Trying my best to be a writer

currently writing for TKDB - kinda failing at the space aesthetic - she/her - 23 y.o

[corlds-world]

MASTERLIST

All ghouls Yandere headcannons

Jin Frozen Melody Kaito Fumbled Lines

Luca Brilliant Bloodstone

Ren Backlit Ruby

Subaru Glimmering Amethyst

[noctysite]

i'm back chat,, shy yuri isami for the soul

made this for a trade with @midoisamis !! :D

edit: minor mistake,, sighs,,,

[corlds-world]

S2E7 thoughts! (Part 2)

So actually this is why I hate Jin as a love interest for MC. You call her servant, you tell her to shut up. Like yes i agree that we were not solving the riddle all that fast but you can be kind about it to MC (especially if you want her to like you??) As a character, MC is usually very scared and doesn't have much confidence in herself. Jin never helps her in that aspect like a lot of the other guys do. Other than that, I really do like jin. I just wish he was nicer to MC specifically.

AMEN REN AMEN yet it always works for jin because he has so much power and influence 😭😭

THEY'RE FRIENDS?? I love this so much this is so cute. Also this is a good time to mention that everyone in frostheim and dionysia showed up in this episode and their drama wasn't addressed at all and it pissed me off. Why does jin not want anyone from frostheim to interact with people from dionysia??

Why weren't you here earlier??

IVE NEVER MET A HARU IN MY LIFE I SWEAR (HARU RUN!!!)

Sorry im not into kids and im about to die in 2 months. Also I was so checked out over all the alien stuff like it was cool dont get me wrong but omg infodump much??

Guys hes trying his best 🥺🥺

SHEEEEESHHHH 🥵🥵🥵 is it just me or is tohma looking bigger?

GET AWAY FROM HER SHE DESERVES BETTER THAN YOU. There was a scene a where jin tells luca to leave the girl with the tanuki mask in the spirit world and im just thinking would you have left behind mc? Would you save mc if you didnt like her? Would you save her if she didnt benefit your goals? At least someone like tohma or leo is more open about that part and doesnt have actual romantic interest in MC

TEA it really is for the plot that frostheim needs to win this. I thought mortkranken deserved it more but oh wow theres a plot going that frostheim needs to win. And the fact that alan was in on the plot of tohma's transfer? Alan is smart and he is playing the field hes not just a himbo. It does make me wish he was written better in vagastrom episodes. Also I want to know leos reaction to all this because episode 19 is just gone. I miss leo where did he go

I'm at my image limit but JABBERWOCK EPISODE LETS GO I really need this. Haru and ren are in my top 5 characters. I think its funny that theyre doing an alice in wonderland episode because jabberwock is... you know... a character in alice in wonderland... but also i really want to see haru as the white rabbit and mc as alice and they flirt a lot because I too would chase haru all the way across Wonderland

One last closing thought um I didnt talk about mio at all which is unlike me (hes also in my top 10). I love mio a lot and I was super excited for him. Hes very kind and I love the way he sort of shepherds the cowherds and makes sure they stay on task. He would even respond to jin with kindness after he was rude to mc. Hes just a king and I wish I took more screenshot of him cuz god was he so fine this episode

[corlds-world]

S2E7 thoughts! (Part 1)

NO REN I SWEAR IM DEDICATED TO YOU IGNORE THIS FREAK

Ren i miss you so so much. He was so funny this episode and tired of all this BS. Like yes preach about how darkwick sucks

Hi jin so happy you're here.... on a real note I enjoy jin when he plays this more mentor figure for the other frostheimers and not when hes forcing himself into a relationship with MC

EVEN REN KNOWS THE PEOPLE HATE FROSTHEIM ren never stop dropping truth bombs

Serving cunt per always my lady

THIS IS THE WORST MENTION THE WORLD IS RIGHT

MY HUSBANDS MY MOST HANDSOME HUSBANDS I WANTED TOHMA TO BE IN THIS EPISODE SO BAD AND I GOT WHAT I WANTED

God i feel like im seeing all my husbands coming home from war haru I miss you my king and I miss how you scold your sons

The unexpected best duo in the episode?? Shion would be all "i wanna rip haru limb from limb" and ren would be like "can I help"

This scene felt like Kaito was dead and luca was using his memories of him to push through like yes remember what your fighting for

[danieyells]

UPCOMING CARDS!!!!!!

The new episode is upon us! Or i mean it's upon those of us who can change the dates on our devices and wanna read it a little early. But it's almost here for everyone else! NEVERMIND IT DOESN'T WORK YET BECAUSE ZZG FUCKED SOMETHING UP. And as of this writing they fucked up the code for the episode chats again and anybody who's up to date can go read them right now. Not sure if it'll be fixed by the time I hit send or by the time you're seeing this though.

Oh and what a lovely(heavy sarcasm) surprise. . .they didn't tell us there was another ghoul in this mision. . . . This season's Tanabata episode cards sre all here! The order they're in here is the order they're in in the encyclopedia, which usually lists them in release order.

Character Card: Entwined Fingertips(「引き留める指先」  "Restrained Fingertips") Skill: Forsaken Duty(「役割放棄」  "Role Abandonment") Fully Awakened Skill: An Entrance Worth Waiting For(「満を持した登場」  "Entrance Withheld Until The Time Was Right") Warding Card: Lone Shadow(「孤影を揺らす夜風」  "Lone Shadow Jostled By The Night Breeze")

I just think not informing your playerbase beforehand about things--especially when the most popular character is getting fucking hundredth card--is shitty. Not even from my perspective as a leaker, just like it's shitty not to communicate with your players. And if he really is the first released that's even more fucked dude.

Character Card: Illuminated Heart(「灯火に透ける本音」  "True Feelings Shining Through The Lamplight") Skill: Foiled Escape(「すっぽかし失敗」  "Derelection Denied")(more literally "Neglect Failure" as in 'failed to neglect his role as intended' but the alliteration hit me in anninstant lol) Fully Awakened Skill: Hidden Talent(「意外な特技」  "Unexpected Special Skill") Warding Card: Fireworks Within(「胸の奥ではじける花火」  "Fireworks Bursting Within The Heart")

Character Card: Evening Breeze(「夕風にほどく職人の平穏」  "The Calm Of The Artisan Unwinding In The Evening Breeze) Skill: Mapmaker(「迷子対策」  "Lost Child Strategy") Fully Awakened Skill: Subtle Support(「さりげないフォロー」  "Unbothered Follower") Warding Card: A Breath of Cool Air(「日盛りに届く一時の涼」  "A Brief Cool Breeze Carried At High Noon")

Character Card: Mirrored Wish(「水鏡に揺れる願い」  "A Wish That Shakes The Reflective Water") Skill: Substitute Cowherd(「代役の牽牛」  "Substitute Cowherd") Fully Awakened Skill: Star Knight(「七夕の騎士」  "Tanabata Knight ") Warding Card: Words For The Stars(「思いを託した短冊」  "Wish-Entrusted Tanzaku")

New cosmic bond, most likely for all four cards and the last episode's SR!

Across The Stars (「銀河を渡る想い」 "Wishes That Cross The Milky Way")

New sprite names in this episode:

Jin, Mio, Luca, and Ren Tanabata2(2 for the number of Tanabata episodes we're on)

SkyKingChild_

Observer_

LizardKeeper_

Vagastrommale 8 and 9 Academy

Vagastromfemale 3 and 4 Academy

Sinostrafemale2Yukata

tanabata2_WatermelonGhost

tanabata2_pig

tanabata2_dizzypig

New image props in this episode:

tanabata2_oblivioncapsule

tanabata2_flyboard

mio_karakuribox

Season 2 Episode 8 is called Jabberwock In Wonderland(「不思議の国の怪物」 "The Wonderful Country's Monster")!!! DO YOU THIBK JABBERWOCK WILL MEET A JABBERWOCKY THAT'D BE FUNNY.

I'm too tired for yapping. My alarm woke me up for this and made me think I overslept lol

Gacha is gambling, banners rerun, it's better to save your diamonds for a rerun thsn to spend money on new cards you may not use, fomo is a temporary discomfort you can power through, if you choose to gamble please gamble responsibly, and remember there is never any shame in getting help if you feel thst you may be struggling with a gambling addiction--including gacha games.

I am not a professional translator or localizer, nowhere nesr that level, please tske my translations with a grain of salt

If you're going to have something that people are looking forward to, maybe give them some heads up beforehand yeah? Both because it'll help people plan for it better and because communication is always key.

Stats!

Have a good timezone!!

[sh0jun]

Oh my god someone called them the traffic light combination on X

Now I can't unsee it

[sleepysexper]

Drew Kaito but as Anastasia :3

Trust me it makes sense

(It’s for our tkdb server’s challenge :3)

[midoisamis]

And I wrote a fic to pair with it! TY for collabing with me <3

[corlds-world]

Kaito: Fumbled Lines

“Okay, big day. I’ve got this. This is so easy. Why was I even worried?” Kaito paced outside on the cobbled path next to the shallow pool. The water sparkled from the light of the setting sun. It looked perfect, which was great because everything had to be perfect. He pulled a folded up piece of paper out of his pocket. He read it over again. “Oh my god, I don’t got this. I’m gonna forget everything and she’s gonna be so upset-”

“Kaito.” Luca put a hand on the groom’s shoulder. “Just breathe. She’s not a dangerous anomaly. In fact, she’s a very forgiving person. You’re going to be just fine.”

Kaito looked down at the paper, then back up at his best man. Luca was right. He was going to be just fine. He put a hand to his mouth, feeling his stomach coming undone. “I think I’m gonna throw up.” He squatted down onto the ground, putting the bouquet of roses and daisies to his forehead. “It’s fine it’s fine it’s fine it’s fine…”

Luca patted his back. “It will be fine. Besides, you can’t be backing out now.”

Kaito looked up and there she was in the most beautiful white dress. She had never looked more perfect in their entire time together. He sprung to a standing position. How could he express into words how amazing and wonderful she was?

“Kaito, why are you trying to make yourself look taller?” Luca asked when Kaito had unconsciously stretched his back and bounced slightly up on his toes. It actually did make Luca look shorter than Kaito. 

“I-I’m not!!” Kaito protested as he rocked back onto his heels, then onto his flat feet. Luca had told him earlier to have a strong stance during this, which made it sound like he was going into a battle.

Suddenly, she was standing before him and it took everything in him from jumping ten feet away from her. He glanced over to his side and realized that Luca had backed away from him to give the two of them their own moment. Kaito took a deep breath in as he unfolded the paper, which was starting to form wrinkles. He could do this. “MC, you are the, um, light of my life and… I mean…” He turned the paper sideways as he started to read the wrong line. He wiped the sweat from his forehead with his sleeve. Oh god, he could not do this. 

She covered her mouth, but he could see her cheekbones rising up and her eyes filled with laughter. “I’m sorry. I know how hard you’re trying. Just say what’s in your heart, okay?” She took the piece of paper from his hand and tossed it into the water. 

“Okay…” Still shaking, he got down on one knee in front of her. He grabbed onto her hand to try to steady himself, looking into her eyes. He would be brave for her. Her words echoed in his head as he began to speak. “I know I’m not the greatest. I can’t protect you from whatever dangers are out there like the others can. But you still chose me and I don’t want you to regret it, not for a single minute for the rest of our lives. If you’re ever sad, I’ll be your shoulder to cry on. If you’re ever angry, I’ll be kind and understanding of whatever you’re going through. And after you’ve gotten everything out, we can make brownies and I get to see you smile again.”

As if to emphasize his point, she giggled a little bit, her smile reaching the corner of her eyes. His heart fluttered and it gave him the courage to keep going. He slid the ring he had in his pocket onto her finger. “I promise the dangers we face together will just be that of an ordinary life. What I’ll protect you from will just be the pains that come from taxes or laundry. It’s the only kind of strong I can be for you. I just hope it’s enough.”

She slid the other ring onto his finger. She helped him stand up again, so that they were only a breath away from each other. “It’s more than enough.” The kiss they shared was a destiny promised to them ages ago when he had run like a coward into a closet. It was the one time he was happy that he had run away afterwards. Every time they kissed, it reminded him of the first day they met and of what he had to be brave for. And today was no different. 

He held her close, slowly moving his hand to grasp hers. His other hand moved to rest on her waist. He broke off the kiss to whisper, “Uh, I’ve been practicing…”

She slowly opened her eyes again, still reeling from the moment. “Practicing what?”

“Well, I mean, dancing!” He raised up the hand that was holding hers. “All married couples get to dance.”

“Of course! Show me what you’ve got then.” She placed her free hand onto his shoulder. He took the lead, trying to remember the steps that Luca had shown him over the past couple of weeks. Kaito glanced over at his best man, who gave him a thumbs up and started to play a waltz. One, two, three. One, two, three. He looked into her eyes and he could tell that she had complete faith in him. So he decided to trust his own feet and let the music and his feet carry the two of them.

She laughed as he gave her a spin, and it lit up his entire world. He let out the breath he didn’t know he was holding and let himself feel happy. This was his day just as much as it was hers, even though he had no doubt that it would be perfect for him in the first place. He didn’t know that he just had to be himself in order for it to be perfect for her too. 

There would be no more tragic tales for these two. No more talk of worlds ending or spooky ghosts or scary monsters. Their hearts could finally feel at ease as one, living the life they had always wished for. 

[midoisamis]

SUBARU X SHO: SOULMATE AU STARTER PACK . . .

In a universe where soulmates share pain with each other...

This starter pack includes: WickHive posts, WickChat messages, a short drabble, and a sneak peek at the realization!

Coming to in Darkwick’s infirmary, the first thought Sho had was ‘Not again.’

There had always been an unspoken worry, when he worked alone in his food truck, that one day he’d have an ‘episode’ in the middle of service. He’d pictured a thousand ways it could go wrong, and today, he got his answer for what would happen if his soulmate connection backfired on him while he cooked.

The moment Nicolas realized he was waking up, he breathed a sigh of relief, sitting down at the student’s side. “Shohei. Good, you’re already awake,” he began, a tired smile on his face. “Your brother tried calling you, so I answered it and explained the situation to him. How are you feeling?”

Why the fuck would he answer my call? And what does Hyde want now? Sho thought, already annoyed by the situation. “I’m fine. I can guess what happened.”

Nicolas nodded, familiar with Sho’s situation. His soulmate connection was strong, and his soulmate seemed sickly - often having episodes of nausea, dizziness, and occasional blackouts. “You were cooking when it happened. I gave you a local anesthetic, but I had to stitch up your arm.”

Great, Sho thought, crashing back onto the bed. “Can I leave, then?”

“Not yet. Sorry,” Nicolas shook his head. “I know this routine is probably getting old to you, but... I’d like to run a few more tests on you to make sure that your blackout was because of your soulmate and not your own. I’ll be keeping you for observation a little while longer.”

As Nicolas walked off, muttering something about him being needed in the staff lounge, Sho considered getting up and leaving. He knew he was fine. It was times like this that Sho thought that Leo was onto something when the influencer suggested ditching his soulmate.

When he was younger, he barely ever felt anything from his soulmate. Occasional fatigue and body aches, as if they were an active person, but nothing extreme. if anything, Sho considered himself the problematic one in their connection - he was always getting injuries from accidents or fights. He remembered falling off his skateboard once and his knees being torn nearly to the bone - and he remembered, at that young age, he felt more guilty than he did sorry for himself.

As he got older, though, he noticed his soulmate more. Mostly in the past few years, when he started having blackouts. He’d feel it mere moments before it happened - a rush of nausea, and his world would spin before he hit the ground. Tests ruled out the cause being something on his end - which meant it was his soulmate having the main symptoms.

At times, it made him wish he didn’t have a soulmate at all. Even though he was considered one of the “lucky” ones with such a strong connection to his soulmate - after all, the more pain you shared, the stronger the connection was - he didn’t see it as luck at all. He was jealous of those who had dull pain receptors when it came to their soulmates.

“Nicolas not here?” a familiar voice rang out, pulling Sho out of his thoughts.

He looked over to see a trio standing at the infirmary door - the Hotarubi ghouls and the inspector. Subaru looked pale, leaning on Haku for support. “He just stepped out. He should be back soon. Something happen?”

Haku, who spoke before, looked to Subaru as if inviting him to explain. Subaru shook his head before turning back to Sho. “It’s nothing,” Subaru insisted. “I was injured on a mission, and it was too much for anomalous medicine to take care of.”

“That doesn’t sound like nothing,” Sho furrowed his brows and stood up. “You guys can stay here. I’ll go get him.”

“Oh, you don’t have to do that -”

“Chill. I was looking for an excuse to get up and walk around anyway,” Sho waved a hand at Subaru, a gesture to urge him to calm down. “I’ll be back.”

As the rider retreated from the room, Haku looked over at Subaru, his expression growing serious. “How long as it been now since you found out he was your soulmate?” Haku asked, his brows furrowing. “You could avoid incidents like this for both of you if you told him.”

The inspector’s eyes widened. “Wait, are Kagami and Sho...?”

Haku raised a finger to his lips in a shushing motion. “Subaru figured it out a while ago, but he’s been lying to Sho about it.”

“It’s not a lie,” Subaru corrected him. “Just a secret.”

The inspector looked down, seeing the consequences of Subaru’s secret. When he’d passed out at the temple after using his stigma, the inspector was already worried... and then they saw his arm tear open. Then they’d seen smaller punctures appear - as if someone was getting stitched up. Unfortunately, it simply aggravated Subaru’s wound, making it worse. “Why don’t you tell him?” the honor student asked softly.

Why don’t I tell him? Subaru thought, remaining quiet in the face of the question. The answer, to him, was simple: fear. He didn’t want to see rejection in Sho’s eyes, to see the man pull away from him when Subaru told him. Subaru had always liked the idea of a soulmate - someone who was meant to complete him, who would understand him.

What was he supposed to do if that person pushed him away?

[midoisamis]

MY ALAN ARRIVED ♡

[liyasxaurora]

Someone should write some sexy time with Mio in the storeroom underneath the stage while there's a show going on 😇

[bussinbeanss]

Finished my man first cause its his Bday~

(just gotta turn him into a pin, be patient withmme guys.)

[corlds-world]

Ren: Backlit Ruby

I heard it was the cutest loser's birthday, one of my favorite boys, THE Ren Shiranami's birthday!! So here's a cute fluffy MC x Ren fic

“Rise and shine, Ren!!” Haru had thrown off the blankets that were covering Ren. “It’s time to get going!”

Ren groaned as loudly as possible. “It’s literally my birthday and you’re gonna make me work?? Didn’t you get me a present?”

“Gahaha! Of course we got you a present! But it’s not this. The animals still need feeding so up and at ‘em!” Haru dashed out of the room, ready to start the day. Ren waited three seconds. When he was sure that clown wasn’t coming back, he fell back into bed, his head crashing into the pillow. The best present he could give himself: sleeping in. 

After a few more hours of rest, Ren finally trudged outside with his stupid turquoise jumpsuit to feed those stupid animals like he did every single day. “Ren!” He turned when he heard her call his name. MC was running up the hill and waving to him, a big smile on her face that could rival Haru’s. “Happy birthday! I want to celebrate today.” She was holding up a gift bag. 

He crossed his arms, looking bored. “Birthdays are just proof you’re getting older. What’s there to celebrate?” 

She shrugged and pulled the gift out of the bag. “If you don’t want it…” It was a figurine of the protagonist of Naw wrestling a giant shark. “Maybe I could put it in my room and start my own collection.”

He swallowed. “That’s a special edition figurine. That’s pretty one of a kind, you know.”

She held it up to the sunlight and admired it at all angles. “I do know. It’s a shame you don’t want it. But since we’ve gotten together, I know Naw pretty well. I’d say I’m a fan too.”

“Yeah, thanks to me.” He was teetering on the balls of his feet. He didn’t really want any presents, but she had gotten him one. He didn’t know why it made his heart flutter. Stupid. He snatched the figurine out of her hand, along with the empty bag and put it back inside. He marched back to the mushroom house so he could put it on display in his room. This is the worst… 

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MC had helped him work with all of his rounds the entire day. He didn’t want to admit it, but it was always great when they were together. She was a really good listener. He could rant about his video games or movies, complain about what was bad about them and parade them as good critiques. And she would always agree with him. He could even complain about Haru or Towa and she’d agree. 

It was now the afternoon, and Ren was off to his job. MC had agreed to come along, but mostly because she didn’t seem like she could do any more work. When he saw her yawn, he asked, “You good?”

She shook herself out of it and smiled. “Yeah! No problems here. To the diner?”

It wasn’t long before MC was completely passed in one of the booths after having some food the two of them had deemed edible enough. Ren played games on his phone, hoping no one would come in the entire time. That would be a good birthday present, especially from Shinjo. Why did he always have to show up and annoy him with his “consultations”?

It wasn’t long until they reached the end of his shift. He groaned at the idea that he’d have to do more chores. He squatted next to the booth where MC was sleeping. She looked pretty at peace. Honestly, he was kind of jealous of her at that moment; he wished he could just fall asleep and let the day end early. But if he said that birthday wish aloud, he knew she’d be mad at him. He shook her gently awake. Her eyes slowly opened. “Hey, sorry. Didn’t mean to fall asleep on you.”

“It’s fine. I’m going back to the park now. You should probably go back to your dorm.”

She groggily sat up, rubbing her eyes. “No, it’s fine. I’m feeling better now.”

He blinked. “You look dead, you know?”

She scooted out of the booth. “No, I mean, I’ll be fine. There’s nothing wrong-” As soon as she tried to stand up, her legs gave out for a moment and she stumbled. Her feet were still killing her from running around the park all day. She had no idea how Haru did this everyday. Must’ve been a perk of being a ghoul. 

He reached out to stable her, one hand catching her waist and the other her shoulder. “Right. Sure. I totally believe you.” He sighed, knowing what he had to do. He scooped one of his arms under her legs and picked her right up. This really was the worst. 

Her eyes widened in shock and let out a small yelp. “I’m awake now!” She looked up at his normal grumpy face, but there seemed to be a little pink in his cheeks. “Cute,” she whispered to herself.

“What was that?”

“Nothing.”

“Whatever. Don’t read too much into it.” He trudged out of the diner and back to Jabberwock with her in his arms, trying to get back before the sunset. She rested her head on his chest. Her eyes could barely stay open. Soon, she was falling right back asleep. 

It wasn’t until they had actually reached Jabberwock again did she wake up again. “I thought you were gonna bring me to my dorm.”

He stopped. “Oh. Uh, I mean we can go back, it’s no big deal. But do you wanna watch some movies?” Maybe he could get out of work if he was hanging out with MC. Yeah, Haru was always like “make sure she’s doing well” or whatever. That was definitely all there was to it. 

She wrapped her hands around his neck, kicking her feet a little. “Ren, don’t tell me you’ve actually enjoyed having me around on your birthday?”

“NO!” Ren said that way too loud and way too quick. “I mean, no…”

She giggled. “Yeah, let’s watch some movies.”

“‘Kay…” He walked back up to the mushroom house. “There’s this movie with dinosaurs that’s meant to be really cool.”

She lifted herself up to kiss his cheek. “Whatever you want to do, birthday boy.” She watched his entire face turn pink, like his head was going to explode. She pressed her lips together so as to not giggle. He was looking ahead, seeming very determined to avoid looking at her. What she didn’t know was that he was trying to figure out the best strategy to cuddle together during the movie. And turn off the movie to kiss her. Maybe things wouldn’t be the absolute worst today.

[mistymoonyyyyy]

Humming, Café Mocha, and Shattered Heart

pairing: Yuri x Reader, Sho x Reader, Elias x Reader (in that order) tags: fluff for the first two, ANGST for the last a/n: soo i have one more final left and a paper, but im good so far!! was listening to hate that i made you love me by ariana while writing the angst. anyway. if anyone has broken up with someone recently, just know u deserve better, girlie ❤️‍🩹

Humming

“Hmm~~ mmm~~”

Yuri’s humming blended into the faint hum of the air conditioner of his office. He was drafting up one of his research papers, while you were studying for your finals. You usually put on some when studying, something relaxing like jazz or lo-fi to help you concentrate, but Yuri’s humming was the best.

“Hmm~~ mm~”

As your pencil scratched the surface of your notebooks and you left hand scrolled through the online textbook that was open on your laptop, you glanced a sneak at the turqoise-haired ghoul. His posture was straight, his slender fingers typing rapidly into his own computer while occasionally moving his mouse to adjust a diagram here, a graph there. Faint sunlight streamed through the windows, creating soft shadows cast by his lashes.

The humming stopped.

“Wha— what are you staring at me for?!”

“Oh, no, I was just thinking about this graph—“ you gestured towards your laptop, where there was convieniently, a graph. “—the, uh, you know, bacterial anomalies and their reproduction speed depending on various conditions.”

Yuri’s eyes flickered towards your screen.

“… that is a graph on viral anomalies and their reproduction speed, not bacterial anomalies.”

“Ehh, close enough.”

“They are extremely different!! I cannot believe you don’t know the difference between bacterial and viral anomalies!!”

“Can you explain it to me?” You pouted.

“Of course!” Yuri puffed out his chest. “You’d better listen carefully, since the great Yuri Isami is taking the time to explain this…”

As he rambled on about anomalous biology in great detail, you stared at his features, not taking in a word.

“And so those are the main differences; now if we look at more behavioral differences when they are placed under stress-inducing conditions— are you listening?!”

You tilted your head and grinned.

“Kinda.”

Yuri rubbed his temple.

“Can you hum for me? I like your humming. It helps me concentrate.”

He blushed furiously and looked away at that sudden confession. You stood up and made your way over to him, then pressed a kiss to his cheek.

“Please?”

Heart rate over 100… 110… STOP COUNTING!!

—

Café Mocha

Four hours earlier…

“C’mon senpai, I’ll make you snacks and a café mocha with extra chocolate syrup, so lock in, yeah?”

Sho slid a tall glass with the drink across the counter, the glass beading with condensation. You accepted it gratefully, smiling at him before your expression changed to one of frustration as you stared at the gibberish that were your notes.

You groaned and put your head in your hands. “I’m so gonna fail.”

“Lock in, senpai. That’s the payment,” Sho reminded you as he took out vegetables from the fridge as he started to prep the lunches for H2H.

Taking a deep breath, you started on the practice problems that were at the end of each chapter, relying on your notes to choose the correct formula. Since your exam was in three hours, you had to be able to do this.

So far not failing seemed an unrealistic option.

You brain went into overdrive as you blazed through concepts and theories with a newfound determination, your pen moving fast and steady on your notebook, the other hand already flipping to the answer page as you derived the asnwers. 

The fact that you had your favorite drink right in front of you gave you even more motivation. As you paused your studying to sip, a burst of sweet chocolate coupled with the slight bitterness of the espresso gave you more energy.

“This is great, Sho!” You exclaimed while licking your lips.

“Thanks,” he replied somewhat sheepishly. “I’m not that good with drinks, but I’m glad you like it.”

Returning to the problems, you concentrated again, subconciously biting your lip. You also didn’t realize Sho gazing at you.

Gazing at your lips.

Dude, tf?? Control yourself. She’s studying!! You’re not being supportive. See, isn’t that tree more interesting?? —STOP LOOKING OH MY GOD YOU GOTTA DO MEAL PREP—

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Shattered Heart

You stared in disbelief at the sight before you. 

Elias was kissing another girl.

Your fists clenched unconciously as your expression turned blank, mind swirling deeper and deeper into a blank state. Forcing yourself to relax, you dropped the flowers you brought, then numbly walked back to Clementia.

Wasn’t that one of the trapeze girls? When did it begin? Was I not enough? Were we not enough? Was it because I’m going to die—

Before you realized it, you were sitting on your desk, shoes halfhazardly kicked off near the door. You stared into space, the sound of cicadas ringing from outside.

Your eye caught on a photo. 

A polaroid encased in a frame decorated by the two of you, the picture within showing you laughing, Elias smiling as his arms were wrapped around you.

CRASH!

You threw the frame at the wall, glass shards spinning off into air. 

Meanwhile, Elias was walking to your dorm, wondering if something was up. You weren’t one to be late to their dates. He mused in thought while his feet carried him forward, until his ghoul ears picked up a crash! from the direction of your dorm. Fearing you might be hurt, he ran to the door and knocked.

“Dear heart?! Are you okay?!”

No response.

He debated for a second, then opened the door and raced upstairs. Your safety was his first priority.

And then he saw the state of your room.

“What are you doing here,” you asked him venomously, eyes red from crying.

For once, Elias was caught off in surprise. Gradually, his eyebrows started to become furrowed. “Are you alright dear hea—“

“Don’t call me that.”You snapped back, then grabbed a broom and pointed it at him. “Get out. We’re done.”

“But why?” The ghoul took a step closer, hesistantly. “You know I adore you, dear heart.”

“Quit spitting lies! I just saw you kissing another girl!”

Elias’s eyes widened. And that was all the confirmation you needed.

“GET OUT!!” You screamed, tears now running freely down your face. “I HATE YOU!!”

“But it was an accident! She kissed me without my consent!”

“WELL THEN YOU SHOULD’VE SHOVED HER OFF!!”

“Please,” Elias whispered, pain clearly written in his eyes. “I swear it’s not what you think it is.” 

You looked away, not even wanting to look at him. “Get out, Elias. I don’t care about your feeling anymore.”

The ghoul staggered back at those words, as if a knife had cut through his heartstrings. Eyes wide in shock and his usual composure shattered, he could only exhale. 

“What?”

You looked at him straight in his eyes. “I don’t care about you anymore. We’re done. Get out.”

“But I… need you.”

Empty words disappaited into the air as a tear formed in the corner of Elias’s eye.

“I don’t care. Get out.”

As he walked to the door, still in shock, he heard you mutter.

“Jin was right all along. You’re a lying, filthy, con man.”

His heart shattered.

[corlds-world]

How the TKDB boys react when you try to end the relationship with them

Based off of this post because it got shockingly popular, so let’s elaborate! I’m gonna start from the bottom up, so it goes from least freaky to most freaky. Definitely angsty to start and then... yeah...

Doesn’t understand how they bagged you in the first place

Kaito Fuji

My sweet darling pookie Kaito who can do no wrong. I’m so sorry that the relationship had to end.

After all those baking dates, you totally thought you were already dating. So when he nervously asked you out, stuttering over his words, you were really confused. 

But all good things must come to an end. I imagine there’s a lot of consoling from Luca when you end things between you two. 

If he sees you with someone else, it’s even more crying. He’s scrolling through WickChat and there’s a post of you and some other guy. He throws his phone across the room, maybe even hoping it breaks even if he can’t afford a new one. 

He doesn’t know how to move on. Baking is hard, going to all those shops you went to together, it just reminds him of you. He thought that this was the closest he could get to a normal life. At least a break up is pretty normal too. But there’s no way he can just go on missions like this. What’s even the point? 

Alan Mido

There were so many times you had to convince him when you were together that he wasn’t a monster. 

But now that you’ve ended things, he can only think that you must’ve broken it off because all he hurt you. It’s not like he hit you, but he blames himself. 

It’s hard to be in the garage without you there. But it helps him to work on cars to distract himself. He helps out the general Vagastrom students to make sure he moves on. 

He still works with Tohma to find the spy. Even if you’re not with him, he still wants to protect you. That will never change. 

Ren Shiranami

MY FAVORITE LOSER EVER how in the world did he bag such a hottie like yourself?? 

It’s no surprise to him that you wanted to break it off. He wasn’t sure why you wanted to go out with him in the first place. 

But damn did you have to toy with his heart like that? There were definitely some moments he thought you really liked him

Now it’s all different. His own room is all empty, just like it was before. Did you really watch that many movies and play that many video games together?

He didn’t realize how much better it was to be alone with you than just by himself. 

Mio Susuhara

Mio warned you when you first got together that he might not be the best boyfriend. He told you that he would need to spend most of his time on work, despite how much he would rather spend it with you. And wouldn’t you just be better off with someone else?

And that’s exactly what happened. You broke it off. A couple of months later, he sees your post with your new boyfriend. And he’s happy for you. You deserve all the happiness he couldn’t provide you. 

As for himself, he’d be alright. He still had his work to distract him. But he didn’t realize how nice it was to have you talking to him while he worked. And he’d hold out his hand for a tool, but you weren’t there to give it to him. He never realized he ended up taking your presence for granted. 

Will let you go because he loves you

Lucas Errant

Sweet polite british boy Luca. When you told him you wanted to break off, he told you that he would still be there for you if you ever needed anything. But inside, it’s tearing him apart. 

He knows there was nothing to be done about it. It’s just the way you felt, and that’s how it is. It still does nothing to ease the pain. 

When Luca tells Kaito, Kaito is absolutely baffled by it. The gentleman Lucas Errant got broken up with?? How is that possible?? 

But Kaito can tell how broken up his best friend is over it. He suggests everything to get Luca’s mind off of it. Luca’s going on these workouts at 5 AM. He’s going to parks and getting food with Kaito. They’re cooking together. Still, these were the things you always did with them. And now you’re gone. 

This is a PSA. This is why you never get into a relationship with your friend. Now their trio is down to two. 

Sho Haizono

He’s shocked to say the least when you suggest breaking up. He thought everything was going smoothly, but it’s clear he just got too cocky. But he’s not someone to give up so easily. 

A little bit of bait to get you to still visit the food truck, he’ll make your favorites to sell. If you show up, he’ll give you a charming smile. He’ll try to remind you of every reason you got together. The food? It’s free. Oh, here’s a flower with your food today. What do you mean, obviously all the customers are getting them? You might get upset that he’s still trying to get back together with you, but you can’t help but find the gesture cute. 

At least he’s still giving you the choice, but you wish he’d move on. Plenty of girls would love to be with him. Why was he so hung up on you?

And if you’re really insistent for all this to stop, you stop visiting the food truck. You talk to him about it and he’s upset of course. He goes on long rides with Bonnie, just trying to get out. But you both used to go on rides like these. Now he’s got to find new spots that don’t remind him of you. He beats up punching bag after punching bag. Anything to get you out of his head. 

Now I have a vision for this man when it comes to yandere, but it really only applies to MC. What if when her curse gets to her and she’s about to become the Kyklos, he actually hides her away to prevent Hyde from taking her away? And she’s scared, but he comforts her and it's going to be okay. It’s better for her to turn into the Kyklos with him than being locked away in a lab with that asshole (and also… still turn into the Kyklos… the reasoning is sound, trust me!)

Haru Sagara

Haru, I don’t know which psycho broke up with you, but it wasn’t me. 

It honestly took you way too long to get out the fact that you wanted to break up with him. He’s always giving you the biggest smile and it makes your heart drop every time you ask. But you finally get it out when he’s not running off to take care of the animals. 

Did Jabberwock just lose its color or is it just him? 

It doesn’t matter. Work is work. He can’t just neglect everyone because of the break up.

But his Bahnti! doesn’t have the same oomf to it as it used to. It’s getting harder to keep up that smile without you supporting him. 

I don’t want to write more than this I’m not making Haru sad

Ritsu Shinjo

But you were business partners. How could you decide to end such a fruitful relationship?

He never realized how much you guided him during consultations. You were an empathetic voice that he needed, someone to understand people. It’s not the same taking consultations without you by his side. 

He’ll listen to recordings. After all, he has recorded everything. Your first date. Your first kiss. When you first said “I love you” to him. He’s caught in this loop of the past. This is all he has left of your voice. 

Zenji Kotodama

THE gentleman, the poet, the one and only… And you want to break up with him. 

It’s said that all who go into Hotarubi hear the mournful song playing from a biwa. Haku doesn’t want to tell him to stop, but every general student is about to fall to tears. 

There was no better inspiration than your love, and now there is only the inspiration from this heartbreak. 

Tears fall from his eyes down onto the paper that he writes poems of his broken heart. He never writes a single bad word about you, even now. All he does and ever has done is pray for your happiness. 

He has given you wings to fly, so take to the skies and never look back. He wants nothing more than for you to find your true happily ever after. 

Rui Mizuki

All he can do is blame himself. You must’ve broken up with him because of the curse. And if it wasn’t that, then it must be because he didn’t do enough for you. 

The picnics, the cute dates, showering you in compliments, he could’ve done more. Maybe he should’ve been more genuine and let you know how he really felt. Not with a cheesy smile, but with a heart full of love. 

But it doesn’t matter now. Now that love would have to somehow dissipate in the air. Now he’s left alone in this spooky forest. 

He doesn’t sleep for days. He cleans the manor and his bar. There must be some dust that’s been missed. Never did he think he’d wish for Ed to leave his dirty socks out. 

Still, he puts on that smile. He doesn’t change like you wanted him to. This is how he’s always comforted people, and it’s how he’ll always be. He knows you know that, and that’s why you can’t be together. 

Jiro Kirisaki

I just know Zenji raised his little brother right. Despite how clinical Jiro is, he really just wanted the best for you. That’s why he let you walk away. 

He’ll miss you feeding him. The taste of food was nice. 

He’ll miss having you in the lab. You could make a mess or be in the way, but it’s not the same now that Yuri isn’t telling you off. 

He’ll miss doing homework with you. He was good at subjects like Anomalous Biology. He hopes your grades are still good. 

But at least he can still focus on his work. At least Yuri’s still there to take care of him and maybe that gives comfort to you as well. Everything will be better off as long as you’re happy. 

Jo Kongoza

The ringmaster sits in her office, staring at pictures you two took together and drinking your favorite coffee. You made a little magazine just like the ones she reads of you both. 

You’ve returned the costumes and outfits that he made you. It seems like you don’t want reminders of him. 

She used to laugh at you for liking pumpkin spice, but it’s actually not so bad now that she’s trying it. Unlike the others, she wants to live in those moments when you were still hers. 

That’s why it hurts so much when you return those costumes. When you don’t come to see him perform in the Dionysia shows. It’s such a shame, but you digested things differently than he did. It’s why you two didn’t work out. 

It’s time to get into the yanderes! (stop here if you're uncomfy by this)

He’s not letting you go because he knows there’s no one better than him

Tohma Ishibashi

When you first got together, he was actually quite shocked. You want to be with him? Not someone richer and smarter than him like Jin? Not someone stronger than him like Alan? Wasn’t he the lucky one… 

But after some time together, he thought he was the king of the world because you were at his side. You told him how strong and smart he is. All that admiration really got to his head. 

And now you want to break up? Sure. Let’s break up… 

You think it’s good. This is a mutual ending. All is well that ends well. 

Except… Everyone’s acting differently… They’re all silent when you walk by. They tell you that everything’s fine, but they’re much colder than normal. It hurts so much when people who greeted you happily now just ignore you. 

Even Luca and Kaito, your best friends, start making strange suggestions when you go to them for comfort. You should get back together with Tohma if you’re so upset. He could make you feel better. 

With no one else to turn to, you run back to Tohma’s arms. He’s stroking your hair and telling you it’s alright while you’re crying. Unbeknownst to you, Tohma has blackmailed everyone. He told them to be cold and distant to you. Don’t become your friend. And if they were your friend, he told them to cut you off. 

But it doesn’t matter because you’re back, and this time, you won’t be leaving any time soon. You have no one else to turn to after all. There was only one person worth admiring and that was him. 

Leo Kurosagi

Right, right, right you want to break up. Except there’s one issue. You’re all over his Instagram and TikTok pages. So it’d be super awkward for the fans if you broke up, so can you just pretend to be a couple for just a little longer? Thanks, Honor Roll! 

A little longer turns into a week. A month. A year. You’re not getting out of this basically. 

And when you’re finally fed up, he tells you all the dirty secrets he has on you. He threatens to post all of it online if you don’t stay with him. You’d be completely ruined. 

After all, there’s no one smarter nor cuter than him so why would you even want to go find someone else?? Yeah, that’s what he thought

Romeo Scorpius Lucci

You want to break up?! After you begged him to get into a relationship in the first place, you want to break up?!?! (ignore the fact that he asked you out)

It’s not as easy as you thought it would be. You’re his most precious treasure after all. Not even Fuji’s pendant could compare to you. 

He’ll lock you up in one of his cages in his private office. That’s where he keeps his most valuable belongings. You’ll learn that there’s no man out there better than him when there’s no other men around. 

Lyca Colt

You want to break up? What’s that? Like break a roof? Poor boy is very confused by the whole concept and you gotta break it down for him. 

He asks Subaru and Rui what to do in this case and both of them console him and tell him he’s got to let you go. That’s the right thing to do. 

But it’s strange. Everything around him smells just like you. That fact that he’s not supposed to go after you, to follow your scent, it’s driving him insane. 

It’s a few months later and you’ve got a new boyfriend. It only takes one sniff for Lyca to know that that new guy sucks. He smells bad and he tells you as much. You laugh it off, but Lyca grabs your hand and takes you away. 

He’s not really sure where to go from there, but you’re not allowed to leave him again. If you never leave the manor, that’s fine. He’ll take care of you. Whatever he didn’t do right for you before, he’ll do right now. He is the best boyfriend for you. 

Yandere to the max

Jin Kamurai

You know you were cleaning his room so that you would know every single corner of where you would be staying forever right?

Yeah, if you suggest leaving him, prepare to never step foot outside his room again. First it was his mom, then it was his boyfri- I mean best friend, so he’s not losing you too. Not the love of his life. Not the only person who sees him for an actual person and not some chess piece. 

Maybe you’re scared and you think the only way out is that balcony, to fall into the soft flowers that were planted to honor his mom. But he won’t let that happen either. This is your prince charming, he’ll save you and keep you tied up. 

Towa Otonashi

You are soulmates! What do you mean you want to break up…?

Okay, fine if you need some time away. You can go running through the hills and woods in Jabberwock. No, you can’t leave Jabberwock but there’s a lot of space for you to roam. And he can always find you! He’s a lot stronger than you so there’s no running away. 

You’re destined to be together forever, the stars said so. So why would you want to run away? He asks this while holding you with tears in his eyes. He screams and cries, saying you hate him and he just wants you to love him so badly. 

Taiga Hoshibami

You are the only person who believes in him. Who trusts him with your life. No one else has seen him this way. No, you’re not getting away, kitty-cat. 

Yeah, that chair in his torture chamber is gonna become your only friend from now on. Any time you make a run for it, he sits you back there and suddenly there’s a knife threatening to cut your skin. 

But he doesn’t want to get bored of you. Keep struggling and running away, it’s fun for him to catch you every time. 

The world’s gonna all go to shit anyway. He might as well get a head start on it and burn it all down for you anyway. He knows how much those stupid ass teachers make you so upset. Nice gift, right?

Subaru Kagami

This FREAK you got together in the first place because you thought he was so kind and thoughtful. Never did you think he’d be like this when you asked to break it off with him. 

He’d threaten the others to make sure that you were alone. Sort of like what Tohma did. Except Subaru has started to use his stigma more on others to get dirt on them very subtly. He’s still keeping up the act that “it violates other people’s privacy” or whatever. 

He kept practicing honing his stigma for you, after all. He’s been in your room, touching all of the items you’ve touched, just to get images of you. You eating breakfast in the morning, you putting makeup on, you brushing your hair, you getting dressed… Anything to be closer to you… 

After some time of pushing everyone you knew away from you, he finally does something he swore to himself he would never do. He takes his glove off and strokes your hair while you’re asleep. He sees everything about you. Every little thing he has always dreamed of and more. 

It’s all to bring you closer together, he has to tell himself. You won’t break up again because he knows everything that makes you tick. He is the epitome of a perfect boyfriend for you. It’s good to know if you’ve spoken to anyone today that might take you away from him. You only needed him forever. 

Haku Kusanagi

These Hotarubi FREAKS Zenji, what do you have to put up with??

Ever since you came to Darkwick, he is the caring guide you’ve always needed. If you ever have any questions, you should come to him. He’ll give you the answer immediately.

You find it strange that he’s on his knees, practically worshipping you like you’re some kind of god. But maybe it’s kind of sweet. 

He tells you lies, but they’re all to protect you. Please don’t worry about the Clash, the professor and other ghouls, they want to hurt you. Haku is the only person you can trust. But… that’s exactly why you want to break up. You feel like you can’t trust him anymore. 

His time in Frostheim wasn’t wasted. He has all those connections to make sure that you stay away from everyone else. You won’t need them anyway. You only need him. And suddenly you have no more friends. 

He’s a medium and can see more ghosts than you can possibly imagine. He makes sure that they’re all watching you all the time. Everything you get up to is reported back to him. Zenji can yell at him all he wants. What matters is that you’re staying safe and away from other guys. 

And you can’t take it anymore. You feel that there are eyes on you all the time, but no one will go near you. You feel like you’re going crazy. The only person there for you is Haku. You sob as he takes you into his room. You won’t be breaking up ever again… 

Edward Hart

Poor, lonely Ed… You want to break up with him? No, he can’t be alone again. 

Consent has been thrown out the window once you got together with him in the first place. He’s old-fashioned. He doesn’t believe in divorce. He’ll be turning you into a vampire soon. 

But he wants you to have a little bit of time. After all, soon you’ll have all the time in the world together. Say your goodbyes to your friends, you’ll be staying in Obscuary with him. 

And once he bites you, once he tastes your blood, it’ll be eternity for both of you. He swears to protect you forever as long as you remain his. 

Yuri Isami

Before you got together, when he did your health check, he would listen to your heart beat just a little longer than necessary. When you asked him what was wrong, he stammered something and got very pink. Then he said something prideful and left immediately, ignoring Jiro that they still needed to take your blood. 

Right and your blood. He worships vials of your blood. If it got crusty and bad, he’d have to get fresh samples from you. He’ll make some excuse that it’s for your curse or something. He’d worship the very lungs that gave you air if it meant they didn’t have to be ripped out of you. 

Breaking up? An immediate no, worm. You’re his favorite subject to experiment on and he’s not going to let you go. 

He’ll put you in a container that’s meant for anomalies. Scream and cry all you want, begging to be let out, but he knows that you’re in there for your own good. 

You’re not going to leave like his mother left him. Not until you died of a ripe old age with him by your side. 

Elias Pratt

You fell for that sweet southern charm, some coffee dates, and soon there was no going back. 

But you can tell that something is wrong. There’s something about all of his sweet talk that buries his lies. 

Break up? If you insist, dear heart.

The entire school is trying to find you! But you’re now locked away in a buried workshop in Dionysia. No one will ever find you again… 

It’s definitely scary but Elias is there to calm you down. He’s told the entire school that he’s determined to find you because he loves you so much. And he will search all of Dionysia so hard to find you. Perhaps soon the search will stop completely. 

You wanted to break up with him because he lies? Well now he’s lying to make sure you stay with him forever.

Shion Genkai

You were married the moment you said hello. It’s now til death due you part. And your death may come a lot sooner if you keep suggesting stupid shit like “breaking up.”

Do you like your limbs? What about your blood? You like to keep it within your skin? And that other boy you were talking to. What about his eyes and ears and anything that can perceive you? Do you want to keep those in tact too? That’s what he thought. So never suggest something like that again. 

He can always charm you with a mermaid song to stay forever. He’s not too worried about you running away when as soon as you hear him sing, you’ll come straight back. 

[corlds-world]

Jin: Frozen Melody

Jin x MC angst

A/N: I want to try a series where I write stories based on the cards, starting with Frozen Melody. We'll see if it sticks or I get lazy lol

Jin looked up at the ceiling as he laid back on his bed. A record player that played Claude Debussy’s “De pas sur la niege,” letting himself fall into the hypnotic melody. He blew a puff of smoke from his cigarette. “Smoking, huh?” He looked up slightly to see MC with her arms crossed staring down at him. “I’m so shocked.”

He closed his eyes and inhaled more smoke. “Get out.” 

“Can’t.” She fell down on the bed next to him. “I’m all you have now.”

He felt her eyes on him, but he didn’t turn to look at her. “And you won’t stop bothering me.”

He heard her giggle. “And I won’t stop bothering you when I’m gone either.” He exhaled another puff of smoke. This girl would torment him to the end of his days apparently. It made him feel like the walls were closing in on him. He sat up to shrug off his vest and take off his already loose tie. There was no need to keep up appearances in his own room, which was why he forced himself to stay in there so much. He threw it away so it hit the wall opposite of them, and then they collapsed onto the floor. She sighed, “Nothing really has changed. A whole year of knowing you, trying to bring out the best of you. All that effort for nothing.” The Gala, her being taken away, all of that would be within a couple of weeks.

He turned to her to see her body faced toward him and she was grinning like a cat. “Can you play it for me?” He furrowed his brow, unsure what she was talking about. To explain, she propped herself up on her elbow and pointed at the record player on the other side of him.

Inhaling one last puff of smoke, he placed his cigarette in the ashtray. He exhaled it as he stood up. Like he had ordered everyone else in his life, he submitted every last one of his whims to her. He moved toward his white piano, tracing his fingers atop it. “Do you know what it’s called?”

She followed him, leaning on the top of the piano. “Des pas sur la neige, of course! By Claude Debussy. Debuted on a lovely December day in 1909.” She seemed to be very proud of herself. "I never forget your teachings."

Jin sat down on the white cushioned seat. His hands floated over the piano, a little reluctant to start, but they couldn’t forget this song even if he tried. It started off quietly, as if they were alone in a sad and frozen city. There was a slow, repeating, and muffled rhythmic figure that grew slowly louder, just loud enough to represent someone walking through the snow. As he played, she asked, “Do you think they’re alone?”

“What?”

“Whoever is walking through the snow. Do you think they’re alone?”

“Shut up and listen.”

She pressed her lips together, flipping herself around to get more comfortable leaning on the piano. She looked down at him, wondering if she should speak again. He gave her a glare, so she decided to speak. “Definitely alone. Listen to how sad it is.” She placed her hand on her chest dramatically. “It really just is so heartbreaking…” He stopped playing, letting the last chord he played echo in the air. “Why’d you stop playing?”

“That’s the end of the song.”

She furrowed her brow, leaning in toward him. “Really? Just like that?”

“This song has no resolution. It ends on a D minor chord with open disposition.”

“Will you have no resolution?” He looked up at her. She was leaning on the piano. Her eyes bore into him intensely, almost making him shift in his seat. If he felt the walls were closing in on him before, they were completely suffocating now. “When I’m gone, you’ll be alone.”

“No shit.”

“But it’s not like anything will change because you’ve already pushed me away. I no longer want to be any part of your life.”

“Shut up.” He put his head in his hands, rubbing his temples. His elbows crashed onto the piano keys, making horribly dissonant chords. 

“I don’t get why you’re still so miserable. It’s what you wanted. To end our relationship on your own terms and not wait until I'm gone. Or did the brilliant strategy of telling me it’s my own fault I’m going to die not work out for you? As they say, the end always justifies the means.”

“I SAID SHUT UP!” Quiet finally fell over the room again. That aberration his mind created had finally gone. There was this rotation of people that haunted him in this lonely room. She was just the newest of the lineup. He let his hands run through his hair, tugging just a little too hard, just trying to feel something under than this emptiness. 

He covered his face and whispered into his hands, “Stay.” He didn’t know if he looked up if she would be there again. He didn’t want that stupid aberration. That was just some demon in his head who was cruel enough to take her face. So when all he could see was the dark, she could form clearly in his mind, an image he couldn’t erase even if he tried. “Don’t leave me…” 

But he was weak, far too weak to save her. She was the strength he needed and the kindness he had never been given. And now she was gone, leaving him to feel like just a shell. Just a puppet to be played with by the students in Frostheim, his vice-captain, and even his own family. Only she ever saw him for who he really was, to take the time to know him without some ulterior agenda. 

Even though he had pushed her away, he couldn’t push out the memories of her. The soft smile and wave she gave him when he spotted her hanging out with those brats. The cute, frustrated look when she was trying to figure out her next move when they played chess together. The overjoyed look that one time he said something stupid. “Did you hear that, Tohma? Jin made a joke! A real joke! Can you believe it?” Somehow, he didn't feel regret after he said it.

He would give up everything to go back to those moments. He hated what he already owned anyway. Spending as much money as he could on her was partly selfish in that way. There was an infinite monetary value that she held to him, and it came with a feeling that he could never be enough for her. She was the only thing he wanted, to be his everything. If only he could’ve been her everything.

[orangejuice707]

locked in during a free period and half of my work here was done. Once again appreciating myself ❤️‍🩹