#just think ris is helping him after he got wasted

[shigarakis-cumdump]

Hi! I was wondering if you could do a wholesome Shigaraki headcannon.

I wanna know how he tells y/n his feelings for them, and the journey of how he developed them. I think it's such a cute idea, and I would love to read your input on it!

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Title: A Villain's Origin of Love

Summary: A short hc of how Shigaraki came to fall in love with you. He was never good with words, and a crush didn't help.

Cw: none

Word Count: 1k

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When you first joined the Liberation, Shigaraki hated you. He figured you were just another fan that would leave the second things became serious, just like they all did. He would observe you from a distance, never even introducing himself to you since he figured it was a waste of time. When you stuck around after a few months, you were already well acquainted with everyone, except for him. 

The other members would rave about you, telling him funny things you did and how thoughtful you were of the other members. He knew this, or course; having watched you for the better part of 3 months helped him understand just who you were. 

His skepticism started to fade when he saw you helping Toga after a battle. Usually, everyone would patch themselves up, but you jumped in to help her and other members before even helping yourself. He admired your selflessness. Another time, he watched you from behind the door as you were blissfully humming while you patched up Touya’s clothes he had destroyed a day prior. Shigaraki felt something when he saw you in these quiet moments, and he didn’t like the feeling. He felt warm on the inside, something he had never felt before. Surely he was distancing himself enough, so why was he feeling this? Was it some type of quirk you had and didn’t mention? 

“Um, Shigaraki sir?” He was taken out of his thoughts by the sound of your voice echoing from the room. When he looked up, he saw you staring at him, a slight smile on your face.

“What are you doing?” He asked, opening the door and stepping towards you.

“Oh, just repairing Dabi’s jacket. Did you need something repaired as well? Or need me for a mission?” You asked.

“N-No, just don’t fuck it up, I don’t want another singed member walking around.” He replied as he quickly left. Shigaraki got back to his room and cursed himself for not taking you up on your offer. He wanted to talk to you, but he was nervous. The leader of the biggest villain organization was nervous to talk to a girl of all things. Not having a reason to talk to you, he looked around his room for something, anything, he could give you to fix, just so he could stay in the room and watch you, at the very least. 

After not finding anything, he takes his coat off and rips it apart in several places. Heading back to your room, he hears you talking with someone on the other side of the door. He lost his chance to get you alone to talk to you. He leaves his coat outside your door and decides to take a walk around the base. 

It’s been hours and instead of thinking of battle plans, all that fills his mind are thoughts of you. He remembers the day you tried talking to him when you first joined and he ignored you, mentally beating himself up over it. He got to know how kind you were, and as selfish as it was, wanted some of that for himself. He found you pretty too, not that his ego would let him admit that. He started to imagine a life where it was just you and him, living normally amongst society, no villainy, just- 

“Shigaraki!” 

The sound of your voice made him come to a standstill. Turning around, he saw you running up to him with his coat. 

“I finished patching up your coat for you! I saw you left it outside my door,” you tell him. 

“Thanks,” he says, hesitant to take it back, scared the conversation might end. “What are you doing right now?”

“Well I just finished with your coat, so nothing, I suppose. Why, did you need something?”

“You’ve been here for a while and I never got the chance to talk to you.”

You smile and start to walk alongside him, “Talk to me about what?”

He sighs, taking his coat, “I don’t know,” he pauses, “just, about you, I guess.” He clears his throat, only being able to stare at the ground. 

The two of you talk for hours, walking all around the base as you lose track of time. He got to know more about you, your life before the Liberation, and why you decided to join. It was safe to say he was falling for you, but there was no way he was going to tell you that. Not now, at least. 

After that, the two of you became friends, and you would help him with things. In return, you would find little gifts scattered around the base with a poorly written note saying, “for Y/N, from Tomura.” You would always thank him the next time you saw him, and you noticed the way he would look at you with love in his eyes, the shy mannerisms he would display when around you, and you thought it was cute. But lord knows you could never ask the leader of a villain organization to be with you, it was out of line. 

Thankfully, Shigaraki was already a step ahead of you. He told you to meet him in his office one night with no other details. Usually, he would talk to you when he saw you, but the whole day he had been ignoring you and avoiding you like the plague. Your mind was filled with anxiety, nervous he would say you did something wrong and exile you out of the Liberation. However, when you knocked on his door that night, he opened it and you saw a teddy bear and heart shaped necklace with an engraved “T” on it in his hands. 

“Y/N,” he starts, trying his best to maintain eye contact as his face beamed bright red, “you know I’m not good with words, but.. Do you want to be with me? Be my girlfriend?” 

You chuckle at his confession, your face now matching the shade of his. “Yes, Tomura, I thought you would never ask.”

#sfw #shigaraki hc #shigaraki #shigaraki drabble #shigaraki x reader #shigaraki tomura #shigarakiscumdumpwrites #shigarakiscumdumpasks #shigarakiscumdumpanswers

[brain-palace]

Notes: This post is created as an archive for myself so I can easily find the fics I love. If you're looking for something new to read feel free to have a look I recommend everything here. I read many different characters/universes, so I'll list them all so you don't waste time looking at something that isn't relevant to you. If you find something you like please show the fics and their authors some love! Also, this is a long post!

Disclaimer: None of the works below belongs to me unless it explicitly says so. © - All rights reserved to the authors. If a fic does not have a name I will make one up for the sake of archival purposes.

Characters/Universes TWD (The walking dead) - Daryl & Rick | Criminal Minds - Hotch & Ried | Stranger Things - Eddie, Steve, Billy | MCU - Peter Parker | Peakcy blinders - Tommy, John, Arthur, Alfie | The devil all the time - Arvin russel | Sherlock

Key ➸ Angst ☁ | Fluff ♡ | Crack ❈ | On-going ✎ | Completed ✓ | Smut 🔞 |

Daryl Dixon (TWD) ↴ Series ↴

Spitfire | by @rfsak2 | OC (Original character) | "Everyone always thought Daryl was the rough one." | ✎

Close to home | by @paintyoureyeswithavividmind | "When a run goes poorly and Daryl is separated from his group, a stranger and her companion help get him out of a sticky situation. Little does Daryl know this stranger is much closer to home and his life is going to get a bit more complicated" | ✎♡ ☁

Return | by @daryl-dixon-daydreams | "Daryl loses Y/N when they head into Atlanta to rescue Beth. Her absence colours his years until they find each other again." | ♡ ☁ ❈ ✎

Till dead do us part | by @xwritingdixonx | "Daryl Dixon hasn't seen his wife in 3 years until he strolls through the gates of Alexandria. Reunited with his love and his family, he should feel peace, tranquillity, warmth. Instead, he's faced with confusion, shock, and heartache. Just like so many others put through the abuse and torment of the world, it changes people. Twists your mind, makes all your morals disappear. The kind waitress, the brave bartender, Georgia's delight, Mrs. Dixon. Now, mother of nothing - daughter of rage. The whore of Alexandria. A conqueror with tits. Why can't the Blackwell family get a word in before the people of Alexandria point fingers and create storybook titles? It's finally your turn to talk and Daryl's turn to listen." |

Oneshots ↴

The regulars | by daryl-dixon-daydreams | "Based on watching your interactions, Daryl thinks you, a bartender at a local dive, may actually have a thing for his older brother Merle, but a series of events at the bar may begin to show him otherwise" | ♡

All I'm living for | by @alldevilsharehere90 | "Just when you finally got the man you wanted, another surprise could threaten your relationship, especially when a herd of walkers is almost at your doorstep." | ☁ ♡

Old childhood fools | by @r66dus | "Drunk Daryl and y/n fooling around at the CDC" | 🔞

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Rick Grimes (TWD) ↴ Series ↴

The Claim | by @woman-of-balnain | Despite everything that’s going on, despite the world going to shit, despite wanting to stay on Hershel’s good side, despite his marriage falling apart, despite the way he knows he’s broken… despite it all, Rick can’t fight how badly he wants you. | 🔞✓

Undone in sorrow | by woman-of-balnain | "Finally coming face to face with Negan threatens the ties that bind your relationship with Rick together. After that first meeting, the two of you try to pick up the broken pieces of one another and become whole again." | ☁ 🔞

The nurse | by @itsgrimeytime | " Before all this, you were a nurse. A nurse who had patients, one of which was a man in a coma. A sheriff, you think, it was all kinda fuzzy now. When it all went sideways, you set up what you could for the man - but had to leave. You'd always wondered where he'd ended up; until in your search for shelter, you run into a familiar face" | ✎♡ ☁

Magnolia in May | by itsgrimeytime | "Your town was small, not the smallest you knew, but anyone of high fortune was the gossip of the week. Predictably, Richard Grimes was a thing of whispers -rumours of a search for marriage among the grassy hills. You weren't one to buy into town gossip, but something about him... just seemed a little too intriguing." | ✎♡ ☁

Swear | by @daryandricky | "Shane tells reader that Rick didn't make it after the hospital was overrun, causing reader to travel with her former military brother to find somewhere safe." | ✎♡ ☁

Oneshots ↴

The life we could have had | by itsgrimeytime | "Rick knows you're gone, he does. He just keeps seeing you in everything" |

Everything I wanted | by @bloatedandalone04 | "The one where both you and rick are really bad at communicating your feelings." |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Peter Parker (MCU) ↴ Oneshot ↴

Stacked against you (tasm)| by @delicate-dorothea | "Summary: You confront Spider-Man about his true identity, manila envelope style (literally)." |❈

No chance (tasm) | by @spider-stark | "Thinking he has no chance with y/n as himself, Peter begins approaching them as Spider-Man." |

Are you busy (tasm)| by @luveline | "You’re worried you don’t know how to kiss. your best friend Peter offers to teach you how among other things" | ♡

In the real world | by luveline | "You notice something about Spider-Man during a violent villain showdown, then you have to save his life."

White lies, red & blue tights (tasm) | by @t-lostinworlds | "You and Peter accidentally dressed up in the same costumes for Halloween. But he was not wearing a costume, it was his suit. You simply didn’t know that your favorite superhero and your boyfriend were the same. Who would’ve thought that seeing you in red and blue would be the breaking point of his lies" | ♡

Question (tom)| by @waitimcomingtoo | "Peter accidentally sends you mixed signals when he kisses you for the first time then stands you up" | ♡ ☁

It was fun, being 21 (tom)| by @loverwebs | "In which your boyfriend, Peter Parker, doesn't make it to your birthday dinner. So you walk home alone, only to run into the city's friendly neighborhood Spider-Man." | ♡ ☁

Series ↴

Infinitely you (all of them) | by spider-stark | "In every universe you are the one person Peter Parker will always love more than anything; unfortunately, he always realizes it too late. Now that they've been granted a second chance none of them are willing to miss out on finally making things right." | ☁ ♡ ✎|

The red string | by @never--doubt | "Once a year, everyone over a certain age can see the Red String of Fate that connects them to their soulmate. This year, Peter Parker is ready to find his soulmate, be with them. But the question is…is his soulmate ready?" |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Steve Harrington (ST) ↴ Series ↴

Nail to the coffin | by @thetargaryenbride | "Y/N Byers wondered what would end up being the death of the small town she lived in. She never expected that the last nail on the coffin would be hammered by monsters from another dimension who would end up hunting down her friends and family one by one…" | ☁

You deserve each other | by @bimrwolf | "You and Steve have been together for five years. He's seemingly the perfect boyfriend, kisses on the cheek, knowing your orders at the restaurant. A great lover. Too bad you've had enough can't stand him." |

Oneshots ↴

The way you call me "Baby" | by @forevermoreharrington | "Steve’s been so patient with his girl but he just can’t take it anymore and neither can she" | 🔞

Love on the brain | by @vendettaparker | "You suffer from a bad case of pregnancy brain, leaving Steve to hover over you, much to your annoyance." | ♡

Almost Got It | by @mentalpolaroids | "She’s a barista at a coffee shop and always screws up Steve’s name on purpose" | ♡

Tainted Love | by @megxplryxb | ☁ ♡

Tornado warnings | by @harringtonwebs | "You and Steve had a very intense relationship now that you're up, hates to see you with someone new." |

I will always be right there | by @familyvideostevie | "you come first. you’re always my first choice." | ♡

Tell me again | by @appocalipse | "Would you stop stuffing your face with candy for one moment and listen?" |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Eddie Munson ↴ Oneshot ↴

Mechanic Eddie | by @whoahoney | "Reader’s shit box car pooped out on her once again, but at least the cute new mechanic seems eager to help." | ♡

Say you love me | by @marianita195 | "Based on the TikTok trend where girls don’t say “I love you” back to their boyfriends. " | ♡ ❈

Bookworm | by @corroded-hellfire | "Eddie has a thing for the local bookworm he just doesn't show it in the best way." | ☁ ♡

I'm Eddie - Eddie Munson | by @cosmal | "Your father finds Eddie in your room in the middle of something. eddie's a smug bastard." |

His glasses | by @pedgito | "Eddie in his glasses is just adorable" |

Grand Gesture | by appocalipse | "catching feelings for your best friend was never in your plans. when you start distancing yourself from him to protect your heart, eddie vows to do everything in his power to keep it forever." | ♡

Never Kissed | by cosmal | "eddies first date with you doesn't go how he'd planned and he hadn't even expected a kiss. still, you kiss him because you want to."

Series ↴

Worlds Apart | by @munsons-maiden | "You’re the only survivor among the Mind Flayer’s victims, thanks to your friends - but after the Battle of Starcourt, you find yourself adrift in a sea of nightmares. Until an encounter in the woods with Eddie The Freak Munson offers an unexpected lifeline and turns your world upside down." | ☁ ♡

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Spencer Ried (CM) ↴ Oneshots ↴

Passive Agressive | by @ddejavvu | "Spencer’s stressed, and he takes it out on you. You’re sure it would have hurt far worse if he’d shouted, but instead, he broke you down bit by bit, his cold demeanour leaving you crying in your car." | ☁ ♡

Tactic Admissions | by @almostgenerallyalways | "Spencer lands in the hospital, and you have to come clean with yourself." | ☁ ♡

Days off with Spencer | by @justmyheart | ♡

Back to you | by @radiant-reid | "Spencer never thought she would love him the way he loves her, but he also never thought she would come back from the dead" | ☁ ♡

No hair for you, devil! | by @thyme-in-a-bubble |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Aaron Hotchner (CM) ↴ Oneshots ↴

Self-Made | by @her-storybooks | "The BAU gets a visitor who tares through the bullpen and leaves everyone in puddles of mush and exploded hearts." | ♡

Good for him | by @ptersparkers | "Aaron loves you. he hopes his son loves you as much as he does." | ♡

Better than morphine | by her-storybooks | "Broken Bone. When Y/N gets her leg broken by an UnSub, she clings to Aaron to help dull the pain." | ☁ ♡

Spontaneous phenomena | by @luveline | "Hotch touches your face much more than a boss should. Or, 5 times you have a nosebleed +1 time Hotch does." | ☁ ♡

Old man problems | by @hoe4hotchner | "Can you possibly write an imagine where Hotch pulls his back on a case, and the fem'reader offers to help him work it out in a friendly way because she was once a licensed massage therapist? Aaron of course is hesitant but gives in and allows it. But it gets heated" | ♡

Sweeter than fiction | By @hotchgirlsummer | "The bau decides to throw a small birthday party for Hotch. the reader is tasked with baking a cake, could this be their chance to express feelings?" |

A solitary mistake | by luveline | " You're not sure you're ready to come back. Hotch has total faith in you. Or, your transition back into the team after your abduction doesn't go as smoothly as you'd hoped." |

I'm Sorry | by @14buddy22 | "Aarons been treating you differently lately" | ☁

New mom | by @marvelslut16 |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Thomas Shelby (PB) ↴ Series ↴

Challenge of a name | by @gypsy-girl-08 | "Y/N is new to Birmingham, she works at an accountant firm. In this part, The Shelby’s arrive at her office to pick up their accounts, where she meets Thomas for the first time. She was in a long-term relationship and is recently single, having moved for a fresh start. Still recovering from the split, she has no intention of meeting anyone else."

Tachipen | by @zablife | "With the flip of a coin, Tommy makes a deal to bring a 20 year old gypsy girl into the Shelby clan. Considering her too young to marry, he employs her as a nanny. When tragedy strikes, he’s forced to confront the truth he has always known." |

Angst | by @murphyoclock | "Your and Tommy's argument gets out of hand when you provocatively try to make him jealous at his charity party." | ☁

Oneshots ↴

Peaky caps and razorblades | by @acewritesfics | "y/n helps Tommy sew his blades into his cap." | ♡

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

John Shelby (PB) ↴ Oneshots ↴

Just play along | by @runnning-outof-time | "When the person who (Y/N) feels has been following her gets a little too close for comfort, she makes a quick decision that involves John Shelby and some good acting...or maybe no acting at all." |

Red lipstick | by @kkurades | "You feel flattered when charlie shelby asks to marry you while your husband feels like he could strangle his nephew" |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Alfie Solomon (PB) ↴ Oneshots

A very Shelby Christmas | by @cillmequick | "Alfie and his sassy little wife find themselves in the midst of the Shelby clan for Christmas because Alfie’s sister is in a relationship with Tommy." |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Steddie (ST) ↴ Oneshots

Cookies and consoling | by @mangchai | "After a hard day, you return home to your boyfriends who want to cheer you up." | ♡

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Billy (ST) ↴ Oneshots ↴

Bartender Billy | by @billysbabyy |

♠ ♤ ♣ ♧

Arvin Russel (TDATT)↴ Oneshots ↴

Mockingbird | by waitimcomingtoo | "Arvin joins a book club just to see you but has to pretend to be your boyfriend to stay"

Notes: This post only contains all longer fics I will be creating a separate post for shorter fics/ i.e. headcanons, imagines, drabbles and scenarios that I love. The link to that will be here → The little things.

#daryl dixon x reader #peter parker x reader #rick grimes x reader #aaron hotch x reader #arvin russell x reader #eddie munson x reader #steve harrington x reader #tommy shelby x reader #john shelby x reader #spencer reid x reader #alfie solomons x reader #daryl x reader #aaron hotch fanfiction #rick grimes x you #peter parker fanfiction #tasm peter parker x reader

[desswright29]

CLASS 58 (Co-Captain)

Pairing: CopShuri X Cop reader

Contains: Reader Crushing hard, hints at cheating (that’s about it)

You pull into the parking lot, in your all black 1967 Mustang, 5:30 am on the dot. The sky was still pitch black and there were only two other cars in the parking lot that you assumed belonged to the instructors. You turn off your car, get out and sit on the hood, taking a deep breath, staring into the sky. Early morning was your favorite. The still and quietness of the morning had always helped you start your day off right. Popping your airpods in, you lay back and stare into the sky waiting for the sun to rise.

 Your mind wondered as “Angel numbers/10 toes” poured into your ears. You could only hope that this was the new beginning you needed. This offer from the FBI came at the perfect time. Right in time to give you a new beginning after you and your wife of 5 years divorced. You had the need to get away. Especially, after she’d taken the son you’d adopted together. Going through this would give you an outlet during the nasty custody battle you found yourself in. You didn't want to take him from her, just for the two of you to be able to co-parent cordially. But, she was making it so unnecessarily difficult.

“Get the fuck out y/n!”

“Baby please. Listen to me please!” You sat on your knees infront Riri, begging to be heard.

“What am I listening to? I saw everything I needed to see!”

“I was lonely, Ri! You're not even affectionate with me anymore! We hardly see eachother. Don't act like you haven't checked out of this relationship!”

“And who’s fault is that? How dare you!? How dare you turn this shit around on me to cover your ass. At least I was trying! I never even entertained the thought of cheating!”

The look in her eyes broke you. The tears spilling out of her big pretty brown eyes, onto her beautiful face. Since you were teens you’d worked hard to keep those eyes sparkling, to make her smile so hard that the dimples in her cheeks would show up. Now she was broken by you.

“I’m sorry.”

“Y/n, just go.” She seemed exhausted with the conversation.

“What about Amari?” You say in tears. A look of disgust came over Riri’s face.

“You should have thought of that shit before you placed your face between another bitches legs. Right now I don't want you around me or my child. Get out.” She spoke softly, walking away as though it took all her strength to hold her body upright.

You huffed, rubbing a hand over your face. To stop the tears from escaping. You had to shake it off, push the memory back into its space on the back of your mind, and prepare yourself for the day. 

“Today you will have your first P.T. test! It’s purely to gauge where you are physically right now and will not affect your grade. But, if I were you I'd give it a hundred percent! I suggest you don't waste our time or yours. When I release you all, you’ll head from the training building over to the gym and prepare for the push up and sit up segment of your test.” Mr. Kaufman looked over the class as they stood at attention, stern, serious. Making sure he got his point across.

“FALL OUT!”

The class fell out of formation, grabbing the belongings they would need to head to the gym when a voice called out to you.

“Aye yo Y/l/n wait up!” Benson scuffled, catching up to you. “What’s up, boss lady. We get assigned to dorms today. You think we’ll be roommates?”

“Prayerfully, my luck isn't that bad.” You continue on your way trying to avoid conversation not in the mood, however she doesn't take the hint.

“Ahh man you do me so bad. You're gonna love me when this is all over.” The two of you walk inside of the gym and find a weight bench to sit on, waiting for instruction.

“You’re very confident. You should direct that towards someone who won’t ruin that for you.”

“Loosen up, pretty lady. You can't be stuck up the entire six months.” You shot daggers at her and she finally took her cue. Laughter erupted from the other side of the gym, and you peered over seeing Shuri and a group of the guys from the class entering the gym. Damnit was she fine! When she walked into a room everyone had to sit up and take note, and you had to admit it had you intrigued. The girl that everyone would soon find to be the class whore, lingered closely pretending to be interested in whatever was being talked about. Laughing and twirling one of her cornrows around her finger.

“You could look a lil less disgusted by the sight.” You look back over at Benson’s amused face.

“What are you talking about?” You say defensively.

“You look like you wanna snatch Auguste up by them thick ass cornrows for being all up on Udaku.”

“I dont give a fuck about that girl. I don't know her.”

“Yea. Well you look like you want to.”

“Whatever.” You stood to your feet, rolling your eyes, and walking away with Bensons chuckle trailing behind you.

Mr. Kaufman entered the gym instructing you all to place out the green mats assigning you all to your respective lines. You were all called up by three’s for the push-up portion of the test. The class captain being one of the first up. She walked up confidently placing herself in a push up position. Sgt. Sanders called start and you watched Shuri work. Biceps protruding from her short sleeve compression shirt, and veins popping from her forearms and neck. She moved so effortlessly, even with her weighted vest on. You found yourself in a slight trance. She must have felt your stare, because her eyes found yours, her bottom lip curling into her mouth as she pushed them out faster. Your mouth fell open slightly as your mind traveled to places it shouldn't, her eyes never left yours as she put on a show.

“TIME! Damn good job Udaku! You knocked that out of the park!” The sergeant called out. Snapping you back into reality. You finally let out the breath that you never realized you were holding. What kind of spell did that woman have you under?

“I’d pay money to be the mat underneath that woman.” Auguste said from behind you.

You swallowed to ignore the way your body had gotten hot under Shuri’s gaze. A smug smile sat on her lips as she walked past you.

“Good luck, battle.” (Military jargon to acknowledge other military personnel. short for “battle buddy”)

She knew who you were.

“Y/l/n, you're up!”

You sat on your knees on the mat looking ahead seeing Shuri standing in between the lines arms crossed, focused directly on you. You got in position and when start was called, you looked straight forward, avoiding Shuri’s eyes that burned a hole through you. You knocked out your two minutes effortlessly.

“TIME! Udaku’s got some competition! Great job y/l/n!” You found Shuri once again, as you stood to your feet. She stood in the same position she was in before. A small smile plastered on her face as she gave a slight nod in your direction, before walking over to her group of friends.

The rest of the test breezed by. You and Shuri taking the lead the entire day. She left you in the dust on the running portion. She was Olympic level fast. And you were impressed.

“Alright everyone! Settle down. Get to your seats! Great job today. We’re gonna go ahead and release you all so that you can get settled in the dorms. Good news. You all will be the first class to use the new dorms. So only two to a room. You’ll share a a kitchen and bathroom. The bedrooms are seperate.”

The class began to cheer.

“Dont get too excited you dont get to choose your roommate. The list is on the board in the hall. Check it out. Get settled, curfew is at 9 pm. That means toe to line for count at 8:59! Get out of here.”

The class stood to their feet, the chairs squeaking against the floors as they rushed into the hall to find out who they would be spending the next six months with. You stayed behind, pushing in chairs waiting for the crowd to clear out. You pulled out your phone turning it on, checking to see if there was any word from Riri. Once again nothing.

You shot her a quick message before placing your phone back into your pocket and walking out into the hallway. 

You were met with Bensons smiling face at the end of the hallway. 

“Whaddup roomie!” Her face lit up with a smile and her arms spread wide. Your eyes widened.

“No way!” You rushed over to the list, your finger roaming over the paper until you found your name; low and behold your name was listed below Bensons in room 306. 

Your head dropped as you let out a sigh. 

“Don’t act like you don’t love the idea of being alone with me 24/7” You let out a groan. 

“We’re gonna have to set some clear boundaries. Atleast I know what to expect from you.” Benson pumped her fist yelling. “This is gonna be a fucking blast!”

“No yelling in the halls!” Sgt. Sanders yelled from the office. 

“My bad sarg!” She yelled back. You shook your head and started walking out of the building.

“I’ll meet you at the dorm Benson.”

As you walked to your car, you felt the hairs on the back of your neck stand at attention, you felt someone quietly approaching, your guard went up and you turned quickly ready to strike when you came face to face with Udaku herself. Your hand went up to your chest as you let out a breath. 

“Shit!”

“I apologize. I didn't mean to startle you. Wasn’t trying to sneak up, I'm just naturally stealthy…..Like a cat.” She stood in front of you, her smirk showing just a sliver of her perfect teeth, today her hair was braided back, and she had changed into a simple black sweat suit, she made it look like she’d just stepped out of vogue, and It made your body visibly tremble.

She noticed your reaction as her gaze traveled over your body, “Cold?”

“Uh yea. It is pretty chilly.” You say once again avoiding her eyes. 

“Yes it is.” She stuck her hands into the pockets of her jacket. “Y/l/n right? I noticed you didn't come get my information after class yesterday.”

“I think I'm capable of listening and getting the same information you receive. I won’t be needing it.” You say, and she smirks.

“The other Army recruit, huh?”

“How’d you know?”

“Kind of my job, and I can tell you’re very strong willed, competitive, and prepared.”

“Competitive?” One of your brows shot up, your arms crossing in defense. 

“Yes, I saw your attempt at beating my scores, and though I admire your resolve, you can’t beat me.”  A smirk spread across your face. 

“Is that so?” She nodded very sure of herself.

“It is very much so.”

“Riiiiight Captain. We’ll see.” You say with a salute. She gave a chuckle, the soft sound made your ears perk up, you could listen to that forever, my God was everything about this woman attractive!

“But since you can’t beat me. I was thinking you would consider joining me.” You cocked your head to the side waiting for her to continue.

“You see I need a Co-Captain. And turns out I get to choose. I’ve watched you and think you would be the perfect partner.”

“Oh do you?”

“I haven’t seen anyone more qualified than you.”

“Co-Captain?” She placed prayer hands in front of her, before putting on her best pleading face.

“Pretty pretty pleeeease?” Those intense eyes focusing on your own, paired with her sexy accent had you looking away quickly trying to avoid the blush from rising on your cheeks. 

“Your one hell of a negotiator. Where’d

 you learn?”

“I’d say it was my military training, but that one in particular seems to work best outside of work.” This time you couldn’t escape the blush.

“I’ll do it.”

“Yes!” She said pumping her fist just like Benson had earlier. She held out her hand and you firmly grasp it; The two of you shook on it. “I look forward to doing business with you.”

“Same.” The handshake lingered a bit before the two of you let go.

“That yours?” She said her head nodding towards your car. Your face lit up. Not going unnoticed by Shuri.

“ ‘67 Reborn. My dad passed it down to me. His dad passed it down to him. She’s my baby.”Shuri nodded her head, cocking it to the side, her smile getting bigger.

“Cute.” She said, Your head snapped towards her. “The car. She’s beautiful.” Her gaze lingered on you, and the two of you stared at each other for what felt like minutes. In reality it was only a few seconds. She turned towards the building, throwing a “See you at the dorms partner,” over her shoulder before walking away.

You stared as she swaggered her way into the building. Leaving you with her clean scent lingering and your heart racing.

This was going to be a long 6 months.

Once inside your car you check your phone again. Heading straight to you and Riri’s text thread. The only thing ther was the several read text messages you’d sent over the past few weeks. Including the one you’d just sent.

Ri, I’m sorry. Just let me see him

Shuri watched from the window inside of the training building, as you hit the steering wheel in frustration. You sat back staring at the sky for awhile before you finally placed your key in the ignition and headed towards the dorms.

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luck be a (leading) lady | part 7.

[Posted 2022.09.25]

Summary: Y/N has always been a background character. That’s just life for some folks isn’t it? But what if she’s determined to not just be another member in the ensemble? What if someone helps her step into the spotlight in her own special way?

Warnings for the Series: a teeny bit of angst but mainly fluff

Pairing: ricky bowen x black!reader

Word Count: 3.2k

A/N: I will get back to the Harry Potter series when I finish this one

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There was no surprise to anyone when you didn’t show up the next day for rehearsal. You had taken that second day to really think. You were going to do the show no matter what because you had never quit a production. But that was all you were going to do. No more showing up early. No more offering suggestions or helping out. You would only do your part and go home. You stretched between Ricky and Gina, avoiding almost everyone. 

“You missed all the drama yesterday,” Gina said. “Ricky called Ms. Jenn—”

“Mom, he already told me.” 

“Already told—”

“G, don’t.” 

“Don’t what?” Ricky asked. 

You and Gina both stopped talking immediately. Ricky was suspicious. He spent the entire rest of rehearsal pestering you two for the information. Gina was convinced that you should just tell Ricky how you feel. Many nights were spent with the two of you “arguing” back and forth in your room about telling him or not telling him. She was also convinced that Ricky had underlying feelings for you that he didn’t realize. Gina watched him walk over to his backpack to get his script, waiting till he was out of earshot. 

“I’m just saying that if he wasn’t so hung up on Nini.” 

“Wouldn’t that just make me Nini’s replacement? I don’t exactly want that.” 

“Not a replacement. He’s been hanging out with you in a way that he doesn’t with anyone else, including her.” 

You brushed Gina off as you two got into your positions for the opening number. Ricky stopped right in front of you. 

“Um, Richard, I don’t remember Beast being in the opening number.” 

“Okay, Prima, do you want to hear my idea or not?” 

“Prima?” Gina side-eyed you. 

Ricky laughed. “It’s an inside thing.” 

You ignored Gina’s look and encouraged Ricky to continue. 

“Well, I was thinking the Berklee scouts can’t really see you perform in the show. So what if we make a show?” 

“I’m sorry what?” 

“I read that book you showed me. The one with all the plays, right? There’s a lot with only two people. Or three if you want to join us, G? There’s one that I think is pretty good. Jack and Jill, it’s only ten minutes which is kind of short but it’s a musical.” 

“Jack and Jill?” Gina asked. 

“Yeah, two friends are inseparable. Jack and Jill but then Jack falls in love with Jill and it’s actually surprisingly funny for only ten minutes.” 

You put your hands on Ricky’s shoulders. “Maybe not that one? What about The Dreaming?”

“The one about the two characters trying to figure out if they’re real or not?”

You nodded. 

“That’s… that’s not bad. We can make a set in the drama room and then we’ll just invite the scouts after the show. Or we could email them beforehand but I think this might be better off as a surprise. They said they were going to watch all the performances so it’s not like we’d be wasting their time. They’d be at the school already. Actually, they wouldn’t even have to see you on the other nights. We’ll talk more later.” 

Ricky quickly rushed off when Ms. Jenn called for places. Gina kept giving you a look like she was positive she was right. The looks didn’t stop when Ricky immediately came over after school to start brainstorming. You guys settled on doing The Dreaming. Ricky even stayed over for dinner just so you guys could plan better. 

“So, we can ask Ms. Jenn about borrowing some tech stuff cause we don’t really have a budget for that,” Ricky said as you walked him to the door. 

“We don’t have any budget at all.”

“I know, this has got to be the cheapest production those scouts have ever seen.”

“If they agree to see it.” 

“They will.”

“Ricky, I can’t imagine living with the amount of confidence you have.” You closed the door, almost jumping out of your skin when Gina appeared right behind you. “I thought you were still in the kitchen.” 

“I take back what I said. He’s more in love with you than your little crush on him.”

“He’s not in love with me.” 

You and Gina got into Ricky’s car in the morning. “I’ve memorized the first half of the show. Just a little bit left.” 

“You know it already?” You asked. 

“Test me.” 

You and Ricky went over the first of the play at least three times by the time you pulled into the school parking lot. Gina left because she was now hosting the school’s morning news with EJ but you and Ricky kept practicing as you walked through the halls. Even when you caught up to Big Red, you both gave him a wave and kept practicing as he walked with you. You only stopped when Nini’s interview came on the school televisions. 

She had worked on a song for the musical and Carlos secretly filmed it, uploading the whole thing on Instagram to show off to North High. It went pretty viral but the lyrics… it very much sounded like a breakup song. You and Big Red took cues off of Ricky who seemed like he was taking it well. He insisted that the song was merely professional. You didn’t truly believe that but you didn’t say anything else, not even when he stood right next to Nini at the emergency rehearsal Ms. Jenn was holding. 

“I know you’re all wondering why we’re having a midday session,” Ms. Jenn started, “But we’ve been doing so well and our lovely actor slash designer has finished the first rounds of your costumes!��� 

Cheering was broken by Carlos’ scream. He held up his phone. “They stole our mask!” 

“What are you talking about?” 

Carlos showed you all the picture that was posted on the North High Instagram. Your production’s Beast mask had gone missing a few days ago and he was positive that the bit of fur sticking out the trunk in their picture was the mask. It was a pretty believable story. North High had a very intense and very weird vendetta against you guys. They were actually way too much for just a high school production. 

The only logical solution to North High stealing your beast mask was to show up to their school and steal it back. It wasn’t even stealing because it was yours to begin with. Ms. Jenn reluctantly agreed just because she knew that the cast was going to go whether she said yes or no. At least this way, she could somewhat supervise.

You guys were searching everywhere in their dressing room area to try and find the mask. Ricky shined the flashlight on you for a moment. 

“You think Yale could be my name?”

You rolled your eyes but started practicing lines anyway. “It’s a start.” 

“Not much to go on is it? So, what’s it for?” 

“For every key there’s a loc—”

“Could you two keep it down?” Carlos cut off your line. 

“Sorry,” Ricky apologized. “We’re kind of limited on time. Just trying to rehearse wherever we can.” 

“You know what, it doesn’t even matter. I don’t see the mask anywhere.” 

You all froze as the North High cast walked in. They didn’t even seem to be mad when you guys accused them of taking the mask. You almost had to hold Kourtney back after their French cast member— because of course they had a French kid playing Lumiere— called the beast mask fugly. Lily scoffed when you guys talked about how hard Kourtney worked on the mask. 

“Why would we need your mask? I’m sure it’s cute but, be honest, we’re in different leagues. I mean we’re literally a quasi-pre-professional theater company and you guys put on shows based on made-for-TV movie— I’m sorry, is something funny?” 

You shook your head even though you were still laughing. 

“What?” 

“I mean none of you have ever been paid before. Quasi-pre-professional? I’ve never seen a single thing any of you have been in.”

“Because you’ve been in so mu—”

“She was Clara in The Nutcracker,” Gina cut in. 

“Besides that?” 

Ricky stood up for you. “Guys & Dolls, Swan Lake, Hamlet, West Side Story. A lot more. She works with actual professional adults. Even getting into these shows is a big deal.” He turned to you. “You totally lied by the way. I think being one of the little swans in Swan Lake is a big role.”

You shrugged. “I only got it because one of the women broke her foot two weeks before production. How’d you even know?” 

“I watched your performances when I was trying to find a play you hadn’t done. I had to cut all the Shakespeare ideas, not really complaining about that though.” 

“Yeah, well,” Lily started, earning everyone’s attention again. “How much does your ‘professional’ even matter when you can’t get the lead in a school play. Like I said, North High is another level.” 

“I’m gonna go find Ms. Jenn, tell her the mask isn’t here.” You left the dressing room.

~~

It was Career Day at East High. Something you thought was absolutely stupid. The whole cast kind of had no choice but to participate in it. You guys had been banned for a week from rehearsal for what happened at North High. The only good news was that North High was also punished because they were the ones that stole your mask in the first place. You guys were allowed to paint sets but not actually allowed to rehearse. So painting sets was exactly what you guys worked on. Everyone started to leave when there was no other work to be done. You and Gina got into your car and went back home. 

“G, what do you want for dinner?” 

“Let’s make something. Ooh, what if we had a salad and then made cinnamon rolls instead.”

“I love that idea.”

You started to work on the dough when the doorbell rang. Gina was about to yell when the door opened. You both looked at each other once you heard Ricky announce he and EJ were there. With flour covered hands, you and Gina raced to the foyer. 

“Um, hi, both of you?” 

They both sighed. 

“I don’t want to go to Duke.”

“I broke up with Nini.” 

You and Gina blinked. She turned to you. “You get Ricky, I got EJ.” 

“Let’s talk about this over cinnamon rolls.” 

You let Gina and EJ have the house while you and Ricky went to the backyard. You were just there to listen to Ricky as he talked about how it happened and how he was kind of relieved. They had been out of sync for the longest and he knew that. It was just with his mom and everything, he didn’t do change very well. 

“Maybe this is time for myself.”

Ricky and Nini started to grow separate from each other. Rehearsals went smoothly with no drama even after their breakup. You all felt confident by the time Spring Break rolled around that you could pull off the show when you got back. Of course, just because there was a break in school didn’t mean there had to be a break in rehearsals. 

Everyone agreed on a Zoom time and to have a short rehearsal before getting back to vacation fun. It was fun to see where everyone was. Nini was at home. Carlos went to a five star resort with his family in Los Cabos— Seb was invited but he chose to stay at the farm because one of the cows was about to give birth. Ashlyn and EJ were also at home while their parents went to Park City. Kourtney was at the pizza shop with Big Red although she was leaving for the beach when rehearsal was done. Gina was at the airport waiting for her plane to be fixed so she could head to DC to meet her mom. A lot of the ensemble was also at home. 

“Alright, last two. Ricky, Y/N. Where are you guys calling in from?” 

“New York… Wait, what? Why are you in New York?” 

Ms. Jenn cut in before you two could have a full conversation. “We are on limited time.” 

You and Ricky shut up but the moment rehearsal was over you guys called each other. He was there because of his mom’s job relocating her and her boyfriend. You were there because you were visiting your sister. He promised to come to your sister’s restaurant for lunch. 

“Bring your mom.”

The line went silent. 

“Ricky, you went there to spend time with her. At least try.” 

“Okay, okay. I’ll bring her.” 

He chuckled when he and his mother entered the restaurant. You were already eating. Ricky almost died of laughter when you started to choke on your food in surprise at seeing him and his mom there already.  

“Is it good?” 

“Amazing, Richard. Order whatever, it’s on the house by the way that I know the Head Chef.”

“Noted,” he said as they sat down. 

You immediately agreed to go with him and his mom as she showed Ricky all around NYC. Most of it you had already seen before but he still seemed reluctant to open back up to her so you were okay to go with them. You guys finished up eating.

“Well,” Ricky’s mom started. “If I had known one of your friends was in the city, I would have gotten a third ticket to the show. I know you don’t watch ballet but it’s Sleeping Beauty.” 

Ricky chuckled. “New York City Ballet?”

“Yeah.”

“I think Prima’s got connections to get a ticket. It can’t be packed if it’s the middle of the day.” 

“Prima?” 

You shoved Ricky. “Stop telling everyone that nickname.” 

“Do you have connections or not?”

“I might know Lucy, Sean, and Bentley.” 

“Then the Prima nickname still stands. Mom, you said the show starts soon?” 

She nodded and led the way. His mom wouldn’t say anything because she knew that he just broke up with Nini a few weeks ago but she was confused at what was going on with you two. You started to lead the way because you knew where the building was and she fell back on purpose. She watched his hands start on your shoulders before his arm was wrapped around your shoulder instead as he moved to walk next to you instead of behind. It eventually moved to holding your hand when you started to pull him along the closer you got to the building. 

“Hi, Mark. Any seats still open?” 

“Just the box.”

“Can you exchange some tickets?” 

“How many?” 

“Three… Two and a free one.”

“You owe me.”

“Dinner from the restaurant.” 

Mark handed you the three new tickets. “You’re the best, kid.” 

The ballet really opened Ricky up to just talk to his mom. You still stayed with them but when he squeezed your hand, you suddenly disappeared into the park to get everyone some smoothies. They seemed to be in a much better position when you came back with the drinks. You plopped down on the grass and put your head on Ricky’s shoulder. 

“I saw a piano like four steps away. You should play something.” 

Ricky took the smoothie, smiling at his mom who gave him a look like something you said just related to whatever conversation they just had. He took a couple sips before poking you. 

“You dance and I’ll play.” 

“Social…”

“Anxiety. I’ll be right there with you. It’s not any different from the stage.”

“It is so different, Ricky. Those are all characters.”

“Then let’s make this one a character. You are… Sleeping Beauty and I’ll be Flounder.” 

“You mixed your princess metaphors.”

“Sleeping Beauty doesn’t have an animal sidekick, I panicked.” 

You gave him a little side smile. “You’re dumb… Let’s do this.” 

Rehearsal when you got back from Spring Break wasn’t going the best. The beast to prince transformation was currently a disaster. Carlos went to go find Ms. Jenn who stormed off after to try and come up with a better idea for getting the mask off of Ricky. You left your spot and jumped in front of Ricky. 

“Stable.”

He gave you a smile. “Stable?”

“Stable. It’s a bit symbolic don’t you think?” 

“I don’t think so.”

“I’m trying my best.” 

“I know. Don’t think so much. Ready? Trap.”

“Cage.”

“Book.”

“Page.”

“Actor.”

“Stage.” You two just stared at each other for a brief moment. “Ring any bells?”

“Nope… You know I think we know this play a little too well.” 

“We’re gonna crush it. Oh, Gina and I made chicken and pesto tear-and-share bread. We’re supposed to be giving the rest out. I still have some, do you want a piece or like four?”

“Tear-and-share bread?”

“We’ve been watching a lot of Great British Bake-Off.” 

“I’d love the rest then.” 

You nodded and walked off to go find wherever you had dropped your bag. Everything always got moved around once rehearsals started. Since you guys were now in the theater, you were positive that you had dropped it in the third row of seats. Ashlyn tapped Ricky on the shoulder after you walked off. 

“You okay?” 

“Oh, the mask. I’ll figure out the velcro, we’ll be good by the show start.”

“That’s good but I meant you kind of went dark over spring break.” 

“Oh, yeah, I turned my phone off after our rehearsal. Just focused on my mom and I. And Y/N when she came over.” 

Ashlyn nodded slowly. “Y/N came over?”

“Yeah, almost everyday. Odd enough, I actually think her being there helped me understand my mom more.” 

“Y/N came over.”

“You are repeating yourself.” 

“You don’t think you’re moving on a little fast.”

“I mean breakups suck but I have to get through it.” 

“Ricky, it doesn’t take a genius to see Y/N’s a rebound.”

“Woah, who said anything about that?”

“Ricky.”

“Ashlyn. Y/N and I are friends.”

“We’ve all seen the Instagram posts.”

“Hold on. Y/N! You have an Instagram? Why didn’t I know about this?”

“I thought you did. It’s not that big a deal, only the cast follows me anyway.”  

You came bounding back up to the stage after putting the tupperware container in Ricky’s bag. He held out his hand and you rolled your eyes while unlocking your phone and putting it in his open palm. Ricky laughed when he saw the username: primasnotebook. 

“So you do like the nickname.”

“It’s growing on me.” 

Ricky looked at the latest pictures after taking a quick scroll through the rest of your page. It was obvious that your Instagram wasn’t curated at all. It was very much just posting your daily life. There weren’t even captions on anything. You had several posts with collections of New York taken at close-up shots and off-center angles. 

There were even the pictures that his mom took and had you send to her. There was one that was just the side-profile of his face at dinner but you could clearly see he was side-eyeing you while smiling. Another was one that his mom took of you two in the park. Your head was on his shoulder but he was also looking down at you as best as he could. Ricky looked back at you as he handed the phone back. He suddenly couldn’t find words. 

“Are we still on for skating? I’m actually so excited about this.” 

“Um, I don’t k—”

“Rehearsal canceled!” Carlos came running back into the room. “Emergency meeting at the pizza place and yes this is about that ugly trainwreck of a beast transformation.”

You gave Ricky a look. “I guess we’re gonna have to raincheck the skating… G! Let’s go.” 

(part 8)

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Part 11

Warnings: Teen Flashback Violence

Riri rushes to the second floor restroom crying.

*Flashback*

“Good Night Shuri.” The words echoed in her ears as Shuri left Ri’s house. This internet thing had to end now. Tonight was her Homecoming proposal all going to waste because of Xavier. She calls one of Baba’s old students basically her big brother M’Baku. “Brother I need your support with something.” “Do I have to fight little sister?” “Only you if you want.” Shuri explains the situation with Xavier and how he has the internet trying to dirty up her name and maybe she mentioned Riri. “Sister I will help you but after this you have to think smarter. Your anger is not going to solve this for the long run.” “Brother I know but for now I just need him taken care of.”

They meet at the game and Shuri texts Xavi to meet her in the women's locker room across from the field. It is not used during football season so it is the perfect cover in case things go crazy. Xavi enters the door and M’Baku moves behind him and locks it. “Xavier what is your problem? You are making fake accounts now?” With a sinister smirk playing on his face, Xavi steps closer to Shuri. “Just getting my revenge Superstar. Or did you forget I was passed up on my NIL deal for you?” “All this over an NIL deal are you crazy? I didn’t even take the deal.” “I know that’s why you deserve this. I’ll never have another shot and I am going to make it so you don’t either.”

Shuri explodes and pushes him up into the lockers. “If all this is about me, why are you bringing Ri into it? Disrespecting her with your comments.” “She was just my in because you are such a goodie goodie I used what I had. Also she just sexy asf fuck under them boy clothes and I don’t get denied if you know what I mean.” Shuri knocks him across the face for that last part busting his lip. He starts to come after Shuri but M’Baku grabs him. “X this is the end of the line. I will not tolerate another moment of disrespect toward her. I will personally make life very hard for you if you do. As for me and you. We will see if I never have another shot.”

*end of flashback*

Riri is leaning over the sink looking at herself in the mirror. The crying made her throw up but she’s not sad. She’s happy and disappointed in herself. Shuri is the one hands down there is no question she’s got to make it right the anxiety is real but no more running. She calls her sister because lunch and free period are soon so she must act fast. Shuri LOVES sweets, roses and corny stuff. So Riri hatches a plan to do the cornetist thing she knows to do.

Lunch rolls around and Sharon brings Riri all the elements she needs right at the start. Riri goes and waits at the end of the tunnel to catch some of the girl basketball players so they can help her stage and convince Shuri to come to the main locker room after the lunch pick up game. MJ is there waiting as lunch comes to a close so she can record.

Al is the major key to this because she agreed to get Shuri to the main locker room. “Yo Shuri, come back to the main with us. You got to stop sulking.” “Al I am not sulking you know I like my peace time after the pick up. Today was crazy, plus my girl is still not talking to me.” “I know but just for a second I got something that can cheer you up.” Unsuspecting Shuri follows Al into the main locker room. The lights were off but someone was standing in front of her locker Shuri noticed. Flipping on the light the team was standing holding out a rose to Shuri. In the middle stood Rihanna with a corny note on a huge post it.

“Baby I need you to know I’m sorry for being so scared and stubborn. When you told me you had my back I never knew to what extent. But today I realized there's no limit. So I’m done running. I want you and I’m with you no matter what. You are my air.” The note reads Will you go to Homecoming with me? Yes box, No box and Maybe box. Shuri walks up slowly nodding a yes before kissing Riri. All of this was captured on live that everyone’s phone got a notification for so her statement to Shiri could be done out loud. Riri loves being a genius sometimes.

The team claps and cheers rooting them one as the live ends and they decide to go to the smaller locker room to talk. Shuri is leaning on the lockers smiling down at Ri. Ri holds her gaze and smiles back. “I am sorry how I reacted was not fair to you and I realized that before today, I just felt I had to find the right moment.”

Shuri pulls Ri close and holds her chin so they can look into each other's eyes. “I accept your apology. It doesn’t need to be perfect for you to talk to me. All I want is to know what’s going on so I can help.” Riri closes her eyes and smiles. “Somehow you read my mind this time though.” Throwing her head back, Shuri laughs. “Wow, I think I can read it now. Actually.” Smirking devil like she leans in to kiss Riri. Parting for just a moment. “I don’t need everything perfect. You can talk to me even if you don’t know what to say.”

Ri closes the gap between them again. This kiss is longer and egar. Shuri runs her hands around Riri’s body to the small of her back, biting at her bottom some. This causes Ri to part her lips and Shuri takes the lead of adding tongue. They kiss and explore each other making out until the bell.

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this idea is totally cursed. But Lets try the heart boys reacting to cookies Trey made. The catch? The frosting is tooth paste...

A/N: This is really funny. Thank you for sending the ask in!

Trey Clover giving Heartslabyul boys Toothpaste Frosted Cookies.

-> It was the night after the dorm had turkey. Trey was brushing his teeth twice, as per the rules of the Queen of Hearts, but he caught Ace and Deuce not following the rule, again. -> He helped them the first time they didn't follow it by showing them how to properly brush their teeth, but it seems that they forgot yet again after that. -> As Vice Housewarden, it is his job to make sure everyone follows the rules. He won't be cruel and out them to Riddle to be off with their heads, but he does have a different idea.

-> The next day afterschool, Trey went to the kitchen and decided to bake half a dozen of cookies. People walked in and out of the kitchen sometimes but no one questioned Trey baking, as usual. -> When he took the cookies out of the oven and waited for them to cool down, he looked around to make sure no one was watching him take out a tube of white toothpaste and spread it on the cookies as "frosting" -> He would definitely chuckle to himself thinking about how this would go down. He doesn't like wasting food, so he made three toothpaste abominations and 3 normal frosted cookies. -> He would put the three good cookies in a little baggy and place that in his pocket to give to the boys after his devious little punishment. He'd place the toothpaste abomination of cookies on a small little paper plate and walk to the lounge where he spots the two freshmen casually bickering at each other.

"Hey, Deuce, Ace, mind doing me a favor?"

"Sure."

"Yes! What do you need?"

"I've been wanting to experiment with this new recipe. I want to know if it'd be a good addition to the unbirthday parties. Mind taste testing these for me?"

"Hell yeah!"

"Of course."

-> Trey had a devious smirk as he watched the two boys reach for the plate in his hand, and take a cookie. He used his signature spell to hide the smell of the toothpaste, so the boys had no idea what they were biting into. -> He laughed as he saw their faces as they both took a bite out of the cookie. Deuce, a face of shock, Ace, a face of disgust. They stopped chewing and just looked at Trey. Ace was going to speak up, but Trey cut him off.

"Remember that talking with your mouth full is against the rules."

-> Trey laughed as he saw the boys' eyes go wide. Ace got up, placing the bitten into abomination of a cookie on the paper plate Trey was holding, and went off in search of a trash can. Deuce soon followed the red head, going to a nearby trashcan to spit out the cookie.

"What the hell was that?!"

"I have never tasted something so sugary and minty before..."

"I caught you two not brushing your teeth twice yesterday night after we had turkey. I thought I went over this with you two before."

"SO, you tried to kill us with those cookies?!?!"

"Please, it was just toothpaste, it wasn't going to harm you."

"Harmed my taste buds."

"I think I should be hearing a thank you now. I could've made your punishment a lot worse by telling your rulebreaking to Riddle."

-> The two boys gulped and Deuce touched his neck. That collar would've been a thousand times worse than toothpaste cookies.

"Y-You're right. Thank you Trey."

-> Deuce smiled that he got a way lighter punishment for breaking the rules. However, Ace just pouted and sighed, still upset he had to go through that. -> And then Riddle walked in, seeing Trey holding a paper plate with two bitten cookies on it and one untouched one. Then, the housewarden looked at Ace and Deuce.

"What is going on here?"

"Ah! Riddle. I was just having Ace and Deuce taste test these cookies. It's a different recipe than I'm used to and I seemed to have flubbed it up."

"No you didn't Trey! The cookies were amazing! Housewarden, you should try one! Me and Deucey dropped ours in amazement!"

-> Trey just looked at Ace with disbelief as the red-headed boy just lied to Riddle. Deuce was also shocked but said nothing. -> Riddle just smiled.

"You shouldn't be so hard on yourself Trey. Having multiple people taste test something new is necessary for culinary arts."

"Ah, Riddle, you really shouldn't-"

"As Housewarden, I order you to give me the cookie."

-> Trey just sighed, mumbling something underneath his breath as he handed Riddle the untouched cookie. -> Ace was smiling like a goofball and Deuce just gave him a side-eye glare but was obviously nervous as he saw Riddle open his mouth and bite the cookie... And swallow it? He ate the whole cookie in a few bites.

"Well Trey, you never fail to disappoint me when it comes to your cooking. These are outstanding."

"Huh?!"

"You flatter me Riddle. But if you really like them, I can put them on the menu for the next unbirthday party."

"I'd like that a lot. Now then, if you'll excuse me, I have to be going now."

-> And with that, Riddle walked along, leaving two dumbfounded freshmen and a Vice Housewarden with a angry smile.

"How did he like that?!"

"Is that how Riddle brushes his teeth normally?"

"No, it was my signature spell. I just changed the taste of it."

"Wow! Sneaky Trey!"

"Now Ace, now that you've done that, I think I'll renew your punishment to brushing your teeth twice in the morning and twice at night for the next week."

"Aw man! Why?!"

"You almost got me killed? Now then, if you don't follow through with your punishment, I could always give you those cookies again. Oh, and Deuce, you've fulfilled your punishment, take these."

-> Trey reached into his pocket and got out the small baggy filled with three actually good cookies, and handed them to Deuce.

"I was going to give you those safe cookies after this, but now that Ace pulled that stunt, they're all yours Deuce."

"That's not fair!"

"Heh. Thank you sir!"

"Now, make sure you follow the rules for brushing your teeth now, unless you want this to happen again."

"Yes Sir! / Fine."

-> Trey left the lounge and into the hallway where he met up with Cater.

"Wow Trey! You're totes so cruel! I never knew you could ruin food for punishment reasons. I'm actually kinda scared now!"

-> Trey just smirked.

"I'm just doing my job."

#twisted wonderland #trey clover #twst trey #ace trappola #twst ace #deuce spade #twst deuce #riddle rosehearts #twst riddle #cater diamond #twst cater

[moonstruck-poet]

Coming Home

Pairing - Kang Taehyung x sister!OC, BTS x platonic!OC Summary - Kang Ari comes back from the military for a couple of days to surprise her brother on his birthday. Warnings - none Hopefully y'all like this unique sort of idea, and yeah comments are always welcome! Please feel free in leaving your suggestions as well.

Kang Ari's foot was tapping impatiently against the slate-colored floor of the metro, her face grimacing slight as she checked the time. She was indeed running quite a little behind schedule.

Her hands flew to the buttons of her camouflaged shirt filled with multiple shades of green and brown and she undid the topmost one, welcoming the refreshing wave of cool air hitting her rather sweaty skin.

And the people in her presence weren't helping her nerves with their constant glances and looks in her way. They weren't staring in an uncomfortable way, just out of curiosity. Accepted that she was quite literally the only person wearing a military uniform but all the same, she couldn't help but fidget a little.

Ari internally cursed herself, for God's sake she was just promoted as a General in the Army, she couldn't let some citizens deter her confidence and make her nervous.

And as though the heavens themselves had offered her a helping hand, her station was finally here and she immediately scrambled to get out. The task actually being quite efficient as the people all moved out of her and offered her kind smiles.

She sensed it being their way of showing respect and couldn't help but respond with a professional salute and a bow.

Thankfully she only had one big bag with her that was currently on her shoulders along with a small handbag for her essentials. She was only staying for about a week, maybe two if her holiday got extended and didn't think of taking a lot of stuff with her.

While she was waiting on the footpath for a taxi, her phone rang loudly from the pocket of her trousers. She had guessed the name before even pulling it out and shook her head with a small smile as she answered it.

"Where on earth are you?" Came Nam Ju Ri's slightly irritated voice. She was part of the managing team of Tomorrow by Together and a close friend of Ari's.

"My dear, Ju Ri. I just got off the train and am searching for a taxi- oh wait I found one. Hold on for a minute will you".

There was a silent pause for two whole minutes and a mischievous grin was seen on Ari's face because she just knew that she had succeeded in annoying her best friend. "Yeah you can talk now," she barely hid a snort.

"You're enjoying this aren't you," Ju Ri sighed in exasperation. "Of course you are. And might I remind you that you're way behind time?"

"I know.. But believe me the traffic in Seoul in unbearable. I didn't even have time to change out of my uniform!"

"Okay okay fine, it's not your fault," she rolled her eyes. "But now get your butt here as fast as possible. The members are gonna come here soon enough".

"Yes ma'am," Ari said in mock politeness before laughing.

"Just wait till you get here," Ju Ri muttered before hanging up but couldn't help her lips twitching slightly. She'd missed her idiot of a best friend badly.

The drive was spent in silence as she gazed out of the window, already feeling at home upon scanning those familiar streets and shops again.

It had been a long, long time.

She had missed every single thing terribly, the most important thing being her family. Her Appa, Eomma and of course Taehyun.

Her little Hyunie, she thought to herself and chuckled silently. Remembering his scowls when she called him that. He hated the nickname, but that just fueled her more.

After all, what else are siblings for?

A quiet fifteen minutes later, the taxi halted near the entrance of the building, BigHit Entertainment. She wasted no time in paying and taking her luggage out before making a move to go inside.

She had expected Ju Ri to be there at the entrance but maybe she was probably busy with some work. There was quite some work in the Kpop industry, a lot more than what people assumed.

She entered the building and got on the elevator, her bag back on her shoulders as she went towards the lounging area where she had been instructed to sit.

Unknown to her though she wasn't going to be alone, oh no. The entire Bangtan Sonyeondan was also sitting in the same room as they too were involved in Kang Taehyun's birthday celebration.

So imagine their surprise when they see this dashing young woman, all decked in an Army uniform, with confidence and leadership visible in her every step exiting the elevator and walking straight towards them.

Ari's eyes widened as she took in the rather wonderful sight, she hadn't expected to be greeted by the idols whom she'd admired since day one. Her mind instantly went blank as she took in every one of them, her heart changing from a composed and disciplined rhythm to an erratic thumping of a fangirl.

But her face betrayed no emotions, lucky for her intensive training. So she simply walked up to them with a small smile and her cheeks were lightly dusted with pink as they all stood up straight.

"Anneonghasseyo," she bowed formally and felt a little flustered at all of them reciprocating with really low bows. She was younger than quite a few of the members and felt a little odd.

"Anneonghasseyo," it was Kim Seokjin who spoke first and offered her a gentle smile.

Ari was feeling quite awkward so she just requested them all to be seated, "You all can sit down please. No need to be so formal on my accord," she laughed a little.

"Oh um of course," Namjoon nodded and gestured the others who followed his actions and sat down on their previous seats.

She was searching in her handbag for something and didn't realize that she'd kept her phone on the center able where everybody was able to see the device. And just her luck, she had Magic Shop currently playing. Though the song wasn't audible because of the bluetooth connection.

"You're an Army?" Taehyung was the one to act on his instinct, his tone full of a humble attitude.

Ari turned, a little confused but then she saw him pointing at her phone and understood the situation, "Yeah I am. Been supporting you since your debut".

They all smiled at that and she could see the thankfulness in their eyes, these boys really were wonderful.

"May I ask your name? I haven't seen you here before," Hoseok questioned with utmost politeness.

"Kang Ari," she answered. "I'm Taehyun's sister".

"Ah so you're here for his birthday?" Jungkook questioned and she nodded.

"I haven't been able to get a holiday in almost a year, the work load has been too much. But we're a little free now so I thought why not surprise him".

"You must've missed your family a lot," Jimin frowned. "Not seeing them for over a year, that's hard".

"It is," she exhaled heavily. "But well, duty over anything else. Can't do anything about that," she gave him a comforting smile.

Their eyes shone with another wave of respect for her. Not just because she was a soldier, but due to the fact that she was a brave patriot to the very core.

"You're the lieutenant general?" Yoongi asked after sometime which led to her eyebrows shooting up in surprise. He nodded towards her shoulder strap on which lay two stars and a unique logo, symbolizing her high position.

"Yes I am. I just got promoted recently," she replied and a gust of pride swelled in her chest.

"That's a remarkable feat to achieve," Namjoon said in admiration. "You look to be about the same age as us".

"Yes indeed, I'm a fellow 94-liner too," she grinned and he looked pleased as well.

"That's really awesome," Jungkook said, his doe eyes holding nothing but appreciation and reverence towards the elder girl.

"Thank you," she accepted his praise warmly.

"Ah there you are, you troublemaker," Ju Ri's voice broke through their easygoing conversation and Ari's lips stretched widely. She had barely stood up when the former quite literally knocked the breath out of her because of the embrace.

"Oh I missed you," she laughed and the two swayed like children, not caring about the young men who were watching them amusedly. "I really did, there's no one back there who laughs at my jokes like you do".

"Now you understand my value," Ju Ri rolled her eyes and taking notice of BTS, she gave them a quick bow. They were familiar with each other of course, and were good friends too.

"When are they coming?" Jin asked and stretched his arms.

"In about exactly five minutes," she grinned enthusiastically and turned to face her best friend who raised an eyebrow. "You have to hide somewhere".

"Why?" Ari frowned. "Can't I just like surprise him after he opens the door? You can ask him to close his eyes".

"That'll work too," she said slowly making the other snort. "Oh stop it, my brain's all muddled up with everything that's been going on".

Suddenly they heard a commotion and a many pairs of footsteps reaching the door and everybody snapped to action. The members all stood on either side of the room with Ari standing far away in the middle and Ju Ri beside her holding the cake.

On the other hand Choi Soobin was trying to convince the birthday boy to close his eyes.

"Come on, Taehyun," the leader groaned while the younger smirked naughtily. "Just close your eyes dammit".

"Alright alright fine," Taehyun rolled his eyes and fake glared at his group members. "But the surprise better be worth it".

"You have no idea," Beomgyu muttered under his breath and gave an innocent smile to a death stare thrown his way.

"Ready?" Yeonjun asked and Hueningkai nodded after checking that the cameraman was prepared. "Okay then! 3, 2, 1, open your eyes!"

"SURPRISE!" The people inside the room all screamed as soon as the door opened and Taehyun barely had time to register all of them due to the fact that he was busy looking at someone in particular, a person whom he had certainly not expected to be there.

His mouth hung open as he stopped abruptly, thinking for a moment that he was dreaming or maybe hallucinating. But that couldn't be possible because she was right there, standing in the center wearing that smile he loved.

"Noona," he whispered, barely audible and thought of nothing else as he ran into her outstretched arms like a little boy. He wrapped his hands around her torso while hers were around his shoulder, holding him close. "You're really here".

"Of course I am, wouldn't miss it for the world," she murmured, loud enough only for him to hear. "I see someone's missed me quite a lot".

He smacked her lightly at her teasing but didn't move an inch. His face buried into her shoulder, his safe place as he relished in the feeling of being in the arms of his favorite person.

All the others looked on warmly at their reunion, a few of them even shedding tears for the brother and sister.

"So was it worth it huh?" Hueningkai laughed and ruffled his hair.

"Yah get off now you've got a cake to cut!" Yeonjun tugged at his shirt but Taehyun stayed for awhile, making Ari's smile grow as she rubbed his back.

He did move away, eyes glistening but still shining bright, nose a little red, cheeks flushed and stained with happy tears, all of which were wiped away by her.

"Thank you," he said, a full blown grin decorating his face.

"Always, Hyunie," she winked and slammed the most ridiculous party hat on his head making him let out a chuckle as he hugged her once again. Delighted being an understatement for what he was feeling.

#txt ff #txt fluff #txt fanfic #tomorrow by together imagine #tomorrow by together #txt #kang taehyun imagines #kang taehyun x sister #choi soobin #choi yeonjun #choi beomgyu #hueningkai #bts ff #bts x platonic!OC #bts fanfction #bts #strong female characters #military woman #army woman

[bishop-percival]

@head-chef-watchdog-quincy

(prev) Oh that bishop... Ooooh that bishop..... As soon as Percival started misbehaving again that mean feeling came back tenfold and upon witnessing Bert get hurt he was more distressed than ever. He quickly came to Bert in an attempt to help him, he has never had to help somebody like this before and it showed in the frantic middair hand actions. "What was that we need to get Sherri Jr and we need to help your shoulder is your shoulder okay oh my cleaver I'm going to get my cleaver I can't do medical things I'm sorry" It all came out very fast, he didn't know what quite to focus on so he did what he knew he could do first. He took the knife out of Bert's clutches and returned it to his coat and headed over to the table where his cleaver was, he pulled it out and quickly slid his fingers across the edges so there were no crumbs of table at the blade. Quincy returned to Bert's side and offered his hand to help him up. His eye is not furrowed however instead open and growing bloodshot. "We need to get Sherri Jr and I need to restock in wasted produce."

Bert blinked for a moment, sitting in his chair trying to process what just happened. He reached for his shoulder. He then spoke surprisingly calmly. “Chef Quincy… Do not worry about me. I know how to attend to this.”

He looked towards the door. “I do not think it safe to go after him but… if that’s what you want to d-”

“KYAAAAH!! EEWW!!! GETITOFF GETITOFF!” A shrill scream could be heard distantly in the halls outside. 

Forget safety. It hadn’t totally clicked with Bert that Sherri Jr had scampered after Percival until he heard that scream. As quickly as he could without expending too much energy, Bert got up and sped walked in the general direction of the commotion. 

He finally found something. Bert came upon the sight of Sherri Jr gnawing on the bishop’s mitre… But no sign of the bishop.

“Sher! Ri! Ju! Nior!” Bert crouched and scooped her up carefully in the hand that wasn’t clutching his shoulder. “You!.. You!...” He sighed. “You are a good girl… many cashews for you tonight…”

Unfortunately, with the blood loss from his shoulder and the entire glass of poisoned wine he downed earlier, Bert’s vision finally began to blur, his hearing becoming muffled. He looked up to try to determine if Chef Quincy had followed him and was nearby.

“Erm. Chef?”

#head-chef-watchdog-quincy #long post

[magma-cjay]

RisAbba do be on my mind at the moment huh?

#look at them #ignore Abbacchio slipping we couldn't get him on the stand right #just think ris is helping him after he got wasted #or somethin

[fireofjudgement]

Going on a museum date with All of us are dead characters

Disclaimer: these all take place before the zombie apocalypse

Warnings: none 💕

Lee Su-hyeok:

it took a while for you to convince him to go on a museum date with you, it's not something he'd usually enjoy

he'd much rather stay at home all day and cuddle

but when you finally go, he'd spend most of the time looking at you instead of the art, he wouldn't let go of your hand the whole time

"Baby, in a room full of art I'd still stare at you..so we can just go home now, right?"

to annoy him a little, you'd spend an extra long time in front of each piece and read each sign to him, despite his protests

while you were doing that he'd give in and plop on one of the benches and drag you with him - if you're going to make him stay there for hours he can at least get some cuddles in

Choi Nam-ra:

Nam-ra came prepared, she seemed to know everything about every single artist, every piece of art in the museum - you were taken by surprise by her knowledge, she didn't strike you as someone who'd enjoy art and museums so much

she would never tell you, but she actually doesn't - as soon as your date was confirmed she panicked a little bit because she's had a crush on you for years and she really really wanted to impress you

she actually gets a little bit anxious in big, crowded spaces so she's never liked museums all that much, but with you by her side she feels much more comfortable, much more safe

so much so, that she wandered off a few times to explore on her own, she really seemed to enjoy herself and you couldn't help but stare in awe as she was taking in a painting

every time you got separated, she would smile at you softly from the other side of the room

whenever she would find you again she'd tell you about her favorite pieces - at the end of the day you'd plan another museum date

Jang Ha-ri:

getting asked out by Ha-ri was the last thing you would have ever expected, getting asked to go on a museum date with her felt like a dream

at first she'd be rather distant, wandering off to explore on her own but meeting again after a while, discussing what both of you saw while separated

but as time went by, she'd get more used to being around you, more comfortable and she'd stay by your side, quietly reading the signs to you

even silence wasn't awkward anymore, you'd spend a long time just in front of one exhibit, deep in your thoughts

after some time she'd take your hand and gently lead you to see something she found interesting

at the end of the day you'd be planning what you'd like to explore together next

Min Eun-ji:

you weren't expecting Eun-ji to suggest going to a museum for your first date but she seemed very excited

she was by no means an expert but she enjoyed looking at different pieces of art and thinking about their backstories and the artists behind them

the two of you would entertain each other by making up stories before reading the signs

"do you think the two of them had a secret affair?"

you'd make heads turn with your laughter, people looking at you judgingly because of your silly stories and jokes

but neither of you really cared, happy in your own little world

Yoon Gwi-nam:

not interested in any kind of art, he wouldn't listen to anything you have to say, would probably yawn and complain very loudly so you know for sure he's not having a good time

hasn't been to a museum in forever, if at all, thinks it's pretentious and a waste of time and money

is only there because you agreed to go out with him, as long as you could pick the place - you were surprised he even showed up at all and he was surprised too, but if there was anyone he'd endure this for, it was you

"I could do that too, it looks like a child made it"

would make fun of anyone genuinely interested in the artworks, except for you, he'd find it surprisingly cute and the more time you'd spend at the museum, the less bored he'd find himself

don't get your hopes up too high tho, the nicest thing he could come up with was "this would make a nice tattoo" while pointing at a random painting

#all of us are dead #all of us are dead netflix #all of us are dead x reader #aouad #aouad x reader #all of us are dead headcannons #aouad headcanons #lee su hyeok #choi nam ra #min eun ji #yoon gwi nam #jang ha ri

[venomous--fics]

Anon asked: maybe a continuation of the peter b parker kid thing where they finally confront the mom and get the readers things back 😩💞💞

a/n: ask and thou shall receive! this spent so long in the drafts bc i felt so insecure about it tbh, so any feedback is appreciated! I love seeing messages about what you guys think! really keeps me motivated! also, requests are open

Warnings: mentions of past abuse

Peter was sitting at the kitchen table, constantly looking at the clock. It was almost 5pm, you were supposed to be home an hour and a half ago. Yes, he keeps track of everyone's schedules, yes he knows the exact second you should be walking through the door. He's already texted you, but maybe you had detention. Nah, you were a good student, he highly doubted you'd have to stay after school.

His phone finally rang, and he was way too quick answering it.

"You okay?"

"I need some help."

"What is it?" he was already out the door.

You sighed, knowing he was probably going to give you an earful later.

"Well, it's a really long story, right.. But my mom showed up after school-"

"Are you okay?"

"I'm fine, I think. Anyways, we got into it on the way home, which is no- Not normal." you adjusted how you were sitting, "And since she was dragging me back to the house, I figured I'd just get my crap and come home, right? Makes sense, saves us the tri-"

"She took you without permission?"

"Technically she is my m-...Parent. I guess, y'know, legally she can do whatever- But..Okay." you began to feel bubbles of anxiety and pain and even resentment form deep in your core, "She locked me out." You rubbed your neck.

"Are you," he paused, looking around at all the faces passing by him, "Still there?"

"Yeah. Unfortunately. I'm sorry."

"What are you sorry for? Don't apologize, you didn't do anything."

"I keep causing problems for everyone."

"Not for me. Or Mj."

It was quiet on your end.

"You still there?"

"Yeah."

"I'll be there in like ten minutes."

"You probably shouldn't."

"Nah, nah." He said, having a sudden wave of anger rush over him, "Let me take care of this."

And true to his word, Peter was there in ten minutes. You hopped up from your spot on the porch as he made his way up to the door and knocked on it as hard as he could. He gave you a reassuring pat on the back.

The door swung open, and your mother seemed awfully surprised and confused to see some random man just standing there. Peter held no emotion has he looked her dead in the eye, "Can we come in."

She opened the door wider so that way you two could step in.

"Go get your stuff." is all Peter said to you.

Wasting no time, and not wanting to be in the middle of a potential argument between the two, you skedaddled to your room. It almost felt like too much to be in there. It looked so empty and barren compared to your room at Peter and Mjs place. Seems really dull. Lifeless, almost. Dust covered every surface, which meant that nobody had ever even bothered to see if you were even still in there.

You heard their voices from the living room, but they seemed so distant, seeing as all you could focus on was every shitty thing that woman put you through.

You remember the day that you got bit. It made you deathly ill, and you just thought you were dying from some sort of allergic reaction to the spider bite. You tried to get her to take you to any doctor or anywhere that could help because all you could seem to see were stars.

Everything then was so loud. Everything was so bright. It was all too much, and you were certain that the reaper was waiting for you. What did she say?

"Suck it up and stop pretending. Everything has to be so dramatic with you."

Or that time you forgot a single item on the shopping list. You got this whole speech about how stupid you had to have been. To forget one item. It was the world's most useless item.

Everything else seemed to play all over again, all at once. Like a waterfall. It should've made you sad. It should've made you cry, or scream.

You recounted all the times you wanted to fight back, or just run away. Leave everything behind and just run until your legs gave out. But you never did. You always found some reason to linger.

The conversation was growing louder where Peter was.

"You aren't going to do this to them ever again. Sign the papers."

You nearly dropped your last belonging on the floor as you scrambled to your door. Papers? He wasn't serious. Well, obviously he was. He just said it.

"Fine. It's not like the-"

"Zip it. Sign the papers."

"Who are you anyways? The law? If so, whatever they've told you is a b-"

"Listen, lady. I didn't ask for any attitude. I told you to sign the papers." he seemed to huff in annoyance, "That doesn't require talking."

"I'm a good mother."

"And I'm the king of France."

"Really. I gave them a good home. I have fed them and kept them warm-"

"Really? You think you did all that? Or are you convincing yourself that you did all that?"

"I am-"

"Can I be honest with you?"

"Ye-"

"I've never said this about anyone, ever. I don't like speaking to or about anyone like this.. Ever, but, you? I think you're a piece of shit."

"Excuse me?"

"Oh, look. You finished signing the papers. I'll take those. Thank you."

Realizing that it was your time to go, you stuffed your blanket into your duffel bag and rushed out the door and down the hall. Peter looked at you, expecting to see at least three bags. But he only saw the one.

"Where's the rest of your stuff."

"Uhm," you shuffled around, pretending as thought you dropped some, "This...This is all my stuff."

"That can't be ri-" He laughed a little, and noting the expression on his face, you saw that he was NOT happy. "That? That single duffle bag is all you have? That's it?"

"Yes..." you took a step back, "This is all.."

"I can't believe it." he said, "You're joking! One bag worth of stuff?"

He turned his attention back to your mother, who, for the first time in your life, actually looked like she got caught red handed, "You're pathetic. Absolutely pathetic."

"But they're so u-"

"No! No, you don't get to talk anymore. You've done enough."

You awkwardly shuffled behind him, in the event that you two had to make a mad dash out the door. That and you needed to not be seen as you tried to hide your almost evil grin.

"The hell is wrong with you? You have this amazing kid, and THAT'S all you've ever gotten for them? And you sit there and call yourself a mother? Absolutely, without a doubt, bullshit. I'd be ashamed of myself to call myself a father if that's all I've provided for my kid. Don't even get me started on you as a person, we made that clear."

It almost felt cursed to hear him swear, seeing as he made it a point to tell you to not swear. Every time you did, you have to give a quarter to the swear jar. Mj was always on your side, though. She'd say a swear that was much worse and have to pay a dollar. Each word had a value.

"Maybe we should just go." you suggested, tugging on the sleeve of his arm, "She's not worth it anymore."

"She was never worth it, it seems."

You finally made eye contact with her, and the look in her eye. It's like she understood, but was choosing to not do anything about the situation. She could look sorry all she wanted, but you knew she wasn't.

"I'm sorry, Y/n. You know that right."

"That means nothing to me."

"I can change."

"If you can change now, that means you could've changed then. You just chose not to."

"But I'm your mother, you should realize how I feel. You should want-"

"You're not my mom. You stopped being my mom the first time you-" You turned towards the door and started walking towards it, "Whatever. You mean nothing to me."

You practically kicked open teh door just to leave, and Peter was right behind you, shouting about how he'd make sure to egg her house everyday, just to piss her off.

"Do you really think I'm amazing?" you asked, the walk home feeling rather quiet.

"I think you're more than that. Just can't put it into words."

"Did you really mean it...That we could egg her house?"

"You want to? There's a store right on the way home."

"How about tomorrow."

"I'll have to clear up my busy schedule. See if I can work in a drive by egging. Well, swing by egging."

"You promise?"

"You kidding? I haven't egged anyone's house since college."

You had so much more you wanted to get off you chest, but you opted to just talk about it at home, with everyone present. You wanted to talk about how you felt about everything, and the papers. Whatever those were. But you were, for the moment, busy laughing about Peter's story about how he used to Egg this one reporters house. Someone named Jonah.

You wonder if Jonah ever put two and two together.

#marvel imagine #marvel x reader #into the spider verse x reader #into the spiderverse imagine #peter b parker imagine #peter b parker x reader #peter parker imagine #spiderman imagine #spiderman x reader

[engenuity]

en- when their s/o feels insecure about other girls

note: Hello! I’m here with a request and it will be my first time doing something like this for the seven of them. To the anon who requested, sorry for doing this late but I hope you’ll enjoy it!

request: their reaction with their s/o saying “i wish i was beautiful like other girls.”

pairings: enhypen members x fem reader

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፧ lee heeseung  

→ you were simply sitting on your desk during a short break, being surrounded by some of your girl friends, when you gave that comment

→ your friends simply snickered at you, accepting it as a joke (well, half of it is)

→ but when you looked at where your boyfriend sits, he’s frowning at you

→ unlike some of your friends, heeseung is deeply aware of your insecurities

→ so you sent a bright smile on his way hoping that he will not be more bothered and burdened than necessary

→ come lunch and when he took the seat next to you, he quickly also brought up his favorite ramen, but this time, he gave it to you

→ which, happens close to never, because come on, heeseung and his ramen? literally inseparable

→ but you know he’s sacrificing his ramen to offer you comfort and you fall for him deeper if that’s even possible at this point

→ he ended up being too affectionate to you (acting as if he’ll eat the noodles you scooped therefore having his face only inches from you, teasingly pinching your nose until you swat his hand away, and after you ate your meal you ended up half cuddling him with you leaning against him and his arms around you)

→ you’ll end up forgetting the insecure thoughts made before, because now you have heeseung affectionately saying through his words that you deserve what you have and that he’s here for you, and no matter how little you think of yourself he’s here to help you appreciate your own self even more. 

፧ jay park

→ you were hanging out in his dorms when you said it (you saw some of your school mates posting their pictures and you can’t help but feel green)

→ he starts up snorting saying “no one’s made ugly anyways”

→ the dork that you are ended up saying “well, how are you ugly?”

→ but both of you know that it’s a lie and out of all the people in the world how can jay and ugly be in the same sentence

→ he tackled you and the both of you ended up in a tangle in the couch

→ but then he started playing with your hair and softly, he said, “you’re beautiful.”

→ you’ve never been a crier but hearing those words uttered with most care, you can’t help but tear up a bit.

→ although he acted nonchalant, he will never forget it and he vowed to help you build up more confidence

→ if before, his way of affection is through teasing, now he’ll still tease you but compliments became very common too

→ “you look great in that fit” ; “how did you make your hair look like that? it’s amazing” ; “did you know about this hand cream? here, try it, i can buy it for you” 

→ with your permission, he started posting pictures of your dates or just pictures of you, and you always fall a sleep with a smile after reading the cheesy (but utterly romantic) captions he always have posted with the lot. 

፧ park sunghoon

→ you stood there in front of an advertising screen and you uttered those words not knowing that your boyfriend can hear you (well you thought he was still in the cashier paying for the things he bought)

→ he never said anything, so you remain clueless whether he heard you or not

→ your mall date continued as usual, after watching a movie the both of you just stroll around the mall, both coped up with each other. 

→ but this time, uncharacteristically, he asked you to join him in skating (you usually just sit in the sidelines after falling in your butt far too many times) 

→  of course, you’re skeptical because, come on, you already made so many embarrassing moments in front of sunghoon, but when he looked at you with that pleading face all reservations were easily swept away

→ this time though, he didn’t teach you how to properly glide or skate or even walk with the blades, instead he never took his hands and eyes off you as he glided, confidently maneuvering you with him.

→ you feel as if you’re dancing on ice with him, which you probably actually are

→ you find yourself laughing in exhilaration when he effortlessly threw you into a spin and you came back facing him. 

→ there in the ice rink, with your face inches away from him— blushing and obviously elated from happiness, sunghoon silently promised that he will make you see how beautiful you really are.

→  although on the ice, dancing with you in his arms, you already felt so so beautiful. 

፧ jake sim

→ no matter how hard he tries he literally wears his emotions on his sleeve

→ so when you half-jokingly opened up about this insecurity, he looked so hurt on your behalf

→ he thinks it’s unfair that you view yourself too little when he’s willing to give you the world

→ will turn into some deep conversations

→ “why would you think that?” 

→ will listen very closely and at first you wanted to brush it as a joke but when you saw how he’s suddenly very serious and attentive you ended up opening the can of worms aka some of your insecurities about your looks

→ you’ll find yourself leaning your head on his shoulder tearing up a bit, his arms either on your shoulder or softly caressing your head

→ then after the whole opening-up thing, he’ll tell you that you’re beautiful, one-of-a-kind, overall amazing person

→ and that he’ll stay by your side as long as you let him and he’ll make you believe that you’re so much more than what you think

→ he also sent a silent prayer pleading that you’ll be allowed to be comfortable and happy with what you have. 

፧ kim sunoo

→ well, before he became your boyfriend, he’s your best friend first

→ so he is already practically aware of most of your demons

→ when you off-handedly made the comment, he won’t hesitate to snuggle you in his arms and kiss you on the cheek

→ “what are you saying you silly, you’re already so, so beautiful”

→ you’ll end up snickering at him / pouting

→ then this time, he’ll quickly kiss you on the lips

→ “you’re beautiful, you have no choice but to believe me, seriously.”

→ you’ll end up laughing at him, and although some doubts remained in your mind, you can’t help but appreciate your boyfriend. 

→ because of course, who even doubts kim sunoo?

፧ yang jungwon

→ like in the heeseung situation, you were just fooling around with your friends when jungwon heard you joke about it

→ will not waste a second to butt in the conversation suddenly to say “what do you mean, you’re very pretty”

→ your friends will not waste a second to let out very loud shrieks

→ but it will not end there because when the both of you are walking home he’ll casually say— “but actually, pretty might only appear to be about outside appearance while the word beautiful encompasses all aspects, no? but what i meant was that you’re beautiful and you’re enough.”

→ you’ll be super shy because of that but he’ll just giggle and swing your holding hands playfully

→ you decided to add a prompt kiss before you separate ways

→ so now it’s his time to be shy

፧ nishimura ri-ki

→ the both of you were camping on a café doing your own requirements

→ this counts as a date for the both of you, because well what’s important is that you’re together and this time, you just simply decided to be productive students

→ you found yourself having a short break and while browsing in instagram, you off-handedly made the comment

→ the guy in front of you will not make any comments about it, and it’s honestly fine because you didn’t even notice the words that passed through your lips

→ imagine your shock when you came back on doing your paper and your mail was bombarded with lots of memes with hearts in them

→ there were also some pictures of jay and heeseung of all people with humorous captions

→ at first it was funny but then you can’t continue doing your homework so you told ni-ki to stop sending random things at your mail

→ the guy working in his own laptop didn’t reply, instead you just got another email

→ ‘—you are beautiful! claim it or this meme dealer will not stop’

→ “seriously!?” ( you exclaimed, hoping for a non-virtual response but you got nothing)

→ you thought more mails will come containing memes and you’re feeling mixed emotions of both fondness and irritation

→ but this one was not a meme, but rather a latest picture of your boyfriend drinking in his straw and pouting, with a meme-layout caption of ‘the woman reading this is my girlfriend and she is beATIFUL periodt periodism dot . ‘

→ now you just ended up laughing at his antics, and fully appreciating the efforts of your meme-dealer boyfriend

→ “fine, okay, okay. i admit i’m beautiful”

→ as a response, ni-ki gave you a proud smile and a thumbs up

→ the both of you continued doing your papers and it was such a productive, self- assuring, fun date with him. 

→ then later on at night you’ll call him — “ya! you can only send that last meme to me got it?!” which he’ll respond with a laugh then a deadpan “duh.”

#enhypenwriters #enhypen #enhypen imagines #enhypen headcanons #enhypen fanfiction #eunice writes #heeseung enhypen #jay enhypen #jake enhypen #jungwon enhypen #sunoo enhypen #niki enhypen #sunghoon enhypen #enhypen scenarios

[starfire-s]

here’s a list of the best, mediocre and worst kdramas i watched in 2020

no one asked for this but it’s happening because i have thoughts (also all opinions are my own if you disagree then get well soon i guess... no i’m kidding make your own posts about it don’t hate me please) ahsjsj anyways click to read a lengthy post and if you actually read the whole thing then thank you i hope you enjoy this wild ride! 

THE BEST KDRAMAS -

mystic pop up bar - this show had everything i ask from a kdrama literally i can name it all found family (to real family), well thought out characters, a mystery plot, special effects, soft romances that were well written, a happy ending! no show in 2020 even comes close to how good this one was! the writers literally guided you throughout the whole thing so you could come up with theories and didn’t do a ‘aha! gotcha’ thing where they want to prove the audience wrong but they wanted us to be right and satisfied! the worst part about the drama is that it’s still so underrated and people just brush it off as some random fantasy show but it’s so much more than that! 1000/10

flower of evil - who doesn’t want to see lee joon gi being the son of a serial killer, living with the name of a man who is in a coma, and hiding his real identity from his wife who is a detective? this show constantly had me at the edge of my seat on a weekly basis so the emotions i went through while watching this are unparalleled! the writers also did such a good job on writing a coherent story that made sense and tied up all the plot points in the end. just a really satisfying show to watch! 10/10

where your eyes linger - i literally bought a $8 viki pass to watch this show so it should tell you everything you need to know about how i feel ahsjsj the episodes were 10 minutes long but we got a good story with well written characters who got character development in a total of 80 minutes it’s insane! honestly it’s still hard to believe this show had rookie actors because they were just so emotive that you could feel all the happiness, sadness, yearning and pining! probably one of my fave kdramas this year because of the acting that i always constantly rewatch! would recommend 10/10

crash landing on you - okay so this drama was actually released on my birthday last year and it was a time in my life when i was going through a lot so maybe it’s the comfort this show provided me through that time this is why i have such a soft spot for it? like the romance was good, it was funny, there was found family, the nk soldiers were all softies, there were strong female leads, soft male leads!!! ahh!! no other show on this list made me think about the unification of south korea and north korea irl because i wanted se ri and jeong hyeok to be together 4ever! but the only issue i had with this show was the ending they gave seung jun if they didn’t do that i’d give this show a 10/10 but just for that they get a 9/10

psycho but it’s okay - this was one of those shows where you’re literally like ‘wow everyone here needs therapy’ but this show was amazing i loved the story telling and how each episode related to children’s book/fairytales! the writers also did a good job with how carefully they talked about mental health in depth without villainising their characters but actually tried to make the audience understand why they were this way which included all the side characters too who had a well thought out story in each episode! also the dynamic between moon young, kang tae and sang tae was everything to me the actors all did an amazing job portraying their characters, it truly was a healing drama. the only thing i didn’t like about this show was the whole plastic surgery plot with the mother like that was very far fetched but it provided drama so i’ll let it slide because the rest was amazing. this show is a solid 8.5/10

18 again - another underrated gem! who would’ve thought a remake of that zac efron movie could be this good!! lee do hyun stole this show for sure the way he portrayed his character and gave heart eyes to his kids (when he’s only 25 irl was the best thing i saw this year ahsjs) i loved the family dynamics in this show, i loved how it talked about what it’s like to be young parents and how society still think it’s taboo to be divorced! it’s a show that makes you laugh and cry at the same time and that’s why everyone should watch it! however, the biggest clown thing this show did to me though was that i got sls for the first time while watching a kdrama... hwang in yeop if u’re reading this i love u and u deserved better 🤡 that aside this show was a 8/10

itaewon class - i actually didn’t watch this drama as it was airing because i thought i wouldn’t enjoy the plot but when i watched it i binged the whole thing in 2 days and my biggest regret is i didn’t watch it sooner! everyone knows i have a soft spot for park seo joon since he’s my favourite actor i’ve literally watched all his dramas like he could star in the trashiest drama out there and i’d still watch it and be like wow (looking at she was pretty 👀) this show aside from the acting had one of the best revenge plots in a kdrama! just watching a character realistically hustle his way to reach the top while fighting the corrupt man whose son killed his father was so so satisfying to watch! however, the love triangle in this show was questionable idk what they were trying to do with that but it personally annoyed me! but still i’ll give this show a 7.5/10 because i enjoyed it a lot!

do you like brahms? - kim min jae and park eun bin.. that’s all you need to know about why this is a good kdrama! i’m usually not a big fan of melodramas and everyone knows i prefer rom coms but this show was just so perfectly melo that i loved all the angst and pain we got!! also just watching two introverted people awkwardly fall in love was amazing! the characters story arcs were also handled pretty well with song ah finally learning to speak up for herself and joon young learning to express how he truly feels! but... the love square? was probably the most annoying thing the rest in my opinion was nicely done! i know people had mixed feelings about the ending but i loved that after all the pain joon young and song ah went through they got a happy ending together! 7/10

find me in your memory - okay this show started off very slow and it was confusing at the start but as it progressed everything in the plot started to fall into place! i mean this show really took opposites attract to a new level where the male lead could remember every single detail from his life but the female lead had to forget some of her traumatic memories to help her cope with her life! they were also tied together through a mutual character who was a big part of their lives in a different way! just an interesting melodrama with interesting characters i liked it! and moon ga young... i love you queen!!! 7/10

THE MEDIOCRE KDRAMAS -

more than friends - was the storytelling in this show groundbreaking? no. was the acting decent? yes. also probably the main reason i stuck with this show until the end! i think we can all agree lee soo had the best character development on this show he started off as a bad boy who wore one ear stud to actually becoming a well liked character... who else did it like him? no one. also the chemistry between the mains was 🔥 but the second male lead was so annoying is there a opposite word for second lead syndrome because i had that for sure! i think the best part about this show was the people i watched it with on here... shoutout to the five of us ahsjsj also this show introduced me to a talented actor/singer like ong seong wu (y’all know my kpop knowledge is nonexistent so no i didn’t know he was in a band called wanna one) all in all a predictable show but i had fun watching it so 6.5/10

tale of the nine tailed - i didn’t actually watch this show i watched it through gifs and instagram posts ahsjsjs so am i qualified to talk about my opinion definitely no... will I talk about it anyways yes lmao. lee rang deserved better that’s all goodbye and take care. 5.5/10

start up - probably one of the most awaited opinions. y’all thought this would be in the worst kdramas section but i decided to give this show some rights. the show started off strong, lost it’s way after episode 6 and then the last episode gave me what i wanted so i have mixed feelings. the writing was not the best i think we can all agree, love triangle as a plot device? wow so groundbreaking 🤡 the characters on the other hand... i loved every single one of them i mean ship wars? i don’t know her. the show had a lot of potential that was wasted but we also got some cute moments between the characters so there was really no winning or losing with this show? but in all honesty you can’t put a talented cast together like this and then just decide to give the audience a mediocre plot but the writers did exactly that! i think i can redirect y’all to my ‘crimes this show committed’ post for a in-depth analysis. lastly nam do san was a GOOD and REFRESHING male lead and ji pyeong was also a GOOD and FUN second male lead!!! this show gave me the ugliest ship war ever that i was transported back to my high school tvd days so thank you for that!! but the cast was loveable and all had a lot of chemistry together so here’s a 5/10 maybe that's too generous but... i think the reason why i didn't enjoy watching this show as much was definitely because of the tag on here lmao

THE WORST KDRAMAS -

the king eternal monarch - i miss clowning this show so much. the amount of braincells i lost while trying to understand this plot... i should be compensated by the writers. however, woo do hwan was a treat to look at on a weekly basis... however the writers kept decreasing his screen time even though he had a dual role... make it make sense? and i cannot comment on the plot of this show because i still don’t understand anything? also in my opinion tae eul and lee gon were the most bland couple of 2020, there was no chemistry between them and there was just a random kiss in episode 5 and they randomly said i love you... where was the development? also lee gon was soooo boring and such a one dimensional male lead! literally all the side characters were so much more interesting and the cast was good... but this plot. 2/10

do do sol sol la la sol - i wanna fight the writer who decided that the plot twist on the show would be that jun is a minor? i had no expectations from this show but it looked cute and nonsensical but that plot twist made me run the other way so fast that i never looked back! just because jun is a boy they really thought this would be excused like lmao we all have critical thinking skills???? the clown behaviour. a solid 1/10

record of youth - i hate this show so much. imagine not utilising park so dam who just starred in the biggest oscar winning movie to her full potential. imagine just making her a love interest to park bo gum’s character in the year 2020. i watched it up until episode 6 and i kept waiting for her character to get development... but it never happened so i dropped this show. also this show featured the MOST useless love triangle i have ever seen in my life like what was the point? also park bo gum’s characters family was straight up annoying (minus the grandpa) but they got so much screen time like that should’ve been given to park so dam... also villainising a gay side character for no reason at all in the year 2020? this show was a waste of my time i want the 6 hours i spent watching this back. -100/10 

backstreet rookie - i watched one episode of this and literally wanted to rip my eyeballs out of my head. idk what ji chang wook was thinking when he signed this drama i think he lost his ability to read because that's the only reasonable explanation for why he chose to star in such a dumpster fire show! this show had a racist character... had a high schooler kiss an adult... sexist jokes... just the worst things you can think of in a drama... this show had it. i still can’t believe so many people watched this show to the point where it had better ratings than pbio... really made me question everyone’s taste? but sorry can’t relate my taste is excellent so here’s the rating this show actually deserves -1000/10

if you made it this far... thank you for reading. let’s continue to love some kdramas together and get clowned by others in 2021! looking forward to it 😅

#kdrama #mystic pop up bar #flower of evil #where your eyes linger #crash landing on you #psycho but it's okay #eighteen again #itaewon class #do you like brahms? #find me in your memory #more than friends #tale of the nine tailed #start up #the king eternal monarch #ddsslls #record of youth #backstreet rookie #komal talks #i actually did it ashdjsj #just read about your fave shows or most hated shows and enjoy #don't have to read the whole thing i'm just documenting this for myself #also every show that airs from december onwards is a 2021 show now #feel free to discuss with me further... i can be contacted via messages LMAO #my posts #* #kdrama review

[hyejinoh]

All Of Us Are Dead (2022) Review (finally)

Here it is. My review of All of us are Dead. Beware, there are going to be some spoilers under the cut. And it is also quite long.😌

Ok, how to get started...I think, I will break this down into categories.

About the plot: I don't have much to say about the plot itself. It's a zombie invasion story and, therefore, comes with all the usual cliches - i.e. frustrating characters who make stupid decisions, plot holes and loose threads, violence and a whole lot of drama. As well as meaningful friendship scenes and the good old question of humanity.

In general, I'm very tolerant of things that don't make sense in TV shows as long as they give me sth. to care about and get invested in (and they did! but they also kind of dropped the ball on that!).

Obviously, some subjects shown were very unnecessary, esp. if you (as creators) aren't going to follow up on them. I'm talking about the sexual assault. I get it, it's a brutal show about shocking stuff but the show literally kick-starts with a bullying scene and I didn't think we needed more to understand how the zombie virus came to be or why to hate certain characters. At the very least, it should have been handled more subtly, more carefully.

About the characters: The characters in a series often make or break it. In this regard - imho, AOUAD mostly made it. It's where it sometimes shines, even. I LOVED Nam-ra, Su-hyeok, Cheong-san, Dae-su, Mi-jin, Ha-ri, Eun-ji, as well as Jae-il and the little group he adopted. Also Cheong-sans mother, as stupid as she could be. LOATHED Gwi-nam (and his band of bullies), Nayeon, everyone in the military and the head of the school + some other teachers. I was (still am) ambivalent towards most of the other adults (the assemblywoman and the homeroom teacher for example), Lee Byeong-chan, as well as On-jo and her dad.

Yes, Nam On-jo, you read that right. Let's get into her right away. On-jo was a difficult character for me to like. And I'm usual all for unlikable female characters - as long as it's acknowledged by canon they can be jerks. Sadly, that wasn't the case in this show. She had potential (a phrase I will probably repeat a few times during this review), though. There were some sweet scenes with her bestie I-sak and I did like the tentative building of a friendship with Nam-ra. She also proved to be helpful in the beginning, thanks to her father. But later on, I felt she didn't provide much to the story - except for her conflict with Cheong-san, as well as repeatedly being annoyingly emotional (when there was absolutely no time for that, I mean). But what really turned me off her character was her treatment of her childhood friend of years, Cheong-san. She was so unnecessarily mean to him and could be downright vile, imo. (Acting like Cheong-san died when he confessed to her?? Talking about basically losing him, just as she did with I-sak? Girl, he didn't even need you to respond to his feelings, smh.) I'm absolutely not one to think she owes him her affection because he's good to her but they are friends. Being nice should be the bare minimum.

Moving on to Lee Cheong-san himself; he was a great lead character. He was dedicated, competent and just such a good friend. He wasn't without fault but I felt like he owned up to all the decisions he made. Also, I just loved they way he mocked Gwi-nam. And Cheong-san and Gyeong-su...a tragedy :( better chemistry than him and On-jo, too. Sorry, I'll stop, lol. What I didn't like was Gwi-nam choosing him as his mortal enemy. There was a perfect set-up for it to be Eun-ji (the person who got bullied), for her to be the one who would ultimately take Gwi-nam down. Or at least get to kill him once. I loved Eun-jis 'I want to watch the world burn'-attitude and everything seemed to point towards her going after Gwi-nam, as y'know she used to be his victim and subsequently became a half-zombie. Alas, another case of wasted potential, one who ended up becoming just a plot device, too.

Two characters who stood out to me (besides the ones I'm choosing to focus on last 😏) were Jang Ha-ri and Park Mi-jin. I loved their chemistry (yes, I did ship them) and how competent they were together. I enjoyed Ha-ris matter-of-fact attitude and Mi-jins foul mouth. They started out beating each other up and then became best friends (and more). They were delightful to watch and I'm so glad they survived.

Alright, now onward to what everyone is really here for - me included. Nam-ra and Su-hyeok. Su-hyeok and Nam-ra. They were literally everything to me. Together. Apart. With other characters. But mostly together :). Let's talk about them separately first.

Choi Nam-ra. What a girl. The class president no one seemed to care about, the quiet and studious type. Who was regarded as closed-off and arrogant by her classmates but who hid her loneliness, her awkwardness and even her resentment towards her peers well. Her entire arc was so good. I was so glad they made her a half-zombie because that way she got to show a whole lot more of herself and shine, instead of being sidelined as much (like some other female characters). It also made her relationship with Su-hyeok so much more compelling. I loved how she was very (similarly to Ha-ri) no-nonsense and smart, brought up issues others were willing to ignore and paid close attention to her surroundings. Also her strong will to keep being human until the last possible moment and how she was able to open up to her classmates about her insecurities, later on. I only wish we had seen more of her backstory - her relationship with her mother, when she fell for Su-hyeok. One thing I have to criticize, though, is that I felt, despite her importance, she was still very underutilized. They kinda seemed to push her to the back a lot - probably because otherwise she would have kept stealing the show (from On-jo) and shortened it's episode count by half.

Now, about Lee Su-hyeok. What a guy. Handsome (damn, Park Solomon, I see you!), popular, friendly with everyone, a reformed 'bad guy' (he used to hang out with bullies some time before the series started). Despite claiming to not be that smart, he shows a whole lot of competency and quick thinking, as well as fighting skills. He was a very, very, devoted person (esp. towards Nam-ra) and always willing to help someone in danger (unless it involved hurting Nam-ra). He was just such a good person. I also really loved his friendship with Cheong-san (there were some vibes~👀). But what I loved most about him was how ride-or-die he could be. The way he cared for Nam-ra and her well-being at all times really hit my sweet spot. Also Park Solomon does some great eye-acting, like dude looked in love.

Hopelessly/Totally Devoted To You is one of my favorite (romantic) tropes (which is why Cheong-san/On-jo could have worked...but oh, whatever), as well as Hurt/Comfort and You Are Worth Hell. And, oh boy, did Nam-ra and Su-hyeok have these in spades. The way these two cared and repeatedly saved each other was everything to me. The little looks they exchanged pre-confession and their worry for each other. They were willing to give up their lives for one another. Just every little one of their interactions (even in the background) were so sweet and sometimes even intensely romantic ('your voice woke me up'; 'bite me, not yourself'; 'I was afraid you would know that I liked you if I said your name'...like hello??? I'm going insane! That's my shit!). It was fulfilling all my monster girl/human guy needs. On a side note, even though I complain about her being underutilized, I absolutely loved the fact that Nam-ras zombie side mostly acted up when Su-hyeok was around her or in danger :)))). Ah, romance.❣️

About the ending: So, yeah, that happened. It was bullshit. I was fine with literally everything as long as they gave me Nam-ra/Su-hyeok. And then they took them from me in the most out of character way ever, in Su-hyeoks case. (Yeah, no, I don't care about the rest except for the lesbians Ha-ri and Mi-jin surviving, and the detective and his group, too.) Okay, continuing on, Su-hyeok was ride-or-die for Nam-ra. He would have killed for her, he would have let On-jo die for her. That's all very much established in the previous episodes. So, tell me then, why does this man end up in quarantine camp without her??? And then the last scene on the rooftop? That was just insulting. I get it, On-jo is the female lead (why, tho), she gotta have the poignant ending moments but how does her getting the most of the emotional reunion talk with Nam-ra make sense at all? How does Su-hyeok just standing there? I sure hope - if there ever is a second season - they will rectify that. Otherwise, I will just pretend it ended with Su-hyeok and Nam-ra running away together.

So, overall, I did enjoy this show, and loved parts of it a lot (obviously). But I wish the focus had been tighter, much less jumping around of plot-lines that seemed to point in one direction only to be disregarded in the next episode (it could get repetitive and downright stupid). In that way, stuff (that wasn't ticking all my boxes like Nam-ra/Su-hyeok or Mi-jin/Ha-ri) could have had a deeper emotional impact on me. Also, the ending just really sucks. I will say this, though, when the writing of the show hit? It really hit. And should there ever be another season, I can see it building up on the first and maybe elevate it at the same time then. I give it a 6.5/10. (And Nam-ra/Su-hyeok a 100/10. 🥰)

#and that's that on that #all of us are dead #aouad spoilers #aouad #review #netflix all of us are dead #anyway these are all my thoughts. if you disagree that's a-okay and if you agree that's even a-okayer <3

[calangkoh]

a little to the left, snippet #6

a fullmetal alchemist ed and al roleswap au ficlet collection [prev] [first]

*A/N: this one’s longer. i initially had the thought of “classic fma kidnap whump fanfic but roleswap” but it ended up not centering around the whump at all but around roy and ed. i hope the characterization works, because i was just following a bunny trail with this one

Roy swung open the door, fingers poised for a snap.

Turns out the extremely aggressive banging on his front door in the middle of the night was Edward Elric. Mustang would have preferred a burglar.

Ed wasted no time, a loud stream of run-on sentences echoing from his armor body.

Mustang rubbed his temples, “Slow down, kid.”

It was late, he was tired, so he couldn’t be blamed for letting the k word slip in front of Ed and shifting his yelling to full throttle.

“Just start from the beginning!” Roy interjected.

The aggressive stance, the angry yelling, the intimidating aura of the suit of armor all stuttered, and gave way to something way more hopeless, and helpless. Like the kid Ed was under all that metal.

“They took him! They took my little brother!” He broke.

Roy stiffened, voice tight “Who, Edward.”

“Some creepy bastards jumped us Monday night and took him and drove off!”

“Did you say Monday night?!”

“Oh shut up!”

“Edward he’s been gone for three days and you didn’t think to come to me sooner?!”

“I didn’t need your help, you sketchy ass-kisser!”

“Clearly you did! Since you haven’t found him,” Roy ran into his room, leaving the front door wide open for Ed. They continued to yell through the walls.

“Okay, so I didn’t want your help. You happy?!”

Roy fumbled putting on his uniform, “Hardly!”

“Good!”

Roy roared in frustration. In less than a minute he was marching out the front door pulling on his coat, Ed on his heels.

—

Edward showed Roy and the detective team he had assembled in record time the place the brothers had been ambushed. Three days later, it would be difficult to find any more evidence here. Luckily Ed already had some of his own, but had hit a roadblock.

Roy scolded the boy some more, “I know you don’t trust me, Ed, or most adults for that matter, but your arrogance and mistrust put your brother in jeopardy, do you understand that? You were stupid!”

Ed flinched and looked at the ground. Roy’s anger escalated.

“I recruited Alphonse into the military to give you two resources and protection, so why would you not come to me with this?!”

“It wasn’t arrogance,” Ed muttered, stopping Roy from continuing in his tirade, “I was panicking the whole damn time I was looking for him. I’ve been worried I’d never find him.”

Ed met Roy’s eyes, “I was panicking and the last thing I wanted was to involve the military. And you. You’re a lying, cheating, lazy creep who uses Al for your personal gain. Ever since the train terrorist incident, I knew I couldn’t trust you with my brother’s life. What do you expect?”

Roy stood.

Ed perked up, just getting started, “And that’s not even the surface! The blackmail keeps piling up, you know? Those guys…they probably wanted Al for some kind of information on human transmutation or the philosopher’s stone. They were alchemists, after all. If the military got involved, they could find out about what we did, and you’d probably have to cover it up, meaning we’d owe you big time. And we already owe you way too much.”

Roy sighed, “I get where you’re coming from. You’re right that I wouldn’t let anyone find out about you two, but there’s no ‘owing me’ for that. I protect my team.”

Ed scoffed, “Yeah for your political agenda.”

Roy sighed again, pinching the bridge of his nose, “You’re such a child.”

He continued before Ed could process the word, “Things aren’t as black and white as you think they are, Edward. People are complex. Adult relationships are complex. I’m Al’s superior officer, he’s a part of my team, I want to succeed, I want my team to succeed, so I care about my team, and I make decisions. I weigh risks and benefits like a functioning professional in charge. There is no malicious intent to my actions, and your limited perspective, emotional, childish opinions on them does not dictate whether or not there is. Right now, whether you believe it or not, I care about your brother’s safety. End of story.”

After a few beats of contemplative silence, Ed groaned, “I coulda done without the condescension, Bastard, but you have a point. Now get off your high horse and help me find my brother.”

—

One half-step-below-murderous rampage on an underground bunker full of little brother-kidnappers later, Al was safely in their care. He was unconscious when they found him, sporting every color of the rainbow on his skin. Definitely a rough three days for Alphonse, but nothing that should require any major surgeries or rehabilitation, thankfully. He opened his eyes to Ed’s desperate yelling in the back of the ambulance and winced.

Roy attempted to calm Ed while the paramedics started to ask orientation questions to gauge his mental status. He answered them more or less correctly, though he was definitely confused.

“Fullmetal,” Roy interjected. Alphonse flinched at Roy's naturally demanding voice and groggily turned his head. Roy softened his tone a little. “What did they want from you?”

Alphonse’s eyes squinted tight.

“Oh, yknow…baking recipes,” he slurred.

“That better be a joke, kid, cause I don’t need you to have a concussion. Too much paperwork.”

Edward would have rolled his eyes. Typical lazy selfish bastard, but the thought had a hint more of affection than hatred.

Wait, affection toward the colonel? Blegh. But he had to admit he felt better about having him here. His presence was keeping him together for his brother.

“It might be a mix of both,” a paramedic stated.

“Sorry,” Al squeaked out, eyes glassy.

“Oh, stop,” Ed shushed him, softly rubbing the top of Al’s head, a display of gentle affection that surprised Roy, “Mustang loves paperwork.”

“He…does?”

Ed looked over to the colonel.

“I love it, Fullmetal. And you two are going to give me a generous amount. I appreciate it. And…” he cleared his throat, “I’m glad you’re safe, most of all,” he said sincerely.

Ed nodded, eyes glowing warmly. Roy returned a kind smile, a welcome change from the jerk’s shady facade.

Al smiled weakly, “Oh, okay, uh, good. You’re welcome”

His glassy eyes went back and forth between Roy and Ed, eyebrows furrowing.

“You guys are acting weird. Friendly. Like…you like each other…” Al’s eyes unfocused and he grabbed his head, “Ugh, I must really be concussed.”

Ed nodded aggressively, clanking loudly, “Yeah, that’s it.”

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It’s More Than Just a Game Pt 1

@qualitypeacepainter sent me this wonderful idea for a Daminette Volleyball AU. It will definitely have several parts and I am so excited to write it so I hope you enjoy and I hope it’s something like what you had in mind :)

“So this is what a tournament looks like?” Marinette inhaled deeply “Do you smell that Nino? Air Salonpas. It’s so satisfying.”

She didn’t bother waiting for his response, she knew he was only here for her sake. Nobody could match her excitement for this day. It took her weeks, but she finally scrambled together a makeshift team so that she could enter at least one volleyball tournament before her middle school days were over. They had exactly three days of practice, but it didn’t matter.

Marinette was here to win.

“There are a lot of good teams here, please don’t get your hopes up Mari.” Adrien reached out, placing a hand on her shoulder as if he were attempting to pull her back down to reality. “Nino and I only know the basics, this isn’t anything like baseball.”

“Yeah Marinette, I know you gave us all a crash course, but this is way different from basketball.”

“And soccer!”

Her teammates all shared the same discouraged look on their faces. They knew how hard Marinette trained. Every day after school, she’d set to herself, pass to herself, spike at the school wall while the basketball team practiced. She was always helping them out, so the least they could do was help her form a team, but volleyball was something none of them knew much of.

“You guys worry too much! You’re all super athletic and the best friends a girl could ask for. There is absolutely nothing that could get in our way-”

Her sentence was cut short as a yell of excitement echoed through the gym. Instantly her eyes locked on the source of the commotion. Gotham Middle had entered and the crowd’s excitement was all focused on them. The teams around them begin to whisper, passing drills stopping as everyone took the chance to size up the competition.

“-it’s the King of the Court-”

“-I thought they weren’t entering this tournament-”

“-we’re so screwed-”

It was as if the world was crashing down around her. Marinette knew all about Gotham Middle. They were always featured in Sports Weekly as the top school in the volleyball world. In fact, there was even one student who was being scouted for the US National team. The King of the Court, Damian Al Ghul Wayne.

“I-I think I need to use the bathroom.” Marinette clutched her stomach, her face paling the longer she stared.

“Are you okay?”  Nino tried to offer her a hand to steady herself but she simply waved him off, stumbling past him to the hallway, her eyes dazed.

It’s just one team. It’s not like they would have to play them first. Of course, they would have a warm-up game, something to get her team in the groove. Yeah, there was no doubt in her mind. She came here to win, not worry about some top-ranked school.

Slowly she stood up, taking a few deep breaths, the bathroom door a mere ten steps away.

“I’ve never even heard of Dupont Transfer Middle.”

“Apparently it’s some French school that sends students wanting to study in America. It’s like a prep for American high school. They spend their eighth-grade year there to perfect their English and take any courses that wouldn’t transfer over.”

Marinette glanced over her shoulder. Sure enough, standing in front of the water fountain were a couple of members of Gotham Middle. The only reason they would be concerned with her school would be..no..fate wouldn’t be that cruel right?

“They barely have a six-man team, they don’t even have a libero. Did they actually think they had a chance?”

“Hey!” Three sets of eyes turned in her direction, instantly wavering her nerve. “Don’t underestimate us.”

As if on cue, her stomach lurched once more, taking any confidence she had with it. The Gotham players shared a glance before busting into laughter.

“Is she serious? I think she is.”

“Is that the captain label on her uniform? Maybe we should show her some respect.”

Instantly, they all straightened, mock saluting her before dissolving back into a fit of laughter. Marinette wanted to give them a piece of her mind, but her stomach refused to let up.

“Hey, benchwarmers. It’s time for the warm-up. Quit wasting time.”

The three silenced, their face a mixture of fear and awe. Who could command such respect? The coach? The manager? Marinette’s eyes strayed to where the voice came from, her stomach immediately dropping.

“The King,” she slapped her hand over her mouth, hoping she hadn’t said it loud enough to offend the guy in front of her. He didn’t even glance in her direction, his fierce glare completely focused on his teammates.

“Right away sir. Kasey, fill up two more.”

Damian Wayne. He couldn’t have been more 5’7”, but compared to Marinette’s 5’1”, she was in awe. It was impressive how he could command so much respect with just one look. She watched as he turned, taking a few steps toward the gym before pausing once more.

“Relax James, you act like we’ll need a lot. Just look at our opponent.”

It was as if they completely ignored his warning. Their giggles only enraged Marinette.

“What did you sa-”

“Did I stutter? Quit wasting time. You’re barely benchwarmers, quit acting as though you’re good enough to look down on your opponent.”

Marinette watched as they all paled, gathering their bottles before rushing back into the gym. None of them dared to make eye contact with him. Marinette released a chuckle of her own. He might be terrifying, but he really wasn’t a bad guy. Marinette relaxed as she stood, a friendly smile tugging at her lips.

“You know, I was just about to say something to them myself.”

His glare shifted from his retreating teammates to where she stood. Instantly she felt a shiver down her spine.

“You’re not even physically ready to sit the bench, don’t talk as if we’re on the same level. What are you even doing here anyway? Making memories? This is a tournament for people who are serious.”

“I am serious, my team is serious. We’re here to win and that means we start by defeating you.”

Damian took a step forward. Suddenly those six inches felt a lot taller than they were. Marinette fought with herself to not move away.

“You say that like it’s so easy.” The waves flowing off of him made her want to shrivel up, but her anger anchored her feet.

“I may not look like much, but I can jump. Really high. I will jump over any wall your team puts in front of me.”

He simply scoffed, only fueling her rage. Everyone always underestimates her, she hated it. She just wanted to be taken seriously in the sport she loved.

“You will simply be a stepping stone on the way to our championship.”

Before she could even respond, Damian turned his back, returning to the court, leaving her fuming in her spot. She wanted to declare war, rush him and take him out before he could even step onto the floor, but her stomach had other plans. Gripping her gut, Marinette turned to the bathroom, her face paler than before she left the gym.

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“Dudette! You were gone for like twenty minutes. It’s our turn to use the court. How do we warm-up?”

Marinette scanned the other side of the court to where Gotham Middle stood huddled, occasionally glancing back at her teammates. All except one. Damian stood alone, his arms crossed, his eyes closed. If she didn’t know any better, she would think he was meditating.

“Let’s work on passing. It’s something we all struggle with and I think we’ll really need it with this team.”

Five minutes passed and as they lined up for the beginning of the first set, Marinette’s eyes locked onto his from across the court. She already had a fire burning when she stepped into the gym, but it was as if he threw coal at her until she was ablaze ready to annihilate anything in her path.

“We will win.”

Her teammates shared a look of skepticism, but none voiced their concerns. They didn’t have to. It had only been ten minutes, but the score was already 12 - 0. The only one drenched in sweat was Marinette. The energy for the rest had been drained after the first service ace.

“Nino! Set me up!”

They were barely keeping the ball in the air with iffy passes that they were sure the ref was only letting slide out of pity. Nino was the only one who could decently set. It was nothing compared to the flawless and quick sets the King was serving on the other side, but Marinette could care less. All she wanted, was a chance to hit the ball.

His set was shaky, the ball wobbling as it flew, threatening to fall out of the sky at any moment. But to her, it was perfect. On instinct, Marinette jumped, her palm connecting to the ball. A satisfying thud came from the other side of the court as the gym silenced, trying to process what had happened.

“Did they just score?”

“Forget that, did you see how high she just jumped? She must’ve been a foot over the net!”

The whispers got louder until a single clap echoed from the crowd leading to another and another. As her feet touched the ground once more, Marinette immediately shot Damian a smug look. His mouth hung agape, his eyes a mixture of anger, and did she catch a hint of admiration? It was even more satisfying than the sound of the ball hitting the court.

“Why didn’t you get that?”

Marinette flinched as he turned on his teammates, his face fuming.

“Dude, you were in shock too! We didn’t think they had-”

“This is why you don’t underestimate anyone, ever. You give every team 100% of your effort.”

Damian turned back to the net, his eyes narrowing in on her. It took everything in her not to crumble as she picked up the ball, tossing it to Adrien. She had a kill. Her first one in a tournament and not even the terrifying demon behind her could stomp on her moment.

“Okay, guys! Here’s our chance. Let’s turn this around.”

Her excitement spread through the court, each of her teammate’s risking a smile. Their fire may not have been as bright as hers, but it was finally starting to shine through.

“You’re right Marinette. We can’t promise anything flashy like the King over there, but we will get you the ball. No matter what it takes.”

This was the chance she was waiting for, the chance to motivate her team. Now that she had their attention, she didn’t want to waste one second of it.

.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

“It was a close game Marinette. Please don’t be upset.”

Marinette waved off her friends, her smile tight.

“They won in two sets and we barely hit double digits both times, but it’s okay guys, really. Thank you so much for helping me out. I’m going to stay for a while, so go on without me. I wanna watch some more matches.”

Her friends shared a look of skepticism, but one by one they slowly stood, all leaving until she was the only one left. Marinette sighed as she stood herself, working up the courage to step back into the gym.

“I told you it was useless.”

Marinette glanced over her shoulder only to meet an annoyingly familiar face blocking the entrance.

“Don’t you have something better to do than gloat oh glorious king?”

“Tt, I only wanted to point out that your jump was impressive, but volleyball is not a sport that you can get by with athleticism alone. You set yourself up for failure.”

It was Marinette’s turn to scoff as she brushed past him, intent on not speaking another word.

“A piece of advice for you. Drop volleyball while it’s all fun and games for you. High school has no place for a foreigner with no talent.”

“I’ll beat you.” Her voice was soft but cold. Damian didn’t speak a response, but he didn’t move either as if he were taunting her to continue. Marinette turned her head until she had a full view of his scowling face. “Whether it be when fall comes and my team smoothers yours or even if it takes ten, twenty, no fifty years, I will destroy you King of the Court. All I have to do is be the last one standing, right?”

He didn’t respond, only offered her a small grunt before exiting the doors. Her eyes followed him until the bus doors closed and Gotham Middle pulled out of the parking lot.

“I will get better, just you wait Damian Wayne.” Marinette took a step forward, her eyes zeroing in on the match in front of her. High School was only three months away. Three short months to make her declaration a reality.

She smiled, the fire in her eyes stirring with a deadly glint. 

“Next time we meet, I will destroy the King of the Court.”

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