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#he is so hard for me to draw WAHAHA there is something about him
lenateliier · 2 months
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Some Fumi sketches because I miss him...need to replay his route soon - probably as soon as I'm done with Sou's...
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canaryshall · 1 year
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RHYTHM • TOURISM
"You can go wherever your next whim wants to take you to most, and I’ll follow."
Characters: Izumi Sena, Leo Tsukinaga, Shu Itsuki
Season: Winter
Location: Airport
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Izumi: Finally got it… Those suitcases were just not moving, I was almost sure these found their way to lost luggage.
We wasted so much time with that too, what a pain.
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Leo: Wahaha! Why didn’t you take a page outta my book and bring a carry-on then~?
Izumi: No~ way. I mean, sightseeing in Paris? You don’t know what you’ll buy.
If anything, your luggage’s way too small. Are you sure that’s good enough?
Leo: Even if I forgot something, all you really need is a phone and a passport! Plus, if I get into any trouble, I just know Sena and Shu will come straight to the rescue…☆
Oh yeah, I should give him a call now that we’re here.
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Beep boop beep boop beep…☆ Heyo, Shu? It’s me, it’s Leo!
…Yep. We just got here! What about you?
Mm. You’re running late 'cause you’re still in class, and want us to wait at the airport café?
H~mm... That’s real boring, so how about we go into town and do some real sightseeing instead? We know where you’re staying, and we’ve gone sightseeing a lil’ bit before. Besides—
Sena was all excited looking at all these touristy spots~. Doesn’t that just really make you wanna take him to all of ‘em right away?
Izumi: Haa? Just what do you think you’re saying?
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Leo: Fufun~. You were all smiley while staring at your phone the whole way here, y’know? I saw you~♪
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Izumi: I was not all “smiley”. Soo~ annoying!
Leo: What’s that, Shu? Want me to hang up before we get into a lovers quarrel? Whoops, my bad!
I gotcha, I’ll make sure we don’t go too far. See ya!
Two hours later
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Izumi: …I don’t remember seeing this here? Doesn’t look like it’s on the info site, either.
Did I pass by it last time? It’s right up my alley, I definitely would’ve noticed if I did.
Hey, Leo-kun, this place—
…aaand he’s not here. Where did that guy go? He~y, Leo-ku~n?
? This sound…
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Leo: ♪~♪~♪
Izumi: …Found him. Playing the piano and singing to his heart’s content over at that storefront…
Leo-ku~n. Quit playing that piano, it’s time to go!
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Leo: Uuu~, don’t you try to yank me away from the piano! I wanna keep jamming! GRRRR!!
Look around! Everyone’s loving my performance! C’mon, Sena, you have fun too!
Izumi: You know, I really didn’t come to Paris for this kind of entertainment.
…Ah. I’m getting a call from Itsuki. Hello?
Yeah, know that place downtown… the one with the street piano? That’s where we’re stuck.
…Right, because of Leo-kun. How’d you know?
The same thing happened to you when you went out and about with him? That guy’s just a walking disaster, huh…
Yeah, I’ll wait. I couldn’t leave even if I wanted to, anyway—Ah, wait a minute. Why’d you call my phone?
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Because Leo-kun just completely forgets about his when he’s absorbed in something, huh. You sure know him well…♪
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Alright then, see you later… Wah, the crowd got even bigger while I wasn’t looking.
Well, since someone’s playing the piano this hard, it’s really no surprise. Besides—
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That guy’s singing isn’t bad at all…♪
After a little while
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Leo: ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪
(There’s people who don’t even know Knights’ name stopping by! They’re looking at me all full of interest! And they’re clapping! Wahaha, this is great!)
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Izumi: …...♪
Leo: (Even the completely dumbfounded Sena is tapping his fingers along to the rhythm…♪)
Sena, come here! Sing with me!
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Izumi: Haa? Why me…?
Leo: C’mon! The people around us are all waiting for it, too!
Izumi: That’s just 'cause you’re drawing attention to us on purpose, isn’t it? Geez… Alright, I get it. But only one song, understood?
Leo: Yep, just the one! Everybody, clap your hands ☆
♪~♪~♪
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Izumi: ……~♪
A few minutes later. Once they’re done playing the Street Piano
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Leo: Thank you, thank you~! Thanks for all your applause! We’re Japanese idols, so thank you for supporting us~!
Izumi: You do realize they’re not gonna get a word you’re saying if you say it in Japanese, right?
…Ah, Itsuki.
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Shu: A Knights show in Paris, is it? Not bad at all.
Leo: Shu!? How’d you know we were here!
Didja sniff us out by our scent? Just like a doggie, wahaha! ☆
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Shu: Comparing me to a dog is plain crass. It was Sena who told me.
If that’s all, I will be showing you to your lodgings. …Do you have any arrangements from hereon?
Well, you did say you would be going wherever Sena desired to go.
Izumi: Right, then. Wherever Leo-kun wants is fine by me.
Leo: Huh, wherever I wanna? Why?
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Izumi: You’re always doing whatever you please instead of sticking to a plan, y’know? I’d rather not stress you out with something like that.
Strolling around Paris is fun enough on its own, and it’s not like we’re only here to visit tourist spots all in a hurry.
You can go wherever your next whim wants to take you to most, and I’ll follow.
Leo: Wherever I wanna go most, huh~ I didn’t really think about anything besides meeting up with Shu, so… U~mm…
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Oh, I know! What’s Shu’s suggestion here? I’ll go wherever he recommends!
Shu: Good grief. I suppose those who come to Paris to spread their wings will always look for recommendations. However, I am not a tour guide.
Hmph… Well, given we’re on the topic, the biggest book fair in France is being held in Paris right now.
It is said to be an enormous event, attracting tens of thousands of professionals from all around the world. Does that raise your interest?
Leo: Where’s it being held? Is it over there? Or over this way?
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Shu: Non! Control yourself for a moment, Tsukinaga, I still need to put my luggage down!
writer: yuumasu (ゆーます) jp proofing: amberhoneybee eng proofing: ixcarus_
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fluffy-lee · 3 years
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Magic!
Part 8 of the series Vacation
This is a TICKLE series
PLATONIC Avengers x reader
Warnings: Mentions of separation anxiety.
Summary: Y/n has a lot of fun messing with Bucky and Steve under Wanda’s magical protection, but what happens when Wanda and Vision have date night, leaving Y/n at the cabin unprotected from the vicious super soldiers?
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Steve had carried you up to your bed after the two of you made up. You nearly fell asleep in his arms with your head on his shoulder. He was careful to not wake Natasha when he laid you down. The last thing you remember is Steve kissing your head before you fell asleep. 
  Is this what it is to be unconditionally loved by someone? No matter how mad you made them, they’d still be willing to forgive you the same day, and love you the same, if not more. When you were in the HYDRA base, you expected that was what your whole life would be. Never escaping, ruled by the evil that killed your mother for falling in love with you and wanting a better life for you. You knew if you tried to get away, they would kill you too. 
You remember spying on Captain America one time. He was wearing regular clothes, a hat and sunglasses. He was with Natasha. Your job was to find out what they were doing. You never would’ve believed that man would become like a big brother, father, uncle, or best friend to you. You never knew how to properly describe what he is to you. He is just… Steve. You knew Steve wouldn’t hesitate to lay down his life for you. You would do the same for him. 
You knew Steve’s heart. You knew he missed the past. You knew he still missed his mother. You knew he had struggles that he kept to himself. You knew he was pure, and a good man. You wanted nothing but for him to be happy. 
...
  “Y/n.” 
You heard your name being whispered and felt yourself being shaken softly awake. 
  “Hmm? What?” You mumbled confused. 
  “Open your eyes!” The voice whispered. 
You knew exactly who it was. You opened your eyes to meet the all-too-familiar warm, brown eyes. 
  “Peter?” You asked. “What do you need?”
  “Let’s go swimming!” Peter whisper-yelled. 
You rolled over and saw the clock read 7:02 a.m. A morning swim sounded nice, and it was beautiful and sunny outside, the birds were chirping and you could see a slight breeze blowing through the pines out the white paned windows. 
  “I’ll meet you downstairs in five.” You whispered. 
Peter smiled and left the room. 
You hopped out of bed and went into the bathroom to change into your swimsuit. After you changed you brushed your teeth and made your way downstairs. Peter had towels and sunscreen ready for the both of you. 
  “I’ll make us some iced coffee. You better put sunscreen on, Peter Benjamin!” You scolded. 
  “Yay coffee! And I wiiiill-uh!” Peter groaned. 
You chuckled and pulled out the ingredients for the drinks. You were surprised that you and Peter were the only two awake. A lot of times, the adults woke up before you. 
  You brought the glasses of iced coffee out to the pool deck. You walked up the steps to find your best friend lounging in a lounge chair with his favorite pair of sunglasses on (that Tony gifted him with). 
  “Peeeter? Did you put sunscreen on?” You asked, suspiciously. 
  “Yes I did!” He nodded
You picked up the sunscreen only to find out it was a brand new bottle… and the seal was yet to be broken. You smirked and walked over to him, towering over him. 
He slightly pushed his sunglasses down to peer over them at you. 
  “What Y/n/n?”
  “Don’t you “Y/n/n” me, you liar!” You exclaimed dramatically, holding the sealed sunscreen to his face. 
Peter smiled guiltily with a blush. 
You dug your fingers around his collarbones and neck to tickle him. 
  “AHAH! Y/N! Nohhohoho!” Peter began, kicking frantically.
  “This is whatcha get!” You teased in a cute voice, projecting your adoration for him. 
He was too cute for his own good. 
  “Y/n! Plehehehease! I don’t want suhuhunscreehehen!” Peter cried through his ticklish agony. 
You switched to scritching around his belly button, making him scream. 
  “You better wear sunscreen or I’m gonna get Tony!” You warned. 
Peter’s eyes went wide at you. 
  “OKAY! OKAHAHAY! I will! Plehehehease stohohop tickling!” He whined through his laughter, obviously threatened by the thought of you getting Tony. 
You ceased the tickles and began opening the bottle of sunscreen, grinning to yourself over what just happened. 
  “I’m going to get you back for that miss Y/n.” Peter said, sitting up on the edge of the lounge chair. 
  “No Peter! You can’t!” You whined. 
  “And why not?” 
  “I made you coffee!” You argued, pointing over to the glasses with the cute swirly straws. 
  “Oh alright. You’re safe... for now.” 
You furrowed your brows at him with a smirk. “Stand up.” You ordered. 
Peter did as told and you began spraying his back and shoulders with sunscreen. You reached up to rub extra on his upper back and shoulders where he most often burned for extra protection. 
When Peter had all his sunscreen on, he grabbed the bottle to help you. He sprayed your tummy and rubbed it in, but made sure to make it tickle by digging his fingertips into the skin. 
  “Hehehehey! Yohohou said I wahahas safe!” You giggled, flinching away. 
Peter smirked evilly. 
  “I’m just trying to help you! Gosh!” He fibbed. 
You rolled your eyes and finished applying the sunscreen. 
  You and Peter spent the next twenty minutes sunbathing by the pool, drinking the refreshing iced coffee and letting the sunscreen set in. Peter had tanned so much over the trip. Tony was right to be so strict about Peter wearing sunscreen because of his skin. Your skin was glowing too, and you felt extra confident in yourself. Luckily, being surrounded by such encouraging and accepting people really helped you feel good about yourself. You had been degraded a lot growing up by the people at HYDRA. They always wanted you to feel weak, so you’d do what you were told. They sucked. However, you always knew you were beautiful, because your mother always told you so, and instilled that in you. You missed her, even though you were so young when she passed. You were glad Bucky was such a good father and that he was in your life. You always felt it was a miracle that Sam spotted you that dreadful morning. Here you were now, enjoying a beautiful vacation with a family to call your own. 
   It was now July 1st, and this was your last week here. Steve’s birthday and the Fourth of July was just three days away. There were big plans for the week and you still felt you had plenty of vacation left. 
 You and Peter finally jumped in the pool, doing flips, splashing each other and laughing. You had some random, deep conversations, but you also found yourselves laughing so hard your abs ached. You floated on your back, looking up at the blue sky through a semi-circle of pine tree tops. It was so beautiful and you could smell the evergreens in the fresh, mountain air. 
  You and Peter were soon quietly laying on pool floaties, sunglasses on. This lasted for a while, until something felt different. You felt like you were floating, not on the water, but… above the water. You and Peter opened your eyes to see you were six feet above the pool. Familiar red magic surrounded you. 
  “WANDA!!” You and Peter screamed in unison, before being dropped and flipped into the water. 
You came up from the water and you both couldn’t help but laugh. 
  “What was that for?!” You asked. 
  “Breakfast is ready!” Wanda cheered, turning and going back inside. 
  “That was fun!” You and Peter said in unison. 
  “Jinx!” 
 After you and Peter got out of the pool and dried off, you went to your rooms and got ready for breakfast. 
  You walked into the kitchen to see everyone awake. 
 “How was your morning swim?” Wanda asked with a smirk. 
 “It was quite relaxing… until… you know.” You answered with a smile.
Wanda patted your head and placed your plate in front of you. It was your favorite breakfast and you were hungry after swimming, so you dug in. 
  Steve plopped down next to you and gave you a loving smile. You returned the smile with a blush. He rubbed the middle of your back lovingly. 
  “When did you two make up?” Bucky asked before taking a bite of his food. 
  “At like midnight.” You said. 
Steve nodded. 
  “Yeah I got up to use the bathroom and I heard Y/n laughing. I thought “Dang! It’s too late for all that!” said Sam, sitting across from you. 
You and Steve laughed. 
  After breakfast, everyone had spread out and was doing their own thing for a while before it was time to get ready to go down to the town to have lunch and go to some gift shops. 
This was the first time you had really been alone for the trip, so you were just kind of exploring the cabin. You opened the closet by the front door and found things that made your heart soar! Bubbles, jump ropes, hoola-hoops, and a big bucket of chalk. You grabbed the bucket of chalk and slipped on your flip-flops. You went out the door and found a shady spot in the small looped driveway and began drawing all kinds of doodles. You were actually working pretty hard on them and wiped some sweat off your forehead from the heat. 
  “What are you doing out here, kid?” Sam asked, walking down the porch steps to you.
You gave him your bubbly smile and showed him your work. 
  “Oooh you found the sidewalk chalk!” He said. “I’m impressed! These are cute!” 
  “Thank you!” You exclaimed. 
  “Mind if I join you?”
  “Please!” You answered. 
You and Sam drew, laughing and enjoying each other's company. 
  “Now let me show you something we used to do when we were kids.” Sam started, taking what he knew was your favorite color. 
He began swirling the chalk in circles, until it created a thick layer of chalk on the ground. 
  “Okay, now watch.” He said, and then pressed his whole hand in the chalk, coating it. 
You smiled wide. “That’s such a good idea!”
Sam made his hand print on the concrete and you did the same, dipping your hand in it, and placing your hand print next to his. Sam dipped his hand in it again, this time placing his print on your shin. 
  “Hey!” You giggled and placed your print on his arm. 
Sam laughed and poked your sides, making you squeal. You placed your print on his shirt. 
  “Oh it’s on!” Sam challenged and you both began racing, swirling all different colors of chalk on the ground and covering each other in chalk, all while laughing up a storm. 
  Bucky opened the door and walked out to find you two. Purple chalk in Sam’s beard, blue and pink chalk in your hair, orange chalk on Sam’s face, yellow and blue on your face, and your clothes looked like the rainbow. Bucky’s mouth hung open. 
  “What in the world?” Bucky blurted. 
  “Hi Daddy!” 
  “Uhh hi Y/n…” Then, Bucky smirked. “Hi Sam!” He said in a teasing voice, obviously amused to see Sam in such a childish state.
  “Hey.” Sam said seriously, waiting to be teased to the ends of the earth by Bucky. 
Bucky, however, wasn’t going to tease him. He thought it was really sweet how big, tough Sam could be a kid with you. You loved that too. 
 Wanda walked outside to see the scene, a giant smile on her face. 
  “Smile you two!” She said, holding her phone up to take a bunch of pictures, which you and Sam had fun with- making funny faces, throwing up peace signs, and hugs. 
  Steve walked out to see what was going on and his contagious laughter rang throughout the cabin. He had never seen Sam like that. Sam just rolled his eyes and laughed with him. 
 Tony and Peter soon walked out. 
  “Oh sweet! Chalk!” Peter cheered, running down the steps to draw something. 
  “You guys better be hosed off before you come inside dragging chalk all over the place!” Tony scolded. He really just wanted an excuse to spray you with the hose. 
You and Sam walked over to the hose and Tony followed, a mischievous grin on his face. 
  “I can do it myself!” Sam snapped, taking the hose and spraying himself down. 
You felt like messing with Tony, so the perfect idea came to your mind. 
  “I’m just going to go inside like this.” You shrugged, walking towards the house.
  “Uh! No ma’am!” Tony scolded. 
  “Yes sir, I am!” You replied, giving him a playful look before running toward the front door, flip-flops flying off. 
  “Y/N! NO!” Tony yelled, chasing you around the yard. 
You giggled as you ran and would squeal any time he got close to catching you, but you were doing good. Natasha made you run almost every day. 
Bucky, Steve, Wanda, and Peter laughed as they watched the chase. 
It had been too long and Tony decided to call for backup. You stood in the middle of the yard, away from Tony. Your heart sank with nervousness. What was he going to do? 
  “Cap! Help me get her!” Tony shouted. 
Steve bit his lip with a grin and started slowly walking down the steps, cracking his knuckles. 
You curled in on yourself where you stood in the grass and screamed. Steve started running toward you. You knew you were done-for, but you ran anyway, circling behind the trees. Tony stayed behind catching his breath. 
Your feet slammed against the grass and you could hear Steve close behind. You stopped and turned around. He was right there and reached out to grab you but you dove between his legs and came out the other side, and barely made it, much to your surprise. You got away. You launched to your feet again and sprinted, but this was Captain America. Next thing you knew, you felt his arms snake around your waist, making you scream again and you were lifted up in his arms. He laughed evilly. 
  “Got her, Tony!” Steve cheered. 
  “Thanks Cap! Hold her down for me?”
  “Why of course!” Steve answered, a teasing tone in his voice. 
You just took the time to catch your breath because you knew you wouldn’t be breathing much longer. Steve laid you on the grass. 
  “I must say, Y/n, that was very good! You’re a good runner, and you dodged me! I’m impressed!” Steve praised you. 
That made you really happy. He was impressed with you!
Steve saw you smile at that and tilted his head and smiled back. He saw how much his approval meant to you and he noted that. He used that as a reminder to keep that in mind. 
    “That’s the last time you run from me, Y/n/n!” Tony said, towering over you and wiggling his fingers at you. 
 “I’m sorry, Tony! Plehehease dohohn’t!” You begged. 
 “Too late!” He said, and immediately began dancing his fingers around your belly, causing you to burst into your belly laughter, making Tony and Steve both smile and look at each other over how cute it was. 
Peter who was drawing with the chalk looked up with a smile at Tony tickling your tummy and he got butterflies and blushed. He knew what you were going through, that’s for sure. He decided it was probably a good time to go inside and get ready to leave. 
 “I’m gonna… go inside.” Peter said to Wanda, slipping past her. 
 “Probably a good idea.” She giggled, rolling her eyes. 
Steve laughed along with you as he held you down to let Tony tickle you. Tony was now squeezing your sides and you were laughing like a maniac. 
  “Plehehease let mehehe gohoho, Steve!” You squealed, dying for him to let you move. 
  “Okay, if you say so!” Steve responded, releasing his grip on your wrists and joined Tony in tickling you. Steve dug one hand into your belly and the other in your armpit while Tony continued tickling your ribs and sides. 
 “NOOOO! AHAHAHAHAHA!” You screamed. 
The feeling of being tickled by two people at once was like torture, and all you could do was squirm and laugh. You couldn’t admit you were actually having fun. Once Tony’s hands found their way to your knees, and Steve’s to your neck, you couldn’t stand it any longer. 
  “STAHAHAHAP!” You cried, making Tony and Steve laugh. 
  “NO!” Steve teased, and he and Tony continued, making you think they weren’t going to stop. 
  “PLEHEHEASE!’ You squealed, finally making them stop. 
  “Well that should teach you.” Tony smirked. 
You blushed at him with a playful smile, sitting up in the grass. 
  “My hands are covered in chalk now!” Steve laughed. 
  “Looks like the Care Bears threw up on us.” Tony chuckled, standing up, pulling you up with him. 
  “I have an idea!” You perked up. 
Next thing you knew, you, Tony, and Steve were standing on the edge of the pool. 
 “3...2….1!” You counted down, and the three of you jumped into the pool, laughing and splashing each other. 
  Everyone was getting ready to go to town. You were now showered and dressed, standing on the back porch practicing braiding Thor’s hair while Natasha did yours.  
  “Am I doing this right, Nat?” You asked her, showing her the progress you made on Thor’s long, blonde hair. 
Nat looked over your shoulder. 
  “Hmm, you’re getting there. It’s a little lop-sided.” Nat smirked. 
  “I’m gonna restart it.” You said for the fifth time. 
  “I’m sure you’re doing a lovely job, Y/n.” Thor encouraged. 
 Suddenly, Tony stepped out on the porch. He was nearly ready and you could smell his cologne. You liked that smell. 
 “Hey Nat, you’ve got a call from Barton.” Tony said, holding up his phone. 
 “Oh okay, I’ll be right there. Thor, can you finish her hair, please?” She asked, stepping inside. 
 “Of course!” Thor said, standing up. Your progress on the new braid fell from his hair. 
 “Aww. That one was looking straighter!” You whined. 
Thor chuckled and began running his fingers on the nape of your neck, collecting your hair. It made you shiver and scrunch your shoulders. 
 “Does that tickle?” He asked with a smirk. 
You got butterflies and blushed, but you nodded. 
 “Now why doesn’t that surprise me?” He asked, sarcasm in his voice. 
You rolled your eyes and let him finish your hair. 
When he was done, he picked you up and threw you high in the air, making you shriek. He caught you and you giggled. 
  “Tony, I want to talk to you about something.” Bucky said, walking into the kitchen where Tony was. 
 “What’s up?” Tony asked, filling up everyone’s water bottles. 
 “Well, with everything that happened with Y/n the past few days… I was thinking she really needs social interaction with kids her age.” Bucky suggested. 
 “Oh, definitely.” Tony replied, giving Bucky his full attention.
Tony had suggested this before, but you had said you really wanted to be homeschooled. You wanted to be home with the Avengers as much as possible. You really hated being away from them. 
  “Y/n has bad separation anxiety… but as her dad, I just can’t let that rule her life. I want to help her overcome it.” Bucky explained. 
  “You are absolutely right, Barnes.” 
Steve, who was leaning in the doorway, entered the kitchen. 
  “It has really taken a bit of a toll on her.” Steve added, catching their attention. 
  “I just don’t know how on earth we’re going to get her to do it.” Tony said, shaking his head. “I don’t want to force her into anything.” 
  “But at the end of the day, we can’t just sit back and let her continue to be taken over by fear.” Steve sighed. 
  “That’s why I was thinking we don’t send her to school. We get her involved in some extra-curricular activities. She’s way too talented to not be!” Bucky said. 
Steve and Tony agreed. They actually felt excited about it. They wanted Y/n to be happy, and to start developing more of her own life. 
  “I think we should get her to try a few different things, and let her pick the things she likes best.” Bucky added. 
 “That is a fantastic idea, Buck.” Steve smiled. 
 “Alright, we’re all in agreement. We’ll talk to her when we get home, and this Fall, we’ll get her started.” Tony concluded, patting Bucky’s back. 
The three grinned at each other. 
 “Alright, everyone in the van.” Tony urged.
Steve and Bucky climbed into the backseat of the van, leaving a space between them. You looked at them, and then looked at Wanda and Vision in the middle seat. 
  “I’m going to be smart and NOT get myself trapped between you two.” You said to Bucky and Steve. 
  “Awww really? We weren’t gonna do anything!” Bucky whined, sarcasm evident in his voice.
 “Yes! You can sit with us!” Wanda cheered happily. 
You smiled brightly at her and Vision. Vision leaned over and lifted you into the vehicle and placed you in between him and Wanda. You giggled at that. You loved Wanda and Vision. They always looked out for you, and you knew Vision would always be an ally to you. If it weren’t for him, you wouldn’t have gotten to experience Asgard. 
  “Aww come on!” Peter groaned, standing outside the van when he saw he was going to be stuck between the two super soldiers. 
They chuckled.
  “I don’t think we’re very popular amongst the kids, Buck.” Steve smirked. 
  “Sorry Peter.” You apologized. 
Peter dramatically sulked his way into the seat. He didn’t actually mind. He enjoyed playing around with them. 
  Pepper and Tony got in the front and Natasha, Sam, and Thor took the other car. 
  Tony put on his music and everyone in the car was jamming and having fun. You were watching the pretty scenery out the window in front of you when suddenly you felt thirty fingers (5/30 which were metal)  fluttering around your neck. You squealed and scrunched your shoulders up. 
  "What?" Bucky teased. "You thought we wouldn't find a way to get you from back here?" 
Bucky, Steve, and Peter were all giving you little tickles on your neck and shoulders. You were red, gasping for air as you cackled. 
  "Silly girl!" Steve chimed in. 
  "Oh, do you guys ever quit? Let her be!" Wanda hissed protectively. Still, she couldn't help but smile at your state. 
  "I guess they tickle her because… it is quite adorable." Vision grinned. 
Vision’s statement made you blush more. 
  "STAHAHAP!" You cried as they continued to torment you. 
Just when you thought you wouldn't be able to take it anymore, you felt a pair of hands leave your neck. You immediately knew they were Steve's.
  "BUHUHUCKY! STAHAHAP!" Steve shouted. 
You felt the other two pairs of hands leave your neck.
 "IHIHIT'S NOT MEHEHE!" Bucky cried. 
"WHAHAHAT'S HAHAHAPPENING?" Peter joined. 
You looked back to see the three of them in stitches, clutching their torsos and squirming. 
Something red caught your eye, and you looked down to see Wanda's fingers wiggling, the scarlet magic dancing around her hands. 
You smiled wide and turned around to watch the three superheroes in ticklish agony. Pepper and Tony saw what was going on and were cracking up themselves. 
Steve, Peter, and Bucky (much to his dismay) begged and begged for Wanda to stop. 
  "No more torturing poor Y/n! Deal?" She asked. 
 "DEAL!" They hollered. 
Wanda ceased her magic and grinned at you. 
  "Thank you, Wanda!" You smiled. 
 "You're welcome." She said cooly. "You want to know how they felt?" 
 "Yes… I MEAN NO!" You answered, realizing what she meant. 
Next thing you knew,  the ticklish sensation was now going through your belly, and you'd never felt anything quite like it. Sure, when Steve would tickle you, you'd feel his fingertips wiggling into your ticklish spots, making you laugh so hard you could barely breathe, or when Bucky would squeeze your thighs in just the right way, you'd cry with laughter and thrash around, or when Peter would blow a raspberry on your neck and you'd feel the ticklish buzz all the way up to your ears- this was different. It tickled deeper, and you felt that you'd collapse into madness before too long, or just straight up pass out. You'd be surprised if any of them dared to tickle you in front of Wanda again. 
Wanda saw your reaction and knew to let up. 
  "Do you know what that feels like?" You asked her, residual giggles pouring out of you. 
  "Yes. I based it off how I'd feel when Pietro would tickle me." She answered with a fond smile. 
  "Ooooh you poor thing!" Peter said sincerely. 
Wanda laughed. 
"I think the magic makes it… a little worse." She smirked. 
 … 
 All the Avengers wore hats and sunglasses in an attempt to not draw attention to themselves. Thor even wore Earth clothes. Tony had F.R.I.D.A.Y. monitoring to make sure no one or nothing could take pictures or record without permission, in order to protect Peter's identity. People may be suspicious of him being Spider-Man, and walking around in the suit wouldn't help with drawing attention either. Needless to say, you all were safe and free to have a normal day at the town. 
After lunch, you and Peter ran ahead of everyone into the first gift shop. The gift shop looked like a cabin and there was lots of lake and forest themed stuff. There were tons and tons of friendship bracelets, t-shirts, hoodies, little knick knacks, and more. Tony let everyone get pretty much whatever they want. You and Peter picked out various bracelets and necklaces, and even got matching tie-dye shirts. 
 As you all walked around town into the many different stores, Bucky gave you a piggy-back ride. You were quite grateful he didn’t get tired, because your leg was bothering you a bit. Bucky didn’t set you down until you were at the snow cone stand. Everyone got their favorite flavors and you were sitting at the picnic tables, enjoying the shade of the umbrellas. You sat in between Bucky and Sam. You were feeling playful and you knew you could mess with Bucky, Steve, and even Peter, because you had Wanda to protect you. 
You smirked to yourself and reached up and ruffled Bucky’s hair. He smiled at you a first, but then you did it again. He raised his “claw’ but stopped when Wanda gave him a look. He sighed and you giggled to yourself. This is going to be fun. You squeezed Bucky’s thigh under the table, making him slam it on the bottom of the table with a loud BANG! You laugh hysterically as everyone else was confused about what just happened. 
  “Y/n stop!” Bucky urged.
You figured you’d give him a break and mess with someone else. Everyone finished their snowcones and began walking to the next location. You were going to walk next to Peter and maybe mess with him, but you soon found yourself being lifted up high in the air. You didn’t even flinch as this was a common occurrence. Steve placed you on his back to give you a piggyback ride, not knowing he just made himself your next victim. You slipped your hands to his ribs and scribbled. Steve let out a loud laugh and nearly dropped you.
  “HEHEY! NOHOHO Y/N!” He shouted through his laughter while you couldn’t help but giggle. 
He attacked your knees and shins the best he could while you held on. 
  “Steheheve nonono!” You giggled, but he kept going. “WANDA!” You shouted, catching her attention. 
Steve slowly stopped tickling, locking eyes with Wanda. 
  “I’m normally up for a fight… but I'm on vacation.” Steve huffed. 
Wanda smirked at you and you grinned back. She was letting you get your revenge and you were having a field day. You reached up and scribbled all over Steve’s neck and ears, making him scrunch his shoulders up and cackle. 
  “Ahahahaha! Alrihihight, thahahat’s enough!” Steve declared, prying you off him and setting you down.  “Go get someone else, would ya?” He said, gently pushing you away. 
You laughed at him and skipped into the store. Steve shook his head with a smile.
   “Y/n come here! Do you like these, sweetheart?” Bucky asked, standing in front of a display for really cool friendship bracelets. 
You gasped. “I love them! Can we get matching ones?” You asked him. 
  “That’s just what I was thinking.” Bucky grinned happily and picked out two to go check out. 
You went with him to the check out and you were so excited for the bracelets, but your mission wasn’t over. You had to get as much revenge tickles in as possible before Wanda’s protection from them was no longer over you. So, as Bucky was talking to the lady at check out, who was very cute, you snuck your fingers around his waist and started tickling him. 
Bucky’s eyes went wide as he was reaching into his wallet, and he tried his best not to squirm and laugh. You were having trouble holding in your laughter yourself. The clerk was very confused as she couldn’t see you tickling him, because the counter was tall, blocking the view of Bucky’s belly. She tried to make conversation with Bucky who was frozen in ticklish agony and would be so embarrassed to break out into laughter in front of her. This was too good, and pretty mean, but you couldn’t resist. 
  “Have a nice day!” The pretty lady said with a smile. 
  “You too.” Bucky managed to say cooly, with a smirk. He grabbed this little bag with the bracelets and turned around in your arms. You ran outside and he followed quickly after you. 
  “OH YOU LITTLE- THAT WAS HUMILIATING!” Bucky thundered, but he couldn’t help the smile creeping on his lips. 
You clutched your torso in hysterical laughter. 
  “OH I’M GONNA-” Bucky snatched you up in his arms baby style, and lifted your shirt up a bit, the cold metal fingertips slowly slid across your belly. He was ready to give you the biggest raspberry of your life, but was soon cut off by your cries for help.
  “WANDA! WANDA!” 
Wanda looked over and instantly shot tickles at Bucky and he collapsed into laughter, and set you down. Wanda ceased her magic and you got away. 
  “How fair.” Bucky grumbled sarcastically. 
You struted back over to him with a mischievous smile. Bucky sat down on a bench and had a little bit of a nervous look on his face. Were you coming back to tickle him some more? You weren’t. You came back because you were ready to wear your new bracelet. 
  “Let’s wear our bracelets now.” You said sweetly. 
  “Okay.” Bucky smiled at you adoringly. 
He got the bracelets out of the bag, and you tied his on his right wrist first. He was now tying yours on. 
  “Do you like it?” He asked. 
  “I love it.”
Once he had it tied on you, you were ready to go, but he yanked you very close to him by your wrist, making your eyes widen in surprise. 
  “Don’t think I won’t get you back for your shenanigans, Y/n, because I am going to.” He warned through gritted teeth. 
You gulped. He pulled you closer and placed kisses on your cheek making you giggle. You got butterflies at the thought of his revenge, but you knew it was worth it. Bucky stood back up, towering over you, and you were on your way. 
You figured Peter would be your final victim of the day, but you saw he was having such a good time with Tony, and you didn’t want to interrupt that. Peter had practically been glued to Tony’s hip all day. You saw he was happy and maybe he just needed Tony right now. Plus, you were saving your future self from a third person wanting revenge. 
  When it was a time to leave, you stood behind Steve as he climbed in the van and you rapidly poked his sides. 
  “Y/N! NOHOHO!” Steve yelled as he quickly got into his seat. 
You giggled, and then found yourself being scooped up into Vision’s arms. 
  “Are you having fun tormenting Steve and Bucky, Y/n?” Vision teased, holding you baby style. 
You nodded, making Vision chuckle. He sat down in the van, still holding you. 
  “You know, Y/n, Wanda can’t and won’t protect you from me.” Vision said in a teasing tone you don’t hear often enough. 
Wanda smirked at him. 
 You smiled up expectantly at him. He scribbled into your tummy and you curled in on yourself and began laughing and squirming, but he held you still in his arms. Wanda giggled at the sight. 
  “I bet that tickles, doesn’t it?” Vision teased through his smile. He had never tickled you before, because he figured you got enough from everyone else. You were very flustered, but were really loving this. Vision plopped you down into your seat, giving you a few more pokes with a chuckle. You blushed, residual giggles pouring out of your smile. You definitely felt closer to Vision after that. 
 You all had been back at the cabin for about two hours. You, Wanda, Natasha, and Pepper lounged in the sun by the pool for a while and now you were inside changed. You sat on your bed reading when Wanda came in all dressed up. 
  “You look so pretty!” You gasped.
  “Thank you, Y/n! Listen, I came here to warn you.” She whispered. 
You dropped your book and sat up. 
  “About what?” You asked nervously. 
  “I’m not going to be able to protect you tonight. Vis and I are having a date night.” She said with a grin. 
  “No! You can’t! You have to stay!” You begged. 
She rolled her eyes. “Y/n, we’re going!”
  “Oh alright… have fun then.” You sighed with a smile. 
Wanda ruffled your hair lovingly and left. 
 You grabbed your book and a flashlight off the nightstand. You were going to hide in the hall closet and read until she got home. It’s not that you were scared, but you felt way too bashful to face Steve and Bucky. You knew if they got a hold of you they’d not only tickle you, but tease you into oblivion. So, you got comfortable in the upstairs hall closet ready to hideout for the night.
  “Where’s Y/n?” Steve asked, walking into the living room. 
  “Hiding.” Bucky answered. He didn’t know where you were hiding, but he knew Wanda was gone for the evening, and wasn’t there to save you from the soldiers’ wrath. 
  “Hiding? Why?” Tony asked, sitting next to Peter on the couch watching a movie.
  “She’s scared.” Bucky smirked. 
Steve chuckled and crossed his arms. “Huh. I’m gonna find her.”
He began searching the downstairs of the cabin, not finding you anywhere, so he decided to check the upstairs. 
You were lost in your book when you heard footsteps. Your eyes widened and your breathing quickened. You quietly turned off your flashlight and held your book to your nose. The footsteps got closer and you squeezed your eyes shut. You knew the footsteps, too. Steve. 
Suddenly, the door swung open and the light flicked on. You looked up at Steve. You gave him your famous puppy dog eyes. 
  “Hello!” You said to him innocently. 
  “Well hello Y/n/n! Enjoying your book? Tell me, honey, why are you hiding in the closet?” Steve teased. 
  “I just like it in here. It’s nice and quiet!” You shrugged. 
Steve tilted his head at you and raised an eyebrow at you. 
You couldn’t look him in the eye. You screamed when he snatched you up. 
   “NOHOHOHO STEHEHEVE DOHOHON’T!” You squealed, curling in on yourself. 
   “I’m not even doing anything!” Steve laughed.
   “But you’re gonna!” 
   “Awww Y/n! You know me too well!” Steve teased. 
  “I see you got her!” Bucky said, entering the hallway. 
  “You know, I think you guys should just let me go.” You shrugged.
  “And why would we do that? After what you pulled today?” Bucky seethed through gritted teeth.
  “Steeeeve don’t do it pleeease? I just wanna read my book!” You whined, leaning in to give him butterfly kisses on his eyelashes. This always melted his heart. 
  “Awww. Maybe we should just have mercy on her.” Steve supposed, returning the butterfly kisses and pressing his nose to your cheek. 
  “Oh you are such a chump! Snap out of it!” Bucky ordered, snatching you from Steve and throwing you over his shoulder, carrying you into the room and throwing you on your bed. 
  “I gotta say… you had me there, Y/n! But not anymore!” Steve teased. 
Bucky immediately attacked your belly with raspberries. You squealed and laughed and pushed at his head, but he wouldn’t let up. When he finally did, Steve grabbed your ankle and pulled you toward him, making you yelp. He shook his hand into your tummy and you belly laughed your heart out. Butterflies always swarmed into your stomach when Steve did this. He just laughed at you as he sent you into ticklish agony. Bucky laid down on his side next to you, propping himself up on one arm and danced his fingers around your neck while Steve continued to shake your tummy. 
  “It’s so easy to tickle you to pieces!” Steve teased, making you blush. 
  “Aww look at her blush!” Bucky joined, sitting up and pinning your arms above your head. Though you put up a fight, he got them down and dug in your armpit. 
You screamed with laughter. 
  “Get her feet, Steve!” Bucky demanded, now, digging into both your armpits while you trapped his hands by throwing your arms down. Classic.
  “NOHOHOHO!” You shouted, while Steve put your ankles in a headlock. 
Bucky ceased his tickles to hold you down. 
  “Y/n I have a question for you.” Steve stated, that teasing tone never leaving his voice. 
  “What!” You spat, catching your breath. You couldn’t hide the smile on your face that said you were having fun.
Steve shook his head and shrugged at your sass. He slowly dragged a single finger up your foot from your heel to your toe. You giggled and flinched. 
  “Does that tickle?” He asked. 
  “Yes.” You said unamused. 
  “Okay, and what about this?” 
He scribbled his hands across both of your feet and you screamed and laughed and kicked. 
Bucky just laughed at you and began tickling your ribs. You went crazy with laughter and began begging for mercy. 
  “PLEHEHEHAE PLEHEHEASE STAHAHAP! PLEHEHEASE! I CAHAHAN’T TAHAHAKE IHIHIT!” You cried. 
  “Should we stop, Buck?”
  “Yeah let’s stop.” Bucky chuckled, letting you go soon followed by Steve. 
You caught your breath.
  “That was mean.”
  “You asked for it.” Bucky shrugged. 
  “I always ask for it. I don’t know why.” You admitted with a blush making them smile. 
  “When will you learn, Y/n?” Steve teased, rolling onto you and attacking your neck with raspberries.  
You were laughing, enduring Steve ticklish raspberries when suddenly his raspberries turned into laughter, and of course that still tickled you. 
  “Are you torturing my Y/n/n, Steve?” Nat quipped, as she squeezed his sides. Steve collapsed with laughter next to you.  
 You sat up and watched her tickle Steve. She finally let up on him and he sat up with you, wrapping his arm around you. 
  “My Y/n/n!” Steve claimed. 
  “Uhhh no! My Y/n/n.” Bucky said, taking you from Steve. 
You looked at all of them. 
  “First one to bring me a bowl of ice cream loves me the most!” You challenged. 
Bucky dropped you on the bed and you watched them all fight their way out the door.
You laid back on the bed, rolled your eyes and smiled. You loved them more.
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alreadyblondenow · 3 years
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Second Star to the Right | Na Jaemin (TEASER)
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✦ Jaemin x reader ✦ Fluff, Smut, Smut, Smut, Angst, Fairy AU ✦ 1/5 for HOLIDAY SERIES: Once Upon A December
Summary: Jaemin is a mere tooth fairy who’s just doing his job collecting teeth became you’re one and only true friend. You have strict parents so you crave for adventure and so Jaemin offered you one and brought you to Neverland. As you two grew old together, you became closer and soon fall in love with each other. Seasons change and so does your feelings towards Jaemin. Will a tooth fairy and a human will have a happy ending?
Warnings: Heavy cheating, swearing, skinny dipping, unprotected sex, loss of virginity, fingering, oral sex, nipple play, betrayal
A/N: PURE FICTION. Inspired by the fairytale Peter Pan, but not following the main plot. Just the idea of never growing up, fairies and pixie dust. It’s a cute story of saying good bye to your innocence, childhood, and accepting that you’re growing. Nothing heavy don’t worry. if tumblr deletes this in the tags again, i’ll delete this again wahaha
Date: Dec 10
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19 years old
Every day with Jaemin is nothing but adventure and new things, but ever since you two started seeing each other and acknowledging your feelings, days have been always sweeter than yesterday. Holding hands while flying, cuddling in your bed before you go to sleep, a lot of stolen and surprise kisses. These things are all new to you and Jaemin, but just like normal teenagers you just let love do its job and enjoy the wonderful feeling of being in love.
It was hot in Neverland today but Jaemin told you he had found another secret place that can make you stop sweating and he’s so proud of it. He brought you to a cave somewhere deep inside the forest but inside that cave, is an underground lake that has cool and very clear water.
“How did you find this? It’s beautiful” you exclaim as you look around the place.
“I just did and it’s my way of making you smile“ he never fails to amaze you. “come on, let’s swim” he was quick to remove his clothes like it was a normal thing for him, he completely forgot that your relationship is not yet on the stage where you’re confident with seeing each other’s naked body.
“Uhm-Jaem,” you tried to avoid looking at his nice body and butt, biting your lip as he stretches his muscles confidently while his back faces you. He had grown confidently lately and not to mention so handsome and manly.
“What? Don’t be shy. But if you’re not comfortable, you can swim wearing your underwear. I don’t mind” he says, not facing you yet. It’s not fair you thought, he trusts you to see his whole being and so should you. You gulped and told him not to turn around until you’re fully naked and upon hearing that, Jaemin became suddenly nervous and blushing but you can’t see it.
“Are you naked now?” he asks, scratching the back of his head as he waits for you to give him permission to see you.
“Y-yeah” you answered. You told yourself that whatever happens, you will not look at his cock but as he turns slowly, you don’t know why your eyes can’t stop looking at it. You felt your cheeks warm and suddenly you became shy and you wanted to cover yourself. But he saw right through you, smiled, and hold your hand before jumping into the water together.
The cool water feels great against your skin as you and Jaemin enjoy the hot afternoon and turn it into a nice new experience for the two of you. Swimming deep into the water, racing against each other, picking up shells, the fun made you both forget that you’re naked and helped you with you’re shyness.
“So did you have fun?”  
You were laying on the grass with closed eyes, as you enjoy the warm sunlight peeking from above the cave and at the same time drying your skin before you wear your clothes again. Jaemin is beside you with his shoulder propped and is unbelievably close to you, secretly admiring your naked body and how beautiful you are under the warm sunlight.
“I did. Thank you” you turned your head to face and opened your eyes, “Jaem, what did you feel when you saw me naked for the first time earlier?” you reach for his face and cup it with one hand.
“Shy, at the same time excited because we get to do this but most importantly, I felt lust and my mind was so quick to think about dirty things I want to do- I’m sorry” he was quick to apologize and kissed your hand lovingly.
“No, it’s fine. I felt it too”
Jaemin was taken aback and felt the lust again but this time even stronger that he felt his cock hardens and poke the side of your thigh. “So” he was shy to ask you something but somehow the lust he’s been feeling is giving him the push, “can I try something? If that's okay with you? Baby?”
You only nod, but the way his voice deepens when he asked you made you nervous and excited. Just like Jaemin, you felt the lust he talked about. He came closer, closer, and closer, and until he reaches your exposed shoulder and planted a soft kiss there. But it didn’t end there. He kissed you on the same spot again, but this time he kissed you all the way down until his lips reached your boob and his hot breath is making your nipples sensitive.
His tongue made contact on your nipples first, then you felt his lips, and the next thing you know he’s sucking your right boob. It feels so good that you roll your head back and close your eyes again while letting out soft moans. Soon your hand rests at the back of Jaemin’s head, combing your fingers on his soft locks, and tugging whenever he playfully bites your nipple to make you giggle.
And right then and there your innocence was stained and it was the start of a different exploration and curiosity with Jaemin.
“How?” You were still surprised about what he just did but you love it and at the same time curious.
“Me and the other fairies peek whenever Mark and his girlfriend do it in the woods. Then we’ll tease him after”
“Pervert” you tease him.
“Want to do more?” he offers. You see the lust in his eyes as you look at him. You nod, of course, you want more.
He attacked you with hungry kisses and kneeled in between your legs without hesitation, putting his fingers to work and started touching you on your pussy. Once again you were taken aback by his confident move but instead of getting shy you accepted it and spread your legs wider so he can gain more access to your pussy. Jaemin noticed that his fingers were gliding smoothly on your slit because you were wet and he caused it, he also knew that you’re loving what he’s doing because your moans sound great, you’re rolling your hips, and you’re parting your lips. Which makes him want to dive into lust even more.
“Do you want to do it?” he whispers beside your ear while his fingers still drawing slow circles and gliding up and down your wet slit.
“Sex?” You asked back.
“Yeah” Jaemin started kissing your neck while he waits for your answer.
“If you promise you won’t hurt me”
He’s not stupid. He knew you weren’t talking about the sex. He knew you were talking about what you deserve. Jaemin stopped what he’s doing and kissed your lips sincerely, “I promise. I will never hurt you” he says and kissed you again deeply. It was a sweet promise, you thought and, hearing it made you fall in love with him even more.
Before he proceeds to the sex, he grabs your hand, kissed your knuckles, and made you touch his perfect body slowly, all the way down until you reach his cock. You touched it confidently without leaving his eyes, and you witnessed your boyfriend breathe heavily as you help him pump his cock.
“That’s going inside of you, baby. Ready?”
“Yes”
You feel him line his cock on your very wet entrance, kept his eyes on you as he pushes inside you oh so slowly. You were both virgins and neither of you knew if you’re doing it correctly, but it feels so fucking good that you’re heavily breathing as Jaemin continues to push in. Even tho he wanted to just force his way inside you, he can't because he knew you’re feeling the stretch because you’re so tight. You hiss but you smile, and when he asks you if you’re okay you told him that, “it hurts but I don’t want you to stop”
He chuckled low and said, “okay. But if I do this-“ he rolled his hips without a warning and it made you both moan a little too loud. “You felt that?” he asked, completely mind blown with what a single thrust can do to the both of you.
“Do it again”
And so he did. Again and again and again, until you’re scratching his back and he’s groaning beside your ear deliciously. Telling you how good it feels, praising you with every second that he can, pushing in deeply as he can because you request it.
“I can’t cum that’s dangerous,” he says and he sounded like he’s in pain.
“Shit- right, okay”
Without hesitation and before he loses his mind and makes you pregnant, he pulled out and lay beside you. Stopping himself with all the strength he has left. It was very frustrating for both of you not having the full experience.
“I'm sorry,” he says, heavily breathing beside you still handsome and very inviting.
“You did nothing wrong baby, what are talking about“
“For not making you cum, beautiful. I’ll get your clothes”
You watch him stand up from the warm ground with a hard cock and blushing cheeks. You didn’t cum but still, you felt so weak, and the sting from your pussy is still there. Nonetheless, Jaemin looked so handsome while fucking you, not to mention he sounds sexy. “Here” he helped you get up and handed you your clothes.
Just like that, you made another unforgettable memory with Jaemin that you wouldn’t trade for anything. He sprinkled some pixie dust on your head and flew you back to your room safe and sound.
“I meant what I said earlier. Don’t forget it okay? Just trust me like how you trust my pixie dust to carry you home. I love you” he kissed you on your forehead, smiled so handsomely “see you tomorrow” and left another great promise of seeing each other again.
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hyenahunt · 3 years
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Beast Survival - 4
Writer: Nishioka Maiko
Season: Summer
Proofreading: royalquintet (JP & ENG)
Leo: I'm sorry I got carried away! I'm not a monkey! But I am a primate!
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[Location: Starmony Hall Courtyard]
Leo: Hmhmhm~m ♪
...Hm? Mm? This sucks!
Let's try this instead. Hmhmhmhmm~m ♪
Wahaha! Got it! I'm a genius, just as I thought~! The gods of music adore me!
Thanks for loving me! I love ya loads right back!
Let the music guide me along for one more song! After all, I'm a genius! Wahahaha ☆!
Gweh—...!?
There's a sudden weight on my back!? Gwehhh~!
Wait, is something like that happening!? Like right outta Journey to the West! The scene where Wukong gets trapped under a rock by Buddha after he gets up to no good!
I'm sorry I got carried away! I'm not a monkey! But I am a primate!
I didn't do anything wrong either! I just got told off by Keito for composing on the walls of ES!
It'd be a huge loss to the world if my melodies were to disappear, so please forgive me—!
Gwehhh~...! It's not letting up!!!
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[Location: Seisou Hall Dorm Room (Tatsumi & Koga)]
Aira: Tattsun-senpaaai~ Tattsun-senpai, are you home~?
Jun: Heya, what's up~! Kazehaya-senpai, sorry to bother you!
Tatsumi: Oh? Aira-san. Thank you for all your hard work with the meeting earlier. And you're here too, Jun-san? What brings the both of you here together?
Dear me. On that note, this is the first time we meet in the dorms over here, isn't it?
You've just moved in the other day, didn't you? How are things? Have you grown accustomed to living here yet?
Jun: Yep. Though dorm life's the same pretty much anywhere. It's not a huge difference between here and Reimei.
Tatsumi: Is that so? That's good to hear. There are some who struggle with getting used to settling into new surroundings, after all.
Some even break down both physically and mentally... such tragic tales.
Oh dear, at this rate we'll all get off track.
How can I help the two of you? I'd initially believed you were here for your housewarming greetings, but then I reasoned it would be strange for Aira-san to be here too. [1]
Aira: Mm, sorry 'bout that. So like, a little while ago you told me about how your roommate Oogami-senpai's got a dog, right?
Since we're looking to chat with people who have pets, we were wondering if you could put us in touch with him.
I did meet him when he moved in, but since we're not quite friends it'd be kinda weird to call him up all of a sudden, wouldn't it?
So... pretty please!
Tatsumi: Is that so... Of course I wouldn't mind getting in touch with him, but...
Ahh, no. I'm afraid it's not quite possible right now.
Aira: Whaaat!? Why's that~?
Tatsumi: I'd dearly love to introduce you all, but Koga-san himself is away for quite some time due to work.
Aira: Aw maaan...
Jun: Dangit~... A case of bad timing, huh. Well, if he's gone for a while then there's no way around it.
Tatsumi: By the way, why are the two of you looking to talk with him?
Jun: Oh. That's... well, the truth is, stuff happened and to cut a long story short, I wanted to chat with Oogami-san 'bout his dog for help playing a role I got.
Tatsumi: Hmm, I see. Playing a role... In that case, this is indeed quite the fix.
Aira: Ah, I got it! If we're looking for dog owners then there's one more person living 'round here who fits the bill!
I remember reading in a magazine interview that Akehoshi-senpai has a dog, too!
Jun: Ohhh, yeah. I think it's got some kinda lucky name, like Omikuji, or Daifukumochi, or something...? [2]
Aira: Akehoshi-senpai's dog is called Daikichi! It's definitely a lucky name, though!
Jun: Ahh, that's right. It's Daikichi. Well then, let's head on over to Akehoshi-san's place and—
Tatsumi: Ah. My apologies for bursting your bubble, but that is most likely impossible as well.
Aira: Hweh?
Tatsumi: I mentioned that Koga-san would be away for a while due to work, but I'd also heard that it just so happens to be a joint collaboration between Undead and Trickstar.
Aira: Which... means that...
Tatsumi: Subaru-san, too, will be absent for quite some time.
Aira: Seriously!?
Man, what a bummer~ I guess that means we gotta go back to the drawing board.
Jun: So we've got bad timing with this too, huh... You could say that's just my luck, or something... But oh well, no point in moping over it.
Standing 'round here hanging our heads is a waste of time, so we'll just have to come up with something else. Thanks so much for your time, Kazehaya-senpai!
Aira: That's too bad...
But thank you, Tattsun-senpai. We'll figure something out~
Tatsumi: Oh, think nothing of it. My apologies that I couldn't be of more help, you two.
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[Location: Starmony Hall Courtyard]
Aira: Ah, geez... And here I thought it was such a good idea, too~....
Jun: Well, we can't always have it all.
But even if we say we'll think up another plan, they don't exactly pop outta thin air... If it was that simple then I'd have come up with loads while I was mulling over it alone.
So other than that, what can we do...
Aira: Mmm... you've got a point there...
???: HEEELP MEEE~!
Jun: ...Hm? Didja just hear a 'help me'...?
Aira: Y-yeah. I definitely heard that too! Did something happen?
Jun: Let's go check it out. It came from that direction, yeah?
Aira: Yep. I am a little scared, but we can't pretend we didn't hear anything. Let's go, Sazanami-senpai!
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Translation Notes:
[1]: Daikichi's name means "great luck" and Jun misremembers it as similarly luck-related names: Omikuji (small random fortunes in which daikichi is the luckiest outcome) and Daifukumochi ("great luck mochi")
[2]:  引っ越しの挨拶 - it's a typical custom in Japan to greet and introduce yourself to your new neighbours right after you move into a new place
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Reunion Falls
I think I found something for the reunion falls au of Gravity Falls on the original creator’s blog. The reblog and like functionalities weren’t working for some reason, and I couldn’t find it in the creator’s archive. I really like this, though, so I’m gonna put it here and give credit.
This was originally on @sailorleo, and I couldn’t reblog it for some reason.
`-i dunno, he’s like, really weirdly clingy, but when we’re together all he wants to do is talk about his band…
-dump him.
-dipper that’s the same advice you’ve given me for every boyfriend i’ve ever had
-then why don’t you ask mabel?
-fine, maybe i will. mabel, what do you-
-no actually i think dipper’s right you should dump him
-teen soos playing with baby dipper and getting all excited when he says his name
-it would work better if stan actually knew mabel was coming beforehand, but just couldn’t work up the nerve to tell dipper until the last minute. by some fluke, mabel arrives a day early, and makes contact with dipper while stan is out.
-stan tells dipper that at the time of his birth his parents weren’t expecting twins, and couldn’t afford to take care of two children at once. he only told the kid they were dead because he thought it might be easier to handle than the idea that his parents didn’t want him.
-what are you still doing up?
-’m makin’ a sweater for grenda. she’s bigger than me, so it’s taking longer. you had a nightmare?
-no big deal, it was just an anxiety dream.
-a what?
-it’s like a nightmare, but instead of being scary it just makes all your deepest insecurities a reality. grunkle stan says they’re the brain’s way of reminding you that life could always be worse.
-…that sounds dumb.
-yeah, well, life isn’t fair, mabel.
-that corduroy girl out sick today or somethin’?
-what? um, no! i was just, uh… i tripped. on a rock. a lot of rocks.
-oh c'mon, kid, you think i never got the snot kicked outta me in elementary school? i know a fist to the face when i see it. c'mere, let’s fix you up.
-what can i do, though? they’re all bigger than me, and if i tell the teacher i’ll just look like even more of a wimp.
-ha! if you don’t wanna look like a wimp, you should stop letting other people fight your battles for ya.
-but i can’t-
-now hold on. i know you can’t, you’ve got about as many muscles as a soggy piece of toast. but one thing i know about the world is that guys who were born bigger, stronger, and smarter are always gonna punch down. and guys like you an’ me are stuck right at the bottom like old gum. so if your wits can’t save ya, all there is to do is punch back up.
-….do you mean that metaphorically, or….
-i was wondering when i’d have to dig these old things up again! …see, kid, all I’m trying to say is, when the world fights, you gotta learn to fight back.
-oh, shit. we’re not getting anywhere like this.
-*gasp* dipper!!
-what??
-you just said the ’s’ word!
-so? we’re practically teenagers, mabel. we can swear.
-i have friends back home who won’t even say ‘crap’! you must be getting it from somewhere
-i don’t know what you-
-[wendy enters] AYYYYYY DICKWEEDS WHAT’S FUCKIN HAPPENING
-ugh, sorry about all that, man. i don’t know why robbie’s always such an asshole to you.
-you don’t think he’s like…..jealous of me, do you?
-HA! ohhhhh my god. oh my god you’re probably right.
-what, does he think I’m gonna like, steal you away? like he’s INTIMIDATED by me? …that feels kinda good, actually.
-oh man, can you imagine? dipper pines, casanova extraordinaire! refined older women such as myself just….COLLAPSING at your feet!
-grunkle stan, um…. where are my parents?
-uhh……….. they died.
-oh…. how did they die?
-they………………died.
-you know when you’re wearing just the vest without a sweater you kinda look like……. someone. it’ll come to me
-mabel, what did you do to the journal????
-what? you told me to pretend it was my diary!
-i said to PRETEND it was your diary, not actually use it as a diary!! you didn’t mess with the stuff inside, did you?
[cut to: a shot of the interior of the journal, filled with stickers and cute little drawings and tiny diary entries about boys and the like]
-…….nnnnnnnope.
-if you’re going to be a monster hunter, you’ve got to have a look.
-hey, i’ve already got THAT covered
-no, i mean a look that tells people you mean business. like what i’ve got!
-what’s more businesslike than a leopard wearing sunglasses?
-i can think of a few things. what about like, a jacket? or…. a jacket? something besides a big fluffy sweater.
-listen dip, we’ve only known each other for a few days so i’ll let you off the hook this time. but first rule of mabel? the sweater STAYS.
-ugh, fine, but you’re gonna overheat. hey, what about this? it’s big enough to wear over a sweater. and it’s got pockets!
-but does it have PERSONALITY?
-you can decorate it or whatever i don’t care.
-mabel, have you seen my gel?
-nope. why do you gel your hair, anyway?
-i don’t want my bangs to cover my birthmark.
-can’t you just cut them off?
-it’s part of the look.
-ohhh, the 'look’.
-soooooo dipper had a crush on you, huh?
-haha, yuuuuuup. he thought he was being super smooth about it too. 100% convinced i had no idea. oh shit, dude, you wanna see this valentines card he made me when he was like, seven?
-you KNOW i do!
-boom! check it. all the blackmail you’ll ever need on one piece of construction paper.
-oh my gosshhhhhhhhh…..wait,  "love, ty"?
-oh yeah, ol’ dipstick used to go by 'tyrone’ before he was dipper. just between you and me, dipper suits him better. tyrone is too cool for him.
-why’d he switch?
-dunno, really. he used to hate his birthmark, people would make fun of him for it, yknow? and then one day he just started being super cool with it. he like, reinvented his entire image around the thing. you should’ve seen him before that though, always brushing his bangs down over his forehead… well, at least he puts some effort into his appearance now.
-FUCK!
-KID!
-oh no.
-where’d you learn language like that?
-i… uh….
–…..wasn’t from me, was it?
-n-no! it was from…. nobody! i mean, you hear stuff around, and-
-WAHAHA! this is great! now i don’t have to keep my mouth shut around ya! and it isn’t even my fault!
-mabel, take out the trash
-booooooo!
-…aren’t you going to do what he said?
-sure, just as soon as i finish kicking dipper’s butt!
-i will dance on your grave, mabel.
-but…he’s your uncle. you should listen to him before he gets mad, right?
-pff, what’s ol’ stan gonna do, throw his dentures at me? (don’t tempt me, kid) half the fun of being a kid is not doing what adults tell you to do! consequences be darned.
-…paz, really, stan loves us. he’s not gonna like, hit me or anything. yikes.
-dipper, seriously, what the heck happened between you and gideon!
-i told you, nothing! he’s just a creep.
-oh, is THAT why he won’t stop talking about you? even on our dates! it’s WEIRD. ….you two aren’t like, exes or-
-ew, no!
-haHA! you dated gideon! gideon and dip-per sittin’ in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-
-we were FRIENDS, okay?? …sort of. i dunno. it was a long time ago.
-heyoooo my drama senses are tingling! now you HAVE to tell me! deets deets deets!
-uuugggghhhhhh fine
-dipper and gideon have been rivals since childhood, but back then it was on somewhat friendlier terms. they would get each other in trouble, start fights over nothing, ruin each other’s stuff, but they would always walk away with smiles on their faces, like an unspoken pact to annoy the shit out of each other forever. but things started to change after gideon found journal 2. dipper didn’t see him around with the other kids as often. his tactics got nastier. he started “winning” more often. things came to a head after stan started teaching dipper to box. one day when dipper and wendy were hanging out together, they ran into gideon, who took the opportunity to tease them mercilessly. when he started going after wendy, dipper socked him, hard, in the nose. “i dunno. i was really mad, but i think i also just wanted to prove i was strong. wendy was always protecting me, so i wanted to protect her back.” after that point, gideon declared them mortal enemies.
-stan and wendy were definitely elated at the fact that dipper punched gideon. stan probably tried to bake him a cake.
DOUBLE DIPPER
“BAM! look out party, this girl’s on a mission! and that mission is to find a summer getaway friend group. woah, huddling crowd of teenagers! that’s perfect!”
-paz is talking with everyone listening when mabel interrupts her. “heyo! guess who’s here, it’s mabel, and that’s me.” “…..that’s great, sweetheart.”
-mabel is really excited to make new friends at the party, but most everyone starts hanging around pacifica. mabel tries to make friends with pacifica but paz rejects her, saying “listen, youre new so i’ll fill you in. it might seem like people like you and are interested in you because youre 'quirky’ or whatever, but you’re just a cheap novelty. around here? i’m the one who matters. nobody ignores pacifica northwest. adoring fans?” paz snaps her fingers and the crowd begins to shove mabel out of the circle until she finally falls on the empty dance floor. defeated, mabel shuffles off to the only people not part of the crowd (candy and grenda) “you too, huh?” “don’t worry. when we burn, we burn together.” paz then steps up to the mic and points at them, shouting “hey everyone, check out this adorable new attraction! it’s the reject corner!”
“aww, we don’t need this. the true merit of a partymaster is knowing how to take the party with you. this calls for an impromptu sleepover!”
-mabel offers to cheer up her new friends by ditching the party and having a sleepover instead, candy remarks that they were planning a post-party sleepover together anyway, grenda says how she stole a raunchy romance novel from her mom- wolfman bare-chest. grenda shows off that the book has a full-color illustration of gerard, candy remarks how she wants one of her own, mabel remembers that they have an old copy machine downstairs.
-“i don’t understand. i’m having fun, but i still feel this burning desire to go back downstairs and make her suffer for her crimes. crimes against friendship and partying.” “hey, i know what’ll curb that thirst for vengeance! theft! look what i stole from my mom’s bedside table!” “grenda, you wild girl! this is perfect!” “and it comes with a full-color illustration! his pecs are holographic!” *all three girls scream* “aah!! he is so rugged and brooding, i want to take him home with me and make him my trophy husband!” “ooh, i think we have an old copy machine downstairs! that way we can all keep the poster! come on girls, let’s go make our dreams a reality!”
-the girls end up bringing gerard to life because fuck the laws of reality, he emerges and says “which of you fair maidens brought me into this realm?” candy points to mabel. “girls, i think the party is back on!”
-“hey, fursuit, i don’t know if anyone told you, but this isn’t a costume party. although that would explain YOUR outfit, mabel”, gerard gets angry and tries to defend her by attacking pacifica. pacifica gets a small scratch on her arm and shrieks “are those REAL claws?!” mabel and candy struggle with gerard and finally subdue him (after he loses an arm to the punch bowl) by stuffing him into a closet. “you can come out after you learn to stop being such a butt!!” candy makes some remark about “at least we didn’t make any more!” cut to grenda either using the copy machine or already surrounded by wolf men.
-after the gerard squad starts running wild at the party, mabel gets an idea. “grenda, they’ve already like, werewolf-bonded to you, right? so if you’re in danger, they’ll come and save you!” “..i know what i have to do. hey northwest, be mean to me!” “ok, ok, just… give me a minute. ….hey circus freak, you’ve got arms like a gorilla and a voice like a wrestler, so it’s no wonder that the only boys interested in you are a bunch of wolves!” “…..pacifica, that was really mean.” “YOU TOLD ME TO!!!”
-maybe have pacifica get on the mic again so all the wolves hear her insult
-“grenda I’m sorry you have the body of an amazonian goddess and a voice like ten angels singing one direction!!” “yeah, maybe if one direction were all chain smokers.”
-the girls use this plan to lure the wolfpack into the kitchen, where there’s a sprinkler system connected to the fire alarm. the plan is that once all of the wolves are present, mabel will signal for candy to pull the alarm. however, once mabel gives the signal, it’s revealed that candy has been captured. “i’m sorry, mabel…. their pecs were just so shiny!” “i’m sorry i dragged you into this, pacifica.” “yeah, i’m sorry you dragged me into this, too.” maybe have them cowering on top of the fridge. but just when it looks like all hope is lost, the sprinklers come on anyway. it’s revealed that the first gerard was the one who pulled it, sacrificing himself to save mabel’s life.
-“you will always be in my heart, mabel pines. and i hope…..that i will be in yours…..”
-“well, pacifica, maybe now that we’ve worked together as a team, we can come away from this knowing that our fighting was petty and pointless, having gained a mutual respect.” “are you SERIOUS? all this proves is that you’re a freak, and your friends are freaks, and even though I’m gonna make sure to stay as far away from your little circle of lost causes as possible, the next time we meet? you’re going DOWN, and I’m gonna make sure EVERYONE is watching.” “……welp! i didn’t gain anything from that! maybe next time.”
-“i’m sorry that all this happened, girls. if you don’t wanna hang out with me after this, i get it.” “are you kidding? that was incredible!” “i feel like my heart is on fire! but in a good way!”
-in the aftermath, the girls (sans pacifica) burn the book. as they watch the illustration of gerard smolder, mabel solemnly says “this ends once and for all.” “….my mom’s gonna want that book back.” “once. and. for all.”
IRRATIONAL TREASURE
-pacifica overhears what the twins are trying to do and tails them, then ends up getting captured along with them
-LET ME OUT OF HERE! I AM A NORTHWEST!
-i thought we just established that doesn’t count for anything anymore.
-pacifica yells at mabel for doing something as stupid as leaving a trail of candy wrappers, dipper interrupts to ask her why she always feels the need to shut people down like that. pacifica tells him that its her duty as a woman of status to let everyone know what their place is. “orrrrrr you just feel so threatened by the idea that you’re not as well-liked as you think you are that you need to make everyone else feel bad about themselves.” “WHAT was that?” “threatened?”
-mabel gets her nerve back and yells at pacifica that why would she ever want to be liked by a stuck-up shallow primadonna like her, and throws a hunk of peanut brittle at her, freeing trembly.
-after returning to town, the twins see pacifica being berated by her parents for disappearing and getting her clothes dirty. mabel feels sorry for her and goes over to explain that oh, it was actually my fault, i was trying to uncover dirt on the northwest family and pacifica stepped up to intervene, and we got into a fight. also we totally didnt find anything to shame the northwests so you can thank pacifica for that too. the northwests then threaten to sue the pines family for hurting their daughter, but paz holds them back, saying something about how it isnt worth it to waste time on poor people like mabel.
-this is the start of mabel and pacifica’s budding friendship, and pacifica’s redemption arc
SUMMERWEEN
-hey, little man!
-oh, hey wendy! ….and robbie.
-so….. chilling in the bushes without a costume on? what’s that about?
-nah, i’d say he’s got a pretty solid 'loser’ costume lined up already.
-i’m just hanging out with mabel and her friends, i guess. this big legendary monster thing says its gonna eat us unless we collect 500 pieces of candy but y'know. no worries.
-sick, dude. and you didn’t even have to go out and find this thing yourself? your sis must be like, a monster magnet.
-yeah, she…really is.
-well, i’d help you with the mission if i could, but i’ve got this whole 'aloof teenager’ thing to keep up, yknow? no trick-or-treating for these old bones. but I’ve got a few extra sweets in my purse if you need some more handouts! we can go find mabel, and-
-NO! i-i mean… no, don’t find her, its ok, i got it, give it to me.
-woah, chill out, you little freak! you’re not HIDING from her, are you? …is everything ok? and don’t say it is, because nobody sweats that much when everything’s ok. not even you.
-……i dunno, it’s like, i don’t mind having her around, but we’re always together and she wants us to do all these “twin” things now and I’m just not sure I’m ready for it yet.
-yeah, i getcha. its gotta be a lot to take in. hey, if you need somewhere to decompress after this whole candy deathmatch thing is over, tambry’s throwing a party at her house in a few. text me when you’re free?
-just try not to dork up the place if you show.
-robbie, if you don’t lay off I’m gonna punch you in the dick.
-i just….. twins are supposed to have this special bond, y'know? like a mind meld or something. and i just feel like i’ve missed so much. things could've….should’ve been different. and i came here because i wanted to make things the way they were supposed to be. i thought like, maybe if we were together we could pretend that its the way things always were and everything was ok. but i cant. its not.
-yeah, i… i’m sorry, mabel. everything just happened so fast, and i couldn’t handle it, and i avoided thinking about it, and….i ended up avoiding you, too. i’ve been kind of a crummy brother so far, huh?
-no, no, i get it…. i’m weird, and this is weird, and you’re one of those weird people who likes to be by yourself. and i understand if you don’t want to be siblings. but… can we at least be friends?
-i don’t see why we can’t be both.
TOURIST TRAPPED
-hey, mabel, i was wondering, uh…… how did our parents die?
-woah, what? they’re not dead! are they?? you’re freaking me out, dipper!
-'sup, hambone?
-oh, hey….. soos, right?
-you got it, lil’ dude! so, what’s eating you? besides the mosquitos anyway. nice, good one soos.
-soos, have you ever tried to do something that you thought would make everyone really happy, but instead it just blows up in your face and everything is awful and it’s all your fault?
-story of my life, dude. probably not on this scale though. just a minor everyday occurrence.
-they probably hate me, don’t they?
-what? no way! i just met you a few hours ago and i can already tell you’re like the least hateable dude I’ve ever met. you’re like if they found a way to combine a smiling puppy with an anime fairy princess.
-but i ruined everything!! that’s what they’ll call me in the history books. mabel, queen of ruining everything. everyone was fine until i got here.
-it’s not your fault, dude. mr. pines had to tell dipper at some point. and dude, if it makes you feel any better, i am PSYCHED to have you here. i was telling customers about it all day!
-thanks, soos, but…. i should probably just go home. maybe if I’m gone dipper and stan can just forget this ever happened and go back to normal.
-you kidding, dog? nothing’s ever normal around here. i know this is like, a huge bombshell, but dipper and stan love each other. they’ll work it out. …hey, my brain just came up with a totally neato idea! why don’t we pitch a tent and have a sleepover out here under the stars? we could swap stories, eat raw marshmallows, and if you still want to go home tomorrow morning you can.
-….only if you’ll try to throw the marshmallows into my mouth with your eyes closed.
-deal.
-hey, mom. yeah i got here ok! it’s great, the woods around here are so cool and mysterious! oh, and i met this really cute guy but he turned out to be a bunch of gnomes under a hoodie. i know!! wild, right!
-h-hey mabel….can i….talk to them?
-…oh, mom, dipper wants to talk to you. is that ok?
-….hi, mo- ..mrs pines. it’s dipper.
-“oh, you must be the friend mabel was talking about! she was so excited to meet you! i hope you two are having fun!”
-yeah, it's…. it’s good to have her here.
-“are you all right, dear? you’re sniffling.”
-yeah, i’ve just got a cold. it’s ok.
THE HAND THAT ROCKS THE MABEL
-mabel sees a commercial for the tent of telepathy on tv and gets excited, pulling dipper over to see the famous “psychic”. dipper is annoyed at best and just groans, expositing that he and gideon have been rivals since they were little. he says he’s been trying to catch gideon in the act of something, ANYTHING, for as long as he can remember, and now with the help of mabel’s journal he’s devised a new theory: that gideon might actually be a vampire! he’s always coated in lotion, has stark white hair, speaks like an old southern man, and it might also explain his psychic powers. but dipper isn’t allowed in the tent of telepathy anymore, and he hasn’t been able to get close to gideon in his personal life. mabel offers to go investigate in dipper’s place, but he warns her that it’s not worth it and gideon is a “creep”, offhandedly mentioning that mabel probably doesn’t have the investigative skills necessary to crack the case on her own. determined to prove herself, mabel goes anyway, in “disguise” as a journalist so she can ask gideon questions when the show is over. during the questioning gideon becomes enamored with her, and when mabel asks if he’s a vampire he flirts around the issue, suggesting that he is simply to win mabel over. it works, and she agrees to go on a date with him.
-mabel takes notes on gideon’s mannerisms in the journal while on dates
-over time, gideon begins to reveal his true colors, and mabel realizes that dating a supposed vampire doesn’t really make up for gideon’s behavior.
-actually i changed my mind about the vampire plot, probably dipper just tries to keep mabel away from gideon because of their checkered past together
BOYZ CRAZY
“….can i confess something?”
“yeah, of course.”
“I’ve never like….. LIKED anyone. I’ve dated plenty of guys, and even a couple girls, but i don’t think i felt what i was supposed to be feeling for any of them. i thought that eventually if i went out with enough people, i would start to like at least one of them, but…. i dunno. I’m starting to think that i’ll never fall in love. maybe i CANT fall in love.”
“well… that’s not the end of the world! love kinda. sucks. especially when someone doesn’t like you back.”
“ugh, that’s what I’ve been doing to all these people! for years! i suck. i keep trying to be like everyone else, but i just end up pushing people away. I’ve lost so many friends…”
“hey, it’s not your fault. robbie’s a turd, you know that.”
“yeah, i guess you’re right… i dunno, you ever feel like there’s something, like, fundamentally wrong with you? like something fucked up in the womb and now you can’t ever be a normal person?”
[dipper pulls up his shirt slightly, looking at his binder]
“yeah. i do”
DREAMSCAPERERS
bill: I WAS WONDERING WHEN I’D RUN INTO YOU! QUESTION MARK, SHOOTING STAR…. AND DIPPER OF COURSE!
mabel: whoa, hey, how come soos and i get special names, but not dipper? that’s not fair!
dipper: uh, mabel, that’s not really-
bill: THAT IS HIS SPECIAL NAME, KID! ALWAYS HAS BEEN. HE JUST ADOPTED IT A LITTLE EARLY IS ALL.
dipper: wait, what?. you…you were the one in my dreams? all this time, it was YOU?
-new scene-
dipper: it’s just… the name was a big part of my like, identity, yknow? i thought it was so cool and special and for the first time in my life i was starting to feel NOT like a freak. i thought i was being cool but i was just doing exactly what bill wanted! [pulls his jacket over his head] aaaargh, what have i been doing all this time?!
mabel: di- …..bro, listen to me. your whole like, supreme tough guy monster hunter thing? it’s PRETTY silly. but that’s what i like about it! it’s all you, and you own it! and nobody chose to make you like that but you! and you didnt choose the name dipper because bill told you to, right? that was still all you. so, i don’t know. even if the guy who made it up turned out to be kiiiiiiind of a major jerk i dont think that means all of that is ruined forever. and if you stop going by dipper i’m going to have to start going by shooting star as revenge. star for short!
dipper: ….i think i like you as mabel better.
mabel: aww no, i was already getting used to it! star sounds like the name of a princess, doesnt it? or a galactic warrior!
-BUT DON’T YOU WORRY YOUR GEL-COVERED LITTLE HEAD, KID! I WON’T BE BOTHERING YOU LIKE THAT AGAIN. YOU’VE PROVEN YOURSELF TO BE EXTREMELY DISAPPOINTING AND USELESS. CONGRATS.
SCARY-OKE
-in this case obviously dipper wouldn’t want the agents around, since stan has taught him better than that.
-dipper decides that he’s finally ready to talk to his birth parents over the phone, but when he does they insist that they never had twins and mabel has always been an only child, and he realizes they don’t know who he is. everything he knows is once again called into question.
-mabel tries to get the agents’ help in figuring out the mystery behind dipper’s birth and proving that the two of them are siblings
-maybe dipper raises the dead as a way to threaten stan? like, oh you’re so afraid of the supernatural, what if i do this
-or mabel tries to lure the agents back to the shack by creating a supernatural disaster, like oh, say, zombies
-stan finally admits, with zombies breaking down the door, that he got mixed up with the supernatural and made some very bad decisions, although he isn’t specific about what happened. he relinquishes that he kept the truth from dipper all these years not for his sake, but because he couldn’t bear to admit that he was responsible for separating dipper from the family he should’ve grown up with.
THE GOLF WAR
-mabel and pacifica run into each other at the mini golf course, and after watching mabel sink the winning shot pacifica realizes she has feelings for her. furious with herself for developing a crush on somebody like mabel, pacifica challenges her to a rematch and vows to destroy her.
-dipper and stan are worried about pacifica’s behavior, but mabel assures them that she probably just wants a little one-on-one game and had to disguise it as a fight to the death since her parents were with her.
-pacifica gets to the golf course early to get some extra practice in, discovers the lilliputtians, and decides to use them to win against mabel, convinced that if she proves to herself that she’s better then her crush will go away.
-mabel becomes concerned with pacifica’s attitude and worried that she’s gone back to her old ways, bribing somebody to help her cheat. eventually she’s captured and tied up, and pacifica has to save her.
-in the aftermath, pacifica can’t stomach apologizing, so mabel does it for her. “hold on, dip. i think i know what’s going on here.” “what? no. you definitely don’t. whatever you’re about to say about me is completely and totally wrong.” “so i just want to let you know, pacifica…. it’s ok. i understand.” “understand what there’s nothing to understand” “yes there is! and i’ve felt that way before, too. even about you sometimes.” “wh…..huh? you have?” “yeah! all that pressure to compete really gets to you sometimes. but just because i beat you at something it doesn’t mean that you’re any less cool than you were before., ok? so i don’t want you to feel like you have to prove that!” “oh. yeah. yeah, that. yeah.” [awkward pause] “soooo…. you don’t hate me?” “of course not!” “ok good. that’s like, good to know. i don’t hate you either.”
-theyre playing truth or dare and mabel dares dipper to hold candy’s hand for the rest of the night
-mabifica bullshit: 'let me see those beautiful eyes’, holding hands post-confession in nmm, arguing about whether or not to run off into the woods together at night
THE LOVE GOD
-during a conversation with wendy, dipper casually mentions that he’d like a girlfriend. mabel overhears and decides to try and pair him up with someone. she enlists the help of candy and grenda for this secret mission, but notices that candy seems uncomfortable with it. eventually she admits that she’s had a crush on dipper for a while, and mabel is ecstatic. she conspires to set them up on a date at the woodstick festival. candy makes mabel promise not to tell dipper, but of course she can’t keep her mouth shut and blurts it out while the two are having breakfast at the diner. mabel expects dipper to leap at the chance, but instead he just feels awkward. he tells mabel that although he likes candy and thinks she’s great, he’s never thought of her like that. mabel urges him to give her a chance, but dipper argues that it will end badly. he spots candy nearby, freaks out, and runs for cover. it’s at this point that mabel meets the love god.
NORTHWEST MANSION MYSTERY
-“….and grenda can take a hit pretty well so she’d be the best choice for a distraction while i spray 'em with the anointed water from behind, but we might need pacifica to-”
“actually, dip, i was gonna ask if i could handle this one on my own.”
“what? why? we don’t know how powerful this ghost is!”
“because i, the wonderful mabel pines, am going to confess my love for pacifica tonight!”
“you only realized you liked her two days ago!”
“exactly! no time to waste when romance is afoot!”
“you don’t even know if pacifica LIKES girls!”
“well i don’t know if she likes BOYS either. she always seemed kinda indifferent to-
"even if she does, what if she doesn’t like you back? and you know what her parents are like, they probably wouldn’t want her dating another girl anyway…”
“why do you always have to shoot me down like this”
“…..i’m sorry, mabel… i just don’t want you to get hurt again.”
-“we did it!” “haha, yes!!”
-(internally) “this is the perfect moment, mabel, just go for it!”
-“umm, pacifica? now that we just beat this big scary ghostman together, there’s something i wanted to-”
-“YOU’LL PAY FOR THIS, FOOLISH CHILD”
-“….on second thought, I’m gonna go exorcise screamsville here first.”
-“that’s probably a good idea”
-{“WITCH! SERVANT OF EVIL!”}
-“i’m sorry. i didn’t want you to know this about me.”
-“ok, so, your family’s gotten mixed up in some bad stuff, that doesn’t mean-”
-“no, it does. you’ve always been so nice to me, and i never did anything to deserve it… hanging out with you, and dipper, and everyone, hanging around the shack….i started to realize that this isn’t normal. my parents aren't……normal. and now I’m just so scared that no matter what i do, i’ll end up just like them.”
-“….pacifica. i know you. your outsides may be crusted over with gold coins and expensive body lotion and hairspray, but your insides are made of bubbles and kitten kisses and rainbow dolphins high-fiving each other. your parents are a couple of stinky poo-heads inside and out and you’re not anything like them.”
[pacifica, crying, kisses her]
-“oh no. this was a mistake. I’m leaving.”
-“pacifICA WAIT”
-“what would you say if i said i was in love with you?”
-“i’d say you only wanted me for my money”
-“oh pacifica, your heart is gold enough to last me a lifetime!”
-“shhhhhpsshh stop!!”
-[mabel kisses her on the cheek]
-“no but really stop i don’t want my parents to see”
-“ohhh yeah sorry”
THE LAST MABELCORN
-things start out much like they do in canon, but when mabel meets the unicorn and it tells her that she’s not pure of heart she jumps to the conclusion that bill has “tainted” her in some way by taking over her body. the abuse metaphors here are obvious. she sadly returns home and begs ford to help her in some way, and he takes her down to his study. meanwhile, dipper sets back out with the girls in mabel’s place.
-“…..but it wasn’t me….” “what?” “i…..i have to go.” “mabel, wait!”
have it so like, she’s not necessarily visibly distraught when she talks to ford, or even to her friends, but more determined to “fix” herself, hiding the worry that she’s a bad person beneath her insistence that it must be bill’s fault.
“GRUNKLE FORD! bill gunked up my soul and i need you to fix it so i can be pure of heart again!” “…mabel…” “please please please PLEEEAASE!”
-“no offense, but you break the law daily, you two have kind of a…. mutual violent streak, and you……” “don’t say anything.” “and if being involved with bill really did disqualify mabel, then I’ve been doomed for years.” “you’re also not a 'maiden.’” “good point.”
-“man, this is bullshit.” “i know. how are we gonna find someone more pure than mabel?” “no, i mean. the game’s rigged. nobody’s completely 'pure of heart’ or whatever, and how do you even measure that? that glitter-snorting poser doesn’t ever have to give up the goods because she’s asking for something that doesn’t exist.” “…so how do we get the hair?” “well, i say if princess unattainabelle back there doesn’t wanna play fair, we shouldn’t have to either. alright, kids, who’s ready to add a few more bad deeds to the naughty list?” “YEAH!”
-meanwhile, mabel’s mind begins to be encoded. “i can’t undo what’s already been done, mabel. but i can make it a lot harder for bill to hurt you again.”
-mabel’s thoughts: “do you a favor” “have craz and xyler ever kissed?” “adopt every kitten in the world” “PACIFICA PACIFICA PACIFICA”
-mabel ends up putting the helmet on ford because she starts to have intrusive thoughts worrying that he could be possessed by bill, and she decides that proving herself wrong would put them to rest. “ugh, shut UP, brain! this is why we don’t talk anymore.”
-when mabel reads his thoughts, she freaks out and, unlike dipper, actually succeeds in hitting ford with the memory gun. he’s knocked to the ground and she approaches him cautiously as he rises back to his feet. when he explains that he’s not bill and the gun didn’t work anyway, mabel starts crying and hugs him. “its ok, mabel. you did the right thing. when dealing with an enemy like bill, you can’t fully trust anyone, not even the people closest to you. …maybe if i’d known that when i was younger, we wouldn’t be in this mess now.”
-“….i’m a bad person.” “oh come on, you don’t still believe that unicorn, do you? i thought dipper told you she was full of it.” “no, i… did something really bad today. i thought bill did something to gunk up my heart but it was really just me all along.” “wow, what did you do?” “nn. you’d hate me if i told you.” “mabel, you could kill a dog in front of me and i wouldn’t hate you. and if you don’t tell me i’ll just assume the worst.” “i AM the worst.” “ohhhh my god. …..ok, let’s say that bill did break your soul for all eternity or whatever. so what? you’re still my girlfriend. and in case you haven’t noticed, i’m pretty messed up too.”
ROADSIDE ATTRACTION
-“aww, come on! think about it…. just us girls, alone under the stars…” “eww, fine! i’ll come if you stop being gross”
-“i can’t believe my own sister got a girlfriend before me!”
-“romance ain’t a contest, kid.”
-“…yeah, you’re probably r-”
-“just kidding its definitely a contest. one you’re losing.”
-“he was… flirting with me! i think he actually likes me back!”
-“AAAAAAAAA!!” “get it, girl!” “candy wins!” “i wouldn’t get your hopes up, chiu. he’s probably just being a tool.”
-“pacifica, how could you?” “why must you deny true love?” “hey, dipper’s my friend and i think he’s great, but he sucks. I’m just being realistic.”
-“oh, no. i think i just agreed to take candy out on a date.”
-“….aaaaand do you LIKE her?”
-“well, yeah…………….as a fr-”
-“UGGGGGHHHHHH I KNEW IT. listen, 'dopper’, you got yourself into this mess, and its not up to me to help get you out. you deserve it for toying with a woman’s feelings, anyway.”
“candy…. saved my life. even after i broke her heart. she’s so cool…………………………………oh, SHIT.”
-“it’s ok, dipper. if dating pacifica has taught me anything, its that the way to a woman’s heart is through emotional angst and near-death experiences. and we get those every day!”
-“you deserve this and i have no sympathy for you.”
DIPPER AND MABEL VS THE FUTURE
same basic setup, with mabel hitting up all her friends for party plans, but the focus is on having to return home without all the friends she’s made rather than anxiety about growing up (although that’s still a factor). in addition to discovering candy and grenda won’t be around, she also finds that pacifica’s parents are becoming suspicious of her frequent outings so she’s trying to lay low for a little while, so she won’t be able to hang out for the last week of summer.
ford invites dip along for the alien hunt, and doesn’t exactly offer dipper the chance to be his apprentice, but is impressed with his adventuring skills and the fact that dipper has been training in the art of mystery solving for years. au dipper is quite a bit braver than canon dipper after all, and quicker to spring into action right after ford. theres still a bit of hesitation involved, and when ford praises him for his courage, he laughs and remarks that mabel would’ve jumped right away without any thought. ford then confides in dipper that although mabel uses her heart before her head, he can still see how scared she is inside and thinks it would be best for mabel to return home and cease connection with gravity falls, because he’s seen first-hand how much bill has hurt her already and he doesn’t want it to get any worse. he also tells dipper that he can tell mabel’s heart isn’t in any kind of study or quest for knowledge like he is, she’s just a kid having fun, and he can tell that its mostly because she wants to impress dipper and it might be better for her to focus her energy on her own interests, which can’t happen if she stays in gravity falls. dipper reluctantly agrees, saying that he’s always sort of worried about the same thing. of course, this is the part that mabel hears over the walkie-talkie.
for all that mabel and ford’s relationship is better, he still sees her as a child while he sees dipper as more of an equal. he warns dipper that letting mabel become dependent on him, or he on her, is a bad idea, because one day they’re going to have to go their separate ways, and mabel might not be able to handle it (implying that she’ll do something drastic to keep him around, like stan did to him).
theres a scene midway through the episode of pacifica sulking on her bed, hugging a pillow to her face. her mother’s voice calls her for dinner from downstairs, and she groans and gets up. looking in the mirror, she realizes her mascara has run and she scoffs and rubs at her eyes. when she opens them up again, the mirror is full of eyes. “something wrong, blondie?” it cuts off there
after mabel runs away into the woods at the end of the episode, pacifica emerges from the bushes in her full incognito gear, saying she came to warn her about bill. that bill tried to make a deal with her but she refused everything he offered, and that he’s getting desperate and is going to try again with someone else, probably before the summer ends. she tells mabel that if neither of their families want them, they’ll run away, out of gravity falls, together. when mabel realizes she has the rift, she groans, annoyed that she has to go back home and return it. but pacifica insists that this actually makes the plan better, that if they leave gravity falls with the rift it can be kept safer… and that, maybe it would be better if pacifica held onto it, since bill is targeting mabel. mabel agrees and hands it over…. at which point pacifica takes a moment to admire it, and then smashes it to the ground. she laughs, takes off her sunglasses, and is revealed to have been possessed by bill. then the world ends.
WEIRDMAGEDDON 1
-after ford is captured, dipper runs into grenda, as in literally runs into her, while she’s attempting to chase a monster in process of carrying off candy. the two travel together for the next three days, finally deciding to explore the mall in search of mabel and the others. on the way there, though, the two are ambushed by bill’s lackeys. before the fight can begin, grenda tosses dipper out of harm’s way and shouts for him to go on without her while she holds off the monsters. dipper reluctantly escapes, leaving grenda to an ambiguous fate.
-during that time, candy finds pacifica huddled in a pile of rubble, and urges her to come help find the others, but she’s reluctant. “look, mabel’s not here anymore, alright?! she’s gone. bill got her. so you can stop pretending to like me.” “candy does not pretend. not when it comes to friendship.” “….if you just left me here, nobody would have to know.” “on your feet, northwest.”
“augh, my poor hair… it’s got like, twigs and shit in it.” “do you want me to cut it off?” “what? no. why would i do that.” “it’s a symbol! in stories, girls cut off their long hair when they are going on journeys and breaking free, leaving the past behind… it is cool and majestic and– pacifica, YOU should cut off MY hair!” “wait, seriously? …ok, whatever, fine, do your weird impulsive nerd thing. you got any like, scissors?” “let me see….. six, seven, eight pairs! i also have a knife.” “candy, what the fuck.”
-dipper finds wendy, pacifica, and candy all hiding together in the mall. dipper is surprised and relieved to find that candy is safe and she talks about how she bit the monster’s hand to get it to free her, proudly revealing that one of her teeth has turned completely red as a result. dipper admits what happened to grenda, and while pacifica and wendy look worried, candy remains adamant that she’s strong and will be all right. hesitantly, dipper asks if any of them have seen mabel. the room goes quiet, and pacifica confesses what happened, that bill came to her and threatened to possess and torture mabel again if she didn’t let him use her body. she thought that if she agreed, she’d become a ghost like mabel did and be able to use a puppet as a vessel in time to warn somebody. instead she simply blacked out, and when she came to she was just in time to see mabel being sealed in a bubble and taken away.
-at some point pacifica confesses to dipper that bill never threatened to hurt mabel. she made the deal willingly because he promised her that mabel would be able to stay in gravity falls if she let him borrow her body, and she was just so scared of losing her, and everyone.
-candy’s arm is broken in the car chase and ensuing wreck against gideon’s crew. in the aftermath, pacifica uses the remains of her jacket to make a sling.
ESCAPE FROM REALITY
mabeland is nearly the same as in canon, though maybe with some minor alterations to reflect the events of the summer. dippy fresh is replaced by a series of “dream dippers”, versions of dipper that mabel had imagined he might be like before actually meeting him. most are unrealistically cool, but one in particular is just someone who would be the ideal brother, always looking out for her and wanting to be with her. in the end of course, mabel has to look at all of this and decide that real dipper is the one she wants. (theres also a fake pacifica who shares all of mabel’s interests and is hopelessly in love with her, always flirting and offering romantic gestures, but without any of the sass and personality that make her who she is. pacifica ends up snapping her neck.)
mabel introduces the dream dippers one by one like they’re contestants on a game show, but one spot is left empty. dipper asks who it’s for, to which mabel nervously replies that it’s more convenient to have something extra just in case. later on, in the wilderness of mabeland, dipper overhears mabel talking to someone. “i don’t understand. everyone can finally be happy here. wendy can break all the rules she wants and never get in trouble, candy can be herself without people making fun of her, pacifica can get away from her parents, and dipper…. well maybe i can understand why HE wants to leave, since he apparently doesn’t want to deal with me….” suddenly, dipper hears his own voice reassuring her that everything will be alright, and he’ll stay by her side forever, that the summer never has to end. she says “do you really mean that?” to which he replies “of course. you know i’m the best brother ever.” the voice is revealed to be perfect, ideal brother dipper.
crushed by this, dipper retreats to the pond, where instead of being approached by wendy he’s approached by candy. she sits down and asks him what’s wrong, and he tells her how awful he feels that he couldn’t have done better for mabel. she assures him that he’s a wonderful person, and mabel’s being silly for not wanting someone like him as a brother. she then tells him that she was being silly for being mad at him, too, that she’s realized he was right all along, and she should’ve forgiven him earlier. “really? …'cause i was totally with you on the whole 'i was a jerk’ thing.” then candy ups the ante, going on to talk about how oh, he’s so much smarter and braver than her, and she was just upset because she thought she stood a chance with him, but she’s such a loser, she could never- dipper stops her there, worried. he continues to insist that it was his fault, he WAS being an asshole, and he should’ve apologized to her a long time ago, but he was nervous “because…. i DO like you, candy. like, like-like you.” he tells her to stop berating herself, that he likes her because she doesn’t let anybody change how weird she is and that she’s not acting like…. herself. it’s at that moment that he realizes what’s going on. as “candy” begins dissolving into bugs, a fist collides with her head and she explodes. its revealed to be grenda, who managed to find her way in because “the door was unlocked.”
when it comes to the trial, mabel’s memories are similarly flipped through, but instead of having a twin to be there in her time of need, she had nobody. she’s never had anybody like that until she met dipper.
TAKE BACK THE FALLS
-candy and grenda’s symbol is a disco ball. “…and this one could mean a person who can see the fun in any situation! or just a party animal.” “hey, that’s me!” “that’s me too!” “it’s both of us!! SYMBOL SISTERS!!!” [grenda lifts candy up onto her shoulders and they each take a hand, candy on her right side since her left arm is broken and grenda on the left]
-“we’re proud of you, daughter. saving the world will be perfect for salvaging our reputation! i still think those pines kids are a bit of a bad influence on you, though.”
-“oh YEAH? how’s THIS for a bad influence?!” [she pulls mabel into a passionate kiss] “news flash, dad! your perfect daughter’s a big fat gross lesbian! and when i grow up I’m gonna marry this riffraff right here, and change my name to pines too!! so DEAL WITH IT!!!”
stan still loses his memory as he did in canon, but dipper is the most visibly distraught and won’t stop begging him to remember. he tells him how even though they fought a lot over that summer, he loves him so much and he’d never ask for a better grunkle. he desperately tries to jog his memory with baby pictures, but they need to trigger more immediate memories first.
the solution for mabel to stay in gravity falls would be to fabricate a lie that dipper is ford’s grandson, ford being the twin that faked his own death to escape a life on the run, but they’ve just come back to reconnect with the family (since dipper lost his parents apparently), and mabel didn’t want to tell her parents at first because she was afraid they wouldn’t want her staying with an estranged family member/ex-con. but she’s made so many great friends and she loves this town and wants to stay with her “cousin”.
while the northwests go house hunting, mabel invites pacifica to stay at the shack until they can find a new home.
rather than leaving for a new adventure, ford and stan decide to stay at the shack and rest for a while, just settle into their new family dynamic. soos, melody, and abuelita all still move in, and so the house is renovated to make room for the huge family.
with the journals destroyed, the mystery squad now has to start from square one…. but dipper tells mabel that she doesn’t have to do anything to impress him anymore. that he’s ready to try just being a kid again.
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Memories of the Surface Chapter 3: Special Attack
Rain pattered in the distance. It wasn’t a real, fresh-smelling rain, Gerson knew, but good enough.
A brook babbled behind him. It wasn’t a real, sun-warmed brook brimming with life, but it was good enough.
The stars glittered above him. Not real. But...beautiful. The ceiling never changed, as if its ‘stars’ of shining stones were frozen in time. Sunrise never came. Constellations never shifted with the seasons.
Gerson stopped on the path close to the star-stones and turned his face up. His eyes leaped from constellation to constellation, before finally settling on one cluster of seven vertical stars.
“The Bunny’s Ears.”
Someone had told him about that constellation before...Harrold, that was his name. His old war buddy, the timid bunny monster. A faint smile cracked open Gerson’s face.
Yes, those unchanging stars embedded in a cave weren’t real. But they were good enou—
Gerson crouched, his opponent sailing over him. In an instant, his war hammer blinked into existence from his inventory with a disorienting spark. His hammer-shaped bullets manifested several paces before him as he rose to his knees, his neck raised, his hammer lifted…
“Well, if it isn’t my favorite hero-in-training! You’re getting faster and faster! You sure are lucky you don’t sound like a human, or you’d already be down.”
Undyne’s blue spear disappeared. “How’d you dodge my attack? I was ‘strat-ee-gic’ this time!”
“Well, it’s ‘cause of your battle cry! You don’t give your opponents warning!”
Undyne looked to the side and frowned. “Well, uh...you’re Gerson! I need to give you some warning! It’s honorable! And...um…” Undyne looked sheepish. “I don’t have any humans to practice on.”
Gerson sat down by the ledge with a subtle wave towards the fish girl. “Be thankful you don’t, kiddo.”
Undyne sat by him, aimlessly kicking her legs. “But when they show up...I’ll fight them.” Undyne said, the steely determination at odds with her fidgeting.
“Hopefully when you’re older and better at fighting.” Gerson replied, staring into the distance.
“That’s the problem!” Undyne exclaimed. “Gerson—I’m nearly eleven and still haven’t found my special attack! Everyone in my class has found their special attack months ago! If...If I can’t find my special attack...I…”
“Don’t worry about being a late bloomer, kiddo. The ol’ Hammer of Justice was a late bloomer too.”
Undyne’s eyes went wide. “Really?! You?!”
“Wahaha! Yeah, really. I figured out my special attack when I was much, much older than you! In fact, I learned it very late in the war...the First War of Humans and Monsters…”
---
Gerson woke up to another tense, quiet morning in the camp by that old pasture-turned-battlefield.
Harrold wasn’t on his mat at the other end of the tent. Must have woken up early...probably to go see that dragon woman of his in her tent across camp. His journal opened, he picked up a quill and wrote: Nice day today. He paused. Probably won’t get slaughtered. Fluffybuns is still negotiating surrender.
Something poked out of the journal, and Gerson’s hand flipped though the pages.
A map---a coarse piece of paper, a bit faded, a bit water-stained.
A bear and a skeleton packed up the monster market. Things weren’t bustling like they used to…
“Take it.” A brown-haired human girl (woman?) said, handing him the map. “One of my aunts lives in that town. She’s nice to monsters.” The girl tensed. “Just...tell her Abelai loves you.”
Abelai, that was her name! How could I forget the name of my old childhood friend?
Because I don’t see a lot of humans anymore...at least, ones worth talking to.
Gerson carefully slid the map back into place. It was mere months ago...feels like years.
She sure acted odd that day...Gerson thought. Like Harrold and his girlfriend. He laughed out loud. Oh, an old childhood friend, crushing on a forbidden monster love? Isn’t that the perfect fairy tale?
Gerson shook his head. Didn’t matter, did it?
--
“Gerson! That’s not about the special attack!”
“Alright, alright. I’ll skip ahead.”
----
“Good to see you, Harrold. Didn’t see you at breakfast. Gone off to find a private bush for relieve yourself?”
“N...no.” Harrold replied distractedly. “It’s Samrel. I haven’t….seen her lately.”
The silence stretched on. No birds chirping. No frogs peeping. Not even the breeze made a sound as it gently fluttered clothes and hair. Only the intermittent clank of armor being dropped into the carts for later salvaging split that awful quiet.
Harrold paused in his picking. “I don’t know where she is.”
The idea was left unspoken, and yet he could hear it, loud and clear...those faceless piles of dust blended together so much…
They carried on in silence for what felt like hours.
Gerson lifted up a promising chest piece...one with no big hole in the back.
Just my luck! Not one outfit that could fit a shell!
But at least I’m still wearing my clothes. Dust can’t wear anything. Gerson snorted. “It’s sometimes hard to tell what belongs to what,” Harrold began, as Gerson outright chuckled. “the wind keeps tossing the dust away from their uniforms.”
“Look on the bright side, Harrold,” Gerson said, holding back laughter. “Maybe…wa...hah....you’ll see your girlfriend...without her clothes.”
Harrold’s face darkened in disdain. “How can you laugh like this!?”
“Gotta keep up some cheer in times like these. And it was at least worth a smile.”
 Nose wrinkling, Harrold walked away in a huff.
  Without her clothes without her clothes.
All those bodiless clothes in the sack…
He couldn’t stop laughing. He couldn’t stop laughing, not even when the shame flooded up inside him, boiling him. He couldn’t stop laughing...until he choked on the dust on the wind.
---
“It was not a good joke,” Gerson said.
“Yeah!” Undyne said. “Monsters don’t wear clothes all the time!”
“Where was I…? Eh, you’ve waited long enough. I’ll just skip to the good part...the part where I learned my special attack.”
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Two humans, their hands on strange objects.
Harrold, distracted. Stuck in one spot, not noticing them.
“Harrold was in a tough spot...somehow, two humans had shown up on the field...”
Two humans. Radiating menace. Their hands on the objects...weapons. Drawing them—ranged weapons!
Harrold. Still distracted by his tears.
Gerson raised his hammer…
“But my old tactics wouldn’t work. They were too far! And I couldn’t hit both…”
The smell of ozone wafted through the air. Gerson’s magic glowed, manifesting into the world…
“And so I drew upon a power I had never known before….”
Manifested into his hammer.
Thunk.
Twang.
“And I split my hammer in twain!”
Two huge, ghostly images of his hammer flew away on impact---
And struck both humans dead.
“Those humans had no idea what was coming! They were down in an instant!”
For an instant, the humans just stared at him in shock...then they fell like cut trees. Their breaths rattled as Gerson knelt before Harrold.
“Harrold. Harrold!”
Harrold slowly turned his head to Gerson, his eyes wide.
“And, oh, Harrold was so grateful I had rushed in to save him, had discovered my special attack at just the right time! Real surprised, he was! We had a big ol’ hug!”
Gerson rushed in to embrace him. “You’re alive! You’re—”
“Haa…”
Two arrows stuck out from Harrold’s other flank. They went right in through his armor.
“Haa...haa...” He shuddered just like the humans on the field. “Haa...haa...”
“Haha, right! You...you get the joke…” Gerson said quietly.
----
“We were friends to the end, Harrold and I.”
Gerson sat down from his dramatic telling, setting his hammer down on the stone floor. He put a thoughtful hand to his face as he stared intently at Undyne.
“You remind me of him, actually.”
“Was he brave?” Undyne said, her mouth slightly apart in excitement.
His face crumpling in fear.
“Nope.”
“Was he strong?” Undyne’s lips moving.
His arm reaching weakly to Gerson. A sudden crack in the air.
“Nah.”
“Then why am I so much like him?” Undyne set her mouth into a frustrated scowl.
Harrold giving one last, big, toothy smile.
“It’s your big buck teeth, of course!” Gerson guffawed, and then leaned over and patted Undyne on the head.
“Now remember: if it took that long for the Hammer of Justice to find his special attack, then you’ve got nothing to worry about! Now go out there and show the world all you have to offer!”
And Undyne ran off, her normal blue spear attack summoned, shouting at imaginary enemies.
Harrold’s body dissipating with a hiss. His arms...burdened with a hideous lightness.
And he never even saw what the human SOULs looked like before they shattered to pieces.
Gerson shrugged. He slowly rose from his spot.
And the imitation stars kept shining in the most beautiful spot in the Underground.
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Ensemble Stars Event Translation: Fleur De Lis Story 1
I realize it’s technically Part 3 and so this can get a little confusing but since Yuuki-sensei doesn’t add fancy titles to her chapters unlike Akira-sensei this is what we gotta deal with
Special thanks to @heartacher and @inthenyxoftime for proofreading as always!
Arashi talks about his not-so-secret crush Kunugi-sensei and Leo comes flying in through the door about fruit sandwiches. By the way, are fruit sandwiches desserts or sandwiches? Leo can’t decide either.
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Arashi: No way, I don’t have any ulterior motive at all. It’s just that if it’s an outside job, I figured that Kunugi-sensei might come as well 🎵
The flower gardens are pretty far, so the possibility that Kunugi-sensei will accompany us as our supervisor is big, right?
Ah, but it’s not like that’s my number one goal or anything so don’t worry 🎵
Izumi: Uh, no matter how you look at it it’s clearly your number one goal…...I thought it was weird that Naru-kun, who tends to find most things bothersome, would say he wanted to do something.
But whatever. “Fleur De Lis,” was it? It seems suitable for “Knights” so I don’t mind us taking part, but have you gotten the “King’s” permission in the first place?
Arashi: Nope. Aren’t getting permission and finding the “King” both troublesome?
Really now, just where on earth is he wandering about?
Leo: Since I was called I came flying. Ta da~🎵
Izumi: You scared me! Hey, don’t appear out of the blue like that! It’s bad for my heart, you know!
Leo: So~rry. But anyway, you guys were having a pretty interesting talk, weren’t you? About f-fruit sandwiches?
Uh, why are you guys talking about desserts? No wait, since it’s about sandwiches would it be classified as a staple food?
But since it’s sweet it fits as a dessert as well~ Ahh, sheesh, I dunno anymore!
Izumi: Don’t just continue on with other people’s conversations and make them all confusing. Besides, we weren’t even talking about fruit sandwiches in the first place.
But it’s a good thing that the “King” came. Naru-kun says he wants to take part in “Fleur De Lis,” but we need the permission of the leader, the “King,” right?
Leo: Hmm. Searching for me each and every time is a pain, right? Should I just hand my seal over to you guys?
Izumi: You better not. Think about how we’ll have to feel having to act in your place, our leader, even though you’re close by.
Since we’ve been taking part in most of the DreamFes’s held on-campus, our reputation has been going through the roof.
And recently, the jobs that we’ve been getting individually give off the feeling that we’ve stood out, so I think the time’s come for us to take an outside job and acquire fans.
Even setting Naru-kun’s ulterior motive aside, it’ll still be to our benefit.
Leo: Wahaha. If it’s a Live then do as many as you like. I’m all for it!
Leave the new song for “Fleur De Lis” up to me! If it’s songs for “Knights” we’re talking about then I’ll write them as if they grow on trees! Wahahahahaha ☆
Izumi: Don’t just write the song; take part in the Live properly as well.
Even if we tell you to participate in “Knights’” activities, all you say is something irresponsible like “I’ll take part if I remember,” see.
No matter how many “weapons” we have, if we don’t have you to hoist the emblem of “Knights” then it affects our motivation.
Well, we’ll probably have to rearrange the choreography during the actual performance so having you not there is easier for us.
Leo: Which is it?! If it’s fine for me not to be there then can’t I just hand you the song and serve as a spectator~?
Izumi: No can do. I’ll be having the “King” take part as well this time around. You should reign properly as our ruler.
Leo: Ugh~ Fine. I get it so don’t threaten me. Having a beauty threaten me has a lot of impact for some reason, you know~?
Tsukasa: Well then, I suppose this means that Leader* will also be taking part in “Fleur De Lis,” yes? 🎵(T/N: As a heads up, whenever Tsukasa has words italicized it means he’s speaking them in English as compared to when other characters have words italicized it indicates emphasis)
Of course, seeing as you are participating let us aim for the top! Such a motive is acceptable, right Narukami-senpai?
Arashi: Ufufu. I have a feeling that you’re more motivated to do this than I am~ Does this have something to do with “Trickstar” being on the rise lately, perhaps?
Tsukasa: Yes. Since Leader has returned, “Knights” has been continuously on the rise to the point where others are praising it as a revival of veterans.
However, it is also a fact that “Trickstar’s” renown has been rising.
……”Trickstar” will be taking part in the “SS” as Yumenosaki Academy’s representative, and the fact that they are on the rise is a joyous thing.
But “Trickstar” and “Knights” have a relationship as rivals. In this situation where they are leading by one step ahead of us is something I cannot welcome.
Arashi: Oh my, Tsukasa-chan is a boy as well, isn’t he. Getting all worked up because he doesn’t want to be overtaken by his rival is so cu~te 🎵
Tsukasa: P-Please don’t tease me. Don’t look at me with that pleasant face of yours either, Onee-sama!
Ritsu: *yawn*......🎵What’s this, are you all leaving me out while talking about Ma~kun?
Arashi: Oh my, Mr. Sleepy Head. You have a mark on your cheek after sleeping.
Ritsu: Ergh, don’t touch me…...I’m in a bad mood after waking up so if you get bitten it’s none of my business, okay?
Tsukasa: Ritsu-senpai, during Judgement…...Er, “Judgement*,” you always woke up properly around this time, didn’t you? (T/N: Tsukasa corrects himself here because he first says this in English, and then switches it to the “Japanese” pronunciation. You’ll see him do this a lot with words like DreamFes and whatnot.)
I admired you as being a person who could do it when they put their mind to something, you know?
Ritsu: Urgh~......It’s because I asked Anzu to come wake me up before practice started…...As I thought, waking up during the afternoon might be too tiresome……
Tsukasa: If “Fleur De Lis” is held during the afternoon, won’t it be difficult for Ritsu-senpai to take part with that condition?
Arashi: At night they’ll be having an event with flowers they’ve lit up for the guests to enjoy, but the main Live will be held during the afternoon. Ritsu-chan, think you can handle it?
Ritsu: H~mm. If you have a reward that’s easy to understand then I don’t mind trying hard……
Arashi: Even if you ask for a reward……
Oh my, you say you have a good idea, Anzu-chan?
Ufufu. Anzu-chan is extraordinarily good at drawing out people’s motivation after all. I wonder if I should ask for this favor from you.
I’m looking forward to it, “Producer”......🎵
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