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brieq · 1 year

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I posted 2,360 times in 2022

That's 584 more posts than 2021!

59 posts created (3%)

2,301 posts reblogged (98%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@faeriebambula

@theladyofbloodshed

@isterofimias

@gwynesta-archive

@cascadingmoon

I tagged 1,096 of my posts in 2022

#gwynriel - 89 posts

#elucien - 75 posts

#feysand - 75 posts

#nessian - 64 posts

#nesta archeron - 51 posts

#jassa - 37 posts

#lucien vanserra - 36 posts

#rhysand - 35 posts

#my asks - 34 posts

#azriel - 28 posts

Longest Tag: 140 characters

#she couldve really used the fact that he has these regressions to connect to traumas in his past and have him criticized by feyre or someone

My Top Posts in 2022:

can i knee rowan whitethorn in the balls? i’m still going to give him a chance but holy shit bro. what crawled up your ass and died?💀

13 notes - Posted July 12, 2022

I forgot to share this gem from my autocorrect💀

15 notes - Posted August 15, 2022

Favorite sjm character?

oh damn…this is actually hard.

i hope this isn’t cheating but

TOG: Dorian and Yrene

ACOTAR: Rhys and Nesta

i can’t pick just one😩

16 notes - Posted August 5, 2022

I had a thought...

You know the scene right after Feyre gave birth where Rhys and Nesta have that little moment of reconciliation?

It obviously was a powerful moment because they finally seem to be laying their weapons down with each other and they finally see each other as in-laws in that moment. But I also think there’s some symbolism in this moment too.

Rhys gets on his knees and bows to Nesta because he is obviously extremely grateful to her because his wife and son are no longer in danger. But then Nesta bends down too, I’ve seen some people interpret this as her bowing to him but I don’t think so. She’s going down to him to look him in the face, it says in the book that she studied what layed in his expression when she took his face in her hands. I saw it more as her getting down to face him then bowing. (Also why would she need to bow in this scene?💀)

I think it’s symbolic in the sense that they are literally on the same level (both on the ground facing each other) which correlates them into finally seeing eye to eye metaphorically now. They see each other differently now and now their dynamic is going to be different in future books (hopefully). I think this would make sense because in the last 2 chapters we see they are finally having more comfortable convos (or at least alluding to that) when he asked to see parts of the rite and gave her and Cassian the House of Wind.

18 notes - Posted February 4, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

my acotar unpopular opinions

I got bored so, i decided to make this, with some of these i use the word “unpopular” lightly

i love all the archeron sisters

nesta is my favorite archeron sister

i love feyre on her own and w/ rhys however, i do think acosf did her dirty at times

speaking of acosf...feysand was done dirty in this book. like what was the point of putting them through more emotional turmoil, especially feyre. it also went back on both feyre and rhys character decisions made in maf and war (im not saying that were acting ooc though) feysand deserved a peaceful pregnancy, which couldve happened in the background while nesta’s story still happened.

which leads me to my next point, nesta deserved to not have her story be overshadowed by that shit baby plot

the intervention scene should’ve only been nesta and her sisters

my favorite characters are nesta, rhys, gwyn, honorable mentions are lucien, eris, cassian and feyre

this is probably rlly unpopular after acosf but my favorite bat boy is still rhys

azriel is my least favorite of the bat boys

i dont think tamlin is a bad person and id like to see him get better for himself and others. i think he should get an arc

technically all the acotar characters are morally grey (well maybe except gwyn, emerie and tarquin..lucien too i guess)

i know there’s debates on whether rhys can be considered one but I think he is. the issue is sjm wrote the acotar world very black and white. sometimes she picks and chooses when her characters are allowed to be morally grey and this happens a lot with rhys (honestly with tamlin and nesta..etc. practically where we see odd double standards) this honeslty does a disservice to rhys’s character and the others as well

i’m not saying that tamlin didnt abuse feyre because he did but it’s pretty clear that he gets over demonized a bit

rhys may be one of my favs but im fully aware that he’s been abusive at times and isnt not a perfect character (clearly). i dont think he was ever meant to be technically.

i feel like a lot of the male characters trauma gets swept under the rug. (Lucien, Rhys, Cassian and even Tamlin) idk about azriel yet tbh

for some reason im obsessed with vassa and jurian..honestly the band of exiles in general. i cant wait to see more of them

i hope elain ends up with lucien and the band of exiles

i know a lot of ppl hate the idea of nesta or gwyn getting to some degree with rhys but i think it’ll be good for him bc they’d give it too him straight (maybe even elain tbh)

you know how cassian and feyre have special friendship as well as nesta and azriel...i’d like to see that with rhys and someone (most likely gwyn, i think she makes more sense than elain..plus they have more in common)

im not anti any characters. i like all of them but ill still call them out on their shit when warranted

my least favorite character in general is amren tho

the most believable friendships in the IC are the bat boys (rhys, cassian and azriel) and cassian and feyre (maybe feyre and mor)

i do think azriel and rhys are in a rough patch atm tho (doesnt mean that they dont love each other tho)

id like to see feyre make friends outside of the IC (im not saying that mor has been terrible to her but she should branch out)

the valkyries definitely have a healthier full group

19 notes - Posted July 2, 2022

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hgfstreamchats · 1 year

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Christmas Eve Eve Stream

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Knock Out8:55:41 PM FINALLY, MERCIFULLY.

thenightetc8:55:46 PM It is absolutely playing now.

Knock Out8:56:02 PM It's a Christmas miracle.

thenightetc8:56:30 PM (By the way, it only allows sessions that are three hours or less, so after that we have to start a new one.)

Knock Out8:56:40 PM Fair enough.

thenightetc8:56:44 PM Freshly baked. :(

Knock Out8:56:53 PM I wish I was.

thenightetc8:57:24 PM Heh.

Knock Out8:57:48 PM "Every year, we're doomed!" sums up our technical issues nicely.

thenightetc8:57:55 PM It really does.

Knock Out9:00:27 PM Ten years we've been watching this and I only just realized they let go of each others' hands for a second. I've always wondered if they could.

thenightetc9:00:45 PM You're right, they did!

thenightetc9:01:05 PM Maybe they just can't do it for long.

Knock Out9:01:21 PM That might be it.

thenightetc9:02:24 PM Heheh

thenightetc9:03:02 PM Pictured: physics!

thenightetc9:03:44 PM Even Santa looks at him

Knock Out9:05:46 PM I also just noticed the twisted foot.

thenightetc9:06:33 PM I have to wonder what Bender expected to happen, there

Knock Out9:07:32 PM Now you've got me wondering.

thenightetc9:10:34 PM Pffffff

thenightetc9:12:59 PM But who's Spartacus?

thenightetc9:13:22 PM This part creeps me out.

Knock Out9:13:36 PM Oh good, I'm not the only one.

thenightetc9:16:15 PM Hehehehe.

thenightetc9:16:34 PM A classic.

thenightetc9:17:23 PM Oh. So netflix did it, huh. They made a version with ads.

Knock Out9:18:55 PM Which is why I don't feel bad stealing from them. I mean, I wouldn't even if they hadn't made a version with ads, but still.

thenightetc9:19:11 PM Exactly!

thenightetc9:20:54 PM Nyoooooom.

Knock Out9:22:56 PM "You're what, eight? That's old enough."

thenightetc9:23:29 PM "Yup! Merry christmas!"

thenightetc9:24:52 PM I wonder if the old kettle man ever got it for cheaper.

Knock Out9:25:23 PM Probably not.

thenightetc9:25:28 PM Did he just kill a man.

thenightetc9:26:06 PM Pffff.

Knock Out9:26:18 PM He has that "killed a man" air about him.

thenightetc9:26:59 PM I mean, I heard shattering. Admittedly we did see him dragging the tree away after, but I heard shattering.

Knock Out9:29:05 PM He'll succumb to his injuries later.

thenightetc9:29:36 PM Wow, the tree got repaired somehow!

thenightetc9:29:39 PM And decorated!

thenightetc9:29:59 PM Well then.

thenightetc9:31:22 PM That was cute!

Knock Out9:32:10 PM This one's even cuter.

thenightetc9:32:19 PM Nyyyyyooom!

thenightetc9:33:39 PM And he's naked, too.

Knock Out9:33:59 PM Living deliciously.

thenightetc9:36:57 PM Their FACES

MimicEast9:38:20 PM Hello!

Knock Out9:38:31 PM Hello there!

thenightetc9:38:33 PM Hello!

thenightetc9:40:19 PM Hhahahahah.

Knock Out9:41:03 PM You give him anything he wants.

Knock Out9:41:10 PM Just look at him.

thenightetc9:41:16 PM I know!

MimicEast9:41:29 PM That’s a face you can trust

thenightetc9:41:31 PM HA

thenightetc9:42:05 PM "see, that kind of behavior is why you're on the naughty list"

Knock Out9:42:09 PM He's like if Vos were personified into a living being. And then wrapped in a cat.

MimicEast9:43:23 PM I’m sure this is healthy and rational

Knock Out9:43:33 PM It's fine, it's probably fine.

thenightetc9:43:46 PM What INDEED

Knock Out9:43:56 PM I'm sure it won't end badly for him at all.

Knock Out9:44:02 PM Oh wait.

thenightetc9:44:09 PM Holy shit

Knock Out9:44:24 PM Well said.

MimicEast9:44:54 PM Organic transformation: it’s horrific

thenightetc9:45:54 PM Hhahahaha

thenightetc9:48:37 PM Awwwww.

thenightetc9:49:14 PM Well then

Knock Out9:50:34 PM Awwww.

thenightetc9:51:16 PM All of them watching.

MimicEast9:51:45 PM Okay that’s weirdly wholesome

Knock Out9:52:21 PM It's adorable how much leeway Henchman has with him.

thenightetc9:52:48 PM It is!

thenightetc9:53:54 PM ...Well.

thenightetc9:55:49 PM Continuity!

Knock Out9:57:26 PM This show's mastered the "funny shattering glass" sound effect.

thenightetc9:57:33 PM It has!

MimicEast9:58:31 PM That is legitimately precious

Knock Out9:58:38 PM Isn't it though?

Knock Out10:00:07 PM Awww.

thenightetc10:00:41 PM Ohohoho.

thenightetc10:01:00 PM So this was just a giant prank on him.

thenightetc10:01:11 PM Heheheh

thenightetc10:01:58 PM Awwww.

Knock Out10:02:25 PM Alright, now to figure out Rifftrax.

thenightetc10:04:56 PM Oh, how long's the movie?

Knock Out10:05:12 PM We might want to start a new room after the short.

thenightetc10:05:14 PM Don't want to run out of session in the middle of it!

Knock Out10:05:20 PM Exactly!

thenightetc10:05:37 PM Ewwwww.

thenightetc10:06:49 PM But if he can't read, how does he know it's supposed to go to Santa :thinking:

thenightetc10:07:38 PM Uh oh!

thenightetc10:12:24 PM A moose with... a fake beard?

Knock Out10:13:30 PM Should we restart the room just to be on the safe side?

thenightetc10:13:33 PM Okay, this should be relatively painless

thenightetc10:13:40 PM CHANGED THE VIDEO TO Virtual Browser

MimicEast10:13:43 PM Moose are dangerous enough without the concept of deceptiom

Knock Out10:14:20 PM Perfect!

thenightetc10:14:39 PM There we go!

thenightetc10:14:45 PM Three more hours. :)

Knock Out10:14:53 PM Excellent! Thank you!

Zephra8510:15:24 PM I'm back I'm back!

thenightetc10:15:29 PM Just in time!

thenightetc10:15:37 PM We're just starting this thing.

Zephra8510:15:43 PM That's absolutely hilarious

Zephra8510:16:13 PM Considering it took me 2 hours instead of 1 like I thought

Knock Out10:16:13 PM Welcome back!

thenightetc10:16:24 PM Oh, we've been watching other things!

Zephra8510:16:25 PM Thanks!

thenightetc10:16:28 PM But THIS just started :)

Zephra8510:16:31 PM Oh good

thenightetc10:16:46 PM Is that a dick

thenightetc10:16:48 PM In the snow

Zephra8510:17:19 PM Oh this is delightful, like Mystery Science Theater

thenightetc10:17:55 PM Wow.

Zephra8510:18:15 PM SOLITARY CONFINEMENT FOR SHENANIGANS

thenightetc10:18:30 PM Shenanigans that he didn't even do!

Zephra8510:19:59 PM Aaand the movie gets cancelled for saying 'Christmas' instead of 'Holidays'

thenightetc10:21:01 PM That kid's got a lit candle!

Zephra8510:21:39 PM Meanwhile that kid's like 'i'm gonna ask santa for my dead parents back to life' and makes the whole class awkward as sh*t

thenightetc10:21:58 PM Right?

Zephra8510:22:01 PM CALLED IT

thenightetc10:22:27 PM What the fuck

Zephra8510:22:35 PM What is that guy's PROBLEM

Knock Out10:23:39 PM The Nerf Super Soaker can double as his new parents.

Zephra8510:23:54 PM Along with the depressed duck

thenightetc10:24:34 PM oof

Zephra8510:24:55 PM That's a terrible lesson to teach a child

thenightetc10:25:19 PM It really is

Zephra8510:25:46 PM Sets them up for endless disappointment

thenightetc10:26:13 PM Don't forget guilt. "Oh, you must not have wished hard enough, so it's your fault really"

Zephra8510:27:06 PM I WAS GONNA SAY LOL

Zephra8510:27:24 PM This b*tch clearly doesn't wanna be a teacher, this is just a day gig until she gets that callback from her agent

thenightetc10:28:02 PM That's how planes work, right.

Zephra8510:28:15 PM This is some home alone 2 bullsh*t

Knock Out10:28:16 PM Dear Unicron.

Zephra8510:29:39 PM I'm afraid whatever they did behind the scenes to get that girl to actually cry like she meant it

Zephra8510:32:30 PM This was a good plan

Zephra8510:32:48 PM Clearly

thenightetc10:32:48 PM "Uhhhh let's just go wandering out into the snow"

Knock Out10:33:06 PM This is going to end with two tiny frozen bodies, isn't it?

Zephra8510:33:16 PM Oh good time to trek out into the wilderness at sunset with no supplies and no one knows where they are

Zephra8510:33:21 PM This plan just keeps getting better

Zephra8510:33:40 PM A very Shining with Jack Nicholson Christmas

thenightetc10:34:41 PM lol

Knock Out10:35:22 PM We certainly are watching them die in real time.

Zephra8510:35:50 PM This could be reworked into a pretty grim horror movie

thenightetc10:35:58 PM It could.

Zephra8510:36:22 PM HAAAA

Knock Out10:36:47 PM Real Apaches vibe to the whole thing.

thenightetc10:37:07 PM Have some turkish delight.

thenightetc10:37:26 PM Oh my god.

Zephra8510:37:31 PM Deus ex Santa

thenightetc10:37:32 PM Worst advice.

Zephra8510:38:29 PM Hey Santa, wouldn't it be faster to start, y'know, flying???

Knock Out10:38:52 PM The kids are losing toes by the minute.

Zephra8510:39:17 PM There's only six reindeer.

MimicEast10:39:18 PM And waste this slow paced whimsical music?

Zephra8510:39:32 PM Prancer and Vixen got fired clearly

thenightetc10:39:35 PM There've been budget cuts, okay?

Zephra8510:39:48 PM LOL

Zephra8510:41:03 PM I was about to make a truly tasteless joke after he told them to get on the bed but in the spirit of the holidays I'll keep it to myself

thenightetc10:41:09 PM Did somebody THROW that puppy

Knock Out10:41:24 PM "Mister, we could smell the ether on these from the sleigh."

Zephra8510:41:33 PM sl;kdjfsaldk;

Zephra8510:44:14 PM Fun fact I learned: Male reindeer shed their antlers in the winter, female reindeer shed theirs in the summer

Zephra8510:44:24 PM So in reality all of Santa's reindeer are female

thenightetc10:44:26 PM Huh.

Zephra8510:44:49 PM 'Free child labour hooray!'

Knock Out10:45:16 PM I also perform better to Depeche Mode.

Zephra8510:45:21 PM Same

Zephra8510:45:32 PM It's Depeche Mode!

thenightetc10:47:08 PM Love this incomprehensible christmas song. Hope to hear it on the radio later.

Zephra8510:47:55 PM Her boobs have to be FREEZING

thenightetc10:48:28 PM Bah, it's not even cold.

Zephra8510:50:27 PM Oh god no

Knock Out10:50:35 PM Oh yes, it's that kind of movie.

thenightetc10:50:52 PM :|

thenightetc10:52:07 PM Why's she taking the puppy??

Zephra8510:52:16 PM Are you serious??? Why the hell is she even going????

thenightetc10:52:18 PM Why ANY of this

Zephra8510:52:57 PM WHY. PLEASE EXPLAIN.

Zephra8510:53:30 PM Okay. She 'just wants to see him just once'.

Zephra8510:53:40 PM ... That's just a dude.

thenightetc10:54:23 PM I mean. What did they expect to happen

Zephra8510:54:34 PM Ohhhh I see what's happening.

thenightetc10:54:59 PM Is anyone in this movie NOT going to get eaten?

Zephra8510:55:28 PM They're suffering from exposure and are dying in the woods, the rest of the movie is just Simon hallucinating

Zephra8510:55:55 PM That's why his teacher is a fairy and the mean janitor is the ogre. It's a Wizard of Oz deal.

Knock Out10:57:05 PM Only he doesn't wake up at the end.

thenightetc10:57:08 PM It's a mystery!

Knock Out10:57:23 PM No dirty pillows!

Knock Out10:58:18 PM His suit is part of his skin. Just ask the Devil.

thenightetc10:58:25 PM Ha!

Zephra8510:58:29 PM Clearly

thenightetc10:59:13 PM This is adding so much to the movie

Zephra8511:00:16 PM 'Oh yeah the whole reason we're here'

Knock Out11:00:25 PM "What's-his-name."

Knock Out11:00:47 PM They've played Knifey Spoony before.

Zephra8511:01:27 PM HAAA Nice Knock Out

Knock Out11:01:34 PM I try.

Zephra8511:02:40 PM So Christmasy

thenightetc11:02:49 PM Tis the season.

Knock Out11:02:50 PM Very festive.

Zephra8511:05:19 PM 'Stop haranguing me woman!!'

Caroline11:07:34 PM I take it this is "awful thing I found on Rifftrax," Doctor - also, hello!

Zephra8511:07:47 PM CAROLINE!!

Caroline11:07:51 PM ZEPHRA!!!

Zephra8511:07:51 PM :D :D :D

Zephra8511:07:59 PM It's so good to see ya!!!

Caroline11:08:05 PM Likewise!!! How is everyone?

Knock Out11:08:14 PM Caroline human!! It's been far, far too long!

Caroline11:08:28 PM It really has, but I always think of you around this time of the year. Hello. :)

MimicEast11:08:33 PM In Christmas scented purgstory

Zephra8511:08:51 PM Pretty good!

thenightetc11:08:53 PM Hello!

Zephra8511:09:14 PM Oh yeah two kids are dying in the woods and this is their death hallucination

thenightetc11:09:55 PM What an incentive!

thenightetc11:10:00 PM Nooooooooo

Caroline11:10:06 PM WRONG KIND OF HOT DOG

thenightetc11:10:10 PM SAVE THE DOGGO

Knock Out11:10:26 PM Spare the dog! Eat the children instead!

Zephra8511:10:44 PM They have more meat on their bones!!

Caroline11:12:01 PM There's no way Santa isn't sweating his holly jolly self out in that suit. Not in this climate.

Zephra8511:12:24 PM He took a dunk in a river earlier and almost got eaten by a crocodile

thenightetc11:12:32 PM They couldn't bring the parents back that way??

Knock Out11:13:26 PM They're just shrimpy because he doesn't feed them.

Zephra8511:13:51 PM Dear god women is there anything you're NOT gonna sing about???

Zephra8511:13:57 PM IS THIS REAL THE TIME.

Caroline11:14:01 PM She's done this before?

Zephra8511:14:13 PM She keeps SINGING and she's the only one doing it

Caroline11:14:40 PM That's gotta make for an awkward musical when you're the only one musicalling.

Zephra8511:15:11 PM It has been

thenightetc11:15:12 PM Awkward hardly begins to describe it.

Zephra8511:15:41 PM And the fairy and the ogre fall in love

Caroline11:15:53 PM Children and... cream cheese?

Zephra8511:16:18 PM Cream cheese DRESSING remember

Zephra8511:17:28 PM B*tch you're lucky he's not 'tenderizing' you first

thenightetc11:18:35 PM Yeah I'm concerned abou tthe puppy

MimicEast11:18:35 PM No indications he didn’t devour that puppy

Zephra8511:18:45 PM oh god you're right

thenightetc11:18:56 PM SO they're just going to leave the elves tehre?? They get to walk?

Caroline11:18:57 PM If that puppy doesn't pop its cute fuzzy head out of the sleigh soon-

Zephra8511:18:58 PM Put this movie on 'does the dog die' website

Caroline11:20:05 PM How those children are breathing at 30,000 ft is beyond me.

Knock Out11:20:24 PM They stopped breathing 15 minutes into the movie.

Caroline11:20:48 PM That /does/ help the altitude sickness.

Zephra8511:21:16 PM Halfway through Santa slips and breaks his hip

Knock Out11:21:49 PM Completely unwrapped.

Caroline11:21:54 PM A gas station. Well then.

thenightetc11:22:01 PM Did he say harry potter??

Zephra8511:22:16 PM We've established Santa's been doing budget cuts this year, not paid enough to wrap them these days.

Zephra8511:22:21 PM Leave that to the parents

thenightetc11:22:21 PM I'd clocked this as being from, like. Ther 70s

Knock Out11:22:58 PM I still want assurance that that puppy is safe.

Caroline11:23:07 PM Seconding.

thenightetc11:23:11 PM Thirding.

Zephra8511:23:13 PM I don't think we're gonna get it, guys

thenightetc11:23:26 PM But if we want it enough, it'll happen!

Zephra8511:23:37 PM Ah yes of course how could I forget

Caroline11:25:04 PM Seriously, everything here is so... sepia.

Zephra8511:25:17 PM Everyone is being rather nonchalant about how these kids have been missing for like two days

thenightetc11:25:23 PM Right?

Zephra8511:25:28 PM OH GOD NOT AGAIN

Caroline11:25:37 PM She's got a choir this time!

Zephra8511:25:45 PM IT'S A CHILDREN'S CHOIR LET THE KIDS SING DAMN IT

Caroline11:26:00 PM She's stealing this solo from one of those kids.

Zephra8511:26:17 PM 'Because F*CK 'EM.'

thenightetc11:26:29 PM Fuck them kids!

Zephra8511:28:12 PM I was hoping we'd get to see Depressed Duck one more time

Knock Out11:28:22 PM There he is!

thenightetc11:28:31 PM You got your wish!

Zephra8511:28:52 PM Thank goodness that's all I needed f*ck if the dog survived

Zephra8511:29:02 PM The depressed duck is the real star

thenightetc11:29:11 PM You shouldn't have wasted your wish!

thenightetc11:29:23 PM The dog's death is your fault now

Zephra8511:29:33 PM Worth it for Depressed Duck cameo

Caroline11:29:39 PM That duck /is/ depressed. Goodness.

thenightetc11:30:24 PM I love how they just came back as a surprise and didn't like. Call ahead to let THEIR FAMILY know they're alive and coming home

Zephra8511:30:45 PM That'd be too much work

Zephra8511:31:26 PM HAAA we already said that earlier!!

thenightetc11:33:07 PM Seriously, how hard would it have been to give us ONE more shot with the dog

Zephra8511:33:24 PM Well that was a fever dream sh*tshow

Caroline11:33:28 PM Maybe the dog had a limited shooting schedule.

thenightetc11:34:13 PM His face

MimicEast11:34:16 PM This is m

MimicEast11:34:25 PM This is no less a fever dream

Zephra8511:34:47 PM Better musical segment than any of the ones with the teacher fairy diva

Caroline11:35:09 PM This one /does/ have Steve Martin and Martin Short, who at least know what they're doing.

thenightetc11:36:14 PM They what

Caroline11:36:17 PM Are they bears

Zephra8511:36:22 PM ... Squirells

Zephra8511:36:37 PM They're squirrels??

Caroline11:36:45 PM Squirrels... on a train?

thenightetc11:37:07 PM Bears!

Zephra8511:37:16 PM Oh no they *are* bears!

thenightetc11:37:19 PM hahahah!

Caroline11:37:21 PM This is a /fascinating/ subplot involving bears, suddenly.

Zephra8511:37:34 PM A beautiful subversion

MimicEast11:37:35 PM Good luck getting out of there buddy!

thenightetc11:39:19 PM AAA

Zephra8511:39:20 PM Theeeere it is

Caroline11:39:21 PM AAH

Caroline11:39:38 PM Is he throwing coins or shuriken stars?!

thenightetc11:40:17 PM JESUS DUDE

Zephra8511:40:31 PM as;dlfjksdlkfasd

thenightetc11:40:57 PM oh my god

Caroline11:41:03 PM He's out of control.

Zephra8511:41:13 PM I am losing my mind

thenightetc11:41:30 PM oh my god

Caroline11:41:37 PM I'm laughing so much, this is madness

Zephra8511:41:51 PM Oh dear lord I'm finding this and showing it to my bf when he gets home

thenightetc11:42:02 PM FKJAS;DFLJKA;SLDKJSA

Zephra8511:42:14 PM Well if he kills everyone there'll be no witnesses

Zephra8511:43:16 PM This woman is freaking me out

Zephra8511:44:28 PM I appreciate the addition of a second throne though

Zephra8511:44:37 PM No lap sitting happening here

thenightetc11:44:54 PM god

Caroline11:44:55 PM Girl, even Santa can't get you Swift tickets.

Zephra8511:45:21 PM He's santa not jesus

thenightetc11:45:28 PM sdakfj;lsdk

Caroline11:45:34 PM Santa getting the kids Adderall for Christmas

thenightetc11:46:13 PM and they take cash?

thenightetc11:46:34 PM Aaaaaaa

Caroline11:46:35 PM Sarah Brightman!!

thenightetc11:46:36 PM HER

Zephra8511:46:37 PM That was funny but please no more adults pretending to be children

Knock Out11:46:39 PM There she is!

Zephra8511:46:41 PM It unsettles me

Caroline11:47:05 PM Lucky for us, Sarah Brightman is an adult goddess pretending to be an adult human.

thenightetc11:47:08 PM Finger on the monkey's paw curls in

Zephra8511:47:16 PM Oh no

Caroline11:48:31 PM At least these kids get to sing.

Zephra8511:48:37 PM Heh if anybody here likes Tom Cardy I recommend this one

Zephra8511:48:39 PM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmBlQllspVQ

Zephra8511:48:50 PM Thank goodness

Zephra8511:49:13 PM Yaaay! (claps)

Caroline11:49:20 PM Brava, Sarah, brava!

Zephra8511:49:21 PM AAAAHHH YES

Knock Out11:49:33 PM And the kidnapped children too!

Caroline11:49:43 PM Oh, this is a jam

MimicEast11:50:01 PM This reminds me so much of the gentlemen rappers

Zephra8511:50:11 PM Tom Cardy is a gift to humanity

Zephra8511:50:25 PM He does so many fantastic original comedy music

Zephra8511:52:11 PM Thank-you Knock Out!!

Zephra8511:52:16 PM YEEESSS

Caroline11:52:17 PM THE FOLGERS COMMERCIAL

Caroline11:52:23 PM THE CLASSIC

Zephra8511:52:23 PM It's not the holidays without this classic

thenightetc11:52:34 PM It's not christmas without the folgers commercial!

Zephra8511:52:40 PM Put this right up there with Muppet Christmas Carol on things you HAVE to watch at christmas

Zephra8511:53:21 PM And then they f*cked

Caroline11:53:30 PM I hope they at least had a coffee date first.

Zephra8511:53:42 PM HAHAHAHA

Caroline11:53:46 PM Well then.

thenightetc11:53:53 PM Well!

Knock Out11:54:46 PM Any other recommendations before we close out the night?

thenightetc11:55:20 PM Unnecessary Censorship Folgers Commercial?

Knock Out11:56:12 PM Hah!

Caroline11:56:13 PM lmaooo

Zephra8511:56:35 PM NICE

Knock Out11:58:00 PM That's all I've got!

thenightetc11:58:11 PM That was fun!

Caroline11:58:22 PM And we thank you muchly for it, Doctor.

Knock Out11:58:25 PM It really was!

thenightetc11:58:38 PM Thanks for soldiering through the technical issues.

Knock Out11:58:38 PM Thank YOU all for coming! It was good to catch up again! 😀

Zephra8511:58:42 PM I'm glad I was able to make it at the end!

thenightetc11:59:00 PM It was!

Zephra8511:59:17 PM Good to see you guys again! Knock Out, thanks so much for the stream and remember to say hi to the fam for me!

Knock Out11:59:21 PM Always!

Zephra8511:59:24 PM HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYBODY

thenightetc11:59:32 PM Happy holidays!

Caroline11:59:35 PM It really was! :) Happy holidays, everyone - say hi to Impact and Breakdown for me, Doctor!!

Knock Out11:59:37 PM Good night, everyone! Happy holidays!

MimicEast11:59:37 PM Happy holidays!

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I posted 81 times in 2022

That's 81 more posts than 2021!

50 posts created (62%)

31 posts reblogged (38%)

Blogs I reblogged the most:

@most-beloved-star

@captainsolocide

@leehallfae

@weepylucifer

@federsturm

I tagged 74 of my posts in 2022

Only 9% of my posts had no tags

#star trek discovery - 40 posts

#star trek - 39 posts

#ruon tarka - 35 posts

#star trek disco season 4 - 28 posts

#ruon tarka/oros - 24 posts

#oros - 23 posts

#tarka - 21 posts

#star trek disco spoilers - 17 posts

#star trek ds9 - 15 posts

#ruon tarka & oros - 13 posts

Longest Tag: 39 characters

#yes i am implying they should go to bed

My Top Posts in 2022:

This is the first chapter of the Ruon Tarka/Oros fix-it fic I promised!

Summary:

Oros rescues Ruon Tarka from a certain death with a transdimensional gyroscope that pulls Ruon into his universe at the last possible moment.

Oros has been alone, in a universe called the In-Between. It's a universe of scraps, offerings, obols, lost things, and various assorted bits of detritus from other universes. He is furious with Ruon, but saves him nevertheless.

This is the story of how they come to terms with the years that have come between them and the things Ruon has done in the name of getting back to Oros. It's a story of penance and redemption and a love that never died.

15 notes - Posted March 19, 2022

Star Trek Goes to School

So happy that I got to mention Star Trek in a uni assignment today. There are few things that are more fulfilling in this life.

16 notes - Posted August 25, 2022

Some Thoughts

So I’ve basically just spent the entirety of the weekend writing rare!pair fanfic and obsessing over the latest episode of Star Trek: Discovery.

🌟 First of all, I’m kind of disappointed in this season of Discovery, both for side-lining Tilly, and for their treatment of The Galactic Barrier episode.

🌟 On the latter point, Tarka calling Oros his “friend” is not inherently problematic and is, in fact, very in character for someone who has spent his whole life being closed off and giving away information only on a need-to-know basis. It’s how he’s survived the Emerald Chain.

🌟 HOWEVER, the mainstream media’s treatment of the issue left a lot to be desired. Continuing to call Tarka and Oros “friends” once it has become clear that there was more to their relationship? Not cool.

🌟 I am totally on-board with an asexual Tarka. I see some people posting about it, and I totally support you.

🌟 BUT friends do not usually lie in bed tracing mathematical equations on their ceilings, heads pillowed on one another’s shoulders. Friends do not make each other the kind of promises Tarka and Oros exchanged. Book acted out of love when he agreed to stand down; Tarka acted out of love, too, more specifically - love lost, and the possibility, no matter how remote of recovering that love.

🌟 A romance between Tarka and Oros isn’t quite canon, but it damn well should be.

🌟 And I think a lot of us are rooting for Tarka at this point. His ‘tragic backstory’ shone a very sympathetic light on his character. Sure, he’s been a jerk to Stamets (and Saru), and it’s true that he stands for everything Starfleet usually stands against, and yes, he’s manipulating Book, and he is doing everything he does for selfish reasons but I still want him to get his happy ending no matter what.

And that’s that.

16 notes - Posted February 27, 2022

Small Tarka/Oros Things

Imagine....

🌠 How it got so cold in their shared sleeping space that they decided to share a bed one night, and never stopped.

🌠 Tarka squeezing Oros’ hand to calm him down when the sirens sounded again, or some other, small, little thing - a kiss to his temple, a hand on his shoulder...

🌠 Oros proving to be a worthy partner for Tarka, and teaching him something for once and Tarka being so glad to have met his equal but also being a dick about it because no one ever matched his genius before...

🌠 Maybe they fought once and it almost broke them and they agreed that they’d never again raise their voices or go to bed angry.

🌠 And in the middle of the night, when they were tracing equations above them, how they completed each other’s work and were of one mind and Tarka knew that he would never find anyone who would understand him that way again...

🌠 Or they even that had some tiny, private symbol of love that they would sign to each other in Morse code or Binary when the Emerald Chain guards took their anger out on one or both of them....

Just sayin’.

31 notes - Posted February 25, 2022

My #1 post of 2022

There Is No Such Thing As Too Much Star Trek....

I seriously just want a whole day to do nothing but watch Star Trek, read Star Trek fanfiction, write Star Trek fanfiction, and save Star Trek fanart to my screensaver.

Who am I kidding? I would probably be content doing nothing else but Star Trek for like, a decade straight.

108 notes - Posted March 4, 2022

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Meet the Millers - Chapter 3

Pairing: Joel Miller x Benny Miller x Will Miller x f!reader

Word Count: 4200+

Rating: Mature - 18+ ONLY!

Warnings: Bear in mind the pairing of this fic along with the fact it’s set in a post-apocalyptic setting, so there will be themes and elements fitting the setting.

Just like ao3, “creator chooses not to use warnings.” If you click Keep Reading, that means you agree that you’re the age to handle mature themes. Also by clicking Keep Reading, you understand warnings may not be complete in order to avoid spoilers for the story. However, if you’d like trigger warnings, click here to view them for this chapter.

Notes: I hit 200 followers and wanted to give y’all a little something so I did a poll and let you pick what one shot I write next. This is what y’all picked! I hope I can deliver. I started this out as a one shot and it MAJORLY got away from me, so now it’s a mini series.

-This is set loosely in The Last of Us universe. I’ve only played a bit of the game and watched others play (and the show isn’t out yet), so please forgive any inaccuracies. Also it’s a post-apocalyptic world so I’m taking a bunch of liberties here. Because fan fiction.

-Ages at the time of this story (so you don’t have to do math):

Reader: 28

Benny: 35

Will: 38

Joel: 50

*Reader is ethnicity inclusive despite stock photo bias

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<<Chapter 2

Meet the Millers Masterlist

Main Masterlist

“The reservoir’s on the side.”

You jump and the pot clatters to the floor, smashing to pieces as you turn and meet the eyes of…

“Benny?”

Benny looks at you, obviously just as shocked as you were. “Ghost?”

He scans down your body and sees Will’s shirt, his face shifting to some emotion you couldn’t place.

“What are you doing here?” you ask, suddenly very aware this is the first time you’ve seen him in the daylight and how is the sun making his hair look like that? Have his eyes always been that blue?

“I live here, sweetheart. I think I should be asking you. Although I can guess.” He gestures to your shirt and you feel even more heat rush to your cheeks.

“I..well I..we..”

“Morning, Ben.” Will has shuffled down the hall, wearing only sweatpants, showing off his defined muscles.

Will stares between you and Benny, sensing the tension in the room.

“Everything ok here?”

You open your mouth to answer but Benny beats you to it. “Just dropped the coffee pot. Need a new one.”

“Damn. Better do that before Joel gets back or he’ll have a fit. Don’t move, darlin’. We’ll get the glass.”

Your mouth has dropped open slightly as you watch both of these men get on their knees in front of you, gently sweeping up the shards of glass that surround you.

“I-I’m sorry.” you choke out.

They both look up at you with those blue eyes and you nearly slap your head for not seeing how they look like brothers. Why hadn’t you noticed?

“It’s ok, Ghost.” Benny speaks first and Will snaps his head to his.

“Ghost? You know- shit. She’s the girl you’ve been sleeping with?”

Benny looks back up at you, a smile tugging at his lips. “Yeah. She is.”

There’s no way flames haven’t erupted on your face. Why are you feeling embarrassed? The deal was no commitment, no expectations. So why do you feel like you’ve been caught with your hand in the cookie jar?

Because you’re in love with them both, you idiot.

“I- I-” You jump over the remaining glass, heading back towards Will’s room. You make it and shut the door behind you, grabbing your clothes and heading into the bathroom. You get dressed and stand in front of the sink, staring at yourself in the mirror. You don’t look physically half bad, but mentally? Turning on the sink, you lean over and splash some cold water on your face, using the shirt you had been wearing of Will’s to pat your face dry. Taking a few deep breaths, you finally psych yourself up enough to leave. What’s the issue? You’re all adults who agreed to the rules. It’s not like you knew they were brothers.

With one last look in the mirror, you leave the bathroom and cross the bedroom, opening the door and heading down the hallway. Benny and Will are still in the living room, sitting on the couch, and they stand up when you come down the hall.

“I’ll replace the coffee pot. I know a place I can get one.” You say it fast, not looking at either of them and trying to beeline straight for the door.

“Ghost,” Will says but you don’t turn around. As you make your way out of the door, you hear Benny say “Just give her a minute.”

You basically run to your flat, very surprised that sector security didn’t bother to stop you in your obviously distressed state. How could you let this happen? It was a rule - no going to the other’s home. You knew this and yet you followed Will home. Admittedly, it was to keep you safe but now? Now things are fucked and you’re fairly certain neither one of them will want anything to do with you now, the only people you actually gave a shit about in this entire Godforsaken city.

Crying in the shower seemed like a good option so you go for it, hoping the water would clear your head or at least wash away the memory. You stayed in there for as long as you could tolerate the increasingly cold water, stepping out and shivering slightly. You weren’t in the cheapest area in town but definitely just above it, and so you were nearly last on the hot water front, the water heater being older than you.

You stay inside all day, moving things around, reorganizing cabinets, anything and everything you could do to keep your mind off of that morning. It’s not like you knew they were brothers. As the sun starts to set, you remember - you have to work tonight. Which meant going on the wall. Which meant seeing Benny.

Shit.

Hoping he’d steer clear of you for at least tonight while you figured out a way to apologize and internally deal with 2 people you cared deeply for leaving you, you put on your work clothes and boots and head out the door, making your way up the many rickety rows of stairs. The metal and wood creak beneath you as you climb, welcome for the walk for once, the pains in your legs giving you something to focus on. Stepping off the last step, you take a few deep breaths and stretch, staring out beyond the wall at the buildings that have been taken over by various plants and vines.

“Hey, sweetheart.”

Benny’s voice is clear in the quiet night. You nod but say nothing, eyes ahead on the trees below.

“Listen, you have nothing to be sorry for. A deal’s a deal.” You scoff, shifting your weight from one foot to the other.

“However, when you’re ready to talk…Will and I..just please come back to our place? Your sector pass will still work, Will made sure. Can you promise me that?”

Without looking at him, you nod. “Yes.”

“Thank you, sweetheart. I’ll leave you be.”

Benny shuffles off through the watchtower down to his section of the wall. Once the sound of his footfalls fade, you let out the breath you’d been holding. His reaction wasn’t what you were expecting. You’d guessed he would be…mad? Upset? Weirded out? But Benny was calm and level headed, which isn’t typically like him. Thinking back on what he said, curiosity gets the better of you and you tell yourself you’re being childish. You know Benny and Will have the night off in a few days. That’s when you’ll go see them.

—----

Waiting those few days was pure torture. All you could think about was Benny and Will and how much you missed them. Not just your activities, but talking to them and being around them. Shit, how were you going to choose one of them? If they even wanted you? At least you managed to secure a replacement coffee pot.

It’s evening time and you dress in jeans and a shirt, tossing on your black jacket as you head out the door. It will take you a while to cross through 2 sector borders, but you knew Benny and Will would be home. You get through both sector checks easily, the men checking your id and giving you a smile as they wave you through. You ascend the tower, heading to the Miller’s home. Hesitating, your fist raised in front of the door, you take a deep breath and exhale, knocking a few times on the door. Will answers and smiles at you.

“Hey, darlin’. It’s good to see you.”

“You too, Will.”

He gestures for you to come in and you do, taking your jacket off and hanging it on a hook near the door. You slide your boots off too, remembering Will had had you take off your shoes the last time you were here.

“I brought you a replacement.” You hold up the coffee pot. “I hope it works.”

“Thanks, Ghost. Now Joel won’t kill us when he gets back.”

You chuckle nervously as Will takes the coffee pot from you, walking it into the kitchen and setting it in the sink to wash.

“Drink?”

“God yes.”

It’s Will’s turn to laugh and he pours out 3 glasses of some brown liquid from a bottle. He sees you watching and laughs darkly. “It’s the piss stuff. Sorry, darlin’.

Smiling, you accept the glass Will hands you as he gestures for you to sit on the couch. He sits in a chair across the coffee table from you.

“Benny’ll be right out. Had to shower. He had training today.”

You nod and take a sip of your drink, feeling Will’s intense gaze on your face. A few moments later, Benny emerges from the hall, hair still wet and sticking to his neck, choosing to wear only a simple shirt and sweatpants, in contrast to Will’s jeans and button-up shirt.

“Hey, Ghost! Glad you could make it!”

You manage a small smile at his enthusiasm as he sits in the chair next to Will, across from you. He accepts the cup Will hands him and takes a sip, grunting a little at the burn.

“I always forget how this shit burns.”

The room is quiet for a moment as the three of you sit there, each waiting for the other to speak. Benny, unable to stand the silence any more, is the first to talk.

“Listen, Ghost. We know you were embarrassed or something the other day. And you didn’t need to be-”

“I broke a rule. It’s my fault-”

“Just listen. Will and I talked when you left and we have-” he looks at his brother who nods “-a proposition for you.”

Your heart is racing - you know this is the moment they ask you to pick one or leave, and you’re not sure you can do either of those things. Inhaling deeply, you nod as you exhale.

“We’d like you to be with us. Both of us.”

“Exclusively,” Will adds on.

Confused, you furrow your brows together. “I’m not sure I understand.”

Benny and Will exchange a look. “We’d like you to be with us, and only us,” Will tries to clarify.

Comprehension is slowly coming to you, but you’re still not sure you heard them right. “You..you don’t want me to pick? Or leave?”

“Fuck no!” Benny says loudly. “We want you. With us. Both of us.”

“But only us,” Will continues.

The light bulb clicks in your brain and you finally get it. “You mean…romantically? All of us?”

“Yeah but there’s some ground rules,” Will clarifies.

“Ok.”

“Basically, you’ll be with us. No one else.”

You nod. “I get that but how does..it work?”

“How does what work?”

Heat flushes your face and you have no idea why it’s so hard to talk about it with them of all people. “You know..” you gesture your hand around and Will and Benny raise their eyebrows looking at you. Sighing exasperatedly, you reply “sex! Sex, ok? How does that work?”

They both laugh and you cross your arms, pouting a little. “It’s not that funny.”

“No sweetheart. It’s just..we knew what you were askin’. We just wanted to hear you say it.”

“You guys suck.”

Their laughter dies down and Benny stands up, walking around to sit next to you. “If you want to be with me, then you’d be with me.” Will does the same, sitting on your opposite side. “And if you want to be with me, then you’d be with me. Same goes for either of us wanting to be with you.”

The both of them so close to you and focusing all of their attention on you makes you feel warm, a tingle spreading through your body and setting up camp in between your thighs.

"And what if…what if I can’t choose?” you say it quietly, feeling a little embarrassed to ask. Will and Benny look at each other over your head.

“Well, sweetheart, I’m not gonna touch my brother but I can also ignore his dick.”

More heat on your face as you turn to look at Benny. “What..does that even mean?”

“It means this.” Will’s voice is by your ear as he starts to kiss a spot behind it, nipping at your earlobe. Your head tilts back on instinct and Benny makes his move, kissing your neck and sucking, a mark rising to the surface of your skin as he lets go. Will continues to kiss and nip at your ear, but Benny pulls back to study your face.

“Is this alright, sweetheart?” his hand is on your upper thigh, applying gentle pressure that lights your skin on fire.

You feel overwhelmed, overstimulated, but in the best ways possible. Will’s teeth are leaving marks on your neck and Benny’s bright blue eyes continue to take you in, his hand sliding a little closer to your inner thigh.

“I…I…” You find it very hard to focus on language, or any form of communication with the both of them paying such intense attention to you.

Will seems to pick up on this at the same time Benny does and Will sits up, Benny dropping his hand from your thigh. Two sets of blue eyes, one more grey blue and the other brighter, crash into you like the ocean, waves of care and adoration washing over you and you chuckle nervously.

“Holy shit,” you whisper and the smiles that come across their faces are wicked.

“Ghost, we won’t continue this way if you don’t want to. We want you to be 100% on board.” Will, always the one to get down to business, says this with a normal tone, as if he didn’t just ask you to date him and his brother at the same time and that he’s cool with it.

“We care about you, sweetheart. Both of us. And we realized that neither one of us was willing to give you up.”

You try to speak, but Benny cuts you off again, hand raised in the air.

“I know, I know. We weren’t supposed to catch feelings, but fuck, Ghost. I broke that rule before we ever had sex.”

Will nods. “I feel the same. When I saw you in that bar, sure it was physical at first but then we started talkin’...I meant what I said when I told you I’m not that kind of guy. I don’t just pick up chicks and use them. I care about you too, Ghost.”

You could hardly believe it - you came here thinking they were going to make you choose one of them or neither of them and here they are, surprising you yet again by wanting to be with you at the same time.

Smiling, you place a hand on both of their cheeks, looking back and forth between the shades of blue.

“My boys,” You pull Benny in to kiss him and bring Will to your neck as he picks up where he left off. His teeth graze your neck causing you to break the kiss from Benny with a gasp. Benny smiles as he moves his hand between your still jean-clad legs, using the seam of your pants to graze your clit. Your breathing picks up as Will slides his hand under your shirt, finding a boob and squeezing your nipple, rolling it between his fingers.

“Oh fuck,” you breathe out. “You guys are going to kill me, I know it.”

They both chuckle and remove their hands, laughing more at your pout. They stand, extending their hands to you and you take them, letting them help you stand. Benny kisses you and smiles, pulling you towards him as he walks towards the bedroom, Will close on your heels still holding your hand. Benny heads into Will’s room, answering your confused look with a simple “Bigger bed.”

Benny takes the hand Will drops as he moves to close the door. He pulls you up against his body and kisses you, sliding his tongue in your mouth as you moan into the kiss, placing a hand on the side of his head to pull him closer. Will comes up behind you and grips your hips, pulling you back towards his covered erection, and starts to grind his hips. Benny deepens the kiss as Will’s hands travel around the front of you, finding the hem of your shirt and pulling it up. You break the kiss and raise your arms, locking eyes with Benny as Will pulls the shirt up and over your head, casually tossing it across the room. His hands move to unhook your bra, gently sliding the straps down your arms and you toss it across the room to be with your shirt. Benny looks down at your exposed chest as he gently takes one of your boobs in his hand, caressing it and lightly swiping his finger over your nipple. Your head falls back onto Will’s shoulder, and he leans down to kiss you as he moves his own hand to find your other boob, squeezing it hard and pinching your nipple. The contrast between how each of them treats your boobs is electrifying and you can’t help the moan that escapes your lips.

Benny moves his hand down your body and Will’s other hand comes up to massage the now neglected boob. Benny’s hand travels down to your pants, unbuttoning them and sliding them down your body, taking your underwear with them. You’re suddenly aware that this is the first time you’ve ever been fully naked in front of both of them and an unexpected wave of confidence comes over you.

Pausing in their touches, their eyes roam up and down your body, taking in every line, every scar, every curve. Their eyes darken, lust overtaking their normally bright blue eyes as you bite your lip.

“Take your clothes off. Now.”

They both smirk, Benny throwing in a “Yes, ma’am!” as they toss their shirts aside.

“Wait.”

They freeze as you turn to Benny first. You hadn’t ever seen him with his shirt off and you touch his chest, running your fingers through the patch of hair that grows between his pecs as you follow it down to his pants, the line of hair disappearing beneath them. You look up at Benny, putting on your best doe eyes as you undo his pants, sliding them off with his boxers and chucking them across the room. You let your eyes roam down his body as he had done to you, pausing to just admire his form. For the first time, you see he has a small tattoo of the letter M on the inside of his hip. He grabs your face and pulls you to him, kissing you deeply before breaking the kiss. You give him a wink before you turn around to Will.

Will is a couple inches shorter than Benny, with no hair on his chest, showcasing his tiny M tattoo above his left pec. His form is more chiseled, definition in his muscles. He’s wearing a smirk as you touch his chest, letting your hand glide down to his pants, gently tracing the lines of the muscles on his abs. You unbutton his pants and slide them down along with his boxers, and throw them somewhere in the room. Letting your eyes roam his form as well, the smirk on his face grows larger in confidence as your eyes slide back up to meet his. Grabbing his face, you pull him down to kiss you and he grabs your hips, pulling you flush against him, pinning his erection between you both. He lets go of you and pushes you on the bed, watching your boobs bounce as you settle.

The looks on their faces is absolutely feral, like they want to devour you and caress you simultaneously. You have to admit, you’re in over your head a bit here, having never been with more than one person at a time. You decide to just go with your instincts, letting your body and theirs guide you. They both crawl up the bed, one laying on either side of you. You place your hands on their chins, looking slowly from one to the other, hopefully broadcasting all of the feelings you’ve kept inside without saying it.

You turn on your side to face Benny, his hand moving to gently caress your side as yours lands on his chest. He leans in to kiss you, biting a little on your bottom lip. You feel Will’s hands on you, caressing your ass as he kisses your back up to your neck. He slides up behind you, molding his body to yours as he pulls your hips back slightly. You feel him for a brief second at your entrance before he thrusts in hard and you cry out into Benny’s mouth. Will lifts your top leg over his, changing the angle of his thrusts and you moan some more as Will’s hand finds your boobs and starts playing with them.

Not wanting Benny to feel left out, you wrap your hand around him and pump him in time with Will, loving the grunts and whines that come from him as he breathes heavily into your mouth. Will moves his arm from your boob back down to your hip, digging his fingers in there, intending to leave a mark as he uses his grip to pull you back on him in time with his rough thrusts. He winds his other hand under your neck and grabs on to your top boob, squeezing hard and pinching your nipple as he pulls you close to his body, kissing your neck.

Benny can see your face, the lust in your eyes and he licks his hand, moving it down to your apex and starts to rub small circles, sometimes just leaving his hand in place letting Will ram your clit into his hand. Benny’s eyes roam your face, watching it contort with pleasure from each rough thrust and circle of your apex.

“Nguuhhh fuck..fuck!” Is all you can get out before you’re coming, hard, your body lit up with all the stimulation, coating Will and feeling yourself leaking down your leg. Will had slowed momentarily but as you come down, he starts to pick back up, small grunts coming out with each thrust. He brings a hand back and slaps your ass and you scream out in a pleasure/pain response, feeling yourself get wetter. Will notices this and does it again, rubbing the spot after to soothe the pain. You know you won’t last long, despite just having come, but you want to orgasm with them. Continuing to pump Benny, thumb gliding over the top of his dick, you reach your hand between your bodies

“…fucking..come for me boys!” At this, you cup Benny’s balls, lightly tracing your finger over them.

That seemed to do the trick.

At almost the same time, all 3 of you come, the room filling with grunts and moans, and whimpers, Will’s hips stuttering into you as Benny’s cum drips down your stomach. Will presses his forehead to your back and pants, your skin pimpling at the puffs of air. Benny pats the bed behind him, searching for the hand towel that he had grabbed. He finds it and uses it to clean you off first and then himself as Will slides out of you with a hiss. He grabs a different towel and wipes you down, both of your boys making sure you’re cleaned up before moving.

You shift to your back, thoroughly spent. Will crawls in on the opposite side of Benny and they both lay their heads near the top of your boobs. You manage to toss your arms around them, massaging the backs of their heads.

“You have matching tattoos?”

They both laugh and the whole room vibrates with it.

“That’s what you take away from that, darlin’?” Will chuckles.

“I wanted to ask earlier, but I got distracted.”

Benny answers. “Yeah, we each have one. My brothers snuck me in to get it done. Said I was of age. Signed the permission slip and everything. Mom and dad were so pissed.” Benny and Will share a laugh at the memory.

“That was just a few months before….” Benny trails off and the room went silent, all of you knowing what happened after that.

“Hey, none of that,” you nicely scold. “I do have a request? For tonight?”

“What’s up, sweetheart?”

“Could I stay here?”

“You think we’d kick you out after that?” Will asks.

“No, but I know we never talked about it.”

Benny and Will move closer to you. “We want you to stay, darlin’.”

You breathe a sigh of relief. “One more request?”

“If I’d known you were this high maintenance,” Benny chuckles as you lightly slap his head.

“I just…can I sleep here? Between you both?”

Sitting up halfway, they glance at each other and nod. “You can sleep wherever you want to, darlin’. As long as everyone is comfortable.”

“Perfect.” your eyes are heavy as sleep overcomes you. You turn on your side to face Will, who caresses your cheek. Benny slides up behind you and kisses your shoulder, throwing his arm over your waist. The three of you fall into the best sleep you’ve had since before the clickers.

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Side Effects of ghost powers

Hey all! I’m writing a DP fic called Side Effects exploring the physical and later mental/emotional impact of Danny initially getting his ghost powers. As an ICU stepdown nurse for 3 years, I wanted to view Danny’s accident through a slightly more realistic, medical lens.

Note: I had to fudge a good amount because Danny really should have fucking died and there’s no getting around that.

I do recommend you read the fic first before reading this as there’s some spoilers. Or if you don’t care you can read on. So! The two factors we are looking at regarding the accident are: ecto-contamination secondary to electrocution.

Electrocution

I was forced to downplay a lot of the severe symptoms of electrocution because, again, a bad enough shock will kill someone. My hand-wavey explanation is simply that the portal didn’t activate at a deadly voltage so he got a good shock but not enough to be fatal. I guess.

Muscle weakness/spasms: intermittent muscle spasms are common from shocks, muscles being activated by electricity and reacting to the lingering impulses. Danny’s is transient but quite annoying for a time. But his muscles are gonna be weak and achy af for days if not weeks after from the massive contractions caused by the shock and the after effects. Sensory issues: lots of things can cause nerve damage, including electrocution so Danny is experiencing some pretty severe neuropathy primarily manifesting with numbness and tingling throughout his body. His entire skin and peripheral nervous system got fried so while its mostly numb it’s also super sensitive for a bit of time causing massive pain and discomfort from your body tingling like a thousand bee stings. It’s worst in the hours after the accident but is something that never quite really goes back to normal both from the electrocution and his ghost half taking over and generally dulling his sense of touch.

Hearing/Vision loss: Like skin/nerves, your sensory organs in your eyes and ears would be affected by such a severe and allover electric shock. Danny has some blurred and occasionally double vision from his eyes not properly receiving/understanding input. Hearing loss is common following electricity given how delicate the inner ear is but I just give Danny some nasty tinnitus (ear ringing) for a bit. This inner ear problem also massively throws off his balance when he’s trying to move post accident. These factors are exacerbated by the ecto-contamination and mostly fade in the days following the accident before going away as his superhuman healing kicks in.

Heart Arrhythmia: an irregular heartbeat caused by the electrical impulses that control basal heartrate not coordinating they they should for a variety of reasons, in this case, massive electric shock. Danny would be somewhat aware of it, its not exactly painful exactly but you can just feel that your heart isn’t beating right. Secondary side effects are dizziness, chest pain, fatigue and shortness of breath. This resolves almost entirely when Danny stabilizes

Cognitive issues: Danny got his brains a little scrambled in addition to his molecules being rearranged. The first third of the story Danny is very clearly NOT thinking straight and Tucker/Sam should not have left him alone. Shocks can cause things like irrational emotional behaviors from hormone release along with memory loss and depression. He constantly waxes and wanes in mood and opinions on what to do in the story and never comes to a true decision that, damn lucky for him, worked out on its own.

Ecto-Contamination

Alright so Danny got massively shocked, sucks right but people live through that all the time. Ecto-contamination is more tricky (not only cause its made up and I had to think about what symptoms it would theoretically produce) but because the effects are more life threatening. It’s also irreversible, once he was contaminated it was only something that could be survived not cured.

So I theorized that Danny got shocked by the accident and was slowly dying of ecto-contamination and was pretty much clinically dead for a brief moment there, the death was enough for the large quantity of ectoplasm in him to immediately coalesce into a ghost (Phantom). So Danny was mostly dead but not quite, I’ve coded and brought back enough people to know it can be reversed somewhat. Danny becomes Phantom but the sudden stable formation of the ectoplasm into what its supposed to be, a ghost, caused his body to stop fighting the ectoplasm as a foreign invader and become part of the self. His core finished forming in his chest and his body started back up again, his ghost safely nestled in his once again living body as he slowly comes to grips with his actual death experience.

Nausea/Vomiting: I likened the idea of ecto-contamination to radiation poisoning, something that is essentially the antithesis to life. One of the first symptoms of radiation is n/v which is also why it’s one of the first overt symptoms Danny has. He was heavily electrocuted/irradiated and his body wants to expunge it all. As for the ectoplasm/blood he vomits, that’s the next section.

Gastrointestinal (GI) Bleed: So I was a little mean here. When one vomits up blood (or in this case ectoplasm/blood mix) it has to come from somewhere and a lot of the times it’s a GI Bleed. These are nasty, they need to be either cauterized or surgically repaired not to mention replenishing the blood lost. Fanon says that ectoplasm is at least mildly corrosive to humans so it is here, as it’s bonding to him, it’s literally eating him very slowly from the inside out which is causing a great deal of his internal pain. It’s not enough to be immediately life threatening but would kill him eventually. He developed some nasty bleeding ulcers in his stomach which let in blood and ectoplasm which were expunged. Danny’s core formed overnight and began healing the damage it had previously been causing but Dan is still gonna be vomiting excess blood/ectoplasm not to mention having black, tarry stools for at least a few days afterwards.

Hypothermia/Tremors: Hypothermia is when the body hits 95F/35C which Danny is just above at the start of the chapter. Danny initially starts shaking really bad (rigors) but as his body temperature cools further his shaking slows and eventually stops, a sure sign that the body is rapidly losing the fight to hypothermia and will likely die soon without immediate intervention. This is caused not only by the ectoplasm but his ice core shakily starting to form inside of him. Once he fully turns half ghost his hypothermia doesn’t change but it just no longer negatively affects him (I say Danny hovers naturally around 96-95F/35-33C getting much colder as Phantom at baseline. His body still can be damaged by going too cold but that’s a whole other post.)

Incoherency/Hallucinations: I mentioned in the electrocution section that Danny is more than a little addled and the contamination didn’t help in that regard. Not only is he not thinking clearly but he’s also getting a little delirious and seeing things. Common hallucinations I see are: someone in the room watching you, things crawling on the walls, creeping shadows, you’re in the wrong place. I think its a solid 50/50 as far as Danny straight up hallucinating but also becoming more aware of natural ectoplasm that hangs around in the atmosphere. (And before anyone asks, yes Clockwork did come and visit, Danny just doesn’t remember)

Pain: Being electrocuted, irradiated, being dissolved slowly on the inside is enough to cause massive amounts of pain. Danny is 14, he doesn’t understand true pain and probably underestimated how much it would hurt. Once it got bad, it was almost paralyzing so it got to the point where even when he wanted to call for help, he couldn’t move or think past the horrible pain of his every molecule slowly dying and rearranging itself.

Weakness/Fatigue: I don’t really have anything much to add for this section that hasn’t been said in the others. Just the combination of all of the above meant Danny is so incredibly weak and fatigued, this will be problematic in the days and weeks following the accident as his body heals from the stress put on it. Poor boy was probably just getting past the worst of his symptoms by the time of the Lunch lady attack one month in.

Ghost instinct: Going off the medical rant for a minute to go into another aspect of the contamination present in the story, the idea of ectoplasm adding inherent ghostiness to Danny. Its common fanon that all ghosts (through ectoplasm) have their own unique code and language that is just omnipresent and instinctive. Such a massive, body altering dose of ectoplasm saw those things start to leech into Danny even before he became half ghost. The biggest is his fear of being seen, majority of ghosts are completely invisible and don’t want to be seen by the living. As Danny’s suffering and literally dying, he can’t bring himself to confess to his loved ones for very understandable reasons but also this ghostly instinct in the back of his head telling him to hide and get away. Other instincts are a strong attraction to the portal/Ghost Zone, lowkey being able to sense living people around him and a bit of an emotional dampener when Phantom.

#danny phantom #danny phantom meta #danny not only got his skinny ass electrocuted #but also the ghost equivalent of radiation poisoning #kid is lucky af he survived #this fic took so long to write bc!!! I kept adding in more symptoms and details #and I just do not have enough words to convey how horrible Danny would have felt at the height of his contamination #poor baby #he's a little better next chapter

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countessren · 3 years

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The Bad Batch || Writing Prompts

1. If we get caught, you’re deaf and I don’t speak English.

2. How is it that when something happens it’s always you guys?

3. I...I didn’t think we would get this far.

4. Please put that down, that’s not for playing.

5. If I had a credit for every time we get in trouble I would be the richest person in existence.

6. Don’t tell me...you broke the hyperdrive.

7. You can’t say that! At least not in front of the child!

8. What does this do?/If you want to find out, you’ll have to close that door.

9. You know I didn’t mean that/Well it sure sounded like you did.

10. If I wanted to waste my time, I would have asked for your opinion.

11. Don’t put me on the spot, I wasn’t listening.

12. Don’t look at me, he did it.

13. I can’t help it, you’re too important to me.

14. If you’re aiming to piss me off, we’re well past that point right now.

15. If one more person damages this ship, I’m taking Lula.

16. I’m sorry...but I can’t do this anymore.

17. Don’t accuse me of being the jerk, I’m not the one who needs to develop a personality.

18. Give me one good reason as to why I shouldn’t punch you in your perfect face.

19. So, what’s the plan?/ You’re telling me that you didn’t come up with one?!

20. Awwww, you’re so adorable when you blush.

21. Get away from me, you’ve annoyed me now.

22. When this is all over, I’m going to take you somewhere far away from all this mess/ I’d like that.

23. If you touch my stuff without asking one more time, I swear.../ You’ll what? Pummel me to death?/ If that’s what it takes, then yes. I will.

24. I don’t think I can do that. I just...I don’t know.

25. Did you...did you just compliment me?

26. The systems are fried because someone didn’t fix the wiring issue!

27. Stop blaming me for your mistakes!

28. I’m tired of trying to fight so hard for someone who doesn’t even want me.

29. Prove it hotshot.

30. You should be more careful, you don’t want anything drastic to happen now do you?

31. You’ve got to be kidding me, I’m not wearing that thing.

32. You know you can tell me anything, right?

33. I’m a little busy right now, but sure, what can I do for you?

34. I’m fine, honestly it’s just a scratch/ That is not a scratch, what are you talking about?

35. Stay awake for me, please!

36. I can’t lose you, please just...just come back to me.

37. Could you stay? Just for a little while, please?

38. You really think I’m a valuable part of this team? Even after that?

39. Please don’t ask me to do that, I can’t.

40. You have to be more careful, one day you’ll come back to me in pieces.

41. I’m sorry, forget I said anything.

42. If I may/ No!/ ...Apologies.

43. Can I interest anyone in a vacation?

44. You can’t keep going around and destroying things/ Oh yeah, watch me!

45. This is never going to work/ You look beautiful darling, stop worrying.

46. Can’t we just relax for the day? I’m tired after yesterday.

47. The stars...can’t do it...not today.

48. I’d laugh but I would prefer to keep my life.

49. Don’t test me.

50. Oh please, I would rather die than be partnered up with him for this mission.

51. Wait, remind me again why we are doing this.

52. I love you so much, I want you to know that in case-/ In case nothing. Nothing will happen. Don’t ever say that again.

53. You’re heavy, get off me.

54. For the love of god, please just be nice to each other.

55. I care too much, so sue me.

56. How dare you, you will treat me with respect.

57. Can I...can I give you a hug?

58. I uh...I don’t know how we managed to get out of that alive/ Well, now that we have, you owe me.

59. Just keep your eyes on me, don’t turn around.

60. Is this...reg...bothering you?

61. I wouldn’t shoot the messenger if I were you/ But it sends a message/ Yeah, the wrong type of message!

62. I don’t know how many times I’ve had to fix this ship, but I’m so over having to stop every five minutes.

63. Honestly, you’re the only person that keeps me calm.

64. Well maybe if you listened to me instead of that damn holopad we wouldn’t be in this situation.

65. I’m really sorry/ Go away, I’m not talking to you.

66. It hurst...it hurst so much/ Just stay with me, don’t you dare close your eyes.

67. If we could stay here all day, you know I would hold on to you and never let go right?

68. Cuddles?/ ...Fine.

69. I’m innocent I swear/ I know you, you are far from innocent.

70. Uh oh/ What? / Nothing...nothing at all.

71. Tech said I was bleeding internally, that’s where all the blood is supposed to be!/ Wrecker...no.

72. I can help, just let me-/ No, you’ve done enough.

73. I...I’m cold/ Well that’s unfortunate, I can’t do anything about the weather.

74. You inconsiderate, lying, two-faced prick!

75. If you don’t remove your hand from my shoulder, you won’t have hands at all.

76. Kill me, but don’t hurt them. Please...

77. Is anyone else having trouble figuring out how we are all still alive?

78. I could seriously just-/ Just what sweetheart?

79. I want you know that I’m sorry if things weren’t easy for you, but it wasn’t easy for me too. I had to be strong for everyone else when you fell apart...and it broke me too.

80. You’re not the only one who’s having second thoughts.

81. Please just...just leave me alone. I don’t want to talk about it.

82. I could honestly just sleep forever right now/ Come here...

83. I love you, but it’s okay if you don’t feel the same.

84. This isn’t you, you have to fight it.

85. Give me a chance, I’ll prove to you that I care/ You have one more chance, otherwise I’m gone.

86. Shoot me once, shame on you. Shoot me twice...yeah that’s my mistake.

87. Ow!/ You deserved that/ What did you do that for!?/ You know exactly what for!

88. It’s so cold in here/ Here, have my blanket.

89. I don’t think I’ve ever seen something so mesmerising in all my life/ I have.

SOULMATE AU PROMPTS

90. The first words you say to your soulmate are tattooed on your arm.

91. You don’t see colour until you meet your soulmate.

92. You can hear your soulmates thoughts.

93. When you touch your soulmate, you see glimpses of what your future will be like together.

94. You can feel your soulmates pain.

95. You can feel intense pain whenever your soulmate is in danger.

96. You have random visions of what your soulmate sees, but neither of you know it until you meet.

97. You have a clock that counts down to when you will meet your soulmate.

98. You have the same tattoo/scars as your soulmate.

99. One of your eyes is the same colour of your soulmates.

100. The name of your soulmate is tattooed somewhere on your person.

PLEASE GIVE CREDIT IF YOU USE ANY! WHETHER IT BE A LIKE, REBLOG OR @MENTION! Requests will be open as of 8th of June, so feel free to flood my inbox until then! You can also comment below should you wish to request anything.

#the bad batch x reader #the bad batch #the bad batch imagines #hunter x reader #Hunter #hunter imagine #tech x reader #tech #tech imagine #wrecker x reader #wrecker #wrecker imagine #crosshair x reader #crosshair #crosshair imagine #echo x reader #echo #echo imagine #star wars the bad batch

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istanleyff7 · 3 years

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TOTP, Episode Aerith, Scenes 28-35

Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts Episode 2: Aerith Scenes 28-35 A Light Novel by Kazushige Nojima Translated by Stanley (@istanleyff7 on twitter) Scene 28

Aerith intended to find a job on her own, but Elmyra had already promptly sorted it out. It was to help the teachers at the Sector 5 House. Even though it was a job, she didn't feel that she was working because she spent most of her time playing with the children. She wanted to know about the world that she hasn't experienced. Yoko, who was older than her, had already left the house. She rented a house with a group of friends and made jewellery, which she sold in markets around Midgar. Jean and X collected machine parts from the scrapyard, polished them and sold them to people who needed them. Elmyra frowned when she told her this and ordered that she must never leave Sector 5 no matter what.

"You said that if you restrained me, you'd be the same as Shinra. Have you forgotten?"

"I can’t believe you said that kind of stuff to your mother."

Elmyra looked very tired. Her work probably took a toll on her. If she had continued her "business" with Carlo and the others, she would not have had to work this hard. No matter how Aerith thought about it, she felt Elmyra let go of the business because of her. They were not a real parent and child, and she didn't have to care for her in the first place. Aerith wondered if she really had those inner thoughts, and she sure did. Was the given circumstances the reason why she tried to hold herself back with unnecessary words? Now, she was retaliating as a way to get back at Elmyra for tying her down.

Scene 29

"That's really sick."

"Yup, I admit it. My rebellious phase made things worse. I didn't have things to pour my heart and soul into, unlike you, Tifa."

"I really recommend exercising."

"Yeah, I’ll do that eventually."

"Yeah right… I’m sure.... You’ll do that eventually…."

"So, even though all these happened, I continued to help out at the house. The kids were so cute. They loved me. By the time I was fourteen, I didn't have much to complain about. But..."

Scene 30

After finishing work at the Sector 5 House, Aerith headed down the alley back home and saw people within the Gainsborough property standing by the entrance, unintentionally blocking it. There were two men and two women, and they seemed to be looking at the garden and the house. She recognised one of the men. His long, beautiful golden hair had not changed.

"Rodin!" Aerith called out to him instinctively.

The face she saw when he looked back was unmistakably Rodin's.

"Yo, Aerith!" Rodin called back to her cheerfully, but for some reason, still looking about his surroundings.

"You've grown taller, haven't you? How long has it been?"

"It's been two years? Maybe slightly more than that?"

"Ahhh, yeah around that long."

She also looked at the other three to see if she knew them.

"Cheers."

Their eyes met. The young man with a large body and a boy's face raised his hand bashfully.

"Eh? Is that you, Marcellus?"

"Ah, you recognise me?"

"Of course."

Although Aerith replied that, she did not think that he was the same as back then. His physique became like his father's.

"I brought Marcellus here because, for some reason, he insisted on seeing you, Aerith."

Rodin took a step back, seeming like he made an excuse. There was a sense of discomfort. Marcellus darted his eyes from place to place and Aerith could sense his nervousness. He scratched his cheeks two or three times and started to speak in an awkward manner.

"Aerith. Firstly, I want to apologise for calling you a thief. Please forgive me. I was really a stupid kid. I hated anything and everything about the world at that time. I didn't even control myself."

"I had already forgiven you. I'm glad you seem to be doing fine."

Marcellus's face lit up.

"Yea, I've been doing fine, thanks to you. Some thugs were chasing after me, then I ran away before a monster attacked me, and I was dying. Then I had a dream that you came to save me. For the longest time, I thought that it was a dream. Even if you were close by to me, you had no reason to save me, and you definitely couldn't be close by. But I had heard it from Carlo the other day that you knew where I was. Carlo didn't believe your reason. That's why he didn't tell anyone about it for a long time."

Aerith gave a faint smile, thinking that it was best not to deny or confirm anything. Damn you, Carlo.

"So I did a lot of research, and I've been wondering if it was the influence of the Lifestream. It's the flow of Spirit Energy. Do you know about it?"

"Nope."

She pretended not to know anything.

"Mako Energy sucks away the Lifestream..."

"Marcellus!" the young lady had been quiet the whole time, rebuked at him. "You're not allowed to talk badly about Mako Energy. I'll tell Papa if you do."

She then looked over at Aerith—

"My brother can talk about this for a super long time. Hey, have you been well?"

It was Rona.

"Yup. It looks like you're doing well too, Rona. How's Mr Meguro?"

"I can't say he's fine, but he's doing better now than when we left the slums. The air is better on the plate. You see, it's polluted and cloudy here, isn't it? I didn't know that until we left."

Rona was the same as before. She hurts people without meaning to.

"What's Carlo doing now?"

"He's working hard and is managing the business well. But I do wonder how he was during The Sector 5 Clash..."

"The Sector 5.... Clash?"

"You don't know about it?" Rona was shocked. "After Papa retired and Carlo became head of the household, the Corneo's, and some other ambitious, unknown people, came into Sector 5. Carlo and the others tried to get rid of them, and there was a bloody clash. Marvin, Roger and Bowman died, unfortunately."

"Eh...."

Aerith wondered how she could not have known about that.

"Well, things have already settled down, so there isn't an issue. And everyone has settled down where they should be," Rodin said, looking around again.

"Well then, Marcellus, Rona, are you both done? You both still can send letters in the future."

"Elmyra will be back soon. Do you all want tea?"

"I'm afraid we can't have tea either. We're actually not allowed in the Special District."

"Special District?"

"It spans from the station until here," Marcellus said. "It was established by Shinra around the time the Clash began. We weren't allowed to fight in the Special District. Anyone who breaks this rule would be executed. It was the only rule that everyone obeyed."

"I wonder what made this district special."

"Eh? Of course, it's because you're here, Aerith!" Rona could not hide her shock as she said it out loud.

"Okay! That's enough!" Rodin panicked.

"You both talked too much. Well then, let's go." Rodin urged them.

Marcellus hurriedly tried to arrange another meeting with Aerith. It seemed that he wanted to talk about the "mysterious incident". Aerith gave him a faint nod and dodged his attempt to do so. Rona invited her to come up to the plate to play, and Aerith replied that she would ask Elmyra. The four of them began leaving the alley. But Rodin turns around and points to a woman beside him. She was the one who was not introduced until the end.

"This woman is Amber, and we'll be getting married soon. Would you please pass the news to Elmyra? It's unfortunate that I couldn’t introduce Amber to her."

Amber looked at Aerith with an angry look on her face.

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When Aerith got home, she looked at a stand, which had a vase placed on it. There used to be a television on that stand. She wondered when the television disappeared from the house.

"Ah..."

She remembered. It was a month after Elmyra severed ties with Carlo and the household. While Elmyra was cleaning the stand, the television fell over, and it broke. There was no television in the house after that. Aerith wondered if it was a coincidence or was it just to keep unnecessary information out of the house.

Elmyra returned home late at night, and Aerith talked to Elmyra about Rodin and the others.

"Oh my, it's been a while, hasn't it? Are they alright?"

However, Aerith could tell on Elmyra's face that she was on guard.

"Hey, Mum. Do you know about the Sector 5 Clash? And about the Special District too?"

"What have you heard? We are living in a different world from those guys. It's better if you don’t worry about every little detail."

It seems that she would leave things in the dark again.

"The Special District is right here, isn't it? It's because I'm here. That's why Mum, you wouldn't let me go far away. That's the promise you made to Shinra. A promise to shut me in the Special District."

Elmyra shut her eyes and shook her head.

"That's not it. But let's stop talking about this now. I'm tired, and whew, work was rough. The water tank in the café had broken down."

"Why don't you quit your job if it’s that tough? If you want money, why don't you get it from Shinra? You've been living on their money all your life. Nothing would change, wouldn’t it?"

Aerith knew she should not have said that, but she did. She could not see the look on Elmyra's face, and she then heard footsteps. Elmyra went up to the second floor and went into her own room.

Scene 31

"At that point, I thought that would be the end of my time in the house."

"But it had a happy ending, didn't it? I mean, you both went back on good terms."

Scene 32

Aerith thought that she could not stay in the house any longer and she was filled with emotions. Aerith firstly went back to her room, pulled out a suitcase she had never used from under the bed and stuffed a few sets of clothes, along with a few valuables, into it. Lastly, she put all the money she had earned from the Sector 5 House into her pocket and left the house. She walked down a familiar alleyway into a brightly lit street. A familiar face called out to her.

"Hey, Aerith. Are you going out at this hour?"

"I'm heading towards Sector 6."

She instinctively told a lie.

"Wait, what, no!"

"Don't worry. I'm not going to the Wall Market."

"Be careful, okay? Elmyra will cry if that happens."

As she walked along the street, she remembered her adventure with Ifalna.

『I wonder which direction is Sector 3 in?』

『Which direction is Sector 3 in?』

『I've heard that there's a church in the Sector 5 Slums. In the past, people gathered here and prayed to God, but nobody comes here anymore. I've been thinking that we should hide there a little...』

Aerith's steps became lighter. She still really liked this idea that Ifalna brought up in the middle of that adventure. The church should be far and beyond the station, outside the 'Special District'. It was the perfect place for Aerith's mood. The depressing feeling she had when she left home unbelievably cleared away.

『Never forget that feeling, okay?』

『The feeling that you’ll enjoy anything.』

The memories of Ifalna came flooding back one by one.

Scene 33

"When you fight with a parent, adrenaline builds up in you, doesn't it?" Tifa uttered and seemed to be reminded of something.

"Yeah. That's why I couldn't stop and think about it."

"Yup. I understand."

"I've regrettably hurt people."

Tifa swallowed her breath after hearing Aerith's confession.

Scene 34

A train just pulled in at the platform of the station. That was probably the last train from the plate. Aerith glanced at it sideways and went ahead to try walking past it. This place was where she left her birth mother, and because of that, she still could not look at it directly. She felt as though the scene was still there. Suddenly, thoughts that she would be making a wrong move flashed through Aerith's mind. Was she about to make a grave mistake? The adrenaline she had felt earlier had unbelievably disappeared. The "Special District" was to protect her. Once she crosses the station, she would no longer have the protection. She stood rock still, as though there was an invisible wall ahead of her. Only the surrounding areas of the station were lit up. If she went forth, the road ahead would be dark. She could not see the future.

"Aerith?" a deep voice called out to her.

She turned around to see a large man standing with his back to the station. He had big eyes, a big nose and a big mouth.

"Ahhh!"

"You've totally grown up, haven't you? You look like your mother."

It was Fuzz, and he was wearing the same white coat as that day.

"You've got the wrong person," Aerith lied at the spur of the moment.

Trying to get away from him, she turned her back towards the station and darted towards the darkness. She noticed that Fuzz was following her. She could not stop.

"Aerith, wait up. It's not what you're thinking."

Aerith wondered what other reasons could he try to stop her. She felt that she should not believe him and stop for him. He must have been angry and detest us. She wondered what would happen if he caught her. Aerith no longer knew where she was headed to. She was running along a narrow road, and the surroundings were a mountain of trash. By any chance...

"Jean! X!"

There was no response. Even if this were their scrapyard, they wouldn't be there at this hour. But she could not help calling out to them.

"Ahh!"

Aerith stumbled into something big and soft and fell. The suitcase she held dropped to the ground with a thud, signalling that it broke.

"Ouch..."

She did not know what was in the middle of the road at first, but it was the carcass of a dead monster. There was an unidentifiable sound coming out from it. It died not long ago. Its bodily fluids reached Aerith's feet and hands, and she felt a stinging sensation.

"You don't have to worry. That's harmless."

It was Fuzz. She looked up at him on her bottom. He was as big as she remembered him when she was seven. She noticed that the hem of her skirt was very crumpled, and she hurriedly fixed it. She looked for an opportunity to stand up and back away.

"Aerith, how could you do this to me? I've been worrying about you since then. Ever since you ran away from Shinra, I've been wondering if you've been living in terrible conditions. I heard about this from Amber, whom you met today."

"Amber!?"

Amber. Aerith met her in the evening, and she was introduced as Rodin's lover, and they were to be married. She had an angry face. Aerith then connected Amber to Fuzz.

"Looks like you don't remember her. She was the friend who unloaded you both from the cargo train at the Sector 4 Slums Station."

"Ahh!"

So Amber was the grumpy-looking woman in the dirty work clothes that day.

"I heard from her about where you were, and I hurriedly came over to find you. But what a close call. We almost didn't cross paths. I'm sure it was Ifalna who brought us together."

Aerith slowly stood up. Fuzz took two steps back, perhaps to assure her that he was not a threat.

"Are you going to church, by any chance?"

"What?"

"I've talked to Ifalna about it before. She seemed to be very interested in it. When I told her I'd take her there someday, she said she definitely did not want to go. After you both disappeared, I went to look for both of you several times at the church, just in case you were both there. I prayed, but in the end, it seemed to me that there was no God."

A roar of a beast could be heard somewhere.

"That's from a monster. Here's the danger zone, especially at night. Shall we go to the church? Since we came all the way here anyway. It's not too far off from here, and it's nearer than the station."

It seemed that Aerith ran away further than she thought.

"But..."

"I see. Are you more afraid of me than the monster?"

She nodded honestly. He should already know how she was behaving towards him, and there was no point in pretending.

"Well, I'll just walk ahead then, and you can keep a distance and follow me. If a monster comes up behind you, run away on your own. We can’t expect the vigilante corps to be here at this hour. And I must warn you, don't expect me to put up a good fight too. Just because I'm huge doesn't mean I'm strong."

With a thin smile, Fuzz walked away. His big white back disappeared into the darkness. Fuzz was right. She did not dare to go back alone on the monster-infested road. Just because they didn't appear on the way here doesn't mean they won't appear on the way back.

"Watch out!" Fuzz's voice came from a long way in front. "The monster is dead, but it's still fresh. Don't step on it."

↞↠

The "soon" was somewhat a lie, wasn't it? They had walked so far that she was doubtful of Fuzz, and after passing the carcass of the third monster, which was still fresh, they finally came to the front of the church.

"I wonder who brought them down?" Fuzz wondered as he walked up the stone steps and approached the door of the church. It was a big door. The style of the building was unlike anything Aerith had ever seen before. She could not see the entire structure even if she was looking up. She wondered what it would look like in daylight. The door opened with a squeak. Fuzz beckoned to her, and he went in. Aerith then went up the stone steps. A light, sweet scent wafted over from the church. It was a smell that Aerith knew. The inside was pitch black, but the floor at the back was slightly white.

"Look, the flowers bloom here. Regardless of whether there is a God or not, this is a special place," Fuzz said.

Aerith thought the same. Flowers bloom in special places. The same scent from the Gainsborough garden surrounded her, and she was soon faced with feelings of regret. She wondered what Elmyra was doing—wondering if she was looking for her daughter, who ran away from home. She wondered if she was going in the direction of Wall Market, taking the word of her acquaintance and believing him blindly.

"You can sleep on the bench near the flowers. I'll be near the exit.

"Thank you."

Aerith was not sleepy at all, but she did as he suggested and sat down on a bench near the flowers. She let out a big, quiet breath and felt every stiffness in the muscles of her body relax. She must have been tenser than she had realised. She felt like she was about to really fall asleep. She had to think of something. She wondered what would have happened if she had come to this church that day with her mother, Ifalna. What if the adventure had continued until the end? What would she have worked as? With little knowledge about the world, what would she have done? Would they have been able to live together on good terms? No matter how close they were, would they have disagreements? Since they were a real parent and child, would no problems arise?

"Aerith."

A voice came from a distance.

"Yes?”

"The house at Sector 3, it's still there. I've continued paying the rent since then."

"I see."

"Would you like to live together?"

She wondered what he just said to her. What did he mean?

"You'd like me to live together with you?"

There was no response.

"Fuzz?"

As she stood up fearfully, she saw that Fuzz was right next to her.

"Yeah. Let's live together, ‘I..fal...na…’"

Fuzz smiled. The pupil in his eyes seemed like it was not looking anywhere. A big hand reached out slowly towards her.

"Come here."

He was going to grab her! Aerith tried to take the suitcase and run. However, he caught her by the arm.

"Let go of me!"

She slammed the suitcase into Fuzz's face as hard as she could. Fuzz flinched. The handle broke, the suitcase came off and flew off somewhere.

"You're heartless, Aerith."

She did not care and ran away. Weaving her way between the benches, she ran for the door. Fuzz jumped over the benches and gave chase.

"Wait!"

There was no way she was waiting. The door was already nearby. She had to exit and run away. And what should she do after escaping? Fuzz knows where she stays. Amber, without a doubt, told him about Elmyra's house. Even if she ran away now, Fuzz would show up eventually. What should she do? Would she always have to live in fear? As long as Fuzz was around...

And Aerith eventually darted out of the door.

"Eh?"

Elmyra was there in front of her, dressed in her usual clothes as though nothing was wrong. Her face changed from surprised to relieved, and her facial expression changed a few more times. Finally, she turned serious.

"Aerith, move aside."

"Huh?" Fuzz sluggishly came out of the building, "Who’s out there?"

Elmyra hammered his throat with her weapon with all of her might. Fuzz let out a shriek of pain, collapsed and laid down motionlessly. Aerith was shocked to see what weapon Elmyra was using. It was a broom, and it seems that she had brought it here.

"Shall we go home?"

"Okay."

"You didn't leave anything behind?"

"Ah..."

She forgot her suitcase. There was something important inside of it.

"Quickly go get it."

"Okay."

She went back into the darkness of the church and went over to the flowers. She looked around and immediately saw a suitcase. The lid was open, and its contents were scattered outside. She gathered up the scattered clothes and put them back in the case, but she could not find her "treasure"—the pouch containing the materia.

"What are you doing?" Elmyra called out to Aerith, her voice audibly contained irritation.

"I can't find that materia."

Elmyra mumbled in annoyance and crouched down to join Aerith in finding it.

"It's in a little pouch made out of cloth."

"I know."

It's true. Elmyra knows everything about her.

"But, how did you know I was here?" Aerith asked while searching for the pouch.

"That's what I'd like to know too."

"Eh?"

"I knew that you ran away, and I soon went out of the house too. I thought about where you'd have gone as I ran. And then, while I was in the garden, I knew that you would have gone to the church on the outskirts of the slums."

"Why?"

"It just somehow came to my mind. Ever since you came to the house, I've had several strange experiences. I thought that it was this sort of experience again. So I went back home again and did some preparations before coming over."

"And what you prepared was a broom?"

"I wasn't exactly calm, you know. But it was useful, wasn't it? Look, Aerith, over there."

Elmyra pointed towards the densely grown flowers. In the middle laid the pouch that they were searching for. She parted the flowers away to not step on them, picked up the pouch and looked inside. The materia seemed to be glowing brighter than usual.

Aerith turned around to look at Elmyra and was about to ask her shall they go back.

Elmyra was seated on the bench, and she was praying. She had her hands clasped at her chest, and her eyes were closed. The sight of her took Aerith's breath away.

"I used to give thanks like this when I was a child," Elmyra said, opening her eyes as she stood up.

She seemed embarrassed by it.

"Is it different from a prayer?"

"It's different today."

"Who did you thank?”

"Whoever told me about this place. Well, let's head out of here."

Elmyra started to walk, and Aerith followed her behind.

"Mum."

"Yes?"

"I'm hungry."

"Aerith, you’ve been talking to me normally since just now, but I'm angry with you. When I get home, you will face the music and hear everything I want to say."

"Okay～"

Both of them were completely distracted.

Fuzz had regained consciousness and was hiding behind the door. Firstly, he kicked Elmyra and sent her flying.

"Mum!"

Fuzz tried to rush over to Elmyra and was drawing near her. She dodged his grasp, picked up the broom that she had dropped, turned around and struck the big man. However, the handle snapped right in half.

"Aerith! Come over here!" Elmyra called out to her.

Aerith ran towards her in panic. She saw Elmyra holding a gun with both hands and pointing it at Fuzz. That was the gun that Carlo had left behind. Fuzz stopped in his tracks and stared at the muzzle of the weapon.

"You take one more step, and I'll shoot you."

"Why don't you understand me!?" Fuzz yelled as he came towards them.

A shot rang. Elmyra had fired the gun. The dry sounds of gunshots echoed in the air. How many shots did she fire? Finally, they only heard the metallic click of the trigger.

"Ifalna..."

Fuzz approached them as if nothing had happened. His lab coat was terribly stained, but there was no sign that a bullet had hit him.

"I can't believe this gun didn’t do shit!" Elmyra swore and threw her gun at Fuzz, but it flew well over the big man's head.

"Mum, let's run already..."

A bang was heard, and it was a sharp sound that cut through the air. Aerith did not know what it was until she looked at Fuzz. He was holding his left shoulder with his right hand and moaning. His blood was running on his white coat as he had been shot in the shoulder. Who had shot him? From where? Aerith looked around, but there was no shooter in sight.

"Let's go," Elmyra uttered in an awfully calm manner.

Fuzz collapsed and was writhing in pain. Aerith was not fearful anymore. He just looked so pathetic now.

"I'm sorry."

"Aerith, let's hurry."

Without delay, Elmyra started walking, holding the broken broom with both her hands. At last, Aerith apologised to Fuzz once more. She then proceeded to hug her handleless suitcase and chased after Elmyra.

"Hey, Mum. I wonder who shot him."

"I'm guessing this, but the 'Special District' probably expanded."

Ah. That makes sense. As they walked on, Aerith looked around her surroundings, searching for a black suit. Just for tonight, she felt that she could give them her thanks.

Scene 35

"What happened to Fuzz after that?" Tifa asked with a concerned look on her face.

"I never saw him again. Though, till now, I still get nervous when I see someone big."

"I see."

Whenever Aerith thought about Fuzz, she would still have mixed feelings about him. She did not want to see him again. However, she also carried guilt. Fuzz became like that because of what Ifalna and her did to him. If she never pondered about this, these feelings of guilt would continue for a long time. She wondered if she would ever get the chance to atone.

"You can talk to me about everything, okay?" Tifa assured her.

Aerith was delighted by her compassion. She wanted to tell her more.

"Well then, next up is a big one!"

"You gotta be kidding me. There's something bigger than whatever you said?"

"For that, you're right. It's about my first love."

"Oh, that's definitely something big!"

―It sounded like someone walked into the cargo hold. Tifa seemed to notice it too. They put their index finger to their lips and looked at each other. The sound of footsteps was coming closer, coming from the other side of the cargo wall. Tifa moved noiselessly to the gap in the cargo. It looked like she was waiting for the owner of those footsteps.

The time passed slowly but surely, and the footsteps came to a stop.

"It's me."

It was the voice of Cloud Strife. Tifa's expression softened.

"I'll tell you next time. About the story of my first love," Aerith whispered to her.

Cloud walked in front of them and looked at both of them with a dubious look. He made a face as though he was investigating them, and he looked ridiculous. Aerith and Tifa burst into laughter, trying to keep their silence.

-fin- ↞↠ You’re on page 142/142 of Aerith’s segment of the Light Novel Word Count: 29322 The End. Thanks for the reading! Translator’s Note Previous Scenes: Scenes 22-27 Back to Content Page (click/tap here) Final Fantasy VII Remake: Traces of Two Pasts Episode 1 — Tifa (Coming Soon) Episode 2 ― Aerith Coda: The Investigation Unit Within the Painting follow @istanleyff7 on twitter for updates support the TOTP translation project financially here (click/tap here)

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samsflannel · 3 years

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survey results are in!

sorry, this is gonna be a long post. yesterday i posted a survey with a list of polls regarding Supernatural, and it was SO much fun. I got over 300 responses, which was A LOT to sort through for the short responses, but I’ve gathered all the “data” and here it is! My responses to each poll will be under the screenshots (they are in groups of 2). I’m going to include the short answer responses in another post. ENJOY!

1. Starting off strong.

2. Pleased with this one as well.

3. Yep, I expected this response from most of us.

4. Sami, I made the wincest and destiel response just for you. YW.

5. CMON YOU GUYS......live a little!!! samjack sexy

6. I’m not really surprised that Playthings got the bulk of votes here, but I think my vote would have been 8x23.

7. :)

8. i’m disappointed that more people didn’t choose the yellow one tbh

9. it is sexy. it is. wake up.

10. i love Dean, but he’s definitely an asshole. and that’s what makes him a great character!

11. hehe.....i understand why not a lot of people picked noncon bait....u r valid its ok im gross.

12. WHO THE FUCK PICKED NO......have you ever consumed media

13. WBK.

14. damn, Dean kinda got the short end here! a lot of samgirls took this survey

15. i get why you wouldn’t like Bugs bc it does have harmful stereotypes about native ppl but the rest of it is peak season 1 wdymmm

16. almost 50/50 here! old vs new fans we love to see it. I am definitely wincest old guard.

17. YEP. Eric Kripke needs shock therapy for that one

18. The fact that some people admitted to being dry.....tragic. I think Eileen is a great character but they are NOT endgame.

19. SO YOURE JUST GONNA SIT THERE AND ADMIT HOW WRONG YOU ARE??

20. ugh. yeah. same.

21. who tf picked blue. cmon. red meat incest agenda.

22. SAM MOMMY MILKERS!!!!! hucow sam <3

23. Mixed on this one! My response is obviously yellow :)

24. I do think Bobby favored Dean somewhat.

25. Johnzazel agenda so true

26. HIGHKEY CANON. AND SEXY

27. someone requested a combination of blue and yellow and you’re so right i apologize.

28. mixed on this one for top vs bottom fans! almost a 50/50 split

29. ANNA DID NOTHING WRONG

30. I can’t believe this one is almost 50/50. Ruby girlboss you guys are haters

31. again. admitting you’re dry. THEY FUCKED

32. yeah :(

33. Q-anon level conspiracy theory.

34. I actually fall into the blue. I do believe Cas was in love with Dean, but not the other way around. I think Cas loving Dean makes wincest so much more spicy

35. I love sam so much

36. those of you who answered yes........join my movement.

37. c’mon. even if you don’t ship wincest you need to admit this one.

38. sorry this one was self-indulgent.

39. JESS PEGGED SAM.

40. idk, i personally think Cassie deffo pegged Dean. She has top energy.

41. So all the people who answered no have definitely not read the fic (were too young to remember it) or are squicked by underage which is ok! its one of those fics i read back in 2010 so i have fond memories of it

42. hahahah you guys were mean on this one

43. it’s canon bro sorry

44. thank god this one was majority yellow

45. i give wincestiel a valid pass! dean has multiple holes

46. Jack is hole <3

47. I actually think both are great (and ppl were mad I didn’t have that option srry) but deanpussy is incredible and underrated.

48. SEXY>>>>>>

49. thank you for enabling me.

50. can you guess the redacted part? it was: insert various objects into himself :))))

51. ok heres the big question! i’m not surprised ilysmmbb won, but i personally vote for “yeah, there he is” !! i think its underrated and such a tender moment.

52. i’m in the blue. i like cas.

53. i actually am in the yellow on this one. i think its more realistic, although blue is hot forsure

54. top 3 cas moment right there.

55. objectively yes on this one. thank god for COVID- *gets shot at*

56. sorry this was shady i’m not really like this usually haha. i think death is my fave besides Rowena

57. obviously i’m in the red. i’m shocked that so many people said Yes.......

58. Clearly.

59. I enjoyed fan fiction! i love campy episodes as you all know (like Dog Dean afternoon and such) so i loved fan fiction. it was a nice nod to someone like me who has been watching for a long time.

60. HOW THE FUCK COULD YOU NOT KNOW WHO ANDY IS. i wish he would have been in the show longer........

61. uh....yeah.

62. Yeah c’mon. Dean would and you know it.

63. Thank god you guys didn’t fuck this up. I would agree, but Corbett is a close second for me.

64. IN THE RED BABY!!!!

65. we love a man bleeding out. we do.

66. i actually think misha is chill with J2 but.....you can’t deny J3 have more chemistry.

67. I uh......don’t think Dean would be a great father. is this me projecting my own issues with my father onto Dean? maybe,,,,

68. i’m surprised this was so negative! I think i would be interested

69. thanks for reading my shitty poetry!! i also had s4 dean in mind when writing this

70. CMON.....ITS KINDA SEXY CMON.......that spice of battered wife syndrome.......violent man in the house.......sam beaten down....im barking

71. haha yessss go yellow.

72. go yellow again.

73. I think I would actually vote yellow on this one. what a sweet and beautiful thing to say to someone, and its so very DEAN.

74. mhm. i think so.

75. SEXY CONTROLLING OLDER BROTHER!!!!!

76. no idea why people answered yes to this one. that punch was fucked up. was it sexy? thats another story,,

77. WOKE.

78. I do. I love pilot Dean.

79. Dean is a carfucker. any side of the fandom can recognize that

80. thank you GREEN!!!!!!

81. Sam is bi wtf! Sera Gamble erasure

82. Padackles commune <33333 they all fuck and they don’t know whose kid is whose!!!! (not really but this is sexy)

83. THESE BROTHERS ARE WEIRD FOR SURE.

#wincest #supernatural #spn survey #Sam Winchester #dean winchester #samdean

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jungshookz · 4 years

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ok anyway build-a-bear employee!jin who meets y/n bc she comes in to make a new friend after a breakup and he teases her for being an adult by herself in the store and after she starts tEARING UP he’s like okok no!!!! and helps her make the cutest lil guy and records a cute message to put inside

➺ pairing; kim seokjin x reader

➺ genre; employee!jin, i brought you to build-a-bear so obviously this is going to be very floofy (sfw!!)

➺ wordcount: 4k

➺ what to expect; “…turning twenty-two soon and you’re buying yourself a teddy bear?”

➺ note; when i told u guys that jin always gets the cutest drabble requests i wasn’t LYING!!! i have my own bear from build-a-bear named blu (he’s dark blue with white stars!! at the age of eight i was not very good at coming up with creative names) so obviously i had to write something for him and his homies

»»————-　🧸————-««

jin has a love-hate relationship with his job

you would think that working at build-a-bear would be pretty fun - and it can be, sometimes! - but jin can confirm right here right now that it’s not aLL that great

on one hand, he loves the dramatics of build-a-bear because he’s given the chance to act like the whole store is whimsical and that the tiny little heart that he stuffs inside of the bear is full of magic and hope and happiness (he majored in acting in university so his degree is surprisingly very useful here)

but on the other hand… he works at build-a-bear.

this isn’t where he thought he’d be!!! not at all!!!

he’s basically almost thirty and he works at a frickin build-a-bear

this wasn’t part of his plan!!!

his plan was to graduate from university, get famous from acting in a small commercial because of his devilishly handsome face, and then immediately get signed onto some fancy hollywood acting deal and become internationally known

but, no!

he graduated from university, didn’t get any roles in any small commercials, and had to find a way to make money so had no choice but to find work at his local mall

and to make things worse, his boss is literally five years younger than him

he has this bratty little twenty-two year old constantly up his ass and he haTES it

“you forgot the whipped cream on my frappuccino.” jungkook looks up at jin from where he’s sitting behind the counter before raising his drink, “am i blind or are you just bad at listening to instructions? where is the whipped cream, seokjin? WHERE?”

jin clenches his jaw before leaning forward, “they were busy, i guess they just forgot. and i’m not your slave. i only got you that drink so you’d give me a day off tomorrow.”

“well, since there’s no whipped cream on it, you don’t get a day off.” jungkook kisses his teeth before shrugging

“wha-“ jin resists the urge to reach down and wrap his hands around jungkook’s neck, “are you kidding me right now?? i spent forty-five minutes out of my fifty minute lunch break lining up at starbucks to get that for you! forty-five minutes!!!”

“i don’t know what to tell you,” jungkook hums as he kicks his legs up onto the counter and leans back against his chair, “now get back to work. and remember to smile! after all, build-a-bear is where best friends are made-“

“the new slogan is ‘the most fun you’ll ever make’.” jin raises a brow, “you don’t even know our slogan! how did you become the manager?”

jungkook takes a slow sip of his drink while maintaining direct eye contact with jin

sChLuuUuRrRRRr

jesus christ

his life sucks

jin rolls his eyes before turning on his heel and heading back to the main area of the shop

today’s saturday, so the store is a little busier than it usually is - which is great, because jin works off commission and he thinks he’s pretty good at selling teddy bears

on his best day he managed to sell thirty-eight bears in one day

he also convinced most of the kids that their brand new furry friends needed new clothes and a personalised recorded message in place of the usual little red cloth heart

he doesn’t like looking at the parents whenever he’s egging their kids on to buy even more things because they always look at him like they’re going to kill him

anyways

he could’ve ordered like forty frappuccino’s from the money he made on that day

before he left for lunch today he sold eight which really isn’t that impressive

but, to be fair, the mall usually gets busy after lunch, so now is the prime time to make some sales

jin lets out a breath as he scans the store for any newcomers or anyone who’s noT already being bombarded by his co-workers

he can’t help but snicker to himself when he notices yoongi at the stuffing station conducting a heart ceremony

“-and now you can go ahead and give your heart a little kiss-“

he looks up for a split second and jin takes the chance to blows a sweet little kiss at him

he snorts to himself when yoongi’s eye twitches

yoongi hates giving heart ceremonies but he’s actually pretty good at it!

he’s good with children whether he wants to admit it or not

alright, enough making fun of yoongi >:-)

time to hunt down a new customer…

jin sucks his bottom lip into his mouth as he walks around the store slowly

ooh, a little boy and his family just walked i- aaand they’ve been swept up by jimin

okay, no problem!

how about those twin gir- nope, too late, taehyung’s approaching them

damn

that would’ve been a good sale, too

it’s fine

he’ll get someone!

oh, wow

build-a-bear has really upped their game since the last time you were here

to be fair, the last time you were here was like more than ten years ago, so you’d hope that they make some changes to the store

…are those star wars themed teddy bears??

that is most definitely a princess leia teddy bear

and she even gets her own little light sabre!

wow

this is a whole new world

“excuse me, sorry…” you manoeuvre your way through the crowd as you continue looking through your options

is it weird that you’re in here by yourself?

the thought of trailing behind a random child in order to blend in with everyone else crosses your mind for a split second

although… a grown woman creeping behind a child they don’t know probably isn’t going to sound good to the judge when you’re standing in court, so maybe you shouldn’t do that

okay

you know what

it’s fine

it’s totally fine that you’re in here by yourself!

stuffed plushies are for people of all ages!!

it’s not just a kiddie thing

you’re FINE

and you have a perfectly legitimate reason to be in here

the only reason why you’re even in here is because…

well, the short and sweet version is that you got dumped two weeks ago.

which means that you’ve been cooped up in your apartment for the last fourteen days

which means your bedroom was starting to smell a little ripe so you thought it’d be good to air out the place and give your poor bed a break

(also, please, for the love of god, remember to wash your sheets when you get back home later today.)

anyways

you thought that a trip to the mall for some retail therapy would make you feel better!

so far you’ve only been the food court but you helped yourself to a cheeseburger, some onion rings, and a vanilla milkshake

food always makes you feel better

you could honestly go for another round of onion rings right now

there’s nothing quite like the pain of having your heart broken nudge you towards the direction of binge-eating the pain away, is there?

you were about to head into a victoria’s secret to splurge on pretty panties (that no one but yourself will be seeing for a long time) but this build-a-bear caught your eye

a cuddle buddy you could ugly-cry into for the simple price of $35?

obviOUSLY you had to come in

the only issue now is that there are way too many options to choose from

who do you want to take home??

pawlette the bunny?

toothless from how to train your dragon?

you could even take pikachu home if you wanted to

“timeless teddy…” you mutter to yourself as you dig out a teddy bear skin (also, it’s very unsettling that they’re called ‘skins’. like, you know that’s what they technically are, but the phrase ‘i’ve picked out my skin!’ just makes your skin crawl.)

you lean forward a little to read the label on the wall

teddy bears are a timeless way to share love with every hug! timeless teddy is a classic teddy bear with shaggy brown fur and an adorable smile. personalize this classic teddy bear with outfits, sounds and accessories for a huggable gift they'll cherish forever!

perfect!

a classic teddy bear sounds perfect

there’s nothing wrong with going back to basics

also, you’re assuming the ‘they’ll’ they’re referring to here is a child

…

you are doing this

you will buy this teddy bear!

your other option was to go and adopt a cat from the shelter but you can barely take care of yourself right now so that wouldn’t be a good idea

“hello!” you jump three feet into the air when you’re suddenly being greeted by one of the bright-eyed workers, “can i help you find anything?”

you turn around quickly while clutching your teddy’s skin (gag) to your chest with wide eyes, “h-hello!”

hello indeed

you feel your heart drop a little when you realise that you probably look disgusting right now

you weren’t expecting to bump into a veRY attractive super handsome boy today!!!

very attractive super handsome boy with sweet brown eyes and soft-looking hair and the poutiest lips you think you’ve ever seen in your entire life-

thank god you decided to wear the sweatshirt that doesn’t have any stains on it, right?

the one thing you remember from your previous build a bear experience (once again, 10+ years ago) is that the workers here are usually overly perky sixteen year old girls

this guy is not an overly perky sixteen year old girl

well

maybe he’s the perky part

but everything else??

wowie

he smiles brightly at you before tilting his head, “hello. i’m jin!” he points at his name tag, “i’d love to help you out today. were you looking for anything in particular?”

“hi! hello, jin. i’m, um, i’m y/n. i was, uh-“ you clear your throat, “i was actually just browsing, so…”

“oh, perfect!” jin claps his hands together, “let me tell you all about our collections. there’s the summer fun collection, the rainbow friends, the promise pets, the heartables, the classic build-a-bear collection-“

yeah okay

he’s definitely nailed the perky part of the job

“-DC comics, dr. suess, marvel, my little pony, how to train your drag-“

“you know, i-“ you smile sheepishly after interrupting jin, “thank you so much, but i’ve actually already made my decision, if that’s alright.” you hold your teddy’s limp, hollow carcass up before pressing your lips together

“of course that’s alright!” jin takes the skin from you before shrugging lightly, “i figured i’d just let you know of all the other options in case your younger sibling wanted something more extravagant than just our timeless teddy. follow me to the sound station!”

you don’t get a chance to say anything before jin spins around swiftly to head to the back of the store

he thinks this bear is for your younger sibling

okay, you can work with that!

you can pretend like you’re in here for your non-existent younger sibling and certainly not for yourself

“you can choose a pre-made sound from here,” jin gestures to the bins of plastic hearts (there’s a sound option for an ‘into the unknown’ snippet from frozen 2 which is insane), “or we can go ahead and record a personalised message. what’s your sibling’s name?”

you look up at him immediately

“wha- um, why… why do you need to know my sibling’s name?”

“oh! i was just asking so i could give you an example.” jin hums as he tosses the skin over his shoulder and places his hands on his hips, “like, you could say, hey there… sibling’s name, it’s me, your big sister! i love you! or something like that.”

“ah, right!” you nod to yourself, “that makes sense! my sibling’s name is totally normal information that i have no problem giving to you.”

jin raises a brow when he notices you continuing to ramble about how your sibling’s name is something that you will be telling him soon because you definitely know the name of your younger sibling whomst’ve this bear is for

you’re cute but you’re a little odd

“-my younger sibling’s name is… paulette!” you catch a glimpse of a pink pawlette bunny being stuffed before looking back over at jin, “yep. that’s her name. sweet, sweet paulette. sweet little angel.”

“hey, our iconic bunny is named pawlette!” jin beams, “wouldn’t you want to get paulette her own pawlette? instead of a bear?”

the smile immediately drops from your face

oh god

you’ve never been very good at lying

one time in middle school when you wanted to get out of PE you told the teacher that you were in pain and that’s why you couldn’t do anything on that day

and when he asked you what hurt, all you said was ‘…bleeding out of my butt?’

you don’t even know why you said that!!

you could’ve told him you had a headache or something but nO

you told your teacher your asshole was BLEEDING and that’s why you couldn’t participate in baseball

so yeah

lying has never been your forte

but you don’t want pawlette!!

you want this bear!!!

although, it would make sense to get paulette her own pawlette because that’d be an adorable coincidence…

what are you-

what are you even sAYING

PAULETTE DOES NOT EXIST

“okay, you got me!” you raise your hands in defence and jin’s eyes widen in surprise, “paulette isn’t a real person. i don’t have a younger sibling. i’m in here for me. the bear is for me. the timeless teddy is mine.”

“oh…!” jin purses his lips before nodding slowly, “alright! totally get it. the bear is for you.”

why has everyone he’s ever been attracted to turned out to be a little cuckoo?

the expected demographic of build-a-bear are children aged 3-10 (a child aged below three isn’t interested in stuffed teddies because they don’t really do anything but sit there and a child aged over ten isn’t interested in stuffed teddies because… they don’t really do anything but sit there.)

and you… well, unless you’ve experienced some kind of insane growth spurt, you certainly don’t look like someone aged 3-10 years old

“phew! it feels good getting that off my chest.” you breathe out as you lean over and place your hands on your knees, “there was a lot of pressure there to keep lying to you but-“

“how, um, how old are you, by the way?”

jin doesn’t mean to sound like a judgy bitch

he’s just genuinely curious as to why a 21-23 year old would willingly go into a physical build-a-bear store to buy themselves a stuffed plushie

you could’ve purchased one off the online website

also, aren’t there better things to spend your money on?

like… literally anything besides a stuffed plushie??

“turning twenty-two soon!” you get back up onto your feet, “why do you ask?”

“…turning twenty-two soon and you’re buying yourself a teddy bear?” jin snorts before raising a brow, “i mean, really? didn’t you graduate this year?”

“ah, well…” you reach up to scratch the back of your neck as you feel the tips of your ears beginning to heat up, “i mean, yeah, but like…”

“i’m not judging! some people go on grad trips to party and get wasted after they graduate, and other people go to the mall to build themselves a $35 teddy bear-“ jin laughs to himself before turning around to plop the skin down on little counter attached to the stuffing machine, “anyways, were you thinking about choosing a sound or recording something?”

he spins back around and his eyes widen when he notices that your eyes have gotten red and are starting to water

uh oh

what’s going on?

what’s happening??

are you…

are you crying??

why are you crying??

he was totally kidding!!!

that wasn’t supposed to be mean!!

that was supposed to be playful banter!!!

“oh- oh, god no- wait-“ jin immediately walks over so that he’s standing in front of you and jungkook won’T be able to see that he just upset a customer, “don’t cry!! i was kidding!! i have, like, ten plushies on my bed! i’m twenty-seven and i work at a build-a-bear, if anything, i should be the one crying-”

“i just-“ you reach up to wipe at your eyes as you begin to blubber, “my boyfriend of one year b-broke up with me two weeks ago and i- i just th-thought that a teddy bear would make good company because god knows i’m not in the right mental state to be taking care of a real animal-!”

jin winces when you let out a particularly loud sob and he quickly drags you over so that the two of you are behind the stuffing machine and out of sighT from everyone

crap

he doesn’t even have any tissues on him!!!!

maybe he can pull some fluff out from the machine and you can dab at your tears with that

actually, the cotton might stick to your cheeks if you try wiping your tears away with a fistful of stuffing, so maybe not

“i-i know it’s stupid and humiliating for a grown-up to be in here buying a stupid teddy bear for herself but there’s so much in my life that’s just out of my control right now a-and making this teddy bear seemed like the only thing i could control and i just-“

“y-yes, of course!” jin pulls you into a tight hug (your sobbing is getting a little loud and people are starting to notice so this is the only way he can think to muffle your crying) and strokes the back of your head comfortingly, “i’m so sorry, i had no idea! that makes total sense, of course you can get this teddy bear for yourself…”

he continues to hold you until your sobs reduce to little hiccups and gives a warning look when yoongi mouths whether or not they should call mall security on your ass

when you pull away your eyes are a little puffy and the tip of your nose is red

if jungkook asks, maybe jin can get away with saying that your allergies acted up in the middle of the store

you don’t look like that because he made you burst into tears

not at all!!

“how about we… record a special message for your new friend?” jin digs through the tub to pull out an electronic heart

“i-“ you hiccup, “i don’t really h-have anything i want to say…”

jin purses his lips in thought

stuffing the bear with a heartbeat heart seems way too basic

this is an important bear!

ah!

“why don’t you let me take care of it, okay?” he reaches over and rubs your shoulder gently, “you wait here and i’ll take care of everything. for his stuffing, would you like a soft cuddle bear or a plump one?”

your bottom lip starts to quiver again and you let out a light laugh, “a soft cuddle bear sounds really sweet.”

“then a soft cuddle bear it is.”

“and this is for you.” jin hands you the box over the counter and you take it from him with a grin, “thank you for your purchase! and… sorry about making you cry-“

“oh, god no-“ you snort, “i’m sorry for bursting into tears and loading all of that on you-“

“it’s totally fine!” jin shakes his head, “you’re definitely not the first person to start crying in a build-a-bear, so there’s absolutely nothing to feel bad about.”

“right! right, of course.” you nod and press your lips together, “anyways, thanks for helping me out today, jin.”

“of course! it was a pleasure.” jin clears his throat

it’s pretty clear that the two of you want to continue talking to each other, but…

jin doesn’t usually practice his flirting skills when he’s at build-a-bear, so pardon him for being a little rusty

“so… see you around!” you chirp, “i’m just gonna-“

“wait, uh-“ jin wipes his hands down on the back of his pants, “i… i don’t know if maybe this is a little too soon for you or… and it’s totally fine if you don’t want to, but… maybe i can treat you to an apology corndog or something sometime? i don’t know. this mall doesn’t really offer fine dining, so a corndog is really all i can-“

“yeah, i would love that!” you nod enthusiastically, “an apology corndog with you sounds great. i mean, a regular corndog would be fine too, but- d-do you… want my number?”

also

this isn’t you rebounding or anything

this is the first time in two weeks where your mind hasn’t been clouded with thoughts of your ex-boyfriend

this is the first time in two weeks that you’re actually happy

jin seems genuinely sweet and you wouldn’t mind getting to know him :-))

also you’re glad that hE was the one who asked

because if you were the one who asked, it’d probably make you look that much more pathetic

and you’ve already made a fool of yourself once today!!

you sigh happily as you slam the car door shut

you’re about to shove the key into the ignition when suddenly you remember that your bear has a personalised message inside of him

“oh, right!” you reach over to open up the cardboard house that he’s been shoVed into

!!!

you wonder what soundbyte jin picked out for you!!!

you pull him out and smile fondly at the sight of his chubby arms dangling over your hands

cute :-))

this was money well spent for sure

okay, now how do you activate the sound…

there’s a bit of squeezing and poking but you manage to find the little heart inside of him

you perk up when you hear a muffled crackle

“hi, y/n! it’s me, your furry friend… uh… jin bear! if you’re listening to this, it probably means you’re super sad… cry into my stomach to muffle the sound of your violent sobs! …oh, god, probably shouldn’t have said that- anyways, um, i hope you feel better soon! and remember to give me plenty of cuddles - i promise it’ll make you feel better!”

that was actually a pretty good message

(you hope jin texts u soon)

“okay, jin bear.” you murmur quietly as you buckle him into the passenger seat, “time to take you home.”

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Marry Me

Summary: You and Connor have been dating secretly for almost a year, keeping it quiet in your ridiculously gossipy workplace. But one night during sex he proposes.

Warnings: Smut, MINORS DNI. Oral (female receiving), piv sex, cleanup.

A/N: We're blaming @unmistakablyunknown and her team of anons from last night for this one. Because damn. DAMN. It was supposed to be a smutty oneshot and then there's only a lil smut and mostly feelings? Weeeeird.

It had been one year since you’d first fallen into bed with Connor, the stupidly handsome trauma surgeon. You both knew it wasn’t a good idea, you were an intern who was shadowing him for a large portion of your first year in Emergency Medicine, but you’d fallen in love. He’d returned the feelings, but the decision between the two of you was simple. Nobody could find out.

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Home

Summary: When your old team in New York needs someone familiar with the case that led you to move to Chicago, you have to go back to help. Even when that means leaving your boyfriend, Jay, behind at home.

Words: 3k

Warnings: It involves an SVU case, so rape, murder, physical assault, aftermath of assault, stabbing, canon typical violence for SVU and CPD.

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Getting called into your sergeant’s office wasn’t anything unusual, everyone was called in a couple of times a week. But this time, Hank closed the door behind you as you came in.

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Begin Again

Summary: It's been nine weeks since you ended things with Jay, and you're barely starting to heal. But when you're called out as medical assistance to CPD and he's being held hostage, you realise your feelings aren't going anywhere. Sequel to Endings, because @hereforhalstead yelled at me and @morganupstead wanted a Jay fic.

Words: 2.9k

Warnings: angst, heartbreak, Jay!Whump, gunshots, hospitals, blood, medical procedures.

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You’d never known a one bedroom apartment could feel so empty. Sylvie and Matt had helped you move in, Matt changing the locks and making sure your security system was set up. But even after a week of being on their couch, your belongings felt like they didn’t fill the apartment. And they didn’t, really. You’d left so much behind in your need to cut all ties with Jay.

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I’ve been seeing so much about Texas so here is my handy dandy list of things to do when you live somewhere abortion is banned. For reference, I’m Cíara, I’m 27, and until I was 24 abortion was constitutionally illegal here in Ireland. I was involved in the campaign to repeal the 8th amendment, and I’ve got a law degree. Here’s what worked here.

Organise. Organise. Organise. Especially intersectionally. DO NOT leave your BIPOC and trans folks behind. Abortion and reproductive rights are not a white woman issue, don’t act like they are. Find groups that were already doing the work and join them. (Planned Parenthood feels like a good starting point here)

Be vocal about abortion as healthcare and a human right. It’s not a dirty word. It’s healthcare, and these laws are the first step to criminalising miscarriages. We’ve seen it happen in other countries (source for it here in El Salvador). Even if you personally don’t think you would choose an abortion, be up front and honest about supporting people who would choose it.

Where practicable and safe turn out in person. Protest. Make your voice be heard. With covid and delta that’s not always possible, so if you choose to protest please make sure you double mask (a surgical/medical/n95 mask under a cloth one), and be fully vaccinated.

Physically write to your legislators. Phone calls and emails are fine, but they can’t ignore physical letters. Make sure to include your full address, because then they know you’re a constituent. Stamps are cheap. Write a letter a week. It can say nearly the same thing, but the physical letters get more attention because they have to be actually dealt with. Plus because more people email, they tend to have more weight because you take the time to physically send something.

Make this your red line. Every time someone wants your vote, for whatever reason, you ask “what is your opinion on keeping abortion legal and accessible to all?” And if they lie to you, PUBLICISE IT. A local TD here lied to me and my sister about his beliefs on abortion to try get our vote. Now whenever he’s mentioned in our friends or family it’s “oh he lied to Cíara, what else is he lying about”. They’re only as good as their word, and if you can prove they’re lying it helps.

If you live in Texas or Georgia and need an abortion, WHW is able to provide abortion pills for lower prices. It gets posted to you and you can take them. A doctor can’t tell the difference between an abortion caused by pills and a miscarriage if you need medical attention, so don’t be afraid to seek help if you need it.

I know this is scary. I know seeing the rights of people who can become pregnant being trampled on is terrifying and dystopian. But as someone who lived through this in my own life you will succeed. You will be able to do this.

I grew up with a secret savings account, and my friends and I clubbing together if someone needed to go to England for an abortion. Where the 6am flights to Liverpool and Manchester had young pregnant people who were hiding their secrets flying over and back in a day. You can do this. Support each other, stay strong, and remember there’s a whole load of feminists who’ve been fighting these battles who have your backs.

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IATSE just announced a strike from October 18th at 12.01am (PDT)

Reminder folks - this will shut down production. There’ll be no new shows. We’ll probably get truncated seasons of shows. But the health and safety of workers is so much more important than our enjoyment. There’s fandom in the meantime.

If I see anyone on my dash talking shit about unions and keeping workers safe, im blocking you. These workers who make up the backbone of the media we love are so much more important than they’re treated, and deserve better pay and conditions. End. Of. Story.

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Things We Lost in the Fire, ch 35

aka Caleo uni au

Fic summary: Calypso starts studying at a new university, but to her annoyance her new flatmate is a loud mouthed mechanic who also likes to sneak his dog in whenever. But as she learns to know him better, she realizes they might have more in common than what she first thought. Eventually, even the darkest secrets come out…

Chapter summary: Final Waystation chapter, yay!

Or: In which Leo and Calypso both make some progress.

A/N: OK, first of all, within these 3 weeks we have hit 3 pretty big milestones! 1) It was this fic's first anniversary this friday so hooray for that! Can't believe this story has been in my life so long already. 2) We've reached 7000 hits on ao3! It's crazy to think so many of you are reading this even though not all that many seem to like Caleo! And 3) We have also reached 90k words with this chapter! No, when I started planning this fic I definitely did not plan to make it over 100k words but that really seems to be the direction it's going to :'D I /do/ however hope that once we finally get the flatmates back to their flat, we are (slowly) starting our journey towards the 'final arc'. But how many words will that take? Only Apollo knows, I guess.

Alright, enough rambling! Now, enjoy and please, please, please, let me know what you think of this chapter (and the previous one if you haven't) because I /really/ do want to know what you think. Was it about time? Are these two being too sappy? And all that stuff!

Words: 4287

Genre: romance & hurt/comfort

Warnings: none

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After the whole ‘kitchen episode’ Leo and Calypso went back to spend some time with Leo’s family who were playing Monopoly in Waystation’s small library. Calypso had expected to be questioned about what had happened in the kitchen. To her surprise, though, Emmie just briefly asked if the flatmates had managed to resolve their issues, to which they answered a quick ‘yes’, and that was the end of that conversation. Even though Calypso was grateful that she or Jo hadn’t asked more, at the same time, one part of her did want to tell them.

Once a new round of Monopoly was finished (with Leo winning, even though the others kept whispering to him that he should let Georgina win), it was already pretty late and Leo and Calypso withdrew into their respective rooms. When it got quiet in the hallway, though, there was a knock on Calypso’s door.

“Who is it?” Calypso asked from her bed where she had been resting, thinking about the events of that day.

The voice from the other side of the door said: “Just me, Leo. Can I come in?”

“Sure, as long as you don’t do anything funny while in here,” Calypso replied, half joking, half serious.

“What, nothing funny? But Leo Valdez and fun go hand in hand,” he claimed through the door.

Calypso rolled her eyes at him even though he couldn’t see. “Ugh, you know what I mean. Listen, I know we are… um…” she stopped to taste the word in her mouth, “... dating now, but I have decided that I want to take it slowly. Too many bad experiences in the past. I hope you get that.”

“Alright, I understand,” Leo said to her relief. “Don’t worry, I won’t be trying anything ‘funny’ as you called it. I’m a man of my word!”

“In that case, you can come in here,” Calypso told him, sitting up on her bed.

Leo entered the room, still wearing the day clothes (surprisingly, jeans and a white shirt this time, and not his favorite overalls. While Calypso loved the overalls, she did have to admit that he looked pretty nice in the current outfit) even though it was already pretty late. Calypso herself had changed into her pajamas, a pink flannel shirt and pants that matched it. She followed Leo to a small couch opposite to her bed, sitting down next to him. At first she kept some space between them but after some hesitation and some encouraging looks from Leo, she finally snuggled up by his side, leaning her head on his shoulder. Her hand was laying on her pajama pants and he lowered his on it, tracing the outline with his thumb. Calypso was happy to notice he felt nicely warm on the cool winter night.

“I am glad we can do this now,” she said quietly, watching their hands.

“Me too. Although, we could probably have done it a whole lot earlier if we weren’t so damn stubborn,” Leo reminded her.

“Ouch. Yeah, that is probably true,” Calypso admitted, closing her eyes.

“So… it’s been a day,” Leo said when a silence fell between them. “It has…” Calypso agreed. “Weird how this morning seems to have happened like a year ago.” “Yeah…” Calypso shifted slightly on her spot by Leo’s side. “Can I ask you a question, though? How are you feeling now? You know… after… everything...”

“I… it’s hard to say,” Leo answered. “I’m not gonna claim that us kissing fixed all of my problems. Nah, it doesn’t work like that. Don’t get me wrong, it was awesome but - woah, am I really saying this? - I think the opening up part was more important. It clarified some things in my head. You know, like what I want to do and what I should do. And the fact that you have experienced something similar… This is probably gonna sound awful, but I was kinda relieved to hear that. Don’t get me wrong; I wish that you wouldn’t have had to go through any of that, but since you have… it means we understand each other. I can trust that you won’t judge me, which I honestly can’t say about all the people.”

“Yeah.” Calypso nodded slightly, not removing her head from his shoulder. “I know what you mean. I feel the same way.”

“And…” Leo continued, and Calypso imagined a grin spreading on his face, “Now I have some good memories to associate Christmas with. That definitely doesn’t hurt, right?”

“I’m glad I managed to give you something else to think about, then.” Calypso smiled.

“You certainly did. For real, I’ve had to pinch myself a couple of times this evening,” Leo confessed.

“Why?” Calypso frowned.

“Because it’s hard to believe it’s true. I mean this. Us.”

“And why is that?” Calypso wanted to know.

“Because you’re great in practically every possible way while I’m… me?”

Calypso raised her head from Leo’s shoulder and gave Leo her best ‘are you kidding me’ look. “Listen to me now. Aside from your guilt complex, you really should work on your self esteem some more. You’re a good person, Leo, even though you don’t always seem to think so. Of course you have your flaws just like I do, but I don’t love some superhuman version of you. Me from a few months ago is probably shaking her head so hard right now, but here’s what I think: you’re smart. And funny when you’re not trying to. And persistent. Hard-working. You make fixing things seem effortless. And you’re ready to put your loved ones’ happiness before yours. In fact, I think sometimes you care so much that it hurts you. But it only makes me care about you even more."

Leo was quiet for a while, probably still trying to swallow Calypso’s words.

“Woah, um… Thanks, Sunshine. I guess two people can really see the same thing very differently.”

“Yes, we can,” Calypso agreed. “I bet your view of me is also very different from how I see myself.”

“You’re probably right there.”

Calypso decided to change the topic when it got quiet. “Do you think that your family has any idea? About what happened between us?”

“I think we did our acting pretty well.” Leo grinned against her hair. “It’s pretty suspicious, though, that they didn’t ask us anything.”

“Well, better that way than trying to answer some awkward questions,” Calypso noted. “Um… I hope you know that I would really like to tell them about us, but… it’s better to be safe than sorry.”

“I know. You just want to protect me, right? I would also want to protect you if I was in your situation.”

“Mmmmh.”

A comfortable silence fell between the couple. Calypso was happy to notice that Leo was so relaxed in her company that he didn’t even swing his legs back and forth like he often did. Eventually he spoke:

“Hey… you asked me how I am doing but what about you? I know I haven’t made this day easy for you…”

“I appreciate you asking. To be honest? I’m doing pretty well now. This night has been… unexpected, to say the least. I didn’t think I would be brave enough to get over my worries, but here we finally are. It’s a bit scary…” Calypso noticed Leo’s hand twitching slightly on hers, so she was quick to add: “... but like you said, also relieving. Don’t worry, I will be sticking to my word. There are no take backs now,” Calypso reassured him.

“Good.” Leo nodded.

“Hey... “ Calypso said when she spotted something on the nearby desk. “I, uh, know that we both have been really testing our boundaries today, but there’s something I would still like to try. That is, if that’s OK with you.”

“Alright. What is it?” Leo asked curiously.

“My mum always used to light up some candles by the windowsill on Christmas night when I was a kid. She said she did that in memory of those who weren’t there to celebrate with us anymore. That’s a tradition that’s stuck with me until now. Emmie put some candles over there…” Calypso nodded towards a desk by the window, “... earlier today, but I didn’t know how you would feel about me using them, so I didn’t. But… What do you say? You could take it as a part of your training.”

Leo didn’t seem to love the idea at first but finally he gave in.

“Alright. But just one. And it needs to be far from all the other objects.”

“Yes. Don’t worry, we both will keep a watchful eye on it.”

Calypso felt Leo’s eyes on her the whole time as she rose from the sofa and lit up the candle. He was seemingly relieved when she sat back down next to him and wrapped her arm around his shoulder. “You know all about the fire’s dangerous sides…” Calypso started with a calming tone, “... but it can be very useful too when used right. It can ruin, but it can also help to build new things. A lot of your precious machines wouldn’t exist without fire, right? Have you ever stopped to consider that?”

Leo frowned at her, taking her words in. “Are you trying to say that fire has many different sides to it, just like us people? But if we only choose to see the negative, we will never understand the positive sides?”

“Yes, basically. We are both very judgemental towards ourselves, but today was a good example that not everyone sees us the same way.”

“Yeah… You’re not wrong there… I’ll try to remember that.”

“Me too.”

Calypso noticed Leo glanced at the candle briefly before his eyes returned to her. He was still a little stiff but a lot less so than when Calypso had lit up the candle.

“I was thinking…” he said suddenly. “Since we are official now and all that… Should we, you know, do something together… you know, outside our flat… sometime? When this vacation is over?”

“You mean like a date?” Calypso asked, surprised by the chance of the topic. But then again, she figured it might have been his way to try to distract himself. “Hmmm, let me think…” Leo already looked a bit worried for a moment before she finally started smiling at him. “Alright. I suppose we can do that.”

“And will we resume our movie nights? And cooking sessions?” His eyes lit up almost like the candle on the desk.

“Of course, you weirdo. I don’t think I have any reason to avoid you anymore, now that you know…”

“Know what?” Leo grinned. “That you think Leo Valdez is pretty damn hot?”

Calypso knew that Leo was most likely expecting her to lash at him, so she decided to use a different kind of tactic. She gave him a flirtiest smile she could muster, and replied:

“Sure. Let me tell you a little secret: when you are wearing those overalls you always do, my heart feels like it’s doing somersaults in my chest…”

Leo blinked at her a couple of times as if he couldn’t believe what he had just heard.

“Wait, what? What did you just say?”

Calypso snorted. “Just playing your own game, you know.”

“Oh, alright. I see now.” Leo’s ears went red, which amused Calypso a lot.

“You’re cute when you’re flustered,” she chirped at him, poking his cheek playfully.

“Har har.”

Calypso pressed a kiss on his cheek.

“I hope you know I wouldn’t be doing this if I wasn’t 100% comfortable around you. I had already decided that I would not… I would not allow myself to go through what I already did several times before, but you just had to make me break my promise to myself.”

“And you know what?” Leo turned his head so they were eye to eye. “I’m not sorry at all that I made you do that.”

“Of course you aren’t,” Calypso rolled her eyes at him. They kept gazing at each other for a moment before Calypso’s urge to kiss her fool of a boyfriend got too strong. It was a light and gentle kiss, one that she hoped told him that she was happy to be where she was and also proud of him for being able to handle the flame of the candle.

“Whoa, what was that for?” Leo asked once Calypso had pulled away.

“Just to shut you up for a moment,” Calypso lied.

“Nah. You wouldn’t want me to do that,” Leo grinned at her knowingly.

“Alright. Maybe I wouldn’t. So keep talking,” Calypso encouraged him.

“Okay,” Leo obliged. “About what?”

“Anything, really. Something silly and light, Leo Valdez style.”

Leo seemed to think about Calypso’s request for a moment.

“Hey, have you heard about the time when Jason had a party at his father’s house without him knowing and Piper…”

Leo continued telling her silly stories about his friends (even though a few involved also Percy, that didn’t ruin Calypso’s mood). From that they moved onto other things, such as what an ideal date would be for each of them (their opinions differed less than expected, to Calypso’s surprise), the favorite place they had ever visited (Calypso remembered Malta and the nearby islands quite fondly), and how fast Georgina would build her 1000-piece puzzle. The time flew by as they talked and Calypso was surprised to notice at some point that it was almost 3 AM and the candle had gone out a long time ago without either of them noticing. Leo snuck back into his room as quietly as possible, but not without giving Calypso one last good night kiss in the dark hallway before they separated.

…

The Christmas break was coming to an end and it was Leo and Calypso’s last full day at Waystation. Calypso felt a little bitter sweet about it; on one hand the vacation had been a bit of a rollercoaster emotionally, but on the other hand everything had ended better than she had dared to expect. She knew that she and Leo still had plenty of work to do when it came to their communication skills and of course she was also worried something would go wrong – specifically, regarding her father – but it still felt so freeing to be able to tell what she really thought and to be able to love and be loved.

She would of course miss the people of Waystation. Georgina was adorable and seemed to have basically adopted Calypso as her big sister at this point. She enjoyed teaching things to the girl; baking, gardening, sewing, even a little bit of singing… She was also pretty quick-witted for someone of her age and Calypso was quite certain that she did know that something was going on between her and Leo no matter how hard they were trying to deny it. Leo’s mothers were also great people and they had already told Calypso that she was welcome to Waystation any time she wanted. They also mentioned that they didn’t mind if she kicked Leo’s butt a bit sometimes when he deserved it. She had thanked them and told them that she’d keep their advice in mind.

The final day didn’t go entirely without surprises. Emmie had quickly mentioned that they would be getting more dinner guests that day, but Calypso hadn’t been prepared for the entire Hunters of Artemis crew to show up. They were old acquaintances of Jo and Emmie, the group’s former coaches, and the older women still asked them to drop by whenever they were nearby. To Calypso’s surprise, when she heard about the visit, her instinct to flee was not quite as strong anymore as it had been when she had last seen Thalia and Reyna.

“Are you OK with this?” Leo asked after Emmie had gone back to greet the visitors. “I remember that you weren’t eager to talk to them at the Halloween party and now I understand why… If you wanna, like, go out and check the foster animals or something like that, we can do that.”

“I think… I think it’s time for me to face my past,” Calypso replied. “I can’t do that if I hide every time I see someone who used to know Zoë…”

“That’s a fair point,” Leo agreed. “But still, don’t push yourself too hard.”

Soon the couple was in the hallway where everyone had gathered.

“Oh, there you two are!” Jo exclaimed when she saw them. “I was already starting to wonder if you had gone back to your flat earlier than planned.”

“Oh, nah,” Leo denied, waving his hand nonchalantly. “We just had some things we needed to discuss.”

Jo looked at him suspiciously, probably wondering what exactly they had discussed. “Hmm. Well, it’s good that you seem to be on speaking terms again. Anyway, Calypso, I believe you haven’t met these people before, so say hello to the Hunters of Artemis. Thalia Grace…” She pointed at a young woman with dark, spiky hair, whom Calypso remembered from the Halloween party. “Reyna Ramírez-Arellano…” Another dark haired girl, with a long braid, however, nodded at Calypso. “And here’s…” Jo continued her introductions but the names simply went through her brain and didn’t stay there. Maybe it was the Leo influence, she wondered; she didn’t remember having issues with focusing earlier.

“Hi, all.” She tried to sound confident but she didn’t think she succeeded very well. Surely Reyna and Thalia remembered how she had spent a whole night trying to avoid talking to them, getting drunk and throwing up in Piper’s bathroom in the end. “Hello,” Reyna spoke first. “I believe I’ve seen you once before. At Jason’s place last month, right?”

“Uh, yeah,” Calypso had to admit reluctantly. Well, at least she wasn’t drunk in a mythology themed costume right now, she thought, so she had a chance to give them a bit better picture of herself than earlier.

“Well, it’s nice to meet you properly now,” Reyna said and shook her hand.

“Likewise,” Calypso told her, although she still felt like she was not living up to the meaning of her name, ‘she who conceals’.

“And you probably saw Thalia at that party too. Jason’s sister. My… friend.” Reyna glanced at the other girl quickly when she said the word ‘friend’.

Calypso noticed the slight hesitation and remembered Leo and some others as well mention that the two girls most likely had something going on even though they had to hide it because of their status on their archery team. She knew better than to bring that up, though.

“Hello, Thalia. Yes, I remember seeing you there,” she replied, mainly to be polite.

Before anyone had time to say anything else, Jo told the group that the guests were free to explore the house or do anything they wanted while she and Emmie were finishing the dinner and setting the tables. Many of the Hunters headed back out to the yard to see the animals or do a little bit of exercising before the meal, but Reyna and Thalia had apparently spent their afternoon practicing so they needed a little down time. Leo asked Calypso if she would have preferred to go to help Emmie and Jo but she remained stubborn. If she couldn’t do this now, she didn’t know she would be able to do it, so she guided Leo to the living room where Reyna and Thalia had gone.

When Thalia heard they had entered the room, she turned towards them.

“We didn’t really get a chance to talk the last time I saw you,” she noted bluntly.

“Sorry about that; I was having a bit of a rough day back then, to be honest,” Calypso replied vaguely.

“To me it looked like you were having the most fun out of all of us,” Thalia said, but Reyna elbowed her in the ribs. “Hey!”

“Don’t worry about it,” Calypso sighed. “I wasn’t acting like myself that evening.”

“We all have those days…” Reyna reassured her.

“Yeah, I guess so.” Calypso shrugged.

“Someone mentioned that your last name is Astal,” Thalia noted when it got quiet again. “Is that true?”

“Yes, unfortunately it is,” Calypso replied, getting a bit anxious because she knew where this conversation was heading to. “Why do you ask?”

Her hand quickly reached for Leo’s, who was still standing next to her, and even though she couldn’t hold it in front of the others, feeling his fingers right next to hers felt reassuring.

“Because it’s probably not a very common last name, right?” Thalia inquired, “and we used to have someone on our team whose last name was Astal before she took her mother’s last name. Zoë Nightshade, does that ring any bells?”

“Yes. She was my older sister,” Calypso confirmed, feeling herself stiffen a bit.

“Oh… I’m so sorry… I mean, I heard what happened to her… Just horrible.” Thalia shook her head.

Calypso was struggling to find the right words, but Leo quickly tapped on her back with his fingers when the others didn't notice and that helped her to root herself. “I don’t think there are any words to describe it,” she mumbled. “Um, did you know my sister well?”

“Not as well as some others on our team, to be honest. I had only been on the team for a few months before we heard the news about the accident…” Thalia said. “But she seemed like such a great person. One of our most talented archers for sure, and really determined. She was always the first on the field and the last to leave.”

“That… that does sound like her,” Calypso smiled a bit sadly. “Did she… did she ever talk about her home life to you?”

“Not much.” Thalia shrugged. “A bit.”

“Oh… What did she say?” Calypso wanted to know.

“I did get the impression that she really hated her father. And her mother lived somewhere far, apparently? But she did mention her sisters every once in a while. Did she have any other younger siblings besides you?” Thalia asked.

“No, she didn’t. She was the second youngest and I am the youngest of the group. Big family… But is there a reason why you ask that?”

“You see, she did sometimes talk about her baby sister. I remember that she always wished she could do more for her because she thought her sister deserved better than what she… Wait, what’s wrong?” she stopped when she noticed Calypso’s reaction.

Even though Calypso had tried her best to stay calm, once she heard what Zoë had said about her, she couldn’t stop the tears anymore. Leo quickly stepped in front of her while she tried to recover and glared at Thalia angrily.

“Calypso was there when the accident happened,” he blurted. “Do you think she really wants to talk about her the whole time?”

“I thought she would be happy to hear that her sister respected her a lot,” Thalia attempted to defend herself.

“But…” Leo wanted to continue the debate but Calypso stopped him.

“No, Leo, it’s OK.” She put a hand on his shoulder.

“It’s not OK!” Leo exclaimed.

She took a deep breath and withdrew herself from Leo’s arms. “It is. I mean… It's not easy for me to talk about her, but it’s like I said earlier. I need to learn to live with this. Does it hurt? Yeah. But I’m also thankful for hearing her say that about me. She wished I could experience a better life than she did prior to her joining the Hunters. I hope that if she’s watching me right now… from wherever she is… she’s happy for me. Well… I’m not out of the woods yet, as you can surely see right now," she chuckled ironically, referring to her teary face, "but… you know. I’m getting there. I’m feeling better than I have in a long while. And that’s what counts.”

“I don’t know what your source of happiness is, but whatever it is, I’m sure she would be happy for you.” Thalia nodded approvingly.

“Some things are better kept secrets,” Calypso replied mysteriously, turning to Reyna. “Did you know my sister?”

“No, unfortunately not,” Reyna replied. “I joined this group only a couple of years ago. Thalia’s been on it way longer. But I’ve heard a lot of stories about her from some of our older teammates, and it sounded like she was someone everyone looked up to. Even our coach complimented her sometimes and she never compliments anyone unless for a very good reason.”

“It sounds like she was really enjoying her life and had great people around her before… you know. It’s… great. I saw how hard she fought to get out of our father’s grip and do what she really wanted. She was happy with you guys.” The evil side of Calypso’s brain wanted to add that ‘she was happy until I messed it up for her’. She considered the fact that she managed to call herself out before she said that sentence aloud as some kind of progress.

“Yeah. I really think she was,” Thalia reassured her.

Calypso gave her a small, sad smile. “Good.”

After that the group started talking about other things. Thalia told Calypso some stories about Jason. Reyna explained why she had decided to join the Hunters even though she had already been doing well on another team before that. Leo also contributed to the stories sometimes and at some point, Calypso noticed that she was feeling quite at ease with this group. Even though Zoë was still briefly mentioned on a few occasions, it didn’t bother her as much anymore. Some kind of lock had opened inside her and she didn’t plan to close it anymore.

#caleo #leo valdez #calypso #heroes of olympus #percy jackson and the olympians #trials of apollo #my fics #caleo uni au

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Corren - 1 through 100 - You did this to yourself.

FUCK YOU *UN-IRONICS YOUR ASK*

UNDER THE FUCKING CUT

1. What do they smell like?

Bad. Do you think their party is able to regularly take showers? I thinketh the fuck not. ... Pine and old books when he can self care tho.

2. What is their voice like?

Listen I know Corren, being taller, would be more likely to have a deeper register but you'll tear "tenor Corren" out of my cold dead hands

3. What is their biggest motivator?

Spite.

4. What is their most embarrassing memory?

When he first met his BFF Alondra, he was so antisocial and good at ignoring people that she actually got the impression he might have been hard of hearing. She never let him live that down. (one day I'll finish this fic i promise)

5. How do they deal with/react to pain?

"I will keep all of my pain in here, and one day I'll die." ... Okay but listen he's squishy so he takes like one hit and is bloodied up. Someone get him a healer. Pls.

6. What do they like to wear?

He likes his cloak. Its weighty and soft(well. WAS soft. got a bit of wear and tear these days.) and like. Who doesnt love cloaks.

7. Which of their relationships have impacted them most positively?

Ohhhhh fuuuccck this one's tough. I might have to go with Torvid honestly. While the entire party has had a positive impact on him(and trust me I was this close to picking Alistair), Torvid's been more of the one to call him out on his bullshit and to, oh I don't know, talk about your emotions? Ever??? Yknow BEFORE they become too much to handle and he absolutely breaks down???

8. What’s the weirdest thing they’ve ever eaten?

Alistair's cooking.

9. Describe the way that they sleep.

Good luck finding him NOT cuddled up with at least one dog. Tbh he just enjoys cuddles in general.

10. What is their favorite food/kind of food?

FUCKIN. GIVE HIM A GOOD STEAK. THIS BOY IS MOSTLY CARNIVORISTIC.

11. What do they feel most insecure about?

As tempted as I am to say "His cooking", it's actually his singing.

12. How do they like to dress?

"Comfort over flashiness tbh. I gotta go ADVENTURING in whatever I wear after all."

"... Also don't you DARE perceive me as cishet."

13. How do they react to feelings of guilt?

Call him a genie because he will BOTTLE THAT SHIT UP.

14. How do they react to/deal with betrayal?

Denial :D

15. What is their greatest achievement?

Shrike: Killing his dad

Me: NOOOOOO

EDIT: WAIT THIS WAS ANSWERED IN Q99 WHAT THE HECK

16. What are they like when they’ve gotten too little sleep?

Somehow more of a dick than usual. Snappy and cranky and just. Mrehhh.

17. What are they like when they’re drunk?

Doesn't get drunk often, but when he does I imagine he's actually giggly and a little clingy. It's cute :)

18. What kind of music do they enjoy?

*Opens my Corren playlist* Oh yeah. It's either full edgy alt rock or indie alt "depressed millenial" tracks.

19. Are they right or left handed?

FFFuuhhhhck uhhhh well

Looking over my old art I can't seem to pick a dominant hand(I've even drawn him handling his sniper with either hand???????????) so like oops guess he's ambidextrous.

20. Fears?

The dark, the ocean, dying alone and forgotten, his friends losing their trust of him

21. Favorite kind of weather?

Rain!!!! Especially cool rain like what people often get in fall months.

22. Favorite color?

Indigo!!!

23. Do they collect anything?

Books :3

24. Do they prefer either hot or cold weather more?

Cold weather by far.

25. What is their eye color?

Electric blue!

26. What is their race/ethnicity?

Well his race is a homebrew race known as Marelienth. Uhhh ethnicity? Idk he's from a mountain town way up north *shrugs*

In human aus I imagine him as half-Mongolian half-Norwegian so ayee

27. Hair color?

Black!

28. Are they happy where they are currently?

No :D He loves adventuring with his party don't get me wrong but he still has a lot of trauma to unpack. ... Also he was just possibly broken up with soooo. :/

29. Are they a morning person?

NOPE.

30. Sunrise or sunset?

*motions to above question* Sunset.

31. Are they more messy or more organized?

More organized, actually!

32. Pet peeves?

*unravels a list. It's all shit the party has done. Mostly Alistair.*

33. Do they own any objects of significant personal importance?

HOOUSIDSJFK- HE- Y-YEAH HE SURE DOES

His amethyst pendant used to belong to his brother, Julian, and he gave it to Corren right before they were separated so you BET it's sentimental as shit and he wears it daily.

34. Least favorite food?

Mecha's usually a great cook but one time trolled him with some absurdly spicy curry he couldn't handle and he's never forgiven them.

35. Least favorite color?

Hmmm. Maybe... yellow?

36. Least favorite smell?

He spent a year with his party in a damp cave and no showers, so uh. I'll give you a guess.

37. When was the last time they cried?

Literally last night in our game's timeline :D Full breakdown and everything!

38. Were they with anybody the last time they cried?

Torvid :D He was there to comfort

39. Tell us about one of the times they got injured?

One time they were in combat and Corren took a few hits and was down to about 2hp or so. He had a temporary level thanks to Kieran, which boosted his HP a little bit. When he teleported them to a safe town, though, well... Torvid was waiting for them so that's cool. But uh. Yeah that temporary level wore off then and there, dropping Corn Cob to exactly 0hp and he just- flopped down face first in the snow and started dying then and there KJNDKLFNSLKN

40. Do they have any scars?

Do you want to talk about the scar over his eye from a fight he got in with his dad or like. The scars on his limbs from the time he was literally experimented on.

41. Do they struggle with any mental health issues?

Undiagnosed+Untreated Anxiety, Depression, DPDR, PTSD, just to name a few

42. Do they have any bad habits?

Running away from his problems, definitely.

43. Why might someone dislike them?

He's a pretentious nerd. He can be a dick if he doesn't care about you.

44. Why might someone love them?

He's an adorable nerd! He's a hopeless romantic and oddly enough an optimist. He's passionate and driven too!

45. Do they believe in ghosts?

Well ghosts are like- a canon proven thing in his world sooo. Yeah.

46. Is there anyone they would trust with their lives?

His party. Well- most in his party.

47. Are they romantically interested in anyone?

Nethyl :)

48. Are they dating/married to anyone?

He's dating Nethyl and they're in a happy and healthy relationship :) *politely ignores canon*

49. Do they like surprises?

NO >:(

50. When is their birthday?

Heroya 5th! I think. I don't wanna check, assume it's this.

51. How do they usually celebrate their birthday?

"You guys celebrate your watchdays?"

Jokes aside, he mainly just treats himself to a nice dinner and a new book or something :)

52. Do they have any family?

Two older siblings: Julian and Mila. His parents are Andreas and Fanya!

53. Are they close to their family?

... *Coughs*. He was close with his siblings, but Mila died and he hasn't seen Julian in 30 years. Was close with his dad but last time they saw each other, they fought and Corren might have killed him so. ... Yeah. :/

54. What is their MBTI type?

FUCK uh. I... N... T... J? INTJ. Sure.

55. What is their zodiac sign?

In Sekrezia: The eagle

In our world: Uhhh. Idk. Capricorn????

56. What Hogwarts House would they be in?

Uhhh. Ravenclaw??? I know almost nothing about HP :/

57. What D&D alignment are they?

THIS ONE'S EASY- lawful neutral!

58. Do they ever have nightmares? If so, what about?

Used to have typical nightmares, nothing special. Nowadays though he often dreams of being underwater. Not drowning, though. It's... weird. He doesn't like those.

59. What are their views on death?

He's a necromancer lol.

Death is inevitable, though. It's a necessary part of life. Death is not an entire loss, though. One lives on in the memories others carry of them, in the love they hold in their hearts. Death is complicated, but that's okay.

60. What is something that they’re sure to laugh at?

Alistair :)

61. When bored, how do they pass time?

Dog time :)

62. Do they enjoy being outside?

... Ehhhhhh?

63. Do they have an accent?

Technically??? It's an accent from where he's from but like. I just barely tweak my own voice when I rp him so? Damn Corren I'm sorry you've been cursed with east coast dialect.

64. Upon seeing a slice of chocolate cake, what is their first reaction?

"Damn who's the rich bastard here?" (cake is kinda a delicacy in their world- not like elites only but not NEARLY as common as it is here)

65. If they knew they were going to die, what would they do/say?

Reassurance mode to whomever he's with. "Hey, hey, it's okay. I'm okay. Remember what I told you, death is a natural part of life, yeah? I don't have any regrets, I'm okay... Just. Thanks. For giving me a chance. Thank you. Thank you."

66. How do they feel about sex?

I SWEAR he's allosexual. I'm just bad at writing allosexuals.

67. What is their sexuality?

He doesn't really know how to pin it down, so he just calls himself "queer". Definitely not straight, that's all he knows.

68. Do they become squeamish at the sight of blood?

AHAHA no. He's hella desensitized

69. Is there anything that they find really gross?

Skulking cyst. Look it up at your own volition. It's. NO.

70. Which TV Trope(s) best describes them?

It's 12:21 in the morning and I'm NOT about to scroll through a bunch of tv tropes just. just. NERD stereotype.

71. Do they enjoy helping people?

Yyyyes? Only really if it's the people he cares about.

72. Are they allergic to anything?

Bullshit.

73. Do they have a pet?

WINGTHARA!! HIS SKELE-DOG!!!

74. Are they quick to anger? What are they like when they loose their temper?

Oh yeah he's all bark and no bite. He usually just throws a little fit and/or yells.

75. How patient are they?

More than he should be :/

76. Are they good at cooking?

AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

77. Favorite insult? Do they insult people often?

Oh yes he insults the others all the time. No particular favorite, he likes so spice it up.

78. How do they act when they’re particularly happy?

Stim. Stim. Stim. His eyes get all sparkly and he. He.

79. What do they do when they learn about other people’s fears?

He will do everything in his power to assure they won't ever have to deal with their fears alone- You afraid of spiders? It's his job to get the spiders from now on so you won't have to deal with them.

80. Are they trustworthy?

Oh yeah. He's like Rapunzel- doesn't break promises.

81. Do they try to hide their emotions? Are they good at it?

Oh yes he tries to hide it. And yes, he's awful at it.

82. Do they exercise regularly?

Yes and no? No like- exercise regimen, but the amount of travelling and fighting they do is just- a workout in and of itself

83. Are they comfortable with the way they look?

Yeah! He's cute and he knows it baybie!!!

84. What are some physical features that they find attractive on people?

He,,, he likes someone who's physically stong,,, Muscles are,,, aaaaa >///>

85. What kind of personalities do they find attractive?

Someone he can nerd out with :)

86. Do they like sweet foods?

Impartial to it. He won't turn sweets away but he's not crazy about them either.

87. What is their age?

43, the equivalent of- I think someone in their mid 30s?

88. Are they tall or short or somewhere in between?

He's 6'8" :) Which is actually normal for his race

89. Do they wear glasses or contacts?

Sometimes! I like to think he has reading glasses or something like that.

90. Do they consider themselves attractive?

HE'S CUTE AND HE KNOWS IT.

91. What is their sense of humor like?

Julian tainted his sense of humor and now he finds the most dumb shit hilarious. Think very millenial/GenZ humor like "I wish I was Jared, 19"

92. What mood are they most often in?

"I don't get paid enough for this" or Fear.jpg

93. What kinds of things anger them?

People who don't keep their FUCKING WORD. Oh and like. Yknow. Half the shit his party does.

94. Outlook on life?

Again he's??? Oddly an optimist? In the "Things will get better and that is a fucking THREAT" way, but still optimist!

95. What kind of things make them sad/depressed?

Talk about his family :) Or the fact that his boyfriend might want him dead :)

96. What is their greatest weakness?

He's squishy as fuck. He goes down easy.

97. What is their greatest strength?

He's extremely intelligent and great with magic and his sniper!

98. Something that they regret?

Not doing more to stop his brother when he tried to resurrect their sister

99. Biggest accomplishment?

Either convincing an entire town his name is Torren or accidentally convincing some very OP people that he's secretly a dragon.

100. Create your own!

FUCK YOU I SPENT LIKE 2 HOURS ON THIS. NO PROOFREAD. IVE ALREADY DESIGNED CORREN'S AND NETHYL'S HYPOTHETICAL KIDS. ANYWAYS THEY'RE TWIN IRINAGA AND I'VE NAMED THEM AFTER THE DNDADS TWINS: THEIR NAMES ARE LARK AND SPARROW.

#LONG POST #LONG LONG POST #Corren #FUCK YOU DREWSKI <3

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🎄Day 17 of the Christmas project🎄

God damn it, it was cold today. Despite the heating and the blankets you kept for rare occasions, the air in the house was still chilly. It made you wonder if the heating system hadn't gone out.

"No, I don't see anything abnormal," Hyunjae said as he closed the front door, a long shiver running through his spine. "We paid the rent on time, I don't see why it's so cold," you say, pulling your blanket up to your shoulders. Hyunjae shrugged with a grimace, also not seeing where the problem could be. "I'm still going to call the landlord to be sure," he pulled his phone out of his pocket and scrolled through his contact list before lifting his phone to his ear. You on your side, you continued reading your novel, nibbling at your finger as the scene unfolding through the pages was rather gripping.

After a few moments on the phone, Hyunjae signalled to you that he's going back down to the cellar to check with the owner and you nodded, not moving from your comfortable position on the couch. Thanks to your body heat, you had managed to warm up slightly, but it was limited.

"Okay, we can't stay like this," you slammed your book shut, setting the novel on the living room coffee table. You walked to your room and pulled out another fluffy sweater, the one you kept when you went on a ski vacation, plus some flannelette socks that you put on immediately before heading to the kitchen. The floor was freezing, and you could feel it through the two thick layers of fabric separating your feet from the floor.

Hyunjae reappeared a few minutes later, frowning, his phone in hand. You turned to him with questioning eyes, waiting for good news.

“He doesn't understand either, I sent him pictures of the boiler room system, and he says everything looks good to him. Did you feel a difference or not even?" He questioned you, and you shook your head negatively, earning an exasperated sigh from your boyfriend. "Can't he call someone in charge? It's not Christmas yet, they would be supposed still to be up and running," you suggested, and Hyunjae thought for a moment before unlocking his phone. "I'll call him back, he can at least do something for us," you agreed with the words of the young man in front of you, who now had a determined look on his face.

This owner had made you some miserable just because you were a young couple. He was bothered by the fact that you were not married and mature enough for him, as he was convinced that you were going to damage the apartment and make noise for the neighbours, as everyone thought before you arrived. During your move, you were treated to sidelong looks and comments from some bitter neighbours, who had even threatened to call the police at the slightest noise, simply because you were under 45 years old and no children in the making. It is true that, like every young person, you wanted to have fun, but it never happened where you got so loud to the point of receiving a noise complaint. The owner has more often had issues with families where the children covered the walls with childish drawings, wail late at night and early in the morning, but under the pretext that they were grown up and financially comfortable, this was less of a problem.

While Hyunjae argued with the landlord, you walked over to the kitchen, where you pulled out two mugs and heated some milk in a pot. Keeping an eye on the boiling liquid, you pulled out some cocoa powder from a cupboard and poured it into both cups. A good scent spread throughout the apartment, rubbing your cold hands at the thought of drinking a hot beverage. You pushed the pot onto another hotplate as the milk began to steam and rise, not wanting to reproduce the disaster that happened on your first try. You turned off the hotplate before grabbing the handle of the pot with both hands, being careful to aim at the cup and not beside it, or you.

You gently stirred the liquid to mix with the powder before placing the two cups on a tray, gently lifting it, so it doesn't spill. You had to admit by looking at the cups that you were heavy-handed on the milk, but you managed not to spill anything on your way to the living room, where Hyunjae was staring at the television, a shiver making him tremble.

"Here," you said, setting the tray down on the coffee table, picking up a mug before handing it to your boyfriend. He reached out his hand distractedly, and you stared at your mug, thinking he was going to take it safely. However, Hyunjae misjudged how far he was from the cup, and his hand came too quickly against the vessel, the boiling liquid splash and spilling part of it on Hyunjae, as well as running down your hand. “Ouch!" You hissed as the liquid touched your skin, shaking your hand in the air to get rid of the liquid, nearly making you drop the mug onto the carpet. “OW, Y/N!" Hyunjae screamed in a powerful voice, his body petrified by the shock of the boiling drops of milk that landed on his hands and forearms. "Oh my god, I'm sorry!" you exclaimed, hastily putting the mug back on the tray. You ignored the stinging and burning sensation on your hands, concentrating on your partner instead. He was holding his right hand, and his face was disfigured with a grimace. You felt guilty as the pain didn't seem to be easing in your boyfriend, so you motioned for him to stand up and led him to the bathroom, making him sit on the closed toilet seat.

The burns on his hands were still quite important, and you swallowed your guilt, taking out a tube of antiseptic cream, applying the product in small touches on the red areas. Hyunjae hissed again, the cool sensation on his hot, wounded skin aggravating the pain.

"I'm so sorry baby, I swear I didn't do it on purpose," you apologised repeatedly, and he looked up at you to see the concern on your face. "I really hope so," he tried to use humour to ease the mood, but he stopped immediately when your glossy eyes met his. "No, no Y/N, don't blame yourself, I know you didn't do it on purpose. It happens,” he brushed a strand away from your eyes with his free hand as you took care of the damage you had caused. Despite your boyfriend's reassuring words, you couldn't help but blame yourself for messing up his beautiful hands.

Hyunjae was studying your face as you took care of him, and he noticed that you winced depending on what you were holding. Curious, he let his gaze fall on your fingers, and he noticed that white blisters were starting to form on your skin as well. Your clenched jaw tried to conceal your pain, but your boyfriend knew you too well to know your hands were hurting as much as his, if not more.

"Here we go, I think I've taken care of all of the wounds," you said, capping the tube of cream. Wanting to put it back in the first aid kit, a bandaged hand prevented you from doing it. Hyunjae pulled you to him, forcing you to sit on his laps, his head resting on his shoulder. "Let me take care of you as well," he murmured while taking the tube and unscrewed it again, dabbing some product on your knuckles. You pursed your lips as a warm tingling sensation appeared in your fingers. Subconsciously trying to move your fingers to get rid of the weird sensation, the man took your hand in his, holding it flat and open to keep on working on it. "There," he smiled at you as he looks at you, letting you recap the tube of cream and put the kit back in its initial place. With one hand on the top of your head and the other against the rounded edge of the sink, he blocked you from banging your head against the ceramic. "Thank you," you sighed, dragging a few locks out of your eyes. Hyunjae held your face in the palm of his hands, eyes falling to your lips before moving up to dive into yours, asking for permission. You nodded, and your boyfriend captured your lips in a soft, delicate kiss, a way for him to thank you for taking care of him.

When you pulled away, panting, Hyunjae had his palm at the back of your head and looked at you lovingly, before taking your hand to drag you back to the scene of the accident. And, miraculously, when you sat comfortably between your boyfriend's legs and dipped your lips in your cup, the chocolatey liquid was still hot.

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