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makeste · 3 years

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BnHA Chapter 325: Deku VS the Outside of U.A. ~Conclusion~

Previously on BnHA: Ochako was all “dear bloodthirsty mob, this kid you see standing before you has fought harder than anyone and put his life on the line to protect you all, so please chill the fuck out, jesus christ. like, putting aside that he’s humanity’s best hope and so it’s very much in your best interests to let him rest and recover someplace safe so that he can keep fighting for us, are y’all seriously going to turn away an injured and exhausted child in front of his sobbing mother?? seriously?? come on now.” I’m paraphrasing here but that’s basically how it went down. Anyway so then the mob was all, “...” and Deku collapsed to his knees in tears, and Gigantic Fox Lady and Kouta ran over to give him a hug but then the chapter ended.

Today on BnHA: Horikoshi is all “FINE, YOU CAN HUG HIM”, which, was that so hard?? The U.A. Clown Mob is all “come to think of it, we’ve kind of been taking the heroes for granted this entire time, maybe we should be less passive in the future. anyway so Deku if it’s not too much to ask, can you please save everyone and fix everything.” Deku is all “I sure can, and by the way I forgive you for swarming around all menacingly two minutes ago and trying to deny me basic shelter and stuff.” Ectoplasm is all, “hey Todogang get a load of this. [walks in a circle].” Hawks is all, “that’s literally the greatest thing I’ve ever seen.” Rat Principal is all, “anyway so that’s what your students did today, hope you’re enjoying your new *~*ROBOT LEG*~*, Aizawa.” Aizawa is all “[lots of exposition about Kurogiri and for some reason, Toga, while being all brooding and sexy].” All Might is all “[standing here right outside of U.A. doing absolutely nothing and being foreboding AF]” and that immediately sucked away all of the warm fuzzy feelings from the hugs, goddammit.

each new week has become a waiting game of “when will Deku finally get to take a bath so people will actually be willing to go near him and give him the hugs he deserves.” the stakes have never been so compelling. I’ve almost forgotten about AFO entirely

lmaoooooo

me: for the love of god will someone please give Deku a hug before I die of old age

Mineta: YOU GOT IT!! --

Iida: [SWIFTLY CUTS HIM OFF] NOT YOU

fucking losing it at Mineta’s crying face. he really wanted to hug him. I legit feel bad but this is also the funniest thing I have seen all week, omg

somehow Kouta, who last week was only a hand’s breadth away from touching Deku’s head, is now twenty miles away from him in this new chapter

can I make a Loki reference here. is this recap a good place to insert a joke about someone using a TVA time-rewinding device to fuck with my poor boy Kouta over here. well anyway there it is

AND NOW HE’S BACK ALL OF A SUDDEN OMG

(ETA: since when is he “niichan” omg?? can’t handle this cuteness.)

BUT THEY’RE STILL NOT HUGGING HIM FFFFKFFFFF. WHAT DO I HAVE TO DO. WHO DO I HAVE TO BRIBE AND/OR BLACKMAIL

OH NO KOUTA IS CRYING THAT’S IT I’M DONE FOR

“when I heard that lady I knew that I had to go, but then stop again within inches of actually touching you because you smell like week-old rotten onions.” listen Kouta, I’m not saying I don’t get it, but you all can’t keep doing this to me. it’s the way you guys keep teasing it. like, if you’re gonna hug him, hug him. don’t just stand there with your arms held rigidly out in front of you like a molded action figure

OH MY GOSH BUT HE SAID THE THING

KOUTA SWOOPING IN AT THE LAST MINUTE TO TAKE ALL THE CREDIT FOR FIXING DEKU LIKE THAT ONE KID IN THE GROUP PROJECT WHO DOES ABSOLUTELY NOTHING BUT STILL TAGS HIS NAME ONTO THE REPORT ANYWAY, WHAT A KNAVE

GASP

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SHE PICKED HIM UP LIKE A LITTLE BABY OMG?? she just leaned right over and lifted this child like he was a small animal. like a lil baby futon that she was about to hang up to dry. oh my god

-- HEY WHAT

(: well that’s extremely fucked up. though sadly not too surprising given what we just saw these past couple chapters

incidentally, I hope that anyone who was legitimately defending the civilians’ perspective earlier takes note here of how quickly that line of thinking -- “we’re just trying to keep our families safe” and all that-- can lead to straight up bigotry. if you’re willing to deny a child shelter and protection simply because he’s not YOUR child, and because you’ve decided based on Internet rumors (no real-world parallels there, I’m sure) that he might present a threat, it’s really not that much further of a leap to discriminating against entire groups of people simply because you perceive those groups as being dangerous. I’m sure the people who turned Gigantic Fox Lady away also told themselves afterwards that they did it to protect their families. “better safe than sorry.” “she’ll be fine, someone will take her in, but as for us, we can’t afford to take that risk.” people can come up with all kinds of justifications for treating other people as less than human, and the really scary thing about it is how fucking easy it is

one last quick side note, which is that Horikoshi does a great job here of showing how scapegoating works, given that AFO is the one who’s really to blame and who presents the actual threat, and yet Deku is the one who ultimately winds up being the target of the mob’s fear and outrage despite him being as much of a victim as they are. gotta love that irony, which unfortunately plays out far too often in the real world as well.

anyway I’ll get off my soapbox now, sorry about that. let us continue

YES, FINALLY OH MY GOD!!!!

AND THAT’S THE STORY OF HOW GIGANTIC FOX LADY BECAME THE GREATEST HERO. PACK IT ALL UP, WE’RE DONE HERE KIDS

holy shit. the real MVP right there. thanks for getting it done champ

jesus christ I have had it up to here with these people

literally the bar is set so low at this point that I’ll go ahead and take it. helping him because it offers them a tactical advantage is at least one step up from not helping him at all

“WHY NOT SHIKETSU” MOTHERFUCKER I SWEAR TO GOD

-- thank you!!

okay this one guy with the antennae hair is having himself a character development speedrun here

-- okay, but this part?? fucking this part, right here??

can we repeat that again?? the part where this guy acknowledges that the problems of hero society were caused not just by said heroes, but also by said society?? the part where he acknowledges that they treated the heroes like celebrities who were putting on a show for them?? the part where he acknowledges that when push came to shove, the vast majority of those heroes, when faced with a situation that offered no reward, were nonetheless willing to put their lives on the line to protect the very same people who then turned around and blamed them rather than thanking them?? are the civilians of BnHA even allowed to have actual deep thoughts about this stuff. holy shit

bro!!

ANTENNAE HAIR GUY SHOVING KOUTA AND GIGANTIC FOX LADY OUT OF THE WAY TO SLAP HIS NAME ONTO THE END CREDITS AS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER. CONGRATULATIONS SON YOU FIGURED OUT THE CORE PHILOSOPHICAL QUESTION AT THE VERY HEART OF THE MANGA. WAY TO GO BUD

meanwhile, on today’s episode of “one more chapter to go till the big volume cliffhanger, how else can I drag things out let’s see”

it’s a panel. of people’s feet. just a bunch of normal feet. with sneakers and shit

this All Might shirt guy is getting more screentime in this arc than 90% of the class 1-A kids

I guess I’m supposed to feel sorry for this dude now that he’s all “if we let you stay here do you promise to somehow magically fix every single problem that we are now currently facing?” those are some ridiculously exacting standards my dude. come on now

KACCHAN SIGHTING

thank fuck I’m not the only one who’s thoroughly unimpressed by absolutely all of this lol. I feel better now. meanwhile Iida and Kouda and Kiri are ready to run over there and hug them all. you guys are way too forgiving. damn you and your pure hearts

anyway so Deku’s like “yeah, definitely”

(ETA: almost forgot to comment on the “I’m no longer alone” part – he basically corrects the guy and says “sorry, but you’ll need to direct that question towards all of us, not just me, because moving forward we’re a team.” good stuff.)

you know what though, all joking aside... fuck yeah. because perfect victory, right. the strongest guys don’t settle for anything less. so I guess Deku has pretty exacting standards himself

also can you all just take a look at this fucking kid who’s got so much light in his eyes now that I’m gonna need eclipse goggles. hot damn. “you’re welcome” says All Might Shirt Guy as he is frantically interviewed by several local news networks asking him how he daringly managed to save Deku all by himself. “well I guess I’ve just never been the kind of guy who can sit back and let a bunch of rabble-rousers blame a little kid for all of humanity’s problems. someone had to step in and take action, you know?”

oH MY GOD THE SCENE IS FINALLY ENDING

don’t let the door hit you on your way out All Might Shirt Guy

but meanwhile, sudden Tododrama action??

oh shit

there are honestly so many ways in which Ochako’s very moving speech could have wildly backfired that I genuinely have no clue where this is headed lol. how exciting!!

so now Horikoshi is once again stalling for time with random filler panels, but this one is 10x better than the shoes lol omg

(1) was Ectoplasm’s jacket always this oversized. (2) did you guys know that if you go back to chapter 319 you can see that Horikoshi gave us a sneak peak at Enji’s Sad Detective disguise and I in fact made a joke about it in the 319 recap not realizing it was actually the stone cold truth. (3) did Shouto deliberately speed up out of impatience because Hawks was walking so fucking slow and he couldn’t take it any longer. (4) and what, I ask you, is up with these dramatic speedlines. so many mysteries here. what a masterpiece

everyone is acting all shocked about something ahh what’s going on

wait what

what the heck. did they just loop around behind everyone. what was the point of that lol. “anyway, so this is what they look like from the back” well okay, thanks for that Ectoplasm

(ETA: so it seems like they were actually hanging out someplace else away from the crowd this whole time, I guess? here I thought they had more faith in Enji’s disguise. I guess Shouto and Hawks don’t particularly want to attract this crowd’s attention themselves right now either, though.)

I am so fucking confused lmao

speaking of All Might WHERE THE FUCK IS HE lol. but yes, good, OFA brings everyone together, and Hawks is very deeply moved about this out of the blue all of a sudden. you know how it is

aw heck yeah now this is another filler panel I can get behind

Mineta really wants that hug, good lord. I genuinely love this actually. Mineta if you could just stay little and cute and keep crying about how much you love your classmates in a non-gross way for the rest of the series I would be so appreciative. you’re doing great

IIDA IS HOLDING DEKU’S HAND THIS IS NOT A DRILL. ONE TIME WASN’T ENOUGH FOR MY MAN HE’S ADDICTED NOW

what did I tell you. Kiri wants to get all of the mob’s autographs now. Kiri you’re a peach

Shouji having a conversation with another mutant type is a very nice touch! we really need to get to his backstory soon. I feel like that casual remark from GFL earlier was kind of hinting at more to come

is this the first time we’ve ever seen the Yaoyorictionary in action?? never forget that Viz tried to call it the “Yaoyorozu Reference Book” because they hate fun

last but not least, KAMIBAKU IS BACK ON THE MENU, FUCK YEAH. Kaminari trying to spice things up and introduce a little bit of controversy by smacking Kacchan on the back of the head for god knows what. I will be deeply disappointed after this if I can’t find at least one person unironically declaring that KamiBaku is now toxic and abusive

lfkdlWLWK TODODRAMA??

oh my god. Shouto’s face. Enji’s face. the back to “oyaji” again. the blunt, not-taking-no-for-an-answer, “I don’t know how much louder the universe can scream at you that doing things alone is not it, so hopefully you got the point” directness of it. fffdlkslj I’m so ready for this Horikoshi please don’t fuck it up my expectations are so high

HOLY FUCK

I SCROLLED DOWN AND HE WAS ALL “( ❛‿❛)” AND I JUST WASN’T FUCKING EXPECTING THAT OKAY. JESUS CHRIST. GIVE ME A SEC

lol okay moment over and now Enji’s pulling his hat down all dramatically like a world-weary Cowboy

OH MY GOD WERE YOU FACETIMING??

AHHHHHHHHH

(ETA: not to put Iida down or anything, but it’s kind of strange that Aizawa is all “the class rep sure did great” when Ochako is the one that was giving that whole big speech for like twenty minutes just now lol.)

(ETA 2: “thank god Iida stepped in just in the nick of time to keep Mineta from hugging Deku.” sorry Mineta I really do like you lately but it’s still low-hanging fruit lol.)

HE LOOKS SO SAD??! HE LOOKS LIKE HEARTBREAK ITSELF??! I AM BESOUGHT WITH THE URGE TO REACH INTO MY SCREEN AND PULL HIM INTO THE SAFETY OF MY ARMS??? MY GOD, AND I THOUGHT DEKU NEEDED HUGS

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH okay I was gonna just hold down the letter H for a full minute and count it out loud but within about ten seconds I realized I needed to chill lol

-- but then again NO, I DON’T NEED TO CHILL, I HAVE ZERO CHILL, ACTUALLY, BECAUSE IT’S AIZAWA WITH A ROBOT LEG AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

COMPLETE WITH ROBOT TOES FOR THAT EXTRA TOUCH OF AUTHENTICITY!! I LIKE HOW HORIKOSHI PUT ALL THIS EXTRA “!!!” EMPHASIS AROUND IT IN CASE WE COULD SOMEHOW POSSIBLY FAIL TO TAKE NOTICE. “REMEMBER, EVERYONE?” SAYS HORIKOSHI HELPFULLY. “REMEMBER THAT TIME AIZAWA CHOPPED OFF HIS OWN LEG?” oh wow now that you mention it we somehow forgot all about that. like who do you take us for

OH NO NOT THE SAD BOYFRIEND ANGST THAT I WAS SECRETLY LOOKING FORWARD TO WITH GLEE

well at least he’s not M.I.A. or back with the villains again like I thought he might be. still, that’s gotta be brutal to know your friend is in there somewhere, but to not be able to reach him again no matter how hard you try. that’s the kind of angst that pays off in final battles just when you most expect it. such is my hope, at any rate

what’s this now??

trying to decide if this is Horikoshi’s way of saying don’t worry about that, or his way of saying definitely worry about that lol

anyway so Aizawa is out here being all irresponsibly handsome once again. when is someone going to do something about him

here for Sexy Robot Leg Eyepatch Aizawa clenching his fists and making speeches about revenge. pretty sure we’re all here for that

WELL, WELL, WELL

IT’S ABOUT FUCKING TIME

I’M VERY GLAD YOU’RE ALIVE AND SEEMINGLY WELL, THOUGH!

BUT WHAT THE ACTUAL FUCK THOUGH, ALL MIGHT

ffff. bracing myself for that cliffhanger next week. you’d better not touch one hair on this man’s head Horikoshi. I’m watching you

#bnha 325 #midoriya izuku #u.a. clown mob #class 1-a #aizawa shouta #bnha #boku no hero academia #bnha spoilers #mha spoilers #bnha manga spoilers #makeste reads bnha

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p0gue420 · 4 years

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🌼/Craziest sex story/🌼

(JohnB x Reader x Sarah Cameron)

Requested by : @angel45-pop

Summary:The pogues spend the night smoking and cracking jokes.Y/n shares a low key embarrassing story.

Pairing: Pogues x platonic!Reader,John B x Reader x Sarah Cameron(Poly relationship)

Warning:swearing,smoking;),smut,fluff

Word count:1815

A/n:This is my first time writing smut (sorry if it’s bad)but I enjoyed every minute of it;).Thank you,love for requesting this!My request are open everyone!

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“Okay,but hear me out..”

“If dogs don’t understand what we’re saying..then when we apologize...they don’t understand,like y’know?”

I stare out onto the water thinking about what to say next.

“Okay so think about it this way! The other day I got up to piss,and I didn’t know my dog was right beside the bed; I legitimately punted him across the room,I tried to apologize but I feel like he thought I got up just to kick the fuck outta him.”

JJ inhales the smoke from the thick blunt that restlessly settled between his index and thumb,staring and nodding along as if he wasn’t in another universe.

“Y’know?” I gesture toward the group hearing a few responses of “yea,totally.”and “for sure.”

JJ passes me the blunt almost dropping it causing me to giggle at his clumsy state.

I rest my Hand on John B’s thigh as he holds Sarah’s hand fondling with the bracelets on her wrist

“Oh,yeah.this shit hits good.” I whisper enjoying the feeling of smoke filling my lungs with a nice burn.

“Right?” JJ points toward the blunt smiling giddily at the four of us looking for agreements.

I lean into John B turning on my side after hitting the blunt a few times and passing it back.

I peck his lips smiling up at him as he wraps his arms around me tracing circles on my back.

“Hey wheres my kisses and cuddles?”Sarah pokes her lips out at me making me lean over John B to give her a kiss.

I grab her hand to lead her to the other side of me,she sits down and wraps her arms around me as well.John B kisses both of our heads happy to be in the presence of the two.

“Y/n,I thought you were grounded for that one thing?” Pope says.

“Oh yea,right,that one thing...I’m supposed to know what you’re talking about?”

“Oh my gosh,How do you forget-“

“Wait what’d you do?” JJ begins

“Shoups car.”

My eyes light up at the memory brought back into my mind,as I try and stifle my laughter.

“Ohhh,Okay. so it’s not even a big deal,..I spray painted Shoups police car ,in big red letters ‘fucc 12’.”

The group erupts into laughter at my rebellious actions

Kies laughing dies down as she looks at me smirking. “That still doesn’t explain how you got to come considering you’re grounded.” She manages to push out trying not to laugh thinking about what I did.

“My dad says if I came out tonight,then I would had to write an apology letter to Shoup himself.”

I roll my eyes at the thought of writing an apology I don’t even mean.

“Do you reg- “

“Not one bit”

I cut Sarah off quickly knowing what she’s going to ask.Sarah passes the blunt to me as it had been passed around a few times already through out the conversation.

I inhale enjoying the silence that is soon interrupted by my phone's notification.

My babys💍💕(gc)

JB🤤: My girls are looking beautiful tonight🤤🥵

I look up to Sarah and John B with a confused expression as to why he’s texting when we’re right here.He winks at me as Sarah giggles at the message.

“Woah,what’s goin on here love birds”JJ

“Guys why are you on your phones we’re trying to converse” Pope looks at us annoyed.

“Nothin,I ju-“

Another notification pops up bringing me to lift my phone to see the message.

My babys 💍💕

Sarah Pooh🐻🥵: I can’t stop thinking about all the dirty things I want to do to you guys right now;)

I could faintly hear the sound of what seems to be the five talking about how a T. rex would drink soup.

I place a blanket over the three of us as I begin to get a bit chilly being out on the HMS pogue during the cold night.

“Do you guys...think we’ll be friends when we’re adults?”

“I’m an adult.”JJ says matterfactly as if he’s not a high school student

“Ya don’t act like one.” Pope mutters out as JJ playfully glares at the boy.

“No I mean like,when we have kids,type adults.”

I ponder in thought at the deep question in hopes we will.

“You mean when WE,have kids.”

John B says making a circling gesture towards his two lovely girlfriends,that I happen to be one of.

The group makes fake gagging noises at the three of us as Sarah winks at me.

“I can’t stop thinking about all the dirty things I want to do to you guys right now”

I shivere at the thought of what would happen when we finally headed back to the chateau.

I squeeze my legs together as I begin to feel the pool of arousal between my thighs;The simple movement not going unnoticed by the girl and boy I couldn’t stop thinking about.

John B places his hand on my thigh,I look over to Sarah noticing she’s done the same to my other thigh.I get goosebumps at the simple contact of skin on skin.

I’m quickly brought out of my thoughts by JJ

“Tell em Y/n!”

“I’m sorry,what exactly am I telling them?”

“Never mind,So anyway,when we snuck in we thought we could get away with all the candy and drinks we had shoved in her duffel bag,but”

My train of thought was once again brought back to Sarah’s earlier words.John B's fingers tracing light figure 8’s on the inside of my thigh was certainly not helping at the moment.

I began to think about what had happened earlier that week.

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“Deeper!” I moaned directed towards John b as I tried to focus on Sarah’s dripping pussy above my face.I begin licking and sucking on her sensitive bud with my tongue

Sarah’s light moans bringing me towards my release.John B picks up the pace hitting my sensitive spot deep inside of me.

“You girls are doing so good.” John B manages to get out in between thrust;Only causing the two of us to moan louder in pleasure of the words dripping from the boys mouth.

“I’m gonna cum” Sarah says beginning to speed up the pace as she rides my face.

“Not yet pretty girl.” I get out as my legs begin to shake violently.I clench around John B’s length feeling the coil in my stomach grow tighter.

“Always so tight, aren’t you baby?” My lips are torn away from Sarah’s clit as I can’t help the moan that escapes my lips.

“Baby I can't hold on any longer” Sarah pants as she starts to violently buck her hips making my tongue slip into her dripping core.

“Cum beautiful” John B says as he kisses the girl that is near centimeters away.

“Me too.” I buck my hips in an upward motion meeting the boys thrust while bringing my lips back to the girls core.

Juices drip down my chin as Sarah finally cums all over my face moaning loudly as she rides out the rest of her high.

John B’s, what was once a steady rhythm,began thrusting sloppily.Sarah switches positions and begins kissing my neck leaving marks all over as she rubs my clit with her index and middle finger bringing me closer to the edge.

“Almost there.” John B speeds up his thrust as I scream out in pleasure finally reaching my high; Sarah still rubbing my clit.

My legs shake harder then they have before and tears brim my eyes as John B releases into me.

I began to shake and cry loudly at the immense pleasure.

John B pulls out and they both begin trying to calm me down.

“Hey hey,you’re okay.”

“We got you baby.”

They say as they sit up wrapping themselves in the sheets cuddling with me in the middle.

I soon calm down and control my breathing as I begin to giggle,the others join in asking what got me to the verge of tears.

“I don’t know,it was just such a good orgasm.then next thing I knew I had tears running down my face ” I say in between giggles.

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“Craziest sex story,go!” JJ says to the group waiting to hear what we had to say.

“Popes a virgin.”I say as I’m brought out of thought by the sentence.resulting in Pope throwing his empty water bottle at me.

“Okay,so everyone else then.” JJ says just wanting to hear some crazy stories.

“This one time I ended up crying after I orgasmed cus it was just so good.”I say as I get up to grab JJ’s little red box so I could roll a new blunt.

Sarah and John B look at eachother knowingly trying to hide their smirks.

“Wait..you cried,like sobbing? Or just some little tears?”

“No like full blown sobbing,before he even pulled out.”

I glance over to John B as he winks at me, and Sarah giggles at my face.

“Bro,really,dude...You guys know we’re present,we can see your little gestures.”

Pope states disgusted as everyone else catches on to the fact it was the two before them that had done the amazing works of pleasuring me.

“What?!” I say laughing like a maniac at the fact we’d been caught.

“Grosssss!”

“I second that ‘gross’.”

“Way to go John B and Sarah!” JJ chuckles leaning forward to high five the two as they grin widely.

“I haven’t really had any weird experiences to be honest.” Kie states blankly as I light up the blunt I had previously rolled,inhaling and passing it to her.

“Yea me neither.” The rest state.

“Y’all are so boring,bro I swear to God I’m the only cool one here.” I roll my eyes playfully teasing the group as I attempt at dodging their glaring eyes.

“I’m kiddddddingggg.”I say in between laughs

———

I get off the boat helping Sarah and kie while letting the rest do whatever it is they were doing.

I begin walking back towards the door of the chateau but being stopped by Sarah pushing me up against a tree kissing and sucking lightly on my neck.

She trails up to my ear before whispering.

“Go tell the others were headed to bed.”

She lifts her head a few centimeters away from mine,pecking my lips and smacking my butt.

I walk over to The rest of the group on the dock whispering into John B’s ear before turning to the rest of the group.

“Hey guys sorry to bring the fun to an end but we're kinda tired, so the three of us are going to head to bed.”I wink at John B and grab his hand leading him toward the porch.

“Saw that!” Kie yells out giggling at our inability to be Subtle.

“Hey,Y/n!”

I turn around at the sound of JJs voice.

“Try not to cry this time!” He says trying not to laugh at his own little joke.

I flip him off hearing the rest of the group laughing

“You just mad I’m getting more pussy than you!” I yell out to the blonde boy.Before heading into the chateau with John B’s hand still in mine.

A/n:thank you to everyone that has made me feel comfortable enough to start writing and just supporting my fics❤️

#john b routledge #john b x reader #chase stokesxreader #kie x reader #outerbanks #pope heyward x reader #jj maybank x reader #pope x reader #jj maybank imagine #jj maybank x y/n #kiara x reader #sarah cameron #sarah cameron x reader #sarah cameron x reader x john b

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seanfalco · 3 years

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Dear best friend, could I please request some sean x reader fluff to help me get through the rest of this shitty day/week? I'd be eternally grateful. Maybe with some Derek shenanigans thrown in if you're cool with that. Just whenever you can get to it. You're the best. Thank you for everything. 💖💖💖

word count: 1.5k a/n: Pushing this prompt to the top of the list bc you need all the fluff and comfort. I hope you enjoy!

“Yo, dog, what’re you doin’ later tonight?” Derek asked as he leaned back on the couch, folding his hands behind his head as he glanced over at his friend.

“I’m pickin’ up [y/n] and we’re goin’ out star-gazin’. There’s supposed t’be this big meteor shower tonight and I wanna get some long exposure shots,” Sean explained.

“Ooo, look at you mister romantic,” Derek teased, reaching over to nudge Sean’s arm.

“You know it,” he replied with a smirk, waggling his eyebrows.

“You gunna get lucky under the stars, bro?” Derek asked with a cheeky grin, dodging the swat aimed at his arm.

“Hey c’mon man, no,” Sean exclaimed, biting back a grin until he caught his friend’s eyes and they both snorted, dissolving into laughter.

“Yeah, uh huh,” Derek commented skeptically, amusement thick in his voice.

“It’s gunna be too cold out for that Derek,” Sean countered, rolling his eyes. “I need t’make some hot chocolate to bring,” he mused, making a mental list of everything he’d need to get around for the night.

“Yeah well, bring lots of blankets, I dunno,” Derek replied with a shrug. “You can get frisky under a blanket.”

Sean gave him a long suffering look, but he couldn’t stop grinning for long, the idea rather tempting.

“Well, either way, I hope you two lovebirds have fun.”

“Thanks man,” Sean replied, his voice sobering, infinitely thankful for his friend’s presence, especially every time he remembered how close he’d been to losing him.

“I mean, I kinda have to live vicariously through you, since I’m still single, so…” Derek shrugged.

“We’ll find yeh a girl yet, mate. Then y’can come on double dates with us,” Sean teased as Derek grinned wider.

“Hey now, don’t joke with a brother, now. I’m holdin’ you to that!”

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“Oh my God, will you look at that view?” you gasped as you stepped out of the car and turned your face to the heavens. The lights of the city were far enough away that you could see the stars twinkling back at you crisper than you’d seen them in a long time, the sight leaving you in awe.

Across the car Sean smiled to himself as he watched you. “It’s beautiful isn’t it?” he murmured.

“It really is,” you breathed, not realizing he was talking about you. “This was such a good idea, Sean, I can’t remember the last time I went stargazing, let alone saw a meteor shower.”

“Well, I’m just glad it’s such a clear night. The forecast originally called for clouds,” he replied, tearing his eyes from you to start unpacking the car and soon he had his camera set up on the tripod and several blankets laid out nearby.

“What kinds of shots are you hoping to get tonight?” you asked as you settled atop the blankets, crossing your legs under you, the chill in the air already making you shiver and you threw one of the blankets around your shoulders, drawing it in tight.

“Oh, some long exposure shots of th’stars, hopefully catch some of the meteor shower. Might set the shutter speed for longer and do some time lapse shots,” Sean mused as he checked the camera, turning it on you for a moment and snapping a picture while you were unprepared.

“Plus there’s always room for more candids of you,” he teased, taking another as you tilted your head and stuck your tongue out at him, ready this time.

“Absolutely stunnin’,” he murmured with a grin as he checked the LCD screen before his gaze flicked back up to you.

“Yeah, yeah, you’re lucky you’re so cute,” you countered, which only made Sean’s grin widen.

“I am rather cute, aren’t I?” he joked, his eyes meeting yours as he repositioned his camera, amusement dancing in his irises.

“And so humble too,” you teased.

“Well, I’ve been spending a lot of time with this girl, and she keeps tellin’ me that, so I’m startin’ t’believe it.”

Feeling your cheeks heat, you hid your fond smile behind your scarf, burying your face in the warm chunky wool as you watched Sean snap several photos of the night sky, the click of the shutter delayed to catch the stars in sharp detail.

That was when you saw the first falling star streak across the sky. “Sean, did you see that?” you gasped, pointing, your eyes searching the heavens for more.

“I did!” he cried excitedly, snapping another photo as more meteors trailed across the star speckled expanse before winking out of sight.

After taking several more shots Sean set up the camera for a longer time lapse photo before settling down on the blanket next to you.

“There,” he exclaimed, and you opened the blanket around you to share as he scooted closer, wrapping the other end around his shoulders. “Oh God, [y/n], your hands are freezin’,” he said, quickly enveloping your hands in his, bringing them to his lips to blow on.

“Yours aren’t much warmer,” you pointed out with a laugh, though Sean’s breath helped.

“Hmm, you’re right,” he agreed with a chuckle. “How about some hot chocolate? That should warm us up.”

“Sounds divine,” you exclaimed, though silently lamenting when his hands left yours to reach for the thermos nearby.

Sean poured two steaming mugs and you sighed as you wrapped your hands around the one he handed to you — your favourite mug to use whenever you were at his place. After he’d noticed you using it every time you came to visit he officially designated it as yours, always having it at the ready for you to use.

“Much better,” you exclaimed, breathing in the steam from the cocoa and leaning against his shoulder as you sipped, your gaze continually slipping from the starry expanse overhead to the man next to you.

Once you’d finished your mugs Sean got back up to check the camera, setting up another shot before joining you again, this time pulling you against his side as he laid back, one arm around you while the other rested behind his head. His warmth seeped into you and you snuggled closer, gasping in awe as the meteor shower began in earnest, the inky sky filled with streaks of light, hurtling across the heavens before blinking out again.

“How many wishes have y’made?” Sean asked, his breath misting in the cool air as he broke the silence of the night around you and you turned your face to him.

“What d’you mean?”

“Well, aren’tcha supposed t’make a wish on a fallin’ star?” he asked, a twinkle in his eye as he grinned back at you.

“I guess so,” you chuckled, his grip around your shoulder tightening as he squeezed you.

“Then what’re y’waitin’ for sweetheart? You’ve missed so many opportunities already,” he commented in faux seriousness, gesturing toward the sky before his grin returned, unable to hold it back any longer.

“Okay, okay!” you laughed. “Well, what about you? What’ve you wished for?” you asked as you caught sight of another meteor, silently making a wish.

“I can’t tell you that,” he said with a gasp.

“Why not?”

“Don’t you know it won’t come true then?” he teased and you poked him lightly in the ribs.

“You know, I think someone just made that up because they were too embarrassed to say what their wish was,” you countered thoughtfully.

“Well, do y’blame ‘em?” Sean countered, raising an eyebrow at you. “Most wishes are really personal. Would you wanna tell me what you wished for?” he asked, holding your gaze and you felt your breath catch.

“I wish you’d kiss me right now,” you murmured and for a moment Sean watched you, his eyes searching yours before a soft grin split his face and he rolled toward you, catching your lips with his as his hand slipped behind your head, cradling you, pulling you closer. Instinctively you clutched at his jacket, kissing him back, your heart in your throat.

“Oh, [y/n],” he exclaimed, pulling back slightly, “your lips are so cold. D’you want me t’warm them up for you?”

Cheeky bastard, you thought fondly, unable to stop smiling.

“If you’d be so kind, Sean, but first--”

Before you could finish your sentence his mouth had once more descended on yours and your words melted to a soft moan.

“Sorry, got a little over eager there, but can y’blame me?” he murmured against your lips with a soft laugh, smiling down at you, “what were y’sayin’ darlin’?”

“What did you wish for?” you asked, your hand at his lapel coming up to stroke the side of his face and he leaned into your touch, green eyes sparkling.

“Oh, that? I wished for more nights like this one.”

Your grin widened as you stared up at him, not even upset that you were missing the meteor shower continuing above you, already dazzled by the man in your arms.

“What a coincidence, I just wished for that too.”

Pulling Sean back to you, you let your eyes flutter shut as he picked up where he’d left off, his kisses warming you better even than the hot chocolate had.

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🔥 ℝise Ⱥbove I̾t ◈ Chapter 046 [Family]

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〈“The tallest mountain started as a stone. I once was weak, but now I’ve grown. Hero! I know, the weakness within is my greatest foe!” Jonathan Young, “Hero (One Punch Man Cover)”〉

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I followed Naomasa from the room toward the front of the police station where two men were standing off to the side of the front desk, talking quietly amongst each other. The one on the right is pretty tall and broad, similar to flame fuck but a few inches smaller. He wore armor the color of pickles with orange and grey accents. Short, messy platinum blonde hair covered his head.

The second man is thin and only a few inches shorter than myself. He was wearing a deep grey suit with a pin-stripe vest over a white shirt and orange tie. His hair is several inches longer than the first guy’s, a rich navy blue with the tips a frosted orange.

They turned around to face us when we approached, their lime green eyes widening. Naomasa cleared his throat, “I was told that you’re here to pick up Miss Winchester, but -” His words were cut short when the larger of the men rushed forward, throwing his arms around me and crushing my body to his, my feet dangling above the ground.

I wiggled in his grip, the pain in my arm starting to seep through the pain pills they had given me. “Let go of me, you fucking ape!”

His brow furrowed as he looked down at me. “Who taught you such language?”

The smaller of the two sighed, his fingers brushing against the orange tips hanging over his forehead. “Pops, you can’t just go around hugging people you’ve just met, they’ll think you’re an absolute eejit. Let her down,”

He hesitated, his lips curling down into a frown before he finally set me down. The second his arms released me, I curled my right hand into a fist and punched him in the side – there was a small opening not covered by the armor. He stepped back with a wheeze, “Deadly! Even without using your quirk, you’re quite strong!”

“Winchester,” Naomasa sent me a warning look.

“What?” I spat, clutching my shoulder. “If he had been a villain, I woulda been dead! For a detective, your reflexes are shit. Besides, I’m still fucking recovering and now my goddamn shoulder is throbbing!”

“Please don’t scold her,” The smaller held his hand up with an exasperated look. “He deserved it.”

“Damn fucking right he did.”

“Sorry about him,” he smiled softly. “He can get a bit excitable sometimes. Would we be able to talk someone a bit more… private?”

“Fuck no,” I deadpanned. “I ain’t goin’ nowhere with you fucks. I don’t know who you are or what you want, but I’m tired, in pain, and have no fucks to give you.”

Worry flashed through the big man’s eyes. “You’re in pain? We need to get you to a healer!” He tried to grab my hand but Naomasa stepped between us. ‘Bout fucking time he did something.

“Would you care to explain why the number five hero of Ireland knows a first-year student from Japan?”

“I’m her oul fella!” The man huffed, crossing his arms over his chest.

“Her… what?” Naomasa sent me a confused look and I just shrugged. Fuck if I know.

The front doors to the department slid open and Toshi’s muscled form came rushing in, his blue eyes filled with worry as they scanned the room. Once he found us, he speed-walked over, throwing his arms around me in a gentle embrace that didn’t add any more pain to my body. “Young Jen! I’m so glad you’re okay! Tsukauchi called me and told the gist of what happened!”

I patted his back with my good arm, my voice softening. “Sorry for worrying you, Tosh.”

He pulled away from the hug only to squish my face between his large hands. “You have a lot of explaining to do when we get home!”

“I ant luki,” I muttered, my words smooshed together like my fucking face is.

“Hm?”

I smacked his hands away, rubbing my cheek. “I said, ‘I ain’t Lucy’.”

“Who is Lucy?” He tilted his head in confusion.

“You uncultured swine -”

“All Might? It’s been donkey’s years since I last saw ya!” The large man grinned, holding his arms out.

“Luck!” Toshi returned the grin, the two men embracing one another. “Why didn’t you tell me you had arrived in Japan? When did you get here?”

“Just yesterday! I wanted to surprise ya!”

“You two know each other?” Naomasa questioned, raising a brow.

“He’s an old friend of mine,” Toshi explained, clapping the man, Luck, on the shoulder. “Why? Is something wrong?”

“He’s weird as fuck,” I deadpanned from behind the detective. “And why the fuck is your beard brown but the rest of your hair is platinum? It looks stupid.”

The smaller of the two quickly covered his mouth, shoulders shaking as he laughed. “I told you, pops.”

“It’s a fashion statement!” He cried. “And I’m not weird!”

Toshi laughed loudly. “He’s pretty eccentric, that’s for sure! Tsukauchi, is young Jen free to go?”

“Yes. If we have any more questions, we’ll be in touch.” He smiled at me, resting his gloved hand on my head. “Try to stay out of trouble, okay? You did well, Winchester.”

I clicked my tongue before offering him a grin. “I’ve always prided myself on being good at being kidnapped.”

He chuckled.

“Wait, you were kidnapped?” The second boy looked at me with worry before exchanging a look with Luck.

“Yeah, it was one hell of a time,” I responded blankly.

Toshi cleared his throat. “Luck, can you bring us back to U.A.?”

“I can,” Luck held out his hands. The boy took his left while Toshi took his right before holding the other out to me.

“Take my hand, young Jen.”

Raising a brow, I slid my hand into his, feeling a familiar sensation overcome my senses, but it was gone as quick as it came. I blinked dumbly. Oh… we’re standing just outside the U.A. gate. This guy can teleport? Or is it something different?

Toshi led us into the school and to one of the lounges he often used when he needed to talk to me and Zuku in private. The two men sat on one side, while me and Toshi took the other. Both couches were a faded chocolate brown that squeaked whenever one of us moved.

“I’m sure you must be quite confused,” Toshi commented, glancing at me.

“That’s the fucking understatement of the century,” I rolled my eyes.

The second boy shifted, folding one leg over the other as he smiled softly at me. “Perhaps we should start with some introductions, hm? My name is Ryan O’Connor.”

“Right, right!” Luck grinned. “I’m the Lucky Hero: Luck! Also known as Felix Kevin O’Connor, but you can call me Kevin. Or Felix. Or Luck. Or -”

“Or eejit,” Ryan rolled his eyes.

I grunted. “Jen Winchester.”

Luck leaned forward and reached his hand across the table but hesitated before pulling it back to his lap. “You’re so beautiful. Just like your oul dear.”

“My deer?” I raised a brow, looking at Toshi.

“Oul dear,” Ryan corrected with a chuckle. “Your mum.”

My eye twitched. “Everyone seriously fuckin’ knows her, don’t they?”

“Well, you see…” Toshi rubbed the back of his head. “When you were… conceived, there were two possible fathers in the picture. One of those men… was Luck.”

“I found out about you about two months after you disappeared,” Luck explained with a sad smile.

“I was reluctant to inform him when we… found you, since I couldn’t be sure that he was your father. You were already processing so much information at the time, you see.”

“So what changed, then?” I asked, leaning back against the couch and looking up at the ceiling.

“Your teleportation ability.”

“You inherited my quirk!” Luck exclaimed proudly. “Well, one of them anyway.”

“You also have two?”

“That’s right! My main quirk is called ‘Luck’, which makes me super lucky! It’s not perfect, though, and it can fail me on occasion, but I make up for it with my teleportation!”

Hmm, are double quirks a genetic thing? “So~… you’re my father, huh?”

“I am,” Luck nodded vigorously, his eyes shining.

“And I’m your half-brother,” Ryan smiled, tilting his head to the side.

“How old are you?” I asked, narrowing my eyes at him. “And your quirk, what is it?”

“I just turned fifteen a month ago, so you’re my big sis. And my quirk is called ‘bat’. It’s not very impressive, but…” His body started to shrink and shift until a small bat replaced where he had been sitting a moment ago, a miniature suit on its body. He flapped his wings, gliding over to hover in front of me.

Holy. Fucking. Satan’s. Asscrack. It’s the most adorable fucking thing I’ve ever seen in my life! He squeaked in surprise when I grabbed him, holding him to my chest. “So fucking cute!”

Luck laughed loudly, slapping his knee. “Most girls are afraid of ’em in that form!”

“Because most girls are fucking stupid.” I scowled, my fingers gently rubbing his head. “So what does all of this mean, exactly?”

The two men exchanged a look before Luck spoke up. “I don’t expect you to suddenly start calling me your oul fella or to return to Ireland with us, but I would like to build a relationship with you. I think ‘Lis woulda liked that for us… so, I’ve decided! We’re moving to Japan, Ryan, my boy!”

Ryan let out a squeak of surprise before his body started to shift and expand in my arms. “Don’t be thick, pops! You can’t just abandon your duties back home, there are people counting on you.”

He laughed again, waving his hand. “Don’t worry! I already made the arrangements before we left Dublin. Sean will be finishing up the last of our cases before transferring over here.”

I scoffed. “What about your son, bro? At least give him the fucking option to keep his life back home.”

“Oh, I’m not worried about me, but thank you -” His voice went a pitch higher when he turned his head to me, his cheeks going a bright red.

I cocked a brow in confusion. “Uh, you good or?”

He cleared his throat, bangs covering his eyes as he quickly transformed again, slipping through my arms and settling on the couch beside his dad who was currently laughing his ass off. “You shoulda seen your face just now, you were scarlet!”

Ryan settled down on the couch, taking human form once again and huffing, turning his face away from us.

“Don’t mind him,” Luck slapped the boy’s shoulder roughly. “He’s never been close to any girl, ‘cept for his oul dear before!”

“Shut your gob,” he muttered, covering his face with his hand. “Do you really think it’s such a good idea to leave Sean in charge? Last time you did so, we ended up owing the Dublin P.D. eighteen-hundred euro.”

“Hahaha! I remember that, good times!”

“You only say that because I’m the one that dealt with it,” he scowled.

“And ya did a fierce job, as always!”

“Have you found a place to stay already?” Toshi questioned. “Young Jen is still staying with Aizawa, so I have some space in my apartment.”

“Aizawa?” Ryan inquired, tilting his head to the side.

“You are far too young for a boyfriend, young lady!” Luck slammed his hand on the table, looking far too upset for the current situation.

“Hah?” My eyes narrowed at him. “I don’t need your fucking permission to date someone.”

“Now, now, everyone calm down.” Toshi held his hands up, smiling brightly. “Aizawa is a teacher here at U.A. and -”

“Go away out of that,” Luck smacked his knee with his hand. “Surely it’s not allowed for a teacher to date a student!”

“Well, no, but -”

“I’ll date whoever the fuck I want, old man,” I growled, slamming my hand on the table and meeting his gaze. “Don’t think that just because you fucked my mom once upon a time, you can just appear and start controlling my life, because that ain’t about to fucking happen!”

The air was tense around us and I expected him to get angry and yell back at me, but he didn’t. Instead, he smiled softly, his large hand reaching out to ruffle my hair. “You’ve grown up to be so strong, darlin’. I’m glad.”

“I, uhh,” I scratched my cheek, sitting back down. “Thanks…”

Ryan cleared his throat, “Dating or not, it’s a bit inappropriate, no?”

“Zawa was injured protecting his students,” I responded, narrowing my eyes at him. “So I decided to stay with him until he fully recovers from those injuries. He’s family, after all.”

Luck ruffled the boy’s hair with a laugh. “Sorry, sorry. It’s just… we’re a bit overprotective when it comes to our own. And to answer your question, All Might – I’ve found a nice house on the other side of town, but the papers are still being put in order. Should only be a day or two longer.”

“Well, old friend, you’re welcome to stay with me until then!” Toshi glanced at the clock and coughed into his hand. I glanced at him. He’s pushing himself to be in this form, the fucking idiot.

Recognition flashed through Luck’s green eyes. “Much appreciated friend, but don’t worry ’bout us. It’s getting late, boyo, let’s go find us a nice hotel!”

Ryan hummed, sending me a soft smile as he stood up. “It was nice meeting you, sis. I hope we can form a closer bond in the future.”

My lips twitched up. “Yeah… I’m sure we will.” The two of them left the room, the door sliding closed behind them. Toshi let out a breath, his muscle form popping. “He knows about you don’t he?”

Toshi coughed a couple of times, blood splattering against his fist. “He’s seen this form and knows I have a limit, but he doesn’t know the details behind it. His son has no idea.” I hummed thoughtfully and he patted my knee. “You should head home and get some rest. I’ll call Tsukauchi and get the story from him.”

“Sure,” I stood up and headed toward the door, my hand hovering over the handle. “Hey, Tosh?”

“Yes?”

“You said there were two possible fathers… who was the second guy?”

He was silent for a couple of minutes and when he finally spoke, his voice was barely above a whisper. “I don’t think you want to know…”

I raised a brow. “Come on, it can’t be that bad. Wait… it’s not some fucker with a clown quirk, is it? ‘Cause those fucks are creepy as hell. Shit, what if it’s a spider quirk?! Oh hell nah!”

“No…” he took a deep breath before moving his eyes up to meet mine. “The other man she was seeing… it was Endeavor.”

“Holy fucking Deadpool choking on a chimichanga…”

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A Prelude to Chaos Control - Chapter 7: Green Light Ride

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Sonic, Tails, and Amy made their way to the airport hangar, traversing through the busy downtown streets of Seaside City.

Tails looked down at his duffel bag, switching hands to give his right arm a break before peering back up at the never-ending barrage of pedestrians clogging the sidewalk, perhaps a normal sight for a city dweller but utterly claustrophobic for the small fox who lived in near solitude.

If only we didn’t have these bags, I could fly us to the hangar no problem.

Instead, the gang stood along the side of a busy street corner, vehicles passing by as the heroes waited for the pedestrian crossing sign to light up.

Amy folded her arms and sighed, watching the stream of cars travel either direction.

“Why is this taking so long? Do you think the light’s busted, Tails?” Amy turned to the orange fox, who was staring at his feet, a blank expression on his face.

It felt like Eggman was waiting for us to arrive. Did he just want to pick a fight for kicks, or was it a trap to lure us in to steal the Chaos Emerald?

“Tails?”

But how would Eggman have known we’d have th…

“Tails!”

“Wooahh, what?” Tails shook his head and looked forward, an angry pink hedgehog staring back at him.

“I was just asking if you thought…” She was interrupted by the clicking sound of the pedestrian crossing signal, the LED red hand transitioning to an image of a walking Mobian.

“…never mind.” The trio walked across the street, Sonic propping his head up with his hands while Amy walked alongside her self-described boyfriend. The young kitsune, meanwhile, remained a few feet behind the two hedgehogs, walking aimlessly.

Surely there is no other logical explanation. Eggman is sadistic, sure, but even his motives go beyond mindless destruction.

“Yo Tails, wanna step it up a bit?” Sonic spun around, walking backward as he observed his little brother falling behind, a frown on his face.

No. This is the only possible reason. Eggman has…

The orange kitsune collided with Sonic’s belly. Falling to his back, he rubbed his backside with closed eyes, lightly bruised from the surprise fall.

“Owww.” He looked up to find his older brother, a friendly hand reaching down to him, a smile on his face.

“Ya gotta be careful where you’re walkin’, lil’ bro.”

“Thanks, Sonic.” Miles grabbed hold of Sonic’ hand, allowing himself to be pulled up.

“You’ve been quiet this whole time. Somethin’ on your mind?”

“Well, yeah…” Tails placed his hands on his forehead, trying to retrace his thoughts.

“Wait…” Tails’ body froze, wearing a blank facial expression as he stared at the bag to his side, busy Mobians stepping by him.

“What’s wrong, buddy?” Sonic placed his hand on Tails’ shoulder as the young fox peered back up at the blue hedgehog.

“We’re in big trouble.”

“What d’ya mean?” Sonic chuckled nervously as he slowly retracted his hand.

“We’ve gotta move!” The determined fox sprang forward, running in the direction of the hangar, passing Amy as his namesakes began to rotate. He hardly made it a half city block, however, before he was stopped by the blue blur, whizzing past him and blocking his path.

“Okay, mind sharin’ what’s gotten you all worked up?” Sonic observed the surprised kitsune, who breathed deeply before letting out a big sigh.

“Eggman can detect Chaos Emeralds.”

“What? You mean like the detector you have?”

“Well, yeah…if it worked.” Tails grabbed his dangling left arm with his right hand, his lips quivering as his eyes met the sidewalk. Sonic frowned as he looked down at the troubled fox before him.

Shoot…why’d I have to go n’ bring that up?

Amy caught up to the brotherly duo, dragging the duffel bags with either hand with great effort.

“What’s going on here guys?” Amy asked between labored breaths, joining Sonic in peering at the orange kitsune. Looking back at the two hedgehogs, he sighed once more.

This’ll be faster if I just explain myself.

“You see,” Tails sat on a nearby sidewalk bench, Amy and Sonic joining him, “Eggman must’ve known we had a Chaos Emerald at home, so he attacked the city to lure us out and snag it for himself.” The fox’s fist collided with the palm of his other hand. “It’s the only reason why attacking downtown made any sense at all.”

“Suppose you’re right.” Sonic leaned closer to his younger brother. “How would he know we’d bring it with us?”

“Well…I…” Tails looked at his dangling feet in front of him before swinging back around to face the blue hedgehog. “…He could’ve had some Egg Pawns infiltrate the workshop while we were away.”

“True…” Sonic raised a gloved hand to his chin. “Hey Ames, what do you think?”

“Sounds possible. Why else would Eggman attack the city without an army of robots backing him up? He clearly wasn’t planning on taking over the city by himself.” With arms crossed and eyes closed, Amy nodded to herself. “I think Tails is right.”

Tails stood up and watched the passing vehicles on the road in front of him, his fists balling up as he sniffled, trying to hold back tears.

“You okay, buddy?” Sonic joined his little brother, wrapping his right arm around Tails’ back and placing his hand on the kitsune’s shoulder. He continued sniffling, a small tear escaping from his closed eyes before pushing the blue hedgehog away, kicking a metal garbage can off its foundation, trash spewing along the side of the road.

“I’m such an idiot, Sonic!” The fox collapsed to his knees, tears pouring out of his eyes as he cried in frustration. “I’ve been lounging around for an entire week while Eggman has been collecting the Chaos Emeralds.” He looked back up at the concerned, speechless hedgehog, his vision obscured. “Why didn’t I realize it sooner, Sonic!?” Slamming his fist against the pavement multiple times, he cried through the pain reverberating through his recovering hand.

“It’s okay, Tails.” Sonic got down to his knee, gently pushing the distressed fox’s chin up with his hand, the two brothers locking eyes. “No one realized what was goin’ on, and you needed that time to recover.” The blue hedgehog offered his hand to Tails once more, who accepted it, allowing his older brother to pull him up from the sidewalk. “Even if we went after Eggman sooner, I would have had to go it alone...and there is no way I would’ve fought Eggman’s mechs without you by my side.”

“…Sonic…” Tails stared at his older brother, his tears still flowing as he approached him with arms forward. The two brothers shared a long hug, Sonic patting Tails on the back as he felt a few drips roll down his chest. Sonic’s warm touch helped soothe the young fox, whose tears eventually ebbed, the orange kitsune resting his face against his older brother.

Sonic gently pulled himself away from the young fox, still holding him by the shoulders as he got a good look at Tails’ face, his muzzle covered with tears. Using the back of his gloved fingers, Sonic dried the tears around his eyes before running his hands through Tails’ fluffy muzzle, capturing as much of the moisture as he could before stepping back once more.

“So…wanna go kick Eggman’s butt?”

Tails smiled, wiping his nose with his arm before nodding approvingly.

“Hey guys.” Sonic and Tails turned around to see Amy standing next to an open taxi door. “With our luggage, it’ll be faster to get there by car, so let’s go!”

“Right!” the brothers said in unison, grabbing their bags and throwing them into the trunk before getting in the backseat on either side of the pink hedgehog, all but forgetting the garbage strewn along the sidewalk from the toppled garbage can, now blowing across the street.

“The airport, please.”

“Alright, Miss.” The cab driver, a Mobian skunk with sunglasses, tipped his ivy cap before pulling into traffic.

The party remaining silent for several minutes before the blue hedgehog began to fidget in his seat, tapping his foot against the floor of the car.

“Man, this stinks.” Sonic crossed his arms, looking out the window as he watched pedestrians slowly walk up and down the sidewalk across the street.

“Hey man, hope you’re not talkin’ about me.” The driver peered at the blue hedgehog through the rearview mirror.

“No, no! I meant…our speed! We’re going so slow.” Sonic looked back up at the driver, nervously matching the glare he received from the cabbie. Amy cleared her throat.

“What he meant to say was that we’re in a rush and will pay you double if you get us to the airport faster.”

“Ohh, why didn’t you say so?” The driver’s demeanor instantly changed as he pulled into the far-left lane and accelerated, going fast enough to pass the slower traffic to their right but slow enough to prevent the unwanted attention of a patrol officer.

“Ahh yeah, now this is happenin’!” Sonic opened the backseat window and stuck his head out, feeling the cool breeze flow through his quills. Tails looked over at the blue hedgehog and laughed.

“You goof.” He reached over Amy to playfully punch Sonic’s shoulder.

“What can I say? I’m a sucker for speed, even if we are still goin’ slow.” Sonic pulled his head back into the car and turned his attention to the driver.

“Any chance ya can step it up more?”

“Sorry kid, gotta obey the traffic laws.” With a grin, Amy touched Sonic’s leg, winking at him before looking up at the cabbie.

“We’ll triple your fare.” Sonic smiled at the pink hedgehog as they locked eyes, blushing at the closest thing to a romantic moment the two had ever experienced. Ending just as it began, Sonic pushed Amy aside and poked his head between the two front seats.

“Ya heard the girl, put the pedal to the metal!”

“Right away.” The driver shifted gears before accelerating faster, swerving past other drivers in their wake, many angerly honking their horns. He veered toward the interstate, pushing his speed even further.

The blue hedgehog leaned back in his seat, closing his eyes as the driver careened down the busy highway. He was rarely the passenger in a fast car, but as it turned out, allowing someone else to take the wheel was rather therapeutic for the blue blur, for once not having to work for the speed.

As Amy made her move, cuddling against the relaxed blue hedgehog, the orange kitsune was left alone, giving him time to think as he peered out the window.

We may be late, but we’ll figure things out for sure. We’ll stop Eggman before he can…hatch…his evil plan.

Tails chuckled to himself.

“What’s so funny?” Amy looked over at the orange kitsune.

“Ohh, nothing.” Tails smiled as he placed his hands behind his head before returning his gaze to the outside window, losing himself in thought once more.

How does Sonic do it? One second I’m bawling my eyes out, and the next I feel way better.

The fox looked back over at the relaxing blue hedgehog, laying his head back against the seat without a care in the world, Amy nestled beside him.

I wish I could stay so relaxed and cool-headed all the time...or at least hide it better like him.

Tails sighed as he rested an arm on the side of the door, using it to prop up his head. Watching the tall buildings along the perimeter of the highway, he recognized the area they were passing through.

Heh…things returned to normal pretty quickly.

Indeed, it took only a few days for municipal workers to clear the destruction wrought by Dr. Eggman. No longer were the streets littered with destroyed vehicles, shattered glass, and twisted, fiery metal; it looked as nice as it did prior to Robotnik’s surprise onslaught.

At least someone’s doing their job…

Feeling another mood swing kicking in, Tails tried to push his guilt back into his subconscious, opening his window and resting his hand against the door on the outer side, not brave enough to completely stick his cranium out of the car like his big brother. The cool air felt nice against his gloved hand, the wind flowing up his furry arm. He forced a smile as he kept his mind occupied with the outside world, hoping to distract himself from his own thoughts.

*****

Skidding to a stop, the taxi came to rest in front of the airport, the driver closing the windows as he looked back at his customers.

“Well, I got y’all here in record time…”

“Ohh, right.” Amy reached into her hammerspace and pulled out the driver’s fare, three times the amount which appeared on the small LED screen on the back of the front seats.

“Much obliged.” He tipped his hat and pressed a button on his dashboard, the trunk popping open.

Sonic unbuckled his seatbelt and stretched his legs. “Thanks for the ride, p—” His compliment was cut short by the sound of police sirens behind the cab, the flashing blue and red lights piercing their eyes before they had the opportunity to cover them.

The driver banged his fist against the steering wheel, cussing profusely. “I can’t have another incident on my driving record! I’ll lose my license for sure.”

Sonic tapped the driver’s shoulder. “Relax, man. We got this.” Without explaining himself, Sonic stepped out of the car, followed by Amy and Tails. The cabbie eyed the trio through his rearview mirror as they approached the officer, a slender, gray dog who stayed in his car, his facial expression loosening up at the sight of the world-renowned hero. He stepped out to address the party.

“G’day Sonic. I’ve been tailing this cab for a few miles. Was gonna issue a citation, but if he was helping you with hero work, I’ll give ‘im a pass.”

“Good deal.” Sonic gave the officer a thumbs-up.

The dog’s attention turned from the blue hedgehog to the orange kitsune, his eyes half-closed as he focused on him suspiciously.

“That fox on the other hand…” The officer pointed a finger at Tails. “…he’s a different story.”

“M…me?” Tails pointed a finger at his chest.

“Yes, you. We’ve heard reports of a short, young fox with two tails kicking over a trash can and spilling garbage on public property.”

The fox stepped back, the emotional incident resurfacing as he became teary-eyed once more.

“W…well, you see…”

Amy placed a hand on his shoulder before stepping forward.

“I’ll take it from here.” She stood in front of the officer, who was twice her height, clearing her throat.

“He didn’t mean to do it. It was an accident.”

“Oh yeah? Well how does someone accidentally kick over a garbage can?”

Amy froze up.

“Ummm…” She ran a gloved hand through her short quills, looking away from the intimidating officer.

“No, Amy.” Tails planted his feet next to the pink hedgehog, his eyes closed and face pointing downward. “I don’t have a good excuse. Take me away.” He raised his arms up, positioning his wrists to make it easier to be restrained. Sonic watched from Tails’ side, his pupils shaking as the officer appeared to be reaching for his handcuffs.

Putting his hands back down, the dog let out a bellowing laugh.

“Huh?” Tails was confused, thinking he’d committed a crime and would need to suffer the consequences of his actions.

“I was just gonna issue a citation, but I’ll just let ya off with a warning for your honesty.”

“Ohh.” Tails put his arms down and looked up at the dog above him, chuckling nervously. “Thanks for not arresting me…”

Giving the three heroes a handshake, he got back into his squad car and left the airport, munching a half-eaten donut as he sped away.

“Phew.” Tails exhaled deeply, wiping sweat from his brow. “I thought I was a goner for sure.” Looking over at Sonic, he saw him with his hands on his knees and breathing heavily, no longer feeling the need to maintain a cool posture now that the officer was gone.

“Sonic…” Tails approached the blue hedgehog, placing a hand on his shoulder. “Sorry I scared you like that.”

“No…it’s fine, Tails.” He turned his face, looking into his concerned brothers’ eyes before giving him a smile of assurance.

The cab driver honked his horn, prompting the heroes to turn around.

“Am I free to go then?”

After giving him the green light, and grabbing their belongings from the trunk, the cabbie drove away, searching for his next fare.

Tails faced the airport entrance before turning his head to the left, observing a gated, non-commercial airstrip in the distance, the number “18” displayed across the yellow structure of the nearby hangar in blocky white text. The young kitsune squinted his eyes, placing a hand over his brow to get a better look; he could make out the unmistakable Tornado 2 resting inside the structure.

“Hey gang, follow me!” The determined kitsune waved at the hedgehogs, beckoning them to follow him to the gate. Sonic and Amy obeyed, following the eager kitsune as he was about to be reunited with his pride and joy.

Halfway through the gate, however, the fox was stopped by a baton blocking his path. Looking up, he witnessed the menacing sight of a muscular security guard, the Mobian lion’s mane flowing in the wind and his sharp teeth exposed, sending shivers down Tails’ spine.

“Where do you think you’re goin’, small fry?”

“Oh, well…ummm…” Tails dropped the bag and played with his fingers, fidgeting his legs as he struggled to respond to the authority figure blocking his way. “…my plane is over there.” The young fox pointed in the direction of the hangar, the biplane visible under the ever-darkening clouds covering the landing strip.

“You…a pilot?” The guard scoffed. “Don’t make me laugh. Are they just giving pilot licenses to anyone nowadays?”

“Hey pal!” Sonic came to Tails’ defense, the guard’s snickering laugh disappearing as his eyes crossed paths with the blue hedgehog. “Whatja say about my little bro?” Sonic’s hands tightened into fists as he stared intently at the guard.

“Ohh, Sonic…” he dropped his baton and ran a claw through his mane. “…I didn’t know he was with you.”

“And?” The blue blur got within inches of the guard, who was having a difficult time keeping cool under pressure. “You’re gonna apologize to my friend here and let us through, capeesh?”

“Umm…ughhh…” The lion struggled for words as his attention turned back to the fox, who now gave the once menacing lion a firm stare, hands on his hips and determination in his eyes.

“Sorry friend…I’m jus’ overworked is all…damn boss won’t give us breaks, man.”

“Yeah?” Tails kicked the baton between the guard’s legs, his eyes blazing with anger. “C’mon guys!” The determined fox led the hedgehogs through the gate, the lion stepping back to give them ample room.

As the trio approached the hangar, Sonic observed Tails’ balled fists and fluttering namesakes as he marched the group along.

Strange. I’ve never seen Tails act like this before. Maybe I should say something?

“Ya okay, bro?”

Tails looked to his right to find Sonic walking alongside, as if materializing out of thin air.

“That guy back there…” Tails stopped and pointed backward. “He reminded me just how defenseless and weak I can be.” He sighed as he turned to the blue hedgehog, exhaling deeply. “But when you came to defend me, I was filled with a vigor that made me feel…invincible…ya know?”

Sonic raised a gloved finger to his chin as the orange kitsune continued.

“Whenever we’re together, I feel like nothing can hurt me, even if I were staring down death’s door. I just…” Tails turned away, looking down at the dark pavement. “I need to learn to be brave alone. As much as I’d like you to protect me all the time, there’ll be times when I’ll need to stand up for myself.” He walked toward the hangar once more, his face forward, namesakes dragging against the concrete. “I just don’t know how…”

Sonic allowed their distance to grow as he watched Tails walk away.

“Is something wrong, Sonic?” Amy approached the blue blur, whose eyes were fixated on his little brother.

“Everything’s cool, Ames.” He put on a smile, one that failed to convince either hedgehog as Sonic proceeded to follow Tails to the hangar. Sighing deeply, the pink hedgehog followed suit.

*****

Entering the enclosed structure, Sonic and Amy watched as Tails placed a palm on the body of the Tornado 2.

“I’ve missed you so much…I hope they’ve been taking good care of you in here.” The orange kitsune swiped his hand over the slick metal side of the biplane, pampering it as if it were a pet. “I’m sure they did, but let me check a few things before take-off, okay?” Pausing for a few moments, as if waiting for the plane’s permission, Tails spotted a creeper a few feet away. The young fox retrieved it, rested his back against its cushioned surface, and kicked himself under the aircraft. Taking a screwdriver out from his utility belt, he opened a small hatch, wires contained therein which helped give the plane its power.

“Hmmm…everything looks good here.” Pulling himself out from under the biplane, Tails wiped his brow and flew up toward the propeller, using his screwdriver to open the compartment that housed the engine.

“Hey Tails, you about ready yet?” Sonic tapped his foot with impatience.

“Almost there, Sonic…just gotta check this…and that…and…” The kitsune’s voice trailed off, Sonic chuckling to himself as he watched his younger brother in his element, spending several minutes inspecting the engine. “…All right, everything looks normal.” Tails shut the engine door and floated to the ground below, grease covering his hands and orange fur. Wiping a bit more sweat from his forehead, he managed to smear the black sludge across his face.

“Hey guys…what’s so funny?” Tails placed a finger against his chin, covering the bottom of his muzzle with the black substance as well.

“You should see yourself, bro!” Sonic pointed at his face. “You look like you’re goin’ to war.”

“Huh?” Tails looked down at his gloves to find them covered in grease. Amy pulled a handheld mirror from her hammerspace, pointing it in the fox’s direction.

“Take a look for yourself, Tails.” He peered within, discovering exactly why the hedgehog duo was laughing at him. Blushing, he itched the back of his head, smearing even more of the grease around his triangular ears, causing them to laugh even more.

“Not to mention you reek, man!” Sonic pointed at his younger brother, pinching his nose with his other hand.

“Huh?” Tails smelled his armpits, retracting his nose as his face contorted, realizing Sonic’s assessment was correct.

“At least I was the one stuck in the hospital! You had no excuse!” They laughed some more, Tails giggling the loudest. “I suppose I deserved that, though…”

The trio hopped into the biplane, Tails taking his seat at the wheel while Amy sat behind him.

“Ohhhhhhh Sonic!” Amy waved to the blue hedgehog, who took his spot on the leftmost wing. “I can always sit on your lap y’know!” Sonic shivered at the thought before tapping the wing with the tip of his shoe.

“Nooooo thank you. I’ve got a seat right here!” He pointed down at the metal wing below with a smirk on his face.

“Hmph…” Amy crossed her arms and looked away. “Well, it was worth a shot, I guess.”

“All right, gang.” Tails flicked some knobs and pulled some levers on his dashboard, the Tornado 2 coming to life as the propellers began to spin. “It’s time we head back to the wo—” His declaration was interrupted by an incoming call on his wristwatch communicator. “…Just a second guys, I’m getting a transmission from Knuckles.”

Pressing a few buttons on the watch, a projected live feed from Knuckles’ own device hovered over his wrist.

“Tails, you readin’ me?”

“Loud and clear, Knuckles. What’s up?”

The red echidna pulled out the green emerald, showing it to the party.

“Woahh! How’d you get it back?”

Knuckles looked back at Rouge, who was lying in the bed behind him.

“It’s…a long story.”

*****

Sometime prior, Knuckles was making his way through the thick vegetation of Angel Island, carefully lugging the jewel thief over his shoulder as he used his other hand to push the foliage to the side, occasionally wiping rainwater from his eyes.

“…K…Knuckles…” Rouge was hardly awake.

“Don’t worry. We’ll get you healed up.”

A few minutes passed, and the rivals found themselves in the well-kept valley where Knuckles lived and guarded the Master Emerald. He breathed a sigh of relief as he eyed the stone shrine, the mystical gem resting at the top undisturbed; normally he would have inspected the emerald more closely after such a trek, but tending to Rouge’s wounds was more important at the moment.

The red echidna opened the cabin door and turned on the lights, taking the bat to his small bedroom, placing her over the covers as she winced in pain, wet from the rain. Knuckles left momentarily, coming back with some basic medical supplies.

“All right, bat…where does it hurt?” She slowly reached her arm toward her left knee, a scrape visible through the rip in her latex pants.

“This is gonna sting a little.” Knuckles swabbed the wound with a wet towel, Rouge’s face scrunching up as her lips quivered from the pain. Setting the rag aside, the red echidna squeezed some ointment onto a cotton swab, rubbing it against the gash. Finally, he affixed a sticky bandage over the layer of ointment.

Knuckles repeated this ritual several times, the jewel thief pointing to each part of her body that hurt so he could tend to each individual lesion, tear, and abrasion. After treating each injury, the echidna pulled out a fresh towel, doing his best to dry the wet bat before pulling a blanket over her. He turned off the lights as he left the room, eager to check on the Master Emerald.

Waiting a few minutes, the bat twitched her ears, trying to detect any noise in the cabin that’d suggest Knuckles was still inside. When the coast was clear, Rouge pushed the blanket to the side and climbed off the bed, still wet after Knuckles’ shabby attempt at drying her off.

“It was so nice for you to patch me up, Knucky.” She observed the bandages around her arms and legs. “I hate to dine and dash, but this lady’s got places to be.” Looking out the window, she spotted Knuckles standing guard at the base of the shrine facing the cabin, the rain not fazing the determined guardian.

“I’m gonna need to find the back exit.” She explored the sparsely furnished cabin, discovering a small window on the opposite side of Knuckles’ home.

“Bingo.” She opened the window, stepping out and dropping to the grass below.

“Going so soon?”

“Hmmm?” Rouge looked up to see Knuckles standing before her, his arms folded as he glared at the fleeing bat.

“Hiya cutie, didn’t think you’d come strolling around here.” She blew the red echidna a kiss, a smirk on her face as Knuckles’ muzzle became red, matching the color of his fur. He shook himself out of it a few seconds later.

“Hey, don’t toy with me, bat! Now that you’re feeling better…” Knuckles made air quotes with his gloved paws. “…I think it’s time you owed me an explanation.”

“Ohh, an explanation?” Rouge attempted to use her feminine wiles to escape the persistent echidna. “You helped this poor, defenseless girl out…maybe you deserve a kiss?”

“I SAID don’t toy with me!” Knuckles’ rage grew as flames lit up in his eyes, his fists shaking as he clenched his teeth. He pulled Rouge around the cabin by the arm, dragging the bat through the front door and placing her back on the bed.

“Now,” Knuckles began, taking a seat on a nearby chair, “what are you doing on my island?”

“It’s a free Mobius, isn’t it?” Rouge folded her arms, looking away from the red echidna. “This lady can do whatever she pleases. I was just sightseeing.”

“Sightseeing, huh?” Knuckles grinned at the bat’s story, chuckling to himself. “Don’t suppose your little tour included a surprise crash landing?”

“And what if it did?” It was her turn to smile, watching the red echidna’s anger continue to rise.

“Okay, I’ve heard enough out of you.” Knuckles approached the bat, pulling the drawstring bag from her waist.

“I wanted to respect your privacy and not sneak through your junk, but you’ve forced my hand.”

“Wait! Don’t open that bag!” Rouge raised her hand toward Knuckles, trying to snag her loot from his paws, but it was too late; the echidna pulled the drawstring, dumping the green Chaos Emerald into the palm of his hand.

“What the…” His eyes widened as he observed the sparkling gem before returning his gaze to the jewel thief.

“You can start by explaining how you managed to steal this from Dr. Eggman.”

“Oh pleazzzee, any fool could easily waltz into Eggman’s base and steal from right under his nose.”

Knuckles placed his gloved paw on his forehead.

“Look Rouge, this isn’t a game. I need you to tell me all you learned at Eggman’s headquarters.”

“And why should I do that?” She gave the red echidna a grin, crossing her legs as she sat on the side on the bed.

“Because the world is at stake, you dumb bat!” Knuckles raised his voice once more, unable to negotiate with someone as difficult as Rouge. “This is far beyond either of us. We need to know what he’s up to so we can stop him.”

“Hmmm…” The jewel thief placed a gloved finger to her lips. “I suppose I could give you the inside scoop…but it’ll cost you.”

“Huh? What do you mean?” Rouge glanced out the window, eying the Master Emerald glistening in the rain.

“…Wait. You can’t be serious! There is no way I’d ever give you the Master Emerald!”

“Okay then…” Rouge stretched her arm out, raising her fingers as she playfully inspected her nails, covered by her silk gloves. “…then how about you take me for a night out on the town?”

“Excuse me?” Now Knuckles was really confused. “You want me to do what now?”

“You heard me.” Rouge stood up and approached the red echidna. “I’ll tell you everything I learned in exchange for a date. Seems fair, doesn’t it?”

Knuckles stepped back, blushing at the embarrassing thought of being out in public with a woman like her.

“…Why don’t you ask Sonic? We could give him a call right now…” Knuckles pulled out his wristwatch communicator, gifted to him by Tails for emergencies such as these. Rouge placed an arm on Knuckles’ wrist, gently pushing it down.

“With Sonic? He’s handsome, sure, but I want to avoid Amy’s rage, thank you very much.”

“All right…” Knuckles placed a gloved finger to his chin. “How about Tails?”

“Tails?! What is he, like, eight? What kinda person do you take me for, anyway?”

“Ummmm…” Knuckles turned his eyes away from Rouge, putting his head down in thought before twisting around to face the jewel thief once more.

“Okay, fine! I’ll agree to this…but taking out Eggman is our number one priority.” Knuckles activated his wristwatch. “We can have our little date later.”

“Suit yourself, Knucky.” Rouge allowed herself to fall on the bed, placing her hands behind her head for support as she crossed her legs.

A projected image of the orange kitsune appeared over Knuckles’ wrist. He was sitting in the cockpit of the Tornado 2, his face visibly dirty. He spotted Amy behind, lifting her head up above the pilot’s seat.

“Tails, you readin’ me?”

“Loud and clear, Knuckles. What’s up?”

The red echidna pulled out the green emerald, showing it to the party.

“Woahh! How’d you get it back?”

Knuckles looked back at the injured bat, who was lying in the bed behind him.

“It’s…a long story. Rouge snuck into Eggman’s base and snagged the emerald before crash-landing on my doorstep. Anyway, the bat hasn’t told me everything…I figured she could just explain it to us all when you arrive.”

“We’ll be there as soon as possible, Knuckles.” Tails gave the red echidna a thumbs up.

“Understood.” Knuckles ended the call, turning his attention back to the jewel thief. “Now I need you to sit tight and wait for my guests to arrive.” He turned to the door.

“Aren’t you afraid I’ll try to escape again?”

“We have an agreement, right? You want this date so badly, so you won’t go flyin’ off, especially without the Chaos Emerald.” Knuckles placed the gem in his dreadlocks, tossing the drawstring bag back on the bed as he began walking out of the bedroom.

“And besides…” he stopped at the edge of the doorway. “I have some soup to make.”

Rouge smiled to herself as Knuckles left the room, twirling the small bag by its drawstring as she lay in bed.

Knuckles is so gullible.

It’s almost kinda cute.

*****

Continue on with Chapter 8 here.

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Heyoooo looks like this chapter is turning out to be pretty easy so far. Mostly cause my desire to get past it is fuckin strong. Either way, have some fun shenanigans in trying and failing to capture a meme dorito. Enjoy!

“Aha! There she is!” Pearl exclaimed, excitedly pointing to Peridot afar on the other side of the warp. “I was right! My plan worked perfectly!”

“Wow, and it only took five minutes to find her this time too!” Mabel said, duly impressed. “That’s a new record.”

“Good,” Dipper said with resolve as he drew the Sword of Seasons and set it to its flaming setting. “That means we can use the rest of our time actually catching her instead of looking in all the wrong places like we usually do.”

“Well, yeah, we can do that, but don’t be rude, you guys,” Steven frowned briefly before turning to Peridot with a bright smile. “Good morning!”

Of course, the green Gem’s response to this warm greeting was anything but warm itself. “Ugh! I can’t believe this! How did you know I was here?!”

“We found a secret way to track you, and we’ll never tell you what it is, even if you ask nicely!” Steven proclaimed with bold confidence as he taunted the green Gem out by sticking his tongue out impishly.

“And this time, you’re goin’ down, Peri!” Mabel quipped, brandishing her grappling hook.

“Peri?” the green Gem raised an eyebrow, apparently confused.

“Oh, you know, its like a fun little nickname!” Mabel smiled cheerfully. “Luckily for you, you have a very nicknamable name! I’ve already gotten so many out of it! There’s Peri, Dot, Dotty, Peri-D, P-Dot, Peri-do, Per-”

“Hey, Mabel, here’s an idea,” Dipper swiftly interjected, annoyed by the inappropriate timing of his sister’s rambling. “Maybe you could not give our enemies silly nicknames? Just a suggestion?”

“Aw, but where’s the fun in that?” Mabel pouted playfully before Garnet finally interjected.

“Peridot!” the Gem leader shouted, her gauntlets already at the ready to strike. “We’re here to-”

“And you’ll never get away with it!” Pearl suddenly interupted her apparently out of nowhere as she raised her spear high.

“Don’t you Gems and your pesky pet humans have anything better to do than annoy me?!” Peridot growled, stomping her foot down in obvious frustration.

“Nope,” Amethyst remarked, stretching out her whip in her hands. “We’re gonna-”

“Prepare to be annoyed!” Pearl cut the purple Gem off as well, quiet pointedly too, much to Amethyst’s confusion, as well as the kids’.

“Uh… ok…” Dipper exchanged a rather bewildered glance with Steven and Mabel at Pearl’s odd behavior before he turned to coldly address the still rather irritated Peridot. “Well, we’re not about to let you escape this ti-”

“Admit defeat now and maybe we’ll go easy on you!” the white Gem once again cut in, just as much verve in her manner as every before.

“Uh… Pearl?” Steven spoke up, somewhat concerned in light of his guardian’s over the top mannerisms.

“Ugh, I don’t have time for this!” Peridot seethed nonetheless, her free floating fingers forming themselves into a blaster that was rapidly charging with a ball of growing energy. “This planet has an expiration date and I’m not gonna stick around to find out when!”

At this, the green Gem let her blast fire, the unexpected force of it knocking her back as it went flying towards the Gems and the kids. The attack completely missed its mark, steering clear of the group on the warp pad and instead smashing into the large stone pillar directly behind them. While initially disappointed by her misfire, Peridot quickly perked up as the bulk of the pillar began to fall upon the Gems and the kids, however, they were thankfully saved from its crushing force by Steven, who summoned shield large enough to cover them all just in the nick of time. Though her attack hadn’t worked completely as expected, Peridot still let out something of a small, nervous chuckle as she picked herself up off the ground right as Pearl fiercely turned to face her again.

“That’s it!” the white Gem hissed, gripping her spear tightly. “I’m taking her out!”

“Pearl, wait!” Garnet ordered, but her teammate didn’t listen. Instead, Pearl charged, her weapon at the ready, towards Peridot, intent on finally putting an end to her longstanding nuisance. Even so, the green Gem countered her with her tractor beam, easily catching Pearl in its pale verdant glow and effectively immobilizing her as she began to spin her around freely.

“Ha! Sorry, but you’re going the wrong way!” Peridot exclaimed, flinging Pearl out of her tractor beam and back towards the group on the warp pad. Before anyone could really do much, the white Gem collided with Steven, knocking him off the pad and disabling his shield altogether. Fortunately, Garnet managed to catch the pillar that had been pressed against it, keeping it steady with her impressive strength as she urged Amethyst and the twins off the pad and out of harm’s way.

“Get her!” the Gem leader shouted, struggling to rid herself from the burden of the heavy pillar. Amethyst complied first, the twins not too far behind her until the purple Gem broke into a fast, rapid spin dash, zooming towards Peridot at a frightening speed. The green Gem barely managed to leap out of the way, leaving Amethyst to crash into the ruined remains of the Homeworld warp as Peridot made her ‘escape’, skittering across the Galaxy Warp on her disjointed fingers alone.

“Ha! You missed!” she laughed triumphantly. Her levity was cut quite short as something hard and metallic latched around the fingers of one of her hands, breaking their bizarre gravity and leaving Peridot to fall face first into the ground below her.

“But I didn’t!” Mabel happily proclaimed as her grappling hook zoomed back to her. “Your turn, bro-bro!”

Dipper didn’t even respond as he instead rushed forward, the Sword of Seasons charged with strong electricity in his grip. Peridot gasped in apt fear at the sight of the electrified blade and quickly scrambled to her feet, dashing as fast as she reasonably could to get away from it, but even so, Dipper was relentless in his pursuit to take the green Gem out once and for all.

At the same time, Pearl and Steven were both finally regathering their bearings after their rough landing off the warp pad. The white Gem herself was a good bit more dazed than her young ward, even as he began to quickly pick himself up and get back into the fight. “Pearl!” Steven exclaimed, somewhat exasperated as he nudged her weight off of him.

“O-oh, sorry!” Pearl exclaimed, flustered as she hurriedly stood as well, though by then, Steven had already taken off to peruse Peridot right alongside Dipper. The green Gem had managed to reach one of the relatively unscathed warp pads, only to receive the frustrating news that, much like all of the other pads throughout the worn-down collection, it would also be getting her, completely nowhere.

“Augh! Doesn’t anything work on this cruddy planet?!” she shouted, incredibly vexed by her very bad luck.

“I do,” Dipper said with a very satisfied grin as his ice-enhanced sword suddenly rammed into Peridot’s lower legs, not only knocking the green Gem off balance but effectively freezing her feet to the ground.

“And so do I!” Steven chimed in, summoning another shield as he ran forward. The young Gem tossed his weapon like a frisbee, and much to his luck, it hit its mark, striking Peridot squarely in the face hard amidst her trying to break free from the ice encasing her.

“Ow!” the green Gem cried, rubbing the sore spot near her nose and failing to notice Steven and Dipper wisely pull back as Garnet carried out the next attack.

“Amethyst, catch!” the Gem leader grunted, finally lifting the pillar she had been holding onto enough to send it flying at the purple Gem. Right on cue, Amethyst lashed out, her whip coiling tightly around the massive rock, which she wasted no time in hurling it towards the warp pad Peridot was currently frozen to.

“Destroy!” the purple Gem roared, the whip’s hold on the rock breaking as it crashed down almost directly on top of Peridot. As a result, the ice on the ground shattered and the green Gem was sent freely flying into the air, much to her noisy alarm.

Given Peridot’s vulnerable position, Pearl saw this as the perfect opportunity, which was why she wasted no time in rushing forward to catch her when she inevitably fell. “I got her!” she exclaimed, almost excitedly, the hope in both her voice and expression clear as she kept her sights on the green Gem and nothing else. “I got her! I got her!”

Unbeknownst to the white Gem, Garnet had the exact same plan as she did as her gauntlets disappeared and her arms stretched out to apprehend their green foe. As focused as they both were in catching Peridot, neither Garnet nor Pearl noticed each other, however, until they ended up ramming into each other, knocking them both to the ground roughly.

“Pearl!” Garnet snapped angrily, especially as, right above them, Peridot narrowly avoided landing on top of them by converting her floating fingers into rapidly moving helicopter blades. “Get off me!”

“Ah!” Pearl gasped anxiously, quickly getting up after Peridot swiftly flew away from them. “I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, I’m sorry!” Knowing that her footing was still unsteady with the Gem leader, Pearl attempted to do her a kindness by helping her up, help that Garnet coldly refused as she sent her a fierce, frustrated glare, one that only deepened as Peridot safely landed on the warp pad they had all arrived on.

“Wow, this is just sad,” the green Gem remarked smugly, confident in her escape, even as the kids tried one last effort in rushing forward to catch her. “I almost feel sorry for you… Not!” Peridot let out a triumphant snicker, mimicking Steven’s teasing expression from before as she warped away, leaving a defeated, downcast group of Gems and kids behind in her wake.

“…Have a great weekend!” Steven called cheerfully after her after a beat of silence, only to quickly take it back as the twins and the Gems gave him a shared glance of annoyance for his amicability towards such an aggravating foe. A foe who, for whatever reason, seemed all but impossible to finally catch. “I mean… I hope her weekend is… not so great?”

#long preview is long #ah well #i liked how this scene turned out so dont fuckin blame me #jen writes #universe falls #uf preview #friend ship

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erinravenseekerarts · 7 years

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This is the Deal You Made

HEY LOOK I ACTUALLY POST SOMETHING

Alright so this is a Miraculous Ladybug fic I wrote partly inspired by this chapter in seasonofthegeek’s awesome One Hundred MORE Miraculous Drabbles. Also inspired by that one bit in JelloApocalypse's So This is Basically Miraculous Ladybug when he says "ladybubs has the power to be lucky, and catnerd has the power to kill anything he touches."

Also disclaimer don’t trust my science. Yes, I actually do have a degree. In bullshitting.

So yeah this happened. Read on my AO3 or under the cut.

Post on the Ladyblog, Today at 11:03pm.

victory once again!

theLadyblogger another akuma beat by ladybug and chat noir! you two are awesome!! ladybug totes beat ass back ther like omg ur the best herere the snaps i got frm the fight bros attachment: heckyes.pptx but srsly its like 11pm cn hwkmoth plz just take a brkkkkk alredy????

Comments on; victory once again!

cookietime at 11:10pm ladybug isn’t the best, she’s useless without chat noir

curiositykilledthechat at 11:13pm What do you mean? I disagree.

cookietime at 11:14pm i mean ladybug would probably be dead by now if it werent for chat noir

curiositykilledthechat at 11:16pm Don’t say that! Ladybug is definitely capable of taking all these akumas on her own, you know.

cookietime at 11:17pm shes literally cannon fodder w/out chat what are you talking about. i stand by my previous claim shes naive and shed already be dead

curiositykilledthechat at 11:18pm That’s a lie! Ladybug is intelligent, beautiful, and she works incredibly hard to keep the city safe every night! That’s more than many people in Paris can do.

cookietime at 11:20pm whatever. she wouldve died tonight if it werent for chat noir. dont even try to convince me otherwise.

theLadyblogger at 11:21pm the heck is goin on here!?!??!!?!?!!1?!?? this is blASPHEMY

Marinette didn’t even dare to look at the next response, closing the tab. Of course Alya had to arrive then. Marinette’s honestly surprised she hasn’t been banned yet for all the times she’s ‘blasphemed’ or whatever about Ladybug. Maybe that’s just her best friend privileges speaking.

Her phone buzzes. Probably Alya. She doesn’t even care right now, flopping back onto her bed, pulling a pillow over her head, and screaming into it. She’s so tired, it’s one of those days, and she just can’t handle it right now. Not with the late-night akuma attack, with her friends throwing praise at her alter ego all the time, not when she really doesn’t deserve it. Sometimes it’s fun, but on days like this she only fights because she’s the only one who can.

She doesn’t move as the trapdoor above her bed squeaks a little, as a small gust of the chilly night air outside puffs into the room, as a weight lands and makes itself comfortable on her bed. She feels like if she lifts the pillow off her head she’ll scream or sob and she can’t do it. Not when he’s come to visit her on a night like this. He didn’t have to argue with her online, he didn’t have to break out at almost midnight, and he certainly didn’t have to jump rooftops in the cold just to make sure she would be okay.

Marinette resists the urge to punch something, probably herself, as slivers of green light filter past her shut eyelids. She can hear Plagg muttering and the sound of a drawer opening, likely the small cat getting at the camembert she always keeps there for him. When she feels the pillow being pulled at a little, she only holds it tighter.

“Mari,” Adrien says quietly, and she lets out a sob. She’s shaking, she knows, and he scoops her up into his arms as she cries and her pillow leaves her face and all she can do is latch onto him. Either one of them could’ve died tonight and it’s just so hard to think straight and here she is, breaking down when she really shouldn’t and it’s just so difficult to keep going on like everything is normal when it really isn’t. She can’t go to school tomorrow, and she has no doubt Adrien would just stay here and play games with her for the whole day if she didn’t force him to go.

“It’s okay,” he shushes, and she knows she can hear Tikki and Plagg talking in the background but all she can focus on is how tight her grip on the front of Adrien’s shirt is because if she lets her mind any further than what is immediately in front of her she’ll snap completely. “We’re okay.” She ignores the buzzing of her phone by her leg. Alya’s either mad, or worried, or both, but she can’t care right now.

It seems like ages before Marinette's able to pull away just a little, forcing her breathing to even. Adrien still won’t budge, keeping her in a close hug. God knows she needs it.

“You didn’t have to come,” she says eventually, body completely under control once again. She pulls away. “I’ll have been fine eventually.”

“Nonsense, bug. What kind of partner would I be then?” he gives her an empathetic smile. “Besides, we both have our days. At least I can be here for you.”

More tears are going down Marinette’s cheeks but now she’s smiling faintly. She’s pulled back into the hug and honestly, there’s nothing else she wants right now.

If the next day is spent napping and cuddling and playing video games and definitely not at school, who’s to judge?

Breathing is hard.

Skeletal muscles attach to bones and move according to messages from the nervous system. One such muscle is the diaphragm, the muscle that facilitates the breathing process by expanding and contracting the space inside of the lungs, creating a vacuum that is quickly replaced by air via the bronchial tubes.

Moving is hard.

Fatigue slows the central nervous system, causing difficulties in reaction time and movement speed. As muscles typically involved in all types of movement are skeletal muscles, they rely on the central nervous system to pilot them.

Keeping one’s tired heart together is hard.

Scientifically speaking, hearts themselves cannot break. They aren’t made of a brittle substance, they are muscle. However hearts, unlike other muscles, cannot tire. They consist of a special muscle called cardiac muscle, which contains up to 35% mitochondria, supplying the heart with a nigh-limitless amount of energy. While the heart does not tire naturally, it isn’t impossible for it to tire. By the point that it does, serious damage has already been done to the fibres.

The bright screen hurts his eyes in the darkness of his room. His hands are shaking. Plagg is asleep. He doesn’t want to wake the exhausted kwami. The Ladyblog is open on his computer and he can’t keep writing. Alya’s probably pissed.

curiositykilledthechat at 9:47pm Chat Noir doesn’t even do anything useful.

theLadyblogger at 9:51pm wat the heck u talkin about?!??!?!?????

curiositykilledthechat at 9:53pm I mean, Ladybug always carries the fights. She’s the one who always fixes everything.

cookietime at 9:54pm that doesn’t mean chat noir isn’t helpful!

theLadyblogger at 9:54pm chat noir protects ladybug and makes it so she can fix everythin tho!!!

curiositykilledthechat at 9:56pm All he does is destroy things and put people in danger.

Adrien's vision is blurry. When did he start crying? He can’t read the messages on the Ladyblog. It probably doesn’t matter. His phone buzzes. Several times. Then it rings. He doesn’t pick it up, doesn’t move from his spot in the chair at his desk. When a cold gust of wind hits him he faintly thinks When did my window open? before two arms wrap around his shoulders from behind. Ah. Then. The window is always unlocked anyway. His hand grips the arms tightly, and he doesn’t protest when they urge him up and move him over to the couch to sit down. He still doesn’t look. There’s a flash of pink light as the window is shut, then footsteps make their way to him.

“Shhhhh, it’s alright,” Marinette sits down beside him and pulls him into a hug. She runs her hands through his hair as he silently struggles to control his breathing. He’s leaning heavily on her, but she doesn’t complain. He’s always leaning on her, always being a burden, always messing things up and endangering her and being controlled and destroying everything.

“Quiet now, kitty,” she whispers as he opens his mouth to say something, anything, and he buries his face further into her shoulder. His hands are shaking but he’s stopped crying now, at least.

“All I do is destroy things,” he gets out meekly after a few minutes. Marinette hums.

“What about us? You’re always saving me. You were the one to ask me out,” she replies gently.

“I’m scared,” he’s almost whispering now. “I have the power to destroy everything I touch. I do destroy everything I touch.” It’s barely audible now. “What if I destroy someone?”

“I’ll know you never meant to,” comes the steady reply. He knew that would be the answer. He just can’t believe Marinette would trust him so deeply and entirely. Because it’s happened before, that he’s tried to use Cataclysm on a person. She told him so; he’d pulled it on her during the Dark Cupid incident. He feels sick. The power to destroy whatever he touches, to kill people so easily, is terrifying to wield. He feels like he shouldn’t have this responsibility, no matter what Plagg or Tikki say. He can’t trust himself enough.

They spend a little longer in silence until Adrien is almost falling asleep on Marinette’s shoulder, calmed and purring quietly. Side effects of being Chat Noir. She eventually huffs and nudges him up.

“Come on, sleepy kitty, we have a test tomorrow and I need my beauty sleep too.” Adrien protests faintly as she leaves. “I’ll see you tomorrow. Is that okay?”

Adrien nods. “Yes. I’m okay.”

Alya and Nino are worried about their friends, sure. Sometimes the happiness seems forced, too-wide smiles and very quick "i’m fine"s followed by a change in subject. They’re better around each other, though. Marinette is less frantic when near Adrien, and Alya suspects she’s just acting all flustered and stuff now. Adrien seems less tense around Marinette, more comfortable in his own skin.

Alya and Nino know they aren’t part of whatever seems to be going on in their best friends’ lives. They know no matter how much they wish they could change the circumstances, know and be part of it, it’s something they can’t be privy to.

Whatever’s wrong, they’re glad those two have each other.

End.

#erinravenseekerart #fanfiction #miraculous ladybug #adrien x marinette #marinette cheng #adrien agreste #adrienette #angst #emotional hurt/comfort #post-identity-reveal #basically these children are sad #excuse me while i basically just copy the tags from the AO3 upload #help #too many tags wth #I'm posting this at 10:30pm

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minijenn · 6 years

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Universe Falls Chapter 56

Alas here we are having finally reached the midway point of Universe Falls and its... mediocre. Tbh I just wanna get to Chille Tid so this was kind of a rushed job. Either way it was fun to write Ford interacting with the Gems a whole bunch so there’s that. So yeah, enjoy!

Previous: http://minijenn.tumblr.com/post/175850198924/universe-falls-chapter-55

Chapter 56: Friend Ship

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Like most Gem locations across the Earth, the Galaxy Warp didn’t often see too many visitors, much less any outside of the Crystal Gems, who only really stopped by the warp pad hub for routine checks now and again. However, that wasn’t currently the case as a certain green Gem was hard at work at the mostly downed warp hub, hoping to get it back to some semblance of working order again without garnishing the detection of her irksome enemies.

“Stupid broken warp…” Peridot grumbled to herself. She didn’t even hide her immense aggravation as she used her tractor beam to collect the scattered pieces of rubble that used to be the Homeworld warp and compile it all together to try and repair it somehow. “First my attack robinoids, then my escape pod, then the communication hub, and now this is busted again…” The green Gem sighed, shaking her head as the fingers of her free hand formed her touchscreen so she could make a report. “These Crystal Gems and their human allies are a menace… But no matter; I’m getting off this ticking time-bomb of a planet, whether they like it or not!”

Of course, as if right on cue, no sooner than a moment after Peridot had said this, the Crystal Gems themselves arrived on one of the few still functional pads the Galaxy Warp had to offer, Steven, Dipper, and Mabel accompanying them. The green Gem gasped in shock at their timely, yet still unexpected appearance as she froze in place, instantly dropping the pieces of the Homeworld warp her beam had been toting out of sheer surprise alone.