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choochooboss · 2 months
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"Top tier trainer & his ace!"
I was initially shocked to see how big Archeops is when I saw him flapping next to Emmet in Pokémas the first time!! Had to draw him smaller to make this idea work (normal archeops height is 4'07"/140 cm).
Archeops also weighs 32kg/70.5lbs, about the same as an average 7~8 year old kid. Emmet sure could carry him around for a while, if he doesn't wobble around too much! (Which I'd imagine to happen often, Archeops turning his head around like a periscope surveying his surroundings before leaping off to chase something and leaving Emmet catching his balance.)
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DIABOLIK LOVERS MORE,BLOOD Vol.01 Sakamaki Ayato [TRACK 3+4]
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Original title: 吸い殺してやる & 乾いた喉
Source: Diabolik Lovers More, Blood Vol. 1: Sakamaki Ayato [CD not owned by me]
Audio: Here
Seiyuu: Midorikawa Hikaru
Translator’s note:
Track 1+2 ll Track 3+4 ll Track 5+6 ll Track 7+8 ll Track 9+10
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TRACK 3: I WILL SUCK YOU DRY
*Cling cling* 
“Now tell me...What did they do to you? Aahn!?”
*Cling*
“Tsk...Ah, haah, haah...This pisses me off! In that case, I’ll just check myself…”
*RIIIIIP*
“Hahaha...I’ll rip off all of your clothes…Ughー!!”
*RIIIIP*
[00:41] “...Haah? What’s the matter? Gettin’ embarrassed' now? Just how many times have I done this sorta thing to you? Get used to it already. Usually I wouldn’t mind that kind of flustered reaction, but right now...I’m not in the mood!!”
*RIIIIP*
*Rustle rustle*
“Come on, gimme a better look...You shouldn’t mind showin’ me everythin’ if you’ve got nothin’ to hide, right?”
*Cling*
“Let’s start with your nape…Come closer!”
You hesitantly scoot closer.
“More!”
*Rustle*
“Exactly. You better behave, ‘kay? ...Or else, you’ll be in a world of trouble.”
*Sniff sniff*
[01:44] “Hahaha...You reek. It’s their scent. The smell of multiple men. I didn’t even need to strip you out of your clothes to check. I knew all along. ...Fuck!!”
*Cling cling*
“Haah, haah...Dammit...My body feels heavy...I haven’t had anythin’ to eat or drink this whole time...So I can’t even find the strength to do anythin’ to you…”
*Rustle*
[02:28] “While I was goin’ through hell and back...You were havin’ the time of your life, weren’t you? Hahaha...What a joke!”
You flinch.
“Aah...I feel like I’m gonna puke...Their stench gets stuck in my nose...Almost as if they’re still closeby... “
You look at him with tears in your eyes.
“Hahaha...Ahahaha! Why are you givin’ me that look? Are you hurt ‘cause I’m appalled by you?”
*Rustle rustle*
[03:12] “Don’t get all teary-eyed…Kuhーー!! Ugh...Haah, haah…!”
*THUD*
“Haah...I can’t believe tryin’ to tease you only makes it harder on myself...I’m disgusted with myself. Lame...Kuh! ...Dammit…! I’m definitely gonna beat those guys to death!”
*Thud*
[03:56] “...What’s wrong, Chichinashi? I don’t have the time to mess with you right now.”
You ask Ayato if he’s okay. 
“Ah? You’re worried? Have you lost it? Maybe you should worry ‘bout yourself instead, huh? If they took a likin’ to you, who knows when they’ll come for you again.”
You reach out for him but he shakes off your hand. 
“...!! Don’t touch me!!”
*Rustle*
[04:29] “Didn’t I just tell you to leave me the fuck alone? ...Shit! I’m hungry right now and extremely irritable. So much so I fear I might just suck you dry, no matter how hard you cry or scream...even if it means flat-out suckin’ you to death. I’m beyond parched. 
Haah, haah, haah...It feels like the inside of my throat might stick together...Since you’re still here... I guess that means you don’t mind things turnin’ out that way if you continue to pay mind to me..”
*Cling*
[05:15] “Although, I want nothin’ to do with you while you reek of those other dudes.”
You give him permission to suck your blood. 
“Hahaha...What do you mean ‘I don’t mind if you kill me’? Don’t play with fire when deep down, you don’t have the balls. ...Kuh! Fuck…I’ve seriously gotten dizzy…Haah, haah…”
*Cling cling*
[05:57] “...! You really never learn, do you? Didn’t you hear me just now? I wouldn’t be able to hold back right now, nor do I have any interest in you right now…!!”
He attempts to push you away.
“...Or do you want to be sucked dry and die maybe…!?”
You insist.
“Aah…? ‘Suck’, you say? ...Chichinashi. ...I’m not jokin’ ‘round right now!!”
You look at him with serious eyes.
[06:32] “...Che. You sure have some nerve...Spoutin’ that nonsense when you have no idea how I feel right now.”
You explain.
“Ah…? You feel bad for me? Your pity won’t work on me. Do you think all it takes is that sweet, meek attitude to wrap me ‘round your finger? ...Fuck! This seriously pisses me off!”
*Thud*
*Rustle rustle*
[07:05] “Don’t...trigger me...Haah, haah...Get out of my sight!! NOW!!”
You shift around on the spot.
“What part of ‘go away’ did you not understand, aah!? You can’t just find some way to get rid of these chains, no!?”
*Cling cling*
[07:31] “In that case, how ‘bout I just chop off your leg?”
Your eyes widen in horror.
“Hahaha…That’d get rid of the shackles. I’d say it’s a much better option than remainin’ locked up down here.”
You protest.
[07:51] “Fuck...That expression...You really don’t understand the danger you’re in, do you? I bet you’re convinced I’d never do such a thing, aren’t you? ...Fine. Seems like persistent hypocrites only learn the hard way. ...You’re spreadin’ this disgustin’ stench all ‘round...I’ve had enough of it.”
*Rustle*
[08:23] “Even though you’re my prey…! ...Now brace yourself!”
*Cling cling*
*Rustle*
“ーー Chichinashi. I’m gonna suck you dry.”
TRACK 4: PARCHED
*Cling cling*
Ayato bites you.
“Mmh...Nn…Hah...Hahn...Mm…”
*Gulp*
[00:19] “Hah...Should I just rip your throat apart with my fangs like this? Hahaha...Hahn...Mmh…”
*Sluuuurp*
“Fuckー ...I can’t get enough...I know I talked shit earlier...But your blood is still hella delicious...Hahn...Mmh…”
*Gulp*
“Hah...Mmh...Nn…”
*Gulp*
“Hahn...Mmh…”
*Gulp*
“Nn…”
*Rustle*
[01:10] “Your blood drives me mad. Hahn…”
*Gulp*
“Nn...Hah…”
*Cling*
“Haah, haah…”
*Rustle*
[01:33] “Fuck…! I’m playin’ straight into their hand...I’m sure they hurt you, ‘cause they predicted I would do this..I realized as soon as I sucked your blood.”
You tilt your head to the side.
“...How can I tell? Beats me. I’m sure they tampered with your body in some way. I bet they did it while pretendin’ to suck your blood. This fuckin’ pisses me of…! So everything’s goin’ exactly accordin’ to their plan, huh? Shit!”
*Cling*
[02:19] “But still...I can’t suppress this thirst...Haah...I need more...More...I haven’t had nearly enough...Give me more and more!”
*Rustle rustle*
“I don’t like how I’m basically dancin’ to their tune...but right now, I could care less ‘bout that. Haah...Haah, haah...Up next...is this place.”
*Rustle*
[02:58] “I’ll suck from your earlobe. Seems like those guys missed this spot. Hahaha…”
Ayato bites you again.
*Sluuuurp*
“Hahn...Mmh...Nn...Hah...I want to just devour you whole...Hahn…”
*Sluuuurp*
“Hahn...Mm…”
*Gulp*
[03:37] “Nn...Hah...Tastes great...When I realize they got to savor this blood as well...It seriously grinds my gears. Like my head’s ‘bout to explode or somethin’...”
*Cling cling*
“Ughー ...Now don’t get the wrong idea, ‘kay? I don’t like havin’ to repeat myself a million times. I have zero interest in you as a person. I just can’t get enough of your blood...That’s all.”
You whimper, completely dazed by the pleasure. 
[04:18] “...What’s wrong? Did it feel that good? You’ve totally got that dumb look on your face. ...Do you want more? Hahaha…”
*Rustle*
“Don’t try and hide it. You should realize that’s pointless already. Haha. Well, I also said a bunch of shit earlier, but I don’t feel satisfied yet, so I’m still gonna suck more of your blood. ...I’m so parched, it’s killin’ me…”
*Cling*
[05:01] “I’ll bite your other ear next.”
He bites your other ear.
“Mmh...Nn…”
*Gulp*
“Hah…”
*Gulp*
*Sluuuurp*
[05:21] “...Hahaha. Look at you twitchin’...What? Do you want more? Don’t get all worked up when I’m only tryin’ to enjoy my meal over here. Hahn…Mmh…”
*Sluuuurp*
“...Hahaha...Aahー Thanks to your blood, I feel somewhat brought back to life. However, I still haven’t had nearly enough…”
*Rustle*
[06:05] “Haah...My body aches even more than usual. What kinda shit did those jerks put inside of you…? Fuck...Oi, Chichinashi! Tell me what they did!”
You go quiet.
“Che. The silent treatment again, huh? Is it somethin’ you can’t say? Hahaha…”
*Cling*
[06:38] “Guess I’ve got no other choice…”
*Rustle*
“In that case...I’ll loosen your tongue this way…”
Ayato kisses you deeply.
“Mm...Nnh…”
*Smooch*
“Mmh…”
*Smooch*
[07:03] “...How’s that? I parted your lips for you, so now you can talk, can’t you? Hurry up and tell me.”
You look up at him. 
“When you look at me with those greedy eyes, your inner desires are clear as day. ...Now tell me, what kind of trap did they put on you? If you won’t, I’ll have to punish you harshly.”
You flinch. 
[07:36] “Hahaha...That terrified expression is pretty sweet, you know?”
*Cling cling*
“You want to know why I’m coiling these chains ‘round your neck? Isn’t that obvious? I’m goin’ to strangle you with these bad boys until you almost suffocate…”
Your eyes widen in horror.
[08:00] “I won’t tighten them all in one go, don’t worry. Instead, I’ll slowly rob you of your oxygen…” 
*Cling cling*
“I need you to tell me how they’re hopin’ to use you to their advantage after all…”
You shake your head.
[08:19] “Haah? You can’t tell me regardless? I see. ...Chichinashi, seems like they’ve captured both your body and soul by havin’ their way with you. That’s why you’re goin’ along with their plan and tempted me into suckin’ your blood, correct? Right!?”
You deny it.
“...I’m wrong? Then tell me! If you lay yourself completely bare and come beggin’ me to suck your blood more, I wouldn’t mind believin’ you.”
You hesitate.
[09:06] “You can’t, can you? You’re the type of chick who is in constant denial of her own inner desires after all.”
You protest.
“Shut up! Cut the crap! ー Also don’t cry! ...It pisses me off. I’m tempted to bite you to shreds right now and throw you out in front of them.”
You sob.
[09:34] “If you cry any more, I’m seriously gonna do it. ...Oi, understood?”
You nod.
“Hahaha...Look who’s being obedient now. You’re scared of these chains, aren’t you?”
*Cling cling*
“...Or is it all just an act, perhaps? Do you think I’d enjoy seein’ you shiver in fear like that and hurt you in return? 
ー You try and reason with him.
[10:05] “Haah…? I’m readin’ too far into it, you say? You really are an idiot, Chichinashi. Even before this whole ordeal, I never trusted you.”
You seem shocked.
“Hahaha...I can’t get enough of seein’ you hurt like that. I think you look the cutest when you make that expression.”
*Rustle rustle*
[10:41] “Human logic doesn’t apply to us Vampires. The fact that you’re gettin’ the wrong idea and lettin’ things get to your head proves that you’re nothin’ but a fool.”
*Cling*
“...Whatever. I rambled on for far too long. I’m thirsty again. My body is like a desert right now. ーー I became parched once more in no time.
ーー TO BE CONTINUED ーー
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yakultberry · 3 years
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✪ summary: it's no surprise that doyoung spoils you on your birthday, but somehow, he still takes your breath away. ✪ pairing: law student!doyoung x reader ✪ genre(s): fluff, college au ✪ word count: 1.5k words
✪ a/n: another birthday fic i wrote, this time for my queen @secndlife !! love you, karol 💖 or should i say horanghae ADJFLAJSDLJF anyway, this is just a little snippet of a college au that we sometimes indulge ourselves with hehehe enjoy!
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“You have something on your lips, baby.”
You look across the small cafe table at your boyfriend, a small smile spreading on your icing-covered lips. “Well, maybe you should help me clean it up. It’s my birthday after all.”
Doyoung, used to your antics, just rolls his eyes as he grabs a napkin and reaches over to wipe at your mouth. “Ah, so you’re doing this on purpose,” he says with a raised eyebrow, his tone stern. But you don’t miss the subtle way his lips curl up at the corners or the way his eyes instantly soften when they meet yours.
“Maybe,” you hum playfully. Not quite satisfied with his reaction, you press on. “I thought you might have kissed it off, though. It’s more romantic, you know.”
He lets out a huff, scrunching his nose at you. “Oh, so now you’re teasing me!” Even after dating for over a year, Doyoung still can’t help feeling flustered whenever you bat your lashes at him (though he definitely exaggerates his reactions just to see you giggle like you are now). Again, he fails to hide the small smile on his own face. “Just eat the rest of your cake, we have to go soon!”
“Fine, I guess the kisses can wait until later,” you say through your laughter, only to double down when Doyoung lets out another exasperated sound. To everyone else, Doyoung is a put-together, intelligent pre-law student, expertly juggling his studies, vice president duties at the fraternity, and his personal life (that’s you). Those who know Doyoung less, might call him uptight, maybe even overbearing-- it is a common misconception of pre-law majors after all.
To you though, you know that underneath his cool, type A exterior, there is a soft, nurturing side to your boyfriend. As hard as he tried to keep up his facade, the boy never really stood a chance against you; and now, all his love simply flows out through each of his actions, constantly enveloping you in a warmth you’ve never felt before. Still, you can’t help but poke fun at him at times, loving the blush that would creep on his cheeks whenever he tried too hard to hide his affection for you.
“Should I let them know that we’re on our way back now?” you ask as Doyoung finishes up paying the bill.
“Wait no, don’t!”
Just as you pick up your phone, Doyoung places a hand over yours, his eyes wide. Your own narrow at him slowly. “...Why not?” When your dear boyfriend tries to only respond with a smile that more resembles a grimace, it is suddenly your turn to be stern. “Baby.”
“Well, I might have told Johnny and Lily that this was going to be a surprise party. Yuta and Daisy, too.”
You blink. “Doyoung, you do know that to throw a surprise party, the person has to be, you know, surprised. Also, you know I hate surprises!”
“Well yes, that’s why I told you that we’re having a party,” Doyoung explains. He takes your hand in his as you exit the cafe, simply walking up the street to get to your apartment. “I just thought it would be funny to tell Johnny and Lily that they had to go to the apartment early to decorate it before you arrive or something.”
“Oh my god.” The both of you meet eyes with mutual shit-eating grins. For the past summer, the two of you had been persistently trying to set up your two friends to confess their (very obvious) feelings for each other. As the months go on, one of your forms of entertainment has been creating situations where they could be alone. “How long have they been there for?”
“Maybe two hours?”
“Nooo, that’s probably the longest yet!” you cackle heartily, squeezing his hand in yours out of habit. “Oh god, this is why I love you.”
“I know, I know, I’m a genius,” Doyoung sing-songs, chuckling beside you.
“Wait, but if we walk in and find them making out on the couch, I will lowkey fight you,” you deadpan, only half joking. As much as you wanted the two to finally get together, you did not want to see them sucking face in your home. Where you live.
“You promise?”
“Shut up!” Your laughter echoes against the tall buildings lining the street.
The late afternoon sun streams between the gaps of the skyscrapers and washes the apples of your smiling cheeks in a warm summer glow. Although the fall semester has yet to begin, there are many young people bustling about, and your shoulder brushes against Doyoung’s as you leisurely stroll up the sidewalk. It’s moments like these that make him stop and remember how lucky he is to have someone as radiant as you.
He lifts your clasped hands to press a soft kiss to your knuckles. “I love you too, by the way.”
“Hmm, you better.”
It doesn’t take much longer for you to reach your apartment, the both of you excitedly talking about your plans for the evening up until you get on the elevator.
“I texted them we’re on the way up, but Yuta said they’re not ready,” Doyoung laughs.
“It’s fine, I already know anyway!” you say, impatient to start the night’s festivities already. According to Doyoung, he had even bought a table at one of the swankiest clubs in the city, and you did not plan on walking in even slightly sober.
“No but,” Doyoung whispers as you approach the door of your apartment. “You still have to act surprised when we go in, okay? They’ll kill me if they find out.”
“Ugh, fine!”
You can faintly hear frantic whispers and a small commotion behind your apartment door when you reach it, even making out a ‘Johnny, you can’t fit there!’ before everything seems to go still. Doyoung opens the door for you after a moment, and there is a short moment of silence before the lights flash on and streamers are popped.
“SURPRISE!” your friends cheer in unison. You place a hand over your chest in your best attempt to look shocked, though a genuine smile does spread on your face when you see them all there to celebrate with you
“Haha, say hi to the camera!” Johnny, a tall guy with a knack for photography, yells, capturing the exact moment you walk in.
Before you can say anything, your best friends, Lily and Daisy, pull you further into the apartment, which is elaborately decorated with balloons and streamers. There is even a shiny inflated ‘26’ hung on the wall. You can’t help but look at your friends with a pout. “You guys did all of this?”
“Of course we did, bestie!” Lily beams at you, clinging onto your arm. “But thank god you’re here, I was alone with Johnny for so long because Yuta and Daisy got here late.” You laugh at the dirty look she shoots over at Daisy, who simply shrugs.
“We were picking up the drinks and got a little distracted when we were on the way over!”
“Oh right, distracted--”
“Anyway, we brought tequila!” Daisy chirps, flashing the unopened bottle to you. You grin back. Your friends really know you. “Let’s get this party started!”
The pre-game starts off strong with everyone taking shots at your insistence. About three shots later, everyone is in a good mood to start getting ready to leave for the club (except Lily, who seems to already be there from the way she is dancing). Johnny attempts to copy her moves, causing Yuta and Daisy to fall over each other as they laugh loudly. You’re about to join the impromptu dance floor when you feel a hand slip into yours.
You barely have time to smile at Doyoung before he twirls you around, leaving you giggling and breathless. Then, without a word, he guides you out onto the balcony, where he pulls you into his arms. There is something sobering about the soft night air, which isn’t quite the vibe you’re going for. Your laugh cuts through the stillness of the atmosphere. “Doyoung, what are you--”
The way he is looking at you with so much affection makes your heart do a somersault in your chest. “Happy birthday, baby,” he whispers in that delicate, melodic voice of his. Suddenly, he pulls away so that you see that he is holding a large, flat case. He hands it to you, eyes sparkling excitedly. Your eyes, on the other hand, suddenly prick with several tears.
“Wh-what is this?”
“A surprise. Open it!”
With shaky hands, you open the case to reveal a beautiful, gold necklace with a simple diamond-encrusted pendant. You gasp. “Doyoung, you--” your voice gets caught in your throat. “You got this for me? It’s gorgeous, but you really sh-shouldn’t have. I--”
“Yes, I should have,” he laughs, seeing how emotional you’ve gotten. Doyoung pulls you into his embrace and presses a soft kiss to your temple before looking down to meet your eyes. “Do you like it?”
“I love it,” you whisper hoarsely, leaning up to peck him on the lips. You let out a sniffle. “You spoil me.”
“Of course I do, you’re my baby,” he says matter-of-factly. You giggle through your tears and hug him tighter.
And as beautiful as the necklace is, you can’t help but feel that being loved by Kim Doyoung is the best surprise present that life has given you.
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secret-rendezvous1d · 3 years
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omggggg imagine the reader comforting spencer during a migraine (season 6) and he’s so clingy and his hair is sooo fluffy and he just wants to cuddle all day omg i would literally die bc he’d be so cute and soft🥺🥺
ooh, i honestly felt so sad when he wanted answers from his doctor. season six spencer had my heart racing and i don’t know why... haha.
like, reblog and send in some feedback, please. it’s greatly appreciated and it helps me work out what you want to see and what you are after. if you want something specific then do let me know! i’d love to try and write something for you.
thank you for the request, lovely. enjoy.
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“I wish we could stay like this forever.” spencer reid x female reader (reader insert blurb) word count; 1.4k.
* if you haven’t watched criminal minds then this does contain some spoilers to the show that you may want to dodge if you are thinking of starting the series up. *
summary; spencer’s migraines have been getting worse and he just wants all the love he can get.
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It wasn’t like Spencer to wake up late.
For someone who liked an orderly fashion and had a strict routine to follow from morning till night and liked to be out of bed by six and out of the house by seven, just so he could get to work half an hour before he needed to show up, being late really wasn’t something YN thought he was capable of. Ever since she started with the Behavioural Analysis Unit, four years ago, YN had never known him to be late for anything; he was always the first one in the briefing room before a meeting and he was never the last one to enter, he was always the first one to board the jet before anyone else and he was always the first person to exit so he could get on with the orders Hotch had given him and he was always the first one at work in the morning (which he was proud to announce to anyone who came in after him) with a happy smile on his face, a brain ready to spew facts and a pile of case files tucked under his arm and ready to dish out to those on arrival.
So when her alarm went off and tore her from her deep sleep, signifying that seven in the morning on a dreary Monday had struck and it was time for her to wake up and get ready for work, she didn’t expect to see her boyfriend still snoozing beside her. The duvet pulled up to his chin like he was cold and found warmth in anything he could get his hands on, his forehead crinkled and his eyes squeezed shut like he was in a deep sleep and dreaming something, his mouth gaped open as gentle breaths left between his lips and filled the room with the softest of snores. YN wasn’t surprised he was sleeping in; he arrived home from a case rather late, the previous night, and he was almost knocked out as soon as his head hit the pillow. And, as much as YN wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt, she knew it would knock him off his routine and have him muddled and off his game for the day.
“Spence, wakey wakey,” YN cooed, dragging a finger across his forehead to clear the mess of curls that covered his skin. She could feel a thin and sticky sheen cover his skin and, upon closer inspection, she noticed the tiniest of sweat beads forming by his temples. A bad dream, she assumed, although something in the back of her head didn't sit well with her. “Spencer, wake up. It’s seven. We need to get ready and leave for work.”
“I know. I know what time you set your alarm for in the mornings,” he grumbled, bringing an arm from beneath the duvet to pinch at the bridge of his nose, a sigh leaving his parted lips. He hadn’t been asleep, she felt silly for guessing he was, and he sounded as wide awake as he had been when he arrived home the night before. “I’ll get up in a minute. I just need a bit longer. Tired from yesterday.”
YN frowned in confusion - he had never once denied getting up so why had he now? -  his eyes barely opening as he spoke to her, his body staying flat upon the mattress as she clambered out from under the covers and had a moment where she stretched and cracked her bones. Her arms went above her head, legs bracing her movements, stretching her back out to remove the kinks in her spine before moving to the en-suite bathroom and closing the door behind her so she could start getting ready for the day.
She looked at herself in the mirror, hands holding the sides of the sink, as she took in her appearance and had a thought about how she wanted to style her hair and how minimal she wanted her make-up to be for the day. Left behind on the sink, next to her left hand, was a half-opened pack of headache tablets and a glass, almost filled to the brim with water, next to their toothbrush holder. Everything else was left in its place and she was left standing in confusion, using the mirror to look around the bathroom behind her, eyebrow raising on her brow-line. She was sure nothing else had been moved, touched or put out of place until it finally dawned on her.
“Spence?”
She opened the door back up, peeking her face into the bedroom and seeing his face covered by her pillow, with the duvet pulled up as far as it could go so his feet weren’t showing at the end of the bed. She wanted to laugh because he looked ridiculous, cute but ridiculous, but she had a hunch that she knew what was wrong with him - over the last few days, headaches and migraines had been the biggest problem he had to face during his days and they’d been taking a toll on his ability to complete a case fully. Sensitive to light, sensitive to sound and his focus split between his surroundings and the pain behind his eyes that didn’t seem to go away, regardless of how dark his sunglasses had been tinted.
“Spencer, are they back bothering you again?”
“It’s just a headache this morning, I know it is,” he grumbled, his words coming out muffled and almost inaudible from beneath the memory foam pillow keeping the light from hitting his orbs, “jump in the shower and I’ll be up in a minute to get dressed then we go together.”
“Spence-”
“YN, I’m fine,” he grasped the pillow into his fist and pulled it from his face, a disgruntled look pinching his features for a brief second before he sent her a warming smile, as if he was trying to persuade her fears that he was perfectly fine and he didn’t need looking out for because it simply was just a headache. Which didn’t really seem to please her and definitely didn’t stop her bare feet from walking across the bedroom to sit back down on the bed. A convering look on her face which only enticed a groan of annoyance from his throat. His eyes refusing to watch as she laid back beside him and laid her head against his shoulder, cheek pressed to the duvet cover. “Don’t baby me, please, I’m fine. I promise.”
She tutted and shook her head.
“You don’t feel well today and I know you when you don’t feel well, mister. You just want non-stop cuddles and,” she perched herself up on her elbow and looked at him, bringing a hand up to rest against his cheek and to allow her fingers to rake through his knotted hair and straighten out the curly wisps the tips of his hair had flicked into, “I know you still want to go to work so we’ll just have to have an extra long one now. You know what Hotch is like with romance in the workplace.”
He smiled warmly, letting his head tilt to her touch, eyes closing in contentment. He couldn’t resist her love, no matter how ill or frustrated or angry he was with her. He felt comfortable with her, comfortable showing a vulnerable side, comfortable being so delicate and fragile, and she was all he needed on a dark and gloomy day when he was feeling a little low about himself. Just a glimpse of her face, a smile on her lips, a quick and cheeky wink sent his way when no-one was looking or the blush on her cheeks when she was caught looking at him was enough for him to feel better and feel a glow of warmth inside his heart.
“Who needs headache meds when I’ve got you? I wish we could stay like this forever.” He hummed, his lips grazing her forehead, “will you sneak some cuddles in at work? Might really help me out today.”
“I can sweet talk Hotch to make sure we get to work together,” she looked at him and pressed a kiss to his forehead, letting his lips drag down to his right temple so she could press a gentle kiss to where she assumed the origin of his headache had begun, “just promise me that you’ll help me out and not keep coming for kisses or cuddles.”
“I can’t promise anything.”
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jawritter · 4 years
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Can I request a Dean Winchester x plus size reader, where she really shy and dorky but believes that she really bad at sex because she is bigger? And dean shows her that she not 😊💕 I hope this makes sense haha! I know this sound awkward turtle 🐢
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Pairing: Dean Winchester x Plus-sized!Reader
Warnings: Smut!, unprotected sex, insecure reader, self-hate, plus-sized reader, unrequited/requited love, angst, self-loathing, fluff.
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Sitting alone in the cold and mostly dark library of the bunker, you waited for the return of your two favorite boys. 
Sam and Dean Winchester. 
You’d been working as the researcher for the Winchesters, and well most other hunters in the area, for years.  
You were raised in the life, but you weren’t ever like your average hunter. You weren’t skinny, or athletic, with perfect aim, perfect stamina that it takes to chase down and kill all that shit that goes bump in the night. Much to your father’s dismay, you were always a little on the heavier side. 
It’s not like all you did was sit on your ass, and eat or something either, it’s just how you were built, you couldn’t control it, no matter how much you exercised, ran, ate all that healthy crap; it did no good. You always maintained the same weight. 
Which was… Well… Let’s face it… 
Not exactly the standards of The Next Top Model.
Your stomach wasn’t flat and perfect, your hips were on the wider side, your thighs thicker than your average girl. You weren’t exactly small chested. You were just naturally larger than your average person. Even though you barely tipped the scales at five feet tall.
Your dad said you’d never be good for anything if he couldn’t marry you off, because you were too heavy for “breeding,” which was common in hunting compounds like the one you grew up on, and you couldn’t hunt, then you were useless to him. 
He’d left you at a bar just outside of Seattle, Washington. That’s where you meet your rescuer, and honestly, your favorite of your two favorite boys. 
Dean.
He saw you sitting outside of the side of the bar crying because you didn’t know what you were going to do, he didn’t hesitate to take you in just like you were one of them when he’d heard your story, taking you to your new home, the bunker. 
Instead of discouraging your skills in research, he embraced it. 
Sam helped you get started in this overload of information that the men of letters had collected, your personal heaven honestly, and you’d been here ever since; doing what you could to help the boys behind a computer, a lore book, or a phone. 
You were happy here with your life, mostly anyway. It suited you, and Dean always made sure you wanted for nothing. He would always go out of his way to take care of you, no matter what you needed or wanted.
It didn’t take you long to fall for the overly gorgeous elder Winchester. 
His smile, his bright jade green eyes, that adorable shading of freckles that covered his skin, dusting even his nose, and checks; giving him almost a boyish look. His infectious laugh, his soft auburn hair, the way he cared more about others than he ever could himself.
You had learned to love everything about him, the good, the bad, and the ugly. Even though there were parts of his past that were darker than he’d ever let anyone know. Even though there were things that had happened to him, that had affected him to the uttermost part of his being. 
You loved him anyway. 
Past all flaws, and beyond all reason.
Of course, you never told Dean that. Hell no. You’d never tell Dean any of that. 
Dean liked girls that were supermodel types. 
Bleach blonde, toned bodies, too much makeup, and cheap perfume. Easy lays basically. 
You were none of that. 
You didn’t have the confidence that those girls had, so you just never even tried with Dean. The two of you had a good relationship going, and you just be happy with that, and not do anything like confess your feelings to mess it all up.
The loud opening and closing of the bunker door pulled you from your self-loathing. You hurriedly straightened your glasses, fixed your messy bun, and checked to make sure your led zeppelin t-shirt, that you had borrowed from Dean and yet to have returned, had no stains on it.
You’d been researching some stuff for Garth on a strange case he was working on, probably a Djinn from the looks of it, and hadn’t really gotten yourself together today. You were still in your favorite PJ pants and fuzzy slippers.
"Hey Y/n,” Sam greeted you as he flopped down in the chair across from you, taking his boots off. 
“Hey, where is Dean?” you asked him, listening for, but not hearing the elder Winchester anywhere.
“Dean, uh... Went out. Said he needed to blow off some steam. It was a pretty rough hunt for him... I’m sorry Y/n, I know you hate it when he  goes out and does this…” Sam said, letting his sentence trail off before finishing it.
You chew on your lower lip for a moment, nod your head, reopening your laptop, burying yourself in your work. 
You couldn’t look up at Sam, who you knew was staring at you with some pitiful look, and you didn’t want his pity. You knew your place, and Dean’s arms, even though you wanted to more than anything, would never be your place.
Sam was no idiot, he knew you had feelings for his brother. He just didn’t know what to say to make it better for you right now.
So he got to his feet, patted you on the shoulder, and then made his way to his room for the night. 
You worked through the tears streaming down your face when he was out of sight until your eyes burned too bad to keep working, and your head hurt from crying. So you made your way to your room, and crawled into the bed, the cold lonely bed, and fell into a restless sleep. Your heart beating like it was going to just give up and stop any minute. 
You laid there torturing yourself. Wondering what she looked like? Would she hold him when it was over? Would she be enough to comfort him the way he deserved? Would she play with his hair while he sleeps like you want to do? Would she realize how lucky she was to be in his arms? Cause some people, like yourself, would never get that chance.
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The next morning you made your way into the kitchen. Your head is still pounding, and your eyes are still red. 
You were wondering if Dean had made it home yet, but you didn’t have to wonder very long. 
As soon as you rounded the corner there he was, probably still in last night’s clothes, pouring a cup of coffee.
For a moment you faltered by the door, and started to just turn around, and go back to your room. 
You didn’t know if you could face him right now, you knew you looked like a whole mess. Last night was harder on you with him going out than it was ever. Maybe it was because it had been so long since you’d seen him. Maybe it was because he had texted you the day before he headed back to Kansas, and promised a movie night when he got home. He must have needed to get laid more than he needed his friend.
You turned around to head back towards your room, but Dean had heard you. His hunter reflexes are faster than your feet. 
Damn him.
“Hey, sweetheart! Want me to pour you a cup of coffee?” Dean said, looking at you over his shoulder, that smile that could stop your heart on his perfect pink lips, lips that some other woman was kissing last night. The signs of that visible with the deep purple hickey that was poking out just under the collar of his shirt.
You just nod, not trusting your voice. 
Dean poured you a cup of coffee and fixed it the way you liked. You wondered how he knew that. You didn’t remember ever telling him how you liked your coffee, he just always seemed to know. 
You made your way over to the table in the corner of the room, and Dean brought your cup of coffee and set it down in front of you.
“So, I was thinking tonight we would lock ourselves in the Dean cave, and do that Harry Potter marathon you’ve been talking about. I’ll order some pizzas and…Y/n, what’s wrong? Have you been crying?”
You cursed yourself for being so damn obvious this morning. You just shrug your shoulders, refusing to meet his gaze. 
“Did some asshole hurt you? Tell me his name! I’ll kick his ass!" 
You had to hold back a snicker at that because the mental image your mind painted of Dean kicking his own ass was quite amusing. 
"No one’s hurt me, Dean, I’m fine,” you tell him, making to get up with your coffee cup, and just head back to your room. 
“Bullshit Y/N, I’ve known you for years, we’re best friends. Tell me what’s wrong.” 
He looked at you pleadingly, and you sighed deeply before looking down at your coffee cup.
“I just let myself get all in my head last night. I’m fine now. I’m just tired. I think I’m going to go and lay down for a little bit. We’ll do whatever you said you wanted to do tonight,” you said as Sam walked past you, giving you an apologetic look. 
Sam was the kind of person who was not going to get in the middle of it, so he just continued to make his way to the refrigerator after his morning run.
“Are you sure you’re okay? ‘Cause you don’t look okay, Sweetheart. Maybe I could just come keep you company, and cuddle with you like we used to while you rest, or until you feel better.” 
Dean made his way over to you while he was taking, and wrapped his arms around you.
As soon as he did you jerked back from him. He looked down at you confused and hurt, but he smelt like her perfume and it made your stomach lurch, bile rose in your throat at the thought of how it got there.
“No offense Dean, but you need a shower,” you said coldly and turned walking back to your room, leaving a very confused and hurt looking Dean, and a somewhat amused Sam. 
Probably because he thought Dean deserved that. 
You wanted nothing more than to cuddle with Dean, but you didn’t know if it wouldn’t totally rip your heart out, especially with him smelling so much like her. 
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After about two hours of you crying yourself to the point, you weren’t able to cry anymore in the darkness of your room, hating your weight, hating that you weren’t good enough, hating the fact that you had to wear glasses all the time, hating the fact that you were a nerd, and always were a nerd. Your stomach grumbled, reminding you that you had skipped breakfast this morning, but you didn’t want to run into the boys again, so you had just resolved to lay there when you hear your door open, and close softly.
You could smell Dean’s body wash as he made his way quietly as possible over to the side of your bed. Your back was to him, and the door, cover pulled high up to your chin, your hair pretty much blocking your face from his view.
“Y/N, are you asleep?” Dean whispered. 
You didn’t move, you didn’t say anything, you didn’t really have time to before Dean pulled the cover back, and you felt the bed dip under his weight. Your heart rate jumped up through the roof as his scent surrounded you, and he pulled the covers back over himself and you.
“I showered…I… I don't smell like her anymore… I made Sam check to make sure,” he said, moving his way over closer to you in a spooning position, wrapping his arm around you gently, and pulling himself closer to you.
Your heart was beating so hard now you were sure he could feel it through your ribs, even with all your “extra padding” as you called it. 
“Sweetheart, why didn’t you say something to me before? I’m sorry I hurt you. I didn’t know. I would have much rather come home to you than run to some whore that literally meant nothing to me." 
You made a mental note to kill Sam.
"Sam told you didn’t he,” you almost whispered, your stomach was in a knot at this point. What the fuck was he trying to tell you? You couldn’t do for him what he needed.
“Yeah, but in his defense, you left me standing there torn between hunting down whatever random dude that had hurt you that you weren’t telling me about, and trying to scrap my pride up off the floor,” Dean said. 
It took all you had not to flinch at that. You shouldn't have snapped at Dean, but you couldn’t stand the smell of her either. 
“I’m sorry Dean, I shouldn’t have taken my feelings out on you. You have every right to have sex with whoever you want. She could probably do more for you than I ever could. I know you are not attracted to me. I’m not blind. You don’t have to come in here, and say all those things just to make me feel better,” you said, refusing to turn around and look at him. 
You felt Dean sit up, and for a moment you thought he was going to get up and leave, shattering your heart even further. 
Instead of getting up and leaving, Dean rolled you over to your back with more ease than you thought would have been possible, and straddle your hips with his thighs. Bracing his weight off of you with his hands on either side of your head. You stared into his piercing eyes for a moment in shock. He looked cross between hurt and angry.
“Let me tell you a little something about that whore that you said could do so much better than you for me. Yeah, I fucked her, I’m not even gonna try and deny it, but after she was done I got up and got dressed to go jerked myself off in the car because some whore isn’t gonna get all of me Sweetheart believe that. I’d give my damn right arm to have you, what the fuck do you mean I’m not attracted to you? Every time we’re watching TV together I’m fighting to hide my boner because I didn’t want to freak you out. I wouldn’t be in here with you right now if I didn’t want to be. Why the hell do you think so low of yourself?” 
Dean was still hovering over you, so many emotions on his face that it was impossible to read them all.
“Dean, I’m fat. I’m no good at sex. I couldn’t get you off if I tried to. You still would have ended up having to go and finish yourself off. Very few men want to touch this, very few ever have.” 
You tried to avoid his gaze out of your own shame. Hating yourself at that moment more than ever.
“What? Fat? Baby girl, you are NOT fat. You're gorgeous,” Dean said as he reached and grabbed your wrist, bringing your hand down to his crotch, and resting it over the impressive bulge that had formed his sweats. 
You did vaguely register that he’d skipped the underwear. 
He felt huge, and you couldn’t stop your eyes widening. 
You always figured that Dean was packing, but damn.
“Does that feel like someone who isn’t attracted to you? Baby, I can’t tell you the nights I’ve thought about you just to get off. About kissing every curve, every inch of skin,” his hands let go of your wrist as he trailed them down your sides, and over your up to your breast, causing your breath to hitch in your throat at his light touch.
“Dean,” you said cautiously, his hand slipping under your shirt, fingers trailing lightly over your stomach, the part of your body that you hated the most. 
“Let me show you just how beautiful you are, Sweetheart,” he said, his voice husky and deep. His tongue running slowly over his lower lip as his eyes roamed your body. “Let me show you just how much I’ve always wanted you since the night I met you.”
You laid there underneath him completely dumbfounded for a moment. Finally, all you could do was shake your head yes. 
If you were dumb enough to turn him down now, you would lose him, and your heart couldn’t handle it, it would crush you. So here you were, going to take a chance, and do what you so desperately wanted to do for so long. 
Let Dean love you. 
Dean didn’t hesitate, reaching down grabbing your shirt and pulling it off and over your head, throwing it to the floor. His eyes rack over your body, looking down at your bare chest, you immediately try to cover up, regretting not putting a bra on this morning.
“No, no, pretty girl, don’t hide from me,” Dean said, bending down, and capturing your lips in his with a sweet kiss, slowly kissing away some of the worries, and insecurity. 
Moving his hands down your body he pulled the waistband of your PJs and underwear down your body in one pull, leaving you completely exposed before him. Keeping your mouth busy as his tongue invaded your mouth, kissing you drunk, exploring every inch of your mouth like he’d never get to do it again. 
When he finally had to pull up for air you noticed that his sweats were gone. His thick length standing proudly against his shirt, and slapping his stomach as he pulled his shirt off, tossing it to the floor.
You didn’t have time to get nervous before his mouth was on you again, kissing you deeply, needier than the first time. 
Making his way from your mouth to your throat he sucked his mark onto your neck, one that you’d wear proudly, one you’ve wanted for so long. 
He continued kissing his way down your body, licking at each nipple before sucking them into his mouth, sending a sensation you’d never felt before jolting through your body. Your back arching to meet his hard chest. Little moans fell from your lips as his mouth continued the assault on your hard nipples. 
Satisfied with his work, he began to move down your stomach. Kissing and nipping at the skin there, worshiping your body like no one ever had, kissing your hips, your tights. 
That’s when it hit you where he was.
“Dean, don’t!” you said, right before his mouth made contact with your already dripping core. 
Dean stopped immediately, moving back up your body, placing his lips on yours in a sweet kiss, slower this time than before. 
“I’m sorry, I’m just not there yet. Not tonight,” you said as he pulled away to look at you, your embarrassment filling your checks.
“That’s okay Baby, we’ve got all the time in the world. If you want to stop we can stop,” he said, brushing your hair away from your face.
“I don’t want to stop, I’m just not ready for that specifically. It’s gonna take time,” you said, he nodded his head, kissing your neck and running his tongue along the shall of your ear. 
“That’s okay baby girl, I’m not going to stop loving you, and eventually, I’m going to make you forget all that insecurity you’ve got built up inside. Even if it takes years. I’m a patient man,” Dean said, slipping his fingers down your body, and finding your swollen clit with his thumb as he pushed two tick digits deep side of you, working you slowly, your hips rolling against his hand on their own as he curled his fingers inside of you, hitting that stop no one has been able to reach before. 
He didn’t stop playing your body like a well-tuned instrument until you were coming undone around him, and your walls squeezing his fingers as your orgasm ripped through your body, leaving you a panting shaking mess underneath him as he worked you through your high.
Peppering your face with little kisses he let you come down completely before lining himself up with you, sinking deep inside of you in one smooth thrust. Stretching you, filling you in every way. His thick tip is sitting against your cervix. You could almost feel him pulsing inside of you.
“Fuck, your so tight baby girl,” he husks in your ear, kissing your lips in a tender kiss before grabbing your hips, and rolling you over on top of him like you weighed nothing at all. A surprised squeak leaving your lips.
“Dean, no I’m going to hurt you,” you said, feeling silly, and embarrassed as you sat astraddle of his hips, his cock buried deep inside of you.
“You’re not going to hurt me, Baby. I want you to know just how capable you are of taking care of me, please,” he said, reaching up and kissing the skin of your stomach before grabbing your hips, and rocking your hips with his strong hands. 
All thought processes flew right out the window at that point. 
His tip moves over your most sensitive spots in the most amazing, almost overwhelming to the point of painful, but still pleasurable way, your clit dragging over his hilt with each drag of your hips. Soon you were rocking back and forth against him on our own without any assistance whatsoever. Your bodies molded together like they were meant to be.
Dean’s head was thrown back against the pillow, the veins in his neck visible, and his jaw tightly locked. 
He was beautiful. 
Completely lost in what your body was doing for him.
 Something you never knew was possible, never thought you would ever see, or experience first hand. Just something they wrote about in cheesy romance novels, and fanfiction.
Before long you right at the edge your body shaking on top of him. The sounds and noises that were falling from both of your lips were enough to make a porn star blush. Dean's grip on your hips was now strong enough that you were sure it would leave bruises. You didn’t care though. You let him hold onto you as he fucked himself up into you as you rode him, closer and closer to both of your ends. 
Dean cursed he leaned forward, wrapping his arms around you, pulling you down close to him as he slammed himself up into you and stilled. Spilling himself deep inside of you. His seed coating your walls in warm streams, throwing you into your own end. Waves of pleasure rolling over you both as he slowly thrust into you, dragging out both of your highs.
When both of you had control of your bodies again, Dean rolled you both over to your side, his arms never leaving you. He peppered your face and neck with little opened mouth kisses as he slowly pulled out of your body, and you couldn’t help but whine a little at the loss of contact.
Dean’s lips found yours in a sweet, but searing kiss as his hands started to trace the curves of your body, while still holding onto you tightly. Not breaking the kiss until the need for oxygen became to grate.
“I love you y/n, I have since the moment I met, and I know I’m not much, and I don’t have anything to offer you, the life we live… It’s just not your white picket fence life, but all I have is yours if you will have me. You know how hard it is for me to admit my feelings, but sweetheart, I’ve never been more sure of anything in all of my life.”
A single tear that made its way down your cheek. One that Dean caught, and wiped away with the gentle movement of his thumb over your cheek. 
“I love you too, I’m yours, I always have been, always will be.”
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Merry Christmas, My Love
Hey, everyone! It’s that time of year again and here is my gift that I wish to bestow. Merry Christmas, @lins-hogwarts-mystery I hope I did your MC justice.
A big thank you to @hphmsecretsanta2020 for organizing this again. I will always participate! Without further ado!
Clara Lin loved snow. The white powder of frozen ice crystals always held a special place in her heart since she was little playing in the fields of Oxford. At Hogwarts, Christmas time became that much more special. Even with the underlying horror cursed vaults, there was always time to celebrate the holidays in a merry fashion. This year in particular she and her friends agreed to stay behind and spend time together over the course of winter break.
And what better way to celebrate that than a snowball fight on Christmas Eve?
“I got you! HAHA-” WHAM!
Charlie Weasley’s momentary triumph was silenced by Tulip’s double decker snowball smashing him in the side of the face, causing everyone else to laugh.
Staying behind were also Rowan, Penny, Barnaby, and Tonks who were all participating in the battle of winter circa 1989. Even Merula had skipped out on going home and though she and Clara would never be best friends, the two were amicable enough to have a snowball fight without getting too intense...mostly. They were on different teams after all.
The contest played out within the training grounds, so there wasn’t much cover to be had as far as trees or underbrush but then again magic could make up for lack of natural cover. On one side was something akin to a medieval castle, complete with five foot high walls, a drawbridge, and a flag. The other was a giant circular wall, good for combating attacks from all sides but vulnerable to a possible sir attack. In any case, standing up even for the slightest moment was unwise as Charlie found out first hand.
“She’s got good aim,” he muttered rubbing his cheek while dodging another projectile.
Clara couldn’t help but giggle. Even the person with the best reflexes amongst their Gryffindor brethren could be sniped by the cleverest Ravenclaw.
“Bombs away!” Penny yelled out hucking up a snowball into the cloudy winds of nowhere.
“Best to aim a bit first,” Rowan chided kindly as she adjusted her glasses while gathering more snow in her vicinity for the purpose of more ammunition.
“Merula’s team is eating our lunch,” Charlie lamented. “We need a new strategy.”
“Ooo!! I can help!” squealed out the tiny voice of Clara’s little sister, Emily, otherwise known as ‘Em’. She was five years younger but often associated herself with her big sister’s friends and refused to not be included in the festivities. A first year Hufflepuff, she was eager to help but lacked imagination.
“Keep firing as many snowballs as you can,” Rowan assured her again in an understanding tone that placated the little girl. “I think I have an idea.”
The teams were equally divided- Clara, Charlie, Penny, and Rowan on side while Merula, Tulip, Tonks, and Barnaby were on the other. Em was considered young enough (and insignificant enough to the female Slytherin) that her presence was not decisive enough to affect the outcome. But any competition featuring Merula Snyde guaranteed to be intense. After all a rivalry did not subside just because the two girls had formally agreed to work together in finding the cursed vaults.
“What would that be? Now would actually be a good time,” Clara observed as more snowballs skimmed the top of their fort. Charlie had to chuck a few more of his own to prevent Tonks from getting any closer.
“Simple. We use a freezing charm to turn one of our snowballs into a giant ice ball. I’ll use a propulsion charm to send it forward. With any luck their castle should come crumbling down and victory ours!”
“What the heck? I’m in!” Penny said excitedly over the noise, her rosy cheeks becoming apparent in the winter weather which was fast becoming colder in the later afternoon. Pink contrasted her light blue outfit (she was also the only one still wearing a skirt). Charlie’s Quidditch reflexes served him well but even he couldn’t overcome the odds of beating four other teengers surrounded by a full blown fort.
“I thought we weren’t allowed to use magic. Wouldn’t that be cheating?” Em asked, naive to the fact that no one adhered to that rule during a wizard snowball fight.
“Em, they’re using magic already,” Clara said bluntly, her practical nature coming into play already. She adjusted her glasses (being practically blind without them) and peeked out over the top and sure enough, saw the evidence needed to prove her accusation.
“Merula...I knew it,” she breathed out, frost emanating from her lips. “A banishing charm.”
“So that’s why those snowballs keep coming in so hot,” Rowan said, rubbing a gloved hand underneath her chin.
“And Tonks is using her metamorphagus ability to turn her nose into a trunk!” Charlie added, tossing another snowball back the other way and ducking down. “Bloody, cheater.”
“Then I say we hold nothing back,” Clara suggested.
“Sure that won’t be a problem with Barnaby?” Penny teased.
“He’s six foot three and can eat three turkeys in one setting, he’ll be fine,” the Gryffindor girl responded with a small blush trying to ignore feeling the pang of guilt at the idea of pelting him with snowballs. But there was no time to waste and when it came to December battles amongst the powdery, ice cream hills of Hogwarts all bets were off.
“Let’s do this,” Rowan remarked. Taking out her wand and removing one of her gloves, she summoned one of the snowballs while the rest their magic to summon snow from the ground to steadily grow it to the size of a grapefruit, spinning like the back wheel of a car, glistening in the glowing pink light of the evening sky.
“Now it’s really time for bombs away,” Penny giggled fond of muggle sayings.
“Oh I’d say so,” Rowan grinned mischievously. “Once that thing blows open their fort wall, Clara you and Charlie charge forth and win the battle.”
“What should I do?” little Em asked, still eager to help.
“Just keep throwing snowballs with Penny and Rowan, okay?” Clara ordered. She was quite protective of her sister even in light hearted situations such as these. Besides, despite being the most practical of the group the sixteen year old carried a competitive streak of her own.
“Three...two...one...NOW!”
At Clara’s command, Rowan muttered the necessary incantation and sent the massive ice ball at top speed towards their adversaries. Such was the speed, it had no trouble bursting through their castle with such force that it did exactly as Rowan foretold.
“CHARGE!” Charlie howled above the din as he and Clara rushed forward dodging strikes issued by their opponents, weaving and somersaulting in and out before performing an attack of their own.
“Eat snow! Take this!” Clara laughed as she struck Tulip and then fired another shot at Merula which caught her straight in the face (she never tired of one upping the Slytherin girl). But when wheeling around to do the same to Barnaby she came upon a strange sight. Her boyfriend didn’t seem to have his heart in the friendly competition at all. On the contrary, handsome, chiseled features were flat and carried a degree of melancholy unusual especially on Christmas.
My love, what’s the matter?
But before Clara could drop her snowballs and inquire further, someone beat her to the punch as a powerful burst of white exploded in the face of the burly Slytherin.
“Yes!” Charlie Weasley yelled out triumphantly. But Clara was not out of danger just yet, in her hesitation a projectile just missed the back of her head and only because Barnaby moved her out of the way just in time.
“Merula!” he said crossly. “Come on, don’t cheat.”
“Speak for yourself,” the Slytherin witch said with equal disdain. “We said no magic and yet here we are.”
“You broke the rule first,” Charlie argued.
“Right like you wouldn’t have done the same.”
“Enough,” Clara cut across the cacophony of argument which was reaching a boiling point. “It’s getting dark. Let’s go back inside.”
Her insistence, as well as her leadership qualities over the group won over as the magically flying snowballs ceased and even Merula despite her snarling, gave in to logic though it was apparent from the look on her face she would have continued given the opportunity.
“Fine, Lin,” she said with a shrug that failed to hide its competitiveness.
Whistling over, Clara signaled to Rowan, Penny, and her sister that the fight was over but that was not the end of the drama. Looking back towards Barnaby, the sadness etched on his face had not dissipated in the slightest.
“Are you okay?” she asked kindly, mittened hands interjoing for a brief moment before Barnaby pulled away.
“I’m fine.”
“You sure don’t look fine.”
Barnaby was much better at hiding his emotions than a certain other Slytherin and gave a smile that would have seemed natural were it not for the previous circumstances.
“Don’t worry about me, Clara. We have a whole Christmas ahead of us. And pudding!” he added excitedly.
The childlike enthusiasm that normally enraptured her would have normally worked, but being the sensible Gryffindor she was (a rarity in the house of the brave) could tell this was not the entire story. Nevertheless, she did not press further...for now.
“Alright.”
She was given an affectionate kiss before the group trudged back to the castle as the light decreased and the day drew to a close. Even holding hands walking to the entrance felt oddly out of place.
“Good match, Clara Lin,” Tulip said with a wink. “See ya tomorrow for the feast.”
“Bye, Clara!” Penny waved cheerfully as she descended towards the basement and thereby the kitchens.
With the exception of her housemates and sister with whom she shared a common room, everyone waved a hearty goodbye but her boyfriend did not say anything other than giving a quick kiss on the forehead before lumbering off quickly behind Merula. How ironic it should be that the youngest among them should voice aloud her suspicions.
“Barnaby seemed sad,” Em mentioned as they approached the fat lady.
“Hm?” Clara asked, not expecting such a comment from her eleven year old sister.
“He kissed you but not the usual way,” came the innocent response. “Maybe he’s homesick.”
“Barnaby’s fine, I’m sure of it. If he says so, I believe him.”
“Do you believe everything I’ve told you.”
Clara rolled her eyes at her little sister.
“It’s different with siblings, Em. You’re just lucky mum told me to let you tag along.”
“I didn’t need to tag along to know your boyfriend didn’t wanna throw snowballs.”
At this conjecture, Rowan gave the password (Festum Maximus) but not before the remark caused Clara to pause for a brief second before continuing into the common room. She knew Barnaby and would be aware of any personal problem or grief he had within his psyche.
Right?
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Clara briefly forgot about the snowball fight after sharing some hot cocoa with Charlie and then some brief but good natured gossip with Rowan. The two girls discussed all manner of things as they usually did- presents, family, relationships, and what they would wear to the feast the next day however fancy or casual. But soon the warm and coziness of their dormitory overtook them and without fuss or fanfare fell asleep into the soft snows into the night, falling down silently within the December darkness.
By morning, however, the same excitement came upon them both as light permeated through the stained glass windows. The snow had since ceased, but a fresh layer of powder brought more excitement to an otherwise extremely white Christmas. And presents were waiting.
“Race you down!” Rowan said with a laugh as she bounded out of her bed, blue robe flying behind her.
“No you don’t!” Clara shouted back.
It wasn’t long until they were opening presents of which there were many laying under the tree. Charlie was already one step ahead of them, a blue Weasley sweater with a large ‘W’ inscribed on the front courtesy of the kindly Mrs. Weasley whom Clara had acquainted with by now.
“Happy Christmas, Clara!” the redhead said cheerfully.
“Happy Christmas to you too, Charlie.”
“You two seem to have quite a few gifts. Don’t hold back on my account,” Charlie said with a good natured chuckle and waggle of the eyebrows.
Neither of the girls did. Trying to be sensitive to the fact that her best male friend (aside from her boyfriend) did not come from wealth, Clara and Rowan opened their presents slowly and with a degree of caution. The latter came from a naturally wealthy family due to the success of their tree farm while the former, not rich by any stretch of the imagination, still accrued enough gifts to acquire a sizeable load- treacle fudge from Hagrid, a Gryffindor Quidditch scarf from Charlie, a cookbook from Em (‘haha’ she thought sardonically given her lack of skill in making cuisine of any type), a red dress from Penny hand stitched, a new mug from Rowan, further sweets from Mrs. Weasley, and a book on Chinese Mandarin from her parents, no doubt to further education as a potential ambassador like they wanted. Annoying, but even so Clara knew her parents loved her all the same despite their flaws.
After an hour or so she thought that all of her presents had been opened until Rowan flipped her one last gift, missed originally from the large pile.
“It’s from Barnaby,” she explained.
Of course! How could I have forgotten?
Clara hoped he had enjoyed his gift down in the dungeons (Newt Scamander’s latest book on creatures) but had not yet detected his own token of gratitude. It was actually quite small- a little rectangular box no bigger than ten centimeters wrapped in red and green paper with sparkles topped with a golden bow. All in all the decoration by itself was impressive.
Opening up, her jaw almost dropped.
It was a moving photo of Clara and her family before Jacob disappeared. Everyone appeared radiantly happy but there was reason for it. Right away she discerned that this was the photo she’d given Barnaby three years at the end of their third year before parting ways. A wave of nostalgia hit her as she witnessed her parents smiling and waving, Jacob’s tepid nervousness at what he was about to face, his younger sister giving a gigantic hug, while little Emily sucked on a pacifier, blissfully content in doing so. The meaning was not lost on the sixth year Gryffindor: a time when her family had been happy and unspoiled by the loss of a child. The photo was framed in silver and carried a heartfelt note.
May your family always guide you even in the darkest of times.
-Love, Barnaby
Wiping her eyes, Clara looked up towards Rowan and Charlie who had also noticed the scene.
“This was so beautiful,” she spoke quietly.
“Aw, hun,” Rowan comforted sitting beside her, embracing the fireside. “You know he’d do anything for you.”
“I’m wondering...maybe Em wasn’t so crazy. What if he really was struggling with something and I ignored him?”
“You’ll see him at the feast,” Charlie reasoned, playing with a dragon toy Bill had given him from Gringotts. “And I’m sure he’ll love how much you appreciated the gift.”
Clara supposed that might be true but she couldn’t help but feel something was amiss. Either way, her cursebreaker instincts would be put to the test in finding out the truth. Barnaby never held back from her. He was always jolly and upbeat, why should this holiday season be any different?
I just hope I’m not too late….
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The Hogwarts feast was as grand as it always was- twelve enormous fir trees decorated with an array of colorful ornaments decked the halls, wreaths, mistletoe, and holly hung from the ceiling in a wide array of patterns. Along the tables belonging to each house lay a smorgasbord of dishes- roast turkey, mashed potatoes, sprouts, chicken, green beans, pudding, treacle tart, and so much more. The kitchen pulled out all the stops and Professor Dumbledore sitting at the head of the staff table gave his stamp approval, his blue eyes twinkling with holiday joy.
“To the many few who opted to stay behind for our voluptuous feast I say- tuck in.”
Charlie roared with approval as he ravenously delved into the goodies with Clara and Rowan not far behind. It didn’t take long for the rest of the group to show up- Penny, Tulip, Tonks, etc. They were the only one among the sixth years that had stayed behind with a mere handful of younger students hanging around awkwardly by themselves. The teenage Gryffindor would have given more thought to them were it not for the fact that she was anticipating a certain someone.
“Have you seen, Barnaby?” she would ask every time a new guest sat down at the Gryffindor table (it didn’t matter who sat where at this point). No one knew. Her sister remained blissfully unaware of course by the time she arrived, bragging about how many presents received that year.
Though trying to enjoy the scrumptious feast at hand, Clara couldn’t but look up every so often or so for her boyfriend...which by Rowan’s calculations was every five minutes.
“You’re not even eating,” came her best friend’s admonishment. “Relax, he’ll be here.”
“How can you be so sure?”
“He can eat more than the rest of us combined. Why would he miss the opportunity?” Charlie reasoned.
“The feast is his favorite part of Christmas,” Penny said, reaching across and squeezing Clara’s hand.
Despite the kindly reassuring of her friends, it wasn’t until Clara caught a flash of green that she truly began to seek out answers. Unfortunately, the green sweater did not belong to a burly man of about 190 centimeters but of a Slytherin girl recognized as her greatest rival (and pest at times). Merula joined their table without fanfare but right away everyone could tell there was something amiss. Far from being a ‘friendly’ person you could always count on a sarcastic or snarky remark from Merula Snyde. Not so this time around.
“Lin. I think you need to go see Barnaby,” she stated bluntly, getting straight to the point.
The table immediately ceased eating at this development, not that Clara had consumed much beforehand.
“What?” she asked, dumbfounded.
“Are you deaf, Lin? The bighead isn’t even interested in eating and that’s saying something…” she huffed in frustration knowing sensitivity wasn’t her strong suit and tried to deliver the news more amicably. “Just see him, okay? He doesn’t want to talk to anyone else.”
Were this their first year, the amount of trust in Merula would have been below that of a snake. But five years later, she would not have informed Clara of something that delicate were it not of serious importance. They were collaborative rivals after all...not bitter enemies. At least not anymore.
“Where is he?” came the simple question.
“In the courtyard freezing his arse off. Just...don’t let him do anything stupid. More than he already does.”
Clara wasted no time in getting up from the table. She didn’t even bother to look back at the reactions her friends may or may not have had. The hunch of the previous day had been right...but she’d fail to recognize it. For Merlin’s sake even little Em could tell. What was so deficient within herself that her own boyfriend stood out on Christmas alone in the cold?”
“Sis?” Em called out but it was no use. She was out of the Great Hall before anyone could say so much as ‘Doris Crockford.’
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It didn’t take long for Clara to reach the desired destination. So frantic was her pace, there was barely time to button up her jacket, pull on her black knit gloves and hat, while also adjusting her hair into its usual long ponytail. But none of that mattered. Personal comfort could be foregone in the face of a significant other suffering needlessly. Numerous anxious thoughts raced through the brain upon the approach, seeing that he was dressed in a dark brown jacket, jeans, a blue and red hat with a puffball on top complete with calf level brown boots.
Something was wrong...something was wrong and I didn’t bother to ask. I just assumed. What if I made him upset? What if he wants to break up?
“Calm yourself, Clara,” she admonished herself. “Barnaby wouldn’t hold back anything from you.”
Despite that attempt at reassurance, it didn’t do much for her nerves. That being said, a Gryffindor did what was necessary in spite of fear. For better or worse, this Christmas conversation had to occur. For Merlin’s sake, even Merula knew when something was off. But the analytical mind wouldn’t let the issue go until she found out what plagued him so.
“Barnaby!” the cursebreaker said in a tone that fully betrayed her anxiety. “Merula told me you were out here. Is everything okay?”
“Did you like your present?”
The simple reply, a question to a question. In fact she was so taken aback by it, words failed her for a brief moment.
“I-uh….yes. Of course I did, but that’s not the reason I came out here.”
She took both his hands in hers, noting just how much taller he was in situations like these. It took quite the effort to kiss him but the primary concern lay with the heart- underneath the archway of the west aqueduct in the courtyard, twinkling white crystals winking in the late early morning sun. Both of their breaths resonated but only one had trouble looking the other in the eye.
“Was my present not what you wanted? I know you’re interested in being a Magizoolist but if there was something else I could get you instead…”
A finger pressed against her rosy, red lips.
“But did you like mine?”
The question, being repeated twice became a source of puzzlement now.
“Barnaby I already told you I loved it. It’s not often I get to see a picture of my family whole like that…” she paused, narrowing her eyes but not unkindly. “Why?”
“If you’re happy that’s all I care about on this special day.”
“But if you’re not, how can this day be special?” Clara countered. “Please...don’t keep me out. What’s wrong. Merula sees it and so can I.”
There could be so many explanations as to why her boyfriend was upset. But this wasn’t a cursed vault where a keen, undiluted mind could be put to the task in finding it. It didn’t require analytics, but empathy.
Barnaby stuffed mittened hands into the pockets of his jeans, turning his head to the side.
“I...I thought if you could realize how important your family is to you maybe it might help...with mine,” he breathed out.
“What do you-oh…” Clara said, letting out a soft sigh of realization. “Your dad.”
“Yes.”
“He yelled at you again in a letter.”
“No.”
“He disowned you?”
“No.”
“He said something-”
“Clara,” the sixteen year old Slytherin said sharply though the aim of his emotions was not directed towards her. “He didn’t send me anything this year. Nothing.”
It took a second for the Gryffindor to sink that in her brain.
“Nothing?”
“Our relationship has been bad for awhile. But at least he sent me presents. Heck, he liked that I was good at fighting and eating. I love both those things.”
“You’re more than just a fighter and an eater,” she soothed in a soft tone, rubbing his arm. “You know that.”
“I do,” he said, still not looking directly at her. “But with me constantly disobeying his wishes and taking my own path in life...it makes me realize my family has always been rubbish. Those presents were only under the three if I did what he said...and the wrapping paper was always lousy!” he added.
Clara had an inkling of what her boyfriend’s life was like but not much beyond a few short stories and traumatizing incidents he never liked to discuss. But to be cut off completely well that was news to her. And it wasn’t fair.
“Sweetie, listen,” she told him, wrapping her arms around his strong neck. “It’s not your fault.”
“But it is. If I had just…” his voice cut off now unable to say anything more beyond potential crying and Clara could see tears welling up in his eyes. “I-If I can’t have my family, you should at least appreciate how amazing yours is.”
“Shhh,” she said, rocking him in a tone she used whenever he became upset. Being a member of the frog choir and an excellent singer, it helped calm her boyfriend. And now was the perfect time.
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
The muggle tune was one she knew growing up and read from one of her mother’s books at university. Given that it was Christmas time, the moment felt quite appropriate. Slowly, she grabbed his left hand and led him around the courtyard as if they were dancing, feet crunching in the snow in a soft ballad until they stopped below a string of mistletoe that hung in one of the archways.
Sleep in heavenly peace
Upon the ending of the song, she wiped the stream of tears from his cheeks.
“You always have a family in me,” Clara said, adjusting his scruffy, brown hair underneath his hat. “And you’re the greatest gift a girl could ask for.”
Slowly and with such tenderness that the loving couple melted into each other like a marshmallow into a cup of hot chocolate, they kissed.
“Merry Christmas, Barnaby Lee.”
The Slytherin grinned back, picking her up by her waist and swinging around and dipping her forward as if she were a princess. All tears were gone and regret washed away by the spirit of the season.
“Merry Christmas, Clara Lin.”
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Good At The Job
For lawrancel and peter-ohara 
The moment Hotch hears the monitor flatline, the noise echoing through the silent room, he decides to make his way out of the hospital room. The two parents need some time to grieve privately and Hotch is not a monster, he won’t rip Jimmy away from his dead son, not until he has to. 
Pushing open the door as quietly as he possibly can, Hotch lets himself out of the room. He draws in a deep breath as he presses his body against the nearest empty space on the wall. His palms are flat against the cold wall, the sensation anchoring him to reality. He tilts his head up as he attempts to will away the tears. 
From the corner of his, he sees a familiar mop of brown hair come into view and soon he feels a hand rest on his upper arm, the warmth seeping through his dress shirt and spreading across his skin. 
“Hotch,” Reid says softly, “You okay?”
Using the arm free of Reid’s grasp, Hotch wipes away the remaining tears on his face using the end of his sleeve. 
“I’m fine.” Hotch answers back quickly, his voice coming out all watery, “Let’s just— let’s go back to the station.”
He is well aware that he’s not doing an excellent job of convincing Reid but he hopes that, for once in his life, Reid will simply drop the matter, that he won’t keep probing. 
It’s quite clear that today will not be the exception as Hotch’s hopes are crushed when he feels Reid’s digits curling into his bicep. As the younger man shuffles closer to lean into Hotch’s side, he uses his free hand to twine their fingers together. 
“The team can wrap up the case without us.” he murmurs as he tries to make fleeting eye contact with Hotch, “You want to talk about it?”
Without hesitation, Hotch shakes his head vehemently. 
No, he does not want to talk about it. He’d rather be back at the police station going through mind-numbing procedures that would help him forget the look of pure anguish on Ryan’s parents’ faces when he uttered his final goodbye. 
“Aaron…” Reid admonishes gently, “Please?”
For a minute, he stays silent and Reid resigns himself to having lost this battle with Hotch. He can feel him making microscopic movements to inch away and that makes a surge of panic rush through Hotch for an inexplicable reason. 
Moving his hand to grasp at Reid’s waist, Hotch leans his mouth down to his ear. He wants to be quiet because he knows that right beside them, inside the hospital room, is a pair of parents wondering how to keep going on after they’ve lost their son. 
“I saw a kid die,” he starts off, his breath most likely tickling the shell of Reid’s ear from the way the man was squirming in his hold, “And I don’t know, my mind must have gotten away from me, because I kept imagining if it was Jack. Then, I started imagining if Jack had gotten sick and I had to say goodbye, if he had gotten into an accident and I had to bury him, if he had been killed by Foyet—”
He cuts himself off as he heaves in a ragged breath. He knows that by now his fingers must be leaving bruises in Reid’s skin from the way he’s tightened his grip. 
“I felt bad for him.” Hotch admits quietly to Reid, “For the unsub, for Jimmy. I know he’s a killer but I understand him. If Jack got sick or if he died, I would snap too and that makes me afraid. That the person I identify with, is the bad guy.
“I mean, what does that make me?”
“Good at the job.” Reid whispers back.
It’s a callback to something he said years ago to him, back when Reid had been younger and Hotch had smiled more. It loosens up the knot in his chest, if only enough to let him take a free breath. 
“Thanks Reid.” he says, and he’s not sure what he’s thanking him for, but it feels right to say the words. 
A second or two passes when Hotch realizes they are still wrapped up around one another. Despondently, he thinks it’s time he pulls away from Reid’s body. They’ve been intertwined in a way that is inappropriate for boss and subordinate, for friends, even. 
As he goes to take a step back, Reid places a hand on top of Hotch’s own that was resting on his waist, effectively keeping him close. 
“By the way,” Reid says into his ear, “I don’t think you’ll ever turn into an unsub.”
“What do you mean?”
“A lot of our unsubs,” Reid begins as he moves to look Hotch in the eye, “Their triggers are when their loved ones die a traumatic death. But, Hotch, you? Your wife was murdered by a man that had made your life living hell, and instead of choosing violence, against yourself or others, you chose to go back to work and put people like Foyet away. You chose to be the good way when it could have been so easy to fall off the deep end, you chose to be good even though it wasn't easy.
"And you showed your son that you can move past tragedy without forgetting about it.”
All Hotch can do is stare at Reid and take in all of the awe and pride swirling around in his eyes. 
“I was rambling, wasn’t I?” he pipes up when Hotch cannot produce a response for him in time.
“I like it.” Hotch mumbles as he brings his thumb up to trace the corner of Reid’s mouth. 
“When it doesn’t interfere with the job?” he teases, even though a blush appears across his own face. 
“Yeah.” 
The next day, after the team has filed into the jet and they are well on their way back home to Quantico, Rossi decides to stride over to where Hotch was sitting, his paperwork scattered around him on the table in front of him. 
“So,” Rossi says, elongating the vowel as he leans his arm on the top of the empty seat in front of Hotch, “Is the doomsday bike ride happening?”
“Yes, it is. Tomorrow morning, 9:00.” he informs, “But, uh, I don't know.”
“I'm pretty sure Haley wouldn't want you to avoid moving on.”
Though it’s been two years, her name still cracks against his heart like a whip whenever he hears it. He wonders when the blow will lessen its impact. 
“I'm not avoiding moving on.” he murmurs as he scribbles something down, “I'm just not sure.”
It’s the truth. He just isn’t sure if it’s worth the hassle.
Beth is nice and sweet and she is someone Hotch could fall in love with.  But, she’s so innocent and Hotch doesn’t want to do to her what he did to Haley. He doesn’t want Beth to bear the burden of a job she did not sign up for. It’s not fair to her, just like it wasn’t fair to Haley. 
He sees no point in attempting a relationship that is doomed to end catastrophically. 
“Not sure about what? Going on a bike ride?” Rossi asks, slightly exasperated, “Aaron, I know you think it's too soon, but you're no good to anyone when you're miserable.”
“I'm not miserable.”
Hotch has a good life. He has a wonderful son and a kind sister. He has a team that has his back no matter what. What more could he ask for? What more could he ask for without feeling guilty? Without feeling selfish?
“Ehh…” Rossi says with a little hand gesture, “Maybe slightly uptight.”
A small chuckle escapes Hotch.
“All right,” he concedes as he sets his pen down, “I'll give you slightly uptight.”
After a moment, the grin on Rossi’s face dials down, replaced by the sight of a small, sad smile. 
“If there's one thing I learned from Carolyn's death, it's that life is short.” he says, “And you deserve to be happy.”
“I know.” Hotch murmurs, half lying and half telling the truth.
Leaning closer, Rossi gives him a pat on the shoulder before he straightens up and makes his way back to his own seat, where Prentiss and Morgan are waiting for him so they can begin their game of poker.
As he picks up his pen once more, Hotch is about to get back to his paperwork when the pen is snatched up from behind him. In its place is a warm mug of coffee, instead. Looking up, he finds Reid beaming down at him as he holds Hotch’s favourite pen hostage in one hand, and his own mug of coffee in the other. 
“Did you poison it with your sugar?” Hotch jokes as he brings his nose down to the rim of the mug. 
“Haha,” Reid says sarcastically as he takes his seat in front of Hotch, “That’s coming from Mr. I-take-my-coffee-as-dark-as-my-soul.”
“Well, if coffee is supposed to represent its drinker, I think yours is fitting as well.” Hotch says, surprising himself with his words. 
“Because I’m so pale?”
“Because you’re sweet.” Hotch corrects. 
He isn’t quite sure why he said the words but whatever the reason is good enough for him as he watches the flush spread across Reid’s face like it did last night. Soon after, Reid ducks his head down as he distracts himself by taking a sip of his overly sugary coffee. 
Maybe, Hotch had gotten it all wrong. Maybe, he should’ve been searching for a partner in his own circles. Someone who understood him and understood everything he had been through. Someone who he didn’t have to go through the painful pleasantries of first dates with because they already knew him. Someone who would not be scared away by the job because they worked the job too. 
Someone like Reid, he thinks to himself. 
Sighing, Hotch pushes aside the thought. Reid would never want to be with a man like him. Not when he had so many other options available to him. Sure, he’s a little late on social cues but he makes up for it with kindness, passion, intellect, with his whole personality. Anyone would be lucky to have him.
In the pocket of his trousers, he feels his cell phone vibrate with a new text message notification. Whipping it out, he spots Beth’s contact name on the screen. 
“Jess?” Reid asks.
“No, it’s, uh, it’s Beth.” at Reid’s questioning look, Hotch explains, “She’s the woman I met in the park while I was training. She’s asking if I would like to join her for some dinner later in the day after we finish our bike ride tomorrow.”
“Oh,” Reid says deflated, “That’s nice.”
As he grows dismayed, a seed of hope sprouts up inside of Hotch. He wonders if… 
“Unfortunately for her, I am busy.” he announces as he sets his cell phone face down on the table.
“With what?” Reid asks, curiously.
“Taking you out to dinner.” and Hotch isn’t sure where this streak of bravery came from but he is grateful for it, “That is if you’ll say yes.”
The grin that Reid greets him with reaches the corners of his eyes and leaves Hotch feeling breathless.
“That depends.” he says as he raises his mug up to his mouth before lightly blowing over the top.
“On?”
“If you mean it in the way I think you do.” he explains. 
“Spencer,” Hotch murmurs lowly to make sure the rest of the team cannot eavesdrop, “I would like to take you out on a date.”
“Okay.” he mumbles into the rim of his mug.
“Okay?��� Hotch asks, wanting to double check, a smile already stretching across his face.
“Yep.” Reid nods shyly. 
Without another word, Hotch settles back into his chair to get some work done. He’d rather not have to do it tomorrow, seeing as he’s going to be very busy. 
As he slides sheets of papers around, he spots Reid getting up from his seat, only to slot up beside him on the empty chair next to him. Reid brings his hand down to Hotch’s, and he can feel a pen nudging his palm. After taking hold of it, Hotch tries to get back to work only to find his right hand clasped together with Reid’s left, settling on top of his thigh. 
It’s a good thing Hotch is left handed. 
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it’s been exactly one month since top surgery! here’s a summary of what all went down! disclaimer: please do not feel that you need to feel pressured to remember things from this post or any other, your doctor should instruct you on the most important things to do or not do, and also this is my experience and everyone’s will be different! 
I saw Dr. Kenneth Wolf! I highly recommend him if you’re in the area or able to get to him, very skilled and very cheap (only was $5400, $5900 if you get nipple grafts which I ended up deciding not to have) there is a 250 lb weight limit though, they weigh you the day of surgery so if you’re unsure if you’ll be able to make it I’d suggest seeing a surgeon who operates more on plus sized folks
he was/is SUPER booked, I had my consultation in October and had to schedule surgery in June. this made me confident I made the right decision though because of how many people go to him, and having to be stuck in the body I didn’t want for a lot longer than I thought made me more eager to have it so I wasn’t as scared as I would have been otherwise. that being said, it might be smart to ask ahead how long the wait time is so that you can save during that time! because I didn’t know about the wait I had already had most of my money that I got together since last June so I could’ve had it about four months sooner, but hey everything worked out in the end :) 
speaking of saving money, for this doctor there’s a $500 down payment that I paid when I went to the consultation visit (if you’re out of the area they can do consultation over email btw!) the rest was collected about a week and a half before surgery. I have a debit card so it had to be split up in three transactions. I’m very thankful they worked with me on that!
I went into a small room where the doctor met me, marked me up and took my picture. then he said the anesthesiologist would meet me, which she did in a few minutes and went over a bit of questions/paperwork and took me to the operating room! 
I lied down on a table with my arms out, it felt like I was an alien getting vivisected, that combined with my needlephobia made that a bit scary but I’ve been waiting so long so it was exciting too. they had me hooked up to an IV but I think they did that while I was under because I felt the needle go in and then out. and then in a minute I was out! 
I wasn’t aware of this because it was during the surgery but they have a machine to massage your legs to keep up circulation and I had a tube down my throat too. when I woke up the first thing I hear is “the surgery was a success!! :D” and it felt like a weird dream because of anesthesia but in what felt like a few minutes I was almost as awake as normal which was surprising because I was out of it for hours after getting wisdom teeth out so I thought this would be way worse in that way
I had three intense sensations when I woke up: nausea, tightness and hunger. they asked right away if I was nauseous and gave me an alcohol patch to put on my nose which immediately took the feeling completely away. I had a very specific craving for Burger King’s impossible whopper, I think that’s because of not being able to eat I wanted something substantial like meat (vegetarian so closest thing to it) and something QUICK because hungy 
the tightness was pretty intense and unexpected, I felt desperate to rip off my surgical vest but they assured me it’s actually fairly loose. I think it’s just the incisions that give you a tight sensation but what you see and feel on your body is the vest so your brain says that’s the culprit I think. as time went on I ended up feeling desperate for the vest actually but I’ll go into that later
when I got the whopper I’m VERY thankful my dad who met us after picking it up also got the milkshake because I couldn’t produce saliva at all and didn’t know that would happen. I think that’s from having the tube in my mouth. I also could barely hold anything with my left hand because of that being the arm I had the IV in, but both the no saliva and limp left hand things went away in a few hours I think
by the time we got home which was I think an hour and a half after I woke up, I had really intense pain in my throat and under my armpits. the painkillers they gave me eventually kicked in about an hour or so after I took them, I’d suggest to bring them to surgery maybe if possible so you can take them asap, I think I wouldn’t have had that at all if I did, at that level of intensity anyway. for my throat I basically went nuts and drank water, had popsicles, ice cream, fruit, cough syrup, etc and it went away in 2-3 days or so
speaking of the pain under my armpits, that was from the tubes in me to drain extra unwanted blood and puss and stuff like that, it sounds super awful but I wasn’t allowed to remove the vest for five days and I’m naturally sweaty so I didn’t even know there were tubes in me or that I was draining until like four days later. I was stuffed with tons of gauze under the vest so eventually when I did notice the drainage we pulled out the dirty ones and pushed in some clean ones (they provide you with the same kind of gauze). the main awful thing about it was just the idea of having tubes in me, it didn’t bother me so much when I thought it was part of the incision haha...
now that I complained about the tube and throat pain I will say the “pain” for me of the actual incision area was almost nothing for me at all, just a bit of a weird tingly or pokey sensation every so often and that’s all really. but again everyone is different ! 
appetite was funny because it felt like I’d feel really hungry and eat hardly anything and feel good! another post suggested to have pineapple to help with bruising and I think it worked because I ate pineapple constantly and had pretty much no bruising at all
also I hope this isn’t too gross but I couldn’t pee and I was constipated. it wasn’t too much trouble because for the. pee I could just push and it’d come and for constipation that’s a problem that happens for me in general. both took about a week to wear off. they’re side effects of anesthesia I believe. other side effects I had from that were my legs and arms would feel pretty sore at times and my legs were wobbly, they said that I’d need to move my legs around a bit every once in a while to prevent clotting and I got a bit nervous about that so I ended up going for two walks a day! probably not needed to do that much but I think it helped speed up leg recovery 
after that more intense pain was gone after just a few hours I felt fine to watch shows and play viddy games! I thought I’d be zonked out for days or something but I was pretty alert after just a few minutes of coming out like I said. I could’ve probably drawn or made plushies too but it just felt so weird to move my arms at that point and was probably for the best I didn’t and just watched stuff and played games and slept a lot. it felt a bit frustrating how boring it was at times after a week or so but I just focused on how much of my life I’ll feel good now because of this so the recovery time isn’t that bad knowing that
five days after the surgery I had my first post op appointment! this was for the doctor to inspect the incisions, give us ointment to put on the scars and more gauze, and to finally be able to throw away all of the gauze that was under the vest! at this point I was allowed to take off the vest to replace the gauze and put ointment on as well as shower, and was given bandaids to put on the tubes for showering. however the sensation of not having the vest on at this point was SO horrible to me, I felt like a doll that was being pulled and unraveled apart, it made me want to throw up too so I took a shower as fast as possible and then just opted to get my hair shampooed at salons every other day for a couple weeks, so in retrospect I could have not gone five days with no shampoo but nothing can go absolutely perfectly after all!
a couple days later I ran out of oxycodone and tried replacing it with motrin which gave me three vivid nightmares in a row of having really bad fights with my parents and friend over dumb things which sounds silly but it messed me up emotionally and I kept sobbing uncontrollably out of nowhere that I felt like such a burden to take care of. I thought I was just emotional from the surgery but as soon as I switched to tylenol that went away completely! I don’t think it’s that motrin is bad because I looked it up and it’s a rare side effect, it’s just either that my body specifically doesn’t like it or it was the way it was combined with the antibiotic I had 
the second post op was to remove the tubes and it was 13 days after the first post op. they said if you live out of the area you can remove the tubes yourself so I’m very thankful we’re in the area haha. the left tube came out so smooth and quick that I didn’t feel it even come out at all! the second hurt for a second but I think because it kept getting bent backwards but it didn’t hurt too much. the tubes were SUPER wiggly and actually pretty flat so I think they’re constantly improving them to make them less and less noticeable. 
I was told I had to use the bandaids on my holes for showering and keep gauze on them too for just two more days and I could also throw the vest away then. I still felt too sensitive to get rid of the vest yet and wore it for another week, I still have it in case I want it for now (been going without it for about three days at this point) it still feels very strange without it since it feels like it’s holding you together but I think no matter how healed you are it will a shock to your body to not have that on anymore...also the “holes” from the tubes are more like slits which just look like slightly more open areas of the incisions so it’s barely noticeable. there’s some swelling where that used to be but that’s going down! 
now at this point where I’m at, I still feel best putting ointment on with gauze and bandage wraps I bought as a transition from the vest to nothing under the shirt which seems to be working pretty well! it might be that I’m autistic that I’m so sensitive to that feeling and had to have my vest on longer and now this instead of nothing. also I took three weeks off of work initially (I work a desk job) and asked for a couple more weeks of working from home before going back to the office to be able to adjust
also I will say if you live alone, I think you can handle surgery and taking care of yourself if you’re determined, as long as nothing you need to use to feed yourself and whatnot is up too high, too low, or too heavy. but if you can I’d highly suggest staying with someone who can help take care of you, it really helps easy the transition. in my summary I will say there was almost no pain at all but a whole lot of WEIRD stuff I wasn’t used to, but in the end it’s not a whole lot to deal with, considering! 
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hermionemonica · 4 years
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Cause I knew I was in love with you (when we sat in silence): Marichat May 2020 - Day 10
(Sorry for the late Tumblr update, I had some problems with the internet last night. It is still day 10 somewhere, right?)
AO3 | For the @marichatmay
Collab with @lalunaoscura
DAY 1 | <- 9 | 10 | 11 ->
Day 10 — Can I borrow your miraculous?
“Hello?” She picked her phone, still sleepy. Her hand slid across the bed, searching for Chat, but he wasn’t there.
“Marinette? Are you not coming to school today?”
She opened her eyes and sat in the bed, moving the phone away from the ear to see the screen.
It was Monday.
She was late for school.
And it was Adrien calling her.
Oh, shit.
“Sorry, I was sleeping! But I will be there in five minutes. Three if I find my things.”
He chuckled.
“Okay. I- I really want to talk with you.”
“About?” she jumped off the bed, running to the bathroom.
“About Friday.”
She froze in the place, forgetting what she was doing.
“But we can talk about this when you’re here, okay? I’ll be waiting for you in front of the school.”
“O-Ok. Bye.”
She got ready in record time and ran to the school. He was there, waiting for her, like he told her, sitting in the stairs and looking at his foot, looking restless.
She stopped, took a deep breath and sat down next to him. Adrien looked up, at her, and gave her a contained smile.
“I’m glad you made it.”
“It was a marathon. Urgh, I really need to increase the volume of my alarm.”
He laughed this time and picked his water bottle, handing it to her. She took it, a little shy, and took a big sip.
“Hey, Marinette?”
She looked up and he bit his bottom lip, but in the end he sighed.
“I want to apologize for my behaviour on Friday. It was unfair and childish.”
“Oh.”
“The truth is that…” he scratched his neck, nervously. “I wanted to hang out with you more and I was thinking about asking you to the park during the weekend, but you had already made plans with Luka, so… I didn’t react well with the rejection. And I’m so sorry.”
“That’s okay, Adrien. For real.”
“Thank you, Marinette,” he smiled and stood up and stretched out his hand to help her up. “Come on, we don’t want to make Ms Mendeleiev mad.”
 *
  Adrien looked on as Marinette and Plagg chatted animatedly with each other. It was sweet, how the kwami had taken a liking to her. Hell, he even called her Princess a few times (something Adrien did not like that much). But it was nice to see two of the most important people in his life getting along so well.
“You know what kid?” Plagg floated over to his chosen.
“Why do your eyes look like you are having a terrible idea?” Chat Noir responded, flinching a little. That expression was almost always bad news.
“I have an idea, but it is not a terrible one.”
Before Adrien could respond, Marinette crawled closer. “Spill, kitty!”
“So,” he flitted around to float right by the side of Marinette's face. “I think Marinette will make a superb Chat Noir.”
“YES!”
“NO!”
They both spoke at the same time. Interestingly, their opinions of Plagg's idea had taken a U-turn in just a few seconds.
“You guys have got to be kidding me!” Marinette stood up on her feet and crossed her arms over her chest.
“But what's wrong with it?” Chat Noir stood up too. “I think you will be amazing in a catsuit!”
“But,” she tried to argue, “It is your Miraculous!”
“And I want to lend it to you!” He almost took his ring off his finger, but Marinette stopped him by putting her hand on top of his. He looked at her with a pout, “It will be just for a few minutes! No one but us will know!”
Marinette glared daggers at Plagg, who was snickering behind Chat. He had put her in such a sticky situation! How was she supposed to tell Chat Noir that she could not use the Black Cat Miraculous because she was already wearing the Ladybug ear-rings?
“I-uh, I need to pee!” Saying so, she ran into the bathroom and slammed the door shut.
“What do I do, Tikki?” Marinette slumped against the wall as she spoke in a hushed voice. 
“It doesn’t look like he is going to give up, does it?”
“No, all thanks to Plagg.” Marinette rolled her eyes.
“I knew the stinky sock would be up to mischief some way or another,” Tikki muttered.
“So?” Marinette whispered urgently. “Is there any way I can get out of this without hurting Chat's feelings?”
“I am afraid not, Marinette.” 
Marinette clutched her head in her hands. This was a disaster!
“Hey, don’t freak out, okay?” Tikki flew up in front of her nose. “Just remember to take off your ear-rings before you put on the ring. As long as it's for a little while, I guess you will be fine.”
Marinette nodded. She took off her Miraculous, hoping there would be enough time to switch back in case of an akuma. She handed them over to Tikki, who swooped into her purse after giving a smile towards her chosen.
When she came back into the room, Chat was sitting up looking at her expectantly. 
Ugh, he knows I can't say no to those kitty eyes.
“Pwease pwincess?” He pouted.
She bent down and mushed his cheeks between both her hands. “You’re lucky that you are so cute.”
“You think I am cute?” How the hell did he manage to be so cocky even with his cheeks mushed up like that?
“You are an idiot.” She declared, plopping down.
“So, is that a yes?” He nudged her with his shoulder.
“Yeah,” she relented. How could she stay mad at this silly boy?  
“I did not hear you.” Oh, there was her answer.
“Chat,” she warned.
“You need to ask nicely, Princess.”
“Fine.” She rolled her eyes. “Chat Noir, can I borrow your Miraculous?”
Chat took off his ring with so much excitement that he almost tripped over himself. He got up on one knee with a dramatic flourish of his hair, and held up his ring in front of her.
Marinette giggled as she accepted the ring.
As soon as she put it on her finger, Plagg zoomed over to float in front of her. “Hello again.”
“You know how a Miraculous works, right?” It was Chat who asked the question.
Marinette froze. “Wha- haha, why would you say that?”
“Because Mullo?” Chat offered.
“Oh yeah, right!” She breathed a sigh of relief. For a moment she had thought her secret was out.
Marinette took a deep breath, and extended her fist.
“Plagg, transforme-moi!”
An entire transformation sequence later, Marinette stood in front of Chat in all her black cat glory, as the boy looked on with literal stars in his eyes.
“You look so awesome!” He squealed.
Marinette shuffled her feet awkwardly. At least Plagg had been smart enough to change her suit from Lady Noire’s.
The top of her suit was comprised of a black cheongsam top, much like her mother’s. Her arms were covered by black leather gloves ending underneath the sleeve of her top. Black leather tights covered her legs and ballet flats sat on her feet. A bow at her hip elongated into a long tail. Her blue hair was tied up in two pointed buns, which vaguely resembled cat ears.
She kinda liked this look. And no one could draw any similarity between her and Lady Noire.
“Princess?” Chat wiggled his eyebrows. “Or should I say, Gongzhu Noire?”
“Princess Black?” Marinette snorted and cocked her hips to the side. “How long have you been thinking about that name, cat boy?”
“Longer than you think.” He winked and made finger guns at her.
“So,” she spun around, “How do I look?”
How was he supposed to tell her that she was making his heart beat so fast that he was afraid she would hear it?  
“You look awesome.” Yes, that was safe.
“Don't you mean, pawe-some?”
Marinette punning in a catsuit? Had he died and gone to heaven?
With a lot of effort, he managed to keep the grin on his face. “Would you mind striking a pose for me, Minette?”
“Another nickname?” Marinette rolled her eyes. “Do you spend all your time dreaming about me in a catsuit?”
Chat Noir let out a nervous laugh at that.
“So, what do you say?” He said, holding up his phone in front of her, ready to take pictures.
“NO!” Marinette lunged forward and placed a hand over the camera lens. “You can’t do that!”
“What?”
“If those photos are leaked somehow, then it might make us end up in a very compromising position, Chat!” Marinette spoke in an urgent voice.
She looked straight into his eyes. Where did her blue eyes go?
“Chat Noir, are you listening to me?”
“Uhh, yes?” He snapped out of his reverie. “I think you are right.”
Marinette smirked. “But that doesn’t mean I can’t pose for you.”
She stepped back and stood with her feet slightly apart. “For your eyes only, cat boy.” Folding her hands over her head and cocking her hips to the side, she stood in a pose that clearly could be called sexy. Was it Plagg? Or did she really enjoy killing him like that?
His cheeks were burning as Marinette struck pose after pose effortlessly. How did she do that? How was she so absolutely flawless?
He knew it would be wrong. Taking a photo of a girl without her consent could be termed as sexual harassment. But he would never use it for any wrong reasons! He was not that kind of a guy! This was just for himself. As she said, for his eyes only. His eyes needed some way to immortalize this moment forever.
So he sneakily took a couple of photos on his phone when she wasn’t paying attention.
“Have you had enough?” She was now laying on her belly, propped up on her elbows, with her feet in the air.
“I guess.” He was almost panting from his excitement now. If this went on for too long, he was going to have a heart attack.
“Alright then,” she got up on her knees. “Plagg, detransformation!”
The green light ran over her body, leaving sweet Marinette in her place. “Hello.” She smiled sweetly, but she seemed a little shy.
“Welcome back, my Princess.” Chat returned the smile. She always looked adorable, be it in a white shirt and black blazer, or a grey and pink spandex suit, or a black leather suit. 
“Here,” Marinette placed the ring in his palm and got up. “I need to go to the washroom.”
“I'm back too.” Plagg swooped around him as soon as he put on the ring. 
“Hello, you little shit.” Chat scratched the back of his ear before offering him a slice of camembert.
When Marinette came back, she sat down in front of him. “So,” she began shyly, “How was it?”
“What can I say, my colors look really good on you,” he winked.
Marinette giggled in response, and a second later it transitioned into a yawn. It seemed like the cutest thing to him. “You want to go to bed?”
“Yes please,” she replied.
“Come on then,” he stood up and offered her a hand. “Let’s call it a night.”
(Gongzhu Noire artwork)
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stillchaoticlogic · 4 years
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Such a Tease: Chapter 2
Pairing: (Aged) Gary/Blue Oak x Reader
Summary: After a tragedy, you make the decision to quit your career as a trainer and focus on breeding Pokemon for the general population. You are one of the best in the region. You aren’t expecting the have to deal with your childhood rival and crush suddenly popping back into your life. After all, Gary Oak broke your heart and now you are determined to break his… or are you?
NOTES:*This is my very first pokemon story written many many years ago. I’ve decided to revamp it and see what happens! I hope you enjoy a little Gary / Blue love! I will kinda be combing the anime and game versions and I may or may not have just bought the manga to read… It will kinda be my take on these characters. Ash may become more like Red, but I haven’t really decided yet… I’m just having fun with this!*
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You glare into hardened ‘innocent’ eyes.
“You are going to listen to me, you know that don’t you?” you question the baby Buneary before you.
It merely blinks up at you with a stubborn look on its adorable face, before it crosses its arms and turns its nose the other way. You know for an esteemed trainer you sure get snubbed a lot.
“UGH! LOLA! Do something with your child! She is just like you were!” you yell angrily at Lola your Lopunny.
She merely gives you a, ‘what do you want me to do about it?’ look and hops away.
“Some help you are-” you mutter as you watch her go.
“Hey (Name)!” you hear someone yell from across the yard. Looking up you notice Ash Ketchum running across the yard followed closely by a guy a little older than him and a girl no older than sixteen. As they get closer you vaguely recognize the guy as a gym leader, but you can’t place his name.
“Hey Ash!” you say when they get close enough to hear you, “Who are your friends? My help, I hope?”
“You got that right! This is Brock and his little sister Raine.”
“I prefer the term ‘younger’ thank you,” She corrects.
“Right… Younger….”
“Now be nice Raine,” Scolds Brock gently.
“Hi! I’m (Name),” you say introducing yourself to the newcomers.
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, have we ever battled?” questions Brock.
“Probably! I think you gave me my first badge way back when,” you say with a laugh. 
“What really?!” exclaims Raine from beside the two of you. 
“Yeah, it’s been a while but I remember a Geodude and an Onyx.”
“That was my team a long time ago. Geodude is now a Gollum and Onyx is a Steelix.”
“Very cool! My little Eevee is now an Espeon, it suits her well.”
He chuckles, “I can’t wait to meet her.”
“Soon enough! Now tell what experience you both have!”
“My brother has a lot of experience. Not only did he travel with Ash on his journey but he also worked at a breeding center for several months. And he is still the Pewter city gym leader,” Supplies Raine in a, dare you say, haughty voice.
“Well that’s fantastic for your brother, but I really would like to know about your own experience with Pokémon.”
“I… well…Um… I don’t really have a whole lot…” she mutters while looking down.
“But she is a fast learner and a hard worker!” interjects Brock on her behalf.
“Good! Then she should have no problem getting this baby Buneary into its poke ball.”
“Oh! That’s easy! I’ll have that done in no time flat!” she says confidently. 
“Ok then. Why don’t you give a whirl?” you say as you throw the ball to her.
She catches it easily and advances toward the Buneary.
“Pokeball go!”
You hold back a laugh as the Buneary leaps up and kicks the ball back to her.
“Why you little…”
“Bun! Bun-ariii!” it says before running off.
“Hey get back here you little twerp!” Raine says giving chase.
“Well, that should tone down that attitude a little. This might take a while guys why don’t we go in and talk about things?” you say turning to the boys. They look on in shock before following you toward the center.
“Wow (Name) this place is really impressive!” Ash exclaims as he follows you through the gardens to the house. 
“Thank you! I have a feeling that it is going to be quite the hand full, but I promised my grass and water Pokémon that I would make a garden for them.”
“But I thought that you only trained psychic, dark and ghost type Pokémon,” Ash said in confusion.
“I do, but I didn’t always.”
“Yeah, I guess you wouldn’t be able to get through the leagues without a little variety.”
“That’s right.”
By this time you have reached the door to your center and you open it up to let them in. Lady wakes up from her nap on the counter and looks inquiringly at your visitors. She jumps down and walks over to you and sits beside your feet.
“Brock this is Lady,” You introduce.
Lady inclines her head as regal as ever.
You turn to the boys and motion them further into the house where the lounge is situated. You place yourself on a chair while the boys find themselves on a couch.
“Now Brock, Raine said that you have experience with the ways of Pokémon Breeding? And you are interested in a job?” you question hopefully, you really do need some more people with experience.
“That’s right. I would only be able to help out part-time I do have a gym to take care of. I’ve decided to stay in Pewter but the commute isn’t too far.”
“And what about Raine?”
“She goes to Viridian Private Academy and lives on campus. I’m afraid that is why I need another job, to pay for her tuition.”
“I see.”
“She wants to be a breeder so she wants a job here for the experience. She wants to be full time but I won’t let her because of school unless it is summer of course.”
“Well I have a deal in the works with the Academy she attends, so I shall see what I can do to help.”
“OH NO! We’re not that bad off!”
“No, I was asked to do this anyway. It was their idea. It seems that my breeding center and status as a trainer are quite valuable. I had to disconnect the phone lines just to get anything done today!”
“Oh is that so?”
“What kind of deal do you have with the academy?” pipes up Ash for the first time.
“They asked me to do a few classes there and allow a few field trips here. I’m being paid for the classes and field trips but I can’t do it all alone, so any students there that work for me will be assisting me during the classes and help with the supervision and demonstrations on the field trips since they are doing that the school agreed to take their tuition down a little. The exact amount is still in the air but besides that, it’s all concrete.”
“Wow! That is really great!” Brock says with relief.
“Oh...don’t thank me yet.”
“Huh? Why? That’s a great cause!”
“Yeah, but I only did it because I need the money for the maintenance of this place. I put my savings into this, so I’m kind of broke right now. So, I really can’t pay you a whole lot to start out with but I promise that when things pick up and I get more established you’ll get a raise!”
“Haha don’t worry about that! I’ll help out here for free; you’ll be helping enough if you can get her tuition reduced.”
“No way! You are getting paid and so is Raine, unfortunately since she has no experience she will get paid even less-“
“I GOT IT!!!!” yells Raine as she comes bursting into the room making everyone jump.
“Got what?” exclaims Ash.
“Don’t do that!” yells Brock in surprise.
“I think I just had a heart attack….” You mutter while clutching at your heart.
“I finally got the Buneary in the Pokeball!!” She says while proudly displaying the Pokeball for all to see. “That means I get to work here right!?”
“Haha that’s right,” you chuckle at her excitement.
“YES!!!” she yells happily while leaping into the air.
“But not if you keep yelling….”
“Right….” she mutters looking away, “Oh! Here is your Buneary back,” she says while handing you the ball.
“No,” you say pushing it back to her, “you’re going to need some help dealing with all of the pokemon here, not to mention taking care of one of your own is the best part of being a breeder.”
“Oh wow!!! You’re serious, aren’t you?!?! Thank yo- wait… is there any way I could have a different one? This one is really annoying!”
“Raine!” Yells Brock.
“I mean… Thank you….”
“You’re welcome.”
“So!”
“Yes?”
“What level does it evolve?!”
“Raine!”
“Wha-at?”
“It depends,” you mutter with a hidden smile on your face.
“On what?” she asks with wide eyes.
“….You.”
“Me?”
“Yes, you.”
“Oh!!! So it needs a stone! Right?”
“No.”
“Well, then how?!?!”
“It depends on your bond with her, of course. Your training will be complete when your Buneary evolves into a Lopunny.”
“How long will that take?!?! Years?”
“It just takes as long as it takes, and yes in some cases it is years.”
“Awww man!!!”
“Now Raine.”
“I know... I know…”
“Oh, I almost forgot to tell you! Since you work here now, if you wish to stay here I have more than enough room here and it would be cheaper and nicer than the academy dorm…”
“ARE YOU SERIOUS?!?! THIS IS SOOO COOL! IT’S LIKE THE BEST JOB EVER!!”
“Yelling!”
“Right! Sorry….”
‘Maybe this is a bad idea,’ you think while rubbing your head.
“So! When can I move in?”
“You can as early as tomorrow if you wish.”
“Sweet! No more cramp dorms, no more cold showers, no more smelly laundry that isn’t mine and especially no more Autumn!!”
“Well, in that case, we better get going if we are going to start packing,” says Brock getting up.
“Ok, how about we settle all the paperwork and such tomorrow?”
“That’s fine, thanks so much (Name).”
“Haha don’t mention it!”
You lead the three of them out and as you open the door the girl from the coffee shop is standing in the doorway posed to knock, full work attire stains and all.
“Oh hi! I know you said tomorrow but is it okay if…. YOU!!!! What are you doing here?!?!” she yells pointing at Raine.
“Autumn!!! I could ask you the same thing!” Raine yells back.
Standing between the two you look wide-eyed, back and forth, “Wait! You two know each other?” you ask in confusion.
“That’s right! She is one of my worst rivals!!” states Raine.
“Is that right…” you mutter to yourself a small smirk on your face.
“Oh! Oh! Don’t make me into the bad guy here! You’re the awful one!” Autumn defends.
At this, they both burst into a sporadic yelling contest. Apparently they are trying to see who can get the loudest.
“YELLING!!!” you yell out.
They both stop simultaneously and glance rather sheepishly over at you before muttering a small ‘sorry’ in reply.
“OK! Well, we need to go! Goodbye and thank you (Name)! It was a pleasure. See you tomorrow!” interrupts Brock while pushing a struggling Raine down the drive.
“Yeah see ya later (Name)! Don’t forget about our battle!” yells Ash running after the bickering pair.
“I am so sorry!” Exclaims Autumn with wide eyes.
“It’s ok,” you say with a gentle smile, “you couldn’t wait could you?”
“Haha nope, sure couldn’t.”
“Well, I’m impressed by your eagerness. Now if you don’t mind following me we can conduct your interview while I check on some of my Pokémon.”
“Yeah, of course!!”
The two of you make your way down toward the barn where you keep the Pokémon that you are breeding and training. Although it is mostly empty except for the select few you have chosen to get started. The building is indeed built like most barns with stalls for the larger Pokémon on the bottom and pins of various sizes on the upper floors. Of course, there is a floor dedicated to the eggs the Pokémon lay and a floor for the newly hatched Pokémon. You show her around a bit, and when you get to the ‘nursery’ you hear a shrill ringing.
“What on earth is that?!” Autumn yells while covering her ears.
“It’s a baby Chingling, she is far too curious for her own good. She keeps trying to find her way out of the pin.”
“Oh…”
“Hey, I’m going to calm these babies down, while I do that could you go get her out of whatever mess she’s gotten herself into?”
“Yeah sure, you can count on me!”
Autumn then runs off to help the curious Chingling. You watch her closely while she soothes her then gently pry her from the bars she has gotten herself stuck between. You walk up happy with your instincts on this girl. ‘She is going to do just fine,’ you think as she cradles the Chingling in her arms.
“So…. What are you going to name her?”
“I was thinking that Melody would be…wait… seriously?”
“Of course.”
“No way no way no way no way!! She squeals while jumping up and down holding the Chingling in her arms. “This is the best day ever! Did you hear that?!?! You’re my Pokémon!”
“Bbbrrriinnggg!” exclaims the happy Chingling.
You laugh along with Autumn as she celebrates her good fortune when all of a sudden you hear a different kind of ringing. Quickly you grab your cell phone from your pocket and check the I.D. It says it is professor Oak so you answer it.
“Hello, Professor.”
“Hey (Name)? This is Gary Oak, you know Professor Oak’s grandson, it’s been a while hasn’t it?” answers the ever-confident Gary Oak the one person you never wanted to talk to ever again.
“It sure has Gary,” you say the frigidness in your voice could freeze over the ocean and then some.
“Uhh… yeah, I was just calling to confirm that you are picking up your Pokémon tomorrow,” he says with discomfort creeping into his voice.
“I sure am.”
“Well if you want I could give you-“
“That won’t be necessary; I have plenty of help, but thank you for the offer. Good-bye now,” you then hang up.
“You know Gary Oak?!?!”
“We grew up together.”
“It sounds like you don’t like him very much.”
“Then you hear right.”
“Sooo…. Who’s helping you tomorrow?”
“Why you and Raine of course, after you get settled in that is.”
“What do you mean settled in?”
“Oh, I didn’t tell you? The second floor of the house is used as quarters for my employees, and since you are one of my employees you get a room if you want. Unfortunately, you’ll have to pay but it is a whole lot less than those horrible dorms and much nicer too.”
“Can this get any more awesome?!?!”
“Maybe?”
“Oh, I can’t wait for tomorrow! This is going to be so cool! Oh, and speaking of dorms! I have to get back to mine or I’m going to get in trouble! Thanks so much (Name)! See you tomorrow!”
“Bye!” you call out waving to her as she scurries off down the stairs.
Jingle who has been floating nearby makes a noise of exhaustion.
“I hear ya Jingle… She is going to be a hand full but this is why she got your baby….”
Jingle makes a noise of agreement and follows you out the door, knowing that tomorrow is going to be a long one for you, so she sings you a soothing song.
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ahtohallan-calling · 4 years
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chapter 9 of don’t read the last page is here!
[kristanna / m / multichap / modern au with actress!anna and vetstudent!kristoff]
t-rated version on tumblr, m-rated on ao3 ;)
“Anna…” he said, and for a moment he wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to say. He was so proud of her, how good she was; how she managed to charm everyone she ever met, how much work she put into her performances, how every eye in the room landed on her the moment she stepped in-- and he knew in his heart that in the coming days there would only be more of all of that, more eyes focused on her, more people wanting a little piece of her, more of the world demanding she let a little bit of her light rub off on them.
And still, she cared what he thought.
chapter 9: raindrops
They both agreed it was for the best that Kristoff drove to the beach, even though they were in Anna’s car; she was bursting with excitement, which only exacerbated her habit of talking with her hands.
He kept his own hands firmly on the wheel as she bounced on in the passenger seat. “So they want me to be her, which like-- oh my god, I grew up watching that movie and like...oh my god! I used to just dance around the living room and sing the songs over and over again and drive Elsa crazy, but it was only fair because she was into Star Wars and made me do lightsaber battles with her, but like-- oh my god, I always wanted to be her, and now maybe I will be--”
“Hang on,” Kristoff cut in as he reached over to squeeze one of her flailing hands at a red light. “This is like, the Anastasia who died in the Russian Revolution? This is like, a little kid movie?”
“Well, yeah. In this version, like, her family dies I guess, but it’s not onscreen or whatever, and she got away and just doesn’t know she-- wait. Kristoff, you’ve never seen Anastasia?”
“Um...no?”
“Not even with your sisters?”
He shrugged. “I...maybe I have and just forgot.”
“Well, you’ll have to watch it with me now,” Anna said, settling back in her seat. “That way when this comes out, you can be like everyone else fighting on Twitter about live-action remakes and whether they’re better or worse.”
“I don’t have Twitter, remember?”
“I’ll make you one, just for this. It’s part of the millennial experience, Kristoff.”
“What is?”
“Fighting with someone on the internet by sending reality TV gifs back and forth.”
“Um...if you say so.”
They’d already been driving for forty minutes, and they were getting close to the little cutoff he had found once in college when he’d just needed to get in the car and drive. He’d looked it up later, and the little beach it led to was technically public property, but he’d never once seen another soul out here. It was his favorite place to go when he needed to just be, and Anna was the first person he was ever showing it to. It was odd, but he was somehow nervous about it, worried that maybe for some reason she wouldn’t like it.
He was carefully watching the road signs when he heard a little “oh!” and glanced over at Anna.
“What is it?”
“I think I just saw a raindrop.”
“But we live in LA, it never rains here til--”
She was right. Another raindrop plopped suddenly on the windshield, and Kristoff felt himself deflate as surely as if he were a balloon that had just met its untimely end.
“Sorry, Anna,” he sighed, “just let me find a good spot to pull over and turn aro--”
“What are you talking about? It hasn’t rained in ages, I don’t mind at all.”
“But you wanted to swim, and we packed the picnic basket--”
“So? I can swim in the rain.”
He glanced at her again. “Seriously, Anna, you don’t have to--”
“It’s not a have to. I want to.” She reached over and squeezed his shoulder. “I’m not going to let a little shower ruin our day.”
It was quickly turning into more than just a little shower. As the rain picked up, he turned at last onto the cutoff and braked, not bothering to park. “Seriously, Anna, I--”
“Drive a little more. Onto the beach.”
He did so, holding back his questions. “Okay, now park.”
The moment he did so, she hopped out of the car and scurried to the back. “Anna!” he called after a moment of stunned surprise. “You’re going to get soaking wet!”
She had already opened the trunk; as he turned back to look at her, she cheerfully peeled off her t-shirt and tossed it up to him, leaving her in her bikini top and shorts. “Good thing I wore my swimsuit then, huh? Come back here and help me push the seats down.”
He did, and she pulled out the blanket they’d brought and spread it over the newly flat space in the back of the car. “See? Perfect! And less sand, too.”
She put one hand on his shoulder as she hopped on one foot, taking off her shoes. “Are you gonna swim with me, Kris?”
“It’s going to be even colder than normal with the rain.”
“Good thing you’re here to warm me up then,” she said as she succeeded in getting her other shoe off. “Come on!”
She took off running towards the water, a scream of delight tearing from her throat as the rain plastered her hair to her bare, freckled shoulders. She turned to wave back at him. “What are you waiting for?”
He followed after her, slowly, a wide grin on his face as he watched her run into the water, squealing when it splashed her ankles and she realized how cold it really was. “I warned you!” he called, but she only laughed. 
“Come on in, the water’s fine!”
Lightning flickered in the distance. “It’s about to storm, baby,” he called. “Come back!”
“Come and get me!”
He did, loping down towards the edge of the water, and she ran back out, meeting him halfway and throwing her arms around his neck. She was shivering, just a little, but when he pressed his hands against the small of her back, she sighed happily. “God, Kris, you’re so warm,” she said, nuzzling her nose against his neck. 
“You’ll be even warmer once you get back in the car,” he said, and then she took his hand in hers and they were running towards the car, laughter spilling from them as a crack of thunder sounded in the sky.
Once they were in the backseat of the car again, scooting back far enough that the few droplets of rain that were slipping in past the raised tailgate couldn’t reach them, he leaned against the side of the car as she snuggled up against him, her hair already soaking through his shirt. He pulled the picnic blanket up and draped it over her shoulders; she thanked him with a kiss before settling back against his side.
They sat in silence for a while, watching the rain and the waves as Anna warmed up against him, tucked under his arm. He was still trying to make sense of all that had happened in the last day, of this phone call about the big part and the fact that they’d almost fought and then realized neither of them wanted to and then, most importantly of all, that she’d said she loved him, and he’d said it back, and now at last he could say it whenever he wanted to instead of biting his tongue so it didn’t spill out while he was holding her or talking on the phone or just watching her being, well, her.
"I love you," he said, just to test the feel of it in his mouth once more, his heart beginning to pound; surely he'd imagined it, that she had ever said it at all--
"I love you, too," she said, tilting her chin up so she could kiss the underside of his jaw. "I love you so much, Kristoff, and I love your freckles and your eyes and your nose and your chest--"
 She shifted, straddling his lap so she could face him. "My chest?" he asked, amused.
"Yes," she said, pressing her hands against it and splaying her fingers out with a happy little sigh. "I love it when you pick me up or when you just hold me, and it just-- I just feel so safe, and--"
He kissed her then, too overwhelmed for words, but Anna pulled away after only a moment, determined to continue her list. "And I love the way your hair gets all messy when you sleep, and I love how handsome you look when you wear your glasses, and--"
She paused for a moment to let out a little gasp as his lips slid down to her neck; when he reached her collarbone she let her head loll back. He slid his hands up her back, keeping her pressed close to him, and her eyes fluttered shut. "God-- I think I love your mouth the most-- or maybe your hands-- fuck, Kris!" she gasped as without warning he pressed an open-mouthed kiss to the junction of her neck and shoulder, his tongue flicking over her skin.
Her hands started tugging at the hem of his shirt, and he leaned back just enough to pull it off with her help before capturing her mouth with his own. 
"I love you, too," he panted as he finally succeeded in tugging it off. "I-- everything about you, baby, it's all my favorite-- you're my favorite--"
"And you're mine," she whispered, and then she kissed him again and at last he was starting to believe this was real.
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How did the meeting with your agent go yesterday afternoon? Sorry, just realized I forgot to ask when you called last night.
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no worries i know u were tired, i was too so i forgot to say anything haha
but it was good! he gave me everything i need
including the sheet music😱
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It’s a musical?
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omg we rly have to find time to watch this movie together
yes but i havent sung much recently
nervous 
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I can help you practice if you want.
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omg 
u do music stuff? how am i just now finding this out 
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Kind of. I’ll be home around 5 if you want to practice there.
Or we can go to your place.
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urs is better 
elsa having honey over for dinner 👀
so i kind of already told her i would spend the night with u...just in case
is that ok?
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It’s more than ok. You don’t even have to ask.
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💕💕💕
ily!! 
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Love you too.
Anna was there right at five, practically vibrating with excitement as Kristoff opened the door. “I haven’t even sat down yet,” he teased as she burst through the door, her arms loaded with grocery bags.
“Sorry, sorry, I just couldn’t want to find out more about this musical gift you’ve been hiding from me!” she chirped, opening his fridge. “I brought stuff for dinner if that’s okay. And breakfast. Since you were at work or with me all the time the last few days, I figured you hadn’t had time to go to the grocery. And I got those carrot cake cupcakes Sven likes. I still feel bad about the sofa.”
He felt a swell of affection in his chest. “You didn’t have to do that,” he said, coming up behind her and pulling her into an embrace. “But thank you.”
“I wanted to do it,” she said, turning in his arms so she could rise up on her toes and kiss him. “You do so much for me, I just...I don’t know.”
He just held her for a long moment, his heart skipping a beat when she sighed in contentment and nestled her face against his shoulder. There was so much about loving her that he, well, loved, but this-- just holding her, feeling the way her breath synchronize with his as the tension sank slowly out of her body, feeling himself relax as well and knowing it was all just because they were together-- well. It was difficult to imagine anything else ever making him happier.
“Love you,” he said softly, and she tightened her arms around his waist.
“Love you, love you, love you,” she said cheerfully before pulling away a little, still keeping her hands on his sides. “Are you still up for helping me practice? It’s okay if you’re too tired or need to study or something. But you might want to wear headphones if that’s the case, because the audition is this Friday, and I really do need to practice, and I’m, well, out of practice.”
Kristoff huffed out a laugh and took her hand, leading her to his room. “I’ve got time. No tests ‘til next week. No promises that I’ll actually be of help, though.”
Anna hopped a little with excitement as he opened the door. “Are you going to sing with me? Or do you have, like, a keyboard or something?”
“Or something.”
She hopped up onto the bed, sitting cross-legged in the middle of it as he went to his closet, already feeling nervous even before he turned around and showed her the guitar in his hands. She gasped in surprise, her hands flying up to cover her mouth. “Oh! I didn’t know you played!”
“I don’t, not really,” he said hastily as he sat on the edge of the bed.
“Well, you have your own guitar, so that has to count for something.”
He shrugged, fiddling awkwardly with the tuning pegs and plucking at the strings. “It’s just...I don’t know. My dad, uh, he taught me a little when I was younger, and then I had to do some kind of music class in college, and it kinda...it was relaxing, I guess. And then I found this one at a thrift store and just...got it on a whim. I, uh, I thought I would just, y’know, play for my mom some, I learned some songs for her birthday one year and...um…”
He felt a flush creeping up his cheeks, knowing he was rambling. “Anyway. So I don’t really play. But I can try for you.”
Anna’s eyes were soft as he looked at her over his shoulder. “Will you sing for me?”
His face only grew warmer. “I, uh, I-- Mom really likes Elvis, so that’s the only thing I know well enough to sing along to, and I know that’s kind of lame--”
“No, it’s not, really,” she said immediately, scooting forward so she could sit behind him, tucking her chin over his shoulder and sliding her arms around his waist. “Please, Kris?”
“Anna…”
“I love you,” she said sweetly, pressing a kiss just under his ear, and how could he say no after that?
“Fine,” he grumbled, and she scooted back so she could watch him, her eyes bright. “Um...what song?”
“You pick.”
He started strumming a few chords, wishing his heart would slow down a little. “I...I really...I’m not very good…”
She just rested her chin in her hands, smiling at him so broadly he thought his heart would burst. He could have gone on staring at her all day, the way the afternoon sunlight slanted through the window and illuminated her hair and brought out her freckles and made her eyes shine bluer than anything he’d ever seen-- but she was waiting for him, and he knew that for whatever reason this meant something to her, and so he cleared his throat and started to sing. 
“Wise men say…”
His voice was shaking; he had to look away from her as he sang. He’d never performed for anyone besides his family, and even then he’d only been able to do it after secretly downing a shot of whiskey. 
He kept going, anyway, and after another line or two, he felt the bed shift and then the press of Anna’s cheek against his upper back as she snuggled against him. He stumbled for a moment, his heart and his voice stuttering, but as she pressed a kiss between his shoulderblades suddenly his nerves began to fade away.
“...for I can’t help falling in love with you,” he finished, strumming the final chord and realizing that at some point, his heart had finally slowed down.
Anna’s arms came over his shoulders as she embraced him, pressing a damp kiss against his cheek. “Thank you, Kris,” she sniffled, and he set the guitar down so he could turn and hug her back.
“Why are you crying, baby?” he teased gently as she swiped at her eyes with the sleeve of her sweatshirt-- his sweatshirt, he realized suddenly, one that was so big on her it covered her hands. Had she really been wearing that all day? “Was it really that bad?”
“That was the sweetest thing that’s ever happened to me in my whole entire life,” she said, and he couldn’t help but lean down and kiss her, and then again on her forehead for good measure. 
“So where’s the music you need to practice? Your turn to sing for me.”
“It’s in my backpack,” she said, but made no move to lean down and get it from the floor, instead pressing a contented kiss against his cheek. 
He felt his heart jump, just as it always did, even now; somehow it always surprised him, the easy affection she gave him so freely, so happily, just because she could, because she wanted to, because as unbelievable as it seemed, she loved him. He held her close for another moment, just because he could, and then said, a hint of regret in his voice, “If we keep just doing this all night, then you’ll never get to practice, and I know this audition is really important…”
Anna sighed and slipped out of his arms to crouch on the floor and pull out a folder full of sheet music. She spread it open on the bed and considered it all for a moment, her fingers dancing in the air just above it all. “They told me I can just pick whichever song I want to do for it, even if I’d rather do one of the other characters’ ones because they’re still finishing up a couple of new additions...hmm…”
She glanced up at him. “There’s tabs written up at the top. Can you play based on that?”
He nodded; though he’d downplayed it out of nervousness, he actually did play fairly regularly. It had started just for the class, but then he’d found himself pulling out the guitar and practicing whenever his major classes got to be too much, and then he’d find himself returning to his notes with a newfound sense of clarity. He’d gotten an A in that initial music class and been surprised, even though over the course of the semester he’d put in dozens of hours of practice. He still pulled it out of the closet whenever work or school got too overwhelming, though never when Anna was over or Sven was home; the only people who’d ever heard him play at all had been his professor and his family-- well, until now. 
Anna settled on a song and shifted the music towards him. “Do you think you can do this one?”
“If you don’t mind me making some mistakes, sure.”
He started strumming slowly, just sounding out the chords, then nodded resolutely. “Okay. Ready?”
She nodded, and he started playing through the song, nodding to give her her cue to come in, but instead of singing she flushed bright red and looked away. Kristoff raised his eyebrows and played the intro again, waiting for her to start, but she shook her head. He set guitar down and asked playfully, “What, you can make a movie for the whole world to see, but you can’t sing in front of your boyfriend?”
“It’s different,” she squeaked out, her cheeks only growing redder. “Your opinion matters.”
He huffed out a laugh, knowing that this gently teasing back-and-forth was the only way to coax her into doing it, even though inside his chest he suddenly felt so warm he just wanted to toss all the music aside and pull her back into his arms. “You made me sing first. It’s only fair, baby.”
“Okay, okay-- just-- do it again, okay? I promise I’ll actually sing this time.”
He started strumming again, and this time she did, though she had to look away. He did his best to hide the surprise he was feeling; he’d heard her sing back when she’d performed in school musicals, and she’d been good then, but now...Jesus. No wonder they wanted her for this part. 
When they finished the song, the last note still shimmering tremulously in the air, he tossed the guitar aside and leaned over to pull her into a hug, his arms only tightening when she let out a little yelp of surprise. “Was that okay?” she asked hopefully, her hands settling on his back.
“Anna…” he said, and for a moment he wasn’t quite sure what he wanted to say. He was so proud of her, how good she was; how she managed to charm everyone she ever met, how much work she put into her performances, how every eye in the room landed on her the moment she stepped in-- and he knew in his heart that in the coming days there would only be more of all of that, more eyes focused on her, more people wanting a little piece of her, more of the world demanding she let a little bit of her light rub off on them.
And still, she cared what he thought. 
“You’re going to nail this, baby,” he said and felt her melt a little against him. “You’re going to get this part and be a fucking star, and I’m gonna be cheering you on the whole way.”
Whatever came next, whoever demanded something of her, whatever she demanded of herself-- he would be there, in the quiet moments and the loud, an anchor for her, as long as she wanted him to be the one she came home to, whether that was for only another week or for a lifetime.
And, if he was being honest, he was starting to hope it would be the latter.
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hallway bookworm (hc) | p.p.
a/n: hi my name's ryn and i'm in love with writing headcanons... they let me show my two personalities: deep-loving-philosophical-bubbly + memebot-rat-tiktoker-minecraftGOD which i ADORE
summary: girls reading and crying while walking in the hallway sure do seem to have an effect on peter parker.
warnings: some cussing (as per usual), uhhhhh fluff?? yeah????? oh yeah and terrible writing i couldn't deliver as well as i wanted i'm sorry
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- AIGHT FOLKS so listen
- you're in the middle of a really good book, right?
- like, really good
- btw pretend this is your favorite book
- so you're like right in the middle of a SUPER important scene and guess what
- the GODDAMN BELL DECIDED TO RING
- TIME TO GO TO CLASS
- BUT ARE YOU GOING TO STOP READING?
- ?????
- ???????????????
- HELL NO!
- so you're like... autopiloting your way to class, nose stuffed in book, tears streaming down your face bc you're at a serious part
- and that's when peter parker sees you for the first time
- NOW
- we all know that peter is a complete disaster
- especially when it comes to pretty girls in the hallway who also appear to be nerds according to the fact that they're literally reading and crying while walking to class in the middle of a highschool hallway during passing
- so naturally
- this mans stops walking
- let's be honest: who expected peter effin parker to be able to function after seeing what he saw??
- who?????
- "peter-"
- unresponsive.
- "peter, move your flat ass," ned mutters, shoving him from behind as peter watches you walk in the opposite direction to your class
- he finally regains himself (jeez)
- poor guy's heart is racing and chocolate eyes are wide in bewilderment as he stumbles alongside ned to physics
- "why do you look like you just did drugs for the first time, dude"
- "i just saw a girl"
- "of course you did"
- "no, nED" peter says, looking over at his best friend, a smirk on ned's lips.
- "she was like, reading a book, tears streaming down her face. and she was still walking without even watching where she was going! and she was like, beautiful, too, ned-"
- "jesus, peter! calm down. but yeah, i saw her. that was y/n." ned states, way too calm for peter's chaos
- this man stops in his tracks
- "you know her?!"
- "yeah, like everybody does. she's not one of those people, but like, she's really nice and funny and she's captain of the debate team." (a/n: if one of y'all DARES to say something like "couldn't be me" or "bitch i wish".... first of all this is fanFICTION so we're all pretending to be a better version of ourselves WOOT WOOT and second you can be anything you put your mind to my dudes!!!!!!)
- peter sighs as they walk into class, mind stuck on your name, not paying attention to the lesson at all
- ...WHEW
- so that was very in-depth
- in case you couldn't tell
- NOW HERE'S A SUPER ROCKING FUN TIME (babysitting service iykyk) LIST OR WHATEVER OF THE REST OF THE STORY YAYYYYYYYYYYY
- peter became dedicated to finding out your classes and where you'd be at certain times just so he could see you for at least a second
- like
- homeboy was WHIPPED
- and to his luck
- !!!!!!
- one day after a particularly long day of school, our boy headed into delmar's to get his sammich (i giggled while writing sammich fyi) before he went on patrol
- and GUESS WHO WAS SITTING AT ONE OF THE TABLES, LEGS CURLED TO YOUR CHEST, BOOK IN ONE HAND AND SANDWICH (sammich) IN THE OTHER?????
- YOU!!
- the boy froze in his spot, the door almost crushing him as it flew back in the doorway before he finally snapped out of his trance
- his gaze didn't leave you as he walked up to the counter, mr. delmar clearing his throat after a few seconds to get pete's attention
- "oh! sorry,"
- "it's fine, kid. i see you're particularly interested in that young lady-"
- "UM i'll have a number five with pickles and smush it down real flat, please, thanks" the words tumbled out of peter's mouth, cutting mr. delmar right off
- the man's laugh rumbled as he nodded his head
- pete hesitated before leaning over the counter
- "you wouldn't, uh, you wouldn't know anything about her, would you?"
- a knowing grin tugged at mr. delmar's lips
- "y/n. she comes here at least twice a week, orders the number eight with a coca-cola every time, and always reads a book while eating."
- a slight, crooked grin grew on peter's face as he comprehended everything
- "good to know, thank you, mr.-"
- "go and sit with her."
- HAHA
- FUNNY
- POOR PETER'S FACE JUST
- HIS EYES GOT WIDE AND CHEEKS BLOOMED BRIGHT RED
- HAHAHA
- "you want me to.. what now?"
- " go sit with her. she won't bite." with that, mr. delmar handed the kid his sandwich and a pack of gummy worms, nudging his head in the direction of you
- peter nervously took the items, clearing his throat and mustering up all the confidence he had (which honestly wasn't much, especially since he wasn't in the spider-suit)
- and he walked over to you and plopped down right across from you
- you jumped (scaredy-cat), eyes leaving the page and meeting peter's, a look of surprise instantly etching your face that made peter regret every decision he'd ever made
- you relaxed slightly when you recognized the face in front of you, setting your book down (still keeping it open though)
- "oh, hi, peter,"
- HI WHO??????
- ME??????????????????
- THIS BOY COULD NOT COMPREHEND THE NAME THAT JUST LEFT YOUR LIPS
- "you know my name?" peter stuttered out incredulously
- "of course i do, you're on the decathlon team. plus i'm friends with ned and sometimes he just can't shut up about you."
- homeboy silently scolded himself for not even knowing who you were until like a week ago
- "oh," he laughed nervously, "cool,"
- ako-taco moment of silence
- "i'm y/n," you blurt, "by the way,"
- "i know," peter nervously laughs
- by SOME force of nature
- the two of you strike up a conversation!! YAY PETER
- you talk about the book you're reading and decathlon and debate and school and life and stuff
- and honestly peter just about forgets he has to go on duty
- until he hears sirens in the background, eyes widening
- "UHM, uh, i just remembered my aunt needs me home-"
- this kid rambles on a bit too much
- you laugh and wave him away
- "go do your thing. it was great talking to you, peter"
- poor petey was going to FAINT if you said his name like that again
- and so
- THE RELATIONSHIP HAS BEGUN! (reread that in korg's voice it makes it even better)
- peter would often hang around delmar's longer just in case you'd be there
- he deadass made spider-man a second priority to you (although he didn't admit it)
- he's WHIPPED
- alrighty guys real talk i'm in love with this whole concept itself but i don't know how to deliver it right so i'm just gonna give a brief rundown of the rest of the story and let you guys' imaginations do the rest
- you two keep running into each other at delmars
- eventually it leads to you two hanging out at peter's apartment (HOMEBOY WAS HIGHKEY FREAKING OUT LETS JUST SAY)
- (HAVING A PRETTY GORL IN HIS ROOM MADE HIS HEART BEAT LIKE HOW IT DOES ON THE LAST ROUND OF MARIO KART IYKYK)
- and you two become gr8 friends!!!!!!
- UNTIL
- PETER WORKS UP THE BALLS TO ASK YOU OUT YAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
- and you live happily ever after woot woot
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the writing in this sucked
it's a really cute concept i am just unable to deliver
oh well lmao
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remywrites5 · 5 years
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hiiii i really love your blog and i may or may not have spent the weekend binge reading your posts.... 😂 anyway i’ve had a kinda shitty day and i was wondering if you could maybe write something with james x regulus? if not that’s totally fine haha thank you!!!!!!
Hi nonny! I’m pretty sure this ask is like years old and I’m really sorry it took me so long! You probably don’t even follow me anymore but if you do I hope your days have gotten better! But either way here’s a little something for you: 
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           “Oi, Jamie,” Sirius said, poking his head into James’ room. “Just a reminder that my brother is coming to visit for the weekend.”
           James groaned. “Sirius, no!” he complained, shutting his chemistry book. “You’ll disappear with Remus for the entire weekend and I’ll be stuck babysitting your brother, who I’ve never even met!”
           Sirius rolled his eyes. “First of all, Reg is only a year younger than us, you won’t be babysitting anyone. Second of all, we’re all going to a party at Mckinnon’s tonight so you won’t be stuck alone with him the whole time.”
           “Just part of the time?”
           Sirius shrugged. “I mean I’ll do my best…”
           “God, you’re the worst fucking friend,” James grumbled, opening his chemistry book back up and attempting to cram for his test later that day.    
           “Oh and Jamie?”
           “Yes?
           “Don’t be a prick, alright?
           Sirius ducked out of the way as a chemistry book went flying towards his head.
                                                           ***
           “Honey, we’re home,” Sirius sing-songed as he arrived back from picking Regulus up from the train station. James sighed and got out of bed, figuring he might as well try to be nice to the intruder. It wasn’t that James was opposed to people visiting for the weekend, it was just that Sirius and Remus were attached at the hip, and James hadn’t been making any progress with Evans. He knew it was selfish, but he hated other people being happy when he was fairly miserable. The last thing he wanted to do this weekend was hang around some snotty-nosed younger sibling.
            He stepped out into the hallway and saw the Black brothers together for the first time. It wasn’t hard to tell they were related, same inky black hair, same impossibly high cheekbones, matching grey eyes. But where Sirius was all rough edges and rock and roll, Regulus was all smooth and posh. Unlike Sirius, who kept his hair long and shoulder length and a decent amount of stubble on his face, Regulus had his hair styled, cut short on the side and long on top to fall into his eyes in a very chic way. He was also clean-shaven and James could only imagine he had all kinds of fancy potions and after-creams to give him that effect.
           “Hello,” Regulus said, holding his hand out to James, already being ever so polite. “You must be James. It’s nice to meet you.”
           “Nice to meet you too,” James said, making the handshake a little rougher than was strictly necessary.
           Sirius grinned broadly and threw his arms around each of their shoulders, drawing them close to him. “My two brothers, together at last!”
           “Gerroff,” James growled, shoving Sirius away and into Regulus.
           Sirius shrugged and hugged Regulus more thoroughly. “I’m so happy you’re here!”
           Regulus blushed, his eyes meeting James and then darting away quickly. “Yes, you kept saying on the ride over here.”
           James snorted. “I’ll put some tea on.”
                                                           ***
           The party was already in full swing by the time they’d gotten there. Marlene lived in a flat off campus with a few other girls and even though it was bigger than the dormitories, it still couldn’t really fit the amount of people currently occupying it. Just moving around the party was like swimming through jelly. James had spilled at least a cup and a half of beer on himself just from trying to navigate the party.
           As predicted, Sirius ditched them the moment they got to the party and he found the familiar head of his favorite tawny-haired nerd. James hadn’t exactly been keeping the closest eye on Regulus since then but he was slightly alarmed when he realized Reg wasn’t close by. “Fucking great,” James mumbled to himself, trying to finish his drink just as someone knocked his elbow and the entire contents of his red solo cup splashed over his face. “Fuck this.”
           James edged his way towards the door and somehow managed to get it open. Getting outside was a relief, being able to smell something other than booze and sweat. He shoved his glass up to the top of his head and lifted his shirt up to wipe his face clean. When he replaced his glasses, he noticed a figure in his periphery. He turned his head to find Regulus leaning against the building smoking a cigarette. He looked a bit like an ad from a magazine, the way his leg was bent so his foot could rest against the wall behind him, his face tilted back to reveal the pale expanse of his neck. James swallowed thickly. He was absolutely not going to fancy his best mate’s little brother. Regulus was Off Limits.
           James walked down the front steps of the building and stood in front of Regulus. “Does Sirius know you smoke?” he asked, raising a judgmental eyebrow at the younger man.
           “Is it his business?” Regulus countered, taking a long drag from his ciggy and blowing it intentionally in James’ face in a very obvious fuck off. 
           James waved his hand in front of his face to clear the smoke and exhaled loudly in disapproval. Christ, he sounded so much like his dad. “You’re nothing like what I imagined.”
           “Yeah?” Reg said, flicking ash onto the ground below. “What were you imagining? A toddler?”
           James shrugged. “You hear the words little brother and you’re not exactly what people picture, alright?”
           “Sirius never showed you a picture of me?” Regulus asked, sounding a little hurt by the prospect.
           “He has,” James said quickly, not wanting to give Reg the wrong idea. Sirius actually talked about him a lot, constantly worrying about Reg being stuck at home with their awful parents while Sirius was at University. At least next year Reg would be joining them and Sirius could stop being so concerned all the bloody time. “I just think most of the pictures he’s shown me were from when you were a lot younger. Still had your spots.”
           Regulus smiled and took another drag. “He’s shown me pictures of you too,” he said, his smile becoming a little more sinister. “The one when you fell asleep drunk and he glued the deer horns to your head.”
           James groaned in humiliation. “The next time I see Sirius he’s a dead man!”
           Regulus laughed and dropped his cigarette, sliding his designer shoes over it to put it out. “What are friends for, right?”
           “Yeah,” James said, trying not to sound sad as he said it. He was happy for Sirius and Remus, he really was. The first few months of Uni had been torture, watching Sirius and Remus dance around each other, both clearly interested but not saying it. It had been a relief to see them finally get over their shit and get together. But that didn’t mean James didn’t miss the old days of the three of them being friends, not that they weren’t still friends, but things had changed.
                                               ***
           Sirius, of course, went over to Remus’ after the party, leaving James to get Regulus set up on their beat up old sofa. He pulled out the only spare blankets they had, just a thin sheet, and did his best to make it look comfortable. He showed Regulus how to work the telly, in case he wasn’t ready for bed, and then disappeared into his own room.
           His curiosity got the best of him and he found Regulus’ instagram fairly easily. He thanked his lucky stars that it wasn’t a private account because having Reg know that he was looking was a bit too embarrassing. He began scrolling through the pictures and felt his mouth go dry. Reg knew how to take an amazing photo. James stared in disbelief that the same guy that was currently on his shitty sofa, watching what sounded to be That 70’s Show, could be the same person in these photos.
           His eyes were glued to the screen as he swiped through picture after picture, his body heating up in response. Not good, he thought, trying and failing to remind himself that this was Sirius’ younger brother. Kill me now.
           He was just about to slid his hand under the covers and do something about the ache between his legs when the door to his room opened. James dropped his phone in surprise and sat up, hoping he wasn’t tenting the blankets in an obvious way.
           Regulus made his way over and slipped into James’ bed without asking. James stared at him, his throat working to try and swallow, and he watched in horror and Reg made himself comfortable.
           “What are you doing?” James asked, his mind racing, trying to think of anything to make his erection go away.
           Regulus shrugged. “It’s freezing and your sofa is a piece of shit.”
           “Then go sleep in Sirius’ bed,” James said, dragging his hand over his face. This could not be happening to him.
           “It would still be freezing,” Regulus rationalized, sinking further into the blankets. “This way we can share body heat.”
           James stared at him incredulously.
           Regulus sighed. “Don’t be such a baby, James. Just think of it as survival mode, right?”
           James nodded and got back under the covers, taking care that no part of him was touching Regulus. “Good night,” he said awkwardly, his eyes wide open. He didn’t think he’d be getting much sleep.
           “Good night.”
                                                           ***
           James woke up feeling good. He was warm and comfortable, and except for the arm he was sleeping on that had gone numb, he felt wholly relaxed. It took a moment for his brain to clear the fog and realize that he was spooning Reg. His nose was pressed against the nape of Reg’s neck and they were slotted together from that point of contact down to their feet. James’ crotch was pressed against Reg’ bum and Christ there was no way he couldn’t feel how hard James was.
           Regulus began to stir, his body shifting and James’ hand flew up and grabbed him by the hips to still him. Reg turned his head and smiled wickedly. “Problem, Potter?” he teased, moving his hips just to be a little shit.
           James ripped himself away and tore the covers off, heading into the bathroom. He turned the water to as cold as he could stand it and stood under the spray. Not good, he thought having a crisis right there in the shower. Sure, he’d been attracted to blokes before. This wasn’t a sexual identity crisis because James was bi and proud and would kick the shit out of anyone that had a problem with that.
           The issue was that this was Sirius’ brother and James was fairly certain Sirius would never forgive him. And more importantly Regulus was only there for the weekend. There was no point to be getting all hot and bothered about it. Except that next year Reg would be at this school with them. Shit, James was so utterly and completely fucked.
           Once he’d calmed down, he stepped out of the shower and slung a towel around his waist. He ventured out into the hallway and found Regulus waiting for him. “Have a good cold shower, did we?” he asked, his eyes shinning knowingly.        
           “Fuck off, Reg,” James growled, pushing past him towards his room.
           “You liked one of my pictures,” Reg said to James’ retreating back.
           “What?” James asked, spinning around, droplets falling from his skin onto the floor.
           Regulus took a step towards him but didn’t close the distance between them any further. “Last night, you liked one of my pictures on Instagram. That’s why I came into your room. I thought maybe you had done it on purpose, but I guess it was just an accident, huh?” Regulus laughed awkwardly and scratched at his eyebrow idly.
           James processed what Reg had just said, trying to get past his mortification at having done something so stupid, and went right to Reg coming into his room after knowing James was stalking him online. “So last night…” James started, trying to think of the night words. “Just what were you hoping for?”
           “I don’t know,” Reg responded, staring at the floor. “Something like this morning except without the part of you running away like a frightened deer?”
           James stepped closer, bridging the gap between them a bit. “Why?” he asked, reaching out and tugging Regulus closer by his sleep shirt. Reg stumbled a bit but went willingly. “You don’t even know me.”
           Regulus blushed prettily and ducked his head down. “I feel like I do,” he murmured softly. “On his visits home Sirius would talk about you constantly. You were almost like – fuck – like a fairytale character to me. I kept pressuring Sirius for a visit because I wanted to meet you. God, you must think I’m a stupid little kid with a crush. Please, don’t say anything to Sirius about all this. He’ll never let me hear the end of it.”
           “Then how will I tell him we’re dating?” James asked, smiling mischievously.
           Regulus shook his head. “Please don’t take the piss right now,” he begged softly. “I don’t think my ego can handle it after this morning.”
           James cupped Regulus’ chin and forced the younger man to meet his gaze. James smiled kindly and traced Reg’s full lips with his thumb. “I wasn’t taking the piss. Although I should probably warn you that I am a bit of a cock-up. I don’t think dating me will be the fairytale you imagined.”
           Regulus bit James’ thumb playfully. “I don’t care,” he said, smiling at James. “Even the beast had some good qualities.”
           “I notice you’ve cast yourself as beauty in the scenario.”
           “You don’t think I’m pretty?” Regulus said, batting his eyelashes.
           James chuckled. “I think you’re gorgeous,” he said honestly, “And also trouble.”
           Regulus grinned. “You don’t mind a bit of trouble, do you, James?” he challenged, raising an eyebrow.
           “Not at all.”
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Nothing (Shawn Mendes)
A/N: I think I've been posting a bunch of fluff recently so I decided to change it up a bit lol. Also wrote this in third person cus I felt like it haha. Hope you guys like it. x
Summary: Where Shawn shows up at your door a few weeks after the break up. (Based on the song: Nothing - The Script)
Warnings: Angst and not proofread lol
Word Count: 3.8k+
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"Come on man, you've been locking yourself up in this condo for almost three weeks now." Brian sighed as he kicked one out of the many empty bottles of alcohol littered across the floor, a deep frown on his face when Shawn didn't even bother to look at him.
"I'm fine Brian." Shawn grumbled, voice muffled since his face was buried in the sheets, head pounding and his heart breaking over and over at the thought of someone who's supposed to be by his side right now.
"You're not fucking fine Shawn."
Shawn didn't respond to that. Of course he wasn't. He hasn't been for the past two weeks. How could he be fine when he's lost the love of his life?
"You're not getting her back just by sulking here Shawn. Yes you two are over but that doesn't mean you stop living because of it. You need to keep living your life man, even if that's without her."
Brian's words stung but they were the truth, and Shawn couldn't argue with that anymore. No matter how much he tries to push the thought away, it doesn't change the fact that it happened. The break up happened and he can do nothing to change it, especially when he's just moping around.
"Come on, the boys are going out at that local bar down the street and you are coming whether you like it or not." Brian pulled the sheets off of him, and Shawn didn't protest, turning to lay flat on his back to stare at ceiling for a couple moments before sitting straight up, surprising his best friend.
The boys had each tried to get him out of bed and every time, each one of them leaving his room without him and a look of disappointment on their faces. They made it their mission to come visit him every day and take turns on trying to make him do something other than sulking in his room. Maybe even making it a challenge on who gets to make him leave the condo first. And he knows they're waiting for him in the living room, it's been like that the past few weeks.
So he understands why Brian seemed shocked to see him on his feet. "I'll be ready in 10 minutes." Shawn muttered, throat hoarse from all the crying. He gave Brian a pat on the shoulder before going straight towards the en suite.
Shawn was not surprised to see how bad his state was once he took one look at the mirror. He felt like utter shit so it's already suspected that he'd look like utter shit.
His cheeks were red and blotchy, matching with his bloodshot eyes, the bags under them very visible as if he hasn't slept well in days, which was the case in this situation. But what hit him really hard was how hollow his eyes looked, lifeless even. It's like he doesn't even know who this man is, staring right back at him with a solemn face.
Shawn closed his eyes with a deep sigh, turning on the water as he washed his face.
He needs to get back on his feet again, even if he has to force it.
***
The boys took him at the local bar Brian had mentioned, Shawn smiling while they joked around as they walked their way down the street. Shawn tried his best to pretend and look like he was fine, but in reality, he was dying inside as he tried his best not to drag his feet on the way there, the thought of her still in his mind no matter how much he forced himself to think about something else.
Once inside, he was then dragged straight towards the bar, a drink being placed on his hand by Jon in a span of minutes, "A few drinks will help you to forget her man, now drink up!" He patted Shawn on the back, a small smile on his lips but with a look of concern on his face.
Shawn forced a smile, giving Jon a nod before downing the drink in his hand, the alcohol burning his throat but the pain in his heart remained the same.
Shawn wished his friend was right, that the drinks will help him forget, but after one too many, his emotions only started to overwhelm him. Drink after drink, he knows he can never forget because the memories only seemed to get clearer the more he gets intoxicated.
Her smile. The smile that slowly creeps on her face once he wakes her up with soft kisses. The smile she has when he does something to impress her, or something incredibly stupid for that matter. Or that proud smile she has when she greets him backstage after the show, a soft 'I am so proud of you' always escaping her lips as he wraps his arms around her, which is always followed by that sweet giggle and that cute scrunch of her nose because of how sweaty he is.
But Shawn's favorite smile is the one when he calls her beautiful. That smile when he looks at her lovingly and she slowly notices, 'What are you looking at mister?' She'd raise her eyebrow at him and he casually says, 'The most beautiful person I've ever laid eyes on.' And that's when Shawn sees that smile, a shy but bright smile that makes her even more gorgeous in his eyes.
"Another bottle please." Shawn grumbled to the bartender, another beer in his hand in no time as he threw his head back to take another swig, begging to just let the substance blur his thoughts because it hurts.
It hurts so fucking bad remembering that smile, and that one day if he sees that smile again, he might not be the reason behind it anymore.
But the more Shawn drowns himself in alcohol, everything about her seemed to taunt him even more.
Her laugh, that lovely sound gracing Shawn's ears as she laughs at something he said or did.
The way her skin feels when their cuddled up next to each other in bed, clothes nowhere to be seen with their legs all tangled up underneath the sheets, her head on his chest as she sleeps peacefully, Shawn admiring the angel in his arms with a wide smile.
And the way she looks at him with those beautiful eyes, her eyes glowing with so much beauty as she looks at him with pure love, the eyes he'd fell for over and over again.
Shawn hung his head low with his eyes shut tight to stop himself from crying, his fingernails digging in the palm of his hand as his breathing started to quicken, feeling himself slowly began to lose all control of his emotions.
He wished the pain would just subside for a moment, wished that he would just feel nothing for even a couple of hours. Hell, Shawn will take even minutes of being free from pain if he can because he is so fucking tired, so tired of the pain that's burning inside him.
He loved–no, he still loves her, so deeply and it hurts to think that she isn't his anymore.
As soon as Brian saw Shawn's aura change, he already knew where this is going to end. He knew he needed to get him home before things start to escalate.
"Shawn, that's enough drinks for tonight buddy." He stated slowly, hand coming down to grab the bottle which Shawn let's go of reluctantly, "Come on, let's get you home." Brian added, now going to grab his friend's arm.
Shawn's head shot up at the contact, eyes staring at his best friend as if realization hit him.
Home. She's my home.
Shawn stood up abruptly, stumbling on his feet as he started to walk towards the door, not sparing the boys any attention as they called out for his name.
All the boys scrambled on their feet, following hot on his heels, properly confused at Shawn's sudden change in demeanor, the concern in them growing by the moment as Shawn started to mumble her name.
When they managed to get out of the bar, all of them looked at each other with worried faces as Shawn walked aimlessly with his hands on the wall to try and keep his balance, but judging by the look on Shawn's face and the direction where he was heading, they knew something bad was going to happen.
"Shawn where are you going?" Brian jogged after him, grabbing his arm to help him keep steady.
"Take me to her. Brian please, I need to see her." Shawn begged, his voice cracking as his heart started to ache even more.
His friends turned to look at his him like he's gone crazy, but he doesn't care, he knows this will work, if he sees her now, everything will be okay.
"No Shawn, I'm taking you home. You're drunk." Brian grabbed him, looking back at Jon for some help which he quickly obliged, rushing to grab Shawn's other arm as the tall man struggled to keep his feet under him.
"No! Let me the fuck go! Brian please! I need to fucking see her!" Shawn yelled, face red from all the alcohol and all the emotions running through him.
"And what makes you think she wants to see you?" Brian retorted, not really wanting to hurt his best friend but he might as well knock some sense into him.
Shawn froze in his spot. Tears starting to brim in his eyes as he shook his head no.
"She does. I know she does. I'll call her right now and prove it you. Now let me the fuck go." Shawn hissed as he yanked his arms free. All the boys only sighed in defeat as they let Shawn be, because sometimes it's best to just let him learn his lesson on his own, even if it'll badly hurt him in the end.
Shawn clumsy fished his phone out of his pocket, heart pounding out of his chest as he opened his recents, and sure enough a dozen of unanswered calls flashed on the screen, all of them with her name and her number.
Shawn tapped her name before pressing the device against his ear, his palms sweating out of nervousness and fear that just as always, she'll never pick up, she always doesn't.
But when Shawn heard that simple click, a sudden burst of relief and joy soared through him.
"(Y/N)! Hi baby, you answered my call." Shawn slurred grin wide since this has been the first time she's answered his call since... since it happened. But when he heard her sigh in complete disappointment on the other line, his smile got wiped off his face as fast as it showed up.
"What's wrong my love?" Shawn asked, almost forgetting that they weren't together anymore,the nickname just casually rolling off his tongue like second nature. He heard her breath hitch on the other line followed by a sharp intake of breath before she spoke.
"You've got to stop doing this Shawn. Please. Just stop trying to contact me. It will be better for the both of us." Shawn furrowed his eyebrows with a shake of his head, leaning his weight on the wall beside him as he knees started to weaken not only by her words, but the sound of hurt in her voice.
"No honey, no, it's not better for me. I need you (Y/N). I can't be without you, please just – I love you." Shawn choked back a sob, a frustrated hand going through his hair as he bit his bottom lips to keep the tears at bay.
"I'm moving on Shawn. You should too."
Shawn opened his mouth to protest but was cut off when she suddenly hung up. The disconnect tone piercing his heart as it hit his ears.
"No no no." Shawn croaked as he stared at his phone, his tears dropping one by one on the screen before he lets out a frustrated yell and threw it across the road.
"I love you (Y/N)! Why can't you fucking see that!" He screamed at the sky, not caring if he was earning weird looks from other people, he doesn't give a damn about that right now.
But Shawn doesn't want to give up easily, he knew he needed to see you so he wiped his tears aggressively with his arm, heaving deeps breathes as he started to walk down the road.
Shawn shouted her name over and over again, just making it known to world how much he needs her, how much he loves her as if she'll hear it even if she's miles away. As if it'll make her come back if he yells it loud enough.
Brian looked at his best friend in horror, concern and pity. The boys all rushing towards him before someone could film him at this state, trying their best to calm him as much as they can.
"Shawn, please calm down bro. Let's just go home." Brian practically begged on his knees, trying his hardest to pull Shawn to a stop but his friend just kept going.
"No, I'm going to see her. I'll change her mind. If I go there now I can turn this all around Brian. I can fix this." Shawn's voice cracked, the sound of desperation so evident as the tears kept running down his face.
"Shawn why can't you understand this? It's over, she doesn't want to see you and she's moving on."
"No! You are not understanding this Brian! If she sees how much I'm hurting, she'll take me back." Shawn faced his friend and Brian felt his heart broke.
He can just see it written on his face, the look of a completely broken man staring at him, grasping at any chance of hope to be with the one he loves again.
"She still loves me. I know she does, I just need to see her. To make her see that she still owns my heart." Shawn added, his head hung low and his body shaking as he sobbed continuously. The sight utterly heart wrenching to anyone who knew that this boy once had the brightest smile on this planet.
Brian knew that he shouldn't have caved, he knew he shouldn't go with his wishes, but when you see your best friend in a state where nothing else would let his soul be at peace than giving him what he wants, then Brian had no choice.
He looked back at the group and gave them a nod, signaling them that he'll take care of him from here. Brian then hailed a cab, tapping Shawn on the shoulder, "Come on."
"I said I'm not going home Br–"
"We're not going home. If you want to see her, then let's go see her." Brian sighed, opening the door of the car and getting in himself.
Shawn's face almost lit up as he gave Brian a small but thankful smile, but his friend didn't return the gesture, because Brian didn't want to get his hopes up. He knows that this will only go one of two ways, and in Shawn's odds, it's no going to be good.
***
"I'll wait here." Brian said as soon at the car parked across her house. Shawn nodded as he opened the door, stumbling his way out.
"And Shawn, what ever happens, I'll always be here you bud."
"Thanks bro."
Shawn looked at the house and he felt his heart pick up its pace again. The lump in his throat growing, breath heavy as the nerves started to kick in.
She's right there, behind those walls.
Every drunk step he took slowly leads Shawn to her door, the weight on his heart very unbearable but he needed to keep going, he needed to get her back.
Shawn grabbed the railing on the porch, trudging his way up a few stairs before finally reaching the door, hands shaking as he brought it up to knock, but after a couple, no one answered.
"(Y/N) please! I know you're in there! Just talk to me my love, please." Shawn cried out, forehead pressed against the wood as he kept rapping his knuckles on the door.
"Please just let me see you (Y/N). Please." He sobbed, the tears coming back like they never even left, new ones replacing the old ones that were already drying on his cheeks.
Shawn was about to lose all hope, telling himself that this was going no where, but then he heard the door click.
He stumbled back, trying his best to stand straight but who was he kidding? He was drunk and drained, plus one look at her beautiful face always makes him weak, especially when he hasn't seen her in weeks.
"(Y/N)." He whispered, the things he was replaying inside his head on the way here completely getting wiped clean as he now stood there, now not knowing what to say.
"What are you doing here Shawn? I thought we already talked about this?" (Y/N) stated firmly as he stood on the door way, though Shawn can sense it, he knows her like the back of his hand, he can sense how she's trying her best to keep herself together.
"Please honey, just give me one more chance. I need you. I can't live without you (Y/N)."
"Shawn please. I can't do this anymore. It's already been hard trying to move on with your face plastered everywhere, then hearing your voice on the radio every other day and then you do this. Just please let me go." She pleaded, tears brimming in her eyes and this broke Shawn even more.
"No no no, please don't cry. I don't want to see you cry my love." Shawn tried to take a step towards her but she took a step backward, a telltale sign that she doesn't want him near, and Shawn swore he heard his heart crack.
"Then go Shawn. Leave." (Y/N) couldn't stop her voice from breaking at the end, her walls slowly crumbling as the man who she ones knew, the man who she still loves standing right in front of her after weeks of avoiding him.
"I'm not leaving (Y/N)." Shawn answered with a shaky voice, trying again to get closer to but, hands going to grabbed hers but she flinched, crossing her hands across her chest as she bit her bottom lip, looking at him in with nothing but hurt in her eyes.
Shawn shook his head as his bottom lip trembled. She's never been scared of his touch ever, and to see her look at him all hurt, Shawn felt everything crashing down.
Shawn dropped on his knees, "No, please, I'm not giving up on you (Y/N), on us. Just please give me one more chance. Please honey, just one chance." He sobbed, looking up at the love of life in utter despair before hanging his head low as he buried his face in his hands, deep sobs coming out of him.
(Y/N) wanted nothing more than to rush to him, hold him and tell him he's going to be okay. Tell him how much she loves him still, but he did what he did, and there's no going back from it.
She drew her bottom lip between her teeth as she watched Shawn cry in front of her, the sight breaking her heart into pieces, even more so when he looked up to meet her gaze, two eyes meeting that once held so much love, but now only showed true pain.
(Y/N) threw her head back to stop a tear from falling, almost tasting blood as she hit on her lip harder to stop herself from letting out a sob.
"(Y/N) please look at me. Please my love." Shawn begged, he needed her to look at him when he says the words, and when she finally did after a few seconds, he stared right into her eyes and said,
"I still love you (Y/N). I love you." Shawn whispered, making a tear slipped out of (Y/N)'s eyes which was then followed by a couple more, gaze still locked with his.
But she shook her head no, parting her lips as she let out a ragged breath, voice coated with betrayal, anger and pain when she said,
"You stopped loving me the moment you slept with her Shawn."
Shawn didn't have the time to react as she stepped inside and slammed the door close, a broken sob escaping her lips as she fell down on the floor, back against the door as she hugged her knees, crying her heart out for the umpteenth time that week.
Shawn stared blankly at the air for a couple seconds as he slowly digested her words, brain gradually coming to its senses as he stood up and rushed to the door, his palms and forehead pressed against the it as he called out for her.
"Honey please, that was a huge mistake. Yes she's was in my past, my ex but you're my now (Y/N), and my future. Please, I love you, I only love you (Y/N)." He cried, desperate for any response, any words from her, he just wanted to hear her voice just once more time, he just wanted words but all Shawn heard was nothing.
"Please, (Y/N), I never meant to hurt you." Shawn choked out, pressing his back flat on the door as he let his body dropped on the floor, but still, she said nothing.
"I love you (Y/N)." Shawn whispered one last time, but Shawn got nothing, making him sigh in utter defeat, asking himself if he was better off a quitter, but he stayed there for a couple more minutes, heart breaking because he hears her crying on the other side, and to think that he's the reason of those tears, Shawn could never forgive himself.
(Y/N) wanted to open the door and just forgive him, to let him in and take him in her arms, but she know everything will only go downhill from there, because she trusted him with all her heart, but he broke it. As much as she still loves him, she needs to fix her heart first, and by giving it back to the very person who broke it, she just knows it won't end well.
Shawn started to get lost in his thoughts, taking everything into consideration and thinking that maybe he was better off without her, and she was better off without him. Maybe it's time that Shawn just stops fighting, because it seems like she deserves someone better than him, someone who would never hurt her.
The two of them were just separated by a thin piece of wood but the distance between the two hearts was unmatchable. Both were physically so close but emotionally so far. Both wanted so desperately to call out the other, to reach out and feel the other's touch, the other's love, but no one said another word.
Both hearts were screaming how much they still love each other but they said nothing.
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leatherbookmarking · 4 years
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cql “college au”, but
set in ?????????
yunmeng trio lives together, having moved out of their family house, and is (attempting to) using this chance to SHINE
in which jiang yanli succeeds, jiang cheng would love to Shine, whatever it means, but the thought of it makes him ridiculously stressed. wwx is just ridiculous, and bi
twin jades live w/ their uncle who’s some, idk, professor or some other fancy thing. they are a shining example of proper behaviour
in which xichen has started going to parties in his second year. he is a happy drunk. everyone loves him at least as much as he loves everyone, and
wangji has been to one (1) party. with xichen. he managed 15 minutes, ate one (!)potato chip, and, seeing his bro is in capable, responsible, big manly hands of nie mingjue, left, for he had homework
they also have a big house and a pleasant amount of dogs in it.
“why” what, are you a cop
wwx and lwj meet on one of those subjects you have to sign up for but you know it’s going to give you absolutely nothing. wwx is immediately smitten and spends the first class trying to hit on him. lwj doesn’t notice he’s being hit on, deeply immersed in the lecture
wwx does not, though, give up, and eventually bothers lwj into... gasp! sitting together at a library
wwx: pretty sure that’s almost like dating, ha    jc: yeah, in primary school, maybe
“this is so weird. why is everyone so quiet? it’s not natural, how can you be so quiet, i’m pretty sure this girl over there is dead, oh god, now i hear the sound of my heartbeat, it’s so annoying”
“i am studying.”
nanananana fast forward lwj at some point tells wwx about his dogs. a hint of a smile appears on his lips and wwx just (dreamy sigh) i love you...
lwj: hm?     wwx: i said i love (split second of terrible realization) dogs  .
lwj: hm. (the tiniest smile, still)
etc etc yeah i only care abt the fun bits. things happen and so wwx ends up @ the lan house (to work on a project, whatever), about to experience five levels of hell (for all five dogs)
Consternation.
wwx (currently hanging over the fence, which is intent on not letting him go) rattles into an apology mixed with an explanation and some additional words of adoration for lwj
eventually lwj Understands, but there’s xichen inside and he was supposed to come with a “friend”, a concept xichen was very excited about, so he tells the dogs to please go home, extracts wwx from the fence and leads him a dogless path into the house
while, at the same time, conjuring up a plan. he doesn’t want to send away his dogs every time wwx comes (of course, it’s not like he wants him to come, okay, he’s irritating, he’d rather do the project alone, etc, etc) so he’s going to Make It so wwx isn’t scared of dogs anymore
and so the adventure begins, with lwj talking more in one sitting than wwx has ever heard him in the course of their-- existence in a close vicinity, about how the dogs that gave wwx the fear were probably even more scarred than he was, mistreated by their owners (for a second lwj has a vague... irritation on his face. that irritation would manifest in other people by a fifteen minutes long rant with swearing and throwing things at the walls). usually dogs are not aggressive and mostly interested in either chilling or play.
he shows wwx dog baby pictures which also include some pictures of, well, lwj. wwx experiences emotions
the lans actually have a temporary home situation going on for those dogs, and are gently taking care of them, figuring out their fears and such so they could be integrated better into society, so
aside from that they have a lovely young mixed breed lady who is entirely fine. it’s just, when humans think they’re giving her a bath? she is actually dying
you are not dying, says lan wangji. she is not convinced. she yells
this is when wwx notices that lan wangji, while a little bit shorter than him, has, in fact, some nice shoulders (it is a good exercise to wrestle with a large dog for an hour). the fact that he is entirely -- not a hyperbole -- soaking wet is, well. helping.
they leave victorious, lwj with what feels like hectolitres of water on his person and clothes, wwx with a bruise on his nose from being hit by a dog snout, wiggling on max power
romance ?
nie mingjue is a glorious athlete with kickass grades, big plans for the future and sexy mustache. nie huaisang just wants to open his small etsy shop, and a drink
wen qing is a med student. do not bother her
she does, though, attend parties from time to time, to unwind. on one of them, jiang cheng, in the middle of stuttering through his list of things he likes in a girl, looks to the side. “forexampleshe’snice”, he mutters
wen ning, having taken a swig of his drink, processes what he’s just heard. the swig lands on his shirt
wen qing snarls at a dude hitting aggressively on her friend. jiang cheng feels something in him awaken
as wwx and nhs observe (utter mirth) and, in nhs’s case, almost take notes
yi city trio live in a shitty flat, being broke
xxc and sl were high school bros, that is until they got in an argument and sl demonstratively got a scholarship abroad
so yi city trio, consisting of xxc, an honor student, a-qing, a passing student, and xy, a human being who has definitely seen a syllabus at some point, are roommates
oh my god they are roommates
until sl comes back from the scholarship and xxc, fully aware their flat is shit, offers him a place, because he’s a beautiful man with a beautiful heart
for the first two weeks of sl’s living with them, xy and sl are sincerely convinced the other is xxc’s boyfriend, and antagonize each other accordingly
xxc has, as far as he’s concerned, approximately zero boyfriends
or does he???
a-qing has returning thoughts about moving out.
if jin guangyao loses a scholarship to some moron again, he Will commit mass murder
with what, inquires nie mingjue, you are a noodle with noodle arms and noodle legs. he says that while patting jgy’s thigh. said thigh indeed looks like a noodle next to his big, manly hand
haha oh stop it, giggles xichen, lovingly drunk, into jgy’s shoulder
????? profit?
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ayakashiramblings · 5 years
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Dawn and Twilight’s Social Media Accounts
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Kuya
@NevermoreButSnore.
1230 followers.
Yes, I copied Edgar Allan Poe. Yes, I’m not sorry about the rhyme. Or calling him out. 
Not that he really cares.
Insists that he is a headcanon creator on Twitter 
Everyone who follows him knows that he is lying. 
If we really had to classify him as a writer, it would one who posts those way-too-accurate posts about writers complaining about writing. 
Like the notebook hoarding one. Not that anyone here in the fandom is guilty of that, haha... haha... ha.
Ironically is one of the more popular ones out of the whole group. 
His flat responses and laziness are way too prominent to NOT be noticed. 
If you actually tentatively sneak into his DMs though, for writing tips, he will patiently listen and... rather bluntly advise you. 
It’s still advice though and is always the type to check out and reblog any short fanfics.
It just has to be weird, sporadic hours because he is the type to fall asleep with the phone on his face. 
Koga Kitamikado
1230 followers.
@CapitalKayKay
Listen, there is a reason why a lot of successful businesses chose Instagram as their social media so Koga is no exception. 
What makes his account stand out, as you can see from his rather cheeky username, is that he is willing to be an open book. 
So he isn’t constantly shoving down any products he is sponsoring or whatever piece he is endorsing. 
It’s more of genuinely wanting to hang out and explore what the world has to offer. 
Whenever he posts a picture of the gang together, he’s the one tagging all of them, even the ones with hard usernames.
And there’s always a nice comment thanking whoever hosted the fun time or being appreciative of the area and the locals.
It helps that he has a sense of humour so the memes are always just the right amount of teasing but nothing too bad that will deter potential clients.
Because of his down-to-earth nature, he reels everyone in.
Uses the space to invite everyone following him on any celebration/casual outing.
The thing is... he has a lot of followers.
So... good luck.
Aoi
1150 followers.
@DeredArtTooTsun
Look, even he knows he is a Tsundere. It’s a small victory getting him to acknowledge that, let alone use it to brand himself here.
But god, he’s the man I’m most jealous of on Tumblr.
PERFECT BULLET JOURNALS AND SKETCHES.
Got the spreads that literally define ‘aesthetic’, a perfect lineup of art materials even with pencils that have their numbers faded, and somehow, the emotions can pass through the paper and screen.
Even does tutorials on perspectives, positions with cute annotations. Just don’t praise them for being adorable though and focus on improving your skills, dummy.
Ironically though, it’s his mindless vents that get the most number of notes.
It helps that the pics include him, a very cute... I mean... manly boy screaming at very, very hot men.
A bit baffled but whatever it takes to get commissions. 
That’s right, he takes them. At least there is a back-up option should the restaurant ever go out of business. 
Spoiler Alert: Still doesn’t get paid as much. People, have you seen the number of talented artists here? Aoi might be in the rankings but it’s still hard attracting business.
Support your fandom artists, everyone!
Ginnojo
1000 followers. Just nice.
Ginnojoz
Poor grandpa didn’t intend to put that extra ‘z’ letter, it was a typo because scales don’t get along with haptic touch. 
And unfortunately, doesn’t understand how to change it. 
Once, he was huge on Vine before it died. The end of an era that he has to witness again. RIP.
Gin-Gin, it is RIGHT. THERE.
Expect to find his super short self-defence videos and Book Club Readings on YouTube.
Girls actually appreciate his instructions and attempts to provide help even if they are alone. 
He did try to respond to the nice ones and actually succeeds. 
It’s always easier getting to know the language of women when you don’t really see/touch them.
A deep baritone is perfect for some sexy excerpt of a historical novel... 
Until he corrects the setting.
In fact, he sometimes rage-quits and rewrites it. 
Unlike Kuya, him doing those established ideas actually catches on. 
Yura and Gaku
1500 followers.
MelodyandTheBeat. 
... Tik-tokers. Tik-Tok people? 
WTH do you call them?
As you can see, they are the most popular since it’s combined stardom.
Look, their covers and music mixes are beautiful.
They always have their own version that somehow combines traditional Japanese music... with k-pop.
And of course, food porn. 
Just be grateful there isn’t that awful squelching sound you hear when you consume jelly or the breaking of chilli seeds. 
Listen, I usually separate them because it’s never nice to be grouped as having the same activity as your twin. 
But in this case, being both equally beautiful AND talented sells their uploads. 
Even the cringy ones made because Yura is such a Luddite. 
Like just turning his head and being amazed his hair can turn so many colours, being impressed with each tilt until he gets to a black shade. 
Suddenly hurls the phone away. Gee, wonder why? Guess black isn’t the new... black for him?
Gaku sometimes even introduces new filters he created based on Yura’s random requests that strangely get circulated on the site. 
Oji
550 followers all know Oji-Sanz
Unlike Ginnojo, he deliberately adds the ‘z’ letter to sound cool.
You wanna know what’s worse? 
He actually uses Facebook. 
Aoi decides to give up on him. Nobody blames the poor student.
It’s apparently some old form of social media? Never used it, no sirree. 
Always changing his relationship status but at the end of the day, he’s single and ready... 
To post about all the lovely ladies destined to enter his restaurant. 
He thinks it’s great publicity. 
It really isn’t but one good thing about Oji is he includes EVERYONE.
This man respects his customers and always helps advertise their wares, especially if their connections lead to more resources. 
And less grocery shopping on his part.
Does post the recipes he and Aoi created but will never use because the Milk Hall had a certain style to follow.
Officially makes Aoi his son... on Facebook at least. 
Aoi now tolerates the account. 
Barely. 
Toichiro Yuri
WhatheMeSay has 1231 followers! 
In your face @CapitalKayKay and @NevermorebutSnore!!
You know, I’m so glad that there aren’t any users with those names because I’d be so scared of accidentally tagging them.
Also, geddit? Because... What the fox say? 
Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding... yeah, I’ll stop.
Pinterest Guy. And actually does spend on his ‘hobby’ to show off to everyone.
It does boost you and your father’s sales so there is nothing to complain about. 
His boards are always alliterated just to sound super catchy and it works so long as he gets the right emoji. 
Kabuki plays better be promoted or else.
Filled with candid pictures of his victims all taken at different angles you didn’t know were possible and in varying degrees of hilariously misunderstood positions.
He even supplies a donation link, heavily leveraged by his followers, since there are incentives tied to it like early access.
A bit suspicious the photos look like cropped out parts from Koga’s posts and some of the text resembles Kuya’s... er... wisdom?
He takes an unholy amount of selfies when he thinks no one is looking and so they are always surprised upon finding them on the Selfie Board. 
There is a locked board that no one can access, even his followers who are his comrades in real life. 
It’s actually just one picture in there. 
It’s you smiling and giggling at a joke of his. Not even you know it’s been taken. Guess he is as soft as his fur, eh? He better come out soon or else.
Kuro
Kuroruohtumbling
Ginnojo is unfortunately just old enough to have grown up with Scooby-Doo to understand the reference.
Snapchat, like a snapping snake! Hiss!
Unironically loves the puppy face.
Ok, but the glimpses of his stunts help show snippets of the circus life. 
He and his whole troupe family will even don costumes best suited for certain filters.
Sometimes ropes in Ginnojo... and by sometimes, I mean enough for everyone to start wondering if the stoic man is part of the act. 
To be fair, he randomly hugs people and ranks them here.
You, of course, were number 1. 
Now, if only he didn’t use the bloody song to announce it but you forgive him.
Maybe even risks revealing his ayakashi form before deleting the message to you.
Loves making international fans and learning various languages through each post, sort of like flashcards but animated and more fun!
And with 1200 followers, he might become a polyglot like Koga.
Shizuki 
Everyone bans him from creating one. 
Because they know the power of his roasts is too great. 
Little do they know he goes undercover. 
Underground.
And under their noses.
That’s right. His rant town on... MySpace. 
Unapologetically uses a good chunk of his salary from serving the House of Yuri just to get nifty themes that help with the whole burning process. 
Look, there’s a reason he and Oji are friends. 
This is why. 
Their taste in women seems fine but we really have got to do something about their affinity towards DEAD PLACES.
To be fair, he made the whole thing drunk but that doesn’t mean he should maintain it SOBER.
He just feels that it is a waste of space if he doesn’t utilize it. 
And it also becomes kind of cathartic. From the intrusive hugs to his master and Sir Gaku irking each other to no end, he needs it. 
Zero followers... but only because it’s super private. 
It becomes 1 the moment you jokingly create an account. 
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