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Maya and Carinas Daughter go on a field trip to a high ropes course that also offers rock climbing. Carina is one of the chaperons. the class arrives to the destination, and getting harnessed up. there are different levels of rock climbing, beginner, medium, and expert and professional free climb which doesn't require you to have a harness.

Through out the ropes course (Daughter) and a few others are getting bored with how easy it was. they want more of a challenge. the few kids slip from the group and make their way to the free climb. the free climb is an "At your own risk" mountain. with only a rope harness (But no rope) they make their way up to rock mountain until they realize how high it goes and how much easier it is to go up than down. panic starts to set and Carina starts to notice that kids are missing including their daughter.

their daughter slips and gets caught on a divot in the mountain. First responders have to be called. (Maya enters the story)

!!!If you aren't interested in writing this its no worries please let me know so I can't try and write it :)!!!

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Sunshine and pent-up warm air penetrated the dense leaves of the trees and made the forest surrounding the high ropes course shine in an autumnal light. A group of excited young people and all the accompanying people, including Carina, who had volunteered, entered the area.

The smell of fresh resin and wet grass hung in the air and the tall climbing poles rose into the sky, ropes snaked between the treetops, and the students marveled and whispered as they saw the challenges before them.

“Good morning, dear class,” the instructors greeted the group and quickly explained the safety guidelines. Carina listened intently as she heard the details about the different courses and the possibility of climbing without safety harnesses. The students were divided into small groups and began to equip themselves with helmets and harnesses.

After a short briefing you began the climb. As usual, you and your gang formed a group and excitedly stood at the base of a 131-foot-tall climbing pole - the largest parkour you could do in this high ropes course. The colorful climbing holds and ropes magically attracted you and your mother watched you with a mix of pride and nervousness and bated breath as you fought your way up step by step. The branches swayed slightly and the ropes creaked softly as you found your way and the heart in the brunette's chest beat faster as she followed your every move.

After about three quarters of an hour, you finally reached the end and amusedly spread your arms to enjoy the feeling of victory. Your friends cheered and applauded and Carina couldn't help but smile when she saw how happy you looked.

But your initial enthusiasm gave way to noticeable boredom. Even the hardest parkour seemed too easy, and your group was looking for a greater challenge. "Is that all? That was boring," you sighed, leaning against a tree as you felt the ground beneath your feet. Your best friend nodded in agreement. "We need something more exciting. Let's get to that pro parkour."

Your eyes lit up but immediately went dark again as you looked around. "Mr. Andersson strictly forbade us to use this parkour," your friend spoke from the other side as she rappelled down. You all just shrugged your shoulders and during a brief distraction, you quietly slipped away from the group to look for more adventure on your own. You were drawn to the idea of an “at your own risk” mountain that promised a thrill.

The path to the mountain, less than 500 meters further, was steep and surrounded by dense greenery. You climbed over rocks and through thick bushes until you finally reached the foot of the mountain wall. You led the group as you laboriously worked your way up the steep wall. The air became thinner and the effort became more and more demanding. "It's really tiring but the view from the top will be worth it!" your best friend gasped, winking at you before sneaking past you to get upstairs faster.

When you reached the top, a breathtaking view spread across the landscape. However, the joy of success was soon overshadowed by a feeling of trepidation as you realized how much easier the climb had been compared to what lay ahead: the descent.

A slight panic spread among you as you realized the steep descent and the risk of a fall without safety equipment. The carefree excitement gave way to the realization that you had gotten yourself into a dangerous situation. You, who was normally full of courage, felt fear rising in your stomach.

Meanwhile, your mother noticed that you and some of your friends were no longer on the high ropes course. "Y/n! Ava! Mason!" An uneasy feeling ran through her as she began to call your names, but her shouts were swallowed up by the trees. The other chaperones and teachers looked around, but there was no sign of you or your friends. "What's wrong, Carina?" a father of another student asked worriedly, walking towards her to get more certainty. "I think some children are missing. Including my daughter, I haven't seen her in a while."

A touch of fear rose in her when some students moved towards her shortly after and told her that they last saw you disappearing towards the mountain and together with the other parents and teachers, she set off to look for you.

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Your friends and you struggled on the mountain with your fear of the descent, unaware that the search for you had already begun. Each step down seemed more dangerous than the last and your upper arms trembled from the force you had to exert and the fear that permeated you. The steep slopes and loose rocks weighed heavily on you and you tried to stay calm, but the uncertainty was heavy in the air. "I don't know if we can do it. It's way too steep," you whispered to yourself, swallowing hard as you dared to look down.

The mountain path was steeper and more challenging than expected and you were cautiously trying to negotiate the middle section when you suddenly slipped and fell into a small but deep ditch lined with brush and rocks. Your impact was cushioned by a tree stump, but you remained stuck with a painful groan, unable to move.

"Y/n!! Are you okay? Answer us, please!" Your friend called down worriedly, hoping for an answer from you. She couldn't see or hear you and the fear that you were seriously injured weighed heavily on her chest. "No. I can't move. I can't feel my legs," you replied in a shaky voice, clenching your teeth to suppress the pain in your upper body.

Panic gripped the group when they saw that you were in a threatening situation. You were injured, probably to your spine, and unable to free yourself. "We need to get help. HELP!" your best friend shouted and as they screamed for help every second, you struggled to stay calm even though fear and pain overwhelmed you.

Carina and the others who were already looking for you heard the scream and realized the seriousness of the situation. She quickly ran towards the mountain and when she got there, she saw two people hanging on the cliff - but there was no sign of you. "Ava, Mason. Are you okay?"

Hearing voices from below, the two felt a sense of relief at the prospect of help. "We're up here but y/n fell and is probably seriously injured in the ditch below us. She can't feel her legs and we can't hear her anymore!"

Both your mother and the other people rushed over to help, but they were also aware that they couldn't get you out of this situation without professional help. At the moment when Carina was desperately looking for a solution, she pulled out her cell phone and dialed Maya, who was currently working her shift at Station 19.

Briefly describing the situation, her voice full of worry and fear, the blonde promised to come to the location with the team immediately in order to save their daughter. Her face showed concern and determination as she took in the scene before her, unable to do anything that could help her daughter. She didn't have the climbing skills to get to the ditch at a height of several meters and from down here she got no answer to her calls.

Less than fifteen minutes later, a woman stepped through the trees. It was Maya. Her expression was serious and yet you could clearly see the concern. "What happened?" She asked quickly as she approached with a stretcher.

Carina quickly explained the situation again and her team immediately jumped into action. Her trained eyes analyzed the situation as she began to give instructions to her people to get you safely out of the ditch. "Y/n, it's me, Mom. If you can hear me- stay calm. Gibson and Warren will get you out of there," Maya spoke in a calm voice as she began to use her equipment and experience as a captain.

The other youth and chaperones helped by following instructions and providing Maya with whatever she needed and could find. "You're doing great, darling. We'll get you out of there soon, don't worry," she continued calmly as she carefully assessed the situation, knowing she wouldn't get an answer. However, she wanted you to know that she was there and that you were not alone when you were conscious but unable to speak.

It was a laborious process, but eventually Gibson and Warren managed to carefully free you from the ditch and slowly bring you down with the lift and turntable ladder while Hughes and Travis secured the others and brought them down. The relief in the air was palpable when they finally had you lying on solid ground.

“Y/n, where is your pain?” Warren asked worriedly as he checked your body for injuries. Carina's heart skipped a beat and without hesitation, her legs moved as if fueled by adrenaline. She sprinted over to you, Maya in tow. "My back and my arm hurts," you replied with a shaky voice, but a smile crossed your face when you saw both of your mothers.

Carina was overwhelmed with gratitude and relief as she watched the two men use their expertise to help you. She and Gibson's eyes met and they nodded silently at each other, knowing that she was overjoyed that he had ensured your safety.

"You're going to the hospital now and you'll be taken care of. We'll be with you the whole time," the blonde whispered in a calm but firm voice and spoke more soothing words to stabilize you. Her hand reached for yours and you managed to grasp it securely.

The adrenaline of the two women smoked in their ears as they carefully looked after you. The students and instructors gathered around you and watched eagerly. A collective sigh of relief and applause echoed through the forest. "Mom, I'm scared."

"It'll be okay, please don't worry and don't move, Bella," Carina spoke to you carefully while Hughes and Warren provided further medical care. Carina got into the ambulance with you to accompany you to the hospital while Maya joined Warren in the passenger seat. "I'm sorry, Mom. It was so stupid of us,"

Carina brushed your disheveled hair away from your face and spoke to you seriously but lovingly about the dangers of your decision. You were relieved, but also deeply affected by the negative experiences you had. It was an important lesson that you would definitely never forget. It was a reminder of the importance of caution and knowledge in an environment that presented challenges and dangers.

Class Group Revolution: Adapting to Modern Learning

The traditional classroom layout. Rows of desks facing a lone instructor. Paper notebooks scribbling furiously to capture every whispered word. This model, though tried and tested, can feel as antiquated as a rotary phone in our digitally-driven world. In the whirlwind of modern learning, where information explodes at our fingertips and collaboration transcends physical walls, it’s time for a class group revolution.

This revolution isn’t about dismantling the classroom entirely. It’s about infusing it with the dynamism and power of modern learning principles. It’s about transforming those rows of desks into vibrant class networks, where group learning experiences spark curiosity, ignite collaboration, and propel students towards deeper understanding.

Why the revolution? Here’s the reality:

Passive absorption is out, active engagement is in. Modern learning thrives on curiosity-driven exploration, not rote memorization. Class groups, when structured effectively, can be crucibles for active learning, where students challenge assumptions, synthesize information, and apply knowledge through collaborative projects and problem-solving activities.

Knowledge isn’t a solo climb, it’s a shared summit. Learning doesn’t happen in a vacuum. Modern learning embraces the power of collaboration, where diverse perspectives enrich understanding and build essential teamwork skills. Class groups, with their inherent mix of knowledge and backgrounds, become perfect playgrounds for peer learning and intellectual exchange.

Technology isn’t just a tool, it’s a catalyst. From online discussion forums to collaborative platforms, technology has the power to break down physical barriers and create interconnected learning communities. Class networks, powered by digital tools, extend the learning beyond the classroom walls, fostering ongoing discussion and shared resources.

So, how do we ignite this revolution? Here are some strategies for fostering modern learning through class groups:

Embrace flexible structures: Move beyond the fixed rows and explore dynamic formations. Small learning pods, rotating group assignments, and expert-student partnerships can spark diverse interactions and cater to different learning styles.

Fuel the fire of inquiry: Ditch the one-size-fits-all lectures and replace them with open-ended questions, problem-solving scenarios, and real-world challenges. Group exploration of these prompts fosters critical thinking, encourages debate, and leads to deeper understanding.

Technology as the bridge, not the barrier: Integrate digital tools seamlessly into the learning experience. Online discussion forums, collaborative writing platforms, and presentation tools can extend the learning beyond the classroom hours, facilitating ongoing dialogue and shared knowledge creation.

Empower the network: Cultivate a culture of peer support and mentorship within the class network. Encourage reciprocal learning, where students take turns explaining concepts, providing feedback, and celebrating each other’s successes.

This class group revolution isn’t a one-time event, it’s an ongoing transformation. It’s about constantly experimenting, adapting, and embracing the dynamic nature of modern learning. By infusing our classrooms with the power of collaboration, technology, and inquiry, we can create vibrant learning communities where students not only acquire knowledge, but also develop the critical thinking, communication, and collaboration skills they need to thrive in the ever-evolving world of tomorrow.

Remember, this is just the spark. Your creativity and dedication can shape this revolution into something truly transformative for your students. So, join the movement, **ignite the revolution, and let’s watch these class networks revolutionize the way we learn!

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What’s more secure, The Lab or Oerba?

It depends.

If you want to keep a single individual or a small group out, it's easier to secure the lab since the number of access points is smaller and its easier to keep track of everyone who is allowed in.

However, Oerba is a fortress city. If you had to face a proper army (of Grimm or people), then it would be better able to defend itself than the lab due to the sheer number of troops and weapons there.

The advantage of the lab is that you can't, realistically, attack it with an army. It's position means that you'd have to carve your way through Vale's army and navy to get any large force near it. Any force that large would be considered a national threat and would be attacked long before it reached Beacon and the lab. Therefore the only way to attack it and have a chance of breaching it is via a small team of elites... which is suicide against the lab's defences and the elites that Beacon can field in its defence.

Oerba is designed to face down gigantic swarms of Grimm and to stand strong in the face of hardened attack by entire armies. I've mentioned it elsewhere before, but any attack capable of threatening Oerba would require millions upon millions of Grimm. We are talking about so many Grimm that their bodies would provide literal mountains for other Grimm to climb to assault the walls.

Keep in mind that if everything goes hideously wrong, Oerba is where the entirety of the Yun and Dia armed forces will make their final stand. We're talking about a military large and powerful enough that they proved decisive in the last major war.

That said, the lab does have two major advantages. Both Lightning and Fang are instructors at Beacon. Anyone trying to reach the lab will have to get past both of them.

007 || James Bond

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James Bond was born on April 13, 1968. His father Andrew Bond was a Senior Accounts Manager for Vickers Defence Systems (now BAE Systems Land & Armaments Group), while his mother Monique Bond (née Delacroix) was originally from Yverdonm Canton de Vaud, Switzerland. Until age 11, Bond was educated in Switzerland and Germany, where his father was stationed as a Vickers executive. Both parents died tragically in a climbing accident while attempting to scale north-east ridge of the Aiguille de la Persévérance. After the death of his parents, he was privately tutored while he lived at the family's estate in Scotland, Skyfall Lodge. Royal Navy Commander James Bond, CMG, RNVR, is a Secret Service agent, code number 007, residing in London but active internationally. Bond has an an enjoyment of cars, a love of food and drink, and an average intake of sixty custom-made cigarettes a day. Bond's parents (Andrew Bond of Scotland and Monique Delacroix Bond of the Canton de Vaud, Switzerland) were tragically killed during a climbing accident in the French Alps when he was eleven. During his teens, he spent time studying both climbing and skiing with local Austrian instructor Hannes Oberhauser of Kitzbühel during school holidays from Fettes, as he grew up alongside Oberhauser's son, Franz Oberhauser. Bond's one strong relationship, this friendship ended when Oberhauser disappeared mysteriously. Bond has referred to Oberhauser as a second father. During a stint at the University of Geneva under an exchange program with Fettes, Bond led an expedition to the very mountain where his parents had died. Bond climbed it with friends and never told them of his personal and tragic link to the location. Bond conducted his year of Sea Service with high recommendations from his Chief Petty Officers and Warrant Officers. He applied for and was uniformly recommended for work in Naval Intelligence. Bond served as an intelligence officer on HMS Exeter both before and during Operation Granby, and later was able to transfer to submarine service, serving aboard HMS Turbulent. His natural abilities, mental quickness and confidence impressed his commanding officers. Within the year of being assigned to Turbulent, it became apparent that Bond was not being sufficiently challenged with his duties, so Bond volunteered for the Special Boat Service. Bond excelled at SC3 and Underwater and Aquatic Warfare training. He constantly equaled or bested his superior officers and instructors in all areas after nominal amount of experience. He had acquired a first-class command of the French and German languages during his early education, which he received entirely abroad due to his father's work as a Vickers armaments company representative. After the death of his parents, Bond goes to live with his aunt, Miss Charmian Bond in the small village of Pett Bottom, Canterbury, where he completed his early education. Later, he briefly attends Eton College at "12 or thereabouts", but is removed after two terms because of girl trouble with a maid. After leaving Eton, Bond was sent to Fettes College in Scotland, his father's school. On his first visit to Paris at the age of sixteen, Bond lost his virginity, later reminiscing about the event in "From a View to a Kill". After leaving Fettes, Bond studies briefly attending the University of Geneva, before being taught to ski in Kitzbühel by Hannes Oberhauser. Following his graduation, Bond joined the Ministry of Defence shortly before the outbreak of World War II. Bond applied to M for a position within the "Secret Service", part of the Civil Service, and rose to the rank of principal officer. It was not until the penultimate novel, You Only Live Twice, that Fleming gave Bond a sense of family background, using a fictional obituary, purportedly from The Times. The book was the second to be written after the release of Dr. No in cinemas and Sean Connery's depiction of Bond affected Fleming's interpretation of the character, to give Bond both a sense of humour and Scottish antecedents that were not present in the previous stories. Shortly before his next assignment, M, Bond's superior in MI6, gave him the choice of either selecting a new weapon on a mission to investigate the recent disappearance of British Secret Service operative John Strangways or to return to standard intelligence duties after an incident with his Beretta M1934. He was then given a choice by Major Boothroyd of using a Walther PPK or a Smith & Wesson .38 Special 5-round hammerless revolver. Bond reluctantly decided to take the weapons on the mission and the Walther proved valuable in Jamaica, where Strangways had gone missing. Although Bond's life was threatened on the mission several times by various murderous operatives, one of whom placed a tarantula in his bed, Bond found help in CIA agent Felix Leiter and native fisherman, Quarrel, who aided Bond in his investigation of Strangways' disappearance. After finally determining that a Dr. No was responsible for Strangways' murder, Bond killed Dr. No in revenge and destroyed his island, Crab Key, before escaping in a boat with a beautiful Jamaican native named Honey Ryder. The two later encountered a Navy ship whose crew offered to tow their boat back to the Jamaican mainland. Bond later returned to London but, six months after he had left the city, he was sent on a mission to Istanbul in an attempt to obtain the Lektor decoder device from a stunning Russian cipher clerk named Tatiana Romanova, who had supposedly fallen in love with a photograph of him. Yet Tatiana had unknowingly been set up by the No. 3 of the criminal organization SPECTRE, Rosa Klebb who sought to avenge the murder of Dr. No. Bond was aided by Kerim Bey, who helped the British agent bring both the device and Romanova from Istanbul to Venice. But despite several SPECTRE agents attempting to kill Bond, most notably Bulgarian assassin Krilencu at a Gypsy camp and the devious assassin Red Grant, who attempted to garrote Bond on the Orient Express before he was killed himself after being tricked into opening Bond's attaché case in a manner that detonates a tear gas booby trap, allowing Bond to attack and kill him. Bond and Romanova escape with the lektor to Venice. Rosa Klebb, disguised as a hotel maid, attempts to steal back the lektor and kill Bond, but ends up being shot by Romanova. Subsequently, Bond was sent on a mission to Mexico, where he ensured that a revolutionary named Mr. Ramirez could no longer finance his revolutions. After the successful completion of his mission, Bond was attacked by an assailant, who he killed before taking a plane to Miami. In Miami, Bond was instructed to observe bullion dealer Auric Goldfinger, who was staying at the same hotel. However, Bond became romantically involved with Goldfinger's girlfriend, Jill Masterson, who later died of skin suffocation as a result of being entirely covered in gold. Bond returned to London, where he was ordered to investigate Goldfinger's involvement in the possibly illegal transportation of gold, but he was warned that, if he treated the assignment as a personal vendetta, he would be replaced on the mission by 008. Alfred Blacking, manager of the golf club, introduces Bond to Goldfinger noting Bond is an old club member. Bond and Goldfinger play a round of golf together in which Goldfinger cheats, but Bond still wins. While investigating Goldfinger, Bond traveled from England to Geneva, Switzerland, where he met Jill Masterson's vengeful sister, Tilly Masterson, before she was killed by Goldfinger's henchman, Oddjob, with the modified bowler hat that he always wore. Bond determined that Goldfinger was indeed illegally smuggling gold but he was soon imprisoned by the criminal, who ordered his transportation to the United States, where Bond learned the specifics of the criminal's planned Operation Grand Slam (the robbery of Fort Knox). Bond ultimately prevented the criminal's destructive plan from becoming a reality and managed to kill both Oddjob by electrocuting him through his hat and, finally, Goldfinger himself. Shortly thereafter, Bond traveled to Japan, where he faked his own death to avert attention from SPECTRE. However, he was then sent by M to investigate the capture of a U.S. spacecraft in Japan to by an unidentified spacecraft. Upon his arrival, Bond is contacted by Aki, assistant to the Japanese secret service leader Tiger Tanaka. Bond established that the mastermind behind the hijacking is Ernst Stavro Blofeld head of SPECTRE and follows the trail to Blofeld's island headquarters. Bond is then tasked with investigating a major diamond smuggling ring which begins in Africa and runs through Holland and the United Kingdom to the United States. Disguised as professional smuggler and murderer Peter Franks, Bond travels to Amsterdam to meet contact Tiffany Case: he is given the diamonds and travels on to the US, where he is met by Felix Leiter. Bond moves through the chain, which leads to the Whyte House, a casino-hotel owned by the reclusive billionaire Willard Whyte. Bond is driving on a country coastal road in Portugal in his Aston Martin DBS when he's passed by a woman driving a Mercury Cougar. The woman drives to a nearby beach and tries to drown herself in the surf. When Bond drags her back, he is attacked by two thugs, whom he is able to beat in hand-to-hand combat. When he turns his attention back to the mysterious woman, he sees her drive his car back to her own before switching vehicles and driving off. Bond, puzzled by the turn of events, returns to his car. Later at a casino, the same woman Bond found on the beach, Contessa Teresa "Tracy" di Vicenzo, is gambling and places an enormous bet that she is unable to pay off. Bond pays the tab for her and meets with her at a table. After she questions why he is constantly trying to rescue her and implies that she is seeking death. However, she invites him to her room to "repay" him. Bond is sucker-punched by another man, whom he disarms and throws to the floor. When he returns to his own room, Tracy is there waiting, steals Bond's Walther PPK and threatens to kill him "for a thrill". Bond disarms her and demands to know about the man in her room; Tracy is apparently unaware of what he is talking about, promising that while she is many things, she is not a liar. Tracy leaves the hotel the next morning and when James tries to trail her, he is apprehended by several more men who take him to Tracy's father, Marc-Ange Draco, head of a powerful European crime organization which is called Union Corse. The gangster offers Bond a £1,000,000 dowry if he'll marry his troubled daughter after he tells Bond about Tracy's suicidal depression since her mother's death. Feeling that she needs therapy and not needing the money, Bond turns down the offer but agrees to continue courting Tracy if Draco will help him find SPECTRE's sinister leader, Ernst Stavro Blofeld, whom Bond has been unsuccessfully tracking for the past two years. When he returns to MI6 in London, M tells Bond that his obsession with finding Blofeld must end. Bond gives Miss Moneypenny his resignation and begins cleaning out his office, but M accepts his apparent leave without much reaction. Moneypenny then reveals that she subverted Bond's wishes and entered a request for two weeks leave instead, allowing Bond to pursue Blofeld on his own time. Bond goes back to Portugal for a birthday party being thrown for Draco. While there, Tracy reveals that she knows about the deal her father struck with Bond; Not wanting to be used in this way, she demands her father help Bond anyway before storming off, hurt. Draco relents and tells Bond to check out a lead in Bern, Switzerland. Feeling genuinely fond of her, Bond catches up with Tracy before she can drive away and the pair officially begin their courtship. In the morning, Tracy and Bond ski away from the barn, with Blofeld and a few of his men close behind. One henchman is shredded to pieces and killed by a patrolling snowblower as Bond and Tracy ski into a treacherous area. Blofeld causes an avalanche that they are unable to stay ahead of and are buried by. Blofeld has his men retrieve Tracy and leaves Bond for dead. Bond, having slipped their notice, wakes up and returns to London, seeking a way to rescue Tracy and stop Blofeld's plan. M refuses to launch an assault on Piz Gloria for diplomatic reasons, saying that such a plan is too risky and that they plan to fulfill Blofeld's wishes instead. Bond goes home and enlists the help of Draco, who provides helicopters disguised as Red Cross choppers and a strike team from Union Corse. A lavish wedding is thrown for Bond and Tracy in Portugal and they are married. After the reception, Bond leaves with Tracy in his Aston Martin. They travel a few miles and Bond stops to remove some of the flower chains decorating their car. Tracy reflects that Bond has given her more than a husband, she now has a future. Suddenly, a car driven by a very-much alive Blofeld (now wearing a neck brace) races by and Irma Bunt opens fire on Bond's car with an assault rifle. Bond survives the drive-by attack by ducking behind the car and recognizes Blofeld immediately and jumps back in the car with Tracy to give chase, but Tracy is dead; shot in the head by a bullet that went through the windshield. As Bond holds her, too grief-stricken to give chase, a policeman stops by after hearing the shooting. Bond, who is close to tears, tries to assure him that Tracy is not dead, that there's "no hurry" and that they "have all the time in the world" as he starts to cry. After being tasked with finding missing British scientist, Gibson who has invented the Solex Agitator a device to harness solar power, thereby solving the global energy crisis, but after receiving a golden bullet with the code "007" etched into its surface, M relieves Bond of the mission. The bullet signifies Bond is a target of hired assassin Francisco Scaramanga and Bond sets out unofficially to find him. From a spent golden bullet, Bond tracks Scaramanga to Macau, where he sees Scaramanga's mistress, Andrea Anders, collecting golden bullets at a casino. Bond follows her to Hong Kong, where he witnesses Scaramanga murder Gibson the missing scientist, the theft of the Solex agitator and kidnapping of Mary Goodnight. Bond is tasked with investigating the disappearance of British and Soviet submarines, along with their payload of atomic intercontinental ballistic missiles, and the subsequent offer to sell a submarine tracking system. For this new mission, Bond works alongside Major Anya Amasova of the KGB. The pair track the plans across Egypt and identify the person responsible for the thefts as shipping tycoon, scientist and anarchist Karl Stromberg. Bond travels to Brazil looking for Drax's research facility, where he is captured. He and Goodhead escape and pose as pilots on one of six space shuttles being sent by Drax to an hidden orbital space station. There Bond finds out that Drax plans to destroy all human life by launching fifty globes containing the toxin into the Earth's atmosphere. Bond and Goodhead disable the radar jammer hiding the station from Earth and the U.S. sends a platoon of Marines in a military space shuttle. During the battle, Bond kills Drax and his station is destroyed. After a British spy boat sinks, a marine archaeologist, Sir Timothy Havelock, is tasked to retrieve its Automatic Targeting Attack Communicator (ATAC) communication system before the Russians do. After Havelock is murdered by Hector Gonzales, a Cuban hitman, Bond is ordered to find out who hired Gonzales. While investigating, Bond is captured, but Gonzales is subsequently killed by Havelock's vengeful daughter, Melina and she and Bond escape. Bond identifies one of those present with Gonzales as Emile Leopold Locque and so follows a lead to Italy and meets his contact, Luigi Ferrara, and a well-connected Greek businessman and intelligence informant, Aris Kristatos. Kristatos tells Bond that Locque is employed by Milos Columbo, Kristatos' former partner in the Greek resistance during World War II. Bond is sent to South America to impersonate Colonel Luis Toro, who is in charge of enemy spy planes factory and destroy the factory. After successfully infiltrating the premises with the help of his co-agent Bianca, Bond attaches bombs to radar and weapons equipment but is caught in the act by the real Toro. After being take prisoner, Bianca helps Bond escape in his one-seater fighter jet and evades capture after he is attacked by a missile which he directs into the path of Toro's weapons factory, destroying both Colonel Toro and the spy plane. Bond then investigates the murder of 009, who is found dead in East Berlin while dressed as a circus clown and clutching a fake Fabergé egg. An identical egg, "The Property of A Lady", appears at an auction in London and Bond establishes the buyer, exiled Afghan prince, Kamal Khan is working with General Orlov, a renegade Soviet general, who is seeking to expand Soviet borders into Europe. Bond travels to India and meets Octopussy, a wealthy woman who leads the Octopus Cult. Bond finds out that Orlov has been supplying Khan with priceless Russian treasures, replacing them with replicas, while Khan has been smuggling the real versions into the West, via Octopussy's circus troupe's railcars. Bond investigates into the operations of millionaire industrialist Max Zorin, who is trying to monopolise the world market in microchips. He establishes that Zorin was previously trained and financed by the KGB, but has now gone rogue. Zorin unveils to a group of investors his plan to destroy Silicon Valley which will give him a monopoly in the manufacturing of microchips. James Bond is assigned to aid the defection of KGB officer, General Koskov, covering his escape from a concert hall in Bratislava during the orchestra's intermission. During the mission, Bond notices that the KGB sniper assigned to prevent Koskov's escape is a female cellist from the orchestra. He notices her holding a rilfe improperly and immediately thinks she's not a sniper. Disobeying his orders to kill the sniper, he instead shoots the rifle from her hands, then uses the Trans-Siberian Pipeline to smuggle Koskov across the border into Austria and then on to Britain. Bond returns to Bratislava to track down the cellist, Kara Milovy. He determines that Koskov's entire defection was staged and that Kara is actually Koskov's girlfriend. Bond convinces Kara that he is a friend of Koskov's and persuades her to accompany him to Vienna, supposedly to be reunited with him. During his brief tryst with Kara in Vienna, Bond meets up with his MI6 ally, Saunders, who discovers a history of financial dealings between Koskov and arms dealer Brad Whitaker. As he leaves their meeting, Saunders is killed by assassin Necros, who leaves the message "Smiert Spionam". DEA agents collect Bond and Felix Leiter, on their way to Leiter's wedding, to assist in capturing drug lord Franz Sanchez. Bond and Leiter capture Sanchez by attaching a hook and cord to Sanchez's plane in flight near The Bahamas and pulling it out of the air with a Coast Guard helicopter. Afterward, Bond and Leiter parachute down to the church in time for the ceremony. When Bond learns Sanchez has escaped, he returns to Leiter's house to find his wife Della dead and Felix alive, but seriously wounded; Bond swears to take his revenge on Sanchez. As the DEA refuses to help because Sanchez is out of their jurisdiction, Bond, with Felix's friend Sharkey, start their own investigation into what happened to Felix. The pair discovers a marine research center run by Milton Krest, one of Sanchez's associates. After Bond kills Ed Killifer by pushing him into the tank with the shark that maimed Leiter, M meets Bond in Key West's Hemingway House and orders him to an assignment in Istanbul, Turkey. Bond resigns after turning down the assignment, but M suspends Bond instead and immediately revokes his licence to kill. Bond flees from MI6 custody and becomes a rogue agent, bereft of official backing but later surreptitiously helped by Miss Moneypenny and MI6 armourer Q. In 1986, Bond is paired with his close friend Alec Trevelyan, agent 006, and the two are tasked with destroying the Arkhangelsk chemical weapons facility. In the course of the mission, the two plant explosive charges into the main chamber of the facility but are surrounded by Soviet Colonel Arkady Ourumov and his men and Trevelyan is supposedly taken prisoner at gunpoint. Under the pretence of allowing Bond to surrender, Ourumov gives him ten seconds to come out. On reaching one, Alec is shot in the head. 007 manages to escape and succeeds in destroying the facility by setting limpet mines with a three minute fuse. Nine years later, Bond gets into a car chase with a young woman in Monte Carlo. He later meets her at a casino, his suspicions raised by her taste for expensive vehicles (with fake number plates) and her suspicious relationship with Canadian Navy admiral, Chuck Farrel. Suspecting her, he places her under surveillance, and runs a background check of her via MI6, learning that she is an operative of criminal organisation Janus. 007 later witnesses the theft of a prototype Eurocopter Tiger helicopter that can withstand an electromagnetic pulse by Onatopp and an unidentified accomplice, presumably Ourumov. Janus then uses the helicopter to steal the control disk for the dual GoldenEye satellite weapons, using the GoldenEye to destroy the complex with an electromagnetic pulse; there is one survivor of the attack, a programmer, Natalya Simonova. M later sends Bond on a mission to investigate the sinking of a British warship in the South China Sea, the mysterious theft of one of the ship's cruise missiles and the subsequent shooting down of a Chinese fighter plane. The spy is sent in Hamburg in order to "pump information" from his old flame, Paris Carver, now married to suspicious media mogul, Elliot Carver. Posing as a banker, Bond meets Carver and his associates during a party celebrating the launch of a new CMGN satellite at Carver's Hamburg media center. However, sensing that the agent means trouble, Carver uses a pretext to leave him and tells his right-hand man, Stamper, to take care of him. Many henchmen are sent to brutally beat 007, but are soon outwitted by him, and the spy later interrupts Carver's speech by switching off the electricity. After made love with Paris, Bond infiltrates Carver's printing company while Paris is killed by Dr. Kaufman, Carver's personal assassin. Holding Bond at gunpoint when he returns to his hotel, Kaufman reveals that he was assigned to make the deaths look like a murder-suicide; Bond killing Paris and then himself but 007 is able to turn the tables on Kaufman and kill him before escaping Carver's henchmen with a GPS encoder obtained by terrorist Henry Gupta at the terrorist arms bazaar. Bond investigates North Korean Colonel Tan-Sun Moon, who is illegally trading African conflict diamonds for weaponry. Moon is apparently killed but Bond is betrayed by an MI6 mole and is captured by the North Korean army and tortured for 14 months. Circa March 2002, he is exchanged for Zao, Moon's right-hand man. Despite being suspended on his return (M believes he had cracked under torture and was haemorrhaging information), Bond decides to complete his mission and tracks Zao to a gene therapy clinic in Cuba, where patients can have their appearances altered through DNA restructuring. He also crosses paths with NSA agent Jinx, on her own hunt for the arms dealer. Zao escapes, but Bond acquires a diamond leading back to British billionaire Gustav Graves. In Iceland, Graves unveils a mirror satellite, "Icarus", which is able to focus solar energy on a small area and provide year-round sunshine for crop development. Bond discovers Moon has also undergone the gene therapy and has assumed the identity of Graves and identifies MI6 mole as Miranda Frost, an agent assigned by M to investigate Graves. With help from Jinx, Bond then exposes Moon's plan: to use the Icarus to cut a path through the Korean Demilitarized Zone with a concentrated solar-powered laser, allowing North Korean troops to invade South Korea unopposed and reunite the peninsula under communism. Bond disables the Icarus controls, kills Moon and stops the invasion while Frost is killed by Jinx. On his first mission as agent 007, Bond and an agent named Carter worked cooperatively in an attempt to capture international bomb-maker, Mollaka. At a mongoose/cobra fight in Madagascar, Bond and Carter conducted surveillance on Mollaka but, due to a foolish mistake made by Carter, the suspected criminal realized he was being watched and attempted to escape. Bond pursued Mollaka through the jungle, up an enormously high construction site, where the two engaged brutally in hand-to-hand combat, and finally to the Nambutu Embassy, where he attempted to arrest the suspected bombmaker. However, since Bond found himself surrounded by Nambutu soldiers, he manages to escape after he shot and killed Mollaka and caused an explosion that partly also destroyed the embassy. The incident infuriated the British Government, as Bond had only been instructed to capture Mollaka, but the criminal's cell phone led Bond to discover a terrorist plot to blow up a gigantic prototype Skyfleet airliner at Miami International Airport. Having lost several high-ranking operatives in his organization and needing to recoup his clients' money, Le Chiffre had set up a high-stakes poker tournament at the Casino Royale in Montenegro. Hoping that a defeat would force Le Chiffre to aid the British government in exchange for protection from his creditors, MI6 entered Bond into the tournament. He was assisted in the mission by a fellow MI6 officer named René Mathis and Vesper Lynd, a foreign liaison agent from HM Treasury's Financial Action Task Force. She was sent to make sure that Bond adequately managed the funds provided by MI6. Bond overcame several obstacles: He was forced to save Le Chiffre from a vengeful Steven Obanno which resulted in the latter's death. In Venice, Italy, where he was enjoying his time off, Bond recieved a phonecall from M, about his resignation and noted that the British government wants the money returned. Vesper Lynd arranged a secret meeting to a man named Adolph Gettler and his cronies. Bond ensued a gunfight with the men, where he overpowered and killed them. Lynd, however, locked herself inside a sinking lift and took her own life by drowning herself. Bond managed to recover her and attempted to revive, but to no avail. At the party, Bond rescues Camille from Greene. Leaving, Bond and Camille are pulled over by Bolivian police working for Medrano. They had earlier attacked Mathis and put him in the boot of Bond's car to frame Bond; and, in the ensuing struggle, Mathis is killed. Bond is forced to go rogue, after Fields is killed off by mysterious assailants. James Bond, six years after the Casino Royale and the Bolivia mission, is in Istanbul, Turkey, late July/August 2012 teamed up with Miss Moneypenny and Sebastian Ronson to protect a computer drive later revealed to contain the identities of every NATO agent embedded in terrorist organizations the world over. A French mercenary called Patrice eludes Bond and ransacks the safehouse, where he fights and kills Ronson and steals the computer drive. Bond, armed with his standard-issue Walther PPK, finds Ronson's body and briefly tries to save the latter, but M coerces him into pursuing the Frenchman. Leaving Ronson to die, Bond and Moneypenny briefly pursue him in a van, but they eventually corner him in the Grande Bazaar. The local police try to defuse the situation. Patrice unsheathes a machine-gun and mows down the police, cornering Bond. Moneypenny distracts him and Patrice tries to escape on a motorbike, but Bond steals a motorbike himself and gives chase, going over the rooftops of the Bazaar. The chase drives the two of them to a bridge, where Patrice boards the top of the train and Bond heroically severs the motorbike in an attempt at boarding the train too. After a destructive chase, Bond corners Patrice and they fight. Patrice manages to hold out against the 00 agent and soon manages to gain the upper hand, despite the use of a knife, a machine-gun and a brilliantly convenient chain. In the ensuing brawl, Bond is about to beat Patrice before Moneypenny unwillingly shoots him. Bond is thrown from the train, into the waterfall, allowing Patrice to escape with the computer drive. Moneypenny reports that Bond is down. It is revealed that Bond has survived the bullet, the fall, the water and the asphyxiation. He is somewhere in the Mediterranean region of Turkey, engaging in gambling, alcoholism ,and prostitution almost obsessively. When news arrives of the attack on MI6 headquarters, Bond finally decides to go back to England and protect M. The following morning, they arrive on a deserted island, where the settlers had been tricked into retreating after a faux gas leak. Bond was tied down and left alone in a church hall, where Raoul Silva revealed himself. They talked for a long time and Silva revealed that he attacked the SIS Building and hired Patrice. He then unearthed that M had lied to Bond, and that he had actually failed all the tests, but M sent him anyway because she trusted him to save the day. Silva later made it absolutely clear that he hated M, and then took Bond outside, where a bloodied Sévérine was being held captive against a pillar. Silva challenged Bond to a marksmanship contest, as he placed a glass of scotch onto Sévérine's head, and challenged Bond to shoot the glass off without hitting her head. Bond deliberately missed in an attempt to save her life, but Silva arrogantly saw through him and shot her in the head, killing her and spilling the scotch. Bond showed no emotion to this, but he was clearly devastated. He then attacked Silva's men, overwhelming and killing all of them in a matter of seconds, and then held Silva at gunpoint. Bond revealed that he had used his Radio Transmitter to call MI6 after arriving on the island, and Silva was swiftly overpowered and arrested. Having managed to escape from Raoul Silva and his men, Bond managd to get M out of sight, and led her to his Aston Martin DB5 to take her to a safe house. However, believing that Silva would be able to figure out how to get into their safe houses, Bond instead took her another way, and they escaped to Skyfall Lodge. As they drove together, M complained to Bond about the situation, causing him to jokingly threaten to use the ejector seat to get rid of her. Upon arriving in Scotland, Bond was quietly traumatized by his return to his childhood home, as he took a minute to overlook the country side, before they stepped back into the Lodge. Upon arriving, Bond was reunited with Kincade, who he introduced to M and noted his surprise that Kincade was still alive. Understanding the seriousness of the situation, Kincade helped to arm Bond with several minor weapons, but they made up for it with several traps and explosives in preparation for Silva's return. Bond was coming past Lorenzo, who was suspicious, by showing him the Octopus Ring on his finger, that he had stolen from Marco Sciarra while battling with him. Bond overheard the meeting standing at a balcony. First Dr. Vogel told the group at a large table on the ground floor that they made large progress with taking migrant women into the leisure industry, which pointed to white pornographic slavery. She was interrupted by doors opening and a man coming in. As he stood at the table, all there stood up to show their respects. A few moments passed before the man said that he did not want to interrupt, to which all sat down again and Dr. Vogel finished her report. After that, Moreau, the spokesman brought the matter to the death of Sciarra and asked the Spaniard Guerra, at the other side of the table, if he wanted to fulfill Sciarra's task by going to Altausee and terminate the "Pale King". Bond and Madeleine Swann, now on vacation in Matera, Italy, both agreed that in order to live their lives together, they must first let go of the past, namely Vesper Lynd's death and Swann's personal trauma that she had suffered as a child, which she promised to explain to Bond once he said goodbye to Lynd. Bond lives in a flat off the King's Road in Chelsea, in London. His flat is looked after by an elderly Scottish housekeeper named May, In 1955 Bond earned around £2,000 a year net (£47,321 in 2017 pounds), although when on assignment he worked on an unlimited expense account. Bond suffers from amnesia and has a relationship with an Ama diving girl, Kissy Suzuki. As a result of the relationship Kissy becomes pregnant, although she does not reveal this to Bond before he leaves the island. At some point in his life Bond visited Disney World with a girlfriend, intending to stay only two days, but liked the park so much that they had stayed for a whole week. Bond also showed that he recognized a great deal of Disney's characters.

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Week 11/09 - 17/09 11th September:

Another week, another trip. This week will be a rather cold week since we’re going to the Folgafonna Glacier. We got some more information today about what we should pack best and how much we have to pack. Around noon, I ate a baguette and a carrot cake (I had never really eaten carrot cake until then and I was kind of scared of the taste but it was so delicious!!). In the evening me and my foodgroup (we get divided into groups for each trip. Every group needs to think about, bring and cook dinner, breakfast and lunch) went to the grocery store to get ingredients for our 2 dinners. Breakfast and lunch was mostly individual. After dinner I chilled in the library afterwards.

12th September:

Today we got some more information about the sailingtrip which will be coming in the week of the 2nd of October. What we kind of have to expect and how long we’re going to be there on the water. I’m rather nervous for the sailing trip, I hope I don’t get seasick that much 😅 We also got more information about Leirschole next week. How to get there since we have to go all by ourselves (we’re divided in groups so we’re not really alone but it is a little nerveracking to be fair), and what to expect. My teacher gave us some papers where different games were described on. “To use during the leirschole because they’re going to ask you to do them for sure!” were her exact words.

The last days, we got a lot of information about different stuff which can be confusing sometimes. But I’m excited nonetheless!

I went to the gym in the evening and packed my backpack so I could survive these next three days on the glacier trip.

13th September:

Today is the day!! We’re finally leaving for the glacier trip 😄 We got divided into cargroups and I’m pretty sure my car group was the best 😎 We drove for about 3 hours to Jondal, a small village not far from either our campsite and the glacier itself. It was such a beautiful day today! The sun was out and it was not too cold (yet…). We arrived in Jondal around 11am and met our two instructors, Casper and Rasmus, who were going to guide us on the glacier. They told us a bit about the history of glaciers and how they move constantly. They also told us that it is natural for a glacier to melt but because of global warming, it’s melting way faster now. After this short introduction, we drove another 40 minutes to the bottom of the glacier. Since it was a beautiful day today, they figured it would be the best if we started glacierwalking today instead of only tomorrow. And boy was that a good idea. But don’t be fooled, the sun being out and us having climbed so high with the car doesn’t make the temperature any warmer. When we got out of the car it was SO COLD! You could see everyone instantly taking and wearing their winterjackets 🤣

First we got some information on the different equipment we had to wear and take such as; strong walking boots, rope, a harness, crampons (sharp knifelike things to bind to the bottom of your boots), a helmet and an ice axe. After being geared up, we could finally go on the glacier. We first got split up in 2 groups and each group was connected through one big rope for safety reasons. First we learned that you have to stomp instead of walk to get the crampons deep and steadily into the ice. If you needed to climb, it was important to kick the tip of your foot into the ice. Once we knew the basics of glacier walking, we went further up the glacier. Being upstairs, we took a breather and ate something small. Not far from our spot was a narrow ice tunnel where we went through after eating our snack. It was SO BEAUTIFUL, you could see the little air bubbles trapped into the clear ice. Since it was such a sunny day, the view was amazingly beautiful!! After a while we started to go down again, undid all of our equipment back at the main building and got in the car. We drove towards our campsite, 40 minutes from the glacier, started cooking and putting up our lavvu’s. Before bed, we made a campfire and played some games.

14th September:

What a wet morning… As expected it started raining pretty early today, and it wasn’t going to stop any time soon. Everyone made themselves ready and we took the car back to the glacier again. In the main building we first divided ourselves into 2 groups again. Group 1 was going iceclimbing and group 2 was going on a small hike throughout the glacier. I decided to be in group 2, since climbing wasn’t my specialty and I rather hiked anyway. Both groups got on the glacier and we first received a rescue lesson: What to do when someone falls into one of the glacier cliffs. With the help of ice screws, rope and clips, we managed to get the hang of it. I learned to do my knots a little better. After the rescue lesson, my group went higher up while the other group searched a good cliff to climb off of. While hiking until a certain height, we decided to go down again because of the weather. You have no idea how fast the weather changed here! Yesterday it felt like it was still summer… But today! O M G IT SNOWED. I felt like I was in Januari. But nothing could stop us!! The snow was beautiful anyway 😊 We went back down to the climbers and observed them for a little bit, then we hiked a little sideways wanting to go further up again. But unfortunatly another walking group contacted our constructor and said that she had 2 people who wanted to go back down. My group already being pretty tired, decided it was okay for us to go back down again. We picked up the 2 people and went down. Once my group undid all of the equipment, our other group decided to join us in the main building as well. After thanking our guides, we got back in the cars and drove to the small village ‘Jondal’. In Jondal we found a little café where they served all sorts of cold and hot drinks, sweets and savories and all sorts of local souvenirs. I got myself a hot chocolate and some cheesecake. Once we all relaxed a bit again, we headed back to our campsite where we cooked, ate, played some games and went to bed.

15th September:

Our last glacier day 😢 I’ve had so much fun these last few days but I’m also glad that I can go back home though. Everyone woke up and got some breakfast. We took the lavvu’s down and packed everything. Then we drove to the Folgefonna National park. It rained a bit still, but that didn’t take away the beauty of the park! We started the hike in group but eventually people started going their own speed which made the entire group split up. I didn’t mind it, I like enjoying nature on my own most times. Also, when I don’t have to follow a group of people, I can go on my own pace, taking pictures and enjoying the sights and smells of my surroundings. I did the trail pretty much on my own until I was on a bridge where the road further up ahead seemed to be blocked by a gate. I thought it was quite strange since I only saw a handful of my dormmates return on the same path I was walking on. They probably went further and I wasn’t going to investigate further originally, until I saw a dormmate coming towards me asking where the others were. We then decided to go look for them but halfway into looking for them we got a call that we had to head back since it was getting kind of late and we still needed to drive back all the way to Stord. While receiving that call, we saw our “lost” dormmates returning, which was a relief. We all went back on the same route we took to get here and got back to the cars to eat our lunch. After lunch, we drove back to the studenthousing and unpacked. This trip was so breathtaking and a little exhausting but it was so worth it!

16th September:

I honestly slept like an angel. Sleeping in your own bed always feels better and safer 😊. Around 9pm one of my Norwegian friends organised her birthday party so I figured I would get a good meal beforehand. I went to the shop around noon to go get some groceries and I went for Burger King. My good fatty meal to get through the night. Once back home, I ate my burger and put my groceries away. I drew a birthday card for my Norwegian friend and dressed up. The theme of the party was neon, so I got myself into something flashy. We predrinked and went to the party afterwards. The birthday girl was super happy with her birthday card, which made me very happy! Me and some dormmates drew stuff on each others faces with neon paint and we partied until they had to close off the party house.

17th September:

I couldn’t wake up too late today since I had to get my backpack ready again. Our leirschole week begins already this evening so we have to get our bus around 2pm. I ate some breakfast and packed my stuff. There are 3 different leirscholes, so our class got divided into 3 groups. My group is assigned to the 'Dyrkolbotn Leirschole og Fjellstove’ which lies above Bergen. Which also means we have to drive over 3 hours to get there😕. When we arrived at the leirschole, we admired the beautiful landscape surrounding the building and also the building itself was very cozy. We recieved info about the leirschole and how the planning is going to be the upcoming week. Then we got some dinner and had the chance to unpack our stuff in the room. They told us we could be able to split up and that 2 people could sleep in a cabin, 20 minutes from the main building. But we decided it was nice to just sleep in the same room with everyone. It wasn’t luxurious but it didn’t need to be. The room gave of the cozy vibes of the building. Me and my dormmates chilled in the room and went to bed not too late so we could wake up early in the morning again tomorrow.

Week 11/09 - 17/09 11 september:

Een nieuwe week, een nieuwe trip. Deze week wordt een vrij koude week omdat we naar de Folgafonna gletsjer gaan. We hebben vandaag wat meer informatie gekregen over wat we het beste kunnen inpakken en hoeveel we moeten inpakken. Rond de middag at ik een stokbroodje en een worteltaart (ik had tot dan toe eigenlijk nog nooit worteltaart gegeten en ik was een beetje bang voor de smaak, maar het was zo lekker!!!). 's Avonds gingen ik en mijn eetgroep (we worden voor elke trip in groepen verdeeld, elke groep moet het avondeten, ontbijt en lunch bedenken, meenemen en koken) naar de supermarkt om ingrediënten voor onze 2 avondmaaltijden te halen. Ontbijt en lunch was grotendeels individueel. Na het eten heb ik nog wat gechilled in de bibliotheek.

12 september:

Vandaag hebben we wat meer informatie gekregen over de zeiltocht die in de week van 2 oktober zal plaatsvinden. Wat we ongeveer kunnen verwachten en hoe lang we daar op het water zullen zijn. Ik ben best zenuwachtig voor de zeiltocht, ik hoop dat ik niet zeeziek word 😅 We hebben ook meer informatie gekregen over Leirschole volgende week. Hoe we er moeten komen aangezien we helemaal alleen moeten gaan (we zijn verdeeld in groepen dus we zijn niet echt alleen maar het is wel een beetje zenuwslopend om eerlijk te zijn), en wat we kunnen verwachten. Mijn leerkracht gaf ons wat papieren waar verschillende spelletjes op beschreven stonden. "Om te gebruiken tijdens de leirschole want ze gaan je zeker vragen om ze te doen!" waren haar exacte woorden.

De laatste dagen kregen we veel informatie over verschillende dingen, wat soms verwarrend kan zijn. Maar ik ben desondanks enthousiast!

Ik ben 's avonds naar de gym gegaan en heb mijn rugzak ingepakt zodat ik de komende drie dagen op de gletsjertocht kan overleven.

13 september:

Vandaag is het zover!!! We vertrekken eindelijk voor de gletsjertocht 😄 We werden verdeeld in autogroepen en ik ben er vrij zeker van dat mijn autogroep de beste was 😎 We reden ongeveer 3 uur naar Jondal, een klein dorpje niet ver van onze camping en de gletsjer zelf. Het was zo'n mooie dag vandaag! De zon scheen en het was (nog…) niet te koud. We kwamen rond 11 uur aan in Jondal en ontmoetten onze twee instructeurs, Casper en Rasmus, die ons zouden begeleiden op de gletsjer. Ze vertelden ons een beetje over de geschiedenis van gletsjers en hoe deze constant bewegen. Ze vertelden ons ook dat het natuurlijk is dat een gletsjer smelt, maar door de opwarming van de aarde smelt hij nu veel sneller. Na deze korte introductie reden we nog eens 40 minuten naar het startpunt van de gletsjer. Omdat het vandaag een prachtige dag was, leek het ons het beste om vandaag te beginnen met gletsjerwandelen in plaats van morgen pas. En dat was een goed idee. Maar laat je je niet voor de gek houden, de zon en het feit dat we met de auto zo hoog zijn geklommen maakt de temperatuur niet warmer. Toen we uit de auto stapten was het ZO KOUD! Je kon zien dat iedereen meteen zijn winterjas aan begon te trekken. 🤣

Eerst kregen we wat informatie over de verschillende uitrusting die we moesten dragen en meenemen, zoals stevige wandelschoenen, touw, een harnas, stijgijzers (scherpe, mesachtige dingen die je aan de onderkant van je laarzen vastmaakt), een helm en een ijsbijl. Nadat we waren uitgerust, konden we eindelijk de gletsjer op. We werden eerst opgesplitst in 2 groepen en elke groep werd verbonden door één groot touw om veiligheidsredenen. Eerst leerden we dat je moet stampen in plaats van lopen om de stijgijzers diep en stabiel in het ijs te krijgen. Als je moest klimmen, was het belangrijk om met de punt van je voet in het ijs te trappen. Toen we eenmaal de basis van het gletsjerwandelen kenden, gingen we verder de gletsjer op. Eens we boven waren, namen we een adempauze en aten we iets kleins. Niet ver van onze plek was een smalle ijstunnel waar we doorheen gingen nadat we onze snack hadden gegeten. Het was zo mooi, je kon de kleine luchtbelletjes in het heldere ijs zien. Omdat het zo'n zonnige dag was, was het uitzicht verbluffend mooi!!! Na een tijdje gingen we weer naar beneden, maakten we al onze uitrusting los bij het hoofdgebouw en stapten we in de auto. We reden naar onze camping, 40 minuten van de gletsjer, begonnen te koken en onze lavvu's op te zetten. Voor we naar bed gingen, maakten we een kampvuur en speelden we wat spelletjes.

14 september:

Wat een natte ochtend… Zoals verwacht begon het vandaag al vroeg te regenen, en het zou niet snel ophouden. Iedereen maakte zich klaar en we gingen weer met de auto terug naar de gletsjer. In het hoofdgebouw verdeelden we ons eerst weer in 2 groepen. Groep 1 zou gaan ijsklimmen en groep 2 zou een kleine wandeling over de gletsjer gaan maken. Ik besloot in groep 2 te zitten, aangezien klimmen niet mijn specialiteit was en ik toch liever wandelde. Beide groepen gingen de gletsjer op en we kregen eerst een reddingsles: Wat te doen als iemand in een van de gletsjerkliffen valt. Met behulp van ijsschroeven, touw en klemmen kregen we het onder de knie. Ik heb geleerd om mijn knopen wat beter te doen. Na de reddingsles ging mijn groep hogerop terwijl de andere groep een goede klif zocht om vanaf te klimmen. Terwijl we tot een bepaalde hoogte wandelden, besloten we weer naar beneden te gaan vanwege het weer. Je hebt geen idee hoe snel het weer hier veranderd is! Gisteren voelde het nog alsof het zomer was… Maar vandaag! O M G SNEEUWDE HET. Het voelde alsof ik in januari was. Maar niets kon ons tegenhouden! De sneeuw was in ieder geval prachtig 😊 We gingen terug naar beneden naar de klimmers en observeerden ze een beetje, toen wandelden we een beetje zijwaarts om weer verder omhoog te gaan. Maar helaas nam een andere wandelgroep contact op met onze instructeur en zei dat ze 2 mensen had die terug naar beneden wilden. Omdat mijn groep behoorlijk moe was, besloten we dat het goed was dat we weer naar beneden gingen. We pikten de 2 mensen op en gingen naar beneden. Toen mijn groep alle uitrusting had losgemaakt, besloot onze andere groep om zich ook bij ons in het hoofdgebouw te voegen. Nadat we onze gidsen hadden bedankt, stapten we weer in de auto's en reden we naar het kleine dorpje 'Jondal'. In Jondal vonden we een klein café waar ze allerlei koude en warme dranken, zoetigheden en hartige hapjes en allerlei lokale souvenirs serveerden. Ik nam een warme chocolademelk en een stuk kwarktaart. Toen we allemaal weer een beetje ontspannen waren, gingen we terug naar onze camping waar we kookten, aten, spelletjes speelden en naar bed gingen.

15 september:

Onze laatste gletsjerdag 😢 Ik heb zoveel plezier gehad de afgelopen dagen, maar ik ben ook blij dat ik weer naar huis kan. Iedereen werd wakker en kreeg ontbijt. We brachten de lavvu's naar beneden en pakten alles in. Daarna reden we naar het Folgefonna National Park. Het regende nog steeds een beetje, maar dat nam de schoonheid van het park niet weg! We begonnen de wandeling in groep, maar uiteindelijk gingen mensen hun eigen tempo lopen waardoor de hele groep zijn eigen weg ging. Ik vond het niet erg, ik geniet meestal graag alleen van de natuur. Als ik niet een groep mensen hoef te volgen, kan ik op mijn eigen tempo foto's maken en genieten van de bezienswaardigheden en geuren van mijn omgeving. Ik heb de route redelijk alleen afgelegd tot ik op een brug kwam waar de weg verderop geblokkeerd leek te zijn door een hek. Ik vond het nogal vreemd omdat ik maar een handvol van mijn huisgenoten zag terugkeren op hetzelfde pad waar ik liep. Ze gingen waarschijnlijk verder en ik was aanvankelijk niet van plan om verder onderzoek te doen totdat ik een huisgenoot naar me toe zag komen om te vragen waar de anderen waren. We besloten toen om ze te gaan zoeken maar halverwege het zoeken kregen we een telefoontje dat we terug moesten gaan omdat het al laat werd en we nog helemaal terug moesten rijden naar Stord. Terwijl we dat telefoontje kregen, zagen we onze "verloren" huisgenoten terugkeren, wat een opluchting was. We gingen allemaal terug via dezelfde route die we hadden genomen om hier te komen en gingen terug naar de auto's om onze lunch te eten. Na de lunch reden we terug naar het studentenhuis en pakten we uit. Deze reis was zo adembenemend en een beetje vermoeiend, maar het was het zo waard!

16 september:

Ik heb echt als een engel geslapen. Slapen in je eigen bed voelt altijd beter en veiliger 😊. Rond 21.00 uur organiseerde een van mijn Noorse vriendinnen haar verjaardagsfeestje, dus ik dacht dat ik van tevoren een goede maaltijd zou nemen. Rond 12 uur ging ik naar de winkel om wat boodschappen te halen en ik ging voor Burger King. Mijn goede vette maaltijd om de nacht door te komen. Eenmaal thuis at ik mijn hamburger op en zette ik mijn boodschappen weg. Ik tekende een verjaardagskaart voor mijn Noorse vriendin en maakte me klaar. Het thema van het feestje was neon, dus ik trok iets flashy aan. We dronken vooraf wat en gingen daarna naar het feestje. De jarige was superblij met haar verjaardagskaart, wat mij heel blij maakte! Ik en een paar huisgenoten tekenden dingen op elkaars gezicht met neonverf en we feestten tot ze het feesthuis moesten sluiten.

17 september:

Ik kon vandaag niet te laat opstaan, want ik moest mijn rugzak weer klaarmaken. Onze leirscholeweek begint vanavond al dus we moeten onze bus rond 14.00 uur halen. Ik heb ontbeten en mijn spullen gepakt. Er zijn 3 verschillende leirscholes, dus onze klas is verdeeld in 3 groepen. Mijn groep is ingedeeld in de 'Dyrkolbotn Leirschole og Fjellstove' die boven Bergen ligt. Dat betekent ook dat we meer dan 3 uur moeten rijden om er te komen😕. Toen we aankwamen bij de leirschole, bewonderden we het prachtige landschap rondom het gebouw en ook het gebouw zelf was erg gezellig. We kregen informatie over de leirschole en hoe de planning de komende week zal zijn. Daarna kregen we wat te eten en konden we onze spullen uitpakken in de kamer. Ze vertelden ons dat we ons konden opsplitsen en dat 2 mensen in een hut konden slapen, 20 minuten van het hoofdgebouw. Maar we besloten dat het leuk was om gewoon met z'n allen in dezelfde kamer te slapen. Het was niet luxe, maar dat hoefde ook niet. De kamer gaf de gezellige sfeer van het gebouw weer. Ik en mijn huisgenoten chillden in de kamer en gingen niet te laat naar bed zodat we morgen weer vroeg op konden staan.

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Depending on the ability stage, per group in the heli can already ski descents of up to one thousand m per flight and slopes as much as forty °. The Swiss Alpine Club has additionally revealed its personal scale for ski touring, which is an excellent guide. The ski school additionally guarantees the use of qualified Heliskiing ski instructors, who need to constantly participate in superior coaching programs. No standing-times, video analysis and particular exercising techniques, in addition to cooperations with renowned ski colleges, corresponding to Tatjana Mittermayer and Ernst Garhammer, ensures success.

Our season saw a global contingent skiing the tenure close to daily; between 2.5 and three hours of flight time per day, with facet trips to discover the Arctic ocean when not skiing. A land the place polar bears roam, and lovely icebergs sit locked in the Arctic ocean ice. For anyone who wants to expertise an absolute feeling of freedom on skis or on their snowboard, we suggest our trained guides and our mountain and skiing guides. They are professionals, not just when it comes to finding the perfect line, but in addition when it comes to staying secure will skiing off-piste. The following days were all about heliskiing with our guide Mose from Heliski Albania.

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Alanya Castle The city’s steep peninsula, protected on three sides by the Mediterranean, is topped by a 13th-century castle with 6.5 kilometres of fortified walls. This rocky mass is a natural defence, and today’s castle was built on earlier Hellenistic, Roman and Byzantine enclosures. In all there are 83 towers and 140 towers in the walls, and many of the 1,200 original cisterns continue to fulfil their original role. Alanya Castle is one massive archaeological site that warrants hours of exploration. The starting point has to be the citadel or Kale on the southwest side, where you’ll come to the Byzantine Church of St George, later adapted as a mosque. The north side of the promontory is the scene of the Seljuk Ehmedek Fortress, built on Hellenistic vestiges and holding a military garrison, arsenal and Sultan’s treasury for hundreds of years. Here you’ll discover countless ruins, together with historic 19th-century houses that went up after the castle had lost its defensive purpose. Kleopatra Beach Starting at the western foot of that promontory is Alanya’s main beach, a long gentle arc of coarse sand bathed by low-to-moderate surf. Kleopatra Beach is wide, tapering only a little the further north you go, and gives you unbroken views of the castle and the brooding mass of the Taurus Mountains. There are beach clubs with sun loungers at intervals along the beach, and between the sand and Atatürk Boulevard is a wide promenade, blessed with those same panoramas, under swaying palms and buffered from the street by a strip of greenery with playgrounds and flowerbeds. Red Tower (Kızılkule) Alanya’s emblem is a 13th-century Seljuk defensive tower, getting its name from the red brick that makes up the structure’s upper storey and parapet. The Red Tower has an octagonal footprint and climbs to 33 metres with marble blocks on its lower walls. This rare piece of Medieval defensive architecture was constructed to protect Alanya’s harbour and shipyard, and greeted people’s arrival to the city for many centuries. There’s a cistern inside, still able to collect rainwater, and you can make out the historic siege-repelling murder holes, through which boiling water and pitch would be dropped on helpless invaders. On the first floor is a small ethnographic museum with tools and handicrafts reflecting the Turkmen culture in the Taurus Mountains. Alanya Teleferik On the east side of the beach is the lower station for a cable car that opened in summer 2017, whisking you up to the castle promontory. The Alanya Teleferik climbs 250 metres on a 900-metre line, and one of its 14 gondolas will depart every 19 seconds. On board you’ll be treated to astonishing 360° views, out over the Gulf of Antalya, across the resort and beyond to the Taurus Mountains. When we wrote this article in March 2019 a round trip was 28TL (about $4.50). Sunset is of course a great time to make the journey, and from street level the gondolas are lit in green and blue at night. Scuba Diving Tour With Lunch You may want to spend a whole day descending into the clear waters off Alanya. This experience is open to divers of all experience levels, and includes hotel pick-up and boat trips from the harbour to two dive sites, with a cooked lunch aboard the yacht on the way to the second site. Beginners are well looked after, diving in groups no larger than two per instructor. Non-divers can also come along for the trip, and you can bring your own snorkel and mask, or rent them from the boat, and pass a carefree day swimming in the crystalline sea and sunbathing. Alanya Boat Trip with BBQ Lunch and Drinks Of the many views to cherish in Alanya, some of the very best are from the water. On a cruise departing the old harbour, you’ll see the castle, shipyard, Kızılkule and the Taurus Mountains through the eyes of a Medieval sailor. The coastline in the Antalya Province is also fabulous, and there are three sets of caves within a short sail Alanya.

Occasionally on this six-hour voyage the boat will drop anchor and you can lie back on deck or plunge into the cool turquoise sea. Cold drinks are provided and there’s also a barbecued lunch on board. Diner at Castle To those in the know, the best panorama in Alanya can be had from this belvedere in the foothills of the Taurus Mountains. By car or cab you can get up to the Seyir Terasi in under 15 minutes, and once you’re there you may not want to leave. From this leafy vantage point you’ve got the best view of the castle’s peninsula, the tessellated white blocks of modern Alanya, as well as the harbour and the aqua-blue expanse of the Mediterranean. There’s a telescope on the terrace and a cafe-restaurant above, and in the evening families will come to the park to light barbecues. Dim Cave (Dim Mağarası) On your visit to the Dim River make time for the largest cave system in the Alanya area, carved out by water over millions of years but only discovered in 1999. The Dim Cave is 360 metres long, and worthwhile for its many concretions. Something to remember is that there are lots of steps and narrow walkways, so the Dim Cave isn’t accessible to all. As with the Damlataş Cave there’s high humidity at 75%, although the cave does offer respite from the summer heat, with a temperature never rising above 19°C. Dim Cay The Dim River weaves down the east side of Alanya from the Taurus Mountains. As well as nourishing an abundance of vegetation on its banks, the river is wonderfully cool, even during the fierce heat of the summer months. It’s a local family tradition to visit the river below the Dim Dam to paddle in its calmer stretches, come fishing and take a barbecue on the banks. And catering to the many day-trippers are dozens of restaurants, many with shaded terraces on little wooden jetties or even on pontoons floating on the water. Some of these river restaurants have pools, slides and diving boards on the river, and others will give you a fishing rod to catch your own trout. Upstream from Dim Dam you can go rafting on a 5.5-kilometre course, setting off from Akköprü, and with lots of places to stop for a picnic on the banks. Alanya Archaeological Museum In ancient times, the surrounding region known as Pamphylia had a cluster of cities, many of which are compelling archaeological sites today. So while you’re on the Turkish Riviera a visit to an archaeological museum will always be worthwhile. Alanya’s is famed for a bronze statue of Hercules, dating from the 2nd century CE and just over half a metre tall. Also on show are intact amphorae from the 2nd century BCE, coins going back as far as 700 BCE, an inscribed Phoenician tablet from 625 BCE and a 46-line letter by the Roman emperor Septimus Severus. The museum also has an ethnographic section detailing local ways of life down the years, as well as an outdoor space showing ancient agriculture techniques, and funeral customs from ancient times through the Islamic era. Alanya Harbour Alanya’s port for tourist cruises and diving excursions is defended to the south by Kızılkule, and is as good a place as any to potter around and see where your curiosity takes you. Along the water there’s a promenade, hemmed by gardens with palms, lawns and topiaries. There are lots of spaces to just park up and soak up the views out to sea, down to the castle or up to the Taurus Mountains, a constant, imposing presence all along the coast. You’ll never be far from a cafe for a hit of Turkish coffee, and for the best views you can walk along the harbour’s south arm to ponder Alanya and its mountainous hinterland.

I was on a field trip but I was confused because I know I already graduated and my sister and I were with a small group of people. We were driving in a small smart car and only passed by one other group of kids on the same field trip as us and we end up driving in the same area. We're talking to the people in the car and we're just having conversation then we got to the middle of the ocean and there is this wall the lead to the spot in the ocean and me and like 6 other people from the group were walking on it and I was holding a scrub brush.

There was this abandoned boat barely within jumping distance and was covered in fungus and I just kept saying that it was my job to clean it so I started scrubbing it but the waves were getting so out of control that I almost gave up. But I kept scrubbing and all of a sudden it turned into a slide and it was so much easier to clean cuz there wasn't as much fungus on it or as much space for the fungus to cover and suddenly the water is a little colder and I look around and I'm in my grandma's pool and I finish cleaning off the slide thing because it's got 3 levels and the top one is where is this weird piece was... like you grab onto it and use the line to slide down or something. it looked like the sliding portion of the perplexes puzzle sphere.

The 2nd one was just a normal tube slide and the 3rd one was a normal slide, too, but it's like it was too small for a person to use, like it was for babies so I pull some of it of the water partially so the end of it was still in the water. I look around and we're not at grandma's house or in the backyard of a hotel which is where we were staying out in the beginning at the dream and all of the other people are swimming around and having fun and then suddenly I'm not in the pool anymore, I am inside of the hotel but inside of the hotel is a lot Messier than it looks. Now it was a lot smaller it looked more like an apartment building.

My sister and I are walking down the halls and we're walking around the rooms and we find this one room with a bunk bed in it. There was something resting along the bunk bed either was a gun or it was a stick but I can't remember and I grab it and I say this doesn't belong here this belongs in the room where everybody else is staying and we go to bring it to them. We're in that room and there's like 14 sets of bunk beds in his giant Room but the thing about the bunk beds is it wasn't regular bunk beds, it is like stick metal latticework that was handmade and it's made out of that weird metal with the circles that are raised so so you can't really walk barefoot on it because it hurts (like what you find at construction sites) and there's a little pathway they made and there's another bed down there and you climb up a structure to where there's another bed there.

The bed there was literally just a bed on top of bed and there was no safety guards and I was about to have to sleep there because I didn't see any other beds and I just put my hand on to the bar and I'm shaking it like I gave it a little shake to test if it secure and inches went hog wild and I'm like I am not staying on that I remember when my sister fell off the top bunk of our bunk bed, and i know the fall from this height will kill me. So I find the bed that I want to sleep in but the girl who was my partner had already taken it so I go to the front of the room where everybody sitting in chairs because are listening to our music instructor do this seminar kind of thing and I have to sit in the front row. 

There's a couple guys behind me and a couple girls all around me and we're talking and one particular guy from class is there and he’s just sitting in his chair a little uncomfortably and the teacher starts chastising him about that and then the guy says his stomach hurts a bit not in the stomach ache way so the teacher list the guy’s shirt a little way and sees like there's blood all over him not a lot of blood but just a little bit - like a few splotches and so he shoves him in one of the medical Bay beds that supposed that heal you and he says that if anybody's hurt they have to tell him or else he’s going to get in trouble for not taking care of us when we're hurt.

 I decide that I'm going to sleep on the chairs cause I'm not sleeping in those beds especially not next to the girl who's beside me in the dream because I didn't trust her coz she took the bed I wanted and she looked like she would steal my phone. The teacher throws something at me not in an aggressive way like he was passing it to the person behind me. He tossed it and I caught it, the guy who is in the car earlier who is driving it he was a person that the item was meant to before so he stands up and he leans over towards me to get the item from my hand and then everybody starts go into their bed and I get comfortable on the chair-bed. My sister decides she will sleep on the chairs with me because she doesn't trust anybody either after overhearing the girl who stole my bed saying something.

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Birthday Surprises

Scully enjoys a morning with Rachel, Faith, and the twins, while a happy plan is secretly carried out. Number 45 in the Family Life Series 

This one is for my bestie on her birthday...

Playtime Gym March 22, 2022

“Mama! Mama! See me! Watch! Raycho! Watch me!” Faith called as she waved to them from the top of the indoor play structure, her eyes extra blue above the pink and gray kitty mask that she wore.

“We see you, love,” Scully said, waving to her from their spot on the floor. She smiled at her, though it could not be seen behind her own black mask with a mini solar system upon it, Jacob sitting on her crossed legs.

“It was a good idea to come today, although I wasn’t entirely keen at first, but Walter was insistent. I’m glad the instructors were okay with her being in the class with the babies,” Rachel said, Elizabeth braced against her own crossed legs, as she waved to Faith.  

“It was a good idea,” Scully agreed. “Especially as the weather has been so poor the past few days. Faith loves the rain and going on a puddle hunt after, but I can only do that so many times before it’s rather… tedious. And wet.” Scully chuckled as she shook her head. “Getting out and coming here was a much better option.”

“Agreed,” Rachel nodded, adjusting her purple tie-dyed mask and looking at Jacob.

“Here I go! Watch me!” Faith called and they both turned to watch her sit and slide down the long slide and land on her feet. Her long ponytails bounced on the sides of her head as she ran over to them. “Did you see me?”

“I did my love,” Scully said, touching her forehead to Faith’s. “You went very fast.”

“Yup! I did. Did you see me Jacob? It was fast and fun. But you too small to go on the slide. You and Liz Beth have to stay with Mama and Raycho,” Faith said, bending down to look at him and tickling his knee, as he squealed and waved his hands around.  

Scully smiled at her as she stood up again, turning and running back to the play structure.

A handful of women, and one man, were sitting on the floor of the baby gym like she and Rachel were, their babies sitting with them. Some were able to sit alone and even crawl, but most were still in need of assistance.

Two other children, siblings of the babies and no older than three, were running around, jumping on a large trampoline, climbing up the climbing wall, and playing on the large play structure.

The class generally was only for infants, the older children having a class of their own after the babies, but seeing as it was a small group, the owner welcomed the others to join them. Faith was having a fantastic time, seeing so many babies and also having friends to chase around.  

“I’m so happy to have found this place,” Rachel said. “Walter and I came two weeks ago and it was so much fun. The twins slept so well after, I’m really hoping it happens again.”

Scully laughed and laid her cheek on Jacobs’s head, holding him tighter, secretly planning for the exact same outcome from them this afternoon.

“Yes, sleep is always good. I’m sure this will tire Faith out, too. Plus, it’s good for her to be around other children her own age.”

“Speaking of which, have you and Fox decided on preschool yet?” Rachel asked and Scully sighed, raising her head and nodding.

“Yeah. There is one near our house that’s accepting applications. They’re having an open house in two weeks, so we’re going to check it out. And this would be where I ask if you and Skinner could watch Faith for the afternoon? Give us a chance to see it then go for lunch after to discuss it?”

“Are you kidding me? Of course we can. Walter will love that and so will the babies and Faith.” Rachel’s eyes crinkled as she smiled behind her mask and Scully nodded her thanks.

“Okay! We’ve got about five more minutes for the infant class! Let’s all meet on the circle rug for the dancing parachute,” the instructor said, a sweet, bubbly young blonde woman.

Everyone stood up and moved to the large circle rug in the middle of the room, sitting down spaced a ways apart. Faith ran over and sat between Scully and Rachel, her legs straight out and toes wiggling in her rainbow socks.

“I’m so ehsited,” she said in a whisper and Rachel shook her head as she stared down at her then flicked her eyes to Scully.

“She is just…” She shook her head again, rubbing Faith’s back gently.

“Okay everyone! Here we go!”

A large rainbow parachute was brought out and laid on the carpet, stretched out by the parents. Large plastic balls were dumped from a laundry basket and scattered along the parachute.

“Ohhh,” Faith squealed as music began to play and the adults held the handles of the parachute, shaking it like a wave and making the balls roll around and bounce. She held onto the parachute too, giggling as she watched them moving around.

“I am so in love with her,” Rachel said and Scully laughed, holding the parachute and shaking it gently as she rubbed Jacob’s chubby baby belly.

“I feel the same about these two,” she replied, glancing at Elizabeth and watching her eyes widen, her hands opening and closing.

The balls were collected after a couple of minutes, Faith and the other children running across the parachute to help put them into the basket.

“Do you all see Miss Faith’s socks?” the instructor asked. “They are the same colors as the parachute! Such beautiful rainbow colors!”

Faith’s eyes shone as she came back to Scully, sitting beside her and holding her hand, something she did sometimes when she felt shy. Scully squeezed gently and Faith squeezed back.

“Okay grownups! Now for my favorite part! Everyone grab a piece of parachute and lift as high as you can! One, two, three!”

They all did and the parachute shot up high and floated back down slowly. Faith let go of Scully’s hand and stood up, running under the parachute as it was lifted again. The two other children joined her and they laughed as the parachute came down again.

Some of the older babies crawled to the center of the circle, everyone laughing as they watched them.

A couple minutes more and it was time to say goodbye to the parachute and one another. They sang a goodbye song and Faith clapped along, bobbing her head from side to side. Scully clapped Jacob’s pudgy hands and Rachel did the same with Elizabeth’s.

Everyone said goodbye and left to the viewing area, gathering bags, shoes, and backpacks. Faith stayed in the play area, ready for her class, as Scully and Rachel put on their shoes.

“Faithy, my love? I want you to come and use the bathroom, okay? Slide your rain boots on and come with me. I’ll change Jacob’s diaper at the same time.”

Faith did as told and they went into the bathroom together. She told her how much she loved being there as she sat on the toilet and Scully smiled, changing Jacob’s diaper and tossing the dirty one into the trash can.

“I’m glad you’re having fun, my love. Flush the toilet and wash your hands.”

Each of them washed their hands and came out of the bathroom. Faith ran back into the play area after quickly removing her rain boots.

“All clean,” Scully said, buckling Jacob into the double stroller beside Elizabeth, who was chewing on her plastic giraffe. She handed him his own plastic elephant and he immediately bit its ear.

“Thanks, Dana. I really appreciate all the help today.”

“As always, it’s my pleasure,” she said, nodding at her.

“That’s a mother’s room there,” Rachel said, pointing to a room at the end of the viewing area. “I thought I could make it before we headed back, but I need to pump. Would you mind keeping an eye on them?”

“As if you have to ask,” Scully said, jutting her chin out toward the room. “You go ahead. We’ll be here.”

Rachel nodded, grabbed her bag and went into the room, closing the door behind her. Scully smiled as she looked at Faith swinging on the low monkey bars. Other children were now entering the play area, their parents sitting down on the long padded benches and chatting with one another.

Glancing back at the room Rachel was currently in, Scully took out her phone, opened her message app, and typed out a message to Mulder.

How’s it going?

She waited as she watched the three dots appear, knowing he had been waiting to hear from her.

Nearly done. How much longer do you figure?

Faith’s class is starting now. It’s twenty five minutes long, so I’d say… about forty five minutes?

Sounds good.

Rachel is pumping and the twins should fall asleep on the way back and hopefully stay asleep. Don’t think Faith will be tired yet, but she may be a little bit later.

Ha! She won’t be and you know it. She’ll be much too excited.

That’s true. But it’s all falling into place, just as I had hoped.

And secretly planned.

Absolutely.

Relentless.

Smart.

Sexy.

Stop.  

She smiled as she shook her head and waited for his reply, her cheeks feeling warm.

Damn that man…

Take some pictures for me. See you soon. 💋

Forty five minutes… plus or minus 💋

She looked at the twins still happily chewing on their toys and then at Faith who was sitting with the other children on the circle rug, listening raptly to the instructor.

Snapping some pictures and sending them to Mulder, she pushed the stroller up and down the viewing area when Jacob began to get fussy. He quieted when they moved and the music for Faith’s class began to play.

Twenty minutes later, Rachel had rejoined her and they were smiling and laughing as they watched Faith waiting in line for the zipline ride. She reached up and held on tight, squealing with excitement as she flew to the other side and the other instructor caught her.

“That was fun!” she yelled and danced around happily. “Mama! Raycho! Did you see me flying?”

“We did!” Scully exclaimed, sticking her hand out for a high five, reaching across the long counter. Faith hit her hand and then ran to get back in line.

When the class was over, she ran out to them, showing off the stamp she had received- a blue ink ice cream cone. She talked excitedly as she put on her rain boots, pushing her now messy pigtails out of her eyes.

“I had so much fun, Mama!”

“Good, my love. We’re going to go to Rachel and Uncle’s house now. Do you need to go to the bathroom before we leave?”

“Uh uh,” she said, shaking her head.

“Okay, well let’s just wash your hands and we can get going.”

Hands washed, goodbyes and thank yous said once again, they went out to the car.

It was new, one Skinner and Rachel had bought last month, trading his car for a larger one, knowing it would be needed soon. All three car seats could fit on the middle row, Skinner proudly showing them when they’d had dinner one night, Mulder teasing him but actually impressed and touched.

Rachel put the stroller in the back as Scully buckled in Jacob and Faith, giving her her water bottle and a cup of goldfish crackers. Taking off Faith’s mask, Scully put it into her pocket, rubbing Faith’s leg.

“The babies can’t-”

“I know, Mama. They can’t eat the crackers. I won’t share.”

“Good. That’s a good girl.”

Taking off her own mask, Scully quickly sent a message to Mulder and then closed the door, before getting into the passenger seat. Rachel joined her, setting her mask in the cup holder and starting the car. Scully hid a smile behind her hand as they began to drive back to the house.

They were all quiet. The twins had fallen asleep as planned and Faith was eating her snack, when they pulled into the driveway.

“Yay! We here,” Faith sang out and Scully turned to look at her.

“Shh, honey,” she whispered. “The babies are sleeping.”

“Ohh. Sorry babies,” she whispered. “We here.” Rachel smiled as she shut off the car, glancing back at her.

“It’s okay, Faithy. Those babies sleep hard, they won’t wake up. Well, hopefully not anyway.”

Yeah, hopefully, Scully thought, her stomach suddenly nervous with excitement.

“Let me get Faith and then we’ll each take a car seat out carefully. We can get the bags and stuff after we get them inside.”

“Okay.”

Faith was unbuckled and released from the car. She sang a song softly as she headed toward the walkway. They each took out a car seat, walking quietly toward the front door, Scully’s stomach feeling even more excited.

Rachel used her key and unlocked the door, letting Faith and Scully enter first. At Faith’s loud gasp, Mulder quickly grabbed her and covered her mouth, quietly telling her shhh in her ear.  

Rachel closed and locked the door softly, following them in, saying she really hoped the babies would stay asleep when they transferred them to their cribs.

Setting her keys down onto the table by the door, she turned and gasped as Faith had done, stopping short in the entrance to the living room.

“Surprise!” the small group of people standing inside the house said in a whisper shout and Rachel covered her mouth with the hand not holding the handle of the car seat.

Scully smiled as she watched Rachel’s reaction, handing Mulder the car seat holding Elizabeth and taking the other car seat from Rachel.

“Happy birthday,” the group said, whispering again. Faith, now on the ground, jumped up and down with a grin as she looked at the decorations in the room.

“I can’t believe this… I had no idea…” Rachel said softly, with tears in her eyes. Skinner laughed, coming closer to take her hand and pull her further into the room.

“That was kind of the idea, honey,” he teased, kissing her cheek and smiling at her. “Why we kept it low key this morning and why you had to go to the baby class today.”

“You clever, sneaky man,” she said, cupping his cheek and smiling, the others laughing softly.

About fifteen people were there, friends and family who had come to celebrate Rachel’s birthday. Her mother Vivian, Howard and Betty, a few close friends and one who had flown in from Washington state, not having seen Rachel in person in years. Every one of them had been vaccinated, boosted, and had a clean bill of health, safety being the number one concern.

Mulder and Scully took the twins upstairs as everyone began saying hello and exchanging hugs. They expertly removed them from their car seats and bounced them gently, before laying them down with a pacifier. They watched them for a minute, waiting until they were sure they were sleeping soundly, then they left the room and closed the door.

“Hey,” Mulder said, snagging the back of her sweater, pulling her to him, and wrapping his arms around her waist.

“Hey yourself,” she said quietly, threading her arms around his neck and kissing him softly.

“I missed you,” he whispered and she laughed breathily.

“Missed me? You saw me three hours ago,” she said with a smile and a raised eyebrow.

“And?”

“Just kiss me,” she whispered with a chuckle, and he pressed his lips to hers, kissing her softly three times before pulling away and taking her hand, leading her down the stairs.

Skinner met their eyes when they walked into the living room, eyebrows raised in a silent question. They nodded back and he smiled his thanks as Faith wrapped her arms around his leg. He looked down and swooped her up, setting her onto his left shoulder as she laughed and held onto his head.

A luncheon, prepared by Howard, and a beautiful layered cake made by Betty, sat on the dining room table as did plates, utensils, and napkins. Drinks were in the kitchen: lemonade in a large dispenser with ice and slices of lemons and limes, ice water in pitchers, and bottles of white and red wine.

They all filled their plates, got their drinks, and went to sit outside at the tables set up under the large pop up canopy. The weather was cool, but not raining. Rachel kept looking at everyone and shaking her head with a huge grin, so happy to see them.

Stories were told, laughter echoing in the yard. The food was exclaimed over as cups were refilled.

Faith flitted from table to table, talking with people, telling them about her day, especially the zipline and how she had flown so fast. Everyone was enraptured with her, especially Howard who was showing her magic tricks, his big booming laugh heard over all the others as Faith’s mouth dropped open and she asked him to do it again.

Mulder took Scully’s hand, threading his fingers with hers and squeezing. She turned to look at him, but found that he was looking past her, just over her shoulder.

“What are you looking at?” she asked him softly.

“The same thing I see every time we’re out here,” he answered with a smile.

“Which is what?”

“You and me. Dancing at our wedding dinner.” He squeezed her hand and she grinned.

“Every time, Mulder?” she teased and he nodded.

“Yup,” he said, leaning close to kiss the side of her neck, humming a song they had danced to that night.

“Such a softie,” she whispered and he hummed a laugh, not bothering to deny it, kissing her neck again.

“Daddy!” Faith said, pushing between them as she climbed into his lap. “I flied on the zipline today!”

“You did? I hadn’t heard that, tell me about it,” he said, holding her and then inhaling sharply as he moved her knee away from his crotch with a grimace.

Scully laughed softly, as Faith began to describe the fun she’d had that day. Glancing at the baby monitor in front of her, seeing both babies still sleeping, she rose to her feet to get another drink. She took Mulder’s cup, asking with a tilt of her head if he would like a refill.

“Lemonade,” he said with a nod.

“Me too, Mama. It’s yummy.”

Scully chuckled, kissed Faith’s head as she passed, and walked into the kitchen. Deciding to use the bathroom first, she left the cups by the sink. When she came back, Rachel was refilling her own cup and turned to Scully with a huge smile.

“Dana,” she said, setting her cup down and pulling Scully in for a hug. “Thank you so much. Walter said a lot of this was your idea.”

“Oh,” Scully said, hugging her back. “He’s being modest. Most of it was his, I just weaved in and out with some thoughts.”

“Still,” Rachel said, pulling back and holding onto her upper arms, squeezing them gently. “You helped and I’m thankful. Thankful for the friendship I’ve found in you… and Fox. And sweet Faith. Who would ever have known all those years ago that we would end up here? Literally.” She gestured around the kitchen and Scully laughed with a nod.

“No one could have foreseen this outcome, but I’m thankful everyday for it, just as you are,” Scully assured her, squeezing her hand.

“I am truly blessed to have the life I have,” Rachel said softly, wiping at her eyes, as Scully pulled her in for another hug.

Plates were cleared away and everyone came inside to sing happy birthday. Rachel was handed a single piece of cake which held the candle for her to blow out. Other slices were cut and distributed, everyone humming as they ate, proclaiming it delicious.

The babies woke up with a cry and Mulder and Scully went to get them, changing and then dressing them in the surprise outfits Skinner had purchased: matching blue and pink bodysuits with a festive cake and the words Happy Birthday written on them.

Rachel smiled and kissed each of them when she saw the outfits, then Skinner, thanking him as everyone gushed over the babies.

Many hands were available to feed and then hold them, Howard somehow getting the most time. He sat on the couch, holding them both on his lap, making faces until they laughed big belly laughs and Faith clambered up next to him, determined to get the same reaction from her beloved babies.

After a while, once Rachel had opened her gifts and the kitchen had been cleaned, people began to take their leave. Vivian was walking and rocking Elizabeth, singing softly to her as Faith lay on the floor next to Jacob, both of them on their bellies, as she showed him one of the books she had brought down from the bookcase upstairs.

“See, Jacob? That’s a tiger. Him say grrrrr!” she said with a deep growl and Jacob gurgled in response.

Scully smiled as she watched them interact, even as she felt the usual pang of remorse that bubbled to the surface against her will. Taking a deep breath, she forced the thought away and focused on the present.

“This one is a soth… a loth… Mama? What is this aminal?”

Scully smiled at her mispronunciation and knelt down beside her.

“That’s a sloth, love. Sl..oth.”

“Ssss…lll…oth, right. It’s a sssloth, Jacob. You see? Him say… Mama, what sound does a sssloth say?”

“You know, I don’t really know. But I do know they move very sss… looooow… ly,” she said, moving her head and hands slowly, causing Faith to laugh.

“I like the soth. No, the sloth,” Faith said, looking at the picture.

“Me too,” Scully agreed, kissing the top of Faith’s head.

When only Vivian was left, Scully and Mulder began to gather their things to leave. Faith put the books back that she had taken out and brought one more down, holding it close to her chest.

“I like this book. I have it?” she asked Scully.

“You would like to borrow it? Take it home for a little while and then bring it back?”

“Okay!” Faith said happily and Scully laughed.

“You need to ask Uncle and Rachel.”

Faith bounded off and Scully knew she would not be turned down, but she still needed to get approval before simply taking it.

Skinner carried her upside down into the living room, the book held tightly in her hands as she giggled.

“This one says she wants to start a lending library,” he said, shaking her slightly and making her laugh harder.

“If you don’t mind.” Scully smiled and he shook his head.

“Nah. She can take it with her.” He flipped Faith over quickly, standing her on her feet, and she squealed in surprise.

“We’ll bring it back in a couple of weeks.”

“No rush. The twins have already read that book and given us a full report on it.” He winked and Scully laughed, squeezing his forearm.

Faith said goodbye, hugging Rachel and Skinner, thanking them for the book. They wished Rachel a happy birthday once more and walked out to the car.

Faith looked at her book, talking about the pictures she saw, until her head began to fall forward and then back, landing on the side of her car seat, her hair covering her face, as she succumbed to sleep.

“She’s had a busy day,” Mulder said, smiling as he watched her in the rear view mirror.

“She has,” Scully agreed, looking back at her. “She’ll most likely be a little grouchy later, but it was worth it for one day.”

“Always,” he said, turning on the radio, smiling at her with a wink.

She smiled back when she recognized a song they had danced to at their wedding dinner, knowing he must have had it queued up before they left the house. Reaching for her hand, he brought it to his lips and gently kissed her knuckles.

“Such a softie,” she whispered and he nodded, kissing her knuckles again.

“And you love it.”

She did not answer, but smiled in agreement as he hummed the tune of the song and rubbed his lips softly across her knuckles as she sighed contentedly.

She did love it.

So very much.

ASK FRIDAY - CREATE A SCENARIO: roommates trope with Kylo

Due to some last minute room swapping and late registering Reader and Kylo end up in the same dorm but they're mad about it and hate each other (cue intense sexual tension)

Dorm room, Snowed in, evening time like 6

The heater/power has just gone out and Kylo knows a few ways to get warm...only if Readers up for it...

been working on this for FOREVER ANON. 

I loved it! 

Crushed

TW: NSFW, dirty talk, dom/sub vibes, exhibitionism, kinda fluff, Kylos not that nice and is an entitled man.

Oh yeah, you fuckin’ slut. 

Yes-Yes-Yes! 

‘M gonna cum all over your fucking tits.

You slapped the wall next to your bed, hard. 

“Can you guys keep it down! It’s 1 in the morning!” 

Muffled voices came through the paper-thin wall, sounding like bodies moving to the floor. Good, you thought, at least he will get rug burn from the shitty carpet, might keep him from fucking everything that moves. 

A hard knock on the wall pulled you from that thought. 

“Go read your fucking Bible! I’m trying to get my dick wet!” 

“Please!” 

“Why don’t you go get fucked!?” 

Some giggled came through next, followed by more muffled whispering. You whined loudly, trying to ignore the sounds of him fucking whatever bimbo your dormmate had in his lair. Shoving your face into your pillow, muffling your tears and wails. 

You turned on your TV, drowning out the final act of his performance. Fingers poised over your keyboard to file another noise complaint with the RA… not like they ever helped you. The last time they intervened they left with a black eye and broken nose, shrugging for you to sort it out yourselves. 

A door slammed shut, you let out a sigh of relief. 

At least he wasn’t a cuddler. 

You climbed out of bed, tip-toeing to your door to take a peek of whatever slut found her way into his room this evening. The special lady was a new cinderella every fucking week, he didn’t even try to know their names. You heard him admit it once in class to his friends, saying he called them all ‘baby’ so he wouldn’t have to learn. 

You peeked out the door, blinking from the harsh fluorescent lighting of your dingy dorm halls. The walls were a screaming white, yellowing from years of shoddy cleaning. You tried to clean your room when you first came to school, but it was too disgusting. 

A non-smoking dorm, ha. Everyone smoked, especially your neighbor. 

“Shouldn’t you be in bed creeper?” 

You jumped at his voice, exhaling harshly through your nose. You steeled your features, caught red-handed looking for his latest prey. Crossing your arms defensively, not that there was anything to hide. You were in your ratty pj’s, they were on sale at Old Navy a few years ago and you never threw them away even though they barely fit anymore. 

“If you’re so interested in being a cuck,” he grinned at you, flashing his crooked teeth, “I would love to have you over for an encore, I’m sure you’d love to watch me in action.” 

“Buzz off, Ren.” 

“Ooo, angry tonight,” he smirked, now stepping out of his door frame. You choked a little at his appearance, no shirt on, basketball shorts barely hanging off his hips. Dangerously low, seriously, if he took one wrong move they would be on the floor. His chest was covered in fresh scratch marks, no doubt from his latest victim, a sheen of sweat glistening under the lights. 

Fuck, he was good-looking. 

But he was terrible. 

“Ahem,” he cleared his throat, daring you to stare back at him. 

You gulped, caught again. You were better than that, you were just tired from being kept up since ten with his version of ‘love-making’. 

“My eyes are up here cupcake,” he stepped forward. Pushing you back into your doorframe, almost inside your sanctuary. “If you ever decide you want to break your vow of chastity, I’m right next door.” 

“Step away from me, Kylo.” 

He cocked his brow, “I love when you’re mean, come on. Let’s see if kitty has claws.” 

You bared your teeth, fists balling under your underarms, “Not even if you were the last man on Earth.” 

He shrugged, backing away from you. 

“Deal, bitch.” 

You moved to shut your door on him, “Go away.” 

“See you in class, bright and early.” 

------ 

When you imagined leaving for college, it was different. 

Saying goodbye to your parents, packing your car with whatever small valuables you owned. Determined to make a name for yourself all the way across the country, no friends or family, truly on your own. You imagined everything would be different, the dorm would be filled with new and friendly faces. 

RA’s greeting you as you parked outside, giving you a tour and maybe a group lunch with all your floormates. Getting to know each other, maybe even going to some new-student orientation event they planned for the newbies. 

Classes were smooth, acing all your major requirements. Professors were kind and ready to help you at any moment, letting your artistic vision flow through your body every morning with your 8 AM yoga class. 

But no. 

Instead, you registered late. 

Your classes all at the worst times, bright and early. 

Second rate dorm, COED even… smelly dudes between your single bedroom which would be better defined as a broom closet. Burping and fucking on both sides of you while you tried to study. Your major requirement classes were boring and filled with pretentious art students who thought they were the next Picasso. 

Professors didn’t care if you lived or died, only focusing on the bell schedule because they couldn’t control what the freshmen did in their classes. 

Your options for clubs were limited, either join a sport or a cult. 

And worst of all. 

Kylo Ren. 

He was your neighbor, signed up late just like you. You actually arrived at the same time, he pushed you down on your ass in the lobby so he could be checked in first. Calling you a clumsy bitch, only for you both to be handed keys to the same floor. Right next to each other, sharing a flimsy wall. 

On top of that, he was an art major like you. 

And since he registered late, he was in almost every class. 

Even yoga! 

He took your mat the first day, leaving you in tears in the hallway. He apologized afterward, handing it back to you before storming off to be with his beefy upper-class friends. Any moment he could, Ren would humiliate you. Trying to push your buttons, whistling at you when you had to cross the hallway to the showers. Tripping you when you had your hands full, making fun of you for hanging out with your sparse group of friends. 

And when he found out you were annoyed with him making noise, he latched onto it. 

One week he decided to recite the entire Phantom of the Opera, just because you mentioned in class that you loved that play. 

He did every part, even the musical scores, you could’ve sworn he did it with a megaphone on the wall, just to spite you. 

Your parents told you ‘he just likes you, he’s a boy.’ 

No! 

That’s not how people express feelings, at least not healthy people. 

Your alarm clock blared on your nightstand, you didn’t sleep so it didn’t bother you. Letting out a heavy sigh of defeat, Ren ruined another night for you, a night you’d never get back. Of precious, precious sleep that you desperately deserved. 

Slipping on some plum leggings and a sports bra. No one gave a fuck about your outfit in your early morning class, as long as you went with clothes on. You popped on your headphones, trying to drone out the noise of Ren’s music through the wall. He liked to blast some god-awful music every morning. 

Today, it was an old Black Veil Brides album! 

You made it out of the dining hall, snatching a muffin for breakfast. Smiling at some guys you knew, waving at your friend Rose as you stormed off to the gym. The cold chill of Winter biting at your nose, it was too cold to not wear a full outfit. But there was no time, with Ren keeping you up all night and classes back to back, you didn’t have time to fuck around with dressing up. 

Ren ran in after you, laughing with his friends. Big nose all red from the frost, his hair looked frozen to his scalp, probably showered beforehand. You rolled out your mat, trying to stretch while he bragged about the pussy he got last night. Making a big show of your complaining, saying you were desperate to fuck him based on your whining. 

You rolled your eyes when he planted next to you, “Good morning, you ran out in a hurry.” 

“I didn’t want to be late,” you sneered, not giving him the time of day, still stretching your back into child's-pose. 

“How are we supposed to walk together if you run away from me, cupcake?” 

You scoffed, shooting him an icy glare. Despite him grinning at you like the happiest man on Earth, god, you needed to stop giving him a reaction. That would shut him up if you didn’t give him the attention he is clearly lacking from his parental figures. 

“Good morning class,” your teacher greeted you calmly, “I hope you’re all doing well. As you all know, this next week is finals week, I’m offering makeup classes to those of you who need to make up some credit hours. We are also hosting some meditation if you need time to relax between classes.” 

Next to you, Ren leaned towards your mat, setting his hand right behind your back. You didn’t have to open your eyes to know he was hovering. Ready to devour you like a piece of meat.

“Hey,” he chuckled. 

You stayed quiet, pushing back into his arm so he would move. Ren stayed put, purring in your ear, “Did you sleep well?” 

“Move off my mat, Ren.” 

He smirked down at you, “You seem stressed, do you want me to help by fucking your brains out.” 

You shot off your mat, effectively knocking him onto his back. Laughing loudly in a relatively silent room of students trying to center themselves. He grinned from the floor, hands up in the air in defense, “I’m just offering to help you, Jesus!” 

“Just,” you pointed in his face, hair falling out of your ponytail. Everyone was staring at you, even your instructor. Shocked you were yelling, you barely spoke in class, at the scariest person in your class. 

“Just, leave me alone.” 

------

Ren avoided you for the rest of the week, mostly. 

Still had his nightly fuck-more subdued though, you had on noise-canceling headphones to try and focus on studying. There were still so many classes to get to, and you wouldn’t be finished until the day before Winter break… you were desperate to get this over with. 

You missed your family, the plane ticket itself cost you a whole month of meals. 

Of course, you would do fine in your classes, it was just the motivation to get there. Every morning you glared at Ren when he greeted you in yoga, still standing next to you like a menacing shadow. 

This morning was no different, only you skipped class to study in the library. Bundled up in your winter coat, long black scarf, hair in a lazy braid, and thermal leggings on. The wind had picked up last night, bringing on an ice storm that wasn’t expected until late next week. You walked on treacherous sidewalks, dodging all the other students who were seeking the warmth of the library. 

You settled inside, sprawling your books and laptop on an old desk. Grabbing out a few sketch pads so you could finish up some pieces that were due in a couple hours. Most of your finals in art were ‘unconventional’ which meant the professor wanted to see what you were motivated to work on during the year. 

For yours, you had decided to draw the people you saw on campus. 

Studying their faces, mannerisms, languages while they were in an organic environment. It was a great piece, and one of your professors was very interested in showcasing it in a show. You were proud, it wasn’t large but it was important for you and you wanted it to be perfect before turning it in. 

Your pastels were spread out, fingertips smudged and stained from charcoal, a few lines on your face and brow from forgetting about the streaks. There was this one person you couldn’t finish, it was one of your friends from last week. She was laughing and holding a drink, the expression wide and full of emotion but it was hard for you to capture without her being there. 

But you steeled yourself, you weren’t leaving this spot until you finished her. 

“You smudged that dude's face,” a low voice rumbled behind you. A finger pointing down at the top left corner, “Stop-don’t touch it.” 

You moved to swat the hand away, not wanting some random guy to ruin your piece with their grubby fingers. Recentering yourself, he wasn’t smudged, he was just in the corner so it looked like it wasn’t finished… what did he know, anyway? 

“You didn’t draw me?” 

Now you stopped, why you didn’t recognize the timbre of his voice was ridiculous. 

You let out a long sigh, “Please, don’t touch the canvas, Kylo. It’s not ready, yet.” 

The chair that housed your backpack slid out next to you, your things tossed on the ground carelessly before Ren sat. You scooted away from him, he smelled like he just showered. Judging by his wet hair you were probably right… “What are you doing?” 

He shrugged, fiddling with one of your notebooks. Flipping through pages carelessly, “I don’t know-you weren’t in yoga so.” 

“So,” you gave him a weird look, “You stalked me to the library?” 

“There’s no reason to go to yoga if I can’t bother you,” he flashed a smile, dropping it slightly when he saw you weren’t playing back with him. 

Silence fell over you both, the only noises the heat kicking in around the scuffling of boots and shoes to face the weather again. 

“I like your piece,” he gestured to your work, “For drawing, right?” 

You nodded stiffly, not enjoying his friendly tone. Like he wasn’t your demon neighbor who made it his job to annoy you and had for the past four months of your life. Ren shifted again, now leaning on the table with his cheek resting on his forearm. Looking at you with wide eyes, you never took the time to look at his face. 

He had very large eyes that betrayed his emotions. Swimming with flecks of auburn, gold, and some streaks of green, blinking slowly as he studied your canvas. You looked away from him, trying to ignore the urge to draw them, how his long lashes rivaled your own. How his skin was freckled with beauty marks, creases from frowning lined his forehead and nose. You could even make out his stubble, some pieces he must’ve missed the last time he shaved. 

You went back to drawing, no longer focusing on it. Just trying to understand what was happening, your tormentor was a foot away from you. Breathing calmly like a cat laying in a patch of sun. Hunched over the edge, torso too long to rest like a normally proportioned human being, had he always been this big? 

“Wanna get coffee before class?” 

“Huh?” 

You blinked slowly, not registering that he spoke to you. 

Ren leaned off, letting out a big yawn and scratching the back of his neck. 

Yes, definitely a cat. 

“Do you want to get coffee,” he stared blankly, “Before we head to English?” 

You looked down at your mess, then back up at him. Shaking your head softly, voice quiet as a mouse, “No-thank you.” 

He exhaled harshly, “I’m not gonna burn you with it, it’s just coffee.” 

“No, I’m fine,” you said firmer, “I wanna work on this some more.” 

Ren stayed still, probably trying to think of a way to get you to agree with him. You had known him long enough to know he doesn’t like people disagreeing with him. Didn’t have to be a college graduate to see that the man had issues with control, hence terrorizing you all semester. You didn’t want to offer him an olive branch, because he was just doing it as a joke. Probably, waiting until you were calm around him to do something cruel. 

You went back to drawing, listening to him get up and leave you. Mumbling something under his breath about ‘trying to be nice’ before walking out. You shook off the awkwardness, not willing to break down and let him do something nice for you, just because he didn’t ruin your final piece didn’t mean he wouldn’t do something in the future. 

The day was still young. 

------

Oddly enough, Ren didn’t bother you that evening. 

Not even a door slam! 

You almost thought he was dead, but you saw him in the hallway when you were walking to the bathroom. Wrapped in your robe, caddy in hand, he didn’t whistle or try to touch your ass like he normally did. Just a stale smile before closing himself back in his room. 

Not to waste the precious quiet, you went to work packing your bags for your trip tomorrow. Deciding to do a quick load of laundry, your hall was almost empty, so no one would be down there while you waited. 

Piling up your hamper, you threw your pj's and slippers on. Remembering to grab a blanket and your laptop so you could hang out down there while you waited. 

Your friends back home were all excited to see you, ready to hear all about your time away. The boys you met, friends you made, classes, all that. So excited to get home and see your cat, Gremlin, he was all alone without you. Your mom sent you pictures earlier of him curled in your blankets, saying that he knew you were coming home soon. 

Maybe next Fall you could get an apartment, you didn’t want to leave him for another year. 

A washing machine door slammed shut next to you, causing you to jump from your perch atop your own. Faced with Ren, who was doing his laundry in his pjs, or his version of pjs. Giving you another tight-lipped smile before leaning against the far wall. Yawning loudly before sliding down the wall to sit on the floor. 

You ignored him, turning back to your laptop that was playing a crime documentary. Texting some friends to keep your mind from wandering to Ren and why he was in such a mood. 

“Are you leaving tomorrow?” Ren called from his wall. 

You pretended to not hear him, refocusing on the documentary, there was something very interesting happening and you weren’t about to miss how they found the killer's shoe prints in the mud just because Ren was trying to talk to you. 

Then something was thrown at you, and it smelled awful. 

“Oh-my-god!” 

You shot off the washing machine, throwing down the offending garment. Ren was laughing loudly, “Chill out! It was just an old shirt!” 

“How old was it?!” 

He smiled at you from the ground, propping an elbow on his kneecap. One leg stretched out on the tile, you tried to regain a sense of calm, he was just messing with you again. Just take some deep breaths… in-out-in

“Are you leaving tomorrow, after our final?” 

You let out your deep breath, sitting back on the washer. “Yeah,” you paused your show since mister meanie wanted to have a tea party. “I have to get to the airport right after.” 

He hummed, “Same.” 

The washer beeped loudly, echoing in the otherwise empty room. Ren watched you hop off, fixing your shorts which definitely rode up too much. Trying to not flash him your underwear as you bent to move your clothes to a dryer. You cursed when a sock fell from your pile, great.  

“How come we’ve never fucked?” 

Now all your clothes were on the floor. 

Along with Ren, who was staring at you like you were an art exhibit. 

You dragged your clothes back to the washer. There was no way you were finishing now that they touched the dirty floor, no one cleaned down here and just because it looked clean didn’t mean-

A whistle, “You good over there?” 

“Yup.” 

“Okay,” you heard him stretch, popping his joints as he lifted off the floor. You could feel his breath on the back of your neck as he closed in. Almost touching you, no escape, “As I was saying, how come you’ve never let me steal your virginity?” 

You scoffed, “I am not a virgin.” 

Ren pressed into you, pushing you against the washer now. Grinding his hips into your own, you squirmed, trying to dispel every fantasy flooding your brain. Every night you spent listening to him through the wall, imagining just once that it was you. If he weren’t such a monster, you would have gladly laid on your back and let him do whatever he wanted. 

“Nothing?” 

You took a deep breath, placing both palms on the top of the washer. Biting your lip as you silently pleaded for him to let you go, but also continue. You could smell his cologne from this close, how it complimented him so well. Mixing in with his dark aura, you wanted nothing more than to spin around and…

Soon you were doing just that, but not on your own violation. 

Ren had his hands grasping your hips, thumbs slipping under the fabric of your t-shirt to caress your soft skin. Lips capturing your own, you froze in his hold. Unsure of what to do, a part of you wanted to scream and smack him, but the other part loved the smell of his toothpaste. 

He relaxed when you relaxed, your lips still awkwardly locked together. Not opening and allowing for more, but not moving away either. You stared at him, startled to see him looking back at you. Pulling back slightly, you watched his face chase yours. Bringing your lips together a few more times, kissing at the seam. 

You felt his tongue flick for entry, trying to pry your mouth open so he could explore. When you didn’t move he finally huffed in annoyance, “I know it’s your first kiss, but you’re supposed to open your mouth.” 

You groaned, bringing both hands to cradle his cheeks. There was no way he was going to make fun of you, he initiated this so. 

Ren made a muffled noise when you pressed your lips back together. Probably of shock and surprise, because, no. This was not your first kiss, not even your fourth or fifth kiss. Working your tongue skillfully into his mouth, you moaned softly at his taste. Just like you imagined… not that you put much stock into this but… it was wonderful. 

Bringing your fingers to the nape of his neck, tugging on his dark brown hair. Just like you always wanted to, whenever he walked past you with it tied in a bun you dreamt of tearing through it. Ren returned your affection in kind, his left hand moving to the small of your back. Fingers dancing under the waistband of your pajama bottoms. 

You heard him swear when he felt the lace underneath, nestled between your cheeks. Ren slid a hand over the globes of your ass, moving his hips in time with his tongue. Tasting every inch of your mouth, even growling in approval when you sunk your teeth into his bottom lip. 

Petting and groping each other against the washing machines, the sound of you swapping spit barely heard over the rumble of your clothes. Ren had gotten sick of grinding against your hip bone, pulling away from you for a moment. Shushing your pathetic whimpers, he hooked the hand not cupping your ass behind your left knee. 

Hiking it over his hip, opening your legs up. Allowing him to assault your center with his straining erection, oh you could picture it now. How easy it would be to just let him slip inside you. 

Right here, in the laundry room. 

*Beep* 

You pulled back roughly, barely able to unsuction your lips from Rens' own. A string of spit connecting your kiss-bitten lips, he looked at you with pleading eyes. Grinding himself against you harder, pulling a few soft mewls from your throat. 

“I need to switch my clothes,” you croaked.

He nodded, shakily setting your limb back on the floor and backing away. You watched through your own lust-filled state as he trembled. Walking back to his far wall, a hand cupping his cock through his sweats. Your throat clicked as you took in a much-needed breath, doing what you said you would. 

Setting them in the dryer, all the more aware of his eyes watching your every move. 

Not sparing him a glance when you sat back on the washer. 

Turning on your laptop once again to watch your crime documentary. 

Ignoring the throbbing between your legs, his deep breaths, and your shaking limbs. 

------

The TV’s at the airport all said the same thing, “Record snowfall this winter, right before the holidays! Experts say that we will be lucky to keep power until it passes. Our friends on the west coast are enjoying a white Christmas, while we’re stuck in the North Pole.” 

All flights have been grounded until further notice. 

Stuck. 

You could barely make it back to your dorm without crashing. 

Bursting into tears several times when you realized you wouldn’t be home until it was over. Wouldn't be able to safely leave your dorm room until it passed, leaving you utterly alone. 

You had emailed your RA letting him know your bad luck, he let the staff know you’d be there so they would have food and water running still. 

But other than that, this was your holiday. 

You slipped on the walk up to your room, sobbing loudly in the halls as you clutched your luggage. No going home, no seeing your friends or family, no Christmas dinner, no personal shower, no Gremlin to sleep on your face. 

Collapsing on your bed, curling yourself in the multitude of pillows and blankets that adorned it. The room had shitty heating, the entire building had shitty heating. The entire month of December you’d been freezing, and no amount of personal heaters could fix this kind of cold. 

You drifted off to sleep after crying for a few hours, letting your parents know what was happening. Setting alerts for earlier flights, anything you could do to get home. You were so tired in fact, that you slept through a power outage. Leaving the entire building to shut down, no backup generators. 

And no heat. 

It wasn’t until you felt yourself being lifted that you woke up to the commotion. 

Squirming in the kidnappers' arms, limbs aching from freezing for a time in your bedroom. The window must’ve cracked open because it was much colder than when you arrived. Your attacker didn’t let you go, growling in your ear to be still. 

Dragging you out of the building, towards a car you didn’t notice when you pulled in. With the snow swirling all around, it was a miracle they could see their own vehicle. You were thrown in the front seat, followed by your luggage tossed in the back. You stayed still, every time you moved it hurt, hypothermia. Common in the New England storms if you were foolish enough to be outside… 

You about passed out when the driver's side door opened, Ren climbed in. Looking just as frozen as you, slamming the door shut and mumbling something as he started his car. You could’ve cried when the engine turned, heat blasting between the both of you. 

“Hands,” his teeth chattered, holding his own out. He nodded for you to do the same, grasping your pink fingers between his own and blowing on them. “Power went out,” Ren took a shallow breath, “I was leaving and I saw your car. You were almost frozen to your bed, the window broke.” 

“Th-thank you-u-u.” 

Ren cringed at your fingers, slowly gaining back their normal color. “I tried to grab everything I could, like your backpack and luggage. But we can’t stay there, we’ll fucking freeze.” 

You nodded, tugging your hands away to curl into your chest. Thankful that Ren had enough sense to grab blankets, stuffing them in your lap from the backseat. You thought about grabbing your phone, but you could barely make a fist so it would do you no good. 

“My plane g-g-got ground-d-ed.” 

Ren shivered, nodding sharply, “Mine too, my mom got me a hotel room not far from here to stay until the storm passes. So, I’m taking us there.” 

“Okay.” 

You didn’t say anything else, not wanting to distract him from the treacherous roads. Thank god he had a Jeep, or else you would’ve died. You couldn’t see more than ten feet ahead, less than that when you were on the highway out of the city. 

Ren kept mumbling things like it’s okay, I’m sorry, I know it's cold, whenever you shivered and took in sharp breaths. You must’ve been out for a while, to get this bad. A quick look at the clock in his car said you’d been asleep for three hours, who knows what would’ve happened if he hadn’t noticed your car… 

He helped you out, more carried you, towards the check-in desk. Too worried you would pass out in the car if he left you for too long, the front desk lady was quick and sweet. Making sure to send up extra blankets and pillows to your suite. Ren had you walk up with him, so he wouldn’t have to carry you and the luggage on separate trips. 

You clutched his hand like a child, tight enough for his knuckles to turn white. But he was so warm, it’s all you could think about. All you wanted was to be warm, nodding blindly to whatever Ren said to do. 

Plug your phone in, check. 

Let him talk to your mom, check. 

Draw a bath for you, check. 

Climb in the bath with you, double-check. 

It wasn’t until you were defrosted in the clawfoot tub that you realized you were naked with him. 

Rens chest against your back, holding you like his life depended on it. Judging by his shaking, you both were probably suffering from acute hypothermia. You had been silent for so long your voice spooked him a little, “Thank you.” 

He hummed into your hair, which was sitting on top of your head in a messy bun. “Are you okay?” 

You nodded slowly, “Can we go lay down?” 

“Yeah,” Ren hastily got out of the tub, draining it and wrapping you in plush towels. You were still too cold to blush from your nakedness, not how you pictured this going. You imagined you would finally give into him on some drunken party night, barely remembering his reaction to seeing you nude. 

But now he had seen you half-frozen, forced to cradle you back to life. 

------

You squinted from your cocoon, greeted by a dimly lit room. 

One spare lamp on a dingy-looking nightstand, well it wasn’t terrible. It was better than your nightstand in your dorm room… where was your dorm room anyway? 

Something vibrated behind you, followed by a heavyweight sprawling against your back. 

You held your breath, you were in a hotel. 

With a stranger. 

“Shit,” you whispered. 

Okay, you could wiggle out of here. You took a moment to study the room, there was the lamp from before, and some curtains on a metal rod in the far corner. If you managed to get out without being detected you could knock out the assailant. 

“You smell so good.” 

More weight settled on you, now you were trapped. This bear was closing in, who knows what happened while you were asleep! All you could remember was falling asleep at your dorm after the upsetting trip to the airport, then being dragged away. 

Your fingers burning when you tried to use them, being shoved in a car… 

Kylo. 

“Kylo?!” 

“Mhm.” 

You threw your arms up, successfully throwing him off you and the covers. Your limbs screaming at the sudden movement, you were still suffering from the cold. Next to you, curled in a ball, totally catlike, was Ren. 

A sleepy smile gracing his lips, hands curled under his cheek, and legs moving towards his chest, Like a child under a blanket. You gasped when you saw he was naked, “Fuck!” 

You were too. 

“What the fuck, Ren!?” 

“Stop yelling,” you watched his hand bat his nose like an animal, “Come back, you were warm.” 

You huffed, flailing off the bed in search of your bags. 

Memories flooding back to you, he took you here after saving your life. 

The bath. 

Ugh, bad time to remember your kiss the night before. 

Ren sat up in bed, rubbing his eyes and blinking slowly. You flushed red when you looked between his legs, shit. How does he walk around with that? Is that why he has bad posture? You choked on your spit when he spread his legs out. 

Sprawling completely on the mattress like he wasn’t in a room with a stranger. 

“Snow hasn’t stopped,” Ren yawned, snapping a hand and pointing between his legs, “Come back.” 

“I’m not doing anything until you have clothes on.” 

He rolled his eyes, now looking you up and down. Focusing on your bare tits, swinging around with your erratic movements. You watched him lick his lips, wagging his eyebrows, “Come on, don’t you want to sit back on the bed?”

You shook your head, crouching down to your bag. Trying to not flash him more of your goods, but that didn’t work. Not with him leaning to the side of the bed to make a show of him peeping on you. 

A wolfish grin splitting his face, “You have a nice ass.” 

“Can you stop,” you huffed, tugging on some sweats you found. 

Ren made a pouting noise when you stood, pushing his bottom lip out while you threaded your arms through a t-shirt. You shivered a little-it was still freezing in the room. Probably from the weather, it sounded like it got worse… hopefully this place would keep power. 

You looked back at the bed, Ren was still manspreading. One of his large paws crawling towards his cock, watching you with the same smirk. He let out a soft sigh when he touched himself, eyes momentarily shutting in bliss. 

“Do you have to do that with me here?” 

He cracked an eye open, “Do you have to be that far away?” 

You scoffed, moving to the corner of the room. Shivering since you were near the window, you plopped down in the cheap armchair. Ignoring the sounds of his fist gliding along his cock, you tucked your feet under your body. Humming a tune to ignore the arousal growing between your legs, there was no way you were caving to him. 

What kind of man does that with a complete stranger present!? 

More importantly, why was it turning you on? 

“Come here,” he whistled, you spared a glance at him. Blushing profusely at the sight, his cock was now fully erect. Standing tall and proud, tip flushed almost purple from want. You quickly looked away, trying to swallow down the drool that gathered in your mouth. 

What would happen if you gave in? 

Not like it would hurt you… he looked so delicious. 

“If I come over there, what's gonna happen,” you whispered, determined to stay put.

With a deep breath, the mattress groaned under his weight, probably leaning back to get comfortable. He seemed to love you being there, watching him, or trying not to. Ren made a small non-committal scoff, “Whatever you want to happen, baby.” 

“Don’t call me that, you know my name.” 

“Meow.” 

Your head snapped towards him, met with his grin. “Come on-you really want me to do this by myself?” he waved his cock, fist tight around the base. You rolled your eyes, training your eyes to focus on the least attractive part about him. 

You were coming up empty, all you could stare at was his cock. 

The prominent vein along the underside thrumming in time with his heartbeat. You could practically feel it along your tongue, rigid and stiff. Slowly, you stood from the chair, met with a soft whine from Ren. Eying your hungrily as you sauntered over, you planted a knee in the mattress. 

Between his legs, which were spread obscenely wide, he licked his lips in anticipation. 

“If I help you, are you going to be nicer to me?” 

He nodded, chest taking in sharp breaths. You slowly leaned back on your heels, stripping your top off, despite him seeing you naked earlier. Surprised when he bit his bottom lip, watching you play with your tits, rolling them in the palm of your hand. Just to make him squirm a bit, “I’ll be nicer, whatever you want.” 

“I’m really cold still,” you spoke softly, making sure to lean in close enough to graze his lips with your own before pulling away, “Can you help warm me up?” 

“Yes,” Ren's hands shot out, kneading your flesh a few times. Debating to grasp your tits or the small of your waist, like a kid in a candy store. So many options, but you didn’t want to wait. If you were doing this, it would be about you.

“Eat me out.” 

He stilled, cocking a brow, “Excuse me?” 

“You heard me,” you exhaled on his neck, being sure to drag your kitty claws along his chest. Briefly grazing his nipples, savoring the way he gasped. “Eat me out, if you make me cum, I’ll let you fuck me. Like the desperate slut you are.” 

Ren scowled for a moment, nudging your face from his neck. Eyes dancing across your face before capturing your lips, moaning softly in your mouth, “I can make you cum so hard you’ll never want another man again.” 

You placed a soft kiss, rolling onto your back dramatically. Splaying your legs wide, “If that's true, why do you fuck a different girl every week?” 

He growled at you, actually growled. 

Hands no longer soft in their quest to memorize your skin, instead Ren pinned your legs hard enough for them to pop. Making you squeal from the stretch, “How fast do you think I can make you cum? Hm?” 

Before you could answer, he dove in. 

Lips wrapping around your clit and suckling fast, tongue flicking out every few seconds. You were already bucking up to meet him, but his firm hold kept you flush. While his tongue began to lap thick stripes along the seam of your pussy. Briefly hooking the tip into your entrance, both of you moaning when he tasted your wetness. 

“Shit-Kylo!” 

“Mm,” his voice vibrated against your clit, continuing his assault until you choked on your spit. You buried your fingers in his hair, keeping him in that right spot. “I’m so fucking close,” you cried out, pleading his name over and over and over. 

“You know,” he popped off, smacking his lips that were glistening with your cum, “I’d rather you cum on my cock.” 

“Wait-” 

Ren flipped you onto your chest, yanking your hips into the air. You barely had time to take a breath before he shoved his cock inside you. His breath hitched as he sank to the hilt, you groaned at the stretch. Now this, this you could get used to.

He pulled out slowly, you heard him swear under his breath. Leaving just the tip of his cock inside and ramming his hips into yours. Pulling a loud scream from your lungs, Ren chuckled at that. Pumping his cock at a rough pace, “Shh-you’re going to upset our neighbors.” 

You huffed, cheap shot, angling your hips a little so his cock would rub up against your front wall. Moaning when he picked up the pace, skin slapping skin. Ren leaned over your form, planting a hand on the headboard to keep it from knocking. You weakly lifted your head, clenching at the sight of his knuckles turning white. 

All you could do was sit and take it, revealing in the bliss you’d denied yourself for four months. 

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Ren dropped you both off at the airport two days later. 

You spent three days together, fucking each other's brains out. 

Choking on his cock while he was brushing his teeth, eating you out while you read through your newsfeed. Bouncing on his cock while he fed you breakfast, you didn’t need to change clothes the entire vacation. 

But you wanted to go home and were thankful for the storm ending so you could head home. It was a little awkward, Ren wasn’t very excited about the snow stopping. It felt like he was trying to stall you leaving but reluctantly listened to your desire to fly home. 

“Got everything?” he mumbled, hitching his backpack over his shoulder. The two of you were waiting in the TSA line, about to part ways to head home. You nodded, giving him a tight smile before stepping up on your own. 

Ignoring the feeling of his eyes on the back of your head. 

Both of you stood awkwardly after making it through, “Well-my gates over here,” you pointed behind you. Ren hummed in acknowledgment, kicking at the ground instead of looking at you. 

“Thanks for letting me crash with you,” you tried again, still nothing. 

You groaned, spinning on your heel. Back to being an asshole, you were kicking yourself for thinking he would be nicer. All he wanted was some pussy, and you willingly gave into him when you should’ve remained strong. 

Your parents picked you up back at home, lots of tears and laughs were shared. Thankful that you made it home without freezing, your mom was grateful for your friend who saved your life. She wanted to call him and tell him how much she appreciated it but you shrugged it off, he was just being nice. He wasn’t your boyfriend or anything, you left out the part that he was the neighbor you always complained about. 

Collapsing on your bed felt surreal like you would wake up and be back in the hotel room at any moment. It was odd not sleeping next to him, you had grown accustomed to his clingy arms. Circling you in the middle of the night when he thought you were dead asleep, smelling your hair before tucking you into his naked chest. 

You tossed and turned all night, groaning when you were woken by your siblings to get up the next morning. Barely sleeping a wink, you resolved to take a nap later to try and not spoil your trip back home. 

At breakfast, your mom yelled at you from the kitchen. 

“Hey hon, someone’s calling you!” 

“Just answer it,” you groaned through a mouthful of cereal. Briefly hearing your mother answer in a typical chipper tone, stalling mid-sentence before she yelled again, “It’s someone named Kyle?” 

Shit, you shot to the kitchen. 

Snatching the phone and escaping to the living room where no one was hiding. 

“Kylo?” 

Hey, didn’t think you’d answer.

“How’d you get my number?” 

Took it while you were napping the other day, I knew you wouldn’t give it to me willingly.

You rolled your eyes, “Alright creeper, what’s up?” 

Just wanted to talk or whatever, felt weird not to. 

Silence. 

Are you gonna let me buy you coffee when we are back?

“You were being serious about that?” 

A scoff. 

Yeah-or we could just fuck again if that’s all you want from this. 

“Coffee sounds good.” 

Cool. Cool. 

It’s a date. 

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IM SORRY IVE BEEN SLACKING ON HYPING YOU UP

Anyway I’m reading through the Things ™ and wow

Can I request something? There’s an idea I’ve been pondering for a bit. You know already who I’ll ask for, I’m guessing.

What if the reader fell for Xiao in Genshin, in a state where they constantly daydream about him. Rather than working on scenarios and scenes, it happens in real time.

Meanwhile, in another universe, Xiao in a modern setting has fallen for a Genshin character- the reader. He daydreams about them in the same manner.

To the reader, their Xiao is a guardian yaksha, Golden adeptus, and doombane itself.

To Xiao, his (y/n) is something just as exalted. I tend to use a seelie, since they’re an immortal race of ancient and now weak gods.

What they both don’t know is that they’re actually meeting in those daydreams. It’s not just imagination and the longing for company, but an actual relationship with another person.

Bonus points if it’s some sort of soulmate au and they physically can’t find each other and eventually realize it.

I’ve never told anyone about this before, and I’m excited to see what you do with it! I might work with it one day, just not yet.

(Hoo boy, this will be tough, but I'm sure I can do it! Xiao might be a bit ooc as I'm getting his personality from wiki and fanon, as well as modern au [hopefully] gives him less trauma and a slightly different personality.)

(Also, I can't do sad endings. So a bit of deus ex OC at the 3rd part)

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Your game

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Your pov: the dream eater of your dreams

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You are (y/n)(l/n), and you are in the saddest love story this side of the lake.

Ever since you saw him in that first quest you were in love!

You were just a teen though, so it wasn't real right? After all, your red string wasn't connected to the screen.

Well, your string isn't connected to anything...

Y-your just a late bloomer though right?

(Ten years later)

Your now in your twenties and you still love Xiao!

He permeates your thoughts like how lovers do, you feel an inexplicable hurt in your chest similar to what many describe feeling when they see their soulmate prior to their string appearing, not to mention whenever you aren't busy you feel like you're...slipping...in...in and...

[Daydream]

It was happening again.

It was like a daydream but more...real.

Like a lucid dream.

You saw your string, just like so many other times, and you followed it.

You ran and ran, turquoise clouds parting and making paths for you to find him.

Him..

You ran and ran, glad that atleast in some way your delusions can give you some semblance of true love.

You saw the..wait..that's not the inn.

Well it is the inn, but more modern. And there was a school next to it, and a small village not far away.

Another of thing was that you were in some kind of yellow armor, it reminded you of those baby geovisnaps from genshin impact(that are absolutely BULL-)

You went into the elevator, which seemed more ancient than usual.

And when you reached the balcony, you saw him. But he was different.

Instead of the Yaksha you usually saw, you were greeted by an equally shocked man in a martial arts gi. But it was him.

But different.

You reached out, and he did the same.

And you touched

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Xiao's pov: the midsummer knight of his dreams

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(Clarifying: in this version Liyue is based on European mythology and aesthetic while Mondstadt is based on Chinese. So you are a fae hunting knight rather than a demon hunting yaksha)

Xiao had always been reserved, but what happened to him as a kid drew him further into his shell.

Abusive parents, accidentally giving his sister trauma induced amnesia, he felt the weight of his actions like atlas feels the world on his shoulders.

Luckily, two people took him and his sister QiQi in: QiQi's doctor Baizhu, and Xiao's therapist(and Baizhu's husband) Morax.

It was difficult to come out, even after Xiao stopped feeling so at fault. So he mostly stayed in his room and played video games.

That is until he met you.

Well met is the wrong word here.

He saw your character in his world's version of genshin impact: tribunal eruption

The way you used your weapon, the way your armor shined in the night as you rode to his wanderer. The smile you gave as he handed you (favourite food).

But most of all, the way you used fighting styles from so many martial arts and hand to hand combat techniques.

From irish kickboxing to karate, from assassination arts in ancient history of japan to systema.

It awoken two things in him: first was his want to learn martial arts and make his own.

The second was his love for you.

But don't worry, your physical attributes only drew him in. Your personality made him stay.

Years went on, he became a martial arts instructor for his own style, and moved into an apartment near a small village.

He started teaching at a school nearby, he even gets a discount on rent for giving free lessons to the owner's sons, Ivan and Viktor.

He's also convinced those two have a crush on him but it's pointless.

After all, he was a dream eater, a common group of people who have a strange ability to find their soulmate.

Specifically, the ability to have "lucid daydreams" where they meet their soulmate.

But he must be defective. After all his soulmate kept appearing as...well you. As a knight that would meet him on the balcony every night.

He assumed maybe it was your voice actor or designer, but neither of them have had the lucid daydreams.

He began thinking he'd never find his soulmate

Until one daydream...

He was on the balcony again, like a prince awaiting his knight to rescue him.

But it was different.

The apartment complex he lived in now looked much smaller, as did the tree it was built around, and the building looked far more ancient in design yet so much younger in age.

And the village and school nearby aren't there anymore.

Oddest change of all is that his gi he was wearing just a second ago is now similar to the outfit warn by the mondstadt demon slayer Corps

And when you arrived at the balcony, he noticed a red string, one that connected your heart to his. But you weren't wearing your armor, you were wearing casual, modern clothes.

He knew it was stupid, after all you can't touch your soulmate in the daydreams. But he felt compelled to....to reach out and..

You touched him.

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nothing never comes between you, and nobody helps you get together

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(3rd person pov)

He really did find it annoying, how often mortals would find themselves in the wrong dimension, especially when it's because the writer wants drama. And now he's written in to solve the problem.

Ah well, it's his job.

(2nd person pov)

You didn't know how to feel. You were touching Xiao...and you weren't waking up. Was this...real?

"You... you're real...different but....still the person I love...." Xiao seemed to be equally in a trance at the prospect

"yeah...so are you..."

The armor you wore melted away, and you cant see it but Xiao's fictional clothes melted from him as well. You were both equally real, in your own reality.

But you knew it couldn't last.

"When the daydream ends, I wont be able to see you anymore," Xiao said with a sea of tears in his eyes, "We've actually met now...and now...now the dreams will end."

You lean into him, "then let's make this dream the best one we've ever had."

Your about to kiss when-

"Terribly sorry about this!" A childlike voice called, "you know, interrupting your moment and all that. See for the sake of narrative, you both were put in separate universes. And it's my job to give you a happy ending."

When you both looked, you saw a child made of bone climbing into reality from some kind of hole.

"Now just wait a moment aaannnd-"

The turquoise clouds cleared, and the world rippled into a conjoined reality between genshin impact and tribunal eruption.

"Welcome to your dream world, enjoy eternal love!" The child said as he crawled back into the hole and it closed.

When he was gone, you both observed the world around you: a beautiful mix of aesthetics surrounded you, and both your armor and his adeptus clothing were on you both.

You gazed into eachother's eyes.

He placed one hand on your cheek while another held your hand, "I'm not good with speaking..speaking my emotions..but I....maybe my actions can do that for me..."

You felt your red string radiate with the warmth of love, likewise Xiao felt his daydreams dissipate like a haze leaving his mind.

You grab his hand and place your free hand on his cheek, mirroring his love, as you always have.

"Xiao...your very existence tells me all I need to hear.."

You both leaned in, and kissed.

Two lovers, in a dream made reality,

A paradise for all eternity.

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I feel it kinda fell apart with the deus ex, but I think I scraped it back together in the end!

I hope it's good enough for what you envisioned buddy, I tried my best!

(Also I think you deserve something just as good as what happens to the reader insert in this fic, story)

(Tagging: @golden-wingseos (this is the writing blog for someone you told to tag you), and @storytravelled (just to keep the idea of tagging in mind))