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cristal-lights · 2 years
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cheeekycharchar · 8 months
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"Shame and guilt have followed humanity since Adam and Eve disobeyed God in the Garden of Eden."
Good Omens; a story of an Angel that can't accept love because of shame and a Demon that can't accept forgiveness because of guilt.
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"It'd be funny if we both got it wrong, eh? If I did the good thing and you did the bad one."
An in-depth analysis of an Angel suffering from shame and a Demon wracked with guilt.
Let's dive deeper below the cut!
[Now I'm going to lay down a lot of facts, definitions and minimal psychological babble and I want you, as the reader, to view this through your GO nerd glasses. Also, I want to express that I am not a therapist or religious in any way- this was all done as academic research for the fandom's sake cause I can't shut my brain up. I tried to organize it the best I could. ..sorry it's so long but I swear it's worth the read through! ;)]
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• Shame is the painful emotion you have when you perceive that you are not good enough in some way. Entirely self imposed and only known to you, shame can be an unpleasant self-conscious feeling often associated with negative self-evaluation. When shame is chronic, it makes you believe that you are fundamentally flawed, defective, dishonorable, immoral, or improper.
• Guilt is a negative feeling of worry or unhappiness that you get because you have done something wrong. It's a moral emotion that occurs when a person believes or realizes- accurately or not- that they have compromised their own standards of conduct or have violated universal moral standards and bear significant responsibility for it. When guilt is chronic, it can be a toxic emotion that could cause a person to take on unjust responsibility if things around them go wrong. They are quick to accept that everything is their fault even though it isn't.
While guilt is about wrong actions, shame is about being wrong as a person.
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In academic psychology, shame is associated with avoiding failure and its consequences while guilt is connected with forgiving and improving one's self, along with making amends.
Guilt and Shame are often confused for each other but there’s a big difference between the two. Guilt can help you understand how your actions impact others, but shame is an inward-facing emotion that reflects how you feel about yourself. (And I do realize that Aziraphale may, at times, feel guilt and Crowley can also feel a sense of shame. But the main motivation behind majority of their characterizations and actions throughout the series are both coming from these two different feelings.)
Guilt can help you move forward while shame keeps you stuck in the past. [such as the "We could have been.. us." and "You go too fast for me." scenes] And the only way to rid themselves of these negative emotions is through recovery with unconditional love and forgiveness.
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• How Aziraphale represents the concept of shame •
Shame tricks you into believing that you aren't good. That you are worthless. Not that you've done something bad, but that you are bad. Ever since Aziraphale gave away his flaming sword, he started to question himself. But it wasn't until he outright lies to his fellow Angel's about the true fate of Job's children that he truly believes he has fallen- that he violated God's word and lied (again). He believes there must be something truly wrong with who he is as an Angel. He's a flawed creation of God and he feels a dreaded sense of deep shame from this.
Feelings of shame can also present itself in different types such as, Chronic Shame (negative emotions all the time that you aren't good enough), Performance Shame (feeling as though you are inferior compared to others) and Shame from Unrequited Love (this is a feeling of not being good enough for another person T^T).
Shame is a harmful, negative emotion that when internalized enough can result in an overly harsh evaluation of oneself.
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Next, let's take a closer look at what defines shame and how it operates through Aziraphale:
• Being Defensive is a way to avoid taking responsibility for our behavior.
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"I don't need you." "And the feeling is mutual!"
• Perfectionism is the unrealistic desire to be perfect and is often a defense against shame. If we’re perfect, no one can criticize us; no one can shame us. We keep up a front that looks good to the world. We may spend a lot of time attending to our dress and looks.
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"I do have standards."
• Apologizing constantly. Shame can prompt us to be overly apologetic and compliant.
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"I did the 'I was wrong' dance in…"
• Procrastination can occur from a deep hidden shame. If we consider pursuing something and it doesn’t turn out well, we might be paralyzed by that feeling. If we never try, then we don’t have to face possible failure and subsequent shame.
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"You go too fast for me, Crowley.."
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Next are the four category behaviors resulting from shame:
• The Hot Response These are things you do when you feel ashamed and defensive, such as lashing out in anger or attacking the other person to deflect attention from yourself.
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"I don't even like you!" [always resorts to being defensive in any argument]
• Behaviors to Cope With or Conceal the Shame These behaviors include doing things to make yourself feel small, trying to avoid being the center of attention, or not sharing your thoughts or feelings. Concealing yourself is a method of self-protection.
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[always awkward and can't speak openly around other Angels]
• Safety Behaviors to Avoid Shame or Being Discovered This category of shame behaviors might be things like apologizing, crying, or avoiding conflict. People who have a tendency toward being emotional or avoiding conflict may be more likely to engage in safety behaviors.
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"Why? What's wrong? I mean.. if there is something wrong.."
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The Impact of Feeling Shame:
• Makes you feel like you are flawed or there is something wrong with you
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"I'm like you now. A demon. I'm a fallen angel.." • Can lead to social withdrawal
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[spends most of his time in the bookshop alone] • May cause you to become defensive and shame others in return "I'm an angel! And you're a demon!" • May cause you to inflate your ego to hide the belief that you don’t have value
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"Well, I am a great deal holier than thou. That's the whole point." • May leave you feeling empty, lonely, or worn out
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"But I thought you said it wasn't [lonely]?" • May lead to lowered self-esteem
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"I'm.. soft." • May make it harder for you to trust other people
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"Obviously, you're lying. You're a demon. That's what you do." • May lead to perfectionism or overachievement to try and counteract your feelings of shame
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"If I can just reach the right people and resolve all of this-" "That's not going to happen! How could somebody as clever as you be so stupid!?" • May cause you to engage in people pleasing
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"Doing good again, Angel? "Oh, hardly counts. Purely for selfish reasons." • May cause you to avoid talking because you are afraid to say the wrong thing
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[trying to explain to Metatron in S1 without revealing too much] • May cause compulsive or excessive behaviors like overworking, excessive cleaning, or having too high of standards in general
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[non stop research all day and night to look for the antichrist by himself]
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• How Crowley represents the concept of guilt •
Guilt is what you feel after committing a specified or perceived offence/crime/bad action.  It's typically attached to a feeling you experience when you do something wrong on purpose or accidentally and can regret that action. Guilt can be morally ambiguous.
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"Well, maybe there is something to be said for.. shades of grey?" "..Shades of dark grey."
Signs of guilt are unique but these are the most common (again there are many but these I thought related to Crowley the best):
• Low self-esteem
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*sighs* "Don't bother..."
• Excessive attempts at reparation [Crowley always trying to secretly help humanity when he can]
• Being unable to meet someone’s gaze
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[Covering his eyes not only hides his snake eyes but also his guilty feelings]
• Anxiety "We are fucked!" [and we all know TV!Crowley is 100% more anxiety ridden than Book!Crowley is lol]
• Trouble sleeping [Sleeps too long (100 year nap from book). Or can't get comfortable sleeping (from S1 deleted scene)]
• Depressed mood
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"What's even the point.. everything seems.. pointless.."
• Avoidance of people, places, or events linked to the cause of guilt "I'm not going to be joining their team and neither should you!" [doesn't want to return to Heaven or Hell and is "on his own side" to avoid them further] • Shifts in energy levels [can be giddy/jumpy one second to morose/moody the next, etc]
• Emotional outbursts
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"I'm just so angry!"
• Appetite changes
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[took up drinking alcohol even though its unnatural to]
• Making amends [spends every moment since Eden trying to secretly do good despite the hellish consequences]
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Defense mechanisms against feeling guilty can become an overriding aspect of one's personality. (These are also related to trauma response.)
• Displacement is a defensive tool that may take the form of blaming the victim or taking your feelings out on others.
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"You know what you've done. You've disappointed me."
• Projection is sharing the unacceptable feelings/qualities onto others, thereby being less alone with it.
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"But that sounds.." "Lonely?"
• Self-harm may be used as an alternative to compensating from one's past transgression. Not just physical self-harm but not allowing yourself to enjoy opportunities or benefits as a result of uncompensated guilty feelings.
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[always holding himself back for 6k years from saying what he truly feels and won't allow himself to be with Aziraphale the way he really wants]
• Repression is subconsciously blocking or forgetting harmful/traumatic memories. "Right.. looking at where the furniture isn't.." [doesn't remember his time in Heaven in detail- whether from trauma response or just had his memory wiped]
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Behavioral responses to guilt can be associated with the moral of their character. Feelings of guilt can prompt virtuous behavior.
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"You shouldn't test them to destruction.."
People who feel guilty may be more likely to: • Exercise restraint [holds his true feelings back for Aziraphale for centuries]
• Avoid self-indulgence [only really has his car and plants in the end]
• Exhibit less prejudice [is more open and accepting of other's sins - such as helping during the Scottish bodysnatching scenes]
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Guilt can prompt reparatory behaviors (actions to make amends) to help alleviate these negative emotions. People tend to engage in these reparatory behaviors toward the persons they wronged. Some religions theorize that forgiveness of sin (even those committed by accident or ignorance) is exclusively through repentance.
Crowley, being the wily serpent that tempted Eve to eat the forbidden apple of knowledge and subsequently getting her and Adam kicked out of paradise on Earth- and thusly creating the first sin of humanity. Right away, Crowley feels guilt from this.
After all, he was just told to stir up some trouble and had no idea the consequences of his first temptation on the future generations of human existence. Ignorantly doing something considered wrong and getting exiled.. this mistake would forever haunt him. He knows the pain and trauma from unwittingly doing something insignificant and being punished severely for it (such as asking questions or eating an apple) yet he accidentally made the first of God's new creatures "fall" in their own way from Eden. It's because of this guilt that Crowley spends the next 6000 years secretly rebelling against Hell to help humanity in any way he can to redeem himself.
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That's why their first conversation (post Fall from Heaven) on the wall of Eden was SO important to their relationship with each other and themselves.
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"Oh, I do hope I didn't do the wrong thing." "It'd be funny if we both got it wrong. If I did the good thing and you did the bad one." "No. No! It wouldn't be funny at all!"
I think the reason Crowley always seems to be one step ahead of Aziraphale (in more ways than one) is because, in a sense, guilt is easier to resolve from than shame.
If you acknowledge your mistake and the person chooses to take the steps to improve and change for the better, then they can recover from those negative feelings. They can work through the guilt by repairing the transgression or learning from it.
Whereas shame can only intensify inwardly and be harder to face because your mind is telling you that you are the bad thing, that you are the mistake. This makes it harder to overcome. And the only way to truly recover from shame is unconditional love and forgiveness- for yourself.
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“Instead of your shame, you shall have double honor, and instead of confusion, they shall rejoice in their portion. Therefore in their land, they shall possess double; everlasting joy shall be theirs.” (Isaiah 61:7)
And in S2.. we can see they both hold regret for their actions at the end of episode 6. If you look at every choice, ever misstep, every argument and their occasional confusion in understanding one another, you can see how Aziraphale was written with shame as a main part of his personality and Crowley written with guilt.
Two feelings that are often confused for one another but differ slightly in their own ways. The motivation behind every word they utter and every action they make throughout the series is built on the foundation of these two fundamentally negative and often traumatizing feelings.
There is a possibility to recover from shame and guilt and I have a feeling that S3's plot line will be all about recovery.
And that's what the concept of that Second Coming storyline might be all about. The New Testament says, "In Jesus Christ, God took upon Himself the sins of the world and died on the cross to pay mankind's debt" (Rom 6:23). "Those who repent and accept Christ's sacrifice for their sins, will be redeemed by God and thus not guilty before Him. They will be granted eternal life which will take effect after the Second Coming of Christ" (1 Thess 4:13–18).
A second chance. Forgiveness and Recovery from Sin.
And what is the story of Adam and Eve if not about humanity's Original Sin?
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Remember, after all is said and done, the antidote for shame is love, and guilt is cured through forgiveness.
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Two things a certain Angel and Demon struggle with accepting from each other but are more than willing to give to one another.
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[…There! I made myself sad again, lol. Thank you for reading this far! Sorry it was crazy long but I really enjoyed putting this all together into semi-comprehensible words (though stupid tumblr made me delete a bunch of pictures I had as examples…). Also, on a final side note- if you are ever experiencing overwhelming shame or guilt in anyway (which can result in depression or worse if not dealt with) please make sure you reach out to someone or seek professional help in some way. Take care, everyone! ^-^]
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Flint x Reader Hurt Oneshot
Good lord I had this short story in my grammery for a long time. X'D
Anyway hope you like this folks. I'm trying to get my groove back on writing these stuff. I miss doing them :')
And as always sorry if you see any grammer errors.
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“What the hell happened?!” You’ve gotten used to Flint’s temper after living with him for a while now. This time, however, he was yelling at his crew member after getting hurt from doing something stupid. 
And oh man, this is probably the new record on his wrath that made your heart beat out of fright. 
And also your wound wasn’t too bad. It was only a scratch on your palm. Not too long ago, you wanted to try that dagger trick after you saw someone performing it on the street.
But you accidentally cut yourself after your feet stumbled and grabbed the blades instead of the handle. 
“S-sir we kept an eye on 'er!” One crew protested. "And to be fair cap'n, she wanted to perform this stunt. We didn't make 'er do it!" 
"Is that so?" You saw him look at you coldly which made you bite your lips holding your hand where the wounded were.
He exhales his nostril in irritation and turns his men, mostly at his first mate, Billy. "Take 'em to my ship. I'll be there shortly." 
"Aye, sir!" Billy replied. Then the Captain turns to you and grabs your arm. 
"You and I going have a little talk on yer act," With that, you and he walked away from the crew. When you and he are alone in the dark ally he speaks lowly.
"Let me see yer hand,"  
At first, your instinct tells you not to. Since you are afraid of what he’ll say or do to you. Then you hear your captain repeat in a strict tone.
“Let. Me. See. Yer. Hand.” 
You show your wound nervously and you watch him examine it carefully. After about a few seconds he lets out a frustrated sigh.
“Just what the hell were ye thinkin'?” 
You lowered your head in embarrassment. 
“It’s only a scratch,” You muttered. 
“But that stunt could’ve gotten yourself killed ye know that?!” Flint almost shouts. 
You flinch and manage to reply. “I know it was stupid.” You added while trying not to sound afraid. “I just. I only want to impress your men that’s all.”  
In the corner of your eyes, you watch him shake his head and take a few breaths silently to calm himself. You then feel your chin gently lift and your face is looking at his. 
His face was now a hint of worrying that he never showed this side to his crew. He also was on his knees so you can see his face better. 
“ Lass you don’t need to show your impression on my men. Since you joined my crew ye been improved your strength and agility. That dumb stunt is never the bonus. My men and I were already impressed with your skills lass." He brushes your cheeks with his thumb-bony finger and finishes.
" And what impresses me more is your improvement over a month living on my ship," 
You felt your cheeks almost blush at his compliment on your endurance living on his ship. But then your face made a frown when your Captain said this. 
"And from now on no more handling daggers unless yer supervised. “ 
“Then how am I going to defend myself without one?” You asked. Feeling upset you can’t have one after that stunt.
“That until you be taught how to handle it properly.” As he spoke he took out his ray cloth from his coat pocket and wrapped it around your palm to stop the bleeding.    
“Now promise me you'll follow this order, for yer safe sake.” He looked at you long and you made a silent huff, looking down with disappointment.  
Y/N." He spoke sternly.  
"Okay fine I promise, swear to pirate code," You gave in. Not because of his tone. More of there's no point in arguing with him. You felt it wouldn't change anything the more you tried to argue with him. 
Also, you want to be done with this situation. You were embarrassed enough by that dagger stunt. Instead, you muttered for him to hear. 
"Can we go back now Captain?" You hear him make a slight chuckle and begins to lead you back to his ship. While on the way he spoke lowly. 
"Once ye handle some daggers properly, I can perhaps give ya a few tricks of mine." 
"And how long that'll be until?" You asked, looking up at him. 
"A year." 
"A year?" You almost laugh. "Come on can you give me a month?"  
"No," 
"Please?" You did your best giving a puppy pleading, thanks to B.E.N. showing you how to do it. You watch him avoiding your gaze and he clinches his teeth in frustration.  
Soon he rolled all his eyes, "Remind me to punish B.E.N. on teaching ye how to beg when we get back. 
"So is that a yes?" You grinned. 
 He snorted. "Maybe." That made your hope up, knowing he'll change his mind once you and him are on his ship...or as he puts it. Maybe. 
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17snifflesandsnzes · 2 months
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Okay, here's part 2!
I Guess You Could Say We're Inseparable (2)
Dino pov:
I turned to Seungkwan. He had both his hands hovering in front of his face, his chest rising and falling with desperate gasps. “hh'KtChuhHH!’ hh'kTShuhhH!- Hhh…hh'ItChUhhH!- Ugh.” He blinked irritated tears away from his eyes, sniffling before he turned to me. I silently walked up to the speakers to turn on the music. As we danced, I could feel Seungkwan struggling to keep up. He looked so utterly exhausted that I felt bad for making him dance in his sick state. While dancing, I thought about last night again. Fighting with Seungkwan was almost like second nature to me and sometimes we hurt each other while doing it. But right now, not talking to him was definitely hurting me more. And seeing him so sick and tired just made me want to forget everything and hug him. He hurt me, sure, but he deserved comfort too. I was hurting him by ignoring him the entire day too. I was pulled out of my internal monologue by Seungkwan, who had stopped the music. I saw him cup his hands over his nose and mouth and he whined as his eyes fluttered shut, breath hitching desperately. “hh'hTShuHh!- hh'KtChUhhH!- Ugh… Hhh…hh’KtChUhH!-” He sniffled wetly as he let out a sigh. I sighed too, turning towards him. “Seungkwan-ah, are you okay?” He looked at me with watery eyes and I felt my chest tighten. “I'm okay. You don't need to worry about me.” Okay, that actually did break my heart. I walked closer to him. “Kwan-ah, why do you not want me to worry about you?” A tear rolled down Seungkwan's cheek and even though he immediately wiped it off, it didn't get past me. “Because I hurt you yesterday! I said shit I didn't mean and I hurt you! I almost made you cry! And I don't think I can forgive myself for that…” His voice broke at the last sentence and I immediately pulled him into a hug, wrapping my arms tightly around him. I could feel Seungkwan shaking with sobs in my hold while I comforted him. We stood there for who knows how long, Seungkwan's sobs dying out as I caressed his head. When I was sure that Seungkwan was finished, I pulled out of the hug to look at him. As he made eye contact with me, I could see his eyes fill with tears again. “I'm so sorry, Chan-ah! I never should have said anything like that! You're an amazing vocalist and you've improved so much and I've seen you grow and I'm so proud of you and I know I messed up and I'm so sorry! I really didn't mean it, I swear! I'm really sorry, Chan-ah! I'm-” I cut off his desperate rambling by putting my finger to his lips. I saw his eyes widen and I smiled softly. “Shh. I know, Kwan-ah. I know you're sorry. I forgive you, okay? I hurt you too by ignoring you for the entire day today. I'm really sorry too.” As I said that, I could tell that Seungkwan was gearing up to apologize. Again. So instead, I pulled him into another hug. 
Seungkwan pov:
Even though I was slightly mad at myself for crying (in Chan's arms for God's sake) even though it was my fault, I'm so glad Chan forgave me. But even after he pulled me into another hug, I still wasn't convinced. “But I hurt you! I said that you weren't skilled enough even though you work so hard. And I'm sorry! I really am sorry.” As soon as I finished saying that, Chan tightened his grip on me. “Listen to me, Boo Seungkwan. I forgive you, okay? Seriously, I know you didn't mean it and I forgive you. And I'm sorry for hurting you too.” I relaxed a little after that and he smiled brightly at me. “I'm still really sorry, okay?” I said and he sighed softly. “Stop apologizing, Seungkwan-ah.”
“But I'm sor-”
“Stop apologizing, Boo Seungkwan.” He looked so determined that I laughed lightly.
“Sorry.” Chan rolled his eyes exasperatedly and I punched his shoulder, albeit lightly. That resulted in him laughing loudly in surprise and oh . I had missed that sound so much. But of course, the moment had to be broken by the irritating tickle at the back of my sinuses. I felt my start to hitch again as my eyes fluttered shut. I turned away from Chan and cupped my hands over my nose and mouth. “hh'KtChuhHH!- Hhh…hhkTShuhHh!- hIH'ItShuHhh!-” I rubbed my wrist against my nose and turned back towards Chan. He looked at me, worry evident in his eyes. “Bless you. You need to rest, Seungkwan-ah.” I nodded immediately, tired out by everything. I internally thanked the universe for the lack of schedules we have for today. And tomorrow. Chan called out to Jeonghan hyung who had been waiting for Joshua; everyone else had left. “Hyung! Seungkwan hyung's sick. Can I take him home to rest?” Jeonghan looked up from his phone.  “Yeah, of course you can. Take care, Kwannie!” I nodded and smiled at him before gathering my stuff and walking with Chan out of the company building. The air outside was insanely cold even though it was only late September. I shivered involuntarily but since Chan's body was pressed against mine, of course he noticed. “Are you cold, hyung? I could drive us home if you don't wanna walk.” I nodded, slightly sheepish but Chan didn’t seem to mind. He decided to drive one of our company cars and I got into its passenger seat. As soon as we got in, Chan turned on the heater and patted my thigh, urging me to sleep. And I would've fallen asleep if we didn't reach the dorm so quickly (courtesy to Chan driving as fast as he could so that I could rest). After we entered the dorm, Chan immediately put a hand to my forehead. “You have a fever, Seungkwan-ah. Is that why you were so out of it today?” He asked and he looked slightly guilty. He felt guilty for ignoring me the entire day, I realized. I smiled at him. “I guess so. Don't worry, I'll be fine.” Chan sighed. “I know that. That doesn't mean I can't be worried about you.” I rolled my eyes, smiling fondly. “Well, if you're that worried about me, make me some kimchi jjigae!” Chan laughed loudly at that. “Okay. You go shower, I'll make you some kimchi jjigae.” “Deal.” I nodded at him before going into my room, getting some clothes and hopping into the shower. The shower did help with the pain all over my body but it also made the tickle in my sinuses grow by tenfold. When I got out of the shower, I saw a bowl of kimchi jjigae waiting for me on the table. I quickly took a seat, Chan following soon after. I ate in silence, too tired to actually say anything but Chan didn’t mind. After I finished, Chan cleared the table and led me into my room. I turned to him before entering. “Do you wanna cuddle with me?” I asked tentatively. Chan laughed, the sound echoing through the apartment. “Of course! Come on, hyung.” We lay next to each other on the bed, Chan's arms around me because of his annoying (read: endearing) habit of hugging things while he slept. Just when I was about to fall asleep, the tickle in my sinuses returned with full force. I tried to move away from Chan so as to not sneeze on him but before I could, he tightened his arms around me. “What is it? Are you gonna sneeze?” I nodded, my breath starting to hitch. Chan felt the bedside table near him and quickly took out a box of tissues. He took a few out and handed them to me. I took them gratefully, sitting up, as my eyes fluttered shut, breath hitching desperately. “hh'HiTkShuhHh!- hh'ItkShuHh!- hh'KtChuhHh!-” I groaned and blew my nose into the tissues before throwing them away and I swear I could hear Chan giggling as he wrapped his arms around me again. “You're gonna get sick.” I said to him and he pouted. "Bless you. And I don't care! We didn't talk the entire day today, the least you can do is let me cuddle you.” I laughed at his cheesiness and he laughed with me, pulling me back into a sleeping position.
Oh well, I guess you could say we were inseparable like that.
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zukkaart · 8 months
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Zukka, #13. “Why am I always your second option?” because 😈
Wonderful wonderful,
For the prompt game! (No one has picked my favorite one yet, bonus points if you do 😘)
Anyway here ya go
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Exactly five years after the end of the 100 year war. A celebration is in order.
“So Sokka, who are you going to invite to the celebration?” Katara calls to her brother through the now open doorway connecting their rooms.
“I figured I’d just bring Toph, you’re going with Aang and she never bothers to ask anyone,” Katara gives him a completely unimpressed look. “What?” He asks defensively.
“You take Toph to everything, and anything you can’t take her to, you take me to. Earth Kingdom, Fire Nation, even our own events”
“So? Is it wrong that I feel comfortable around you guys? Who else am I supposed to ask? Suki is still flittering around the EK helping in reconstruction and damage control, and she’s dragging Ty Lee along with her.” He pauses, a sly grin crossing his face, “Are you suggesting I ask Azula?”
Katara placed a hand on her chest in shock, “Absolutely NOT! I’m just saying it wouldn’t kill you to meet new people,”
“Actually- considering the semi-frequent attempts on my life due to my station as emissary, it very well could,” He countered, Katara only rolled her eyes.
“You know, you could always ask Mai” She offered. That stopped Sokka in his tracks. With one hand still holding his half-done braid tight he turned to face her.
“And have Zuko light me on fire? Absolutely not. Why do you hate me?” Sokka whined as the dutiful older brother he was.
“Sokka, they broke up. Like 6 months ago. For La’s sake do you ever pay attention when I speak? I’m going to get Aang, he told me if the meeting ran over three hours so to go save him. Think about talking to Mai, okay?” She said the last part with a genuine tone, but Sokka simply threw her a particularly vulgar gesture as she strode into the hall.
He grumbled to himself as he finished braiding his hair in the water-tribe style, letting the ends loose in his signature wild tail. He stared at himself in the mirror for a moment. He was twenty one now, and definitely looked it. He stood just over six feet and his build had filled out so much that sometimes it was hard to not think it was it father staring back at him.
“You know what Katara? Maybe I will,” He flexed his arms in the mirror, smiling satisfied to himself, straightened his sleeveless blue tunic, and set on his way down the hall towards Mai’s room.
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“I can’t Mai, I just can’t look at one more persons ‘ideas’ on how to improve any number of things. My head is spinning, I think if I have to go over these supply routes one more time I’ll burst in to flames.” Zuko slammed his hand down onto his wooden desk, his meeting robes were hanging off his shoulders loosely. Mai sat beside him picking her nails, as disinterested as ever.
“Just tell them that you’ve got it handled and don’t need any more input. You’ve been Fire Lord for five years now Zuko, you’re not a little kid anymore” His only response was a deep groan.
Just then a knock came, but not on his door, it sounded distant. “I think that’s for me,” Mai stood with a heavy sigh “I swear if one more servant offers me tea I’ll puke” she opened Zuko’s door with an impatient “Yes?”
“Oh Mai! I was hoping I could find you,” A familiar deep voice came from the hallway. Zuko immediately jumped to his feet and straightened his robes, tying the belt so tight he almost couldn’t take a full breath. He tried to come in to Sokka’s view as casually as possible and simply hoped that he didn’t look as awful as he felt.
“Oh hey Sokka, did you need something?” Zuko spoke before Mai could make one of her signature snide remarks.
“Oh Zuko, I’m so sorry. Katara told me that you were- I need a date to- she said I- oh never mind” Sokkas face flushed all the way to his ears. Zuko thought he looked adorable. For all of his bulging muscles and political skills, he’s still just that awkward 16 year old boy who thought he could fly a bison in to the heart of the fire nation.
To his surprise, Maj stopped Sokka before he could take his leave of them. He strode over to them sheepishly. He looked absolutely stunning, obviously having just gotten finished getting ready for the night’s festivities.
“I’ll leave you two alone,” Mai simply brushed past him to return to her own room.
“Oh wait, I-“ Sokka called after her, but her door had already slammed shut. He sighed and slid down the wall, firmly planting himself on the marble floor. “Why can’t I do anything right Zuko?” The Fire Lord eyed him quizzically.
“What are you talking about?”
“Katara told me you two had broken up, so I came here to- I don’t know, it’s stupid. And it doesn’t matter because I didn’t realize Katara was wrong. I’m sorry.” Sokka placed a hand atop is head in frustration.
This is it. Zuko thought to himself. He came here to ask me to attend the festival with him, but I need to make sure he knows Mai and I aren’t together.
“Oh, Katara wasn’t wrong,” Zuko sank to his knees beside him. “We did break up, she was just helping me with some trade routes,” Sokka chucked to himself, shaking his head lightly.
“Well it doesn’t matter,” what? “She obviously wants nothing to do with me,” oh
Zukos heart plummeted into his stomach. Mai, he had come to ask Mai to the festival. Not him. Ugh, how could he have been so stupid? Instead of the hot sting of embarrassment rising in him, all Zuko felt was… rage
“Mai?” He scoffed and rose to his feet. “You came to ask Mai to the festival?”
“Yeah.” Sokka stood and matched his defensive stance, “Something wrong with that?” The water tribe boy folded his arms over his chest, a scowl settled upon his features.
“Something wro- are you out of your mind?!” Zuko couldn’t choke down his emotions any more, but it seemed Sokka was not the best at reading emotions.
“You’ve been broken up for six months, and you’re obviously on good terms. Why shouldn’t I?” Sokka stepped aside into Zukos room so he could shut the door behind them. “Katara told me not to take Toph, I don’t want to go alone”
“Are you seriously that thick?” Zuko’s accusation hit Sokka like a bucket of cold water. “And to think that I- UGH” He threw his hands in the air.
“To think that you what?” Sokkas tone was much gentler now. He realized that there was something about this situation that he missed, and it was a big something. They stood in silence for a moment- then it hit him. “Oh, oh my La Zuko I am so sorry. You thought that I came to ask you?” All of the frustration had eddied from his voice, all that was left was confusion and a tinge of sadness.
“Whatever, it doesn’t matter,” Zuko waved him off, tightening his sash even more. “I dont know why I thought you would,”
“Me either,” Sokka noticed his mistake as soon as the words left his mouth. “No- not like that, you just never seem to want to go with me to anything.”
“What are you talking about?” Zuko snipped back
“Last years diplomat ball, Mai was busy, so you asked me. Three years ago the solstice in the south, you asked Katara but Aang showed up so then you asked me. Six months ago you asked Ty Lee to the opening of the new theater, but she had to leave but I was in town so then you asked me.” Sokka’s voice raised in volume with every account he laid out. “Why am I always your second option?”
It was Zuko’s turn to be embarrassed. He had misread this situation horribly. Sokka was trying to respect his boundaries, and Zuko had essentially just accused him of stringing him along. Really, it was Zuko who had done the pulling.
“Oh… oh Sokka I am so-“ He reached out but Sokka pulled away before he could make contact.
“Don’t Zuko… just don’t,” His eyes were as cold as ice as they fixed themselves to Zuko. “You always treat me like an alternate, and I’m always there. When everyone else falls through I am there. So don’t you dare accuse me of coming here under false pretenses, I have just been trying to protect myself,” Now that hit Zuko like a ton of bricks. Sokka felt the need to protect himself from Zuko. And honestly- Zuko didn’t have a good reason for why he shouldn’t.
Zuko had never meant to string him along of course, but it just kind of…happened. It wasn’t conscious, it was just because Sokka was always there, he was safe and comfortable to be around. In his royal training he was always taught it was polite to ask the highest ranking woman (or your partner, but it was always assumed that the Fire Lords parter would in fact be the highest ranking woman) to an event first, but he now realized that there’s no way Sokka could have known that. Zuko could definitely understand how that would look from the outside. How could he have been so foolish.
“Sokka you don’t need to protect yourself from me. I didn’t understand how you felt, I got wrapped up in customs and didn’t consider how it could possibly have made you feel. For that I am truly sorry…” Sokka said nothing, just pinned him with that same impassive look. “One thing I don’t understand though…” Zuko continued, Sokka raised an eyebrow, “Is why it went this far, I mean we only ever went as friends, you knew that.”
Of course Sokka new that, but that didn’t keep the knife in his gut from twisting. He couldn’t help but let out a bitter, humorless laugh.
“Oh Zuko, you really don’t get it do you?”
“What’s there to get? You’re my best friend, we went to a few events together, nothing sinister,”
“Oh is that what you’re aiming for?” Sokka began to pace the room
“Of course not… I don’t understand what’s happening Sokka, please tell me what’s going on,” Zuko had already made a fool of himself by assuming something once this evening, he wasn’t about to do it a second time.
“For Agnis sake,” Sokka took a sharp step toward him, it started Zuko so much that they both tripped and went flying backwards, landing in a heap of robes and curses. Sokkas head cracked against his mouth, splitting his lip open.
“Ouch,” Zuko groaned, he tasted blood. Sokka listed his head to look him in the eye, preparing to berate him for being so uptight but then… they were so close.
Zuko’s lip throbbed, but all he could focus on was Sokka’s warm breath mingling with his own, and his jasmine and musk scent dominating his senses.
Sokka stayed there, unmoving, steady. Zuko didn’t dare to even shift for fear that he’d get up. Of course- they’d been this close before, they’d sparred and slept next to each other on trips. But this felt… different somehow. Intimate. Was the word that Zuko’s brain provided him.
Then, a calloused thumb was wiping the stray droplets of blood off his bottom lip. Normally, it would have hurt, but Zuko’s entire body was buzzing with uncertainty and anticipation.
Before another thought could pass through his conscious mind, Sokka’s lips were on his. Cool and steady.
And it was like the answer to a question Zuko had been asking his whole life.
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Ah my favorite idiots.
This could have been WAY longer so count your blessings.
Thank you for this prompt! Xoxo
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This is just a PREVIEW! I'm working on so many oneshots and fanfic series so time is an essence!
Pairing: Chris Bang x Ariel Carter (OC), Han Jisung x Gianna Reagan (OC)
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"Oh for fuck sake," I groan as I grab my phone. It had been ringing non stop all day today and I couldn't afford to lose any time. I had a lot of orders that were pending and I was on the last decorations for the third order when my phone rang.
But it was a number I didn't recognize. "Hello?"
"Is this Ariel Carter?"
"This is she."
"My name is Dr. Bahng from Blueprint General Hospital."
I freeze. And my heart starts beating faster. "I'm calling in regard of Ms. Gianna Reagan."
My heart drops and blood drains from my face. No. Please. Not her. "Are you sitting down, Ms. Carter?
"No."
"I suggest you si-"
I cut him off. "Just tell me."
I hear him sigh on the other end as tears threaten to fall down my cheeks. I clutch my phone tighter. "I'm sorry but Ms. Reagan is currently in a coma but in a stable condition."
"Coma?" I asked. "Wait, what happened?" If that son of a bitch touched her again....
"She was found laying outside the ER entrance in a bad shape. She's got a few broken ribs and a broken arm but the majority of the trauma was to the head."
Tears fall down my cheeks as a sob escapes me. I swear to god if I see Mark, I'm gonna kill him. "When can I come and see her?" I asked, wiping my cheeks.
"That's what I called. Because there are some forms that need to be filled out," he replied.
"I can be there in 20 minutes."
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I don't know how I managed to drive to the hospital but let's just say I broke a few traffic laws. Making my way through the ER, I asked for Gianna and I was told to wait for the doctor. I'm not great with waiting so I called my other best friend. "Hannie."
"Noona, what's wrong? What's happened?"
"Gianna. She..." A sob escapes my mouth.
"Where are you?"
"Hospital."
"I'm heading there now." The line goes dead and I start pacing on the floor. I need to see her to confirm that it was Mark. That bastard. I told her to break it off the first time he raised a hand on her. But knowing her, she wanted to give him another chance. That chance turned into many and 2 years later, this was the outcome. "Fuck, Gianna. You should've called the cops or me or anybody."
"Ms. Carter?"
I turn around and my breath hitches in my throat. Brown styled hair, blue scrubs on with a white coat on top. "Yes?"
He gives me a quick smile. Holy dimples. "I'm Dr. Bahng, the one who spoke with you on the phone?"
"Ah, yes! How is she doctor?"
"Her vitals are good and her brain activity hasn't improved much so we can't really know for sure when or if she'll wake up."
"Please," I say, eyes full with tears. "She's.... she's the only one I have. Please, save her."
"Ms. Carter, I'm doing everything I can to make her comfortable as possible. And I will make sure she wakes up, no matter what, yeah?"
I didn't even realize that he had an accent. It was laced with honey, very intoxicating. "Can I see her?"
"Of course. Let me tell one of the nurses and she'll take you to her," he replied and smiles. "I'll check up on her in a bit."
"Thank you."
As he leaves, I see Han running towards me, wearing a hoodie and jeans. "Noona!"
"Hannie."
He crashes into me, enveloping me in a hug. I hug him back, burying my face into his shoulders. "Is she..?"
I shake my head. "She's in a coma. That fucker put her in there!" I cry our, tears flowinf down my cheeks.
"It's okay, noona," Han says softly, rubbing my back. "She'll be okay. She has to be."
Sometime later, the same doctor comes into the waiting room. He sighs as he closes the door behind him. "Ms. Carter, I'm afraid I have some bad news."
"Is she okay?" I stand up, feeling a bit dizzy but it goes away after a second.
"Unfortunately, Ms. Reagan's brain activity isn't improving," he replies. "But I am doing everything in my power to make sure she wakes up."
"Please." I sob, clutching my arms and Han stands beside me. "Save her."
"The swelling in the brain isn't showing improvement at the moment. I'm putting her in 72hr watch for now."
"Thank you," Han says on my behalf.
"I can't," I say, the dizziness coming back.
"Noona?"
Gravity takes me to the ground, a pair of arms go around me as a pair of arms go around me.
TO BE CONTINUED....
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DAY 2 OF FLUFFTOBER: Family, Friends, Loved Ones
Ship: Maïa x Félix x Rime (+ Anisa and Sage)
Words: 910 words
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“Rime, I am telling you that if you finished the cocoa powder without telling me, I will murder your ass!” Yelled Maïa at the deer boy as she started opening up all the kitchen cabinets.
For a few seconds, Rime’s blood turned cold. Was he the one who finished the cocoa powder this time? Don’t get him wrong, usually he would be one to bite back, arguing that it wasn’t a big deal (which, for every other day, wouldn’t have been one) but tonight was different.
It was their annual dinner party with him, Maïa, Felix, Sage and Anisa. It was the third year this was happening and it was their turn to host and make sure to have food for everyone. Anisa had been impressive when she started first while Sage was left with needs of improvement… But these dinners were still oh so important to them. It was a tradition, a moment where they didn’t had to think of their busy life, a moment where they just could be a couple of friends, a family just enjoying themselves with good food. And it couldn’t be clouded by an important piece of the meal missing.
Yet, Rime knew it wasn’t him. Which made him let out a small sigh of relief.
"Don’t accuse me like this, I would have told you so if I had finished it." He replied with a slightly insulted pout and Maïa let their head out of the frame of the door, raising an eyebrow.
"Oh really? Well, let’s see all the times you didn’t told me and we had to make emergency trip to go get ingredients." She counter-attacked and Rime gasped.
"So rude to me. And shouldn’t it be your responsibility to check on all the ingredients before planning something, idiot?" He replied, biting back.
"Rime, I swear, I DO NOT have time for this! Just tell me where is the cocoa pow-" Maïa started but got interrupted by a smallest and anxious voice.
"It was me. I… forgot to tell you. I’m sorry." Said Felix, a guilty look on his face.
Maïa turned to him and, at the sight of her second lover, she closed her eyes and took a breath before opening them again, putting a calmer face.
"It’s fine. Next time, just tell me. So I can plan ahead." She said and Rime scoffed.
"So I get a scolding and he gets nothing? I can’t see how it’s fair to me." Rime sneered and Maïa stuck their tongue at him.
"It’s because I like him more.” They teased him, knowing how it wasn’t true.
Sure, their relationship had been a difficultto figure out and to get used to but they couldn’t imagine their relationship without him at this point.
Rime still pretended to act all offended as they went back to the kitchen, sighing. They had to figure out something else… And they had no clue what.
It’s when the silence kept on going that the two boys grew worried. Felix was the first one to break it.
"I’ll go get some at the market now." He said as he stood up to grab his coat.
"Don’t bother, darling, you won’t make it in time. I’ll just… figure out something else." They tried to speak calmly but it couldn’t fool the two boys.
With another sigh, Rime entered the kitchen with Felix following closely, joining them. They could see them trying to think hard for a solution yet still have no ideas.
Rime put a hand on their shoulder, pressing it in a tentative of calming them down a bit.
"Felix will go grab the cocoa powder. I’ll help with the cooking since you clearly need help. We’ll figure out the rest after." Rime said, still in his arrogant voice but Maïa could clearly hear the concern and care behind it. They look at both their partner, Felix nodding in the back and Maïa smiled.
"Are we sure Felix even knows what the cocoa powder looks like?" She teased.
"O-Of course I know! Who do you think I am?" Felix riposted, his cheeks a bit red as he knew he was clearly not the best at cooking and things of the sort (which is why Rime took the cooking position, for everyone’s sake.)
Maïa took a deep breath before nodding.
”Fine. Let’s do it."
And they went to work, Felix quickly heading out to the market for the missing product and Rime and Maïa going back to cooking, Rime making sure to follow every instructions Maïa gave him, permitting himself a few snarky comments here and there because… well, he’s Rime. And he knew it would probably help them destress over it, knowing how much they wanted this to be perfect.
Luckily for them, Sage, as usual, had gotten into a fight, which made Anisa and him late. Which gave just enough time for Felix to quickly come back with the cocoa powder.
The dessert was in the oven when Anisa and Sage arrived, all three greeting them at the door.
The meal was great and the food was, as Sage said, the best he had in a while (which only encouraged Rime to brag a bit about how he helped, earning himself a hit from his partner Maïa, as a reminder that they did the most of it). They laughed, they smiled, everything was fine. It felt again like these family dinner, where food truly brought everyone back together.
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GAHHH OH MY GOD OKAY OKAY first of all holy smokes I love the theme on your blog so much it's so cool and the red is just,,, chefs kiss oh man💗💗🥹!!
OKAY AJAJA would it be alright if I asked for a matchup for Spiderverse (either of the other fandoms work if they're easier/more fun to work with!! I love all of the fandoms there as well ajajja) :O??<3 please take as long as you need with it!!💗🙏
my persona:
name: ellie :D
personality: ENFP/ENTP (but E and I are bound to change depending on how I'm feeling while taking the test BWAHSHSHD so here's another description!!): I'm a generally optimistic person with the sense of humor of an eight year old boy. I will laugh at your mom jokes and then apologize and then make another one😭 I enjoy helping people and creating things, but I do tend to question my morals a lot and wonder why I am helping those people !! I really like the idea of self-improvement and knowing there's always room for more :D reminders are always great too because I forget a lot of things SJDBSJSJHS
zodiac sign: aries!
ideal type: i'm okay with being paired with any gender, no preference! i'm also a minor/highschool student if that helps at all :D (i'm totally on board with platonic matchups as well, i'm unlabeled so for me i can roll along w just about anything!! whatever is easiest GAARAHH). i really admire people who are kind at heart, it doesn't matter how they show it :D i admire people who are humble but not meek, and are willing to speak their minds when it feels right to them OH MAN and I also love people who i can go on and have deep talks with them and fall asleep next to them giggling like im 7 years old at a sleepover every night. OH AJDJSJ and I also love watching shows meant For Literal Children/cartoons because I find them genuinely hilarious and the lessons are always so good 😭🙏 creativity is important to me as well + education for passions :D my giving love language is words of affirmation and physical touch, and my main receiving is acts of service and physical touch! :D
my favorite trope: SHDHDJDJ FOUND FAMILY FOUND FAMILY FOUND FAMILY or any forms of domestic fluff!! 💗💗(sharing a bed and hurt/comfort and being held after a nightmare is my JAM BWAHHS)
favorite season: autumn :)))
hobbies: I absolutely love biology/biomed/environmental science :D! I love going to aquariums and (art) museums and learning about my passions. i definitely want to work at an aquarium as one of those people who give tours to the 3rd graders one day 🥰🙏 I also love listening to instrumental scores from movies!! (I CRIED OVER THE ONES FROM ATSV I AM UNWELL) how to train your dragon and big hero 6 are definitely up there as a few of my favorites :D oh man I also love performing and doing musical theatre for the sake of the community WAHHHSJ,, I love art and writing even though I can get pretty bad writer's block AND OH MAN I love tutoring a lot and going on bike rides when I'm alone !! I love hanging out w people but I also value my alone time as well, and soMETIMES (I AM WORKING ON IT SJXJSJ) I tend to become a doormat where i can't say no and worry about how I am in public places (bUT I HAVE NO PROBLEM DOING PRESENTATIONS WHICH I FIND HILARIOUS SJXNSKJD), but again I SWEAR I am working on it !! =D💗
and the fandom for spider verse would be great :D!! but again anything else is totally okay!!!
OKAHXHSJD IM SO SORRY I WROTE SO MUCH PLEASE DO NOT STRESS YOURSELF OUt ABOUT IT I ALSO THINK YOUR WRITING IS VERY NEAT AND I LIKE IT VERY MUCH AND I AM DEFINITELY GOING TO READ MORE BECAUSE THE STARS W AKAASHI MADE ME MELT. okay that is all have a wonderful day!!! 😭🙏🙏🙏💗💗 take good care of yourself and make sure to sleep well :D!
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HONEYMOON MATCHUP WITH : HOBIE BROWN
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— honeymoon :
– hobie thinks it's a little funny, honestly, how things turned out with you — the two of you are almost polar opposites, but you know what they say ; opposites attract, and you were his missing puzzle piece — hobie didn't like labels, but there was no denying that he certainly had a thing for you, and you couldn't deny that you liked him either, so you settled in middle ground.
– hobie would come to your place every night — that's how it started, you'd watch a movie or two and once the clock strikes midnight, you find yourself laying in bed with him, huddled up in his arms with your head resting on his chest and his face buried in your hair, the two of you talk about alot of stuff, jumping from one topic to another about completely unrelated things — he likes listening to you talk, likes the sound of your voice and how it immediately soothes him into a good mood — but once the clock nears five am, and you start mumbling and tripping on your words and your eyelids become heavy, he places a soft kiss on your lips, telling you it's time for bed before holding you close and the two of you eventually fall asleep.
– hobie has a knack to convincing you to do things you wouldn't usually do, like going out with him at three am on a supposed 'date' where he takes you to one of the city's highest rooftops with a couple of snacks and the radio playing your favourite songs, he likes to draw and often brings his sketchbook to those dates, so the two of you doodle on the pages, slapping stickers on them and creating a perpetual memory, and he thinks — actually, believes, that no matter what, he'd never forget you, and he has reached a conclusion that maybe, just maybe, he may be in love with you.
— what's on the radio : moonlight, kali uchis
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a/n : hello??? kirishimas-manly-eyeliner ?? 😭😭 i used to follow you, i loved your blog sm and you were legit one of my inspirations to write 😭😭 i didn't know you were aware of my blog holy shit, i love you so much 😭 thank you for the request and your ask was so much fun to read like shejwkwk, you're such a nice person help 😭 thank you sm for the request again, ily — also atsv was so good, i cried alot during the moving so you aren't alone, and i loved hobie's animation ! i loved the way they colored him and how he looked like he was out of a panel and the way he changed colors (??) it was so good, he's one of my faves pls 😭 i hope this did you justice and that you like it ! once again thank you sm for the request <33
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cooliogirl101 · 2 years
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The joy of rereading an au is like nothing else I swear your writing has the best reread quality of anything I’ve read and I am living for this addition to the superhero au
What happens when they meet again now that he knows? This must attract a lot of attention to Shiori now right? They liked each other at one point do they start having a relationship?????
Also how does he interact with the twins? I can imagine them being so unimpressed that it took him so long to realise. Does anyone point out that a captains children should be stronger?
Sorry for the amount of questions I would just love to see where this goes from here
Don’t apologize, I love that people are interested in hearing more about this AU!
Unfortunately, Shiori ends up bearing the brunt of the negative attention once the news comes out because fact of the matter is, it’s a lot easier to target a single, unwed mother with no rank and no social power than it is to target a captain and it really, really doesn’t help things that her kids are so “weak.” Because yeah, a lot of people do think that a captain’s kids should be stronger— and they blame the fact that they aren’t on Shiori (because clearly they aren’t inheriting their lack of talent from their father, so obviously it must be their mother’s inferior genes, right?). This, more than anything else, ends up being the reason the twins end up being like yeah no we gotta fake some improvement bc this just isn’t acceptable.
Neither Sayuri nor Sousuke predicted that Shiori would end up paying for their “incompetence.” Shunsui predicted some social backlash but, having no experience with any kind of scandal, also didn’t predict that Shiori would be the one attacked instead of him (say what you like about him, but he’s always taken care to treat women well. The idea of someone targeting a vulnerable woman specifically for her vulnerability is utterly repugnant to him). Shiori was the only person who fully expected that people would villainize her but didn’t bring it up bc she figured she could handle it and she didn’t want the others to worry/hide their relationship for her sake.
Besides, it isn’t like the rumors about her actually bother her much. People say it’s her fault her kids are so weak— well she knows exactly how powerful her kids are and even if they did really suck at fighting, she thinks judging someone for their inability to maim another person is next levels of stupid. People say she seduced the 8th division captain, that she took advantage of him— but like, she finds the idea of anyone “taking advantage” of Kyouraku Shunsui utterly laughable. They say she’s a whore and a gold digger, that she’s only after him for his money and power. She just takes that as more proof that they don’t know her at all
(Actually, she’s more offended on Shunsui’s behalf, at the implication that the only things he’s got going for him are money and power.)
“Honestly, the nerve of some people!” Shiori huffed, crumpling up a tabloid in one hand. “Have you seen what they’ve been saying about us?”
She looked clearly upset. Shunsui glanced at the paper in her hands, a rare glimmer of anger entering deep gray eyes.
“I’m sorry. I’ll put a stop to it,” he promised, a steely edge in his voice.
“It’s ridiculous. A million and one reasons why any woman would be lucky to be with you, and they think I’m after you because you’re rich?” She asked, outraged. “They act as if money and influence are the only things you can contribute. It’s insulting, really.”
“You’re offended…on my behalf?” There was an odd expression on his face.
“Of course! They call you an eligible bachelor but the only things they talk about are your family name, your rank, and your wealth,” Shiori said, waving the magazine around indignantly. “It’s like they can’t think of any other reason I’d want to be with you.”
Shunsui chuckled softly, wrapping his arms around her.
“Leave it to you to get upset by that, of all things. Not that I’m complaining, you’re adorable when you get all protective,” he said fondly, pressing his lips to the top of her head.
“But let’s return to what you were saying earlier, hmm? I believe you were saying there were a million and one reasons anyone would be lucky to have me?” He teased, enjoying the sudden redness in her cheeks. “I’d love to hear some of those reasons.”
(That particular tabloid was “mysteriously” shut down 2 hours later and the owner was found in a nearby bar, white as a sheet, downing shot after shot of the strongest liquor there. After that, people started getting the hint.)
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WARNING:
SPOILERS FOR SAW X
Welp, time to embarrass myself...
Okay, so, two things to bare in mind:
1. This isn't really a legitimate review, just my initial thoughts right after seeing the film.
2. I've never seen a Saw movie in my life up until this point, so my opinion may have been different had I seen the previous movies. All I knew were the premise of the series and a decent idea of who John Kramer is supposed to be.
This movie was fucking great. Up until this point, I've never had much of an incentive to watch a Saw film, I only went to see this one because my friend invited me and I thought why the hell not. Turns out going to see it was the best thing that could have happened. Not only did it drastically improve my mood, but it also gave me an incentive to check out the other films in the series.
First of all, I've always have a soft spot for Red & Blue Oni dynamics, more specifically, when the two of them are allies. Seeing two opposite personalities interact in a friendly manner is always fun to watch. While it's not as pronounced as the likes of Ronnie & Bull (friendly) from NFSMW 2005 or Kaito & Kokichi (unfriendly) from NDRV3, there's definitely a hint of this with Kramer (Blue Oni) and Amanda (Red Oni), with Amanda being more emotional and vengeful and Kramer being more calm and focused on his, shall we say, questionable form of redemption.
5D Chess anime moments are a guilty pleasure of mine. They're ridiculous, but always fun to watch and genuinely exciting when done well. I think you already know where I'm going with this one, so let's just move on.
Again, I haven't seen any of the other Saw movies, so I could've had a different opinion had I seen them, but I found Kramer to be a genuinely lovable guy in this movie. I am well aware that he isn't a good person, after all, removing someone's eyes and snapping their fingers is way too extreme of a punishment for thievery, but most other things he does in this movie is shit that I can support. Him being a father figures to that kid and attempting to save said kid at the cost of his own life was fucking heartwarming.
John Kramer is definitely still a villain, there's no two ways about it, but I like this movie's bad vs bad, lesser of two evils (sort of) dynamic. John Kramer, as an anti-villain extremist who thinks what he's doing is for the greater good, up against Dr Pederson, a genuinely fucked up scumbag. Again, I haven't watched the other Saw movies, so idk if this happened in any of them, but I loved it here. It's a good way of making a fucked up villain like Kramer, more genuinely heroic while keeping him in character.
I also love the (I swear there's a word for it, I just don't know what it is) of the final girl. This trope often involves the killer being a pure evil monster who only wants to kill and hurt people and the final girl being a heroic ultimate good guy. At first it seems like the movie is going with this, with Kramer being unflinching towards the brutality of his traps and being in complete control of a nightmare scenario, whereas Pederson has a friendly demeanour and is usually seen with a sweet smile and when her and her associates are put in the traps, she appears to be encouraging them to beat each trap. But near the end, John Kramer, the murderer with a brutal history, attempts to sacrifice himself to save a random child's life and is a sweetheart towards him, whereas Dr Pederson, turns out to be a selfish prick who's willing to let those close to her die for her own sake (also, let's not even forget her scamming sick and diseased people). As a franchise that revolves around the trope of "who you are in the dark" this is a great way to do its tenth installment.
So yeah, overall, nice film. Sorry if I sounded like a fucking idiot, my media literacy (if that's even the right term) skills aren't that good. I am definitely going to check out the other movies in this franchise cause goddamn!
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dmwrites · 2 years
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Gem was wandering around the community area, gardening as a stress relief, when she saw in the chat that Joe had died to a skeleton.
“AAAHHH oh hi Gem nice to see ya!” Joe appeared in the garden next to her, looking harried.
“Hi Joe! Do you need help? Do you want me to kill something?” Gem rose to her feet and wiped the dirt off of her hands.
“I wouldn’t want to bother your stress-gardening time.” Joe said.
“It’s okay! Killing mobs can also relieve stress!” Gem grabbed her sword.
“Thanks Gem!” Joe smiled at her and lead the way over to the cave he had been trekking through. Gem killed a bunch of zombies while Joe ran to his things. They both had to very quickly escape the cave after that because a horde of creepers decided to rain down on them.
“Man, that cave was intense!” Gem said, throwing a few more of Joe’s items at him. “Even you still look a little pale from it!”
Joe chuckled and looked away. “The monsters still get me I guess. Well, thanks for helping. See ya later!” He walked off rather fast and abruptly.
Joe’s troubles, however, seemed to continue. One, two, three times he fell off of his roof and died. On the third death message, Gem headed over to his house to make sure everything was okay.
Joe was picking up his items as she approached him, but something was definitively different about him. Most notably, she could see the brick wall that should have been blocked by his body.
“Joe? Are you… okay?”
Joe turned around to look at her with a wildly frustrated and surprised look on his face, which she could also see though.
“Ah, yes, I can understand why this might be distressing for you. It’s been so long since we had newcomers, I forgot you didn’t know.” Joe finished picking up his items. “Come inside, let me explain myself. I need a break from falling off of roofs anyway.”
He lead her inside and sighed. “I’m so sorry for all of this, it’s been quite the day for me too, if that’s any consolation. So, you may be looking at me and wondering why I am looking so light and airy. And more see-through then normal. All valid questions.”
“Joe, for goodness sake, stop doing a soliloquy and just tell the damn story.” Cleo fell through a hole in the ceiling and landed on the floor next to Gem. “I swear, he tells this story like he’s trying to reach the word count on an essay.”
“Cleo! Hey! How long have you been in my house?” Joe asked, looking tiredly at the new hole in the ceiling.
“I was rotting in your attic for like a whole day to see if that would improve my mental health. It did, which is good because you seem to be going through it extensively. Now tell Gem the story before we traumatize her more.”
“Fine, okay, abridged version. So way back in my meddling days I did some things that I shouldn't have to a person I should have stayed far away from. I didn’t stay away, and they cursed me for the rest of my life. Basically, whenever I die, like, for instance, falling off a roof, a percentile of my living being disintegrates. With every death, I become closer to the spirit world then this one, so I begin to loose color and transparency. And eventually, I lose my sense of self.”
“He turns green and malevolent. It’s funny.” Cleo said.
“And that all get resets once a day at 6am. An infinite death loop, an eternal punishment.” Joe sighed. “It’s become easier over time to deal with. Being transparent isn’t too bad, but the Other Joe isn’t my favorite. He likes to cause property damage and steal.”
“Joe… i don’t even know what to say.” Gem looked utterly bewildered.
“You don’t have to say anything. It’s old news to most. You can, however, now put your hand through my chest and grab a golden apple as a reward for helping me and bring so kind today.”
Gem did just that, and it was very weird to see her arm through Joe. He and Cleo waved Gem off.
“Watch out for green malevolent creatures!” Joe called, still very transparent.
“Like Shrek!” Cleo said.
“No, I don’t think Shrek is canonical to Hermitcraft, but honestly-” Joe’s voice cut out as Gem walked away.
Gem walked straight to Pearl’s house and kicked open the door.
“Pearl, holy shit, you’re not gonna believe what I just found out.”
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dangerehrenn · 2 years
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cold - (ehren x reader)
word count: 595
tags: all fluff, like 2 swear words
summary: reader is cold, and ehren wants to help, but reader finds a way that helps them both
a/n: hi!!! this is my first ever piece of writing, so i’m sorry if it’s rubbish lol. i haven’t proof read this either. feel free to request things, and give me advice to improve my writing! i hope you all like this bit of ehren fluff <3
Wearing a tank top seemed like a good idea when you left your apartment to go to the shoot, but hours later when the sun has gone into hiding and the weather is less than pleasant, you're starting to regret it.
The bitter conditions were reflecting your mood, you were annoyed and you just wanted to go somewhere warm, but the guys insist on having to get this shot, which so far, isn't going so well for them. Wrapping your arms around yourself for warmth, and to attempt to stop the shivering, you watched as the guys tried, for the millionth time, to get their DIY contraption to work well enough to get good footage from it.
Deciding to walk around to try and regain some body heat, you headed towards the tables where everyone had decided to dump their stuff on.
“No spare jackets, for fucks sake” you mumbled to yourself as you examined the pile of abandoned clothes.
“Hey, you okay?” you hear an out of breath voice from over your shoulder, you turn to see your ‘work wife’, Ehren.
You began to call him your work wife when Jeff would constantly pair you two together for stunts, probably knowing that he’ll get the best reactions out of you both.
“I’m cold” as you spoke, a shiver hit you like a train, making your whole body vibrate.
A sympathetic frown grew on Ehrens face as he took in what you were wearing. He shook his head slightly,
“Why didn’t you bring a jacket?” he said, motioning at his own coat that covered his frame.
“It was warm when I left. Trust me, I regret not bringing one”
He nodded, and without another word he unzipped his jacket and started to take it off.
“No. No, Ehren you’ll be cold” you interjected, holding a hand out to stop him.
He stopped, “Yeah, but i’ve had it on all day, you’ve been stood for ages shivering your ass off”
You looked at the man standing in front of you, he was ready to take off his jacket as soon as you gave any indication that you wanted it. He’s always so nice to you, nicer than he is to everyone else, you didn't have any idea why, but you appreciated it.
Ehren moved, trying to begin to shrug his jacket off, but before he could, you moved towards him with arms outstretched. You slid your arms behind his back and locked your hands together, trapping your friend in a hug inside his coat, your head resting on his chest. ‘God, he’s so warm’ you thought to yourself.
Ehren peered down at you, and you just looked at him, a small grin on your face. He grinned back, and closed the jacket around you as best he could.
“Am I stuck here now?” he joked, a small laugh making his chest move.
You moved your head so your chin was on his chest, “yes, you are. This keeps us both warm” you giggled.
Ehrens smile just grew larger at the sound of your laugh. “Well, alright then”
His arms wrapped around you, trapping you in place, pushing you both closer to each other. You were no longer thinking of the cold, you just listened to your friend's heart as it attempted to beat out of his chest. It was comforting, in a way, believing he was as giddy about this as you were. And god, if he knew this was going to happen just because you were cold, he would’ve come to see you ages ago.
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daegall · 3 years
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NCT DREAM as cafe workers who have a crush on you
pairing: cafe employee! Nct dream x reader
genre: fluff, occasional crack idk
warnings: none,,, except for food?
word count: like 500-800 words per member
a/n: for the sake of my sanity, let’s not do all that researcher jisung stuff because i am shit at science <3
networks: @neoturtles @knet-bakery @kokonomi @twozeronet
Mark ; baker
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— so painfully obvious he likes you
— like will literally make you anything just to see your smile
— swears to himself that he has to improve his baking when you commented about the burnt cookie he made
— but his heart flutters when you say it's okay because it gives a 'flare of mark lee' as you claimed
— will also shoo jaemin and jeno away when you want a drink, and has your usual memorized
— nomin don't mind LMAO they're just so sick of the heart eyes you give each other like,,,, dude kiss already.
— you and Mark get so flustered when Jaemin actually says it out loud and just shyly glance at each other
— hyuck best wingman!!!1!1!
— like he's willing to take over Mark's shift for baking just for him to sit down with you and chat
— but that's only because he wants to win the bet he made with Renjun and Chenle
— will countlessly bake whatever you request and instantly try otu to new recipes you suggest him to try out. And will take the utmost of his time trying to perfect his skills to give you the best cake ever.
— like he will go over time and be the last to close the shop just to fix his mistakes and make you proud
— adores your happy reaction when you find him with the cake, icing and flour smeared on his face but its okay, you think he looks super cute
— and you even kiss his cheek in gratitude which causes you two to instantly go embarrassed mode >//<
— hyuck wins the bet in the end
Renjun ; designer
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— this boy is the only sense of variety and art the whole café has, he's saving their asses with his dope designs and cool drawings istg
— you help him out a lot with designs too!! which is the reason how you two got close
— will listen to all your ideas and use them just because hes whipped for you
— but dw!! your designs are super cool and everyone loves it, which makes you so proud :')
— chenle lets you stay because you're super nice and super creative like Renjun?? sorry i only need y/n.
— whenever Renjun has an artist's block he will call you for help or look at your designs and get inspiration because,,,, it's your drawings dude oh my god
— there's this one time he fell asleep while working, and not only did you not wake him up like the angel you are, you finished his work for him!! like not really finishing but placing notes on ideas which Renjun cherishes and keeps when he needs motivation
— and you even stayed with him until you had to go, making sure to wake him up before leaving. He's stunned to see a masterpiece of doodles drawn over his fingers and palm, reaching all the way down to his wrist
— you're so confused the next day when he thanks you for literally no reason
— dont worry he's just so overwhelmed that someone as perfect as you actually exists
Jeno ; barista
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— he's your regular (and favorite) barista and you're his regular (and favorite) customer!!
— you really like it when he makes your drinks because it's like he makes the perfect drink
— perfect taste, perfect amount of ice, perfect glass even
— perfect looks and personality
— so very obvious you like each other
— like when you walk into the cafe the boys just call Jeno and he comes without any question because he knows it's you
— always greets you with his signature eye smile you love to see
— always asks if you want your regular or if you're going funky today
— always makes your heart beat faster
— and you get an extra dessert because he likes you HAHA
— gives his all into making the drink, will literally tell Renjun or Chenle to take over the cashier because he's busy making your drink
— and they will have to take over for like another hour because he sits down with you to hang out
— the only time you get to see each other is when you come tot he cafe, and with you getting busier, Jeno will take his chance to hang out with you when he can
— you tell him about your week, your struggles, how this one teacher always gets to your nerves, and every time, you look so beautiful to Jeno while talking it's a bit confusing to him
— smiles and nods in acknowledgement to your rants, humming occasionally to tell you he's still listening
— and even when he has to go back to work, asks you to sit on the special counter seat so he can still listen as he makes drinks
— is overall a gentleman and will have all attention on you when you're around
Haechan ; baker
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— this mf
— he met you the first time he agreed to be on cashier duty, and boy is he glad he accepted the request to work that day
— literally pulled multiple pick up lines on you as you ordered your drink
— and you only had a small amused smile on your face and he was in love he decided
— and being the fucking ace he is, is willing to be casheir/barista/costumer/literally anything he can be to get close to you when you're in the cafe
— you two flirt with each other it's sickening
— poor jisung you can see him gagging in the corner at the winks and shitty pick up lines
— but there are times where you aren't that playful and choose to study at the cafe because its the most calming place to you
— and on those days hyuck chooses to stay with you, accompanying you until you leave
— asks if you need anything or brings you random pastries because 'you need energy to study, don't wear out that sexy brain of yours' you're used to the same excuse but it always brings an inevitable smile to your face
— and on the occasional nights where you stay to study, hyuck is there to sit by you and help you
— and talk most of the time (only when you seem frustrated/stressed)
— he tries to cheer you up with funny stories of Renjun or make fun of Mark when he tries to sneak out the cafe after baking a practice cake for his crush
— it works every time and he adores he smile he puts to your face every time you laugh, he wants to do it again and again
— has a bet with Renjun that he will get you to date him within a month
— loses
— but wins the Mark bet and tells you about it which makes you laugh so it's all okay
Jaemin ; barista
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— has always taken an interest in you but it really becomes real when you compliment his Namericano
— because you literally drank a full cup of it,,,, and did not die or complain about it
— becomes your number one barista and will shoo anyone away who tris to make your drink because you ordered the namericano,,,, he's na jaemin,,,,, its literally his speciality
— Makes sure Jisung serves you a strawberry cheesecake and a sweet drink as well because namericano is dangerous and needs to be washed down by something sweet
— and you mentioned you liked sweet things as well
— namericano is literally your fuel, the only thing keeping you awake and motivated to do work
— but will occasionally scold you when you order another one and instead makes a sweet drink that serves just as well as the deathly coffee and tells you to sit nearby so then he can keep an eye on you
— keep on eye on you as in admire you from afar as you work hard
— if the cafe isn't that busy and you're just there studying he will stare at you as he dries the plate and glasses, and even as he wash the dishes, or any task
— the boys give him tasks only when you're here, because he's just too focused on staring at you to notice the amount of jobs he's doing
— when you suddenly lock eyes, Jaemin will just wink and send a flying kiss your way, causing you to laugh and give one back
— 'jesus christ what have i done wrong to see this' poor jisung is so sick of this shit he has to go
— you end up flirting and asking jaem on a date as you pay, sayign he has to pay though because you're always paying for your dates in the cafe
— the cafe he works at
Chenle ; manager
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— oh how you save Chenle's life by helping hi manage the cafe
— owner really thought some 19 year old could manage a whole business by himself
— without you Chenle would be sure done and jobless
— the amount of shit you help him through, from the stocks, to the costumer service and complaints to all the new recipes
— chenle has a big crush on you and you're just to focused on school and helping him out to realize
— now usually not all the boys bet, but for this one they're going all in
— with your obliviousness there's no way chenle can get you to date him within at least 2 months
— chenle doesn't really mind actually, he likes how he can flirt with you and do such affectionate things and you wouldn't mind
— like when he softly pats your head when you check the new stock of ingredients that just came in
— he can even call you his, and you'd be like 'yeah! im chenle's!' and not even know the context and go with it
— he ADORES you and taking advantage of this 'obliviousness' just staring at you with a fond smile and you would complain about how he's just looking at you while you're doing his job
— okay at this point the guys are so sick of it it's like you're dating but you're just so fucking oblivious
— BUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! CHENLE ACTUALLY ASKS YOU TO DATE HIM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
— AND YORUE LIKe 'oo yay you'll be my boyfriend!!!!'
— and the dreamies have to pay him oof
Jisung ; that one part time kid who helps around
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— you're probably a friend from school UDHSI
— looking for a job and then poof jisung mentions the cafe and how hes working part time
— and you want to join in!!!!
— you weren't so close until now
— you meet each other after class and walk to the cafe together >//<
— jisung is surprised he's actually talking to you LMAO hes convinced someone payed you to talk to him
— thinks its chenle
— at some point you would just sometimes (read: most) skip a bit of work to hang out or do homework or study for a test together heehee
— you grow closer and hang out more!!!! and he eventually grows feelings as well and is so scared
— asks his hyungs for help, only to get teasing remarks (as expected)
— the only one who actually helps him is wingman and hypeman chenle!! on the case and ready to set you two up
— but his plan doesn't go so well when Jisung literally is too scared of talking to you because he's scared if his feelings show and you get creeped out and ditch him
— how could you think so lowly of y/n, jisung?!!?!
— eventually he will have to face you, at school or at work, you're just that inevitable
— you find his pink cheeks and stuttering words and shy gaze very adorable, but like you can't hide yours anymore as well
— eventually becomes more wholesome and romantic until he proposes a study date!!!!! of course, at the usual place, the storage room as usual HAHA
— there you guys just run away from work and hang out with each other, growing closer (and inching closer as well) until you're right next to each other and your sides are presses to the other's
— and just as your fingers brush and you almost interlock your fingers together
— Mark barges in for some flour and screams at the interaction and yells at the other guys about it as you face palm and blush endlessly at the commotion outside
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When I Needed You Most (6) k. bakugo
warnings: swearing
note: hiya! i’d just like to clarify that I am not actually half Japanese. i’m fully American. and, my last name is not Aikia, i just made it that for the sake of the fic. i might, at one point, take myself out of the story and replace me with an original character—but i also might not! feel free to comment or opinions and criticisms on this fic! i’m always open for improvement!
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It’s been a long month for both Bakugo and [Y/n]. Bakugo tries to make it to see her every weekend, but she’s either busy or doesn’t want to be seen in whatever state she’s in. But Bakugo has had enough; so here he stands, outside her front door, bags in hand.
He knocks softly, quite out of character for a guy who yells 24/7 for no apparent reason. Shuffling is heard on the other side before the door swings open to reveal . . . Kirishima?
“Kirishima?” he questions, clenching his fists at his sides.
“Oh, uh. Hey, Bakugo,” Kirishima says, rubbing the back of his neck awkwardly.
“Bakugo?” [Y/n] makes her way to the door. “What are you doing here?”
“What is he doing here?!” Bakugo exclaims, gesturing towards the artificial redhead. “You told me you weren’t in the mood for company, so why is he here?”
“If I told you I wasn’t in the mood for company, why did you show up?” she crosses her arms.
“I brought you your favorite snacks, so you had something to munch on. I also bought [a new movie you want to see], because I know you’ve been dying to see it. Is it illegal for me to be nice?!”
[Y/n]’s arms drop to her sides, tears filling her eyes—her hormones have been making her cry a lot lately.
“Don’t-don’t do that,” Bakugo says, pointing at her watery eyes. “I didn’t mean to upset you, I-”
“Upset me? No! These are happy tears!” she exclaims. “The fact that you did all that just makes me happy; and my pregnancy hormones are terrible. I’m sorry I lied to you. I just didn’t want you getting mad that I’m spending a lot of time with Kiri. You need to understand that the few weeks you and I didn’t talk: he was there for me.” she wipes under her eyes.
“Yeah, I understand. I just wish it was me you came running to. Like you used to.” he frowns.
“Nothing is like it used to be, Bakugo. In eight months there’s gonna be a mini us running around, our lives are going to change forever. Hell, they already have.” she chuckles lightly.
“Are you two a thing?” Bakugo questions.
“Come inside,” [y/n] steps aside—so does Kirishima—and allows Bakugo to enter the apartment.
“You didn’t answer my question,” Bakugo says as he sets the bags down on the counter.
“Kinda,” says Kirishima.
“What do you mean by ‘kinda’?” Bakugo queries, putting air quotes around kinda.
“As in: he’s asked me out, and I’m thinking about it.” [Y/n] clarifies.
“What the actual fuck, Kirishima?!” Bakugo’s outburst causes [y/n] to flinch. “You’re my best friend, and you have the audacity to ask out my ex girlfriend?! Have you not heard of the Bro Code?!”
“This isn’t How I Met Your Mother. This is real life.” says Kirishima.
“Huh?!” Bakugo exasperates. “What the fuck does that even mean?!”
“Never mind that,” [y/n] says, her hand up in the air. “You never abided by the Bro Code! So why should he?”
“What are you even talking about?!” he lets out an chuckle.
“Kiri liked me before you did. You knew this; but asked me out anyway.” His eyes widen at her words. “Don’t get me wrong, I’m thankful you did. You gave me the best three years of my life. But you can’t go preaching about the Bro Code, when you couldn’t even follow it!” she chuckles.
“Well maybe I should’ve never asked you out then,” he mumbles, crossing his arms.
[Y/n] loses her breath. “What do you mean by that?” she questions.
“If I never asked you out, we wouldn’t be in this mess!” he waves his hand at her growing stomach.
“Bakugo-”
“Go ahead and go out with Shitty Hair, I don’t care. But remember that I am still that baby’s father. And I will do whatever it takes to make sure that the two of you are safe. Even if it means fighting your new boyfriend.” he heads towards the door. Opening it, he looks over his shoulder and says: “I’ll do it because I love you.”
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carmensbroom · 3 years
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I've once again had 6 hours to process everything I saw in season 4 so I'm just gonna say my thoughts on it (hold onto your fedoras again folks)
first off, WE FOUND OUT GRAY'S LAST NAME?? I was so shocked and happy at the same time I love how everyone asked for player's real name and we ended up with gray's surname for some reason shsjsj. NOBODY ASKED FOR THAT BUT THEY DELIVERED ANYWAY
ALSO GRAHAM IS AN ORPHAN?? my precious boy *throws mommy's boy headcanon out the window*
the second episode really had me shipping carmivy they're so cute we got a girl's trip and I'm all for it
I think I may now be a dash haber stan but let's not make a big thing of it
also ivy eating the chocolate in the middle of a mission deserves an honorable mention because of her cute little tongue (I'm weird okay djsjsjs)
zack trying to bond with shadowsan and him having none of it was delightful
that fucking robot god damn bellum really thought of everything didn't she every time I thought it was gone it made a come back I literally said out loud "carmen is so fucked"
I SWEAR TO GOD EVERY TIME GRAY TALKED ABOUT CARMEN I KEPT THINKING HE WAS GONNA SAY "BECAUSE I LOVE HER" IN WHICH CASE I WOULD HAVE DIED AND NOT IN A GOOD WAY
yall have no idea how relieved I was when I found out that photo of julia was her and her (presumably) mother and NOT a boyfriend sjsjsjs
catch me making a headcanon that julia has a single mom because her father disowned her for coming out as gay based on that picture alone 😭
I'M SORRY BUT THE AMOUNT OF FLIRTING BETWEEN CARMEN AND JULES?? PLEASE THEY'RE SECRET GIRLFRIENDS JUST ADMIT YOU CENSORED THEM AND GO
OKAY BUT WHEN THEY WERE IN JULIA'S OFFICE AND CARMEN SAID "WAY TO FOLLOW YOUR HEART JULES" AND SHE WAS LIKE "YOU REMEMBERED" I LOST IT WHAT DID CARMEN REMEMBER JULES?? DID THEY HAVE A CONVERSATION OFF SCREEN? MAYBE I'M JUST A BIG HUGE LESBIAN BUT THAT'S A BIT GAY LADIES
carmen getting all worried when julia wasn't answering her phone was the blessed gay content I signed up for PLEASE THEY CARE ABOUT EACH OTHER SO MUCH
never thought I'd say this but I loved devineaux this season he was funny, he improved his treatment towards julia (I don't recall him officially apologising I must have missed something djsjsjs)
the only thing I didn't like was it kinda seemed like they were trying to hint that chase and jules were into each other and I didn't really vibe with that
all that shit with dr bellum and the crown for cleo really had me thinking cleobellum was gonna be canon what a clown I am (seriously tho the way she lost it when the crown got stolen GIVE IT BACK IT BELONGS TO HER WIFE)
look all I'm saying is: tigress new outfit in the egypt episode was hot
HER FACE AT THE END AFTER SHE GOT TRAPPED WITH ALL THOSE BUGS
I wish julia and gray could have met there's so much friendship potential there 😭
is player... is he a bit 💅 I SEE THAT PRIDE STICKER ON YOUR LAPTOP YOUNG MAN YOU'RE NOT SUBTLE
ngl I nearly teared up when player finally met carmen in person
I'M SORRY BUT JULIA'S BLUSH IN EPISODE 7 PLEASE SHE'S SO SMITTEN WITH CARMEN IT'S BRILLIANT
EVIL CARMEN WAS REALLY SOMETHING ELSE I WAS SO SCARED SHE'D BE STUCK LIKE THAT FOREVER
I mentioned this in another post but when julia was like "don't you remember me? I'm your girlfriend friend, jules" I NEARLY FUCKING CRIED THEY WERE GETTING KINDA CLOSE AND THEN CARMEN GOT MIND WIPED
JULIA TOPS JULIA TOPS I SAID IT ALL ALONG AND IT'S TRUE SHE REALLY PINNED VILE CARMEN THAT'S TOP BEHAVIOR (also this now makes carmen a bottom I don't make the rules)
kinda shocked that paper star was hardly here I don't stan her so it didn't bother me much but still it was just strange they didn't use her this season
when shadowsan whipped out the last doll and carmen had all those flashbacks to when she was at vile I nearly started crying AGAIN
I LEGIT THOUGHT CARMEN HAD KILLED GRAY DJSJSJS AN ELECTRICIAN GETTING ELECTROCUTED THAT'S SOME IRONY RIGHT THERE
gray really confused me towards the end he kept switching sides every five minutes for the whole season I wasn't sure whether to trust him half the time dhshsjs
THE LOOK ON CARMEN'S FACE WHEN SHE THOUGHT SHE'D KILLED GRAY WAS SO HEARTBREAKING AND THEN SHE STARTED CRYING OH MY GOD I'M SORRY BABY
the way she's always been against hurting people/taking lives and then she ended up hurting all the people she loves (she nearly killed zack for god sake) really hit me hard
gray's ending was... kinda weird I understood the parallel of him not wanting to complicate carmen's life like she said about him in season 2 but it was still kinda strange that they didn't have one more conversation or get any closure
I'm obviously kinda upset that carulia wasn't canon they had so much potential imo and the show isn't about romance anyway BUT I'm happy with the content we got and THEY FLIRTED SO MUCH THEY'RE CANON IN MY HEART
THE TEAM RED GROUP HUG KILLED ME IT WAS SO CUTE
kinda annoyed that carmen just straight up left zack and ivy she really just left a note and said YEET
ivy's voice crack when she read the note got me all choked up
ngl I'm still not entirely sure how it ended I had to rewatch it a few times to understand what they were trying to imply sjsjsj
would have loved to know carmen's given name but at the same time she's literally THE carmen sandiego that's who she is, it would be silly to go by a name that she doesn't connect with just because her parents gave her it
her mom being a regular citizen was kinda bittersweet I mean a plot twist would have been good but at the same time it would make the story even more complicated
*dreams of a spinoff movie where we get better closure on everything*
ACME IVY ACME IVY I'M NOT AN IVY STAN BUT DAMN IF I AIN'T SIMPING FOR ACME IVY
I know carmen didn't want revenge but I feel like chief got let off with killing her father way too quickly if I'm honest sjsjsj
JULIA BEING IN CHARGE OF FINDING CARMEN'S MOM OH MY GOSH
I feel so bad for laughing when julia got knocked out the way the cloth fell on her head sent me but when the pole hit her head I was like "OKAY I TAKE IT BACK THIS ISN'T FUNNY ANYMORE"
was not expecting julia to physically fight anyone I mean she's always been so calm and collected and then this season she was like fuck it might as well hit a few people before we finish forever
wishing carmen and jules could have hugged or had a scene together where they talked about stockholm but I won't complain it wouldn't have really made sense anyway considering they were cool with each other at the university
so glad the trailer was misleading about the coach brunt situation I really didn't want her to get a last minute redemption
another honorable mention: cleo snapping at julia "DON'T YOU DARE IMPLY THAT I AM COMMON" sent me djdjs she was just stood there like "I am but a humble history lesbian leave me be"
I think that's everything I'll probably add to it later if I think of anything or I might make a part 2 djsjsjs (I've been writing this for almost an hour now 😭)
overall I enjoyed it from start to finish. I haven't really cried about it ending yet I'm still processing everything but I'll probably have a little sob when it finally hits me djsjsjs
CARULIA NATION WE BASICALLY WON NOW EXCUSE ME WHILE I REWATCH ALL THEIR SCENES TOGETHER AND MAKE IT MY ENTIRE PERSONALITY
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Evil Twins - Part 3
Billy Russo & Aleksander Morozova x Reader
Summary: When two worlds which have already collided then collide with yours - that’s an explosive situation.
A/N: This does not follow canon, it’s mainly a mix of fluff and angst with quite a lot of lemon zest 🍋 My Fantasy Punisher/Shadow and Bone crossover AU.
Warnings: 18+ NSFW due to sexual content including oral and unprotected* sex between consenting adults. Slightly questionable consent to begin with. Some drinking & swearing.
*Irl, please don’t go wild in the country without protection.
(My photo edit)
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Your head bumped slightly against the corner of the kitchen cupboard and this brought you back to reality. What did you think you were doing? You pushed Billy away roughly and stepped quickly away from him. He looked bereft but you ignored that, saying, “Okay, Billy - enough. I don’t know what I was thinking!” You picked up some of the crockery and went to the dishwasher.
Billy lounged back against the sink, arms crossed, long legs spread, contemplating you.
“That you were enjoying it?”
You huffed, “So what if I was? But it really wasn’t a good idea.” He smirked, “You don’t really believe that.” He pushed himself off the sink unit and headed back to the living room, saying over his shoulder, “To be continued, sweetheart.”
You clattered the dishes around, loading the dishwasher and mentally beating yourself up for giving in to your baser instincts, when you heard Aleksander’s voice in the other room.
“What are you looking so pleased about?” You heard Billy make a relaxed stretching noise like a cat, and you could visualise him doing just that.
“Oh I dunno. What could I possibly be looking pleased about, huh?” “You…!” shouted Aleksander, and then you heard scuffling noises so you rushed through there. As you’d feared, Billy and Aleksander were rolling around on the floor, grunting and trying to punch each other’s lights out.
“Stop it!” you yelled at the top of your voice, but they ignored you. So you waded in, trying to separate them without success. Eventually you took to landing punches on them yourself. Both of them stopped wrestling and looked at you in surprise, and you took this opportunity to yell at them, “Get up! Stop this right now and get up!”
You all unentangled yourselves, standing up and rearranging clothes. They sat down on a sofa each, while you stood there glaring at them like a headmistress, arms crossed. “What is it with you two?! You’re like a couple of stags butting heads! And I’m not talking about your stupid amplifier!” you yelled at them and glaring at Aleksander. The two of them mumbled under their breaths and you said loudly, “What? What was that? It better have been ‘we’re sorry we make you act like our mum’ or something like that!”
They both laughed, exchanging glances, and you snapped, “This is no laughing matter! I’m sick of it. It’s like having two children around the place.” Billy composed his face into a serious expression, saying, “Sorry, sweetheart. But you must know that a mother’s the last thing we think of you as.” Aleksander nodded, “For once I agree with that idiot.” He looked intently at you, “We both want you, so that’s never going to end well.”
You felt your face pink up, “I’m not some snack to be fought over!” “Course you’re not, sweetheart,” soothed Billy, “but this idiot thought I’d slept with you so he lost his cool.” “Did not!” roared Aleksander, then his head swung to you, “You didn’t, did you?” “No I did NOT!” you insisted. “But she did kiss me,” smirked Billy. Outraged, you screeched, “You kissed me, if you recall!” Billy just kept on smirking and Aleksander launched himself across the coffee table, grabbing Billy by the throat and hissing, “Just as well for you I can’t use the Cut right now!”
“Oh for god’s sake,” you said, “just stop it, will you?” Aleksander stood up, huffing and smoothing down his t-shirt, sitting down on the other sofa again. “What’s the Cut?” queried Billy. “You don’t wanna know,” you said, “now I’m going to put the TV on for you children because I need to do some housework.” You heard a chuckle from Billy, “Yeah! You could put on a maid’s outfit if ya like?” You flipped him the middle finger, switched on the TV and went back into the kitchen.
You could hear a rumble of voices from the other room, and just hoped that war was not about to break out again. What the hell were you going to do about this situation? You had the feeling it was building to boiling point.
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When you emerged a little later having seen to your domestic tasks, you found the two of them sitting on the floor with your old Monopoly set open in front of them. Aleksander was poring over the instructions and they both turned towards you, “How d’ya play this?” asked Billy. You stared at him, “Now him I could understand but you? You’ve never played Monopoly?” His face fell and he shrugged, “No, they didn’t have it in the orphanage.” Immediately you felt terrible and you’d already said, “Oh I’m sorry, Billy,” before your brain caught up with your mouth and you added sarcastically, “I should’ve known you wouldn’t have had it in your fictional orphanage in your fictional childhood.”
His big dark eyes gazed up at you, “Might be fictional to you, sweetheart but it wasn’t to me.” Now you felt bad again, holding up your hands, “Okay, okay - I really am sorry, alright?” He nodded, looking back down and fidgeting with the little dog and top hat tokens. You joined them on the floor, “You two really want to play?” They solemnly nodded, so you whipped the instructions out of Aleksander’s hands, “Okay, I’ll explain it to you.”
Twenty minutes later, Aleksander huffed as he got sent to Jail again, reached over and grabbed a load of Billy’s houses and hotels and dumped them on his own squares. “That’s you all over, isn’t it?” sneered Billy, “you’re a loser but you can’t stand it so you just grab what you want, brother!” “Oh and you don’t, hmm brother?!” snarked Aleksander.
“Billy, Aleksander!” you yelled, then in your wisdom decided to add, “in fact I’m going to call you ‘Aleks’ as your full name’s too much of a mouthful for when I’m yelling at you!” Aleks grinned at you, “Or when you’ll be screaming it in bed.” Billy eye-rolled, “Like that’s ever goin’ to happen!” “Just watch!” “I don’t go in for watchin’!” “Well, that’s all you’re going to get a chance to do, little brother!” “Little brother!?? You were definitely second - after me!!”
By now, both of them had jumped to their feet and - surprise, surprise - were nose to nose.
You cradled your head in your hands. This was purgatory.
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She’d retreated back onto the kitchen to make another pot of tea, and peace had temporarily broken out between the two warring parties.
A discussion had begun, with Billy starting it off. “She’s gettin’ really pissed off with us.” Aleks nodded, “Yes, I know.” “So what’re we gonna do? She can’t exactly throw us out I know, but I’d like it better if she was lookin’ at us with somethin’ other than disgust.” Aleks nodded, then - quickly looking round to check she was still out of earshot, “Ah… I suppose we could share?” Billy’s head shot up, eyes staring into his twin’s, “Ya what?” “Share. We could share her. Separately… or together.”
Billy’s mouth dropped into an ‘O’. “Share,” he repeated, then again, “share? D’you think she’d go for that?” Aleks nodded. “She likes us, I can tell. We both like her, and that could be a problem - well it has been, hasn’t it? - but if we play it right, I’m pretty sure we can charm her into bed with both of us.”
Billy and Aleks sat looking at each other, satisfied little smiles on their faces.
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Unaware that you were now the object of a peace treaty between the twins, you experienced some deja vu when carrying the tea tray into the living room. Both of them were sitting on the one sofa again, gazing up at you with unreadable expressions in their eyes.
You had the nastiest feeling that you’d missed something important while you’d been in the kitchen making tea. What had the two of them been cooking up between themselves? You plonked the tray down on the coffee table and looked at them suspiciously.
“What’re you two up to?” They shook their heads, innocence radiating off them, “ Nothing!” they chorused. Billy continued, “We just decided that we better stop pissin’ you off so much.”
You beamed at them, “That’s the best thing I’ve heard all day!” You missed the significant looks exchanged between the two men as you placed the cups of tea in front of them.
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The rest of the afternoon and evening passed relatively peacefully, with only a few minor skirmishes between the two of them about whatever film or programme you’d put on to watch. And much to your surprise, you realised that they’d actually stopped arguing themselves without you having to step in. Well, that was an improvement at any rate.
For the evening meal you’d rustled up a ragu sauce, and as you didn’t have any spaghetti left you had to use farfalla. So sue me, you thought. Along with some garlic bread you’d heated in the oven, you dished up three portions and then pulled down your space-saving kitchen table, which folded up into the corner of the room when not in use. You got three chairs out of your walk-in cupboard and set them up round the table. “Dinner!” you yelled, and two tall figures came piling into the kitchen. “Mmmm smells great, sweetheart,” schmoozed Billy, sitting down and looking over to where the plates were on the counter. “It does, moi krasivyy,” said Aleks, not to be outdone.
You brought out three bottles of beer from the fridge. You’d almost got over the way food and drinks just replenished themselves as soon as you used or consumed something. Setting them down on the table, you popped the tops off them with the bottle opener and slid one in front of each of them. You noticed they were both looking at you with what could only be described as ‘heart-eyes’, and you squirmed uncomfortably under their gaze. “What’re you both staring at?” you demanded. “Perfection,” said Aleks. “Gorgeousness,” smirked Billy.
After the food had been eaten and beer bottles drained, amidst more effusive compliments about the meal the twins jumped up from the table and said that you needed to go and relax while they washed up the plates. “Thanks for offering, guys, but that’s why I’ve got a dishwasher.” “Well, we’ll load the dishwasher then,” insisted Billy. He took your arm and led you into the living room, “Sit down sweetheart, and just chill while we do the work now.” He gazed at you, and you saw that look in his eyes again - as if you were some kind of earth-bound angel or something.
Right! you thought, just what are these two up to???
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You sighed, leaning over and switching off your bedside lamp. The book you’d been reading wasn’t turning out to be quite what you’d expected. You’d hoped for a bit more… well, raunchier content, not to put too fine a point on it. In that respect, a nun could’ve read it and wouldn’t have blushed.
You’d wondered if you should read a fanfic or two instead - Billy Russo or The Darkling ha ha ha - but then you’d remembered that your wifi and mobile data weren’t working due to this ridiculous situation you found yourself in, so obviously whatever force controlled this… this portal?…didn’t want you contacting the outside world.
You’d fallen asleep quite quickly, laughing to yourself as you did that children were extremely tiring.
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The dreams began shortly afterwards, and they were much more vivid than usual.
Your quilt was folded slowly back off you - the rush of cold air was distinctly noticeable - and your top and sleep shorts were peeled off you. You heard deep sighs but you didn’t know who’d made them. Then you were gently rolled onto your back, and you were aware of your mattress dipping down on both sides.
You felt warm skin against your whole body - it almost felt like you were surrounded - and it felt so good that you smiled.
“See! She’s smiling, I told you she’d be fine with it.”
In your dream your brow wrinkled, she’d be fine with what? And who said that?
You felt a tongue lick one of your nipples and a hand squeezed your other breast and then switched - the other nipple was licked, the other breast was squeezed.
You sat bolt upright in bed, and that’s when you realised that you were in fact wide awake.
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In the dim light coming through your gauzy curtains, you could make out two pairs of dark chocolate eyes staring into yours.
“Darling,” said Aleks.
“Sweetheart,” said Billy.
“You fuckers!” you screeched, looking down at your nude body and trying to cover up the relevant bits with your hands and by crossing your legs.
“Too late,” said Billy, giving you a small smile and nodding at your hands which you were still moving around to try and give you maximum coverage.
“We’ve had our hands and mouths on you already,” agreed Aleks.
“Yes and without my permission!” you snapped.
Billy reached across and put on the light. You jumped, feeling like you were under a spotlight, moving your hands about even more frantically. Then Billy’s hands were pulling yours down and away from your breasts.
“Hey!” you yelled at him, and tried to pull your hands out of his but he wouldn’t let go and he was too strong for you.
Now Aleks did his bit, pulling your raised and crossed legs down onto the bed, parting your thighs in your sitting position against your pillows, and then held your legs tightly in position on the bed.
Both men totally consumed you with their eyes, and you were powerless to stop them.
“Oh, darling… you are so, so beautiful,” breathed Aleks.
Billy whispered, “You’re stunning, sweetheart. Absolutely stunning.”
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“I can’t believe you two!” you were yelling at them, ignoring their compliments and lustful gazes, “Let me go!”
“But you know how much we want you, darling,” Aleks said persuasively.
“Just let us get it out of our systems and things will quieten down,” pleaded Billy, “well, a little bit anyhow.”
“I cannot believe you sneaked into my room!” you hissed, trying to get free from their restraining hands. “Let go of me. Now!!!”
But instead they slid you down the bed until you were flat on your back and then both heads dipped down to your neck, their mouths were on your skin, beginning to kiss and lick and suck.
“Get off me!” you snarled, still trying to get free but you were too firmly held between them - as if you were in a vice. “But we can make you feel so good, darling,” whispered Aleks next to your ear, Billy purring “Soooo very good, sweetheart,” next to the other one.
Then their attention moved slightly southwards. Billy changed his grip on your hands, grasping both your wrists in one big hand instead and pulling your arms up above your head, pinning them down onto your pillows. Aleks moved one of his legs across yours to keep you pinned, and then you saw their hands stealing onto your breasts, squeezing and kneading them before their mouths came into play. Their hands remained on your breasts but each nipple now had one of their mouths fastened onto it, and they began licking, kissing, sucking and biting until you squealed, squirming under them.
Desperately fighting to ignore how good their attentions were beginning to make you feel, you burst out, “Stop it!” but neither of them did. In fact they both stepped up their attentions, biting and licking your nipples and the skin surrounding them until you could hear yourself beginning to gasp uncontrollably.
You caught a look and a nod being exchanged between them, and both of them sat up on their knees. Billy was still holding your wrists and Aleks used one of his knees to keep your leg pinned. Unable to avoid looking at the two lean bodies in front of you, you saw two rampant cocks lying up almost against their stomachs and much to your disgust, you felt a tumultuous wave of arousal wash over you.
They are two very well-endowed boys, your traitorous mind said into your ear. And exactly the same size! - truly twins, it giggled at you. Oh shut up, you silently answered it and get me out of this situation! Of course now it did shut up.
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“Sweetheart,” said Billy, cupping your cheek and suddenly kissing you, tongue thrusting into your mouth, breaking away for a second to say, “We’re gonna take real good care of you now.” He went back to kissing you, and you heard a whine from Aleks, “I want to kiss her!” Billy sighed into your mouth and lifted his lips from yours. “Okay, bro,” he said, “all yours. For now.”
Aleks crashed his lips onto yours, his teeth clashing with yours until he calmed down a bit and wasn’t quite so desperate. His tongue slid into your mouth, not quite as assertively as Billy’s but still pretty forceful. You could hear him making little “Mmmm” sounds as he kissed you then he sat back, stroking your lips. “Taste so sweet,” he smiled down at you, “your lips are so soft.”
Aleks sat up on his knees again and as he did so, you felt Billy’s body lay down fully on top of you and he rested his hard cock just for a moment between your legs. His hands took hold of your hips and angled you upwards ever so slightly, then you felt just the head of his cock rubbing against your core. Wetness began to gather and you tutted, trying to squirm away from the insistent teasing, but Billy just chuckled and moved his cock along with you when you managed to move slightly, still rubbing at you.
Aleks’ thumb went to your bottom lip and he gently pulled it down further, opening your mouth to him. He leant over and licked both your lips, sucking on them gently then pushing his tongue inside your mouth. Now he was hovering over you, his erection brushing your lips, the tip starting to edge inside.
Okay, okay, okay, your slightly panicking brain chanted. This was happening. Really going to happen. They were both going to take you right now.
You weren’t 100% sure how you felt about it.
Angry that they were just going to have you whatever you said about it. Excited because they were both very hot, very sexy guys.
But whatever your feelings on the matter, it was inevitable - that much was obvious.
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“I promise I’ll make you feel like you’re in heaven, darling,” you heard Aleks say and then Billy chipping in with, “An’ I promise I’ll make you scream my name, sweetheart.”
You closed your eyes, waiting.
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