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Book 7: The Ruler of the Abyss – Chapter 6 (Part 1)
Following is part 1 of my translation of Chapter 6 of Book 7: The Ruler of the Abyss. This part contains only Episode 7-88 (it’s as long as several episodes put together, so I had to give it its own post)
Main storyline spoilers after the cut.
Episode 7-88
Grim: Ugh… Where are we?
Sebek: This is… I recognize this place. This is where the Darkness engulfed us earlier! We’ve returned!
Silver: Where’s father and Sir Baul?
Sebek: They set off for the Moonless Forest, but…
Silver: !! You guys, look at the ground over there! Looks like some soldiers went this way!
Sebek: Appears to be the Silver Owl’s men…!
Silver: Father and Sir Baul are in danger. We need to hurry and find them!
Iron One A: W-What amazing power!
Iron One B: If our magicians hadn’t deflected those flames just now, she woulda burnt us to a crisp!!
Knight of Dawn: Focus! You’ll get trampled if you don’t watch out!
Meleanor (Dragon form): Rooooooaaar!!
Iron One C: Don’t give her even a moment’s rest! Charge!! Chaaarge!!!
The Iron Ones: Uoooooooh!!
Sebek: Ahhh…. Lady Meleanor!!
Grim: Get a move on, Sebek! We gotta make sure to stay close to the dreamer, right? We’re gonna lose sight of Lilia at this rate!
Sebek: You needn’t tell me that! I understand full and well this is but a dream, I just…. Dammit!
Yuu: I know this is hard for you, but we need to keep moving.
Silver: …Right. We have to hurry or else the rain’s going to wash away their footprints. Let’s go!
Grim: Geez, the rain’s comin’ down harder an’ harder!
Sebek: The roads are all muddy, and the sun’s set, too… You need to go faster, the both of you! Their footsteps are vanishing before our very eyes!
Grim: Oh, save your breathe, dude! I’m already runnin’ as fast as I can! Can’t ya just use that spell you showed off when we were lookin’ for Silver earlier? You know, the one where you were glowin’ an’ zoomin’ around all over the place.
Sebek: I take it you mean “Living Bolt”?
Silver: I’d never seen that spell before, either. Just when did you develop your Unique Magic?
Sebek: ‘Twas during the period when I trained alone in the valley, after you’d enrolled at Night Raven College… While refining my celerity, so that I might rush to our Lord’s side in the event of an emergency, I found an opportunity to develop it. However… I’ve far from mastered it. My Unique Magic allows me to transform my body into a bolt of lightning, and in that state, I can move rapidly and fire off attacks. …But as I lack the skill to properly use it, I become momentarily impaired after casting it. I’m thankful my opponent just now was our resident slouch, for had I tried to use it on a real enemy, they wouldn’t have waited around for me until I recuperated. It’s out of the question for me to use it to catch up with Lilia and my grandfather right now, as I would only be a hindrance to them as soon as I reached them. In truth, I had intended to hold off on demonstrating it before others until I’d mastered it. To think, I’d end up having to waste it rousing this sluggard here…
Silver: I… I’m sorry. But you know, it’s a really fitting spell for you.
Sebek: Hmph.
Sebek (whispering to himself): …As this is a dream and all, I should have liked to have pulled it off flawlessly for once…. Geez…
Silver: Something’s been on my mind ever since we crossed into father’s dream. This dream was made by Lord Malleus’s magic, so I don’t understand why it’s just been one tragedy after another this whole time.
Yuu: Now that you mention it…
Silver: In Sebek’s dream, he had it so father and Lord Malleus were about to go off on their internships together. If what Lord Malleus said before is right, then these dreams we’re trapped in should be based on what would make the dreamer happy… Dreams that would keep us spellbound forever. In father’s case, he should’ve been dreaming about Lord Malleus’s parents being alive and well, and not having to fight any wars against the humans. And the Land of Briar should’ve remained as it was, not chopped up into Briar Valley.
Sebek: Hmm… You certainly have a point there.
Silver: Lord Malleus said he’s observing everyone’s dreams… and that he’s reigning over them, too. If he knew that we were here, then he probably would’ve tried to get rid of us by now, like how he did in Sebek’s dream.
Sebek: Hmm… ‘Tis only speculation, but perhaps something is preventing Lord Malleus from observing Sir Lilia’s dream.
Silver: That’s possible, yeah. I wish we could wake up father already and have him help us, but…
(Swords clash in the distance)
Everyone: !!
Sebek: Someone’s fighting yonder!
Silver: It sounds like it’s coming from close by. Come on, let’s go!
Battle Map Conversation
Imperial Guard A / B: Gyagyaaa! Giii!
Iron One A: You assholes just don’t know when to give up!
Sebek: Look there! Some guardsmen are surround by the Iron Ones!
Silver: I don’t see father or Sir Baul with them. Maybe they stayed behind to buy them some time.
Iron One A: Ack- Looks like they got some back up! Doesn’t matter, you guys have no hope of beating us! Now lay down your weapons and surrender, or you’re gonna regret it!
Grim: Sorry, but the dictionaries we got at NRC don’t mention anything ‘bout “surrender” or “regret”! GET ‘EM!!
Battle Map Conversation
Silver: Augh, their reinforcements just keep pouring in…!
Imperial Guard A: Goeeee! Garururu!
Sebek: What!? You say you’ll take over for things here, and you wish for us to go on ahead!? But that’s…!
Imperial Guard A: Gyagyaaa!
Sebek: …Yes, sir. I promise you, we shall deliver His Eggcellency to the palace, together with Sir Lilia. Please, stay safe!
(Silver and co. depart)
Battle Map Conversation
(Something sparkles on screen)
Silver: …! This light, it’s…
Grim: The sparkles are showin’ us where to go! Must be magic!
Sebek: This magic… Doubtless it must be my grandfather’s spell. He left behind these landmarks to guide us. He trusts that we’ll be able to regroup with them… Let us hurry!
Land of Briar – Woods
Baul / Lilia: Haaa, haaa, haaah….
Lilia: Did we shake ‘em off?
Baul: !! General, look out!
Iron One A: Found you, Vanrouge!
Iron One B: Do you even have any idea how much pain you’ve put us all through!? Once I kill you, then my grandfather will finally be able to rest in peace!
Iron One C: Be careful where you aim! We can’t leave even a scratch on that egg!
Baul: Dammit, we’re surrounded. Looks like they’ve got ten… No, 15 men on their side. General, you go on without me and I’ll handle this. Hurry!
Lilia: Bullshit! There’s no way you can take these guys on by yourself.
Baul: What they’re after is your head, General, and the heir’s egg. And we cannot allow them to take either. As you can’t very well fight while lugging around the egg, I, Baul, promise to wipe out these miscreants myself. I’ll rejoin with you later. Now hurry!
Lilia: Dammit…! And I’m going to have your head if you die on me!
(Lilia departs)
Iron One A: Vanrouge is getting away! After hiiiim!!
Iron One B: Uwaaah!? What was that attack just now?
Iron One C: He cut down that massive tree with one swing of his Magearm…!? Shit, now the road’s blocked!
Baul: LISTEN WELL, HUMANS! MY NAME IS BAUL ZIGVOLT!!! I AM A MEMBER OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD OF THE LAND OF BRIAR – A TITLE I BEAR WITH PRIDE! THOSE WHO WISH TO SULLY MY AXE’S BLADE, STEP FORTH NOW! I’LL DEVOUR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF YOU!!
Grim: Woah! Look, you guys! Somebody’s fightin’ for their life over there!
Silver: That crocodile mask… It must be Sir Baul!
Sebek: The Silver Owl has got him completely surrounded. We must assist him! Quickly!
Grim / Silver: Okay! / Right!
Iron Ones A: What the!? His reinforcements snuck up on us from behind!?
Iron One B: Wait they’re… They’re’ humans!? The hell are they siding with the fae for…!?
Sebek: This has nothing to do with being a fae or human! It is simply that we do not like you! And so, we must fight!
Grim: That’s right! If you don’t like somebody, then you gotta show ‘em what’s what! That’s our motto at NRC!
Iron One C: Who the hell are these guys!? Troops, get in formation! We’re retreating for now!
(The Iron Ones depart)
Grim: Hey, look! They’re runnin’ away!
Silver: It’ll be bad if they come back with reinforcements… But chasing after them could end up costing us. Right now, we need to focus on tending to Sir Baul’s injuries.
Sebek: Sir Baul! I apologize it took us so long to find you!
Baul: Y-You guys…. Augh!
(Baul collapses)
Silver/Sebek: Sir Baul! / Sir Baul!
Sebek: What terrible injuries. Please, take this potion at once-!
(A whistle sounds)
Grim: Yikes, sounds like they really are callin’ up their buddies!
Sebek: We must get away from here. Sir Baul, please come with me! Here, rest yourself against my shoulder.
Baul: I’m staying here. It’s my duty to fight. You boys go after the General.
Silver: No, that’s… We can’t leave you behind!
Baul: Silence! I told you before, I don’t need help from the likes of you lot!
Sebek: ………. Silver, Grim, Yuu. Go on without us.
Grim/Silver: What!?
Sebek: I shall stay here with Sir Baul, and we shall buy you some time.
Silver: What!?? No, you guys can’t- …Besides, there’s no telling what’ll happen if you get too far away from father.
Sebek: WE’VE NO TIME FOR HESITATION!!! As he is carrying His Eggcellency, Sir Lilia isn’t able to move around freely and defend himself right now. You must go now and protect him! Protect what is precious to you! And I… I shall protect what is precious to me!!
Silver: Sebek…
Sebek: Hmph. You best not take me for a fool, Silver. We shall dispose of the enemy and regroup with you in but a moment.
Silver: …Okay, I understand. Let’s go, Grim and Yuu!
(Silver and co. depart)
Iron One A: We finally got the armored excavator past that block in the road! This is the end for you bastards!
Sebek: Hold your tongue! As if a pathetic little piece of scrap metal stands a chance against me! Sir Baul, please get behind me.
Baul: Human… Why are you doing all this for me…!?
Sebek: I know that even if I fight here, it won’t change reality one bit. However… There are things in life that I simply cannot concede on. Listen well, you wretched Silver Owl! I, Sebek Zigvolt, shall be your opponent! NOW LET US BEGIN!!
Sebek: It ends here! Haaaa!! Haaa… Haa… That was… the last one… S-So what did you think, Sir Baul! I’ve done it!
Baul: Amazing, you really did defeat them all…. You fought splendidly.
Sebek: !! Truly, I am underserving of such kind words…. Augh…!
Baul: Human… Why are you so desperate to help us fae?
Sebek: Though my father is indeed a human… My mother is a fae.
Baul: !!
Sebek: My maternal grandfather was not at all fond of humans. One could even say he despised them. And when his only daughter announced she was betrothed to a human… I couldn’t even begin to describe how terribly they fought. Presently, my father and my grandfather remain at odds with one another. However, not once has my grandfather ever distanced himself from us grandchildren. He’s a taciturn man, always with that same stern expression upon face, and I can’t recall him ever greeting us when we called upon him. And yet, he always kept his house stocked up with brand new children’s books, as well as candies and sugary refreshments that he’d never dare consume himself. I truly respect my grandfather, from the bottom of my heart. And that is why I… that is why I wish to be of help to you- to you all!
Baul: …..Hmph. I’m not sure you’d be of much help to anyone walking around looking like that. Your baton’s about cracked in half, and your defensive gear is in pieces.
Sebek: Y-You needn’t be concerned! Here I’ll – I’ll simply borrow some equipment from that collapsed Iron One over there and…
Baul: Human… Nay, Sebek Zigvolt. I give you my thanks for your actions today. As you’ve damaged your gear in battle, I’ll grant you your own suit of armor.
Sebek: What….?
Baul: In the name of Baul Zigvolt, Imperial Guardsman of the Land of Briar, and in celebration of the birth of this new warrior… The Night’s Blessing upon Ye.
Sebek: T-This armor… And this magearm, it’s…!?
Baul: The same ones we Imperial Guardsmen use. That magearm belonged to a fallen comrade… But I’m sure it’s preferable over your half-broken baton.
Sebek: Oh, ‘tis far and beyond preferable! I have no words! To be granted the privilege of wielding the very same equipment as the Imperial Guard!
Baul: All that’s left is your mask…. Hmm. This one should work well for you. In my troop, I’m the only one allowed to don the crocodile mask. As we share the same surname, and if it is true that your grandfather is a fae… Then perhaps the General was right. Perhaps our meeting was fate – Sebek Zigvolt, the half-fae warrior. I’ll be expecting great things from you.
Sebek: …Yes, sir! I vow on this mask, and on the Zigvolt name, that I shall fight with glory. Grandfa-… I mean, Sir Baul!
Baul: Alright. Now let’s hurry after the General!
Sebek: Yes, sir!
Battle Map Conversation
Grim: Where the heck did Lilia go!?
Silver: Black Scale Castle, the Imperial Palace, is located in the northern region of the Land of Briar. So let’s just head north for now.
Iron One A: Don’t stop looking! There’s a nice reward for whoever finds that dragon egg!
Silver: A reward…? …How dare they! We can’t let them lay a single finger on father or Lord Malleus. Come on, we’ll have them take a nice little nap for us.
Battle Map Conversation
(The ground beings to rumble)
Grim: What the- Is that an earthquake!?
Silver: !! Grim, Yuu, look out!
Grim: Waaah, that tree right in front of us just got hit by lightning!?
Silver: Lady Meleanor must still be fighting right now. We need to hurry and find father while she’s distracting the enemy for us...
Iron One A: I heard voices coming from over there!
Iron One B: It might be Vanrouge! Search the area!
Silver: Damnit, they heard us. I’m sorry, but we’ll be forcing our way through!
Battle Map Conversation
Silver: Have you seen my fath-… I mean, General Vanrouge anywhere? Ah! I know I’m a human and all, but I’m not your enemy…
(ring ring… ring ring….)
Grim: The fae are waving at us to follow ‘em. Maybe they’ll take us to where Lilia is!
Silver: I guess they believed me… Thank you!
Land of Briar – Woods
Iron One A: There he is, it’s Vanrouge! Capture him!
Lilia: Augh!
(Lilia collapses)
Iron One A: He’s down! Surround hiiiim!
Iron One B: …So this is the Land of Briar’s General of the Right, eh? The feared “Dragon’s Right Hand Man.”
Iron One A: Aww, he looks like a wee li’l bat that can’t get off the ground. Just breaks my heart.
Iron One B: It’s over. Just give us that egg and we’ll spare your life.
Lilia: Kishaaa!!
Iron One A: The guy doesn’t know when to give up, huh... Sounds like he wants us to take it from ‘im by force, then! I’ll give you my mercy as a knight and end this quickly. Haaaa!!
Lilia: …!
(Someone blocks the attack)
Iron One A: The Knight of Dawn?? …No, wait you’re… Who are you!? State your name!
Silver: …My name is Silver, and your tyranny ends here. NOW DRAW YOUR BLADES!
Land of Briar – Woods
Silver: Now’s my chance! Seyaaaah! …General Vanrouge! Are you okay!?
Lilia: Somehow or other, thanks to you. You made it just in the nick of time…
Silver: We ran into tons of Silver Owl on our way here, and there’s probably still a bunch lurking around. We need to hurry and press on.
Lilia: …Silver, you’re not at all obligated to take on this request, but I need you to listen to me.
Silver: Huh?
Lilia: I’m not gonna make it much longer… My body’s just about called it quits.
Silver: W-What are you…
Lilia: Please, take this egg… to Black Scale Castle for me. Go to Mystic Mountain, you’ll find an Imperial Guard’s camp site near the base... There’s a unit out there that patrols that whole area. First just… aim for there.
Silver: Are you telling me to leave you behind…?
Lilia: You probably can’t hear it, but there’s a bunch of soldiers headed right this way. There’s way too many for you to fight off alone while trying to drag me along. Once they get here… I’m gonna tell ‘em I got sick of carrying the egg and threw it into the ravine. That should buy you some time…. *cough cough*!
Silver: …..Alright. Yuu, could you hold Lord Malleus’s egg for me?
Yuu: Just leave it to me!
Grim: Man, this thing’s even bigger up close.
Silver: Please excuse me, General Vanrouge. …Okay.
(Silver lifts up Lilia onto his back)
Lilia: The hell do you think you’re doing!? I’m not a damn baby, you don’t need to carry me around! Don’t tell me… You’re gonna try to climb Dragon;s Tail Mountains with me on your back? That’s ridiculous! Just leave me here, dammit…! *cough cough*
Silver: I’ll be fine. I grew up around the mountains and have plenty of experience hiking with heavy gear. My teacher always used to say, “As long as you’re still alive, things will work out in the end.”…. So you can’t just give up on life already… You can’t!
Lilia: You little… The hell do you think you are, trying to lecture me… …Ugh…
Grim: Lilia passed out.
Silver: I’m amazed he was still standing when we found him. Let’s take a break for a little while. Now, should we head for that camp site, or just cut straight through to Mystic Mountain… In either case, we’ll be heading up north. Come on, you two. We need to get father and Lord Malleus to Black Scale Castle.
Battle Map Conversation
(Lightning flashes)
Grim: !!! Didja see that, Yuu! There’s a big ol’ mountain way over there. Looked like it was jet black.
Silver: That’s the sacred mountain known as Mystic Mountain. According to legend, the Thorn Fairy herself used to reside up there… And now, this country’s imperial capital, Dragon Capitol City and Black Scale Castle, sits on its peak.
Grim: Wait, so we gotta climb up that thing!?
Silver: We might be able to get them to loan us some flying mounts once we reach that camp site… But the mountain is always covered in dark clouds, and I heard anyone who climbs it without the dragons’ permission gets struck by lightning. Apparently, it’s to keep out any intruders. So I doubt we’ll be able to get there by air travel…
Grim: Yeah, but ain’t we carryin’ their egg!?
Silver: Everything depends on us getting to the camp site, I suppose.
(Soldiers march close by)
Silver: !! Those footsteps…
Grim: It’s the Silver Owl! What should we do?
Silver: Let’s hide in the thicket and wait for them to pass by… And then, we’ll pick off any of their men who have their guard down. We’ll be able to minimize any damage to our side that way.
Yuu: So we’ll have to fight them, then.
Silver: Yeah, if we don’t take some of them down and reduce their numbers, there’s a good chance they’ll just end up surrounding us. You know… The way he talks is all different, but the things my father says now really aren’t all that different from what he used to say when he was on the Guard.
(The soldiers approach)
Silver: …They’re here. Let’s go!
Battle Map Conversation
Silver: There’s some buildings up ahead, past the forest. Is that the camp site General Vanrouge was talking about?
Imperial Guards: Gyagyaaaa! Gyaruru!
Grim: Ooooi! We brought Lilia. Hurry up and come help-
(The guards brandish their weapons)
Grim/Silver: !?
Imperial Guard B: Human, enemy! Comrade, give back!
Grim: Crap, they think we’re the bad guys!
Silver: Damnit, and Sebek’s not here. We don’t have anyone who can translate for us…
(a projectile lands in the camp)
Everyone: !?
Iron One A: We found the fae’s campsite! Men, chaaarge! Ah! That huge egg that human’s holding… Is that the dragon egg!?
Iron One B: What luck! Out of all 15 units that entered the mountain, ours is the one that ended up finding it!
Iron One A: That egg is ours! Chaaarge!!
Imperial Guards: Gyagyaaa! Firume! Garrururu!
Grim: Grrr, it’s just one problem after another with these guys!
Silver: We have to help them. Grim, Yuu, we’ll need to fight our way through!
Battle Map Conversation
Silver: Phew… We were able to chase off the Silver Owl. But still… I can’t believe they have 15 of those units prowling the mountain. We won’t be able to stay here. Let’s go.
Imperial Guard A: You, not enemy? You, beat iron one…
Grim: That’s what we’ve been sayin’ this whole time, man!
Silver: We’re trying to deliver General Vanrouge and the heir’s egg to Black Scale Castle. The general is badly injured.
(The Imperial Guards huddle tighter and talk amongst themselves)
Imperial Guard A: Okay. We, enemy, search, beat. You, castle, go. Comrade, we, protect, far away.
Grim: Uhhh… Are they sayin’ they’re gonna handle whoopin’ the Silver Owl for us?
Silver: Yeah. And they’re even offering us their protection.
Imperial Guard A: Attack, sorry. Night’s blessing, upon ye.
Silver: …Thank you. And the Night’s blessing upon ye all.
Battle map conversation
Grim: Haaah, haaah… Geez, the road’s gettin’ steeper an’ steeper. Ya better not drop Tsunotarou’s egg, henchman!
Yuu: It sure is heavy…
Silver: You okay, Yuu? I don’t see anyone trailing us, so I’m fine if you want me to hold the egg for a while.
Grim: What, you’re gonna carry both Lilia and the egg at the same time!? Don’t you ever get tired?
Silver: Of course I’m tired. But it’s weird… I also feel like there’s this strength welling up inside me. Maybe because I’m thinking of “that day”.
Grim: Whaddya mean?
Silver: The day I found out my father and I aren’t related, I ran away without even thinking. It was a night kind of like this one, it was raining really hard and the forest was pitch black… the weather was just awful. I couldn’t go back home, I couldn’t move forward, I just sat there and cried… But my father came and found me, and he carried me home on his back while I was bawling my eyes out. And that’s why… I know it’s probably not really appropriate to say this given the circumstances, but that’s why I kind of feel happy right now. I’m happy that I’m now able to carry him on my back. And this time, I’ll be the one to carry him home.
Battle map conversation
Grim: Hmm… Is Malleus really inside this thing? Looks more like a big ol’ jewel than an egg to me.
(Grim pokes the egg)
Yuu: Something moved inside! …I think.
Silver: For as long as I can remember, Lord Malleus has looked pretty much the same as he does now. Makes me wonder what he looked like when he was born.
Yuu: He was probably in his dragon form.
Silver: Ah! …Maybe that’s what’s stopping Lord Malleus from interfering with father’s dream, because he’s dreaming of a time before Lord Malleus was born… Imagination is the root of all magic. And maybe it’s hard for Lord Malleus to control something he knows nothing about, something that’s beyond his imagination…
Grim: Whatcha mumblin’ about, Silver?
Silver: It’s nothing. There’s no use wondering about this and that. Let’s keep moving.
Battle map conversation
Silver: Huh? …The smell wafting from this forest, it’s so familiar. ...Ahh, that’s right. The house father and I lived in is across Mystic Mountain. …It’s okay. I have all those memories of the time we spent together in that house right here with me. No matter what happens here on out… I’ll never lose my way again.
Land of Briar – Woods
Silver: Haaa, haaah…. That bridge up ahead… goes over the gorge that connects Dragon's Tail Mountains and Mystic Mountain.
Lilia: Ugh… Where are we…?
Silver: Are you awake, General Vanrouge? We’re just about to reach the bridge that goes up to Mystic Mountain.
Lilia: So you really did climb up the mountains carrying me on your back…?
Silver: Yes, sir. And there weren’t any issues along the way.
Lilia: And what about the egg!?
Grim: No worries. Yuu’s got ‘im.
Lilia: *sigh* …Oi, Silver. I can walk by myself, let me down already.
Silver: Are you sure? I’m fine carrying you to Dragon Capitol City.
Lilia: Heh, you’ve gotten so cheeky. Listen, you might not be able to sense it, but the fog that envelops this place is rich in magic. My wounds’ll heal up in no time here. …Easy does it.
(Lilia climbs off Silver’s back)
Lilia: Yuu, I know you’ve been lugging that heavy thing around for a while now. Here, give me the egg.
Yuu: I’ve kinda gotten attached to him.
(Lilia takes back the egg)
Lilia: I don’t see any cracks or anything on it. ….*sigh*… It’s so damn heavy. Ah, and before I forget, I don’t see Sebek anywhere. Did something happen?
Silver: He stayed behind with Sir Baul to hold back the enemy for us… We haven’t met up with them again yet.
Lilia: I see… So he’s with Baul…
(The ground rumbles)
Grim: Eep! Was that an earthquake!?
Lilia: No, that awful noise has to be…
Iron One A: We finally found ya, Vanrouge!
Iron One B: Take out the bridge with the armored excavator! We have to slay Vanrouge and get that egg at all costs!
Lilia: Tsch. They’re bringing out that huge thing again…!
Grim: And there’s Silver Owl guys pourin’ in from left an’ right!
Silver: General Vanrouge, Yuu, Grim, you guys hurry and cross the bridge! I’ll buy you some time! I WON’T LET ANY OF YOU PASS THROUGH! I’LL BE THE ONE TAKING YOU ON!
Iron One A: Ha! You’re just a stupid kid, you seriously think you have a chance against us? We’ll smash that bridge and throw all you guys to the bottom of the gorge with it. ARMORED EXCAVATOR, FULL SPEED AHEAD!
???: I call upon thee, Lightning – Pierce through the clouds above! Living Bolt!!!
Iron Ones: Guwaaaaah!!!
Silver: That flash of lighting just now, it’s…
Sebek: T-To think, you would be standing around dawdling here of all places…. D-Did you fall asleep along the way? …Yowch!!
Silver: Sebek! ...That armor…!?
Sebek: Ha! So you’ve noticed, have you! I should very much like to flaunt it off right now, but… That will have to wait until after we’ve dealt with the enemy! Ouch!!
Iron One A: Reinforcements, huh! Arrgh, hurry up and get that Armored Excavator up and running again!
???: Oh, no you don’t! Haaaaa!
Baul: There’s no way we’d let rotten scum like you take even a single step on these sacred mountains! I’LL DEVOUR THE LOT OF YOU!!!
Silver: Sir Baul! You’re okay!
Baul: …Hmph. You did good making it this far. I’ll commend you for your tenacity, if nothing else.
(Bats fly across the screen)
Lilia: Heh… Looks like you’ve escaped death as well, Baul.
Baul: General! I apologize for taking so long to get here.
Sebek: Sir Lilia! Where are His Eggcellency, Yuu, and Grim?
Lilia: I had them wait somewhere safe, beyond the bridge.
Sebek: But should you not be recuperating with them…!
Lilia: Dumbass. I wouldn’t be much of a general if I sit this one out, now would I? You don’t need to worry about me, my wounds are all closed up now thanks to our blessed Mystic Mountain. Now then, Silver Owl… If you want to run away, now’s your last chance.
Iron One A: Hah, you talk big for somebody who looks like he’s about to pass out. You guys don’t stand a chance. We’re gonna take both your head and that egg of yours and go home heroes! You aren’t gonna have your way with things any longer! …YOU MONSTERS!
Land of Briar – Woods
Iron One A: T-That’s impossible… How are they beating us?! There’s only four of them, why the hell can’t we bring them down!?
Iron One B: I heard fae can draw in magic energy from nature. They must be absorbing the evil energies on this mountain and healing themselves while we fight! They’re gonna wipe us out at this rate. Commander, please, give the order to retreat!
Iron One A: Damn those blasted monsters….! To make it all the way here, with that egg just within our reach… Dammit! MEN, RETREAT! RETREEEEAT!
(the iron ones depart)
Everyone: Haaa, haaah ,haaaa….
Sebek: Did we… Did we chase them off?
Lilia: Looks like it…
Silver: T-Thank goodness…
Baul: Praise be to the Mystic Mountain’s divine protection, praise be to the Night’s Blessing…
(The ground rumbles)
Silver: !? An earthquake!? And it’s a big one!
Sebek: The storm’s raging even worse now… Augh! I can hardly open my eyes!
Lilia: The land is resonating with the dragon’s- with Meleanor’s rage.
Baul: What on earth! There’s a bunch of black clouds and thorns covering the Verdant Moors.
Silver: !! This is just like when Lord Malleus overblotted…!
Sebek: Don’t tell me, is Lady Meleanor-!
Lilia: Shit, the bridge is about to collapse!
Baul: Hurry, everyone!!
Battle Map Conversation
Lilia: Haaa, haaah…. I can see… Dragon Capital City up ahead… We’re almost there, Black Scale Castle isn’t too far off. Soon as we drop off the egg, I’m heading straight back to the Verdant Moors….!
(Something rumbles in the distance)
Everyone: !!??
Grim: Eep! I think this earthquake’s the biggest one yet!
Baul: Everyone, to me! I’ll put up a forcefield!
Sebek: I-Is it over?
Baul: Appears so… Ah! There’s a bunch of boulders blocking the path we just came down.
Silver: We’re not out of the woods yet. Let’s hurry!
Part 2
Part 3
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HI BABES!!! I just wanna say that I LOVE your Jack fic on ao3… I NEVER expected to be so attracted to him but you write him so, so well! he’s such a good villain and I just adore how you’ve hinted at him being softer and possibly submissive
I’ll be dead honest, I’ve been checking everyday for the past few weeks to see if you’ve updated and I’m so pyched!! I’m gonna go read chapter 4 rn and I’ve literally been waiting for this for forever, thank you so much for providing for us few that want Jack content 🤍 your writing is a blessing and your style is impeccable!
(off topic but I saw the post you reblogged asking why people don’t find him attractive other than fatphobia and I just gotta say… it’s the length of his top lip for me… that’s the only thing that’s been bugging me, I’ll be honest, it just irked me in the movie and just… how is it so expressive by itself, who made this man like that……. but anyway, have a wonderful day, angel, hope you’re doing well)
This is such a late like.. response so this probably seems super out of the blue I AM SO SORRY FOR GOING COMPLETELY MIA THE PAST.. uh.. months?? BUT!! I am slowly coming back I hope!!
BUT THANK YOU SOSOSOSOSO MUCH FOR THE SUPPORT !!! AHHH!! Vaguely submissive Jack is my drug what can I say 🤭🥴❤️❤️ I’ve ranted about it on my NSFW Instagram before but the way I write Jack is he really has a mind of his own it’s not even funny I can’t make him do anything he doesn’t want to do 😔 I had to cut a whole ‘words of affirmation’ bit from chapter 4 because he was NOT having it and the chapter got muddy and awkward
And since this response is SO late I’m happy to announce that in the near future a chapter 4.5 is coming !! Since… I’ve rly delayed ch 5 whoops. It’s shorter but it leads into ch. 5 well !! I Hope that makes up for my absence even a little!!
(Bro his top lip is one of my FAVS it makes him so much more expressive but I get why some people would be uncomfy by it 😂)
#big jack horner#jack horner#big jack horner x reader#jack horner x reader#puss in boots#puss in boots the last wish#pib the last wish#puss in boots: the last wish#big jack horner x oc#jack horner x oc
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I’m not sure…it was only something I saw in passing and they just wanted to give the advice about saving things to a secondary location so the situation that happened to them won’t happen to others
You should! I’ve seen other authors post fic rec threads. Mainly on twitter tho (I refuse to call it x, will forever be twitter to me). They post a brief summary and a link to the fic. That’s how I found some of my favs!! Yeah, for sure would have to be confident that the right crowd would be the only one to see recs. Wouldn't want it to reach the wrong audience 😬
Omg, it would turn out like those memes where the premise is when your cousins are over and you guys end up laughing instead of sleeping while trying to not wake up your mother 🤣. Don’t say such nice things!!!! 🥺🥺🥺🥺 You fr would never be able to get rid of me then. I’d be one of those annoying small flying bugs that never seem to have anything better to do than bother you (this fr will be me 🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰 lol). Haha, not us having that cheesy, cliche drug deal scenes in the movies but with fic recs instead. What are your top tags/fandoms??? Or better yet what is an absolute no for you? If you have specific preferences I can comb through the fics I have saved/bookmarked that you might be interested in or at very least narrow down what you’re more likely to enjoy
Well if you say that I definitely do have recs but they aren’t exactly fanfics and really depends how you feel about the genre as a whole…..these books have 100% destroyed my soul but I’ll rec them in a heartbeat (it's what my main account centered around). They hold such a special place in my heart (really helped me out in my teen years), but I am careful with who I share them with due to past experiences. I shared them with, who I thought was a friend at the time, but they obvs didn’t care which made me feel like I was too forceful sharing my passion; like,, sorry if I came off as too much I was just excited to share….
Not that I think you’ll do that and I’ve toned down excitement levels when first sharing, unless the person is just as passionate as me lol, but nevertheless all I ask from others is that if you truly aren’t interested just say so in the beginning instead of leading me on 😅. We can always find something else that we share a passion in. Idk, I don’t mean to sound vague/guarded but that experience still haunts me sometimes…..(I feel like I brought down the vibes, I didn’t mean for it to get so negative at the end I swear 😔). Anyway, I’d be down to drop the titles if you want
Make the world ready lol. There’s got to be at least one person out there waiting with open hands, right? Then again fics always choose to publish on their own time. Some of my fics have definitely been published out of order. I’ll have them lined up this one publishes at this time, that one publishes next , etc but there’s always that defiant fic and honestly at that point I’m like ‘you do you’
Ahhh, that makes sense then. Not having read the books I lose a lot of info straight from the source and mainly come across bits and pieces of info…
Well wishes as always xx <3
Aww. :(
Maybe I will… I've been thinking about it for a bit, and I've seen other people do it on here. (XD Omg! Same! I don't call it X either. Not when the url is still Twitter) D: Oh, I did not think of that, though! That kinda makes me nervous to do it now. Hmm… I don't think any of my current followers on here would be that rude, but other people on this website I do not trust. Tumblr has certainly become more aggressive and hateful recently than I've ever seen it in the past.
XD Omg! Aww, but why not? I don't think you're annoying! And you're certainly not bothering me! I've been popping back in occasionally to see if you've answered, haha. XD Omg! Dealing fic recs! Okay, uh… Hmm… That's a tough one. I usually mostly read reader-inserts as of late, but I'm always open to discovering new ships and there are certain characters I multiship like no one's business (like Tohru, Zelda, Link, and Haruhi off the top of my head). There's a lot of fics I still gotta re-find concerning canon x canon, and it makes me so sad that just today I removed several from my bookmarks that the author of had deleted. I'll read any kind of ratings G-E, and I like everything from fluff to angst to smut to humor, platonic or romantic. For E rated fics, anal stuff isn't really my thing, nor spanking or the dirty talk that involves daddy kink or names like 'bitch' 'slut' etc. I'm not a fan of inflation or food kink (in like, the extreme feederism you see in r34 art. I can handle the whipped cream on the tiddies or pouring wine on someone's body and drinking it stuff, but I don't like force feeding or overfeeding until the character throws up or pressing/squishing their stomach to make them throw up, which I have seen in fic before. Not my thing), anything to do with feces or piss, or hardcore descriptive gore. Descriptive body horror tends to make me nauseous, and while I have powered through gorey irl books, I do not like necrophilia or wound fucking, which I discovered the latter was a thing pretty recently. And I'm not very fond of bugs more often than not, though I'll make an exception for Cell.
Other than that, I'm pretty open-minded and can't really think of any other hard no's off the top of my head, though I would prefer no recommended Trigun fics until after I finish FTPOF and maybe it's manga variant. I've been kinda holding off looking back through the Trigun fandom now on Ao3 because I'm scared I'll see something in someone's fic that I really want or plan to use in mine and psyche myself out of using it or change it because I'll be worried about idea theft claims. It's like, right now, even if I still get idea theft claims ever, I won't be worried about it 24/7, you know? XD I won't feel like I'm stealing anything if I don't know it exists currently in someone else's fic! Oh gosh,… As for fandoms, I've been in quite a few… I don't think I could possibly list them all. I haven't really checked out stuff on Ao3 yet (x reader. There's way more I haven't checked out for canonxcanon just yet): Naruto, The Legend of Zelda (but please no ToTK spoilers just yet. Rauru be lookin fine tho 👀), Undertale, Claymore, Pokemon, Fruits Basket, Black Butler, Death Note, OHSHC, Wolf's Rain, Spider-verse, FNAF, Psycho-Pass,… I used to also read oc / oc when it came to monster fics. I love those. As for canonxcanon, other fandoms I enjoy are: Bleach, Dragon Ball, Fullmetal Alchemist, Detroit: Become Human, Yu-Gi-Oh, Transformers,… Uh, can't think of anymore rn. ^^; At least not ones I know are probably pretty decently sized on Ao3.
Books, you say? 👀 Depending on what they are, I might not have access to them for a while as I can no longer shop online at the moment, but if they're something I could potentially find locally, I'd be willing to check them out. D': Aw, I'm sorry! I've definitely felt that way in the past, feeling too intense about my interests, and I've toned down a lot when sharing things irl because of this. DX Oh, gosh yes! I wish people would just be more upfront about their disinterest! I even had a so-called "friend" once lie to me about checking out something that I was talking to them about, leading me on and making me think they watched it too. And… I would have just not talked about it if they'd told me upfront they didn't care enough to actually check it out or hear about it; we could have used that time to be talking about something else, but no. You're okay, I promise! Being vague/guarded is totally valid after an experience like that! (You're okay, don't worry! You didn't bring the mood down or make it too negative! I was worried that I did with some of my earlier responses, and I'm sorry and apologize if that's true.)
But yes, I'd love to hear about it! I like reading physical books just as much as fanfiction, and I really love the fantasy genre with a dash of realism, but I'll read about any book my mom and I are given which are often your generic romance and suspense books you can find almost anywhere with the usually white and red covers for the romance and the purple and black for suspense. Right now I'm actually finally giving Pride and Prejudice a chance (as I've heard so much good about it and we had a school library give it to us) alongside The Hunger Games books and a generic cowboy romance called One Lucky Cowboy. I've also been dabbling in Nancy Friday's spicy women and men's fantasy novels for smut inspiration. Usually the only reason I'll put down a book is if there's like, hard no stuff for me which has only happened twice so far? A book about witches scared me with the details it went into with the witchcraft (I can't recall the title) and I could not handle the start of the first The Vampire Chronicles book and dropped it. But I could handle The Mountain King by Rick Hautala, Blood Trail by Tanya Huff, Endless Night by Richard Laymon (which was arguably the most fucked up book I've read so far), the first The Passage book by Justin Cronin and I've even made it up to A Dance With Dragons in the ASOIAF series (part listening, part actually reading) and listened to a lot of the Chaos Seeds (up to book 8: Monsters. Sion my beloved :')) books on Audible.
XD Trust me, I'd love to, but fate is stopping me from getting that particular fic file back and has been for over a year now. If it can't be recovered, I do fully intend to make the best of what I had on my USB that I so foolishly did not back up that night from the temporary laptop I'd been using which would not boot up the next morning. I do intend to post it one way or another if I can, but… I really would love to get the version I'd been polishing that should still be on the hard drive. :O Wait, really? XD Omg! Sometimes, I tell ya, that's just how it be. I dunno what it is. They like, seem to have a mind of their own sometimes.
Which,… The movies cut out a lot of details and a lot of it is hard to convey movie-wise mostly because it's all in Katniss' head, all her inner thoughts and feelings. She's very stone faced outwardly because she has to be in the books, and that's often how she comes across in the movies. It's all an act, though. Her inner feelings are very loud inside, but she has to be strong and it sucks because she's still just a teenager.
Thank you! :') Well wishes for you too!
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Hahaha sometimes I forget that Suit Saeran let us go without food for a day and a half I think, at the time it bothered me a lot and scared me haha but now that I think about it....
Didn't the believers feed on elixir? I mean, in their meals there was elixir ( ahhh I don't know if this is true haha I'm making this up, if not correct me please) so, if Suit Saeran forbade them to bring food to MC we can say he was protecting them from consuming elexir.... (Even if he didn't know if that's what he wanted because he doesn't know what he wants haha). We know that it was Ray who was bringing food to MC (without anything that could harm them) but seeing what happened, Suit wouldn't dare to do something like that because he doesn't want the same thing that happened to Ray, being tortured by Rika.
I don't know, I tried to find other reasons why he left us without food haha. I don't remember.
Okay, so there's only so much information that's given to us in the canon about how the elixir is given to people. Now, Saeran's diary is one thing that gives us some insight into the ways that elixir can be forced into someone.
Now, in his diary, he mentions there's this disgusting taste in the food they're giving him. He hates it, but he's just so hungry that he tries to pick through it after giving up on the strike he was putting up. [I’ve got a post that covers the diary in more detail but I’ll post some caps here] just because that’ll help me explain this.
So, yes, during the time that Saeran was being inducted into Mint Eye, the diary explains, he was locked away in a dark room alone while the torment increased. It started with darkness and solidarity confinement and then it began to elevate with elixir mixed into his food for a God knows long until he was brought into the basement where Rika was waiting for him.
So, as you can see from these, you know what’s going on more or less through scraps of paper that Saeran is writing on. He isn’t okay. He’s afraid and this is the only outlet he has to cope with losing control. He stays locked up until Rika thinks he’s isolated enough to make him believe anything she can make do with. It’s not great for him... and it’s implied his perception of time isn’t right, either. He thinks he knows how long it’s been but he doesn’t.
This particular CG shows us one of those basement trips where he's put through it but you'll only get more context from the diary itself as far as that goes. Mint Eye is very loose with the concept of cleansing so a lot of us have to create our own model of what it looks like when we're writing.
Now, as far as the food goes, yes. If you know this context from the diary, not only does it make sense to think that Ray is making your food himself because he wants to impress you... but because a part of him is paranoid about the real threat of you being hurt or manipulated by someone else. Ray could very well be the one to make you take elixir someday, yes, but he doesn’t want you in pain. It isn’t something he wants. Anything to avoid it, he’ll do in his route.
He makes a fake elixir to protect you, for God’s sake. So, there’s a duality on the notion here for Ray and Suit Saeran. They want to control the situation but there is a truth they avoid. They don’t have control at all. Rika’s the true boss. They’re just pawns. They know that... they just swallow it down and ignore it most of the time if can be. It’s easier to survive if they ignore it.
It’s not just a control thing, there’s a fear in their minds whether they want to fess up and face it or not. They’re afraid of Rika. They are safe because of her... yet, it isn’t safe at all. Ray and Suit Saeran are smart enough to know this. They just know they can’t say it or admit it. She’s the only option they have. As far as they know, V and Saeyoung are gone forever... and Saejoong is a threat that can get them easily if they run from Rika.
Take the lesser of the evils, basically.
Suit Saeran cannot admit to himself that he’s trying to protect you or Ray... he’s not sure what it is he wants out of his life, but he knows that he has to be strong enough... he has to be strong enough to... Well. It’s only when he’s being denied the right to see you near the end of the route that he blurts out in his haze as if a realization struck him. “I’m strong enough to protect someone.”
So, I have some answers for you. Suit Saeran was born of the need to be a strong person. Ray is too soft-hearted to survive what Rika expects of him for now, and there needs to be someone who is. That’s why Saeran steps in and goes, “I am strong. I am so strong. I can survive this.” He does this to keep the tender-hearted Ray from being destroyed. He’s more of a protector to Ray than anyone would realize... his methods are just... messy as hell given what’s going on.
He presents himself as somebody who is strong and powerful. If that was to waiver for anything, then he would be destroyed. He doesn't need to be destroyed because if he is there will be nothing to stop worse things from happening to Ray or you. He thinks of himself as the only thing standing between total destruction and inevitable despair.
The way he acts and reacts to the world around him is because of the idea of strength he has. It has been hammered into his head that the only way he can survive is if he is cruel and heartless. As long as he acts like that, it's almost guaranteed he won't be destroyed and nothing worse can happen to Ray... and you... who unfortunately means the world to Ray. He has to protect you even if he isn’t sure what he feels about you.
Do any of us agree with his choice of defining that strength? No. The way that he handles the situation is not okay. He will acknowledge this and try to make things right in the end. But it doesn't change the fact that he hurts you. He's well aware of what he does wrong and he tries to make it right when it comes down to it.
Locking you away made sure that you couldn't do anything that can get you destroyed like Ray was. If he make sure that nobody brings you food, it's not just a means of torturing you, it's to make sure that you don't get destroyed like Ray. Is that okay? It's not. Is he aware that's why he's doing it? It's hard to say. Yes... but no.
On the surface, not so much. He doesn't get why he does what he does. If anything, he is the one with an endless struggle to try and figure out what it is that he wants and what he exists for. He gets so angry and confused when it comes to you because you're so confusing.
There's a part of him that feels like he needs to punish you for what happened to Ray. I mean, after all, the whole reason Ray was tortured in the first place was because somebody told Rika that you kissed him. She quickly realized that the closer that you got to Ray, the more likely it would be he could be manipulated. She needs him at her side so she can get what she wants. If you take that away from her, this entire revenge scheme is not going to work out. She needs him to be the hacker and she trained him to be that and only that.
it’s easy for Suit Saeran to think it’s your fault at first. You “led Ray astray”. You made Ray go against Mint Eye and Rika... you made Ray think things that he’s not capable of. If Ray continues to dream of the outside world... well, Saeran is well aware that Ray will get hurt again... just like what happened with Saeyoung and V. They can’t do that again.
To him, dreaming and wanting things is cruel. Saeran knows they can’t have anything they want until the revenge comes. That’s what Rika said... and she’s in charge. Her punishments and everything that came with them taught him that it was law. Strength is anger and fear.
You can't dream of having everything that you've ever wanted if you're going to get crushed every time that you make the attempt to grab it. Why dream when it's just going to be taken away? That's how Saeran sees it. That's why it's so easy for him to say that Ray is a pathetic dreamer. He can't believe in anything sweet or happy. If you believe in that, it's going to get you locked in a basement. That has been the lesson for Saeran.
Now, the game doesn’t tell you why Suit Saeran won’t send you food. Just that he thinks it’s a way to torture you. But, it’s more than torture. The same reason why he looks at Rika and begs her time and time again near the end that he’s the boss of you and should be able to decide what happens to you. Showing a single ounce of “pity” toward you makes Rika suspicious of him. Suit Saeran is walking a thin tight rope and he doesn’t even know what’s on the other side of it. He’s lost, screaming, angry, and confused.
He doesn't know what he wants. He just has this intense feeling that he needs to do what he has to do to survive. It becomes more complicated when he realizes that he wants to keep you around for some weird reason. It gets so complicated when you show him strength is more and screaming and yelling and shouting.
When you stand up to him and don't return anger to him when you have every right to do it, it begins to scare him. The only thing that's keeping him together is the idea that he needs to be angry to be strong. But, if somebody like you can continue to stay strong and never show anger, what does that say about him? About strength?
Has he been wrong this entire time? Maybe. That's the real scary part. He is doing everything he can to keep himself together because this is the only way to survive in Mint Eye… but why… Why do you keep saying that he and Ray could survive outside… why…? Why are you trying to fill his head with hopeless silly dreams? Why do you say you’d leave with him on the phone on Night 9 instead of Ray... or going by yourself...? Why? He’s done nothing but hurt you... why’re you like this?
I think at the end of the day, we could say that half of it is because of his anger towards you and the other half is because he wants to protect you. It's the same way that he feels about Ray. He's angry that the two of you would dream of something that is so dangerous and goes against everything that they have in this place. Yet, he knows that if he completely lets go of the things that are filled with Hope and Dreams, it might just be the thing that destroys him as well.
Because as much as he wants to deny that he believes in a hopeful dream… he wants that as bad as Ray.
But, yeah, it's not great of him to have done that to you in the first place. It's one of the things that he has to make up for and he knows that if you never forgive him for it, he would be okay with that. Probably better if you never forgive him. But, if you do, he won't stop trying to make things right in the end. That's what he tells you in his apology… and what GE Saeran later confirms to you as he whispers his apologies and thanks.
#anon#ask#mod kait#character analysis#mystic messenger#mm#mysme#mysticmessenger#suit saeran#saeran choi#choi saeran
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sexy ass fandoms having a conversation with each other.
Featuring Nctzen (Natalie Lee), Shawol (Sophie Brown) and Carat (Catherine Garcia) <3
We had found three random women in the street and placed them in a cell where we locked them in before throwing the key in a river nearby. Let’s see how long it would take until they turn crazy!
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Sophie: This is not funny, I need to go to collect my albums from the post office!
Catherine: What albums?
Sophie: I literally brought a SHINee album for my collection. Now, I can’t even go and get it!
Catherine: Oh my gosh… That reminds me- I need to go to a club tonight.
Sophie: Same- oh well. I might of well do a netflix and chill then.
Natalie: What just happened?
Catherine: We’re trapped.
Sophie: MY SHINEE ALBUM! *cries loudly* I CAN’T EVEN GET IT IN STORES!
Catherine: It’s alright… Jeez, I would assume being a Shawol is so hard nowadays.
Sophie: For real! Why was I so naive and stupid as a teenager? Why weren’t this accessible to me only until now? Jesus fuck my life.
Natalie: Wait- are we?
Catherine: What are you assuming.
Natalie: We’re all K-pop fans…?
Sophie: Yep. I literally just came out from a boba shop-
Catherine: Hey… I went there too…
Natalie: I went to a boba shop too! Was it called… The Boba Dragon-
Catherine and Sophie: I WENT THERE!
Catherine: It was near a McDonalds isn’t it?
Sophie: And the post office was just few blocks away! That was where my album is at!
Natalie: Jeez… I need to go to a concert tomorrow.
Sophie: What concert is it?
Catherine: I’m curious!
Natalie: It’s an NCT concert, no biggie.
Catherine: Wow… so we’re all K-pop fans here right?
Sophie: Yep. I’ve been one since 2011.
Catherine: I’m since 2016.
Natalie: Been here since 2018.
Catherine: That’s so fascinating!
Sophie: Yeah. We’re all kidnapped, yet we’re all K-pop fans.
Natalie: I could live with that.
Catherine: Same.
Sophie: But my album…
Catherine: You may have to say goodbye to it then.
Sophie: NO! IT IS WORTH ABOUT $100!
Natalie: Wow… why would you spend $100 on an album?
Catherine: Older albums are rare, especially SHINee’s.
Natalie: Ohhhhh.
Sophie: *having a panic attack*
Natalie: Are you alright?
Sophie: T-this is the end of my life… It’s o-over-
Natalie: No… don’t say that. Why don’t you call someone to collect it for you?
Sophie: No- *realises, gasps* YOU’RE A GENIUS! *goes to find her phone* I’ll call my sister!
Natalie: You forgot?
Sophie: *tries to call* Ahhh! The connection is dead!
Catherine: *plays left and right out loud*
Natalie: Why are you playing your music?
Catherine: Well… we’re gonna be stuck here forever so… better get used to here.
Natalie: Fair enough. *plays baby don’t stop out loud*
Sophie: HOW ARE YOU GUYS PLAYING YOUR MUSIC?
Natalie: Spotify Premium.
Catherine: YouTube Premium.
Sophie: W-WHAT-
Catherine: Get into the diamond life, you’ll understand.
Natalie: You rather spend $20 than $10?
Catherine: I don’t just pay for the price, I pay to see my 13 husbands.
Natalie: This is literally just me saying I rather spend £20 to see my 23 husbands- oh…
Catherine: Yeah.
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#kpop#skit#shawol#carat#nctzen#shawols#carats#nctzens#shinee#seventeen#nct#nct 127#nct u#wayv#nct dream#5hinee#svt#2nd gen kpop#2nd gen#2nd generation#3rd gen kpop#3rd gen#3th gen kpop#fandom joke#fandom fuckery#kpop fandom#Natalie Lee#Sophie Brown#Catherine Garcia#my ocs
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Devlog #21 | 06.02.22
Hi everyone!
I don’t have much to update about today, but Alaris is VERY close to being completed!! I’m going to keep this one short and sweet - there may be some sneak peeks as we start wrapping things up so keep reading to see where we’re at as we get close to the finish line :’)
Demo Updates
Basically since the last devlog, I finished the alpha build for Alaris (ahhh???). I sent this out to playtesters to find coding errors, bugs, etc. and have been waiting for those comments to start coming in so I can clean the game for the final demo release.
And it’s a good thing I did because wow. I already have some code errors to fix (haha.. ha).
Other things I’ve been working on involve an updated prologue scene. For those of you who have played some of the released content, you may know how the beginning there’s a ~story~ giving you a bit of history. I’m working to make something more animated, so we’ll see how that turns out! I think it will have a more storybook feel, so I’m excited to see the end-product if I can make it work.
Other than that, I’ve been working on “release” stuff. Things like a trailer, key visual, and stuff to prepare for the official release and announcement.
Lastly, I have been working on the final, final script for the game.
So all in all, final edits for the script and coding errors. And getting ready for the release! It’s pretty crazy that we’re coming up to the end game now. I feel like I’ve been working on this forever, but also that I should have more things to do for some reason. It’s very... surreal.
Have a treat - I’ve shared these on Twitter, but think I should post them here as well! Sprite sheets for the Central gang, including their dragon energy/ dragon use “poses (specifically Kayn and Druk since they’re our action Drakes). You’ll be able to see these in action in the demo, so hope you’re excited!
With all that being said, I’d say game development is maybe at like 98%? It’s really just wrap-up things at this point. It’s hard to give an estimate of where things are at since a bit of it depends on how much I need to fix based on playtester feedback, as well as how much I want to edit for the script. But like I said I do have a release date in mind (o word??), so we’re VERY close to finishing :’)
Developer Ramblings
I recently reached about a year anniversary since I first started working on Alaris, and it’s crazy to see how far it’s come. I never would’ve imagined to have a game like Alaris at this point.
When I first started the game, I’d never made my own characters, my own story, much less my own game. I started everything from scratch, basically, from the writing, programming, etc. But it’s been so incredibly rewarding to learn what I have and see where the game has come. Never in my wildest dreams would I have imagined having voice actors interested in the game or to have the following I do (I’m still used to having around 80 followers in my mind), so I’m very thankful for everything.
At the same time, I’m a one-person developer team. I sometimes refer to myself as “we” as if there’s more than one person behind Studio Crescence, but really it’s just me lmao. So there have been times on this journey that it’s gotten lonely, and I saw a post recently that really spoke to me about it (it was from @tuffmallowinteractive). Especially recently, I’ve been getting in my head a lot lately about the demo - whether it’s good enough, whether people will like it, do I even like it (lol I’m really not selling this thing, am I), etc.
But now, there are people who actually talk to me sometimes (lol) and people who were interested enough in the game to be a volunteer playtester. So, just reflecting on everything, I’m very thankful, and while it is a struggle sometimes (imposter syndrome mainly), I’m grateful for a lot of this journey so thank you to anyone who’s followed along, whether from early on or recently <3
Anyways, that’s all for this update! Hope you’re all excited for release <3
#devlog#developer#game development#gamedev#indie games#indie game#indie#indie dev#otome#otome game#english otome#visual novel#romance visual novel#fantasy visual novel
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Made this in the beginning of 2023 (this was harder than expected)
10/29/23
Dear Diary,
I’m tired of putting off my hobbies for whatever reason. Here’s to creating and sharing art without limitations.
I won’t share this blog with anyone I know IRL so that way I won’t feel embarrassed to post or anything. Ya know that’s one thing i hope to change for the coming year. Straight up not giving a fuck about what others think so I can live my life in peace.
And by that I mean a healthy lack of fucks not being given. Like how eventually I’m going to have to stand up to my parents. I would consider myself a person who values harmony and balance and the inevitable conflict makes me feel uncomfortable. I cannot fulfill all their expectations and simultaneously live authentically.
It’s one of those things I’ve been dealing with my whole life though. Sure I’ve gotten better at being more assertive with others in my life but doing that with my parents…. It’s like the final boss of fixing this flaw. I love them and I know they won’t be in this life forever. I guess I’m at an age where you really start to realize how short life is. I’m not *that* old tho haha
It’s just that my mom sent me a selfie and I saw wrinkles on her face that weren’t there before. I’m crying typing this but I really needed to get this off my chest. She has chronic Lyme disease and arthritis and other heath issues so…. Ahhh I just have to enjoy the time I have with her.
Ok happy stuff now. Im visiting everyone for Christmas break yay. Ok I know I said happy stuff but the thing I’m not admitting about going home is that I’m afraid of running into my ex even tho it’s highly unlikely. Im more likely to run into one of his parents…. Which would also be undesirable and gut wrenching. If I’m being honest I don’t want to be in the same place I shared a lot of memories with that part of my life.
It’s probably for the best that I confront my issues rather than run away from them. Haha reminds me of that meme “men will do anything but go to therapy”
I’m no man tho, clearly
Other than that, I truly am looking forward to seeing my friends and family.
I can’t wait to show you more art! I’m cookin something up with ms paint :3 I might take it over to Krita to add other details, we’ll see :D talk to ya real soon!
Sincerely,
Me
#first comics#comic art#short comic#october 2023#digital diary#dear diary#diary entry#my art#my diary#Spotify
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hi my love!!! I just saw your recent post hehe and wanted to say hi~ I know I don’t really stop by that much but I really do enjoy binge reading and catching up on your fics whenever I get the chance! Sigh I still remember the first time I read one of your diluc angsts.... the raw hurt made my heart clench so badly in the best way!!! To me, angst that physically hurts is what makes it top tier and the best!!! anywayyyy I haven’t started the sumeru archon quests yet, are you enjoying them? I really want to do tighnaris story quest but I’ve been farming primos for xiaos ‘supposed’ rerun..... he will be mine but I might have to spare a few wishes for yae and childe and scara..... I havent decided yet sigh.... are you going to wish on any of the upcoming banners? I really want to wish on this banner but only for noelle bc id love more constellations for her but I promised myself I’d stay strong for miss miko </3 anywayyyy I hope you’re doing well!! Also, kaeya angst is always appreciated and I will wait until forever for it!! Muah -hurt/comforts#1fan
HI SWEETIE!💖 it’s so good to hear from you 🥺 no worries about not stopping by that much, i totally get it but i hope you know i love when you do 🥰 im sorry i haven’t had much to catch up as of late😫 im hoping to fix that real soon. YOU ARE THE SWEETEST💖 i live for angsty fics that make my heart physically hurt but to hear my writing also does that too ??? ahhh i could cry 😭 i am liking the quests! i haven’t done many except the archon quest & even then im so behind haha im loving all the al haitham & his tits screen time though 😍hopefully they do rerun for xiao soon so he can come home! he’s one of my fav characters to play & please he is just so cute i wanna kiss his angsty face. ive been thinking about wishing for yae too because i don’t really have any electro characters i really play with but i haven’t decided if i should or if i should just save up for al haitham 😫 DECISIONS, DECISIONS & THEY ARE SO HARD TO MAKE. im dying for lyla though so no matter what banner she’s on i’ll wish a little & try to get her heh. YES STAY STRONG FOR MISS MIKO, I BELIEVE IN YOU. it’s so hard & the urge to wish is heavy lol but just think of miko *summons sexy fox lady thoughts*. ive been doing okay! it’s been a bit of a tough week for me but im stay positive & looking forward to some better days 🥰 i hope you’re well love & have a great weekend🥺💖 OH DO YOU HAVE ANY ANGST IN MIND because i am always down for it heh. i still have to do his sleeping on the couch fic & ive been working on an angsty smut for him & diluc too heh👀
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Hi I’m a bit new in this space and I love your art and your posts! Do you have any stucky fic recommendations? Don’t worry if not! Have a great day!
Hi!! and welcome to this beautiful fandom filled with lovely people <3 aww thank you, you're so nice. Sorry this took a bit of time, I had to go into my bookmarks to rec my faves. Here they go, don't forget to always check the tags in case something is not your cup of tea
the classics I always reread:
The man on the bridge by boopboop the fic that made me ship them romantically back in the day :')
Indelible by MMXIII destroys me to this day
G.I. Joes and 2AM Diners by OhCaptainMyCaptain my fave AU and tbh the one I reread whenever I feel sad
Circling Back by chaya
Here's a Conspiracy by castiowl CHECK THE TAGS THO *cries*
despite the threatening sky and shuddering earth (they remained) by praximeter (Zimario) I think I've read this like more than ten times fr
Sticky notes by oceanicfeelings
Falling Back on Forever by ftmsteverogers
Revenant by stele3
let me be buried under your name by tempestaurora UTTER HEARTBREAK MY HEART
Anamorphosis by radialarch
This Sunlit Land, Far Strayed and Yet Unconquered by eyres EVERYTHING THIS AUTHOR WRITES IS PAIN BUT THE GREAT KIND *cries again*
Into That Good Night and Motion training by Nonymos ahhh nonymos by beloved. They've been here for so long, and to this day keep posting new stuff. Love them. Check the tags for Motion training tho
recent ones I've read:
drowning in the night by mcwho (they have like some great explicit stucky fics omg)
On The Other End of the Line by velleities
Dream A Little Dream Of Me by unicornpoe
And now this group of fellas who keep posting the best of the best in 2022 <3 All their works are simply amazing, here are just some of them, seriously we are so lucky to have these people around and posting actively.
All These Things That I’ve Done by @not-withoutyou *cries*
you're not my homeland anymore and Spelling Out Desire by @between-a-ship-and-a-hard-place *cries again*
I was alone, I took a ride by the amazing @otp-holic stunning wip, can't wait to see what's gonna happen next but it's already one of my favorite fics TnT
My puzzle piece by @marvelousescapism (nsft hehe)
Stripped Bare by @turtle-steverogers (nsft <3)
Reckless Serenade and Coming up easy by @musette22 *clutches heart*
Marry me and Misplaced Pencils by @somanywords *clutches heart* *cries*
Gold, silver and virtue by @gfawkesphoenixchokingonashes
In the New Light of Dawn by @dontcallmebree
it's not like a tree (when the roots have to end) by @ixalit
I answered an ask similar to this one a while ago with some other fics. This post is way more organized but hey :D Hope you have fun, and enjoy!!!
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Rúben Dias Ig file , where Y/n and him make it public.
dear anon, i hope you like this Rúben IG files 💕🥰
PUBLIC — Rúben Dias
summary: when y/n and ruben made their relationship public on the occasion of 1 year of love 💕
warning: english is not my first language
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rubendias Summer break and my 🐝 @y/username
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bernardetealvesdias Nice shoulder
rubendias Haha thanks mama
y/username Taken by me 💖
hello_it @y/username ?0?
mancity_ As far as I'm stalking the accounts of his brother, his mother and his cousin, I think this trip is just the two of them
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y/username Happy 1 year anniversary!! @rubendias
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rubendias Happy 1 year anniversary, and i love you.. i can’t wait to spend the whole summer break with you
y/username Don’t worry 😉 We will spend summer break together as if tomorrow were the end of the world
sasha_rebecca You finally public it
y/username Yesss i did, i’ve been think about should i or shouldn’t i public my relationship for like 3 and a half month 😂
sasha_rebecca It’s took you a LONG LONG time huh?
y/username It is
addisonalvesseking I was here on my 4th wedding anniversary when I saw @rubendias and @y/username, looks like they've been dating for a long time. I also asked to take a picture of him with Ruben that day, she is really a very kind and gentle person. Happy 1 year anniversary @y/username @rubendias
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thesun Rúben Dias professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club Manchester City. Along with his girlfriend, who is not active in the entertainment industry, they posted a picture of them publicizing their relationship on their personal Instagram account. According to us, they have been dating for 1 year, her name is y/n y/l/n and currently works at Chelsea club.
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maaaan._ How can she keep their relationship for a year i mean it’s a long time you know, if she were me i would probably go public on our first date, to let the world know i’m his 😩🤌🤌
mancityy I think i’ve met her once, she’s so so nice
masonfan.chelseafan She work at Chelsea and date a man from Man City 🤣
y/bff/n Well that’s fast, i mean she just posted about her and Ruben yesterday
y/username 😳😳😳😳
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rubendias My sunshine 🌞
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ruben_03 Is she a model?
mason.masey Nopee
ivandias03 How was my sister-in-law?
y/username Haha im great, but i’m not your sister-in-law… YET
rubendias 😹
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y/username My NEOW hair style, what do you think? 🌴
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rubendias It's a bit weird but because it's you so i love it
y/username Babyy, come here i’ll give you kisses
rubendias YASSS BABY !!!
bernardetealvesdias It’s beautiful y/n
y/username @bernardetealvesdias Thank you Bernar, you looks pretty too 😊
beatriz_dials Unique huh?
y/username 🤣
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rubendias I can’t wait until i get my own little Rúben or little y/n one day, am i having a baby fever?
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y/username You are 🤌
philfoden Ronnie has fully prepared his personal belongings to move to uncle Ruben's house
y/username We'll be back in England tomorrow 😂
philfoden You definitely have to prepare yourself for Ronnie
y/username I don’t have to prepare anything, cause i’m always ready for Ronnie
rubendias @philfoden Really?
philfoden @rubendias Yep, it’s mine and Rebecca anniversary soon so i think you guys can help me babysit Ronnie, also prepare for you LITTLE RUBEN
y/username Ahhh im so excited 😆
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y/username I just wanna live in this moment forever
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rubendias You're my angel
rubendias.3 💖
ivandias03 @bernardetealvesdias want to invite you to our home for dinner, she talk about you everyday 😂
y/username Aww i miss her too, maybe next week i can have a dinner with you guys.. that would be great
ivandias03 Well okay, she’ll be so happy to here that
manxcityfan_ He’s hot as hell
joopiu @ivandias03 Dear Ivan, i just wanna ask you that, are you single or taken?
y/username @ivandias03 😳
ivandias03 @y/username 😳🤭🤫
y/username @ivandias03 🤫👌👌
#football imagines#football fanfic#ruben gato dias#ruben dias fluff#ruben dias imagine#ruben dias x y/n#ruben dias x reader#ruben dias#man city
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From the studio that brought you “I can’t find good Byler fics in the ao3 tag”, comes:
"The Definitive Byler fic rec list"
Literally no one asked for this but because I spent the majority of last year (...and 2019, and 2018...) reading byler fics and coping with life, I thought I’d make a list of some of my absolute favorites.
The other day I was basically starving for some byler fics and the angel @magicalfairy provided me with some of her faves so I thought I’d do the same, because I love reading, and I love all of these fics and I appreciate their writers💗 And fic writers in general, come on!
- This is a mix of long works and one-shots/short stories.
- Everything is mostly fluff with a tad of angst and a lot of internalized homophobia conflict.
- Every fic is completed, except for the ones I mention that they are not.
- I try my best to lay out the stories in a way that I won’t spoil you the plot but also warning you of some stuff you might don’t like. Either way, all of these fics are correctly tagged by their respective authors/owners, so read at your own risk. For better understanding, in between brackets I denote Rating, Words and quantity of Chapters.
- I feel like I should clarify, none of these are narrated in the singular first person. None of that “And I told him...”, no.
Long fics
a dream always the same (T, 99k, 35 chapters) What happened in those few weeks between the Battle of Starcourt and the Byers leaving Hawkins. Literally a satisfying and very needed fill in of season three, with a good dose of Mike’s thoughts and conflict. Mike’s characterization is specially amazing in this one. The writing style is amazing and I know the author put everything into making it historically accurate, and it was really sweet. You probably read it, it’s by the amazing sevensided here on Tumblr���
Spring Break (T, 120k, 14/15 chapters) The slowburn of my dreams. Lots of internalized conflict and conflict with each other. Conflict within the Party (uhh kind of), conflict with Mike and Will. Byers family has moved and the kids are visiting! Chaos. Characterization is on point. Yeah, I know it’s unfinished, but the fourteenth chapter actually serves as a pretty nice ending.
This is where it starts (M, 148.8k, 24 chapters) Aged up characters. The Party is in college and Will disappears again, but now it’s different. Mike knows he didn’t vanish from thin air, and the discovery he and the Party end up making is pretty insane. Mystery solving/fantasy/third dimension, throw in a bit of D&D and Mike realizing some shit, and you get this marvelous fic. It’s a breath of fresh air. The world building is definitely one of the elements that stands out the most, because it’s very nicely described, it sounds like a dream and it’s completely immersive. Absolute gem of a fic.
there’s a Starman waiting in the sky (M, 30.6k, 8 chapters) Do I need to say anything? Will is out there living his best life and Mike realizes that wow, umm, maybe his best friend looks a bit too nice with that costume... and wait, is he getting horny? It’s actually really fun and sexy.
The Evening Speaks (T, 23k, 7 chapters) In where Mike is a late-night college radio host and Will is the art student that stays up till late to catch up with Wheeler on the Mic. They flirt through songs y’all, this one is really sweet.
heads or tails? (E, 24k, 3 chapters) Aged up characters. I know most people don’t enjoy sex in fics and with specific characters but this one is insanely well written. It’s a slowburn that commits to the tension and with every word you are grasping and anticipating their next move. I think you can find the author here on Tumblr as yousaidyes🧡
The Man of Average (M, 56.7k, 5/? chapters) Aged up characters. No but you don’t understand, the writing here is absolute gourmet. The story is exciting as well, it’s super interesting. Weirdly enough, for being very aged up characters, they are well characterized but they don’t feel like teenagers. They are naturally Mike and Will. The author really captured Mike and Will’s essence. I know, it’s unfinished and it’s updated very rarely, but this is the typical fic you can’t believe someone just posted on the internet for free. I will say though, I think it’s definitely not for everyone. Read at your own risk.
Heartstrings (E, 82.8k, 24/? chapters) Aged up characters. By the same author of The Man of Average. A collection of memories, the road to Mike and Will’s happy ever after. And fucking hell!!!!! You’ll cry and get angry, you’ll cheer for them, then you’ll want to crash their faces together because god dammit you love each other!!! But yeah, same thing here. The writing and the way the story is laid out as a nonlinear narrative is brilliant. And I also think this is one of the best Will versions I’ve read. The author might as well be the og creator of this two characters tbh. You can find the author here as mylesimeblr🧡
Sinners behind the walls (T, 1.5k, 1/1) And because I can’t stop recommending this author, a little thing of Mike tormenting himself but also being too deeply committed to Will.
The Red Envelope series (T/E, 167K, two completed works) Something happens that Will thought was impossible and from there, pure drama and romance. Anything by this author has the potential to become your absolute favorite fic, but this series in particular is amazing. I doubt that any of you haven’t read this, but it doesn’t hurt to put it in this list. I’m pretty sure the author is serendipitous-magic on Tumblr🧡
A New Fight series (T, 91k, two completed works, one WIP) And finally the Star Wars AU that we all needed. But this isn’t your typical “Mike is Han”, “Will is Leia” and “El is Luke”, it’s way more interesting than that, and the author has appropriated the Star Wars world like no other. I’ll admit I’m not a 100% fluent in SW lore but this is amazing to me either way. This author is also on Tumblr, tea-for-one-please🧡
- Yes, most of these are (if not all), in a way, canon compliant/canonverse/canon continuation into fanon. (In a way)
One-shots and short stories
Sundae for Two, Please (G, 4.8k) Steve being the supportive friend and older brother these kids collectively need. (not Jonathan erasure, we love him). Steve is very sweet himself, and this little cute thing through his POV is gorgeous. Yes, it’s byler.
Backstage (T, 10k, 2/2) Jonathan, you forgot to mention to Will how hot your new band’s guitarist is, dude. Now he’s hyperventilating and weirdly flirting with him in the corner. Background Stonathan because why not.
102 Peach Street (G, 3.8k) Established relationship, but not only that, they are married :’’))) PURE fluff. Extreme fluffiness. Diabetes.
sweatshirts and bottled up feelings (T, 3.2k) Or, Mike thinks that the sweatshirt Will wears looks insanely good on him. And kitchens are for lovers.
kiss it better (T, 16.3k) Basically one of the best character studies of a few precise moments of Mike and Will’s relationship and feelings.
will wonders ever cease (T, 11.3k) #i ship will and happiness. Omfg what a beautiful piece of fanfic. Will centric, this kid really deserves all the good in the world.
The Calm After the Storm (T, 1.6k) Tooth rotting fluff, boyfriends in love. Boyfriends being lazy, cuddling, love words, kisses. Boys loving each other’s company... Basically, Mike and Will in their element. What more can you ask for?
neither of us ready to let go (T, 4.8k) That scene from season three, but a bit of a fix it.
Still in love (G, 1k) Domestic, married life au fluff. Y’all, I’m a sucker for established Byler, even if I can’t find many fics with it. But this is very sweet. It takes place in 2020, but I don’t think there are any mentions of the COVID-19 crisis that I remember.
I Nver Find Out ‘Til I’m Head Over Heels (G, 12.5K) Classic 5+1 fic. If you haven’t read it, where have you been? This is your moment. In where Mike keeps inviting Will to the school dances and Will thinks it’s just a joke until he realizes it’s not.
Before You’re Gone (T, 5.9k) Will is leaving Hawkins and Mike thinks this is a great moment for a confession. This one I discovered last friday, thank you friend @magicalfairy 💗
You’re weird Wheeler (M, 4.5k) Mike unintentionally starts a tradition of going to each other to talk about their sexual encounters just after they finish. Will keeps getting more explicit with the details he shares, and he makes his best friend interested. This one is really fun y’all.
Out-Of-Town Friends (N/R, 4.6K) It’s not rated. I haven’t re- read it but I’d say it would probably fall in a T rating. So cute!! Will has new friends and sneaks off every friday and the Party doesn’t know where he is going, so Mike decides to follow him and is surprised.
Snowed Under (G, 1.3k) By the same author of The New Fight series. Mike is spending christmas by himself in college because a snowstorm hits Chicago and Nancy can’t drive to see him, but then he has a surprise visitor. Ahhh just a lil sweet holiday fic. Super cute.
you love me anyway series (T, 7.1k, three completed works) Literally just the cutest thing ever. Established Byler. Will loves to take pictures and he loves taking pictures of Mike. It’s adorable.
you wanna be friends forever (i can think of something better) (T, 9k) This one is so amazing. So. Amazing. From Will’s POV, my kid deserves the world and he gets it.
okay not to be okay (T, 4.9k) Mike is a bit sad but then everything is okay.
can’t hold out forever (G, 18.4k) Y’all!!!!! 5+1 sweetness. Mike has been falling in love since kindergarten. And it’s long af, you’ll enjoy it.
even if it takes forever (G, 1.3k) College short AU, they miss each other, they love each other, they promise all to each other. It is sappy y’all.
clear as day (N/R, 18.4K, 4 chapters) It’s not rated, but I’d say it falls in the T category. Strangers to friends to lovers. And also, everyone is pretty gay; we have our dynamic trio Mike, Max and El as disaster lesbians (and gay). Will works at the library and he is also gay. Lucas and Dustin and Will are the best friends we needed. It’s very sweet and the Party is kind of formed here!
I went overboard with the one-shots, so you must have realized how much I love long one-shots and I favor them over long works lmao but they are all amazing!!! If it’s on this list, I probably read it at 2 am, sobbing in my bed. So. Hope you enjoy it☺️🧡
#these are my all time favorites that i think you should read#it’s a good start#i've been putting together this post since friday#and i just realize that#apparently all of these have angst in some degree#who would i be if I didn’t read angst ajsjsj#but funny thing is that i try not to —but then the best stories are basically made of it#anyway#most of these are what I consider fandom classics#everyone in the byler fandom is so talented at writing😫💗#is stonathan the actual ship name? lmao#byler#stranger things#byeler#byler fic rec#fic rec#ao3#st#st.txt#me.txt#long post#stranger things fic
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Hey, Gray! First, thank you. Your works are amazing and I have absolutely adored every single thing you’ve written. I was low key obsessed with LRPD and when you started posting that you were writing CG I was like, “Meh, not interested, Gamer YouTuber, bleh.” I finally read it right around when you posted chapter 15 and fell head-over-heels in love with it. Until recently, the CG playlist was pretty much all I listened to. I have read it several times and it’s just such an impressive feat. It’s huge and so well-written and you do an amazing job of describing the little Mickey and Ian quirks so well that I can absolutely (and absolutely do) picture Noel and Cam playing those versions of their characters. I was dreading having to wait for each chapter of TBM since I got to read the bulk of CG in one go, but the anticipation is kinda delicious and I can’t wait for the boys to get their Happily Ever After!
Now for the reason I finally decided to write you. As a kid, I nuked Pop-Tarts in the microwave. It was faster and I had no patience because I wanted to get my greedy hands on those delicious pastries! But once, I was at a friend’s house and instead of setting the cook time for 20 seconds, I accidentally set it for 2 minutes. Then I sat down to read (as I was constantly doing at that age) and didn’t notice that it took a lot longer to cook. When I opened the microwave, it was a Pop-Tart bloodbath! The Pop-Tarts had exploded everywhere and it took FOREVER to clean up. Ever since then, I’ve been Team Toaster. 🤣 Anyway, the Pop-Tart bit in this chapter and the ask about the Pop-Tart cook method of choice made me think about that day. So thankful for your gift and that you share it with us!
ahhh thank you so much! <333 i'm so happy you're enjoying the fic! you're so kind! 😭♥️
as for the exploding poptarts! i've heard it can happen hahahaha i've had mine get a little crackly with some of the filling coming out but never an explosion (yet!). glad to meet another person who (at least formally) nuked their poptarts! 😝 stay safe out there lol
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BABES! What is she’s a little mix member and a cast member of Spider-Man 💀
YES! Hiya my love and thank you for the request💜 I’m honestly so obsessed with these Little Mix requests, I didn’t think people would like them, but turns out people love them! I’m totally obsessed with these AHHH! Happy reading darling😌
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The girls aren’t really involved in this one, but they are mentioned💜 Heavy on the dialogue, I tried :)! This one’s more focused on Tom & reader:)
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For your first time being in a movie, you’ve hit the jackpot. Not many people can say that their very first project in the movie industry was with Marvel Studios. You’ve been lucky enough to be casted in Spider-Man: Far From Home, playing Amelia James, a classmate of Peter but was from another universe. Though that last part wasn’t established yet.
You were currently at Capital FM’s studios doing an interview with Roman Kemp, someone who you were very familiar with. Accompanying you were your cast mates, Tom Holland, Jacob Batalon, and Zendaya. You lot were currently on the press tour promoting the movie that was only days away from premiering in London. You were all laughing at Tom who has been retelling a story of him getting punched on set.
Though you’ve only met him a few months ago, you felt as if you’ve known the charming man since forever. A fond smile was set on your lips as you watched him talk animatedly into the mic. You felt a nudge beside you. Turning, you see Zendaya smirking at you. She’s caught on at how you looked at Tom, always teasing how when either of you looked at each other, your eyes would turn into beating hearts.
You playfully roll your eyes and nudge her back. Your attention is diverted from her when Roman calls on you, “I’ve been wanting to mention this from the beginning, but it’s odd to see you without the girls in the studio.”
You nod chuckling, “I know! I actually feel weird not having them with me here because I’m so used to doing everything with them.”
“How was that like? I know you girls are genuinely close in real life, so how was it being away from them for so long?” Roman asked you.
“Honestly, I felt a bit anxious not having them by my side all the time. I hate not being with them because they’re like my safety blanket.” You explained. On your other side, you saw Tom frown at you.
You quickly add, “Not that I’m having a horrible time with you guys, it’s just that I miss them a lot. Like I don’t have Jesy beside me to make jokes with or Perrie to mother me around, you know?”
“She’s lying, she can’t wait to leave us. We’re horrible.” Tom jokes looking at you with that cheeky grin of his. You sigh swatting his arm, “That’s completely false, I loved working with these guys.”
“Have the girls visited you on set?” You tilt your head in thought.
“Well—not really. We’re busy working on our sixth album so everyone’s been at the studio here in London. But we have called each other on FaceTime and texted almost everyday, so we were always in contact even when I was away.” You answered fiddling with the hem of your dress. Tom has known you long enough and been in many interviews with you to know that the gesture was something when you felt nervous. Discreetly, he inches his hand closer to yours under the table until his large palm rests atop your hand. You look at him and flash him a smile before turning back to Roman.
Roman continues with his questions, “I know the girls are very supportive, but what was their reaction when you told them you were gonna be in a movie?”
You feel Tom’s hand squeeze yours and you couldn’t help the smile that makes it’s way to your lips. “They were so supportive and excited. I was actually reluctant about accepting the role, but they literally pushed me to do it and I’m so glad they did. I’m truly blessed to have them in my life.”
“Yeah, thank God for Little Mix, or else we would have never met (y/n).” Jacob says into his mic. Zendaya let’s out a “YES!”, high fiving her friend in agreement. You laugh at the two’s antics.
“Aren’t you glad they pushed you to take the role? Now you have us in your life.” Tom proudly states smirking at you.
“No, it’s actually worse now because you’re in it.” You tease him. Tom gasps and placed his free hand to his heart.
“I actually made it harder for myself because I told him some stuff about the new album and now I’m just nervous he’s going to spill something. Then I’m gonna be in trouble.” You go on to explain. Z shakes her head at you, “I told you not to tell him anything.”
Tom perks up and leans forward to glare at her, “Excuse me? I’m capable of keeping a secret, for your information.” He sassily tells her. You and Z burst out laughing at the man in beside you.
“Ok, so are we just going to ignore the fact that you were about to post a video of me in the studio recording a new song?” You question him. Tom was about to speak but Jacob beat him to it.
“I swear if it weren’t for me or Daya, you would’ve been responsible for leaking a song.” Jacob pointed out. Tom huffed out slumping himself into his chair.
“I just can’t catch a break can I?” He asks rhetorically looking at the ceiling. Roman smiles at the four of you, “Obviously from the energy in this room, you guys all seem to get along.”
“Everyone except for Tom.” Z mumbles under her breath. Roman snickers before continuing, “How was it like working with each other? Especially for you (y/n) because you’re the newbie of the group.”
“I mean for me, it was nice to work with everyone again. These guys are my friends so it was like hanging out with them everyday with a side of working. (Y/n)’s part of the group now too, so even better, karaoke nights are gonna be lit.” Jacob answered first. You sent him a wink with finger guns, him doing the same thing to you.
“I’m just glad there’s more women in the group. Laura wasn’t in this one so we were one girl down, then (y/n) came and we just had an amazing time together. It was nice to get away from those two and all the stuff they’re up to.” Z gestured to Tom and Jacob. You loved both of them, but when they were bored they were always up to no good.
“This was my first movie, so I was really nervous to step foot onto set. I remember when we had our first table read and feeling so intimidated because everyone there were professionals and had experience. Meanwhile there’s me with zero experience at all trying to fit in with all these actors.” You answered with a slight chuckle. Tom hums beside you squeezing your hand once again.
“But everyone was so sweet and welcoming. From the crew to the cast, they’re a really great group to work with and I’d like to work with them again, if given the chance.” You finished off.
“You know, for your first movie, you did amazing.” Tom complimented you. Roman quickly swooped in, “Tom, I actually wanted to talk to you about something you said last time you were here.”
Tom looks at him confused, “What did I say?”
“How was it like to finally meet (y/n)? Last time you were on here you admitted t—.” Roman began to talk but Tom cut him off.
“ADMITTED TO LISTENING TO LITTLE MIX!” Tom yells over Roman. He has slightly gotten up from his seat and was making wild motions at Roman with his hand. Everyone shot Tom a look except for Roman who stared at him amused.
Roman shook his head, a cheeky grin on his face, “Not quite, mate.”
“Y-yes. I did admit to listening to them, Touch is my favorite song.” Tom said nervously, regretting that he mentioned Touch.
Roman snickered at Tom, “Well it definitely had something to do with Touch, you had a lot to say about—.” Tom cuts him off again.
“The visual effects.” You raise a brow at Tom.
“Tom, there were barely any effects in that music video.” You tell him. Tom glances at you with wide eyes before correcting himself, “The camera work was really good.”
“Are you good?” Z asks Tom squinting at him. Tom let go of your hand and rubbed his palms together, something he did to ease his nerves.
“I’m great, man.” Tom’s voice pitches as he adjusts himself in his seat. Roman stifles a laugh before turning to you.
“Tom’s admitted to fancying you.” He reveals. Your eyes widen as Jacob and Z have smirks plastered onto their faces.
“Oh? When was this?” You look between Roman and Tom. Tom was cringing at himself hiding behind his hands.
“This is cruel.” You hear him mutter.
“He was promoting Homecoming I think. Then we were playing Touch and Tom just went into a whole conversation about the band and you.” Roman answered, a shit eating from on his face.
Tom pops up from his hand, “You don’t have proof!”
Roman looks at him with a ‘seriously?’ kind of expression as he pulls up a video on the screen. Shaking his head at Tom, “Mate, it’s my radio show.”
Tom groans as he shoves his face behind his jacket.
“Oh this is good.” Z laughs leaning back to face the monitor on the wall.
“Shall we watch my evidence, everyone?” Roman presses play.
“Is Touch the only song you know from Little Mix?” Roman asked. Tom shook his head almost offended.
“No! I’m a big fan of them, I really enjoy their music. Shout Out To My Ex, Woman Like Me, Wasabi? Ugh!” Tom closes his eyes while doing a chef’s kiss, “I’m a man, but their music is so empowering, I love it.”
Roman teasingly smiled at Tom, “Do you fancy any of them?”
“Mate, you can’t ask me that. They’re all very beautiful.” A blush starts to form on Tom’s pale cheeks.
Roman continued to prob at Tom, “You really don’t fancy at least one of them the most?”
Tom shyly smiled looking around, “I mean, (y/n)’s always stood out for me, if I’m being honest. Not just cause of her looks, but I’ve watched her interviews and she seems like a really sweet and funny person. I find that very attracting about her.” He admits.
“Have you seen the Touch video yet? Everyone was raving about her in the video.”
“Oh I definitely have, maybe a few times. She looked stunning, as always.” He dreamily smiled into his palm.
“If she were to watch this, what would you like to say?” Roman asked him. Tom’s face dropped at the mention of you seeing his confession.
“I hope she doesn’t see this. She’s gonna think I’m weird or something. I just ruined my chances.”
The video cuts off and Tom is still hiding behind his jacket. Jacob’s mouth is agape as he looks at Tom, “Dude, you just got exposed.”
“Really Jacob? Have I been exposed?” Tom finally comes out from behind his jacket, face fully flushed in embarrassment. You pouted at him, feeling bad that he was embarrassed, but your heart felt all giddy inside at the fact that he fancies you.
Roman holds his hand out cautiously at Tom, “Now before you permanently hate me, your mate Harrison put me up to this. Something about payback for a prank?”
Tom’s jaw drops as he looks out the window of the booth. Outside Harrison and Harry are seen laughing there asses off with tears in their eyes. Tom curses under his breath. The room suddenly felt like an oven, his face was flushed, his palms were sweaty, and his heart rapidly beated against his chest. Mustering up his courage he looked at you.
“Hey, at least you know who my favorite Little Mix member is now?” He awkwardly shrugged. You smiled at him, cheeks flushed as well.
“I can’t believe you’re an actual fan though!” You say, trying to ease off the embarrassment off him.
“Uh—that’s what you got from the video?” Z asked from beside you. You glance at her real quick to give her a look. Of course you were thrilled that Tom reciprocated your feelings, but at the moment it looked as if he were gonna pop a blood vessel at how hard he was glaring at Harry and Harrison.
“Of course I’m a fan! Who wouldn’t be? You guys are phenomenal, I remember watching you guys at the BRITS when you performed Shout Out To My Ex, it was epic.” His attention immediately turns to you, his eyes softening once they meet yours.
You place a comforting hand on his arm, “Why didn’t you just tell me I was your favorite?”
“Because he has a crush on you.” Jacob states as if it were an obvious fact. Tom was about to protest when Z cuts him off, “Man, don’t even try. You already got exposed and you were never good at hiding your feelings in the first place.”
Roman’s eyes shift to look at each of you, “Did I just unintentionally successfully set two people up?”
You look at Roman and shrugged your shoulders at him nonchalantly, “I don’t know yet Roman, maybe if Tom agrees for dinner, then you could say you’ve successfully set two people up.”
“Oh that was smooth.”
Tom looks at you mouth agape since he couldn’t believe you just asked him out on a live radio show.
“What?” He asks in disbelief.
“I’m asking you out, Tom.” You chuckle, your thumb tracing patterns onto his arm. Tom looks around wide eyed and leans into you, “Is this for the movie?”
Everyone in the room groans except for you and Tom. Instead you roll your eyes at him and shake his shoulders. Moving to be in his view your eyes connect with his brown ones.
“Hi, Tom, honey? I’m asking you out for dinner, don’t make me regret doing this on live radio.” You tell him, slightly joking. His eyes glance down at your lips before they return to your eyes.
“Yes, yes, yes—please, I would love to have dinner with you.” He finally snaps out of his thoughts and a smile forms on his lips. You smile back at him and lean back into your seat, “Great, we could go out tonight.”
“Sounds good.” He nods leaning back into his chair. Tom tries to fight the smile on his lips but was unsuccessful. So he sits there, smiling like an idiot. Sure, he just got humiliated on air, but it was worth it since he left that studio with the girl of his dreams anticipating the night to come.
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Never Too Late 4
Warnings: noncon sexual acts (later in series)
This is dark!Steve Rogers and explicit. Your media consumption is your own responsibility. Warnings have been given. DO NOT PROCEED if these matters upset you.
Summary: You’re turning forty and life seems to be forging ahead on its one way track, that is until you meet Steve Rogers.
Note: So I wouldn’t say I’m back just yet. I was just getting ready to answer more of your amazing asks and I’ve been sitting on this chapter forever so I decided to edit and get it out between my original stuff. I won’t be posting regularly just yet but I just wanted you guys to know I appreciate you!
Thank you. Love you guys!
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It was a bad day. Well, only morning so far. You woke up stiff. Work, your mother, life. It all piled up and wound a knot just beneath your shoulder blade. As you sat up, you realised it was more. Not just your shoulder but your neck and all down your sides; the muscles stiff and unyielding.
You barely managed to grab your phone from the bedside table. You whined as you fell back onto the pillows and dialed your manager’s number. It was early enough that all you got was her voicemail. You sucked in all your breath and quickly left your message. A sick day ticked off your yearly tally. You hung up and stared at the ceiling. Ow.
You turned your head and that hurt too. Just inside your dresser were your freshly washed capris and the dark blue tank just waiting for you. Well, you didn’t imagine a run would do you much good. Or be possible. You sobbed in frustration.
It was an hour of agony. You tried to fall asleep but the pain was too much. You groaned as you pushed yourself up. A yelp escaped you as you hung your legs over the edge of the bed and stood. You hobbled to the bathroom and caught yourself on the sink. You opened the cabinet and used one hand to break two capsules free of the packet. For emergencies only.
You tossed back the muscles relaxers with a handful of water from the faucet and grumbled as you made your way back to bed. You could have fallen onto the mattress but even the thought made you hurt. You lowered yourself carefully and laid face down. You stayed like that until your phone vibrated against you.
You felt around beneath your side and answered without looking.
“Hello?” You croaked as your eyelids began to droop with the weight of the medicine.
“Hey, you okay?” Steve’s voice rose from the speaker.
“What? Steve?” You rolled onto your side and wheezed in pain. “Yeah, I’m… fine.”
“I’m at the park.” He said evenly.
“Oh, I--” You tried to relax and urge the tension from your back. “Sorry, I hurt my--ugh, back.”
You couldn’t get comfortable. Every which way only made it worse.
“Your back?” He asked.
“I’ll be fine. I took some relaxers. I just need to sleep it off and-- urg, call my chiropractor.” You balled your other hand around the corner of your pillow. “Ow, ow, ow.”
“What did you do?” He asked. “Did you lift something or--”
“You really don’t need to worry,” you gritted through your teeth. “It happens. It could be from just sitting in the same chair for eight hours or you know, just father time. Ahhhh.”
“I’ll come check on you,” You heard him walking and then a car horn. “Um, I just realised I have no idea where I’m going.”
“Steve, really, I can take care of myself.” You insisted. “The pills are already kicking in.”
“I can help. I have some experience with physical therapy.” He replied.
“No, no, it’s--” You tried to sit up and almost screamed, instead muffling it in your throat.
“You can text me the address. You don’t sound fine.” He urged. “Please.”
You sighed. Then gasped as it sent a pang through you.
“I can’t--” You were tired and your head was fuzzy from the meds. “Alright.”
You hung up without awaiting his response and keyed in your address before you dropped the phone. You closed your eyes and let yourself float away in the static, the knot in your back still thrumming in your subconscious.
Your phone kept you from sinking entirely. It shook again, this time without pause. You answered and Steve’s voice came over the garbled buzzer.
“Hey, I’m here.” He said.
“Here?” You blinked at the phone.
“It’s Steve. I’m downstairs.” He said.
“Why?” You asked.
“Oh, never mind,” He replied. “Thanks.” You heard before it cut off entirely. The line went dead and you slung your phone down beside you.
Then the knocking came. You were annoyed. You got up, with an effort that made your entire body throb. You ambled into the living room and neared the door. You peeked through the little hole and slid the chain free. You leaned heavily on the door as you opened it.
“Hey, you okay?” He asked and you just bared your teeth at him. “Wow.” You stumbled back and hit the closet behind you. You winced and your legs threatened to crumple. “Here.”
He closed the door and wrapped his arm around you as he pulled you away from the closet. You whimpered as he led you back into the living room. He hesitated as he looked around then continued to the bedroom door. He peered inside before he angled you within and towards the bed. He was warm. Hot against you.
“Oh, I can feel it.” You mumbled as he lowered you down to the mattress. “The relaxers are hitting.”
“Good,” He carefully laid you down and turned you onto your side, your back to him. “Where does it hurt?”
His hand started at your neck and you groaned. He brushed down and you got louder as he touched your shoulder then your lower back. His fingers tickled your hips and he lingered along your pajama bottoms before he retreated. He pressed his palm more firmly to your back.
“Definitely tension,” He said.
You hummed and bent your arms in front of you. He let you fall back and your eyes slowly closed.
“What did you take?” He asked.
You pointed to the bathroom and your arm quickly dropped beside you. You opened your eyes as you heard him. He frowned and left you. He re-entered with the package of capsules and read it.
“How many?”
You held up two fingers and he shook his head.
“It says you should only take one every six hours.” He turned the box in his hands. “These are extra strength.”
“No, regular,” Your lashes fluttered and you let your eyes close again. “I only get regular.”
“No, these are extra strength,” His weight settled on the mattress. “You should be fine but no more for today.”
“You go,” You grumbled as the drowsiness rested over you like a shroud. “I told you… I’m okay.”
“You need someone to keep an eye on you.” He said. “You took a double dose.”
“Tired,” You yawned. “Go.”
You didn’t register his response, only his tone. Stern. You were dragged deeper into the dissonance until all was black. Until all that remained was the distant pain along your spine. The whisper of the worries which had turned your muscle to stone.
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You woke as the pain needled into your neck deeper than before. Your head was cradled between your pillows and your arm bent beneath you painfully in your drugged sleep. You groaned and pushed yourself up, vaguely aware of someone else moving around in your apartment.
You touched your forehead and tried to clear your head. You remembered calling in and taking the relaxers but after that, it was all fuzzy. You rolled over with a squeak and carefully sat up. Your eyes welled and threatened to overflow from the sheer agony down your spine.
A count of ten readied you for the torturous effort of standing up. You staggered and caught yourself on the nightstand. Your shirt was twisted around your torso and your pajama pants were rumpled from your heavy sleep. You moved slowly and stiffly to the door and eased it open as you listened to the activity on the other side.
You followed the steady chop of a knife against the cutting board and leaned inside the kitchen doorway as your shoulder twinged sharply. Steve was focused on chopping a cucumber as low jazz floated up from his phone. You gripped the wooden frame beside you and rubbed your eyes.
“What are you doing here?” Your voice scratched in your throat.
He looked over at you and placed the knife down. He wiped his hands on the dishcloth and neared you. “You shouldn’t be up. You’ll only make it worse.”
“What-- I don’t--”
“You took too many relaxers.” He said flatly. “You’ve been sleeping it off for the last… six hours.”
“Six hours?” You muttered as he guided you around and into the living room. You hissed as another jolt rattled your bones. “Ahhh.”
Steve caught you before you could collapse and scooped you up in his thick arms. He sighed and sat you down on the couch softly.
“What were you doing?”
“Making a salad.” He answered. “I didn’t want to just leave you here alone.”
“You didn’t have to come in the first place.”
“I think I did.” He brought his hands to either side of your neck and you winced. A blinding pain ran from the back of your skull, down your neck, along your shoulder blade, and all the way to your ankle. “Do me a favour.” He dropped his hands. “Turn your head to the right.”
You squinted at him and reluctantly did as he said.
“Left.” He demanded and when you tried the other side, you cried out and reached up to grip your neck. “Hmm, raise your arms.” You did that but your left didn’t get as high up as your right. You gasped in pain again and he sat beside you. “Turn your back to me.”
“I should call my chiro.” You said. “You shouldn’t--”
“I know what I’m doing.” He insisted and squeezed your hip. “Turn.”
“Steve.”
“I’m trying to help you.” He poked your arm and you relented and shifted until you were sideways on the cushion. He bent his leg up and faced you.
His large hands settled on your shoulders and he ran his thumb up your neck. You whimpered and he slid his hands lower, feeling your muscles.
“Tell me what hurts most.”
He touched your left shoulder blade and paused as you cried out. He poked along it and your voice rasped even louder. He continued down your back and sides and the weight between your hips made you shake as it felt as if your entire body would dissolve from the pain.
“I don’t know what I did,” you whined. “I just woke up like this.”
“Anything happen yesterday? Something stressful?” His hands crawled up your back and he grasped your shoulders again. He began to stroke the back of your neck lightly with his thumbs. You went rigid as he coaxed the muscles. “Just relax, you’ll only make it worse.”
“Ah,” you did your best to let go of the tension but you weren’t comfortable with him touching you. In fact, you weren’t entirely fine with him being in your apartment.
“So, what’s going on?” He asked.
You exhaled deeply and he moved to your shoulders, a surprised groan escaped you as he hit a particularly tender spot.
“Definitely a pinched nerve.” He said. “So tell me, what’s go you all knotted up?”
You shook your head and that only jarred you again. You couldn’t help but lean back as he kneaded your flesh. The pain was unbearable and overwhelmed your caution.
“My brother’s birthday is coming up. I’m supposed to go to my mom’s--” you sucked in air as you resisted a moan. He definitely knew what he was doing. “She called me last night and--” You couldn’t hold back the next and the long whine escaped you. You closed your eyes in embarrassment and searched for your voice. “You know, she didn’t do anything for my birthday but she wants me there and I love my brother but-- ughhh, oh my god, Steve.”
You covered your mouth as your wispy tone sent heat through your body.
“I told you, relax. Keep talking.”
You tore your hand from your mouth. “You don’t have too--”
“I want to, now what’s going on with your mother?”
“The usual. She’s disappointed in me. She… wants me to bring a date but even if I had one, I wouldn’t want to bring them around. I wish she’d just accept me for just me but--” You pressed your lips together and dug your nails into the couch as his hand got lower. “I don’t know. It’s stupid.”
“I don’t think so.” He continued to work your muscles and you leaned back against him without thinking. “Your mom shouldn’t be pressuring you like that. You’re doing so well. You’ve been running, you work hard, and I think she should be proud.”
You dropped your head back against his shoulder as your eyes rolled back. His hands were on your hips, kneading and gripping in turn so that your right leg slung down limply over the side of the couch. He didn’t seem to mind as you pressed against him and your voice swirled up into the air in relief.
He was quiet as he continued to massage your lower back and along your sides. He repeated his course up and down until he was focused on your hips again. The remnants of the relaxers rested on your eyelids and your breath slowed as you were tempted to fall back asleep.
He rubbed your hip bones lightly as you floated in a haze and all was quiet but for the beating of his heart against your back. His hands moved around your front and his fingers crawled over your pelvis. You were startled by how intimate his touch was but could do nothing but remain as you were.
He retracted his hand as if surprised himself. He cleared his throat and eased out from behind you, lowering you onto your back as he stood. He sniffed and his jaw tensed as he forced a smile.
“You stay here. Don’t move, I mean it, you’ll hurt yourself worse than you already are.” He took a pillow from the other side of the couch and slipped it under your head. “I’ll go finish lunch. You need something in your stomach.”
He turned and took the slender black remote from your low coffee table. He placed it beside your hand. His blue eyes flicked across your middle and you pulled down the hem of your shirt as you realised it had ridden up. He shook his head and backed away.
“After you eat, you should take a hot bath. Liquid heat is good for tension.” His voice faded as he strode back to the kitchen. “And I think you should take tomorrow off too. That’s not going away overnight.”
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