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teatimeatwinterpalace · 3 months

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Like it or not, the one who saved and modernized the monarchy was King George V, not king Edward VII, and this is an undisputed fact that all historians would agree with. After all, It was during the reign of King George V that 13 European Monarchies crumbled to the ground while the british monarchy survived. And it survived because of George V, because of his leadership, his modern statesmanship, his will to embrace and encourage changes, his popularity and the respect that his nation had for him, while he led his country to victory during WW1. He was the FIRST Monarch that brought monarchy close to people, hence why he was nicknamed the People's Monarch or the Citizen Monarch. George reigned during the most difficult times in the history of monarchy and of mankind, but he managed to save his monarchy and to modernize it, setting the path for a Constitutional Modern Monarch*. Your bias cannot change it, because facts dont give a damn about your opinions. A pity that you cannot uplift Edward VII without bringing George down. George wasnt dull, he was quite the character. He was genuine, funny, reproachable, a lover of books and cinema, and most importantly he was a SERIOUS LEADER, who acted exactly as a modern head of state is suppsed to act. Oh and he was a FAITHFUL Husband, he was devoted to his wife and loyal to her throughout their entire marriage. Something that can never be said of Edward VII who was unfaithful and over-indulgent in everything ( Im sure his mistresses would have preferred Handsome George though). If being faithful and family-oriented makes a man dull, than give me dull everyday. Queen Alexandra would've been happy to have married a man like George who never embarrassed and humiliated his wife

Oh my, where does this come from? lmao. Tbh, I deserve this kind of message when it's about Wilhelm. I'm totally biased regarding this rascally young fop (Alexander III said it first!). Badmouthing him is one of my favourite pastime. But George, come on! I never been too harsh with him? EXCEPT, perhaps, when it comes down to the Romanovs, but what can I say? When you don't have a backbone, you really don't…

Yet, I'm a tad puzzled by your message because we are talking about George V right? The one who in April 1905 hadn't seen his children for three months. The one who used to shout at his second son "Get it out" when the poor soul was suffering from stammer. The one who in 1917, while on a stroll in the grounds of Sandringham complained to Nora Wigram that his children always avoided him. Nora retelling this story in one of her letters to her parents said how Mary, David and Bertie became "quite cheerful & entirely flippant, writing their names in the snow" when George and Mary had gone home on said stroll. However, do you know who was ACTUALLY a good father? his cousin *whispering* Nicky.

Faithful yes but let me remind you that their marriage was far from smooth sailing. They lived seperately for months on end. You also must have forgotten the countless letters from George trying to apologise for shutting down, being rude or cold towards May. + May's letters complaining on how he would shut her out. The man was unable to articulate his feelings which led to endless misunderstanding. May who once wrote to George while in Paris : "I quite understand about yr not wishing to come to Paris & am not angry, I only thought it wd be nice change as I find life in general very dull- unless one has a change sometimes." She had wanted him to join her but had received a rebuff instead. May who wrote to his brother in 1900 while she was stuck in the gloomy York Cottage: "It is so dull here & I feel very low & depressed tho' Im pretty well on the whole" (alright she was pregnant at that time, but guess where George was?… out shooting birds).

Led his country to victory during WW1? Hmmm, you really mean George V who was described in 1918 by the Viscount Esher in those terms: "he seems virtually a recluse, steadily devoting himself to good purposes and little works of a good kind, but with not conspicuousness, no assertiveness of the King's position." / "making himself a nonentity" ? While May wrote on 19 november 1916 to her son David about the hospital visits: "They are "assomant" (tiresome) & I dislike them more than words can describe!" and then proceeded to explain how much she enjoyed her shopping trips at Goode's.

I'm teasing because OF COURSE I think George V was a good ruler and perhaps he was the kind of ruler the country needed at that time. He was a great arbitrator and was able to adapt and change despite having conservative views and being very much uneducated. How he dealt with the Irish question is a stellar example! He was an ordinary man who disliked society and suffered from bouts of depression. There is a sentence that struck me in Ridley's book which in my opinion sums up George : "He was a man of disconnected feelings".

I could write PAGES about Bertie's shortcomings and how his shenanigans damaged the monarchy. Yet he was a gifted ruler, very much in tune with his time.

So I guess anon, it comes down to... preference. If you are more into shooting birds and collecting stamps, you do you! I, on the contrary, have a soft spot for cosmopolitan kings with a string of scandals.

Now if you'd excuse me, I'm off painting the town red with Bertie!

#don’t come after me #with those rose-colored glasses #i'll show you the receips #and give you a reality check 😗#i do hope #this anon is a troll #because you can't go about life #being so short-sighted #& i'm sorry but #not even ridley's EXCELLENT bio on george #could change my mind #georgie was a dull man #actually my last words will be #le roi est mort vive la république #because there is no way #i'm starting a debate on which king saved the monarchy #*even though Bertie did hehe*

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runningforthemills · 2 years

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Things/answers i'm hoping to see if we get a new season

Max :

- Max has to find out about Clance's baby. But when? Before it's born, or after? Will she decide to come back to help her friend and lose everything she's worked so hard to get? Will Guy come back?

- I know that Esther and Max are supposed to become a double pitcher feature or something but there's no way this isn't going to create jealousy. Even more complicated if they're together. I'm expecting a great beginning and then things just going South.

- I want to see every single friend of Uncle Bertie. That's it, that's the story.

- How will Max and Carson keep in touch? Now that they're going to be in different places, we need other ways to tie the two stories together. I would love to see them play against each other but I don't think that would be allowed (a mixed game of a professional team and exhibit one ? Not sure how that would happen).

Carson and the Peaches:

- Obviously, I want to know what happens with Charlie and Carson. Did he actually see her and Greta kiss (the angle was weird)? Did he just hear Carson say she wouldn't come back? And what about that part where he said he was just "hanging out" in Dublin but we saw him in a hospital? Is he sick and dying? Is that why he came back? Would Carson be able to leave him if he's sick? My hope is for a polite divorce but i'm not too optimistic about it. You could think that he'd just want her to be happy because he loves her so much, but the fact that he lied about the letter is a bad sign. Also, Carson, honey, you gave him all of your money. Please get it back before leaving him.

- The Peaches return, after an eventful off-season. I'm guessing it wouldn't be realistic to have the exact same team as last season. Hopefully the fan favourites are still there, but i think it'd be nice to introduce new girls. They could for example cause mayhem, even be antagonists? Since now almost all of the Peaches know about them gays, it would be too comfortable if they kept it that way. It would suit me, but from a storytelling point of view, we need to have stakes. Or maybe one of the newbies could flirt with Carson nonstop hehe.

- New room arrangements! Carson and Greta wouldn't be put together because that's too easy. Maybe one of them could room with a new girl.

- Now this is just for my hurt/comfort loving ass, but i want Carson or Greta to get hurt in a game and have the other one take care of her. Don't look at me.

- Who's going to say "I love you" first? My money's on Carson, since she already said it to Max and she's much less guarded than Greta. But Greta letting herself fall for the first time since Dana? That's special. I would cry, actually. If Carson's the one to say it first, it'll probably just slip during a particularly soft moment. If Greta's the one to say it first, i can see it slip during an argument about Carson not being cautious enough and Greta being scared for her.

- Moms. Let me explain: we need to know why Carson's mom left. Maybe meet her? BUT I'm also intrigued by Greta's mom. Greta doesn't want her mom to know where she is, but Joe doesn't seem to think it's that big of a deal. And Greta said that when they caught Dana and her, she was fine. So... Is her mom cool? Why is she hiding from her? We could meet her too. I'm imagining her descending from her helicopter in the middle of a party, Cher-in-Mamma-Mia-2 style. We won't meet both, though, but a battle of the moms WOULD be hilarious.

- Will Carson still be coach? My guess is that with the success they had last season, they'll probably get a new coach. Hopefully this one doesn't suck ass.

- I need the Peaches to go play a game in Idaho, near Carson's farm- uh, her house, and we could see her sister and dad and they probably still wouldn't be impressed but a Peach or all the Peaches could get angry at how they're treating Carson and let them know how amazing Carson is. Bonus points if Beverly's the one doing it.

- The competition between Greta and Joey must have an impact on their friendship. Maybe they get very close to breaking but something brings them back together?

- WE NEED TO KNOW MORE ABOUT MAYBELLE. How many children does she have? Is she divorced?

- Please please give Shirley a boyfriend it would be so fucking hilarious to watch her navigate the "energy" and the "eye-contact".

- What exactly is going on with Lupe and Jess? Suspeachious.

- Esti learned more English (mostly cursewords because Jess taught her) during the off season and now she won't shut up. And, when she arrives back to the house, she’s delighted to hear a few of the Peaches greet her in clumsy Spanish. They’ve been trying to learn the basics during the off-season to surprise her. Also how did she end up there? What's her story? I want to know!!!

- Celebrate Esti's 18th birthday this time!!! Don't let her celebrate alone!!

Those were my thoughts, thank you for coming to my TED talk :)

#aloto #a league of their own

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skrunklybf-archived · 2 years

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hi Rory 🥺👉👈 if you’re up for it could you try “Always finding excuses to stay with each other” from the prompt list with Bertholdt?

: ̗̀➛ ❝ 𝚝𝚠𝚒𝚗 𝚏𝚕𝚊𝚖𝚎! ❞

𝚙𝚊𝚒𝚛𝚒𝚗𝚐: bertholdt x reader

𝚝𝚊𝚐𝚜: oblivious pining prompts, i give bertie a heart attack in everything i write him in oops, fluff fluff

hi tado baby <3 hehe sorry this took a lil bit i just saw it in my inbox!! ily!!

𝚛𝚎𝚋𝚕𝚘𝚐𝚜 𝚊𝚛𝚎 𝚊𝚕𝚠𝚊𝚢𝚜 𝚊𝚙𝚙𝚛𝚎𝚌𝚒𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍!

it wasn't easy being part of a package deal in the friend group you had.

the teasing? relentless. the jokes? occasionally obscene (thanks, zeke). but as much as your friends liked to grate your nerves and render your twin flame a sputtering mess, they meant well; at least, most of them did. you couldn't be bothered to explain your friendship with bertholdt for what would've been the millionth time -- so you let them think whatever they wanted to. but, you had to admit... you did do everything together.

you thought about this as your giant of a best friend gingerly handed you your go-to coffee order.

"do we look like a couple?"

and he paused, eyes growing a little wide as you examined him. "i, uh... what do you mean?"

you sipped your drink, relaxing back into the passenger seat. this was a typical morning, if neither of you had to work: get coffee, drive around, maybe hit up a farmers market or just be lazy in one of your homes. bertholdt shifted into drive and, with twitchy fingers, steered you both toward the apartment he shared with your other friend, reiner.

"well, y'know, everyone says we're together, even though we're not. i was just wondering..." you trailed off, shrugging noncommittally, and watched his chest rise and fall a little deeper than before.

bert glanced at you from the corner of his eye. a few moments of comfortable quiet passed before he opened his mouth to speak his piece. "well, i... can kind of see where they're coming from, i-i guess. we hang out a lot."

you smiled a bit. "you know everything i'll order everywhere we go."

"that's because you get the same thing every time."

"not the point!"

bertholdt chuckled, smoothing over a turn in the road. he reached deftly at the center console for his drink. "i guess it doesn't help that you come see me at work, too." but, instead of the plastic lid, his fingers found yours. he only halted for a moment before quickly grabbing his coffee and busying his lips with it.

you hummed. "well, they can think what they want," and when he returned the cup back into his holder, you stole his hand before it could grasp the wheel again, "i don't really care. i just like spending time with you."

his mouth dried up. he hoped to whatever higher power that you wouldn't feel just how sweaty his hands were getting. "i like spending time with you, too."

by the time you reached his apartment, a flush had developed over bertholdt's face that refused to budge. he opened the front door for you, as always, but reiner's curious gaze felt heavy, heavier than usual as you both strolled inside. you seemed nonchalant, breezing past the blonde with a simple greeting, but bertholdt remained rigid as he trailed behind, following much like a lost puppy in a daze.

reiner arched a brow, finding this much more entertaining than the local news that drawled on in the background.

"did i miss something?" he asked, looking pointedly at his roommate. bertholdt shrunk under his watchful eye.

"nothing new." you quipped back. smiling, you grabbed for bertholdt's hand and began to drag him away toward his room, your home away from home and shared fortress of solitude. "later, rei."

the men exchanged glances: one playful, one sheepish.

"later, lovebirds."

#attack on titan #aot #aot x reader #bertholdt x reader #bertholdt hoover

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sashadealltheknives · 1 year

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Do you remember in one of the RQG Q&As when Alex said he'd vaguely thought about making Sasha inherit Bertie's wealth and titles?

I head-canon that that alternate universe Sasha is in fact the marquis de all the knives. In Ancient Rome, the portal spell spat her and Grizzop out in space somewhere. The mechs found them, and what with Sasha always altering her name to try and keep her identity secret, and Grizzop constantly mocking her for being rich now, the mechs started referring to her only by her daggers and a different title every time. Duchess Daggers, Lady Stab-a-lot, and eventually, the Marquis de all the knives.

She managed to tie them all up and steal enough supplies that she and Grizzop could leave, blowing a lot of things up in the process.

The mechs remembered them fondly.

Thoughts?

hmm well my first thought was that there is no universe where anyone would believe sasha was aristocratic

but then I realized it is the mechs who made that judgement

so even if she did suddenly inherit a title I genuinely don’t think she would change anything really, but yes if the mechs hear grizzop joking about it and decide she must be aristocratic based on whatever aristocracy looked like in wherever they’ve been hanging out for the last couple thousand years that could work- maybe they’ve been on a planet where leather jackets and sneakiness is a sign of great status 😂

She would enjoy the constantly changing names hehe (I like duchess daggers a lot)

now I’m wondering about her and grizzops chances against all the mechs… do gpt’s eyes make him see really well, would she not be able to sneak with him around? Actually never mind there’s no one Sasha can’t sneak around

Yea they could totally do it, a worthy foe indeed! I like this hc it’s fun to think about even though the inheriting the titles stuff would obviously never work

#Rqg

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peachyysugaa · 3 years

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blood castle i. || enha 02z

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♜ main pairing: vampire! 02z x gn! reader

♜ genre: hogwarts au, mystery, fluff/angst

♜ wc: 2k

♜ warnings: mentions of blood (pg13), purposefully lowercase

♜ other pairings: lisa x namjoon, slight rose x jungkook

♜ a/n: disclaimer that i don't actually ship these pairings, i just find it fitting for the story :] also kinda boring chapter but we're setting things up <3 also hearts at the end of each chapter to keep track of how oc gets along with 02z hehe lmk what you think!

♜ index: teaser | next | masterlist

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i. make the most of it

"what will i do when you're both gone? jennie just left and you two are next!" you pout in your train seat as your best friends exchange teasing smiles. as you get closer and closer to hogwarts, you can't help but keep thinking about rose and lisa inevitably graduating this year.

"i don't know y/n, maybe find some friends your age?" lisa teases. you groan outwardly, tilting your head back.

rose, the ever-exemplary hufflepuff, extends her hands out to yours on the table and grabs hold of them. you stop your obnoxious groaning to stare back at her kind smile. "lili has a point, y/nie. it wouldn't hurt to branch out this year so that lisa and i don't have to worry about you."

your eyes widened. "worry?! what's that supposed to mean?"

rose lets go of your hands to cover her mouth as she laughs while lisa is losing it. the gryffindor 7th year is wiping joyful tears out of her eyes, which isn't helping your case.

you sit, pouting once again and waiting for them to explain.

"two words, y/n," lisa begins while holding two fingers up in a peace sign that you know is anything but peaceful. "you're. clumsy."

"am not!" you defied. your best friends exchange looks once again before raising an eyebrow at you. "tell me one time when i was clumsy!"

"remember that time you tried to shut a mandrake up by putting your hand on its mouth and then it bit you?" rose asks.

"oh! that was so funny!" lisa says, trying to hold back her laughter. "my favorite is when she made a lizard instead of a mini dragon in transfiguration but then it burned her eyebrows off!"

as they share your most embarrassing moments, your ears begin heating up and all you want to do is transfigure yourself into the train seat.

"i stand corrected..." you mumble out unwillingly.

"we love you, y/nie. we only want someone to look out for you when we graduate," rose says as lisa nods.

"fine, fine. i get it, moms."

"you love us."

"yea, yea, i love my two moms who come after my clumsiness all the time."

"as you should, now let's get changing. the train is almost at school."

the older hufflepuff was right. you could see the tall towers of the second home you've come to love in the distance as you glance out the window. this year may be bittersweet since the last of your friend group would be leaving you behind, but you were determined to make the most of it with them and perhaps make some new friends this year.

"i'll stay to keep our spot, you two go ahead," lisa tells you and rose.

"going to text your joonie?" rose teases. the gryffindor's ears have a red tinge at the sound of her nickname for her boyfriend.

"just go before the changing rooms fill up," she mumbles. but as you close the door to your shared booth, you can see that she has already pulled out her phone with a cheeky smile as she waves hi on facetime with namjoon who is slightly older than her and currently working as a magizoologist for the ministry.

you smile to yourself, remembering their relationship when you were just a first year. "come on, yn!" rose calls out.

you break out of your daze and see her several feet away from you. "sorry, eonnie!"

you take your hand off the handle, which you didn't register it was still on, and start to move towards her, carrying your blouse, tie and skirt. before you could reach her, you bump into a hard chest.

you hear a deep oof noise from the figure as you rub your forehead.

"i am so sorry!" you hurriedly whisper.

"you're alright, y/n." you recognize the voice and look up to see sim jaeyun from your house and year. "did you hit your head too hard?" he kindly worries.

"i—"

"yn!!" rose shouts.

"sorry, jaeyun," you apologetically smile as you brush past him. "coming, eonnie!!"

you could've sworn he said something like it was nice to see you, but you were far too focused on not letting rose wait any long. she's definitely amicable like most hufflepuffs, but like most hufflepuffs, you probably don't want to see them angry. you should know since lisa says you're already bad hangry.

it's a quick in and out of the changing room and back to your booth where lalisa waits, staring out the window and watching the castle come closer. it's like a wrestler tag team as you and rose high-five her on your way in and her way out. immediately, the two of you settle down and as you get comfortable in your seat, you notice that she's smirking with you, her eyebrow raised.

"why are you looking at me like that, eonnie?" you ask hesitantly. your fingers look more interesting picking fights with each other.

"oh, nothing," she replies, not giving up her smirk. "just wondering when you and jake were close."

"he's literally the same year and house as me. i can't go a year without a class with him."

she hums like she doesn't believe you. "really?"

"really, really."

"really, really, really?" you groan at her response as she starts to giggle.

"do you wanna talk about your crush on jeon jungkook then, eonnie?" she shuts up then and there, and it's your turn to smirk. "thought so."

"that's hogwarts' idol right there, yn. everyone likes him one way or another, so hush!"

"hush about what?" lisa asks as she slides the door open.

"nothi—"

"jeon jungkook." rose glares at you.

"ohh, rosie's crush of 6 years?" your other friend confirms as she closes the door.

"the one and only."

"you know, he and i are co-captains this year for quidditch. you should just come to our practices."

"will he even notice me? i mean..." your focus on their conversation starts to waver as you glance through the door window. outside your door is the familiar trolley witch with all her pastries and drinks, and you can't help but have a craving for your favorite chocolate frogs. you also can't help but notice the other figure with the trolley witch: the very same sim jaeyun you bumped into earlier.

"eonnies, i'm going to buy some chocolate frogs. do you want any?" you ask, keeping an eye on the figures outside your window.

"cauldron cake for me please!"

"let's have every flavor beans for old time's sakes!"

"alright," you say as you slide the door open and close. they go back to their conversation about a plot to get the hogwarts idol that you're sure is bound to go wrong.

"7 blood lollipops please." you hear jake order. you recall him having a large group of friends across different houses and different years, but for all of them to like blood lollipops is quite unheard of.

"you're not going to have all of those, are you?" you ask him, approaching the trolley.

"y/n," he greets with a smile and a shake of his head as he hands his coins to the witch. "no, my friends and i all really like them. i think i would have a headache if i were to eat all 7."

"2 chocolate frogs, bertie's beans, and a cauldron cake please," you order before turning back to him. "does it really taste like blood, or is it just to trick people into thinking you're vampires?"

jake's face pales though it's hard to see because he's already on the pale side and you're counting out your coins to give to the trolley witch. "personally, i think it tastes like cherry."

you hum as you gather your goodies together, and jake is thankful that you're not paying too much attention to how he reacted. "i'll take your word for it."

the trolley witch moves along, doing what she's done for many years and more to come. you're finally focusing on him more now that you have all your snacks and accomplished being a good citizen by paying the fees. your eyes search his face, go past his sharp jawline, and make their way to the shiny prefect badge on his black and gold robes. the prefect engraving is hard to see against the blinding gold of the hufflepuff badge, but it's hard to miss.

"oh, are you a prefect?" you ask curiously.

"yup, so don't stay out too late. i might have to write you up," he teases.

you playfully roll your eyes at him. "please, when am i not a model student?"

"i would say right now because we're about five minutes away from the castle, and you still don't have your robes on, miss l/n," he jokingly tsks at you.

"ahh, but you see, that's not my fault there, mr. prefect," you banter back.

"oh? then maybe i won't have to give you the first detention?"

"well, mr. sim, i was only taking care of my precious eonnies and buying them snacks. i paid my fees and also engaged in conversation with my fellow classmate, so i've been a little preoccupied," you acted out, playing the role of an innocent student.

"hmm.. engaging in conversation with your classmates on the first day does seem to follow the rules," he lightheartedly agrees. jake is about to add more, but his friends call out to him.

"hey, jake, what's taking so long?!"

"you'd better go take care of your friends, mr. sim," you tease. "be a good hyung, won't you?"

his beaming smile causes your heart to skip a few beats. "alright, miss l/n, but make sure not to let me catch you out of uniform." he waves before hurrying to his own booth.

when you open the door to yours, a chorus of oooh's from your eonnies is what you receive. you roll your eyes at them before shutting the door and grabbing your robe. you can see theirs were already on, the equally shining, gold head girl badge pinned on rose's robe.

"i think she'll be just fine on our own when we're gone, rosie," lisa teases as you slip your arms through your sleeves and tuck your wand in your pocket.

"just don't keep one of my prefects distracted, y/nie," rosie adds.

"so long as you aren't distracted by your head boy, rosie," you tease back.

"no way, jeon jungkook is head boy," she gasps at you.

"i don't know, but i just caught you simping in 4k!" you stick your tongue out at her as she whines and lalisa throws her head back in laughter.

"there really is only one choice though, so it probably is him," lisa affirms.

"i swear, if you two are wrong..." rose pouts.

"but if we're not, you'll get to spend more time with him and get to know him instead of just admiring him from afar like everyone else!" you console.

"well, we'll find out soon enough. we're here," lisa announces as she grabs her trunk from the top rack, helping you get yours and rose hers.

"thanks, eonnie! so glad your long legs are so useful!" you thank.

"yah! they'll be useful for kicking you too, ungrateful brat," she jokingly chastises.

"oh no, lisa eonnie is going to kill me!" you shout dramatically. "rose eonnie, save me!"

"it's going to be a long year," she sighs with a smile keeping close behind as you run off the train and lisa chases after you.

jake's expression mirrors rose's as he watches the trio run off to the nearest carriage. a crack forms in his blood lollipop as he sucks on it harder, the sweet taste of blood running across his tongue. "hyung, come on. let's get in the carriage," jungwon calls to him, his own sucker making his words slightly muddled.

"coming," he mumbles, securing his trunk and stepping into the carriage where his 6 friends wait for him.

their fangs are dripping with the blood of the lollipops.

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jake: ♥ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ (lvl. 1)

jay: ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ (lvl. 1)

sunghoon: ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ ♡ (lvl. 1)

#enhypen #enhyphen #enha #enhypen x reader #enha 02z #hogwarts au #enhypen jay #enhypen jake #vampire au #enhypen fanfiction #blood castle #enha x reader #kpop fanfic #hp au

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onewaigu · 3 years

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I'm Sorry

Genre : Hogwarts!au

Theme : Angst

Pairing : Harin x N/A

Description : In the midst of a raging war, a boy who made all the wrong choices turned away from the chaos in search of a mirror that could reveal the deepest desire of a person's heart.

He knew very well that time was running out, yet he still ran as fast as his legs could take him for what felt like an eternity. Passing through almost every known corridor, he could finally feel shame and guilt creeping onto his heart as the stone walls around him stared at him accusingly.

He could hear them mocking him at the back of his head. Coward, there goes the coward.

The place he once called home was nothing but a fragment of old bittersweet memories. After all, he didn't belong there anymore.

He tried his best to drown out the curses that were being thrown about from behind him and ignore the hot searing pain that was coming from his left forearm. He wanted to be strong like how he dreamed of being when he was younger, even if it was only just for this short moment.

He kept running in search of a place that was hidden in plain sight, and as the chaos behind him began to grow fainter, he was sure that he was heading towards the right direction.

It was getting darker, he could barely see anything clearly anymore.

So with a whisper, he breathed out,

“Lumos”

From the tip of his wand, light illuminated the darkness around him, revealing a door a few steps in front of him which led to the very place that he was searching for this whole time.

With heavy yet hasty steps, he approached the dusty wooden door. As far as he knew, it had been awhile since the place was last visited by anyone, and it was evident just by looking at the rusty lock on the door.

Pointing his wand at the lock, he casted a non-verbal unlocking charm. Click.

The door creaked open as he placed his hand on it, giving it a gentle push. What he saw in front of him was an empty classroom, or so most people would think and not give a second thought about it.

This was the place where you could find the most desperate desire of a person's heart by looking back into your own pitiful reflection.

This was where the Mirror of Erised was kept.

Taking in a deep breath, he closed his eyes and let his legs take him to where the mirror stood. As he was walking, his mind turned into a sea of memories. An overwhelming wave of regret washed over him as each memory floated around like a lost boat with a broken compass.

Once his footsteps came to a stop, it meant that the mirror was in front of him and that he could finally open his eyes but he hesitated. He had a feeling that what he would be seeing would crush him inside and he was scared. He was terrified.

However again, time wasn't on his side so whether he liked it or not, he had to face the mirror. With that, he opened his eyes.

He saw himself.

He saw a boy who was lost, a boy who had made all the wrong decisions, a boy who broke too many promises.

His physical appearance wasn't any better. His raven-coloured hair almost looked completely gray due to the dust and debris that had fallen around him, his clothes were all tattered and torn, and his once flawless face was covered with scars and dried up blood. All evidence of the battle that was raging outside.

Pulling away from his own reflection, he noticed that he was no longer alone in the mirror as four pairs of eyes were staring back at his own.

They belonged to his-

No, he couldn't possibly call them his friends now, could he? After everything he had done to them?

As his vision began to cloud with tears, he heard someone calling his name.

“Harin-hyung, why the long face? I thought you promised we were going to play a game of jelly bean roulette at the dorms later?”, said Giwook with a pout.

Harin hurriedly wiped his tears away with his sleeve and shifted his eyes to the image of the young metamorphmagus who was struggling to carry his sweets in his arms.

“I already bought 5 packs of Bertie Bott's during the last Hogsmeade trip! We're definitely not going to sleep tonight”, Giwook playfully bumped his rainbow-coloured head into Harin's back.

Even though he was well-aware that that wasn't the real Giwook, Harin still reached out his left hand to touch the spot where Giwook's image had previously bumped into his reflection's back. The feeling of melancholy enveloped his heart.

He couldn't take it anymore so he teared his gaze away from the younger boy but unfortunately as he did so, another person spoke.

“Woah, what's with the tears? Don't tell me you already watched the muggle movie without me!”

Not him. Why did it have to be him?

“Harin-ah, did you know I even borrowed this muggle contraption from the Muggle Studies Professor just for us to watch the movie? We just have to insert the round disk you found into this slot, and apparently images will start moving on its own, just like The Daily Prophet but with sounds! Aren't muggle wonders fascinating?”, Yonghoon-hyung exclaimed in excitement.

Harin surprised himself when he let out a chuckle at his hyung's rambling. But as soon as he realised what he did, his face instantly hardened.

How could he be happy when it was him who made his hyung suffer in the first place?

Frustrated at his hopeless stupidity, he curled his fingers into a fist and knocked hard on the mirror.

Fortunately, it didn't break but it did cause another person to speak up and that person was none other than-

“Hyungu..”, Harin's voice trembled under his breath.

“So I was thinking, maybe we could drop by Zonko's during the next hogsmeade trip? Mum owled me a pouch full of galleons for my birthday, can you believe it! Said it was better for me to pick out my own present but I bet she's just too lazy to go to Diagon Alley to go find one”, joked Hyungu who had his arm slung around Harin's shoulders in the mirror.

Kang Hyungu, was the first friend he ever made at Hogwarts. The story behind how they met was simple but sweet as the two had shared a compartment on the train and before any words were ever exchanged, chocolate frogs and pumpkin pasties were being passed back and forth between them first. From then on, they stuck by each other's side even though they were separated by their respective houses. They didn't let any house prejudice turn them against each other.

Their friendship ran deep. That is, until someone broke that trust. Harin could still picture the absolute horror and hurt he saw in his Hyungu's eyes when he did what he did. Not a day went by without him regretting everything that took place.

Harin let out a sigh. As much as he wanted this suffering to end, there was still one person left.

“Hi hyung, we missed you”, and upon hearing those soft gentle words, Harin's guilt began to overwhelm him. He tried to ignore the pain for as long as he could but it was getting unbearable.

Eventually, he crumpled to the ground and broke down into sobs. His hands were covering his face out of shame. His whole body was shaking.

“Harin-hyung, please don't cry”, the voice cooed.

“Dongmyeong-ah, I'm sorry, Hyung is really really sorry”, Harin managed to choke out.

“What are you sorry about? You didn't do anything wrong”, Dongmyeong smiled reassuringly. The sweetness from the younger boy's voice felt like honey to his ears.

It crushed his heart even more when he raised his head and saw that all four images of his old friends had crowded on the floor around his reflection and were looking at him in worry.

Harin knew exactly what he was doing when he left the battle to find the Mirror of Erised. He knew that they were going to lose and betraying them now would not be the best option. All he wanted was his last moments to be with the people he loved dearly and the mirror was the only way.

His friends were his deepest desire.

And..he truly missed them.

[a/n]

it's been awhile since i last wrote something hehe, onewe's recent comeback was beyond my imagination and when the mv finally dropped, i just had to write something harry potter related because of all the beautiful aesthetics > < hope you enjoy!

stan onewe~

#onewe #oneweangst #oneweau #oneweoneshot #juharin #oneweharin #harinangst #harinau #harinfic #oneweve #weve

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Chapter 4 Liveblog

No time to waste. I’m reacting as I go, so if things don’t make that much sense that’s why.

Also, note that I already saw some parts from the PAX demo, so I won’t be including those areas here.

Spoilers! (duh)

oh, nice new title screen

henry are you... okay

am I hallucinating or do the walls look worse than in the demo

oh hey it’s grant’s tape- hmmm...... don’t like that

uh hey sammy (?) what the fuck is this

gent apparently makes literally everything in this building

SUSIE NO

good news, susie’s gonna kick joey’s ass

joey drew what kind of sccoby doo bullshit is this

okay the cutout just turned into a real bendy I think??

pretty sure henry has a concussion at this point

ah yes... torture library... everyone has one of those

okay the cutout is playing portal

ooh looks like you might be able to get items from the dropbox?

I like how henry finds a searcher and his immediate reaction is to... grab Jack’s hat. okay henry

oh wait that’s just normal ink. rude

hmm don’t like this either

henry seriously get some help. or an exorcist

FUCK

“what is it that keeps you going” the crippling fear of death, mostly

unless they updated the searcher models these are new... at least they’re not trying to kill you? I’ll take what I can get

WAS HE STARTING TO CLIMB THAT

goddamn bendy’s new textures look great

I don’t know who you are but I don’t want to see you

NEW CHARACTER NEW CHARACTER

ahh, he’s the rides guy. bet you 20 bucks he donated the cog wheel

(also points to me and that one anon for calling that)

bertie, fucking... bertie

I was going with Drew World, but Bendy Land works too

who wrote hell there like who was that extra

okay I refuse to believe that henry of all people isn’t strong enough to move that guy’s a fucking terminator

wasting time is henry’s entire IO in this game honestly

fucking wally. best character

hehe, dog

good news, henry can’t aim for SHIT

look meatly there’s only so many ways I can say ‘i don’t like that’ in one liveblog

are those... puppets?

yeah yeah keep crying, it’s tough all over

Lacie I would die for you

I’m guessing that’s the ride we’re fearing? if terrifying animatronic even counts as a ride

either that or the haunted house thing

shh... you want some soup? have some soup you’ll feel better

IOU one soul -Joey

after-death text sounds backwards. anyone try reversing it yet?

just keep walking henry. just keep walking

okay where the fuck is bertrum he’s in the building here somewhere. is he in the walls sammy style

probs in the giant machine that’s gonna come alive in like 2 secs

yep

okay I don’t think he can... move? away?

okay fuck bertrum, the fuck is that chair

holy shit there’s a face in there fuck that

I’m guessing he’s manipulating the machine from the inside because ink, kind of like norman but no human bits

FUCK YOU BARNEM N’ BAILEY

how has this not started a fire yet

fucking... betrum. the hammiest ham who ever hammed

... I wanna ride the buddy boris railway

holy shit, norman?

“I thought you died” “yeah but I got better”

(fyi based on this and boris spurting ink blood I think all ink creatures can revive after a period of time as long as they’re not in the puddles, as the machine will revive them)

holy shit norman is not fucking around he went straight up those stairs

things just went fnaf for a second there

WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU COME FROM

okay that was like five things in five seconds

lesson learned: do not fuck with bendy

you know I made the “I’ll punch a demon, I don’t give a fuck“ joke before but I really didn’t mean it that literally

henry wants to be pretty confirmed

fuck this is a rollercoaster

johnny? you down here?

I wonder if alice is lying? all we have is her claim that this is our boris, and I don’t really see how she’d even do that

set it to bone

oh see, I bet that isn’t our Boris- alice wanted his insides so she could be beautiful, yet she looks the same

there he is! the good boy!

bet you 20 bucks that’s Pendle-Alice

you know, I was gonna post a theory about how there might be an actual Alice because there was one plushie left and Alice keeps emphasizing how she’s alice, and look what happens. fucking look

I think that also explains the image of Bors in a chair? That was the Boris Alice used, not our Boris

Alice didn’t collapse into a puddle, so she’ll probably be fine. probably

Chapter 2? Chapter 2

(kind of skimming through this one quickly for time’s sake, will look at closer tomorrow)

hey look, the switches are actually switches this time

that toilet water looks fucking nasty. sammy clean your damn sanctuary toilets

searcher models are the same, so the standing ink creatures might’ve been cultists seeing as they look like sammy a bit?

we finally get to see the infirmary!

“down here we’re all sinners” no sammy that’s just you

henry don’t call jack a thing, that’s rude

sheep have gone to slaughter. sheep are employees, so the employees have been killed

I love how Sammy’s like “I’ll pray to the Gods for a sanctuary” and Jack’s just like “yeah no I’ll just... go down here”

“nice hat though” henry you just sent a man to ink-hell (temporarily, anyway)

DID HE JUST KNOCK YOU OUT WITH A GODDAMN DUST PAN

ahh the ne animation is super nice

sammy you are 20% too close to my face

only complaint is that he still looks like he’s made out of plastic, which is weird because

the fingerssss

oh yeah I was writing something. anyway he had new ink textures in the Q&A, not sure why they didn’t use them here

sammy and bertrum. duke it out. best ham wins

holy shit Bendy’s looking good as always

gonna save chapter 1 revamp for tomorrow I think, need to blog until i die. anyway A+ gonna go punch a demon

#bendy and the ink machine #batim #ink machine #bendy #baitm spoilers #outdesign posts things #i need to run a marathon

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[their cheeks turn rosy at your words. Even if you’re both adults now, it’s heartwarming to know you would have been a fight kid for his sake] I wouldn’t want you to get in trouble or get hurt because of me. It’s okay, to be honest. I didn’t exactly give people a reason to remember me heh [boity sounds so cute it has him squeezing his hands into fist] what was your favourite thing to do at recess when you were younger? did you fight people at all hehe?

- Berty from Brampton

just lemme in the ring, and i’ll make people regret the day they ever messed with little boity, and little me. [fighty kid didn’t translate that well into fighty adult, but that’s okay. even if i’m exaggerating for the sake of conversation. they trigger a little laugh though when they ask if i fought people] mm, nah. I was more of a monkey bar kinda gal. but when i wasn’t doing that, i was looking for worms. and when i wasn’t doing that, i was fighting everybody like supervillain. just one after the other, piling them up, ehee. how about you? what were you up to as a kid?

#berty boi from brampton

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foggyinjapan-blog · 6 years

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9th Nov. Universal Studios

Today I am going to Universal Studios in Osaka! I am so excited! I can't wait for the Harry Potter section! I feel like I should've watch all the movies in preparation!!

Get to Kyoto station and jump on a train which says Osaka. This really doesn't look right but whatever it says Osaka and I have a ticket for Osaka so what could go wrong. Nopeeee this is an express train and now it's too late to get off haha.. So I paid 560¥ for a regular ticket, and then the ticket man comes through and charges me an extra 1280¥... fuckkk it better get me there bloody quick smart!! Whatever though, I'm not gonna let $15 ruin my day.

It takes me 2 bloody hours to get there even though I caught this stupid express train... that ain't right. I walk in the gates and it's so amazing! The first bit is like a mini city with signs hanging off the buildings, so cool. I straight line to Hogwarts. I need to know which wand chooses me and I have to check out the Harry Potter ride! First I'm going to go into Olivanders wands. As im lining up I meet an awesome French girl called Claire. We are both alone in the park so we decide to spend the day exploring together! It's always better with a friend! We walk in the attraction and go into the first room. It's the wand shop, alright let's do this haha! Wands everywhere cool! Then the lady opens up a secret door ooooooOoOoOoo!! We all head in and there is Ollivander. He's an American guy and he's saying everything in English and Japanese! Awesome! Someone from the audience is selected to participate and IT'S ME!!!! I try not to freak out!! First he asks me a few questions and hands me a wand. He asks me to say 'wingardium leviosa' at the shelves. I do it and the shelves come crashing down hahaha shit! The next wand sends the cupboards shaking (omg it's just like the movie!) And then the last wand, holly with unicorn hair starts glowing and lights up the whole room!! AHHHH THIS IS SO SICK!!! I can't believe I got to experience this. He hands me the wand and we exit through to the shop. Unfortunately it's not a gift but I can purchase the wand for the small price of $60 hahaha I think I'm good actually. So cool still!

We have a look at the shop and decide to come back at the end of the day so we don't have to carry everything around. Next is the Harry Potter ride. Claire got here super early and has already been on it once! It must be rad!! The sign says there's a 90 minute wait, but I think we only waited an hour or so. We walk in and there's the school locker room and this is where you put your belongings for the ride. So cool! The keys are on a wrist band as well which is so smart! As we walk through to the ride, we walk through Dumbledore’s office where he is a projection and is talking (in Japanese) and through the stairwell where the paintings on the walls are moving and talking (in Japanese haha). Sick! We jump on and seriously, best ride ever!! It advertises 4K3D which I didn't really know what that was but basically it moves side to side, up and down and you have to wear these glasses which makes the screens 3D and then it gets hot when there's fire and sprays water at you in water bits!!! So sick! Harry and crew take you on a journey through the different movies and I actually get a little scared when the dementors come Haha! They have done a fabulous job wow!!! I am so stoked I could leave now and be happy! I'm not going to though hehe! We get some photos with some of the characters and go for butter beer! It's like a lemonade with froth, brilliant!! The whole village looks amazing and the shops are wicked! Theres a candy shop too with the chocolate frogs that might jump away if you're not careful, berties all flavour beans, and all kinds of sweets and souvenirs.

Next we head for lunch in Jurassic park!! Could definitely eat a dino inspired feast for lunch. I get a grilled chicken burger an chips. As we're eating, a dinosaur appears out of nowhere with it's trainer!! Haha yes it looks so brilliant! He’s just cruising around causing a ruckus! What a show. We line up for the flying dino rollercoaster. It seats you down and then brings you up to a lying position so when it starts, it feels like you're flying I guess! We probably only had to line up for 50 mins. No hats, jewelry, watches, glasses nothing. So we strip down and jump on. We are seated first and when strapped in it brings us back to the flying posi. SICK!!! We head up the first bit which is the highest section to gain speed! We are looking directly down so can see everyone on the ground and everyone is waving at us and we are all waving back! I love how the Japanese do this, it always brings happy vibes!! And bam!! Down we go! Man it was so fast! We go down, spin, around, up, down, upside down, backwards hahahha it was wicked! My hairs fucked though.

We have a look in the gift shop and both get a Jurassic Park key chain, sweet! Moving on and we're skipping down the streets to the Spiderman ride! It's such a cool part of the park, it's looks like New York! The spider man ride looks out dated and old though... uh oh... we get in the cart and are ready to go but then we are asked to get out again. This one must be broken ahh! My hopes are not high for this ride. We jump in the next one and set off. Apparently it's going to be similar to the Harry Potter ride, as in 4K3D. The beginning was pretty simple and then bam it got so good! Stoked! I thought it would be shit haha.

Skipping again and we see a rollercoaster that is going straight through the middle of the park! Looks intense, let's go! On our way there's a Minion Christmas Parade on the street haha cute! They shoot out so much confetti and the kids are loving it. We use this opportunity to get some kawaii photos! The Hollywood ride is the ride we saw and you can choose to either go frontward facing or backwards! We go backwards and man it was so good! You got to choose your own song to listen to while on it. We listened to Pitbull and Christina Aguilera hahaha. We dropped on the drop of the song! Perfect timing! Again hair got fucked up.

After the ride I grab an ice cream and we head for the Jaws ride. This is a boat ride through the village in the movie. We end up lining up for 40ish minutes and get on the boat. There's a lady at the front speaking the whole time and narrating the journey... In Japanese haha! It's ok though, I could kind of gather what she was saying by her expressions. And I did jump a few times when the fucking huge shark jumped out the water bahaha! She had a shotgun and was trying to "shoot" it. She accidently shot a gas cylinder and fire exploded everywhere! What a show.

Back to Harry Potter land and we grab our souvenirs. I get the chocolate frog that could jump out at any time oh no!! A chocolate wand and some house pins! I say goodbye to my new friend and have a wonder around the park to the Minion section and souvenir shopping! Claire told me today that in English ‘cute’ in French is ‘minion’ and in Japanese ‘kawaii’ translates to ‘minion’ too! So Cool! What an epically amazing day, I'm dead though I need to go home.

An hour and a half to get home and I'm gonna grab some sashimi from supermarket for dinner. Crab, octopus and tuna sushi. Oishiiii des!!! But I'm worried, I am that exhausted that I don't even finish my glass of wine! That is a first. Bed.

#universalstudios #harrypotter #wand #jurassicpark #rides #skipping #fun

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Mr. Perfect (Chapter 16)

TITLE OF STORY: Mr. Perfect CHAPTER: 16 AUTHOR: hiddlestoner-and-cumberbabe WHICH TOM/CHARACTER: AU Gigolo!Tom GENRE: Romance, Fluff, Drama FIC SUMMARY: Mr. Tom Hiddleston is an international gigolo and renowned playboy that has sent London women’s hearts aflutter, and also all the women around the world. He’s charming, sexy , tall, smart, sophisticated and extremely handsome. But with his new client, Julie Rose Trillo, his life will change forever. RATING: T WARNINGS/TRIGGERS/AUTHORS NOTES: Nothing so alarming with this chapter hehe :P FEEDBACK/COMMENTS: Almost near to the end ^_^ once again, thanks for all the readers’ support (especially those likes and reblogs uwu) for this fic :D It’s such a big deal for me, though :D Happy reading, dearies ^_^

J.R. has finally made peace with her past, but Tom has yet to make amends with his own future. Will that future ever involve J.R. along the way?

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The familiar rain of Westminster greeted J.R. when she arrived in London.

Ah, here’s the gloomy ambiance of Merry Old London. She thought to herself as the soft pour of the rain patted against the clear windows of Heathrow.

She was met by Mr. Poe, Martin’s chauffeur. As they drove away from the airport, he asked J.R. if she wanted to return to her flat.

But she shook her head, “Please, take me to St. Matthew’s first.”

“The cemetery or the church?”

Before answering, J.R. took out the tin box from her bag, then, “The cemetery.”

On the way, she asked Poe, “Mr. Poe, do you have motor oil or anything that can burn?”

Mr. Poe suddenly took a quick look-back at J.R. “What for, Ms. J.R.?”

“Just give me what I need. You’ll see when we get there.”

Poe could only nod in reply and say nothing about what she had just asked.

After a few miles from the airport, they made a turn that leads to St. Matthew’s They passed by the church and the end of the road lead them to the graveyard.

Their car stopped by a curb, and there, J.R. got down from it. But as soon as she came out, the rain started to pour steadily again.

“Ms. J.R., let me get you an umbrella.” Mr. Poe said to J.R. as he got out of the driver’s seat and to J.R.

J.R. took the umbrella and she started walking down the graveyard.

The dewy grasses touched the soles of her shoes, while the soft rain trickled into her umbrella. She was told that Nathan’s grave was at the farther side of the park, with a tombstone engraved in black marble.

Her eyes immediately saw it as she approached that side of the graveyard, but with her heart thumping loudly on her chest. It was as if she’s meeting him for the first time from a very long absence.

J.R. felt her hands shake as she held the tin box, but when she reached Nathan’s tombstone; all of her tensed emotions, diffused.

The tombstone said,

Nathaniel Edward Henderson September 9, 1984-August 22, 2014. A beloved son and brother. A love lost.

The last part of his epitaph made her lips quiver as she broke out into tears. J.R. felt her knees being pulled down on to his grave.

“Babe. My Nathan. I’m here.” Her voice came out like a faint cry in the midst of the rain.

Then she placed the tin box on the trimmed grass that grew on his graveyard. The longer she stared at his name, the more the memories are coming back at her. She felt worse when she couldn’t remember anything, but now all of it are coming back to her; it’s like she’s reliving her bad dreams all over again.

But, J.R. took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a while. And there, she is ready.

“You had a letter written for me. That’s so you, Nathan. Expressing yourself through words.” She tried to joke even though her tears are falling faster than the raindrops.

She wiped them off with her sleeve then straightened herself up, “Anyways– You told me that I move on. You even said that to love someone else– and also to forget about you… I can’t forget about you. I will always remember you.”

She now placed the tin box on the grass and said, “But, I will make a promise to you– I’ll move on. Still, I will never, ever forget again my memories with you. I promise, Nathan.”

J.R. laid down her umbrella to the side until she felt the rain come down on her, then she opened the tin box. And with all of her strength, she poured the flammable oil that she asked from Mr. Poe at the things inside the box.

Goodbye, Mr. Henderson. She thought.

Then, she set the contents of the box on fire.

J.R. closed her eyes and faced the skies. The rain fell on her face and on her body and she felt, free.

She may have destroyed all of the things that connects her with Nathan; but it is the only way to set herself free. After a while, Mr. Poe saw her drenched in the rain and the box burning. And so he ran up to her and gave her his jacket.

“Ms. J.R., whatever you are doing--if that’s some kind of ritual or what.” Poe exclaimed.

J.R. slowly smiled, then, “I am done. Take me back to my flat, please. I’ll meet with my brother tomorrow.”

Poe only nodded in reply and he took her in with the umbrella.

Finally, there is nothing that holds J.R. back anymore.

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A few days after…

He grunted as he frustratingly rearranged the bills inside the overflowing luggage.

Tom placed the money back that he had taken from Martin’s payment, and he made sure that it’s all complete and taken back.

Then after a while, he heard his room door swing by with Ajay leaning on at the doorway.

“I thought you had a customer up here with all of your grunting and sighing.” He sarcastically remarked.

A few seconds later, Rosa ran into the room; only to position herself on top of the luggage and started purring and blinking at Tom.

“Come on, you fur-ball, get down from there.” Tom irritatingly sighed.

“Maybe Rosa wants the cash for herself.” Ajay joked.

Tom didn’t even gave a snicker to his joke and only scooped up his cat and place her down on the floor.

“Why are you even taking that back to Sir McLeod anyway?” He asked Tom.

Finally, Tom got to zip the luggage up that fitted well with no sign that it’s about to pop.

“Because, my good friend– I don’t deserve this money.” Tom replied.

“What?” Ajay blurted out.

Tom turned towards him and answered, “I don’t deserve any cent from that. J.R. regained her memories when she crashed her car. I didn’t do anything.”

“Ooh, don’t be too harsh on yourself, man.” Ajay then flopped down on Tom’s large bean bag.

Tom only shrugged then he placed down the luggage. “And besides, I should forget about her. I should live on with my life. She must be moving on now too.” he sat on edge of his bed and Rosa then climbed on to his lap for a scratching behind the ears.

“I think you’re the one who needs to have an Amnesia right now.” Ajay teased, and Tom retaliated with a thrown pillow.

“But why? Why do you have to forget about J.R.? I mean, you like her, don’t you?” Ajay asked.

Tom laid back on his bed and inhaled sharply.

“I just don’t like her, mate; I love her.”

Ajay’s eyes widened and the both of them were quiet for a while. Tom closed his eyes, then he heard Ajay say, “Then go for her. Tell her the truth.”

Tom sat up, “Do you think it’s that easy? Jay, she told me to stay away.”

“After her incident. Come on, Tom, she was confused that time. If you tell her what you really feel, then maybe she’ll tell you that she feels the same way.”

Tom brows furrowed, “How did you became so expert about relationships?”

“Bailey and I talk out our feelings.” Ajay explained, then Rosa now went to him to be cuddled.

“Oh.” Tom only nodded.

Tom’s gaze fell again on the luggage, “I’ll bring that over to Martin’s office this tomorrow morning.”

“Good luck, man.” Ajay only winked at him.

Tom only went quiet as he thought about what Ajay said. If only it was that easy; to tell J.R. what he really feels.

But how could he when he knows that J.R. is in the process of moving on? How could Tom be able to do it?

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“Just right up the corner, mate.” Tom instructed the Uber driver on where to pull out. He paid his fare before getting out of the car, and along with the heavy luggage loaded with money.

And there in front of him stood the skyscraper of Renovis. Tom still remember that almost a few months ago when Martin hired him. And he could perfectly remember the first time he saw J.R.’s picture.

When he entered the reception hall, he was greeted by the same woman, but this time, he isn’t accompanied by Mason and McCord.

Tom gave an ID in exchange for a visitor’s ID, then, the woman noticed his luggage.

“You’re not carrying a person inside that, are you, luv?” She quipped.

“Nope. Just something important.” Tom replied sweetly.

This made the woman giggle and her kinky hair shake, “All right. Sir McLeod’s office is at the 20th. Off you go, then.”

“Thanks very much.” Tom replied with a nod.

He made his way into the elevator and pushed the button that said 20th. On the way, the elevator stopped at 11th, and a group of people came in. Then, he noticed someone that stood at the front

He held his breath as he recognized that back of that head; it must be J.R.

Is that her? Is it J.R.? He asked himself.

Only to see that it was not J.R. at all; just another woman who had the same hair as J.R. does.

But if only he could know, J.R. doesn’t wear her hair down anymore like she used to as she is now the O.I.C. and soon to be Department Head of the Human Resource.

And meanwhile, at the 19th floor, J.R. had just arrived. As she walked into the front lobby and into the hallway of cubicles; her assistants are already in place to greet her for the morning.

“Janice, how are the memos coming up?” J.R. asked as she and her assistants followed her towards her office.

“Already printed and ready for your signature, Ma'am.” Janice replied.

“Bertie, have you told Mrs. Purefoy about the new format of the employee evaluation forms?” She now turned to the bespectacled man with a moustache that is walking beside her.

“It’s all done, Ma'am. Mrs. Purefoy already has a copy.” He then checked something out of his notes.

Then, a woman, just as tall as J.R., almost ran into her but stopped just exactly at the right moment to hand J.R. a cup of coffee.

“Ma'am. Espresso with no sugar.” Natalie offered.

J.R. took it quickly and had a sip, and she narrowed her eyes at Natalie after.

“This is so damn good, Natalie.” J.R. had a cheerful tone that lifted Natalie’s spirits up.

“I’m glad that you liked it, Ma'am.” She replied giddily.

When they arrived at the door of her office she quickly turned as she remembered something,

“By the way, has my brother arrived?” She asked the three of them.

But before they could answer, J.R. said, “On second thought, I’ll just check on him later, myself.” And she closed the door with a smile at them.

Bertie exhaled deeply, “Well, let’s get to work. Chop, chop, ladies.”

—-

Tom carried the luggage so it wouldn’t drag on at the carpet-covered floor of the 20th. When he approached the table of Martin’s secretary, she greeted him,

“I know you– Mr. Hiddleston. What brings you here?” Her puffy eyes lit up when they met glances.

“Hi there, uhm, Ms. Davenport. Is Sir McLeod in?” Tom asked courteously.

She shook her head then, “He’s still with a investors’ meeting at the 30th. But he’ll be back at 12, would you like to wait for him?”

Tom gestured with his hands and said, “Oh no! It’s better that he doesn’t see me at all. Anyways, I’m giving him back the payment he gave me– for my services.” And he tapped the luggage.

“All of it? But, Sir McLeod already took that from his personal account–”

“But I don’t need it, Ms. Davenport. I’m giving it back.” Tom insisted.

But Ms. Davenport asked again, “But why?”

Tom sighed and looked away, “I don’t deserve this money. I did it in the first place not because of the money; I did it for J.R.”

They went quiet for a while. But Tom wanted his visit to be quick and so, “I’ll be going now. Please tell Martin I said Hi.” And then, he turned his back on the secretary and headed for the elevator door.

The moment he went down, Tom would never realize who has come up from the 19th through the stairs; it was J.R..

She headed directly at Martin’s office when she saw Ms. Davenport dragging a large luggage inside.

“Whatever is that, Ms. Davenport?” She pointed out at the luggage.

“It’s a returned payment for Sir McLeod.” Then she huffed as she tugged on the handle of the luggage.

“From whom?” J.R. asked, and she sounded confused.

“Mr. Hiddleston–” And Ms.Davenport took the luggage behind the doorway of Martin’s office.

“Tom? Tom Hiddleston?” J.R. inquired curiously.

“Yes. That escort your brother hired. He said that he doesn’t deserve the payment and that he did his job because of you.”

For a while, J.R. felt her heart stop. She asked herself, why would someone like him say such things? That he did it because of her? She felt a warm feeling in her chest that she tried to dismiss.

J.R. cleared her throat “I’ll be going now. Please just inform me if Kuya has arrived.”

“Will do, Ms. J.R..”

She continued walking down the stairs but she felt dazed. She kept asking herself why would Tom return such a great amount. J.R. suddenly questioned herself; does it mean that she meant something far greater to Tom than she could know? Did Tom fell in love with her, truly?

J.R. tried to shake away those thoughts but she only found herself pondering as she leaned her back flat on the wall.

She wondered, maybe Tom was just being kind. But there is an another side in her telling her that Tom is being more than kind to give back all the money.

Don’t be stupid. He’s an escort. They’re not supposed to fall in love with their clients. She explained to herself. Her mind may accept that answer, but her heart does not.

At the ground floor, Tom is now contemplating on what he would say to Ajay that he never got the chance to talk to J.R. But even if he did, Tom would only lose it and tell J.R. that he loves her right there and then.

It's most likely I would do just that. But I don’t want to embarrass myself either.

Tom could only shake his head and chuckle to himself. As he is about to pass by the reception hall, he saw something along a table, surrounded by two couches.

It was a thick ream of small flyers that had something written on it that caught his attention. The flyer is crafted with the words Job Fair.

Tom went over the table to pick up the flyer. His eyes searched for something that he felt like he wanted to see. What he only read from the start to finish are the companies that are going to participate; still sponsored by Renovis. Tom was about to put down the flyer until he saw something that surprised him.

Opening remarks to be spoken by the new HR Department Head, Ms. Julie Rose Trillo.

Tom’s whole body froze as he tried to read that over and over again.

J.R. will be there. She will be there… And I need to see her.

He immediately placed the flyer on his pocket, and paused for a while before leaving. But he went on his way; with a bright smile on his face as he left the building. He knows that he will see J.R. again, and that he will make it happen no matter what.

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