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#I gotta bad habit of only remembering the bad. there were good times too
cherrysnax · 1 year
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yadda yadda I dug my own grave yadda yadda now I gotta eat it or whateva the proverb said
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textualdesires · 1 year
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Rebound
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Xavier Thorpe x gn!telekinetic!Reader, mentions of Rowan Laslow x Reader (pre-death)
Xavier does not want to be your rebound. Except being your rebound is not half as bad with what comes with it.
I love this work, I gotta say. Reader is popular and with the nightshades. This is so adorable and my heart aches for both of these soft boys. Also completely gn! smut so it can be read as male, female or any other identity!
Categories: angst, fluff, mutual pining, smut with a plot?
Warnings: mild swearing, mentions of blood and murder, oral (m receiving), penetration, nudity, marking, size kink, use of powers in the bedroom, spit ig?, unprotected sex (wrap it before you tap it!)
Enjoy!
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Your heart ached as you once again laid on his bed, tears streaming down your face. It’s been a few weeks since Rowan left. Or supposedly left. You knew he wouldn’t just leave. Wouldn’t just leave you behind.
You and Rowan had always been an odd couple. You were a popular telekinetic, had mastered your craft early. And he was the asthmatic kid, the outcast of outcasts.
You had first met him at the nightshades. Yoko, one of the first people you clicked with, had dragged you along soon after you joined Nevermore. He didn’t seem to fit in even there.
There was a deeper connection the two of you shared. Like even your powers were connected. Like you were meant to be together. He was rooted deep in your head. In your soul. In your head.
It had become a habit of yours to go to his dorm when you missed him. You would lie in his sheets, hold them close for as long as they still smelled like him. You didn’t come as often nowadays, but when it all became too much, you still did. It’s been so long the scent almost faded.
Xavier usually wouldn’t mind. You two had been friends for a long time. Hell, you and Rowan had been there for him when things ended with Bianca. It’s why he was there for you now.
He would always allow you to be there when you needed to. Would sit next to you and hold your hand to soothe you. Would climb into the bed with you if you hurt too much. He was there for emotional support. But this time it was him who needed it.
“Fuck!”
The door to the room swung closed hard, startling you. Xavier let his body fall against the door frame, sliding down to lean against it. You hadn’t seen him so upset in a long time. Not since Bianca.
“Hey, what’s wrong?” You asked through teary eyes.
“Oh- I- didn’t know you were here. It’s nothing really.”
“Hey, just because I’m hurting doesn’t mean I won’t listen to you.”
Softly you climbed over to him, dragging along the small blanket you had once bought Rowan. It always reminded you of the good times, of how much he loved you. It soothed you.
You wrapped it around Xaviers shoulders, sitting in front of him now. His eyes were watering with rage. You didn’t press him on telling you. He wouldn’t pressure you either. If he wanted to tell you, he would. You just put a hand on his leg, carefully looking at him.
“It’s Wednesday. She- had asked me to the Raven.”
“I remember. You were quite happy she did.”
“Yes and that’s why- ugh, I hate her.”
You knew that wasn’t true. You knew Xavier found the new girl intriguing. You couldn’t say the same for yourself. You couldn’t even look at her without being jealous. Being hurt.
You were jealous because she was the one who heard Rowan’s last words. And she was partly the reason he was gone. You believed her when she told you about what happened. You knew Rowan had slowly lost control of his powers and drifted off. You wish you could have stopped it. Could have saved him.
“She only asked me to cover for snooping around the shed. She never wanted to take me in the first place. And now I’m not sure I even want to go to that stupid ball.”
Xavier didn’t deserve this. To be treated like a last resort, or someone to play with. You grabbed his face now, forcing him to look at you.
“Xavier Thorpe. I’ve known you for so long. I know that there will be more people asking you to the dance. And I know that you’re an amazing person and anyone would be lucky to be your date to the ball. And if Wednesday can’t see that, she’s blind.”
Xavier put his hand over yours, grabbing it as a sign of gratitude. Cause he was thankful to have you. You two had become so close lately, he couldn’t even imagine what it would be like without your soothing voice, always saying the right things. A soft smile spread on his lips.
“I can really see what Rowan saw in you. Hell, I would be just as clingy as he was.”
“Oh shut up!”
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It had been two weeks and the Raven was slowly approaching. It was this weekend and slowly even you were stressed. You didn’t want to go at first, but frankly, you were sick and tired of grief.
Rowan wouldn’t have wanted you to spend any night crying in his old room. He wouldn’t have wanted you to hide from the crowds on a day as important as the Raven. He probably would have even told you, how you were too beautiful and lovely not to go.
You wanted to go with your friends at first. Unfortunately they had all found dates already. They hadn’t thought you wanted to go and made other plans. You weren’t mad, it was understandable. But you really didn’t feel like playing third wheel to any of them.
You could have of course just asked out some of the other people at school. At your best, you were popular, kind and social. It was unlikely you’d get turned down. But you didn’t feel like asking a stranger.
No, frankly, this was hard enough as it was. For you to finally go out there again after pulling back from all extracurricular activities, from any social contact let alone romance? It wasn’t easy.
There was only one plausible option left.
You had spotted him once again working on one of his famous murals. You loved them really. They were beautiful, always intricate and thought through. You admired how he could just whip up something like this.
He was currently busy walking away from you. You had flat out lead with a question, asking him if he had a date to the raven yet. When he realized what you entailed he immediately walked away from you.
“Xavier, please, would you just listen?”
“No! I am not some sort of rebound that you can ask because everyone else is already gone, I am not-“
“Listen to me, goddammit!”
He stopped dead in his tracks, turning around to look at you. Hell, half the courtyard was probably looking at you now. You were quite loud. You didn’t even mean to yell.
“I’m not even gonna pretend you are my first choice.”
“Wow, a real confidence boost, [Y/N].”
You grabbed his wrist before he could even leave this time. You wouldn’t give up that easily, not without explaining. You had thought about this a lot.
“You know Rowan was and always will be my first choice. But he’s not here. And he won’t come back, no matter what you believe happened. I am trying to not let that affect me anymore.”
Xavier looked at you with sorry eyes. He knew how upset you still were, you had come over to cry even more in the last days. He would sometimes just find you passed out on Rowan’s bed and put a blanket over you. He felt pity for you.
“If Rowan was here right now, he would think we’re both insane for not going. Hell, his roommate and partner, skipping the school’s biggest event? He would call us idiots.”
A small laugh escaped Xaviers lungs at the mental image of Rowan yelling at the two of you. Yeah, he would have his opinions. About how being popular was a privilege that you shouldn’t risk, how you should not care about him and go anyways.
“There is no one here I would rather go to the Raven with. I’m not asking you as a rebound or a second choice. I’m asking you because I trust you. Because you’re amazing. You have been the closest person to me since Rowan… whatever happened to him, you were there to catch me before falling through the cracks.”
He looked at you now, a smile on his face. You had never told him just how much you appreciated him. It made his hurt heart warm, a fuzzy feeling in his stomach as he saw a tiny bit of a smile on your face. He had missed that on you. You used to be so very bright and for the first time in forever, there seemed to be a spark in your eyes.
“It’s a shame that Wednesday missed out on this. On you. But if she really for one second thinks you’re a bad person, she’s insane. I know you and what you’ve been doing is the kindest thing I’ve ever witnessed. So I’m asking you as a friend. Will you go to The Raven with me?”
The silence in his face drove you crazy. You hated waiting for answers. Hated seeing his emotionless face. The facade didn’t last long as he grinned. He had made his decision a long time ago. And frankly, there was no other option for him, either.
“Of course I’ll go with you.”
“Thank you! Xavier, you’re the best!”
With a screech you fell around his neck and he caught you from stumbling by snaking his arms around your waist. The full blown smile on your lips was enough to make his cheeks go warm. He softly rested his head on yours.
Had he always felt this fuzzy when around you?
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You looked absolutely stunning in all white. Bianca, Yoko and Kent had taken you shopping some while back and frankly, hanging out with friends was just what you needed. You were almost excited for today, even when a small part of you couldn’t help but miss Rowan.
You had worn the necklace he bought you for an anniversary once. The silver went perfectly with your white outfit. You wondered what he would have worn. A suit, of course. You would have helped him pick out accessories, would have helped him with his hair.
A soft tear slipped your eyes but you pushed it away almost immediately when you saw your friends coming to you. They had pregamed in the nightshade library, but you didn’t feel like coming. It was too painful still to go in there without him. He loved the library, loved the quietness of the place.
“Damn, [Y/N]? Is that really you?” Ajax joked and you grinned at the compliment.
“Yoko and I made our best efforts to get rid of the sadness for at least one night.” Bianca called with a grin.
It was true. Lately you’d been walking around unkempt. Your uniform way too big as you usually wore his blazer, a thing you would get in trouble for frequently. You always had the biggest dark circles, your cheeks were puffy from all the crying.
Today, none of that was present.
Xavier was in the back, a white suit hanging loosely along his wide frame. He was so much taller than Rowan, you sometimes forgot. But when you hugged him hello, it became obvious to you again. He smelled good, had put on some cologne.
“You do look amazing. It’s good to see you like this.”
He barely whispered it into your ear but it was enough to bring shivers down your spine. All the compliments, all the smiles from your friends and the way Xavier couldn’t stop looking at you. It made you feel incredible for the first time in a while.
You enjoyed yourself, dancing and drinking some of the unspiked drinks. You and your friends always kept in close proximity on the dancefloor as Xavier spun you around, making sure you only focused on him for now. God, you felt good.
Until Wednesday Addams made her entry.
You figured she wasn’t gonna wear all white. Dresscodes didn‘t matter to her. Much less did it matter to her who she took to the dance apparently. Your eyes narrowed in anger as you spotted Tyler.
You barely knew him, had met him at the coffee shop a few times. But you knew the way him and his friends would ridicule Rowan. Or Xavier. They tried with you, but stopped when you saw you weren’t affected by it.
It wasn’t fair, how they picked on the outcasts. For being different, for being someone else. To them, Rowan was an easy target. But you always defended him. And Tyler had fun being horrible to them.
You looked up at Xavier, who had just become awfully tense. His gaze was fixed on Wednesday, on the way her hips swung as she danced with Tyler. God, he was so hurt. You wrapped your hands around his neck, bringing his focus back to you. You would make sure he wouldn’t be bothered. Take care of his pain like he took care of yours.
“She’s not worth your attention, Xay. Don’t let that entitled brat ruin your evening. Or the stupid police chief’s son. They don’t even compare to you. They’re not worthy of your presence. Or your anger.”
Xavier looked at you in awe again. How did you always know what to say? With just one look you calmed him down. With just one look you could make him forget all about his sorrows.
Fuck. What was this feeling? And why did it have him so guilty, so torn? You were Rowan‘s partner, he never even thought of you like this until-
Until you started laying in his room. Until he noticed the way you breathed when you were asleep. Until he noticed how soft your skin was. Or how warm you felt when he pulled you plush against his body.
His hands brought you in closer. Pulled you in so you were pressed against his body tightly. You could feel your cheeks redden as you hid your head in his shoulder. A smile spread on your lips with how close you were. Had he always looked this good? Had he always been so enticing? So very handsome? You were so infatuated with Rowan, you didn’t even notice.
“I’m glad you asked me to the Raven.”
“I’m glad you said yes.”
“I would have never turned you down.”
Your voices were barely whispers as the song became slower and the two of you even closer if that was possible. His face was right above yours. You just had to tiptoe and your lips would meet his. You could see the way his eyes darted to your lips.
One move and you could ruin it all.
You inched in, stopping right before your lips could meet his. If you jumped this hurdle now, there was no return. You had ruined your friendship with Xavier. Had moved on from Rowan.
A drop on your forehead took you back into reality. You separated from Xavier as he too looked to find the source. Suddenly one drop became multiple. You could see the red stain the white cloth covering your body. Within seconds the panic started.
You didn’t even see the crowd fleeing. The red drops making it onto your skin had brought you right back. To the nightmares you had. In which you held Rowan as he bled out all over you. In which you knew the monster killed him. Tears started streaming down your face when finally you regained some sort of vision.
You didn’t have to look long to find Xavier. He was still right there, looking ahead. Your eyes followed his as you spotted her again. Wednesday, dancing in the red liquid like it was her home.
It wasn’t fair. That she was the one who got everything you ever wanted. She got to say goodbye to Rowan. Got to see who it was that hurt him. Got to see his last moments. And now she even got Xavier.
“[Y/N]! [Y/N], we have to leave!”
It was Bianca that had been shaking your shoulders as people stumbled all along the floor. And suddenly you heard the screams. The panic. And it was all too much. With tears streaming down your face you ran. To the only place that gave you solace.
His bed.
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The door shutting had brought you back to your senses. You were still shaking, even if the tears had stopped a while ago. You immediately scrambled up, not wanting to be seen in this position.
Xavier immediately came to your side as he saw how hurt you looked again. Fuck, did you think of Rowan again? Of course you would. Going to the Raven was a stupid idea. His heart stung as he saw what a mess you still were.
“I should leave.”
“What? [Y/N], no, you can stay. I can sleep in the shed if I have to-“
“No. This is your room, I shouldn’t even be-“
“Don’t be silly. You can always come here. God, you’re still drenched. Wait, let me-“
His feet swiftly took him to the bathroom, grabbing a towel and wrapping you in it. He had to chuckle at how adorable you looked as you sat down on the bed. His eyes trailed down to the sheets, a grimace on his face as he saw how stained they were.
“I’m afraid we have to wash those. I’m sorry, I know how much you enjoy that they-“
“It’s okay. They’re just sheets.”
“What?”
“They haven’t smelled like him in ages. I just didn’t know where else to go.”
Xavier looked at you now, a worried look on his face. For you to act so indifferent about the sheets when they would usually give you so much comfort? Something else was going on. Something was off.
“How about we get you out of these clothes first. You’ll catch a cold if you don’t change. I’ll give you something to wear. Then we can sit on my dry bed and talk, hm?”
“You don’t have to take care of me.”
“I want to.”
You could feel your cheeks blushing once again as Xavier grabbed your hand, squeezing it to reassure you. Gosh, how could he be so selfless even now? How could he make you feel so good even when you were at rock bottom just seconds earlier?
He stood now, pulling out some of his old clothes. It was a t-shirt that looked way too big for you. Paint stains had painted it in all types of colors. He also put a pair of sweatpants onto his bed, making sure you were comfortable.
“I’ll- I’ll go change in the bathroom. And you can change in here. You can just wrap yourself in my blankets if you feel like it. I’ll join you in a second.”
You nodded carefully as you watched Xavier leave towards the bathroom. Carefully you pushed out of your drenched outfit. You decided to just wear his shirt for now, it being too warm in his room anyways. Luckily your underwear had remained relatively dry.
You walked to his unmade bed, grabbing the blanket and pulling it around your body carefully. You had never sat on his bed, you just now realized. Had always made sure to stay in Rowan’s, not to cross any boundaries.
You realized just how much his blanket smelled of him. You had gotten used to the scent of him so much. When he would lay next to you in bed, it would lull you to sleep quietly. Something you always blamed on the exhaustion that crying brought with it.
“You can come back out if you’re done!”
You quietly shouted, knowing damn well he was too scared to impose. You knew he would never just walk out, possibly humiliating you.
You swallowed as you saw him. He was wearing just a pair of grey sweatpants, his shirt long abandoned. His hair was lose now, falling into his face, some locks still slightly wet. You blushed deeply as he walked over to you, sitting next to you.
Xavier grabbed your hand, his knuckles accidentally brushing against your thighs in the process. He didn’t even notice you abandoned the sweatpants until now. He blushed, but never hesitated to intertwine your fingers with his.
“Why are you so upset?”
“It’s silly. I don’t want to talk about it.”
“Humor me.”
Your eyes shot up to his. He encouraged you to talk to him. That was new. A deep sigh escaped your lungs as you began to speak.
“I had so much fun tonight. I really forgot all the pain and what I went through. It was going so well and then- then some Normie pricks had to ruin the perfect evening.”
You swallowed hard as tears threatened to spill once more. Xavier was quick to pull you against him, his arms wrapping around your shoulders. You took it, needing some sort of comfort. But you didn’t fail to notice just how warm he was.
“That’s not silly, [Y/N]. For what it’s worth, I also enjoyed spending the evening with you.”
“Oh please.”
You scoffed at him. You couldn’t believe him, even if you wanted to. You saw the way he looked at Wednesday, saw the way she enthralled him. He grabbed you by the shoulders, holding you to look at him. Why were you doubting him all of a sudden?
“I’m sure you were happy the stupid prank saved you. God, you ogled at Wednesday as she danced in the mess.”
“[Y/N], I didn’t-“
“Didn’t what, Xavier? You were scared to be the rebound. Well guess what, right now it feels like I am.”
His eyes were shocked. He hadn’t seem you this upset with him before. And it stung, to hear your harsh words. You had gotten it all wrong. He had to explain, had to tell you what was happening. Carefully he grabbed your face, forcing you to look at him.
“You are not a rebound. You never were. I wanted to go with you. You make me so happy. You soothe me in seconds and are an incredible person. I looked at Wednesday, sure. Cause she looked absolutely insane. I was wondering how I could have ever been upset about her when the one I really wanted was right in front of me.”
You blushed now, a soft tear spilling down your cheek. You didn’t even know how much he cared. God, you were so dumb. How could you ever doubt him, how could you ever think he didn’t want you? If it wasn’t for the prank, you’re sure he would have-
He was looking at you again. Looking straight at your lips as he inched in. He softly wiped the tear off your cheek, making sure you were no longer upset. He knew he couldn’t have you. But he wanted you so badly.
“I know you’re not ready. I know you probably thought of Rowan all night. You said it yourself, I wasn’t your first choice. But know that I’m right here if you need me. Say the word and I’m yours.”
You interrupted him with a peck to his lips. He looked at you, surprised. You had just kissed him. He wasn’t dreaming, right? Carefully he moved one of his hands to the nape of your neck as he pulled you in once again.
The kiss was slow, sensual. It was intimate in a way you haven’t felt in a while. If ever. You had missed this. Had missed the sparks flying between two people as they kissed. The way you felt like time stopped.
To say you and Rowan didn’t have your issues would have been a simple lie. He had been losing it long before Wednesday came to school and frankly, you hated the person he became then. But even then, Xavier was there to notice. To call Rowan out on how he treated you. It was why he urged the others to kick him out of the nightshades.
He had liked you for a long time. And he was sure you felt the same way. Wednesday’s arrival and Rowan’s death had held you back from acting out. Still, it brought you so much closer. Xavier pulled back, carefully catching his breath.
“We should stop. I don’t want to push you to something you’re not ready for.”
“I think I’ve been ready for ages. I was jealous when you looked at Wednesday. Because once again she got what I wanted. She had you. Or so I thought.”
Xavier couldn’t hold back now. He pushed you back, softly laying you down on his pillows as he kissed you again.
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You fell back as Xavier took control. The blanket had long been pushed off the bed as he softly kissed your lips, making sure you were comfortable. He was impatient, but he wanted to make sure that you were alright with every single move.
“Tell me to stop and I’ll stop.”
“Shut up and kiss me.”
You pulled him in by his hair, your hands tangling in them immediately. He was so gentle, so soft yet you could feel a need behind his eyes. You had every intention of unlocking that need.
You ground your hips into his, making sure to let him know you were just as needy as he was. He groaned as his hands clasped at the shirt you were wearing. Quickly he pulled it off you, discarding it to the side. You had no time to feel shame. Not when Xavier was leaving breathy kisses against your neck, causing you to breathe heavily.
You gripped his shoulders for support as he sucked softly. A grin spread on his lips at your reactions. He knew you were vocal, he had walked in on you and Rowan one too many times. But to hear you react to him instead, it gave him a newfound confidence.
He gnawed at your skin, making sure to leave marks. He didn’t even care who saw. He just wanted to make sure everyone knew that you had finally moved on. That you were once again off the market, that you were his. Were you his?
“God, please, I need you.”
He chuckled softly at your words, like you had read his mind. His kisses trailed further down your torso and down your stomach. His hands gripped your sides like a vice but he was keen on pleasing you.
With a little help from your telekinetic powers you pushed him off you, pressing him against the wall behind his bed for just a second. No, you were not gonna let him do this. Not like this. Carefully you let him go again as you stood from the bed. He looked confused, worried.
“Did I do something wrong?”
“No.” you knelt, pulling his body to you with the snap of your wrist. “I’m not letting you take care of me again. It’s my turn to give back.”
A grin spread onto your lips as you held onto his thighs. He looked shocked, surprised even. You were really kneeling in front of him, offering to take care of him. He must be dreaming. Must be in one of his twisted wet dreams that he sometimes had, especially when you snuggled into him as you slept.
You grabbed the waistband of his sweatpants now, pulling them off his legs. He helped, keen on letting you do your work. He had skipped the underwear of course, leaving him exposed and hard in front of you. He was already dripping with precum.
You bit your lip for one second at the sight. So the rumors were true. Bianca had mentioned some things back in the day, some you never paid much attention to. But the taller the man, the bigger certain features was something that rang true.
“You don’t have to- Holy shit.”
You didn’t even let him finish as you licked along his tip, swallowing up his precum. You had some experience. You weren’t new to dating, after all. So you also knew exactly which moves to use to make a man happy.
Your tongue kept swirling around his tip, licking up and down his head. The groans escaping his body were heaven to your ears. You pulled back for a second, only to lick up his shaft, engulfing his head in your mouth.
Xavier knew then he was a goner. His hands gripped the sheets as he watched you carefully. You started bopping your head at your own pace, intended on making him have some fun. And boy, was he having it.
You pushed yourself even further onto his dick, until his tip touched the back of your throat. Xavier groaned so hard he could have cum right there. He could feel you gagging around him, could feel you trying everything to make him happy.
He pulled you off him after a while and you looked up at him with sad eyes. Did you do something wrong? Did you mess up? Did he not want you anymore? Softly he grabbed your chin, making you look up at him. A smile plastered his face as his thumb softly swiped over your lip.
“I’m not gonna last long if you’re this good to me. And I wanna feel you around me as I do.”
You could feel yourself blush as he pulled you back up the bed. He sat you on his lap, but not before pulling your underwear to the ground. Your eyes widened as he massaged your thighs, all whilst his hard dick was pressing against you.
“You’re sure you still want this?”
“More than ever.”
He didn’t have to prep you much. He knew you were ready, knew you could take him. He spat on his hand, lubing up his manhood so he could make it easier for you. He lifted your hips just slightly before he pushed you onto him.
You could feel him press against your walls, could feel the way you squeezed around him. He was slow, lowering you step by step. He did not want to hurt you. Ever. You moaned, biting your lips as he bottomed out.
“You take me so well.”
“Mhh I can feel you so deep.”
“I know. I can feel you clench around me.”
He started rolling his hips up, thrusting into you. He was slow, making sure to get you used to his size first. His arms wrapped around your waist, holding you as close to him as possible.
You didn’t even notice you were looking right at Rowan’s bed. One you had done oh so similar things in quite a few times. But you couldn’t even remember. Remember what his lips felt like, remember what he felt like. Remember his smell.
You had finally let go.
All you could smell now was Xavier. All you could feel was how his arms held you in place, how he pushed into you. The way he groaned against you. It was so much, all too much. You couldn’t even think straight, too cockdrunk as he kept thrusting into you, now harder and faster.
All you could think about was him.
Xavier. Xavier. Xavier. A few times his name even slipped out of your mouth as you neared your own release, loud moans spilling out of you. You were so close. So very close.
“Xavier, I’m gonna-“
“Cum for me. Please, let go. Take what you need.”
He didn’t have to tell you twice as your body started convulsing against his. Your thighs trembled as you rode out your high. He held you close, making sure your tired body doesn’t just topple off him to the ground. He knew the way you looked when you were exhausted. But this time it was for all the right reasons.
He stilled, waiting on you to come back to him. After a while you did and he placed soft kisses along the back of your neck. His fingers softly tapped along your thighs and you chuckled a bit at his antics.
“Why did you stop moving?”
“We don’t have to continue of you’re too spent.”
“We are not stopping until we’re both satisfied.”
You took the reigns now, holding onto his arms as you started moving your hips once again. You were overstimulated, your legs wobbly, but you wanted to have him find his own relief.
The kisses he pressed into your neck became sloppier as he met your movements with his own thrusts. You could feel he was getting close, his dick twitching every now and then and his moves becoming more uncontrolled.
With a loud groan he shot his load right into you. He pushed you into his lap as his hips stuttered, his cum filling you up. He hadn’t done this in a while. You could tell by how hard his orgasm hit him.
Xavier stilled for a while, his breathing heavy. He gave you a sign before moving you out of him, his cum spilling all over his own legs. His face distorted at the feeling, causing you to chuckle. He grabbed a few tissues from his nightstand, cleaning both you and him up.
Carefully you got back into your underwear and his shirt and he followed part, pulling his sweatpants over his hips. You didn’t know what you needed more, a shower or sleep. Xavier decided for you as he pulled you into his arms, picking up the blanket and pulling it over the two of you.
You turned to face him, looking up at his soft face. He was tired but happy. You were sure you looked similar to him, very much spent. The two of you should have done this ages ago.
“If this is what I get I will gladly be the rebound.”
“I told you, you’re not the rebound, Xavier. You always should have been my first choice.”
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Imagine if Lo'ak hadn't gotten away and was captured with Spider, and for whatever reason Jake doesn't go after him, which means Lo'ak was abandoned with Spider.
(I don't know how he does it, but he gets Ardmore to agree to both Lo'ak and Spider coming with the recoms, and now the recoms have two teenage boys with them.)
Quaritch originally tolerates Lo'ak for Spider's sake, the boy had refused to leave his 'brother' behind and the kid could make a good bargaining chip in a pinch, but after a while he starts to get....concerned.
It's little things here and there; the way Lo'ak keeps calling Quaritch 'sir' even after being told not to, how he reacts to the orders Quaritch gives to the squad, and the way he looks like he's expecting a verbal lashing because Spider fell and scrapped his back while they were roughhousing.
By the time Miles hears about the whole train raid, he's pretty much decided that he's not giving this kid back and there's a little urge in the back of his head to nab the others too.
I mean, his kid call's Lo'ak his brother, it's not that big a stretch right?
YES WE GOTTA CALL JAKE OUTTTT!!!! Listen, Quaritch’s is a grade A asshole but if he did one thing right it was making sure that his own kid stays as far as possible from the action. He would be so bamboozled when he finds out Sully’s sons are literal child-soldiers 😭
Quaritch didn’t want to take the blue brat along. While Spider was very capable of causing chaos, he was at least tiny and could be restrained easily. The fourteen-year old with him was a much bigger problem though, as he was up to Miles’s chest and seemed like he could hold his own in a fight rather easily, so he made sure to cut the problem at its root.
“Listen up you little punk.” He spoke in a low voice, holding Lo’ak by the arm. “The only reason why you’re here is so Spider doesn’t get bored and stays in line, but if you pull something with me or my squad” he pointed at Spider “He’ll be the one paying for your shit, so you best behave.”
Bluffing up a threat was the easiest solution for self-sacrificial teenagers like the two they were on a mission with and Lo’ak believed him, which made their travel go without much trouble but then…
Some of the boy’s weirder behaviours began coming out.
The first time Lo’ak stood in line with the soldiers when Quaritch barked at them to assemble, he didn’t give it much thought. Simply pulled him away with a “Not you.” And called it a day.
He didn’t expect it to repeat time and time again, like some kind of reflex.
“Son, you ain’t in the squad. Stand down.”
“Yes sir.” He answered, his eyes down and face blank, before stepping away.
“And how many times do I ya? Don’t call me that. I’m not your colonel, refer to me by my last name.”
“Yes..” he still looked down.
“You too scared to look at me?”
Pointing it out made Lo’ak widen his eyes as if he only now noticed the strange habit, and establish eye contact with the Na’vi in front of him.
“That’s better. You’re a kid, stay out of the way and we won’t have any problems, that’s all I need.”
The words actually seemed to surprise the boy, before he hastily nodded and retreated to stand by Spider’s side.
Now that Lo’ak noticed it, Spider was always relaxed around Quaritch. Sure he hated the guy, more than Lo’ak himself ever could, but their banter, the way Quaritch would lean in or crouch when Spider wanted to talk to him, the way his voice seemed to be just a tad bit gentler around the human, made Miles seem like…
Like not that bad of a dad.
It was a horrible realisation to come to, and even more horrible was the fact that Lo’ak was actually kind of jealous.
He didn’t remember when was the last time his interaction with dad had been this relaxed and casual. Dad was always busy, he had a people to lead.
But so did Qaritch, and yet he always carved out time to interact with the kid and listen to him ramble about plants or animals or spirituality. Lo’ak doubted he actually listened but his undivided attention was appreciated.
He didn’t remember when was the last time he got to speak to his father like that. When he got to tell a story and have his undivided attention.
“They said that it was likely the Omatekaya who stood behind the train raid, although it was pretty far from their territory and we lost them rather quickly.” Z-dog reported on the developments of the month-old train wreck case.
“Oh yeah, it was us” smuggly added Lo’ak, making the entire camp turn their heads towards him.
“Oh really?” Quaritch raised a brow, half-hoping that Lo’ak’s urge to brag will reveal some kind of information on where his clan could reside.
“Jup, I was there when mom single-handedly destroyed your reinforcements.” He smirked.
Hold up, pause.
“Wait, you were raiding with your parents?”
“Yeah, obviously.”
The recoms looked at each other in concern.
“…aren’t you fourteen?”
“Yeah, so what?”
Silence. Miles was actually stunned for words. He saw the images of the train wreck and the sea of blue corpses littering it. The boy in front of him could have been one of them.
Miles turned to Spider with a non-verbal ‘is this allowed?’ written on his face. Spider shrugged, as he used to think it was normal but was no longer sure.
Looking back at Lo’ak, the colonel collected himself and for the first time leaned down when talking of him, putting a hand on his shoulder while looking the kid in the eye.
“A war-zone is no place for a boy. Who made you do it?”
Lo’ak was thrown off-guard by being adressed so personally. “I…well….dad-I mean he didn’t force us, it’s just kinda what we do…”
Miles’s brow furrowed with that answer and he stepped away. “Lights out everyone! Briefing at 8.00 tomorrow.” Before looking back at Lo’ak “you may be a soldier with Sully but here, you’re a civilian so stop with the marine act and go to sleep.”
For the first time in weeks, the blue kid stood full-height, whatever feeling of inferiority and insecurity gone from him, nodding at the colonel and turning to hang out with his friend as Quaritch noticed a tiny smile tug at his lips.
Yeah…if this is how Jake treats his family, he ain’t seeing these boys anytime soon. He thought, before heading for the tents, a strange, protective feeling rising in his chest.
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Otherside Picnic (manga) vol. 12, bonus chapter
Bonus Chapter: Flashback to That Night
“...Hey, Sorawo.”
Nishina Toriko had been quiet for a while, as I was thinking she was making an odd expression as she opened her mouth, her next words were “What should we do about the wrap-up party?” for a moment, Kozakura lost the thread of the conversation.
...Hm?
Kamikoshi Sorawo, like Kozakura, was looking at Toriko quizzically. Seeing those looks, Toriko added, as if making an excuse,
“Look, we went into the Otherside this time too, right? Then we’ve gotta have a wrap party.”
If you didn’t know anything about these two’s usual routine, this addition wouldn’t serve as much of a justification, but with that Kozakura was able to reorient herself within the conversation. Toriko and Sorawo have a habit of going out for food and drinks after coming back from exploration of the Otherworld, and calling it a ‘wrap party’. To Kozakura, who’s so afraid of the Otherside that she can’t help herself, the exploration that serves as a precondition to this celebrating is already so abnormal that she couldn’t imagine wanting to celebrate it, but on the other hand, she could undertstand it a bit. As a sort of ritual of return to daily life from a dangerous environment full of fear, the idea of a wrap party didn’t seem like such a bad idea.
Perhaps the reason why she felt that way was because she herself was in need of such a ritual.
As she lifted her gaze, her eyes met with Migawa, who was standing with butler-like good posture. As if reading her thoughts, he nodded once. After finishing the rest of her tea, she set the cup down on the table with a clack.
“All right! Got it! Let’s go eat some meat!”
The two girls on the sofa looked up at her in surprise.
“Eh? But I don’t have that kind of money.”
Hearing Sorawo say something so timid brought an involuntary laugh to Kozakura’s lips. She trapises into the Otherside without a thought, but she’s afraid of an expensive meal.
“This time, I’ll treat you-- You did save me after all.”
We settled on the meat bar in front of the Shakujii Park station for our celebration. Ordinarily, Kozakura was not much of a meat-eater, but right now she felt like her body was craving some animal protein.
It had only been three days since she and Sorawo were abducted off of the street. Just three days! In that short span, entirely too many things have transpired.
Getting kidnapped is a big enough deal on its own, but then they were brought to a ruin in the middle of the mountains of Hannou. The person waiting for them there was a 4th-kind contactee, and had the ability to brainwash anyone with the sound of her voice.
Urumi Runa-- the teenage wannabe streamer.
Just remembering it sent a shiver down her spine. It was a terrifying voice. Far beyond the domain of ASMR, this voice from the Otherside rendered anyone who heard it a literal prisoner.
Urumi Runa brainwashed untold dozens of people with it, and made a cult centering around worshiping her. Kozakura was interrogated by Runa’s voice, and made to spit out everything she knew.
That said…
As she watched Sorawo and Torako across the table choosing from the wine menu, Kozaku was spurred into a bittersweet train of thought.
While she might have told her everything she knew, Runa’s questions were mostly about Uruma Satsuki, or well… the version of “Satsuki-sama” that existed exclusively in her mind. And in being asked, Kozakura realized that her knowledge of Satsuki didn’t really amount to much at all.
Ultimately, just what sort of person was she?
As she succumbed to Runa’s voice, that’s all Kozakura could think of.
She never did find an answer to that question, and she may never have a chance to get an answer, going forward.
“What drink do you want, Kozakura-san?”
Sorawo’s question brought her back to the present.
“What are you two drinking?”
“We’ve never had rosé before, so we were thinking of trying it.”
“Ah, is that so. I’ll just go with that.”
After she answered, Sorawo wrinkled her brow.
“Are you alright?”
“What do you mean?”
“You seemed a little bit out of it.”
Kozakura was internally surprised that this girl had developed the capacity to worry about others.
“I’m fine. Well, I am tired, so I might be a bit out of it.”
“Ah…”
The two of them nodded.
“I’m sure you are tired…”
“Thanks for everything, really.”
“You two, too.”
The information Runa wanted to hear about “Satsuki-sama” was, from Kozakura’s perspective, all inconsequential trivialities. Where she lives, what food she likes, whether or not she ever mentioned Runa, whether there were any pet-peeves of hers that she should avoid… While her ability was terrifying, Kozakura understood straightaway that the girl herself was nothing more than a mentally immature fangirl. This realization depressed her more than anything.
After a litany of mostly unanswerable questions and questions to which Kozakura didn’t know the answer, Runa clearly became a bit irritated at the slow going, but when she learned of the existence of Satsuki’s office at DS Research, and that notebooks written by Satsuki herself were stored there, she got excited, and ordered her underlings to to prepare for a raid.
Runa’s impulsive armed forces, driven on enetirely by her voice…While their organizational principles and doctrine were all childish and immature, If you have no way to deal with her voice, they’re quite formidable.
As she was worrying about the safety of the people at DS research, Runa ordered her followers to detain her and handed her over to them.
It was then that Sorawo saved her.
While her consciousness was still hazy from the effects of the questioning, Runa’s followers seemed to have a falling-out, and before she had any idea what was going on Sorawo had saved her and woken her up. While she was a bit disconcerted by how different Sorawo’s aura was from usual, they attempted to escape from the ruins, but…
The wine and ham arrived.
“Wha!? Sorawo, this isn’t sweet!”
“You’re right. This isn’t what I was expecting.”
“But this also tastes good in its own way.”
“It’s nice and refreshing.”
Sorawo and Toriko are surprised at their first time drinking rosé. When they’re relaxing and chatting like this, you could never take them for a woman who mercilessly destroys others’ minds, or a woman who’d raid a cult’s base of operations, assault rifle in hand. Not unlike Urumi Runa, Kozakura felt unease about the mismatch between these girls’ capacity for destruction and the childishness of their mentalities.
However, it’s also true that that immaturity likely saved her. Had they not been so foolhardy, she may not have made it out of that situation.
Their escape attempt came to a dead end, and Kozakura and Sorawo were once again caught in the basement of the ruin. Kozakura, now Runa’s hostage, passed through the gate and was brought into DS Research. Perhaps because she was rendered unable to resist by the voice, her consciousness became vague, as if in a dream.
And then, when she came to, Satsuki was there.
But what stood there was… that, was not Satsuki.
It was some completely different thing, imitating Satsuki’s form. Kozakura understood the the first instant she saw it. Within the empty husk of the woman she’d once loved, some unknown creature was was wearing it and moving it around.
And Toriko was moving toward that monster. While calling Satsuki’s name.
Stop it, Toriko.
Can’t you see? That’s not Satsuki.
From the depths of terror that kept her body frozen, Kozakura desperately clawed her consciousness back together. Summoning up all her irritation at Toriko for not recognizing this Satsuki as a fake, and her fury at Satsuki for trying to involve herself with such a young and immature girl, desperately, she moved her body.
Get yourself together, Sorawo-chan.
Hurry! Grab her! Toriko’ll get taken away!
She squeezed out that shout, and had no memory of what happened after that. When she came to, she was back at DS research.
There was no sign of Satsuki, and Runa was unconscious with her mouth gruesomely torn open.
Kozakura, with her mental and physical energy entirely spent, fell asleep on the spot without being able to take so much as a step-- in fact, she felt like she fell unconscious.
The main thought in her head as her consciousness faded was surprise that Sorawo and Toriko brought her back with them and didn’t abandon her. It was that extreme of a situation.
They might be hopelessly impulsive brats, who’ve matured in bodily terms alone, but they’re good kids. That was Kozakura’s appraisal of the two of them now.
So, well, there’s no harm in treating them to some overpriced steak, just for today.
As she gazed in a generous frame of mind at the two of them eating their meat, suddenly, a scene that she’d forgotten about flashed back across her mind.
Kozakura and Sorawo, having escaped from the cultists, hiding in a narrow locker.
Sorawo’s hand resting on Kozakura’s head as she trembled.
Her head being petted, as if to pacify her.
Over, and over.
Back then… why the hell did this maniac pet her!?
Kozakura couldn’t take her eyes off of Sorawo, who was cutting meat with her knife.
...No, really, why the hell did she do something like that???????
Perhaps sensing her gaze, Sorawo looked up.
The instant before their eyes met, the smartphone on the table began to shake. On the screen was a message from Migawa.
Sorawo looked curiously at her, and Kozakura looked back.
“...It seems like they finished cleaning.”
Kozakura replied, unnecessarily evasively.
END
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Hi, I also gotta say that the uvogin fanfic is amazing I also really enjoyed reading that <3.
It was actually a good plan but why the heck did he even print out chats in the first place and kept them in the drawer under the TV? Like if it were his room ok but in the livingroom? Was it maybe his plan that the reader finds it on their own so he could have a reason to stop the pretend and then the reader would blame themselves?
(The fic is question is Partnership)
Ooh, I hadn't even considered the last part of that! That would've been a really good ending - my stand-by for fics is to make endings leading into shock and then sex or a post-sex haze; I am a creature of habit. (Mostly, I just saw the word count was getting to five number places and was worried no one would want to read something longer.)
But genuinely, you finding the evidence of his obsession was an accident - one Uvogin sincerely, honestly hoped wouldn't happen. And you're obedient, he knows that - even if you have a more rebellious streak in you, he's big. He's scary. He's strong. He told you not to snoop. He was sure enough that he'd be willing to bet his own life that you wouldn't dare disobey him or his rules - he knows your body language well enough from all that stalking to be able to read you like a book, and he knew from the moment that blindfold came off that he had you in the palm of his hand.
But then you did the unexpected. You rebelled. You disobeyed.
You were bad, and while he's initially mad at you, frankly he's more surprised than anything - a little impressed and proud of you, even. It fucks up all his plans, of course, but it's nice to see you growing a backbone, even if it is just against him.
And he did have plans, really - plans to slowly grow on you, to continue getting your favorite foods and 'accidentally' starting a new series or set of movies - and oh? What's this? They're your favorites? What a coincidence!
He was going to slowly ease you into the idea of intimacy; a hand lingering on your shoulder here or there, catching you when you fall (he sent a small burst of aura your way that had you losing your balance, but that's just a trivial detail), scoffing at you and telling you that you're holding that knife all wrong, let me show you how to really cut something. (He'll stand behind you, his chest flush against your back, arms grabbing your own and guiding you through the chopping motion, the extra cologne he'd spritzed on earlier in the day making your nose tingle and your cheeks feel warm.)
(And then, once you're asleep that night, he'll fuck his fist so hard it nearly breaks.)
He had a plan, yes, but he's mature enough to realize that it's all his fault that it didn't pan out (well, maybe a bit your's, too, because you'd decided to grow a pair and break one of his cardinal demands). He'd been stringant with keeping all evidence in check - away and secure so that you wouldn't find it. Maybe, with time, he'd show you all the things he's collected over the months he's been watching you - maybe, but only if the Stockholm Syndrome was in full swing, if you were willingly kissing him, instigating sex or even whispering those three little words with honesty. Maybe he would've, just to show you how much he cared - how much he still cares.
But to answer your question, nonnie, the reason why he has the chats printed out is because he wrote them while tapping into your phone line. Shalnark didn't mind doing his buddy a favor, and getting the bug planted wasn't too difficult. And it would go off at the most random times - when he's out, traveling for Troupe business, he doesn't have a computer or anything on him, and a scrap piece of paper and a pen are his only tools. He records what you're saying because everything that comes out of your mouth feels important, like it's something he needs to remember, like it's something that might give him more insight into who you are - another layer of you, maybe even one that only Uvogin ever gets to see.
And of course, once it's written down, he can't just throw it away. He has to keep them - just in case something you said becomes relevant. Just in case you mention something about him - the large man who passed you on the street today, but you were too busy with your nose buried in your phone to notice. The large man who was at the other end of the aisle in the grocery store as you agonized over which flavor of ice cream to buy with your limited budget.
And as for the placement of where he keeps all these scribbled records of your every phone call and interaction, well, it's really a no brainer. It was the only spot that wasn't already full with something relating to you.
Every cabinet, drawer, closet, shelf, nook, and cranny in his apartment is full of you you you. He's got everything his greedy hands could get ahold of - your underwear, chapstick, button, and bandaid, of course, but there's more. It ranges from things that are less disturbing - normal, even, like a pair of earrings or a hairbrush - to things that are just a little more suspicious. (Like your old toothbrushes - yes, plural - or your haribrush.) Things that could be considered totally understandable (if not a big extreme) and not creepy if you and Uvogin were actually a couple.
And then, of course, there's the more intimate items, the things you had the displeasure of stumbling upon - your panties, for example, and if you were to peruse through the cabinets below the sink in the bathroom you'd find all sorts of menstrual supplies, with your favorite brands, the right products for your flow, even the dinky menstrual cup you'd tried on a whim because a friend recommended it. (Yes, you'd thrown it away because it'd been too messy when you took it out and yes, Uvogin searched through your trash bag just to find it.)
He may come off as this big, imposing, simple, one-track-minded man, but he's not. At least, not only those things. Uvogin is smart - and as most yanderes with brains tend to do, his obsession teeters much more on the side of collecting information about you than you'd expect. He's just honestly curious about you in every way - he's clingy and needy and wants you, so badly that it hurts, and collecting your things was a way to help alleviate some of that ache before he could properly be with you.
So while he didn't want you to find any of his stolen goods, frankly, it was inevitable - any storage space (except the room he houses you in - just because he'd be tempting fate if he asked you not to root through anything in the modest closet or drawer set he's assigned to you) contains evidence and proof that Uvogin didn't just randomly get stuck with you. It was all purposeful, planned, calculated - and you, poor sweet little you, just had the misfortune of finding that out much too early.
Ignorance really is bliss, isn't it?
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8/DEC/20XX
a deep breath, and i feel a sense of nostalgia.
weird nostalgia. wouldn't go back, but i still think fondly of what happened.
the crispness of the cold air in snowdin takes me back- and i'm already reminiscing about random memories.
point to almost any rock formation along the walls of this place, and papyrus can probably tell you exactly how he's climbed it.
kicking the snow with my slippers a little bit, i remember how he used to warn me about wearing 'em outside.
—-
"YOU'LL SLIP AND FALL IN THOSE!!"
"naahh. i'll be fine."
"......"
"SEE? EVEN GRILLBY AGREES IT'S A BAD IDEA!!"
—-
for the most part, i always was fine; just had to be careful around the ice.
fortunately, it's not an issue using shortcuts; really only ever slipping a few times.
—-
"I SAID THIS WOULD HAPPEN."
"you've slipped even in your boots."
"THAT WAS A ONE-OFF ACCIDENT!"
"so was this."
sliding me across the ice until we were close enough to the snow to stand again, papyrus lifted me onto my feet once more.
"I TOLD YOU THIS WAS A TERRIBLE IDEA."
"you've gotta admit that over two weeks without slipping in these is pretty good."
"THERE'D HARDLY BE SLIPPING AT ALL IF YOU WOULD JUST PUT ON BETTER FOOTWEAR."
"these are way better."
"OBVIOUSLY NOT?! YOU 𝘑𝘜𝘚𝘛 SLIPPED!"
"but with snow boots, you have to tie 'em and whatnot."
"YOU DO THAT WITH MOST SHOES, SANS."
"not with slippers."
"YOU'RE GOING TO WEAR SLIPPERS ALL THE TIME.."
"JUST SO THAT YOU DON'T HAVE TO TIE THEM?"
"yep."
"that's the plan."
"YOUR ABILITY TO CONSISTENTLY FIND THE LAZIEST ROUTE IN EVERY ASPECT OF LIFE CONFOUNDS ME, BROTHER."
"IT'S ALMOST IMPRESSIVE."
"thanks. that's the one thing i do put effort into."
"...BEING LAZY."
"it's hard work, doing this little."
—-
ahh.
back when new bad habits of mine still surprised him.
...speakin' of bad habits.
grillby's looks like it hasn't been touched since the day we took all the important stuff up.
the most one'll find in there now is a fine layer of dust only disturbed by me brushing against some stuff.
not that the jukebox ever worked before, but i'm pretty sure it wouldn't turn on if you tried at this point.
——
already knew the librarby was empty; they gave away all the books before leaving to the surface.
took the sciencey ones, myself.
wanted the joke book too, but a certain old lady got to it first.
officially, it is hers.
unofficially, the book keeps bouncing between being in either of our possession for months at a time.
it's gained a few pages over the years, a lined-paper section at the end with a lotta skeleton and snail puns.
think paps split the cookbooks with someone, and hoarded the puzzle books.
(not like anyone else was readin' those, anyway.)
there were a couple on monster history i'm almost certain i've seen frisk with a few times, so they must've gotten those.
as charming as this little place was, the new library's got way more selection.
sorry, not library.
still librarby.
they kept the name. too iconic to change it.
even if it had been changed, we'd all continue to call it the librarby anyway.
——
many of the folks who had shops down here have taken up that same role on the surface.
the two bunnies running the inn and shop moved somewhere closer to new home city for better business.
——
in the snow, i did what i'd done a million times in the past.
i parked myself at the foot of the door which separated snowdin from the ruins.
—-
"knock, knock."
"Who's there?"
she'd say.
"cash."
"Cash who?"
"no thanks, i'm more of a walnut guy."
and i'd heard her burst out into laughter from the other side.
"Knock, knock."
"who's there?"
"Hatch."
"hatch who?"
"Oh, bless you."
then she'd laughed at her own joke hard enough to be contagious.
"knock, knock."
"Who's there?"
"canoe."
"Canoe who?"
"canoe come out here? i'm gettin' bonely."
she got a good kick out of that one, but her laughter had a tinge of sadness to it.
"...But, I am afraid not."
didn't expect any different of an answer.
always thinking it better not to ask quite why, i shrugged.
"one day, maybe."
"or not."
"you could just be mysterious door lady forever if you want."
"....."
"Knock, knock."
"who's there?"
"Peas."
"peas who?"
"Peas excuse my secretiveness. I know it can be a bit off-putting."
"everyone's got their secrets, 𝘴𝘯𝘰𝘸 problem to me if you keep a few."
"Ha! I am glad that you are so 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘭 with it."
"It is a joy to hear your 𝘤𝘰𝘰𝘭 jokes every day!"
"nice to have someone with an a-𝘥𝘰𝘰𝘳-able laugh to tell 'em to."
my slight regret about that pun immediately washed away upon hearing the laugh in question follow after it.
—-
....welp.
as fun as reminiscing has been, i've definitely left papyrus alone for far too long.
gotta spend at least a little time in the snow with him.
that's what we came back here for in the first place.
——
"WHEN DO YOU THINK IT'LL SNOW ON THE SURFACE?"
"it's supposed to get pretty cold soon, so probably not too long now."
"besides."
"if your desire for snow gets too awful bad, we'll just come down here again."
"WE SHOULD BRING FRIENDS WITH US NEXT TIME!"
"would be cool to re-visit the whole underground with everyone after all this time."
"OH!"
he sat straight up in the snow, scattering the powder around as he did so.
"YOU KNOW WHAT WE SHOULD DO?"
"what's that?"
"COME, COME! QUICKLY!!"
——
from that very same spot we all first looked in awe at our new future, me and him watched the sun set.
golden light poured over everything; sun beams warm in contrast to the town we've left once again.
"WHEN WE FIRST MOVED OUT FOR GOOD, I REALLY THOUGHT I'D MISS IT MORE."
"THOUGH, I DIDN'T EXACTLY HAVE THAT FEELING OF TRAPPED-NESS ON THE SAME LEVEL EVERYONE ELSE SEEMED TO."
"IT'S HARD TO GET BORED WHEN YOU'RE THE MOST ENTERTAINING SKELETON AROUND!"
"WITH THE COOLEST BROTHER AROUND."
"aww."
"...MAYBE I DID FEEL TRAPPED A LITTLE.. BUT IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE."
"WE'RE ALL ON THE SURFACE TOGETHER, AND THAT 𝗜𝗦 WHAT MATTERS!"
when he turned to look at me, i couldn't tell whether his face was lit up more by the sun or the smile he had.
"I'M REALLY HAPPY HERE."
"me too."
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So! With the end of this wonderful little event, I do have a bit of a bittersweet announcement.
I'll still be around here and there on a low-effort multimuse I plan to make a while from now... but, save for any light activity you'll still see from me, I plan on retiring from writing.
I'm not retiring for any bad reasons, quite the opposite! But as someone that's been writing on Tumblr for roughly... 14 years? I think I've done most of what I've wanted to do. Every kind of thread you can imagine, every type of character, and every type of genre. For the past few years I've jumped blogs A LOT, but really only because I loved chasing whatever next big thing felt fun to write.
I was here when ask blogs were the standard instead of RP blogs, regardless of whether or not the mun could draw. I remember my first ever Bowser RP blog, iconless and full of crack on a classic Redux theme. I unfortunately remember the Homestuck and Danganronpa craze, and an era where icons were a semi-new novelty that only the 'fancy' blogs used. I remember back when a majority of the Pokemon RPC was a fairly popular crack group that, at its peak, had 300~ active blogs all at once.
I remember the Splatoon Marie roleplayer that chased after me, even when I'd socially isolate myself during the darkest spots of my life, and the Rosalina blog she made later down the line. You might know her now as my wife, Rosie. Funny to think, our more popular duo wound up being Peach and Bowser.
I remember all the different iterations of the Smash RPCs, and all the people that rocked the community with every post. Then there was the Sonic RPC, a place that was almost torn apart by an awful person's hold on the community, only to rise from the ashes! That RPC's pretty quiet nowadays, but those guys may as well be sleeper agents for Sonic content.
Then there's the people I affectionately call 'The Elder Gods'. The ones that, despite being here over a DECADE, they still dedicate themselves to the same characters they always have. They're usually the ones with the ancient-looking blogs that go largely under-the-radar nowadays, but they're the foundation that built these writing communities. You guys mostly just keep to yourselves nowadays, but I see you.
And of course, my good ol' kindred spirits, the people that roleplay the most obscure, hyper-specific characters. Those one-off indie games, obscure shows, characters stuck to a spinoff title or are just dubiously canon, or characters with basically no canon that they've made into their own!
Of course, that's not to forget the people that take the big popular characters, and absolutely ROCK them in a way that makes the character all their own. Gotta toot my own horn, considering one of my old Bowser blogs had a couple thousand followers.
I could go on, and on, and on... but long story short, I've had a great time here.
Part of me never wants to stop, to be honest. But in all this time, I've become a different person. My hobbies have changed, my interests have changed, I'm a completely different person now! But I've also always been a stubborn creature of habit, never wanting to give anything up.
As a result of being anchored to my old habits so long, I'm left a little at a loss for what I want in life. More and more I've felt like a caged animal, just circling around my little enclosure and doing the same things over and over for enrichment. Add to that the usual struggles of adult life being rough and expensive, and you can imagine wanting to spend more of my time on survival is a factor too.
Nobody's gonna know what I really want now, except for me. I need to get out there and do some soul-searching. Find new hobbies, make new friends, experience new things... who knows what I'll be doing a year from now!
That said, I give my genuine, most heartfelt thank you to everyone I've ever crossed paths with in throughout all of the Tumblr RPCs I've been in. Honestly, the only reason I don't list off names is purely because I want to make sure nobody gets left out of my little expression of gratitude. You all know who you are, anyway.
I wish I could've known some of you a little better... but that's just life, isn't it? Sometimes the most impactful people in your lives are the ones you never get to really know. I'm sure I've gotten to be that person for my own fair share of people, with how reclusive I tend to be.
Again, this isn't goodbye. I mean, I'd be a little embarrassed if people thought I was gone forever, only for me to pop up a week or two later. This is a hobby I've always loved, I'll always find my way back to it. I'll always be lurking about, sometimes posting during funny shenanigans. Like I said at the start of this post, I plan on making a private, low-effort multimuse! Mostly I'll just use it to keep tabs on my friends and the writers I really enjoy seeing, but I still have a small list of characters I'd like to play around with a little.
Otherwise though, it's time to leave the nest and try other things.
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Thank you again. This is Vincent, signing off.
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Chapter 5 - A night worth dying for
The Highwayman Series | Chapter 4 | Chapter 6
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You’d dragged Jake all the way up the stairs, cursing him whenever he’d stand on a step and make it squeak “sorry darl', ain’t light footed” he whispered “clearly. Now shut it.” You scold, noticing your dad’s door closed so you were able to sneak past and across the hall, into your own.
You closed the door gently behind you and Jake surveyed it. Nothing had changed. Except the Stetson leant on your bed post. He pushed you against the closed door and attacked your lips again, hands stroking small circles either side of your waist “y’still taste like treacle?” He asks and you giggle “have a taste, find out” and he growls, picking you up as if effortlessly only to lay you down onto the bed, kissing your lips hungrily as his hands drag down the skirt you’re wearing. He kisses down your still clothed torso, to your legs and to your feet, finally pulling off the skirt and discarding it somewhere across the room to be forgotten.
He slid down the bed until his knees collided with the hardwood floor, pulling your legs to the end of the bed with him. he hooked his fingers around the waistband of your underwear yet stopped dead in his tracks, looking up at you; your lips parted and eyes wide in anticipation “boy I swear if y’ don’t get on wi’ it I ain’t never gonna let you touch me again” you threaten and he chuckles “now now sweetness” he raises a brow with a smirk “patience is a virtue” “hell I waited five years for y’boy” you groan and he chuckles “y’know how many times I’ve had’t fuck my own hand just at the thought of ya?” He asks with a tut, pulling down your panties and off your feet, delving straight in to kiss up your left thigh, then your right, putting a leg over either shoulder as he looks up at you again. “Y’gonna be good for me? Gonna be good for jakey?” He asks and you nod “gonna be quiet and let me work?” He asks and you nod “don’t wanna be hung before I get my fix” he says, leaning into lick a long, slow swipe up right where you wanted him. You cried out and threw a hand over your mouth to try quieten yourself. “Still as sweet as I remember. Like Canadian sap you are” he mutters “don’t think I’ll ever get my fix of ya. You’re too damn good, girl” he says, mouth working on your core; licking and sucking like a man starved, pained, hunger so horribly famished that he eats his final meal so animalistic.
A criminal on death row.
“Jakey” you cry, tears welling in your eyes at the sheer enjoyment you felt “I know treacle, I know” he says, thrusting a finger into your wet core “god your soakin’.” He grunts, pushing another in to search for the spongy sweetness which would offer you that sweet release he craved for you to have. “Need you Jakey, please” you beg and he shakes his head “sorry sweetheart, gotta open y’up first. Ya just so damn tight I wouldn’t fit” he says, licking and fingering his way into you “humble” you joke between suppressed moans and he raises his brows “listen if you’re gon go and be a brat now I’ll just take ya over my knee first then have my way. Y’want that?” He asks and you shake your head back in response. He tsks and shakes his head “damn woman gon be the death o’ me.” He complains, leaning back to continue his job. A heavy feeling set in your stomach, overwhelming pleasure as he reiteratively hits a part so unimaginably unreachable you’d felt like heaven on earth. “That feel good baby? Y’gon cum? That’s it’s baby, all over me tha’s it.” He coos, leading you through your orgasm and letting you ride it out, lapping up your juices on his hands and face, determined to have it all.
He leans up to stroke your face with a hand “such a good girl f’me.” He says, leaning to undo his belt to let his jeans fall. “Y’sure y’ready for me darlin?” He asks and you nod “been waitin’ five fuckin’ years Jakey, need ya bad” you complain and he tuts “don’t swear it’s a filthy habit for a lady” he scolds “yessir” you comply and he grows in his slacks “tha’s it. Keep taking orders like I tell ya.” He says, removing his boxers and doing the same to his underwear to what he did with yours.
He drew your hips in an pushed himself in slowly, putting his own hand over your mouth to truly silence you “s’too much” you mumble from beneath his hand “I know darlin, just gimme a minute. Take all the time y’need” he soothes, patient with you as he gradually pushes all the way in “you’re so damn tight, gon make me cum right now, honey. Y’feel what ya do to me?” You nod “tha’s it, just tell me when ya ready” he says and eventually you nod, and he starts to slowly thrust into you, the grip you had on his wrist creating small moon shaped indents from where your nails carved inward. He’d tease you about them later.
“Need ya, faster” you ask, eyes closing tight “baby, I ain’t gon be able to hold back” he worries and you open your eyes slightly “then don’t” and he starts driving into you like some unfed animal, a pace that caused your headboard to crack against the wall “shit” he grits his teeth, reiteratively knocking back and forth, noticing your back arching and teeth biting hard into a bloody lip when he hit a certain part inside of you. “Y’gon let me fill y’up? Gon let me make ya a momma? Hmm?” He asks as you moan as loudly as the hand over your mouth would allow “Y’gon do that? Gon cum with me honey?” He asked and you nodded, releasing as he did the same deep inside of you.
His moves falter and he drops his head into your neck, kissing it lightly as he lets you ride out your high “good girl, so good f’me” he mumbles nearly incoherently. You pull his face up from your neck and kiss him gently, stroking along his cheeks, tracing the bones with your thumbs. “Get out of here before my daddy see’s ya” you say and he chuckles, groaning slightly “wanna stay like this forever” he tells you and you allow him to linger for a minute. “Go on now, cowboy. Back where ya belong” you say as he complies, redressing both himself and you before you both head over to your balcony.
He leans down again, pressing a gentle kiss to your lips before climbing over the aged wood and jumping to the dirt road below, making his way back into the saloon and out of sight.
“Your ears broken, boy?”
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ryuichirou · 8 months
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Piss-related questions
I could have named this post “latest comic related questions” or “toilet related questions” or even “urinating habits related questions” (piss headcanons??), but I just know I’ll never get an opportunity to name anything “piss-related questions” ever in my life again, so I’ll indulge myself this time.
But yeah, if you sent me an ask about our latest comic, I’ll reply to you here!
But first I want to mention that I’m super happy with how much you liked it. We had a completely shit-posting discussion about everything that’s going on in this comic after another piss-related comic we posted some time ago, so it’s kind of a sequel to that. I honestly thought that we wouldn’t do anything with it, because we, as always, have too much other stuff to draw, but we were having a really bad day and making a stupid comic felt like the only thing that was meant to happen that day (and I was emotionally incapable of drawing anything good).
We love making stupid stuff. And it’s always fun when other people find it funny lol
Alright, let’s boogie
Anonymous asked:
They literally just went to the comfort room just while Idia about to go his business XD. Also imagine that Azul, Jade, and Floyd only doing it because they are in the ocean and who knows where they did it. I feel like Ortho is glad he doesn't have to experience this problem from them given how insane they are doing it. Ruggie make sense given his environment.
Ortho really told Idia’s bottle-pissing secret to the worst people possible, the entire school knew about it after just 2 minutes lol Normally they would keep a secret to use it as blackmail, but the Tweels found it way too hilarious, and Azul found it way too scandalous to ignore…
Jade and Floyd really are kind of chaotic because of their oceanic background, but Azul really tries to be a proper good land-boy!
I want to make a joke about Savanaclaw boys having interesting habits in general, but I’ll stop myself.
And Ortho, well… he really is glad, he recorded a lot of useful data that day. Unfortunately. 😔
marisunnycest asked:
i love how vil's art style become simpler as he utters shameful, it really describe a deep feeling of i can't believe that guy is a house warden while pissing on bottles
Yessss lol Vil is SO DISAPPOINTED… He really felt powerless for a moment there.
Anonymous asked:
THE SINK?? JADE???
Wink wink
And the best thing? Everyone is going to think that it was Floyd who did it.
Anonymous asked:
I gotta know now....did Silver take after his father's unique bathroom philosophy....are Sebek and Malleus too prim for the shower....
Stay strong, Anon, I’m here, I’m with you.
Unfortunately, it’s very likely that Silver shares his father’s unique bathroom philosophy, as much as a lot of other things in life… He probably used to have an outhouse when he lived in the forest though, but then again, he also had the entire forest. “Remember, Silver, the world is your urinal” – Lilia Mufasa Vanrouge, possibly.
But Silver also doesn’t like it when Lilia pees in bottles. This just doesn’t feel right, so he’ll likely try to discipline his father about this…
Sebek has parents that taught him good manners though, so he would never… admit to it, but he does pee in the shower sometimes. But he’d be super ashamed to admit it.
Malleus doesn’t do it in the shower, and he is aware of Lilia’s philosophy. Just another Lilia-related thing for him to sigh about…
Anonymous asked:
The toilet/shower/(sink?!) comic is a lot haha! But now I wonder if Kalim uses the toilet, the shower or Jamil-? (Forgive me Jamil for making your life more miserable in my head)
I’m sorry, Anon! But also, thanks, I’m happy! lol
I see what you did there, and I wink back at you because yes, Jamil is a very nice alternative indeed. I’m not even sure if this is a kinky scenario or a completely cursed one… either could work terrifyingly well with these two lol
To answer your question, Kalim, surprisingly, uses the toilet. He doesn’t think twice about these things, this is just what he is used to! He is also a little bit squeamish sometimes at very random moments.
But then again, he has his own golden urinal in his dorm, of course he’s going to use it.
I actually drew Kalim-Jamil comic about this exact topic today…
Anonymous asked:
This question keeps haunting me ever since I saw your latest comic so here we go: where the heck does Lilia pee? (somehow I'm both curious and scared of the answer lol)
Anywhere and everywhere he finds convenient, Anon~ We’ll never know the full list, and this is truly for the best.
But he does share Idia’s habit of pissing in bottles and cans when he’s too busy or lazy. And if you try to address that, he’ll just say that he is used to way worse and that kids these days are way too precious about these things.
One person in our twitter comments also hinted that Lilia uses Idia and... yes
Anonymous asked:
real talk though, "sink" is such a valid answer. hear me out
I knew it. I knew we would find at least one person who would use a sink lol
Well, sink is just a very tall bidet… in a way… if you squint…
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natlacentral · 2 months
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DALLAS LIU SEES YOUR TIKTOK THIRST-TRAP EDITS OF HIM
Dallas Liu may be playing the Zuko in Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but you won’t catch him with the Fire Nation prince’s restrictive, gravity-defying ponytail in real life. 
“I would never, ever out of my own personal choice rock the ponytail. It’s a haircut that not even cosplayers are willing to take on,” he tells NYLON. “I can gladly say that I would not recommend it to anyone.” But the 22-year-old actor does admit to what fans of the original animated series have known since the show debuted back in 2015: “The ponytail does look super badass on screen.”
Liu says he knew the challenge of bringing such a beloved character to life, but not only did he grow up watching the animated series and loving the Fire Nation prince for his fierce loyalty, but the show inspired him to start practicing martial arts. Ahead, Liu takes on the NYLON 19, revealing his thoughts on ghosts (or “spirits,” as he prefers to call them), TikTok thirst-trap edits of himself, and more.
1. WHAT’S YOUR ASTROLOGICAL SIGN (AND DO YOU BELIEVE IN IT)?
I am a Leo! Unfortunately, I don’t believe in it because of my experience meeting people with the same birthday, but us being different personality-wise.
2. DO YOU BELIEVE IN GHOSTS (AND HAVE YOU EVER SEEN ONE)?
Yes, most definitely. Although I think the word “spirits” would be a better way to define it. I’ve never seen one — thank God — but I have felt uneasy in very old hotels or rooms that have a very long history.
3. WHO WOULD BE THE THREE HEADLINERS OF THE MUSIC FESTIVAL OF YOUR DREAMS?
Dominic Fike, Beach House, and Sade.
4. WHAT'S A BAD HABIT OF YOURS THAT YOU'VE BEEN MEANING TO FIX?
Honestly, I’m so bad at parking my car. Not that I’m bad at driving, but when it comes to parallel parking or even in a parking lot, I don’t put much thought into it.
5. WHAT WAS THE LAST INTERNET RABBIT HOLE YOU WENT DOWN?
I spend too many nights doom-scrolling on Instagram or TikTok, but it was probably a compilation of Avatar: The Last Airbender lore.
6. DESCRIBE YOUR WORST DATE IN THREE WORDS OR PHRASES.
Short, McDonald’s, Black Ice Car Freshener
7. WHAT WAS THE LAST DM YOU RECEIVED?
My friend sent me a TikTok thirst-trap edit of myself this morning which was interesting.
8. IF YOU COULD BE IN ANY MUSIC VIDEO, WHAT WOULD IT BE?
I would have to say either the music video for Bow Wow’s “Let Me Hold You” or Chris Brown’s “Yo (Excuse Me Miss)” just because the music videos in the ‘00s were just built differently.
9. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CONCERT, AND WHAT ARE YOUR MEMORIES OF IT?
Daniel Caesar performing in LA for his Case Study 01: Tour. It was my first one, so I remember everything about it. At the time, he was taking the music industry by storm and I was a major fan, so that concert was everything to me. I also was introduced to how much of a different experience listening to live music is.
10. WHAT WAS YOUR FAVORITE MOVIE AS A KID?
The Polar Express.
11. WHAT'S YOUR FAVORITE MEME/INTERNET JOKE AND WHY?
The personality that comes with wearing a fedora. It’s always funny to me and forever will be. Maybe one day I’d get to play a character that wears a fedora. Maybe Zuko.
12. WHAT'S YOUR GO-TO BREAKUP SONG?
“I Gotta Find Peace of Mind” by Lauryn Hill.
13. WHAT IS ONE THING EVERYONE SHOULD BUY THAT IS UNDER $10?
A sweet latte with oat milk from Blue Bottle. A must. Just try it. It’s so good. I could live off of it.
14. WHAT PIECE OF CLOTHING FROM HIGH SCHOOL DO YOU WISH YOU KEPT?
My vintage Green Day shirt. It had the perfect shade of a faded black and the fit of it was immaculate.
15. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE PAIR OF SHOES THAT YOU OWN, AND WHY?
Military boots because they look the coolest.
16. WHAT IS YOUR GO-TO SAD SONG?
Anything by Elliott Smith or Duster.
17. WHAT REALITY SHOW WOULD YOU MOST LIKE TO APPEAR ON?
Love Island UK.
18. WHAT IS YOUR BEST BEAUTY TIP OR TRICK?
Korean skincare products.
19. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE FAST-FOOD PLACE, AND WHAT’S YOUR ORDER?
Wingstop: four lemon pepper classic and four original hot classic, all flats. Lemon pepper seasoned fries cooked well done. A side of ranch and bleu cheese. Root beer.
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deadprompts · 7 months
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𝚃𝙷𝙴 𝚆𝙰𝙻𝙺𝙸𝙽𝙶 𝙳𝙴𝙰𝙳 𝚂𝙴𝙰𝚂𝙾𝙽 𝟷 𝙿𝚁𝙾𝙼𝙿𝚃𝚂.
content warning applies. change any pronouns / wording if necessary.
there's us and the dead.
this is what takes us down.
the tragedy of their loss cannot be overstated.
i'm gonna get shit-faced drunk again
you should've seen the look on his face when i punched out his front teeth.
you're still a dumbass.
nice moves there, clint eastwood.
i think tomorrow i'm gonna blow my brains out.
y'all be more polite to a man with a gun!
zero tolerance for walkers.
that's the biggest lie there is.
we're safe here.
it's not a toy.
i know how the safety works.
keep drinking, little man.
do not enter the city.
bright side, it'll be the fall that kills us.
you may think you do but you don't.
living underground doesn't help; not knowing if it's day or night.
wish i could have done it a month ago.
friend, you need glasses.
there's good news?
it was worth every minute of it just to see that prick spit his teeth out on the ground.
i finally got the scrubbers in the east sector shut down to save power.
there were dozens of 'em.
eww. that's nasty.
maybe we got a second chance.
help me now, show me the way.
i didn't behave, i know.
screw you, man.
sometimes they fall short.
you take that stupid hat and go back to "on golden pond."
you the new sheriff come riding in to clean up the town?
cozy in there?
the only reason i got away was 'cause the dead were too busy eating my family.
i don't even know why i'm talking to you.
that's my boy.
this is our extinction event.
how far do you think i can chuck this, huh?
things are different now.
if you see anything, holler. i'll come running.
go on, tell me what to do.
hey kid, what'd you do before all this?
what are the odds, huh?
i know what i want to say.
i see a chance to make a new start.
i remember my dream now.
i ain't begged you before, i ain't gonna start begging now.
i know i'm being punished.
it wasn't my intention.
i can't let a man die of thirst.
i wanna see how red your face can get.
the world ended, didn't you get the memo?
we survive this by pulling together, not apart.
anybody that gets in the way of that is gonna lose.
it scares the fish.
thought i'd get to drive at least for a few more days.
i'll give you a moment to think about that.
i'm sorry this happened to you.
i'm old enough.
it belongs to the dead now.
maybe we'll get to steal another one someday.
nobody is gonna hurt you, okay?
they came out of nowhere.
saves me the embarrassment.
that's the bad news.
can i learn to shoot?
you pull the trigger, you have to mean it.
not many people get that.
bites kill you.
just...feeling very...off.
words can be meager things.
what he would or wouldn't do doesn't interest me.
what do you say to that?
guess the world changed.
the fever burns you out, but then after a while... you come back.
hell yes you're gonna learn.
you heard me, bitch.
the weak get taken.
there's no clinical progress to report.
still not sleeping well, can't seem to keep regular hours.
we gotta do it carefully, teach you to respect the weapon.
we are surviving here.
too bad i never studied engineering.
yeah, whatever, yee haw.
they might not seem like much one at a time, but in a group all riled up and hungry, man you watch your ass.
one thing i do know, don't you get bit.
we don't kill the living.
no crying in the boat.
i bet there isn't a single son of a bitch still listening out there, is there?
that's no way for anything to die, let alone a human being.
you don't know what it's like out there.
you're surrounded by walkers.
we don't have to be afraid anymore.
who voted you king boss?
we left him like an animal caught in a trap.
the line is pretty clear.
admit it, you only came back to atlanta for the hat.
i can see you make a habit of missing the point.
it's only a matter of time.
is this real?
there's us and the dead.
you got a problem?
there's too many of those things.
i never told them what i really thought.
i ain't so worried about some dumb dead bastard.
i'm a glass half full kinda guy.
it's the same as it ever was.
who the hell are you, man?!
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Hello (⁠。⁠・⁠ω⁠・⁠。⁠)⁠ノ⁠♡ can I get a z j s with shu. Tq and congrattsss for hitting 800+ followers(⁠^⁠∇⁠^⁠)⁠ノ⁠♪
a/n — SHU SHU SHUUUUUUU
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SHU ITSUKI [ a, z, j, s ] sfw alphabet
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a = affection (how affectionate are they? how do they show affection?)
shu is not generally affectionate verabally. rather, i see him as someone who’s more into showing his affection through actions. he’s bad with words and all that, so he prefers showing his love through physical affection and gift-giving.
from time to time, shu will tell you that he loves you— only during night when it’s extremely late and he’s sleep deprived. and when he does express his feelings towards you, it’s extremely sweet and heartwarming. when he thinks you’re asleep, shu will gently hold you in his arms while playing with your hair and whispering “i love you’s” or “you mean so much to me”.
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j = jealousy (how often do they get jealous?)
shu DOES get jealous. is it often? maybe. does he show it? he tries not to. though, it’s very obvious and you can tell whenever he gets jealous.
he’s more snappy towards you and when you ask him what’s wrong, he’s gaslighting you into thinking that nothing’s wrong and everything is okay. shu also gets extremely pouty whenever he thinks about what made him jealous in the first place HAHA (you were giving mika way too much attention.)
bro def gets more clingy and will subtly remind everyone else that he’s YOUR boyfriend and you’re HIS s/o.
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s = security (how protective are they? would they like to be protected?)
shu is protective. that’s it. that’s all i gotta say LMAO…
he’s not really protective to the point he doesn’t allow you to do certain things, he has no right to do that. honestly, shu leans more towards the possessive type as i did mention that he gets jealous quite easily.
if he sees anyone checking out his s/o, or even go as far as flirting with them, shu will straight up stare at that person dead in the eye with the nastiest look on his face while he pulls you closer to him HAHA. IMAGINE HE JUST LOOKS LIKE THESE 🤨😐 EMOJIS
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z = zzz (what is a sleep habit of theirs?)
shu will unconciously grab you in his sleep. like, just straight up grab you if you move (even in the slightest) and not let you go. he loves having his hands on you, even in his sleep…
OK I DONT THINK SHU SNORES, but maybe.. just MAYBE he sleep talks when he’s having a good dream— especially if it’s about you hehe.. also when he’s half asleep, he will start acting all disgustingly romantic and all that. though, he wouldn’t remember the moment he’s fully awake. :(
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friedesgreatscythe · 5 months
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my therapist and i decided i'm going to move to sessions every other week, which obviously is a sign of progress on my part. we even ended this session early because i couldn't think of anything to discuss and analyze; the things i did bring up he nodded along with and agreed that i'd come to a healthy perspective about, and that i already knew i had to put those thoughts into practice. nothing i was saying were things he had to correct or offer suggestions against, and it's kinda weird to be told by your therapist that you leave them speechless.
i have all the tools in hand (well, in mind, since they're perspectives) to look after myself, gained from all the work he and i have done. i'm already committing myself to making goals and sticking to how to bring those goals into practice (however uncomfortable it makes me, but the discomfort is good because it means i'm working against bad habits that only held me back!!). i'm coming up with healthy counters to my negative, destructive thinking on my own and also acknowledging that i have to keep reminding myself of them so that they stick. i'm looking after myself! and sure i'll stumble along the way but i'm also smart enough to know to get back on track and know how to do it.
it's weird to assert these things because it requires confidence, and i don't have much confidence in myself, but i should! i'm incredibly smart and determined, but i'm not used to positive feedback, praise, or any acknowledgement of my hard work being worthy of praise at all. which means i should give myself a pat on the back! i do healthy, difficult things because i know they're the right thing to do, despite the absolute vacuum of encouragement and comfort i live in!! holy shit that's incredible, isn't it?
anyway this is just a long way to say i gotta put in more hustle if i want the plague book to get into 'polished draft i can show to friends' state by the ides of march lmao because i'm still in the "typing up the messy second draft so i can then tear it apart in rewrites" phase. but yknow, not only is my deadline helping me push towards finishing it, the promise i made to myself to commit to my dream because it's my dream, but also a way i can give back to @sapphire-weapon and have my dream help her too is nudging me along. and it's been so, so long since i last felt this way. i can't remember the last time i felt so hopeful and determined and relentlessly dedicated. i think the last time was when i was in college, tbh, which was a decade ago.
i went through some grueling, raw, horrific ten years to get to this place again, and i deserve not just to revel in it, but to use this newfound strength and focus to build a little sanctuary here.
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jessource · 2 years
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sentence starters: emails i can’t send.
rp sentence starters from sabrina carpenter’s, emails i can’t send.  ( part two )
how many things.
“you used a fork once.”
“it turns out forks are fuckin’ everywhere.”
“there’s no hiding from the thought of us.”
“i got ways to find you anywhere.”
“we sat on the roof once.”
“and we talked until the sun came up.
“i wish we stayed just like we were up there.”
“i consider you, i’m not trying to.”
“i can’t help it, it’s a habit.”
“your corner in my mind is well established.”
“i wonder how many things you think about before you get to me.”
“i wonder how many things you wanna do.”
“i feel myself falling further down your priorities.”
“i still make excuses for you constantly.”
“remember when you left once? that never made too much sense to me.”
“it hurt you so bad, hurting me.”
“you really came to me sympathy.”
“am i not even a second thought?”
“i wonder how many things.”
bet u wanna.
“told me i’m your only.”
“it’s all unfolding, babe.”
“slowly, slowly.”
“lies you sold me all saw the light of day.”
“you been wasting time on the other side.”
“if your satisfied, touché.” 
“now you say you hate all the empty space.”
“if you could go back you’d stay.”
“didn’t think about it when you let me down.”
“hurts to see me out of your reach.”
“bet you wanna touch me now.”
“it’s cold out there.”
“let me know what you found.”
“bet you wanna love me now.”
“chase me.”
“that’s right, baby.”
“is it feeing all your fears?”
“i bet you wanna.”
“bet you miss me.”
“bet you’re reminiscing.”
“i bet you hate the way that you said goodbye.”
“you still can’t even tell me why.”
“i hate the way you left me dry.”
“i’ll keep that between you and i.”
“oh, touch me now.”
nonsense.
“think i only want one number in my phone.”
“i might change your contact to don’t leave me alone.”
“you said you like my eyes, you like to make ‘em roll.”
“treat me like a queen.”
“i can’t help myself.”
“when you get close to me, baby my tongue goes numb.”
“sounds like bleh, blah, bleh.”
“i don’t want no one else.”
“baby i’m in too deep.”
“here’s a lil song i wrote.”
“it’s about you and me.”
“i’ll be honest.”
“looking at you got me thinkin’ nonsense.”
“cartwheels in my stomach when you walk in.
“when you got your arms around me, oh it feels so good.”
“i think i got an ex but i forgot him.”
“i can’t find my chill, i must have lost it.”
“i don’t even know i’m talking nonsense.”
“i’m talking.”
“i’m talking, i’m talking, i’m talking, all around clock.”
“i’m talking hope nobody knocks.”
“i’m talking opposite of sot.”
“i’m talking wild, wild thoughts.”
“you gotta keep up with me.”
“i caught the L-O-V-E.”
“how do you do this to me?”
“i bet your house is where my other sock is.”
“woke up this morning thought i’d write a pop hit.”
“how quickly can you take your clothes off pop quiz.”
fast times.
“sun’s up too soon.”
“mixed emotions are congregating.”
“sky looks so purple.”
“i can taste it.”
“i call you baby.”
“three stories up here contemplating.”
“what the fuck is patience?”
“these are fast times and fast nights.”
“no time for rewrites.”
“we couldn’t help it.”
“give me a second to forget i ever really meant it.”
“closed eyes and closed blinds.”
“my feelings used to be serrated.”
“tiptoeing past so many stages.”
skinny dipping.
“it’ll be a wednesday.”
“i’ll be going in this coffee shop.”
“and i look up from my phone and think there’s no chance it’s you, but it is.”
“you’ll say, ‘hi’, i’ll say, ‘hi, how are you?’”
“how’s your family? how’s your sister?”
“(name)’s being (name).”
after a minute of nonsensical chatter.”
“well, this was really nice, maybe we should do this on purpose sometime.”
“arguments in your garage.”
“all the ways we sabotaged it.”
“what it was and what it wasn’t.”
“we’ve been swimming on the edge of a cliff.”
“i’m resistant, but going down with the ship.”
“it’d be so nice, right?”
“if we could take it all off and just exist.”
“skinny dip in water under the bridge.”
“you’ll suggest a restaurant we used to go to.”
“won’t that be too nostalgic?”
“maybe, but let’s do it anyway.”
“we won’t sit at our same old table, i promise.”
“we won’t bring up the past, we’ll keep it bureaucratic.”
“and we won’t say it.”
“we’ll be thinking about how different we are from those scared little kids.”
“we’ve been swimming on the edge of a cliff.”
bad for business.
“he’s good for my heart, but he’s bad for business.”
“tears me apart when he grants my wishes.”
“all of my friends think i’ve gone crazy.”
“they don’t know me like my baby.”
“we look good in photographs.”
“i like the way you like to laugh at dirty jokes.”
“used to get to work on time, but now you’re taking up my nights.”
“never been so glad to be so tired.”
“oh, i’m mad for you.”
“it’s sad but true and i know it.”
“you’re on my mind.”
“you stole my life and it’s showin.”
“will anybody sing along?”
“you had to go and break into my head.”
“and i would try to fight these feelings.”
“i can’t find a single reason.”
“i’d make all the same mistakes again.”
“he’s good.”
“it’s bad.”
“the best i’ve ever had.”
“and he’s so nice.”
“it’s sad.”
“he ruined all my plans.”
“he just makes me so crazy.”
“i know everyone sees.”
“he’ll be the death of me.”
decode.
“you’re good at the falling, not the staying there.”
“you’re good at the giving too much then getting scared.”
“you’re good at impersonating someone who cares.”
“you had me for a minute there.”
“now i wonder why.”
“i let your confusion keep me up at night.”
“i’m so tired.”
“re-read every single undertone and i over analysed it.”
“where else can we go?”
“there’s nothing left here to decode.”
“done lookin’ for the signs in the gaps and the silence.”
“it’s just getting cold.”
“there’s a weight off my shoulders now that i don’t chase you.”
“being myself, did that emasculate you?”
“learning from you that i can walk away too.”
“i let your indecision keep me up at night.”
“unpacked every single word you wrote and i over analysed it front back and beside it.”
“there’s nothing.”
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orbleglorb · 10 months
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Intrigued about a beginner's guide to being normal
this one has slowly become more and more of me projecting onto a character, yuniesky castellanos torres (aka conditional yuniesky). it deals with pretty heavy topics because i am really projecting so hard. honestly, if i write this, i may have to write a personal version & then a sanitized version the blb fandom will not find upsetting. ngl i am worried ppl are gonna think less of me for my yunie lore? i don't share the darker stuff, but ppl have liked the things i have shared! but also i have changed a lot of that lore! so idk lol
i'll use this summary as a litmus test, i suppose. warning for mentions of teen mental health treatment & gooning (if you don't recognize the term, you're probably fine) (unless that was a term only used at my rtc)
the story follows yunie from him joining blaseball up until all players were released. i have not written down that much, it mostly lives in my head. yuniesky runs away from a wilderness camp* in the moab desert and signs up as an employee in the city of moab. by the time staff find him, he legally belongs to blaseball and they can't do shit. he travels around to a few teams as a tech guy and meets conditional, the computer program, who has become incredibly unruly and uses its sentience to be a nuisance. and Yuniesky gets along with conditional. and since conditional is, like, a super important program that holds important information, yunie kinda just gets the job of being condi's caretaker. they become besties! yunie gets reborn as the shieve's s9 postseason birth and lives in their shadows (and works as their tech guy) for a long time. to avoid talking about where he came from & his past, yuniesky lies. and it's fine for the most part. nobody really talks to him. except for his grandma, who tracked him down like a fucking secret agent or some shit (haha. HAHAHAHA.) and is now doting on him, making sure he's ok, etc. his parents and siblings are too, but he's still pissed at them so he ignores them <3 being gooned** really broke his trust and now he struggles to be open in any capacity. so when his fellow teammates and shadow players ask about himself, he lies. and they keep building up. he gets worried that they'll find out, but luckily he is taken to seattle. crisis averted![citation needed]
yuniesky lands on the spies. he moves in with his grandma, which is really good for his mental health! but now she knows about his lying habit and wants him to stop. but there's two fucking shoe thieves on the spies so there's no way he's doing that shit. the problem? he can't remember what he lied about. he was 16 when he joined. he doesn't fucking remember! and even worse, they want to be friends. not just the former shieves, all of them. so yunie just. keeps lying. up until he gets closer with ivy, which was a TOTAL accident. ivy just needed to get out of a flash flood. then they needed homework help. then they decided he was their bestie/older brother. and ivy figures out that he's lying. and oh. oh it goes so badly. so bad. they have an argument at HQ (read: ivy yells at yunie about "betrayal" and "lying to your friends is bad" and yunie's like "you're not my friends lol. you're my coworkers. and we're spies"). yunie doesn't get why people are pissed. yunie thinks he is a good spy and the closest to normal he will ever be.
i didn't mean to type that much but whatever.
trigger warnings for the notes (basically an explanation of anything w an asterisk): residental treatment/troubled teen programs, ableism, mental & physical harm towards children with mental illness, kidnapping
*for those unaware: wilderness therapy camps are nomadic camps where kids are forced to walk a lot and it's supposed to be theraputic somehow. i'm not joking. you get landmarks you gotta be at, and if you're not there, you're punished. several kids have died in these programs because of neglect, because these camps run year-round in places like moab where it's hot as balls during the summer and colder than a witch's tit in winter. most of the camps are based in utah, supposedly because mormons have less strict rules on what counts as child abuse, but idk how true that is.
**i have no fucking clue what the actual term for gooning is. i can't find these companies anywhere. but in the rtc we called them goons. basically, a group of people are paid by a kid's parents (or sometimes the government) to come into their room in the middle of the night (usually 3 am), take the kid out of their bed, and force them into a vehicle and transport them to a treatment center. some kids don't learn that their parents paid for it until after they've arrived at the treatment center. gooning can leave victims with injuries and immense trauma.
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chidoroki · 1 year
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182 Days of TPN - Day 61
Chapter 61: “Try Surviving”
I don’t think I ever really focused on the trees in this forest before.. I just thought they were the same as the previous forest the kiddos traveled through. I had no memory of these trees being so sturdy. No wonder they don’t snap under a demon’s weight. The melting candle imagery is a nice way to describe them too, I never noticed that either.
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What the hell chapter was it during the GF arc where I mentioned how I wanted to see Ray use the pocket watch more?? Because there it is! (That’s such an adorable, tiny Emma too).
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When it comes to the fullscore trio and how they reached the ranks of premium goods, I always think of Norman being naturally smart, Ray earning his knowledge from studying (alongside his ability to remember everything) and Emma learning by practice. So with that, it’s no surprise she picks up Yuugo’s habits so quickly.
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And with Ray always being so observant, he’s able to pick up on similar practices too, especially if it deals with staying alive. He can definitely spot a trick or two when an adult is being shady.
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Yuugo describes them perfectly. Emma always gives the final “okay” and follows through with the plan of action, but only thanks to all the insight she receives from Ray. So naturally on the flip side, Ray has all this knowledge about anything and everything, but leaves the final decision to Emma as leader. Both roles are highly important to any team, and while they can function well enough on their own, they excel when working together. And I just?? Love their dynamic so damn much?? How they’re such great characters individually yet despite their different methods, roles and ways of thinking, they support each other so well as a duo and bring out the best in one another as well, like.. FUCK. I LOVE THEM. 
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Praise this lad and his quick reflexes! Not the first and thankfully not the last time he’ll show them off either.
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While the fake out death is concerning for a brief moment til the next page, it reminds me that it’s Ray’s gun that Emma picks up here. He’s the only one between them who opted to bring a firearm from the armory since Emma stuck with the bow & arrows. (she has the small pistol yeah, but the size and function are both obviously different.)
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Pftt, how dare he laugh at our poor girl’s expense! C’mon story, let Ray use more colorful words.. like bastard! OR BETTER YET, let him say fuck! Something fun!
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Why do big, bad enemies always gotta have a phase two nowadays, huh?
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Ah Yuugo.. he’s about to have the time of his life and for all the wrong reasons. Our precious kids are certainly gonna have a rough couple days following this mad man.
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Favorite panel/moment:
HELP. Father and son are fighting.
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End of volume 7.
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