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#I was going to do a punchline of there being another peacock but it was already so long

plotbunny-bundle · 4 months

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Bruce having his morning coffee looking out the window: "Is that a fucking peacock?"

I made this with https://fakechatmaker.com and microsoft paint

attempt at an image description and more legible text under the cut.

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[a fake screenshot of an unlabeled discord chat. The time marked at the top of the fake screenshot is 9:26 AM.

An image of a peacock standing on grass. A person without an icon labeled Me, implied to be Bruce Wayne comments “Apparently we have a peacock”. The time of this comment is labeled as 7:54 AM.

A person labeled Robin III with an icon of an overhead view of the Gotham skyline replies “oh you found it”

An icon of a black and yellow flashlight labeled The Signal replies “was that not normal fake rich people shit?” Then corrects himself to “stuff” with an Asterix.

Batgirl 3.0 who has an icon that is a block of purple replies “OMG did Damian steal it from Penguin or something?”

Me(Bruce Wayne): “language.”

The Signal: “sorry”

Nightwing whose icon is a comic panel of Nightwing eating popcorn comments “B I don’t think this is an appropriate place to be having this discussion.”

Me replies “My front yard is not an appropriate place for a peacock.”

Robin III comments “@Batgirl 3.0 He did. Exotic animal trafficking raid. About a week and a half ago.”

Me asks “how long has that animal been in my house?”

Robin IV: “he is not an animal! He is a majestic peafowl who deserves more than to live life in a cage!” Robin IV’s icon is the Robin symbol associated with Damian Wayne.

Red Hood whose icon is a brick wall comments “WHO IS BLOWING UP THE GROUP CHAT AT EIGHT IN THE FUCKING MORNING!” in all caps.

Me: “language.” Red Hood responds with an emoji of the middle finger.

Nightwing: “Guys let’s calm down. It’s just morning and we were all up late last night.”

The Signal: “I wasn’t.

Batgirl 2 whose icon is a yellow Bat symbol over a black background. Asks “cute what’s its name?”

Robin IV: “His name is Richard”.

Batgirl 3.0: “LMAO”

Nightwing: “excuse me!?”

Robin III replies with a crying laughing emoji.

Red Hood: “Ha that’s perfect. Hold on.”

Robin IV: “it isn’t an insult you imbeciles! The peafowl is a majestic animal that represents the beauty and grace of the flying Graysons!”

13 minutes later Red Hood replies by posting a black-and-white picture of Nightwing in his discowing costume.

The Signal replies with two crying laughing emojis.

Batgirl 3.0 replies “what is that?”

Robin III: “Nightwing’s first costume. It was Acrobat inspired. It’s not as bad as the mullet.”

Batgirl 3.0: “Oh I have to see that.”

Robin III: “give me a moment. I’ll find a photo.”

Nightwing: “don’t dish out what you can’t take little brothers. B has footage of both your first weeks as Robin.”

Robin III: “which means he has footage of you to Dick”

Nightwing: “Caroline. Hill.”

Robin III: “you wouldn’t.”

Nightwing: “you have no idea what I do.”

Red Hood: “I change my mind. It is still worth getting woken up at ass a.m. for this.”

Robin III: “really? Look at your eighth grade textbooks in a while? I wonder if Rena is still around.”

Me (Bruce Wayne) : “enough. Tim Dick stop blackmailing your brothers. Damien you will find a rescue for Richard. We will not be keeping him. Everyone else next time you see a strange animal in the manner tell me or Alfred as soon as you can.”

Robin IV :“yes father.”

The Signal : “well that was an interesting way to start the day.” The time of last comment is 9:25 AM

End ID]

#Jason gets his blackmail from newpapers #Tim and Dick have primary sources #batfam #batfamily #dick grayson #bruce wayne #batman #damian wayne #tim drake #stephanie brown #duke thomas #jason todd #cassandra cain #I was going to do a punchline of there being another peacock but it was already so long #batdad #long post

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crazy56u · 2 months

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Okay, the app is starting to become self aware, I feel…

Addison, cut your losses with Tom.

“Look, I gotta go, Ben needs me, he totally didn’t just black out from too much coffee.”

Plot twist: Herbicore is poisoning the pumpkins, that’s why Steve’s wife has that cough.

I technically called it!

“Look, Connie, I finally figured out what the plot is, this weed eater shit is gonna kill everyone!”

Oh, great, Peacock’s running ads now.[/joke]

“I’m Chet Barlow of Herbicore, asking you to come to Denver. We’re not Detroit.”

…why does your brother look like a sex offender?

Joe doesn’t even know what’s going on, he is drunk as shit.

Why is this two weeks in a row where puns are plot points?

If only ad blockers existed in the 1980s…

“Do you think Chet knows his weed killer is dangerous?” Ben, he’s a CEO in the 1980s. Sucker’s bet.

Ben, if you don’t say a name now, Connie is gonna drop this story.

“He called you on that pay phone, right? Late night when he needs your love?”

“There’s no such thing as a dead end.” I name at least five Looney Tunes cartoons that would disagree.

Oh, goody, an inside job. So, calling it now: Just like in “Roberto!”, that guy is fucking dead now.

Okay, now I feel bad about calling Robbie a sexual predator…

I have a sinking suspicion their boss might be in on this…

“We need to keep this between the two of us. Now, if you know any ghosts, they can get lumped in as well.”

I admire the fact that Robbie didn’t opt to just bail.

“Who says I’m afraid?” “Is it your brother?” “…” “Okay, so you are afraid.”

I love how they are openly having this loud ass conversation in public.

Now, how long until Ben draw the connection between “this is killing farmers” and “Steve’s wife has that cough”.

Oh, goody, Chet is basically Gideon. God fuck, can’t he go away…

“I’ve seen people disappear. Sometimes in bight blue glowing light, they get replaced with other people and they don’t remember shit!”

“Look, we tried, it’s not like the episode isn’t even half over yet.”

And Steve becomes plot important!

“Herbicrop? I love that stuff, I’m swimming in tumors!”

Steve, your wife is fucking hacking up a lung, and you act like they’re spewing bullshit.

“Everything’s gonna be alright.” Episode is half over, there is a shoe yet to drop.

Ben, never do that again.

Davidson is 100% in on it, that was too fucking coincidental.

And it’s gonna be Robbie’s car in 5… 4… 3…

We are now 100% “Roberto!”

Ben, Connie is experiencing PTSD, maybe calm down.

…Connie, I think we both know that’s not what actually happened…

“Rule three: Fuck this job.”

Connie, if you think Ben is gonna stop, you are sadly mistake . [And sound goes off.]

Ian and Tom, stop pretending Magic isn’t gonna be the one to lose their job, just because he was pissed off, it doesn’t mean he’s letting anyone else take the fall under the bus.

And Ian, rightfully, goes the fuck off.

[Sound goes on.] And it’s time to get crunk.

…it only now just hit me that Addison never told Ben that… it been like two fucking episodes!

“What happened?” “What didn’t?”

Ben, unless your unknowingly leapt into the guy that planted that car bomb, stop blaming yourself for shit.

Now, that just sucks for Robbie: him dying is the Canon Event.

…or Robbie just fucking hates cars.

“Hey.” “I thought I fired you.” “I love how you thought that would work.”

“Look, I don’t care if Robbie is still alive, I still fired you.” “We both know I ain’t accepting that, Connie.”

“Look, Connie, I also suffer from being depressed about my actions.”

[Sound goes off.]

“So, is this the end of Quantum Leap?” NBC, YOU ARE IN THIN FUCKING ICE NOW

Tom, even if I already know the punchline, you should be the one to go.

“I wish there was another way.” Tom, you dumb idiot, you basically just gave Magic the go ahead…

[Sound goes on.]

Cut to The Pink Hotel.

“…so, you’re telling me I blew up my car for fucking nothing.”

I love how Robbie was willing to leave the country despite knowing he could’ve ended the episode early.

Look, Robbie, sometimes you gotta “Scorpion and the Frog” this shit.

I also love how the pink lighting is making Robbie look more depressed.

This is now a heist movie.

“What do you mean ‘Leverage the door’?” It means grab a flat thing, and break the door.

I love how the key to saving the day is just breaking shit.

I love how Ski Mask is acting real fucking cool right now, as if Ben isn’t gonna kick his ass.

Ben, I hope to fuck you rolled a Crit Success on Fast Talk.

And now Wyatt fears God.

…and is probably gonna meet him face to face.

Ben just kicked cancer’s ass.

And Connie pulls the Columbo maneuver.

Chet is about to get fucked by a pumpkin.

“It’s you.” “It’s always me.” …annnnnnd now my brain is trying to craft a Quantum Leap/FNAf crossover.

And Ben dips.

[Sound goes off, fuck you Tom.]

“Look, Tom, be honest, we both knew Ben was gonna win out in the end.” “Honestly, same.”

And now, for the most obvious ending of the episode!

“Look, Tom saved our asses, but Gideon wants someone fired. And it can’t be Ian, and I ain’t firing you, and Addison wasn’t even in this subplot, so… … … (leaves)”

And we end with a dedication to Matt Dale. Watch as NBC promptly fumbles the bag, and cancels the show next week…

So, next week’s a two-fer, Magic is quitting, and Gideon is still fucking here!

Happy Valentine’s Day!

#the outsider #spoilers #quantum leap #Roberto!#Columbo #FNAF

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caesarontv · 5 years

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iwaoi fic recs

it’s occurred to me that i read a lot but i don’t read many actual books so. here we go:

posted: 31/08/19

updated: 20/09/19

– new phone who dis - meruemsthighs • completed • 57,747 • teen

Oikawa texts the wrong number when complaining about Ushijima, and then keeps texting Iwaizumi.

– read it and weep - unknown • completed • 14,075 • teen

Iwaizumi Hajime writes an abrasive critique of golden boy Oikawa Tooru's terrible self-help book. What happens afterwards is a testament to how horrible Iwaizumi's luck really is.

– drawn to you - SportsAnimeRuinedMyLife • completed • 16,248 • teen

Iwaizumi is a shoujo manga author, Oikawa definitely isn’t stalking him and Hanamaki and Matsuwaka manage to make falling in love look easy.

aka. the GSNK crossover that no one asked for

– let me count the ways - whiitemists • completed • 4,162 • general

“iwa-chan, how much do you love me?” “more than i can count on all of my fingers and toes.” “you wanna use mine?”

– dyspnea/arrhythmia - carafin • completed • 10,812 • teen

In which Iwaizumi Hajime is a junior doctor suffering through his medical rotation, and Dr. Oikawa Tooru is his insufferable mentor. Medical AU.

‘I heard your internal medicine rotation’s going to be at Miyagi Central Hospital,' Suga says, turning to Iwaizumi. 'Who’s your mentor gonna be?’

‘Dr. Oikawa Tooru,’ Iwaizumi replies, and barely has time to yank his body back as Suga chokes on and almost sprays out a mouthful of alcohol.

‘What is it,’ Iwaizumi says, feeling a little unnerved.

In response, Suga simply drags a pitcher of alcohol from across the table, and starts to tip more beer into Iwaizumi’s glass. ‘You’re going to need this,’ Suga says.

– Coffee King - oiivkawa • completed • 187,790 • explicit

“I’m in love,” Oikawa declared, succumbing to the warm embrace of his arms once more, burying his head deep within the confines.

“You’re dating someone? Oh shit, I didn’t know that,” Kuroo whistled.

“I wish,” Oikawa responded with a sigh, memory flashing back to the handsome stranger and his green eyes, warm complexion, and those arms –

“Oh, so it’s that kind of love. Alright, hit me. What’s his name?” Oikawa’s face twisted down in an offended glare. “You don’t know his name?” Kuroo asked carefully, lips teetering on the edge of a smile.

“Not yet, but I will. Mark my words, the next time he comes in here I’m going to get his name and his number,” Oikawa announced firmly.

“That is, if he comes back. You know, this could have been a one time thing,” Bokuto reminded unhelpfully.

“I take back what I said earlier. I’m firing you,” Oikawa deadpanned.

– 21 Again - project_ecto • completed • 72,237 • mature

Oikawa, setter of the national volleyball team, and Iwaizumi, a university teacher, are going through a divorce that the latter initiated. An unwise Oikawa thinks the only way to save their marriage is to stall the divorce, until he meets a mysterious stranger who transforms him into his 21-year-old self. So he becomes what most 21-year-olds are: a university student. One that enrolls specifically in Iwaizumi’s school.

Oikawa then embarks on a mission to find out where it all went wrong but as he interacts with 31-year-old Iwaizumi in his 21-year-old self, Oikawa discovers a few things that changes his course. Loosely based on 17 Again.

– Arrest me Officer - leurauxe • completed • 122,275 • general (although i probably wouldn't call it that)

‘Perhaps getting mugged at two in the morning isn’t such a bad idea’ Oikawa thinks as he eyes the world’s hottest policeman settled in the seat across from him.

In which Oikawa is a news reporter head over heels for a commanding police officer.

– Dinner and a Movie - rikke • completed • 11,010 • teen

As a good vice captain, Iwaizumi would do a lot for his volleyball club's success and general welfare, including, apparently, fake dating Oikawa.

– Shiver - Yuu_chi • completed • 16,703 • teen

Oikawa was always the brave one. Hajime just followed two paces behind.

– florals for spring? groundbreaking. - MissMairan • completed • 24,373 • teen

Tooru considers himself a good person. An amazing one, really. He's raised his son after being quite rudely left by the mother, and Shouyou's turned out pretty alright, if someone asked him. So, when Shouyou's principal calls, saying his son had gotten in trouble for fighting, Tooru does what any self-respecting, fashion-designing-father would do. He agrees with his son: that shirt really is ugly.

– you’re looking like you fell in love tonight - anyadisee • completed • 34,930 • teen

“So, let me see if I understood this correctly,” Hajime says, slow and careful like he’s still waiting for some kind of punchline. “You want me to help Oikawa Tooru, a guy I barely know, because your boyfriend owes him a favor?”

“And you owe me a favor,” Hanamaki adds helpfully.

“That doesn’t even make any sense!”

“Sure it does.” Hanamaki’s smile widens. “Issei and I are practically the same person by now, anyway, so whatever favor you owe me, you also owe him. And by repaying me, you are repaying him, and in turn he is repaying Oikawa. Think of it as, like, the transitive property of equality. A equals B equals C. A equals C.”

“I know what the transitive property of equality is,” Hajime snaps.

[in which iwaizumi pretends to be oikawa's boyfriend.]

– I Followed Fires - EclecticInkling • completed • 66,742 • teen

“When the time comes, it will take you to safety. Just look towards the east,” his mother had said. He hoped she was right. He needed all the safety and help he could get if he was going to win back his throne.

– Phone Home - ghostystarr • completed • 6,553 • general

Oikawa Tooru is currently orbiting Earth at 445 kilometers per minute, but falling in love with the voice in his ear makes it feel so much slower than that. AU Iwaoi.

– the river runs - tothemoon • completed • 11,919 • teen

At the start of the new year, and one whole year since their breakup, Oikawa Tooru starts a list of daily reminders, tips, and tricks called HOW TO FORGET ABOUT IWAIZUMI HAJIME, and he’s determined to make it stick.

—

This is a firsthand account of how to deal (and rather spectacularly, at that).

– all the words of time and space - kagshina • completed • 46,712 • teen

greys_alien: you should change your username to “addicted2bugs” greys_alien: yours is boring greys_alien: i can’t be friends with someone boring

Half an hour later, he gets a message from addicted2bugs.

Or, Tooru needs a friend, Hajime just so happens to be on a chat site at the right time, and neither of them can predict what's to follow.

– When You Wish Upon a Star - emerald1963 • completed • 31,975 • teen

Hajime has no idea how this situation is even possible, but he’s one hundred percent certain that it’s all Oikawa’s fault.

Oikawa blames the aliens.

The Iwaoi body swap fic that this fandom needs, if not the one it deserves.

– to be first, to be best - kittebasu • completed • 26,404 • teen

Hajime is apparently something of a masochist, and as he stares down at the tie-dyed AREA51 T-shirt in his hands, he thinks “I’m totally in love with this asshole, aren't I?”

– Tokyo Boy - Verbrennung • completed • 16,655 • explicit

“Oh no, Tooru-” but thankfully Makki doesn’t say anything other than that. They reach for their drinks in sync, and Tooru tips his glass to his oncoming emotional apocalypse in one last sardonic acknowledgement of his terrible life before they both take a long pull of their drinks because oh yes, he’s fucked. He has feelings for Iwaizumi Hajime, who probably has casual lovers just like him in every major city he visits on business. Oikawa is just his Tokyo Boy, just another pit-stop on Iwaizumi’s travels. ~ A story about longing, and how not even 5,487 miles, a sixteen-hour time difference, or a 'casual' label can stop a stubborn heart (or two?) from falling in love.

– page 305 of 304 - izayas • ongoing • 45,435 • teen

“…she called you ‘papa’,” iwaizumi managed.

oikawa just stared for a moment longer before relaxing in a smile. “yeah. cute, right? but you can call me ‘daddy’ if you want.”

– Like One of Your French Girls - jibrailis •. completed • 4,054 • explicit

"I, Oikawa Tooru, captain of the Aobajousai volleyball team and all-around specimen of charm and talent, am completely and 100% a virgin."

– Superhero-sized Heart - manamune • completed • 4,508 • general

Iwaizumi loathes the day he has to tell the story of how he met Oikawa, because then he's going to have to explain why he suddenly grabbed him by his collar with a crying four-year old boy trailing behind him while dressed as Batman on the hottest day of the year.

– Six-Month Lover - afuzzyowl • completed • 89,000 • explicit

Iwaizumi barks out a laugh. “I’m still trying to get over the fact that you made a PowerPoint presentation about why we should date.”

Oikawa doesn’t tell him the file has existed for the last twelve years, constantly receives updates, and that the original copy contained almost a hundred slides before he forced himself to get a grip.

Moments in Oikawa’s journey to win over his best friend’s love: the sad, the happy, and everything in between.

– The 5 Times Oikawa Woke Iwaizumi Up - CheekyBrunette • completed • 7,186 • general

... And the one time Iwaizumi woke Oikawa up instead.

– In April - hiuythn • completed • 28,782 • teen

Tooru dates people and it takes Hajime a while to figure out why he hates it. Like six years.

– Because You’re My Home in Human Form - noelre • completed • 2,257 • teen

The thing is, the Oikawa Tooru he knows is vulnerable on Sunday evenings. Fragile. Insecure. Not at all like the peacock prancing in broad daylight spreading its flashy wings. It’s this Oikawa Tooru he’s willing to wrap his arms around and keep him safe from all harm the world tries to throw at him.

– yellow white red (camellia/gardenia) - unknown • completed • 9,012 • teen

An impressively annoying young man starts frequenting Hajime's flower shop. It goes downhill from there.

– in defense of our overgrown garden - carafin • completed • 2,595 • general

From: Ushijima Wakatoshi To: Oikawa Tooru

Dear neighbour,

Congratulations on moving into this neighbourhood with Iwaizumi. I hope you will enjoy your stay here, and I apologise for not being able to greet you in person, as I am a very busy man.

As you might have noticed, I have also placed a pot of flowers next to your doorstep as a housewarming gift. It is a rue plant, traditionally meant to symbolise ‘regret’. I have expended great effort to procure this plant for you, as this is not a common flower you can find in your neighbourhood florist. The symbolism is entirely intentional.

I look forward to seeing you (and your boyfriend) around.

Sincerely, Ushijima Wakatoshi

– Only Fools Fall - oseltamivir_phosphate • completed • 126,760 • mature

Oikawa had always wanted to be an alpha like Iwaizumi. He hated being a beta – the lesser status, but not entirely the least. That was until he experienced his first heat during his second year in university, and he wonders if it's too late to turn back into a beta.

– How Icarus fell in Love with the Sun - tsukkkiii • ongoing • 44,669 • mature

Oikawa has to find a fiance within a week or he has to leave Japan and thus his successful career and his friends. Obviously the best idea is to knock on his new neighbor's door at 11 pm and ask, "Will you marry me?"

Kind of a The Proposal AU. (Plot different)

(presumably discontinued, it was last updated in 2016 lol)

– i want you, i hope you’ll come to me - unknown • completed • 15,638 • teen

oikawa tooru has never received a love letter, but he's written five of them

– here’s to taking what you came for - Frenchibi • completed • 3,294 • general

“So - isn’t it obvious?” Oikawa spins around to face Iwaizumi, gesturing to the poster. “To solve our financial crisis - we pretend we’re dating!”

Iwaizumi stares at him for a full five seconds - before he throws back his head and laughs.

– electric feel - falchion • completed • 59,018 • mature

“Hey there,” Iwaizumi said, giving Oikawa a wry smile. “I’m your new god.”

There were two things Oikawa could tell about this man at a glance. One, that this ‘Iwaizumi’ guy was an asshole, and that two, he wasn’t going to hide that fact. Feeling himself grow hot at the condescending tone this man was taking with him, Oikawa shot him a steely look before lowering himself into a half-assed bow. “I’m Oikawa Tooru, I’m looking forward to working together with you.”

Not.

IwaOi model!AU, in which Oikawa is a model and Iwaizumi is his overbearing manager.

– Conquering the Great King - SuggestiveScribe • completed • 105,691 • explicit

Iwaizumi blinked his gaze over to Oikawa, "Last time was supposed to be a one time thing," he said, voice low, lacking some conviction.

Oikawa's lips twitched into a smirk and he brought them hovering just over Iwaizumi's, "One time thing, Two time thing, what's it matter as long as it's not a Relationship thing?"

– the yellow room - ohhotlamb • completed • 14,260 • teen

“I told you, we broke up like six months ago. We’re not dating anymore.”

Hanamaki eyes him suspiciously. “You live together.”

“Yeah, so?”

“There are pictures of you two kissing stuck to your refrigerator.”

Hajime shrugs. “That wasn’t my idea. Anyways, they’re good pictures. Good lighting.”

– just hear me out - loveclouds • completed • 7,679 • teen

To stimulate Japan's low birthrates and take most of the guesswork out of dating, a beeper system was biologically developed in people's wrists, an audible confirmation to show romantic compatibility.

Iwaizumi's beeper has been going off for Oikawa since they've been kids. Oikawa's has only ever been silent.

– no sleep in the city - loveclouds • completed • 7,344 • teen

Along their journey to find Tokyo's best ramen, Iwaizumi finds himself asked again and again why Oikawa is still single.

– the courtship ritual of the hercules beetle - kittebasu • completed • 66,307 • teen

Tooru is pretty sure he could manage the mating habits of a mosquito. It’s the mating habits of people he can’t seem to get right.

bonus:

– national hot dad alliance is now calling... - dicaeopolis, owlinaminor • completed • 58,210 • general

Sawamura Daichi: What the fuck.

(Or, the captains' squad interactions that definitely happen outside of canon, presented in Skype chat form.)

#iwaoi #haikyuu!!#iwaizumi hajime #oikawa tooru #iwaoi fic recs

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lunaraen · 7 years

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May i request something Olivia/Maya (can be fluffy, angsty, etc., your choice), perhaps with a motif of waiting for a punchline?

It startswith a party.

Becauseof course it does. What doesn’t start with bad decisions made in crowded, loudareas?

Oh, anddrinks.

There area lot of drinks.

Musicis blaring, loud and thumping, mixed and muddled with so many conversations, somany different sounds, and the people around her can best be described as ablurry wave of energy, and Olivia stands in the middle of it trying to take itall in while also trying her hardest to not get trampled. The sky’s as clear asit ever gets, filled with stars and a full moon that manages to glow evenbrighter than the abundance of torches surrounding the party.

Oliviadoesn’t usually go to parties, but it’s after another failed buildingcompetition and she thinks Axel has something to do with her going. He usuallydoes.

She’snot the type to try and go to these things on her own. All the same, she loseshim not three minutes in, and there are five more minutes of uncomfortablyskirting the edges and thinking about going home before a song she likes startsto play and she manages to get her hands on a drink.

(Thereare bright lights and loud noises and it isn’t good for her growing headachebut for one night she’s going to have fun and forget that she’s a loser. It’s apromise that she makes herself, as empty as it feels as she downs the firstdrink.)

Thething about this party is that it’s a step away from being a full on festival,full of noises and pretty much open to whoever walks by and is interestedenough to get closer. Which is nice, if only because it means none of them areobligated to act like they know or care about anyone but the people they camewith, but along the way, Olivia manages to pick up a friend along with severaldrinks.

This iswhy Olivia doesn’t like drinking. Sober her and drunk her are similar enough,except that drunk her has a nonexistent filter and absolutely none of thecontrol sober her does.

She’spretty sure that’s how she ends up with a date with Maya, anyway. She stillcan’t remember much of the night, though she’s pretty sure her train of thoughtbasically went “I know this person, she’s pretty. I don’t remember how Iknow her but I don’t care. She looks like a good kisser. I think I’ll haveanother drink because what the heck, it couldn’t hurt. I bet she’s not thatgood a kisser so why don’t I go find out.”

Unfortunatelyfor her, Maya is a good kisser and the drink does hurt in that it worsens themonster of a hangover that makes the less than subtle note even more confusing.

It hasa sloppily written address on it, letters big and almost trailing off the papertowards the end, and it’s as good a reason as any to get up and drag herselfacross town before noon. Really, Olivia does it just to let Maya know she’s notstupid and she’s not falling for any of Maya’s tricks. Being asked out as ajoke isn’t her idea of a good laugh.

She’sdefinitely not stupid, and that’s why she’s stumbling across town, feeling halfdead and getting worse as the bright sunlight makes her head throb like it’sbeen hit several times with a shovel.

(She’sstill not really all there and by the time she realizes she should’ve justshown Maya up and never brought it up again, she’s knocking on Maya’s door, soit’s a little too late to turn back and way too bright to seriously considerit.)

That’swhen she finds out, thanks to a note Maya has from her in large looping letters,that she’s the reason she has Maya’s address. She was generous enough to insiston meeting up at Maya’s instead of the other way around.

She’salso apparently a romantic, and stupid, when she’s drunk, and if she never seesa drink again it’ll be too soon.

Atleast Maya ends up letting her in, instead of slamming the door on her facelike Olivia expects.

Stupidlyromantic and drunk her also apparently didn’t account for the hangovers. Thetwo of them end up helping each other survive the day, lying down on a couch inMaya’s living room, the curtain’s drawn and thankfully heavy enough to bringthe room to the point of being less head-splittingly bright and more bearablydim. Really, most of the afternoon is spent ignoring each other while alsooccasionally asking if the other’s okay and if they could use some more watertoo.

That’show Olivia ends up spending the night. When she wakes up, arms hanging off thecouch and her body awkwardly splayed on one half, it’s some ridiculously earlyhour of the morning, but she feels a bit better, enough to know she reallyshouldn’t be here and that hungover her is an idiot too.

By thetime she wrestles the blankets off, leaving them on the couch and Maya beforeshe attempts to sneak across the room and to the door, Maya’s already started tostir, and Olivia doesn’t get a chance to open the door before Maya asks herwhere she’s going, the question slurred and mumbled. It’s followed by a bit ofa sharper question about why she hasn’t already left.

Thequestion seems to be more for show than anything, and there’s no real heatbehind Maya’s tired glare as Olivia explains that she’s heading back home.

And, asmuch as she likes to blame how she gets when she drinks, maybe Olivia’s just anidiot in general, seeing as how she stops before stepping out the door tojokingly ask Maya on another date to make up for this one, her tone as dry asher throat feels.

It’snot like she doesn’t have her reasons for asking. Ultimately, Olivia hasnothing to lose. She knows better than to fall for Maya’s paper thin“joke”; Axel’s one of her best friends, and he could do better in hissleep.

Maya’sthe one always strutting around like some sort of overstuffed peacock, andOlivia knows how much being seen with a loser would bother her. That alonemakes trying worth it, just to see if she can flip this around and have it blowup in Maya’s face for once.

Thatbeing said, it’s still a surprise, when Maya mutters a yes before lying backdown and twisting under the blankets, her legs bare while her head’s entirelyhidden under the fluffy covers.

Oliviaknows how ruthless, how cruel and conniving, Maya can be. She has to knowthere’s no way Olivia’s going to lose this one.

Shemight just be underestimating Olivia, or she might’ve had even more to drink.

Eitherway, as Olivia stumbles home, following the torches into the forest and tryingnot to look back, she knows she never expected this.

Shealso has no idea what she’s expecting for the date, but something small andsubdued doesn’t seem to fit the attempted humiliation plot. Olivia knows betterthan to let her guard down, not that she’s going to argue about a good dinner.

After aday or tinkering with inventions and plans and trying to get her mind off ofyester– well, two days ago, now, spending any time with one of the people shelost to shouldn’t be anything but grating.

Fakingor not, though, Maya doesn’t do anything by halves.

They goout to a small restaurant in town, one that’s newer than most of the other onesand still struggling to find a style to stick with, even if it’s currentlygoing for somewhere between casual and formal and trying to make it work.

Thesmall talk between the two of them as they wait at their table, surrounded byhappy couples and groups of friends alike, is a bit awkward, at least at first,but it gets easier as the two of them talk about the party and try to piecetogether what even happened. Beyond the party existing and being the reasonthey got into this mess, a lot of it’s jumbled, and the only thing either ofthem can say for sure by the time they get their food is that everybody thereprobably had way too much to drink, themselves included.

Thereare a few awkward silences and pauses balanced out by times Maya actually getsOlivia to grin and the one time Olivia manages to get a laugh, a real, genuine,heart laugh instead of some hollow mocking one, out of Maya after telling herabout several… complications involving her latest inventions.

Afterthat, Olivia drops Maya off at her house again before heading back home.

Andthat’s it. There’s no real horror story or terribly embarrassing thing thathappens.

Exceptthat it’s not really just “it”, seeing as how they both end upagreeing on another time and place for the next date.

Thatdate leads to another one, which leads to another one, and while this is goingon, they’ve both done their best to keep everyone out of the loop, at leastuntil someone screws up and one of them ends up mortified and humiliated.

(Exceptthat Olivia finds herself having to be reminded of her end goal more than sheshould while she ends up legitimately looking forward to dates and time spentwith someone who tormented her and mocked her for years.)

Notthat they’re hiding anything from their friends or making it one big, dramaticsecret. They’re both better than that, as petty as they can get.

They dohave lives outside of their groups of friends, after all, and who they date istheir business.

Thatbeing said, the rivalry’s an awkward topic they’ve both silently agreed not totalk about because it’s stupidly emotionally charged and not worth their timeoutside of building competitions where it’s very much expected.

(Ithelps when they have other things to focus on, like how Maya knows more aboutredstone than she lets on and is usually responsible for any redstone in any ofthe Ocelots’ builds.

Whilethe subject could go sour fast, they manage to make it into mutual gripingabout how other builders never seem to realize how delicate or potentiallydisastrous redstone can be, which then turns into both of them commenting onthe latest and most popular redstone inventions, which then somehow turns into both of them talking about how much theyappreciate Ellegaard and how incredible an inventor she is.)

Thedates go from being nice breaks from work to genuinely enjoyable the more theyboth seem to push each other, always teetering the line between actingoblivious and clearly trying to trip the other up with going too far one way oranother.

Attemptingto show Maya up also involves eventually inviting her over to Olivia’s house atleast once, as against Olivia’s better judgement as the idea may be, and itends up being one of the best ridiculously cheesy dates, if only because herhouse is far enough away from anyone else who lives in the forest and neitherof them are worried about being overheard or being practical or doing anythingother than having fun.

They’reboth over the top even when they’re in town, constantly getting doors for eachother, pulling out chairs, trying to pay for whatever gift or meal they can, pushingand pushing the entire way just to see who can be more ridiculous and dramatic.

There’sa lot of hugging and kissing too, just as over the top shows of affection andmake out sessions that last way too long, in public and private areas, andregular pecks on the cheek and handholding that should in no way be ordinaryfor either of them, but if they’re going to do this, they’re going to have funwith it, and they certainly seem to be doing that.

They’reboth waiting for the other to goof up and actually get attached, so it’s nosurprise that, along with everything else, a certain phrase gets thrown arounda lot too.

I love you.

Threesimple, silly little words that neither of them have meant. They’re both jokingand they know it, and as long as they both know it and don’t mean it, it’sfine.

Theproblem is, one day, there’s a tug in Olivia’s stomach as she says them asshe’s wishing Maya a good night, her fingers twitching while it feels likethere’s some sort of energy under her skin, like redstone, crackling andwaiting to get out but with nowhere to go, not yet.

And sheknows, before she’s even done saying them, that she now has a very big problemon her hands.

Shemeans it.

And sheknows she’s in trouble.

Itfeels like playing with fire, except here the fire gets to decide when to burnher.

Andshe’s waiting and waiting and waiting, and she knows it’s only a matter of time.

It’slike it’s all just been one big joke they’ve been trying to play on each other,and Olivia already knows who the punchline’s going to hurt.

Whenshe thinks they’ve hit the punchline, it isn’t anything like what she expected.

Olivia’snever been much of an optimist, but she supposes she’s more of a realist. Theapocalypse didn’t exactly seem very realistic yesterday.

She’sleft standing in the nether with Axel and Reuben for seconds that last far toolong, surrounded by fire and smoke in a place she hoped she’d never be.

She’sworried, because that’s what she’s good at, and Petra can take of herself butbeing face to face with that monster that can just suck people up doesn’t helpher chances any, and the same can be said for Maya. If Olivia hadn’t been sonervous, hadn’t panicked, she could’ve helped them both get through the portal.She shouldn’t have run in. She’s lucky Jesse makes it through at all, even ifher hopes soar to ridiculous levels when she sees that leather jacket beforerealizing Lukas is the one standing next to Jesse.

Notthat she isn’t glad that he’s not back there with that monster, she is, but anyhopes she has left are crushed when Ivor leaps through right before the portalis destroyed.

If shehadn’t been so determined to save her own hide, so worried about herself, maybemore people would’ve gotten through. Not all of them, not with how quick themonster is or how crowded the room was when they left it, but more.

(Atleast Axel doesn’t have to hide it when he’s worrying about Petra.

Shesupposes she doesn’t either, but honestly, having Lukas here stirs the potenough as it is. Admitting she’s worried about Maya will lead to questions, andshe really doesn’t want or need to deal with the confusion or any otherreactions her answers will cause.)

She’llnever know how any of them survive, as grateful as she is for it and as bad asshe feels that they lost Reuben as it is, but they do and everything somehowfinds a way to get crazier.

Becausenow she’s part of some new Order of the Stone, so much has to be repaired andneeds fixing, so much more needs to be rebuilt, and then there’s the chaos ofdealing with the more personal aftermath of the Witherstorms, because,unsurprisingly, being sucked up by a world-eating monster leaves a lot ofpeople needing a whole lot of comfort and therapy.

Thereare times when nightmares manage to wake both Olivia and Maya up during thesame night

The onething that’s stayed the same is that the others don’t know. If anything,because she’s suddenly some sort of celebrity, their little meet-ups get evenmore secretive. They stop going out to places and Olivia ends up spending a lotof time in Maya’s place after it gets dark and after most of her own fans,which are a new concept she’s not sure how she feels about, have gone to bed orare busy with other things.

On onehand, it’s a relief that Maya doesn’t jump on Olivia’s fame, now that she’spart of the Order, but on the other, it’s not hard for Olivia to see how usefulbeing able to control and manipulate somebody with plenty of new, sudden fameand resources could be.

Oliviafeels guilty for constantly looking for motives, but that’s the way it’s beensince the beginning.

It’s alittle hard to remember that, when Maya’s had another nightmare or comes backfrom therapy looking ready to just crash on the floor and not get up for days.And Notch, she might be looking for motives, but Olivia’s never going to forgethow sick she felt when she didn’t know if Maya was okay or had been sucked upby the monster tearing the world apart.

She’swaiting and waiting to get hurt, but she’s not going to love Maya any lesswhile she does.

Ithelps that they’re both still over the top and goofy even if it’s just in theirhomes, and, fake or not, Olivia appreciates Maya listening to her rant abouther own worries and the problems there are in Redstonia more than she can eversay.

Andthen one day, Maya disappears.

Oliviathinks about it but doesn’t worry the first day, because Maya’s busy and sheknows she has other things going on and that she might be staying at Aiden orGill’s house.

Thesecond day, she’s a little more concerned.

By thethird day, with no sight of Maya and no sort of word from her, written orotherwise, she passes anxious and decides to poke around.

Maybeshe’s gotten too used to being liked already, and maybe she looked too deepinto being helped by the Ocelots, but it still surprises Olivia that Aiden andGill are more than just a little unhappy to see her.

Oliviagets the door slammed in her face twice when she tries to ask both of themabout it, and as much as she wants some answers, there’s no way she can forceany out of them.

She hasn’tseen Lukas since right after they started rebuilding, she reminds herself, andMaya seemed pretty convinced he was missing. Maybe she just decided to go andfind him.

Alone.

Withouttelling anyone.

It’snot a fun mental image, so Olivia tries to remind herself as she gets back towork that Gill and Aiden aren’t worried. She must’ve told them. Maybe they justaren’t happy about her going alone, or maybe Maya’s hiding out with one ofthem, for whatever reason.

It’s abit of a stretch, maybe, but the alternative, which involves something serioushappening and can’t be proven anyhow if Olivia can’t find Maya, is so muchworse to think about.

So shejust tells herself that as she starts thinking about all the other projects shereally should get started on.

Andthen a week and a half later, Maya shows up inside Redstonia.

It’sbeen a busy and hectic day as it is, several pistons inexplicably breaking andneeding to be fixed while three repeaters that were working fine have just quiton her, all while she tries to test out two new inventions that could either goreally well or really poorly, depending on how well she can fix the parts orhow desperate she is to just swap in new ones.

There’salso the looming threat of all the meetings that are coming up today, meetingsand discussions involving people who don’t want her in charge and have amillion better ideas than she does.

Andit’s right after Olivia’s given up on a sticky piston and right before shetries to tackle the busted repeaters that she finds out Maya’s here.

Here,as in, right outside her lab.

Maya’sarguing with Calvin about something or other, sounding ready to actually tacklehim, when Olivia hears her voice and tries not to freeze.

Shestays still and silent for about three seconds before tossing her tools to theground and sprinting out the door.

To putit lightly, Maya’s a mess.

She’snot ridiculously filthy, but she looks ruffled and tired, bags under her eyesand her clothes dusty even as she snaps back at Calvin with a tone Oliviadidn’t know she could miss before now.

Oliviastraightens things out in a way anyone else could do better, by asking Calvinto leave them alone after telling him that Maya really does know her and isn’tjust crazy –Maya immediately scoffing despite her looking like she’s justrolled around in a jungle–, and once she’s alone with Maya, the two of them stare at each other inthe silence that lasts for a little more than three seconds.

It’s the longest three seconds of her life.

Then Maya breaks down, almost like one of Olivia’s machines, body going from rigid and stiff to much more fluid and limp, her shoulders slumping while her gaze softens and her glare disappears, and before Olivia can react, Maya’s arms are around her shoulders, her arms wrapping around Maya’s waist in turn, and she thinks Maya’s either going to never let go or pass out on the spot.

A tripto Redstonia, as far away as it is, shouldn’t take more than a few days oftravelling, even on foot.

(Whichis exactly what it looks like Maya did, seeing as there’s no mention fromCalvin or anyone else of a horse. And the nether portals are probably betterprotected than their own headquarters are, and she knows she’d have heard ifsomebody somehow got through.)

But Maya’snever been to Redstonia, and while Olivia knows she knew where it was before,that doesn’t mean she knew how to get there, so asking around for directionshad to have taken at least a little time.

Andmaybe she wandered, not sure of where to go for a while, but not being able totravel at night, and having to go around unfamiliar terrain, definitely should’veslowed Maya down plenty, good supplies and armor or not.

All thesame, Maya looks like she just about went through the nether, nearly trudgingher feet as she walks and paying no attention to the grime and grit in her hairand on her clothes, which is pretty much a larger red flag than anything elseOlivia could think of.

Oliviacancels every meeting she’s got planned and shows Maya to her room. Oliviahardly uses it herself as it is, and it looks like, no matter what else sheneeds, a bed’s a top priority right now.

Tired’snot the right word, not really not at all, because that just makes it soundlike Maya could use some sleep. Exhausted might fit better, like Maya wants toclose her eyes and not wake up for a few years, because that’s what herdragging feet and mumbled responses tell Olivia. She’s seen Maya tired, andthis isn’t it.

It’snot until later that night, after a long nap, a good meal, and a well needed shower, thatMaya says more than a few words to her.

And itturns out the reason she left does have something to do with Lukas leaving.

More,it’s because Lukas left that Aiden’s apparently been getting antsy and evennastier than usual, and the day she left was when all three of them sort of hittheir breaking point. Now that Olivia thinks about it, while Gill didn’t leavetown, she hasn’t seen him around Aiden since Maya left.

There’sa lot of crying. It’s silent, Maya’s shaky breathing and stifled sobs theloudest any of it gets, and Maya looks like she’d rather spend an entire nightoutside, alone and defenseless and surrounded by monsters, than let any moretears out, but that’s not really an option and the best Olivia can do is strokeher hair and hold her tight while she tries not to think about how easily anyof her inventions could crush Aiden.

It’sjust a fight, she tells herself as she presses a kiss to Maya’s forehead. It’sdefinitely not enough to get worried about telling the others until at leasttomorrow, though she has a bit more trouble convincing herself that Aidendoesn’t deserve to be hunted down and punched.

Severaltimes.

Olivialikes fixing things. It’s what she does, regardless of how confident she is init sometimes.

And shewants to fix this so badly, but a nasty fight between best friends, one badenough to get Maya to just up and leave her home, isn’t something easilymended. It feels more like she’s trying to glue together a lot of chipped andbroken pieces, holding them together and praying they’ll work.

Butthey’ve both survived worse, even if right now if feels like the only thingmore painful than Maya crying is Maya’s rushed apologies. It’s not a quick fix,but she doesn’t have anywhere to be right now.

Thesethings take time and, Olivia promises herself as Maya slowly starts to calmdown, her breathing finally relaxing and the tears stopping, she’ll do her bestthrough all of it. Even if right now, her best is kissing Maya and holding herclose.

And ithits Olivia, as her eyelids feel weighed down and tired, that she’s beenlooking for the wrong kind of punchline.

Maybethe real punchline isn’t that one of them’s faking it, that one of them has tosomehow get hurt by the other.

Maybeit’s that they both managed to fall right into their own traps.

Oliviabrushes part of Maya’s hair, silky and soft like it always is and nothing likethe grittier mop Maya seemed to be tolerating, out of her face before pressinga kiss to her cheek.

Andthat’s alright with her.

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Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist Karter Minajatwa.

How did you decide to become an artist?

Karter Minajatwa: I decided to become a rapper around 12 years old I've always been into music as far as hip hop , pop and stuff. Ive always been giving off vibes to people like "I'm gonna be a rapper" I used to freestyle in my basement with my little 98 windows computer and mic. Ever since then I've wanted to be artist.

Don't settle , don't give up strive for the best and be your best . I took that and ran with it . Now I'm doing projects back to back. I was really inspired by Aaliyahs words about being your best and competing with myself.

- Karter Minajatwa

What about concerts? Do you play live?

Yes Ive done a few shows around atlanta , the old dirby house and few appearances in Michigan. I have a show coming up at the Royal Peacock and afterwards I'll be preparing for a tour .

Best punchline you ever wrote?

"I'm the king in this bitch" gotta couple ring ls in this bitch

- Karter Minajatwa

What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?

I've created 5 projects , my most successful The Ken Barbie Mixtape and The King Print. Right now im working on another project my 6th I'm going to give the people sneak peaks around next month .

Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Independent as of right now , I dont think I would sign to anyone just yet . Yeah it would be nice to be signed but I want everything I've created to be mine . I don't want 360 deals, I want everything I create under my name to be mines.

Any last words?

Shoutout to my hometown Saginaw mi , Atlanta Dutchtown highschool in Hampton GA , Shoutout to My sister's dede and Jordan.

Where can we contact you?

Karter Minajatwa: Http://www.twitter.com/karterminajatwa

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Featured artist: Karter Minajatwa - The King Print Karter Minajatwa

Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist Karter Minajatwa.

How did you decide to become an artist?

- Karter Minajatwa

What about concerts? Do you play live?

Yes Ive done a few shows around atlanta , the old dirby house and few appearances in Michigan. I have a show coming up at the Royal Peacock and afterwards I'll be preparing for a tour .

Best punchline you ever wrote?

"I'm the king in this bitch" gotta couple ring ls in this bitch

- Karter Minajatwa

What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?

I've created 5 projects , my most successful The Ken Barbie Mixtape and The King Print. Right now im working on another project my 6th I'm going to give the people sneak peaks around next month .

Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Any last words?

Shoutout to my hometown Saginaw mi , Atlanta Dutchtown highschool in Hampton GA , Shoutout to My sister's dede and Jordan.

Where can we contact you?

Karter Minajatwa: Http://www.twitter.com/karterminajatwa

Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.

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Featured artist: Karter Minajatwa - The King Print Karter Minajatwa

Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist Karter Minajatwa.

How did you decide to become an artist?

- Karter Minajatwa

What about concerts? Do you play live?

Yes Ive done a few shows around atlanta , the old dirby house and few appearances in Michigan. I have a show coming up at the Royal Peacock and afterwards I'll be preparing for a tour .

Best punchline you ever wrote?

"I'm the king in this bitch" gotta couple ring ls in this bitch

- Karter Minajatwa

What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?

I've created 5 projects , my most successful The Ken Barbie Mixtape and The King Print. Right now im working on another project my 6th I'm going to give the people sneak peaks around next month .

Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Any last words?

Shoutout to my hometown Saginaw mi , Atlanta Dutchtown highschool in Hampton GA , Shoutout to My sister's dede and Jordan.

Where can we contact you?

Karter Minajatwa: Http://www.twitter.com/karterminajatwa

Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.

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Featured artist: Karter Minajatwa - The King Print Karter Minajatwa

Below is a short interview with the upcoming underground artist Karter Minajatwa.

How did you decide to become an artist?

- Karter Minajatwa

What about concerts? Do you play live?

Yes Ive done a few shows around atlanta , the old dirby house and few appearances in Michigan. I have a show coming up at the Royal Peacock and afterwards I'll be preparing for a tour .

Best punchline you ever wrote?

"I'm the king in this bitch" gotta couple ring ls in this bitch

- Karter Minajatwa

What are you currently working on? Did you release something in the past?

I've created 5 projects , my most successful The Ken Barbie Mixtape and The King Print. Right now im working on another project my 6th I'm going to give the people sneak peaks around next month .

Last but not least: Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Any last words?

Shoutout to my hometown Saginaw mi , Atlanta Dutchtown highschool in Hampton GA , Shoutout to My sister's dede and Jordan.

Where can we contact you?

Karter Minajatwa: Http://www.twitter.com/karterminajatwa

Thank you for your time. We wish you and your career the success it deserves.

This interview opportunity has been provided by RapBeats.net, the digital marketplace for urban production music .

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