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wicclan · 2 years
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i can't wait for America to finally meet grown up Billy in the multiverse and just be like "yeah your mom tried to fucking murder me but you created my world so it's okay i guess"
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cordeliawhohung · 3 months
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same anon as before, I'm picturing reader looking over their shoulder like "are they talking to us" as their co-worker tries to flag them down from the other side of the street and Simon just says "no I can't possibly fathom why they would ever do that" and reader just looks at him like wtf why are you suddenly speaking in that manner because I'm imagining he says is without a hint of sarcasm and borderline sincerity (for the bit of course) but whoopsies they're at his parking spot already I'm sure it's fine and totally nothing not like he on purpose added another 0 to his 20 percent tip or anything anyways time to go home.
also glad you like my silly little ramblings I'm bedridden and my brain is fried so I did not have the nerve to send that ask to a writer I really admire off anon but I hope you'll accept my addition to the ask because I will die on the hill that ghost would do small things like this for the bit knowing it would benifit other people in small but impactful ways
previous post here <3
LMAO not him suddenly talking like he's in a different century he so would do that for the bit! and he rushes you off home and everything and the next time you go to work your coworkers are CROWDING you. they're like, did he mean to do this? you realize how big of a tip this is right? does he want some of it back there's no way someone would give us that much! and you're just standing there like *surprised pikachu face* he did what?
oh god and imagine confronting him about it later. you're asking him why he left so much, he's got the entire waitstaff freaking out and he's like ???? i don't see the problem?
"Simon, you realize how much money this is, right?"
"What about it?"
"It's just that, I don't know, people don't usually leave tips twice as big as what they paid in food for."
"Do you not think they deserved it?"
you're fucking stunned. and he's just looking at you with that innocent look in his eyes, the one that screams that he knew exactly what he did and you find yourself speechless for a moment before you choke out, "well, of course they deserved it, it's just-"
"Then there's no issue, yeah?"
keep it up sweetheart, he's gonna make it 300% next time <3
and awe, hun ): sorry to hear you aren't feeling great! but i will always accept cute additions like these!! thank you so much for adding to it, i love reading what other people think about this <3
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if-you-feel-lonely · 1 year
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hi love! i am a fellow jack manifold enjoyer and there's like no content for him (😭) is there any way you could write friends to lovers hcs for him? like about the friendship and how cc!jack fell for reader and all that (im a sucker for friends to lovers and also for jack manifold). maybe they stream together sometimes and all that?
FELLOW MANIFOLD ENJOYER 🛐🛐🛐🛐
there really isn't a lot of content for our beloved bald man </3 but on the up side, today I've been stressing myself out a lot and this is helping me calm down :D
TW: Swearing
I got a bit excited :,D
Friends To Lovers with Jack Manifold
You met when you both started streaming, becoming friends due to you both being small content creators
You guys just... clicked. like when you meet a new person that you can talk to like you've known each other for years
When he blew up, you started doing quite well, too
It became an unspoken thing between you guys to shamelessly promote each other's channels
Chat loves it, your friendship is superior
It took a while for him to come to terms with his feelings
For a while he told himself "no, they're just a really good friend" "no, we're just close"
Bullshit :D
He hated that he had these feelings. He loved your friendship and couldn't stand the thought of messing that up
After he realised, things became different
If you lived nearby, you guys would probably go on walks together, bc going on walks with the homies hits different
Before, it was quiet, but comfortable quiet
But now? It was awkward, like you were strangers
After a while, you started picking up on it, so you confronted him.
"Right, if there's something wrong, just say it. I'm not going to sit here and look at you moping all the time. If you don't want to spend this much time together, just come out and say it."
It kind of unravelled from there...
He told you everything about how he didn't want to mess up your friendship or make you uncomfortable
Poor man went :0 when you told him you feel the same way
"*insert shocked pikachu face*"
Not many people notice the difference in your relationship, you both act just as you did before
Tommy goes 🤨📸 when he sees you kiss
"OH MY GOD IT'S LIKE YOU GUYS ARE DATING." "we are." "... what? 😰"
What a fool
Niki thinks your relationship is adorable
Tommy is absolutely disgusted by the very prospect of two of his best friends dating
Wilbur is obviously happy for you both, but makes jokes about Jack paying you to date him
Whilst in vc with Phil, Jack constantly says things like "Phil, me and Y/N are like you and your wife, but better because we're not old"
Definitely involved in Quackity's couple's therapy
By the end of that, you two could hear each other through the walls in the house
"YOU LOVE MY BALDNESS." "JACK, I CAN HEAR YOU WITHOUT MY HEADPHONES." "DIDN'T ASK."
... Yeah.
MCC is always a thrill
If you're against each other, it's ridiculously competitive
In Dodgebolt, if he kills you, all you can hear on his stream is "JACK, I WANT TO BREAK UP."
MCC on the same team is even worse, though.
"Oh my god, you're so fucking incompetent." "No more than you, I've seen you trying to cook, dickhead."
If you're on the Dream SMP, things are deep
You both fought for L'manberg but went unrecognised
From there, your relationship became a canon part of the lore
It also became lore that it's not a good relationship - your characters fight and shout at each other a lot
It's made explicitly clear that this isn't a reflection of your real relationship - you shout at each other, but it's from across the house asking what you want for dinner or if you feel like going to the park
The majority of the lore between the two of you is angsty as FUCK
Chat rlly says "how dare you, i love it"
On stream, he tries not to be too touchy or affectionate
He thinks people will be invasive or intrusive into your relationship, so he keeps it all off camera
Off stream though? Perfect man.
You two sit on the living room floor with blankets and cushions all over the room, chilling and watching whatever's on TV
At Christmas, you watch all the shit-but-good christmas films
Occasionally, when Josh or Tommy come round, they take pictures of you two, usually captioned something like "disgusting." or "guys they're making me uncomfortable with their love"
All in all, bald man is boyfriend material
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kairi-th · 8 months
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🔥💖More ace headcannons💖🔥
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One day you wanted to take a lovely stroll and your boyfriend was out of it which kinda made you worried because of his odd habit of taking a bite of food and just falling unconscious so you thought it would be fun to take his hat
As for ace he was freaking out trying to find his hat like a dog who misplaced their favorite toy turning the place upside down but he freezes and squints staring at your door “ y/n is the only person I know would sneak my hat they said something about town… “ it was like watching a kid connect the dots as he ran full sprint towards town nearly knocking over people
You could hear in the distance a bunch of “ im sorry “ and “ my bad “ as black smoke started appearing as you squinted “ oh no… my idiot woke “ you slowly walked over seeing he accidentally set a chair on fire while taking a breather
As he apologized for the tenth time he spotted you with a concern look with a loud “ MY HAT “ pointing at you with a pikachu face meme :0
“ ace sweetheart my love this was all over a hat.. im sorry you think you were robbed “ you hugged him giving the hat back as he put it back on with a dorky smile forgetting the mess he’s in “ ive knocked over so many people for my hat “ he said with a warm smile not realizing the trouble he’s in
Lets just say the crew had a long talk to you about stealing and a long talk to ace about gaining some brain cells but you both left it smiling believing all the trouble was worth it
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roseytheteacup · 2 years
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Plush paradise with bnha characters
( This is kinda a blog beginning situation but also I didn't see many tumblr post about these kinda situations so your welcome my little teacups)
Bakugo
Bakugo is the type I believe after the kidnapping at the training camp to hold a pillow in his sleep in order to cope with night terrors,but after meeting you he would have less,but still have them. Unknowest to him you yourself have trouble sleep( or night terrors as well).One day while going to your room ,to study for a test that was happening soon ,because you didn't answer his text or come over,he bust into your room only to see you in a huge pile of stuff animals listening to music.An when I mean huge,like you can't even see the bed it's just stuff animals basically he's like 0-0.The moment you notice him he just jumps on your stuffed animal grenade is like"Fuck studying tonight I am sleeping here"and just passes out from exhaustion.(poor Pomeranian -^-) You just giggle and continue working while scaracting his hair gently but since you feel comfortable lets just,Mr.aizawa is confused why he got emailed a bunch of random things instead of the extra credit study guide.
Kirishima
We all know this baby shark(You better not play the song -v-) has a giant shark plush and a onesie.So one day you guys are just joking around and talking about plushies Kirishima and when he mentions he probably has a lot of plushies more than most you just give that shit eating smirk and show him your dorm.Lets just say he put denkis shocked pikachu face to shame."Wow pebble you have a lot,I know we should have a sleepover and let everyone bring there plusies too",and then everyone is confused on why half of the dormatorie living room is basically like a snow in building except with plushies instead.But we all know mina and denki would pretend to be eskimos while trying to get a bag a chips through this XD.
Todoroki
I headcanon that Todoroki had a small plushy growing up like a husky plush,but endevor threw it out because he wanted todoroki to man up.( officer I'm sorry ok I accidently stabbed him 39 time ok I was very clumsy)Well I feel like after having that experience he would hold a pillow or something but it didn't bring him the same comfort so when you guys are together in UA and he walks into your dorm and he sees you have like seventeen different huskies and he has like a child face of like 'mine' not realizing you got him a giant one.But once he sees it you bet this man is going to be so happy to the point he kisses you and once you show him how much you like plushies,Endeavor is wondering wear all of his credit cards and black cards went.
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maehemthemisfit · 2 years
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Plz what if u like hurt ur leg and can’t walk lowkey sanzu would take this as an opportunity to be close to you and carry you but Mikey is like no. And he cares for you instead like he cares and sanzu getting the girl but like your his friend and your hurt, he can’t have that happening if so then who will be there to dote on him.
took a moment to understand this but imagine them competing while taking care of you. They're both running around getting stuff for you, favorite foods, snacks, medicine. They also both expect cuddles even though your leg hurts, so you'll have to maneuver in a way so they can cuddle up to you and watch a movie. Its actually pretty chill since they both made an agreement to keep it peaceful when the three of you are together to not stress you out.
I also think Sanzu would try to feed you soup and you have to remind him "I'm not sick, my leg is just messed up" *Sanzu pikachu face* :0
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the-demi-jedi · 1 year
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Luke reads The PROX Transmissions
So the main hero is apparently some kind of genius scientist, but also an absolute trainwreck. Off to a good start.
Stephen must look so absolutely ridiculous walking around with, like, a window shaved in his hair with a number tattooed on his skin. Man should have shaved both side of his head to just look less like a madman, but I also understand that at this point, he doesn't give many fucks about what people think.
This makes me think whether Stephen is based on Dustin or if Dustin is, like, a separate entity in the lore.
The amount of profanity is rather... excessive for a book that presents itself as a sophisticated sci-fi novel.
Seriously tho. There's something so funny about the fact that Starset has exactly 0 curse words in their entire discography while this book has at least one F-bomb per page on average.
"Aston Wise was a drunken asshole." Well, I'm not sure if you're in a right position to judge, Mr. "has sex with students" Browning.
Aston Wise is like Elon Musk if he was as cool as he thinks he is (but man he's indeed an asshole)
TBH I never really understood that "pathetic sopping wet dog man" meme, but I think it could apply very well to Stephen
I like how both Aston and Steven are supposed to be some kind of geniuses yet they seem to share a single braincell
This book can be pretty campy sometimes. And I definitely do NOT mean it in a negative way.
Evil CEO, aka. the most realistic villain
Motherfucker pays his people 37K per year and then [shocked Pikachu face] when they betray him
Regretfully, I have to inform you that not even this book is immune to the "breasted boobily" trope.
So Dana's daughter is Sarah? For a second, I thought it might be Sarah the Sarah aka. the BMI influencer from the "Icarus" video, but that's not consistent with the timeline.
It's incredibly in-character for Aston Wise to think like "What would be the best way to introduce people to a message from the future about the collapse of civilization? LET'S CREATE A KICKASS ROCK BAND AND THEY'RE GONNA PLAY IN SPACESUITS"
One of the book's most bonkers qualities is that it regularly and fluently oscillates between "pulpy, campy thriller feat. suited thugs with guns" and "the deepest, most profound, most thought-provoking shit you've ever read with your two eyes"
It's so funny how Dustin describes himself as kinda politically neutral and yet. The villain is a CEO of a megacorporation. The shady villainous organization is called "Collective of Industrialists" and they're like 0,1% away from being those comical cartoon capitalists with top hats and twirling mustaches. The Message, the very thing Starset is about, can be basically boiled down to "unchecked capitalism can and will cause utter, irreversible collapse of the society". While there are phrases used like "healthy capitalism" (which I'm not sure can exist), the book overall is more left than beef on pizza.
"Jay Bezie, the owner of a major internet retailer" LMAOOOO
"Partick Walman" the author just fucking GAVE UP on being subtle
I'm feeling weird about the concept of the Everything Machine being able to print, like, fully functioning humans. What makes it so that it doesn't just print a lifeless body? Then there's this whole debate about soul / some "spark of life" that can't be replicated. I know the Order are all scientists so they don't give a damn about it, but what if they didn't colonize PROX, but only filled it with some lifeless flesh drones?
Okay so overall, the book ended in a very satisfactory way, but also left enough cliffhangers and loose ends to make you HYPED for the sequel. Also... it raises some questions about the lore revealed in the Divisions/Horizons era. How did Aston become "The Architect"? Does it mean he's evil now, or just a persona non grata for the Order? And what about the takeover of the Starset Society by the Order of Teslonia (which signalled the release of "Horizons")? Does it mean they are one entity now? And what role does Stephen Browning play in all of this? So many questions.
Overall 10/10, a must-read for every serious and self-respecting Starset fan.
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h0rnyshakespeare · 2 years
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Ok bc we all know Katsuki’s the class’s resident relationship advisor
Skkfhhjsjx I saw this idea somewhere (on tumblr I think) and it’s just so good
It all started when Todoroki went to Bakugou to ask him something about Midoriya when they were newly dating
Idk WHY homeboy thought asking Bakugou was a good idea💀
Maybe it made sense to him bc Bakugou’s known Midoriya since childhood
And Todoroki probably figured, “We’re friends, right? We’ve been close since retaking the hero license exam together…”
(Ok that was kind of a joke but IMAGINE IF HE REALLY THOUGHT THAT😭BABY NUU)
So whatever the reason, Todoroki pulled Bakugou aside; the conversation went a little like this:
“What the hell do you want, Half-and-Half?”
“Does Midoriya like flowers 🧐❓❓”
“…”
“Does he?”
“HOW THE HELL WOULD I KNOW, HAH? YOU WEIRDO!”
“Bakugou, it was just a question🧍‍♂️.” (I’m sorry this gives me “Bakugou, they’re just kids,” vibes-“
Anyway, Bakugou sighed and grumbled that the ‘damn nerd’ was into ‘that kinda cheesy, romantic shit,’ (izukuuu🥺) then cursed at Todoroki some more before walking away.
He’s a little… special :3
A few days after Todoroki gifted Midoriya flowers (“Ah, uh, Todoroki-kun, you didn’t have to 0///0” “Do you not like them?” “oH NO I LOVE THEM THANK YOU SO MUCH😭😭”), everyone was chilling in the common room when Mina made a remark on how she’d never thought Todoroki did romantic gestures, to which he responded, “Bakugou told me Midoriya liked romantic gestures, though.”
When I tell you a BIG ASS SMIRK FORMED ON MINA’S FACE-
“He gave you relationship advice👀❓❓”
“Yes😐”
“Ohohohoho… interesting. All that romance manga should’ve put something useful in his brain😏”
“…Bakugou reads romance manga?😶”
“He does.”
“I should ask him to lend me and Sero some…”
And like the big gossip she is, Mina told everyone in and out of their class💀
So now, anyone who doesn’t have a death wish (*cough* Denki *cough*) goes up to him for all their romantic problems
“Heyyy Kacchan🌚~”
“The hell do you want, Pikachu?🤨”
“So like,,, I can’t decide between Jirou and Shinsou….”
“Oh my fuc- WHY IS EVERYONE ASKING ME FOR ADVICE I’M FRICKING SINGLE FOR GOD’S SAKE! AND JUST DATE THEM BOTH!”
“You know, I never really thought of that. 0-0”
Insert very loud and dramatic sigh by Bakugou here💀
He soon finds out who exposed him, he’s not stupid.
There were only two people (one of them being Kirishima- the only person who’s been in his dorm) who knew about his collection anyway.
“RACCOON EYES!”
“Why, hello to you too, Bakugou.”
“You fricking told everyone, you little shit? Hah?”
“I don’t know what you’re talking about😗😗✋”
It only takes him threatening to finish all of Mina’s expensive shampoo (that she grudgingly shares with the rest of the Bakusquad) to get her to confess
“Okay fineee, but our classmates desperately need it.”
“SO TAKE THEM TO A RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLOR OR SOME SHIT AND LEAVE ME ALONE!”
“But Bakugouuuuu! Counseling isn’t freeeee🥺”
And thus, Bakugou’s peaceful life at U.A. had come to an end.
Until he started threatening to blow anyone up if they didn’t leave him alone
But then again
He does that all the time sooooo
Ig everything’s back to normal🤡❓❓
(Not with Todoroki tho, he still gets advice from Bakugou or tries to)
(The two of them have started sharing romance manga too :3)
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Dragon’s Treasure Ch7 The Date P2
(Error143 references might be made. Will contain my own headcannons about Raihan's backstory. Just picture the scene above/linked as the scene in the story just imagine the pond a bit bigger and the old cottage as the second picture/link just with a modern roof. https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=2DeQeYTY&id=F9A5FDF4CC94DC63D6031FD0D0DE9B1029B8CDB5&thid=OIP.2DeQeYTYme3I1rAmgBw7kwHaEK&mediaurl=https%3A%2F%2Fwallpapercave.com%2Fwp%2Fwp2711087.jpg&cdnurl=https%3A%2F%2Fth.bing.com%2Fth%2Fid%2FR.d837907984d899edc8d6b026801c3b93%3Frik%3Dtc24KRCb3tDQHw%26pid%3DImgRaw%26r%3D0&exph=1080&expw=1920&q=pokemon+scenery&simid=608053256569697641&form=IRPRST&ck=7CD36FD9972467B878FCED627CB9B1B5&selectedindex=6&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0&vt=0&sim=11 https://www.bing.com/images/search?view=detailV2&ccid=LhI3OUxq&id=F0871D9DEEC2D427B9829551A7C6A7F0853AD79E&thid=OIP.LhI3OUxqfl1lSLVf3ueBiQEsEo&mediaurl=https%3a%2f%2fi.pinimg.com%2f736x%2f3f%2fcc%2f31%2f3fcc31b86da2f9ee87ae6b9d5f848dfa--fairytale-cottage-cottage-art.jpg&cdnurl=https%3a%2f%2fth.bing.com%2fth%2fid%2fR.2e1237394c6a7e5d6548b55fdee78189%3frik%3dntc6hfCnxqdRlQ%26pid%3dImgRaw%26r%3d0&exph=712&expw=720&q=fairytale+cottages+art&simid=608019584032252954&FORM=IRPRST&ck=75E9151086BF3DADDBC0AF393BA05D13&selectedIndex=3&ajaxhist=0&ajaxserp=0 In case anyone forgot what Shiny pokemon reader has-
Riolu(boy): Gold. Zorua(girl): Loki. Pikachu(boy): Harvest. Zigzagoon(boy): Piers Jr. or P.J. Sylveon(girl): Blueberry. Drizzile(boy): Silver Veil. Gengar(boy): Eclipse. And later Goodra(girl): Slug.)
You can't believe you were doing this. There was still butterflies in your stomach and even if you had Silver right next to you for comfort, you were still on edge as you followed Raihan out of one of the exits from Hammerlocke and around the side of the giant wall following him until you paused noticing he was walking away from the dirt path leading into Hammerlocke and instead started towards one of the many open fields surrounding the town of Hammerlocke which lead towards some woods on the very edge of the field behind the town. You hadn't given the woods far behind the town much thought til now and trudging through the high grassy field after him didn't sound appealing either. He stopped after a bit not hearing your footsteps behind him anymore and noticed you and Silver were gazing after him still on the dirt path near the entrance back into the town.
With another smile his arm beckoned you to follow him once again. "C'mon! You don't want to miss this! Trust me!"
Well...It was just a stroll through the woods. At most the only dangerous thing was a wild pokemon chasing you but Raihan was, admittedly, a really good trainer and you did have Silver who also had enough battle experience to defend himself and you if needed, and this admittedly sounded better than anything you initially thought would happen while out with Raihan. Well if you were walking through the woods then there'll be plenty of things to look at so you wouldn't have to engage with him so much. It just might make being with him all the more tolerable. So you slowly followed again and Silver like a loyal dog followed after you. Through the tall grass the three of you walked in silence. The noon sun beamed down from the middle of the sky lighting up the entire field around you and if it wasn't windy today, you were sure you'd be sweating bullets. The cooler winds blew the grass making them sway and move around your legs as you walked, the grass making soft sounds from your feet stepping across them, your hand reaching up every so often to remove strands of hair the wind blew in your face every so often. The faint smell of flowers were present as there was a few patches of wild flowers growing here and there and if you strained your eyes against the sunlight, you could vaguely make out butterfree and combees buzzing around said patches. Overall a pretty sight to behold so far. You both continued to walk and walk until you met the treeline and Raihan turned to you holding a finger up in the universal 'Shh' sign.
"We're nearly there but it'd be best if you were quiet so they won't be scared away."
"They?" Your brow rose. "They who?''
"You'll see,'' was his only response before he smiled again, turned, and continued on now through the brush.
You sighed but still followed after him again. The forest was admittedly pretty with the fresh scent of grass and flowers in the air, and different shades of green everywhere. As you both continued to walk, you'd once and a while see a random wild pokemon or two scurrying around the flora and flowering bushes and flowers alike. You weren't expecting such a pretty scene like this behind a town as popular as Hammerlocke much less for it to remain untouched. Maybe people were so preoccupied with the gym and Raihan's famous presence that they really didn't know what they had here right under their noses. Too bad for them because they were missing out on a beautiful sight. ....Huh. Your head turned back to stare at the back of Raihan's head still following him past bushes and trees. Maybe...Maybe he knew? Was this his entire reason for bringing you here? If so-...If so then you'd have to give him some credit for this. It's not what you were expecting at all from him. So...Maybe, just maybe, he wasn't what you thought-
"Ack-"
You hadn't realized he stopped and ended up bumping into him before back peddling and looking up at him as he looked surprised over his shoulder at you. After a second he held up another 'shush' sign to you before pointing in front of you all. You had to lean sideways and crane your neck to look around him and noticed that in front of him was a couple bushes about his height and blocking any view from what was behind him. Your brow rose and your f/c eyes looked at him in question. Dragon Boy gave a small smile before reaching his hand out and grabbing a decent sized fistful of leaves and branches, before pulling it back and finally allowing you to see the other side. Your eyes widened and jaw dropped-
A gentle breeze blew across leaves kissing against the trees and filling the air with sweet scents. Fresh cut grass and wild flower scents filled the moving finds as if giving the leaving winds one last good bye before they leave forever. The sounds of the leaves moving together were accompanied by the chorus of a babbling brook as they both sang in harmony. There was a small clearing surrounded by a ring of trees smack dab in the middle of the woods. A small stream glistened, sparkled with sunlight reflection as it came into the small clearing and ended in a decent sized pond complete with a small waterfall where the stream trickled into the pond. But it wasn't the stream that was just breathtaking. It was the little splashes made by the happy pokemon splashing around in the sparkling water without a care in the world. There wasn't a lot. Only a few small ones like a couple mudkips and a different wild pokemon or two who weren't a water type drinking from the clear water. But that wasn't initially what caught your attention for too long. It was what was just behind the pond that caught your attention away from the cute pokemon playing in the water and directly behind it closest to the tree line.
"Oh. My. Arceus."
IT WAS A COTTAGE!!! Like- ...LIKE ONE OUT OF A FAIRYTALE!! It looked similar to Mrs. G's house only slightly smaller. The wooden roof, brick walls, and chimney was covered in bright green vines that bloomed with bright white flowers making it look like one with the many wildflowers surrounding it, and surrounding it still was many small trees you instantly recognized. Berry trees! Like the kind of trees that you and the guys encountered when traveling around Galar. All different kinds of colorful berries poked out from their branches like a rainbow was hidden just beneath all their leaves. If you looked hard enough, you could faintly see more pokemon like aipom and grookey climbing the branches to reach them. The cottage itself was a sight of it's own. It didn't look worn and abandoned per say but it did look old and like no one lived in it at the moment. Did a berry farmer live here or something?
Raihan remained silence, looking at your wide eyed and jaw dropped express with amusement at the pure wonder spread over your features. Like a kid in the candy store. He couldn't help but chuckle making you blink and snap your head towards him.
"So," he asked casually putting his hands behind his head and smiling widely down at you. "How do you like the scenery?"
It took you a few seconds moving your jaw and glancing between him and the scene before you again before being able to talk to him properly. "This-..." Your hands moved gesturing at it, nothing, him, everything, yourself and nothing again at once. Before settling on throwing your arms out at the house. "THIS IS BEAUTIFUL!!" Your voice was so loud a couple of pokemon looked up in your direction. "How did you even find this place?"
"Sometimes I come out here to train or just unwind,'' he answered nonchalantly with a shrug, "I come across this every so often. My sandaconda likes the wild charti berries that grow here." You watched as he turned and pushed through the bush to enter this person's yard, a few small green leaves falling off the plant and falling to the ground. "C'mon. This looks like a good place to stop for a bit and let our pokemon have a ball."
You watched after him as he stepped into the small clearing raising a brow. "Hey. Wait a sec!" He turned to you in question and you pointed at him. "Wouldn't this be trespassing? I mean.." You gestured to the cottage ahead of you. "Someone obviously lives here right?"
He shook his head no to your surprise. "Nah. Not really."
"Wait...Seriously?''
"Yeah! I mean-...It has been on the housing market for a couple years now, but no one's shown interest in it."
...You looked between him and the house again unbelieving as you slowly stepped through the bush yourself. "...You really expect me to believe that? A person would be crazy in order to not take this place for themselves!" It was true. Plenty of space. A free food source. Beautiful scenery. And there was a town just next door if you really needed anything. Plus there was a sense of security knowing THE most powerful gym leader in Galar lived less than a mile away. Not that you'd be happy to see him every single day but you were more than capable of admitting he was a capable trainer for sure. "This is something right out of a fairytale!"
He shrugged again. "I guess it has something to do with all the regulations about this particular area outside Hammerlocke."
"Regulations?," you asked coming to a stop to stand right next to him. You had to crane your neck to properly look him in the eyes. Yeesh. This guy was even taller than Piers! And Hot Pink was a good foot and a half taller than yourself!
"Yeah." A hand of his released itself from behind his head and pointed back over back in the direction towards the cabin. "This house is sittin' directly on the nature reserve. The only property that you can buy and own in the house and the small clearing here, otherwise all the woods surrounding it belongs to the Galar Preservation Of Wild Pokemon Society managed by the Chairwoman. Heck. What we just walked through was the nature reserve." Your eyes turned to him wide eyed. Hammerlocke had a nature reserve!? "It's illegal to capture, distribute, or even shiny hunt pokemon in this part of Hammerlocke. All those rules make it less appealing to folks who'd rather not have to deal with all the hassle."
".....Why would someone build a house on a nature reserve then? Isn't that also illegal!?"
"Actually the house was here way before this place was even declared as a reserve. I think that's why the last person who lived here was a pokemon ranger but that was a long time ago."
Ah...Well that made a whole lot of sense then. No matter how pretty the view was, that seemed like a deal breaker a lot of people would refuse the house for. However you thought it was a perfect location. You surely weren't planning on catching anymore pokemon. Not after rediscovering that little herd you and Gloria had forgotten about that had then clung onto you for dear life. ....Hmm. Interesting. Gave you a tiny idea you tucked into the back on your mind later with the Hammerlcoke real-estate office but for now you'd focus on getting one thing done at a time. Which meant getting this date over-....With....
Wait-
WAIT WAIT WAIT A ARCEUS DARNED SECOND-
Your head snapped back to him faster than a running rapidash's quick attack making Raihan flinch at your suddenly look. "This isn't the first time you've mentioned a nature reserve to me." Eyes narrowed, your hand reached up and poked his chest. "You told me about this place before. When you took in those trainers."
There was silence again between the two of you. Nothing sounding off except for the sound of wind rustling the leaves, the babbling brook, and the distant sounds of wild pokemon around you. Raihan remained shocked into silence. For once, any real emotion that could've covered up the true feelings on his face was long forgotten, allowing you to see the real and raw thing he was feeling before you, and it was...almost scary seeing that kind of emotion on someone who shouldn't have that kind of emotion. This was RAIHAN you were talking about! The one who constantly battled Leon for the Champion title and carved a name for himself with his own bare hands and skills alone! Why would he be shocked about someone just casually asking something about something he himself talked about himself?
His jaw moved like a magikarp, opening and closing. "I-...Ahehe." A strained, nervous smile speared across his nervous, almost scared face. "We-Well wasn't expecting that out of you, Sassy."
"I'm serious," you pressed, "You're the one who brought it up being a nature reserve. I just put two and two together." Your eyes again scanned back around the area, spotting Silver having wondered away from you and now lazily laying in the water. So much for his help. Shaking your head you looked back at you. "I don't get you. Like at all. Especially when it comes to how you've been acting so weird lately. You're not acting-"
"Like you expected me too?" You flinched at the sudden deep voice cutting in and you stopped. Stopped at the sad smile on his face and the even duller look in his eyes staring at nothing. "No. It's ok. *sigh* I get that a lot. More than you would expect actually."
"....Raihan, this might be overstepping, but are you ok?" The amount of time for those duller eyes to go from shocked to saddened to surprised was impressive as they directly looked back at you. That single question weighing a lot more than meaning too but carrying a lot more meaning than you knew in that moment. "If you're seriously not feeling well we can stop and-"
"NO!!" A couple pokemon fled and you leaned back blinking at the sudden panicked yell erupting from Raihan's mouth. "....Uh-..I-I mean n-no!" He coughed and held up his hands. "No it's alright. I'm not sick or anything. I swear! I'm just-...W-Well I- Hmph!"
He stopped talking. Not by his own choice. But because someone decided to place a hand over his mouth gently to get him to stop talking. Raihan paused....before his dark ocean blue eyes looked cross eyed at your hand (which you would've laughed at if it weren't so serious right now) and then slowly up to you. Your expression concerned.
"Hey...Calm down. Don't push yourself so hard alright," you calmly spoke before slowly removing your hand away from his and lowering it now that you got his full attention, "You've been acting more fidgity than a wet cat dunked in ice water."
".....Cat?"
"Uh-...Purrloin! I meant purrloin! *ahem* The point being that I think you've think stressed over things lately with everything going on. That's why you've been acting like this, right?"
"I-...Well I-..." He sighed, leaning up away from your reach and again placing his hands behind his head in some pose, must've been a habit of his. "Yeah. That's part of it. Didn't take you for a sleuth too."
"Well when you've seen things I have it becomes easier to put two and two together. But..what else has been bugging you?"
...His eyes became half lidded. "Oh...Are you sure you really want to know?" You weren't sure what he was getting at but you nodded and he regarded you for a solid moment before looking back away from you for a moment. "Honestly...I was kinda worried about making a good first impression on you."
"Me?" You nearly scoffed but held back. "You shouldn't have to go through all this trouble worrying over me. I'm not someone you have to worry over."
"...Maybe not but I do care about what you think about me." That certainly caught you offguard as you stared at him but he continued. "It's...not often I find myself attracted to someone so different from other women I've dated. You're...someone I wanted to make a good impression on so maybe- I dunno." His hands rubbed his neck and all of a sudden it became a lot more tense as he stared at a random piece of grass on the ground. "Maybe you'd at least wouldn't think badly of me at the very least.....Or at least wo-Wouldn't sick your pokemon on me anymore. Hehe...aaahh."
"....How am I different from any other girl?," you pointed out shocked he'd say something like that, "I'm no different than any other girl. You have tons of fans who'd love to be with you so I'm sure you'd find someone you'd like just as much or even better-"
"That's the problem!," he snapped looking back at you with a look, "They're NOT like you-...AH! W-What I mean is.." His hands were held up suddenly at your surprised look. "No other lady has ever taken time out to t-talk to me like you d-do. Li-Like a person instead o-of someone you put on a pedestal or an obsessed fan..." His eyes looked down. "Or the ones who're just interested i-in my status. I-...I-I appreciate that. It's not everyday someone disregards that fact about me."
"Well...yeah. You shouldn't define a person by their situation. You judge them based on their actions and word. You're not the worse person I've met-"
"That's what I'm talking about."...He slowly looked back to you. "That didn't stop you from rejecting me based on status or just talking to me." A small smile speared across his face. "Or pulling the hood over my face?"
You groaned. "You're really never going to let me live that down are you?"
"Haha! Nope! In fact that was probably one of your more classier moments!" His hands clasped together in a 'dramatic swoon' as he leaned over you slightly as if 'lovestruck' by cupid himself. "Such strong reflexes!~ It's enough to make a man swoon-"
"I CHANGED MY MIND!!," you yelled out face exploded red and leaned back away from him scowling, "YOU ARE DEFINITELY THE WORST PERSON IN THE WORLD!!"
"GAH!!" The sudden yell ripped from his lungs certainly wasn't what you were expecting from him and it did make you jump back on instinct. Watching in shock as Raihan leaned backwards, face twisted into a painful expression. Hands rushing to clutch at his chest, over where his heart beats. "AH! Y-YOUR WORDS!! It's like a sword went through me! I'm done for-" With a cough noise his hand shot up towards the heavens the farther he leaned back. "Ah! No! I'm ddyyiiinnggg- BLEH!"
With that Raihan finally let gravity claim him. Letting his body fall back until with a thud sound, he landed backwards right onto the ground kicking up a few blades of grass and flower petals up from his 'faint'. Leaving you to stand there and stare at him wide eyed for a second as your brain processed what just the frick happened.
"...Did you just pretend to die on me?"
From the ground his eyes opened and a familiar smiled turned up to you, "Yeah. I did. Did you laugh?"
"Psh." You rolled your eyes but smiled. "You're so full of yourself."
"Am I now? Or am I just confident?~", he asked finally leaning up to sit up.
"The first one,'' you answered plopping yourself on the ground next to him, "But I might have to change my opinions on you."
Again he seemed to be caught off guard with his wide eyes but this time he managed to keep smiling. "Oh really?" He asked with genuine interest. "Why the sudden change of heart?"
...You shrugged. "Honestly?" He nodded and you sighed, going back to watching Silver paddle around in the water without a care in the world. "Well...You've surprised me a bit today, and you're not...what I expected. I guess what I'm trying to say is that-..." You gestured your hands around guilt creeping up on you before sighing and just plopping your arms back down into your lap. "What am I doing? Fine! I admit it. I was a real jerk to you before." The more you thought about it, the more you did feel kinda guilty thinking badly of him even when he didn't really do anything wrong per say. "That part was on me." Your head turned back to him. "So maybe we-" ....You blinked. A half lidded look and smile was what you were met with. "...What?"
"Oh nothing. You're just really beautiful when you're being sincere.~"
...Your face exploded red as you scowled again. "HEY! I'm trying to be serious here!"
"So am I! I like a person who can be honest with me." Now placing his head in his hands. "Especially someone who was the first ever person who told me I didn't have to apologize for anything."
A confused expression made him smile more. "Me? When did I say something like that."
"Back in Wyndon. That night you were in the hospital. ...You don't..remember?"
Back at the hospital? What was he talking about now- A giant glass breaking noise went off in your head when a memory came out of no where and slapped you in the face. Of you in the hospital after the Eternatus incident. And Raihan coming to visit you shaking more nervous than a blind mouse in a tornado-
"Come in."
The door opened and it wasn't Leon or Piers who decided to visit you again. And it wasn't anyone from the hospital staff either. The doorknob turned. The door opened wide. And a person with dark blue eyes and an orange bandanna walked right in. And you paused staring in confusion as none other than Raihan stepped through the door. The man also froze seeing you in the doorway hand still on the doorknob as silence passed between the two of you. You stared at him blinking...before finally speaking.
"Raihan? What are you doing here?"
Your voice seemed to snap him outta his daze because he shook his head and forced a smile at you. "Hey! I-If it isn't Ms. Sassy herself!" Did he just stutter- "How are you?" He quickly stepped in and closed the door behind him before forcing his hands back into his pockets. "I was just in the neighborhood so I thought I'd stop by and see how the sass master herself was doing this evening?"
"....It's noon."
He paused for a moment smile straining before one hand found itself mimicking Leon and rubbing his neck. "Well...Ahaha! Y-You're right. M-My bad. Guess I should've known better-"
"Dude. Relax. I was just joking."
"Huh- OH! R-Right! Haha. F-Funny joke. *ahem* So...How are you feeling? From what I heard you got a really good knock on the noggin."
You smiled at him. "I'm fine thanks. I mean I did have a headache for a bit but it's all gone now." As if to prove your point you reached up and patted your head. "I'm right as rain as they say. But I'm surprised you showed up to see me."
He flinched. "O-Oh...Y-Y'know. I mean I've seen Lee and Piers...And those kids ok. And I guess I just wanted to make sure everyone was alright y-y'know?"
....Your brow rose higher and he felt sweat starting to form on his face the longer you stared at him in suspicion. Before his smile became even more strained as you crossed your arms and stared at him.
"You're lying," you stated bluntly catching him off guard.
His mouth dropped opened a lil bit for a few seconds before another forced laugh came out and he mumbled. "W-Wha- Psh! Nah! W-Why would I be lying about t-that-"
"Well firstly-", you interrupted him holding up another finger with each point you made, "-you're not acting like yourself. You're stuttering, you're the last person who'd want to see me considering the last few times we've met and we're not that close, usually you're acting so overly confident so this is new, and you could've just asked someone if I was ok instead of just coming to see me so there's no real reason for you to come all the way to the hospital." Raihan felt his stomach drop and drop and drop with each point you made. The weird feelings in his guts increasing. "And lastly you look like you've seen a ghost. So obviously something's up. So...what's up?"
Raihan didn't move. He even doubted he even breathed for that matter as you still stared at him. He raised his hands moving them around as his mouth opened and closed silently like a magikarp. Your brow rose more...and he sighed letting his arms flop back down to his sides. You now felt your suspicious look turn confused watching him rub his face.
"Is it really that obvious?"
"Yeah. You're a pretty open book."
"Oh come on. Seriously?" he sighed again. "You're worse than Piers. "
"...I'll take that as a compliment."
"...Heh." His hand removed from his face and he gave a weak smile towards you. "It'd be weird if you didn't." Before he sighed and held up a hand, face going back to that almost tired expression. "Alright. You got me. I did come here for a reason."
"Why?"
"I actually was curious about how you were doing." ..You rose a brow again and he held up both hands. "No. Really. I-I heard you were ok but-" His stomach did summersaults like he never imagined before. He never expected to see you of all people hanging limp in Leon's arms wrapped up in his cape as the hurt champion struggled to take you to safety- A shudder wracked his body making him shake his head and finding the floor suddenly interesting as his eyes stared at it. His hands gripping the insides of his pockets. "...That's not...The only reason I wanted to see you."
"Why? It's Silver isn't it? I bet he's tried to spray you down."
"No! I mean yes! He has but that's not the point." He'd rather not try to explain how many times the drizzlie had tried to hose him down while in his care. "I-...Y-You-...Ahaha. W-Well I just figured while I was here I should-..." You blinked confused at him as he stuttered and his hands moved around as he tried to explain. "B-Back at the gym you were I-...GRRRAAAHHHHH!!!" You flinched in surprise when Raihan growled out like an actual dragon and his hands flew up to grip his signature bandanna in frustration. "WHY MUST THIS BE SO DIFFICULT!? THIS WASN'T EVEN SUPPOSED TO HAPPEN!!"
"Raihan. What are you talking about-"
"I'M SORRY!! OK!?", a voice with the ferocity and desperation of a dying dragon cried out as the dragon leader threw his hands out and gave you the guiltiest most genuinely emotional look you had scene on Raihan ever since you first met him in person back at Hammerlocke. Raihan leaned right and when he thought he would fall over his body followed and he began to pace back and forth. His mind spinning. Hands gesturing at nothing. Eyes blown wide in almost panic. Chest heaving. Lungs feeling as though he was literally breathing fire. Flashes of what happened that night flashed back and forth with his view of the hospital room he was standing in. "I'm SORRY I was there! I'm SORRY I couldn't stop it! I didn't know...I DIDN'T KNOW!! And how come I didn't know! It's my gym right!? I should know! There should've been some way I should've known and I could've done something! I'm supposed to be top gym leader! It was literally under my feet this en-entire time! And I didn't even suspect anything?...GRAH!!" His palms met his face in a double facepalm. "How could I be so blind!? This never should've happened! No wonder I can't even beat Lee! I couldn't even protect my own terf from-"
"RAIHAN! STOP!!"
Something soft grabbed his hands and YANKED them away from his face and downwards, far enough that the pull also pulled the shocked into silence gym leader forward to lean over none other than you. Unbeknownst to him, during his ramblings you had been staring at him in semi shock during his panicked rambling and noticed him spiraling downwards. At one point you had gotten up and gone over and grabbed his hands to make him stop his rant. Which ultimately left you both now in this predicament with you scowling at him and holding his hands as she leaned over you staring like he literally saw you just evaporate into thin air. Jeez. Even leaning over the guy was taller than you. After a moment of silence you sighed and shook your head before holding his hands up to him, clutching them gently in yours.
"Look...You need to calm down. Alright?," you gently spoke to him holding his hands up higher in yours. "None of this..Any of it, was your fault. Ok?" You gave his hands a firm shake. "None of this was your fault. Yeah. You didn't know but neither did Leon and he's the bloody Champion."..Your eyes looked down to the side real quick. "And I can't believe I completely forgot that part of the game."
And he blinked. "....Wh-What?"
"Uh...Nevermind. The point is no one saw him coming and so no one could've really stopped him let alone you. Things happen sometimes but it's all ok in the end." One hand patted the pair of hands bunched up in yours making his blue eyes glance at where you were holding them for a moment. "Arceus look at you. All worried over nothing." Finally at last you let go of his hands but he still held them up. "And you came all the way here to do what? Apologize to me for something you didn't do? That's insane. There's nothing to apologize for. Not where you're concerned."
"But-"
"Shush." Anything else he would've said died on his tongue when something soft pressed again his lips and that soft thing just so happened to be your fingertips as you gave him a firm look. "Raihan, I don't want your apologies." You slowly removed your hand. "Because there's absolutely nothing for you to apologize for. You didn't do anything wrong and if you did I would've sicked Silver on you long ago so we're pretty even." He took a moment to just stare at his hands before one ever SO slowly reached up to touch his lips...And his face heated from the explosion of red blasting across it. Not that you seemed to notice as you continued speaking. "So don't feel bad about anything. If anything just do what you need to and everything will be ok in the end."
....He finally pulled his hand away, stared at it, before he shook his head and allowed his hands to flop to his sides to look at you. "You ..certainly got a way with words, Sassy."
"Well so do you."
SMACK!!
Raihan blinked when you facepalmed yourself along with giving off a loud groan. You swore your memory was worse than a confused spinda's! It took a couple moments to realize Raihan was still looking at you so you coughed.
"Oh. Uh. Y-Yeah. I remember that now. ...My opinion still stands though. You didn't do anything wrong. Seriously. There wasn't anything for you to apologize for." You paused again for a good moment. "Oh. That reminds me. I never got to thank you for taking care of the guys for me while everyone was in the hospital."
His free hand waved you off. "Think nothing of it. Lee's a good friend so I would've done it even if no one asked. If anything I should thank them for helping to introduce me to you."
"Psh. Yeah right." You leaned back against your arms and looked out onto the beautiful scene before you. The sight of Silver splashing around without a care in the world and interacting with the other few pokemon there was a cute sight to behold, especially since he didn't really interact with a lot of pokemon outside your little herd. Both of you remained silent just watching the pokemon play and felt the wind blow over you both. "....This really is a beautiful place." You mumbled to yourself making the man next to you blink. Your f/c eyes slowly turned up to the sky, watching the white fluffy cloud with just a small tint of grey to it go past the blue sky. "I'll give it to you, you picked a good spot for a first date. It's...a lot better than I thought it would be-"
"YES!!" You blinked around to him and caught him in the middle of a fist pump but he paused catching your head turned to him. "...Uh. I mean. *ahem*" He relaxed back again and casually attempted to walk that off. "Yeah. Thanks! I figured this would be a good idea since you don't like big crowds."
"....How do you know that? I never told you anything like that before."
"You didn't have to. I read your body language during the Wyndon celebration last year. You were so stiff and tense around a whole bunch of people you didn't like, and you kinda mentioned before you don't like flying so I kinda went with the next best thing." You stared at him. "What?"
"You...a-actually listened to what I said?" You stared at him wide eyed as he nodded at you. He-...actually listened to what you had said and understood you? Well, THAT was certainly a first. You hadn't expected him to actually listen to you- Even Piers had insisted upon you flying everywhere when you guys were after those hair weirdos even if they made you so uncomfortable and would've rather chased them by train. When was the last time another person actually did that wholeheartedly?
"W-Well I- Uh-" His hand reached up to rub the back of his neck as he looked nervous. "Ye-Yeah. I knew you probably be down to taking flygon for a ride so-...Heh. What better way for us to hang out than a little outing y'know? ...Also I was hoping that maybe I could get my pokemon to bond with your guard pokemon over there-" He nodded in Silver's direction. "-so I wouldn't have to worry about getting hit by a walking water fountain anymore."
"Oh. Uh...Yeah. That's my bad too...And you know I have more than one right?"
He looked at you for a moment before lighting up in a smile again. "Hey! That's great! We should totally have a poke-playdate!"
"Seriously?"
"Yeah! It's still early. There's plenty of time before we have to go back."
You hesitated. "Are you sure that's a good idea?"
"My pokemon may look big and bad but they're pretty tame," he assured you, "You don't worry about them harming anyone-"
"No. It's not that. If I let them out you might be biting off more than you can chew."
"Psh. Are you kidding me?" He rolled his eyes like you told him some kind of joke. "I'm the tamer of dragons." Your brow rose as he placed a hand to his chest smiling. "I can handle anything your crew can throw at me."
....
Raihan was not prepared for five tiny pokemon to suddenly dog pile his sitting form out of pure curiosity and as expected went down faster than a rock in water. You busted out laughing as your gengar sighed and just slipped out of the sun and into your shadow away from the light. By the time was finally able to sit up his jacket had a few grass stains rubbed into it and his bandanna was crooked and threatened to be taken away as Loki growled like a small dog and pulled on it with her little teeth trying to get it from his head.
"H-Hey! That's not a chew toy!"
Raihan made weak grabs at her but couldn't fully yank his arm due to the fact that he wouldn't risk accidentally hurting Blueberry. The small sylveon cooed out a pleased purr, surely a sign she liked him, and had her ribbons affectionately wrapped around his arm. Meanwhile he also had to worry about P.J. growling and attempting to viciously bite off one of his shoes, Gold rummaging through one of his jacket pockets curiously, and Harvest being the only one that wasn't causing trouble. In fact the pikachu was the only one even attempting to help in anyway.
"Pika-Pika! PI! KA! CHU!!," Harvest yelled out in frustration at P.J.. The poor electric type was pulling on the zigzagoon's tail attempting to free Raihan's foot from his maw.
You? You were laughing your tail off watching the entire thing. "SASSY!!" He finally managed to push part of the bandanna away from his face to look at you desperately. "A little help here!"
Eventually you obliged him and managed to set him free from your small herd admitting defeat. You didn't think he'd doubt you again after that. The rest of the day was....Alright. Raihan did let out his few pokemon and they true to his word were really tame. Especially his duraludon. It was strange seeing such a fierce beast on the field act like a puppy whenever Raihan pet it. Time slowly mosied by and you were just watching Gold attempt to take on Raihan's Goodra...only for the poor fighting type to yelp back his front half drenched in goo as he shivered. Sigh. That was going to be hard to wash off his fur later- You flinched when something orange was suddenly held up above both you and Raihan and you realized it was a phone. Raihan smiled and held it above you two as if ready to take a picture as he usually did before the dragon tamer suddenly stopped and then looked at you.
"Oh uh-...S-Sorry." He immediately apologized and lowered the hand holding the phone. "I-I usually take pictures so I must've did it without thinking. Should've asked first."
"No. It's alright," you assured. "But...I thought you only did that for battles?"
"Oh. W-Well I used too," he looked off to the side nervously. "I'd...u-usually take them after matches with Leon to never forget what I did wrong and to fix my mistakes in order to beat him...b-b-but nowadays I've been expanding my gallery. Fans seem to like the ones I take when on Flygon."
"Oh...Well I don't mind if you want to take a picture with me."
THAT had him pausing and staring back at you like you had just disappeared into thin air. "I-...W-W-Wait. Really!?"
You nodded. "I've been seen with gym leaders, Leon, and Sonia put me in two books at this point." You shrugged. "And Victor's shown me your photo gallery. You post pictures of yourself with fans all the time. I doubt anyone would care if you posted one with me."
Raihan stared at you thinking for a moment before smiling. "Yeah? That sounds awesome. But are you sure?"
"Absolutely! Besides, I'd like to see the faces of those sword and shield weirdos once it's posted."
That made Raihan laugh. And not that deep rumble chuckle that he did while flirting, but one that was deep, loud, and genuine as he smiled. "That's a good enough reason for me, Sassy! You're really living up to your nickname!" His hand reached up again. Smile back on his face as he leaned towards you a bit. "Say cheese!"
You obliged smiling as he aimed his phone at you. But you had no idea- When the flash went off. When the picture of you two were taken. When it was posted.
It would cause such a stir up in the future.
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hmm, i guess hec-tor for the character work game (and anillis too if you want)
Wait all six secrets?! :0 I think I'll only do Hec-Tor then, it'll take me forever othewise gpfgfpgpf
1) An open secret (might have interpreted it differently but who cares)
Literally for an entirety of their lives there's been this perfect idealized image of Kur brothers that other people built around the two. And if something would stand out that might ruin this image it got ignored, made to be seen as a lie or kept from the public like some dirty secret
The most telling example: Hec-Tor is aroace, actually! It is a known fact within his social circle and yet so many people are still trying to deny it and treat this fact as a lie, mainly for his apperances, love for physical contact and the fact that he did tried dating in the past. But some refuse to believe it because they don't want their dreams of making Hec-Tor their trophy husband (or at least spending the night with one of the Kur twins) get crushed. Some older bats even condemn Hec-Tor! for being so open about his own orientation and tell him to hide it. And just how many of them are still trying to keep this fact a secret because "how's Hec-Tor going to find a partner and build a family in the future if he keeps disappointing his potential lovers and suitors like that?" Because of them Hec-Tor still gets a "surprised pikachu face" reaction whenever he rejects someone and then reveals his not-so-secret identity to them. And it's often the same people who knew but kept pursuing him anyway, hoping it's just rumors. Usually such individuals amuse Hec-Tor, but if a person refuses to listen and leave him alone, disrespecting him and his identity, then Hec-Tor gets serious and hires someone to beat the shit out of them^^
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Anyway, happy pride 🤪
2) A secret the people close to your character know
The ones who regulary get invited for a game night with the twins know that Hec-Tor is the most insufferable opponent ever. It's like he becomes feral and all his bottled up agression comes out. Otherwise chill and lowkey passive in everyday life he is extremly competitive when it comes to board games. And it's mostly impossible to play with him cause he's also really good at it. He watches and analyzes your every step and he will flip the table if he doesn't like something. When it's a game night everyone already know how it is going to go - Hec-Tor will win, and he will mix everyone with dirt in the process
Only a very small cirlce of people know that it's not a one time thing, it doesn't matter what game it is or how Hec-Tor is feeling on this specific day, he's always like that. But they don't talk about it so as not to discourage new people aka his future victims from playing with him. They keep quiet because a) it's funny b) Anillis insisted. If no one wants to play with Hec-Tor he gets really upset and by upset I mean annoying
3) A secret that your character wouldn't really care about getting out
A long time ago Hec-Tor had his romcom/tv dramas moment, where mc sees her love interest cheating on her but it is actually not her love interest but his long lost twin brother!, but like, reversed. His partner at the time caught him flirting with someone else, got mad, stormed towards him and almost made a scene. Hec-Tor got all tensed up but then an idea came up in his head. And so, he pretended to be Anillis and told his partner that they just mistook him for Hec-Tor* and that there's nothing to worry about. They believed him! then apologized to "Anillis" and happily left off, leaving Hec-Tor and his pair all ._. Soon Hec-Tor broke up with them anyway, but they never found out about Hec-Tor basically getting away with cheating
If one day this secret comes out Hec-Tor won't feel much about it. Yeah it might affect his reputation but the comedic aspect of it all makes the secret worth sharing with others lol
*it happened way before the twins got their distinctive hairstyles btw
4) A secret exactly one person knows anything about
While living in the temple he and Anillis... did something that no one but the two know about. Something reeeally unpleasant (scary even). The boys, now ashamed of their younger selves, swore to each other to never mention it again and never tell a living soul about it. The rest is spoiler
5) A secret no one knows about but they sort of want to come out/to tell someone
It's so hard for Hec-Tor to keep his mouth shut about that passion project of his. He must wait until everything is perfect and ready before he can show it to the world, but he wants to tell everybody about it NOW. He wants to hear people talk about it, make theories, give him praise, but he also doesn't want to ruin the surprise
Yes it is another secret that is known to Anillis as well, but what do you want me to do? These two are inseperable and don't hide anything from each other. Pretty much all of Hec-Tor's secrets are also Anillis' secrets. Well, except for one
6) A secret no one knows and they desperately don't want anyone to know about
Hec-tor hates to admit it, but he can't help but feel good about himself when taking care of Anillis. Ever since his brother got ill Hec-Tor can't stop feeling this almost pride and sense of superiority. "Look at me! I'm such a good person, I'm so great with helping my poor sick brother! It's so nice to be helpful and needed, it's so nice when someone is so dependent on me!" There are also moments when he sees Anillis having a terrible day and can only think about how lucky he is. How he, still healthy, beautiful and perfect, is now better than his twin, and how Anillis is no longer strong and no longer beautiful No matter how bad (and kinda ableist), those are just his intrusive thoughts, but Hec-Tor is terribly afraid that, somehow, Anillis will find out about them and hate him for it and will never speak to him again
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cranberry, maize, flannel
cramberry: what's one physical feature you get complimented on?
the fact that i'm tall and i have legs for days 🦵🏻 my sister also compliments my curls but that's because her hair is as straight as spaghetti
maize: share the weirdest encounter you've had with a stranger on the street.
this was the first time i ever went to milan by myself (and it was the summer of 2022). i had just gotten off the metro and i was standing next to this bookstore, waiting for my friend. i was super scared because milan is big and scary and i'm a country bumpkin and i was all by myself. this guy who looked like a men's rights activist approached me and told me "sorry, i just wanted to tell you you're beautiful", and it threw me off so much that i didn't say anything and just did the surprised pikachu face (i thought he was trying to sell me something). then he made a face like *i* had offended *him* by not saying anything so he said "well i just thought i should tell you" and walked away before i could say anything, disappearing in the crowd under the scorching august sun. maybe his intentions were good but 1) he didn't look like he had good intentions, 2) i was sweaty and generally the least flattering i'd ever looked, 3) why would you walk away so fast? because i didn't react the way i should have and so i thwarted your wicked plans? huh?????
flannel: have you ever gone on a bad date?
never. i have ben on 0 dates, and therefore i have a 100% success rate
(thank you for the asks!!)
autumnal asks
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l-tora-l · 1 year
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Okay I'm gonna out myself here - I was probably everyone at one point bc I changed cities so often!
I was quite popular in middle school until I discovered anime and indie music.
After that I was the mysterious girl because no one ever knew or saw me anywhere!
Maroon? That's cute! I would love to see some of your edits 🥺
Okay, next question: who was your first fictional crush? And you'll have to be honest here.
Woahhhh that’s actually super cool! I remember telling people I went to kindergarten in Libya and they’d give me a shocked pikachu face😂. Tho that was rlly old and I can’t remember much of it (memory loss things ✨), but wow! Was it difficult to keep readjusting? Personally I was the “shy quiet innocent kid” loll. I remember we were playing this game called mafia or something and the teacher was going around taking votes on who we think the mafia is when he started with me my classmates were like “nah she can’t be Shes too innocent” my teacher had to be like “guys yk the roles were given randomly”- I’m dying 💀 also everyone loves the mysterious characters 😮‍💨 a fan favourite✨✨✨
DJSJSJSJSJ your question it’s a good one hehe and honestly speaking my mind just blanked😭 I’ve always been a sort of strange kid in a way where I didn’t even think people could have crushes on a fictional character which was one of the least questionable things tiny tora had (spoiler alert things are less insane now which is great😂👍) , tho I see tons of people now saying lightning McQueen and simba and who else were their crushes and I was like :0 I didn’t know that existed, tho I had the craziest obsession with shoto todoroki like a year ago seems like I just enjoy the types of characters that are like calm and stuff? But thinking back I feel like most “crushes” I would have had werent genuine and they were probably forced one example was adrien agreste from miraculous ladybug when I was 12 cause a friend Inspired me to like him since she had a crush on him 💀😵‍💫 honestly confusing myself as well haha
And my second question isss what’s the fondest memory you have? It can be anything, big or small!
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fairy-made · 2 years
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Woke up at 6am today like, wait, why exactly does rytlock have sohothin again?? and why is it “ok” and just not really important anymore….??? So I was on the gw1 and 2 wikis all morning. Needed to remember why I had this idea that the charr were mostly kind of in the wrong for the searing and (re)claiming ascalon. Because that would ruin rytlock for me, and I just wasnt sure it was that easy to justify. So now that Ive halfway figured it all out I just want to play prophecies again lmao.
So the idea that the charr were “evil” — its mostly that I played gw1 and didnt see charr truly ‘humanized’ (or even very relatable) until 2, and I didnt know why the searing happened. Even now I dont care much for the race. Some characters were alright but none really stuck with me. In fact, during the icebrood saga, rytlock and creicia were kinda getting on my nerves chasing after bangar. Part of me thought that was a little unreasonable, but my memory of gw lore is not that great so I had to revisit the whole entire thing. Or at least some of it?
After reading wikis and forums and discussions just to see where any and every possible take would come from, I concluded that the charr werent necessarily wrong for trying to reclaim their land if it was theirs to begin with. I hadnt heard of that until the time I started playing 2, and Im not sure if thats just anet retconning or if that actually is valid. I would think its valid, since its on the gw1 wiki. Humans didnt just politely ask permission to take over their lands, so I would get why the searing happened. The word “pushed” was used in reference to humans getting in and charr moving out of ascalon, so that to me explains why people in forums seem to be able to act as though humans claiming ascalon was like. Not super aggressive or not an invasion/colonization or whatever. Then they proceed to claim humans are innocent. Which imo aint true. Im now running with the idea that humans took ascalon from the charr and were surprised pikachu when they got obliterated later on.
Edit: found the wiki page detailing humans taking land from the charr. So yeah. Not too much sympathy for humans on that note.
My journey through all this started with:
0. Why tf does rytlock have sohothin… aint that kind of a slap in the face to humans???
1. Charr attacked humans in gw1 for no reason! …right??
2. Did humans really steal land from Charr?? Some people on forums are making it seem like it wasnt a big deal???
3. Humans probably did steal land from the Charr… “pushed” from their land does not imply humans were peaceful.
4. Hey, the searing kinda doesnt seem all that unwarranted. Shit happens.
5. Well that explains why its fine that Charr have reclaimed a lot of that land and the narrative isnt that theyre purely evil for it.
6. Im reading that Charr wanted to invade Kryta and Orr after that though… which…. That would for sure be evil lol. They havent though, so thats… um…. Yay…??? 😬
So THEN. The Charr almost and/or failed attempt at an invasion of Orr aside. I went looking into why Rytlock has sohothin. I was perfectly content with everything so far. Until reading he stole it for some reason??? I appreciated that he was trying to end the curse with sohothin but it seemed like it was just political(?) strategy more than it was anything else. For that summit meeting. I will have to replay all of that to get a better idea, because I dont see rytlock as being that indifferent and I know all dialogue is not available through the wiki. Context matters so much and a lot of it can just slip through the cracks on the wiki. And even if it was just for the summit, it could be seen as focusing on the imminent danger instead of the past. Which aint too unreasonable.
I guess I have to replay a lot of shit to figure that out lol.
Some side notes!
I thought it was really cool of Eir to try to retrieve the sister sword for Logan though. Shame they just kinda offed her and we havent heard anything about it since.
I knew that I liked prince rurik and Ive always known that his story was sad, but something prevented me from remembering that he not only died so early on in the story trying to do something good, but he was also turned undead by vizier khilbron(sp?) … like why was that necessary :’)
Also it makes sense that if youre willing to invade and colonize land that isnt yours, that you would blow the shit up rather than let folks have that land back. Thats kinda wild. King Eggleberg sucks for that. Shouldve listened to Rurik but oh well.
Does kind of make me reconsider whether I feel sad killing ghosts in ascalon in gw2 though. Like were they 100% eggelberg supporters? Did any of them change their mind about trying to stay in ascalon and then just get unexpectedly murdered? Were some forced to stay in ascalon out of circumstance?? Or would they have praised him for killing them all to stop the invasion?? Maybe its a mix of all of that.
And lastly. Gw1 undead enemies were actually kind of scary. Even some of the non undead ones were scary too. Idk if thats just me or if the atmosphere and the writing was just that decent. Maybe its because I know the higher level bosses could wipe your party if youre not paying attention? Or maybe its because prophecies was just generally not a very vibrant campaign/story, it was kind of unsettling?? Combined with creepy ass environments and enemy designs… The bone dragon/Rotscale in particular is one that comes to mind.
I should do some gifsets and edits of gw1 content. That would be fun and nostalgic.
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feuqueerfire · 2 years
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History 2: Right or Wrong Live Blogging
I don't know what's up with me but I haven't been able to start and becomes invested in and continue a new series for like a week now. I always start and finish one series, then move onto a new one but this is my 4th Currently Watching thing on MDL right now because I haven't been able to make myself focus on one lol.
I've been watching a few variety show episodes with the actors (GMMTV ones, in general) and been reading a few fics here and there and that has been fun but not necessarily satisfactory.
I've heard good things about this History installment, so let's hope it can keep my attention!
Episode 1 (Apr 6)
lmao I was like *shocked pikachu face* when they started speaking and it wasn't Korean or Thai because I've only been watching Thai or Korean BL recently.
Oh wow this professor is such a shitty father. Ngl, when people said it involved a kid and was cute, I didn't expect the prof to be such a sorry excuse of a father but it's definitely intriguing, makes you wanna punch him and then watch him grow to be a better father for the sake of his child.
Xiao Fei is sooooo good with Yo Yo, they're adorable and he knows just how to converse with and take care of kids, cute!
Yoooooo Xiao Fei punched him for real!
After their interactions at night when Xiao Fei comes with the food, I can totally see how this'd turn into a romance. The two characters bounce off each other really well even though they're still on rocky ground
Honestly, this makes me really want to know the tone/respectfulness/honorifics/titles that are being used by them. How are the sentences/word choice/honorifics changing when he's berating the prof for being a shitty father vs when they're talking nicely?
fuck, the unforeseen homophobia and bullying alskdjf I wasn't expecting it
Woah, they'd met before once :0 Interesting because when the leads have met in the past, I usually am like lol okay but this time it was intense because some guy was trying to have sex with him when he was in high school and he was like yep :) let's do it to take the pain away :) and professor guy found them, chased away the creep, and slapped high school Xiao Fei when he asked if he wanted to do it. like wow what interesting dynamics. what does each person remember, i wonder?
Episode 2 (Apr 6)
I was fine with the age gap + professor/student thing so far but the fact that they met and spoke about relationships/sex (professor mans was appropriate but still) while he was 16 is kinda :/
Their conversation is interesting cuz mans is crying and the professor is simultaneously so callous, all tough-love, but also is consoling him. I like it. Also, he just let Xiao Fei cry on his shoulders, the way he offered in ep 1 at the balcony
lmfao the professor's slow-mo catch after the books all fell on him anyway and then them staring at each other for too long rip
"...and since Yo Yo's mother has passed away, she probably feels the same." "Stop killing people randomly." "Killing people?" "She's not dead, we're divorced." lmfao
(Dec 15 Rewatch) When Xiao Fei gets angry about the prof’s prank, the prof kinda messes up his hair and Xiao Fei says “don’t touch my head as if it’s nothing. I’m not a little kid.”
alk;sjf prof saying "Cut!" instinctively cuz Xiao Fei was about to kiss a girl for his drama project.
Genuinely hate the random girls taking a photo Xiao Fei and prof and then when caught going on a spiel about "We support you! Gender is not a problem!" like whyyyyy are you taking photos of random strangers, especially those who you perceive to be a queer couple like that's not just a fun and dandy thing to do agh. And they're saying it so loudly in a public cafe too, so that people who might not have thought of them as a gay couple (which... they aren't currently) will hear it and now perceive them as such. I hate this so much. Might have to do with the fact that if this happened to me so publicly and in front of people I knew, I would have to profusely deny being queer and I wouldn't wanna do it but :D fuck
Anyway, just like I love watching kids come out to parents and apologize for being a disappointment and the parent being like No, you're not a disappointment, I love you (He's Coming To Me, Beloved In House: I Do), this Xiao Fei and professor interaction is also cathartic. Xiao Fei being like "I'm filthy, I'll be a bad influence on Yo Yo" and prof being like "Who says so?" He's not super soft or comforting about it, he's callous and straightforward in a no-nonsense manner and that feels nice somehow. Vicariously living through Xiao Fei, I am, and absorbing the matter-of-fact way prof counters all his worries, with traces of fondness. Like I generally don't seek out stories with lots of external or internal homophobia but I'm enjoying this so far.
Xiao Fei's brain melting out his ears every time prof pats his head is hilarious to me. Reminds me of FrankDrake's characters in Still 2gether where Frank's character kept reminding Drake to pat his head instead of shoulder because shoulder is bro-space and head is faen-space lmao. This reminds me, I stopped watching Cause You're My Boy after episode 1 part 1 last week but should I go back and try picking it up again after this?
I'm really enjoying this! It's heavier than I anticipated but I'm invested!
Episode 3 (Apr 7)
Dying every time prof calls Xiao Fei a brat
lmfao Yo Yo's "You dare hit me? You dare hit me?" at prof's grazing pat as he passes by is so cute
Nooo fucking way prof orchastrating an indirect kiss lmfao "Yeah, this dish is definitely too salty, please try it with the same spoon from the same place I tried it."
I think my mom helped me with some homework when I was young or taught me my ABCs/Bornomala and it's :< that I can't remember.
As a lover of domesticity and tenderness, this playing house is truly too much for me
"I want you to say [for the night]." "Don't say things like that so randomly. You'll mislead people like us that way, and make us expect things unnecessarily." "Then, just expect it." aklsdjfalksfjakl;sdfja;skdfj
Okay, it's been like 18 hours since I stopped watching cuz I had to sleep and do schoolwork but now I'm back again, skirting my homework duties to watch this even though I'm doing the worst I've done at school ever
The way Yo Yo is so certain she's gonna marry her Xiao Fei ge in the future is sooo cute. Yo Yo in general is so adorable >.<
It's so good to see prof mans spending time with her
Gosh, prof coming to see Xiao Fei's mother (who is the same age as him) and seek her permission is fucking with my brain so much. I don't even like age difference much but I'm really enjoying this.
Xiao Fei's mom telling prof no excessive physical touch before he turns 20 and prof being like "he's an adult" alskdfj gross. I've been enjoying this show even though this prof/student 19/31 years old relationship would give me the creeps irl but prof saying that grossed me out a bit
"I didn't think you'd come to my house and say all those things to my mom." "I know I should've given you more time but I didn't want to. While you were still wavering, I wanted to block all of your ways of escape, so you could only pick the one road left ahead, which is to accept me. This is an adult being despicable." "You really are dark!" Y'know what, I'm back to enjoying the slightly fucked-up-ness-said-with-humour thing. Like, them playing with the dynamic is fun.
Drying the other person's hair is always such a good trope.
Episode 4 (Apr 9)
Genuinely having The Worst Time with school, so here I am to watch like 10 minutes at a time during breaks
I don't like how prof is being so mean to Xiao Fei for wanting to hide their relationship. You've gotta navigate being out or not together and if the values don't line up, maybe part ways, but it's deplorable to pressure someone 12 years younger than you to come out of the closet and also admit to dating their professor
Nooo Xiao Fei's friend is also telling him he's really wrong this time but i just don't agree. "He wants to drag you to the sunlight to walk together, so don't drag him back to a dark corner to hide." Okay but it should be Xiao Fei's choice too regarding whether he wants to be out in the sunlight.
"Sorry, you're right I wasn't trying to protect you. I was just trying to protect myself." And you have a right to that!!! Like Xiao Fei's been bullied and ostracized for being gay, so it's not at all a flaw of his to want to be in the closet. Even if it's "cowardice" so what? and he's only 19, that's younger than me bro and I feel deeply unprepared to be an adult
We're getting all this drama with the ex-wife and it's like eh, I don't really care. I miss Yo Yo, been a while since we spent time with her
The library scene with jealousy over love note is cute
Xiao Fei's friend's love interest is so endearing, he just seems to earnest and eager
Aw, in the ending scene Yo Yo calling Xiao Fei dad T.T
I was really enjoying this except I hated how they handled Xiao Fei's unwillingness to come out agh.
I liked Yo Yo and the way the age gap and power dynamics were handled was interesting but professor was bit weird sometimes and the last episode left a sour taste in my mouth. I liked Xiao Fei a lot, he was kind, responsible, cared a lot, stood up to professor when he was being a bad father, was just overall endearing
Rating: 5.5
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leejungchans · 2 years
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trial and error : k.mg
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pairing | kim mingyu (svt) x female reader
warning(s) / includes | food mentions (lmk if i missed anything!!)
genre | fluff, humour (a lil), barista au
summary: three times mingyu tries to ask you out and fails and the one time he actually succeeds… though not without some help.
a/n: can’t have a valentine’s day/season without a present to my very seggsy wifey @seungcy 💗 heyyy babe happy very belated valentine’s day 😻 i hope you like this very little something i wrote about the man you always cheat on me with /j luv u hottie muah muah :hehecat:
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PHASE 0
Mingyu thinks you might just be the cutest person he’s ever seen when you walk in. It’s like a scene pulled straight from a K-drama: dreamy music playing in his head as the bell chimes above your head with your arrival, your eyes twinkling with anticipation while you look around the café before flashing a smile at him and—
Okay, so maybe that wasn’t exactly how it played out. He caught a glimpse of you before you promptly disappeared behind the growing queue of customers waiting to have their order taken. He’s instantly reminded of all the times Wonwoo teased him about his tendency to fall in love with strangers easily, but that’s not going to stop him from developing a crush on you. Maybe you really will be the one this time! Who knows?
So when you walk up to the counter, his palms are already starting to get sweaty. God, you look so cute with your pink beret.
“Good morning!” you greet cheerfully, “can I get an iced latte to go, please?”
“Sure,” Mingyu says plainly because he doesn’t trust himself not to blurt out something painfully uncool to you, “cash or card?”
You’re either unfazed or unaware of his monotonous attitude, still smiling brightly at him as you answer the latter and hold your card to the reader. You move over to the waiting zone with your receipt, oblivious to the distress you’ve caused Mingyu from your fingers touching when he handed you the slip of paper. His heart hammers as he watches your back profile, eyes lingering on the cute pins on your backpack—how much more endearing can you get? he wonders to himself, a smile tugging at his lips as the Pikachu hanging from your bag bounces with every step.
The customer after you clears their throat, and with a fiery hue spread across his cheeks, Mingyu tears his attention away from you with a sheepish grin. That usually does the job; even the most peevish patrons find it hard to stay annoyed with him even when he's looking at them like that.
“Sorry about that, what would you like to order?”
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PHASE 1
“You sure this isn’t just another one of your three-day crushes?”
“Yes!” Mingyu whines, looking up from the table he’s been wiping down with a damp rag. “It’s been more than a week and the last time she came in we actually had a conversation! And at least this time I know her name!”
“That’s a start,” Wonwoo agrees, “what did you guys talk about?”
Mingyu’s eyes practically shine when he whirls around to face his best friend. “She told me she moved out of her university dorms to live with a roommate, and that she started coming here because it’s on the way to the bus stop.”
“The one a few blocks down?”
“I think so?” Mingyu hums as he secures his apron around his waist, ready to start another busy shift. Despite the early hour, on a Monday no less, he finds himself looking forward to the morning rush, because even seeing you for just a few minutes brings the brightest of smiles to his face.
Wonwoo observes quietly as his friend giddily takes his place behind the counter. Sure, Mingyu’s had countless crushes on customers in the past, but he’s never seen him as smitten for one as you. He’s refilling the straw holder when Mingyu speaks again.
“I’m gonna do it.”
Wonwoo pushes his glasses further up his nose bridge. “Do what?”
“Ask Y/N out,” Mingyu says like it’s the most obvious answer in the world. “For coffee or something, so we can get to know each other.”
“You’re gonna ask her out for coffee… when you’re already working at the café she goes to?”
Huh, he has a point. “Then… I’ll let her pick! Yeah, that’s it!” He then falls silent for several beats before his voice comes out slightly shaky. “You don’t think someone would suggest rock-climbing or bungee-jumping for the first date… right?”
Wonwoo snorts. “Probably not. But I’d focus on asking her out for now if I were you.”
“Pft, it’ll be easy.”
Spoiler alert—it’s not. Because the moment you walk up to the counter with your usual cheery smile, the short spiel Mingyu had come up with all but disappeared from his mind, and he’s once again reduced to a tongue-tied mess before you.
“Are you okay?” you ask, peering at him curiously after noticing his shifting, nervous gaze as he punches in your order.
“Y-Yeah! Everything’s fine!” Mingyu squeaks, gesturing for you to tap your card. “Don’t worry about me! Everything’s just fine!”
From the corner of his eye, he sees Wonwoo glance over at him, his expression wholly unimpressed as though to say “as if anyone’s gonna be convinced”.
“O…kay, well… thanks, Mingyu!” You don’t seem to be offended, perhaps just a little confused, by his odd behaviour as you take your receipt and begin moving aside for the next person in line, but it still has guilt and panic sinking deep into his gut like a ton of bricks.
“W-Wait!”
Your widened eyes blink owlishly at his sudden outburst. “Hm?”
Mingyu blushes, the rosy pink tint on his cheeks now rapidly spreading to his ears. “I—I was j-just wondering if… uh…if…”
“If…?”
“If you also wanted a blueberry muffin, they’re fresh out of the oven,” Mingyu finishes lacklusterly, already mentally slapping himself.
“Oh! Sure!”
And as he watches you tap your card against the reader once again for your added purchase, the disappointed sagging of his shoulders having gone unnoticed, he wonders what had deluded him into thinking this would be anything near easy.
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“You’re going to what?”
Pointedly ignoring the disbelieving look Wonwoo sends him, Mingyu ushers him aside as he takes your cup and the milk frothing pitcher from him.
“I’m doing the latte art,” he finally responds before adding as an afterthought, “only for Y/N’s though, I don’t think I’m capable of doing more.”
“Yeah, because there’s a reason why Seungcheol put me in charge of the hot lattes for our shifts.”
He’d really rather not be reminded of the questionable foam design he made that led to such a decision from their supervisor. “No, it’s because I want to channel all my energy into just her cup.”
“Right…” Wonwoo says skeptically, but relents and steps aside anyway because he’s a good friend and he genuinely wants to see Mingyu’s love life thrive. But he also doesn’t want to witness the absolute fiasco that may very well likely result from Mingyu being let anywhere near the milk frother. Having hot milk dripping from every surface of their workspace isn’t the most ideal reoccurrence, and this time Wonwoo would like to be as far away from the splash zone as possible.
Mingyu’s tongue pokes out from between his lips, deep in concentration as he begins pouring the milk into your cup. So far so good, he mentally pats himself on the back. Maybe this will prove to Seungcheol that he deserves a second chance with the latte art.
A loud clatter resounds through the café, startling him. His hand jolts, hot milk missing the rim of the cup and splattering inches away from his feet. Mingyu cranes his neck in the direction of the sound just in time to see a customer nearby picking up their fork from the ground with a sheepish smile, cheeks tinged red as their friend muffles their giggles behind a gloved hand.
Huffing, Mingyu turns back to your latte to find the design ruined, what used to be a heart now split down the middle. Definitely not a very nice omen to give someone just a week before Valentine’s Day. What if you thought he was trying to curse you?
“You want me to do it for you?” Wonwoo asks sympathetically, gesturing for them to swap duties. With a heavy sigh, Mingyu agrees, taking his initial place back behind the cash register and plastering a smile on his face as the same customer comes up asking for another fork.
A pout subconsciously makes its way onto his face at the sight of your smile when Wonwoo brings you your latte. He can’t hear what you’re saying, but he’s guessing you’re marvelling over the leaf design his friend created.
Maybe next time.
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PHASE 3
“Ta-da! It’s a coffee stencil!”
“Yes…” Wonwoo enunciates slowly, not knowing where this is going, “we have those in the back for special events—speaking of which, we need to grab the heart ones for the Valentine’s Day event starting tomorrow. Did you specifically buy that for this?”
“No!” Mingyu says, bringing the stencil closer to Wonwoo’s face, practically shoving it in the space between his eyes. “See? It says “YOU’RE CUTE”, I’m gonna use it when Y/N orders her latte and this time I’m bringing it over to her table and ask if she wants to hang out!”
His words are almost slurred from how excited he is, almost vibrating with excitement because his plan is so fool-proof; he knows he won’t mess up with the stencil and he knows you come in every other day to enjoy a piping hot cup of latte and a toasted croissant before heading to your late-morning lectures. There’s no way anyone could ruin it for him this time.
He can’t help himself from staring at the door awaiting your arrival during whatever short break he gets from taking orders and heating up baked goods, oblivious to the way Wonwoo occasionally sneaks glances at him with an amused smirk tugging at his lips. If the phrase ‘lovesick puppy’ were a person, it’d undoubtedly be Kim Mingyu.
Soon enough, your figure appears behind the frosted glass windows of the café, and while your entrance brings in a gust of frosty wind from the streets outside, he feels nothing but warmth in his chest as you walk up to the counter with a smile he’s come to associate with the summer sun. Sweet and dazzling.
“Hi, Y/N!” he says, a soft pink blush blooming across his cheeks, his fingers already hovering over your usual order on his screen, “hot vanilla latte with a toasted croissant?” His stencil—the one he bought just for you—sits on the counter right behind him, patiently waiting to be dusted in a layer of cocoa powder to create his little message.
You smile apologetically as you adjust the beanie on your head. It’s so you, he thinks, in a dreamy peach shade and topped with a fluffy white pom-pom.
“I’ll have to get both to-go today, I have to meet up with some groupmates for a project,” you explain, and Mingyu feels the blood drain from his face at your words. He can almost hear the shattering glass sound effect if this were a rom-com; the universe must be playing a prank on him.
It’s not even April Fool’s.
“O-Okay,” he falters, his arm suddenly weighing heavy as he inputs your order into the machine, “y-yeah, I can definitely do that.”
You smile gratefully. “You’re the best, Mingyu.”
He definitely doesn’t feel the best as he watches you leave with your breakfast, not even the encouraging pat on the shoulder from Wonwoo is helping much.
“Always next time, right?” his friend consoles.
He wonders how many more next times it will take.
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PHASE 4
“I’m giving up,” Mingyu bemoans, slumping over the counter fifteen minutes to opening, “I’ll just accept that the universe doesn’t want me to find love.”
Wonwoo is hardly fazed by the sight of the giant man draped over the granite as he touches up the drawing of the limited edition drink—the red velvet latte—on a small chalkboard to put near the cash register.
“You’re being dramatic, Gyu,” he reasons, voice soft over the scribbling of chalk, “just try again today.”
“But it’s Valentine’s Day! Do you know how many happy couples I walked past on my way here? Plus, maybe she already has plans and isn’t coming in. I’ll never believe in love again.”
“Let’s just see how it goes, hm? Don’t give up hope just yet.”
By some miracle, Wonwoo’s right. You show up precisely thirty-seven minutes before their shift ends—yes, Mingyu counted.
“Any plans today?” he probes lightly, trying to sound casual when you order the red velvet latte and a scone.
“Nah, no boyfriend sadly,” you reveal with a quiet chuckle, “but it’s okay. It’s just any other day, right?”
Mingyu nods. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Wonwoo shoot him a knowing look. “Yeah, I guess... But if it makes you feel less alone, I don’t really have plans either,” he blurts.
“You? Really?” You look skeptical, lips curled disbelievingly.
He places a hand over his heart in mock hurt, thankful business is slow today so he has more time to talk to you without worrying about holding up the line. “What? You don’t trust me?”
“Well… I just didn’t expect someone like you to not have plans on Valentine’s Day.”
“And what kind of person am I?” He delights in how the question seems to fluster you, internally cooing at how adorable you are as you fumble over your words and take your receipt before claiming a table near the pick-up counter. Your reaction gives him a little hope that maybe, just maybe, you feel the same way as he does.
His confidence all but dissipates into thin air the second he finishes your latte. He used the same ‘YOU’RE CUTE’ stencil for the cocoa powder on top, and thankfully it turned out great if the appreciative whistle Wonwoo let out when he saw it was anything to go by. But the thought of bringing it over to you was daunting. What if you didn’t feel the same way? What if you don’t realise he used a different stencil specifically for you?
“What if I trip and accidentally spill it all over her?”
“You won’t,” Wonwoo groans, exasperated by his friend’s ridiculousness, “now hurry up and get this to her before she starts wondering why it’s taking so long.”
Mingyu’s eyes are pleading as he asks, “Can you do it for me?”
“What? The whole week you’ve been sulking because you couldn’t ask her out and now you want… me to do it for you?”
“I wasn’t sulking,” he mumbles, looking over his shoulder to find you happily sketching something on your iPad. “And well, now I’m chickening out. Maybe I’ll do it when she’s about to leave, it feels less awkward that way. Please?”
Wonwoo’s sharp eyes narrow behind his glasses, the gears turning in his head before sighing. “Fine.”
A new customer walks up to the cash register, tearing Mingyu’s attention away from your cup as he rushes to take their order. Wonwoo watches carefully from the corner of his eye, ensuring Mingyu isn’t looking his way as he nabs a napkin and a pen from his pocket, having decided that his friend needs a little nudge in the right direction.
You look up from your screen with a smile when the other barista gingerly carries the steaming beverage and the pastry over to your table. He’s cute, but he’s not Mingyu. Grinning down at the rather fitting design on your latte, you lift the cup to take a sip only for your eyes to be immediately drawn to the napkin that sits on the saucer. You scan the message scrawled on it, hiding your smile behind the rim of your cup as you feign nonchalance, though pinpricks of heat are already beginning to form on your cheeks.
Still, you wait after you’ve finished your late breakfast until you spy Mingyu mopping up the floor behind the pick-up counter. He peers up through his eyelashes when you place your empty cup and plate in front of him.
“Thanks,” he says with a smile, “just leave it there, I’ll get it after I finish.”
Much to his confusion, you don’t walk away. Instead, you continue standing at the opposite side of the counter with an expectant glint in your eyes. Bewildered, he looks down at your empty cup, brows furrowing when he spots what appears to be writing on the napkin underneath it. Hesitantly, he picks it up.
Oh, he’s so going to kill Wonwoo.
my friend thinks ur rlly cute and wants to ask u out and it’s painful watching him struggle, pls put him (& me) out of his (our) misery if u like him 2, no pressure though
“I—I can explain,” Mingyu stammers, mouth opening and closing like a fish but words simply refuse to leave him. It’s cute, it reminds you of the goldfish you had as a kid, Turtle. You loved that funky orange dude.
And perhaps love truly is in the air, because you think you really like the barista standing before you too.
“Well, I did say I don’t have any plans today,” you muse, beaming at him, “and if my memory serves me right, so did you.”
“M-Me?” he echoes, jabbing a finger at his chest, “you wanna hang out… wi-with me?”
A beautiful chime travels to his ears as you giggle. “Yes, Mingyu, I’d love to hang out with you.”
“My shift ends in ten! W-We could go somewhere after that, if you want!”
You grin, cheeks round from smiling so widely as you toy with the lace hem of your sleeve. “Sounds like a date.”
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a/n: is this word vomit? atp idk anymore 😞 but thank you sm for reading and feedback is greatly appreciated hehe ily besties 💗💗
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Hoi! How would Kokushibo, Doma and Akaza flirt/seduce their crush? (Take care, I Hope youre doing well!)
Ooo! :0
I also used a g/n reader, I hope you don’t mind :)
kjhgf also sorry it’s so short! I wanted it longer but my mind decided that it didn’t work-
Kokushibo
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Mans is to old fashioned to actually do it the newer way-
So he does it the old fashioned way-
And he doesn’t even ask you out, he just asks if you want to get married-
And you’re like “???”
Cause like- he wants to what? 
Marry you?
That’s... You didn’t even know how to feel about that!
You felt flattered but you told him that you wanted to get to know him better before making an quick decisions! 
He was hesitate to agree but he did anyways.
He doesn’t care as long as you belong to him.
His plan worked! And now he had you! :D
Douma
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See- See this one- 
He’s a bastard, he’s so obsessed with you!
He’s got it engraved in his head that he’s already with you.
Expect to be lavish with expensive gifts and clothing.
You’re hella confused until he calls you a nickname, then you’re even more confused!
But you just continue letting him be.
Douma is always calling you, trying to woo or seduce you.
It gets to the point where you’re uncomfortable-
He does NOT get the hint-
The only reason you say yes to him is to get him off your back.
He is very happy, he spoils you so it isn’t so bad.
Akaza
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You gotta be hella strong to get his attention so I imagine you’re a demon slayer.
His way of flirting is asking if you want to fight him for all eternity-
He wants you to know he cares so he’ll bring you flowers, candy, and demand you fight him. You know, the usual stuff-
After a while, you get charmed with this strange demon man.
And you finally accept his offer.
surprised Pikachu face Akaza
He’s shocked but happy! 
When you finally become a demon, this mother fucker never leaves your side.
Lucky you
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