#so y'know at least something nice something cool i would be ok w that nothing TOO open :\

[the-acid-pear]

I miss Ashley so it's time for season 3!! I really hope the closure is, y'know, at least nice enough :/

#luly talks #not perfect bc for sure it wont be this is a cancelled show and all but like #a least a nice wrap up for Ash? since Y'KNOW its like the last we will see of him since im pretty sure Mr Campbell is fucking DONE #(which i dont blame him for at all btw) #so y'know at least something nice something cool i would be ok w that nothing TOO open :\ #ah who am i fooling I'm hoping Ash DIES 😂 #joke. though that would be funny ngl. fucking killin ash off.. i know they wouldnt but could you IMAGINE? 💀 #i dont know shit about this season btw i mean i saw some ladies? but idk what their names are or what they do #and i know they show Ash's second name which is Joanna and also that he smokes some more weed in typical ash fashion #but that's literally all i know #this aint like season 2 where i was DYING to see episode 7 nah here im going BLIND and partly hopeless 😁 #so wish me luck 😳

[spaceistheplaceart]

Day ??? Of totk:

Okkkkayy I've been falling behind on the lb so a lot of stuff happened. I did the Gerudo temple and it was amazing, LOVE the queen gibdo, so cool design. They didn't freak me out and I figured out p quick u can just hit em w elements. Easy peasy. LOVED SETTING UP THE BATTLE STATIONS THO. even if it wasn't hard. This game just isn't that hard, but y'know its somewhat for younger audiences... I saw a comment on a botw video saying they played botw when they were EIGHT... absolutely insane.

This game just keeps pulling me in different directions: I'm disappointed, but then I experience something amazing that keeps me coming back. Like that giant factory in the sky? Practically nothing. But then I fought the thunder gleeok at akkala and heard that AMAZING soundtrack and... The right was just SO cool. I would not have lived if I didn't have the lightning helm lol.

ALSO I WAS SO GIDDY SNEAKING INTO THE YIGA. LEGIT GIGGLING LIKE A MANIAC WHEN I BECAME A BLADEMASTER AND... AHAHA IT WAS SO FUNNY TAKING OFF MY MASK IN FRONY OF THR GUY AND HE DIDNT NOTICE. I'll post my pics w them later bc I NEED TO

got all the geoglyphs and felt sad abt Zelda :( I need to write a comfort fic for her when I complete the game... Eventually.

Rode Farosh into the depths and that felt amazing.

Getting more creative with creating stuff... And ALSO DOES ANYONE KNOW WHERE FASHION PASSION IS. THEY SAY ITS AT KARA KARA BUT IM LOOKING AND I DO NOT SEE IT !!!!!!!! does link not get the vai outfit!?! Fucked up.

Built a house for link, don't like the construction method but its fine. Its really nice tho, I have a garden overlooking Tarrey Town, a pond... And a stable for horses even rho I don't rly like them bc j KNOW link would like them... Also a study!!! For Zelda when she comes back <3 I got excited about decorations but apparently that isn't a thing... Also only ONE picture !?!??!? In the gallery??? Dude. Come on. I need at least 5. Just put em in smaller frames.

Ok done.

#totklb #totk spoilers

[xnchxntmxnt]

Hey this is for your matchups which again yayyy congrats on nearly 200!! Anyways for my matchup:

1-3) My nickname is Em, she/her and idm who you pair me with

4) I'd describe myself as shy at first then once you get to know me I'll open up, an overthinker and I like to be organized

My hobbies are writing, I really love it alot, I also like to draw if I get time and I love music alot too

In a partner I'd look for someone who makes me laugh and who's patient

For dealbreakers it's pretty general but I couldn't be with someone who doesn't consider other ppl's feelings

5) I don't have an aesthetic but I like pastel aesthetics but then I also like dark aesthetics and light academia so it's a mix I guess

6) Colours to describe me would be teal blue and silver, well according to you anyways

7) Right now I'd say my favourite song is  Tru Luv Street by Awfultune or Fight Night Champion by Cyberbully Mom Club

8) Idk about a specific genre but some artists I like rn are: Awfultune, Carpetgarden, Cavetown, Clem Turner, Cyberbully Mom Club, Girl in Red, Joji, Lorde, Matt Maltese and Twenty One Pilots (sorry that's alot)

9) Ooh and I wanted to include that my favourite book is Radio Silence by Alice Oseman

Thank you in advance and also ily, you deserve all the love and more!! <3

EM MY BELOVED I HAVE DONE IT

@sugasfanfics this was so fun wtf like-- ugh i love this

ANYWAY i know i already kinda spilled the beans but im gonna match you with....

✧𝐴𝑘𝑎𝑎𝑠ℎ𝑖 𝐾𝑒𝑖𝑗𝑖✧

AGASHIII

and no it's not just because you're already in love w him i have good reasoning behind this because i said so anyWAY

✧𝐻𝑜𝑤 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑀𝑒𝑡✧

how you met, for in case you cant see my fancy text

Cafe

C a f e

But like

A cafe specifically for nerds

This is just my like 2nd dream job okay but like hear me out

They have coffee & tea & a bookshelf full of old books and a chalkboard

You can write all over the chalkboard

You write super tiny and just let a little mini vent out in the corner because you’re stressed out and need to get everything off your chest

BUT you come back the next day and there’s a little note in the same little corner

Your message is gone

But instead is a little note from someone

“If you ever need to talk to someone, let me know”

And an Instagram username

So you give it a shot and you’re like why not talk to this random person Y’know maybe make a new friend if anything just thank them for the offer

You message him and start talking (and low key stalk his page just to see what he’s like, or maybe that’s just me being a snoop) and he’s actually really cool! So you guys meet up and get coffee and actually start talking all the time it’s really sweet

✧𝐺𝑒𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑛𝑜𝑛𝑠✧

general headcanons

When i think of akaashi, I think of stars

When i think of you, i think of picnics and for some reason, water

Like the ocean

SO EVEN IF ITS NOT THE OCEAN

Your ‘spot’ is by this lake where he took you on a date one time

Maybe for an anniversary or something

But you guys did a little picnic dinner thing and were out when the sun went down so sat and stared at the stars

You buried a rock there and both of you like to stand on that spot where the rock is when youre there with the other

Or send the other a picture like “hiii baby look what i found” w your shoe in the picture

Bokuto is your #1 shipper high key

Like he thinks you two are so cute

He loves you so much too like

He and akaashi are kinda a package deal so like if ur dating akaashi ur dating bokuto just with less kissing (bokuto likes to kiss your cheek or forehead) (after making sure this was ok with akaashi of course) (ur his girlfriend of course)

But anyway just bokuto

He’s so sweet

And so clueless

You two will be walking together and then he’ll just walk up behind you and sling his arms over your shoulders

If youre holding hands w akaashi? He’ll put his hand over both of yours

God now i wanna write a fic but anyway

Bo is just the sweetest and is akaashi’s #1 hype man when he’s worried about a date

He’s ur #2 bc im ur #1 sorry to tell u

Bo totally tried to coin the platonic soulmates thing i love you kou but gtfo my em

Im arguing with fictional characters

ANYWAY

When akaashi is stressed he likes to wrap his arms around you and lay his head against your neck

He’ll never admit it out loud because he thinks its weird but he thinks you smell nice

When he’s starting to overthink too much + spiral he just will grab you and hug you until all the bad thoughts go away

When he thinks to of course

When he doesn’t, there are times you gotta find him and calm him down

Which he loves so much

Sit him down on the floor so he feels more grounded and hold his hand (or hook pinkies that's so cute i jhbflebf) (not the time spencer gtfo)

That way ur not crowding him but you’re still there y'know

And sometimes he’ll talk, sometimes you need to talk him down, sometimes you just sit in silence

Eventually he will lean forward into you and hug you because he doesn't want to talk, but he wants you to know he’s okay

Rub his back, kiss his head, you’ll both be okay

He’s really good with you too

When you’re stressed out he might push a couple buttons but he means well

He just wants to know who made his star upset (he calls you his star or darling convince me otherwise)

So he pushes buttons until you finally talk about it because obviously it’s bothering you why wouldn't you talk about it?? He just wants to fix it??

Sometimes this gets more irritating, sometimes it helps, it depends on the day

But even if you do get into an argument, expect to hear from him before the end of the night apologizing because he feels so bad for arguing with you that he doesn’t even care what the argument was about he just wants to make sure you still love him

I think im getting off topic but tbh this part is always just me rambling lol

Another thing I think of when I think of akaashi is rain. I don't know why but i do

You have to at least know OF the notebook & the rain scene to get this

I don't know the book lol i just know this much and i'm a dork so we’re using it & some quotes just a heads up

But just imagine its pouring and you’re bored and text him like “i wish i could see you but its raining & we didn't really make plans & i don't want you to get caught in the rain anywhere”

This mfer

RUNS ALL THE WAY TO UR HOUSE

JUST SHOWS UP

OUT OF NO WHERE

And being the freakin

book nerd he is

He texts you and goes “I wrote you 365 letters.”

And then just “(come to the door and I’ll finish the quote)”

So you bolt to the front door

And there he is

Soaking wet & smiling like an idiot

“I wrote to you everyday for a year.”

To which you start laughing and barley are able to make out a “it wasn’t over’ (which is the beginning of the next quote) before kissing him

And this jerk pulls you out in the rain with him because WHAT is more romantic than kissing in the rain

Nothing

Anyway he ends up with a cold but you give him some of the clothes you probably stole from him to get into dry clothes and you cuddle under the covers with tea

After you smack him (playfully of course) because “you IDIOT keiji it's pouring out here!!” “I wanted to see you too so i ran over” “you're impossible”

Anyway yeah #emkaashiotp

✧𝐴 𝐷𝑎𝑡𝑒 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑎✧

a date idea

Bookstore

I'm really good at naming places aren't i

Anyway

Bookstore date

But do something fun where the two of you have to go through an aisle and find a random page and read it in the like

How do i explain this

Make it sound suuuuper sexual without it actually being that way and not laugh

Whoever loses buys lunch

Lets just say you lose a lot dear im sorry (he insists on buying anyway, sometimes he wins that argument)

You’re smiley :) (guys her smile is so cute ebflbejfb em ILY)

Oh also doesn’t matter if he bought lunch or not he always gets you something

Whether it be that book you decided you couldn't get this time or a little trinket that reminded him of you, or sometimes it’s just ice cream

It’s all very sweet (hahaha pun)

He always walks you home and gives you a little kiss when he drops you off

Doesn’t leave till you’re inside & he knows you’re good

You make him promise to text you when he gets home

Which he does, without fail

✧𝑍𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑎𝑐 𝐶𝑜𝑚𝑝𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑏𝑖𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦✧

zodiac compatibility

Sagittariuses are very intelligent, fair-minded & honest, similar to a Libra’s cleverness & rationale. Because of this similarity, trust is a huge thing in these relationships. It can be all or nothing, but finding balance is important to keep both people happy. Luckily, Libras are very good at this. From everything I’ve seen, these signs together have a very high compatibility and can have a very long-withstanding and healthy relationship.

✧𝐴𝑒𝑠𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑡𝑖𝑐✧

aesthetic

✧𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑡✧

playlist

House of Gold - Twenty-One Pilots

Lvr Boy - awfultune

A Shitty Love Song - Jye

Darling Get Up - awfultune

Something Just Like This - Alex Goot

✧𝑅𝑢𝑛𝑛𝑒𝑟𝑠 𝑈𝑝✧

runners up

Nishinoya Yuu, Sugawara Koushi

#//ᴍᴀᴛᴄʜᴜᴘꜱ

[ajdrawshq]

OK SO I'm here to tell yall about the rarepair I was talking abt earlier aka repliroku (Repliku and Roxas)

I,, would put this under a cut but I dont know how to do that on mobile. Apologies in advance. If someone can tell me that would be nice n I'll edit this as such,, but yeah

(Quick note that I hc repliku as nb and use they/them for them ,, anyway)

So basically how this came to be was I was in the most boring class known to man with the world's most monotone teacher (seriously if it were a competition he'd at least place third worldwide) and I was thinking about Repliku, bc this was around the time that they first slipped into my list of major comfort characters, and I thought itd be cool if they were to be informally adopted by the sea salt trio because of how their experiences relate to each other. Also like, they got those Vibes y'know. Theyd get along I know they would (although at this time I did not realize what exactly Axel did in castle oblivion and. Well. If u know u know but I need to revise Repliku's potential interactions w him now that I've played com). Also because Repliku still has self worth issues and believes themself to just be a copy of Riku, and if any group could help them adjust to life as their own person, especially from experience, it's probably the sea salt trio and it's also because Repliku needs something to do while Sora's gone and everyone else is just Here looking for him so they're getting some new friends now

And that got me wondering abt their individual relationships with each member n all that, and theres some interesting dynamics going on in there especially regarding Xion and them having similar origin stories tho with varying results and with how Axel used to be in castle oblivion with them n all but has changed drastically since, and Then. I thought abt Roxas. I'm gonna be honest I have no idea what exactly it is about the dynamic between Repliku and him that is so appealing to me but in the moment I felt like a total genius and went with it

But like...... is it the shared desire to protect, holding memories of their friends so dearly that it's what kept them going this far? And the way that they both fought so hard to prove they have a right to exist in this world even when they were never meant to be? Being told they are nothing more than the "other", enough that they thought it was true?

Is it the equally hilarious and depressing knowledge that Roxas' relationship with Riku has always been a Little Bit Fucked and now theres ANOTHER ONE (and the slow realization that hey, this kid isn't half bad actually)? (Not to mention Repliku would probably be confused by....... everything that happened when they were stuck in the realm of darkness for over a year. "So why are there 5+ Soras now? And who the fuck are *gestures at over half the cast* these people??")

Or the bastardous shenanigans they could get up to if they put their brain cells together? The way theyd absolutely team up against poor Riku for fun? (by which I mean funny lil pranks n shit not like. murder. Repliku just goes "hey wanna go annoy my brother" and u know Roxas is already halfway there)

The answer is yes to all! They have this mutual understanding of each other, with both the shit they've been through and who they are as people, who and what they value...... they Get It

So like naturally by that point I was like, oh hey, these two would be great friends tbh?

And THEN. I thought. What if they kissed.

Thus the start of me having a rarepair comfort ship that I'm pretty much the sole creator for

And a lot of this ties in with an everyone lives (but Sora's still missing) au I have where those two as well as Xion, Naminé, Vanitas n maybe Ventus form a friend group of their own bc of their shared fucked up lives. They meet up like twice a week bc it's Supposed to be like a therapy thing but they really just hang out n play games n stuff n occasionally open up abt shit and support each other thru it yknow? Basically the average gay friend group at school but like way less drama

#the one who confesses first is a toss up bc it would be whoever realizes and accepts their feelings first #so like. it would take a while for anything to happen lmao #the only way i know how to perceive ships is best friends who kiss im sorry i dont know what romance is #also neither of them know how to flirt on purpose. its funny and painful to watch #axel/lea gets a kick out of it tho #tbh u could ask any ship type question and i could probably answer. ive thought abt them for so long man #so yeah this is a funky lil kh rarepair i like please join my hell of no content except whatever i manage to make for myself #ok honestly my favorite version of their relationship is what they have in the pmd au but thats #a whole other can of. stuff. to open #and now i will proceed to pass out ive been awake for too long

[punishedvenomsnake]

You are one in a MINION! Send this to ten friends you think are simply bananas!

Hello ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to episode one of Jermacraft, the series where I play Minecraft.

This is gonna be a singleplayer let's play and when I say let's play I use that term... pretty loosely because I'm an idiot in this game - you're gonna see lots of fails, you're gonna see lots of triumphs, at least I'm hoping.

So go grab yourself a nice hot cup of coffee, hot cup of cocoa. I've got apple cider right here freshly brewed, let me take a sip.

sip

Ah that's good cider. Alright, so let's get this started - create new world.

World name is going to be... JermaCraft! Sounds about right, eh ok...

Game mode is going to be suurvii- survival, that's the most interesting I think.

More world options- seed for world generator ok this is important!

I gotta name this something crazy to get cool structures and stuff.

Gonna name it... umm... how about,

"DiamondsAreForever"

"LOL"

"cheese"

uh "BURGAH".

Alright, there's- that's our world generator seed, "DiamondsAreForeverLOLcheeseBURGAH"... Done!

Alright let's see what happens, create new world let's do it guys. 'Building terrain' oh my god this is so exciting this is episode one!

I wonder... I wonder where we're gonna end up... Where are we gonna end up?

Ok... what- what? Where the hell am I? I spawned on top of a mountain top! Ok hold on, sound has to be lowered, definitely...

Mkay, a lil' bit of that, a lil' bit of that... maybe a little lower! That sounds about right. Alright!

So, uh, apparently I spawned on top of a mountain... I kinda- this is a good seed!

What's that? We're going to explore it right now - GO!

dies from fall damage

Oh! jerma laugh

... Heheheh... Alright we're going to try that again. This time I'm not gonna miss... I wanna get down to tha- that's the home right there, I wanna live right there.

Don- I don't even have to explore, see if I can't do this... I gotta, hold on... I got an idea, I got a plan.

JermaCraft episode one, this is how we do it! You guys ready? I don't know if you- I don't know if you guys are actually really ready for this!

Here we go! I'm going for a skydive. Remember if you hold shift you don't fall off... That's something I didn't know when I used to livestream this game...

wheeze Heh heh! You guys ready? Ready to go see our new home?

jerma laugh

Alrighty then... What the hell is that? Oh it's an octopus... Look at this quaint little place... I love it already! Heh heh! Alrighty...

So- oh.. exhalation I'm so stupid! Y'see I'm- this is why... this is why I'm an idiot guys... y'see, why would I... I need to get wood! And I just jumped off th- ok...

Remember this... Where are we, pointing east? I have no idea.

Gotta get some trees... That's the most important part of Minecraft you gotta get trees, that's the first thing you gotta get.

Lemme take a sip of my apple cider...

sipping sounds

Oh that's good stuff!

Hopefully you guys picked up a thing of coco like I told you to because that's the most relaxing thing in the world, sitting down, playing videogames... doesn't get much better than that.

Ah ok, c'mon now! Oooh, we got sand too! Now, explain this to me alright?

Alright I want Notch to send me a personal email, and explain to me why there are cows that are acting like Mountain Lions...

I'm gonna kill each one of those cows in just a minute, you watch.

fall damage

Ow... Well at least there's one tree over here... Gotta remember, I gotta go back that way, cause that's where the, the house is gonna be... My awesome dirt house!

So if you are an OLD subscriber, I mean really old, like at least four months ol- month- four... ffweehh four or five months. You'll remember the original JermaCraft it was like two episodes...

And I built a dirt house. This is gonna be completely different I'm going to actually spend time... and make some cool stuff. At least that's what I'm pretending that I'm gonna say that.

Got some wood... aw I got Geno still (his Minecraft skin) from Mario RPG, one of the best games of all time. If you have never played Mario RPG I suggest you play it.

Alright, got some wood, I need more trees over here I can... dig up. I'll get this one too.

excruciatingly slow wood punching

One more and we'll make our way back.

more wood punching

So I guess they added a hunger feature now too if- if you're hungry, you... you die? ... Or something, I guess? Who knows?

even more wood punching

Little bit more wood... And in my livestreams I- I was, always a tradition that when I played this game I would sing a song when things got really boring.

So that seems like the perfect opportunity right now to sing a song, so uh lemme just prep my vocal chords for a second...

sips apple cider

clears throat

Ok... So we're getting wood right now right?

(In Jazz Tune) doodoo, doo doo, (kh) doo, (kh) doo, (kh) doooo doo dooo doo doo, (kh) doo, (kh) doo (kh), doooo.

We're chopping wood down!

(kh) doodoo, doo (kh).

Every single day...

(kh) doo, (kh) doo, (kh) doooo.

I gotta get my tools!

(tch) m'doo (kh)

Any which way.

(tch) doodoo, (kh) doo, (kh) doooo doo doo.

I can't seem to reach this stupid piece of wood, so I gotta put some blocks down to get where I should...

I'mgonnachopem.

(tch) d'dnn, (tch) nhh, (tch) nhhh~

I'm gonna chop right now.

nhh, (tch) nhh, (tch) doooonnnh~ doodooonnh~ doon, (tch) doon, (tch)

fall damage

Alright that's enough... Got it! Let's get the hell outta here! Yaaay!~ splash So those of you that don't think that's gonna be a good spot- you'll see...

I'm gonna build that up to be like a castle! So here's the goal... by Christmas time of this year, 2011, I wanna have... a giant castle like as big as that, uhh, that mountain over there...

begins breaking blocks

So let's clean this up a little bit. Why don't we huh? Yeah alright, alright! ... Maybe put a little bit of dirt down here... Make sure I can y'know...

D- did I really run out of dirt? Wonderful... My first wooden tools. It's just like going to your first day of school... And get, punched in the face by the bully...

Speaking of bullies... I got a funny story for you. First ever story on JermaCraft! While I do this mundane stuff.

So... when I was like in the fourth grade, there was a kid that lived down the street from me, his name will- will stay anonymous, because... y'know I don't want him to like- if he watches these videos- I don't want him to come, like, beat me up.

Not that he would ever remember this to begin with... but I- I was probably like the fourth grade... And eh, swallows I was a little S-word guys I was a little- I was a little... little jerk when I was younger.

So essentially what happened, was- this kid, he was a big, big, fat kid: scary, not very nice. And my brother got in like a fight with him, like a looong time before this v- when I was like the second grade my brother's a little bit older than me...

And lemme pick this up.

So my brother got in a fight with this kid and... and... and like I heard about it. And so at the bus stop one day, cause we were at the same bus stop because he lives right down the street from us. At leas- at least he did, I don't know if he does anymore.

So... I dunno why- I was in the fourth grade this so much of a little jerk I was. So my grandmother used to pick me up from school, after I got from the bus stop...

Because y'know obviously you don't wanna walk- y'know, the mile and a half back to your house or whatever it is, mile... Cause the bus stop wasn't that close.

So my grandma used to pick me up, and he was at the bus stop as well, and one day I decided that out of the back window, I was going to give him a double middle finger, as I was driving with my grandmother one day.

I dunno why- I don't even know why I did it guys I can't- I can't tell you one reason why I gave this kid the double middle finger. And from that day forward, he just kinda gave me the w- like a weird look like "What? The hell are you doing?"

And from that day forward I would RUN. RUN, as fast as I could to the bus stop, and away to the bus stop where my grandmother was gonna pick me up, and it was like that for almost six months.

And he never beat me up or anything like that he, eh- he, I- I he- I don- I don- I was like, overreacting.

Actually hold on a second I don't need this... What am I doing with this? I was just putting blocks down! Actualy nonono, I was- I was doing the right thing. I want- I want these. Cause I wanna make like a wall kind of...

Let's keep that going. So yeah, so I guess the moral of the story is, never give the double middle finger to a bully. Cause, you'll be scared for the rest of your life.

And I still am scared, when I like open my doors to like, go and get the groceries... I'm scared. That bully's gonna come get me for me... givin' him the bird.

Yeah- yeah that is actually a true story I did not make that up it- I was scared for like, at least six months. And nothing ever happened either, and like- like I didn't get beat up or anything, so...

Alright now. Is there- is this all- is this gonna go straight down into... ok cool. C-o-o-o-o-l! I'm gonna make a little mine here!

hisses

It's getting late... it's getting late and when it gets late that's when Jerma starts to lose.

starts digging 4x4 hole straight down

I don't think I've ever made it past one night in this game when people are watching. I really don't think it's happened.

ambient cave sound

Is that- Ooh, there's a mine somewhere around here... Pretty sick! Oh jeez- it's right here! Ohohohoh! Nice! Maybe there's coal right here too, that'd be pretty awesome!

Oh my god, Creeper! Creeper get the hell outta here! I'm gonna kick your butt! Y'know yeah- yeah blow up! Go on, go on what do you think I care?

You can't hurt me I got a shovel! I'm gonna shovel your face in-

creeper explodes and takes off more than half of Jerma's health

gasp

... Ok well that's done. chuckles There's not coal just right here somewhere? There has to be... See this is why they always tell you, right when you start, you need to go get coal, you need to go get wood and everything, but I was too busy talking about a bully... me giving him the middle finger.

So looking- I'm trying to see if I can see coal, sometimes it's just right on the edge of these mountains...

stares into pitch black

Hmmmm... I am not pleased! ... Let's at least do this. I need a sheep too, I need wool! I'm being a real piece of crap...

#long post

[wiggly-blue-shite]

Chapter 12 The Bell Doesn’t Dismiss You

After about 15 minutes of Henry picking a my face I think he's finally done. He takes a step back and admires his work.

I have no idea what he did, my only clues are purple and purple lipstick. I'm not really scared because I know I will look cool, but I honestly have no clue what to expect. There is the small chance that he gives me like clown makeup as a joke.

Henry looks satisfied. He pulls out a little mirror. The anticipation is killing me.

"Ok." He turns the mirror around "What do you think?"

Woah. I hardly recognize myself. My cheekbones look stronger. My eyes look like they're on fire, if the fire was like purple. I've never worn lipstick before, but man is it cool.

"Oh my god! I look fucking awesome." This is way cooler than I would have imagined. Like woah!

Henry smiles widely. He looks so proud of himself. For good reason, because this is awesome.

"I'm so glad you like it!" Henry turns bright red. He looks so happy. I think my brilliant idea worked!

"How could I not like it?" God I look good, "Do you feel any better?" I really hope he does, because it seemed like he was having fun, and it would be crushing to find out he wasn't.

Henry nods with the biggest grin on his face.

"Good." I guess the trip was worth it.

Henry's phone goes off.

"One sec." He grabs his phone and exits the room. Who calls anyone anymore? I hope it's not an emergency. It's probably someone he knows since he picked up the phone. I hope everything's ok. I can't hear what he's saying.

He walks back in the room. I can't read his expression. He doesn't look devastated but he doesn't look as happy as he was, either.

"Is everything alright?" I hope it is. I don't want to restart the cheering up process.

"Yeah my parents are just out of town." Henry puts his makeup box away. "So what do you want to do now?" Henry sit down on his bed across from me.

He wants me to stay! He's not making me leave. I would have thought he would kick me out.

"Well I need to get a photo of myself like this."I walk over and sit next to him. I try to take a good photo with Henry in the shot. It's not the best photo I've take but it's ok. "Seriously though this is awesome."

There's a moment of silence. Henry's still blushing. My heart rate speeds up again. Why am I like this? Why does he have this effect on me? I'M STRAIGHT GOD DAMNIT.

"Why are you here, Ted? We don't know each other that well." Henry looks a little sad. He was just happy 10 minutes ago. People are so hard to understand god damnit. I want to help him feel better.

I shift my body weight so I'm looking him in the eyes. His eyes are so pretty. I don't know how to explain it. I guess the cliche they look like the ocean fits, but there's something more to them.

"In all honestly, I care about you." I think I like you, "I don't really know why, but I do." I don't think I am straight. I catch myself staring at his lips. I snap my gaze back up to his eyes. "I wanted to make sure you were ok."

"Thank you." Henry smiles slightly. God he's adorable. I want to hug him and kis-

"No problem, man." I lean forward, to hug him. Nothing else. I'm not going to assume anything. Henry hugs me back. My stomachs doing flips, my face heats up, and my hands start sweating. There is no way I am straight, in a world where Henry exists. "I'm glad you're feeling better."

He doesn't pull out of the hug immediately. He stays there, in my arms, holding me back. Holy shit what is happening. It has been a weird fucking day.

"Thanks." Henry pulls away from the hug. I knew he was going to pull away but I didn't want him too.

"Soooooo," I don't know what to do now. He's happier, mission accomplished. But I don't want to leave.

"Soooooo," Henry chimes in. He still has his dorky little smile. "Are you hungry?"

I have eaten since lunch. Not that it was that long ago, but I'm a pig.

"Yeah I could eat." I shrug.

"Cool, I'll order pizza." Henry stands up, pulls out his phone, and goes to look for a bag.

I don't know what he's thinking. I don't know how long he want me to stay. I'll stay as long as he wants, but I don't want to cross a line. He's fun to hang out with him.

"Pepperoni please," I reach into my pocket to take out my wallet. It's not there. "Damnit I think I left my wallet in my car, I'll go get it."

"No no no no no!" Henry walks back towards me, so he's kind of standing above me. "don't you dare, this is on me." Henry smiles kindly. God I love his smile, but I'm not going to let him pay.

"No way!" I stand up so I'm right at face level with him. I overestimated the distance he was from me. When I stand we're extremely close to each other. I try not to stare at his lips. "I'll be paying."

Henry laughs, but not his little cute laugh, a much deeper almost gravely voice. My knees go a little weak.

"Are you now?" He doesn't step away. He maintains eye contact. I didn't know he could be this intimidating.

"Yes." I know I'm going to lose this battle. But it's fine. I'm payed almost less than minimum wage. I don't like having other people pay for me though.

"Yeah ok," Henry breaks eye contact and looks down at my lips. He scans me up and down and steps away. Oh god what is he thinking. He walks over to his phone and picked it up. He has to know what he's doing. Like you don't just do that for any innocent reason. Is he just playing with me? I don't think I'm really opposed to that.

I kind of just stand there watching Henry tapping on his phone. I should go get my wallet, right?

"Ok I ordered it," He looks up from his phone.

"That was fast." Now that I'm thinking about getting food, I'm actually hungry. "How much do I own you?"

"Nothing." He smiles mischievously and winks. It should be illegal to be that fucking adorable.

"I'm not going to let you pay." I'm the one doing the cheering up here! He's not about to pay for me.

"Yes you are." Henry smiles. God his smile is so cute. I grumble slightly. "You're not going to win this fight."

That's fine.

The pizza comes. We settled on me tipping the delivery guy.

It's so weird. Henry has like an actual dinning room table. Not just a table that they put shit on. Like a table they eat on. We just eat on the couch in my house. But we actually eat on a table. Weird.

"What do you want to drink." Henry calls from the other room. Also his fucking kitchen is incredible, but that's beside the point.

"What do you got." It feels weird to yell back at him, but he doesn't seem to mind. Would it be weird to ask for beer?

"Depends," He tells back, "Do you want soda or beer?"

FUCK YEAH!

"Beer!" I can't believe he's actually cool with me drinking in his house.

Henry walks into the room and hands me a Budweiser. He got one for himself. Henry didn't seem like the kind of person to unwind in the afternoon with a frosty beer.

"You're cool with me drinking in your house?"

"I wouldn't have brought you the beer if I wasn't." Henry pats my shoulder. "It doesn't matter, my parents are out of town." He takes a sip and sits down across from me. It's so weird having such a sloppy meal, on such a nice table.

I watch him eat for a spilt second. He's so pretty and confident, at least he seems confident. I don't understand how he does that. I'm rarely ever confident, in anything.

"Can I ask you a question." This is probably going to be uncomfortable.

"Yeah sure!" Henry starts taking a sip of his beer.

"How did you know you were gay?"

Henry's eyes widen. He coughs and sets down his beer. I shouldn't have done that, bad idea.

"I shouldn't have asked that, I'm sorry." It's a really personal question, that I had no right to ask.

"No, it's a fair question." Henry looks like he's trying to get his bearings. "I uh well... Y'know how in middle school all the boys were fawning over Becky Barnes?"

I remember her. She was fine. Paul and I were devastated when she switched schools. Then Emma came along, and I started crushing on Char, that was short lived.

"Well I was more focused on Tom Huston." Henry chuckles awkwardly.

I remember Tom. He transferred out around the same time as Becky. They were really close. I was convinced that Tom transferred because Becky left.

"Huh." That makes sense. He's attracted to guys. I guess it's not that hard to figure out. If you have no attraction to girls, but if you do for guys.

"W-why do you ask?" Henry stutters a little bit. His face is bright red. God he's adorable.

"I don't know." If I tell the truth I'd be ruining the vibe we got going. That's fine. "You know that thing Mrs. Hawthorn says, These are confusing times." Thats worse, somehow that was worse than the truth.

"Yeah..." Henry gets even redder, which I didn't even know was possible for a human being.

"It's just," fuck I'm going to make it awkward. I kind of start to mutter. "I've been feeling stuff for other guys."

The Worst way to phrase it.

"Oh..." Henry's voice trails off, "Do I know him?"

Fuck. My heart starts facing and I can feel my face heating up. Why did I ask that stupid question?

"Uh, probably not ." I need to think of a good lie, "it's just a guy I met through baseball." That's a good lie right? "But you know I still like girls."

"Well you're probably bi." Henry looks like he's trying to calm down. I feel bad for making him so flustered.

I forgot that that was a thing. It does make sense though I guess. I could be bi. That's not to far out.

"Yeah..." god damnit I made things uncomfortable. I can't be here anymore, I'm just going to make things more uncomfortable. I can still preserve this memory while it's still pure.

It's got to be around 5pm, I can get away with the whole "I need to get home" act. That feels rude though. I also want to stay here with Henry.

"Thanks." I smile at him. "That helps." I take another swing of beer. I wish I got drunk more easily, because this right here, is excruciating.

"Well, I'm glad I can help." Henry smiles back.

We finish up the food. I pick up my plate and start helping him clean up. Not that there was a lot to clean. Just throwing away the paper plates and the pizza box.

"Hey ted." Henry tugs on my shirt sleeve. I turn to face him. He grabs my face and pulls me towards him. Our lips make contact. My heart beat is going crazy. My body feels like it's on fire. He lets go quickly. "I'm so sorry I shouldn't have done that. I couldn't help myself." Henry is completely red. He looks really panicked and all over the place.

"Don't apologize." That was so nice. Even if it only lasted a split second.

"No no no, that wasn't ok. I shouldn't have done that. I'm so sorry. I don't know what case over me." Henry's talking very fast. He must be freaking out. This is the opposite of what I wanted.

"I'm sorry, too." I bring my voice up over his.

Henry is still so a second.

"Why?" He looks worried.

"For lying." I grab the side of his face and pull him into a kiss.

Oh my god, there is not fucking way I'm straight.

#that was a chaotic chapter #tgwdlm #tedgens #the bell doesnt dismiss you #fanfic

[jess-the-vampire]

Sky And The Forces Of The Multiverse, Chapter 15

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Judas and Sky were still snickering as they wandered down the halls, Nora trailing behind, looking around the castle through her hair. Finally being given the opportunity to check out another kingdom without er parent's aid was a whole new experience for her. Especially since she was allowed proper alone time with judas and sky, not at any large wild party, or at a guarded meeting. Though as expected, she wasn't much of a talker, though she seemed to enjoy her company nonetheless. After they finished laughing, judas looked behind him and immediately noticed the half monster's less then happy face. He bit his lip before ushering her to walk with them, and in between them. Her face was red and her voice was still small and shy. "Um, sorry about the commotion back there, you probably weren't expecting so many guests, but i assure you they're all cool! Luna is well, she's a bit demanding but it's nothing to worry about!", he was trying to make the girl feel better but honestly he wasn't sure how to make the situation more comforting for her.

Though sky had been reluctant to nora coming before, she seemed to have pulled herself together as she attempted to cheer the girl up herself. "Honestly, i'm glad your parents finally gave in and let you hang out!! Those guys can be sticks in the mud sometimes.". Nora blinked at her before speaking a little, "Your mom wanted me there so badly, she had to tell my parents i would be under protection 24/7 in order to convince them to even let me come.". Sky's interest peaked, "Mom lied huh? Well, whatever gets you outta their hair i guess.". The slimy girl parted some hair from her face, not really looking at her companions, "I'm sorry, I'm being a distraction, aren't I?". Judas wrapped an arm around her before pulling back, as that may of been too fast, "What, no no ! Nora, we're happy to have you here. I've been wanting to talk to you for awhile, since you...well you kinda stopped answering my texts..". "Oh, i'm sorry, my parents confiscated my phone, I think they found out i was talking to you.", her answer seemed to at least reassure judas of not hurting her feelings or anything. "Oh, i'm sorry, that really sucks, i hope you get it back eventually", however, sky butted in, "No judas, you don't have to apologize for that. You're a totally cool guy and her folks are paranoid as all heck. Uh...no offense.". Nora didn't seem to mind though, "No, it's fine, they're just scared considering half monsters are considered well...yeah.". "Well, you're perfectly cool around us! No hate against monsters here!" Nora still wasn't looking at them though, preferring the ground. "This castle is nice, bigger then ours.", nora was not very good at making conversation, reducing to not much else but small talk. Sky could only do the best she could, passing by some murals, "Yeah, but you get lost in it fast, i hear yours is in the middle of a beautiful forest?.". Nora nodded slowly, "It's not as pretty when you spend most of your time using your slime to cure infections, then it just comes off like a death trap. Your gardens are just...safer....more kept, relaxing.". "Well yours are more exciting!". "Heh, not really, you guys just have so much more...like parents, who like to play games all the time and let you have fun and stuff. It's boring back home in my kingdom.", was it just her, or was nora smiling a bit now? Nonetheless, this seemed to make judas feel better, seeing nora smile, "Eh, the stuff we all get into doesn't always mean "Fun", the two of us have kinda almost died at some point. And our folks, well, our folks are great but they have their own sets of issues honestly, sometimes i don't think my parents can keep their hands off each other." "I think it's romantic." "Hm?". "That so many years later, they're still so loving and affectionate? Not many couples retain that after so long, right?", she was blushing, eyes shifting away. "My parents said...they've been together since they they were teens, and well....they're still just as in love now? I mean....they look so happy...". "That's true....". She smiled even wider, less shy and almost laughing, "There's something nice about knowing they're still just as happy as adults as they were before they were married. They're just, so nice together.". Then she dimmed down, "Well, I think so at least...", she got embarrassed so easily, as though afraid to speak her mind sometimes in front of...well..anyone. Judas reassured her though with a smile, "No it's fine, honestly, i'm glad you like them, though trust me, sometimes you really do think they outta find a room for a bit when you live with them.". "Really?", she mumbled, "How come?". "The affection is sweet, don't get me wrong, but well.....sometimes when they do it...it really isn't a good time. Sky's parents like each other a lot, but they don't show constant affection like my folks do, and it does fine for them, and...probably makes dinner less weird.". Sky snorted, "My moms' idea of a romantic getaway is to go hunt for ghosts in abandoned towns, so yeah, they got their own way of being romantic.". Nora sighed, "My folks like to collect leaves and make medicine?". "That sounds alright", the princess shrugged, not wanting to crap on nora's words, though nora herself didn't seem to think of her folk's endevours as very interesting herself. She was quiet, and sky stopped in her tracks in front of a painting. Judas and nora stopped with her, as sky looked up at it, it was one of her and her parents. The painting it itself was a royal one, typically shown to portay the royal family in a positive and powerful light, and sky found herself looking to her mother. Her mother, who was also the mother of four other girls trapped in this very same castle. She couldn't help but think about her conversation with lexi, it creeped into her mind as she looked into the eyes of her mother's portrait. Her mind became dark and she couldn't help but speak up. "Hey, what do you guys think of my mom, as in, super powerful queen mom?", the two blinked at her, that was a change in subject alright. "Well, i think your mom did a lot of good, and well, she's very popular and preppy, and she is kinda friends with everyone.", the demon answered honestly, and nora followed up behind a bit after. "She's really tough, and is good at getting what she wants.....", sky thought for a moment, "You think that maybe, I've been kinda putting her on too much of a pedestal? As in, do you think i'm wrong for thinking she's so perfect all the time and all that?". "Sky?". "I just want an answer.". Her friend stepped forward, stuttering for the right words, "Well, no, I mean, Since we were kids all we heard about was your mom's achievements and well....it's kinda rare to hear much bad about her. It's not wrong for you to think she's the way you've been made to believe for years.". Sky still had her back turned to them though, so he kept going, "But, at the same time, yeah, she probably has done and can do some pretty bad stuff, i mean, everyone can do that. I don't think your mom is a perfect person if that's what you're asking.". "It's just, i'm so pressured by everyone to be like her, and well....I guess i never really thought of her being y'know....not what everyone says? You hear it so many times you start to believe it and well, i kinda wonder if maybe, i just don't know her, like...REALLY know her.", judas looked to nora and quietly asked to excuse them for a second, walking up to sky. "One of the girls spoke to you, didn't they? About your mom in their universe?", judas, observant as always. "Yeah...". "She was bad?". "Yeah, and it's just....i never thought my mom could be...like THAT, y'know?". "But Sky, that's not who she is here, I mean. Maybe she's bad in other worlds, but just because you share your mom with thousands of other kids out there doesn't mean she's the same person!". He looked over to make sure nora was still here as he whispered to his friend, "We're all kinda capable of bad stuff, it just depends on your choices. The girls, you know they come from alternate realities, our parents....well....alternate versions of them have to exist as well.". Sky was quiet. "Don't let this get to you, those aren't your actual mom, you know whose your actual mom, even if she's not the best herself.". Sky nodded, "Sorry, i might've flipped out a sec there, i think i need to stop thinking about these other worlds, they might be getting to me.". Jude placed a hand on his friend's shoulder, "I think we're better off not knowing so much about the other worlds, they might well, do this to us. Ruin our own dimension for us.". "Yeah, you're right.". "Let's just enjoy the rest of tonight, you ok with that?"., his friend nodded before they turned around the address nora, but to their surprise, nora wasn't there anymore. At first, they both felt their heart stop, until they spotted a trial of slime on the floor, from the princess's hair. "C'mon, she'll get lost in here....let's go find her", sky took jude's arm and followed the trail all the way to what sky knew was a hall closet for servants to get cleaning tools from. Opening the door to find Nora inside. "Nora, you scared us....what are you doing in-?". Then the demon froze. She was huddled against the wall, sad expression on her face and hair covering herself. "Nora?". "W-We didn't mean to leave you out like that-". "I shouldn't be here....", she mumbled out, tears down her face, and making the royals pause. "Nora......no, of course you should be here! W-we love having you here! It's a perfect place for you to take a break and talk with us and-". "I didn't want to be here with all these people, and...i don't know what to do! and it feels like...like....". She wiped her face, "You two are so close, and....i'm just....i have nothing, my parents never let me go to any of these things and everyone thinks i'm a freak and-". She felt two bodies sit next to her, "I can't handle being at parties like this, i'm not good with people and no one wants me here and-". "Nora, we didn't-". "It's not your fault.....it's me, i-I'm panicking again.", she hugged her legs closer to her, "I keep telling myself to talk and make friends but...i can't do that, you guys have been friends for years. I-I can't convince myself to be like that, i can't even look at a person! You both just.....care about each other so much and spend so much time together and.....i'm just better off being hid. I want to do so much more, but...I can't convince myself to do it, i'm gonna freeze up and they'll all see it and....". Guess her parents keeping her from the adventure life had gotten to her more then they thought. "Nora, me and sky...well, we aren't exactly the best either, at being social and handling new situations.", a light green eyes peeked out to judas, "But, trying new things is the best way to well, do anything that's scary. It's easier to run of course, but well, you might regret not going through with it.". Then sky butted in, "Like, you FINALLY got away from your parents, and i know that's probably really freaky, but you've been wanting something like this for a while right? Might as well try it, trying won't hurt you and if you wanna leave, well, leave." "I think you did rather well, during the ball, i loved talking to you.", judas added, trying to make her feel better, "You know me and sky, you don't have to worry about what we think of you. Just talk to the others, trust me, they'll love you!". The girl looked unsure but judas stood up, "You trust me right? I'll make sure no one picks on you.". The slimy girl thought for a moment before taking the boy's hand, "I'm sorry for freaking out, I-I....I get like this when...I'm put into uncomfortable situations...". "It's cool, you're new to this, nothing to be ashamed of." Sky followed behind, "Yeah, trust us, the other girls are WAY weirder then you.". Judas almost shot sky a look but nora seemed to be a bit more reassured thanks to sky's words. She finished wiping her eyes and judas found her arm wrapping around his for safety, "Ok, I'll......i'll go with it...I just hope your friends don't...think i'm odd or anything.". They left the closet, judas taking nora up ahead and sky coming in from behind. The castle had always been rather creepy at night, and that hadn't changed to sky despite the years. There were some servants walking around at times, and of course some guards were working, but most of the time everyone was asleep. Her moms were going to check in later with them, but until then, they were all left on their own. She kept up with the others before noticing out of the corner of her eye, someone moving down the hall? They moved so fast she had barely seen them, were they wearing...a dress? Was it one of her moms? Sky stopped in her tracks for a second, staring at the hallway for a moment in curiosity. "Sky? You coming?". "Sorry i just thought i saw someone walking around....", judas bit his lip and walked over to her, "What kinda person?". Sky could only stratch her head, "I dunno, i didn't see their face, they were in a hurry though...", but judas looked to nora, "We should catch up with everyone, we can inform a guard if you're worried.". Sky lingered on the scene for a bit before nodding, the three resuming their walk back to find everyone else, though it wasn't hard considering the rukus that could be heard from the room they had been sent to. The kids were watching a movie alright, a fantasy one. But clearly the group had walked on one of the scarier parts in the movie judging by mason hiding behind a pillow, sunny yelping a bit, and lexi....clapping? Celeste already passed out and coral was still hooked to her game. Melaine was found in the room, writing stuff down in her journal, but for some reason luna wasn't with her. Bernard and Landon seemed to still be out though, unsurprisingly. Judas seemed to immediately point to sunny and galexia as his best bet to bond with nora, prompting her over to the girls to do a proper introduction. While Sky immediately walked over and tapped melaine on the shoulder, "Mel, uh....where's luna?". Melanie was startled at first, but brightened up at the sight of her friend before answering her, "Oh, she stepped out a bit, i thought she was going off to find you?". Sky blinked at her in awe, "Wait, do you know where she went?". "Nope!". Well, that wasn't a good sign. "So, luna just wandered off somewhere in the castle?", her friend nodded, and sky immediately turned to judas, who was still helping nora make friends. Or at least, help the girl come out of her shell when it came to meeting new people. Sunny was already in the process of complimenting the girl's hair when Judas felt sky tug on his shirt, pulling him back. "Sky? Wha-", she grabbed his shirt and looked him in the eyes, though it was hard when he was way taller then her. "Luna is gone!". "Wait, what?" "You heard me, she left to go look for us or something." "Well, i'm sure she'll be back, she knows her way around sky, nothing to panic about, just give her a call ok?", he patted her shoulder, "Sky, c'mon now, luna wanders off all the time and you know it, just go call her and i'm sure she'll rejoin. C'mon, let's just focus on having fun the rest of the night, there will be time for worrying and talking after everyone has fallen asleep. Oh, and maybe talk to the nearest guard if you're still worried someone is walking around.". He walked away to rejoin nora and sunny and sky hoffed. He was right, and she knew it. But, she still didn't like luna walking around on her own. Maybe sky was paranoid because of the person walking around or how dark the place was or maybe that luna was up to something but she was a lot more anxious about this then judas. She pulled out the compact, leaning against the wall and sighing as she texted the blonde, honestly she felt like maybe her worry just came from the fact she didn't trust luna's word that she was actually looking for them. She was so desperate for anything, she probably was sneaking out to do something more unsavory. And she was still mad with judas for not telling her what was stolen. The girl eyed the door, maybe she should go after her? Just in case? Though she didn't even really know where she was either so where she would even start was the real question, luna could be anywhere as long as she had her wand on her person. But then again, judas was probably right that sky was thinking about this too hard, she kinda did jump to conclusions in assuming something was up. However, as the minutes passed, there was no reply from luna, making sky bite her lip. The movie ended, and sky was seriously debating heading out as she saw melaine grab a flashlight from one of her small pj pockets and raise it to the ceiling. "WHO WANTS TO TELL SCARY STORIES!!??", it almost startled sky but it was clear by the reaction of the audience there was a clear "No" on their faces. Celeste was even woken up by her screaming and replied by trying to cover her ears. However, despite the clear protest, melaine started up one anyway, as expected. "Ever heard of...the doll that eats flesh? it's one of my favorite scary kid's books!" Judas immediately tried to reach for her flashlight, "Mel, please, we don't want to hear scary stories.". Nora was no longer hiding behind her hair, a little more comfortable then she was before, though despite not really wanting to hear a scary story, still sounded curious. "Scary book series?", melaine nodded, "Yeah, i mean, i forgot what it was called, but it's like, a bunch of scary books for kids, it was a super best seller for years! I own the whole collection.". Of course she did. "Ok so, this guy has this doll, it's super old and fancy and he finds it at a garage sale and gives it to his daughter, but like, then the creepy doll starts moving on it's own and comes to life and her dog runs into it and-", suddenly the door opened, a pink demon and human stepping through. Landon and Bernard saw the faces of the room, who all got startled by their entrance , and wondered exactly what they had walked in on. Though Judas looked more then thankful they interrupted. "Um....sorry?", Bernard awkwardly waved as sky walked over and pushed the boys forward, "Well, at least you guys came back from....whatever you two were doing. You two weren't doing anything bad right?". Landon shot her an embarrassed look, bernard just clapped his hands together, "Ah well, sorry we were gone so long, me and landon were ah.....well he wanted to show off his violin and i wanted to show off some of my magic tricks and well-". "YOU DO MAGIC!!??" Sunny jumped over the couch perfectly and ran over to the human, "Oh my god! How many spells do you know? Do you have a wand? Can you-". The boy put his hands out, smiling but very overwhelmed, "Well, no, it's well, human magic, i mean, i can do card tricks, coin tricks, and i'm currently trying to well...learn how to cough stuff up." Celeste groggily sat back up, clearly she wasn't getting any sleep with all these people around, "Ugh, coughing up what now?". "As in, swallowing something and making your body cough it back up, It's well....a tougher practice then other acts but i think it would come in handy. As long as i don't swallow something i probably shouldn't be swallowing just yet.". Melaine looked a bit bothered her story got interrupted, but she blew it off fast to start talking about magicians that she knew and everyone got annoyed all over again. Sky couldn't help but smirk, but she still had to go find luna. She bit her lip and coughed, getting everyone's attention, "Ok guys, so.....we're missing luna, i dunno if she's lost of whatever but she's not checking her compact, whatever she's doing. So, i'm gonna go look for her, i guess if you guys want to help you can, maybe. Well, not all of you.". There was silence for a bit, but then bernard raises his hand, "I'll help find her, in fact....", then he grabbed landon's arm, "We'll both help find her.". In addition, much to her surprise, nora raised a hand, "I-I'll go, if that's ok...". And like chain reaction, Judas followed behind. "I'll be here, watching the kids....", coral said, had she even looked up from her game all night? Sky gave her a look before turning to sunny, "Uh....sunny, how about you stay here, you're tough, if anything happens, just let us know, you and mason can hold the fort i'm sure.". They were only stuck with celeste, who was tired as heck, galexia who was well, galexia, coral who probably wouldn't be doing much unless prompted to, and melaine. So they'd be fine on their own with everyone else. Except. "WAIT!! I WANNA HELP!!" Melanie rushed forward, "I was the last one who saw her right? So it only makes sense i got, c'mon, let me on a mission sky, please???" To be fair, it wasn't technically a "Mission" like the ones Melanie knew of in stories, but at the same time Melanie had been begging to go on one of sky's "Adventures" since forever. Sky, despite judas's unhappy looks, nodded, "Eh, sure, why not, the more the merrier i guess. But uh, you outta be paired with someone who knows the castle well so....". "Landon, bernard, you're a team, me and mel can be on a team, and judas and nora can be their own little team. Cool? Cool.", separating Bernard and Landon would look odd and Judas and melaine never got along so there was really only one way of doing this, besides. No one seemed to be protesting about their assigned teams teams, judas putting his hands on his hips, "We'll take the right wing, you girls take the left, landon and bernard can check the main corridors and central parts of the castle. We know luna couldn't have gone too far, just call when she's found, cool?" "Cool.", said everyone in agreement. They split, landon , judas, and sky leading the ways for their respective teams. And the hunt was on. - "This place is cooler then your castle, i mean, in temperature, not in style...", Bernard walked alongside landon, who held a weak flame he has created in his palm, "So you really do live underground? In hot environments?". Landon nodded, "Yeah, everything's sorta underground, we have to go to the surface if we ever want to enjoy weather and we sorta have some kinda of sky? But it's kinda more magic then anything so it's not really the same as the actual one..". "Well, i thought your place looked...nice, i honestly can't believe you're a prince.", landon shrugged, "Well, you're not the only one..". And bernard, noticing the tone of the boy's voice,  suddenly tried to apologize, "I-I didn't mean it like that, it's more like, well....I can't believe I've gotten to meet someone as cool as you!! Being in the presence of a prince, well, it's so interesting. You're not like what i imagined a prince to be, you're....so much more, like me. ". Landon smirked, "Yeah, that sounds more like my brother....judas...". "He seems nice...". Landon grumbled, "Yeah, he's....nice..". The tensions in the boy's voice told bernard to drop it, guess there was some stuff between them landon didn't want to speak about. Landon seemed happy earlier, showing bernard some of his favorite items in his room and everything else they talked about together, but it seemed family was a more sensitive subject. Landon's emotions seemed to be affecting his flame a bit, which was already pretty small as is, and bernard wrapped an arm around him, hoping to relax him. "So luna? Blonde, blue eyes, looks disapproving at everyone?". 'Yeah.", back on focus, landon's flame was a bit bigger and better. "You know landon, this is kinda fun, i mean, it's also completely creepy and i'm probably going to have nightmares tonight. But at the same time i like getting to know your friends, and your world is all pretty interesting, i hope we get to hang out more...out here. If that's ok?". Landon bumped him, "Yeah, that's ok, I uh.....I'd like having some company here, royal life can kinda get boring.". He took a look through an open door as bernard  followed suit, "Being a prince can get boring?". "Well, i'm not the first in line, so all i do is be prepared in case something bad happened to my brother. So I just kinda well....sit in my room and do chores and whatever I guess...cause well.....i dunno what to do really", landon closed the door, and kept a move on, "I just....I don't get to do much....around here". His friend crossed his arms, "Well, I only just moved into my new house, so i guess we both have time to kill.". Landon nodded ,"Yeah that'd be cool...". "I'm so used to moving it makes it hard to...make friends y'know? but with you...it's kinda cool i can well...come here any time from any place...", from his pockets he pulled out a pair of dimensional scissors, showing them off before packing them up. "Yeah, just don't tell my parents you have those, i mean, we have tons of them to spare, but if they hear about it...hekapoo will probably hear about it and it just leads to stuff that you don't wanna be apart of...". "You seem to trust me a lot...". Landon felt himself blushing, "Well, yeah....I mean....", he was having a hard time focusing on the mission at hand, kinda more or less pretending to search rather then actually searching. "It's just....I dunno, we've just been talking for some time and you just....", he could feel bernard's smile on him, and he stopped speaking, making the human laugh. "Ah, nothing to be embarrassed about, I appreciate the trust. Though I don't understand why you think i'm anyone worthy enough to hang out with you....I just feel, you could honestly do better....being royalty..". Landon was about to say something when he heard a noise from another room,  "Hmm?". The boys ran inside, the room was empty, but on the floor there was a single compact, lying down on the floor. Luna's compact. Landon picked it up before turning to bernard, "Well, we know she was in here, so that's something....". He turned on the lights of the room to get a good look at it, finding it was only a room of portraits, mostly of past queens, the room in itself was clearly meant for lounging. Landon hummed but it didn't seem like anything in here was messed with, it was probably just likely she walked in and it just slipped out of her pjs. He pocketed it and pulled out his own compact, texting his brother. "Well, she's not in there...". Bernard looked a bit concerned as he pocketed his hands and furrowed his brows, "You don't think she got kidnapped or anything....right? I mean, stuff like that happens in castles sometimes and well...i'd be worried if we're trapped in here with someone.". Landon sighed, "It's probably nothing, i mean, the whole castle is full of servants anyway, someone would've known if something happened, i mean like....they kidnapped a knight?  Like, luna was the best here i think?". "Well, are the guards here.....i mean, is the security system any good?", judging by the demon's face, that was probably a no. "It's well, it's better then it used to be, the new head knights sorta helped, but well, some of the guards are not at their best.....but like, maybe i'm not the person to ask.". Landon pocketed his compact and turned away, "Look, we'll be fine, just say close to me and i'll....take care of it if anything does happen in here, in the middle of the night.". Bernard nodded, "Alright, so should we find the others or-?". He tapped his friend on the shoulder and landon turned back to him, only to find his face was a little too close to the human then he would've liked, landon blushed then turned his head, "Yeah, let's do that, before they get hurt or something.". Landon started to walk away and bernard smirked as he followed the demon, "Alright.". - Judas headed down what he counted as the fifth hallway of locked doors, Nora following behind, a large flame coming from his hand to light his way. No doubt servants were sleeping behind these doors and luna probably wasn't here. She left her compact behind according to his brother, so texting her was a bust. But the fact she hadn't turned up yet made judas feel incredibly uncomfortable walking around at night, luna was not exactly a friendly person all the time but she was more then capable to take care of herself and it wasn't a good sign she seemed missing. Then again, it was also entirely possible she was just sneaking around in places she shouldn't be and was completely fine. Though why she ended up leaving her compact in an random room was beyond him, where was she even trying to go. Was the castle in layout just a bit different in her reality? Either way judas was not having a ton of luck in finding her, he couldn't even call out her name because it'd be rude to disturb the ones sleeping around here. Even the guards were useless, they didn't recall seeing her at all. Where the heck was she? Nora stayed close behind the demon, just or safety in case she needed it. The light of the flame seemed to make her feel more comfortable walking around in the castle, though judas partially wished he left her with sunny and galexia. Those girls looked happy to meet her and nora, though nervous about them, seemed to be flattered they thought she was pretty and her slimy hair wasn't gross. Not to mention offering to braid it and draw with them. She should be having fun, and making friends, not wandering around a creepy castle with him. Where she could get hurt. "Judas, I-I know you'll find her.....", she said softly, "Don't worry...". There she was, being her supportive self again, at least she was trying to calm judas's worries. "I'm sure we'll find her, though.....there's no denying it's a bit scary to not hear from her and find her compact laying around. Luna's tough, and i don't know about her being....kidnapped exactly, but there's something suspicious about this and the sooner we find her the better." Even if luna didn't have knight skills, she would STILL be able to take anyone down, using her wand as a last resort. Would a kidnapped have been prepared for that, what would they even want with her anyway? Was it the person responsible for the girl's situation, coming to claim them? If luna was fine this whole time judas swore he was gonna give her a serious talk- "Judas? Is everything ok? Your arm?". Judas stopped and looked at his arm, it was twitching and he realized his monster arm might return if he wasn't careful. Most of the time it did it's own thing, but sometimes, judas could swear it arrived in sync with his emotions. He took a breathe, it was so unlike him to get so mad, but it was clear he still wasn't too happy with luna as is. "I'm fine.....sorry, i'm just a bit worried....", nora looked to the floor, "It's ok, I get worried all the time...". He started walking more around the castle, asking guards about luna and checking any room he could. Nora stayed close by to him, to the point in which she wrapped an arm around one of his just to stay close for now, glancing at the boy every once in awhile. Time passed and judas spoke to her softly, "I know you want to say something, go ahead....". She brushed some hair from her face and mumbled, "You know, i hope you don't mind me saying but....maybe my family could help...with...your arm...". Judas looked at her with a questioning glance, "It's just, my family are healers and i know the curse is part of your dna so it can't be removed normally but...maybe you need...a different kind of cure...as in...a medical one?". Judas turned his head, "Maybe nora, but I'm not sure, i know you have good intentions, but we've even tried purifying me in the magic dimension, my parents could've lost their minds trying to cure me....I just don't know if i'm worth so much effort for you to cure....it might be a lost cause by this point.". "You're not a lost cause!!", she suddenly said louder then usual, making judas stop in his tracks. "You're just...", she said quieter, "You shouldn't give up on curing yourself, we'd be happy to help you! I-I uh...i still remember when the high commission forced you to wear that giant capsel around your arm and how miserable you were till your parents forced them to let you take it off. You just....it makes you miserable and well....i think you shouldn't give up on trying to remove it. I just...I don't think you should feel scared of yourself anymore...". "Nora...". "Your a cool person judas....I want to help you...". He smiled sweetly, flashing his fangs, "You really don't have to do this for me...you know? You might never cure me....my family making so much effort to help me is one thing, but you doing it? When i know you have so much else to worry about?". He was being way too bashful about the whole thing, and he knew it, but he wasn't wrong was he? This girl was normally forced to stay away from him and had her own perosnally issues and she was going to dedicate time to him? "I know, but I just think...If i can help, what's the harm in trying? Just let me try, as uh....a thank you...for talking to me....?", she wasn't going to take no as an answer was she? The demon gave in, he really couldn't tear her down anyway,  "Alright, I mean, it's a good excuse as any to hang out...right?". Nora nodded, "I'm not big on healing personally, but....if i told my parents i was working on my own patients, they might give me a bit of freedom to well.....spend some time with you and sky...". "Nora, never thought you'd be so sneaky...". She laughed, only to have the moment interrupted by a loud crash in another room. Judas's pointed ears twitched and he pulled nora along as he rushed to find the source of the noise.  It might not be luna but it was worth a shot to make sure at the very least. The door to the room, which judas immediately recognized as one of the storage rooms, was wide open. He turned to nora behind him and motioned for her to be quiet before he stepped forward and his flame grew to show the source of the crash. The room was indeed a supply closet, seemingly for the kitchen in fact, though clear in the midst of everything was a pink shape. "Angel?". Among crates of corn and supplies, was a very disoriented spider prince, dressed in matching pjs and looking as though he had just gotten out of bed. Nora squeaked as she saw him and tried to hide behind judas as he stood in astonishment. What in the heck was angel doing here in the middle of the night? Was this another attempt to protest against the queen or was he in here for other reasons? Either way judas mumbled before kicking floor with his heel, a flame shooting out and waking the prince fully up with a push, and a scream. "Angelus Sebastian Arachford!! What are you doing in here?!", judas put a hand on his hip as the spider prince's drowsy eyes figured out who was in front of him, rubbing his head as his long light pink locks , and his red pupils examined his surroundings. "P-prince Lucitor?", then he blinked again as he noticed the smaller figure behind the boy, "Princess spiderbite.....what....what are you...". He looked around the room again before blinking in confusion, "Wait, where am I?". "Butterfly castle, you're in a storage room....". Angel looked up to the older boy, embarrassed and very puzzled. "I-I don't remember entering this place...". Judas didn't seem so convinced though, crossing his arms as nora turned on the light switch of the room, "Angel, look, i get it, you have every right to be mad about what happened to your people, but sky and her mom are not at fault for what their ancestors did, and they can't just make it up to you, I don't know how many times we have to tell you stop till you actually stop.". "Wait, no, judas....look, this time, it wasn't me. I don't.....", the spider boy stood up, his giant spider legs helping lift him up onto his two normal ones, judas seemed slightly taken aback at the boy using his first name for once before it changed back , "Look, the last time i was here was the compact thing, I promise. But tonight, I was asleep in my bed and....wait, what are you two doing here, in your....sleepwear?.". Judas's unimpressed expression hadn't changed, "Sky was having a sleepover, we're invited.". Angel swallowed whatever spit he had left sitting in his mouth, still looking very uncomfortable with his current situation. "Oh.....". The boy was frozen on the spot, as if he had no idea what to say or do. "Angel, look, whatever you were doing, show me it, and you can go home....or i'll have to make you, your choice". "Do not threaten me prince lucitor, if i was up to something i wouldn't deny it and you know it....". That was.....true. Nonetheless, Judas persisted. "That still doesn't explain why you're here...". "Prince Lucitor, i'm being entirely serious, I-I don't remember being here....I....I an't explain why i'm here but I have nothing to hide.", he stopped and sighed, dead silence between the royals before angel finished his sentence, "Never mind, It doesn't matter much, does it? You're not going to believe me are you?". Judas unfolded his arms, "Angel, I know you intend to do good, but you've never given me a reason to not think you're always up to something. C'mon, out of the storage closet, we need to tell queen butterfly so she can inform your parents.", angel didn't put up fight, red-faced as he passed judas, still lost in thought. "Stay in front of me, and stay close..". "Fine, as you wish...", he said bitterly. Angel was not exactly a good actor, so judas was a bit suspicious as he closed the door behind him, but there was no reason for angel to be in here unless he arrived here himself. Though then again, why he looked like he just rolled out of bed was peculiar. Lucky angel wasn't really fighting him, but at the same time angel knew better then to pick a fight with a monster who was more powerful then him.  The prince was silent as they moved allong and his hands stayed behind his back to show he wasn't up to anything with them. Being cautious, Judas pulled out his compact to text his friends as angel walked forward, turning around and watching him before turning his back to him. "I'm sorry..". Judas looked to him briefly in confusion, "Hm?". "For taking your compact." As judas recalled his father had forced the spider prince to apologize the last time he had seen him, so angel now wanted to make a genuine apology since he was here? Or was he trying to seem sympathetic to judas because he got caught? Judas finished his text and put the compact back in his pocket. Nora was still hiding behind judas and it was more then clear she wasn't particularly happy to see angel, and judas reassured her as he spoke to the other prince. "Angel, if you're trying to-". "No, it was.....disrespectful as a prince to steal from a fellow royal as i did. If anything i am at least honorable to my fellow monsters.", he paused before stopping in his tracks and turning around to the demon, "And, you stayed by for my mother.....that was...kind of you. It's appreciated.". For a second he looked sad, but nodded and turned around and continued to walk. Judas eyeing him with come curiosity, "Your mother really cares about you you kn-". "Where's princess butterfly?", angel interrupted, ruining the moment as judas sighed and followed along, making sure the prince didn't run. Honestly, he should bind his arms with a spell, but at the same time, angel was still harmless and it would go against judas's virtues himself when he told sky to not lay a finger on the prince. Nonetheless, he still was being cautions as he spoke to him, nora still hiding behind the tall boy as though pretending she wasn't there. "She's searching for someone, not that it's your concern..", Angel's nose twitched as a result, "I can smell her on you.....". Judas made a face at him, knowing what angel was trying to accuse, "don't even imply anything, we hang out all the time...", he went back to focusing on the prince to make sure he didn't get away when a lightbulb suddenly went off as he heard the prince continue to sniff. "Wait a second, angel!!". The prince seemed a bit startled now, as the taller boy walked forward to him and started looking him straight in the eyes. "W-what? What's the problem now?" " No it's...I know we want to take you to the queens but, I think we could use your help actually. It may not be the best of times, but, if you truly want to prove yourself to me, then help me find Luna, i'm sure you remember her from last time.". The prince gaped at him before processing what he said and he thought for a moment, "You refuse to believe me unless i help you? Pardon?". He still looked mad and confused, arms crossing in front of him and his long legs folding into his back. "I'll hear you out and i'll accept your apology, if you can help me find her. The sooner we find her, the sooner we can wrap why you're here and i'll at least know you want to make this up to me. I know we don't always get along, nor do you and sky, but....i would be grateful if you could help us, your species has an impressive sense of smell and well....we don't.". Angel's four eyes blinked at him and he seemed to be considering it. Angel kinda did some crummy things for his cause that only made things worse for everyone, including his own people, but the boy was not heartless when it came to judas or sky. Probably because despite them thinking he was silly they still saw him as a person to a degree and angel saw them that way in return. "Angel?". "Fine, just for you...". Judas could agree to that, and he nodded to nora, who still looked anxious around the other prince. "C'mon, let's find my brother, he has the perfect object for you to get a wiff on.". - "So my current theory is the girls-". "SHHH mel, it's not time for that, someone could listen in". "Right right sorry...". Sky waved her wand frantically, it failing to light up the way as per usual. Honestly, the thing not working after moments were she used it WELL were always more painful. Her lessons, seems to have improvements, and she liked her new cloudy, but sometimes she swore this WAND. So she could summon cloudy and she could narwhal blast kinda sorta, but she can't even summon a proper light to help her get through her own home? This looked really pathetic. At least melaine was doing fine with her own little flashlight, even if it didn't give off much light. Honestly she considered going to find eclipsa to ask but with luna's phone being inside the castle it felt better to assume she was still inside the main building somewhere. Though honestly who really knew at this point, and nonetheless, sky could REALLY use a light in here. She could hear guards snickering at her failure as she walked, asking them bluntly for help as they shrugged and did nothing. If kelly were here they might feel more inclined to help but boy did the whole guard situation shift when jackie left. But no, of course kelly had to have gone to the meeting her mom was at, just her luck. At least mel was having fun. She could get "Annoying" perhaps but she was just excited to be apart of a world like this and it would be unfair to say she wasn't right in feeling that way. Getting picked on at school felt less worse when she knew there was a real magical world out there, proving her theories and speculations about the world as possibly true. Being on sky's "Missions" was harder when she was on earth and heck knows her mom sure wouldn't let the girl go on any of them if she knew. Though it was nice to have a friend who knew earth stuff, more then judas did. And mel at least always made sky happy at least, even now as she reached into a nightshirt pocket to pull out- "Is that another tiny flashlight?" Melaine nodded, "Well, it's supposed to go on a keychain but i didn't have a proper keychain to use cause my keychains ALREADY are loaded with stuff so I decided to carry it naturally but i guess that's weird is it?". Sky blinked at her in disbelief but shook her head, "No no no, but uh....why didn't you mention you had one sooner?". Mel shrugged sheepishly,  "I just kinda wanted to see you do magic and use your wand, cause it's so SO cool to watch.". Typical mel. "Well, hand it here, we need to see where we're going a bit better if we wanna find luna..." the girl handed over the second flashlight and sky pointed it around as they moved on, "So sorry about all the kids coming over, the place is a bit crowded and well, you don't really know everyone too well so...". But the human looked delighted, "Oh no, they're cool, I started talking to luna about my stuff and she started arguing against it but she didn't even fully think i was crazy!". "Well, that's nice at least, i mean, luna comes up with a LOT of ideas herself, so no wonder you'd kinda like her.", i mean, who better to put together then the girls who were always thinking outside of the box? Even if luna was probably more grounded in her ideas. "You think she thinks i'm cool?!", sky bit her lip as she checked another room, "Eh, don't keep your hopes up mel, luna seems to not really get along with anyone. I mean, even celeste sorta seems to think landon's cool and hangs out with people but luna kinda seems to like being on her own...". "Really?". "Honestly, since she's been here, I've never really seen her willingly choose to just...hang out with someone, she only goes cause she thinks it's gonna be important somehow or needs to justify why she goes anywhere with anyone. it's...weird...it's like she's unable to just.....want to spend time with anyone.", the princess was just kinda rambling about luna now, which was maybe a bit inappropriate considering the situation. But at the same time she couldn't help it. "I mean, judas and her can sorta get along, but it's probably just because they're the same age and well...she's obsessed with being queen and stuff. Except, well, i guess when she crosses the line or something. Then again, Judas is willing to put up with a lot before he gets tired of someone.", the blunette waved it off with her free hand, "You can try to be friends with her mel, just keep in mind she'll probably end up ignoring you, she's kinda like that...". Mel seemed to understand though her excitement never left her face, as per usual. Sky could suppose if anything mel found making more alien friends to be more beneficial considering how much she loved anything out of the ordinarily anyway. Just as long as she didn't get up to anything dangerous, sometimes having a friend who was WAY too into going on dangerous missions or frequently wanted to be part of the action was a bit of a scary thing. "so...in any of those scary movies you've seen? Do they have any useful tips when running around castles in the night looking for someone?", mel shook her head, "Not unless you wanna run into the killer! Can't you get the guards or your moms to help?". Sky shinned the light down another hallway, "My moms actually kinda sorta had an important meeting tonight, they're checking up on us later, but they kinda have to meet up with the commission...". Her words implied the meeting had something to do with all the recent chaos, the break-in in the underworld a bit after what happened to the archives could easily be tied together, even luna thought of that, sky could only imagine they were flipping out. Did luna sneak off to witness the meeting? Sky was about to ponder more on it, but then she saw something move in front of her, starling her and causing her to drop her flashlight. She pulled out her wand on instinct, holding it out in front of her and breating heavily. Normally she had judas, and he was FAR braver then she was, but that wasn't the case here. If there was a real threat, she'd have to take care of it herself, and her wand might not even work at all considering it was selective about when it did. Maybe she should've reconsidered the teams a bit more, or brought her tazer, which she hadn't carried with her since the angel incident. However, that didn't bother mel. "WE GOT YOU RED-HANDED, COME OUT AND GET US!!". "MEL!!". The human turned around and looked at her, "What?". But much to Sky's horror, the strange person she saw actually busted out the door, sending them backwards and starting the girls. Sky felt her head hurt and she held her wand up in front of her as her vision cleared to get a look of the subject in front of her. The figure seemed to be tall and.....hovering?  Sky froze for a moment at the sight of them, dark and hooded in a large and poofy dress with marks on them, though the part that really stood out was the mask they wore. It was a doll mask, with a little lipstick and a bit of a crack on the top of the head. The figure glared at sky, only for a moment, before swiftly turning away at the sound of someone coming. "SKY?" It was judas. The purple demon rushed over, four figures following behind him as the doll character glared at them for only a moment, before vanishing from the hallway in a rush, disappearing in a portal . The kids all looked stunned, staring where the figure left off and judas quickly helped sky up from the ground, nora helping up melaine. "Sky, we didn't find luna but.....seems you girls found someone VERY interesting instead. Who....who was that?". Sky caught her breath, "I-I have no idea....I saw them and they.....they looked at me....and then left..". "We gotta get your parents....now...". "What about luna?". "Well...we have a plan for that....we uh.....have a guest...", he motioned to the group, nora was there, and it seems judas had also run into landon and bernard, but there was another guest there and sky's expression turned sour. Not that angel looked happy to see her either, he in fact looked incredibly annoyed as well. "What is he doing here?".  Judas stood between them as he put his hands up, "Long story, but that's not important right now, you need to get your moms and tell them someone broke into the castle....". "Is that the weird spiderboy you like to complain about?", melaine said, pointing to angel and making him fluster. Bernard snorted in laughter before angel gave him a dirty look and the boy coughed and looked off to the corner, trying to avoid the spider child's long legs. Judas, taking command of the situation, spoke before things got weirder. "Sky, we'll discuss this later, go get your moms, and landon, get out parents as well, we need them....heka might be able to figure out who used those scissors...". Sky, still annoyed, but willing, compromised, "Fine, after we do so, let's meet up.....mel, you and nora could go inform the other kids that some creep was running around. I'm sure bernie here is prolly gonna follow landon...". Angel, still flustered, spoke up though, "Look, i'm here to help or whatever.....it's.....I don't know how i got here....!". Sky rolled her eyes, "Yeah, right whatever.....just don't let him out of your sight jude, I'll meet up with you in a bit..". She turned around and walked away, melaine turning to nora, and before nora could say anything or even protest about being send back to the other kids, mel took her hand and started racing off, "MEET YOU ALL UP FOR THEORIES LATER!!!". Judas could spot nora looking back at him from the corner of her eye as she was dragged off and landon sighed, "I was literally just at the underworld and now i have to go back? Can't I just....text them?". "Landon, it's date night.", the older brother gave landon a knowing look as the words left his lips. Landon's expression immediately shifted from normal annoyance to flustered annoyance as he handed the compact to judas, "Oh geez....right....ugh, c'mon bernard, let's go, just.....make sure to knock before entering any rooms.". They left quickly and judas turned to angel, "They'll all be back soon, and then you'll have to explain yourself, but for now, i want you to get a good whiff off this to find luna. Hopefully whoever that was.....didn't....well....hurt her or anything..". "Seems princess spiderbite still doesn't like me...."., angel muttered under his breath, taking the compact from the demon, "Hmm...". Judas pushed the boy forward, "That's because you keep making her feel uncomfortable every time she's around, seems to be a running theme with you....". The spider scoffed, holding the compact up to his nose and taking a whiff of the thing, judas eyeing him curiously but turned his head when two of the prince's eyes glanced at him. "Hmm....", he sniffed the air next and walked around the area for a bit, his head turning from side to side and his legs creeping as he moved. Then he stopped in his tracks and turned to judas, "C'mon, let's....go...", judas grabbed the boy's hand and moved him along faster towards the direction of angel's nose, asking him to continue directing him as the prince blushed furiously and tried to get out of the demon's grip. But judas had a firm one and angel found them stuck together as they finally made it to the spot. "Wait....this is luna's bedroom....". Judas finally let go of angel's hand and gave him a questioning look as he knocked on the door, "Luna?", he grabbed the handle and made angel come with him as he opened up to the familiar guest room. There, outstretched on the bed, was a blonde who was tangled in her covers, passed out. Judas gaped at her as the other monster stood next to him, "Prince Lucitor, if you imply that I walk up and kiss her to wake her up just know she has a high chance of passing back out doing that...". "Can't you just.....force that stuff back?". The prince licked his lips, "Sometimes, you try having venom, it's harder then it looks to store this kinda stuff.". "Fair enough....". "Regardless, no kiss please, let's just try to wake her up first....if it's worse, we get her to the hospital wing fast.." Judas stepped forward and shook sky lightly, she tried to go back to sleep but then found herself to be woken up. Her pretty blue eyes looked upon the red ones of her visitors and she rubbed them before sitting up frantically, "Judas, wh-....WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?!". To be fair to luna, waking up to find two guys in your room and hovering over you would scare him just as much as it would her. Judas was just glad she didn't pull out a weapon on them. "Where WERE you!?" Answering her with a question was probably not the best idea, but since she was the one they wet out looking for, it only felt right she explain herself. She blinked at him and then realized whey had been looking for her, "I-I....wait, how long was I asleep?". Her demon friend crossed his arms, skeptic, "No idea, but you've been gone for hours according to us, c'mon, we're rejoining the group and talk to them about.....well what ever is currently happening. What happened? We were all getting worried? Why are you in here?". "I-I don't remember....I was talking with that weird girl and then.....hm...I-I actually don't remember what happened....That's....not right"., she rubbed her head and took a good look at the prince next to the purple demon, "Hm, i don't believe we invited this fellow to the sleepover...unless sky is up to something.". A purple hand reached out and touched angel's shoulder to relax him, "we'll explain more once we meet up with sky again, but for now we need to take you back, trust me, he's not the most important thing to worry about right now." "Should i be concerned the least important thing is one of sky's least favorite people being here?". The spider prince glared but turned his head, looking a bit saddened. "Very...c'mon, we need to move." - "We're not going to have to go back into the safe room, right?" "Hopefully no". The kids huddled together behind Queen butterfly, arms crossed as the magical high commission was on scene, interviewing judas and sky respectively. Sky interrupting a meeting as important as the one surrounding the mysterious attacks would've made star mad if it weren't for the fact she ran in yelling that some "Creep" had been inside the castle before vanishing. Sky wouldn't admit she may have been trying to listen into the meeting slightly before she burst in, but luckily this time they weren't talking about her. At least to her knowledge. The commission looked mad though, hekapoo interviewing sky and omnitraxus talking to judas, rhombulus was already out helping search the castle and the royal families could only pray he didn't accidentally crystallize everyone during his search. Angel was under guard by Janna, and lucky for everyone, he didn't move a muscle while being put in the corner like a disobedient child. Tom and Marco were checking on all the kids one by one to make sure they were safe and even eclipsa showed up in her nightwear, actually worried and trying to speak to the king of the underworld about the incident. "A doll faced creature?" "Doll mask, long dress, has magical scissors apparently.....yeah?", sky eyed to judas, who was probably giving a better case on what happened then she was. "They never spoke, no idea if it were male or female or mewman or monster, as soon as it saw me, it darted into a portal and that was that. it was dressed in dark clothing, minus the mask, which had a crack in it strangely enough.". Judas was remaining calm and thankful everyone arrived fast as they could to fix the issue immediately, though it kinda sucked that the sleepover was cut short as it was. Not to mention what would happen when nora's parents found out about this. Finally get her a night out and this happens, so much for this night doing good for her. And that was without considering the reaction of bernard and melaine's parents, who let their kids run off to a magical world. "did they steal anything, did you see them do anything dangerous?". "We don't know anything besides that they were there, they didn't seem to be carrying anything though unless it was small enough to hide on them." A guard next to Omni was writing down the infor judas was presenting and omni did not look satisfied to learn how little judas knew about the person. Though the wheels were turning in judas's head about the figure, so they were worthy enough to have dimensional scissors? Or did they steal them? Hekapoo walked away from sky, grumbling to herself, "Who does this masked weirdo think they are? Breaking into wherever they want, taking whatever they want? What will they target next?". She took out a pair of scissors and looked to the queens, "I need to head out, maybe we can still catch them....I need to call some friends though, star? How soon is jackie getting back?". The blonde sighed, "She wasn't supposed to be back for a few months but.....she might end up returning soon if we're in danger. Kelly is in the armory, she wanted to check for stolen items, you can talk to her about any arrangements..". Hekapoo nodded as she vanished through the portal, marco watching her leave. They were probably considering going with her to help, but sighed and instead walked forward and pulled their oldest son into a hug, hands running through his dark hair and holding them close. "I'm glad you're ok, to think what could've happened if that.....whoever they were....did anything to you..". Judas hugged marco back fondly, omni seeing this as his cue to leave, "Queen butterfly, i don't encourage leaving those children alone, I need to do some searching myself for the culprit, we'll contact you at a later time...". He vanished just as quickly, and sky sighed in relief as she watched the hugging pile of lucitors grow bigger as tom pulled their other two sons in and embraced. At least with the underworld scare their kids weren't too close to the action, there was no telling what could've happened if the stranger hadn't left on their own terms. Though sky secretly felt a pang of victory knowing with judas and the rest as witnesses, the commission, and mostly hekapoo couldn't suspect her as the culprit this time. Luna seemed lost in thought herself, leaning against a wall, her ear being talked out by melaine. Though luna seemed more distracted then anything, not even really looking at the human girl. The room in itself looked less cheery then it was, not even sunny's smiles really removed the current worry among everyone. Bernard seemed to be trying card tricks to make people feel better but even so it didn't seem to do much as landon, mason,  and judas joined the other kids and the adults in the room started talking. Nora looked the most sad then anyone, knowing full well her parents would freak about this, and judas wrapping an arm around her didn't make her feel better. "Nora, our folks will talk to your parents, promise, things will work out....". But she shook her head, "Judas it was so difficult to get them to let me go, Queen butterfly had to strongarm them....and now.....what'll happen? That....that....person, what if they come after us? What if it's too dangerous to go anywhere?". "Nora...". "it's true...judas....people on mewni are paranoid about everything! Imagine what will happen when they find out about this!?" Judas shushed her, trying to comfort her as sunny took a seat on nora's other side to also help. And sky's attention swerved to angel, sitting in a corner and facing away from her. Seeing her opportunity, she walked to him, hands on her hips. "So.....what were you doing in the castle....?", angel turned his head to her, without his normal ponytail his long hair was able to hide his face under his light hair all the better. "I don't know...", he said, rather sternly, "I just...was there...". Sky of course, didn't seem as though she bought that for an instant, "Right, like you were "Just there" all the other times we found you creeping around. Like c'mon, can you seriously blame us for not believing you....it really wasn't THAT long ago since we had to deal with you...". "I apologized to judas...". "And-?" He was silent. "You know angel, pick a side.....do you like us, are we just pawns in your way?". "I could say the same to you......", he blew some of his light hair out of his face, "You zap me, ignore me, scream at me, do nothing but think low of me, and yet you care if i'm hurt....how my mother's doing, if i get home or not.  You and judas both.....like you're my parents...you treat me like you're my parents at least". , he turned his body fully around, "Do you have ANY idea how many problems the queens of mewni can solve with a flick of their wand, with any of their contacts? You all sit and laugh at me, but you don't get it. You can travel back in time, you can magically create food, you keep all the magic to yourselves from the other creatures of mewni.". He glared at her, all four eyes upon her, "You have the power to save everyone and yet, your mother doesn't even bother trying. Why should we all suffer when you can save us with the flick of a wand? Save everyone I care about...". Sky thought for a moment, the boy looking as though he would cry, before judas walked up behind her and spoke, "Because things aren't that simple as you're making it out to be. Have you even MET father time? That guy is.....well, he's not entirely fun to work with. And no one, not even Queen Butterfly, can do everything you want....there are risks to meddling with time, with alternate worlds....to giving everyone that kinda magic..". The prince eyed judas , sighing, "Maybe you're right, but maybe it's worth the risk to prevent people from starving or losing family or.....being cursed", he glanced to judas's right arm and turned himself around,".....at least i'm taking risks. Not sitting around and pretending no one is suffering...if that makes me a pest, then so be it. But being against what you deem to be acceptable does not mean for any reason i should...."Hate you".....you two know as well as anyone what it means to be seen as nothing but a "Freak" to your peers. I see no reason....to be another one of those kinda imbeciles...when I don't want you to suffer either. ". He turned his back to them , legs folding on his back, "Someone needs to do something, SAY something....you two being between that won't stop me from doing what's right...". Sky was about to say something but judas tugged on her arm, "Leave it.....c'mon...". They walked away from the prince, joining the others in silence. "So...was that angel's odd way of saying he cares about us..?". Judas chuckled to himself for a second , "Yeah, yeah I guess it was.....real charmer, that guy...". They exchanged a smile for a moment, before it suddenly got replaced with sad looks at the sight of their families speaking and mason hiding in his wings as Bernard , sunny, and lexi tried to cheer him up. "What are we going to do?" The demon hummed sadly before biting his lip. "Only one thing we can do, we're gonna find that masked person.....".

#star vs the forces of evil #svstfoe #svtfoe #tomco bby #starkie bby #janstar bby #starco bby #ostar bby #spiderslime #star butterfly #janna ordonia #hekapoo #marco #tom the demon #tomco #sky and the forces of the multiverse #fanfiction #tomstar bby #eclipsa butterfly

[twilightvolt]

A 3 month late art summary featuring art that i haven’t uploaded here due to my absence. unless i randomly feel like it, i don’t think i’m gonna go back and upload them here. if you wanna see them, though, they’re all on my DA.

I know i've pretty much said all the important bits in A Sacrifice for the Wind, but i figure i reiterate everything said along with expanding upon everything that occurred during 2017. piece by piece. and yes, i did intend to make an art joke. So, to get it outta the way, 2017 stunk more than a dead fish on a city bus. i lost a lot during that year. i lost the will to believe in whatever the future had in store for me, i almost lost a few friends, i lost my motivation to work on my projects and above all...i lost the smile i've always kept on every year before that. never have i been so emotionally damaged in all 5 years of my artist life leading up to this point. But, i can't say it was completely terrible. as much as i bashed it, art wise, 2017 was a very progressive year. looking at every wedge on the clock, i can't stop staring at how far i've come since the end of 2016. after being stripped of my tablet at the end, i've even learned how to not be afraid of making permanent mistakes. But yeah, let's begin. by turning the clock all the way back to January. when things were much simpler.... January: Hukaro Nakawa ~Final Mix Yeah, this was done in October, but i uploaded it in January for Moon's birthday. plus, there was nothing noteworthy this month. i still remember all the nice comments i got. this was the beginning of a year that i ran right in and yelled "LET'S SHOW THIS WORLD THAT WE WON'T STAND FOR ANOTHER 2016!" Oh how naive i was... February: The Beast Inside Remember when i played a lot of League in my free time? i sure do. anyway, this was my next attempt after Hukaro to continue doing my "Squeenix Cinematic Style." this time on the, at the time, new revamp for Warwick. needless to say, i still think i did a better job on Hukaro. BUT, this was still pretty good. it was during these first few months when things were really lookin' up for me. i was continually working on things cuz i really wanted to make something and school was pretty cool too. March: Digimon ZX Cover ZX ISN'T DEAD I SWEAR! *ahem* I MEAN....hai. owo As we march on into March, i think R2 of Digimon Temporal Jump was going on at the time. we were going through our story entries and things were pretty great being with my best buds. i also began doing art streams i'm pretty sure, with this drawing in particular being done during two days of streaming. i'm being serious, by the way. ZX is not dead. i've been typing up the story on my phone, so look forward to those chapters sometime soon! April: Are You Ready? Yup. in anticipation for Digidestined.Com, i decided to start seriously developing Digimon Unchained ahead of time so people would be able to get to know Yuki beforehand. unfortunately, i didn't actually get to start the story until much later, but that was just me being a lazy bum. i was hangin' out on Discord and stuff, talking about how excited i was for what was to come. we all know what happened, but at the time, being able to go back to the world i once knew with Luneth was a big deal for me. it's like i was going back to the beginning. And fear not, peeps! i've been working on Unchained for quite awhile. you'd be surprised how much i've worked on it with Gao. ^w^ May: Bits n' Bytes Ultima Vocal Collection Oh yeah, i did a birthday gift for Fire too! just so you know, i do still wanna make OSTs for my other Digimon adventures, but without my tablet i can't really do them right now. this month was pretty alright if i remember. making new friends and strengthening bonds with old friends. things were pretty fun in the sun cuz y'know......summer was coming. June: Connection Flow in Ice and Snow AWWW YEEEAAAAH, LET'S KICK IT!!! *Another Way by Girugamesh plays at full blast* (if .Com had a vocal OST, that would be opening.....3 if i remember the list i made. would've been the final opening i think. it's been awhile since i looked at the files.) Now that .Com finally began, i was on the hype train to the sun as i feverishly worked hard on my .Com stuff. this poster was one of my proudest works this year tbh. i promised i would make something great outta this story. this would be the closure that Luneth and Vivi so desperately needed, and Yuki and Arcus would be the ones to save them and close their book for good. not only that, but i was also graduating high school. after throwing my cap in the air, i said my heartfelt goodbyes to all the friends i've known since elementary and middle school including the close friends in my AP Art Squad. Team AP Art Will Never be Apart! honestly, things couldn't be any more exciting for me. Gee, it would be a shame if something were to happen that would trigger a chain of events that would divide my friends forever and send me down a spiraling pain train to the void known as crippling depression. July: DigiJuly Day 5: V-Mon (Vivi) This drawing was done to commemorate three years of adventures with Luneth and Vivi. this was during DigiJuly, when i was doing Digimon doodles nonstop for the duration of the month. What was once a hype train became a train wreck once July came around. things were ok until DTJ burned down in a raging fire and that set the stage for the rest of the year. i literally wouldn't be able to overcome any of this until November or so. i don't wanna dwell on it anymore since i'd be sounding like a broken record at this point. August: D3P: D-Sona 3 Portable Not a lot of art this month either. can you believe that? XD Hoo boy. August. need i say anything more about this month? we thought things settled down after DTJ shut down, but something was amiss.... This was the month that it happened. the climax of the story best left untold....even though i told it a hundred times already. >_>' Outside of the incident, time was running short for our stay at our current home and we were thinking of our next move. i began to worry about college as steep student debt caused us to have a change of plans on where to go. i was beginning to doubt if i even had a future to believe in. i was running out of options, and i was running out of hope. And trust me, it only gets worse from here. September: The Next Generation After awhile, things were still going on outside my realm of knowledge. it only made me feel worse seeing everything transpire long after the initial conflict. with this stigma hanging over me, i finally decided to pack my bags and leave the Digimon group era of my artist life. it was a pretty sour note to end it on, but let's be real here, there was no way i could wait any longer for things to get better. granted, my birthday was awesome, and i couldn't thank everyone enough for coming together to try to bring my spirit back. unfortunately, my bout with depression was just beginning. it was so bad, i pretty much stopped taking care of myself, which would lead to a few days ago when i'd end up with one less tooth in my mouth. i swear i won't let it get that bad again. With everything plummeting down to the dark abyss, i said goodbye to the life i once knew. from here on, things were about to change. i wasn't gonna end here. not now. October: Howling in the Shadows From this month forth, my family had no idea where we were going. the beginning of the tale of the borderline homeless that still continues to this day. Packing away my computer and drawing tablet for what feels like an eternity, i was moving out of my current home that we rented for the duration of my senior year and into grandma's house......in a raging storm. i'm not kidding. the rain was so bad that when we got there, our clothes were completely soaked and we couldn't even see 5 feet ahead of us outside that night. i knew immediately that it was some sort of ill omen for what was to transpire in the coming months. in fact, i even had dreams of the aftermath of what might happen. Now that i was stripped of my digital art abilities, i had to think of something else to do. so, i decided to dedicate myself to going back to traditional art. Boy, did i have fun. November: Return to the Realm of Sleep Now, this was the only thing i was able to crank out in November. BUT, that doesn't mean i didn't draw. i drew stuff, but nothing noteworthy enough to upload here. i'm gonna tell it to you straight now. Arcus will return. With my mental health still kicking me in the butt (it hit me so hard i had a panic attack one day.), i wasn't really motivated to draw much. in fact, i even hid myself away from the internet for quite awhile. without my friends or my sense of purpose, i felt like i had nothing and i was pretty under the weather for a majority of this month. that being said, i snapped myself out of it by force. it was stupid that i still felt the way i did months after what happened. sure, it was horrible, and i wish i could forget everything. but i can't stay stuck in the past. And so, i picked up my colored pencils and other such tools, and began my journey to recovery. December: Lexicon (Lex) and A Sacrifice for the Wind I got the hang of drawing traditionally pretty quickly. throughout the month, i was on fire, drawing masterstroke after masterstroke. (at least, in my opinion. XD) Making my new home in the mobile communities of Amino, it was a nice change of pace from the big screen of my computer. i made a bunch of new friends (to the staff of the Aminos i'm in and the rest of the crew in our Digimon Discord server, you guys are the best and thank you for healing the pain of yesteryear!) and had a grand old time making new OCs, Lex being one of them. i honestly luv Appmon and i wish we got more, but i'm content with what we got tbh. it'll live on in Seikatsu and his friends. be ready to see them once again in the near future! And so, in the wake of destruction as the world continues to change around me, i chopped off my signature anime emo locks, revamped my wardrobe and set my sights toward the future. Nowadays, i've completely moved on from the pain, but that doesn't change the fact that it still happened. overall, 2017 was a complete pile of poopoo garbage and i'm glad the nightmare is finally over. Even if i can't completely write it off as bad, there's just way too many negatives that weigh down the rest of the year for me personally. it's March now and things are pretty hectic, but i've got newfound courage and i know this year will be better than the last. time for me to get back up and charge forth to a better tomorrow!

#digital art #traditional art #summary of art #2017 summary of art #i'm still proud of all the ones featured here #now updated to show the full story from the DA version

[sstarkiid]

do all of the lovesick asks bitch. expose urself

wow, ok.

read more thing bc this is long and embarrassing

1: Do you have a current crush?

Two actually but who's counting

2: How long has your crush lasted?

Uhh a few months n then the other one is weird i can't answer that lmao

3: 5 songs that you have associated with your crush?

I'm……..not that sappy I can give u like one

Ice prince : Runaways by ATL

Space boy : Stars by Fun.

4: Do you think they've ever liked you back?

I mean. It's very likely.

5: Will you ever reveal your feelings to them?

Yea probably

6: What’s holding you back from making a move?

It's not that I haven't made a move but like. I am Fear.

7: Are you frightened by your feelings for them?

A lil

8: Do you think they could ever love you?

Maybe???? but i’m kind of an optimist

9: Do you love them?

Lol next question

10: Have you ever had a crush on someone you really shouldn't?

DEFINITELY. I CAN'T NAME ANYONE SPECIFICALLY BUT THE ANSWER IS PROBABLY YES.

11: Do you think anyone currently has a crush on you

...IT'S VERY LIKELY.

12: Ever had a crush on what you thought was a platonic friend?

Hi Jared

13: What would you do if your crush revealed they felt the same?

I'd probably need a second to process it but like probably hug ‘em idfk

14: Has your crush ever hurt you?

Nope!!!!

15: Have they made you cry by breaking your heart?

Nope!!!!!!!!!

16: Why do you like them?

Ice prince is fun to tease idk we go back n forth a lot but he's also a softie n listen he's dramatic enough to keep up w/ me

Space boy tells u like it is and he seems kinda scary or not,, nice at first maybe but he's actually also soft !!

They're also both hot as hell oh my god

17: Do you think you'll ever get over them?

I mean. If I had to I would but...  I don't WANT TO.

18: Do you have 1 specific song that is strongly associated with a certain memory or interaction with them?

Mmm not really?? Not yet?? It'll happen dw

19: The moment you knew you had feelings for them?

We both got scared of the firework finale on the 4th and I squeaked and he like held onto me n it was really funny n cute n I was just like “ok this is a thing now great”

Uhh I was doing the typical girl thing where I send screenshots of a conversation to a friend only the friend is his sister so………..i blame her it’s literally all her fault

20: What would they have to do for you to stop liking them?

Murder someone probably

Or y'know

Something equally as shitty n illegal

21: Have you ever fallen asleep with them?

Yea. Both. Napping is cool.

22: Held their hand?

Mmhm! Both but like that's not that weird

23: Kissed their cheek?

Yup. Both.

24: Kissed them on the lips?

Yeah. Both. Actually.

25: Gone down on them/ they've gone down on you?

N O P E

26: Had sex with them?

Nuh-uh.

27: Where on your body have they touched you?

This is…. A weird question I don't like it

28: Does their touch set your skin on fire?

Fire.

Ice prince.

Fire.

HM.

29: Do you get butterflies when they touch you?

Ok maybe

30: Do they make you smile like no one else can?

Y e a

31: Does their presence calm you?

Mmhmm.

32: Does it make you go crazy being around them and not 'being with' them?

Not… until recently but---

33: Are you friends with your crush?

Both of ‘em!

34: Have you always been friends?

Uhh I guess w/ Ice prince yes but not the other one

35: Last thing they messaged you about?

One was abt a dog, other one was abt coming over to hang out

36: Best phone call with them?

Hands down any call when I've been driving so I make my brother talk to them instead those are always fun

37: Last time you hung out with them?

I. I literally started answering this in one of their houses.

38: Ever been drunk together?

I DON'T DRINK

39: Fondest memory of them?

The fireworks show n then probs a few days ago when we just drove around n talked abt stuff

40: Ever made a mistake with them?

Mistake??????????? i don’t make those

41: Regretted not making a move?

Every day of my life but also I have literally kissed both of them so which is the truth

42: If you could go back in time to that moment, what would you do?

Nothing ‘cause I'm a big baby

43: Do you think that would change your current relationship with them?

Nope

44: If you could get a 100% honest answer from them, what 3 questions would you ask?

ok first FUCK THIS QUESTION

Ice prince

Do u. Actually wanna date or am I just the most gullible person ever

.......................so how do you feel about polyamory

Do u actually hate the puns or do u secretly enjoy them I need to know.

Space boy

Are you aware that you can literally text me for anything at any time?? Bc u should be

Were you ever afraid to talk to me?

Will you promise to talk to me before doing stupid shit so that at the very least i can tell u that ur an idiot,,, but like. affectionately.

45: Did they wish you Happy Birthday on your birthday?

My birthday is in like another month and I didn't know either of them really last year so they better

46: Have they ever tried to make a move?

?????????

Idk tbh

47: If so why did you miss it?

‘Cause I'm clueless as hell

48: Have they ever been infatuated with a friend of yours?

Don't think so

49: Are they single?

Lol yeah they're definitely single

50: Where were you when you felt the most for them?

IT'S ALWAYS WHEN THEY'RE SLEEPING they both just look so cute n peaceful n I get all mushy n wanna protect them but I'm weak as hell so

51: Any specific place you associate with them?

Mmmm not really

52: Films that make you think about them?

Disney films in general

Marvel movies for Ice prince bc NERD

53: Have you picked up a habit because of them?

I don't think so but it's also not unlikely

54: What was your first impression of them?

Ice prince seemed antisocial and idk abt space boy we were like 5 yrs old technically so who knows man

55: Has it altered since then?

LMAO YES

56: Do you remember the first thing you talked about?

Probably musicals bc I can't shut up ever and he was confused

And uhhh no unless u mean like when we started hanging out bc it was candy

57: First time they touched you?

COLD

HE DID IT TO SPITE ME AND IT WAS FUNNY BUT IT WAS SO COLD HOW

And I'm 99% certain I made him high five me before we ever spoke bc I'm a nuisance

58: Have they ever lied to you?

Not that I know of

59: What are their eyes like?

Ohhhhh my GOD

really......clear?? that’s not like. a good way to describe em but u know when u look up at the sky and it’s like. wow there are no clouds!! n then u feel the breeze and it’s kinda cold but it’s not unpleasant it’s?? p nice??? like. that.

cool as FRICK like what the hell i’m actually jealous they’re a rly pretty nice shade n then suddenly it’s!!! different!!!! and it’s like!!!!!!!!!!!!! a surprise a v good surprise which is fitting u just gotta look a lil and he’s full of lil surprises

60: What are you most attracted to about them?

well,, for one they’re both hot as hell, so. that. in general.

if u know anything abt me i’m a sucker for pretty eyes

i also like the “soft but pretends to not be” because i think it’s cute they’re also really good to cuddle with

61: Can you see a future with them?

well i can’t see one without ‘em so something’s gotta give here right?

62: Have you sabotaged things between you two?

i freaking hope not

63: Why? What were you afraid of achieving? Love? Happiness? Content? Disappointment?

why does this thing assume you said yes to the above question that’s kinda rude

64: Could they make you happy?

already do

65: Do you dream about them?

if we’re friends and you haven’t appeared in one of my dreams and done smth weird or random are we actually friends??

side note does daydreaming count LOL

66: What's something that only you two do?

i don’t think i “gently bully” anyone nearly as much as i do ice prince also the only one who actually can cuddle w/ me properly in the summer i’m js

uuuummmm go on random drives in the middle of the night so tht zoe can make out w/ ppl instead of texting our sorry asses

67: Does liking them make you feel vulnerable?

you. have. no idea.

68: Have they ever given you anything?

food has definitely been exchanged and shared. i’ve stolen sweaters. uh.

69: Have they ever used you?

.........not that i’m aware of??

70: Have they abused and manipulated you due to your feelings for them?

nO WHAT TH E

71: Have you ever spent quite literally all day and night thinking about them?

that’s......a bit much i might be pathetic and somewhat desperate but like i do kinda have a life

72: Have you ever accidentally nearly walked into moving traffic cause you were thinking about them?

no but i’ve walked into walls because i was tired and thinking abt stuff so that’s a thing i probably have done

73: Ever worn anything knowing it would draw their attention to you?

YEAH LMAO I DO THAT ALL THE TIME IN GENERAL i like attention fight me

74: Have they ever made you feel so safe and content everything else slips away?

y e ah

75: Ever held you so close you could feel their heartbeat?

mmhmm

76: Truthfully do you think you belong together right now?

[taylor swift’s you belong with me playing in the distance]

77: Have they ever seen you completely vulnerable?

um. no.

78: Do you trust them?

i would trust all of my friends with my life

79: When you see them what feelings are strongest?

i just get?? really happy n i turn into a little kid i swear to god how does he put up with me

n he makes me feel really calm n content n just. good. u know.

80: Are they in love or interested in someone else?

d e a r l o r d i h o p e n o t

81: If they asked you to kiss them, would you?

in a heartbeat

82: Will they be in your life a year from now?

they BETTER BE

83: A moment where you so nearly gave into your feelings for them and did something about it?

i have literally kissed both of them and not because of dares what kind of,,

84: Do they know you have feelings for them?

i’m not exactly,,, subtle

85: Do you have a favourite picture with them?

no but i have favorite pictures of them

86: Your ideal date with them?

hey. concept. a double date. but like. instead of 2 couples it’s just me w/ both of them wow

87: What's their name?

it’s rly obvious that i’m talking about porter and connor fuck you

88: Have you ever been in their room?

i’ve been in connor’s but porter n i mostly chill other places

89: Shared a secret with them?

yeah but it’s not a secret if i tell the internet now is it?

90: Have they ever made you a promise and broken it?

don’t think so

91: Have they ever disappointed you?

nope!

92: Whats the most problematic thing about them, which you overlook due to your feelings for them?

uh. idk. porter’s kinda closed off to other people at first i guess that could be problematic. i’m patient w/ that shit so it doesn’t bug me as much idk

general relationships or lack thereof w/ other ppl tbh for both of them i think 

93: Have you ever had to compete for their affection?

no

94: For as long as they're in your life could you handle just being friends?

that’s what i do with p much everyone else but another way to approach this is if u couldn’t be together would u shut them out and the answer is no?? bc that’s kinda shitty

so yes

95: Ever looked for a sign to make a move?

every?? single second of every day but once again i have literally kissed both of them uh

96: What's standing in your way from being with them?

general anxiety

a single conversation

...lmao

97: Would you let them use you for sex?

this implies that,, they don’t care abt me and only themselves n they’re not really?? like that so?? it wouldn’t happen like that??

realistically knowing myself i wanna say no but i probably would which is Not Good i know

98: Ever had a bad feeling about them that's screaming for you to get out while you still can?

no. like. literally the opposite. wtf

99: If you could go back in time, would you avoid ever meeting them?

NEVER

100: You have 1 wish about them, what would you wish for?

that porter finds someone who makes him feel warm n fuzzy on the inside even if it’s not me

n for connor that one day everything is stable and everything is ok

anyway hey jared U SUCK

#d o n ' t e v e n l o o k a t m e #asks #fakedself

[theworstbob]

yellin’ at songs: week 31

brief reviews of the songs that debuted on the 8.9.1997, 8.11.2007, and 8.12.2017 editions of the billboard hot 100

8.9.1997

10) "Never Make a Promise," by Dru Hill

See, the thing about this R&B song in which a person makes an eternal promise that separates it from all the other dozens I've heard in the past couple of weeks is, goddamnit I was really hoping I would come up with a joke by the time I got to the conjunction, I figured, y'know, I'd get the ball rolling, get some momentum, y'know? If I started saying words in the cadence of a joke, I would get with the program and sort of involuntarily make a joke. I see now the folly in my ways. I should've been better prepared for 1997. I knew milquetoast R&B was in store. I dropped the ball on this one, and dropped it in such a way that it did not start rolling, to tie it back to a metaphor from earlier. I promise to do better. And uh, fun fact about me, I never make a promise I won't keep.

87) "Down for Yours," by Nastyboy Klick ft./Roger Troutman

Pitch the Auto-tune a little lower, put in a few of those drums what sound like a dude roiling his rs to imitate a machine gun, and this is a perfectly acceptable 2017 pop/rap song. I just wanna real quick address something: I know I said last week that every 1997 rapper, short Magoo, was better than the best 2017 rapper, but I was speaking in terms of pop/rap. Like, if you only go by what charted, which is a mistake for so... so many reasons, 1997 rap is better? But once -- I mean, the Kendrick and Jay albums were fire, but more importantly, you've got folks like Vince Staples and Brother Ali and Joey Bada$$ and Lupe Fiasco and SZA making awesome, challenging works that aren't gonna chart. These charts are at once a sample of music history and the poorest imaginable representation of music history. Anyhoo, I don't know what previously held the title of 'most innocuous song to throw Bob into an existential tailspin over the general utility of the YAS project,' but it belongs to this dumb sack of song now!

90) "Never, Never Gonna Give You Up," by Lisa Stansfield

Hey: if nothing else, clicking on this edition of YAS 7s should give you a fun and cool new way to Rickroll your friends. Add a meta layer to your Rickroll game. I know this isn't actually a comment on the song, because how could anyone be aware of memes in 1997? All these songs predate Hamsterdance. Someone should have told Lisa Stansfield there was already a song called this, though. Anyhoo, I'm not actually talking about these songs at all. They're boring! This is probably the most okay song so far, but I'm putting it out of my mind to think about a boring meme about a boring song.

92) "Drink, Swear, Steal, & Lie" by Michael Peterson

aw this guy's just a big ol' dork. i love him! ii love his dork ass song about how in love with his girl he is. this song has one joke and it's still a vastly more complex and well-written song than any pi[50,000 word treatise on bro country redacted]anyway, this dude's great. like, i'm a pop/punk main, y'know? i love dorky and earnest jams. this hits that button squarely, y'all. i'm so into this.

only publishing the 1997 top 20 because changes happen with the other two and i value consistency

20) "Step by Step," by Whitney Houston (3.15) 19) "Can We," by SWV ft./Missy Elliott (8.2) 18) "On and On," by Erykah Badu (1.25) 17) "I Want You," by Savage Garden (3.1) 16) "It Must Be Love," by Robin S. (5.24) 15) "Smokin' Me Out," by Warren G ft./Ronald Isley (6.21) 14) "Fix," by BLACKstreet ft./Ol' Dirty Bastard (8.2) 13) "Silent All These Years," by Tori Amos (3.22) 12) "What They Do," by The Roots (1.11) 11) "Step Into a World (Rapture's Delight)," by KRS-One (4.5) 10) "I'm Not Feeling You," by Yvette Michele (2.22) 9) "Bill," by Peggy Scott-Adams (3.29) 8) "Just Another Case," by CRU ft./Slick Rick (7.5) 7) "I'll Be," by Foxy Brown ft./Jay-Z (2.15) 6) "Felton St.," Leschea (6.14) 5) "Bitch," by Meredith Brooks (4.26) 4) "Mo Money, Mo Problems," by The Notorious B.I.G. ft./Puff Daddy & Mase (8.2) 3) "Return of the Mack," by Mark Morrison (3.1) 2) "Hypnotize," by The Notorious B.I.G. (4.26) 1) "Not Tonight (Ladies' Night Remix)," by Lil Kim ft./Angie Martinez, Left Eye, Da Brat & Missy Elliott (7.12)

8.11.2007

47) "Stronger," Kanye West

Graduation is such a goofy album because it has three of the best Kanye singles of all time, including what, let's be real, probably ends up as the best song from 2007, but it's also Kanye's worst and least interesting album. It's Kanye at a crossroads, stuck between being the pop/rap god and the morose Auto-tune sadlord who makes 808s and MBDTF. This song actually finds Kanye at the perfect point in the crossroads. He's still making a towering achievement for the mainstream, but he's breaking out of being chop up the soul Kanye, moving into electronic territory, developing his sound into that direction in a way that doesn't quite sound like MBDTF but sounds like the first step on that road. It'd be a bold experiment if it didn't absolutely work, and this is an amazing song by any objective measure.

65) "Cyclone," Baby Bash ft./T-Pain

Man maybe I just haven't noticed it yet or maybe I'm just coming down from the "Stronger" high, but I forgot how horrible the generic crunk beat was to listen to. It hasn't been quite so prevalent, but heck whoever gave this dude the Lil Jon MP3s. I will say that T-Pain making noises to describe what it feels like when a woman dips it low is the tiniest little miracle of a thing, but boy, is my life not better with this song in it. OK I just got to the part where T-Pain makes that noise three times in a row, this song is an achievement in Western art and culture and the world is saved.

83) "Love Me if You Can," Toby Keith

who the fuck listens to toby keith for the ballads like who is this for who thinks of this song when they think of toby keith no legit dude just make dumbass party jams i don't get why this would ever need to exist

84) "Take Me There," Rascal Flatts

Like legit why would you give "Love Me if You Can" to Toby Keith when Rascal Flatts is literally right there. Songs like "Love Me if You Can" and this treacly pile of love song are why you made Rascal Flatts in the first place. I also enjoy the twist this puts on The Country Song. I don't think anyone ever came to Rascal Flatts for Authentic Country Music, so them saying they want the girl to take them to Main Street and the backroads is actually kinda sweet. Like, they're not posturing, they're saying, "Yeah, we're clearly city softboys, but we wanna see the small town blue jean nights that made my girl." Rascal Flatts: generally inoffensive yet again! They just keep comin'!

89) "Proud of the House We Built," Brooks & Dunn

I like this song because it reminded me of The Wonder Years' "Teenage Parents," and I appreciate the opportunity to think about The Wonder Years. I dunno, country hasn't really been problematic this week! This song is almost good! It's just a nice look back on life. "Yeah, it kinda sucked, butcha know what, we made it." Maybe it could've acknowledged that the tough times sucked instead of looking back smiling and saying, "I wouldn't have it any other way?" Hard times suck, dude. I know you haven't heard that Paramore jam yet, but hard times suck and you shouldn't idealize them. Especially when, you know, you're a millionaire, and people who are actually going through hard times are listening to you and saying, "Welp, guess this is my station in life!" Hey Bob you're going on a treatise on the sociological implications of bro country, and you are actually unable to write that. Please write about JoBros.

92) "Hold On," Jonas Brothers

What a week for songs named after far more notable '80s jams! (Actually Wilson Phillips w)I LOOKED IT UP AND DECIDED I DIDN'T CARE anyway did anyone else forget that Jonas Brothers are like legit songwriters? Like, this is definitely as good as any Simple Plan song, and Simple Plan was like a decade older than these kids. Does Simple Plan make good music? That's beside the point, which is that Jonas Brothers was never garbage. They were always making highly enjoyable pop/rock songs for the whole family, and they were capable of making these songs from an extraordinarily young age. We could've done worse, is what I'm trying to get at. Like, we had it pretty got dang good with the JoBros, friends! There's a world where JoBros fades into semi-obscurity and makes highly enjoyable Christian rock with Hanson, and also no one ever makes "Jealous," and that's a pretty OK alternate reality, that one.

100) "Hood Nigga," Gorilla Zoe

The most optimistic sentence on Wikipedia is, "This is Gorilla Zoe's only top 40 hit on that chart, to date." This song ain't bad! It would've been a fine #1 in some of those weeks where the best song was like "Do it Just Like a Rock Star." He has this really fun and gruff voice, maybe a little laconic but certainly pleasant to put in the ears, the beat is, as the kids might have said in 2007, knockin', and we have certainly heard worse things! Also the radio edit replaces N with F and of all the letters to replace the N, F is easily the funniest, because now this song is about a dude who can't get enough figs in his life. Fuck Cristal, this dude's got a Fig Newton cabinet.

New #1 hype! 20) "Lip Gloss," by Lil Mama (6.9.2007) 19) "Stolen," by Dashboard Confessional (4.21.2007) 18) "Beautiful Liar," by Beyonce & Shakira (3.31.2007) 17) "Cupid's Chokehold," by Gym Class Heroes ft./Patrick Stump (1.13.2007) 16) "The River," by Good Charlotte ft./M. Shadows & Synyster Gates (2.10.2007) 15) "Say OK," by Vanessa Hudgens (2.17.2007) 14) "Alyssa Lies," by Jason Michael Carroll (1.13.2007) 13) "Never Again," by Kelly Clarkson (5.12.2007) 12) "Can't Tell Me Nothing," by Kanye West (6.16.2007) 11) "Get Buck," by Young Buck (4.14.2007) 10) "And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going," by Jennifer Hudson (1.13.2007) 9) "Thnks fr th Mmrs," by Fall Out Boy (4.28.2007) 8) "Candyman," by Christina Aguilera (1.13.2007) 7) "Misery Business," by Paramore (7.21.2007) 6) "Because of You," by Ne-Yo (3.17.2007) 5) "Umbrella," by Rihanna ft./Jay-Z (4.28.2007) 4) "Beautiful Flower," by India.Arie (6.16.2007) 3) "Dashboard," by Modest Mouse (2.17.2007) 2) "The Story," by Brandi Carlile (4.28.2007) 1) "Stronger," by Kanye West (8.11.2007) Hey guess what the alt-country song doesn’t end up being Record of the Year 2017. Also I made a minor adjustment to #20 because Lil Mama is going to stay around as long as I feel I cannot bop her in good conscience.

8.12.2017

40) "Back to You," by Louis Tomlinson ft./Bebe Rexha & Digital Farm Animals

Huh, well, I think I mind this the least of all the One Direction side projects! I'm down for a duet, even if this is just a little too low-key to ever attain Iconic Duet status -- drunk folks and karaoke wanna shout about love, and while I'm sure they'll appreciate the "you fuck me... up" phrasing, you're not giving them a lot to work wth. I've never minded Bebe Rexha as little as I do here, and just like in his boyhood, Louis Tomlinson doesn't do anything to ruin everything. This was passable. I wouldn't mind hearing this again, I wouldn't mind if a thousand lives were lived before I heard it again.

61) "What's My Name," by China Anne McClain 81) "It's Goin' Down," Descendants 2 Cast

Listen. Am I upset that this young woman's villain song does not in any way hearken back to "Poor Unfortunate Souls" in any way? Of course. Am I 15 years aged out of the target market for this song? I mean fucking obviously, I knew we'd be treading in these waters eventually. These are fine generic pop songs, the only true flaw in any being the fact someone looked at purple-haired girl and said, "She should be in a rap battle. I think she could convincingly hold her own in a rap battle," like I'm sorry sweetie you have an abundance of other talents and zero bars. It's charming. It's charming! Listen. Am I ready for China Anne McClain to rule the world for five yet-to-be-determined years in the future? Yes. Do I love Captain Hook's gay son? I LOVE CAPTAIN HOOK'S GAY SON

77) "Issues," by Meek Mill 79) "Wins & Losses," by Meek Mill 83) "1942 Flows," by Meek Mill 96) "We Ball," by Meek Mill ft./Young Thug 97) "Fuck That Check Up," by Meek Mill ft./Lil Uzi Vert 99) "Heavy Heart," by Meek Mill

So if I'm rating the theme weeks of 2017: 1) Kendrick Week 2) Jay-Z Week 3) Future Week 4) Meek Mill Week 5) Migos Week 6) Ed Sheeran Week 7) Big Sean Week 8) Drake Week 9) Bryson Tiller Week I was honestly surprised by how much I enjoyed these songs. Like, I'm actually adding the Meek Mill album to the library for future listening. "1942 Flows" and "Wins & Losses" are legit, they're engaging songs and Meek Mill brings passion to them, and maybe I'm just unfamiliar with the rest of Meek Mill's catalogue, but I honestly didn't expect to be involved in these songs. This seems like a fine album with which to kill a summer bus ride or two. Like, I can't remember the last time I heard a song with a Young Thug feature where I wasn't paying more attention to what Young Thug was doing. Meek Mill did fine work. (Worth noting: Wins & Losses is 15 minutes longer than DAMN., and I am curious what makes Meek Mill think he has 15 minutes' more of worthwhile thought than Kendrick.)

91) "Imitadora," by Romeo Santos

It was "Heroe Favorito," right, where I said I might enjoy Romeo Santos' whole thing on another day, when I was ready to accept him into my life? WELL HOT DIGGITY, Y'ALL, 'CUZ TODAY'S THAT DAY. I love his breathy falsetto thing over this song way more, it just fits. I'm also in love with this track, this gentle Latin guitar with occasional blasts of indie platformer main menu music. I don't know a better term to express what I mean because I'm bad at music, but these synth blasts play in the intro and outro and occasionally come back and they just take this track to another level. This is just phenomenal work from someone I now understand to be a veteran in the scene from the past seven months of limited engagement with the world of Latin pop.

I changed the top of the 2017 Top 20 again. 20) "Bodak Yellow," by Cardi B (7.22) 19) "Woman," by Kesha ft./The Dap-Kings Horns (8.5) 18) "Smile," by Jay-Z ft./Gloria Carter (7.29) 17) "Love Galore," by SZA ft./Travis Scott (7.1) 16) "Bad Liar," by Selena Gomez (6.3) 15) "DNA." by Kendrick Lamar (5.6) 14) "It Ain't Me," by Kygo x Selena Gomez (3.4) 13) "Craving You," by Thomas Rhett ft./Maren Morris (4.22) 12) "That's What I Like," by Bruno Mars (3.4) 11) "Chanel," by Frank Ocean ft./A$AP Rocky (4.1) 10) "Strangers," by Halsey ft./Lauren Jauregui (6.17) 9) "Either Way," by Chris Stapleton (5.27) 8) "Run Up," by Major Lazer ft./PARTYNEXTDOOR & Nicki Minaj (2.18) 7) "Imitadora," by Romeo Santos (8.12) 6) "Green Light," by Lorde (3.18) 5) "Hard Times," by Paramore (5.13) 4) "ELEMENT." by Kendrick Lamar (5.6) 3) "Despacito," by Luis Fonsi ft./Daddy Yankee (2.4) 2) "iSpy," by KYLE ft./Lil Yachty (1.14) 1) "Issues," by Julia Michaels (2.11) Like #1 should be a mix of Most Impactful Song and Song I Enjoyed Most, and maybe #1 justifiably belongs to “Despacito” given how great that is, I’m still getting a lot of mileage out of “Issues,” and honestly as long as I’m not keeping up this silly idea that a song that was #90 for one week is the most iconic song of the year this useless list has at least some utility. Shoutout to the true heroes Paramore, though. And also Major Lazer, PARTYNEXTDOOR, and Nicki Minaj. I will never fucking forget you guys.

Who won the week?

2017 actually put up a rather strong fight, but there was no way Meek Mill and the Descendants 2 soundtrack were going to take down “Stronger,” even when it was being weighed down with Toby Keith. 2007 had a couple strong punches, and it was more than able to notch another point. 2017: 11 1997: 11 2007: 9 In next week’s post, we get to listen to Spice Girls AND Billy Joel, 2007 gives us Luke Bryan AND Robin Thicke, and I don’t know what fresh hell 2017 has in store but evidently Tay Tay collaborated with B.O.B. at some point in the recent past and it’s gonna be real fun to deal with B.O.B. the popular musician should it come to that. What an unproblematic and unremarkable artist who has precisely zero bad opinions which he expresses loudly!

[wiggly-blue-shite]

Chapter 13 The Bell Doesn’t Dismiss You (Tedgens)

"Are you hungry?" I don't want him to leave yet. I want him to stay here and hang out.

"Yeah I could eat." Ted shrugs. So he's going to stay!

"Cool, I'll order pizza." I stand up and walk over to where I set my phone down. I would make something, but pizza is so much easier.

"Pepperoni please," Ted reaches into his pockets. "Damnit I think I left my wallet in my car, I'll go get it."

What? No. I'm the host here, I'm paying.

"No no no no no!" I walk over and stand almost above him. "don't you dare, this is on me."

It's my house, I'm paying.

"No way!" Ted stands up, he stands up in a way that we end up standing very close to each other. My breathing becomes heavy. "I'll be paying."

I can't help but to chuckle. My laugh is much more breathy than usual. Fucking weird ass teenager body.

"Are you now?" Ted raises his eyebrow. If I step away or break eye contact, I lose. I'm not going to lose that easily.

"Yes." Ted doesn't look that confident, in fact he's blushing like crazy. Awww he's showing weakness. He probably doesn't even realize it. Well, I can use that.

"Yeah ok," I've already won, so I feel comfortable breaking eye contact. He has no sense of fashion, but man does he look good. It's weird being the confident one it this situation, not that I'm complaining.

I step away to go order the pizzas. I can feel Ted watching me. I have no idea how I haven't melted yet.

"Ok I ordered it," I look back up at him. He was watching me.

"That was fast." Ted smiles again. He recovered quickly. "How much do I own you?"

He still thinks he's paying. That's adorable. He underestimates my good host instincts.

"Nothing." I smile back at him. I wink. What the fuck am I doing? That's the flirtiest I have done it at least three years.

"I'm not going to let you pay." Ted gets all serious.

"Yes you are." I can't help but to smile. He's adorable! He grumbles like an angry little kid. "You're not going to win this fight." I am a good host god damnit!

I get out paper plates while Ted tips the pizza guy. He insisted. I can't say no to that face. I mean I can, but I thought I would let him have something.

Ted puts the pizza box down in the dining room. He looks a little uncomfortable sitting at the dining table.

I should get something to drink. I walk into the kitchen. Mom just went grocery shopping so we have a shit ton of options.

"What do you want to drink." I call out to him in the other room. I don't know him well enough. When Emma's over I know to get her a strawberry Fanta, and to get Norah a root beer. I don't know ted like that yet.

"What do you got." Ted calls back from the other room.

"Depends," my parents aren't home, so I don't have any problem with offering him booze, "Do you want soda or beer?"

He seems like the kind of person who would want a drink right about now.

"Beer!"

Called it.

Dad would notice if any of his nice expensive beers go missing. No one gives a shit if they loose to Budweiser's though. I don't think Ted would be too picky.

I grab the two cans and walk back into the other room. I hand him one of them.

"You're cool with me drinking in your house?" He looks up at me with a kind of concerned expression. That's kind of a stupid question.

"I wouldn't have brought you the beer if I wasn't. It doesn't matter, my parents are out of town." I don't particularly like that taste, but I'll drink it. I sit across from him.

I didn't realize how hungry I was. The school lunches are far from substantial, so I usually eat something when I get home from school, but I didn't today. So it's good to eat, I probably won't eat again today.

"Can I ask you a question." Ted asks sheepishly. It sounds like it's important.

"Yeah sure!" I take a sip of beer to was down the pizza.

"How did you know you were gay?" WHAT?!

I inhale sharply while still taking the sip. Fuck. I have to cough it out.

Why did he ask me that? That's a really deep question. Why does he want to know? What does he gain from the answer? Is he...

"I shouldn't have asked that, I'm sorry." Ted sounds panicked.

I mean if he wants to know.

"No, it's a fair question." I take a deep breath. I was not fucking expect that. Holy shit. "I uh well... Y'know how in middle school all the boys were fawning over Becky Barnes?" It was kind of ridiculous how much people liked her. "Well I was more focused on Tom Huston."

I don't know how to talk about my fucking sexual awakening, WITH MY CURRENT CRUSH.

What the fuck is happening?

"Huh." Ted nods. He looks deep in thought. That was so out of the blue! What is he thinking? Is he questioning? No, no way. Ted's almost aggressively straight.

"W-why do you ask?" Of course I fucking stutter. Why wouldn't I?

"It's just... I've been feeling stuff for other guys." He's actually questioning. WHAT THE FUCK IS HAPPENING.

"Oh..." Raging heterosexual Ted, is fucking questioning his sexuality. "Do I know him?"

"Uh, probably not . It's just a guy I met through baseball." Of course, an athletic guy. "But you know I still like girls." Of course he does. He's legitimately questioning his sexuality though, this isn't a joke.

I try to imagine the baseball stud that caused this, but I can't.

"Well you're probably bi." Does he even know that that's a thing?

"Yeah..." Ted's voice trails off. There's a moment of silence. "Thanks." Ted smiles "That helps." He takes a sip of his beer. I have no idea what's happening. He's bi, probably.

"Well, I'm glad I can help." I smile back to keep it from getting more uncomfortable.

We finish up the meal. We start cleaning up in complete silence. I throw away the pizza box. Ted's facing away from me at the moment.

I can feel myself loosing control of my body. The fucking hormones are taking over.

"Hey ted." My hand tugs on his shirt sleeve. Ted turns to face me. He's such a nice funny guy. I feel myself grab his face and pull him closer to me. What the fuck am I doing? Our lips touch for a split second. WHAT THE FUCK AM I DOING? I let go and pull away quickly. "I'm so sorry I shouldn't have done that. I couldn't help myself." I suddenly gain control again. My hearts going a million miles per hour. I can hear my heart thump in my head.

"Don't apologize." Ted's voice was warm. I felt like I was on fire.

"No no no, that wasn't ok. I shouldn't have done that. I'm so sorry. I don't know what case over me." I can tell I'm rambling. I'm starting to get a migraine. I'm so stupid.

"I'm sorry, too." Ted smiles slightly.

I think I'm hyperventilating but there's too much shit going on to really tell.

"Why?" He didn't do anything wrong. Right?

"For lying." Ted put his hand the side of my face. I feel like I'm about to have a heart attack. Ted places his lips on mine.

My stomach flips. What the fuck is happening?

I feel myself kissing back. I guess it was instinctual, because I have no clue how to move anymore, or breath.

I've forgotten how to breath. This is how I die. Well it could be worse.

Time has frozen around us. Ted pulls away and smiles at me, hand still on my face.

"I'm definitely Bi." Ted's smile...

I finally catch my breath again. Ted's hand is a little rough but I don't mind. I put my hand on top of his.

"What did you lie about?" My head isn't settled yet. For a spilt second I thought he was lying about not sleeping with Charlotte, but I don't think that's true anymore. Ted takes a second to answer.

"You were the one who made me question..." Ted stops when he sees how widely I'm smiling. "You're adorable."

"I could say the same thing about you." I can't help but to giggle.

"Can I kiss you again?"

I nod like an idiot. Words are stupid. I don't need words.

Ted leans in and kisses me. I wrap my arms around his neck. His arms go around my waist.

This is the shit you see in movies. This isn't real. I'm going to wake up tomorrow and none of today had happened. But I can still savor it now.

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