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"For you, always." - Djoseras/Zultanekh (Necrontyr AU; R-15)
(Drabble for a prompt fill challenge, prompts available here.)
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They unfastened their heavy outer robes and piled them up on a chair. Zultanekh was the first to retreat to bed, laying back with ease as he loosed his tunic and hitched it far up above his knees. "Now there's a memory from the earliest days of my training." He mused, and bid the kynazh regard an old scar upon his thigh. "Back then Zultanekh was not skilled with his hammer, nor with much else. A curious child but not an attentive one, or so his tutors might've described him, were they still alive. Glory upon their souls! They had a handful in Zultanekh."
Djoseras leaned down to examine. "May I ask what happened?"
"What was it, Djoseras? An accident with a khopesh. You see, my tutor at the time fought with a heavier and more ornate sword. This was on account of his being grown up, while I was but a stripling, but in my youthful folly I took this as a challenge."
The kynazh silently gestured in a bid to touch, and Zultanekh allowed it. His strong limbs and the light of the chamber gleamed a warm gold alike, and the scar stood out starkly upon his skin, long and pale and not half as faded as the years suggested. "The instant he was out of sight I picked up his sword, and would give it my all for a splendid swing; suffice to say this one did not have the best understanding of centrifugal forces at the time. The weight of it planted me straight onto the ground and upon the blade, and that, fair kynazh, is the story of how Zultanekh earned his warhammer. No one trusted me with anything else after that."
In the lamplight he saw how Djoseras smiled like the crescent moon. "I imagine Anathrosis was not best pleased."
"Oh, Anathrosis was furious. Rest assured that Zultanekh has more of his phaeron's faith nowadays. The hammer is our traditional weapon; I've been served well by it ever since, and have made up for my boyish indiscretions."
Djoseras nodded. "That is well, then."
That was all the kynazh had to say on the matter. He moved his hand away and made as if to back off.
But the Crown Prince had other ideas. "What! No comfort from Djoseras?" He exclaimed; Djoseras raised his head, baffled, and Zultanekh gestured down at his scar pointedly. "Zultanekh's tale, his sincere honesty - in the bedchamber, of all places! All for nothing? I'll have you know it was a very painful wound."
The heir of Ithakas stared at him blankly. "Did you… want to be comforted?"
"What the - why - why would I not? Come, think about it for a moment."
Zultanekh's cheeks were flushed almost as red as his beard, and the inside of his head felt as if he were thinking through mud as he tried to explain what about Djoseras's reaction he found so inane. "Does Zultanekh's pain mean that little to you? He will request no pity, for he can hardly ask you to praise his wisdom where he showed none. But we all made mistakes when we were young, it's a universal constant - I'm sure young Oltyx has made some, if you have not, and I would hope you commiserated. Might we not commiserate? When we're already together, alone… intimate?"
His voice dropped softly at the final word. Surely, Zultanekh thought as he drew Djoseras into his arms, this is enough of a hint; he'd willingly bared his thigh, allowed another to touch him there, by royal standards of intimacy he was as good as naked. It was Djoseras who'd come to him that night, god forbid, surely it wasn't that much of a stretch to expect his affection. But Djoseras was not so easily moved. His smile was wry, his tone, maddeningly objective.
"Prince Zultanekh, your wound is long healed, and even as you spoke of it I saw your spirits were high. It seemed only logical to assume you were recovered. After all, it was a long time ago." His slender fingers played over the scar then, tracing it from top to bottom. Zultanekh tensed, first from shock, then a rapidly stiffening desire. "You are older than either Oltyx or I, but you were just a boy then, too. I might not even have been old enough to walk the year you were injured. And now we're all adults, why, you are almost twice the age of betrothal - too grown up, certainly, to jest for my mercy."
"And who kept Zultanekh waiting for that long, might he ask?" The Crown Prince demanded, green eyes darkened with longing. He was no stranger to playing at nonchalance, but he could never seem to temper himself around Djoseras, blast it all; it drove Zultanekh wild merely to sit with the kynazh, beholding that elegant form before him, those hair and eyes as dark as midnight. "Has he not been waiting for you, always? Ever since we first clashed at Heqahn, and vowed to meet again and again 'til vanquishment, had we not then sworn an oath to the other? Oh, you… you-"
He swept Djoseras into a fierce kiss. Then another, and another, scarce giving either of them room to breathe. For the first time that night he had Djoseras moved; a quiet noise escaped the kynazh as their lips drew apart, more breath than moan from a glistening mouth, and Zultanekh groaned in response. His hand found the dip of Djoseras's slender waist, pressed him right up close, the swirl of his inner robes cool against Zultanekh's skin.
For as long as he had known Djoseras he'd never seen the kynazh dressed in ornate colours. Mostly in whites and blacks, woven through occasionally with silver or gold or godsteel. His robes were always finely embroidered, but the shades were never mixed, as elegant and uncompromising as the rest of Djoseras combined. Zultanekh felt as if he might die of thirst as he imagined what lay under those robes, whether the kynazh was soft or angular, how good he might look stretched out in rapture upon those wine-dark sheets.
"Cruel, sweet prince, Zultanekh's beloved! Yours must be the coldest heart in Ithakas. I hope you don't think this one is so ungenerous: had you regaled me with a tale of your injury, no matter how minor or juvenile, I'd have spoken to you as many soothing words as you deserved." To think such a fair prince had come all this way, just to see Zultanekh - and to think that after all that effort this pillar of piousness, this familial, faithful creature was too rational to flirt, inflamed the Crown Prince like nothing else. "Warmed you with wine, or with mine own self, whatever would console you best. And here you are, asking: does Zultanekh want to be comforted? Oh, Djoseras! What are you like!"
At that Djoseras finally burst into laughter. It was rare for the heir of Ithakas to laugh out loud for any reason, but here he was amused, and thankfully sincere. "I hadn't realized you felt so strongly about it." He remarked, then shifted about to settle politely upon Zultanekh's lap. His arms were cool and bare about the Crown Prince's neck. "Be warned, Zultanekh, that I am unattuned to such softness. Unnas always considered it a weakness from his scions, and we of Ithakas are seldom indulged, even while we are young. Yet I am charmed by your attachment - truthfully, it is what I like most about you, that you are unafraid to feel. I've only ever known my brother to be like that."
He offered his hand. Zultanekh kissed it, gladly. "I will esteem to be more mindful in the future. I may be awkward for a time - but for you, Crown Prince, I will try my best."
"Thank you. It is good of you to indulge Zultanekh; he was a rather sensitive child."
Djoseras's eyes gleamed with mischief. "Oh, I've never doubted you were childish. I merely hope to make an obedient boy out of you sometime."
"Now that's more like it," breathed Zultanekh. He laid upon Djoseras a kiss so deep that the kynazh of Ithakas fell to sighing, his eyes faint with pleasure; Zultanekh moved to the side, laying Djoseras down properly onto the bed, then made to remove his own tunic altogether. "That is well, kynazh, but Zultanekh warrants he has far more to teach you about pleasure. Come, lend him a hand - take yours off too, if you please - and we shall review where else fair Djoseras has wounded him, so that he might be granted his comforts, and return it to you a thousandfold."
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(Note: This was an anon request and came without fandom or pairings attached, so I've taken the liberty to be self-indulgent 😘 I'm intending this to be part of a longer (NSFW) piece, of an AU where biotransference isn't a concern and Djoseras and Zultanekh had a lot more time to enjoy the peace between their dynasties. Indulge an official courtship, fall in love. Kind of like the necrontyr parts of we live on archipelagos concentrated to triple strength. Here Djoseras has surprised Zultanekh by slipping into the other's room at night - as one would expect of a courtly love scene - and then immediately dropped the ball by being too logical about flirtations. 🤣 Oh, they have a long way to go...)
#warhammer 40k#wh40k#the twice dead king#djoseras#zultanekh#prompt fill#drabble#necrons#necron#ah... how could i possibly leave out my chosen necron rarepair otp... those princes drive me insane they're everything i want#it's so fun writing zultanekh. he is so life-affirmative and just about any situation works with him as long as it warrants his confidence#he can be utterly serious and mentor-like; he can be boldly flirtatious; whatever it may be he'll be Forever In The Moment doing it#this is the one dude who'll always find a way to have a good time... i love him#returning to orizyn for the next wh40k drabble
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any hobie and/or miguel icks? 😟
whoever sent this: thank you + i ADORE you. i hope you don't mind i'm switching up the formatting/style a it in comparison to my older icks... shorter list, more detailed <3
(warning: some fem terms used at the end, such as “mama!”)
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Miguel O'Hara
- This guy... has some long ass toenails. Type of toenails that poke you at night in bed, and tear holes in his socks.
It's maybe somewhat related to the claw thing he's got going on? Has a lot stronger and faster-growing nails than the average person... but the real problem here is that he's TERRIBLE about clipping them. Claims it doesn't bother him even remotely and that you're the one overreacting when you ask him to... but hardly anything gets through to him about it. You probably even offer to do it for him one day, thinking the offer of a foot massage would sway his thinking and that it'd actually work... but he fought you on that just as easy...!!!
...which is how you came to the conclusion that you have a man who'll even argue w/ you over toenails. Petty boy.
- Miguel is also tired 24/7. AND yeah, it's pretty hard to be un-sympathetic towards that, but he's tired in the... I'm-gonna-prioritize-this-one-last-email-over-saying-goodnight-to-you way. Which gets real irritating when you're asking him to help you out w/ anything, like cleaning up or answering a question or JUST HAVING A DAMN CONVERSATION W/ YOU and he's using "I'm tired" as an excuse when his response is shitty or distracted.
Like one of those stupid guys whose always squinting at their damn iPad when you ask what he wants for dinner... which is ironic given that he'll get snippy at you for not giving him your full, entire attention whenever he wants it. Type of man to start picking imaginary lint off your head when you're simply trying to finish up a text before engaging him so that you aren't distracted.
- Odd about Lyla. Not that he loves her or anything, but she'll like pop up to give him updates about whatever even if you're MID-MAKEOUT session and he won't change that setting. Pulling away from your lips all pouty and squinty only to glare at his watch for thirty seconds before trying to go right back into kissing you.
No. No sir.
(Lyla will also always say something to or-but-usually-and about you, which... Okay, she's an AI and doesn't Get It... but it's still weird because it feels like someone you don't know just walked into the room.)
- Picks his nose when he's too busy to find a tissue, and forgets to sanitize his hands after. Denies this when you tell him.. but you've witnessed this multiple times (he's weirdly kind of whiney for a dude and lazy for a workaholic LOL).
Hobie Brown
- Lovely boyfriend because he doesn't give a crap about your appearance or the idea of needing to "look nice" for a man... but also stupid, nuisance boyfriend because this means he doesn't give one hoot if you try to get all gussied up for him. Nags you about wasting time getting ready because he doesn't need you to do all that instead of just saying "THANK YOU, YOU LOOK NICE." Even probably complains about you feeding into gender stereotypes or w/e when you do something like shave your legs or pluck your eyebrows😭
You try to talk to him about this, ask if he even cares that you tried to look nice, and he skirts around admitting it because he has an argument for everything. "'oughta know I think you're pretty either way"-ass when you just spent an hour trying to look all good for him.
- Tries to share the most obscure music with you... which is like, sweet in concept, but weird when it actually happens since it's never like a generic love song but an eleven minute underground jam session.
Which isn't to say he has bad taste in music, usually it's fine if not fantastic... but you try to tell him you don't want to listen to some dude's first draft of himself banging on a drum set for a full album and he's like: "tsk."
HOBIE. TSK??? FUCKING TSK????????? WHAT ABOUT WHAT OTHER PEOPLE LIKE????????
(He'll also use his to get out of listening to your music. Claiming his "inconsistency" is why he liked your playlist yesterday but not today. Stop!!!)
- And you know I gotta say it, he's a punk, after all: absolutely refuses to clean his favorite leather jacket, and it smells RANK. He's genuinely sentimental about it, though... and if you even try to bring up cleaning it somehow (even if very gently), he's acting like you betrayed him. Goes through the five stages of grief over you asking him not to wear it on one of your dates, and teases you by TALKING to it:
"Mumma didn't mean that, jackie. She just doesn't understand our lifestyle, does she?" while giving you a (lighthearted) stink eye.
#miguel o'hara x reader#hobie brown x reader#hobie#miguel#atsv#LOL THIS WAS SO FUNNNN I HOPE ITS OK TO READ#I'M EBARASSED THO SO YEEET#SORRY I BAD AT TAGS LATELY WAHH#caitie things#gen#anon
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What is your opinion on all girls schools?im think if or when I have kids, if or when I have girls, I’m thinking of sending them to an all girls one. Every woman I met had a good experience with them. But I’ve been told (mainly by “boymoms”) that the choice is selfish. Boys perform better in coed environments so they need to be around girls. Yet girls doing better in all girls schools. Already I’m seeing from friends how their girls are struggling BAD in school from boys showing them with hardcore porn and sexual harassment. the school won’t do anything and the parents are worse. These young kids had iPads and phones already and they’re accessing the worse kind of porn then scaring the girls at school for fun. But I think girls and women are in a catch 22. If they leave, segregate and face discrimination lawsuits from parents that want to end single sex schools, the boys will be stunted in socializing with no healthy experience in interacting with girls. If they don’t, those same boys are still terrible and harassing the girls by mimicking shit they see online from people like andrew tate and kev samuels
I can't get over the irony of these "boys mom" saying it's "selfish" to want segregate young girls from boys so that they perform better.....so that their own son perform better💀
Listen anon: you need to deconstruct the idea that it's girls or women responsibility to help boys getting better. It's all about "male positivity" unless it's about actually finding solutions to help men (not resorting to involve or guilt trip women) 💀 You're saying that if boys don't mingle with girls in their youth they pretty much never learn to behave around women. Don't you think these boys don't have sisters, mother, aunts, female cousins or female friends to learn socializing with women? For centuries, men cherished their male only space (Ivy League, Gentlemen's club, secret society, etc.), but suddenly it becomes but a problem bc oh but how are they gonna perform without girls?? NOT OUR PROBLEM. Why do you think it's not a issue for girls? maybe they should take a page of our books and leave us alone. They are the ones with self work to do, not us.
Sexual harassment always existed, but I think the existence of internet & social medias made things worse. When I was in middle school I had that dude bragging about how many times he masturbated.... unprovoked. Porn culture does really messes people's mind.
Do parents really pull out lawsuits against same sex schools? I thought it was rather a trans cultist thing? 🤔
I would definitely put my daughter in a girls only school (my first choice being homeschooling though). Kids can have totally balanced relationship with the opposite sex without sharing scholarship with them because our society isn't separatist ; it's pretty much impossible to go with your day without interacting with men and women.
And tbh, one doesn't need to be a on a boys/girls only school to be weird around the opposite sex. I already said the reason why some tradfem were unecessary extra about sex and marriage was bc it was obvious they never had a proper socialization with men before. The way they project onto men marriage as the only proper way of bonding & loving has always come off weird to me. Like, they never talk about getting a close male friend or anything. They talk about how men and women are complementary but they seemingly think this complementarity can only happens through marriage... They never learned to love men (who aren't from their family) beside romantic interest in mind - and if they don't, they might get uncomfortable if they think man/woman friendship aren't a thing (more often than not, the people thinking that way have personal issues with the opposite sex and project their own insecurity). No wonder so many of them end up delusional and pick bums ; because they don't have prior -platonic- experience with men before and learned to know how they work. Ironically, they are the same women who'll look down on FDS when they're the ones who need it the most😭 sweetie, regardless of you wanting to live in lalaland, bums and emotional manipulator do exist, so you better learn to spot them QUICK before paying the price of your incredulity.
As for men, most of the scrote had their education where they socialized with girls ; didn't stop them from being emotionally inept and predatory..¯\_(ツ)_/¯
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Shakey Sundays #18:
Earth
It's countdown time: I see Neil Young and Crazy Horse this Thursday on the second night of their new tour. I'll be there to scream and lose my mind like a 12 year old. You'll then have to read about it all in minute detail over and over again for years.
But my famous brother, who'll also be there, has warned me that I need to brace myself: Nils won't be on stage with the band as he's busy making serious money with The Boss; nor will Pancho, who's still in retirement, and, although Neil is surely working on the necessary tech as we speak, no one has figured out - yet- how to bring poor Danny Whitten back to life. And so that means Crazy Horse is now welcoming, at least for the moment, its fourth official rhythm guitar player: one of the hipster kids from Promise of the Real Pancakes.
Here's a photo of him from the internet:
You're looking at Micah Nelson, Willie's son. Willie's 90 so either he had a kid at age 78, which seems totally possible for good old Willie, or this photo is not current. Let's google and find out... Micah is apparently 33 years old so either there's a hormone issue going on, or Willie's weed protects his progeny against aging or this is a dated photo; or all three of those things are happening at once. Regardless, I hope Micah wears this shirt while on stage Thursday.
By my count this particular Nelson was involved in at least four different Neil Young records during the dark Montsanto Years - there were two studio records, a live record and a soundtrack for Paradox, one of the worst of Young's 20+ films - which is totally saying something as many of them are largely unwatchable unless you're nuts like me - which is four more record appearances than I can personally claim with Young. Micah may even have a credit on Peace Trail as well; perhaps he programmed Neil's new robot. So, with all that under his belt and this new invitation to join the upcoming tour, Nelson's got to have something good going on for him other than his boyish good looks. We'll see.
Unfortunately, Micah will probably be on my assigned side of the stage: Billy Talbot usually sets up on Neil's right and, these days, Billy doesn't amble about too much; poor Talbot looks like he could use a walker, a hovercraft, or a whole tribe of Road Eyes to stabilize him, but he's still game and I sure as hell hope he sings a lot and pounds out some big boneheaded bass licks at the show: the dude has always given his fellow cavemen a good name.
But anyway, I've got to get my mind open to having this Nelson kid on stage so today I'm going to make myself listen to another Promise of the Real Potato Salad Neil Young record. We've already survived, barely, the first of them and I'm not listening to that overwrought codswallop all over again; I could sit through their second studio album together - it sounded cool for an anticipatory moment back in the day with its Time Fades Away meets anti-Trump vibe - but that record turned out to have a circus themed song on it that shook my soul down to a wounded, terrified core, so that's out, and there's no way I'm going to sit through another screening of Paradox any time soon: I feel like it was mostly iphone shots Micah and his band mates in period dress lined up and waiting for access to outhouse crappers.
So that leaves Earth, Young's nutty live-but-autotuned / field recordings record from 2016. I listened to the whole thing a few times way back in the day: I laughed a bit, got into it for moments and then never listened to it since. All that changes right now. Micah Nelson, please don't ruin my day.
The album sounds okay! It opens with Mother Earth, which, as I've discussed elsewhere, was the wrong song to end Ragged Glory with. But it sounds pretty lovely here with Neil alone on his pump organ. Go Neil, go.
But midway through the song Neil pasts on some professionals' studio vocals in an effort to ruin the good thing he had going; my memory tells me that he does the same on just about every song; Neil called the additions "edgy" at the time; I'd choose another descriptor. "Dumb" could work. Or "wacko". But let's just settle for "good old Shakey".
Because they're not that unexpected. Neil is surely a big fan of Dylan's Christmas record and Micah Nelson wasn't even a twinkle in Willie's eye when Young brought in a full boy's choir for Touch the Night, instructing the kids to sing joyfully along with him about a fatal, or perhaps just harrowing, midnight car accident; they're probably all still in therapy.
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And remember, there's a 100 person choir out there who are still wondering if that session in which they sang about nausea and sexual death actually happened or whether it was all just a crazy dream.
We're fairly deep into this whole Shakey Sunday thing and I'm probably failing miserably in my originally stated goal of explaining, at least to myself, why Neil Young? But I want to suggest the obvious point here all the same: Neil Young just does whatever the hell he wants and typically that means doing something utterly wacko. And we love him for it.
So go for it Neil: bring in a pro choir and have them sing the names of gas stations with earnest polish while you do your crazy grandpa routine! It'll be totally edgy. I guess.
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The other wacko, or truly Shakey, choice here is shoving a whole nature documentary into the record. Again, we probably should have seen this coming: Young's songs and focus at the time were almost solely on climate change concerns, and ever since his very first film over 50 years ago, there are often crackling fires to be heard on some of his best songs. Plus he came of age hearing the rooster in The Beatles' Morning Morning and the dogs chasing the train on Pet Sounds, and there are bird cries layered into Young's fantastic original version of Pocahontas.
There are times on the record when Young's assembled monkeys, badgers and hornets sound totally appropriate. For example, every time they interrupt a song from The Monsanto Years, I'm totally into it: I'd rather listen to bears bellow than hear any of the songs on that record anyway.
But hold on, I just fired up disc two on my trusty IPod (no, of course I don't own this record on vinyl; I don't have 165 dollars to spare on the CD-Rom compatible blue ray download immersion set complete with pan pipes and rolling papers likely available on Neil's forever beta website) and either I'm currently drunk (well, maybe I am sorta: how the hell else do you expect me to make it through 4 hours of frog sounds mingled with The Promise of Real's bongos on every track?) or Box Store, another of The Monsanto Years' problem tracks actually sounds pretty great here.
Let's paste it in and give it another listen; you tell me: does this song still suck or is it a sweet space opera about Walmart?
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We've got a car horn honking and ambiance and then it's time for a typical Neil Young song. Yes, I know, the choir croons a lot of sophomoric and terribly rhymed nonsense about Volkswagen being too big to fail and too rich for jail but there are no bongos to be heard, Neil's own vocals are strong and there's all kinds of 90's style remix action going on interspersed with vintage Shakey guitar shredding. This is actually pretty damn good. And when Neil drops a huge F-bomb about TV toward the end and then start ordering us all into line before dropping some real bombs, then frogs, on our faces I'm ready to award Micah and his preteen band mates honorary middle school diplomas. They likely need them.
And what about the songs we actually liked to begin with? Vampire Blues sounds pretty cool, I guess: Young's vocals are great anyway, the Chevron tie-in is so meatheaded that you've got to bow down, and Neil does demonstrate that he can successfully play the song while not totally wasted.
But Western Hero just sounds dull and After the Gold Rush, with its rampant participation from a sentient being, is downright horrifying. And yeah, after 34 years I'm finally into the song Love and Only Love now that I have it on vinyl but, for god's sake, why is there a 28 minute long version here complete with a whole orchestra pit filled with every bongo Joe Freakin' Lala ever owned and every member of Willie's rampant progeny wailing away?
Come on, Neil: you could have given us the rest of On The Beach in that same time instead. For the Turnstiles would feature baseball bleacher chatter and whale voices while the oblivious choir chants "Ten Dollars at the Door" with no idea whatsoever that they're filling in for pimps; the title track could clobber us with intermittent wave crashes, seagull screams and radio static before devolving into penguin screams. Could be pretty damn edgy.
Knowing Young, he's probably got that exact album in the can already; yet another new live album, F#$%kin Up, came out earlier today; so knowing Neil, Earth 2 will be out in mid-May
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Power-Up Fail
An odd dilemma you hit in writing anime/manga is deciding how much focus to give a character's growth when you want their new ability not to work for story reasons.
On the one hand, if there's a bunch of buildup and then the newly upgraded Double Super Swing still does jack-all, you get viewers who'll feel cheated, or even manipulated. They'll feel like you lied, and/or wasted their time on purpose for a cheap joke.
But on the other hand if there's not a bunch of buildup for the newly upgraded Double Super Swing then the viewer doesn't have a clue how good that move is supposed to be. If their first introduction to a move is watching it get parried, then even if it's been hyped up verbally the viewer could reasonably assume the upgraded move was kind of bad, instead of the intended assumption that the upgraded move was awesome but outclassed by its OP target.
There's also the possibility that if you never "cheat" the audience by having hyped moves fail, they'll eventually find your story predictable.
There's nothing wrong with predictable storytelling; One could as easily call it "satisfying" storytelling, because usually the reason you can predict what's coming is because you're actually using foreshadowing as an author and letting your story work its way to a natural conclusion. BUT!
There is an oddity here where in this case the reason it's making your story predictable is very meta.
When she was in the hospital for a bit my mom watched about 3 seasons in a row of Murder, She Wrote. And she said after about 1 season it got boring because she started identifying the killer the instant they appeared. She couldn't tell why, but clearly there was something they were doing with the direction, sound design, or maybe even makeup, that could tip someone off. Maybe the killer was always the 3rd new character introduced. Who knows.
Similarly, if your viewer knows a new move will fail if you haven't hyped it up and will succeed if you have, they're essentially reading the author instead of reading the story.
It's absolutely worth hyping up a dude's fireball power and then having it fail to take down the big bad if we know the big bad is immune to fire. For those who were expecting the trope of "we saw the power-up scene so he was supposed to win" this will feel like a subversion but critically won't feel like a cheat because, of course, we told you fire wouldn't work.
Meanwhile for those who were expecting the failure this is Theatrical Irony; It's a tragedy playing out before our eyes where we know the hero is doomed - doing his best, perhaps, but not knowing quite as much as we do in the audience (and in this case, not knowing the thing he really needs to know).
You can even do a double-subversion and have seeming Theatrical Irony as we see the hero practicing hotter and hotter fires, and cutting to our villain bathing in flames, and then when they fight have the hero use ice magic and get the explanation that fire happened to be a good element for special training on control and intensity but actually he knew he'd have to swap to cold for the actual battle.
The important bit is not how often you do this or that. If you do the same thing over and over and earn it every time, that's fine. It'll still be a fun show. Plot twists aren't a "good move" or a "bad move." That's like saying "moving your knight in chess" is a good move or a bad move. Moving it when? And where? What's the board state? Will the move put the other king in checkmate? Will it expose your own king? It can be literally the best or worst possible move in the whole game.
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Gintoki, Hijikata, Dozaemon and Tae
One of the things that struck me in Soul Switch Arc was how Gintoki dropped the tsukkomi/straight man act while watching Dozaemon and Otae interact.
Hijikata and Gintoki had both been serving tsukkomi after tsukkomi while watching the scene unfold.
Hijikata: "WATCH OUT GET AWAY FROM THAT!!
Gintoki: "SHE-SHE'S KEEPING HIM AS A PET?! A MONSTER IS RAISING A MONSTER!!
The last thing Gintoki says is below in regular text. (Hijikata is the one talking in italicized bold lettering).
after this Dozaemon starts speaking and Gintoki grows quiet as hell, leaving Hijikata to do all the straight man acts by himself.
When Otae starts talking and the mood becomes serious, Hijikata shuts up and listens. Gintoki is still quiet as fck, almost like he's watching himself through Dozaemon. It is especially more poignant when Dozaemon does this large intake of breath as the cat was so moved by Otae's kindness.
and then Hijikata comes back with the tsukkomi routine and likens the scene to watching a romantic moment in an old movie.
the icing on the cake is when Hijikata was like
"THEY'RE ACTUALLY DEVELOPING SOME NICE FEELING BONDS!! WHAT THE HELL IS THAT WOMAN DOING?!! WHAT IS YOUR EGO DOING!! WAIT WHY THE TF ARE YOU CRYING?!!!"
It took Gintoki fifteen panels just to speak up again! It wasn't a straight man quip but an actual emotional reaction to watching his own self being cared for! "I'M SO HAPPY FOR YOU MY OTHER SELF."
Hijikata's like "WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO NOW?! HOW ARE WE GONNA GET OUR SOULS BACK?!!"
Hijikata couldn't believe what he was seeing from Gintoki. He probably didn't expect Gintoki to accept what was happening just like that.
The cherry on top of the icing on the cake was when Gintoki said: "Do something about it then! You gotta find a way to persuade her to give up." It was like Gintoki couldn't find it in himself to take away the happiness the other half of his soul was experiencing so he left the responsibility/job to Hijikata. T.T
Gintoki masked it with "It'd be weird if Hijikata's face will suddenly approach her out of nowhere so it has to be Gin-san ffs...just act all Gin-san-y as best as you can."
All in all this was such a good Gintoki x Tae, Hijikata x Gintoki moment. It showed a lot about Gintoki's personality and feelings as well. Throughout the series he has said that all he wants is a family, a reason to live, people he can carry as burden and who'll accept him and watch his back too. Dude just wanted to belong somewhere.
Even in cat form, Otae welcomed his soul just like always and he appreciated that a lot. It's even more intense knowing that the part of the soul Otae welcomed into her life was the bad/sad/negative parts of Gintoki. It's like the most blatant depiction of Marilyn Monroe's "if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as hell don't deserve me at my best."
Another special thing is that Gintoki trusted Hijikata enough to break his own self's happiness with Tae Shimura. He believed Hijikata should already know Gintoki's personality well enough to face Tae. We then remember how Gintoki and HIjikata have gone through a lot of times and arcs of hell together and that despite their bickering they have a strong and indestructible bond. Gintoki was somehow confident enough that Hijikata could pull off being "Gin-san" well and figure out a solution to their problem.
GIntoki absolutely did not expect Hijikata to assume he and Otae had feelings for each other and to immediately go the romantic route. That made the whole touching and sweet encounter to turn into comedy.
Looking at the episode list, Hijikata's assumption of the nature of Gintoki and Tae's relationship was warranted though. Soul Switch happened some time after Beam Saber Arc after all. Hijikata was already aware of Gintoki's love and dedication to the Shimuras at this point.
In conclusion Gintama relationships and dynamics are really amazing. Beneath the jokes and manzai routines you get actual human and realistic feelings that we could all learn from.
#sakata gintoki#hijikata toshiro#tae shimura#gintae#hijigin#gintama#gintama thoughts#gintama meta#man i gave myself acid reflux just thinking about this#i have too many feelings this has been distracting me irl
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cravity as exes
serim
he swears he's not trying to make this harder on you but your family keeps inviting him over for dinner and he just can't say no to them
i feel like serim is gonna have trouble functioning the first few days without you because you were genuinely such a huge part of his life and now that's gone
physically restrains himself from calling you whenever he gets any news - good or bad - bc you were always the first person he'd tell. it's instinct
i feel like with serim the decision to stay friends after the breakup or not could rly make it or break it for y'all. if getting back together isn't on the table he'd rather just be gone from your life completely. if it is tho....
probably the one to suggest getting back together tbh. he'd just rather work through whatever issue it was with you by his side
allen
too nice for his own good but i say this abt allen all the time bc it's true
but like, if things ended in a particularly nasty way (ie you cheating on him), i dont think he would think twice before setting some boundaries (nicely) and putting his own well-being first
still, is nice to you should you run into each other sometime but doesn't really wanna stay friends friends in case it makes it harder for his feelings for you to go away
throws himself into work whenever he finds himself missing you too much or longing for your old relationship. the type to try to work through this stuff on his own
i feel like getting back together could be a 50/50 chance with allen. you're never gonna know until you bring it up but if it does happen i think he'll make sure you both work to change and make it work this time
jungmo
an enigma. he seems hurt but how hurt is he? does he agree with this? does he want to get back together? is he already engaged to someone else? you're never gonna know unless you straight up ask him
if y'all decide to stay friends he is going to be a little awkward but as sweet as ever
when he truly gets over it he might even encourage you to go out there and try it with someone new! jungmo would be a wonderful ex tbh
i feel like he would just deal with this a lot better and in a healthier way than most. yea he gets sad about it but that's part of it for him, you know? he's not gonna dwell on it too much
if the chance to get back together comes up i don't think he would give it a lot of thought tbh lmfao if he misses you he'll wanna do it. if he doesn't he'll politely decline simple as that
woobin
academy award for best actor in the role of "totally okay with it when, really, he's not"
ruby is actually so good at hiding his feelings in this situation it would take a rly good set of eyes from his closest friends to notice he's actually Going Through It™
he would never be anything but nice to you but i feel like he would lowkey ignore you, at least for the first few weeks, 'cause he just doesn't know how to feel and it's a lot for him to process
gets really introspective when he's alone but not in the sense that he thinks a lot about you and the good moments you both shared - more like overanalyzing every little thing to try to figure out where things went wrong
again, doesn't really know how to feel when faced with the prospect of resuming the relationship. even tho he wouldn't rly be able to determine what went wrong, i feel like ruby would probably decide against it bc he strikes me as a "what is done is done" kind of guy
wonjin
goes into shock before getting sad as hell and claiming he's "hit rock bottom" (cue hyeongjun in the background "thats a glass of MILK wonjin")
says he doesn't care anymore and then keeps tabs on you LMFAO
feel like he would have a good ass cry abt your breakup like 3 times a week at least
if u speak to any other guy and he finds out he'll go into cardiac arrest while monologuing abt having been "replaced"
suggest getting back together tho and suddenly he'll start acting brand new like he's gonna have to think about it but if ur like alright nvm he's like NO NO WAIT I'LL DO IT
minhee
the type to keep your photos and videos together in a secret folder on his phone to look at when he's alone and missing you
but like literally deleted your number a couple of days after the breakup specifically so he wouldn't feel tempted to call you
absolutely makes a point of still being polite to you when you run into each other even if it was a nasty breakup
i feel like flashes of your lips and your most intimate moments would plague his mind when he's like trying to work or something lmfao he'd be angry as hell
will NOT even consider getting back together unless he's 100% sure the issues that led to the breakup have been thoroughly resolved
hyeongjun
SO dramatic god he will annoy everyone at the dorm and every single soul who'll listen with how much he talks about you
keeps loudly sighing around the house and slamming doors and minhee has to be like dude they're not even here stop doing that
probably gets emotional a lot and has to hold back his feelings when he's around you, so he gets noticeably quieter and teary-eyed
if u still hang out with the same mutual friends he regularly comes up to you at parties and dreamily sighs about "we did have some good times didn't we" and ur like ????
honestly probably thinks the breakup is bullshit i feel like he'd try to make up and get back together like 3 minutes into it
taeyoung
will give you the option to stay friends even if you hurt him real bad
will keep hanging out with the same friends you have in common and will be upset if you refuse to 'cause he lowkey kinda expects to still see you around
i feel like for taeyoung staying friends is gonna make things a lot easier - still seeing you, still laughing with you, still having you in his life. being cut off from your life entirely and abruptly would make the whole thing harder for him
tries not to get caught up in nostalgia and missing you and honestly actually succeeds
the idea of getting back together is lowkey always in the back of his mind. like the minute you suggest it he says yes, doesn't even have to think about it
seongmin
petty ex 🗣️
but only bc your breakup hit him harder than he'd like to admit, whoever made the decision
type to block u on all socials tbh
doesn't like to talk about it and doesn't want to hear what you've been up to and how you've been, like it will take a whiiiiile for him to open up even to his closest friends
if the idea of getting back together comes up a huge weight is gonna be lifted off his shoulders but i also feel like seongmin would need to take a few days to think about it and be sure. he doesn't want to go through this again :/
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#cravity#cravity scenarios#cravity imagines#cravity reactions#cravity headcanons#cravity fluff#cravity angst#cravity x reader#serim#allen ma#jungmo#woobin#wonjin#minhee#hyeongjun#taeyoung#seongmin#allen#mari.doc#my first time writing for them yeehaw! hope yall like it ♡
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Keeping Up A-fear-ance's Thoughts
I finished writing this shortly after 3 am after watching the new episode like three times because I simply had too much energy about it and I have so many thoughts because I simply live for clawthornes and also I tried to break it up with more photos this time sorry not sorry if it's a lot ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
YOUNG EDA!! let me just say I am quite a fan of opening with a flashback like we've done here and the last episode
"we have never seen a curse like this before" Lilith you had shit luck picking out curses huh
"cut it out if we have to" goddamn Gwen let'a calm the fuck down a bit.
anyways we've only really seen young Eda as a wild and confident and happy little child so I appreciate seeing this side of her with the anxiety and fear she's feeling here. I love seeing what the curse stuff was like for her as a kid
Gwen: I raised a perfectly fine kid
Me: no you didn't look at her she's got anxiety
I'm guessing this is their backyard or just some woods behind their house?? wonder if the portal was placed there by another elder family member.
lmao I can't even begin to imagine what small Eda experiencing the human realm was like for the first time
Gwens giving me "I can't accept that my child is disabled/chronically ill/etc." here. y’know the kinda parent that'll put their kid through hell over something they probably will find a way to learn to live with (which Eda did do)
ok that's it I humbly request to know the story behind the fang now (also the noise she made when she put it in was freaking cute)
new dress! new boots! new dress! new boots!
..yikes that fridge is empty
"calm down the curse acts stronger when you're stressed" Eda do you know who you're talking to here
confirmation losing limbs is in fact a side effect of the curse!! (y'know since Eda originally said it just happens when you get older)
please I love these sisters they're so sweet and make me wanna go 🥺
"suddenly curious about my past" "always. always curious" Luz says exactly what we all think
witchlet?? sweet flea?? she's got pet names for them 🥺 (although idk how much I'd like to be referred to as any kind of flea sorry Lilith)
ok Gwen is very much not close to what I expected and I'm kinda grateful for that
she's more like super caring but still managed to royally fuck up which was my original head canon for clawthorne parents so uh that's cool. but literally, look at their body language, Eda's pissed, Lilith's sad and making herself small. she's clearly messed up with her parenting on both of them along the way.
"who knows what they put in those nasty concoctions?" mama clawthorne would be a fucking anti-vaxxer wouldn't she
ok I side with Eda here more than Luz and Lilith. just because Luz misses her mother, or Lilith hasn’t seen their mom in so long doesn’t mean Eda has to feel all grateful for the presence of Gwen, especially if the woman has caused her a lot of trouble over the years
I feel like the fact that its actually both Lilith and Gwendolyn have spent their whole lives dedicated to trying to find a cure could probably have held some kind of weight on Eda at some point. Even though she shouldn't feel guilty or responsible for that, I still feel like it's gotta suck knowing these people have spent so much time on something you know is likely never gonna happen, all for you.
Lilith 😞 her mother really just didn't pay attention to her all these years
hey if this guy does some next level healing magic then why isn't he more well-known, huh? why’d it take so long to come across him?? Gwen do you know what the fuck you're doing cause I think you don't
Lilith just because you're depressed about your mom doesn't mean you have to bring king down too 😠
SUPER irrelevant but is anyone else just bothered by the way Lilith is holding her spoon?? that doesn't seem like a comfortable way to hold a spoon. also is she left handed??
"knife season came early" EDA WHAT DOES THAT MEAN. is this a boiling isles things or is this a it’s common for people to throw knives at you thing
also I want to be surprised Eda fell for the apple blood signs but I am not 😔
Luz please trust you're gut on this one and not mama clawthorne
ok now I need to know why the fridge was empty but they had 18 cartons of ice cream this is why you guys don't have food you're wasting it all on ice cream.
wow never thought I'd see the day hooty became the voice of reason
also, night market ice cream?? are they implying this ice cream is like, edibles of some sort?? Lilith does seem kinda high here ngl. idk man but at least she wants to stand up for herself so good for her.
PLEASE kings just offering her ice cream while she transforms
"first in a series" Gwen honey oh no. you've been duped. I think we can see where Lilith got her naïveté from huh.
Also, nice snatch Luz 😊
anyways love how this show is basically making fun of moms who refuse to give their kids proper medical treatment or listen to medical professionals here
EXCUSE ME why do we know Gwen's palisman's name before we know Lilith's?????
"I am a mother who'll do anything for her daughter" you're mom who's suffocating obsession with one daughter has left the other neglected and is currently causing her to turn into a full on beast ya dummy
Eda DOES have a right to be upset. it sucks that her own valid emotions that she should get to feel will cause her while body to betray her.
PLEASE I’M SO GLAD LILITH’S BEAST DESIGN LOOKS LIKE HER AND IS NOT THE THING FROM THE TRAILER THAT IS ACTUALLY IN EDA"S HEAD WHEN SHE’S TRANSFORMED
but also why is she SO massive?? also anyone concerned that this is her first transformation and the light glyph trick wouldn't even work??
Gwen look at what you've done, you've fostered feelings of inferiority in one daughter causing her to feel the need for sibling rivalry that the pure instincts of the raven beast cannot suppress no matter how much their sisterly relationship had improved.
HOW COULD YOUR OTHER DAUGHTER ALSO BEING CURSED BE A PART OF THE PROCESS GWEN??
"after Eda was cursed, I joined the beast keeping coven" woah woah WOAH. you're telling me you only joined because of trying to help Eda. that covens existed, before Eda got cursed, and you very much weren't a part of one. combine that with "some words for belos" she has and do I smell wild witch theory still plausible???
anyways at least mama clawthorne is getting some sense into her head here
Morton c'mon help a girl out, that's some dang good art too what the heck dude
ok fine mama clawthorne to the rescue
no pls not raven beast Lilith crying im crying now
Gwen: I raised a fine and self-sufficient child
Me: no you didn't look at her. she's got, SO MUCH.
GODDAMN THATS SOME POWER. ngl this only adds fuel to the fire in my head that there was some kinda reasoning these sisters were torn apart, that someone felt they'd be too powerful together (and they were probably right)
"I heard you but I couldn't stop myself, I couldn't do anything" may be just because she's not used to the curse but again part of me is concerned that because she couldn't pull herself out of it even a little bit like Eda did that there's something wrong there. but she also could've been stressed beyond reasonably calming herself down too.
ok but this is sweet
NOOO im so sad Lilith's leaving :( I literally cried ok
"you lived here?" fine OKAY king that was hilarious even if im sad about this
"reconnect with dad" excuse me where the fuck has this man been in the middle of all of this. curse shit is going DOWN and he's just chilling at home.
I am curious about people's thoughts regarding the whole Lilith regression thing and the fact that she's literally going to be living with her parents again. I feel like it could help nurture that inner child she's been reverting back to and help her out a LOT. but I could also be concerned about it feeding into the regression and making it worse?? idk and this show probably ain't getting that actually deep into psych anyways
"some day my hair is gonna be big enough to do that too" Luz I cannot wait for the day. also mood, I wish I could do that too.
alright who's holding the fucking pen for hooty we need a volunteer RIGHT NOW so we can remain in contact with Lulu
NOT THE ONLY HUMAN? my bets on the real azura rip never mind she said he
Titan’s Blood?? interesting. If the blood of the titan is around I wonder what that means regarding the titans existence, and how long its been since the titan fell.
AHH BABY LUZ PHOTO
ALSO WHO THE FUCK IS THAT?? They're really gonna spring that on us like this??? Camila's gotta notice somethings wrong right??? Unless any differences she just chalks up to the camp?? oh god :(
well, anyways lumity shippers come get yo juice next weekend
anyways im gonna need to add a NOT canon compliant tag on that one Gwendolyn fic I wrote because it definitely do not comply anymore
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A/N: I'm officially obsessed with Wolf Bride and what does one do when she's obsessed with a certain book? She writes an AU about it! 😁 So, Talley Ho! *in my Sherlock Holmes voice*
Rated: Mature. | Contains sexual content and strong language. (You know? The usual from me. 😁) | Bolded and/or italicized words are conversations and thoughts of the characters. | Main Characters: Roman (LI) and Naia Evans (MC) | All Characters and names: (except MC and certain original characters, created by me) are property of Pixelberry.
Current Word Count: 3,680 words. (more or less. I stop counting after editing and re-editing. 🤷🏾♀️)
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Chapter 5.) In The Still Of The Night.
In the still of the night.
I held you.
Held you tight.
'Cause I love.
Love you so.
Promise I'll never.
Let you go.
In the still of the night.
As she slept peacefully in her new bed, Naia dreamed that she was running through the forest. She felt strong. She felt invincible. She could feel the wind on her face as she ran. It was exhilarating. She felt free. When she came out of the woods, she was a wolf. And when she looked up, she saw him. It was the wolf she had seen in her dreams before. It was him. When he howled she did the same.
That’s when she woke up. She sat up in bed, panting with her heart thundering in her chest. She looked around her room in order to get her bearings. That’s when something compelled her to look out her bedroom window. And when she looked out the window she saw a wolf staring up at her. When she shook her head, the wolf was gone. The image of the wolf was still in her head when she went back to sleep.
After waking up later that morning and taking a good hot shower, Naia couldn’t get Roman out of her head. She wanted to feel his arms wrapped her again. He was seductive and mysterious and she wanted more. She could still feel his warm breath on her neck and the closeness of his body to hers. She thought it was insane but never actually questioned why she thought that way.
When she went to the kitchen for breakfast, she noticed a note on the counter. It was from her uncle.
“Good morning. Gone fishing. Be back later. Help yourself to whatever is in the fridge. Uncle Z.”
When she opened the fridge, she grimaced because there wasn’t much in there to begin with. When her stomach rumbled she knew she had to change that.
“Okay well since a home cooked breakfast is out of the question. I think I’ll try the breakfast place I saw when I drove into town. Also I’ll do some grocery shopping while I’m at it. Because this right here ain’t hitting on nothing.” She thought to herself.
With keys and wallet in hand Naia set off for town. After shopping at Banner’s Family Market, she was just about starved and stopped by Tucker’s diner.
After getting a table she sat down and looked over the menu. As she looked over the menu, someone was watching her. Or so it looked that way.
I remember.
That night in May.
The stars were bright above.
I'll hope and I'll pray.
To keep.
Your precious love.
At another table, Trent was eating breakfast with a few members of his team when Naia walked in. He felt a pull towards where she was sitting.
“Yo T! What is it?” Jenkins, one of his team members asked.
“I don’t know. Something weird just happened. Like she just walked in.” He replies shaking his head.
“Man! Please tell me that you’re not talking about that so-called dream girl again!” Sergei said to him.
“If you must know, yes I am.”
His crew collectively groaned.
“Dude it’s been almost a whole 2 months! Let it go already!” Hugo told him.
“As I’ve told you idiots before: I can’t.”
“Can’t or won’t? Which one is it T?” Jenkins asked him.
Trent never answered. He just sipped his coffee. Even though he’s blind he could feel her presence. After going over the menu for a solid 20 minutes, Naia decided on the Lobster Eggs Benedict and a sweet tea. Just as she was about to put her order in, Layla walked in.
“Layla! Over here!” She called out to her new friend.
Trent nearly dropped his cup of coffee. Hearing her voice in real time both scared and excited him.
“You almost dropped your cup. You okay man?” Jenkins asked him.
“Huh? Yeah! I’m…I’m good.” Trent replied, while trying to hide the crack in his voice. With his hearing being better than most, he tuned into her conversation
“Hey! What are you doing here?” Layla asked Naia as she sat down across from her.
“Since my uncle has gone fishing, I decided to do some grocery shopping and I was starving so here I am. What are you and the little one up to?” Naia replies.
“The same thing as you. Have you ordered yet?” Layla asks.
“Just about to. What about you?” Naia replies.
“Oh girl! They already know what I want. A pitcher each of cranberry juice and ice water, their triple berry cheesecake parfait, double blueberry pancakes and a ham, spinach and swiss omelette.” Layla replied.
Naia’s eyes went wide.
“You’re actually gonna eat all of that?!” She asked.
“I mean…I am eating for two, ya know?” Layla replied, rubbing her belly. The two shared a laugh as they continued their conversation.
Trent turned his attention back to his team just as the twins came strolling in. His boss Bernard Sayre is a blowhard who only cares about 3 things. Making money, being powerfully unstoppable and his twins Dylan and Tyler. The twin terrors as they’re known around town, just love getting their way no matter what they do or say. And although it annoyed Trent, he was powerless to stop them.
“Heyyyyy boys!” Dylan called out to Trent and his team. Her voice sounded like banshee screech.
“And here comes daddy’s two brats…” Jenkins groaned as the twins approached.
“So what are you guys up to?” Tyler asked.
“We’re eating. Why?” Trent asks.
“Because we were hoping that you’d join us at Buck’s for the Friday night sing a long and pool.” Tyler replies.
“You’d have to ask Layla if we’re allowed back in. Especially after what happened the last time.”
The twins groaned.
“Well she’s sitting at a table with some girl. So I guess it’s worth a shot.” Dylan said with a sigh.
Naia watched in amusement and shock, as she watched Layla polish off everything she ordered with ease.
“I can not believe that you ate EVERYTHING!”
“Told you!” Layla replied as she swiped her finger on the inside of her parfait cup.
“Uhhhhh Layla…”
“Huh?” She asked.
“It’s all gone! Put the cup down!” Naia replies.
The two laughed as the twins approached.
“Hiiiiiiiiiii Layla!” They say in unison causing Layla to groan.
“Ohhh and hi Layla’s friend!”
“What do you two want?” She asked the twins.
“Weeeeeellllllllllll…we were hoping you’d let us have Friday sing a long and pool.” Tyler said in a cloyingly sweet voice.
“After the shit you pulled the last time? NO!” Layla hissed at them.
“Come on Layla! Our dad paid for the damage!” Tyler whined.
“Yeah he did…after I threatened to sue his sorry ass!”
“Please!” The twins begged.
Layla rolled her eyes then replied, “fine! You can come tonight.”
“Thank you!” The twins squealed.
“Whatever. Go away!”
“You don’t have to be rude!” Dylan said.
“Which would you rather: me be rude or me ban you two from ever stepping foot into MY bar?” She asked them.
The twins stood stuck.
“I thought so. Now again: go away!”
The twins turned on their heels and stomped away. When they were far enough away for her pleasure, Layla turned her attention back to Naia.
“Sorry about that.”
“Who are they?” Naia asks.
“Tyler and Dylan Sayre. Their dad Bernard owns Sayre Energy and Power. They’re a public nuisance.” Layla replies.
“They look harmless to me.”
“That’s because you haven’t been around them when they’re drunk.”
“Touché.”
“I guess since they’re having Friday sing a long and pool, you should come too.”
“Me?” Naia asks.
“Yes you! It’ll be fun as long as those two aren’t drinking.” Layla replies.
“I don’t know about all of that.”
“Also there’s normally a $1,000.00 cash prize for first place.”
“Why didn't you lead with that?!” Naia asks.
“Because Dylan normally wins because no one wants to challenge her.” Layla replies.
“Well as someone who’s still paying off student loans: Count me in!”
So before the light.
Hold me again.
With all of your might.
In the still of the night.
So before the light.
Hold me again.
With all of your might.
In the still…of the night.
That night at Buck’s the party was in full swing. People were dancing, drinking, playing pool and mingling amongst themselves. Naia stuck close to the bar and Layla as they watched the crowd. And like clockwork, Dylan was drunk and ready to sing her heart out.
“Alright you party animals! Let’s get this sing a long on the road! Now all of you know the rules. First place gets $1,000.00! And since that first place is always me I have nothing to worry about! So hit the music!”
“Ohhh God…” Layla groaned.
“What?!” Naia asks.
“Little Miss Banshee is about to assault our ears and sing Deborah Cox Nobody’s Supposed To Be Here.” Layla replies.
“It can’t be THAT bad, Layla.”
“Wanna bet?” She asks just as Dylan grabbed a mic.
After clearing her throat, Dylan began to sing. Sorta.
How did you get here?
Nobody's supposed to be here.
I tried that love thing for the last time.
My heart says "No, no." Nobody's supposed to be here.
But you came along and changed my mind.
I've spent all my life on a search to find.
The love who'll stay for eternity.
The heaven sent to fulfill my needs.
But when I turn around, again, love has knocked me down.
My heart got broken, oh it hurts so bad.
I'm sad to say love wins again.
So I placed my heart under lock and key.
To take some time to take care of me.
But I turn around and you're standing here.
How did you get here? Nobody's supposed to be here.
I tried that love thing for the last time.
My heart says "No, no." Nobody's supposed to be here.
But you came along and changed my mind.
This time I swear I'm through.
But, if only you knew how many times I've said those words.
Then fall again, when will I ever learn?
Knowing these tears I cry, this lovely black butterfly.
Must take a chance, and spread my wings.
Love can make you do some crazy things.
So I placed my heart under lock and key.
To take some time to take care of me.
But I turn around and you're standing here.
Standing here…
When Dylan got to the bridge, Naia thought her ears would bleed out.
No, nobody, no, no, no, no, no, no, ooh!
No, no, nooooooooo...
How did you get here? Nobody's supposed to be here
I tried that love thing for the last time.
My heart says "No, no." Nobody's supposed to be here.
But you came along and changed my mind.
How did you get here? Nobody's supposed to be here.
I tried that love thing for the last time.
My heart says "No, no." Nobody's supposed to be here.
But you came along and changed my mind.
When she was done, Naia was ready to run out the door screaming.
“Ohhhhhh myyyyyyyyy God! That was fucking horrible!”
“Told you.” Layla deadpanned.
“She has to be stopped! What other songs are on that karaoke machine?” Naia asks.
“Hundreds! So if you’re gonna sing, pick one and make it good! That way ears will stop ringing.” Layla replies.
Naia left her seat at the bar and walked over to where the karaoke machine was and went through the list of songs. Doing so, caught the ire of a very drunk Dylan.
“Ummmmmm what do you think you’re doing?!” She asks.
“Picking a song obviously.” She replies over her shoulder.
Dylan huffed.
“You actually think you can beat my melodious voice?” She asks.
“A dead horse can beat your voice. And just like that I found my song.” Naia replies.
“Good luck beating me!” Dylan sneered.
“Watch and learn young grasshopper.”
Naia took the mic and began to sing Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman.
Give me one reason to stay here.
And I'll turn right back around.
Give me one reason to stay here.
And I'll turn right back around.
Said I don't want to leave you lonely.
You got to make me change my mind.
Baby I got your number.
Oh and I know that you got mine.
You know that I called you.
I called you many times.
You can call me baby.
You can call me anytime, you got to call me.
Give me one reason to stay here.
And I'll turn right back around.
(You can see me turnin')
Give me one reason to stay here.
And I'll turn right back around.
(You can see me turnin')
Said I don't want to leave you lonely.
You got to make me change my mind.
I don't want no one to squeeze me.
They might take away my life.
I don't want no one to squeeze me.
They might take away my life.
I just want someone to hold me.
Oh and rock me through the night.
People started to gather around Naia as she sang. When she looked towards the bar, she winked at Layla. Layla mouthed the words “next drink is on the house.”
This youthful heart can love you.
Yes and give you what you need.
I said this youthful heart can love you.
Oh and give you what you need.
But I'm too old to go chasin' you around.
Wastin' my precious energy.
Give me one reason to stay here.
Yes and I'll turn right back around.
(You can see me turnin')
Give me one reason to stay here.
Oh I'll turn right back around.
(You can see me turnin')
Said I don't want to leave you lonely.
You got to make me change my mind.
Baby just give me one reason.
Oh give me just one reason why.
Baby just give me one reason.
Oh give me just one reason why I should stay.
Said I told you that I loved you.
And there ain't no more to say.
When she finished the applause was thunderous. She had everyone on their feet. When she looked out on the crowd, she saw a visibly angry Dylan. Naia smirked and winked at her, which further infuriated her.
When Naia walked back to the bar, she got the feeling someone was watching her but she didn’t know who that someone was.
“Soooooo…how was that?” Naia asked Layla as she reached the bar.
“AMAZING! Now if you can beat her brother at pool, the bar is on the house.” Layla replied.
“Sold!”
“Well get to it girlie! Because you’ve been eyeing that bottle of tequila over my shoulder since you got here.”
Naia snickered then took off towards the crowd gathered around Tyler. As she went to WB w the crowd was she got the same feeling that she was being watched. And she was indeed being watched. Trent was tuned into her movements even through his blindness.
“Well this looks like fun!” Naia says as she reaches the pool table.
“Go away! Nobody wants you here!” Dylan hissed.
“What’s the matter princess? Scared I’ll beat your brother like I beat you?” Naia teased.
“You can’t beat me!” Tyler huffed.
“Wanna bet?” She asked him.
“Sure. How much are you willing to lose?”
“Since I beat your sister: $1,000.00.” She replies. She didn’t think he’d take her seriously.
“You’re on! Best 2 out of 3?” He asks.
“Then you’ve got yourself a game.” She replies.
Once the balls were lined up and it was up to her to break. She got stripes while he got solid.
“Let’s go!” She tells him.
The two were evenly matched with the first game going to her and the second going to him. And it all came down to the last game. Naia had an impossible split. Or so that’s what Tyler and the crowd that was gathered around them thought.
“I’ll make you a deal new girl. If you bank this shot, I’ll up the bet from $1,000.00 to $3,000.00.” He said to her.
“Deal!” Naia replies.
Naia tucked a hair that out of place behind her ear, lined up her shot and sank both balls. Beating a very stunned Tyler.
“TAKE! THAT!” She squealed.
“But! But! I…we…” Tyler stammers as he goes pale.
“You lost just like your sister? Yeah I know. Now pay up!” She told him.
That’s when Dylan jumped into Naia’s face.
“You cheated!” She screeched.
“No, your brother ran his mouth and lost. And now he has to pay up. So give me my money!” Naia yelled back.
When Dylan reared back to slap Naia, Trent caught her hand.
“Hey! Let go T!” Dylan yelled.
“We’re not doing this again. Now Tyler pay the lady her money. You know you have it.” Trent said in a stern voice.
There was something about him that caught Naia’s eye.
“My dad will kill me if I pay her!” Tyler whined.
The twins looked at Trent with puppy dog eyes. But he didn’t budge.
“You’re no fun, T!” Tyler whined.
“Don’t care. Now pay her!”
Tyler groaned as he pulled money out of his pocket then handed it to Trent.
“Here!” Tyler pouted.
Trent took the money and handed it to Naia. When their hands touched, it set off a spark inside her. The same kind of spark she felt with Roman.
“Sorry about those two. They don’t know how to lose gracefully.” He said to her.
“Don’t worry about it. Thanks for getting my money.” She replied.
Trent turned to the twins then said, “beat it you two! We don’t need anymore trouble.”
The crowd dispersed after the twins huffed then walked out. And Naia found herself back at the bar gushing with Layla.
“Ohhhhhh myyyyyyyyy God! Look at this! I just won $3,000.00!”
“I can't believe you did that! No one has ever beaten the twins. Their dad will be so pissed that they lost that kind of money.”
“In the words of T.I. ‘it ain’t tricking if you got it!’”
They two laughed.
“Okay but in all seriousness, thank you! It’s about time that someone brought those two out of the clouds. So here’s your brand new shiny bottle of tequila!” Layla said as she gave Naia the bottle.
“Thank youuuuuu!” Naia squealed.
Just then Trent called out.
“Layla! Another round?”
Layla groaned and rolled her eyes.
“Who is that?” Naia asked.
“That’s Trent. He works for the twins dad.” Layla replied.
“Is he their bodyguard or something?” Naia asked.
“No but he’s always around when those two cause trouble. Let me go fill their orders.” Layla replies.
“Okay. I’ll be here with my brand new bottle.”
Layla shook her head and headed off towards Trent and his crew. Naia couldn’t help but look the same way. Her eyes instantly went to Trent. He was beautiful and there was something about him that stuck with her.
He enchanted her and what she didn’t know was she did the same for him. After the bar closed, Naia began walking back to her uncle’s house. She got halfway down the street when Trent caught up with her.
“Hey!” He said to her.
“Hi! How are you?” She replied.
“I’m good. You must be new in town. I’m Trent.”
“I know. Layla told me your name. I’m Naia.”
“It’s nice to meet you Naia.”
“Likewise. It’s nice to meet another friendly face outside of Layla and my uncle.“
“It’s dark out here. Mind if I walk you home?” He asked.
“Sure. Especially when I’m not sure which way to go.” She replied.
“Where does your uncle live?” He asked.
“Just outside of town. His house backs up to the woods.” She replied.
Even though it was nighttime, he flashed a smile at her that made her heart leap. As they walked they talked about what their lives were like growing up, what college life was like and past loves. She had just met him but she felt she knew him her whole life. When they got to her uncle’s front door, they weren’t ready to say goodbye.
“So this is me…”
“So it would seem. Thank you for letting me walk you home.”
“No thank you. Because I probably would’ve gotten lost and would’ve wandered around the woods for days.”
“I think you would’ve found your way home.”
There was a magnetic pull between them that neither could deny. Before either knew what they were doing, they kissed. It was a slow, sensual and deep kiss. And when it ended both were desperate for more.
“Wow!”
“What you said.”
“I better get inside.”
“Will I see you again?” He asked.
“Of course. I’ll be here for a while.” She replies.
“Good. Have a good night Naia.”
“Goodnight Trent.”
When she went inside her heart was racing. And she wanted more. She wanted him. This was the exact same way she felt when she kissed Roman.
The next morning after showering, she was in the kitchen fixing herself breakfast.
Her uncle still hadn’t returned from fishing. She had just sat down to eat her breakfast when the front door swung open. It was a man and a woman. They were two of the people she’d seen with Roman.
“Come! The ceremony awaits you!” He commanded.
“1.) no. 2.) WHAT THE HELL?!” Naia replies.
“We’re wasting time! Come now!” The woman demanded.
“What the hell? Get out!” Naia screamed.
When the woman went to grab Naia, she danced out the way. That’s when the man grabbed Naia and threw her over his shoulder. He dragged her out of the house, with her kicking and screaming.
“Let me go!” She screamed.
She struggled to get free but he was way too strong. She was thrown in the back of a van and a hood was placed over her head. Naia had no idea where they were taking her. And she was terrified of finding out.
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Spidey Senses (pt. 5)
Peter Parker x reader
Summary: You and Peter get your costumes ready for the party, and Tony gives Peter some advice.
Word Count: 2779
Chapter 1 • Chapter 4 • Chapter 6
When Peter came into his room, he did not expect to find Ned. When he did, he knew he was in deep shit. He's bad at keeping secrets as it is. And now? Now how is he going to keep your secret identity from his best friend? He's obviously going to ask.
"You're the Spiderman."
"No, no I'm not! Ned, this isn't what you think."
"You just climbed the walls!"
"No I didn't."
"Oh my God this is the coolest thing ever!" His words were jumbled together. "You can stop a moving car!"
"Ned—"
"Are you an Avenger?!"
Peter tilted his head. "I mean, basically, yeah." He then snapped back to reality. "Ned, listen to me for a second. You cannot tell anybody about this."
"Yeah, yeah. Nobody... Okay I need to tell somebody about this."
"Ned!"
"Y/n should know! She's gonna flip dude. Wait, are you in a relationship with the Spidergirl?"
"What?! No." Peter quickly shook his head. "That's, that's weird. Don't say that."
"Wait wait wait, so who's Spidergirl?"
"I can't tell you that." Peter was silently panicking as he pressed his suit center, dropping it to the floor.
"Why not? I already know your secret, and I can't tell anybody. This will be just another secret." Something then clicked. "Oh my God, this means that you know who Spidergirl is! And she knows who you are! You two know each other, and if you won't tell me who it is then that means I know who it is."
"Ned—"
The two fell silent as you climbed through the window and landed the opposite direction from them. You then took off your mask. "Peter we need to talk. Tony just saw me today and—"
You stared at an almost naked Peter and a shocked Ned. Ned then opened his mouth in the shape of an O. "Ooohhh my God you're Spidergirl! That makes total sense on why Peter wouldn't want to say who you were."
"Uhm, wow. Okay. Well, what happened to you? Did you show him, or..." You asked Peter.
"I kind of just did the same as you." Peter nervously shrugged.
"You should get some clothes on." You forced your eyes away from his abs as he awkwardly nodded.
Aunt May then came in. "Peter, I was thinking we could go out for some Tai food—oh, hey y/n! So I take it Ned knows?"
"He just found out." You said sheepishly.
She giggled. "That explains Peter being naked."
You rubbed your neck. "Yeah..."
"Well, come and borrow some of my clothes. We're going out for Tai food."
You warmly smiled. "Thanks Aunt May."
"I'll do your makeup!" She excitedly said as you helplessly looked back to Peter, who gave you the same look, and the two of you left and closed the door.
"Your aunt knows?!"
"Yeah. It was a total accident."
Peter was filming in the hotel as you two did trick shots together. After a bit you stopped and Peter had laid down. He had his phone directly hovering over his face. "Peter be careful. You're honestly setting yourself up to hitting your face with your phone."
"What? No I'm not. Even if I did, I have super awesome reflexes. Don't worry."
It was as if karma hit him, because he wasn't paying attention to the phone and it slipped out of his hands, hitting him snack in the face. There was a pause, and even though this was a perfect time to laugh, you only asked quietly, "Are you okay?"
"Nn, yeah. That just really hurt my nose." He then saw that he had accidentally sent Aunt May the video instead of you when the phone fell. "Um, no! We aren't okay! We aren't okay!"
"Woah, what happened?" You got up from the chair and looked at Peter's phone, seeing the message that was sent to Aunt May. "Oohhh we're not okay!
Then, to both your horrors, she called.
Peter then snapped out of his memories and grabbed Ned's shoulders. "Listen Ned, you cannot tell anybody about this."
"Yeah. Don't worry, I can totally be your guy in the chair."
"The what?"
"The guy in the chair. Y'know, the one who tells you where to go and what to do. They're usually surrounded by a bunch of cool stuff."
"Ned, we don't need a guy in a chair."
He huffed. "We'll come back to it."
After a while, Peter was knocking his aunt's door. "May, are you done? We're hungry."
"Almost!" She called out.
You then came out in May's bell bottom and a zip up off the shoulder crop top. You had light eye makeup and some blush. "Wow." Ned said. "You look like girl."
You laughed and patted his cheek. "What did we say about wording?"
"I meant that you look good." He said as he swatted you away, giving you a goofy smile.
You looked at Peter and saw the red on his cheeks. Was it too revealing? "You, you look nice. Really nice."
Your face felt really hot. "Do you like it?"
"Yeah." He said in a breathless daze. "You look really pretty."
You did your best to calm yourself down. You felt like your face was on fire, and being around Peter had your spidey senses buzzing. He had that same buzzing feeling, and his face felt just as hot looking at you right now. Maybe becoming a man was making him see every girl this way. Yeah. This is normal.
You then told him about Tony, and sketched out some drawings of you and Peter later that night. The next day you and him sat outside of Del's, helping each other pick out which drawing to use. That's when Tony showed up.
"Hey kids. You two ready?" Then he saw your papers. "What are those?"
"Nosey as ever Tony. They're sketches of costumes."
"Can I see them?"
"Nope. Let's go!"
You and Peter met with a designer. You showed her the pictures you wanted, and the you and Peter communicated with the her about the details she wanted to alter. You both then got measured.
When you two left her office, Tony stood up from the waiting room. "What'll it be?"
You grinned. "That's a secret."
Two days later Tony picked you two up to get fitted. He went in with Peter to stir the pot that is you having a huge crush. "So kid, how's it going? Anything you wanna share to the class?"
"Uh, can I ask you something actually?"
"Shoot."
The designer then scolded Peter for moving. "Sorry." He cleared his throat. "Did you ever start seeing girls differently when growing up?"
"Yeah, every boy does. Of course you shouldn't follow in my lead about what to do on those feelings."
"Woah, no! I meant, like, girls you knew. Ones that you were close with."
Tony held back a smile and slowly walked around the room. "Once."
"And what happened?"
"Now I'm trying to figure out when the right time is to propose to her."
"Oh." He fell silent and awkwardly twitched, getting scolded again for moving. "I'm sorry."
"So you're having those feelings with y/n?" Peter turned to see Tony look at him in the eye. Peter then looked away.
"I don't know. I feel weird around her and she's so pretty now."
"Then what's the problem?"
"I like Liz! Like, really like her. So why do I feel like that with y/n?"
"Kid, think about who's always going to be there for you. Who'll never laugh at you unless they have the right to. Who's going to stand up for you instead of quietly watching you get picked on. Who's the girl who'll do that?"
"Well—"
"I want a name. Now."
"Y/n." He surprised himself by saying your name without thinking. "But I still have feelings for Liz."
"Yeah, but she wasn't the first person in your mind." He then paused and looked at Peter's costume. "Wow. Was that y/n's idea?"
He then felt embarrassed, shifting only to apologize again for moving. "Um, yeah."
"Then she's..." Peter gave him a sheepish smile. "Oh God. Really?"
"I thought it would be pretty funny. She said it'd be cute."
"Mm." He then walked out of the room and into the waiting room that you were in. "Interesting to know you're one of those fans."
You giggled. "I'm really not, but I thought the matching would be cute. Do you like it?"
He huffed. "I guess I'll just have to see you two wearing it together."
It was soon your turn to be fitted, and once you were done the lady brought in Peter to have the two of you next to each other. Peter was in a very nice looking Captain America suit. It was in the style of his 2014 suit, and he had a very nicely done shield, one that looked very close to the real thing. He wore no face mask, as you figured this was enough.
You wore a gender bent Iron Man suit. It was a nice and detailed skirt with lines like the suit, while the fitted crop top had the arc reactor design. She gave you fake metal arm sleeves with your hands being connected to fake blasters. You had a simple red eye mask with lines like your skirt.
You grinned at the mirror. You then excitedly turned to Peter and hugged him from the side. "You look awesome!"
"Why would you make him dress up as such a boring person?" Tony asked.
"Because he's the one making me to the party in the first place."
Peter's cheeks reddened. "It was also Ned."
"You were the one who was going to follow me into the girl's restroom for it though." You giggled, and Tony raised his eyebrows.
"That's taken out of context Mr. Stark!"
"Not really. Anyways, what do you think?" You spun around and smiled. Peter dumbly didn't say anything and only slightly shook his head. "What? Why are you being weird? It's not like we're brother and sister Peter."
"No, we're definitely not." He mumbled.
"Then you don't like it?" You frowned. "You know you can be honest. It's just a costume."
"No no! I do, I really do like it! It's just that it looks so awesome that I didn't know how to explain how much I love it."
You furrowed your eyebrows but also smiled. "You're being weird right now, but I'll just assume that it's cause of Tony."
"Thanks kid." He then stepped up to you as you turned to him. He looked you over, awkwardly saying, "You look nice."
"Thank you." You grinned and rocked on your feet.
You were then brought back home and offered Peter to watch TV with you in the apartment. He agreed, and you made the two of you PB&J's as he sat on the couch. You texted Ned to come over, watching TV while waiting. It was cold in your apartment, so you brought a blanket for the two of you. You brought yourself to his side and leaned on him.
"Woah, what are you doing?" Peter asked, sitting up.
"You're not cold?" You didn't see the harm in being close to him.
"Yeah, but..."
"Am I making you uncomfortable?" You asked, straightforward.
"What? No! Why would you think that?"
"Cause you've been weird since last night. My spidey sense could feel it. What's wrong?"
"Nothing, I've just been thinking."
He heard your small gasp and looked into your sad eyes. "About what? Our friendship?"
"I don't know. About my life and stuff..." This only worsened your fears. He saw that you looked even more hurt, but didn't get the chance to say anything before there was a knock at the door. "Wait, y/n—"
"I need to get that." You stood up with a blank face and went to your door. It was Ned, and you silently hugged him before he could say anything. "I'm so happy you're here right now Ned. You have no idea."
"Um, thanks? You know I still love your hugs, but I need context."
"I'll text you about it later. Anyways, come in!" Peter watched you with sad eyes as you took out snacks for Ned, happily engaging in conversation as if you weren't just sad right now.
"Hey, can I have some?" Peter attempted to say lightheartedly with a smile. You only nodded. He took a cookie and nervously nibbled on it. He then cleared his throat as the air had gotten thick for him. "So Ned, so you have your costume for this Saturday?"
"Yeah. I'm going as Mario. I got a cool velcro mustache and everything."
"Good for you Ned." You smiled again.
"What about your guy's costumes?! Let me see them!" You then took out your outfit hanging up in your room and plopped it on the couch nonchalantly. This was making Peter uneasy. "I'll be wearing it to that damn party."
You gritted your words out with a forced smile, but Ned was too busy fan girling over the costume to notice. Peter quietly slipped his hand in yours to gain your attention. You stared at your laced fingers, and squeezed gently before you pulled your hand back.
"Okay, guys," Ned said. "I was thinking that you two could use your powers to your advantage at the party."
The rest of the time together at your apartment felt like a building was laying over Peter. He tried to get closer to you, but you'd move away when you noticed. Once Ned went home, Peter figured that this was his chance. "I should probably go home too."
"Yeah." You began to fold your blanket, your back turned away from him.
Though he was close to just leaving he scrunched up his face worked up his courage, blurting out, "We need to talk about earlier."
"No we don't." You began to walk away to put the blanket back, but he took the blanket from you and set it down on the couch. "Hey!"
"Listen. It's not what you think. I've just been confused—"
"Peter, please. It's okay to feel differently towards someone. It's okay to not like someone anymore. I understand if you don't want to be friends anymore, just don't coddle me if you're going to leave." You voice cracked and you wanted to crumble.
"Y/n..." He stepped closer to you. "Why are you crying?" He said, almost in a whisper.
Your eyes were cloudy with tears. "Cause I'm not ready for you to leave me yet."
You then bursted into sobbing, and Peter hugged you tightly as you buried yourself in his chest. You two stood like that, with Peter holding onto you for dear life, until your tears stopped. "Y/n, I promise I'm not going to leave you. I never was."
You looked up at him with your puffy eyes. "No?"
"No. I was just wondering if I still like Liz."
"Oh." You said dumbly. "I feel really stupid now."
"No, your not stupid! Don't say that." He said cutely. "C'mon, let's go to your room." You then both sat down on the bed. You leaned on him, wrapping your arm around him as he brushed his fingers through your hair. "Honestly, I was kinda comparing you to Liz a lot."
You weakly laughed. "I bet I just embarrassed myself after crying for you, even though there was really no reason to."
Peter smiled. "I don't think Liz would ever like me enough to cry over me though."
"Mm. So do you still like her?" You felt it getting harder to keep your eyes open. Peter noticed and chuckled.
"This probably won't make any sense, but I think it would be easier if I still liked her."
"Nope. That doesn't make any sense, but I'll support no matter what. Don't worry."
"Hm. You always do."
You then fell asleep on Peter, and after a bit he called Aunt May to pick him up. When she got there, waiting for him outside, he covered you with a blanket first.
He stared at you, before mustering his strength to go over to you and kiss your cheek. You would never know, so it's okay right? No, that's not okay. Peter felt like an jerk. He shouldn't have done that. That's invading your trust. Damn.
Once he got home he texted Ned that he thinks he likes you, even though that's kind of crazy for him to realize. He then got a call from Ned, and answered. "Finally dude."
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I think I'm in love
I know I literally just posted an Archie fic but I was working on this one before that one. Also, low-key relationship advice.
(Y/N) huffed, frustrated with his lighter. He was finally able to light his cigarette and took a breath in as he put his lighter away. He looked up at Archie. (Y/N) raised a brow when the male sat beside him. He offered the cigarette to him. Archie blinked.
"I.. I don't know how to-"
"Wanna learn or do it the easy way?" (Y/N) asked. Archie shrugged.
"Easy way?" (Y/N) hummed, taking another hit before grabbing his jaw and pressing his lips against Archie's, passing the smoke to him. (Y/N) pulled away, unbothered. He only lightly coughed.
"You breath from your chest, hit it, and breath out." (Y/N) explained. Archie nodded, dazed. (Y/N) glanced at him.
"What? Want me to say no homo?" He asked. Archie shook his head.
"It's fine." He looked forward.
"How's it going with the wife?" (Y/N) blew some smoke into the air.
"Huh?" Archie looked at him. "Veronica?"
"No, Jughead." (Y/N) rolled his eyes. Archie only blinked.
"Yes, Veronica. Jeez, you're more dense than I thought." (Y/N) huffed. Archie smiled sheepishly.
"We're on and off. Currently off again." Archie sighed. (Y/N) hummed. Archie felt comfortable, as if he was talking with someone he had known for years. He had almost never spoken with (Y/N), maybe once or twice for a question about class. (Y/N) was the guy everyone knew. Both popular people and the nerds.
"How about you?" Archie asked.
"I have nobody currently. Relationships are a hassle if you don't find the right person." (Y/N) replied.
"Do you even actually love her?" (Y/N) asked. Archie nodded.
"Of course!"
"Do you see yourself marrying her?" Archie hesitated.
"Not really.." He looked at (Y/N).
"She's the type of girl who'll want to get married. You know those movies where the chick thinks the boyfriend's gonna propose but instead he breaks up with her? That's yours and everyone other preps future." (Y/N) said.
"What makes you say that?"
"It's high school. Unless you get real lucky, you'll probably never hear from your ex again. It's the sad truth, kumpel." Archie sighed.
"What do you think you're future is?" He asked.
"I don't know. Probably working somewhere in this miserable dump. Get with some guy and adopt some animals." (Y/N) shrugged.
"Guy?" Archie questioned.
"Yeah. I'm into dudes. I'm gay. Homosexual.. Homosexuell. I like dic-"
"Okay, okay. I get it." Archie chuckled. (Y/N) looked at him.
"And you? Bist du hetero?" He asked.
"I don't speak german but I'm gonna assume you asked if I was straight.. I'm bisexual. Into both genders." Archie ruffled up his hair. (Y/N) hummed.
"Does Veronica know?" He asked. Archie shook his head.
"I think that's your problem. You don't communicate. You only do the sexual part of the relationship." (Y/N) pointed out.
"Relationships are built on trust, love, and communication. Without one leg, the table can stand but without two it'll fall." (Y/N) said.
"That sounded really deep." Archie mumbled as he thought about it. (Y/N) chuckled.
"We don't communicate and trust each other so the table is falling. Does that mean we should break up?"
"Nein. A table could be put back together with patience and willingness." (Y/N) reminded.
"Well, what if one person doesn't wanna fix the table?"
"Then it isn't fair. You broke the table together, you fix it together. If only one person does the fixing, what does that say about the other person?" (Y/N) asked.
"That they don't care about the relationship." Archie looked at him.
"You should become a couple's therapist." He said, standing.
"Danke but I'm not much of a people person." (Y/N) gave a small smile. Archie hummed.
"I'll see you around. Thanks for the advice!" Archie said before jogging off. (Y/N) nodded.
Archie felt a weight lifted off his shoulders. He and Veronica talked it out and officially broke up. He stared up at the ceiling, a smile on his face. Archie blinked, realizing he had been repeating his and (Y/N)'s conversation in his head. He shrugged it off as being happy that he found a new friend.
"You seem awfully happy for someone who just broke off a relationship." He looked towards the door, seeing Betty.
"I was thinking about something." Archie shrugged, sitting up.
"I came here to comfort you but it seems like you're pretty okay." Betty crossed her arms.
"It was a long time coming, Betty. Everyone knew it." Archie said. Betty walked towards him, sitting on the bed.
"I know that look. It was the same one you had with Valerie, and Veronica.. You like someone, don't you?" Betty asked softly.
"What? I don't like (Y/N)!" Archie shook his head. Betty raised her brows.
"(Y/N)? As in, (Y/N) (L/N)? The kid from Germany who came here two years ago?" Betty asked, surprised. Archie nodded.
"I spoke to him and he gave me some pretty good advice. He's a pretty cool guy, a little harsh sometimes but he means well-"
"You're into him."
"Betty!" Archie huffed. "I'm not into him. I just wanna be his friend."
"Describe him to me." Betty fully faced him.
"He has (H/C) hair... (E/C) eyes that only ever seem hold amusement or boredom.. Smooth (S/C) skin.. His smile is kind of lonely and tired. He always wears comfy clothes, never stands out. His voice is kind of raspy, probably from smoking-"
"Okay. You're totally not into him." Betty laughed softly.
"Describe Veronica." Archie sighed.
"Short black hair, dark eyes, a pearly smile, olive skin, wears dark nail polish and a dark lipstick." Archie shrugged. Betty rubbed her forehead.
"You made V sound like a bland secondary character while (Y/N) sounded like the cool love interest." Betty said. Archie frowned.
"I might just be a little into him. His lips are also soft-"
"How do you know that?" Betty asked, brows furrowed. Archie licked his lips, ears heating up.
"We kind of kissed? He was just passing the smoke to me, nothing serious." Betty groaned softly, shaking her head. She stood up.
"I'll leave you to think about it." She said, leaving his room. Archie fell back, head landing on his pillow as he traced his lips. He smiled, thinking about (Y/N)'s cute accent. Archie groaned, shoving his face into the pillow.
"I think I'm in love."
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These stupid movie's stupid quotes are so stupidly dillusional, especially for a hopeless romantic like me. Let's go w before trilogy's here where Celine says
"When you're young you believe there'll be many people whom you'll connect with. Later in life you realize it only happens a few times."
Now after reading this one will want to hold on to every relationship in their life where they see connection, no matter how destructive or toxic or one-sided (it's all same for me) it may be for them because at that moment they feel that "for some high, we have to bear the lows" isn't it? But how does one find or to be more accurate recognise that connection? Is it that you have same interest? Or that you like listening to them speak no matter what, you can hear them rant for hours? Or the fact that you'll never grow tired of them, will always enjoy their company, will always provide the shoulder they need and no matter what happens you won't leave them, Right?
there's something that's missing. You can't put a finger to it but you know there is it. But just because you've never felt it w anyone else and it's them that you've been so close with, you adjust. Adjust here doesn't mean that they're bad for you or you're too good for them. No. But there's something which your relationship (friendship) is lacking. Now the question that arises is what do you do in such a situation.
Okay. But this
This was what you are willing to do for them. You are ready to do all this because you don't want to loose this just yet. And okay i agree love and affection are selfless business w no expectations whatsoever in return. But till how long? I appreciate one-sided lovers, i really do. I was/am too but till how long are you gonna hold on to that relationship because you feel there's a connection and that you'll prolly never meet anyone like them ever again in future. And is this fear worth staying in a one sided relationship and by relationship I don't mean romantic one, even frndship comes under this argument. You love your bestfrnd and they claim they do it too but something-
You can't just leave them saying that "Dude, it's not working anymore. The spark's missing. I can't do it anymore." No. There's a reason why they're your bestfrnd amongst everyone.
These movies are only fuckin w our raw and small brains, no offense imma sucker for them too and can binge watch tragic romance for weeks straight but what after they end? What are we supposed to do irl?
The end plot of the movie is decided. The writer or director there knows who the protagonist is gonna end up with and have a clear picture of their future in their head. They just have to fill the pages in between w some drama, some sizzling romance, epic fights, lot's of complications and what not but knowing very well that those two people are gonna end up together but this is real life.
Here every move that you take now will decide who'll end up with or who will end up in your future. So what can one do in a situation like this?
I know you'll say that if there was really a connection i wouldn't be here having second thoughts about it but hey! we're all humans, right? And every human relationship is so so so complicated, in it's own way but it is. So how will one know the limit? How will one know when to stop? That how will one do that? When you've engrossed yourself so much into all this then how would one move on? How will one tell his heart that the relationship that he thought was gonna last forever is gonna end and not because the other person is ending it, because in that case things seem at least bearable, but because you've reached your limit and for your on sanity, you gotta stop. And when thing turn out like this, you're not hurt. You shatter. Because here YOU'VE ended it and there's no one else to blame but you yourself. You're the one to blame for.
That's the beauty of one-sided relationship then ig. You're ready to get yourself fucked over and over again just so that you can have some more time w that person. It never comes to our mind if the other person is worth it or not.
One ignores all the time he got ignored or disregarded. All they can remember is the one time they complimented them. One time they said some sweet words to them. And these hollow sweet words covers up and rather i say helps one ignore all the painful and heartless treatment that they're given.
#aesthetic#feelings#exerpts from a book i'll never write#excerpts#love#lovestruck#movies#beautiful quote#quotes#before trilogy#before sunset#before sunrise#before midnight#celine
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"16 WAYS ON HOW TO KEEP A MAN"
So you feel like you found the one; he sends butterflies and dragons in your stomach whenever he's around. He calls you beautiful every single second. But for how long? Will you be able to keep him that way? Yes sister, above all reasons, you are responsible, to make him stay. How to? Here are 16 proven and tested ways on HOW TO KEEP A MAN:
1.MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A MAN TO KEEP.
What I mean by this is that make sure you are keeping a "MAN"; someone who's matured enough to have a life-long commitment with you and not just a "BOY" who will have tantrums as much as you also have yours too. So girl, find a man that you'll share your toothpaste in the morning, will dine with you in mid-day, watch movies with you in the night and make wishes with you at 11:11; not someone who's just willing to share bedsheets and bed with you (y'all know what I mean).
2. MAKE SURE HE'S WILLING TO STAY IN THE FIRST PLACE. Ironic isn't it? As much as the title of this article is concerned, these ways is to help you keep a man. But honey, the old saying goes like this "You can never keep someone who doesn't want to be kept." Make sure that he is very much sincere and inlove with you to make these things work. If this step is not applicable nor not the case with your man, then proceed to number three.
3. ASK HIS ACTIONS IF HE WANTS TO BE KEPT OR WILLING TO BE KEPT THROUGHOUT THE PROCESS.
Finding a man who'll stay is a diamond in the rough nowadays. There are even situations that you can't even have just one, even just one man to consider your own or be your "make-believe" right man because instances, looks and money won't allow you to have one. LMAO. So girl, make sure that if you have a man that you want to spend your life with, his actions says that he wants to be kept or even if he doesn't want to, for the time being, he'll eventually want to stay and see your drooling face in the morning when you wake up as husband and wife one day. Actions speaks louder than words dear. Besides, no toothbrush nor mouthwash will ever prevent a man's lips from lying so better yet make him prove it through actions and sincere efforts.
4. KNOW WHAT HE LIKES AND WHAT HE DOESN'T : A MUST.
It's has always been one of the first step in a long term relationships, may it be friendly or romantic type of relationship. Knowing what he likes and what he doesn't, assure you that you will never go wrong in you choices and actions when it comes to the man of your life. The food he likes, the colors he prefer, the perfume he uses, and even the music he likes. By then, you'll be able to choose easily what to give him in special days and occasions or whenever you feel like giving something that he'll surely like.
4. COOK HIM GOOD FOOD.
Yeah, I know... I know this sounds cliche but hey, it always works sis. The best way to a man's heart is through his stomach. If a woman cooks good food, she will not only make her man stay, but will morelike to win the hearts of the family of his partner too.
5. COMPLIMENT HIS EFFORTS AND PHYSICAL APPEARANCE.
It isn't only us girls who wants to be complimented and to be told we are beautiful; men also want to hear from us about what we think about how they look, how his work and efforts are appreciated and how much you like him near you. Simple words like, "I like your shirt", "You smell good", or even "Thank you, Handsome" will definitely melt the macho man inside him.
6. SPEND QUALITY TIME WITH HIM.
It's always given that time is bound to be one of the most important components of long lasting relationships. In men's perspective, they are more likely to stay with a woman who knows how to value time and balance it with work, personal life and of course, time for him. Go out on a date with him, watch movies with him, and do things the two of you enjoys the most.
7. NEVER EVER MAKE YOUR MAN JEALOUS.
For women, we are entitled to be too paranoid at times, thinking that every single girls around our Babe is a threat. But honey, jealousy is different in men. When they're jealous, they tend to keep it as much as they could for the sake of they're manliness. If he says never go out with men he doesn't like the vibes of or men who acts weird around you, just listen to him and do it. So always be observant towards his actions so you'll be able to know if he being a "jelly-oh-jealous" baby. Well, he's a man too. He knows when another man has different intentions because he's been there too; before your relationship ever existed.
8. GIVE HIM TOKENS OF LOVE AND GIFTS SPECIALLY IN SPECIAL OCCASIONS.
Men are definitely not showy most of the time. He will never tell you that he likes the shirt you two ran across the department store nor tell you he wants a birthday present on his birthday. But believe me, he's the happiest when you give him gifts or simple tokens of love. It makes him feel loved and important. I mean, after all his efforts and love, he deserves presents too.
9. KNOW THE BOUNDARIES OF BEING A "GIRLFRIEND" AND A "MOTHER".
Darling, believe me when I say that men feels irritated when their woman act like a "Nagging Mom". You can't go nag all day like a cringey mom that nags at his son 24/7(well that's what most mom's do. LOL). He already have a mom, what he needs is a loving girlfriend.
10. BE NOT TOO TIGHT NOR TOO LOOSE.
What were you thinking when you read this one? Well, whatever may it be, what I mean here is that never ever make your man feel suffocated nor being neglected. Allow each other to have a social life, be with their friends and give a "ME" time for each other. A good amount of air to breathe and waves to feel in a relationship keeps the boat sailing properly.
11. NEVER EVER SLEEP ON BIG FIGHTS AND CONFLICTS.
A small hole in a relationship will eventually grow over time if not resolved right away. Usually, a man compromises the argument just for the sake of fixing everything. But it can never be always like that. It doesn't matter who started the fight, it doesn't matter who's wrong and who's right, because what matters is that you guys know how to say sorry and swallow both of your pride to fix everything. Your man may not tell it to you directly whenever you fight, but it hurts him when he see's you cry.
12. EXERT SOME EFFORT TO LOOK GOOD FOR HIM.
Even though our man tells us that we always look pretty with or without anything in our faces but hey, there's no harm in exerting extra efforts in putting on makeups, spraying perfume and wearing nice dress when you're around him. This is not to actually make you change yourself to someone else or put on heavy, scandalous makeups and clothes just to please him. But the mere fact that he sees that you still try your best to look good for him make him feel that you are still excited to see him and have a good impression from him.
13. TALK ABOUT FUTURE PLANS WITH HIM AND MAKE IT HAPPEN TOGETHER.
Making plans and picturing yourself together for the next years is one of the sweetest thoughts in relationships. Talking about your future with him like your future house, your future kids and other plans in life, will make him see like you are really into him and that you are really committed to end up being with him for the rest of your lives. But of course, your plans together should also be put into actions. Imagine, you two, looking back to those days when you guys are just sketching your dream home then you eventually have one, with your kids with it and still the unconditional love for each other that makes your house, a HOME.
14. NEVER BRING UP YOUR EXES IN THE PICTURE.
Remember this girls, never ever bring up exes in the picture especially when you guys are quarrelling. Never compare him to your exes nor tell him to just go back to her peacocks before. Don't compare him to your exes as if they did better than he does. Well, because if they did, you wouldn't call them exes now, would you?
15. ALWAYS RESPECT EACH OTHERS' FEELINGS, THOUGHTS, AND DECISIONS.
You can never avoid arguments with each other. Knowing that us, women, are usually more sensitive than men, we ought to start arguments; sometimes even the petty things could even up being a huge argument whenever we feel like quarreling with our partner. But beyond any arguments, beyond any doubts and conflicts between the two of you, never ever disrespect each others' feelings. Of course that includes not doing anything that will void your commitment with each other, hurt each others' feelings, tell lies and anything above the sun that can disrespect each others' feelings (in short,don't date nor see another dudes when you're dating a man already, Hun). Respect his personal space if he asks for it. If you want your man to respect you and your feelings, give him it to him too.
16. ABOVE ALL WAYS TO KEEP YOUR MAN:
"TRUST AND LOVE HIM WITH ALL THE CELLS IN YOUR BODY, YOUR MIND, YOUR SOUL AND YOUR HEART."
Sis, believe me when I say trusting him will make him stay. Just like how you like him to trust you. Trusting him will make him see how mature your relationship is, how strong your foundation became, how much you really love him and remind why he loved you in the first place. Trusting him, is loving him. Sure, he could make you cry or will not buy that bag you really wanted, but honey, no man is perfect. So are you. He'll be wrong, he'll commit mistakes, but when the moment he sees you still believe in him and you still trust him despite of his imperfections, he'll think that he will never ever need another woman rather than you.
Being the woman, gives us privileges in relationships, yes. But let us never forget that in a healthy commitment, it will always be give and take. You guys have to assist each other to grow better together and always think that your love for each other is stronger than all the doubts in the world (stronger that Thanos with all the infinity stones with him). So step up your game and prove him that you too, is a diamond in the rough, worthy to be kept with his arms a lifetime~
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