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sekwar · 2 months
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yes i just found out about what tumblr are doing. i'm pretty pissed off.
this site has completely stopped being fun for me already, so it's time to find somewhere else to go.
which is why i'm going to cohost! i'll be posting there from now on, and i highly encourage anyone to make an account and follow me! i don't need to be held by the confines of a stupid app anymore. the dopamine drip is OVER. i will be FREE there!
you can also buy my comics. i've got like 5 different projects in my head right now and i'm excited to put them on paper.
My discord is sekwar
thank you guys for everything. now it's time to get WEIRDER. see you there.
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fushiguroll · 2 years
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“I’D GET BACK WITH MY EX” PRANK ON HIM 
⇢ iwaizumi hajime, kuroo tetsuro, sugawara koshi
ʚɞ iwaizumi hajime
it was oikawa toru’s idea to prank his best friend and who better to prank iwaizumi hajime than you? 
after his incessant begging, you finally give into Oikawa’s request
you get ready for the prank as oikawa is hiding somewhere nearby with his camera
“hey Hajime...” you whispered, trailing off, earning a weird glance from your boyfriend. 
“why are we whispering?” he responded, moving a little closer to you, “we’re at the gym right now, a public space, you don’t have to whisper.” 
you smiled nervously and he put a hand on your forehead. you feel the callous on his palm as he compared your temperature to his. “good, you’re not running a fever. why are you acting so weird today?” 
You had hope to find a smooth transition into your question without giving it away that its a prank but it failed when you blurted out, “babe, ask me what I'd do if we broke up.” 
“if you say you’d get with oikawa toru, I'd punch him so hard.” 
you punched him lightly on the arm, “ew! why would you ever say that! hurry, ask me the question.” (ngl, oikawa was lowkey hurt when he heard your response).
he looked at you in silence before finally asking you the question. 
“what would you do if we broke up.” 
“I'd get back together with my ex.” 
Iwaizumi Hajime said nothing except look at you as his ears got redder, a telltale sign of extreme annoyance.
 “I'm gonna go cool off,” he took off without waiting for your reply. 
“YOU WOULD BE MY EX, HAJIME!” 
He finally turned around just in time to see Oikawa stumbled out from behind one of the chairs, laughing hysterically, yelling a string off, “YOU SHOULD’VE SEEN YOUR FACE IWA-CHAN!” 
Iwaizumi ignored the pretty captain and walked over to you, “you mean it? if we ever break up you’d just date me again?” 
“yes, but I don’t plan on breaking up with you. ever.” 
“me too.” 
He gave you a hug before turning to Oikawa’s direction. 
“where are you going, babe?” 
“I'm gonna punch that him so hard today, he’ll be seeing those aliens he love so much.”
ʚɞ kuroo tetsuro
You were both studying for an upcoming science test
being the smarty pants that he is, Kuroo easily grasped all the concept, leaving you to struggle in the dust
You could not for the life of you memorize the periodic table, causing your boyfriend to tease you
You decided to prank him as revenge
“Just remember the song I taught you, I don’t know why you won’t use that as a study aid,” Kuroo smirked.
“you literally changed the lyrics of WAP to include the elements, I don’t want to sing that”.
“Now from the top, make it drop, add an H and thats some hydrogen. Take a bucket and a mop...” He sang out loud, hyena laughter echoing in the study hall.
You shake your head annoyed, wanting to take a little break and get revenge for him teasing you all afternoon, you asked,
“Hey Tetsu, ask me what I’d do if we broke up”.
His laughter died and he faced you with fear in his eyes, you almost laughed at his reaction.
“Is it because I’m singing this song? I’ll stop, don’t break up with me”.
“I’m not breaking up with you, it’s just a hypothetical question.”
Kuroo looked confused, “okay...what would you do if we broke up?”
“I’d get back with my ex,” you said with no hesitation.
You guys looked at each other, your eyes twinkling with laughter, his shocked with hurt.
“wow...you said that with no hesitation. have you thought about this question a lot? How can you say something like that?!”
You continued laughing, “for someone who’s so smart, you sure are dumb”.
“what does that even mean! why are you hurting me like this?” He whined, before realization hit him.
“Oh, wait, I would be your ex”.
You smiled at him and he smiled back, before breaking out into his rendition of WAP again, earning him a smack on the head from you.
ʚɞ  sugawara koshi
baby would be so hurt, especially if you pull this prank out of the blue
you’re both seated on the sofa, your legs on top of his
He’s playing a new game not paying any attention to you at all
You remembered this tiktok video you saw a while ago and an idea formed in your head
“Koshi! talk to me,” you poked the pretty setter on the cheek. He playfully swatted your hand away, “hold on, I’m almost done with this level.” 
You huffed in annoyance, Suga immediately looked at you, eyes softening.
“I’m sorry, does my princess need some attention?”
You nodded.
“Okay baby, let’s chat” He sat up taller, keeping his hands on your thigh, turning his entire attention to you.
“Ask me what I’d do if we broke up.”
Suga furrowed his brows, “why would I ask you that?”
“Just do it.”
“No, I don’t want to. I don’t ever want to break up with you.”
“Babe, it’s a hypothetical question. Just do it.”
“Fine, what would you do if we broke up, which would never happen.”
You paused for a second and pretended to be thinking, “I’d get back together with my ex.” 
Suga.exe stopped working. He sat there, red in the face, whining, “why would you say that! how you could say that to me!”
You started laughing at his reaction, which got him more worked up.
“calm down! use your brain.”
Apparently his brain stopped working because now he’s just nuzzling you in the crook of your neck, whining.
“Ko, if we broke up, who would be my ex?”
A moment of silence, as he looked up at you, understanding registering in his eyes.
“Oh. You cheeky little....” He never finished his sentence as he started tickling you before pulling you into a tight embrace, “I’ll never give you the chance to get back with your ex.”
The two of you spent the entire afternoon cuddling, his arms locked around your waist, never letting go.
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cakeofthepan · 2 years
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A very good early s1 Anthony twist featuring Freddie cackling like a hyena once he figures it out
[Audio Transcript:
[The Crypt from The Mummy plays in the background]
Ron: Hey, did you say something about a mummy?
Blue Coat: Yeah. There's a mummy, allegedly, inside this big-ass pyramid that you... YOU... all of you dropped on my town.
Anthony: So on the outside of the pyramid, you've seen what I emailed you on some sort of tablet that's been attached to the pyramid. But the tablet is clearly broken and this is all you can see on the part that remains. It's basically three lines. The first line has the letters E-N-G-E space O. The second line has U-M. And the third line has H-E space R-I.
Freddie: Enge o um
Henry: This plaque intrigues me.
Glenn: Mhm. It seems like there's letters missing.
Henry: It reminds me of one of the little bits they would do in one of my favorite series of movies, The Mummy. And considering that this is like a mummy-type situation.
Anthony: Okay. So you walk into the pyramid, and you see that like, the pyramid is actually really, really... it seems to be hollow almost in a sense. Like, it’s not like— You think of a pyramid, you think of like—
Matt: That’s good for somebody to walk into.
Freddie: Ah, man. It's like the Luxor in Vegas, man.
Will: It's like the first thing everyone builds in Minecraft.
Anthony: Yeah. Pretty much, yeah. It's got a really high ceiling and stuff, but it's pretty dark. So you can only see a couple feet in front of you. And as you walk forward, your thighs bump into like a little, like a metal… these like, waist-high metal gates—
Freddie: [slowly begins laughing hysterically] Are you fucking kidding me? [continues wheezing and laughing off-mic]
Anthony: —that don’t seem to— as you walk around them, they don’t seem to block off anything. They’re just individual little lengths of gate.
Will: [laughing] I'm so scared.
Matt: I can’t—
Will: What is happening?
Anthony: I think Freddie figured it out.
Freddie: [laughs hysterically in the background]
Anthony: You can just barely make out, as your eyes begin to adjust to the darkness, that going all throughout this pyramid in this weird, circuitous path, are a bunch of these little waist-high metal barricades that don't actually seem to block off anything. Initially when you bump into it, you're like, "Oh, it's a gate that's preventing entrance", but it's not.
Will: [laughing] Oh, God damn it!
Anthony: It’s just there in the center of this path.
Matt: Like an amusement park line?
Will: So we're in a room, there's a bunch of waist-high barriers leading up to something.
Anthony: Yeah.
Beth: [laughing hysterically] No! What?
Will: Nice! [laughs hysterically]
Anthony: As you follow them, you can see that they're leading to a series of these, like…
Freddie: [laughing loudly]
Anthony: A bunch of seats next to each other, rows of four; three rows of four, and a tunnel that just descends into darkness almost immediately. You can't see further into it.
Will: Alright, Freddie, go ahead.
Freddie: [laughing] I can make— So as I walk in, I realize the thing at the front of the pyramid, it says— I think it was
[music fades out]
Freddie: Revenge of the Mummy… The Ride.
[everybody bursts out into hysterical laughter]
[outro music starts and fades out]
Will: It felt like we were very close to getting it a couple of times cuz like, when we got there I was like making mummy references
Matt: Yeah we said revenge
Will: And then we were like ‘revenge of the mummy’ would that like-
Anthony: Yeah, I was literally like, I hope they don’t get it this quickly
Freddie: I was like ‘to the right?’
Anthony: It’s not gonna be funny if they get it this fucking quickly, noooo
End Transcript]
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kasey-writes-stuff · 2 years
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Hyena cackles
You were stood idly scrolling YouTube as you were cooking when you came across a Wilbur laugh compilation.. You smiled softly to yourself as you clicked play, soon you found yourself giggling along but after a few moments you paused after seeing a clip of Wilbur’s hyena like cackles and you smirked to yourself making sure the food was okay to be left alone and turning it to low before going to the living room.
Wilbur was lying on the couch watching a random tv show, you wordlessly came and laid on top of him which wasn’t unusual so he thought nothing of it and simply wrapped his arms around you continuing to watch the show.. he jumped looking down at you as he felt light dragging on his sides “w-what are you doing?” You shrug “oh nothing much nothing much I just saw a video all about your laughs and there was a clip of your hyena laugh in there so I wanna see if I can find a spot that makes you laugh like that!” His eyes widen but he doesn’t really attempt to escape “what?!? No! You will be doing no such thing! Good day to you I am leaving!” You giggle softly “Wilbur we live together where are you gonna leave to?” He shrugs “I have friends besides you you know that right?” You roll your eyes “yes I know that because they’re my friends to duh, I could just easily find out where you’re at and come there and tickle you in front of them if you prefer that” He blushes brightly shaking his head turning onto his back allowing you to adjust yourself on his waist “no no umm yea um you can go ahead…”
You laugh softly as you give him a break deciding where to try next “But wil that’s half the fun is seeing you go all red as cherry because of teasing!” He groans softly covering his face “mm just hush and get it over with!” You laugh again “alright alright I will! Hmm I think I’ll try rightttttt here!” You squeeze at his hips and he jolts up a howl of laughter escaping him “AYYEHEH AHHAHA THEHHE HIHIHIPPSSS RHEHHEHAHAHALLLYY?!?” You shrug “Well I’m trying all of your death spots so yes your hips!” You squeeze at them again and he jolts once more and you chuckle softly before drilling your thumbs into his hips..” He gasps a snort flying out as he laughs once more “AHAHAHAHAHAH NAHHAHAHHA OHOHOKKKHAHAHYYY IHIHITTSS NAHAHTTT THEHEH HIHIPPSS!” You sigh softly in contemplation “hmm are we really sure?” He nods another snort escaping as you hit a very sensitive spot “YEHEHHEHSS YEHHEHSSS PLEHEHAHAHSSSRHEHE BBRRHEHEHHAHAHKK!”
You slow to a stop and move to sit on his shins while giving him a break “hmm well only three spots left I know it’s sorta odd to be moving down only to have to move back up again if these two spots don’t get the laugh but the last spot is my favorite so as they say saving the best for last!” He groans again feeling increasingly flustered “fine fine just remember we do have food cooking dear we shouldn’t drag this out…” You could tell that was his subtle way of saying he can’t take much more so you nod “of course I won’t even spend a whole minute on these two spots! And as soon as we check that last spot I’ll get right back to cooking, you ready?” He nods softly “I guess as ready as I can be” You smile softly “Okay here we go!” You squeeze at his knees a few times and he breaks into squeaky laughter! “HEHEHAHHHAHAHAEEKHAHAHHAHA NOHOHO!” You shake your head “Nope not here hmm I guess it’s time to try your thighs!” His eyes widen even though he knew this was coming he was still feeling anticipation butterflies.. You waste no time squeezing away at his inner thighs he squeals his upper body flailing as his laughter grew near hysterical “EEP NAHOHOHO NHAHHAHAHHAA HAHAHHAHAHHAHA AHAHHAHA IHIHI CAHAHNNTT!” You smirk softly teasing him “what wil thighs too ticklish?” He nods quickly “YEHEHSSS YEHEHEHSSS PLEHEHEHAHAHASSSHEHHE!” You giggle softly “and yet they still didn’t get that laugh I’m after…”
You again slow to a stop and allow him to catch his breathe, once he’s done so you move up to his waste “Wil?” He looks at you with a dazed smile left over giggles on his lips “hmm?” You gently cup his face to ground him to you “Can you handle tummy tickles or no?” He thinks a moment and nods “Just a bit yea I suppose” you nod “okay I promise I won’t do it long at all and I won’t even get your bare tummy” he smiles softly “thank you..” you finally slip your hand from his cheek “of course wil, you ready?” He nods “as I’ll ever be” you nod back and waste no time scribbling around his stomach with both hands… Ah there it is that hyena cackle you love so dearly! “AHAHA HAHA AHAHA HAHA AHAHA” you smile brightly your smiling widening as a shriek slips past when a finger dips into his button and that’s his breaking point “AAEEH AHAHA HAHAH PLEHHEHAHASSEEH AHAHA HAHHA AHAHHA HAHA STOHOHOPP!”
So you do you immediately stop and begin rubbing the ghost tickles away “You okay wil?” He once again has a dazed smile as he looks at you nodding “yehess I’m good, I’m rather hungry though after all that laughing” you lightly smack his arm climbing off him “Well come help me cook and it’ll get done much quicker” he smiles getting up and grabbing your hand heading to the kitchen and so there the day ends
The end
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she-karev · 2 months
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Aftermath
Age Rating: 12+
Chapters: Three of Three
Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy
AN: Here’s the final chapter guys, I hope you like it and I’ll try to post most stories by next weekend.
Summary: Amber gets a feedback from Webber about the meeting when her friends barge in.
Words: 2920
I stand by the nurse’s station outside Paul’s ICU room drinking my water to relax. Alex, Jo and Jenny are right outside the door waiting for Dr. Shepherd exam to determine if he’s brain dead. Grey and Jo were able to bring him back but they had to intubate him on a ventilator. Shepherd diagnosed him with second impact syndrome which never ends well in this case.
It’s weird him dying was something I thought would bring me joy but instead…it made me feel defeated. Paul died before we could press charges and expose him for the misogynistic, abusive low life he really is…was. In the end it just felt pointless everything he put us through when he’s not gonna pay for it. I can only hope that hell is real and he gets a special seat. I see Andrew entering the ICU and walk to me relieved.
“You’re okay.” Andrew exhales relieved.
“Yeah, I’m okay.” I put my water down to face him, “I take it the grapevine heard what happened.”
“Only that Stadler tried to attack Dr. Wilson and an intern. I came up as soon as I heard. Do I need to kick his ass?”
I look at him touched but point at Paul behind him. He looks and see’s the damage, “Even if you could kick his ass, I don’t think his brain would register it.”
Andrew looks back at me with a slightly feared look, “Did you do that to him?” I lightly smack his arm.
“He fell and hit his head after his fiancé told him she was gonna turn him in.” Andrew nods relieved, “His first concussion barely healed so the impact caused a brain bleed I think, we’ll know more once Dr. Shepherd confirms it.” I see Dr. Shepherd coming out and we stand by the others to get the news.
“Is he brain dead?” Jo asks plainly.
“We can’t say for certainty for a few more hours, but it appears the way.” Amelia explains and looks at Jo conflicted on what to say, “I’m-I’m very…I’m sorry. Are you comfortable talking to her about her options?”
Jo nods, “Yes.”
Amelia leaves us as Jenny asks Jo, “What does she mean by options?”
Alex explains, “Well she means you have to decide if you want to withdraw his life support.”
“Alex.” Meredith calls him and he turns to her, “It’s not up to her.”
I look at her confused for a second until I realize what she’s saying. Since the divorce wasn’t finalized before Paul went on a vent, Jo is still legally his wife. Which means this depraved shell of a man’s final wishes falls on her. I shake my head at the cruel outcome of this and Andrew realizes it too as he rubs my back in a futile attempt at comfort.
“Oh my god.” Jo makes the realization too, “It’s me. I’m still legally his wife.” There’s a tense second of silence until the next sound out of Jo catches me completely off guard. She laughs out with a smile, “Oh my god!”
I look at Jo startled by her reaction as she continues to laugh hysterically despite the tension. I wonder to myself if this is what I looked like last night to my friends after Paul came to me. If I was I’m embarrassed I looked this insane. I see the others looking at Jo concerned except Alex who grins slightly. To keep her from being sent to psych I explain.
“Laughter relieves tension.” I hope they can hear me over Jo who’s still laughing like a hyena, “People laugh at funerals all the time, it’s okay she’s okay.”
Jo starts to calm down, “Oh my god. I’m so sorry.” She stops for a second to laugh before composing herself, “I’m so sorry. Crap. I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.” Jo finally stops laughing and now she’s sobbing cradling Alex’s face who looks at her with love.
I feel bad for Jo’s predicament and try to remedy it, “You don’t have to do this if you don’t want to.”
“She’s right.” Grey chimes in, “You have power of attorney you can hand the decision off the someone else.”
Jo sniffles and fully composes herself before responding, “Thank you both…but this is my decision and I intend to make it.” I suddenly get an alert on my phone and look to see a text message from Webber saying, ‘Meet me in my office.’
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After the ICU I gave an excuse that the office needed more information for my keycard. They buy it except for Jo who looks at me in pity and I shook my head to keep her quiet. Now I’m sitting in a chair across from Dr. Webber waiting to hear what this is about. I already know what this is about so I remind myself that I have nothing to be ashamed of.
If they want to fire me for my past then I’ll go on a rant and tell them I am not that angry teenager anymore. I am a surgical intern who has experienced pain that doesn’t make me crazy it makes me more able to connect with the next foster kid who got beat up by their guardian. Or a wife from a lowly neighborhood who can’t afford good healthcare. Or a teenage girl who has to pay for rent and take care of her family.
I am not gonna be ashamed of my past anymore. I think I came to this conclusion when I heard Jo and Jenny talking. Those two went through the ringer and instead of being beaten down they grew stronger and showed Paul that he didn’t break them. I went through hell but it didn’t break me, it made me stronger and I am not gonna let these guys judge me anymore.
Webber clears his throat, “Karev, I called you in here because-”
His words are cut short as his door bursts open and Dahlia comes in looking peeved. Behind her, Parker, Helm and Schmitt follow all standing by Webber’s desk like a small, baby blue army. I look at them surprised that they barged into our residency director’s office after spending the last month kissing up to him.
Webber looks at them stunned as well, “Dr. Qadri, Parker, Helm and Schmitt to what do I owe the pleasure?”
“You can’t do this.” Qadri starts, “You can’t fire someone for having a few scars and yes a few tiny arrests in her record before she was a C cup.” I widen my eyes at her and Parker steps in.
“It’s unlawful, and unjust and frankly sir it’s a bitch move to pull off this century when every little workplace incident is reported.”
“I can already see the headlines now.” Helm speaks next, “’Top Hospital Fire’s Surgeon for being Low Class.’ And that’s a nice one.”
“I-I don’t really want to say something to get me fired.” Schmitt stammers nervously and I roll my eyes at him, “But sir with all due respect she does not deserve to be fired for something out of her control…respectfully.”
“All right people I appreciate your input and this united front is something I hope for with my classes but-”
“If you fire her then I quit.” Qadri throws in and I look at her shocked.
“Are you stupid right now?” I ask her, “Don’t quit just because unlike you I have a problematic past.”
“A past you’ve worked hard to overcome.” Parker states, “And now you’re here in spite of all the obstacles and your superiors shouldn’t be another one. If that’s the kind of workplace I signed up for…then I’ll quit too.” I see Parker nudging Schmitt with his elbow and he gets the message.
“Um I’ll quit if you fire her.” I look at Helm to see her reaction and she doesn’t relent until Dahlia glares at her causing Helm to roll her eyes.
“Fine I’ll quit too.” Helm says without feeling.
“Damn it you guys we’re not doing Spartacus.” I say frustrated that they cut me from making my case to Webber, “I don’t need people from Mensa to defend me and quite frankly I don’t think the hospital will lose much from four interns quitting. I mean let’s face it my money was on Blood Bank getting kicked out the end of the year.”
Schmitt looks at me offended, “I was gonna lose my job for you!”
“Nobody is losing their jobs!” Webber yells out, “I called Dr. Karev in here to tell her that her job is safe and she is not fired.” I look at Webber in shock and I am silent for a moment before speaking.
“…What?”
“You’re not getting fired Karev.” Webber repeats, “Now listen Jennings pulled that meeting and told all of us to call you in so we can get an explanation for how this file came to our desk. After you explained that it was an attempt of harassment by Dr. Stadler after he cornered you yesterday, we decided to investigate further and see if the allegations were true. When we heard from the ICU nurses how he verbally assaulted his fiancé and moved to attack her it was clear there was nothing left to investigate.”
I exhale in relief at my good fortune for once, “So you all decided then to let me continue here?”
Webber winces, “Jennings was still insistent on letting you go and was gonna peer review it with the medical board.” My joy deflates, “But Dr. Avery went to the bat for you.” I look at him confused at Avery standing up for me and he explains, “He told Jennings that if he got the medical board to contact you, he would hire you the most bloodthirsty attorney out of his own pocket and make it so Jennings would lose his job and more.”
I widen my eyes at a plastic surgeon I’ve barely interacted with suddenly fighting for me to keep my job, “He really said that?”
“Word for word.” He turns to the interns who look relieved for me as well, “As for all of you there will be no need to quit in solidarity. I commend you for it though, not a lot of interns bond to the point of standing up to their residency director for a friend. It’s inspiring, loyalty is something I respect very much. It’s something people like Jennings could learn to adapt.”
“…So can I go then?” I ask him.
“Yes you may go.” I stand up and exit the room with the others and we all stand there frozen not knowing what to say. I clear my throat, “Thanks.”
Dahlia nods and the others grin appreciatively after that we go our separate ways.
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After my first bit of good news today I stand next to Alex outside of Paul’s room while Jo and Jenny are inside no doubt wondering Jo’s next move as Paul’s power of attorney. We stand by each other tensely letting it sink in that this nightmare of ours is finally over.
Alex exhales, “I’m sorry.” I look at Alex confused by his apology and turns to me with guilty eyes, “I heard what you said in the lockers this morning.”
It takes a moment for me to remember one moment after this grueling day and simply say with a blank face, “Oh, you heard that.”
“Yeah I did. Look I’m not sorry for falling in love with Jo but I am sorry I made you feel like I ruined your life again.” I can tell that he’s being genuine, “Believe me if I had the chance again I would have killed him back at that damn conference I tracked him to.”
I inhale and exhale before responding, “If you did that he would win and Jo would be as scared of you as she was of him. I was angry and pissed off when I said that and I just wanted to lash out at the world instead of the one person responsible for it. But if I lashed out at him I wouldn’t be better than him either.” I sigh at that bitter truth, “I’ll tell you this though at least one of us got a good punch in before the lights went out.”
“Damn straight.” Alex agrees, “Listen I want to say thanks for standing by Jo when she confronted Paul so…thanks. I’m glad you were there if I couldn’t be.”
I look at Alex appreciatively, “Your welcome.” I decide to add one more thing, “She is way too good for you.”
Alex snickers quietly, “I’m glad I got your approval. And as of yesterday, DeLuca’s got mine.” I turn to him with shocked eyes. I don’t need my brother’s approval of who I date but oddly it makes me feel warm inside to know that he does.
“Thanks. I’ll pass the message on to him.”
“Not just yet.” I look at him curious and he grins, “Let him fear your big brother a little while longer.” I smack his arm even as he grins at his own joke. Meredith approaches us with a grin.
“It was a drunk driver.” We turn to her in shock over this news.
“What?!” Alex asks happily.
“They found the guy who hit Paul.” Meredith explains, “It was a drunk driver. So nobody has to go to Canada. She’s free.”
I exhale in relief for all of us not going to jail, “Thank god, I hate the cold and the Canadians are annoying as hell.” Alex chuckles lightly as Meredith leaves us to bask in our collected joy.
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After Jo decided to donate Paul’s organs, I saw that as my cue to leave them to it and head to Joe’s with my friends. I owed them a drink for standing up for me earlier even though I acted like I didn’t need it. It was still nice and they’ve been good to me throughout this whole ordeal so it was the least I could do.
The bartender lines the shots for me, Taryn, Levi and Casey at the round table. Dahlia is with us but she can’t drink so I opt to buy her a coke instead. We grab our shots and they pause the drinks in midair to which I look at them confused.
“Don’t you want to make a toast?” Casey asks.
“No I don’t want to make a toast I want to drink.” They look at me annoyingly and I relent, “Fine here’s to the interns that were willing to quit for their friend even though she wouldn’t have done what they did.”
“Your horrible.” Helm tells me amused.
“I’m kidding.” I rectify, “I appreciate what you guys did it was ballsy, a little reckless but I don’t exactly have a high ground on that so cheers!” We clink out shots and swallow them down our throats. Helm and Schmitt groan and hiss at the burn causing me and Casey to look at them amused, “Wimps.”
Casey joins in, “Yeah can’t you guys handle your tequila?”
“Maybe if She-Karev didn’t spring for the cheap stuff I could.” Helm says.
“I said I was buying you a drink I didn’t say it was high quality.” I signal the bartender who looks to refill our shots but I speak out, “Oh no, not them just me my tab ended.”
“Figures.” Casey says knowingly, “I guess quantity is limited too.”
“Amber can I say something?” Schmitt asks me and I nod, “I think your totally amazing.”
I look at him surprised by his flattery and feel the need to point out, “Schmitt. I have a boyfriend and even if I didn’t I’m sorry but you’re not my type.”
“Ouch.” Casey whispers.
“I didn’t mean it like that.” Levi glares at Casey and turns to me, “I just mean…I-I look at your in the pit and the locker room and I used to think you had this most perfect life. In a million years I never would thought you had one single problem.”
I nod bitterly, “Well obviously I do.” Dahlia squeezes my hand in comfort as Schmitt continues.
“I know…and that’s why I think you’re the strongest person I’ve ever met.” I look at Schmitt appreciative of his compliment. I look back at my shot glass in thought.
“No one’s ever really said that to me before.” I admit softly, “I mean being the freak with the psycho for a mom leaves you with the lifelong impression that your broken. And the teasing and bullying didn’t help either.” They look at my sympathetically which I also point out, “And the occasional pity stares weren’t a favorite of mine either.” They all stop staring.
Dahlia speaks, “Well hey I think it’s safe to say you showed all of them after getting an MD.”
I nod proudly, “Yeah I did, didn’t I?” I swig my beer and decide to change the subject, “Why do you think Avery stood up for me in there?”
Helm snorts, “I can think of one reason.”
“Is sex always the reason for you?” I ask her and she shrugs, “It doesn’t matter as long as it got me to keep my job. Just as long as he’s not expecting a special favor in return.”
Dahlia chuckles, “I think that would end with him worse off than Stadler.”
“You know that’s right.” I clink my beer with her glass and resume back to drinking with the others looking to end this horrible week.
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oddussy420 · 2 years
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“What is that little bump right here” Kuroo said moving his index finger in concentrated circular motions on your naked outer thigh. ”what’s up? What are you talking about baby?” You were genuinely confused as to what he was talking about. You just exfoliated your whole body. You didn’t have any imperfections on your skin to speak of.
“Oh my god. You have a bite right here!” He said with a small smirk on his face not that you could see it. You were still seeing stars after the nth explosive orgasm he just gave you. “B-Bite… WHAT?! KUROO TETSUROU, DO YOU HAVE BED BU-AAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!” Whatever you were about to say was abruptly cut off due to a sharp pain resonating in your thigh. Your eyes shot open as your upper body sprang into action.
Kuroo was now licking the fresh bite mark he just put on your leg. “See. Told ya, you have a bite” he said unable to keep that shit-eating grin off his face any longer. “YOU SKANK!! YOU ABSOLUTE FIEND!! YOU BITE /MY/ SOFT, JUICY, SUPLE SKIN!! ZERO WARNING!! MY HOW YOU DARED! ABSOLUTELY NOT!! THERE WILL BE REPERCUSSIONS! YOU WILL PAY FOR THIS, YOU FUCKING TIT!!” You exclaimed in a horrible British nobleman accent (you both had been watching downtown Abby and bridgerton) half joking, the after effects of the post coital bliss completely gone, ripped from your mind, body and spirit due to the sudden bite.
Kuroo was laughing his ass off at your sudden proclamation and your use of such ‘eloquent’ wording. It was as if you’d said those words before. He continued to laugh that stupid hyena laugh that you love so much. So hard in fact he rolled said ass right off the bed. You were now both laughing hysterically, naked, sprawled on your backs, hands clenching your respective stomachs, absolutely losing your shit.
As the laughter died down you got up and crawled off the bed and over to where your brand new fiancé lay, climbing on top of his trembling frame, still shaking with the laughter you both shared, you propped yourself up on his chest with your forearms and peppered his cheeks with kisses and love bites.
“Ahh. Kuroo Tetsurou , I’m so thankful I get to call you mine. And I cannot wait to be your spouse, you terrifyingly handsome man.” You said giving him peck after peck on his cheeks, forehead and lips. “And because I love you and also because you fell off the bed I’m willing to let the biting incident go.” He pulled you in impossibly closer to him. You could feel the vibrations in his chest as he chuckled at the tail end of your affirmation. “ ‘Terrifyingly handsome’ seriously y/n why do you always pair words together that have completely different meanings?”
You playfully hit his chest. “Dude. C’mon. I’m trying to be romantic. Give a little why don’t ya?”
“PPPFFFFTTT!!! Did I not just make a whole speech about how much I want to spend the rest of my life with you? Right before I got down on one knee and gave you a huge ass ring that definitely costed more than my parents house?”
“Ha. Okay capitalist.”
“Wait- Did you jus-”
“Get used to it buddy boy. We got the rest of our lives together”
He showed you the biggest goofiest most genuine lopsided smile you’ve ever seen “Yeah. We do don’t we. I can’t wait”
A/n THE END! Ahem. not me writing this at 5 AM knowing I have a dentist appointment at 8:00. A.D.D. really has me in a chokehold. I keep getting distracted from falling asleep. But hey. good ideas don’t wait around to get written. You gotta jump on that shit and grab that mf by the testicles. Anyway. Let’s get these cavities filled. Not like that 😏. Get your mind outta the gutter. Perv. Okay I love yous. Take care.
03/10/2022
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shotorozu · 3 years
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Heya! I love your writing. Could I request scenarios for Bakugou, Kirishima, Todoroki, Midoriya and Denki (if that’s ok, and if not, just cut Denks 😔) with a S/O that snorts when they laugh and their a little insecure about it, so they usually cover their mouth as soon as it happens or just try not to laugh at anything and as a result they put up this serious front when, in reality, they are really just ✨a crackhead✨
s/o that doesn’t like their laugh
character(s) : bakugou katsuki, kirishima eijirou, midoriya izuku, todoroki shouto, kaminari denki
legend : [Y/N = your name] they/them pronouns, quirk not specific
headcanon type : fluff, crack-ish (if you squint, there’s a dash hurt and comfort)
note(s) : PLS i can relate to this, my laugh is a cross hybrid of a window being cleaned, and a hyena 🗿 i normally don’t write 5 characters in one post but.. exceptions will be made. sorry that this took so long! will go back to writing requests
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bakugou katsuki
he was very confused, and shocked?? it was a lot
you and him are very similar, like,, out of all the people in 1-A, he’s never seen you laugh like.. hysterically.
it was always normal for him to surpress his laughter when the times are right. but even when you guys got together, he never saw you laugh
which was just a “hm.. okay? wtf, i haven’t seen them laugh before??” moment
and don’t get me wrong, it’s not like you’re emotionless, and he HASN’T seen you laugh, it’s more like you just cut yourself off before it gets too intense
which is.. 🤨 weird. to him at least
laugh if you need to laugh, he doesn’t get why you always cut yourself off, like smh the audacity
okay so imagine this, you’re sitting in the kitchen— only a few feet away from katsuki, as he finishes cooking for you, just like any normal day
but i also headcanon that bakugou likes to taste test his cooking, before he can serve it to you. y’know— just in case he accidentally used bad ingredients which is rare, since he’s very precise with cooking
so he prepares the plate and utensils, and before he serves it to you— he takes a quick taste to see how it is, but his face immediately twists in disatisfaction
“what the fuck—” he sputters, looking at the plate “who the fuck switched the salt and sugar?”
and that seemed to be your breaking point, you immediately burst out into a fit of giggles and snorts, even with katsuki still recovering from the weird after taste.
if it was any other person, he would’ve chucked them out of the kitchen— but seeing you laugh out loud like this left him appalled
but your laughing episode is cut short when you realize that katsuki’s just staring. not saying anything, nor is he telling you off for laughing.
his expression looks so indifferent from seeing you laugh?? so you simply just apologize “sorry, i know the laugh is ugly.”
katsuki quickly snaps out of it, ruby irises glaring at you “ugly? when the hell did i say that?” he questions, voice gruff
your silence makes him think that you’re actually insecure about your laugh, an despite the weird aftertaste in his mouth, he decides to speak
“look, it was nice seeing you laugh, idiot.” he adds, because it sounded a little too nice “i don’t get why you have to hold your laughter back, especially around me. laugh if you need to, i’m not gonna judge you.”
plus, he’s not the person to judge you for your laugh anyway, his laugh.. is questionable for sure. i wouldn’t say it’s any better, so that would’ve be hypocritical of him
“you sure?”
“hell yeah i’m fuckin’ sure! but anyway, i’m gonna kill the bitch that switched the salt and sugar!” he gets up from the table, plate in hand as he goes to fix the meal
he surely can’t see your face right now, but when he hears you laugh, he can’t find himself not being able to smile.
he can only look forward to seeing you laugh again.
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kirishima eijirou
his first reaction was :00 and 😳
so he was kind of left to his own thoughts when he realized that,, he hasn’t seen you laugh wildly before
and it’s not like you were just 😐 the entire time, you just always covered your mouth whenever you wanted to laugh
it was a big mystery to him, but he doesn’t think it’s quite manly to ask you that, it wasn’t long before he found out anyway
so! i headcanon that kirishima has his lil gaming night with the bakusquad maybe once or twice a week, they usually choose to communicate through the voice chat so.. no physical interaction.
and you’re just there, spectating the entire thing. because you still wanted to spend time with eijirou— but you didn’t want to interrupt his weekly gaming moment
so there’s a twist— he was actually playing a rpg multi-player horror game with the bakusquad, so.. jumpscares, am i right?
you were just sitting there on his bed, just watching if there’s anything interesting so far— and surprise! there’s a jumpscare.
eijirou jumps a little from the impact, and you can just hear the faint girlish screams of bakugou and kaminari, even from this length— basically telling all of them to just fucking dip! run the other way!
AND YOU WEREN’T EXPECTING BAKUGOU TO SCREAM SO.. HIGH PITCHED?
so you just start laughing when you hear the continuous screams, from his headset rip kiri’s ear drums and while kirishima tried to focus on the objective, he couldn’t help but turn around
just to see you laughing your ass off. and he’s there like 😳 they’re laughing?? they’re laughing!
so kirishima quickly finishes the game, but he just found himself in a state of shock. but then you covered your mouth so :(( aw.
you notice that he finished his game, so you just stop laughing entirely “oh— are you finished, eijirou?”
he’s still kind of taken aback by the laugh, and you seem to have noticed his reaction “wait, did you.. hear that?”
when you see eijirou nod, your expression seemed shell shock— which confused him, until you told him that you assumed that he didn’t hear you because of the headphones
“what? is it bad?” he asks with genuine curiousity, but you just explain that you’re just embarrassed. because the laugh itself is ugly
which kirishima disagrees!! >:(( your laugh had him in awe. he loves seeing you laugh, and it was a nice surprise.
“i love hearing you laugh! it makes me happy— i don’t see any reason that you should be ashamed of it, everyone’s laugh is different, after all.”
you’d say he’s lying, but the genuine toothy grin on kirishima face convinces you that he has the purest intentions.
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midoriya izuku
now that i’ve thought about it, have we ever seen this boy burst into laughter?? this excludes the hospital scene of course.
but he’s not too concerned about himself not being able to freely laugh, but it was more like he was curious (or concerned) about you
you’re always quick to either cut yourself off, or you just cover your mouth entirely. and he can’t help but feel curious!
he asked you at some point on why you do those things when you laugh, but you just shrugged. so until that point, it was just simply a mystery— that’s left to his own imagination
so whenever midoriya creates new moves with his quirk, he’d have the sudden desire to show his s/o and ask if the move would be practical in anything. because why not
and we all know how much midoriya trains right? he’s quite the hard worker. but you were taking a nap in the afternoon, after finishing your school work for the day
it’s probably reaching 3pm now, and izuku finished making new moves with his quirk, and he was eager to show you!
he didn’t want to do this but he ended up waking you up anyway, and he brought you outside to show you the new moves
“look at this, Y/N!” he says, all excited oh boy
what he didn’t expect was how fast he was going— missing the entire key move, and he started plummetting to the ground (similar to a ragdoll being thrown)
you were still partially dowsy, and you weren’t expecting him to fall to the ground like THAT, so you started laughing hard
and because you’re still drowsy, you don’t recognize that you’re actually laughing— yeah, izuku may be still on the ground, but wow. you’re laughing!!
he’s surely taken back, because he’s never actually seen you burst into laughter like this, he was just
yet, you immediately slap your hand over your mouth— when you realize that you’re actually laughing out loud, and snorting in front of your boyfriend wjdnwkx
“i’m sorry, izuku” you regain composure, immediately rushing to his aid to help him up, “you didn’t need to hear, or see that.”
but why are you apologizing? he’s the one that dragged you out here to see him fail 💀 “no, no! it’s fine Y/N. i was just surprised, that’s all.”
the expression on his face kind of worries you— because omg what if he thinks the laugh was ugly? i’ll never laugh again.
“i’d understand if you’d think my laugh was kind of ugly, izu—”
“what— it’s not ugly!” he’s quick to object “i think.. it’s really nice. it surprised me, but your laugh’s interesting! in the good way, and it’s also kind of cute, uhm—.” pls don’t give him a heart attack
you shake your head, because you already have a good idea of what he feels— and it’s quite positive. “i get it, izuku. thank you for the reassurance.”
he finally calms down when you give him a quick smooch on the lips. in short, you were the one to calm him down rip
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todoroki shouto
he’s definitely curious about it
i mean, it’s a natural occurence at this point— shouto was already observant of you, what more when he started developing feelings for you
once again, not someone who freely laughs (he’s quite oblivious with the socializing part so it’s too be expected) but that doesn’t mean you should mirror him
like midoriya, he probably tried speaking to you about it— but you always reassured him that it was just a subconscious habit still odd but.. if you say so
so, shouto’s downstairs in the kitchen right? he’s preparing a snack to bring up to your room, and while he was trying his best to hurry up with it
you eventually trekked downstairs, and saw shouto preparing said snack. so what do you do? you surprise him!
“shouto!” you peak behind him, and he’s startled because he thought he was alone this entire time
so— he might’ve accidentally started a mini fire out of shock, and he’s quick to realize that
🧍 there’s a fire. that i’ve created. it was a miracle that he didn’t set off the alarms
the situation is handled pretty quickly, since he’s fast enough to put out the fire. but now, shouto’s just staring at the burned piece of snack.
silence.
“..there was an attempt.” he says it simply, while also equipped with a rather frazzled expression.
this causes you to burst out into a fit of laughter, snorting at the scene in front of you— the comment being oddly hilarious
he’s the personification of 🧍right now, and shouto’s just watching at the rare scene of you hunched over the kitchen counter, snorting from laughter
“i’m sorry, shouto.” you cover your mouth, still trying to regain your composure “i’m sorry that i scared you but.. it was kind of funny.”
shouto’s just thinking “..they were laughing.” not in a bad way, of course. he’s heard people laugh at his ‘jokes’ but this was definitely a different feeling.
shouto being well,, shouto. he’s going to be blunt with his words “your laugh is pretty.”
but your first reaction is 👁👁?? PRETTY?? “shouto, out of all the things my laugh could be— you chose pretty?” you’re looking at him like he’s crazy rn
he’s really confused like,, “yeah. your laugh is pretty, is that bad?”
so then you explain that you just never perceived your laugh as pretty, only because you ‘snorted like a pig’ he thought that was a little sad to hear
“i don’t see a reason that you should be ashamed of your laugh, Y/N.” he moves closer, setting a cool hand on your shoulder “every part of you is special in their own individual way. and i’ll love every part of it.”
“you,, mean that? like really??” you ask, and he confirms it with a nod, resting his head against your shoulder “i’m sorry that i burned your snack.”
“it’s fine. i’m sorry i scared you,”
“if it made you laugh then.. i’d say it’s worth it.” and you can’t really think that he’d lie, just by the way his mismatched eyes stare at you in pure adoration.
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kaminari denki
the only person here that laughs freely whenever and wherever, he has that class clown type of beat
he was a little sad to see that you always covered your mouth whenever you laughed, since it sort of makes his day to see people laugh at his jokes
but of course, he’d never judge you— he may be curious about certain things but,, he’ll never secondguess you as a whole
similar to todoroki and midoriya, he’ll ask you in a lighthearted way on why you cover your mouth whenever you laugh
and you always brush it off, so he’d just have to respect that
i’d imagine that he’d encounter your laugh when you guys are doing your daily cracktivities
you guys were already quite good friends before you guys started dating, and this was quite a habit that always occurred maybe once or twice a week
the both of you were desperately trying to hold in the laughter that threatened to escape your lips, at 2am 💀
and the both of you guys were watching compilations of that talent show livestream on youtube (tiahra nelson’s to be specific)
so you’re still holding in your laughter, and reaches to that point in the video, where tiahra nelson was watching that dude sing ‘electric love’ (ref : this video)
seeing denki’s shocked reaction made you realize that— you just can’t hold it in anymore, so, you bursted into a fit of snorts and laughter, sliding onto denki’s shoulder
denki’s still holding in his laughter because he doesn’t want to get busted by iida or something— but oh my, YOUR LAUGH IS CONTAGIOUS TO HIM
he’s never heard you laugh this hard but omg, your laugh is contagious as hell— so he starts laughing with you 💀
eventually, the laughing does die down— and you guys move on to the next video. it’s oddly quiet at first, because the realization had just hit you and hard
you snorted in front of your boyfriend, and you’re sure that he doesn’t care that much but,, wow, you are embarrassed.
“wow— your laugh is contagious,” denki slides his hand across your shoulder, and while he’s been trying to keep the atmosphere at it’s normal, he’s quite nervous??
“it was a new experience uhm, sorry, i don’t know what i’m saying, and i know you’d be insecure about it all and..” he fumbles with his words for a bit, because denki isn’t THE BEST with serious things
“your laugh is cute.” his eyes are glued onto the screen, and his tone is basically stating that he’s right. your laugh is really cute
“you’re cheesy,” you playfully smack his chest, but you can’t help but feel quite bashful of his words
no but really,, whenever you laugh, denki starts to laugh along with you, since it’s so contagious he’s not that sorry about it
moving past the sappy shit, it’s quite helpful in cracktivities 💀
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intheticklecloset · 3 years
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Hyena Laugh (Haikyuu!!)
Primary Universe
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We’re going back in time for this one! This takes place during the timeline of S1E1. You’ll see what I mean. Thanks for the cute suggestion; this prompt was really fun to work on! Lee Suga is so cute! Enjoy! ^^
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“Hey, Suga, you good to lock up?”
No reply.
Daichi turned to where he’d last seen his friend. He was still there, leaning on a mop handle in the middle of the court, staring at nothing. Zoning out. He must be tired, Daichi thought as he approached the silver-haired setter. We did have a long day today.
Earlier that afternoon the two of them – plus Asahi, who had already gone home for the night – had traveled to watch the middle school volleyball tournament and scout out the up and coming players. Players that might be part of their team one day. The games themselves had been fairly standard; the thing that had really taken it out of the second-years was the actual driving to and from the event. They’d had to borrow Asahi’s family car for the day (hence Asahi going home earlier, as he had to return the vehicle), and being in that small space with each other for hours on end had gotten tiring.
“Suga?” Daichi tried again, gently putting a hand on his friend’s shoulder. “You good?”
“Huh?” Suga turned, blinked. “Oh. Yeah, sorry, I can lock up.”
“Tired?”
“Not really.” There was a hint of something in his voice that tipped off the soon-to-be team captain. “Just thinking about the kids we saw today.”
Daichi nodded. “Definitely some talent out there.”
“Yeah.”
There was a pause.
“Anyone in particular stand out to you?”
Suga hesitated. “Well…there was that one setter, I guess. He seems like a natural. He’d be a good one to have on the team.”
“Yeah? So what’s bothering you about him?”
Sugawara didn’t even try to deny it. His shoulders slumped. “It’s just, if he – or any other setter, really – joins the team next year, I won’t get to play as much by default. And I really love playing. I’d…I’d miss it, you know?”
Daichi nodded. “Yeah, I know. I get it. But even if you weren’t on the starting lineup anymore, you’d still get to play some games before we graduate. And there will be plenty of practices, too.”
“I know.” Suga suddenly perked up a little, offering a weak smile. “Sorry. I guess it’s just really hitting me that we only have one more year after this. Then it’s over.”
“Playing volleyball never has to be over,” Daichi reminded him gently. “Just our time at Karasuno.”
“You’re right.”
“I hate to see you upset, Suga.” The future captain pushed him playfully, grinning. “Let’s see a smile before we call it a night, yeah?”
Suga offered a smile, but it wasn’t his normal, full, bright one by any stretch of the imagination.
“Nah, come on.” Daichi started poking his fingers up and down his friend’s side. “A real smile. Give it to me.”
“Hehehehey,” Suga chuckled, stepping back and using one hand to bat at the offending pokes. “Stohohohop.”
Instead, Daichi grabbed onto both of his sides and squeezed, making Suga drop the mop handle as he burst into giggles, grabbing at his friend’s wrists.
“Nohohohohoho, Daichihihihi!”
“Smile for me, Suga!” Daichi teased, keeping his grip firm but his touches gentle, making sure the silver-haired setter was constantly grinning.
“I ahahahaham!”
“Bigger!” The future captain suddenly tackled him to the floor, falling on top of him in an awkward heap before finding his belly and digging into the soft flesh with the tips of his fingers.
Sugawara shrieked, starting to let out loud, high-pitched cackles that sounded oddly familiar. It took Daichi a moment to remember where he’d heard the noise before.
“Dude,” he cried, grinning widely, “you have a hyena laugh!”
“I do nohohohohohohot!” Suga protested, his cheeks turning red from embarrassment. He squirmed helplessly on the ground. “Stohohohohohohop!”
“Do not stop? Okay!” Daichi laughed, slipping one hand under Suga’s shirt to scribble at his belly directly. Suga continued to shriek and cackle and writhe, but then he suddenly jerked and let out a loud yowl, startling the future captain enough that he stopped. “Whoa, what was that?”
“N-Nohohothing,” Suga said quickly, still giggling a little, trying to sit up and push Daichi away. “Let me up.”
“Nuh-uh. I want to hear that noise again.”
“Don’t you—nohohohohoho!” Suga immediately fell back onto the floor, his strength sapped out of him, and he dissolved into hysterical, hyena-like giggles again. “Ahahahahahahaha! Daichi, pleheheheHEEEEASE!!” For the second time he screeched, curling up on himself as much as possible, cheeks bright red at this point. “Nohoho, not thehehehere, please Daichi!”
“Not where?” Daichi asked, genuinely interested. He tugged Suga’s shirt up enough to reveal his small navel, then used a fingernail to scratch at it gently. The setter instantly broke into squeaky, desperate laughter. “Not here? Not your belly button?”
“Stohohohohohohop!” Suga pleaded. “Dohohohohon’t tihihihihickle me THEHEHEHEHERE!! NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!!”
Daichi grinned as he slipped his pointer finger into the cute innie and wiggled crazily, watching with great amusement as Suga fell apart beneath him, flopping around like a fish out of water. “Ha! Sensitive spot?”
“PLEHEHEHEHEHEHEASE!!” Suga cried, his laughter loud and pitchy and breathy and alternating between hyena cackles and squeals of mirth. “NOHOHOHOHOT THEHEHEHERE, PLEASE!! DAICHI STAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAP!!”
“But I finally got you smiling! It’s so cute that your belly button is your sweet spot. Such a tiny surface area, but it clearly tickles a lot, huh?”
Suga could not be more red. “STAHAHAHAHAHAP SAHAHAHAHAYING THAHAHAHAT!!”
“Saying what? That it tickles?” Daichi dug in a little more, using his free hand to scribble around the area. “That it’s a good spot? Both things are clearly true; I can’t lie to you, Suga.”
“NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!! S-STAHAHAHAHAHAP – AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!” Suga gasped for air so hard he let out a snort, which only made him blush harder as Daichi burst into his own laughter and kept tickling. “PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE, NOHOHOHOHOHOHOHO!! DAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAICHIIIIIIII!!”
“That was awesome!” Daichi wheezed, straddling his friend’s thighs to keep him pinned in place. “Do it again!”
“NAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!” As requested – though not by choice – Suga snorted once more, his hysterics growing now that he couldn’t move. His hands desperately shoved at his tormentor. “GET – GEHEHEHEHEHET OHOHOHOHOHOHOUT!! GET OUT PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!!” Another snort. “AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!”
Daichi had never, ever seen Sugawara laugh this hard or this genuinely. He was almost in a trance, watching his friend dissolve into desperate hysterics, laughing so hard his cheeks and ears turned pink, his eyes scrunched up, and he lost all sense of control as the tickling wracked his nervous system. It was incredible.
“Your belly button is super ticklish!” The future captain laughed along with his friend, thoroughly amused and warmed to the heart at the same time.
“S-STAHAHAHAHAHAP SAHAHAHAHAYING--*snort*--THAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAT WOHOHOHOHOHOHORD!! DAHAHAHAICHI, PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!! *snort* PLEASE STAHAHAHAHAHAHAP!!”
Daichi was genuinely confused. “What word?” He finally showed a little mercy and removed his finger from Suga’s navel, merely scratching at his belly instead as he contemplated. As Suga gratefully gasped for breath, Daichi smirked. “Ticklish? You don’t like hearing the word ticklish?”
“N-Nohohohohot thahahahat,” Suga wheezed, still giggling, though seeming to have lost the energy to fight back at this point. “T-The other wohohohohord.”
“What other word? Belly button?” Color flooded Suga’s cheeks, and Daichi couldn’t help the grin that spread across his face. “You get flustered hearing the word belly button?”
“Stop,” Suga whined, covering his face with his hands. “Plehehease, you’re mahahaking it worse.”
“Aww, but why should I stop?” The future captain started swirling his finger around the tiny opening teasingly. “You can’t tell me you’re not having fun, Suga.”
The setter was clearly desperate already, giggling crazily and trying to cover his sweet spot, but Daichi kept pushing his hands out of the way. “I – I am, b-but…but please, Daichi, it really, really tickles there!”
Daichi smirked, slipped his finger inside again, and wiggled. Suga shrieked. “I can tell.”
“AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!! STAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAP!!” Sugawara pleaded, shaking his head and digging his heels in so hard his sneakers squeaked against the gym floor, trying to shove Daichi away from him but – failing that – beginning to slap the ground instead. “DAHAHAHAHAHAHAICHI YOU’RE KIHIHIHIHIHIHILLING MEHEHEHEHEHE!!”
Daichi laughed, but finally removed his hands from Suga’s poor belly entirely and climbed off of him. “Okay, okay, I’ll stop.”
“M-Mohohonster,” Suga wheezed, rolling onto his side and curling up protectively, smile so wide it took up his whole face. “Y-You’re a…a monster! That was the worst!”
“Was it really?” Daichi asked, only half teasing now. For a split second he wondered if he’d honestly taken it too far, despite how big Sugawara was grinning. “Was it too much?”
“Yes,” Suga replied, still breathless, still beaming. “But you were right. It was kind of fun, too.”
“I, uh…didn’t mean to get so carried away,” Daichi offered, blushing a little himself, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly. “It’s just, you reacted so well I kind of got addicted to it. Sorry.”
Suga finally mustered the strength to push himself up into a sitting position with a groan. “It’s all right. I’m not mad. Just – look, now that you know my weakness, you gotta use it against me sparingly, okay? I would say not at all, but…”
“But it was fun?”
“Yeah.”
“I promise I’ll only use your weakness against you when the situation is dire.” The future captain held up one hand and crossed his heart with the other. “Like, you know, when you bomb a math test or something.”
“What? That’s not a dire situation.”
“It is to me.”
Suga laughed again. His normal, everyday laugh. Evidently the other one was reserved only for when he was being tickled.
Daichi grinned. “Or, you know, when I need a reminder on what a hyena sounds like.”
“I do not sound like a hyena!”
“You really do.”
“I do not!”
“I mean, I can prove it again, if you want.”
“No!” Suga shoved him, smirking. “You’re so mean.”
“Yet you hang out with me anyway.”
“Some team captain you’re going to be.”
“I happen to think I’ll do great, Tickle Me Elmo.”
“Oh my god, do not start calling me that.”
“You have a better name?”
“My own name is fine, thank you.”
Daichi chuckled, leaning back on his hands, tilting his head back to stare at the ceiling. “So, I take it you’re not bothered by that setter anymore.”
Suga looked at him, brow furrowed in confusion. “What setter?”
Daichi laughed.
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mayans-sauce · 3 years
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Prank Call
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Pairing: Angel Reyes x Female Reader
Word Count: 900
Warnings: cursing, use of alcohol
A/N: I’ve had this idea for months and I thought it was stupid and I still think it is but I just needed to write it down to get it out of my head. I was inspired by the gif above.
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It was the weekly get drunk and do whatever with your boyfriend Angel, his brother EZ and his best friend, Coco. The concept of the night was to meet up at someone’s house, get shitfaced and either just talk, play games or drink even more.
It helped you all to unwind after a stressful week of responsibilities, and it also made you bond and get closer together.
Today it was supposed to be at your and Angel’s house. The alcohol and snacks had been purchased, and now all you needed to do was wait for them to arrive from the clubhouse, but when they finally did, it was only EZ and Coco.
They told you that Bishop had assigned Angel to go on a quick emergency run and that he wouldn’t make it tonight. That’s a shame. You knew how much Angel loved these nights, but still, you were going to have a great time with your best friends.
The night was spent out on the newly renovated patio. The atmosphere was great. You had set up some lights around that made it feel cozy, and the sounds from outside the fences, like cars driving by in the distance and a dog barking in one of the neighboring houses, made it all feel that much more safe and intimate.
All of you had just recovered from a laughing fit from something Coco said. It wasn’t that funny; it was just the alcohol in your bloods that made it that much more hysterical. Your stomach and throat were hurting so much from the laughter.
After a moment of silence, EZ came up with the best idea ever that would indeed have you all laughing again in a matter of minutes.
“We should prank call, Angel!” Everyone was immediately on board with the idea. Angel would be so annoyed, and you loved it. “We can’t use our phones. He’ll know that it’s one of us.” “You’ve got a point. Here use this,” EZ tossed you his burner phone.
Dialing his number and putting it on speaker, you all leaned in a little closer to the phone that was sat in the middle of the table.
“Fuck, what do we say?” Coco asked in a panic when he realized that you hadn’t made any plans for who and what should be said.
“Don’t worry; I got this.”
He picked up after a few rings. His annoyed, “who is this,” could be heard in his voice. He had enough shit to deal with whatever Bishop had put him through, and now he got a call from some random number who didn’t have plans to call him.
You prepared your voice to have a high pitch so that he wouldn’t recognize it was you. “Hello, Mr. Reyes, this is your phone operator; I’m calling to let you know that we are conducting an important test, and we need you to participate.” “Test? I’m busy with shit! I don’t have time for no test!” “Please, Sir, it’s vital to have you do this, and it would help us immensely, and we will include a 50$ gift card of your choice when it’s over.”
You prayed and hoped that he would fall for the bait because if he didn’t, you would need to go to a little more extreme to have him cooperate. EZ and Coco were already chuckling to themselves, and you needed to remind them that it was on speaker and that they needed to be quiet not to blow your cover.
“Gift card? Shit, never mind, I have a couple of minutes.” “Excellent! So we just need you to repeat a few phrases, and that would be all.” “Sounds good.”
“Now repeat after me: Bumblebees are big and scary.” “Bumblebees are big and scary.”
“Good good. Excellent, Mr. Reyes. Now the next one: Apples fall away from the threes.” “Apples fall away from the threes.”
All of you were laughing to the point like you felt you were going to die. You had put on mute so that Angel wouldn’t hear the roar of laughter.
“Hello? Are you still there?” You composed yourself to continue with the prank call. “Yes, yes, Mr. Reyes, I’m still here; let’s continue: I shower with my donkey every day.” “Uh, I shower with my donkey every day.”
“EZ Reyes is the hottest of the Reyes brothers,” EZ said, trying to pretend to be the fake persona you put on. “EZ Reyes is the- wait what?”
Now you didn’t bother to put it on mute. You just let Angel hear all of you laugh like hyenas. “Y/N? Is that you?”
“Now repeat after me,” now you were using your normal voice, almost screaming down the receiver, “I’m the dummy that fell for this fake mobile testing.”
You could just see Angel's face right now, eyebrows arched and a slight pout on his lips hearing you three clowns laugh. “I hate you. I hate all of you. I’m hanging up,” and he did; he hung up. He must be so pissed that you all wasted his time on this shit.
“Best prank ever.” You all high-fived one another, satisfied with the successful prank call. This would be a story that you would tell everyone again and again, and you would forever hold it against him that Angel was scared of cute bumblebees and showered with his pet donkey on the daily.
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andie-cake · 2 years
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Ziggs and Emma just being fucking dumbasses while high.
This isn't really much of anything, just two dumbass stoner pals shootin' the shit.
"...and then I decked her square in her plastic-ass nose!"
"God, you're so lucky..."
It was another average night at Perky's Buds. Emma and Ziggy were performing "quality assurance" for their product, and swapping high school stories while music from the farmhand's "chill as fuck vibes" playlist crooned away from their phone's speaker. The kinda peaceful night the pair both desperately needed after a long day of harvesting marijuana crops. Emma was just finishing up a story about how she once decked Linda Monroe as a freshman.
"Yeah, she may be three years older than me," Emma mused, taking a quick puff of her joint. She took a moment to hold up her left arm, flexing her bicep. "But nothing beats a left hook from a small, angry freshman powered by spite."
Ziggy snickered. "How does it feel knowing that you've done something most Hatchetfielders can only dream of doing?" they asked in awe.
"Feels good, feels powerful," Emma replied, nodding sagely. She turned to her farmhand. "Alright, your turn. You got anymore funny stories?"
Ziggs stared up at the ceiling, looking deep in thought. "Um..." they hummed in contemplation. Suddenly, a look of delighted recollection blossomed on their face. "Oh my god, have I told you about the Stacey's Melons thing?"
Double-taking, Emma shot a puzzled look at her employee. "The Stacey's what now thing?"
Ziggs burst into a fit of excited laughter. "Okay, so," they began, still chuckling. "At the end of my senior year at HF High, we had like our final exams and shit, right?"
Emma nodded, curious to see where this was going.
"I don't remember what test it was," they continued. "But there was this one question that made everybody lose their shit. Everyone called it Stacey's Melons. Hang on, I think I snuck a pic of it..."
"Oh god." Emma interjected with a grin as Ziggy scrolled through their camera roll.
"Here it is!" they exclaimed after a moment. Their eyes skimmed the screen, and they began snickering once more. "You ready for this?"
"I'm not sure I am."
"Well, here it is anyway," Ziggs said. They cleared their throat and began to read. "Stacey has two plump melons. Each one is perfectly spherical with a diameter of twenty centimeters..."
Emma already had to bite her lip to stop herself from cackling.
"Jessica walks in with a big pair of jugs," Ziggs continued, audibly stifling their laughter. "If she squeezes Stacey's melons with a force of ten grams per square centimeter, how long will it take before Jessica's jugs are full and ready to put to your lips?"
A beat. Then, laughter of hyena-like proportions burst forth from the two farmers. Emma lightly drummed her free hand on the couch cushion in hysterics.
"Holy shit!" she exclaimed between laughs. "They had to have known what they were doing there!"
"I know, right!?" Ziggy agreed, stuffing their phone back in their pocket. "You could always tell when someone got to that question, because you'd just hear someone snickering in the otherwise dead silence of the classroom."
"God, that's incredible," Emma snickered, wiping a tear from her eye. She took a second to catch her breath, before busting out into another quick giggle fit. "Shit!"
"You wanna know the best part?" Ziggs asked. "I got a text from one of my old Smoke Club buddies a few months ago- he hadn't graduated yet, and apparently they reused the question for this school year's exams!"
Emma's eyes widened in surprise. "You're kidding!" she exclaimed.
"I'm not!" Ziggy retorted with glee. "And I guess there was a rumor goin' around that some kid- I think his name was Peter... something? He went to the restroom mid-test to go whack off after getting to that question."
"Jesus fucking Christ..." Emma huffed out in disbelief, shaking her head with a smile.
"Yeah, it was pretty fuckin' wild," Ziggs mused. "Okay, your turn."
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tsuumu · 4 years
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tsukkishima, akaashi and hinata with an s/o who giggles a lot.
hi anon! i ended up asking my friend to pick three random characters for this hc, these are the ones she chose! thank you for requesting, this is super cute.
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tsukkishima kei:
• he’s gonna drag your ass for this behaviour even if you are his s/o.
• literally what is going on inside your head for you to be laughing that hard at absolutely nothing? he genuinely can’t wrap his head around it.
• he’ll catch you in fits of giggles and start absently touching himself, wondering if it was something about him. was there something on his face? it leads to him slipping to the bathroom to stare at himself really hard, trying to figure it out.
• but nope, that’s just a you thing. you end up having to explain it to him that it’s absolutely random, much to his deep displeasure.
• i’m lowkey kidding. he’d find it somewhat endearing, since it means you’re in a good mood and smiling, but don’t think for one second he won’t tease you about it.
• “i’d laugh too if got that grade in my exam.”
“shut up, kei.”
“you laugh like hyena.”
“you love this hyena, idiot.”
“...shut up.”
• you’d better be okay with that, ‘cause he’ll comment on your giggles daily. but it’s only because they’re what make you, you! he’ll never say it to your face, but if you’re ever not laughing the way you usually do, he’ll get worried and keep an eye on you.
• he probably recorded you dying at one point, threatening to send it to everyone. it’s actually what calms down real arguments between you two, he’ll mention the recording and neither of you can continue to fight seriously after that, ‘cause the thought of it is so damn funny.
• people get kind of confused when they find out you’re an item, because mr. resting-bitch-face over here seems like he’d be your polar opposite. but alas, even if you seem unserious, he knows you better than that. you can be stern when you want to.
• it’s a coping mechanism for you and awkward situations and he can understand that. when it happens with others, he’ll squeeze your arm or do something nonchalant that can help calm you down.
• tsukki has a big, fat heart. that’s what we’ve concluded, everybody.
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akaashi keiji:
• tsukki and akaashi both radiate big ‘??????’ energy. neither of them have a clue what’s going on, so cue the silent judgement initially.
• you and your boyfriend are just sitting, holding hands, watching a sad movie, when suddenly you’re ... giggling. he’s astounded because somebody is literally DYING on the screen and you’re snickering.
• you’ll have to take a good ten minutes to convince him you’re not absolutely crazy, and that it was actually the fact it was sad that made you uncontrollably laugh. it’s your way of dealing with distressing situations.
• he kinda gets it after you explain, but still needs some time to understand how that works. akaashi would never be mean about it though, he’s also understanding. after a while, he’ll just brush it off and go back to holding you and finishing the movie.
• as he gets used to it, he’ll start to playfully cover your mouth when you giggle, kissing the side of your head lots to help bring you back to a calm state. his logic is, if he can cancel out your fits with peppered kisses, he’s a winner.
• tells you that you’d be p e r f e c t friends with bokuto, so when you guys meet for the first time, chaos ensues.
• bokuto and you just dying of laughter over something so ridiculous, like the shape of the volleyball, or bokuto’s crazy hair. the rest of the fukurodani team are absolutely lost. akaashi has to tell them this is normal for the both of you.
• congrats! bokuto and akaashi are your boys. they get your strange little episodes completely. akaashi loves it because it’s part of your cute quirks.
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hinata shoyo:
• hinata had no idea that this was out of the ordinary. he simply thought you were easily humoured and very light-hearted. since the firey-haired boy was very much the same as you, this lead to him trying to make you laugh literally all the time.
• he laughs with you constantly. imagine you two just sitting there, just to explode into hysterics and hold onto each other for dear life. though, i wouldn’t be surprised if he was purposefully doing something to set you off.
• sho tends to fluster you a lot by calling you the prettiest person he’s ever laid his eyes on. THAT sends you into a loop of nervousness and chuckles. job well done, hinata.
• you assure him that he doesn’t even have to try, it’s totally natural for you to completely lose it over the oddest things. he doesn’t mind. since he loves your smile so much, the more you laugh, the better.
• however, shoyo wants to be at least 80% of the reason you laugh, so he’ll be super determined. you kiss him on his forehead and reassure him that he’s 120% the reason.
• he’d compare your laugh to random, wholesome things. summer, music, the sun. this boy pulls out the dictionary just to compliment you cheesy, shoyo but it works, it makes you feel comfortable and less inclined to hold it in or hide it.
• there’s no way he doesn’t tell his friends about it. kageyama has had an earful for the twentieth time that week i can imagine noya and tanaka getting real curious to meet you after all the things he’s mentioned. you’d get along with them really well and they’d love your laugh as much as sho.
• they’d ask how it’s possible that there are two suns in the solar system and you and hinata just look at each other.
yeah, you’re perfect for him.
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willow-salix · 3 years
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The Shirt
This little thing is for @misssquidtracy and @soniabigcheese and was supposed to be a ficlet (tell that to the 2.5k that came out). It came about after a throw away comment to Sonia last night and then John ‘helpfully’ dropped the whole thing in my head fully formed. Enjoy!
Thanks to the awesome @myladykayo​ for the gorgeous shot of this dude!
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"I don't need any new clothes, I told you that."
"And I didn't listen. Come on, John, you haven't bought anything new since college."
"And I'm happy with that, all of my clothes are perfectly serviceable," John continued to argue as Gordon towed him into yet another shop. 
As always they drew attention, Gordon because of his loud voice and, according to him, his swimmers body that the women loved. Gordon had always loved to be the center of attention, he'd reveled in it back in his Olympic days, proud of the knowledge that his promotional pictures had graced many a teenagers phone backgrounds and lock screens. 
John, on the other hand, had no idea what people saw in him and why they still watched him even when he was with his brothers. He knew his hair always drew looks and over the years he'd heard more than a few people whispering something about checking if he was a natural redhead, although he'd never wanted to stick around to listen too closely and had gotten out of there sharpish. He'd much rather just be left alone to fade into the background where his introverted wallflower tendencies could be appeased. 
"Well, I need new clothes and you can't leave a man to shop on his own, it's just not done," Gordon continued. 
"I'm pretty sure there's no such rule."
"I'm making it a rule, it's part of the bro code now," Gordon shot back, flicking through yet another rack of eye-wateringly bright shirts that even Hawaii would have disowned. 
"I reject your rule."
"You can't, I'm your baby brother, you have to be nice to me, that's in the bro code too."
"I demand to see written proof of this rule book that you seem to keep pulling things from whenever it suits you."
Gordon glanced at his brother, seeing his lips twitch as he fought valiantly to keep any display of amusement firmly at bay. John didn't often get the chance to hang out with his younger brother but he always enjoyed it, not that he'd ever admit that out loud, that would only encourage Gordon to up his annoyance level by at least five points. 
"Ha! You smiled, I'm off the hook!" 
"I did no such thing."
"You did, I saw it! The robot had a feeling- ow!" Gordon ducked out of the way, avoiding another cuff around the back of the head from his, far too lanky for his own good, brother who apparently had the reach of an orangutan. 
"I'm not a robot, you little jerk. Stand still so I can hit you properly." And there went the warm fuzzy feelings. Back to reminding himself just why said hang outs didn't happen more often. 
"Yeah, right! Like that's gonna happen." Gordon shimmied backwards through the rack of shirts that made the sun look dull and out the other side to freedom. "Too much time in space has made you slow, bro!" 
"What? HOW DARE YOU!" Without thinking John dived around the side of the rack, stretching out to grab at his grinning brother. "I'll show you who's slow!" 
"I am lightning, I am the wind!" Gordon dodged aside with perfect ease, avoiding the grasping fingers of his brother. 
"Full of wind, more like! Stand still!" How was the squid so fast? 
"Come on, old man, keep up!" 
John made another grab at the back of Gordon's shirt but the little shit wiggled out of his grasp like an eel. 
"Ha! Victory is mine!"
"I wouldn't be too sure about th-" WHUMP! John spluttered, screeching to a stop as he got a face full of fabric, evidently thrown by Gordon who'd decided that weapons were now in play. 
He flailed, tripping over the leg of a clothing rack as he stumbled blindly. He made a grab for the first solid feeling thing he could find, although his judgement of solid was woefully inadequate. He landed on the floor in a tangle of limbs, both his own and plastic, as the mannequin he'd inadvertently grabbed fell with him. 
"Gordon," he gasped, winded from his tumble, but the sound of his brother's hysterical laughter was all that he received by way of an answer. 
He yanked the material off his head, a shirt of some description by the looks of it, and staggered to his feet, dragging his dance partner up with him. 
He managed to get her upright and back on her stand after a great deal of huffing and many swear words muttered under his breath as Gordon continued to howl like a hyena, hanging onto a mirror to stop his own downward descent. 
Yanking her skirt back up where he'd accidentally yanked it down, John finally got the mannequin back in place and decently covered up. 
"Gordon stop laughing!" he ordered as he bent to pick up the shirt that had assaulted him before angrily turning to face his brother. 
"What a clumsy idiot," he heard someone whisper a few rows over, stopping him in his tracks. "Keep out of the way, he'll take us down with him next."
John ducked his head, his cheeks as red as his hair, wishing the ground would open up and swallow him whole. He hated being the center of attention and now, he risked a peek to confirm his suspicions, yep, now the whole store was looking at him. Great, just perfect. 
"I'm never coming shopping with you again," he hissed in Gordon's direction. 
"Too right. Did you see the shirt he's holding?" the woman's friend whispered back. "Anyone that picks out something like that should be avoided at all costs."
"He's looking, quick, pretend you haven't seen him!" Both women quickly looked away, suddenly extremely interested in a nearby coat. 
What were they talking about? John glanced down at the pile of fabric still clutched in his clenched fist. It was definitely a shirt of some description, beigey-brown in colour, but not just one shade, oh no, this monstrosity had at least four other shades of brown thrown in for good measure, all coming together in wavy lines of what-was-this-designer-thinking to form some kind of texan nightmare, complete with gaudy gold piping. It truly was hideous, quite honestly the most disgusting thing he'd ever laid eyes on and he'd trained with astronauts who didn't have control of their digestive systems yet. 
He looked around desperately to find somewhere to hide it away from his sight, ignoring Gordon who was taking deep breaths in an effort to calm down. 
There! He spotted a convenient looking pile of sweatpants on a shelf and moved over to stuff the offending article back into the depth of hell from whence it had crawled when a single, solitary thought tickled at the back of his brain. 
He paused, thinking, his brain hamster now awake and racing at top speed around its wheel. He glanced from the shirt to the women who had spoken before, then back down to the shirt. 
"I'm going to try this on," he announced to his stunned brother, marching past him to the changing rooms. 
He quickly stripped off his T-shirt, the one that declared that he was a communications engineer not a magician, and pulled on the horror shirt. Surprisingly enough it was actually made of quite a soft material, something his overly sensitive, due to time spent in low gravity, skin really appreciated. 
He pulled it closed and buttoned it up, rolling his shoulders to allow it to settle into place. It was remarkably comfortable, actually long enough in the body. He stretched out his arms, pleased to see that the cuffs didn't immediately hike up to his elbows. All good so far, but only one thing would assure its purchase…
He pushed open the changing room door and stepped outside. The effect was immediate as two men, three women and a toddler that had been independently milling around near the entrance took one look at him and, as one, turned as quickly as they could in the opposite direction. 
Grinning to himself he tugged the tag off the sleeve, grabbed his T-shirt from the changing room and headed to the counter. 
"I'll wear it out," he informed the cashier, loving the way he not so subtly averted his eyes, unable to look at him. "And I'll take as many as you have in stock in this size and the next one up too." The cashier rushed to do his bidding, desperate to save what remained of his eyesight. 
"See, I told you coming shopping with me was a good idea," Gordon grinned as they made their way back to the parking lot, their arms filled with bags. 
"I will admit that it had its advantages," John answered as they strode easily through the crowd that parted like the red sea, unwilling to risk being contaminated by their fashion flu. 
John breathed a sigh of relief, feeling like he could relax for the first time since they'd gotten there three hours before. 
"That shirt is magical," Gordon declared, watching in astounded awe as eyes all around them shifted to avoid looking in his brother's direction. "It's like a people repellent in clothing form, it's….it's…" he groped around for the right words. 
"It's perfect," John declared, lovingly stroking a sleeve like one would a beloved pet. And it truly was. It was like people had a filter, an ugly shirt firewall in their heads that made them avoid it at all costs.
He couldn't remember a time that he hadn't been stared at since the year he'd turned seventeen and hit his second growth spurt. In that year he'd shot up six inches, his lanky frame had filled out a little, his weedy arms turning into tightly packed muscles and he'd developed abs and a voice that had deepened a few octaves. Then, for some reason, his anxious aura with its go away vibes had become nothing but a challenge for most people, acting as a kind of siren call for them to latch on to him and decide that he needed to be included, chatted to and made the center of attention. 
Now it was like he was practically invisible and it felt amazing. Even with the neon orange shirt Gordon was wearing, people were mostly ignoring him. 
"I'm never taking this thing off again."
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"Why am I always the one doing the laundry for you lazy arses?" Selene bitched as she dragged a massive basket of assorted Tracy clobber into the lounge where the assorted Tracys owners sat around in various states of lazy. 
"Because you love us?" Gordon answered, grinning cheekily. 
"Nope, that can't be it," Selene retorted, sitting down on the steps of the seating area to begin the mammoth task that was sorting and folding. She dragged out one of Virgil's plaids and folded it into some semblance of order and dropped it on the floor to start his pile. 
"Let me help," John offered, moving to sit beside her and take some of the pile from her lap. 
"Thanks, gorgeous."
"Whipped," Scott teased, reaching for his coffee cup. "Hey, Sel, if you're the only one doing the laundry as you claim, how comes you haven't managed to wreck John's ugly shirts?"
"Why would I?" she shrugged, balling up a pair of Scott's socks. 
"Because I know you. Any excuse to shop, right?" 
The socks made a handy projectile as she threw them at his head. 
"Thanks!" Scott grinned, effortlessly plucking them from midair. "Seriously though, look at it."
Selene looked at the shirt that was currently hiding the delightful chest of her even more delightful husband. 
"I fail to see the problem with it."
"Really?" 
"Hey, leave my shirt alone, it's perfectly serviceable, thank you."
"It's old, it has to be at least seven years since you bought them," Gordon joined in. "They probably don't even make them any more."
"They don't," John said, concentrating on folding one of Alan's T-shirts into a perfect square. "So nothing had better happen to the ones I have left."
"Now's your chance," Alan whispered to Selene. "Kill them with fire and you'll never have to see them again."
"Yeah, you know that he's got much nicer clothes in his wardrobe," Scott added. 
"I've actually grown quite fond of them," Selene answered, carefully folding one she'd plucked from the depths of the pile, smoothing it out like it was something precious. 
All three Tracys, minus one Virgil who was down in the hangars no doubt creating more washing for her to do by getting covered in grease and muck, stared at her like she'd just announced that she was going back to blonde. 
"What? How? You said that he's never looked better than when he's wearing a decent shirt, I had to give you a drool cloth at your wedding."
"All true," she shrugged, folding one of Virgil's vests to the best of her ability. 
"Yet you continue to let him walk about in, what was it you called it, his rodeo clown shirt?" Gordon asked, completely bemused. "Are we missing something here?" 
"I'm a witch," she started by way of explanation. 
"Duh," Alan snorted. 
"And I have a healthy respect for glamour magic, and that right there," she continued as if she hadn't just been rudely interrupted, pointing at the shirt that John was wearing, "is the most magical thing I've ever seen in my life." 
All three of them burst out laughing, unable to believe what they were hearing. Selene waited patiently for them to finish cackling like they had just cursed Macbeth. 
"Allowing the shirts to live is doing the world, and my arrest record, a huge favour. Now, if you'll excuse us…" she got to her feet, relieved John of the socks he was busily matching and dragged him to his feet.
"OK, OK, I'll bite," Scott continued to chuckle, wiping the tears from his eyes. "What makes you think it's so magical?"
"That should be obvious, nothing short of a miracle could hide that amount of sexiness. Why do you think I'm good with him hiding in Five when he's wearing that space suit?" She dumped the half folded pile of washing back into the hamper.
"I've decided that you lot can sort your own laundry, because I've got the sudden and overwhelming urge to see that shirt on our bedroom floor. Later, fashion rejects."
John put up zero resistance. 
"I love this shirt," he grinned, waving a cheerful goodbye to his stunned brothers as his wife yanked on his hand, towing him bodily from the lounge and on to far more pleasant things than chores. 
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kbstories · 4 years
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impression//expression
“It’s not like Kirishima had come all this way to U.A. to immediately break the promise he made to himself upon arrival.
It’s just that Bakugou is as feral as they come, and the moment Kirishima recognizes it’s fear he felt crawling up his spine that day, he makes it his personal mission to face it head-on until it’s gone.”
(Or: Being friends with Bakugou Katsuki is anything but a linear experience. Kirishima Eijirou would have it no other way.)
Tags: Kirishima POV, Developing Friendships, Protective Baku, Soft Baku, Stargazing
Chapter 1. Chapter 2. Minor content warning for (discussions of) self-esteem issues. Chapter 4. Chapter 5. Chapter 6. Chapter 7. Chapter 8. Chapter 9.
***
“Bakugou.”
With an absent hum, Bakugou turns the page, squints, scribbles down a line in his neat, tight handwriting. A piece of black fabric separates his hand from the paper, the same wrapped around his pen, too.
Kirishima leans forward, over his own book-and-notepad combination dotted with scrawled comments and colorful post-it notes. It’s been an hour since any of it has made sense to him.
“Bakuuu. C’mon.”
A sigh, annoyed. Another line is added. Then: “The fuck d’you want?”
It takes a few seconds until the silence has stretched enough for Bakugou to look up and into Kirishima’s pleading eyes. Bakugou’s expression barely changes beyond a raised brow, unimpressed. It’s the one reserved for when Kirishima’s being especially dense – slightly more severe than muttered curses and slightly less so than that God-help-me roll of his eyes he premiered during their last study session.
Which was yesterday. Kirishima would be proud of unlocking a new Angry Bakugou Face in record time… if U.A.’s grumpiest genius wasn’t the only thing standing between him and a frankly impressive row of failed grades.
Final’s Week is brutal, even for heroes-in-training. Especially for heroes-in-training. So: Desperate times, desperate measures.
“Slap me”, Kirishima tells Bakugou, hushed in their corner of the library. “As hard as you possibly can.”
The arch of Bakugou’s brow climbs higher, utterly devastating in its wordless criticism. He says, “What”, tone Aizawa-levels of flat, and it’s not a question. It’s a command: Explain or else.
Kirishima is in no state to resist. The confession bubbles out of him in a whiny rush.
“Dude, I slept like… zero hours last night ‘cause Kami got Pokémon Colosseum – y’know, the reboot? So cool – and we kinda lost track of time. I know, I know, it was a stupid idea, I swear it was an honest mistake!”
Bakugou continues to stare as he puts down his pen and wipes his palms on the edge of his shirt. Kirishima ducks his head, hiding behind the limp strands of his hair.
“Don’t look at me like that, man. I’m seriously about two minutes from passing out here and there’s like a hundred pages of this thing I haven’t read yet, let alone understood, and oh shit Mic will hand me my ass with words tomorr–”
It all happens so quickly: Kirishima catches a blur of motion headed his way and squeaks; his skin hardens about half-way before there’s sparks and his cheek smarts, and a hissed “Motherfucker” sounds right in front of him.
The sharp slap! noise registers only after the fact, when Kirishima holds his face and Bakugou holds his hand and they both stare at each other in mutual bafflement as their skin turns red with the impact.
That moment is like glue, clear and sticky as it extends past its natural limit – then Bakugou snorts and starts to laugh, a cackling hyena-laugh that Kirishima’s never heard in full and certainly not like this, loud and unrestrained, and all hopes of holding back his own laughter is lost as he cracks up, too.
They laugh and laugh, until Kirishima’s stomach starts to cramp up and there’s the sheen of tears in Bakugou’s eyes. “Your f-fucking face”, Bakugou wheezes at some point. “Fucking bastard, you almost broke my hand! With your fucking face!”
All it does is send them into another round of hysterics.
At some point, Kirishima glimpses some of their classmates poke their head around the bookshelves secluding their study corner from the rest of the library, faces ranging from exasperated to deeply disturbed. There’s Ashido, giggling at the sight of both of them bent over and struggling to get some sort of grip, and Kaminari, who just mumbles “What the hell, guys” while straddling the line between sleep-deprived and intensely fascinated by what he’s seeing.
And hey, at least Kirishima’s really freaking awake now. There’s the problem of trying and failing to breathe without dying, his face helplessly flushed and sweating, but the world’s colors are back to being bright and sharp. Across from him, Bakugou isn’t faring much better, shaking his head and the back of his hand covering the broad smile he can’t seem to get rid of.
“Fuck you, you stupid, moronic idiot. For fuck’s sake, Kirishima.”
Kirishima rubs at his chest, the ache in his lungs starting to lessen now that he’s marginally back in control. “I’m so sorry but like”, he waves at himself and he can’t help his grin despite the stinging protest coming from his cheek. “Thanks, dude!”
“Eat a dick.” There’s no bite whatsoever in Bakugou’s grumbling as he sits back down and digs his nose into his book once more, thoroughly ignoring their flabbergasted audience.
After a moment of pantomiming what amounts to I’ll tell you later to their friends, Kirishima joins him, ready to tackle the final boss that is the English language.
*
Nitro!! (Baku 💣💥 )
yo nitro (sent 17:48)
where u at? (sent 17:48)
-
why (received 17:52)
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why what 🤔 (sent 17:53)
OH uh to hang out? (sent 17:55)
dw dude it’s just me (sent 17:55)
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[location] (received 18:10)
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bakugou katsuki what are you doing in the middle of the woods??? (sending…)
NO WAY (sending…)
signal’s gone AGAIN i’m going feral (sending…)
screw it (sending…)
*
The GPS signal craps out twice more before Kirishima heaves himself onto the edge of a cliff and spots a familiar silhouette. Sheltered by a bend in the rock bed, the glow of a fire illuminates a backpack set aside, a pair of discarded hiking boots – and Bakugou, leaning against solid stone with his arms crossed behind his head.
“Took ya long enough”, he says, the lazy smirk on his lips cut in flickering shadows.
“Listen.” Kirishima wipes beads of perspiration off his temple; a spontaneous rock-climbing session by the last light of day is not what he had hoped for after hours of exhaustive quirk training. “We already have a perfectly good camp. There’s, like, leftover curry and hot springs and stuff down there.”
Bakugou scoffs. “Yeah. And a bunch of extras.”
There’s an exasperated reply on his tongue – They’re called classmates, genius. Y’know, friends? – but Kirishima knows it’s pointless to even start that debate. He snipes him with his sweaty headband instead, celebrating his own marksmanship when it hits Bakugou square in the chest with a wet thwap.
“Wha– Shitty Hair!”
“You made me climb this stupid cliff in the middle of the night. Deal with it.”
Bakugou just throws it back, the force of an explosion propelling the thing past Kirishima’s shoulder and off the mountain entirely. Kirishima watches singed white fabric disappear into the abyss, bidding it goodbye with a somber salute.
“Well, that’s lame.”
“You’re lame, fuckface.”
“Bro.”
Shaking his head, Kirishima laughs and joins him by the fire.
It’s quiet for a bit while he gets comfy and Bakugou throws a chunk of wood into the flames, sparks bursting into life immediately. This far up, the air feels… brittle, in a way, thin and cold enough Kirishima wouldn’t have been surprised to see his breath mist. The breeze ruffles the crowns of the trees around them, the rush of rustling leaves in the distance strangely soothing.
Bakugou’s gaze is lost in the night sky when he starts to speak. “Been thinking of borrowing my parents’ car and driving out here by myself. Y’know, once I got my license and shit. ‘s got some good trails, people were talking ‘bout it on those shitty hiking forums. Forums, like we’re in the fucking 2000s.”
His elbows on his knees and his head propped on his hands, Kirishima hums and looks up as well. The moon is a thin island of white in an ocean of indigo blue growing steadily darker, a myriad of stars coming out to keep her company. “Yeah?”
“Mh”, Bakugou makes around a soft breath. “Guess they’re all shit out of luck though ‘cause it’s the personal playground of pro heroes, apparently. It’s a miracle none of our idiots got fucking lost coming out here.”
‘Our idiots’, huh? Kirishima nudges his chin lower and into his palms to hide his smile. “Kinda far of a trip to make just for some hiking, isn’t it?”
A casual shrug, followed by a nod upwards. “Not for this. The lodge is the only structure for miles in any direction and even with us here, it’s got fuck all on an entire city. Get it?”
“Yeah! No light pollution, right?”
“Yup”, Bakugou confirms, popping the ‘p’. A small grin is shot Kirishima’s way, teasing rather than mocking. “What’s this, huh? Don’t tell me you paid attention in fucking physics after all.”
Kirishima breathes an offended huff, mock-hurt.
“Pshh, please. Y’know how everyone has that one niche thing they randomly obsessed over as a kid? That was me with astronomy. Back in Middle School I had like, a huge model of all the planets in my room and my favorite constellations mapped across the ceiling with those glow-in-the-dark stars. Years of useless knowledge, all stored right here.”
Kirishima’s thumb taps his forehead as he smiles at Bakugou; Bakugou’s lips pull into a smile of his own, small but there. When he turns back to the stars, Kirishima does the same, sighing wistfully.
“If Thirteen’s class were just about that I’d freaking ace it, dude. I get that I’m kinda dumb with literally anything else, but space is my jam. Did you know that–”
“You’re not.”
The train of thought Kirishima was about to gleefully jump onto screeches to a halt. “…huh?”
Bakugou frowns at him. “You’re not”, a vague wave in his general direction, “stupid or whatever.”
Perhaps the dumbfounded blinking Kirishima’s doing in response is already enough to prove Bakugou wrong on that. Still, Kirishima sits up a bit straighter, eyebrows pulling together tightly.
“Um. I appreciate you saying that, bro, but I’m only here ‘cause Aizawa decided to get in touch with his merciful side after all. Like, Cementoss totally wiped the floor with me back home. There’s no point in lying to myself about that.”
“So you’re calling me a fucking liar, is that it?”
“Huh?”
Kirishima can only watch as Bakugou’s mouth twists beyond the usual doom and gloom and into something… frustrated. Genuinely annoyed. An iron weight settles in Kirishima’s gut, heavy and hard to ignore. “I didn’t– Look, man, can we not fight over this? I’m just saying I wanna face my mistakes and do better, that’s all.”
“Then say it!”
There’s a severity to the words that catches Kirishima off guard. Bakugou is staring him down with eyes so intense they possess their own gravitational pull, closer to black than crimson in the fire’s light–
Kirishima likes to think he knows Bakugou, at least a little. What makes him tick, what makes him angry – because there is a reason and a rhyme to his anger, a pattern to the things that set him off that Kirishima has yet to properly figure out. It’s just that Kirishima isn’t usually one of those things, not anymore.
“You lost me, Baku”, he admits, quietly, after a beat or two of tense silence. “What do you mean?”
Bakugou sighs, a harsh noise between them. The deep breath afterwards is new, however, a sharp inhale followed by a calmer exhale before Bakugou points at him, a wordless listen up.
“Just– Okay. You fucked up and wanna learn from it? Cool, fucking say that then. Not some bullshit about being too dumb to do shit ‘cause you’re not. Fuck right off with that.”
Mouth opening, Kirishima is stopped by a flurry of firecracker sparks and a terse growl of “Shut the hell up, I’m not done.” Finally, Bakugou’s look snaps elsewhere, one sock-clad foot kicking at a loose rock in clear irritation.
“Studying isn’t your strength, who gives a fuck? You got into U.A. top-fucking-two, you’re one of the only capable fuckers around and if you seriously think you don’t deserve to be here because Cementoss got lucky one fucking time then you got another thing coming.”
Kirishima sits there in a state of mild shock until Bakugou huffs and glares at him again. The threat behind it is ridiculously empty considering the impromptu speech he just gave and holy shit, Bakugou Katsuki is praising him. Kirishima Eijirou.
He might actually cry.
“What? You’re competition, bitch, so don’t make me a fucking liar by pretending otherwise.”
Scratch that, tears are definitely part of the picture now.
Wet-rimmed eyes and a quiet sniff, that’s as far as Kirishima gets before Bakugou’s expression suddenly falls, crestfallen to an almost comical degree. Kirishima does laugh then, a watery little chuckle that doesn’t seem to make things much better, either.
“Sorry, just… Damn Nitro, I think that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me. You really think so?”
And okay, yup, that’s a real glare, this time. Bakugou throws up his hands. “You’re so– Urgh. Did I fucking stutter?”
Kirishima rubs the moisture out of his eyes and smiles. “Nope.” Faint embarrassment heats his cheeks; he focuses on the warmth curling in his chest instead, glowing bright and comforting like the embers at their feet and the stars above.
“Good”, Bakugou mutters.
More wood is tossed into the fire and rekindled with red-hot palms. Scooting closer, Kirishima holds out his hands and hums happily as it chases away the ever-cooling temperatures. They can’t stay up here forever – Aizawa will have his hide for sure if he doesn’t show up to the remedial course tonight – yet Kirishima figures they have a few more minutes.
Bakugou goes right back to his earlier sprawl, unaffected by the cold: arms crossed, eyes on the sky like he can’t get enough of the sight. Kirishima thinks of glow-in-the-dark stickers, faded over time. Quietly, he wonders which constellation is Bakugou’s favorite.
“Kiri.”
“Hm? Yeah?”
Shoulders relaxed, voice even, Bakugou says: “Tell me something. About space, I mean.”
As complicated as being friends with Bakugou can get, it can be so, so easy, too. Just a while longer, Kirishima decides as he settles in next to his best friend and starts talking.
>>Chapter 4
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wroammin · 4 years
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Friend Troubles
Part 1 | Part 2 (You are here!)
Ao3
Pairings: Prinxiety, Platonic Dukexiety
Word Count: 1,518
Warnings: lots more cursing in this one because remus
A/N: hey uhh if anyone’s figured out how to write human interaction or title these things please let me know
Virgil could still see Roman’s horrified face when he woke up in the morning. The memory brought a small smile to his face, which was usually a rare occurrence before 12 o’clock. Or any time of day, really.
He supposed that he should perhaps feel some kind of guilt for purposely messing up Roman’s scenes, but after meeting him, any sort of those morally confusing notions he’d been having had been quickly forgotten.
Virgil knew why Roman had gone up to the booth yesterday, of course. But judging by Roman’s excessively flustered demeanor as he apologized for forgetting him, Virgil suspected he wouldn’t have to worry about getting kicked off crew for sabotage at least for a while. He felt a little bit satisfied with himself at that.
So, naturally, the slight skip in his step as he made his way to his locker was bound to attract the attention of demonic, happiness-sucking entities. Two hands clamped around the side of his headphones and yanked them down to his neck.
“Hey, what gives?” Virgil said, not bothering to turn around as he pulled out his phone and paused his music.
“Aw, I’m truly sorry for interrupting your Fifty Shades of Grey audiobook–”
“It was not–”
“Ooh, Fifty Shades Freed, then! I didn’t really peg you as the type, Virgil, but I guess even prudish emos have to let loose sometimes.”
“Good morning to you, too, Remus.” Virgil sighed, pulling his hood up and then stuffing his hands back into his pockets.
Remus just cackled like a hyena, suddenly reminding Virgil of the fact that, although he and Roman were twins, their relation in Virgil’s mind ended there. Remus’s hysterical howling was nothing like Roman’s warm laughter, and even Remus’s ratty mess of a mane was a stark contrast to Roman’s coiffed locks.
“Oh! I heard about your little encounters with my dearly beloved brother, Prick Charming.” They continued walking in the direction of Virgil’s locker.
“Yeah? What’d he say?” The darker-haired boy asked with an unamused sideways glance. His friend’s eyes were trained on something further down the hall.
“Probably something as stupid as he usually says, I don’t know, I wasn’t really listening.” Remus abruptly made a gross face at the random freshman he’d been staring down, sending them scrambling into the nearest hallway as quickly as they could. He laughed maniacally to himself, wiping away a fake tear. “Works every time.”
Virgil rolled his eyes. “Uh, aren’t friends supposed to like, stick up for each other when someone’s talking shit about them behind their back? Or at least pay attention when they do?”
“Huh?” Remus said as he scanned the hallway for more unsuspecting freshmen, frowning as soon as he realized there were none left. Virgil repeated the question. “Oh, Roman wasn’t talking shit about you. I would’ve beat his ass if he was.”
“What? Then what was he saying?” Virgil tried to keep his voice impassive, but confusion and curiosity inevitably leaked into his tone.
“Ugh, I don’t wanna think too hard about the stupid shit my brother says, Virge, but I think he was talking about your… laugh? ”
“My laugh.” Virgil mumbled, finally coming to a stop at his locker. “Wait, he was talking about my… laugh? But he wasn’t talking shit about it?”
He turned to ask Remus to elaborate, but his friend had already shot off down the hallway after two underclassmen.
It was probably nothing. He told himself to forget about it completely. And by the time a certain actor swung by the tech booth later that afternoon, he already had.
[]•[]•[]
The troubles with the tech booth hadn’t stopped after Roman’s visit up to the booth the day before. In fact, although Roman was hesitant to admit it, things seemed like they were only getting worse. So, he kept on investigating.
Roman grabbed his bag and made his way up to the booth. Remembering his first visit, Roman made an effort to arrive a little earlier so he could meet more of the crew.
In all honesty, Roman wasn’t entirely sure what, or who, he was looking for. Was it a scorned classmate? Perhaps someone who was jealous of his role as a lead? Or was it truly just someone who was plain awful at manning the booth?
Whoever or whatever it was that was causing these mistakes, Roman had to do a little more digging before he could start connecting dots.
That was the main– if not, the only–reason why Roman stayed after everyone else finally left the tech booth. Well, almost everyone else.
“Hello again, Virgil-who-is-a-friend-of-my-brother’s!” Roman exclaimed as he heard the last of the crew slip down the ladder and out of the booth. Virgil shot the actor a glare, which quickly turned into an amused stare as he finally realized what Roman was wearing.
“Couldn’t bother to get out of costume, Princey?”
Roman looked down as if he’d forgotten he was in-costume, which Virgil thought would be impossible with how extravagant his outfit was, with golden shoulder epaulets and a bright red sash fitted across his chest.
He looked back up at Virgil, brows knit together. “What do you mean? This is what I normally wear.”
The techie rolled his eyes, and Roman finally let his fake confusion drop in favor of a beaming grin.
“Okay, okay. So I didn’t have time to change because I wanted to get here earlier. Sue me.”
“I’m considering it.” Virgil muttered, crossing his arms.
“Well, I see you’re feeling chattier today!”
The darker-haired boy frowned and went quiet. Roman’s chocolate-brown eyes widened.
“Oh, I– uh, sorry? Was that rude? If it was, I’m–”
“Truly sorry?” Virgil sighed, wondering just how much more of a Prince Charming cliché Roman could be. “Don’t worry about it, Princey. Remus has made far worse comments.”
Roman looked genuinely relieved at not having offended Virgil, which made the techie feel... something. Probably just confusion at seeing an expression of relief on a face that resembled Remus’s, who never felt guilty for doing anything.
“I’m sure he has.” The actor agreed with a soft smile.
It was quiet for a couple of moments, which made Virgil a little nervous.
“Can I trust you?” Roman suddenly asked, leaning lazily on the wall and staring expectantly at the darker-haired boy.
Jesus, was this some kind of weird attempt to let Virgil incriminate himself? Probably not, he considered, since Roman was so incredibly and unbelievably polite, but he hesitated anyway. Virgil should have just stayed silent, really… but there were no spotlights to fix in the booth this time around to keep him entertained, and something about Roman’s ridiculous prince costume made Virgil want to poke fun at him some more. So, he answered.
“I guess you could, but it’s probably not the smartest idea.”
“But… not the dumbest?” Roman inquired, cocking his head.
“Is that really how you decide whether or not to do something? If it’s not the dumbest idea possible, it’s good enough?”
Roman let out a small laugh. “Not always. Sometimes it’s the dumbest idea possible and I do it anyway.”
“Guess that explains why you chose to stay here after rehearsals again.” Virgil huffed, grabbing the handles of a nearby spotlight.
“Right, well, I was hoping you could help me with something.” Roman pushed off of the wall and approached Virgil, who was sitting on one of the fold-out chairs by the viewing box and now aimlessly swinging a spotlight back and forth. “I don’t know if you’ve noticed it yourself, but there have been a couple of… recurring issues with some key scenes in the play. Namely, all of the ones I’m in.”
“I’ve noticed a couple.” Virgil held the spotlight’s handles a little tighter, wondering if Roman was really about to confront him about the sabotage right then and there. Had he read things wrong? Did Roman actually know it was him?
Roman continued, “And seeing as you’re seemingly always up here–”
“I’m not.”
“–Could you maybe help keep an eye out? For anything, erm, suspicious? I don’t really know what to look for, but since I can’t be up here while I’m onstage, a helping hand– or, eye– would really be appreciated.”
So Roman hadn’t quite figured things out. Virgil could work with that.
“Huh.” He eased his iron grip on the spotlight and turned to fully face Roman, suddenly feeling a little bolder. His newfound bravery probably had something to do with the fact that he was the only one in the room not wearing a stupid prince outfit. “So you want me to help you?”
“I– well, you don’t have to, I just thought–”
“No, yeah, I know, but… how do you know it’s not me doing all that stuff?” Virgil tried to look nonchalant, but his brain was screaming at him to shutupshutupshutup.
“Well... I guess that’s where the trust comes in!” Roman gave him a bright, crooked grin, and Virgil felt something shift in the pit of his stomach.
He turned his gaze away from Roman’s stupidly perfect, sunshiney smile.
“You sure are something, Princey… I’ll help you out.”
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lay-d-l · 4 years
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Zoyalai Modern AU
This spring I joined @grishaversebigbang and for whatever reason I signed up as a writer. Not a very smart idea it was very stressful and I don’t even like it that much, but y’know, next year, I’ll be ready. 
I worked with incredibly talented people who are, generally the sweetest human beings you could meet. 
Materialki:
@someofgennie x
@edmeom x
Corporalki:
@shelbychild
Fic summary: Zoya was living day for day, not caring really, not after him. After she bumps into a guy at her favorite coffee shop, her life gets interesting again. Will she let herself feel again?
you can find my fic here *it’s not there yet, so if you wanna see it, keep reading*
It was a wet Tuesday morning; it had been raining all night and I wasn’t feeling like going out. But things happen 24/7 and that means reporters, like me, work 24/7. I wiggled out of bed and went to the bathroom. Seeing what I saw, I groaned. It's Zoya's-Famous-Bed-Hair. Once, in junior year, I woke up late and didn't have time for hair and makeup. So, naturally, I put on the first thing I got my hands on and ran out. Which is usually okay, right? Yeah, well Os Alta Speciality School has uniforms. Though, they’re not like Ketterdam ones. In Ketterdam, it's regular pants-shirt-jumper; in Os Alta they wore keftas. That's not the point, though; the night before, Genya and I were out, partying, so I wore clothes from last night's party. The principal suspended me for the day. This morning, I braided my hair, took my laptop, and left for the Dragon Scale. Dragon Scale is a coffee shop just around the corner from my apartment. Since I started drinking coffee when I was fifteen I have always gone there; it felt safe. Mostly because no one, not even Genya, knew about it. Just like every other day, it was almost empty. One person at the counter and a few others scattered in the back. I went to the counter and Anna, the barista, smiled at me. "The usual?" she asked. "You know it," I smiled back. "Could you bring it to me though? I have a lot of work today." Not turning from the shelves she said, "No worries." With that I went to sit by the window. I liked looking at people as they passed by, even when it's not a busy day. I opened the laptop and started writing: the elections are nearing, are you ready to decide between our two competitors? Is it going to be the cunning Petyr or the sly Nikolai Lantsov? I was never into politics, but Shelby, my publisher, insisted I write about this year's election. I love my job, I really do, but this is incredibly boring and the campaigns don't start until a few weeks from now, so when Anna brought my frappe, I looked to the street. I was like a less smart Sherlock Holmes. Meaning I can't really deduct, I just notice how people walk and dress, or if they have any ticks. Like if their left shoulder is lower than their right one. There was a woman in a hot pink coat, which was an unusual choice considering not many people wear bright colours at this time of year. A pig tailed girl who had stuck a lollipop to her mother's jacket. And a guy who was trying so hard not to be seen, but who obviously failed. With nothing else to do I packed my laptop, took my cup and went out. As I was turning to say bye to Anna, I bumped into a wall. I said, "Really? Couldn't have told me I'm going into a wall???" She started laughing hysterically. "What?" "Sorry to disappoint, but I'm no wall." I turned around. He definitely wasn't a wall. "Witty remarks are really unnecessary." I said. He put his arms up in surrender. "I am sorry that I bumped into you though." “Don’t worry, it could have been someone not as pretty as you.” “Thank you, I think. I’m going to go now. Bye Anna!” as I was walking out I heard Anna talking to the man.
Next day, I was sitting in the park, trying to write something on the elections but it was a no go. I was closing my laptop when I felt someone sit beside me. I looked to my right and saw the guy from the coffee shop. “What does ‘Z’ stand for?” “What are you doing here?” I asked, “Are you following me?” “No, I was walking, and I saw a familiar face, thought I say ‘Hi’. What does ‘Z’ stand for?” “It stands for Zebra.” “Really?” “No, of course not, it stands for Zoya.” “Oh that’s a nice name, is it yours? What does it mean?” “Yes, of course it’s mine. It means ‘life’”I said. “And you are?” “Nikolai.” he looked at his watch, “As much as I liked this encounter, I must go now.” “Bye?” He bowed to his waist, “Farewell.”
I snoozed my alarm three times, but it kept ringing. Then I realised it's not a regular alarm, it's a Genya alarm. "What is it, Kostyk?" I said into the phone. "Oooh!" she exclaimed, "Kostyk, that sounds nice. Not used to it though." "I know that's why I said it. What's the rush?" "It's Saturday." "Oka-" "ARE YOU TELLING ME YOU FORGOT OUR WEEKLY MEETING???" "Don't yell," I said. "Of course I didn't forget, you'd kill me if I did. I just didn't think it'd be this early." "Early?" she asked, "Zoya it's 11:00 in the morning!" "Oops? Okay, well, I'm obviously awake now, so what were you thinking of doing?" I asked. "The Zoo! Winter is coming, and I want to see all the summer animals before they stop going out." "Sure, meet you at the park in two hours?" "Yeah, love you!" she said, and hung up. I got up and went to the kitchen and opened the fridge. It was empty, guess I forgot to go to the store. So I decided to go to a bakery down the street, hoping they still have something warm. Luckily for me, they did. I bought two dollars worth of mini-whinnies and got back home. It was a relatively sunny day, so I sat at the balcony. And for a Saturday, it wasn't really busy. Besides Genya days, Saturdays are usually the farmers market days too. Most people don't have time to buy groceries during the week. I looked up to the Grand Palace. Tourists always said it was the most beautiful building in Os Alta, but I could never see it. It's not ugly, I just found the Little Palace more interesting. The Grand Palace is like any other palace ever, with big towers and shiny roofs, I can see that in any place that had a royal dynasty. But only we have a huge library with a fountain next to the royal Palace. I looked at my watch and yelped, I'm gonna be late!, I thought. I changed from my sweats and tee, and put on jeans, a jumper and boots, In case it rains. Took the leather jacket and keys from the hanger and ran out. The park wasn't far from my apartment so I walked. When I got to our usual meeting spot, Genya was already there. I waved apologetically. She rolled her eyes: "At least you're here, let's go!" "Fine, fine, I'm going!", I laughed. We sat in her car and went to the zoo. During the ride we talked about what we did during the week, how's married life and how's David in general, but all that was dropped the moment we walked through the gates of the zoo. First we saw the birds; pigeons, eagles and those funny colored ones that sing. Next animals were sheep, llama and deer. Their cages were around a pavilion that had horses and ponies you could ride, but those are mostly for kids. Few years back, Genya asked if we could ride but they wouldn’t let us. She said “it wasn’t fair that only kids can do fun stuff…” and continued to tell me how when she has kids they will be free to do whatever they want. We walked next to the deer cage. David loves them so every time we’re here we tend to stay a bit longer. Today we saw there was a new addition to the family. On the cage it said she was a doe named Lola. Next stop were the ostridges and the emus, we skipped those, mostly because one ostridge bit me a few years back when I tried to feed it. Genya got it on camera. On the other side of the sidewalk were the bison, and we always acted as if they were the flying bison from Avatar: the Last Airbender. We named all of them Appa. The seals were sleeping so we went to the reptiles instead. Most of the snakes were also sleeping, as was the aligator so we decided to skip the hippoes too and went to see the wolves. Though they didn't pay attention to us as they were eating. The monkeys were mostly shitting onto their hands and throwing it at each other… The petting zoo was empty so we had all the little goats to ourselves! When I was a kid, and my mom still my mom, I tried to take one of the goats with me home, but I couldn’t carry it alone so it stayed in the petting zoo. When we got to the bears most of them were in the water, but there was one who went in circles around his pond, like he was trying to catch fish. Lions were lying around, hyenas were laughing at the visitors, which is not creepy at all… At that point we got tired and went to the big pond where the ducks and the swans are. I sat on a bench while Genya bought ice cream. “Strawberry?” she asked. I just nodded. "So," she started, "you're not seeing anyone, right?" I choked, "What?!" "Are you seeing anyone?" "Where is that coming from?!" "David recently got together with a childhood friend and when he got home, he said you'd like him and that you should go on a date." she said, casually. "Genya, you know I'm not the one for dating…" She touched her eye-patch and looked away. "I know, but just try? I mean, just meet with him, then decide what to do. Not everyone is like Alex…" I sighed, "Sure, wh-" "REALLY?", she exclaimed. "Yes, chill. Who is he?" "Oh, oh… I have no idea. David just called him Sobachka, but-" "Genya…" "But he can't be bad if he's friends with David. If you don't feel like staying, I'll pull you out." "Okay, Pinkie Promise?", I asked, and she smiled, "Cross my heart, hope to fly!" We threw the rest of our cones to the ducks, passed the safari animals, and finished this year's last visit to the zoo. Next to the zoo is an empty parking lot that has a small adventure park. Ever since I befriended Genya, after the zoo we go to the ferris wheel and the bumper cars.
Since I agreed to go on a blind date I decided it was best to do it in a familiar setting. So I told Genya that I wanted it to be in a coffee shop near my flat. I put on my battle armor, jeans and a sweater, and went out. The streets were empty, even for a weekday. I went into the shop and looked around to see a familiar face. Anna, behind the counter, Gennie in the corner, drawing probably. I sat in my usual place next to the window and waited. Anna came by the table. “Hey, what can I get you?” I looked up, “Nothing yet, I’m on a date…” “That’s a new one, how did that happen?” “I was out with Genya and she suggested it. And it’s Genya, she thinks he’s good, and she would not stop until I said yes so I’m here to see what happens.” She smiled, “Well, I’m sure it can’t be that bad.” “Yeah,” I said and looked behind her, “Gennie’s calling for you.” She turned around, “Oh, I better get that, she’s trying out a new technique.” Then she left. The set time was 17:00, I came a little earlier, just in case. I took my phone out of my pocket to see the time. He’s late. Door opened and Nikolai came in, he looked around and rolled his eyes when he saw me. He came and sat at the chair opposite of me. “Honestly Zoya, is it not tiring to follow me? You could just ask for my number.” I scoffed; ”Don’t flatter yourself I’m here for a date.” His eyes widened, “Come again?” “You thought you were-” “You’re a friend of David’s.” “What? How do you know that?” I asked. He scratched his head, “I, oh Saints…” “You’re my date, aren’t you?” “I would seem so.” I frowned, “Hey, don’t look so pissed I didn’t know either.” “Do you want to do this?” I asked. “I don't see why not.” he said. “I have no expectations, we sit and talk. If we click, cool. If not, we had an interesting afternoon. Deal?” He put his hand out. I shook it; “Zoya Nazyalenski, nice to meet you.” “Nikolai, my pleasure.” he smiled. Anna came by again, “This, it’s hilarious.” she said. “I’m glad I’m not the only one who thinks that.” Nikolai replied. She laughed; “ What can I get you?” “I’ll have a Frappe.” I said, “ What do you want?” Nikolai looked at me, then at Anna, “I’ll have what she’s having, and a plate of biscuits.” Anna nodded, “Coming right up.” “So,” I started, “do we start again, or do we just continue where we left off?” “We continue, can't pretend like you’re not my biggest fan.” i laughed, “Yeah, keep telling yourself that. On another note, how do you know David?” “We lived in the same neighborhood when we were kids.” he said, “One day, when we were 8, there was an explosion in his garage. I was playing in my backyard when it happened, I came running to see what happened, to see if he was okay. Spoiler alert he was, but I think he burned his eyebrows off.” “What happened?” I asked eagerly. “When?” I sighed, “What caused the explosion?” “Oh.” he looked confused, “I don’t know. I never asked. And how do you know David?” “I’m afraid my story isn’t so interesting, we met at highschool.” “You went to the same school?” “Yes but we were on different courses. I took journaling, he took engineering. He wasn’t social, I barely knew him before my best friend, his now wife Genya, worked up the courage to ask him out in junior year.” “Yeah, he definitely wasn’t a social butterfly. I was really surprised when I heard he was getting married.” “But I didn’t see you at the wedding.” I stated. “My father got sick, I couldn’t come” “I’m sorry to hear that.” he smiled; “I’m not, he’s an ass” “Who’s an ass?” Anna came with our order. “His father.” “My father” we said at the same time. I looked at him and smiled, he winked at me. “I see where you get it form” He gasped; “you didn’t” “I did.” Anna facepalmed. “I can see this is going great, so I’m gonna go.” “Thank you Anna.” Nikolai said. She waved him off. “Since we’re basically playing 20 questions, what else do you want to know?” I asked. He looked out the window, “Cliche, but, what is your favorite season and why?” “Winter, because there is nothing better than a wool jumper. My turn. Why does David call you Sobachka?” “This got very personal, very fast.” “Oh,” i said, “I’m sorry, you don’t have to tell me if you don’t want to.” “No it’s okay, no one is ever that direct with me.” he said and ate his last biscuit. “Why? Is it because you’re in this year's elections?” “I thought you didn’t recognise me.” “Oh please, I’m writing an article about you and the other guy” “Huh, he really is ‘the other guy’” he said. “So, are you going to tell me what’s behind your nickname?” “Right, ugh, I’m not my father's son, my mom cheated. Not many people know this. The ones who do call me Sobachka, y’know, like a dog.” “That’s rough buddy… So it doesn’t bother you?”I asked. “No, not really.” I chuckled, “Not many people are like that.” Indeed they are not.” he looked at his watch, “This has been fun, but I’m afraid I must go now. I would like to see you again.” “I would like to see you too.” I smiled.
I was walking down the stairs when I heard my phone ring. “Hello?” “Hi, is this Zoya?”said the voice. “Yes, and you are?” I sighed as I got to the bottom and went to check my mailbox. “Is my voice so plain to you that you do not remember it?” “Nik, it’s not like I have your number saved in my phone. How may I help you this fine evening?” “I was wondering if you are free tonight? For a stroll in the park.” “We saw each other two days ago!” “Please? I need a friendly companion.” he paused, “We’ll eat doughnuts?” “How dare you use doughnuts against me?! Of course I’ll come. Meet in front of the Little Palace fountain in an hour? “Done. I’ll see you there.” I smiled fondly. “Bye Nik.” During the past few weeks I have been seeing him more and more. One Saturday he and David tagged along on our weekly meeting. I got out of the building and went across the street. There were lots of cars so I decided against calling a taxi. It wasn’t a long walk to the Little Palace, but I had to go to the Library first. There weren't many people in the Library so it was a quick stop. The Librarian, Kuwei, is a friend of Nina’s so I paused to chat with him, but he had work to do so I left him to it. When I got to the fountain, Nikolai was already there. I kissed him on the cheek and sat next to him. “What’s up?” He picked up a bag and gave it to me, “Doughnuts first.” “Honestly I don’t know how can someone not like you.” I said and took a bite of the doughnut. “So good…” “Me or the doughnut?” he asked. “What?” “You said it’s good. Me or the doughnut?” “Oh,” I laughed, “definitely the doughnut!” “HA-HA, very funny. Look I didn’t want to ask you, but I really need help with my speech.” I wiped my mouth to get rid of any leftover sugar and took out a notepad out of my bag. “Sure, what's it about?” “Well, this showing is supposed to be about children. Their education, the schools, hospitals, even orphanages.” he rubbed his neck. “That’s great, children should be taken care of, we know that first hand.” “Yeah, but I don’t know how to phrase it. I thought you could help with that.” “Of course. You’re gonna tell me everything that you want to say, we’ll write that down and work our way from there.” We were working on the speech until the sun went down. I looked up at him and said:”It’s getting late, I should go…” Nikolai scratched his head, “Yeah, no, of course, we’ll see eachother on David's birthday, right?” “Yes. This has been fun, I’d like to be more involved with your campaign if you’ll have me.” “You’re always welcome, always.” he hugged me, “I’ll see you in a few days. Bye Zoya.” “Bye Nik.”
“Botkin is making a reunion.” “What, when?” “I don’t know, some time after today.” Genya said. “Hold on, how do you know that?” “Didn’t he call you?” “Not that I know. Wait let me check,'' I took my phone from the table and looked at my phone log, “Oh, right I do have a missed call from an unknown caller. But do I really have to go, I mean I’ll see everyone I like tonight.” Genya sighed, “Zoya, it’s a party, you are going, you are going to have fun.” “But-” “End of discussion.” “EnD oF dIsCuSsIoN” I mocked her. “Oh, piss off. Just don’t be late.” “That’s you Kostyk. Gotta go, love you!” I ended the call. We are celebrating David’s birthday tonight, I had to go and buy him a gift. A normal person would have done that by now, but I just love to do everything last minute. I dressed up, took my wallet and went out to the hardware store. It started to rain during the taxi ride, I was, naturally unprepared for that, thus making me a bit damp when I entered the store. One of the older workers came up to me and said:”A bit unexpected, isn’t it?” “You have no idea.” I replied. “How can I help you?” “It’s my friend's birthday, and he likes to repair regular household items, or just make up new things, so i thought to buy him a new tool kit because his old one is really worn out and probably very rusty or just damaged.” “Right.”he said, “Would you like a completely new tool box, or separate objects and a tool box?” I looked around, “Well, if it were for you what would you get?” “Is there a price range?” “Not really, no. But let’s not make it more than a weekly paycheck.” After a series of isles and relentless explaining of different brands of the same monkey wrench, he recommended a box with wrenches of all sizes, seven different screwdrivers and some kind of special doorknob key that is also in different sizes and very useful. When I bought the tool box, I went to the liquor store to buy Genya’s favorite wine, but the rain hadn’t stopped. I was dripping wet when I came to their apartment. I knocked, twice, when David opened the doors, he went in for a hug, I put my finger up “No, no, we’ll do that when I’m dry.” He shrugged. “If you say so.” “HAPPY BIRTHDAY!” “Thank you Zoya, come on in.” he let me through.I pointed my finger at Genya, “See, not late! And not the last one to get here.” “Not to burst your bubble, but you are the last one.” it was Mal. I looked around, Mal and Alina were on the couch, Nina sitting beside them. Toyla was on  the armchair next to the couch. Tamar and Nadia were on the loveseat opposite the couch, near the kitchen. Leoni and Adrik on the floor beside them. Genya was on a stool, her back turned. “No I'm not, Nik isn’t here”. I took off my jacket, and sat on the edge of the couches arm rest.. “Nikolai isn’t coming, his father got worse. Didn’t he tell you?” “No…” I took my phone out of my pocket, “I really need to get this serviced, don’t I?” Nina raised a glass and said: “Yes, yes you do.” I stuck out my tongue to her, “Shut up.” “To change the topic, Zoya, are you going to the reunion?” Leoni asked. I groaned. “Yes… But I don’t really want to.” “Why is that that?” “I don’t like people from highschool, plus, half of them hate me because I acted like a bitch. “ i said, “You all are enough for me.” “That’s cute.” Adrik said. I smiled, “Yeah, cute. And honestly what can we do there and not here? I mean the only highlight of that reunion is Botkin.” Genya looked at me, “Zoya. You are going. You can Ask Nikolai to come with you.” “I doubt Nik would say yes. It’s a highschool reunion full of people he doesn’t know.”   “You’d be surprised.” said Alina. “And with that comment we conclude this topic...” I said.
“That’s enough talking about food, It’s making me hungrier than I already am.” David said after an intense discussion of ‘Are Waffles Better Than Pancakes’. If you ask Nina, they are. Though, for Nina, waffles are better than anything. David stood up, “The boys and I will go to Jess’ to get pizza, you try to be nice and leave some wine for us, okay?” We started to laugh, “We’ll do our best.” said Tamar. “Oh, do you think Darina’s working?” asked Tolya. “Why?” asked Mal. “Well, she likes to draw, if she’s working, we could ask that she draws David with ketchup on one pizza, and write ‘HAPPY BIRTHDAY’ on the other.” “Huh, could be fun.” said Adrik, as he went after the others and walked out of the flat.   “Bring umbrellas, it’s still raining!” yelled Nadia after them, “Idiots…” she muttered. I looked at Genya, “Kostyk.” “What?” “Go bring out the good wine.” I said. “Ooh, yes, bet! Alina, with me, we need to find the wine.” They stood up, and went to the kitchen. "Okay," Tamar started, "so there's this game Tolya and I used to play as kids, when the boys get back do you want to try?" "Yeah, sure." I said and turned my head towards the kitchen, "Girls, Tamar has a game idea, come here!" They stumbled back to the living room. Alina sat down and asked "What's the name of the game?" "Um, I don't really know? We always called it Nervous Breakdown, cause no one would believe Tolya, but I think it's called Werewolves." she said. "Oh! Oh! Oh!" yelled Leoni. "I think I know that game, but we called it Mafia. You played it with cards?" Genya sighed, "That's great and all, but we don't know how to play." "True." I pitched in. "Okay, so this is kinda complicated so no interruptions and questions are after I explain how the game works, cool?" Tamar asked. "Yes mom." we said in usion. "Genya, go grab the cards, rest of you sit around the table." When Genya got back and sat down, Tamar started to take the playing cards. She started explaining: "Point if the game is to find out who's the werewolf. We sit in a circle. Everybody has a card that's in front of them, that's your card and there's a card in the middle. After you see what's your card and  what role are you playing you put it down and don't touch it. You put your hand next to it and close your eyes. Then when I say your role you wake up and do your roles part "Since it's seven of us there's eight playing cards. Two Jokers, they're the werewolf, they change the middle card with anyone's card and touch the person who's card they changed. But they touch with the card not the hand. Nod if you understood." We all nodded. "Then there's a Queen, she's the helper for the werewolfs, she wakes the same time as them and does nothing during that time, but when we all wake she tries to convince the rest of us that she's the werewolf so we'd kill her instead of the real werewolf so that the werewolfs would win. "Then there's the Jacks, he's a psychic, he can see anybody's card and the middle one, but he doesn't touch and he can't see his card in case it's been changed during the werewolf time. "Next up is King, he's a thief. He changes his card with anybody's card and touches the person who's card he changed. And then there's the Aces who are villagers and do nothing." she finished. I looked at all of them one by one and started laughing. Everyone was throwing a fit, there were a lot of spilled drinks. "No joke now, I think we could try, but everytime someone makes a mistake we drink!" Nina said. "You're gonna be the first one!" We started laughing again. And after a few more useless tries, we got serious. They all had so many questions that took a long time answering, boys got back with food before we could even play. So as we ate, we tried to convince them to play, but it was useless since they were drunk off their minds. To be fair I wasn't much better. We spent the night eating and drinking. Mostly drinking. And eating. It was getting late, most of the group left. Alina, Mal and I were still at the flat. David and Mal were talking in the kitchen, Alina was in the bathroom. Genya and I were on the floor.“Zoya?” “Yeah?” “You’re drunk, right?” asked Genya. I looked up and back down, the room was wobbly. “Yeah, definitely.” “Do you like Nikolai?” “Of course I like Nik, he’s a great friend.” She shook her head, “Do you like Nikolai? Like, like-like.” “Oh…” “Well?” “I- no. Maybe, how does one know that? Is there a test I can do online?” Genya started squealing, “HA! I knew it!” She turned toward the kitchen, “I raise my bet to 20 dollars!” But I didn’t hear that. I was thinking of Nikolai, of his face when we see each other.
I came home from Genya and David’s. I showered and put on my pajamas. I fell asleep. I woke up. My phone was ringing. It’s election day. I fell asleep. I woke up. I tried to write. I tried to eat. I fell asleep. I woke up. I got another text. “We won the election. -Nik”. I fell asleep. I woke up. I failed to write. I failed to eat. I fell asleep.
When I finally decided it was time to get out of the house, I went to Dragon Scale. It was extremely windy outside so I put on a beanie. When I walked in, my head was bowed, I went full face into someone. “I’m so sorry.” I said and continued forward,when someone took my hand. I turned around and saw Nikolai. “Zoya.” “Hi.” “Why didn’t you answer my calls? Genya said you were alright but you scared me to death!” I just stared, "Zoya, talk to me!" "Can we go and sit?" I asked. He followed me as I  went to the corner booth and sat down, Nikolai a few steps behind me. "I got really drunk at Genya and David's. And I said something to Genya. And I got scared, because if it's true it might end bad for me, just like last time." "What are you talking about?" "i was in many relationships, but none were very serious until I met this guy, it was years ago, when I was in highschool. He was older than me, and I really liked him, at the beginning. But as it went on I realised he was being toxic. It… escalated." "Ecsalated how? Did he hurt you?" Nikolai asked. "No, not me, but Genya. You know that eye-patch she wears?" He nodded. "He did that, I don't know how, I was at work when it happened. I asked her to tell me but she refused, I just stopped pushing." I bowed my head. "Zoya." I looked up. "Nik, if I were to tell you that I was in love with someone, what would you do?" "I tell you that I'm happy for you and that he is an extremely lucky guy." He looked kinda sad. "And what if I told you that I'm in love with you, what would you do?" He shot up in his seat. "What?" I smiled, "I'm in love with you Nik." "I-" "Do with that what you will, but I don't want it, this, to ruin our friendship." "I'm afraid it did." He got up, leaned across the table and kissed me.
Next month was full of TV screening and restless nights as Nik and I wrote his speeches. But Botkins' reunion was soon, so he would take a few days off to have fun. I spent every free moment with Genya and Alina, shopping for the reunion. As much as I didn't want to go, shopping was fun. Genya found a dress in the same shade as her hair and Alina found a bodysuit in black and gold. I had a really hard time finding something I like. But the day before I found a perfect dress in victorian blue. Nik wore a gray suit and had this beautiful waist coat. When we got to the ball room in the Little Palace, it was already full, but we kept close to the outer ring. Most of the people were dancing, even Genya and David, but I went to talk to Botkin. "Mr. Botkin." He turned to face me, "Oh, Zoya dear, how has life been treating you?" That was his signature line, "Good. I just wanted to see how have you been doing?" "Never better dear." he looked behind me, "Now go off, there's a handsome young man waiting for a dance." "What?" I turned around and saw Nik. "Oh, thank-" he was already off to talk to someone else. I walked towards Nik. He bowed, "May I have this dance?" I looked around, nobody seemed to notice us. "Yes, yes you may." The music changed to a slow dance. We twirled around, and around. Once we stopped, I realised we were alone on the dance floor and there was a light on me. I turned to face Nik, but he was kneeling on the floor. "Nik," I said carefully, "what are you doing?" He took a box out of his inner pocket and opened it. Inside was the most beautiful emerald I have ever seen. I knew what it ment. “Would you do it?” he asked. I looked up at him, puzzled, "What?" "Well, y'know…" "No, I don't." He sighed: "Make me the happiest man alive. Would you do it?" "Yes." He got up and hugged me, I thought I was going to fall over, when these balloons started falling from the ceiling. I kissed him. "I love you." I said. He smiled, "I know." And kissed me again. When all the balloons fell, Genya came through. "Do you like it?" she asked. "What? Wait, how do you know?" "Oh silly we all knew." I looked around to see my friends standing around us, laughing. Mal said: "We had a bet on when are you getting official." Tolya raised a hand, "I won!" "You lot are unbelievable! Come one, you are being punished, this is a group hug!" That night ended up to be one of my favorites.
I didn't want to wait. We booked a venue for our closest friends. Genya bought me my wedding dress for "being strong, and being my best friend". It was a floor length dress with long sleeves. Top of my hair was in a bun, while the bottom part flowed in the wind. Alina even bought me a crown. I was walking down the aisle when someone came bursting in. I turned to see who it was. "I don't know why am I surprised, you always were a bitch." Genya answered, "What do you want Alexander?" Nik ran down to me and took my hand, "That's him?" he whispered. "Yes, stay here." I told him. "What do you mean "what do I want"? Isn't there a part when I get to the object?" I looked at him. "Alex, if you do not walk out right now, I'm gonna call the cops." "They didn't stop me then, they won't stop me now." "Ugh, you're so full of yourself." I said. Long story short, the cops stopped him. We continued with the ceremony. The priestess looked at me, then Nik and said: "If you went through that, on you wedding day, you can go through anything. Are the vows really necessary?" We shook our heads. "Then, I pronounce you husband and wife. You may kiss the bride." And oh boy did he kiss me.
We're at McDonald's. And we're celebrating. Genya took her milkshake and stood up. Everyone followed her. "For our friends, may they have a long, happy life. Cheers!" There was a long choir of cheers going around. I sat back and looked at Nik and his Happy Meal, "Is it too early to get a divorce?" He looked me and said, with his mouth full of french fries: "Why'd gou go dhat?"
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Summary:  Kuroo is always quick with a teasing remark and a snappy comeback when it comes to the other two captains.  However, when they discover a little secret of his perhaps he’ll learn to be a bit more respectful to his fellow players.
A/n:  This is a prompt fill for @lady-namo​ who has been so patient with me and my inability to get this fic out!  It was the cutest prompt and I really hope that I have done it justice! :D  The prompt was:
“Hey :) If you don't mind, could you write some Haikyuu!! captains stuff; Bokuto and Daichi discovering at a training camp that Kuroo's hella ticklish and just GO FOR IT ^^”
You can also read on AO3 at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/22783474
Enjoy! :)
Word Count: 2011
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“Nice receive!” someone shouted from behind Daichi making him smile.  Even more so as he watched Kuroo glaring at him from the other side of the net.  This practice match was going far better than their previous training camp.  Granted there had still been far more diving drills, but they were getting better, stronger and working more cohesively as a team.  Judging by the looks he was getting from Kuroo he could tell that the other players were starting to notice as well.
The game lasted another twenty minutes, once again ending with Nekoma defeating the Karasuno team, but the margin was miniscule and rather than feeling discouraged the team couldn’t help talking about what they had accomplished and what still needed to be polished.  After their round of diving drills of course.
Standing to the side of the court and watching the next teams line up to play, Daichi was just taking a drink from his water bottle when he felt a slap on his back making him splutter fiercely.
“Hey, hey, hey!  Nice job out there, Daichi!” Bokuto’s voice cheered from beside him, making Daichi flush slightly at the praise, though his chest did puff out a bit in pride.  However, before he could say anything the teasing smile of one smug player came into view.
“Be careful with Papa Crow there, Bo.  We don’t need him drowning before he gets to enjoy another round of diving drills,” Kuroo teased.
Daichi couldn’t help rolling his eyes at that as he capped his drink to set it back down by his bag.  “You may have gotten us this last game, but we’re going to win the next one.  Every game shows us your weaknesses and improves our strengths.  Just remember that, Captain Kittycat,” Daichi teased in return as he stood back up, smirking at the narrowed expression he was receiving.
Bokuto couldn’t help laughing as he heard that, slinging his arm around Daichi’s shoulders and making the shorter player grunt at the exuberance.  “You go, Captain Crow!” he cheered, making Daichi chuckle and Kuroo grumble just a bit.
“What the heck, Bo?!  I thought you always had my back!  We’re supposed to be teasing Sa’amura here!” Kuroo shot back, though his voice had no heat behind it regardless of the huffy disposition.
Bokuto snickered and stepped away from Daichi, reaching an arm out to try and snag Kuroo into a one armed hug as well.  “Hey, I always have your back!  Except when Sawamura makes a good point,” he teased as Kuroo ducked out of reach, but not before the Bokuto’s fingers brushed against the back of his neck eliciting one of the most interesting noises either of the other captains had ever heard.
A giggle.
Kuroo Tetsurou, the cheekiest and most smug Captain of them all… had giggled.
Bokuto’s arm was still extended out from where he’d been reaching for his friend.  Daichi’s mouth was agape as he was still processing the, if he were honest, rather sweet noise that had just escaped the cocky cat.
Kuroo, for his part, was standing stock still in a half crouch, his eyes wide as they stared at the floor before his gaze slowly turned toward the other two.
“Bo…,” Daichi whispered, his mind replaying every diving drill he’d had to do thanks to Kuroo’s plays and every country bumpkin joke he’d had to suffer.
“Yeah, Papa Crow?” Bokuto whispered back, his own mind replaying a certain Captain’s constant comments on his hair and his resemblance to a particular avian.
“Get him.”
“NO!” Kuroo shouted, his eyes going wide in panic as he realized what was about to happen.  His cat like reflexes instantly sending him off in a mad dash toward the exit of the gymnasium.
Daichi and Bokuto were only a couple seconds behind, both men on the hunt for a feline who was in need of being knocked down a few pegs.
“Get back here, Kuroo!” Bokuto called, a wide grin already appearing over his features as he began to gain on his friend.
“Bite me, Bo!” Kuroo called over his shoulder before turning his attention to getting to the sweet, sweet freedom of the exit!  At least… that was what he had hoped to do.
What he hadn’t been planning on was to feel someone practically tackling him down to the ground as they landed in a pile of gym bags near the door, cushioning the fall, but still knocking the wind out of him.
Regardless, he still tried to scramble away only to find someone soon seated on his stomach, his arms pinned against the floor on either side of his head.  Glancing up he saw the pleased smile of Sawamura Daichi.
“Way to go, Papa Crow!” Bokuto whooped as he got closer, making the Karasuno Captain chuckle as he tried to keep Kuroo from breaking free.
“For once I’m glad I’ve had so much practice doing the diving drills,” he joked, getting an indignant huff from under him.
“See?!  I’ve done you some good then, Sa’amura!” Kuroo tried to argue, still tugging futilely at his arms.  “I’ve helped you become so much more athletic!  You should definitely let me go and forget whatever it is you are planning to do.”
“Oh?” Daichi asked, quirking an eyebrow at that.  “And what do you think we’re gonna do?”
“Oh no.  You think I’m gonna fall for that?  I’m not five!” Kuroo huffed, watching as Bokuto literally pouted beside Sawamura as he knelt down beside the other captain.
“Could’ve fooled me,” Daichi, teased, getting a snort from Bokuto who had knelt down beside them and was watching is friend with absolute amusement.
“Come on, Bo!  We’re bro’s, right?  You’re supposed to have my back and protect me from mean country crows!” Kuroo tried to beg, pouting slightly as he tried to ignore the twitch of Daichi’s fingers around his wrists.
Perhaps he was playing a bit too much with the fire.  However… he could see the Fukoradani Captain pausing for just a moment, giving him a glimmer of hope he was about to be saved!
Until…
“Bokuto,” Daichi spoke up, getting the wing spiker’s attention.  “Do you remember when earlier this morning Kuroo called you, and I quote, ‘horned owl bastard’?”
And in a flash… Kuroo saw his glimmer of hope snuffed out.
Bokuto’s blinked a couple times before nodded, narrowing his eyes at Kuroo as a mischievous smile spread over his lips.  “I do remember that, Sawamura.  And… and a few other things this kitty cat has said to us.  I think we need to teach him some respect for his fellow bro’s and players, right?”
“You are absolutely right.  And I think I know just the right way to do it,” Daichi teased, shifting Kuroo’s wrists higher to hold them with one hand, leaving the other free.
“Country Crow!  Don’t you even thi-hihihink stahp it!  S-Stahp!” Kuroo snorted into a giggle fit as he felt fingers lightly tickling against the side of his neck.  His shoulders were trying to scrunch up at the light contact as his chin tried to trap the sneaky fingers.
“Did you hear that, Bokuto?  He still is unable to treat me nicely,” Daichi said with a dramatic sigh, fluttering his fingers over Kuroo’s neck and getting another flurry of ridiculous giggles. “Oya?  Maybe I can help with that?” Bokuto said with a thoughtful expression as he leaned over his poor friend.
Sadly, Kuroo was too focused on the soft tickling his neck to see his impending doom.
“G-Guys I”m… I’m seheheherious!  I’ll gehehe-HEHET!  NO!  NONONOBO-AHAHAHA!”  Kuroo shouted as he felt fingers scribbling against his exposed underarms.  He instantly arched off the floor, his legs kicking out behind Daichi as the Karasuno Captain had to stop his own attack to try and keep his seat.
“Oh my god, Bo!  I think you found the right spot,” Daichi chuckled as Bokuto continued his teasy attack.  
“STAHAHAP!  N-NOT THEHEHERE!  GAHAHAHAD NO!  KEHEHENMA!  SAHAHAVE ME!” Kuroo cried out, his laughter raising up in pitch as he felt a hand now spidering over his stomach as Bokuto continued to torment his armpits.
“You have no one to blame but yourself for this, Kuroo,” Daichi teased, his fingers moving to the Nekoma Captains side to massage against his lower ribs.
Kuroo snorted at the sensation, trying to squirm away from the contact even as his arms continued to struggle to come down.  These two were going to kill him!  And for what?!  A little teasing?!  How was any of this fair?!
Sadly, one particular flutter of Bokuto’s fingers right underneath his underarms near his upper ribs was enough of a jolt to his system to get his arms free from Daichi’s grasp.  His arms instantly tried to slam down to his sides, but only succeeded in trapping Bokuto’s fingers at that hyper ticklish spot.  Not to mention it freed one of Daichi’s hands to attack his other side.
He was in so much trouble.
“PLEHEHEASE!  N-O MAHAHAHA-ORE!” he cried out, his hysterical laughter now slipping into his much detested hyena laugh.  Loud and braying as the two other captains seemed to find every spot on his torso that was far too sensitive.
“Did you hear that, Daichi?!  He actually said please!  I don’t think I’ve ever heard that!” Bokuto teased, his thumbs rubbing deep circles where they were trapped against Kuroo’s upper ribs, making him squeak in between the ridiculous laughter.
“Then we must be getting somewhere!  Hmm… I wonder if this spot will help drive the lesson home a bit more?” Daichi mused as he reached behind him to start squeezing at the taller players more prominent hip bones.
Kuroo went absolutely wild with laughter.
“OKAHAHAHAY!  OKAHAHAY!  I’M S-SAHAHARRY!  PLEHEHEHASE STAHAHAHAP!” he instantly cried out as his two worst spots were tickled in tandem.  With Bokuto’s fingers vibrating mercilessly against his underarms and Daichi’s fingers squeezing and kneading into his hips, Kuroo was positive that he was going to lose his sanity to the ticklish sensations zipping through his body.
But then, slowly, he felt the tickling slowly ebb till all he could do was pant and giggle hysterically like a world’s most giggly puddle.
“Do you think we broke him?” Bokuto asked, slipping his fingers from under Kuroo’s arms and watching the way the man’s snickered more and tried to hug himself to stay safe from any further attacks.
Daichi honestly couldn’t help laughing at that reaction and moved to get off the poor guy, letting him catch his breath as he sat beside him.  “No.  I think we just finally got some much deserved payback to the sassy tabby,” he teased, earning himself a weak swipe from Kuroo.
“Y-You… are both… horrible people…,” Kuroo panted, feeling like he’d just ran two marathons after being tickled to death.
“You started it,” Daichi pointed out with a smirk.  “Kitty cats shouldn’t team up against clever avians like us.”
Bokuto puffed his chest out at that and nodded.  “Yeah!  Birds of a feather, right Sawamura?”
Kuroo rolled his eyes, trying to sit up with the help of his shaky arms.  “M-More like… bird brains,” he sniped back, earning himself a poke on both sides that sent him sprawling back out on the floor.  “O-okahahahay!  I dihihihidn’t mean ihihit!” he squeaked out in frantic giggles, making Bokuto and Daich both laugh at him as they stopped once more.
“I think we finally found a way to keep him in line, Bo.  This could be incredibly helpful for the future,” Daichi teased, standing up and offering Kuroo his hand which the Nekoma Captain finally took.
“I can’t believe we didn’t know about this before!  Guess the cats out of the bag!  Get it?!” Bokuto asked with the brightest smile making Daichi and Kuroo snicker even as they shook their heads.
“That was horrible, bro.”
“Oya?!”
“Oya!”
“Pfft.  Oya, oya?”
“Oya-hahaha!  Stop ihihit!” Kuroo snorted as Daichi poked his side to stop the madness of their oya’s.
Yes… this new found power could definitely come in handy in the future.
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