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ohandcounting · 6 months
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Oblivion Theory / Pile of Snow Theory by WandyDoodles / @wandydoodles
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It's a good read! Go read it! It's way faster than 190 pages looks like because the font is big and plenty of pictures too. Almost like reading a comic book level of difficulty to focus, I like it a lot. My specific thoughts below the read more
I think this is potentially dead on for at least the symbolism that's going on, though it's still probable to me that there is also an "in-universe" angel. I'm also not sure if I agree with the assumption that the red soul we pilot is special beyond it being a human soul either? Like, there's no reason (YET) to believe that a different human couldn't also seal fountains just from their soul being able to float around in dark worlds like ours does. (like the Susie jail escape, Ferris wheel, literally every battle, etc.) Like, they could just be a magician like those dudes who did a big magic barrier in Deltarune.
On the ending thoughts: I was going to add that Sans' could be talking about Flowey, but...No. Flowey hasn't revealed himself to anyone except us in this timeline. How the hell would he know our type if not from something that happens in DR?! I never noticed it before! Flowey does explain other dialog, like "our reports showing timelines jumping around" and what not even if you did Geno first run/on a true reset. It's why I never thought about it before.
The proposal for The Vessel being The Knight seems very, hard to believe at first. I'm still not settled on it myself, but: The Vessel could be mistaken for Kris if they throw on a hood maybe? "There's that creepy Kris going to the library. We're used to our 1 human in town!" With a lot of characters showing a knowledge on what's going to happen (like Jevil) they might just know when to go do things already without raising suspicion. Only appearing when Kris wouldn't, and/or slipping by without people seeing. It's interesting to me that they never bothered addressing that tbh. I wonder if it's just something they couldn't explain well so rather than bringing it up, they're just hoping we explain it ourselves/wait for new chapter dialog to confirm this.
I am 100% sold on the knight not wanting to end the world though, I've been calling it the "Conspiracy Theory Theory" where the Bad Guyℱ is not the Bad Guyℱ but rather someone trying to make us Stronger so we can help fight The Really Bad Guyℱ (like Kill La Kill kind of[the 10th anniversary was recent, so it's just the only example I can think of atm.]) It gets that ridiculous name because I believe MANY characters are in on it, including Kris themselves, Ralsei, The Red Soul, The Knight, Goner Maker Sequence Voices 1 & 2, Mystery Man, Geoff, Gaster, etc. Pretty much everyone who could be except Susie.
The save file analysis is wrong I feel? When Flowey takes over the save file, that is a veteran with literal near-godlike powers who knows how to manipulate saves. He hasn't had control for 9999:99 yet, despite what the timer shows. That info could be missing for Kris because we weren't there when it was made, what we use to see save file information shows what's missing because it literally doesn't know how long Kris has had that save nor where it was made. We get to see the name because we're in their body though. Like we see empty save files, and they're just empty. After a true reset? It's just empty, just like erasing a file in Deltarune. Kris having ANY information means something more than "just to establish you as a separate entity even harder than Undertale." Especially if the cut intro of Susie trying to wake us up is still hinting towards something like a timeloop being canon. (instead of being cut because it's not longer true)
Save file part 2 break in paragraph for easier reading: It might also be because Kris doesn't have the soul they made that save with anymore, if you're a Kris Is Toy Knife Kid Equivalent Truther like me.
It also falls for the trap of thinking what Chara says at the end of genocide is strictly a metanarrative statement, not something Chara believes will be possible. In a game where characters consistently say things that apply both in and out of universe, which I've never liked. Like Flowey after restarting the game after in TPE talking to both: 1.) us in the meta, but believes he is giving his parting words to 2.) Chara IN universe.
But like everything with depth, people are gonna make mistakes. Especially mistakes they don't think are mistakes and are much simpler answers without constant "catches" and clarifications. It's kind of like explaining King Crimson to people, where I'm the only person to do it right. (not a serious statement)
They also point to Mettaton's nebulous "Ratings" when mentioning the amount of monsters in the underground, instead of the echo flower where it's stated there's literally thousands of monsters??? This is something I see people do all the time?
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thedudeplayinggalaga2 · 11 months
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See You In The Morning?
Kate Bishop x GN Reader
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Warnings: Mentions of injury, Angst, Language, Questionable punctuation, I think that's it?
A/N: This is the very first full fic I've ever written and Grammer/Punctuation has never been a strength of mine. I also have no idea if this story makes any sense but I had a good time writing.
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You had forgotten to take your ADHD meds this morning, and now you were really paying for it. As you sat at your desk stopping and staring and stopping a multitude of different tasks without actually finishing any of them. 
It was Kate's fault really, she had completely thrown off your routine as she had a tendency to do. It was a rather chaotic routine but it still got you out the door in enough time to grab breakfast and make sure you took your stimulant before getting to work. 
But last night Kate hadn't come home, she had sent you a quick text telling you not to wait up. This happened fairly often since you'd moved in, and she would usually come home at 3 or 4am. But she hadn't made it home till this morning when you'd already been up and getting ready for work. 
You grimaced to yourself thinking about the conversation you'd had with her. 
"How's your other lover?" You'd asked
"Listen I know that's a joke but it's not a very funny one! I'm so sorry, I really am! But this mission I've been working for weeks finally had a big break and I needed to follow this lead! I'm so close to catching this guy!" 
"It was a joke, and I'm glad you made some headway on your mission, but I did feel sad and concerned when I woke up this morning and you still weren't home." You said this to her with your back turned as you made lucky his breakfast. 
You heard Kate get up and walk over to you, she put a hand on your shoulder. You turned to face her and had gotten the first good look at her face since she'd gotten home. You gasped "Kate, that's a pretty nasty cut above your eye! What the hell happened!?"
"I... Well.. you see there was a guy with a bat and.." 
You didn't give her time to finish cause honestly you didn't think you wanted to know the rest. So you'd pulled her into the bathroom and started cleaning and patching up her various wounds before having to rush out the door so you would only be slightly late to work. 
And now here you are, having a highly unproductive day and also worrying about Kate. She had been having way more late nights than normal recently, and pretty much always came home a little beat up. She definitely wasn't getting anywhere near enough sleep, you assumed this was probably why she had been super distant as of late. And last week she had forgotten about Lucky's vet appointment which was probably the most concerning thing of all. 
You've been with Kate long enough to know and understand that this is just what dating a superhero can be like sometimes. But this time it was really starting to effect your relationship for some reason. Things where so inconsistent between the two of you, partly because you never saw each other and partly because when you did Kate didn't talk much about anything of substance. 
As Kate had grown more distant you'd started to get shorter with her, finding less and less patience which you normally had a bottomless amount of for her. You'd also stopped planning dates with her, stopped waiting up for her even if she said she wasn't going to be too late, and you'd been regrettablely a little too harsh with her when she forgot Lucky's appointment and you'd hauled ass across town to take him. 
Sitting at your desk, switching between the same three programs over and over again you started to tear up. You didn't like this, you didn't like feeling so disconnected from her. You hated how you two seemed to be living completely different lives. Because goddamit you loved Kate Bishop so much! You loved being her partner. Kate was absolutely wonderful! She was passionate, brave, and very caring. She used her skills and talents to help other people, something you admired very much about her. She made you feel seen in a way nobody had ever really seen you before. But most of all Kate made you feel safe, not just physically but emotionally too. She had always felt like home. 
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The subway commute home was never your favorite, it was always so busy this time of day and wildly overstimulating. But you tried to spend the ride figuring out your game plan for when you got home. You wanted to talk to Kate, if she was even home, but you didn't want to create conflict especially if she was going to be leaving again tonight. 
As you walked into your apartment Lucky nearly knocked you to the ground, absolutely showering you in kisses. 
"Ok! Ok! Lucky I love you too! But we talked about this buddy, you can't just jump somebody at the door!" You said pushing him off before giving him a scratch behind the ears. 
You checked that Lucky had water and decided to let him outside as you assumed he'd been inside all day. Then you went to search for Kate. 
You found her passed out in your bed on top of the blankets letting you know she'd falled asleep as soon as she laid down. You smiled though as you noticed she was wearing one of your hoodies and probably your sweatpants too. 
You bent down the kiss the top of her head before settling down next to her in the bed. Stroking some hair out of her face you couldn't help but smile at your beautiful girlfriend and her slightly battered face. 
"What time is it" Kate mumbled so quietly you could barely hear what she said. 
"It's about 4:30 my love." 
"You're home early." 
"Yeah.... I was having a really bad brain day so my manager told me to just go home." You hoped she wouldn't press any further, but that was wishful thinking. 
Kate finally opened her eyes to look at you, worry evident in them. "Must have been a real bad brain day for Stark Industries to suddenly prioritize mental health over productivity." 
You let out a soft laugh, "Well I definitely wasn't being productive so more likely it just seemed like a waste of company time for me to be there." 
Kate sat up against the headboard next to you, looking even more worried, she tapped your forehead softly with her finger "What's goin on up in there?" 
You gave her a half hearted smile, "Well I forgot to take my meds this morning which isn't the end of the world but it definitely didn't help, there's also no way I've had enough protein today, and ...." You trailed off trying to decide if now was really the best time to tell her that you were also very worried about her and about your relationship. You decided against it because honestly you couldn't remember the last time you'd just sat in bed with her and you wanted to keep those vibes goin.
"Yeah, that's pretty much it."
"Hope you weren't trying for an Oscar with that performance, because I definitely didn't buy it!" Kate said teasingly. 
You groaned looking up at the ceiling "Sorry Kate, I just feel a little overwhelmed right now." Which was entirely true, you did feel very overwhelmed and your brain was going about 200 miles an hour. 
"That's okay, how about we get some food and take Lucky for a walk?" She said suppressing a yawn. 
"Are you sure? I know you're probably exhausted! You can rest more before you have to go to work." 
Kate put her hand on your face stroking your cheek with her thumb. "Yes I'm sure baby, you're having a bad brain day, so let's get some food in you and take a little walk. Also..... I've missed you." 
You leaned your head into her hand a little. "I've really missed you to my love."
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Kate treated you to your favorite restaurant that had some outdoor pet friendly seating so Lucky could join. And now you were walking through central parking doing your best to keep Lucky from trying to chase squirrels. 
You'd been walking in silence for a few moments when you finally broke it. "Kate, I was also having a hard time at work today because I was worried about you. And well, also about us...."
Kate slowed down and turned to look at you with a frown on her face "Worried because I was hurt this morning? Because really it was nothing! I appreciate you patching me up, you do a better job than me, but really I'm okay! It looks way worse than it is!" She rambled. 
"Well obviously I don't like it when you come home hurt, but it's more to do with how distant you've been. I know how important what you do is, and I would never ask you not to do it! But... You haven't been home much recently, and when you are you seem so distant...." You trailed off realizing you didn't know where this was going. 
Kate was quiet for what felt like forever but than she said "This guy I'm trying to catch, he's like really really bad, like I would tell you how bad he is but I really don't want to burden you with that knowledge. It's really hard for me not to think about it when I'm home I guess." She was just staring at the ground now as you walked, and the way her demeanor changed you could tell that this was really weighing on her. 
Before you could respond she continued, "But, what did you mean that you're also worried about us?" Her voice getting quieter, almost nervous. 
"Well.... I guess I just feel like we are living two completely different lives, passing like ships in the night hardly ever seeing each other. And when we do it's like you're not actually there, or I'm being grumpy with you. This is the first time in weeks we've actually had dinner together. Kate I love you so so much! But I'm getting worried because I want to support you, but I can't do that if I'm always being shut out."
You sat down on a bench taking Kate's hand in yours as she sat next to you. You studied her face trying to figure out what she was thinking. 
"I don't like shutting you out.... I just want you to be safe and to not have to deal with the things I do." 
"And I do appreciate you leaving out the gruesome details truly, you don't have to tell me everything, but it would be nice if I could at least know what you are feeling sometimes. Because otherwise I have to just try and guess."
Kate nodded her head looking out into the park thoughtfully. "Well right now I'm feeling like I'm absolutely failing at everything! I spent all night tracking that son of a bitch for nothing! I've really dropped the ball on my relationship with you, like I caused a whole ass bad brain day for you! And last week I forgot about Lucky's vet appointment!" 
You opened your mouth to something but Kate quickly cut you off "I swear the god Y/N if you say anything about the vet appointment I'm emailing Pepper Pots to tell her you steal all your really good ideas from your intern!" 
You gasped dramatically clutching your chest for emphasis "Okay! Uncalled for! But Pepper would know you were lying because my intern, bless his heart, couldn't tell you the difference between a PDF and a JPEG with a gun to his head." 
"Okay! So a bad threat but I hope I made my point clear." 
"Yes, I swear to never speak or the vet incident again. And I also will apologize for being so harsh on you about it too." You said more soflty "I definitely could have handled that better, I made it a bigger deal than it needed to be and you didn't deserve that. What I was going to say is thank you for telling me how you're feeling, it helps me understand where you're heads at a bit better." 
You were going to say more but Kate leaned her head on your shoulder and started playing with your fingers causing your brain to short circuit for a half second. 
"Do you think I'm failing?" Kate asked in a whisper. 
You stared at her hand intertwined with yours for a minute before responding. "No Kate, I don't think you're failing, I know this bad dude is giving you a run for your money, but he doesn't know who he's up against! Kate Bishop, the world's greatest archer! You're gonna get him, you always figure it out." 
Kate sat up and gave you another small smile, she looked down at lucky who was now sitting at her feet enthralled with a stick he had found. "What about us? Am I failing at this relationship?" 
"My love, the fact that we are sitting here having this conversation is proof that neither of us are failing." You truly did believe that, and also kind of said it to reassure yourself too because recently you'd been wondering the same thing. "I knew what I was getting into when I agreed to be your partner. I knew there would be nights spent without you, secrets I couldn't know, and the occasional missed vet appointment...." 
"Y/N!" Kate said warningly
"Last time I swear!" You said quickly putting your hands up. "But recently you haven't been talking to me about.... Well... Pretty much anything. And I miss you Kate, it feels like you've been gone for weeks and I miss you." 
Kate looked at you with tears in her eyes "God I've missed you too Y/N. I do want to talk to you about how I'm feeling and what I'm doing. I just don't want you to get caught up in all this. I don't want you to get hurt." 
"Well right now it's hurting me to not know anything that's going on with you." 
She nodded "Yeah, I understand, I feel like I don't know what's going on with you right now either, like I don't even know what your current hyper fixation food is and I always know that."
"Well right now it's those little babybel cheeses, but last week it was BBQ chicken pizza from that place down the street from us." 
"I bet Lucky enjoyed that one." Kate leaned down to take Lucky's stick before he shredded it more than he already had. 
"Oh he very much did! Everyday I come home without it he looks at me as if it's the greatest betrayal he's ever experienced." 
Kate stood offering you her had so you could continue your walk. "Y/N I promise that as soon as I catch that bastard my first priority will be making sure we get some quality time together okay? And in the meantime I will be better at communicating." 
"Okay, I love you Kate, and I know you're gonna get him!" 
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You had gotten back home a few minutes ago and you were getting Lucky his dinner. You expected Kate was in your room putting her suit on assuming she would probably be heading out soon. So you were surprised when she walked into the kitchen wearing her signature purple sweatshirt and your sweatpants. 
"I do need to go back out tonight but I thought it'd be nice for both of us if we maybe watched a movie or something before you go to bed?" She asked hopefully. 
This made light up instantly, but then you frowned at the prospect of having to try and pay attention to any entire feature length film. "I would love that, but seeing as I didn't complete even one task at work today I just don't think I'm gonna be able to watch a movie." 
Kate looked thoughtful "Good point, should have thought of that. Okay.... How about we watch TikToks together with New Girl playing in the background?" 
"And that Bishop is possible the best idea you've ever had!" 
So you and Kate spent the rest of the evening cuddled up on the couch doing exactly that. 
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You and Lucky had just gotten into bed for the night and Kate was getting ready to head out. She came and sat on the edge of the bed leaning in to give you a kiss. "Y/N if I don't get this guy tonight I don't know what else I'm gonna do." 
"Well, have you asked Clint for advice?" 
"No, he's on vacation with his family and I don't want to bother him."
You nodded, being sure that while Clint loved Kate and was always helping her out, he probably wouldn't appreciate his family vacation being interrupted by whatever it was Kate was doing. "Okay, fair, well I'm here for whatever happens. I might not be a superhero but I do work for a very powerful company and Jerry from the biotech department owes me about 20 favors. And I'll be her to patch you up, just try not to break anything cause then I really will have to insist on taking you to the ER." 
Kate gave you a massive grin as she said "You're my superhero though." 
"Okay! That was so cheesy it was physically painful to hear! Imma need you to go now!" 
Kate responded with the first genuine laugh you had heard from her in weeks before leaning in to give you another kiss. 
As she left the room she turned to look at you and Lucky all tucked into bed. "I love you both, I'll see you in the morning?" 
"We love you too! Ummm... If it's not too much to ask, do you think you could bring me breakfast in the morning? I have to do two days worth of work tomorrow and it would help a lot!" 
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ofallthingsnasty · 2 years
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Can you imagine sir though seeing you the other day? A hungover mess after your night out, throwing up and In general a loud mess. God he'd be so disgusted? To him this is just proof you can't make good decisions on your own?
So imagine while your regretting life and hugging the toilet he's just comes over, (the doors locked but that isn't an obstacle for him, of course it isn't) and he's not saying a word even though your blabbering out apologies and excuses dispite talking too loudly hurts your head hurt even more. Then he just crouches down and while he's got that disappointed frown on his face, he just brushes some of your hair out of your face and holy shit, his fingers a cool and feel amazing on your forehead.
And just for a second you sigh and close your eyes, and you don't even fully recognize the pinch in your neck for what it is at first; he's shoved a needle into the side of your neck and shit your barely able to make any sort of fuss before your passed out in the bathroom with him waiting patiently for you to fully loose consciousness.
And you wake up in a room that feels too new and sterile, and the drug takes a while to wear off so your not even aware of this being *wrong* it's just weird. Your not even fully aware of your situation until Sir comes in and he just. Starts talking. Telling you something about rules? You just grunt and try to bury your face in the pillows before he sighs and gives up, but the deadbolt clicking in place is kind of a shock.
You later come to find out he's just decided since you can't take care of yourself, or make good decisions like an adult, he's just taking away the entire option from you. Since it was so sudden (really, he should have at least had more preparation in place before he took you) there's no room to call your own yet, he's having one specifically outfitted for the ultimate prison and daycare at the dlsame time, so you've been chained to his bed.
And really if he's the only one around here making the decisions, he needs to be well rested; so what if your also chained there? At least he'll have some eye candy for his efforts (and you woke up more that once you those cool fingers groping your chest).
So now you get to be basement wifey for Sir, if he ever really lets you out of his bed....
Ajaksjs whew anon are you trying to give me a heart attack? Because that sure as hell worked, holy fuck 💕 Goodness I- I- aaaa you don't know how often I've thought about this and exactly about what you said: that it's proof you can't live on your own. Aaah, he'd be so disgusted đŸ˜«đŸ’• Please please please baby me in the meanest way because I can't take care of myself đŸ„ș👉👈 ajjsjs the biggest kith for you rn, i hope you can feel it!!
tw.alcohol, vomit, kidnapping
You can't be a responsible drinker and stick to just a few drinks, can you? You just have to poison yourself until you can't even walk straight, hm? Irresponsible and childish is what you are. He can't believe he picked someone like that to work for him.
And pray tell, how does he know all of this? Why is he in your apartment in the first place? Because you just had to text him nonsense at 4am and probably promptly forgot that you sent a message to your boss like the stupid little barfly you are. Oh, he knows what you're doing on your days off, how can he not? You practically boast about it in the agency, so proud of your own immaturity.
God, he's sick of it. And the message is the last straw. You've never texted him before in your drunken stupor, a mess of typos and emojis. It looks like you wanted to tell him something about how much you love working under him, coupled with a dozen hearts and smileys- which is benign but enough to finally come talk to you about it. To wipe that stupid, boozy smile off your face and discipline you (and maybe, just maybe he's done with you and your drunken escapades, especially when you tell Awata all about it in hushed whispers that suddenly stop whenever he enters the room. But he knows exactly what you're doing and who you're doing it with, there is no fooling him).
And when he sees the state you're in, he's appalled.
You're a crying, retching mess, already dry-heaving from all the puking you've done, fat tears rolling down your cheeks. And by god, you smell. Like alcohol and cigarettes and vomit- it's repulsive.
You're so woozy you don't even question how he got into your apartment in the first place, you just look at him with big, wet eyes, the picture of misery. He finally has enough.
It's sloppier than he'd like it to be, but you're out cold in no time. He gets you home, still kind of fuming about your state while also being relieved you're finally with him- that you finally won't be able to be so irresponsible with your own body anymore. And how can he deny himself touching you a little? He's waited for so long and you're sleeping so soundly- he has to clean you up anyway, doesn't he?
You may not like your new life at first but he knows how to break you in - especially after he's done punishing you for that night alone.
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ocean-anchored · 4 months
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Dear future self... January 2, 2024
I want to recap this last week quickly before I jump into my goals and a whole other note. I touched on how I re-connected with Zack again, unfortunately I spent most of my week with him. I don't care to go into the details especially considering how this morning turned out. Last week Wednesday I went to the hockey game with him and he stayed over. Thursday I went to Amber & Naythan's where we played another Exit game and then watched the oilers/sharks game which was a lot of fun. It was so nice to be with them. I know I've said 100 times this year but Amber is the best thing that came out of 2022. I ended up staying at zacks that night. Still nothing to even care about talking about. Friday night I went to the wranglers game with Shane which was fun, we met up with his nephew & friend & watched from their box seats. Saturday I chilled for the morning, went thrifting with Amber & Naythan for the NYE party & then went skating at bowness with zack again. Afterwards Marc came over for a walk & we went to Amici's which was really nice. He's such a good guy. We really do connect on so many levels & are so similar in countless ways. We had some amazing talks. He was supposed to stay over which I wish I didn't leave open for zack. Sunday I went to Ambers to help set up for NYE. Then came home to get ready, picked up Troy & then we started the party! NYE was so great. Everyone looked amazing, it was so fun that everyone dressed up, I wish we got a photo of everyone together though. So Amber had arranged that my character & Troy's were husband & wife which was funny, sneaky. Shane, Sandra & then ambers mom & brother came too. I felt like I had no idea what we were doing but it ended up being really amazing, no one actually guessed the killer. I wish I flirted with Troy a bit more before "my affair" was out but that's ok. It was an old hollywood glam murder mystery in case I forgot to mention that duh. We had lots of fun & then we played beer pong before midnight hit. Amber went live on my IG which was absolutely hilarious, that one is saved on my posts for life. By this time we were all nicely drunk I think especially Amber. Amber then was telling Troy he should kiss me and then told me to kiss him & I shyed away because I was so nervous, then Amber said It again to Troy I think & he looked at me & said something like well, its nye & she wants us to kiss soo... so we kissed. It was really cute. Again, I wish I was a little more in it than I remembered but it was great. Troy got pretty drunk afterwards though, found him hunched over the toilet after him & I played a 1:1 beer pong game with Champane. He took himself to bed around 1:30/2am. We stayed up which idk how but till 4am. Shane was playing this weird card game that I had literally no idea what was going on except that everyone kept calling bullshit on me & I had to keep drinking. I wanted to go curl up with Troy in the basement but its probably good that I didnt. Naythan took me up to bed, brushed my hair & I slept with him & amber which was funny but poor Amber said I snored all night. Oops I felt bad. Woke up around 10am ish & poor Naythan was dying. Helped clean up & drove Troy home. It was fun, everyone had a really great time so I'm really glad for that memory & time together. It was really perfect ringing in the year like that. I spent yesterday lounging and resting for the day. Zack came over later & spent the night, again nothing to even talk about since that is done for good. I just finished reading all my posts from last year so I want to do a new post on things i want to try to work on for this next year etc. Troy did just text me though so that's cute. Hope I see him again soon, I've enjoyed getting to know him.
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timeoverload · 4 months
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Most of my day was alright. I woke up late again but somehow I still got ready on time. It was so hard to get out of bed but I did it. I'm still so happy my boss is back at work and we spent most of the morning chatting about random stuff so that was nice. She's a tough lady and I admire her a lot.
I also found out today that 2 of my co-workers have gotten in car accidents the past week. My friend who used to work in my department got hit while she was driving home with her grandson last weekend and her car is totaled. They are both ok but she is pretty bruised up and she had to go to the hospital after the accident. I feel so bad for her and I talked to her for a while. The evening team lead was on his way to work and he got rear ended by some lady who was driving too fast and hit a patch of ice when he was sitting at the stop light. I know he is ok so that's good. I haven't heard much else since he couldn't come to work today but that's totally understandable. I know how much car accidents suck and I hope I never have another one. I think that's why I get so paranoid about driving in the snow.
I had to stay late and do his job and I wasn't expecting to have to do that today. The lady who works the night shift also called in sick. I'm glad I didn't have eye cases this afternoon otherwise I would probably still be there right now. I don't think I was in the right state of mind to be in charge. I was just acting stupid but I am so exhausted that I have been getting frustrated so easily. I know I shouldn't act like that because I don't want to bother anyone. It's hard to internalize things sometimes when I'm so burned out. I just can't handle having a lead position because it's too stressful. I would like to set a better example so I'm a little disappointed in myself. I guess I will try harder next time.
I'm so glad that Thursday is the only day I have to work next week. I got my time off requests approved finally. I haven't entered my PTO time for Christmas yet so technically I shouldn't have gotten both those days off but I'm not going to complain. I need to stay away from there for a while.
I have to be at work around 6am tomorrow, maybe earlier if I can get up on time. I have to help run BD tests and make sure everything is set up for the day. I haven't had to go in that early for a while. I guess it could be worse. I remember having to go in at 4am during the worst part of the pandemic and having to sterilize N95 masks for all of the nurses, surgical techs, and doctors with a big UV sterilizer. We had to do that because we didn't have enough masks so they had to reuse theirs. It was so gross and that sterilizer was dangerous. I was afraid I was going to accidentally blind myself. There weren't enough of those masks for the people in our department though so we all got covid eventually. I also was the first person there in the morning so I had to wipe down everything and mop the floor with a strong cleaner that made me nauseous. Things have changed and the cleaning duties are split up now so I'm not responsible for everything. That was a bad time in my life and I'm glad I never have to do that again.
I am so tired and I should probably make something to eat and get ready for bed. I don't want to wake up late again. My back also hurts and I need to lay down. I need to hook my computer back up to the tv too because I forgot how much it hurts my back to use my lap desk for my computer and it's annoying. I just want to be comfortable but sometimes it feels impossible. I know I complain a lot but I will be ok.
It would be nice if I could get off work a little early tomorrow since I have to go in at 6 but I'm not sure if that will happen. I am going to try though. I'm going to do my best to make it a good day.
I hope everyone else has a good day tomorrow too!!! 💖💖💖
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outtherecreations · 2 years
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Less and Less | Ben Tennyson x Reader (x Kevin Levin) | Part 3:
A/N: Part 4 is the finale!
Part 1 here
Part 2 here
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“Hello?”
“The h*ll is that supposed to mean?” I ask tiredly, my voice still groggy from just waking up. I roll my eyes when Kevin snickers “Couldn’t wait, huh? It wasn’t that urgent.” He says “Then, why was your text so cryptic?” I ask. Moonlight shines outside my window, I smile up at the stars sadly.
Kevin was silent for a second, “You got my attention now, Levin. I’m all ears.” I tease with a yawn. “Were you still sleep?” Kevin snorts, I glance at the clock “Sir, it’s 4am? Of course I was still sleep!” I sigh. Kevin laughs “Right, right. Anyway-um
we should probably talk in person. And I know you’re still half asleep so we’ll talk later-”
Screw that.
I teleport right next to Kevin “AH! I told you to stop doing that.” Kevin groans, hanging up the phone “And I told you ‘Never in a million years’.” I snort. Kevin rolls his eyes and mumbles something “What was that?” I ask “Nothing.” He huffs “Wait-No, I’m serious. What did you say?” I genuinely ask.
“Don’t worry about it, Nutjob.” Kevin says “Ooook
so what did you want to talk about?” I ask. Kevin tenses and he glances away “I’ve just
” He pauses “I’ve been thinking a lot about why Gwen and I broke up.” I frown in confusion “O-ok? Why?” I ask
and what does that have to do with me?
Kevin rubs the back of his neck before letting out a growl of frustration. I flinch a little when Kevin shouts “IT’S NOT FAIR!” “Kev, what are you talking about?” I ask. Kevin hold my shoulder firmly “Your whole relationship with Ben! You-you’re just too good to be with someone like him. Your relationship was cute when you guys were just dumb 10 year olds-but Y/N, you’re 15. 15! This obliviousness Ben has towards your feelings can’t be excused anymore. You can’t act like he doesn’t know any better, he’s known you your whole life-and his whole life! You been dating for 5 years and friends for 15. He knows you better than anyone else, but still can’t comprehend skipping a date with his girlfriend to hang out with another girl is a sh*tty thing to do! That it will and would hurt you-even if you tell him otherwise.”
I swallow harshly as Kevin continues, “I’ll admit
when we were kids. It looked like Ben really loved you. But then, when I saw you two again as teens, I thought the two of you broke up
he
Ben doesn’t treat you like a girlfriend. He treats you the same way he treats Gwen. Then gets mad if you act the same way as him
it’s not healthy-” “Why are you saying all this?” I ask. Kevin sighs “Nutjob, I lo-”
The garage shakes harshly, “What was that?” I ask. Kevin runs over to the window and sighs “Of course
” He grumbles “What?” I ask.
“LEVIN! GET YOUR *SS OUT HERE!”
What

what that Ben?
“I forgot he knew how to curse
” I mumble “Ugh, stay here.” Kevin sighs, he pressing his fingers into the metal “Um
Kevin, what are you doing?” I ask. Kevin glances at me and sighs “Your boyfriend wants a fight-who am I to deny him?” I roll my eyes tiredly “I’ll go talk to him.” I say. Kevin grabs my wrist “Don’t, take this time to think about what you want to do.” He says seriously.
“What?” I ask before Kevin kisses my cheek “I-
I’ll be back.” Kevin sighs. He didn’t give me a chance to speak before he walks outside. I pull out my phone and look out the window to see Kevin approaching Ben
who was Humungosaur.
I let out a tired sigh before dialing Gwen. “Hey, Y/N
it’s 4 in the morning
” She sighs tiredly “Ben and Kevin are fighting.” I state bluntly. Gwen pauses and lets out an annoyed sigh “Of course they are-let me guess. They’re fighting over you?” She asks.
I yelp when I heard a loud crash and shouting
“You don’t deserve her, Tennyson! You know it, I know it, and Y/N’s starting to realize it!”
There was another loud crash and I sigh “Good guess.” “Ugh
no offense, N/N, but you need to hurry up and make a choice. This has been going on for too long.” She says
she’s right. I frown nervously “What do I do?” I ask “Make your choice now. Ben or Kevin? Who can you put up with more?” Gwen yawns. I frown before peeking out the window, I sigh and squeeze my fists a little

“Ok, Gwen-I choose

.”
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ranhaitanisgf · 3 years
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❝ three answers ❞ jyugo
[𖀐] it's 4am rn what did i just write....sorry about that LMAO if you want someone to blame blame sammy their the one who started all this. its all her fault. blame. them. !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! anyways, i hope you guys enjoy this all the same, for my nonexistent nanbaka fans <333
[𖀐] this does contain a mention or a pretty major manga spoiler, so read with caution!!
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jyugo has never been one to want anything; it’s a fact that deep down, he’s always known. it was never something that bothered him too much, (maybe because he never wanted to think about it) and so he never really took the time to ask himself, ‘what do i want?’.
he answered this question for the first time when he almost lost everything he didn’t even know he wanted.
even when it was all dangling right in front of his face, even when he was about to lose the one thing he had wanted, his thoughts were still jumbled with confused thoughts and questions that didn’t clear up until he saw his chance walking away. his chance. a chance. i want

“please!! give me a chance!!”
“...took you long enough
”
in that moment, when his number plate clanked against the stone floor, he suddenly knew how it felt to have the most important thing to oneself be almost taken away. in that moment, when he was given a chance, he swore that he would never let it happen again; that he would never let anything important to him be in danger, he never wants to lose the people close to him. he doesn’t want to be the monster that he was in the past, so he’s decided that he’ll do everything he can to protect the people he could never stand to lose.
the second time he answered this question is when he fell in love.
this feeling makes him feel like every other emotion he’s ever felt was fake; they all paled in comparison to this sensation. he still isn’t able to decide whether it’s a good or a bad thing, hell, he doesn’t even know what he should do with this feeling in the first place, (should he tell you? how does he handle it? it’s times like these when he wishes he knew his parents.).
he has never needed anything so badly that he would be willing to do anything to have it, that he would reach out for it so desperately that he forgets everything around him. he never thought that he would be able to experience such a vivid emotion such as this, and now that he’s feeling it, it almost feels like an amazing ride that he never wants to get off of.
i mean, how could he not fall in love with you? everything about you was just...amazing, (he wishes that there was a better word to describe you, but he doesn’t think there’s any words he knows that would be enough to do so). you had the kindest soul he had ever seen, always there for others and putting other people’s needs above your own, (he thinks you should worry more about yourself). he admired everything about you, and yet, what was holding him back? why would he avoid your gaze whenever you would glance over at him?
you can’t have them, you know that. you’re a monster.
oh, that’s right.
he almost forgot about it for a moment there, but how could he? the little voice in the back of his head was there to help him remember it; that little voice that sounded exactly like him, (he said that he would be able to control the elf inside him, but this was the sacrifice he made to have that control in the first place).
“hey, jyugo, is everything alright?”
“h-huh?”
“oh, sorry! you just seemed kind of down, like something’s weighing down on your mind...you probably wouldn’t want to, but you can always talk to me if you need anything, alright?”
just like that, you had saved him yet again, and you didn’t even know it. each time he was drowning in his own thoughts, you would pull him back out with just a few simple words. he would cling to them every time, holding onto them with such a grip that he didn’t even know was possible; you were truly something else, and he was forever grateful for it.
when he had finally managed to confess his feelings for you, (it was by accident, and it was caused by uno, nico, & rock) his world was turned upside down. he had surely thought that there was no way you could would like him back, there was no way somebody like you could love somebody like him, and yet, the words coming out of your mouth seemed to say something different.
“I-i really like you too jyugo!”
for a while, everything was perfect. now, he had everything he could ever want, and there was nothing that could take this away from him. sure, there was still the occasional incident, but as long as you were near, surely nothing would happen, right?
he’ll be able to grow up and go to an ice cream parlor with you and experience all the wonderful things in life with you, and he’s giving you a promise ring for now, but he swears that one day he’ll take you to a pretty spot with cherry blossoms and he’ll get down on one knee and ask you to marry him, and then the two of you would get married and you would yell at rock for trying to eat the cake before he was supposed to, and then he would take you to go do everything you’ve ever wanted to do and the two of you would buy a house and you would yell at him for trying to paint the walls himself, and it would all be perfect. for now though, he was going to savor every single moment with you; every late night that he spent having whispered conversations with you, every smile that you would flash his way, every time you would lace your fingers with his, he was going to have it for the rest of his life.
oh, how stupid he was to think that it could last forever.
he’s been left alone more times that he can count, so why was he so surprised when it happened again? maybe it was because it was his fault, or maybe it was because you didn’t want to leave him, you didn’t want to go just yet. maybe it was because you were slowly dying and there was nothing he could do about it.
“h-hey, stay with me, (y/n)! you can’t go yet, i-i have so much to tell you!!” he hurriedly pulled you into his arms, his eyes frantically looking over your body, only to find the color red slowly seeping through your shirt.
“you shouldn’t...cry, i think you look prettier when you’re smiling.” how could he smile in a situation like this?!
“w-we’re going to take you to okina-sensei, and he’s going to-”
“no, he’s not. jyugo, you have to keep going, alright?” don’t say that, it’s like you’re saying you’re gonna...
“stop talking like that, y-you’re not going to
”
“there’s...so much you can do with what you have...you’re special that way, so don’t go thinking that you need me to do what...i know you’ve always been able to do.” i need you though
!
“(y/n), p-please-!” no, stop looking at him with that smile on your face.
“ever since i saw you...i knew that you were different...thank you for letting me partake in a dream...even if it was for just a little bit
” stop talking like that, you’re not going to die.
“s-someone get okina!!!” you’re going to survive this; you have to.
“jyugo...hehe, are you going to...keep your promise
?”
“what? (y/n) please
”
“you said that you...were going to marry me, right?” please don’t do this to me.
“(y/n), w-will you marry me?”
“of course...i’ll marry you jyugo. hehe, i’m so happy right now...” even with the tears sliding down the side of your face, you were gently smiling up at him, almost like you hadn’t been coughing up blood just a moment ago.
“we’re gonna get married soon, and, and we’ll have a nice wedding and
”
“i know
” your hand shakily reached up to cup his cheek, the metal of the promise ring he had given you cool on his skin. he leaned into your touch, the tears in his eyes falling rapidly down his cheeks and over your hand. there was no way this was happening, not now, not to you...
“please don’t cry...can you please smile, one more time
?” it took everything in him, but because it was you asking, he was somehow able to turn the corners of his lips up just a bit, giving you a small smile despite the flood of tears pouring from his eyes. your gentle touch against his skin brushed his bangs from his eyes, a fond look in your eyes that were also flooded with tears.
“i’m so...happy right now...thank you for everything, jyugo, i love you...so...much
” the panic that was set aflame in his heart when he felt your hand drop from his cheek and when he saw your eyes flutter closed was akin to nothing that he’s ever felt before.
“(y/n)...? (y/n)!! don’t close your eyes, please wake up!! t-there’s so much i have to tell you, you can’t go yet! p-please
!”
why was it that everytime he found something that made him happy, it would get snatched away from him? was it these shackles? was that the reason why? if only he could have rid himself of this curse, then maybe he would finally be normal, maybe he would have been able to marry you.
the third time he answered this question, it was when he lost everything, and it was the final time he answered it.
nothing.
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howd i do 😃
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wh6res · 3 years
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127 SQUAD AND ROMANTIC BF TINGS
tw a lil bit of suggestive on jae's but nothing explicit
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✰ — TAEIL would sing lullabies over the phone or video call. you and him would just be doing your own thing, not talking but enjoying being each other's presence. he'll probably pull out his guitar and start singing random songs until he eventually notices you fell asleep on him. will not end the call and when you wake up in the morning, his snores and his cute sleeping face is the first thing you see. "love? you still there? ... taeil?" then laugh out loud when you hear his snores instead. "okay yeah lets sleep more" the call will only end probably because his phone died. he kinda strikes me as a guy who's phone is always < 50% battery lmao
✰ — JOHNNY is your everything. literally. as long as he has the power of youtube, google, and instruction manuals on his side, he can fix anything and everything for you. we've all seen him do crafty things on jcc lmao so it'll probably apply to relationships as well. will 100% say you now owe him cuddles for fixing something for you. you kinda dont like the fact that he's doing all these things for you so you try doing them on your own without him knowing only to fail big time. "what did we learn today?" "never touch the pipes under the sink" "and?" "and always ask johnny for help" "nuh-uh thats not how i said it" you sigh exasperatedly "always let my smokin hot amazing handsome boyfriend johnny suh get the job done"
✰ — TAEYONG doesn't care whether you take the time shopping or not. in fact, he loves seeing you all excited and giddy for pampering yourself as you should. totally the type to hold the paper bags even if you complain and say you can manage on your own. is a complete angel and will wait patiently outside changing rooms and will give you genuine insight he has of the clothes you picked. "that looks nice. you should get that. the length is just right and the sleeves help accentuate your waist" "really yongie?" "yes love. i mean you look pretty in everything anyway" miss ma'am my heart just fucking melted ?¿?
✰ — YUTA doesn't look like it but will exert real effort into things. would be the type to have a note or a google doc about your favorite orders from restaurants because he just loves how your eyes light up appreciatively and you look so smitten by him. its like a cheat sheet. eventually he memorizes the list with how much time he spends with you and he wont even need it. the type to always bring you food before meeting you (if its just hanging out inside the house). "no way! i was just craving for these!" he smiles before kissing your forehead, volunteering to put the food out its container for you. "i figured. you'd been working since this afternoon. lets eat first then you can tell me about what you've been working on so i can help you, okay?"
✰ — DOYOUNG loves cooking for you. i highkey feel like its his love language? like cooking for you and seeing your eyes light up as it darts back to him after you take your first bite from whatever he cooked just gives him so much happiness. its disgustingly sappy and he doesn't like talking about it. now he understood fully what it meant to see your loved ones eating and being full yourself or some shit. idk how the actual quote goes okay dont come 4 me but u probably get it. anyway the type to always pack you lunch and will get hella mad if you skip meals. "what do you mean you havent eaten yet?" "yeah but i will after i--" "you mean you're going to eat Now?" "what? no maybe later--" "thats it im coming over"
✰ — JAEHYUN would be the type to make you playlists. its really random sometimes he'll send them to you in the early morning for the heck of it bc he cant sleep. most of the time its him being horny lmao the frat boy in him awakening and sending you a playlist called imma blow your back out or something extremely cringey and thirsty pls dont block his sorry ass maybe he'd spell out the words using song titles too! idk jae just rlly strikes me as a guy who's love language is music. "hey babe did you check the playlist i sent you?" "wtf its 4am???" "oh so you havent listened to it yet?" "fuck off" but at the end of the day he'll come over and will use the playlist to,,, you know,,, do the sexy thing ;)
✰ — JUNGWOO always makes sure you walk on the inside of the road. you know when you're walking in the street and he softly nudges your waist? yes. will probably even scold you playfully because with how long its been since you both are together, "babe you always walk on the inside of the road how many times do i have to tell you?" is also the type to remind you to wear your seatbelt immediately after hopping onto his car. would ask you Again while in the middle of the car ride because he forgot that he already asked you earlier. please don't mind him he's just looking out for you bb. "seatbelt?" "yes, babe. already done" "are you sure? i dont think i heard it click--" "babe eyes on the road please" "oh right sorry"
✰ — MARK sends you tiktoks, vines, or memes. this is his love language fite me im calling it. he just wants to see you laugh too okay? thats why he does it. i mean it made him laugh, so maybe it will you laugh too. also because he hopes to make inside jokes with u cuz he believes thats how people really get close and stuff. would definitely love it if you do the same thing with him. you'd be chilling in the sofa while khalid plays on the bluetooth speaker and he'll suddenly go "babe babe babe check this out!" then you both proceed to laugh at a vine for the next thirty minutes <3 #living.the.yn.life
✰ — HAECHAN will do your skincare for you when you're drunk or super tired that you just passed out cold on the bed. would probably come into the room to see you snoring and tutting bc now he has to do it for you again but meh deep down he loves it because he enjoys admiring your sleeping face. its sorta like a healing thing for him? yeah it just washes away all the stress he's feeling and bb is just excited about the idea that this becomes "your thing" with him if u get what im saying? altho the next day he'll probably use it as a leverage to get out of chores :) "no way im not folding our clothes" "and why is that?" "i took your make up off yesterday u know how hard that is? im still tired" "but its literally the next day--" "awww thank you for doing my chores, baby! u the best!" ._.
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lucy90712 · 2 years
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Hey!! I love your mcyt x reader fanfics! I was wondering if I could request a quackity x reader? I can’t find much:/ maybe quackity has a crush on reader and they both can’t sleep so reader calls quackity to see if he is awake and he requests going on a night drive???? If that’s okay and then they go to a nice place of your choice:) then he says his feelings right then and there:D thank you!!!!
Can’t sleep
3:37. Why can't the clock just say something like 7am when it is an acceptable time to be awake and get up but no it was to be almost 4am when I should be sleeping but I'm wide awake and have been the whole night despite really needing some sleep. Getting bored of rolling around in bed I decided to pick up my phone and see if Alex was awake because I felt like he would answer me if I text him because he always does plus we often go out together when we can't sleep. Pretty much the second I sent the text I had a reply from Alex telling me to meet him outside my place in 10 minutes.
I rolled out of bed and changed into some sweats and a hoodie as well as grabbing a water bottle knowing he was going to drive us somewhere. Just as he said after 10 minutes I saw a car come down the road and so I left the house and climbed in the passenger seat. The both of us talked about our nights and how we hadn't slept and turns out he was thinking of texting me anyway seeing as this is sort of our thing to go out on late night drives or walks and just relax. It has been a little while since we have done this which is probably a good thing because it means we have been sleeping better but I really enjoy these evenings with Alex its nice to spend this time with him.
He drove through somewhere I've not seen before but it was so pretty with a bunch of trees and vast green fields that were lit up with small street lights and the headlights of the car but that just made it all the more beautiful. I was just entranced with the view out the window that I kind of forgot about Alex until the car slowed down.
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Oh my I'm so nervous I should not have done this it probably wasn't the best time after neither of us have slept. I've been up all night thinking about y/n and how I want to tell them how I feel finally after admiring them for so long and they just happened to be awake too so stupidly I suggested we go out like we have done many times before and just tell them how I feel but now I'm here I'm so nervous. They are looking out the window at the scenery but they just looked flawless with the light shining on them and now I'm thinking that there is no way they could also have feelings or even want to be together I mean come on they could be with anyone they want why would they choose me.
I drove them to this area I came across on a trip the other week that is just amazing and even better at night. We both got out the car and wondered round the small lake that had a lot of sleeping ducks around it and small little fish swimming around. After we walked around for a bit we both sat down by the edge in a place where there was no ducks and just looked out at the water which was reflecting the moon and stars in the sky. The moment felt perfect to tell them how I felt so before I could properly think it through the words just came out.
"Y/n this may be a bad time to tell you this but I'm going to do it anyway I have feelings for you and have done for a while but I understand if you don't feel the same" I said
"Calm down I have feelings for you too" they said
“I really didn’t expect that to happen what do we do now?” I asked not knowing what’s else to do
They shook their head slightly as a smile formed on their face before they leant in and kissed me which took me by surprise despite seeing it coming but I kissed back as soon as I was able to compute what was happening. The kiss was amazing and better than I had ever thought it could have been in fact this whole conversation has been better than I could have hoped for. We pulled away from the kiss and I officially asked them to be my partner which felt so nice to say after all this time of wishing we could be together and now we are my dreams are coming true and all because I couldn’t sleep. Ironic really.
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kass-storycorner · 3 years
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Oh god, okay hear me out. I suffer from insomnia and I couldn’t get Childes letter out of my head (btw the English version is so much less “I am in love with you” than the German one. He literally says in the German version that he misses us and wants us to visit him, like straight up this is a love letter!! The English version is really toned down in comparison).
So. I know his birthday is over, at least where I’m from. But. I wrote this whole ass fan fic, that is way too long, because I was so inspired by that letter. I’m not really satisfied with the ending, I honestly wanted to add so much more fluff but
 I also didn’t want to make this too long, I actually planned for it to be short??? help (also it’s 4am now noooo)
Happy birthday, Tartaglia
Genre: a little bit angsty, fluff, comfort
Rating: SFW, though mentions of kissing and sharing a bed
Content warnings: mention of a family death, Bennett’s bad luck lol but both are unrelated haha
Characters: Tartaglia x gn!reader, a guest appearance of Bennett, mention of Zhongli
Word count: 2,796 words (oooh f*ck haha)
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You’ve been busy the whole day doing some commissions for the Adventures Guild and were now on your way to Mondstadt, when you heard a familiar voice call your name. “(Y/N)!”, Bennett called out to you and ran into your direction. A deep sigh left your throat, while you enjoyed Bennett’s company most of the time
 you had to deal with a ton of your own bad luck today. Not one of the commissions today went the way they usually did, everything that could’ve gone wrong did go wrong. It was honestly just very frustrating, although you couldn’t be really sure if it was because of bad luck or because your mind was somewhere else most of the day. You shook your head, trying to get rid of the tiredness you already felt in your whole body and made your way towards Bennett. No matter what he needed help with you would be sure you could handle it. And in that moment, as the thought of how it wouldn’t be a big deal whatever Bennett had on his chest, you saw how the young adventure tripped over his own feet and fell face forwards into the dirt. ‘Ouch, that must’ve hurt’, you thought while running up to him. “Are you hurt? Here, let me help you up Bennett”, you asked while helping him get up from the ground. All you got as an answer from him was his usual laugh and smile. “Oh man, I really didn’t see that stone. Haha, thanks for the concern though!” You couldn’t help yourself and chuckled at the way he wiped off the dirt from his clothes. “So, what’s up? What do you want from me?.” “Yeah, right! I nearly forgot!”, he exclaimed and started fumbling in his bag. “Oh, got a present for me?”, you asked sheepishly. “Kinda, not really. Here!” Bennett held a letter in his hands, both bandaged again, and stretching it out to you. “A letter? For me?”, you took it in your hands. In a fine handwriting there was your name on it. It didn’t even took you a second for you to register who’s hand writing it was. What a surprise.
Before you could even start to ask Bennett how he got his hands on the letter he was already excitedly explaining it to you. “Today I had a commission on Dragonspine and to be honest, it didn’t really went that well until I ran into this one guy. I accidentally activated a few Ruin guards and well, even the most seasoned adventurer can’t fight more than one of these at a time and sadly the newest members of Benny’s adventure team had to go home again before we made it even to the mountain.”
The thought of Bennett nearly finding his end today on Dragonspine really
 it really did not sit right with you. You made a mental note to ask him later who the new members were that ditched him. After you had your talk with them they wished they had stayed with Bennett on Dragonspine. “Well, in that moment when they approached me that one guy showed up and it only took him a few minutes to defeat them all. (Y/N) that was so cool! I tried to recruit him for my adventure team, but sadly he said he was already occupied with something else. Oh man, it would’ve been so cool to have him on my adventurer team, imagine with such an excellent fighter no one would be afraid of my bad luck to join my team.” While you enjoyed Bennett’s enthusiasm you had to interrupt him. “Wait, wait, Bennett. The person who gave you this letter is on Dragonspine?”
“Oh yeah! As I was saying I tried to recruit him for my team, but failed however we talked a bit and somehow he mentioned that he knew you! When I told him we were friends he asked me to give you this letter the next time I saw you.”
You felt how the excitement in you grew. He was on Dragonspine? He was so close to you again? Now you hardly could pay attention to what Bennett continued to say, all that was on your mind was the man, whom you saw the last time months ago in Liyue was so close again. “Bennett,” you interrupted him again. “Thank you so much for the letter, but I really need to get going. Thank you so much!”
And with that you changed your direction and made your way directly to Dragonspine. “Oh? Okay, bye (Y/N)!”, you heard Bennett call after you, but your mind was already occupied with opening that letter he gave you.
With shaking hands you read what stood on that thin paper in that neat and familiar handwriting:
“Hey, comrade! How have you been? You must have traveled far and wide since we last saw each other, right?
For me, I can only seek out some entertainment for myself. These past couple of days, I’ve used a work opportunity to explore Dragonspine and seek out some local specialties. I hope they will be of use to you.
The harsh cold of the snow-capped mountains is reminiscent to the scenery of my hometown

Sigh, I’ve had many mundane days that makes me nostalgic of our time together. Whether it’s a fight or a challenge, I always feel that having you around is what makes life really interesting.
Haha, to be honest, I’ve been planning a special day to meet up with you, today could be that chance! If you have no special plans, how about you swing by my place?
I miss you, Tartaglia”
Quickly you put the letter in your bag with what accompanied it and now you were basically running towards Dragonspine. Right now you didn’t want to think about what kind of “work opportunity” there could be for the Harbringer on Dragonspine, all you could think about was seeing him again.
It has been months since you both parted ways in Liyue. You met him while being on a commission, funnily enough it was a bit similar how Bennett ran into him today. In one of Liyues ruins you looked for a book some historian in Liyue Harbour desperately tried to get their hands on. By the amount of Mora they were willing to pay it should’ve been obvious to you that it wasn’t a one-person mission
 and still, you went alone into those ruins. You had no problem in destroying the first two ruin guards you ran into, but when three activated at the same time
 If it weren’t for Tartaglia back then you would probably be dead. At first you were very thankful for his help, however when you found out he was also there for the book you needed your thankfulness quickly turned into anger. “Well, don’t you think I deserve a reward for helping you out, comrade?”, he teased you.
After that day you somehow always managed to run into him in Liyue Harbour or on your commissions. Back then you only knew him by his name used by the Fatui, Childe. Though it was well known in Liyue that he was one of the Harbringers, you somehow didn’t get that message after months of openly antagonising him. Only after Childe invited himself to your usual afternoon teas with your friend Zhongli you learned about his affiliations, but also more about him. If someone was hearing two people bickering, the people of Liyue knew it was you two. However none of it was malicious. Somehow it was the way you and Childe showed each other the appreciation you had for one another.
The first dislike you had for him grew quickly into a warm friendship. And that friendship grew in something more after awhile.
The first time you noticed a change in your feelings towards Childe was around the time of the Lantern rite festival. One night you were supposed to meet up with Zhongli - but Childe showed up in his instead. Apparently, so Childe, there was a lot to do at the Parlour because of a new promotion the director wanted to try and needed Zhonglis help with, so Zhongli asked Childe to accompany you to the Lantern rite.
Until this day you weren’t sure if this was just a set up by Zhongli, but even if it was, you wouldn’t hold it against him.
That night, when you and Childe walked around Liyue Harbour and watched the lanterns something fundamentally changed between the two of you. After that night you knew so much more about him and he about you. From that day on he wasn’t Childe anymore, he was Tartaglia. And both of you finally knew how the lips of the other felt on your own.
Now you were so close again to feel his warm arms around you, to listen to the sound of his heartbeat when you rested your head on his chest and to feel his lips on yours again. Oh how you missed him too.
Parting ways wasn’t easy. Both of you knew that it was best to not be so public with your relationship, for several reasons. On the one hand the Fatui weren’t what you would call popular - most people would use some stronger word to describe them. Being a Mondstadt citizen in Liyue openly dating a member of the Fatui, yeah no. On the other it was also not really well liked by the Tsaritsa for the members of the Fatui, no matter if you were just a low henchman or a Harbringer, to get involved in that way with outsides. With “not well liked” it was more implied that she forbade any romantic relationships outside and inside the Fatui ranks when they were on a mission. And Tartaglia was on a mission, a mission you knew nothing about, but to be honest? You preferred it that way. The longer you were able to ignore what it meant for him to be part of the Fatui, the better.
So because of all of this you both decided it would be best to keep the relationship in the shadows.
You both knew for sure was that you had to part ways one day, however none of you expected that you were the one going home before Tartaglia. There were a lot of nights of laying in bed with him, sharing stories from each of your homes. You told him about the Windblume Festival and Ludi Hapestrum, he told you about the festivals and traditions of Snezhnaya. When you shared stories of how your little siblings and you loved to collect as many dandelions as possible when you were children to pretend that it was snowing in the summer, he would counteract that story with the times he built entire fortresses with his siblings out of the snow in the winter. Only to then pull you closer and whisper in your ear that he’ll show you how to do that when you come with him back to Snezhnaya. You would always whisper back “okay, but first you’d need to glide with me off Startsnatch cliff”. The lovely nights you both spend together, telling each other of your homes and how much you want to show it to them were harshly interrupted by a letter you got from your family.
Life sometimes isn’t fair. It’s hard and it brutal and it’s short. So when you got the letter from your family informing you that the youngest member of the family had died, it broke you to pieces. They were only 14. That night Tartaglia held you in his arms, his hand on the back of your head, your head pressed into his chest and none of you could say a word. Only the sound of you crying piercing the quite room. Too heavy was the grief for anything to be said anyways.
The day immediately after you received that letter you and Tartaglia parted way, a quite and sad goodbye. None of you were actually sure when you would see each other again. With his hands against your tear stained face, the tears not only being shed out of grief but also out of the pain you had to leave your lover, he promised to write you as often as he could. You promised you would answer. And then you left, wishing he could come with you. Words you did not dare to speak, because you knew he couldn’t, no matter how much he wanted to.
Now you found yourself close to one of the Fatui camps on Dragonspine. It was quite irresponsible to just run up the mountain, without any proper preparation or knowledge where Tartaglias camp actually was. You sighed. The excitement of seeing him after such a long time, after just exchanging letters got the best of you. Frustrated with yourself you made your way towards the campsite, hoping that this time the Fatui henchmen wouldn’t immediately start attacking every stranger they see. However when you arrived at the camp site you saw that no one was there. Too exhausted from the commissions earlier in the day and running up the Dragonspine you let yourself fall down in front of the extinguished campfire. Slowly but surly the cold weather of the Dragonspine was catching up to you.
Going through your bag you were looking for the stones Tartaglia send with his letter, hoping to ignite a fire with them. But before you could find them you heart footsteps in the snow behind you.
You hadn’t even had the chance to turn around before you felt two arms looping around your body, immediately warming you up.
“Hey comrade, did you miss me?”
You felt his head on your shoulders and you couldn’t help but to lean your own against his. One of your hands made its way up to his face, touching his cheek. “Yes,” you whispered.
Turning your head you now looked into his deep blue eyes, they were filled with all the love he had for you. You wished he could look at you like this forever
 that you could look at him forever.
Tartaglia leaned a bit forward, placing a soft kiss on your lips and you couldn’t help it but smile.
He slowly pulled away, entangling himself from the hug and holding his hand out to you. “Come, let’s go inside the tent. You must be freezing out here”.
Inside the tent Tartaglia threw one blanket on another blanket over another over you, while lecturing you on what appropriate clothing was for a weather like this. You really didn’t give it any second thought when you made your way to Dragonspine, still wearing the same clothes you would wear on a sunny day in Mondstadt. But you also couldn’t hide it how much you loved to just hear his voice, even when he was nagging you. “It’s fine really, now stop trying to bury me under all the blankets and warm me up yourself”, you took his hand and pulled him towards you onto the plank. “You know some people would find what you said very suggestiv”, he joked, joining you under the immense amount of blankets. “Mmmmh,” was the only thing you replied, completely enamoured with him having you by your side again. For a few minutes the both of you just laid there, close to each other and feeling each other’s heartbeat.
None of you could actually believe your luck to be in the arms of the other again. How much you had missed this. Missed him.
“Hey,” he spoke softly, making you look into his eyes again. “How you’ve been doing?”.
It was such a soft question and you knew what he meant. You wanted to tell him how exhausting everything has been since your arrival, how your family was breaking apart at all ends, what a shit show it all was. In your letters you only alluded to how bad it actually is. How it was all just made worse by him not being at your side. Though you knew you would have to tell him all of this sooner or later, right now you didn’t want to talk about it. Not in detail. Not when today was actually his special day. “It’s manageable, but better now that I’m here with you”, you replied to his question. “You?”
“Better, now that I have you here”, was his reply. You both smiled at each other, a warm and tender smile. Slowly you adjusted your position so that you now were laying on top of him, your chin on his chest. “Hey, there is something I forgot to tell you.”
“Oh, and what is it?”
“Happy Birthday, Tartaglia”, and with that you kissed him.
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imonthinice · 3 years
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The Criminal Psychology Majors, Jason Todd x Fem!Reader Part 2/?
Word Count: 2k
Author’s Note: Y/N - your name, A/N - any name (your best friend’s name)
Warnings: Swearing, no beta bitch we die like Jason Todd
Welcome Back! I have, once again, written more of Jason Todd because he’s a fucking teddy bear and I love him.
(Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7) (Part 8) (Part 9) (Part 10) (Part 11) (Part 12) (Part 13) (Part 14) (Part 15) (Part 16) (Part 17) (Part 18) (Part 19) (Part 20)
Y/N and Jason both returned from that date feeling all giddy about each other, but trying their dammed-est to not let their hopes get too high about the other. However, that was extremely, extremely hard for Jason to do with family like Dick in his life. It’s like coming home to a hopeless romantic of a shipper as a nosey bitch. Lovingly, of course. No one’s like Dick.
“So, Y/N?” Dick asked Jason immediately as he entered the Manor.
“Yeah, what about her?”
“So, many questions: Was that a date? If no, will there be a date? Is there going to be a second date? Do you like her? Do you think we’ll like her? Does she know you’re Bruce Wayne’s son?” Dick rambled at his little brother.
“Okay hold on god damn, yes it was a date, yes there will be a second, yeah I think she’s cool and I like her, slow your roll Circus Boy, I don’t know when she’ll meet you lot, I don’t think she knows who I am, she’s from Metropolis, so I don’t think she knows the Waynes well.” Jason answered Dick with confidence.
“So you like her!” Steph mocked as she entered the hallway, probably heard her brothers talking about Y/N, so she wanted in on it. Somehow she had evaded Jason’s gaze though, so she startled him immensely.
“Jeez, how many of you will scare me today? And yeah, dumbass, I like her. But I’m doing this magical thing called ‘Not getting my god damn hopes up about her since it’s only the first date’ you hopeless romantic fucks.” Jason barked at them.
“Yeah, but you love us.” Dick said.
“That might be true, but your meddling is only going to cause chaos, Dick and Steph.”
“What about my meddling, Jay?” Bruce asked. Once again, he had heard the talking about Jason’s new crush and decided he’d parent the boy on his girl. Jason jumped out of his skin, because, he had once again, not seen Bruce enter the hallway despite his best efforts to not get startled again.
“You, are going to give me a heart attack.”
“Looks like this girl let your guard down.”
“Can we just go on patrol and stop badgering me?” Jason muttered under his breath.
“Nope!” Barbara exclaimed. Clearly, there’s a pattern with Waynes escaping Jason’s attempts to not get startled today, “We’re still going to badger you, Jay,” Barbara finished.
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When Y/N made her way back to A/N, she couldn’t help but turn her radio as loud as she could and try to take the longer journey back home. Pieces of quiet and tranquility always surprised and drew her in. Like a good book on a Sunday morning before the rest of the bustling city of Gotham or Metropolis awoke itself. If New York never sleeps, she thought, then what the hell do Gotham and Metropolis call themselves. She laughed.
There were a few good things about Gotham, like the people you’d meet on the street at 4am were some of the weirdest but kindest people you’d ever know. It’s like the city radiated off of the energy of the people in it, and in spite of the villains constantly hitting the city with their worst, somehow everyone never let it get to them. It was admirable. Metropolis was the same in that avenue, but it didn’t feel like the cold Gotham streets.
Y/N thought Jason was one of the kinder people she had met in her travels and classes. And she never thought that she’d meet someone she liked this much in her criminal psychology class of all places, but hey, the universe had different pen strokes for her.
She went and parked her car in the driveway of the rental house she and A/N shared. Only the two of them shared it, but if either of them lost their jobs, they’d be looking for another roommate immediately. Pulling out her bag which was full of notes written by Jason, the original notes written by her, and binders upon binders of criminal cases she was looking into at the time, she would get out of her car and begin walking to her door.
Of course, like most people, she would kick off her heels the minute she walked through the doors of the house, to which, A/N paused her music and went to go question Y/N about Jason.
“So, you know how this works, babes, lay it on me, how’s hottie? Is he kind?” A/N pondered.
“He’s so kind, he paid the printing fees for my notes and rewrote all of them, I guess it’s a system for us now. I write the notes in class while he tries to take it all in, we meet up, and he rewrites them all and pays the printing fee.”
“He paid the fee?! At that college?” A/N said, completely shocked.
“Is that shocking?”
“Well, the printing fees are so fucking expensive, hun. Mans must have daddy’s money to do that.”
“Really? Well regardless money doesn’t matter, he’s kind and I can make a name for myself if I graduate at the top of my class.” She said, fully believing this. Smart woman. She knew she could do it.
“I believe in you, do you have homework tonight? I can make dinner for you so you can study.” A/N offered.
“Nah, I’m just going to go file my notes and shower, I’ll come join you and help after.”
“Well, don’t drown.” A/N joked.
“Do you know how much effort that would take?” She laughed as she walked towards her room, once she got there she pulled out her papers and began the slow filing process of them into her desk.
About 2 minutes into this, she got a text:
Hey stranger.
If someone had a heart monitor hooked up to her, they could have bet their last penny on her heart skipping a beat. 
Hey Jason. She sent back.
I had a fun time today with you, do you want to do the same thing tomorrow, I could use your fast writing skills to get by in classes. And I just like talking to you. What do you say?
She thought. Maybe something legit is here, hopefully I’m not just used for notes. She worried about that, since she was just a tad insecure about him. He was pretty. She knew she was a looker, sure. But he was something more.
I would love to go on another budget date with you.
Budget? Actually yeah, I guess it is budget lol. Maybe next time I’ll actually take you out to lunch like I said I would.
I, honestly, completely forgot you said you’d take me to lunch, I was just having fun as we were talking.
Me too. You’re a hoot.
A hoot? That’s a book nerd statement if I’ve ever heard one. She joked. She didn’t actually know if he was a book nerd at this time, but they had been joking the entire time when she was filing her notes. She was no where near done filing her notes, Jason was a distraction from that, it wasn’t that important, she would end up finishing it later. She just liked some semblance of organization so she didn’t have to put it off.
I’ll have you know I’ve probably read more books than you.
Well book nerds are cute.
Eventually the messages from Jason and Y/N started slowing, Y/N assumed he was tired or working so she took her chance to file her notes and start running her shower.
Sorry Y/N, this has been fun but I’m going to get really sparse with replies, I got work to do.
That’s fine! Where do you work, by the way?
And she got into the shower. Halfway through her shower her phone pinged, she assumed Jason was texting back, so when she finished her shower, before she even got her towel on, she decided to answer him:
I work at Wayne Enterprises with my dad. It’s quite fun.  He had said.
Oh! I’ve heard the owner of Wayne Enterprises is a lovely man, have you met him? She asked him back.
And within an instant, he answered.
He’s my dad, so yeah.
You’re the Jason Todd? Heir to the Wayne Manor and Wayne Enterprises? She started thinking back on what A/N had said. Yep, she thought, Daddy’s money indeed. She started to slip into her pajamas, which were literally a mess and not put together, because this is the real world, not every girl has matching sets, when he answered:
I hope that doesn’t change much, Y/N.
Explains the camera I saw but didn’t mention, and that’s about it.
You saw the cameras? Damn it. I tried to shield you, they may have pictured us together, sorry.
Worth it for a lovely date. I’ve seen worse, my mum works with Clark Kent, who I guess you probably know since he’s Bruce’s best friend, and the paparazzi loves to take Clark’s picture.
Oh yeah, Uncle Clark. Yeah, the pap love him. You get used to it. I guess you somewhat know my family lol.
Nah, that’s about all I know. Wasn’t really interested in drama about you lot because it’s just not my business. Probably not a shared ideal with the general public.
She finished getting dressed and went to go cook with A/N, and share the news.
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“Girl! You were right about daddy’s money oh my god,” Y/N said when she entered the kitchen.
“Go on,” A/N urged.
“You know Jason Todd? Guess what. That’s hottie from Crim Psych 101.”
“Are you serious? That’s insane. You’re probably plastered across the internet right now for that date,” A/N laughed, “are you scared to date a famous man?” She asked.
“No, he’s really sweet and if this gets serious, I can just block out the flashes.”
The two of them laughed and started cooking. A/N was Latina, so, of course, she was in charge to cook most nights. But Y/N made killer desserts and pizza. Tonight was fajitas, so Y/N kind of sat bat and let A/N do her thing. Trying to know more so one day A/N wouldn’t have to do all the work, Y/N went onto the internet and the first thing she saw?
Globally Revered Son of a Millionaire, Jason Todd, out on a DATE with a Mystery Girl?
Like clockwork, Jason answered:
I guess I have a lot to teach you, and I hope you haven’t been on the internet recently.
I have. Globally Revered Son of a Millionaire. She texted back.
Fuck those damn tabloids. He said, she couldn’t help but agree, the paparazzi seem like they’re very invested in stories that aren’t theirs to tell.
Can’t agree with you more. We should put on a show for them tomorrow, actually give them something to write about.
I like your thinking.
You’ve opened up a lot today.
Is it your turn now?
What do you want to know? You asked him before turning to A/N.
“Tabloids talk too much,” you sneered at her.
“Cat should get their tongue and choke on it,” she finished, “did you at least look cute in their pics?” she asked.
“Somehow. Wasn’t even posing,” Y/N finished.
“Well, food’s done, are you still hungry?”
“Always.”
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Jason turned to his brother, Dick, Nightwing, and said, 
“She knows now.”
“That you’re rich?” he asked.
“Yeah, I guess I have to be more wary of her now,” he sighed, “I hope she’s not in it for the Wayne fortune.”
“Doubt she is if she agreed the tabloids can suck it, Red Hood.”
“I pray you’re right.”
He then drew his guns and fired at the ground underneath their laest venture into crime-fighting. This was gonna be one hell of a ride Y/N embarked on, not even knowing what she was getting into.
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oreoambitions · 4 years
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From the prompt-list: 28. things you said in the dark for supercorp If you wanna, all the best 💛
The first time Kara spends the night it's a movie in Lena's apartment, which turns into two movies, which turns into a conversation soft and quiet on the couch until the evening has stretched on for so long that it's technically morning. Lena's cheeks have taken on a lingering rose color, perhaps from the wine or perhaps from Kara's fingers absently stroking her hip where her shirt's ridden up. Kara isn't drunk - Lena isn't sure Krpytonians can get drunk on Earth - but she is tired. Her voice is thick, her train of thought somewhat difficult to follow when she speaks, and Lena is delighed but not surprised to learn that her best friend becomes even more physically affectionate when she's sleepy.
"Stay here tonight," Lena murmurs when Kara trails off, eyes fluttering closed, in the middle of a sentence. "I don't think you should fly."
Kara shifts against Lena's shoulder. "I don't think I should leave you," she mumbles. "Never leave you. Just. Just moving in right here where it's warm, just. You smell nice."
Lena runs her hands through Kara's hair and luxuriates in the way she shifts and sighs into Lena's neck. "I think," Lena whispers, "That you should leave me long enough to change out of that bra because I know for a fact you've got popcorn stuck down there, and then I think you should come to bed. You can fly home in the morning."
Kara peers down her own shirt with a frown and then pouts. "There is popcorn down there, how did that happen?"
They both know how that happened, so Lena doesn't comment. Instead she tugs her best friend unsteadily to her feet and chuckles as Kara leans into her, pretending she isn't the most powerful being on the planet just for a moment, just for comedic effect, or perhaps just because she wants an excuse to wrap Lena up in her arms again. And then they make their way to the bedroom and Kara hesitates in the doorway because in all their time together she's never been here, in this space.
"The entire super team could sleep here comfortably," Kara comments, some of the drowsiness gone from her voice.
Lena laughs. "You are the only member of the super team allowed in that bed. Here, this will probably fit you." She tosses an old MIT shirt at Kara and then has to turn around quickly when Kara begins to strip directly in front of her like it's no big deal. Well, maybe it is no big deal for friends who don't secretly want to put their mouths on friends, but Lena doesn't fall into that camp, so she digs out a clean sleep shirt for herself too even though she's already in pajamas and she's not the one with popcorn boobs.
"I'm not the only one," Kara says.
"Hmm?"
"You said I'm the only member of the super team allowed in your bed." Kara flops down, hands behind her head, ankles crossed, and fixes Lena with a stare. Lena doesn't quite meet her eyes, distracted by the way her MIT shirt is just a half size too small for Kara, the way she can count every one of those abs through the fabric, the way those arms are outlined through the- "But you forgot you're a member of the super team too," Kara continues. "So that's two of us."
Lena is pretty sure even the tips of her ears are red. She's going to pretend that's about Kara reminding her that she's included and not at all about the way Kara looks in her clothes. She hesitates before stripping her own shirt off, her back to Kara. It would seem strange to step into the bathroom to change now and she doesn't want to make Kara uncomfortable by displaying her own discomfort, so she pulls the clean shirt on quickly, turns off all but the bedside lamp, and scoots under the covers before she can entertain any more vaguely inappropriate thoughts.
There is plenty of room for the two of them to spread out and never come close to touching one another. That's always been important for Lena: a bed big enough to share without having to  touch anyone, because Lena has never been able to fall asleep in the presence of another but it's rude to throw a partner out after sex. Still, maybe in this moment she wishes she'd opted for a smaller, more reasonably sized mattress. Maybe she wants to spend a sleepless night with her back just touching Kara's, feeling her presence, feeling her breath rise and fall peacefully in the dark.
What a stupid, sappy thought. Lena abruptly turns out the bedside lamp, plunging the room into near perfect darkness, and covers her huff with a "Goodnight, Kara."
"Goodnight," Kara mumbles.
If Kara sounds a little stiff, Lena chalks it up to exhaustion.
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The clock reads 3:58 AM when Lena wakes to what she first thinks is a long, gentle earthquake. The bed is shaking but nothing on the walls is rattling so Lena stays where she is until she hears a distinct sniffle in the dark. Kara. This isn't an earthquake; it's a Kryptonian crying.
Lena fumbles awkwardly across the bed in the dark until her fingers brush Kara's shoulder. Kara is curled up small, her arms closed across her chest.
"Nightmares?" Lena asks. She slides a hand across Kara's forearm to soothe her and then, when Kara doesn't resist, presses herself close against her back. Kara snuggles back into her immediately, threads their fingers together, tangles their ankles.
"I'm okay," Kara whispers.
"Yes, that's why you're crying at 4am: because you're okay."
"I'm sorry I woke you. I didn't mean to."
Lena hums and presses a kiss to the back of Kara's head. As if she could ever be angry with this warm sleepy goof for waking her. Please.
"Do you want to talk about it?" Lena asks.
Kara takes a deep, trembling breath. "You have to promise not to laugh at me," she says.
"I promise," Lena replies, steeling herself. If Kara is crying about something like puppies or potstickers in the middle of the night, it's going to be a difficult promise to keep.
But then Kara whispers, "I'm scared of the dark" so softly that Lena might have missed it if she weren't holding her so close, and her heart breaks a little at the sound of those words tumbling out. She pulls Kara a little closer.
"Oh, darling. You should have said so."
"I didn't want you to think- I didn't want to be a bother."
"You didn't want me to think you were a coward," Lena fills in. "Do you want me to turn the light on?" And then, when Kara's grip tightens around her, she asks, "Have you always been scared of the dark?"
"No," Kara mumbles. She rolls over and buries her face in Lena's shoulder, fingers grasping Lena's shirt. "I know it's stupid; I'm not a little kid. Please don't laugh at me."
"I'm not laughing. Are you sure you don't want me to get the light?"
"I don't want you to let me go."
They lay together that way for a long time, until the bed stops shaking, until Kara's breath becomes even and soft again, until Lena feels comfortable enough to start stroking Kara's hair in the silence. Kara sighs into her the way she did on the couch, and Lena thinks that perhaps this should be a regular part of their friendship.
"Twenty four years," Kara whispers. "I was in the dark, alone, for twenty four years. And I-" She shudders. "I sleep with a nightlight. It's childish, but-"
"It's not," Lena interrupts. "It's not. Especially after what you've been through. I'm sorry I didn't know."
Kara half shrugs in her arms. "I'm sorry I never told you." And then, after a long silence, she says, "I don't need you to turn the light on."
"No?"
"No. It's not so bad when you're with me." Kara leans up to press a gentle kiss to Lena's jaw, and Lena thinks that if that is going to be a regular part of their friendship, she and Kara are going to have to have a talk about the meaning of the word.
But she puts that thought aside to stroke soothing patterns across Kara's back. "I'll always be with you," she whispers. "You never have to be alone in the dark again."
Lena is surprised when she wakes. Surprised because she fell asleep so easily with Kara in her arms that she doesn't remember falling asleep at all, and surprised because Kara is still tangled up in her when morning breaks, snoring softly, one arm draped across Lena's waist.
Lena orders a nightlight after breakfast. Just in case.
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Thank you for the ask!
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Relationship with NCT Dream
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➣ MARK ☟ mari
œ of the best friend crew
honestly at the beginning, mark and aria weren’t very close, having only really seen each other in passing or with johnny
but after being dropped into training together the two quickly became fast friends, and now they’re borderline inseparable
you thought you knew pain? watch aria’s reaction to mark’s graduation from dream :)
mark’s the reason why aria felt confident enough to pitch some of her lyric ideas to the team, after staying up until 4am to help her make some edits so she was as confident as possible
kinda just, rests his head on her shoulder? and wraps his arms around her waist when he’s tired
mari being confused in foreigner: ???
aria said once in a vlive that she finds mark really comforting to be around - when she feels stressed or worried about something she’ll go to mark’s room and just sit on his bed for a while
aria is so close with his parents - “ahh, how’s my favourite child” “i’m doing great mom.” “no not you, how’s aria?” “wh-hu-MOM?”
you’d swear sometimes mark is younger than her, considering the pout he puts on and how much he whines when they’re not on the same team together for promotions
mark big protecc boi but also little small cuddly boi
they’re so soft for each other ( ╄ω╄ )
in one of the fancams for mark’s solo stage during superm, someone zoomed into aria singing along with him in the wings and dancing to herself with the Proudest Smileℱ
he’s! so! proud! of! her! constantly! she could be walking and he’d be like “omg get it”
when aria refuses to get up and make herself food (this happens way too often, she just gets into the groove of her work and doesn’t want to move) mark gets her to by threatening to do it himself
consistently caught by czennies just standing behind her and holding her hand in crowded areas - airports, waiting rooms, etc.
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT.
mark and aria were standing off to one side as the mc explained the rules of the game they were about to be playing. mark looked totally confused, and elbowed aria in her side before looking down and mouthing “what?” to her. aria opened her mouth, before closing it and looking down at the ground, muttering to herself, “êȰ합  ç”ćˆâ€Š.. le chĂ©ile
. le
 le.. oh oh - combined! we have to put them together, markie.”and thus, a new confusion meme was born
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➣ RENJUN ☟ renjaria
renjun and aria room together while she’s promoting with dream
they were so awkward around each other at the beginning :(
only really spoke in passing, or when they had to
it was renjun that broke the ice at first, asking if she wanted to go shopping for the dorm together
now it’s their thing
“no aria, we can’t get more ice-cream we’re all supposed to be on diets.” “but  ïœĄïŸŸïœ„ (>ïč<) ïœ„ïŸŸïœĄ please”
he’s lowkey soft for her but he’d rather throw himself off the roof then tell her that
piano pals
he started teaching her how to properly play once he found her messing around on a keyboard in the studio one day
they actually argue quite a bit
not about big things, but about smaller things that push each other over the edge because of stress
the first time he yelled at her, aria spent the night in hyuck’s room 
hyuck yelled at renjun for making her cry 
now they’re probably the best pairing for talking through their emotions instead of blowing up on each other
they’re both quite opinionated people, and they’ve learnt to navigate that well so fights don’t happen as often
does that stop renjun from teasing aria an within an inch of her life? absolutely not
“i’ll kill you” “can you, reach?” “LISTEN HERE-”
he acts like he’s 10ft tall, excuse you sir you are barely 5â€Č6″
renjun was her mandarin teacher for a while, but then kun kindly told her that her “introduction” was actually calling herself an idiot 
aria has a bad problem with saesangs go away bitches and renjun is iconic for going off on them for her because she doesn’t like to make a big deal out of it all 
he gets so angry on her behalf
that was actually a topic of one of their biggest arguments smh
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT.
aria was leaning on a pile of books to prop herself up as she leant forwards to try and hang a string of lights on her bedroom wall. renjun walked in, and immediately came to her aid, speaking with a teasing tone. “need a hand?” 
aria, without ceremony just elbowed him in the stomach and used his then folded up figure to push herself up higher. “yes, thank you!”
she got hate for that one, but it was all in good fun and renjun was laughing after it
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➣ JENO ☟ nori
aria is his princess and everyone else can fight him
like they’re both doyoung’s children, but if it comes down to it he will lay down his life for her
and not even in a romantic way, just a “you’re too precious i have to protect you” kind of way
czennies thought he was in love with her for the entirety of nct 2018 promotions
this boy was hanging off of her at any given second, and there was an edited video of jeno “glaring” at lucas’ back when the taller boy walked away after hugging aria
it was faked, stan twt needs to chill out
he drags her to the gym 
he’s basically her big brother? but they’re the same age - its a weird dynamic but they make it work
they’re so LOUD together
not chaotic, but he makes her laugh so hard 
vlive 191030: “nono-ah makes my cheeks hurt so i can’t spend too long around him. my sides hurt too ~  ♡(ïœĄ- ω -)”
any and all fanfictions written about the two are definitely either coffee shop, university or library AUs
this man walks like a bodyguard around her - boy got the arm over the shoulder, tucked her head into him, covering her face, its a whole ordeal
dispatch released some pictures of aria one day and accidentally blurred out jeno’s face because they thought he was her bodyguard 
is so. so mindful of how long aria spends in the training rooms
like, yes everyone else expects her home before midnight (long story)
but jeno actively makes sure to ask people what time she left the dorm at, and texts her to remind her to take water breaks and to come home at a good time so she can sleep 
these two are the creators of so many iconic vlives - they have a bad habit of going live at 1 or 2 in the morning, just doing random things
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT.
“hi hi! so, nono and i- jeno stop it, stop it! - nono and i are walking down to the park to go feed the birds - yes we’re going to feed the bird- no! we are not going to feed the ducks, bread can kill the ducks! why did you bring brea-”
jeno pulled the camera from aria’s hands. “ari and i,” he looked at her purposefully, “are going back to the dorms because someone forgot to bring the bird seed, and apparently we can’t give bread to ducks anymore.”
*sounds of aria intermittently hitting and scolding jeno ensue*
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➣ DONGHYUCK ☟ arichan
the other half of the best friend crew
absolute heathens to be around when they are together
donghyuck is the person aria is closest to, and someone she’d call her best friend (only when she was sure he wouldn’t hear her)
she calls him “the demon child i can’t get rid of” but will, and has definitely pouted when he ignored her for too long
generally aria is a pretty soft spoken person, but not with hyuck around - he brings out all her chaos energy (please pray for the patience of dotae)
the pair have a little tradition of kissing the back of each others’ hands before going on stage for good luck. they can’t even remember how it started, but now its an unnegotiable pre-show ritual
he’s so clingy with her absolutely everywhere its painfully adorable  (àČ„ïčàČ„)
interviews? hyuck has a hand on her knee, or if she’s wearing a skirt he’s tucked his hand in between their chairs so she can hold it discreetly. in the dorms? full body tackle onto the couch, where he proceeds to lay on top of her completely.
because of hyuck’s nickname being the sun, and aria always being around him, czennies gave her the nickname “moon” to go with him
fans thought that aria was older than hyuck for a good year and a half before she released her birthday on a vlive, because she’s normally the one tasked with reigning his chaotic energy in during promotions (that is, if she hasn’t already joined him)
but off-camera, aria is absolutely hyuck’s baby there is no disputing that. aria’s sad?he’s there with ice-cream and a blanket and a baseball bat.
the winnie the pooh character that is on aria’s bed was a gift from hyuck for her 17th birthday, after she made him watch seven episodes of the show on netflix with her one night
yes he complained, but he slapped her hand away when she went to change it to something else
a twitter thread of a czennie comparing their horoscopes together went viral when people realized that it was quite plausible that the pair were each others (platonic) soulmates
after an incident involving blueberries, donghyuck took it upon himself to check the ingredients of every. single. food item in their dorm to make sure it was ok for her to eat
hyuck clowns her for her irish accent, and aria curses him out in japanese
tldr: they cute or whatever
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT. 
donghyuck was doing a vlive in his bedroom, sitting and talking to czennies when aria opened the door to his room quietly. she didn’t say anything, just waved slightly with almost closed eyes before she crawled underneath his covers and tucked her plushie underneath her chin. hyuck didn’t even blink at it - so it must have been a regular occurrence.
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➣ JAEMIN ☟ nari
jaemin highkey flusters her
not in a oo you’re so cute, cute boy make nerves go eeee
but he’ll wink at her and teasingly compliment her and now she looks like a firetruck this isn’t fair
he absolutely takes advantage of this where ever possible 
“riri, can i have some?” “no, i just made these you should have helped me (-_-)” “riri~ but you looked so cute making them i didn’t want to interrupt you~” *aria.exe has stopped responding*
but when aria isn’t trying to get her cheeks to stop being red, they’re really cute together 
you’d swear aria is older, by how much jaemin whines for her attention
the mighty battles between jaemin and hyuck
hyuck’s just biding his time for the rooftop fight
kinda panics around her when she’s crying, but is always the first to offer up a hug 
has a period tracker on his phone but no one knows about it 
he doesn’t like to coddle her because they’re so close in age, but that doesn’t stop him from getting protective in certain situations *cough cough the fansign cough cough*
jaemin and aria cuddling when they’re drunk? more likely than you’d think
he definitely professed his undying love for her at one point while being drunk, and chenle caught it on video 
“noona we’re playing that at your wedding” 
designated blanket/pillow hunter at award shows, and if he can’t find one then he usually just gives her his jacket
the amount of coffee these two consume should be illegal 
aria prefers to call him nana and he prefers to call her riri in the dorms, so when either of them get called by their first name by the other it means A: they’re on a schedule, or B: someone’s about to die
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT. 
nct dream on idol room were trying out jaemin’s death-in-a-cup (his coffee) and as the cup got passed around, aria grew more and more concerned with each face the members made. “jaemin if i die from this-”
he only smiled at her while passing over the cup. aria held it up to look at the black liquid skeptically, before sighing in resignation and bringing the cup to her lips to take a sip. 
and then another.
“wait this is good i like this”
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➣ CHENLE ☟ leri
hide yo kids and hide yo wives because leri is entering the chat
*cue aria and chenle wearing 2000s rapper clothes with backwards baseball caps*
these two are so chaotically calm
its like the energy cancels out or something 
aria with hyuck is just so loud and obnoxious, and the same with chenle with jisung
so when you put those two together it just turns into le positive vibes
you ever meditated to those 132 hertz sounds? thats them in a sound 
aria will hold him like a baby kitten she’s expecting to try wriggle out of her grip at any moment and its comical because he’s a good head taller than her
aria definitely has a knack for making her groupmates’ parents fall in love with her
every two weeks or so she goes for dinner in chenle’s house upon his mother’s request
they have a mutual understanding of the mental toll it takes to be around the rest of the dreamies constantly
chenle and aria sitting peacefully, watching a cdrama: 
the dreamies, throttling each other: AAAAAAAAAAA
will never admit it but he misses her the most when she goes away to promote
he thinks of her as a big sister and the dorms feel empty without her there
aggressive proud hugs 
so aggressive, he legit tackles her
he had to tone it down after knocking her over once backstage and she narrowly missed clocking herself on a nearby soundboard 
“YAH ZHONG CHENLE YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL!”
he always gets a little bit anxious when they eat things outside of the dorms because he’s never seen her have an allergic reaction before and he’d like to keep it that way  (`çšżÂŽïŒƒ)
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT. 
chenle was particularly restless that day, constantly shuffling about in his seat to the point where renjun forcefully tossed an arm over his shoulders to hold him still while the vlive was still playing.
not one to be defeated, chenle then turned to press his lips to renjun’s cheek playfully, laughing when the older boy turned away in disgust. he turned to do the same to aria, coming closer to her cheek before aria turned her head to face his.
“AAA-” “EW CHENLE WHY”
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➣ JISUNG ☟ jiri
oh god oh god oh god
if aria could take this boy and wrap him in a blanket and keep him in her pocket she would - no questions asked 
jisung knows she loves him the most out of dream sorry markhyuck and takes advantage of it every second
she used to coddle him a lot when he was smaller, but now that he’s older aria tries to rein it in as much as possible
that doesn’t mean it goes away completely though
“noona can you cook for me?” “of course jisungie! what do you want?” 
*jeno gobsmacked in the background* “you just told me you were too tired to cook tonight”
aria: big baby, must protect
jisung: tiny noona, must protect
jaemin and aria are really the only people jisung is ok with seeing him be super emotional - and he flip flops between the two depending on the reason why he’s emotional
self-esteem, feeling poopy side of it all? straight into aria’s bed, letting her roll him onto his side so she can tuck his head into her shoulder and covers the two of them with her duvet the way she used to do when he was shorter
this boy cannot curse around her unless he wants to get his ass Beat
dancing bros
they go so hard in their NCT Dance duet videos 
he keeps band-aids in his bag for her in exchange for her keeping an extra bottle of water in hers because jisung always forgets his own
jisung rests his elbow on her head a lot
but only briefly because the last time he stayed there for too long she stamped on his foot
tldr: aria is jisung’s emotional support gnome
FAN FAVOURITE MOMENT. 
jisung and aria were doing the chicken leg battle (this one) to fight for first dibs on the rooms they were going to be sharing for the next week or so. just before they were about to start, mark started laughing and pointing at how high jisung’s leg came up on aria’s, with aria’s knee barely hitting jisung’s mid-thigh
“this is an unfair advantage! this is cheating!”
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Life is Strange but it’s Stranger Things
LISTEN- listen
I don’t know if someone has mentioned this before, I’m sorry if so but does anyone know if the Duffers have ever mentioned knowing and/or having Life is Strange as another inspiration for Stranger Things?
Cause dude listen-
Life is Strange 1 is from January 2015 and Stranger Things is from July 2016, also Life is Strange: Before the Storm is from August 2017
They’re pretty different stories, but they have a fistful of good parallels.
I’m not saying they got inspired by this game, I just wanna talk about the things that remind me a lot of it. Also it’s 4am and I still haven’t slept at all but I wanted to talk about this before I forgot, so I’m probably missing on some stuff and might make zero sense every once in a while.
This is honestly very exciting for me to talk about because Life is Strange is literally one of my favourite games to ever exist. Just hear me out, I’m gonna try to make this short but make some sense whatsoever. There’s most likely gonna be spoilers of Life is Strange, I’m gonna try my best not to give too many but still.
The first time I ever watched Stranger Things (which was relatively recent, about three to four months maybe) I kinda thought a few things reminded me of Life is Strange (aside of the names being similar)
But after a while, when I started getting into theories and analysing more I realised the amount of parallels is crazy, and this could definitely be a coincidence and a reach from my part but I still want to talk about it because I think it’s really interesting. I’m gonna mention the things about ST that just made me think of Life is Strange. 
Max Mayfield
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- Max moved from California to Hawkins, a small town where everyone pretty much knows each other and rumours spread relatively quickly.
(Now I don’t think this would be on purpose, because I think you don’t know this about Rachel until Before the Storm which came in just two months before ST’s season 2 but still a similarity I guess? Rachel Amber is from California just like Max Mayfield.)
Max Caulfield
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- Max moved from Seattle to Arcadia Bay, a small town where again everyone knows everyone and no one’s particularly safe from rumours.
Now, this is just something that always makes me go ‘huh’. Two pairs named the same in both stories are in both cases in the same family. Joyce and William.
Joyce Byers
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- Joyce is the mother of the family.
- She has a job that doesn’t pay her much to take care of her family
- Joyce’s family’s had no father in it for quite a while, in Joyce Byers’ case it’s that the father is a horrible manipulative abuser.
Joyce Price
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- Joyce is too, the mother of the family.
- She also has a job that doesn’t pay her enough for all the work she has to do everyday.
- While just like Joyce Byers, Joyce Price’s family has no father anymore, the reason to it is the father died in a car accident. (I’m not saying it makes me think of that car on fire scene in the teaser but I might be saying just that)
Yet Joyce Byers is much more strong-willed than Joyce Price, now I’m not judging Joyce Price for it, she has her reasons to her behaviour and with everything she’s going through it’s understandable, all there’s to say is I can’t picture her doing everything Joyce Byers did to find her son and later to protect her family. I do think she hides a little too much behind her new husband’s sexist beliefs and makes it seem like all the wrong going on is mostly her daughter’s fault when her daughter’s going through a terrible time herself.
ANYWAY-
William Byers
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William Price
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Okay, literally the only similarity between Will Byers and Will Price is the names and that they’re both incredibly wholesome people.
William Byers is Joyce Byers’ son while William Price is Joyce Price’s deceased husband.
They’re not very important parallels just something I wanted to mention cause I thought it was interesting. Moving on-
Max loves photography and is great at it, which reminds me a lot of someone.
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Max and Eleven have the same way of using their powers by raising their hand, and bleeding from their nose after it.
The way the sound focuses when Eleven is spying on someone in the void are very similar to how the sound focuses when Max is travelling to a memory. (You can see that most clearly when she spies on Mike, Lucas and Will, and Mike’s “What did I do wrong” sounds muffled until she’s completely in) In addition to that, both use pictures for it (Eleven needs it many times, while Max always requires one to do it).
tw kidnap: The way Heather is tied up and brought to a basement under a place surrounded by trees, grass and paths in 3x02 is very similar to how girls are tied and brought to the basement also under a place surrounded with grass and trees, the difference is said basement in Life is Strange is a dark room.
Max and Will both have episodes, in Max’s case it’s always the same storm in the same place regardless of where she is, while Will’s current location just changes to its form in the upside down, the storm is usually there.
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While Will's episodes are to the present in the upside down, Max’s episodes are about an event in the future.
Mike’s rebelling phase reminds me a bit of Chloe’s, specially the “everyone graffitis the bathroom stall” line as a somewhat parallel to Chloe graffitying every inch of the school bathroom right after getting expelled. Both phases come after the loss of someone they loved, while Chloe’s phase is confirmed to be caused by her father’s death, nothing really confirms Mike’s phase is because of Eleven’s farewell, but a lot of things point to that. Again, this is shown in Before the Storm so chances are; coincidence. I mean you always figure Chloe’s this way because of losing her father but it’s not exactly confirmed until the prequel, Before the storm
Rachel Amber and Will Byers:
From the beginning of the story, you get to know Rachel is missing, and Chloe’s going out of her way to find her. Will is missing pretty much from the beginning of the story until the end of the season and, who was it that was going out of their way to find him again? 
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In Rachel’s case she’s been missing for 6 months and well, she stays missing until it’s figured out she’s always gonna stay that way.
Rachel shows to be very connected to fire, and when I say very I mean very
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And I’ve said this a thousand times but Will is definitely connected to fire. 
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Also I know this is unimportant and definitely a reach but still- the flannels
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Meanwhile, if all this is on purpose, Max’s similarities to Will could further hint him having powers.
The butterfly symbolism in Life is Strange is very important, and there so happens to be a lot of butterfly symbolism in Stranger Things, I actually talked about a theory I had about it before, saying it might refer to the way some relationships are treated. The symbolism in Life is Strange is the butterfly effect, and also has a particular connection to Chloe Price.
Now to a part I wanted to talk about too, Dontnod games are well-known for having a lot of LGBTQ+ representation. You’re always given the choice to go through the heterosexual path for the character you’re playing, but the representation is always shown no matter what.
Not saying it means anything but Rachel Amber and Chloe Price have their first kiss only a few days after knowing each other, and though they never establish this it’s hinted that however open it was, they were in a relationship. And though it’s for reasons they can’t fight, said relationship is not endgame. Do whatever you want with that. Just all the while remember Life is Strange: Before the Storm came out after the first season of Stranger Things, and most likely too late to have inspired anything about Stranger Things 2.
Meanwhile, Max Caulfield and Chloe Price fall in love in the course of years, although they spend a few of them in different countries, they’re childhood friends that have known each other and hung out together since they were very small. Reminds me of Mike and Will but who can know.
On that topic, when Max moves back to Arcadia Bay, Chloe resents her for not sending her a single letter for most years she’d been gone but does admit in Before the Storm that even after completely ghosting Chloe, if Max showed up at her doorstep now she’d give in. Evidently nothing says Life is Strange and Stranger Things are connected in any way as similar as some things are, but if L.I.S were to be an inspiration for ST somehow, maybe the “not sending letters after moving away” conflict could be a thing in St4 between probably either M/leven or Byler, in both cases it’d most likely be Mike who’d be staying a little too silent. If it were to be an inspiration, cause maybe this is a total stretch.
Somewhat spoiler: The final choice Max has to make and the explanation to it does make me think a bit of both Will and Eleven and even Mike but I don’t really want to think too much about it, I’ve enough anxiety as it is to think about one possible ending for either of them that ruins me, as plausible as it can get, I don’t care, I don’t wanna think about it right now.
Anyway! I may have missed a few things that are also similar, and I’m really not saying any of this was on purpose, but I just wanted to leave it out there before I potentially forget about it.
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