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#i don’t understand how my mom can’t see this is hurting me whenever i look her in the eyes i feel dead but she just thinks i’m being angry
moonstruckme · 4 months
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Hi darling I hope you’re well! I have this really noticeable scar on my forehead (much like Harry Potter’s) from me being clumsy as a kid and it’s really been bothering me lately and making me self conscious along with other things and I was wondering if you’d just do something where Sirius is being comforting after a rough week of insecurities. No worries if not😊 Thanks love!
Hi sweetheart, I'm good thanks! Thank you for requesting <3
modern au
Sirius Black x fem!reader ♡ 845 words
You’re washing your face, and every pass of your fingers over the divot in your forehead feels like a physical pain. Which is silly, because the scar hasn’t hurt for years. 
It’s been a part of your face for so long that usually you hardly remember it. You look past it, the same way your eyes don’t see your nose because it’s always there. Lately, though, you can’t stop yourself from perceiving it constantly. You find yourself trying to cover it with makeup, tilting your head in conversation in attempt to hide it with your hair, staring into the mirror with a freakish intensity. It’s inescapable. 
You force yourself to tear your gaze from the blemish now, turning from the mirror towards where Sirius is waiting for you in bed. 
He sets down his phone at your approach, spreading his arms extravagantly. “Come here, my darling.” 
You go to them with a sharp ache in your chest, curling up against his side. 
There’s a pause and then Sirius hums, confusion teetering on the edge of concern. “What, not even a little laugh?” 
“You’re not very funny,” you tease halfheartedly. 
“You’re not usually a very particular audience.” 
He slides his palm on top of yours where it rests on the mattress. You intertwine your fingers with his. “Sorry,” you sigh. “Long week. I’m glad tomorrow’s Saturday.” 
You want to languish in your pajamas for the entire weekend. Tune into some mindless show and leave this prickling discomfort behind until you have to go back to work on Monday. 
Sirius brings your joined hands to your stomach, sliding them under your top familiarly. You try not to shiver. Sirius’ hands are always cold. You’d asked once if he thought he might be anemic, but he’d only given you a dry look and a jab from one of his insanely sharp elbows. 
He kisses the soft skin below your ear. “You gonna tell me about it, or do you enjoy keeping me in suspense?” 
“I do,” you say, grinning when he nips at your earlobe admonishingly. You do want to tell him, you find. “No, it’s just my scar. It’s been bothering me lately.” 
Sirius' thumb strokes over your navel, already warmer from your skin. “Bothering you how?” 
“Just bothering me.” You’re glad you’re facing away from him. You’re not sure you could take the intensity of his stare as you divulge your insecurities. “I don’t know, for some reason I all of a sudden feel kind of self-conscious about it. It’s not like it’s tiny or inconspicuous or anything.” 
He hums in silent understanding. For few moments the only sound is his thumb sighing over your skin. “Whenever I notice your scar,” he says, “it makes me think of how you told me you got it.” 
You make a quiet scoffing sound. You’d fallen after climbing too high in an old tree by your house when you were little. The branch had broken right out from under you, and you’d fallen all the way into the road, tearing a big gash in your head on the way down. Luckily there’d been no cars coming towards you, but your mom had nearly had a heart attack and it had made for a late night in A&E. 
Sirius’ hand moves up to your shoulder, pushing down so that you’re lying on your back. You try not to squirm under his gaze, knowing your scar has to be stark and shining in the moonlight coming in from your window. He traces the line with a slender finger. 
“It’s a cute story,” he says, and you can find no teasing spark in his watercolor eyes. “It’s fun to imagine little you, trying to get as high up as you could.”
“Before I took a dive onto a roadway,” you add dryly. He mirrors your grin.
“Technicalities. The scar’s adorable, because you were being adorable while you got it.” 
You feel your smile fade. “I think you’re the only one who thinks that, babe,” you say, trying to maintain some lightness in your tone. You’re not sure if you quite manage it. “I’m pretty sure to everyone else it’s just ugly.” 
“Whoa, excuse me.” Sirius frowns, taking your face firmly in hand. “Nothing about you could ever be ugly. That’s scientifically impossible. It defies the laws of nature. What goes up must come down, beer is homophobic, and you,” he kisses you, warm and pillowy soft, “are a fucking stunner. Every bit of you.” 
You kiss him back, smiling. “You’re such a flirt.” 
“Do you want me to prove it?” He quirks a brow. “Give me a minute to look at you, sweet thing, and I’ll get hard right now.” 
You gag, to his delight, and Sirius rolls on top of you, pinning your hips with his. “Fucking,” he plants a kiss on your jaw, “talk about my girlfriend like that,” he lands one on your lips, “one more time.” 
He works his way up your face, smooching your flushed skin until you’re spit-slick and cackling. He does your scar last. 
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venuscnjunctpluto · 1 year
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Astro pt 3.
Credit: @venuscnjunctpluto
(I’m on spring break and literally have 50 other things I should be doing but we’re back at it again folks😝)
Venus conjunct saturn women 🤝 men w mommy issues
The worst moon square moon beef I’ve seen is Taurus and Aquarius. Both won’t let it go like the Taurus moon thinks they’re making sense while the Aquarius moon wants to seem unbothered it’s a mess.
Taurus Venus people are so beautiful (ex: Victoria Monet, Ariana Grande, Leighton Meester, Cillian Murphy, Matthew Gray Gubler, plus my mom💕)
There are three types of Aquarius risings: one who walks around in pajamas and chokers, one who is legit a model, and the one who wears graphic t shirts and multiple finger rings)
Also I notice a lot of aqua rising women love dressing masculine (ex: Zendaya, Nicki Minaj, and Aaliyah) if you see a girl w her pants sagging with her hat turned backwards w every color of the rainbow on. just know she’s a aqua rising.
Sag Venus women are bisexual ex: Erica Mena, Nicki Minaj, and me lol
Most kpop stans have libra placements and this is coming from a libra moon
Underdeveloped Men w Fixed sign placements are such incel. Leo esp mars when their ego gets hurt they cannot take it. Aquarius thinks they’re too good and smart for women so they can’t understand why no one wants to be around them. Do I even need to explain Taurus and Scorpio?😭
Pieces Venuses are down bad ex: the men crave a manic pixie dream partner and when they can’t live up to the natives fantasy; they cheat. The women are usually loyal but they are blind asf and will neglect and abandon their relationships w others just for their partner who may or may not be trash. On a good note; they are very very very giving in relationships and so sweet but just because y’all can give doesn’t mean you have to constantly.
Brent faiyaz and Jungkook have Scorpio Mars😮‍💨 I don’t know what it is but I wanna date one so bad. What’s y’all experiences?
Certain signs and placements date people w similar charts. Like I notice Taurus suns usually date eachother bc who else is about to put up w them (just kidding…no I’m not🙂) also Scorpio placements (ex: future and Ciara, Megan fox and machine gun Kelly, Karruche and Chris brown…these are terrible examples😭)
As far as Venus conjunct ascendant synastry…I honestly only feel the tension when I’m the ascendant. Whenever my Venus conjuncts someone’s asc it doesn’t really move me like I don’t think they’re unattractive I just don’t really gaf. Their personalities are fun because my sag Venus and mars knows they can take a joke. I think Scorpio/8th house doesn’t really care too much about looks and appearances. In fact I notice Scorpio Venus men view the people they date as beneath them in some way and they do that to feel comfortable as if that person can’t get better and leave or cheat.
I always tell people I don’t have a type which I kinda don’t aesthetically but: Virgo rising, moon-Pluto or Scorpio moons, Virgo mars, Taurus suns w aqua moons, air venuses or mars, libra risings, Scorpio mars😚
Blueface and Chrisean have Venus square pluto synastry. When I say they are the most exaggerated example of this synastry it’s crazy. She clearly seems trauma bonded and believes she’s truly in love with this man (Venus). While he’s using her for money (pluto) and maintaining control over her at all times. That’s another thing w Venus Pluto synastry the venus person looks worse in the public eye because we’re always outwardly vulnerable (the good and bad) while Pluto doesn’t show just how insane they are overtly. But he’s the jealous one because peep how mad and aggressive he gets when she gets any sort of attention outside of him (ex: when Drake followed her and he twisted it to be related to him) Pluto really thinks they OWN the Venus person like that Brent lyric “they only wanna fuck with you cause they know I fuck with you” that’s their mentality. (They’re both physically abusive to eachother and need to breakup asap)
Also everyone talks about how much she’s changed for the worst since she got w him. Her missing tooth and getting multiple tattoos of that man. I’ve seen this guy w his Venus square his ex’s Pluto and he looked terrible while w her and when they broke up he got hisself together. My conjunction synastry took me from wearing bold colors to black for months😭
Sag placements esp Venus or mars men are bow legged asf
Lana Del Rey’s catalog is the epitome of 8th house stellium. Constant changes, a certain loneliness that doesn’t go away, learning and growing, but also never giving up hope.🦋
Cancer mars men and their pregnancy fetish…lil durk has like 5,000 kids and his ex India said that she wanted another baby because of how affectionate he was when she was pregnant.
A lot of football/soccer player have air mars. (Ex: mason mount, kylian mbappe, phil foden)
Women w sun-Neptune, Uranus, pluto may have terrible relationships w men bc of their relationship w their father
Aqua, sag, and cap placements are funny asf😭 I’m one of them and I don’t even try but people are always dying laughing around me
I’ve been in two “lust” triangles and both pairs had one Taurus placement friend and one Scorpio placement friend. The Taurus friend (literally both of them had birthday two days apart) liked me and had their Scorpio friend (one was a Scorpio Venus and the other was a Scorpio mars) spy on me or maybe they just offered😭 long story short the Scorpio friend ended up liking me in both situations I just✨felt✨ it. Taurus and Scorpio are both sneaky and possessive they have opposite energy and it’s very likely they could like the same people. It gets complicated because Scorpio is more likely to keep their crush a secret which can cause unintended overlap.
Capricorn mars: I don’t get mad like I rarely get upset😐
Us all hearing them yell behind closed doors and come out like nothing happened:
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justmeinadaze · 10 months
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Take It Out On Me Part 14 (Steddie X Plus Size Reader)
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A/N: I am so in love with this version of them <3
Warnings: Daddy Steve/Sir Eddie and Sub Plus Size Reader and all that implies (I regret nothing!), SMUT, ANGST, and FLUFF!, Spanking, degrading, edging, throat grabbing, smacking, Reader talks to her parents about her love for them (her dad gets into a fight; only the aftermath is mentioned), Eddie and Steve both briefly talk about their parents and trauma (mentions of child abuse and abandonment), Reader is bullied in this one (called names like whore, fat, pig) but the guys make a stand for her. Word Count: 6638
Your mom rises from the booth she was waiting in to give you a hug after you entered the restaurant you were supposed to meet in for lunch that afternoon. 
Steve and Eddie were extremely apprehensive about letting you go alone but you were able to find a middle ground, asking them to drop you off and then pick you up in two hours. 
The conversation started off a bit awkward with casual small talk being exchanged about school and the prom you went to put together by the three people you loved the most. After you both cleared your plates, you mom finally found the courage to ask some questions. 
“Did you know them before hand?”
“Kind of. It was more I knew OF them. We didn’t really become friends till the end of junior year and then got together later after summer.”
“Are they good to you?”
“Of course, mama. No one’s ever treated me the way they do. I love them so much.”
“Th-that’s what I don’t understand, Y/N. How can you love two people? Something HAS to get into the way.”
You shake your head as you lean back in your seat. “I don’t know how to explain it. Trust me, I thought about it a lot. Whenever I think ‘how can I love two completely different men’ the first images that come to mind are Steve going with us to movies he hates but he knows I like them. Him dancing with me in Eddie’s bedroom to a song on the radio or buying me different body washes and perfumes just because he thinks I’d like them. I think about Eddie’s face when he took me my first concert and sang obnoxiously loud with me as the band played.”, you giggle. 
“I see him whining when I’m trying to help him study but he still intently listens to me, making sure I know he appreciates me helping him. They both hold me after I wake up from a nightmare and listen to me when I cry. They take care of me and do whatever they can to make me smile.”, you shrug. “I love them.”
She chews on the inside of her cheek as she absorbs your words. “Did I ever tell you the first time your dad met your grandfather, the night ended with him in jail?”
Your eyes widen as you shake your head making her laugh. 
“He was only there for a day but, yeah, my dad HATED him. He said your father was ‘a dirty hippie who would never come close to being good enough’ for his daughter. God, I was so embarrassed.”
“How did dad end up arrested?”
“I told my father that I loved Rob and no matter what we were going to get married. He got angry and tried shoving him out the door. When I went to follow, he tugged me back, and hurt my arm so…your dad came back swinging.”, she smiles as she shrugs. “Definitely proved he wasn’t a hippie.”
Her grin grows when you laugh hard at her story. 
“I’m sorry, honey. I can’t imagine how hard this has been on you.”
“Yeah…”, you sighed. “Mr. Harrington hasn’t made it easier.”
“What did Bill do?” You filled her in on the rumor he started and how it spread through the school. How it led to the boys getting into a fight for you and everything else that followed. “I’m going to kill that son of a bitch. He thinks he’s so high and mighty—”
“Mama!”, you giggle as you reach for her hand. “No. No killing. Honestly…it’s nice to hear you defend me…like you just did.”
“I know it doesn’t excuse what happened but the reason I didn’t before…I was just in shock…I didn’t…”
“No. I…it’s alright. I forgive you.” You look at your watch as your alarm beeps. “I should get going. The guys are picking me up.”
“May I walk you out?”
You beam at her as you nod. As soon as you both step outside, you’re met with Steve leaning on the driver’s side of his BMW with his arms folded as Eddie sits on the hood smoking a cigarette. 
“Charming.” She raises her eyebrow in their direction and they quickly scramble to attention making you smile. “Have you three found a place yet?”
“No ma’am. We went looking though near the campus. We thought that would be better so she could be near school while also being closer to Masie.”, Steve answered.
“Maze is staying at the dorms on campus.”, you explain when she glances your way before shifting her gaze towards Eddie. 
“I’m sorry my husband hurt you.”
The metalhead shrugs. “He didn’t hurt me. Would have hurt her though if he hit his intended target.”
Your mom looks away in shame. “I didn’t…He’s never…I never thought he would do something like that to you. We always said we would never hit our kids.” She sighs as you reach for her hand. 
“So did my father. It wasn’t so much ‘Hey honey. We’ll never hit our kids when we have them.’ But more ‘I know I beat the shit out him this time but I swear it will never happen again.’”
“Ed. It’s alright, bud.” Steve pats him on the back to calm him down. 
Without warning, your mother steps forward and grabs the metalhead’s chin firmly, forcing him to look at her. 
“Do you love my daughter?”
“Yes.”
“Yes what?”
He tries to turn out of her grasp but she just grips him tighter. 
“Yes ma’am.”
“Would you ever hurt her the way Allen did with you?”
Fire filled his eyes at her question. 
“No. Ma’am.”, he growled.
She nods before releasing him from her hold and turns to face Steve. 
“Do you love my daughter?”
“More than anything…ma’am.”
“Calm down, Mr. Harrington. This isn’t a popularity contest.” 
As she quizzed him, you stepped to Eddie’s side and intertwined your fingers with his as you laid your head on his shoulder. 
“Would you ever cheat on her and hurt her the way Bill does with your mother?” His head cocks to the side in surprise. “Not a big secret, sweetheart, I’m afraid.”
“No ma’am.”
“With all due respect, Steven, out of the two of you I’m more worried about her with you. I have eyes and ears. I know how big shot Steve Harrington ran around Hawkins showing off with different girls on his arm.”
This time, it was his turn to get angry.
“I’m not like that anymore. She…Y/N, made me want to be better.”
Her eyes softened at his admission, even more so when she took a step back and saw how you were with Eddie. 
“Did she tell you about Christian?”
“Yes, ma’am.”
“Fucking asshole.”
Your mom laughs at the metalhead’s choice of words. “You’re not wrong. Hear me boys, if you ever hurt my child, I will do way worse than what I did when it came to Mr. Wexler. Do I make myself clear?”
“Yes, ma’am.”, they respond in unison. 
She smiles before coming over to give you a hug. “I’ll talk to you later, ok? And I’ll talk to your father.”
“I’m sorry about that.”, you say to them after she leaves. “You two alright?”
“Yeah…are you?” You nod and wrap your arms around Steve as he comes to stand in front of you. “Was that normal? That integration style hello?”
“Um, I don’t know to be honest. You’re the first guys I’ve dated to really meet my parents.”
***
“Where have you been?”, your dad asks as your mom walks in the door.
“I had lunch with Y/N.” He responds with a hm before turning back to face the tv. “Rob, I think you should talk to her. She…she really does care about them and they genuinely seem to have her best interest in mind.”
“Bev, this is the last time I’m saying this. No.”
You mother sighs as she begins heading for the bedroom. “Apparently Bill is telling the town our ‘whore daughter’ brainwashed his son to use him for his money and status. When Steve confronted him, he said he couldn’t ‘use her properly’ because she’s not good looking and has no connections in town.” 
She watches as his fist on the arm rest of the couch clenches.
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“Wow, this place is fucking amazing.”, Eddie murmurs under his breath.
“It really is.”, Steve agrees. “Can we afford it?”
“I think so. With all three of our incomes—”
“Oh my god! This place is beautiful and so close to the campus. It’s also not too far from the mall so you guys can sleep in before work.”, you smile as you sigh. “It’s perfect.”
It takes you a moment to realize that their faces don’t match yours. 
“It is perfect…right?”
Eddie returns your smile as he walks over to you to kiss your forehead. “Yeah, sweetheart. It is.”
“We don’t have to pick this one. I know there are some others we can try and—” His index finger cuts you off as he places it over your lips. 
“Do you like it?” You nod earnestly. “Well then, come on Harrington, I think we have some forms to fill out.”
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“Yay! You three found an apartment.”, Masie claps as you beam at her from your side of the lunch table. “And you’ll be so close to. You’ll have to give me a tour after school some time before graduation next week.”
“Of course! And I found this place a couple of hours away, that has furniture for really cheap. It’s donated and it’s so nice. Eddie, can you reach in my bag and grab that brochure for that store for me?”
He gently nods as you and your friend keep talking while he digs in your backpack. A wadded piece of paper falls onto his lap and he quickly catches it, pausing as he takes a look. 
“My mom said she would help us move. I’m so excited—”
“The fuck is this?”
You all turn to look at the metalhead as he holds up the note in his hand.
“Oh, um, it’s nothing. You can throw that away.” As you reach over the table, he pulls his arm back, keeping it away from your grasp. 
“It’s nothing, huh? ‘Y/N Hawkins Fat Whore. Available for the right price. For recommendations see Freak Munson and Bitch Harrington. Fill out applications. Oh who are we kidding. She’ll have anyone. Just ask!’”
“Who the fuck gave you that?!”, Masie growled in anger.
“I don’t know…I found it in my locker.”, you answer in a small voice as your head fell. 
“When?”
“I don’t remember.”
“Bullshit.”, Steve grumbled.
When you finally found the courage to look their way, it was worse than you expected; they were fuming. You couldn’t tell if it was at you for not telling them or whoever left the note in your locker.
“How many times have you gotten something like this?”, Eddie asked.
You knew you were in trouble and didn’t see the point of hiding it anymore. Grabbing your bag, you pulled out a folder, flipping through papers till you found what you were looking for. You handed them to Steve who looked them over with his friend. 
“What’s it like fucking a freak? Does he summon the devil or draw symbols with pig’s blood?”
“I bet Harrington cums early every time. Too bad I don’t like fat chicks or I’d take care of you.”
“Ugly…disgusting…whore…slut…you should be ashamed…no wonder mommy and daddy don’t love you anymore.”
Steve’s jaw tightened; he recognized the handwriting. Abruptly, he rises from the table, gathering the papers in his hands as he heads straight for his old table, the popular kids table. Tommy is mid joke as the man slams the notes down with his palm startling everyone.
“Do you think you’re funny? Sliding these into her locker?”
“Steve, we have no idea—”
“You don’t even have the balls to say it to her face or mine. Don’t worry. I do. You leave her the fuck alone or I swear to God. I will make your lives hell and not just until graduation.”
“EVERYONE LISTEN UP!” Eddie climbed on to the popular kids table as he addressed the room. “That beautiful woman right there?”, he points to you. “She’s not our whore and we aren’t using her. We’re not Christian Wexler. We have no problem telling you assholes that Y/ N is ours. We love her and I’ll be damned if I’m going to let you fuckers keep treating her like garbage. If Steve and I catch anyone sneaking these bullshit notes into her locker or making fun of her in any way we WILL have a problem!” 
He jumps back down onto the floor next to the other man and tears up the notes they left you. 
“Do you understand me?” Everyone looks down nodding their heads. “Oh, come on gang. Don’t get shy on me now. Wouldn’t want to summon the devil to come have a word with you.”
Their eyes widen as they verbally confirm his question before he tosses the torn up paper at Tommy. Both men come back to their seats and casually continue eating their food, heavily breathing as they try to calm down. 
“Munson…”, a male voice speaks his name as he slowly walks by your table. 
“Mr. C.”
“Problem?”
“No, sir. No problem here.”, he answers without looking his way. 
Your teacher nods before a little smile forms on his lips as he passes you by, lightly tapping your shoulder as he continues monitoring the room. 
It takes them awhile before they finally glance your way and notice you two smiling at them. 
“Calm down. You’re still in trouble.”, Eddie smirks as he tries to sound angry. 
“You didn’t have to do that.”
“Yeah, well, we did.”, Steve huffs. 
Your grin grows as you slide your chair back and come around to sit on his lap. His arms immediately wrap around you as you circle yours around his neck. As you lean your forehead against his temple, he lets out a heavy exhale. 
“I love you.”, he mumbles.
“I love you to.”
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“Hey, baby. Wow, you guys picked a good spot here.”, your mom grins as she enters the apartment.”
“Right? I love it. I was afraid we’d have to settle for something small which is fine. I just thought Eddie deserved a bigger space after growing up in that small trailer. Steve doesn’t care either way. He says he always thought his dad’s house was too big. I think it’s just because he spent so much time alone.”
Her smile grows as she listens to you talk. The more you speak about them the more she sees your genuine care for them, allow her to understand a bit more about your relationship. 
“Jesus Christ!”, Eddie exclaims as both men stumble through the door carrying a couch. “And…by that I mean—”
“It’s ok, Mr. Munson. You don’t have to suck up to me.” You mom laughs before turning her attention back to you. “After tomorrow you’ll officially be a graduate. Are you ready?”
“As I’ll ever be.”, you giggle. “I’m just ready to leave those kids behind.”
A sudden knock startles everyone as your father slowly walks in. “This isn’t where you guys are putting the couch, right?”
Both boys turn to you, unsure of what to do. 
“Are you lost, Rob?”
You dad exhales as he playfully glares at your mom. “No, Bev. I just…I thought maybe…I don’t know…I’d see the place…It’s, uh, it’s nice.” As he pulls his hands out of his pockets to gesture around the area, you notice his knuckles are bleeding.
“Dad! Oh my god.” You don’t even think twice as you grab his arm and lead him over to the sink to wash his wound. Steve and Eddie exchange a glance before looking towards your mom who holds up her palm assuring them that everything is under control. “What happened? Steve, can you grab the stuff from the bathroom?”
He nods, disappearing and reappearing with things to take care of your father as you both sit at the table. Still not sure of how to proceed he and the metalhead sit across from you while your mom sits next to her husband on the end. 
“I, uh, went to talk to Harrington today. Not you…the other one.”, he follows as the boy looks at him confused. “Bev told me what he said at the bar and what you told her he said to Steven.” Your father shifts his gaze towards him before looking back down at his knuckles as you clean them with antiseptic. “Thank you…for trying to defend her.”
“I love her for her. I don’t care what she looks like or where she comes from.” Eddie lightly nods his head, agreeing with Steve’s words. 
“I went to his house and confronted him. Let’s just say he won’t be posing for any pictures anytime soon.” He chuckles but it fades as no one laughs along with him. While you wrap his cuts, he turns towards the other boy. “I’m sorry for hitting you.”
Eddie folds his arms over his chest. “Thanks but I’m not the one you should be apologizing to. That hit wasn’t meant for me.”
When he focused his attention back to you, your eyes were downcast as you placed your palms in your lap. Your father sighs as he leans back. 
“I AM sorry for…The whole situation was just…a lot. I don’t get it. I don’t think I ever will. When I met your mom, I knew I loved her. I couldn’t picture loving anyone else. How can you…I mean?”
“That’s how I feel about them. I…”, you shrug as you try to find the right words. “I can’t explain it. Since the first conversation we had, I knew there was something about them.”
 “I just…I had no idea. I never thought you would ever do something like this. Where’s the line, Y/N? I mean what else are you capable of?”
“She’s capable of anything.”, Eddie answers. “That shouldn’t scare you. You should be proud of her. She’s not afraid anymore. When we met her, she was so timid to the point that she would literally fold into herself so people would leave her alone. Look at her now. She got into college, her own place, she’s actually fucking smiling…sorry.”
Your mom smirks as he apologizes.
“Dad, I’m not…running around having a relationship with everyone. We aren’t going to add people to our dynamic. I love THEM. If we…we broke up…I wouldn’t go searching for two people to be with again. It’s not a preference. It just is.”
Your father nods as he leans back in his seat before his eyes meet yours briefly and he softly smiles. “So is it just the couch you guys got today or is there more?”
“Um, her bed is in the truck outside.”
“Well, come on, gentlemen. Let’s get the last of the stuff up here.”
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“Alright, freaks and weirdos of the class 1984, smile!” Steve holds up the polaroid and takes a picture before handing it back to Masie. You giggle as he obnoxiously shakes the image in his hand. 
“We are finally free and I am so excited!”, your best friend grins as she does a little dance. “How does it feel, Munson? You were almost held back.”
“Yeah, thanks to princess here, I made it by the skin of my fucking teeth.” Smiling you lean over and kiss his cheek. 
“I’m glad BOTH your parents decided to come, Y/N.”
“Me to.” You sneak a glance at Steve as his eyes shift down to the risers you four were sitting on. “I’m sorry yours didn’t.”
He flashes you a slanted smile, wrapping his arm around your shoulders to bring your closer to his side as he kisses the top of your head. “Even if they didn’t hate me right now, I don’t think they would have come. All this stuff is beneath him.”
“Well, I’m proud of you; both of you.” 
Eddie grabs your hand, bringing the back of it to his lips.
“Jesus Christ, Ed. Can’t you ever just look fucking normal for a picture for once?”, Steve asks after the polaroid finally displayed the image he took. 
“What are you talking about, Harrington? That is how I normally look.”
“Do you want to hang out tonight?”, you ask Masie as she hands the photo back to the boys. 
“I can’t tonight. I…have a date.”
“Ooo…with who?”
“None of your business, Munson.”, she answers playfully before whispering towards you. “I’ll tell you later.”
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The three of you lay haphazardly on your bed in your apartment as you pass the joint Eddie rolled back and forth. Steve happily sighs from his spot on your stomach that he is using as a pillow while you absently run your fingers through his hair. Your own head is resting on the metalhead’s lap as he leans his back against the headboard. 
“We got you present, sweetheart.”
“You got me something? Aw, you guys didn’t have to. You graduated to.”
“Oh, trust me, honey. This is also a present for us.”, the other boy laughs as Eddie slides off the bed. After disappearing into the living room, he comes back with a box, and hands it to you. 
“Open it in the bathroom and put it on.”
You nod as you thank him, scurrying into the bathroom to do what he asked. Lifting the top off the lid on your present, you gasp at the silky, purple material you find within. As you raise it towards the light, you notice most of the lingerie garment is see-through except some purposely placed designs that block the area of your nipples. The matching panties conceal all the major bits but when you slide them on you notice they still display a lot of your ass. 
This is completely new territory for you and as you stare at yourself in the mirror you can’t help but feel a little self-conscious.
“Babe? Are you alright in there?”, Eddie asks. 
“Um, yeah…”
“Uh oh. Is that self-doubt I’m hearing?” A breathy giggle escapes your lips. They both know you to well. “Get your sexy ass out here.”
With one final sigh, you open the bathroom door and display the gift they had bought you. They had both been sitting on the edge of the mattress waiting for you, their eyes lighting up when the land on you and your body. 
“I-I’ve never worn anything like this before.”
“Well, we’ll definitely be buying more. God damn, Y/N.” Steve places his hand over his chest as he exhales heavily. “You look so fucking gorgeous.”
“Thank you, Daddy.”, you blush. 
Eddie grins as he beckons you with his finger to come closer, grabbing your hips and yanking you onto his lap with your back against his chest. His arms wrap around you as he leans his chin on your shoulder. 
“You do look stunning.”
“Thank you, Sir.”
“Mmm—so polite. I love it. Can you do me a favor, pretty girl?”
“Of course. Anything.”
The metalhead’s lips kiss your cheek before hovering outside the shell of your ear. “Can you touch yourself for us?”
“I-I-In front of you?”, you asked in a small voice that had both men trying to hide their groans. 
“Yes, sweetheart.” Gripping your hand, he sticks two of your fingers in his mouth, wetting them with his saliva. “Right here on Master’s lap. Take these two fingers and rub your clit for us.”
After moving the piece of silk covering your core, you do has he asks, moaning as you press slow circles against your nub.
“That’s our girl. Does that feel good?”
“Yes, Sir, it feels good.” 
“Fuck, princess, you drive us crazy.”, Eddie mewls. “Now, I want you to slide them into your tight little pussy for me and keep moving them as we talk to you, okay?”
“Mmm—yes, Sir.”
“How do you want it tonight, Y/N? Do you want Daddy and I to be nice and gentle?”
“Or…” Steve’s soothing voice shot straight to you core making you clench around your digits. “Do you want us to fuck you hard and rough like a whore? It’s been so long since we’ve done that.”
“Fuck.”, you whimper as you thrust your fingers at a much faster pace. “F-fuck me like you guys did—mmm—that first time w-we were together.”
They both laugh as Eddie’s palm glides up your skin from your wrists up to your throat, turning your face so his mouth is hovering over your own.
“We can do that. You have to make yourself cum first though, baby.” Your eyes flutter closed as you lean back against his chest. “You know, I think about the first time when I’m playing with myself to. I picture you flat on the desk with your mouth open for me; moaning around my dick while Steve fucked you.” Eddie licked his lips as he smiled. 
“Personally, I like to think about the first time I called you and you touched yourself just like this. Fuck, just hearing you moan about how you belong to us and how sore you were from us fucking you.” Steve’s fingers reached out to trace your skin along your thigh and you mewl at the contact.
You needed them now, pumping your fingers as fast as you could till you felt legs shake as the coil snapped. While you were panting against his cheek, Eddie gripped your wrist and held out your hand to the boy beside him who graciously ran his tongue over your messy digits, humming at the taste. 
A sly grin spread across your face as you get off the man’s lap and stand to face them. 
“Hey, where do you think you’re going?”, Steve asked with a smile of his own. 
“I was just thinking that you guys got to ask me…maybe I should ask you…which version of me do you want? Do you want meek Y/N you fucked that first night or sassy, slightly bratty Y/N?”
You giggle when they glance at each other with a small smirk. You already know their answer before they say anything. Today was a good day and they didn’t exactly need you to fully obey right away. It had been a while since they needed to put you in your place and remind you who was in charge.
“Oooh, you guys are taking a little too long to answer.”, you sing as you make a playful thinking face. “Hm. Maybe I should go introduce myself to the neighbors in this gorgeous piece of lingerie. Maybe they can actually make a decision.” 
“Do it.”, Eddie challenges.
“Don’t think I won’t, Sir.” You slowly back up towards the living room and inch your way to the door. They get up to follow you and you bite your bottom lip as Steve glides a head of you to lean against the wall. 
“We’ll go on then.”, he gestures towards the door. “Here let me help you.” As he reaches for the knob, you quickly block it with your body. 
“Steve!” His eyes widen as his head tilts and you quickly cover your mouth.
“Oooh, baby. You just went all in, didn’t you?”, he muses as he slides behind you and wraps his arms around to your front. 
“I’m sorry, Daddy. I didn’t mean to.”
“I know, honey, but we still have to punish you, right Ed?”
“You’re right, Steve.”
“Did we ever find handcuffs that won’t hurt our beautiful girl?”
“Not yet BUT I did read this thing in a book that offered some alternatives.” The air hits your back as Steve steps away and a little moan leaves your lips at the sound of Eddie taking off his belt. Leather wraps around your wrists and after a few moments you find yourself restricted. 
“How is that, sweetheart?”
“Why are you asking, Sir? You can hurt me tonight. I want you to be rough with me.”
Calloused fingers abruptly grip your chin and turn your head to face him. 
“It doesn’t matter why I’m fucking asking. If I ask you something, you answer. Now, how does that feel, little girl?”
“It feels fine.”
“Good.” He releases you from his hold and pushes your front half over the arm of the couch. “Jesus, I’m going to stop being nice and just call you demeaning names all night. You want to act like a bratty baby we can treat you like one.” Eddie’s hand comes down hard on your ass making you jump.
The sudden sound of vibration causes you to sit up to look behind you but the metalhead is prepared, shoving you again and slapping your behind. “Don’t move.”, he growls.
Long fingers move the silk panties covering your sex and you whimper when the wand finds you clit. They love that device, becoming almost giddy every time they use it. The reaction and moans it pulls from you tortures them as much as it does you but they can hold it together better than you can. 
“Yes…yes Daddy. Please.”
“Does that feel good, baby?”
“Yes, Daddy.” 
“Tell me when you’re about to cum.”
“I’m…I’m gonna…” Abruptly, he pulls the wand away and smacks your ass. “No, no. Please…”
“What? You said you wanted it like that first night.”, Eddie snickered as he placed his naked body on the couch in front of you. “You think we cared if you came? It was just an added bonus that you did. Plus you wanted to act like a brat. Do brats get to cum, Stevie?”
“No, Ed, they do not.” 
The metalhead watched with a gleam in his beautiful brown orbs as his friend pressed the device against your nub again, slowly building you up and then pulling it away before you could climax. It felt like it lasted forever as you panted and cried over Eddie’s lap. His hands brush over your hair, pulling it out of your face as he watched the frustration in your eyes. 
“Fuck, Y/N. You have no idea how much this turns me on. Sometimes even I forget that we control that pretty pussy of yours.”
“Munson, how can you forget something like that?”, Steve chided as he smacked your ass making you moan.
“No, no Harrington. Not the physical part, I mean obviously her cunt is ours. We own her but the fact that only we can make you moan like you are right now. That only we can allow you to cum��fuck… hearing you beg for it.” He bites his lip before leaning forward to capture your own. 
“Please…”
“Please what?”
“Please, Sir. I want to cum.”
“You want to cum?”
“Y-yes, Sir. Please.” 
Steve moves the wand again just as your about to, turning off the device and setting it aside as you whine. Eddie’s hand connects with your cheek at the sound. 
“Stop fucking pouting.”
“Hey Ed, you know what I was just thinking? You’ve never had her ass, have you?”
“Not yet, no.” He leans back till he’s flat on the couch. “May want to wet it a bit.”, he grins holding the base of his cock. Climbing up, you rest your body on your knees as you tilt forward and envelope him into your mouth.  
“Baby girl, come on. You can do better than that.” You gasp as Steve’s massive palm holds the back of your head and shoves you forward onto Eddie’s length making you gag and drool around him. 
“Fuck me.” He grunts as you choke before scoffing and tugging you off him by your throat. “What are you doing?! Are you still being a fucking brat?”
“N-no, Sir.”
“Then why are you sucking my dick like you’ve never done it before? A little slut like you should know how to do it properly by now!”
You whine as you bounce on your knees and he smacks you again.
“Color baby?”
“Green, Daddy.”
“She’s fine, Steve. She’s being a pain in the ass right now because we haven’t allowed her to cum yet.”
“Wasn’t that the first thing we did?”
“She doesn’t count that, do you, princess? These little fingers are just too small to make her cum as hard as we do.” Grabbing your throat again, he forces you to face him. “Now, suck my cock correctly or neither of us are going to make you feel good tonight. Do you understand me?”
“Yes, Sir.”
*SMACK* “Louder!”
“Yes, Sir, I understand!”
As soon as he releases you, you take him in your mouth again, this time flattening your tongue and bobbing your head with the same energy you know makes him moan. 
“See? Just like that, baby.”
Fingers move your hair to the side as Steve speaks to you with his low Daddy voice that has you clenching your thighs together. 
“It’s not just about pleasure, little miss. Remember, you need him as lubricated as possible so he doesn’t hurt you.” He grins as you push Eddie to the back of your throat, holding still for as long as you can before pulling your head off him and spitting salvia onto his tip. “See, Ed? Little girl just needs a guiding hand is all.”
“Uh huh.”, the metalhead smirks as he leans up and brings your lips to his before using his thumb to wipe the tears that were smeared under your eyes. “A guiding hand to the ass maybe.” He softly smiles as he jokingly spanks you. “Turn around.”
You do as he asks while he places some strategic pillows behind his head allowing him to sit up slightly. After guiding your back to his chest, he opens your legs and positions you just so before reaching down to grab his cock. 
“Can you hold yourself open for me, baby?” 
“I-I can’t.”
Eddie grunts in annoyance as he pushes you up slightly, yanking the belt from your wrists and throwing it to the ground. As soon as your free, you do what he asks and help guide him into your ass. 
“F-Fuck me.” 
Steve waits a few moments, allowing you both to get comfortable before climbing between your legs. Gliding his tip through your folds you shuttered as he grazed your clit. Your eyes rolled back and closed as he sheathed himself inside of you, your back collapsing against Eddie’s chest as you allowed them to take over. 
Each thrust was like a little taste of heaven. Eddie was right, they controlled your pleasure. No one could ever make you feel as good as they did. When you glanced up at Steve you noticed he was fighting to keep his eyes open. 
“Da-Daddy, are you okay?”
“Mmm—yeah. You just—fuck—you look so fucking beautiful. I don’t want to take my-my eyes off of you.”
You felt one of your legs drop flat against the metalhead’s as his hand came up to turn your face so he could kiss your lips. 
“So…so beautiful.”, he echoed his friend.
“I love you, Eddie.”, you panted against his lips. 
He heavily moaned as he wrapped both arms around you tightly and begin ramming his hips hard up into yours. 
“I love you to, Y/N. Cum, baby. Fucking cum hard on our cocks.”
Steve’s palm held on to your shoulder for leverage as he matched Eddie underneath you. You moaned and begged until the coil that they had been winding all night finally snapped and you cried as you came hard. 
“Yes! Good girl. Such a…good…girl.” With a few more rough thrusts, Steve warmed your insides with Eddie following shortly after. 
“Jesus Christ…that was amazing.” They carefully pulled out of you and the metalhead continued to hold you against his chest while the other boy went to grab some water. 
“I’m sorry I said you name.”
Eddie tilted his head so he could see your face better. “Sweetheart, hearing you tell me you love me whether it be Sir, Master, Eddie, or freak…”, he smiles when you giggle. “It’s the best thing in the world.”
“I’ve never thought you were a freak. Even before I knew you.”
Steve grabbed your wrist and slowly moved you onto the cushions so you both could sit up. After gulping down the water he brought you, you leaned on his shoulder, placing a kiss on his skin. 
“You really do look beautiful in this by the way.” He runs his fingers down the silky material.
“Thank you, Daddy. It’s actually surprisingly comfortable. May I ask you something?”
“Of course, but ask it in the shower because we need to clean you and believe it or not we can all fit in this tub.”
“Harrington, if we wanted to shower with me all you had to do was ask.” You laugh at Eddie’s joke as you grab his hand and tug him off the couch as you follow the other man to the bathroom. 
“What did you want to ask, honey?” 
A small smile paints your lips as you watch them try to figure out how to get you out of your outfit before finally just grabbing the bottom and pulling it over your head. 
“Does it bother you that your parents didn’t show up today?”
“No.”
“Not even your mom? She didn’t really have a reason to not—”
“Yes, she did. She does whatever my father tells her to.”, he snapped.
You nodded as you pushed your back into Eddie’s chest.
“Steve, she was just asking because she cares. It’s a little weird I know. Having a woman in our lives who actually gives a damn.”
He sighs as he guides you under the water. “No, not even my mom. Y/N, kind of like Munson here, my parents stopped parenting pretty early on. Honestly, I’m used to it by now. I know that sounds harsh but it’s true. I think it would have angered me if they had shown up like they helped me accomplish something.”
Your hands reach out to gently cup his face. “I just don’t want you to feel like…no one was proud of you.”
He softly smiles before kissing your forehead. “Thank you. I’m sorry. I didn’t mean to—”
“I know, baby. I know.”
“I would have liked for your dad to be there if only to see what her dad did to his face.”
The three of you laugh as the begin to clean your body. 
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Eddie has his arm wrapped around your shoulder as you two watch an action movie on tv. 
“I could be a spy.”
“No, you couldn’t! Everything about you is so loud.”, you giggle. 
“Oh, come on! I can totally be suave like James Bond.”
“Yeah, you could.”
“You can be my Money Penny.”
Steve nonchalantly exits the bedroom and grabs a banana from the counter, leaning his back against it as he eats. The two of you continue to stare ahead but the man can still see the grins on your faces that you both are trying to hide. 
“Ok. Go ahead. I’m a big boy. I can handle it.”
“Are you ready for your first day, sailor?” Eddie’s toothy grin grows when you try to stifle your laugh. 
“Don’t listen to him, Daddy. I think you look sexy.”
“Yeah, I mean way those little blue shorts accentuate your knees, man.”
“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”, Steve smirks as he throws away his peel and saunters over to you to give you a kiss before lightly pushing his friend’s head. “I’ll see you two later.”
“We definitely need to get you one of those.”, Eddie chuckles as the other man leaves and you playfully shove his chest.
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honeyjars-sims · 3 months
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2.7 Opening Up
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Lexie: It’s too bad we got assigned to set design for the first production, but at least we’ll be able to hang out together. 
Johnny: Yeah, it looks like most of the acting roles went to the juniors and seniors. Maybe next year we’ll have better luck.
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Lexie: Well, the semester’s just getting started. Who knows what will happen. We could impress them with our sick acting skills and get the leads next time. 
Johnny: [laughing] I support your delusional optimism! Oh, I almost forgot…my mom wanted me to tell you hi and that she enjoyed meeting you.
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Lexie: Hmm, that’s nice of her. I guess let her know I said hi as well.
Johnny: [teasingly] You’re not going to say it was nice to meet her too?
Lexie: No comment.
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Johnny: I don’t blame you! Honestly, it went better than I was expecting.
Lexie: Really? That's kind of sad.
Johnny: Yeah, unfortunately, that was just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to my mom. 
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Lexie: Well, it really bothered me how she was speaking about you. I kept trying to change the subject, but she’d always end up making some snarky little comment. 
Johnny: I’m used to it, I guess. The thing is, if I’d called her out she’d say I was overreacting. In the past, I would’ve believed her, but now…not so much.
Lexie: Good, because she’s wrong about you. I can’t imagine how it affected you to hear that as a child, or even now.
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Johnny: [sighs] I wish I could say that was the worst thing I had to deal with as a kid, but it wasn’t by a long shot. If you don’t mind, I think I’m ready to talk to you about it.
Lexie: Of course. You can tell me anything. Let's go somewhere more private.
TW: The dialogue below includes discussion of child abuse and drug abuse (not graphic but please use your own discretion if this topic is triggering to you).
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Johnny: It wasn’t just my mom who treated me badly. It was also her husband, Jimmy. I refuse to call him my stepdad because he wasn’t any kind of parent to me. He was way worse, though. With my mom it’s this kind of passive aggressive backhanded shit, but Jimmy? He was full-on aggressive. Not just with his words, either. 
Lexie: Oh my God, he hurt you? Johnny, I’m so sorry. I didn’t know it was that bad.
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Johnny: Yeah, it was pretty awful. I started having nightmares and I was anxious all the time. I tried to talk to my mom about it, but I was too scared to tell her what was really going on so she thought I was just being dramatic. 
Lexie: Geez, I can’t imagine my parents just brushing me off like that. You must have been terrified.
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Johnny: I was. It only got worse when my mom started doing drugs. By that time I was old enough to start fighting back and all the blame fell on me. Jimmy almost convinced mom to send me to military school but then my dads got custody of me and Chantal.
Lexie: Thank God for your dads! 
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Johnny: For real, I’m so grateful for them. It’s weird, though…whenever a kid gets away from their abusive family, everyone expects them to be happy about it. No one ever talks about all the mixed emotions. I knew I was better off with my dads, but I still thought about the good times I had with my mom. It was hard to leave her.
Lexie: I think I understand more why you’re still trying to work things out with her. It sounds like the whole situation was really traumatic for you.
Johnny: Yeah, even when I wasn’t talking to her I always had this feeling of “what if?” Like maybe there is a way to fix everything and make it go away.
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Lexie: Some things can’t be fixed, no matter how hard you try. I don’t know if your relationship with your mom is one of them, but I hope you’ll recognize when it’s time to let go if it comes to that.
Johnny: I think I will. I’m going to give it more time, but I’m starting to feel like…like I deserve better. I didn’t feel that way before.
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Lexie: You deserve so much better, Johnny. You’re so much more than what your mom sees you as. And Jimmy. He better hope I never see him ‘cause I’ll kick him right in the balls!
Johnny: [laughing] Lexie! I’ve never heard you so angry before. I can’t see you doing something like that, you’re too sweet.
Lexie: I’d do it to him! And I’d enjoy watching him suffer. Oh, sorry, I probably shouldn’t be so violent about it. It just really got me worked up. 
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Johnny: It’s ok. You’re cute when you’re protective.
Lexie: Well, consider me your bodyguard, then.
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astrognossienne · 9 months
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notes on cancer women
Cancer women don’t run down men. We MAKE them come to us with our lunar pull and when they’re with us we treat them better (sexually and otherwise) than almost any other woman in the zodiac. We’re the first water sign and as such, our pussies stay wet and we know how to get dicks hard as well as wet. We’re the best sex in the zodiac and men are hooked on us. We’re also the most feminine. We’re the women who can best intuit our man’s needs and desires. We’re the ones that can hang with his (guy) friends. We’re the ones who can even chill with other women, if they’re secure enough. We’re the ones he takes home to mom. Other girls are for a good time, we’re here for a long time. We’re the types that a man marries. We’re literally every woman. However, we’re also independent af so although we love to be with someone, most times we know how to be alone. My friends are constantly asking me when I will get a boyfriend and I have no intentions of dating right now (plus most relationships are shallow af so I don’t want to be part of that drama). Single life is lit.
Our personalities are so kind and deeply caring that they may look manufactured to a lot of people who don’t understand us, but trust me, they are REAL. We are THAT crazy lol. We HATE being fake and we hate fake people. I literally don’t understand how someone can be fake and live with themselves. Also, we get it, as the emotional creatures that we are, our personalities can go from one extreme to the next but WE CAN’T HELP IT. I sometimes don’t even understand my own goddamn self and I find myself doing shit I didn’t even think I would ever do the day before.
Depending on who you are and how you treat us, we can be the sensitive sweethearts you love, or we can be the sensitive sweethearts you love to hate. Whether we (or others) like it or not, most Cancer women generally express their feelings so openly and it makes all sorts of people get involved—and unfortunately it’s usually the wrong people.
As to the degree of emotional transparency we have…it depends on the moon sign of the Cancer woman really. As a Capricorn moon, the only, ONLY other person who can spot that something is wrong with me emotionally is my mother. I actually care about certain things, I have a really big heart to the few that deserve it, but I don’t really show it.
About the selfish thing, yes as Cardinal signs, we may come off as selfish human beings who have no regards for anyone but ourselves but when you get to know us, we really have one of the biggest hearts of the zodiac. We actually care for people, but we are a very cautious sign and we gotta know each other first before we care THAT much.
Oh and we let you walk out of our lives, so the “clingy” stereotype really needs to die. We’re loyal and we don’t give up on people, but we don’t really run down people either (at least not for too long). Just make sure that if you decide to walk away from us, be sure that you are REALLY done with us, because if you decide to try and come back in, it is 1000x harder the first time (if you’re accepted back at all).
We may come off as rude, but the truth is, we see bullshit before ANYONE else does. Our intuition is head and shoulders above ALL of the other signs. I remember two years ago, people wondered why I was constantly giving this girl the side eye whenever she was right beside me, two years later they FINALLY understand. Sometimes we really do say things that can actually hurt others (we sometimes don’t understand it because we’re the type to want people to like us) but most times we don’t mean to hurt anyone. We would go home and feel guilty about it and internalize it and feel bad for days. Well…that’s in my case.
I see a lot of utterances on here and elsewhere about how Cancers aren’t smart and aren’t regarded for their intelligence. Alan Turing? Helen Keller? Nikola Tesla, anyone? And again, we’re smart enough to see bullshit before anyone else does, so how tf are we dimwitted???
I also hear and read that we’re “followers”. Followers? Are you sure you are looking at the right zodiac sign? Because if anything, the unpopular truth is that folks follow us. We’re cardinal signs and we’re the leaders of emotion, as such, we make it okay for others to be kind and to care and to be nurturing and empathetic. We do our own thing, roll our own way and we like being uniquely us. We aren’t the ‘follow the crowd’ type of sign. If you are looking for that, head on over to Libras and Pisces.
Reading about how salty everyone is towards Cancer women, just goes to show that we are VERY misunderstood. We’re the shit without having to shit on anyone. I guess that burns people up, lol.
Also, if any of you people have any problems with a Cancer in your life (and by the way Cancers are talked about/not talked about/willfully ignored/written about/dismissed it seems everyone and their grandmother’s dog does lol), talk to them, be REAL with them. PLEASE tell them how you’re feeling. Tell them EVERYTHING. Vent it out. Even if it hurts. At the end of the day, we do not like fakeness and we are DEFINITELY not the sign to deal with that.
We can be earnest and genuine to a fault and we find it really annoying when confronted with someone who isn’t; we’ll try to deal with you to an extent, but the more evolved among us won’t even bother, we’ll just give up and walk away. If we just someone, the more evolved among us will take our actions into consideration since unlike all the other signs, we truly don’t like hurting anyone, ESPECIALLY the people we actually care about. Again, depending on the moon sign (since we’re lunar creatures), we may or may not show it, but we do care.
If we have a problem with a friend or lover, we have the rare ability to articulate it without sounding accusatory. But if we’ve done something wrong, we take the blame rather than blaming them. We are never jealous without reason, and no matter how badly someone wrongs us, we never fall into the trap of self-pity. We calm others down rather than get them riled up. Despite the unfortunate name of this star sign, we are the cure for relationship cancer.
I’m dying to know the date and time you fell to earth from heaven. Do you have pictures? You’re almost too good to be real, but in a world of fakes, you’re the real deal. You’re that good, and anyone who doesn’t realize it the moment that they meet you is going to cause you trouble. Whenever someone has a problem with you, I don’t even need to hear the details. I already know that they’re in the wrong. Did you ever hear someone say, “It’s not you—it’s me”? Trust them when they say that. It’s not you. It’s them. It’s never been you, and it’s ALWAYS been them.
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you write a lot for soohyuk, i was wondering if you’d consider writing for park joongil? his mom was awful in that past life and i can imagine her wanting to marry him off again and that relationship with his second wife would be so painful and sad and your guidelines say you are open to writing angst so if you do consider this thank you very much!
Anon I love you for this idea?? I wish my writing skills were better to do it justice but this concept is the perfect angst material?
Park Joonggil (Tomorrow) | Married again angst | 0.7k TW: mentions of suicide
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Watching your husband, separated only by a few steps as the cold air makes its way inside the house through the open door, there’s a tight feeling crushing your chest.
Standing right under the edge of the roof, only a breath away from the falling rain, Joonggil’s just a husk of his past self. You’ve heard about the fate of his late wife - who hasn’t. So many see it as the best thing that could happen, his own mother included. You’ve always wondered if they’re all blind. Because as tragic as death inevitably is, the loss of life before one passes is all the more painful.
Blind but not stupid, nobody expected your marriage to be easy. On the contrary, however, it’s been smooth sailing so far. Perhaps you’re sharing the last speck of fortune that you were given.
Anyway, the marriage works well. You were never suited to be a wife, to carry and care for a child, the household, and so when Joonggil approached you on your wedding night and as respectfully as he could expressed that he won’t be able to give you a child, nor the love you’re worthy of, it came as a bittersweet relief.
You care for each other, sure, but that’s about the extent of it. You’d be lying if you said you haven’t developed any feelings at all for the man. They’re a luxury you can’t afford, a guilty pleasure to indulge in whenever Joonggil brings you a gift from the travels duty sends him on. When he hands the objects to you, the smile never reaches his eyes. You’ve wondered more times than you can count whether there was ever an unspoken this made me think of you behind the gesture, or if they are just to keep appearances. 
You’re not naive enough to hope.
A part of you, one set on hurting you, wishes you could’ve met his previous wife. Joonggil never speaks of her, which is understandable, and you don’t push him, you don’t ask. Nonetheless, you’re curious. How unique that person must’ve been to capture Joonggil’s heart so? How wonderful she must've been that her death left behind a hollow shell of a man? You've only stopped doubting love is real after you've witnessed his devotion. How painful it is that you're not the object of it.
Sometimes you believe he wishes he'd have died with her. Other times you wonder whether, maybe, if you died people would believe him cursed and finally let him be alone and mourn the loss of the love of his life as he wishes. Even if that was the case, however, you could never take your life. You know that his mother would only push for another wedding. And more importantly, you could never do that to him. 
He still gets woken up by nightmares. Even tonight.
You know he can feel your eyes on him and so you get up. He's not stupid. You know he knows. But you have to keep up the charade. You're careful not to dirty your clothes as you step outside.
"y/n, go back to bed. The night is cold," he speaks without turning towards you.
Your name. Not wife like he used to call her - an information bestowed upon you by his mother. Apparently all that she does and says has to have a victim. Something to torment.
"Come back inside, Joonggil," you ignore his advice, "You're leaving tomorrow and you need strength."
He sighs.
"I'll be just a minute," he finally looks at you, giving you a slow nod. You return it, and just like that, you do as he’s told you.
Polite, short conversations, the usual. Come morning, he'll be gone before you can wake up. It hurts. Night seems to be the only time you can talk freely, without curious eyes and ears spying you. The rejection stings more for that.
Maybe it's for the best that he's leaving.
You’ll dutifully play the role of a wife missing her husband and you’ll play it well. It's the only role you play without pretending.
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Memoriam: Part Four
Pairing: Spencer Reid x Female!Reader
Word Count: ~1.8k
Summary: Spencer is investigating the death of his “imaginary friend” that’s not so imaginary. On the other hand, you’re finding out more about your family than you thought you knew. Why are you now getting the ick when you never had this before? What does it all mean?
Warnings: canon violence, canon language, canon talk of death, methods of kill
Author’s Note: I do not own anything from Criminal Minds. All credit goes to their respective owners. If there are any warnings that exceed the normal death/kills from the show, I will list them. If you’ve seen the show, then it’s the same level of angst unless otherwise stated
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"Thank you for seeing us on such short notice."
"Well, I'm always happy to assist the FBI. Is there a witness you want me to look at?"
"Yeah. Me. I'm trying to recover memories from my childhood. There was a murder."
"How long ago are we talking about?"
"I was four."
"Memories from that age can be difficult to interpret," Jan sighs.
"I'm aware of the limitations of hypnotherapy."
"Then you're aware of suggestion issues. If you've looked into this case, you may have a bias."
"Are you saying what he remembers under hypnosis may not be real?" you ask.
"It's a possibility. Either way, it's a tough sell in court."
"We won't be using this for evidentiary purposes. It's really just for me. The suppressed memories are about my father."
"If it's okay with you, I'd like to be here to watch."
"You want to sit in? I don't normally allow that."
"I want her here, please."
"You won't even know I'm here."
Jan brings you and Spencer to a better room for this kind of thing. Spencer lies down on the couch, and you sit on the single sofa away from them to give them space.
"I want you to hold my wrist in your left hand, and if you should feel any fear, I want you to squeeze, do you understand?"
"Yes."
Spencer looks over at you to make sure you're still there, and you give him a small smile to let him know he is going to be okay. Spencer rests his head on the pillow and closes his eyes to focus on Jan's voice.
"Go back to the night you were just telling me about. You're at home, in your room. You can't sleep because your parents are arguing."
"He's coming in."
"Who?"
"My dad."
"What about him, Spencer? What is he doing?"
"I don't want to be here," he says fearfully.
Spencer's fear is enough to roll over to you, and you grip the edges of the armrests. Tears pool in your eyes, but you have to tell yourself this isn't your fear. Spencer is hurting, and you can't do anything but sit back and watch.
"It's okay, Spencer. Take us to where the light is, to the next morning. The sun is coming up. Where are you, Spencer?"
"Mom? My mom. She's at the window. She's thinking. She's been crying. She saw him."
"Who? Your father? Do you talk to her?"
"No. No, I wanna--I wanna see..."
Spencer squeezes her arm tightly, signaling that he doesn't want to do this anymore. He is full-on panicking right now, and you need this to end.
"What is it, Spencer? What are you seeing?"
"No, you need to stop this. Please," you beg and rush over to Spencer. "He doesn't want to do this anymore!"
"I need you to leave this location now, Spencer."
"Wake him up!"
"I'm going to count backward from five. Five, four, three, two, one, and wake."
Spencer jerks awake, and you put a hand on his forehead to let him know you're here. He is this close to crying, and it breaks your heart into two.
"Spencer, baby, it's okay. I'm here. You're okay. What happened? What did you see?"
"I need to talk to my mom," he pants.
"Okay, let's go. Thank you, Jan."
"My pleasure."
The only person who might be able to help is his mother. Diana knows something, but because of her illness, it's not going to be easy. Spencer saw his mother with bloody clothes on, and then he saw his dad in the backyard burning those same clothes. They know something, and they're not telling. Diana keeps saying the same thing whenever Spencer tries to ask her about it, and this is no different.
"Try to remember, Mom," Spencer begs.
"No, I can't."
"You were there. You watched Dad burn the bloody clothes."
"You had a dream."
"Mom, this was not a dream. This was a memory. It was a memory and I saw you."
"Your mind is such a treasure," she admires. "Even as a baby, you knew about things you weren't supposed to know."
"This is not about me. This is about Riley Jenkins."
"It was always about you."
"Please, mom. Please, just try to remember. Remember Riley."
"Riley? Riley was real. Oh, poor Riley," she gasps sadly.
"Yes, poor Riley. Did Dad do something to him?"
"Dad? No."
"Think, Mom," Spencer says, getting a bit frustrated with her.
"No, no. That's--no, no. Now you're confusing me, Spencer."
"You knew. You knew about Dad, and you didn't do anything."
Something snaps inside Diana's mind, and she starts freaking the fuck out. She starts slamming her hands to her head, and if someone doesn't stop her soon, she will hurt herself.
"No! You don't know! No! No!"
Doctors and nurses rush in as soon as they hear her, and one of the nurses has a sedative that will calm her down easily. Spencer hates seeing his mom this way, and he hates that you're seeing this.
"I'm just going to give you something to relax."
"No... it could have been you," she whispers painfully.
"What? What did you say?" Spencer asks.
"It could have been you."
You two leave to give her some time to calm down, and Derek and Rossi are waiting outside of the building for you two to return. Spencer is too distraught to speak, so you tell Rossi and Derek what happened.
"She's not stable, Reid. You can't put stock in what she says. I don't need to tell you that," Derek sighs. "I don't need to tell you this is textbook. Father reroutes compulsion to molest away from his own son to a surrogate. The woman thought Riley was an imaginary friend until you told her otherwise. That's the mind's way of suppressing memories she doesn't want to face. You're losing objectivity here, kid."
"I'm not trying to say I know what happened or how my dad's involved, Morgan, but my dad's involved."
"He didn't kill him, Spencer. I've looked many murderers in the eyes, even the ones who were trying to hide what they did. Your dad didn't murder or molest Riley."
Spencer looks at you with a look of betrayal, and you can't help but feel bad about this. He needs an answer, so he turns to the one person who makes the most sense, which is also the person who abandoned him. There are underlying issues between him and his dad that go beyond what's at stake here.
Spencer is still hell-bent that his dad has something to do with this, so he drags you, Rossi, and Derek to the same police station that Detective Hyde is in. If anyone is going to help Spencer, it's the detective who was on the case originally.
When you get to the police station, you see Lou Jenkins leave. He looks over at your group before continuing on his way away from it. Spencer is confused as to why he's here, but he goes inside nonetheless to speak to Detective Hyde about holding his dad until he has more evidence against him.
"I'd like to request that you hold Will Reid and detain him until further notice."
"You got no evidence against him."
"A suspect can be detained for questioning for forty-eight hours, regardless of evidence."
"I'm not in the habit of ruining people's reputations on a whim."
"Where's your captain? I want to talk to your captain."
"Spencer," you hiss, but he doesn't pay you much mind.
"Talk all you want. This is a local murder, and your authority ends at the state line. Why don't you just head back over to the Fountain View, have a couple of drinks by the pool, and think about this."
"I have thought about this."
"This guy's your father."
"What's your point, Detective?"
"Maybe you're here to work out some other issues?"
A wave of anger washes over you that's coming from Spencer, so you put your hand on his shoulder and take over.
"Detective Hyde, I understand the circumstances here. It's not every day this happens. We'd really appreciate it if you'd help us out here."
Detective Hyde looks between you and Spencer, and you look at him with sympathetic eyes.
"You've got twenty-four hours."
"I really appreciate that. Thank you."
Before Spencer says something that will upset the detective, you and Derek pull him off to the side to speak to him privately.
"Reid. You gotta keep your head, man."
"He just agreed to it. It happens all the time."
"Spencer, he's right. You're letting your emotions get the better of you."
"That's rich coming from you," he says angrily.
You know he's not really angry at you but angry at the entire situation. It's why you'll let this comment slide. Spencer leaves the police station to get some air, and this time, you let him have his space. Derek's phone rings, and he places Pen on speakerphone once he sees it's her calling.
"Talk to me, Garcia."
"So, this Gary Michaels you asked me to track down seems to have peeled himself right off the grid."
"What did he do? Skip town?"
"Apparently. Maybe he took a new name, too. Everything in his name lapsed from non-use in the year after Riley's murder."
"Maybe he didn't want to stick around for the investigation," you suggest.
"In addition to the indecent exposure wrap, he also had some lewd behavior for trespassing at a nursery school," JJ says. "It's hard to believe the cops never pegged this guy as a suspect."
"Any other avenues to find him?"
"You betcha. They swabbed him in '85 for the exposure thing, so I'm sending up balloons through ViCAP and CODIS."
"If he's offended again over the past twenty years under a different name, and we all agree he probably has, then he will pop up somewhere."
"Alright, keep us in the loop."
"Will do."
Thanks to Detective Hyde agreeing to bring Will in, it's not long before Spencer's dad is brought in for questioning. Spencer comes back in just in time to see his dad go into an interrogation room.
"You still think he did it, don't you?"
"Why shouldn't I?"
"Well, for one thing, Gary Michaels fits the profile. For another, he fled town after Riley's murder. He's a better suspect than your dad, Reid."
"He's a convenient one. Someone slipped the file under my door, Morgan. What am I supposed to think?"
"Maybe they're trying to help."
"Maybe they're trying to frame him."
"Spencer, think about what you're saying. I think Derek is right here. Your dad didn't murder Riley."
"I can't believe you, of all people, are taking Derek's side on this."
"I'm not. I'm just saying--"
"Well, don't just say," he cuts you off angrily.
Why is he acting like this? He's not even listening to your side of the story.
"Reid, you're talking about someone helping to cover up the murder of a child. Who would do that?" Rossi asks, breaking the tense silence.
"Do you remember how resistant Detective Hyde was when I asked him to bring in my father?"
"So, what, you're accusing a cop now?" Derek asks.
"It was a police file."
"It was a very old police file. Anybody could have accessed it."
"He told me to go back to the Fountain View, have a drink by the pool, and think about things. I never told him we were staying at the Fountain View."
Spencer leaves the group without so much as a look at you.
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Part Seven
NSFW ModernBilly x FemReader (Minors DNI)
Summary: Nancy isn't impressed with how you're handling your relationship with Billy, leading to a confrontation neither of you saw coming.
Warnings: Fighting, Angst, Dubious consent, pregnancy risk.
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At first, you didn't notice the faces Nancy was making as you told your story. You sat across from her at lunch, so caught up in the details, adding dramatic flourish to make the whole thing as fresh for her as it was for you. The fight with Billy which had felt relationship-ending. The smashed vases and Molly Kellerman. Then, the apology. You arrived at the little slip of envelope with heartfelt joy, which is when you finally noticed her. She was staring back at you with skeptical eyes, one of her brows cocked in judgment. You shrunk, finally understanding why people called her Princess Wheeler. 
“What?” You asked. She sighed. 
“Well, I mean, I know you like him but…are you really gonna forgive him just like that?”
You were a little taken aback. 
“I mean…I know we have a lot to work on. But he apologized and that's not easy for him.” 
She rolled her eyes. 
“Yeah, he apologized for one thing and then did like 50 additional things wrong.” 
“It's complicated, Nancy.” 
“Is it? I mean listen to the story you just told me. He was being violent and disrespectful at Amber's house, which probably cost her parents lots of money. Then he was almost inside another girl when you caught him-” 
“He wasn't gonna go through with it.” 
“Yeah, so he says. You put way too much faith in him when his actions are telling a whole different story.” 
You couldn't help feeling hurt by this. Defensive in the face of her accusations. 
“I already made it clear that his behavior has to change. He knows that. But no one gets by in life without making mistakes. Sometimes you have to be patient with people.” 
She scoffed, crossing her arms. 
“Is it patience, or is it being a doormat?” 
Anger flared up in you. 
“Take that back,” you said. “maybe I'm more forgiving than others but I'm not a doormat.” 
“I will not take it back! He's hurting my friend, how am I supposed to forgive that?” 
“Forget I said anything.” 
You gathered your stuff and stood to leave, making her stand, too. She rushed after you as you went out into the hall. 
“Y/N, you know I’m right. You’re being blinded by your feelings for him and it’s making you dumb!.”
You spun to face her, the two of you were alone in the hall now, your raising voices echoing down the empty corridor. 
“If you think I’m so dumb why are you friends with me?” You asked. 
“I didn’t say you’re dumb, I said he’s making you act dumb.” 
“It’s crazy how little faith you have in me. Don’t you think I could tell if someone was taking advantage of me?”
“Obviously you can’t,” she spit back, “Do you know how many girls like you my mom sees at the clinic? They mess up their lives over some pathetic asshole. I never thought you’d be like one of them, but maybe you are.” 
Her words stung you quiet and you fell back a step, searching her face. 
“Are you serious?” 
“Y/n-”
“As if your mom has room to talk.” 
Something flickered through her eyes. 
“Excuse you?” 
“I’ve seen your mom at the pool, Nanc. Eye-fucking a seventeen year old kid whenever she gets the chance. She’s like a cat in heat, it’s gross.” 
Her gaze went cold. 
“Shut up.” 
“Why? If she’s gonna look down at other women we might as well talk about her. Do you know what kind of shit she used to text Billy when he first moved here? Your dad would have a heartattack.” 
Her eyes were burning with anger. 
“As if he doesn’t toss himself around. As if he wouldn’t bang anything with legs if he wasn’t with you. Hell, he probably does it anyway.” 
Your hand flew before you can stop it, making contact with Nancy’s already reddened cheek. The two of you shared a moment of stunned silence before she lashed out at you. Suddenly, the two of you were exchanging blows. A crowd quickly gathers, jeering and hollering as you two wrestle each other to the ground, slapping and clawing and then punching each other. She got a fistful of your hair as you swung blindly, making contact though you couldn’t see where. 
“Hey! HEY!” 
Someone’s yanking you up but the two of you clawed and kicked, desperate to inflict as much pain as possible. Then, you were pulled away, all you saw of her was a rat’s nest of brown hair and blood before you were whisked off to the principal's office. All of it was over in less than a minute. 
You sat in the office with an ice pack on your fist. The side of your head was ringing with pain from where your former best friend had taken a fistful of your hair. You rolled over the fight with Nancy in your mind, amazed at the violence you'd shown each other. Two hours ago, you never could've imagined hitting her, yet you had. Then again, you never thought she'd be so judgemental. Sure, you can admit, she's not wrong to worry about Billy, but it isn't her place to force you into anything. You have your boundaries, and if the time ever came when he crossed the line, you would leave Billy. You know you would. Until then, she should understand. 
“Ms. L/n,”
You looked up to see the secretary waving you into the inner office where the principal's was. On the way in, you passed Nancy and her mom. Nancy held an ice pack to her cheek and avoided your eyes. Her mother, on the other hand, glared at you. You received a week of detention and of course, they called your mom. Leaving the office you saw Billy waiting for you in the hall. His eyes went wide when he sees you, already unable to contain his mishievious smile. 
“Tell me you’re not skipping class,” you said, dragging your feet to him. 
“Baby, what the fuck? You and Wheeler?” 
You sighed, a headache still thumping through your skull. 
“Don’t even ask.”
“Don’t need to,” he says. He turned your head to one side and then the other, examining you for damage. “She couldn’t touch you.” he added with a smirk. You couldn’t help being pleased by this, but groaned and fell into his arms. He pat your back. “C’mon, you’re alright.” 
You rubbed your eyes, mumbling into his chest. 
“God, my mom’s gonna be pissed.” 
“Come over to mine. Old man’s in Nevada on business.” 
You shook your sore head. 
“And piss her off more? What am I even gonna say when she asks me what happened?” 
“Tell er Wheeler’s a bitch,” you can’t help chuckling. 
“Stop,” you whined. 
He rubbed your shoulder as the bell rang. At the same time, your phone vibrated in your pocket. Your mom was there to pick you up. 
“Why? That’s what happened, right?” 
You looked up at him, finally, and noticed that behind all his joking and his lighthearted smirk was a hard stone of concern. 
“She’s worried, which, on Nancy, looks like being a bitch. And she said some really off the wall shit about me and about you, and when I told her the truth about her mom she didn’t take it well.” 
He scoffed, pulling your tired body into a hug. 
“Don’t say I never warned you.” 
“You warned me,” you admitted, “But fuck.”
. . .
“So you’re the bitch who fights her friends over a boy?”
You sat watching the trees roll by the window, regretting the grind of your mom’s voice against your ears, reviving the last of your headache. 
“No,” you said. You’re careful to keep your voice clear of any edge. 
“No? That’s what you did, isn’t it? She told you some hard truth about that raggedy boy and you got so mad-” 
“Why are you taking her side?” 
“I’m not taking her side, obviously you beat her ass, now it’s time to deal with you. You think it’s cute fighting over some boy? You think that’s gonna get you somewhere in life?”
What a dumb question. You conceal your eye-roll. 
“No.” 
“What did she say? I wanna know what’s worth getting in a fight and jeopardizing your future.” 
The car fell into an agitated silence as she waited for you to speak. You sat there leaning against the door, leg bouncing, eyes closed, praying for the thumping in your brain to stop. You saw Nancy’s face, flushed in indignation. Embarrassment crept up your throat when you remembered how excited you’d been to tell her about the little note. The tiny victory of Billy’s apology. It was a victory, but it isn’t exactly untrue that Billy’s behavior has to change. So why does it feel so shitty the way she says it? 
“Not gonna tell me? Then it must be about that boy.” 
Your head rung and you squeezed your eyes shut as hard as you could. When you arrived home, you made a direct line for the stairs, only to be called back by your dad who extended his hand. 
“Phone,” he said. You groaned and handed it over, watching him turn it off (Thankfully. Your life would truly be in danger if they discovered your text thread with Billy) and place it on a high shelf in the pantry. You spent your evening absorbed in homework before getting ready for bed early. By then your headache had faded, and all that’s left of the fight was the lingering hurt of lost friendship. No matter how you tried to lay there without thinking, your mind scrolled back to the fun you’d had at the party. The way she’d been there for you during the pregnancy scare and spent the whole day cheering you up. A painful feeling sank into your chest at the thought that you’d never talk to her again. 
Maybe you had been a bad friend to her. It wasn’t impossible to imagine. You did get selfish sometimes, and Billy took up a lot of your emotional energy. For all you knew, Nancy had been going through things herself and never felt she was able to tell you. Then, the thought flips on its side. How were you supposed to know she needed support if she never said it? You flipped over, unable to find comfort. It’s not your fault she held things in and got all full of resentment. So why do you feel like you failed? 
Maybe you were being stupid about Billy…maybe a little more pliant and patient than a person ought to be. You’ve only been together a handful of months and he’s made you cry so many times. There’s plenty of reason to break up. Except that the thought of it turns your stomach. 
You flipped onto your back with a sigh, staring at the darkened ceiling. Okay, so maybe you were accepting more than you should from him, but it was only to balance out all the contrary treatment he’d gotten thus far. You saw the stark lack of people in his life who loved and prioritized him. Rarely, if ever has he felt safe, and after spending years like that, especially formative years, one can’t be expected to be a perfect partner right off the bat. 
You had your boundaries with his behavior, you made your feelings known, and in the best way he could, he honored them. Plus, he was getting better all the time. You were certain he’d only keep developing the skills to be a better partner and if he didn’t…you flipped onto your stomach. 
If things never changed and your relationship remained in a cycle of secrecy and blame…then you’d handle it. Meaning, of course, you’d leave. The pain in your chest was re-doubled to imagine this. A lost friend, and then a lost love. And what would that make you? 
Your thoughts carried on in a similar, muddled fashion for the next hour until the strain in your body finally pulled you into a dreamless sleep. Two little taps woke you up. You laid there blinking in darkness trying to register your surroundings, then it happens again. Two tiny clicks against glass. Your eyes went to the window and after a moment you realized what you were seeing. A hand tapping the glass. 
You hopped up, rubbing your eyes and crossed the room quickly. When you let Billy in, he was careful to swing his legs into the room without a sound. You took his shoes and tucked them under your study table, where a towel was waiting for them. You'd come to think of it as his Welcome mat. He took you into a hug and, still groggy, you sagged against his body. He closed the window and half carried you to bed where he laid you down before shedding a couple layers. His jacket and jeans got tucked under the bed, and he crawled under the blanket with you in his boxer briefs and T-shirt. 
His warmth filled in the space behind you as his body came in flush with yours. He trailed a few kisses along your neck and ear, a little sigh expressing his contentment. You made your own small sound, wiggling back to press yourself into his body. 
“Couldn't sleep?”
Your voice was low, hardly rising above a whisper. Billy was holding you across the torso with one arm, while the other found your hands and laced his fingers in with yours. 
“You never told me the full story.” He said. His breath was soft against your ear, rising goosebumps along your neck. 
“Mmm. Nothing to tell.” 
There was a stretch of quiet. In it were little gestures, the slow swipe of his thumb across your knuckles, his teeth nibbling the lobe of your ear. You knew what he was asking. Of course, he'd want to know what had driven you to fight your best friend, but you couldn't say it. 
“Well, if it was nothing then you shouldn't have kicked her ass over it,” he said with a little chuckle. 
Something about that struck a nerve. 
“I told you she said something fucked up,” you said. He sensed the tension in your body and turned his face into your neck, as you spoke, breathing softly, his arm curling yours in so he was hugging all of you to his chest. “why do you even wanna know?” 
Now, he had you all collected in his arms, and you couldn't deny how good it felt. How happy you were that he'd shown up. You turned your head until your lips are close enough to touch. He returned the kiss with that private urgency which sometimes took him over. It seems he needed something just as much as you did. He props himself up on his elbow so he could look down at you, the lamppost light outside your window offering plenty of visibility. 
“I won't get mad.” 
You hadn't been prepared for those gentle words. They slipped right through your defenses and pierced you. He was looking at you so sincerely. And so, quietly, you explained the upsetting back and forth from that morning. All the while he watched with intent focus, and remarkable patience. Proving your point all along. You didn't know that he'd ever been so quiet and non-defensive while hearing someone's unkind opinions about him. As you explained, your eyes took breaks from his, falling to where your fingers idly twirled a loc of blond curls. 
When you finished, you found yourself exhausted, your chest aching again. Your eyes burning. 
“So that's it.” You finish, “she's not my friend anymore.” 
Your voice broke and he pulled you close, kissing your forehead. He said you were fine. You didn't need her, and you knew the intent was to uplift but you just felt smaller. You tried to swallow the first sob that came out, but he was so close he heard it and hugged you closer. Kissing your neck. 
“Baby,” he said, softly. He wanted to say more. He wanted to kiss your ear and say baby, my little baby. Really suffocate you with the full force of his affection. But still, even with you, he was terrified of being overwhelmed by these emotions. He wanted to love and care for you from a solid place where he could remain in control of himself. If he spoke too much tonight he knew he would cry. Which he couldn't allow. Not while it was your turn to cry and his turn to comfort. So he fell quiet, and rocked you a little in his arms. 
He kept you. Kissing your neck and holding you so close, and inside regret and anger needled you. You could used more words from him. Added reassurances. 
“She wouldn't listen to me,” you added this useless detail, hoping it triggered extra comforting and he did amp up the tender caressing of your back. He told you she was wrong not to listen. A real friend would listen. But it all served to make you sadder, and you started to cry harder than you could contain. Nancy was your only friend in this town. The only one with whom you could talk about anything without worrying she'd get angry. At least, you thought she was. The loss was monumental and you cried shuddering sobs into Billy's shoulder. 
The more you cried, the more desperately Billy wanted to calm you. Rubbing and kissing wasn't working, you were heartbroken over the loss of your friend. As much as he was battling to keep the thought at bay, he knew it was his fault. The way he was had hurt you yet again. Left you inconsolable. Something in him threatened to break apart if he couldn't fix it. A shiver invaded his body, a thin shudder under the skin of his hands as he held you, touching, rubbing, searching for the friction you needed. 
Shoulders and hips, he massaged down your back and kneaded your ass. All the while you cried. Shattering him. He wanted to say he was sorry for fucking up your friendship. An urgent desire to be forgiven coiled tight in his chest, a taut rubberband threatening to snap. He made a sound, then stifled it by kissing you. His cheeks wet with your tears, his mouth swallowing your mewling sobs. His tongue tasting your salt. His hand was under your chin and you felt it as an insistence to remember that he loved you. In actuality, he couldn't risk you turning away. 
You could’ve easily turned out of his kiss in disgust. Realizing that he was the problem all along. He wasn't worth the trouble. He kissed you harder, stealing your breath, and in a sudden flush of inspiration, sought to overwhelm you. If you couldn't think, you couldn't come to the truth. He rushed, not exactly gentle as his hands removed your thin t shirt and panties. His own nakedness coming so abruptly you were startled by the rush of his skin, his hardness pushed between your spreading thighs. All the while he kept you tangled in frenzied kissing. 
You broke away just enough to breathe and already he was pushing into you. 
“Billy.” your voice was soft and warbled and useless. He shoved his length into you, earning a strangled whimper from your chest. His hand curled around your neck in an effort to keep you quiet and still. Your hand found his chest while the other grabbed his wrist, and yet you knew there was no fighting it. There wasn’t air enough to breathe let alone speak, and truthfully, he felt good inside you. As always. 
His mouth was hot and full of need and his weight rolled onto you as he buried himself fully inside. You were filled to the brink, certain if he was any bigger you couldn't handle it. A chesty groan vibrated in you, in the relative silence of the room, the slight squeaking of bedsprings. He fucked you deeply but without much speed, his skin flush to yours, and suddenly you felt like he was trying to hide all of himself within you. His whole body burrowed to your center where he could remain. 
You realized then that he was feeling something he hadn't explained. His face was obscured, either in kissing you and thus too close to observe, or tucked sweetly into your neck. You pulled his hand from your throat and he rested it on your clavicle. You kissed his cheek a few times, and then his neck. You lifted your hips to meet the rutting of his. He was heavy, his hot skin forcing you to sweat, but you felt no desire to escape. 
You came with his hand clamped over your mouth, legs shuddering around him while he muttered curses into the clammy skin of your neck. Your insides were slick with cum, but your head was too cloudy to worry about that. That would be tomorrow's problem. For now, you let yourself be held, and fell asleep thinking of nothing. 
. . .
In the morning Billy was gone, your window cracked. You rushed to the bathroom full of anxieties. The risk of a UTI the most pressing. Luckily, emptying your bladder felt as it always did and you were free to move on to the next issue. Pregnancy. You’d need money for a pill and thought all through your morning routine about how to get it. Finally, you settled on telling your parents the school was fundraising for a children’s hospital. It’s a terrible thing to lie about, but you figured in a roundabout way it was alright. They’d think they were helping sick kids and really they were preventing unwanted grandchildren. These things were in a similar vein. 
“Nancy’s giving 60,” you said to them over a quick breakfast. 
“Oh? And that matters to you why? I thought you didn’t fuck with her.” Your mom said, giving you cool, scrutinizing eyes. You turned your back to retrieve orange juice. 
“We’re not funding any silly feuds between you and your friends,” your dad added. 
“There’s no feud,” you said, pouring yourself a glass. “I just don’t wanna be the only one giving less.” 
You knew that would get them. As much as they didn’t want you to realize it, your parents compared themselves to other people. They didn’t like the idea of you doing the same. They looked at each other for a long moment, and you saw their desire to discourage this behavior butting up against their need to be on par or superior to other families in town. They gave you 70.
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chaotic-on-main · 1 year
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The Bakery | ModernAU One-Shot
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☾ Pairings ➼ Levi Ackerman x fem!OC
☾ Content/Warnings ➼ fluff
☾ Author's note ➼ This was meant to be a drabble but then I couldn't stop writing I'm so sorry. But anyways! I'm still working on March for Unspoken Words but sometimes you get little ideas and I just can't move on until I do them. So here! TAKE MY DELUSIONS. (this was only proofread once so take it as it is)
☾ Word Count ➼ ~1.8k
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The exhaustion of opening the shop at five in the morning is just now starting to hit you as you roll out blue fondant for the tier cake in front of you. You can’t stop the heavy yawn from escaping your mouth, tears pricking the corner of your eyes from doing so. There were only a handful of hours left in the workday but you were determined to finish this order before then so it would be ready for tomorrow’s pick up.
“Aunt Lyra, you have flour smeared all over your face again.” A voice rings out to the right of you, jarring you from your sleepy state for a moment. You see your red-haired niece munching on a cookie with a contented smile warming up her light brown eyes.
“Sasha, how are we supposed to make a profit if you keep eating all of our products?” You give her a stern look and she just shrugs her shoulders and shoves the rest of the cookie in her mouth. You sigh at her.
“I’ll make more before I leave today.” She mumbles through a full mouth, crumbs falling everywhere.
“That’s not the point and you know it.”
“Yeah yeah.”
“Why are you back here? You should be manning the counter.” You look back down to the designs you were currently working on with the freshly flattened out fondant, reminding yourself to wipe your face when you were done.
“Your favorite customer is here, he says he needs to pick up an order he placed last week.” She stares at you with large, sparkling eyes. “When are you going to finally ask him out? I see the way you look at him.” Your face flushes with heat as you drop everything to wipe your hands on your apron before making your way to the large fridge behind you.
“You don’t know what you’re talking about, my dear. Go get his payment, I’ll be right out.” You admit that you couldn’t keep your gaze off him whenever he came in, ordering his usual drink and sitting in his usual spot. For the past year, he always brought a book and would sit in the back for around an hour or two reading and sipping on a few teas before heading off to who knows where for the day. And it was only just that, just a few professional words back and forth and then silence before he left. But you always looked forward to his next visit. You take a deep breath and shake your hands out to get rid of the jitters. Sasha had joked about it but you were actually planning to ask him out the next time you saw him. Today is the day, you tell yourself.
You make sure to have a tight grip on the tall cake box before backing out through the swinging doors separating the dining area from the kitchen. You’re met with the bustling noises of your bakery, signifying yet another busy day. When you turn around to make sure you don’t bump into anything, you also see that the building was indeed teeming with chattering and laughing patrons. The afternoon sun beams through your wide front window and bounces off the shining wooden floors.
“Ah! Ms. Brause, let me help!” Your tall sandy-haired employee comes running up from a table, dirty cutlery and cups discarded, with his arms out in assistance.
“No, Jean, it’s okay. I’ve got it.” You grunt as you heave the heavy confection on the pick-up counter then wipe your hands off on your apron. Jean is a good friend and classmate of Sasha’s. According to your niece, he needed a job as soon as possible so he could start saving up for college. He mentioned that his mom owned a restaurant, and that he could work there but would rather chew his leg off than do that. You couldn’t understand that sentiment, but it never hurt to have extra help at one the busiest bakeries in town, so you said sure.
“Alright, but I’m here if you need help!” He chirps as he stares at you for a moment before turning back around to finish the table he was working on. Sasha had made an offhand comment how Jean had a crush on you since he started. You laughed at the time because it was adorable. Of course, nothing would come out of it since you were practically double his age and he knew that. He never made a pass at you thankfully.
When you make your way to the till, you see Sasha running a card as she talks animatedly about the cake. His hooded eyes flicker over to yours and he nods a hello to you, a small smile playing off his lips. Your heart is racing already.
“Levi, nice to see you again. Would you like your usual, to-go?” You press your hands together underneath the counter to keep them from trembling.
“No, thank you. I unfortunately have somewhere to be as soon as possible.” His deep voice responds back, making your heart flutter more.
“Oh? Where are you headed with such an intricate cake?”
“Just a friend’s party.” He shoves his wallet back into his back pocket and checks his watch. “Speaking of. Is it ready?”
“Yeah, just over on this counter. I’ll help you out.” You walk around the counter to get to the customer’s side before picking up the box carefully. He steps over to you quickly with his mouth open a little in surprise.
“I can get it, just set it down.”
“No, I insist. Besides, I’m already holding it. Get the door for me?” You give him a big smile and he just huffs before turning around and doing what you ask. As you step through the door, you’re met with a warm late summer breeze. The sun is shining down, and you take a deep breath in. You’ve been cooped up in the kitchen for so long that you instantly relax at the freedom.
You see him leading the way over to a small black car about 10 feet away and you begin to follow him, holding the cake box close to your chest. He opens the door behind the driver's side for you to slide it in gently. For extra measure, you even buckle the seatbelt around it. When you stand back up to face him, he’s staring at you incredulously.
“What?” You ask him, stepping back to the sidewalk so he can close the door.
“Why did you do that?” His gruff voice sounds almost amused.
“You need to make sure all passengers are safe.” You shrug your shoulders and chuckle at your own joke. He rolls his eyes at you but he’s definitely smirking. You eye his face as he studies yours. You can’t do this, you think. Asking him on a date seems so ridiculous, maybe next time. Yeah, you’ll ask him out next time.
“Well, I’ll see you the next time you stop by. I hope your friend enjoys their cake.” You manage to get out as you give him a nod then turn to leave as you feel your face warm up again. After taking a couple steps back to the bakery door, you feel something tug at your sleeve. You stop and look over to see Levi holding on to you with two fingers. His eyes are averted and a pink flush runs across his cheeks. He lets go quickly and clears his throat.
“Hey, uh. Before you go…” he trails off. You blink hard at him and twist your body back to face him. He’s about a foot or so away from you and he has his hands shoved into his jean pockets now.
“Yes, Levi?” You notice the tips of his ears are the same flushed pink. His raven hair is blowing gently in the breeze. He is so beautiful, you think. He clears his throat again and shifts his weight from foot to foot.
“I know I don’t know you very well, but I would like to. If given the chance.” He takes one of his hands from his pocket to run it through his hair, his eyes refusing to meet your now shocked expression. He wants to get to know you. Wait, is he asking you on-
“A date? You want to go on a date with me?” You squeak out.
“Yeah. I guess if that’s what you want to call it.” Your heart is about to explode out of your chest and because of that, you can’t keep the shit-eating grin off your face. His gray eyes finally lock onto yours, the corner of his mouth twitching.
“I- yes! I would love to. I was actually going to ask you out just now, but I got too nervous.” The amount of relief that floods your system is almost euphoric. He breaks out into an actual smile, one that just takes your breath away because of how much it lights up his entire face.
“W-well great. I don’t have any plans tonight. 8 o’clock okay?” He fiddles with his car keys as he watches you expectantly.
“What about your friend’s party?”
“It should be over by then. Besides, they’ll be thrilled that I’m finally getting out of my apartment to socialize with someone other than them.” He rolls his eyes at the thought, but then looks back at you with apprehension.
“Oh, well…” You look back in the window to your bakery and see Jean and Sasha both staring at you with wide eyes and big smiles. They give you a thumbs up and a vigorous nod. You shift your gaze back to Levi. “Tonight sounds great. Absolutely.”
You both spend the next couple of minutes exchanging numbers so you can both discuss where to meet later. He gives you a small wave as he backs out of his spot and drives off to his friend’s party. You can’t help but jump up and down as you squeal with excitement. This was actually happening! After months of crushing on him, you have his number and you’re going out with him later. You pinch yourself. Yep, it’s real.
As if in a daydream you slip back into your store, the sounds of chatter and clinking dishes muffled by the thoughts racing through your head. The smile from earlier has not left. Your niece comes bounding up with another cookie in her hands and she starts asking excitedly about what you're going to wear and where are you two going. It’s all just buzzing to you. You’re still in disbelief of what just happened.
“Ms. Braus?” Jean’s voice breaks you out for a moment and you look over to him.
“Yes, Mr. Kirchstein?”
“You have flour on your face still.” Your face falls and you start rubbing at your face with your hands. When you pull them away, you see streaks of white powder covering your fingers. You groan loudly. Levi just asked you on a date while you had flour all over your face.
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whisperluck · 7 months
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Since I love the Wublin island so much. I might as well talk about my headcannons about the Wublins. You can’t stop me! I will try to remember what I came up with the others from before. Something will change.
First thing first, for what I’ve known the Wublin’s aren’t related to each other. Regardless I see them as like a group of friends that are weirdos. As for ages, the oldest would the first five wublins, Wubbox and Monculus. With that out of the let’s begin!
Brump: (He/Him) The most easygoing guy around, you need a hype man to pump you up? Brump’s your guy! He maybe gross to others but he couldn’t careless, he like the way he is. Plus he is blind, there’s that.
Zynth: (Any pronouns) Doesn’t talk a lot, even when they do it’s inaudible. Zynth uses the most electric out of all the others. Like bright lights and will stare at it until it turns off. It’s tail is always on and makes a good nightlight.
Poewk: (They/Them) A total mystery, no one knows what’s really under that mask. Never speaks, just stares at you. Until they tap in morse code. Loves to knit anything, mostly blankets. Both Poewk and Whajje are the closest to Sceemu and help with communication for Sceemu. Loves DnD but none of the other Wublins know how it’s played. They found out that some members of faerie island are fans of DnD.
Thwok: (He/Him) Looks classic but really a huge dork like the rest of the Wublins. A huge fan of classical music and jazz. Takes good care of his fur which is silky smooth. Due to having a long tongue, he can not talk clear, the tongue stays out and doesn’t go back in. Still has taste.
Dwumrohl: (He/Him) Having many arms, means he can hide a ton of things, mostly snacks. Great at tell stories especially for those who can’t sleep. Loves telling joke and yes, every punch line is ended with a ‘Ba dum tss’.
Zuuker: (He/They) They breath by inhaling from their nose and exhales out of their hole. Don’t stand next to them, he gives off a lot of heat. Secretly an art critic, but he will not be nice and will hurt your feelings. Has really bad allergies and if they sneeze too much fire will come out of their hole.
Screemu: (They/Them) Due to being deaf , they are oblivious to everything. Communication is very hard for them. You can write to them or sign to them. Beware they scream talk sometimes. Have to have someone babysit them, it’s usually Whajje or Poewk. Screemu’s actions/ behavior is creepy to others. But really just goofy. Loves making sculptures with clay, twigs and ribbons. Screemu is also very sensitive and will cry.
Tympa: (He/They) Heavy Metal and Rock fan, like Brump a hype man. However doesn’t think twice, he’s a ride or died friend. Great at playing soccer and likes watching other sports. Due to banning they’re eardrums, they have a constant ringing in their ears. It doesn’t hurt or bother them, just hard of hearing.
Dermit: (He/Him) Shy at first, but when he warms up. He becomes a fun guy to hang out. He’s skin condition is unknown but it’s a fungus. Luckily it is not contagious. To keep him from itchy skin, he has to have a strict skin care routine. Which he hurts doing it because it take so long.
Gheegur: (He/Him) Shy and quiet guy. Soft spoken, hates conflict with his friends. Which rarely happens. Like Thwok he a big listener to jazz. A hopeless romantic along with Whajje, the two watch a lot of romance movies/shows and get too into it. Writes poems about romance and gets embarrassed about it.
Whajje: (She/Her, Trans) The mom of the group, a total sweetheart to everyone. Love to bake. She can only says ‘Whajje’ and everyone understands her. Whenever the T.V is down, she’s the one who has to take place it’s place. During the start of spring and fall, her feathers will shed. Which gets bad and doesn’t help with her self conscience.
Creepuscule: (She/Her) She a hot cheetos girl, will fight for you if someone upsets you. Great at doing makeup and nail art. While doing either, it’s the perfect time to spill the tea to her. Has no content of time and bad at planning things. Like Brump, she’s love the way she looks and makes you feel beautiful too.
Blipsqueak: (It/Its) The smartest of the group, however it can only say either ‘Eyes,Ears,Nose,Toes’ which makes them sound stupid. The lasers are scanners, like a laser pointer please do not look directly into it! It can in fact smell, hear and feel things which it’s feet.
Scargo: (He/Him) He’s autistic, due to this the other have to make sure he’s not overwhelmed. Love to fidget with toys like Rubiks cube but mostly just happy to tap he’s hands on something. If he does get overwhelmed he’ll just hide in his shell and scream.
Astropod: (He/Him) The chills and cool bro around. His back shifted different shades of purple don’t stare at it too long or you’ll get dizzy and pass out. If you were to lick him (why would you, gross) but if you do, you will go on a color trip. Just ask Thwok. He’s little hands do work, just with a little help.
Pixoloti: (He/Him trans) Has ADHD, is a huge nerd. Video games, Movies, Comic, Anime, you name it, he’s a fan. He gets big zoomies, like a cat at 4am. He’s hands and feet are switch, he walks on his hands and everything else like grabbing with his feet. He’s whiskers are use to smell things, they will wiggle around to smell.
Bona-Petite: Bona(pink he/him) Petite(blue she/her) Petite is a chaotic little gremlin. Bona just puts up with it and doesn’t bat an eye. The two can not be separated for long or else Bona will fall apart. Love spooky things and anything horror. Petite has a potty mouth and now has a swear jab. Which gets filled monthly.
Maulch: (He/Him) Looks mean and scary, but really a soft guy and smell like fresh mulch. Love to just stop and smell the flowers. He likes to eat his own berries and doesn’t mind the taste. A man of few words. Is Nearsighted and refuses to were glasses for his bad eyesight.
Fleechwurm: (She/They) If you thought Petite was bad. Well, Fleechwurm is worse. She acts nice and innocent, but will turn on strangers and steal they’re stuff. Like gum and candy. The other have to carry them around and they don’t weight no more then a couple of grapes. However, she is only close and will never turn on Scargo.
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a-hobit · 10 months
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Using my tumblr account as a vent space once again!
So for reasons unspecified I’m an adult still living with my parents and grandmother. I’m almost 21 and I’ve lived in a shoebox apartment with my mom (and now stepdad and old lady) for as long as I can remember. I used to live in a house but really I don’t remember it. The fact we were pretty tight with cash didn’t really bother me growing up but as a full adult now with my own money it feels so unfairly good to spend it on the things I want. I try to spoil my mother whenever I can but she’s pretty hard to buy for. She gave up literally everything for me and my sister. She gave up everything she loved to take us away from my biological dad. I have always known that the life she has is not the one she wanted for me, my sister, or herself. She wanted a home she was proud to go back to and that her children could grow up in. She wanted to host family gatherings and have me and my sister invite guests over. She wanted to grow a seed in the backyard and watch It grow into a tree like she watched her children grow.
It really has always killed me to know that while I may not mind where we are it hurts her deeply that I do not remember that house. That I do not remember a complete family or a simple life. And that as much as she gave up for us it still wasn’t enough. I wonder how many people can say that they understand my mother — she always had friends with simple easy lives that she couldn’t seem to cry to and so she held in that grief of a broken family and that lost life by herself for as long as we’ve lived here.
Now like a gift from the greatest tragedy my mother has that opportunity to buy that home. Not the original one, not that one but a different home. Something she’s proud of. I see how stressed it makes her to have this thing she’s wanted. How she’s having such a hard time choosing.
I am definitely making this harder on her. I know that. I do have my own opinions about where I’d like to live and I’ve always kind of dreamed what that first house might look like when we got the money. Upstairs or downstairs? Dibs on which room? Where would you like your bed? Can you please mow the lawn today sweetie? Have you unpacked everything yet? Will you park the cars in the garage — I think there’s hail coming. Will you take the trash? Will you tend the garden? Will you take the dog out? Can you come home soon? How late will you be?
Do you want to see how big you’ve grown? I can mark it on the wall.
I know some of that already happened. Not the exact same but it happened. I guess maybe ive been idolizing that life in my head so much it’s strange that I now get to watch it play out…but it isn’t really how I wanted it either right?
I’m not a child anymore.
Im not going to live in this house for more than a year — maybe some months in between out of college? This is not going to be my home like it is theirs. Im not part of this like I dreamed about.
And isn’t it true? Why would it ever matter what I thought when I didn’t have to look at it for more than a year or two? Why come along to house showings? Why be nervous about my mom loving a house I hate so deeply because I can’t see myself there with her? Why voice that complaint?
Why say anything at all?
Why worry? If she loves it? If it’s her dream and it just doesn’t include you for long? You should just keep your mouth shut because of how much you’re hurting her how much you know it’s painful to hear you be excited about a house that isn’t even going to be yours — she knows she knows it.
Now you know it.
But GOD it hurts. It hurts so fucking bad. It’s so hard to know now. The reality is so painful you’d rather just stay here. And isn’t that awful? Aren’t you just awful to wish for your loving mother to stay here and rot with you because you can’t handle her being happy without you?
But it feels like rotting already.
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beautouslysandy · 1 year
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The Party Punch
Chp. 3
Rafe Cameron x F!Reader
By-Sandy
Warnings: Language, mentions of alcohol and cocaine and not proofread
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You woke up to the irritating sound of your alarm, to hit the stop button with a groan. You rubbed your eyes with a yawn and hopped out of bed. You slowly walked over to your bathroom to wash your face and brush your hair and teeth. Then you got dressed in a yellow tube top and a white tennis skirt, you slipped on some air forces. With that you went down that stairs and went into the kitchen to grab something for breakfast. Jamie was outside in the pool with his new friends, your dad was at work and your mom was at the country club with some old friends as it was her day off. Lulu (your golden lab) was outside with Jamie and his friends, sunbathing. As you opened the fridge and grabbed some orange juice while your bread was in the toaster, your phone pinged. It was Rafe.
Rafe
Y/n, I am sorry about what I said.
Can we talk? I am truly sorry I shouldn't have acted like that
I am sorry, just talk to me when your ready. I will be here.
Today at 9:45am
Y/n. I am sorry that I said that and acted as if I owned you. I was just hurt and that isn’t an excuse but I feel shitty. Okay?
Rafe, I appericate your apology and I will forgive you on one condition
What?
You buy me ice cream whenever I want for a week
Deal.
No, two weeks.
Fine.
Yay, come over to yours?
Yeah. You are such a weirdo.
Thanks, luv u too bbg.
I never said that
Yes you did
Loser
Ass
I will let that slide
For sure bbg
Who said I was your bbg?
Me.
Then your my loser.
I want a better nickname
Like what
Something cheesy, you figure it out
Fine how about sunshine, suits you
See ya bbg
Yeah sure thing sunshine
You felt your face turn into a furnace. You were smiling sheepishly as you headed to Rafe’s. Once you get to the Cameron’s you knock on the front door, which is opened by a frowning Rafe but once he lays eyes on you he began to smile. “Hey, sunshine.” He said in a teasing tone
“Hey” You said with a warm smile. You and Rafe just hung out for a couple of hours in the pool with Topper and Lily who we’re already there. “Let’s have a party, man!” Topper exclaimed with his arm around Lily’s waist. ”Topper, you can’t ask someone to have a party at their home, but we should have a party somewhere!” She said calmly but letting her inner kook out
“Sounds good to me.” Rafe said with that mischievous grin and then looked at you who was wrapped up in a beach towel, you had to borrow a swimsuit from Sarah and it was surprisingly a bit small. You shrugged, Rafe was staring at you, you looked adorable wrapped up in beach towel with no makeup on, he didn’t understand why you used makeup even though it was barely any.
•••• About less than an hour later a bunch people flooded in and were drinking alcohol and snorting cocaine. “You have never been to a kook party have you?” Lily asked who was next to you drinking a Bud Light.
“A what?” You said unfamiliar with the term.
“A kook party? You know a party hosted and full of kook’s?” “What’s a kook, I have been hearing it quite a bit but nobody explained it to me.” “Somebody who is rich and then a pogue is somebody who is poor. On the island your either rich or poor there is no in between.” “Oh.” “Surprised you don’t know since Rafe is the claimed kook king.” You laughed at this ridiculous title that Rafe had which was most likely self-claimed above all else.
“What’s so funny, sunshine?” Rafe said, he was high, he wrapped his arm around your waist and pulled you closer to him.
You got flustered, you didn’t want him to move his arm but it felt odd as you were only friends even though you wanted to be more. You thought this was a sign that he wanted to be more than friends as well but he was high so there was no true way to clarify. Or so you thought. ”Nothing.” You said blushing at the nickname.
Rafe took you hand into his and brought you out to the front of the house. “Y/n…” He said running his hand through your hair, with a soft smile.
“Rafe…” You said with a puzzled tone.
Rafe tried to kiss you but you pushed him away blurting “I don’t want my first kiss with you to when your high!” you covered your mouth after those words escaped your mouth.
Rafe looked at you puzzled but then it clicked in his brain, “Okay, tomorrow then?” He said walking up to you putting his arm around your waist. “Y/n?” You heard a familiar voice call with hurt
You turned to see JJ, John B, and Sarah. “What’s going on?” Sarah said taking your hand and pulling you away from Rafe. It was like she was trying to protect you from something.
“It’s none of your business.” Rafe said shooting Sarah a look of disgust, he took your arm to pull you to him when JJ stopped him. “What the hell?” Rafe said to the blond pogue who was getting in the way of being with his sunshine. “Your high, man.” JJ stated stepping in between you and Rafe. You were speechless. “So what?” Rafe said getting closer to JJ ready to throw a punch in his face. All Rafe could think about is how JJ could stop him and his sunshine from being together and being madly in love with one another. Before he could think clearly he punched JJ in the face or he thought was JJ. He heard a cry of pain, and realized he just punched you in the face, his sunshine. ”Y/n! Sunshine…I….I didn’t realize…” He said not being able to form sentences he was so ashamed of himself for not realizing it was you, how could he be so stupid and reckless. He hurt you. He wrapped you into a hug, you were ready to fight it but you feel so safe and loved in his arms. “You punched me in the face.” You said coldly.
“I thought you were JJ!” He said with a sniffle.
“I stepped in front of him.” You said looking up to see a tear running down Rafe’s face. You wiped the tear with your thumb.
“I am so sorry, sunshine.” He muttered with gulit and was followed by another sniffle. “It was an accident.” You said putting your head on his chest listening to his heartbeat slow down. His chest rising and falling making your head follow along. He kissed the top of your head without thought, you said nothing. You felt Sarah’s eyes on you, she hated that you were falling for Rafe’s tricks. JJ was hurt but had a feeling you two would end up with each other. John B had truly no say in matter. ••• You we’re in Rafe’s room (you slept over, nothing naughty, you know you were thinking it) your head on his chest. He was twirling your hair around with his index finger. You yawned, and pulled the covers up. You could hear Rafe’s smile, you looked up to see him looking down at you with a soft yet over-joyed smile.
In a groggy voice in he said softly “Morning, sunshine.” You smilies at the nickname, “Good morning, handsome.”
“So, do you remember last night?” He asked, smirking at the nickname you chose to call him, even though he already knew your answer
“What?” You said acting clueless
His facial expression’s changed instantly at this, “Your joking right?” He asked hopefully.
“I remember everything from you trying to kiss me to you accidentally punching me in the face.” You said frowning at the last few words as you said them.
“I am really sorry about that, but I am glad you remembered because now I can do this.” He said staring with an apologetic tone and it turning to a flirtatious tone ending with a kiss. You pulled back stunned.
“Oh.” He said scratching the back of neck, he looked at you his face was getting pink.
You kissed him and he kissed you back, you sat on his lap and you both pulled out of the kiss. You rested your hands on his chest, he had this huge grin that made you smile like sun. You two just sat there looking into each others eyes not knowing what was yet to come…
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seriouslysam8 · 7 months
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I don’t mind who Sirius ends up with I like both Marlene and Tegan, but one thing Tegan fans have to admit their relationship needs to become more healthy, because when does he shag her? Whenever something is bugging him or if someone brings up something hurtful from the past. That’s not healthy. On the other side I agree with the anon, we don’t know how he’s going to be with Marlene now, and to be fair she’s not going to be the same either. Their relationship could be a disaster.
If endgame is going to be Sirigan one important element is going to be parenting styles and relationships. I come from mixed family and I loved my stepdad when he was friend’s with my mom but I hated him as a stepdad. His role as stepdad infuriated me because I did not like his parenting style. And his kids hated my mom’s. In a perfect world maybe Demelza, Harry, and Cepheus would get along but reality is not like that. It’s different being friends vs step -siblings. Blending families with kids is so complicated and when you’ve got 5 people in the house dealing with the aftermath of the war… it’s going to be a lot. I can’t see this relationship happening until a couple of year after the war, because they all need to recover.
Did any of you notice that during the interaction between Sirius, Snape, and Harry had Tegan looking at Sirius “oddly”? Now was that because she didn’t understand what was going on or because she didn’t like the way Sirius handled that? Or did she think Sirius was coddling Harry too much? Also, have these two even had a argument yet? Because when Sirius gets mad a different side of him comes out.
Things with Marlene would be easier in blending the family aspect but like the anon pointed out, would they be able to pick up the pieces where they left off? Or would it all come crashing down? I think what we need Sam is for these two to finally talk. Lock the stubborn shits in a room and let them finally talk to see what type of chemistry they have. Let the creative juices flow. I agree with the other anon who pointed out when Sirius sees her being a parental figure to Cepheus and Harry it’s going to bring back old memories and desires. And Sirius hasn’t dealt with his past with Marlene, he ran away from it. People usually do that when they have strong feelings they can’t deal with. Which makes me think he’s still in love with her.
GOSH!
I love all these discussions.
No, Sirigan have not had an argument yet. You’re right, Sirius can be downright vicious when he’s angry. So that’s definitely not something Tegan has seen directed at her personally yet.
Locking Blackinnon in a room sounds DIVINE.
Maybe once they interact more, than everyone’s minds will be more clear.
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suckmybigtoeoikawa · 9 months
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I don’t usually make requests and I hope your not too busy or that this rest bothers you, but could you maybe make Jesse (4*Town) fic inspired the lyrics or Me and your Mama as angst or if that makes you uncomfortable ( or you simply prefer the other option), a Jesse fic inspired by the Lyric of See you again by Tyler the creator?
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OK PLEASE I HAVENT EVEN LOOKED IN MY INBOX, IM JUS NOW SEEING THIS!!
@skiedrr
See you again
“will I ever see you again?” “I don’t know y/n”
Jesse enjoys having your around.. he swear he does. he takes you on trips, he introduced you to his kids, you even got to meet 4town, his mom, dad and even his girlfriend. Although he loves you, he can’t help but admit he loves his actual girlfriend too. He’s made it very clear to you (without him actually saying) that you’re the bottom bitch, and you just have to deal with it.
Don’t get me wrong he enjoys your company.. He truly does but whenever you ask him to break up the the so called girlfriend he actually “loves”, he just gets defensive and retaliates. It’s as if he’s almost tries to blame you for being with him, while he has a girlfriend. And usually when you do get into arguments about the girlfriend, it’s loud and fiery and goes in this cycle: argue, apologize, sex. It’s been like this for about..like.. 2 years.
“i just don’t understand, Jesse”
“what do you mean?”
“I don’t understand why you’re still with mina”
this same argument again. Jesse even knows the cycle by now and he’s just ready to fuck and get this over with.
“Babe please can we not do this right now.”
“No, please, i’ve been asking for so long now and you don’t give me a straight forward answer”
he just looks at you. nothing to say. nothing.
“let’s not do this right now, babe”, he says with his voice getting sterner.
You guys just came back from a dinner date, and while you were there some fans came by asking about mina. Immediately you were hurt, you often felt like mina was prettier than you, and it hurt to see Jesse trying to hide you like he was ashamed of you. Didn’t he love you more?
“Jesse-”
“y/n can we please just not, we’ve already had a good time out already, and you wanna just ruin it with some random bullshit. cut it out.”
there he go talking to you like you’re one of his kids.
“Jesse, im not even asking for much..”
“but you are.. what’s happening between us and mina is complicated, okay? he says emphasize you and him “And I don’t feel like dealing with this right now, baby, can we please just do something else”
you’re feeling so guilty about arguing with him right now. He often emphasized how tired he was between his job and his kids, the last thing you wanted to be was a burden. but isn’t there enough time to have this conversation? isn’t it worth it?
“No i want to solve this, right now. I’ve known you for way to long for—” mid sentence he began to walk off into his bedroom. “Jesse, where the fuck are you going i’m talking to you!”. He just says nothing. “Jesse what happened, im just tired of wondering when you gonna call me back, or let me know when you’re thinking about me, do you even understand how that feels?!”
you find him seated at the foot of the bed hunched over with his hands on his face. “Y/N, if you want to bitch and moan you can leave”
“jesse..”
“y/n..you can leave and not call me back”
“jesse, no.. this is irrational of you.. this doesn’t make any sense”
“y/n, if you honestly feel the way you feel right now.. then just leave.. right now” he shrugs as if it was simple, as if he hasn’t marked and changed 2 years of your life. “y/n you’re just simply asking for a lot right now as if I haven’t been risking my reputation for you”
“what do you mean i’m-i’m just trying to understand you..” you’re holding back tears and slowly raising your voice “ i knew you.. i know you, you’ve been so distant from me and you’ve been hiding me and fucking using me.. all i’m asking from you is to open up..”
“y/n, please.”
“please i love you.. you know me”
“stop with that I love you shit.. okay”
at this point you’re crying. everything hurts. all of the times ans moments you’ve shared with each other werent truely werent significant enough in his eyes. you still ended up in his bed later that night but the mind numbing ideas and beliefs about wanting to know him more and have this meaningless sex turn into a beautiful relationship plagued your mind. because hell, Jesse was your dream dude. But at some point you need to wake up and realize, that you were the bottom bitch that wanted more.. and truth be told what did you expect? Love was not an option for you and Jesse no matter how many times this nigga crossed your mind.
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ion even write angst , soooo if this isn’t the best MBBB 🤭🤭
and they way this took me eons to respond back to
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so I have some new “rules”
so first is my rules then rp details then my thoughts on lgbtg people then my tags then a little about me
time zone: Missouri
Rules
If I portray anyone in anyway that is probably how I see them
no flirting with the blog admin. It’s ok if you’re flirting with mangle just not me
pls no threats to me and if you’re making one to mangle then pls specify that I don’t want to think that you are threatening me however I’m ok with threats to mangle
i will answer as many asks as I can get. If I can’t answer a ask I will probably say something along the lines of “that information is restricted” or “we do not have that information yet”
if u want to start a rp just use my ask box and mention that ur starting a new rp and then whatever the rp will start with
rp details
Imo mangle is a girl and will be portrayed in that way in this rp. shipping is a thing here mostly because it can fit into a roll play. Also in this rp mangle can be both kind caring would never hurt a soul, but she can also be a-little blood thirsty at times, please look at my tags for more info on that. In this rp mangles 2nd head is named ebo and identifies as a boy. And this rp is in a universe where fnaf 2 takes place after fnaf 1 and the withered’s r broken down og 4’s . I’m updating this so I can say I have started giving mangle certain animal traits, mostly things that you’d expect from a pet dog, but also some fox traits. Mangle can sometimes take out her anger on furniture and/or the arcade cabinets
btw my time zone is Missouri so just know that. And this is not my main blog my main blog is @concerned-wet-floor-sign-bot
lgbtq people
lgbtq people are always welcome here, I’m not sexist, and I’m not raciest, I don’t like people who think that lgbtq people are not valid human beings, I’m a Ally so understand that and you should respect my opinion, and if u don’t feel the same way you can un-follow I don’t care, but just know that I’m not lgbtq I’m just a Ally. A straight sportier.
Tags
Rp . It’s a simple tag that will be on almost all of my posts
nsfw . It’s simply when I get those sort of asks and if there’s any blood or gore or anything like that
sfw . Anything that is not tagged with nsfw
ask . It’s a ask
reblog . It’s a reblog whether it’s me rebloging me or someone else
blood thirsty mangle . Whenever mangle is blood thirsty
time portal rp . If I’m comuicateing with anyone from mangle’s future
current time rp . I’m rp’ing in mangles time
cupcake snanigans . The cupcakes can be michevios At times
Btw I might forget to tag some things but that is a error on my part and I’m sorry bout that
about the blog admin
the blog admin is a minor and identifies as a straight girl pronouns are she/her but she is a Ally and everyone is accepted here *except for irl criminals of course* I have limited resources and I prefer not to show my face
some other toy blogs I have
@ask-toy-bonnie-something
@ask-toy-freddy-the-peace-keeper
@ask-toy-chica-and-im-not-a-mom
@ask-the-fnaf-balloon-kids
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Let's Talk About NatsuMikan: Mikan (pt. 12)
Hi. I didn't post yesterday because I was being irresponsible with my time management and put it off all day and then I fell asleep in the middle of editing. Very fun! I'll just on Monday to make up for it! (Or who knows really. I don't think people are expecting me to be as on top of things with this essay as I was with the Natsume one ;-;)
Last time we talked at length about Mikan's habit of choking when she's trying to tell Natsume something important, as well as the relationship between her alice and Natsume. Today, since the group is finally face to face with Z, we'll see exactly how Mikan's feelings have grown over the course of this arc. We'll also witness a tragedy unfold, and Mikan's reaction to it.
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Chapter Forty
This will be a short chapter analysis because Mikan isn't really doing much now, but you get it.
Mikan comes to in a dungeon, by herself, with only a skeleton for company. She’s separated from her friends, who are all probably in danger as well, and she has no idea how to escape. She imagines Hotaru’s voice scolding her for freaking out and crying. She began this arc with Hotaru’s wishes for her to smile no matter what in mind, and now she’s faced with that wish again. She wishes she could be stronger, like Hotaru, that she can be cool and figure a way out so she can reunite with her friends.
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I always loved that skeleton. So cute.
But she’s scared and alone, especially of the skeleton, so she forces herself to laugh instead. She needs to focus.
She’s always haunted by her complex about smiling and crying, especially now. Things may be dire, but she can’t escape easily, even if she stops crying. In fact, the best she can come up with is to attack the prison guard skeleton who isn’t about to set her free. And then she meets her mom.
Chapter Forty-One
Yuka is looking at Mikan, her child, the child of her and her beloved, the only proof that the affair even happened, the dearest person in her life, the person she went through hell to protect. She did what she could to make sure Mikan didn’t have to suffer as she did, but here she is anyway, an Alice Academy student, trapped in the Z dungeon.
Meanwhile, Mikan is also looking at Yuka, recognizing her as one of the Z members, the woman who stole Yuu’s alice, part of the group that shot Hotaru!
Mikan might not be able to do much now, but she knows that she should keep quiet and not reveal any information to this person. So when she’s asked if she has nullification, she refuses to confirm. Instead she confronts Yuka for stealing Yuu’s alice and for shooting her best friend. She tells her that she hates her and all the other Z members, that she’ll never forgive them. 
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Black and white. No visible nuance so there must not be any. Yuka didn't shoot anybody but she's responsible for all of Z's actions anyway.
Mikan is quick to make decisions about people, quick to decide whether or not she likes them. People are usually good or bad, and whenever someone she thought was bad reveals not-bad traits, she switches to thinking they’re good. Yuka, in Mikan’s mind, has no redeemable qualities. She steals alices and shoots kids! There’s nothing redeemable about that, especially since it’s so easy to ignore Yuka looking horrified at the fact that the bullet actually hit a child. It’s understandable that Mikan would come to these decisions so quickly in the alice world when everything seems so dire. Natsume attacked her when they first met, so of course she thought he was bad. Yuka hurt her friends, so of course she’s bad too! But the alice world isn’t just more dire, it’s much more complicated. The school forces people to behave in ways they don’t want to. It warps people and corrupts them and makes their actions more nuanced than “good” or “bad.” Mikan will slowly start to learn this, especially in terms of Yuka, but for now. Hatred! No forgiveness!
Yuka hits her own child with her bag, causing its contents to spill out on the floor. Enough childish nonsense, she says, and then reaches out to use her alice. It doesn’t work, thus confirming that she has nullification. It’s that easy. She scares Mikan with some threats about a sadist who had captured all her friends already, kicks her stomach, and then leaves. 
(Yuka and Natsume are so similar, acting entirely contrary to how they want to out of the desire to protect Mikan. They both have no choice but to hurt her when all they really want to do is show her affection. I want so desperately for them to have a conversation.)
Anyway, Mikan is back to being by herself with just the skeleton for company. She seems to have gotten accustomed to it, no longer frightened, but maybe it’s just because her attention is pulled to the vial Yuka kicked under her stomach. Mikan thinks this could be medicine for Hotaru, but that means that Yuka dropping her things and kicking her was all a way of secretly helping her, which is confusing because wasn’t Yuka supposed to be one of the bad guys?
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Mikan does think about Yuka, "that woman," the mysterious SA teacher with her alice... She's smart enough to know there's a connection. There's just seldom a good time to linger on those thoughts.
Mikan reveals herself to be clever when it counts, pretending to be wounded from Yuka’s kick so the skeleton would unlock the door. She seizes her moment and runs for it, but she takes the time to apologize to the skeleton, even though she’d been terrified of it only a moment ago, before running off to rejoin her friends. Mikan is a sweet person. She saw that the skeleton had been concerned for her, and it makes her feel bad. Again, she’s a good versus bad type of person. The skeleton showed her kindness, which means it’s good, even if it had been keeping her imprisoned. 
She’s eventually able to find her friends again. She’s been so worried about them and is so relieved to see them again now, that she runs out to join them, even though there’s obviously some kind of hostile situation taking place. She’s distracted and careless, so she’s almost hurt, except that Natsume saves her, pulling her out of the way and shielding her with his alice. 
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He rescued her! And it could almost be a touching moment, except that when he turns around, he doesn’t say he’s relieved she’s okay like Tsubasa or Ruka would. Instead, he’s pissed and instantly berates her for acting without thinking. “Do you want to die, stupid?” which echoes what she had asked him after interrupting his suicide attempt. They have both saved each other with their alices now. The difference is that he had intentionally put himself in harm’s way; her own thoughtlessness is what led to her being in danger. But he keeps going, telling her that they could lose her again with that kind of attitude, and Mikan is shocked. She’d seen his reaction before falling into the pit, seen how frightened he looked for her, and hearing more confirmation that he didn’t want to lose her is surprising. 
AGAIN. Only a little while ago, Natsume told her he didn’t want her around, that he hated everything about her. Now he’s swooping in to save her, telling her he doesn’t want to see her hurt. He was obviously lying about hating her, for whatever reason. The attacks keep coming and Natsume keeps countering them, protecting her, using his alice. In no time at all, he’s injured, with blood on his face, but he looks just as determined as before. 
This is when it really gets through to Mikan. He’s different from the other kids. He acts like an adult, like a soldier. He takes on responsibilities without question and looks at the world in a way the others can’t fathom. He went through some scary stuff to be able to get to this point. “He always stands with a strong back, no matter what,” she realizes. And that strength came from experience; it didn’t suddenly manifest. He had no choice but to become like this. It’s interesting to zero in on her comment about his back, because that’s the part of him she sees the most. He’s always turning away, always distancing himself. He walks away, his back’s what she sees. She tries to connect and he resists, remaining a mystery. But this time, when she sees his back, it’s because he’s shielding her with his body, standing in front of her to protect her. She can see him now. She’s looking at his back, but what she sees now is someone who cares about her and wants to protect her. She sees someone who has never been protected himself. (Mikan’s hair, Natsume’s back, bla bla bla.)
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I have a lot of thoughts on this scene that I have trouble putting into words so I couldn't include them... but damn, am I right.
But he commands her to stay behind him, not to leave him, because he will protect her. 
And Mikan is reminded of what she said before, about wanting to protect her friends from alice attacks with her nullification. She had said that when Natsume had asked her what she wanted to do for them. He’d viewed her then as an equal, as someone who could contribute something instead of just a brainless and useless little girl. She had said that, but here he was, protecting her instead. So she stands up, gripping Tono’s alice stone, and tells him not to worry, that she can protect herself. She wants to help him too, to be his strength. “Don’t let yourself be hurt so much anymore,” she says. Natsume might be a hostile jerk, a person who lives a shadowy and mature life she couldn’t imagine, a person who always thinks of the needs of others. But Mikan wants to protect him.
It is worth noting, of course, that Mikan did need to be protected when she first entered the room. She was thoughtless and careless and almost got herself hurt. But now that she is aware of the situation, she can protect herself and her friends instead of holding Natsume back. Remember that Mikan's goal, aside from helping Hotaru and Yuu, is to prove herself: to be stronger, to be capable of sacrifice and protecting others. The thing is that achieving that goal isn't quite so simple, which we'll see later.
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Firstly, that she wants to be "strong" enough to protect others and not have to be protected. Secondly, that she sees that Natsume is never protected, thus inspiring her to protect him, that she views him as something fragile. Thirdly, that she wants to make him stronger instead of being a burden on him. This was all her plan after all.
Z takes advantage of their moment of distraction and pretends to attack Ruka. But Mikan, demonstrating yet again her usefulness, is the only one to realize that it’s a hallucination, but she realizes it too late. She’s taken away, which is a problem because her alice was the only thing that could protect the rest of them from Mihara’s medusa alice, which he uses against Tsubasa as soon as Mikan is taken to his side.
Chapter Forty-Two
Tsubasa’s foot is out of commission and Mihara has established himself as a far more competent villain than Reo. Reo was all kinds of terrible: kidnapping kids and planning to either sell them to slavery or enlisting them as child soldiers. But he is thoughtless, which means he can be easily outsmarted. Mihara makes sure Z doesn’t look like a bumbling group of evil airheads. Instead, he’s sadistic, composed, calm, and intelligent. It makes sense that the villains (Mikan's antagonists) should be increasingly cruel and sadistic, from Natsume to Reo to Mihara (or Z as a whole) to Persona and Luna to the ESP. Mikan's storyline and thus the manga's tone goes from a simple school comedy (where Natsume the bully is the prime antagonist) to this point in the story where things turn more tragic and dark (hence Mihara as the antagonist).
Keep in mind that this arc is important in shifting the mood of the manga, particularly in regards to Mikan.
Mihara captures Mikan and then instructs Yuka to steal the kids’ alices. Should be easy since they’re kids, right? Apparently not. Yuka’s alice isn’t that strong. So Mihara turns to Plan B: enlisting them as Z members.
Mikan understands now what Yuka meant by “sadist.” This man finds pleasure in causing pain, which means he won’t hold back. She can only watch helplessly as Mihara hurts each of her friends: Tsubasa, Ruka, and Natsume all get struck by the medusa alice. Her friends all struggle in pain, Mihara laughs in amusement, and Mikan just shouts and watches. There’s nothing she can do. She can’t overpower the adult keeping her still. 
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Mikan is, despite her wish to protect and sacrifice, entirely helpless, which is perhaps the worst feeling of them all.
And yet, when Mihara uses his alice on Natsume one more time, Mikan has had enough. She does her best to attack Mihara, despite his superior stature and strength, grabbing at him to make him stop. She nullifies him and decides that, even though she’s been cast aside, she will do the one thing she can do: use her alice to make sure he can’t hurt her friends anymore.
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Why must he attack Natsume twice in a row? Mikan cannot allow it!
Mihara commands Yuka to steal Natsume’s alice, almost like revenge for Mikan bothering him with her alice. You don’t like watching me torture him? Let me do it some more.
Yuka approaches Natsume. He’s incapacitated for the most part because of Mihara’s alice and also because all that fighting has tired him out. He just stands there and waits for her to come to him. Mikan screams for him to run, to get away, to save himself, but he just stands there.
The only sign that Natsume doesn’t want Yuka to get him is when he slaps her hand off. But he’s weak. Yuka overpowers him quickly, grabbing his wrist, taking his alice.
So Mikan screams for her to let go of him.
And her alice reaches them from all the way across the room, even though she’s restrained. 
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This is my favorite instance of nullification in the whole manga. It makes me so happy.
Again I will repeat that Mikan works best through specifics. Wanting to protect someone, but a hundredfold. This time, it’s I don’t want Natsume to lose his alice.
But it’s actually more than that. Mikan knows from her realizations last night that Natsume hates his alice. She knows that Natsume’s life would be much easier if he didn’t have it anymore. He’s the one person in her class who doesn’t like his alice, who would prefer to lose it. This is his chance. Mikan can see that too. It’s not precisely that she doesn’t want Natsume to lose his alice; it’s that she doesn’t want to lose him.
If Natsume lost his alice, he’d leave the school. He’d be alive, probably healthy and happy. He could be with his family again. But she wouldn’t be able to see him anymore. They wouldn’t have their little arguments. He wouldn’t surprise her with random compliments or touches. He wouldn’t be able to make her happy. She wouldn’t be able to solve him, to figure him out, to find out everything about him. She wouldn’t be able to spend time with him anymore. She wouldn’t be able to make him happy. She wants him to stay with her.
The wish is even stronger, even more specific: I don’t want to lose Natsume.
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Long story short, this is proof of Mikan wanting Natsume as opposed to simply tolerating him or "taking what she can get." She doesn't want to be parted from him.
Mikan has always used her alice up close, and almost always through contact or at least proximity. She’s always tackling people or hugging them, and she was only able to nullify Yuka or Narumi’s alices because they were close to her. Natsume and Yuka are all the way across the room, but her alice is so powerful it stops his alice from being stolen. Sure, Tono’s alice might have helped, but Tsubasa had already pointed out that there was very little left in the stone. This was powerful because that’s how badly Mikan wanted to keep Natsume with her.
The rest of the chapter goes by quick. Mikan got her wish: she acted as Natsume’s strength enough for him to be able to cause an explosion that turned the tide of the fight, letting her side win. Yuka stabs Mihara and then offers it to the boys to cure them of their petrified limbs. The building’s self-destruct switch activates. The group manages to find a tunnel out of the building just as it’s about to blow.
Mikan has a moment where wonders why Yuka would help them. She gave Mikan medicine for Hotaru and then healed the boys and led them to the tunnel that would save them. There’s still the question of “good” and “bad,” but Mikan can’t figure out where Yuka lies.
Chapter Forty-Three
The vial Yuka got for Mikan has fallen under some rubble. Mikan is doing what she can to get it. When Tsubasa tells her to leave it, she shouts that she can’t. This is what they came here to get, after all: a way to help Hotaru. Mikan won’t leave without it. But Pengy finally shows its worth, squeezing between the rock to retrieve the vial. 
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Success! Things always work out! Good always prevails!
There’s a moment of bliss. They saved the vial so they can all head back, safe. There’s nothing else to worry about. It’s all worked out. 
But they’ve stayed too long. The floor breaks under her and although Ruka is able to pull her up, Pengy is still in danger. They do what they can to try and save him, Tsubasa dropping Mikan down a little so she can grab it--but she can’t reach and they’re running out of time.
Pengy understands that if they waste anymore time trying to save it, they’ll doom themselves and be caught in the building’s self-destruction. So it does the only thing it can. It lets go.
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Sometimes success comes at a cost. Sometimes things don't work out. Sometimes you lose.
Mikan has been enthusiastic this whole time about having Pengy with her, like a good-luck charm from Hotaru. She insisted on letting it tag along, even when it caused problems and even when Natsume fought with her over it, even when the situation was dangerous. In the end, bringing Pengy was a good choice, since it saved Hotaru’s antidote. Without it, Mikan would have had to leave this building and go back to school empty-handed. 
But this was a dangerous mission, and sometimes people get hurt on dangerous missions.
We see the group again once they’ve gone through the tunnel, back in the forest. Mikan calls for Pengy and then announces that she’s going back for it. She doesn’t seem to fully grasp that it’s gone for good, and she needs Tsubasa to grab her by the shoulders and explain it clearly to her: Pengy is gone and can’t come back. It sacrificed itself and that’s the only reason why the rest of them are alive. Mikan says “No,” and “I don’t want this.”
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Mikan, whose life has so far been a school comedy, takes a while to grasp the permanence of this loss. People don't lose (or die) in comedies. She is still naive to how harsh the world can be.
Pengy’s “death” or sacrifice or whatever you want to call it is deeply tragic (makes me cry everytime, even at this very moment, as I write), but it serves an important purpose. It is not tragedy for the sake of making the reader cry; it’s narratively significant.
Each character involved feels this loss: Ruka, who loves animals and has a sensitive disposition was bound to grieve for it; Tsubasa, who had taken a leadership role over the kids and Pengy failed to protect one of the group, but is in the difficult position of grieving while also comforting Mikan; and even Natsume, who had reviled Pengy from the start, feels grief and guilt. 
We get an interesting glimpse into Hotaru as well. Her alice works in a very intriguing way; it’s not simply inventing. Anyone can do that with enough creativity and technical knowledge. Her inventions are unique, sure, but that could just be credited to her bizarre imagination. (How fun is it that Hotaru’s inventions are never sleek and mechanical, but always inspired by nature and animals? They are always cute and dynamic--very much like Gaudi in the sense that she also breaks typical rules and looks to nature for more intuitive designs.)
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She can feel Pengy's loss, even with all that distance between them.
Even more than simply being able to create amazing and unique designs, Hotaru seems to be like Kaname in terms of her alice. Technical types don’t just create; parts of their alice (or their soul, depending on whether or not those are entirely separate things) seem to be infused into their creations, meaning that what they make contains a part of them. Hotaru has been somewhat aware of Pengy’s actions (specifically Pengy; she’s not magically omniscient) throughout this journey. Hotaru doesn’t just cry now because she knows Pengy is gone; she can feel that it’s no longer around. Whatever part of her used to exist outside of her body is now gone. This gives us a much more personal glimpse into Hotaru and the connection she has with her alice and her inventions. 
And most importantly (for this essay), we have Mikan’s reaction. Mikan is the most like a child in the main four, the most innocent, the most outgoing, the most cheerful. This is partly because of what kind of person she is, but it’s also because her life has been relatively easy compared to the rest of the kids. She’s new to the school, so she’s not as aware of the corruption and exploitation as other kids. She’s faced bullies, but experienced little violence and very little loss. Her parents have always been gone, so her grief has always been there. There’s always been a connection and a hole, neither of which she can truly reach because she knows so little about them. Getting kidnapped by Reo was scary, but the moment passed and nobody was really hurt. She, Sumire, and Natsume all got out of there relatively unscathed. Good prevailed, like it ought to. Nobody died.
I’d mentioned long ago that Mikan’s story is reflected by the seasons, right? It’s autumn.
Autumn represents change, reflection, slow maturation and eventual harvest, and even loss, just like plants begin to die before winter.
Mikan took off on this adventure to save her friends. When asked what she would contribute, she said she’d protect everyone with her alice. She told herself that she would become stronger, like Hotaru. That she would become the kind of person who doesn’t cry. She protected and was protected, but in the end she couldn’t protect Pengy. Autumn represents loss, and Pengy is Mikan’s first real loss.
Pengy is the first loved one Mikan has to lose. It’s interesting that when she comes to in the forest, she declares that she’s going back to save it. There’s nothing to go back to--the building has been destroyed--and there’s no sure way of knowing that they could get back to it the same way anyway. She can’t accept that Pengy is gone; instead, it’s been simply left behind. Mikan, dear optimist, wants to live in a world where bad things can be righted with good, where people can be saved if you try hard enough, where heroes prevail, and the good guys always win. 
But Gakuen Alice--misrepresenting itself as a “school comedy” with magical children--is actually a tragedy, a bildungsroman (the story of a child maturing). In real life, the good guys can lose, people you love can die. I know that there’s a joke that GA turned around once Pengy died, that it suddenly became dark and depressing after that, but I don’t think that’s really the case. Mikan meets traumatized and abused children as soon as she enters the school. In fact, one of the reasons she goes after Hotaru in the first place is the rumors of children kept as prisoners. “Narumi will never send those letters to your grandfather.” The fourth alice shape. Mikan and her friends are kidnapped within the first twenty chapters. Hotaru was shot. I don’t think at all that Higuchi Tachibana meant to write a happy, lighthearted story. 
Natsume’s perspective creates a thread of shadow from the very beginning, like a warning that his shadow could spread over the rest of the story. The manga might start off cheerful, with abuse and violence and exploitation danced over, but that’s only because the story is from Mikan’s perspective and Mikan is a naive child. If this story had been narrated by Natsume, it would be dark and depressing and the humor and light would be notably missing. If it were Ruka, the story would be more restrained, perhaps introspective, suspicious. If it were Hotaru, it might be much more bizarre, clinical. But Mikan is cheerful, sees the silver lining in everything. These dark and depressing moments aren’t exceptions, or random events that break away from an otherwise cheerful story. This is the story of an innocent girl getting dragged into a terrible world that intends to break her, and watching her resist at every turn. 
Mikan says, “I don’t want this,” because she has noticed that the world has shifted without her realizing, that the story has been steadily building up to this moment, even if she'd been oblivious. It’s pretty clear Pengy was meant to die, to sacrifice itself, from the very beginning of the arc. Her idyllic pastoral life with her Jii-chan is in the past; this is the new reality. Slow maturation, eventual harvest.
She won’t realize everything all at once, because that’s not how maturation works and there’s more seasons to get through, more people to lose, but she has realized something important: strength has to be earned. Resisting a breakage is only possible if there’s something there to break you. Otherwise, there’s nothing to resist. Mikan both succeeds and fails in terms of her personal wish to be strong and be able to protect others. She has the willpower and the desire, and her alice is capable of protection. But where her strength fails is her naivete, her inability to grasp the nature of life, the inevitability of loss, the fact that sometimes you can't win.
The group does make it back to the school in time. 
Mikan is able to give Subaru what Pengy sacrificed itself for. Mikan got part of what she had been looking for when they all set off on this mission. She didn’t get Yuu’s alice back, but she got the medicine for Hotaru, though it came at a steep cost she hadn’t been prepared for.
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This is a success, but it doesn't really feel like one.
Mikan and Natsume are very different people who have led very different lives. This moment might be sad for him, but he’s been on dangerous missions before. There’s always the chance that you don’t make it back, or that a teammate doesn’t. He’d known that from the start, which is why his presence was so valuable. He was the only one on the team who truly understood what they were in for, that this wasn’t a game.
But Mikan’s just a little girl. All the times that she’s felt helpless before were moments she could overcome--she discovered her alice or she was able to save Natsume after all--but this is the first time that the happy ending she’d imagined doesn’t feel so happy by the time she comes to it. She had no idea what kind of journey this would end up being, and she didn’t want it to be this way, which is why she argued so much with Natsume, and might be why she found it difficult to admit to him that he was right before. Saying sorry is telling him he’s right. Telling him he’s right would be admitting that he’s right about how the alice world works, that it’s most often life or death, a desperate fight for survival, and not the fun adventure she wants it to be.
Sakurano tells the kids to go back to their dorms. They’re in the clear and will face no punishments, as long as they go back to life like nothing happened.
A character like Natsume will find no problem with that. He’s been doing that the entire time he’s been at the academy. But Mikan has been traumatized in a way she hasn’t yet experienced, something that changed and matured her. Going back to normal won’t be possible for her.
What is normal, then? 
The story has so far been a lot of fun, a lot of cheer and humor and light-hearted antics. Mikan prepares a dodgeball game with her friends! She gets kidnapped but saves the day! Right after that, she organizes an event for the culture fest and then studies with her classmates! And then she watches somebody she loves die.
The story will still be relatively light and cheery, because Mikan isn’t jaded or cynical and won’t be. But her innocent positivity has to shift under the weight of what she’s witnessed. The fact that the story continues to be funny in parts is a good sign: Mikan isn’t breaking. But that doesn’t mean she hasn't changed.
Conclusion
I do feel the need to resist against the idea that Gakuen Alice "suddenly" became dark when it's been pretty dark from the start. The issue here isn't context, it's tone. Mikan is our protagonist so we see most things from her point of view, and thus we see the alice world from her perspective. As a result, the story seems light and happy, because Mikan is light and happy. That doesn't mean that the story is or was always intended to be light and happy. It is, in reality, a pretty complex narrative.
Tomorrow we'll wrap up the Z Arc and start moving on to the next season. I hope y'all enjoyed this part! It was emotionally taxing to write, and even to edit and format. <3
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