#this gives off the most excellent energy honestly

[darkwolf989]

Outside the office

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“Vox, these pancakes are the best!” 

Another sleepy Sunday morning at home. Or at least, the place I called home these days. My arrival to hell six years ago had left me uneasy- displaced from the only world I had ever known. Upon my arrival, Lucifer immediately deposited me in one of the biggest power circles in Hell. With a kiss on the cheek and a warning to behave- lest I end up like my mother and father- he disappeared, off to running hell or heaven- I honestly wasn’t sure at this point.  

“Not better than mine though, right Princessa?” Valentino’s voice rang with teasing disapproval. 

I caught his eye and grinned. “I don’t know. Last I checked you didn’t put strawberries AND chocolate chips in your pancakes.”

“Take that!” Vox semi shouted. “Even your wife agrees I’m the better cook!” 

Lighthearted bickering broke out between the two of them. I caught the eye of Velvette, the only other girl in our group and she rolled her eyes, as amused as I was.

I wouldn't have guessed when I first arrived in hell that these three demons would eventually be the family I had left behind. Upon my arrival in hell, Lucifer warned that that these demons were three of the most powerful overlords in this ring of hell. Coming from a world where demons were slaughtered on sight- and the opposite held true for angels- meeting a demon off the battlefield for the first time took every inch of my self control to not allow the instincts I worked so hard to develop to overtake me. 

When I first met Vox, I was taken aback. For a demon, he was surprisingly friendly. According to Lucifer, he controlled the television airwaves and heavily utilized video and electricity to exert control over a host of sinners. Walking into his studio for the first time felt like stepping into energy territory- at least until the demon spoke. 

“First time meeting a demon?” Vox seemed amused. “Nothing to be afraid of, I assure you. At least, not for you Princess.” He extended his hand and I shook it out of politeness. His twisted smile grew wider, revealing a set of sharp teeth. “Don’t worry your highness, we will take excellent care of her.” 

Lucifer looked unconcerned. “You know the consequences if you don’t.” His phone rang and he looked at the caller ID. “Sorry to rush out on you, but I have a meeting to get to. Ensure you follow through on your end of the bargain.” His eyes flashed red, a non verbal “or else”.

“Of course,” Vox replied smoothly. “We have her living quarters all set up- she’s welcome to settle in after I give her the grand tour. And don’t worry- our resident fashionista will help her…blend in.” He reached out as if to push my hair to the side but stopped himself. “She’s in excellent hands, your highness.” 

Lucifer looked unconcerned. A cold fear settled in my gut, followed by anger. He was leaving me? In the hands of this…creature? 

“See you later darling. Enjoy all Hell has to offer.” He leaned over and kissed my cheek before he vanished,  leaving me in the sole company of the TV demon. 

“Before we go any further, I need your phone.” Vox reached his hand out. 

I hesitated but pulled my pink flip phone out of my pocket and handed it to him. He dropped it on the ground and crushed it beneth his foot. 

“Hey! Why did you do that?” I demanded. 

“That technology? Ancient and easy to hack. Here. I preloaded Lucifers number, our numbers and that’s honestly the only contacts you need. Not only that, its the latest model. The public won’t have access to it until next month.” He handed me a rectangular shaped phone. 

“And this.” he handed me a matching pink watch. “Don’t take it off. It allowed me to know your vitals and your location at all times. If something was to happen to you, we could easily get to you.” 

Wouldn’t that be the first thing they took off? I wondered but didn’t say it. Vox  hit a few buttons and showed me how to unlock it just by looking at the screen. After a few minutes of playing with it, I started to grasp the concept. 

“Lucifer wasn’t lying when he said you were smart. Come. Follow me.” 

Vox turned to walk away and I trailed behind him.

“Well, might as well show you around. Couple things to be aware of. Obviously as Princess of Hell you can do as you please but know that Valentino's studio, Velvette’s  runway and my office are strictly for business. Enter at the wrong time and you may end up seeing things that…you’re not quite used to.” 

He pressed a button and an elevator door slid open. I stepped inside and I followed, standing quietly next to him. The sense of unease hadn’t left me since the moment I arrived in hell and the further into the building I ventured the deeper that fear became. 

“First floor is the entry. Second is my office and studio. Third and fourth belong to Val’s workspace and the fifth floor belongs to Velvette. The Sixth floor is our living space- that’s where you’ll be joining us. Your quarters are up there as well. Living room and kitchen are shared spaces, though we all value the privacy of our own bedrooms.” He smiled a bit darkly. “You’re welcome to join us for movie night.” 

Since when did demons watch movies? 

The elevator dinged to three and I stepped out behind him. The scene infront of us was pure chaos. Demons in various shapes, forms and stages of dress hustled around the open room. Clothes and racks were scattered about, being tossed aside and rehung quicker that I thought possible.  Against a white backdrop, three models stood as lightbulbs went off around them. 

Unlike Vox with his TV shaped head,  the demon in charge looked relatively human. Her purple, red and black hair was pulled up high in two ponytails- teased and curled to perfection. Her clothes boated the same color scheme as her hair, and she wore impossibly high black heels. It took me a moment to realize her color scheme was the same as Vox’s. 

I watched her bark orders in a way that would have made my father proud. As she spoke, her perfectly manicured fingers flew across the keyboard of her phone. I felt myself flush, suddenly overly aware of my own broken fingernails and very clear out of fashion clothing. 

Vox seemed undisturbed by the hustle, walking through it with ease.“Velvettle darling, meet the Princess.” 

She looked up for a moment and her expression twisted in what looked like annoyance.

“You got a name, Princess?”

They both looked at me expectantly. I felt my face flush with embarrassment. Had Lucifer really dropped me off to total strangers without so much as sharing my name?

“My name is reader.” I answered with a steadiness I didn’t quite feel in my gut. “Morningstar.” 

“Well, reader,  if this is how heaven is dressing these days you need more help than I thought.” She snorted in contempt. “Don’t worry love, we’ll get you fixed up in no time. After all, if you’re spending time with us you need to look the part.”

Vox grinned. “Have fun you two. Vel, be a dear and bring her upstairs when you’re done.” 

She turned away. “Yeah, yeah. You don’t need to tell me what to do.” She snapped her fingers. “Get to it.” 

Without another word I was whisked away into another room. Any sense of modesty vanished as Velvette's team inspected every inch of my body. Unlike the angels, they had no shame in ensuring I was plucked, waxed, and trimmed to Velvette’s desire. With all the strange hands touching me I felt trapped, and did my best to disassociate. I had to if I wanted to survive down here. Wasn’t that my fathers first rule? Show no fear. 

Velvette must have noticed my discomfort. After the waxing she shooed everyone away for a moment and handed me a bottle of water. 

“Don’t worry love, you’ll get used to it. Quicker, actually if you’re here with us.” 

I held the bottle and she rolled her eyes, reaching over and twisting the cap open. “No one here will hurt you. Outside of Lucifer’s domain, this is the safest place in all of hell for you. Promise. Now drink- I don’t want to be on the receiving end of Lucifer’s wrath if you fall ill on the first day.” 

I took a sip and she turned the chair I was in towards the mirror, running her fingers through my blonde hair. “You need some deep conditioning, a style and a few highlights, but your overall color is fantastic. You have a lovely shape- for a half angel. And those eyes…” She stepped around and cupped my chin. “Lovely. No one in hell has blue eyes like those.” 

“Thank you.” I replied softly. 

Velvette grinned. “Well look, the princess speaks! Look, let’s finish up here and get your wardrobe set up and sent up. Val is taking us out tonight, and you need to look the part. It would be an embarrassment to our brand otherwise.” She snapped her fingers and a team of demons hurried over.

“Who is Val?” I asked as she leaned back against the counter, watching her employees work. 

“Valentino. You’ll meet him soon enough. Right pain in the ass he is. Love him though.” 

Right. Lucifer warned me about him. Valentino controlled the porn industry in the same way Vox controlled the broadcasts and Velvette controlled fashion and social media. I couldn’t even imagine what my father would think if he knew...I pushed the thought from my head. My father was gone. This was my reality now. 

“And you three- Vox, Velvette, Valentino- you’re…royalty?” I asked to fill the silence. 

She laughed. “Royalty? Not far off. We’re overlords. We own millions of souls between the three of us.”

That nervous feeling rekindled in my stomach. “You own souls? What does that mean?”

Velvette shrugged. “It means mortals in the human realm, or sinners down here made a deal with us in exchange for their souls. And we collected.” 

If there wasn’t a pair of scissors next to my ear I would have jumped away. Owning souls? How did that even happen? Moreso that went against everything an angel stood for. Or at least, everything my angelic half used to stand for.

“Oh relax, your soul is safe.” Velvette snorted at my expression. “Lucifer would kill anyone who even attempted to make a move on your eternal being. Trust me dear, you have nothing to worry about. At least, not from us.”

Across the studio, someone yelled her name and she pranced off without so much as a goodbye. 

What felt like an eternity later, I was led to the elevator by Velvette. My blonde hair had indeed been trimmed and highlighted, blown out and teased. My broken fingernails were hidden under tiny plastic red surfboards and my normally bare face was covered in makeup. 

“Just come down to my studio each morning. I’ll get you dressed and done up. Nothing to worry about.” Velvette assured me as we stepped out of the elevator. 

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect when I tried to imagine where demons lived, but the room I stepped into was the exact opposite of anything I could have dreamed up. Dark hardwood floors were covered with plush rugs in deep blues, blacks and reds.  Couches on the left were placed in a U shape in front of a large TV and to the right was a full kitchen.Towering floor to ceiling windows covered the far wall and a table with six office chairs sat in front of it. Towards the left there were five hallways and  small alcoves scattered throughout the room hosted signs of the floor's inhabitants. Photos of the V’s, computer setups, a notebook with scribbles and swatches of fabric, to name a few items. 

“You’re the fifth hallway down,” Velvette said, leading me towards the left. “If you get lost, look up. They’re labeled.” 

I looked up towards the doorway entrance of each and sure enough, the names Valentino, Vox, blank, Velvette and Princess were labeled.

“Why is mine labeled Princess?” I asked as she led me down that hallway. “You couldn’t have had that much time to design.”

Velvette laughed. “Took hardly anytime at all. The boss man sent us a list and cash- we obliged. Your comfort here is of upmost importance.” She pushed open a second door and stepped inside.

I expected dark colors, blacks and reds but to my surprise the room was decorated in a sea of purples, grays and whites. A bed took up the center of the room and off to the left was a small living room area- complete with matching couches and a television. A desk with a pink computer set up sat to the right of the bed. The three doors on the remaining walls led to the walk in closet and bathroom, Velvette explained. 

“Anything else you need? Kitchen is stocked. If you need something, write it on the whiteboard on the fridge. Housekeeping will bring it up.” Velvette continued. “Same with bathroom products or anything really. We want to make sure you’re happy. Oh!” She snapped her fingers and pushed open one of the doors. “Your public clothes are in my studio- along with everyone else’s. Except mine, of course. I dress myself. But in our space comfort is important. I personally chose the loungewear in your closet. Not that you can leave the building but when you’re ready to get dressed in the morning, come down to my studio and we’ll get you taken care of.” Her eyes narrowed. “Loungewear shouldn’t be seen anywhere except up here and my studio. Understood?”

“Yes, thank you. This is lovely.” Lovely was an understatement. This place was a place compared to my fathers house. 

Velvette shrugged. “Just want to make sure you feel at home Princess. Come now, I’m sure Val and Vox are ready to go.” 

“Go where, again?” I asked, following her back down the hallway and to the elevator. 

She hit the button and stepped in. “Dinner. I’m starved, I can’t believe you’re not. And Val always picks the best places.”

Lucifer hadn’t said anything about the food down here. I wondered what exactly demons ate and a shiver ran up my spine. Babies, probably. Or corpses. Maybe small animals? The phone in my pocket vibrated and I opened up the text just as the elevator door opened. I followed Velvette into the lobby I had entered earlier, keeping my eyes on my phone. 

“Settling in alright love?” The sender name read “Uncle Lucy”. 

Cute. He was as much of an Uncle to me as Vox was my boyfriend. Still, maybe he could answer my questions.  What do demons eat? I typed back furiously. 

Three little dots appeared at the bottom of my screen and his answer popped up. 

Depends. Is Valentino choosing the place? Or Vox?

Valentino, I typed back. 

Three little dots and then, Steak most likely. Velvette dressed you?

I stared at the phone and typed back. Steak? Made of what, exactly?

What is steak made of in the angelic realm? Cow?

I scowled at the phone. I thought demons ate babies. And each other.

His response was instantaneous. LOL. Oh my sweet, that is something I would have warned you about. Everything you eat and drink is safe as long as you’re with the V’s or myself.

Okay, I typed back. 

Be safe love. And stick close to the V’s while you’re out. This scene is much, much more different than you’re used to. 

I wanted to snap my phone shut but instead the screen went black. I sort of missed it- snapping a phone shut at the end of a call was incredibly sadifying. 

“Ah, so you must be the princessa” 

His low drawl pulled me from my thoughts and I looked up to see the red eyes of a demon I hadn’t met yet. Involuntarily, I took a step back. 

“Pleasure to meet you sweetheart.” His smile, much like the others revealed a set of sharp teeth. He stood tall, taller than even my father with a thin frame. His eyes were hidden behind a pair of heart shaped glasses. Hearts adorned the red jacket he wore, and white fluff surrounded the edges and the trim. Under he wore what looked like a black suit. He reached out and took my hand, kissing it. 

“Nice to meet you too.” I tried to hide my fear, the internal screaming to run. 

He grinned wider. “Nothing to be afraid of mi amor. You’re safe as long as you stay with us. Come now. We don’t want to be late.” 

I hesitated. “Are you sure this is safe?”

“Don’t wander out of our sight, and you won’t have to worry about it, yeah?” Velvette replied impatiently. 

Vox leaned over and gave her a kiss on the cheek. “Right as usual dear.” He turned towards the entryway door, holding it open. Velvette passed through, then me, then Vox and finally Valentino. 

A deep red limo was waiting at the curb for us. Vox got in first, then Velvette. I stepped back in hesitation but a firm hand touched the small of my back. 

“After you dear. “ Valentino  bent down and whispered. “Be between us, always. It’s not safe to wander these streets.” 

At his touch, I practically jumped in and chose a seat far away from the others, taking a deep breath. I watched the dynamic in front of me unfold. Vox, between Velvette and Valentino, looked completely comfortable, chatting about what I assumed was their work. Across the limo, Valentino shot me a grin. 

“So princessa, what brings you to hell?” He asked. 

Vox and Velvette fell silent, their attention turned to me. 

“My father ordered me here.” I responded, cheeks flushing. 

From the pocket of his coat, Valentino pulled out a long cigarette and took and draw, exhaling clouds of red smoke.

“Ah. The infamous demon killer. The hypocrite who consorted with the former princess of hell and created you. Tell me, Princess. Why does he want you here after all this time? After all you are…how old?”

I felt my temper flare, but bit it back. His words wern’t exactly unture, but I didn’t like thinking about it. “I’m twenty five.” I said through gritted teeth. 

He considered this for a moment, taking another drag. “Twenty five. That’s a long time to live away from half of yourself.”

“Val.” Vox interjected in a warning tone. One of his red eyes began to swirl. “Enough with the questions. We’re thrilled to have her here.”

“Of course we are.” He smiled. “Just making conversation, wondering why now, after all this time we’ve decided to…ah, explore ourselves.” 

“I go where I am told.” I retorted. 

His grin became wider. “Always?”

Thankfully at that moment the limo stopped and the door opened. This time, Valentino stepped out first. Vox gestured to me and I followed him out. The building in front of us was small, and brightly lit. I followed Valentino inside, Vox close behind me. 

The inside looked like a normal restaurant. We were seated immediately in a back room, and with the exception of the fact that the waiters looked like different demons, it seemed no different than someplace I would have dined at back home. 

Valentino ordered for the table and in moments I was presented with dinner. I studied it while the others dug in. Lucifer was probably right. What was on my plate looked like steak, definitely smelled like it too. Lucifer told me it was safe to eat. And truth be told- I was starving. I took a tiny bite, relieved that my dinner partners didn’t seem to pay much attention to me. It tasted fine, but I couldn’t shake the uneasy feeling that washed over me. I took a few more bites, then set my fork down. I just couldn’t shake my nerves. 

“That was great Val,” Vox leaned back in his chair. “What do you say we call it a night and head back?”

“Lame.” Velvette snorted. “The world needs to see the outfits I worked so hard to design. These nightly outings are not just for Val you know.”

Valentino took a long drag of his ciggarette and exhaled a trail of red smoke, looking at me and grinning. “Besides, we need to show the angel what a good time in hell looks like.” He stood up, and the others followed en-suite. Vox stepped aside, ensuring he was behind me as I followed them back to the limo. 

“Have you ever drank alcohol before, babe?” Valentino asked, stretching his arms out on the seat behind me. He didn’t make physicl contact, but he was close enough to make me uneasy. 

“Of course. I can go shot for shot with the most hardened angels.” I said defensively.

“Huh. Didn’t know angels drank.” Vox interjected thoughtfully as the limo pulled up to the next location. “Well good- then this should be a fun night.” 

The number 666 flashed in purple above the building. I hesitated. It looked like a club, and that wasn’t a scene I was allowed to explore. Behind me, Vox gave me a gentle nudge and with no other choice, I trailed behind Valentino as he bypassed the impossibly long line. As we crossed the dance floor, demons skittered out of his way. 

“It’s my club,” he said loudly as he led us to the back, half circle table. “Anything you need babe, its all yours.”

I slid in with Vox on one side and Velvette on the other. Instantly a demon appeared with four drinks, setting them on the table in front of us. 

“Just stick within eyesight of us and you’ll be fine.” Vox assured me.

“Cheers.” Valentino raised his glass to me. “To your visit to hell.” 

I took a sip. It was absolutely intoxicating and before I knew it, all four glasses were empty. Another round appeared instantly. Relief from my terror washed over me and I lost count after the second drink. Flashes of the dance floor, Velvette spinning me around. Shots handed to me by Vox and the four of us slamming them down. 

The room spun but the feeling of freedom and liberation wrapped around me like a star dusted blanket. As time passed, I somehow I found myself across the dance floor, far out of sight of my keepers. 

“To you, pretty lady.” A shark-like demon looked me up and down, and  handed me a pink and fuzzy drink. 

Too drunk to remember to not, I took the drink with a smile and downed it in one gulp. The shark demon laughed and took a step forward. 

“Now, how will you show your appreciation pretty thing?” he reached out and touched my shoulder. 

I flinched, and tried to take a step back but stumbled, trying to look back for any of the V’s.  Fuck, this wasn’t good. 

“There you are, princessa.” Valentino’s sharp voice floated behind me. “Looks like you can’t keep up with demons after all.” 

The shark demon paled and I couldn’t see if he left or not. I felt Valentino’s arm slide under mine as he guided me back to his table. My body, no longer in control of itself, leaned into his red jacket, my head resting its full weight on his shoulder. 

“Jesus Val, how much did you give her?” 

Could have been Vox or Velvette who asked. I couldn’t tell. I felt claws cup my chin and force my head up. Valentino’s eyes met mine and he sighed, letting my head fall against him. 

“Apparently, the princessa didn’t watch her drinks closely enough. Vox, take this please.” 

I caught sight of Valentino standing up and Vox took his place, guiding my head to his shoulder. The room felt loud, and somewhere in the distance, I could have sworn I heard a gunshot. 

“Hey hey, stay awake until Val gets back.” Vox shook my shoulder. “Ah shit. Lucifer’s going to be pissed.” 

I wasn’t quite sure how I ended up with my head on Valentino’s lap, or how I was totally fine with him stroking my hair. 

“Shits just got to work it's way out of her system,” I heard him explain. “Time is the only cure.” 

I tried to lift my head but found it too heavy for more than a few inches. Valentino’s hand pushed it back down. 

“It’s my fault.” I whispered. “I drank too much, too fast. I took a drink from an…I don’t know what, drinks aren’t spiked in heaven!”

I heard the three of them laugh. 

“Sounds like you need a lesson in club safety love.” Velvette looked up from her phone. 

“Maybe we don’t tell Uncle Lucy. Let’s keep this between us?” I mumbled and  shifted my body ever so slightly. 

Valentino rolled me back on my side, “If you say so, dear.” 

I felt the limo stop and tried my best to sit up. After a few seconds of letting me struggle, Valentino lifted me up and out of the limo. 

“I can walk.” I said protested blearily. 

“Oh, you can?” 

Valentino set me down and I immediately pitched forward. He caught me with ease and back in his arms I went. I closed my eyes .

The next thing I knew I was curled up on my side with sunlight streaming into my eyes. With a groan, I sat up. My head pounded.

“Rough first night dear?” 

I opened my eyes to see Lucifer sitting on a chair next to my bed, punching away on his phone. I looked down at myself. Gone were my club clothes from last night, replaced with a pair of soft purple pajamas. I wondered briefly how I had managed to get myself changed so neatly. 

“It wasn’t their fault.” I answered after a few seconds. “Ugh, my head.” 

He seemed unperturbed. “I’m well aware. Free choice and all that- I invented it, remember? Can’t hold them accountable- you chose to accept a drink from a stranger and well, Valentino himself held the stranger accountable.” 

“Fuck me. So…what are the consequences?” I mumbled, leaning forward and covering my head with my hands.

Lucifer paused. “Consequences? Isn’t being rendered totally unable to protect yourself your first night in hell enough? I’m not your father, dear.” He stood up. “What I can tell you is the cameras show half your bad decisions last night were due to drinking on an empty tummy. Can you explain why that is?” 

I didn’t answer. He walked over and lifted my chin so our eyes met. “If you don’t trust the four of us, you won’t make it down here. You have to eat. And drink. Same as you did up there.” 

I nodded and he sighed and sat down next to me. “I’m aware this is difficult- it’s new, and your father and I have torn you away to this place that is the  opposite of everything you’ve ever known. But despite all of heaven's propaganda, there is good down here too. You just have to be more careful.” 

“Yes, Lucifer.”

He broke out into a grin. “I think I prefer Uncle Lucy. Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it?” 

I didn’t answer, embarrassment  joining the pain I felt. 

He patted my leg. “The good news is, you’re only suffering from a hangover. Unfortunately for you the cure is the same in heaven and hell. Hydration, food, anti inflammatories and rest.” 

He stood up and his phone rang. His voice changed from sweet to sharp and several harsh words later, he hung up. 

“I need to go. Chances are you’ll be back out on the club scene tonight. Let’s hope you’ve learned your lesson- stick close to the V’s. And listen to them. I made it clear that they can tell you what to do. Your responsibility is to follow through. Understood?” 

I nodded and he touched the top of my head with a knowing smile. Instantly, my headache vanished.

“Hot shower. Water. Food. It won’t stay away if you don’t give your body those things. I’ll touch base with you later, love.” 

He vanished a second later. I stared at the blank space and wondered if he was the only one down here who could do that. I pushed the thought from my head and willed myself out of bed. Lucifer may have made the headache vanish, but the body aches remained. I made my way into the bathroom.

The shower alone was the size of my room at home and it took me a good fifteen minutes to find a simple water pressure setting. I let myself sink into the steam and scrubbed clean every inch of my body. Finally, I stepped out and wrapped myself in an oversized towel. Standing in front of the mirror I studied my reflection as I towel dried my hair. Without Velvette’s make up, I looked like my usual self. 

The door creaked open and I scrambled for another towel. 

“Hello! No thank you!”

“What? Its not like we didn’t see everything last night,” Vox’s voice answered as he stepped in, closing the door behind him. “How do you think you ended up in those pajamas?”

“It doesn’t matter,” I hissed, covering myself quickly. 

He laughed “modesty is overrated. Down here, you’ll learn that soon enough. Look, I know Lucifer told you but Val made breakfast before he had to rush off to work. It’s in your best interest to eat something before that headache he cured comes rushing back. Oh, and drink this.” He set a bottle of bright orange liquid down on the counter. “Courtesy of the brilliant minds of Vee and Val. It’ll help I promise.” 

He turned to walk out, the paused. “I’m the last one to leave, which means you have the living room to yourself. Do as you wish as long as you take care of yourself. Don’t try to leave the building, and while you can visit my workspace or Vel’s, I’d suggest steering clear of Val. After last night, he’s in a pretty pissy mood.” 

I must have looked mortified because Vox laughed. “Not at you dear. Others that didn’t do their jobs. Still, his temper is a nasty one. I’d recommend avoiding it at all costs.” 

“Noted.” I said shakily. 

“Oh, Princess? Just a reminder. Floors two and five are where you want to go for Vel and I.” 

And with that he walked out. I took a sip of the drink he left and quickly swallowed the rest. To his credit, he was right- I felt much better almost instantly. I wrapped my hair up and from the vast closet I pulled a pair of soft blue pajamas and matching slippers. I made my way out to the shared kitchen and found a heart shaped sticky note on the table next to another bottle of the orange liquid.

Breakfast is in the fridge. Drink this after. If you have a hard time with the TV, text Vox. He’ll get you set up. 

-VVV

I opened the fridge and another heart shaped pink sticky note greeted me. 

“Eat every bite. If cold, microwave ten seconds.” 

I uncovered the plate, hoping it was something normal. Something I could eat. Something that wouldn’t inadvertently turn my stomach. And to my delight, I found what looked to be two homemade strawberry waffles. I put them in the microwave and sat down at the table, taking a bite. 

It was the yummiest thing I had ever tasted. 

I finished the entire thing in record time and, taking the bottle of orange drink, I made myself comfortable on the couch. Although the headache was gone, my entire body felt achy- like I was getting over the flu. I flipped mindlessly through the channels as I finished the drink. Sleepiness washed over me and I felt myself start to drift. 

The quiet ping of the elevator arriving startled me back awake. 

“I see we’re alive.” Velvette saunted across the floor and hung over the back of the couch. “Feeling alright?”

I pulled myself up right. “Better- what time is it?”

“Time for you to go downstairs and get ready- we have another big night out. This one features the press, so we need time to make you perfect.” she answered. “Throw on a robe and meet me down in ten. Oh, and there's more of that orange drink in the fridge. Can’t hurt to have another bottle. Or at least water.”

She sauntered off and I heard the elevator ping again. In truth, I did feel better- almost like nothing had happened. The aches had almost completely vanished. Back in my room I pulled on a pink fuzzy robe and made my way down the stairs. 

Velvette greeted me with a wave and upon my entrance, a horde of demons descended on me. The process didn’t take nearly as long as it had the day before, and by the time Velvette walked up to me the finishing touches were being put onto my makeup. 

“You look great. Much better than you did this morning. Come on now, we have to meet Val and Vox out. You slept longer than we guessed- not that its a big deal. But come on, the car is waiting.”

I followed her out the door and listened to her chatter away while she typed. I checked my phone and saw I had a few missed texts. One from Lucifer, checking in. That was easy, I shot him a quick I’m fine. The second one from Vox- again, asking me how I was, followed by a text informing me he confirmed on the camera I wasn’t dead- and he would see me later. The last text was from Valentino. 

Glad to hear you liked breakfast. Hope you enjoy dinner- let’s not have a repeat of last night, shall we? -Val 

“Valentino is a little scary.” I said out loud. 

Velvette looked up at me and laughed. “He’s only scary if you’re on his bad side- and if you’re worthless to him. Trust me babe, you have no reason to be afraid of him. Not after last night.” 

“What was so different about last night?” I asked curiously. 

She barked a laugh. “Vox is the one with a soft side. Valentino? He leaves drunk bitches in the ditch- he doesn’t lay them on his lap and he certainly doesn’t kill for them.” 

“He’s just afraid, because of who Lucifer is.” I replied uneasily. 

She shrugged. “Could be. Wouldn’t test it though. He can be nasty.”

The porn demon- nasty? That was probably the most mild of terms I could think of. More questions bubbled in my mind. How did they come to own souls? What other lies had heaven fed me- lies I considered to be true? I sat in silence, trying to bring up the courage to ask Velvette myself. I had just about convinced myself to do it when the limo stopped.  

I followed Velvette outside and she marched in the door like she owned the place. Once again, we were whisked to the back of what looked like a normal restaurant. In minutes, dinner was in front of us. I looked down at the pasta dish in front of me and spun my fork in it. It looked normal- and it smelled fantastic. Cautiously, I took a bite as  I listened to Vox complain about technology and a newscaster who ticked him off. Velvette responded by suggesting the use of one of her top models. Valentino was strangely silent, watching as I carefully took another bite. 

“Look at that, already taking a step in the right direction.” He winked at me. “Not up for a repeat of last night, mi amor?” 

I felt my cheeks flush red and his grin grew wider. “Good to see you enjoying your food, princessa.” He turned to Vox casually. “Just put something inside them. That’s how I get the bitches to behave.” 

What did that mean? I wondered. After a few minutes, my plate was empty and Valentino stood up. 

“Shall we? I have another busy night.” he announced. We followed ensuite back out to the limo. I waited behind Valentino, placed carefully between him and Velvette. 

Valentino paused and took a step back. “After you, princessa.” 

“Thanks.” I stepped inside and took my usual place against the far wall. Unlike last night, Valentino sat next to me, keeping a much shorter but still respectful distance. I felt a shiver go up my spine and a strange feeling in my belly as I listened to him chat with Velvette and Vox. 

The ride to the club felt shorter than the night before. The shock of the club scene had dissipated and I followed close behind Valentino. Tonight it felt less like walking into a war zone. Not only did everyone make way for Valentino, everyone made space for me. Back in the same booth I made sure to sip my drink when it came, less I end up as much of a mess as I did the night before. 

With sober eyes I watched the scene unfold. Valentino seemed to know everyone, and those he didn’t know Vox or Vel did. Frequently two left the table, leaving one behind. Visitors came up- demon men and women. Val either invited them for a drink or dismissed them with a wave of his hand. At one point he got up and disappeared into the back of the club, reemerging several hours later with a grin on his face. 

“Shall we dance mi corazon?” He asked, extending his hand. 

I hesitated and he leaned forward. “I won’t let anything happen to you, princessa. Come.” 

I took his hand and he led me to the dance floor. Not to my suprise, he took the lead. I surrendered myself to him and the beat of the music as he spun and swung me around. I lost track of time under the flashing lights and it wasn’t until he slipped his arm under me and led me back to the table that I realized how long we had been away from the table. 

He grabbed a nearby waiter and pointed to me. “Water for this one.” he turned to me. “I’ll be back princessa- stay here. And drink water.” 

I watched him vanish across the dancefloor and sipped at the water the waiter brought me. After that was finished, I ordered a redbull and vodka- hoping it would give me the energy I needed to stay awake. As the minutes passed and my soberness disappeared, the demons on the dancefloor seemed to swim and I wondered how I had managed to stay afloat as long as I had the night before. A sudden rush of tiredness washed over me and I turned to Vox, who was lounging casually next to me 

“When is the last call?”

“When Valentino says it is.” he responded carelessly. 

Great. I swapped from vodka back to water and watched as Velvette and Vox took turns out the floor. Several times I trailed after Vox for a song or two, but he ensured I was safely back at the table before either going back out or swapping places with Velvette. After a few rounds of this, I switched back to vodka, which allowed me to relax for the first time since my arrival. 

After some time passed Valentino returned, looking as pleased as ever. 

“Last call for us darlings,” he purred, offering his hand to me. Vox did the same to Velvette and together the four of us walked out of the bar. 

Though not nearly as bad as I had been, Velvette had the busy night and she spent the ride pressed into Vox. Valentino got himself comfortable and looked at me. 

“You alright baby doll? You’re quiet.” he moved his body closer to mine and his arm fell against my shoulder as he took another drag from his cigarette, exhaling a stream of red smoke. “Tired?”

I nodded and he pulled me to his side. “Lay your head down baby- I think we passed the awkward phase last night hm?” 

My head buzzed just enough that I could forget that he was a demon and that I should be terrified of him. My head fell against his shoulder and he ran a hand through my hair. 

“That’s it sweetheart. Nothing to be afraid of.” he cooed as he exhaled another trail of red smoke. “Close your eyes.”

Against my instinct, I felt my eyelids grow heavy and the weight of my head fell onto his shoulder. He shifted my body and wrapped an arm around my waist. I tried to fight sleep as my head fell to his chest, against the steady beating of his heart. He was relaxed, so why wasn’t I?

I woke up as we pulled up to the VVV tower. Velvette, having solidly fallen asleep on Vox was carried up to the elevator first. Valentino offered his hand as I stepped out of the limo. He kept a steady arm around me as we walked towards the elevator. 

“You have nothing to fear, mi amor.” he purred. “We are not the monsters you think that we are.” 

The last thing I remembered was being tucked into my bed and a soft hand pushing the hair out of my eyes.

#valentino x reader #the vees #vox x reader #valentino x you #valentino x wife

[horsegirlwarcrimes]

what’s ur fav pairing involving sqh and please elaborate in as much detail as humanly possible 🙏🏽🙏🏽 personally im all for js abt anyone / sqh because i believe he’s just a guy and yet..every relationship he has is meaningful to me

omg a great question 👀👀👀

i have to admit i am a basic moshang lover at heart, they are just the perfect combo of angst/genuine emotions/beautiful themes and very funny that i love. shang qinghua is mr. boop and also mobei-jun's god and the jaken to his sesshomaru. mobei jun is his blorbo and his abuser and his annoying boss. they have a 20-30 year age difference. they dont even get together at the end of the moshang extras they just continue to have a weird boss/employee relationship and someday get their shit together off-screen. its everything to me

when writing moshang, i think the best things for me are the available tension of mobei jun's treatment of shang qinghua, contrasted against the genuine softness i think mobei jun feels for him and shang qinghua's deeply ingrained self worth issues. its just such a delicious cocktail for both drama and sweetness! and for some reason when together, they give me that very solid 'married couple who can basically psychically communicate' vibe, compared to bingqiu's messy freudian college girl energy (also beloved to me)

THAT SAID. i do think there are other very fun or funny pairings for sqh that i would love to see more of tbh.

A) SQH/YQY. this is mostly just because i love @tossawary's hey, share the weight a little, which is so cute and honestly mostly comes down to 'two great tastes that taste great together' for me. not my fav for either of them but deserves honorable mention for being the main non-moshang sqh pairing with a fic i love

B) SQH/LQG. i think that shang qinghua gets him. he COULD fix him, by which in this case i mean use his mildly conniving nature, excellent planning skills, and sneakiness to improve liu qingge's quality of life through trickery. and i think that shang qinghua could really benefit from a loving and devoted partner who doesn't have that much more emotional intelligence than him, but who would make him eat full meals, sleep, and get some fresh air.

C) SQH/TLJ - SQH/TLJ/SXY - SQH/SXY... its just so funny. i think they could be enchanted by his weird little man swag. his mildly evil heart and his big brown eyes. and i think he'd find them mildly unsettling which is also funny

D) MQF/SQH. i have never seen or written any content for this but i kind of want it very badly now that ive thought of it. sqh can get rare and weird information for him, mqf would be 'i can fix him' for sqh's crippling anxiety and tendency to get injured by demons, they are both workaholics... this would be a magical combo

i do sometimes read cumplane and think they can be very fun and/or cute, but its not really a fav sqh pairing of mine, nor is sqh/og!sqq, altho ik those are probably the other two most popular pairings for him. i just think he should be w someone who appreciates how smart he is and idk that either of them do that for me... they, in turn, seem to me like guys who want to be the smart one in a relationship 😂

anyways i really took 'in as much detail as possible' and ran with it so i hope this answers your question hahaha. many thoughts about this man that live in my brain 😌

#askbox #buryspeaks.mp3 #sqh #svsss #shang qinghua #mobei jun #scum villain's self saving system #scum villain #sqh/mbj #yqy/sqh #lqg/sqh #sqh/tlj #tlj/sqh #tlj/sxy/sqh #mbj/sqh #sqh/yqy #sqh/lqg #moshang #long post

[athetos]

I loved this video about the game design of Metroid Dread, and I want to add my own thoughts. Essentially, he explains how Metroid Dread is more of a guided experience than most other Metroid games; most of the abilities you acquire have uses only a room or two over, the teleporter rooms are conveniently placed, the game uses “breadcrumbs” to lead you to the next upgrade, and often you will find yourself blocked off from other areas, preventing you from backtracking until you find the next ability. All together, these make it difficult for the player to get lost, making it very accessible for new fans of the genre, or people who prefer the atmosphere and combat of the games over the exploration element.

While I do love the atmosphere of Metroid games - something I’ve talked about quite a bit - my favorite part of the games is the exploration, and this railroading led to my only frustrations with the game. There were many times I wanted to backtrack, to either test my newly acquired skills to get a shiny missile expansion I saw, or just look for an alternate route to the next area, only to be told no. This isn’t a rarity in Metroid games - as the video mentions, this happened all the way back in Super Metroid - but never to the frequency that’s on display here. Still, this didn’t stop me from not exploring when I was given the chance - I would go out of my way to deliberately avoid progressing the plot to backtrack for a precious energy tank.

Personally, I think something more akin to the hint system in Metroid Prime would have been a better fit. It was completely optional, and it pointed you in the right direction but never told you exactly what to do. It would highlight a room and give a brief description of it - like “increased hive activity” or “gravity abnormalities” - which was enough to give you an idea of what you would find there. Plus, if it was a room you haven’t found yet on your map, it wouldn’t tell you how to get there. You had to figure out the route there yourself, so it gave you a ball park of which rooms to check every nook and cranny of for another entrance.

Regardless, Metroid Dread is still one of my favorite games, and I think the incredible gameplay really makes up for these issues. The EMMI sections are more tense than the SA-X scenes in Fusion, and honestly, I’d rank them as the crowning moments of fear in the series, right up there with fleeing the space pirates lab in Metroid Prime in total darkness upon finding the thermal visor. The boss fights shred, Samus’s animation is excellent, they did her character justice, and the map as a whole is a thrill to explore. I’m sure this decision was made to make the game more accessible to newer players, which isn’t a bad thing by any means, but it also alienated some of the more hardcore fans (of which Metroid has many).

#Metroid #Metroid dread #metroidvania

[puuta-heinaa]

Joker Out -sweater series Post 1 Post 2 Post 3 Post 4

Happy Carpe diem's birthday!

As promised, here's the chart now that I've finished the yoke! The four rows I added on the go (20, 22, 29, 31) are now part of the chart, so no need to knit any row twice. I did alter the most annoying cloud rows slightly.

There's "colours only" chart at the end of this post.

What you'll need:

Technique Ladderback jacquard/invisible stranding technique is a MUST, and honestly it makes following the chart easier as well! If you don't feel like learning it, you might want to mark the blue lines with stitch markers. Here's an EXCELLENT video of the technique in Finnish, it's very visual + auto-translated subtitles seemed to work reasonably well, so it might work even for non-Finnish speaking people! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtapBYocY80&t

Yarn I'm using Drops Alaska, 17s/10cm in color 15 and 58 and 3. It is widely available and affordable yarn. It's not soft but it's not worst either, somewhere around 29-33 microns I'd say.

In reality I'm using Drops Nepal 0501 for the grey, as I was going to use Nepal in the first place as it is a lovely yarn!!!! I'd say around 25-27 microns, and 35% alpaca, makes even warmer sweater! Colours are sold out in most places in Jan and Feb as it's always on big sale in Nov-Dec, but 6790 or 1709 would work for blue, and 2923 for the yellow.

I used one skein of grey, 1(2) skeins of yellow and as I'm making a crop version like I always do, about 8 skeins of main colour. If you want a regular sweater, you'll need 10-12 skeins of blue depending on your height.

Friendly reminder to check your local shepherd's and local mills' yarns before buying Drops, if that is something you financially can afford.

Needles 5 mm needles. I've recenlty fallen in love with addi's unicorn needles. They're easy for the hands as they are slightly shaped. No need to grip hard = more knitting time per day! And they're pretty! You want to use lacquered or metallic needles for this yarn, you will struggle with bamboo needles.

Some adjustments The chart is not scaled. It's one size. It makes size M/L. The widest part of the yoke is 150 cm, and I'm aiming for 100-105cm for the body. If you need a bigger sweater, use yarn that has 15 or 12 s/10cm and bigger needles, or add a few (blue) stitches on each side of the chart. If you need a smaller sweater, use yarn that has 18-20 s/10 cm and smaller needles. Do some math before choosing your yarn. And please swatch!! It's boring and annoying but you will thank yourself later.

+ stitch markers (you can use yarn loops)

I'll write up the whole pattern once I have energy to do that. I started with 86 stitches, knit rib for 5 rows, placed the stitch markers (17,17,17,17,18), did some shaping for the neck (5 short rows with 42 stitches in total) and moved on to the chart. 1-2 rows with just blue to cast off the ladders, and then I'll move on to sleeves. I don't promise my pattern will be any clearer than these quick notes right here, but if you know someone who knits or have already knit few sweaters, these should give you a decent starting point.

OK ON TO THE CHARTS.

One with only the colours. The numbers on the cloud are upside down when you're knitting, but they still help somewhat (I had put them in the same table/layer with the colours, and couldn't hide them easily, so we'll just have to live with them.)

Dark grey boxes are stitches that don't exist yet, but where will be a stitch later on on the chart. You add the stitches on rows where the boxes turn white.

And the second; what you might want to embroider on the suns and clouds as finishing touches.

And yoke part of the sweater for those who hadn't yet seen it yet and didn't click the links:

#carpe diem #joker out #joker out sweater #fan crafts #crafts #knitting

[lesbian-honey-lemon]

top ten smartest characters in BH6, my ranking:

1- Hiro Hamada. Of course he’s at the top, lol. Not only did he outsmart Obake, he also came up with everyone’s hero gear, coded Baymax’s other chips besides Tadashi’s, made a working energy amplifier (that didn’t immediately explode) in like two days with only Krei’s failed prototype to go off of, and HE IS IN SFIT AT 14. Of course he’s the smartest. Also he’s made other robots completely on his own like the microbots and Mini-Mac. He also comes up with most of the battle plans for BH6, and helped cure Liv Amara alongside Karmi.

2- Obake/ Bob Aken. First off, he was also in SFIT as a teen. My headcanon was that he started attending at 16, and Karmi’s like a week younger than him (so she’s technically still the 2nd youngest person to ever go to SFIT). Also!! He was the FIRST to make an energy amplifier, with absolutely nothing to go off of. His was the first, and honestly I wouldn’t be surprised if Krei’s amplifier was based off of Obake’s amplifier. Yes the amplifier exploded immediately but he was still the first. And of course, as an adult, he made a shit ton of advanced tech. He made Trina, the most advanced AI in the whole BH6-verse (even better than Baymax because she’s basically indistinguishable from a human and can make her own decisions outside of her original purpose), he made an underwater base, a bunch of other robots, and was able to follow Shimamoto’s clues to rebuild the star machine. Also he managed to play Hiro and the rest of BH6 like a damn violin and would have succeeded if it wasn’t for Globby.

3- Honey Lemon. Honey Lemon is a goddamn genius and I will die on this hill. Her chem-purse has the INDIVIDUAL ELEMENTS. So in battle, she has to legitimately think up and type in a chemical formula to make the compound to use. So she’s gotta have some MAJOR chemistry skill, an excellent memory, and wicked fast reaction time. She also found a way to cure Globby. Also let’s not forget that time she made a literal amnesia serum in like two minutes for Hiro to give to Karmi when she thought that Karmi was onto them. Also, she did uncover Lenore Shimamoto’s secret life as a scientist alongside Wasabi, and Lenore hid that shit really well.

4- Tadashi. Honestly, Tadashi and Honey Lemon are almost tied for third, but Honey Lemon’s a little smarter. He probably got into SFIT early too, cause he couldn’t have been that old. He was probably in at like 17 and died at 20. Also, he made Baymax, one of the most advanced AIs to ever exist, plus the actual robot is rlly advanced too. So just for building Baymax, he can have this spot, because of how advanced Baymax is. Although running into a burning building was kind of a dumb move.

5- Karmi. Karmi’s actually pretty gifted and you all are unnecessarily hating on this poor girl. She’s 16 and at SFIT, and while my headcanon is that she only got in a week younger than the third youngest student, she’s still the second youngest to ever go to SFIT. She also was able to observe BH6 close enough to write moves that could actually work with their gear, which allowed them to escape Momakase and save Karmi herself. Also, she’s made some epic tech. She made the patches to subdue Oreo Knox, which Di Amara later used for her own evil work. She also did that project with the electric currents in the roses, which probably has some pretty interesting uses. She also got chosen to be Di’s intern, and although she got manipulated big time, I can’t say I blame her or say she’s any less smart for literally being mutated and tortured by a woman she thought was her friend and mentor. Also, Hiro would have never gotten the nanobots to work and cure Liv Amara without Karmi’s help and insight. She also made that glove in Season 3 to beat Hardlight. In short, Karmi is way smarter than the fandom gives her credit for.

6- Gogo. Gogo’s actually quite smart and she’s come up with some interesting things. Her maglev tech is really advanced and gives her an extra edge in battle. She also was the first to catch onto the fact that Karmi had a point with her fanfic and was the first to start using Karmi’s ideas to drive up the wall to chase Momakase. She also came up with that train thing we saw her with the model of in CtC pt 1, which I assume is her midterm project. The world can always use more high-speed rail so she’s quite smart in my book for that. She also of course worked with Hiro to make that awesome bike she chased Mr Sparkles with in S2. Plus she’s in SFIT, which is a really challenging environment on its own so she’d have to be really smart to get in.

7- Wasabi. Wasabi and Gogo are like, exactly tied for 6th. They’re both on the same level of smart, but I like Gogo more so she gets 6ths (no hate to Wasabi fans, I like him too). Wasabi, of course, has his plasma blades, which are literally second to nothing but graphene. He can cut through nearly anything with his tech. He also worked with Hiro to build that space junk disposal device in S1, and helped Honey Lemon uncover the very well-guarded secrets of Lenore Shimamoto’s life as a scientist.

8- Wendy Wower. Wendy, although a minor character, has shown herself to be pretty damn smart. She wrote the thesis that Trevor Trengrove stole, which was the basis for Tadashi’s work. Without Wendy’s thesis, Tadashi would have never made Baymax. So, though she never gained the recognition she deserved for her intelligence, she’s still hella smart. Plus, she did manage to make a name for herself as a beloved educator and inspiration for kids to get into science, and that’s kind of hard to do if you’re not already really smart when it comes to science.

9- Lenore Shimamoto. Lenore Shimamoto is really smart, although her invention failed. She built the star machine, which caused the Great Catastrophe. But, she intended it to be an infinite energy device. So, like a very early interpretation of the energy amplifier. She also built a secret lab and hid all evidence of the star machine so well that it took over a hundred years to find. And honestly, if the only person who could crack your secret was literally the second smartest person in the whole show (Obake), you hid that secret pretty well. She also built and ran a whole art institute, it takes smarts to run such a big university.

10- Professor Granville. Honestly I was stuck on who to put here, but I think she deserves this spot. She’s an accomplished professor, knowledgeable about her subjects, and was obviously smart enough to mentor Hiro, Karmi, and Obake. If she wasn’t smart, they wouldn’t have latched onto her as much as they did. She also fixed Baymax that one time in S2 and went to rescue their asses all on her own, built the robot spider SFIT security system, and has some pretty good deduction skills in order to find out where Momakase was going to steal from next.

You can also put Professor Callaghan here at 10th for similar reasons, being an accomplished professor, writing many papers on robotics and inspiring Hiro’s microbots, and coming up with the plan to kill Krei. But, his plan got foiled by Hiro, and Hiro was an inexperienced superhero at this time, so it’s not like with Obake where Hiro was a seasoned superhero who had a fair shot at stopping his plans. Hiro and Obake were evenly matched. So if Inexperienced Hiro could beat Callaghan, that means Callaghan’s not quite as smart.

#big hero 6 the series #big hero 6 #bh6 obake #hiro hamada #bh6 #bob aken #bh6 the series #obake #big hero six #honey lemon #bh6 honey lemon #gogo tomago #bh6 gogo #bh6 wasabi #wasabi #wasabi no ginger #professor granville #bh6 professor granville #grace granville #bh6 Yokai #bh6 Professor Callaghan #bh6 callaghan #bh6 tadashi #tadashi hamada #bh6 wendy wower #wendy wower #bh6 karmi #bh6 headcanons

[obeymycok]

MC’s Demon Form - Lucifer

Just to be clear, MC can use all their forms. This is just the one that the brothers first saw MC in. If you haven’t read the setup for these headcanons, as well as the pact headcanons that explain what’s happening here, I strongly recommend you do so (they will be linked below) Otherwise, on with the reactions!

Taglist: @trashlord-007​  @waldeinsamkeit600​  

Pact Headcanons     Setup

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“MC!!!” Mammon shouted as he sprinted to the fallen beast followed closely by the rest of the brothers. Apparently, too close. Mammon stopped dead in his tracks, feet still sliding over the dirt as his brothers crashed into him at full force. They all got up ready to curse him out, but the sight in front of them quickly shut them up.

There you were, but you looked like..?

Lucifer...

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Lucifer

Oh his pride SHOOTS through the pearly gates

He physically cannot stop the shit eating grin that creeps on his face

Tells you to maintain the form so his image isn’t ruined, but really he just wants to help you preen your wings and file your horns

Definitely tries to give you pointers as if you haven’t been using his demon form for months

He’s just so shocked and proud he doesn’t know what to do

Mammon

OI

He is so upset

“I’m your first man why did you get Lucifer’s form?? Take it off!”

He’s convinced it’s because he’s the second strongest

Just let him yell for a little and then show him your greed form when he calms down

Queue 50 shades of Mammon

If Lucifer is busy, he’ll always make time to help with preening your wings since he’s the brother with the most experience

Leviathan

He’s already sulking; it just HAD to be Lucifer

He doesn’t compare himself to anyone more than Lucifer

He isn’t the Avatar of Envy for nothing

You can tell he’s actually getting a little stabby when his eyes start glowing a blazing orange

Just show him your envy form and he’ll become tomato boy

Likes to just stare at all your forms; he thinks of it as an epic cosplay

Satan

Oh he is  S E E T H I N G

Not at you, just that there’s yet ANOTHER part of Lucifer 

It’s even worse that you were already your own person 

Please show him that you are not the same as Lucifer and let him see your wrath form pretty please omfg

He really wants to see you fight in Lucifer’s form though

He’d never admit it, but Lucifer’s demon form is excellent in battle and he’d always wanted to admire it without being called out

Asmodeus

*SQUEALS*

Not even upset it isn’t him at first because of how amazing you look!

Definitely the first to jump in your arms and admire your new features since Lucifer never lets him

Also the first to offer his help maintaining your horns because no one does it like him, baby!💅

BS aside though, he admires and loves you even more now, seeing such power, greatness, and potential.

Beelzebub

Freaking out with Asmo with almost the same energy

Literally an excited golden retriever

He asks a lot of questions about how you’re holding up with the amount of power surging through you and how it’s been going

Once he knows you’re safe and feel great, he basically wants to become your errand boy just in case

“Do you want a snack? How about a drink? You should rest for awhile, MC. Make sure you give yourself a break.”🥺🥺🥺sweet boy

Belphegor

Also not happy that it’s Lucifer

Dissing Lucifer with Satan, but very supportive of your progress

Honestly, even though they’re all very powerful in their own right, he’s glad you have the strongest power to protect you

Plus, it’s motivation to always protect you and make sure you never use Lucifer it’s him and him only, the yandere ass bitch<3

In all seriousness though, he’s just really hyped to watch you fuck some shit up

#obey me #obey me shall we date #obey me headcanons #obey me worldbuilding #obey me mc #obey me demon form #Demon form #demon brothers #obey me fluff #obey me lucifer #obey me mammon #obey me leviathan #obey me levi #obey me satan #obey me asmodeus #obey me asmo #Obey me beelzebub #obey me beel #obey me belphegor #obey me belphie

[hotcat37]

Personified Käärijä songs

just for fun I decided to give personality traits to some Käärijä bangers <3 I based these entirely off of lyrics and vibes :0 Completely okay if anyone gets different vibes from them this is just how I see them :3

Kovis: -very confrontational, prone to getting into fights -will protecc and attacc 💪💪 -he's not the 'Kovis' the song is referring to because he's genuinely sweet and doesn't start conflicts but he is easily provoked -dresses like a frat bro -probably peaked in highschool Morgan: -often disoriented in time and space -prone to nausea -intelligent but doesn't make very good decisions -has a constant sense of remorse even when he doesn't really remember anything the 'morning after' (after drinking, partying) -is close with Kovis! Käärijä Cha Cha Cha: -quite shy and stoic at first -once he breaks out of his shell he's absolutely insane -has seemingly unlimited amounts of energy, can keep dancing all day and night -very charming but also somewhat unsettling -has extreme claustrophobia (do NOT put him in a box!!!) It's Crazy It's Party: -wears mysteriously blood stained clothes -a bit hypersexual, can't stop cracking sex jokes -likes to hang out in forests at night -avoids contact with CCC Käärijä as much as possible -has the worst English out of all the Kä's Välikuolema: -sleep deprived and usually a bit drunk -only wears oversized hoodies and track pants -easily cracks under peer pressure -is the guy who calls taxis for his drunk friends, he himself tends to just pass out in someone's backyard -you can only wake him up by screaming HERÄÄ!!! at him Urheilujätkä: -very athletic despite his height -the least unsettling of the Kä's -he is the most sweaty of them though -kind of a himbo, he excels in physical activity but not much else -is always extremely happy to see Jesse Hiirtä Kiinii: -actually not that prone to anger but once he's pushed over the edge he's very destructive -has constant bad luck -the most normal of the Käärijä's, just wants to get through the day -needs caffeine to function in the morning -takes vitamins designed for children because he likes the flavor Yhtä Vailla: -has a raspy voice because of how much he tends to scream in frustration -do NOT give this man any money, except for maybe claw machines 'cause he's pretty good at those -Africa by Toto is his special song and he'll murmur the lyrics to it completely unprompted -optimistic to a delusional degree -bro just needs to get a job honestly Mic Mac: -the only Käärijä that looks like his yellow era (lanky with brown hair) -his pockets are full of stolen Pokémon cards -is very nervous and doesn't say much (he doesn't want to be charged for his petty Habbo Hotel crimes) -definitely twirls the phone chord around his finger when he's calling someone -either wears the yellow suit or just Mic Mac pants with no shirt Siitä Viis: -his mascara is in a constant state of smudged -prone to heavy mood swings, usually switching between furious and sad -has trust issues, it's hard to get him to open up -eats ice cream and watches anime to cope -don't set him off or he will rant angrily for hours

#Käärijä #Käärijä personified #I'll make it a tag cuz I plan on drawing them too :) #mic mac #välikuolema #kovis #Not tagging all of them tho lol #Tag yourself I'm Mic Mac

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Do the Avians stick to their main outfits or do they mix it up? What are their cozy/relaxing clothes?

Excellent question my friend! I would say that for the most part all the Links generally just stick to their usual outfits. This is mainly because the chain is almost always traveling/on the road and their "canon" outfits are much more suited for adventuring then any other alternatives. However, their "everyday" clothes have been modified to have slits in the back to allow for their wings to slip through while still not compromising the integrity of their armor/chainmail underneath. In other words, there aren't really any major changes to their main outfits aside from having thin holes in the back to make room for their wings.

As for the Links cozy/relaxing clothes? They all have their own interpretations of what cozy or relaxing means for them, so I'm just going to group them into 3 general categories that I think they would be in.

Shirtless Gang:

Time - Listen, Time walks around in a suit of armor all the time so pretty much anything else could be considered cozy/relaxing clothes compared to that.🤣 But this man has some MASSIVE wings so I believe that he enjoys clothes that give him the chance to free them and let them breathe easier. Because of this, I would say his standard for "comfortable" would probably either be just a loose tunic or just some regular pants and no shirt.

Twilight - Like Time, this man works on a ranch and likes to wrestle Gorons for fun. Because of this, and definitely not because I'm a simp I believe he's very accustomed to working shirtless and so his definition of "cozy" clothes is honestly just sitting around shirtless in some comfy pants.

Warriors - I don't even have a proper justification for why I believe this man walks around shirtless I just feel it in my soul. He's a very very pretty man and I'm selfish and a simp and I want to see him shirtless. But in all seriousness, Warriors wears a LOT of layers all the time so I just want him to be able to take some off and relax a little bit.

Sweatpants/Pajamas Squad:

Sky - Look me in the eye and tell me that this man wouldn't wear cozy clothes like pajamas and the Zelda equivalent of a hoodie and sweatpants. Sky just gives off such warm, SUNny (pun intended) vibes and I believe he deserves cozy clothes that match that same energy.

Hyrule - This boy deserves all the love in the world and if I could give him the equivalent of a snuggie hoodie I would. Plus I can just 100% see him doing that thing where he forces Legend or Wind or just another member of the chain to share the same hoodie with him.🤣 He is basically the walking equivalent of the, "Get Along Shirt" meme and I will die on this hill.

Wind - There's literally an option in Wind Waker for him to be able to go through his entire adventure in basically his pajamas and for that reason I believe his cozy clothes are just a casual long sleeved shirt and pants. He also just seems like the kind of guy that can and would kill a grown man while in his pajamas and I love that for him.

Shorts/Tanktop Team:

Legend - Legend gives off baggy shirt and shorts vibes. I know he doesn't wear pants but listen...shorts don't count as pants. Give this boy his t-shirt and boxers combination please.

Wild - Wild could honestly fit in any one of these categories because he seems pretty easy to please when it comes to clothing. However, when it comes to relaxing I believe he prefers a casual tanktop and shorts combination because it allows his wings and feathers to breathe while still covering some of his many scars.

Four - Listen, Four is a pretty practical kind of guy so I think he really appreciates the mobility and freedom that a simple tanktop and shorts provide. Plus, I feel like whenever he has the chance he likes to run and crawl around talking to the Minish/Picori and shorts and a tanktop aren't as easy to get grass stains on.

Anyways I hope this answered your questions friend! As always, these are my personal interpretations but feel free to tell me what ideas you have for all the boys! Thank you again for you question!

#winged au #LUWAU #linkeduniverse #linked universe #legend of zelda #loz #loz link #lu time #lu twilight #lu sky #lu warriors #lu legend #lu hyrule #lu wild #lu four #lu wind #One eternity later and I'm finally responding to this #But in all seriousness this was such a cute fluffy question and now I have the urge to draw the boys being all soft

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This Week In BL - Strongberry Kisses!

Dec 2022 Wk 3

Being a highly subjective assessment of one tiny corner of the interwebs. Organized by which ones (in each category) I’m enjoying the most.

Ongoing Series - Thai

My School President (Fri YT) 4 of 10 - Gun gets flustered and then Gun gets flirty and comes over all spoiled prince, and poor Tinn loves it suffers. Thiw is the greatest wingman and it was the cutest date inspection: Tinn (confusedly carrying 2 ice creams ) just trailing behind a sunny excitable Gun. Yes, Gun is very extra. Yes, I skipped the singing. But oh my goodness do I love how much this is a traditional Thai high school BL. Thank you so much GMMTV. I missed this style of BL. 

Never Let Me Go (Tues YT) 2 of 12 - I have to say that I’m not entirely sure about Chimon’s casting in this role (he is one of my all time favorite GMMTV actors), but I love Perth. Perth has the hardest role, and he’s such a great nuanced actor with such an expressive face, only he could really pull it off and still feel sympathetic. Meanwhile ironically named Pond = yet another Thai actor made to swim who can’t. That said, PondPhuwin and the attack of the subtle flirtation = wonderful. Honestly? This is a much better role for Pond than FUTS. 

Between Us (Sun iQIYI) 7 of 12 - It’s still good, the leads are great, everything else is meh but at least I’m not bored? WATCH ALONG HERE.

609 Bedtime Story (Fri WeTV) 5 of 11 - So P’Mum is starting to figure out the science (do we call it science?) whatever. In other news, 3 years later, OhmFluke still give the softest sweetest most romantic kisses evah. P’Vee and Game are breaking my heart, honor the sides indeed. 

I Will Knock You (Fri Gaga) 6 of 12 - Noey has a very baby Dom thing to his bully behavior which is oddly cute. Or is that just me being warped? 

Remember Me (Sun Gaga) 11 of 14 - (it’s been extended 2 more episodes and into 2023, what joy is ours) We have switched to mostly focusing on Name and Em. I actually like the 2 actors, it’s just they keep getting stories I don’t enjoy. The JaFirst characters break up is not unexpected, presumably, they had to do some thing to honor the episode 11. After my bd reaction to The Yearbook I’m beginning to lose all faith in this production team. 

Ongoing Series - Not Thai

Choco Milk Shake (Korea Strongberry Tues YT) 11fin - I have to say it felt a little manipulating and there was a lot of dwelling in sad and then a time jump, and then resolution, which is very classic for a Korean drama, but Strongberry usually bucks trends. Still, all the kisses are really good and I do love how the animals w kept their personalities. I’m going with 8/10 RECOMMENDED more below 

My Tooth Your Love (Taiwan Fri Viki) 12fin - The parental abuse, and horseback riding thing was weird. ending with a marriage equality muscle flex and some domesticity was classic Taiwanese BL. I do love that and they were so cute! But ultimately this was oddly disappointing at the end, I think partly because as good as the leads were the crumbs were both excellent too and I wish they had more screen time. 8.5/10

The New Employee (Korea Weds Viki) AKA The New Recruit AKA Shinib Sawo - From WATCHA (Semantic Error) virginal Seung Hyun scores the office internship of his dreams but on his first day at work he gets into it with his cool reserved boss. As you do. Stars Moon Ji Yong (Once Again). Based on Moscareto's web novel of the same name, directed by openly gay & queer activist Kim Jho Gwang Soo (Just Friends?). Grumpy/sunshine, boss/emp, age gap. WAIT, he lives in the same neighborhood as the To My Star boys! And this show reminds me a little bit of that one, same kind of energy. Frankly this is what I wanted from this new crop of office set KBLs ALL ALONG. Fantastic. At last! 

Candy Color Paradox AKA Ameiro Paradox (Japan Fri Gaga) 2 of 8 - I’m not sure about this one, I am liking it OK but it is oddly mature while also being kookie, and also immature. Maybe it’s just Japan being its usual complex self. 

The Director Who Buys Me Dinner (Korea Thurs iQIYI) 3-4 of 10 - The premise of the show is so weird. But once the pink smoke appeared, and I decided we’re actually in a paranormal drama and not an office romance, I’m better about it. Also it’s really nice to see the lead pair start to actually like each other. 

Oh! My Assistant (Korea Thurs Viki) 7-8fin - There was a lot of me going awwww in ep 7. But in the finale, the triangle and jealousy seemed shoehorned in so that in the end, I was kind of torn. 7/10 More below. 

It’s Airing But I’m Not Watching It

Love Bill (Vietnam Sat YT) - Bah Vinh is back but I’m too distracted. Also there’s a lot of fund raising stuff going on. I’ll wait and binge.

The Star Always Follow You (Vietnam YT) - same Team RL peeps we have seen before (Sunshine, Stupid)

Till the World Ends (Thai YT) 10 eps - it seems to be good but I don’t know about the ending, so I’m waiting. 

Ended This Week

Choco Milk Shake (Korea YouTube) Stongberry gave us a full length BL on YouTube! It’s a BL miracle and an endless delight. It was wonderfully cute, unexpectedly hilarious but expectedly silly, a little too poignant, occasionally gut wrenching and with a somewhat expected weird (but happy-ish) ending. The actors playing the two pets must have had the best time. As, indeed, did I watching it. Jealous Milk made me cackle so hard it scared the actual cat on my lap, Choco was perfectly cast, and the chemistry was ultimately decent. In Strongberry I still trust. Thank you thank you, may we have another, sirs? 8/10 RECOMMENDED

My Tooth Your Love (Taiwan Viki) While, I really loved this show, it had a fun premise, and a solid lead pair with charming chemistry and delightful, domesticity, not to mention great communication, I wasn’t wild about some of the darker themes it explored, even though it did a good job with them. But while the crumbs and sides were v adorable they were chronically underused. If I gave half points this is a solid 8.5 but since I don't it’s gonna be an 8/10 MUCHLY RECOMMENDED 

Oh! My Assistant (Korea Viki) This is a very silly show that acts like it comes from a very silly yaoi. Reserved out gay younger assistant (we stan) pretending to be tsundere but is actually just v shy and smitten by his cheerful (seemingly straight) chaos bi himbo artist boss. I think the cross cutting in of old footage with the replacement actor after the re-cast did affect the chemistry with this pair. There was no way around it. Even KBL isn't usually this awkward and repressed. Although this show had the best bisexual awakening sequence ever put in a BL, and I really wanted to love it, I just didn't. 7/10 RECOMMENDED WITH RESERVATIONS

2 Moons 3 (Thai) finished it’s run this week. Rumor is it’s banal. I’m waiting to collect all the eps and then I will try to binge before I finish my 2022 wrap ups.

Why You... Y Me? (Thai YT) It's not primarily a BL, but another meta show about BL shipping, with side BLs. I await @heretherebedork ‘s report on whether to watch or not.

Gossip

Nutt Witsarut (Daisy in Secret Crush On You!) will play the role of Gyogung in 9Cats Studio's upcoming series Hot Bamee and Yummy Gyogung (y-novel adaptation).

PitchBank from Golden Blood (AKA Segus & Tenon) will be the side couple in new medical Thai BL Mystique in the Mirror. 

TutorYim (Cutie Pie) have a busy 2023, they’re starring in upcoming micro project Our Winter, possibly for Tik Tok distribution. They also took on JimmyTommy’s lead for Middleman’s Love and will have a cameo in KBL Jun & Jun (filming now). TutorYim will ALSO star in 2023 KBL (yes Korean) First Love's User Manual under A-Plan International’s Silkwood (Peach Of Time). 

In Case You Missed It

Check Out is being made into a movie that nobody asked for. Then again if they cut it down to 2 hours maybe it'll be tolerable? 

Singapore dropped short Summerdaze Christmas Together on YouTube. It’s ADORABLE and prompted me to talk about BL in Singapore and more. Def gave me Ingredients vibes. I really hope their series happens. 

Coffee Melody also gave us the Christmas special no one asked for. It’s basically a reunion romance, but mostly just domesticity. It cute, but dull. 

My Beautiful Man stars Yusei Yagi and Riku Hagiwara won several awards as a pair and individually at WEIBO Festival 2022.

Short Story Project's Coffee Shop (microfilm Youtube series in the same cafe setting with the same main character) ep 3 installment "ESPRESSO" is a BL. It stars BoyTod from Ghost Host, Ghost House and is a reunion romance. It’s quite cute. 

Moments Of Love (SmartJames AKA LeonPhob from Don't Say No) from Foremorfilm Production supposed to air Dec 24 directed by Golf Tanwarin (609 Bedtime Story and The Eclipse). 

I’ve started my end of year wrap ups, trends lists, and BL stats reported. Let me know in a comment if there is any specifically you want to know of have deep feels about.

Next Week Looks Like This:

Still coming:

Dec 28 - H5: Love in the Future from Taiwan (prob Gaga or Viki) - A cheerful and energetic student from 2000 travels to the future (2022), works as a deliveryman, and meets his first customer, an heir with a domineering personality. Directed by Nancy Chen (HIStory 4, Papa & Daddy).

Dec 28 - Midnight series starts on GMMTV’s TY,, one of which is Moonlight Chicken (EarthMix). Trailer. Maybe not really BL, adult issues, messy gays, cheating, soulmates? Mix plays an openly gay character in a relationship with First’s character. Earth portrays a chef who runs a restaurant while taking care of his nephew.

THIS WEEK’S BEST MOMENTS

Honestly what a great cast and thank you Strongberry for not betraying our trust. It was a predictably weird, but not traumatic ending. 

No shit. 

Tinn caught himself a live one. 

At least he knows it. (My School President) 

(last week)

#this week in BL #BL news #BL gossip #upcoming BL #best BL #new BL #BL reviews #Thai BL #Korean BL #Taiwanese BL #Japanese BL #live action yaoi #Rakutan Viki #gagaoolala #GMMTV #strongberry #in strongberry we trust #Moonlight Chicken #EarthMix #H5: Love in the Future #My School President #Never Let Me Go #Between Us #609 Bedtime Story #I Will Knock You #Choco Milk Shake #My Tooth Your Love #The New Employee #WATCHA #To My Star

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I'm sure you've answered this question at some point but is their anything you could compare kingsnakes bites to? I'm very interested in some day getting a kingsnakes they seem like the right first snake for me and am curious what kind of comparison you could give for their bites (the only thing I really have lived experience with is a cat who channeled her excess energy into aggression who left some scars on all of us when she was young) I definitely don't think it would be a deal breaker especially if the trade off is them being easier to feed but figure it would be best to really cover as many bases as possible

It depends on the age! Kingsnakes are amazing pets (some of my favorite snakes to keep), and not every one will be a biter, but it is good to be aware that their excellent appetites mean they tend to be more prone to mistaken feeding bites.

For babies, I'd honestly compare their bites to feeling like persistent velcro! Babies actually struggle to break skin because their mouths are so little and your hands are so big.

For adults, it really depends on how well they get you. Most mistaken feeding bites, they'll let go right away, and it's genuinely no worse than a papercut. If they hang on, I'd put it around the same level as a cat scratch. Snake bites are nothing to write home about! Obviously it depends on your pain tolerance and how good the snake is able to get ahold of you, but I'd take just about any snake bite over one from my cat any day!

To avoid mistaken feeding bites, it's always a good idea to use a strong-smelling hand sanitizer before handling to make sure you don't smell like food! I also recommend keeping hand sanitizer on hand in case of a bite, most snakes hate the smell and taste so much they'll let go right away if you dab a little near their mouths during a bite.

#not a rating #snake bites #kingsnakes

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Eighteen (Crazy) Chapter 8

“Okay,” Shiro says, assuming his Dad Posture. 

(He denies that he has a Dad Posture, but he really does. He holds his hands in front of him, clasped together, expression on his face like he already knows they’re going to whine at him and he’s ready to guide them in the right direction.) 

“...and then we’ll meet back here, okay? Repeat my instructions back to me.”

And the Dad behaviour continues. Shiro would make an excellent kindergarten teacher, Lance thinks. Maybe that’s his retirement plan. 

“Go to our rooms, shower in case the lake water had weird stuff in it, get dressed in warm clothes, grab leftovers from the kitchen, and meet you in the common room in thirty minutes,” everyone recites dutifully, which is wonderful for Lance because he wasn’t listening. 

Lance hides a smile in his hand. Having a dad is so cool. 

Since Lance know he has spent the day being particularly stressful (he’ll admit that the pod racing was unkind to Shiro’s poor heart), he chooses not to complain, instead pressing a kiss to Shiro’s cheek with a loud ‘mwah’ sound and an overly-enthusiastic “sure thing, Pops! Love ya!”

“You are nine years younger than me,” Shiro grumbles. He tries for approximately three seconds to look grouchy, but then he sighs. “Love you too, menace boy. Go. Shower off the lake filth.”

Lance rushes to his room, chucking off his flight suit and turning to water to cold. He’s going to regret that, probably a lot, but if he lets the water stay warm there’s a thousand percent chance he’s going to get distracted, and his shower alone will take him forty-five minutes. And, yeah, Lance is not the most punctual person around, and the team is well used to his shit, and he’s the birthday boy so he won’t get in any real trouble, but –

Lance wants presents, okay? He’s excited. Sue him. By the time he’s cleaned and has rushed through his skincare routine, it’s only been 17 minutes. 

Hell yeah. 

He sprints down the halls – too much energy to walk – careening through the doorway of the common room and skidding to a stop when he sees he’s not there alone.

“Hey, Lance,” Keith greets, tilting his head back so he can see Lance from his position on the floor, grinning brightly. “You’re early.”

“I’m on time,” Lance says huffily. He looks at his watch to double check. “Yeah! Shiro said be here in a half hour, and I only took eighteen minutes!”

“You have never been on time even once in your life, dude, so on time for you is early. With the exception of missions, Hunk calls you fifteen minutes early for training every day and somehow you’re still late. Honestly, it’s a little impressive.”

“You are mean to me,” Lance whines, throwing himself with as much drama as he can manage on the couch, arm over his eyes and everything. “Horrible, rude, unfair. A bully, even –”

Keith makes a loud groaning noise, flopping his head back on the couch and going cross-eyed in his attempt to give Lance a Look.

“I will do anything in the world to get you to stop,” he says. Lance kicks him in the shoulder as punishment, only Keith’s reflexes are faster than Lance’s, so he manages to grab Lance’s leg and yank on it, pulling Lance forward with a yelp. He barely manages to catch himself on time, ending up with his legs on either side of Keith’s torso and his hands in his hair.

Lance grins wickedly.

“I have decided on the anything in question,” he announces. He slides his hands through Keith’s hair and tugs.

Keith groans. “No.”

“You said anything! That includes braiding your hair!”

Lances starts to brush his hands through Keith’s hair, scratching his nails over his scalp in the way he knows makes Keith all melty. 

Keith sighs. “Fine –”

Lance cheers, immediately sectioning Keith’s hair and tying one half to the side.

“–but you cannot do pigtails.”

“Aw, hey,” Lance pouts. “But pigtails are so cute and fun!”

“Case in point.”

“Please please please please please please –”

“You think that’s going to work on me, Lance, but you’re wrong. I pulled that shit on Shiro all the time. I’m immune.”

Ha, that’s what he thinks. Keith may also be an annoying younger brother by trade, but Shiro is a softie like none other. He has the biggest bleeding heart than anyone Lance has ever met. You ask him anything and you’re almost guaranteed it if you pout well enough. But Lance grew up with Veronica. With Marco. 

With Hunk.

He could out-annoy Keith braindead and with duct-tape over his mouth. 

“– please please please please please –”

“Alright fine!” Keith shouts. “Jesus. I thought I was good at that.”

“I am the queen,” Lance says primly. He goes right back to weaving strands of Keith’s thick hair together, humming a song that he hopes conveys a mix of smug and happy. It doesn’t take him long to finish the hair, poking Keith in the side with his foot when he needs one of the many hairbands on Keith’s wrist. “All done! You look adorable.”

“I am supposed to look cool,” Keith grumbles. He reaches back and pats his head, tracing his fingers over the woven strands. “But I suppose I will indulge you.”

“You do that a lot.”

Lance means it to be teasing, to make Keith roll his eyes in exasperation and maybe smack Lance with a pillow. That’s what he’d usually do. 

But that doesn’t happen. Instead Keith leans back onto Lance’s legs, reaching up to grab one of Lance’s hands, and squeezes once, twice, three times in quick succession. 

“Yeah,” he says, voice soft and eyes warm and sparkling. “I do.”

Lance flushes, pushing down the giggles bubbling up his throat. “We had a deal, you scoundrel. Not on my birthday. You are making this very hard.”

Keith turns around to face Lance and grins teasingly. “That’s my goal, Blue.” He crawls up onto the couch, leaning right into Lance’s space, so close their breathing mingles together. “I’m good at the long con, Leandro. And I’ve only got to wait ‘till midnight.”

“So actually wait until midnight then, Romeo,” Lance teases, but his voice is breathy. “Weren’t you calling me the impatient one, earlier?”

“Mhm, sure, and –”

“Oh, Lance, I want braids too! Dibs on being next!” 

At the sound of Allura’s voice, Lance shoves Keith off him on reflex, who tumbles to the floor with a yelp. “Sorry,” Lance says with a wince, glancing down at Keith’s sprawled form. 

“Really feeling the love,” he says drily. Lance rolls his eyes and turns back to Allura. 

“Come sit, ‘Llura. I’ll braid while we wait for everyone else. We can talk shit about Keith while we do it. He’s been very dramatic, lately, have you noticed?”

He braids Allura’s hair, and then Pidge’s, to the backdrop of Keith whining about not getting enough attention (he’d rather die than admit it, but Keith is like one of those cats who hisses when you touch it but then sits on your laptop and refuses to move, even when you have gigantic essay that you left until last minute and only have twenty minutes to finish). Shiro comes in at some point and narrows in immediately on Keith’s sprawled form, deciding to pull a Lilo & Stitch and flop over Keith to drive him insane. 

It’s hilarious. 

“Where’s Hunk and Coran?” Lance asks once he ties a pink bow to the end of Pidge’s braids. He tries to keep the impatience out of his voice, but it doesn’t work too well, judging on the knowing grins on his friends’ faces. 

“Getting your presents,” Allura says, unable to stay calm any longer. “All of them!”

“Well, I’m trying to, but this damn thing is heavier than you are and fourteen times more dangerous, Lance. Well, unless you’re armed.”

Lance whips towards the door, where Hunk is painstakingly trying to lug a truly magnificently sized potted plant into the room, Coran skipping into the room with a massive armful of gifts right after him. 

Lance gasps. He rolls right off the couch, barely missing elbowing Shiro in the face, slamming on the floor first before somersaulting to his feet and rushing over to Hunk. 

“Did you bring me a friend?”

“It’s a Dilofius surtus, or essentially a space venus flytrap,” Hunk explains, both to Lance – who is paying about 3% attention to Hunk and 97% attention to the most gorgeous, toothy, sharp, slimy, wonderful new friend in the universe – and their very amused friends. “I know you miss your danger plants back home. This one spits venom, so I figured you’d be particularly fond of it.”

“Oh, look at this darling girl!” Lance coos. He runs a finger over the curve of one of the biting heads, laughing delightedly when it snaps at him. “She’s so playful! I love her so much. Hunk, you have been replaced as my best friend. Yes, Clarita, you are! You are my new best friend, beautiful girl!”

“Why do you think he’s like this?” Pidge asks the room. 

Hunk presses a kiss to Lance’s hair, whispering a “happy birthday, you dorkus,” and then walks over to the couches. “He has a thing for strays. When we had car rides that drove past any kind of alley, someone had to be tasked with keeping him distracted so he wouldn’t look out the window and catch sight of a homeless dog, or whatever. Going on walks after the rain was impossible because he would stop to pick up every worm.”

“– oh you sweet thing, look at your teeth!”

“Lance, dear,” Coran calls. He pats the seat next to him. “Come open the rest of your gifts. You can play with the death plant later.”

“‘Kay,” Lance says, pressing a kiss to one of the heads and skipping over to the seat Coran patted. He throws his feet in Hunk’s lap, beaming at him brightly. “Hunk, I love you. You know me so well. I love you double. You are the bestest. You are –”

He’s cut off by a small box sailing through the air and nailing him in the face. 

“Write Hunk a letter about how great he is later,” Pidge snarks. “If we let you wax poetic all you want then we’ll be here all night, and I have a project.”

“Aw, Pidgey,” Lance says. “Is that emotions allergy acting up?”

She gets up immediately, reaching for the present. “Alrighty, I’ll be taking that right back –”

“Kidding! Kidding! Don’t take my present! Hiss!”

“Open it then, you goober.”

At her permission, Lance does, tearing through the wrapping paper and opening a metal box. Inside is a beautifully intricate bracelet, shiny silver, a stone pendant with several moons and stars carved carefully in the metal. Lance traces the delicate designs with his fingers, mouth open in shock. 

“Did you…make this?”

“Press your pinky to the back of the pendant,” Pidge suggests. Lance does, and his jaw drops when it sends a projection of dozens of photos in the air in front of him; photos of the whole team after the dorky food fight, photos of him and his family, photos of all of their fun and silly and careful moments. 

A selfie of him and Pidge, cheeks pressed together, grinning so wide their eyes are nearly squeezed shut, ecstatic after finally getting one of Pidge’s projects to work.

“Pidge…” Lance says, chin trembling.

“Do not cry,” she demands, eyes already wet, “because if you cry, I’ll cry, and then we’ll both look dumb and my eyeliner will run –”

“C’mere!” Lance wails, pulling her close and hugging her tightly. Pidge squeezes his ribs just as tightly, burying her wet face into his shoulder. 

“I know I don’t always say it, but I love you,” she whispers. “You’re my best friend and my brother. I’m glad you’re up here with me.”

“Me, too,” he says, pressing a kiss to her hair. 

She sniffs, pulling away and decking him lightly in the arm to offset the mush. “It’s powered by a thin crystal wire that runs through the metal, so it’ll never die or need charging or anything. If you want more pictures, ask me, I’ll add ‘em for you.”

Lance grins. “Thank you, Pidge.”

“Me next!” Allura calls. She crawls over the couch (and several people, including poor Shiro and Hunk, who both make faces of choked back pain when Allura’s wayward elbows dig into their flesh), grabbing a sparkly pink box and thrusting it forward. “Happy Birthday!”

Lance beams at her, ripping open the sparkly paper – getting sparkles all over Coran and Hunk as well as himself – and takes the lid off a cardboard box.

“Are these – Earth movies?”

“Yes!” Allura cheers. “You’ve talked so much about how much you love movies, so I’ve stopped by the Earth store every movement and gathered up whatever’s available!”

It’s the most random assortment of movies Lance has ever seen. A couple animated classes, several black-and-white old Hollywoods, more foreign – can he still call them foreign in space? – films than he can count. 

“Allura, you are the queen of my heart. I adore you.”

She laughs, leaning over to press a kiss to his cheek. “We will watch them all together, and you can tell me all about the strange history!”

“I can’t wait, ‘Llura. Oh, you’re gonna absolutely love Anastasia. It’s magical.”

Next is Coran, who wrapped his present so complexly that he has to put on his reading glasses to help Lance unravel it. 

“You got him…rocks?” Shiro asks, tilting his head in confusion. Lance squeals, flapping his hands rapidly. 

“A rock shelf! With fancy shmancy labels! Oh, Coran, you’re the best!” He leans over – bent nearly in half – to carefully inspect every single rock, face going serious as takes in every detail. 

“One more thing, dear,” Coran says. He hands Lance a leather necklace with a small, smooth pink stone on it. Lance takes it and puts it over his head immediately. 

“What is it?” he asks, looking at it curiously. 

“It’s calcified quintessence,” Coran explains. “A rock nearly as old as the universe itself. It lines up with your energy. It will absorb your energy, reflecting back your highest energy when you need it.”

“Cool! A space mood ring!” Lance slips it under his shirt, over his heart. He leans into Coran’s gentle pat on the head, and then Shiro clears his throat. 

“It’s nothing fancy,” he says, passing Lance a bag. He looks shy, embarrassed. “I did my best, but it’s kind of goofy-looking.”

Lance shoots him a smile, then yanks the tissue paper out of the bag, tossing it at Pidge to hear her grumble at him. When he reaches in the bag, he touches something soft, and then he’s pulling out what can only be described as the ugliest stuffed shark he’s ever seen. It’s grey in some places, patched in others, with misplaced fins and wonky eyes. The stitching is sloppy and wide, stuffing spilling out in some places.

Lance bursts into tears. 

Again.

Shiro startles. “Oh, Lance, I know it’s ugly, I’m sorry –”

“I love him so much,” he sobs. He hugs the shark to his chest, squeezing as tightly as he can and rocking back and forth. He tries to find the words to reassure Shiro that he has nothing to worry about, and Lance loves it, but the words are caught in his throat. He looks at Shiro with wet eyes, trying to convey his gratitude, trying to express how happy he is to finally have something soft to sleep with again, how it would fit right at home with all his other stuffies; the rejects he couldn’t bear to leave behind. 

“Aw, kiddo, c’mere.” 

Lance does, bawling, crawling into Shiro’s arms and letting the man smooth back his bangs and press a kiss to his forehead. 

“You – you listened, when I told you about the –”

“Of course I listened, dork. That’s the whole point of this family thing. You look sad about not having a myriad of stuffed animals, I make you one, although my sewing skills leave something to be desired.”

Lance sniffles. “I like it better ugly.”

“Because no one else will love it?” Shiro asks, grinning wryly.

“Mhm.” 

Lance stays safe in Shiro’s arms for a while, collecting himself and taking a quick breather from all the excitement. His day has been wonderful, there’s no mistaking it, but it’s been long and there’s been a lot of it.

“You good now?” Shiro whispers. Lance nods, pulling away.

Time for one more. 

He turns to Keith, who’s grinning softly at him, holding a long, thin box.

“Happy birthday, Blue.”

Lance takes the box, wiping his eyes and smiling. 

“Thanks, Red.”

He carefully pries open the box, having to wiggle it a bit when the corner gets stuck. 

What’s inside takes his breath away. 

“A knife?” Lance asks quietly. 

“I know you’re a gun guy,” Keith says. “But – I’ve been using Hunk’s scrap metal for the past few months to make it, so I made sure it’s balanced and everything, and this way if you ever get cornered you’ll have another line of defense. And I figured you and me could train with it –”

“Keith,” Lance says breathlessly, “shut up.” He surges forward and practically tackles Keith in a hug, squeezing him tightly and trying so hard not to cry again. “You made me a knife. You nerd.”

Lance doesn’t need to see him to know he’s rolling his eyes. 

“Nerd who wants to make sure you can protect yourself, maybe.”

Eventually Hunk pulls Lance off, depositing him on the couch and throwing a blanket over his shoulders. Hunk squishes him from one side, Keith on the other, everyone else squeezing themselves around him somehow. They watch the movies Allura got him, joking and teasing, laughing with each other and teasing anyone at any given time. One by one, everyone drops off to sleep – starting with Coran, who dropped off somewhere around movie number one – until the only ones left art the eternal insomniacs themselves: Keith and Lance.

“Hey, Lance,” Keith whispers, readjusting the arm he has over the back of the couch. “Guess what.”

“What?”

“It’s five past midnight.”

“Hm? Yeah, I guess it is.”

“Lance. Hey. Look at me.”

Lance does, turning his head to face Keith, resting on Keith’s extended arm. Keith is grinning, widely, brightly, sparkling. 

“It’s not your birthday anymore, sweetheart.”

It takes Lance a moment to get it – look, he’s been awake for so long his neurons are barely firing – but when he does, his smile matches, just as excited. Butterflies flutter in his stomach. 

“No, it’s not,” he agrees. 

Keith’s hand comes down to cup Lance’s face. “Is five minutes past midnight long enough to satisfy your specialness requirements, your highness?”

Lance leans into the hand, tangling his fingers in Keith’s shirt and pulling him closer. 

“It is,” he whispers. 

“Good,” Keith whispers back, and their lips finally touch. 

It’s the best present of them all. 

#AND FINALLY IT IS FINISHED #vld #voltron #lance #lance mcclain #keith #keith kogane #klance #lance & allura #lance & shiro #lance & hunk #lance & coran #lance & pidge #team as family #happy birthday lance #fluff #humour #autistic lance #lance has adhd #getting together #fluff and humour #SPACE DAD SHIRO #my writing #fic #longpost #eighteen (crazy)

[skzcoffee]

meant 2 be | k. seungmin

Pairing: Seungmin x fem¡reader

Genre: fluff, lots of fluff

- Academic rivals to lovers trope (my favorite)

Word count: 3.1k

Synopsis: Seungmin & y/n have been silently competing against eachother academically since the beginning of college. They both try to one-up eachother in everything, absolutely everything and they always end in a tie.

Warnings: none honestly

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You had always been a high-achiever when it came to school. Well, not always but ever since you won the academic excellence award in middle school, you’ve been the top of all your classes. You even graduated as valedictorian during highschool.

To nobody's surprise, things didn't change much during college. You were still top of your class, and had the highest grades, sometimes. Your outstanding academic status was interrupted by a guy from your physics course, Seungmin Kim.

You couldn't help but silently compete against him in everything, but for some reason, he always seemed to one-up you. It frustrated you, it killed you seeing someone do better in school than you, but for some reason, there was also a part of you that admired him for his hardwork and his ambitious energy.

“Okay class, you will now be assigned your partners for your final big project before we go on break. Please come up to my desk as I call your name” You heard the professor mention in his usual slow and boring voice. It didn't help much the fact that you got absolutely no sleep the night before trying to study for your calculus exam you had that day, so you were trying to stay awake as much as possible.

The class ended and you never heard your name being called upon, so as you were about to approach the professor to ask about your partner, he called you and your classmate first. “Ms.y/l/n, Mr. Kim. May I speak with the both of you?” You two looked at each other in confusion before walking towards the professor.

“You two are probably wondering why I called on you at the last minute. Well, we all know you two are the smartest and most hard-working of the class, the entire generation even. I decided to pair you two up for the final project. Your topic and dynamic is completely up to you two. Amaze me.”

The professor left the room, and you were standing in your place staring at the floor zoned out, you snapped back to reality and you looked up at Seungmin, “So, I guess we’re finally working together” you chuckled.

“Yeah, I guess we are. Do you think you could give me your number, so we can decide when to meet up and stuff…” he asked. You gave him your number and waved goodbye.

Soon after your calculus exam, you arrived home tired and a bit moody since the exam didn't go very well. You studied your ass off for that exam yet you still failed (You didn't fail, you missed 2 questions but your academic maniac brain thought it was failure). As you started to wash up to go to bed, you heard your phone vibrate a couple of times, you ignore it thinking it’s a message from your friend, but it vibrates again, so you decide to finally look at your phone.

Unknown number: Hii!! Sorry for messaging you so late.

Y/N: Who is this?

Unknown number: Oh, I’m sorry. I’m Seungmin from your physics class. I said I’d text you, remember? 😓

Y/N: Oh, hi Seungmin! I’m really sorry, I'm just really tired and didn't connect the dots very well.

Seungmin from physics: Oh, you should probably rest then, I’ll talk to you tomorrow :)

Y/N: Oh, it’s no big deal Seungmin, I can talk for a bit :)

Seungmin from physics: Okay, I'll make it quick. How about we meet tomorrow afternoon at my place to get started on the project? Are you free?

Y/N: Sure, no problem. Mind sending me your address? 😅

Seungmin from physics: Right. *insert address*

Y/N: Thank you, see you tomorrow!!!

Seungmin from physics: Bye y/n, sleep well 💤

Y/N: Goodnight Seungmin :)

You were getting ready and decided to wear something comfortable to go to Seungmin’s, a hoodie and some sweatpants will do. You packed your bag and headed out the door. You typed his address on the maps app and you realized you didn't live too far from his place, just a few blocks away, so you walked over there, soon you arrived and rang the bell.

“Hi! Come on in, make yourself comfortable” He smiled.

“Thanks, where can I put my bag?” You asked, pointing at your bag.

He took your bag kindly and placed it on the couch. You looked around and noticed his apartment is actually pretty nice, it’s simple, but neat, you would've never guessed a MAN lived there.

“Have you eaten already? Are you hungry?”

“Actually, I didn't have time to eat dinner before I came…I-”

“No problem, I’ll make something for you, does pasta sound fine?”

“That would be nice, thank you.”

“Of course, you can take a seat at the dining table if you wish”

You sat down and watched as Seungmin cooked for you. That's when you realized Seungmin is a really nice boy, he’s a gentleman, smart, kind, neat and he can cook. I mean, COME ON, and he’s cute?! You stare at his cooking figure, the way he chops up vegetables and sautés them, the way he puts together your plate and his.

“All done, sorry for the wait.” He apologized as he placed the plates on the table. He sat down at the dining table right in front of you and waited for you to take a bite.

“Oh my god, this is really good!” You complimented his cooking with your mouth full, getting pasta sauce on your left cheek.

“I’m glad you like it, you got some pasta sauce on your cheek, let me clean that for you” He picked up a napkin and held your face with one hand and started wiping your cheek with the other. You looked at him and for the first time you realized, he’s kinda cute. You pushed those thoughts away quickly.

The two of you finished eating and got straight to work. You pulled out your laptop and started typing, he did the same. Then, you started working on a shared document and started to plant ideas for the project. You did an endless amount of research and so did he. It started getting late so you decided it was time to go home.

“Hey Seungmin, it’s getting pretty late I should get back home”

“I’ll walk you home” He got his jacket and put on his shoes.

“It’s okay you don't have to, it’s pretty close from here anyways”

“What if something happens to you? What would I do?”

You finally agreed to let Seungmin walk you back home. As you stepped outside you realized it was raining. Seungmin pulled out and umbrella and put it over your heads, you had to walk pretty close together to avoid getting wet, and something about being under an umbrella with him felt so, intimate. You arrived home and thanked him for the walk and the food, you had fun.

“Same time next week?” He asked as he left you on the front porch.

“Okay, fine by me. Bye Seungmin”

“Bye Y/N, goodnight.”

You went inside your home and washed up to get ready for bed as you thought about Seungmin. He wouldn't get out of your head for some odd reason. You pushed those thoughts away once again and went to sleep.

The following week you showed up to his apartment once again, this time bringing him a cup of coffee.

“Hey Seungmin, got you coffee!”

“Thank you! Come on in”

And you did this for a few weeks, you’d sometimes go two or three times a week. You didn't only get lots of work done during this time but you also got to know Seungmin a lot better. You found yourself laughing and having a good time everytime you were with Seungmin, not fully aware that you were catching feelings for the boy.

One of the days however, it seemed like a normal day of working on the project at first. You two had dinner together, made by Seungmin obviously, since it was so good, talked about life and got to work on the project. After a few hours of hard-work your eyes started to shut slowly and you ended up falling asleep on Seungmin’s couch.

“Hey y/n it’s getting pretty lat-” He noticed you were already sleeping. He didn't want to wake you up since it was already 2 am and he knew that you hadn't slept very well the past week, so he carried you to his room and tucked you in.

“You know Y/N, the more I spend time with you, the more I find myself attracted to you. I don't think I’ll be able to suppress these feelings for too long, I wish you were mine.” He whispered hoping you were deep asleep so you wouldn't hear him. He pulled out his phone and took a photo of your sleeping figure, smiled at it and went to sleep on the couch that night.

You woke up the next morning and noticed you were in an unfamiliar setting, you immediately got out of bed worried and walked out of the room and realized you had fallen asleep at Seungmin’s apartment.

“Good morning Y/N, sorry to startle you. Help yourself to some breakfast” He insisted.

“Oh, thank you. You really didn't have to” You smiled and sat down at the table.

“Y/N, what do you think about going out somewhere today? Just the two of us. I mean, we’ve been woking pretty hard these past couple of weeks, I thought maybe we could go somewhere and take a break, we deserve it” He hesitated.

“I’d love to, I just need to go to my place to wash up and change, then we can go anywhere you’d like”

“Sounds good”

You both walked back to your place, he waited for you patiently in the living room as you changed and washed up. You didn't know where you two were going today but Seungmin seemed to be wearing something simple and comfortable, yet presentable. You figured you’d do the same. You put on a lovely pair of jeans and an oversized knitted sweater to go with it.

“Where do you want to go Min?”

“Min? That’s a new one. I was thinking maybe we could go to the arcade, what do you think?”

“I like that idea, let's go”

Even though Seungmin knew how to do absolutely everything, there was one thing he couldn't do, drive. So, you offered to drive the two of you to the arcade. When you arrive there you start to play a couple of games. You totally crush him playing basketball, and air hockey, but he’s so good at the dance machine game. “He’s a good dancer” you thought, and he looked cute as hell doing it too.

“How are you so good at dancing and so bad at basketball?” You teased.

“I used to be in a dance group in high school, it’s my well kept secret. How are you so bad at dancing and so good at basketball anyways?”

“Well unlike you, I wasn't on any basketball team during high school but sometimes I’d play basketball with my dad during the weekends”

You two discovered a lot of things about eachother, and realized you and him had a lot more in common than you thought. You also found out he sings, dances and plays the guitar? How charming.

After the arcade you both went to get ice cream and went for a walk at the park nearby. You two talked some more, your fingers brushing against each other every now and then and the tension between you two was growing larger each minute that passed by. You two stopped and decided to sit down on a bench and rest a bit, you looked into each other's eyes, his eyes were glowing, so cute it resembled a cute puppy’s eyes. You immediately melted, he was so cute you couldn't take it anymore.

“Seungmin.” You looked into his glassy puppy eyes.

“Yes?”

“You-you’r-you-you’re…” You stuttered like never before it was actually incredibly embarrassing.

“Are you okay Y/N?”

“You-you-you're so cute it's not fair! I can't look into your eyes and not melt.” You cried, you couldn't tell him how you exactly felt since he made you so nervous, so you ended up blurting some stupidity out.

Seungmin’s cheeks started heating up and turned into a bright shade of pink, and his ears a burning red shade. He froze, not knowing what to say, he was a bit hesitant on making a move but then he slowly started to lean in closer to you until his nose was barely a centimeter away from yours .

“You’re pretty cute yourself Y/N” He leaned in even closer until your lips connected softly with his. Your stomach was going absolutely insane, like a billion butterflies flying around. His lips were soft and smooth, he was absolutely charming. You melted under his presence and you were completely vulnerable to his soft touch.

“I like you Y/N, I’ve buried my feelings for you for too long.”

You liked him too, it was so obvious.

“This is probably very obvious by now but, I like you too, a lot.” Your face was all red, you were barely able to get those words to come out of your mouth.

You kissed him once again. “So then, what are we, Min?”

“Boyfriend and girlfriend? If you want to be.”

You immediately nodded and hugged him. He was the cutest freaking guy ever, you could never say no to a guy like him.

“Hey min, could you send me the photos we took together? We’ll take more in a bit, now that I can kiss you in the photos'' You giggled. He sent the photos to your phone and your phone started to vibrate from the notifications. You turn your phone on just to remember how you had him saved in your contacts.

“Seungmin from physics? Seriously? After all this time we’ve spent together? You're joking, change it now!!!” He exclaimed. It was funny not gonna lie, Seungmin found it kinda funny too. Embarrassed as hell, you changed his contact name.

*Edit contact*

Name: Cute puppy guy from physics &lt;3

“Hey! That’s still not my name Y/N!” You quickly shut him up with a kiss.

“You’re a cute puppy guy though, aren't you?”

You two spent the next couple of hours playfully arguing over his contact name on your phone and teasing each other about all the tension buildup that had been happening up to the very moment you confessed to each other.

Everything was going so well until you looked at the time and realized it was already 11pm. It was getting really late and you were getting very sleepy.

“Minnie I’m sleepy, I think we need to go home” You yawned. Seungmin knew that you had to drive home since he couldn't and you couldn't just leave the car there.

“You look so cute sleepy darling but you need to drive us home, remember?”

“Oh right, I’ll drive us home, don't worry” You widen your eyes and drop some water on your face to wake you up, it wasn't the best idea but it’s all you had at the moment. As you drove home, Seungmin was in the passenger seat on his phone. He was texting his friends about what had happened, he was so excited, literally the cutest puppy ever.

Seungmin: Oh my god guys guys guys!

Chan: What’s up Seungmin?

Seungmin: The sky, idiot.

Chan: Okay nevermind, bye.

Jisung: LMAOOO

Minho: This better be something interesting Seungmin because I am trying to sleep.

Seungmin: I have a girlfriend.

Minho: WHAT??!!??

Jisung: FINALLY 🙏 About time man.

Minho: I mean, congratulations dude. Who’s the girl??

Changbin: Let me take a guess. Ummm, is she from college?

Seungmin: Yes Bin, you know I have no life outside college.

Changbin: Alright… from physics class?

Seungmin: Yeah…

Changbin: OH MY GOD IT’S Y/N I KNEW IT

Jeongin: Damn Seungmin, really? Congrats 🎉

Felix: I mean it was so obvious 🤓☝️ Ever since they got paired together for that physics project they’ve been together NONSTOP. Y'all really think they were working the whole time??? Half the time they were probably making out.

Seungmin: Not true, we kissed for the first time just today.

Hyunjin: When is it my turn to be happy? 💔💔💔

Jeongin: I’ll take you on a date Hyunjin hyung 😍🙏

Hyunjin: Actually.. I’ll pass.

Jeongin: You just missed one hell of an opportunity.

Changbin: Stop it, I wanna hear more about you and Y/N

Seungmin: I’m here with her right now in the car so I’ll have to leave you guys hanging, I’ll tell the full story tomorrow when we meet up okay?

Changbin: DAMN IT.

Minho: I swear to god Kim Seungmin…

Seungmin: BYE GUYS😅😅😅

You were about to drop off Seungmin at his place but stopped you before you could start the car again.

“Y/N, come crash at my place, I know you're tired and if you stay you’ll get a good breakfast tomorrow morning. I know you only eat properly when you're with me.” He made those innocent cute doe puppy eyes at you making it absolutely impossible to say no.

“Fine, I’ll stay, only ‘cause you’re cute” You kissed him on the cheek before parking your car in front of the apartment complex. As you two were getting ready for bed, he couldn't help but kiss you and hug you every 5 seconds. You two couldn't stay away from each other for more than five seconds that night.

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“I'm scared Minnie, what if our project isn't good enough”

“We’re the smartest in the class, we’ll be fine. We are the perfect team, the perfect pair.” He reassured you with one last kiss before presenting your final project.

“Okay, lovebirds. It’s your turn to present.” The professor turned to his assistant who was helping with the grading. With an unusually excited voice he said:

“I put them together on purpose you know, they've been in love with each other since forever, they just needed that push to get them together. Look at me, I’m literally cupid! Now look at them… they really are meant to be.”

END

A.N: Y'all I had so much fun writing this thing, I know it's super corny and delulu and stuff but mind you I haven't been writing for very long, just reading. I hope you guys enjoyed it 'cause I definitely did 🙏

#kpop #seungmin headcanons #jisung headcanons #skz headcanons #stray kids #seungmin x reader #stray kids seungmin #skzstay #skz imagines #skz oneshots #seungminoneshots #skz x reader #skz x y/n #straykids x reader #stray kids imagines #stray kids oneshot #oneshot kpop #kpop imagines #kpop x reader #kpop x y/n #seungminxfemalereader #jeongin x y/n #felix x reader #han x reader #jisung x you #changbin x reader #hyunjin x reader #minho x reader #bang chan x reader #lee know x y/n

[jyndor]

you get me, cassian andor gets us both, we are all vibing with each other it’s beautiful

honestly truly <3333 it's such a great example of diego's insane talent lol like you see the absolute vitriol and disgust cassian feels towards cops, he's like 'bitch what are you looking at?' at first, it's giving jyn 'brawl first think second' erso energy lol. not to make it about ~~~them~~ but i truly have imagined her giving those exact first few looks a number of times. except in her case, i see her doing what cassian can't really afford to do in this scene, which is popping the fuck off and starting a bar fight lol.

because he knows it won't end well if he gets into it with these pigs, he makes himself sort of settles to a quieter loathing, and then a shift to fear for himself and also probably for this woman showing attraction (feigned or not) to him in front of them INSTEAD of them first. (also interesting that we see her later being brought in to identify him).

and what we see is that because cassian is an immigrant from an indigenous diaspora it really doesn't matter how he reacts to the cops who represent settler-colonialism/imperialism despite not being agents literally of the empire (acknowledging that the depiction of kenari is... problematic to say the least lmao - diego is a white latino man and while that makes him subject to lots of xenophobia and racialization in the states, the show is trying to represent kenari as indigenous latines which... sigh justice for fest - fest works so well as a colonized planet full of rebels smdh ANYWAY). in the same way that he gets targeted on space miami for literally just walking around, it doesn't matter what he DOES - his existence is a middle finger to the empire and before it to the republic's colonialism (i think supposedly the separatists are the ones who fucked up kenari but given that pre andor!cassian was a separatist on fest i'm just gonna disregard this like so much else i don't like about new canon lmao. but even so, it's not like the separatists didn't do their own colonial bullshit too).

we're all fodder for capitalist white supremacist colonial patriarchy, but there's people who generally get the brunt of the brutality. we see this in the narkina arc, and also in wobani because it's not a coincidence that jyn (a coreworld-coded white woman) is roommates with a non-human. while I do think that there was probably more intentionality with casting the narkina folks than the wobani folks because we see like two minutes of wobani, not to mention that there's a lot less empathy shown to the prisoners in wobani in rogue one. lol draven literally telling jyn he'll put her ass right back in prison if she doesn't help, the other prisoner who speaks on the transport is literally comic relief, and obviously the prison break is for ONE woman, the rest can stay ig because abolition is not what the alliance is about.

it's actually something I was just thinking about recently because of this video essay by fd signifier on youtube, it's called fuck the police and it is excellent. in it, he talks about the history of prison abolitionism and how the movement really started within prisons. these guys had nothing but time because their freedoms were stolen from them and started educating themselves on leftism. it's like they had their lived experience which radicalized them like nothing else can - as fd says, they saw first hand the brutality of the system like most of us who have the time and resources to even search for youtube long form video essays ever will. so much of the base of leftist radical movements begin with people in prisons. they are the minds behind abolition. i wouldn't have become an abolitionist without hearing from them about their experiences, no matter how much empathy I may have. how could i? i didn't become anti-capitalist until I worked myself into a broken mess in retail, no matter how much i cared about workers.

we see throughout the show that cassian has a moral code, he has a set of principles and beliefs that he largely tries to suppress in order to stay safe and relatively comfortable. andor!cassian isn't my favorite interpretation of his character but anyone who takes him at face value when he says he doesn't give a fuck about revolution is missing the point imo, same way they miss it with jyn erso. cassian gets this idea in his head as a teen that actively, violently resisting will result in him being denied freedom (first as a child on kenari, then after clem is murdered and he goes after the troopers). what he learns on narkina is that it actually has very little to do with him actively resisting, although of course that will probably result in him being harmed. it has to do with who he is, what he looks like and how he sounds. and most of all, that he is not safe from oppression and fascism no matter what he does to keep his head down (which is clearly not in his nature to do lol). it's why jyn saying "it's not a problem if you don't look up" is such obvious bullshit (even though she is saying it to hurt saw and not because she actually believes it).

it's important that while cassian is personally innocent of the crime he was convicted of, that undoubtedly many other prisoners were also innocent, we have no idea if any of the others actually did commit crimes. prison abolitionism as a movement is built on the work done by people in prison - and some of them absolutely committed crimes in their lives (and many were in gangs, like George Jackson), and many others were political prisoners. but it's not about what they did - like with the point the narkina arc makes, it's about what they experience inside prison.

and speaking of abolition because i can't HELP myself, I've gotta bring up the show's treatment of its Black characters.

like ??? the writers know what point they're making throughout the show. and that point is about how it doesn't matter that cassian ultimately doesn't go off on the cops in the brothel, that he tried to remain quiet and keep his head down on niamos and everywhere else he went, he was target number one of the morlana cops because the sex worker is (is she named? LOL i feel bad just calling her that but i don't remember) a pretty white (and an additional factor in SW: human) woman who shows more attention to this guy who is an immigrant and has what she even fetishizes as "dark" features.

the prisoners we are most familiar with - the ones we empathize with most because they work closest with cassian - are almost all white and their actors mostly from the global north (honestly the uk which... LOL okayyy). meanwhile the shots of the revolution show us how much of the prison population is NOT white. cassian is working with a Black prisoner to fuck up the pipes but we don't really see him interacting with that guy ever lol. the older man whose death pushes kino loy over the edge is a white man.

it's just... W H Y. i get it, melshi is from rogue one, but even the fact that he ended up sort of more important in rogue one than sefla (a Black man who outranks melshi lol) just because gilroy liked duncan pow a lot, and then sefla just kind of dies unceremoniously, like many of the Black characters in andor. gorn dies very similarly, but at least his character has a fair amount of screen time and is treated pretty well otherwise (although i'm tired of the diversifying the empire thing. lol it's the empire, they're all white men with the occasional rare white woman who girlbossed her way in).

it's not that you can't have andy serkis doing the damn thing, or introduce melshi to cassian in prison because now they're brothers in arms and ugh my heart <3 because I know that narkina also represents nazi concentration camps as well as us prisons, and none of these things are one-to-one perfect representations because it's fiction.

i hope the next season does better by its Black characters since this show is making points that have been made by Black people for ages.

um anyway that got away from me lmao

#cassian andor #rogue one #star wars andor #star wars #anti-blackness #racism #xenophobia #fascism #white supremacy #meta #colonialism #imperialism #hmm is there anything i've missed in the tags? idk #indigenous rights #thats one

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Svt Headcanon:

Seventeen 's Fanfiction Preferences (of themselves)

Masterlist

Words: 730

Warnings: Mentions of smut I guess

A/N: This is written from my POV, of course. Different opinions are always welcome!

A big thanks to @multi-kpop-fanfics and @lovelyhan for their inputs ❤️

Taglist: @junhui-recs

Feedback always helps!

Seungcheol- Honestly he would be one of the members who'd be the most down to read their fanfics. I'd say he'd be a bit smug about the fact that most carats perceive him as a Dom when it comes to smut. Would enjoy fluff once in a blue moon.

Preference - Smut

Jeonghan- Like Scoups, I think he'd be more inclined to read smut than fluff. Would be mildly offended by the sheer amount of fics that depict him as a prankster/slightly grey character. Also, would definitely leave a comment if something about his character is too OOC. Will be down to write a passive aggressive reply to the fic.

Preference- Smut

Joshua- WILL BE THE ONE TO INTRODUCE EVERYONE TO THEIR FANFICTION. I think due to his more liberal upbringing, he'd be more inclined to dive into kinky fics. Might not enjoy all, but will enjoy some, will definitely Google all of them. Will appreciate all the fics that portray him as a gentleman.

Preference - Kink-based smut

Jun- I think Jun would probably appreciate a good drabble. Something short, one and done situation, he doesn't have time to read 17.3K words. Will appreciate a good Gamer fic.

Preference - Drabbles

Hoshi- Now this man, he is a kdrama boy at heart. Will seek out something with multiple chapters, long and plot driven. Will regularly check back for updates. Might leave an occasional "update pls" ask when the author has been too inactive.

Preference - Series

Wonwoo- NOW THIS MAN WILL HAVE AN EXCEL SHEET. Let me explain. He'd be more down to read other members' fics, and keep tally of the smut to fluff to angst ratio, Dom to sub ratio, character traits etc. Will leave a crypic weverse post hinting towards the fact that he reads fanfics. Like coups, will appreciate the ratio of Dom to sub fics of him.

Preference - fics of other members/ Headcannons

Woozi- WHEN I TELL YOU THIS MAN WILL BE ADDICTED. He's going to write 10+ songs inspired by plot lines of fics. Woozi, I think, will appreciate a good angsty fic. The fighting, the will they, won't they... He'd be hooked. Will sacrifice sleep to read. Will definitely appreciate Carats' creativity when it comes to writing and plots. Also, will be giddy for days if he catches a "Shit, this is red too" reference.

Preference- Angst

Minghao- I think he'd probably not have a preference when it comes to fluff or smut, but will appreciate the number of fics that portray him in an artistic profession. Like Woozi, he'd appreciate the creative writing aspect of it a lot.

Preference - Anything that portrays him in an artistic role

Mingyu- Mingyu, I'm not super sure about, but the amount of golden retriever energy this man exudes, I think he'd be more of a fluff guy. Or maybe supet vanilla smut. Will probably not enjoy the first few times of reading smut but will warm upto it. Still would prefer fluff.

Preference - Fluff

Dokyeom- See now with DK, I would've said that like Mingyu, he'd be more of a fluff guy but idk something gives me the feeling that he'd be the biggest smut reader of them all. It's always the innocent looking ones lol. Like, he'd be apprehensive at first towards smut, will initially blush a lot but as curiosity would get better of him, he'd go deeper and deeper and fall into a rabbit hole.

Preference - Smut but no one knows

Seungkwan- I'd say, in his case, he'd be the most touched by the fact that someone took out the time to portray him as a main character of their story. On the opposite end, however, will fully fight in asks (off anon of course) with the author if they go too opposite to any of his natural character traits. Will stay on the fluff side.

Preference- Fluff

Vernon- THIS MAN WILL READ SMUT WHILE HAVING LUNCH. What, it's entertaining and has a good plotline. Will be a like and reblog with feedback type of guy- perfect reader. Like Josh, will be down to explore the more kinkier fics.

Preference- Smut (kink based sometimes)

Dino- I'm sorry but I don't think Dino will be the kind of guy who'd read fanfics. I mean he'd be down to try once or twice, but he'd probably not be into it.

Preference- None

#svthub #svt headcanons #seventeen headcanons #seventeen imagines #seventeen #sam writes svt #svt #svt fluff #svt smut #svt angst #svt fic

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amber!!! 🧠 ✂️ ❤️

EXCELLENT TASTE

🧠 - What do you like most about the OC?

She's honestly such an all-rounder too but mostly she's just VERY FUN. both to draw and to just imagine. Some OCs are more difficult to simulate in your brain than others and Amber is just always fun. she has a very spicy personality!!! she was one of my first OCs!!! she was THE first cuttlefish OC i made what's not to love!!! she's very lovable and I look up to her to be honest. she has a lot of stuff going on and that's admirable honestly

✂️ - What is one of your OC’s worst memories?

wow ok the tonal shift. Uhhh well. LOL honestly?? She's generally a pretty optimistic person and doesn't let stuff drag her down, so that's hard to pinpoint. I feel like people would expect something generally traumatic which arguably would be losing her eye, and that's up there, but it's not *the* worst? (She doesn't even consider the injury part the worst part of that memory.) I feel like most of her actual worst memories come from her teenage years when she used to play solo Turf competitively and generally wasn't a very nice person.

Her WORST memory definitely is, or used to be, cutting off the rivalry between herself and Peppermint back in the day and completely crushing her because she felt she had better things to do and it just wasn't worth her time and energy to keep 1v1ing some desperate squid who loses every time anyway. That caused Peppermint to temporarily quit ink battles altogether back in the day, and when Amber heard about that, something clicked and she just felt like the scum of the earth. She ended up quitting herself almost immediately following that because she realized nothing she was doing was actually fulfilling and it was actually kind of nice having "human" connection with somebody on the field, which she fucked up, so. THAT whole conclusion had to have been her worst memory and ate her up inside for literal years afterwards until she reconnected with Peppermint and learned that she actually didn't drive her out of the sport, she just came back a bit later with a fresh mindset. But it doesn't change that she crushed her spirit even if just temporarily. So y'know. A MAJOR personal failing.

❤️ - What is one of your OC’s best memories?

On account of being pretty optimistic, Amber has a lot of nice memories actually. I think some of her favorites have to be personal milestones, like the decision to open the bakery and workshopping the menu with her friends. But the majority of them are likely of the smaller nice things in life, like going to get ice cream with Peppermint, or just walking home from the grocery store and holding hands, or a particularly smooth work day, or reading on the couch while there's a typhoon outside (instead of having to be outside). Some of her most recent ones from the last year are mostly centered around archeology, since she went out to the Splatlands desert to dig for bones and human artifacts, and that was FUUUN. And very taxing, but so so worth it.

A recent top memory for her has to be her first Turf War since like ten years or so, back when she and Peppy were over at Splatsville and decided to give it a go. It was ROUGH given that she was nowhere near the athletic status she was at 16 let alone prepared for the chaos of Turf War, with a completely different environment and all kinds of new mechanics (back when she played pretty much everyone had a Splattershot! What is going ON!). But she had a fantastic time regardless because it was more or less her first time actually going into a Turf War NOT with the goal of outperforming everyone else and winning, but going into it to have fun and enjoy a battle experience with the focus on it as a team activity. Most importantly because it was also her first time ever entering a Turf War on the SAME TEAM as Peppermint, so honestly no matter how poorly the battle would've gone she was just super excited to get to play together and synergize. (It went well by the way. They're an overpowered team even if they're washed up.)

thanks for the ask!! here's the little guy version i made of her for her page the other day...

#mailbox #dodo ocs #i love amber. she is such a certified blorbo #and certified NERD cannot forget that

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who to pick in 4.4 || genshin character selector guide

hello everyone, i'm back!! in today's post, i'll be going through all of the characters available for free in 4.4 and talking about who will be the best choice for you.

note: I will not be ranking or saying the "best" character to choose. Instead, i'll go over their strengths and weaknesses along with why they might be a good choice

let's begin!

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Yao Yao Yao Yao is a Dendro Polearm user. Her main roles are healing and Dendro application. Yao Yao is a very good character and is one of the best of the never four stars. She can work great as a secondary (or sometimes the sole) Dendro character in a team. Her skill deals damage, heals, and applies Dendro from off-field which is very useful. Her burst is able to quickly heal your entire team which allows her to work quite well with Furina. If you're F2P and especially if you don't have Nahida, Yao Yao is an amazing choice. constellations ・❥・works perfectly fine at C0. Cons lower her energy needs and give her a bit more healing, along with some more Dendro application. Her cons helps her most in Aggravate/Spread teams and Nilou Bloom teams

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Yanfei Yanfei is a Pyro Catalyst user. Her main role is being a DPS but at C4, she can also work as a shielder. Yanfei has decent AoE and is very easy but satisfying to play. She works very well for early game players. Yanfei is a decent choice if you need a DPS but if you already have a strong DPS and don't especially like Yanfei, she isn't that useful. constellations ・❥・works fine at C0. Cons increase her damage. At C4, her burst creates a shield that is quite strong. If you're Yanfei is C4+, she can function as a shielder in some teams

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Yun Jin Yao Yao is a Geo Polearm user. She works as a buffer for normal attack damage. Because there aren't DPS characters who focus soley/primarily on normal attack damage, she is a bit of a niche choice. If you use a normal attack DPS like Yoimiya and want to further increase her damage, Yun Jin can be a great choice constellations ・❥・Functions fine at C0. Cons mainly increase her buffing capability. Her C6 grants normal attack speed which is a rare buff and can make gameplay a lot more fun.

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Xinyan Xinyan is a Pyro Claymore user. She can occupy a number of different roles such as Physical DPS, Shielder, Burst Support, or Physical Support, but doesn't excel in any of these roles. I would really only reccomend choosing Xinyan if you don't need any of the other characters and if you like her/want to play her constellations ・❥・Doesn't require cons but they are a nice upgrade. C4 allows her to be a Physical support and the rest of her cons increase her own damage. Her C2 is incredibly unique and is the only talent in the game that guarantees a crit hit!

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Chongyun Chongyun is a Cryo Claymore user. He can function as a DPS or a support. His skill is very unqiue, it creates a field that infuses your Claymore/Poelarm/Swork characters with Cryo! This allows him to infuse himself to act as a DPS or to enable some fun combos with other characters! If you like Chongyun or want to try out some fun teams with his infusion, go for it! Otherwise, I wouldn't reccomend choosing him constellations ・❥・works perfectly fine at C0. All of help increase his own damage. His C2 decreases the skill/burst cooldown of abilities cast inside his skill's field. This is a very unique effect and can be useful in some situations

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Xingqiu Xingqiu is a Hydro Sword user. Honestly, i'm just gonna go out and say it: Xingqiu is incredibly broken and every account should have at least one copy of him. If you don't already have him, he is almost 100% the best choice. Anyways, Xingqiu functions as an off-field Hydro applier with some defensive capability. His burst allows your characters to apply Hydro with their normal attacks. Xingqiu is able to enable a ton of reactions and works in SO. MANY. TEAMS. Hydro has some of the strongest reactions so being able to trigger them easily with good damage and defensive capability makes Xingqiu one of the best options. If you don't have him already or don't want any of the other characters, please choose Xingqiu. constellations ・❥・insanely strong at C0 but all of his cons are very very useful and great to have.

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Beidou Beidou is an Electro Claymore character. Her main role is to be an off-field DPS but she can also function onfield. She has very strong damage and Electro application. Her burst also grants interruption resist which is very useful. Her C2 is super super super amazing so if you are at C1 and don't desperately need another of the characters, she's a great pick. And if you don't have her, she's also a really amazing option constellations ・❥・works perfectly fine at C0. C2 is a massive damage increase and makes her a lot better in AoE. C1 grants a shield while her burst is active which is nice but the sheild isn't particularly tanky. Her other cons grant her more damage

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Xiangling Xiangling is a Pyro Polearm user. She is considered one of the strongest characters in Genshin. Xiangling has INSANE off-field damage and perfect synergy with Bennett who is also one of the best characters. She is given for free in Abyss but her cons are very very strong. Unless you need another of the characters, Xiangling is a safe pick constellations ・❥・broken at C0 and even more broken with cons. C4 is by far her best con. C6 works really nicely in mono-pyro teams or teams with another Pyro DPS

ˏˋ°•*⁀➷ Gaming Note: he literally just came out so I don't have as much info on him Gaming is a Pyro Claymore user. He is a DPS character who uses Plunging attacks enabled by his skill. From what i've seen/heard, Gaming is one of the strongest 4 star DPS characters whose damage at C6 is comparable to some C0 five stars. He's new and a very likable + strong character so if you want to choose him, he's an awesome choice!! personally, i'll be going for him constellations ・❥・great at C0. C6 is a ton more damage

and that's all for today!! I hope you find this guide useful. Who will you be choosing in 4.4?

Good luck with your pulls!!

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