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publicuniversalenemy · 7 months
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hey quick question. what hte Fuck was that,
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gyeomsweetgyeom · 2 years
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[3:48 pm]
The house was unsettlingly silent. It was odd since usually the house would be filled with noise and life- someone singing, music playing, tv blasting, or conversations filling the rooms. 
The day had started off like any other day, being convinced to stay in bed for another 10 minutes, breakfast, relaxing on the couch, and then a storm started outside which brought with it cuddling and trouble. 
The rain hitting the windows and the dark sky had led to you and Jungwoo napping on the couch, sleeping way past lunch. When you awoke first, you got up to make lunch for the both of you, going about your usual routine to make the noodles.
Boil the water, add the noodles, add the seasonings, put the noodles in the bowl and dispose of the broth. There were no problems before Jungwoo woke up and gratefully ate his bowl of food telling you he had woken up starving and loved you with all his heart as you both cuddled under the blankets. 
Then he asked where the broth was and when you told him you threw it out, you got where you are now- watching Jungwoo sit pouting at the tv while you got silent treatment. The volume of the tv was so low you could barely hear it from where you sat on the opposite end of the couch, cold and alone. 
The whole scene had happened almost an hour ago and you were freezing. He had hogged the blankets and when you tried to cuddle he turned away from you or pulled the blankets tighter to himself. You had tried to get closer to him at least 4 times now with no luck. He was acting ruthlessly, he must be really mad.
You groaned, annoyed at the situation and how childish Jungwoo was acting. You got up, standing in front of the tv with your arms crossed, “Are you done being mad at me? I’m really cold, just wanna cuddle.”
“Have you thought about your ungodly actions?” He sassily asked back, leaning to his left to lock his eyes on the screen.
You sighed, looking up and asking any higher power for more patience, “I didn’t realize my making you food would be this problematic.”
“It becomes a problem when you make it wrong. Who throws out the soup juice?” Jungwoo whines.
You let out a laugh moving to sit beside him and pressed a kiss to his cheek, holding his face in your hands, “I’m sorry threw out the soup juice, you’ve never wanted it before. Next time I just won’t make us food. Let me in now?”
“Well, I didn’t say that necessarily, just keep the soup juice for me- please. Sometimes I want the soup juice, the weather called for it today,” Jungwoo said with widened eyes.
“Are you done being mad at me?” You asked, lifting a piece of the blanket to determine whether or not Jungwoo would let you in this time. He did so quickly, pulling you into his hold under the warmth of the fluffy blankets. “You can just make it for us since I suck at it.”
“Hey! I never said that, I appreciate it and I didn’t like being mad at you. You can say sorry now,” Jungwoo smiled, pulling you in closer than you thought possible as he laid his cheek on your head.
You went to pull away with protest , “I was joking, I’m sorry I acted like a kid and gave you the silent treatment.”
“I suppose I can forgive you, thanks for warming me up,” You sighed, happily this time.
“Always, my love.”
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scytheral · 1 year
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ㅤ⸝⸝ㅤ⬧ㅤViVESSEㅤ⦂ㅤA gender Related to Enjoying life && Every single One of It ' s aspects. From childhood To teenage Rebellion , Rainy Nights , Coziness / Comfort , Bantering , Familiar Places , Music blasting On ones Headphones at Full Volume , Being with ones ( Chosen ) Family , Having fun At ones Room , Staying up at Ungodly Hours , Silly / Awkward moments , Nostalgic Movies , Gratefulness , Fun , Friends , The Excitement of One for Anything , and More. If ones Life was Good or Not : That ' s an Mystery. But one Could appreciate What life Could give. And how One appreciated The good Moments , of All and Ever , && Lived / Lives what One could / Can.
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Coined by The Prince , Tag : ꒰ @meadow-of-mogai-melodies ꒱ㅤ!ㅤ— Day 09 of This Event. Prompt : ꒰ Life / Death ꒱
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[ PT / Vivesse: a gender related to enjoying life and every single one of it's aspects. from childhood to teenage rebellion, rainy nights, coziness/comfort, bantering, familiar places, music blasting on ones headphones at full volume, being with ones (chosen) family, having fun at ones room, staying up at ungodly hours, silly/awkward moments, nostalgic movies, gratefulness, fun, friends, the excitement of one for anything , and more. if ones life was good or not: that's an mystery. but one could appreciate what life could give. and how one appreciated the good moments, of all and ever, and lived/lives what one could/can. / END PT. ]
Pronounciation: vi-ve-si
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starshineandbooks · 1 year
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To have and To Yearn
Part of the whiteday/valentines day exchange run by @ninjago-valentine-exchange. Zane/Kai
Warnings: Cursing
Rating: G
Pairing: Glacier
Summary- After a six month mission apart, Kai and Zane get to reunite and have their little gay hearts make poetry in Zane's case
The evening is well past sunset- really more of a night time as Kai sits in the driver seat, knuckles white as he drives along the neat empty road that stretches endlessly before him. His mind focused on getting home as fast as he can- without getting hurt or causing a problem.
The world is quiet except the music playing at a low volume from the stereo. Some pop song about partying if Kai had to guess. Maybe a Kesha song? He dosen’t know. 
The evening is still and hot to an ungodly temperature. But he’ll be fine, the AC is on full blast. And- And Kai has to get home. He needs to see Zane after the last sevral months. He just needs-
He just needs to make sure his lover is in one piece. Whole, memories and all.
Really- you would too if you knew your lover was prone to being hurt, disappeared with magic, and losing memories. Too many times to count if Kai wants to stay focused on the road.
Kai isn’t insane for being worried! Okay? Zane- has a savior complex that occasionally makes him reckless with his own life. Fucking sue Kai for worrying!
He isn’t sure why he’s arguing with himself either. If he’s perfectly honest even he is done with his longing for Zane. He’s just glad no one is here with him to see him so worked up over something that really doesn't matter. (Especially Nya and Lloyd, those two are the worst about making fun of Kai.)
He knows Zane is going to be okay. Mostly because if the nindroid isn’t Kai might just burn the whole world down. There’s only so much a guy can take. Okay? 
Okay.
The radio turns to static as he goes through a particularly dead stretch of road, and that’s worse than the love song station he had to switch off of.
Ugh- he’s being ridiculous.
Nothing bad has happened. He’d know. There’d be some impending monster to fight or shadow clouds destroying everything. It’s fine.
(Totally).
Like- obviously there’s no catastrophic doom. And Zane is okay.
Totally.
He just-
Kai just wants to hold him. He just misses him.
A lot.
And it’s really hard to be away from the team in general, his little siblings are there for First Master’s sake! As well as his best friends. Not to mention his boyfriend.
Headlights from an oncoming car pass Kai, and the fire ninja realizes the radio is on again. Huh.
Nice.
The popstation is on again, playing a song kai sorta knows.
He turns the volume from ‘four’ to ‘twenty’, able to hear the music much better this time.
The song is catchy, something about calling someone when you want, when you need, that the singer will be on the way.
Nifty.
Kai is so done. He’s thinking words like ‘nifty’. That is so uncool. Kai is an eternal flame, a magnet for fans- he dosen’t do ‘uncool’. He needs a major mood reset.
He needs to stop and crash in a bed- any bed would do at this point. But that unfortunately means finding a bed. 
Stupid middle of nowhere road. 
Kai loosens his grip again, and looks for signage declaring an inn, or a hotel. He does need to sleep to avoid a car crash.
How embarrassing would that be?
So tired and stressed he crashes into nothing? Ugh.
He’s better than that. He simply refuses to crash that bad. But he does still need to sleep and maybe eat something. So Kai keeps looking for a sign that will help him.
Three or four miles pass before he sees a sign indicating a small hotel off the next exit. 
He takes the exit, turning right before pulling to the lot of a small hotel called ‘The Sleepy Swan’.
He parks in the rundown lot before getting out of the car and locks it. His keys in hand as he walks towards the entrance.
Entering the hotel, Kai finds himself in the lobby. As is expected of course.
“Welcome to the Sleepy Swan.” A woman yawns, “Are you checking in?”
“Yeah. Do you have any rooms open?” He asks, walking forwards.
“Yes. Eighty a night, checkout is noon.”
“I’ll leave before then. Just a second.” Kai says, stopping in front of the counter as he reaches to get his wallet.
Pulling out his wallet, he hands his card to the woman- who is probably in her mid twenties. He dosen’t know, and it probably dosen’t actually matter.
The woman taps a few things on the tablet computer screen before her, not bothering to look up at him.
“Name?”
“Kai, Kai Smith.” He says evenly.
She enters his name and then swipes his card. “Thank you, enjoy your stay. You’re down the hall to the left.”
The woman hands back his car, reaching for a hotel key card before hanging that to Kai as well.
“Thanks.” he says as he takes the card.
Kai takes a deep breath before he goes to the left hallway, the sleeve of the keycard reading ‘105’. He looks for the room, standard ugly hotel carpet below his feet.
The room is the third on the left.
Kai has to try five times before he gets it open grumbling meaner things each failed attempt. When it finally opens he finds himself nearly cheering.
The room is nothing out of the ordinary. A small bathroom with the sink outside of it to his right. A bed, a desk, a few lamps and an old television. The window is covered by old curtains he’d rather not touch.
Kai shuts and bolts the door before he goes to the sink, splashing water on his face before he crashes. He still hasn’t turned on any lights. He doesn't want to- he just wants to flip the tv on, kick his shoes off, and crash.
He turns the tv on as he flops onto the bed, kicking his shoes off to the void that is the floor in the dark room.
He sets his alarm for five thirty, knowing if he passes out quickly he’ll get maybe six hours of sleep. He still has a good couple hours to drive tomorrow, he should start early.
The tv plays some old game show rerun from when Jay was a host, and Kai just moves to be comfortable so he can pass out as fast as possible.
Sleep overtakes him slower than he wants- but faster than normal. The dreams are nonexistent as he sleeps away from exhaustion.
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Zane has done nothing but pace since he arrived home last night. Kai is still not back, and it is nearly seven in the morning. What if the hothead got hurt? What if he has chosen to never come back?
Okay that last one is incredibly unlikely. Thank everything that it is. He really can’t handle that.
But still, something must have happened. And Zane is not going to rest until he knows that Kai is safe, and home.
He just wants to know that his beloved fire ninja is okay. And also to spoil the life out of Kai. Just normal boyfriend things. Honest!
He hasn’t seen Kai in six months, and with exactly three phone calls over that time it’s safe to say Zane is anxious. He just wants to hold his lover in his arms.
Wants to feel the hearthfire of his soul seeping through his skin and into Zane. To feel equilibrium in every sense of the word.
Zane knows it’s ridiculous, but he still feels all of that. Feels as if he could write pages of poetry about how he longs to have Kai back in his arms.
And knows that it still will not compare. That-
“Zane.” Jay’s voice says, cutting through the swirling thoughts in the nindroid’s mind.
“Jay?” He asks, turning to stare at his friend.
“Have you been pacing all night?”
“Oh- Yes. I suppose so.”
“You’re wearing a path in the woods. You need to take a break.”
“I am fine. I am just-”
“Missing kai? We know.”
“I do not mean to bother you.”
“Buddy- it’s fine. We all miss our partners when we’re apart. Just- take a break. You want to be fresh for when Kai gets back. Don’t you?”
Zane blinks. Jay is right of course, he wants to be nothing but fresh when Kai returns! But he has yet to even clean off from his own travels… Perhaps he should. Surly Kai can wait if he manages to arrive in the next ten minutes.
“I do. I will freshen up. Thank you, Jay.”
“Anytime.” Jay says, moving towards the kitchen in search of coffee if Zane had to guess.
Zane walks to his own room, changing into a new gi before cleaning his face gently. The process is tedious, but it is also familiar. And those two things together keep him preoccupied enough to distract him for a little bit.
He turns to his bed- seeing the sheet a little rumped from where he tossed his bag quite literally onto it when he first arrived home.
He had then immediately started pacing the living room. Writing.
Maybe.. Zane should wait on Kai outside. To better intercept him?
Yes. That is a wonderful plan!
So he makes his way outside, trying to keep his pacing to a reasonable five foot line.
The grass is quick to be trampled into submission as he paces. He knows it is silly- but he just needs to move. He might very well combust of he dosent- okay that’s an exaggeration but still. It feels that way at least.
Oh- he can not wait to see Kai again.
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Kai makes it onto the grass the Bounty has weighed anchor on a little after eight in the morning. His body is full of energy that he has no idea where to put. It doesn't matter really-
He parks the car beside the others before getting out and locking it.
“KAI!” Calls a voice- calls Zane's voice.
Oh- Kai has missed the fuck out of that voice. 
“Zane!” He calls, turning to see Zane sprinting at him.
Not one to be out doen- Kai sprints towards Zane right back.
The distance closes rapidly.
Before either one can think they’ve collided, Zane picks Kai up and stumbles back with the force.
The ice ninja doesn't stop moving, pulling Kai closer and spinning him in a hug that is so dazzlingly wonderful after so long apart.
ZAne swears it’s better than any other reunion he’s ever had- at least it feels the way in the moment.
He can feel the hollow cracks that being apart from Kai left in his being fill with the fire that the other wields so easily. THe swears that he feels himself mend all the lonely hours simply by holding the miracle of a man that he is lucky enough to love.
Kai laughs, holding Zane as close as he can. The chill of his boyfriend is welcome after months of being a furnace alone. The arms of his lover are stronger than ever and twice as perfect.
“I missed you.” Zane says, stilling but still holding Kai tightly.
“I missed you too Zee.” 
“I do not think I can stand a separation that long again- not without more calls at the very least.”
“I don’t plan on doing that again.”
“Me neither, if I am to be honest.”
“When did you get back?”
“Last night, around dinner time.”
“I’m sorry, I wanted to be home so bad- but I also had to crash in a hotel so I didn’t crash the car.”
“I much prefer you safe than with me. If I really have to choose.”
“Yeah. I know. But it still really sucked.”
“Oh, I absolutely agree with my beloved.”
Kai flushes- like he always does when Zane pulls out the classic nicknames. 
“You’re still so fucking pretty, Zane.”
“And I am nothing compared to your beauty, my darling.”
“You just want to  see how much I can actually blush in the span of five minutes.”
“That was not my plan- simply an added bonus.”
“Awful.”
“But you love me.”
“I do.”
“And I love you.”
Zane’s words are true, startlingly so even after so long. Because every day he realizes how much deeper in love he’s fallen with Kai.
It’s unreal.
It’s perfect it’s own imperfect way.
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fierte-verte · 2 years
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Being Steve's Neighbor + Rival-to-Lover Would Include... (Part 1)
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Part 2/ Part 3/ Part 4
Pre-1981
growing up in hawkin's wealthy neighborhood, you were warranted an easy childhood: nice clothes, parents who skillfully mastered the laissez-faire attitude, and opportunities to pursue everything from ballet to athletics
you had a knack for maneuvering around obstacles, taking to hurdles like a fish to water
hawkins middle school had never seen a faster pair of legs, that was, until your neighbor decided to dip his musty toes in the sport
steve harrington was the nightmare of all opponents: arrogant and crude but unfairly blessed with exceptional motor skills
you hated his guts with a burning passion, the way he'd carelessly flick his sweat-drenched towel around, fancy running shoes digging into the ground to make obnoxious sounds
not to mention his ego, so honest-to-god swollen that it couldn't handle being bested by a girl
"hey princess, why don't you go ahead and quit already? save yourself the humiliation"
"like when your parents never show up at any of our meets?"
few in town knew how dysfunctional the picture-perfect Harringtons were, but as their neighbor you had witnessed first hand how little steve's parents cared about him
the ugly truth was a fatal sore spot with steve, and the results were deadly each time you weaponized it
clear brown eyes would darken into a muddy blur, fists clenched so tight you'd see crescent marks on flesh when they unfurled
you always almost felt sorry at the sight of his crumbling expression, frustration and loneliness marring a twelve year-old's face
walking off silently in opposite directions was the only form of truce you two knew
you'd never admit to looking back twice, but under the setting sun there was never a more forlorn shape than his shadow
steve and you were always neck and neck in training, but your rivalry also extended beyond the track and school
on weekends, the little asshole loved to lounge in his pool, blasting the radio at an ungodly volume while you tried to read in the garden next door
"harrington! do you mind? some of us actually have a brain we'd like to enrich once in a while!"
"what? can't hear you over this totally tubular song!"
if your parents were at home to shout over the fence for you, he'd turn the music down in a heartbeat, apology laced with faux sincerity
"sorry mr. and mrs. y/l/n! i didn't know y/n was reading"— you could just hear his shit-eating grin
your parents might've found him cheeky, likeable even, but your protective dachshund Gracie knew better
watching steve squirm as she gave him the stink eye on her daily walk was a great source of satisfaction
"(y/l/n)! get your sausage dog to stop glaring at me"
joint-house dinners for thanksgiving were the worst; the harringtons, knowing nothing about their son, would insist that you and steve sit together at the table
he was relentless with his antics; swapping your salt and sugar, flicking peas into your mashed potatoes whenever the adults weren't looking, "accidentally" using your salad fork and then proceeding to lick it clean in the most revolting manner possible—
needless to say, you would be seething before dessert every time
the look on his face whenever you stamped his pristine sneakers under the table, however, always lasted you through the rest of dinner
1981
when high school rolled around, steve was still unpleasant as ever— though he seemed to have turned his attention away from track, spending it on basketball and swimming instead
you befriended the spunky robin buckley on your first day, both of you late to algebra with mr. mundy
bright as a button, and never one to tell lies, robin was quick to earn your trust
she also learnt your disdain for a certain neighbor in no time
"i'm telling you rob, it's all farrah fawcett and no brain in that head"
to your utter horror, and her amusement, you and steve end up getting paired for ms. jones' chemistry project
"na-cl-uh? what the hell is na-cl-uh?"
"jesus harrington, it's NaCl— sodium chloride"
steve would've loved to roll his eyes and mutter an indiscreet nerd, but he knew damn well you were his grade's saving grace
halfway through freshman year, steve had officially quit track, unable to juggle three sports and his father's crushing expectations
to everyone's surprise, you were livid at the news, storming up to his lunch table one day with a flabbergasted robin in tow
he'd taken one glance at your furious face before ducking behind tommy h for protection— coward, as if that stick of a boy could even land a punch
"why’d you quit?"
he just stared at you, doe eyes comically wide and mouth hanging open with a disgustingly half-chewed hot dog inside
"what's it to you, princess? thought you'd be glad to get rid of your strongest competition"
robin gave you a gentle nudge, seemingly in agreement with steve's statement— now quite true in hindsight
would life be easier if you didn't have steve "the hair" harrington breathing down your neck at every training? yes
but did the idea of steve throwing away his potential, when you know he's got what it takes to win state, national even, sting like hell? also yes
anyone who has a problem with it can sue you, but it still didn't take away the fact that, for some absurd reason, you'd had higher hopes for the insufferable jerk
the unreal confrontation that day ended with you stalking away from the table, simultaneously mortified and disappointed
steve had laughed it off with tommy h and the rest of his underlings, but his eyes never once left your retreating back, curious and astonished
that summer, you focused half of your time on training and hanging out at robin's house, with the other half spent babysitting kids around town
will byers was one of them— soft-spoken, imaginative, and extremely perceptive, he was your favorite gremlin of them all
you'd watch him when joyce and jonathan were out late on their work shifts, always ending up in castle byers because will didn't like staying in the house without them
you'd sit comfortably surrounded by quilts and pillows, chin propped on folded knees as he talked about the party and their latest campaign
he missed his dad sometimes, you could tell, despite the man's sleaziness and self-served character
you hated seeing the sad frown form between will's eyebrows, too familiar and jarring on a little boy's face
"hey kid— you think i'd make a good clerk?"
"cleric," he'd correct, exasperated but grateful for the momentary distraction
1982
sophmore year rolled by quickly; you did well in hurdles and picked up pole vaulting, started learning russian with robin, and grew an unhealthy obsession with rob lowe when the outsiders came out
you'd coax robin into watching it with you at sleepovers, rewinding the tape over and over again with the window open until steve chucked something through it from his room across
"if i have to hear rob lowe ask about his dx shirt one more time—"
he'd argue that you're addicted, but it's more a religion, really
already used to your bickering, robin would snort, swallow her mouthful of popcorn, and toss whatever steve had thrown in into a blue basket labelled "environmental pollutant"
it's mainly filled with socks, marbles, forgotten toy cars, and a few crumpled up pages of playboy that was excellent blackmail material
for three weeks, you sat next to laurie hills in english, listening to her go on and on about steve's hair, his "manly" hands, how much of a gentleman he was to her
not much, you thought to yourself, if the sight of amy pline climbing through his window on a friday night was any indication
he'd catch your squinted eyes through the window, having the audacity to look the slightest embarrased at having gotten caught
he always covered it up with a half-baked smug grin, however, and you'd tell laurie she was better off without him every time she came to class late, poorly hidden tear streaks peeking through fresh powder
the somewhat civilized hostility between you and steve continued on until late march, when you came home one day to find gracie missing, the front door swung open ominously
overcome with panic, you looked up and down the street before spotting steve on his porch, nursing what seemed to be a sore cheek
"harrington! have you seen gracie?"
startled at your voice and already cranky from being slapped, steve couldn't help but react harshly
"in case you haven't noticed, (y/l/n), i'm not exactly in the state to keep an eye out for deranged canines”
the worry in your stomach swelled, along with fury at steve's nonchalance— you'd thought he would at least offer a helping hand in looking, knowing how much gracie meant to you after your grandfather's death
"you know, steve, despite what your blockhead friends tell you, you don't actually have to be an ass all the time"
if the tears threatening to spill from your eyes didn't do the trick, hearing the rare sound of his name from your mouth definitely jolted steve from his grouchy spell
"hey, i'm sorry, i didn't—"
"forget it, steve, i don't want to beg for your help. i shouldn't have to"
you hurried away from the harrington house, scurrying around the area in search of a black and tan blob
it began to pour soon after, the rain soaking you to a tee; unable to see anything in the weather, you began to tread back home reluctantly
if there ever was a stranger sight, it'd be steve harrington standing on the steps of your house, equally drenched and holding something in his bunched up jacket
upon walking closer, you realized it was gracie, fur damp and shaking slightly in steve's arms
"i-uh-found her on mirkwood, scared and everything behind a dumpster"
he watched as you cooed and whispered soothingly at gracie, fingers reaching out to rub behind her ears— all the while ignoring the heavy thumping in his own chest
"i'm-uh-sorry, for earlier, laurie came over and we started fighting—"
"i know, steve, i sit next to her in english," you offered a wobbly, pained smile as the olive branch, only to have steve see it as another stick tossed to the fire
"oh? so that's how it is? class bell rings and a gossip parade starts like it's the fourth?" the sudden souring of his tone caused you to tense, ready to revert back to the usual jibes and digs
"what in the— steve, i'm not the bad guy in your relationship. it's not like laurie is clueless about your conquests, you know, since amy pline can't keep her mouth shut about you even if her life depended on it—"
"so you tell her to break up with me, steve harrington, the big bad neighbor”
"oh please!" you could hear the rush of blood from your ears to cheeks, "you look at anyone remotely interested like a goddamn piece of meat, and you chew and spit them out so carelessly, like you're above all us peasants, who have to pick up your mess just because you can't keep it in your pants—"
"oh ok, i'm smelling some big-time jealously here. you're mad i don't pay you enough attention, princess? that i don't grovel at your feet like aaron marvey and the rest of the track team?"
that's it, you think to yourself in sheer bewilderment, steve harrington's officially out of his goddamn mind
plucking gracie from his arms, your hands gentle despite the rage, you swerved around steve to unlock your front door, entire body trembling in shock
such wishful thinking, that eight years of knowing each other could, if even for a minute, somehow place you in his good graces
there was no hiding how upset you were, so you spun around, looked straight into his eyes and whispered, "have a good rest of your day, king steve— i’d say i hope to see you later but i don’t"
leaning against the door as it slammed shut, you felt the prickle of fresh tears in your eyes— why were you crying? and of all people, because of steve harrington?
gracie, the rain, messing up your pace more than usual in training today— that had to be it, not your stupid neighbor who didn't know the definition of humility until it slapped him across the face, who suddenly decided to soak his 40-dollar Gazelles looking for a dog whom he didn't even like (not to mention before insulting her owner in every way possible)
jesus, what was wrong with him? and what was wrong with you? you never cared about what steve harrington thought— this weird, antagonistic dynamic worked just fine for you both all these years
with that thought, you hugged gracie closer to your chest, the sounds of your sniffling muffled by her coat
"hey-sweetheart-it'll be alright"
whether the words were for gracie or yourself, no one knew— not even steve, who stood outside your door the entire night, fist half-raised against the wood
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violet-kink-rambles · 9 months
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I’m going to be an absolutely horny mess until Friday, and even then ima be a horny mess for the week after.
Fucking FINALLY having the house to myself for an extended period of time. I’m not only excited because I get to do kink stuff, walk around in tight clothes, and stuff myself constantly. I’m also excited just because I took the time off of work and get to do whatever the fuck I want for a week.
Blast Sleep Token music on the TV max volume? Do it. Smoke an ungodly amount of weed and veg on the couch for 12 hours? Do it. Go to a bar and bring home a stranger? Do it. The possibilities are endless.
I want some stuffing ideas from y’all, I already plan on trying cake on all fours but I want more. Might go to a buffet at some point. Money is somewhat tight for this so nothing crazy, preferably something I can cook myself to save money
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tafferling · 2 years
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Aphelion
An entirely free web serial: Cyberpunk-lite/Aetherpunk, Zombie Apocalypse included, and Soul Magic to tie it all together.
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In which everyone is tired and Collin drops a shoe on Varrett's head.
Chapter 14: Soulwho?
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After he had ditched the aether with Olof and given the whole Runner’s station a beat-by-beat retelling of his Too Close Encounter Of The Choking-Kink Kind, Varrett finally dragged his aching bones back into the unit. Barely in and he pulled to a halt, with the sliding doors snapping shut maybe half an inch from his ass, and then he kind of just stood there. Motionless. His pack hung awkwardly from his left shoulder. His headband had ridden down onto his forehead at a lopsided angle. And his right sock had slipped down and was all bunched up under his heel.
. . .
Varrett sighed.
The empty unit responded with resounding silence.
Which was nice. Really nice. The hush felt like a goopy, cool balm on his nerves; not unlike that moment when you stepped out of a party where they’d been blasting music at ungodly volumes all night, giving your thoughts a chance to hear each other again.
Or when you killed your Hawk’s engines. Let it drift. Gave yourself up to its trajectory, with the void of space stretching on around you, reaching for that elusive concept of infinity.
But then there was the ever-present full-body pinch on his insides, that reminder of his haunting. Had it dulled? Yeah. A bit. The closer he’d gotten to CA5TLE, the less in his face it’d been. But it was still there. Still itched.
Varrett absent-mindedly scratched at his chest. That did nothing to help, naturally.
Anyway. Shower.
He kicked off his shoes. Threw his pack aside. Shed his clothes and gear, and then he endured yet another cold shower with the dignity of a two-year-old whose favourite cartoon had just been turned off mid-episode.
Once a squeaky, shivering clean, Varrett wandered his naked ass into his room, where he threw on whatever clothes he could find without having to go hunt for them, and flopped down on the bed. A bed that came with the unfamiliar scent of dusty feathers stuck to the pillow and blanket. Because, yeah, he’d had a girl in here and— tragically —it’d been the first one since he’d moved in.
Something about thin walls.
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welcome to mnaomai, [ KENNEDY SINCLAIR ] ! we hear you’re a child of [ ERIS, GODDESS OF CHAOS & DISCORD ] hailing from [ HONOLULU, HAWAII ]. at [ TWENTY-TWO ] years old, you are known around the campus as being [ PASSIONATE,  GENIAL  ], but also [ CAPRICIOUS, HEEDLESS, ]. using [ SHE / THEY ] pronouns, you are currently studying [ MUSIC MAJOR ]. people tend to associate you with [ online shopping  ,  wine consumed straight from the bottle  ,  leaving her cellphone on do not disturb  ,  cracked vases filled with wild flowers   ,  lying just for fun  , ]. enjoy your time here at camp, and try not to die, won’t you? [ SAB ZADA, TWENTY-TWO, SHE&HER / A, 25, SHE/HER, EST. ]
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samotnya · 2 years
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There's a dancing school a couple of houses away from my flat and they're currently blasting music at an absolutely ungodly volume I AM STARTING TO LIKE IT HERE
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babyboibucky · 3 years
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White Noise
Pairing: Bucky Barnes x Reader
Summary: Bucky has a new neighbor and she's even grumpier than him.
Word Count: 2,490
Warnings: TW!!! Domestic violence (not from Bucky, he’s a sweetheart in this 🥺)
A/N: I’d say I’m on a roll for writing new shit lately but I’ve got two ongoing series and a part 2 of a oneshot that I haven’t even updated for quite a while lmfao
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Bucky blinked his eyes open and stared at the ceiling before forcing them close again. He focused on the hard floor beneath him and the soft blanket tangled in between his limbs. His television was left open but with the volume at the lowest level. Bucky always slept this way, so that the white noise would help him ground himself whenever he would wake up from his nightmares.
A few minutes later, Bucky finally felt himself begin to doze off. A couple hours of uninterrupted sleep were good enough for him, at least he'd get some peace before his past would come back to haunt him.
Just as when Bucky was about to fall into a deep slumber, loud music began to boom through his walls, stirring him awake. He grunted as he sat up on the floor, turning around and staring at the wall separating his apartment from his neighbor. He didn't even know he had one until now. The music was loud, too loud that it wasn't even white noise anymore. It was just...noise. And as much as Bucky hated how silence triggered his self-destructive thoughts, this kind of noise wasn't something that he needed.
Bucky let a few more minutes pass just to see whether his neighbor would turn it down but then a new song started playing right after the first.
Grabbing his shirt, jacket and some sweatpants, Bucky quickly dressed up and headed out the door. He stood in front of his neighbor's door and could actually understand the lyrics of the song playing. It wasn't his enhanced hearing, the music was just that loud. His neighbor didn't even hear him knocking until he decided to use his vibranium arm to do so. Bucky had to hold back a bit in order not to break down the door at how hard he knocked on the door.
Mid-way through his knocking, the door finally opened and out his neighbor stepped-- you. Bucky frowned when you didn't even bother turning off your music when you opened the door.
"How can I help you?" you asked, your expression matching Bucky's.
Bucky scoffed, "I don't know, maybe turn down your music? It's like fuckin' two in the morning. You're not the only tenant in this building." he snapped.
"I can't sleep without music. And no one else has been complaining, just you." you said and was about to close the door right into Bucky's face.
Bucky was appalled at your rudeness and slotted his foot into your doorway before you could even slam the door shut.
"I just complained and you're not really going to do anything?" he asked.
"No. If other tenants can sleep through my music then so can you. Stop bitching around and leave me be." you huffed out and kicked his foot before closing the door with a loud thud.
Bucky blinked, unable to believe that you just did that. You actually kicked his foot and ignored his complaint. He knew that he was a bit harsh when asking you to turn down your music, but it was two in the morning! Why would you even blast music at such an ungodly hour? Bucky rubbed his face with his hand and headed back to his apartment.
He'll deal with you tomorrow. It wasn't like he was going to sleep through the entire night anyway.
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And deal with you, Bucky did but it always ended the same. Bucky was surprised at how aggressive you were whenever he paid you a visit to complain. The first night he kind of understood your behavior, he wasn't the nicest then. But every single encounter he had with you after that, you were just borderline mean.
Bucky just arrived from having lunch out when he saw you unloading your car with a few more boxes. Over the past few days, he had learned that you were indeed new and just moved in a week ago. He also learned that the rest of tenants on his floor either slept like a fucking rock or had impaired hearing for them not to care about your music.
You struggled to carry all three boxes when you stacked them above each other. Bucky chuckled in amusement as he watched you attempt to carry them all twice. Obviously, you didn't want to do multiple trips but with the strength (or lack thereof) you were displaying, it would be an impossible task. Being the gentleman he was, Bucky decided to set aside his feud with you to offer his help.
"Let me help." he said as he approached you.
Your eyes softened up at him for a brief moment and Bucky thought that maybe you'd be kinder to him this time. Boy was he wrong because you immediately shot his offer down and ignored his presence.
"Look, I'm trying to be nice here. Just let me help so you wouldn't have to do multiple trips." he explained.
"I don't need anyone's help. How hard is that to understand?" you snapped and carried one box, brushing past Bucky to enter the building.
Bucky rolled his eyes and quickly grabbed your arm to stop you. He's had enough of your attitude and if you weren't going to even try to be nice to him, then he'd stop being the gentleman that he was.
"Why do you have to be such a little bitch?" For the first time, Bucky raised his voice at you.
He just wanted to confront you, not scare you so when you gasped out loud and dropped the box in your arms, Bucky's heart fell. Your eyes widened at him in fear, your hand quickly wrapping around the arm that Bucky grabbed. He realized that he had used his vibranium arm to grab you and was quick to regret it.
"Please don't touch me like that again." your voice was soft, almost a whisper and Bucky didn't expect for you to react like that.
He was expecting for you to yell at him, maybe even land a slap on his face. But instead, you shrinked and for the first time in a long time, Bucky saw someone look at him with fear like that. It was as if he was back to square one, back to the old version of him that he's been fighting so hard to forget.
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It's been two days since the incident and Bucky still hadn't seen you around. He’s been wanting to apologize to you and patch things up. Your music still blasted through his walls so at least he knew that he didn't scare you enough to move away. Bucky's nightmares got worse and somehow, the incident with you was what violently shook him awake.
Bucky stared at his ceiling once again, his television turned off because he knew that you'd be playing your music out loud in a few. He was actually starting to get used to it and as much as he hated it, he often found himself singing along to the songs you had been playing.
Two am and there was still silence. Bucky laid on the floor as he waited for your music. Three minutes have passed and yet it remained quiet. Maybe you weren't home? Although he did see you from his balcony as you headed back inside the building after bringing your trash out earlier. Perhaps something else was keeping you busy? Why was Bucky even thinking about what you were doing? If any, he should be jumping at the opportunity to get some shuteye.
Bucky sighed and turned on the television like how he used to, turning the volume down and then closing his eyes in an attempt to fall asleep.
For a while, Bucky felt at peace for falling back to his routine before you moved in. Hushed whispers and soft cries caused Bucky to quickly sit up. He wasn't sure whether it was from the television or if his enhanced hearing was picking up something else. Bucky quickly turned off the television and sat in silence, closing his eyes to focus.
There was a loud thud coming from your apartment followed by a muffled sob. Bucky knew that something was wrong so he quickly dressed up and went to your apartment, knocking on the door continuously.
"Hey, it's me. Open up." Bucky called out and continued to knock when you didn't respond.
"Is everything okay in there?" he asked again, the silence from the other side of the door bothering him even more.
Bucky heard a few shuffles before he heard the door click. It slowly opened until you showed up, gaze downcast and hands trembling as you prevented the door from opening any further. Bucky couldn't even see through you at how you were blocking his view of your apartment.
"I'm fine. Just go." you softly said and attempted to close the door again.
Bucky frowned and held the edge of the door with his vibranium arm, stopping you from closing it and instead, pushing it open. You just allowed him to do that, something that confirmed Bucky's gut feeling that you were hiding something, or rather, someone.
"Man, just get the fuck out of here!" a guy exclaimed as he stood in the middle of your apartment.
Bucky was quick to notice the mess inside your apartment— clothes and chairs were strewn across the floor. His gaze went back to you and it was then that he saw the bruises on your arms and legs.
"Did he hurt you?" he asked worriedly.
You kept mum but saw the slow movement of your head, affirming his suspicions. The guy walked over to you and gripped your arm, violently pulling you behind him as he stood face to face with Bucky.
"It's none of your goddamn business." he threatened.
Bucky refused to look at the man and focused on you. He finally understood everything. Why you had been so aggressive towards him, why you reacted like that when he gripped your arm. You were afraid, not of him but because of what you were going through. This man had been abusing you and Bucky doesn't need to know for how long for him to understand your behavior.
"You just gonna fuckin' stand there or what?!" the guy asked, irritated at Bucky's presence.
"I think you should be the one to leave." Bucky said calmly, finally lifting his gaze to look at the man.
The man snickered, "Who the fuck are you to tell me that? You got the hots for my fuckin' girlfriend?" he asked.
"Leave her alone and never come back. I'll only ask you this once." Bucky warned, his jaw tightening as he stared at the man.
"Or else? You threatening me, man? You're gonna fucking regret it." the man chuckled before lifting his fist up to punch Bucky in the face.
Bucky rolled his eyes when he easily caught the man's fist in his vibranium arm, twisting it until the man looked at him in horror, screaming in pain. He let go of the man's fist and grabbed at the collar of his shirt, tugging him closer as he glared daggers at him.
"You are gonna fucking regret it if you come back here. If you ever lay a finger on her, so much as look at her...I'll find you. That's a promise." Bucky warned.
The guy was nearly in tears as he nodded in understanding, not trusting his voice. Bucky chuckled and dragged him out of your apartment, throwing him to the ground before pointing a gloved finger.
"You understand?" he asked again, snickering when the guy almost immediately scrambled away without even responding.
Bucky waited until the man was out of sight before quickly turning to you. You merely stood inside your apartment, body trembling as you hugged yourself.
"You okay?" Bucky asked gently, brows furrowing in worry as he slowly walked towards you.
He bent down to catch your gaze, "Can I...?" he asked, asking for your permission as he attempted to hold your shoulders.
You meekly nodded and heaved out a shaky sigh, composing yourself. Bucky held you carefully, rubbing your arms to soothe you after everything that has happened. You let him touch you like that because it was the first time in a long time that you received such gentleness. It almost moved you into tears, how Bucky held you with so much care.
"Come on, let's get you patched up." Bucky said and led you out of your apartment, not wanting you to stay there after being beaten up by your asshole of a boyfriend.
Bucky kept a hand on the small of your back, guiding you into his almost empty apartment. He almost felt embarrassed for having nothing but a couch, a chair and a television. You didn't seemed to mind though and immediately sat down upon reaching the couch.
Bucky fetched you a glass of water and sat down next to you, watching you drink it all in one go. Your hands weren't shaking that much anymore and the tension in your shoulders seemed to have subsided. You turned to Bucky and smiled at him for the first time.
"Thank you." you said. "And I owe you an apology. I know I was—“
"It's okay. You don't have to apologize. I understand." Bucky explained with a smile before it faltered, "I'm sorry for what you witnessed back there, I didn't mean to be violent like that but—“
It was your turn to cut him off, "Please don't be sorry. He deserved that." you bitterly chuckled.
Bucky found out that the guy was an ex-boyfriend and that he had been abusing you all throughout your relationship. You broke up with him a month ago that's why you moved into Bucky's apartment building. Apparently, you filed for a restraining order against him but the guy was obviously crazy to go against it, stalking you back to your apartment, hence the commotion.
"And the reason why I've been blasting music is because it keeps me from remembering the abuse he caused me. I can't think about anything else but that at night, when everything is quiet." you explained.
Bucky's heart ached because he understood, he truly understood your sentiments. His therapist taught him that peace isn't always a good thing. Sometimes, it is peace that causes chaos in the mind. Silence could be a dangerous thing, that's what you and Bucky have been experiencing.
"Would it help you if you talked to someone instead?" Bucky asked. "Because I'd love to have someone to talk to on nights I can't sleep." he said.
You offered a smile, "I'd keep you up every night then."
Bucky returned your smile, "Then it's a perfect set-up." he said, telling you that he too had trouble sleeping almost every night.
Bucky realized that he might have had a rough start with you, but he was glad for that. If it wasn't for your loud music blasting through his walls that one night, he wouldn't have found the perfect white noise to help him find solace at night— you.
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sie-rui · 3 years
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omg..... drummer chifuyu au pls its 5am and i suddenly thought of this i'm actually about to go bald
❀ NOISE COMPLAINTS | TOKYO REVENGERS 🤍 matsuno chifuyu's friendship with baji keisuke 💿 general headcanon, platonic relationship, fluff, crack, plot twist, canon compliant. 📅 june 29, 2021 🔗 masterlist ,, song: drawing days
matsuno chifuyu is a drummer. baji keisuke finds out. it deepens their friendship, kind of.
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☆ When Baji first found a friend in Chifuyu, he didn’t expect him to be the same guy that played the drums at ungodly hours of the night and eliciting groans from everyone in the building.
☆ Seriously, how had he not been kicked out yet?
☆ Baji lives in the fifth floor and Chifuyu on the second but he can hear it as if he’s in the apartment next to his.
☆ Baji has a lot to complain about it but it can wait since he’s enjoying the peyoung yakisoba Chifuyu bought.
☆ He only really found out once he took a peek in Chifuyu’s room and saw the drumset before he went:
"YOU-!!" "W-What??" "I haven't been sleeping properly because of you!"
☆ Chifuyu literally goes “??” before “Ahhh” and then a sheepish apology.
☆ When Chifuyu was younger, he got a lot of bottled up anger in him. Probably because he didn’t actually grow up with adult supervision. As a child, that would damage you. Since acting out didn’t work, he resorted to just hitting something. When hitting people did not work, that’s when he found the drums.
☆ That was also when everyone in the apartment building learned to fear the days he’s in an off mood.
☆ Everyone just immediately knows that something is wrong when Numb starts playing in full volume with Chifuyu banging the drums in anger rather than trying to actually make music.
☆ No one really did kick him out because other than the drumming in random hours of the day or night and being an absolute delinquent, Chifuyu is a pleasant kid. Somewhat.
☆ Literally sparkles when they pass by a music store and Baji feels like he can excuse the drumming if it means seeing Chifuyu this happy.
☆ Loses himself when playing, with his eyes close and head bobbing, and it’s mesmerizing.
☆ There are three different types of drummer Chifuyu. The one that just plays random beats which shows that he’s just playing around and his consciousness isn’t really there. The one that plays upbeat happy Japanese songs means he’s in a great mood. And the one that blasts Linkin Park at 3 in the goddamn morning.
☆ When the wild Chifuyu appears (third one), Baji will find himself going down the stairs and knocking at the Matsuno door. Might as well comfort him since he isn’t getting some sleep anytime soon.
☆ When Chifuyu isn’t playing at some time of the night like a psychopath, Baji supports him. He’s got to admit, Chifuyu’s good. Now if only he stops waking everyone up with his mood swings.
"Chifuyu, you’re amazing, buddy." "O-Oh, Baji-san-" "But please shut the fuck up. It's two in the goddamn morning and we have class tomorrow." "You mean later?" "I'm gonna fucking kill you."
☆ Chifuyu broke so many pens in his lifetime because he kept on using them as drumsticks on his notebooks during classes.
☆ When there’s an announcement in class, he’s in charge in drum rolls and it’s hilarious.
☆ The teachers tried getting him to join the music club but he reluctantly refused because of his loyalty to Toman. He can't balance both.
☆ Taps his foot in some beat that switches up every now and then and Baji finds this interesting. Chifuyu doesn’t even notice he does it.
☆ Closes his eyes when listening to songs and tapping either a surface or his arm with the beat. Baji later finds him replaying the same song with his drums.
☆ When the two of them were ganged up on on their way home, Chifuyu whacked a person with his drumstick.
“Why the hell do you have that?” "I don't even remember bringing it with me, to be honest."
☆ Takes care of his drums as if they were his children.
☆ Honestly, Chifuyu can’t afford a room in a studio complex so he’s stuck playing in the apartment.
☆ Baji gifted him mute pads on his thirteenth birthday, it was for him and for everyone else in the apartment complex.
☆ Once tried teaching a stray cat how to play.
☆ Baji insisted that if he can teach a stray cat to do it, then he can teach Baji as well.
"Come on, Fuyu!" "... You aren't going to break it are you?" "Damn Chifuyu, and I thought that we were friends."
☆ When Baji started he realized that hey, this is actually fun.
☆ But as much as he enjoyed the drums, Baji also insisted that he’ll learn something else so that he can play along Chifuyu.
☆ Chifuyu found out he took up the guitar a week later.
☆ Everyone else in the apartment complex just groaned when those two decided to play all day so that they can learn to sync and perfect their performances.
☆ Two weeks of constant practice, they finally got to perfect a Drawing Days by Splay.
"We should get the rest of Toman to play as well so that after we graduate, we’ll make a band." "Not the worst idea you had but Mikey doesn't have the patience to learn something he isn't a genius in."
☆ Chifuyu never realized how it sometimes gets lonely playing alone until Baji literally learned an instrument just to perform with him.
☆ Everyone can say that the random 3AM performances eventually stopped after these two met.
☆ The whole apartment complex can also say that the worst performance Chifuyu ever gave was the day Baji died, not only did he play for the whole night but the guy next door could tell that he was sobbing out loud as well.
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ackermansupremacy · 3 years
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MORE marley kids headcanons because i miss them
Goddamn Ophi how much u finna write about them 💀
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They are so chaotic my God
Falco is the “parent” of the group
Whenever someone (Gabi) does something stupid and ends up getting hurt he acts like it a catastrophic event
She’ll get a paper cut and hes like “OH MY GOD GABI HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN?”
Gabi Zofia and Falco once tried to convince Udo to say one swear word
They tried to pay him 50$ to say damn and he WOULDN’T
Until one day his favorite minecraft world got deleted and he just yelled “M O T H E E R F U C K E R”
Only Falco was there and NO ONE believed it happened
Zofia is the strongest out of all of them
So one time the four of them were all able to balance on a bike and zofia was able to pull it no prob
Udo just LOOKS like he has chronic stomach pain
Gabi is lactose intolerant but she will eat an entire pint of ice cream, three boxes of mac and cheese and wash it down with some milk
With NO regrets
Their not allowed to hang out at Zofia’s house anymore
Because one of them Gabi broke a really expensive vase kiss kiss fall in love
Falco is under no circumstances allowed to pair his phone to Gabi’s bluetooth speaker because of his wildly unpredictable music taste
The LAST thing Gabi wants is for him to start blasting Freak by Doja Cat on full volume within earshot of her mom
Because he has no idea what those types of songs even mean hes just sitting there listening like 😀 while everyone is scrambling to turn it off
Zofia is a really devoted dancer so she travels a lot for dance competitions
So she leaves her beloved betta fish in Udo’s hands everytime she leaves because he ACTUALLY knows how to take care of it
Zofia doesn’t let ANYONE go through her sketchbook
So one time when she was at a dance competiton Gabi stole it and looked through it
It was full of charcoal sketches of fairies that she was too embarrassed to show anyone
Halloween is their TIME
They stock up on snacks, go trick or treating and have a big slumber party!
Which always involves them watching a scary movie and having to turn it off when they get too scared LOL
THEY TP REINER’S HOUSE
EVERY YEAR WITHOUT FAIL AND HE KNOWS ITS THEM
Sleepovers are a common thing between them
Theyre always at Udo’s house cuz he has “the cool mom”
But that comes with its own stress...
*CRASH* “Sorry Mom, Falco fell out the window” “HUH?” “Hes okay though! I think!”
There went the beautiful hydrangeas you spent so long planting
They will be up intil 4 am making tik toks
Like ive mentioned before, Udo is like the clingiest kid ever
So a few times a week he’ll come into your room at some ungodly hour of the night like
“Mom I had a bad dream can i sleep in here?”
If you tell him no he will either sleep on the floor or just come back later and not ask💀
So you just wake up with a child in your bed and it scares the shit out of u every time
You would think that when his friends spent the night this would stop that from happening but NOPE
He would go into your room under the guise of saying goodnight then have the audacity to fall asleep until you wake him up and send him back out w his friends 💀
Falco is the ultimate drama king
He def follows Colt around when he gets bored
“Falco can you leave me alone for five minutes?” “OH JUST BECAUSE YOU’RE 18 NOW MEANS YOU’RE TOO COOL TO HANG OUT WITH ME?”
Harassing Reiner is their favorite thing to do in their spare time
They’re still kids so its just absolute headassery
They still ding dong ditch his ass 💀
BUT HE HAS A RING DOORBELL SO HE CAN SEE THAT ITS THEM
He thinks its wildly irritating but also thinks its funny because it reminds him of his childhood
But you get a lot of calls from him like “YO COME GET YO DAMN KIDS”
So you have to shoot them a text like “Gabi please stop harassing your uncle”
He doesn’t understand why hes the butt of the jokes, he never gives the reaction they want
Zofia is a secret anime fan
When shes asked about it shes like “yeah i watch it occassionally” but has a Killua shrine in her closet 💀
She also has a secret instagram with like 20k followers that she posts aesthetic pics on
*****
S-Should i post more about these beans
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joshuas · 3 years
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that’s not even ramen
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♫ pairing: yang jeongin x gender neutral reader
♫ genre: college/university student!au, slice-of-life, crack, fluff
♫ word count: 3.5k
♫ warnings: nil of note!
♫ summary: a bunch of chaotic misunderstandings, trot singing new years concerts that lead to lots of fluff at the end ^^
♫ tagging: @fluffyskzclub​
♫ a/n: happy april fools! my joke is... that i can’t do anything on time and post things that were supposed to be posted in january in april, so without further ado, i present the eighth addition to my seasonal drabbles! 
♫ skz seasonal drabbles: 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8
“I swear, this is the tenth time I’ve heard him sing tonight! If he’s going to continue to do this, he should at least sing a different song.” You sighed, exasperated as you tried to put your three-year-old sister to sleep. Her sleep, of course, being interrupted by your new next-door neighbour, Yang Jeongin. He had taken up trot singing over the last couple of weeks and decided only to practice his singing at 11 pm at night. Which, coincidentally, woke your baby sister up every time. And as if it wasn’t hard enough having sole custody over a sibling let alone having a teaching degree to attend to during the day. Your professors had been understanding of your... predicament after your parents moved out of the picture, but there was only so much patience they could hold. Of course, you couldn’t confront Jeongin about it — you were only acquaintances... barely even friends as you had only known each other through university... and now the thin wall that separated your living quarters. Well, it’d also be too awkward if you did (ugh, social confrontation), which is why you put up with it... Relief flooded through you when you heard the singing cease, sighing as your sister stopped fussing and fell back asleep. It’s not as though Jeongin was a bad singer. In fact, he was quite brilliant. But his singing was not appreciated at ungodly hours. The walls started to pulse as folk music blasted at a deafening volume, snapping you out of your reverie and forcing you to focus back on your crying sibling. You held back a scream, mentally cursing at Jeongin, I swear to God, the next time I see this boy—
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“Mina put on your coat, it’s ridiculously cold out! It’s January, remember? And what season is it in Jan—“ You paused, observing the idiot that exited his apartment alongside you, “Oh! Hello, Jeongin—“ He walked away without a word, rushing down the stairs. Rude! First the singing and now he’s ignoring me? Does he have any human decency?
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“Hello! Welcome — make sure you sign in your children before you leave!” Your eyes settled on Jeongin, who was beaming at the little kids that entered the daycare, holding out the sign-in sheet, Great and now he works at the only affordable day care. How... pleasant. Wiggling her hand out of your grasp, your sister waddle-ran over to Jeongin, giving him the biggest hug, for him to pick her up and spin her around. Ignoring the skip of your heart, you cooly approached the two of them, silently taking the sign in sheet and signing your name. “You must be Mina’s parent— I’m Jeongin, one of the part-timers here.” He held out his hand, Mina, still in his arms, blocking his view. You shook it, “Not her—“ You broke off as another kid ran to Jeongin, crying as he dragged him inside the daycare. Without turning around, Jeongin waved at you in dismissal. You scoffed, He won’t even acknowledge me at home but now that we’re in public and he’s literally being paid to be a decent human being, he’ll put on a face and pretend to be friendly? No thank you.
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You rubbed at your temples, mentally snapping at yourself to focus. Tutorial time was probably the only time you had to yourself to study and get things done. But you know what? That wasn’t happening today. Why? Because of Yang Jeongin infiltrating your thoughts every five seconds. You grumbled to yourself, almost ready to pack up and leave, He should pay rent for how long he’s been living in my head. “Oh wait! Y/N, you’re leaving already?” A voice called out from behind a tower of books in their hands, not long before plonking them down on the table in front of you. You looked up, your gaze meeting Jeongin’s hopeful one. Why is he being so friendly? Especially since he flat out ignored me this morning... “Um... I was planning to. Not that it’s any of your business.” You said coldly, scrunching your eyebrows in confusion at his sudden friendliness. Really, Y/N? You’re being like this just because he snubbed you this morning? Okay, wait that’s pretty valid. Ignoring the little “no it’s not” in your head, you maintained your cold demeanour.  “Oh. Um. Sorry. I was just asking because I was hoping to study with you.” Jeongin rubbed his neck awkwardly. You looked at him doubtfully, ignoring the hopeful fluttering in your stomach, “Why would you want to hang out with me of all people?” “Well, you’re the top of the class—“ You scoffed disdainfully and he broke off, looking at you wide-eyed. Of course he only wanted to use me for personal gain. Whatever, Y/N. Just avoid him. Do not interact! “I’m definitely heading off now. Bye.” You grabbed your books, leaving the library and a slightly confused and shocked Jeongin behind. He’s not worth it, Y/N.
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You buckled Mina in her little seat in the trolley, lightly humming as you pushed her along. After realising that you were out of ramen (a staple study food, fight me if you disagree), you had scrambled to pick up Mina from daycare before rushing over to the local grocery store, keen to get at least some ramen to fuel your study session after putting Mina to bed. That is if she’s able to sleep. Hopefully Jeongin won’t— You reached for the last pack of your favourite ramen, a hand brushing over yours to grab it with you. You whipped your head around, gaze meeting— yet again— Mr Yang Jeongin. How many times do I have to see him today??? This feels like a cruel joke. It’s not funny! You coughed, pointedly looking between Jeongin and his grip on the ramen you had so obviously grabbed before him. He sighed, pushing his specs up the bridge of his nose, pushing his hair back with the other hand, hand still fixated on the ramen packet, “Please, Y/N. I need this to study.” You inhaled sharply, trying not to be bothered by the impeccable College Boyfriend vibe he was exhibiting, dressed simply in a sweatshirt and track pants, “So. Do. I. In fact, I need it a lot more than you since your singing keeps up the whole neighbourhood. And no! I’m not calling you a bad singer, because on the contrary, you’re quite brilliant and I honestly don’t know why you didn’t decide to become a singer instead of a teacher. I mean, do you really want to waste your life away working at a daycare?” You rambled. Jeongin looked at you, stunned, loosening his grip on the ramen, and handing it to you, his cheeks lightly dusted with pink, “...You know what? You can have it. I’ll just buy... this one! Yep. This one.” He scurried away, leaving you stunned, “But that’s not even ramen!”You called out after him. “Doesn’t matter!”
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“Mina, please. Isn’t your crying at least making you tired?” You rocked your sister, exhausted as you looked at the clock— thirty minutes she’s been crying. Jeongin had decided not to sing tonight for some reason. But your sister still had difficulty sleeping. Perhaps he is actually a decent human being... although, I can’t say that I don’t miss his singing... what? Yes, you can, Y/N. The guy literally kept you up til three because of his singing. Mina just felt so inspired by his vocals that she had to try herself... by crying. Ugh.  The walls started to vibrate as you sighed, Complimented him too soon. His melodic tone carrying through to the nursery, your sister’s not so melodic cries mixing in even louder than his singing. You steeled yourself, done with this nonsense. Putting on a coat, you stomped out of your apartment, knocking insistently on Jeongin’s door. The door opened to reveal a bewildered Jeongin as you thrusted your screaming sister into his arms, “You started this. You fix it.”
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Jeongin held the door to his apartment with one hand, the other arm supporting your screaming sister. Allowing you into the apartment, you observed how spotless it was, giving it an appraising look. “Seungmin’s my roommate. Hence, why it’s so clean. It’s all he does when he gets home from the hospital.” Jeongin explained whilst trying to rock Mina to sleep. “I’m surprised he puts up with your singing.” You noted. “He works nights.” Jeongin deadpanned. You opened your mouth, closing it when you saw his attention turn towards Mina. Cooing at her, he slowly sunk himself into the cushions of the couch, lowly humming a melody familiar to the ones you had heard through the wall. However, it was more of a ballad version. A soft smile crept onto your face as you observed the two, your heart aching at the adorable sight. Mina slowly fluttered her eyes, slowly closing them as Jeongin hummed further, his chest vibrating comfortingly from his singing, the movement lulling her... to sleep! You looked amazingly at Jeongin, his triumphant gaze finding yours. You tried to take Mina off him as she fussed in her sleep, cuddling further into his chest, you sighed, putting your hands up in defeat — afraid to wake her. “So... care to explain why I had to do this?” Jeongin whispered, looking pointedly at you. “Well...you’ve been keeping her up with your trot singing that she’s been eventually falling asleep at almost 11 pm. The thing that I’m weirded out the most by is that she cried at the lack of your singing and when you sang a softer version of that folk song, she fell asleep straight away.” You explained. “Babies are weird like that. But why did you have to give her to me to calm down?” Jeongin asked, confused. “Well one, you’re studying teaching and working at a daycare. And two, you started this!” You numbered. “We’re in the same class and she’s your sister!” Jeongin pointed out, eyes wide. “Look. The main reason really is your singing. Why do you have to sing so late, anyways? It’s not like you’re preparing for any assignment... we don’t have to create a song for our assignment... right?” You asked, tone slightly laced with concern. “No, no.” He dismissed your concerns, sighing, “The real reason why I’m singing so late at night is actually because I’m preparing for something. I don’t really have time otherwise to prepare for it since I have uni and work.” “What are you preparing for?” You scrunched your eyebrows quizzically. “You have to promise not to laugh.” He looked at you pointedly. “I can’t promise that.” You scoffed. “Well then I can’t tell you.” He lifted his head, looking elsewhere. “Fine. Fine!” You whispered harshly. “Okay, well I’m doing this competition that’s basically a talent show for unusual talents. And mine is... trot singing. The whole point of this talent show, though, is to actually achieve your New Year goals and resolutions.” “And yours is... to win with your trot singing?” You looked at him bewilderingly. “No.” He lightly slapped his forehead, disappointed at your lack of piecing together what little information he provided you with. “My resolution is to perform on stage. However, my only formal singing training is in trot singing.” “Ah, I see.” “Yeah... you should come! Only if you can. Obviously. No pressure.” He asked quickly. “Oh! I’m surprised you want me there after everything that happened.” You said sheepishly. “What happened?” He widened his eyes in confusion. “Well— you were kind of a jerk to me all of today.” You noted. “I was? Oh—“ “You ignored me this morning, put on a face when I dropped Mina off at daycare, purely because you were at work and tried to talk to me in tutorial after that. Then you nearly stole my ramen!” You interrupted. “Oh wow, I really did all of that today? Anyway, let me explain. In the morning, yes I saw you and I could’ve yelled a hello, I admit it. But I was very stressed since Seungmin is normally the one to wake me up when he comes back from the hospital but I think he must’ve gone home with his partner or something because he didn’t come home last night, and I had no way to contact him because Jisung threw his phone in the bin.” He explained. “He what?” You recoiled in bewilderment at the last part. “Long story. Anyway, I actually just go straight to autopilot whenever I have to converse with the parents. And since it’s my first week, I wasn’t expecting to see someone I know, let alone you, so I just went straight to my Customer Service Polite Conversation Autopilot Mode... customer service is so hard. As for the tutorial thing, I wanted to study with you! Believe it or not, I actually do appreciate your company.” He said pointedly. You blushed, clearing your throat, “That doesn’t explain the ramen thing, though.” He sighed, “Ramen is my study food too, you know. But I figured you needed it a lot more than me... also your compliment caught me off guard.” He muttered the last part, you smirked slightly as you heard it. “Anyway, I would really appreciate it if you could come because... well, you- you’re one of my good friends.” He rubbed his neck tentatively. Your chest ached slightly, feelings of disappointment infiltrating your head, only to be met with confusion... and sudden realisation. Oh. No.
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[00:37] (Jeongin) hey! you left all of a sudden, but I’ve emailed you the details to the comp. hope you can come :) [10:55] (Jeongin)...Y/N? Are you still alive? Actually, I know you are. But why are you avoiding me? It had been a couple of days since you realised your feelings for Jeongin. Trying to avoid him at any costs, you changed up your schedule — only taking morning tutorials, making sure you didn’t run into him wherever you went. It didn’t help that your lives were so intertwined. Mina had gotten particularly attached to him — you watched her from outside the daycare, her little legs wrapped around his, clinging onto him like a koala and reluctant to let him go when she saw you at the gate. That certainly did not help. But what could you do? In order to avoid hardship, you have to cut the relationship in the bud. Especially since he only sees you as a friend. You snapped your attention to the door, as a knock resounded through your apartment, redirecting your attention from your phone to... a very unkempt Seungmin, waiting behind the door. “Hey, Y/N! I was wondering if you could do me a favour?” He asked, words rushed. “That depends on what it is.” You crossed your arms over your chest, raising an eyebrow expectantly. “I need you to go to Jeongin’s talent show for me.” He said. You shut the door immediately on him, “Y/N’s not here.” “I— what? Y/N, please. I need to go to the hospital today and he really wants you to go!” Seungmin pleaded from behind the door. “Why can’t you get any of his hyungs to attend? He has like six other ones.” You proposed. “He really wants you to come. He really likes you, Y/N.” Seungmin sighed. You opened the door slightly, peaking out from around the door, “Yeah. As a friend.” “What gave you that impression?” Seungmin looked at you confusedly. “He said it to my face?” You said, equally as confused. “Oh my god. He like likes you, okay? He didn’t tell anyone except us two about the contest. He told me because we live together but he told you because he has feelings for you!” Seungmin inhaled sharply, trying ridiculously hard not to roll his eyes in annoyance. “You’re not just telling me this so I would go?” You raised an eyebrow sceptically. “No. I have nothing to gain out of that because if you found out I was lying, I know you’ll hold a grudge against me forever, and as neighbours that really would not work out.” He said a matter of factly. “...alright. Fine. I’ll go. And you do realise we’re also friends? Friends generally shouldn’t lie to each other.” You looked at him pointedly. “Right. That.” He said shortly. “Anyway, you should hurry since you only have... twenty minutes til it starts.” He checked his watch. You gasped, “And you only thought to tell me now?” “Some of us have more important things to do than helping your love story progress. For example, saving lives. So, goodbye!” He waved, ushering you to close the door before sprinting down the hall. Time to sort this out... I guess.
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You rushed to the venue after purchasing flowers and chocolate and organising for Jisung and his partner to come babysit... although you weren’t exactly trusting of them after hearing of their lawsuit rendezvous at the shopping centre. That was irrelevant right now, though. After sitting through more than fifteen of the most unusual acts at the talent show, you questioned how Jeongin even found out about it. It wasn’t until he entered on stage, lights dimming around him as he sang a slow, but emotive trot song— eyes searching over the crowd, only to lock onto yours as he belted his last note, the audience standing in applause as he stood back, catching his breath, eyes never leaving yours. “And there you have it folks! First of all, a big congratulations to all of you— you’ve successfully achieved at least one of your New Years resolutions!” The MC walked on stage, passing Jeongin on his way out, “But now, it’s the moment you’ve all been waiting for— the winner of this new year’s resolution talent contest is... Yang Jeongin!” A hearty applause echoed throughout the room, loud cheers erupting as Jeongin entered the stage again, you stood up, giving him an encouraging smile whilst cheering, “Okay, well first of all, thank you for the opportunity to do this. I don’t think I would’ve ever performed if it weren’t for making it a New Years resolution.” Low laughter hummed from the audience, “I guess— another person to thank is... well... someone that I really like and have for a while- Y/N. Even though our whole relationship basically consisted of a bunch of misunderstandings, you still came to this competition for me. At least, I hope it was for me. It’d be awkward if it wasn’t, since this is a sort of confession thing. Actually— do you think you could join me on stage?” The audience turned to you as you stared at him in shock. Shaking out of your reverie, you slowly stood up, making your way to the stage as he held out a hand, helping you up the stairs. You gave him a nervous but small smile, “Congratulations on your win!” You handed him the flowers, as he pulled you in for a quick hug. “Y/N, you’re probably the coolest person I’ve ever befriended. You’re incredibly driven, caring, and probably the person I respect most in my life. The way you’re achieving all your goals whilst managing the stress and struggles of raising your younger sibling astounds me, and honestly, that’s probably the feature that I find most admirable about you.” Jeongin spoke into his mic, gaze deepening into yours, the audience “aww”ing in response to him. “So, I guess where I’m trying to get at is— will you go out with me?” He asked as the audience cheered you on. You took the mic off him, pressing a quick kiss to his lips, “I’d love to.” He pulled you into a tight embrace as the audience cheered loudly, whistling as well. As you exited the auditorium, entering the foyer, you intertwined your hands with Jeongin’s, “Where should we go for our first date?” You asked, quickly putting on your coat and a beanie, wearily eying the snowfall outside, “I don’t know, I was thinking karaoke?” Jeongin suggested. You scoffed, “No.” “Why not?” He asked, genuinely confused. “Because you’d absolutely crush me. That’s why. Also, I know you’re only saying that because they gave you yearly access to the karaoke club as your prize.” You rolled your eyes. “You wound me with your words, Y/N. Do you think I’d cheapskate on our date?” He placed his hand to his chest, faking a gasp. “Never.” You mimicked his gesture as you exited the foyer. “Yah! Y/N!” “I’m joking, I’m joking! Ahh— don’t tickle me-“ You gasped as his fingers found your sides, giggles unwillingly being emitted. “Only if you give me another kiss.” He tapped his lips, you sighed, leaning over to give him another kiss, as he lightly drew your neck closer to him, deepening the kiss. You pulled back, eyes sparkling with joy, “Well...Even though I know you’ll trash me at it...Race you to the karaoke club?” You proposed, stretching your muscles. “Really? We just had the most epic kiss and now all you’re concerned about is karaoke?!” He raised an eyebrow expectantly. “Last one to the karaoke place gets no kisses for the rest of the day!” “Oh, you’re on.”
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Bad Luck~ Obey Me
After a particularly bad fight in the House of Lamentation, a series of unfortunate events unfold. Pairing: Mammon x Mc Warnings: slight bad language but other than that everything’s ok. Recommended song: 5SOS- Teeth This is my first time writing for the Obey Me fandom, especially for the Greedy Monmon, so I do hope you enjoy! 
Normally, the House of Lamentation was always buzzing with voices and energy, as its restless demon residents and human one would go about their day, but today this was not the case. Today, everyone was gathered around the breakfast table, glaring daggers to one another but daring not to speak a single word. You and Beel were the only ones trying out the food, while the other ones were ready to slit each other throats.
‘No one will leave this table until the culprit confesses.’ Lucifer announced, resting his hands on the table with deceiving calmness, but all of you could see the vein of annoyance popping in his head.
  ‘Mammon just confess it is you and be done with it.’ Satan practically growled at the white-haired demon, who threw his hands up in surrender.
 ‘Oi, didn’ do it dude. How many times should I tell ya?’
 Satan’s green eyes flash with rage and he clenched his fists in a desperate attempt to calm himself down. Right beside him, Levi is rocking himself back and forth, muttering under his breath about levels and assassins and music blasting at full volume. Asmodeus on the other hand, had folded his hands above his chest and refused to even acknowledge anyone around. Still, he pipes up.
 ‘I want the one who ruined my beautiful hair PAY!’ Asmo throws venomously ‘Do you know how hard it was to get my original colour back?!’
‘Who cares about your hair! That damn assassin keeps getting me on every level! I haven’t slept in two weeks!’
‘Try scratching yourself raw then Levi.’ Belphie muttered, throwing dagger glares to everyone on the table ‘With only exception (y/n) and Beel, any of you could’ve done it. Especially the scumbag, good-for-nothing, greedy bastard like Mammon.’
Lucifer nods ‘This is what we are here to find out. I can promise you that the one responsible will pay dearly. Torture, tied up and hung from the ceilin-’ He growls, and you almost choke with your cereal, cutting him off ‘Anything funny (y/n)?’
You shrug ‘Hard to take you seriously when your teeth are painted pitch black Lucifer. You should wash them every now and then.’
  Your snarky remark earns you a murderous glare from the first-born, while Belphie, Satan and Mammon chuckle, with Mammon choking on his spit when Lucifer turns his gaze to him, red eyes dripping with a wild mixture of cruelty and raw anger eating away at the colour. Still, Lucifer is barely managing to contain his anger and not flog you all for your disobedience.
‘It has come to my attention (y/n) that you, Beel and Mammon are the only ones who haven’t fallen victims to this sort of… misfortunes. Care to explain why?’ his eyes never stray from your face, searching for the signs that would possibly betray you.
Alas, as you shrug your shoulders and munch down on a cupcake, your face remains innocently even ‘Maybe because we are next?’
‘No, noononono, don’t go sayin’ that (y/n). The Great Mammon is not up for this shit.’
‘While the rest of us where! So, spit it out already!’ Satan roars and hits the table with his fist, making everything on it bounce.
    It had all started about a week ago, when you and Mammon decided to let the others know you were officially dating. Of course, both of you had been pinning after one another from the moment you stepped a single foot inside the house, but it was only a few months later that you had enough and confessed to the greedy demon who was elated, alas not the same could go for the rest of his brothers. A huge fight had broken out, the likes of which you had never seen; all the brothers -with only exception being Beel- were beyond themselves, with all sorts of insults being thrown at Mammon, who after a while simply stormed off to cool down (read cry) and you telling the rest of them off before following him.
 Eventually, although reluctantly, the rest of the brothers cooled their heads down.
Alas, bad luck was about to rain down on them.
And first victim, was Levi only a day later.
 Levi was kind of sore about the news, so the Otaku decided to just game his frustration and sadness away. The game he decided to give a go was an RPG game from the human world y/n had gifted him with the other day, called Assassin’s Creed, and no matter how much it hurt his heart to play it and his envious nature to rise within, it was still a good game he wanted to play.
  One by one he scored the best scores on the levels and progressed, until he reached the tenth level, when a very strange assassin emerged through one of the narrow streets, wearing a bubble pink robe and before he even knew it, Levi’s character was shot dead.
‘What the absolute sh-‘
He loaded the game again and made his way through the streets but again the assassin appeared and shot him. Over and over and over again, at some point he lost track of how many times his avatar had been killed; shot, slashed, an arrow to the body, a kick to the head, a leap of faith on top of him, he was one step away from smashing his controller. He tried everything: going through a different street, avoiding the place, picking up another mission, playing the game from the start but every. single. time. the assassin would emerge and kill him. The Avatar of Envy was beyond himself with rage, until he decided to corner and kill it before it got him again.
‘Aha! Got you now!’ he screams victoriously as he points his arrow to him and shoots him clean through the head.
ICAMEINLIKEAWRECKINGBALL,INEVERHITSOHARDINLOVE,ALLIWANTEDWASTOBREAKYOURWALLSALLYOUEVERDIDWASWREAKME!!!!!YEAH,YOUWRECKME!!!!
  It blazed through the speakers on full volume, making Levi fall out of his chair with a scream. It did not stop, it did not lower the volume, the whole computer turned unresponsive until he would wrench the cable off the wall, having a very angry Lucifer breathing down his neck along with the rest of the residents, since it was four in the morning. Every time he would load the game again, when he would find the assassin, the song would blare up all over again. He had triggered a virus but none of the commenters online could help him through it.
 He was determined to win though, which left him screaming at the screen in frustration for the 400th time. As well as leaving him with no sleep for a good two weeks.
  Yet Asmo, who was the second victim, would vehemently argue that he had it worse.
Nothing betrayed what was about to go down for him.
   He had a good laugh with Levi’s punishment for blazing the song at such a wild hours in the morning -and good for Lucifer because none of them cave-demons knew how bad for the skin was to wake up at such ungodly hours- so to relax and pamper himself before going out the following night, he filled with bathtub will all sorts of bath salts and soaps. Making sure to apply his favourite skin and hair mask to chase away the tiredness.
 ‘~Hmmmm, hmmmm, all perfect!’ he mused to himself and relaxed back with a good glass of wine.
You were with Beel and Belphie in the kitchen preparing dinner when you heard it.
‘AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!’
A bloodcurdling scream rocked the house from its base and as you rushed to the hallway, all you saw was Asmo running around in circles with only a towel wrapped around his hips.
‘IT’S NOT COMING OFF! MY FACE! MY HAIR! IT WON’T COME OFF!!!’
  His hair to your ultimate surprise had turned in all the colours of the rainbow, while the face mask he wore simply refused to come off, making the Avatar of Lust lose his shit. At some point, all you saw was the towel loosening but Belphie was quick to cover your eyes before you got flashed. Took them two hours and a very angry Satan to restrain Asmo and help him pull the mask off -thankfully with some alcohol it came straight out- but his hair was unsalvageable, which made Lucifer himself go to the shops in order to find hair dye.
Even with that though, the colour was as close to his original as it would get and no matter the fact he still rocked it, Asmo was very angry about the whole thing.
Yet none of them were suspicious, until bad luck hit Belphegor.
The Avatar of Sloth picked up his favourite cow pillow and made his way to the planetarium for some peace of mind and an opportunity to sleep peacefully and forget about everything. Cuddling to his pillow, he was asleep in no time but at some point, he felt a strange itch cover his body; nothing to worry about he could just scratch it.
 Oh, dear Diavolo, no.
The more he scratched the more he would get itchy and the irritation of being pulled out of sleep was doubled when he woke up and every single inch of his body SCREAMED at him to scratch it, which he did until he started scratching himself raw. Beel found him completely turned onto his demon form, scratching away and cursing all the gods and demons he knew and didn’t know. Eventually, only a cold shower seemed to ease the itch and Beel made sure his covers were clean before going out to bring him some of his favourite orange juice; Belphie particularly liked it after a nap and there was a spare cup in the fridge.
  Belphegor was thankful of his twin as he took it onto his hands and took a sip, but instead of the familiar fruity taste, the taste of ready-to-make macaroni and cheese flavour assaulted his mouth. Beel was very understanding when his twin spat it out all over him but Belphie was fuming.
Satan on the other hand, could agree that all these misfortunes were kind of strange, but nothing to worry about too much.
  So after he laughed and enjoyed his brothers misfortunes over dinner, he returned to his room to read a new book y/n had gifted him and when he finally felt tired, he set his digital alarm on his nightstand -Asmo had bought it for him and he used it to wake up with some calm songs- and went to sleep. There was a thought twisting and turning in his mind as he slept, a gut feeling that something was amiss, but he couldn’t quite place it, instead slipping into unconsciousn-
WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT?!WOOFWOOFWOOFWOOFWOOF!WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT?!WOOFWOOFWOOF!WHOLETTHEDOGSOUT?!
 To say Satan literally flew off his bed and turned into his demon form in a split second would be an understatement. The alarm blazed in full volume and would not stop for the world, until he Avatar of Wrath tossed it out of the window, sending it into orbit. Taking deep breaths to calm his nerves down, he made his way to his bathroom to get ready to slash that fucking a-hole who did this to his alarm.
 He didn’t really notice his toilet seat being covered by a thin layer cellophane.
And he was barefoot.
 Fucking hell.
  Lucifer was not really worried at all.
 Who in their right minds would prank the Avatar of Pride? No one was that masochistic and he prided himself in being terrifying on a good day, much less when you saw him angry. So, he privately enjoyed the little war raging around his brothers in silence, urging them not to do anything that would shame Diavolo in any way due to their rage. Of course, he was curious to see who was doing all this, but the culprit would rise eventually, nothing stays hidden for long.
That’s what he thought when he went about his chores on the seventh day. Placing his clothes to the washing machine and brewing a nice cup of human coffee Barbatos had given him, an exceedingly rare brew, he made his way to his office to start on the numerous papers he had today. Closing the door behind him, he sipped a bit from the liquid, finding it strangely salty; hm, maybe it was a new kind of coffee? It wasn’t unpleasant for his throat, just very very salty. Making a mental note to let Barbatos know it wasn’t too good, he pulled his chair out and leaned to sit down.
  BEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP
Everything happened in a single moment.
 As Lucifer’s butt sat on the chair, a piercing honking sound erupted through his entire study, making the demon jump up in surprise and his hands to shake, resulting into covering his clothes with his coffee- which was not coffee at all, but squid ink which had permanently made its way on his teeth, turning them pitch black.
‘MAMOOOOOOOON!’
  To say he was beyond himself would be laughable. Thankfully, he had a spare change of clothes, which he would need because to the horror of the entire household, his clothes came out of the washing machine pure white with a few random black and pink spots on them. Someone had mixed bleach with the washing powder and none of them knew about it.
 So now, Lucifer raises an eyebrow ‘Something tells me you know a lot more than you let on y/n. It is not hard to figure out all of the misfortunes started after our fight and you seem strangely calm.’
‘What do you want me to do? I helped Asmo with his hair and Belphie with the scratching. If you wanna, you can search my room. Search everything, turn it upside down, even go through my panties drawer.’ You challenge with a smirk.
Never missing the way Lucifer straightens back and his cheeks colour a faint pink, while the rest of the brothers riot in the proposition.
‘That would not do. But I do have my eyes on you.’
Pushing your chair back, you rise on your feet ‘Whatever you say Lucifer. Now, if we’re done here, we’ll be late for school. I’ll go grab my stuff.’
  Leaving them to burn holes in your back before starting to argue with renewed vigour with one another, you exit the dinning room and make your way back to your room. Picking up your stuff and pulling your hair up in a ponytail, you are interrupted when your DDD goes off and you see Solomon’s name flashing over the screen.
  ‘Hey Sol. Good morning.’ You walk over to your panties drawer and pull a fresh pair of socks, ignoring the squid ink, itch powder, funky hair dye and the bleach, hidden in a small plastic bag under your panties ‘Yes, thank you for running this errant for me. I’ll tell you everything but for now let’s just say they got what they deserved for making fun of Mammoney.’ You flash an evil smile.
Solomon was very amused to hear the stories.
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kasieli · 4 years
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A/N: Entry for DamiRae week 2020 Day 1, Handcuffed/bound together. There’s just some suggestive themes and (lots of) language (sorry, mouth of a sailor), so this is going to be a T rating. If you’re uncomfortable with depictions of drinking, I suggest you skip this one, since it’s the majority of the fic. This is kind of like a college AU, yeah? Without further ado, let’s start DamiRae week 2020, shall we? ;)
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Raven hissed out a sigh and rolled her eyes — something she knew she would be doing plenty of times this fine evening.
If there was one thing she hated more than lukewarm tea, it would be stuck in a crowd full of empty, nameless faces, at a raging party, in a freaking house. There was absolutely nowhere to escape, let alone anywhere to breath, and there was always someone invading her personal space which, she hated to admit, was far less than the mere five feet that she deemed satisfactory. God, everyone was nearly on top of her. 
She rolled her eyes again.
This is why she despised parties.
Sure, she could have just pushed her way through the sea of wasted college students to save her throbbing ear drums. Sure, she could have just exited the stupid party and gone the hell home. But unfortunately she didn’t even have the simple luxury of using the damned trashed up puke-infested-by-now restroom – or merely shield her ears with both hands if she wanted to.
Jesus Christ, how could she have been convinced by her roommate to attend this shit show? She honestly should have known better. Fraternity parties were never ever good news, she didn’t even need to attend one to know. 
And yet here she was, standing in the middle of a jam-packed crowd, in a fraternity house, with a bottle of tequila in one hand, and a handcuff attached to another human being on the other. 
That was the quintessential fifths and cuffs party, after all. 
Bringing the bottle up to her lips, she quickly threw her head back as she took a greedy swig of tequila and winced, causing some of it to spew from the sides of the bottle and splash over her face and her admittedly too-exposed chest. That, she realized  –  alongside choosing tequila as her alcohol of choice –  was a monumental mistake.
“Woah, slow down!” her ‘date’ next to her exclaimed as he grabbed the bottle out of her hands.
“Give me that back,” she grunted, clawing at his hand. 
He raised an eyebrow at her. “At this rate you’re going to finish this in no less than 10 minutes.” Even with the Backstreet Boys bellowing at ungodly volumes around her, she could tell that his voice was half filled with disbelief and the other with amusement. Chuckling slightly, he then followed her lead and took a gulp of tequila, except he did it gracefully. How could someone taking shots straight from a handle look so goddamn perfect? The man didn’t spill a mere drop on his face, as opposed to her scenario and her still damp halter top and the globs of tequila running down her chest.
Rolling her eyes, she snatched the handle from his grip and shot a heated glance over to her ‘date’, “Can’t you tell that’s what I’m trying to do?”
He shook his head and chuckled again. 
“That’s not entirely safe, you know.”
“Yeah, thanks for that information, captain obvious,” she growled as she took yet another swig, “I’ll survive,” she managed on a cough. 
The reality of the situation, however, was that no matter how fast her and her ‘date’ chugged this bottle of tequila, it would be borderline impossible to get out of these handcuffs without being completely wasted from the sheer amount of poison they were consuming – that is, if they could finish it. God, she knew it was dangerous, too, but the overwhelming desire to get the hell home plus the fact that she was starting to feel the woozy effects of the tequila oozing around her (still) logical senses (for now) was making her reasoning...well...completely unreasonable. 
But even with this so-called ‘liquid courage’, she was dumbfounded that anyone would be doing this for fun. At least, the crowd around her seemed to be having a wildly good time. Many were attempting to impress their dates by trying to show off their awful dance moves to some pounding beat (with the bonus side effect of the handcuffed date wiggling along), and some were already starting to eat each other’s faces (no liquid courage needed there). Really, how could this be fun? It was absolute torture. 
Her date beside her exhaled a sigh that wasn’t unlike the ones she had been doling out, and it was a teensy bit comforting that at least, to her observation, he wasn’t having a jolly ol’ blast, either. 
He clicked his tongue. “Alright, I know we were both dragged here against our will, so, please, let’s not try to get alcohol poisoning.”
She frowned as he took the bottle from her hands once again.
“Alright, Mr. Romantic, I know we were both dragged here against our will, so why don’t we finish this goddamn thing and get the hell out of here,” she spat. Jeez, even she could hear herself rolling her eyes in her voice.
His eyes narrowed. “You’re really going to be calling me that right now?” he scoffed with a voice that wonderfully took the same sarcastic tone.
“Well, maybe if you didn’t talk so much in Romantic Literature, you wouldn’t have that nickname.” She whipped her head around and gave him a hard, steady glare.
He scoffed again and rolled his eyes. “Oh, of course. That.”
For the first time in those how many minutes they were handcuffed together, she hadn’t cared to look at his face, as in really look at his face. This realization whacked her like the first C she got in their shared Romantic Literature class (she was now convinced the professor had a thing against her — she was also convinced that he was the professor’s favorite, the golden student, woohoo!) and she stood there like then, stunned, absolutely immobilized and even almost offended. But she didn’t have the luxury to ponder her placement in their class since the entirety of her muzzy, muddled mind seemed to be focusing on the fact that he was ridiculously and unsettlingly gorgeous. Having looks like that wasn’t fair. She had never seen him so up close before, and while, sure, maybe she thought he was kind of cute when she first saw him sitting stoically in their Romantic Literature class, she had never been able to tell just how incredible that jawline was or that his eyes were green – and a goddamn stunning green, at that. 
“If it really offends you, I’ll stop for now,” she successfully retrieved the bottle from his grasp and did exactly what she intended to do, “Damian,” she coughed again after feeling the burn of the tequila inch down her throat.
“Thank you, Mary Wollstonecraft (1),” he countered, smirking.
She rolled her eyes.
“Oh, fuck you,” she jeered as she shoved the bottle into his chest, causing him to catch her wrist in surprise. A few splashes of the tequila sloshed out and spattered onto his shirt. The sweeping motion of her eyes painting over him was almost automatic, and she soon came to realize that the shirt she just ruined was an elegant navy blue button down with a dainty pattern of dots – something that probably wasn’t meant to mop up some tequila droplets spilled by some English nerd. The sleeves were rolled up so that his forearms were exposed, and he had just the top two buttons undone at the collar of his shirt, but it was enough to flaunt that wonderful skin underneath. He always did dress quite nicely to class, and even from the distance, no matter what he wore, hoodie, button downs, t-shirts, she could tell he had a rather...delicious body. A golden boy, he absolutely was.
Oh, god, what was this alcohol doing to her?
“If it really offends you, I’ll stop for now...Raven,” he mimicked, smirking, eyes glued to hers.
Wait...eyes glued to hers? 
He was full on staring at her, and his face was so close, when did he get so close? No, she wasn’t stupid, she knew they were handcuffed so obviously they had to be relatively close, but just moments before she swore they were next to each other –  now they were face to face. Someone must have merely bumped into him and caused him to do so, but even so, she felt her heart alongside the blaring music strike against her already aching ears.
In no help to ease her already ripening...thoughts, he brought his hand up which was still holding onto her wrist which was still holding onto the bottle to his lips and took a slow sip. She could see that he rested the bottle on his tongue –  almost licking it – before those wonderful lips of his enclosed the rest and sipped that tequila as if it was goddamn syrup. He didn’t flinch or tear his eyes away from hers — God, he had such nice eyes — then afterwards he lapped up the rest of the tequila that must have wandered onto his lips. 
Okay, that was entirely intentional, she knew, since tequila burned.
“What?” he prodded in a voice that failed to be innocent. 
“Nothing,” she huffed as she tore her hand away from his grasp. 
She didn’t need the extra warmth, not right now, since she was already starting to sweat. Not solely because it was overly stuffed in the already small fraternity house and the sheer amount of bodies heavily increased the temperature, but also because of...him. Jeez, at this point, it wasn’t only the alcohol that was making her skin burn.
Her eyes averted to the bottle as she ripped it back from his hands and took a gulp, an awfully clumsy gulp, and to her dismay, but not surprise, covered herself in tequila once again.
A small chuckle from Damian made her blink up to look at him, only to find his eyes drifting off to an area much below hers.
“Oh, look at you, you’ve made a mess,” he whispered, “now you’re all wet.”
Fuck.
He was definitely flirting with her.
How could the know-it-all boy that could out talk their professor possibly be flirting with her? And more so, doing it successfully?
She couldn’t help but glance down at her chest and watch as the pesky droplets of tequila slid down before disappearing behind the edge of her halter top. In addition, the ample lighting provided by the sad excuse of a disco ball struck her chest in a way that illuminated both the thin sheet of sweat and the beads of tequila on her chest, emphasizing what made her a woman, as opposed to a man.  
“Your top is cute,” he added nonchalantly, successfully taking the bottle back and swallowing yet another deliberate, drawn out sip. This time, he didn’t care to lick the leftover tequila from his lips and boy — what was she thinking? He was eyeing her carefully, his eyes filled with a sort of wicked curiosity as he waited, presumably, for a response. 
At this point the alcohol was hitting her — hard. It was making the world spin wildly around her and the music fuzzy and her face numb, and for all things good, bad, and in between, the only thing she could focus on right now was how hot this man in front of her was. She really, really, really wanted to know if his bare chest was just as sculpted as she hypothesized it to be.
“It’s getting hot in here, isn’t it?” He asked almost aimlessly, ‘innocently’, once again. 
He peered around them, tilting his head. It may have not been intentional on his part, but by doing so, he freed his neck from his shirt collar, giving her an ample view of that incredible jawline...and his neck...her eyes trailed down more to his collarbone, just above where his shirt scraped the edges of his skin, and she could see the small beads of sweat dripping from his hair, and she suddenly had an urge to get rid of them, wipe them off by...whatever means necessary. 
“Yeah…” she responded, in a soft, senseless voice.
“Here, help me unbutton this, would you?”
Raising their handcuffed hands, he toyed at the top most button on his shirt. She felt her cheeks flare, even though they were numb — or so she thought.
“W...What?” she stammered. 
“The top button, it’s getting hot. Help me undo it,” he stated plainly as if his request was as simple as taking out the trash. 
“Fine.” She shook her head and obeyed — why did she obey? He wasn’t bound — he was simply just handcuffed. He could have done it himself, she knew he could have done it himself, and yet here she was, almost undressing him. Almost.
Her hands were shaky against his chest and, Jesus Christ, he was sweating under that fitted navy blue button down, she could see it on the newly exposed skin on his chest and, fuck, was it hot. She felt as if she couldn’t breathe or else she’d smell that scent that trailed off of him and destroy the last barrier she had controlling herself from tasting that skin of his neck.
He shifted so that her face was almost pressed up against that bare skin and cursed — it was like he was reading her fucking mind.
“Are you alright?” Despite the music, his voice was low, gruff, and breathy, and it seemed to be the only thing she could hear now –  besides her heart which was also squirming uncomfortably in her chest, screaming at her to get the hell out of there. “You seem a little...tight.”
Fuck. Fuck. Fuck.
She turned her face away so that a thick curtain of hair could provide somewhat of a barrier between her and his bare chest and cleared her throat. Well, her throat was tight, that’s for sure. 
“I’m fine,” she lied. Definitely not fine. “I could just use a little fresh air, that’s all.” Definitely true.
And space. Lots of goddamn space. Space from him, but that wasn’t going to happen any time soon now was it? After all, they still had half the bottle left to go. 
“Oh, you should have said something,” he replied as he took her hand. “Come with me.”
As if she had a choice.
Before leading her presumably outside the house, he paused momentarily by the kitchen counter and turned to her, an eyebrow raised, and a smirk tugging at his lips.
“Oh, by the way, you don’t want this anymore, do you?”
Standing beside a massive plastic tub filled with a so called ‘jungle juice’, he raised the handle of tequila over the top, tipped it over, and — 
“Oops.”
Her eyes widened. “Wait, you can’t get rid of that —”
“Shh, calm down,” he leaned in close so that his lips brushed her ear. “You wouldn’t tell on me, would you?”
He wasn’t even looking at the tequila bottle as the rest of her sweet, burning escape (now, in more ways than one) glugged into the jungle juice. She, however, was examining it as if it were some sort of masterpiece, keeping her eyes glued as the rest of the contents sputtered to a stop. 
She swallowed hard, clenching her jaw. “No…” 
He let out a soft chuckle. “Good girl.” 
Fuuuuuuuuuuck.
“See? Now we can get out of these.” He flashed a sly smile at her before she saw something else sparkle between his fingers.
Her eyes widened. Again. 
“You had the key this whole time?”
Without even giving her a semblance of a reply, he was already leading her outside, and before she knew it, they had perched onto a bench on the patio, and he was inserting the key into the lock and with a not-so-satisfying click!, she was...free.
The look he gave her next...well...it was...jeez. His hair was slightly unkempt because he had pushed it to the side, and she could see that his cheeks were almost imperceptibly tickled pink presumably by the effects of the alcohol, and now, with the hazy moonlight and twinkling patio lights, she could see those green gems he called eyes better, and they were hungry. The alcohol was gradually draining from her, she could feel it, but there was still enough in her, still enough wrapping around her senses that, without another thought, her now-free hand found his cheek and turned his face towards her, her breathing heavy even though she finally had fresh air. She never, ever wanted to kiss another human being so badly, never had such a burning desire for someone before, and here he was, a-sexy-as-hell man, basically taunting her to do so the whole goddamn night.
There was an ever so slightly widening of his eyes, before his expression went soft and a lopsided grin settled on his face once again. God, he was so beautiful.
“What do you want?” He hummed in a low voice.
She exhaled slowly, shakily, almost growling.
“You know what I want.”
He raised an inquisitive eyebrow.
“Oh? Do I, now?”
This...‘innocent’ act he was playing...he wouldn’t be able to keep it up much longer.
She rolled her eyes, biting her lip, and she saw that he was intently watching every damn second as she did so. Oh, she was absolutely 100% certain that he did know. 
She was about to reply, but before she could say anything he leaned forward and tucked her hair behind her ears, then with those wonderful lips started exploring her neck. Man, she was glad he didn’t make her ask -- or beg. His lips felt so nice...they were so soft...he was surprisingly gentle, kissing her neck tenderly as if she were a delicate piece of art. It was exactly what she wanted but not remotely enough -- all at once. 
With an abrupt call from one of his friends, he stopped immediately. His eyes rolled up to meet hers as he tousled his already messy hair. “My, my...looks like I have to go,” he whispered. But that look in his eyes, she knew what it was, and she was sure as hell he didn’t want to leave just yet.
“Stay,” she commanded, tugging at that navy blue button down. “You’re not done yet.”
He chuckled.
“I’m not a bad boy,” he replied with a smirk, twisting a strand of her hair between his fingers. He pressed his lips against her ears, and she felt the hairs on her skin rise, something like electricity surging through her skin. “If you feel the same way tomorrow then…”
This time he nibbled her ear but she couldn’t seem to decide what to focus on because his hand was also traveling up her leg and he smelled so good and he was oh so warm, and, god, was going to this party a wonderful fucking idea.
“...Here, I’ll put my number on your phone.”
Her eyes shot down in a surprise. Oh, so he was reaching for her phone, not...something else. He handed back her phone and as she glanced down at her contact list, there it was, like he promised: ‘Mr. Romantic’ — complete with a goddamn heart emoji. 
He stood up and tilted his head as a smirk tickled his lips.
“See you in class, Raven.”
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1. Mary Wollstonecraft was a writer in the late 1700s. One of her most notable works was A Vindication of the Rights of Women, and she is regarded to be one of the earliest feminist philosophers, so Damian is teasing Raven about being a strong feminist voice in their class. Not that he’s against it, he’s just teasing her since she teased him. 
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magsgoestocollege · 3 years
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Mags has gone back to school
Well folks. I done did it. I have managed to go back to school after more than a year and a half away, and boy, was it a little bit of a culture shock. I forgot how easily overwhelmed I get in situations with a lot of people, even more so with the pandemic.
I went to training in an auditorium with probably 70-100 people, which is the most I’d been around indoors in a non-socially distanced setting a long time. We were all vaccinated and masked, but still. By day 2 I was getting noticeably more overwhelmed, not helped by the fact that the moderator was BLASTING the fucking music right over my head at an ungodly volume. At a seminar about accessibility and inclusion no less. 
Still, though, training went great, and I got to welcome my new residents smiling and dancing on the front porch just like I dreamed. It was honestly such a joy. I’ve loved getting to know them and the other people in the house, and I’m hoping to bond with them a little more as the year goes on. 
I was talking to one of my international students and I told her I just wanted them all to be safe and happy and she said, “We are happy! Because of you!” and I almost teared up on the spot. Then, tonight, another of my first years knocked on my door with a few friends at 10:30 with homemade crepes with Nutella and banana and whipped cream to say thank you for doing a good job. I  actually did tear up. 
In terms of classes, I’ve only had one so far. A linguistics course targeted toward future teachers, of which I am not. But I love linguistics and I love the professor so I’ll take it for fun. I’m taking two intro courses that I didn’t take my first year because I was taking upper-level classes in other areas of study more targeted toward my major. And I just got off the waitlist for the course I really really wanted to take but didn’t get in to, so I’m THRILLED about that. It covers a very niche area of interest of mine that I’m outrageously excited to explore.
Plus, three of my closest friends are in the class, and I hope that’ll go well too.
Speaking of friends, it’s SO weird seeing them in person. People I only met on Zoom have real, physical forms. Who knew? Every time I see someone I recognize from two years ago during my first semester time seems to unfreeze a little more. Like clock gears gradually grinding away the rust. It’s surreal, honestly. Sometimes the relationship is just as I left it, and other times, I get awkward greetings and insincere smiles. (Namely from old housemates from when I moved early in spring 2020. No regrets at all.)
I’m auditioning for a musical this week that two of my best friends are directing, and I’m planning to set design a mainstage musical for the theatre department next spring which is a HUGE deal, especially considering I’m a sophomore and it’s a musical, which 1) our department simply does not do and 2) is notoriously challenging to design. Still, though, my other best friend is directing that, and I’m excited to work with her. 
Adapting to campus life isn’t quite as hard as I thought it was going to be. I think because there are fewer unknowns. At least major ones. There’s still the issue of not knowing what's open and closed due to COVID restrictions and whatnot. And getting tested twice a week isn't ideal, but quite literally better safe than sorry. The most annoying part is getting food just because the dining hall hours vary and half of them are closed, so the whole campus is squeezed into a few dining halls, creating long lines and some shortages. 
But things like class locations, laundry, and good outdoor study spots are still the same, and that’s nice. 
I got to go downtown today and explore a little, and it’s definitely weird thinking I haven’t been here in a year and a half and I still somehow have three years of college left to go. I’m excited to see where it takes me, but part of me is itching to get into the real world. The other part says savor this time while you can, and I plan on doing just that. 
Here’s a picture of the crepes my first year gave me because I’m still soft about it.
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