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seaquestions · 9 months
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sometimes i get into a really bad state and im like “i wanna make art abt this” but then i vacillate between “but would that be postable” and “why would it matter just dont post it” and then my head clears and its like. maybe we dont do any of that and just eat something.
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yangyangchuu · 2 years
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multisaku AU in which everyone talks about the fact that they've all had (or is still have) a crush on sakura at some point in their lives
ps. sakura is oblivious to ✨romance✨
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anautumncarol · 1 year
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Okay so real talk:
Something I absolutely loved with this season is how, compared to the first one, it humanises the game masters. Let me explain.
So in the first season, the game masters were all picked at random, we didn't really know who they were but early on we learnt they were also players. This was the first time they were somewhat humanised; what we thought were thoughtless monsters devoid of all empathy were actually fellow humans made to commit those horrendous acts. Now this was enough to make the players hesitate to harm them and introducing this kind of survivor's guilt where you need to justify your acts with the whole "if it's not them it's me" and all the moral dilemmas brought by it. However, at this point the opponent isn't really a character, we don't know anything about them so despite the fact that this guilt does manifest, it's quite simple to brush it under the rug.
In season 2, however, the game masters start to be given names, a personality, values and a moral compass. They start to be humanised. This flips the tables entirely, having the game masters play with our main cast all the while interacting enough to create links similar to friendship not only makes the game's dynamic a whole lot different, but it also adds to that inotial moral dilemma. We see this with Kyuma and Arisu and the whole "we could have been friends but I have to betray you to save me and my team" but I'd argue it's most notable with Chishiya and Kuzuryu and the whole how do you put value on a life. Where in the first season we saw the players putting themselves into such stress that they inevitably crack and turn on one another (something that still happens in season 2 with the Jack of Hearts game, however it definitely is less frequent), in the second it's much more about the interactions and dynamics between players and game masters and how their interactions will shape the game's outcome.
All of this is thanks to how humanised these characters have become. For fuck's sake, even Mira, the weird ass hippie that ended up on the screen for some reason at the end of season 1 makes us feel some empathy at the end of her game. As a sucker for character driven conflicts with real stakes in the story, I must admit I ate that shit up.
But anyway, this is enough rambling for tonight. See ya later folks and merry Christmas eve or whatever other festivities you and your family partakes in!
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rionee · 2 years
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引きこもり絶対ジャスティス
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gemharvest · 1 year
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hold on i can make that post funnier
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gaytoddhoward · 3 years
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so,
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i got too lazy to do a proper background or shading or lighting or
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savoies · 3 years
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ok so it is now almost 3am and i just finished the nolan blurb that should be posted later today. i just need my editor to look at it. (i just want to sound professional)
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risingsunresistance · 4 years
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...anyways completely unrelated to that last ask, i’ve queued up some art finally 😁
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coinshotmisting · 4 years
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I'm literally in tears, this show is so good
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vexedtonightmares · 5 years
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absolutely no one:
me: what if I wrote a fic about Lucas and Eliott raiding Area 51
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thorbruce-is-lit · 6 years
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I stan Thor
I am... Thundertrash
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sexycheeezit · 5 years
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I can’t believe the simpsons predicted into the spider verse.... this is getting out of hand
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thecaduceusclay · 6 years
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Oh my god did Stephanie Meyer ever like, mention if Jasper's family owned slaves? Like holy shit. I just realized no one ever asked no one seemed to care. Like all these crusty old dudes whined about Bella being a Mary sue or whatever but we aren't going to mention that one of these dudes was literally a confederate soldier and might have OWNED HUMANS?!?!?
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3rensgf · 3 years
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stupid/annoying, but endearing, things they do in a relationship eren, armin, jean, connie, erwin, levi, reiner, bertholdt, porco, zeke, colt, hanji, mikasa, sasha, annie, pieck
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word count: 2.3k
warnings: one mention of sex in erens, reader uses makeup in jeans, mentions of injuries and dilf!reiner in reiners
notes: this is a gn!reader. there are mentions of makeup being used, but i feel like any gender can use makeup. it's not even anything serious like a beat face. just some lip gloss n mascara. chapstick too but thats not makeup. it's just one line, so you can skip over it if you would like to!
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✩ eren bites you. its not even in a sexual way, he just likes to bite. they’re like a second form of kissing to him. you could be chilling together on the couch watching a movie, and he’ll just chomp on your shoulder. even when you were trying to focus on something, he swings by, bites then leaves. eren has no shame, so he does it in front of your friends too. you could be having a normal conversation with mikasa and he’ll just bite you, then the two of you carry on as if it was normal. it’s not normal. but you love it. sometimes you bite him back too. but only in private.
✩ armin gives you random things he finds. armin likes to go out and explore, with or without you. when he comes back after an adventure you opted out of, he always has something for you he found. a rock, a seashell or a cool flower are just some of the things he gets for you. if he can’t find something, he finds a gift shop to get you something instead, saying, “well, (y/n), i did find it in the gift shop.” he always looks so proud giving it to you, rambling about the story of how he found your gift. you have a small box tucked away with all the treasures he gives you.
✩ jean steals your things. whenever he comes over, he likes to mooch off your possessions. if he’s spending the night at your place and needs a shower, he’s using your shampoo, conditioner and body wash. if his lips are chapped, he swipes your lip balm to use on himself. one time you even walked in on him trying your mascara and lip gloss. another time he had your clothes on his giant frame. but he always replaces whatever he uses, venmoing you within the next few days with some cash and a sorry note. “sorry for using ur lip balm baby, buy some more <3” with $20 attached to it. you tell him that lip balm doesn’t even cost that much, but he tells you to treat yourself to lunch with the extra money.
✩ connie makes plans without letting you know beforehand. at 3am, you are woken up by an influx of messages and calls from your boyfriend. in your sleepy state you go to answer him, only to be told to get dressed and come out. he’s right outside of your house and hungry. you remind him it’s very early in the morning and you both have class. “but i’m hungry and craving burgers,” he repeats. you have no choice to get in the car with him. this can happen throughout the day, not just early in the morning. one time he whisked you away in the middle of your online class because he didn’t tell you he bought tickets to a movie showing in 30 minutes. the memories you share on these spontaneous dates are always your favorite ones with him.
✩ erwin buys you whatever you like in bulk. it’s not even an exaggeration when you say bulk. you mention one thing to him, and the next day there are boxes upon boxes sitting on your kitchen counter. “these oranges taste pretty good,” you mumble to yourself as you peel your 2nd one. erwins sharp ears hear this, and first thing in the morning he’s off to buy multiple bags of your supposed favorite oranges. it takes you days, sometimes weeks, to finish whatever he decided to buy you. you always tell him he doesn’t need to buy so much, but he never listens. though, you always appreciate how attentive he is to your likes and dislikes.
✩ levi cleans up for you and ruins your organization. it’s always a blessing when someone else decides to take on the burden of cleaning for you, and you thought you hit the jackpot with a boyfriend who loved to clean, clean, clean. but it could get annoying when you suddenly couldn’t find anything you placed anywhere. if you’re anything like me, you’re messy but organized. you know where things are. when levi comes to clean, he places things where he thinks they should go. you’re sent on a wild goose chase looking for your pencil case, only for it to be in a completely different drawer than the one you usually kept it in. despite this behavior, it’s always nice to come home from a long day from school to see your desk organized. what was once a mess of papers and other supplies have been filed into their correct places, the table wiped down from any lingering coffee stains and your supplies being organized in a way so you knew where everything was. sometimes there’d be a plate of fruit with the note, “good luck on your exams,” written in your boyfriends neat writing beside it.
✩ reiner coddles you too much. whenever you express any sort of discomfort, reiner is always rushing to your side. “are you hurt? do you need medical attention? how many fingers am i holding up?” he asks, checking you for any cuts or bruises. thank you, honey, but i’m fine. just bumped into the counter. despite that, he’s dragging you over to the bathroom to fix up your imaginary injuries. you always find it a bit much when you’re fine. it’s during the times where you’re actually hurt where you learn to appreciate it. he’s so gentle cleaning your cuts, kissing them softly once they’re dressed. you wonder if he’d be like that with your future children.
✩ bertholdt is too nervous around you. it’s been years since the two of you got together, and he still refuses to make eye contact with you. his hands get sweaty and shake when you attempt to hold his hand. he always stumbles over his words when speaking to you as he tries to find the right words to say. he even blushes when he introduces you to other people as his significant other! you remind bertholdt over and over again that he doesn’t need to be so shy around you. but you cant help but coo over him showing up for your date, flustered mess and thrusting flowers into your hand. “they reminded me of you,” he said quietly, refusing to meet your eyes. you giggle and press a kiss to his hot cheeks.
✩ porco is too cocky for his own good. he’s always parading around the house, boasting about his latest achievements. he beat colt in a video game colt was a supposed god in. he can throw a baseball farther than zeke. he can run faster than pieck. if he’s taller than you, he's always making fun of you for being shorter than him. if you’re taller, you’re not exempt from his wrath either. he’s boasting about how he’s perfect height to not hit his head on doorways. he never goes as far as to hurt your feelings, always knowing when to stop. though he has a big ego, he would let it crash and burn just to see you smile after beating him at smash bros. you laugh and taunt him, happy you beat him in one thing. he doesn’t mind, instead watching you with a soft smile on his lips and love in his eyes.
✩ zeke forces you to work out with him. and it’s not like in the afternoon to help you stretch out. it’s not light yoga or a couple minutes on the treadmill. no, this man wakes you up at ass crack in the morning to take you on a 5 mile hiking trip. you barely have any time to register what is happening around you before you’re already standing at the start of the trail with your gear. “come on! we can’t slack off!” he says, clapping his hands together. the sun is beating down on you and your feet hurt, but this man doesn’t let you stop for a break. “we’re almost there,” he says. your complaining goes out the window when he shows you the view at the top. its one of the most beautiful things you’ve ever seen. hiking up long ass trails to see beautiful views with your boyfriend was so worth it in the end.
✩ colt accidentally turns your dates into babysitting sessions. you show up at his house with the promise of a good time, only to be met with a guilty looking colt and his little brother falco behind him. “sorry,” he says sheepishly, “gabi got sick with the cold, so i couldn’t drop him off there. i hope you don’t mind him staying.” you hide your disappointment behind a wide smile, nodding enthusiastically as to not hurt either of their feelings. you just wanted to spend some alone time with your boyfriend, and it would have to wait. hanging out with falco wasn’t actually that bad. the three of you had an amazing time together, watching tv, playing games and even baking together. if you hate kids, you can’t bring yourself to hate falco; he’s just the sweetest boy you’ve ever met. you and falco are already asking colt when the three of you can hang out again when you have to go back home.
✩ hanji is always talking. you don’t discourage them from talking about their interests. they’re very passionate about the things they love, and can’t help talking about them. its like the scene where hanji kept eren up all night talking about titans. when you’re trying to focus on something or go to sleep, hanji is just yapping away. you’re honestly amazed at their ability to never run out of things to say about the most mundane things. hell, one time they talked for an hour and a half about a building color they saw when they were out one day. but hanji just looked so happy when talking. their face would break out into a huge grin, and their arms would fly around as they told their story. it was too cute for you to tell them to stop.
✩ mikasa hovers too much. every corner you turn, every place you go to, mikasa is following. she claims she’s not clingy, but in reality she is. it’s like a cat who hates affection, but needs to be in the same room as you at all times. you don’t mind her following you into the bedroom or living room or kitchen. you had to draw a line when she tried to follow you into the bathroom. even when you’re out, she’s always following you around. you tell her it’s okay to break off from you and spend some time by herself, but she always shakes her head and follows you to your next destination. you’re always grateful for her hovering when a group of drunk people try hitting on you, whistling and telling you they’ll give you a good time. but one look at your girlfriend who showed up from out of nowhere, and they’re running away with their tails between their legs.
✩ sasha eats your food. she can’t help it. she likes to snack. she’s always hungry. and you get that. to stop things like this from happening, you have separate places to keep your food. just so sasha and you have your favorite snacks and takeout separated. you respect the rule, but your girlfriend seems to lose her reading skills when hungry, one too many times you have walked in on her with her hand deep into a bag of your chips, something you’ve been waiting to eat all week when you were supposed to watch that new horror movie on netflix with her. you huff and puff and retreat to your bedroom. sasha comes back after a few hours, looking upset with tons and tons of snacks in her arms. “i’m sorry i ate your chips,” she frowns. she sets down all the food she got on your bed. “i got all these snacks you liked as an apology. and 3 bags of your favorite chips.” you could never stay mad at her cute face.
✩ annie complains about spending time with you. “i like my alone time,” she says, brushing you off when you asked why she didn’t want to watch a movie with you. some people were introverted, preferring to spend time by themselves rather than with someone else. you were like that too; you had your moments where you didn’t feel like being around your girlfriend. but it became an annoying problem when she constantly shot down your attempts to hang out with you. when she finally agrees, she’s always finding something to complain about. but during important dates or when you’re not in the best mood, she’s always the first to remind you or initiate a hang out/date. she shuts her mouth and enjoys her time with you, not one criticism or groan leaving her lips. she would never admit it, but being around you made her so happy.
✩ pieck is always sleeping. you have to wait a few hours to get a text or call back from pieck because she’s always dozing off somewhere. “sorry sweets,” she yawns into the mic, “was taking a nap. need something?” good luck trying to reach your girlfriend during an emergency. when you come home with takeout for dinner because neither of you wanted to cook, she’s sleeping at the dinner table. when you’re watching a movie she wanted to watch, she’s snoring away, curled up at the end of the couch. during lectures you share together, she has her head in her arms and has the audacity to ask you for your notes in the end. and it’s not like she’s not getting enough sleep, no. she gets her recommended 8 hours of sleep and then some. it’s nice to have a sleepy girlfriend, though, when you’re dead tired from living. you drag your feet into the bedroom to see her about to take her nth nap for the day. she notices your zombie-like state and opens up her arms for you. the two of you cuddle and nap together, sleeping the stress away.
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yaomomvs · 3 years
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TAKE OUR HAND
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seijoh x manager!reader
in which aoba johsai vbc just wants you to take their hand, just as the many times they have reached for yours when they needed it
pls i’m sorry i just wrote this for comfort, in having a terrible week and so, i just really need my seijoh boys to comfort me even if it’s just in my head and just so you know, and as i’ve been trying to convince myself, things always get better
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tuesday, [15:56 pm]
“nice kill yahaba senpai!” kindaichi congratulates his upperclassman.
his voice makes you react, it scared you. still holding your pen and the notebook you always carry around even on normal practice days, your hand threatens you in the most scary way possible.
fuck no, just... breathe.
you are quick to leave aside the notes, and so, you look around to the boys, who just after the coach’s whistle sounds they are quick to approach your spot.
you take the water bottles as quickly as you can.
“oh y/n-san, i know we are irresistible but you can’t just slack off admiring us!” makki teases you laughing.
“if our dear manager is admiring someone is obviously me” oikawa says, before taking a sip of his bottle, slightly making you blush even more.
“i don’t think she likes idiots who still watch youtube conspiracy videos at 3am”
“iwa!”
“weren’t you the one with a secret obsession for romance manga, iwaizumi?” it’s mattsun time to expose his friend. iwai mi doesn’t hesitate and he runs directly to matsukawa, while kunimi brings out his phone to start recording the chaos in the gym.
you don’t listen.
your head hurts, and then, you once again feel this weird thing in you stomach. you have been feeling like this for the past week, and you try to ignore it . but sometimes, you just want the world to stop.
you can’-
“y/n senpai?” watari calls your name, and you notice his furrowed brows looking at you, worried. you blink and correct your posture. you had just zooned out. “is everything ok?”
“ah yes watari kun!” you force your self to sound relaxed because you feel the sudden gaze of the entire team “i was just thinking in a smart way to insult oikawa, but i’m worried he won’t understand tho”
“hey! you said i was your favorite”
you fake laugh once again assuring everyone that you were just fine. the day goes on, and somehow is becomes more difficult to just stay down not worrying about anything.
and they notice.
you don’t walk home with the guys today. instead you run to the bus not before excusing yourself with an ‘urgent family thing’
“just please don’t let makki eat so much ramen today!” you giggle as you run to the bus “i’m not in the mood to dealing with diarrea!”
“that was a secret between us darling!” the pink haired guy screams cheeks blushing.
and maybe you were just too distracted, but before you face them away some of them notice how quick your smile fades.
“you know guys” yahaba is quick to say “call me crazy but, why did she lie?”
wednesday, [10:22 am]
when was the last time you actually enjoyed school? not practice, but school itself. seeing numbers everyday in the board that you don’t understand is frustrating. your throat hurts, there’s has been a not there since the begging of the day.
swallow it, y/n, dammit
you decided to take this class, don’t blame the world, blame yourself. isn’t it supposed to be simple? why isn’t it being simple? is that... 
"Square root of 57 is equal to Xo, miss" 
"alright!" 
it is not like it’s a race, you want to say. why was the teacher obsessed with speed?, it’s unfair. your time is not the same as that of others. 
you drop the pencil and you recline in your chair, why couldn’t you do operations and analysis as fast as they could? you take a look around and the eyes of others look frightening. you see ambition, you see security, you see admiration.
the bell rings and you just want to run, and well in a way you end up doing it. leaving your homeroom, you tell your friends that for today you want to be alone, the halls of aoba johsai are big, for your fortune or misfortune. you go to the vending machine and when your drink falls, the minimum noise makes you startle, lately it’s like that, small noises or actions affect you way too much.
and iwaizumi notices it.
you don’t make a single move, it’s just the cold drink resting on your hands. and before iwaizumi could stop mattsun, he was already putting his hand on your shoulder.
“y/n!”
the orange juice spills and once again fear takes hold of you.
you see them both, you’re not stupid and you know hajime stares at you weirdly, and now mattsun, you hide your fear it a bit worse than yesterday, but you do anyways.
"someday, Matsukawa-san, YOU’RE GOING TO KILL ME! and what will you do without me?" you try to say cheerful, wanting to take away the suspicion, for a moment it works.
"flunk history, that leads me to..." 
"no, sweeheart, i won’t give you my homework" 
you walk and both guys follow you, one faster than another, very naive of the situation. "I begin to believe you hate me," says Mattsun, as the three sit on a bench near the school cafeteria casually encountering kunimi who quickly joins you, patting the folds of your skirt as you sit down, you rest on the table and admire his needy expression and as the tantrum of mattsun grows.
minutes go by, your chest pain grows, but somehow you know how to let it go.
 with your hands supporting your face, lunch passes between you and kunimi, you try to talk, you really try. 
but still, your eyes just glow, and kunimi notices how it’s not the glow you always have.
thursday [12:03]
your head is spinning, you can feel the cold sweat. will this be the time? why do you feel so small? why can’t you say it?
it’s familiar, you recognize this feeling, an ocean, you’re floating, you know you can swim, but, you’re in the middle of nowhere, you look down. Out of nowhere the intimidating depth of the ocean is beneath you. And then, you sink. You feel like you’re drowning, you feel like you’re fighting the tide, but you just can’t do it.
i just need...
no, it’s not time yet, it’s still training. the boys... you’re the one who should take care of them, you’re the one who has to be be fine. they had no time to lose, they had a goal and for the moment that was the most important thing.
On that bench, your gaze is absent, you know it is so.
and through the window that overlooks your classroom, oikawa notices it too
“y/n...” he mumbled.
of course he’d noticed. at first it was not so clear, but now he remembers.
when kindaichi pinned your dark circles to him, while admiring you by fitting volleyballs in a way not of your own.
makki watches oikawa from your side, you don’t even know the pink-haired guy is there, unaware that he’s sitting next to you. but he notices. he’s been noticing for days that your eyes are threatening to close in the middle of class.
hanamaki catches your attention and instantly that mask you’ve been wearing for weeks appears again.
"hanamaki, i’m fine"
it doesn’t convince them. they both look out the window and nod.
oikawa notices, and god, he wished he had no reason to.
friday [14:00 pm]
breathe.
please just... breathe.
you’re fed up. the feeling of guilt and discomfort is still there, can’t you be calm? people don’t need to know, but why do you want to shout it?
the dressing room is alone, the girls from the soccer team are out and it’s your only chance.
the team needs you, hold on a little.
your footsteps are heard in the hallway once again, a symphony you’re tired of listening to.
your chest hurts, your heart is aching, but you just need a little more. hands are shaking, the cold in your body, you need to stop.
you have to make them stop.
but when you walk into the gym, even with your eyes down, all you feel is warm. and it’s because, the boys were standing, aligned begging for you.
no, they beg for your sake.
and everything stops.
one hand from him on your neck, and one hand around your shoulders.
because oikawa, without warning, now has you in his arms.
and then, only then, you break.
tears don’t take long to come out, along with desperate sobs. your legs fail and out of nowhere, you and oikawa are on your knees.
with an alarmed look, the whole club runs towards both, surrounding you as sensibly as possible.
"i’m sorry, i’m sorry I’M SORRY" is heard from you, between hiccups.
“love, listen...” iwaizumi approaches you,somehow he managed to catch up with you, somehow he managed to hold your hand.
"i promise i didn’t want to, but i can’t, i can’t anymore, why can’t i? i try and i try and i keep trying but it’s never enough! IM TIRED OF SEEING SOMETHING AND NOT BEING ABLE TO PROCESS IT LIKE THE OTHERS. I’M TIREDD OF NEVER FULFILLING WHAT I SHOULD”
yahaba’s heart aches, and just as most of the team, is shocked.
your hands, oh your adorable hands, those hands that bandage his in the middle of an important game, he sees them shaking horribly between iwaizumi’s.
“AND I’M SCARED, WHAT IF I LOSE YOU BECAUSE OF THAT BECAUSE OF ME? BECAUSE OF HOW I AM I-“
watari is quick to place your hair gently behind your ear, a kunimi covers you with his jacket.
“I LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND I DONT RECOGNIZE MYSELF” you lower your voice, its cracked now “oikawa I don’t recognize myself, I want to be me again" you whisper, and a knot appears in the captain’s throat, and he puts a hand on your cheek "please... just let me be me again" your throat burns, your eyes get redder.
the gym goes silent, your words still echoing in everyone’s head.
“why didn’t you-“
“i just couldn’t” you blame yourself cutting oikawa off “look at us! we are waisting time on me when we should be- i’m the one who has to- im you support not-“
“hey hey, love...” iwaizumi whispers his voice is filled with sweetness, letting you sit correctly and softly rubbing his thumb in your hands “how many times have you been there for us? y/n your hand is always there”
“that’s true” kyotani says, finally saying something, emotions overwhelmed him a lot, but he genuinely wanted to help you.
“there’s something about you, there’s light” kindaichi follows up.
“no matter where, or how bad we are, somehow you always are helping us stand up” mattsun also tries to carefully approach you, he wants nothing more for you to feel safe.
and oikawa’s arms were still around you. he never stopped.
“we have reached your hand so many times, so now it’s time for you to please take ours” oikawa holds you face, and you see the sincerity and kindness behind his brown eyes, it feels like home.
mattsun does a sign asking the coach for a day off, both of them smile tenderly at you and give the green flag. iwa and makki are next to hold you carefully helping you stand up. they help you stop shaking but it’s mad dog the one who wipes your tears away with a tissue watari handled him. still not knowing if he did it the right way. you still feel kunimi’s scent. you still see kindaichi holding your school bag making sure nothing is missing. yahaba is the one bringing you water. and oikawa still refuses to let you go.
all of them feel like home.
“thank you”
and that’s how you know everything is going to feel fine.
because this club was yours and you were theirs.
this was home.
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bauwrites · 4 years
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i think of you in every quiet moment
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summary: i think the title sums it up pretty well. when he’s not distracted, spencer is thinking of the reader who he was, or still is, in love with but is no longer with. on the jet home after a case, he realises how all of his silences are consumed by memories of her.
pairing: spencer reid x female reader/female oc (there’s no y/n in there but reference to a female character)
words: 1,469
a/n : i saw this post on my feed and it gave me an idea so here we go. i know it’s fairly short but it’s my first time writing something for a long time so please cut me a little bit of slack. but i hope you enjoy it!
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the worn page of the book began to feel heavy in his hand. spencer was supposed to turn it a while ago but his mind had gone elsewhere. normally he was capable of reading 20,000 words a minute yet he’d spent the last few minutes reading the last seven words over and over again, unable to move past them. much like he was unable to move past the last conversation he shared with her. his once useful eidetic memory had become his hamartia, leaving the image of her face as tears carved valleys into her cheeks etched permanently into his mind. she’d pleaded with him to not leave as he stood in the doorway. she knew as well as he did that if he closed the door of her apartment, it would also close the door on their relationship. neither of them wanted it but spencer knew it was the only way to keep her safe. as long as they were together, she was constantly at risk. to an unsub, she was nothing more than a pawn to use against spencer and that was a game of chess that he wasn’t willing to play.
a lump formed in his throat at the memory and he dropped the page he was holding. the words on the faded paper were the last thing on his mind now. the only noise in the jet were the soft sounds of his coworkers snoring as they got some much needed rest. spencer was confronted with a memory of her sleeping against him as he read on her couch. in spencer’s opinion, falling asleep around someone was a true show of trust. while you were asleep, you were completely vulnerable to the people around you. it was the first time she’d done it and that was the moment spencer realised how comfortable around him she was. for the first time in a long time, he willingly squeezed his eyes shut. for a moment, he thought he could feel her head on his shoulder, the slight movements of her body as her breathing caused her chest to rise and fall. spencer knew his mind was simply tricking him but he could have sworn that just for a second, he could smell the sweet coconut notes of her shampoo. but when his eyes opened again, she wasn’t there. and she never would be again.
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back in his apartment, spencer was forcing himself to make some food. it had been a long day and he couldn’t really remember the last time he’d eaten. regardless, he was hungry and he knew he should eat before he settled down to a restless night. his apartment was quiet now with nobody else to share it with. admittedly, he hated coming back to an empty apartment. after a long or tough case, it had quickly become his favourite thing to come home and find her waiting there for him. she always did everything that she could to make him comfortable, to distract him from the violence and brutality that he witnessed in his job. his bed would be made with his pyjamas laid out for him, the smell of food would be wafting from the kitchen along with her soft voice as she hummed along to whatever record she’d chosen to play. she was like a siren, as soon as he heard her voice he was lost under he spell. spencer would meet her in the kitchen, stepping up behind her and wordlessly wrapping his arms around her waist. sometimes all it took for him to feel better was to hold her, no words needed. his head would find it’s home in the crook of her neck, letting her overwhelm his senses. what he would do to hold her once more. she’d turn around and give him a smile that would make angels cry. she was observant and when she noticed a tiredness in his eyes, not once would she ask him about his day. the last thing she wanted to do was to force him to relive it so instead, she would begin rambling about her own day. if he wanted to talk, he could but she would never force him to and he was always happy to listen to her talk for hours without interjecting. spencer was cruelly torn from the fond memory to the smell of burning. he’d been so distracted that he’d neglected the pan on the stove in front of him and this was its revenge against him.
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there was a box of records in the corner of spencer’s living room. they’d been ignored for a while now, the last time they were touched was by her. he could see her sat cross-legged on the floor, the tip of her tongue poking out between her teeth as her fingers gently caressed each record while she decided which one to play. she made it seem like the hardest decision in the world and spencer always found it particularly amusing, yet the stretched out deliberation seemed to work since she always chose the right one. spencer moved as if he was on autopilot, his body directing him before his mind had chance to intervene. before he knew it, he was sat on the spot where she should be and brushing the layer of dust from the box. it didn’t take long for him to find what he was looking for. her favourite record, the one that she went back to time and time again. the cover was worn from being handled so often and it was near the front so she could easily find it. he slid the black plastic from its sleeve with an almost surgical precision, carefully placing it onto his record player and manoeuvring the needle to its rightful place. the song started immediately and spencer could feel her taking his hand, her small fingers eclipsed by his as she pulled him to the centre of the room. she placed his hands on her waist, draping hers over his shoulders as she swayed from side to side. once he gained more confidence, spencer took the lead and began to guide her. much to her appreciation, he spun her around before pulling her back into him even closer than before and a giggle would fall from her lips. it was the sweetest sound he had ever heard, one that he hoped to never forget. moments like that were such a contrast to his fast paced, high intensity life. she always gave him a reprieve. by the time the song finished, his eyes were stinging as tears threatened to spill from them. if he was a weaker man, he would’ve called her then and begged her to forgive him. to take him back. but he knew he had to be strong for her.
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finally, spencer was in his bed. the clock on his bedside table told him it was almost 3am and he knew he wouldn’t be asleep yet for a while. it felt colder than usual, emptier even. he’d gotten so used to the weight of her body on the mattress beside him and now he was alone in a bed so clearly made for two. it was cruel that his mind had began to betray him like this every time he experienced even a second of silence. tonight was the kind of night where he would struggle to fall asleep and if he did manage to drift off, he’d be woken up soon after from a nightmare invading his peace. she would always be there for him. comforting him as soon as his eyes opened, as if she knew exactly when he would wake up. no matter how tired she was or how early she had to be up the next morning, she would stay awake with him until she knew he was asleep once more. spencer thought she must have been sick of it but it never seemed to bother her, she seemed happy to do it. she once told him that she was willing to share the weight of his pain because nobody should have to carry that on their own. she promised him that she didn't mind, that if it meant it brought him some relief then that was all that mattered to her. how had spencer let someone like that go? someone who wasn’t afraid of his darkness but embraced it and was willing to let some of that darkness seep into their light. someone who was patient and gentle, even when his temper wore thin and he would become irritable. he sighed to himself as he stared at the ceiling. by now, he had realised that as long as the two of them were apart this would never end. he would think of her in every quiet moment.
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