apollo.

[mxnzhewu]

moonsprks​:

he caught the sense of shame coming from minzhe, but trevor wanted to know the tea so he ignored it. “i mean, i probably will but i’m sure it’s not as bad as you think.”

He was silent, Minzhe looking at the bare wall before at Trevor. “I was bit by a person and not in a sexual way,” he said, entire face scrunching in disgust because as if. “Do you know a girl named Juniper? She was the one who bit me.” 

[zhoufeis]

许凯 XU KAI as GU YANZHEN ARSENAL MILITARY ACADEMY 烈火军校 (China, 2019)

[mxnzhewu]

moonsprks​:

trevor & minzhe || memory from the day a rabid juniper bit his lil sib :/

“a bite?! like, a monster bite? oh gods, are you okay? let me take a look at it” usually trevor got notified if there was a monster spotted to prepare for incoming wounded demigods so this took him by surprise. it didn’t take long for the dots to connect, since upon closer inspection it was definitely not a monster bite. “uh, care to explain what happened? this looks…human?”  

@mxnzhewu​

It wasn’t that bad and he could’ve easily gone back to his apartment to deal with the this simple and silly bite. But he wasn’t completely sure if there were Band-Aids at his place so he went for the infirmary. Luckily, or maybe unfortunately, he spotted one of his many siblings. “It’s nothing,” Minzhe said, doing his best to avoid the other’s eyes, embarrassment washing over him. “You’ll laugh at me if I explained it to you.” 

[mxnzhewu]

solarstcrms​:

she immediately held both hands up in mock surrender, brow raised.  “y’know, saying it like that just makes me want to do it more? but fine. i’ll leave it alone for now.”  maybe june would just have to catch mr. pumpkin off guard. she gave the pumpkin itself a few knocks.  “sure is sturdy, though. promise you can, like, breathe properly and stuff? can you even see who you’re talking to?”

Thank the Gods, so Juniper did understand the concept of personal space. Well, she somewhat understood it as she knocked on his pumpkin head. “I wouldn’t be wearing it if I couldn’t breathe,” Minzhe said. “And yes, I can see who I’m talking to. You’re--” He caught himself, almost saying her name, that would give it away that he knew her personally. “-- Howl from Howl’s Moving Castle.” 

[mxnzhewu]

nctvrnal​:

@nlupdates​ || location: holiday party during white lion

— ✿  “before you say anything, just hear me out.” her customer service was on, but it was a little different than the one she used at bundtmuda, this one had a tiny hint of desperation in it. the encyclopedia set ivy ended up with was hidden behind her, held up with magic. “if you exchange gifts with me, you’ll be the proud owner of vast knowledge and wisdom—” the books spread out, now orbiting her and on display, covers facing the other “and it is an equal trade, because as a treat, i’ll also let you see my tiddies. deal?”

“... I’m realizing now that hearing you out was a mistake.” Ze should’ve walked away and sit in a corner or something. Honestly speaking... sitting in a corner beat having to hear Ivy’s offer. “You’re aware that showing off your chest is not a valid exchange?” And could make some people uncomfortable but ze digressed. 

[2700lagostas]

[mxnzhewu]

solarstcrms​:

“yes it’s a real pumpkin, or yes it’s super uncomfy? or both?”  her head tilted to the side as she tried to place the voice, but the party was too loud and, honestly, she was pretty tired. she let out a small giggle. it really was funny to look at, though.  “can you take it off at least? or, oh my gods, is it stuck forever? bro, do you need help?”

“Both.” Well, at least he was now getting used to having the pumpkin over his head. Not like he’ll take it off anytime soon, not with Juniper nearby. “No!” It came out in a rush, Minzhe shaking his head as well. “No. I want to keep it on. Don’t want to ruin my costume.” 

[mxnzhewu]

quietepics​:

         HE ALMOST LAUGHS AS MINZHE  tells  him  to  have  fun .  almost .  ❝  well …  i  guess  that’s  a  start ,  ❞  perhaps  not  a  more  helpful  one  as  levi  would  have  hoped ,  but  it  was  something .  he  could  work  with  that ,  right ?  ever  reliable  levi .  ❝  how’s  your  halloween  been  so  far ,  minzhe ?  ❞  the  man  asks ,  ❝  it  seems  to  be  a  lot  of  people’s  favorite  time  of  the  year .  ❞

“It’s alright, I guess.” It was his first Halloween without his mother and honestly... it was taking a toll on him. “Do you guys always do something big for the holidays?” 

[mxnzhewu]

astridthejohnson​:

“Thank you, thank you, it’s a fan favorite,” she said with a grin, not mentioning that it was she herself who was the fan and not necessarily anyone else, though Astrid liked to think people got a kick out of it. She watched, brow raised, as ze slipped zir costume back on, feeling rather strange for talking to a pumpkin head, but trucked on. “Okay, but like, I’m sure it wasn’t just, psh, out of the blue,” she tried, still holding on to that pleasantly sweet air in her voice, reassuring smile on her face. “Because that would be—” she continued, then stopped herself, because she too didn’t want to call her sister crazy. “Aaanyway, I’m sure there was probably like… a friendly spat or something, right?” Astrid went on, knowing that her sister could have a temper, but that meant it would have had to have been provoked.

Minzhe was grateful for the pumpkin head, it hid his facial expressions from the other. While Astrid was nice, it was obvious who she was loyal to. With how she danced around the topic, how airy her voice was, and the smile that was brighter than their shared father, all of this was to excuse Juniper’s behavior and make the other appear innocent. As if she was on damage control. “Friendly spat--” He bit hard on his bottom lip to stop himself from saying anything rude. Because he was very close to doing so. “She was the one who started all of it. I did nothing wrong--” He may have provoked her but whatever, ze was sure that she still would’ve pounced. “It was all on her.” 

[mxnzhewu]

LOCATION && WITH WHOM : : LIBRARY W / @ceciliabae​

“You mind if I sit here?” 

[mxnzhewu]

LOCATION && WITH WHOM : : ANYWHERE W / @quietepics​

“So how long have you been here?” Longer than him obviously. 

[zhoufeis]

# he’s a meme

XU KAI as GU YANZHEN in ARSENAL MILITARY ACADEMY (China, 2019).

[mxnzhewu]

quietepics​:

          ❝  I BEG YOUR PARDON ?  ❞  there’s  a  look  of  slight  incredulousness  on  levi’s  face  —  just  a  bit  though ,  as  he  isn’t  the  most  expressive  person .  still ,  even  ‘ big  bad  levi ’  has  a  soft  spot  for  children .  ❝  that’s …  unacceptable .  i’ll  see  that  they  have  their  candy  back  before  halloween  is  over .  ❞  a  sigh ,  ❝  do  you  know  which  child  it  was ?  a  name ,  what  they  look  like ?  ❞

“Have fun with that.” He acted as if he didn’t care but he really did, if he didn’t, Minzhe wouldn’t have told Levi this. “I don’t know their name, I just know that they have black hair and that they’re short.” 

[mxnzhewu]

solarstcrms​:

minzhe  //  @mxnzhewu​

“whoa, wait right there, let me really look at you!”  juniper stops what she’s doing to flag down good ol’ pumpkin head. she cracks a smile. talk about a big brain costume moment.  “dude, that’s awesome. is that seriously a real pumpkin? isn’t it super uncomfy?”

Not this. Minzhe could’ve just kept walking, acted as if he didn’t hear her but that would’ve been suspicious. So he stopped and turned to look at her. “Um--” He cleared his throat before nodding his head. “Yes.” His voice was a tad higher than usual because he just wanted to enjoy the night without Juniper chomping down on him again. 

[mxnzhewu]

astridthejohnson​:

@mxnzhewu​ ; location: lounge party, evening

“Heeey,” Astrid called in a sing-song voice and she skipped over to her half-brother once she caught sight of him at the party. “Cool costume, Minzhe!” she started, getting the ice breaker out of the way before she began to wring her hands a bit in nervousness. “Um, so, this is a little awkward— L-O-L— but, uh, I heard my sister, um… bit you… recently?” Astrid asked, a cross between a grimace and a smile on her face. “I would just like to… um, maybe put some context in there, because— haha!— I’m sure she had a good reason! She’s just, um… in a weird place right now, I’m sure you get it?” she finished, looking up at him with a clumsy, terribly awkward smile and a forced laugh.

It was a short minute of the pumpkin head not over his head, Minzhe just wanting to drink from his water bottle, but it was enough time for someone to spot him. Luckily it was Astrid, one of his siblings he could actually tolerate. “Thank you,” ze said. “Your costume is also nice.” Simple, basic, unoriginal. Though, ze wouldn’t say that to her face. Ze wasn’t an asshole unlike someone. Minzhe frowned, twisting the cap back onto zir water bottle before slipping the pumpkin head back on. “No, I don’t get it,” ze said. “Your sister bit me for no reason, I didn’t even attack her--” Not this time, though the first time was an accident.  “-- She just did that because she’s...” Crazy, ze wanted to say crazy but stopped from doing so. Not in front of Astrid, not about her sister. 

[mxnzhewu]

solarstcrms​:

“i’m not holding it against you. i’m making sure you don’t do anything to anyone else. i’m fine, obviously.”  fists clenched, juniper deliberately tried not to remember the sensation of being trapped. never in her life had she hated anything more. she didn’t even actually hate minzhe. but maybe she could learn to.  “that’s not even a little true. all i do is hero stuff and vibe. there’s nothing dangerous about that!”  juniper turned her glare from zir to do, hissing back at her.  “so? you’d rather sic her on me then just move? do it then. i’m not scared of her.”  not that she was scared of minzhe. that would be stupid. she wasn’t scared of anything.  “oh my gods, shut up! everything about you is annoying. do you really think i’m just gonna wait for you to start hurting someone? just. move.”  she lunged forward to tackle minzhe to the ground and bite zir in the arm, ignoring do completely. if do bit her, at least juniper would get her own chomps in too.

“Obviously you’re not fine,” ze said. “Not if you’re acting like this.” A pain in zir ass, that was Juniper. Because no matter what Minzhe did or say, she wouldn’t listen to zir. It was like talking to a brick wall, it was annoying. “Hm, for all I know, you could be lying about this. Are you really vibing? Are you sure you’re not hurting some poor, defenseless demigod?” If she refused to listen to zir then ze will just throw that same energy back. Fighting annoying with annoying. “And everything about you infuriates me. Gods, and you’re supposed to be--” His words were cut short as Juniper tackled him, the Apollo child fell to the ground, head hitting the concrete sidewalk just a bit. Not only that, Juniper bit his arm, causing him to shout in pain. “Are you fucking-- Get off of me!” Do was quick, not even waiting for orders from Minzhe to do anything, the beast chomping down on Juniper’s nearest body part; her leg. Honestly, Minzhe would’ve liked it if Do focused on grabbing Juniper’s shirt and pulling her off of him but that was fine too. 

[mxnzhewu]

quietepics​:

        SHE LISTENS TO HIS EXPLANATION ,  head  nodding  ever  so  slightly  as  if  to  indicate  that  mina  is  paying  attention  despite  her  gaze  being  focused  on  the  creature .  she  thought  she  was  beautiful  in  a  way ,  one  that  most  people  surely  wouldn’t  appreciate .  ❝  she’s  loyal  to  you .  it’s  beautiful ,  ❞  the  girl  mused .  it  reminded  her  of  juni ,  though  her  memories  of  the  little  dog  were  few  &  hazy  now .  ❝  is  she  your  favorite ?  ❞  her  eyes  turn  towards  him ,  ❝  are  there  others  like  her ?  ❞

It’s beautiful. When was the last time someone complimented his artwork? Months actually, his mother was the last one to say that his work was purely beautiful. It was... nice hearing it again. “Thank you,” Minzhe said, her words lighting a small fire within him. “I don’t have favorites but she was my first beast that I created so... I tend to draw her a lot more than the others.” Do brought comfort despite her appearance and rough personality, so it was no surprise that Minzhe constantly drew her into existence. He nodded his head. “There are. Four to be exact.”