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kaychen666 · 4 months
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YAY✌️ 
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moradadabeleza · 1 month
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Kai Wai Wong 
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99superstar · 11 months
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it’s not about havin’ someone to love me anymore, this is the experience of bein’ an american whore
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iorihimee · 9 months
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BAKUTEN SHOOT BEYBLADE: ICONS [1/?]be
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moonandblossoms · 10 months
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MAYBLADE 2023: DAY 31 - FREE DAY! (TEAM CAPTAINS)
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thunderstruck9 · 1 year
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Adrian Kay Wong (American, 1991), Between Sips, 2022. Oil on canvas, 14 × 8 in.
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emoremix · 4 months
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tomorrow x together (2023), dir. wong kar-wai
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doyoungr · 2 years
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ઇ♡⋆。˚ capris♡ngs interlude ₊=͟͟͞͞♡˚ਏਓ
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digital-dahlia · 5 months
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DIGIMON TAMERS GRID MEMES
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Ryo would totally rob a bank but I ran out of spaces
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klapollo · 1 year
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I've been remembering beyblade and also colored pencils
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kaychen666 · 5 months
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THE KEY / THE HAND / THE GOOD SAMARITAN
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THE PRAY / IT'S OK, WE GOT YOU
Finally I've completed this series. These were for my own practice with Luis as the main theme, and I experimented and researched a bit on lighting and atmosphere presentation. ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
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For Leon's part, I decided on the colors before determining the composition. Ashley and Ada were focused on replicating the in-game lighting as closely as possible.
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While conceiving this, I was crying into my pillow the whole time. I'm sorry for making you all go through this pain with me, and thank you for liking this series.To console myself and everyone, I drew a little bonus , give Luis a hug.
And this is an unused version😂😂 ↓
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Thank s for watched!
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moradadabeleza · 30 days
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Kai Wai Wong 
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supersonicart · 1 year
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Adrian Kay Wong's "Softly."
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Currently on view at Hashimoto Contemporary in Los Angeles, California is artist Adrian Kay Wong's solo exhibition, "Softly."
Joining the gallery for his debut solo presentation, his work is used as a conduit to focus the viewers’ attention to the small, soft moments in everyday life, paying tribute to the overlooked and ephemeral.
Stories and narratives slowly unfurl like drifting smoke, building characters and internal worlds in each canvas. Formal elements of composition, color and form are brought to the fore by Wong’s precise and thoughtful paintings transmuting the mundane into the sublime. Scenes of quiet introspection are distilled down to their essential forms, asking the viewer to consider and decipher each detail and composition.
Evening light slants in from an open window on a table left with sake glasses, cigarettes and a forgotten phone. The ritual of preparing coffee and juice is left to cast shadows across a counter in the early morning sun. Desks and surfaces are strewn with the objects of a day’s tasks, the only vestiges to hint at actions just out of frame. Wong describes the work as, "Moments that lays just outside of our attention, where upon being noticed the spell of the scene vanishes. The instance just before or after a secret moment that happens when we leave a room and the magic and glow of it that we can never quite perceive in the fleeting scene.”
Each painting is the product of daily existence, elevating peripheral vignettes to center stage. Drawing inspiration from the Japanese author Junichiro Tanizaki, the artist sees “shadows, emptiness and silence as undervalued qualities that make a space beautiful.” The brevity and simplicity allow one to view the elegance, subtlety and beauty in the everyday moments that drift through our lives quietly, softly.
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THE SUPERSONIC ART SHOP | FOLLOW ON INSTAGRAM
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Pairing: Ray Kon x Mariah Wong/Mao Chen
Note: So for my dear followers and members of Bakuten Shoot Fandom, here is my ReiMao Oneshot and a snippet from my book "The End is Nigh"
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Mariah was sitting at a hilltop, her eyes glimmering with tears as she rubbed her eyes again and again. She loved Ray. She loved him so much that it hurt her heart. But she had also promised herself one thing- that she will never come between Ray and his dreams. How can she be a good lover if she will bind Ray to her? Love isn't a bondage, its a bond that opens up the whole sky to fly freely. If Ray wanted to fly, who was she to stop him? Yes, it worried and hurt her heart that maybe, he will fall in love with someone else.
She scoffed. Of course, why would he love her? She was a reminder of the village anyways, just a village girl, nothing else. She would want someone with an open mind and modern thinking. She was a naive village girl, she wasn't even beautiful! He definitely won't love her-
"Mao?"
Whipping her head, she cursed in her mind when she saw Ray, and felt the tear marks on her cheeks. Frantically getting up she wiped them and turned to look at him with a smile. "Ray! You didn't leave?" She faked her happiness.
"Mao, what happened? You didn't even came to see me off. Are you hurt that I'm leaving?" Ray asked with concern lacing his voice, his eyes swirling with sadness and worry for the pink haired friend of his.
A Friend for whom he had feelings.
It wasn't long that he had figured it out. But when few months back The White Tigers and Blitzkrieg Boys arrived at same time at Tyson's Dojo- which was disastrously hilarious time of their life- he had been watching Mariah nearly tearing Kevin, Daichi and Ian in new one after the three had pranked Kenny and messed with his Laptop.
Surprisingly it was Tala who had pointed it out, just smirking and saying, "I didn't knew you liked pink." And when he asked how Tala knew his feelings, it was Bryan who snorted on his vodka and said, "It is so obvious that you love your pink haired Kitty." And that had made Ray blush, leading into the two taking it as their right to tease him about it at every point.
And ever since then, the pink haired girl of his own village had taken her heart. Maybe his heart was never with himself in first place, maybe she had it always.
"Oh it's nothing Ray, I just wanted some time alone." Mariah said and looked away, tucking a hair lock behind her ear. Something she did when she was nervous.
"Mao.." Ray held her elbow and turned her towards him. "You are lying. What is it? Tell me." Ray demanded, his golden eyes glinting in sun. Mariah felt her breath shortening. Ray looked like the very White Tiger, Baihu, the Protector of their clan. Be it his fair skin or those Golden eyes he—
Her eyes widened, and she gasped internally.
In the hazy midst of a dream, there stood a figure of enchanting allure. Adorned in the resplendent attire of an ancient Chinese dress, his long hair cascaded like liquid midnight, softly swaying in the ethereal breeze. His Zhishen robe, a pristine canvas of white, bore intricate designs in shimmering gold, each motif dancing in harmony with his every movement. Atop his noble brow rested the majestic Mianguan crown, a symbol of sovereignty and wisdom. Amidst the misty veil of slumber, he stood as a vision of regal elegance, a fleeting embodiment of grace and kindness, giving her a slow smile despite her being unable to see his face.
"Mao?" Ray's eyes widened in worry when he saw Mariah's tears flowing. "Mao!" He shook her worriedly and Mariah blinked, wiping her tears. What did she do? Did she zone out? Whom did she saw? Why was the person in her vision eerily similar to Ray? Why was she feeling this sudden urge to cry and hold Ray?
"I-I'm fine Ray!" Mariah choked out and Ray looked at her with a frown. "You are crying Mari—" "You want to know why I didn't came to see you off, right?" "What?" Ray was stumped by sudden question, thrown off guard.
Mariah took a deep breath and said, "You want to know why I didn't come to see you off, right??" She repeated, a tear rolling down her cheek. Ray widened his eyes, and his hand reached up, wiping the single tear that rolled down. "Yes, I do.." He said softly, cupping her cheeks.
Mariah gulped and took a daring step ahead, their chests now touching as her pink glove clad palms enclosed around Ray's black gloved ones. "Ray... Can I ask you something?" She whispered softly and Ray nodded gently. "Do you.. Do you love me?" She asked. She knew very well that Ray was aware of her feelings for him. Her feelings that never extinguished, despite him having left village. Lee always berated her for loving Ray before they made up, but she brushed it off and stood on her ground.
Ray was caught off guard as his breath got stuck in his throat, no words coming out for a while. He stood there silently, holding Mariah's cheek as his white eyes stared in her eyes, which were wavering. Mariah felt her confidence shatter and she tried to take a step back, but Ray's firm hold on her face prevented her to do so. Ray smiled softly and gently caressed her cheekbones with his thumb and peered in her golden eyes.
"Mao... I'm not a fan of Words. I would like to do the action." He smiled softly and tilted her head up, closing his eyes and pressing his lips against hers. Mariah felt her knees buckle as her tears flew rapidly, and she hurriedly wrapped her arms across his neck and his sturdy arms fell around her small waist, pulling her flush against him as he kissed her more deeply, savouring the taste if strawberry on her lips. He tilted his head for more access and kissed her more deeply, nipping at her lower lip with his sharp teeth.
Mariah let out a yelp at that, and Ray broke their kiss, adjoining their foreheads together as sun shone brightly over them, casting a lovely scenery around them. "I hope you know now..." He breathed out softly, smiling at her lovingly. Mariah nodded rapidly, her tears flowing more and more. "Mao, I promise you. I will return. And when I return.." He took out his Beyblade, and caressed the bitchip of Driger. "I will marry you.." He smiled softly.
Mariah let out a loud teary cry, and lunges forward. Ray yelled in surprise as he felt himself going off balance and he fell on his back, only for Mariah's lips to contact his in a sweet kiss. "I'm yours, Rei." Mariah mumbled shyly between their kiss, and he hugged her tightly, taking off her head scarf in process. "Ray!" Mariah gasped and tried taking her scarf back.
"Nuh-uh!" Ray shook his head and held her scarf up. "It's your token, I want you stronger than ever and face me in Tournament, okay?" He asked softly and her cheeks turned red as she nodded, and slowly laid her head on his chest, listening to his soothing heartbeat.
"I love you Ray.."
"I love you as well, My Little Mao.."
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I wanted it to turn out more beautiful and aesthetic but well ig that's the level if romance I can write—
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mymoodwriting · 10 months
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“It’s been months.”
“Not surprising. I told you they’d hold on tight.”
     When Taemin had told them it would be a while before they’d see you again, they kinda hoped he was lying. Half a year later, they could finally see that he was right.
“Still… I can’t help but wonder if she’s even alive…”
“If you think she’s dead, you’re an idiot.” Taemin stated. “She is everything the Organization wanted. They are going to be careful, and they are going to take their time training her until she’s what they want. We weren’t lucky enough to be that special.”
“Your training wasn’t easy.” Ten said. “So I doubt she has it easy either.”
“They won’t let her die if that’s what you’re worried about… no matter what…”
“I’m not so sure that’s reassuring.”
“Be patient. We’ll see her again. I don’t doubt that.”
    Without you around they didn’t have much to fight over, so it forced cooperation. All they really had now was each other, and their goal to find you. They had ways to pass the time, training, yelling at each other, beating each other up, and sometimes they’d go out as a team. Even if they were waiting on your reappearance, the Organization was still operating. Taemin kept a close eye on them, and when he found a chance to get information he’d always jump on it. Now there wasn’t any arguing on who was in charge.
    It wasn’t just them being submissive, but more a proper partnership. Taemin knew the most about the Organization and how they operated, so he was better suited in the role of leader anyway. As time went on, as they went out together, they learned to work more harmoniously. They’d always look for clues about you as well. Hoping to find any information on you, hoping to find your location and rescue you. That was rarely the case, and it was hard to keep holding out for hope. Although when they finally got something like that, it wasn’t really what they wanted to find.
“Test Subject 0046, trial number 394-”
    Taemin had been searching through some files when he came across a familiar name. He found videos and clicked on one, immediately seeing you on screen. You were collared, dressed in white, and you looked so exhausted. When he realized Mark was peeking over his shoulder he immediately stopped the video and deleted everything.
“That… that was y/n!” Mark yelled. “That was her! Play the video.”
“No.”
“What was-”
“I said no!” Taemin hissed. “I know what those videos are, and she wouldn’t want you to see her like that.”
“Like what?” Taeyong questioned. “What was that video?”
“It’s just… records… of her training… they did that for us too, so they could look back and see what we did, what we responded too.”
“Is she alright?”
“She didn’t look so good, but she’s alive. The date on it was rather recent, so there’s the evidence you’ve been waiting for.”
“Do we know where she is?” Lucas questioned. “Or is that too much to hope for?”
“No location I’m afraid.” 
“The training facilities are numerous.” Kai reminded. “And it’s likely she gets moved whenever we attack a location.”
“We’re also prone to trashing them.” Baekhyun added. “They don’t mind as long as we’re progressing. I’ve completely fried a whole building’s electrical system once or twice.”
“The hell?” Ten said. “You can do that.”
“I can control it now.”
“You’ve also improved with your abilities.” Taemin mentioned. “So progress is made all around. I’m impressed, but we’re not done yet.”
“Speaking of our training.” Kai cut in. “ I found something you’re not gonna like.”
“What?”
“It seems the Organization is ready to start up the experiment again.”
“Of course, they have what they want, and with the rest of us missing, they’d want a whole new batch of test subjects.”
“We need to go.” Lucas suddenly said. “I hear company coming, and it’s a lot.”
“Kai, get the info on a drive.” Taemin ordered. “Lucas, how much time do we have?”
“Maybe five minutes. They’re moving to surround us and cover all exits.”
Mark scoffed. “They can’t cover our exit.”
“Don’t get cocky.” Taeyong said. “You still mess up.”
“And I have half a mind to punch you to see if you’re a clone.”
“How would that work?”
“I’m not sure, but we can find out.”
“Got it!” Kai stated. “Let’s go.”
“Again!”
    It was always the training with each other that complicated matters. Kai and Baekhyun still had their cocky attitudes, and the others really were not at their level. For the most part Mark could better keep up with Kai, the fights more based on being able to locate the other before they appear and avoid a hit. Despite his best efforts and improvement, Kai always landed a hit, and after the one Mark gets thrown off his game and loses. It annoyed and frustrated him to no end, not getting how the other managed.
“Can we take a break?”
“Five minutes.”
“Seriously. You wanna kick my ass that bad?”
“You’ve gotten better.” Kai admitted. “So don’t be so hard on yourself.”
“All this time, and how many hits have I landed on you?”
“None.”
“I don’t really think I’m improving.”
“It takes me longer to hit you now than it did at first.”
“That’s not really motivational.”
“You’re improving, even if you don’t think so. I train with you, I know how you think, the enemy doesn’t.”
“I guess…”
“Come on, let’s go again.”
“Ugh, fine.”
    Besides Mark, Kai also tended to train with Taeyong. The multiple enemies didn’t seem to bother him. Although just like with Mark, he remains untouched. For Taeyong it was about control, being able to duplicate and get his doubles into action fast, while also protecting himself. There was improvement there as well, even if the boy didn’t think so. When it came to Ten and Lucas, their training involved a lot more focus. Baekhyun knew about being patient and figuring things out, although his students didn’t.
“What more do you expect from me?” Ten questioned. “I think I’m at my limit. I can heal living objects, and fix inanimate things. What’s possibly next?”
“You have to go beyond what you think is possible.” Baekhyun responded. “All I thought I could do was turn the light on and off, not create hallucinations, or fire.”
“Then where do you see my powers going?”
“Look at what you can do, the basics of it, and go further.”
“But like what? You had a whole team of scientists dissect your powers and figure out things for you to try. I don’t have that.”
“Taemin’s coming.” Lucas cut in. “He’ll enter in 3, 2…”
    Right on cue, the doors to the garden opened and Taemin walked in. Baekhyun looked over and waved, telling Lucas he did a good job. He seemed capable of distinguishing the others by little things like footsteps and breathing patterns. 
“How are they doing?”
“Good.” Baekhyun said. “Just a little stuck.”
“Why are we still even training?” Lucas asked. “We’re far more capable with our powers now than before.”
“Perhaps, but I need you to be better.”
“Why?”
“Cause you’re the only hope.”
“What?”
“Even if we get lucky and come across y/n, she won’t be alone. The Organization has the means to block my powers, as well as Baekhyun’s and Kai’s, but not yours. I need you all to be capable of handling yourselves in that situation. Everything will most likely come down to you.”
“But what more do you expect of us?” Ten wondered. “I feel like I’ve reached my limit.”
“I’ve been there too, but trust me, you are capable of more.”
“Like what? You keep saying that but I can’t even picture it.”
“You have to open your eyes.”
    Taemin used his powers to pick an apple off one of the trees, and bring it to him. He broke it in half, tossing a piece over to Ten.
“I know I can fix this apple, make it whole again, heal it, but what else is there?”
“The apple, where does it come from?”
“Huh?”
“What’s the origin of the apple?”
“Uh… it comes from a seed? From a tree?”
“The seed, that’s the origin isn’t it? A little seed you could plant and grow into a tree that would then become an apple.”
“Right… but…”
“You heal, you fix what is broken. Or more accurately you return something to its original state. Why not go further and return it to its original form? Why not take the apple,” Taemin tossed Ten the other half. “And turn it back into a seed.”
“I… I can’t possibly do that.”
“You’d be healing the apple, all the way back into its original form. Imagine a door, placing your hand on it and separating the materials, healing them individually, and returning them back to their original form too. Your ability to heal can be a form of destruction, don’t you think?”
“… is that even possible for me to do?”
“You’d have to try.”
“If Ten can do that, what about me?” Lucas asked. “What more can superhearing do?”
“You basically have a second sight, x-ray vision actually. You’re still only using your ears and a sense of echo location to decipher your surroundings. With practice, don’t you think it’d be possible to see the world in a whole new way?”
“X-ray vision… sounds impossible.”
“Yet you won’t know unless you try.” Taemin cleared his throat. “Baekhyun, how are we doing on the decryption?”
“The program is still running, but nothing yet. Even if the surface data suggests info on the experiment restarting, there’s no guarantee we’d get anything from breaking the code.”
“The information we got alone is enough to put us on alert. I’ll keep looking for connections on my end.”
    Taemin hadn’t really been cautious before but now was the time for it. He’d have everyone wear bracelets going forward when they went out, just in case they’d happen to run into you. If the Organization was about ready to restart such a horrible thing, then you must be in a position they’re happy with. He didn’t know what to expect, but he wanted to make sure they were all prepared for anything. Taemin didn’t have any expectations over the data they had stolen, so when it gave them a location he was grateful, but also displeased.
“A club?” Taeyong stated. “They’re target is another club?”
“It worked for them once.” Kai said. “So not a bad idea to bet on it again.”
“Things would be different this time too.” Baekhyun added. “Y/n will most likely be there.”
“How can you tell?” Lucas questioned.
“Did you forget how you got away? You just left, but with someone capable of mind control, they could easily lock down the building and make sure everyone in there cooperated. Their test pool this time would be about three times bigger.”
“Which means more casualties.” Taemin mentioned. “Going in there means the only people we can trust is each other, but even then that won’t last long. We’ll wind up on our own.”
“This is dangerous.” Kai added. “That whole building, everyone inside will basically be our enemy. Trying to get y/n out, if she really does end up there, could get us all captured.”
“We have to take that chance.” Mark stated. “If there’s a chance, a good chance, y/n will be there, we have to take it.”
“Did you forget the part where the whole building becomes a cage for us?”
“You rather we pass this up?”
“Mark’s right.” Taemin cut in. “Regardless of the danger we have to go in. The number of people who will be affected, taken, the Organization could easily go off radar after pulling off something like this. Which means y/n would be off radar too. This could be the only chance we get to rescue them after all these months. After this, the chances get lower and the risks get higher.”
    They all hated being back in a club. A reminder for them about the night their lives changed forever. Since they got in without much problem, things had probably only just begun. Whether you were there or not, this was more about stopping this whole thing from starting again. The atmosphere seemed normal, so it meant they’d need to get into VIP. The bouncer wasn’t letting anyone in, which wasn’t exactly a good, but ultimately not a problem for Taemin. Usually one would think the VIP area would be lively, but besides the music the place seemed oddly quiet.
“Spread out.” Taemin ordered. “Check the rooms. If they’re doing things like before, there’s probably a certain drink being offered.”
    They split off, checking the rooms. Some seemed empty, and others had guests that were passed out. Ten went into the room to investigate, seeing that the people were still alive. He looked around, finding some empty glasses with a few drops of a blue liquid at the bottom. It was a familiar look, but given the results, the formula had been changed. He wouldn’t be the only to discover this, but it made him wonder if they were too late.
    As Taemin exited a room he saw what appeared to be a waiter exit another. She wore a black lace blindfold to hide her eyes, and a matching choker. Dressed in a similar outfit meant to entice, and was probably the one handing out tainted drinks. He had questions, even if they couldn’t answer. As the girl walked by he grabbed their arm, and upon being closer he realized something. Taemin reached up and ripped the blindfold off, seeing your face. Your eyes were devoid of individuality, and when he ripped off the choker he could see the collar it had been hiding.
“They found a way to tame you…”
    Taemin reached up to take the collar off, only to see you come to life and attack him. You got a hit on him before he started to defend himself. Soon enough the commotion got the attention of the others. They were glad to see you, but were confused by the circumstances.
“Get the collar off her.” Taemin yelled.
    No one really acted, not wanting to hurt you, but also getting the collar off wouldn’t be easy. Everyone thought maybe Kai would deal with this, but he didn’t.
“Mark, use your powers and get the collar off.” Kai said.
“Why me? You’re better at this.”
“You think I haven’t been trying? My powers aren’t working.”
“Neither are mine.” Baekhyun added. “So you guys need to do something!”
    Even if you weren’t all there, you were listening and processing things. So when you had the chance you bolted, intending to escape from them. It wouldn’t be easy though, so you actually ran into a room you hadn’t been to yet, easily getting the people there on your side. So when the boys came in, they were met with a surprise attack. They didn’t want to hurt innocent people, but the longer you avoided them, the easier it was to get yourself a little army.
“Taemin.”
“I know.” Taemin spat. “This is impressive, but we can’t kill anyone. Mark, get her!”
    When Mark got himself free he chased after you, portaling to your side and then taking hold of your arm, portaling you somewhere else. He was exhausted, and in a bit of a panic, so only took you somewhere quieter, outside in the alleyway. That didn’t work out since as soon as you were on solid ground you punched him in the face, not giving him a chance to recover. Mrk couldn’t bring himself to hit you no matter how hard you hit him. The only thing he had was his words.
“Y/n! Snap out of it! It’s me, Mark! Come on, you know me!”
    He was practically begging you to return to him, and it didn’t seem to be working, but he’d keep trying. He was spouting out nonsense, recalling old memories hoping something goes deep enough to reach you.
“Please, y/n, I won’t hurt you!”
    The sudden stop in hits was nice, but Mark was more worried about you. When he looked over you were holding your head and stumbling around.
“Y/n.”
    Mark quickly got up, but was still recovering. You were also moving away from him, going out towards the streets. Lucas was able to tell you two were nearby, so when they had the chance they made it out to the alley. Some helped Mark, and others went after you. Although once you were out on the streets you had the cars swerving to avoid you, but going straight for the others.
“We have to go.” Taemin ordered. “Mark, get us out.”
“What?” Taeyong yelled. “What about y/n?”
“We are putting people in danger like this! Mark!”
    Even if he didn’t want to, he knew Taemin was right, and took everyone back home. After a moment Kai and Baekhyun tested their powers again, but Taemin ended up pinning Mark against the wall with his powers, choking him out.
“What happened!”
“Let him go!” Ten yelled.
“Answer me! I told you to get her out, why didn’t you bring her here!”
“I… I panic…”
“Is that seriously your excuse! Even when you had her outside?”
“I can’t… hurt… her…”
“She’s not herself right now, we don’t have the luxury of hesitation.”
“Put him down!” Ten repeated. “I thought we were done fighting among ourselves!”
“You realize we blew our chance, right?” Baekhyun reminded. “Now that we got close once, the Organization won’t let it happen again. If we ever get close to her again, rescuing her is gonna be practically impossible!”
“None of us want to hurt y/n!” Lucas stated.
“I can make you.” Taemin spat back.
“No!” Ten hissed. “We are not fucken doing that again! You aren’t breaking us down and turning us into your puppets! We’re a team now, with one goal! Rescue y/n, and destroy this organization.”
“He’s right, you know.” Taeyong mumbled. “Taemin… y/n isn’t herself right now, we can’t act like it. We’ll end up captured or killed. We could even get her killed.”
“And they’ll be taking advantage of that.” Kai added. “Tonight is proof of that. We didn’t want to lay a finger on her, so even if we had her outnumbered she still beat us.”
    Taemin dropped Mark, storming out of the room. None of them were happy with the outcome from the night, but all they could do was train and keep up their usual work. You’d cross paths again, they just had to be patient some more.
“Just cause we got punished for our mistakes, doesn’t mean you need to do the same.” Kai said. “Don’t you think you crossed a line with Mark?”
“I know… we were so close though.”
“Her collar dampened our powers.” Baekhyun stated. “And it has a range, so we can’t get close to her and use our powers.”
“It’s really up to them…”
    Things returned to what they considered normal. Going out to gather intel and work with that to find you and stop the Organization. They didn’t see you again, bringing them all down. No one lost hope. They had confirmation you were alive, so now it was about finding you and getting you out. Nothing really seemed to change, although keeping tabs on the club they went to did yield some important information.
“This place, it seems to be a major headquarters for the Organization.” Taemin explained. “So don’t blow it. The intel we can get on them and y/n, this could be what we’ve been working towards this whole time.”
    Recon took a bit longer with this target, but they found their way in. It seemed like their usual job, get the intel and get out, but while keeping a lookout Lucas sensed something off.
“Guys… I think she’s here…”
“What?”
“Y/n… she’s in the building.” 
“Where?”
    Getting you was important, but so was the information, so Taemin decided to split up. Lucas was the one who could find you in this big place, so he and Ten, Taeyong, and Mark would go find you, and the rest would stay behind. Those four would still have their powers even when they got close, and Taemin told them not to fuck it up. Lucas took the lead, all of them keeping a low profile and eventually finding you. Although you weren’t alone. Mark didn’t just want to portal you off, knowing he might accidentally bring someone else, so they had to strike first. Taeyong volunteered, duplicating himself and charging in.
    They had been going for a low profile, but they threw that out the window now. Taeyong put up a good fight, but you did too. Despite landing a few hits, you suddenly bolted to one of the duplicates, which was the real Taeyong. Without hesitation you broke his arm, startling everyone. Lucas and Ten rushed over, Lucas distracting you while Ten healed up his teammate. They were all in shock though, but that seemed to finally get it through their heads. You weren’t the girl they knew. To get her back they needed to deal with the one pretending to be you, which meant no holding back.
    Once healed up Taeyong made more duplicates, pushing himself to his own limits. Ten had figured out how to make his touch poisonous, practically destroying anything he touched, including flesh. Lucas could certainly pack a punch, and Mark was being decent by not really hurting anyone. They managed to get the obstacles out of the way, which left you greatly outnumbered. By then you had a busted lip, but still ready to fight. You tried spitting out orders, but they had their bracelets to block you, so they had the advantage. Lucas wrestled with you, pinning you down and Mark managed to get the collar off.
    You struggled under Lucas for a moment after it was removed, then froze. You blinked a few times, your vision starting to regain clarity. Seeing Lucas’s face didn’t feel real, but that feeling only lasted a moment. Suddenly the quiet was filled with noises and you screamed, covering your ears as if that would help. There were too many voices, and the boys took that as a sign to leave. Although they had to check in with the others, and you certainly wouldn’t be able to help, so Mark took you with him, going somewhere truly quiet.
“Hey, hey it’s okay, take a deep breath.”
    The loud noises ceased so fast you needed a moment to make sure you didn’t go deaf. You took in the emptiness of the room, getting a sense of familiarity, but things were still a blur. Mark wasn’t, at least you hoped.
“Mark… is that you?”
“Yeah, I’m right here.”
    Now the tears were blurring your vision, and you scrambled over to hug him, needing to know if he was real. Feeling his body made you weep even harder, and you don’t know how long you stayed like that. You only stopped as you ran out of tears, everything else finally weighing you down.
“You’re alright… you’re alright…”
“It hurts…”
“I know.” Mark reached up to your lip and made you flinch. “Sorry. When Ten gets back he can fix you up.”
    Right on cue the door to the room opened, the rest of the boys piling in. You found new tears to shed upon seeing them, apologizing for hurting them. You immediately grabbed Taeyong’s arm, making sure he was alright.
“I’m okay, I promise. Ten healed me up.”
“I’m sorry…”
“I’m fine, but… how did you know which one was actually me?”
“You have a different frequency compared to your doubles… more similar to the other individuals than your clones.”
“You really got stronger.” Taemin commented. “Very impressive.”
“Yeah…”
“I do owe you an apology as well, for that day. What happened was my fault.”
“That’s in the past… besides I wouldn’t really get any better otherwise…”
“Still.”
“What happens now?” 
“Well, we got somethings.” Baekhyun explained. “It’s gonna take a bit to crack, but it’s the type of information we need to take the Organization down.”
“So it’s over?”
“Not quite yet.”
    You needed time to heal, to recover, in every way. Ten took care of physical injuries, but everything else was on you. The collar had always helped with your powers, but you still needed to gain proper control of yourself. It still felt like a dream at times, being back with them. You’d also wonder if you had just finally broken and were hiding in your own head. Either way, you’d stay here with them, where you were happy.
“So this is it?” Taeyong questioned. “We got what we wanted.”
“Not quite.”
“But if we go public with this, we’ll be hunted.” Ten said. “We’d have to live on the run forever.”
“That’s a problem we can deal with together.” Kai assured. “Besides, you really think anyone is gonna be able to stop us?’
“We expose the Organization, and they get shut down.” Taemin added. “Even if they got some more subjects from that other night, they won’t be running their experiment any longer. We’re the only real survivors here.”
“It wouldn’t be fun to live in hiding anyway.” Lucas said. “So how are we doing this?”
“Nothing like gathering media sources and just letting them have it all at once.” Baekhyun explained. “We get the story out and pull the rug from underneath them. They won’t have time to hide anything, and will get shut down fast. After that, not really our problem.”
“Can we really just expose them and run off?” Mark questioned. “Shouldn’t we do more.”
“If it comes down to it, I suppose.”
“Let’s just do this one step at a time.” You said. “We’ll figure things out as we get to them, together, right?”
“Yeah, together.”
    You took the hand of those nearest to you. This nightmare wasn’t over, but you were going in the right direction so you could wake up and be free. No matter what happened next, you were with the people you wanted to be. Together you could get through anything, and no one was going to get in your way. Never again.
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