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Hii, so I saw you take requests soo I guess here is one🫶🏻: lee know x fem reader who is a roommate of a former/or still employed coworker from jyp (like make ip artist or stylist) and the friend is still in touch with skz and they are really good friends still and reader gets to meet Minho and rest and Minho is like really enchanted (not that obvious, but visible to the members) and wants to know more about reader. Idk they hang out as a group a few times and he is like trying to leave hints that he likes her but she doesn‘t get it and is oblivious (even though she totally has a crush on him too…which he knows) so he gets like frustrated and asks her out eventually after a group activity and she is like…mE?! You could ask everyone and you ask ME?? Hahahah idk and then it‘s like a cute date or something…

Well I hope this sounds great, if not that is fine too, thanks for taking req and have a wonderful dayyy💕

♫₊˚.🎧 ✩｡☕ 🤎 HONEY SATURDAY NIGHT - Minho Imagine !

Your best friend and roommate was a sunny and friendly person, unlike you, and managed to maintain a firm friendship for years. It was amazing how she didn't care how long she hadn't seen a person, especially one she didn't like, she still managed to sneak into everyone's heart and make them love her, you were incredulous to see how many people she knew and asked out to dinner. You hadn't had that many friends since kindergarten, so much so that your only friend now was actually your flatmate, who was working and older than you while you were still a college student. You used to go out together in your spare time and watch her stop every ten steps and talk to everyone - hallucinating.

You could somehow understand her, as she had worked for many years at one of the biggest music companies: JYP Entertainment. And it was quite unexpected when one day you found her at the foot of your bed begging you to go to a group gathering with her. As fate would have it, it was with one of the most famous and successful bands: Stray Kids. You knew the band well - who didn't? Heejin had been their stylist and hairdresser for years, apparently enough to form a nice friendship bond that she wanted to pull you into. But she was well aware of your interactions on a social level. And you didn't want new friends, even if they were eight Adonis. Too bad no one could really resist Heejin. "Please, Y/N, I haven't seen them for a long time, they were so nice to ask me to come and invite a friend of mine because they were afraid I would feel uncomfortable since they are all male," she said with folded hands, begging you for the umpteenth time. "But look at you, how considerable! Too bad I don't care, and besides, if there are two of us, it won't change much," you told her, throwing a pillow at her.

"I'll buy you the latest Vivienne Westwood that you like so much if you go out with us." But unfortunately, as you had said, it was impossible to say no. Especially to a proposal like that, especially when you collected fashion items and your favourite was Vivienne herself. And so you had found yourself that Wednesday night preparing for this night out. Heejin had checked your wardrobe because, according to her, you had to be perfect in the eyes of the boys. You wondered why, especially since your best friend seemed to be planning a combo date. You looked like one of those debutantes who had to make a good impression on her way into society. She had bought you a little white St Gallen lace dress with balloon sleeves, paired with Camperos boots and a black leather jacket, and carried your usual handbag.

Standing in front of what looked like eight Adonis, you were struck by how much better they looked in person. But one in particular was particularly attractive and interesting in your eyes, even if he was very taciturn compared to the others - yes, these guys were always fooling around. What you did not know was that this same man was so enchanted by your beauty that he had to have his companions call out to him several times because he was staring at you too much. Strangely enough, you hadn't even tried too hard to interact with them, they had made you feel comfortable right away, and their sweetness towards you was endless, so much so that you struck up a friendship with Seungmin and Felix right away - the two of them were a strange duo, so sweet but almost devilish, especially Seungmin, who was always throwing strange spicy mixtures at Chan that he almost had to be beaten. What you did expect, however, was to become Minho's favourite prey. The way his friends described him, he was a real devil with feline features - more like a panther than a cat.

All this in an evening that lasted eight hours.

What you didn't expect was that you wouldn't go out with them several times and get on well with them, but that you would fall in love with Lee Minho. Yes, because after going out with them so many times in the last two months, you had become quite interested in the grey-haired guy and destiny wanted you to be his favourite prey. You were very close and he took every opportunity to tease you. Maybe that was what made you crazy about him. Not knowing that it was totally reciprocated from day one. Minho had a crush on you. Seriously - maybe you were a bit stupid - but you didn't take any of the hints he left you every time you went out with your friends. And he would say things about it, take advantage of every situation to sign with you, and you were the only one who didn't get it at all. He, on the other hand, was so curious that he always found a way to find out something new about you.

"Please Hyung invite her out, I can't stand all this tension every time we go out," Jeongin complained with a pout on his face. Minho laughed. "Seriously, how could she not see that you have a crush on her? Hannie figured it out too," Hyunjin said, clutching the arm of his best friend who made a fake offended face - he knew it was the truth. "Everything has its time guys, I want to tease her some more," the boy said, earning a dirty look from the rest of the group. On the other side, you lay despondently on your bed with your best friend, who was now tired of hearing your complaints about him. "But why don't you stop feeling sorry for yourself and just tell him that you like him like normal people do," Heejin said to you. But you were not normal and you were too afraid of the rejection that was so obvious in your eyes. "I'd ruin our friendship and therefore the group," you said, sinking your head into the pillow.

"I don't give a shit, I can't bear to see you in a state of self-pity. You're pathetic. And move that ass, we have to go out with the boys tonight" from bad to worse, you thought. Too bad you hadn't imagined that tonight, because of a stupid game suggested by Felix - who did everything in his power to get you and Minho together - you would find yourself locked in a room with Minho himself staring at you with his mega-brown eyes. "So, your idea is to keep silent and stare at me, or?" he asked you, making himself comfortable on the bed. You frowned at him and flanked him on the bed. Maybe Heejin was right and you needed to talk to him, this was a good opportunity. "Listen, I need to tell you something," you started and got his attention. He had his usual grin on his face, that slapping expression.

"Me too, will you go out with me?" her brain went into overdrive. What had he just said? You almost couldn't believe your ears. Was it a joke? It had to be. "So?" he asked again, expecting an answer. "Are you serious? I mean, you want to ask me out, just the two of us - a date?" you asked, still in shock. "Do you see anyone else in this room by any chance?" he asked in his usual sarcastic tone. "Really?" you asked again. "Really, Y/N," he said, giving you a shove. "Sure...I just wanted to tell you that...in short, I like you," you lowered your head. He raised it with his forefinger, then planted his lips on yours in a kiss that made your head spin. "Finally, I thought you'd never tell me," he chuckled. "What? You knew?" you asked in shock - what a fool you had been. "Yes, I just thought you'd be more awake, that you wouldn't notice my signals," she laughed, "Oh come on, was he teasing you? "Signals?" "Yes, signals, I've liked you for two months."

You really had been an idiot.

Your crush had always been sending you signals and you hadn't been able to pick them up - who knows how long you would have been together if you had... .... Now it's time to redeem yourself. At least as much as you can. "Ah, um. Well, you know, I'm looking forward to going out with you," you said shyly to your boyfriend? You still didn't know what you were. "Perfect, that's pretty much reciprocated. I'll pick you up on Saturday and we'll go camping for our first official date. Make sure you bring everything. I'll be there around ten in the morning. And to clarify your thoughts I have read so far...yes, you are my girlfriend now," he said, stealing another kiss from you and then sneering back at your friends. When Heejin saw you he knew immediately what had just happened and you laughed heartily.

The evening, like the week, flew by and you and Minho were in his sports car, ready to go camping. His hand was caressing your bare thigh and your mind was flickering all over the place. He was singing along to the songs on the radio and you just looked at him and smiled, thinking how lucky you were to have a man like that by your side. Who wouldn't want a Lee Minho to be their boyfriend - this boy was a dream on earth. When he turned to look at you, you always blushed like an idiot because he would catch you, but it was impossible not to, given the look he gave you every time. When you arrived at the campsite you smiled like a fool, you looked like you were on your honeymoon. He took you like a bride and carried you inside, into the bedroom of your tent. You pulled him to you, kissed him gently and nibbled on his lower lip, which turned cherry red each time.

"Princess, I have to get the things in the car, the food is in there too, you don't want it to go bad, do you?" he tickled you and then walked away to arrange your things in the tent, as if he was used to all this, and from there your mind began to wander a little too much. You imagined what he was like as a husband, surely perfect as he cooked for you or entertained your children. At that thought you couldn't help but smile and think what it would be like to make love to him day and night, to feel him close to your body - skin against skin, cold against heat. "You know I love coming here, I always come here when I want to be alone and I'm too stressed. But today I'm sharing it with you, because you're my favourite person," he chuckled, hugging you, throwing himself on top of you. "More than Jisung?" you giggled, knowing what a soft spot Minho had for that little squirrel - after all, everyone had a soft spot for Jisung, that guy was sweetness personified as well as being extremely adorable. "I should think about it," he said laughing, and you pretended to be offended and threw a pillow over him, straddling him and filling him with kisses.

"You're beautiful, do you know that?" he smiled, then began to kiss your neck slowly, but there was no malice in it. "Never as much as you, mister," you smiled, ruffling his hair - Minho was gorgeous, you could feel the warmth emanating from his body as it clung to yours in a gentle embrace. You had never been good at relationships, nor had you had ideal partners, but it was as if all the forces of nature had been concentrated to give you Minho. The boy had just the right amount of sweetness, sympathy and kindness, and you could go on like that for a long time. The only thing that was serious and overwhelming about him was his beauty, Minho seemed to have been sculpted by the gods.

"What are you thinking about?" he asked, waking you from the trance-like state you had fallen into. "I was thinking about you, I'm wondering if this isn't all a dream, ready to disappear when I open my eyes," you confided, seeing him staring at you as if thinking about something. "I have a way of letting you know it's real, sit down and wait for me here," he told you, disappearing from the tent and returning with a small bag. "Open it, it's for you," he said as he stood next to you. You opened the bag and then your smile widened as the gift appeared before your eyes, you looked at it almost in disbelief. "It's the same as my bracelet, I wanted to give you something special that we could share together," he smiled, you were almost speechless and motioned for him to help you put on a small necklace with a blue pendant, it was a lapis lazuli. "It's wonderful!" you cried and then catapulted yourself onto him and began to plant sweet kisses on his lips.

Kisses that became deeper, more mischievous. You wanted to make love to him all day long.

This did not displease the older man, who worshipped your body by filling it with kisses and caresses, you only stopped to eat and to feel Minho's hands on your naked skin had driven you as crazy as your hands on his chest had driven him crazy. It was late in the evening by the time you really stopped, too tired and sticky - you took a bath before going to bed. The older's hands ran through your wet locks as you listened to his heartbeat through his chest.

"I love you."

"I love you too."

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a/n : i hope u will like it!! i love sweet minho as a boyfriend 🩷🩷

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joshkiszkasgothgf · 1 year

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crushcrushcrush - Daniel Wagner (Enemies to Lovers)

What happens when your nemesis becomes the only person you can rely on?

Warnings: 18+, Angst, cursing, mention of assault but someone stands up for you 👀, choking (not in the way you think), talks of a panic attack.

(Please let me know if you know who’s pic this is. Also should I write more to this?)

✨Masterlist✨

Daniel fucking Wagner.

Bane of your existence. A stolen guitar pick in kindergarten turned a lifelong friendship into a different kind of commitment. It was your lucky guitar pick and that curly haired, brown eyed asshole knew it. The last thing you had from your dad and Daniel lost it.

Sam thought the whole deal was over dramatic and above his pay grade. The lanky bassist tunes his acoustic, speaking to his older brothers like the pair of us don’t exist, and if he sees us glaring at each other he hasn’t said anything. Cunt. You huff and move to pour yourself something stronger.

Now, one of the many blessings curses the universe gifted you was a bull like stubbornness. You could mean mug and stare with the best of them and many a man had tucked tail and run in the wake of your anger. It seemed to have one exception though. A 6 foot Adonis of a man with the sweetest heart, yet he’s staring you down like you’re about grow snakes from your head and turn him to stone.

The inner child who yearns for their friend weeps at this cruel twist of fate, but the hardened young adult you’ve become has no problem stuffing the feelings down. Out of sight out of mind, like mother always said you think bitterly.

Now you wouldn’t openly admit how many times you’ve thought of Danny as something other than your mortal nemesis since that fateful day in 2005, but it’s definitely more than 0, which is what it should be. It brings you no end of shame. It’s embarrassing how much time you spend watching him when you know he can’t see.

Not in a creepy way!

This isn’t a ‘YOU’ situation, just a -parish the thought- a crush. Have you stuffed the feelings way down and locked them up with chains and spikes and booby traps along with your heart and your vulnerability? Yes. Would your therapist advise that? Probably not, but it hasn’t backfired yet.

The boys’ manager interrupts your staring contest with Daniel as he announces the boys have 5 minutes to show time. Sam stands from the couch, walking over to clap his partner in crime on the shoulder, wrapping his arm around him.

You look on in envy.

Why couldn’t he have been more careful? I trusted him, your inner child seems to wail. You rub your eyes, forcing away the tears pricking there. You had tried to let it go time and time again, had even tried to apologize for over reacting. It just ended in a fight.

“Hey, kid! Happy birthday,” Jake rasps, wrapping you in a hug. He had already done this earlier, but you assume he could sense your discomfort with Daniel no longer occupying your vision.

“Thanks. 23, I’m a quarter of the way to 30, woo!” You tease, holding your hands up in mock celebration before dropping them around him in a tight hug, pouring your gratitude into it.

Jake laughs, giving you a squeeze as if to say ‘I feel you. You’re not alone.’ He pulls back, his hands holding your biceps at arms length. “Let’s look at you,” he says in his Oliver Reed accent, “Yes, wonderful. Your working out to be a fine human being, darling. We’re grateful to have you.”

The comment makes you misty eyed and the laugh that follows is watery as you muster an “Aw. Thank you,” wiping away a few errant tears.

What you don’t see is how Daniel’s jaw clenches and his shoulders tense. A muscle in his cheek twitches as he watches the scene as discretely as he can manage.

Jake notices, but doesn’t call attention, just pulls you forward to press a brotherly kiss to your forehead. “You’ll always be family and we’re lucky for having met you,” he leans in whispering, “even Daniel,” turns on his heel and marches away to torment his twin.

A hiccup of surprise works it’s way out of you and you almost feel MORE surprised at that than Jake’s brazenness. You mull it over a moment more then file it away for later, deciding it was time to talk to Sam. Taking a couple deep breaths you make your way over. This has been the closest you and Daniel have been since the day.

“Break a leg, guys,” your voice is firm and encouraging much to all three of you’s surprise. You even manage a small smile and an awkward wave at Danny. Without waiting to hear them respond, you breeze off to take your place at the barricade.

The guy’s security guard leads you out to be in front of the barricade and the crowd screams excitedly. You wave and say ‘Hi’ taking pictures of the crowd and capturing their excitement and anticipation.

It’s not long before the guys are running on and the curtain is dropping. You capture some of Josh’s theatrics and Jake’s sweet smiles to people in the crowd, even manage to snag a couple good ones of Sammy interacting with the crowd.

You attempt to snap a couple of Danny from the pit but they never turn out right. All of them are blurry or over saturated. Cursing you snatch up your equipment and run around to the side to climb on stage just in time for the drum solo to begin.

You’d watched Danny do this quite a bit now, but something about tonight was different. Like he has something to say that he can’t formulate in words. He plays like he has something to prove and it’s a mesmerizing sight.

Keeping the camera to your eyes you move around snapping tens if not hundreds of pictures of Daniel in his element, doing what he loves. You don’t worry about checking them now, looking at them could mean missing a good shot.

The entire solo is captured on your SD card and you take a big breath as you realize just how much you’re gonna have to sift through tonight. Laughing you just happen to see the last picture you captured out of the corner of your eye before the preview disappears. Gasping you fumble with your camera, pulling up the gallery and selecting the last one.

You’re convinced you will never capture another photo more beautiful in your life. Daniel is standing after his solo, a proud smile on his face. He looks so overjoyed… and absolutely fucking jacked, holy shit.

Your jaw drops and you pull the camera a little closer to check that it’s actually there when Josh clears his throat, scaring you.

“You’re standing in my spot. Don’t you know the stage is all mine,” he teases, smirking knowingly.

“Shut up,” you mumble, scurrying away to take pictures of Sammy at his piano.

The rest of the set rushes by fast and before you know it the boys are saying goodbye and heading back. You snap some sweet moments between the boys and the fans, dropping your camera to hang around your neck as you follow them back towards the green room.

You’re about to reach the end of the barricade when some guy grabs your camera strap. He’s drunk and belligerent and clearly oblivious to the fact his grip on your camera is choking you. He’s slurring and drawling about how you’re the prettiest person he’s ever seen and he hopes you’re single cause he wants you.

Arms flailing, hands slapping at the man, trying desperately to loosen his grip you feel your head begin to swim and black pricks at your vision, then suddenly gravity takes hold and your gasping and spluttering in the floor.

Shuffling and yelling sounds around you and you curl up a little trying to stay out of the way as you cough and regain your breath. You hear the sound of bone and flesh meeting bone and flesh and a pained grunt followed by angry yells and exclamations of support for the person who threw the punch.

Just as you’re getting your bearings they’re torn away again as you’re lifted up and cradled in someone’s arms. Looking around you gasp when you see a mess of curls. “Daniel, what are-“

“Shut up,” he grunts. Seventeen years he hasn’t spoken to you and the first time he does it something so very…

“Rude,” you grumble, “I almost died. Least you could do is treat me with better bedside manner,”

Daniel snorts, shaking his head. He looks down in a way that causes his hair to obscure his face from where you are in his arms. “You okay?” He asks simply.

Taking a moment to assess your current state you immediately have a panic attack as the adrenaline finally wears off, tears begin to stream down your face as sobs tear through you. Your hands clutch at Daniel like you’re falling and you’re scared.

“There it is,” Danny cradles you tighter, glaring at anyone who tries to get in his way. He finds the first empty room and closes the door pressing his back up against it. He slides down it, maneuvering you so you’re sitting up, face buried in his neck. “Let it out. You’re safe,” he whispers, dropping a kiss to your head. “Breathe.”

His hand rubs your back in soothing circles and he breathes in and out slowly and methodically until you begin mimicking his actions. “Good,” he coos, patting your back.

You realize the room you’re in is a dark closet and you silently thank Daniel for finding the one place you’d feel most comfortable in this situation. Sitting up you take a bigger, deeper breath. It’s shaky and a little sob leaves in the exhale, but it’s stronger.

Danny watches you closely, making sure you’re coming out of it okay. “How are you feeling?”

You shrug, slipping from his lap and to the floor a little bit away from him, picking at your nails, “Like something traumatic just happened and the one person I wanted in that moment was the one person who got to me quickest.” It’s scary to admit, but it feels freeing.

Daniel smiles at you softly for the first time in almost 2 decades, remembering some far off time -a time just like this a million years ago when a curly haired, brown eyed asshole found you hiding from the fireworks and held you much like he had tonight. “I’ve missed you,” he whispers, barely audible and you would have missed it if you weren’t centimeters from him.

Two paths stretch out in front of you. You appraise both choices and choose the one you’ve been passing up for too long now. Fuck it. It’s my birthday, you think. “I’ve missed you too.”

Daniel laughs in relief and you find yourself laughing as the weight lifts off you to. It’s not gone, but it isn’t so hard to bear on two sets of shoulders.

✨Masterlist✨

#greta van fleet imagine #greta van fleet #danny wagner #Daniel wagner #danny wagner fanfiction #Danny Wagner enemies to lovers #danny Wagner angst #danny Wagner imagine

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Shizun - 002 - An Adonis with a tough life

2046, Huaxia City, a slightly cool autumn.

Haiping city, Haiping University, School of Computer Science.

Lu Yunzhen was a rather famous figure at school. At the start of every school year, upper year girls would meet and chatter with the freshmen, introduce fun facts and histories of the school, and then mention his name, along with the warning “whatever you do, don’t thirst for him”.

Those 7 simple words were the amalgamation of countless painful lessons from the upper year girls.

Lu Yunzhen was really handsome. He had beautiful and clear features and was top 10 in the school’s academics rankings every year. Not to mention many sharp-eyed girls had gossipped that he looked somewhat like Hu Sui, the most popular actor around. He also had dimples and a sweet smile. Unfortunately he came from a poor family and wore the same worn out jeans and cheap t-shirts every day, lending to his straight dude aura. If he really took care of his appearance and trained for a bit in entertainment circles, he could really be a star.

As long as a man is handsome and has a decent enough personality, poverty doesn’t really matter.

These days it’s not that strange for women to go after men.

The upper year girls were blinded by his handsomeness and tried to find out what he wanted in a girlfriend.

Lu Yunzhen answered simply with three words, “Female, tough life.”

At that point, everyone thought he was joking and decided to take a swing since he’s straight. One pretended to run into him at the library, one added him on weibo to play games, some asked him to fix phones and computers.... and then everyone finally realized what he meant by “ tough life”...

Every girl that showed him any interest was dealt a critical blow before she could confess. The one who met him at the library failed the exam and flunked out of the course, the one who gamed threw 20 in a row with malding team mates and cracked opponents, and had nothing left but cuss words... Not to mention the one who tripped while walking, got hit with a basketball at the court and landed in the hospital, lost their phone, lost their wallet, lost the data on their hard drive, failed their tests, bought instant noodles without seasoning packets, picked up novels which were landmines, lost their backups while coding... in any case the misfortunes were endless.

And when they gave up on Lu Yunzhen, the bad luck stopped.

All the upper year girls were dumbfounded.

Lu Yunzhen was a Haiping local, and the University had a lot of local students.

They found his old high school, middle school, and elementary school classmates to find more information, and found out this “ tough life” started from kindergarten. From teachers to students, any girl that he liked or liked him was met with bad luck. Only male friends were spared, this was a halo of misfortune that didn’t even let idols and celebrities escape.

Almost every single female celebrity that he had been a fan of had left the industry!

If they were lucky they got married or simply got tired of the work, slightly worse off ones had some skeletons come out of the closet or ended up being blackballed, the worst had the star’s tax fraud and crimes come out (she went straight to jail and still hadn’t come out...). The only one left was a sexagenarian veteran of the industry with an abundance of talent and a spotless reputation, but even she has been discussing retirement due to her age....

When the girls found out his “dark” history they were all shocked.

No matter how handsome he was, no one dared to want him anymore.

The thread of “That “ tough life” Adonis from 818″ was always at the top of the school forums. A lot of other students poured out their heartfelt advice with, “Mr. Lu, your standards are just too high, get rid of one requirement.”

Lu Yunzhen read the thread, and asked in confusion, “get rid of the ‘tough life’”?

The students responded in a pained chorus, “Mr Lu! Please consider another answer!”

...

Lu Yunzhen was really amused by the whole joke and laughed for quite a while.

He knew fully well that his luck was abnormal. The Cibei master at Longling Temple read his 8 characters and could only sigh, “heavy sin, no chance for happiness, hard life, curse his relatives, short life, won’t live past 20.”

Lu Yunzhen believed in science, not in fortune telling.

His birth parents probably believed in fortune telling though, and a few days after his birth he was left on the side of the road in a cardboard box with his fortune and a few hundred bucks. Grandpa Lu found him while picking up trash, couldn’t find his irresponsible parents after looking for quite some time, and took him home.

Grandpa Lu didn’t have children or any education, but he was a good man.

He treated Lu Yunzhen as his flesh and blood grandson. With the help of some kind people and the government, he solved the issues with paperwork and legally adopted him. Lu Yunzhen had awful luck since he was little. For instance, he would twist his ankle when he tried to enter a performance, and had the bus break down before an important exam. But with hard work and guts, he conquered all his obstacles and was outstanding in both his education and his character.

Grandpa Lu was very proud of his grandson.

At every parent teacher conference, he would gallantly step on the tricycle he used for collecting trash, park by the school gates, sit with his head held high in the front row, and gather the top grade of the school award and a myriad of other accolades. Every parent was jealous of him, but when asked for advice he’d simply wave his hands and say “I can’t read, the kid learned himself.”

This kind of bragging left all the BMWs, Mercedes, Hermes, and Chanels in the dust.

The grandpa and grandson only had each other and lived in a broken little house, but they had a happy and simple life.

Grandpa Lu always said with a grin, “Yunzhen isn’t like me, he’s handsome and smart, and he’s got a good temper. When he grows up he’ll definitely lure in the ladies. I just hope I can last a while longer, see him get into a good school, get a good job, and marry a nice girl, then I can die happy.”

Auntie Qin from next door laughed at him for being an antique, saying that young people all had ideas these days, and marry late while hating the elders who nag about marriage.

So Grandpa Lu stopped saying it.

Lu Yunzhen was a filial child. He studied really hard, hoping that when he grew up he could provide a good life for his grandpa, so that the rest of his life would be smooth sailing and that he would live for a long, long time.

While he was in his second year of high school, Grandpa Lu saw some drowning kids by the sea and dove in with no hesitation....

The kids were returned to their parents, but Grandpa Lu never came home again.

The government had given out award money and a banner for his bravery. The parents of the two children thanked Lu Yunzhen while being filled with guilt. Lu Yunzhen held the banner tightly, worked hard to smile, and comforted them, “Grandpa is a hero, he wouldn’t regret this... If I study well, get into a good school, get a good job, and marry a nice girl, then he’ll be happy.”

He was now the only person in the little house Grandpa Lu left him.

Lu Yunzhen used the award money to buy a nice grave plot, and donated the rest to a foundation that Grandpa Lu often thought about in his Grandpa’s name.

After the highschool exams, he didn’t apply to the two best schools in the capital, but rather stayed in the top school in Nanping city, and walked to school every day while studying.

He burned his university admission letter for his grandpa, and also brought grandpa’s favourite liquor and braised pork.

“This is a really good school, I will study hard.”

“After I get a job I will show you my contract and my pay stub.”

“Marriage would be a little harder, I don’t want to draw girls into my bad luck. But if I can find a tough girl who can withstand my curse, and I like her, and she likes me... I will bring her to see you.”

“...”

The sun was brilliant. The dimples at the corner of Lu Yunzhen’s mouth were also brilliant.

Don’t cry.

Grandpa taught me, if I smiled a little more every day, life will be better.

... ...

The date was October 18, and Lu Yunzhen’s 20th birthday.

Aside from not being able to get a girlfriend, his luck during his three years at school were pretty good. He got scholarship money every year, had no problems at his part time jobs, and didn’t meet any disasters.

Lu Yunzhen had optimistically thought that his luck had turned around. In a few days he wanted to go back to Longling Temple, thank the master for his peace talisman, and then ask if he can continue to change his fate by performing good deeds.

All his male classmates had significant others.

He was pretty envious....

Lu Yunzhen was quite popular, and his friends were clamouring to be treated to a meal. This was a tradition between guys. A while ago, the fuerdai nicknamed Luo Xiaopang had invited a few of the guys out for seafood and karaoke on his birthday. Now that it was Lu Yunzhen’s birthday, everyone made an even bigger fuss. Lu Yunzhen also planned to have a good time, and had saved up money for quite a while. He laughed and invited everyone for Haiyan hotpot.

Haiyan hotpot was a famous chain restaurant, and was a little expensive.

Luo Xiaopang and the friends discussed among themselves, came to the same conclusion, then grabbed Lu Yunzhen by the shoulder and suggested, “Pang-bro is trying to diet and doesn’t want hotpot. Let’s just have some xiaoye tonight. Get some Xiaowang bbq chicken, extra spicy pork belly, and a few packs of beers, now THAT’S the way to go!”

Xiaowang bbq was a little stall by the side of the road near the school. It was pretty tasty and the price was low.

Lu Yunzhen knew his friends were worried about his finances and picked a cheap place on purpose. He didn’t turn down everyone’s kindness. After a simple dinner they mingled their way over to the bbq stall. The six of them ordered an entire table of food with beer and liquor. Everyone got rip-roaring drunk. Between the singing, the shots, and the slurring, no one knew what they were really saying.

Luo Xiaopang held up a cup, “I wish... I wish Zhen-ge can get hitched asap!”

Lu Yunzhen held up a cup, “OK! I’ll get hi-hitched next year! I don’t care who they are, as long as I’m not single anymore...”

Everyone clapped, “Zhen-ge is so ambitious!”

By the time the party ended, it was almost eleven.

The last bus had stopped running. Lu Yunzhen turned down his friend’s offer to pile into the dorms, along with Luo Xiaopang’s idea of getting a hotel room. He packed up the leftover bbq and started home on a rideshare bicycle.

The University was in the suburbs but his home was closer to downtown. It was a half hour ride with the sea breeze blowing. A perfect chance to sober up and digest his dinner.

But, drinking and driving isn’t good, even if it was just a bicycle.

Lu Yunzhen had gone the wrong way in a daze, gotten onto the empty Haiyue bridge without noticing, and hit a pole with the bicycle. He fell and noticed the chain was broken, and so was forced to continue while pushing the bicycle on.

This kind of bad luck happened to him all the time, he was used to it.

Lu Yunzhen hummed a song and kept going while being bathed in moonlight.

Suddenly, he noticed a man with wet hair nodding at him by the abutments as if in greeting.

Lu Yunzhen knew that someone had seen his embarrassing fall, smiled bashfully, and kept pushing the bicycle on. After a few steps, he felt the talisman around his neck heat up, and started sobering up.

He noticed a grave problem.

Haiyue bridge was an old bridge around 4 meters tall and over 100 meters across. The river beneath ran into the sea. He was in the middle of the bridge right now, inside of the railing. So... what is a man who’s outside the railing and over 4 meters away from the ground?

Lu Yunzhen was terrified and felt goosebumps forming.

A man’s laughter floated at him.

He slowly turned his head.

#Shizun #Feng Yu Nie

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ggukkiereads · 2 years

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Hiii! I hope you’re doing well❤️ I was wondering if you could help me find this fanfic I’ve been looking for🥹

It’s a Jungkook x reader. The reader is a kindergarten teacher and jungkook is a single parent ( I think he had a girl named minna). Whenever he comes by to pick her up they flirt and eventually he invites her out for dinner with his kid if I remember it correctly🥰🥰

🌷 Hi! Sure, no problem! This is actually included in my Single Dad Fic Rec list and it’s Blue Spring by @adonis-koo. I normally would link the fic but I’ve been having issues with opening tumblr pages on my desktop and I can just see my dash T_T. Please click the author’s link and go to their masterlist. Enjoy!!!!

#fichunting #thedragonslayer #jungkook x reader #jungkook single dad au #Blue Spring #adonis-koo #wait is it blue springs #🤔#ugh this darn glitch #can't even open my blog on desktop T_T #is it just me? are there others having issues with tumblr on desktop browsers #🌷 chats #m:pjm #jimin x reader

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lunawritesaa · 3 years

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that hugging sebastian anon keeps making me want to flex my babs and it makes me angry >:((. this is a submission because i want to blab :“)

my other chick’s name is Adonis Blue, and she was an extremely sheltered child before she set her house on fire to escape her mom 😔. she was born out of my love and adoration for Miles, and was childhood friends with him, Phoenix and Larry until he (Miles) moved away. she talked to Larry and Phoenix often from inside of her yard (her mother was overly controlling and wouldn’t let her leave), and then started sending letters to them. she still writes letters to Phoenix, but stopped sending ‘em to Edgey when she realized he probably would never reply 😔.

like i mentioned above, Adonis set her house on fire and faked her death so she could get away from her mom, all at the age of 23 :). Dola was accused by Adonis’s mom for starting the fire and murdering adonis, so Dola went to Phoenix to ask him to be her attorney (Adonis had mentioned to her that Phoenix wanted to be a defense attorney so that’s how Dola knew) because uh, YEAH there was a trial. Adonis was always pretty nice to Edgeworth so i’d imagine he’d be 1) pretty upset that one of the few kind people in his life "died” and 2) angry because Dola “killed” Adonis. big yikes. i don’t have the whole trial planned out but it would be a big one, and eventually they would discover that Adonis actually planned out everything (Dola was merely an accomplice) Adonis actually revealed herself to Phoenix on the second day’s investigation and testified on the third day’s trial. Adonis was charged with arson and, according to Google, that means prison time :(((. Phoenix or Edgeworth (idk who) managed to sway the final decision and she just did community service for a looong time, which is cool.

but, as a more personal consequence to her actions, Adonis became fascinated with fire and likes setting stuff on fire. oh, and she’s also a kindergarten teacher :))).

Adonis wasn’t allowed to watch tv, play videogames or do any of that in her household because her mother didn’t want anything to inspire her to escape. this means she barely knows anything about pop culture 😔😔😔. this!! this is why i think she’d be great friends with Maya, actually. Maya can flex all her pop culture knowledge on Adonis and teach her about all these cool shows and food joints, it’s really sweet :D. Adonis is Maya’s girl best friend ;D.

i kinda wanted to be clever with Adonis’s name like i was with Dola’s, so Adonis Blue is actually the name of a butterfly uwu. Adonis likes butterflies!

sorry if i talked too much, i just always have a lot to say when it comes to my ocs :“)

here’s an art i did last year of adonis!:

WOW OKAY THATS AMAZINGLY THOUGHT OUT AND WELL WRITTEN OH MY LORD. THERES SO MUCH I CAN SAY OH MANNN

I LOVE THEM!! the whole plot.. its so insane and adonis’ backstory is just *chef’s kiss* fantastic!! it’s so amazingly crazy and well thought out that i could 100% see this being an actual ace attorney case. i could just see the trial being so god damn in sane omg this character radiates last case vibes I SWEAR. this is just so amazing

like !! i just love the whole faking her death shit.. it’s so interesting and compelling. the angst, the character between her and edgeworth and phoenix. its all so GOOD. I LOVE YOUR OC MAN PLEASE BABBLE ABOUT HER MORE, IM INVESTED NOW.

i also could see her being good friends with maya! maya loves sharing her interests so i can totally see her babbling to adonis about steel samurai and other pop culture things, even if she has no idea what she’s talking about haha. but that only makes them closer!! they’d be such good friends

she’s so interesting!! every detail that you provided about her just made me like her more. once again- thank you for sharing this!! and don’t be afraid to babble on more about any of your ocs

man, you guys are making today so interesting and fun by sharing your ocs!! please keep sending stuff in ^^

#mod lunar talks #honeybeesiness #submission

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atopearth · 3 years

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Collar X Malice Part 5 - Yanagi Aiji Route (including Criminal Chapter & Mini Review)

Time for the best looking guy Yanagi!! Okay, usually my favourite looking guy is never the route I like the most but we'll see how it goes! He's even got his own common route! Anyway, lmao at the glossary on Enomoto's relationship history, I find it hilarious how it says he's still haunted by the memory of his kindergarten teacher crush being married😂😂😂 HAHAHA, no wonder why Sasazuka doesn't have a good impression of Enomoto. Even on their first meeting, Enomoto gets his profession wrong and then he calls him tiny LOL. Way to be straightforward, I can imagine Sasazuka killing him in his mind already. On the other hand, Enomoto being a starstruck kid with Shiraishi's profiling job is so cute lol. Lmao at Sasazuka and Enomoto being nicknamed the Miso Soup Duo by Shiraishi because Enomoto calls Sasazuka seaweed, and initially Shiraishi called Enomoto Enoki loll. I'm really liking all the guys' first meeting! Especially how even though Sasazuka thinks Enomoto is an idiot, but could also understand and feel his sincerity towards the X-Day cases when they asked Enomoto what his motivations were. Well, it seems like Yanagi failed to protect someone a long time ago and that haunts him to this day, so I can see why he was so anxious over Ichika, and then so relieved to see she was alive (when they first met)🤔 I always felt like Yanagi knew Ichika, but it kinda got brushed to the side so I forgot, but now that he's actually asking her, I wonder where he met her... Yanagi's goal is as sweet as he is. To a certain extent, I have to agree with him that having a normal everyday life where you can talk with friends, eat what you want, go to work and then sleep soundly at night is something we should all be able to have, so Adonis taking that away from the people in Shinjuku makes him strive to return these "normal lives" back to the people. I guess that's understandable, I can't imagine the amount of stress all these people are under tbh. They're all stuck in Shinjuku, every adult has a gun, terrorists are everywhere with murder cases rampant, and the more cases that are discovered, the more the police's powers are questioned, as well as the discovery of more and more corruption within the police. No one feels safe, everyone wants a bit of their normal lives back so they try to live "normally" but at the same time it's not really their life because they're restricted, they're scared and they don't know if they'll even survive by the time X-Day comes.

Anyway, Yanagi is really so gentle and caring. Considering how patient Yanagi really is, it's kinda amusing how much he can't stand Okazaki lol. LMAO when Ichika asked Mukai and Sakuragawa if they were questioning her relationship with Shiraishi because they were interested in him😂😂 I can so imagine their absolute disgust lmao. Even though Kazuki doesn't have the best attitude, you really can't fault him for his sentiments. If December really is the last month they'll all get before X-Day then yeah, it would definitely be worse being stuck at home feeling too scared to go out and missing out on actually living your life, and honestly it's true, I mean that guy who was the game developer got killed at home, so really, staying at home doesn't guarantee your safety, the only thing that guarantees your safety is if you're not targeted and no one will really know if they are until they're about to be killed. When Kazuki said no one has never done anything wrong in their lives, so there's no guarantee that any of us could be safe, it really resonated with me because he's right. Everything has done something "wrong" at least once in their lives and Adonis is judging them for it on their own terms, meaning no one knows if they'll get judged or not because it's not like Adonis is very clear about what kind of people they target. I guess despite Kazuki's brashness, he does think quite a bit about Shinjuku's situation. But yeah, I don't blame Ichika, like dude, Kazuki goes out at 2am?! Yep, I'd be super worried. Anyway, one of the things I hate the most about starting a new route again is having to experience Kazuki and Ichika's bad relationship again. I honestly feel so hurt for Ichika every time he shouts at her saying she doesn't care about him, when he just doesn't notice that even though she's been busy and neglected him to an extent, she always makes sure to do stuff like make him breakfast, dinner etc and tries to communicate with him in the time she does have, whereas he has never made the effort to try to reach out to her and understand her life or situation. Honestly, if he ever just worried about her considering how much danger she's in as a police officer right now with Adonis and all the other crap going on, I would probably be less annoyed by how rebellious he is but really, he still aggravates me because of how inconsiderate and harsh she is. Anyway, I'm glad Ichika called Yanagi to go with her to check on Kazuki, and it was so nice of him to immediately come out to help her. Lmao when he asked Okazaki if he was there and he really was following them😂 HAHAHA, when Okazaki asked Ichika for her phone number and she looked at Yanagi to see if it was okay, and when he said yeah, Okazaki was like yay he got her dad's blessing lmaooo. Yanagi really is everyone's dad😂

How interesting though! Mochida and Ichika joining Investigations HQ to help out with the X-Day cases! I can understand why Ichika is so desperate though, honestly I always thought Ichika was never desperate enough in the other routes hahahaha. Ooh wow, so Yanagi couldn't shoot a criminal during his time as a policeman, and I guess that's probably related to this traumatic past and also Ichika's. Anyway, it's good that he puts a lot of weight to every life and doesn't believe in taking that away from a person, but yeah it would have been hard for him to continue as a policeman like that. Awwww, Ichika, Yanagi and the lost little girl holding hands looking for the girl's mother was sooo cuteeee!🥰🥰 I really liked how talking to Yanagi motivated Ichika to be more frank and honest with Kazuki and tell him what she couldn't before, as well as apologise for always just lecturing him and not trying to understand him. The CG with Yanagi touching her forehead checking if she has a fever and stuff after her "nightmare" was so pretty!! Yanagi has such beautiful CGs like dang, I love them all. Anyway, so great that she got to wake up to Yanagi's face hahahha, and food prepared by him too! It must feel pretty bad for Ichika...she so honestly told him she wanted to know more about him and be a proper partner with him for the investigations and he rejected her and pushed her away..

Akito's plight always breaks my heart. But hearing him so honestly telling Ichika that not only has he recently finally realised that what he hated most weren't the people who harassed his sister but instead himself, and then telling Ichika that he really really regrets joining Adonis, I couldn't help but feel so much pain for him. It's also because of Akito that makes me think that no matter how much I think those people who died in a sense "deserved" what happened to them, what Adonis does for people like Akito will never truly help them with what they truly need and want in their lives after what they suffered. Adonis only takes advantage of them and their weaknesses to do their personal bidding for their own personal revenge against society. No matter how pretty they make it sound as a rebirth of society and from corruption etc, all they're doing is using all the people who need the most help to hurt themselves and others in a pursuit of hatred and revenge. It also makes me think of Sanjou, that even though Adonis supposedly "helped" him with stuff like his revenge etc, in the end Sanjou didn't feel anything more from it than wanting to die. However, it's also undeniable that despite the result, I'm sure a part of these people would be relieved to have been "saved" by Adonis, and probably don't regret it like Akito. I mean, Sugawara Rika's torment was one that Adonis really helped to erase. One thing I always appreciate about Akito is that Kazuki's dreams and trust in Akito is always what makes Akito have the determination to go against Adonis, so it really makes me happy how much their friendship means to them and how much they cherish each other.

I was so happy that Ichika was there to help Yanagi continue to believe in his principles that you don't have to sacrifice people to save others, and that there can be ways to resolve situations without killing. I'm just happy that he didn't need to compromise himself in a state of confusion. As for Yanagi's past, it's something difficult for him to take considering even if it was ruled as self-defence back in the day (when he killed the guy who captured Ichika when she was young) it doesn't change the fact that he killed someone, so I'm sure that weighed heavily on him. I don't think many people would be able to stay the same after experiencing something like that. Just as Yanagi was saved by Ichika's words and could finally overcome a bit of the fear he had in shooting someone, him telling her how much he appreciated her encouraging him and helping him also relieved her of her own trembling fear in shooting in a real field and not just for target practice. I thought it was so cute how Yanagi admitted it was "his lost" and that he wants Ichika as his partner and wants to work hard together now. I'm not surprised that what happened at the Tokyo Metropolitan Building with the hostage situation was something Yanagi encountered before and that's why he found it difficult to face again, especially since in that incident, he continued to negotiate with the suspect even though he had orders to shoot him, and in the end the suspect got violent so others shot him anyway. Honestly, I'm sure that Yanagi understands that it must feel like naivety to want no one to die and not just prioritise "innocents" and "victims" knowing the danger that "criminals" can create especially when you're planted in such a situation, but I can understand a bit of Yanagi's sentiments. Tbh, it has always unsettled me whenever I think about criminals dying, and I understand that there are situations where it can't be helped, especially when it puts so many other people in danger and I would never arrogantly think that these people "could have done better" because I'm sure most people would rather not kill someone if they had the choice to not, but yeah digging into the thoughts and emotions of "criminals" have always been something I've been curious about a lot of my life. And of course even if we just capture criminals, we could probably never really "understand" why they did what they did anyway, but I do naively feel that as long as we keep trying, maybe we can find ways to create less of these situations where so many people wouldn't have to be so "hurt" and turn to crime. Of course, this would probably only apply to some "criminals" though since if crimes only stemmed from people who were hurt somehow in their lives, then things would probably be much simpler, but instead people's lives are complicated and what they choose to do would never come about from just one or two things that happened to them.

Anyway, considering Yanagi's thoughts, I agree with his decision to leave the police. With such doubts in his mind, I don't think he would be able to do what is expected of him, so instead of endangering others with his indecision, he might as well leave or take a break. And coupled with his desire to protect everything and new directives to prioritise shooting criminals performing acts related to X-Day, there's no way Yanagi would be able to stay with the police. And with that, I'm glad that Ichika was the one who was able to make Yanagi realise that alongside these ideals of his, he would still need to shoot people, even if it's not to cause death, but to protect others by disabling them from being able to cause danger. I think it's nice that Yanagi finally feels like he's actually moving forward from his fear of hurting people excessively. But yeah, seeing the past incident from Ichika's and Yanagi's perspectives was pretty daunting in the sense that Yanagi must have felt really bad that his actions caused the kidnapper to become violent with Ichika, and he felt responsible for needing to protect her and save her even more. His reckless and thoughtless actions led to that, and because he was "weak", he knew that if he wanted to protect Ichika properly, he needed to do everything he could to save her, and that meant killing the guy to make it impossible for him to do anything to them anymore. Yanagi was only a high school kid too, so that must have broken him so much. Ooh the kidnapper guy isn't dead, he's the guy in a coma that Yanagi has been visiting for 10 years! I'm surprised that no one took Yanagi to a therapist even if it was ruled as self-defence and he was a minor... It's so adorable how Yanagi was so concerned about whether Okazaki hit on Ichika, he had to message her again in the middle of the night after talking about the serious stuff before lol. I'm not sure if I'm being super suspicious but I feel like Mochida is a part of Adonis haha, sorry if I'm wrong since he's so nice😅 Saeki is expected since I kinda got spoiled haha but I've always wondered about him ever since he said in the beginning of the game that he admired Ichika's ideals or something haha. I'm glad that Yanagi told Ichika that just because Saeki is most likely the one who collared her, she doesn't need to think or deny everything she knows about him, and that if she wants to believe he has his own reasons, she should hear those first before thinking that everything was a lie.

I'm kinda shocked at how ruthlessly Saeki poisoned Ichika with the collar...but I guess I shouldn't be surprised since there were other times he killed her in those bad endings... Anyway, Mikuni's mother being a part of the religious cult that was kinda where Adonis originated is interesting...I wonder what exactly is the difference between Mikuni and Saeki now that Mikuni is willing to discard Saeki to save himself and his other followers? It's so nice of Kazuki care so much about Ichika btw~ Those moments are always so nice and worth it. On the other hand, as usual, Yanagi's CGs are so so beautiful! I love how upfront they are with each other with wanting to hold hands and get some physical support from the other. They're so cute~ It's interesting how Saeki has the same goal as Yanagi, which is to restore normal everyday life to everyone, but I guess mostly for the "weaker" people who have been oppressed and he'll just destroy the other "evil" people who interrupt that peace. Well, aside from it being problematic that he'll probably kill a lot of the population depending on what he regards as evil, but I can understand his sentiments to an extent. If most of the people he wants to get rid of are like people who "destroyed" Sanjou and his other colleagues' lives, or all those stalkers that basically made Sugawara paranoid and crazy, then yeah definitely understandable, but I still think people like Fujii are worth turning things around for. Yeah, Fujii made a lot of mistakes, abused his power and connections, oppressed others to elevate himself, and it's understandable if the ones involved like Isshiki and Ogata never forgave him, but seeing him sincerely regret his actions and want to repent, and continuously go to apologise to Isshiki and do what he can to make amends makes me believe that Saeki obviously thinks everyone is irredeemable. Fujii was terrible, and he can never give back what he took, but he had the potential again to give to others what he gave Enomoto, and I think that's something only someone who has learnt from their mistakes will much more appreciate in doing imo anyway.

Mikuni and Saeki seem much closer than it felt from the other routes, I guess that makes it all the more saddening that he died in Shiraishi's route. Sometimes I wonder if it's more saddening to be Mikuni, the person who has been so close to Saeki all this time and still not feel like he had truly understood him, or would it be more saddening to be Saeki and feel that Mikuni has been by his side all this time but still not really understand what he really wanted? I guess it's sad for both sides... It was really sad to see Mukai cry over Shiraishi, I honestly still feel like she's a better match for Shiraishi than Ichika but that's not important right now haha, but I do enjoy seeing how much it affected Mukai and how much she respects him even if she hates him at the same time lol. I'm so happy that Yanagi finally properly responded to Ichika's feelings!! I'm happy that he's finally come to terms with the idea that he can be selfish and happy as well, like it took a while, but it was honestly worth it with how the confession and everything went, it was so adorable and it really felt like Yanagi could fully desire a future with Ichika. Aww, I love how even Sasazuka made time to come to Enomoto's Christmas party (well Yanagi made the food though but yeah lolol). HAHAHA, I love how Yoshinari noticed something was going on with Yanagi and Ichika (when she told him to stop smoking so much since he's been smoking even more these days), and so Yanagi admitted to it by kissing her on the cheek in front of everyone hahahahaha! It was so funny how Yanagi was blushing after doing that lmaoo. And I died when Enomoto screamed that Yanagi was so cool😂😂 I love how supportive Enomoto is all the time, and I guess Sasazuka as well with his tsundere-ness lol~ Yanagi calling her Ichika instead of Hoshino was so cuteee~ Anyway, I'm kinda disappointed with how Saeki was...handled? Like, considering how much it was the core of the story for Ichika to be the one who was supposed to in a sense "truly understand" and succeed Saeki's ideals, I honestly wanted to hear more of what Saeki desired. Like yeah, he wanted to erase all sorrow and honestly it's understandable, especially when he said to Yanagi and them that there are people who are too weak to be like those who are "strong" and can continue to face forward and power through their "sorrow", because really, if everyone really could soldier on through their sorrow, then no one would be truly "unhappy". Anyway, I just felt it was pretty underwhelming to have Saeki to be the "mastermind" but he probably has less screentime than the other villains in the other routes lol. Otherwise, Yanagi giving a ring to Ichika was so adorable, I love how literally everyone is so curious about their love that they would all go to peek on them lmao. The other endings are pretty interesting, but honestly wayy too short to really feel anything about them. I think the crazed Ichika that wanted to lock up Kazuki and Yanagi so that they would never get hurt from Adonis was amusing.

The Criminal Chapter is kinda interesting, but I think they might have been more useful in the chapters themselves than separately, since I feel like, if you felt something for them, then this only solidifies it, but if you didn't, then nothing can really change your opinion of them now. Personally, I've always liked quite a few of them though, so I did appreciate Ogata being fleshed out with the departure of his wife, I think it's more saddening that what caused her to leave wasn't really because she lost faith in Ogata himself but because she couldn't handle the pressure from everything that came from it. But yeah I think that would have made him a more empathised character in Enomoto's route, since I feel like in the route, they focused more on him hating the police and justice itself rather than exploring directly his pain itself, which I think would have made him a more interesting villain for that route. Hana didn't change for me, because it was pretty expected, considering how "normal" her reason was, her obsession and craziness was probably the worst, and probably the most uncomfortable to watch because out of all the victims, Enomoto's relation to Fujii and hearing about his story really made Fujii's death that much more personal. Akito's was definitely really tragic, because seeing Akito's attitude towards his sister before her death, and even calling her creepy like all the other bullies did made me further understand how much Akito hated himself the most. I always feel so bad for Sugawara though, I can't imagine these stalkers scrutinising every moment of her life, hindering her work, all her friends and everything, I honestly think I would want to just die to get away from all that. As for Souda... Honestly, the way Sasazuka captured Souda in his route still kinda haunts me, and reading a bit more about his past solidifies how uncomfortable I felt having to see Souda experience all he did in Sasazuka's route. I know it's not a healthy way to handle things and his problems, but I think by being able to personally understand how much a game could "save" you, and then having that betray you because of something that isn't your fault and then being hated for it really hurt. Shion and Suzune got a lot of screentime in Shiraishi's route, so yeah nothing much to say that I haven't said tbh.

Something I think I would have really appreciated in Okazaki's route would be seeing more about how Sanjou and the other officers despaired over the physical and mental abuse they suffered at work from their superiors. Sanjou's feelings still got across to me though so I guess it was good enough, but I think it would have nice to delve deeper into how terrible the environment was, and how much hope Sanjou lost because this was the police itself that was destroying them, so where could they even turn? Considering how important Saeki and Mikuni's meeting 10 years ago should have been, and their ideals and everything, it's a bit frustrating to have to see it in this chapter that's not a part of the actual main story. Also, considering how much Mikuni being the prime minister's son was a big deal, and the assassination attempt years ago, you would assume the story would at least talk about the prime minister himself to get a gauge of his image and stuff, but this is also only loosely explored in this criminal chapter lol. But through this, I think I can better understand why Mikuni and Saeki can never really "understand" each other. Which can already be kinda described through their respective lives with Mikuni being strong in the sense that even though he grew up with most things people would wish to have, he chooses to discard all that to fight for a more equal world, whereas Saeki's determination was never something that stemmed from "choice", Saeki's desires seemed to be more fuelled by the pressure of survival in itself, and that's why Mikuni will never be able to understand his desperation, and also how truly personal it is to be fighting for the "weak" who just aren't strong enough to properly fight or do something about their situation, such as his mother. I really liked the CG of all the executors at the end though~

MINI REVIEW Overall, I really did like Collar X Malice. There's a lot of things I felt a bit weird about such as Shiraishi's ending, how boring Ichika became in the second half of Sasazuka's route, lack of exploration into Saeki's character etc, but I still really enjoyed it! I think what I loved most was definitely the individual cases themselves, because exploring police corruption and the unfairness in society by "victims" who felt like they were forced to rely on Adonis to solve their problems and injustice was interesting and emotionally engaging. I empathised with a lot of them and especially liked Akito and Sanjou since something about them really resonated with me, it was probably their sadness tbh. A lot of them lash out in anger towards the "perpetrators" so I think seeing Sanjou and Akito just so "done" with this world and so sad about how they were forced to view themselves, their place in this world and how the world has treated them kinda broke my heart. Honestly, I liked all of them except Hana lol. As for Saeki, I didn't really feel much for him even after getting to know more about his story and relationship with Mikuni. Maybe my opinion might change after I play Collar X Malice: Unlimited since there's apparently an Adonis route lol, but yeah, honestly after all the fleshed out (most of them) "villains" in each route, it's kinda "funny" how shallow Saeki was portrayed imo even though I thought his ideals for helping the "weak" was an interesting idea. Anyway, as for the LIs, this is surprising (and kinda funny) but my favourite was definitely Enomoto. Whenever people mention CxM, it's always about Shiraishi and Sasazuka, so I had no expectations at all for Enomoto but I loved him SO MUCH. Not kidding at all, because every time I read his route, I couldn't stop smiling or laughing because he was so cute, earnest, sincere and funny. He's honestly not even the type I like because Yanagi is my favourite type lmao, but I loved Enomoto to the max. He and Ichika play off each other really well and in a cute way. The funny thing is that usually my favourite type usually has a boring route, but surprisingly I really liked Yanagi's route too! I think exploring Yanagi's weakness, guilt and inability to move forward properly was more interesting than I thought it would be and I really enjoyed how he and Ichika interacted. Honestly, I reallyyyy like Okazaki as an LI but I found his route rather boring until the end lol, and even though Sasazuka was kinda cute and less mean than I thought, I found that the "fire" Ichika had towards others in other routes wasn't present with Sasazuka and it kinda felt like she just followed him around in the second half lol. As for Shiraishi, it's funny how he's so mysterious but has such a "wholesome" route for the most part until the end lol, but yeah anyway, he wasn't my type in terms of looks, personality, story or anything so yeah... Lol. Overall, I would rate the game an 8/10! Enjoyable and probably one of the "better” otome out there with a good story~

#collar x malice

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#kindergarten oc #kindergarten adonis #my oc #kindergarten 2 #my art

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etherealrhith · 4 years

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Collar x Malice -Unlimited- Kageyuki Shiraishi’s Epilogue (Translation by: Rhith)

Rhith: This translation was done around 2018. Contains spoilers for Unlimited as this scene takes place during the epilogue of Shiraishi’s route. I haven’t finished translating the epilogue entirely. So for those who may be interested to see what has transpired, please be warned that this is not spoiler-free. If you are happy to proceed, please read on ahead. You have been warned!

Shiraishi, who was under the special protection of the police, was cooperating with the police investigations, several years after the fact; avoiding prosecution.

Seeing as there has been an increase in the number of cases being resolved due to his cooperation, Shiraishi's treatment has been under repeated discussions from various perspectives.

Recently, though the surveillance and limitations of his travel distance still linger, he was permitted to go outside regularly.

Ichika Hoshino:

"Hmm... Are you reading a book today?"

Today is the day he got permission to go out.

The place where Shiraishi and I would head out to has always been decided beforehand.

Shiraishi nodded, pointing at the picture book in the paper bag.

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"When you turn over the page, the picture pops out. I think this will keep them interested."

Ichika Hoshino:

"Hehe, your storytelling is as popular as ever."

Shiraishi had started volunteering to do storytelling at a childcare facility.

I also help out over there part-time, but I can say that that place is different from what you'd call a nursing home.

...Because it's a place where orphans of Adonis come together.

In the Adonis training facilities, children were brainwashed throughout their childhood.

From arrested child devotees to children who didn't have any relatives―everything.

Although kindergarteners have not been brainwashed yet, ordinary nursing homes refused to take them in, and so it was decided that they'd be placed in a special facility.

It seems that Shiraishi's involvement with the children posed to be quite a problem at first.

(From a third party's perspective, it's only natural that they deem his involvement to be dangerous. But...)

Because he's experienced who spent time in the training facility, only he can lead the children back to the proper path.

His behaviour during his rehabilitation period so far was also taken into consideration, and thus his offer was finally accepted.

In order to make the children enjoy themselves even for a little bit, Shiraishi had no choice but to pick out books they may like.

"Even if it's just for a little bit... if the kids feel like they're having fun, then that's enough for me."

"The world is full of happiness and fun things they have not seen yet. What they have now is nothing close to everything."

"It would be nice if those kinds of feelings would help them in the future should they face hardships in life."

"...Yeah."

Looking up at the sky, the sun shines brightly above.

Ichika Hoshino:

"The weather hasn't been great lately, but the weather today is great for doing some laundry."

"While you're reading stories to the kids, I'll work hard to get all the laundry done!"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Are you alright? That always looks like a lot of work. I'll help you out if it's okay once I'm finished."

Ichika Hoshino:

"It's fine! I may not look like it, but I have great confidence with my physical strength!"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Really? I seem to recall you staggering quite a lot carrying a bag of groceries back then..."

Ichika Hoshino:

"That's because you bought a few things we didn't even plan to buy in the first place!"

As we exchanged thoughtless remarks, the facility soon came into view.

Once we arrived at the facility, I readily began to wash the children's sheets.

If it's only one piece, then it's not very heavy. But if there's several of them piled up... It gets a bit troublesome.

(Another half left...)

The sheets hanging on the clothes line began to flap.

As soon as I finished washing them, the sheets seem to have dried already as if absorbing the warmth of the sunlight, making it appear fluffy as it swayed in the wind.

After checking their drying condition, I turn my attention to the remaining half of the laundry in the basket, and―

"Huh... Shiraishi?"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"You sure are working hard. I'm already finished with the storytelling so I've come to give you a hand."

Shiraishi starts drying the sheets by attaching them onto a clothes peg.

But...

Ichika Hoshino:

"Hehe, that's not how you do it. You have to stretch it or else it'll crease."

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Ehhh... Won't the crease disappear by itself and become all fluffy when you leave it to dry?"

Ichika Hoshino:

"It most certainly won't. If anything, it'll be very crusty and stiff!"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Crusty... That doesn't sound good."

With a pensive expression on his face, Shiraishi hurriedly stretches out the creases carefully.

"This is quite a hassle. Why can't you just use a dryer?"

Ichika Hoshino:

"Because if I let it dry outside, the smell of the sun will linger on them, and I really like that. It's warm and comfortable too."

"Don't you think it would be wonderful if even such a tiny thing as that could be felt by everyone here?"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"...Yeah. I think that'd be pretty nice too. Alongside with your homecooking, this labour is filled with so much love."

We carefully air out the sheets to dry, one sheet after the other.

With our field of vision slowly being enveloped with white, we finish airing out the final sheet to dry.

The first batch of sheets that was washed and hung up were already dry.

Ichika Hoshino:

"...Right! At this rate, the others will soon be dry as well."

I picked up the sheets that had already started to dry, thinking that I should take them in first when―

"Aaahh―!"

There was a strong gust of wind, making the sheets seem ready to be blown away.

"I'm sorry, Shiraishi. Can you give me a han―"

As I was about to look back and call out to him, I was suddenly hugged from behind.

"Huh...?"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Can you stay like this for a while and listen to what I have to say?"

I stopped moving, hearing those words said beside my ear.

"...Are you happy to be with me right now?"

Ichika Hoshino:

"Yes. I can't meet up with you freely, but just being able to see you face-to-face and talk like this makes me happy."

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Do you need... Kageyuki Shiraishi in your life?"

Ichika Hoshino:

"Needing or whatnot, I just can't imagine you not being around anymore."

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"Not even... a replacement for me?"

Ichika Hoshino:

"There's no one in the world who can possibly replace you, Shiraishi."

"Just when I think you're being honest with me, there are times where you amuse yourself with my reactions as usual. But I got used to it. And I became stronger."

My life changed drastically ever since the X-Day Incidents.

It was so painful and so full of sorrow, that there were times where I thought about not standing up.

But then, if I didn't and just continued to live on peacefully, I knew there would be things I wouldn't be able to obtain then.

"Shiraishi, please let me ask you questions from time to time."

"Right now, are you... Are you happy to be with me?"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"...I thought it was enough for me to see you alive. But even so, just like this I, too, continue to live on like this."

"No... that's not right. It's why I'm... alive right now. I'm so happy that everything seems extravagant and dazzling to me."

Ichika Hoshino:

"...Do you need... Ichika Hoshino in your life?"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"If I hadn't met you, I would've probably continued living on as a doll, and die as one, as well.

"Without feeling anything, I would've continued on, never searching for the reason why I was born..."

"I'm sure I would've accepted it as just being the way as it is, naturally. But it's different now."

"No matter how painful or sorrowful it could get, I want to continue living on, sharing the same feelings with you. I want to be with you too."

Ichika Hoshino:

"Not even... a replac―"

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"There's no way that would be possible. I don't want to think about being hated, or being separated from you."

"Everything... You're everything to me, Ichika."

Ichika Hoshino:

"In that case, there's nothing to worry about. We share the same sentiment."

"..."

There was a moment of silence between us.

And then, yet another strong gust of wind blows by―

White sheets floated upwards gently.

Kageyuki Shiraishi:

"! Aaahh, seriously―!"

Ichika Hoshino:

"Wha―?!"

Along with the sheets that seemed about to be blown away, I was suddenly hugged tightly.

Ichika Hoshino:

"S―Shiraishi...?"

#collar x malice #shiraishi kageyuki #kageyuki shiraishi #hoshino ichika #ichika hoshino #collar x malice -unlimited-#rhith translations

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toneofdarkness · 4 years

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Verses Guide

- the central list of who goes in where, and what’s up in there.

Yumenosaki Private Academy era - default verse - idol high school - anything can happen - includes that super mysterious ‘War’ period

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Keito // Souma // Midori // Hajime // Madara // Eichi // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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Ensemble Square era - one year later (for 1st and 2nd years) // post-grad (for 3rd years) - idol agency hub (Star Maker Productions // Cosmic Productions // Rhythm Link // New Dimension) - anything can still happen; there’s no escaping the chaos

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Keito // Souma // Midori // Hajime // Madara // Eichi // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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Fantasy AU - Western-style supernatural things and what-not - beware of vampires and werewolves and...stuff

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Midori // Hajime // Madara // (to be added)

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Yokai AU - Japanese supernatural things and what-not - Rei is a flower. Wild.

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Keito // Souma // Midori // Madara // Eichi // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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Magic School AU - Yes, that magic school. - But, can also be any magic school.

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Keito // Souma // Midori // Hajime // Madara // Eichi // (to be added)

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Devils AU - Faustian Devil Rei can and will grant your wish, but he actually doesn’t want you to be damned for eternity, so please reconsider... - Demon Knight Madara is nice, but he can and will tear your limbs off if necessary.

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Madara // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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Secret Agents AU - Spies! Secrets! Agents! Those things! - There’s a kindergarten in need of teachers.

Muses: Rei // Keito // Souma // Madara // Eichi // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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The Four Kings AU - Four evil Kings have led the world astray. - One benevolent Emperor came to punish the wicked. - Sit down and enjoy the tale.

Muses: Rei // Keito // Madara // Eichi // Hajime // Midori // (to be added)

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Midnight Butlers AU - Do you find a good night’s sleep to be elusive? - Look no further; we have the perfect Butler to suit your needs! - Payment and fees to be discussed; terms and conditions apply~

Muses: Rei // Keito // Madara // Eichi // Hajime // (to be added)

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Magical Boy AU - Magic! Love! Friendship! Hella cute things! For boys! - Don’t be fooled; can go dark without warning. - No; it’s not that bleak. Maybe.

Muses: Midori // (to be added)

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Merfolk AU - Under the sea...And above it. Needs more land. - Do not anger the god of the sea, please. Puka puka~

Muses: Kaoru // Souma // Madara // (to be added)

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Pokemon AU - ‘Nuff said

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Keito // Souma // Midori // Hajime // Madara // Eichi // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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Pokemon Mystery Dungeon AU - Same as Pokemon AU, but they’re the Pokemon now! - Eichi is a Togepi. Ponder that for a second.

Muses: Rei // Kaoru // Keito // Souma // Midori // Hajime // Madara // Eichi // Koga // Adonis // (to be added)

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Persona AU - What it says in the title

Muses: Rei // Keito // Madara // Eichi // (to be added)

#lazy tomato #list of zero #producer plans #masterlist: verses #junk in the coffin

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I’ve always been curious about baby Jefferson. Any thoughts insights on how they got to that point to have another child, and how their family changes?

Hey thanks anon!!! ☺️ ugh I love talking about this universe and hearing ya’lls thoughts/questions 😍🥰😘🤩

When Anissa got the challenge to the world title bout against Looker, she started thinking about what might be next if she won. Obviously, other things like Olympic medals and belts from other weight divisions, but really, that first one is like, sigh of relief: you’re in the history books. Plus, she would likely pick up better sponsorships and make more money off the subsequent fights. It’s a more secure place to be... and she had floated the idea to Grace to a positive response once or twice since their honeymoon. Hanh’s off to kindergarten soon, so they wouldn’t have two kids home all day and better manage the baby’s needs with hers. I think for Anissa, she wants Hanh to have a sibling like she has Jen, and for Grace, it’s about how she didn’t have siblings and always wanted them (we all think the grass is greener amirite)

I went a little more dramatic and convoluted with baby Jefferson’s announcement than I might’ve usually, but I just really wanted to create a situation where they could have that same joyful surprise/sudden panic that Adonis and Bianca (and like... all the cishet couples in media...) had in the second Creed movie. It’s also Adonis’ mother who points out that she thinks Bianca is pregnant in the movie, in a comedic relief moment.

There’s a piece I want to write based on a comment on the story, someone asked for like a lil romantic bit, maybe Anissa taking care of Grace after she has the baby. Maybe just a drabble for that, but overall, they’ve definitely got a village around to help with the baby, and Grace works from home, so they have it pretty good as far as most parents go 😌 Not that Hanh doesn’t still throw jealous fits for attention sometimes, but kids are kids.

One thing I really like in canon is that they legit fuck with each other all the time lol. They aren’t uwu shy and bashful, they just kinda go for each other’s throats when they’re feeling a way about something. I think the challenge with adding a second kid and with Hanh getting older is they don’t want to show those flares of emotion in a way that might be upsetting to the kids, and like any parents they’re that much more tired with baby Jefferson, so they have to learn not to react in the moment but also not bottle everything up.

Spoiler for something that may never see the light of day—Hanh’s the one who grows up and wants to become a boxer. 😱 I just can’t imagine her growing into anyone but a headstrong, too-clever-for-her-own-good teenager... Anissa-esque. They butt heads a lot on this and many things, but Anissa agrees to coach her so she can keep a close eye on her. They BOND and gain a better understanding of each other of course 😭

#asks #worth the fall series #thundergrace #thundergrace babies #trashy writing #ya’ll reading this: no trashy all of it is p convoluted #long post

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kenzieam · 6 years

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Full Circle (Bucky X Lev)

Rating: M (smut, language, violence, mature themes, potential major character death)

Genre: Drama/Angst

@captstefanbrandt @iammarylastar @kiiiimberlyriiiicker1995 @notimetoblog @captain-ariel-barnes @jaamesbbarnes @lancefvcker @bitsandbobsandstuff @softlybarnes @lovelybbarnes @buckitybarnes @bucky-plums-barnes @moonbeambucky @badassbaker @citylights221 @empress-of-boujee @shynara51 @diinofayce @casestudy-mw @jewels2876 @damnaged-princess @everythingisoverrated @allmyfanficfaves @melgoodwin @clarabella960 @curvybihufflepuff @angryschnauzer @wowspideyholland @sergeantwhitewolf @smilexcaptainx @plaidcat4815 @shirukitsune

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This is the sequel to It’s Time, with Lev reaching the end of her pregnancy; but will ghosts from the past threaten their newfound and hard-fought happiness???

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I can't hold back a quiet moan, biting my lip to silence it before it disturbs the person beside me; but it’s too late, and I wince as I feel them roll over, scoot closer.

His warmth is incredible, and a comfort; I lean back into him gratefully, feel his arms band strong around me, his face nuzzle into my throat.

“I’m sorry,” I murmur. “I didn’t mean to wake you.”

“Don’t be ridiculous,” Bucky murmurs, pressing a gentle kiss to my shoulder. “Is your back sore?”

I nod as another wave of tightness hits and I flinch again. I feel strong fingers begin to work the knots in the small on my back and can’t stop the whimper as the pain gets worse immediately before it gets better.

“I’m sorry, baby.” Bucky breathes in my ear, sounding remorseful and I know he isn’t just referring to the massage. Now it’s my turn.

“Don’t be ridiculous,” I toss back lightly, feel him grin against my skin.

I’m just over thirty-three weeks pregnant and I’m going to brain the next person who tells me I don’t look thirty-three weeks pregnant. And throttle the next bastard that acts surprised I’m carrying twins. I feel like I’m as big as a house, regardless of how many times Bucky tells me how beautiful I look. The reason I don’t look thirty-three weeks along is because both babies have taken up residence right along my spine, making it so my belly doesn’t protrude as much as you’d expect; but giving me a nearly continuous backache. And only Bucky’s powerful, calloused fingers seem able to help relieve it.

Kind-hearted, devoted man that he is, Bucky has been apologizing nonstop for this, as if he is directly to blame for the twin’s positioning, when in reality he’s only responsible for planting them there.

“It’s not your fault,” I reply quietly.

“Still feel bad,” he mutters. His fingers are powerful and precise, working magic on the knots and almost bringing tears to my eyes. HIs lips caress the sensitive skin along my throat as he continues and he murmurs sweet words, nearly overwhelming my sensitive pregnancy hormones with his tenderness.

“I can’t wait until they’re born,” I murmur, my tongue loosened by the gentle relief Bucky’s providing.

“So your back doesn’t hurt anymore?” His lips brush against my shoulder.

“No, not just that... I can’t wait to meet them. I wonder if they’ll be like Clint and I, night and day? Who will they look like? Will they be those twins that are on complete opposite schedules or will we be able to put them in the same bassinet to sleep because they won’t want to be separated?”

“That’s a lot to think about,” Bucky replied quietly.

“I know, and in reality, I’ll just be happy they’re healthy, but I wonder anyway. We’re bringing two little people into the world soon.”

“Can’t wait,” Bucky breathes, exhaling against my skin, his fingers faltering slightly in their motions. “I want to hold you all in my arms together.... my family.”

For such a massive man, Bucky is an unbelievable softie, and I roll carefully towards him, skim my hand along the stubble of his jaw; he leans into my touch like a big cat, eyes falling closed. I haven’t been the most gracious or patient lately, but Bucky hasn’t wavered, even stuffing his bare feet into his loafers and throwing a coat over his sleep pants to get another pint of pistachio ice cream to replenish my supply at 11:30 one-night last week.

His capable massage has released my happy endorphins, and I’ve never been able to lay beside him for any length of time without wanting to all but climb inside him, so Bucky doesn’t look surprised when my hand drifts down his bare chest and begins to toy gently with the waistband of his boxers. His hips shift as I trace his Adonis Belt and he opens his eyes again to grin at me.

“I gotta go,” he whines playfully.

“You’re the boss,” I retort. “You can show up when you want to.”

“Need to set a good example,” he mumbles, hand already reaching to trace along my breast.

“Then do so, and keep your pregnant wife satisfied.”

He chuckles, pulling me closer. One hand tugs at my underwear while the other cups my cheek and I melt against him as he captures my mouth, tongue teasing along my bottom lip. I all but yank at his boxers, pulse beginning to race.

He laughs softly against my mouth. “So eager.”

“Mmmm-hmmm,” I hum back, palming his cock and relishing his answering hiss. I kick away my underwear and manage to pull Bucky’s the rest of the way off too and he rolls onto his back, strong hands gripping my hips. He guides me to straddle him, our eyes locking as he holds himself steady for me, and we moan in tandem as I sink down onto his length. His eyes narrow in pleasure and he drops his head back into the pillow with a ragged groan, his hands gently rocking my hips against him as he thrust languidly upwards.

“Fuck....” he groans, eyes rolling closed. He bites his bottom lip. “Baby, you feel so good.”

“Mmmm,” my head drops bonelessly back and my fingers curl against his abs.

Bucky’s hands drift upwards and span across my swollen belly, his touch reverent and worshipping. I look down to see him gazing at me like I’m a goddess, like I’m his whole world and a flush of warmth coils through me. It’s a heady thing, seeing that look in Bucky’s unbelievable blue eyes and I let all my love for him shine back, see the faint glimmer of tears in his soulful depths.

“I love you,” he groans, arching upwards harder, his touch becoming more insistent, more demanding; he’s starting to shudder in growing bliss and seeing the faint tremble in his muscles, feeling him so deep inside me is driving me closer and closer too and Bucky curls one massive hand at the back of my head, threading his fingers into my hair, his thumb brushing my cheekbone.

“Let go baby,” his voice is strained, shaking with building desire. “Let me see you.”

I surrender to the bliss, let the ecstasy wash over me and arch into his hand, crying out his name.

“Oh fuck! Jesus-” Bucky gasps, jerking under me. His hips stutter one last time then he’s coming hard beneath me, his body a coiled spring of strength and power, holding me down as he throbs, pulsing his seed deep inside me. He growls a groan, long and low and rumbling deep in his chest, his orgasm an unceasing wave that fuels my own and its long moments before we shudder in tandem and I collapse forward onto his heaving chest. He presses breathless kisses to my exposed skin, clawing me closer.

I snuggle as close as I can, our skin sweat-slicked and sticky and breathe in Bucky’s familiar, intoxicating scent. I’ve been drowning myself in his comfort for most of my life, and it never fails to relax me, to draw me into a languid state of bliss.

My mother and I never got along, and butted heads for the majority of my life until she died less than a year ago, and she was a practical, pragmatic woman, never believing anything she couldn’t touch and see for herself, but at this quiet moment, a memory drifts up from my mind’s depths.

It’s early morning, and I’m running late for school. I’m expecting Bucky to arrive any minute to drive me, but he snuck over last night and we got up to midnight shenanigans together in my bedroom before he crept home in the first light of dawn, so for all I know he’s still asleep. I tense when I see Mom sitting at the breakfast bar. Even first thing, she looks collected. Her hair is up in a casual but elegant twist and her hands gripping her steaming mug of tea are perfectly manicured. The same breakfast she’s eaten for twenty some-odd years, a half a grapefruit, sits untouched in front of her.

I reach for a protein bar, I’m running too late for any type of substantial breakfast, and Mom’s never been the roll up her sleeves domestic type, although she probably had toast ready for her favorite child, my twin brother Clint.

“Was that James I saw leaving this morning?” She asks, her voice crisp and refined and I fight a tell-tale flinch.

SHIT.

“Mom, I-”

She holds up one flawless hand, looking like the world’s most elegant traffic cop. “How long has this been going on?”

Dammit, the only thing stronger than Mom’s sense of decorum and status is her bullshit detector.

“A while.” I hedge, watching a tiny wrinkle form in her smooth forehead.

She says nothing for so long I shift my feet guiltily and bite back a rushed explanation. I will not apologize for my relationship with Bucky, he keeps me sane, he looks at me like I’m his world, and I’ve known since kindergarten that he was the one. But I’ve never told Mom this, both because we’ve never been close and because she doesn’t believe in soul-mates or destiny or anything else not concrete and provable.

“You like him.” It’s a statement, not a question and I nod, holding my breath. Mom loves Bucky, and Steve and Sam, like sons, she’s always been a better mom to them than me or any of our female friends, and I have the crazy notion that she’s about to tell me to stay away from her child.

“You are good together.” She states simply. “I used to tell this to your father when he questioned why you two always seemed joined at the hip.”

I stumble and have to lean against the counter to keep my balance.

“Are you being safe?”

“Huh?” I’m so stunned by this turn of conversation I don’t even hear her question at first.

“Are you and James practicing safe sex? I am not deluded enough to think he was over all night helping you with your history paper.”

There’s a hint of that bite I always expect, and its familiarity helps me recover. “Yes, Mom. I’m uh... on the pill.”

“Condoms?”

I shake my head. The first time I felt Bucky raw inside me was too amazing and neither one of us could bear going back to them, so I went to the family-planning clinic for a prescription instead.

She frowns minutely. “Do either of you sleep with anyone else?”

“No! God, Mom!”

She nods, as used to my outbursts as I am to her scorn. “Alright, but if you decide to sample.... others, use more protection.”

I frown, sifting through the conversation in my head. “So.... you’re okay with this?” I’m tentative, thinking it’s far more likely that I just missed her order to cease and desist than her actually being okay with Bucky and I having sex.

She nods again, the movement crisp and takes a sip of her tea. "If there is such a thing in this world as soul-mates, then you and Bucky are a sterling example.”

“Wait, you believe in soul-mates?”

She looks square at me, raises a perfectly plucked brow. “I believe what I see.”

“Babe?” Bucky’s deep voice brings me back and he frowns at me, the look of confusion on his face adorable. “Where’d you go?”

“Just thinking,” I reply and snuggle closer. Bucky’s happy little purr of contentment is absolute heaven to my ears as he nuzzles me.

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