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#sooo much better than the guy that (i think) compared me to chicken when i was waiting for my bus tho
shout out to the people at the concert that saw my small and easy-to-knock-over ass at the (edge of the) mosh pit and kinda watched out for me by shoving away the two or three people that danced ruthlessly away from me before they could knock me over they are literally the best
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survey by tigerfan1205
Name 5 people that are very important to you. Other than my dad, mom, and Angela, I can’t think of anyone else. Andi’s a very close friend but they’re not necessarily I’d-take-a-bullet-for-them levels yet.
Do you like eating chocolate covered cherries or strawberries? I don’t like fruits, so no. I like chocolate-covered unhealthy stuff though, hahah.
What does your 9th text say in your outbox? Ughhhh I remember this tab being in my old cellphones but I can’t quite remember if this is referring to texts I’ve sent, or my drafts. Anyway, my phone doesn’t store text drafts and I can no longer recall my 9th last sent text.
Ever had a really scary dream? Tell me about it. I’ve had loads of nightmares but my least favorites have always been the ones where someone I love is shot and they had to pass away in my arms. Out of all my scary dreams, those are the ones that send me crying in my sleep/as soon as I wake up.
Where is the coolest place you've been on vacation? Vigan was great because it really felt like visiting a 17th-century town. Singapore and Shanghai were also fun because it felt cool going to places much richer than ours and getting to interact with technologies that we will never get to have here HAHA
Would you rather have salad or french fries for a side dish? Erm, unless the salad has spicy tuna in it, fries all the way please.
Ever been to California? Did you like it? No. Idk, it’s not the first place on my list if I am to visit the US though. Places in the East Coast and the Midwest personally appeal more to me - and I’m fully aware it’s because they’re well-known for being passionate wrestling hubs.
What's your favorite thing about the town you live in? I live right smack on the boundary between the more urban sprawl of Manila and the quieter, more peaceful and quaint mountain part of my city. It’s very easy to access either depending on what I’m in the mood for.
Do you like Mexican food? What's your favorite dish to eat? It’s great, but not my top favorite cuisine. My favorite dishes would have to be fajitas and chimichangas.
Favorite kind of pizza is? Quattro formaggi all the wayyyy. You’ll never see me ordering anything else.
Do you have a boyfriend/girlfriend? If so, how long have you been dating? No.
Any brothers or sisters? Do they make you mad? I have one of each. My sister will sometimes piss me off, but it dies down quick. My brother did something unforgivable to me two years ago so that’s how long I have been constantly mad at him.
Are you nosy? Eh, sometimes? For the most part I know my place though. I let people share the amount they’re willing to, and very rarely do I try to pry.
Ever been to a bar? What was it like? Sure, had my fair share of favorites too when going out was still a normal thing. For me, bars are the best if I’m with the right mix of people. If I’m in a crowd I’m not necessarily close with, it can definitely dampen the experience as I will only be feeling awkward. The people in the bar will sometimes be a factor too – I will most likely feel annoyed if I’m somewhere that’s clearly populated by high schoolers or college freshies as they can get super rambunctious and loud.
Are you old enough to drink? Yes, have been for the last 4 (almost 5) years.
What's your favorite kind of flower? I enjoy looking at peonies.
Would you rather have pasta or chicken? Right now, probs chicken - preferably chicken wings because that sounds the most fucking yummmmmm rn. We’ve been having pasta a bit too much at home so it would’t hurt to skip it for now.
Have you ever dated someone, but made them not tell anyone about it? Yeah. Gabie and I got back together in our final months of high school. We were about to graduate and it was crucial we kept our record clean so that the school won’t strip us of our diploma and prohibit us from marching (it was Catholic school, sooo homophobia and stuff). Because of that, we had to keep it secret for about a month and a half. As soon as I got home from the ceremony and my family dinner, I shared the news on social media. So I didn’t exactly make her keep it secret - it was a mutual understanding.
What's the meanest thing you have done to a friend? I honestly can’t recall a time i deliberately set out to be an ass to someone I considered a friend. The one thing I can recall was accidentally misgendering Andi when I was still getting used to their pronouns, but I didn’t do it on purpose.
Have you ever kissed anybody with the name starting with a C or R? No. Those are my initials though, ha.
Why did you and your last ex break up? She wasn’t ready, she wasn’t down for commitment, and she felt suffocated having only been in a relationship throughout her late teen and early adult years. She really made herself sound like such a victim and she made it sound like commitment is the biggest sin, and so I blamed myself a lot during the first few months of our breakup; but I’ve since made a conscious effort to turn my mindset around and convince myself that I’m not at fault. Bye gaslighters.
Have you ever had a really bad fight with a best friend? Angela and I only had petty fights and our last one was in like 5th grade. Gab and I got into heavy arguments, but only when we were in a relationship and never as friends.
Do you like spaghetti? It’s okay. I like other types of pasta better.
Which color: orange or red? Red.
Do you know any songs by Katy Perry? Do you like her music? She’s...popular lmao, so yeah I know a good number of her songs. She’s in the middle for me; some songs I really enjoy, like E.T., Dark Horse, and Thinking of You (a personal fave); and there are some that didn’t grow on me as much, like Wide Awake and that awful Christmas song she recently released.
Ever had a near death experience? I suppose. My almost-car crash is the event I always cite.
Which number: 5 or 19? 19, for no reason whatsoever.
What's your favorite song by Taylor Swift? Why is that your favorite? Wildest Dreams; it meant a lot to me on a personal level for a time; right now it’s kinda doing it again for me. From her newest album, I really like dorothea also because it’s a bit relevant to my life at the moment.
Pick one: apples or oranges? I guess oranges. I don’t like fruits but I’m more likely to take a liking to orange-flavored stuff, like juice or chewy candies.
Do you know anybody named George or Bob? I don’t think so.
What do you like better, being single or in a relationship? Why is that? I like being in a relationship; commitment comes easy to me and I love looking out for a significant other, supporting them in their dreams, and generally just having someone to focus on, build a future with, and spoil. Being single hasn’t been bad and I guess I won’t mind if I never found someone; but in the grand scheme of things it’s really nice to be able to love someone.
Are you close with your mother? Not really but our relationship isn’t as strained as it used to be.
Have you ever dated someone named Kyle? Nope.
If you still go to school, who sits next to you in your fifth period? I can’t remember the last time I had five classes in a day, lol.
Who was the last person to ring your doorbell/knock on your door? I think it was my mom, earlier this morning when she arrived back home from her daily jog.
Does anything on you itch right now? Yeah actually; the opposite elbow got itchy just now.
If the last person you kissed came to your house now, what would you say? “Aren’t you supposed to be at work?”
If your ex called you crying, what would it most likely be about? I have no clue, and she would never do that so I literally can’t imagine even a hypothetical reason for this. It has to be a super serious situation, likeeeeeee idk, maybe a death. *knocks on wood aggressively*
Who was the best kisser out of all the people you have kissed? I’ve only kissed one person, so can’t compare.
Name everyone you have texted today. This media guy celebrating his birthday today so I had to ask him for his details so we could send him a gift, as well as the contact person for the cake shop that we got in touch with to order said gift for the birthday celebrant.
Who was the last person you spoke to for over 5 minutes over the telephone? Maybe my grandma when she called a few months ago.
How many times have you went to the bathroom today? Around three times total, I think.
Who do you currently live with? My dad, mom, Nina, my brother, Kimi, and Cooper.
What do you like better: sour or sweet candy? Sweeeeeeet. No sour anything for me, thanks.
Have you ever been told that you have an annoying laugh? No but I hope this isn’t an actual thing people say to other people. They can think others’ laugh is annoying, but I think it’s one of those things that you can just try to get over and is unnecessary to raise lol.
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LOL....Chapter 42.
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I mean, I might have become quite boring by now because ALL the chapters I use these shocked gifs, but.....I can’t help it, every time the chapters bring some shocking factor!! XD
Let me just start this reaction post with one happy announcement:
Remember my battles against illegal early spoilers on the internet? How it hurt the fandom (because people who wanted to wait for the official release were forced to avoid social media or block stuff) and the franchise as well?
Well, I’m glad to announce that chapter 42 has been the first chapter ever to not have any early spoilers leaked before the official releases, ever since Clear Card started in July 2016. It took almost 4 years and a revolution by the hands of CLAMP to obtain this result (with the early release of chapters FOR FREE on the official website in 6 languages).
Beware, I’m not celebrating just yet because next month we may get spoilers circulating again, but this chapter was really nice to be discovered all together, legally, without hurting anyone? It was a nice feeling and since it seems we might be approaching the finale, I think it’s important that we enjoy these chapters all together in a proper way.
Well, after this introduction, let’s delve into Chapter 42 of Clear Card!!
Kaito is a walking dead man
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I loved the color splash page. It always makes me happy to see Akiho and Sakura together, but this time the theme is a lot more serious. This is getting intense and the color page reflects that. This is also the first black background in a while, I always loved illustrations with black background even in the old manga.
Sooo last chapter we were left with Sakura overthrowing Kaito’s time magic and still conscious and moving. And shocked to see Syaoran and Kaito fighting. Of course Kaito needs to put a patch on this, because he knows Sakura is that powerful, but he doesn’t want her to know any of this, so he starts to “attack” her with time magic, I believe? And prince charming cleverly thinks that he might better call forth the strongest Sakura Cards in the deck, just to be sure to protect Sakura adequately. Even Kaito recognizes that was a wise move. Sakura is more confused than ever, behind the spirit shield formed by Light & Dark.
Syaoran is so fucking fed up with this that he demands to know why Kaito is here in Tomoeda. He candidly admits that he wants Sakura to produce the new Cards. Syaoran is like “No shit, Sakura’s already been producing a shitton of cards” “But she hasn’t produced the one I want”. When Syaoran asks which card that would be, Mr. I-am-an-asshole-and-I-know-it replies “If I told you that, I fear you’d get terribly angry”
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Guys, the glare Syaoran gives Kaito after this one is like.......death sentence. The amount of rage accumulated in this short kid is frightening. Syaoran might be cool and composed, but y’all remember his temper at the beginning of the old manga, right? That wasn’t “just because”, it’s still part of his personality XDD he was taming his rough sides of his personality for Sakura, but for Sakura he’s well ready to pull them out at any convenience.
Meanwhile, we aren’t sure if Sakura is listening to the heated conversation or not, but I think she isn’t because she keeps shouting “what’s going on?? What happened??” even after Kaito straight up said he’s after her Cards. Seeing her struggling and reaching from behind Light & Dark, who are restraining her, is kinda.....giving me TRC war flashbacks. Yes. You might have seen the tweet that is making me earn lots of “WHY CINZIA”, but I’m like this, I’m an ugly bitch who needs to suffer in company. I’ll make a separate TRC/CCS comparison post after ages, for this. XD
The highlight of the chapter
Kaito reveals that he knows that Syaoran came back to Japan after his mother had a divination of the future that he absolutely needs to stop. And, at that moment, ladies and gentlemen....
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IT’S HER. THE STAR OF THE CHAPTER. THE ONE THE FANDOM DREAMED OF SEEING IN THE MANGA.
LI YELAN-SAMA.
This is a huge thing because a character that was exclusively in the anime canon-verse (even though that line has been more and more flimsy lately) appeared in the manga too. Syaoran’s mother, and the Li family in general, were often mentioned both in the old and new manga series, but CLAMP somehow were always careful to never show any graphical portray of it. Now, finally, after so long, we have Yelan appearing in the manga too, and she’s exactly like her anime counterpart. Regal, elegant, beautiful. I was literally trembling with excitement when I saw her!! It was.....gosh it was huge.
But one has to wonder: how the hell does Kaito knows about all this stuff? How much did he investigate on the Li family? It’s kinda easy to imagine when he could do that: for a period, Akiho and Kaito lived in Hong Kong. Right before coming to Japan.
We get, thanks to Kaito, the confirmation that nor he, nor Syaoran, were born with the gift of seeing the future. Kaito can, if he follows all the steps, see some glimpses till a certain degree, but nothing comparable to someone specialized in divination art, let alone a yumemi. Here it is, the cursed term so dear to CLAMP, indicating the ones who can see the future in dreams. Kaito says that Sakura can indeed see the future playing out in her dreams, but it’s a future far from being set in stone. She’s basically a beginner yumemi, with confusing and fragmented visions, I’d say. But when she will grow up, she will be a fully fledged yumemi. Kaito says that it’s for the strong people to decide how the future will go. And here we find again the thematic so dear to CLAMP, the future and the choices made to let it go in a direction, or another one. Kaito starts to call forth the Tina Rie Triax spell. Syaoran is like “the hell I’m letting you get away like this” and is preparing to counter-attack with Raitei Shorai, when The Queen™ decides she had enough and screams “NOOO!”, calling her staff on the spot and activating her power towards Syaoran, switching places with him! She literally forced him out of the picture and took his place!! 
The Queen takes agency
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LOOK AT THAT FACE! LOOK AT IT WELL. It’s the same determination she had in this scene:
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I knew we would see the results of that determination. When she saw the boy she loves risking his life with someone who was attacking him, she took agency and went to the front row.
You can’t keep Sakura in the sidelines like that.
Kaito is quite suprised by the move. Maybe because he doesn’t understand love or because he didn’t think she would take agency. Either way, Sakura is pointing her staff at him, the same way Syaoran was pointing his sword at him moments ago. You don’t mess with this child, Kaito.
And he must certainly know, because he mutters “That’s too bad” and rewinds time, basically chickening out of the picture. XD
Sakura is back with Tomoyo, Akiho, Sonomi and her father, but she knows something is wrong, and she walks away from them for a while to give birth to a new card!! TRANSFER is the name, and it’s the power she used to switch places with Syaoran. The fact is, she doesn’t remember nor she understands why the hell this card is here. 
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While at home Kaito thinks to himself (smile always present but blatantly a mere mask) that he needs to hurry up or he’ll be in a fucking big mess because Sakura resisted his time-stopping magic and the Clear Card survived the time rewinding, Sakura at her own home is a nervous wreck. She calls Syaoran because she has the feeling she saw Light & Dark, they don’t remember, but Syaoran confirms that he feels something is off and has the feeling someone made them forget something. Sakura closes the call promising that she would inform him of anything that would come to her mind, but as she inadvertently knocks her Clear Cards off, they all fall facing backwards, save for one: BREAK.
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And this, ladies and gentlemen, is how Chapter 42 ends. Leaving us wondering why Sakura is making this dismayed face. She’s either taking it as a bad omen, or she’s remembering what she saw when she captured BREAK, and what caused the birth of the card in the first place. Not only a soulless Akiho talking nonsense in a pretty dress, but also her boyfriend under the robe of the Mysterious Cloaked Figure. Seemingly about to hurt an unconscious Akiho. That is still an open wound in Sakura’s heart, and it’s pretty clear here.
Guys, what can I tell you, this chapter has been a mixture of wonderful surprises, painful TRC recalls, frustrating time rewindings that show us how Sakura and Syaoran are slowly realizing and fighting Kaito’s fuckery with time....I know a good chunk of the fandom doesn’t like this give-and-take-away, it always seems like the final battle is here, but we are tricked everytime. And yet, I do believe that once the story will be over, and after some time we’ll go back to read Clear Card, the time rewindings will show clearly how gradually Sakura was able to overcome and overthrow Kaito’s magic: first it was a finger, then it was an unexplicable sadness, now a new card and the impression to have seen things, and a general uneasiness because something feels off. The kids were even capable of realizing that they were made to forget something. I bet this graduality will feel more interesting and exciting when we’re not forced to wait 1 month between chapters.
Let me know what you think, too!
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Love Letter .exe
In which nothing is working and you gotta restart and it doesn’t work still. Ya know like having a nervous breakdown??!! Summary: Stork’s brain isn’t working and he can’t write worth a shit today yall. His crush on Momo isn’t helping matters. What the fuck is a guy to do except ask advice from Momo’s sister Piper??? Ship: Stork/Momo
A/N: This is a request from @heartstringsymphonies. P-please don’t kill me I did my best *hands fic to you shaking*
Stork’s room was not the most organized place. It was shocking to say the least seeing as he ran the Condor like his own domain (which it was. He reminds everyone of this 20 times a day. Sometimes more on a bad day). His room was littered with various blueprints, ship parts he could use as spares, various gadgets some people have tried to ask about but Stork has answered ominously “Would you like to find out for yourself.” in response, and a strange radio that was playing softly in the corner of his room. 
His bed was in a state of unmade covered with what seemed like crumbled papers being tossed onto it. Stork often forgot how far he could throw and at this point he didn’t care about aiming for the trash can he kept by his desk. The very desk he was actually stressing away at. 
Stork tapped his foot and ran his fingers through his hair. Something he did when he was stressed while working a lot. He mumbled a bit loudly to himself. Usually people took that as a sign to back up while he’s working cause that was a sign he was this close to ending it all and setting the entire thing he was working on on fire. 
Piper was passing by the room on her way to the back of the Condor when she heard Stork growling, mumbling and gritting his teeth. Piper was vaguely concerned to say the least. “Welp,” she thought to herself,”Time to go where few men dare to tread.”
“What would Finn do at this point,” Piper actually half disbelieving she asked herself that. “Finger gun at the problem,” Piper thought to herself knowing that sneaking up on Stork was like a death wish and asking for a dying animal to strike at you. 
Piper then suddenly remembered the ancient mantra of many brave men who would go into situations like this and it would be these very wise words that made her move forward: Fuck it.
Piper gave a couple of hard taps on his door. Loud enough for Stork to hear, but not enough to scare him into the afterlife. “Hey Stork, can we talk,” Piper asked. 
Stork whipped his head around with lightening fast reflexes. Almost like he was expecting the knock, but he just had reflexes like that to begin with. Years of practice. 
“No, I’m actually a little busy right now,” Stork said in his usual biting tone when he was irritated. He then rolled his eyes and focused back on the task at hand.
Piper raised her eyebrow. This was kind of serious after all.Piper took a quick look around the room. One of the papers had been thrown by the door before she got there. She picked it up and looked it over. It was scratched out in ink to hell and back, she could barely make out what it said cause the handwriting looked so shakey it was almost chicken scratch and was that a huge hole in the paper? Stork probably stabbed the paper in frustration. 
However, she was able to make out one word in this chaotic mess. It was the word Momo. Wait, was Stork writing Momo a letter? “Yep, looks like this grease monkey is gonna need my help after all,” Piper said stepping into the room. 
“Hey Stork,” Piper said tapping Stork on the shoulder.
Stork, without missing a beat, turned around to Piper faster than lightening. “What,” he said with more bit in his voice this time. He was having no patience for the situation at hand or the current intrusion. 
Piper shook the currently unwadded ball of paper in her hand. 
“Oh....that...,” Stork said now realizing the full gravity of the situation. Momo was Piper’s sister after all. Piper would want to get involved if anything. 
“Listen, if you want to woo my sister, you’re going to need my help,” Piper said dragging the nearest crate of ship parts beside Stork so she can sit. 
“Oh and what makes you think I need your help,” Stork said with his usual welcoming tone of sarcasm. 
Piper looked around the room seeing many crumpled wads of paper. Piper pointed a thumb at them letting the visual speak for itself.
“Ok...fair point..,” Stork said now officially resigned to the fact that maybe he doesn’t entirely got a grip on the situation.
“Let’s start with what you got,” Piper said leaning over to the paper Stork was currently working on. 
“Well...I guess if you are going to help..” Don’t mind Stork. He’s a bit of an ass when he realizes he needs help. 
Shall I compare thee to the dark cave swamps of Terra Merbia
She was going to stop right there. Time for the most sound constructive criticism she has ever offered. “No,” is all she could say.
“Yeah...not my best, but have you seen the swamps of Terra Merbia? They’re warm and nice like Momo and very beautiful to look at,” Stork explained.
Piper then realized something. Stork had a good grasp of what he was trying to say. Just not how he wanted to say it. Momo would love to hear that if that’s what beauty looks like in Stork’s eyes. He was over complicating things. 
“Then just tell her that,” Piper said. 
Stork whipped his attention to Piper. “I mean, that’s uuuuu,” Stork said realizing that maybe sentimentality wasn’t his forte, but maybe just maybe if it could open certain doors then....perhaps a shot at it would be in order.
“Listen, Momo likes all that morbid stuff like you. You got this better than you think. Just explain how you see it and Momo will see it too,” Piper said with a small smile.
“I don’t understand. Why are you helping me,” Stork and Piper may have been friends for a while but he was still a cynical bastard.
“Because a) that’s what friends do and b) trust me when I say you should give it a shot. You make Momo happy and well I think you’d be good for her,” Piper said patting Stork’s hand then giving up to leave. “I’ll leave you to it,” Piper said leaving the room.
Momo was working away in her room when she heard something slip under her door. An envelope? Momo turned her attention to it and went to pick it up. The envelope simply said “Please read. It’s a matter of life and death.” It probably wasn’t. She could tell by the chicken scratch writing that it was Stork. She opened it and inside was a letter. 
Momo couldn’t help but smile quietly at it and went to sit down and read it. It was kinda messily written but Momo was very used to Stork’s writing, so she could tell what it said:
“Dear Momo,
      I’ve never written anything of this sort before. It’s nothing that was ever made a part of Merbian tradition nor is it something I’ve been particularly accustomed to, but I heard it was something you should do in circumstances like these,so here I am laying it on the line. 
There are times where I miss Terra Merbia. The dank smell of the caves. The hollow bliss of darkness. The chilling breeze in the dead of winter. The rank smell of the swamps. Good times. Not too many people would ever call a sort of place like that home, but if you look closer, it has its charms. The smell is like what people compare to a spring field. Open and welcoming. The chill to us is very much like a hug seeing as we’re kind of a touch starve race to begin with, it’s very welcoming. The swamps are warm and if the moonlight hits them just right, it has an lovely iridescent glow to it making it a very beautiful sight. 
These are things that make up home for me and at times. I do miss it and sometimes I wonder why I even left....that is until you showed up. A lot of the things that make up you are the things that make up what I miss about home. The open and welcoming scent of your perfume and your presence is amazing to be around. Your constant affection towards me is like a cool breeze and actually very refreshing and, if we’re being honest, I couldn’t look at the swamps the same again because I found something far more beautiful. They would be very envious of your beauty Momo. They couldn’t compare. The way you look in the moonlight is an amazing sight and something I realized that I enjoy staring at exceedingly more. 
I haven’t missed home since you got here. Home is what I have come to find in you. You’re all I have ever wanted and needed in my life. Home is what I used to love and long for, but I have come to fall in love and long for something more. It’s you and always has been you Momo. I fell in love and began to love you. The fact you seem to enjoy me and my company is a bonus. Not too many seem to be able to do that. Bravo.
I don’t know what you’ll make of this letter or what you’ll do, just don’t leave me no matter what. I don’t think I can stand being nothing to you if anything. Your presence warms my cold heart to its core and I need you more than anything. You don’t have to love me back. I just wanted to tell you and perhaps hope for something more like you feeling the same even if to hope is sometimes a fruitless thing. 
But I’m rambling. I just needed to get that off my chest and I hope that you respond sometime soon. I’ll be awaiting your answer whatever it is and just know...
I will always be in love with you forever,
Stork”
Momo stared at the letter mouth agape. She had actually been waiting to hear this from him for so long that she couldn’t process what was happening right now. 
“Stork, you idiot,” Momo said quietly, getting up towards the door.
She could only work on reflex right now. She quickly power walked to the door and opened it. There waiting was Stork. 
“Hey uumm sooo about that letter I uuu...you don’t have to read that if you don’t want to..I can understand if you have better things to do or....,” Stork started to ramble when a pair of strong hands grabbed him by his shirt.
“Stork.....,” Momo said looking him dead in the eye,”I read it already.” Momo was kind of a mess herself. It was a miracle she was getting anything out.
“Oh, you have? So uuuu what did you--,” Stork was cut off by a pair of lips on his. It was a kiss that Momo had been holding back for ages. 
Stork’s eyes widened registering what was happening at the moment. He decided to stop thinking for once and just wrapped his arms around Momo. He kissed back with as much fervor and passion. God, he had been wanting that for so long. He suddenly pulled back from the kiss needing to catch his breath and so did Momo.
“Momo...I love you so much...,” Stork said breathlessly. 
“Stork,” Momo said gently placing her hand on his face,”I love you too. I always have.”
Stork ran his fingers through her hair and placed his forehead on hers. For once he could stop thinking of what would happen next. For once, he didn’t have to. It was one of the reasons he loved Momo. She knew how to drown out the screaming voices in his head and quieten them into pitiful silence. Around her, everything was at peace and that’s all he ever wanted. No self talk of what could go wrong and how all hope is lost.
In her there was always hope and everything was right. He needed more of that in his life. He needed her. 
“Hey...lets take the day off today...watch some movies...listen to some music...cuddle up...just the two of us,” Momo said with a smile that Stork always found so dazzling.
“I would like that actually,” Stork said running his fingers down Momo’s hair and onto her cheek admiring the view of her eyes. He always liked the view of her eyes.
Momo then lead Stork into her room for a peaceful afternoon. Piper was right. Stork truly did have to be himself. He always did. After all, it’s the part of him that Momo loved the most. 
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thehiddensemicolon · 7 years
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Kacchako fanfic: New Prey Chapter 3
Edited! "Alrighty then! Everyone is here. Who wants to go first?" - Pinky "Let me spin first!"-kaminari He spins the bottle and it lands on Todoroki. "Todoroki truth or dare!" - kaminari "Dare I suppose." He answers unsure. "I dare you to make a block of ice and carve out an ice sculpture of myself." - kaminari "What the? Do I really have to? You're not serious!" - Todoroki "Very serous my friend!" He answers "Urghh " - Todoroki responds. He makes a block of ice and looks for any tool to do the job. "Good luck!" - kaminari "Am up!" - Jirou said. She spinner the bottle and it landed on Momo. She smirked. "Truth or Dare!" "I'll choose truth." - she calmly states. "Alright Momo, is it true that you like Shouto?" - she asked. Momo's eyes glared at her best friend. She looked at Shouto and noticed he was still busy carving out an ice sculpture of Kaminari. "I have a small crush on him." She blushed. Shouto heard her answer and accidentally broke the sad excuse of an ice sculpture. She has a crush on me! Thats... DAMN THE SCULPTURE BROKE! "I guess it's my turn to spin." - Deku stuttered. He spinned the bottle and it landed on Uraraka. He stared at her and gulped. "Ura-Uraraka! Truth or Dare!" He quickly yelled out. His palms were getting sweaty and he was nervous. "Hmmm lets see.... I'll do a Dare!" She challenged. "Alright.... then I dare you to tie a rope around Iida and use your quirk to make Float like a balloon." He said. Yes it sounds childish. But that was all he could think of. "HAHAHA IIDA COME HERE!" She giggled. "WHAT! Midoriya! What kind of dare is that." Iida said as he began moving his hands up and down in front of Deku. Out of no where Uraraka began tying a rope around Iida (Momo made the rope for her) and then she used her quirk to make Iida float. She than tied the rope around Deku's hand for he can "hold and watch his balloon" she giggled. "How did I ended up in this position 😪" Iida wondered. Deku is unsure how to comprehend this outcome. "My turn!" - Kirishima said. He spins the bottle and it lands on Bakugou. "Truth or dare Bakugou!" - Kirishima "Dare because am not a fucking pussy! If I was you I'll watch what you dare. If you don't want to die Bitch." - he responses. Kirishima remembers earlier today when Bakugou and him where talking about girls. And how he said no girl is good enough of him. He smirked. Let's see if Bakugou would do this. Oh how he will kill me. He thought. "I dare you to pick a girl and give her a piggyback ride around the dorms for an hour. And you have to do what she says during that time!"- Kirishima said. Everyone gasped and their eyes went open. Normally a dare like this wouldn't be a big deal. But the person who was dared to do this hated everyone, was always mad and grumpy, and rude to everyone. This was an interesting dare, all were wondering who would he choose. Ahhhhh how should I murder this fucker? How many explosions would it take to finish the fucking job. After this fucking dare his ass is fucking gone. Bakugou was surprised with this dare. Everyone was shocked and is staring at him. Fuck me but am no bitch. "That's fucking easy. Uraraka get your ass up and jump on my back. Hurry I ain't got all fucking day, I have better stuff to do. " he said. Yes he picked Angel face. Frankly he didn't have any interest in any other girl there. And she was his new Prey. But he didn't want everyone to think he wanted to do this. Uraraka was shocked. Remembering what he told her before the game made her blush. "Hurry the fuck up floaty." - Bakugou said. "O-okay am coming." She stuttered. Everyone's mouth was opened shocked Bakugou is actually doing this dare. She got up and walked to his back and she jumped. She grasped her arms around his neck and moved her legs to go to the sides of his waist. He easily has the strength to support her weight and moves his arms to catch her legs and has a firm grip underneath her thighs. During this whole time. Deku was shocked. Shocked on the dare. Shocked on how Kacchan easily picked Uraraka. Shocked how she agreed. And shocked how this all happened. He felt kinda hurt. A pound to his chest when he saw her jump on his back. Does Kacchan like Uraraka too? I have a crush on her and she is my best friend. Nothing will happen.. right? Deku thought. "See you fucking assholes in one fucking hour bitches. Kirishima watch you fucking ass when I get back." Bakugou yelled. He walked away and by the time the two where out of the their classmates sight. Uraraka spoke. "Umm Bakugou why did you choose me?" She said. "Well can't you fucking use common sense. Cause you basically annoyed and begged me to come to this fucking party. If I suffer than you suffer to cause it's all your fault we're in this situation." He told her. "Oh okay well that makes sense I suppose. But how am I suffering if am the one up here? And not to mention have the voice of authority. You have to do what I say and hold me for one, long long hour. This is going to be fun! Right Kacchan?" She joked. "The fuck did you say. Am only doing this cause of a dare. Don't think to much of it. After this you're dead too floaty." He blushed. His face was red and he thanked god that his palms were not sweaty. Carrying her on his back was no tough challenge. He has nice muscles and she felt like a twig. The challenge here was how much she swirms. She keeps moving her legs and adjusting her hands on their placement on his body. He is holding her thighs and they are so soft but firm. She is wearing shorts and a tank top so it was hard for him to not imagine scenes. "Sooo am I starting to get heavy for you?" She asked. "The hell its only been like three minutes! You are fucking light as a feather and you mock me on my fuckin strength. No you're not fucking heavy for me. This is nothing." He says irritated. He keeps walking, to where he does not know. Uraraka decided she was going to mess with him. "Am sorry but I was just noticing your muscles and worried you wouldn't be able to carry me for much longer. I was going to ask if you wanted me to use my quirk on myself to make it easier for you. I was only caring for your well being. " she said. She clearly was lying to herself. She noticed how he was wearing a black muscle shirt and her arms are around his neck. She can feel his muscles on his back and neck area. She can clearly see his nice muscles but she didn't want to touch it. It would be embarrassing. "The fuck did you just say Angel face! Do you not notice my fucking strength in training. For fuck sake am the strongest in the class and you mock me. Am going to be the number one hero one day and you think I need fucking help to carry you." He said. Trying not to be an ass to her but her remark got him unexpected. He was never the one to feel self conscious of himself. Hell he worked out for his body frame to look good and muscular. Her words made him feel like she didn't recognize him. "Feel my fucking shoulder blades and biceps floaty. Don't compare me to that fucking nerds strength." He said. Secretly hoping she would actually do it. "W-what?! Aren't I the one with the power of authority? Why should I listen to you?" She blushed. Her face was becoming red and she felt butterflies in her stomach. Is he flirting with me.. or am I the one flirting with him???? She wondered. She wanted to do as he said. Heck he gave her permission. Secretly before their encounter earlier today. She already had a crush on the explosion quirk user. She admired his strength and bravery. She didn't mind his anger, she actually thought it was kinda cute. But she didn't want to admit that to herself. Before her crush with Bakugou, she had a small developing crush on Midoriya,but she kept telling herself that he was her best friend and her feelings for him had to be put aside for her own growth. But with Bakugou it was different. Seeing him in trainings and in battles made her want to be better. After the fight with him in the sports festival, she began wanting to be better and started to secretly train herself to be stronger. She wanted to get closer to him but with Deku and his past, it was hard to talk to an anger Bakugou. And finally, she just thought she wasn't good enough to be his friend. "Oh so now you're the one afraid of guys? What's the fucking matter? With all the shit talk you gave me fuckin earlier about girls, your suddenly became all bark but no bite! You probably just never felt a real mans muscles? Well what the fuck was I thinking that you would. You fucking hang out with Deku!" He said. Is she going to feel me or what? He thought. Should I do it? Ahh I feel so embarrassed. But he is calling me a chicken now. I'll show him! She thought. Suddenly her arms that were hardly around his neck became undone and she slowly began feeling his shoulders. Bakugou began to stiffen up. Shocked she actually did it. Holy fuck she is actually doing it. It feels so good. He thought and decided to not say anything. He didn't want to risk her stopping. She then moved her hands to feel his biceps. She slowly felt his strong, well framed cut arms. It was so tough but yet soothing. He gulped. Fuck this feels good. It's so calming. Her gentle fingers tracing his arms. Fuck. He thought. She than moved her hands to feel his chest. Wow. His body is so nice.. wait! What did I just think? She hands still were feeling his chest. Lost in thought. So strong. So nice. Her face was red and still feeling him. "Mm" she accidentally spilled. Oh no! please tell me he didn't hear that. She hoped. It did not go unnoticed. The explosion user smirked. "You like feeling a real mans body floaty. I don't blame you for enjoying it." He said. Yes now he was the one messing with her. After realizing her moan went noticed to Bakugou. She decided that it was too late to turn back. "Hey let me touch your fucking pink dot fingers. " he asked. "You activate your quirk by touching your fingers right Floaty?" He said. Trying to make conversation. "Sure here you are!" She said. Bakugou saw her fingers and moved one hand to touch her fingers while being careful not to drop the gravity user. "It's so soft." He quietly said. He almost stuttered his voice. Almost. "Why thank you" - Uraraka. She then moved her arms to go around his neck and griped tighter to feel him more. And placed her head on his shoulder and spoke. "Soooo did you enjoy having an Angel face beauty feeling you?" She spoke quietly on his neck, by his right ear. She wanted to mess with him. Who wouldn't? His eyes opened wide with her sudden voice right by his ear and her head placed on his neck. Fuck that got me excited. Arghhhh control yourself. You're a fucking beast. Act like it doesn't affect me. But she feels like she belongs with me. With his cheeks stained in red and sweat drop on his forehead, he managed to say,"Hmph" and continued walking. Has it been a fucking hour yet? I swear am going to lose control. "Oh what was that I didn't hear you. Can you please answer my question? After all you do have to do as I say!" She said. Can she fucking please stop talking into my ear with that tone and her small breaths brushing on my skin. I swear I don't know if I can control myself. And fuck her for using her power of authority. Ahh fuck it, if she wants an answer I'll fuckin give it to her. "For fucks sake! Yes your hands feeling me up felt great. You happy now Angel face!" He yelled and blushed. She rose her head up and opened her mouth. He actually admitted it!!!!! Oh my god what do I say? What do I do? "Um yeah okay, good! I meant that's great. Umm sorry I just never had an experience like this before." She answered honestly. He gulped. He felt awesome and relieved that he was the only guy she felt and this close contact with. But he wouldn't admit that to her. Uraraka felt uneasy and awkward. She noticed that she only had about a minute left in her dare. Time really went by fast! I meant to have a normal conversation with him. But feeling his muscles made time go by fast! I know I have a crush on him but I am not sure of my feelings. Only one way to find out! "Um Bakugou... I was wondering since I have only a minute left of power... can you .. can you umm." She stuttered. "Do what woman spill it fucking out. " he heavily breathed. His heart was thumping and he felt nervous. "Can you kiss me?" She quickly whispered in his ear. That was all he needed to hear to grant her wish. He immediately swirled her around from his back into his front side of his body. Her big brown eyes opened wide in shock and stared at his red eyes. He adjusted one arm to go underneath her thighs and one arm around her waist and brought her close to his body. Her arms tightened around his neck. Then he kissed her and she kissed back. Her lips are so soft and taste delicious he thought. His lips are so rough and warm. Finally her mind was back on and working. She pulled back from the kiss and said,"the hour is over... you don't have to do what I say anymore. You can put me down now." She quickly said. Unsure how this situation would play out. She saw his red eyes glare at her. Does he want to kill me or something? "I never gave a shit about that fucking dare. I did everything because I fucking wanted to do it Angel face. I was never in that stupid hour limit shit." He said. And dived his lips back on hers. They began making out, with him still holding her on his waist. He did everything because he wanted to and not the dare? She thought while making out with him. He was to fierce and passionate. And she loved it.
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Children of BFFH, Entry 11
 “Momma!” I exclaimed, running to her and hugging her gently.  Momma Emma wasn’t exactly fragile, but she wasn’t terribly strong physically either.  If she removed her enhancement suit, I’d have to be really careful.
 “Sorry for the long wait, Sweetie.  Ready to see Grandma?” she asked as she brushed her fingers through my hair.
 “Yes, but… Mind fixing a couple things?” I asked, trying to give her my best smile.
 She rolled her eyes and smirked.  Then she kicked aside some snow to expose the grass underneath.  At her touch, the grass was instantly vibrant, and I could feel her connecting to all of the plants as roots grew to touch roots throughout the area.  “Were you going to play a trick on me again?” she questioned, smiling at me.
 “Maaaybe.” I admitted.
 “Okay, so what is that?” she questioned, pointing toward the area where I left what remained of the bad guy’s clothes.
 “Well, there was this bad guy who came after me!” I started excitedly.
 She held up a finger for me to stop.  “You didn’t hurt him too bad, did you?”
 “No!  I almost had to save his life, but that was because his heart has a condition.  I was actually going to fix it for him.  Sadly, I overdid my calming spell, and he stopped being in any immediate danger.  I’m sure it would’ve worked though!” I insisted, thinking through my plan again.
 “No doubt.  Where is he now?” she questioned.
 I shrugged but said, “Calamity arrived and took him away!  I was going to help get evidence on him, but Marvelous Max beat me to it.  Still, I was able to help Calamity, Momma!”
 She smiled and said, “That’s great news, Sweetie.  Mind telling me what those used to be before you completely altered them?”
 “Cotton.  They’re not even cotton-ish now?” I asked in surprise.  I still thought they were cotton-ish.
 “Where did you find… wait.  You attacked him with his own clothes?” she questioned.
 “Umm… yeah.” I admitted, knowing what was coming next already.
 “Since this was someone bad enough for Calamity to take him, you get a pass this time, but there were sooo many more options in this park that I’d expect you to leave anyone else fully clothed, Little Miss Trouble.” she warned, still smiling a little.
 The once-cotton was now reverted to a seed, which was really cool considering it had started as clothing.  One day, I’d learn to do that just like Momma.
 I nodded quickly, not wanting to ruin my free pass.  “I’ll be careful, Momma.  I really will.  He was drawing a knife, and I kinda just reacted.”
 “Was he scared?” she asked.
 Remembering his face, I giggled.  “You bet!”
 “Can’t be mad at you for scaring bad guys, now can I.” she told me.  “Come along, Sweetie.”
 Momma’s Beetle was the cutest car at home.  The exterior was a vibrant pink, and the interior was black with pink highlights on the seats and dash.  As I’ve grown, she allowed me to add my own touches, like the seed deployment system!  We had seed guns designed by the quadruplets, with a little help from Poppa Jarod, that could launch ten different types of seeds with awesome precision.  A little touch of magic, and we’d have weapons even in the areas were plants were scarce.
 The lovely vine patterns throughout the black of the upholstery had been altered numerous times as I grew, since I was getting better and better at art.  Dea was still the best at the little details, but I really wasn’t bad these days.  Momma Mila never minded printing and installing updated versions for me, and Momma Emma liked the softness of freshly-installed upholstery.
 “I already warned Grandma that we’re running a little late.” stated Momma Mila when I hopped in the back.
 “Thank you, Momma!” I replied.  “Did you tell the Boss how well I did?”
 She nodded, smiling at me.  “Very well done, but he still doesn’t want you out on patrol yet.  You’ll have to be patient.”
 I frowned but didn’t argue.  The Boss had explained his reasons plenty of times already.  Arguing with him only got me somewhere when I had loads of evidence to support my case, just like a court as he frequently pointed out.
 Momma Mila had one of her bodies in the driver’s seat, pretending to drive.  Well, she was driving, but probably not with the body.  Switching back and forth was too seamless to really tell.  Momma Mila controlled thousands of taxis as well as numerous company and personal vehicles.  She was amazing at multitasking, often being more of a secretary than Grandma Death.
 Around Momma Emma and most of the others, I had to use Grandma Death’s other name—Grandma Aaliyah—because she wanted to surprise certain people, such as Momma Emma, but Grandma Death was the coolest.  Well, maybe tied with the Boss, but she didn’t lecture me so much.  She was wicked smart and constantly encouraged me to experiment with how things were done.  She even helped me talk the Boss down a couple times when I accidentally put people in danger, upsetting him.  Luckily, he didn’t mind so much when I only put myself in danger, even explaining why the others were upset about it.
 Even the Boss didn’t have an explanation I liked for why Messy was sooo cautious.  She always worried about safety to an insane degree.  Plus, she held herself back so much that she lost to Four and me more often than she won!  One day, I planned to get her to go all out against me, so I could really see how well I’d do.  Her natural magic was even more versatile than my plants, but she couldn’t poof my plants from existence as easily as she could most things due to the potency of creation magic within my plants, which made me an actual opponent for her.  Even heroes needed to fight one another occasionally to see how much they could take.  Auntie Portentia had illustrated the importance of knowing when to call for backup a few times.
 The drive to Grandma Mary’s took nearly forty minutes, but that gave me time to do extra school work through the displays on the back of each seat.  I was also planning my new strategy for the next time I was a leader in battle against the other kids, but those thoughts were often floating around in my head.  Few things were as satisfying as winning against Four and Messy.  I grew distracted for part of the drive as I considered different ways I could’ve handled today’s criminal without turning his clothes into weapons.  If I had known how weak he was in advance, I could have used much slower attacks.
 Grandma’s house was the easiest to spot in her neighborhood.  Tiny when compared with home, her house was the most vibrant I had seen in person.  The siding was vibrant violet with azure shingles and trim.  The fence was more in the orchid range of purple, but there were all sorts of ornaments in the yard.  Lawn gnomes, flamingos, and other critters dotted the entire front!  Momma Emma once told me that the garish nature of the house distracted neighbors from things they’d find really strange, like when she tended the yard.  I didn’t really see how that’d distract people, but I’d surely figure it out eventually.
 “Grandma, we’re here!” I exclaimed after beating my Mommas through the door.  The air smelled of ingredients for our dinner, and my grin widened.
 “Perfect.  I have everything you need to cook us dinner.” she replied from the kitchen.
 Jogging over there, I quickly took in the ingredients.  The vegetables were obviously grown by Momma Emma.  No one else could make everything so perfectly shaped or smell that good.  Shame that the garden in back couldn’t be maintained in winter due to non-magic neighbors.  “Looks great!  Should I start?” I asked, bouncing on my feet.
 “Of course, dear.  Want any help?” she asked, already sitting down.
 I shook my head and took a deep breath as I focused my mind on the recipe.  My cleaning spells prepared my hands as others bound my hair back to keep anything from ruining the food.  Chef Marco expected perfection in the kitchen.  As his student, I couldn’t disgrace him by making a mistake.  Today, we’d be having Marco’s third variation on a Japanese curry, chicken masala crepes with mint sauce, steamed vegetables version seven, and a mango and cardamom syllabub.  Grandma had asked me to make this combination when I told her about it last week.  With the ingredients here, she really was interested!
 As I prepared the food, the adults chatted about work, a couple TV shows, and what I’ve been doing lately.  I had to correct a few things, like when Momma Emma called my victory in the last battle a “near victory”.  Four had admitted defeat.  Momma Mila started acting as my sous-chef ten minutes into my prep work, which made me paranoid that I had made a mistake somewhere, but she assured me that she was just keeping us on schedule, meaning my mistake was in adjusting my speed for the allotted time.
 When I was finally finished and took my first bite, I was certain that Chef Marco would approve, giving me one of his big smiles.  Momma Mila agreed to bring him a taste of each, so he could tell me later.  We were leaving the rest for Grandma, since she really seemed to enjoy it.  Leftovers at the mansion were somewhat of an oddity, since Chef Marco wanted everything at its best when we ate.  Plus, some of the adults really indulged themselves.  Grandma enjoyed hearing about how I caught a criminal today!  After dinner, we played a couple board games.  Cheating at the dice rolls was so tempting after I got unlucky, but I didn’t.  A hero wouldn’t cheat to win without lives on the line.
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