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#it's like they dont even really know how to be mice yet
swagging-back-to · 2 months
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i find it so interesting how mice from a petstore will always be awake during the day and sleeping at night until they're left to acclimate and make their own schedule.
#there are no breeders in new england north of new york so I have to go to a petstore#thankfully tho the two i go to seem to somewhat provide for their mice. like#i havent gotten a pregnant female which tells me they separate them by sex properly#none of them have been sick right from the petstore either.#none of them have injuries from stress fighting#and they actually throw in a few toys for them to play with.#it isnt great by any means but it's way better than it could be. it's better than some mice from breeders are.#ive seen people talking about how their mice are sick the day they got them from the breeder/died right after/have no socialization at all#all my mice except for EXACTLY two (out of 12 mice I've had now.) have been socialized and liked to be held right out of the carrier box.#a lot of them chose to stay on me instead of going into their new tanks.#but no anyway no longer getting side tracked; you'd think mice from a petstore would sleep#during the day and be awake all night long bc that's when no one would be at the store to watch them#and they wouldnt have bright fluorescent lights#but it's the exact opposite. theyre wide awake all day long. They don't even go into their house until it becomes night time#and ig you could say it's bc they're exploring their new enriched environment with all the new smells#and houses and toys and foods#but#i think it has more to do with their time at the petstore. even tho the petstores put the mice and rats out back way out of view#to the point i got lost my first time in there and had to ask for help#it's like they dont even really know how to be mice yet#and given the fact all my girlies were babies when I got them (super tiny) they're just doing what they've done their entire lives
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dreamychuu · 1 year
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ೃ⁀➷ - precious memory with broken melodies
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╰┈➤ - Warning/info = angst, gn!reader is a producer, ex relationship inaccurate of himeru's backstory, wake up and break up /j
❀ - waking up from your Nightmare, you can feel tears falling from your eyes... looking towards the empty side of the bad making you hurt once again.
touching the empty pillow you can still remember where he is still beside you.
The one who is always with you, whenever you're happy he listens, when you had a bad day he gives you a space, and when you are sad he always told you his sweet words to make you feel better.
But at the end all of the sweet words that came out of his mouth are just lies...
As his voice can still be heard in your ears followed by all the memories you made with him.
warm days where you two spend time playfully singing together emitting a sound of connected melodies accompanied by laughter.
the moonlight reflected from the window of your room making your attention change towards the window...
you get up slowly from your bed and walk towards the window to close the curtain... but before that you stare at the moon sincerely you remember where he gave you a gift in the shape of the moon.
As he once said "the moon remind me of you" , you immediately closed the curtain and went back to bed... trying to sleep hoping not to think about him anymore..
All That happends a few days ago..
you're even willing to have nightmare as long as he's gone from your mind... because you know that remembering him hurts more than having nightmare.
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what you really didn't expect was that you met him again at your new workplace...
your goal is to stay away from him by leaving everything behind but instead end up meeting him again...
As the room was surrounded by intense atmosphere created between you and a certain someone who identified himself as "himeru" leaving the other crazy:B members confused.
but after a while you fake cough and start the presentation , you explained that from now on you will work as their producer.
previously ibara had said that it might be difficult to contribute with them due to how disorganized they are , but maybe it was the intense atmosphere in the room that's helping you right now.
after the meeting was over the three member of crazy:B members exit the room, you could hear them running away like mice running away from a cat.
"[Name]..."
oh yeah... you forgot about him still in the room...
you ignored him and hold your stuff in your left hand, as you didn't expect him to be behind you when you turn around
and to be precise you were both facing each other well , if he look down still count..
"So you're "himeru", now huh?" , you asked looking for a topic while thinking about how to escape from his presence.
You really dont want to talk to him.. With the feeling of your heart shattered into pieces, it just seems like you were holding yourself to have any contact with him.
he holds your right hand and pulls you towards his arm as his other hand is on your back pulling you close.
You were shocked by the sudden movement and dropped your things from your left hand.
His head is on your shoulder, as if you you can't hold back anymore and finally hug him back.
in the middle of hugging him back you can hear the sound of crying... this is the first time you hear him cry... Wait, does he even cry? You question while staying silent.
after a while he let go of the hug as his hands are still cupping your face... Your eyes met his before you finally moved both of his hands away.
the atmosphere of the room was just silence.. with you filled with mixed feelings and him filled with guilt.
he stepped aside and said "you can leave" , But the respond you gave him was "no".
It was silent once again...
"I hate you" , the words came out of your mouth unexpectedly
"yet you're still here", he reply not sure of the seriousness in your voice.
that night where you guys met again, just like a connected melody you both made.. but that doesn't mean the melody will connect perfectly like before...
Both of the melody owner had broken their melody after all.
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fanficmustread · 4 months
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Ive seen so many arguments for the shipping things in poppys playtime. I kinda get where all of you are coming from, but let me lay down some facts that we know from chapter 1,2, 3 and all the lore we've as a whole collected. So yes toys were made but the people in them didnt technically die, lived bc poppys typically contain opium, and then their memories were mostly wiped as they were immortalized as toys. Their organs? Intact and growing, as well as bones as we can clearly see with catnap. Not to mention we know they lived because if they died it would be a failed experiment. We see this when dead mice dont live in a failed experiment before. (Or at least from what i can remember i will probably go on a deep dive soon to find all of the lore once more.) The death dates are so the playtime co doesnt get idk sued or something. Better to say "We couldn't save him/her/them 🥺👉👈" then to say "We turned this kid from a kid to A CAT TOY!! 😎😎😎" 😭😭😭 Things we dont know are if their brains develop more as time goes by, personally i think they do because they went insane. (Dont stop reading here it gets better) Thats also why they can eat, and they need protein to grow probably, which is why i think catnap is also the way he is and dogday and poppy didnt get much, if any, substance. Now what we really should be thinking of isnt what age are they so we can ship them but more is it morally okay to ship the monsters?
Personally no, no its not. I agree that theyre 10 years older sure but i dont think they have the mental processing for a deep romantic relationship. Im not trying to be rude but they were stuck in a factory underground for practically their whole lifes. I just want them to be free and happy or to die peacefully because they obviously didnt get either no matter how you read the games. Not to mention the lack of health lessons for any of those things. Heck the lack of any real teachings and all, they dont know how to mow a lawn. Or how to fly a kite, these guys never experienced a soda called a surge yet they lived in that sodas life time. Stop judging people for what they do but like also think about what you're shipping and how you can make stuff not problematic. Also if you're looking for a human au i made one on my art account @artmustdraw anyones welcome to use it like a base for most any ship with the critters. Or even a base for their own au idc just give me a like and reblog if you use it at all lol. (Kissy and huggy are already married it it and i havent decided on what im doing with Mommy longlegs yet)
One last thing, the cartoon versions of the critters arent the monster versions. Think about it like this, the bigger bodies toys didnt have any part of making the cartoon except maybe inspiring it to be made and maybe watched some of the episodes. If the experiments were done pre cartoon. In the cartoon its safe to assume that theyre all adults due to having their own houses with no parents in sight. Rather then like an orphanage where a bunch of scientists are looking at you like youre a prime rib. (Do yall get my point? I hope so anyway thats the end of my rant lol)
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❀𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐩𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐬❀
Extras :)
Event!!!
Note: This is just a list of compiled prompts I wanted to include! I hope you enjoy! The different colors are for persons A & B, just so there’s no confusion!!
Fake Dating trope:
“Are you being serious right now?” “ about what?” “ You think I look.. pretty?”
“This was just a one time thing, we weren’t- we weren’t supposed to like each other remember?”
“It probably seems like nothing to you, but it’s a lot to me.” “Oh.. well, good to know. :)”
“This feels too real.” “But is that a bad thing?” “Does it have to be?”
“You know we can’t keep doing this. It has to end at some point.” “I know, so why do you make me feel this way?” “Like what?” “Like if we’re really dating.”
Wedding date trope:
“Maybe this wasn’t such a bad idea.” “Really?” ‘Yeah, really.”
“Put me down, I can walk just fine.” “The reception hasn’t even started yet, absolutely not.”
“ What happened at the reception last night?” “Why?” “Because I have lipstick stains on my shirt, which look like yours.” “Oh, about that…”
“ I like you being a fake s/o. You’re good at it.” “Maybe when we get back, this doesn’t have to end.”
Enemies to Lovers trope:
“Oh you think you’re hot stuff?” “Well I must be if you’re talking to me.”
“You think you really have that much of an impact on my life?”
“ How long are you gonna take in there? Got mice making that dress for you Cinderella?” “Oh please, you’re far from Prince Charming.”
“I would’ve finished this earlier if you would just shut up and leave me alone!” “When did a little ice run ever hurt anyone?”
“ Isn’t that my hoodie?” “Oh, is it?” “Yeah, now I have a reason to burn it, especially now that it’s been worn by you.”
The ‘there’s only one bed’ trope:
“ You’re sleeping on the floor.” “Like hell I am. This body wasn’t meant for the floor.”
“I know this is not happening the night before (event)” “Oh yes it is. But who’s complaining?” “Me. I’m complaining.”
“You’re sleeping on the left, and I’ll sleep on the right.” “What?! I dont like sleeping facing the mirror!” “Well neither. Do.I!”
“Are you counting whales? Or is that just you snoring?” “Oh fuck you.”
“I put pillows in the middle so we stay on our sides.” “Are you fucking serious? Now I’m really gonna sweat to death.”
Bodyguard & client trope:
“I dont need you. The only reason we’re in this mess is because my (parent) doesn’t trust me.” “Will you stop whining and put your seatbelt on?”
“Don’t tell anyone but, I’m so glad you took me out of there.” “Well of course, isnt that my job?”
“Are we there yet?” “You’ve asked that question fifteen times in three minutes, shut the hell up.” “….can I be the dj?” “Oh for fucks sake.”
“dont worry, I wont tell anyone the big bad bodyguard is actually a big cuddle bug.” “I will lock you in here, do not test me.” “See, big cuddle bug.”
“So your job is to protect me because I can’t do it myself?” “Basically yeah.” “Okay okay, I’m working with this.”
Yes this was TV Girl coded. I fully intended it <3
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thefanficmonster · 3 years
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Father’s Day with corpse and the reader’s daughter? Like reader and her daughter do some chocolate chip pancakes for breakfast.
Ooooh I'm gonna make this a set of headcanons since it's Father's Day oriented and if I make it a fic it'll probably come out in three months 😅
Still, I hope you enjoy it 💕
Pairing: Corpse Husband x Reader (Female)
Warnings: None
Genre: FLUFF, RPF (Real Person Fic)
Y/D/N - Your Daughter’s Name
- You hadn’t cooked a day in your life before yet this was still your idea
- Well, not really
- Your daughter, Y/D/N was the one who was the first to bring up the idea of surprising Corpse for Father’s Day
- The two of you just didn’t know how to do it
- But eventually, you were the one to come up with the concrete idea: baking
- And boy did it make your daughter happy
- Ok, it’s not like you can’t cook the basic meals like scrambled eggs and mac n’ cheese, but anything more complex than that gets you out of your comfort zone and knowledge zone
- Which is why you were quick to dismiss your plans of making a cake of several layers and several different fillings
- Y/D/N didn’t complain much, she’s a very hyperactive kid and that cake would’ve taken a lot of patience and time to prepare so she probably wouldn’t have been up for it either
- You wanted to settle for a less demanding cake with a shorter recipe or perhaps less ingredients since you weren’t looking forward to walking in the rain to the store to purchase any extra elements
- Unfortunately, the only one that seemed to be right up your alley required five different ingredients you don’t have at home (ones you’ve never even bought before) so you and Y/D/N were pretty stranded on how to make this Father’s Day special for your fiancé who is, surprisingly, still still asleep 
- Mind you, it’s 7AM and you two are quiet as a pair of mice as you navigate the kitchen
- Finally, it was Y/D/N who got the idea
- “Mommy, how about chocolate chip pancakes? They’re my favorite, Corpse’s too!” Your eight-year-old said
- And it was your turn to be happy and relieved, making a mental note to buy her her favorite ice-cream on your way home from work tomorrow
- “Baby, you’re a genius.” You told her, kissing the top of her head
- Establishing a plan, you two soon started working in sync to prepare all the equipment and ingredients
- Luckily, chocolate chip pancakes is something you could make in your sleep so you were practically flying through the recipe and process of making the breakfast dish
- Y/D/N was put in charge of the decoration portion, armed with whipped cream, chocolate syrup and sprinkles 
- She’s also tasked with delivering the plate she made as beautiful as a professional would’ve done
- You’re honestly quite mesmerized with the final product, excited to see the look on your fiancé's face when he sees it too
- And so here you are now
- After hearing the sound of the computer in the recording room which is connected to your shared bedroom boot up, you give Y/D/N the signal and she practically dashes into the kitchen to collect the perfectly warm pancakes and deliver them to Corpse 
- You find him seated at his desk chair, working on something as he usually does
- “Hey Corpse, got a minute?” You say, smirking 
- He hums affirmatively, turning to face the two of you and....
- Oh man is the look on your face worth the mess you still are yet to clean up in your kitchen
- Placing the plate on his desk, Y/D/N throws herself in his arms
- Picking her up and setting her on his lap, he kisses her on top of her head, wrapping one arm around her to ensure she doesn’t fall
- “Happy Father’s Day, Corpse!” She squeals, wrapping her arms around his neck, leaning onto his chest to envelop as much of him as she can in her hug despite being so tiny herself
- Standing in the doorway of the room, you can’t help but giggle
- Which is actually a cover-up up for how emotional you’re getting but it’ll have to do
- Corpse doesn’t let it fly by unnoticed as he outstretches his free arm towards you and motions for you to join the hug
- “Thank you, sunshine.” His gratitude is directed to both you and Y/D/N equally and it only deepens your emotional state, causing you to almost run into his arms just like your daughter just did
- Corpse can say with a 100000% certainty that he’s no better gift than having you two in his life
- The chocolate chip pancakes are a plus he can’t overlook though, especially not when you make them so delicious
A Message from Vy: HAPPY LATE FATHER’S DAY! 🥰🤗
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lombredanslaeu · 4 years
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𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒎𝒑 𝒅𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒔 | jung jaehyun.
plot: the story of jung jaehyun and the implications of his relationship with the ceo’s daughter - all the saccharine, the bitter, and the sour. word count 7405
genre: angst, fluff
warnings: curse words 
playlist: the louvre lorde | hard feelings lorde | the girl city & colour | i dont wanna be okay without you charlie bug
this isn’t proofread, so i apologize for any mistakes. feedback is highly appreciated, it motivates me to write more. <3
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“Of all the words of mice and men, the saddest are: “It might have been.” - Kurt Vonnegut
I.
Contrary to the public belief, the daughter of one of the biggest entertainment companies in the country isn’t as snippy and snobby as the world pictures her to be. Growing up, you never failed to respect everyone, regardless of their social status. That’s why the world seemed to be in shock when a photo of you, Doyoung, and Johnny spread like wildfire all over social networking sites.
“Why are people so in shock about me being friends with you guys?” You inquired, shoving a spoon of cheesecake to your mouth.
“They’re probably wondering why the hell you’re friends with losers like us.” Johnny replied.
“Oh yeah, that’s probably it.” You agreed. Johnny faked a hurting face, causing everyone in the room to burst into small laughters and smiles.
A swing of the dorm’s door revealed three more of the boys. Mark Lee, Kim Jungwoo, and Jung Jaehyun. How do you begin with Jung Jaehyun?
Everyone fawned over the boy. Who wouldn’t? With a cherub face and charming smile, anyone would fall head over heels over Jaehyun. You blamed his looks, you blamed his voice, and you blamed Doyoung for pointing everything Jaehyun did excellently. You blamed everything else but yourself for having a stupid crush on the boy.
“Oh, I bought you guys cheesecake.” You smiled at the newcomers.
“You’re heaven-sent, Y/N!” Jungwoo exclaimed.
“Thanks, Y/N.” Jaehyun said, with that godly smile that he always wore. You smiled off the racing beats of your heart, concious that Doyoung or Johnny might notice your sudden tension.
Unbeknowsnt to you, one of them already knows. And he has a plan to accomplish.
The warm sun was normally a pleasant thing for you. However, your lack of sleep and rest the previous night was overtaking your personality today. The busy chatters of the students that walk through the premises of Seoul National University fileld your ears. It was a normal day - lectures, presentations, and countless pages to read. You’re already on your third year of college, you should have been used to this by now. Another misconception about you is that you don’t have a personal driver to drive you to and from places; heck, you don’t even own your own car yet. You don’t do it very often but you bratty side is cursing your parents for trying to make you live independently. You made a mental note to complain to them later that night.
A resounding beep from your phone made you halt your walk.
Jung Jaehyun (SM): Hey! Are you around SNU right now?
That’s weird. You thought. It was actually more new than weird. Sure, you and Jaehyun are friends but you don’t think you’ve already reached the level of texting each other all of a sudden.
You: Yeah! Do you need anything?
Jung Jaehyun: I’m actually quite lost.
Jung Jaehyun: Doyoung told me to buy something from this home depot around SNU.
Jung Jaehyun: Do you know where Rosé Palace is?
You chuckled at his sentiment. Your palms sweat by the fact that you just might see him today. You didn’t look your best at this very moment, you didn’t feel the need to fix yourself since your main plan for today was just go to school.
You: I know where that is. Where are you right now?
Jung Jaehyun: I’m here near the musuem.
After a few walks and turns, you found the poor man. He wore all black clothing, with a mask and a bucket hat probably to hide his identity.
“Hey, I’m sorry for being a bother.” He apologized.
“Oh, no! It’s okay! I was done with school anyway.” You quickly respond. “Rosé Palace is actually very near here.”
“Oh, is it?” Jaehyun spoke. “I’m sorry, I really should have just tried finding it instead of bothering you.”
“Stop, it’s really not a problem.” You assured him.
You expected the walk to the location to be awkward. After all, you and Jaehyun doesn’t talk much. He would only ever talk to you whenever someone is also in the conversation.
“Do you live around SNU?” Jaehyun asked.
“Nope,” You answered. “I live at my parent’s home. I don’t dorm here.”
“Really? Do you commute?”
“I actually do.”
“You’re not scared?”
“Not a lot of people know who I am, Jaehyun. They just see me as another tired, college girl.”
“Must be nice not having people know who you are.” His tone seemed down and almost envious.
“Hey, you should be happy people know your name.” You said. “I could probably die right now and no one would bat an eye until they find out I’m a daughter of a CEO.”
“That’s not true!” He spoke. “I’d bat an eye!”
You laughed at him. “Of course, you would.”
Jaehyun emitted a soft chuckle. You were definitely not someone he would casually walk around with. He didn’t think he was worthy of your time, anyway. But then again, you’re friends with every single of the members so you’re probably very nice. And right now, he proved that hypothesis correct. He silently thanked Doyoung for asking him to buy those set of plates for his mother’s birthday.
The next time you and Jaehyun hung out was during one of the company gatherings. According to Taeyong, “you spent so much time with Jaehyun that Doyoung and Johnny got jealous.” You never realized that yourself. One topic in a conversation led to another and before you know it, the gathering is about to end and you still haven’t spared any of the members a glance.
“Is your dad okay with you being so close with Jaehyun?” Doyoung asked.
“Why would he not be okay with that?” You answered his question with another question. “He seems to be okay with me being close friends with all of you.”
“Hmm, yeah,” Johnny trailed. “Sure, that’s the situation here.”
You only looked at him with confusion drawn all over your face.
“Do I sense some sarcasm on your tone?”
“What? Sarcasm? Fuck no!”
 II.
It was during their live online concert that Jaehyun realized. In front of them are hundred of pixelated screens, some more distorted than the others. And yet, he still saw you, he still recognized you with a blink of an eye. You’re in a small screen almost at the edge. The other members didn’t notice you, they probably didn’t even know you were attending. He saw you, amongst the landscape of faces, he saw you. That’s when he realized. Jaehyun swallowed a small smile, fearing that Yuta, who’s arm is draped over Jaehyun’s shoulder, would sense something.
This isn’t the first time he realized that he was in love you. It was probably when he kissed you for the first time and the next time, and the next time.
“You love kissing me, don’t you?” You whispered against his lips.
The two of you did not even make it to bed when you decided to lock your lips together for the nth time that night.
“I do.” He replied. “How about you?”
“I love everything that you do to me.”
The night grew feverish. The two of you still hasn’t talked about the current status of whatever relationship you both have. You act like lovers but never brought it upon yourselves to admit that you’re smitten. Maybe Jaehyun felt embarrassed that he was the first to fall in love you. He probably will never admit that soon. The fear of nothing having his feelings reciprocated was bubbling inside him. However, the answers are right in front of his eyes. You have an exam tomorrow but instead of buring your eyebrows to study, you’re here between his arms, making out with him.
He didn’t know if it was love. He doesn’t like anything else about you except for your smile, your eyes, your angelic laughter, and the way he feels whenever you’re around. He feels at peace, he feels as if his feet are in the clouds. They could disperse any moment, causing him plummet to the ground. But he has no intention of going elsewhere. If falling to rock bottom would be caused by you, he would be more than willing to experience that.
Oh yeah, I’m in love. The only thought that lingered on his mind until he saw you in person again.
“Nice job tonight, Jae.” Your honey voice immersed from the speakers of Jaehyun’s phone.
“You actually watched.”
“Of course, I would. How could I miss that?” You chuckled, awakening the annoying butterflies inside Jaehyun’s veins.
A muffled clinking of glass could be heard through Jaehyun’s end. “Are you guys drinking?”
“Perhaps?” Jaehyun smiled through his response. Johnny and Taeyong’s loud bickering confirmed your suspicion.
“Celebrating the concert?”
“We’re not drinking.”
“Okay, I believe you.” It was your turn to smile at his silliness.
There was a brief moment of silence between you two. You could hear the faint breathing of Jaehyun and for a minute, you might have believed he fell asleep on you. A soft giggle proved you wrong. Just the mere fact of having you on the other side of the line was enough to make Jaehyun turn soft.
There was a loud argument inside his head. His job is unforgiving especially in terms of forming a romantic relationship with someone. If making friendships with others idols would be a walk on broken glass, what more could a romantic relationship be? The fact that you’re also the daughter of his boss didn’t help with his dilemma at all. It could either break his career or your relationship with your father. Jaehyun isn’t afraid of taking risk, yet somehow, he was scared of making another step towards you. When he realized that he was helplessly in love with you, he became scared of ever seeing you again. But despite it all, he still managed to say the worst thing he could have told you that night: “I’m in love with you.”
 III.
You had every chance to realize. Each time he would stretch his schedule to make a spot for you, even every time he would spam your messages just to ask if you’ve made it home safely. You were not new to dating bans being imposed of idols. Although your father never directly imposed such thing to his recent employees, you knew full well not to meddle with the busy and demanding life of an idol. So, Jaehyun was a problem.
Another one of your problems was when Jaehyun kissed you for the first time the other night. You didn’t know what lead him to do such thing and to be frank, Jaehyun didn’t know what came to him either.
Normally, the secluded and narrow walkway you and Jaehyun are currently walking on would send chills through your spine. The comforting feeling of having someone beside you, and thankfully it’s Jung Jaehyun, made you feel safe despite the thrilling nature of the walkway. The tiring activities of moving in your stuff to your new apartment lingered through your bones.
“Do you always come walk here after school?” He asked, his breath forming smoke in the cold air.
“I do,” You answered. Jaehyun spun his head towards with a face full of worry. “I never leave school very late anyway. In daylight, this place is filled with people so it’s not that scary.”
Your information made Jaehyun release a sigh of relief. Good to know that he won’t need to worry as much about you walking this scary place at this time of the night.
“Thanks for helping me move my stuff to my apartment.” You spoke.
“It’s my pleasure to help you in all kinds of things.”
Heat formed in your cheeks. If you’re not wearing a thick scarf around your neck, you’re sure Jaehyun would notice the small smile you have.
“Hey,” His gloved hand touched your forearm briefly to call your attention. “It still wonders me how we never hung out before.”
“We just never had the chance I guess?” You shrugged.
Before you was a beautiful piece of art. You wondered how someone so charming and handsome could even exist. Not a single flaw was present in Jaehyun’s appearance, meanwhile you could list ten things you wish you could change about the way you look in an instant. You didn’t feel worthy of his attention. You spent a good 30 seconds just staring at him and he did the same.
“Can I do something?” Jaehyun asked, swallowing a lump in his throat.
“Sure.”
Jaehyun leaned down to meet your face. Placing a hand behind your neck, his lips joined yours. Oh my god, Jung Jaehyun is kissing me!
It took a second or two for you to reciprocate the kiss. His lips felt cold but what made you shiver was the booming feeling in your chest. The kiss wasn’t lustful, it was a steady and endearing kiss. He pulled away after a moment. In his face was the cute smile and a set of dimples.
“I want to hang out with you for the rest of my life.” He said.
“I want to hang out with you too, for as long as you want me to be.”
It also didn’t help that you’ve only came to terms with your feelings just recently. Behind your laptop was a pile of readings waiting to be read. University was your top priority yet, here you are. Looking immensely through your laptop screen with the whole universe in your eyes. That was when you realized. You were willing to put Jaehyun above anything else in your life.
You and Jaehyun was undeniably spending a lot of time with each other. It surprised you that no fans or news outlet has caught you and Jaehyun strolling around the city. You enjoyed being outside, you loved the city and everything that came with it. Jaehyun knew full well not to spend so much time outside with his manager. But, he could never say no to your requests. He don’t why either. Whenever he risked getting caught just to spend time with you, the universe has given multiple chances to realize how you felt about him. Unfortunately, oblivion has spread all over your system like a poison. It was only until tonight that you finally got the taste of the antidote.
You knew the consequences, you knew the implications. He was drunk and you knew full well that there’s a chance he might not meant what he said.
“I’m in love with you as well, Jae.”
 IV.
The gloomy atmosphere of the skies mimicked how you felt that day. Your eyes lingered on your phone screen, it has been that way for about 30 minutes now.
Dad: No one can know about you and Jaehyun. Not even the members.
You were doubting the relationship yourself. Was this a good decision? Jaehyun never made your relationship feel like a mistake. Yet, here you are, thinking that what if being with Jaehyun was nothing but a mistake. You never meant for your parents to find out. However, it would dumb of you to think that you could keep this from them forever, or at least until Jaehyun retires.
“I expected you to know how complicated dating is in the industry.” Your father’s voice wasn’t loud but it was chilling and stern.
“Of course, I know that-” You started.
“Then, why did I wake up this morning bombarded with the news that you and Jaehyun are dating?”
You couldn’t answer him. You knew from the start the complications of your relationship with Jaehyun. There was fear and anxiety bubbling in your heart; and beneath it all, there was a small tinge of regret. That growing seed of regret was something you decided to shrug off. You would never admit to anyone that you felt that way.
“Jaehyun is one of my most popular idol.” Your father spoke again. “If the fans repulse him, my stocks could be damaged.”
You kept your head low. “I understand.”
“I’m not asking you to break up with him.” He announced, causing to look up at him. “But if I receive a news article about the two of you, you know what to expect.”
The leaves grew heavy as the raindrops drenched them. Suddenly, a warm pair of arms snuggled you close to their person.
“I don’t want to leave you while you’re this upset.” Jaehyun whispered.
“Don’t worry about me, babe.” You said. “I’ll be fine soon.”
You heard him drop a heavy sigh. Jaehyun was struggling as well. The last thing you want to do was to bring more stress on him.
“I want to go to Paris too.” You suddenly spoke.
“It baffles me how someone from a rich family as you has never been to Paris.” He said, rubbing comforting circles on your exposed arms.
“My family doesn’t like going out of the country.”
“I wish I could take you to Paris with me.”
“No.” You sat up a little. “This is your time to have fun with your fans and the guys. I know my parents has been really stressful for the both of us.”
“I don’t care about the world as long as you’re with me, Y/N.”
You stared at him for a moment. Before you know it, your lips were entangled with his. The sweet taste of Jaehyun and the bitter reality of your family made you press into him a little harder. Jaehyun wrapped his arms tightly around you as he savored every flavor of you that he could taste right now.
Under his heavy breathing, he spoke, “Promise me something?”
“What?”
“Be with me always, Y/N.” He said, with every bit of love and pleading that he could ever give. Tears were starting to burn in your eyes. You weren’t planning to spend this day with him crying.
“I promise, Jaehyun.” You responded, offering every ounce of sincerity you have in you. “Can you promise me that as well?”
“I could only show you once we get there, Y/N.” He replied. “Even if we won’t be together tomorrow, go to Paris ten years from now and see for yourself if I uphold my side of the promise.”
 V.
Many people have told you that love isn’t always pink skies and candy hearts. But, it sure as hell not sitting behind a computer screen, watching your boyfriend flirt with other idols. You sighed and close your eyes.
It’s okay, Y/N. He’s just putting up the facade that he’s single and ready to mingle. You’ve been dating him for almost two years now, get used to it.
“Did it ever occur to you that maybe he’s just dating you to secure a place in the group?” Areum said. Areum is one of your closest college friends, the only person you shared your secret with. She was trustworthy, you’re willing to testify with that. However, came with her loyal and reliable aspect was the fact that she’s so fucking straightforward. She just have the ability to sense bullshit from anyone and she’s not afraid on waking people up.
You scoff. Half you wants her to be wrong and the other believed her.
“No, he’s not.” You said. “Why would you even think that?”
“I just got the vibe.” She shrugged her shoulders. “You don’t have to fully believe what I say, Y/N.”
“Damn, if you don’t like him for me, you could have just told me directly.”
“It’s not that I don’t like him for you, Y/N.” Areum’s tone was more serious now. “I care for you. I know that people can manipulate you in every way that they can to get on your good side.”
“Stop accusing Jaehyun of such things.”
It was safe to say that you’ve gone cold to Areum after that conversation. You hated that she might be right but you’re too full of pride to even admit that. But you know Jaehyun better than Areum knows him.
You tried. You tried to forget what Areum said. But the thought still lingers inside your head and now everything that Jaehyun did made you wonder if he’s doing it to stay secured in the company. You don’t have the power that your father has but he’s dating his boss’ daughter and you have a great influence on your dad’s decisions.
“You should have called me to let me know you were working late.” You said, frustration clear in your voice. It’s already an hour before midnight and you have not heard from Jaehyun until the moment he knocked on your apartment door. Ever since you moved in two years ago, Jaehyun has been spending a lot of nights there; he unofficialy lives there. His managers would have been pissed off by now but then, again, you are their boss’ daughter.
“The comeback is almost near.” He said, replicating your frustration. “You should have known that work will be tight now.”
“You could have sent me a simple text so I don’t have to worry where you are.”
“You don’t have to worry where I am, Y/N.” His tone was grim. “Do you really expect me to send you a text while I’m busy? I could have finish so much during the time I’m texting you.”
You took a sharp and deep breath. The anger and hurt were like tornados revolving deep inside you. It was normal for couples to fight but the frustration seems to build up one fight after another. Some days, you just wanted to fight with him. You don’t know what’s the reason or excuse for your sudden urge to form an argument with Jaehyun.
“I asked you to start the kettle for me.” He said. Now, his eyebrows were furrowed in clear frustration and his lips rid of their usual sweetness. His hand holding up the cold kettle.
“I’m sorry, I must have forgotten.” You said, your voice was low but it didn’t sound weak.
“I asked you to do one little thing for me, Y/N.” The loud bang of the kettle hitting the stove made you jump. Your heart raced at the sudden noise but it didn’t diminish your anger.
“And I asked you to do one little thing for me as well.” You fight back.
“Asking me to update you all the time is not a little thing.”
“All I’m asking is for you to take maybe a minute to text me where you are!” You roared. “I’ve been worried sick about where you are!”
“You know I’m just in the building, right?” He retorted. “Why? Do you expect me to be elsewhere?”
“Are you implying that I think you’re cheating?” You said, with a small laugh.
“Why else would you be so worried about where I am when you fully know I’m working?” He kept answering you with a question and it was getting tiring.
“I never said anything about you being unfaithful.” You stated. “Why are you getting so defensive all of a sudden? Is there a reason for me to be thinking that?”
“You’re unbelievable, Y/N. Out of all the things I’ve risked for you.” Jaehyun shook his head. “You’re unbelievable and ungrateful.”
The words stung. It was like Cupid shot a salty arrow towards the wound in your chest. He think you’re ungrateful. For a moment, you blamed yourself. Maybe, I am ungrateful and unreasonable. And before you could think about what to say, you said the words you were going to regret for the rest of your life.
“You know, I think you’re only dating me to keep a place in the company.”
You had to reason to say that. It was a sudden burst of the moment and you immediately regret it. Jaehyun gave you no reason to even think that. Your insecurity and fear got in you and you were on the brink of ruining everything. How did it come to this? You were about to retract your statement when Jaehyun turned his back against you for the first time in his life.
 VI.
A penthouse was definitely too much for you. You never called it a penthouse though, you’ve always called it your apartment. It was great, finally moving out of your parents’ house even if it’s literally just ten minutes away. Everywhere you look, it reminds you of Jaehyun. He helped you move in everything and helped you settle in. The first few nights when you couldn’t sleep because everything was new and overwhelming, he was there to sing you your favorite The Smiths song. He didn’t know the lyrics at first so he just hummed the tune. He was sure he was doing it out of tune but he tried for you. The penthouse was big yet it was suffocating; but Jaehyun was there. It felt safe, it felt like home. You could sleep on the streets and you would still feel at peace as long as he’s there beside you.
Jaehyun couldn’t sleep either. You hurt him but he wasn’t going to deny that he hurt you too. And that’s the last thing he wants to do to you. Why did he turn his back when he knows that you’re just tired and worried? But why did you doubt him when you know he’s only doing his job as an idol? Jaehyun’s eyes immediately landed on the peach plush toy that you gave him for no reason, and then to the Franklin Wilson vinyl record that you spent so much money on. Most of the gifts you gave him, you gave him for no reason - not on an anniversary or on his birthday. You would just randomly give him something sometimes. Above all, you gave him immense love. You could date anyone you want, someone who is of great power and wealth. Yet, you decided to love him. When he’s with you, he’s devoid of all the consequences of the world. He forgot what aching felt like to the point that he forgot that the word exists. 
But right now, it all aches.
“I said I’m sorry, Jaehyun.” Your voice was paired with the painful tears that streamed your voice.
“Come on, Y/N, stop crying.” He pleaded, his own tears falling from his eyes. You crying pained Jaehyun so much, the fact that he was the reason behind it didn’t help either. All he wanted to do right now was to hug you, console you that he’s sorry and he didn’t meant it when he said he wanted to break up.
“I want someone who would never doubt my intentions of loving them.” He said through his tears. “I thought you were that someone.”
“Is there anything I could do to change your mind?”
Jaehyun shook his head, each turn tearing your heart apart. You blamed no one but yourself. If only you didn’t say those words. You wanted to beg but your sobs were choking your words, as if it knows better than to say something in fear that you’ll fuck everything up again.
Jaehyun didn’t care about what vengeance you would do. He knows you so well and he knew you wouldn’t do that to him. But, in a way, he wanted you to do to that to him. He wanted you to tell your father to fire him, kick him out of the company. He wanted that so that he can know you can feel better after having your heart broken by him. He wanted that so that he can be assured that you can finally be at peace. Yet, he knew you very well. What bothered him the most was what you’ll do to yourself. Will you drown yourself in tears and neglect your health & well-being? Will you start flunking in university? It worried him and he hated the fact that he needed to end the greatest thing in his life to avoid hurting you in the future.
Areum was quick on her feet to rush to your apartment after hearing the news.
“I’m sorry, Y/N.” She quickly said.
You only hugged her. Letting your tears and sobs fall all over again.
“I’m sorry I even said those things about him.” She said. A part of you wanted to blame her but you saw the bigger picture. You chose to let those words stick to you and ended up hurting Jaehyun. And Jaehyun has better things to do than to be kept down by a relationship. You knew he was begging to be freed without him realizing that.
 VII.
The first time you saw Jaehyun was five months after your break up. Their recent comeback was a success and due to that, the company held a mini party to celebrate the boys’ hardwork. You shouldn’t have come but the pleading eyes of Doyoung and Johnny gave you no choice. They promised to keep you away from Jaehyun throughout the whole night. You doubted the plan first hand since you know Johnny and Jaehyun are drinking buddies. When there is alchohol, you best believe the two would be inseperable through the night.
Due to Mark Lee’s request, a karaoke console was present in the party. Taeil and Haechan were quick to have a duet before anyone else. They wanted to “bless the night with their voice.” You chuckled at their crazy antics. You definitely missed everyone. Ever since the break up, you focused more on your studies and in a few weeks, you’re off to graduate. The boys never failed to communicate with you through messages and video calls, but you never saw them as often as you used to do.
“Okay, everyone!” Mark screamed through the mic of the karaoke machine. “It’s my time to shine!”
You settled in a spot beside Jungwoo who offered you another cup of beer. The soft, mellow tune of the song began along with the title on the screen: “Leaves” by Ben & Ben. You heard Mark play this song in one of the lives he bugged you to watch in support. You never heard the first song and you didn’t really hear the song clearly in his live. But judging by the instrumentals, you conluded that it might be sad.
“And in the end, can you tell me if it was worth the try so I can decide,” Mark sang. His voice was heavenly but his tipsy nature made it funny.
You knew you weren’t supposed to be in this party. You already regret so many things in your life and now you’re adding this party to that list.
“Oh, you never really love someone until, you learn to forgive.”
Has Jaehyun forgiven you? The question suddenly came up as Mark sang that line. You felt like you don’t have the right to say that you’ve forgiven him. What did he do to you that would require forgiveness? Nothing. He needed to break away and that’s not a sin to anyone. You wondered if he has forgiven you - for doubting him and for making him feel like his love wasn’t enough. You wanted to punch yourself as you swallow the beer in hopes that it will kill the heartache.
Has she forgiven me? That question floats in Jaehyun’s mind even before the party. A love like yours was not something that is easy to forget. Jaehyun doesn’t think he could ever forget you or what your love felt like. It made his heels touch the sky and his fingertips reach the stars. He doesn’t know if you have forgiven him, for breaking your heart and for not giving it another try. Perhaps, he will never know the answer until the day he die.
The song has reached it’s climax. A series of “All will be alright in time” sung by Mark filled the ears of the listeners as the crowd grew silent, savoring the song. A voice inside of you asked you look at Jaehyun for the first time tonight. It’s been five months and being without him is enough punishment for you. You were going to give yourself the pleasure of looking at his face once again. He was five people away but, thankfully, you can still see him clearly. His head swayed lightly to the song before turning his head towards yours - not because your gaze burns but because he wanted to see your face again.
“Oh, you never really love someone until, you learn to forgive.”
The ending instrumentals played right after. As if living through the song, you offered him a small smile. Without thinking twice, he did the same.
That’s the answer to both of your questions.
The balcony of their dorms gave you a full view of the sleeping city. The faint sound of “Psycho” by Red Velvet crept it’s way from the dorm to the balcony. The sound became clear for a moment, an indication that someone opened the balcony door and closed it.
Jaehyun stood beside you, savoring the cold, night wind. You were both quiet.
“Can I hold you?” He suddenly asked.
You turned to him with confusion. You didn’t know why he would ask you that all of a sudden.
“Please?” He begged. “Before we admit that it’s done?”
Before you know it, your arms are wrapped around his torso for the last time.
 VIII.
The busy streets of the city became a lullaby to you. After graduating from college, you interned in one of the top architectural firms in the country. You gained your architecture license after two years but you never left the firm. Unlike your father, you’re not really the leader or boss type. You enjoyed working for and with others. The company felt like a small family. It was very exclusive so they don’t really have a lot of core members; to be amongst them was a privilege in itself. The senior architect, Nayeon, was busy today so she sent you to present the design you both proposed for one of your clients. You never met the client personally or even knew their names as this was your first initial meeting.
The sweet smell of croissants filled your nostrils as you entered the meeting place. The client requested to hold the meeting in a luxurious cafe just a few minutes away from your office. This client must be really rich to waste time on a meeting in a cafe like this. The wide array of the pastries brought back your childhood memories as your mother would bring you home croissants from this place before.
Along with your childhood memories, a familiar yet dear face looked up from their seat. It was no one else but Jung Jaehyun, still beautiful even after all these years.
Oh, isn’t life just really tender on me?
“Hey,” You greeted.
“Hey,” he replied.
There was awkwardness, of course. But you needed to be professional, after all it’s been eight years.
“Im Nayeon couldn’t make it today so I’m here on her behalf.” You stated. “Hope that’s okay for you?”
“Of course,” Jaehyun replied. Standing up to offer you a seat. “Why wouldn’t it be?”
You cleared your throat. You wanted to get out of there quickly so you immediately brought out the papers.
“Do you want something to drink?” He asked.
“No, thank you.” You declined with a smile.
Jaehyun felt foreign. It seems like he doesn’t know who you are anymore. Well, after all, it has been eight years. You’ve grown into someone he’s unfamiliar with.
As you present your plans, Jaehyun couldn’t help but drift in his own thoughts. He wondered about what might have been. If things didn’t end up the way that they did, where would the both of you be right now? He wanted to marry you. He would look at you every night and think to himself that this is the person I want to spend the rest of my life with. Feelings change and so does what people think about others but he still wondered what would have been if he didn’t give up so easily.
But maybe, if the both of you held on that night, it could lead to even more damaging things. Jaehyun assured himself that he made the right decision instead of waiting for things to get worse. At least, right now, he has the ability to see you without resentment from either sides. That’s good enough for him.
“Thank you, my wife will definitely love that.” He commented.
Your heart sank at his statement. Of course, he’s married now. A beautiful creature like him would have no problems finding a partner. You didn’t know you hold hope in your heart right before it crashed down because of the sudden news. You were foolish in thinking that there could still be a chance.
“Your design is amazing, Y/N.” He said.
“Thank you,” You replied. “I’m glad that you like it.”
“I expected nothing but excellence from you. Of course, I would love it.”
You smiled at his words. Jaehyun never failed to make you feel appreciated. You’re bittersweet at the fact that another woman would feel appreciated everything, and that woman is not you. You remembered the late nights where you conclude that you would have this man for the rest of your life. All of that are a distant memory now, along with his touch and kisses.
The both of you are two different people now but you know, and Jaehyun knew, the love is still there. Maybe the romance already left, but the love and genuine care was still evergreen. And you both know that it will never die for as long as the two of you live.
 IX.
There are a lot of things that you regret in your life. Most of the time, you don’t want to change the past. Even if a lot of things made you want to crash and burn, it still formed you into someone you never knew you could become. This was your first time in Paris, France. The wealth and fame you accumulated over the past years of your life as an architect gave you all the opportunities to get to this very place. However, you made no efforts in landing here. Not until it reached the ten year mark.
You still remembered the promise. But the other party is still not present and it’s almost nearing midnight. You didn’t want to regret every coming here so you decided to relax and make this all about you.
“You remembered.” A voice spoke behind you. The chattering of people that laid in picnics under the Eiffel Tower were still loud despite the time.
Jaehyun is here. He remembered.
“You remembered.” You said back. Your eyes still covered with bewilder, almost not believing that Jaehyun is in front of you, keeping his side of the promise.
“How could I forget?” Jaehyun said, almost in a whisper. “How could I forget you?”
You did nothing but smile at him, with all the love remaining in your heart - all the love that will never go away no matter how much you try.
“Do you ever wondered what could have been if things didn’t go the way that they did?” You asked, looking up at the tall, iron tower.
“All the time.” He replied.
“How’s Chaeyoung and the kids?”
“They’re very well.” He replied with a nod. “How about Eunwoo?”
“He’s doing fine too. He’s currently in Germany with his family.” You answered.
“Ah, I’m glad my wish came true.” He said.
“Wish?”
“Yeah,” He turned his head in your direction. “My wish that you find someone who will love you better than I did.”
“You wished that?” You asked in disbelief.
“I actually didn’t wish it,” He said. “I knew that the universe made someone out there to love someone as beautiful as you.”
“Oh, stop it.” You blushed. You felt guilty that another man, specifically your ex, was making you blush.
“So, this is my proof when I promised you that I will always be here.” Jaehyun whispered.
“And me being here is my proof that I meant when I said that I want to hang out with you for as long as you want me to be.” You replied.
The night was young and alive, so is the love you have for each other. A love that, unfortunately, neither of you could ever express ever again.
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There were a great many things that Virgil didnt know, how to solve complex math equations, how to balance a book on his head, how the ocean could be so close to him yet so obscenely far. Really that was what confused him, a title of 'Prince of the Seas' and yet he hadnt set foot near one once in his life.
For a kingdom based so heavily around aquaculture, it was rather odd that his parents seemed to fear water more than they feared the idea of poison in their goblets.
Of course, that didnt mean they'd halted the economy all together, oh no, it was perfectly alright for other people to do the dirty work of the oceans, so long as the nobility stayed away from it.
But that's the thing about keeping an eighteen year old boy trapped in an expansive palace with windows pointing out to a place he wasnt allowed to go. It never worked.
In the case of this particular rebellion, Virgil had strayed off nearly every day at night to watch the tides, to feel the water on his feet, to call out to the distant shore that seemed oh so welcoming when he wasnt allowed to accept its invitations.
And if he couldnt sneak out, he watched ships dock and leave from the harbor as often as he could, his mind swimming with ideas of what it might be like.
"But mother I dont want to go to my classes! The instructor is all boring and- creepy-" Virgil complained, dragging his nails along the table and pouting slightly.
"Well if you didnt want extra classes than maybe you shouldve paid more attention the first time," the queen responded coldly.
"Well how can I! You've placed the classroom right next to the ocean! If you wanted me to pay attention so badly why would you give me a view like that!" Virgil responded, throwing his arms up.
"Well I'd expect you to have a little more self control than that!" And that settled it, if Virgil's mother was mad, there would be no further questions. Virgil mumbled a bit before he stormed off to his classes, fidgeting with his hoodie strings as he walked.
Of course, he still didnt pay a single lick of attention, simply stared out of the window and cringed at his professor's comments until it was over.
And then it happened, he'd walked out of the study, and heard a loud crash from outside. He raced to a farther window, pressing his face against the glass.
A large black ship was docked in the harbor, and the harbor itself, was on fire.
Virgil had to duck as something hit the window, a quick look allowed him to recognize it as a grappling hook. So Virgil began to run as fast as he could, watching pirates was one thing, getting taken by them was another.
Unfortunately for Virgil, he was fast, but pirates with ropes were much faster. Virgil froze as he heard boots land on the floor in front of him, and attempted to turn back in the other direction, only to run into another pirate.
"Aaawwweee, poor thing, he thinks we're gonna hurt him doesnt he!" Said one of the pirates, cackling. Virgil looked up and spat in his face. The man blinked, pouting slightly.
"Well fine, since you want to be so rude about it, Janus? Roman?" The man looked over Virgil's shoulder, Virgil attempted to break into a run again, only for his arm to get caught by someone else. He swilling around and attempted to bite his captor, only to feel someone else press against his neck, his vision went spotty, and then faded entirely.
He woke up in a cell, the smell of salt water filled his nostrils, he had cloth wrapped around his mouth, wrists, and ankles.
"Terribly sorry for the lackluster greeting, we're not used to skittering mice," Virgil glared at the man standing outside of his cell.
"Gee, you could kill a man with those eyes," the man cackled. Virgil let out a low snarl.
"Oooohhh, I'm shaking in my boots!" The man leaned against the cell, lifting on leg up and propping it on a barrel behind him.
"Tell me, what exactly do you think you'll be able to do to me when you're stuck in there, and even if you were out, pompous prince like you couldnt even throw a proper punch," the pirate said with a grin, Virgil noticed silver fangs glinting at the front of his mouth. Virgil lunged at him slightly, only to end up falling on his face. The silver-fanged man let out another sickening cackle.
"And dont get any ideas about escaping, you're on Captain Remus Duke-Prince Kingsley's ship now, and you'll abide by my rules, or you'll find yourself hanging from a fish hook off the hull," the Captain's voice took on a sudden threatening tone that sent chills down Virgil's spine. Virgil watched as Remus turned on his heel and strode out of the room, wishing ever so intensely that he couldve broken his bonds and strangled the man before he even set foot outside the door.
It felt as though Virgil had been alone in that cell for hours before someone showed up, he was short, with messy auburn hair and bright green eyes. He looked guilty, sad even.
"Here's your food, I'll uh- get that cloth off now-" he stammered, slipping the tray through a slot in the cell, Virgil turned his back to the man, waiting patiently as he felt the man's fingers working through the cloth bindings. Almost as soon as he felt the last piece of cloth fall from his body he bolted upright and tried to push his way through the cage bars. The man who'd delivered his food gave him a pitying look, but didnt stop him. It wasnt until Virgil had managed to tire himself put and collapse onto the floor that he spoke.
"Well, I suppose if you're quite finished, youd like to ask questions, then?" He said, raising an eyebrow. His face was soft, even the mildly annoyed look spread across it now didnt take away from the rosy flush of his cheeks, nor the faint glimmer of his irises.
"Yeah, question one, what the hell do you think you're playing at," Virgil said, slamming his arm against the cage bars again, ignoring the vibration it sent through his body.
"Ok, dont get mad, which is probably a redundant statement since you already look like you're going to explode, but, I cant answer that particular question yet," he said, the guilty expression quickly resurfacing.
"Ok, sure, fine, can you at least tell me what you need me for? Because it clearly isnt a ransom or I'd already be dead," Virgil grumbled, smirking slightly at the worry this seemed to cause the man.
"Well uh, I dont have all of the details, but uh- well- Remus says- I think- we need your help with something? Like- finding something, he says we cant do it unless you're with us," the man stuttered, shifting his feet on the ground.
"Oh really? So if I were to- say, remove myself from the equation, you'd be at a loss hm?" Virgil said, the man let out a terrified squeak. Virgil gave a merciless laugh, for a pirate, whoever this man was, he was nowhere near as threatening as his captain.
"Well uh- yes- that's, how I assume it would work- but uh- I dont think it would be very beneficial to you either-" the man continued, his boots now tapping more frequently on the ground.
"You and I have very different ideas of beneficial," Virgil replied.
"Roman? Is everything alright my darling?" Virgil paused as he heard another voice, this one deeper, almost silky in tone.
"I'm alright Janus-" Roman replied, Virgil heard shuffling.
"Are you going to eat? I dont think it wise to starve yourself, after all, a prince of the seas die in the middle of the ocean? There are far less ironic alternatives, and with much more bravado than that," Janus said, Virgil muttered a bit before he turned to the tray, which was, by some odd miracle, still hot. He glanced in the direction of his co-captors to get a better look at the second figure. Janus was tall, with wavy brown hair that was parted to the right, the left side was shaved, there was a very prominent yellow snake skull drawn on the right side of his face as well, and he, to, had metallic fangs, though his were gold, and were visible even with his mouth closed, Roman, it seemed, had no such additions. Virgil eyed them both carefully before he started eating, and he hadnt realized how hungry he was till that exact second.
"And dont worry about excercise, you'll only be trapped here until we're in the next town, of course you wont be getting off the ship, so dont get any ideas," Janus said calmly.
"And what makes you think you can stop me?" Virgil said, glaring up at him.
"Who exactly do you think incapacitated you upon our arrival at the castle?" Janus said plainly, flexing his hands, upon which were gold accents that seemed to trace it like a skeleton.
"Well, enjoy your meal, and dont sit still for to long, it gets dreadfully uncomfortable for your joints to get that stiff," and with that, the pair were gone, Janus fixing his hat, and Roman clinging to Janus' arm like a lovestruck puppy.
And there was Virgil, alone, and very much unhappy.
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Wife’s Hilda Rewatch - The Tide Mice
Yes, I know I didn’t do the Lost Clan rewatch. Yes, I know this is terribly late. No, I do not have an explanation. So let’s just head straight to what I believe I’d the episode I’ve watched the most times.
Hilda can sing. I’d like to begin this with by commenting that Hilda can sing. Which makes me kind of emotional because there’s a real possibility that Johanna taught her, which means Johanna can probably sing. My sketchbook brain engines are working…
Anyway, I’m really proud of David for auditioning for The Warblers even with what had happened the year before. It shows a passion and endurance that I legit wouldn’t have had.
Also, the piano lady looks a little like me. Huh.
“Why don’t you go to the library until the closing time?” JOHANNA PLEASE I DONT NEED EVEN MORE FUEL FOR MY SKETCHBOOK OBSESSION.
Just kidding
I do
Why don’t you guys read this fantastic fanfic after you watch this episode? It’s my favorite and I know you guys need more sketchbook fuel as well.
I really should continue talking about the episode
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This will forever be the best scene in season one for me. There’s EVERYTHING. Books, magic
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THERE’S MY WIFE. I swear my heart begins beating faster when I see her silluete.
You have to appreciate how Hilda sees a literal SPELL and decides to give it a try despite knowing no magic because “huh, it can help my friend”. Sweet cinnamon roll, will get herself killed one of these days.
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STOP for a few seconds. This is the “let’s appreciate the Hilda colour pallete” time
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Hey, hold up. At first, Hilda thought that the enchantment hadn’t worked out, and she even began walking away. Does that mean she was just planning on forgetting about David’s whistle?? She didn’t even try to find it in the water Hilda please
I love how David doesn’t even question that Hilda showed up at his house early in the morning and just… offers her breakfast. Peak friendship.
JOHANNA’S SMILES ARE SO SOFT. I can’t pick one to put a picture here so I’ll take loads of pics and post the best one.
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Ugh. More soft Johanna smiles. You know what, I’m doing a separate post just with Johanna appreciation in this episode.
In a scale of one to “saying moonrise instead of sunset” how edgy are you? Because I sure as hell am using “moonrise” from now on. You know. For the aesthetics. Whoever wrote that book knew what was up.
No one:
Kristoff in Frozen 2:
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Pals when David is scared but then Johanna puts a comforting hand on his shoulder am I right
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Hey since I just watched the explosion of the spell blow I’m going to link you to that fic again because it’s seriously very good
“That is very sweet”
“But also deeply terrifying” David I hope you know I love you so much.
Now, maybe some of you are wondering… what if Johanna goes to the library to talk to the librarian about what happened? And because of this, I will link you to YET ANOTHER SKETCHBOOK FANFIC. Why? Because this episode is sketchbook culture and because us sketchbook clowns have to stick by each other.
Now let’s go to the part literally no one was waiting for!
Wife’s episode score!
+10 for MY WIFE
+10 for a lot of good content on MY WIFE’S WIFE
+ 5 for m a g i c
+2 for “libraries are the thrilling temples of the unexpected!”
+5 for “you’re going to seem a lot crazy”
+5 for a hidden effing library
+2 for being sketchbook property
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Tired prompt: s/o is crying, how would Crypto + (whoever else you wanna write for) react? You dont have to if you dont want to
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XCrying!Reader
Crypto:
-He knows that you’re very careful about how you show your emotions, so anytime he hears you crying, he is there.
-He will bring you tissues to wipe your tears and let you choose if you want to be held by him or to let you hold him.
-More or less, he will find out the reason. If it is because someone said something to you, he will make sure they never try that again.
-if it is from your past then he always assures you that it will never happen again. Because he would rather die a million times than let you face such pain again.
Bangalore:
-She has been through a lot and faced a lot. But she doesn’t really know great coping skills.
-she encourages you to join her when she does training or simply going to the gym.
-“Even 15 minutes can make a difference (y/n)”
-Other than that, she will let you cry. Knowing that you are going to wether or not she is there. And she would rather be there than far away.
Bloodhound:
-They understand the Allfather has put you through difficult trials in your life. It was a test, and so far you’ve done well.
-They praise you during your periods of emotion, claiming that you’ve survived through so much it makes you a skilled warrior.
-Arthur will always perch on your shoulder and make small noises to comfort you, and They don’t mind because both of them are your world and it does help.
Caustic:
-He’s never been good with other people. In fact the closest person to him is his father and that’s only because he raised him.
-But he remembered days, when he was a child, that his father would cry over his mother. Someone he never knew or.
-What made his father feel better was the reassurance that everything is fine. In the moment.
-He would make comments about the neighbors outside, the wind and even the mice the scurried in the walls. His observations helped his father through his episode of emotion.
-that’s what he does with you, pointing out your beautiful hair and your room. How the two of you, despite being far away, can hear Mirage writing back to his fans. Being the self proclaimed legend he is.
Gibraltar:
-He has dealt with many people. Who’s lives were threatened one way or another. Who had felt the stress of this line of work or otherwise.
-When he sees you crying, he isn’t shocked. Isn’t worried. He knows it’s needed.
-He sits beside you with a smile on his face, knowing you will talk to him one way or another.
-Like Caustic, he might begin mentioning the sounds around you two. Outside or not, there is always something to hear.
-Once you’ve calmed down enough to talk to him, he places his hand on top of yours and squeezes it gently. Waiting for you to squeeze back.
Lifeline:
-She is trained on helping people. She knows what to assess first hand before even opening her mouth.
-She, however, knows your tears aren’t from any physical damage. It’s all from your memories.
-So she does still sit directly in front of you with your hand in hers and she tells you to breath. You’re here with her.
-It helps to an extent especially when you were hyperventilating from the sobs. But you still let tears fall from your face.
-At this point, she grabs you and holds you to her, letting her hand glide along your back as your breaths are shaky, but you’re still breathing.
Mirage:
-He tries to make you laugh or simply smile
-After all, if you’re smiling, your brain will flip the switch back to contentment.
-He does whatever he needs to in order for you to crack a smile.
-Down to a T, he will talk about his bar patrons, what happened in the games, and even his brothers. There were good times in these memories he tells you.
-He hopes it brings good ones to you to. Because if they don’t, he hugs you and explains to you that he will never stop giving you memories to look back in.
Octane:
-He didn’t grow up with a lot of emotional people. They had nasty habits to cope with stress and such.
-Thus were he kinda got his thing, dangerous sport,
-He knows, however, that it’s not for everyone. But he does encourage you to come outside. To, feel the bugs in the air,
-So he takes you by the hand and leads you to the track that the sponsors set him up with. It’s wicked dangerous but he had yet to get a scratch. He asks for you to keep track of how many laps he runs.
-It does begin to distract you, since he tells you it’s very important that he knows how many laps he runs.
-once he is finished and you tell him, he takes you out and buys you flowers. Dozens of them because runs no less than 60 laps
Pathfinder:
-He is very confused. He has seen people leak water from their eyes. He is very concerned and grabs everything that makes you smile
-Plushies, movies, snacks, everything that makes you smile.
-He has to be assured that it happens but he still frets over you.
-“What make you like this? Who made you, cry?”
Wattson:
-She knows tears and pain all to well. The night the others walked in on her, she didn’t stop until nearly the morning.
-So she does comfort you, in the only way she knows how. She is there. You’re on the bed, and she sits next to you.
-It doesn’t hit her to start singing until she realizes that’s what her father did when she was young
-So she sings you an old french lullaby that soothes you neutral
-There, she holds you until you sleep
Wraith:
-She never really cried she escaped the lab. But she will admit, there were times she needed to.
-So aside you, she lets her tears fall. It’s her form of comfort that lets you know that it is ok to cry around her. She isn’t scared anymore to talk to about her pains. But because she’s crying lets you know about her joys.
-She doesn’t push you to open up, but does ask that you’ll come to her whenever you need to cry.
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About Me
(Since I’m too lazy to actually make a Carrd.co for this, I decided to be different and just make this a text post)
Name(s): Limbo (Main), Pixel, Bear, Minty, Firefly, Fourteen (literally anything you want just make sure to inform me before you just call me anything please)
Age: I don’t feel comfortable spreading my age anywhere, so I’m just gonna say that I’m in the 13-17 range. Yeah, I’m a minor, and I’m a high-school freshman. So don’t expect me to show my face, tell people my age or my name or where I live, etc. I probably wouldn’t even do it anyways if I were older. 
Gender: Unknown (I used to be nonbinary, but I’m questioning some things right now) Pronouns: (They/Them) Please expect for me to change it. I’ll always notify everyone if I change my pronouns.
Sexual Orientation: Questioning
Romantic Orientation: Questioning
Relationship Status: No-One, Although I do have a crush on two girls at my school, and a guy I’m currently speaking to right now who I went to school with last year
Location: Pluto 
Fandoms:
FNaF
Undertale
Hamilton
Little Nightmares
Sonic the Hedgehog
MLP
LPS
Steven Universe
My Hero Academia
Stranger Things (No spoilers pls)
Minecraft (the game in general. I don’t know that much about Dream and the others. The only minecraft player I really watch is BoffyYT)
Some Notes:
I write stories sometimes. I’m actually working on a project rn
I don’t enjoy talking a lot, and I’m really awkward so please notify me first before you talk to me so I know
I promise I’m nicer than this I just don’t know how to talk
I’m African American
Please don’t flirt with me. I’m pretty uncomfortable in general if that happens. So yeah. 
My birthday is on March 8
I’m not sure what mental illnesses I have, but i’m speaking with my therapist currently
I like to theorize sometimes, but I hate confrontation. Please don’t try and debate with me, it’s most likely I’ll run away
I have a plant named Georgie 
I understand sarcasm sometimes, but most of the times I don’t. So please don’t yell if I don’t understand you the first time
I have trouble with responding sometimes, and may take a few days to respond so please be patient with me
I sometimes post stim boards or fidget toys or something similar to that
If you want me to tag something, please ask me and it’ll immediately have a trigger warning on it. 
Random Fact: I ADORE morally grey characters. I love characters who think for themselves and are not all goody-goody sometimes, and follow their own definitive morals and what they believe is right. So if you wanna talk about those kinds of characters, I’d be happy to!
Do Not Interact:
Trump Supporters
Sexists
Homophobes, Transphobes, basically LGBT+Phobic
Exclusionists (Such as believing asexuals, bisexuals, aromantics, pansexuals, etc. don’t belong in the LGBT+ community)
Albeist
Are a Pedophile
Support or Justify Rape or Pedophillia
Support Shane Dawson
Racist (should be clarified with the fact I’m African American and the Trump Supporters in the DNI)
Someone who hides behind an Anon filter to spread hate
Addition: PORN BLOGS/18+ DO NOT INTERACT WITH ME. DO NOT FOLLOW ME. I DONT TO WANT TO BE MEAN AND BLOCK PEOPLE BUT I WILL IF NECESSARY. IF YOU ARE ALREADY FOLLOWING ME AND POSTING PICTURES OF THINGS YOU CONSIDER 18+ DO. NOT. FOLLOW. ME.
Additional Fun Facts!:
I really like space, books, robots, fantasy, mythology, dark fantasy, academia (sometimes), sweaters, being alone, etc.
My favorite animals are BEARS, FROGS, Tigers, Seals, Pandas, Foxes, Cows, Ducks, Chickens, etc.
My favorite holiday is between Halloween and Christmas
Favorite Cartoons; My Little Pony, Littlest Pet Shop, Steven Universe, Aggretsuko, Paw Patrol, etc.
Favorite Animes; (Haven’t watched much yet, but I’m trying to) MHA, Ms Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
I’m a reserved, very quiet, goofy, and flinchy person.
I’m a generally nice person I guess, but please don’t expect me to start the conversation. I’ll try to but it’ll be really awkward.
I love the rain, even overcasted skies and windy trees are enough
I’m — Sorry to everyone — terrified of mice. I hate them. Please don’t show me a picture of them without tags
If you ever need me to tag something, Please Let Me Know. Unless it’s something that’s predominantly that I post, please let me know if soemthing that isn’t tagged makes you uncomfortable
Comfort Characters;
Twilight Sparkle and Princess Luna from MLP
Pepper Clark and Sugar Sprinkles from Littlest Pet Shop
Peridot, Amethyst, Garnet and Jasper from Steven Universe
Chase, Leo, and Douglas Davenport from Lab Rats
Chica, SpringTrap, Funtime Foxy, Mangle, Lefty, and Funtime Freddy from Fnaf
Undyne, Asgore, Asriel and Papyrus from Undertale
Denki, Yaoyaorouzu, Shinsou, Eri-Chan, Aizawa, and Todoroki From MHA
John Lauren’s, Peggy Schuyler, Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette from Hamiton
Kanna and Touru from Ms Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid
Skye, Mayor Goodway and Chickletta, and Everest from Paw Patrol
Mono and Six from Little Nightmares and LN 2
Silver, Knuckles, Tails, and Rouge from Sonic the Hedgehog
I think that’s about it
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based on the animatic idea i had for this song
Warnings: injury, character death
i still dont know why the page break is gone does anyone know
Dash stared at the boy in front of him. He didn’t know Dash was behind him but Dash was gaping at the twerp.
Danny Fenton was over there facing a ghost.
He was fucking staring it down and exchanging banter. 
Dash was floored as he watched, jaw dropped, as Danny casually sauntered right up to the ghost. 
The fuck does Fenton think he’s doing? Danny laughed at something he said and before Dash knew it the ghost was throwing an ectoblast right at the boy. He jumped and rolled to the side so quickly that Dash’s jaw was nearly unhinged now. 
And then something happened that Dash couldn’t explain. No matter how hard he racked his mind over it, he couldn’t come up with a conceivable explanation. 
Two blinding white rings formed around Danny’s waist, floating away from one another as they passed his chest, his hands, his head. Until left standing there was Phantom. The Danny Phantom. 
Dash looked like a fish now, mouth opening and closing as Phantom-Danny- rushed head first towards the ghost, hand charged up with radioactive ectoplasm. 
Fists flew, debris rained down, and soon Danny was sucking the ghost into that little thermos he always seemed to have. Floating there, Danny had a smirk on his face and he began to turn around. When he met Dash’s horrified and shocked gaze, his own eyes filled with fear. Danny’s eyebrows drew down though and he floated over to Dash who scooted away. 
Dash could see Danny’s mouth moving but he couldn’t hear anything. The sound of his heartbeat rushed through his ears and his chest heaved up and down too quickly. 
A hand softly landed on his shoulder and Dash looked up into Danny’s green eyes. His white hair stood on end, sticking up messily. Now that Dash had seen he could clearly see Danny in Phantom now. He was wearing a jumpsuit for fucks sake. 
Dash took in a deep breath and shakily spoke. 
“Change back.”
The whisper was airy and Dash could still feel himself shaking and breathing too fast but he got it out. 
Danny’s brows furrowed again. “Dash, do you want me to take you home? It’d only take-”
“No! Change back!” Dash spit back.
Danny jumped at the tone, but did as he was asked. The rings appeared again and Dash jerked his arm away from them before they could touch him. Before him was a totally normal, dweebish looking Danny Fenton. 
“Are you dead?" Dash asked, voice barely above a whisper. “How is this possible? You can’t be both alive and dead.” Dash’s face went slack and his eyes widened. “Am I dead? Am I imagining all of this in my last seven minutes of brain activity?”
Danny rolled his eyes. “Dash, no-”
“I’m not ready to die!” Dash wailed. “Is this the karma I get? To be left in purgatory until the end of time being tormented by both my hero and the kid I wailed on everyday?”
Suddenly Danny’s hands were both on Dash’s shoulders shaking him. The smaller boy leaned forward until their faces were only a few inches apart.
“Dash! You’re not dead!” Danny huffed out a small breath, hanging his head. “You just saw something you weren’t supposed to.”
Dash’s eyes widened at that again. “Are you gonna kill me?”
Danny groaned. “Dash, no. It’s just… There are people that if they knew this secret they’d want to kill me. The GIW, The Red Huntress. My parents.” His voice trailed off on the last word. 
“Your parents don’t know?” Dash whispered in horror. 
Danny snorted softly. “Are you kidding? Who knows what they’d do if they found out their son was public enemy number one. They could kill me, dissect me, try to expunge the ghost overshadowing me. Tear me apart molecule by molecule.”
Silence reigned between them before Dash spoke again. 
“Does anyone know?”
Danny nodded. “Sam and Tucker have known the whole time. Jazz found out on her own. All the ghosts know. For some reason.” He scrunched his nose at that. He groaned and leaned away from Dash, resting against the car the jock had been hiding behind during the fight.
“How did it happen?” Dash asked quietly. He had calmed down most of the way but he was still having the shakes. He looked at Danny who had his eyes closed, eyebrows drawn down.
“Accident with the ghost portal. I accidentally turned it on and it electrocuted me while I was inside it. It’s why I missed the first two weeks of freshman year.”
“Man..” Dash looked at the rubble on the ground in front of them. “That sucks.”
Danny snorted. “Tell me about it.”
They sat there in silence for awhile before Danny groaned again and started to stand up. 
“I gotta get going. I have chores and homework I need to do.”
Dash stood up shakily, leaning against the car once he was on his feet. 
“Do you want me to fly you home?”
His head shot up at Danny’s question and he saw the other boy rubbing the back of his neck. 
“I just thought because you’re still shaking that maybe- I don’t know how long it’d take you- another ghost could-”
Dash let out a chuckle at the boy’s nervous stammering. “Sure why not.”
Those rings appeared yet again and something clenched in Dash’s stomach. It wasn’t nearly as terrifying this time around. 
Danny picked Dash up off the ground and leapt into the air, going about the speed as a car would normally be driving down one of these roads.
They finally made it to Dash’s house and Danny flew in through the wall to his room. Danny’s tail turned back into legs and he touched down on the floor before placing Dash back on his own feet. 
“You gonna be okay?” Danny asked as he started turning back to the wall they just flew through. 
“Yeah. Are you gonna be okay?”
Shrugging, Danny cracked a smile. 
“As okay as a dead kid can be.”
He waved and floated through the wall, leaving Dash alone. 
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“Danny!” Dash screamed. He ran between crumbled buildings and bent cars. “Danny!”
The ghost boy wasn’t anywhere in sight, not that that really mattered but it scared Dash. They’d all been at school when the guys in white smashed through walls and dropped through the ceiling.
English class with Lancer. 
Dash held his chin in his hand, looking boredly down at his notebook where he was doodling circles instead of taking notes. He looked up at Danny who was sitting in front of him to the left, barely keeping his head up off his desk. 
Mr. Lancer was droning on about some sort of poetry when the outside walls burst into the classroom, the ceiling falling apart above them. 
“Of Mice and Men!” Lancer exclaimed while students shouted and covered their heads as debris fell around them. 
As the dust cleared Dash could make out boulders of men, their white suits still immaculate of dust or dirt, all pointing their weapons at Danny. 
“Danny Fenton,” one started, “Under the Ecto-Containment Bill, section D paragraph one, you are hereby arrested for harboring a ghostly fugitive.”
“What?!” Danny exclaimed. “Why would I be harboring a ghost fugitive?” “The reasons are unknown. What we have gathered is that Phantom is taking up residence within you and either you are completely fooled, or you allow his presence.”
The blood drained from Danny’s face and Dash’s eyes widened. 
“Phantom? How would I be harboring Phantom? We’ve never even been seen in the same place before! How could I have met him?” Danny asked nervously. He eyed an agent as he took a tool from his pocket, pointing it at Danny who flinched. 
“Level 9 specter. We’ve been tracking Phantom’s ecto-signature for weeks. But if you’ve never been seen together before then…”
One by one the agents raised their weapons and pointed them at Danny. They came to life, the whirring filling the otherwise quiet classroom. The first shot was fired and students could be heard screaming as Danny ducked and rolled across the floor. 
Another blast was shot towards him and nearly clipped his arm.
“Go!” Dash shouted. He ran towards Danny, blocking the agents aim. 
“Dash!” Danny hissed. “What are you doing?”
“Buying you time. Now get out of here.”
Dash turned his head back towards the agent who fired the first shot at Danny. Running forward, he tackled the man to the ground, managing to knock the gun out of his hands. The other agents let out exclamations as they tried to pull him off the bastard. 
“The Fenton kid is gone!” 
At this, Dash was thrown to the side, forgotten, as the agents ran from the school, piling into vans or equipping their flight inventions. Once the area was clear, Dash sprinted from the building, ignoring the cries of Lancer and his classmates. 
“Danny!” Dash yelled again. His eyes were starting to well up and his breathing was getting faster. If he didn’t find Danny soon he’d be too panicked to continue looking for him. 
Suddenly, Dash felt a hand around his wrist pull him into one of the buildings the GIW had crashed through. Dash turned around and couldn’t help the sob that left his throat. 
He threw his arms around Danny, pulling him close against his chest. 
“I thought they got you!” He whispered. 
Danny shook his head. “They’ve got my ecto-signature, I won’t be able to hide from them for long here. I need to leave.”
“Leave where? Where could you possibly go?”
“Australia? The ghost zone? Hell, I might even actually need Vlad’s help this time.”
“But-”
Dash was interrupted as another hole was smashed into the building they were hiding in. 
There stood at least fifteen GIW, all armed, all aiming at Dash and Danny as they stood there. Guns began whirring and the two of them started backing towards the wall. 
“You’re surrounded, Phantom. There’s no escaping this time.” The agent barked. 
“What do you even need him for?!” Dash yelled. “He’s done nothing but good for this town!”
“He needs to be disposed of.”
The way the agent said it was so cold it sent ice down Dash’s spine. 
“What?”
“Whatever this child is shouldn’t exist. His power increases faster than any other specter and it would be unwise to leave it in the hands of a mere teenager. He must be exterminated.”
Dash gaped. “This is a kid you’re talking about! A living, breathing kid! That’s murder!”
“There are no laws protecting ectoplasmic organisms. They are supposed to be dealt with and disposed of.”
Dash’s vision swam with red. He stormed towards the agent, preparing to strike the snake’s face with his fist. 
Something shot into his stomach. It threw him into the ground and as his vision tilted he touched the aching, burning spot on his abdomen, lifting his hand to see it slick with blood. 
After that everything felt like it was happening outside a fish bowl that he was lying in. The sounds around him were muted. He vaguely registered Danny yelling. The glowing shield now surrounding Dash. Danny screaming. It all felt like it lasted a lifetime and a second all at the same time. 
Someone was shaking Dash’s shoulder, trying to get his attention. He turned his heavy gaze towards the figure-Danny-above him. He could make out the GIW agents scattered on the ground in front of them, the tears on Danny’s face. 
“Dash?” He could finally hear his name being spoken. Danny’s voice was filled with raw panic and Dash knew. He knew it wasn’t good. 
“Danny…” Dash whispered. He began to cough, a copper taste filling his mouth and over Danny’s shoulder he saw a hazy light blurring the broken building. 
“I’m not gonna… Not gonna make it.” Dash said shakily. 
A sob pushed its way out of Danny’s throat and tears streamed down his face faster. “No Dash, you gotta hold on. I’ll get you to a hospital and they can-”
“Danny-” Dash’s breath hitched as he placed his hand on top of Danny’s. “I can already- already see it. I’m not gonna make it to a hospital.”
Danny leaned down and pressed his forehead against Dash’s, his tears dripping onto the other boy’s face. 
“Go to- go to Australia. Or the ghost zone, Danny. Please. Get somewhere safe.”
Danny lifted his gaze to look into Dash’s unfocused blue eyes. His breathing picked up and Danny took his free hand and ran it through Dash’s hair until the erratic breaths stopped. 
Dash was standing above Danny and his body, watched as Danny leaned over onto his chest and sobbed. 
Dash took one last look at Danny and turned to walk towards the hazy light, leaving Danny alone.
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argentdandelion · 5 years
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Handplates: If They’re Clones, Why Do They Have Different Personalities?
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(From this Handplates comic)
In Zarla-s’s highly influential Undertale comic, Handplates, the royal scientist W.D. Gaster created his test subjects, 1-S (Sans) and 2-P (Papyrus) by cutting out tissue samples from his hands and growing them in big tubes.
Since the two were made from his tissue samples, they are logically his clones. Yet, they look too different from Gaster and each other to be proper clones. Indeed, Gaster's test subjects don’t even act that much like him.
Why?
It's actually plausible Gaster and his clones would behave differently. Different life experiences can make clones act very differently, so differences magnify over time. Gaster is also much older than Sans and Papyrus, so of course he'd act different.
What's more important is how Sans and Papyrus differ from each other. It didn’t take years for their behavior to change: they act differently even when first removed from the gestation tubes.
According to Gaster, Papyrus whined and cried constantly. When his limb detached, he froze, panicked, and screamed, starting to cry when Gaster got closer.1 In contrast, Sans was quiet and moved around and investigated his cell, apparently trying to find a way to escape. When he noticed Gaster, Sans was still quiet. He backed up against a wall as Gaster approached and then rattled his bones (which Zarla-s likens to a scared kitten poofing itself up).
Why do they act so different? It's for the same reason that, despite identical gestation, they have such different statures, body shapes and face shapes.
It's the fact Gaster is two people.
Gaster is Two People??!
Strictly speaking, he’s not. Rather, he may be a chimera.
Chimeras are made from two cell lines that work as a single, composite organism. Think of mules: if a horse's cells are red and a donkey's are blue, mule cells are purple. A horse-donkey chimera, however, has both blue and red cells.
Chimeric animals can behave in way that's intermediate to their components: chimeras of wild, jumpy Ryukyu mice and tame lab mice show a mix of behavioral traits. In humans, chimeras (formed my fraternal twins merging as embryos) is often undetectable at a glance, or shows only subtle visible signs.
Sans and Papyrus grew from bone pieces taken from Gaster's left and right hands, respectively. It's possible each hand was mostly made of one identical-looking cell line, and only when the samples had to form bodies largely of one line did phenotype differences show up.
Temperament
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(Image composite from two comics. Credit to Zarla-s.)
“The two of them differ strikingly in temperament. One docile, one hostile.” (Gaster even uses the word “temperament”.)
If Gaster is a chimera, it would explain their basic behavioral differences, too.
Babies do not have personalities, exactly. Rather, they have "temperaments", genetically-determined precursors to personalities. For Gaster's clones, temperament differences showed up within just seven hours of decanting. Papyrus was very loud and constantly made noise, while Sans was quiet to the point Gaster figured he was incapable of speech. While both panic when Gaster gets closer and when their limbs detach, and also start crying during these events, only Sans is described as “wary”.
Similarly, the list of introverted and extroverted traits on Wikipedia matches up well with Sans' and Papyrus' behavior. It’s possible one of Gaster’s cell lines (or SOUL lines2?) increases the likelihood of introverted behavior, while another increases the likelihood of extroverted behavior. Combined, the two end up as a mix, though in Gaster introversion dominates.3
However, there’s a caveat: it’s impossible to know this for certain without seeing Gaster’s behavior in similar situations as a baby. Another caveat is their accelerated growth in the tubes: this affected how capable (i.e., they could walk) his clones were, and potentially their confidence in new situations.
To be fair, when Sans' arm falls off later he acts much like Papyrus, but Papyrus quickly re-attaches it. ↩︎
In some works, monsters reproduce using their SOULs. Yet, in Handplates, Gaster doesn’t use his SOUL: just bone pieces. (Though a strange inter-dimensional being claims they have pieces of his SOUL anyway.) This brings up some interesting questions, but the point is that, if monster behavior comes from their SOULs and they act like him, some aspect of SOULs might be inherited. ↩︎
Caveat: technically, very few people are pure extroverts or introverts. People are called those terms if they have mostly introverted or extroverted traits. ↩︎
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fan-clan-fun · 5 years
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ForestClan 2.0
these guys again… always improving on it! i thought about doing allegiances too, but tbh i can’t decide on what cats i want/what i want them to look like, so that’s not gonna be included sorry. i’m also not that great at describing stuff but i’m going to try my best.
Wonderful I enjoy seeing what people have for their fan clans!
Territory: ForestClan lives in a temperate deciduous forest, with a wide variety of tree species. They see themselves as the trees, adaptable and changing. Their territory is home to many plant species as well, making it a prime spot to collect herbs and such.
Camp: The ForestClan camp is accessed through a large, moss-covered fallen tree trunk, from long ago. It’s big and wide enough for an adult cat to fit through. Upon entering, the camp is covered by a canopy of trees, and in the center is a towering oak tree called the Great Oak where the leader makes their announcements and sleeps in, as well. The dens are nestled around the Great Oak, which the clan feels serves as a guardian, sent by their ancestors to watch over them. The seer’s den is nestled beneath the roots of the Great Oak, and has been long since served the seers of ForestClan. Apprentices sleep across from the seer den, with warriors on the other side. The nursery is well-hidden behind several clumps of ferns and brambles, the inside is well insulated and well protected during the colder moons. The elder’s den is located near a shady corner close to the prey pile. Both the nursery and elder’s den are closest to the camp entrance.
I really enjoy the camp description! I have always loved camps that were all centered around one tree, it just gives it so much character. Especially when it becomes an entity of its own. My only concern is if the kit and elders den are closest to the entrance does that make them the most vulnerable to attack? Or is that the most well defended part of the camp?
Landmarks: The Great Oak - a large, towering oak tree that’s the heart of ForestClan camp where the leader sleeps and makes announcements. It’s rumored that it’s branches reach the sky and that its roots reach down far into the earth. It’s very sturdy and has lived through many seasons and years of toil. One can even see it when atop a tree in MarshClan territory!
The Glade - a glade where apprentices learn to do battle training, storytelling, and various other events are held here as well. This is also a prime spot for herbs for seers.
The Snakerocks - located beside the river that runs between Forest and Marsh territory, it’s a prime sunning spot for both cats - and is also home to many dangerous snakes.
Sounds like some pretty basic locations. You could also expand and add a few more, even if its just the basic borders, more landmarks is always nice. 
Prey: Birds - Cardinal, Sparrow, Dove, Woodpecker, Grackle, Warbler, etc Mammals - Mice, Rats, Squirrels, Shrews, Chipmunks, Rabbits Reptiles + Amphibians - Lizards, Frogs, some snakes Other: various bugs and insects Predators: Foxes, Snakes, Falcon, Eagle, Harrier, Owls, Raccoon, Coyote, Hawk, Vulture, Osprey, Domestic Dogs (when humans come through w their dogs)
Clan Appearance: Longhair is very common, shorthaired cats less so. Brown tabbies are very common, red is uncommon, cream is rare. Dilute colors are uncommon, white spotting is low to nonexistent. Solid black cats are looked favorably at, as their dark pelt helps aid them in hunting at night (they have a legend about how the night sky gave part of its pelt to a cat and this helped them in catching more prey when their clan was in need.) Colorpoint is, surprisingly, common…ish! Not as common as brown tabbies, but it still is there. Tortoiseshells are also looked favorably. Most common type of tabby is the mackerel tabby, though classic may pop up from time to time. The silver gene is almost non-existent; ForestClan, at one point, had an abundance of it, and kits w the silver gene were culled or left to die in the territory (if U remember that star thing i posted last time?? that’s where this is from!). Eye colors are commonly hazel, yellow or green. Their coats are plush and thick. Their shoulders are broad and their legs are muscular - they’re beefcakes lol. Scars are heavily favored in ForestClan, as it signals that you are a strong cat and that you have survived; they also just find them pretty in a morbid sort of way. Along with their tufted ears and hardened expression, ForestClan gives off a very intimidating vibe… which is how they like it lol.
Mmmm broad shouldered tabbies, I just LOVE it. Strong beefy babies are my kryptonite, though I also go for the opposite too. As for coloration these all make pretty good sense for their territory. 
Clan Skills: Climbing is a skill that ForestClan prides themselves on. They are known for their battle prowess as well, and are said to be terrifying to face in battle. They have a keen sense of direction and know their way through the paths the forest has laid out - it’s surprisingly easy to get lost in a forest if you don’t know the layout of it; kits are taken on ‘field trips’ at a young age and learn to navigate the paths in the forest. By the time an apprentice is ready to graduate to warrior, one of their 'trials’ is to navigate through the forest to get to the glade where they will then be given their proper warrior name (or more tests… haven’t decided yet). Despite their large size, these cats have good balancing skills which is a surprise to many.
I like this a lot. Its super important for a clan to begin educating their young at least a bit before apprenticeship. I always thought that keeping your kits cooped up in camp is just a bad idea, so helping them learn basic navigation so warriors dont have to be constantly watching their apprentices to make sure they dont get lost. Even if its just a basic “how to navigate to camp or an important landmark so we can come find you” course.
Clan Culture: ForestClan value community, strength, and wisdom. The heroes in their stories often have very Sparta-esque qualities. ForestClan places much value on their senior warriors, as well. To be a senior warrior is seen as a wise and (to some) more attractive cat. Elders are held in high esteem as well, and have a special ceremony to acknowledge them. ForestClan also highly values motherhood, and queens are treated very well (some joke even better than the leader!) and with utmost respect. It’s customary to bow to a queen, elder or senior warrior and the three groups form a council that, along w the seer and the leader (called Matriarch in ForestClan) makes several important decisions. A Matriarch is trained in the bloodlines of the Clan, and must know these - memory is very important to all cats, but especially so to ForestClan.
The militant clan is always an interesting one to play around with, but Im very interested in the Matriarch, since I know Ive posted about matriarchies on my blog before and I do really enjoy them. I have a similar dynamic in my own Bloomclan, though they place a much higher respect on the motherhood and teaching aspects than the battle aspects. But I really appreciate clans with councils, who can help decide as a group for the clan.
Clan Personality: To Outsiders, ForestClan can come off as appearing as a closed-off, tight-knit and very intimidating group that  seems to have no love for anyone outside of their circle. And… they would be right! ForestClan is very tight-knit group that tolerates no nonsense; to speak to one would be similar to speaking with a military official. They are direct, blunt, and are prone to giving commands than engaging in social niceties. While they can be polite, they much prefer to get to the point of the matter. Their sense of humor is very dry, if it’s present at all. Among themselves, they can and are gentle, yet firm. They expect the best of out everyone - even if a warrior has no defining skill, they are still expected to help out - whether that be storytelling, watching kits, helping a seer, or den repairs. ForestClan expects everyone to help, and if not… you are welcome to see the door.
Its a very fair culture I would say, you either contribute or you find somewhere else to go, but they dont seem to consider those without “traditional” skills to be less of an asset. And their attitudes align with a group trying to survive in a difficult environment, you dont have too much time to waste.
Thank you again for contributing! I do enjoy replying to these when I have the time.
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clandestinian · 6 years
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i’ve been Thinking (pre-s8 melancholy, yk) and i’ve noticed a few parallels with klance and sacrifice. first of all, they are the only two characters who have repeatedly openly sacrificed themselves to save someone else(and in pretty dramatic ways too might i add).  also, they’ve both attempted to sacrifice themselves for each other.  keith in this case sacrificed himself for lance by joining the blade and allowing lance to keep the red lion after lance vented to him.  lance sacrificed himself for keith in a few subtler (but still valid!) ways, such as venting about leaving the team(expressing that he thinks keith is worthy of staying and not himself), and the whole vent moment in general, he sacrificed his dignity and “rivalry” to truly open up to keith in that moment.  on a more physical note, the most recent sacrifices (keith-shiro, lance-veronica) are both... uh... INTERESTING. for starters, both scenes play out the exact same way. keith and lance both have a long moment where their eyes are open and the scene seems to be centered around their eyes, making the emotions more noticeable and profound.  this is a scene vld wants you to remember.  then they both close their eyes, slowly, painfully, realizing what they must do.  so yes.  these scenes are very powerful, truly showing a moment of the familial bond and the honest nature of the character. interesting how they decided to make a parallel between lance and keith there, hmm? hahah i’ll get to that later but. anyway.  you’ve probably already noticed the familial bond wording there, yeah, these scenes are extremely family-oriented(shiro’s keith’s brother, veronica’s lance’s sister), but they also seem to describe a lot of the show, y’know? voltron is very centered on friendship, trust, teamwork, etc. and these are peak moments of loyalty, trust, and honestly, love.  lance’s love for his sister led him to sacrifice himself for her.  keith’s love for shiro (familial!!!!!im tired of this) led keith to sacrifice himself for shiro. actually, now that i’m thinking about it, love is actually one of the main focal points that separate l+k from the rest of the characters, at least at this point in the series. lance has always been outwardly flirty, but never outwardly... lovey. the only real time he’s done that was when he talked about missing his family back home(allura does NOT count for this! it was still inwardly lovey, he had no intention of sharing his feelings about allura with anyone, the mice just betrayed him. the vent w keith sadly, doesn’t really count in the “lovey” genre, although it certainly is up to “intimate”s standards). this sort of “flirty shell” to hide your feelings behind is something that’s consistent with lance throughout the show, the shell slowly losing its walls as the show continues.  One of the kickstarters for the slow dissipation of his shell was the klance vent/bedroom scene, but whatever im getting off track.  keith has been pretty hopeless with emotions in general, a direct result from his tragic past, which (dun dun duuun!) had to do with love. everyone he loved left him, even shiro, gof that fight must have been painful sorry im writing this at 3am.  ok, so.  lets go through the list just to make sure i’m right.  is allura struggling with love? no. she recently had a tussle with lotor, but she hasn’t struggled with love in the past and she’s seemed pretty okay after lotor’s death all things considered. love has not been a constant struggle in her life. is hunk struggling with love? no, he’s got shay and his fam bacj and they’re all so cutehddkj. is pidge? no, she’s been united with her family for a while now and its all p chill. is shiro? well, yes actually, but not in the sense that it’s been a constant hindrance in his life.  is coran? ...no.  all the other characters have had a run with love, but there’s still two that haven’t been satiated yet.  k+l.  //note: yes i know all the allurance stuff at the end of s7, ughdhd. however, i may have (MAY HAVE, jesus i feel like im jinxing all of s8) found some faults with those bad boys.  first of all, lets reference the klible a little bit here and state that lance doesn’t deserve to be a rebound.  he needs to be picked first for once in his life, to be shown that he’s worth it.  secondly, let’s remember how The Feud! was going to be the final episode. if it was the final episode, directly after all the allurance stuff happened, why would lance still pick keith??// ok so we’ve identified keith and lance as the only ones who still have somewhat of a love arc, and who have also had almost identical love-centered sacrifice scenes.  im going to point out the significance of these scenes again. the show is aimed for children, so when they want a scene to stick out, they will usually rely on heavy aesthetics or some drastic contrast to really grab attention. with keith we can really see the aesthetics there, lord. i dont even have to say anything. with lance they use the contrast bit, as most younger kids see lance as this fun, happy character instead of serious, solemn, and desolate. these scenes were meant to stick with you(note on this, just because they use different methods of getting your attention does not mean that these scenes are not strikingly similar. no other characters have had scenes like these. good day). and the uncanny similarities between the scenes? while both being mega important scenes to remember?  and both being love related????????????? i dont wanna get my hopes up, but i have a feeling we may be in for some klance. 
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Sorry
Sorry for not updating the stories yet. I moved and I still don't have WLAN for my laptop.
Also I can't write at the moment, my mind is just too cramped with depression and anxiety.
It was supposed to be a fresh start, moving to the countryside, adopting a dog, but everyone keeps telling me what to do and how to do things. I mean, I lived on my own before. I know how to clean, how to cook, how to do the laundry. But then I got ill and couldn't do it for a while. And now I still feel like I can't. Everyone seems to know everything better. 'dont forget to do the dishes', 'dont forget to do the laundry'... No, I will live with dirty clothes stuck to my body, eating of dirty plates in a kitchen that smells of rotten fruit because I didn't bring out the garbage.
Everyone who has been to my flat when I was living alone, knows that I am super tidy especially in the kitchen and the bathroom. But I feel like I just can't put up with the responsibility.
Plus I'm adopting a dog tomorrow. That's hell of a responsibility! I know I've been thinking about this for ages and everyone agrees that it's a brilliant idea, but I feel so overwhelmed and anxious. I just seriously hope, that having the dog around (his name is Sam), will help a little with the depression and loneliness. I am seriously so lonely, especially in the evening. I think it's mostly because I have almost no contact to people in my age, and it just makes me feel like the absolute social outcast. While others go to work or to uni, learn something, have fun, fail subjects and go out with their friends, I sit in a flat, talk to my mice and will try to train a dog.
Oh yeah, what if the dog decides, mice are his favourite choice of breakfast? Then I'll have to abandon my to babies into the bathroom, because that's the only room where I can keep the dog out!
And if I really can't handle all of this, I'll have to move back in with my parents (again). Not something I want to do. Mainly because my dad insisted on me moving out if I get a dog. So what about moving back in with a dog. I know I will be able to keep it, because my mum will do everything so I can keep my pets, but still...
I'm just kind of loosing my mind. I'm nervous and super anxious plus my depression makes everything seem worse than it really is, I just needed to share this.
Thank you for reading and sorry for bothering you. Love you, stay safe and take good care of yourself xo 💞
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Hi. I'm interested in keeping mice sometime in the future. I'm just really nervous about their size. I'm scared they might get lost, or I might hurt them, or squish them or something! 😖 Do you have any tips on how to handle them? I've handled rats before and I loved them, but I dont have room for them, hence, mice. Are mice as handleable as rats? I'd really love to take the mice out to play with them in the evening. Just not so sure how to manage such little guys. Thank you! :)
Hi! Mice are quite a bit different from rats and don’t usually want to engage with you in the way that rats do. I’m working towards friendly temperament but at the end of the day they’re prey animals, very small and skittish by nature, and you can only take so much of that out of them. Playtime out of the cage is fun for some mice (some may not like it) but they will prefer a lot of hiding places in their play area to keep them feeling safe while exploring, and you need to set up a safe area for them- no free roaming on the floor without mouse-proofing the room and covering all holes they could escape through (even then, I prefer a table to the ground for safety reasons). You’ll also need to put down an old towel or be prepared to wipe up afterwards because they will pee and poop indiscriminately out of their cage. They’re more likely to enjoy climbing on you and exploring than being petted or cuddled. My mice very much like to reach for my fingers and climb on my hand though, and I make games out of their enthusiasm for that while keeping them in their bin, where they feel safest.
The number one tip I can give for handling mice is- be confident about holding them, and don’t worry so much about accidentally hurting them. In the beginning I was very nervous with my mice for the same reasons as you, and they picked up on that. Yes, don’t squeeze them tightly or anything, but they’re not as fragile as you might think. When you don’t know a mouse well yet, it’s best to pick them up by the tail to avoid being bitten and to minimize the chasing-them-around-the-cage-while-they-leap-about-and get-all-riled-up bullcrap. Hold by the base of the tail, not the tip, and quickly lift them onto your palm. If they try to jump back in their cage, keep a gentle but firm grip on their tail as you hold them. When you become more familiar with them you may be able to scoop them up without holding their tail or they might climb on your hand by themselves! 
If you have the mice out or one is unaccounted for in their cage, shuffle your feet so you don’t accidentally step on someone, and check where you plan to sit before sitting down to avoid squishing anybody. If you keep them in a cage that they can’t easily get out of (so, not a wire cage) you probably won’t have to worry. I very rarely get any escapees and when I do it’s almost always my own fault, lol.
I hope that helps!
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