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Nails and Nighttimes- The8 x Gender Neutral Reader

You would have never thought meeting at a workshop could lead to such a brilliant evening… and such an awkward mistake.

Word Count: 4533 | First Meetings & Awkward Mix-Ups, Drama Queen Jun lmao | Warnings: very suggestive jokes/implications, but no graphic content as always 😘 language

(This man & his nail art! He’s so pretty & so are all his arts!!! I love him. Also expect a part 2 to this hehehe)

Signing up for an art workshop had been a spur-of-the-moment, zero-thoughts-head-empty decision. On the wait to get on the train your eyes had wandered around the station, grazing graffiti and stickers and posters on pillars until they stuck on one like glitter glue. The image of a beautiful gallery topped it, words underneath beckoning people to give themselves up for one of three “art experiences” guided by gallery affiliates themselves. Maybe the subway air vibrations and the mingling scents of passersby had you waxing poetic, but you’d been lamenting of late your lack of opportunities to meet new people, so maybe this was a sign. The gallery doors literal doors into some experience you were meant for.

Or maybe it would be a lonelier version of one of those wine and paint nights. Whatever.

Since you had some time on the train anyway, you scanned the QR code on the poster, pulling up the gallery site’s sign-up sheet to fill out all the fields as walls, lights, and dozens of occupied, distant yet so close to your world strangers chugged past.

Maybe it was luck that they still had spots open, your sign-up and fee being accepted immediately, no waitlisting required.

The very doors pictured on the poster that beckoned you loomed much taller than the image implied, much more imposing. And yet excitement buzzed in your chest as you shouldered your bag and stepped forward through them, following the map to pass from one room of paintings- ooh, impressionism- into another and down a short hallway that dumped almost right into your room.

Several people were already seated at various stools throughout the room’s tables, supplies strewn about them all and color wheels, art prints, and encouraging historical quotes decorated the walls. It felt like the first day of college all over again, entering a room of strangers and feeling the pressure to choose the right one…if you wanted to venture looking like you had an affinity for anyone. Otherwise you could simply start filling an empty table and see who, if anyone, chose you.

Nah. The guy with the glasses looked really cool.

You wouldn’t have been surprised if he’d taken these classes plenty of other times. Dark hair spilled down the nape of his neck, which he ran a hand bearing a few different rings and painted nails over. He had a loose black patterned jacket that looked designer draped over his white tank top, but rather than look cocky he simply sat calmly with his hands in his lap, waiting. As you slid into the seat next to his, he smiled at you, a very kind, genuine expression.

“Is this your first class here?”

“Did I look lost when I came in?” You teased, chuckling nervously.

“No,” he shook his head, voice calm and pretty as the rest of him looked, “I’ve just never seen you here before.”

“Well, you got me there,” you replied with a smile, “I am new. I just happened to see the poster for it in the train station.”

“Then it was meant to be,” he said.

“That’s what I thought, too. Maybe it really was. Oh, by the way, my name is (y/n).”

“I’m Minghao.”

“Nice to meet you. Are you an artist?”

“Well,” Minghao replied, “I’m a regular at the gallery. I just think looking at beautiful things is good for the soul. I do enjoy painting, it’s a way to get my feelings out.”

Yeah, you were right, this guy was cool. “Nice. I’m not much of a painter, usually, so I guess I’m hoping this helps me improve. It’s just been a long time. I still have the painting I did of a family cat from high school, though.”

“I’m sure it looks great.” He could have been being sarcastic, but he sounded so nice you chose to believe it was genuine. The smile still looked kind, so…

It was about that time that your workshop instructor entered the room, introducing herself and the fundamentals of the class as well as the basic items she’d brought to serve as subjects.

“If you’re ready for a more advanced task or just want a challenge, you can choose something else, though,” she added at the end.

“Is that what you’re doing?” You leaned over and whispered just to tease your neighbor.

“You’re so confident in my abilities,” he shot back as you organized the tubes of paint and other supplies on your shared table, “but I have to admit that I did bring something to try.”

You mirrored his grin. “Oh yeah, what’s that?”

Leaning down, Minghao unzipped the bag he’d had sitting by his feet, pulling a small patterned green glass vase out and setting it on front of him. “I’ve been wanting to get more practice with reflective surfaces,” he told you as he pulled himself back up, turning in one swift motion.

“Very nice. I bet it’ll look great!”

And for a while things got silent as you learned the best way to mix your paints, preparing them along with the composition of your images. One of the items your instructor had brought for everyone was a banana, but she’d also brought a checkerboard, so you decided to get ambitious and do the checkerboard in a diamond orientation, banana inverted on the bottom. Why you didn’t know, but it just seemed boring to only paint the banana.

“Look at you,” Minghao joked, “you’re already an artist.”

“Oh, yeah, we all know Van Gogh started with bananas.”

“Everyone starts somewhere, right?” He reminded you with a shrug and another soft smile. Those seemed to be his specialty.

As you painted, the pair of you provided each other with tips, quips, and questions; from it you learned Minghao was close to your age, a dancer, did a lot of music and filming projects with his friends- also musicians and dancers of course. He heard about your job, your train commute, your pet.

As your workshop came to an end, you were actually very satisfied with your painting. Definitely worth the price of the workshop, you dare thought.

“What are you calling it?” Minghao asked you, eyes scanning the piece beneath the room’s faintly dim light. “If you’re giving it a name.”

Indeed, you had been the only one to frame your piece like that or even pair those two potential subjects; even your instructor had been surprised, expression stilling for a bit, then widening. In amusement, pride, surprise? Probably a bit of all three. As you wiped your mess of yellow and black smudges off the dark surface of your table, your eyes flicked back to the painting where it dried.

“Sad Checkerboard.”

At that, Minghao giggled, a charming sound you found rather adorable. “Sad Checkerboard,” he repeated, shaking his head.

“I’m kidding. I think,” you said with a chuckle of your own, tossing the moist bundle of wipes in your hand down into the trash can on the floor. “I don’t know if you’re naming yours, but it turned out really well. The pattern looks so accurate.”

“Thanks,” he replied, gently wringing a brush clean at the sink from behind you, “it’s a bit similar to my nails, so maybe that’s why- muscle memory!”

“Oh yeah, I noticed they were painted, but didn’t really look- let me see,” you requested.

Holding out his hand, Minghao raised his eyebrows slightly as you grabbed it in both of yours, bringing it before your eyes to study the monochrome dappling that indeed resembled his painting in a simple black-and-white variant of the green blown glass. Guy had pretty nice hands, too, lithe and nimble like the rest of him- no wonder he was so good at dancing and painting. Even on canvases as small as his fingernails.

“Wow,” you blinked, letting go of his hand after what felt like minutes despite lasting seconds, “these are really good, too. So you do these yourself?”

“Yeah, I just got into it recently,” he answered with a nod as you both grabbed your bags, heading back out into the dim gallery hallway.

“Well, you’re clearly doing it right! Please do mine,” you joked, holding out your currently-empty fingernails in front of your eyes.

Minghao’s next words almost had you halting in the middle of the hall, causing a budding-artist domino pileup. “Sure, why not? Are you doing anything tonight?”

That serene, matter-of-fact expression didn’t waver, his rich brown eyes looking into yours evenly as if he’d said have a nice day. You floundered, opening your mouth in silence once before words came to you, almost not of your own volition.

“Oh. Uh, yeah,” you shook your head, “I’m not doing anything tonight. You’re not sick of painting?”

“No,” he chuckled, finally smiling again though his voice remained casual, “I guess I’m not. I can do your nails if you want. Follow me from the parking lot- all my nail art stuff is at mine and my roommate’s flat. If you’re cool with that?”

Your eyebrows shot up, but somehow your nerves weren’t firing as hard as they probably should have been- how far did this guy’s chill aura reach? Or was he just that comfortable to be around? Somehow you felt like you’d known him for way longer than a couple hours. “Is your roommate going to be home too?”

“Yeah, of course,” Minghao nodded.

“Alright, sure, what’s your rate?” You joked, shrugging the weight of your backpack down its loose strap at your side.

“Don’t worry about money, I just enjoy the process,” Minghao answered, sidestepping a glass display as you two closed in on the gallery’s front doors.

“Even better,” you replied with a grin, “lead the way.”

He was parked a ways closer than you were, but made sure you got to your car before heading back to his. Nice car, but not flashy, just a very clean-looking white sedan. It made you wonder if Minghao’s flat was going to be as monochromatic as the rest of him. How artsy his roommate was, too. Maybe there’d be canvases everywhere against the walls and tarps on the floor like every artist’s home in a corny romance film. But then again, chaos didn’t seem his style.

The route you followed behind his sedan didn’t take you so far from the gallery, it turned out, and at a large complex of flats you’d seen countless times. In fact, you had a friend who lived there and she found it typically quite safe.

Maybe you’d text her if you felt weird about anything. For the time being, though, it was all excitement, anticipation to see the mystery flat and have your nails done who-knows-how at the hands of a multi-talented artist. Plus, who were you kidding? Hadn’t your heart thudded a bit faster when his hand was in yours?

Such echoed in your mind as you pulled into a visitor parking spot by a row of flowered hedges, walking out to meet Minghao with both hands giving your backpack strap anxious tugs.

"Is it going to bother you if Junhui- that's my roommate- is watching a movie?" He asked.

You shook your head. “Not at all. If we need background sound that’ll be it.”

Minghao smiled, and with that you crossed the lot into the building, riding the elevator to the third floor.

Minimalist was how you would describe Minghao’s apartment, its colors indeed mostly matching the monochrome of his black-and-white outfit. The walls were white, hung with an intricate round metal piece with a Chinese character, 喜, centering its design as well as some flowing abstract paintings in the areas first visible.

“The main meaning of that,” he motioned to the character, “is happiness.”

“You guys have a lot of that in here?”

“Well, I guess you’ll find out,” Minghao bantered back.

Your voices, it seemed, tipped off your classmate’s cinephile friend, who was seated cross-legged on the armchair nearest you two. “Oh, you’re back! Hi! Did you want me to get out of your hair, or-”

“No, it’s fine, remember?” Minghao reminded him. “We might not even stay out here.”

“Right,” the man you assumed to be Junhui nodded, “well, I just finished Ratatouille, what should I watch next?”

His big smile as he scrolled titles on Disney+ had you mirroring the expression, a rush of childlike wonder overtaking you. “Ooh, do The Incredibles or Turning Red!”

“Oh, it’s been a while since I’ve watched The Incredibles, good call,” he nods your way before introducing himself.

Once you’d shared your name, too, you swiveled back around to Minghao, who was sending a fond smile your way. Feeling yourself flush, you twisted your heels on the white carpet several times before speaking.

“So, uh…nails? Out here, or…” Your words trailed off, hand feebly raising in a halted gesture. It was like visiting a friend’s house for the first time except without, you know, the prerequisite of friendship. Sure, you could copy shoe-removal practices, but how much say did guests have? Did they eat on the couch or table-only? Could they move freely or were they bidden to follow their hosts? What was normal behavior for these guys? Cleaning, if you had to guess. The place looked halfway to a mini-hotel.

“Yes, let’s do them out here. Wait here and I’ll get my stuff.”

“Ok!” Agreeing, you plopped down cross-legged on the carpet, not quite feeling cozy enough to drape onto a couch yet.

“So, uh, you guys met at that painting class?” Junhui’s voice came from his own couch seat just a bit above and adjacent to you.

You hummed in agreement. “It was my first one, too, and I was hoping to meet someone cool- guess I was successful, huh?”

You watched Junhui’s gaze flicker out of yours. “Uh, yeah, sure looks like it. What color are you doing your nails, then?”

This time it was your gaze that drifted. “I hadn’t really thought about it, honestly. I’ll take suggestions.”

“Grey.”

“No longer taking suggestions,” you joked, laughing as Junhui stuck his tongue out at you.

“Is he giving you trouble?” Minghao’s sweet tone rang out into the room as he passed through the doorway with a case in hand.

“No, just telling me to paint my nails grey. I was thinking of something a little more…”

He cocked a brow. “Exciting?”

“Bingo. What say you?”

“How about dark green? I’ve been wanting to try out this forest tone I got for a while now, but the black and white has held for so long.”

You grinned, extending your hand. “Perfect. I’m all yours.”

A part of you couldn’t believe you just said that, but it seemed Minghao let it slide, just peering intently at your nails as his palm slid under yours. Junhui's eyes slid between The Incredibles and you two as Minghao reached over your joined hands, pinching a little clear bottle between his fingers.

"Bottom coat first," he muttered, already focused as his dark lashes fluttered downward onto his cheeks. Your own gaze was reflected in the lenses of his glasses, eyes wide and faltering.

Minghao was as gentle and dexterous with the nail polish brush as he was with his paints in class, swiftly drawing the slight cold over each of your nails, the first of which almost made you jump, but you caught yourself with a faint flush. No need to make yourself look silly upon the pristine carpets of such an apartment as nice and composed as its owner.

Soon all ten of your nails shone with the faint iridescence of the priming layer, and you’d gotten a little too used to the feeling of your hand in Minghao’s for your own liking. Something about the way those brown eyes looked into yours had you wanting to take risks. Heck, ever since you laid eyes on that fateful museum poster, doors beckoning you, it had been caution to the wind, mundanity be darned. Or maybe fate really had taken the helm.

“So, what kind of music do you listen to?” Minghao’s voice cut into your swirling reverie, sending your brain bobbing back to reality as he shook the forest green nail polish bottle.

The cold sensation had become familiar by the time you watched green swipe over each of your fingernails, telling your impromptu manicurist excitedly about your favorite band. He listened intently as he could through his focus, nodding enthusiastically.

“I don’t think I’ve heard of them before,” he told you.

“I could show you some of their songs when we’re all done here,” you offered.

“That sounds great,” he replied, raising your hand to his lips and gently blowing the polish dry, gaze piercing yours.

“Wow, this is such a good movie, hu- whoa!” Junhui chimed in right then, turning around to see you both before whirling immediately back around.

In silent response, Minghao rolled his eyes cheekily. You couldn’t help but laugh, and soon he was, too.

His extra airpods were in his room, so once your nails were dry, you ended up making your way there, sitting on the bed when he patted the spot next to him. This time it was your eyebrows that shot up, but you complied, accepting the proffered earbuds. Holding them in your palm, you directed Minghao to one of your favorite songs and popped them in as he pressed play.

The space was as calming as you expected, a fancy incense burner resting on a dark wood dresser that perfectly matched the bed, which was draped with a pretty dark green and white patterned. He’d set his new painting down on some paper towels in case it was still wet, so it sat drying before a few bottles of cologne and a black jewelry holder also resting there. A speaker sat there, and a-

“I really like these instrumentals,” Minghao spoke softly, as if not wanting to compete with the music.

You smiled. “Me, too. They really do something unique, don’t they?”

“I think I’m going to send this to my producer friend. He might get some inspiration from the arrangement!”

Your heart swelled in secondhand pride for your music, happy to have found someone who does more than just listen and mutter a generic ‘yeah, it’s pretty good’. Minghao actually listened, thought about it. You appreciated that.

Scooting a bit closer across the silky bedspread, you motioned to the phone resting there, shoulder brushing his just slightly. “Now you pick one. We can alternate!”

Minghao’s music was unsurprisingly relaxing, though he just claimed that was ‘because it’s nighttime’, that air of artsy mystery that first drew you to him returning faintly.

You swapped songs, tried on Minghao’s glasses, looked at a few other paintings he did, watched his latest dance routine and learned some of it yourself, heard some funny stories about Junhui’s little brother…

…and somewhere along the way fell asleep, slipping so seamlessly into the deep of it you passed without awareness.

You woke up in a haze, eyes fluttering contentedly half-open. Your bed seemed extra comfortable, relaxing rhythm greeting you as you woke. Reaching up to push your blanket off, your hand passed through naught but empty air. Eyes opening a bit wider, you realized you weren’t underneath anything. And you were still in your clothes.

You’d never left Minghao’s apartment. In fact, as you slid further out of the morning-tide blear, you realized that very comfortable thing your head was propped up against was his chest. He’d passed out, too, it seemed, airpods still in his ears and peaceful expression on his face as his eyelashes fluttered.

Jolting upright, you tumbled off the side of the bed, face on fire. Minghao’s eyes flew open as your warmth left him, blinking up at you as a pensive look crossed his face. No surprise, just a study of you and your frantic haste.

“I’m so sorry,” you exclaimed, “I didn’t mean to stay the night!”

“I didn’t exactly mean for you to stay the night,” Minghao shot back, rolling over onto his stomach and propping his head cheekily on folded arms.

“Fair enough.”

“But that doesn’t mean it wasn’t nice, right? I kind of liked sleeping with you.”

If it was even physically possible, your face felt even hotter. “Don’t say it like that!”

That earned you another cute giggle, this one perhaps a bit nervous, too. “Alright, alright. Well, since you’re here, want breakfast?”

“I’ll make breakfast,” you told him, shaking your head in exasperation, all of which was self-directed, “it’s the least I can do for imposing.”

“You didn’t impose. I was the one who brought you into my room.”

Would your face ever cool down again? “I was the one who wanted my nails painted.”

“But who offered to paint them?” Minghao countered; his eyes slid down to your hands. “They look great, by the way. The green really complements your skin tone.”

Holding out your hand, you followed his gaze. “Thank you! I think so too, honestly-”

“Great, so since you dropped it I’ll make breakfast!” Minghao cut you off triumphantly, launching up off the bed and out into the flat.

“Hey, wait!” Heart leaping, you followed him, shuffling out and through the carpet of the living area where you’d half-listened to The Incredibles the evening prior, other half of you enjoying makeshift salon treatment.

You couldn’t help smiling faintly to yourself as you passed through the kitchen doorway…

…at least until you got in there, eyes immediately meeting the wide gaze of Junhui, who sat at the table with a blue bowl full of porridge in hand and a stiffening spine. Why was he looking at you like that?

“Here, (y/n), sit down.” Waving you into the chair catty-cornered from his roommate’s, Minghao returned to the refrigerator. “Do you like pancakes?”

“Doesn’t everyone?” You shot back with a smile.

He looked at you fondly. “Pancakes it is. I think we have everything for them. Alright, I’ll be right back.”

The moment Minghao disappeared out the door, socked feet padding across tile and back into carpet, his roommate spoke up.

“You’re really special, you know that?” He asked before taking another spoonful of porridge.

Your brow crinkled in confusion. “What do you mean? Are you upset?”

“No,” he shook his head, glancing down at his bowl, “it’s just awkward talking to you now that you’ve, you know, known my roommate carnally. But he never takes people home like this. Minghao’s always been a really friends-first kinda guy, so the fact that he brought you here is a big deal. I mean, you know how much he likes you already, I’m sure, I guess you’d know better than me,” he trailed off with a nervous chuckle and another spoonful of porridge, "but even without that I can see the love eyes he gives you."

If you thought your insides were turning somersaults before, well holy shit. You spluttered, heat you'd just managed to chase away returning beneath your whole skin, melting over you past your cheeks and down the rest of your body. Junhui’s words sparked mental images you didn’t need, translucent flutterings across your mind’s eye that got locked away the moment they surfaced. Incredulous as you felt, you had to concede that you did walk into his apartment with his roommate a stranger, only to emerge in the morning wearing the same clothes.

Blinking, you replied the only way you could; somehow the incredulity escaped your tone in favor of an awkward drone. “We fell asleep listening to music. I passed out in his room and offered to make him breakfast.”

“Oh,” was all Junhui said to that, single syllable drawn out, over-pronounced by slow-moving, exaggerated lips. His bowl suddenly became fascinating, totally capturing his attention as if the stuff sloshing in it wasn’t the planet’s drabbest color.

Right then, Minghao returned through the doorway, smiling serenely in ignorant bliss at you. Junhui glanced at him, then positively stared at you, wiggling his eyebrows and mouthing “love eyes” before falling a little to the side, covering his face and snickering at his own comment.

Did he know something you didn’t? Then again, he also mistook you for a one night stand.

“Want help with the pancakes?" You asked, rising up from your seat a little too fast, giving a harsh squeak of chair legs on tile.

“Alright, since I know I won’t hear the end of it otherwise,” Minghao teased, sliding a drawer open and handing you a large spoon, “the scale is right above you. You can be in charge of the dry ingredients.”

Suddenly even the brush of your skin during the spoon sendoff had you flustered.

"Hey, what's with him?" As he poured milk into a glass measuring cup, Minghao nodded toward his roommate, who now peered up from his bowl with innocent eyes and scruffy hair. "Did he say something to make you uncomfortable?"

Scraping off the heaped top of your flour cup, you placed it gently on the scale, a tiny cascade of white dust snowing onto the chrome surface. If you ever wanted to see your handsome new artist friend again, it was probably wise to keep your mouth shut. But then again, you'd also get a very quick idea of how true Junhui's words were if the response you received was a clear rejection. Maybe it was better to have sure footing. Or maybe whatever it was about Minghao that sent your inhibitions reeling was kicking in again at the domesticity of his requests, the gentle way he'd guided you as you attempted his dance, even taking your arms at one point to reposition you, body slipping tightly against yours just for a moment.

"No," you shook your head, turning it towards Minghao to whisper into his ear and smiling in spite of yourself at the way he pressed closer, "he just, er, thought you brought me here under different pretenses."

As if just to keep you on your toes, Minghao giggled, shaking his head and responding just as unexpectedly as you'd expect of someone whose mind seemed to rest on a greater, far more beautiful astral plane than the average layman, nonchalantly spinning words expertly as one who sat at a workspace and willed story. "I won't know your body until I've known your soul." He shook his head, too. "Let me at least take you on a date first, hm?"

That one painting class really had been fate, antithesis to your many laments, proof of good things happening to those who wait. And hey, you liked Sad Checkerboard, too. Money's worth and them some. Maybe things were moving a little fast, but you were tired of those endless days alone on the train, life chugging past. It was why you'd signed up in the first place- for a little adventure. You couldn't complain when you finally got it.

Minghao raised his eyebrows, lowered them again teasingly in a bit of a chastising look. I'm waiting, his sparkling eyes said.

Reaching over for the flour cup, which had measured the perfect amount on the first try, you smiled. "Of course. Now, do you want chocolate or vanilla pancakes?"

#seventeen #seventeen imagines #seventeen reactions #seventeen x reader #seventeen scenarios #the8 #the8 x reader #the8 x gender neutral reader #gender neutral reader #suggestive #humor #slightly lmao

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lazulisong · 10 months

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wait what do you mean if u want to write het just write het? sorry that confused me

(i regret to say that i am still very hot and cross today and i would probably murder someone for ice cream money but i'll try not to be like super growly -- also the seller of my fan got back to me but god knows when i'm going to get a replacement and the type of dumbasses who set off fireworks until one am were out in full force last night.)

genshin fandom follows a long line of very heteronormative tropes in fic, which is -- well not fine, but expected and lord knows i, an infamous omegaverse enjoyer, have zero room to complain about that -- but one thing i haven't really seen before is when you have the very clearly defined top and bottom roles and then it goes further and the bottom has female plumbing.

so what's the difference between that and making the slash couple into a het couple? not much.

again this would be fine, if only PEOPLE WOULD TAG THEIR FUCKING FIC so people who do not really enjoy being surprised by PIV sex could FUCKING FILTER FOR IT like i attempt to do like an ADULT who is aware that their taste is also pretty terrible.

but no!

in genshin fandom you just gotta read the whole goddamn thing and pray you don't suddenly get slapped with something you aggressively are attempting to politely avoid because PEOPLE ARENT TAGGING THEIR FUCKING FIC PROPERLY

the genshin fic i've read so far is SO weirdly heteronormative and doesn't seem to bother to question why it is or why they're frankly obsessed with boys with pussies. i do not want boys with pussies, personally. i want characters to be not shoved into spaces they don't fit into and have the bits that stick out not be shaved off to fit like Cinderella's stepsisters' feet for the sake of conforming to fandom norms

also im mad about all the diluc / kaeya, speaking of heteronormativity and also what the FUCK is with kaeya either being a madame butterfly or a mata hari?

(i really wanted to read tighnari/cyno fic but i took one look and backed out of the tag so fast i left skid marks)

i will end here because i am very very hot and cross d/t being stuck in the broil box at work for twenty more minutes and apparently having the emotional regulation of a three year old this week. please send watermelon. thank u.

#meg what is your problem #writing #genshin #fanfic

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aloneatpeace · 1 year

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Cosmic chaos

Chapter 4

STILIENSKI HOUSE 🏠

life is full of surprise, mystery, adventures , happiness, sadness and horrors and that what you are experiencing now. when you wake up you did not ddid not expect even in your dreams you thought that you see your best friend , your buddy Scott naked as the day he born sleep beside you . you shrill at the top of your lungs with eyes closed startling Scott and stiles awake.

Scott fall out of bed and stiles come next you instantly. " WHY ARE YOU SCREAMING ?" you open one eye and stop screaming when scott out of your sight .

" yeah why are you screaming? " Scott stand up still drowsy clearly not aware of his lack of clothes. and at his sight you and stiles let out shrik together and stiles fall on top you pushing you into his bed shielding your eyes at the same time noah open the door.

" WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON " when noah see Scott his eyes widen before shutting the door. that when he his lack of clothing and grab the next thing he sees covering himself.

" dude what the hell is wrong with you put my bag down there!!!" stiles shout at Scott that's when he relise it's stiles bag that he using to save his modesty.

" what you want me do drop it !" he asked already embarrassed as shift in his feet.

"stiles can't breath " you squeak out they totally forgot about you and Scott shut his eyes with whine.

" why are you still standing go to the bathroom Scott " stiles command and Scott awkwardly shuffle to bathroom.

stiles let out a sigh before relaxing "stiles " you mumble

" ohhh " stiles is now off you and you lift your head up eyes still closed " you can open your eyes now "

Scott come out after a minute and you all stay silent for moment.and he clear his throat " we can pretend that didn't happen " at that you laugh out loud at his embarassed face Stiles join with you .Scott throw Stiles bag at you and you and Stiles shrunk away dogeing the bag " i hate you guys " he say playfully .

on the way to school to you three sit stiles Jeep and you think about what happened last night .

" so Scott is a werewolf now , Derek is too .but there is another werewolf that we don't know exactly who is " you said .

Scott let out a sign " yep and there is hunters too "

"so Scott how was the transformation ? did the hunters see you " Stiles ask

"it's painful like really painful i don't want it how do I get rid of it ? no they didn't but i don't want to be hunted anymore " Scott glance at the two of you desperately.

" i don't know if it's reverse able Scott ,our only best option is Derek " at the mention of the Hale both Scott and Stiles gron in displeasure as if math teacher just given you homework .

"that guy have zero manners stright jackass in leather jacket" Stiles mutter

"true " Scott agree with small smile

" agree but he is our only option " your phone buzz it's text from bonnie asking if you can check on Caroline as she didn't come school yet and you see something in your phone that alramed you . " hey can we go the Forbes house bonnie just asked me to check on Caroline "

Scott whine " do we have to we are already late for class "

"yes we do . two more people is missing " you assert still glancing at your phone .Stiles and Scott eyes widen

" again ?" they ask simultaneously. stiles pull up to Caroline's house .

FORBES RESIDENCE 🏚

" you go check I'll reverse the Jeep " Stiles said glancing back at you .

you look at scott " you coming?"

" bonnie asked you not me "Scott smrik at you .you get out with grumpily and walk to the house whispering a small fuck you under your breath " hey i can hear you curse me remember " Scott call out .

" good " you smile when you hear them laugh .you knock on the door .there is sound of muffling you knock again .

on the other side of door Damon and Caroline stay silent tears running down her face .

"stay here . don't make noise " Damon compell her making her cries to muffled and Damon make his way towards the door

when the door open it's not Caroline that open the door it's guy you never seen with no shrit on he is tall dark hair sapphire eyes with smug face .

" not the person im looking for .where is Caroline?" you ask getting stright to the point .

he give you a amused smile " well sweetheart I'm Damon Salvatore and who might you be ?" he answer with another question and lift his hands towards you for to shake .

you tilt your head to side a false smile on your face not shaking his hands but you does notice the ring on his finger " i think i asked you first where is she ?.i want to see her "

he take step towards you there is something menacing about him you can feel it your guts .

Scott and Stiles who were watching this get out the Jeep and make their way towards you and the unknown man .

"hey " at the sound of them Damon acknowledge them .Scott and Stiles come and stand next you .

" everything good ?" Stiles ask .Scott stay silent for minute looking at Damon in confusion with made you tense there is definitely something not right .

" yeah he was about just call Caroline isn't the right " you state while holding eye contact with him .

Damon roll his eyes " she is currently in bed waiting for me to continue do you want to come in join us? "

Scott and stiles throw a disgusting face at him .

"alright " you walk inside with arms crossed suprising them you call out Caroline .

"CAROLINE"

when Damon start to move towards you Scott stand beside you making him stop .you and Stiles walk towards the room knowing that you won't do anything without any reason .

Caroline come out wearing a black shrit making you all hault .she looks like she been though hell hair all messy posture tense .what you also notice the blood under the shirt coler when she you glance at she nervously tug her hair .

" you alright . bonnie asked me to check on you when you didn't come to class and we are already late ?" you ask

Caroline give you nervous smile " yeah . i just didn't want to come today. I'll call bonnie let her know "

Damon walk towards Caroline " yeah we have date and stuff to do you know . You join if you want to " he wink at you .

" ew no David " you give him a disgusted face and Stiles let out snort with Scott who now seemingly less stressed .

" it's Damon " Damon raise an eyebrow at you three .

when Caroline smile at you you return it ." hey text me when you're free alright"

"yeah " Caroline said softly .Damon give you smrik when the three of walk out .

when you three get back on road you stay silent for a minute.

" we are going to see Derek now " you say suddenly out of nowhere.

" what ?" Scott ask and Stiles follow " why "

you rub your temple when you it's start to get loud

" just listen to me and drive Stiles " you hold your head when a sudden pain hit you .

Scott and Stiles share worried look glancing at you before he mutter a small fine .

DEREK HALES HOUSE 🏠

when you reach Derek loft "Derek ..Derek " you call him as you scott and Stiles wait in the front of the loft .

" what are you doing here ?" Derek said from your behind making the three of you let out shrink . Stiles collide with Scott's .

"geez why can't you just be like normal people " Stiles glare at Derek he stare back at them with unpaced face before turning to you .

"we have to talk can we go in ?" you ask and Derek node his head walk towards the door and let you all in .

you all get inside and stand circle and you look around the loft " so what you want to talk ?" he question

" you said that there is other beings here right like other than werewolf that behind the missing people who might be dead people now " you state glancing at them and Derek node his head at you .

"and did you know what happened last night ?" you glance at around .

" well other than scott literally turning into four legged above average size puppy and hunted by hunters i and you calling me panicked and passed out in Derek i don't have manners Hale carrying you i don't know" Stiles add Derek look offended at the claim

Scott frown " I'm not four legged above average size puppy Stiles "

you thought for moment " you kind are ,and no not that after you left Viki was attacked by something "

"Viki Donovan as in matts sister " Scott exclaimed

" yeah and something bit her on neck . i was there and it wasn't the same as Scott's that night but gusse who have same wound as her ?" you wait for the to answer

Scott and Derek glance around not knowing and as you assumed it's Stiles who get it .

" No way !!.Brooke and Darren !" he responded

"who are they ?" Derek ask

"they are the first victim " you and Stiles said at the same time .

you continue " and that's not it. i went to hospital to see her and that where you found me " you glance at derek and he hum "and when she wake up she said she was attacked by a vampire which is crazy that now vampire exit maybe or not she might be hallucinating but i really get the feeling that I am right about it and our killer is a vampire ." you stop for second to let it sink and glance around them Stiles look deep in thought Scott face torn between disbelief and fear derek have his poker face and you give your attention to him fully turning to him " do you think vampire real ? did you ever had a encounter?"

"i never had any encounter with them but i do know that vampire exits. but here I don't know " derek cross his arms around his chest.

you glance at scott " Scott you have something to say ?"

" if vampires are real that means that they are dead right . like no heart beat no bodie heat " Scott ask look around frantically.and you all node " remember when we meet Stefan the new guy he didn't have heart beat and his hands where was cold as ice and guy we meet this morning he didn't either "

"are you sure ?" derek ask Scott with raised eyebrow

"i don't know maybe be because I'm new this thing all super hearing i could be wrong " Scott answer with uncertainty.

Stiles shake his head " no did you see Caroline neck under the shirt ?"

Scott frown at him as well as derek " why did you look under shrit ?" Scott ask .

Stiles frantically shake his head his hands on Scott's shoulder " i was not . I was looking respectfully. !!!"

"you saw the blood " you voice cut Stiles panick shut

"yes thank you ! you saw the blood too right ?" Stiles ask you .

"yeah "

IN HIGH SCHOOL🎒📚

you scott and stiles sitting beside the jeep waiting for Alison to come.

"I never said how sorry I'm last night for pushing you y/n and yelling stiles. I'm sorry " scott said softly.

you put your arms over him " well it's alright it's not like you could control it . "

" huh if you do that again I'm stuffing Wolfbanse down your throat ? " stiles said.

" what's Wolfbanse? " scott ever the confused puppy ask

" what kind of werewolf are you ?? you don't know the basics " stiles ask

scott turns to you " it's weaken the werewolf causing pain slowing them down " you explain.

"ahh" scott resume watching out for alison " I'll be back " he walk towards her when he see her.

you and stiles watch scott and alison talk " you know now I wish I had super hearing " stiles comment.

when feel eyes on you from your side you turn and see issac looking at you. you give him a wave and smile and he return it.

when you didn't say anything stiles look at you see you wave at him " who is that? "

" thats issac he drop me at hospital we have same class " you said glancing at stiles. before turning to scott and alison you smile when saw them leaning in to kiss

a black suv pull up and man get out and shout alison name you and stiles share a look when you see scott panick. alison walk towards the man.scott nervously wave at Mr argent.

scott walk towards you and stiles " hey remember when I was attacked by hunters he was one of them "

" that's not good " stiles said as you stand in disbelief.

you, Scott and Stiles arrive to the lacrosse field just as Coach Finstock has begun announcing their first task .

you see Bonnie and her friends as well as lydia and alison. when they see they smile. alison wave at you and you walk towards them you sit beside alison next her lydia in the back sits Bonnie Elena and Stefan.

" hey you guys meet each other ? " you ask Stefan pointing towards alison and lydia.

" there is no need to introduce he is the talk of the town " lydia said with smrik on her face. she glance at Elena and Stefan " so you guys are dating now? "

Stefan look at Elena before telling " yeah we are " Elena smile at Stefan

"how is it with Scott you guys are good? " you ask alison.

"you're dating Scott? I thought y/n was ? " Elena ask while glancing at you and alison . you raise an eyebrow at her while glancing at bonnie she shrug indicated that she didn't have anything to do with everybody knows your best friend and now that alison who is now scotts girlfriend,saying that didn't sit well .

alison give nervous smile clearly don't liking that comment " we are seeing each other now "

" you know I won't date him but I'm always free for you Alison " you give her a dreamy smile alison while looking at her eyes making her blush at how close you are.

" didn't know you go for girl y/n " lydia ask while putting leaning forward to look at you.

" don't worry lydia I go both ways and you're next in line " you wink at her causing her to smile. Stefan watch this amusement.

"y/n leave the poor girls alone , is Scott is playing today" Bonnie state with unimpressed face.

"yeah " you answer.

at the filed coach " Let's go! One-on-one from up top!"

Coach turns to look at Jackson, who is running onto the field "Jackson-- take a long stick today."

Jackson nods and drops the stick he was holding in favor of the longer one that Coach instructed him to take before running back onto the field

" Atta boy!"

Jackson takes his place on the field, and when Coach blows his whistle, he scoops up a ball and the team starts the play. The players run around the field, passing the ball to each other and shoulder-checking their opponents as they try to score a goal, with Coach watching with a focused expression as he follows their movements from the sidelines

" McCall, what are you waiting for? Let's go!"coach said

Coach points at Jackson, who is waiting for him with his long stick in hand, ready to show him up. However, when Scott clenches his jaw and runs toward him, he's easily tackled by the larger young man and is tossed flat on his back onto the grassy field. Coach wastes no time in starting to mock him as Scott grimaces, both in pain and in embarrassment

you whines at coach scolding at Scott but he the only one you really like in this school .

" Hey, McCall!"

Over at the line, Stiles winces sympathetically at Scott's bad play .stiles give you glance at you give him a it's going to fine looking but you both know it's won't., especially once he sees Coach walking over to where Scott is still laying on the ground.

you stand from where you sit with lydia and alison.

" Hey, McCall! " Scott lifts his head to see Jackson smirking above him, looking very satisfied by his successful tackle

" You sure you still want to be first line, McCall?"

Coach finally makes it over to Scott just as Jackson walks away, and Scott quickly jumps to his feet, fixing his gloves and pads as Coach begins berating him for his poor performance

stammering coach said " My-my grandmother can move faster than that-- and she's dead! You think you can move faster than the lifeless corpse of my dead grandmother?"

Scott's anger and frustration have him doubled over, which begins to worry Stiles and you , who continues to watch from mid-field. Scott clenches his jaw as he responds in a tight voice to Coach Finstock.

" Yes, Coach."

Coach, still trying to goad Scott into a more competitive mindset, continues to mock him

" I can't hear you " Fortunately for Scott, he is not looking Coach in the eyes, because his irises flash gold as Scott grits his teeth and repeats himself in an irritated tone of voice

" oh god " you mutter and Stefan who come up beside you when he heard you

" what? " he ask you glance at him

" nothing " you say before focusing on Scott

Coach, also irritated, moves so his mouth is just inches from Scott's right ear as he mutters his orders " Then do it again!"

Scott clenches his jaw again as he sighs and runs back to position while Coach shouts mockingly toward the rest of the players

Scott runs full-speed at Jackson, gripping his lacrosse stick hard as he collides with Jackson, his right shoulder hitting Jackson right in the collarbone on the same side. Jackson falls backwards, landing flat on his back in the grass just as Scott had just gone earlier, and clutches his right shoulder in pain

you run towards Scott without a thought and Stiles who was close to him runs over to Scott to check on him while everyone else is distracted by Jackson.

"hey it's alright you okey" you try to clam him down

Scott's fangs have come out, and his eyes are glowing bright gold again as he desperately tries to keep himself from fully turning

" Scott? Scott, you okay?" Stiles throws his right arm around Scott's shoulders and uses his left hand to clutch Scott's left arm.

" come on let get out here " you said

Meanwhile, the rest of the players have rushed to check on Jackson.

" I can't control it, Stiles! It's happening!" Scott whisper

Stiles eyes widen in alarm when he realizes that Scott's in the middle of a transformation into his Werewolf form and yelps quietly . he look at you panicked

" What? Right here? Now?" you ask

Stiles looks around, sees that everyone else is distracted by Jackson's injuries, and grabs Scott by the shoulders

" to the lockers " you and Stiles help Scott to the locker

Derek is standing behind the stands and off to the side, watching them with a focused expression

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A Little into You (Junkyu x Reader) (Ch. 42)

Chapter 42 - The Trio

Word count: 4.3k words

Genre: Fanfiction, PG13, Comedy, Romance, slight Angst.

“Oh my god,” you groaned as you cover your face with your hands, whilst Yedam still had his phone camera directed towards you and Junkyu.

“Aww don’t be shy. You both look really good,” Yedam said in his cooing tone.

“Yedam? What are you doing here? Are you alone?” Junkyu asked, ignoring the fact that you were trying to hide from embarrassment from the younger member.

At this point you were already hiding behind Junkyu, giving death glares towards Yedam, to which he giggled at as he finally kept his phone in his pocket.

Yedam approaches the both of you, casually walking with his hands in his pants’ pocket.

“Nah, I was with some of the rest. I was coincidentally walking ahead of them and somehow reached here.”

“How did you know we were here? No one else knew of our date plans,” Junkyu prodded further.

“What?” Yedam chuckled. “That’s crazy! I have zero idea that you’d both be here. I was passing by this area when I overheard a group of elder ladies gossiping about a lewd behaviour happening in the bedroom departments.”

Both you and Junkyu turned red upon hearing this. You squeezed Junkyu’s arm, silently panicking if anyone even recognised your boyfriend being the one involved with the ‘lewd behaviour’ in a public space.

“I mean, I was just curious on what they meant by lewd behaviour so I hurried to see if I could catch a glimpse,” Yedam shrugged as he explained further. “Imagine my surprise to see you being on top of Junkyu-hyung, Y/n!” he started laughing at this.

“H-hey! That’s not fair! How’d you even know it was us? It could’ve been any other couple you know,” you argued back.

“Oh come on, Y/n,” Yedam smirked. “Junkyu-hyung concealing his identity was already good enough, but what makes you think I can’t recognise you anywhere?”

You pout at this. He was right. And the reason you didn’t disguise yourself enough was because you were confident that no one would recognise you since you’re not a celebrity or anything. Besides, if you had been in full disguise alongside Junkyu, wouldn’t people sense that the both of you might be some sort of celebrity couple on a date?

And speaking of disguises…

“Hey wait a minute– you’re not in disguise Yedam,” you realised. You hurried over towards him to pull him behind Junkyu as well, hiding the both of you from the passing people.

“Yah…you both…I’m not some shield for you both to hide behind of, you know,” Junkyu stated, as he rubbed his temples.

“Oh. He’s right.” You said back. “Quick! Do something to conceal your identity!” you ordered Yedam, sounding like his manager now.

Yedam placed his hand on your head, patting it gently, “Aigoo. You worry too much, Y/n. Besides, I’m already in disguise, silly,”

You felt your eyebrow twitch at what he said. How can he call that a disguise?? The only difference he had than his usual appearance was that he had put on a pair of glasses on his face and he somehow pushed his hair back whilst wearing a black curved headband,

What makes him think no one would recognise him??

You shake your head at him, “Okay fine. If you say so.”

“Oh?” Suddenly you heard Junkyu say. “Hyunsuk-hyung, Junghwan,”

Yedam and you both peeked out your heads from behind Junkyu, noticing that Hyunsuk and Junghwan was making their way towards the three of you.

“Ah, so it was indeed you, Junkyu-aa” Hyunsuk smiled as he approached you all. “I thought that it looked like you, but I didn’t want to risk calling out your name,”

“Oh, hello hyung. What brings you here?”

“I was just accompanying Junghwan here to get himself a new study table. Somehow he needed a new one,”

Junghwan nods and smiled as he looked around. “Oh? I thought you’re supposed to be on a date today, hyung. Where’s Y/n-noona?”

“Yeah, what brings you here? I…didn’t expect you both to be dating here,” Hyunsuk adds.

“Well…if you’re both looking for Yedam, he’s behind me with my date,” Junkyu points out with his thumb. He didn’t even bother to answer their questions, he just wanted to have them bring Yedam with them so he could resume his date with you.

Hyunsuk and Junghwan moved to see behind where Junkyu was standing, and surely enough, you and Yedam were crouched on the floor, discussing something with serious looks on both your faces, the both of you speaking in low voices at each other.

“Uhh, what are you both doing?” Hyunsuk asked, not understanding why the both of you were crouching behind Junkyu, whilst Junkyu himself simply stood there like a lamp post, not moving at all.

If anything, this scene was hilarious to Hyunsuk, but he manages to keep himself from laughing at what was going on in front of him.

“Shh Y/n is cutting me a deal right now,” Yedam said as he put a finger to his mouth to signal his hyung not to interrupt.

Hyunsuk shakes his head and ignores Yedam. “Come on Y/n, you’re wearing a skirt right now so I think it’s best if you don’t stay here crouching,” he said as he turns to you now.

“Oh, right. How inappropriate of me. Sorry,” you said as you hurriedly stood up.

Yedam too, stood up from his pose.

“Noona, hello!” Junghwan greeted you happily as soon as he sees you making eye contact with him.

“Oh, hi Junghwan,” you smiled. “And hello the rest of yous. I totally forgot to say hi, didn’t I?” you flash them an apologetic smile.

“It’s fine,” Hyunsuk smiles back at you. “So, you both shopping here?”

“Yeah. It wasn’t planned though. We kind of had an emergency so we switched up our date a little,”

“Ahh I see,” Hyunsuk nods.

“What a coincidence, noona! I also needed to get a new study table, so I asked for Jihoon-hyung to accompany me here,” Junghwan beamed as he said this. “This must be fate, huh? Bumping into you here,”

You smiled at the maknae, feeling his good energy literally channeling towards all of you. Junghwan is such a good little brother, and he’s always so nice, you thought to yourself.

“Oh? Jihoon-hyung is here too?” Junkyu asked when he heard Junghwan mentioning his best friend’s name.

“Ah, oh no. He was supposed to be here but he’s got food poisoning so he called me to go with Junghwan instead.” Hyunsuk explained.

“Yeah. Hyunsuk-hyung was supposed to go to Lotte World with the rest but he went here with me instead,” Junghwan said apologetically, probably feeling bad for robbing his hyung from a fun trip with the others.

“Aw no, it’s okay. It’s not like I’ve never been there,” the leader chuckled as he pats the maknae’s head.

“Whoa. Everyone else went to Lotte World??” your eyes widened in amazement the moment Junghwan mentioned the theme park.

Yedam, Junghwan, Hyunsuk and Junkyu all exchanged glances with each other, noting that your eyes somehow sparkled when asking about the place.

“Wow, I heard they have really yummy desserts there, oh wow I really need to ask the rest to share me pictures later on,” you continued after Junghwan nods at your question earlier.

You were already whipping your phone out of your bag, ready to send spam texts to your friends. You haven’t been to Lotte World and you were hoping to go there one day so you wanted to really plan out what to do and where to eat and all that so that you could allocate how much to put aside for your spendings.

Yedam nudged Junkyu, silently mouthing to his hyung, “I told you she’s always wanted to go there,”

Junkyu lets out a sigh, making a mental note to just bring you there himself in the future.

“Anyways,” Junkyu spoke up, gaining your attention as you looked up from your phone. “Did they all went to the theme park? Or was there anyone staying back with Jihoon-hyung?”

“Aww look at you worrying about Jihoon-hyung,” Yedam answered. “Nah, Doyoung and Mashiho-hyung stayed at home with him. The rest all went to Lotte though.”

“That’s good to hear,” Junkyu said in relief. It would be crazy to leave their leader all alone when he’s sick, he thought.

“Oh? But wait– I know I’m here to get a new study table, but why are you both here?” Junghwan pauses as he looks around. “And why are you both at the bedroom section??”

Hyunsuk too suddenly wondered out of curiosity. Both him and Junghwan waited for an answer from either you or Junkyu but before you could open your mouth to respond, Yedam jumped in to answer them instead.

“I don’t know much about why Y/n and Junkyu-hyung are here but I do have something juicy to show you both,” Yedam grinned as he pulls out his phone.

“Ah wait! Yedam, I thought we had a deal!” you whined.

“I’m sorry, but this is really important for me to show them,” he winked at you before pulling both the leader and maknae aside with him as he showed them the video he took of you and Junkyu on the bed earlier.

You sighed to yourself and turned to Junkyu. “Not fair. We had a really good deal too,” you mumbled beside your boyfriend.

Junkyu smiled as he pats your head. “What deal did you make?”

“Well– he offered to delete the video and not tell anyone about what we did if I come over to do chores at their dorm for a week,” you shrugged. “Well, he can kiss that deal goodbye now,”

Both you and Junyku heard the trio gasp and fuss over the video a few feet away from you both.

“Gasp! What the– wait, hold on, replay it again!”

“I know Y/n-noona is older than Junkyu-hyung but I would never imagine her to be this daring,”

“No, wait, let me zoom on them closer— see that?? Look at how she’s staring at him omg,”

You rolled your eyes at them even though you know they weren’t looking at you. This was why you wanted Yedam to delete the video. You know they would fuss over it like a flock of birds fussing over a piece of worm.

And in your defense, it’s not like what happened between you and Junkyu was THAT scandalous, you know?

“Hey, come on guys, don’t dwell on it that much. Nothing happened anyways. Y/n got pushed and accidentally fell on top of me, that’s all, really” Junyku tried to explain.

The three of them turned to look at the both of you, nodding to themselves and then approaching you both again.

“Well, if you say so. Y/n, I know we’re of the same age but let’s admit it– I’d never be brave enough to do what you did,” Hyunsuk jokes, grinning when he sees you pouting and glaring at him in response.

“Eyyy let’s not embarrass Y/n-noona like this,” Junghwan said, defending you. Although he himself was still smiling cheekily at you and Junkyu.

“Okay guys, cut it out, Y/n is embarrassed enough,” Junkyu said, smiling a little because he was actually kind of enjoying your reaction at being teased.

“Okay, okay. We’ll move on.” Yedam said. “So? I’m assuming that one of you is looking for a bed then?”

“Yeah. We’re shopping for Y/n today. She had a bed emergency,”

“Aww, what happened to your bed, noona?”

“Well, the bed kind of broke so…” you answered.

You were about to explain that the bed was a freebie from the landlord since the day you moved into your place and it was already old by then so the bottom breaking was expected in your point of view but then Yedam and Junghwan were no longer listening in on your explanation the moment you mentioned about your bed breaking.

Yedam and Junghwan exchanged looks with one another before grinning at their Junkyu-hyung.

“Wow Junkyu-hyung. We didn’t expect Y/n’s bed to break that easily,” Yedam smirked.

“Wha–? Weren’t you both listening? Y/n just said that her bed was old–”

Junkyu didn’t manage to finish his sentence since both the younger members had already dragged him to the side, dialing on their phones to call the other members to share with them the revelation they discovered about their Junkyu-hyung today.

You watched as the three of them fuss over about your broken bed, again, few feet away from you.

“Hm, they weren’t really listening to what I was saying, were they?” you sighed, crossing your arms.

“Well, you had them at the part where you mentioned your bed being broken,” Hyunsuk grinned at you.

“Yeah, but it broke because it was old. There’s nothing to make fun of about it. I mean, what else could they think would’ve made the bed broke—” you stopped yourself when you realised what the younger members could have thought of.

You couldn’t even finish your sentence as you paused, not moving an inch. You felt your cheeks heating up. They couldn’t have thought that the reason your bed broke was because you and Junkyu did that, no??

Hyunsuk noticed you tensing up and falling silent, to which he understood that you could’ve felt embarrassed of what you were about to say. He immediately wraps his arm around your shoulder, pulling you close to his side.

“Hey, hey now. They’re just teasing. You know how they are when it comes to Junkyu. Well, Junkyu and you. You both are their favourite couple to tease now. It’s not like they have any other couples to tease on, right?” Hyunsuk said.

You ease yourself into Hyunsuk’s hold, no longer tensed out about what the kids were teasing about.

‘’You’re right. I shouldn’t get too worked up about this,” you chuckled, your head looking down.

“Exactly.” Hyunsuk smiled, his hand gently patting your head.

You lift your head up to look at him now, “Okay but just to be clear– Junkyu and I haven’t done anything like that, okay? I mean, we’re still new in this relationship too, so–”

“It’s okay, Y/n. And even if you guys did, you guys are a couple. It’s not like the rest of us have the right to tell you both what to do and not do,”

You sighed. “I know. I just…” you shake your head. “Thanks for being so supportive, Hyunsuk. You’re such a sweet friend,” you smiled softly at him, as you rest your head against his shoulder.

Hyunsuk hummed in response to what you said, pulling you closer to him, his hand gently caressing your hair.

After 10 seconds of letting you lean against him, Hyunsuk gently taps your head, telling you to save your boyfriend now.

“That’s enough of our time together, Y/n. Your boyfriend probably needs saving now,” he chuckles as you lift your head from his shoulder.

You looked over not far from the both of you, Junkyu, Yedam and Junghwan all still going over some kind of debate. You could clearly see how Yedam and Junghwan were enjoying their ganging up on Junkyu since Junkyu’s facial expressions showed him all exasperated from explaining that he wasn’t the reason your bed broke.

You turned to look at Hyunsuk, him doing the same to you. “Well, that was nice small talk, Hyunsuk. I’m glad we ran into each other today,” you smiled at him. “I’m gonna go save my man now,”

You left Hyunsuk’s side and called out towards the younger boys, “Okay now, kiddos, Leave my boyfriend alone. He’s gonna be all traumatized if you guys keep teasing him like this,”

“Aww come on Y/n, why are you both denying it? We all know what went down between you two,” Yedam grinned, trying to drag you into his tease party.

“Nu uh, you’re not dragging me into this,” you shake your head. “Besides, don’t talk about this kind of stuff in front of Junghwan! He’s still a kid too, you know?”

“Noona, I’m a grown up too,” Junghwan pouted.

“But you’re our baby!” You argued back, to which Junkyu took advantage of hiding behind you, despite you being shorter than him.

“Aigoo, if only Jaehyuk-hyung and Jeongwoo hadn’t ended the video call with us earlier, we could’ve let them join in on making fun of you, Y/n” Yedam said.

“No way! You told them about my broken bed already??” You let out a sigh, “Oh my god, imagine how much clearing up I have to do now. Who else have you told this about, huh?”

Junkyu lowered down his stance and whispered in your ear to which you gasped out loud after hearing what he said. “Oh heck no, gimme your phone Yedam, it has too many evidence in there–”

Hyunsuk watches the four of you continue with all your teasing and bargains with one another, smiling to himself, feeling like a proud dad just watching over his kids fighting over a game.

He lifts his hand to shoulder, the one you leaned on earlier, letting his hand rest on it.

He was happy that he was able to talk to you casually, keeping you close to him like just now. He was also glad that he had the strength to ask you to leave his side and go back to your boyfriend because if he hadn’t done so…he knew he would’ve kept you close to him much longer and that would’ve been...wrong.

Hyunsuk takes in a deep breath, exhaling it all out, exhaling all his desire to want you be by his side alongside the breath he lets go of.

Y/n…I love you so much…but I also love the fact that you’re so happy with Junkyu recently…Please, be happy always…okay?

Hyunsuk cleared his throat, still smiling as he approached the four of you now– “Okay everyone, that’s enough. Let’s get going already.”

***

IKEA (almost noon)

Junkyu and you walked side by side, hand in hand; casually strolling past the kids department now.

“How much further ‘til the checkout counters?” you asked the tall man beside you.

“Just a little more way down. We’re gonna pass through the giant shelves where they keep all the stocks and then a bit further than that we’ll reach the counters.”

“Ahh I see.” you looked around, scanning to see if there’s anything that might catch your eye.

You wanted to get something for the other boys as well, thinking that you haven’t given them anything throughout your friendship with them.

Not that they would require you to give them gifts though– you know that. But still, you’d like to at least give them something in return for their kindness to you all these while.

“Oh?” you stopped in your tracks when you saw the piled-up plushies in the corner. “Oh, there! Can we stop by there, Kyu?” you pointed out with your finger.

Junkyu looked over to where you were pointing at, grinning right after realising that despite your somewhat mature exterior, you still have some kiddy side inside you.

“Sure, let’s.” he smiled at you.

As soon as the both of you were headed towards the plushies section, you both heard Junghwan calling out from behind– “Aw hey! They’re heading towards the plushies! I want to go see that section too,”

Both you and Junkyu turn around at the same time, instantly meeting eyes with the trio from earlier.

“Uhh, I thought you guys left earlier? What are you all doing here?” you asked.

“Yeah, are you all…following me and Y/n??”

“What? No, no! It was just a coincidence! We parted ways but somehow we ended up in this area, and coincidentally the both of you were walking in front of us so,” Hyunsuk explained, an apologetic look on his face.

You exchanged glances with Junkyu briefly before turning back to look at your friends. “Hmm. I guess we could all just walk together. Since we’re all here, you know?” you shrug.

“Yay! Let’s go look at the plushies, noona!” Junghwan cheered as he pulled you along with him, leaving his hyungs.

“But…we’re on a date…” Junkyu said quietly.

Hyunsuk heard this, and so he walks up towards the younger boy and pats his back. “Sorry man, we’ll leave right after we get Junghwan’s stuff, aight?”

“Yeah, hyung. We didn’t mean to barge in on your date,” Yedam adds.

“No no, it’s fine. Let’s just head over to them. Y/n seems happy anyways,”Junkyu responds softly, a small smile forming on his lips as he watches you and Junghwan laughing together, picking up each one of the plushies and showing it to one another.

***

After running around and exploring each of the departments available at the place, the boys and you were already headed towards the checkout counters.

Junghwan lined up behind you with his box of study table in his hands.

“You sure you don’t want to pay along with us, Hwannie? We can have the items delivered together,” you offered, as Junkyu helped you scan the barcode on the giant box of the bed frame you chose, along with the heavy roll of your mattress.

Junghwan shakes his head, “Nah, it’s fine noona. I’ll just do checkout on my own,”

“Okay then.” you turned to face Junkyu again, checking the self-checkout screen if all of the items have been scanned.

“Hmm, are you sure these chocolates are enough for the boys? Maybe I should get them something else too?” you asked your boyfriend, worried that the rest of your Treasure friends would not be satisfied with what you got them.

“Aww they’ll be okay with whatever you get them, Y/n. Besides, the Ikea chocolates taste good too,” Junkyu assured you.

You narrowed your eyes at him. “I didn’t know you eat their chocolates too,”

“Yeah, you had some in your fridge, remember? I just took a piece to try it, and well, it’s not too bad,” he shrugs.

You gave his arm a light squeeze, “Hm. So you’re eating chocolates from my fridge now,”

Junkyu smiles at you, his head tilting as he stares at your face with a dreamy gaze.

You too, caught yourself hypnotized with his eyes, allowing yourself to stare back at him.

“Oh god, just hurry up will ya?” the both of you heard a voice groaning.

Both you and Junkyu snapped out of your trances and turned to see Yedam, beside Junghwan, his phone in his hand just like earlier today.

“Gosh Yedam, one of these days I might as well steal your phone from you,” you scowled at him.

Yedam grinned in return as he lowers his phone, “Heh. Come on Y/n, you know the both of you are our source of entertainment now, right?”

You rolled your eyes at him. “Sure, sure,” you turn back to Junkyu, noticing that he has already made the payment with his card.

“Oh? Junkyu, you didn’t have to pay for the whole thing–”

“I’m gonna go send the bed frame and mattress to the delivery counter, okay? I’ve already set the delivery to tonight by the way. So you can just hang on to the stuff we bought for the rest, okay?” he smiles as he says this.

“Ah, uh, sure,” you walked forward, gathering the chocolate bars and the plushy into your small shopping bag.

“I’ll be right back,” Junkyu said, before leaning in to kiss you on your cheek.

You were taken aback by this, the fact that your boyfriend actually kissed you in public.

You noticed Junkyu’s complexion turning red, as he backed away from you and pushed the trolley towards the delivery counter.

You raised your hand to your cheek, feeling his kiss still lingering on your skin.

“Noona, how do we pick the delivery date again?” Junghwan asked you, him facing the checkout screen.

You turn around and move closer to him and help him with the delivery details before he finally manages the payment on his own.

“Thanks noona,” he said after he’s settled with his purchase.

“You’re welcome. Aigoo our boy’s doing his own shopping. What a grown up you are, hwannie,” you couldn’t help but to coo at the young boy in front of you.

“What are you saying, noona? Of course I’m a grown up too, like the rest of the hyungs,” he blushes, thinking that it’s ridiculous how much you baby him despite him being in high school already.

You shake your head at him and smiled, “Aigoo nooo don’t say that. Don’t grow up too fast,”

Junghwan pulls you close to him and wraps an arm around your shoulder. “Look at how tall I am compared to you, noona. How can you tell me not to grow up,” he giggles as he says this.

You were about to respond to Junghwan when you heard Yedam speaking up from behind the both of you. “Okay, okay. Break it up, you both. Junghwan better get his table to the delivery counter now. I see a line forming over there,” Yedam said as he points at the line of people, Junkyu too, standing in the line with his trolley in front of him.

“Ah. Yedam’s right. You should go, Junghwan,” you agreed.

“Okay. I’ll see you guys at the entrance outside?” Junghwan said before leaving with his box of study table in his hand.

“Oh! You know what, we forgot to tell Junkyu-hyung that we’ll all gather at the entrance,” Yedam said.

“Oh right! I’ll just text him—” you said as you reach for your phone in your bag but then Yedam had beat you to it.

“Nah, I don’t think Junkyu-hyung would check his phone when he’s lining up. I’ll go and let him know. The both of you just go ahead and wait outside at the entrance,” Yedam said to you and Hyunsuk, sounding more like an order rather than an offer actually.

“B-but—” you voiced out but Yedam was already walking away from you and Hyunsuk.

The both of you turned to look at each other.

“Well…I guess we’ll just go to the entrance then?” Hyunsuk suggests.

“I guess.” you shrug. “Let’s go then,”

To be continued…

#sandwichrin #aliy #treasure #treasure fanfic #ygtreasure #treasure members #all treasure members #treasuremembers #alltreasuremembers #kim junkyu #junkyu scenarios #junkyu x reader #junkyu treasure #kimjunkyu #kim junkyu x reader #kimjunkyu x reader #teufic

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duckstabbed · 9 months

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Ah good. You can't read. Perfect. Don't know what I expected. That's my fault I literally never said it was zero accomplishment to grow food. It was an unconnected thought, separated by a picture and a line of explanation, but eh, I guess saying outright that something is about the "natural beauty" defense means its actually about farming. Silly me.

If you value the land, then you shouldnt want people lving there. Per capita, cities are cheaper to operate and haveless environmental impact than the crazy wasteland sprawl of America. 400 million miles of water piping for three houses in a forest that I would have to pay for. Better public services and better schools. And every part of it is better for the environment than any Texas shithole.

Ive never seen more cockroaches than I did in Arizona or Texas. Absolutely shit holes of places. They thrive in wastelands.

I wasn't shitting on you, you picked this fight with me. I do not know, nor will i ever care about you or what youve done. I picked a fight with an actual, loud and proud NAZI and you came screaming in, screeching at the top of your lungs to defend the nazi. Straight up. No metaphor. Nazi defense.

You cannot deny it but you will, because you haven't even made it this far without starting to plan what you're typing, have you. Trying to find some technically in what I said go ahead, little one.

All because your feelings were hurt. Because yanks thrive on emotion and they fucking HATE when someone defends themselves. Hate it. Like you do. You picked the side of a devoted racist because a mean man on the internet said there's meth where you live. Poor yanks. Perpetual bullies and so, so delicate. Always and forever picking the side of the criminal while punishing the victim. Not surprised. Its who you are.

There's a crazy wave of fascist fueled murder coming for your country and I have lost the ability to care.

You sound normal you should definitely keep doing this, I don't think DMs have a character limit. Maybe if you get a little closer we can kiss.

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ladylucksrogue · 8 months

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Road Trip Day 6: Destination Las Vegas

I will go ahead and admit I had never been to Vegas before, I wasn't really sure what to expect. That being said, it made it onto the list because I got a really good deal on a hotel like months ago when I was planning this whole thing.

But first, getting there...

The drive up into Sequoia National Forest was much worse than back down the mountains. I was kind of dreading it, considering how the roads were the night before. Then again, I was over-tired and frustrated and cranky. People being inconsiderate pricks really got to me. I really wanted to just pull over and refuse to drive further. Obviously I didn't. The lodge was definately worth the drive but we definately didn't have enough time to really explore the area, which is a shame. The drive down the mountains and seeing the landscape become more and more steppe then desert was amazingly cool.

We wanted to drive through Death Valley on the way to Vegas, but the hurricane three weeks ago ripped up the roads so bad, the park has been closed ever since. We took the more typical route, via the I-15, skating the edge of the Mojave, which was really cool to see. I expected it to be much hotter but it was only about 90 degrees. As we got closer to Nevada, there were more and more rock formations. Crossing into Nevada was exciting, it was a new state for me. There is pretty much nothing between the border and Vegas, just a few gas stations, and a casino at every one. I mean there are a few like that in California and Arizona too, but they are all on reservations.

Vegas...I was kind of surprised at the size of the city, its bigger than I thought. We were staying at the Mandalay Bay, like I said, I got this really good deal. It was crazy overwhelming, the size of the building, the parking garage. We were just so lost. The place is like a city.

I mean we saw the size of the thing, but when the lady handed us the keys for a room on the 57th floor it was like what? Surreal, we could see the whole city from our room.

We went to dinner and a show at the Excalibur, two hotels down. It was so amazing, the show was called the King's Tournament and was basically a jousting tournament with a bit of a story. After that we walked down the Strip and did a little sightseeing. Vegas is something alright, and it is worth seeing once but literally everything costs money, and is expensive, which was a bit annoying.

We got back to the hotel late, just to find out that the opening times for the pool, in Vegas mind you, are 9 AM - 6:30 PM. That was really annoying, we didnt even get to use the pool once. Gamblings 24/7 though, you know. Hubs and I each threw about $5 into slot machines there and won absolutely zero. That was to be expected.

My kid liked Vegas, it was loud and flashy and exciting. My facit, it's ok for like a weekend but meh. Definately not my top 5.

#road trip #family misadventures #california #nevada #las vegas

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wanderlust-in-my-soul · 2 years

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Currently watching

June 2022

KinnPorsche (13/14)

Discover me, absolutely pulled into the world of KinnPorsche and every week amazed at how the show manages to not only surprise and emotionally devastate us all (positively and negatively), but also convince us all again week after week that next week VegasPete will finally start - instead we get Vegas who tries to make VegasPorsche real...

Dear Doctor, I’m Coming for Soul (12/12)

Discover a doctor who apparently has never heard that people must die and who tries every week anew to protect people from the evil but in his black suit very attractive Soul Reaper and who finally found the courage to kiss his beautiful reaper before this one disappeared into the underworld.

Fukou-kun wa Kiss Suru Shikanai! (8/8)

Discover a colourful world where an unlucky guy and a fortunate guy balance each other out, while the unlucky guy is a wonderful anime character come to life, full of bubbly energy and inward dialogue directed outward, and the fortunate guy is a reserved and quiet young man who reminds me a hell of a lot of Jungkook from BTS

– I really enjoy this one, it is full of life and the story is sweet.

Plus & Minus (12/12)

Discover how two best friends, who have known each other since childhood, have never spent a moment without the other, kiss when they drunkenly fall onto each other and finally told each other about their feelings and now are a cute couple with problems...alongside there is a gooey side couple who go from zero to a hundred in a matter of moments – still kind of intrigued with the main couple, not the side dish

That’s my candy (3/6)

Discover a long-term relationship where kisses are apparently not normal and you still have to be shy about it after three years of dating - I have made it to episode two after one month and I still think it is bad.

Dark Blue and Moonlight (3/12)

Discover a series where everyone cheats with everyone else.

My Secret Love (5/12)

Discover how the cool and the reasonable, who of course can't stand each other, are forced to form a BL Couple, only to find out that maybe they do like each other and everything is topped with accidental kisses and silly pranks. And we have a secret but established couple, which is nice to see.

Star and Sky: Sky in your heart (5/8)

Discover a setting and a story reminiscent of A tale of thousand stars, but a little different and with great chemistry between the two protagonists so far - Prince is just pure sugar.

To my Star 2 (10/10)

Discover heartbreak and pain!

History 3: Trapped (10/10)

Discover a world where a cop can spy on a mafia boss without being killed by him, even become his bodyguard, and in the end they fell in love with each other. I am delighted.

Oxygen (13/13)

Discover when the worlds of two people collide and we can watch them falling in love with each other while one side couple is really cute and the other I don't really understand, yet.

Check Out (4/12)

Discover Daonuea and Nine's story, which is supposed to be so sexual that youtube has refused to broadcast it even with a paid subscription...

Mama Gogo (2/10)

Discover how I'm going to wallow in secondhand embarrassment with every episode.

2 Moons 2 (12/12)

Discover a Uni-BL, nothing new, just something sweet and cringey, but sometimes I need things like that.

Update after finishing it: It would have been an 8 or 9 for me, if KitMing or ForthBeam were the main couple, especially ForthBeam, I love them!

Be loved in house: I do (13/13)

Discover a drama so great (at least in my opinion) that I can't say anything negative about it.

Love Mechanics (4/10)

Discover me becoming obsessed about Vee and Mark...

Old Fashion Cupcake (4/5)

Discover a story about learning that you are never too old to enjoy life and have fun with it, and maybe along the way fall in love with someone you never expected. This series gives me so much hope!

Unforgotten Night (2/12)

Discover...a cringe fest with spicy dialogues, sympathetic characters, gorgeous sex scenes and of course a non-existing plot. Love it!

Senpai, Danjite Koidewa! (2/8)

Discover the sweet lovestory about two collegues falling in love with each other.

He's coming to me (8/8)

Discover a wholesome and beautiful lovestory with some supernatural elements. Grab yourself some tissues and dive into this beauty! It is so worth it!

Theory of love (12/12)

Discover one of the most iconic shower scenes I ever saw on my screen. And can I say that I don't like Khai without everyone hating me?

Together with me (13/13)

Discover two muscular men on their journey to themselves and to each other.

Color Rush 2 (8/8)

Discover me being disappointed...but not really surprised by it.

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pandasmagorica · 10 months

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First watch: 3 Will Be Free

tl;dr - Even though I'm not a big crime series fan, I loved this series and had to weigh whether to promote it to my top ten (I didn't, but it was close). There are some cringe moments and plenty of gun violence, not that much assault but still some. The plot holes weren't too distracting. Transgender viewers may be uncomfortable for episodes 1-3, but there's a real payoff for sticking with the series with a super-strong trans character.

This post is intended to be PG but the series itself is rated 18+ (I think for violence) just so you know.

Had been putting off watching this because it's not QL, even though I've watched other Thai non-QL (Gift Shop for People You Hate, 55:15 Never Too Late, and Midnight Museum). But after seeing some positive mentions about it here on Tumblr, decided to give it a try. And was very glad I did. And also questioning the take that it's not QL.

After seeing Tay Tawan in Dark Blue Kiss and the DBK prequels, as well as a guest turn in Midnight Museum, I totally did not expect his Shin character in 3WBF. Mostly mild mannered, a big contrast to his character in the three Kiss series, but don't underestimate him - he can take some wild action as well if that's his only choice at the moment - and there are some moments.

I also knew Gunsmile from his wisecracking ghost in He's Coming to Me. Here he's quite dark as a hitman.

As for guest appearances, I knew Sing from the same series as well as in Not Me and The Warp Effect, and Sine from brief appearances in He's Coming to Me and Secret Crush on You as well as her long-ago star turn in the horror movie Nang Nak. Sing's and Sine's appearances here were quite brief, but the story is the story and hopefully I will see them again in other work.

I've seen director Jojo's work before on Gay OK Bangkok and its sequel, which I liked, well, okay, but didn't love, as well as The Warp Effect, which I greatly enjoyed.

Enough introduction. On to the series itself.

The story gets off to a quick start. Neo (Joss Way-ar), a hustler and stripper, is having an affair with Va (Sine Inthira), the wife of a mob boss. When the husband Mr. Thana (Big Sarut) finds out, he sends hitmen Phon (Max Nuttawut) and Ter (Gunsmile Chanagun) to kill Neo, but Ter winds up accidentally killing Va instead. Neo runs from them to a dance bar run by Miw (Mild Lapassalan) only to discover Shin (Tay Tawan), who he seems to know, in the men's room. Phon chases after Neo only to be killed by Miw after being surprised to discover Shin (who he calls Mr. Shin, because Shin is Mr. Thana's son) and dropping his gun during the ensuing fight.

So now Neo, Shin, and Miw are on the run. The rest of the series is them trying to dodge the people who want to kill them and find a way to safety.

Except...Phon's lover Mae (Jennie Panhan), a transwoman (so is the actress), insists on joining Ter on the pursuit so she can get revenge for Phon's death.

This story had me with severe split allegiances: I wanted Neo, Shin, and Miw to get away safely, but I also found myself rooting for Mae as well. While the show mostly focused on the trio and their relationship, they gave ample time and character development to Mae and Ter. I'd say Mae's character underwent the most transformation of any of the characters, and that's not a pun. In the eyes of this queer, admittedly cis, male, this show has major positive transfemale rep. She is an incredibly strong characters.

On to the cringe moments: For a series that was as positive about a major transgender character, Neo's trans landlady and her roommate were absolute cringe and there only for comic effect. Their screen time was mercifully brief, but instantly too long each time they showed up. It also happens early in the series, before we've been able to fully see that Mae's character is going to be handled well. Their parts could have been eliminated with zero impact on the plot. I am completely mystified as to how a series that handled a major transgender character so well could fail so badly for the guest transgender characters.

So, I would recommend this show to my trans friends with the warning that it might be rocky going the first few episodes.

Spoilers follow

Okay, there are definitely some plot holes, mostly having to do with logistics: Why is Shin in the dance bar when Neo comes in? Why do some characters, such as Boss John, put themselves in danger when they don't need to? Why would the maid give Miw her uniform? How does Mae find Mr. Thana at the end? Why isn't Mr. Thana protected? With all the flashback reveals throughout the series, it's strange these aren't addressed.

But, aside from all the deaths along the way, it's a mostly happy ending for the trio. And Mae gets the right-sized amount of revenge and affirms her existence, at the cost of learning some hard lessons of the lengths she's willing to go to.

Is this QL? I tend to be expansive in what I'd consider QL and I'd say yes. The development of the poly relationship (even though it doesn't stay that way) is fairly queer as in LGBTQ+ and features at least one of the tropes, attraction at first sight. It doesn't matter to me that it's not the main focus of the series. Your mileage may vary.

It's a great series and I could eventually watch it again.

#3wbf #3 Will Be Free #transgender representation #reviews #pandasmagorica #transgender series #ql drama #ql series #ql #transgender #trans positivity

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Unexpectedly had a chance to catch up on Lupin zero! spoilers!

For fairness I watched episode one again. Overall my opinion didn't change. It's still a lot of fun, good characterization, so-so animation, and too fast-paced. I did enjoy it more this time though, having a better idea of what to expect. The lowest point for me is definitely the sudden bout of openness and emotion between Lupin and Jigen in the gun fight. It's not that I don't like their conversation, it just doesn't feel justified yet. But it's there to frame the short series.

Episode two was also fun and not quite as fast-moving. It put a bit of distance between Lupin and Jigen which I definitely think was needed. Then, when they had become better friends by the end of the episode, it felt earned. And it was just quite a fun train episode. Nothing earth-shaking, but Lupin-like fun. Like episode one, when it came to the climax a lot of things just kind of happened or were explained rather too easily, but hey, now I'm just nitpicking.

Episode three was my favorite so far. Which is a surprise because through it I kept thinking "this reminds me of Other Anime which did the same thing but better." XD But the reason is just that I was really, REALLY happy to see "how did lupin iii become lupin iii?" come into play. Everything in this show is hinging on how they handle that question. This was great because we got to see a little bit of how Lupin thinks of his grandpa (sleazeball), and we got a better idea of how skilled Lupin himself currently is. I admit, when he's walking backwards up the stairs monologuing to trick the other contestants, I initially was happy when one of the others seemed to get the drop on him - I thought, finally, we're getting a reason for making Lupin so young! He's not as skilled yet! But then, of course, he did actually anticipate that and came out on top anyway. Sooo nevermind :P But it didn't actually bug me at all because the whole episode gave us such a great view of Lupin and his grandfather's relationship. Lupin being able to beat his challenge was a part of that. As was his dad showing up - I'm sure Lupin's feelings about him are even more complicated so I'm looking forward to that. Right now I think he's going to be a complex character, but not a bad guy... We'll see.

(Can't not mention the weirdness of looking up your own dad's skirt when he's in disguise as a woman and you don't know it's him... x'D)

So yeah, episode three finally gave me some things I really needed to see more solidly, and I'm so happy about that. Also the appearance of what appears to be Albert?? was so unexpected! I didn't think this show was connected to any other Lupin canon (a term I use very loosely lol). So that's kind of cool? I can only assume we'll see Albert again, but I won't share any theories since I'm too likely to be wrong haha.

I still don't reeeeeally know why Lupin and Jigen needed to be THAT young to do this series. I expected it would mean 1) they're less experienced, and/or 2) they goof off more. But I think it's gotta be difficult when you're de-aging an adult character who is also a genius. They don't want to commit to making him too child-like, but in the end, he does just feel more or less the same as adult Lupin. Jigen too obvs. But, once again, nitpicking. They look adorable. That's the important part inn'it? lol

One more thing: I was curious in episode two when Jigen says he can't quite understand what's going on in Lupin's head. Because that's what I think too. It's hard to tell when he's genuine and when he's acting. Which is pretty in character, so that's cool. I wonder if it's something which will come up again though. Right now we've got a Lupin who really hasn't done all the much thief-like... he's much more the superhero. But if he's too good, it makes what's going on in his head less interesting, so I'm wondering/hoping they'll do something to make him more chaotic neutral, I guess. Well, that's up to people's taste, I like him that way but I'm sure others prefer chaotic good. He's often written that way as well. The point is he can do anything he wants, he doesn't have to be a thief all the time if he'd rather rescue a damsel in distress. But let's just see him being a thief as well as rescuing damsels, you know, for balance ^^ It seems like maybe next episode might show us his more conniving side...

#lupin iii #lupin zero

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combat. for our muses to train together in combat.

-Azura, who's fighting style does indicate that she wasn't trained by anyone. Same go with her magic energy usage. But her creativity, shadow manipulation, and strategies may show how she made captain.

There was not much reason for him fighting the other. It was not a dispute, and it was not to gain power. It was mere curiosity about how the other would do battle. He clarified it for her that she was being tested and that he was not going to retaliate to anything she would do even if it was supposed to kill him. So, began the friendly sparring between the two when she charged at him. A simple movement of his head to the left was enough to evade the first attack. There was not much to say about it for the moment, and she was not done attacking as she came up with another attack directed at his stomach.

Something that was evaded with ease, but there was curiosity about if she had knowledge of one's stomach being a good spot to hit or if she was just hitting any part of the body randomly. Not to mention, her movements were unnecessarily wide. There was power behind her attack, but all that power was meaningless without the skills necessary to hit someone. Yet, she was able to become a captain? Either the army only cares about how strong someone is or the people here have no knowledge of martial arts. Meaning that many would be either worse or at the same level as her when it came to fighting.

But just as he was about to put an end to the fight, he would notice how he was unable to move. His legs being surrounded by dark creatures that he figured were made by his opponent. Right, her ability to control dark creature. He was uncertain if she was going to make use of them, but she must have been annoyed to finally call them. Well, it was still something easy to remove. If they are shadow creatures, they are naturally weak to light. Just as he was about to use the sun's bite to make the creatures disappear.

Two other bigger shadows stopped him from moving his arms and that left him surprised enough for Azura to be able to land a clean hit on the left side of his face. The force behind the punch forced his head to look at the right while he was analyzing what the hell had just happened. Though, considering he was in a fight. He would soon regain his legendary calm and get rid of the shadow creatures restraining his movement before he approached Azura.

Then he laughed as he placed a hand on top of her head.

— I guess there is a reason you became a captain, but what is going to happen if you become unable to utilize your dark creatures.

Not to mention, what works once is not going to work a second time on him or anyone who is a veteran fighter. If he had expected her to use them during the fight, the chance of being caught off-guard would have been reduced to zero. Well, that was his fault for thinking she would not utilize them considering he pointed out that he wanted to test her martial arts skills, which were awful.

But, this creativity and her shadows must be why she managed to get so far. Of course, he supposed her raw power was nothing to mess with as long as she was not fighting him or someone of his level. It should not be difficult to make her a decent fighter, two to three months should be sufficient.

— I saw a waterfall not too far from there, let's go take a bath there.

The man would then turn around and walk in the direction of the waterfall. The fight did not last more than a few minutes, but he did not need more to see that there was something to work with there.

#|| sanity of said madness — ic #[ shatteredminds ]#[ answered ]

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IF Stain does go after Touya do you think Hawks will still go after him later?

Eh….idk

I have three thoughts:

Stain shows up and kinda just targets everybody in the area since they’re all “fake heroes” (minus Shouto I guess) and then Touya, a reckless villain who kills “mindlessly” and melted the holy All Might Statue lol. And that’s when Iida steps in to take the heat of the fight and that’s how that carries out. Since Touya isn’t the only target in this scenario that still leaves room for Hawks to stan Endeavor without it feeling repetitive with people trying to kill Touya lol.

Stain shows up and targets Touya specifically, triggering the Iida rematch. If this happens then I’m thinking Hawks will be way more involved when Twice’s blood is used at some point and not so much involved in the Todoroki plot anymore.

This is what feels to me….the most likely scenario, although the least desirable. Hawks is just a hero until the end and there’s no real big moment, except maybe Twice’s clones saving him from almost dying or something and THAT is what leads to Hawks reflecting.

Honestly, I have zero expectations with Hawks at this point and am more so just relying on Hori to surprise me. He usually does! He really hasn’t let me down yet. I’m not REALLY attached to any of the scenarios listed up top, those just feel the most plausible imo. But there is honestly a lot that could happen instead of any of what I am guessing.

Basically what I’m saying is—I’m not getting my hopes up for Hawks. I’m kinda at a point where really anything could happen with him and I’ll just shrug it off. Idc anymore tbh. I hate to say that, really. And I know there are a lot of Hawks fans here in my little corner of tumblr who really want his character to be done justice and I hope they get what they want. But imo if Hawks were to like…disappear rn, nothing would feel different. That’s how relevant he feels rn. But—I don’t think he’ll just be irrelevant until the end, I think he’ll have some moment. There’s some unaddressed dialogue between him and Tokoyami, then there’s the resolution of the Todofam which he’ll at least be there to witness, and then there’s Twice. So while I do think there are several plot points that involve him that will bring him back into the picture, I’m not really worried or invested in any of them.

Tbh there are very few characters who I feel Hori has fully backed out of his original plan for, and Hawks is one of them. So his arc to me isn’t very trustworthy to follow right now, not until more stuff happens.

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karma - part two

series masterlist // previous // next

how’s the meeting go?

from what i was told, horrible.

binotto fucking lost it when charles told him he'd be activating an exit clause and leaving a season earlier than intended.

oh i bet he did. did he tell him about seb?

that's the ace up the sleeve, no? no one sees it coming. and it'll be a complete shock.

except for probably lewis. i think he knows.

lewis knows everything. it doesn’t surprise me if he does know.

i expect someone to leak the news to marca in less than a day.

nice to know we both have zero faith in them being able to keep this a secret for longer than 24 hours.

it's the sainz family maxie, carlos can barely keep it in his pants half the time. there's a reason he was a top contender for the secret family rumors.

yes, but at least half of us were included in that, i remember people thinking lando was also a top contender.

don't say half of us when you weren't included in those rumors.

weren't you also accused of having a secret child with charles??

yes, but that's because suki kept calling oscar our child.

we need to meet up for dinner before the race this weekend.

oh, yes, i've been dying to try this one restaurant since last year.

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F1GOSSIP several spanish papers are reporting a break up between natalia ruiz and charles leclerc, this comes after natalia's dinner with max verstappen in mexico city. if this is true, we are in mourning and no one talk to us for the next two to four business weeks.

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user1 i don't know what's funnier the fake break up rumors, natalia grabbing dinner with max, or pierre and natalia lurking in the likes

user2 the break up rumors pop up every two to three weeks. it definitely natalia and pierre lurking

nataliaruiz for the record max made us split the bill. he was not a gentleman. charles_leclerc you need to have a word with your man over this.

charles_leclerc oh of course, date or not a gentleman always pays maxverstappen1 you literally told me, "you can't pay for me asshat, people will think this is a date!" nataliaruiz shhhh! the people don't need to know!!

pierregasly whoever wrote those articles has never been stuck in the same room as them. they are sickly in love.

charles_leclerc have you ever been in a room with you and kika?? sickly in love.

user3 do those four follow this page or something??

F1GOSSIP i can confirm pierre does follow us as well as natalia. i freaked out when i got the notifications.

user4 i thought we knew better than to trust spanish media?? 9 times out of 10 it's the sainz family spreading bullshit.

user5 we do but it doesn't stop us from overreacting or freaking out when we get the notifications. user4 those two are for real getting married and having children together

user6 unless they announce their break up i will never believe the rumors. even then i will hold on to the delusion.

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charles_leclerc holà mexico, te amo, but this was too spicy for me 😂

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user7 this man broke the internet and is posting about eating a chile in mexico

nataliaruiz this man cried after he ate the chile.

charles_leclerc stop lying. i would never cry over a chile. maxverstappen1 you cried, she sent me pictures.

pierre gasly calmar answer the phone??

nataliaruiz sorry, the old charles can't come to the phone right now. charles_leclerc why? oh, cause he's dead. pierregasly ANSWER THE PHONE?!

user8 i bet natalia helped him with the caption.

user9 the internet is in shambles but charles is still good 'ole charles

alex_albon answer your texts??

charles_leclerc tell lando to stop yelling at me?? landonorris HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL US?? georgerussell63 DOES THE TWITCH QUARTET MEAN NOTHING TO YOU LECLERC??

user10 the squabbles in these comments are so fucking funny.

user11 it's the way no one seemed to know about this but natalia. user12 we can add max to the listen because he had to know.

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so youve watched another bl and you need the world to learn about it

so yeah i watched ifylita and i need to talk about it so.. hello again tumblr? youve changed.. not for the best as always.. the cut is for SPOILERS. so the series is..

okay ig? its watchable which is already an achievement for a bl. but boy is it unnecessary long, it feels like they forcefully tried to make it longer, the perfect episode length would be 30-40 min, definitely Not an hour+.

the plot is interesting, the actors are ok, even tho i had to get used to the one assigned bottom and his acting choices, but he grown on me towards the end of the series lol (and research has shown he has killer abs btw). assigned top is imo super attractive, so zero questions to lead actors, they both are smart cookies and sunk the ship even before it had the chance to sail, everyone else in the industry should just watch and learn.

ive read somewhere (it was tw*tter ofc where else duh) that its hotter than kp. i mean.. as much as im ready to jump kp every given chance, the comparison here is improper. clearly they wasnt trying to make anything even remotely like kp, i actually think they tried to make an anti-kp, which i think is good as people shouldn't be given those nasty plots bc apparently they can't be normal about it. in short no, its not hotter than kp and imo its more in the cute/warm/comfortable department than anything else.

other things i liked about it:

head of the family whose 1) daughter is a lesbian who is going to a*ort his fav evil son-in-law's child and runaway with a super cute female servant to have a career in politics 2) son is gay and going to France without asking him 3) wife Suddenly remembered she's a human being and can talk with her mouth. everything is in 1928 mind. you cant help but feel some sympathy for the devil lol

two beautiful wives of a scum character ganging up on him we cheered

bad guys getting their karma, yes please we lack it irl

a character who you'd expect to try and ruin main cp's happiness actually helping them

characters' relationships in different timelines

plumeria. btw thanks for letting me know its poisonous, i always wanted to munch on it

the last episode i cried like a bitch which came as a surprise to me bc i felt almost nothing towards the main characters throughout the series, idk could be bc i was drunk watching it lol

things that could have been improved: episode length111, ost, opening credits design ofc or it wouldn't be a bl, the way assigned top character was more than willing to abandon the Love of His Life bc yk 🌟Studying🌟

my verdict: totally worth watching, But only if you are patient enough to stand artificially extended screen time bc sometimes its unbearable, i was gonna drop it about three times and its only 12 episodes, but im glad that i didnt, it has something.. lingering.. yk

#idk who needs to read it mainly i just needed to write it #ifylita saving lives #watchable bl alert #not tagging it

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Bloodhounds - Chapter 2/? (A JJK Fic)

Rating: Explicit Warnings: Graphic Depictions of Violence, Major and Minor Character Death Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - No Powers, Aged-Up Characters, Heavy Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Blind!Gojo, Suguru and Kenjaku are the same person in this, I swear this fic isn’t about boxing Characters (in this chapter): Fushiguro Megumi, Gojo Satoru, Itadori Yuuji, Kugisaki Nobara, Itadori Wasuke, Yoshino Junpei (mentioned) Word Count: 2,745

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Summary: Megumi updates Satoru on one of the borrowers of his zero-interest loans. Yuuji and Nobara go shopping and discuss what they should value as boxers.

The neighborhood was quiet at that time of day, so the only sounds heard were sneakers hitting the concrete as two people ran through the streets — one trying their very best to escape the other. Fushiguro Megumi had no intent to let his target escape, even if he had to chase this guy all day and night. Judging by the distance that started to lessen, Megumi didn’t think he would have to chase him for even another thirty minutes. He just wanted to get his hands on Yoshino Junpei to help make his own day a little bit better.

“Get back here, you stupid fuck!”

When he finally did catch him, it was by tackling him to the ground. The two rolled around for a few seconds before Megumi had Yoshino pinned beneath him. He threw one, two, three alternating punches in quick succession, not all of them hitting exactly where he aimed. Yoshino groaned in pain beneath him, and Megumi pulled out the taser he kept on him for moments like this. The scum beneath him spasmed for a few seconds until he went entirely limp.

Megumi grabbed his wrist, looking at the watch there. He shrugged indifferently, pulled it off Yoshino, and shoved it into his pocket. He pat Yoshino down further, finding a stack of IDs in his pocket. Megumi’s scowl deepened, and he shoved the IDs into his own pocket as well before walking away. There wasn’t much else he could do for now, but Megumi was just happy to have achieved that small feat on his own. He could try again later on a different day whenever Yoshino had the rest of his group with him.

“Hey!”

He turned around to find a guy with pink hair charging down the road at him, and Megumi was surprised he hadn’t heard him until that point.

Is this guy friends with Yoshino? Megumi thought to himself.

He didn’t have much longer than that to consider it before he started running away as fast as he could. The pink-haired guy kept up incredibly well, though. That was… until a perfect blind spot approached over the top of the hill, and Megumi shoved himself into the small space between two of the buildings before the other man could round the corner.

It was easy to push the taser into the pink-haired guy’s side and press the button. It was even easier to straddle the guy with all of his weight and press the taser under his chin threateningly.

He didn’t expect the answers he got from the guy, though. Who involves themselves in other people’s business in such a manner? Yoshino could have robbed Megumi two neighborhoods over, and this guy would never have known such a thing. By all means, Yoshino was technically a thief.

“Stay out of this. It doesn’t concern you,” Megumi told him. “That guy is not someone who needs your help. He’s a fucking scumbag.”

Before the guy beneath him could say anything further, he activated the taser again until he passed out. Megumi started to finally walk away, but then he sighed and looked over his shoulder at the guy. There was no way to know for sure that he was friends with Yoshino, and the scene between the two of them probably looked bad to a passerby. So Megumi rolled his eyes and picked the guy up off the ground and positioned him against a nearby wall so that he was comfortable.

Instead of walking, Megumi decided he should get away faster in case the persistent guy woke up sooner than expected. He seemed rather heavy when Megumi tried to move him, but it had to have been muscle mass. If the other guy dodged Megumi’s punches so easily and he was that in shape, Megumi could only assume that he would lose in a fight against him. So jogging back to the bookshop it was.

The bookshop was in a building filled with other tiny shops and businesses, cramped hallways, and dim lights. It had a slight smell to it, but one that Megumi had gotten accustomed to over the many years he’d gone there. A bell rang over the shop door when he walked inside while removing his mask, and soft talking drifted toward him from further in the shop. He followed the sound to find a woman sitting on one of the couches extending a thick envelope out in front of her.

“I am so grateful that you helped me when my son was sick, and I wanted to pay you back as quickly as I could,” she said, her voice wobbling from the overwhelming emotions she felt. It was a common scene to Megumi, but it didn’t stop his heart from panging each time. “This is the full amount I owe you. Thank you again. Thank you so much.”

“That’s really not necessary,” the person across from her said. Gojo Satoru had one of his ankles resting on the other knee, and dark, round sunglasses hid his eyes from anyone who tried to get a glimpse of them, a metal framework blocking those glimpses from the side. “I already told you that it’s a zero-interest loan, and I don’t need you to pay me back any time soon. You need the money more than I do during a time like this. Your concern should be on your son’s recovery instead of how you’re going to pay your bills.”

The woman shook her head, sniffing quietly but still smiling as she said, “It’s because of your generosity that I was able to do that. Now he’s all better, and we’re completely caught up on our loans and bills. So I really can’t thank you enough, Gojo.”

Satoru smiled and waved it off again, but Megumi appeared at the woman’s side and bowed slightly to her. She looked up at him in question as he extended out his hands with his palms up. He told her, “Gojo won’t accept it himself, so I can take it and put it away. Thank you very much for paying us back. Don’t hesitate to let us know if you need help in the future.”

Once she handed over the money to him, she stood up and bowed a few times toward Satoru. Megumi helped show her out of the bookshop, locking the door behind her. He tucked the envelope into his back pocket and returned to where Satoru was still reclined on the other couch. His smile had dropped away to that almost sad expression that Megumi had seen him wear when he thought no one was around to see it.

He intentionally made noise as he approached again, causing Satoru to turn in his direction and frown deeper. Megumi dropped onto the couch with a groan, putting his feet up on the coffee table between the two of them.

“Where have you been?” Satoru asked.

“Out,” Megumi replied, pulling out his phone to check his notifications.

“Were you fighting again?”

He took a very loud and very long deep breath before exhaling just as dramatically, dropping his phone onto his stomach.

“I was following that Yoshino guy that still hasn’t paid you back the money he borrowed,” Megumi admitted, narrowing his eyes as he waited for the complaints Satoru would throw his way.

But instead of immediately complaining, Satoru crossed his arms and asked, “What did you do?”

Megumi snorted and pulled the watch from his pocket, tossing it into Satoru’s lap. He said, “I took his fancy watch from him since it should cover the cost.”

“I’m pretty sure this will more than cover the cost of what he borrowed, Megumi.” He sounded disappointed and frustrated, but Megumi shrugged and yanked the watch back from Satoru’s fingers still tracing over the details. “You should return it to him.”

“Plus interest, then,” Megumi said. “I’m not returning it.”

Satoru pinched the bridge of his nose, unable to stop the frustrated sigh that escaped him. He told Megumi, “You’ve got to stop doing this. Going out searching for fights? I thought you moved past this in middle school.”

“I’ll stop when you stop giving out zero-interest loans to people,” the younger man said dully, pushing himself to his feet and moving as if he were going to leave. Both of them knew that Satoru wouldn’t stop, so Megumi wouldn’t stop either when people tried to take advantage of the man who raised him.

“Why are you really following Yoshino?” Satoru asked, causing Megumi to stop in his tracks. “I know it’s not over ¥ 75,000 because that’s nothing compared to some of the other loans I’ve given out.”

Megumi didn’t want to tell Satoru about it because he knew Satoru would only try to convince him to leave it alone. Some things just couldn’t be left alone to fester and infect everyone else, though. It wasn’t fair. So if Megumi had to heat the blade and amputate the wound, then so be it.

“Yoshino and some others are scamming the homeless in the area by stealing their IDs,” he said, turning around to face Satoru with crossed arms. “Then they’re taking those IDs and borrowing millions of yen a day.”

Satoru’s mouth formed a tighter and tighter line the more Megumi explained, and he shook his head once the explanation was finished. He said firmly, “You need to leave these people alone, Megumi. These are not the kind of people you want to get involved with.”

Megumi rolled his eyes at the dramatics of it all, a soft scoff escaping him. Satoru ripped his sunglasses off at that and looked in Megumi’s direction with narrowed eyes.

“Even I couldn’t fight guys like these on my own. You know what happened when I tried.”

His narrowed eyes were foggy, clouds swirling over the top of once bright blue eyes. All along the skin of his eyelids were jagged scars that stood out pink as if the tissue was agitated. Megumi frowned at the sight of them, grateful that Satoru was unable to see his reaction to the scars. It was a brutal reminder of a painful history that Satoru had to bear, one that carved him into who he was.

“I hate when you use your blindness against me,” Megumi said without any emotion.

“Did it work?”

“No,” he called out over his shoulder as he walked away, plans of heading home in mind.

Satoru sighed softly, letting his head fall back as he played with the sunglasses in his hands. Megumi had always been headstrong when it came to matters such as these, never changing his mind until it was he who was ready to change it. So if he couldn’t change Megumi’s mind, then maybe he could help out the younger man in other ways. Only one solid idea came to mind, and Satoru pulled his phone out of the pocket of his black slacks. Using the phone’s assistant, he asked it to dial up an old friend.

“Hey, man. I know it’s been a while,” he said, a smile instantly stretching across his lips if even for only a few seconds. “I need your help with something. I’m looking to hire someone.” He paused as someone spoke on the other end of the phone. “A skilled fighter — with a good heart! Someone who can look out for Megumi and maybe even be a friend to him.”

* * * *

Hours after the incident with the masked guy and the homeless man, Yuuji and Nobara were out shopping. Well, it would have been more accurate to say that Nobara shopped and Yuuji carried her shopping bags for her. He had been easily convinced to do so when she kept whining about how sore she was and showing off all her bruises. At least she paid for the coffee that they stopped for in the warm building away from the winter winds.

“Even if he’s just in it for the money, why does that matter? He’s still really good at what he does,” Nobara said, referencing one of the boxers that they were discussing.

“So you think making money is the only thing that should matter?” He asked her, mixing the whipped cream on top of his drink fully into the coffee.

“I value the money I make from the fights I win,” Nobara said, shrugging. “I only care about continuing on so that I can win more and more money until I can buy whatever the hell I want whenever the hell I want.”

Yuuji pursed his lips as he considered it, but then he shook his head. He told her, “A boxer should value being kind and honest, fighting with honor and integrity, and never giving up. That’s what it means to have the heart of a boxer — that’s the kind of person I want to be.”

Nobara made a face and laughed softly at him.

“You got so serious all of a sudden. Shouldn’t you care more about money with your current situation?” She asked, taking an obnoxiously long and loud sip from her drink through her straw with her eyebrows raised high. “What else are you even doing right now besides boxing? For like work.”

“I do parcel deliveries every now and then. It’s good cardio, and the muscles I work out doing it help with my balance,” Yuuji said, head tilting up as he tried to remember all the other jobs he had done in the past. “I don’t really like kids, but I worked at a kindergarten for a little bit. It shut down so that isn’t an option anymore. I help out in Gramps’ cafe on the rare occasion it’s busy, but he doesn’t like it when I do because he feels guilty about needing the help.”

“How much is the prize from the regional tournament coming up for the men’s division? I know it’s more than the women’s,” Nobara said.

Yuuji replied a little sadly, “I’m not sure, but I’m not able to go anyway. I can’t afford the travel costs, and leaving Gramps for that long… I’d be distracted the whole time wondering if he’s okay.”

“What do you mean?” Nobara asked, suddenly turning serious.

“Huh?”

“What do you mean you can’t afford the travel costs?” She clarified, her voice getting louder. “I thought travel and board was covered by the league?”

Yuuji grimaced when he realized what had happened, his eyes drifting down to the bags around them. Where all of Nobara’s prize money sat in the form of clothes and accessories.

“Fuck,” she said, dropping her forehead onto the table in front of her. “We both need jobs, then.”

By the time the two of them were done hanging out, the sun had long since set. Yuuji walked Nobara home since they were in the area around her apartment, and they even passed where he had his encounter with the masked guy. That encounter played on a loop in his head Yuuji’s whole walk back to his own home.

That guy is not someone who needs your help.

Had he really misread the situation so badly? The one that the mask guy had called a scumbag seemed he was in trouble, but he had disappeared whenever Yuuji woke back up. Maybe they knew each other. Maybe the scumbag had robbed the mask guy. It’s a curiosity that he was never going to have satiated, he was sure of it.

Yuuji stood at a crosswalk waiting for the signal to turn when his phone vibrating pulled him from his thoughts. The screen showed that it was Gramps, so Yuuji quickly answered.

“Hey, I’m on my way home right now. I know I didn’t tell you—”

“Don’t come home, Yuuji,” his grandfather said seriously.

“What?” Yuuji said with a laugh, thinking that it must be some sort of joke. One of the ones that his grandfather thought was funny but Yuuji never truly got. “I’m coming home, I’m only fifteen minutes away.”

“No! Listen to me, boy. Do not—”

Before Gramps could finish his statement, the loud crashing of glass shattering filtered in through Yuuji’s phone speaker. It sent a cold shiver straight down his spine, and Yuuji pulled his phone away from his face to look at the screen right as the call ended. The cold shiver reached all the way to his blood, turning it to ice.

He didn’t wait for the crosswalk signal to turn before he started running.

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