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hongism · 4 years

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wintertime antics - k. seokjin

➻ pairing: seokjin x reader

➻ wc: 964

➻ genre: crack, fluff

➻ rating: pg & sfw

➻ warnings: i dont think there’s any ._.

➻ summary: you think life on the farm is always a bit more interesting with kim seokjin in it. even if he did steal your chickens. twice. maybe it wasn’t his fault the second time. you still blame him though.

➻ @jinterlude asked:

OKAY CALZONE! I WOULD LIKE TO REQUEST SEOKJIN + VODKA + AND ADD SOME STARDEW VALLEY INTO IT. Please and thank you! ;-;

➻ a/n: MISS KIMCHI she’s done uwu, i hope you enjoy :3 i had a ton of fun writing your request uwu you’re so cyoot, also dedicated to @hobiance ily and i named a chicken after u

☽ ☾

You sigh for what feels like the hundredth time today. The sun beats down on your skin, but the chill in the air cancels out the heat from it’s rays. Winter has set in, which means your fields are stagnant for the season. It also means having to buy wheat for your animals at an increased price since you can’t grow it at the same rate you usually would in the other seasons.

That, however, is not the issue you are currently faced with. No, it is an issue thanks to your neighbor – Kim Seokjin. Ever since the man moved in, you two have not seen eye to eye on anything. You consider yourself a serious and dedicated farmer, whereas Kim Seokjin seems to be anything but. Sure, his crops seem to grow faster than yours and the quality is always ten times better than yours, but that is beside the point. You cannot stand the man because he keeps stealing your damn chickens. And today, in the middle of winter, he decided to steal your beloved chicken, Elaine.

Why?

Because he loves to prank you.

Why?

Because he’s an asshole with nothing better to do with his life.

And thus, you find yourself standing out in the freezing cold weather, knuckles bearing down against the door of his small cabin. There are a few flecks of snow dancing through the air, signaling a further storm. If Seokjin doesn’t open the damn door right this fu–

Just as you’re thinking the spiteful words, the wooden door swings wide open, revealing your tall and broad-shouldered neighbor. His black hair is pressed against his forehead, and a sheen of sweat lies over his skin. You glare as he greets you with a broad smile.

“Farmer Y/N! Fancy seeing you here in the middle of winter! I was just cooking up some seafood spaghetti. Would you care for some?” He asks through the smile. You see straight through his lies.

“Where’s Elaine?” You get straight to the point, not wanting to hang around any longer than you have to.

“P-Pardon?” Seokjin has the audacity to stutter.

“My chicken. Elaine. I know you know what she looks like, especially since this isn’t the first time you’ve taken her.”

“Oh! That’s Elaine?” Seokjin questions, a small laugh escaping his full lips.

“So you did steal her!”

“Wait, woah, Y/N. Hold on. I didn’t steal Elaine! I swear on my prized cow Bessy and horse Shadow. I didn’t take Elaine. Your coop door was open this morning, and I spotted it so I went over there and closed it. Well, when I closed it the automatic lock triggered, and I obviously don’t have the keys to your coop, so when I spotted Elaine wandering around, I just had to take her here instead. Come inside! Please. Elaine is in here.”

“Do you realize how shady and unreliable your story sounds?” You scoff. You fold your arms over your chest, eyes glaring holes into Seokjin’s form. Despite being much larger than you are, he actually flinches under your gaze. He pushes the door open a little further, revealing the interior of his house.

Sure enough, just past the entryway lies the fluffy, feathered body of a chicken. It must be Elaine, unless Seokjin happens to keep his other chickens in the house like this. You dart inside and snatch the chicken off the ground. She bears Elaine’s signature tuft of feathers at the front of her head. A sigh of relief escapes you.

“Ah, thank god, Elaine. I was worried I had lost you for good this time.”

“You know…” Seokjin starts, coming up behind you. “You might want to repair the chicken wire around your fence. I found a hole in it this morning too, so I’m assuming that’s how Elaine got out.”

“Thanks, but I don’t need help from the likes of you,” you reply as you pull Elaine closer to your chest.

“Oh come on, Y/N. Quit playing around like that. I am genuinely trying to help you. It’s not a prank this time.”

“How am I supposed to believe that?”

“Listen… if I had known how important Elaine was to you, I never would’ve taken her in the first place. I could’ve left her out in the cold or maybe a fox would’ve come by and snatched her before I did. Just let me repair the fence for you. Say it’s – it’s a way to repay you for all the pranks I’ve pulled on you.”

“And why on earth would you want to help me?” You squint at the man, still unconvinced by his argument.

“Well, to be honest, the only reason I would pull pranks on you in the first place is because you’re really cute when annoyed at me. If I didn’t keep pulling pranks then I wouldn’t get to see that cute nose scrunch of yours!”

Seokjin’s words take you aback, and your mouth hangs open as he continues to laugh under his breath. A faint blush decorates his tanned skin. If he were just playing around, you don’t think he would react in such a way, so you are inclined to believe that he’s actually being serious at the moment.

“O-Oh,” you stammer out, unable to manage any actual words. Embarrassment burns at your body, and you pull Elaine closer to you as though she will help defend you from the embarrassment. “Well – well, actually – maybe… hm. Um, I could stay for lunch. Only because it’s pasta though! Don’t take it the wrong way. I don’t care about you, only about the pasta.”

“Of course, of course. I’m assuming Elaine will be joining us at the table? Does she like pasta?”

“Kim Seokjin, you better not even try to feed my chicken pasta!”

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its-the-g-tea-babey · 5 years

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Joker Asserts Dominance Over Banjo

It was a wild day at the Smash Mansion. It had been revealed that Terry Bogard would be making his way to Smash Bros, Banjo and Kazooie had finally arrived, and even SANS (from Undertale) was here! It was exciting for the fellow fighters to meet Sans, along with Banjo and his Bird friend. Everyone was crowded around the bear and bird duo, along with the skeleton.

Everyone except for Joker, that is.

As much as he wanted to meet Sans (he was a big fan of Undertale), he was scanning the scene with an air of dismay. He was almost certain he had been replaced by Banjo and his bitchy bird (who was not unlike Morgana), as they crowded around him and bombarded him with questions about his hometown now that Gruntilda wasn’t terrorizing Spiral Mountain anymore.

He secretly yearned to be at the spotlight, savoring his extremely extra and flashy moments as a Phantom Thief. But with Banjo being a cultural icon, it wasn’t very likely that he would be getting the spotlight soon.

Actually, scratch that.

Make it never.

He would never be popular ever again. He frowned as he gazed longingly at the other fighters, wishing they would notice he wasn’t there. But they wouldn’t. They wouldn’t notice him. Not over Banjo. He glared at the pudgy bear as his saddened frown turned into a rage-filled grimace. That bear, the one that took all his friends from him and left him to rot.

Damn him.

Damn him to the darkest, most sin filled pits of hell.

Hey, wait a minute.

Sin.

Joker’s eyes widened as the back of his mind made a plan. A devious plan to get rid of Banjo and Kazooie once and for all. A smirk split across his lips as his tongue licked and covered them with saliva. “I know what to do…” The Phantom Thief muttered devilishly as he slunk further into the shadows, planning on hatching his wicked plan very, very soon. “You better enjoy your time here, scuzz-fur and bird brain, for it’ll be very short.” He chuckled ominously as he disappeared from view.

***

It had been three days since Banjo, Kazooie, and Sans had come to stay at the Smash Mansion. It had been eventful, to say the least. The child fighters always fought over who would get to fight Banjo next, Pit would always be next to Sans, cracking terrible angel-themed puns (which Sans himself highly approved of) and Fox was surprisingly the only one to wonder where the actual hell Joker went. The vulpine pilot brought this up at the lunch table while talking to Palutena, Olimar, Kirby, and Ganondorf.

Palutena made a face like she left the oven on at her home as she realized that Joker was gone for the span of three days and she never noticed. “I don’t think he’s in trouble, he can take care of himself. He did kill a god, after all.” She said, despite the immense guilt and worry seeping into her words.

“You don’t sound so sure of that Palu.” Fox replied.

Kirby piped up. “You think he ran away cause he thought we didn’t love him anymore?”

McCloud’s ears flattened against his skull as remorse flooded his senses. “Considering his past, it’s very possible.” He said sadly.

“And the fact we’ve been basically latching onto Banjo and Kazooie doesn’t make it any better.” Ganondorf pointed out.

“You’re right, though I wish you weren’t…” Olimar, who had stayed silent the whole time they were talking, decided to put his piece onto the puzzle and help them in what way he could by throwing his input out there.

They all decided to put all their efforts into finding Joker and convincing him that he was still loved and wanted in the Smash Mansion.

***

“Where do you think he’ll be at 5:30?” Joker’s voice questioned.

“I dunno. Probably the garden.” Sans shrugged.

“Great! You just have to walk up to him, start up a conversation, tell him that there’s a fighter he never met, bring him to me, and bingo! Considering your charisma, quick wits, and his stupidity, there’s a 100% guarantee this’ll all work out!” Joker shot up from his seat and clapped his hands, fully knowing Banjo and Kazooie were going to get what they deserved very soon.

“Hehe. The funniest thing about this plan is that it’s not really a lie. There really is a fighter he never met, due to you hiding yourself so well.” Sans chuckled dryly.

Joker shrugged and nodded his head in agreement before sitting down once more. He looked at the clock. It was 5:27. He smiled broadly as he turned to his bony accomplice. “It’s time!” He beamed. “Sans, you must go to the garden!”

The skeleton winked at his Phantom Thief friend as he got up and started to walk out before turning his head towards Joker quizitivly. “What do you plan to do with them once you have them, kiddo?” He asked.

His beaming smile turned into a sadistic smirk as his eyes narrowed in an almost lusty way. “Something very, very wicked, my bony friend!”

Sans snorted loudly. “Okay. You do you kiddo. But i’m watching.” The skeleton had the final say as he left the room with an objective in mind for once.

***

It was bright and sunny when the bear Banjo and his bird friend Kazooie (who was tucked away in his backpack) strode into the garden to look at the flowers and cool his mind. He had been there for a few minutes when he heard the sound of someone walking towards him. He turned around to see Sans strolling on the path, while absentmindedly looking around, until setting his eyes on Banjo and waving to get his attention.

Banjo waved back and hopped over to the skeleton. “Lovely day, isn’t, Sans?” He cheerily called out. Sans shrugged his trademark shrug. “Yeah, I could guess so.” He replied. “Guessing is all you can do with that thick skull of yours, hollow-head!” Kazooie crowed. Banjo slapped the breegull on the back while muttering a hushed “Kazooie!” reprimandingly and looked up. “I’m very sorry about that, Sans.” He apologized profusely. Sans shrugged once again. “Nah, it’s nothin kid. Besides, I need you to come with me. Apparently there’s one fighter we somehow never met. I was shocked myself when I first met him. He’s a real piece of work, that’s what I say.”

Banjo’s shocked expression turned into one of excitement. “Well where is he, Sans?” The bear asked. The skeleton chuckled. “He’s somewhere in the back halls. Here, i’ll take you to him.” Banjo nodded swiftly and excitedly as he walked behind Sans, who showed them the way.

Sans snickered silently as he led the way to, unknowingly to Banjo and Kazooie, their doom.

Mission accomplished.

***

The door to the storage room opened as Sans walked into it with Banjo and Kazooie behind him. The group looked around the place in confusion as they wondered where this missing fighter actually was. Sans scratched his head, despite how impossible it may seem. “Huh. That’s strange. I thought he would be here.”

“Why would he be in a storage closet?” Kazooie piped up. Sans said nothing as he used his telekinesis to shut and lock the door, much to Banjo and Kazooie’s surprise. Banjo turned over to Sans while Kazooie flew out of the bag and attempted in vain to open the door. “S-Sans! What are you doing!” He gasped out.

“Helping me, worm-face!” A mysterious voice boomed. The lights went brighter, enough to reveal the mysterious figure, a teenager with a coal black ankle-length tailcoat, along with a dark gray high-necked waistcoat, that was embellished with shimmering gold accents, ink-colored pants, brownish-black shoes with pointed tips, a pair of bright red gloves, a black and white birdlike domino mask which drew attention to his eyes, which were blood red and almost glowing. The boy grinned as he descended from the top of the shelf, crimson eyes shimmering evily.

“Hey! Who are you?” Kazooie squawked loudly, obviously angry at being betrayed by Sans. The masked teenager smirked. “The name’s Ren. Ren Amamiya. But to all, I am known as Joker, the Phantom, the Trickster, and, hell, some even know me as Akira Kurusu, although Akira Kurusu is actually my middle name.” He cleared his throat. “But enough with that, I shall soon have my revenge, so you don’t need to hear my life story.”

Banjo tilted his head. “Revenge? On us? Why?” He asked in confusion. Joker shook his head. “Ever since you came here, nobody has talked to me, or even noticed that I was gone! Before you came along, I was loved and cherished by all! You stole everything from me!” He started to quiver with rage, and jealous, anger filled tears began to grow in his eyes as he lost more and more of his composure and began to be driven more and more by his own hatred. “And you’ll pay!” He growled. “You’ll pay for everything!” He snarled as he lunged straight for Banjo, whose eyes were wide and scared, and gripped him by his arms, claw-like fingers drawing blood from the frightened bear, eyes wide, insane, and flickering from blood red to silvery gray.

Kazooie then leapt onto Joker and started pecking at his hair, to which the phantom released Banjo and started scratching and clawing furiously at the freegull before finally hitting her hardly in the chest and watching her fly from his head to the ground in a crumpled mess. “Banjo…” She coughed weakly. “G-get out of here now…” Banjo shook his head and tried to run over to Kazooie, but tripped and fell over a bone which Sans conjured. The skeleton walked over and tied up the bear securely, so that he couldn’t escape while Joker did the same for Kazooie. The phantom thief crouched next to Kazooie and grinned. “I’m going to enjoy this a lot.” He taunted. Kazooie grimaced. “What are you going to do, scum-bag?” Joker brightened up, despite just being insulted. “This.” He said right before grabbing Kazooie and licking her beak. The breegull squawked in disgust as Joker licked her a second time before putting her head inside his mouth. Kazooie cawed and crowed as she attempted to escape Joker’s maw, but to no avail as Joker continued to swallow her whole until she was fully in his stomach chamber, making sure to remove the ropes binding the bird. Joker licked his lips and patted his bulging stomach contently, whereas Banjo looked the fighter in fear, for he had just watched Kazooie get eaten alive, by a teenage boy, no less! Banjo’s eyes widened and he gulped as Joker set his sights on the bear and started to walk in his direction. The phantom crouched, his distended belly sticking out. He tilted Banjo’s head up to his eye level. “You’re gonna be with her soon, so don’t worry about a thing.”

“Kinky.” Sans commented as Joker loosened the ropes on Banjo so that he could eat him easier. Joker then licked his nose, before putting his face inside his mouth and gulping and, despite the bear’s struggling, managed to swallow him whole as well. He fell to the floor huffing and puffing after he found out he was too heavy to move. Despite this, Joker was being washed over by a wave of euphoria that wasn’t about to end any time soon. He rubbed at his own stomach, not understanding why the hell he was so happy about it, but then it hit him: Banjo and Kazooie were at his mercy. If he decided not to lift a finger, they would both be converted into pudge on his figure, and he liked that. A whole fucking lot. Perhaps, he thought, perhaps he would try this on someone else. Maybe that meddlesome assist trophy Waluigi would be an ideal next target, for he was very, very annoying. Maybe.

#joker #persona 5 #ren amamiya #persona 5 protagonist #my stuff #soft vore #sans #sans undertale #banjo #kazooie #banjo kazooie #unwilling vore

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andrewjostenzarchive · 6 years

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Nothing Else Matters

This is my gift for @spookymiscreant for the @tfcdiscord winter exchange! I hope you like it! <3

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The night is quiet. Kevin can see his own breath in the air as he and Jean move along the high walls of the factory. His jacket barely manages to keep him warm, but he's fine with that. This job isn't supposed to last long.

He stops in front of the door while Jean vanishes into the wall. Sometimes Kevin envies him for his ability to just go through everything, but his powers aren't bad either. Soon he hears the click of the door as Jean opens it from the inside.

They make their way inside, following the long floors. The building barely has any safety regulations, as it's just a place to produce wool. What they don't know, though, is that they have something that is very precious. What exactly Riko didn't even tell them. Kevin wasn't happy with it, but what should he do?

Finally, they reach the empty room. They see the small box on the desk immediately.

This is far too easy, Jean's voice halls inside Kevin's head. Kevin hates to admit that he's right.

Maybe the humans working here don't know its value, but other mutants sure as hell do.

He makes maybe one step into the directions of the box as the ground suddenly is slippery and he falls to his knees. Is that – ice?

Kevin hears Jean gasp as a bright flame sizzles into his direction. He barely has the time to duck.

Kevin looks up and sees two blonde guys, extraordinarily short. Whereas one of the twins' – obviously they were twins, they are identical – hand is blue, the other's is burning red.

“Elementals,” Kevin hisses, jumping to his own feet, right as the fire one reaches for the box.

“Better luck next time,” he says, grinning smugly.

Kevin extends his arm, starting to control the twins' own shadows. Both of them look at him like he's crazy, though, as nothing happens at first.

Take care of them. I will try to get the box, Jean says in his head right as the shadows leap on the twins from behind, making them stumble. His own shadow follows him as he runs to them, creating a few illusions of himself to help him fight.

He nearly slips again, but this time he knows from the ice. He smiles wintry.

Again the other one shoots a fireball, luckily only hitting one of his illusions. It still hurts a bit, but he tries to hide his flinch.

Finally, Kevin reaches them, lunging to steal the box, but stumbling back when fire comes close to him again.

“Take care of the other arsehole. I can take him,” the fire twin says, right as Kevin hits him in the stomach. The blonde only laughs out while his brother turns around to face Jean, mien emotionless.

It seems Kevin underestimated his power. Though small, his punches are strong and make Kevin stumble.

What the hell is in that box? Jean asks in Kevin's head, but he has no time to answer that.

Right as his fingers finally curl around the box, there is a loud thunder that lets the whole room vibrate, shortly followed by a lightning nearly hitting both Kevin and one of the twins.

They both jump back, Kevin's hand finally having gained the stupid box. Not only does he nearly fall, no. He also stumbles in the ice twin, both of them falling over.

“Andrew!” he hears the one behind him shout, pushing Kevin down from him.

The fire twin – Andrew – leans against the wall, looking up with a frown, obviously not hurt.

Kevin follows his gaze to see a few hooded men. He doesn't see any faces. Nothing.

He stares at Jean who turned pale. The taberni.

Kevin looks at him in confusion, trying to remember what the name means as he feels someone tugging at the box. Instantly he tightens his grip, trying to push the ice twin away. While they both try to hold onto the box, though, they don't notice the hooded men coming closer until he hears Andrew say loudly: “Aaron, watch out!”, the same time Kevin hears Jean say They are right above you!

Right as both of them turn up to look, it's too late. There's another shockingly bright lightning and everything turns black.

Kevin groans while he attempts to open his eyes, his head pounding. After a few tries, he just pries them open, staring right into the dark. Is he blind? Panic rolls over him in a cold wave, but then his eyes adjust and he can make out at least some shapes. “What the hell?”

“I asked myself that too,” he hears a voice.

He flinches, trying to find out where it came from. “Who -”

“Tell me you are not really that dumb.”

Kevin opens his mouth to protest as he remembers. “Wait. You are the ice twin.”

“Ice twin? Really?”

“Shut up.”

Kevin carefully stands up. “Where the fuck are we?”

“How am I supposed to know, shadow boy?”

“Shadow boy?!”

“You started.”

Kevin huffs before taking a few steps, attempting to at least found a wall. Every room has a door, right?

He can feel Aaron's gaze, although he can't see him. “What?”

“Do you really think it's that simple?”

Seconds after Aaron said that, Kevin finds the door. Well, not a lucky thing. He feels a lightning travel through his whole body as he is thrown back, excruciating pain in every single limb.

“Fuck, I think I just saw your skeleton,” Aaron says.

Kevin just breathes heavily, not having the energy to flip him off.

Of course it wouldn't be that easy.

He carefully reaches for his stomach and flinches. It feels … like burned meat. Great.

“Fuck.”

“You hurt?”

Kevin tries to huff, but it hurts his sides. So he just breathes out a quiet “yes”.

He can hear Aaron coming closer to him, trying to find him in the dark. He nearly falls over Kevin, but catches himself in the last second.

Kevin gets tense as he feels Aaron's cold hands on his body. “What the fuck are you doing?”

“Where is the wound?”

“Further down.” Kevin presses his lips together as Aaron's fingers lightly travel down his skin until they reach his stomach. His sharp inhale seems to help Aaron, and after a few seconds, the pain eases and he relaxes slightly.

“Healing?”

“Couldn't let you die before we get out of here.”

“Wow. Thanks,” Kevin says sarcastically, secretly being graceful that the wound is gone – for now.

He presses his hand against it and feels smooth skin, nothing else.

“I've never encountered a healing mutant.”

“Well, congrats, you have now” Aaron replies sarcastically, leaning back from Kevin.

Aaron's sarcasm is the smallest problem he has right now.

“So, the door is secured. Did you try to find something else?”

“No. Why? It's the taberni. This thing is foolproof.”

Kevin rolls his eyes. “Nothing is ever foolproof.”

He can feel Aaron's annoyed mien. “Well, good luck trying. I won't heal you another time.”

Kevin ignores him and keeps on searching. After an hour, he has to admit Aaron's right. So he just grits his teeth and leans back against the wall.

“So?”

“Shut up!” Kevin hisses back, sinking down to the ground. “They will come for me.”

“Who? That guy with you? Alone?”

Kevin bites his lip. “No. Riko. The ravens. They won't let me rot in here.”

“Wait, ravens? You work for them?” The disgust is audible in Aaron's voice.

“Well, who do you work for, then?”

“The foxes.”

Kevin's heart misses a beat. The foxes. His dad.

“They are not that good, though.”

He can hear Aaron huff. “Well, at least we are not killing our own.”

“What's that supposed to mean?”

“A team has no “I” in it, shadow boy.”

Kevin doesn't know what's that supposed to mean, so he just turns away. “As if you had any idea, ice twin.”

The next hours are quiet. Soon they figure out that no one will really come to see them. So they reluctantly begin to talk. Surprisingly, Aaron starts. And then it just goes on and on.

Aaron likes medicine. And the colour green. And spending time with his family, although he'd never admit it. He's only with the foxes because of his twin. Wymack is nice.

So Kevin participates in their game and gives away truths about himself.

That he likes history. That his favourite colour is red. That his best friend is Jean, not Riko. That he's with the Ravens since birth.

It's nothing too deep, but enough to figure each other out.

It's better than the lonely dark and cold silence. The only way of communication they have is each other.

It gets to them sitting next to each other, their thighs touching while they talk about the most random shit to pass the time.

Until one day, the door opens. It's unusual. They have to blink to even adjust to the light as a voice speaks.

“Oh, Kevin.”

The voice is so familiar and Kevin's blood freezes.

“Riko? You're here?” He's relieved, yet tense. Riko is unpredictable. But he's going to save him, right?

“Yes, of course. I had to get my box.”

Kevin, half standing, freezes at that. “The box?”

“Do you seriously think you and Jean would ever get it?” Riko laughs. “I had to take matters into my own hand.”

“So you betrayed us to make a deal with them?” Kevin asks, his voice angry.

“Well, Kev,” Riko smiles coldly, “at least I know I can count on them.”

“Where's Jean?”

“The taberni took care of him and that other mutant,” Riko says, considering his nails.

Kevin can hear Aaron get up next to him. “What's that supposed to mean?”

Riko's answer is a cold laugh.

Before Kevin can stop him, Aaron throws a huge icicle in Riko's direction. It immediately bursts midst the door frame, shattering into a thousand pieces.

Riko's smirk is cruel. “Cute. You two won't make it much longer. Have fun rotting!”

Kevin is shaking with anger, knowing that he can't do anything, that he is powerless. He hates it.

He feels Aaron move next to him, but holds him back this time. His grip is tight. “Don't. We can't. It's impossible to get out of here.”

Aaron grits his teeth. “What are we supposed to do then?”

“Wait. Taberni aren't known for mercy, Jean said once. They won't let us simply go by starving and dying of thirst. They will wait until we are weakened and then get us.”

“And then?” Aaron says.

“Then we fight back.”

Admittedly, it wasn't Kevin's best plan. He and Aaron tried to come up with strategies, but since no one really ever survived the taberni, it's hard to think of a way to kill them – or even hurt them so they could flee.

It is exhausting and they really feel themselves getting weaker. Aaron's head rests on Kevin's shoulder while latter rambles about historical facts, trying to keep them both conscious. Their hands are loosely intertwined. They squeeze it from time to time, reassuring each other that they are here and still awake.

So then two of them come and take them, they are practically helpless. They get torn apart and Kevin's hand feels cold. So this is it? This is how they are going to die?

Next thing he knows, his knees hit a cold floor and he has problems with keeping his balance. Automatically, his eyes scan the room, skipping over the hooded creatures until they lock with Aaron's. At least he's not alone. He nods at him, aching to hold his hand again. It seems like Aaron feels the same, as his fingers twitch while he nods back. Then Kevin closes his eyes.

Get down!

The voice is sudden in his head and he flinches, but listens to Jean's voice and throws himself onto the ground. Jean seems to have told Aaron too. As soon as both of them are down, chaos ensues.

All kind of powers fly through the room, hitting the wall and the taberni. Vaguely Kevin recognises the fire twin as someone helps him up to his feet.

“Jean,” Kevin says, his voice strained.

“Come on, we gotta get you out of here.”

“Not without Aaron.”

Jean sighs before pointing to Aaron, held up by his twin. “See? He's safe. And now we have to leave.”

People ran past them, and if Kevin was more conscious, he'd recognise the foxes. For now, he has to focus on walking and not stumbling.

Whatever plan Jean and Andrew had for them, it obviously didn't work.

Kevin feels himself getting thrown against a wall, a lightning missing him, but only barely.

His head is pounding as he opens his eyes, warm blood trickling down his neck. Fuck.

He blinks a few times, the adrenaline not really helping much.

Where is Aaron?

“Aaron?”

He sees a bit of blonde flash in the other corner, but it could be who knows who.

Nevertheless, Kevin gets up, ignoring the black edges in his sight.

He's right. It is Aaron. He also looks pretty out of it, but his head perks up as he sees Kevin.

That's when it happens. Kevin notices taberni coming closer to them, one of them raising his hand. The lightning. It will kill him. Aaron told him that he could only heal others, but never himself.

“No,” Kevin breathes out, gathering all his energy to sprint the last few metres to shove Aaron aside.

This time, the lightning hits him directly, travelling through his body and back. The air smells of burnt flesh as Kevin falls to the ground, the only thing he feels is pain pain pain. His ears are ringing loudly, blocking out ever thought he could have.

The last thing he feels are cold, wet hands. Then everything goes dark.

Then he opens his eyes, it's bright. The ceiling is a blinding orange with white paws all over it. “What the hell?” he mumbles to himself, attempting to sit up. He inhales sharply as hurt spirals through his body.

Someone carefully puts their hands on his shoulders, pressing him down again. “Not good.”

He looks up, his frown turning into a smile as he recognises Aaron. “Did we make it?”

Aaron nods, scooting closer on the edge of the bed. “We did.”

Kevin breathes out relieved. Then he looks up at Aaron's face again. “Are you okay?”

Aaron raises his brows. “You were the one hit by the lightning, remember?” Although he sounds nonchalant, Kevin can hear the underlying worry in his tone.

Kevin gives him a crooked smile. “How could I forget? It hurt like a bitch.”

Aaron huffs before taking Kevin's hand. “That was so stupid of you.”

Kevin just shrugs, his thumb caressing Aaron's skin. “Better get used to it, ice twin.”

He grins as Aaron rolls his eyes. “If you ever do that again, I will kill you personally.”

“I would let you,” Kevin answers without hesitation.

Aaron blushes slightly, avoiding his gaze. “Idiot.”

They sit in silence for a while, fingers still linked. Kevin can feel the words he wants to say on the tip of his tongue, but he can't get them out. He feels like he's going to choke on them. He's angry at himself. They are just words.

So he sighs, which brings Aaron's attention back to him. Kevin uses his free hand to smooth out the frown on Aaron's forehead before putting his hand on his cheek.

Aaron's gaze is intense, his eyes seeming darker than ever before.

“Come here,” Kevin mumbles, quiet, afraid to break – whatever it is between them right now.

Kevin puts up his other hand, too, cradling Aaron's face completely as they lean their foreheads against each other.

'I'm glad I didn't lose you.'

They just breathe for a while, warm, shaky.

'I'm glad you are here.'

Slowly, painfully slowly, Kevin lifts his head, his lips brushing against Aaron's.

'I don't know where I'd be without you.'

And then they kiss. What starts out careful, like they are afraid to break each other, like it's just an illusion, gets more passionate, Kevin's hand in Aaron's hair, biting lips, suppressed moans into each other mouths. It's just them, alone, together.

Kevin still has his eyes closed as Aaron inches away a bit, both of them breathing heavily. Then he opens them, his look soft, warm.

Aaron's hair is a mess, his cheeks red, his lips kiss-swollen. Probably he doesn't look much different.

In this moment, he just doesn't care. About where they are, what Riko is doing with the box, what is in the box, what he's going to do if he finds out they are alive – nothing of it matters, right here, with Aaron so close to him.

So he just pulls him in again and lets the world just be.

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Here’s Why Black Widow Didn’t Get a Memorial at the End of ‘Avengers: Endgame’

(Major spoilers ahead for “Avengers: Endgame” and the whole situation with Black Widow aka Natasha Romanoff, but you probably already knew that given the headline)

The scenes in “Avengers: Endgame” that take place after the film’s climax are all about Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) and Steve Rogers (Chris Evans), first with the big funeral for Iron Man after he died to defeat Thanos and his army, and then with Captain America’s big retirement scene to close the whole thing out. They were the two main characters of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, so fine, whatever. But it still irks me that Natasha Romanoff (Scarlett Johansson) got only the barest of mentions after she sacrificed herself in the second act.

If she hadn’t killed herself on Vormir so that Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner) could return to the present with the Soul Stone, then they wouldn’t have been able to save all those people Thanos snapped, and then Tony Stark’s snap to wipe out all of Thanos’s forces wouldn’t have been possible. Her sacrifice mattered just as much as Tony’s did.

Also Read: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ – That Last Scene Makes No Sense

But when we get to the end of the movie, we get a big memorial for Iron Man with a huge number of famous heroes showing up to pay their respects, while Hawkeye and Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) hang out in the corner having their own private mourning ceremony for Natasha and Vision, who apparently nobody other than them — and Bruce Banner (Mark Ruffalo), I guess — cared about.

It would have been a great moment to elevate a character who always operated from the shadows, never getting the acclaim that Tony always received. The one time Black Widow stepped into the spotlight was at the end of “Captain America: The Winter Soldier,” when a US Senate committee threatened to put her on trial. The people of the MCU finally had a chance to give Natasha the respect she was due, and they just didn’t.

On the commentary track on the home video release of “Avengers: Endgame,” co-director Joe Russo addressed this concern, and blamed next year’s “Black Widow” movie for the lack of a memorial for Natasha.

Also Read: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ – Who Is That Random Kid At the End of the Movie?

“People have asked why Natasha didn’t get the same amount of screen time post-death as Tony did,” Joe Russo said. “Well, Tony does not have another movie. Tony is done. And Natasha has another film. And Marvel Universe obviously does not have to move forward linearly anymore. But that character still has more screen time coming.”

So there’s your answer — Natasha Romanoff didn’t get a big memorial in “Endgame” because of the prequel movie coming out next May, whereas Tony Stark is not gonna be in the MCU again for the foreseeable future. Though they didn’t mention Vision specifically, there’s probably a similar reason for the lack of love for him after he died in “Infinity War,” since he’ll be back somehow in the “WandaVision” Disney+ show in 2021.

There is an interesting sentence in that answer, though, that caused a big exclamation point to pop up over my head, though: “And Marvel Universe obviously does not have to move forward linearly anymore.” Since the MCU has done multiple prequel movies that didn’t involve time travel, including the first “Captain America” movie that was the fourth film overall in this franchise, it seems incorrect to say that the MCU ever “had to” move forward linearly.

Also Read: ‘Avengers: Endgame’ – What Happened With Loki and the Tesseract?

To me, this implies that the “Black Widow” movie will be more than just another prequel like “Captain America: The First Avenger” or “Captain Marvel,” which took us to the past to set up heroes that would have an impact on the present. To me, the implication is something I have long suspected about “Black Widow”: that it will involve characters from the MCU’s post-“Endgame” present somehow.

But Marvel still has yet to confirm anything along those lines about that film. When they presented footage from the film at Comic-Con a couple weeks ago there was no indication that it would be anything other than a straight prequel — one that likely will set up a new player for future movies, like probably Florence Pugh’s Yelena.

We’ve got a while to wait before we find anything out about what the “Black Widow” movie really has in store for us. It’s nine months until the movie comes out, and it’ll probably be December at the earliest before we get a proper trailer. So sit tight.

All 58 Marvel Movies Ranked, Including ‘Spider-Man: Far From Home’

It’s hard to believe — and sad, too, if you like these movies — that “Spider-Man: Far From Home” is the last Marvel movie of the year. There’s no more on the calendar until Fox’s “The New Mutants” early next year, and given how many times that one has been delayed it may not be safe to assume it actually will be the next Marvel movie.

Anyway, the point is just we’re about to get into an extended hiatus. No more MCU movies, no non-MCU Marvel movies the rest of 2019. We’re getting a bit of a break from comic book movies, with only DC’s “Joker” origin movie left.

58. “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer”

Just a nightmare. A total nightmare. There have been a number of bad superhero movies, but from the talking gas cloud the filmmakers cast as Galactus to Jessica Alba‘s dye job, this one transcends bad.

57. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine”

A totally chaotic stir fry of nonsense that tells the story of how Wolverine got his claws. Features an early version of Deadpool (also played by Ryan Reynolds) whose mouth is stapled shut, which should tell you all you need to know about it.

56. “Elektra”

That five minutes when they tried to turn Jennifer Garner into an action star went about as well as it should have.

55. “X-Men: The Last Stand”

Just a total mess, incoherent from the word “go.” After losing director of the first two X-Men films Brian Singer to the first Superman reboot attempt, replacement Matthew Vaughn gave way to eventual director Brett Ratner, who might have killed off the superhero genre entirely were “Spider-Man” not blowing up the box office.

54. “Fantastic Four” (2015)

There could maybe have been a good movie in here somewhere — the cast (Michael B Jordan, Miles Teller, Kate Mara) certainly warranted one. But this Frankenstein of a film is a behind-the-scenes horror story, and you can see it in the totally disjointed final product.

53. “Daredevil”

This was basically “Early-2000s: The Movie,” with Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clark Duncan as the main players. The cherry on top of this turd sundae was that damn Evanescence song.

52. “Fantastic Four” (2005)

Tim Story‘s first “Fantastic Four” is just sort of there, challenging you to remember it exists. With Chris Evans, who played the Human Torch here, going on to embody Captain America in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that gets tougher every year.

51. “The Punisher” (2004)

This is the Punisher as a straight revenge thriller, and it’s not bad. Thomas Jane performs admirably, but the whole thing is missing that extra something that would have elevated it beyond standard genre fare. Setting it in Tampa didn’t help.

50. “Spider-Man 3”

Maybe the bad outweighs the good here, but Emo Peter Parker’s dance number remains one of the greatest single moments in any comic book movie, sorry, haters.

49. “Howard the Duck”

A notorious flop at the box office and, yeah, it’s not exactly “good.” But now, 30 years removed from its premiere, “Howard the Duck” is pretty fun as a relic of the ’80s.

48. “The Punisher” (1989)

Dolph Lundgren and Louis Gossett Jr. star in a low-rent ’80s grunge C-level classic. This one’s all novelty value.

47. “Ghost Rider”

For a movie starring Nic Cage about a dude who rides a Harley and turns into a flaming skeleton, this is a surprisingly mundane movie.

46. “The Amazing Spider-Man”

We may never figure out what went wrong with Marc Webb‘s Spider-Man duology, but his choice of Andrew Garfield to play Peter Parker is still brilliant. It just sucks that this movie doesn’t really make any sense.

45. “X-Men”

The beginning of the current wave of theatrical superhero movies, “X-Men” was kind of a cheapie and it showed. Novel at the time, now it just comes off as unremarkable mid-budget action fare as Fox was merely sticking its toe in the superhero waters. Timid.

44. “The Incredible Hulk”

It’s sometimes hard to remember that this one counts as part of the MCU, since it placed Ed Norton in the Dr. Banner role since inhabited by Mark Ruffalo in the “Avengers” films. It’s also hard to remember because it’s generally not memorable.

43. “Thor”

The fantasy Marvel movie is directed by Kenneth Branagh, who covers the whole movie in canted angle shots and theatrical stylings. It’s pretty boring, also, but at least it looks cool.

42. “The Amazing Spider-Man 2”

More of the same impossible-to-follow hack-n’-slash plotting from the previous movie, offset by Andrew Garfield continuing to be awesome and Jamie Foxx going way over the top as the big bad.

41. “Thor: The Dark World”

“The Dark World,” in contrast to the first “Thor” movie, is certainly not boring. If anything, it suffers the opposite problem, going so hard and fast that it loses substance.

40. “Blade: Trinity”

Starring a pre-Deadpool Ryan Reynolds basically playing a vampire-slaying Deadpool, throwing out one-liners like his mama’s life depended on it, this may not a “good” movie, but it sure is fun.

39. “X2: X-Men United”

A big step up from the first “X-Men” both in production values and quality, it still lacks much in the way of energy. Which is inexcusable when you’ve got Alan Cumming as the teleporting mutant Nightcrawler all over your movie.

38. “Spider-Man”

Sam Raimi truly assembled the prototypical superhero movie with this first entry in the “Spider-Man” franchise, in 2002. Like “X-Men” before it, “Spider-Man” is a bit underwhelming today, but unlike “X-Men” it was proud of its nerd roots.

37. “X-Men: Apocalypse”

Could have been a bizarre ironic summer classic if it were structured like a real movie and had any character development whatsoever. Instead it’s just a shot of visual adrenaline that I’ll probably want to revisit at some point — but not when I’m sober

36. “Avengers: Age of Ultron”

“Ultron” is frustrating for what it lacks — chiefly the feeling that it’s advancing the overall story arc of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But as with the first “Avengers” movie its weaknesses are overcome by great character work.

35. “The Avengers”

The story is a total mess, relying heavily on moviegoers’ memories of previous MCU films (if you didn’t remember or know coming in what the Tesseract was, hoo boy). But the novelty of the Marvel’s first big superhero team-up was irresistible, and director Joss Whedon balanced his ensemble expertly, giving everyone plenty to do so none of them ever fades into the background.

34. “Blade”

Pure B-movie trash, which is fine because that’s precisely what it aims for: bloody, crass, awesome. Blade, by the way, remains the only black comic book character besides Shaquille O’Neal‘s “Steel” to get his/her own movie, though Marvel’s “Black Panther” is slated for a 2018 release.

33. “Ghost Rider: Spirit of Vengeance”

For the sequel, they tapped the “Crank” director duo known as Neveldine/Taylor. It was an inspired choice, because “Spirit of Vengeance” was exactly as nutty as you’d hope a PG-13 comic book movie would be. Shame that it was apparently stressful enough to break up the tandem of Mark Neveldine and Brian Taylor.

32. “Captain America: The First Avenger”

A lot of folks like to complain that all superhero movies are the same. But this was actually a pretty good World War II movie, too.

31. “Guardians of the Galaxy”

Plot-wise, it never really adds up to anything, but the strength of the cast and the bizarre world they explore more than make up for it.

30. “Blade 2”

Beloved nerd Guillermo del Toro took over for this one and ramped everything up to 11. More vampires, more blood, more people getting sliced up — and of course baddies whose jaws can split open and swallow a person’s head whole.

29. “Big Hero 6”

Disney Animation Studios made a Marvel movie, and it’s really sweet. Sure, it’s the kiddie version of Marvel, but that doesn’t prevent it from being a wholly satisfying experience.

28. “Captain Marvel”

It’s fine, but “Captain Marvel” feels like a movie from before Marvel Studios really hit its stride in Phase 3 of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Right now it’s a movie that seems very much out of place.

27. “Guardians of the Galaxy vol. 2”

An improvement on the first film, and an absolute delight from moment to moment — but it never quite coalesces into a coherent whole because so many subplots distract from the core story and rob it of its emotional impact. Would be a top 5 comic book movie if it had just reigned in the plot.

26. “Iron Man”

It was Robert Downey Jr.‘s reemergence on the big screen, and he’s flawless in this origin story that takes Tony Stark from billionaire playboy weapons manufacturer to billionaire playboy other-things manufacturer.

25. “Avengers: Endgame”

This movie is, frustratingly, far from perfect. In fact, it’s kind of a huge mess. But it’s also awesome and thrilling and hilarious and contains some individual moments that are perfect. I wish it was better, but with everything required of a movie that exists to wrap up 21 movies’ worth of story arcs, I’m glad it’s as good as it is.

24. “Hulk”

In 2003 the modern wave of superhero movies was still in its infancy, and Ang Lee — still the best filmmaker to do a comic book movie — got experimental with “Hulk.” And what he made was an incredible melodrama with visual stylings meant to ape comic book panels. It didn’t sit well with audiences, but “Hulk” remains one of the most compelling and interesting Marvel movies to date.

23. “The Wolverine”

This was, like, just a legitimately enjoyable melodramatic action movie. Sure, it turns into a video game boss battle by the end, but for most of its running time it’s just an actual movie.

22. “Punisher: War Zone”

Whereas the previous “Punisher” movie was melodramatic and contemplative, this one is just murderous. And it’s awesome.

21. “Venom”

How can anybody resist the pull of Tom Hardy doing comedy? This movie knows exactly what it’s trying to be, and what it’s trying to be is dumb and fun and nothing else. And it is extremely fun.

20. “X-Men: Days of Future Past”

Its time travel logic is a bit iffy, but “Days of Future Past” is still tremendously entertaining because, while epic, it’s not overly serious. As “Back to the Future” taught us long ago, you can get away with a lot of logical leaps if you strike the right tone.

18. “Deadpool”

In the angsty and angry times we live in, “Deadpool” is perfect. Aggressively violent and flippantly meanspirited, it’s the exact emotional release we needed.

17. “X-Men: Dark Phoenix”

The main series “X-Men” movies have never achieved any sort of greatness, but at least “Dark Phoenix” ends the whole thing with one of the best efforts of the bunch. And that sequence on the train in the third act is easily the best action sequence of these movies.

16. “Spider-Man: Far From Home”

It’s frustrating that it doesn’t really deal with the immense fallout from “Avengers: Endgame,” but it’s still as visually creative as any movie in the MCU, and Jake Gyllenhaal’s Mysterio is an all-timer of a villain. Dude goes all the way out in this.

15. “X-Men: First Class”

The first “X-Men” movie that could be described as “fun.” It’s basically two movies crammed into one, story-wise, but director Matthew Vaughn‘s touch is so breezy and enjoyable that it totally works anyway, thanks in large part to a brilliant cast that includes Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence and James McAvoy.

14. “Spider-Man: Homecoming”

Not quite the best “Spider-Man” movie, but still an absolute delight, with a cast full of scene stealers. Michael Keaton as the Vulture makes for one of the best Marvel villains ever.

13. “Deadpool 2”

While you may get whiplash from the “Deadpool” sequel’s occasional very serious and emo scenes, the rest of the movie is thoroughly delightful, somehow managing to be even funnier — and more hilariously violent — than the original.

12. “Ant-Man”

“Ant-Man” represented a first for the MCU by being a straight-up comedy. And it’s a very good one, with a cast that’s perfectly suited for it. Aside from Paul Rudd who plays Ant-Man himself, Michael Pena is the true standout as Scott Lang’s best friend and former cellmate.

11. “Ant-Man and the Wasp”

It’s ever so slightly frustrating that this one doesn’t fully integrate into the “Infinity War” situation, but even so it’s thoroughly a delight. Evangeline Lilly is so good at the Wasp that I’m retroactively irritated that she didn’t don the suit in the previous “Ant-Man” movie.

10. “Doctor Strange”

If it weren’t hamstrung with all the requisite elements of an origin story, “Doctor Strange” might have been the best Marvel movie ever. That’s the power of the astonishing visual imagination on display here. People love to talk about the nebulous concept of capturing some long lost childlike sense of wonder though the magic of cinema — “Doctor Strange” is one of the only movies I’ve watched as an adult that really accomplishes that.

9. “Spider-Man 2”

This is a movie that fully understands its main character and taps into what made him such a captivating figure for so long. Yeah, Peter Parker’s a superhero, but he’s also a college kid working a minimum wage job to make rent while also taking university physics classes. Peter buckles under the pressure, something we can all relate to.

8. “Iron Man 3”

As far as I’m concerned this is the “Iron Man” movie. Somehow, Shane Black was able to infiltrate the MCU and make a legitimate Shane Black movie with all the wit and raw humanity you’d expect from him. It carries exactly the sort of authorial identity we should want all these movies to have.

7. “Thor: Ragnarok”

A thorough delight. This might be the most fun we had at the movies in all of 2017, and so we can’t help but love it.

6. “Captain America: Civil War”

Multiply the two previous best Marvel movies by one another and you get “Civil War.” It packs the sort of emotional payoff all the disconnected Marvel movies can’t really provide. And as an action film it’s easily the best of the superhero genre.

5. “Avengers: Infinity War”

You could certainly make the argument that “Infinity War” does not really hold up on as a complete movie on its own, because it kinda begins with the second act. But I don’t care. The culmination of this ten-year shared universe experiment should stand on the shoulders of the movies that came before it. The fact that it packs such a profound emotional punch, however, is what really makes it work.

4. “Black Panther”

It’s held back a little by being saddled with standard “origin movie” issues — introducing audiences to the world of Wakanda isn’t a quick and easy task, and it could use an extra 15-20 minutes to flesh out the supporting characters — but still manages to be the most substantial superhero movie ever. It’s kind of amazing that Disney let writer/director Ryan Coogler make this overt a political statement — it’s the most openly political mega-budget movie I’ve ever seen . Also, while I’m listing superlatives: Michael B Jordan delivers the best performance ever in a superhero movie. Good lord.

3. “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”

The best superhero movies, and movies in general, are the ones that are truly most human. And “Spider-Verse,” despite being animated, despite the wacky cast of Spider-People, despite the outlandish premise, is as real as movies get.

2. “Logan”

James Mangold’s small-scale western is a game changer for the entire superhero genre, daring to defy pretty much standard by which you expect these movies to operate. It’s just a great movie by any normal standard. Where “Civil War” elevated the genre, “Logan” opts instead to be something else entirely and we’re all the better for it.

1. “Captain America: The Winter Soldier”

The Russo brothers, who made their entrance to the MCU directing “Winter Soldier” before taking the reigns on “Civil War” and, eventually, 2018’s “Avengers: Infinity War,” really impressed with “Winter Soldier.” It’s a classic spy thriller with a superhero twist. And Robert Redford as the bad guy is a really nice touch.

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