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Road Not Taken | Bang Chan

Synopsis: When your parents tell you that you're to marry the mayors son, Seo Changbin, you're left with two choices. Do you take the easy and sure route with nothing but green grass or do you take the path that's a bit less predictable and rough?

Pairings: au Bang Chan x Female Reader

Content Includes: Fluff, Forbidden romance, Secret romance, Strict parents, A sexually suggestive moment, Runaway, Happy ending, The Notebook vibes, Rich girl x not so rich guy

•Short but sweet. wc 2k•

an: Inspired by the poem The road not taken by Robert Frost and Chan quoting the poem when he talked about yellow wood in the intro.

“Y/N are you listening? Your father is talking to you.” Your mom sighs and rolls her eyes. “Honestly, get your head out of the clouds. This is a great opportunity and Seo Changbin is a great catch. He's so handsome and strong. Not to mention he'll be mayor one day after his father. You'll be the mayor's wife y/n doesn't that sound wonderful?” She gushes, clasping her hands together happily looking lovingly at your dad, who was the governor.

What is this, some eighteenth century life you're living? Why do you have to marry some guy just because he's rich and smart? Yeah sure, Changbin is great, literally at everything but... You've known him since you were in preschool. Even went to the same prep school together too so you know just how amazing of a guy he is. He's just not your type. He's more of a big brother to you. The problem though, you've always done as you were told. Take up horseback riding even if you were terrified? Yep. Harp even if it made your fingers blister and bleed? Of course. So how could you possibly look your parents in the face and defy them? Your dad looks at you with such a proud expression that you feel like shit for even thinking about going against him.

“Yes.” Is all you can say because the false smile and enthusiasm you give, takes everything out of you.

“That's my princess. You make your mother and I so proud of you. Really, we're so lucky. Isn't that right Grace?” Your dad pats your mother's hand still looking at you and she nods in agreement.

“The luckiest.” She chimes in. “Now make sure not to be late for your piano lessons; your recital is next week.” waving a dismissing hand.

Her large wedding ring and perfectly manicured nails shine in the sunlight that spills through the multiple windows of the conservatory. Removing the white cloth from your lap and setting it onto the table next to your barely eaten lunch, you stand up and leave. The entire conversation replays repetitively in your mind that you don't see your little sister leaving her room and you bump into almost butting heads.

“Shit, I'm sorry sis. I didn't see you. You're not hurt are you?” You fuss over her and she slaps your hands away smiling.

“Jeez will you chill. I'm fine. Where's your head at though?” She questions you, crossing her petite arms over her chest. Her large eyes look up at you and you briefly think back to a few hours ago when you were that carefree. Hopefully she won't share your fate in a few years seeing as she's only four years younger than you.

“Mom and dad just dropped a bomb on me.” Sighing, you lean back against the perfectly decorated wall behind you. “I'm set to marry Seo Changbin.” You finish and your sister's eyes light up.

“Oh my god, no way?” She whispers and covers her mouth. “You're so lucky. I'd give my left ear to marry that man. Have you seen his arms?”

When she giggles you can't help but join in. Just like Changbin, her laugh is infectious. The two of you gossip about boys a little longer in the hallway before you reluctantly make your way to your room to quickly shower and change your clothes before your lessons. Piano lessons were not only important to your mom but even more important to you.

Chris Bang, your piano teacher and the love of your life, secretly for the past two years, makes the lessons worth every second of struggling over the piece you decided to play for your recital. River flows in you by Yiruma has been a favorite of yours since you were really little and because you've heard it so many times you thought it would be easy. It isn't, not even remotely. The increasing tempo is where you seem to struggle and Chris will often tell you “Don't fear a little accelerando baby.”

Seeing his face when you walk in erases all the stress from your body and mind. He's like a hard reset to your mental health. The way his eyes sparkle and even smile along with him, the two dimples perfectly placed on either side of his beautiful mouth and the enveloping scent of smokey vanilla that surrounds you when he pulls you in for a tight hug, it all chases away all the bad and heals you.

“There's my beautiful girl. Gosh, I missed you.” He greets you with open arms that go around your waist when you stroll into him. His lips leave feathery light kisses all over your face making you chuckle softly.

“I missed you too babe.” You happily reply and push his blonde hair back from his brow. In contrast to how heavy your heart felt earlier it feels lightweight now.

His lips find yours turning the sweet embrace into something more intimate. Inside the family library, it's the only space you two are never interrupted. No one, not even staff dare disturb your lessons, not after your mom fired the last person that did so. It was completely uncalled for, the poor guy only came in the room to dust while you were going through the notes and when you messed up your mother blamed him. Now it's a haven for you and Chris. The two of you have spent hours studying each other's body's more times than you've actually studied the music. Thank God that Chris is a good teacher, you're able to show off your progress if or whenever your mom decides to show interest. So when his hands move from your waist and grips your ass you don't stop him.

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“Well now that that part of the lesson is over, what do you say you show me what else your fingers can do?” Chris suggests playfully still breathing heavily above you with a cocky smirk.

“Oh my gosh,” you giggle and cover your face. “you're such a dork but I love you.”

The moment is blissful and if you could lay like this under him for eternity, you gladly would. Unfortunately though, the large black Steinway grand piano sits waiting for you because if your mom doesn't hear any playing she won't hesitate to barge in. So you two unreluctantly separate and get dressed, hands and lips refusing to stray away from each other for too long.

Sitting on the shiny black surface of the piano's bench, your fingers hover over the keys as you inhale deeply through your nose and then exhale slowly out your mouth. The pads of your fingertips lightly press down on the ivory keys in front of you and begin moving effortlessly. Your eyes close upon hearing the sad yet happy music you create. Due to how many times you've played this piece it's become second nature now but when the crescendo approaches you become more focused and tense up.

“Relax babes, you can do this.” Chris whispers in your ear and you breathe him in.

Your fingers move, gradually picking up speed feeling calm and at ease knowing Chris is behind you and believing in your abilities. The worst is over and the tempo slows, ending with a beautiful climax.

“See baby, I knew you could do it!” Chris cheers coming around from behind you to stand beside the instrument and look at you. “Woah woah what's the matter? What happened y/n, why are you crying?” He gently takes your face in his hands stroking your cheeks with his thumbs wiping away the tears that rapidly fall from your eyes.

With the day's news finally getting to you, you break down and tell him everything. About the arrangement and how you are terrified of disobeying your parents but most of all you tell him that the last thing you want to do is be with someone that isn't him. That thought alone fills you with dread and makes you sick to your stomach. Changbin is a good man but he isn't Chris and you could never love another man the way you love him. You're pulled into his strong arms as he consoles you, the soft singing coming from him soothes you until you're able to calm the sobs that wrack through you.

“It's okay baby girl. Don't be sad. I know that I may not have a lot...” He pauses and scoffs at himself, resting his chin on top of your head, still holding you tight. “Honestly the only thing I have a lot of, is the love that I have for you. So whatever path you decide to take I'll always love you.”

“After all this time I still get amazed at how perfect you are, Christopher.” You tell him, voice slightly muffled against his chest, followed by sniffling as you hold back fresh tears that threaten to spill by his words.

He chuckles and his body shakes lulling you like a newborn. Chris's actions and words only proves your point, how can you love someone other than him? There's no one that could possibly take his place, you know that. What you don't know is how you're going to let your family down and tell them that you won't be marrying Seo Changbin. How do you disappoint your parents in a way that won't entirely shatter their hearts to the point where they just cut you off or abandon you? They could never do that to you… could they? That night you replayed Chris's words in your head so much that you gave yourself a headache. Sitting up in bed, after having tossed and turned for a good three hours you ran through all possible scenarios.

If you chose the easy path and agreed to be with Changbin you were sure how your life would be. Exactly like your mother's life. As a rich wife with a simple, boring, predictable life full of other people who just care about money and social politics. You'd spend your days with other wives, expected to dress and act a certain way all while losing a part of yourself if not all. Choosing Chris however, things would be uncertain. You have no idea what the future could possibly hold for you both. There could be rough terrain along the way but you were certain that you would be happy. That you both would get through whatever life decided to throw at you. As long as love continued to bloom and grow like a well taken care of flower, you two would be okay.

Jumping out of bed you look at your phone and see it's just past 5am but it's now or never. Grabbing a backpack from the closet and emptying it of any forgotten items you shove some clothes and a few important items inside. Your heart races and mixed emotions flood through your chest. Fear, excitement, guilt, nervousness and sadness sit comfortably at the top of the iceberg that is you. You keep moving silently throughout your room though, making sure you've got everything that you need.

“Just in case.” You whisper outloud to yourself. ‘Just in case they don't let me come back.’ That thought sits heavy on your heart but it doesn't derail your plans. You've made up your mind.

You're not going to play it safe by marrying Changbin. You've been playing it safe all your life. The uncertainty of taking a path that not many would travel down is scary. All the ‘what ifs’. If you could take both paths some way you would but that's not possible. It's a risk but for love and for Chris, you'd gladly make this choice again. Glancing around the room one last time, a last minute thought springs to your mind and you walk over to your desk to write your parents and sister and note.

“Mom and Dad, please don't be too upset with me. I'm leaving with Chris. I love him and I just couldn't see myself doing as I'm told this time. I hope you can find it in your hearts to continue to love me just the same. If you allow me to, I'll be back someday soon. Sweet little sister go and get Changbin, yeah? He'd be lucky to have you as a wife instead of me anyway we both know that. I love you three. I won't be far but I also won't change my mind.”

With a satisfied sigh you fold the paper in half and set it on your pillow. Your palm lays flat on the surface and you silently say goodbye to the life you had always known for something grander. Love. As the sunrise casts a golden hue on the horizon, you run towards the woods with nothing but the clothes you're wearing and a backpack slung over your shoulder. The sounds of the wildlife waking up throughout the yellow wood around you sounds so beautiful and it keeps your feet moving. The small house fenced in just past the woods comes to view and you smile breathlessly.

Rapping your knuckles on the white painted wooden door you chew on your bottom lip and wait for Chris to open up. Curly, messy blond hair peeks through the crack in the door when he slowly opens it. Almost in unison when he realizes it's you visiting him this early, his sleepy eyes and the door widens.

“Y/n baby what are you doing here?” his eyes go from your face down to the backpack that you now clutched in your hand and he lets out a small gasp that lights you up. “You really chose me?” His voice sounds so small like he can't believe it.

“Yes, I did. How could I not?” you give him a lopsided grin and wink playfully.

He grabs you in his arms and kisses your lips over and over, pecking them with a huge grin on his face. Setting you down, looking down into your eyes with so much love and longing he tells you that he'll make it his life's mission to make you happy every day and to not only tell you but show you just how much he loves you. You could feel your heart swelling from his words and your emotions bubbling up inside. Didn't he know he made you happy everyday already?

Setting your hand into his and interlocking your fingers you look up at him and sweetly smile. “No matter what storms we encounter, I'll always be there holding my hand out to you. I'll never regret the path I've decided to take at your side. I made a choice for love and that will make all the difference.”

The End.

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Sidenote: I wanted to end this the same way the poem ended so there won't be a part 2. Just know they lived happily ever after.

Her sister married Binnie and her parents eventually got the stick out of their asses and were cool with her living her best life as Mrs. Y/N Bang lol ♡ if you've never read the poem or listened to the track Road Not Taken from skz's Yellow Wood album I definitely recommend both.

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multifanficwriter · 2 years

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they don’t know about us (jj maybank x reader)

summary: jj and you being in a secret relationship, because you’re not allowed to be together with any pogues.

warnings: fluff, some angst, fighting, party, mention of smut, kinda strict parents.

note: english isn’t my first language.

NOT MY GIF

you walked down the stairs of your house, into the kitchen to find a snack and when you closed the fridge, your mother stood beside you.

“oh good morning, mom” you said, forcing a smile to your face.

“i don’t think you can call it that when it’s 2pm” she replied, which just made you roll your eyes. “why are you first up now anyway?” she asked as i opened up a yogurt.

“i’ve been up for a few hours, mom. i’ve just been in my room doing my homework, trust me” you explained. “you don’t have homework, honey.”

“uhm yes i have. that’s how school basically works, you know. teachers giving kids and teenagers homework to ruin their childhood.”

your mom stayed silent. “did you sneak out last night?” she suddenly asked.

“of course not,” you answered, maybe a bit too dramatic, but you couldn't help it.

“she’s lying,” the voice of your brother suddenly said. “what the fuck, nick. can’t you keep your stupid mouth shut for once in your life” you said, raising your voice.

“don’t talk like that to your own brother!” your mother replied, matching your voice. “whatever” you mumbled as you took your yogurt and went up to your room.

just as you had laid down on your bed, your annoying brother opened the door.

“what do you want?” you asked annoyed. “a normal sister” he answered with a smirk. “very funny” you said ironically.

“oh, mom says you’re grounded for the rest of the weekend” he added and closed the door.

you then took a deep breath, calming yourself down. “just great” you whispered to yourself.

a few seconds later, a text popped up on your phone.

—

you’re still up for later? 😉

uhm, I kinda get grounded…

again? you’re a bad girl

thank you i guess lol

anyway, still up for later? 😉

I just told you I’m grounded

and?

seriously JJ?

what? do you need me to save you like always?

maybe, just don’t get caught

never princess

thank you my hero

always 😘

—

“who are you texting you're smiling like that?” the voice from your brother said, making you jump, not even having noticed he had opened the door again.

“that’s none of your business” you said as you pushed him out of the door and locked it. then you sat down at your bed once again, waiting for jj.

you heard something hit your window, so you immediately went over there and opened the window to see him down there, looking handsome as always.

“housekeeping” he yelled which made you roll your eyes, but also laugh. “are you just going to stare at me all day or actually get down here?” he asked.

“my mom is downstairs, so i can’t go down there and I’ll probably die if i jump,” you explained.

“i’ll catch you,” he said. “aww that’s sweet, but no. find a ladder” you responded. “princess, just jump. you know i’ll catch you. i always do”

you thought about it for a second or two, before answering, “alright, but if i die, you aren’t invited to my funeral,” you joked.

“oh my god y/n. just freaking jump”

“uh, someones eager today” you teased. “y/n, i swear to god-” you interrupted him, when you jumped and he caught you, holding you in his arms.

“my hero” you mumbled and was about to kiss him, but then remembered where you were and got out of his strong arms. you also saw the small pout on your boyfriend's face.

“you’ll get kisses later when we’re just the two of us,” you told him. “pinky promise?” he said, still with a pout. “of course” you replied, taking your pinkie around his finger while you got lost in his blue eyes.

“now, let’s get out of here before anyone sees us,” jj said and picked you up as he ran with you in his arms, laughing like crazy.

what you two didn’t see was that your brother was standing at his window, watching everything that had just happened.

—

when jj and you finally reached your secret spot, he immediately pressed you up against the tree and kissed you. your hands tangled into his blonde hair while one of his hands went to your waist and the other one behind your neck.

“i missed you” he mumbled against your lips as he laid his forehead on yours. “we literally saw each other last night” you said, catching your breath.

“too long away from you” he mumbled again and pecked your lips. “chessy” you whispered with a grin. then the two of you just started into each other's eyes for what felt like forever, but you loved it.

“so, i have a question,” jj said, caressing your cheek. “ask away.”

“there’s this party later tonight and i really want to go there.”

“... with you.” he added.

“what if my mother finds out? my brother is probably going to be there too” you babbled. “just avoid him and stay by my side”

“but he will for sure see me and with you.”

“ouch, you made it sound like I’m a bad person.”

“well, my family thinks you are a bad and dirty person, so-”

“whatever. let’s just enjoy actually being together tonight and ignore everyone else. how does that sound?” jj asked.

you threw your arms around his neck. “that sounds perfect” you answered and put your lips on his.

you stopped kissing him, when you got an important thing to say. “i’m going to steal some of your clothes and make it cute, since i can’t go home”

jj just rolled his eyes at you. “i do not care, cupcake. now kiss me”

—

you and jj had now walked home to his house, checking if his father was home and lucky for the two of you, he wasn’t.

“just go into my room, i’ll grab two beers for us” jj told you and then you did what he said.

the first thing you did was go into his closet. it was quite messy and it made your organized brain cry a bit, but you had learned to accept it.

“already stealing my stuff. i should’ve know” you heard jj said as he sat down on his bed.

he then took your hand in his and dragged you over to him, between his legs, giving you a few kisses. “where’s my beer?” you asked.

“here i am, giving you my love and then you’re asking for beer?” he joked, but you just ruffled his hair and tried to find your beer, but then jj began tickling you.

“for fuck sakes, jj!” you screamed while laughing.

—

jj and you walked into the party with his arm around your waist, keeping you close. you looked a bit around and saw that your brother was also here with his stupid friends.

jj noticed you being a bit tense and then saw what you looked at. “calm down, baby. i got you” jj said and walked the other way.

you eventually found the people that you shouldn’t be calling best friends, but actually did.

“eyyy y/n” john b sang when he saw you. “eyyy john beee” you sang back as the two of you did your handshake.

“oh my god, i didn’t think you would come tonight” kie admitted and gave you a big hug. “thank god you came. i don’t think i’ll be able to handle being the only girl with these dumbasses tonight” she whispered in your ear, making you laugh.

“you’re welcome, my lady” you joked, kissing her hand and twirling her around. “hands off my girl,” jj said. “calm down, lover boy” kie responded with a laugh.

“where's pope?” you asked, missing your study buddy. “he went to get some beer,” john b answered. “did you force him or something, because pope getting some beer doesn’t sound right?!”

“you’re absolutely right, y/n” you heard the voice from pope say and you turned around to see him with five beers for y’all.

“popeee” you greeted with a smile. pope put the beers down on the table and opened his arms, giving you a big hug too.

just as you stopped hugging him, your smile faded when you saw certain persons standing behind him. “why do you look so sad?” pope asked, getting worried about you. “uhm-”

“it’s rude not to answer a question, y/n.”

“ugh, just shut up for once nick!” you told your brother, getting a few confused looks from other people at the party.

pope then turned around and walked a bit backwards, when he saw your brother, rafe, topper and kelce. “you shouldn’t be hanging out with these people” he told you.

“i hang out with who the hell i want to”

“i’m pretty sure your parents think otherwise,”that stupid jerk, rafe implied. “it’s not like you’re a perfect kid either, cameron” you said, getting pissed that he even said anything to you.

you still can’t believe your parents want you to be together with him. they clearly haven’t seen his real side. rafe gave you a dry laugh as he stepped closer to you.

“listen here, sweetheart-” he started, but got interrupted. “no, you fucking listen here. if you even fucking touch or step closer to her, i’ll beat the living shit out of you!” jj said and stepped in front of you, standing right in front of rafe.

rafe, once again, just laughed dryly. “we both know how that will end, maybank,” rafe muttered. “you laying on your flat ass and begging for your daddy?” jj challenged him. “what the fuck did you just say to me?”

“you heard me. i said-” jj didn’t get to finish his sentence, before rafe threw his hand against jj’s jaw, almost making jj fall.

“jj, let’s just get out of here” you said as you put your hand on his shoulder. “yeah, listen to your little bitch” rafe shouted, making jj’s eyes turn dark.

jj turned around and punched rafe, making both of them fall to the ground. jj threw a few punches to rafe’s face, but then rafe turned them around and got on top of jj.

you tried to get over to stop rafe, but you were held back by your brother’s arm. “nick, what the hell?”

“don’t get near them. you’ll hurt yourself”

“he can’t just do this do jj”

“wait here” nick said and then himself got towards the fight. “what is your brother doing?” kie asked.

“i don’t know” you answered as you nervously watched the fight where rafe clearly had the upper hand. out of nowhere, your brother came and took rafe off jj.

a few people booed, but suddenly cheered as rafe began pushing nick, now wanting to fight him. i took the chance to run over to jj. the others followed me and helped jj up.

“take him to the car. i’ll try to see what my brother is doing” you said. “you have 10 minutes and then we’re driving, alright!?” john b replied.

“alrighty” you said and got into the garden again to find your brother. you find him on top of rafe, punching the shit out of him. “your brother has game” a girl said, standing beside you.

you decided to just ignore her. “sucks he's such an asshole and is standing up for a pogue” she added. “why don’t you like the pogues? they have done nothing wrong!” you said.

“oh, is this because you’re fucking around with jj? i’m sure he’s also fucking around with that bitch, kiara” she replied and that made you snap. you gave her a push, saying she shouldn’t ever talk about your friends in that way again, and then she gave you a weak punch. nothing you haven’t tried before.

then you began beating the shit out of her. they could talk shit about you, but never about your friends. you suddenly heard sirens and quickly got off the chick as you ran to the van.

as you had jumped into the van, you informed them that you heard sirens and then john b started the car quickly and drove away.

“can you set me off at my house?” you asked. “what about your parents?” kie said, sounding worried, knowing your mom could be easily pissed.

“i’ll tell them that i went to the beach or something. don’t worry about me” you explained. “just please take good care of jj!”

“so stupid in love” john b said. “so cute” kie added which made pope and you crack a laugh.

“yeah. i’m pretty stupid in love with that blondie” you answered with a shy smile.

“i can’t wait for the wedding” pope teased you, making the others laugh.

—

“this is me,” you said. “see you soon, y/n” the others said as you closed the door to the van.

you stood and waved at them as they drove away.

then you opened your front door and prayed to god that your parents were sleeping.

lucky for you, they were and you went into your bathroom, taking a quick shower and then jumped into bed, falling asleep immediately after the eventful night.

—

you woke up to your mom banging into your room. “what the hell, mom?”

“please tell me that what your brother is telling me isn’t true!” she shouted. “what are you talking about?” you asked, still not being fully awake.

“you having a boyfriend that forced you to jump out of a window and dragged you to a stupid party while you were grounded?”

“mom listen-”

“and that this boyfriend of yours is a pogue alongside your friends?!” you then stared at her with wide eyes.

“please tell me he’s wrong!” she basically begged. you continued to stay silent.

then your father also came into your room. “don’t be too hard on her,” he told your mom.

“so it is true?” your mother once again asked. “yes mom. i’m in freaking love with a pogue and my best friends are also freaking pogues!” you yelled in your parents’ faces, making them go silent.

your mom walked out of the room, leaving you and your father back alone.

“there’s nothing i can do about it, okay dad. i’m in love with this guy and i know he’s the one for me and these people are my best friends. i’m actually having fun with them. i’ve never been happier in my whole life” you rambled as tears came down your cheeks.

“shh, it’s alright, honey” he said and took you into his arms for some comfort.

—

later that day at the table, your family sat, ready to talk this out somehow.

“okay, so tell me what happened at the party yesterday, y/n” your dad said.

“it’s true that jj had told me to jump out of the window, but he didn’t force me at all. i trust him, so i knew he would catch me and he did like always. then we later got to the party and tried to avoid nick, because he will always gossip about me-”

“what, that’s not true-”

“nick, you’re not talking right now” your father said and then you began explaining again.

“as i was saying, we were at the party and i said hi to my friends. then as i was hugging one of them nick and his friends suddenly stood in front of me. nick began saying that i shouldn’t be hanging out with pogues, but i said i didn’t care about what he thought and then rafe began talking shit, so jj came forward and told him to back off. they argued a bit, before rafe punched jj and said that i was jj’s bitch. then they began fighting and boom, then nick and rafe began fighting while i took down some chick that was talking shit about my friends and-”

“okay okay. i think we got it” your father said, stopping you as you began raising your voice a bit.

“i’m sorry for sneaking out and not telling you about this, but i didn’t wanted to lose my friends, because my parents doesn’t like poor people”

“what? that’s not what this is about!” your mother said. “why do you hate pogues then? they’ve done nothing wrong. they have shit lifes and just wanna have fun like everybody else, mom!”

“i know, okay! but there’s still dirty people out there”

“do you really think i will be together with people i don’t trust? you know, you didn’t raised me like that”

“i know. i just don’t want you to get hurt” you then stood up from your chair and walked over, giving her a hug.

“these people are my absolute best friends. i promise you they won’t hurt me”

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“how do i look?” jj asked as he looked in the mirror of your car.

“like the most handsome guy in the world” you answered. “really”?

you hummed a yes, driving into your driveway. “what if they don’t like me?”

you then took his head in your hands.

“jj maybank, you’re one of the best people i’ve met and you changed my life complenty. i think they already love you for making me this happy” you admitted and gave him a kiss.

“just what i needed” he mumbled against your lips. “now come on. we can’t be late for your first dinner with my family.”

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#jj maybank imagines #jj maybank x reader #jj maybank imagine #jj maybank #obx #outer banks x reader #outer banks imagine #outer banks imagines #outer banks

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gweninred · 4 months

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melissa schemmenti

comfort? idk

"Okay, which one of y'all ordered this big stack of social studies books?" Ava asked, walking into the teacher's offices, dropping a box on one of the tables. Melissa and I are trying to get the printer to work. Everyone immediately ran over to the principal. "Oh my goodness! They're only a few years old." Janine picked up one of the books. "Oh my God! They have Brexit! And the Flint water crisis. And Hamilton." She read, looking into one of the cameras. "These aren't for Abbott Elementary. They're for Addington Elementary." Your wife reads from the box, her red reading glasses sitting on her nose. "Oh, the school down the street?" Asked Jacob. "New books. One of the perks of turning into a charter school." Answerd Barbara. "They went charter and went up. From 2012 Khloe K to 2022 Khloe K like that." Ava snipped her fingers. "Unreconizable." I picked up one of the books and looked at it. "I heard they got a lot of good stuff over there." I said, leaning against Melissa's shoulder, and she wrapped her arm around you.

"Well, that building was made by the same World War II architect as this one, so it can't be that great." Janine smiled once again into the camera, trying to see the positive side. "Why don't we walk over there and find out for ourselves during lunch?" Barbara requested. "Well, Melissa and I actually planned on lunching somewhere today, so I don't think—" I couldn't finish; Melissa was cutting in. "No, we're going, hon." I gave her a glare. "What? I want to see inside." She put her glasses back on her head. "Sure, let's do it!." Janine said.

Later that day, we walked into Addington Elementary with Janine carrying the box with books. "Did you all feel that?" Barbara asked. "That is some good AC." A young man walked past our group of teachers. "They even got a young Mr. Johnson." Gregory waved at him. "Do you smell that?" I gripped Melissa's hand, my love language being physical touch. "I don't smell anything." The redhead said. "Exactly!" Then Janine cut in: "You know what? No. It's not that great here. I mean look, the ceilings are smooth. Isn't that what floors are for?" She tried to cheer the group up.

"Hey!" We heard a voice. "Tina!" The old Abbott teacher walked up to us. "Look the crying bitch." Melissa whisperd. "That's Ms. Schwartz, the teacher you replaced." Jacob whispered to Gregory. "The one who kicked a student?" He asked, shocked. "Oh, I don't do that anymore." She laughed. "Because of therapy and anger management, also, at a charter school, there's a lot less oversight in the hiring process, so it's been pretty sweet." Tina was proud. "Well, sweetheart, it's nice to see you, and the school is wonderful." Melissa chuckled at that. I knew from Melissa that Barbara didn't like Tina. "Yeah. Are those my books?' She pointed at the box in Janine's hands. "Oh yeah!" She handed them over. "You guys want a little tour?" The group laughed. "Yeah!" they said. "So, this is the language lab." The teacher led them to the closest class room. "The kids are currently learning French. Bonjour!" She greeted the class, and the class greeted her happily. I heard Melissa say, "Awh." Tina continued. "Over there are our restrooms. which are awesome because the banos don't attack you here." Janine cut her off. "Oh, I fixed that toilet, so..." Tina laughed awkwardly.

Then there came a kid running down the hall, followed by a blonde-haired teacher. I recognized the woman immediately, and so did Melissa. It was her sister, Kirsten Marie. Melissa let go of my hand, gripped her bag tighter, and straightened her posture. "Hey, Kya, you gagootz, keep it movin'!" Kirsten yelled at the running kid. She stopped in front of Melissa, glaring at her. I placed my hand on the small of my wife's back to comfort her a little. Since the fight with her sister, they hadn't spoken to each other. Kirsten scoffed at her sister. "Okay, come on." The redhead said. The group of teachers looked at the two women before the blonde started to walk away. "Let's get out of here. Come on." Melissa walked, grabbing my wrist and dragging me with her. "Melissa, that's like your charter school doppelganger." Jacob looked back at the other woman. "It is because they are sisters!" I whispered to the group, but Melissa heard anyway. "I said, Let's go!"

Now you were walking outside, and Melissa was walking at a pace the group could barely keep up with. "She's your sister? You have the same mom?" Janine almost yelled at the other teacher. "Yeah, yeah, good. You know what sisters mean. Glad you're making good use of that Penn education." She was mad. "Melissa!" I hissed. "What did I tell you about being so rude?" I squeezed her hand, like giving her a warning. "I'm not saying another word about this." I looked back at the group and held my shoulders up. "Can we at least walk at a slower pace? I think we're far enough now." Jacob said, but Melissa was not having it. "Okay, we will see you at school." Me and Melissa continued walking.

"Baby, don't let her ruin your day now." The redhead groaned. "And I understand you're upset, but that doesn't mean you have to be so rude to Janine or to anyone." Melissa didn't answer, but I knew she would come around. We've arrived back at school. "And I didn't bring any lunch." Melissa sat down at our regular table, grabbing her bag to pull out a few dollars. "Get something from the vending machine." She mumbles. "Great." I sighed. "What do you want?" My wife sat with her arms crossed on the table, her head leaning on her arms. "I want to go home." She groaned. “I didn’t mean that, you know that, Melis.” I got noodles for both of us and some boiled water. I walked up to her and placed my hands on her shoulders, slightly massaging. I parted her red locks around her neck and placed a kiss on her exposed skin. "Don't stay mad now." I moved my hands to her front and hugged her, placing kisses on the back of her head. We were the only ones in the teachers lounge since everyone decided to eat out. Melissa sat up, placing her hands over yours. "I’m sorry." She mumbled, turning her head to kiss me on the lips. The position was quite awkward. “Don't say sorry to me, you should apologize to Janine." I whispered against her lips. She closed the gap, pressing her red-painted lips against mine. In a few moments, I pulled away. "Noodles." I reminded myself and turned around to finish up the food.

Pouring the boiling water into the cup of noodles, you felt two arms wrap around your waist, Melissa hugging you from behind. Normally we aren't so touchy at work, but Melissa turns more clingey when she feels bad. I finished up the noodles and told Melissa to sit on the couch instead of at the table. She sat down next to me, her thighs touching mine. We ate in silence, and when we were done, she snuggled up to me.

Around 20 minutes later, the door busted open, and teachers slowly came inside. I noticed the redhead falling asleep, her head resting on my shoulder, and her mouth hanging open. "She asleep?" Barbara asked, and I nodded. "I guess seeing 'stupid' family members is exhausting." I giggled and slightly stroked the side of her face. "Well, I'm going to head out of here before the dragon wakes up." Jacob rushed out of the room before I could say anything. I gasped at what he had called my wife. "I don't think she means it. Everyone says things they might regret later when they’re mad." Janine held up her books before leaving. The bell rang, waking Melissa up. She rubbed her eyes and straightened her posture. "Shit, I didn't mean to fall asleep." I smiled, kissing the side of her face. "You probably needed it. But come on, we're already late. I forgot the time too."

Later that day, Melissa apologized to Janine. "You have her wrapped around your finger, y\n." Barbara said to me, looking at the interaction between Melissa and Janine.

#abbott elementary #gwendoline christie #gwendolineuniverse #melissa schemmenti #lisa ann walter #chessy #larissa weems #fanfic #larissa weems x female reader #larissa x reader #larissa x y/n #larissa x you #lesbian #principal larissa weems

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eslanes · 1 year

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ꜰᴀᴍɪʟʏ ʀᴇᴜɴɪᴏɴ ᴄᴀꜱ ᴄʜᴀʟʟᴇɴɢᴇ

(thanks @faerie-tempest)

Okay I went a bit wild and did the whole challenge for Devon's family. This was really fun and I highly encourage doing this one!

(See below the cut for who's-who!)

Devon Grace (the influencer + cousin who's getting married) - The reality star, social media influencer and adult entertainer we all know and love! She's also getting married to her new boo, unbeknownst to him.

Stavros Pantazis (the new bae) - Literally new new, they met less than a sim-week ago and are now expecting a little terror of their own. No one will bother remembering his name and Grandma keeps calling him "Vlad".

Briar Rose Grace (the quiet judgmental youngin') - Devon's daughter. What can i say, she's a saucy little shit lol.

Brianna Grace (the competitive sibling) - Devon's younger sister and a bit of a brat in her own right.

Mary-Jacqueline Grace (the instigator) - Devon and Brianna's mother. She's a chainsmoking, hard-drinking hot mess of a broad. She's been known to get into fist-fights with grown men (and win, of course).

Catherine Grace-De la Roca (the cool aunt) - Mary-Jacqueline's twin sister and the only reason Devon and Brianna turned out half-sensible. Art teacher and travel enthusiast.

Rodrigo De la Roca (the world's most interesting uncle) - Catherine's husband and walking encyclopedia of weird and random knowledge. Has some kind of bizarre story for every occasion. Don't ask him to tell the thumb story.

Gabi De la Roca (the holier-than-thou student) - Teenage terror with brains to burn. She's banking on a full scholarship to Britechester to get away from her unhinged family.

Enid Grace (the family recipe gatekeeper) - The matriarch of the Grace family. Rules the kitchen with an iron fist. Whatever you do, don't ask for her rhubarb pie recipe.

Tony Grace (the overly-supportive grandparent) - Enid's husband and family patriarch. Wanna join the circus? Drop out of college? Kill someone? Grandpa's got your back (and probably the shovel).

Ronnie Grace (the bitcoin uncle) - Tech nerd and the lamest guy you will ever meet. Somehow his family hasn't left him for his constant rants about blockchains. May or may not have lost half his savings from investing in Llamacoin. Mary-Jacqueline and Catherine's younger brother.

Keisha Grace (the nosy relative) - Somehow still married to Ronnie (but doesn't know about the Llamacoin yet). Actually loves family gatherings because she gets all the dirt to gossip about with her friends later.

Niko Grace (the peacemaker) - Ronnie's son from his first marriage, at 31 he's still "finding himself" (ie: unemployed musician living in his parents' basement). You can probably find him outside of a family gathering trying to push weed on his younger cousins.

Grayson Grace (the golden child) - It's really not hard to be the golden boy when your older brother sells weed to children.

Tabitha Loveless (the passive-aggressive auntie) - A widower, Tony's older sister and Devon's great-aunt. Tabitha may or may not have flown to the gathering on her broom.

Karen Loveless (the live-laugh-love mom) - Tabitha's daughter. Cheerful to a fault, but please don't ruffle her couch cushions or you will face the wrath of God. Has been in a 17-year old standoff with Aunt Enid over that goddamn pie recipe.

Eddie and Jason Loveless (the d.i.n.k.w.a.d's) - Karen's son and son-in-law. They just got back from a cruise and can't wait to tell you all about it. They're really living their double-income-no-kids-with-a-dog life to the fullest. They considered leaving because their precious pooch, Tangerine, was not given her own place setting.

Kurt Loveless and Monica Song (the anxious new parents) - Eddie's twin brother and his fiancée. Just welcomed a bouncing baby boy, Chevron Fritz Loveless. Baby Chevron is so special that he spends 18.5 of 24 hours a day screaming his sweet little head off. If it weren't for his mother Karen, Eddie is convinced he would kill his twin brother and take over his life. Monica showed up to the reunion with baby shit on her shirt and is unfazed.

Kelly Loveless-Strong (the wino soccer mom) - Tabitha's other daughter and Karen's younger sister. She's convinced her precious boy is going to make it to the World Cup (that is if he can get tf off of Twitch). Fun fact: there's definitely wine in that coffee cup. Is 100% likely to get into a table-dancing contest with cousin Mary-Jaqueline later.

Colby Strong (the 'other' influencer) - The family still doesn't undertand how Colby got famous for playing videogames but they are all so proud anyhow, even if he is pissing away his opportunity at being a world-class athlete. Most definitely out back smoking weed with cousin Niko.

#the sims 4 #ts4 #SimsFamilyReunion #sims 4 challenge #i will now be passing away

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Ranking the Twelve Olympians (plus Hades and Hestia):

Ones I like:

Hermes: Hermes is a good guy. God of travellers and merchants and stuff. I kind of feel bad for him. The other gods have him run ragged. But he's a nice guy. I think it says something the Hermes cabin accepted all the unclaimed kids. Hermes was always there for those with nobody else to turn to. And if that isn't kindness and generosity personified, I don't know what is.

Apollo: From what I've read in the Titan's Curse, Apollo is one of the nicer gods. He's pretty kind to everyone, his poetry is bad but sincere (in fact, I didn't hate his poetry at all), Apollo is great. Better than his sister by a mile.

Dionysus: I'm not a drinker (I can't stand alcohol) but Dionysus isn't a bad guy. He's apathetic at Camp Half-blood, sure. But I'd be apathetic too if I had to spend 100 years around a bunch of immature brats. Kids can be awful, man. If I were at Camp, I'd be friends with Dionysus and Chiron. They're like teachers. And as I've always known: I tend to get along better with teachers than with other students.

Hephaestus: I'm not someone who likes to do work with my hands (I think even trying to work in a forge would go disastrously for me). But I like Hephaestus. He seems like a pretty good guy.

Hestia: The neglected Oldest child of Kronos and Rhea. Hestia is sweet, because she's content with her lot in life. She's just fine being ignored. Having a bunch of siblings more famous than you can sometimes make you bitter and jealous, but not Hestia. Hestia is just happy for them. And just happy to be included whenever she is included, I assume. The goddess of family and home and hearth, Hestia is truly worthy of praise.

Demeter: Goddess of Agriculture and food and stuff. I'm not a farmer or anything, but I can admire a lady who provides us with things like bread and grain.

Poseidon: Being that I have family from Newfoundland (even though I've never been), plus the fact that I love water and baths and stuff, one might argue I'm biased towards Poseidon. And maybe to some degree I am. I've never been on a boat and I don't like the beach. But I love baths and seafood and stuff. So I have nothing against Poseidon. He doesn't seem like that bad of a guy.

Ones I have complicated feelings on:

Zeus: Zeus is the king of Olympus. He's the greatest of all the gods, and it's to him we owe the heavens above. That being said, he does have a reputation for being temperamental (I believe) and for being a philanderer. So Zeus might not be the best god, but I think he's still worthy of our respect.

Aphrodite: I know Aphrodite can be vengeful and vindictive sometimes, but she can also represent one of the emotions we all feel. Love. Whether it be platonic, romantic or whatever, love is beautiful. So I can't hate Aphrodite completely. Besides, she's the oldest olympian. That's pretty cool.

Hades: Only reason Hades is here is because of the afterlife. I'm glad there is one, I just hate Asphodel and the Fields of Torment.

Athena: I like Athena because she's the goddess of wisdom and knowledge, and because her symbols are great (I love owls and olives). But she's also a goddess of war, and I hate war. War is never acceptable. Still, Athena isn't as bad as, say, Ares when it comes to warfare. At least she's got some other stuff going for her.

Ones I dislike:

Hera: Hera has an important role (I will acknowledge that), but she's still not very nice. Of the six kids Kronos and Rhea had, Hera is the worst. She's judgy to the point of excessive cruelty. She pushed Hephaestus off Olympus because he's ugly. And sure, she hates her husband because he cheats. But has anyone ever wondered why Zeus cheats? Because he's a philanderer, yes. But probably also because Hera is an awful wife. She's probably judging him constantly.

Artemis: Artemis is kind of misandrist. She hates anyone that isn't female, she loves turning people into animals, she sucks.

Ares: Ares may not be the worst god/titan/etc, but he represents a concept that I think we all hate. No war is good and just, war is always hell. Hard to respect the God of War when you hate war. Especially with how Rick Riordan writes him.

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This request is a bit detailed but if it's okay can I please ask for a scenario with a yandere Gojo with a kianna reader

Where he finds out that like her sister Yui her blood can make others stronger and she's pissed off about it because she already had to deal with blood sucking vampires and now she has to deal

with Wizards and Sorcerers and that want her blood so they can make themselves stronger

And so in a fit of rage she

becomes a sorcerer to defend herself and uses a sledgehammer with cursed energy to kill cursed spirits that want her blood or sorcerers and Wizards

because in her eyes she's not going to give some random stranger her blood and if they want it they would have to take it from her when she's dead

And Gojo is impressed that she's able to kill a sorcerer and he understands her reasons so

He protects her from sorcerers and wizards and cursed spirits that want her blood or curses and he is aware that she can fight by herself but what if a sorcerer manages to kill her or she gets kidnapped and

So he takes her under his wing as his daughter

And makes it very clear to any sorcerer that he works with that if they lay a finger on her or try to take her blood that he will kill them without hesitation

And I'm sorry if this is a bit too much

Not at all! Actually i already have some kind of serie(? Of Yui Komori in Jujustu Kaisen(Even Gojo is a posible love Interest Lol, Here is) so, if You don't mind i Will use ir for reference.

PLATONIC!YANDERE!Gojo Satoru x Komori! Reader(+background Yandere Gojo x Yui Komori)

Gojo Satoru:Brute End

Warnings: YANDERE, UNHEALTY MINDSET, OBSESIVE BEHAVIOR, menor intimidation, OOC Satoru Gojo.

ok, this will be a bit different, it won't be Headcanons, but detailed writings/scripts, I hope it works.

Let's assume that this is a possible branch of the "Satoru x Yui Route", that is, not only do we have a Yandere Romantic Gojo on Yui, but eventually it will also turn on Kiana as well.

Gojo is not a yandere who turns like this out of the blue or right away, although I would say that he developed the typical tendencies of one more or less at the same time both romantically (Yui) and platonically (Kiana).

For some context, Gojo was the one who saved both Kiana and Yui from the vampires. We already know Gojo and his philosophy that protecting the weak "is exhausting" and for this reason he would be very interested in the sisters from the beginning. In Yui for her mental strength and sweet personality, while with Kianna he was impressed by her great willingness to protect herself (and Yui) even becoming a Sorcerer in record time.

They are two types of taste that complement each other. at first.

To Gojo, Kianna is like a wild cat in a "cute way." He thinks he can easily erase her trust issues like he does with his students, overestimating himself what a surprise. when he realizes NO IT'S NOT THAT EASY, he gets confused, he looks good with kids (and he is in a way, he's as immature as one--) but he realizes pretty quickly what's going on and that he has to do something different if he wants to reach Kianna's heart.

he can (and will) use his position as a teacher to encourage Kianna to spend more time together and teach her powerful techniques (even inviting Yui to watch to show off a bit, two for one!), though at the same time he's like a slight intimidation, since although Gojo would NEVER use those techniques against Kianna or Yui, he definitely shows more than he should. it's scary.

As you said, it's pretty explicit that Gojo is willing to kill not only people who are willing to try to hurt Yui (or god forbid, kidnap her again) but also applies to possible threats to Kianna. I feel that with her the levels of overprotection skyrocket due to a purely cultural issue. with Yui he is much more possessive like a romantic Yandere and with Kianna he is much more overprotective like a platonic Yandere.

is surprisingly paranoid (I haven't seen the second season so sorry if I'm wrong), we could say that the whole situation reminds him a bit of what happened with Riko and, by extension, Geto, the idea that Yui and Kianna, the The new two most important people in his life, whether they are torn from him like that, whether by the big shots or by curses, it doesn't matter, IT EATS HIM FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

does a decent to mediocre job of hiding these thoughts, Yui tries to get him to talk to her thinking "venting it out might help me deal with it in a healthy way" though it only ends up generating a higher level of Satoru's obsession over her.

while Kianna has mixed feelings, on the one hand she is somewhat afraid of Satoru, afraid that he will hurt her as Seiji has done in the past, but on the other hand she is doing something that she never thought she would do, showing herself vulnerable (something like that). , ends up in a certain way empathizing with him and even accepting his company more. again only increasing the level of obsession over her.

it all ends with Kianna officially being a member of the Gojo family, even if she doesn't quite know how they got to this point, she can't even go on as many missions as before (or even GO OUT as much as before). although at least they don't have to worry about the people who were chasing them before, they're already gone, she doesn't know how, but they're gone, and everyone knows better than to question "the strongest". Yui seems happy tho, finally having the "peacefull life" she always dream of.

Even if it's the way she want it.

Satoru is more than pleased with this turn of events, no Sorcerer dares even look at Yui or Kianna the wrong way, Yui is his wife, Kianna is his daughter, he has everything. Absolutely everything at hand, under control, safe and sound.

What more he could ask?

#headcanons #fem reader #jjk #jjk fanfic #tw yandere #tw manipulation #jujustu kaisen #jujustsu kaisen au #jujustu kaisen gojo #gojo satoru #yui x gojo #yandere platonic #yandere #yandere gojo #yuigod #not my oc #oc

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Me like "WOW THAT'S SO PRETTY, YUSUKE YOU'RE SO TALENTED" until we go to the art exhibition, which goes like

yusuke man psst hey uhhhh do you want a hand

Next time, we FINALLY GET TO GO ON THE LAKE BOATS YESSSSSSSS /claps

Reverie has to row so Yusuke can focus on his sketching. He spots another set of people in an adjacent boat and pegs them as a blooming romantic couple and starts sketching them.

Y U S U K E!!!!!

lmao it turns out they are not a couple, they are brother and sister and are Max Embarrassed at being thought of as otherwise.

We might need to get you a coach on the subject, are you any good at skating? There's this guy, Viktor Nikiforov who might be able to assist you.

I mean I always feel anguish in a church so do you wanna try a portrait of me?

But Yusuke's latest idea is to sketch Jesus in anguish on the cross, and Reverie is gonna be his model.

GOD, CAN'T HAVE SHIT IN DETROIT

also lmao i am so amused by how bossy Yusuke is, I am serious that I hope the fandom has had some kind of fun with this. Yusuke should boss Reverie around all the time imo.

The comedic timing on this moment is honestly great. Just that sad little pose while Yusuke watches, LMAO.

I mean holding this position is GONNA cause you so goddamn anguish, but it's also going to introduce you to what the sciatica is, boys, so maybe not, lol.

Anyway a priest rolls up like "soooo wtf y'all doin'" and then explains to Yusuke the complexities of the crucifixion and how it wasn't just about pain, blah blah.

Another swing and miss for Yusuke. Honestly, cannot wait for what comes next with him.

Okay like this is obviously a joke, but also it's a sweet moment, because Yusuke is internalizing that the thing he was missing from the anguish of jesus (and BELIEVE ME, it hurts my heathen ass to type that with a straight face) was the hope behind the event. So he pulls the pose again as he says goodnight to Reverie as a sign of "I still have hope" and Reverie doing it back feels like him saying "Me too."

IT'S GREAT, I like Yusuke. I would pay cash money to hear these lines acted out by Mercer, lemme tell you.

Also I am still doing the Temperance arc because I just gotta know what the fuck is going on here. Kawakami keeps getting weird pushy late night phone calls about money and.... seems to be on the hook for her sister's medical bills? Which. Sounds sketch? Is this an adult sister or a younger sibling she's caring for? Why would debt collection be happening like this? Is she involved in shady shit or is she trying to make it sound like she is to garner sympathy (see: money) from Reverie?

I have no idea.

There is this odd moment at the end where she drops her Perky Maid Act to show what seems like genuine concern. The mention of wanting Reverie to stay "healthy" leads me to believe that her sister really is sick, or she thinks her sister is sick?

I cannot believe that the Hot Teacher Who Is Also Maid is more compelling than some of my main party confidant arcs, but here we are.

THERE IS A FUNNY MOMENT RE: THIS where Ryuji drags Reverie out to go fishing at Ichigaya and Kawakami is there and is actually an extremely skilled fisher, and Reverie gets the option to refer to her as "Master" (as in a master fisherman)

AND SHE JUST GIVES YOU A FUCKING LOOK.

like "bitch. I see you."

gdi i think I like Kawakami, what the fuck is this game.

you're my what now

me, who removed Ryuji from the party as soon as Yusuke showed up and hasn't looked back: /sweats nervously

but yeah for real, Junpei and Yosuke you are not, Ryuji, sorry. If anyone is my right-hand, it's Ann. but really it's more like I am Morgana's right-hand, lets be SUPER REAL here.

#p5 #persona liveblog

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no-one-fuck-a-man · 2 years

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Berry Blues

Season Two

Part Four - (Duets) So. Many. Catholic. Jokes

Quinn Fabray x Reader

Summary: If it’s one thing your sister learned this week. It’s that silence is worse than yelling.

Word Count: 8,366

WARNINGS: Finn and Rachel kinda being dicks, angst, we getting to the drama.

(A/N): Heheheh.

Italics = Flashbacks

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"All right, let's uh, let's gather 'round," Mr Schuester said, entering the choir room from his office. His voice pulled both Kurt and Brittany from peering through the high windows that lined the back wall.

The teacher moved to sit on the stool in front of the piano, facing the class. "Sorry I'm late, guys." He cleared his throat. "I was with Principal Figgins. Bad news, guys. Puckerman's in juvie."

"It really was just a matter of time," Tina assured.

"What did he do?" Quinn asked, sounding aghast.

"Well, took advantage of you while you were drunk, for one," you pointed out from your seat beside Artie, "That's considered sexual assault."

"Preach." Artie pointed your way.

"Actually, he drove his mom's Volvo through the front of a convenience store and drove off with the ATM," Mr Schue informed.

'Doesn't mean he didn't do the other thing, too'

You were amongst the ones who laughed at the delinquent boy's antics.

"A-A-And when is he getting out?" your sister stuttered.

The teacher looked confused by his student's reactions as he spoke, "Unknown."

"He might be the dumbest person on this planet, and that's coming from me," Brittany said.

"Guy's. Let's have some sympathy."

"'Sympathy'?" you stressed the man's words back to him, straightening up in your seat, "It's his own fault that he's there. There's no sympathy for someone who would do something as stupid as that. He's getting what he deserves."

"Yeah, for a guy who put his needs before the team?" Finn asked, "We need his voice and his bad-boy stage presence."

"We can't look at this as- As a crisis."

"Oh, I'm actually looking at it as a relief. An undetermined amount of time without Puckerman? Oh, the sweet relief."

Pointedly ignoring your words, Mr Schue continued, "It's an opportunity."

"For what?" Quinn questioned, waving her pen between her fingers, "Further embarrassment and humiliation?"

"For welcoming our new member, Sam Evans!" he replied, waving his finger at the blonde as he stood, then pointed towards the door, giving the boy his cue for his entrance. "There he is," he cooed as Sam jogged into the room.

"How's it going?" he greeted the teacher, shaking his hand, facing the rest of the class, "Hey, everybody. I'm Sam. Sam, I am. And I don't like green eggs and ham."

'Oh, God'

"Wow," Santana said slowly, shaking her head, "He has no game."

You nodded your head with widened eyes at her accurate statement, soon jumping up with Finn when he exclaimed.

"Okay. This is gonna be great! You're not gonna regret joining, Sam."

"Oh, good."

"Hey, Sammy Evans," You beamed in greeting, coming up to the boy's other side, patting his shoulder.

"Hey, Y/N." He looked around the class. "Where's, uh. Where's Puck?"

"Juvie." You shrugged. "We just found out."

"Can't say I'm surprised."

"Sam. You sit right here." Finn directed the boy to the empty seat beside his, leaving you to walk back to your own.

"All right. Question for the group," Mr Schue declared, writing 'Duets' on the board, "What's a duet?"

"A blanket," Brittany said.

"Close. That's a duvet."

"A duet is when two voices join to become one. Great duets are like a great marriage-"

You snorted, muttering, "You wouldn't know.”

"-The singers complement each other, push each other to be better."

You and Artie had started in on a thumb-wrestle, opting out of listening to the rest of the man's speech about duets. Only coming back to attention when you heard Mr Schue say:

"And that is what duets are all about. So, this week. I want you to pair up and sing a duet. And since you guys all seemed to love our little "Defying Gravity" Diva-Off-"

"Not all of us did." You shook your head, remembering how you were forced to sit through those performances.

"-I'm making this a competition."

"What's the winner get?" Mike asked.

"Dinner for two, on me, at Breadstix."

Gasps sounded around the room, and Tina exclaimed excitedly.

"Breadstix! Yes!"

Chatter filled the room, and you laughed to yourself when Artie raised his arms into the air and said, "It'll be a religious experience."

You were walking with Kurt once the lesson had finished. Talking about how his dad was recovering as he lead you towards your new, blonde team member.

"Hi. I'm Kurt Hummel."

"Hey," Sam said, shaking the boy's outstretched hand.

"You already know who I am."

"I just wanted to personally welcome you to the Glee Club."

"And he dragged me along."

Sam gave a light, awkward chuckle at both of you, "Thanks."

Kurt nodded at the boy silently. "Just tell me." Only for Sam to shake his head, confused.

"You keeping secrets now, Sammy boy?" you teased, not knowing what the boy was going on about either.

"Look." Kurt took a step closer to the blonde. "Maybe at your old school, you could get away with the whole "I stayed in the sun all summer" excuse-"

Your eyes flashed with realisation. "Hair does not lighten like that in the sun," you mumbled to yourself, shaking your head while staring at Sam's blonde locks.

"-But I have three gifts: My voice, my ability to spot trends in men's fashion, and my ability to know when it comes from a bottle."

"Yeah, but that's obvious, right?" You gestured up to Sam's hair.

He shook his head, "I don't dye my hair, dude."

"Yes, you do," Kurt said, as you looked at him sceptically, knowing that he was lying, "But it's just between friends. That's not natural."

"Yeah, we'll keep your "secret"." You finished by raising your hands by your face and using air quotes.

"I'm gonna go," Sam told the boy slowly, "'Cause you're kinda freaking me out."

"Wait. Wait. Maybe my instincts were a little off-"

"Buy, guys," You called, waving to the backs of the two boys who were walking behind you before heading in the opposite direction to math class. Fun, "Sam, you left your locker open!"

---

It was the next day, walking down the hall with Santana and Mercedes, when the competition for Glee was brought to your attention.

"Why would I wanna do a duet with you?" Mercedes asked the Latina. "We can't stand each other."

"Look, Wheezie. I realise I've tried to punch you a couple times-"

"What?" you asked, mildly amused.

"-And sometimes, when you're not looking, I put weird things in your food."

"What?"

Seeing Mercedes struggling to open her locker, you reached over and tugged it open for her, gaining a smile of gratitude from the girl in return.

"But it's a new year. And you and I are the best singers in this school."

"I don't get what the big deal is. It's just a free trip to Breadstix."

"Oh, I'm sorry," Santana said, insulted, stepping closer to the girl, raising a hand to her chest, "Have you been to Breadstix? They are legally forbidden to stop bringing you breadsticks. One time I brought in a wheelbarrow. And when the manager tried to stop me from filling it up, I called the Corporate Office and got her fired."

"Think that might be a little excessive there, San."

Mercedes sighed heavily. "Well, I guess our voices do sort of go together."

Santana hummed and nodded in agreement, the self-assured smile on her face showing that she had won in successfully convincing the girl. "That's right, girl. If we do a duet together, we will be the undisputed top bitches at this school."

"Who are you gonna sing with, Y/N?" Mercedes turned to ask you.

"Huh?" You shook your head. "Oh, I'm not competing."

"But Breadstix-" You cut Santana's whining voice off.

"I can afford twenty bucks when I want Breadstix."

"Yeah, but food always tastes better when It's free."

And that convinced you.

Santana was right.

"Come on, Y/N. I want some competition."

"Fine then," you sighed.

"So, who you're gonna sing with?" Mercedes smiled.

"I don't know," you said slowly, looking around the hall when you spotted a Glee Club member. Gesturing towards them, you said, "Quinn."

The two girls looked to where you just waved to spot the blonde cheerleader meandering across the hall with her Cheerios binder pressed against her chest.

"When are you gonna ask her?" Santana smirked.

"Right now. Hey, blondie!" Quinn's attention snapped to you, a questioning look in her eye, but still not making any move to head your way. "You wanna be my partner for the competition?"

She evaluated you for a second, looking you up and down. Finally nodding. "Okay." Then she was off once more.

"Done." You turned back to the two girls in front of you.

"I did not expect that," Santana said.

"Well, I saw a baby come out of her. She kinda owes me."

---

"Brittany? Brittany? Are you even listening to me-? Ah!" you let out a shout when the girl suddenly stopped in place, causing you to plough into her back. Manoeuvring around to her side, you spotted what -or rather, who- had gotten her to halt in place. "Oh, hi, Artie."

"Hi, Y/N."

"Hi," Brittany greeted the boy with that smile that she usually reserved for people she wanted to go out with. Or make out with... or fuck. "So, I just want you to know, I'm really into you."

"Since when?"

Artie looked around awkwardly, almost as if he were expecting to find someone crouched near him, who she was really talking to.

"Okay. Sorry, I'm just a little confused." He shook his head. "You've never even made eye contact with me."

"Do you even know his name?"

"I know. For a while, I thought you were a robot."

You nodded dumbfounded, slowly saying, "Right." Turning to face the boy, you mouthed your question over to him, 'What the fuck?'

"So, let me get this straight. You wanna be my girlfriend because you like the idea of... wheeling me around?" Artie asked the blonde after she had confessed her desires to him. With you being their soul onlooker.

You desperately needed a shower after witnessing that.

"I just really wanna get you in a stroller."

"That is... so creepy and weird," you whispered to yourself.

But yet, Artie still smiled.

You were walking with the two as Brittany wheeled Artie down the hall.

"So, I get to tell everybody that we're dating?"

"Yes. And I get a duet partner."

"Wait. Is that what this is about?"

Without gaining an answer, you stopped by Santana's side when she had stepped forward, looking on at the cheerleader pushing the boy in shock.

Brittany turned, looking pointedly at the girl beside you. Pointing to each of her breasts before raising her finger and shaking it at her.

"What the hell was that about?" you asked humoredly as Santana glanced around.

"Nothing," she stated, beginning to walk away from you.

"Can I join in next time?"

Santana shoved your chest playfully, quickly grabbing your arm and pulling you along with her. With you cackling the whole time.

---

"Dude, can you believe Kurt?" Finn asked, barging into your bedroom as you were pulling on your work boots.

"Dude, can you start a conversation?" you replied sarcastically.

Ignoring your remark Finn plopped down on the bed beside you, continuing his rant about your shared friend.

"He wants to sing a duet with Sam. I mean, he just joined Glee Club. This is gonna kill him. And then he's gonna leave."

You rolled your eyes, fingers still fiddling with your laces.

"I think you're overreacting, Finn. Sam seems like a really cool guy. I doubt he would care about that."

"He can't sing with a dude," he tried to reason.

"You gotta get that casual homophobia checked, bro. Or else I'm gonna have to do it for you."

"Do you really not see how this can affect the team?

With a sigh, you straightened your back. Boots now fully tied.

"Like I said before," you told him slowly, "Sam seems like a good guy. I don't think he'll care if someone thinks- Or even calls him gay. And let's be honest, that's gonna happen anyway, just with him being in the club."

"Yeah, but if he sings with Kurt, he's gonna get so much crap that he'll be forced to leave."

As Finn spoke, you stood to gather everything you would need for work.

"I think you're wrong about Sam."

"And what about Kurt?"

You peered back at him. "What about Kurt?

"You know how he can get. How he always keeps pushing when he's got a crush."

"No, that." You pointed at the boy. "I don't agree with. For obvious reasons. But who knows. Maybe he just wants to sing with him. And Kurt has grown a lot this past year. He might be better at dealing with crushes now."

Finn rolled his eyes at your reasonings, leaning back into your soft sheets, bracing himself upon his forearms.

"Are you gonna be competing?"

"Yep."

The boy smiled brightly. "Oh, who you singing with?"

"Quinn," you told him, gesturing a lone finger at his relaxed form, you said, "You better be out of my room by the time I leave the house."

You didn't see the way Finn's smile fell as you took your leave. The look of a forming plan taking over his features.

"Are you seriously going to be singing a duet with Quinn?"

'Of course, he told her'

"Can I seriously not play games in peace?"

You had had a hard day at work, and all you wanted to do was chill out and play some games while lounging on your comfortable bed before you eventually fell asleep while the game continued to play on screen.

But your lovely sister just couldn't have that, now could she?

"Answer my question."

No. She couldn't.

"Is this because you still don't like her?"

"I just don't think your voices would go well together," your sister lied, squirming around on her elbows where she lay next to you.

"Ah-ha." 'A likely story'. And your voice conveyed just how much you didn't believe her.

Knowing she was fighting a losing battle, Rachel removed herself from your bead and made to exit the room. But not before turning and saying.

"We're gonna beat you."

You would take that challenge.

---

You jumped slightly in your seat when the trumpets started blasting for Santana and Mercedes' duet.

A hand came to rest upon your leg, just above your knee, at your reaction. Following the arm, you found Quinn smiling at you. You shot her one back.

When I was a little girl

I had a rag doll

Only doll I've ever owned

Now I love you just the way

I loved that rag doll

But only now my love has grown

You chuckled silently in your seat, finding it amusing the way Artie was dancing, waving his arms around, at the front of the class.

And it gets stronger

In every way

And it gets higher

Day by day

Do I love you

My, oh, my

An arm was slung over the back of Quinn's chair, the other resting in your lap. The blonde was leaning slightly over her own lap, shaking her shoulders to the tune of the song and the girl's dance moves. A thumb braced under her chin.

Out of the corner of her hazel eyes, she spotted you doing the same things in your position. Raising the hand from your lap to snap your fingers with the beat.

With a smile, the girl lightly shoved your arm silent giggles pouring from her as she looked back at you. With you joining with her laughter not a second later.

Unbeknown to the way, your sister side-eyed the two of you and your interaction.

River deep, mounting high

Yeah, yeah, yeah

If I lost you, would I cry

Oh, how I love you, baby

Baby, baby, baby

The look on your face was the same as the one that Quinn wore in reaction to the girl’s shaking their behinds for the club, during the instrumental of the song.

Your jaw dropped as you leaned in closer to the blonde cheerleader. Hand shooting out, and the back of your palm connected with Sam's chest. The boy raised his own to grip your hand, just as pleasantly surprised as you.

I love you, baby

Like a flower loves the spring

And I love you, baby

Like a robin loves to sing

And I love you, baby

Like a school boy loves his bag

And I love you, baby

River deep, mountain high

Oh, baby

Ooh-ooh-ooh

Ooh-ooh-ooh, yeah

"Yeah!" you yelled.

Do I love you

My, oh, my, yeah

River deep, mountain high

Yeah, yeah, yeah

If I lost you, would I cry

Perhaps not so subtly, you look at the side of Quinn's head when those lyrics were sung. The blonde caught the look out of the corner of her eye. Shooting you a quick smile over her shoulder as she continued to sway her hand to the song.

Oh, how I love you, baby

Baby, baby, baby

You applauded happily with the rest of your team.

"How are we gonna beat them?" Quinn asked you lowly.

"We're not," you replied honestly, "But I'll buy you Breadstix to make up for it."

"Ladies, nice work!" Mr Schuester congratulated the two, high-fiving them both at the same time, "What an incredible song."

"And just so you know, I've already bought custom bibs for me and Mercedes here. You know why? 'Cause we's be going-"

"To Breadstix!" They both finished at once. Ending it off with yet another high-five.

"Oh-oh-oh! You hear that, guys?" Mr Schue asked the group, "You have your work cut out for you."

"We already know you don't gotta point out!"

---

Rachel was thankful that you were on the other side of the school, dealing with the distraction that she and Finn had pre-planned.

Granted, it was only you helping the boy with his homework, but still. She thought it was pretty genius.

Which left her without the risk of you finding her and stopping her part of the plan.

That was unless Finn sent his SOS message, but that hadn't happened yet, and she didn't expect it would.

"Hey, Quinn."

The short brunette jogged up to the cheerleader when she stopped walking down the hall and turned to face whoever had called her name. Binder pressed against her chest.

"Rachel."

"I wanted to talk to you about the competition."

"Really?" Quinn's eyes narrowed at the other Berry slightly, suspicious of the girl and her intentions.

"Yes. Namely, your partner for the competition."

The girl blinked at her. "Do you have a problem with me singing with your sibling?"

"It's not that I have a problem with it." Rachel looked to the floor as she spoke, a tell-tale sign that she was up to something. "But- Have you considered what everyone else would think?"

That caught the blonde's attention.

'What would they think?'

Shifting to face Rachel better, she asked, "What do you mean?"

"I mean, Glee Club would be fine with it, but if it got out to the whole school, they might start thinking that you're someone you're not. And I know just how much you value your popularity and how it's important to you. I wouldn't want you to risk it for a competition, would you?"

No, she wouldn't.

"Oh," was all she said in return.

Rachel was right.

She had worked too damn hard to get to where she was right now for it all to go down the drain. Quinn was head cheerleader again, and after the year she had, she never thought she would get that back. And she wasn't going to let anyone, or anything, take that from her.

She couldn't sing with you.

She couldn't let people know.

"Just." Rachel reached over, giving Quinn's arm a gentle squeeze. "Just think about it. Okay?"

Rachel Berry turned around then, walking from the blonde. A beaming smile on her face.

She knew that she had gotten to the girl. Quinn wouldn't be singing with you.

Everything was going exactly to the plan.

---

"Okay, guys. So, who is up first today?"

At Mr Schue's words, you leaned in closer to the blonde sitting in the chair to your left to whisper, "You know, we still need to choose our song."

Quinn looked sort of taken aback by that, an expression that you couldn't read flying across her face.

"I actually have to talk to you about that," she whispered back.

Your brows ticked down momentarily at her words, cocking your head to the side. You didn't like those words. They filled you with a sense of dread.

You reared back into your seat when Kurt spoke up.

"Mr Schue, if I may?"

"You may."

The boy stood at the front of the class, a hand on his hip as he made his announcement.

"As many of you know, I had a duet partner. But due to sensitivities, I'd rather not get into at the moment, I have dissolved the partnership."

With a quick look over your shoulder at Sam, you saw just how down the boy looked. He must be really saddened about Kurt's decision.

'Finn got his wish, after all'

"Okay," the teacher spoke slowly, "So, who are you gonna sing a duet with?"

"Only the most talented member of the Glee Club, myself," the boy boasted, "When you're different, when you're special, sometimes you have to get used to being alone."

'Oh, that's depressing', you thought. Because you knew exactly what the boy was talking about.

"I've asked a few members of Glee Club, as well as some Cheerios, to help me out."

"How can you do a duet by yourself?" Santana asked, "That's like vocal masturbation or something."

"Now that's what I call autofellatio."

"I have a car like that," Brittany told you from Artie's lap.

"I will be doing a number from the seminal classic movie: 'Victor Victoria'. It's a show about embracing both the male and female sides."

"Awesome." You smiled.

"Thank you, Y/N." Kurt nodded your way. "Watch and learn, Sanatana."

You don't know why the boy had told Brad, the piano player, to 'hit it' when you were next asked to head to the auditorium for the performance. But you just chalked it up as the boy having a flair for theatrics.

You would have sat beside Quinn. But with what had happened back in the choir room, you thought it was best to leave her seated on her own.

So instead, you sat next to Sam, directly in the chair in front of Finn, looking forward to the performance Kurt was about to put on for the club.

When the boy's song came to a close, you cheered for him, "Yeah!" Joining in on the standing ovation, with the majority of your team.

"Yeah! Yeah, Kurt," Mercedes called in adoration.

---

Quinn was avoiding you.

You could feel it in your bones that something was up. You just didn't know what.

But if you had to guess, you assumed it would have something to do with what happened over the summer.

"Hey, Y/N-"

"I'm not helping you with your homework again, Finn," you told the boy, raising your hands by your head in exasperation. It had been hell for you to deal with the last time. You needed to give yourself a break before you helped him again.

"No, it's not that. I just want to say thank you for helping me. I think Mr 'P' was a bit suspicious, but I got a 'B' anyway."

"Yeah, it's no problem, Finn. Just don't ask me again unless you've got something to pay me with. Namely snacks."

You were seated beside him, with the other Berry on his other side, waiting for Mike and Tina to perform the duet.

Mike had told you how nervous he was about this, considering he couldn't sing and was very insecure about his voice.

However, you told him that the team would support his bravery in trying something different, with perhaps, the exception of your sister. But you had also warned her to be on her best behaviour when it came to this performance.

"Whenever you're ready, guys," Mr Schue said, tapping his palms upon his thighs impatiently, as the whole team had been waiting for a few minutes now.

"Yeah, hurry up," Santana called out to their turned backs, "I need to get myself to Breadstix."

"Don't count on it," Brittany said, removing her head from where it leaned against Artie's shoulder, "I'm still mad at you, but you're still so hot."

"Yeah, she is." You nodded with a smile, still facing Mike and Tina at the front of the room. Releasing a soft yell, when Mike spun around and began.

See, I really couldn't sing

I could never really sing

What I couldn't do is-

Sing

Your brows rose, and your eyes lit up when Tina came in to sing the last lyric of the verse. Showing just how this duet was going to go.

I have trouble with the-

Notes

Goes around my-

Throat

It's a terrifying-

Thing

See, I really couldn't hear

Which note was lower or was-

Higher

Which is why I disappear

When someone says let's start a-

Choir

And when I began to-

Squeak

It's a cross between a-

Shriek

And a quiver or a-

Moan

It's a little like a-

Croak

Or the record player-

Broke-

What it doesn't have is-

Tone

Oh, I know what you're thinking

What a crazy-

Ding-A-Ling

But I really couldn't-

Sing

I could never really-

Sing

What I couldn't do is-

Sing

But what I lack in pitch

I sure make up in-

Power

Your jaw dropped when Mike tipped over the chair he was standing on, landing on his feet as he continued dancing.

And all my friends say

I am perfect for the shower

Mike had covered Tina's mouth at that point.

Allowing him to showcase just how tone-deaf he was. Much to the amusement of you and the group.

But still, I'm terrific at a-

Dance

I'm messing up me-

Pants

I'm a birdie on the-

Wing

But if I begin to-

Chirp

They say who's the little

Twerp

Going pong instead of-

Ping

And when Christmas comes

And all my friends go

You joined your friends in singing this inclusive line of the song.

Carolling

And it's so dishearten-

-Ing

It is so disquiet-

-Ing

It is so discourage-

-Ing

Darling, please stop answer-

-Ing

See, I really couldn't-

Sing

I could never really-

Sing

What I couldn't do is-

Once again, you followed your team's lead in joining in on the rest of the song, with Rachel practically being your and Finn's -unwanted, in your case- conductor.

Do re mi fa so la ti do

Sing, sing, sing

Sing

Mike put his all into it as he belted out the lyric, his voice cracking as he did.

Sing

Everyone applauded for the two. Proud of Mike for having the courage to do that in front of the whole team.

"Wow. Now, that is a duet," Mr Schuester complimented, "Thank you, Tina, for introducing us to the amazing voice of Mice Chang!"

"Yeah, yeah, Mikey!" you hollered, pumping your fists into the air in support of your friend.

---

"Oh, God, sweaty dudes," you groaned distastefully. Leaning your head back, eyes connecting with the bland ceiling so as not to see any of the men in the room, "Why am I in here?"

"We need to talk to Sam," Finn told you.

"Why?"

The boy, however, had found Sam and strode right up to him, ignoring your question entirely.

"You tried to kiss her?"

"What?!" Your head snapped back down now, spotting Sam directly in front of you, "Who?"

Still, you went ignored.

"Major Glee party foul, due," Finn said, holding the punching bag for the blonde.

"Look, I know I shouldn't have," Sam tried to reason, "She was just sending me these vibes. And those eyes."

"You better not be talking about my sister here."

"Quinn," he clarified for you.

"What?"

'Oh, that's way worse'

"I mean, maybe it's for the best she backed out. I mean, if that Puckerman kid ever gets out of jail, he's gonna beat my ass," the blonde said, rounding on the weight bench, beginning to slide weights onto the bar, "I'm sure you still have feelings for her, too," he told Finn.

"Ah, no. No way." He placed his hands on his hips. "I'm with Rachel now. I mean, she's shorter than Quinn, and she talks a lot-" You slapped his chest. "-But I'm in love with her."

You nodded at the boy, a small smile on your face for what he said about your sister.

"And what about you?" Sam turned to ask you.

Confusion struck you. Face shifting into shock at his sudden question.

"What about me?"

"I mean, you dated Quinn, right?"

"Uh, dated?" you asked, a cold feeling rushing up your body. Panic. "Us two? Um..."

"Are we dating?"

It was a cold night when the question had been asked. Stars littering the sky.

The hot summer sun had long since set. The blonde had already missed her curfew by a couple of hours. You had pointed it out to her at the time she was meant to be home, but she hadn't cared. Just shook her head, strands of her hair splayed across the back seat of your car, and pulled you back down to her lips. Too enthralled in the long make-out session you were in the middle of.

You had asked your question as you were both sat up and straightening out your clothes.

There was no sex.

The closest you had gotten was your hand on her ass as she ground her hips into you.

But you didn't mind.

You were in no rush to have her like that. Happy to take whatever she was willing to give.

Quinn was fixing her hair at the time, only for her to stop and look at you.

"Dating?" she asked in a cautious tone.

"Well, yeah." You nodded. Too distracted by buttoning up your shirt to face her -or notice her tone- shrugging as you did, "I mean, we have been making out practically every night since summer started. I've taken you out on a few dates, we even went to that carnival, and I won you a bear. To me, that all adds up to dating to me. But I just wanted to be sure."

Finally, you turned to face her, only for yours to fall at her hardened expression.

"Quinn?" you asked cautiously, speaking slowly, as if she were a wild animal you would spook at a moment's notice, only for her to scarper away from you, "What's-?"

"Were not dating," she said suddenly, so assured of her words. Not showing you an inch that she could even consider you two an item.

Blinking, you shook your head softly, startled by the sudden change in atmosphere.

"What?"

"You heard me. We're not dating," Quinn repeated, only solidifying the cold sinking of your heart, "I don't think you understand, Y/N. I'm not like you. I can't just come out in the world and date whoever I want."

"Why can't you?"

"Because you don't know what it's like to be me," she snapped, "To always have to be perfect, to never make mistakes, even if I can't help it. You don't know how I was raised. I can't come out and tell everyone I'm bi and dating you. Think of what would happen. You know how Kurt is treated around here. People don't really say anything to you because they know you'll fight back, but what am I supposed to do?" She had tears in her eyes now, as she continued on her rant, "I may be cold and mean, but I can't handle that. I know I can't."

"I'll be there for you."

"I know you would, and that just makes it worse. I don't want you getting hurt, or suspended, or arrested because you fought over me."

"You know I would do that anyway, right? If something was against you, homophobic or not."

She nodded, wiping the wetness trailing under her eyes.

"I know that. And I can't stop that. But I'm sorry. I can't date you. I can't come out. I can't do this anymore."

Dread filled you as you asked, "What do you mean?"

"This." She gestured between the two of you, then around to the interior of your car. "We can't make out anymore. No more dates. No more secret fooling around. No more closeness. We can still be friends, but nothing more."

Nodding slowly, you tried to hide the heartbreak you were feeling. Voice hoarse and quiet when you uttered, "Let me drive you home."

It was in the one-suite bathroom attached to your room when you cried. Unable to look at your mirror reflecting the blonde's light coloured lipstick still smeared across your lips, jaw, and neck.

At two in the morning, you took a shower to get the make-up and the lingering feeling of the blonde off you. No matter how much you wanted to hold onto that feeling of her, you knew it would only lead to it torturing you, otherwise.

You knew that this was a long time coming.

But still, you asked yourself, 'why did I have to ask that stupid question?'

"No. No, we uh, we never dated. We're just friends."

"Oh." Sam nodded. "It's just, you two seemed close back in the choir room."

"We've always been playful." You shrugged. "Even before we got close. Although, that is if you consider her pressing her hand against my face to be 'playful'."

"Yeah, Quinn's totally straight." Finn smiled dopily before his energy shifted, and he raised his hands, getting back onto the original conversation with Sam. "Look, t-this isn't about dating, dude-"

"Uh, I'm gonna leave," you said, pointing over your shoulder with your thumb in the direction of the door. Eyes glued onto the guys filing into the shower rooms. You really didn't wanna see them naked.

So, before either one of the boys could reply, you were long gone. Sliding through the door, back into the hallway.

'Well, that was informative'

---

"Are you gonna talk to me now?"

You had cornered the girl in the parking lot after the school day had finished, it had only been a couple of days that the blonde had been cold and distant towards you once again, but you had quickly grown sick and tired of it.

Her back faced you, giving you the clear view of her shoulders rising and falling with her deep sigh before she spun on her heel to face you.

"I am." She nodded, and with the almost timid and guilty look shining behind her eyes, you could tell that this conversation was not one that you would have looked forward to. "I actually have to talk to you."

"You do?"

"Yes." Another nod. "I have to pull out of our duet partnership."

Now that surprised you.

"What? Why?"

"I... kinda found a new duet partner."

"Uh, first of all, insulting. Secondly, who?"

"Sam."

'What the fuck?!

"Woah, wait. How come you're suddenly wanting to sing with him now? Is this about you not wanting people to know something about you?"

Quinn looked around hastily, checking to see if there were anyone around that could have possibly heard you while storming closer to you in hopes that you would get the point and lower your voice.

"You know that I can't take that chance, Y/N."

"So then why did you agree in the first place? It's a song Quinn, not a pride parade. I mean, Santana and Mercedes sang a duet together, and no one's saying shit about them being gay together."

"That's because they're both straight."

"So, what you're saying that just because I'm gay, people will think that you're gay too if we sing a song together- Yeah, that does seem like something that would happen in this school," you reasoned to yourself.

"Exactly. And not just the school, Y/N. Kids talk. It will get around the town and then back to my parent's ears."

Your jaw ticked. "It's just a song. I understand, but I don't like it. You and I know that this is still bullshit reasoning. I mean, JBI goes around every week posting in his blog about which member of the Glee Club is gay. You've been on it three times. Do you remember when he posted that Finn and Puck were in some torrid love affair? You really think a harmless song would be any different to that."

"But those are rumours. I can't take any chances, Y/N."

You were left to watch her stride away to her red Volkswagon Beetle, anger silently coursing through you.

She was fine with you a few days ago.

She was friendly with you a few days ago.

What in the hell changed?

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You couldn't sleep that night.

There were too many thoughts swirling around in your head for your brain to be able to shut off.

Too many thoughts about Quinn and her sudden change towards you.

So, with only a few hours of disturbed shut-eye, you arose for the new school day. And the next Glee Club performance.

Which just so happened to be your sister and best friend's.

"What the fuck are you wearing?" you asked as the two walked through the door, "I thought the religion stuff was last week."

Come give me

Your sweetness

Now there's you

There is no weakness

'What?'

Lying safe within your arms

I'm born again

Woman, don't you know

With you, I'm born again

I was half, not whole

I step with none

Reaching through this world

In need of one

"This isn't happening," Mercedes spoke.

Come show me your kindness

In your arms, I know I'll find this

Woman, don't you know with you

I'm born again

Lying safe with you

I'm born

Again

Mike began clapping for the two, albeit confusedly, before being stopped by Tina.

However, in Mike's defence, he wasn't the only one confused.

You were looking at the couple with a bewildered expression upon your face. Stunned into silence, just processing what you had just witnessed.

"Okay. Do I even need to say it?"

"That was really rude," Sam said, coming off of Mercedes' point with a nervous smile.

"But, like, really rude," Tina emphasised.

"I seriously wanted to punch both of you," Quinn spoke next, glaring at the two.

"I..." you started, "I'm... I'm just really confused. Like, I get it was bad. I just don't know how. Like-" You turned to the club sitting behind you "-It was because that song was about sex and nuns aren't allowed to have sex, right?"

"What do you mean by 'nuns'?" Quinn asked.

"Well, that's a nun outfit, right? Just without the hat thing."

"Y/N, that's a Catholic schoolgirl outfit," the blonde continued to point out to you slowly.

You smiled, everything making sense, but just not realizing what that truly meant.

"That's a Catholic-" It dawned on you. Eyes widening as you looked back to Finn and Rachel, pointing at them. "Schoolgirl outfit-! Oh! Oh, that all make's so much sense-! Oh-!" Your fingertips came up to massage into your temples. "Too! Many! Catholic! Jokes!" Turning back to Quinn, you said, "You have my full permission to punch them both. But also-" Back to your sister and her boyfriend. "Imma need you guys to do that again so that I can see it in a fresh light."

"Absolutely not." Mercedes shook her head.

"I have to agree," Mr Schue said, rising to his feet, "It's a great duet, but what you guys did with it was really inappropriate. Your costume choice was a little insensitive."

"A little?"

"Frankly, I'm disappointed."

"What?" your sister asked.

"Are you serious? I'm-" Finn stumbled with his words.

"Shocked."

"We- We're shocked." Rachel stuttered as she continued her sentence, "I hope this doesn't cost us the competition."

With that, your eyes squinted in suspicion. They were definitely up to something. With everything that they had done and with Rachel saying that, instead of having a hissy fit and tried explaining the performance away in some shitty artistic approach. It was almost like they were actively trying to throw the competition.

"Yeah."

"Let's sit down." Rachel grabbed her boyfriend's hand and tugged him to the two empty seats beside you.

Instantly, you nudged the chair you were seated in away from the two. But finding that that still wasn't good enough, you manoeuvred from your seat and into the one next to Santana.

"Well, getting back on track, who's next? All right," Mr Schue said when Sam and Quinn stood and made their way to the front of the class.

"I thought you two were singing together?" Santana pointed out in a question.

"Yeah, up until yesterday, I thought so, too," you replied. Folding your arms across your chest, preparing yourself for the duet. Catching, from the corner of your eye, how Finn and Rachel didn't seem surprised, in the slightest, by the change in duet partners. Only causing your suspicion of the two to grow further.

"Okay, I just-" Sam started, interrupting himself as he slid the strap of his guitar over his head, "I wanna say I'm really excited and that I couldn't have asked for a better partner."

'Gross'

For the second time in the past few minutes, your eyes squinted, but for two entirely different reasons.

This time it was at Quinn reaching around the boy with one hand on his shoulder, the other coming to play a chord on the neck of his guitar as he strummed the song.

Last you checked, she couldn't play the guitar. So, this was a new development. One that filled you with sad jealousy when you realized that Sam must have taught her.

Do you hear me?

I'm talking to you

Across the water

Across the deep blue ocean

Under the open sky

Oh, my, baby, I'm trying

Boy, I hear you in my dreams

I feel your whisper across the sea

I keep you with me in my heart

You make it easier when life gets hard

Lucky I'm in love with my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home again

You tried to hide the sneer that so wanted to pull at your face, especially when Quinn's eyes connected with yours as she performed the song.

They don't know how long it takes

Waiting for love like this

'They probably haven't tried being gay'

Every time

We say goodbye

I wish we had one more kiss

I'll wait for you

I promise you

I will

I'm lucky I'm in love

With my best friend

Lucky to have been where I have been

Lucky to be coming home someday

Santana scoffed beside you as the two vocalized while swaying side by side and holding hands. "That's so freaking charming."

"You're telling me," you grumbled.

The club applauded them. Finn threw Sam a thumb up once the performance was over, and they dropped each other's hands.

Mr Schuester had sent everyone away, telling them that Artie and Brittany's duet would be commencing the next day. Which gave you the chance to jog after Santana.

"I don't have a pen on me, but do you wanna meet up tonight?"

She looked you up and down for a moment.

"Sure. Pick me up at the usual time. But let's not go to that one road, we almost got caught by that creepy farmer the last time." You hummed in agreement, remembering it clearly. "Now, excuse me. I've got to go talk to wheels."

"Why are you terrorizing Artie?"

However, what you didn't notice was the blonde head cheerleader, watching your interaction carefully.

---

"Okay! Since Artie and Brittany have dropped out of the race, I guess it's time to take it to a vote."

You started at the piece of paper you were given, considering just who you would vote for.

Your sister and her boyfriend? Never in a million years. Even if you thought it would be funny.

Mike and Tina? You were proud of how your friend put himself out there like that.

There was always Mercedes and Santana. You loved every second of their performance.

And lastly.

Quinn and Sam.

She had ditched you to sing a song with him instead, and even though you understood her, quite frankly, stupid reasoning. It still hurt you.

Not to mention that the boy had tried to kiss her. But that wasn't his fault. He didn't know how you felt or what went on between you over the summer.

And so, with a sigh, you wrote down your vote.

'Sam and Quinn'

For one soul reason.

Even if she had hurt you and broken your heart in the past, you still wanted to her be happy.

"Well!" your teacher exclaimed after counting all of the votes, spinning on the stool to face the class, "Even though it looks like just about everyone voted for themselves, even those who didn't compete." He looked Arite's way. Making you let out a humoured huff of breath out of your nose. "We do have a winner." Showing off the obviously printed Breadstix gift card, he announced, "And the winner is... with three votes... Sam and Quinn!"

"What?! What?!"

Your eyes widened at Santana's outcry.

'Oh, this was not gonna be good'

"Screw that!" the Latina yelled, jumping to her feet, ready to fight, "I want my 'Stix!"

Mercedes hastily grabbed her arm before she could get anywhere near the two, tugging her back to her seat as you cackled, "Let it go. Let it go."

"Unbelievable," Rachel said, in what you knew as her over-acting.

"It was mine," Santana practically whimpered.

"I don't know how this happened."

Mercedes comforted the sad girl by her side, as she covered her crying eyes.

"Unbelievable."

"Calm down," you told Santana, rubbing her arm, "I'll buy you both Breadstix."

"With ice cream for dessert?" she asked.

You nodded. "With ice cream for dessert."

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Forget your troubles

Happy days

Come on, get happy

Are here again

Everyone could tell there was something off about you.

Yesterday you were fine, and today you looked sullen and miserable. Making them all wonder, what could have happened to you in a single night to get you like this?

You better chase

The sky

All your cares away

Above are clear again

You were sat in the back of the class, in your own little corner away from everyone, with your arms folded across your chest.

Finn looked guilty in his seat, glancing at you every few seconds. But you never once gave him the courtesy of looking back at him. Instead, keeping your eyes focused on the singing duo, with your jaw clenched.

Shout "hallelujah"

So, let's sing a song

Come on, get happy

Of cheer again

You were walking past your sister's room, texting Mike, after taking the girls out for dinner at Breadstix. When you heard her and Finn speaking through the mandatory crack in the door when he was over.

It's not like you were trying to eves-drop on them. You were just heading to your own room.

But something they said got you to stop in your tracks.

"We did it, babe," that was Finn's voice.

"I know. It was so hard to throw the competition like that. And with the added difficulty of Y/N and Quinn originally going to sing the duet. I'm proud of us."

"Me too."

Get ready for the 'Judgement Day'

Happy days are here again

The sun is shining

Come on get happy

Shout it now

The lord is waiting

There's no one

"Do you think Y/N would ever forgive us if they found out?"

Rachel scoffed. "Are you kidding? They're probably happy that they didn't need to compete."

"Yeah, but with the way everything happened?"

"We had to keep Sam around, Finn."

"I know, but-" He was silent for a few seconds. "Going behind their back to stop Quinn singing with them. Then convincing Sam and Quinn to sing together, too."

"Y/N never needs to find out. It can just be-" her voice went chipper, "-A happy little coincidence."

"Yeah," with the boy's tone, you could tell he had that dopey smile he does, plastered across his face.

To take your hand

Who can doubt it now

Shout "hallelujah"

So, let's tell the world

And just get happy

About it now

We're going

Happy days

To the promised land

And her again

Slowly, the door to Rachel Berry's bedroom was pushed open. Revealing you to the two teens.

They straightened up from their lounged position on the bed, eyes wide and fearful at your presence. Waiting on bated breath for your blank face to contort and snap in anger.

"Y/N-"

"How much did you hear?" your sister asked.

"Every. Single. Thing."

We're heading cross the river

Soon your cares will all be gone

There'll be no more

From now on

Forget your troubles

Happy days

And just get happy

Are here again

You better chase

The skies

All your blues away

Above are clear again

Shout "hallelujah"

So, let's sing a song

And just get happy

Of cheer again

Happy times

Happy nights

"Y/N-" You ignored your sister's bullshit excuses, turning to Finn instead.

"Get out of my house."

"But-" You interrupted her again.

"Don't talk to me. If I could, I would kick you out, too."

And with that, you left, slamming the door to your bedroom.

Happy days

Are

Here

Again

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Adventures of Chika Hanabusa: The Restoration of Earth

Disclaimer: This book follows the events of Percy Jackson and Heros of Olympus fanfic, this fanfic will not include Trails of Apollo, The Kane Chronicles, and Magnus Chase.

Chapter 15: Hyun’s Origins

Hyun PoV

I sent Reyna and Chika back to Camp Jupiter safely. I walk towards the woods, hoping to get out of this place. So many memories kept flooding back to me, and all I could think about was the first time I met Ben.

Flashback(Kindergarten)

Daddy sent me to school and packed my favorite fruit strawberry. I sat next to a boy, who is my age. He has mischievous green eyes and brown silky hair and is wearing a SpongeBob shirt. He kept poking me on the shoulder and I got very angry.

“WHAAT?” I shouted in annoyance, The whole class looked at me and the teacher, an elderly woman, looked at me in disapproval.

“Ms. Mun, what is the issue?” The teacher asks in an irritated tone while the students look at me. Oh great, this boy embarrassed me.

“The boy next to me won't stop me and it's very annoying," I said with my eyes showing tears.

“Ben, why did you poke.” The teacher looked at the annoying, mischievous boy. The boy smiled brightly and just showed a picture of stick figures.

"I want the prettiest girl in the world to see my cool drawing." The teacher suddenly opened her eyelids and cast a warm smile, I swear this teacher is unpredictable at times. The rest of the class looked on in approval and some even snickered.

"Look, Ben, you should show the drawing at recess, and you should be mindful of other's feelings Ben. Next time, just tell me how you feel next time. Now let's resume class." I blushed when he called me the prettiest girl in class.

Flashback End

Dear god, what a cute memory. I remember after the whole poking situation, he apologize and he offered me Cheez-Its and Oreos and he promise to not do that again. His mom is such a sweet woman that she offers free snacks whenever I come by after she picked Ben up from school and Ben and I tell her about the situation of Ben poking me. After my father died, she offered up her home and she looked after me. I was very grief-stricken, and I was just so heartbroken, that I thought about suicides at times. If it weren't for Ben and his mom, I would probably be at a mental hospital about now. I remember Ben made me watch him play Call of Duty and his drawing pictures of him, calling me the prettiest girl in the world. He also brushes my hair at times and ties my hair with a bow. He even learned how to cook and bake just to help his mom and feed me a lot. You would not believe that his godly mother is freaking Eris or should I say Discordia. How in the world did Ben's mom fall for that, at least that crazy bitch gives me Ben. Everything was so simple back then, but everything changed when a werewolf attacked us when we had just become freshmen in high school.

Flashback (Werewolf Attack)

Ben and I decided to walk in the woods at night and Ben just decided to dance for fun. I joined in for fun. Ben was just wearing black jeans and a band t shirt that says Three Days Grace, while I was wearing a black short, pleated skirt that reaches mid-thigh and the purple Camp Jupiter shirt. Ben was looking at my legs and tried to look away when I caught him. Aww, he's trying not to come off as a pervert, I don't mind if he wants to stare at my legs and wants to peek under my skirt. Hey, I'm a pervert too and I love his butt that needs to be spanked by my hand.

“Must you wear short skirts; you are going to kill half the camp," Ben says with a red face. I love teasing Ben; he is cute when he blushes a lot.

"I'm pretty sure a lot of campers saw my legs and they are still alive and well. You know Ben, I can let you peek under my skirt. Teehee" I chuckle, while Ben yells "GAAAA, you are the worst."

"I Know," I said in a teasing manner.

"But I love you, anyway, come here you" Ben dragged me close to the chest and I blushed. Does Ben see me as a sister or as a girlfriend, hopefully, we can figure it out eventually. I heard a branch crack and suddenly a werewolf appeared out of nowhen like it just appeared as the moon shining on the grass. It was so fast and we didn't bring our weapons with us, It tackled Ben to the ground and I was busy chatting up a fire spell in Latin. Ben somehow manages to stab the werewolf's eye out and drag it across its face. The wolf cried in horror and it became golden dust.

"Good thing I bring my pocket knife everywhere. Hey, everything Hyun" as he laughs in a carefree tone. I was so shocked, we were literally at New Rome's borders, how did a monster find this place? Suddenly a Japanese guy with an eyepatch shows up and he points his blade at Ben's neck.

"It seems to be that you are bitten, my name is Ethan Nakamura and I have been sent here to recruit for Luke Castellan's mission." The Japanese eyepatch guy says with a stoic expression. This guy seems to be a real deal. I look at Ben's neck and it shows a huge bite mark.

"Now then if you work for us, we can help find a cure for your friend. After all, we are fellow children of minor deities. Olympus doesn't care for us and our godly parents, we are expendable. The Titan Army will care for your friend's condition, while you give us intel and kill for us when necessary, now what do you say?" As Ethan holds up his hand I take it.

"No Hyun don't, this guy will just use us for his goal. He works for the Titan army remember, his team has been trying to destroy the world and our home." Ben shouts while Ethan gives him a disdainful look.

"That's the Olympian propaganda speaking to you. For god's sake, you will become a monster and I offering your friend here a chance to cure you. You are a son of Discordia; do you think the gods or even this camp will give a shit about you. Now you hope your friend is smarter than you." Ethan says while I think to myself about Ethan's words. He's right about the gods not caring for us, and it sucks that Ben and I have to keep proving ourselves that we have New Rome's interest at heart a lot more often than children of the Olympian gods. If this eyepatch has a cure for the werewolf bite, then I should take his offer. Ben doesn't deserve to be a monster for the rest of his life. If I just killed the monster sooner, Ben would have not been bitten.

"Fine I agree to those terms, I will be your spy." Ethans looked on in approval and did a small smile while Ben cast a defeated but understanding look.

"Then it is done, welcome to the team Hyun Mun" he shook my hand and left in a puff of smoke. He might as well be a son of Batman with the whole edgy eyepatch and leaving in a smoke.

Flashback End

Once I made the deal with Ethan, I gathered intel for the Titan army and even killed some high-ranking officers for them. I remember their faces; one had a huge nose and a buff body, and the other was a pretty girl. I give them a painless death with this sleep-death spell I created, which means that the spell puts them to sleep, and they die while they are having a pleasant dream. I'm not barbaric, I didn't hate them. I wish someday I could tell them the reason why they lost their lives is because I'm saving my soulmate. I got off very easy for my crimes against New Rome, Reyna has been merciful. All I want to do now is find Ben, give him this cure, and then hopefully I can atone for my actions. Ben didn't agree with me being a spy, but he acted dumb and pretended he had no idea about me being a spy whenever someone was suspicious of my actions did try to make sure that I didn't give Ethan everything and didn't kill a lot of people.

As I walk around the woods a bit, suddenly a portal appears before me, and the half-brother that I escaped from, Alabaster, appears before next to him is a guy in his early 20s with curly blonde hair, a green beach coat, green fedora, a short blade, and a Nirvana t-shirt. This guy has such a horrible fashion sense, the dude must have shopped at some beach gift store.

“It seems your friends have figured you out half-sister. Look, we will find your boyfriend and will offer up a chance to make things right. Let’s face it, Camp Jupiter will not take you back.” Alabaster says in a condescending matter while the beach guy looks on in sympathy.

"And why should I trust you Alabaster, you serve me in a silver platter to our sister Circle. Thanks, but no thanks.” I angrily say, Man, I am tired of Alabaster shit. He can go fuck off with his Nirvana friend. I can feel my heartbeat goes faster and my body tense up, I am preparing to kick this douche ass.

“Sorry about Alabaster, my name is Ryan Altha and I’m the son of Rhea. We are just here to help you. I have settlement for demi titans and other minor god kids. My mother and her sisters are the leaders of this establishment, our mission is to take care of as many people as possible. Look don't mind Alabaster attitude, but he was a spy for me. He had to pretend that he's with Circle because Circle has been a thorn in our butt for a while." Ryan holds out his hand and he emits a calming aura, and my body is not tensed with rage anymore. Who would have thought the children of Titans existed, I didn’t know that Zeus’s mom had been with a mortal, and I didn't even know that Rhea was helping her kid with this establishment that Ryan had been talking about. This guy, despite his attire, is not one to joke with. I guess I have no choice but to put up with Alabaster bitchass one more time, hopefully, they got some good food at least. I hold up Ryan's hand and I three of us walk to the portal. I guess I’m the luckiest girl alive since I don’t have to sleep in the woods and I can’t wait to meet the Mother of the Gods and her sisters. I hope Rhea is not crazy like her children.

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sanchoyo · 1 year

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arc v 51-65 thoughts! JACK IS HERE FINALLY!!!! also crow. also, prison arc. they sent 14 year olds to actual adult prison! the gang learned about classism, corruption in the system and that you cant Beat Cops with Smiles, but with your Fists :)

-ok. in the back end of the reiji v yuya duel yuya seems surprised to hear yuzu is okay, just taken. and im like. OH IS THAT WHY HES SO UPSET?? HE THOUGHT SHE WAS /DEAD/??? I mean. you know what thats fair. being turned into a piece of paper/cardboard(?) cards. would usually mean death I guess and he did think thats what happened to her. I still think its silly for him to be so pissed at reiji who by all accounts is the nicest ygo rich guy in the entire serieses history imo. but reiji did withhold some info to test yuya a lil bit. but yknow. still.

-…reiji's mom…TOLD the WORLD about the war/invaders AND THEY CANCELED. THE. TOURNAMENT. THEY CANCELED IT AND PRIORITIZED THE WORLDS SAFETY. we ARENT getting a FULL TOURNAMENT ARC??? IN YUGIOH??? i am shocked. no way… (I know I said itd be really funny if a protag didnt win the tournament, but they CANCELED IT which is somehow even funnier to me) I cannot say I expected this at all but im not MAD abt it

-see the next ep when yuya v his mom we learn his mom was a former GIRL GANG BOSS??? WHERE HAS /THAT/ ENERGY BEEN THIS WHOLE SERIES??? instead of being a creep towards kids she couldve been characterized like this! the story abt her and yuyas dad is pretty cute but if /i/ i had a hot mob boss wife i wouldnt be telling her to solve everything with smiles not violence :) i would pick up a fucking bat with her. whatever its FINE

-god the lil montage of yuzu's dad dueling with her in a lil baby pouch on his back and pausing a duel to change her diaper was SO CUTE. TF BEST YGO DAD FOR REAL GOD. hes a duel school teacher!!! why!! cant he come to help!!!! why are they just letting an 18-19 yr old lead the lancers into anOTHER DIMENSION. i dont CARE that hes thee most responsible smartest guy ever or whatever. my god

-shun and serena are remarkably chill abt all of this, hope we see more of them talking and hanging out and stuff. like serena looks just like his sister and yuya looks like his bestie and u KNOW thats SO weird to him?? but also they were on oppisite sides of the war! i want! more interactions! (very funny theyre both kinda trailing reiji. tbh if /i/ was stranded in another dimension he would be the person id be latching onto out of this cast, too. very nice and level headed guy)

-MY GOD. yugo is SO sweet, his calm explanation to yuzu and them just sittin and talking was great. (his reaction to yuzu implying he loves rin was also very very cute. and rins design AUGH I love it SO much. yuzu is still best arc v girl for me but rins design is my fav. GREEN.) JACK!!! MENTIONED!!!

-while they were talking it sorta explained yugo v yuto was a huge misunderstanding bc yuto thought yugo was the Fusion Enemy and yugo thought yuto was yuri. very very understandable and funny. and also im starting to think everyone in this series is colorblind bc they cant tell any of the yuzu/yuya counterparts apart by hair… (also, speaking of yuri, where did he GO. whts HE up to. weve barely gotten any of him and id like More Please)

-it's…been a minute since I watched 5ds. years. and I only watched it once, so I know im probably going to get details wrong, but aside from jack and crow, all other charas so far are arc v originals? like melissa and Guy that Looks Like This :>/ arent in 5ds right… the city kinda looks different to me, but maybe its just the animation looks newer… are we going to get an explanation to where yusei is? bc if jack and crow are in this…like, none of the protags are in arc v. are they busy. is this a universe without them.

-I forgot how dystopian 5ds was! stupid rich ppl calling the cops on yugo and yuzu for LOITERING and acting like the lower class is a Threat is a lil too real…damn. yugo is so nice immediately just pulling her along to help while shes with him ;_; personality wise hes my fav of the yu boys so far… (I feel like such a traitor for this. sorry to yuto bc zexal is my fav series. but we barely got to see him. whenever he comes back im sure we'll get..more... and sorry to yuya bc I Love Clowns….but I love silly lil bikenana boy…willing to bet when we get more yuri he might fight for that spot bc i LOVE a good villain too…we'll see…)

-YUZU'S REACTION TO YUGO DWHEEL DUEL IS SO FUNNY SHES LIKE. SO RATIONAL THO. my GOD she kept saying he should stop to duel on foot and yeah. playing yugioh (or, any card game) on a bike would be insanely hard. like you have to basically have your cards ALL memorized bc you gotta keep ur eyes ahead to drive, right, so ud only be able to glance? everyone in synchro world has insane memorizing skills. (I know to a degree you'd be able to make the d-wheels have a sort of autopilot, but no, we see them steering themselves and accelerating themselves…)

-the animation kept cutting to 3d models while they were dueling on their bikes and it did Not Look Very Good. it was still very fun.

-yuzu Learns About Corrupt Police and Society Today! She once again is the Real Protag to Me. reporter cowgirl ladys design is cute!

-what was the point of the duel if the cops were gonna just set up a blockade anyway tf. the entertainment aspect is SO fucked lmao bored rich ppl. too real. yugo u dont need to rise in society u gotta burn it all down its all fucked. -_-

-YUZU HAS BEEN IN SYNCHRO WORLD FOR (1) DAY AND IS NOW A WANTED CRIMINAL!!! HOT GIRL SUMMERRRRR. (and by proximity, yuya and serena lol)

-LAYRA SAW COPS AND FLIPPED OUT. understandable but also WHO HURT U. SHINGO IMMEDIATELY NOT GIVING A FUCK AND IS READY TO DUEL THE COPS. SERENA TOO. honestly very iconic of everybody great job. except yuya who is just baffled and not 100% ready to throw down. Get with the PROGRAM yuya u cant fight cops with smiles.

-you know I understanding theyre tryin to duel their way out of it but letting ppl from synchro see: fusion, action cards, and pendulum in ONE GO seems DANGEROUS.

-sorry, but shingo being arrested while yuya is like YAY ACTION DUEL LET ME ENTERTAIN U ^_^ IS THE FUNNIEST THING EVER. and everytime he asked layra if theyre okay they look like a goddamn espurr like O__O clearly NOT OK. VERY SCARED WITHOUT REIJI. WHY DID U BRING THIS TRAUMATIZED CHILD!!!

-there was a scene when yuya was like 'look at these beautiful ladies!" n his hippo girl monsters danced for an uncomfortably long time and the cops face kept being zoomed in on and he was like O__O this ep…i cant tell if its TRYING to make me laugh but it is, my god yuya u are making ME smile if no one else. for absolutely the Wrong Reason. the CHEERFUL TONE he takes on in this situation is SO NOT APPROPRIATE FOR THE GRAVITY OF BEING. ARRESTED. this cop hes dueling is also the most tirest man ive ever seen which makes it so much better

-crows entrance was absolutely INCREDIBLE. WITH THE MOODY THUNDER AND ALL!! HOLY SHIT. just the sound of revving in the distance building up to it CROWWWWW I LOVE U. still probably most excited for jack but STILL.

-ohh, yugo know doesnt what his parents look like huh…and yuzu doesnt know what her mom looked like? her dad, the most cheerful dude in the world never talked abt her? weird.. theres still the mystery of yuzu having her bracelet…id say maybe all the yuya/yuzu counterparts might be the same but no, yuya has both parents so…cannot rly do anything with this info rn…

-ok just a small thought, but in the op and the eps so far, the guy whos always looking over security (idk his name yet but he looks like this :>/) is implied to be the villain, and ig reijis dad might be one of the final villains, but we havent had any Very Present Active villains aside from GROUPS of invaders that are p much faceless…I want more like. Present Villains. does that make sense. dennis doesnt count btw hes just some guy whos hangin out.

-shingo just introduced yuya as his APPRENTICE. PLEASE. i love him so much hes the funniest guy ever. crow also immediately being like 'idk abt all this dimension stuff! but u guys can hang out here for however long u need to :)' LOVE U CROW

-my god DENNIS can juggle and do silly little magic stuff. ok. ive been very lukewarm to him but thats very cute. also 'gon-chan' PLS.

-also one of the bills he got as a tip had that little clown guy from 5ds on it. was he a …person who was important enough to be on money? i dont remember him very much except he had like. a clown wife. cannot recall his place in the plot or anything else LMAO

-yugo and yuzu just trying to convince randos on the street the WAR IS COMING AND THEY CAN TRAVEL DIMENSIONS. AND GETTING LAUGHED AT. HELP THEM.

-im running into traffic to defend gons honor. hes so mad dennis made him the villain in their silly little roleplay HAHA. dennis is like a campy little guy, even when hes outed as a traitor later I seriously seriously doubt itll stick or he'll be a real threat. hes a silly guy..also I just like his monsters designs a lot. (also, he outed xyz to synchro dimension too LMAO DUDE. now they have all the summoning methods u guys can use…)

-gallager is just. he introduces himself as a promoter but him and nico smiley are both like. pimps for duelists right. KAHSDKJ. love his outfit so much tho

-so…where the HELL did reiji land….mildly concerned about now, its been a few…eps and he hasnt been shown…where did he go……..is he ok…….is he with jack….

-ILLEGAL DUEL BETTING. GON IS SOOO OFFENDED TOO. AND THEN IT CUTS TO SHUN IMMEDIATELY IN IT. epic illegal bird moment. poor gon is having to play peacekeeper and is the only reasonable person of this trio

-crow explaining the tops STOLE riding duels and make commoners do it for fun..my god they gentrified riding duels

-very grateful yuya is the one kinda looking after layra in reijis absence. makes perfect sense since he kinda is a big bro figure to the kids at the duel school too! it adds a real softness to yuya that I like (ok lets be real hes already been pretty soft. gooey and warm center, like a cookie) for a second it panned to serena and i was thinking pls dont let the only girl in the group be the mother hen but no. she completely ignores layra and decided to go out on her own (shingo following her lol) bc shes sick of sitting around waiting and her main goal, in her Words is to Find Yuzu too. would it be weird to ship them since they..look the same supposedly….JSDKFJK its tht question of what ud do if u met a clone of urself/alt version of urself. would u kiss or kill them. serena is a Kiss the Clone kinda girl and I respect that

-'friendship cup' is the funniest name ever for a tournament. YOU HAVE TO ENTER. TO DUEL JACK. JACK IS THE PRIZE. TROPHY WIFE JACK. shun and dennis both want to fight jack sooo bad its so funny. me too (affectionate) the fact dennis and shun both took to riding bikes and dueling at the same time SO fast is. incredible. and their lil outfits….

-oh wait. this means the earlier tournament being canceled is just gonna lead into this one isnt it HAHAH i knew it couldnt be ygo without a full tournament arc….its fine. I actually dont DISLIKE these type of arcs even if they arent my favorite

-not sure if ive said it but I Must mention it: yuyas magicians have nonbinary swag

-who the hell is shinji. youre not yusei. bootleg yusei….where did they PUT YUSEI!!! are all the protags busy like DAMN!! WHERE ARE THEY!!! I understand on a meta level u wouldnt want them all in the series to take away protagswag from yuya but this series literally lends itself to a bbt style crossover! the whole series is a crossover! they shouldve had a lil movie or smth. I want. another bbt movie. but w the newer protags too. lke all 8-9(??) ygo protags...itd be FUN

-crow being such a DAD to a ton of kids is cute. and probably the best person layra couldve come to stay with tbh, hes obv concerned abt them ;_; babies. also him and yuya dueling bc crow thinks feeding kids is more important than making them smile…and yuya thinks making them smile is more important…no yuya i gotta side with crow here LMAO crow called yuya privileged too JDSFHKJ

-NINJA GUY!!! I FORGOT HE WAS WITH THE LANCERS?? i mean ive been seein him in the op but STILL. good he got layra outta there. the cops were going to arrest a CHILD. i mean ik yuya is a child too but layra is a CHILD child not a teen yk. omg jail arc???

-speaking of arcs. is this series called arc v. because. arc 5. as in fifth arc of the yugioh series. I was speculating to why it was called that last time and had the realization thats prob why JKSHDFK

-god we actually are getting a…prison arc…this is INCREDIBLE. why werent they given the prison uniforms everyone else has. btw yuya now would be the PERFECT time to bring ur inner demon out to break out

-the bosses absurdly large brick stack of cards is insane. ive never seen so many so neatly stcked in one place…bro what if someone knocked them over that would be a nightmare…

-the lil story with the boss was fun (and felt appropriate given hes dueling yuya, who is all abt Smiles and Entertaining and hed lost that…like gettin his spark back) …so the moral here is u can make friends with fellow inmates n have solidarity but the cops are always enemies. understandable and real

-so yuya should become the new prison boss. right. he beat the old boss. but whatever I guess they didnt want yuya to be a crimeboss...cowards

-so whenever someone tries breaking out, their friends/the ppl left behind get punished and taken somewhere they 'never return from'…thats…terrifying and would be pretty efficient to anyone with any kind of morals, but idk, i feel like anyone would get really desperate and try it anyway at a certain point if conditions are bad enough, their fellow inmates be damned..

-sorry but it has to be said though. this mans hair is a lizard straight up. with the little hands and everything. is anyone fucking talking about this.

-my god yugo cannot whistle at all. everytime i see him and yuzu im like. they are so funny i love them both so much SJADFHKJ we go a few eps w/out them and im so sad… btw..yuya is in jail, i kinda expected this friendship cup thing to involve them more heavily, but the :>/ guy said yugo and yuzu would be arrested when they showed up for it too and im like. is it even gonna be an Event or Not. i mean I LOVE prison arc but. Wondering

-'hey crow if ur gonna leave here (prison) can I come too..' YUYA. DO YOU THINK CROW OF ALL PEOPLE IS GOING TO LEAVE YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS IN PRISON AND DITCH YOU ALL?? ITS CROW. CMON.

-yuya constantly looking like either the happiest dude ever (when its horribly inappropriate most of the time) or the saddest little kicked puppy alive makes me lose it. (and the third option of Murderously Possessed, but its been like 20 eps since weve seen that so..maybe the demon and yuto both peaced out. maybe they eloped. good for them)

-ok im going to need a gif of this PRONTO. shun how did you get there. HE SHOULDER DROPPED THIS MAN. XYZ BITCHES ARE BUILT DIFFERENT. XYZ REPRESENT!!!! he bodied like 15 more guards after this with his FISTS not even using his cards CMON LETS GOOO the prison break scene was AMAZING. also shingo grabbing some rare cards on the way out. best boy alert. why do his eyes glow in the dark.

-….hey shingo loses SO many duels its kind of funny. reminds me of watching manjoume from gx do the same thing. between them who has more losses. theyre both a certain…flavor of cringedude characters that i always end up liking…

btw Lightsworn Monster SPOTTED. I HAVE THIS CARD IN MY FAVORITE DECK!!! HIII FELIS!!!

-'what does a monster with 100 lp have to accomplish' -guy whos never heard of goddamn card effects. damn i thought these dudes were supposed to be the super efficient guards or whatever…anyway shun coming in with the literal xyz rescue was CUTE look at him functioning in a team ;w; good

-oh my god :>/ guy is named jean-michel roget. hes. hes french coded. u know wht i think i like my silly lil emoji name for him better. GOD DAMN they were SO close to escaping. CROW HAS KIDS AT HOME. ARGNH THEYRE TRYING TO SEPARATE SERENA TOO. BULLSHIT.

-REIJI FINALLY FINALLY SHOWING UP. WHERE WERE U. talking to a council I Guess. fucking negotiating. ok king of efficiency. he saved everyones asses with this. everyone say thank u reiji for everything, always.

-oh my god the friendship cup. theyre all being forced to demonstrate their abilities in the tournament . mandatory friendship cup. its a Full Circle. out of jail straight into the REAL tournament arc. i cant believe this.

-yuya vs jack. oh my god its going to happen. <- so excited to see jack i am going to throw UP

-crow called jack a traitor so. so they havent made up yet. I mean I FIGURED and yusei isnt HERE and i am :( I barely remember 5ds but I remember crow and jack bein silly together near the end…be FRIENDS or ELSE I will CRY

-yuzu's lil riding duel outfit is SO cute. pls. also yuzu crying with relief once she sees yuya is ok…baby ;_; theyre so Close to bein reunited….

-the problem with me trying to figure out how and why this series diverges from 5ds is that i remember Nothing Important from 5ds at all. i remember the dumbass details like that jack loved cup ramen JSDHKJ but its clearly an au (with..no yusei for some reason...) and im like. wondering if theyll ever explain WHY its an au from the original. or if im just supposed to Know. bc I Dont Yet

-I thought itd be really funny if jack DID defeat yuya in Three Turns like he said he was going to. and then he DOES. he beats him so hard yuya FLIES OFF HIS BIKE. AND BOUNCES. LMAO glad hes wearing a helmet at least. love u jack. also. i know it was probably framed in the way of jack being an asshole but I? kind of agree with him about this:

(I actually…said smth along these lines in my first arc v liveblog post:

almost word for word HAHA me and jack are on the same wavelength and he read yuya in like 10 seconds FLAT I am Amazed)

not that it's a BAD thing. he wants to make people happy, and it makes him happy in turn when theyre cheering for him! thats fine! (an irl example would be like, I enjoy making art for others to make them happy. but I also enjoy getting positive feedback for my own satisfaction!) absolutely nothing wrong with it!

HOWEVER. the impression I've gotten so far is that yuya gets upset when his opponent is the one being cheered for (a good example was the michio duel and that annoying trivia kid duel. he didnt seem real happy when the audience was rooting for them and not him!) as opposed to…I cant believe I'm comparing him to dennis but. the dennis v gon duel was a great example of what I think a more genuine entertainment duel should be…they were playing the roles of hero v villain, and dennis was great at improv there, quickly turning into the villain when Straight Man to his Comedy Guy routine Gon accused him of being the Real Villain in that situation. like he ROLLED with it and was perfectly fine with gon winning bc it suited their lil story and the audience loved it! I think entertainment dueling SHOULD be like that, like improv and acting bc you're entertaining ppl. ur a performer. u need to go w the flow more.

(Okay, this might not have been the best duel to show it off bc 1. hes dueling JACK of all ppl who declared hes gonna WIN and. he Will. 2. this is a situation where hes trying to showcase the strength of the lancers, so it wouldnt do to THROW the duel. but he couldve played into jacks dramatics a bit, made himself out to be more of a dramatic underdog, or a potential upstarter…for wanting to be an ENTERTAINER I want to see yuya channel his dramatics a LOT more than he does. esp w jack of all ppl!) to me it feels like yuya also ties a LOT of his self worth to how other ppl perceive his role in duels too which is Unhealthy (and again. is an extension of the 'smile when u want to cry' stuff imo, also pretty unhealthy) I…dont know if any of this is That Deep or theyre just trying to make jack seem like an asshole. I WANT it to be this deep bc its a REALLY interesting trait for a protag to have!

-kinda love how ppl in the Tops are dressed like old timey victorians. (also a lot of them have very western names) it just creates a very. unique vibe

-can I also just say i LOVE LOVE LOVE the trope in ygo of 'person does what they think is the final finishing move, then theres smoke and everyone is like :0 and when the smoke clears, the person is still standing in the duel because of some trap/spell/effect' IT HAPPENS SO MUCH IN ARC V AND I EAT IT UP EVERYTIME.

-...jack gave this random child servant a card and told him it suited him and the kids mad jack 'changed' and got mad jack compared him to a 'weak card'...first off its gonna end up being smth like 'even weak cards have potential, none of them are useless, its like u, u feel like ur a low level but u also have potential' (which. very yusei thing btw) but also if my hero gave me a card i would literally be SO happy this kid is dumb asf. jack literally wasnt even being RUDE when he gave it to him and jack is usually SO Rude like CMON. 'wheeh i had NO cards and jack gave me one but its WEAK so i dont want it' this is called being ungrateful. i know hes a kid so I shouldnt be so annoyed but damn its rude. its a REALLY cute card too (not one I recognize and the text is in japanese but its a cute lil cyber girl with pink hair and a tuning fork and bc this is synchro I assume its a tuner monster or smth?)

-...went from jail to bougiest penthouse in the world. lmao and locked in his room....ur a rich persons pet now...'if u lose ur out of the penthouse' willing to bet its the same for jack since at the end of the day hes still. u know. a commons Guy cosplaying a bougie. funnily enough, the tops are saying 'as long as he keeps winning hes not a commons, hes one of us!' and the commons are saying 'hes a traitor who sold out!' then another commons guy being like 'NO jack is still OUR hero he doesnt belong to the tops!' etc. its like he cant fucking win no matter what he does! insane. jack ilu tho.

-...actually, first match is gon v crow. calling it now, gon loses his Stand In One Place shtick isnt gonna work v a motorcycle. i kinda think I want crow to win this tournament actually to duel jack KJHSDKJ i know itll prob be yuya but cmonnnn. its PERSONAL for crow. btw does this mean gon will be homeless for the rest of the friendship cup stuff since if u lose u get kicked outta the penthouse. where will he GO. ...tbh since crow has kids waiting at home for him it might be better if he loses first so he can take the losers of this tournament back home w him so they dont. go to jail again? maybe? we’ll see!!

very very fun stretch of eps, I binged SO many last night and tonight :3

#sanchoyo liveblogs arc v #sanchoyorambles #JAAAAAAAACK MY FRIEND JACK HE IS SO FUN I LOVE JACK <- loves jack #also going to print out and frame that pic of shun elbow dropping a cop. its so dear to me. thanks buddy #arc v #ygo #this kind of turned into an essay at the end of me analysing yuya which #may or may not be completely wrong and i might be looking too hard into it #i actually think jack is being very chill compared to how i REMEMBER him which is like #this is clearly n au right. but how/why

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hi lena!! :DD can i ask do the likes / dislikes of kagepro characters have any particular significance? whats your personal opinions?

HII SEBASTIAN

this gets really really long and i didnt even talk about any of the fun likes/dislikes for any of the characters im sorry u dont have to read all of this 😭😭😭

HII SEBASTIAN this is such a great question oh my god thank u. okay not for all of them but in some cases yes. i'll start with the ones that DO matter though. shintaro looooves cola it's like his lifeblood, he has this scene where he drinks it with konoha and he says smthn along the lines of "praise be to soda" and konoha's like "erm what." but in this scene shintaro's introduced konoha to cola for the first time and it's basically a turning point in their friendship it's really sweet. it's actually a parallel to when haruka introduced shintaro to cola for the first time ever and that's when their friendship started and augh augh augh it makes me so crazy. momo (shintaro's sister) also really loves soda, except her favorite is red bean soup flavor. uhmm okay next seto LOVES animals and nature in general, this is probably due to his eye ability, since he can communicate with animals and nature is usually far away from cities and such so not a lot of people to accidentally read the mind of. before he had gained his eye ability he had a stray dog named hanako, who he thought understood him as he understood her. hanako is the one he got stuck into the daze with when bullies from his orphanage threw her into a river and he drowned attempting to save her. later on he has a pet hamster named hanao who he talks to and stuff. in general he'll just talk to random birds at times, he's often showed with them actually. he also met marry (someone super important to him) in a forest so that probably contributes to it as well! okay well idk if this counts but i say it does so it does uh the color red for ayano! red has huge significance in kagepro, as it's the color someone's eyes will turn into when their abilities are activated. the mekakushi dan was started by ayano when she put on a red scarf in front of her siblings and exclaimed that red is the color of a hero, and theyre just like secret agents. that's why ayano has her scarf on most of the time if not all of the time! i like to think ayano gained an affinity for the color in general bc she told shintaro he looked good in red (hence why he has his silly little jacket) and it brings a sense of comfort. a neat detail in mekakucity actors is in the last episode after she had been free from the daze, she's shown with an outfit without her scarf, symbolizing how she's not the tragic "heroine" of the story anymore, how she doesnt have to fight alone anymore. makes me emotional. kido really likes music, mainly bc her bio mom loved music as well, i cant remember quite right but she might have been a musician as well? but basically in her younger years before her mom passed away, she was raised to love music. it's quite significant to her design as well, on her hoodie she has like a little mp3 player button on the front. one of her favorite bands is radiohead LMFAO. OH takane and video games! due to her disability growing up she was often isolated since she was so tired all the time and didnt like having to deal with randomly falling asleep in front of her peers, who usually thought of her as weird and stand-offish. so as a way to cope she turned to video games and actually got quite good as she grew up. by highschool she's well known in the gamer world as "flashing dancer ene" and is 2nd in a national tournament for some zombie game i think. in manga route 2, videogames is the main way she bonds with haruka while they are in the hospital together. actually a video game she, haruka, and their teacher made brought the entire yuukei quartet together technically. shintaro and haruka also played online games together basically every night and thts how they got so close. so in my personal opinion those r probably the ones that hold the most significance for certain characters… i would talk abt fun ones but im hitting the word limit sorry SOB

#mail #77nanao

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Can you do a fic with Higuchi and the black lizards.About seeing Higuchi at an outing with her sister school on a day off and she looks so different(i headcanon her having black hair and being more kind and respectful as to keep her mafia identity and sister identity a secret)

And Higuchi has to frantically tell the other parents and teachers their her coworkers(but they dont believe her cause she says she works in an office but their all dressed in black and looking scary)

It seems wierd but i had this scenario in my head for a while🤣

Ignore it if you want💙

👀 hold my beer I have an idea… don’t mind me just gonna throw Natsu in here 😎

“Come on Kuniko we’ll be late.” The dark haired woman called, the small apartment making it very easy for her voice to travel.

“Coming Natsuko!” The fourteen year old sang as she rounded the corner grasping at her school shoes. “I’m so excited you’re tagging along today.”

“I can tell.” She laughed, ruffling her sisters hair.

“Duh. You never come on excursions anymore and you know my friends parents like to talk to you too.” Kuniko says as they exit the apartment.

And with one last glance into the mirror, she locks the door.

Natsu didn’t mean to lie to anyone. She didn’t enjoy it but she didn’t want her sister to get hurt, not while she worked at the Port Mafia.

Kuniko only ever saw Natsu, her sweet and kind big sister who’d give her the world. Natsu who worked odd office hours but made it home for tea, who would hide her injuries and help her with her homework. Natsu who would chat with Kuni’s friends and their parents and laugh with them over whatever silly thing the kids did at sleepovers.

The Port Mafia saw Ichiyo. Ichiyo who wore a blonde wig so she wouldn’t be recognised in public. Ichiyo who craved affection from a man who would never give it to her. Ichiyo who didn’t belong.

They could never meet. She wouldn’t allow those two worlds of hers to collide.

But of course those hopes don’t last.

~~*~~

“Natsu!” Mrs Nakamoto greets, pulling the black haired woman in for a hug. “Oh it’s been too long. That office job of yours must be working you to the bone! You’ve lost so much weight.”

She was a kind woman, Kuni’s best friend’s mum. She helped them both the second she found out Natsu was raising Kuniko herself at seventeen.

“Hello Mrs Nakamoto, how have you been?” Natsu asks, smiling as she hugs the older woman back.

“I’m doing great! Just wonderful now that I know you are one of the other chaperones. Mr Sato is here too by the way.” Kuniko’s other friend’s dad. He was younger than Mrs Nakamoto but not any closer to Natsu’s age.

“Hey Natsu.” He greeted, grin cheery and welcoming as always. “How’ve you been?”

“Busy. Way to much paperwork recently.” She answers, and that isn’t a lie.

“Tch. You need to take some time off.” Mrs Nakamoto tutted. “You are young so you can’t go working yourself to death you understand.”

“I understand.” Natsu grins.

“She understands but probably won’t listen.” Kuniko buts in, making the parents and her friends laugh.

“Very funny Kuni.” Natsu rolls her eyes as the teacher makes her way to the collection of guardian chaperones.

“Ah Mrs Higuchi?” Natsu doesn’t ever think she’ll get used to the teachers doing that.

“Miss.” She corrects. “I’m Kuniko’s older sister.”

The teachers face flushes. “Oh my god I’m so sorry!”

“No worries. Happens all the time.”

And with that let the chaperoning begin.

~~*~~*~~*~~

Of all places Higuchi never expected to see people she knew; the Zoo was quite high on that list. Yet here she was half panicking behind her sister because she thought she saw a very familiar head of choppy copper hair.

She couldn’t have right? She must be seeing things… she highly doubts anyone from the Port Mafia would come to the Zoo today of all days…. Right? Yeah… maybe she just needs to go to bed early tonight or something.

And so the day continued, Natsu playfully shoving her sister and chatting with the parents. The teachers even joined their chats every once in a while.

It was her sister that pointed it out as they sorted themselves for lunch. She noticed that four people dressed in all black, with a shorter male stood in the middle had been looking their way, specifically towards Natsu. Her eyes widened… no, no it couldn’t be who she thought it was right?

Slowly she turned her head, eyes widening as she locked eyes with the copper haired male from earlier. Tachihara.

If that was Tachihara then… she scanned the group, the Akutagawa’s, Hirotsu and Chuuya too… what’s next Mori is going to appear out of nowhere?

“Why’s that group staring at you?” Mr Sato questions. “Should I go and check?”

“No.. no it’s fine I know them.” She said with a sigh. Mr Sato was by no means a small man, he was tall, had muscles and could probably put up a decent fight but… they were the Mafia, he wouldn’t win. And knowing them whatever he did would end in an altercation.

“How do you know them?” A teacher questions, looking quite nervous and she side eyes them.

“Work.” She says quickly. “I’m just gonna… go talk to them… okay?”

The parents nod while Kuniko gives her older sister a confused look.

~~*~~*~~*~~

“See I told you I saw Higuchi.” Tachihara tutted as he sat himself down to eat some ice cream he’d just bought.

“Are you sure it’s her?” Gin questioned. “Also I’m fairly certain you are scaring those school likes Ryu.”

“Then they should grow a spine.” Was her brother’s response.

“Yep okay.” Gin sighed.

“Why does she have black hair?” Chuuya questions as he takes a seat beside Tachihara and Hirotsu.

“Who knows. Maybe it’s a fresh dye.” Tachihara shrugs. “Oh hey she’s coming over.”

The Black Lizard and co turn to see an almost embarrassed looking, dark haired Higuchi speed walking towards them.

“What are you doing here?” She questions. No hello, no asking how Akutagawa is doing. Nope, none of that.

“Hello to you too.” Chuuya drawled before giving her an appreciative look. She looked good in jeans and a tight long sleeve.

“Hello Mr Nakahara.” She says through her teeth. “Why are you here?”

“Day off, got bored.” Tachihara answers.

“So you come to the zoo? Today!”

“What’s wrong with the zoo?” Hirotsu questions.

“… you aren’t meant to see me like this.” She almost panics and they can tell she’s trying to keep a cool head. They give each other worried glances.

“Like what?” Akutagawa asks, nose scrunching as he did. “You dyed your hair? Was it supposed to be a surprise?”

“No this is my natural hair colour I normally wear a wig.” She blurts out accidentally. She can see Tachihara almost choke on his ice cream at that (is that even possible?).

And before they can ask any more questions Mr Sato, Mrs Nakamoto and Kuniko wander over, to warn her that lunch was nearly over.

“Natsu dear we’ll have to get ready to continue walking around the zoo soon.” Mrs Nakamoto smiles. “Hello dears I’m a friend of Natsuko’s.”

“Natsu…” Chuuya says before smiling and moving to reach a gloved hand forward for a shake. “Lovely to meet you I’m Chuuya Nakahara.”

“Hinata Nakamoto and this is Katsuki Sato.”

“Hello.” Mr Sato greets, towering over the much smaller man.

“Sis says you work with her at the office.” Kuniko adds, giving them a look filled with suspicion. Then they realise, oh, this is why she didn’t want to be seen.

“We do.” And surprisingly it’s Akutagawa to speaks first. “She’s Mr Nakahara’s secretary along with my sister.”

The lie was almost fluid, falling from his tongue smoothly- but Natsu could see the worry in her friends eyes as he spoke, assessing him with sharp eyes.

“And you do?” Mr Sato questioned.

“Security!” Natsu grinned, patting the Emo man on the shoulder. “Akutagawa, Tachihara and Hirotsu here work as Mr Nakahara’s security…”

“Oh.” Mrs Nakamoto hummed. She seemed impressed. “We’ll we best get back too it. Can’t let the class leave without us… see you another time dears.”

The older woman practically drags Natsu away from her co-workers whilst Mr Sato and Kuniko continue to give them sharp looks.

They didn’t believe them… and that was fair- who would believe a group of people dressed in all black and clearly not all that important looking.

“We’ll that was fucking awkward.” Tachihara said once they were out of ear shot.

“Yep.” The group agreed.

“Perhaps we should agree to not speak of this again.” Hirotsu offers. “It seems she really doesn’t want us to know her as anything but Ichiyo Higuchi.”

“No one else still blown away that she wears a wig like all the time?” Gin said suddenly. “Like how have we not seen that? How has it never come off?”

“You know what?” Tachihara said. “You’re right… what the hell!”

“I agree with Hirotsu.” Chuuya cuts in as he laughs at Akutagawa rolling his eyes at his sisters antics. “Unless she speaks about it first- keep your mouths shut. Alright let’s go I don’t feel like sticking around.”

The group agrees, readying themselves to leave as they watch their co-worker laugh and smile with her sister and friends. They would leave it at that, she could come to them in time, when she felt her sister was safe, when she felt she was safe.

#bsd #bungou stray dogs #bsd fluff #Bungou stray dogs fluff #Ichiyo Higuchi #natsuko higuchi #higuchi’s sister #the black lizard

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