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#ALSO some of these are a weird blend of the AU designs and my own designs anyways thanks for looking bye
strangestcase · 2 years
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please talk about your mh au i would love to hear it (if you want to of course!)
I’ve let this ask rot for like MONTHS in my inbox (probably less. i have a bad memory) but here goes!
my au blends the elements from the three existing MH gens that I like the most, and has Frankie and Jackson as the main characters. The both of them are the new kids to Monster High… and just new to the monster world in general. Frankie (they/them, MCR listener) has only Teen Beast magazines as their guide to this mystery called “social interaction”, and Jackson (he/plural they) has, on top of his pre-existence awkwardness, to cope with a monstrous alter ego of his very own. They become instant friends, of course.
In my AU:
-the wave one characters (plus Jackson, with Abbey and Heath on the side) are the main friend group the story is focused on.
-monsters live amongst humans, but usually in hiding, since humans are terrified of them. “The monster world” is basically an in-universe equivalent of a gothic underground subculture, or the queer scene.
-monsters navigate life through reverse “good is bad” cartoon logic. “Creepy” means “cute”, “scary” means “cool”, etc.
-Holt, Deuce, and Heath form a punk rock band. Toralei and the werecat twins are in a band as well and are their rivals. That, and Toralei and Cleo’s beef, is what makes both friend groups clash all the time.
-Draculaura is a rebel and all she does makes Dracula angry, disappointed, or upset. First she left her bloodthirsty ways to go vegan, then she got into lolita fashion, and now she wants to learn witchcraft despite Dracula’s life-long mistrust of witches… it’s like a curse!
-the four Wolf siblings are each rebels too… in their own ways. Clawdia isn’t athletic like other werewolves, Clawd plans to go to medical school (gasp!), Clawdeen is an artist and fashion designer that refuses to join packs or follow orders… and Howleen is Howleen.
-A lot of monsters are part human, or have a human origin, though the most conservative monsters consider them lesser, and those who look “too human” are met with disdain. For instance: Deuce is half human, but he rarely talks about it. Clawdeen’s dad was turned into a werewolf instead of born as one, which is seen as pitiful by some (and makes it hard for her and her siblings to control their transformations). Heath is also half human, and his full-demon extended family picks on him for it. Jackson and Holt (and their dads) are too-often seen as freaks from both sides.
-Lagoona’s father is the creature from the black lagoon, but her mother is a coral reef nymph, so she’s Colombian-Australian. Like most monster hybrids, she’s seen as “weird”. Her ditziness, mood swings, and cannibalistic tendencies have helped cement her reputation as a bit of a weirdo, but she’s one of the most popular sportmonsters of the school, so nobody says anything.
-Other detail worth mentioning is that Ghoulia died in 2005, and she still dresses (and acts) like it was the early aughties, down to her favorite pieces of media being mostly from that time period and her keeping her outrageous scene bangs (now splattered with her blood and bits of her brains).
-Cleo is a CryptTok influencer.
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tv-gh0st · 9 months
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Damnit i made a new au
guess what time it is
time for
✨My own Links meet au!✨
and the zeldas meet up to!
ive got an idea for story but jts a little bit to much like Lu for my liking so i am currently editing it and will be posted hopefully soon!!
zeldas will also get designs to ima be focusing on this whole au to actually cas aprently my hiatus is over ill be working on other aus from time to time but theres alot to do for this and i am bery exited!! ill be making a master post once i post some more stuff im really exited!!
bellow the cut is my current designs for Links(no full body drawings yet cas there are 14 links ad 15 zeldas i need to draw and i am not dealinf with that shit today)
Before the split
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Sky
skyward sword Link
20 years old
first chosen hero
forged the master sword
dating Sun(his zelda)
always looks like hes gonna fall asleep
very expressive
Minish
Minish cap
17 years old
can be small like minish
the smith kf the group
Social anxiety
lets the minish do his hair!
Fallen hero Timeline
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Four
four swords
Four swords adventure
18 years old
the colors sre very separated
others only think hes a little crazy talking to himself
Oracal
Ages
Seasons
Links awakening
"Collector"
17 years old
keeps a flower in memory of Marin
learned how to braid his hair from her to and keeps it like that
has alot of shit
Worlds
A link to the past
a link between worlds
triforce heros
princy
technicly a prince cas of fabel(Zelda and his sister)
bunn boi
his colors blended much easier
Hyrule
the legends of zelda
links adventures
travler
16 years old
also alot of items
gets lost easily especially with the weird geographical part of the merge
very curious
Child timeline
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Twilight
twilight princess
Farmer/Wolfie
19 yo
has a wolf tail and wont explain why or how he got it
can control when he comes wolfie usually but sometimes when they move around he just is wolfie and cant become hylian
big brother energy
Babys litterly any one whos younger then him even if its just by a year(Wild and Time do count cas of there weird ages)
Warriors
Hyrule Warriors
captin
23 years old
did cry over his scarf once
big brother energy aswell but in a funner "you were supposed to watch over the,! But no one was put to watch over me!" Kinda vibe
knew wind and mask before but they didnt know him its weirddddddd
mentioned minda and marin and others lost thrre shit
Age
Age of calamity
champion
17 years old
gravitates twords Warriors
Might have acidently been the start of a new split in the timeline no one actually knows where age sits exept hes on the child timeline
Wild
Breath of the wild
Tears of the kingdom
Archerer
Wonderer
keeps the arm and the sages idc how totk ends
physically hes like 20 ish chronologically hes 121 mentally hes like 17 years old
can cook wonderfully
eats randome shit for fun
is a lik shit
is very loyal but definitely took alot to get that loyal
is extremely weirded out bt Age
Adult timeline
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Wind
Wind waker
Phantome Hourglass
Sailor
14 years old
has tetras bandanna
thinks the green heros tunic is dorky as fuck snd hates the hat
has tried to shoot every link out of a cannon that hes had the opportunity to with wavering success
is gonna fo bat shit crazy/ good way
Spirit
Spirit tracks
Conductor
15 years old
very done with ur shit at all times
i dont think he knows what color is(wears alot of fucking grey)
Likes wind tolerates the others
is gonna go bat shit crazy/ bad way
And ofcourse Time and Mask
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Time
Ocarina of time
18 years old
mentally 9-10 years old
doesnt actually know how to read
from adult timeline
friends with Malon
socially akward mess
Mask
Ocarina of Time
Majoras Mask
11 years old
tired of everyones shit
in denial of all this timeline merging stuff
Thats all the Links!
Master post here!(coming soon) Zeldas prt 1 here! Zeldas prt 2(Coming soon)
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surveillance-0011 · 1 year
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My TBOI Aus:
Base HC interpretation: Currently nameless. My own way of looking at the game, mostly canon compliant but with an attempt to flesh out the basement and those within a little more. Gives backstories to most monsters and player characters, all Isaac’s concepts for his own creations pre-everything. Basically everyone is Isaac (or his father)‘s OCs and have these backstories to match. Meat boy and other games exist as games in universe. Extra emphasis on the Horsemen bc. You know me. The tainted characters and posthumous bosses are all from a bad (er, even worse) timeline set a couple years in the future and blend into the main world due to Dogma and Tainted Eden. Lots of symbolism and arbitrary design changes and rules etc etc etc. also includes Books of Enoch and Giants into the lore. Some mods are acknowledged, some are not, but most exist as “outside” content (other dnd manuals or stories isaac read or saw and never truly added to basement canon, but they exist for like. Fun. Sometimes)
Hypothetical Adult Au: Continuation of above where the kids get out of the basement and live ideal-ish lives. Not canon and just for speculation.
Isaac Lives: Isaac is saved from dying and manages to recover. The rest of his childhood proves rough and he is either placed into the care of another relative or foster care (or kept with one of his parents who tries to improve but. Uh). Now an adult, he navigates the world and tries to deal with his trauma and subpar family whilst working as an artist. He writes a comic that is basically what he experienced in the basement but without him, instead mainly from Maggie’s pov. Eden may or may not exist in real life.
B side AU: Made to allow for separate interpretations of the characters. Canon divergent. Isaac is a young teen struggling living with his Mom who he is convinced wants him dead. Very traumatized and depressed. He ends up discovering a twisted world of angels, demons and tormented souls through his basement. Stuck navigating between this world and “the next”, he wonders which he’d rather be in. Other kids exist separately from Isaac instead of being projections of himself. Lazarus and Cain are immortals, Eve and Judas are humans who became demonic after succumbing to demons’ influence, and everything is just kind of weird. Tainted characters do and do not exist, it’s a sort of pick-and-choose or fusion thing.
Splatoon Au: Barely exists atm but uh. Isaac is either a very young squid kid or a salmonid who ends up witnessing uh. A lot. Most of the kids are inklings with their own turf war teams and a few r octolings. Eve is an octoling who escaped pre OE and Lilith is this universe’s version of Agent 8. Eve is also stuck with a semi-permanent Kraken form, becoming one whenever emotions run high. Horsemen r salmonids Sins are a troupe of elite octos. Splatoon’s canon characters also exist, just the agents r all tboi characters and the story also changes somewhat bc Yknow. Etc etc etc very tentative needs to be actually be drawn and explored idk what I’m doing I’m waiting to see what side order brings into canon
Ena Au: This one is also basically just existing concept wise. Isaac as Ena basically, trying to figure out how to rid himself of the side of him he hates. Everyone else is in typical ena style and a few of the other kids r ena-like beings but most r more like the other characters. Very isaac centric. Also waiting for dream bbq to see what can be incorporated,,
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musashi · 2 years
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Ooh, question dump time! I hope you don't mind these being a mix of fandom and sickfic/fanfic stuff, haha
1) I know they haven't been released yet and we just have promos to go off on, but do you have any thoughts on Scarlet & Violet so far?
2) Which of the starters is your favourite? Are you planning on using that one when you get the game?
3) What about all the other pokémon we've seen? Do any stick out to you? Do you think any of them will make it on your team?
4) I've noticed you put some Godot posts in your kin tag, so I'm curious about what he's like- what's his personality and role in the games he's in?
5) Also, the above but for Dahlia Hawthorne?
6) You've mentioned you're not particularly picky on sickfics you read, but what would you consider the Best Sickfic™? As in, what tropes, dynamics and symptoms do you enjoy the most?
7) What are some other fanfic genres you like?
8) You've spoken about making physical copies of DTE before, so do you have any other fics of yours you'd like printed out? I think it'd be fun to have a physical copy of your Sicktember fills from this month
9) If you have any for her, what pokémon does Maya have in your AU?
10) What's been your favourite Sicktember fill to write? Out of the ones you posted, do you have a specific line or description you're particularly proud of?
If you'd like me to elaborate a bit more on a specific question, I don't mind sending another ask clarifying what I mean!
OMG THESE ARE SO MEATY THANK YOU TAHNK YOU THANK YOU I DONT MIND QUESTIONS ABOUT ANYTHING IN ANY ORDER I LOVE. TO TALK WAH THANK YOU
1) I know they haven't been released yet and we just have promos to go off on, but do you have any thoughts on Scarlet & Violet so far?
we've gotten like... a weirdly scant amount of promotional material for this game, so i actually don't have a lot of thoughts beyond the typical 'OMG POKEMON IM SO EXCITED TO PLAY POKEMON' fdghdfhgf. i can't say any of the designs have stuck out to me yet but thats also cause we just haven't seeeeeen any like even the leaks have been quiet? its so weird. but i am excited :]
2) Which of the starters is your favourite? Are you planning on using that one when you get the game?
honestly i think sprigatito is my favourite because... it reminds me of jessica dfgjkhfsghgf she loves cat pokemon and grass types and when i saw the grass kitty i was filled with so much indescribable fucking joy on her behalf i could not contain myself. i'm using fuecoco myself but grass kitty is everything to me...
3) What about all the other pokémon we've seen? Do any stick out to you? Do you think any of them will make it on your team?
nothing yet. i like the little poison fucker but not enough to bother using him.
4) I've noticed you put some Godot posts in your kin tag, so I'm curious about what he's like- what's his personality and role in the games he's in?
diego is a double-sided character~ he has two distinct "eras" of his life by his own admission. in earlier days he was mia fey's partner in law and her mentor as a defense attorney. he's very calm and collected and has a distinct kind of poeticism with words, usually incorporating motifs relating to coffee into the things he says because he's a coffee autistic who makes his own blends fdghfg. he was deeply in love with mia and her passion, in the anime dub the word he uses when he describes how he felt about her is captivated and it lives in my head rent-free. they dated for at least a little while, but diego was lethally poisoned shortly after one of their cases together and fell into a years-long coma. he survived, but mia was murdered while he was comatose.
diego came out of the coma with a major vision impairment and with his hair having gone white. when he found out that the love of his life had died while he was asleep the guilt of not having been there to protect her ran so deep that he threw nearly every trace of his prior self away. he renamed himself godot, which takes components from his first and last names diego and armando, as well as being a waiting for godot reference--mia was waiting on him, and he never showed. he switched sides to become a prosecutor and swore to ruin phoenix in court because diego could not handle blaming himself and so he forced all the anger he had onto blaming phoenix, the only other person mia really had in her immediate life.
eventually he realizes that mia poured so much of herself and her love into phoenix, and phoenix so adoringly leaned into her every word, that within phoenix lives mia's undying flame. once he sees mia's spirit living on through phoenix, he realizes what a fucking shithead he's been.
post-coma diego is pretty similar to who he was before but with a cold, simmering kind of anger that shows itself in occasional moments and especially around phoenix. also his weird poeticisms have ramped themselves up and 90% of what he says in court or otherwise is completely incomprehensible. i can't even really describe to you the way diego talks. he is basically just the "i don't sleep. i just dream." meme amped up to 11.
diego views the poisoning and coma as a death and rebirth. he refers to his surviving as crawling out of the depths of hell to get vengeance.
5) Also, the above but for Dahlia Hawthorne?
she poisoned diego.
lmao.
dahlia is a merciless, abusive, cold-hearted killer. i could go on and on about how she is, like many criminals, a neglected child from a broken family and how every single thing she's done has such clear reasoning behind it but quite frankly i have so much less to say about her. she's just a vindicative, vengeful, cruel fucking murderer who steals and lies and cheats. she sucks. she tries to poison literally everything that even slightly inconveniences her and barely succeeds, ever.
how to even summarize her... dahlia was one of two daughters of morgan fey, but their dad divorced morgan and fled the fey clan pretty much the second it was clear that morgan would never surpass or live up to the power that the main family had. he took the kids with him and he apparently sucked really hard, hard enough that dahlia fuckin SNAPPED and decided to just start fucking killing people at like age 14.
she did some of that and that's how she ran into cousin mia. mia tried exposing her shit in court but dahlia poisoned the decisive witness and he literally died on the stand. it traumatized mia and she didn’t stand trial for like almost a full year after that. to rub salt in the wound dahlia poisoned diego pretty soonafter when he was questioning her. she got away with all these crimes until mia found her tied up in another case some time later, dahlia dating one phoenix wright who was the prime suspect in a murder on his college campus. obviously she did it and tried to not only frame phoenix but poison him, too--the most she could do was coerce him into swallowing glass but he’s phoenix so he survived. .
mia managed to get dahlia for that murder but after she was executed in prison she continued to do ghost crime. namely her mother and her teamed up to possess the shit out of someone and try to kill maya, the last surviving member of the main family. mia ends up giving the most powerful fucking reason you suck speech to dahlia alongside phoenix and they fucking exorcise her spirit in one of the most glorious goddamn scenes in the whole franchise. 
dahlia sucks. she has no redeeming qualities. her story is a tragic one at its root but i revel in how shamelessly evil she is about it. a long time ago im sure i would’ve felt ashamed about being kin with her but now i mostly just use it to antagonize my phoenix & mia kinnie friends. 
6) You've mentioned you're not particularly picky on sickfics you read, but what would you consider the Best Sickfic™? As in, what tropes, dynamics and symptoms do you enjoy the most?
i actually answered this!
7) What are some other fanfic genres you like?
i’m pretty sure besides sickfic the literal only thing i read is smut. sometimes i’m in the mood for a slowburn/fluff but only rarely. i moreso read fic based on the characters featured than any genre, i tend to scroll through whole character tags until i reach the beginning.
8) You've spoken about making physical copies of DTE before, so do you have any other fics of yours you'd like printed out? I think it'd be fun to have a physical copy of your Sicktember fills from this month
oh i have a physical copy of down! the PDF’s are here.
DTE has been an undertaking because i also wanted to edit the grammar and tighten up the dialogue a little bit~ and also, its too long, so it’s split into three books. i have the first two all ready to go, just struggling to make the cover for the third dfghdf. 
i was planning on making my sicktember fills a physical book, yes!! if anyone’s interested in that i can post the PDFs here haha. haven’t worked on them yet but i plan to very soon.
9) If you have any for her, what pokémon does Maya have in your AU?
i actually haven’t touched maya or the AU in ages ghdg...... i think we were all very adamant that she inherited mia’s chikorita who is named charley though
10) What's been your favourite Sicktember fill to write? Out of the ones you posted, do you have a specific line or description you're particularly proud of?
my favourite was my day 21!!! i talk about it more in the author’s notes but i had been fixing to write it for a very long time. it’s based on true events!
i’m proud of all my writing, so i think that questions too broad for me~ i know it’s like, hip and cool to hate your art or whatever but i absolutely refuse to give my perfectionism a voice this late in life. left that behind me. 
sorry i don’t have an answer for you there! i love it all!
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therealvinelle · 3 years
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How do you believe Carlisle feels about Esme? How would their break up go? Would he ever cheat on her? I mean like emotionally?
He loves her.
I don’t doubt that his feelings for Esme are genuine, that he respects and cherishes her and wishes to spend his life with her. Esme, too, worships the man.
My complete lack of faith in this ship comes from the fact that they’re together for the wrong reasons and not compatible. 
The Bad Beginning
Carlisle had spent centuries searching for likeminded, he never did. In the end he succumbs and starts creating his own, first Edward and then Esme, and to his joy they both agree to do the diet.
Esme’s transformation was entirely an impulse on his end. He saw this delightful, vivacious young woman he’d known ten years ago lie broken and dying in the morgue, a Jane Doe declared dead, she was all too easy to steal. She was too far gone for him to have time to think it over, and so he went «alright let’s do this. I imagine it seemed rather like God had sent her to that morgue specifically. We learn from Midnight Sun that romance wasn’t on his mind at all (even if it was, that wouldn’t make their marriage more functional) and he expected nothing of her. He bit her because he didn’t want Esme Platt to die.
Esme, of course, wakes up into this new life under surreal, heavenly circumstances. Her child is still dead - but here is the mythic, pedestaled Dr. Cullen, now her savior and more wonderful than ever. To back myself up with the books:
Esme had already been in love with Carlisle—much to his shock—but not through any mystical, magical means. She’d met Carlisle as a girl and, drawn to his gentleness, wit, and otherworldly beauty, formed an attachment that had haunted her for the rest of her human years. Life had not been kind to Esme, and so it was not surprising that this golden memory of a good man had never been supplanted in her heart. After the burning torment of transformation, when she’d awakened to the face of her long-cherished dream, her affections were entirely his. (Midnight Sun, chapter Bloodtype)
Carlisle, on his end, hadn’t had the idea at all until Edward said “Dude, she’s into you, go for it.”
I’d been on hand to caution Carlisle about her unforeseen reaction. He’d expected that she would be shocked by her transformation, traumatized by the pain, horrified by what she’d become, much as I had been. He’d expected to have to explain and apologize, to soothe and to atone. He knew there was a good chance that she would have preferred death, that she would despise him for the choice made without her knowledge or consent. So the fact that she had been immediately prepared to join this life—not really the life, but to join him—was not something he was ready for.
He’d never seen himself as a possible object of romantic love before that moment. It seemed contrary to what he was—a vampire, a monster. The knowledge I gave him changed the way he looked at Esme, the way he looked at himself.
More than that, it was very a powerful thing, choosing to save someone. It was not a decision any sane individual made lightly. (sic)
I’m not entirely void of authorial intent - I get that this was supposed to be romcom where the cute nerdy guy has no idea the girl is interested. 
But, what I see is that after centuries of being alone, never finding anybody who shared his values, Carlisle finally has these two people who share his ideals, the only two in the world. He’s had countless friends, but it never worked out because of that damn diet. But, now he has these two people, and one of them is a beautiful, kind, wonderful woman who’s in love with him.
I imagine falling for Esme was easy. It was just so perfect, simply by being Carlisle Cullen he could make her happier than any other man, and given their shared diet, he wanted her by his side always, just as he did Edward. And this was it for him, really, to Carlisle Cullen Esme might as well be the only woman in the world because she’s the only one who'll share his lifestyle. He also felt responsible for her.
I don’t at all doubt their sincerity or affection for one another.
However, they did not fall for each other for each other’s sakes. Esme fell for the ideal since childhood, and Carlisle fell because she was perfect. Stick them in an AU and it won’t happen.
The Slippery Slope
Where they run into trouble is firstly that Esme doesn’t share these ideals, nor value human life for its own sake. Now, I’m not asking her to be a saint - but over the course of these books we had some lapses that I find pretty damning. 
She wanted Edward back in Forks, when this would almost certainly mean the death of Bella Swan, simply because to Esme having Edward nearby > a person’s life. This wasn’t the case for Carlisle, he made it extremely clear he wanted Edward to leave.
During the “Kill Bella?” vote, she was in favor of whatever meant Edward would stay.
Carlisle, having failed to get anywhere with talking sense into Edward, sends him home to his mother for an intervention. What happens next is that Esme gives Edward her blessing to eat the delicious girl if he wants to. Now, we can’t know specifically the talk Carlisle and Esme had before this, but I can’t imagine it was this. Also, damn, what a miscommunication.
Esme simply doesn’t have a problem with the deaths of individual humans, and she will put her loved ones above all other things, even if it’s a minor inconvenience. Keeping Bella alive only becomes her priority after Edward makes it clear he wants this.
Now, Carlisle’s standards have been worn down over the centuries, he just wants his family to try not to eat people on purpose, that’s how low the bar is. Tragically for his marriage, Esme is stumbling over said bar.
The further trouble they run into is that I don’t think they’re very compatible people.
Esme means well, but she’s peculiar, to put it extremely nicely. Her ambition in life is to LARP the human life, right down to being a master chef of something her species can’t eat, which could be sweet if she did other things. She doesn’t, the closest she gets is designing homes for her family. There’s being single-minded, and then there’s Esme, who appears to have honed herself into someone who exists only to be the housewife.
This leads to bizarre behavior - for instance in Midnight Sun when Edward has realized he’s in love, he sits around laughing to himself like a lunatic while playing the piano. Something happens with Rosalie, who runs out of the house in humiliation. Esme, responding to all this, gives her infamous “the best and brightest of us all” pep talk.
It’s just such a weird scene, even accounting for the inhumanity of Twilight vampires this is weird.
Mostly, thought, it is Esme’s interests and desires in life that I find so at odds with Carlisle’s. She wants to be an improved human, living the shinier, better, life without actually embracing the inhumanity of vampirism, while Carlisle is doing the human thing because he wants to be a doctor and save lives. Before that, he was travelling the world, living with normal vampires, using his eternity to study and pursue meaning in life. Now, they end up in the same place, with similar goals - wanting to blend in with humans - but the motivation is the polar opposite.
Which in turn means that as the world turns and their lives inevitably change, the way they live will have to change. This will spell trouble.
There’s also me having a strong suspicion these two don’t have much of a physical relationship, if any. Meyer specifically referred to their relationship as spiritual, and that fits the vibe we get from them in the books. Quite notably, Rosalie and Emmett were impossible to be around when they were newlyweds, while Carlisle and Esme weren’t a problem at all. 
Not to mention what Esme longed for all those years was very much an ideal of a man, which to me doesn’t immediately point to a very physical attraction.
The Penultimate Peril
Would he cheat on her, you ask. Answer is yes, they’re both cheating emotionally with Edward. No. 
He’s with her because he wants to be, and feels responsible for her. More, developing the kinds of feelings necessary for an emotional affair isn’t really on the table for him, since everyone else in the world is either a. one of his kids or the Denali, b. an unrepentant man-eating demon. So, unless Tanya’s feeling frisky, Carlisle doesn’t have anybody to cheat with.
(I’m here defining an emotional affair, which as I understand it is a bit hard to define, as a romantic, but non-physical entanglement. The cheating party has to know their partner wouldn’t be cool with it for it to count in my eyes.)
As for physically cheating on her, nope. God no, not ever. Unless something really convoluted like the plot of Blue Moon unfolded, but that’s really more a case of Esme pimping out her husband to her daughter-in-law, so everyone’s to blame here.
The end
I think the breakup can happen in any number of ways, but I think either way it will be sudden. 
These two aren’t going to go “you know, I think we’ve grown apart” because Esme would never acknowledge that nevermind walk up to Carlisle and say it, and if Carlisle realized things aren’t working he’d still want to stick it out for her sake.
I think it’ll be sudden, it’ll happen as the immovable object that is them is hit by an unstoppable force. One will go someplace the other can’t follow. Maybe when the Cullen coven splits down the middle, and they’re on each their own side of the chasm, or maybe some other cause entirely.
It’ll devastate them both, but given the people these two are, I think it’s inevitable.
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luffles424 · 3 years
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☼ Pairing: Seokjin x reader
☼ Genre: fluff, smut, post breakup au, actor!seokjin, fashion designer!reader, exes to lovers
☼ Count: 3.1K
☼ Warnings: 18+, oral (f receiving), multiple orgasms, hair pulling, teasing, unprotected sex, creampie
☼ Summary: Seokjin has been back in your life for 5 years now. It’s a different future than what you had imagined, but you wouldn’t trade it for anything. What else does the future hold for you?
☼ Drabble/epilogue to Sunrise
☼ a/n: Surprise! So many people were asking and curious about what happened and I got a little brain worm of an idea of what the future holds for the Sunrise pair! This can probably be read as a stand alone if you didn’t want to read the first part. I hope you enjoy! Let me know what you think! My ask box is always open ~ 💙💙💙💙
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Excitement bubbles in your belly as you smooth the front of your dress down, hand pausing for just a moment on your belly as you give yourself one final once-over in the mirror. You’re so happy that you finally got to wear the sunset dress again. Although you have no idea what you’re wearing it for.
Seokjin has been tightlipped about his plans for you tonight. He simply told you to dress up, hinted to you to wear this specifically. He’d seen it a while ago one night when he was over, hanging in your closet. You’d told him why when he questioned why you had it hanging up, though he’d shyly told you that he had seen you wear it already. When you said you’d kept it because you wanted to wear it again, he got a gleam in his eye that you never quite understood. At least, until now with his not so subtle hints to wear it. 
You smile thinking about him. It’s been a lot of work to get to this point. But it’s been so worth it. No matter the length of time. You’ve treasured every single moment. 
You had spent about 2 years getting to know each other again. There was a thrill in learning Seokjin all over again. To discover the little things about the man he grew into. Hearing stories about the years you missed. Stories about friends you hadn’t kept in touch with but he had. You shared stories from friends you’d kept close but he had lost contact with. Every time you two were together was a fun adventure in discovery. 
And for all the new things you were learning about him. He could still make you laugh just as easy and it was so easy to still joke with him. The new and old blended to make the Seokjin before you and it was simple to start falling for him all over again.
Then, one day, Seokjin stopped by your place unannounced and asked you out. He was panting, like he’d sprinted the whole way there and his confession was rushed out in one long breath and you only caught half of it. It took everything in you not to laugh at the wild look in his eye as he rambled, but as funny as it was, it was hopelessly endearing. 
You couldn’t deny that it felt right, so you said yes. The easiest decision you had ever said yes to. Now, almost 3 years later, you’re still going strong. Far stronger than you ever were in university. You’ve both learned a lot from the past. For all that you have problems, like any human, you’ve gotten better at communicating through it. You know when you need to take a break, get some space to sit with your feelings and be able to put them into words. And it’s done wonders to make things work smoother.
You rack your brain, trying to figure out if maybe you’re missing some important date. An anniversary? No, that was less than two months ago. Seokjin took you to a private beach. Not that either of you saw much of the beach with how adamant Seokjin seemed to keep you in bed with him. 
 You shudder as another orgasm courses through your body. “Seokjin…” you whine.
You get a hum in response but his face remains firmly buried in your pussy, where he’s been for at least an hour and several orgasms at this point. You’d protested by your third one, whining for his cock. But Seokjin had simply pressed a sloppy kiss to your thigh as he took a moment to explain that tonight was all about you. 
Apparently all about you meant he was going to make you cum until you passed out. Your entire body tingled, some weird mix between being numb and feeling like every nerve was electrified. Deliriously, your fingers tighten in his hair and tug, harder than you intend if his sharp inhale against you is anything to go by. 
“Baby, please…” You give him another tug.
If you weren’t so weak, you would push him until you could climb on his dick yourself. Chuckling, Seokjin finally pulls away, face smeared with your slick and face equal parts pleased and smug. 
“Want my dick that bad?” he teases.
You glare. “I will go find the nearest sex shop and buy a dildo. At least it wouldn’t get mouthy.”
Seokjin’s grin is bright as he wipes his mouth with the back of his hand before he swoops down to pepper your face with kisses. “You like my mouth.” He presses a firm kiss to your lips, lining his hips with yours and letting his cock settle against your soaked slit. His smile softens and he presses a far gentler kiss to your lips. “I love you.”
You give his hair another tug. “I’d love you more if you put your dick in me.”
He blinks at you before erupting into squeaky laughter. “You ruined it.”
“I ruined nothing. You’re still hard as a rock.” 
To prove your point, your grind against him, making you both gasp at the pressure. Seokjin ignores the comment, choosing instead to finally give you what you’ve been wanting. He pulls his hips back ever so slightly, just enough to position himself at your entrance and then he’s pressing forward, filling you with one languid stroke. 
He keeps his pace just as slowly as he ate you out. Taking his time and ensuring you feel every inch and shift of his cock inside you. He cums what feels like an eternity later, filling you further. He keeps himself buried in you, kissing you slowly and deeply, pouring every ounce of love for you into it.
 So definitely not your anniversary. Neither of your birthday’s are near. Neither of you have had any recent accomplishments that need to be celebrated. You suppose he could just want to take you out, one of his new favorite things is taking you on dates whenever your schedules allow it. 
You’ve told him time and time again that you don’t need elaborate dates. But he seems to know how much you do enjoy being spoiled by him, even as you protest it. Though at some point he did seem to realize that you also love nights spent at home, curled up with him on the couch together. And he’s been all too happy to flex his improved cooking skills. You’ve definitely enjoyed learning that new aspect of him too. University hadn’t been conducive to cooking elaborately. Money was often tight and so what you ate often was prepared or frozen with the occasional nicer meal when finances worked in your favor.  
Tonight feels different though. There’s something about the secrecy and meticulous planning that makes this seem different than just a regular date night. You suppose you’ll just have to wait and see what he has planned for you. If Seokjin didn’t want you to know, there would be no way for you to try and figure out what the secret was.  
You check your phone, seeing that Seokjin should be here soon and so you move out to the living room to wait for him. You’re so thankful that you got to meet Seokjin again. You’re even more thankful that you had the time apart to grow on your own. While the break up was painful and rough when it happened and for a while after. You wouldn’t be the person you are now without it. It makes the relationship now that much more special. 
No matter what news or plans Seokjin has, you have your own to share to make the night happy. Your hand rests on your belly once more, a small smile on your face. 
There’s a brief knock at the door and then it’s opening, Seokjin beaming when he sees you standing in the living room. You let your hand drop from your belly.
“Wow,” he breaths, eyes slowly tracing over your frame. “You look… stunning.”
You grin, giving him a slow look up and down. “You don’t look so bad yourself.”
He chuckles, finally coming closer and pressing a kiss to your lips. “I had a lot of help from this pretty amazing designer.”
You feel a pleased rush run through you and you return the kiss eagerly. It’s easy to get lost in the kiss and you almost want to tell him to just forget about whatever he has planned in favor of spending the evening in bed. But Seokjin pulls away, a slightly bewildered smile on his face when you try to follow.
“Come on. We’re gonna be late.”
“For what?”
He just raises an eyebrow at you and you huff. He honestly can’t blame you for trying to get some sort of hint or answer about his plans. Taking your hand, he presses his lips to your knuckles before entwining your fingers. He leads you out to the waiting car, helps you into the back, carefully ensuring that your dress is safely tucked inside the car before he’s moving to the other side and sliding in beside you. 
The drive is almost silent, save for the soft music filtering through the speakers. You lean your head against Seokjin’s shoulder, deciding to just enjoy being with him again. He’s been busy the last few weeks with a new film and this is the first evening he’s been free to be with you that isn’t just takeout and the couch. Or bed depending on how tired either of you are. 
Seokjin gently shakes you awake some time later and you blink blearily at him for a moment. His smile is endearingly fond as he waits for your brain to kick back on after your impromptu nap. You’ve been so tired lately. 
“Are we here?”
He laughs and brushes a kiss to your forehead. “Yes, baby, we are.”
Once he believes that you’ll stay awake, he gets out, circling around to your side and helping you out of the car. You look around with a frown, unfamiliar with where you are. You’re in front of a tall building, windows reflecting the sunset. The building is unmarked and that leaves you even more confused. 
Smiling at your confusion, he takes your hand and leads you forward into the building. The elevator ride has anticipation building in your belly. Seokjin always plans the best surprises. He’s only grown more thoughtful and kind with age. 
Finally the elevator dings open, revealing a restaurant lobby. 
Except the lobby is empty, most of the lights off. Are they closed? You turn toward Seokjin, brows furrowed in confusion. 
He grins, gesturing towards the wall behind the host stand where the restaurant name is lit up, the brightest of the lights in the room currently. Moonlight. 
“So… Me and Seokjung are opening a restaurant. Well, he’s doing all the hard work. I’m just an investor. It opens in a couple of weeks.”
You grin. You know Seokjung’s wanted to open a restaurant for the longest time. The Kim brother’s definitely shared a love of cooking and food. You can’t believe he’s hidden this from you. But knowing him, he wanted everything perfectly in place before he revealed it to you. Which seems to be tonight. “Seokjin, that’s amazing!”
He nods. “Seokjung’s ecstatic…”
Tilting your head, you inspect him slowly. “If it’s not open, then why are we here?”
Shyly, Seokjin leads you past the lobby into the dining area. It’s massive, so much bigger than you would have thought it would be, given how the building looks from the outside. The most stunning thing is the floor to ceiling windows that look out over the ocean. You didn’t know you were so close to the shore. 
Without thinking, you move to the window, looking out over the sunset. The view is just as stunning as you thought it would be.
“It took months to find the right place. Seokjung was getting so frustrated that I kept saying no to every place he suggested. But I had this vision for it. This vision. Something I could bring the love of my life to. That felt like home to us... And everyone else,” he adds belatedly.
You look at him over your shoulder. He’s such a sap. You reach a hand out and he takes it, letting you pull him beside you. You’re both silent for a long moment, looking out at the gorgeous view. 
“Seokjin, I’m-”
“We’ve been-”
You both start at the same time, laughing when you both stop. 
You gesture for him to continue. “You go first, baby. You planned all this, you’ve clearly had this for a lot longer.”
Licking his lips, he nods. He pulls you a few feet away towards a table that’s set beside the windows, candles casting twinkling light across the glassware.
“Seokjung is cooking for us tonight.” He pulls your seat out for you, circling around to sit across from you. He looks inexplicably nervous, but a streak of nerves runs through you too with the news you’re holding on to. “I wanted to do something special. I thought being the first person to try the restaurant was pretty special. And I wanted you to be the first person to eat and see this view. I wanted to be with you when you saw it.”
Reaching across the table, you take his fidgeting hand. You love this man so much. Seokjung comes out then, hands laden with plates that he sets out on the table. The spread is truly impressive. Seokjung has to make two trips to bring everything out. 
You laugh incredulously as Seokjung retreats back to the kitchen. “Are you planning to feed an army here?”
Seokjin grins sheepishly. “Seokjung was a little excited to work out the menu and have someone try everything. He’s going to ask later for feedback and you know how he is about that.”
You give a nod. You definitely do know how Seokjung can get. It’s the same way Seokjin sometimes gets when he’s trying out a new recipe. You both eat in companionable silence. There’s no need to fill the silence with a lot of chatter. It’s more than enough to just be here with him. Seokjin occasionally feeds you bites of things he thinks you’ll like and it’s thrilling to have him spoil you like this. When he sees things that you like more, he makes sure that you have most of it, not-so-subtly shifting those bites towards you.  
You try to surreptitiously ignore the full wine glass throughout the meal. Resorting to distracting Seokjin whenever his eyes begin to drift towards it with confusion. He knows it’s your favorite. It doesn’t seem like the right time to explain why you can’t drink it right now. You can tell that there’s something else Seokjin wants to say. That tonight doesn’t seem to be solely about being the first to eat at the restaurant. Seokjin wouldn’t be so nervous if it was as simple as that.  
Once the food is gone, Seokjung brings out dessert and Seokjin seems to grow even more nervous. As you reach out to take a spoon, Seokjin stops you. 
Licking his lips, he seems to be preparing himself for something. You wait, letting him get his words in order. Finally, he meets your gaze and his face is set with determination.
“We’ve been through a lot. Had our ups and downs. Hell, we were apart for over 10 years. But somehow, despite everything, despite it seeming like we’d never see each other again. We found each other. Out of all the people in the world, we found each other again. On a beach where we had so many memories. And… and we’ve worked so hard for what we have now. I’m… God, I’m so grateful to have gotten another chance with you. I never even imagined this much. I would’ve been happy just being friends. Having you in my life again… Being able to love you again. It’s a chance I never thought I could have. A chance to do things right. To treat you the way you deserve…”
You smile when he trails off, threading your fingers with him. “I’m happy I found you again too.”
That seems to give him the confidence to go on. “I’ll spend my every waking moment ensuring you know just how loved you are. If you’ll let me. If you want me too.” He slips out of his seat, dropping to his knee beside you. Your heart skips a beat as you watch him with wide eyes. “Baby, Y/n… I love you so much. If you’ll let me, I’d want nothing more than to keep loving you for the rest of our lives.”
He pulls a small box out of his pocket, nearly fumbling it with nerves, and opens it to reveal a glittering ring. Tears gather in your eyes and you stumble out of your seat to wrap your arms around him. 
“Yes, of course. God, how could I not want to marry you?”
Seokjin lets out a relieved breath, as if there was a possibility you’d say no. He’s absolutely mad if he thought you’d say no. You press a kiss to his lips, joy filling you. Seokjin kisses you for a long moment before pulling away and, with shaking fingers, pulls the ring free from the velvet to slip it onto your finger. It’s a perfect fit. 
You smile at the ring. It’s so gorgeous. For a moment, you forget entirely about your own news. But then Seokjin is pulling the wine glasses from the table, holding yours out to you. Clearly intent on celebrating your engagement. 
You stare at the glass for a long moment before slowly reaching out to take it. You chew your lip before setting the glass back on the table. Seokjin frowns in confusion, mouth opening to question your actions but you quickly shake your head.
“So… I have some news.” You fidget with your fingers and Seokjin is quick to set his own glass aside and take your hands in his, thumbs sweeping comfortingly over the skin of your palms. You take a deep breath and then bring his hands to your belly. They’re warm through the fabric of your dress. “I’m pregnant.”
Seokjin blinks at you, his face startlingly blank. Nerves creep in but after a moment of processing, Seokjin’s face is breaking out in the widest grin you’ve ever seen on him. 
“Pregnant?” You nod. “We’re going to have a baby?”
He whoops with joy, pulling you into a tight embrace with such force that you nearly fall over, babbling about everything that you’ll have to do in the coming months. 
It’s kind of funny. Back in high school and university, when you pictured your life together, it was nothing like what you have now. But somehow, despite the heartache, the distance, everything, it’s so much better than you imagined. 
It’s perfect.
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youarejesting · 3 years
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Sly like a... ? Part 6
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[Master list] [Sly Master List] Beta: n/a (at the moment) Rating: All Pairing: Hybrid!BTS x FailedHybrid!Reader Genre: Hybrid au, fluff, action, adventure, angst, drama, slice of life. Some marked chapters will contain mature/smut scenes, BUT they will not have plot in those scenes and are 100% skippable without losing your place in the story. Words: 1.8k
Summary: Human’s strive to be better, faster and stronger looking to animal DNA. Thus Hybrids are born. As the rise for designer and Pedigree Hybrids increase, so do the failed attempts. There is one species scientists are unsuccessful in creating, but, folklore says they have been here all along, hiding and blending in with the humans for many millennia. How clever they are.
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There had been a moment when Taehyung seemed almost reluctant to leave, as if he was having fun with the hybrids around his age and you couldn’t blame him. He had spent his life with older people who didn’t really do anything particularly thrilling. 
But the night ended without any fights from any of the hybrids so you considered that a bonus. They were slowly becoming more accustomed to the other presence and though there were a few small shoves, hisses or choice words, all in all they were being polite.
Sitting at the dining table talking with Jimin about your plan tomorrow at the shopping centre, he was very close, you knew it was a dominance thing, that he knew you the longest and he was unintentionally rubbing it in the other hybrid’s faces. Seeing Jungkook’s eyes barely staying awake you wished him good night with a hug and told him to get some sleep. 
Yoongi was slinking around looking like he wanted to say or ask something but waiting for you to be alone. Seokjin and Namjoon both headed off to bed and Jimin reached over taking your hand. “How are you feeling?” he asked, his brows creasing in the same concern that laced his words, “you keep making sure we are okay, that no one has asked you?”
“I’m good,” you admitted with a smile, “how are you taking this?”
“You know I am used to it, we grew up in hybrid homes just like this one,” Jimin laughed, “gives me a bit of nostalgia.”
“The only thing that is unsettling at the moment is the smell of the carpet, it is driving me mental?” you laughed, “that bleach not only burns it just makes the place feel empty.”
“I know what you mean, but if you would like I can scent the house?” he wiggled his eyebrows. “like we used to?”
“Jimin we were children running around naked was okay back then now it would be weird,” you scoffed, pushing him away, “go to bed.”
“You want to sleep in my room?” he pouted, “there is no need to be a martyr”
“Thanks but, I am going to stay up a little later and work out some things.” Jimin walked into the hall eyeing the older hybrid and gave a deliberate, let me know if you need anything spiel.
“Hey Yoongi, is something wrong?” you smiled patting the seat beside you, he hesitantly sat on the seat keeping his distance. He seemed to mull over his thoughts and choose his words carefully before he attempted to speak.
“When I was in University the first time, I was studying psychology, I wanted to help young hybrids,” you repressed a squeal he was opening up and you were so proud, “I was wondering, if there is a chance I could continue that course? I still want to help other hybrids like myself.”
“Of course, that is perfect, I can get you ready I will get your folders and work transferred over and we can have you started in no time, they might ask you to do an entrance exam so if you don’t mind I can give you a little refresher with the other boys and then you will be all set, all the Uni classes are online, so you don’t have to worry about transport and it’s all paid for so money isn’t an option either.”
“I don’t like free things” he played with his sleeves, “I much rather get things on my own”
“Well, if you would like I can give you pocket money everyday and you can save it so that you don’t feel helpless. Let’s say accompanying me grocery shopping, I could wash up the dishes and you could dry and little things like that and I can give you... uh, fifty dollars a week,” 
“That is too much,” He said, shaking his head, “not when you are also paying room and board. That is way too much and I don’t want to take more of your money”
“It’s not my money, you forget, I am living free here as well,” you laughed, standing up and holding out your hand. He took it and you walked him to his room, “please don’t stress Yoongi, I promise you I am not as scary as I look, you are safe and I want you to feel safe and if that means you have a little money box under your bed than let’s do it”
Yoongi laughed, “You aren’t scary at all”
“I don’t know if you had seen her dancing this evening, that was scary,” Hoseok called from his room. He was a very easy going guy, he liked to hear the others better so he left the door open. It must be hard coming from the country with night noises and lots of hybrids snoring to a place that is genuinely quiet with the occasional sound of a car and his own room.
“Alright Yoongi time for bed, I am here now so I hope you like being tucked in?” you walked him to his bed and pulled the blankets up to his chin and you could hear the purs as you pet his head.
“I want to be tucked in too,” Jungkook wined down the end of the hall, and you froze as the chorus of me too filled the hall. Rolling your eyes you stood up pressing a kiss to Yoongi’s forehead and stepping out.
“Fine, let me start with Jin, you want to be tucked in?” You grinned and the oldest hybrid nodded vigorously from his bed. You made the rounds and visited every room, Namjoon announced he was already tucked in and would accept a good night. He was acting proud but you thought to try anyway. “your blankets are askew, let me help, you can’t be tucked in if your blanket is all wonky”
The excuse worked and he purred deep in his chest as you pet his head and kissed his forehead. Hoseok made you laugh and requested multiple kisses but received a “Don’t be greedy,” from his neighbor Jimin.
Jimin gave you his signature eye smile that you just knew was there even without your superior night vision. You thought about it and a lot of the hybrids in the house were nocturnal giving reason to their late bedtimes and keen senses in the dark. You weren’t too sure about Hoseok and Taehyung so that would be something to google before bed.
Stepping up to Jimin’s bed he grinned, “Tuck me in,” he declared his arms out as if he was getting a hug. 
“Okay but you have to lay down and stop squirming,” you reprimanded, making him still long enough to tuck him in placing a kiss on his forehead with a pat, his hands holding his tail as he always did when he slept. “You still hold your tail when you sleep”
He blushed and turned away, “I dunno it’s comfy”
“It’s cute, have a good night” you walked on to the last room where Jungkook was standing at his door obviously having gotten impatient. You walked him to his bed and sat beside him as he got comfortable.
“y/n, I love being here and I don’t want you to give me up but, I miss my family, I barely remember anything about my mother I can’t even remember what she looked like, all I remember is she smelt like clean cotton and sunny days” He said a few tears in his eyes. 
Wiping his eyes he sniffed, “I wanted to be cool for you, but I am just a big baby” he whined, “Can you stay with me until I fall asleep, sing me a song or tell me a story?”
“Alright, get comfortable and I will tell you a story koo” tucking him in you opened your mouth when he grabbed your hand, “Is something wrong?”
“You have to give me a goodnight kiss too, while I am awake or I won’t feel it” he gave a big cheeky grin and you laughed brushing his bangs to the side and pressing a small kiss on his forehead. “Alright I am ready”
“This was a story that I was told when I was young,” you shuffled onto the bed more, “in japan there are monsters and mythical creatures called yokai…”
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“Yokai were sometimes even gods they could be good and they could be bad, the kitsune was a yokai, they said when a fox grew to a certain age they would be able to transform into humans” Felix spoke cleaning some of the toys off your bed.
“Like Hybrids!” You giggled, jumping on your bed, your stuffed toy under your arm, Felix tackled you onto your pillow and grinned, tucking you in and switching off the light. He reached over to turn on a small night light. “Or like the other story where they peel off their skin?”
“Alright, I admit it was a mistake to tell you that, are you still having nightmares?” he sighed rubbing the back of his neck sheepishly. “I still haven’t been let off babysitting duty because of that, the earful Astrid gave me”
You laughed at his dramatic shiver, she wasn’t that scary, but Felix always seemed to think so. “If you know so many stories about fox hybrids then why did they make me, if they were already out there?”
“That is the thing little Kit, they aren’t hybrids” his smile was big and his eyes gleamed mischievously. “They are huli jing, kitsune and kumiho, they aren’t hybrids. These are special beings; foxes with the ability to transform into humans, they are special.” 
“If they can disguise themselves as humans how do you know they exist, have you seen one?” you were ever curious to know more about fox related things it made you feel like you were getting to know more about yourself and why you did the things you do”
“Humans can’t see them unless they wish to show themselves to them first, but they can see each other, they can’t hide from one another,” he hummed
“Are you a fox person Felix?” the memory of the other night in your head when you thought you saw two tails and some ears attached to him.
“I am just Felix and you young lady are up past your bedtime. So lay still so I can tell the story.”
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“The fox breathed fire burning the forest and when their emotions calmed they saw the town destroyed and the woman the fox man had loved had died from the flames along with her new husband” you whispered, Jungkook’s little snores were cute and you readjusted the blanket and gave him another kiss on the forehead before retreating to the living room couch.
A thought passed by about perhaps using Taehyung’s room but you thought it was best to not invade his privacy, that was his safe place and your scent would ruin that. The thought didn’t last long as you were soon out cold from exhaustion.
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31. prostitute/client au? 👀👀👀
Since there's no ship, I'm just gonna go with Juke because duh.
Warning for language, references to sex and the like (obviously aged-up)
"'Sunset Agency'?" Julie reads off the business card Flynn handed to her. It weighs heavy in her hand, looking more like a platinum credit card with its sleek black design and minimal text, "Jesus christ, Flynn."
Her bestie busies herself in Julie's kitchen, raiding it for snacks, "Yeah. Totally legit. Carrie runs it actually."
"Hold up. Your girlfriend runs a bordello and you're casually telling me this now?"
Flynn locates the Milano cookies and stuffs one in her mouth, "Okay, it's not like a 'bordello' like there's a building full of hot men waiting to service you. Like I said, it's an agency and they're contracted. And also...I thought you were gonna act all weird about it-"
"I'm not acting weird," Julie's quick to say, sluggishly moving to the living room, "It's just Carrie's so... normal?"
"Wow. I'll be sure to tell her that,"
Julie winces at the wording and she backtracks, "No, I mean- it's just. She's great and everything, but I don't think that this is something I need right now."
After snacking, Flynn joins Julie on the couch, ready to give her one of her famous pep-talks with the usual 'get up off your ass' attitude followed be a gentle 'you got this, girl'. But that's not what spills out her mouth.
"Julie. You. Need. Dick,"
Julie scoffs, turning into various shades of reds and pinks in a matter of seconds. She groans and drops her face onto one of her throw pillows.
"There, there," Flynn rubs her back, "I know with everything going on, like work, your mom's birthday coming up, and the whole Nick disaster thing-"
"Bringing up my ex-fiance isn't really helping right now..." she mumbles into the zebra cushion.
"I'm saying is that you need to let loose. Get out of your head for a bit. Now, you don't have to do the whole escort thing. That was just my suggestion. I figured that if you'd want to get back out there, you could do with some practice in a safe environment with no... surprises."
Julie couldn't not notice the dig at her ex fiance
She thought she could handle surprises.
That was until Nick decided to call of the wedding the week before and sending her into a spiral that she's still trying to recover from to this day...
Julie doesn't know how Flynn was able to do it, but after considering it for a while, she let her best friend talk her into going onto the site (password on the card) and pick out her 'date' for Friday.
Flynn, as much as she wants to be there for this, wants Julie to be in total control of the process and bows out of helping her pore through the different guys and their headshots.
("Ooh, what about that one?" "Flynn!" "Right, sorry. Leaving now!")
She's ignoring how strange this is, flipping through page after page, literally 'shopping' for a guy for the night. It's like an upscale dating site blended in with a casting agency- the pictures taken professionally, a little blurb of the guy's strong suits and what they're willing to do.
Julie admits that this is all very organized and discrete. Also there's a wide array of guys in terms of height, build, ethnicity, age- really someone for anybody. And it seems that even though she's the client, these men have their own conditions and what they're comfortable doing which is nice to know.
Gradually, she starts to throw away her preconceived notions about the adult service and letting herself take this really seriously. No room for shame when she's too busy concentrating on picking out the right guy.
She doesn't know what she's looking for- looks wise or... uh, performance wise, but after reading through different profiles and getting a feel for what's being offered, she's putting together a profile in her mind.
She's not angling for anything too daring to happen this weekend but she wants to have a good time. With someone who could put her at ease.
There's no definite way to tell by looking at their faces but Julie's cursor hovers over a pair of hazel eyes that she couldn't help but be drawn to.
"'Luke', huh..." she mutters to herself, clicking on the profile and learning more.
I can't believe I'm doing this...
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moblitberner-bunch · 3 years
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Modern AU: Vlogs!
These have been sitting in my drafts for 1,5 year now so I decided to finish them and dedicate these to @quietcelt because she's gonna leave Tumblr soon... Me be sad...
Anka: Doesn’t have her own vlogs, she films Mitabi’s vlogs and comes up with fitness challenges for him to take part in. Posted three ASMR videos in five years and though they do good she forgot about them.
Mitabi: Sports vlog, workout routines, tips and tricks to boost your strength and endurance (How-to-pose-as-a-fitboy-for-instagram-and-get-10000000-likes).
Gustav: Has this online book club vlog in which he discusses and analyses books (and the movie adaptations).
Ian: No vlogs, but meme compilations. Rico is just shaking her head (but watches all of his videos secretly when Ian is asleep.
Rico: No vlogs.
Pixis: Doesn’t know what a vlog is.
Erwin: Tries to vlog his day-in-the-life-vlog but forgets to press ‘start recording’ so his videos are twenty minutes of black screen. Still has many followers on IG because everyone is fangirling in the comment section of his selfies.
Levi: Cleaning up with Levi. Top ten best cleaning products. Tea blends ranked. Cleaning life hacks. The importance of cleaning. Sometimes a workout video no one can keep up with, but everyone watches it to see his abs.
Mike: Full series on how to train every dog in easy and doable steps, from pup tot old doggo, shy or aggressive, with Mikes advice you will have 100% success.
Hanji: Your new favorite online chemistry teacher, will save your grades and your degrees singlehandedly. Considered starting an OnlyFans but the other vets forbade it.
Moblit: Sometimes tutorials on how to draw things, mostly vlogs his experience when visiting museums and galleries, also includes art history information in videos because he actually knows a lot. Don’t get him started on Brunelleschi’s talent, Moblit is a fangirl.
Nanaba: Made a small series in which she talked about childhood abuse and her abusive father, to break stigma and make the topic more discussable. She also told about how she overcame her past. It’s the only series she made but had many many views and loads of positive and supporting comments.
Eld: Challenge/prank videos with Gunther, sometimes family vlog with his wife and mostly his baby girl because he has to share her cuteness with the world. Every milestone is caught on tape.
Gunther: Loves the challenge-vlogs with Eld but hates the pranks. He joins Elds vlogs and balances Elds goofiness with serious and witty remarks. They would be a great duo to do some Buzzfeed Unsolved kinda videos.
Oluo: Life with all his brothers. How to keep them happy, and how to survive being the eldest and coolest of all the kids. Vlogs about taking them to theme parks and fun stuff. Many views because his brothers are hella cute, fucking funny and 7-year-old legends for life already.
Petra: Shows up in Nifa’s video’s. They often go shopping together, and she is basically in all Nifa’s vlogs. A Nifa vlog without Petra would truly confuse the audience by now. They be like: “Why is Petra not in this video?” “Where is Petra?” “Nothing bad happened to Petra right?”
Nifa: Come shopping with me vlogs, make-up tutorials, what’s the latest fashion news. Home deco vlogs. This girl is queen on the internet. She can literally vlog her morning routine with her bed hair and pyjama’s and still would get thousands of likes. The popularity of her vlogs opened the doors for her to design and release her first own clothing line.
Gelgar: Vlogs how he parties with his friends, how many tequilas he can down in 1 minute, the weird drunken antics caught on cam. He has 4 followers.
Mikasa: No vlogs.
Eren: Plays videogames for content, always gets way too aggressive and impatient. He only gets views because of his anger outbursts, gets approximately 10 likes and 1 thumbs down from Jean.
Armin: CrashCourse-like content, vlogs about scientific topics he will explain to make it understandable for the bigger crowd. Also saved a lot of grades and degrees.
Connie: Gameplay, walkthroughs and tutorials, almost professional gamer: he even makes money with it. Gets limited pre-access to games so he can promote the new game releases with his game content.
Jean: Cooks recipes, foodie, meal tutorials and Sasha rates his meals. Sometimes games with Connie.
Sasha: Appears in Jeans vlog and rates his food.
Historia: reaction videos. Rates everyone else’s vlogs. Witty comments. Did the fuck-marry-kill challenge once for the others (snk characters), and the viewers went WILD.
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hyperfixatinglove · 2 years
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Connor for the new ask game! (and/or Frank if you'd like to <3)
!!!!!
Connor
What made me like them
He's so much! He's awkward but also highly intelligent (given, since he has supercomputer as brain), he's literal, can be empathic but have self-doubt, doesn't know where he stands in life and is just barely begun to finding out his place in the world. It's a lot. His story is also the best of the game and I highly wish the whole game would've been just Connor and Hank shenanigans.
I think the bottom line is how I just could project him being autistic onto his traits. The coin tricks? Stim! The tasting of blue blood? Stim again! The programming he can use to blend in better with humans? Masking!
I know robots = autistic is harmful trope in fiction that has been for centuries, but I think Connor unintentionally gets it at least somewhat right.
My favorite thing about them
He loves dogs!
I can easily see him post-revolution spending time in dog parks and taking care of Sumo whenever he can.
He also can save fish in his very first chapter, so I think he likes aquatic life as well.
Then there's the interpretation of when exactly Connor deviated. I know he deviates because Markus persuades him to, but personally I believe he was deviant for far longer, he just didn't want to admit it. His potential saving Hank multiply times, saving the fish, letting deviants go, admitting he's afraid to die (which is explicitly noted to be exclusive to deviants for androids).. There's lot of evidence if the player chooses that Connor has been balancing the line of deviancy a long time.
Also I love how from the very first proper scene with Hank, Connor utterly refuses to listen to his directions and orders despite androids being designed as forced to execute orders. (If only bc at the time Cyberlife's orders were more important but hey stubborn!Connor)
Nicknames we have for each other
I would probably call Connor "my favorite android" or variation as fond joke. I doubt he'd appreciate being called Connie and it sounds a little weird to me.
I have not decided on my Android name since it gets bit boring to have same name in every AU. Maybe Abbess or Albany.
If Abbess Connor would call me Bess. And I like that, so Abbess it is.
A headcanon of our relationship/friendship
Here's two androids meeting each other because they're next door neighbors.
I have this elaborate AU where I'm housekeeper android post-revolution who ends up in Ushio's care but after Arcadia is dealt with I find my own place and end up meeting Connor.
I personally don't think Connor is truly as confident as he displays himself to be, especially after deviating and being ashamed of his past as deviant hunter. So we're both anxious messes, but we help each other. Moral support androids unite!
Connor also tends to be quite logical when trying to connect dots, but he brings up interesting points, so I could see us gently debating about many subjects ranging from philosophical questions to what dog breed is the best.
My favorite image of them
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There's something in this little moment where Hank pushes him, asking why he didn't shoot two deviants when he had the chance and if Connor's been empathic to this point he gets visibly shocked by being pushed. It's neat.
Anything else!
I hate how part of the fandom has made Connor out to be some baby who needs to be protected. He has puppy eyes, is cute, but he's designed after a man in his 30s! He's killing machine! He's free to do his own choices and it's the whole meaning of the game & his own storyline!
I also hate how some claim Connor's replacement of Cole (Hank's deceased son) by claiming Connor is his son. You simply cannot replace a child and the game already showed how wrong & how easily that kind of scenario can turn abusive with Todd & Alice. The venomous hate towards Hankcon is also uncalled for, just ship and let ship & use blacklist my god. (I say after being in Hankcon hell for 2+ months straight)
I like to think me & Connor would get along, from what we see of Deviant!Connor he seems like gentle man. My favorite fanfics have been ones where he can slowly make a life for himself, gain friendships and find little hobbies like taking care of fish tank or going to dog parks on weekends. The focus on him just finding what he finds enjoyable in life after he's basically left with no purpose.
I doubt I'd get along with Hank much, aside from our love for swearing.
I'm yeeting the damn triangle things off of the uniforms smh.
Frank
What made me like them
He's realistic, he's uneasy around zombies, he's ambitious, he's bastard but still chooses to help others, showing he has heart of gold underneath all his less than stellar aspects. He's naturally curious, which most likely contributed to his career choice. He's almost just some guy, but has such wrestling moves I doubt he fully is. There's just a lot to like about Frankie for me.
I also easily latch onto the protagonists of zombie games as coping mechanism :D But Kyle, Frank & Deacon are all so different from one another I don't really mind.
My favorite thing about them
The balance between serious and corny jokes. He knows when to take things respectfully and when to joke and I laugh at every single one. Also how he doesn't attempt to joke in Willamette since he's constantly on the run and on edge.
His fashion sense is another, he has such variety from typical "hideous" dad summer clothes to turtleneck and jacket combo.
How deep his character can be, his joking in OTR can be taken as extreme and inappropriate coping mechanism to his PTSD that's constantly aggravated by the outbreak, his stoic way of speaking and silence in DR1 can be taken as him being aloof (god I feel that so much), he can be taken as glory hound with secret heart.
Nicknames we have for each other
Mine will always be Frankie. I love how it's canonical, used by the villains and even Chuck! For pet names, I'd use lovely, dear and baby. I feel like Frankie would itch to use baby for me too, but I don't like it. I say it purely because he has said he likes it.
He exclusively calls me AMV, unless there's pet name like sweetheart or darling involved. Frank would also call me his missus.
A headcanon of our relationship/friendship
We are both aloof and it takes time for us to "get" each other, after the dust settles from Willamette. We did form attachment quite quickly, in part due to the massive trauma of being in the middle of first ever outbreak. We were both insecure our feelings were nothing more than shitty coping mechanism that would fade away easily and soon. Despite the intensity of our respective crushes that evolved into full bloom love.
Him constantly bolting in and out of security room didn't provide a lot of opportunities to get to know him, so my crush was superficial at first, he was cute and seemed kind so there was crush. I knew next to nothing about Frank, even after we moved together out of impulse weeks before he started to work on his book that would make him famous. Not that he already wasn't by leaking the story of Willamette. The first nights we just discussed whatever came to mind in effort to truly to get to know each other.
Though by the time he had his TV shows and radio podcasts, we were deeply in love with each other.
My favorite image of them
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I headcanon first pic is his character tic when he thinks and also the one where he grips his own chin.
Anything else!
He's my bastard.
Also I'm pretty sure his bite mark is in his neck. I have headcanon where you need to apply Zombrex close to where the bite is located to maximize the drug's effects. Frank always dosages Zombrex through his neck and this fits his personality but why neck? Katey was shown receiving it through her shoulder (bite mark in wrist), so clearly it could be applied almost anywhere that's close to the mark. It's clearly painful for both of them as even Frank winces from the needle. But neck is more sensitive than wrist?
Frank are you just so extra?
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mochiarcher · 2 years
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A WHIRLWIND ROMANCE | KTH || CHAPTER 6
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Pairing: CEO!Taehyung x female OC
Rating: 16+
Genre: Suspense, Drama, Romance, Angst
Warnings: This is an AU, a world beyond one's reach.
Family drama(?), Yandere! Taehyung falls in love with female OC at first sight but isn't sure if it's love?
Female OC: Jeon Jiyeon
Male lead: Kim Taehyung
Other Characters: Jeon Jungkook, Jeon Jiyoung, Hwang Hyunjae, Kim Namjoon, Santiago Bernardi, Jeon Sayuri, Jeon Jiwook and more? (Will be announced later)
Summary:
She became a poisoned apple, his very own poisoned apple.
A story of a loner who tolerates her covetous family while waiting for her lost brother and an eccentric man who believes to be aromantic.
Undesirable circumstances arise where the duo learn to stay sane under each other's company while trying to figure out the truth to their concocted life...?
©Mochi_archer2021
A/N: Enjoy the masquerade ball at the Cosmos Hotel :)
The Cosmos Hotel, majestically dressed, had people swirling, eager to witness the night. The hotel lights gleamed under the hooded sky with shadows tracing the windows. The antique arch, a magnificent crown, made it look like a historical palace. Laughs and giggles were decorations to the already blissful event: The Masquerade Ball.
Etiquette being of utmost importance, Jiyeon graceful led herself amongst the myriad of people, feeling meek in comparison to others. Adorned in a splendid and effeminate outfit, the devilish night submitted himself as the shimmering moon stepped into the spotlight.
Eyes, striking one another, awe at the presence of an unknown woman with a Colombina mask covering her eyes and upper cheeks. Wandering around oblivious of the others gaping at her, Jiyeon tries to find her sister. Her attempts running aimless, she decided to stop by a buffet section.
"Is the belle here without a date?" asked someone as Jiyeon turned to see a man. Snow flashing his style and the blonde hair complimenting his attire, he looked as heavenly as white snow. With his lips crowned into a smile, attracted by the woman in black.
"Not really. I-, uh, am waiting for my sister," she stammered, not used to the attention.
"Let me accompany you until then," he stated, standing next to her. A server passes by with a tray of glasses served with varieties of expensive alcohols and cocktails while the unidentified man picked up a glass of some golden liquid. "Do you do well with alcohol?" he inquired.
"I don't drink," Jiyeon answered, straightforwardly.
The man who was caught off-guard with the reply exclaimed, "Oh! Fruit juice then?" Seeing Jiyeon nod, he instantly turned to the server who was distributing glasses to the guests. "A glass of any fruit juice, please," he added as the server walked away.
"So," the man dragged, breaking the silence between the two. "What brought you here, belle?" His face highlighted inquisitiveness.
Jiyeon questioned herself if it was alright to answer him. The fact that he calls her 'belle' sounded weird but she shrugged it away. The classical music graciously resonating in that hall calmed her to an extent.
"Well, I'm just attending I guess." Her eyes wander off to the entirety of the room. The golden pillars and the structure. Swirls and curls, the design catches her eye. If it weren't was the loud music, she was sure the whole room could hear her gasp in awe. It baffled her to realize there was such a Hotel in existence. People melodiously dance to the music with different colours blending. It was mesmerizing and overall: alluring.
She heard a chuckle as she turned to look at the man. "From the way you're admiring, I'd say it's your first time at an event like this. Am I wrong?"
She doesn't utter a word because she figured it was obvious, drooling over the dexterity of the dynamic hall.
"I'll take that as a yes. But it also seems like you don't talk much, do you?"
Jiyeon wanted to reply instead of creating an awkward atmosphere but she couldn't. The coordination disappeared, tranquillizing her throat.
Thankfully, her saviour arrived in the identity of a server who handed over a glass of fruit juice to the man. He stared at the purple grape juice curiously. Nonetheless handed over the glass to Jiyeon which she gulped a sip of and immediately coughs it out.
"There, there, belle. Take it easy." He rubbed her back to help her as she stiffened her stance. Taking out a handkerchief, he gave it to Jiyeon as she accepted it.
"Thanks." She gave a gruff reply, frowning at the weird sour taste. Not wanting to prolong her stay with the man she had just met, she was determined to leave. "Thanks for the juice and the company. I better go search for my sister."
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Taehyung was ready for the night after his tiny bursts of annoyance curtailed. His presence at the Cosmos Hotel was eye-catching. Some would call it a spiritual happening to be blessed to see the Heir of the Kims.
He wouldn't have attended the masquerade ball if it weren't for Namjoon who forced him by telling 'There will be thousands of people who'd have come just to see you, the 'Kim Taehyung': Owner of the Cosmos Hotel.'
It isn't that surprising that Taehyung owned a lot of contracts with various companies and personal agreements. For one, he was the Heir of Kims, the owner of the Kim Corps: A famous multinational company.
Taehyung knows his worth. He does so much more than just "working." He skimmed past the hall trying to stay low-key not wanting to gather any attention towards him.
"Excuse me?" He heard a female voice that made him curse under this breath. Someone recognized him though he wore a mask. Composing himself, he turned to meet the woman's eyes. There was something about them. So unusual and so mysterious - her pallid skin radiating heat, her cheeks flushed with a seemingly drunk look. 'Classy for a woman in black', he thought.
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Taehyung asked a little concerned as she faltered to stand. A half-full glass of juice tightly held against the walls of her palm, she quivered.
With a random push and a glide, she wobbled as the gentleman in front swept her by her waist. She tussled under his hold, something unknowingly new to her while the music never interrupted the silence of their position.
"Sorry for the inconvenience, sir," said the man who had previously stumbled the poor woman and walked away, tipsily.
Taehyung took in more of her appearance now. The indecipherable power that her eyes held, pulled him in. He was in haze, with her becoming more distinct as each second passed by. He inhaled the scent of grapes that was emerging out of the glass she held.
The woman in black shied away from his hold faltering to stand for the second time as she scrunches her nose in annoyance. Taehyung found the woman oddly cute which made him overthink where the flutters were erupting from. His spine could clearly remember the several tingles and spasms soaring through.
"Where can I find a restroom?" she abruptly asked, surprising him. Regardless, he pointed towards the direction along the side where the restroom was.
"Thank you so much. Sorry for the disturbance," she said and trotted away immediately.
Taehyung stood as still as a mannequin questioning his existence. He subconsciously hoped that the woman would be alright. His mind wanted to check up on her but he remained still, in reverie.
But, the feeling was familiar. She reminded him of the girl at the airport. For god's sake, he had almost forgotten about her, that was, until now. Something told him to go after the woman he had just met. He didn't like how drunk she looked, she was alone.
The commotion within him was odd. Not every day do you have these intense feelings, that shove you, wanting to be around someone, to care and protect.
Was that it?
To care and to protect.
"Hey, you can't just run away like that!" Namjoon cried out, earning a frustrated sigh from the gentleman in return. That was also when he realized, he wasn't out of his reverie. Unable to gather the right words to characterize her, he aimed to ignore it.
"Fine. You caught me," Taehyung huffed, "But, can we leave now? We have another important stuff in our schedule."
With that, the two men exit the hall to attend an important matter leaving the masquerade ball in its pristine form.
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Jiyeon tried refreshing herself in the restroom. No amount of water was too much to help her snap out of whatever she was feeling. The black mask that highlighted her feature now lied on the sink.
Looking at her reflection in the mirror never changed her flustered self. The pink never faded, her eyes further dulling. Soon, her breathing escalated with her chest heaving, spiralling the waves of exhaustion into her system.
It was one of the two: Stay here in the restroom or walk home as soon as possible. The innermost conscience knew that her body would last any longer. As much as the first option sounded plausible, she agreed to get out of the hotel.
Jiyeon's thoughts ran a million miles per hour to figure out what put her in this state. The flood seemed floaty, while she ambled out of the restroom, cautious of her surrounding. Walking out of the event hall, her path became steeper. An illusion so clear blinded her to an extent she could neither feel herself nor could she see others around her.
Additionally, a spark of lightning jolted her body. That's when she knew she might have made it alive if she'd have stayed back in the restroom.
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crimsonbluemoon · 4 years
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6, 3, 7 H2OVanoss! You know me heh ( •ॢᴗ•ॢ⋈)
Ahhh Owlbun! So I hope this fits the perimeters of a cute-meet cause I don’t know if it does but I think it does? Idk, its cute, please enjoy this mess of a story. >.> It’s a diff style than I normally do, but….hope it works out!
AU: Coffee shopTrope: Meet cutePrompt: “You had no idea, did you?”
Pairing: H2O Vanoss
If Evan was being honest, he hadn’t expected the chalkboard wall at his coffee shop to make much of a difference. The Owl Cafe was a staple in the community, and he had an okay group of regulars that liked to come in and check out his new blends on the daily. There were ones he knew by name, like the 6 year old girl Momo who loved Brian’s hot chocolate, or the late-night writer Kryoz who always seemed to appear when the place was deserted. Some regulars he didn’t catch names for, so he titled them as he saw fit; Runner man, vlogger teen, cute sweatshirt guy. All had their place in his cafe, which was steady in its sales. He wasn’t rolling in cash, but it was enough to pay Brock and Brian, so he felt that he was doing alright. 
The chalkboard had been something of a whim. A friend when he was younger had a wall in his bedroom with chalkboard paint that Evan had always enjoyed drawing on before bed. When he’d bought the cafe two years ago, he hadn’t really remembered the fun times he had scribbling across the bedroom wall. He was too focused on payments and attracting customers to stroll down memory lane. That had changed three months ago when bumping into Lui, the two speaking about their times as a child. The wall came up, of course, and Evan couldn’t let the memory go for days after. Lots of his customers had children, and college kids were always quick to bore when waiting for coffee. So one night, after a really good week at the shop, Evan went out and bought the paint in order to make his wall next to the waiting area a drawing board. 
The result was amazing; people loved coming by and adding their own doodles to the wall, filling it with different styles of art or funny sayings. There were always the punks who tried to draw dicks or write derogatory marks, but street justice tended to stop the crimes far quicker than Evan or his friends picked up on them. Evan enjoyed looking at the board at the end of the night, seeing what secrets it held from the customers he served. He tried to guess who drew what, or where each blurb of inspiration writing came from. Was the struggling mother of three the one who drew the calm beach? Did the preppy college girl express her darker thoughts in the corner of the board? Or was that old couple who shared a coffee really sweet enough to write their 70th anniversary with a heart around it? All of the pieces of the board was a collection of minds, hearts, and souls, and the nights didn’t feel complete for the shop owner without gazing at them in appreciation.  
His favorite part was the confessions; like an anonymous message board, people left words of secrecy every day. Evan felt it was a safe way for customers to express themselves without having to reveal their identity, and so far he hadn’t gotten any confessions that worried him. Brock always enjoyed reading the romantic ones where someone would claim their love for a friend, an ex, or a person they could never have. Brian’s favorites were the weird claims; he made Evan keep the ‘I like smelling feet’ confession up for three days. Evan couldn’t really say he had a type he sought out, because all of them were fun to read. If anything, he liked taking in the handwriting of the confessions, seeing whose were quaking with fear or more broad with confidence that only anonymity provided. 
It was nearly two months into owning the board that a message caught his eye; it didn’t have much color or outlandish design to it, so Evan wasn’t sure why it stuck out to him so much. But the writing just…looked different. Friendly. A little messy but with long enough strokes to show some care went into it. The words only took up a small part of the board. 
I come here every day because I think the owner is nice. And maybe cute? I wanted to ask for his name, but I’m too nervous.
Evan blinked in surprise, feeling his face heat up when he read it again. Someone…confessed about him? It was sort of risky, since this was his shop and he could have checked in on the board at any time, but it was also endearing. Someone was too shy to approach Evan, but felt strong enough about him to confess on his wall? He read the line two more times while he cleaned off every other drawing and confession, leaving the words in the middle of the board. Slowly, his eyes dropped down to the basket of chalk at the bottom of the wall, fingers twitching by his side. Despite having it for months, he’d never actually written on it. He left designing the morning greeting to Brock, as he was the artistic one of the three. But now…
He kept the confession where it was, drawing a little circle around it with the red chalk. Then, with block letters bright enough to catch any returning customer’s attention, he wrote out a simple reply. 
It’s Evan. Nice to meet you.
He didn’t think about the teasing Brian would rain on him, or how unlikely it was for him to get a response. The confessions were meant to be anonymous, not openers for conversation. So sure that his words would be left unanswered, Evan didn’t look once at the board the following day, trying to keep focused on making his customer’s happy. Any time he wasn’t working, he rushed into the back, trying to stay occupied so he didn’t stare at the wall. The day dragged on forever, but when the final customer was out the door, Evan nearly fell flat on his face vaulting over the counter to move to the board. 
“Desperate much, buddy?” Brian’s shout from across the shop went ignored when Evan scanned the wall, looking for any sign of a response. At first, the words around the response were disheartening; nothing connected to what he’d said. The drawings were still cute, and he wanted to read the confessions, but his heart slightly dropped at the sight. Had he scared off the anonymous messenger? He felt his frown start to capture his lips, but then his eye picked up on something. A blue circle had been wrapped around Evan’s words, and a line of chalk was drawn to the left of the board. Curious, his eyes tracked the line. Like thread in a maze, Evan was led to a familiar handwriting. 
Your name fits you! I’m…Jonathan. Is that okay? 
“Jonathan.” He rolled the name around in his mouth, his smile small when he finished. He knew instantly what his new secret penpal was asking, and he found the red chalk from before in order to scribble out his answer. 
That’s totally okay. I bet your name fits you, too, though I’m not sure who you are. Care to give me a hint? 
And for the next two weeks, the hints poured out. 
I like to wear blue a lot. Luke says it matches my eyes. But I think yours are prettier.
Evan counted seventy three customers with blue eyes who wore blue that day, but it did little to limit his search. 
I saw you drop that lady’s coffee on purpose. She deserved it for treating Brock like that. You’re a really good boss.
The incident had been in the morning around rush hour, which probably meant his penpal was at least his age. 
You only wear hats when you clean the mocha machine; it really looks good on you. 
Except this was something he did at night, so maybe he had different shifts throughout the week? 
Whenever little Momo comes in, you always give her the best smile. Sometimes I wish you’d smile at me like that.
Evan’s face hurt from how many smiles he gave out that day, but there had been nobody who hinted at knowing why he’d been grinning so much. 
You’re so beautiful. I really want to ask you on a date. 
Evan’s face flush red for the rest of the night. 
After the days of trying to piece together just who ‘Jonathan’ was, Evan was almost ready to throw in the towel. The little banter between them was fun, and peeks of Jonathan’s personality came out with doodles or smilies at the end of his sentences. He mentioned his friends, his dog, and if Evan closed his eyes, he could almost make out a voice to the words. Everything just felt so familiar about this guy, like he was already seated comfortably in Evan’s life. But he just couldn’t come up with a name, or anything to sink his teeth into. 
So, with a shot of courage (Brian may have supplied the alcohol) and nothing to lose, Evan wrote out one final message. 
Anything but coffee, and I’ll say yes.
Evan tried not to look at the board, just like the first day, hoping he wouldn’t scare away his crush by staring the wall down. Brock and Brian helped distract him, jokingly picking out old men and toddlers as ‘his secret admirer’ before laughing at the outlandish suggestions. Evan tried to smile and joke with them, but his shaking hands when giving out the orders always proved how nervous he was. Each time a customer came up to him, his back tensed, wondering if it’d be his penpal. But they never were, always asking for sugar or a bag for their half eaten muffin. 
When the last minutes of the day ticked away, and just a few regular souls lingered in the cafe, Evan finally broke. He left Brian and Brock behind the counter to walk up to the wall, hands shoved in the pockets of the apron to hide his twitching fingers. Slowly, his eyes scanned the board, trying to find the blue handwriting he’d grown to adore over the couple weeks he’d gotten to see it. But there was nothing; his crush hadn’t replied. 
“I scared him away.” Evan sighed and pressed his head to the chalkboard, eyes closing in defeat. His shoulders slumped down, unable to hide his disappointment. He’d just wanted to know who this guy was, because starting to fall for a chalkboard he technically owned was starting to feel a little creepy-
“Um.” An unsure voice made Evan bite back a groan, trying to keep his composure. Even if he was being ghosted by an anonymous customer, it didn’t mean he could ignore his other ones. Pulling back from the wall, Evan turned to catch sight of a familiar face. Cute sweatshirt guy had been a regular for months, always polite but never one to really engage in much conversation with Evan or the others. He always contributed it to the slight stutter in his speech, which only seemed to come out in longer sentences. It was actually kind of late for cute sweatshirt guy to be at the cafe; he’d bought his coffee close to an hour ago, and though he normally left right after, he’d seemed to linger now. He’d been one of the people who’d come up to Evan, looking like he was going to burst out in a confession, only to ask for creamer.
And sugar.
And a new cup.
…And more creamer.
For a coffee he always drank black.
“Wait.” Evan’s breath hitched in his throat as his eyes widened on the blue gaze nervously watching him, fingers curled into the worn down sweatshirt that was identical in color. 
“Yeah, I’m-that was me. Jonathan. Who you were-I’m the guy tha–that, um, fuck. Luke said I should’ve just-but the wall was…was our thing.” Jonathan’s face lit up in color at the confession, the nervous laugh that poured out loud and uncontrolled. It echoed from the emptiness of the cafe, and both men jumped when Brian swore and knocked over a stack of cups in surprise. Tagging that as future Evan’s problem, he turned his attention back to Jonathan, who looked ready to let his sweatshirt swallow him whole. The smile he gave only lifted half his mouth, proving he didn’t feel confident. “You had no idea, did you?”
“None,” Evan admitted, hands pulling out of his apron at the defeated look that sunk over Jonathan. 
“Right, that’s- I don’t have to ask you on a date if this isn’t what you…if I’m not who you-”
“Ask me!” Evan cut him off fast, not wanting to let Jonathan feel rejected for a second longer. He rushed forward, snagging hands that tugged the end of torn sleeves to entwine their fingers. Blue eyes widened above him, but Evan refused to let his racing heart of reddened cheeks stop him from repeating his confession from before. “Anything but coffee, and I’ll say yes.” 
“Dinner? Can I-would you like to get food with me tomorrow?” Like a puppy, Jonathan’s body perked up at the possibility. Evan laughed before lifting their hands to cup Jonathan’s cheeks. He pushed up onto his toes, feeling the slight intake of his customer’s breath before he answered with a kiss.
But just to be safe, he wrote ‘yes’ on the chalkboard the next morning.
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//i have like a really really major hankering for a frozen AU like i talked with alois mun about it for a little bit but it’s been living rent free in my head for like... 2 weeks now lmao (esp with all those cool dresses ive been doodling, bc those all fit into that specific AU), but like if we threw out all the dumb shit that di/sney does with their characters and plots lol so no more trolls, no weird inconsistent betrayal plot point, etc, unless it’s like,, something you feel inspired by, then we can like talk about it?? bc i really like everything to do with this world, except the fact that it was written by disney who have no idea how to actually write women’s empowerment lmao anyways
//rene doesn’t hurt someone else, he ends up hurting himself with his own powers (thus creating his signature streaky hair, which are brighter silver in this AU instead of the more blended greys of his usual hair color). He also scars his hands, which is the main reason why he wears gloves (which i always seem to forget whenever i draw him in dresses, ugh).
//his storyline is also very much about freedom of expression, but taking on a more ‘identity’ route (i guess more like frozen 2). I also just... a lot of random fun headcanons about him
//he looks even more like a corpse than usual in this AU, bc he’s literally frozen, like the reason why he doesn’t feel coldness is bc his body is basically always at 0C or below. He can be warmed up by external sources, but he doesn’t provide his own heat (kinda like a reptile lmaoo cold blooded or some magic thing blah blah blah). When he blushes, his skin starts to look like a regular healthy human being’s. If he’s outside in the cold for a long time, he can start to look a bit like a walking corpse--his bad joints are a result of being so cold all the time and also not really doing self care or anything. Hot baths are a nightmare, he might melt.
//he’s also very cold to the touch (another reason why his primary design will probably have him wearing long sleeves, gloves, long pants, etc etc, all buttoned up and stuff, to prevent people from touching him directly). If it’s warm and humid he’d probably form condensation on his skin lmaoooo and he can freeze people with a touch, if he’s consciously doing it.
//also like i feel like he wouldn’t just wander into a forest and create a giant castle, he’s too much of a disaster for that, he’d wander into a forest, stumble into a river or like do other clumsy shit bc he’s a spoiled rich boy who has never run or climbed or done any mountaineering for a single minute in his whole life, climb out, walk another short distance, then fall asleep next to a log, and the next day someone finds him and thinks he’s a corpse, goes to investigate, wakes him up, and he freaks them the fuck out bc the person who discovered him thought he was dead (this just,, idk im just very attached to this idea bc i think it’s funny ghasdlkfjhsl like rene sleeping peacefully, looking like a very run of the mill frozen corpse, then suddenly standing up amidst the cracking and creaking of a thousand old man joints and also the ice that formed on him while he was asleep). By the end he’d probably not look the best, like torn clothes (even if he magicked himself a new outfit), matted hair, skeletal looking thinness, discolored skin, etc, y’know, like the ice witch that elsa was supposed to look like, before they decided to make her more marketable and gave her eyeliner and makeup and shit
#{ ooc | out of cloaking }#{ tbd | to be sapped }#//iiiiii i really want frozen auuuuuu#//it's a good oneeee#//i promise!!!#//well ok i guess it's a /little/ self centered bc rene gets to be the special boyTM#//so maybe ill just turn it into a fic series or smth#//i /will/ write this AU mark my fucking words#//it's right up there in priority with my uhhh modern mercenary AU where rene has a web series about being a hitman#//i really wanna do a funny thing where like... he's a 'hitman' but like instead of killing people#//a lot of the time he like takes a commission#//half down#//the offers life advice#//basically he's like 'if i can solve this problem without murder you can keep the other half of the commission'#//then proceeds to solve their problems#//bc honestly murder is hard to get away with#//he can't be bothered esp when the issue is like 'my wife is cheating on me!!' he'd just be like 'then break up with her you dolt'#//'stop being a stubborn bastard and just break up with her why tf do you care so much about someone who obv doesn't care about you'#//'i dont blame her for wanting to walk out on you if your solution to cheating is to hire a hitman like damn id walk out on you too'#//'and i'm the one who's getting hired to do the murdering'#//his cover job? 'personal advice and private investigation'#//which is basically what he ends up doing in his moonlight job anyway lmao#//i think that's actually the perfect cover operation for him#//hell he probably got called to investigate his own crimes sometimes#//which he delightfully gets to manipulate the evidence for#//it's very fun i like the intrigue and the dramatic irony i just think it's funny
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5.) g200kg – KeroVee
10.) MGF – TimeWarp
1.) AegeanMusic – PitchProof
If you haven’t heard of PitchProof, then, you are definitely missing out, this is like the secret tool I use on Vocals but it wasn’t even developed for Vocal, it was actually designed to work on monophonic signals such as guitar solos, but I’ll give you a tip on how I have been using it:
You don’t want to apply it in realtime, what you should do instead is to first select the key of the harmony, then you turn the Blend knob all the way to the right; wet e.g:
Export the vocal result, add whatever effects plugins you gat on your toolbox (vocal, flangers, etc) to spice up the pitched vocal, and then stack it on top of the original vocal. Boom, you have something unique!
Note: You don’t have to always push it all through the wet side as this might cause artifacts, just experiment and stick with what works for you.
You can even export more vocal, and maybe this time, you can try by reducing the detune knob, anyways, experiment until you get your preferred test.
That said, let’s look at some of the features of PitchProof:
The Blend control knob would let you adjust the level of pitch shift, while the Pitch drop-down menu lets you select pitches like +7 or -7, or harmonies which are intelligent pitch-shift effects.
Moreover, there are also some options at the bottom of the PitchProof plugin which give you the option to switch between stereo and mono; mono could save your CPU, while the stereo option could cause a resource hog if used on multiple inserts.
Transient Fix can be switch on or off to spice things up a little!
Possible Harmony Options:HarmonyInfo2ndDissonant harmonies3rdThe Typical Major/minor Chord Harmony4thThe same as the +5 semitones setting except a few notes are flat.5thThe Same as The +7 Semitones Setting Except the Last Note of The Major Scale Is Flat Making It “diminished”.6thA nice-sounding alternative to typical harmony intervals.7thDissonant 7th Chord Sounds.
2.) Auburn Sounds – Graillon
This is an autotune VST plugins designed and developed by Auburnsounds. This plugin is superb in the way it handles pitch correction.
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It not only supports pitch correction but supports the generation of throat sounds, making octave sounds, enriching, and enhancing vocal expressiveness.
Also, there is a pitch shift parameter that transposes vocals up and down in octaves and semitones.
Features:
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Pitch Shifter cleanly transposes a voice up and down and has been optimized for voice.
Pitch Correction module brings an immediate robotic sound, while the Bitcrusher addition softly adds sparkles to the mix.
Freemium
System Requirements
Available as VST, VST2, AAX, and Audio Unit plugin for macOS and Windows platform.
Download Graillion Auto-Tune Plugin
3.) JHudStudio – Vocal King
Vocal King helps glue the vocal in a mix, and it comes preloaded cool parameters, that could help in customizing the audio signal of a vocal track.
The Pres Compressor knob helps in bringing out the clarity of a vocal, so, by turning up the gain of the Pres Comp brings out the presence in the vocal along with giving it a smooth compression. On the other hand, the Low cut, Tighten, and the Bass knob compliment the Pres Comp in taking out muddy frequencies without the vocal sounding too thin.
I also love playing with the Crispy knob as it sprinkles some sparkles to the audio signal.
Features:
Help vocals to stand out in a mix by giving them amazing presence, clarity, and compression. Can easily work on any other content.
Acts like are preamp giving the signal a strong boost.
Easy to use interface for fast results.
Easy to read meters
Very CPU efficient compared to other types of plugins.
It can be used on many other audio sources as well.
System Requirements
Vocal King supports MAC/Windows/32bit/64bit/VST2/VST3/AU. Supports MAC OS X 10.7 / Windows 7 and higher. Older systems may not work.
4.) Sonic Anomaly – Vola
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Vola is a Voice Optimized Leveling Amplifier made for broadcast voice dynamics processing, it also works with different kinds of audio material, like drums, percussive instrument, and synth pads.
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This fantastic tool is solely for cleaning up sound files but can be used for extreme compression effects as well.
Features
Real-time Visual Metering for changes in dynamics
Upwards & downwards compression, each separately adjustable.
Stats Display and more compression settings
Download Vola Vst (Windows)
Download Vola Jsfx (Windows and Mac)
5.) g200kg – KeroVee
This is a pitch correction VST plugin tool and has strengthened to support natural pitch correction.
This tool is handy and can perform different and various types of voice effects, for example, a conversion of the male voice to a female voice and vice versa.
KeroVee comes bundled with useful parameters for the effectiveness of the auto-tuning process, Parameter includes:
Scale Button: This is for specifying the scale you want to tune. Setting a wrong scale would result in an awful result, in a simple sentence, Know your scale before you go into this one
TuneSpeed: This will allow you to set the speed of correcting the pitch.
Nuance: This is one of the best and lovely parameters, you can use this to set a fine vibrato of the original sound, use this to create all sorts of weird effects.
Amount: Set to zero (0) if you want no correction, setting to 100 will result in full correction of the pitch
and many more parameters like Transpose option, master volume, etc.
System Requirements
A compatible host program that supports the VST formats
6.) Martin Eastwood – Duet
Have you heard those natural double effects in some tracks! Do you wonder how those are created? I guess yes 😉
Let me introduce to you – Duet, a double-tracking effect designed to enhance your audio sample be it vocal or even instruments, Duet is well capable of sparkling them up. The way Duet work is by pitch-shifting both the left and right inputs individually using a novel synchronous overlap and add technique, allowing pitch to be manipulated in real-time while still maintaining the time duration of the audio.
One thing I love about Duet is the way it can accurately create the illusion of multi-voices and adds varied texture to the mix. Experiment with Duet to see how it works.
Note: This is only available for Window
7.) MaxSynths – DSP-2
DSP-2 is designed with an intelligent Dynamic Processor, a 4-band equalizer fixed on vocal key frequencies, a saturator, and a room emulator based on the Schroeder reverberator. DSP is super simple to use and can serve basically all your vocal processing needs, again, experiment and keep experimenting to get the best settings that would soothe your need.
Features:
Intelligent Dynamic Processor (IDP).
4 different automatic operative modes.
Selectable compression ratio.
Saturator with three different operation modes.
EQ fixed on vocal key frequencies.
Room emulator based on the Schroeder reverb model.
Transparent increment of the perceived volume level.
High precision input/output VU-meter.
Low CPU usage.
8.) Distorque – Azurite
Azurite is a vocal effect by Distorque which is built for multi-voice chorus with a focus on rich sounds and versatile controls.
According To Distorque:
My goal in designing it was to make as flexible a chorus as possible without losing great tones and ease of use. The result is an effect that will be handy for producers, guitarists, and glitch lovers alike.
One of the great features of this plugin is the way you can create multiple simultaneous voices. Each of these voices can be further customized with their own delay line that is modulated by a separate LFO. Adding multiple voices leads to a thicker, smoother, and less wobbly tone. It also makes vivid stereo spreading possible with a mono signal.
The voice control helps you to choose how many voices you want for the chorus, e.g one, two, four, or eight.
Features:
Stereo or mono operation.
Colour control emulates vintage analog choruses.
2 band EQ.
LFO tempo sync.
Feedback control allows for flanger sounds.
27 built-in presets.
Delay time from 0.2ms to 200ms.
7 LFO shapes: Sine, Triangle, Sawtooth, Ramp, Exponential, Inverse Exponential, and Random.
Spread control for a stereo widening of a mono signal.
Control randomizer.
Other controls: Depth, Speed, Wet Mix, Output, Separation, Dry Delay.
Note: This is only available for Window
Download Azurite Win 32 VST / Win 64 VST
9.) TerryWest – EasyVox
EasyVox contains a bunch of tool for vocal processing, such as:
Dynamic mono vocal compressor/limiter/enhancer
Three bands equalizer
Autogain and Pre-Limiter
Auto Noisegate
Auto Band-off
Three EQ models
Fine EQ option
EQ activity/bypass LEDs
Low-Mid-Hicut
Vocal Doubler effect
Pre in/Post out gain
In/out/reduction meters
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Note: This is only available for Window
10.) MGF – TimeWarp
Last on our list is Timewarp by MGF, which is a vibrato effect with 2 LFOs which can pan the pitch modulation amount for a stereo effect.
Features:
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Sine, Triangle, Saw and random waves with control over the shape and smoothing.
Optional 4x upsampling and a smooth modulation algorithm ensure clean sound with minimal aliasing. Normal quality
saves CPU and sounds brighter but less silky.
2 different interpolation algorithms are available (ALG).
Fast modulation settings possible and encouraged
That is it, Good luck and have fun with music!
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Home Will Always Be Here
I’ve been in... not a great emotional state and I wrote this as an attempt to make myself feel better, it worked somewhat. Grzork (because who else would it be), could be in the cat AU but Tiny isn’t actually in it so it could also be its own thing if you want it to be
Title from Umbrella Beach by Owl City
When Matt wakes up to Anders’ alarm, the first thing he notices is that it’s still dark out.
“Anders?” he mumbles. “Why are you up so early? Isn’t it Saturday?”
“Shhh, go back to sleep, love.” He feels Anders hug him from behind, and it’s so warm and comforting and feels so much like home that he does fall back asleep.
He wakes up again a couple hours later, and it’s slightly lighter outside, but the grey rain clouds give a cool mood. He stretches as he stands up, then heads to the living room. He stops in the doorway when he sees the scene in front of him.
All the furniture has been shoved into one corner (how Anders managed to do that without waking him up, Matt can only guess), and been replaced with two beach chairs in the middle of the room. Anders has one of his ocean mist scented candles burning and an episode of Beachfront Bargain Hunt on the TV. He’s sitting in one of the chairs with his bathing suit on, and a hat and sunglasses, with a fruity drink in a martini glass in his hand. He looks up when he hears the door open.
“Morning!” he says, taking the sunglasses off. “Are you surprised?”
“Am I... yes, but also confused?” Matt says as he sits down next to him. “What’s all this for?”
“Our anniversary, silly,” Anders answers, and Matt mentally slaps himself. All the days had been blending together from not leaving the house, he’s lucky he knows what month it is, never mind what date. He can’t believe he forgot.
“Shit,” he whispers. “I didn’t forget, I just...”
“Hey, it’s okay. I know things are weird right now.” Anders grabs his hand and rubs his thumb over it. “But we were supposed to go to the beach this weekend, and, well, obviously that can’t happen. So I brought the beach to us!” 
He stands up and offers his hand to Matt, who takes it and allows himself to be led into the kitchen. He sits down at the table, where Anders brings him a blueberry muffin, an iced coffee, and another fruity drink in a martini glass.
“Is it not too early in the morning for alcohol?” he has to ask.
Anders raises his eyebrows. “Alcohol? What? That’s just apple juice. I was just trying to be fancy.”
Matt’s not sure he believes him, but he takes a sip anyway and finds that he’s right. He quickly finishes his breakfast so he can join Anders back in the living room and watch the Beachfront Bargain Hunt marathon with him.
“This was supposed to be outside,” Anders explains. “We were supposed to actually sunbathe and play beach volleyball and stuff, but it’s raining. Sorry it’s not quite realistic.”
Matt stares at him. “You planned me a whole beach day, at our house, in the middle of quarantine, and you’re worried about it being realistic?”
“Well, yeah. You deserve a real vacation.”
Matt wants to cry with the amount of emotions he’s suddenly feeling. “Anders, I...” he collects his thoughts and tries again. “I love this. It doesn’t need to be a real beach, as long as I have you. I love you.”
The tears unwillingly start falling, and Anders takes his hand again, but Matt can’t stop the words from spilling out now that he’s started.
“You do so much for me, you know? You make me feel loved. I don’t deserve you. I forgot our own anniversary, and you... you did all this, for me.” He gestures around the room. “I don’t deserve you,” he repeats, mostly to himself, but Anders hears him.
“I think it’s me who doesn’t deserve you,” he whispers. “You do so much for me, too. You laugh at all my jokes, even if they don’t make sense. You always buy my favorite coffee even though you don’t like it, and you have it ready for me every morning. You work so hard at your job, so many more hours than you want, and you still come home and find time to spend with me. I love you, Matt, more than anything. This is the least I can do. You deserve a day filled with sand and the ocean and sunshine, and I’m sorry I can’t give that to you.”
Matt is speechless. “You...” he shakes his head. “No,” he says as he finds his words again. “What you’ve given me is better. We still have the ocean candles, we don’t have to clean up all the sand that inevitably gets all over everything, and you... you are my sunshine,” he finishes, blushing.
Anders stands up from his chair and moves into Matt’s lap so he can hug him properly. When he pulls back, Matt can see that he’s crying, too. “God, we’re such sappy messes, aren’t we?” Anders laughs, wiping the tears away. Matt reaches his own hand up to help him.
“Maybe, but hey, we can be sappy messes together.” He rubs his thumb along Anders’ cheekbone, before moving his hand to the back of his head and pulling him in for a kiss. It’s soft and sweet at first, and when Anders tries to deepen it, Matt lets him. They don’t get to go much further, though.
Matt feels the bottom of the chair start to rip, and before he can even react, the whole chair collapses, leaving him on the floor with Anders on top of him. They make eye contact, and both burst out laughing.
“Okay, maybe that chair wasn’t designed to hold two people,” Anders admits as he offers a hand to help Matt up. “Good thing we bought that extra one last year.”
Matt laughs. “I’ll go grab it.”
“No, let me.” He heads down the hallway into the garage, taking the broken chair with him. He comes back a few minutes later with the new one and sets it up. They get settled in their own chairs this time and turn their attention back to the TV.
“What were you thinking for lunch?” Matt asks. “I’m getting kind of hungry.”
“I was thinking just sandwiches, but I bought some fish at the store for dinner,” Anders says. “I was surprised they had it, but I figured we should have something beach-y. I also got ice cream for dessert.”
“Sounds perfect.”
They make their sandwiches and watch another episode before Matt makes one more request.
“Hey, Anders?”
“Yeah?”
“Can we move the couch back so we can cuddle?”
“You mean you don’t want to break any more chairs?”
“Well, I would, but we don’t have any more backups.”
Anders laughs. “Fair enough.”
It may not have been their original plan, but as he snuggles into Anders’ side once the couch is back in place, Matt knows this is one anniversary he’s never going to forget.
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