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#i got the gnome one for me and one for mom and it's the cutest thing. im working on the cat one now which is new this year!
bunnyb34r · 5 months
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I got new markers for Christmas and I've literally been here coloring for the past 7 hours lmao
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froggyforever · 3 years
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Smol gremlin monster energy drink chihuahua take 1 @insomniac-delusions per request as promised
I gib you the lovely chaos, tell me what you think and tell me your thoughts below!
Lady D
She was taken aback by they hyperactive personality, but felt her heartstrings pull at how cute it was that your stature was less than half her leg if maybe smaller.
She loves seeing you run around playing with her daughters, letting them burn out their energy but yet you managed to maintain your own all the same. She then learned that you consumed more caffeine than your body weight could even handle, like how can such a small being have 5 energy drinks and not die? Well to her surprise after a few cans of sippy, you managed to conk out on the couch fast asleep. She loves every little bit of you! She also loves the fact that you won't hesitate to defend her honor as you had tried to bite a chunk out of Karl when he called her names.
Karl Heisenberg
When I say he loves being next to you it's the full on t r u t h! The chaotic energy is hilarious to him, and the size difference is immaculate. When he works he gets to hear an earful of conspiracies tied to birds working for the government and how it's totally true because why can't you see baby pigeons in the wild, do not trust them. One night it was pretty calm and he thought 'oh no, too quiet, they might be hurt or worse' well to his surprise you were in your shared room watching tik toksTM and downing as many monsters as your stomach can handle and a whole package of double stuffed oreos. He's startled by the amount of caffeine is inside each cans and is concerned about your health. But to his dismay he tried to pry them from your hands only to be hissed at and called a piss baby bitch for stealing your juice. He find it hilarious that when you're messed with,, its on sight. When I say this a lycan got into your snacks and you canceled it's life subscription. Overall he's head over heels for your goofy self.
Donna beneviento
At first she felt overwhelmed at how much energy you burned in one setting but warmed up to you when you were sitting close quietly looking through reddit for the memes and you were curled up in the cutest little ball. Your form was enveloped by the sofa making you look like a little doll. Angie warmed up quicker because you two match energy so well that it's lowkey scary. Donna finds it lovely that the two of you can get along, she gets to have some personal time but most importantly seeing two of her Most precious beings having the time of their lives. When you would hang out in her workshop you found it difficult not to point out that maybe, just maybe that Miranda has been conspiring with aliens because she's old af, knows gov officials and the pentagon already said "no cap" in your words. She was worried about your caffeine intake, she saw you in the dining room chug 10 redbulls while Angie chanted chug till you passed out at the table. She thought since you were so smol she would need to protect you with her life but found out you can manage yourself when some brave lycans got too close to her house and they left with bite marks. You also cursed out Miranda for being a bad mom which Karl also enjoyed. She's glad to have you in your life!
Salvatore Moreau
This poor man could not keep up with you because you gotta go fast. You would get bursts of energy to do all the things, run, sprint and trying to fight things. It was chaotic and intimidating personality wise but when you would stand still for 2 minutes he realized just how small you were. It reminded him of a very very angry garden gnome, but in a cute way. He was thrilled when you would talk nonstop about fish and how you both agreed that it was odd that everything was evolving into crabs and that you believe you are nearing the final evolution. He laughs at your jokes and enjoys sharing memes with you as using humor instead of therapy is just better. He nearly has a heartattack when he catches you with your stash of rockstars, and your Amazon wishlist with a cappuccino machine. You say you will drink less caffeine, that is till you come home with a venti frap with 10 shots of espresso. Even the batista was concerned he's learned to accept that you can down as much caffeine and still function normally, especially when you can nap for 10 hrs straight and call that a nap. He also feels like you need to be sheltered from all harm till you headbutted Karl's nose making it cronch after he called Sal some names. He's glad to have someone so amazing and funny in his life!
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kookitykook · 4 years
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Airport Stranger (Jin x Reader)
~genre: fluff, sfw 
~word count: 4.7k 
~summary: Your flight home for Thanksgiving has been delayed for the umpteenth time, prompting quite the embarrassing call from your mother in the airport waiting area. Lucky for you, the man sitting next to you thinks it's hilarious. And lucky for him, you think his laugh is adorable. Airport hijinks and off-the-chart levels of dorkiness ensue.
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“Yeah I know, Mom. I know, alright? But there’s literally nothing I can do about a delayed flight, alright?” 
Pinching the bridge of your nose in between your thumb and forefinger, you let out a long-suffering sigh that you had been saving up for Thanksgiving dinner with your family. Alas, the suffering decided to come early this year. 
“Look, unless they delay again, I should be boarding in about fifteen minutes. That’ll have me landing around midnight. Can you still pick me up or … ah, that’s what I thought. No, no, it’s fine. I’ll just get a cab. … Mom, I’ll be fine. … No I don’t have a taser or pepper spray, I can’t just put that stuff in my carry on!” 
Suddenly there was a sharp laugh from the guy sitting beside you. You whipped her head to look at him just one seat over. He had the audacity to look right at you as he chuckled, making it obvious he was laughing at your predicament. 
Feeling your cheeks reddening, you covered your face with one hand, shifting in the uncomfortable waiting area seat so that your back was to the man you hadn’t bothered to look at too closely beyond his amused expression. 
“Mom, I’ve gotta go,” you whispered. “Look I’ll text you when I get in the cab, and I know where the spare key is so I’ll just — no, Mom, nobody is going to follow me to our house for the sake of stealing our spare key! And it’s not like underneath the creepy gnome on the front porch is exactly a prime hiding place!” 
At that, the man that was laughing before started to laugh even harder, and you couldn’t help but shift to get a good look at him. He was practically cackling at the one-sided conversation he was hearing, and his windshield-wiper sounding laugh was attracting more attention from the other delayed passengers. He caught your eye and then, like an old man despite the fact that he looked around her age, he literally slapped his knee in amusement. 
You couldn’t help but smile at the man even though your overbearing mother was still nagging away on the other end of the line. He was quite tall and slender save for his broad shoulders, which were evident even underneath his large hoody. The hood was pulled up, but you could still see smooth, shiny black hair peeking out. The two of you oddly matched, both wearing comfortable outfits — him with his red hoody and joggers, and you with leggings and an oversized maroon sweater from your college days. 
The shouting of your name pulled your from your shameless staring and smiling at your laughing neighbor. You couldn’t help but jump in your seat as your mother’s shriek reached quite the high decibel. 
“Yeah, yes, Mom I’m still listening. Look I have to go now, I’ll text you when I land, but for now I’m going on airplane mode, bye!” Your last words were hurried, ignoring your mother’s objections and pressing the bright red ‘end call’ button — your favorite button, truly — and quickly switching your phone to airplane mode before receiving an angry return call. 
At this point, the man’s laughter had quieted down and the other irritated, delayed passengers in the waiting area had looked away from his outburst, but he was still looking at you with an amused grin. 
Woah, nice smile, you thought to yourself, taking in the twinkling in his eyes and his annoyingly perfect teeth. 
“I’ll have you know,” the man said suddenly, making your eyes widen at his boldness to talk to a stranger, “that the last place I would look for someone’s spare key is underneath a creepy gnome.”
You blinked. Once. Twice. Then you promptly burst into laughter yourself. The man joined you immediately, and you were too tired from all of the travel and your frightening lack of caffeine to care that the two of you were undoubtedly annoying everyone else in the waiting area. 
“For the love of all that is good in the world,” you gasped in between chuckles as you both started to come down from your giggle highs, “don’t ever tell my mother that you approve of one of her crazy ideas.”
“Noted,” the man gasped himself, a hand over his chest as he caught his breath. A few seconds passed and you both smiled at each other once again before he reached out across the empty seat between you. “I’m Jin.”
You accepted his handshake with a smile more genuine than anything you had felt in … far too long. “I’m Y/N. Thanks for the laughs, Jin. That rarely happens after talking with my mother, and it was … definitely needed.”
Jin chuckled softly, nodding in understanding. “I get it. Being with family around the holidays usually ends in laughter or tears, sometimes you just have to go with the former. Especially after a six hour delayed flight.”
“That’s the truth,” you mumbled under your breath, gaining another chuckle from Jin as you rolled your eyes quite dramatically. “I don’t know why I thought traveling the day before Thanksgiving was a good idea, and now here we are.”
“I’m going to take a wild guess and say you were doing your best to avoid any extra time at home, even if it meant risking traveling on one of the worst days of the year?” Jin raised his eyebrow knowingly.
“Alright look here, Mr. Psychic Stranger, I don’t need you psychoanalyzing me. I’m fragile from all of the gnome talk.”
Jin laughed yet again and damn, his laugh was the cutest thing you’d ever heard. 
“Is that why you’re here on hell night?” you asked, eyebrow cocked. 
Jin shook his head, still grinning. “No, I actually had to work up until today, so this was my only option.”
Your eyes widened. “Woah. What do you do?”
“Music production. Well, kind of. I’ve moved from unpaid intern to paid very little intern for a production company, so things are really looking up for me.”
His eyes crinkled at the corners adorably as you barked quite the unattractive laugh at that statement. It was wild how comfortable you felt with this total stranger on what had been undoubtedly one of the worst travel days ever.
“Congratulations,” you finally managed to say, finding yourself leaning over the seat separating them quite a lot. You cleared your throat, sitting up straighter and pushing back the stray hairs that had fallen from your ponytail. Jin’s eyes tracked the movement, something you did not fail to notice. 
“What about you?” Jin asked, his voice kind. “What do you do that I’m sure your mother is very proud of?” 
You did laugh at that, covering your mouth to stifle the sound. “Oh yes, my mother is beyond proud of her barista daughter who has had her life’s work rejected by not one, not two, but three book publishers.”
“You’re a writer?” Jin asked, his eyebrows shooting up in surprise. You blinked at his reaction. Did you not just say that you were rejected by three publishers? “Woah, that’s so cool.”
“Uh, I’m trying to be,” you said nervously, pulling the sleeves of your sweater over your hands and piddling with the tattered material. “Like I said, rejected and all that.”
“Well that just means you haven’t found the right publisher yet!” Jin said, and it was the fact that you could literally hear the smile in his voice that you were able to look back over at him. Unlike yourself, Jin was shameless in how much he was leaning towards you, making it quite obvious that he wanted to continue talking. “What’s your book about?”
Oh no. The dreaded question. You hated when people asked this question, it was always so awkward to talk about your work instead of just showing someone. But Jin’s big eyes and pouty lips — still smiling adorably of course — made you think that he was one of those rare, special people that didn’t really deal in awkward situations. 
You smiled, averting your eyes away from his for the briefest second because it was as if his smile was the literal sun or something, when suddenly — 
“Passengers of flight 403 to Newark, we regret to inform you that your flight has been delayed until 10:50 PM. The airline would like to express its sincerest apologies and—”
The rest of the airline worker’s voice was drowned out as the entire waiting area groaned, people fishing out their phones to contact their families yet again. All except you, who was pointedly not calling your mother again, and Jin, who oddly looked … pleased at this turn of events.
“You’ve got to be kidding me,” you muttered, rubbing your tired face and briefly noting in the back of your mind that you probably looked a mess in front of Jin. You hadn’t showered in over twenty-four hours, hadn’t brushed your hair or teeth in about twelve, and you could feel that your pores were practically the size of Jupiter. Jin was a stranger that you would probably never see again, but still … a cute stranger. You pulled your hands away from your oily face to glance over at said stranger. 
He was looking right at you with the dopiest smile. You hesitated, narrowing your eyes at him. 
“What?” 
Suddenly Jin stood up and woah, he was really tall. You had an inkling too that he was probably quite built underneath his comfy clothes. With a grin, he moved to stand in front of you. His hood had fallen all the way back now, and his hair looked soft and shiny even underneath the terrible airport lights. 
“Come on,” he said brightly, meeting your eyes without any hesitation. “We’ve got another two hours, and I have it on good authority that there is some absolutely terrible free coffee on the other side of the terminal.”
You raised an eyebrow. This whole situation was … new. 
“Why would I want terrible coffee?” you asked, your voice taking on a note of teasing as you crossed your arms and settled further back into your seat. 
“Ah, good question,” he responded with a grin, eyes brighter than a starry sky. “Because terrible coffee is factually proven to be better than no coffee.”
“Factually proven?”
“Yes of course. There was some fancy Ivy League study done on this subject somewhere surely maybe sometime.”
“Somewhere surely maybe sometime?”
“Sí. ”
You broke with that, laughing yet again and covering your face with your hand, sweater sleeve still pulled over your fingertips. When you finally looked back up, Jin was looking down at you with what could only be described as the most smitten expression. 
“Not to mention,” Jin continued, “the walk to this terrible wonderful coffee will give you the chance to tell me all about your book.”
You chewed absentmindedly on your bottom lip, noting in the back of your mind that your lips were quite obviously chapped. 
Jin looked so … genuine. That was the only word you could think to describe him as. Genuine. He really wanted to hear about your book, and get terrible coffee with you when you were just a stranger that he overheard having an embarrassing conversation with their mother. 
With a huff and a grin, you stood to your full height, ignoring your popping knees in favor of staring at Jin’s full lips smiling impossibly wider.
“Alright then, Kind Stranger Jin,” you said as you swung your backpack over your shoulders. “Let’s go.”
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An hour and a half later, you knew you were in deep trouble. In the back of your mind, you had been somewhat hoping that Jin would turn out to be kind of creepy or awkward or weird so that you would have an easier time not falling for the stranger. But no, he had to go and be … well, practically perfect.
Not actually perfect, of course. Jin laughed way too loud and did not care at all about disturbing anyone else with said laugh. He was clumsy, and tripped three times just walking across the terminal. He had terrible taste in coffee and made slurping noises when he drank. So definitely not perfect. 
But also … he was perfect. Kind, attentive, well-spoken, and hands down the funniest person you had ever met. He listened to a bare-bones description of your book with not a trace of judgment, and he even asked good questions about the characters you loved so much. He listened to you vent about your mother and made good-natured jokes to soothe your stress without being insensitive. 
He was damn perfect and quite frankly it was pissing you off because you were never going to see him again once you each went your own ways after the flight. This wasn’t a Hallmark movie. 
The two of you were making your way back across to the terminal where you would hopefully, finally be boarding in half an hour when Jin sighed quite dramatically all of a sudden, making you chuckle and a few passerby look at you oddly. You found yourself adopting Jin’s attitude and not caring at all. 
“What was that sigh for?” You asked, nudging his arm with her shoulder — he was so tall compared to you. 
“I hope we get delayed again.”
You practically guffawed at that, almost tripping yourself when you looked up at him in disbelief. 
“What?” You asked, heart stuttering as he lightly touched your lower back to help steady you. “Don’t speak that into the universe! Besides, I thought you were excited to see your friends!” 
Jin had explained over the terrible coffee that his family was still in Korea and his paid-very-little-internship didn’t exactly allow a budget for traveling to see them for both Thanksgiving and Christmas (and Korean Thanksgiving didn’t even fall at the same time as it did in the States that year anyways), so he was saving that big trip for Christmas. 
Instead, Jin would be spending Thanksgiving with a group of his friends from college. He had described them all in detail quite enthusiastically, but you had already forgotten their names because you might have been too busy staring at his bright smile the entire time he had been talking about them. All you remembered was that one of them had a bunny smile (whatever that means), one would probably be president one day, and one pretended to be grumpy with no soul but was actually quite the opposite. They had all sounded wonderful though, and were all annoyingly attractive in the photo he had shown you on his phone. 
Of course he had cute friends, too. 
“I do want to see my friends,” Jin said quickly. “For sure, they’re my brothers and I miss them, but …”
“But what?” You asked, slowing your stride as your gate came into view. “Don’t tell me. They have a gnome on their front porch, too.”
You expected another loud laugh from Jin at that, but all you got was a low chuckle and him slowing down even more than you had. 
“No, Namjoon has a firm no-gnome policy.” For the first time in the past almost two hours, Jin’s whole self wasn’t in the joke. “I just … I’ve really enjoyed talking to you.” Your heart did an unwelcome flip-flop. “I don’t really want this to end.”
You swallowed and licked your chapped lips, and it was only then that you realized you had come to a complete stop. Your gate was in eyeshot, but you and this former stranger who was now the oddest sort of friend as if you’d known him your entire life, were staring at one another. 
“I don’t either,” you admitted, unable to tear your eyes away from Jin’s. “I … Jin, actually I— oof!”
“Oh my goodness I am so sorry!” 
Jin barely caught you by the arms as a flight attendant ran into you and shoved you forward into him. Your chests were flush against each other and Jin’s hands were quick to keep you upright. 
“Are you alright?” The flight attendant asked you worriedly. “I really am so, so sorry, ma’am.”
“It’s okay,” you said with a smile, noting in the back of your mind that Jin was still holding you tightly to him even as you turned your head to the side to address the young woman. “You didn’t mean any harm. Thanksgiving has got to be rough for you guys, it’s really okay.”
The flight attendant released an audible sigh, clearly relieved that she wasn’t about to be yelled at or reported to her airline or something else awful a disgruntled flyer might do. 
“I know I’m not supposed to say this, but … Thanksgiving is the worst,” the attendant simply said. Jin and you both chuckled at that. “I’m really sorry again, I hope you two have a good holiday!” 
With that, the attendant turned on her heel and rushed away. You watched her go with a sad smile, you couldn’t imagine working for an airline on Thanksgiving. 
It was Jin’s hand gently squeezing your arm that had you turning back to him.
Oh, right. Jin is holding me. Sweet Jin that I just met and really like and he seems to like me, too. Right. Right. 
“What were you about to say?” Jin asked softly, his hands still holding you practically flush against him. Your breath caught as his thumbs swept over the sleeve of your sweater, an oddly moving gesture of comfort. 
“I …”
Over your shoulder right at that moment you heard that same flight attendant from before speaking just loud enough to hear. 
“Hi, I’m here to takeover for you guys! … Okay, so twelve economy’s and one premium seat has opened? … Oh, two premium seats, got it. Have you updated the manifest?”
“Y/N?” 
Jin’s voice snapped your attention back to him. You had been staring at his face, but listening to the flight attendant.
“Hey, are you okay?” Jin asked once again, seemingly worried now. 
“I …” He was staring at you expectantly, face starting to fall right as you turned your head to look over your shoulder and — yepp, sure enough, the flight attendant was at your gate. 
With a wicked grin, you spun back around to face Jin so fast he jumped. 
“I have an idea,” you said quickly.
“An idea?” he repeated, cocking his head to the side like the cutest, most confused puppy you had ever seen. “What do you — hey!”
As quick as you could, you grabbed one of Jin’s hands in your own, lacing your fingers together tightly as you pulled him into a run towards the gate desk. 
“Woah, what are you—”
“Hi!” You said brightly, pulling yourself and Jin right up to the gate desk where the flight attendant from before was now standing. The attendant looked up and smiled back when she saw who it was. Not missing a beat, you placed your and Jin’s linked hands in the attendant’s sight. 
“Oh, hello again,” the attendant said. “Are you two on this flight?”
“We are indeed,” you replied, squeezing Jin’s hand as you felt him staring down at you in confusion. “My fiancee and I have been here all night with these delays trying to get home for the holidays.”
Jin squeaked and you just pulled him even closer to you, kicking him in the ankle to keep him quiet. 
“Fiancee!” He shouted in affirmation, making the attendant jump and you bite your lip to keep from sighing. “Yepp, fiancee, this is she. I’m quite excited about it, you know I had to ask her twelve times before she said yes.”
The attendant’s eyes bugged out of her head. 
“He’s joking,” you said quickly. “I only turned him down six times.”
“I fail to see why you never count the time I proposed underwater. Just because you got bit by a shark while scuba diving in the Maldives does not make that trip any less romantic!”
This guy is an absolute moron, you thought to yourself, trying and failing not to let your laughter show. Fortunately for you and Jin, the flight attendant was laughing outright. 
“You two are adorable!” She said with a bright grin. “I’m so sorry you’ve been delayed as long as you have.”
“Us, too,” you said with a pout. “We understand though, everyone here is just doing their jobs and we respect that. We did want to ask though, do you think we’ll be boarding soon? If we’re going to get delayed again, I would rather just call it quits and book a hotel tonight.”
“Which I wouldn’t be opposed to of course,” Jin said quickly, making you look up at him with a glare. “It’s our anniversary, honeybuns, and we’ve had to spend it in the airport after all.”
Oh you clever idiot, you thought, smiling up at him. 
“Well yes of course, lovebug, but I know you want to get to your sister’s house soon, the baby is due any minute.”
“That’s true, potato wedge, and she did promise that if I was there for the birth she would name my nephew after me.”
In sync, you and Jin both turned to look at the attendant again, who looked more confused than she had probably ever been in her life. You both smiled sweetly. 
“So could you possibly tell us if we’ll actually be boarding this time around?” You asked, giving your most award-winning, prize smile.
“Actually…” the attendant glanced around quickly before leaning in. You and Jin followed suit, shoulders touching. “I just got a call from the pilot, and you all are one-hundred percent boarding in the next ten minutes.”
A breath of pure relief spilled out of you, and it wasn’t for show when you squeezed Jin’s hand tightly. 
“Thank you so much,” you said to the attendant. Then you turned and looked up at Jin, not having to use any of your meager acting skills to look smitten with him. “Just four hours and then we’re home, hotcakes. You’ll have to try and survive not sitting next to me that whole time.”
“You’re not sitting with your fiancee?” The flight attendant asked incredulously. You turned to look at her with big eyes, and you saw Jin pouting dramatically in your periphery. 
“No, we booked these flights last minute and there weren’t any seats together. We tried to upgrade to business class, but it just wasn’t in our budget this year, you know?” 
“That’s because all of the vet bills really piled up this year,” Jin said offhandedly. You pursed your lips together tightly to keep from sighing or laughing — you weren’t sure which. Jin met the attendant’s curious gaze. “Oh, you see our chinchilla Chimmy has cancer. Yepp, in the liver. We think he may have gotten into our alcohol stash one too many times. Alcohol addiction is often hereditary in chinchillas, you know. Chimmy’s father was a deadbeat, so we think that’s where he got it from.”
The attendant blinked while you bit down on your lip so hard it almost hurt. You were falling head over heels for this complete and total moron. 
“Anywho,” Jin continued, looking down at you without breaking character for one single second. “We should leave this kind worker to her duties now, lava lamp. Thank you again, ma’am, and happy Thanksgiving!” 
“You know what,” the attendant suddenly said, calling the two of you back as you started to turn away. “Look, I’m not really supposed to do this, but … you two are a really cute and … eccentric couple, and you were so nice earlier when I ran into you. Two first class seats beside each other just opened up and if you two wanted, I could upgrade you.”
Jin’s expression of surprise was way more believable than yours, but the attendant still beamed at their reactions. 
“Really?” Jin exclaimed. “Wow, that would be so great. I would lose my head if it weren’t for this girl, we would really appreciate that!”
“Yes, thank you so much!” You echoed as the attendant told you and Jin that it was her pleasure and being typing away at her computer. A few seconds passed and then you were being printed new boarding passes. 
“You are the best, Lana,” Jin said, accepting their new passes and reading the attendant’s nametag. “We will be giving you the best review on your company’s website.”
“It’s no problem, really. You guys will be boarding with Zone A in about ten minutes!”
“Thank you!” You said once more, waving at Lana as Jin unlinked your hands so that he could sling his arm over your shoulder and lead you over to a pair of open seats at the very back of the waiting area. 
The two of you sat down and were silent for about three seconds before doubling over in barely contained laughter. You were clutching your stomach as Jin wiped at his eyes, your antics drawing the eyes of everyone else in your section. 
“Shhh, shhh,” Jin gasped. “If she hears us we might get outed!”
You clapped a hand over your mouth, sitting up straight to look at Jin, which only made the pair of you dissolve into even more giggles. 
“Oh … oh my gosh,” you gasped, leaning back in your seat to realize that Jin’s arm was over your shoulders once again. You didn’t mind. “I can’t believe that actually worked!”
“You are the most brilliant fiancee in all the land, and that’s a fact.”
“And you!” You poked him in the chest, which he looked positively affronted by. “You’re insane! Bitten by a shark in the Maldives? Chinchilla alcoholism? You called me potato wedge!”
“And lava lamp, don’t forget lava lamp.”
That only had you laughing yet again, your chest practically on fire with glee and affection for this insane man that you met only a couple hours prior.
It was a few seconds later that you realized Jin wasn’t laughing anymore. You looked up, cheeks hurting from smiling so much, to see him looking down at you with an expression that could only be described as fondness and affection. 
“Where have you been all my life?” he murmured softly. 
You stilled. “I think I’ve been waiting for you.”
The air went taut between you, both of your gazes flickering down to the other’s mouth. Just as you started to lean in … 
“Do you think your mom would like me?”
You froze, looking up at Jin in confusion. “Um … you know I’ll be honest, that was not what I was expecting to happen just then.”
“It’s just, you know how I said Namjoon has a strict no-gnome policy? This means that when I get to his house in about five hours, there will be no spare key underneath a porch gnome. And he and the other guys sleep like the dead, so I’ll probably end up sleeping on the gnome-less porch because no one will let me in. And it’s so cold outside and I’m too pretty to get pneumonia, let’s be honest. So really you ought to invite me to your mom’s house tonight and then I will repay you the favor by inviting you over to my buddy’s house for Thanksgiving evening to help you escape. But this all will only work if your mother likes me, so — do you think your mom would like me?”
You were painfully aware that you probably looked like a complete idiot staring up at Jin with your mouth open and eyes drawn together, only inches from his face. You were also painfully aware that he was still looking at you with that smitten expression that you just couldn’t get over.
“Honestly?” You finally said, chuckling and choosing to accept the insanity that was Kim Seokjin. “She’ll adore you.”
“Perfect.”
Before anything else could be said, Jin tilted his head down and pressed his full lips firmly to yours. You positively melted at the contact, sighing into his mouth and relaxing into his hold. 
The kiss didn’t last long, but it was the sweetest either of you had ever had. 
You and Jin breathed each other in, no longer kissing but lips close enough to feel the other smile. 
“Do you think your friends will like me?” You asked, out of breath from sheer proximity to this wonderful man. 
“Oh they’ll probably all fall in love you,” Jin said with a nod, his hands coming up to cradle your cheeks. He kissed you lightly once more. “I have a feeling I’m going to, too.”
“Attention passengers, first class zone A is now boarding, first class zone A is now boarding.”
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moonchildmuses · 5 years
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📱for all our boys
me, every single time i have to write something involving any of these three: PLEASE BEHAVE, I’M BEGGING YOU.min, jae & nate: do y’all hear sumn???
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min & ji
what were min’s 5 last sent texts to ji?
[ hubby ] not to be a snitch but,,,,,,,,,,,,, perhaps i’ve been informed of something and i just can’t keep this from u,, you’re my husband (shdjsdh mayhaps i dreamy sighed in front of the whole class) and i wanna tell you[ hubby ] [insert their shopping list here because min would literally do this all the time][ hubby ] anYWAY jae told me i could tell you as long as we both keep our mouths shut sO YOU ALREADY KNOW WHAT TO DO.[ hubby ] he thinks it’s time to take the next big step,, he said he wants to adopt, so he’s gonna tell minho tonight!!![ hubby ] BABY I AM SO EXCITED I CAN’T WAIT FOR THEM TO BE DADS!!! WE’RE GONNA BE UNCLES!!! AND OUR JINSOO IS GONNA HAVE A LITTLE COUSIN!!!
what were min’s 5 last unsent texts to ji?
1 — [ hubby ] damn baby,, are u a piece of art? because i’d like to nail you up against the wall ;))
2 — [ hubby ] wHERE IS JINSOO’S PLUSHIE nvm it was under his bed
3 — [ hubby ] fuck. i can’t stop staring at your ass. i can’t wait till we’re home alo
4 — [ hubby ] [another shopping list he didn’t send because someone called him and he forgot what he needed] 
5 — [ hubby ] i was literally about to send you a sexy pic and one of my students decided to ask me something :))))) I’M GONNA FAIL HIM :)))) AND DON’T TELL ME I AM A PETTY ASSHOLE, I ALREADY KNOW IT
what was min’s last snapchat for ji?
here it is!!!
contact photo
here!!!
how many times has min called ji this week?
honestly i would say zero but,, min is the type of person that would call him during his lunch breaks like “hi, i know i saw you 4 hours ago but i’m tired and i just wanted to hear your voice“ i’m not crying, you’re crying!
how many calls has min missed from ji?
none, obviously 
jae & minho
what were jae’s 5 last sent texts to minho?
[ my other half ] ok i was listening to one of your songs at work and someone said “yo,, that’s some cool music”[ my other half ] ofc i was like WELL OF COURSE!!! that’s my husband btw! i’m a lucky man,, i know ;)[ my other half ] aND YOU KNOW WHAT THEY TOLD ME????[ my other half ] “no way YOU are married to jung minho”[ my other half ] so i showed them pics of us and that’s how i dragged my boss’ teenage daughter :D she deserved it tho
what were jae’s 5 last unsent texts to minho?
1 — [ my other half] I FELL ASLEEP AT WORK AND I HAD A NIGHTMARE,, FOR SOME REASON I COULD ONLY SPEAK IN A SQUEAKY M*N*ON VOICE AND YOU WANTED A DIVORCE JKSDJSKD 
2 — [ my other half] pls never divorce me :((
3 — [ my other half] hi love. can i ask you a question about some headphones?? just like the ones you had in your studio! i’m asking for a friend.[ my other half ] HAVE* in your studio haha stupid autocorrect
4 — [ my other half] HI MINHO IT’S ME, YOUR FAVORITE LOONA STAN, MIN
5 — [ my other half ] [a shopping list written by min, but half of it are kinky items]
what was jae’s last snapchat for minho?
here it is!!! 
contact photo
here!!! (but it used to be this)
how many times has jae called minho this week?
i’m not sure jae is familiar with the concept of phone calls (i’m gonna say between 1-5, but only if it’s really necessary)
how many calls has jae missed from minho?
lbr, minho would be a normal person like us and he’d text him. we love minho.
nate & nico
what were nate’s 5 last sent texts to nico?
[ MY garden gnome ♡] hi :(( i’m bored :(([ MY garden gnome ♡ ] take me out on a date!!! i miss u :(((((((((([ MY garden gnome ♡] lol wait,, someone just tried to hit on me[ MY garden gnome ♡ ] they insisted but then i said the magic words and they left me alone! it was great uwu [ MY garden gnome ♡] HELLO????? PAY ATTENTION TO ME
what were nate’s 5 last unsent texts to nico?
1 — [ MY garden gnome ♡ ] yoU WERE THE CUTEST LITTLE BABY SJDKSJDKS YOUR MOM SHOWED ME SOME PICS AND L M A O GUESS WHAT??? I HAVE A NEW LOCKSCREEN
2 — [ MY garden gnome ♡ ] omg did u see what the kims are wearing? that’s def last season,, ew.
3 — [ MY garden gnome ♡ ] I HAVE SOME GOSSIP YOU NEED TO HEAR IMMEDIATSDJSLDJ oH MY GOD STAY WHERE U ARE
4 — [ MY garden gnome ♡ ] sdhsjdh not gonna send this but,, you look so handsome tonight and it got me feeling some type of way,, like i lowkey wanna spend the rest of my life with you lmao
5 — [ MY garden gnome ♡ ] hahailoveyousomuch!!!iwishicouldkissyourightnow!!! (translation: haha i love you so much!!! i wish i could kiss you right now!!!)  
what was nate’s last snapchat for nico?
here it is!!! 
contact photo
here!!!
how many times has nate called nico this week?
nathaniel isn’t like the rest. nathaniel probably calls nico at least 10 times a day. don’t be like nathaniel.
how many calls has nate missed from nico?
none?? unless he was busy, i guess!
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80soleff · 6 years
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je t’aime, eddie: two
summary: “pardon my french, eddie spaghetti, but you’re the cutest fucking person i have ever seen.”
word count: 1,804
a/n: guys, i’m really sorry about the wait, it’s finals week and i’m trying to finesse the shit out of my bad grades so i can pass!
1, 2, 3, 4
the minutes passed slowly in the empty denbrough house. the wooden floors remain quiet, waiting to be stepped on by it’s residents and the derry newcomer.
upstairs in bill’s room, a second twin-sized bed was pushed against the wall, near the windows. a red and white striped comforter was splayed across the mattress and next to the bed was a nightstand identical to bill’s. resting upon it was a blue alarm clock and a box of tissues.
the gravel crunched under the wheels of the car as they pulled in the driveway. eddie kaspbrak, in all his french glory, hopped out of the car and onto the ground, breathing in the american air.
“bill, help eddie with his things and make sure you give him the grand tour.” bill’s mom said, being extra sarcastic on that last part. his parents made their way over to the door to unlock it.
walking around to the back of the car, bill began to have his doubts about this whole foreign exchange thing. the car ride was awkward as ever and it didn’t occur to him how bad sharing a room might be until now.
with every bag he picked up, a shaking sound accompanied it. he seemed to have some sort of medicine in every piece of luggage he packed.
in an uncomfortable silence, bill and eddie walked up the creaky wooden stairs inside of the historical home. going into his, well, their room, he set his bags down on the bed. he heard a little beeping noise, a watch, coming from eddies direction.
the smaller boy quickly spilled the contents of his bag onto his bed. he took a weekly medicine container out and pulled a red pill from the compartment labeled wednesday. eddie gulped it down with no water, just like it was nothing. bill flopped down onto his bed and stared at him as he did it.
“so, w-what’s wrong with y-ou?” fuck. definitely not what he meant.
“um, excuse me?” eddie questioned, slight offense evident in his voice.
“i meant, l-like, the m-medicine. why do you h-have to take it, if y-you don’t mind m-me asking.” he didn’t mean for it to be an offensive question, he was genuinely curious. then again, it wasn’t even his business.
“right, sorry.” bill waited for him to speak again. “it’s for, uh, asthma.” he sensed a little bit of hesitation in eddies answer, but he let it slide. bill’s phone buzzed in his pocket and he pulled it out, eddie looking around his room like a lost puppy.
6:36
trashmouth -> lozer chat
big bill!!!!
6:36
trashmouth -> lozer chat
bill?!!!?!? wheres my little french boy at (;
6:36
staniel :) -> lozer chat
your winking face is backwards, trash kid
6:37
trashmouth -> staniel :)
well ur dick is backwards
6:37
staniel :) -> loser chat
what the fuck
6:38
big bill -> lozer chat
it’s really awkward already. he’s just sitting on his bed, looking around
6:38
bev -> lozer chat
talk to him, u doofus!!!
6:38
mikey -> lozer chat
you guys should come with us later, we’re going to stan’s
6:39
big bill -> lozer chat
i’ll think about it
bill laid his phone face down on the nightstand. it was then the two boys found themselves looking around the room together.
“are these friends?” eddie looked at the countless polaroids on bill’s wall. pictures like bill and stan on the ferris wheel, the losers eating cotton candy at the carnival, and bill’s personal favorite, a picture he took of stan and richie (dare he say it) tolerating each other. it’s worked as really great blackmail, to say the least.
“yeah. the l-l-losers club.” he stuttered, a small smile forming of his face
“you’re in a losers club?” eddie looked surprised, raising his eyebrows. sometimes bill forgot how that might seem to anyone outside the losers club themselves.
“oh, um, that’s j-just what we c-call ourselves. d-definitely not a r-real thing.”
a few minutes passed and bill was growing impatient with the silence.
“do you want a tour?” he asked, getting off the bed. his stutter didn’t even come out.
“sure.” was all that eddie said, and he followed bill into the hallway. they went downstairs and bill showed him all of the rooms, including his dads office, which he explained was off limits to them.
up the stairs and through the hallways, he showed him the bathroom and his parents room. even the closets they used for storage. bill was about to go back into his room when eddie’s curiosity got the best of him.
“bill? i think we missed this room.” he said, starting to walk toward the heavy wooden door.
he stepped in front of the door before eddie could reach it. “it’s j-just my moms craft room. b- boring stuff, r-really.” he said, trying to think of a quick but believable cover-up. mentally, he decided it probably wasn’t best to discuss his six year old brother who was killed by an insane clown on eddie’s first day here.
bill could tell that eddie didn’t believe what he said. telling him about what happened will definitely not be talked about any time soon. he tried to change the subject.
“m-my friends… they want us to c-come over to hang out. do you w-want to?”
“can y-you ride a b-bike?” bill said to him, as he got the hardly used banana seat bike down from the rafters of the garage. it was yellow with a basket on the front.
“i was at my friends house when i was 10, and when my mom came to pick me up, i was riding his bike in the driveway. she made me get off as soon as she saw me, haven’t rode one ever since.” bill let out a laugh, followed by eddie. bill looked to him and gave him a reassuring smile as if to say this thing would work out. you know, sharing a room and a house and everything.
bill got on silver and eddie on the yellow bike. it contrasted nicely with eddie’s blue t shirt and red shorts, even though it was beginning to get cold out. he shakily rode behind bill as they made the short but tiring trek to stanley’s house.
they (carefully) dropped the bikes in the front yard and approached the door. the uris’ yard was very nicely tended and landscaped.
bill brought a closed fist up to the door and knocked five times, how he always did when visiting stan. they heard several quick steps on the other side and then the door swung open. smiling in front of them were the other members of the losers club.
eddie immediately noticed a small strand of black, curly hair sticking up among the rest of them. the little curl bounced as the person made their way toward the front of the group.
 “pardon my french, eddie spaghetti, but you’re the cutest fucking person i have ever seen.”
 “don’t call me that.” eddie blushed and twisted the toe of his shoe into the doormat. “and how exactly do you know my name?”
 “richie, leave the poor kid alone!” a girl with bluish green eyes spoke from the front of the group. “bill told us about you. nice to meet you, by the way. i’m beverly.” she said, pushing a strand of her red hair out of the way. beside her was a tall boy who was smiling at bill and was dressed to impress.
 “come inside. eddie, uh, make yourself.. at home?” stan interrupts, a tiny hint of jealousy hidden in his tone that only richie would be able to detect. 
 the house was covered in a blend of traditional and modern decor. to the right was the living room and a large staircase was to his left. ahead of them was a door which led into the kitchen with a large island. bill, beverly, ben and mike went to the living room where they sat and waited for the curly haired boys to get back. 
 a few minutes later, the boy with the kippah came back and mouthed an i’m so sorry to the group. the black haired boy came bounding in with a polka dot box in his hand.
 “twister, guys! get up!” a collective groan came from everyone in the room as he enthusiastically shouted. 
 “stan, just so you know, i only came because i thought there were doritos. there were not doritos.” the boy, who eddie now knew as stan, rolled his eyes playfully at the muscular one in the corner.
 “i call being the arrow spinner!” he said and jumped to grab it. “ugh! screw you, mike hanlon. screw. you.” stan said to mike, making it painfully obvious that he did not want to play. mike giggled at him and took a seat on the couch as everyone else stood up.
 “the frenchiest goes first, so sorry eds!” the one who eddie thought was named richie, said. nicknames seriously got on his nerves.
 “that is not my name. how is that fair to me in any way?” he looked to bill and then at beverly.
 “i don’t make the rules.” richie shrugged and pushed him towards the mat. eddie sat down next to the twister mat and prepared for the first color.
 “left hand red.” mike said, as they all watched eddie placed it on the dot in the middle. stan, bill, ben and bev went before it was richie’s turn. they were already a bit tangled up from just five turns.
 “richie.” mike spun the arrow and waited for it to land. “right hand red.” richie places his hand right on top of eddies and immediately felt him tense. 
 “really, richie? there are three other red dots and you pick this one?” eddie huffed at him and turned his face away from richie’s awfully close, freckled one. 
“the way you said my name… oh god, i think i’m gonna pass out.” richie said dramatically and started to close his eyes. 
 “richie, i swear to go-“ stan never got to finish, as they were already falling.
 they all collapsed into a mess of tangled limbs onto the hardwood floor. soon, beverly was laughing, which made ben start and soon they were a laughing pile of people.
 eddie though, had his head on richie’s stomach and his arms crossed. he looked like a tiny, angry gnome. pink was spread across his face to match his lips. richie reached down to brush his hair from his face.
 “face it, eddie spaghetti, i’m irresistible.” he gave a sarcastic smile to richie and stared back up at the ceiling. he pulled his inhaler out of his pocket and triggered the aspirator. cool air entered his lungs.
 “je hais ma vie.” he whispered to himself.
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leiathesleia · 7 years
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A Date I mean Business Lunch in Drellin
Leia- @leiathesleia
Alvin- @broadswordandpistol
Guest Interruption Appearance by Jude- @honorsstudentjude
Leia: Did you have your scarf when you woke up? 😉”
Alvin: "Dammit, Leia!" And he hadn't slept that late.
Leia: “The cutest darn ninja you ever did see.”
Alvin: "You've made your point, can I have it back now, please?" He rubs at the back of his neck.  (Not in the mood to look like a goof chasing her all over this morning.)
Leia: "Haha. Oh okay then. I'm sure you have important mercenary/fruit guy things to do”
Alvin: "Just like you've got important stories to scoop, right?" And smiles to create — which she's actually been successful at, despite his complaining.
Leia: (Teehee. How did she get in his house anyways?)
Alvin: (Everyone seems to be able to break into my Alvin's place. Apparently he doesn't worry about it because the only valuables he has are basically the things he keeps on him.)
Alvin:( And generally the breaking-in consists of crashing on his couch or making him dinner. O.o)
Leia: (even though he can't seem to keep track of his own scarf, at least when Leia is involved :P)
Alvin: ("Hey." He knows exactly where it is, Leia has it.)
Alvin: "You like it that much, maybe we oughta get you one of your own." Teasing. He knows it's about the game, not about the scarf.
Leia: "That's right!" Though she won't turn the offer down.
Alvin: "I dunno, a gift from an older gentleman — your mom might take that the wrong way." Wink.
Leia: "I live on my own, travel from country to country daily, and work a full time job. I'm plenty grown up."
Alvin: "Yeah, but you'll always be her precious little girl, too. Despite being all grown up." He tugs at her cap brim playfully.
Leia: "Maybe so, but remember, I'm not a little kid!" She ruffles his perfectly messy hair and then darts away before he can catch her.
Alvin: "Hey!" He rolls his eyes and fixes his hair, still smiling. "Are you trying to make me late for work today?"
Leia: "Maybeeeeeeee"
Alvin: "That so? Any particular reason?" A wiser man might not take a step into her personal space. No one ever said Alvin was a wiser man.
Jude: As everyone seems to be able to get into Alvin's house, same goes for  Jude's office
Alvin: (Alvin points out that it's not like Jude locks his office, sooooo)
Leia: Leia blushes now she's embarrassed "Um, b-because you are so perfect and adorable!" -Tries to flee-
Jude: "Even if I did, you'd all probably get in any way!"
Leia: "Jude?! When did you get here?" “Can't you see we are having a private conversation?" Leia pushes him out the door.
Alvin: Wait what Jude's here. Alvin stuffs his hands in his pockets and tries to look innocent. Fails entirely because he's never mastered that skill.
Leia: "Alvin, don't you ever lock this place?"
Alvin: "I did. My lock's as bad as Ludger's." Whose is notoriously unreliable; Alvin can pop his door open with a flick of the wrist.
Alvin: (casually all nope nothing to see here not flirting with your childhood best friend kid)
Leia: "You're gonna be late for work Jude! Byeeeee!" Jude didn't even seem to care what was going on. Just wanted to remind us that we bust in on him too. "And he says pride is my downfall. Ha!"
Alvin: "You mean you don't have work this morning too?"
Leia: "I'm a journalist! I set my own schedule. When there's a scoop, I'm there!"
Alvin: He laughs. "The scoop this morning is: "Journalist steals ex-mercenary's scarf. What happens next will shock you!" huh?"
Leia: "And what will happen next Mr. Ex mercenary? Hmmmmmm?"
Alvin: "That's a good question. Maybe the journalist oughta stick around for an in-depth interview." Did we mention that wiser men would not take another step into her personal space, and no one had ever claimed Alvin was a wiser man?
Leia: "Okay and what is this interview about? How you can't seem to keep track of your precious scarf ?" Hopefully Alvin didn't think she was ignoring him all this time. She was just on her GHS. He should've been able to see that clearly.
Alvin: "Heh. Riveting. How about a color story on the good and bad points of Elympian/Rieze Maxian business relationships, done over lunch in Drellin?"
Leia: "Now you're talking!" Leia loves food. "But I'm not able to pay for the food of the people I interview so you're on your own there! Now let's go! I'm starving!"
Alvin: "Hey, I wouldn't invite myself to eat on your nickel." He lets her lead, which gives him an excuse to hide the shit-eating grin.
Leia: -Leia skips along ahead of him towards the train station- "Come on! I'll race ya there!"
Alvin: "You're not getting my scarf as a victory prize." He doesn't wait for her to say "ready, go" — he's already off and running because he's definitely slower than she is.
Leia: Before she could say another word Alvin had started running ahead of her. "Oh no you don't!" She darts after him, jumps high in the air (does a few aesthetically pleasing midair flips) and lands—right on his back. He's not getting away.
Alvin: Apparently this kind of thing doesn't happen in Trigleph every day. Heads turn, but he laughs and grabs ahold of her legs as if he gives her piggyback rides all the time. She's not getting away, either. They slew into the train station at Alvin's top speed, which admittedly is nothing impressive, but faster than everyone else who's walking.
Leia: "Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!" This was way better than walking to the station. Even though they weren't going that fast, she still was enjoying the ride. They went past Technology drive where they received some strange looks but she didn't care. Finally they arrived at the station. Leia hopped off Alvin's back. "Thanks for the lift!" -wink-
Alvin: "My pleasure." He elbowed her gently in the side and went to pay for train tickets.
Leia: "Hey that tickles!" Leia realizes now that she should not have given up that information. She was sure she would pay for it later. Alvin came back with the tickets. "Okay let’s go!"
Alvin: Yep, she definitely should not have given up that information. He filed it away for later. He let her have the window seat; he was tall enough to lean over and look out, anyway, and it wasn't long before the bare Elympian countryside was zipping by.
Leia: Leia gazed out the window at the scenery. "Not too much longer to Drellin! I haven't been here in a while actually. What about you?" Heck yeah. Leia loves the window seat.
Alvin: "Last week, actually. I've been working a deal with that restaurant to bring in napples and poranges for their breakfast and dessert menus. Took some convincing, but it worked out okay."
Leia: "Oooh. That sounds good! You know, you can mix fruit with a lot of other foods and have it still taste pretty yummy!" Leia had a habit of putting two really great foods together and expecting something really great to come out of it. She has some success but more often than not it was a disaster.
Alvin: "Mhm, and real fruit makes a big difference. You know most of the fruits and veggies in Elympios are grown in a vat, right?"
Leia: "Oh wow! That's so different from Reize Maxia! I guess before the schism was gone Elympians didn't get as much nice produce." Leia shudders imagining her life without good quality fruit every day.
Alvin: "Everything was so depleted by the spyrix that getting things to grow was hard.  No blessings of Gnome and Undine here, remember? Which meant that a lot of stuff got grown in factories, using more spyrix. It's an ugly cycle, but hopefully things will turn around. You can't keep chewing up spirits to feed humans in the long run."
Leia: "Oh yeah. I'm glad things seem to be getting better. And I'm really glad we got to be a part of it too, you know? It feels really good having done something to help!" The train screeched to a halt. Startled, Leia grabbed Alvin's arm to steady herself. "Looks like we're here!"
Alvin: Her fingers on his arm should not tingle, Alvin reminded himself sharply. "Yeah, it does," he admitted with a small smile. "Have to admit I never pictured myself doing this a year ago." He backed up to let her off the train ahead of him before falling into step with her again on their way to the cafe. "Hope you're hungry, those portions are pretty huge."
Leia: "Heck yeah I am!" When wasn't she hungry? Leia was excited to be in Drellin again. It was so much different than Trigleph. There were a lot more food options and it had more of a natural feel to it as well rather than the big city vibe. "Hey there it is!" Leia grabbed Alvin's arm and pulled him towards the cafe.
Alvin: He obligingly allowed himself to be dragged, noting that despite his own internal protests, that small tingle had not gone away. Oh boy. A wink at the receptionist earned them a table outside with a great view of the plaza, and they settled in with menus and drinks. "Whatcha in the mood for, Sunshine?"
Leia: Somehow Alvin managed to get them a great seat outside. The view of the plaza was spectacular! Leia sipped on her lemonade. She got distracted for a moment by the view. Then she heard Alvin ask her what she was having. "Huh? Oh right! I think I'll have a large French Toast and a Small Fruit Salad. What about you?"
Alvin: "Hmmm. Man does not live on steak alone, despite the temptation. Curry for me." ... Which ... still had beef in it. What could he say, he was predictable when it came to food. "Theirs is good. Not as good as your dad's, though," he added, when the waitress was out of earshot.
Leia: -Leia giggled.- "You don't have to try so hard to get on my good side Alvin. But I mean, yeah of course. Nothing is better than my dad's, well, everything! You should really come have dinner at the lodge sometime! I'm sure dad will make you all kinds of delicious food!" Leia took another sip of her lemonade. "Hey, you really like steak right? Dad makes a really good one with a peach glaze. Mmmmm."
Alvin: At that, he cracked into a chuckle. "And you don't have to, either, Sunshine. But it does sound pretty good." Better than soda rice, for sure. "Wouldn't mind seeing your folks again. They're good people." Assuming, of course, that Sonia hadn't found out about what had happened in Hamil. Then he was a dead man. Urk.
Leia: "Yeah! Maybe next time we can go there and see them!" Wait. Next time? Did that sound like a- a date ? "I mean, we could invite the others too?" Phew saved yourself on that one, I think. (No you didn't Leia) "I don't think Jude has been home in a while and I know Ga- I mean Erston was eager to see my mother again. Something about comparing sparring tactics? Oh look! The food is here!"
Alvin: Did that sound like a date? ... Maybe, but it could have been purely innocent. Alvin could convince himself of that; he was all too good at lying to everyone, including himself.
"Heh, that's a fight I'd pay to see from a safe distance," he chuckled, digging into his curry. "It'd probably do Jude some good to get out of the office anyway. I swear he's turning into a mushroom, never seeing the sun."
Leia: Leia chuckled at the thought of the King and her mother sparring. "Haha yeah, I wonder who would win though!" Leia poured some syrup on her French toast and cut a piece to take a bite. "Mmmff thith ith tho good! Althin thu need th twy thith!" She swallowed her food and then held her plate up to him. "Come on, try it!"
Alvin: "Heh. Good question. Erston might have had a real fight on his hands had they met in the Coliseum." He waved her plate down so he could cut off a bite, and chewed appraisingly. "Hm, not bad," he agreed thoughtfully, and passed his plate back in turn. "Try this, see what you think."
Leia: Leia grabbed her unused spoon and dipped it in the curry. She took a bite "Mmmm. That's pretty good! Not too spicy, and, is it beef curry? I'll have to remember to order that next time!" Next time again?! Leia you've got to stop saying those things it's going to be taken the wrong way....
Alvin: "I could take it a little spicier, but the balance is good." Alvin caught himself winking at her. Had he intended to do that? He hurried past that traitorous thought and settled down with his food again. "So overall, Miss Reporter, what do you think about those complicated international business relations?" Yes, apparently he had intended the wink; that question came out playful and maybe a touch more loaded than he wanted.
Leia: "Huh? Wha?" Leia had been spacing out. What was he saying? Relations? She snapped back to reality. "Business relations? Oh! The interview!" Of course. That was the whole reason they were having lunch in the first place. Or was it? Also, did he just wink at her? I mean it was something he did often enough but why was he doing it this time? Whatever, she needed to respond. "Well it seems that there is still some tension between both Rieze Maxia and Elympios. They don't entirely trust each other, right? Do you think they ever will?"
Alvin: "A tricky question." Alvin chewed thoughtfully and set his fork down. "Suppose it's hard for either side to trust each other. Their cultures are pretty different, and it probably didn't help when Elympios attacked Rieze Maxia out of the blue." He flicked a glance at her from under lowered lashes, a cautious smile lingering on his lips. The parallels to their own situation had not escaped him. "But I think with some time to get to know each other, things'll work out in the long run, as long as no one gets too hasty."
Leia: "I hope so too. And I think it will also really help once Jude perfects his spyrite research. He's going to help so many more people someday!" She glanced up at Alvin and smiled before she went to take a bite of her fruit salad. "It seems like we have a long way to go still, but I'm willing to do whatever it takes to bring both of these sides together! I'm hoping my articles are helping a bit too. I want people to see both sides of the situation and not just their own"
Alvin: "He and Balan really have been burning the midnight oil on that one. I just hope they get it done in time." The fresh growth in Elympios with the Schism down was both exciting and worrisome; Alvin could see where people would resist the new technology, refusing to understand that what they had now was only there because of the fresh infusion of mana from the Schism.
Hopefully that wouldn't happen.
"Hey, I think you're doing a pretty good job of it," he teased. "All those articles you've been getting published, and I saw the guest column they let you write the other day. People can tell this is an important thing." He flicked her a teasing smile. "Not just a job but part of your personal life too." There was a subtle, lingering question in that sentence, and the gleam in his eye was not entirely innocent.
Leia: Hearing Alvin's sweet words caused Leia's cheeks to turn a light shade of pink. "Oh, y-you read my articles? Thank you Alvin, you don't have to do that just because I wrote them though. I don't want you to be biased." She looked up at him but once she saw him looking back at her she quickly looked down and twiddled her thumbs. "But really, thank you. It really means a lot to me that you care so much about my work."
Alvin: Alvin shook his head. "It's not like that. You know I don't waste my time, right, Sunshine? What you're doing is important, and how people are reacting to it is important. It's good to have that perspective. It's not just about finding out what you're up to." Not that that didn't factor in. It was hard to keep track of everyone when he was always on the move. Leia's articles were a touchstone that he deeply appreciated when he was on the far side of Elympios or deep in Xian Du.
Leia: Leia perked up at Alvin's response. "Yes, exactly! I want to continue sharing with both sides about everything that's happening! Someday we will have peace. I'm sure of it!" Leia smiled at him. Her emerald-green eyes beaming. "Now then, there are important matters to discuss." She looked up at him with a serious face. "Are we getting dessert?"
Alvin: "That's a matter of serious international relations. One poor dessert choice could lead to a war over Gaius dumplings versus Drellin gelato." Alvin put on a mock-serious face. "I don't know how anyone could survive that catastrophe. Better get two and share, just to be on the safe side."
Leia: Leia laughed so hard she snorted a little. "Hahahaha!" Two desserts?? Leia liked the sound of that! "Okay, that sounds like a good idea. I wouldn't want to start an international war or anything!" she said as she winked at him with a playful gleam in her eye. She picked up the dessert menu and looked it over. "Oooh! I think I'm gonna have a chocolate parfait! What about you Alvin?"
Alvin: "Hmmm." Alvin pored over the dessert menu, upside-down from his angle. "I'm thinking that blackberry cobbler sounds good." Nothing wrong with chocolate, but he'd never lost his appetite for the fruits that were so rare in his childhood. "Maybe a little ice cream on top." Yeah, that'd do the trick.
Leia: "Oh yum! That sounds so good! You know I can't say no to fruit!" Leia delicately set the menu back on the table. "I'm having a really great time Alvin! Thank you for suggesting we do this!" I am having a really great time. Who knew Alvin and I could hang out like this. It just feels so right . "And thanks to you I also got some great information for a future article! I'll be sure to credit you of course."
Alvin:  He flashed her a grin, a shade on the smug side. Truth be told, Alvin was having more fun than he'd initially bargained for, too. "Heh, thanks for taking me up on it." A year ago, even the thought of doing something this simple and (mostly) innocent would have been next to impossible. "Any time you wanna work on those pesky Elympian-Rieze Maxian relations questions, I'd be glad to." Another wink.... y'know, he pointed out to himself, the odds were good that he was headed to a very special hell.
-End (for now)
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Critical Tumbl vs Vine Blights
While I couldn’t actually get anything recorded owing to technical difficulties (I need to figure out why my Skype video keeps freezing), we (that is me, @true0neutral, @fauxfire76, @miaaoi, @galleywinter and @lindira had our first official D&D session. We probably won’t actually launch into proper recording until we’ve worked out the horrific Roll20 learning curve and found ourselves something of a rhythm with the system, so you’re just going to have to content yourselves with write-ups first.
Summary: Group meets, gets kicked out of a tavern and nearly gets throttled by the semi-local plantlife.
The group met in a little riverside tavern - a way station for fishermen and small cargo vessels - called the Frowning Trout. Contrary to its name, it was run by a rather nice elderly gnome whose cousin supplied some rather fine ale. The gnome barman was more than a little hurt when the dragonborn monk wouldn’t have any. The place was old, a little water-damaged on the outside, but a nice place on the whole ... and that was where our team met up.
Team Pelor - @true0neutral as Hazel the half-elf cleric and @galleywinter as Nora the human paladin - came in for a decent rest after a couple of days on a cargo barge picked up near Hazel’s moms’ place. (Yes, moms plural - she was raised by the cutest halfling lesbian couple ever, along with anywhere from six to ten other homeless, unwanted kids.) Going over to the bar, with Hazel wanting basically all the ale and Nora being in, “No. No. Hazel, no” mode, they came across a human bard who eventually introduced himself as Darvin (this would be @fauxfire76), more or less meebling about having been thrown out of a party that was somewhere between a solemn post-sermon religious gathering and a business meeting rather than an actual party without being paid. All because he’d accidentally made the guests and staff sneeze feathers.
Upon hearing this, the tiefling rogue who’d been sitting by herself in the corner and eventually introduced herself as Clarity (this being @lindira) approached and started asking Darvin questions, taking copious notes. Meanwhile, Hazel went over to try to make friends with the be-quarterstaffed dragonborn monk in the other corner who, after some pause for reflection, introduced himself as Froseth (and finally, @miaaoi). In the end, after Hazel tried to feed everyone in the bar, and they’d driven out all the other customers with ... well, mostly Hazel’s flailing ... they all agreed to help Darvin find out what was going on at Star Coast Manor and at least get him his pay ... probably a bit more.
...Then Hazel, being more than a little careless with her warhammer, accidentally flung said warhammer into a shelf full of old, well-tended crockery, smashing five place settings’ worth and getting herself barred for life. Which left them with half-finished meals (except for Darvin, who hadn’t eaten in nearly two days and had demolished his meal with alarming speed) and no place to sleep. Nora spent the next ten minutes threatening to write to Hazel’s moms.
In any case, since they’d trashed the one tavern in the tiny little river-port village, and everyone in town probably consequently hated them, getting a boat was not an option. They had to walk, which was unfortunate because Froseth pointed out that he’d seen evidence of some fairly nasty things in the woods in that area on his way down from his monastery. In the midst of the discussion about their respective pasts and so forth ... they got attacked by the local plantlife.
Specifically ... they got hit by three vine blights.
They focused primarily on Hazel, Darvin and Clarity, managing to throttle Darvin unconscious before letting him go and seeking another target. Hazel healed Darvin (basically by slamming a hand on his chest, grabbing her holy symbol and shouting, “LIIIIIIIVE!”) but got knocked unconscious herself afterwards when the vine blight got her a second time. In the meantime, Nora was trying to hack at these things with a blunt dagger, doing little damage but not wanting to risk the hammer, and Clarity tried shortbow before Darvin demonstrated just how much more effective a rapier could be. Froseth short-circuited a lot of it by using his frost breath on two of them, killing one outright and freezing another to the point where it got wrecked by people walking all over it.
Eventually, it was Clarity who got the killing blow - the two rapier-wielders did the most damage, slicing away at the vines while screaming things like, “YOUR MOTHER WAS AN ARTICHOKE!” and “LET GO OF MY FRIEND, YOU LETTUCE WRAP!”
Afterwards, they decided to make camp, since some very good Nature rolls indicated that that patch was actually unusually large for a patch of vine blight so there were not likely to be other clumps nearby. Also, they recalled that vine blights are basically cuttings from a tree of pure evil, and tend to hang around in places where there is some.
They’re going to be girding everything they can gird when they get to Star Coast Manor to face Baron Levendrey and at the very least get Darvin his performance fee...
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