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just-spacetrash · 8 months
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aroacewxs · 6 months
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rui facts that are common knowledge atp but i just feel like repeating
hates vegetables because of their texture, and dislikes anything that has similar texture to certain vegetables. example: he hates watermelon because apparently to him the texture is just like a cucumber's? he's not very fond of many fruits either, albeit he dislikes them less than vegetables
only eats at places he's a regular at and becomes distressed when the menu changes. he picks off all vegetables from his food and sometimes emu helps him and eats anything he doesn't like
preferred rivers and lakes over pools as a kid. he would search for shiny rocks and the like in these rivers and lakes and show nene his discoveries
he owned many encyclopedias as a kid. one of them being one about poisonous plants. it had a bright red cover that scared nene LMAO but he read it over and over so now he can recognize which plants are poisonous or not
favourite animal is the platypus because he finds the fact that they are egg-laying mammals interesting
owns three monitors. has a tablet (owned this tablet since he was a kid) and a phone
horrible at packing! he's always thinking about worst case scenarios and possible hypotheticals that could occur during his travels, causing him to overpack and not use half of the things he brings. he mentions that this was the case when he went to america with wxs, and he struggled with the same problem when he was trying to pack for his kyoto trip in pandemonium
his favourite show he performed with wxs was the little mermaid. the show that made him feel the most nervous was a pianist named torpe, and the show that left the strongest impression on him was the one tsukasa performed with the others to convince him to join wxs again
dislikes cleaning because he finds it pointless when his room just becomes cluttered again sooner or later
worst sleep schedule known to man. has been scolded by wxs for coming to rehearsal with horrible eye bags
he people watches a lot. very observant of his environment and uses anything that catches his attention as inspiration for shows and other stories. this can be seen in island panic, where he makes up an entire possible conversation between three monkeys he was observing and in the area convo where he views students fighting to buy bread at the tuck shop as a metaphor for human nature and survival
his role model and inspiration is a director named tom gray! he watched interviews of him and read his books over and over
enjoyer of sci-fi
eats his taiyaki by first splitting it in half to avoid burning his mouth with the hot bean paste. interestingly enough, it is said in japan that the first bite you take in taiyaki determines your personality. rui breaks his taiyaki first before eating, making him a "person of action."
he deepened his interest for shows as a kid by imagining how he would adapt his favourite books into stage productions
there's a specific stool in his room that has remained since his childhood. also an orange box of toys(?) It seems
on the other hand, several aspects of his childhood room have changed: his lampshades are in the shapes of flowers now, his couch is patched up in blue, and he has multiple streamers and balloons. the balloons have little faces on them btw. he also installed a clock. the step ladder near his bookshelf is gone too from what i can see
ok that's all i can think of from the top of my head, hopefully none of these are incorrect,, i'll be very sad if something is wrong. if you know any fun rui facts that aren't listed above PLEASE enlighten me
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libra-stellium · 1 day
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Venus Transits I tracked!
Descriptions from Planets in Transit - Robert Hand
Venus opposite Moon (Apr 17 - Apr 21)
Any problems under this transit are likely to come from doing something to excess
Did I drink a whole bottle of wine on 4/20? yes. Was I feeling it the next day? yes lol Do I regret it? nope! I was trying to have a great night in and that's exactly what I had!
This transit arouses your affections and makes you willing to give and receive love, relationships with women are meaningful
I made this really good pasta with mussels and I invite my aunt to have dinner with me which is simple but I don't usually do that lol
The rest of this transit description was talking about problems in romantic relationships but I'm single soooo N/A
Venus opposite Mercury (Apr 18 - Apr 22)
Favorable time for communication about love and relationships
If you watch 911 you know how it's been this month lol but I've been enjoying watching people watch the show for the first time! Idk which day exactly but it had me thinking about how I used to write fics when I was younger and make fan videos of shows lol such a fun time! Then I had a convo with my bestie about her love live bc she's a late bloomer and naturally is scared of everything lmao
The mercurial side of your personality does not take emotional matters seriously
I forgot to pay attention to this lmfao but I know I was a joker this entire time! lmao I tried to cut back but everything was just toooo funny!!
Be careful what you say about friends and loved ones under this transit , someone may take it seriously
I made a separate entry about the last time this transit happened for me in 2021 so this time around I was very intentional to not talk about anybody lmao about to make myself a shirt like "My friends and I survived my Venus Opposite Mercury transit <3"
One of the most unemotional of all Venus transits
I don't know lol is laughter not an emotion? I was intrigued by this when I wrote it but maybe I would have experienced this if I didn't know it was happening? Or maybe it was something small like me laughing during the serious situation in a show bc the drama was just toooo much I had to laugh lmao
Venus trine MC (Apr 18 - Apr 22)
Good time for any kind of creative activity/getting involved in the arts
I randomly started cooking this pasta with mussels and I've never made it before and it came out so good!!
Excellent time to redecorate your home and make your personal surroundings more attractive, you are much more sensitive to the aesthetic nature of your surroundings
I did do my dishes and clean my kitchen!
Time when you feel very affectionate and have a great need to express your affection, you are pleasant to be around, others can sense how you feel about them which makes them feel good
I didn't really feel thisss? I'm usually pleasant to be around anyway lol but I did text a couple more friends during this time and we were laughing a lot
Transit makes you feel peaceful and anxious to avoid conflict
Bro this bc after my job messed up my pay last week they asked me to update my timesheet again and I was on that email and had it fixed in 2 minutes lmao just for my supervisor to be like oh she doesn't see it on her end like girl....i texted her pictures of my screen like it's there! Don't stress me out!
Venus square Neptune (Apr 21 - Apr 25)
Transit stimulates your romantic imagination making you somewhat unrealistic
As a libra with a pisces rising this was just another regular day lmao but I was more in my synchronicity bag because on 4/25 I started reading this book that I stopped reading last year on May 19 bc I left it in my friend's car for months and I was reading something else by the time I got it back buttttt the back of the page I stopped on the main character was talking about how the only place she had visited in Europe was Amsterdam and i was like ohmygod??? What are the odds that i was so close to reading that last year and it's now almost a year later and I travel to Amsterdam ON MAY 19???
Daydreaming and creativity are high
Idk if that counts but I stitched a tiktok on 4/23 and it's still getting engagement and it's at 50k+ views rn on 4/28 and like 7k+ likes lolll
Venus square Uranus (Apr 24 - Apr 28)
You seek excitement and stimulation through love relationships
single as a pringle lol
Tendency to flirt under this influence, don't make anything more out of an encounter than what it really is
I didn't go anywhere bc work had me working for real during this time and now it's the weekend and I have my period but one of my friends posted a story about how her outfit made her look like a teacher and I commented "What's 5x5? Twenty Fine!!" lmfaoo the corniest pick up line and I still think I was so funny for saying that lol
You are likely to be impulsive with money
yeah Sweetgreen has had me in a chokehold ngl lol every year I go through a phase where I get obsessed with a salad from there! $18 is absolutely wild but so so good! Just writing this makes me want to order again omg
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bonesandthebees · 10 months
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Spruce not reading honey and tangerines made me remember i got like halfway through before losing all my ao3 tabs and never finishing it 😭 i’ll have to go back and find where i was soon
Also one of my only thoughts after burning gold was literally just “wow tallulah covering her eyes for moat of the fic? She really is just like her father”
Also also WF WF WF MY BELOVED clinic and stars will always have a special place in my heart but sbi’s fight after wilbur said he knew why tommy left at the syndicate meeting will always have a special place in my heart, i re-read it sometimes just for fun
Every once in a while i’ll also remember i was here when the last few chapters of clinic weren’t out yet and then i’ll feel old
I vividly remember checking if clinic had updated, it had, and it was the chapter where puffy came and visited tommy and brought him cinnamon rolls and revealed she was a former-hero
And then i remember being here for all of wf, and reading stars when it only had one chapter and then forgetting about it until it was finished 😭
I can picture so clearly in my head checking wf one day at dinner, i had only read the first chapter a while back and hadn’t kept up, there was now five chapters and i was so excited. I was eating tacos. I kept up with wf updates after that
Sorry for the ramble, everyone’s recent asks have reminded me of a lot of things lmao, still debating if i should re-read stars and i’m so very close to giving in
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NOOOO I ACCIDENTALLY INCLUDED THE COVERING EYES BIT AGAIN THIS TIME WITH TALLULAH I DIDNT EVEN REALIZE why do I keep doing this
the fact that you reread that painful fight in wf for fun certainly says something /j (it was such a fun scene to write I'm so glad you enjoyed it so much)
damn you've been around for that long?? you're really an og saturn anon. I remember when I wrote that clinic chapter with puffy and tommy talking after he'd been kidnapped and that conversation ended up being so much longer than I meant it to be. I was so frustrated bc it meant I had to put off the crimeboys reconciliation convo by another chapter and I wanted to write that one so bad, but the puffy tommy convo was so good and flowed so well so I couldn't be too upset
looking back on when wf was updating feels a bit like a fever dream for me bc 1) I wrote most of it during the winter quarter of my senior year of college. we'd gone back to in person for fall quarter after a full year of online bc covid, but then winter had a surge of covid cases again so almost all my classes went BACK online but I had one optional in person class once a week. so I had a lot of free time to write and would spend entire days in a campus coffee shop writing wf 2) sirentwt happened while I was writing wf. that was certainly a Time
anyway i love that you remember you were eating tacos when you noticed wf had 5 chapters up now. I remember I kept trying new drinks at the coffee shop every day when I went there to write but none of it was very good but it was a student run place that had really nice vibes so I became a regular anyway
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fucktheroyals · 3 years
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You know after reading and reading and reading peoples theories and the meta from before the spn finale aired and the meta writers reactions to the finale I think I have a theory of my own. We don't have any answers tho, so this is pure speculation. If you wanna add something to support or discredit any of this that's cool but there's too many things floating around. Know I dont have proof for this conclusion at all. A lot of what I say is just guesses based on previous facts.
This all came together in my head when I realized how much this finale REEKS of the original producers and who the show was originally for. It REEKS of Robert Singer. Like if the execs started saying they didn't want it, Robert Singer was the one pushing that the story was about the brothers. That kinda thing.
Then, I was thinking of the problems in this episode and it struck me these are all of Supernatural biggest issues and to be honest all of it feels completely deliberate.
Take the sexism for example, Supernatural in it's later seasons largely out grew this, we have Jody, Rowena, Donna, Charlie, Mary, Claire (and even a wayward sisters pilot with MORE women/girls) all making regular appearances. They're mainly good characters and mostly aren't there to hurt our boys. Rowena, of course, is the one outlier being very about herself but it's clear she still cares for them, I mean its part of her development. But they're all real, with character flaws just like everyone else. (And we have Death too and she was POC 😭 THANK GOD)
Now look at the earlier half of Spn, we have Ellen and Jo, who's appearances were far in between. There's Bela in season 3, recurring for quite a bit (5 eps), but she is a character that is only there for herself, definitely not found family (unlike Ellen & Jo), and she's got more episodes in season 3 than Ellen and Jo in season 2 who aren't seen again til season 5. The "fans" send in hate mail after hate mail to try to get these characters off, and eventually they are. Then there's Ruby who's character stayed for a whole two seasons and was a largely recurring character. Why does she get to say so long? She's a plot device. She's supposed to be there to betray Sam. She has to stay (plus Jared obviously likes her). But she's not just a character the writers like writing about. Same with Lilith. Obviously not as recurring but still a plot device. Did they get hate mail tho? You can bet on it. Why? because tHeY'rE gOnNa PuSh ThE bOyS (Dean and Sam) aPaRt ThE sHoW iS aBoUt ThE bOyS oNlY. Without even thinking about the hate mail, just notice how large the difference is from how women are seen in the earlier seasons to the later seasons. Misha got tons of hate mail too for being a character that could split up the boys (probably only being allowed to say because he a man, thanks sexist producers and execs).
Only after Castiel was killed off and then Castiel fans successfully (thank you guys) got him back on the show did the hate mail largely simmer, which means female character's were allowed to stay! Which has lead us to a show with a good amount of female characters. But can you imagine having to kill characters off time and time again because people keep complaining that the show is "only about the boys." Fun times really.
So now we get to this final and we see sexism. But it wasn't just the plain old regular sexism you find in the earlier days of spn. Because now, there ARE women to talk about, talk to. But this episode was DESOLATE women wise, unless they were used for plot (which is also sexist!). Small scenes, they're barely there. Women gets her tongue cut out. Random women from s1 gets killed. Sam doesn't SPEAK of Eileen. Nothing. No mention of any female characters from the boys mouths unless they were from/in this episode itself. That's WIERD. I know we've all said it. But that goes beyond forgetting about characters. I mean its SAM'S GIRLFRIEND for Christ's sake. There is NO REASON they couldn't have said Eileen's name. Notice how Sam's wife is just... faceless. This is literally an age old sexist trope. Like... one of the things about bringing Mary back to life for s12+ is that it takes this trope... of basically a generic mother, and gives her life and feelings, whether you like them or not, they're real feelings. They said Mary isn't just a mom she's a person. Mary's existence in the later half of spn is to fix this kind of female tropes that fall upon her character, to not let these her stay a 2 dimensional character. They said we should know she's more than just the mom who tried to save her kid. Do that is the exact opposite of Sam getting a nameless, faceless wife. The sexism of the old spn wasn't just brought back, it was completely amplified. It wasn't just accidental or some exec "fixing" the story it was DELIBRATE. Whoever wrote that, didn't do ALL OF THAT by accident. Because an exec or a producer who doesn't see the flaws in old supernatural isn't going to write it that deliberately.
Let's bring it back to s10 when Charlie was killed (singer was mainly to blame). Dead in the bathtub, age old classic of burying ur gays. If you were here you know people never let Supernatural live that down. THEY KNOW what bury ur gays means. Hell, Robbie Thompson left because of Charlie's death and you think the writers don't know what it means? I mean both Bobo Berens (especially) and Steve Yockey's careers are centered around LGBT+ storytelling and you think they don't know? They know. They know.
And Dean wasn't just apart of the bury your gays trope, it is so far BEYOND that. Dean being killed on a rusty nail/screw, the tongues ripped out, things that seemed to be meant for other people. Jensen's acting in the last two episodes was giving us "DEAN RECIPROCATES" but no one ever actually saying it. I think it's clear that Dean was killed for being Bi. They didn't address it for a reason, they just silenced him. His narrative was supposed to be about letting him be HIM for the first time, to say what his feelings are instead of having them miscommunicated, and instead of doing that, they just silenced him. And the more we look at this scene the more horrific it gets. The more it's a complete slap in the face and it's supposed to be. Some guy who knows nothing about the LGBT can't write a scene this horrific.
Some guy who knows nothing about Dean couldn't write a scene that deconstructs all of Dean's character development and gives Dean his worst nightmare. I MEAN DEAN WANTED TO LIVE HIS LIFE! THEY DIDNT HIDE THAT JOB APPLICATION (or whatever job related thing that was) IN THERE FOR SHITS AND GIGGLES THEY WANT YOU TO KNOW THIS IS THE ABSOLUTE WORST SITUATION. Dean isn't Barney from HIMYM. If you watched HIMYM then you'll know Barney went from being a stereotypical ladies man and treating women terribly to being in love with a women and treating her right and working hard for it. The last episode of HIMYM (why its so bad) Barney's character development is thrown out and he's back to being a stereotypical ladies man. You don't need to know Barney's character very much to do that.
To kill Dean during a hunt his father never finished, to not have anyone at his funeral, to have Dean die young like his life didn't matter. Those are Dean's worst fears and you'd only truly know that if you watched the gin episode in s3, where they are basically laid out for you. You HAVE to know Dean's character to tear him apart like this.
This episode took all the core elements of the show and did a complete 180° the name of the episode itself is "Carry on" and Dean and Sam very much did not carry on. Sam grieving his entire life so that he good get to heaven and see Dean again. Dean being ready to live his life, despite the enormous pitfalls and learning to love himself only to be killed. "Family don't end with blood." Um.... it did in that episode either literally with Dean's death or you know BECAUSE NONE OF THEIR FOUND FAMILY WAS THERE. Not Jack, Not Cas, Not Eileen, Not Donna, Not Charlie, Not Jody, Not Claire... on and on we go. No one was there, nobody was even mentioned. Dean's funeral, no one even called that we know of. It was just Sam and Dean. Sam and Dean. And Bobby. Don't forget Bobby. But yeah Sam and Dean.
That's what the show is about right, the brothers.
Except it's not anymore. It hasn't been for years.
Cas not being there was deafening but it brought us to a major point. Becky. Becky's telling us about the terrible ending.
And many of us are wondering why would they literally tell us this is the worst ending and then... make it the ending.
Now before we move on, it very apparent many of you think Dabb doesn't ship Deancas. And Dabb doesn't care about the characters.
Say what you will about any plot holes in his writing, the point he is VERY GOOD at writing the characters, and giving us good ones.
Why do we know Dabb ships Deancas? (ill say when its cowrote, other wise its not) cowrote ep 8.02 - purgatory "I prayed to you, Cas, every night" "Cas, Buddy, I need you." "I have a price on my head, and I've been trying to stay one step ahead of them, to – to keep them away from you." 8.08 Hunteri Heroici - Cas helps them hunt! 😊❤ Dean & Cas have a serious convo about why Cas doesn't want to see/go to heaven. 8.22 Dean's mad at Cas. Sam's explanation of why Dean should be easy on Cas: "It's Cas." Dean then points out how he'd knife anybody else if they did what Cas did. 9.10 - Cas comforts Dean when Dean can't take seeing Sam (Gadreel) being tortured anymore. Also tons of Cas. 9.20 (bloodlines) - Canonical couple parallel "I was there, where were you" 9.22 The angels make Cas choose between them and killing Dean and he "gave up an entire army for one guy" 10.09 Claire's reintroduction. Cas heavy ep. DeanCas date. 10.22 THE PRISONER - u know the ep where Dean beats the shit out of Cas but loves him enough to not kill him.
We COULD keep going but I think I've made my point. If Robert Singer is the guy that is like "the show is about Sam and Dean only" Andrew Dabb is the DeanCas shipper. And you could even say a Cas stan.
Notice! How in s13 for SEVEN episodes we have a story that revolves around Dean's grief about losing Cas. Notice! How often the stories in all these seasons have a focus on their relationship. THAT is Andrew Dabb. If it weren't for him doing that, we wouldn't be able to easily say after Dean's lack of a response to Cas' confession, that Dean reciprocates.
To me, when I was (binge) watching s12 for the first time, I thought damn this is really got a lot of DeanCas. So I went to look at who was in charge, who was writing. I saw Andrew Dabb, associated him with Deancas episodes, saw all the new writers, Bobo, and then I saw that Yockey is known for same sex stories and it clicked. Dabb assembled a team to give us Destiel. THAT WAS IN SEASON 12!!!!!!!!
The amount of people saying he's homophobic flabbergast me. Open your eyes! That isn't what's going on.
Imagine making a show and trying to right all the wrongs of Supernatural. Imagine trying to write the greatest love story ever told and you have the entire season planned out for it to end off beautifully, it may possibly be your greatest achievement when it's done and then boom. someone comes in and tells you you aren't allowed to make Dean bi or make destiel endgame, after he was most probably already given the go ahead.
Sure. You could imply he's bi or into cas still in a way. Still make nice-ish ending. just give everyone what the kinda want.
Or you could scrap the last season, nothing close to a canonical bisexual Dean Winchester or Deancas endgame in site. People can be done with it be happy with the show, continue to live their lives in ignorance as to how close they were to Canon destiel.
OR you can lead everyone to the very closest you can get them to what you were aiming for and then show everyone the ugly truth and reality. Light it all on fire. Burn the show to the ground in your wake. Try your darnedest to making these people's (the people saying no) pockets suffer. Show us, the audience, what happened. Show us what this show really is.
I've seen people talk about the ending being changed during covid but I dont think that happened. I think what happened was Dabb already had this season planned out before it even started. Obviously the details were wobbly but it was all lead up to this ending. Destiel endgame, Canon Bisexual Dean, whatever it was. They were ready to write the greatest love story ever told and then someone shut it down.
Imagine the pain that must have caused them to be told no when they already said yes. They must have been so excited to give this to us.
I think someone (some producers) told him what this show is "really" about. The brothers. Can you imagine, after being told no, some kinda bullshit like this is said to you: "Why aren't you bringing it back to the brothers, Andrew? that's what the shows about. What with all this homosexual stuff, you know the audience won't like that. Not really." Imagine the original producers pushing this kind of view on you. "You know when we started it was Sam and Dean. It should end with Sam and Dean." That kinda sounds like someone huh? huh.
So why give us a nice acceptable finale, when you can take every problem Supernatural's had either up front or behind the scenes and create a finale so incredibly bad that people don't want to watch it anymore.
Someone made a good point about how Sam was originally supposed to be the main focus (this isn't to put any hate on Sam or Jared). Dean and Sam are the main characters but Sam was supposed to be the focus and for Dean to have become the focus, must have annoyed the producers because... well here we are. They wouldn't listen to Jensen. The producers liked this ending. Jensen's opinion didn't matter to them.
In some ways, if this is really what happened, it can be seen as childish from Dabb. To hurt all of us like that. Yes, he's hurting the producers, the execs, the cw. But to hurt us? Yeah it stings.
But in other ways, if this is really what happened, this is Dabb showing us the muck and gunk under the shiny surface. The hate for Misha. The hidden hate for Jensen. The underlying sexism. The underlying homophobia. The people REALLY in charge don't care about us, they just want our money. He needed to open our eyes and free us, at least free the people that he was writing for. The people he sees that care about this show.
This is the ending the powers that be wanted and its a big fuck you for a reason. I dont think this is Dabb spitting in our faces for loving this show, I think this is him trying to get revenge for us.
But from here, you can see it how u want it. If this is really what happened, I'm not in charge of your emotions, if you wanna be mad be mad if you wanna be grateful be grateful. And you don't have to believe me either I said this is speculation.
Also, as for all of the rumors like there being shots to the confession scene that we didn't see, which Jensen himself implied, I think that might have been a last ditch effort to canonized DeanCas but obviously it was cut. Like the name change was pretty clear. As for Misha possibly having shot some stuff for 20 I dont know what to tell you. If it's true I dont know where the blame would lie.
I do think however, that if all this was the case, the writers were prepared to become villians here. I mean they told us the writers were villians with Chuck right? So. Who knows what went down so they could give us such a vile ending. It could've been the producers or the writers, who truly knows. I do think tho that people we "trust" did some pretty shitty things to push the narrative in certain directions so now one would see this as the actual ending that was coming.
So again do with my SPECULATION what you will. This was in no way meant to put Dabb on a pedestal or anything. Just meant to give a bit of perspective.
(Also Jensen didn't unfollow Dabb recently he was already unfollowed for years)
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sleeping-lilies · 3 years
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Title: I Get Tim a Cat Because It’s What He Deserves (oh and i guess a group chat 🙄)
a batfam/wayne family groupchat would literally never happen in canon but it would be so fucking funny you all don’t even know, so i will do it anyways.
the chat just kinda... starts. no one know where it came from. who added them. who??? none of their emotionally stunted asses would be caught dead making making a family chat tf? why can’t any of them leave? they smash their phones and then on their laptop a notification pops up like “you’ve joined ‘x’ group” and they’re stuck there. might as well use it ig, but for what???
“everyone who is alive type ‘i’” no one responds so bruce spends hours trying to find out where their bodies are until he finds out everyone just had the chat on mute
“why isn’t alfred on here” “huh. alfred isn’t on here and no one knows who made the chat?” “so whoever made it just left immediately?” “...” “lol anyways”
tim was trying to send a snap to the core four gc but accidentally sent it to the family chat and gets super embarrassed (of course this happens when everyone’s online why wouldn’t they if it makes tim’s life more difficult) and everyone makes fun of him. duke printed out copies and plastered them all over tim’s apartment while tim was out for something and tim nearly murders duke. after that no one puts the chat on mute because this was too funny.
no one actually, like, texts on a regular basis because they’re not like other families 🙄 they only text if it’s really important or someone’s dying.
that’s being said, “dick where is dog” “send doggy” “dog?” “send doggy” “dick when did you get a dog?” “SEND DOGGY” “i demand you send the dog this instant” “dog now.”
damian breaks into dick’s apartment to take a selfie with him and haley (or bitewing, haley is just shorter to type) captioned “she is mine this is a warning to all of you. i will not hesitate if any of you low lives come near her.” and dick is like “??? this is my dog i can’t have anything these days, siblings take everything, man—” oh ya, everyone reacts to the haley photo with a heart. also dick only lets this shit slide with damian, if jason the problem child pulled this shit it would be on sight lmfaooo
- tim: the dog is cute but, but in photography i learned you have to crop out everything unimportant, like this *crops out damian from the photo*
- in other news, tim joined the dead bats club and now only bruce and duke are left 😃🔪
bruce: check in if you are alive. *everyone’s status is online*
u don’t know about y’all, but my bruce wayne is a responsible father who keeps an eye on his kids, or at least does his best, “has anyone seen duke? he has school and i can’t find him” “i will find him... if you give me $50.” “i will give you the money jason just tell me where he is” jason sends a photo of himself and duke laying down on the floor eating pop tarts.
-“literally why do you all keep coming into my apartment” “our apartment, dick” “i pay for this apartment it’s mine, i keep living in blüdhaven for a reason, god, siblings always steal everything that’s your’s—” it’s ok guys dick simultaneously has eldest daughter’s syndrome and absent sibling syndrome, who is doing it like him? legend behavior. anyways, duke and jason left crumbs on the floor and dick beat them up lmao.
“can i have money” “dad” (theyre sent by same person just different text) “yes cass i will sent you as much as you need, $2,000 is enough for shipping with friends?” “dad can i have money too” “dad can i too” “may i have some too dad” “dad” “dad” fhdjdjsks they only call him dad when they’re dying, want something, or are tattling on each other, someone save him 😩
“@everyone the interviewer in the last segment asked me if we have a family chat and i have a feeling they will try to pry into my texts to see what we are texting, please actually send something so they don’t get even more nosy from our lack of communicating” *someone sends the bee movie script*
ok but like, as time goes on they get more comfy texting each other and acting like a normal(ish) family unit that texts a little more. like tattling.
“someone broke the vase in the hallway and if they don’t want me to tell pennyworth who did it they will buy alfred the cat a new scratching post by nightfall” damian is so funny i love him
“HELPPVHRNXKAK” “what’s up with jason?” “cass is sitting on him” “lol” “i think she’s gonna break his arm fhdjdksk” “ANDBSJ I HAT E YO U A LL” “when did you all come to the manor???”
“😂” bruce vs “lol” dick and cass vs “agdhsjak” tim and duke vs “hA” jason vs “i don’t find any of you funny” damian
“damian i am putting your lemon cake pop thingies in the last bottom shelf on the right, i put the code and everything in the safe” “how often does damian even come to your apartment, dick?” “whenever you’re being an asshole bruce” “he’s always an asshole dickhead 🙄” “exactly 🥰”
“dad guess what” “TIM NOOO” “remember when” “TIM TIM TIM” “you told duke to take the day shift” “I WILL NEVER POST YOUR SNAP PHOTOS TO A GROUPCHAT WITH THE ENTIRE SUPERHERO COMMUNITY AGAIN!!!” “and he agreed to if he did his school work first?” “MERCY, MERCY” “what did he do, tim” “fjdjxkskkz duke goes on school zoom meetings during patrol and pretends he doesn’t have a mic and camera and i was watching his helmet footage and it was so funny, the teachers just believe him when he pretends to have really bad network and can barely type in the chat” “my teachers never trusted me that much” “that’s because you made a kid cry once jason stfu” “wait how did u know that cass—“
“AHDBSNZKAJHF” “stfu duke” “what’s wrong with him where is he?” “cain came to visit” “ohhhh” “FHDJFJDJ HELLPPPXSND” “i know you’re taking a video, you little shit, send it” “no todd come here and take one yourself—or don’t, your presence is unwanted” “fucking brat”
“DAD DICK HIT ME” “DAD JASON’S LYING” *bruce wayne online* (he doesn’t fucking respond fhsjskla) (is it because he’s exasperated with them or crying because they called him dad even though it’s a manipulation tactic or both we’ll never know)
“everyone who is alive, type in chat” *everyone is online* then bruce edits the message to say ‘everyone who wants alfred’s cinnamon rolls, type in chat’ “i guess NO ONE wants alfred’s cinnamon rolls, how sad” and the entire chat goes wild lmfao
ok uhhh let’s do on a scale of 1-10 texts most vs is online the most
bruce: 6-texting, 5.9-online because he always makes an effort to text his kids to check up on them and when his kids are texting he will text as well here and there in the convo to interact with them because he never sees and interacts with them normally and he wants to do better 🥲. he get’s minus 0.1 because of that one time jason and dick were fighting and he logged off agdhsjnz
dick: 3-texting, 3.5-online because he’s the only one in this hellhole of a family that has an actual job (in this house we uphold gymnastics teacher grayson 🙏) and sometimes he won’t have energy to text. so. but he does make an effort when he can. he’s online more than he texts because he’s able to sneak looks at the fights when he has downtime during his job and wants to see the drama lmfaooo. also everything goes on in his fucking apartment for some reason, so now he gotta break up a (one sided) fight between cass and tim because someone has to be a responsible adult.
cass: 2-texting, 10-online because she watches more than she texts? she’s more content to watch what’s going on than to join in. also 8/10 she’s usually the one causing the drama that everyone’s texting about, like beating up the others, so she can’t text while beating them up. i mean she could, but she wants to put more energy in beating them up (lovingly) (cass is basically violence (loving)) and watching what everyone’s saying about her fights. she’s always online to catch a glimpse at the drama. also most of her texts are to dick to see bitewing. and ask for money.
jason: texting-8, online-4 because if cass is the one causing drama offline, jason’s causing drama online. jason wants to be chat cryptic but texts the most lmfaoooo. he’s antagonizing his siblings whenever he sees them and whenever he can’t, king shit. he’s online less because he deadass doesn’t care that much, he’ll read the texts later if he really wants to, otherwise either duke or tim will fill him in on the drama. (“jason ur in the chat too—“ “shut up, tim, now tell me how cass beat damian’s ass)
tim: texting-6.44444, online-10, see tim texts a lot just not to the family group chat lmfao, he has REAL FRIENDS 😤 uhh ya, that’s why he’s online all the time, cuz he’s either texting his friends or on his phone doing some shit. broke: tim stays up late working on cases, woke: tim stays up late texting his friends and playing video games over chat. tim just. interacts with his family, gets bullied by them, ya. that’s the life. also he and duke keep throwing hands because it’s the family curse to beat up tim and in this essay i will discuss how dick is the superior sibling because he never tried to kill tim—wait he probably pushed him down the stairs once nvm but it was totally justified, king
duke: texting-4, online-4 because he has, like, school. and daytime patrol. and is like a junior in high school and therefore has a fuck ton of homework. my boy has no time for family and he doesn’t want it because they’re annoying, obviously 🙄. if he wants drama he’ll go into damian’s room and get the drama. diy icon. he’s online as much as he texts but is so fast of a reader he’ll know the drama in time for the next episode of wayne family shit. most of his time online is picking fights with tim and roasting his siblings to a crisp. he’s so mean, guys, legend has it that one time duke told jason that his helmet looked like a shriveled up dildo and that it could never be the gay statement he wanted it to be jason went offline for that entire day in order to cry himself to sleep. at least he got sleep (allegedly) ayyy duke the problem solver.
damian: texting-1.5, online 2 because the only time he’s texting is to ask dick for photos of bitewing and to send photos of his pets back as proper payment. a negotiator ugghhh father like son. damian honestly doesn’t care about the drama he just wants to sketch bitewing (using the photos dick sent as reference) into the Family Portrait Sketch™️ of the rest of the Animal Family™️. it is an honor for damian to create such a piece, picasso the women hater quakes in his grave as such art that blows his dog shit “art” FAR out of the water is developing. anyways, he goes online for that and to throw random barbs at his siblings. like no one is online and damian just throws a “drake is stupid” in chat and just dips. he’s online more to text the other teen titans and jon because they’re better than his dumbass family (and he texts grayson on messenger so fhdjdjsks) true chat cryptic, jason envies him
alfred: 0-texting, 10-online. huh who said that
“duke take down the tik toks, tim is crying”
“who has my sweatshirt??? i will kill you all” “i have it jason” “nvm cass that’s your sweatshirt now i’m sorry for being presumptuous don’t aTTACK ME” fhdjdjsks
“guys i have the day off do you want to hear when delilah said to jonathon it’s so funny” “are those the kids in your gymnastics class?” “ya” “tell us everything”
the bats just... love hearing drama about those kids because they’re so dramatic. apparently alex threw a rubber ball at maya and she tackled them. wild.
time for a round of: WHO SAID IT?!?!
“how do i make my text bold like the rest of you?” —bruce, dick, cass, and jason at some point.
“how do i change my screen name? please change it back to before” -cass when tim changed her name to “hal jordon #1 stan” (“what is a stan” —bruce), (“i don’t like it either change it back” —bruce after finding out what a stan is)
“what the fuck is a pog” —jason
“fucking ‘tik tok’. we used to use vine when i was a teen. i was a front line soldier of great disasters” —dick on one hand lmfao dick is so old but on the other hand holy shit you used vine??? tell us more about the battles fought
“what is a dilf?” —bruce after scrolling through twitter
ok that’s all, my brain is gone.
“cass dick is turning purple get off him” “no. make him give me my scarf back.” “oh dad that’s terrible can you send a video as evidence?”
“GUYS I FOUND A CAT AND IT SCRATCHED ME AND IM GOING TO THE HOSPITAL BUT GUYS!!! CAT!!!” “drake send a photo of the cat immediately” lmfao bruce zooms to the hospital after that text
“GUYS THE CAT HAS AN OWNER I CANT KEEP THE CAT 🥲” “the one time you could prove to be of use and you fail, drake.” “wow tim, find a cat to steal without an owner next time” “timmy, timmy, timmy, i can’t believe you’ve messed up in finding a cat again” “again?” “again?” “again?” “when i adopt a cat i’m not showing any of you, i hate you all” (lmao hard version of guess who is who i’ll give you a hint dick cass and bruce are the confused ones. )ok it’s not hard anymore.
“dad please get me a cat 😳🐱 haha jk 🤣😩 unless 👀😏😃🙏🥰” anyways tim named the cat starry because of her fur-hair-thingy
“they just so you all know steph just crashed in my apartment and i have work in the morning” “i will pick her up in the morning” “you mean tim will, you don’t have a license, cass. anyways”
“dick do you need help moving?” “no, bruce, i think i can handle it, donna and wally are helping me anyways, but thank you” “mOVING???” “OUT OF YOUR APARTMENT???” “DICK THAT SAME APARTMENT ON 666 HELLHOLE AVENUE???” “...ya?” “NOOOOO” anyways they all break into dick’s new apartment when he moves in, walk around it, and then leave. they just... ya... damn, these bats...
anyways that’s all. see ya.
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marksloan · 3 years
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woah, can you tell us what happened with your dad and aunt? and how buzzfeed wanted to help? i am so curious
oh lord this is a story and a half. i can't believe i've actually never spoken about this before??
if you want a story about a messy family, buzzfeed unsolved being like aight yeah this is sus we want to help out, and my dwindling sanity, this is all going to be under the cut~
also side note, i have receipts of most things because we were terrified that my dad was going to gaslight about everything which, eventually, he did. we also knew that a lot of things were going to be deleted off of the internet for reasons we didn't know, so this is why i have a lot of shit just lying around omg. i literally sat here and watched every piece of evidence get deleted as i refreshed the page so this is the best i can do
TD;LR: we found out that my dad had a secret twin sister and he did everything he could to hide her from us alongside her mysterious death.
a few years ago, i started doing ancestry so i could find my family history and one thing lead to another and i found out that my aunt on my dad's side had also made a tree. while going through the birth records for births in the same area/time frame as my dad's birth, i found that there was a second kid listed under a mother with the same last name AND maiden name (because they list both the father and the mother's last name) alongside the same area code. this was super weird because neither name is super common and it was just a little too weird.
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(name blocked out because ohhh boy this is supposed to be a sensitive family issue LMAO)
(here's some receipts of me messaging a friend on facebook because this whole situation is insane and i feel like i need to back myself up bc not even i'd believe myself omg)
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flash forward to me going onto my aunt's family tree and finding out that she'd listed this random woman as my dad's twin sister. beyond sketch. we have never heard of this random woman and, when i mentioned it to my mother a few weeks later, she had no idea about it either, although, after a few days, she did recall a conversation she'd had with my uncle (my dad's older sister's husband) when my parents had just started dating. she said that he'd made a comment about my dad and just jokingly said 'oh, it's like a twin thing' and, very confused, my mum had played along. she hadn't thought much about it until i was sat there showing her screenshots of some random woman on my aunt's family tree. basically, she was fairly sure that it was right just from the genuine vibe of that side of the family, they're ex-military and very secretive and we've always got the feeling that something was a bit off.
she told me not to mention it to my dad and like a dumbass i did. i told him about the random woman on this family tree and he was PISSED. he told me that it was wrong and that 'it was easy to get lost and find the wrong people', despite being an account that was actively linked to his older sister's facebook account, and i decided to drop it. my dad can make your life hell when he wants to and i just left it alone.
but then my sister got involved oml. she picked right where i left off during quarantine in the summer and immediately dove right into this twin sister mystery. she discovered that this woman had died in the 90's, right before my parents got together, right in the vicinity that my dad's family moved (which, if you remember, they're military so they basically moved around the uk a lot. for someone who was originally was born in the north of the uk to randomly turn up and die in the most specific, random southern town was more than a coincidence.) however, my sisters ability to investigate extended a lot more than I did; she actually messaged my aunt over facebook and asked about this mystery woman that.
it didn't go well.
at the same time, she started tweeting about it on twitter and jokingly started saying 'oh maybe buzzfeed unsolved would be interested?'. this all happened around a week after aria uploaded his first(?) video investigating his father's best friend disappearing. i'm not sure what drove my sister to message aria but she eventually sent him a message on instagram and he (somehow???) responded and was very interested in helping us with our little family mystery.
this is what he sent my sister in response to her DMS.:
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basically, this woman was impossible to trace. she only had a birth certificate and a death certificate, which in itself is very weird because in the uk you can at least follow people around the country with the regular census.
when my sister messaged my aunt we noticed that my dad was getting a lot of text messages constantly while he was out in the garden. we were deadass sat there listening to his phone just ping over and over. so my sister (like a stan twitter psychopath) decided to reset her twitter password, of which was linked to my dads phone and ended up actually going through his text messages.
i can't find the sc (my sister got a new insta account and it's what she sent me all the scs through) but if i remember rightly she sent him a message that was like: they're asking about [insert nickname for the twin sister] what should i say? and my dad I SHIT YOU NOT answered with i'll handle it. like I'm sorry sir is this an action movie? ur a taxi driver not james bond sit the fuck down.
(EDIT I FOUND IT IN A FACEBOOK CONVO)
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f(he also, notably, lied to us and said that his sister had all of the family photos ~~~ imagine the way my ass fell out of my stomach when i read these text messages.)
we mentioned aria to my mum and explained how he might be able to help but she was very against it. instead, she took me and my sister out for dinner when quarantine eased (cmon eat to help out) and sent my dad a thick ass paragraph. i can't remember what it said for sure but there was something like 'do you want to be remembered as a liar by your kids because they're either going to find out the truth now or after your dead? its your choice xoxo'. god I'm so excited for the therapy I'm going to need in twenty years about my trust issues.
basically he admitted that it was true, but only over text message. he didn't give us any information, nor will he admit it in person or even speak about it. we know nothing other than the fact that this woman caused a lot of family drama and probably trauma and that they refuse to talk about her due to something she did to my grandmother (who as you can tell from the ancestry sc above, is long deceased.) basically this whole thing was a shit show and eventually aria agreed that there were too many messy factors, mental health and privacy etc.
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there's a lot more involved surprisingly that i had to condense into this post but hopefully that explains it a bit. like i said, i'm beyond excited for this to cripple my ability to trust my family and men in particular and i'm just so excited for the therapy I'm going to need!
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Ugh sorry I’m late to this topic but your office au thing, as a mid-20s office worker, has me losing it. No one hates sales like the ppl who have to execute all the things sales sells that don’t exist yet. I can’t think of anything more infuriating than when sales sells smth and everyone else has to go “cool, we don’t offer that, but I guess we do now.”
Al is the kinda guy who believes in the ppl around him’s ability to make things happen (and also wants his commission check bc that’s how you like. Make rent). He would be GREAT at selling shit to high profile clients and earning the scorn of his coworkers bc he sold smth in the “technically-possible-but-oh-my-god-please-no” category. Arthur doing any sort of implementation work and being a perfectionist who HATES the idea of flopping? He would keep getting stuck w these awful assignments, just the worst clients. The real weirdos who scream at you over Microsoft teams calls. BUT he looks good bc he always deals w it anyway. He gets called a rockstar on slack by his manager. He does NOT get a raise. Everyone says that he and alfred are a great team. They both hate it bc Alfred sells shit they can’t do and Arthur is a pain and keeps making passive aggressive announcements during the sales/implementation sync about how to frame product capabilities to future clients.
They eventually go to a company happy hour and both take FULL advantage of their boss paying. They take the same train line back to their respective homes and talk MAD shit about how it’s so bullshit that HR told them no new hires till next year bc they’re already understaffed. And can you believe that at Brent’s farewell party all ppl were able to say he contributed was “bromance” and yet he’s going to a job where he’s gonna make 6 figures?? He left his projects in a total state of disarray and didn’t even document them properly and now everyone else has to clean up his mess while he and his family take a trip to Disney before he starts at his new cushy salaried job.” I feel like after a few rounds of regular shit-talking they’re screenshotting slack messages and sending them to each other like “WHY did Brenda react to Marc’s announcement that he’s leaving the company w the party emoji, read the room, Marc is the only one on the customer service team who knows ANYTHING and he’s gonna be impossible to replace” and “i just walked by Mikayla’s desk and for some reason she just has a Google images tab open and is just looking at pics of the Kardashian’s. Why.”
Am I projecting? Yes. But also, these scenarios are based on real convos and experiences I’ve had and real office crushes I’ve witnessed. I’ve worked a few office jobs now and I feel qualified. I’m at work now even. I’m an expert in the stupidity of office work.
bro BROOOOO 😭 brooooooooooo i hate this so much but only because i can absolutely see this exact same shit happening at my office
my office always has a yearly christmas party where the higher ups rent out a bar nearby and expect everyone to go even tho its always on a fucking week day from like 4-10 in the afternoon and they get pissed when folks dont go and half of everyone gets shit faced and anyways i wanna join in on this perfect projection so those two? hating each other and getting shit faced at the christmas party but then they both find themselves going the same way home and realize that they can bond over hating everyone else? oh you know those two would go home and bone and then wake up to ww3 when the texts they were forwarding to each other just so happened to be sent to other people as well 👀👀👀
i work compliance and dealing with all the messy bullshit my companys versions of sales reps do is an absolute fucking nightmare and im not even the one dealing with customers or anything like that 😭 i know arthurs a dick but jesus christ he still must have the patience of an absolute saint to where passive aggressive remarks are the worst he does
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The Freedom of Expression, Ep 41 - 'Antique' displayed in showcase. Its true identity is..
K: Hi, this is Dir en grey's Kaoru with this week's episode of The Freedom of Expression. Joe san, Tasai san, welcome again. Ok, should we get straight on with it?
J: Yeh, shall we?
T: Yeah.
J: Just get started quickly.
K: Ok, Ojikyun... (*see last episode*)
T: Yeh, Ojikyun.
J: I'll try my hardest.
T: Ojikyun Joe.
J: Ok, well, this is today's news. 'Antique displayed in showcase, its real identity is..?' A photo posted to Twitter of a shop's showcase is getting reactions like, 'I had to look twice!', and 'I was fooled!'. The person who posted the photo was walking the streets, when suddenly they saw a shop with a showcase containing numerous pots. But when this person had a closer look, they were amazed. They read the explanation card and discovered the pots were actually Baumkuchen! The pots, made in various sizes, resemble the real finish and shape of an actual flower vase. The shop, named Villon, is a patisserie located in Sakura Shinmachi in Tokyo, and was established in 1965. These Baumkuchen made in the shape of pottery go by the name of 'Grand Villion', and the shop owner says they were born out of an idea to express the beauty of pottery though cakes. The shop also sells many other products, but people who have seen the photos online have been mistaking the cakes for real pots one after another.
So I think if you have a search online, you'll be able to find the images, but it really is Baumkuchen which looks exactly like a pot.
T: Absolutely.
K: Yeh, for sure.
J: What do you think about this?
K: Its incredible.
T: It is, yeh.
J: Yeh, it is.
T: It is amazing.
J: Yeah. I wonder if they sell a lot of these?
K: Can you buy these online?
J: I wonder if you can?
K: Just by looking, it seems like you order it in store.
J: These look like they are probably difficult to deliver.
K: Right.
J: I feel like it would break during delivery.
T: Yeah. But peope are buying these and taking them home as souvenirs.
J: Yeh, using Baumkuchen to make a pot...
T: Won't it become really well-known?
J: Yeah, it will. Its like making curry into the shape of poo as a kid...What? Didn't you do that?
T: Haha
T, K: No
J: Didn't you ever make curry into the shape of poo and offer it to your friends in elementary school?
K: Haha, no.
J: Its only me?? I bet some people did *points to camera*
T: They didn't, I'm sure they didn't, haha. No-one's gonna fall for you with that.
K: Haha
J: Im not Ojikyun material?
T: Not at all.
K: I thought everyone did that.
T: Hahaha
J: Isn't it a good trick? Making poo with curry? This is the same, just making a pot with Baumkuchen.
K: ??? *1
J: Is that a bit rude of me? Don't you make piled up poo with curry?
T: No! Haha.
K: How do you even make that with curry??
J: Its like, if the curry is left for a while, it congeals a bit, right?
K: The roux.
J: Yeah, kinda like the roux. I did it with that when i was a kid.
T: You did it with that? haha
J: I got into trouble with my parents for it.
K: Well, yeh.
T: Yeah, you would..playing with food.
J: ???*2
K: So thats why you're like this now.
J: No no no, ???*3. But anyway, its like an extension of that, what Villon is doing.
K: Its amazing. The cake at the bottom looks exactly like a real pot.
T: Yeah.
J: Yeh, they have uploaded the pics, but at a glance the Grand Villlon seems to cost close to twenty thousand yen.
T: Yeh, twenty thousand.
K: The big one, right?
J: Yeah, the big one.
T: Oh, the medium sized one costs ¥14,500.
J: Yeh, the big one is about ¥20,000. It would make someone very happy if you gave it as a gift.
T: Well, I wanna try it once.
J: Yeh, me too. Though it probably just tastes like regular Baumkuchen.
T: Of course, yeh.
J: So like, curry in the shape of poo tastes like curry, haha.
T: Hahaha
K: It reminds me of that thing, poo flavoured curry or curry flavoured poo?
J: The ultimate decision, right?
T: Oh, I remember that.
K: Which would you choose?
T: Probably curry flavoured..
K: Poo flavoured is impossible.
J: But the poo flavored one is still just curry.
K: Its ok to eat?
J: Yeah. 
K: So if its curry flavored poo, and you eat it will it have an  ???*4 influence?
J:..Yeh. It might be something sent from above. But anyhow, it tastes like curry.
K: So, its poo that doesn't harm your body?
J: No, well, the taste. The taste is curry...What are we talking about?? haha.
T: Right? haha
J, K: hahaha.
K: So for this, its like, is it a real pot?
T: Haha
K: Like, a pot that looks like Baumkuchen, or a Baumkuchen that looks like a pot?
J: I feel like this convo is getting off track.
K: That was your fault.
T: You went off on a tangent all of a sudden, haha.
J: Was it my fault? Im so sorry.
K: Should we buy one of these Baumkuchen?
J: Yeah, lets buy one.
K: Haha
T: Lets buy one.
K: We could eat it together.
J: Yeh, we could each put ¥5000 towards it or something.
T: Well, something like that.
K: Yeah.
T: It looks like this store is well established, I bet its delicious.
J: Its great though, established in 1965. The shop is older than me. Its been there for 55 years.
T: Thats amazing.
J: Definitively, lets try it as the TFoE team.
T: Should we ask Kami?
J: Ok. Kami?
Kami: Yes?
J: Oh, he's there, thats good.
T: Yeh, thats good. I thought he might be asleep.
Kami: Did you guys eat Baumkuchen as kids?
J: Well, honestly I was quite poor as a kid. We had a business in our house, but we suddenly went bankrupt and became poor very quickly. My Dad had a car, and he had about a million yen in debts with it, or fines.
T: When was this?
J: Oh, when I was in elementary school, so about forty years ago. So we didn't really eat fancy sweets like Baumkuchen...not that I can remember anyway.
T: Hm, as a small kid..
Kami: Um, I spent a lot of time in Nishinari in Osaka..Baumkuchen in not common there. (*Nishinari is know as a bit of a slum*)
K: Haha.
T: Im sure you can eat it there.
Kami: No, there didn't used to be any there.
T, K, J: Hahaha
J: So, you were in Nishinari, Kami?
Kami: For quite a long time actually.
J: Oh, really?
Kami: In Nishinari they really work hard making ocotopuses with sausages.
T: Haha
J: Haha. Octopuses with sausages?
T: You can buy that in the supermarket.
J: But its the same kind of idea right? Like making pots with Baumkuchen.
Kami: Also using carrots to make flowers.
J,T: Ahh, yeh, I see.
J: Kami, as soon as you enter, the conversion suddenly gets really common.
T: Yeah
Kami: It is the same idea.
K, T, J: Haha
J: Kami, you are pretty interesting.
T: Have you seen those things that are like deep fried Baumkuchen on skewers?
K: Oh yeh, I have.
T: Have you tried them?
J: I've seen deep fried ice cream, or fruit and stuff on a skewer, but not Baumkuchen.
T: Oh, there is that too.
K: Yeah, there is.
J: Ehh.
T: They definitely did this in Nishinari, right Kami?
K: Yeh, they did.
Kami: No, they didn't.
T: Haha
K: He's sure about that.
J: Yeh, he's certain.
T: He doesn't want to lose on this one.
J: But Kami, do you want to eat these pots made from Baumkuchen?
Kami: Well, yeh, to look at them, they look delicious.
J, T, K: Haha.
T: By the way Kami, how old were you when you first tried Baumkuchen?
Kami: I don't really want to tell you that.
J: Haha, its that much of a secret?
K: Maybe he doesn't remember?
J: Yeah, maybe.
Kami: But first, I want to try one of thier basic Baumkuchen.
J: Ah, more basic than this?
T:???6*
J: Ok, I got it. They do sell regular Baumkuchen too, so we'll get one of those for Kami, and we'll get one of the pot Baumkuchen for us.
T: Yeh, I'll eat that. 
Kami: You still have to share it though.
J, K: Hahaha
J: So you do want to eat it?
Kami: Yeah, I do.
J: You do? You should have been honest from the start. Well, I learned something today...that there is no Baumkuchen in Nishinari.
T: No, there is, there is. Will he get mad at me? There definitely is.
J: There definitely is? Well, we got to learn a bit about Kami's history.
T: You can kinda tell he probably lives in the west.
K: Well, he has a Kansai accent.
J: Yeh, he definitely has a Kansai accent. But now we know specifically about Nishinari.
T: I get the feeling he was just lurking there, as opposed to living.
K: He does seem kinda low class.
T: Yeh, he does.
J: Like, the kinda guy you want to avoid if at all possible, haha.
K: Ok, so, is that it?
J: So, we'll have to go and buy this sometime. Within the year?
T: Lets go asap.
K: Well, if they have to be reserved, we'll make a reservation.
J: Oh, yeah. Well, Kami wants to try a piece too.
K: Will Kami come down to join us then?
Kami: I do want to eat it.
J: No, well, what should we do? How can we give you it, Kami?
T: Right?
J: Kami?
Kami: Yes?
J: Yes?
K: hahaha
J: He doesn't know how to answer that, haha. Clearly, haha. He obviously doesn't know what to say! You're in the sky, right, Kami?
Kami: Thats right.
J: Yeh, so how can we get the cake to you?
Kami: Yeh, Im not sure, how could we? haha
J, K, T: Hahaha
J: He is totally stuck with this unexpected question.
T: What should we do then?
K: How about we look forward to what happens at that time?
J: Certainly!
K: Haha. Ok, well, Lets finish here for this week. Please subscribe. Thank you very much.
*1,2,3,4,5,6 Couldn't make out, usually due to too much background laughing.
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Stark On Ice 6: Epilogue [Starker]
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Chapter 6: Epilogue
Peter sighs as he laces up his skates and pulls the zipper of the Midtown Ice Arena-themed vest a little higher. He already hears the loud, happy noise coming from the locker rooms. It’s not like he didn’t teach any classes during Celebrity Spin-Off, but it’s good to have more time for his students again.  “Mr. Parker, hi!” Peter turns around to see a young girl emerging from the locker room with a big, broad smile on her face. “You have to check out my double axel. I finally mastered the landing!” She’s beaming with happiness, and it warms Peter’s heart to see her enthusiasm. Before the TV show, she’d been nearly there- just… Just the final details had needed some work. “Don’t show me before you finish a proper warm-up though, go skate five laps first and do the regular routine. Can’t wait to see it!” His encouraging words reach her, and with a big smile, she sets foot on the ice to prepare herself for today’s class. Slowly, more and more students drop in, and before he knows it, the ice is rather filled. The next hour simply flies by.
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Tony stares at the man presenting the current progress of the new project. Tony isn’t sure he even heard a word the man said. He never quite realized just how much he despises working as the CEO of Stark Industries. It’s tiring, having to make stupid business deals all the time. It’s not like the results are any good. He never really cared, but… Oh well. Ever since he started to care for Peter, he’s begun to care for other things in his life too.  A slight smile plays on his lips when he remembers Happy’s face when he gave the man a raise that doubled his salary. He earned it, and Tony is done with being a greedy billionaire. He wants to do something else. His fingers itch to throw everything he has overboard and make a run for it. He doesn’t know what he’ll be heading for, though. He has no plan. No idea. He’s never done something else, so how is he supposed to know?
“Mr. Stark, I would-” “Wait,” Tony sighs and shakes his head. “Look, boy, it isn’t you. I bet your presentation is wonderful and that the progress is going according to plan- few bumps here and there, yada yada. I, however, won’t be in charge of this deal.” The surprised echo going through the room is everything. Tony eyes the man’s name sign and grins.  “Michael, you’ve been working hard on this project. You know the revenue streams better than I do. If you want, I’ll leave you in charge to execute any decision related to this project.” The boy in front of the other people has a hard time to keep from crying. His eyes teary- filled with the recognition he’s been wanting so much. “T-Thank you, Mr. Stark, I don’t know what I did, but I would very happily accept the offer.” he stammers. Tony smirks. “It’s yours, fella.”
Michael takes a deep breath before he continues his presentation. Nervous but bold when he tells the clients what his plans are. Tony nods to himself. That was the right call. He made someone very happy here, and he doesn’t have to bother with it. He realizes he finally starts to trust people again. His employees. His friends, too. All because of Peter Parker with his ever-be-damned innocent puppy eyes. He wishes he could see Peter again soon. The boy is immensely busy with teaching and catching up with his YouTube channel and own training. Even though Celebrity Spin-Off may have eliminated them for the race - leaving Clint and MJ to win - the bookings for Dancing On Ice have been off the charts. Everyone wants to get a glimpse of Peter Parker with their own eyes. Tony wishes he could spend more time with his boyfriend, but he’s immensely proud of how the boy is doing. He’s famous, famous for being himself and the thought alone has Tony feel proud.
They haven’t seen each other in three weeks now. But Tony intends to surprise him tonight. Happy happily volunteered to be their chauffeur, and the restaurant had been more than excited to rearrange some tables to squeeze them in. Ned and MJ are a part of the secret plan, too, making sure Peter has the night off from something else.
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“So, I’ve been meaning to ask you something for a long time now.” “Oh?” “Why aren’t you pursuing the Olympics? I may not be a professional, but I know enough about figure skating now to see you have the potential.” Tony’s voice is gentler than usual. Peter presses his lips together and casts his gaze down. The man knows he’s treading on thin ice and it has Peter feeling understood and more at ease simultaneously. He knows he doesn’t owe anyone an explanation. A simple “I don’t feel like it” would suffice. Peter wants Tony to know, though. He’s his boyfriend, for fuck’s sake. 
“My parents… They were rather famous pair skaters—multiple Olympic gold medals. My mom, she… The stress of having to upkeep her physique, athletic capabilities, relationship, and me-” Peter pauses for a short second, taking a deep breath. “It drove her to a massive panic attack during a show and she fell. Broke her ankle. Couldn’t skate again on the same level. It drove her insane. She got behind the wheel, drunkenly so, and crashed herself and my father into a tree in Ohio.” Peter’s voice wavers, and he shakes his head slightly. “I don’t… I don’t want to end up like them. I want to enjoy the sports. She grew to hate it. I couldn’t… I need this in my life. I can’t bear the thought of losing it. I’m good here. Shows, teaching. It’s still professional, and yet at the end of the day, I can still have a game night with Ned and stuff my face with a way too big pizza.”
Tony nods. Unsure what to say. Peter gives him a faint smile. “You don’t have to say anything. It’s been fifteen years now. Although it’s something I carry with me, it’s not… It’s not something that I’m allowing to dictate my life. Honestly, I’m having a grand old time, Tones.” “I’m so sorry, though,” Tony whispers and opens his arms. Peter hums appreciatively and crawls into his lap- straddling the thickened thighs. All these months of harsh training show on Tony. “I wish they were still here to see what an amazing young man you’ve become.” 
Peter scoffs, but his gaze betrays his pride. “Thanks,” he whispers and kisses Tony’s forehead. “Now, what about your parents? They left a mark on you too, didn’t they?” Tony shrugs. “My dad’s a prick. My mom never knew how to deal with that. They died before I could properly build a bond with her.” “How’d they die?” “Suspicious car accident. It’s never been confirmed exactly what or who did it.” “I’m sorry…” “Nah, honestly, as much as I miss the idea of them- I don’t miss them. They were never there for me when I needed them. I wish I could’ve had loving parents, but hey, at least they left me with a multi-billion-dollar company.” “I always forget how rich you are.” “Wanna be spoiled?” “Ugh, no. We’re good like this.” “Good.”
The both of them fall silent for a good minute after that. That is until Peter cocks his head and innocently brings his drink to his lips. “So-” he starts “-MJ and I have a plan for a new video for our channel.” Tony knows by the tone of the boy’s voice that it is something that Tony won’t necessarily like all that much. Or maybe he will. It’s about him, that’s for sure. “Oh?” He simply says. Peter chuckles. “Well, we figured it’d be fun to star you as a guest? People will love to see more of us skating together, and the fact that you’re Tony Stark only makes it better.” “What about MJ?” 
Peter’s smirk widens, and he grabs his phone that had been facedown onto the edge of the table. Tony groans. “Oh God, you got it all planned out, didn’t ya?” “Of course I did. Who do you think I am? MJ is in charge of all our social media and editing, but I? I make the scripts. Skating is much more than just a simple dance, eh? It’s a choreo. A story.” “Sure thing.” Peter scoffs and shakes his head as he scrolls through his phone, probably to find the right document or whatever it is he wants to show his boyfriend. “Thought I taught you more these past months,” he jokes. Tony chuckles.  “I’m still very much a rookie, Pete. Your world of figure skating, I- haven’t figured it out yet.” “Oh God, that’s the worst pun ever.” “Shush, I’m having an ice day.” Peter snorts and shoves his phone forward. “Maybe my choreo will shut your mouth.”
Tony can’t help biting down his lower lip as he spills his last joke. “Axel-lent.” Peter sends him a death glare after that, but the playful sparkle in his eyes betrays that he loves the convo. He nods at his phone, and Tony takes the hint. Dropping more jokes would be overkill now. (Yes, he knows more puns, and he won’t ever admit to Peter that he stayed up until 3 am a few nights ago to Google them).  He squints his eyes at the screen, cursing under his breath as his fingers slide down the screen to lower the brightness. As much as he doesn’t think he’s that old yet, his eyesight doesn’t agree. Peter, if he even noticed, doesn’t comment on it.
“I- Is this Romeo and Juliet?” “Well-” “MJ IS PARIS?” “Isn’t it romantic!” “Romeo and Juliet never came off as romantic to me, to be frank. Those teens had an unhealthy obsession and-” “Tony, I love Prokofiev’s music. You’re gonna have to bear with it. Be glad I didn’t cast you as Juliet.” “Did you steal this from that Netflix show? I know Justin’s a hottie, but-” Peter blushes a bright red, and Tony grins. “Does that mean you agree?” “Yes. Of course, I agree. But no, this choreo is very different. They were pair skating for the competition, and we’ll be making a little play. On ice. Plus, it’s not even the same song.” “Alright, alright. Agreed on Prokofiev.” “Good.”
Tony smiles as Peter continues to explain the rest of the choreo to him. The costumes he has in mind. Tony doesn’t like admitting things to himself- especially not when they’re good feelings. But he has to confess he likes this. Peter. Skating. Even acting, in a way. It unlocks a part of him that he’s never quite experienced before. Obviously, his job allows for minimal creativity, but it’s nothing, absolutely nothing, like this. 
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A little over 11 months ago, the broadcasters asked Tony to participate in Celebrity Spin-Off; an annual TV series where celebrities get paired up with a professional figure skater and compete against each other. Well, he’d laughed in their faces, wondering why they’d even ask. Were they really that stupid? He had better things to do. “If you can find me a male skater who lets me lead, I’m in,” he’d scoffed sarcastically to brush them off. 
He’s still not sure why they took his answer seriously, but they had. Tony Stark doesn’t back out of a promise, though. So, here he is, lacing up his skates to record a YouTube video with his sweet, enthusiastic, now 22-year-old boyfriend and his bestie; dressed in a silver-lined tight suit to play Romeo out of all possible characters.
He’s never felt more alive.
(Especially not at 7 AM)
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here we are, folks, mama's gonna write another one of these things so sit down and enjoy some post-hoco peter starts to fall for mj shits
sigh why do i even bother
Caught Stealing
Peter likes to think he's been doing pretty good at this whole superhero thing for quite a while now; saving people, giving directions, catching thieves. Things have been going pretty great.
But the one thief he didn't expect to show up on his radar was one that didn't even show up when he was in spidey-mode, oh no, this one showed up when he was regular ol' peter parker for crying out loud. Just one day at another one of these acadec meetings, Peter Parker saw MJ try to steal a glance at him while he was on a call with Happy, and his brain was left on buffer for the rest of the call, the meeting, and pretty much the entire week after.
"Hey, Ned, hav you ever seen MJ like... look at me?" Peter asks Ned in the cafeteria while MJ wasn't there yet (he's brave enough to go through flames with a broken leg to save Liz's supervillain dad but hell if he's brave enough to talk about a potential crush just mere feet near said crush).
"Yes," answered Ned without even looking, and just continued eating his tuna sandwich lunch.
"What!?" Peter exclaims slightly loudly making him take a look around him to see if anyone (MJ) might have noticed. To his relief, no one did what with all the conversations happening in the cafeteria and MJ still wasn't there. "When were you going to tell me?"
Ned swallows the bite he just took, "I thought you did know."
"Well, clearly I didn't. I've been pretty busy with ~something~ as you know."
"Pfftt yeah and you were also crushing pretty hard on Liz if I can also recall."
"Okay, okay fine whatever, we've already established I've been busy. I just- how long have you known? Or how long have you noticed it was going on?"
"You seriously haven't noticed?" Ned asks genuinely a bit shocked that Peter didn't know.
"Dude, I'm telling you I haven't-" Peter repeats for the nth time, frustrated he still doesn't know how long this has been going on. "How long?"
Ned lets out a chuckle of disbelief, "Pretty much since halfway through freshman year, bro. Wow, I can't believe you really haven't noticed. Some Peter-tingle you've got there."
Peter lets out a huff of frustration, "It doesn't work that way. And ugh can you please not call it the Peter-tingle? I already get enough of that from Aunt May."
Ned turns his hands up in defeat and just proceeds to continue eating his lunch again.
"I can't believe this, has it really been going on for that-"
"Hey, losers," MJ greets to their table, finally showing up to their usual spot.
"MJ!" Peter almost shouts from shock. Man, Ned might be right, his (ugh) Peter-tingle just wasn't working right now.
MJ snorts from Peter's reaction, "Yes, Peter, it is me, MJ, the girl who's been sitting next to you guys for the better part of a year now,' MJ mock explains. "You doing okay there, Pete?" MJ asks finally taking a seat.
"Yeah, yeah, just a bit jumpy, I guess..."
"Alright, whatever. What can't you believe has been going on for that long?"
"What?"
"When I got here, you were saying you can't believe it's been going on for that long. What has?"
Peter looks to Ned in a panic and he blurts out "Spiders!" in response, making Peter face palm himself on the table.
"Spiders?" MJ still asks, being what Ned said did nothing to explain anything.
"Yeah... Peter's had this really intense phobia of them ever since we went on that fieldtrip. He accidentally slipped in the bathroom this morning cause he saw a spider and he couldn't believe he still hasn't gotten over his phobia," Ned explains lies so casually, but by the end of it sighs and gives Peter a not really that subtle thumbs up.
Peter on the other hand is semi-frustrated over having to lie to MJ about TWO things in his life now and the fact that his best friend just made him seem like a scaredy cat that actually slips in the bathroom from seeing a spider. His frustration doesn't last though cause he's just waiting to see if MJ actually buys Ned's load of spider phobia bs.
"Oh, okay-" MJ thinks about how they were probably talking about spider-man things before she came but decides to just go along with their excuse and thinks about a possible cause of the phobia on the very highly unlikely (at least in her opinion) chance that Ned was actually telling the truth, remembering Peter's uncle dying just a few weeks after the fieldtrip and feeling bad for Pete so she offers up a solution or maybe just something to comfort him.
"You know, they say that to get rid of a phobia, exposure therapy works, so maybe it'll make you feel better to know that humans swallow up to like 10 spiders in an entire year," MJ jokes a bit awkwardly and pointedly that she just proceeded to eat her meal after finishing her sentence.
It makes Peter chuckle for a bit though so MJ releases that breath she didn't know she was holding and continues to avert her eyes to her meal and just continue eating.
"Wow, MJ yeah sure, nothing'll make me feel better like knowing there's probably like hundreds of tiny spiders inside me right now," Peter remarks sarcastically making MJ laugh as he fake shivers.
"Glad I could help," MJ winks and then averts her eyes again to get her book so she could read while eating, signalling she was ready for this convo to end (she wasn't going to be able to talk after what she can't believe she just did).
And Peter's kinda glad she does end it because holy sh- did, did MJ really just wink at him right now? Did that just happen?
Peter looks to Ned for confirmation who could only shrug in response being just as unsure about what to make of it as well.
Wondering what the hell just happened is the last thought circling inside Peter's brain while Ned just changes the subject to something else that didn't even register to Peter.
MJ may actually ACTUALLY like him, and Peter doesn't have a single clue what to do about it.
Nothing as it turns out, cause as the rest of the week passes without fanfare, it seems like Peter's finally regaining his sanity again as he thinks that maybe MJ looking at him was just MJ being MJ and he goes back to thinking of MJ as his friend and not the smart funny pretty girl who might have a crush on him, which she doesn't.
Until, yet again, Happy interrupts Peter at this week's acadec meeting and he steps outside to take the call.
"What, Happy? I told you I was busy during saturdays with acadec, what do you want?"
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't know I was talking to Mr. Bigshot here. You know, I started on Stark Industries as a dri-"
And with that, Peter just proceeded to wince and hit himself with his phone, knowing he just made this phone call twice as long as what it probably would have been. He starts to just block out what Happy is saying and takes a peek at what he's missing at acadec.
Flash is asleep at the sidelines, must have been that party Peter saw he was having posted and streamed all over social media, it was so annoying. Ned, Cindy, Sally, and Abe were all on a roll tossing out answers back to back, Eddie was blanking and swearing the answer was at the tip of his tongue, and MJ as usual, was running the drills.
Yet again, Peter was thinking about how wonky his brain must have been to actually think that MJ, don't give an f what anyone thinks acadec team cap MJ, actually liked him.
But it seemed Peter must have been staring for too long because MJ noticed and glanced at him too, making Peter panic and immediately avert his eyes to a different direction, any direction at that. God, why was he this awkward?
But god help Peter Parker who must just be an awkwardness masochist because he couldn't help but just sneak a peek once again, only to see MJ was still looking at him and he must have had some ridiculous shocked expression on his face because the slightest grin started to appear on MJ's face and she looked away with almost- was that- A BLUSH?? a blushing expression on her face??? did that? she just? whattttt????
But before Peter could even get himself together, MJ looked back at him again only to grin over the fact Peter was still looking at her and roll her eyes over how ridiculous this wordless convo they were having across the room was, that she just snickered and gave a silent hi and subtle wave hidden from their team mates just below the podium.
Peter found himself grinning like an idiot too and could only give one awestruck wave which made MJ snicker and avert her eyes back to their team mates with a barely noticable flush on her face and a blink and you'll miss it, moment where MJ had to think about what she was saying before she and Peter began this cutely wordless reparte across the room.
MJ had to think about what she was going to say. Cool, suave, witty retorts and comebacks MJ seemed to have a moment of speechlessness.
okay.
And so as Peter could only hear a faint "Peter? Peter, are you still listening to me?" from his phone, he knew that he was absolutely, one hundred percent without a single doubt in his mind, truly, and utterly, fucked.
Maybe MJ wasn't the only one who had a crush.
heeyy yooeesss i missed writing mah anxious boi's pov yallssss. i miss writing for them in general huhu. also im probs gonna write a bunch more of these how they fell for each other fics cus i think this version of em/phase of their relationship is pretty underrated hehe
plus i still cant get over ffh pj disapproval so fine i'll just write the middle man fics myself then. it's just so easy to see how pete could fall for mj, i just cant
toot toot and i hope yalls enjoyed dis folks. it's good to be back. rlly missed em, ya know?
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softstraykids · 5 years
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M.I.A
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member(s): bang chan ft han jisung genre: angst with fluffy ending summary: best friends to lovers au! you and chan have been best friends for as long as you can remember but as high school comes around he changes, you change and you two grow apart. but that wasn’t the ending of your story with chan. it was just the beginning. warnings: bullying, minor violence requested: yes angst was requested a/n: loosely based on M.I.A by stray kids (nice to listen to while reading)
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chan and you were best friends from when you were basically born
as babies you’d play together at each others houses, take baths together, watch kids shows
literally you’d cry whenever chan left
every single baby video either of your parents had
nearly 99% of time had both of you in it
during primary school you were still really super tight
even with the whole girls have cooties going on
you’d go to each other house everyday
it helped you guys were only a few minutes away
both of your parents just had another child basically
all of your homework you’d help each other
if you ever got teased by any of the other guys cause they liked you
chan would always get mad at them and be super intimidating
they’d literally never come near you ever again
you both would share and trade food in your lunchboxes
both of you would have sleepovers every week
you knew everything about each other
chan would literally be the perfect friend to you
whenever there was a thunderstorm and since you were terrified of them
he’d literally sprint over to your house in the pouring rain without an umbrella
and dash into your room to calm you down
he’d wrap you in a towel so you wouldn’t get wet from him
and hold you while rocking you gently back and forth in your bed
while singing soft songs to you until you calm down and end up sleeping
he’d then wait for at least a full hour to make sure you don’t wake up
the whole time he’d gently pat your hair and smile at you so softly like you were the most precious thing to him in his life
and in all honesty you were
in middle school
everything was just the same as it was when you guys were in primary but you two were even more close
if that was even possible
you guys helped each other with literally all your problems
gossip sessions and movie nights were a regular
family vacations as well with both of your families
and pet names became a thing too
one day out of the blue chan called you jokingly
“baby~”
and you were so flustered and blushing so much he kept on going
“aw is y/n blushing, baby, baby, bab-” he chanted before you covered his mouth
“BANG CHAN YOU BETTER SHUT UP NOW” you jokingly shouted at him
he gave his puppy innocent eyes and had his hands up like he did nothing wrong
while you just sighed at him and shook your head removing your hand from his mouth
chan just gave you a cheeky grin before whispering in your ear “baby”
then bolting off
and baby became princess, darling, sweetheart, honey, pumpkin, bub, babygirl
hehe
the list went on and on
people often mistaken you two as couple
with how affectionate you two were
but both of you always denied it quickly
though every time someone did ask your heart always skipped a beat
you’d always ignore it
but you and chan were just and only best friends
right?
though at school you two had different friend groups
all the classes you had with each other you sat together
and on some occasional lunches you hung out together alone
when all of the girls wanted to have a boyfriend
you never did
you had chan and that was the only guy you’d ever need
chan had the same mentality
it’s not like you weren’t friends with other guys
but they would never be as half as close with you as you were with chan
same thing for him
you loved chan with your whole heart
and he loved you just as much
both of you never wanted anything to change
but it did
chan changed
you changed because chan changed
and it was so so slow and excruciatingly painful
but you two parted
one happier than ever
one more broken than can be
or so you thought
it was the day before the first day of high school and you two were watching the sunset on chan’s roof 
it was a thing you two did 
and both of you loved it
you both would always snuggle into each other watching the sunset no talking
just comfortable silence with a earbud in each of your ears listening to music
“chan you remember our promise?” you asked looking at him nervously
he flashed you his signature dimpled grin “of course”
“don’t worry y/n i’ll never break it” he says so assured you couldn’t help but believe him 100%
and with that high school started for you two
that promise you’ll always remember 
you two made it so many years ago when you two were little
it was simple
and very cheesy
but it was chan’s and your promise
“we’ll always love each other no matter what”
your friendship meant a lot more than that but it was also perfectly summarised into that promise 
you never had a moment of doubt you two wouldn’t be able to keep it
but you should have
you should have thought about it
maybe it would’ve cushioned your fall
for the first few months of high school you two stuck together like glue
but then chan gradually became more and more busy with things you couldn’t even do
like the all boys soccer team
and the all boys basketball team
and the all boys swim team
and the list kept on going
you were always super supportive but also worried he was overworking himself
but when was he not
“chan please don’t overwork yourself” you'd beg as he signed up for another tryout
“it’s okay sweetheart i’ll be fine you’re there for me right?” he says full of ease
he kisses your forehead gently before smiling flashing his dimples like he always does and running off
and there goes your heart again
beating so bloody damned fast
“you gotta snap out of this just because you’re single as hell and chan acts like your best friend/boyfriend DOES NOT MEAN you can like him”
you say trying to convince yourself
and in all honesty you actually thought you didn’t like him
just that you thought he’d be a great boyfriend
but subconsciously you became less affectionate with chan worried that your feelings were real
making chan also become less affectionate
there were no more forehead and cheek kisses
but still lots of hugs
though that was the start of it all
in the next few months
there were basically nothing you did together
plus you two had zero classes together
but for the first two months or so you still made it work for both of you
you still had movie nights, sleepovers, family vacations, late night convos, study sessions
but then the excuses came piling in
missing all of the things you did together
for practice, parties, homework
then you two stopped actually texting and just made small talk
this went on for months and you did your best to try to ignore it
ignore that your friendship was crumbling and you had zero clue why
but when it really went all downhill
was with a simple text
“hey princess, sorry but i can't make it for sunday’s study session”
you didn't think much of it as chan nearly always bailed like this and just replied with
“that’s okay”
but that sunday you were walking past your favourite coffee shop that you and chan loved
and there he was smiling and laughing sipping some coffee with some gorgeous girl
you just stood there looking at the two of them
completely shocked not being able to process a thought
then chan leant over to tuck a strand of hair behind the girl’s ear
she blushed bright red and had a smile on her face
while chan just had that stupid adorable grin on his face
you didn’t realise you were even tearing up until you felt your cheeks wet from your tears
that was when you finally snapped out of it and sprinted home
you didn’t even know why you were so upset
was it because you guys got so distant that chan bailed on you and didn’t tell you he was going on a date
or was it because he ditched you for this girl
or was it because he liked someone?
and it hit you 
that was it
you fell for chan
you didn’t know how or when
but you fell for him hard and now it was way too late
how were you so dumb to fall for him
you were so so idiotic you thought as you cried yourself to sleep
you avoided chan the next few days just as much as you avoided your feelings and it wasn’t really that hard
since you never saw each other anyways but when he finally surprised you in the hallway by giving you a back hug
“boo!” he said in your ear
you turned around and gave him a weak smile not looking him in the eye
“hey” you softly said
he instantly was worried and your heart warmed at his concerned face
“you okay?” he asked
“yeah just really tired that’s all” you said dismissing his concerns
“oh okay i was going to ask you to go to my soccer game tomorrow night but please sleep instead” he says still concerned
"i’ll try to come” you say sincerely
“thank you, do you want me to walk you home and we can watch the sunset together?” he asks with a smile
“i’d love that” you say with a smile of your own
feeling maybe you and chan just needed some time to get close again
and maybe your feelings will go away and everything will go back to normal
wishful thinking, hope, all of that
gosh they were a complete nuisance
because just as chan said that you heard jisung shout
“CHAN COME ON WE HAVE PRACTICE!!”
“i’m sorry i totally forgot we have an extra practice today because of tomorrow’s game i gotta go take care okay?” he says apologetically
“mhmm don’t work yourself too hard” you say trying to hide your disappointment
he just gives you a hug and ruffle of your hair
like he would to a little sister
and he ran off without a glance back
jisung who you were closest with out of chan’s best friends gave you an apologetic smile and mouthed sorry and left with him
there you stood in the hallway all alone with a bitter smile
as for the billionth time chan ditched you
and
it hurt
it hurt a lot
and you cried yourself to sleep again 
“you’re an asshole chan” you said to yourself
but why did you still love him you thought 
the next day you heard whispers of your name and chan
it was woojin and minho two of chan’s best friends
you hid to hear what they were saying
“why is chan still leading her on?” you could hear minho ask
“chan isn’t, he’s just oblivious” woojin said exasperatedly
“like yesterday jisung told me he offered to walk her home but he didn’t mention that it was because their parents wanted to have dinner together” woojin continued
“but he was at practice yesterday?” minho asked puzzled
minho put it together as soon as he said it “ah he bailed”
“exactly and now he has a thing with katherine i’m sure they’re going to be a thing soon”
i am so so so sorry if you’re reading this and your name is katherine
“she’s a bitch though” minho said in disgust
“not to chan, haven’t you seen them joined at the hip it’s like y/n never existed and katherine was the one there all along” woojin said tiredly
“fuck poor y/n” minho said with pity
you didn’t want to hear anymore
chan didn’t like you
he didn’t even care about you
and you realised you had a hopeless crush on a guy who would never even look at you that way
not only that he could not give two shits about you anymore
he chose someone over you
basically replaced you
it felt like someone just ripped your heart out
so you ran away crying
again
because of chan
again
but pathetically you still went to the final game
hoping for something
anything to make you believe something different
a sign that chan still cared
that he still loved you
not even romantically just as a friend
you didn’t even need him as a boyfriend just a friend 
your friend
chan and his soccer team won
with chan scoring the winning goal he was surrounded by people congratulating him
just as you were about to reach him
one of the soccer guys shouted “PARTY AT MY PLACE!!!!”
chan normally would find you and invite you to the party
and you two would go together
instead of even trying to look for you
he slung his arm around katherine and simply left
but as he was walking with everyone to the car park he saw you
though instead of going to you or gesturing to come over
he simply looked away and walked off
his arm still wrapped tightly around katherine
who looked back at you and smirked
then it was like in slow motion she kissed him and winked at you
and your heart simply broke
as you saw chan’s beaming smile showing off his adorable dimples
the smile you thought was only for you
the smile he now never showed to you
straight at katherine
you stood there alone on an empty soccer field
crying
heart chipping slowly away
happy memories haunting you
then it suddenly hit you
chan broke his promise
he really didn’t love you anymore
how couldn’t of you noticed sooner?
the way he never checked up on you
or smiled at you whenever you were around him
how he never wanted to spend time with you in any possible way
and the fact he replaced you and was happier than ever
it was a wave of emotions that completely overwhelmed you
anger, grief, disappointment sadness, but most of all the haunting emptiness of your heart
you really did give chan your whole heart and he grabbed it and took off with it running
leaving you broken and desperate with absolutely nothing
your crying became sobbing
and you couldn’t stop no matter how hard you tried
the tears were endless and your heart felt like it was being stabbed repeatedly
over and over and over again
it suddenly started to rain and you could hear thunder
and you started to then scream and fell down to your knees
clutching your hair and trying to cover your ears
you couldn’t handle it
the emptiness of losing your best friend, your rock, your partner in crime, your absolute everything
the hurl of emotions overwhelmed you
and adding the fear of thunderstorms with chan not there
reminding you of all the past thunderstorms with him comforting you
it was too much
you collapsed
but just as you were about to hit the ground someone caught your head just in time
“holy shit y/n are you okay? can you hear me? fuck fuck fuck” cursed the guy who saved you
he quickly scooped you up and sprinted to his car
he knew the ambulance would take longer to get you to the hospital plus it was only 10 minutes away
he got to the hospital frantic with you in his arms
the nurses immediately calmed him down to explain
they then asked who he was
“i-i’m a friend” he said
if this was in 2 parts i’d cut it off here cause cliffhanger~
you woke up in a hospital bed with the biggest headache in the world
but right next to your bed holding your hand tightly completely asleep was one guy you wouldn’t have ever expected to see
jisung
han jisung
and weirdly for the first time in weeks you gave out a small genuine smile
the next week you didn't go to school due to your doctor’s recommendation
your parents were worried sick but you just told them you were fine
jisung visited you everyday and caught you up with your school work
you were really grateful to him for everything
being so caring for you when you were struggling a lot
lending you a shoulder to cry on
making you laugh and smile even though you felt like you were in living hell
and of course saving you
unsurprisingly chan didn’t even visit you even though his parents did
you didn’t even receive a single text from chan asking if you were okay
and that horrible stabbing feeling came back with a vengeance
but you were slowly dealing with the pain
you knew it would take months to get over chan
maybe years
you constantly missed him and you constantly wanted to hug him and talk to him
it was excruciatingly painful all of it
but you could get over him right??
when you went back to school after missing two weeks
you were surprised so many people asked if you were okay
when you said that to jisung he laughed
“y/n you are so dumb people love you like actually”
“wait what the hell are you talking about jisung” you ask so confused
“y/n you are one of the nicest people in school, you literally could not give two shits who they are, you’ll always help them out and be nice” jisung says
“but that’s me just being polite” you say frowning cutely
while jisung could’t help but think how adorable you are
“maybe to you but to others that’s being like an angel” he says with a smile
“well then what are you then?” you ask tilting your head slightly
“what do you mean?” jisung asks completely perplexed
“well you’ve been so nice to me these last few days even though in the past i’ve only sent you my notes for maths. plus you literally saved me” you say genuinely really thankful beaming up at him
jisung heart warms at your words
“isn’t it obvious y/n? i’m your knight in shining armor” jisung says eyebrows wiggling
you giggle as he jokingly swoops down in a low bow and kisses your hand
then suddenly he spins you into his arms and jokingly starts to dance with you
you kept on laughing and smiling as you two were having a ball dancing with each other 
but you had no idea someone was watching you two interact
the way that you were smiling at jisung
their fists curling up tightly without them realising
anger misting their logic and common sense
and their heart hurting much deeper than they thought was possible
because that smile they thought was only shown to them
and they missed your smile so so much 
the one they took away
just an hour later you found out katherine moved to your school
you knew she didn’t like you it was clear from the night of the game
but you really hoped you two would just ignore each other
fat chance
at lunch you were sitting with your friends
while jisung was at the table where chan was and the rest of the boys
suddenly the noise died down as katherine entered the cafeteria
chan whipped out a bouquet of roses walking towards her
and your heart was sinking as the quiet whispers grew
he then announced loudly
“katherine, over the past few months i’ve fallen for you so i want to ask will you be my girlfriend?”
she squealed, squeaked and screamed like some sort of seagull “YES!! YES!! YES!!”
sorry just stating the facts
everyone applauded as chan picked up into his arms and kissed her deeply
you looked away and you desperately tried not to cry
you couldn’t help but think
past few months huh? he really did replace her with me
it all added up he started becoming distant when he started to get to know her
replacing me with her  
your friends didn’t say anything since they knew if you said a word you’d end up balling
instead they tried to shield you from the whole scene
but just as the couple stopped kissing
katherine looked at you and the look in her eyes was clear
“he’s mine now”
that was expected but what wasn’t was chan looking at you with a satisfied smirk
your thoughts were running a hundred miles an hour
you felt like you were about to vomit
did chan really did do this publicly to spite you?
you knew he wasn’t the type for public proposals
if he did this to spite you
you couldn’t help but think he hates you
absolutely despises you
before your head could think of any other thoughts you heard a large bang
you see at chan’s table jisung standing up with his fists clenched looking really pissed off
and you see the chair on the floor upside down which explained the noise
the rest of the table looks either pissed or confused
depending on if they noticed the couple looking directly at you
the whole cafeteria was silent as he roughly swings his duffel bag with all his sports stuff over his shoulder
“jisung don’t” chan said warningly his voice firm and low
you would usually stop whatever you were doing when chan had that tone because that voice scared the shit out of you
but instead of being scared jisung scoffed
“don’t what? tell me chan what i shouldn’t do?” jisung challenged chan looking him directly in the eye
chan was taken aback usually jisung would back down instantly
“oh what? not be a completely asshole and actually a good friend to someone who is literally the best thing that. ever. happened. to. you.”
jisung said menacingly jabbing chan in the chest with his finger as he said the last few words
chan was speechless
if looks could kill katherine’s glare would’ve buried jisung 50ft into the ground
he wasn’t even fazed and sarcastically ended with a
“i really really do hope you have a happily ever after with her”
jisung says jerking his finger at katherine as if she barely existed
and spitting out her like saying her name would make him sick
katherine looked like she was about to send him to hell
you could see minho and woojin smirking along with a few of the other guys
jisung then walked over to you without a word and gives you a cheeky smile
and with the whole cafeteria watching including chan and katherine’s murderous glares
he literally just scooped you up into his arms not listening to your protests
“jisung what are you doing!! jisung let me down now!!” you shout while hitting his chest while he just chuckled at you
just as you two were about to leave the cafeteria
jisung turned back to chan who looked like he was torn between breaking down and crying and beating jisung into a pulp
“seriously i really do hope you’re happy with the she devil because that means the angel is all mine” jisung loudly announces while giving chan the cockiest smirk possible
chan can’t help but look at you
your arms wrapped around jisung’s neck, your head snuggled into his neck
it seemed like you were really comfortable not only with him but being in his arms like that
and then jisung kissed you on the forehead softly
making you blush and smile at him the way you used to smile at him
just like you did in the hallway
something in chan snapped
“she can’t be an angel if she’s slutting around” he says angrily not thinking twice letting all the emotions talk for him
instant regret floods him as he sees the broken expression on your face
even katherine looks shocked while there were collective gasps from all the students
“jisung put me down” you say firmly leaving no room for argument
jisung swiftly did and you could see he was about to sprint over and smack chan one
you lay a hand on his chest
“jisung no this isn’t your fight this is mine okay? let me handle it” you say looking at him straight in the eyes making sure he understood
you could see he did but the anger and stiffness never left his body
everyone watched as you walked right up to chan
you take a deep breath in as you finally look at chan after weeks
your heart felt like it was being repeatedly stabbed if that was even possible
oh god you missed him
you missed him so so so much
but you asked him trying to not let your voice shake too much
“chan did you mean that?”
chan’s heart broke too the moment he heard you say his name
gosh he missed you
what has he even been doing the past few months
was katherine even worth this?
he already knew the answer to that
all he wanted to do is say no to your question and wrap you up in his arms and never let you go
but he caught sight of jisung
and he couldn’t help but think you’d be happier with him
chan hurt you so much recently because of his selfishness and he just realised that now
his anger overwhelmed him and so did all the emotions came with the last few months of him realising he liked you
while you kept on treating him like a friend
dealing with some of his teammates constant teasing
knowing he could never be more than friend to you
all of it got too much
and he hated himself for being so weak and so bloody pathetic
not being able to put his emotions aside and just be there for you
instead he got distant and he met katherine
she was a good distraction
but she couldn’t be half as close to him as you ever were
though jisung didn’t seem to be like that for you
he didn’t seem like a distraction
and chan thought at that moment he really didn’t have a chance at all with you
jisung could make you happier than he ever could
and with that thought in mind he uttered out the one word you absolutely didn’t want to hear
“yes” he whispered out 
you heart didn’t break
it was crushed
completely utterly crushed 
chan absolutely hated you and you didn’t even want to know why
chan’s friends all stood up as quick as lightning
minho literally looked like he was about to beat him up
but you beat him to it
the slapping noise echoed throughout the whole cafeteria
tears were involuntarily slipping out of your eyes
“bye chan” you whisper
you walk out of there not glancing back
and the moment you walked out
you couldn’t help but think all hope for you two was gone
as a couple
as best friends
as absolutely anything
and the moment you got to somewhere private you sobbed your heart out
the next few weeks were consisted of you crying, being with jisung, avoiding questions about the whole cafeteria fiasco and missing chan like crazy
but then suddenly your books started to go missing
or there were ripped pages in them
nasty notes were left in your locker
you just thought people might not of liked you after the whole fiasco
but a small thought tugged at the back of your head
what if it’s katherine
you didn’t want to think that though you didn’t want to to think she was that spiteful
you were wrong
after a month of the bullying and not telling anyone
you were in the bathroom washing your hands hurriedly
knowing jisung was waiting for you in the art room to walk you home
you felt someone push your shoulder roughly
and you see two of katherine’s minions
“what do you want?” you hiss out at the two of them
both of them looked at you with hatred but you could see pity in their eyes
and that made your heart drop
“i want you gone” you hear a familiar voice ring out
there was katherine herself with the cruelest smirk you’ve ever seen
“why?” you ask trying to keep a brave front
“because chan is miserable with you around him without you he’d be so much happier even jisung would be better off without you then he can go back to sitting and hanging out with his friends right?” she says in the most horrid sickly sweet voice
but what she said pushed all your buttons
you still felt so guilty about jisung and how he wasn’t close with chan anymore even though he always says it was his choice
and that he hangs out with all the other guys just not as a whole group
plus soccer season was over
but you still felt so so guilty
then there was chan
you knew you still loved him with your whole heart
no matter how many times he would break it
and all you wanted was for him to be happy
but you knew leaving wasn’t the solution to any of your problems
no matter how much you wanted to
“fuck off katherine you’re just jealous chan still loves me and not you” you say smirking
inside you knew it wasn’t true at all and that chan probably hated your guts but this bitch was really pissing you off
you hit a really sore spot for her
you could tell
and a flash of doubt crosses your mind
what if he still does...but your thoughts were interrupted
“if you’re not going to fucking leave, this will be a regular” she cruelly says
then suddenly her two minions tie your arms and legs
tie your wrists to a plumbing pipe on the wall
and muffle your mouth
panic overwhelms you and as much as you struggle you know you can’t do anything
katherine first slaps you
hard
you glare at her with so much hatred she actually takes a step back
but then she regains her composure, smirks and punches you
she slaps, punches, kicks you over and over again
until all the pain was a complete blur
you had bruises all over your body and your face
she finally stopped hitting you and her minions were long gone
the cloth over your mouth she roughly pulls down
“beg for me to stop or promise to leave” she threatens menacingly
“you’re a fucking psychotic bitch” you scream out and spit in her face
“just because no one fucking loves you including chan doesn’t mean making me leave will make him love you too” you brutally say in a low voice contrasting your scream
she screams and puts her hand up as you brace yourself for another hit
but nothing came
chan was walking down a corridor but something or rather someone came barreling into him
“jisung?” chan says concerned as he sees jisung panting trying to catch his breath looking really worried
just because he had a fall out with jisung does not mean he cared about the guy who was like his little brother any less
“y/n” jisung starts
and worry shoots up chan like a bolt of lightning
“what? what about y/n? is she okay?” chan couldn’t help but blurt out
“i don't think so she was supposed to meet me at the art class an hour ago but she isn’t answering any of my calls or texts and i have no idea where she is” jisung said looking like he was about to pull his hair out
“that’s not like y/n at all something must be up do you want to split up and look for her?” chan asks also worried out of his mind
he knew you were never the one to bail without a single notice
unlike him he guiltily thought
jisung not even answering his question looked at him straight in the eyes and asked sharply
“why did you let her go? i know you hyung and i know you didn’t want to say yes that day”
chan let out a sigh
“because she deserves better than me” he whispers out as if it was too painful to say
chan was completely devastated over losing you he wanted to be back with you so badly
to hold you, to talk to you, to laugh with you
but he couldn’t
he hurt you so so badly and you seemed like you didn’t want anything to do with him
“yes she really does” jisung says coldly
and it was like a knife pierced him as jisung said that
“but she needs you” jisung sighs out
“but what about you” chan said completely confused
jisung lets out a bitter laugh
“chan i like her a lot and i care for her a lot but all i want is for her to be happy and i know she’ll be happier with you than she would ever be with me”
before chan could reply or even process what jisung just said
they heard a scream from the girls bathroom
both of them bolted to the bathroom
both of them hoping you were okay
when they entered their hearts broke
you were bloody and bruised up tied to a pole looking like absolute death
while katherine had her hand up looking like she was about to hit you
both of your faces were etched with pure unfiltered hatred
jisung automatically grabbed katherine’s wrist
“don’t you even fucking dare lay another finger on y/n ever again”
“what th-” she started as she turned around then she saw jisung’s expression
her face paled significantly
“jisung” you said letting out a sigh as a wave of relief washed over you
your knight of shining armor
but then the softest hands started to untie you from the pole
and you saw a bed of some very familiar curls in front of you
ones you used to run through your fingers through on nearly daily basis
“c-chan?” you stuttered completely shocked
chan looked at you directly in the eyes
and you could see it all in his eyes
his eyes were glazed over with unshed tears
anger, sadness those emotions were all there
but most of all was the love he had for you and the worry
chan gave you a weak teary eyed smile and tried to keep his voice steady as he said
“hang on princess you’re gonna be okay”
your heart automatically sped up hearing him calling you princess
but your body eased knowing you really were safe
though you hated the reaction you had to him
the way he still can make your heart speed up, that you feel so safe with him
even though the last few months all he’s done was cause confusion, pain and heartbreak for you
“c-chan it’s not what it looks like” katherine said trying to defend herself
“not what it fucking looks like?” chan’s voice echoed throughout the bathroom
you’ve never heard chan sound so cold
“so literally a few hours after i break up with you saying it’s unfair to you for us to be together because i’m still in love with y/n you go and do this?” he spits out
your head started to spin when chan said he was still in love with you
you had no idea how to feel about it
absolutely no clue
at the same time jisung’s jaw clenched as chan said that
to all of you it was like being drenched in cold water
but chan’s voice breaks you all out of your thoughts
“don’t ever fucking come near me, y/n or any of my friends ever again” he said with such finality
you knew katherine never would
chan scoops you up gently as possible as he does he whispers to you
“i’m here now princess”
and with the thought that you were being carried too much these days
you passed out
hospital bed again you thought groaning internally
you look around and see chan and jisung fast asleep on the couches
suddenly someone enters and you see minho
he has a distant smile on his face as he comes over and hugs you
“are you okay?” he asks concerned
“kinda” you croak out
he gives a soft laugh handing you a cup of water
“let’s not wake these two up they haven’t slept in like 2 days plus the drama that would happen if they did” he says lightheartedly
you snort “you would love that” you say smirking
“of course i am THE drama queen of the school but for your mental and emotional wellbeing probably not a good idea” minho says with a wink
silence overwhelms you two for a few seconds before you quietly asked
“what happened?”
a painful smile on minho’s face appeared
“well chan got a full on beating from all the boys for letting this happen and dating that old hag”
you laugh again at minho’s disgusted expression when he mentioned katherine
“she got expelled by the way also she literally like legally can’t be in the 50ft radius of you” he adds
“thank goodness” you breathe out glad you don’t have to ever see katherine again
“your parents went ballistic is an understatement but they’re thankful to both jisung and chan but they kind of think you’re a bit of a heartbreaker” he whispers the last bit like a secret
“me? a heartbreaker? what a joke” you scoff thinking of how much pain you’ve been through the last few months
minho gives you a knowing smile
“well you have the two most sought out guys in school wrapped around your little pinky finger” minho says gesturing at the boys sleeping
“well the two most sought out guys after me of course” he cockily adds flipping his non existent hair over his shoulder
you giggle you love minho and his antics
“but y/n you need to choose who’s it going to be chan or jisung?” minho seriously says
“i-i have no idea” you stutter out having absolutely zero clue
you didn’t even know how you got into this situation where you had to choose between them two
“think about it okay? cause you need choose. fast” minho says with a warm smile and a ruffle of your hair before leaving  
your head was spinning you had no idea what to feel
chan you knew you loved as a friend
but when did that even become a crush?? when did those feelings sneak through the cracks?
you didn’t know how or when but you knew you still had romantic feelings for chan
but then there was jisung
your knight in shining armor
he was there for you when chan wasn’t there
he comforted you, cared for you and loved you when no else did
you didn’t deny your heart fluttered when he was affectionate with you or complimented you
but chan was never out of your heart either
and you didn’t think he ever could be
just a few minutes after minho left both boys stirred
“y/n?” jisung groggily said rubbing his eyes
“Y/N!!” he shouted rushing over to you giving you a hug as you laugh as he tightly squeezed you
“jisung i can’t breathe” you choke out
“oh my gosh i’m so so sorry” jisung says letting go of you quickly
chan looked at you two with a painful smile and says to you two
“i’ll let you two catch up, if you need me i’ll be at the rooftop garden” he says distantly and leaves
“y/n” jisung starts wistfully
and you know exactly what he’s going to say cause it’s jisung
“jisung please don’t, as selfish as it sounds i don’t want to let you go” you plead softly
he sighs and gives you a bitter smile allowing his arms to wrap around you as you snuggle into him
“as much as i want for you to stay in my arms like this, for me to ask you to be my girlfriend, and for me to take you out on the best date of your life on our 3 year anniversary, for us to make memories together and for both of us to fall in love with each other. it’s not meant to be”
jisung whispers into your hair and you know he’s right but you hate it you hate the fact he’s right
“you love chan in a way that you could never love me and while as pathetic as it sounds i would still be okay with that. you could never be okay with it. the guilt would be too much for you” he says smiling
“how can you bloody smile saying that?! y-you deserve the world jisung, the absolute world” you say trying not to cry thinking of how the hell did you deserve someone as precious as han jisung
“i can smile because i want you to be happy and you’re the happiest with chan. go find him figure this whole mess out because there’s one thing i know and its that chan is in love with you. now go to your prince charming.” jisung wipes your tears away and gives you a hug pushing you towards the door
just as you were about to leave jisung calls out to you lightheartedly
“we’re still best friends by the way that isn’t going to change no matter how smoochy you and chan get!”
you laugh and shout “deal!” as you close the door
the moment the door shuts jisung’s smile immediately drops
he knew being with chan would make you the happiest
but how is he ever going to find someone like you
his heart ached and he felt sick  
he lowered his head and shook his head putting his face in hands he said to himself “han jisung you’re such an idiot”
you on the other hand were going to the rooftop garden
the moment you got there you froze
what were you even doing?
what if chan didn’t love you?
what if you’re making a mistake in forgiving him?
what if he hurts you again?
your thoughts were making your head spin
before a voice interrupted them
“y/n?” chan says perplexed
you whip around to see chan sitting on a bench looking out onto a gorgeous skyline
“uh hi?” you awkwardly say sitting next to him on the bench
chan takes a deep breath and suddenly blurts out
“i’m so so sorry for everything, i thought i was doing the right thing and now i’ve realised all i was doing was hurting you”
“i’m still so confused chan what even happened between us? we were best friends” you say your voice barely above a whisper
chan sighs out before chuckling humourlessly
“i fell in love with you y/n” he breathes out
your breath hitched in your throat you were trying to process what chan said
“b-but why did you treat m-me like that?” you struggled to formulate coherent words 
“it was pathetic really i knew you didn’t have feelings for me so i became distant so my feelings would go away. katherine was merely a distraction that’s all. then you became close with jisung and everything came flooding back again. including the jealously which is why i said what i did in the cafeteria and i instantly regretted it but i thought you’d be happier with jisung which is why i said yes to let you go.”
chan finished wistfully
“though i always kept our promise and i always will keep it” he mutters under his breath giving you a look which melted your insides out
your heart warmed instantly 
chan didn’t forget your promise and he never broke it
but you were still completely shocked
you didn’t know what to expect from chan but it certainly wasn’t this
“but i think i did the right thing by letting you go, your smile came back because of jisung, the pretty one, i missed it a lot” he says giving you a soft smile showing off the dimples you loved so much
“so don’t worry about me you should go to your knight in shining armor” chan says with a smile that if anyone else saw they would think he was actually happy 
but you could instantly see the hurt and regret in his eyes
though he genuinely meant it
for you to be with jisung
only half of the sun was peeping out from the skyline 
and you told yourself by the time the sun disappeared from the skyline
as cheesy as it sounded you’d know whether to be with jisung your knight in shining armor or chan your prince charming
“watch the sunset with me?” you tentatively ask
chan looks at your surprised
then his eyes soften 
“one last sunset for old times sake” he softly whispers
chan puts his arm around your while you snuggle your head into his shoulder like you’ve done every single time before in the past
and you thought it’d feel different or weird 
but it didn’t
you fitted perfectly like always, warmth filled you head to toe, and you felt your worries disappearing and butterflies starting to flutter in your stomach
you intertwined your pinkies 
a silent renewed promise both of you thought 
and you knew just as the sun was setting 
you didn’t know when your last sunset would be with chan but this wasn’t your last one
because chan always was home and always will be home
your home 
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well this took me decades to finish hope you guys enjoyed my first angsty fic on this blog and let me know whether you prefer me writing angst, fluff or both!! it was a slow burn and kinda cliche with lots of cheese and i hate love triangles but it just kinda turned into one so forgive me. also thank you to my absolute queen ruby @changbeanie for giving me the motivation and advice to actually keep on writing this fic cause lol was ready to give up on this fic at least 10 times cause of writers block. and thank you to my lovely and cute bub anna @chenle for helping me with the messiest ending i’ve ever written. seungmin au coming up soon!!
as always don’t be afraid to leave me a message, a request or an anon!!! i always love hearing from you guys and getting your thoughts, feelings and feedback!!
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OH SHIT!!!! my clown ass never saw that u rb'd those ask posts, i was Looking at my notifs to see if u would so i could send u some but SOMEHOW I MISSED IT??? clown hours.... ANyways for the emoji one have 🤗💙💘🍀😇 and 👍 (tried to not do repeats from your ask 2 me cause they all apply anyways but, Regardless) and for the questions post, maybe 5, 11, 12, 17, 20, 23 and 25? ;__;/ ily so much and i hope u have a rlly lovely night!!! and that this coming week is kinder 2 u!!!! 💖💖💖💖
ahhh, it’s no worries!!! idk about you but for me, tumblr has been having the Time of Its LIFE lately wrt notifications and most disconcertingly, unfollowing people! D: so i completely get it, it’s no worries!!! ;w;/ i already know for a Fact i’m going to write so so much, so i’m gonna put this under a readmore >w< ruth 🤝 sarah respectful lesbian moments
edit: so I finished writing it and it’s Insanely Long- just in case you don’t make it to the bottom, thank you mein broth-er!!!! ; O; i hope you have a wonderful night too!! writing all of this out made me reminisce on some really nice times, and I’m having an a1 night! ^^ ilysm! it’ll probably be daytime when you read this, so i hope you have a great day! <3
🤗 given the chance I would gladly hug you
on god!!!! ;___; i think i would frfr dissolve if a got a Ruth-Certified hug, things have been so overwhelming lately
💙 you are my closest friend
the feeling is mutual!! <3 we don’t always get to talk often, but fhdhshg when we do we talk about like All of the Madness in Sarah’s Mind^tm, and you are so patient + tolerant of my incoherent ramblings which is something i don’t think i’ve ever fully experienced? anyhow, after a year (more than a year?) of having these kinds of convos and going through the general madness of life together, I totally agree ;w;
💘 I love you so much
i love you too!!! so so much!!! 💃🕺 i don’t think words will ever be able to express how much i love and appreciate you! 💜💛
🍀 i’m lucky to have met you
i know we talk about this often, but seriously i feel the same way! it’s a little crazy that we met, technically, because Joseph Joestar tm deserved more than to be a cheater... there is something hilarious about this wild friendship rooting from him!! of all jojos!! 🤢 but i’m so grateful that we met, it’s been such a wonderful ride ;w; <3
😇 you’re a sweet cinnamon bun
🥺🥺🥺🥺 bro i- fhdhghdhgh thank you!!! ;o;
👍 you are fun to be around
ahhh, thank you!!! i am glad you feel this way bc whoo boy, i think some other people would look at the madness i tell you about and go 👁️👁️ that’s a no for me, luvs. remember last year when i was losing it tryna prepare for ren faire + i cut my palm on that one glass bottle? bc a- i barely do and b- i feel like that moment encapsulates the nicki minaj roman holiday-ness of my life XD i’m really grateful you’ve stuck around through it all 🤗💕💖
now buckle in bro!!!! the essays are incoming!!!
5. Name a movie that makes you genuinely laugh.
i swear on my life the Mortal Kombat movie from 1995 is a national treasure, it is SUCH a solid movie and has so many funny moments. Robin Shou makes such a 🥺🥺 Liu Kang, and jesus fuck he can be so savage when the script calls for it!! there’s one part where he takes Johnny Cage’s luggage and straight up fucking chucks it into the ocean + then bullies him about it later! honestly the Ballad of Johnny Cage and His Luggage is one of my favorite parts from the movie <3 if you haven’t seen it + you like cheesy, old school movies, i really recommend it!!!
11. Describe the memory of the last time you felt true happiness.
So I can’t remember the last time I did, bc my memory is horrifically terrible + probably getting worse as time goes on?? but i will tell you about one of the more recent times I remember! :D There is one crucial expository note for this memory- my brother-in-law makes THE best chili in the entire world. my brother and I were trying to recreate it because it’s such a simple but delicious + filling meal- I think this was our first time trying to create it? and it was SO chaotic, the tomato sauce and stuff kept popping and burning me and we weren’t 100% certain that we’d gathered the right ratios for the ingredients and it was just. madness lmao. Chance’s chili is one that you leave alone for multiple hours at a time (I think this is the case for all chili but i don’t cook often enough to know ;__;), and we were kinda 👀👀👀 because we weren’t sure it’d turn out right? But it did!!!! I vividly remember when it was finished and we taste-tested it + went oOOH FUCK! it wasn’t quite the same as chance’s but ohhh my god it was so good 🥰🥰🥰 but yeah!! we ate it all up and I think this was around the time I started my playthrough of Esteban for Dragon Age 2? which was one of my favorite playthroughs for the entire franchise... he’s just a simple ig beard model mage ;w; i wanted to show you what he looked like in this post but the formatting went wonky so ig i’ll just post him separately?? it’s 1000% in-character for him to infiltrate my jojo blog 😔
12. Name a song that makes you feel ethereal.
hm...I’d say it’s between Forget About or Feet of Clay! They’re both such light and tenderhearted songs, and when I listen to them I feel like I’m in an apartment kitchen slow-dancing with a love, and it’s so dark except for the slowly rising sun. I don’t know if that feeling could be described as ethereal? but it’s close enough for me
17. What is something you own that is important to you? What makes it so important?
I have a small collection of scripts from the shows I’ve been in, and two of the most important ones are from the plays my high school put on during my sophomore and junior years, The Nit-Wits and The Musical Comedy Murders of 1940, respectively! The Nit-Wits has a ton of sentimental value to me because it was the last show I genuinely acted in, and it was a show we had to pull together in 2 or 3 weeks!! We were originally going to do a murder mystery play for the fall, but none of the cast was feeling it and it just wasn’t going to come to life in time (honestly this speaks volumes for how much we weren’t vibing with it, because all of our shows came together at like.. the final dress rehearsals if not opening night lmao). I vividly remember we took a vote during rehearsals about whether or not to switch the show, and then we did and it was SO fun + chaotic!! My character was one of the only regular characters in the show, but I think everyone else had a lot of fun acting as actors who were hired to be maniacal, and that made acting off of them so fun! I remember there was also a night my friend Adonis almost tore the entire set down because he ran through a door and tripped over a set brace in his haste!! The Nit-Wits is hugely important because it was a really fresh acting experience for me, and again, my last time genuinely on the stage and not behind the scenes!
MCM is important to me because it was the first play I ever stage managed! I’d stage managed our musical the spring prior, but that was a huge undertaking and involved many different people and moving parts. Stage managing a play, at least at my high school, was a calmer and more intimate experience, and one I really enjoyed! Another huge reason I treasure MCM’s script is because it is one of the last shows I had with my friend I told you about- he was a senior. I have little notes and doodles from the cast and crew scattered throughout my book for this show, and I remember being so irritated by this because it meant I was losing space for stage directions, cues, and notes. Now, I’m super grateful to have these scribbles- it’s one of the only things I have left of him. 
On that note, relating to him, MCM is also the show which birthed my most horrific theater horror story!! During one of the performances, I guess he forgot his line?? idk. But he ended up jumping six pages ahead of where the current scene was (I knew this bc I was following along in my book backstage + was frantically trying to figure out where he’d gone), which threw the entire cast, who were all tragically onstage, way off-track. This resulted in the most frightening game of script ping-pong I’ve ever seen: he’d skipped six pages ahead, so Adonis ended up saying a line from two pages after the six-page skip, and somehow someone else went!! oh I have a response to that line! And then said something like 9 pages back! I think the lead actress tried to ground everyone back to the lines they were supposed to be saying, but she ended up just saying a lot of their lines? And one of those lines that was supposed to be said by someone else was supposed to cue a black-out that someone got murdered in, but my lighting techie was SO fucking lost (we were both huddled over the script next to the breaker trying to figure out WHERE the hell we were! i think i had a flashlight in my mouth so I could flip through the book with both hands and thus faster??), so ofc the lights stayed up! I remember getting through this scene being the most painstaking endeavor of my entire life, but thankfully intermission was right after it! We actually extended intermission because the cast needed a hot second to fuckign RESET for Act 2 bc sweet jesus that was so bizarre...Needless to say, after that show we never messed that scene up again + everyone who acted in the show became super anal about knowing their lines as the years went on. The Six Page Skip became a legendary part of our hs theater Canon (like biblical canon ;w; although I don’t think anyone’s talked about it since my class graduated) alongside the times one of our ensemble dudes had to break through the roof of the girl’s dressing room to retrieve the keys to the theater + i got stuck on stage!
20. What’s the sweetest thing someone has done for you?
I really had to wrack my brain to answer this one, as I’m generally not the person people do things for, you know? This answer goes wayyy back, to 8th grade :O but so! there is mild exposition for this- when I started middle school, I lived in North Carolina, but we moved to Florida right before 7th grade bc my grandma is ill. We lived with my uncle while we were looking for a house, so I went to the local middle school bc why wouldn’t I? but in November, we finally found a house + my mom was like....So... are you going to switch schools or...I’d struck up some really solid friendships in this time, so i was like Mom I’d Rather Die OAO. So, we struck up a deal that I’d get to stay at that school on a zone waiver + that she’d drive me to school everyday. Sometime closer to the end of eighth grade she was like, yeah so.. I can’t do this for high school, it’s too much gas- which was valid! I was really sad about it, but I sucked it up.
Anyhow, fast forward to the last day of eighth grade, which was perhaps the saddest day I’d lived up until that point, mostly bc I knew I was probably never going to see all my friends again. My best friend, who I was like hardcore v close to + the person I shared all my wacky AUs and OC’s and headcanons with, was waiting with me for my mom to come pick me up, and then!!! When my mom pulled into the school she suddenly whipped out this lengthy letter she’d written to me about how much she enjoyed my friendship and how grateful she was that we were able to have lunch together (lunch was.. tragically ;__; the only time we really saw each other that year), and that she would never forget me! And she’d drawn me a ton of fanart from all the things I was obsessed with back then!! it was so much so fast, but then my mom was yelling at me to get in the car and I had to go :(
We kept in touch through email freshman year + fake-dated bc a senior was stalking me? ;J; and then we went to Megacon together! but I became really heavily involved in choir and theater after that, and we just kind of drifted apart :( we do follow each other on ig tho! It’s insane to think about her and that letter because on GOD ruth, that was a thinly veiled love letter and I never like... wrote her anything back that was as worthy as what she wrote me. But, she’s doing really well in uni now, so I guess it’s all okay? idk! ; o ;
23. What’s your zodiac sign? Do you think you fit the general characteristics of that sign?
I’m a Cancer!! and also a metal dragon by the Chinese Zodiac, which I’ve always thought was pretty sick! :3 I am 10000% your stereotypical Cancer, super emotional and introspective + often prone to tears ;u; My mom always said that dragons are steadfast and loyal people, and I think this also applies to me, to a fault. I checked around some websites to see what characteristics were often applied to metal dragons specifically, and it seems they are pretty strong-willed, ambitious, and generous? I don’t know if you could call me strong-willed or ambitious, but it’s all good ig.
25. What’s a song that gives off good vibes anytime you listen to it?
Ohh man, I went in on this question for Shannon, but bc I was digging around my library for Jules, I actually found an old fave! This song is from one of my all-time favorite musicals, Once on This Island- it’s The Human Heart! This song is so sweet, and god between the writing for the orchestra + the writing for the ensemble, this song is a straight masterpiece <3 I love love love the line, “Through your love you’ll live forever”, and although I am Hardcore Terrified of getting a tattoo, I really want that line tattooed on my body. if you have time, I recommend giving Once on This Island a listen!! I’ve never heard a show that uses its instruments and singers the way OoTI does (and holy FUCK it is so breathtaking live!!! I got to see it on Broadway and bro.... 🥺🥺 it was transcendental..)
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“Symbiotes are aggressive creatures, we are tasked with the duty of controlling them. Zachary is my host and is my job is to protect him while he does so… Maybe I’ll get it right this time.”
The Bishop Symbiote - LF Symbiotes
Bishop is only 33 years old, having been spawned at the life foundation (1986) as part of an anti-symbiote project. They are considered the youngest of the siblings, however, they all are the same age, except the Knight symbiote.
Bishop is referred to as He/Him currently, however, this is subjective and based only on their current host's gender. They do not retain any personal preferences.. or at least are not supposed to.
Bishop has a fixed height of 7′2″ as a humanoid, it does not change despite the host. -
Bishop lives at the LF with his siblings and parent symbiote in a special container just for him.
Bishop is a timid, shy symbiote often getting nervous around new people or even other symbiotes. He doesn’t often get out, mainly he lives at the LF in a special container and only comes out for ‘missions’. He’s very easy to pick on and is often the target of his siblings fun. Even going as far as getting nervous from his own host on a regular basis.
Bishop is very smitten with love for his host, Zachary, however, he sees no interest in his alien teammate and is lovestruck for Rook’s host, Noah. Now, it’s not like his host even knows that there’s a certain alien fawning over him, Bishop keeps himself hidden knowing it is very wrong for him to feel any way at all, it’s very possible neither he or his host recognize them as being capable to feel.
Bishop is very robotic in a sense when it comes to his feelings and personality however it is easy to cause extreme distress to him, and very easy to show his true feelings. Bishop, however, will not acknowledge this as his actual self and will correct himself if caught doing this or he catches himself doing this.
Bishop is very unaware of current day knowledge and doesn’t know what most things are. This including mannerisms/social cues, everyday items or activities, he, however, is a huge nerd in the things he knows, those being from his host or was taught at the LF. Bishop is the smartest symbiote in the project rivaling even the humans. Not bad for a supposedly ‘non-sentient alien goo pile’.
If you noticed Bishop wears a hood! He’s really self-conscious about just about everything about himself and completely refuses to take it off or leave it off. Knowing this his sibling will pull it off his head every time they can just to get him worked up.
He really, REALLY likes chocolate only getting a taste on one special occasion. Since it considered unnecessary to his current diet, which provides everything he needs he has not tasted it since. He can live on mush and rabbits alone, he’s been doing it for 33 years already, he doesn’t know what anything else tastes like.
Bishop’s hood does, in fact, have a name! It’s Bakemono or just “Mono” for short. Its a secret… don’t tell anyone! He thought it would be nice to give them a name since they are one of his bestest of friends, or rather… his only friend.  
Bishop takes surprisingly well to foreign symbiotes, he’s very unlike his siblings who would probably be going into attack mode he just stands there starring dumbly probably because he’s a pacifist or maybe because he just doesn’t know what to do besides calling his siblings over to get them.
Bishop and his host work as special intel gatherers for their team and the LF, often tasked with gathering info on people, groups or ‘enemy’ symbiotes since his skills set him up at being a wonderful spy.
Bishop is extremely protective of his host… for reasons.
Bonus: Bishop is one of the only symbiotes in his family that has five claws, besides Knight. Pawn, Rook, and his parent symbiote all have only 4 claws on each hand, assumingly some weird symbiote mutation in his family line.
Bonus: ...probably a weeb. Did you see what this loser named his hood?
Symbiote Specific Abilities:
Bishop is capable of turning semi-invisible with the ‘help’ of their hood, only semi-invisible because it’s easy to spot them if you’re actually looking for him otherwise they are not very noticeable.
Along with being able to blend in, they are able to mimic scents/smells or mask their own scent/smell. This is used in the special application of deterring animals such as guard dogs but does not have further use... unless you want a symbiote air freshener.
Bishop is able to change the shape of their hood in order to minorly mimic forms or (animals) some including, dogs, or large ominous creatures with the use of their hood patterning. The main application is as a scare tactic or animals or humans alike.
Minor - Bishop for some reason is deathly quiet when doing anything.
Minor - Semi self-protection: Their hood can be used as a thick layer to protect from sharp objects or bullets, however, this is limited and can cause pain to the host from the impact or multiple impacts.
Minor - The power of Shy!: Shy tall symbiote, he’ll capture your heart in a moment. Don’t act like you don’t love a shy alien trying not to get nervous and flustered around you. He can barely handle not getting nervous around his host.
Minor - “Weapons”: Much like his sibling he is able to form blades from himself, however, he does not use them seeing he is a pacifist. If he did, his weapon would range between long blades or even a scythe one. However, until he does decide to withdraw from his ways, that’s not happening. Ever.
Human Host - Zachary “Zack” Ohenn
Zack is 5’6” and of the latest is 24 years old.
Zachary has been working for LF for 3 years now, previously an engineer student intern, Zack was a transfer from an LF partnering organization sent to work on the project due to his skill set being needed. He’s the newest recruit to the team. -
Hims wears glasses, he’s as blind as a bat.
Zack is not Bishop’s first host, unlike the other LF symbiotes who’s previous hosts retired, Bishops host died during the project. Details are currently known to him as the LF refuses to release them or acknowledge the incident. Maybe it’s just a thing to spook him made up by his teammates, or maybe it’s true. Only Bishop can truly confirm or deny, it seems he refuses to think about it.
Zack works on the team as a co-leader to Noah handling most of the hard paperwork, he acts like a work office intern more than anything. But he honestly doesn’t mind doing the work, its totally worth it in the long run.
Zack may or maybe not have a crush on Noah.
Zack often can be seen trying to have convo’s with his symbiote, however, Bishop doesn’t often know what he is talking about. For these reasons, he tends to gush over Noah to him. Bishop just listens, making small remarks back, his host for some reason never seems to fully catch what he says.
Zack was told the symbiotes are not capable of human thinking or feeling, he, however, is starting to doubt this as he further talks to his symbiote. Is it possible LF has lied?
Zack is somewhat aware of the LF’s corruption but often questions some of the tasks they are set to do. Zack doesn’t want to be too nosy seeing what happened to Edan (the host Knight/Church was originally planned to be bonded to in the LF symbiote project). This is way too important for him to get kicked out now.
< Special Notes - LF issued Warnings:
This symbiote is considered to be under special watch due to previous host incidents.
This symbiote has been observed as being nonaggressive and has been seen preventing hosts from causing majorly bodily harm to other beings. However, seems to be cooperative when assisting others [LF symbiotes] in these actions.
Due to the [2016] symbiote incident. This symbiote is not to be taken off grounds unless instructed or permission is granted. >
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Sorry for the long wait on these, I’ve been a little down lately! I’ll be posting the others soon enough. If I’m lucky enough to be blessed with time.
As always if you’d like to know more about them you can always ask here. I always answer, unless the ask gets eaten or I’m stumped for an answer.
Also ~ In the keep reading undercut, you can find more 2 more drawings such as his host and a full body ref bc he’s wearing a hood and it doesn’t show his patterns!!
Timestamp: January 12th, 2020 Related Links/Continuations: Siblings Ref - Pawn
- BISHOP FULL BODY REF 2020 -
Significance: What he looks like with no hood, bc I even have a hard time remembering for drawings. Please ignore the line it's killing me inside.
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- LF SYM HOSTS GROUP PICTURE - 
Significance: A group drawing of all the LF symbiote hosts. This including Zack as a half drawing, meant to showcase all the hosts just having a group photo. This is included in all the symbiotes refs.
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Left to Right: Zachary Ohenn (Bishop), Noah Keil (Rook), Amy Bergg (Pawn)
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Tea and Coffee
Introduction Part III: Mellifluous
Note: Contains fluff, comedy and angst. There may be mature themes and course language but mainly softness.
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Time ticked away, the sun slowly making its way to the horizon to sleep. Jai still had not returned, obviously distracted by something adorable Eliza had presumed.
Still it wasn’t terribly busy, only a few patrons had come and gone, the morning hours of the day usually being more of their peak time so a quiet evening was expected. During this time if it was quiet Eliza would sit down and catch up on her reading or art, sitting by the table booth in the corner that caught most of the afternoon sunlight plus had the bookshelves right by it. Jai had outfitted the cafe with them when they had first opened and already they all were packed to the brim with various books and mangas she had collected for the store, Eliza wagered soon they would have to add a few more shelves if they wanted to add more to their collection.
The barista took her normal seat and began reading her current novel, keeping an ear out for the door to make sure she wasn’t startled again as she was earlier in the day. While she did so she kept an eye on the time as well, knowing that soon as it hit four o’clock sweet music would begin to play outside the cafe. And exactly as the hour came around beautifully plucked guitar strings began to sound, the tune gentle and calming like a lullaby made even more so by the deep but light singing voice accompanying the song.
Eliza put her novel away and quickly went back to the counter, making up an iced cappuccino as the musician outside continued to play their soothing melodies. Once she completed the drink she went outside, the busker finishing up their current song and looking up at Eliza with a large goofy smile,
“Hey Liz! Is that what I think it is?” The fluffy haired man asked excitedly as he rested his acoustic guitar down,
“Yup, one fresh iced cap with whipped cream and chocolate sprinkles for Mr Chanyeol,” Eliza announced as she handed the drink to him. Park Chanyeol was a regular of sorts, coming to busk outside the cafe fours days each week at exactly four in the afternoon. It was like clockwork each time, the neighbourhood blessed by his music for the hourly periods. Chanyeol was definitely charming, with both his tall muscular figure and soft chocolate eyes, he drew in many passerbyers each time he sang. Which also aided the cafe in bringing in more clientele to. As a thank you for such Eliza would make up Chanyeol’s favourite drink, which he gladly accepted though he would also add that bringing in customers was more of his payment to the ladies for letting him busk in the first place. He was a gentle giant, never failing to brighten Eliza’s and Jai’s day with his presence and music.
As he took a few sips of his coffee Chanyeol glanced around confusedly,
“Huh your partner in crime isn’t with you today?” He questioned noticing Jai’s absence,
“Yeah she’s currently on a stock up run, though mind you she left three hours ago. Something tells me either she’s seen a cute animal, person or both and is completely distracted with that,”
“Hopefully she’s advertising your business while she’s at it,” Chanyeol added with a slight chuckle, Eliza rolling her eyes with a smile,
“She probably is. One good thing that comes out of Jai being side tracked is the fact she brings back plenty of people wanting to chat her up more. It’s funny seeing suitors chase after her though, brutally finding out later on she has zero interest in relationships beyond one night stands or that she just wants to see their pets instead,” Eliza shook her head as she continued,”I almost feel sorry for some but she tends to have her reasons so I stay out of it,”
“She is a quirky one,” Chanyeol noted as he placed his drink down and picked his guitar back up, absentmindedly strumming it as he spoke,”I’m sure that there’s still plenty of customers who come by to talk to you to,”
“What makes you say that?” Eliza asked in reply, the musician quietly focusing his gaze on his instrument,
“Well um, you’re an interesting person to...as well as very kind, beau-“ He had started but cut himself off as several women rushed up to him, each giggling and blushing as they addressed Chanyeol,
“Oh my gosh! We are such massive fans of yours!” One started and politely bowed, her friend batting her eyelashes as she spoke,
“We admire you sooo much! Please can we get a picture! And an autograph to?!”
“I-I um please not to close, uh thank you-“ He nervously stuttered. Chanyeol was a soft spoken person and gentlemanly, so he wasn’t used to these sort of interactions especially with females. Jai was usually here to help sort overly excited fans out but it looked like Eliza would need to step in this time,
“Alright ladies please give him some space, he will get to both your requests if you wait just a moment and calm yourselves,” She sternly spoke up as she moved forward in front of Chanyeol creating a small barrier. One of the girls frowned upon seeing Eliza, her eyes growing green with envy. She opened her mouth to speak but was interrupted by her friend who subtly pinched her arm,
“We’re sorry, we got a bit over excited there. We’ll wait of course,” She apologised, elbowing the noticeably angry friend who mumbled a sorry.
“Thank you, I’ll grab some pens and papers for you both,” Eliza cheerfully said, rushing off to retrieve such items. They calmly waited as Chanyeol signed autographs for them and posed for selfie as well, the two walking away happy and satisfied though the jealous one did throw Eliza several glares which the barrister ignored. There was plenty of people like that these days and Eliza had learnt to take no heed of them, it was a waste of energy and time being envious especially over guys.
Chanyeol let out a heavy sigh of relief,
“Thank you so much, I’m really not comfortable when those sort approach me. They just want so much and expect to get it,” He breathed and looked at Eliza gratefully,
“It’s no big deal, people need to learn about personal space mind you,” She responded shaking her head,”I best head back inside and let you continue your set, just give me a shout if any trouble rises again,”
“Ah wait!” Chanyeol shouted and hastily jumped to his feet, almost knocking his guitar over,”Before when I talking, before those girls I...I um...”
He was trailing off and getting quieter with each word that Eliza couldn’t make out what he was saying at all,
“It’s alright I know I have a few customers who take interest in me as well, I’m not envious of Jai more so happy I’m not bothered constantly by random strangers,” She reassured him as Chanyeol paused. He stared down now at Eliza with a troubled look. He was a good several inches taller then her, flustering the shorter girl slightly,
“Have you ever considered...actually dating any of them?..”
“No, not really. I rather date someone I’ve actually talked to after some time or I myself am actually interested in,” She ruminated, growing curious to why Chanyeol was inquiring on the topic,
“Can I ask why you’re so concerned on this matter?”
She caught him off guard with this question, Chanyeol quickly looking away. Was he blushing?
“I...I...” He tried speaking but seemed to have the words caught in his throat.
Before Eliza could press more the two were suddenly tightly embraced by a third party, a giggling voice perking up,
“Look at you two cuties! Is this one of men Jai spoke about that was crushing on you Lizzy? Man it’s so great seeing you!” The person in question let go and moved back a few steps smiling, Eliza grinning herself in recognition,
“Levi you’re back! How was Japan?” She hugged the puffy black haired girl back, Chanyeol bowing to her in surprise at her appearance,
“It was great as always, Lucy already wants to go again. She can’t get enough of Kyoto and wants to go to Hiroshima next,” Levi explained and bowed to Chanyeol,
“Chanyeol right? Jai has told me heaps about you and the other guys, it’s nice to meet you!”
“Other guys?...” He managed to say as he grew pale, but the ladies didn’t seem to notice as Eliza started to lead Levi in inside,
“Come on you need to tell me everything! Where is Lucy by the way?”
“Oh she’s helping Jai bring back a bunch of coffee beans, I’m assuming she was on a stock run,” Levi guessed while Eliza nodded,
“Yeah. Good thing Lucy is with her, she can keep Jai on track to actually get back her,” She joked, waving to the frozen musician,
“I’ll catch you Friday Chanyeol, we’ll pick up on our convo then. Take care!” She finished as she and Levi went inside, Chanyeol slowly taking his seat again and running a hand through his hair,
“I need to tell her...” He whispered to himself and nodded his head thoughtfully. He resumed busking, filled with a new sense of determination on having decided on a course of action for the next day.
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