lion and would use it as a means of delivery, so he arrives at the beach in no time. He already finds the Crystal Gems and Mr. Universe there, while Steven is being kept in the ocean by water chains.
“Lars?” They all said in unison.
“I’m here! Connie told me that’s Steven!” He explains. “Is there anything I can do to help?”
“… we don’t know,” Pearl answers. “He won’t listen to us.”
“We need to reach him, somehow, and bring out his humanity,” Garnet speaks up.
Amethyst sighs exasperatedly. “You know who would be great at that?”
Everyone asks, “Who?”
But she only replies, “STEVEN!”
Before they can even come up with anything, something seems to come from above, as well as new voices.
“Yoo-hoo! Steven!”
“Is this a bad time?”
It’s… the giant Diamond ship he saw two years ago, when he arrived back home. What the hell are they doing here now?
“You gotta be kidding me,” Amethyst mutters.
The Elastigirl gem comes out of the ship with one of Steven’s sandals, only to be horrified by the monster far away. Then the rest of the Diamonds come along to question what it is.
“That thing is Steven,” Garnet tells them.
The four gems react badly, of course. They all bring out questions, but no one has any answers.
“Never mind that, we have to change him back.”
“Leave it to me,” Yellow Diamond says, preparing her powers.
Yellow uses… lightning or something at Steven, and it does seem to decrease the size of his head, but he roars, and it doesn’t work.
“He’s resisting. Maybe he needs to feel better first,” Blue speaks up. “I can help with that.”
She throws a cloud at him (Lars really wonders what that’s supposed to do), but it backfires, and it hits Yellow and the pink gem on her shoulder. They both start laughing.
“Wow! Your new power didn’t work, either!” She says while in the middle of strained laughter.
Well, the last one to try is White.
“If I connect with him and he speaks through me, maybe we'll understand what he's going through. Now then.” She’s much closer to him now, and Lars fears for the worst. “Do you hear me, Steven?” Suddenly… disco lights seem to come out of her gem. “Just relax and let me in.”
The monster roars, and White seems to reach out… only for her to fall backwards, though Blue and Yellow catch her before she gets hurt.
“That’s not Steven anymore!” White exclaims, terrified.
If that isn’t bad enough, Steven seems to break free from Lapis’ powers. She tries, except… his horns and his eyes are bright, like he’s charging up, and then he lets out a tremendous roar, which pushes everyone, even the Diamonds, back. The Diamond ship falls to the ground as well. They’re all weak, unable to stand up. Lars can only look up, his vision blurry, sensing Steven approaching… they’re doomed.
… but then…
Something comes out of the sea, something bright. It’s like… a giant arm?
As Lars is back to his senses, he realizes the big arm stops Steven from attacking. With a lot of struggle.
According to Amethyst, that sounds like the “Cluster”. Lars doesn’t have time to ask them what that thing is, because at least it’s helping them not get destroyed.
“Deep inside this… monster,” Pearl speaks, “Steven must be in there, so angry.”
“I knew something was going on, I- why didn’t I do something?!”
He realizes Garnet is gone since the two gems that form her are replacing her. And they’re both crying.
“If we don't get through to him, he'll stay like this forever!” One of them says, hopeless.
In the meantime, Mr. Universe is taking steps back, horrified.
“Dude! You should get outta here before you get hurt!” Amethyst orders him.
“NO!” The man puts his foot down. “Every time Gem stuff happens, I run the other way! This is my son! And he's right to be angry because I didn't protect him!”
“You didn’t protect him from us!” Blue Diamond cries. “He’s like this because of us!”
Yellow also tears up, “We’re the source of Steven’s suffering!”
Then, the elastic gem cries and blows her nose, also blaming herself. And White joins in, telling her that it’s her own fault, not the other’s. But the pink one insists, and they…
They’re really doing this.
They’re really pitying themselves.
These pathetic, thousand-year-old overlords are feeling sorry for themselves when there’s an angry and traumatized monster needing their help right in front of them.
“… Are you SERIOUS?!” Lars blurts out. Everyone looks at him. “What, is this a goddamn sob competition?!”
“But it’s true, I hurt him—” White tries to argue as she cries miserably, but he’s had none of it.
“Uh, yeah, of course you did! But you’re not doing ANYTHING to help! Steven has turned into a monster and yet all you’re doing instead is a freaking pity party!”
“He’s right!” A voice calls out from the distance.
It’s Connie, and she arrives at the beach with Lion.
“Yes, you hurt him, but this isn't the time to make this all about you! That is not helping!”
Ironically, as she makes an entire speech to a hopeless crowd, the cloudy sky seems to clear out, and the sun shines again.
“… We all had Steven when we needed him, but the only person who's never had Steven is Steven! He's always been there for us, so…” she sighs, “How can we be there for him now?!”
It's so moving, that Garnet fuses again. “I know how.”
Right after that, the giant Steven overpowers the Cluster, and he’s rushing all the way back to them.
Garnet yells, “Okay! No time to waste!” She then gives orders to the rest of the group. Everyone is now focused, no longer crying and wallowing down in self-pity.
“It’s time to show Steven… some love.”
Lapis flies towards him and stops him with a giant wave. As he’s distracted, everyone runs to the sea. They all yell out his name, and Garnet, now bigger than everyone, is the first to jump towards Steven to hold him back. She’s… hugging him. Steven struggles, roars, tries to reject it…
“Steven, when I fell apart, you were there for me,” Garnet says calmly. “I want to be there for you now. I’m here, Steven. I’m here.”
And then… Steven stops trying to break free. His face softens.
So, everyone else hugs Steven, in their own ways, in their own sizes. Lars is able not to fall, but if anything, he’s slightly above Garnet.
They all say words of encouragement.
“I'm here, Schtuball! Whatever you need, I'll make it happen! You hear me?!”
“STEVEN! You never gave up on me for some reason I don't understand! I'LL DO THE SAME FOR YOU!”
“I know you feel bad! Believe me, I get it! Sometimes it feels like you're never gonna like yourself but… it’s possible, man!”
“Steven, I know how awful it feels to keep a part of yourself secret! You shouldn't have to hide anything from me!”
Lars starts tearing up, too, remembering how much Steven helped him this whole time. If it weren’t for him, Lars wouldn’t have opened his bakery, he wouldn’t have made friends, or even stand up for others. He wouldn’t be here at all.
“Steven…” he sniffs, and raises his voice, “I know how it feels to be scared… but it’s okay! It’s okay to be afraid! And whether or not I’m just a corner away or light years from here, I’ll be here for you no matter what! Us Off Colors stick together!”
If he’s not hearing things, Steven might even… try saying Lars’ name. That makes the latter hold onto him tighter, and cry against his body.
Somewhere, he hears Lion teleport and Connie yell. It’s probably her turn to speak. Whatever she says, Lars can’t hear since it’s likely just for Steven.
That’s the turning point for Steven.
Lars hears him cry, as giant teardrops fall on the ocean. Nobody says anything else. They just let him.
Suddenly…
Everything goes white.
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It’s all back to normal rather quickly.
There weren’t any casualties or huge damage to the town this time. Everyone was back home, but of course, with many questions. Lars gets a few, including from Sadie, who was back in town after her tour with Shep had been interrupted, and from the Cool Kids. He doesn’t give many details to them, knowing it’s best to keep the privacy, but he does let them know everything will be cleared out soon.
Lars has closed the shop a little early today, and he’s carrying with him a box of pastries. It ranges from cupcakes to cookies, as well as a chocolate bar to make hot chocolate out of it. He makes his way to the now repaired beach house, greeting the gems and Mr. Universe at the living room. They seem well, though quiet and concerned. At least they’re not desperate anymore.
Amethyst eats some of the things he brought, but Pearl slaps her hand at some point to leave the rest for Steven. Speaking of which, he’s not around them, and Lars asks if he’s upstairs. They seem apprehensive.
“He’s… still resting,” Pearl replies.
“But I’m sure he’ll be glad to see you,” Mr. Universe reassures him. “We’ll be right here if you need, okay?”
Lars smiles, “Okay.”
He looks up, realizing the room upstairs is dark. Lars hasn’t seen Steven since the monster incident, and he’s not entirely sure if he’ll be glad to see him… but Lars exhales and goes for it.
He arrives at the room, almost expecting Steven to be asleep, but the boy is turned right to the entrance, his eyes tired but wide open, curious. Lars smiles at him.
“Hey, buddy,” he whispers. “I brought some stuff for you. Including my brand-new hot chocolate.”
Steven stands so he’s sitting on the bed, and he scoots to give Lars space. The latter places the box of pastries on his bedside table, and so he sits next to the other boy. Steven looks like he’s slept for several days straight.
“How are you doing?” Lars asks him.
“Hmm. Tired.”
“I can tell.”
“The only thing I’ve been up to is sleeping.”
“I don’t blame you. You deserve rest after everything.”
Steven doesn’t seem convinced of that. He looks down, sad.
“A-Are you…” he sniffs, immediately rubbing his eyes like he’s afraid to cry. “Are you still going to space?”
Lars isn’t surprised to hear the question.
“… nah,” the pink boy shrugs. “I think I’ll stick around for some time.”
Steven’s lip starts quivering.
“I-I’m sorry,” he breaks. “I didn’t mean to get in the way—”
“No, no, buddy. You have nothing to apologize for.” Lars puts an arm around him. “I know you were having a hard time.”
“I d-didn’t want you to see me like that.”
He doesn’t specify if it’s the Graduation or him being a monster, but Lars takes it both ways.
“It’s okay, Steven.”
“It’s not.”
Lars sighs. “Okay. It’s not. But I’m not mad at you or anything. You just needed help.”
Steven finally lets out tears, maybe feeling comfortable to be vulnerable now. He falls against Lars and sinks in, while the other has wrapped both arms around him.
“It still hurts so much,” the younger boy sobs. “I wish it didn’t.”
Lars doesn’t say anything, only squeeze him a little.
“I hurt so many people, but… everyone hurt me, too. I’m still angry and tired, and sad, and I wish I weren’t.”
Steven is crying, but it’s silent, only for him to hear. Maybe he doesn’t want to alarm anyone downstairs. Lars gets he needs something quiet, so he stays and doesn’t make a scene.
“I’ve got you, Steven,” he reminds him. “I’ve got you.”
“I… I don’t want to sound selfish, but…” Steven hiccups, “I’m glad you didn’t leave.”
Lars smiles sadly. “Yeah, me too.”
“Really?”
“Really.” The older wipes some of his tears for him. “I’m staying with you, for whatever you need.”
Steven laughs. “Us Off Colors stick together, right?”
Lars wonders if he remembers his words back then, but he decides not to question it.
“Right.”
They stay close for a whole eternity, until Steven’s stomach grumbles, and the boy shyly asks what Lars brought for him. He eats the cookies, with some joy growing subtly in his eyes. Lars offers to make the hot chocolate for him, but at Steven’s request, the gems do it for them instead.
In the end, they’re both drinking hot chocolate, and they turn on the TV to watch a bad episode of Camp Pining Hearts. He didn’t know Steven liked that show… and apparently neither did Steven know Lars did, too. He doesn’t mention all the embarrassing fanfictions he wrote when he was younger, though. Maybe another day.
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writer-komaru · 2 years
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Ahh working on so much writing is… a lot.
But it’s fun! Don’t get me wrong!
Tho I feel really bad that I haven’t finished any requests in a while. I’m so sorry to any one who has requested for taking so long! T T they will get done some time, I promise!
The best I can do is provide drabbles durning these trying time while I work on my actual stuff!
Contains spoilers to DR 3 Future arc!
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+~ now playing - gentle rain = hoyo-mix ~+
Everyone remembers the scene. It’s stuck in my brain. Every single time I look at him, I can see it playing on loop. And it breaks my heart.
The scene I’m talking about is where Makoto almost kills himself because of despair. And let me tell you, I felt a heck of a lot of despair while watching it.
So imagine this…
You and Juzo were the ones who stopped Makoto from ending his life. Watching Juzo pin the almost unrecognizable man who you’ve fallen in love with since the killing game struggle, cry, and grunt in pain made your heart shatter into a million pieces. It was at that moment your hope had left you. After all those days begging stuck in that god forsaken school, your hope slowly repairing with the help of Makoto’s blind optimism and kind words to you, it all comes to an end as you collapse onto your knees, tears streaming down yours cheeks, but your too stunned to even speak. Just silence as Juzo smacks some sense into him. Even as he returns to his original hopeful self, your despair still consumes you. You slowly get up and walk over to him.
“H-huh?! Ah! Reader, are you okay? Why are you- Ackk!”
Your plan on just walking over to him fails as you fall on top of him, your voice finally returning to you. His eyes widen as you let out a pent up wail, full of agony and suffering. You try to convey your thoughts and feelings in words, but only your loud crying can choke it’s way out of your throat. Hearing your destainful sounds, the sight of you desperately clinging onto him as if he is sand between your fingers, tears and snot dripping down your face, eyes red and puffy from crying so damn hard causes his heart to break as well. Yes, you heard me right, Mr. Sunshine and Rainbows’ heart literally cracks due to your despair.
As Juzo leaves in disgust, you finally find your words.
“M-Makoto… I- Sniff- I-I-I don’t know-Don’t know what I-I would have d-done w-w-without you… p-please I- please d-don’t…. PLEASE DON’T LEAVE ME!! I-I… I love you!!! S-S-So m-much!! Wahhahhhhh!!
For a few seconds, time froze. You… loved him? Everything made since now. You always stuck by him, during and after the killing game, even before it started. You were so kind to him, you defended him no matter what, you always made him feel less alone. But he never thought you cared about him in that way. The funny part is that he has also had a crush on you since high school.
Enough with the ones got, HC’s are easier
After a long time of comforting you (maybe around 30 mins or something, he really wanted to amen sir you were okay) he apologizes for ever letting himself fall into despair and for the fact you had to see him like that. It must had been very traumatizing. And it was. After that touching moment together as you both hugged while leaving against the wall, still sat on the ground, you decided that after you both got out of there, you would start a life together.
And you did. You both found a place to live at the future foundation, at least what was left with it, and began your healing processes. It took many, maaaaaany nights of crying into each others chests, days off of work, and time spend talking to each other about everything that happened and how you both feel until it actually stated to get better.
Every night you both would fall asleep holding each other tightly, not even daring to let go in case something happened in the middle of the night. And sometimes, you both would have nightmares. Terrible ones. Sometimes, one of you would walk up by screaming while tears gushing down your cheeks, just to be greeted by the other who sleepily held on tight, wishing that all this pain you both experienced would go away.
Those nights turned to few, rare nights. And with months, but most likely years or hard work with therapists, medication, and spending time with each other, you both eventually got to a point where you could wake up almost every morning to be excited for the day ahead of you, instead of scared and dread-filled.
And on the last day of both of your theropods visits, he once again surprised you with how much hope he can bring to you by going down on one knee and asking you to marry him.
Brain Rot <3
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Howdy!
So, in the "Three Facts" tag game, you mentioned that Cat & her hubbs have a "singing soulbond". This is such a cool idea <3
Does it only work with singing? Or does it include emotions as well? Are they both very musically inclined generally? How did they get it - is it a divine gift or is their love just that strong?
Please ramble! I would love to hear all about it, plx&thx <3
OKAY SO EVERYONE’S GETTING THE ENTIRE STORY, but first to answer these specific questions!
Q. Does it only work with singing?
A. Yeah that’s it, and for some reason it can only be actual songs. Making up a song on the fly with personal info like “🎵 hey my name is Cat and I live on this specific world come find me 🎶” doesn’t work. The thing about this singing soulbond is once both members are 21, *then* you can hear each other.
Q. Does it include emotions?
A. Only after they’ve soul marked each other. They’ve got the singing bond AND a soul marking bond, how lucky are they?
Q. Are they both very musically inclined?
A. Cat? Heck yeah! T? He can barely carry a tune. His voice is just flat, when he sings it mostly sounds like he’s saying the lyrics instead of singing, but with Cat’s help he’s gotten a bit better at it!
Q. How did they get it?
A. In my story there’s a world called Cothamibar, and it’s a very magical place, people can travel between worlds, it’s very common to do. Everyone born on this continent has a specific soulbond for some reason, and it spans worlds. So your soulmate can live on another world and if you wanna find then you’ve gotta become a world hopper. And there are multiple other worlds that have soul bonds as well.
For instance, Jane is born on Cothamibar and has the name of her soulmate on her right wrist, and Josh on another world has her name on his wrist, and he might not even be aware of other worlds. Finding your soulmate is mostly a matter of luck, with over a million worlds out there and a lot of people inhabiting them. Some people dedicate their lives to trying to find their soulmate. Most fail.
BUT ONTO THE STORY!!
So starting out, Cat adopted a dragon hybrid and is living in a big city, working at a club as a performer. She’s not on Cothamibar. Shes doing okay, stuck in the not so great part of town but it could be worse.
So one day T (I haven’t figured out a name for him yet) is going about his day with his family, doing his own thing, in another world that isn’t where Cat is or Cothamibar, when suddenly a woman’s voice pops up in his head. This isn’t a voice he’s used to! (Basically he’s got multiple soul bonds, for instance he can hear his brothers thoughts if they both focus hard enough) but she’s singing and he goes about his day listening to these songs and some of them are repeated, so he’s actually learning some of the lyrics, and then after a song the singing stops. Okay then. That’s odd.
Also I feel it’s important to note that the majority of his family has like the soulmark bonds, T and his brother are the only telepathic case (for right now hehe)
But anyways eventually at night he hears singing again, but it’s all lullabies, and T is an insomniac but somehow these songs are so good he manages to drift off to sleep and sleep through the entire night????
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But the days go by and it’s set to this schedule, for a few hours each day this voice sings pop songs, then it stops, then around 8 or so it’s all lullabies. He’s never been able to tell how long the lullabies last because somehow he’s asleep before then
(I feel the need to note that having a partner will not fix everything and that’s an unrealistic expectation but I myself have sleeping problems and I really want someone to sing me to sleep. But I digress)
Anyways fast forward a few weeks, T’s gotten used to it, but today there’s no singing?? This isn’t the norm and he’s confused. So he doesn’t really know what to do so when he’s by himself he starts to sing, one of the songs he’s learned to lyrics to and one of his favorites. And he’s not the best at singing, he’s pretty flat and can’t hit all the notes, but it’s enough to get the voice to start again. For a couple songs. Then that night there’s no lullaby so he can’t sleep and the next morning he’s grumpy
Everyone in the family has noticed his recent lifting mood, like he’s kind of humming around, he seems a little more well rested, so he comes down that day all grumpy and everybody’s like “hey man somethings wrong what’s upwhat’s up” and he goes “this voice in my head something is up” and everybody is like “hey Elaborate”
So this man has to explain that he’s been hearing a voice thing in his head and everybody’s like it might be a soul bond and he’s like it probably isn’t (but everyone here knows it is)
But that day things kind of return to what they were
UNTIL
T’s Dad likes to watch a TV station that Aires the performances in this club (because Cat is just That Good) and she’s singing, T’s hearing it but he’s outside so he’s coming into the living room and is suddenly like “hey why’s this voice louder” and he looks at the TV
It’s this lady with big ass wings and T kind of looks. And watches.
He goes outside to where he can’t hear the TV. He’s listening to her sing, he comes inside, and the sounds from the TV are blending in with the voice his head, and T is like One more test so he starts singing this song. And everyone looks absolutely gobsmacked because First of all T Doesn’t Sing, second of all how does he know the lyrics, but T’s not watching them he’s watching this lady and he notices her brighten a little bit and sing a little louder. And then he stops. and he notices her dim a little bit.
So he’s like “hey guys she’s the voice in my head” and half the family is like “oh so she probably is your soulmate!” and the other half is like “You’re Singing Something Is Wrong”
But anyways
Eventually they get their shit together, figure out which world this club is in, where it’s located, and they put together a landing party, including someone named Fiachra with the personality of that one girl from Komi Can’t Communicate who’s got a tendency to just wander off if she’s not watched.
So everyone gets there, Cat gets off her shift and takes Victoria (her dragon daughter) and they’re heading home through The mediocre part of the city, and back at the club, Faichra Gets lost and cat finds her
Cat: you okay hun?
F: i think I’m lost
C: do you know where you were headed?
F: [club name]
C: oh, what a coincidence, I work there! Would you like me to walk you there? This isn’t the best part of the city
F: uh yeah sure
So Cat, Fiachra, and Victoria go walking and have another convo like
C: so what brings you to the club?
F: oh my brother has a soulmate who works there and we’re trying to find her
C: oh that’s nice!
F: do you know your soulmate?
C: no, but I’m excited to find out who they are.
And they chat for a bit until they get to the club and the Fam’s like “OH GODS FIACHRA WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN” and Fiachra’s like “I made some new friends! Meet Cat and Victoria!” And theyre standing there like “hey” and the entire family Flips and calls T over
And the entire conversation boiled down is T and Cat going “oh neat we are in fact soulmates” and Cat and Victoria being invited to live with T’s family and Cat, full of Mom Instinct (TM) goes “finally a chance to move my baby out the bad part of town” so they move in with them :)
There’s more to the story, like Cat and T’s soul marking each other, or what happens when something Drastic has happened to the other, or both of their backstories, or how Cat somehow single-handedly managed to reform the entire Cothambarian adoption system, or how Cat and T somehow ended up raising a god, but (for now) we’ll leave the two of them happily married and with Victoria
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