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Ateez arguing with you: Hyung Line Ver.
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ɪ’ᴅ ʟɪᴋᴇ ᴛᴏ ᴍᴀᴋᴇ ɪᴛ ᴄʟᴇᴀʀ ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ꜰɪᴄᴛɪᴏɴ. ᴛʜɪꜱ ɪꜱ ɴᴏᴛ ᴀ ʀᴇᴀʟɪꜱᴛɪᴄ/ꜰᴀᴄᴛ-ʙᴀꜱᴇᴅ ʀᴇᴘʀᴇꜱᴇɴᴛᴀᴛɪᴏɴ ᴏꜰ ᴀᴛᴇᴇᴢ, ɪᴛ ɪꜱ ᴘᴜʀᴇʟʏ ᴀ ꜱᴄᴇɴᴀʀɪᴏ ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛᴇᴅ ʙʏ ᴍᴇ ꜰᴏʀ ᴇɴᴛᴇʀᴛᴀɪɴᴍᴇɴᴛ ᴘᴜʀᴘᴏꜱᴇꜱ.
✰ ɢ: Angst
✰ ᴡ.ᴄ: 1546
✰ ᴄ.ᴡ: Arguing, Insinuated trauma (physical abuse), Belittling, Lots of crying + swearing, Inferiority complex (?), Toxic relationships, Jealousy, Y/N breaks stuff in a fit of rage, general angry behaviour.
A/N: Be warned, it’s not gonna be pretty.
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💔 S E O N G H W A
“Come on now Y/N, this makes literally zero sense! Stop acting like you’re being persecuted, you’re just wron-”
You interrupted him indignantly, hands on your hips as you spoke.
“What?! You’re the one acting like every single idea I have is fucking stupid! Don’t even bother pretending you put a single ounce of thought into this Hwa!”
Seonghwa scoffed at this, your outburst not earning you any empathy from him.
“Oh please, cut the shit. Every single stupid idea I’ve shut down has been for a perfectly valid reason! Maybe get your head out of your ass and you would see that!”
You tilted your head to the side in disbelief at his words, unable to comprehend how one man could be so difficult. Scoffing and turning your head backwards, you took a deep breath before facing him again. This seemed to do nothing however, your temper easily flared up once again.
“You’re so fucking controlling it’s unbelievable. Maybe if you got your head out of your ass, you’d see what a narcissistic dickhead you are! You fucking micromanage every single thing i do! I can’t even breathe without you having something to say about it!”
Swearing under his breath, Seonghwa grumbled to himself for a second, something that you didn’t let slide. Coming closer, your voice was dripping with sarcasm when he covered his face with his hand.
“What was that honey? Was there something you wanted to say?”
Taking his hand down, Seonghwa’s glare was ice cold, yet the animosity in his tone had lessened.
“This is pointless, we’re arguing like fucking children. Let’s sit down and talk about this.”
Seonghwa’s words only seemed to make matters worse however, your voice raising as you responded.
“Here you go fucking micromanaging again, what a delightful surprise! What the fuck is your problem Seonghwa?! Huh?! Go on, say it!”
Seonghwa’s anger flowed out at your inflammatory words, his finger hurtling out as he pointed in your face.
“You! You and your bullshit is my fucking problem! You are the problem here!”
Time felt as if it had frozen as you stared at him dumbfounded, watching as his expression slowly turned into to one of regret. When you turned away with a sniff and grabbed your bag, Seonghwa finally spurred into action.
“What’re you doing Y/N? C’mon I’m sorry, can we just talk?”
You scoffed at this, turning back to Seonghwa while wiping a tear away.
“You have a problem, I’m solving it. Now you have no problem.”
💔 H O N G J O O N G
“You’re not making any sense Joong! Why is this bitch texting you 24/7?!”
Rubbing his forehead, Hongjoong looked up at you from his chair. You were standing in front of him, both hands firmly placed on the table as Hongjoong’s phone laid in the middle. It was almost as if he was being interrogated, and in his opinion, Hongjoong definitely felt he was on trial for a crime he didn’t commit.
“She’s an old friend from high school, why are you getting so worked up?”
You laughed sarcastically, clapping your hands and turning away for a second before you faced him again.
“Oh I’m so sorry Hongjoong, I’m just being crazy right?! There’s no fucking reason why I should be concerned when this ‘old friend’ is calling my man darling.”
Pushing back his chair Hongjoong stood up, running a hand through his hair as he spoke.
“You’re being fucking delusional Y/N. I’m not your ex, and surprisingly I have morals.”
You raised an eyebrow at this, completely dumbfounded by this man’s audacity. He’s really gonna bring up your fucking cheater ex?
“Oh so that’s how you’re gonna play it? You disgust me Hongjoong.”
Hongjoong chuckled at this, his eyes dark. Knowing his temper was worsening, he made a last-ditch attempt to keep the situation from exploding.
“I’m leaving.”
When he turned away however you grabbed his arm tight, keeping him from going.
“No you’re not! Explain those fucking messages!”
Snatching his arm from your grip, it seemed as if all his inhibitions had been overturned, his anger flaring up as he shouted at you.
“Get out of my fucking face you crazy ass bitch!”
Stepping back with wide eyes you could feel tears welling in them, all the fight knocked out of you and replaced with pure, unfiltered fear. Memories surged forward, memories from the past that you had fought dutifully to repress. If you had been able to see it through the blur of your tears, you would’ve seen Hongjoong’s regretful expression. When he tried to come closer and grab your hand, you quickly stepped back, tried to quell your sobs as tears streamed down your face.
“Y/N I’m so-“
“Out!”
When Hongjoong tried to speak again you screamed at him, now fully blubbering as your hands went to your ears, blocking out anything he could say.
“Get out! Get the fuck out! Now! G-Get out!”
💔 Y U N H O
“I can’t believe you.”
Yunho paused his game, looking up at you in genuine concern when he heard your harsh tone. This soon dissipated however, replaced with understanding regret when he saw you all dressed up. He let the controller fall to the side, standing up from the sofa and walking over to you as you shook with anger.
“Y/N I’m so-”
Yunho’s words were soon cut off by you throwing your keys on the floor, jaw gritted as you spoke with a bite in your tone.
“You forgot. Again.”
Shaking his head, Yunho grabbed your hand in urgency.
“Please baby, I’ll do better! I promise, just please don’t do this.”
You shook him off with a harsh laugh, only deep-rooted anger present in the hollow sound. He’s had so many chances, did he really deserve another one?
“You said that last time, and the time before! You make all these fucking promises Yunho, but when are you gonna actually keep to them?!”
Your finger jutted out, poking him in the chest so harshly that the male moved back slightly. The evident hurt in his expression didn’t make you falter for a second, nor did his flinch when you shouted.
“When are you gonna fucking grow up?!”
A tear rolled down the male’s cheek, one that he quickly wiped away as he stared at you with glossy eyes. Solemnly, he picked up the keys from the floor and went back to the sofa, ignoring his controller as he just sat there facing the tv. It was only at this moment that a hint of regret crossed your mind, but you quickly dismissed it. He needed to wake the fuck up.
“When you’ve figured out what your priorities are, come find me. You better make that decision quickly though Yunho, I won’t wait forever.”
💔 Y E O S A N G
“It’s just- it’s this! Every single time I try and show you any affection you just brush me off! Do you- do you even wanna be my boyfriend?!”
Yeosang rolled his eyes at your words, pulling his headphones back on with a scoff.
“You’re being melodramatic. Just because I don’t want you hanging off of me every single fucking minute doesn’t mean I don’t wanna be with you. Ever consider maybe you’re just too clingy?”
You snatched his headphones off his head, your voice shaking with anger as you clenched your free hand into a fist.
“Why are you so insistent on being so rude and- and degrading?! I’m trying to talk to you about my concerns and you’re just shutting me down!”
Yeosang’s eyes flitted between your face and his headphones in your grip, clearly more concerned about them than whatever you were saying. Your head started to spin with unbridled fury.
“You’re fucking pathetic Yeosang. You want your headphones? Here, fucking take them!”
Before Yeosang could even cry out you raised your hand over your head, soon letting it crash down as you let the headphones fall to the floor. Despite the audible crack and a piece flying off, you proceeded to stamp on them a few times, crushing any salvageable pieces into an oblivion.
Yeosang was now standing, watching in shock as you ground your heel into the remains, chest heaving. Finally glancing at your boyfriend, his expressionless face scared you slightly. He seemed to have frozen in place, unable to do anything except look down.
“You… You broke them.”
When you heard him sniff your eyebrows raised in shock, all your anger flooding out of you when you saw his teary eyes.
“Those were from our first anniversary… and you-… you broke them?”
Your features softened at his words, your eyes also beginning to tear up.
“You remembered?”
Tears began to fall as Yeosang struggled to keep himself from sobbing, tirelessly wiping at his eyes as he tried to speak.
“Of-Of course I did! How could I forget?! They were the best gift I’ve ever had!”
You let a tentative hand rest on Yeosang, sniffling when he looked at you defeatedly.
“Sangie I’m- I’m sorry! I didn’t think-“
“Yeah, clearly you didn’t.”
Carefully removing your hand, Yeosang shook his head, walking to the door. Struggling with his shoes and coat for a few seconds, the male then grabbed his keys from the cabinet before turning back to you.
“I need some space, I’ll t-text you when I get to Wooyoung’s. Please don’t come after me.”
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euphternal · 2 days
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Paige x unpopular reader
paige buecker x unpopular!reader 📚
notes: cute n fluffy !! taglist form, if anyone wanna be tagged in my works !! and requests are open !! @imsobabygiirl @Bibella8swan @xxloveralways14 @sunkissed-zegras @fake-intelligences 🩷
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✮ you're always in the library, headphones on, books open. paige is the basketball star, loud and bright.
✮ one day, she accidentally throws a basketball through the open window where you're reading. she rushes in, all apologies.
✮ you see her often, post-practice, sweaty and smiling. she starts dropping by the library just to say hi to you.
✮ you're not into sports, but find yourself watching her games from the back of the gym. she waves every time she scores.
✮ she asks for help with her english paper. you spend hours at a small coffee shop, explaining metaphors and similes. she's quick to learn, eager to listen.
✮ walks home become a thing. she talks about basketball; you talk about your favorite authors. somewhere along the way, you start sharing music playlists.
✮ it's raining one afternoon, a real downpour. she shares her umbrella with you, hands brushing, a shy smile shared.
✮ she invites you to her birthday party. it's loud, crowded. she spends the whole night by your side, making sure you're comfortable.
✮ you give her a small, handmade gift for her birthday - a bookmark. she hugs you, says it's her favorite present.
✮ one quiet evening, sitting on your porch swing, she confesses she likes you more than just a friend. you're surprised but admit you feel the same.
✮ school trips, she always sits next to you on the bus. sharing earbuds, her head on your shoulder.
✮ graduation nears. she's got scholarships offers, you have college acceptances. there's worry about the future, but a quiet promise to make it work.
✮ last day of school, she writes in your yearbook, "to my favorite person, can't wait to see where we go from here. together."
✮ college is different cities, but there are nightly calls, weekend visits, and always, always, returning to each other.
✮ you never expected your quiet life to have someone like paige in it, but now, you can't imagine it any other way.
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silenzahra · 8 days
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Luigi the Bookworm 📚✨
Today, April 23rd, we celebrate Book Day in Spain with a beautiful tradition: gifting books and roses. In the past few months, I've started to see Luigi, my favorite Mario character, as a bookworm, thanks to some art pieces like this one, by Mikis_art94 on Instagram, and this one, a short comic by Sarahsketckesluigi, also on Instagram.
And, since I'm also a bookworm myself, I thought of celebrating this day by sharing with you my own take on Luigi's bookish side 🤭 Warning: this is gonna be LONG, so make sure to grab some drinks and snacks and make yourselves comfortable! 💖
(Also, I may go and turn some of these into actual fanfics at some point because, well... I got myself inspired 👀🤭✨)
Please go and check this amazing post by @itsavee4117! It's a companion to this one and you can see many of my headcanons illustrated in his lovely art style!!! 📚💖
@bberetd @vulpixfairy1985 @peaches2217 @nuctoria @keakruiser
@pepperycar @kelbreyworshipper @roscolate and anyone else who might be interested: I hope you enjoy! Happy Book Day! 📚🥀✨
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Part 1: Luigi's Bookish Side
Luigi is a person who tends to get excited easily, and when he does, he experiences those feelings with great intensity. This applies to all aspects of his life, and reading, one of his greatest passions, is no exception.
In terms of genres, Luigi is generally open to read anything. He enjoys realistic novels, historical novels, classic novels, mystery novels, sci-fi novels... And he also reads books about gardening, cooking, baking and mechanics from time to time. The only things he’s unable to consume are thrillers and horror. He's tried, but, with all the times he's had to face King Boo, he's had more than enough terror and frights to last him a lifetime, thank you very much.
His favorite genres are fantasy and romance. The former, because traveling to made-up worlds allows him to forget about his real-life problems and offers him an escape from his daily life, which can often be exhausting. The second, because he’s a complete romantic who loves to see people loving each other and living happily ever after. And also... because of something that has to do with Daisy.
Luigi lives every book he reads with the same intensity. For him, it's as if the characters really existed, as if they were his friends, people he can talk to, share common interests with, and also help to achieve their purposes in life (i.e. in the books they’re from).
And maybe... just maybe... he's fallen in love more than once while reading and now he has a loooong list of literary crushes thet only keeps growing.
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So, when he’s reading, Luigi laughs with the characters, cries when one of them suffers or dies, his heart tearing in his chest, and is deeply moved every time a tender moment occurs, such as a kiss, a hug or a cute scene involving, for example, a baby or an animal.
His favorite stories are those about siblings. Not only because he enjoys reading family stories, but also because, without even thinking about it, he often finds it easy to put himself in the place of the younger sibling. For him, therefore, it’s as if he were reading a story starring himself and his beloved brother Mario, and he loves to imagine that they’re going on adventures together in an unknown world. Almost like when they first arrived in the Mushroom Kingdom.
Over the years, Luigi has gathered quite a collection of books, so Mario, the moment they move into the little house in the Mushroom Kingdom that Peach offered them, doesn't hesitate to suggest to his brother that he use the extra room to build himself a small library. Luigi is not too sure at first, thinking that maybe his brother would like to have an office, but Mario insists.
So Luigi has a small library in his new home, which he soon fills to the top with books, and it’s his pride and joy. He and Mario assembled the bookshelves together, which they brought all the way from Brooklyn, and now Luigi has a wonderful reading nook where he can isolate himself to let his imagination run wild for hours. It is, along with the bedroom he shares with Mario, his favorite room in the whole house.
For Luigi, reading is something so important, meaningful and almost sacred in his life, that he has a whole ritual that he performs every time he sits down to read. He has a rocking chair in his small library, a present from his brother when they moved to live in the Mushroom Kingdom, and he has it placed right next to the window and in front of the fireplace. He likes to be able to see the sky when he looks up from his reading, and he usually stares at the clouds or the stars while he daydreams about or reflects on what he has just read. During the summer, he usually keeps it open, as he loves to read in natural light while the gentle breeze from Peach's land cools him, and in winter he keeps it firmly closed while the fireplace warms him.
Luigi loves to light a scented candle to help him get in the perfect mood for reading. His favorite scent is vanilla, as it reminds him of his favorite princess, but he also loves lavender and cinnamon. He usually makes himself a hot drink, sometimes tea, sometimes chocolate, and brings a nice blanket to warm up, which is why his favorite time to read is the coldest time of the year, especially autumn. He also prepares his set of post-its to mark his favorite sentences and parts of the book, and he has a ritual for colors too: yellow for funny moments, blue for sentences that make him reflect on them, red or pink for romantic scenes…
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Luigi knows that there are many people who write directly in their books, but, for him, that is unthinkable. He sees books as a valuable and precious object, a repository of stories that helps him disconnect from reality and let his imagination run wild. He respects what everyone does with their books, but he’s simply incapable. Especially if it’s a book he has been given as a gift.
His favorite copies are hardcover, even more so if they include a dust jacket. He treasures all his books with the same affection, but those are undoubtedly his weak point. The most precious of all is a hardcover, dust-jacketed edition of his favorite book, which was a present from Mario, and which also has painted edges.
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Usually, when it's time to read, Mario is either napping, spending quality time with Peach, or doing something else around the house. Polterpup, on the other hand, takes the opportunity to approach his owner and, if it's summer, lie at his feet while he reads. If it's winter, however, Polterpup will jump into Luigi's lap without his permission and cuddle up and fall asleep immediately, before Luigi even has time to recover from the fright and resume reading. (Check out @pepperycar's funny addition to this!)
Luigi is a speed reader. Usually, when he starts reading, he doesn't intend to go too fast. It's just that, after so many years reading, his eyes have acquired an astonishing speed, and he’s able to retain every word in his head despite going through them very quickly. Also, if a book really hooks him, he’s unable to put it down until he finishes it, which has caused him to stay up late several nights and go to work half asleep the next day, but it's always totally worth it. Because of this ability, he can finish books of about 300-400 pages in just a few hours, and sometimes also 500 if he gets caught up completely.
Luigi LOVES to buy books. His favorite visits are to Sarasaland and the bookstore, and he also does a lot of online shopping to support small publishers. Every time a new book comes home, he gets excited as if it's the first time, and always asks Mario to please record him while he's unboxing it. Mario unhesitatingly stands on the other side of the camera and makes sure that every shot is perfect and that the book looks great, and Luigi, delighted and grateful, always gives him the tightest and most spontaneous hugs every time they finish filming.
And, of course, once he has the book in his hands, Luigi squeals and kicks, excited, as he waves it in the air like maracas before hugging it tightly to his chest. And, when the book is a present from someone dear to him, he acts exactly the same, only he ends up crying and thanking again and again the person who gave it to him while, again, he presses the book against himself as if his life depended on it.
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Luigi is VERY much a fan of merchandising. He loves collecting bookmarks, he has such a huge collection that he's had to divide it into several drawers, and every time he’s going to start a new reading, he tends to spend more time deciding which bookmark will be the most suitable than choosing the book itself. He’s also bought a few literary stickers and some printed works of his favorite books, like fanarts of different scenes or characters illustrated by various artists, which he's hung on a corkboard. And, of course, since his books are the most precious thing he has, he’s also bought many literary covers from different small artists' stores, so that he can keep his books well protected when he carries them around.
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Luigi is the kind of person who takes a book with him everywhere. A doctor's appointment? Book in backpack in case the wait gets longer. Public transport? He can't think of a better way to spend it than reading. He even takes them with him when he meets up with Mario, Peach and Toad, just in case his brother and the princess get lovey-dovey, and Toad falls asleep. And, if there's one thing Luigi likes better than sleeping in nature, it's reading in nature.
Part 2: The Reader Brother
Luigi has loved reading since he was very young. When he and Mario were babies, their parents used to tell them a bedtime story, sometimes Pio, sometimes Mia, and Luigi always listened very attentively. He would gawk listening to them and loved how they used to put voices and even recreate some scenes to make them laugh.
Mario also listened very interested, but being a more energetic baby, he used to fall asleep about halfway through the story, with his head resting on Luigi's shoulder and his arm firmly around his brother's waist. Their parents would drool, but they had to continue, for Luigi, even if he was struggling to keep his eyes open, wasn’t going to go to sleep without knowing the ending.
Only then, with a satisfied smile, he would hug his brother back, curl up next to him, close his eyes, and put his thumb in his mouth to get ready for sleep. By then, Mario was completely asleep, clinging to Luigi like a koala to a eucalyptus tree, and their parents had to make great efforts not to melt as they tucked them in and kissed them goodnight.
Since then, both brothers have grown up being great lovers of stories, only that, while Luigi loves books, Mario prefers to consume them in movies or video games. Even so, these are all hobbies that the brothers share, as they love to immerse themselves in a good story that helps them escape from reality for a while.
When Luigi gets emotional about a book he’s reading or has just read, Mario immediately comes to his side to hug and comfort him. He knows that, even if it's fiction, his brother has lived through it all in such a way that his feelings, of sadness, joy or emptiness at having finished a great story, are real and intense. And Mario would never judge him for it.
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Luigi is deeply grateful not only that his brother comforts him, but that he listens to him talk endlessly about what has just happened in the book he’s reading, and even catches his emotions. Mario may not cry, but he feels his brother's sadness as if it were his own. Fortunately, the same thing happens when Luigi is happy or excited because of a book, and even on the few occasions when Luigi has gotten angry with a character, Mario has giggled under his breath before calming him down, because he finds it extremely tender.
Luigi usually goes to the bookstore at least once a week, and Mario, since they were teenagers, has almost always accompanied him. The only exceptions were when Mario was dating Pauline, and Luigi had no problem paying his weekly visit to the bookstore by himself, but, deep down, he missed Mario.
His brother also loves to accompany him, because, despite not being as much of a reader as Luigi, he enjoys watching him go back and forth from one shelf to another, pointing out the books he’s already read and the ones he wants to read. Also, when he gets the chance to buy a new one, Mario is amused to see Luigi picking up one book after another and trying to load them all and then deciding which one to take home.
Of course, Mario immediately offers to help him carry the books so that Luigi can keep picking up more if he wants to, and Luigi appreciates it from the bottom of his heart. And also that, again, Mario listens to him chatting incessantly about why each book has caught his attention and why he has such a hard time making up his mind.
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Mario always tries to guide him in the best possible way: "What do you feel like reading more right now?" "Is it part of a series or is it a standalone?" "Is the sequel already out or would you have to wait?" "Did you like this or that author better?"
And Luigi thanks him deeply for his advice and questions because, that way, he manages to discern which book he really wants to buy that time.
The best way to surprise Luigi, the best birthday and Christmas present, will always be a book. Mario knows this, and that's why he doesn't hesitate to ask his brother to show him his long and endless lists of books he wants to purchase, as well as discreetly taking notes every time he goes to the bookstore with him. Luigi cherishes every book his brother has gifted him like the priceless treasures they are to him.
Sometimes Luigi runs into space problems. Even though his bookshelf is large and spacious, there’s a limit to everything. In those moments when he’s overwhelmed because he doesn't know where to place his new acquisitions, Mario always comes to the rescue: he immediately offers to hang a new shelf on the wall, or to look for another bookshelf to place in some free space in the room, or, directly, he stares at Luigi's shelf with a frown and his hand on his chin for a few moments, before taking the new books from his brother's arms and, displaying his skills playing Tetris, manages to find room to place them.
He loves to do it not only because he enjoys applying in real life what he has learned playing video games, but above all because of the relieved smile that blooms on Luigi's lips when he sees that Mario has found the perfect solution.
Luigi loves going to literary events where he can meet his favorite authors and have his books signed, but he tends to get so nervous that he always gets stuck for words and sweats a lot, which embarrasses him deeply.
The first time, in fact, Luigi was so shocked to have his favorite author in front of him that he fainted. When he woke up in the ambulance, he was so embarrassed that nothing Mario, who, of course, always accompanies him, said succeeded in comforting him.
He only calmed down a bit at home, when, alone with Mario, he began to silently cry without even realizing it, and his brother, not uttering a word, sat down in front of him, worried, and wrapped him gently in his arms. He pressed the back of Luigi's neck softly to make him rest his head on his shoulder and stroked his back gently, his heart aching at each new sob that escaped his brother's throat.
It took him many, many years to convince Luigi to go to an event again, for Luigi feared the same thing would happen to him again. He didn't want to make a fool of himself like that ever again, especially not in front of writers he deeply admires.
So Mario decided that they would practice: he dressed as much as he could like Luigi's favorite author, watched as many videos as he could on the internet to soak up his personality and find out what kind of books they wrote, and pretended to be them again and again, relentlessly, until Luigi, little by little, managed to exchange a few words with him.
It took them many attempts, because, despite knowing it was his brother, Luigi had no trouble getting into the situation due to his overflowing imagination. Mario had to step out of character several times to try to calm him down and help him regulate his breathing.
Luckily, thanks to Mario's efforts, eventually it worked, and Luigi, a few years later, found himself back at an event and able to chat for a few minutes with the writers he read, even though his heart was beating frantically in his chest and excitement was flooding his insides.
He will never be able to thank his brother for his infinite patience, but Mario always plays it down tenderly. He keeps assuring him that it was not patience, but his deep and sincere love for his younger brother and his eagerness to help him fulfill his wishes.
Part 3: Royalty + Luaisy
Ever since the brothers met Princess Peach, she and Luigi have been, little by little, building up a beautiful friendship that grows every day, just like the sweet romantic relationship between her and Mario.
It didn't take long for Peach to discover Luigi's bookish side, and it made her eager and excited, as she has always enjoyed reading and loves to comment on the books she reads in great detail.
So she didn't hesitate to take Luigi to the huge library of her castle, and she smiled, touched, as she saw the amazement with which Luigi observed its towering shelves, turning on himself in the center of the room as he tried to take it all in.
Since then, Peach and Luigi have become reading buddies. The two of them love to immerse themselves in a good story, read together in the castle library while comfortably sipping tea and, of course, comment on what they have just read and exchange views. Luigi even ends up causing Peach to also take a liking to collecting bookmarks and literary merchandising.
They often do joint readings: they discover a book they both feel like reading and set a series of goals to try to read it at the same pace, so they can discuss it as they go along. Sometimes, however, Luigi discovers that Peach hasn't read one of his favorite books, so he doesn't hesitate to read it with her so he can see her reactions, and vice versa. They love to share their anger, their cries and their joys, for it fills their hearts with bliss and emotion that they have someone by their side who understands perfectly well what they’re feeling and why.
They enjoy hearing what this or that scene has made the other feel, or what they think of this or that character, because it helps them to see things from a point of view that, perhaps, they had not considered before. Reading enriches them, but their literary conversations enrich them even more.
And Mario, of course, is delighted that the two most important people in his life have forged such a strong, deep bond and spend so much quality time together, sharing one of their greatest passions. Often, unbeknownst to them, he stands watching them as they read in the library and gets a silly grin on his face when he sees them laughing together after chatting a bit about their readings.
When it comes to Prince Peasley, on the other hand, Luigi is the one who watches him while smiling, mesmerized, as the prince, always so elegant and sophisticated, has an exquisite oratory and knows how to strike the perfect tone every time a character intervenes, and also to confer the right emotion when it comes to the narrator. And Luigi, besides staring at him, enraptured by the fabulousness of his figure, also listens to him spellbound. He would almost say that he enjoys reading more when his beloved prince is the one who narrates, and plays, the stories.
Princess Daisy, due to her energetic nature, is not much prone to reading. She prefers more dynamic activities where she can unleash not only her endless energy, but also her competitive side. Even so, she knows and respects the value of books, having grown up well aware of their importance in safeguarding and protecting the history of her kingdom. (@kelbreyworshipper you may like these ones!)
But when she meets Luigi, she begins to show a slight interest in reading, something that at first was only born so that she could have something to talk to him about. Fortunately, Luigi, despite his initial shyness, doesn't need more than a mention of literature to start talking nonstop about his favorite stories and how much they make him feel. And Daisy, not even realizing it, finds herself listening to him entranced, very attentive to his every word and genuinely understanding why there are people, like Luigi, who find reading so exciting.
Over time, she starts asking him for book recommendations, which he happily obliges, and Daisy discovers that she actually enjoys reading, especially stories with tons of action. Still, what she likes the most about this is Luigi's thrilled and moved expression when he finds out she's actually listened to him, read the book he recommended and, therefore, now they can fangirl together. She falls even harder for him because of the cute little face he makes.
Sensing that her interest in him is growing and that it may be mutual, Daisy decides to invite Luigi to Sarasaland Castle to show him her library. At first she doesn't tell him what she has invited him for, which makes Luigi VERY nervous, as he doesn't know if this is a date or not. She playfully takes him by the hands, leads him to the library doors and asks him to close his eyes. Luigi hesitates a little, unsure, but ends up obeying so as not to disappoint her.
Daisy then opens the library and guides Luigi carefully inside. He almost trips, which makes her laugh, causing him, in turn, to relax a bit. And when she finally tells him to open his eyes, Luigi gasps and his jaw drops, his heart pounding in his chest, not only because that library is even a bit larger than Peach's, but also because, slowly, his mind understands and assimilates that Daisy had prepared this to surprise him.
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And even though he’s fascinated by all the books before him, he ends up, without realizing it, looking at Daisy, with a blushing smile on his flushed face and his hands over his heart, while she explains to him that all those volumes belonged to his ancestors and that he has her permission to come whenever he wants to get them. "They're yours!" she says at last, turning to him, and Luigi's heart grows larger at the offer, causing a tear to escape his eyes as the princess, full of tenderness, smiles at him.
Over the next few days, Luigi goes to the library, encouraged by Daisy, who insists again and again that he come to Sarasaland. Her library has a huge ladder to reach the highest shelves, and Daisy uses it without a second thought to glide across the room, to the terrified gaze of Luigi, who dares not even climb the first rung.
As soon as she notices this, Daisy gets down, walks over to Luigi and takes him by the hand to guide him to the ladder. He almost cringes when she places his hand on the wood and freezes when Daisy encourages him to climb up. "It's completely safe!" she assures him. "And, besides, I'll be right here. You can hold my hand as you climb up. I promise I won't slide you down too fast the first time!"
Very slowly and clinging to Daisy's hand, Luigi climbs up the steps. She doesn't let go and keeps repeating phrases to encourage him, which makes Luigi feel almost as safe as when he is with Mario, though in a different way. Once he reaches the top of the first shelf, however, Luigi is unable to climb any higher, so Daisy doesn't pressure him any further. She gently grasps the lower end of the ladder and, after warning him, moves it a little, very slowly as she promised, to make him feel secure.
The next day, however, Daisy goes up right after Luigi and, leaning into the next bookshelf, pushes as hard as she can to propel the ladder to the opposite side at breakneck speed. Her laughter mingles with Luigi’s screams, but however, once they stop, he discovers that, despite his initial panic, he’s had fun with what Daisy has just done.
This then becomes a regular occurrence between them, until it gets to the point where Luigi feels comfortable and confident enough to climb the ladder by himself and propel himself across the library in true “Beauty and the Beast” style.
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In the kingdom of Sarasaland there’s a tradition to honor books, as they’re not only a source of entertainment, but also the sacred objects that preserve their history. Daisy has grown up with these values and does not hesitate to tell Luigi about this tradition soon after they start dating.
On Book Day, it is customary for the man to give the woman a rose and the woman to give the man a book. This originated many centuries ago, before everything related to gender and relationships evolved, so nowadays, simply put, the members of a romantic relationship give each other both a book and a rose.
Luigi shows up in Sarasaland on the appointed date very nervously, dressed in a smart green suit, his favorite color, and carrying a wrapped book for Daisy, as well as a purple rose, very rare and hard to come by, which he has grown himself in his garden with Peach's help. Daisy greets him in a lovely purple dress, with a vaporous skirt, matching elbow-length gloves and her delicate shoulders bare. She holds out her gift to him almost before he reaches the castle gates and can recover from the amazement of seeing her so dazzling and beautiful.
He’s delighted when, upon opening it, he discovers that it is one of those special editions he’s been looking for for so long. Only Mario knew he wanted it, so he understands, without needing Daisy to tell him, that his brother has given his girlfriend a hand to surprise him. And that makes his heart fill with love and his eyes with tears, and the book even more precious to him.
Daisy excitedly opens her present and, to Luigi's surprise, squeals when she discovers that he’s gifted her a fantasy adventure novel that caught her eye when he first took her to his favorite Brooklyn bookstore. Daisy drags him into the library, invites him to sit down with some drinks (tea for him, a smoothie for her), and asks him to please start reading.
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And so they spend their first Book Day together: settled on Daisy's fluffy library couch, she sat on his lap, the skirt of her purple dress spread over his legs, almost hiding them, and her arms around his neck, depositing light kisses here and there as he struggles to read aloud the book he’s just given her. This was the first time they gave each other a book, but of course it would not be the last, as reading together, visiting the Brooklyn bookstore and Sarasaland and Mushroom Kingdom libraries, and continuing to celebrate Book Day would soon become habit for them.
Daisy often stares at Luigi as he reads, amused by his reactions and the faces he makes, and, when their relationship is more established, she has no qualms about peeping over his shoulder. And Luigi, far from getting angry, what he did the first time and has continued to do ever since is to read aloud, so that she also finds herself immersed in the story without realizing it. (This may sound familiar!)
But what Luigi enjoys the most is that Daisy, whenever the characters in the book share some intimate gesture, instantly replicates it with him. If they hold hands, Daisy immediately reaches for Luigi's hand. If there’s a hug, Daisy wraps her arms around Luigi and holds him tightly, which leaves him breathless, but also makes him laugh and fills his heart with tenderness.
And, of course, if there are kisses, Daisy won't hesitate to start showering Luigi with them. First on his hand, on the tips of his fingers and on his palm. Then on the forehead, with a delicacy that always melts Luigi. His cheeks color every time Daisy places her lips on them, but what drives him absolutely crazy is when she seeks his mouth. It's the only thing that makes him put down the book and postpone reading for another time. (Check out @bberetd's wonderful art for this!)
Often, before they fall asleep, Daisy cuddles up to Luigi in bed, wearing his green shirt, and buries her face in the crook of his neck. Luigi absentmindedly begins to fiddle with her hair, delighted to have her so close, and, with his other hand, reaches for his book to read aloud a few more pages before they fall asleep. It's part of their routine and they both love sharing stories that way.
Part 4: The gang
The visit to the bookstore and libraries has now become a regular occurrence for everyone. As soon as he started talking about books with Peach and she showed him her library, Luigi immediately invited her to come with him and Mario the next time they went to their regular Brooklyn bookstore, and she gladly accepted.
On that first visit by the princess, Peach was as thrilled as Luigi and the two of them went back and forth in the bookstore, she eagerly looking at everything, he endlessly talking about the store and the many books he’s bought there. Soon they found themselves going often to acquire new books, not without first spending a good while in the place accumulating stories in their arms to, again, decide in the end.
Again Luigi was looking for Mario, who, unconsciously, had been staring at them with an amused smile and his eyes full of affection. Blushing, Mario would hurry to come to his side to help him, and Luigi, even though he’d caught him gazing at the princess in rapt attention, wouldn’t comment anything so as not to make him uncomfortable or put any pressure on him.
Many times, however, Peach would intervene and take two of the books Luigi had chosen. That's how she also started giving him books as presents, and Luigi couldn't be more grateful that his beloved friend pampers him that way. Her gesture makes her even more attractive and sweet in the eyes of Mario, who melts at seeing her displaying such adoration towards his beloved little brother.
Daisy, always eager to learn more about the place where her dearest hero in green grew up, also joins in, but, to her surprise, she finds herself next to Mario, fondly watching Peach and Luigi, especially the latter. They, however, are so excited talking about books that they never notice the goofy smiles with which Daisy and Mario look at them, delighted to see their two favorite people indulging in their greatest passion.
Despite this, both Mario and Daisy make sure to pay attention to the books that Luigi and Peach point out with the intention of acquiring them in the future, and then make plans with each other to decide which ones to give them on future birthdays, Christmases and, of course, regular days. Any time is a good time to surprise their favorite people with a new literary gift.
Sometimes, on their dates, Luigi and Daisy also go to the bookstore, and she, as always, listens to him talk very attentively. When it comes to advising him on which book to acquire, however, she’s much more practical: she thinks Luigi should pick the book he wants to read the most… or the one with the most romance in it.
And Luigi blushes violently because he perfectly understands the implications of such a suggestion.
Literary events also end up being a regular thing they all do together. Luigi, thanks to Mario, already manages to control his nerves and chat a bit with the authors when they sign his books. Peach, of course, is all sweetness and always tells them how much their stories have made her feel and dream. Mario just smiles and listens, delighted to be able to accompany them and to see them enjoying themselves so much, right up their alley. He always takes pictures of them with the authors, both together and separately, something he already did when it was just him and Luigi.
Daisy, on the other hand, is so spontaneous and genuine that she doesn't hold back when it comes to treating the writers with too much familiarity, which only embarrasses the others, especially Luigi. If it's the author of a romance book, Daisy doesn't hesitate to cheerfully tell them how much she and her boyfriend enjoyed the sensual and intimate scenes, or that she lost count of how many times she kissed her sweetie during the reading because of the sheer number of times the characters kissed.
In those moments, Luigi can only think of crawling under a rock. He has to resort to all the training with Mario to manage to keep his composure and not faint again or run away to hide so no one sees him turning red as a tomato.
However, then Daisy intertwines her arm with his and kisses him on the cheek, and he feels that his blush, this time, is due to being close to her and to her tokens of affection. After all, Luigi adores everything about his princess, all her sides and her personality, and besides, to other authors, fortunately, Daisy tells them how much fun she and her boyfriend had with their novel, and Luigi can only adore her.
At these events, both Mario and Daisy go out of their way to get lots of bookmarks and merch for Luigi and Peach, as they know they both love to collect stuff related to their favorite books. And also, again, they take mental notes of all the books they can buy as future presents for them.
From time to time, Toad and Peasley also join in on their visits to the bookstore, libraries or events. Toad is a big fan of fantasy and adventure comics, as they nurture his enthusiastic and adventurous spirit, and Peasley loves to talk endlessly with his favorite authors about the various subjects they cover in their books, thus unconsciously displaying, once again, his impeccable eloquence.
I really hope you liked this! I had a blast writing all of this and imagining my favorite characters in the many situations I've experienced myself as a bookworm, as well as adding others I came up with 🥰
Plase feel free to add your comments and feedback, and also headcanons if you have a few of your own! And if by any chance this inspires you to create your own stuff, I'd be more than honored 😭 All I ask is to please give credit! 🙏💖
Before I leave, please remember to check @itsavee4117's blog today! You won't regret it 🤩📚✨
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While Vlad, Jack and Ji Ho do their research at the library, Saiwa and Jeb took Kiyoshi to the Cat Cafe. They have the hope the cats would bring him out of his tree state. And really, he reacted on them! Saiwa was giving Jack last instructions and told him to call should they need them at the library.
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All our ingame cats are here today ^^'
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The waiter was flirting with Saiwa. The Waiter: "I'll serve you in a minute ;) "
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The Waiter: "Which crime did you commit to have to spend the days after Winterfest with your two professors?" Saiwa: "Oh, we're working on a project ^^' " Tha Waiter gave Saiwa his number: "Call me in your freetime. I'll show you the town."
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Poor Jeb. He still thinks that Saiwa doesn't play in his league and is way too hot for him...
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Jeb: "Why didn't you tell him you're my wife?" Saiwa: "The Professor/Student story is more plausible, now that Kiyoshi is with us. It would look weird when two grown men hang out with a 'girl' like me."
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Saiwa: "You can punish me later for this, hm?" *winks* Jeb: "Uhm...ok ^^' "
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'She doesn't give you time for questions As she locks up your arm in hers And you follow 'till your sense of which direction Completely disappears' In the year of the cat - Al Stewart
Meanwhile Kiyoshi and Kira carefully approach each other.
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Jeb: "I hope we have him back soon." Saiwa: "We will. In his world he'd been a tree for decades. He just needs time to accustom."
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And about an hour later, Jack excitedly called from the library. He'd found a Star Wars book! Saiwa pinched the bridge of his nose: "Jack, you only had one job to do and ended up with Star Wars?" Jack, over the phone: "This time you will thank me for this!"
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From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest 🛺 'Home crappy Home' from the beginning ▶️ here 📚 Previous Chapters: 🌴 'The Expedition' from the beginning ▶️ here 🎤 'Putting the Boys Back together' from the beginning ▶️ here 🥀 'Disbandment of the Group' from the beginning ▶️ here
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I was tagged by @treason-and-plot ! I choose my sweet faerie doll Crystal for this 💛
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Name: Crystal Leblanc Nickname: Crys, Kitten, Sunshine, Mew, Nines Gender: Female Star sign: Sagittarius Height: About 5 ft glamoured (2 inches in true fae form) Orientation: Biromantic ace (has a preference for cute girls) Nationality/Ethnicity: French Favorite Fruit: Apples Favorite Season: Autumn Favorite Flower: Daisy Favorite Scent: Cinnamon Coffee, Tea, or Hot Chocolate: Coffee (she's a barista at the library) Average Hours of Sleep: 10 (she's a cat. Lots of naps) Dogs or Cats: Cats Dream Trip: France with her Maman to visit the bakeries and learn from them / Germany with Leon for a food tour Number of Blankets: As many as she can, she likes to be cozy Random Fact: Her favorite book is the Velveteen Rabbit 📚 I tag: @bastardtrait, @simspaghetti, @papermint-airplane, @simsandgiggles @nikatyler and anyone else who wants to gush about their ocs!
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mimis-memes · 2 years
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🍎 。:*• ─ THE INVITATION.    ›  ( a symbol meme for muses who want to invite others to do something together.   note: your muse = sender ; my muse = receiver. )
send a symbol for your muse to invite mine:
🥳  ─ to their birthday party 💍 ─ to a wedding 🥵  ─ to join them in the sauna 🤡 ─ to go to the circus 👻 ─ to visit a haunted house 🎃 ─ to go trick or treating 🍎 ─ to go fruit picking 💄 ─ to be the model they can practice on during a makeup workshop 📷 ─ to be their model as they practice their photographing skills 🐶 ─ to visit an animal shelter with them 🪐 ─ to visit the planetarium 🏺 ─ to visit a museum 🌈 ─ to join them at their local Pride Parade ☃️ ─ to build a snowman ☔️ ─ to dance in the rain 🍳 ─ for breakfast at their place 🥧 ─ to cook/bake together 🍽 ─ for dinner at their place 🛁 ─ to take a bubble bath together 😎 ─ for some netflix & chill 🛏 ─ to spend the night at their place 👥 ─ to meet their parents/family 🎄 ─ to come over for Christmas 🍼 ─ to come over and help them babysitting 🏠 ─ to move in together 🍿 ─ to go to the movies 🎬 ─ to star in their movie 🛍 ─ to go shopping together 📚 ─ to go to the library 🎵 ─ to go to a music concert together 🍸 ─ for a drink 🛼 ─ to a very 80’s roller disco 🧘 ─ to join them at yoga class 🎨 ─ to paint something together ✂️ ─ to help them with an arts & crafts project 🎤 ─ to sing together at a karaoke 🎮 ─ to play videogames at their place 🚲 ─ to tour a new city on their bikes ✈️ ─ to travel together 🎡 ─ to spend the day at an amusement park 🏖 ─ to spend the day at the beach ⛺️ ─ to go camping together 💰─ to be their partner in a robbery ⚔️ ─ for a duel 💊 ─ to be their guinea pig for a new drug’s testing 🏴‍☠️ ─ to join a pirate crew 🖤 ─ to accompany them to a loved one’s funeral 🃏 ─ wildcard !  choose your own destination/activity !
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High Infidelity
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Library 📚
Captain Price x Fem Reader
Warnings: cheating, mentions of smut, fluff and tad bit of angst. Based on the song by Taylor Swift
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You know there's many different ways that you can kill the one you love
The slowest way is never loving them enough
Your marriage with your husband has been anything but amazing. Ever since you gotten married, you were expected to sit alone at home until he got home from his office job. Maybe he’d give you a kiss on the cheek before he sauntered up the stairs, ignoring the hard meal you cooked.
You’ve never been loved by him, you only married him so your parents would feel a tiny bit proud of you, but you wished you refused the proposal.
As he struts up the stairs, not even muttering a word, you grab your coat and head to a bar to take your mind off the sorry excuse of a husband. Sitting down on the stool, you order a strong drink to combat the strong neglect you’ve been feeling.
It feels like you were dying from neglect and it was only getting harder the longer you weren’t appreciated. You hated the dark taboo calling to you, but if your husband wasn’t going to give you a bit of affection, you knew someone would. That was all you wanted and it didn’t take long for someone to take the challenge.
A face you’ve never seen before sits beside you and orders the same drink as you before turning to you. He smiled and you shared a smile as well.
“John Price” he sticks his hand out
“Y/n y/l/n” you reply
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Bedsheets tangling with your bodies as you come over the edge is the only thing your brain has been replaying in your head. You clench your thighs as that night you spent with John. You remember every inch of his body and those lips that left more than just kisses.
Ever since then, you had been in a good mood. You were glowing and a lot happier. Your husband was growing concerned when you no longer bothered for him. He tried to coax you into the bedroom, but you waved him off and sat on the couch. He tried cooking for you, but the dinner you made earlier was just as filling as the man who filled your cravings.
Your husband was now pushing the girl he had been with for months away in hopes of fixing what he had at home, but you weren’t bothered.
Do you really want to know where I was April 29th?
Do I really have to chart the constellations in his eyes?
It was eating at him, why wouldn’t it. Your wife that your neglected is all of a sudden happy and it has nothing to do with you. That wasn’t going to settle well with him and no one understood why he wasn’t happy anymore. He was stressed and quick to snap, one day his boss had enough and sent him home after snapping at his assistant who just wanted to use the printer.
He stormed in when you were making cookies in the kitchen and let it all out.
“I don’t know what’s happened, but you need to tell me what changed your attitude.” He snaps
Looking up at him, you raise an eyebrow and snort.
“I don’t owe you shit” you stare deep into his eyes.
“Uh, yeah you do. You’re my wife!” He yells
“I’m your wife now huh? How about Jessica? Heard she was six months pregnant and I know it’s yours.” You say
“That’s a lie! Now tell me!”
“I gave you a taste of your own medicine. Neglect and infidelity.” You smirk
“You cheated on me!?”
“Sucks doesn’t it? Oh and he’s more of a man than you’ll ever be. April 29th was the best night of my life. His eyes that I saw the stars in, were better than staring into your cold and distant ones.”
“You cheated!”
“Nothing you haven’t done already.”
Put on your records and regret me
He came home the next night ready to fight with you after you humiliated him last night, but after he opened the door, the emptiness hit him just as hard as your words of truth.
There sitting on the counter were divorce papers signed and a fancy pen sitting on top of them with a little sticky note on top.
Don’t keep me waiting on this
He was angry he had lost yet again, but let’s be real, has he ever won? No he never had. That was another slap in the face, but you were thriving with every hit that left damage. You wanted him to hurt.
Sitting on the couch, he double checked every page incase he missed somewhere he needed to sign.
Do I really have to tell you how he brought me back to life?
The night he was spent signing papers, you spent in the sheets with the man that had taken a neglected soul and shown them the love they needed. The way you had gotten that rush of pleasure as his lips whispered promises in your ears as you both reached that glorious high.
It was like he had brought you back to life and you cherished that.
Put on your records and regret meeting me
It’s funny how he got it thrown right back at him, but he cursed you. Why? Oh because he hated being called out for what he was. He didn’t want to be known as the problem, he wouldn’t see it that way. It was easier to play the victim and curse you out and slander you than to admit he had it coming.
Oh, there's many different ways that you can kill the one you love
And it's never enough, it's never enough
In truth even though he neglected you, there was a part of you that loved him at one point, but he killed that love and he was the only one to blame.
Once someone looses something, that’s when they realize what they had. He wouldn’t be able to live it down as you moved out of that town and closer to the man that somehow took you from him.
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Welcome, readers and writers! The theme this month is Lawless Librarians–or any other historian, archivist, book binder, or secret romance novel enthusiast 🤠 📚 👀
Full list of titles, authors, and blurbs below the cut!
The Sound of Stars by Alechia Dow
YA Sci-Fi Dystopia; fat black demisexual female MC with anxiety goes on a road trip with an alien to save her illegal books
*The Perks of Loving a Wallflower by Erica Ridley
Adult Historical Romance; nonbinary grifter teams up with a demisexual High Society lady to rescue a priceless manuscript and decode a military cipher
The Binding by Bridget Collins
Adult Fantasy / Historical; a gay book binder who seals painful memories in the pages of his books falls in love with a Lord seeking his services
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
Adult Romance; a black man with anxiety running a romance book club can’t afford to turn down new members–even his obnoxious bookstore rival
*Dead Collections by Isaac Fellman
Adult Paranormal; a Jewish vampire archivist falls in love with the genderfluid widow donating new papers, but strange things start happening within the collection …
Sorcery of Thorns by Margaret Robinson
YA Fantasy; a library warden guarding against magical grimoire-beasts must team up with a hated bisexual sorcerer when a monstrous book is accidentally set free
The Deep by Rivers Solomon
Adult Fantasy; an autistic mermaid must serve as the Historian for her people, the descendents of slaves tossed from ships–but instead she flees to the surface, forming a bond with a human woman
The Starless Sea by Erin Morgenstern
Adult Fantasy; a gay man discovers an ancient library hidden beneath the surface of the earth …
The Library of the Unwritten by A. J. Hackwith
Adult Fantasy; a pansexual woman serving as the Head Librarian in Hell must track down a Hero who has escaped from his book in search of his Author
*Archivist Wasp by Nicole Kornher-Stace
Adult Fantasy / Sci-Fi; an aro-ace woman fights to remain the Archivist of ghosts in post-apocalyptic world, until she discovers one that can talk …
Upright Women Wanted by Sarah Gailey
Adult Western; a pansexual woman stows away in the Librarian’s book wagon to escape marriage
*titles with an asterisk have been featured as a Daily Book on my wordpress blog, and the link leads to that post
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Hades Hongjoong jdidjdidud
GOOD LORD ROSIE
To be clear: I know next to nothing about any form of mythology so this is more of a sell your soul to Satan dealio than an accurate/semi-accurate depiction of Hades. Sorry guys 😭😭
Hades!Hongjoong x Fem!Reader :: SFW
“Look, it’s a little hot down here…”
His finger swirled around as he pointed to his surroundings, a smile on his face.
“But you’ll get used to it.”
He looked your shivering body up and down with mild concern , pushing away a hair that had fallen into your eyes. When you flinched, he withdrew his hand almost reluctantly, seemingly annoyed by your reaction but not acting upon it.
“As my bride, you will have to get used to affection from me, Y/N.”
You looked at him in shock, eyes wide as you raised your voice unintentionally at him. Not the best way to start of an engagement, but that wasn’t really your main concern currently.
“B-bride?! But I-…I don’t know you! How do you even know my name?!”
Chuckling, the male started to walk away from you, beckoning you to follow him. The thought of being left alone in this (literal) hellhole was much more scary than following this seemingly nice man away from the screams of anguish to your right. You hurried up your pace when a hand reached out from the abyss, settling into the brisk pace of the mysterious man as he spoke in a slightly flamboyant manner.
“It seems your father told you nothing of our deal.”
You tensed at the mention of your father, an action that didn’t go unnoticed by the male. He took a mental note of it, but didn’t question your reaction. He had seen many like you before, and he would most likely see many more.
“Your brother. What did he tell you about him?”
You frowned at this, confused by the random question.
“Mother died in childbirth after having Wooyoung when I was around 5. He was saved by almost a miracle-“
The male rolled his eyes at this, interrupting you with a scoff.
“Humans and their stupid fairytales. And you just what, blindly believed such a blatant web of lies?”
You turned to the man in annoyance, not understanding why he was insulting you for no reason.
“Since you seem to know more than me, why don’t you stop questioning and start answering?”
He let out a laugh of disbelief at this, clearly not used to people talking to him in such a way. Stopping, he turned to you with a smile before speaking.
“Since you asked so nicely… I guess I should tell you.”
The male seemed even more ecstatic as he tilted his head to the side, regarding you curiously as if you were an experiment. He seemed to be intrigued by whatever your reaction would be, watching you carefully as he spoke again.
“Your brother died that day.”
His words made the blood in your veins turn cold, surprising considering your surroundings. Soon however, your doubt kicked in, a natural yet annoying human feature.
“Then how is he alive?”
Hongjoong looked at you almost lazily when such an obvious question fell from your lips, seemingly disappointed that you hadn’t figured it out yet.
“Because, my dear wife-to-be, your father sold your soul to me in exchange for his.”
Your brain felt heavy in your skull when the male said this, such a small movement creating a big impact on you. Expected, the human mind was impressionable, and not easy at taking unsettling information. Despite knowing this well, the man continued.
“After your birth, your father was immensely disappointed, as you may have figured from how he’s treated you. He longed for a son, despite the beauty he had created.”
He winked at you with a mischievous smirk, not acting as one usually would when delivering earth-shattering information.
“Then, it just seemed as if your partners were cursed. Miscarriage after miscarriage ensued, and your father contemplated leaving your mother and marrying another so he could continue his bloodline. Luckily however, she fell pregnant with uh…”
Snapping his fingers, the male seemed lost for a second, soon regaining his train of thought as you stood emotionlessly. You were shocked into silence.
“Wooyoung! There we go! Yes, she became pregnant with Wooyoung and by some ‘miracle’ made it to full-term. However, Wooyoung was stillborn. Your father was so enraged that he took your mother and sacrificed her alive in order to bargain with me. She didn’t die in childbirth darling, she was murdered.”
Your body was now shaking as tears welled in your eyes, the male displaying some sort of sympathy on his face in reaction to it. It didn’t seem much more than a surface-level reaction however, but you were too distressed to even take this in. You wanted to speak but couldn’t, your voice stolen from you at such tragic news. The male seemed to sense this and still ignored it, continuing with his story.
“Naturally, I was intrigued to know why he’d do something so barbaric to his own wife, but I wasn’t in the mood to ask. Didn’t really care at the time. But yeah, then he begged me to give him his son and I asked him y’know, don’t you have a daughter? And he was just like ‘I’ll give her to you if I can have him’ and to be honest, I was bored.”
Chuckling with a shrug, the male seemed to let any false pretences of understanding your emotions go, smiling almost as he remembered that day. His storytelling became impatient and short.
“Decided to humour him, so we made a deal that you would be given to me on your 21st birthday. He got back uh- god what’s his face… W-… Wooyoung! He got back Wooyoung and then yeah, here we are.”
Taking a deep breath in, you wiped away a few tears that had fallen before speaking, your voice quiet and broken.
“So you’re…”
Holding out a hand, the male beamed at you with a dazzling smile that definitely didn’t suit such a dark situation.
“Hades, God of the Underworld at your service, but call me Hongjoong, it’s my human name.”
He raised his eyebrows at you playfully, still trying to make light of the situation.
“I guess you may also call me ‘hubby’ or y’know, any other variation of those stupid petnames humans give to their significant others.”
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ineffableclassics · 4 months
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A Most Warm Welcome To Our Library, Dear Readers
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These works all excel and are prime examples of great fanwork, thus their inclusion in our collection. However, we would like to inform readers of the library that the Curator is biased in their own taste and acknowledges so. They warmly welcome suggestions from attendees, or to hear your thoughts and opinions on the items in the collection.
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sznofthesticks · 2 months
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hi rachel!! how about 🍓🍄📚 for the ask game? <3 - maddie/reyesstrand
hi maddie thanks for the ask!
🍓 ⇢ how did you get into writing fanfiction? 
i was always just a reader and lurker in fandoms before finding lone star... like i was 14 reading on ff.net
i still have flashbacks sometimes haha
but i adore nancy/marjan and there was no where near enough fics about them so that's why i started writing, but i must say. starting out writing for a rare pair is not for the faint of heart, but i cherish you and @im-overstimulated-and-im-sad for reading them, thanks a bunch both of you <33
🍄 ⇢ share a head canon for one of your favourite ships or pairings
sticking with nancy/marjan: marjan is the cook in the relationship and always cooks for nancy, nancy is a soft dom, and i wrote a whole short little fic based on my headcanon that they love reading and they go to the library together <3 (check out love and libraries here) i know you've already read and i appreciate you for that <3
📚 ⇢ what's the last thing you wrote down in your notes app? 
it's not fandom writing-related at all but i'll tell you anyway! they're just terms i needed to look up for a paper i had to write over the weekend for one of my classes lol
play therapy values clarification child centered play values inventory
writer asks
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bosquedemel · 2 months
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library haul from today! it's small things like these, matrix, the aleph and old new york 📚 i left mrs palfrey at the claremont there but it's gonna be my next one from the library after i read these for sure.
it's been a long while since i had been there and the lady at the desk remembered me! she was like "i haven't see you in here in a long time" and true. it's a combination of me reading the books i own and also star wars. but god, i love my library. i'm lucky to have one with such a good collection. their dvd collection is also top notch, it makes me want to buy a dvd player. and maybe i should... anyway it was a nice moment 💕
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satureja13 · 4 months
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Saiwa, Jeb and Kiyoshi went over to the library after Jack had called. Vlad: "Gods, Saiwa. What about your background story being the Professor's wife? You look like a student dressed to entice her two professors for better grades!" Saiwa: "Yeah, since Kiyoshi is back we needed to adjust. And staid and bland isn't my style anyway ^^' " Jeb: "..."
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Saiwa: "So Jack, what about that Star Wars book is so important to drag us away from Kiyoshi's cat therapy?" Jack: "I'm glad you asked!" And then Jack showed them excitedly the story of Vlad and Ji Ho's meteorites. Saiwa: "Val and Jino? I don't know. And you can barely see their faces... And how are the writers of such trashy sci fi novels even supposed to know about that?"
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Jack gasped in dismay: "Trashy sci fi novels? Ach! I don't even talk to you. Jeb, please, conjure me a copy, hm? You are my best friend and..." Vlad: "What?" Jack: "Uhm - my second best friend and..." Ji Ho: "What?"
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Jack: "Oh ehm - you're like a brother to me! Please hm?" Saiwa: "Oh my! Just do it Jeb before he drives himself even deeper in trouble... I'm like a brother to you, you little brat!" Jack: "Aww yes you are! Thank you! This book explains everything! And you know how much I love Star Wars. And Vlad and Ji Ho are my favourite ship!" Saiwa: "I thought Jeb and I are your favourite ship!" Jeb, saving the day: "All step back a bit, Copypasto spell incoming!"
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'… Well, you came and opened me And now there's so much more I see And so by the way I thank you Oh and then for the times when we're apart Well, then close your eyes and know These words are coming from my heart And then if you can remember
… Oh, keep smilin' and keep shinin' Knowing you can always count on me for sure That's what friends are for In good times and bad times I'll be on your side forever more Oh, that's what friends are for'
Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For ft. Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder
And so Jeb conjured a copy of the Star Wars book and - just to be sure and since they're already at it, one of the old book about crystals too. They are still so amazed when Jeb does his magic ;)
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Saiwa sent a digital copy of the crystal book to Rubyn. And since they'd used lots of unplanned spells today, they decided to leave the town full of Muggles tomorrow morning and move to a more concluded place in the countryside until they hear from Rubyn or Dtui. That's cheaper anyway. Saiwa, Jack, Jiho and Jeb spent the rest of the day at the ice rink...
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And Vlad went for a walk with Kiyoshi. Maybe some of their impressions here would help to bring him back.
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(The way he looks at Vlad :3) Vlad bought some of these delicious pretzels for the others <3 (In Nuremberg they have these special pretzels at the food stands in town. Not with grain salt but with powder salt. Oh my, they are amazing! Never had better ones.)
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Saiwa was still revved up from seeing Jeb doing his magic (and he still had to make up to him) so they went to their room 'to pack their stuff together'. Student: "I've been a bad student, Professor... I forgot to prepare for the seminar..." Professor: "So what are we going to do now? I can't give you a pass on that..." Student: "Professor..."
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Student: "Please, don't be so tough on me. I've never had a seminar before..."
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Professor: "There's no way to avoid it..." Student: "I will accept any punishment for my deeds, Professor." Professor: "Any?" *Student nods*
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Professor: "I will teach you how to do it." ... Saiwa: "Uhm Jeb?" Jeb slowly blinks his eyes open: "Hm?" Saiwa: "And my punishment?" Jeb: "You know I can't hurt you." Saiwa: "Oh..."
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From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest 🛺 'Home crappy Home' from the beginning ▶️ here 📚 Previous Chapters: 🌴 'The Expedition' from the beginning ▶️ here 🎤 'Putting the Boys Back together' from the beginning ▶️ here 🥀 'Disbandment of the Group' from the beginning ▶️ here
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stars hollow library 📚🫶 dusty books lining the shelves, sitting by a window, book dates with jess, knit sweaters, studying for hours :)
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