#vinceada

[surrealedits]

second batch of vincent nightray icons for anon! :3c part two ! full batch here ! likes/reblogs appreciated but not required <3

#he silly !!! some variations of these in the dropbox link btw #vincent nightray #icons #edits #pandora hearts #vincent ph #vincent baskerville #vinceada #slightly. if you squint #anonymous #requests #anime icons #phedit

[c0baltcat]

[Old work]The Long Night Ends

For all the sins you’ve committed, even if the whole world is against you, I… I’ll still, forgive you full heartedly.

I forgive you

Ada my beloved she so beautiful and strong wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

#pandora hearts #vincent nightray #ada vessalius #vinceada

[colortothecolorless]

#Pandora Hearts #Vincent Nightray #Ada Vessalius #vinceada #back on my bs

[lepetitloir]

Gathering my thoughts on Ada Vessalius, because I keep being conflicted about her. (opinions under cut, warning: SPOILERS)

Very noticeable about Ada is that she's mostly there to help the arcs of other characters (Noise, Vincent). Beside that, she's portrayed as an innocent woman, sort of oblivious about what's going on around her. Characters purposefully leave her out of it in order to protect her, ever since she was 8. So, of course it's not her fault that she's oblivious.

The story points out many times that Ada is very much a woman. She's pretty, she easily cries, she's soft, and Vincent the Misogynist hates her (the chapter Persona makes us very aware that Ada is a woman).

In Pandora Hearts it's portrayed as a feminine trait to be innocent and oblivious, but it is also portrayed as feminine to overcome these traits (I'm thinking of Sharon and the Rainsworth ladies here). In fact, I think it's meant to be a sign of female strength to overcome these traits. Ada is dragged into the story more towards the end, and in the face of the darker themes that people kept her out of, she stands tall and accepts that she's different, but that it doesn't mean she can't be with the other characters. I think admitting that (accepting you are different and that's okay) makes her very strong. Not only that, but also that she still tries to understand those who are different than her.

It's beautiful and strong that she is the one to understand Vincent and his trauma, understand that he struggles with himself, and that she wants to face him and tell him it's okay and she forgives him. It's strong that she is the one to directly address the issue, where other fail to do so.

Except, it would be nice if that was the case, but it's not really like that, is it?

She's able to directly address the issue because she hasn't really seen the other side. Sure, Noise tells her that Vincent manipulated her, and Ada describes there being a sadness around Vincent, but she doesn't know what he did during the series?

When it's revealed that she and Vincent are dating, I got the reaction "Oh no Ada doesn't know what Vincent has been up to in the story". Later events were able to convince me that Ada stood strong and that she sort of knew what she was doing (trying to get to know Vincent, which means she knows she doesn't really know him). Yet, after reading the manga, I come to the realisation "Oh no Ada still doesn't know what Vincent had been up to in the story". The initial issue of her not knowing of Vincent's actions is still there. So when she says she forgives him, it feels wrong.

I was thinking of the way white-haired Alice and Vincent """forgive""" Jack, but in those cases, Jack gave them some self-worth and to them, that outweighed Jack's manipulations. (Side note: I use the word "forgive" just for the comparison, they don't actually forgive him, but they appreciate the good he's done to them) The point is, they are aware of Jack's bad actions, but still decide his good actions were worth something. They have the full picture.

Ada doesn't, so how much value do her words actually hold? Despite that, I know it's important for her to say those words, and I find it really sad that Vincent is touched by them, no matter how much weight they actually hold (and he most likely is aware of the lack of weight). He's just that desperate to be forgiven. Good for him.

But it takes the strength out of the moment if I look at Ada. It would have been such a Moment if she'd forgiven Vincent knowing the full picture. Oh well.

Err anyway, Ada's oblivion is also portrayed as strong on its own. I like that, the idea that you could be doing something good even if you're not aware of it. "Just be kind" is the message, and yeah no one can dissagree with that.

I don't hate VinceAda! Let me be clear, I remember absolutely loving them as a couple after I finished the manga for the first time in 2016. But ehmm... the reason I like them is because I adore Jun Mochizuki's choice to not let them be together at the end. In the last official guide (the only one I own ;-;), in the interview with her and Chizuru Kobayashi, she mentions that Vincent has done too horrible things to stay with Ada, and Jun Mochizuki couldn't image them ending up together. I respect that so much, because I agree! It's what makes this couple so perfect for me: the author not forcing them into something.

Lastly, here are some smaller thoughts I have about Ada:

I like that one of her attempts at getting to understand Vincent is trying to find similarities in them (so she tries to talk about the occult with him). It's nice that later, she can accept that they are most likely two completely other people.

I think a part of Noise's arc is overcoming internalized misogyny. That's why it's so important that Ada is very feminine. She is the sort of woman Noise would hate. An "other girl", not like her.

In the end, when Gilbert tells Ada Vincent is dead, Ada cries because Gil telling her that means that Vince is alive.

(aaaahh that was the end of my silly takes! English isn't my first language so sorry if my grammar is off!)

#pandora hearts #ada vessalius #i... do not understand gender... so i could be very wrong about the feminine trait thing... #my opinions

[quetzalpapalotl]

I ship vinleo harder than elleo or vinceada because it's just sexier and their dynamic is more appealing to me. However, an important component of vinleo itself is that they consider Elliot and Ada to be the irreplaceable and tragic love of their lives and they're coping with a master-servant dynamic as rebound. Platonic or not.

I mean, it could be argued Vincent cares for Ada and Leo equally and he just relates to them differently. Leo is someone who is like him, but Ada is someone who is most unlike him and both of this are meaningful in their own way. But Leo will always have Elliot as his number 1.

[acediathemelancholy]

I’ve seen people compare vanoé to ozlice, but like clearly the ph ship closest to vanoé is vinceada. 

I mean look at this...

(Heartbreaking montage of the softer moments together with dialogue denying the relationship check) 

And this...

They both have the “despite your general unpleasant personality, I’ll still want to know you and stay by your side” energy. 

#vanitas no carte #pandora hearts #vinceada #vanoe #vanitas #noe archiviste #ada vessalius #vincent nightray #except vanoe is probably going to be more tragic #at least vincent and ada lived to see the end of the conflict and lived their lives even if it wasn't together

[abyss-no-ishi]

Since I have to feed myself, I decided to draw VinceAda Wedding, one of my favorite moments that totally happened 🥰💖

I posted this on twitter some time ago and I totally forgot to post it here too! 

#Pandora Hearts #VinceAda #Vincent Nightray #Ada Vessalius #fanart #my art

[kittenxgifs]

#Pandora Hearts #Ada Vessalius #Vincent Nightray #Vincent Baskerville #VinceAda #Vincent x Ada #Vincent/Ada

[kittensgifs]

My Endless List Of Favorite Pairings:

↳ Vincent Nightray Baskerville x Ada Vessalius

“If you so ardently wish for your life to dissappear, then give it to me!”

#Pandora Hearts #Vincent Nightray #Vincent Baskerville #Ada Vessalius #VinceAda #Vincent x Ada #Vincent/Ada

[lilyginnyblackv2]

Now that people are talking about Pandora Hearts again, because of the Vanitas no Carte anime PV that came out...My mind has wandered back to VinceAda and I’m crying again. T-T 

In the end, I am really glad that Vincent chose to remain “dead” to Ada. To leave her alone and let her find her own happiness that didn’t include him, because it was honestly the most selfless and pure decision he ever made up to that point. I think it showed that he really did care for her in the end, because he knew the best thing for her was to let her go.

It also showed that while Ada helped Vincent start trying to be better, the narrative doesn’t place the burden of his actual road to redemption solely on her and the feelings she had for him.

He had to do that for himself. And by the time he was likely at a place: emotionally and mentally, where he could have loved her right and well - and where she could have relied on him for emotional support, she would have passed on. 

As more and more time passes, and the older I get, the more I appreciate the small little moments that we got here and there. Like these little bits from the artbook:

And the more I’ve come to love the bittersweet, symbolic aspects of the relationship more and more. Such as Vincent changing his earrings from the red ones he originally wore in the series to green ones that are the same shade and color of Ada’s eyes in the epilogue and artbook.

Or, how, in the short haired Vincent pic, he and Gil are under a tree (you can see the leaves and pockets of sunlight). This calls back to the PH Caucus Race Novel, Vol. 3, and the story titled "An Ordinary Date - A Moment in the Sunlight," where Ada reads to orphaned children under a tree and Vincent is deeply touched by this (though he doesn't want to admit it to himself).

Ugh, this pairing!! 💔

And, of course, I also was reminded of this cute bit from the artbook as well, for Oz and Echo:

And my heart is hurting again for them too! T0T

#Pandora Hearts #PH #VinceAda #Vincent Nightray #Ada Vessalius #Oz Vessalius #Echo #image heavy post #long post

[ursas-arts]

a vinceadas for the spooky season

#vinceada #vincent nightray #ada vessalius #pandora hearts #paindora hurts

[song-of-amethyst]

I’m not a fan of VinceAda because of the rather overused trope of “I can save/redeem/fix him with my love!” and because Ada has little character outside of him. Jacie, is very complicated to me, because of Jack’s complex feelings and his realisation of his lack of agency and identity outside of her, and Lacie’s side of it is very sweet (1/2)

I think that Jack is aware of his dependency on Lacie and hates it, but since it’s the only feeling that he’s sure is his, he relies on her to give him a sense of self. I also read a sense of regret in that misplaced resentment; he hates hurting others but he’s desensitised to it throughout the years he did everything he could to survive, his empathy might be killed, but his regret probably isn’t. And he resents Lacie for causing it, through tying him down with the desire to see her again. (2/2)

Yes, YES.

My feelings for VinceAda are very complicated. The Beauty and the Beast vibes are definitely there and I don’t really care for that archetype. It’s not against Ada’s character, and I don’t fault Mochizuki’s writing for it, it’s just not to my taste. Honestly though, Ada is one of my favourite characters so I think she does have complexity on her own, unless I’m interpolating and/or projecting. For instance, I think she is independent and mature enough to have constructed her own (socially “unacceptable”) hobbies and her own safe space to explore her passions. She gets thrown into dangerous and tragic situations but does not once act helpless about it. I love Ada because she represents the character who is emotionally strong, independent and mature without being the “physically strong, emotionally repressed” stereotype which is how strength is commonly defined in fiction (and by patriarchy in general).

To be honest, the only thing I hate about how VinceAda ended is that Vincent lied to her and to himself to get out of her life. I think his justification was weak, but the choice of not staying with her was arguably the right one. Vincent’s character development is as frustrating as all the character development that happens off-screen though. I can’t properly argue against it but it’s very unsatisfying.

Jacie on the other hand, indeed, it’s so easy to see all the shades of twisted in it that... I honestly don’t have to feel apologetic for liking it or not liking it. In this case for instance I don’t, but I could have. Sometimes moral ambiguity that is acknowledged by the narrative material is easier to enjoy. 

Honestly I think Jack did have agency, to some degree, over his feelings for Lacie, or at least over the actions he has chosen because of them. Just because he doesn’t think he did doesn’t mean he’s right. I am not totally convinced their relationship was supposed to be read as potentially romantic in nature. I honestly kind of like the interpretation that they were just supposed to be friends because unhealthy friendships and overly attached platonic friend is... Original enough that I could get behind it haha.

#pandora hearts #vinceada #jacie #ask #anon #there were a few tumblr posts that talked about the parallels between vinceada and jacie and i found them fascinating #though i did not necessarily agree with all the points because i don't find vinceada particularly more healthy #i like their aesthetics though #i guess i would have shipped it a lot in another world

[mimosaflowerthings]

"But to me, your hate sounds exactly like love."

Old vincent/Ada sketch I never finished @amarevia @schweety

#vincent nightray #ada vessalius #pandora hearts #my art #vinceada

[incorrectpandoraheartsquotesx]

Ada and Vincent please?

Yep!!

1) Who can outdrink the other?

Ada claims she can handle her liquor, but in reality she’s pretty bad at it. Vincent can hold his decently well.

2) Who says “I love you” more?

Ada, 100%. Vincent struggles saying it to her specifically, but he does eventually muster up the courage and she absolutely explodes.

3) Who has trouble sleeping alone?

Ada again! She loves to use Vincent as a giant teddy bear.

4) Who swears more?

Vincent. He does a lot of it under his breath, though, so people don’t usually hear it.

5) Who does more of the housework?

Both of them do equal amounts, though Vincent usually does his work when Ada is not around because he can’t handle the affection she gives him (even though she does this after seeing the results anyway).

6) Who forgets their anniversary?

Neither! Vincent pretends to have forgotten, but it usually upsets Ada (she falls for it every time) so he makes sure to cheer her up afterwards.

7) Who steals the duvet in their sleep?

Vincent, but only if he’s having a nightmare. Ada comforts him, of course.

8) Who keeps the other awake at night with their snoring?

I’d love to say Ada here, but I don’t really believe either of them have a snoring problem.

9) Who finds stray animals and begs the other to let them keep them?

Ada! She’s even hinted at adopting some of the children at the local orphanage before.

10) Who usually makes dinner?

Both of them are adequate with cooking, so they take turns on the daily.

11) Who plays their music out loud?

Ada, but it’s usually blasting from the basement so Vincent only hears it muffled through the floorboards. He does tell her to keep it down.

12) Who hogs the bathroom?

Ada, especially when she’s dressing up like an occultist. Breathtaking, really!

13) Who gives the most compliments?

Ada once again! She just loves her stupid, brooding boyfriend.

14) Who usually starts/causes arguments between them?

Vincent, but out of habit. He tends to get upset over minor things, but he does his best to fix that.

15) Who isn’t afraid to embarrass the other in public?

Both, but mostly Ada because she isn’t one that’s bothered by PDA.

16) Who gives the other cringeworthy pet names?

Ada, but unironically. Vincent, but ironically.

17) Who takes care of the other when they get sick?

Ada does a better job than Vincent, but they both do their best to take care of the other.

18) Who finds it impossible to stay angry at the other for long?

Ada! She’s usually the first to apologize, even if she wasn’t at fault. Vincent tells her off if that’s the case.

19) Who clings to the other for comfort when they’re sad or scared?

Both of them. They need each other equally and will be there for each other as well.

20) Who is more ‘physically passionate’?

Ada, in public. Vincent, in private.

#pandora hearts #vincent nightray #ada vessalius #vinceada #adavince #vincent x ada #ada x vincent #otp prompt #ship prompt

[kaermenna]

No One

Sometimes it was easier just to firmly affirm it was "no one" than to correct the "wrong one".

Now, this is an old, really old thing I had in my WIPs ever since 2016, and I never ever published it before because I kept telling myself that I would make further progress with it. That's right, I spent the last four years with the file untouched because I was waiting for the "right time" to develop a long Modern AU for Vinceada, because I don't have enough Modern!Vinceada.

Yeah, I didn't do any of it.

But I decided I couldn't keep pushing this story back forever, so here it is. Also, I missed writing for this fandom - and this couple. I was supposed to polish and publish this during the PHLM, but I just had to get like super busy last month, even though I was technically on vacation.

Enjoy your reading, and please forgive the mistakes past me made that present me didn't notice during editing.

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She was stupid. Completely and totally stupid. She shouldn't have even agreed to that stupid idea in the first place, but no, she just had to concede and join her friends on their ridiculous sleepover games. She should have known better. She should have asked someone to come for her rescue when they refused to listen to her suggestion of ‘just watching a movie’. She should have told them she was feeling sick and tired when they picked the truth or dare game. She should have jumped from the window of the seventh floor when they decided to create a rule of no picking dare for more than three times in a row after she went for ‘dare’ on all of the five times she was asked.

But no, she just sat there, sweating nervously, as she watched their trap being laid and baited. And now, she was caught on it.

"Do I really have to answer that?" She protested a third time.

"Yes!" Four voices shouted in unison, and the faces around her grew even more impatient.

"But I told you, there is no o-"

"The truth, Ada!" Another friend interrupted her attempt at evasion.

She sighed. Even though she always said ‘there is no one’, they had spent the last few weeks trying to find a different answer. Probably due to a few months of investigation that confirmed that yes, she was most likely dating someone. If not, then she was at least madly in love with someone. However, they still didn't have the name of said someone, and that was the last thing they needed to complete their evil plans.

They had probably come to hate Ada's discretion very much.

So now they had changed their tactics, going for kidnapping and interrogation instead of spying. Cunningly arming their scheme before finally directly asking 'Who's the lucky boy?' and she found herself cornered and helpless.

She glanced at the girls around her who waited anxiously before she looked down and answered shyly.

"I can't tell."

Their reactions were mixed.

"So there is someone!"

"I knew it!"

"What do you mean you can't tell?"

She shrugged awkwardly, eyes going from the floor to the walls, then the ceiling.

"Things would get... too... complicated... if anyone knew it..."

They grunted in annoyance, but one of them jumped and shouted again.

"So, does that mean you two are together?"

All the thirst for information came back to their eyes.

"What?"

"How long?"

"I knew it!"

"Why didn't you tell us?"

Ada buried her blushing face in her hands, asking herself once again how could she be so stupid.

"I don't want to talk about this..." She declared in protest.

"You have a secret boyfriend and don't want to talk about it?"

"Do you even know what 'secret' means?" Her accusation came out as a shriek.

"C'mon, you probably talk about him to someone else, why not us?" The one who asked - demanded - for ‘truth’ tried to compromise.

"No, I don't," she raised her face and stared at them dead serious, “There's a reason why I can't tell. To anyone. If not, then we wouldn't be so discreet about it, or hiding it in the first place."

There was silence in the room, as they quietly acknowledged her words. Ada hoped this time they’d take no as no and let the topic rest, at least for a while.

But of course, her peace didn’t last.

"Okay, but can you tell us how he is?" The instigator attempted once again.

"What?"

"Is he good looking?" Another one tried.

“I don’t th-”

“How old is he?” The question made Ada blush even more.

“Why are you asking this?” She tried to shut them up.

“Wow, that old?” They would never shut up.

“He must be rich and famous!”

“What if he’s married?”

“He might have kids already.”

"You're not making any sense!" She tries to be louder than their musings, hoping they would listen to her and put an end to their weird brainstorming.

"You're not giving any answers!" One of them replies in the same tone, laughing at her distress.

"Fine, then! No, he's not married. No, he doesn't have any kids. Happy now?"

Their smiles didn't reassure her at all.

"Is he rich?"

Ada grunted and buried her face in a pillow, laying down and hoping they would get tired of making wild guesses and just leave her alone.

"You know what?" They continued to talk among themselves, "I bet he's super hot."

"And he could keep his relationship a secret for so long? Are you sure?"

"He's probably older too, she didn't deny that."

"And besides, if he were around our age, then there wouldn't be a problem with them openly dating."

"Maybe it's his family..."

"A rich and influential family, you mean?"

"That wouldn't allow their promising heir into a relationship with a young and inexperienced  girl?"

"A forbidden love! So romantic!"

"But if that were the case, then how would they even meet in the first place?"

"It wouldn't be a problem if they had ever gone to the same event at least once."

"But to grow to a relationship you need more than that, no?"

"So, a previous acquaintance that eventually grew to a lover? A forbidden lover?! So much more romantic!"

Ada refused to move and to encourage them with any of her reactions.

"So, it's someone older, rich and from an influential family. As well as a previous acquaintance."

"Also someone that would shock a few people, so they have to keep it a secret."

The silence that followed their discussion made Ada get even more nervous.

"No..." A shocked voice broke it first.

"It couldn't be..."

"No way..."

A thrilled one concluded their thoughts.

"It's Gilbert!"

Ada shot her head up. Her face was so much hotter that it felt like it was melting, her ears were burning and her vision got blurred for a few seconds. She had thought she was at the peak of embarrassment before, but now her outraged protest reached a volume she didn’t know to be possible.u

"What?!"

She didn't even have the time to deny all of that before they jumped screaming around the bedroom.

"I knew it!"

“No, you d-”

"Oh my God, that's so beautiful!"

“Listen, this isn’t-”

"And you didn't tell us?!"

“But it’s n-”

"Now I know why I never saw him with anyone else!"

"I know, right? I should have seen it coming!"

"I always knew it!"

Ada sighed. No attempts on denial would make them shut up now. She finally collapsed on the bed and hoped she was tired enough to sleep through all of their noise, hoping and praying that they would leave her alone for the rest of the night.

Apparently, she never got tired of being wrong.

.

.

.

.

In the morning she woke up sooner than usual, hoping to slip away while they were all sleeping. But it seemed that she underestimated them once again, considering they were all up and wide awake before she even brushed her teeth. They crowded all around her with questions, suggestions, and insinuations, and after such a long night she felt too tired to even argue with them. However, her silence only appeared to encourage them even more.

“How long are you two going to hide it?”

“Does anyone suspect it?”

“How do you guys go out on dates?”

“What do you think your brother is going to say when he finds out?”

“Oh, what about his brother?”

The worst thing about the interrogation was that they would answer their questions themselves, with unlikely scenarios and overly dramatic lines, leaving no place at all for Ada to explain herself. Their delusions were ridiculous to the point of making her roll her eyes, which they would always take as a sign that they were right. (Then Ada would roll her eyes once more and they would scream in happiness).

She tried to shut them out, focusing on her phone and on avoiding them to see what she was texting.

“Hey, did you two already like each other when you were kids?”

She rolled her eyes once again, they were impossible.

“Now, the real question: Is Gilbert a good kisser?”

She sighed an nth time.

“Alright, that’s it! Just listen!” She raised her voice as she finally spoke, “I don’t know what you guys are on, or whatever I did to make you all think I am in some kind of relationship with Gil. But, as I tried to explain to you the entire night, there is nothing, absolutely nothing, going on between us. And if you’re going to insist on this absurd based on a weird misunderstanding, then please, do it quietly and with no more questions! Also, please, don’t ever speak about this to him, I would die of embarrassment!”

They all stared at her in silence. At first, Ada thought it was because she rarely spoke in that tone, and she didn’t have the habit to get mad or even scold them. But then the Instigator from last night finally moved and she remembered what they were really concerned about.

“So it’s not Gil?” Her voice was so broken that Ada almost felt sad as well.

“No, it’s not Gil,” Ada’s voice was a lot calmer as the relief washed her nerves, “And I would appreciate it if you all let this matter be.”

One of them actually let the tears fall.

“Gilada is over!”

“It never happened in the first place,” she tried to comfort them, “And Gilada is a terrible ship name.”

“I knew it…” A choked voice muttered.

“Now we’re back to step one,” another one complained.

The collective sigh made Ada smile. Peace, at last.

“I have to get going now. Sorry about leaving so soon,” Ada spoke while taking her backpack and heading to the door.

“It’s okay,” the girl who proposed the truth or dare tried to look unfazed, despite the face of disappointment, “And I guess we’re the ones to apologize. Last night was probably too much for you.”

“And if I stay any longer, you guys will recover and interrogate me again,” Ada laughed, “Let me escape while I can.”

“Ada,” the Gilada shipper called her, “Are you sure you don’t want to wait? I can drop you at work.”

“I can’t afford to be late today, but thanks!” She said absentmindedly, her eyes locked on the phone, “And don’t worry, I got a ride already.”

“Really? With whom?”

Ada froze. Then she started to curse silently. Stupid stupid stupid.

“No one,” she blurted out. Then she cursed herself a little more.

She was cornered one more time.

“Don’t tell me…”

“Is he really…”

“I knew it…”

“All right!” Ada rose her hands in defense and tried to stop them from whatever fangirl thing they would start this time, “Now, please, keep in mind that I’m not going to tell who he is, give any hints or indications, nor satisfy your endless curiosity. He’s going to pull over, I’m going to jump in, and all of you are going to stay inside to avoid seeing his face.”

“Stop being so paranoid, Ada!” Her speech didn’t affect them at all.

“Yeah, what’s the big deal about us finding it out?”

Ada bit her cheek, her jitters taking her words away.

“Guys, please!” She tried to beg, but her timing was terrible as always.

“Is that his car?” A loud voice shrieked.

They all crowded around the window, looking down at the car that stopped in front of the house. It wasn’t his car, Ada noticed. But she recognized that one, as it belonged to one of her dearest friends. And unfortunately, the girls with her recognized it too.

When the first one showed the signs of fangirling, Ada ran to the door, desperately trying to escape from the torrent that was about to fall over her. She immediately closed it behind her, but that wasn’t enough to muffle their screams.

“THAT’S GILBERT’S CAR!”

“OH MY GOD!”

“I CAN’T BELIEVE IT WAS REALLY TRUE!”

“I KNEW IT!”

“WE WERE RIGHT!”

“YOU’RE SO LUCKY, ADA!”

“OH MY GOD, HE’S SO CUTE!”

“GILADA IS BACK!”

“I KNEW IT!”

Ada ran to the car, red face and ears itching, her eyes tearing up. They would never shut up now, they would never stop the suggestive glances, the obvious giggles, and the mortifying comments. Not to mention the questions, the rumors (they wouldn’t hold their tongues even if they promised on their mothers’ graves), and worst of all, the mortified look of Gil when he found out about all of it.

It’s over, Ada concluded, My life is over.

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.

.

.

He was laughing and Ada was contemplating the idea of killing him.

When she had entered the car she had ignored his questions and tried to pretend she wasn't listening to the screams of the four busybodies inside the house. She looked straight ahead, eyes burning holes on the windshield as if her face wasn’t in the reddest blush he had ever seen.

And boy, did he ever see her blush.

However, after a few minutes of stubborn silence and uncountable annoying questions from him, she sighed and finally cracked and told him the events of the previous night, still not daring to look anywhere besides the road ahead. It was difficult, and it took a while, as she appeared to be unable to say one single understandable sentence, and he had to put the pieces she spilled out together until he finally understood the situation.

Then he had to pull over because the burst of laughter that came upon him was too strong for him to keep driving.

He had been laughing for five minutes by now, and apparently was nowhere near to stop.

Ada still didn't find any of that funny.

"Why are you still laughing?"

"Why aren't you laughing? This is hilarious!" He said, wiping out a tear.

She crossed her arms over her chest and pouted, which made him laugh even more.

"Cut it off, it stopped being funny like, ten minutes ago." Her voice was embarrassed and annoyed.

"Sorry," he attempted and failed to contain his laughter and look serious "But Gil? I always thought they would guess wrong, but that's a whole different level."

"Still not funny."

He turned to her with wide eyes.

"Are you serious? It's even better than when Nii-san found out about us, and that was priceless! Wait till he hears about this."

"No!" Her eyes burned with angry tears, "You won't tell him a thing about this story."

He shrugged, "Knowing your friends I probably won't have to."

"Oh, really? Because I think Gil is dense enough to not notice a thing."

"Ada," he rebutted her nervous argument, "They are too noisy even for his obliviousness."

"And so are you! So shut up!"

He chuckled.

"I'm not good at hiding things from my brother..."

"Liar."

"But," he ignored her interruption, "I'll keep this nice piece of gossip to myself."

"Thank you," she sighed in relief.

"Anytime," he smiled as he took her hand, "And Ada?"

"What?"

"If they reached that conclusion, then it's very likely that there's some kind of rumor involving you and Nii-san going around."

Ada froze.

"You think so?"

He shrugged as if that matter held no importance to him.

"It's just safe to guess. I doubt they would get to that conclusion without some sort of base."

“No way.”

"And it's not something new either," he continued.

"How can you even guess that?"

He leaned his head back on the seat with an expression of ultimate delight and a sly smile on his lips, "Remember what happened when you told your uncle you were in love with someone?"

"Yeah, Ojii-san and Onii-chan thought…” Ada’s mind froze as she recalled that mortifying day, as the realization slowly dawned upon her, “They thought it was Gil."

"See how funny this is, now?"

"No!"

Vincent resumed laughing.

“Stop it. There’s something important going on and you’re laughing!”

"The greatest prank in the world and I'm not allowed to laugh at it. How cruel, Ada."

"You're laughing at me."

"I'm laughing at them."

“I don’t care who you’re laughing at, just stop it and help me to figure out what we’re going to do.”

He squeezed her hand and pulled her closer.

“We are going to pretend we have no idea of what they’re saying. We’re going to watch them run around and misunderstand everything and laugh at all their ridiculous theories. And when the time for us to go public comes, we’ll film their reactions, post it online and that video will go viral.”

“This isn’t right.”

“Well, you tried to tell them they were wrong, didn’t you?”

His hair fell over his shoulders, which would make Ada have an urgent need to run her fingers through them if she wasn’t focused on looking deadly angry.

“Oh, yeah? What about your brother? Will we laugh at him too?”

“Nii-san knows about us. It’s not like he won’t understand.”

“Still, we should clarify things with everyone.”

“Since when do I care for everyone?”

“For the sake of your brother!”

“Is it so bad that people think you two are dating? If anything, it just gives us a better cover.”

“Vincent!”

“Ada! Just think about their faces when they find out the truth!”

“I can’t. The only thing I’m thinking about is how Ojii-san couldn’t hold a conversation with Gil without threatening him.”

“Yeah. That was hilarious!”

“Can you be serious about this for once?”

“Can you relax about this for once? The only other solution for this situation is to simply tell everyone”

“You know we can’t do that just yet.”

“Then why are you so worked up about this?”

“I just… don’t like this whole story, okay? People are thinking Gil and I are dating! We must have done something to make them think that.”

“If that’s the problem, don’t worry. I’m not jealous of you two.”

“Shut up! How am I going to face my friends after this?”

“The problem wasn’t Gil?”

“Well, he’s my friend too!”

“Really? I heard you two were together!”

“I’m going to break up with you.”

“No, you’re not,” he cupped her face and brought her forehead close to his, “You love too much.”

“And you’re lucky I do.”

“Yes, I am. And for your endurance I’m grateful,” he twirled a loose strand of her hair around his finger, and his smile got gentler and warmer, “So don’t mind the rumors. Nii-san won’t probably hear about them, and if he does, he won’t mind them either.”

“I’m still worried,” she sighed, “If they can come up with stories like this, then what else will they spread around?”

“I doubt it will be anything bigger than when our relationship is public. And even then you won’t have to be concerned about anything. Remember, I’m right here with you.”

She allowed him to pull her face closer then, and to kiss her worries away.

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“Here, Gil, there’s some cake on your face.” Ada proceeded to sweep some frosting off her friend’s face.

“Oh, thanks, Ada.”

“See! That’s why people think you two are dating!”

“People think what?!”

“Vincent!”

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