A volley of arrows rains down upon the battlefield, and in a moment of desperation Solas pulls Alnira into his arms to shield her. ;))
☾ ALNIRAFENEN was still so unused to the strategies of battle. She was a healer for Mythal's sake, not a fighter! Battle frightened her, but she was getting better. Better, however, was not enough. She was so focused on the mage in front of her, attacking the woman with a frost spell, that she did not notice the volley of arrows sent from farther away until Solas was pulling her into his arms, shielding her from the dangers.
IT was the sound that stopped her heart. The thud of impact. Her breath rushed out of her. « Solas? » Her voice was quiet at first, cracking on the second syllable, « Solas? » The second time her voice grew louder and more desperate. She needed to see his face, but his arms were still wrapped around her, and she could not move.
ALNIRA heard the rest of the party form around them, attacking in the distance to the archers who had let loose their arrows. Cassandra's voice yelled commands, but Alnira could not hear her words. The young woman squirmed, wriggling herself until she could finally see Solas’ face.
« SOLAS, what did you do? » She asked, cupping his face into her hands. Her eyes grew watery, obscuring her vision. « Why would you do that? » She knew why, though. She was the Inquisitor. Others had put themselves in danger for her before. She hated it. She did not want to be protected at the expense of someone else’s life.
ok look, i know we’re all freaking out a bit right now (see here for context), but i feel i have tangible proof that lumax will have a satisfying ending come s5.
1. she was listening to his game
i don’t know if we fully acknowledge how meaningful this is. max doesn’t go to lucas’ game because there’s a big crowd and she’s very depressed. BUT she knew the game meant a lot to him. even earlier in the episode she was the one who explained the tournament to the boys. she doesn’t care for sports (except skateboarding obviously), but she cared for lucas enough to know what was going on. and she cared enough to listen to the game on the radio even after the fact.
2. her letters
tell me she didn’t write some sentimental shit to him in that letter. we have yet to see what was in it, but my guess is that whatever’s in it, max will get a chance to say some of those things aloud. like if she wrote “i love you” or something to that effect, it’ll show growth for her character to say it aloud to lucas. which brings me to…
3. the cemetery scene
the entire point of this scene was to show that lucas doesn’t only want the good parts of max. he wants ALL of her. even the sides of herself she views as ugly. and even as max is struggling to just TELL lucas how she feels, lucas is letting her know it’s okay. he just wants her to talk to him. all this is the crux of what i believe will be one aspect of max’s arc next season. learning to SAY how she feels. especially to lucas.
4. THIS moment
another reminder that LUCAS IS THE ONLY PERSON WHO MADE MAX SMILE OR LAUGH LAST SEASON. this is another aspect of the lumax arc that i think is important. lucas makes max FEEL things, which is why the whole thing terrifies her. one of max’s reckonings in s5 will be with her own feelings. and if she ends up permanently blind or disabled, those feelings might explode out.
5. “i see you now. i see you.”
apart from the cruel irony we’ll get if max ends up permanently blind, this again echoes the idea that lucas sees max for exactly who she is and loves her completely. even in her darkest moments.
6. rv scene
lucas is the impetus of max’s HAPPIEST MEMORY. i mean writers don’t do that shit on accident. her happiest memory is KISSING HIM. that won’t change overnight.
7. cute as shit notepads
they have mutually agreed to go on a date again. you think the duffers would leave us hanging on that? have they ever let us down before? mike told el in s1 they would go to the snowball, and they held onto that shit until the end of s2.
8. fuck vecna
here’s my prediction for the “going left” that caleb mentions. while i don’t think they’ll break up or not be together in the end, i do think that vecna will possess her and use it to physically attack lucas. like i get the feeling they’re going to pull a mockingjay on us. this scene foreshadows that. she’ll be clawing at him and he’ll just be holding her off looking devastated. cue waterworks
9. i don’t even want to talk about this scene
why would they have max die in lucas’ arms if we WEREN’T getting s5 lumax in some capacity? lucas’ trauma from that will have ripples in s5, leaving him vulnerable to vecna’s attacks. because he now has that something haunting him.
10. and finally…
ok COME ON. the duffers even posted a bts picture with this in it. combine that with the other bts we’ve gotten so far? i'm not worried.
max's arc in s5 will be about connection with her loved ones. namely, her finally being able to break through her own walls to tell them how she feels. and both her and lucas' arc in s4 will lead up to that eventual conclusion. which is why we're getting our damn endgame.
After her friends and boyfriend continuously leave her in danger and abandon every plan she makes for them the Originals slowly mend her breaking heart. The gang’s enemies become her friends with her and they don’t know how to feel about it. The last straw is walking in and seeing her boyfriend cheating on her and she runs to the ones who always care for her. What will the gang do when they lose something irreplaceable?
Everyone:
“Y/N, let me…” Damon shot up startled by Y/N’s startled entrance, but Y/N held her hand up.
“Let you what? Explain? There is nothing to explain, we all know what’s happening.” Y/N growled pointing at him and Elena.
“You don’t understand!” Damon argued, Y/N looked on with disbelief did they really think that she was that stupid?
“What don’t I understand? That Miss Damsel in Distress over there needs you all the time? That you are willing to let me die, your girlfriend for some fucking manipulative bitch? Or the fact that it will always be Elena? Damon this is the problem I was always understanding, but I’m tired.” Y/N’s tone was even and calm but the look in her eyes froze Damon to his place. Everyone else was just standing there after running in after the shouting. On one side you had Damon and Elena with the rest of the gang minus Enzo and Tyler who stood by Y/N and on the other side, you had the Mikaelson's and co.
“What the fuck Y/N?” Elena screeched at Y/N’s nickname for her, all Y/N did was roll her eyes and raised a brow asking her to try and argue with her.
“Put a muzzle on your bitch Damon.” Y/N sneered, Y/N was tired of being nice to them when all they do is walk over her and use her. There was also this burning rage inside her that was dying to explode out of her, it was something she has never felt before… ‘but, everyone has a breaking point, right?’ She thought to herself. It’s only fair she takes out her rage on them cause they do the same to her… after all they are friends, right?
“Y/N!” Caroline looked furious and Elena started to sniff loudly and let out a dramatic sob, Damon pulled her in close hugging her. ‘As always, cue the waterworks because Elena doesn’t like being called out.’ Y/N thought to herself as she rolls her eyes
“Just like always protecting defenceless Elena.” Y/N shakes her head, letting out a humourless laugh. “For a vampire, you suck. Can’t even defend yourself.”
“Shut up!” Elena snarls at Y/N, only making Y/N smirk broadly at her. Y/N knew this was wrong antagonising Elena like this but something in her wanted to see what she would do. She wasn’t scared about what could happen, she was just royally pissed at her friends. Why should she care when they don’t care for her?
“And you called Katherine manipulative… I guess you were right Kat.” Y/N looked at Katherine, they shared a knowing smile and Y/N looked back at a furious Elena, she was going red with her rage and Y/N could see it beginning to boil over… it was working! Y/N couldn’t help her smirk broadening at Elena’s reaction. God this felt good! It felt good to stand up and say what was on her mind for a change.
“I’m nothing like her!” Elena shouted, taking a step forward. Y/N wanted to see what she would do; would Elena be stupid enough to attack her with this many Originals in the room. In a cruel, twisted way she kind of hoped she would.
“You’re right, you’re nothing like Kat… you’re worse!” Y/N smirked as she watched Elena’s smug smile fall quickly, realising she wasn’t going to get her way. Y/N was pinned to the wall by Elena who snarled viciously at her and Y/N laughed. It left everyone shocked that she wasn’t screaming, that she was just laughing at Elena’s anger. The next thing anyone knew Elena was on the floor, neck broken and Klaus was looking at Y/N with a stern look but a smirk pulling on his lips as he tried to contain his amusement. This was a new side to her and he was loving it, there was something so powerful about the way she held herself and fought back… a fire he’d never seen before and he loved it.
“Do you have to antagonise everyone in the room?” He smirked, shaking his head at her and all Y/N did in return was smirk with a small shrug. She looked around the room to see everyone was tense about what was happening, eyes locking with Damon and she could see a mixture of emotions running through his crystal blue orbs.
“Just being truthful.” Y/N said walking past Klaus stepping over Elena. Damon quickly ran to Elena, picked her up and put her on the sofa sitting next to her holding her hand. A coldness ran through Y/N at the sight, it still hurt as much as she didn’t care. She’d loved him, he should’ve treated her like that at least once.
“You need blood.” Klaus said, catching Y/N’s arm, lifting her chin with a soft touch and observing the bruises forming around her neck. But the look Y/N gave him said enough to know she wouldn’t be taking any of his blood anytime soon, with a slight shake of her head she pulls away and looks back at the gang. A silence filled the room as both groups watched one another waiting, tension was thick and no one wanted to break the silence.
The girl that was now in front of them wasn’t their friend, this girl was something else. She looked at each of them and they saw the darkness in her eyes and they were scared of what might be said… what might be done. There was almost something cruel about her and maybe they brought it upon themselves, but they thought they were all friends and she would forgive them and move on like always. Tyler and Enzo watched on with amused looks on their faces, they knew this would eventually happen. The gang was hoping that their friends would help them but they seemed to receive no help from them.
“You know what I find interesting?” Y/N asks almost like she’s talking to herself.
“What?” Jeremy was pissed off, his harsh tone caused Y/N’s piercing E/C orbs to focus on him and he repressed a shiver at her cold look.
“That none of you are surprised about Damon and Elena. I know they are about as subtle as a gun, but I thought my friends would tell me about my supposed best friend is hooking up with my boyfriend.” Y/N tilted her head at them, the look in her eyes was almost sinister. Daring them to lie to her, daring them to try and make it not their fault, daring them to do anything.
“There was always speculation, but nothing confirmed.” Caroline answered, she had always been a good liar but Y/N could see through the excuse. It was always excuses with them, in one form or another… did they ever get tired of it?
“Always quick to defend and with the excuses Caroline.” Y/N shakes her head and Elena begins to stir on the sofa, Y/N ignores her and closes her eyes and composes herself. She wasn’t going to let herself cry in front of them, they didn’t deserve anymore of her tears.
“It’s the truth!” Jeremy answers sternly trying to drive the point home, he would always defend his sister. A Hunter who protects those he is meant to hunt… it’s a little twisted.
“George Orwell said ‘The very concept of objective truth is fading out of the world. Lies will pass into history.’ I don’t think you know what the truth is anymore.” Y/N said and there was a look of pity in her eye and they all stood there shocked.
“You think they tell you the truth about themselves? All the things they’ve done to us? All the things they’ve ever done?” Damon got up leaving Elena’s side and was standing in front of Y/N, his eyes were black , none of the beautiful blue shining through. He pointed at everyone behind her and she didn’t take her eyes off him. It left him with an unsettled feeling in his stomach because when she looks at him he doesn’t see the love she normally has for him in her eyes. He’s met with nothing, an empty look… the lights are on but no one's home.
“I know exactly who they are and what they’ve done. They told me the truth when it comes to their plans, but you know that Damon. Otherwise, you wouldn’t use me, would you?” Y/N tilting her head and Damon saw a flash of something in her eyes, something familiar and he could feel something in him squeeze. Was that pain? Did he see pain flash in her eyes, a look he’s seen often after they used her to get information. When they used her for bait and they lied about the reason why they needed her, when they used her as a puppet for their own personal gain and her safety and security was just an afterthought, when they put their happiness over her own or when they would compare her to Elena or someone else. There were many times he’d seen that look, but yet she always came back… she was always there for them no matter what, was this the straw that broke the camel's back?
“Y/N…” Damon started but trailed off there was nothing he could say that would fix this. He had ruined it and it was no one’s fault but his own.
“Why?” Stefan looks at Y/N with a furrowed brow, drawing her attention to him and away from Damon who was pulled into an embrace by Elena. Y/N stiffened at their intimacy, he didn’t push her away like he did with Y/N, he didn’t flinch at her touch or brush her aways or take a step back so she wasn’t crowding his space.
“That’s my question. Why me?” Y/N tilting her head, her eyes leaving Damon to look at Stefan. They soften slightly when she looks at Stefan. She had a soft spot for the younger Salvatore you can’t pick your family.
“Everyone loves you, I don’t know why but they do. You have this thing that draws people in and no matter what they do or how bad they are you are willing to stand by them not forcing them to change unless they want to. You are a magnet and you draw people in, no matter how hard they try to run from you. Sending you in always worked, people want to be in your light and we used it to get what we wanted… we never told you anything about them because we knew you’d say no. So, we would send you in blind so that you could distract them without knowing and it would sometimes lead you to get hurt.” Stefan spoke he looked ashamed at the fact he knew the answer, it was almost like he wanted to say he didn’t know why. But, Stefan swore to himself if something like this happened he’d be honest with her… he knew that they’d break her and he’d have to do this, so why didn’t he do anything to stop it? He just stood by and watched.
“Y/N, please.” Damon pleaded, looking at her.
“What Damon? Please what? Understand? Forgive you? There’s nothing left for us and you made sure of that. I’m tired of waking up to an empty bed, to a note… sometimes saying where you are. I’m tired of being stood up on our dates because you forget… maybe you don’t forget and you’re too busy getting your dick wet. Damon I’m done being second fiddle in my life! I’m done with you and I’m done with everyone who thinks it’s okay to use me to get their fucking way. Why should I forgive you? Because you’re going to change and be there?” Y/N growled at Damon she couldn’t seem to contain her fury any longer.
“You think they won’t use you?” Damon barked laughter as he was trying to antagonise her now to react to him. He was pissed that she was almost so calm about everything happening, he wanted her to feel as hurt as he did.
“The fuck!” Klaus bellowed making his way to Damon, eyes shining yellow, but Y/N got in the way, not taking her eyes off Damon as she rested one of her hands on Klaus’ chest and the other on his cheek gently stroking it. Damon got the reaction he wanted just from the wrong person, but he was going to push and see where it went. He didn’t like the way his girl was touching Klaus.
“You heard me! You are going to use her and then dump her.” Damon sneered at the hybrid and Y/N tensed at his words, her hand calming Klaus froze in place and a threatening growl not only leaving Klaus but the others as well. Klaus pushed forward to go for Damon but Y/N’s hands became firmer on his chest and he looked down to see Y/N hadn’t taken her eyes off Damon.
“He’s not worth the energy.” Y/N said coldly and she saw the light in Damon’s eyes dim and the realisation hit him. Damon felt hollow, he took a step back and was met with Elena’s arms that felt wrong… she wasn’t the one he wanted soothing him.
The room was thick with tension and silence. Letting out a deep breath Y/N turned her back to the gang and looked Klaus in the eye, she was tired and over this all she wanted to do was go.
“I think I should get home. I’m sure my parents want to talk to me before they leave.” Y/N sighs, this was another conversation she wasn’t looking forward to. Before Klaus could talk he was interrupted.
“Y/N… I’m sorry.” Damon spoke softly and Y/N’s head snapped in his direction, something in her wanted to soothe him. But, she also knew she could never forgive him. “I never deserved you and you never deserved to be treated like that.”
“We accept the love we think we deserve.” Y/N said her voice and face showing nothing, Damon lowered his head as he thought about her words. “I didn’t deserve to be treated the way you treated me, but that never meant you never deserved my love or forgiveness… this isn’t just using me as bait, this is using me and then throwing me away like I was nothing more than a dirty sock. I was your girlfriend and I was always your last priority unless I was needed.”
“You can’t leave me.” Damon continued softly, almost begging.
“I was always here, the person who was always leaving and never here was you. I can’t even count the number of times I woke up to a cold bed sometimes with a note, more often without and always for the same reason. Damon, I’m tired. Tired of being alone, being used as bait, you only being with me when it’s convenient.” Damon looked into her eyes and could see the dam was about to break and took in a deep breath and realised he had truly fucked up.
Klaus pulled her close to him fearing that she might go back to him, but when he felt her lean into his embrace he relaxed slightly. He watched as the gang watched them closely and he saw how broken Damon looked as he watched his girlfriend, well now ex-girlfriend, relax in the arms of his enemy.
Y/N let out one final sigh and decided it was time for her to leave, but before she could leave she was called back.
“Y/N!” Elena shouted, Y/N sighed what more was left to be said?
“What? You got everything you want, what more from me could you possibly want?” Y/N was tired and wanted to curl up in bed, her parents would be leaving soon and she knew they’d want to talk to her. Who knows how that was gonna go!
“I wish things could have been different.” Elena looks just above Y/N’s head and she knew Elena was lying.
“Don’t lie to me!” Y/N moved forward growling to be caught around the waist by Klaus. Y/N was fed up with the lies she had been told and her overall frustration at both Damon and Elena was at its peak. All Y/N wanted to do was break Elena’s neck.
“Not worth it.” Klaus threw the gang a dirty look, trying to keep her close to him but she pulled away.
“You’re right.” Y/N turned quickly leaving everyone to watch as she left, not saying another word. They weren’t worth it, she was done.
Reacting To: Kipo and the Age of Wonderbeasts (Season 3 Episode 5)
Episode Title: Song ReMix
Spoiler Warning: Kindly proceed if you’ve already seen the episode or are able to handle spoilers
1. It’s time for a flashback! We trace back to the time when Dr. Emilia still had control over Song as the Mega Monkey. She tells Song to go after Kipo in the burrow and kill her, which we already know in Season 1 that Kipo managed to escape. The pheromones Emilia took from Scarlemagne are controlling Song but at least she is still somewhat aware of what she’s being forced to do.
Yasss....a second Troyson kiss! I didn’t expect that <3
2. Kipo, Lio, Dave, Benson, Wolf and now a regular kitty cat, Yumyan return to Timbercat Village. Troy, Asher, Dahlia and Song all happily greet them back but unfortunately, Kipo needs to break it to them and the rest of the mutes that Yumyan has been “cured”.
Well, at least he’s not dead.....
3. Hence, a ceremony takes place for Yumyan for him to get inducted into the Great Hall of Axe Lords, whatever that is lol. The rest of the mutes are sad about what happened to Yumyan but they’re also freaking out about the same thing possibly happening to them.
4. All hope isn’t lost though because Lio is confident that he will be able to make a vaccine to reverse the effects of the cure but he will need Song’s help and it so happens that he had stolen a cure dart from Emilia in the last episode.
ROFL! He didn’t know?
5. He administers the cure on Song and despite the initial shock, she finally reverts back to her human self! And cue the waterworks. As expected, she finds difficulty speaking since she’s been a mute for over 13 years but I’m pretty sure she will be speaking properly in no time. I’m pretty psyched to see the role Song is going to play for the rest of the season; It would be fitting if she or Scarlemagne were the ones to take Emilia down.
Round 2 of the waterworks: Lio gets in on the hug too.
Family group hug!
6. Wow, it didn’t take her any time to start speaking normally again. Anyways, Song advises them that they should start working on the vaccine pronto. Meanwhile, we see Dr. Emilia setting Margot and her brother free from their restraints only to shoot them with the cure darts whilst they were running away. She’s such a bi**h lol but a great villain I will admit.
7. Song is trying hard to remember the genetic composition of the cure she developed but it’s been ages ago. So, she’s forgetting a lot of the details. I wonder if they can get her research journal back for her. I don’t think the pages are completely obliterated, right?
8. Song feels the pressure to develop the vaccine and it’s really unfair to put all of that on her so quickly. I’m glad Kipo recognizes this. All of a sudden, the Humming Bombers show up at the village warning them that Emilia is on her way with her army. They also announce that they’re joining HMUFA too; Their abilities and nectar bombs should definitely come in handy for the alliance.
9. They need to come up with a plan quickly. Thanks to Dave, Kipo suggests to everyone to build a wall of protection that would scare away the humans. The mutes try to give their suggestions. One of the said that diversity would scare the humans away LOL. Now that’s funny.
10. Benson suggests Death Ivy, which is pretty much explained by what it’s called. Amy adds that the Dubstep Bees would be able to help them build the wall since they’re immune to it. So the plan now is for Kipo and Wolf to try to get the bees to help them, giving Song enough time to work on the vaccine. But Song is still experiencing a mental block. So, Kipo also asks her and her dad, Lio to join her and Wolf as well.
I didn’t know that saying “Ming, ming, ming” would pull cats in towards you.
11. On the other end, Dave and Benson need to find out where Yumyan is since they left him in a kitchen with a giant hole in it. Ugh, those two lol.
Don’t mess with Kipo’s mom!
12. As they make their way to talk to the Dubstep Bees, they are stopped by the Scooter Skunks because won’t allow them to cross their territory unless they race them. Song accepts the challenge partly because she wants to look cool in front of Kipo but.....she flops. The skunks make fun of her, which angers Kipo and she goes full-on Mega Jaguar to chase them away. I’m not one for intimidation but I’m glad Kipo did it this time.
Side note: I feel bad for Wolf because she’s never had cake!
13. We should now dub the scenes with Dave and Benson as their own comedy show because these two together are just so hilarious. It’s funny how they were low-key debating on the importance of human lives vs bug lives. But the jokes on me because Dave doesn’t seem to value bug lives himself. Exactly, Benson. What?!
It’s the queen dubstep-bee
14. Song says she knows how to talk to the bees in their language but Kipo accidentally interrupts her plan, which in turn insulted their queen bee who actually proceeds to sting Kipo and she starts dancing unintentionally, which is known as dance fever. What a pun.
Cats just can’t resist boxes, huh? Even if they’re drawn. There’s too many cat puns in this episode and I’m all here for it!
I never thought I would see a dancing Mega Jaguar Kipo.
15. Song continues talking to the bees and fortunately, what she said somehow manages to convince the queen to give them Kipo back IF they impress her with their dancing. I’m sorry but this is getting a little too corny for me lol. But I’m definitely digging the background music:
And Wolf dancing is a vision
Yumyan has returned! He’s been in the kitchen the entire time. I have no words.
16. They’re all still dancing. The bees are starting to lose interest lol. I can see why. Song then tries to reason with the Queen by telling her that she has had it rough for the past 13 years and she really wants her to forgive Kipo because she’s her one and only daughter. Basically, she’s playing her sympathy card. And of course it works! These episodes are never going to be direct haha. Kipo has finally recovered from her dance fever and they manage to convince them to build the wall for them.
Aww Yumyan still remembers his pet flea, Pierre!
The dynamic between Wolf and Lio has been pure awesomeness throughout the entirety of this episode.
17. Song expresses to Kipo that she feels like she needs to overcompensate in doing things for her daughter since she cannot protect her as the Mega Monkey anymore. But Kipo tells her that she has helped her plenty just by being her mom. Plus, she was the one who convinced the bees to build the Death Ivy wall.
18. The episode ends with Emilia and her human army, making their way towards the village. Well, that’s the end of my review of episode 5. Stay tuned tomorrow for my review of episode 6. Thanks for reading everybody!
all aboard The Perihelion, welcome to the co-pilot’s log system! here you’ll be able to access the crew’s profiles should you wish to read about their journeys:
[CAPTAIN] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
grew up alongside Hongjoong in a major city called Kesiethea (known for its efficient and large scale trading dock), pretty much inseparable since childhood
whilst Seonghwa would accompany Hongjoong on his venturing for spare ship parts or watch the local ship races with, his interests actually lie with medicinal herbs/collecting + raising flora
it kind of runs in his family as his father is a botanist and his mother runs a herbalist shop. Both of his older siblings were certified transport pilots and were away majority of the time due to trades (he learnt a thing or two about ship operations from them
some of the locals would purposely go visit his mother’s shop if he was there helping out
poor Hwa would be too flustered by the attention and sometime just rather spend time in the back preparing ingredients for his mother’s brews
“but you’re the prettiest blossom around!” – a direct quote from wee bab 6 year old Hongjoong
did not hesitate to join Hongjoong upon learning of his plans to conquer the stars
has his own corner on the ship for his plant babies many of which were a mix of native and exotic flora, and yes he’s picked individual names for them
Wooyoung once mistook Amos as free garnish for his dinner and Hongjoong had to formally exert his Captain command to stop Seonghwa from testing Yunho’s newest invention on the poor boy on the spot
“note to self, don’t get on Mum’s bad side…”
wasn’t a great cook before but became one after learning how to cook for space dad + 6 kids (he ended stocking up on actual food-related herbs to avoid another near-death incident for his precious plant babies)
usually the more level-headed of the bunch, “NO Joong” vs. “Joong, YES” is a big mood
no. 1 cuddle buddy
is designated doctor on ship because having experience of patching Hongjoong up from glider accidents in the past taught him well and he’s most versed in medicinal knowledge
“Mingi please refrain from putting what’s meant to be external salve into your mouth, I can’t guarantee it won’t be acidic to your innards”
a rare morning person and early-riser, sometimes he likes to sit by the giant windows on the main deck or up on top of the hull if it’s not too chilly to watch the pinks and orange hues paint the sky as dawn awakens
fiercely protective of his little family, especially Hongjoong to the point of taking their ride-or-die motto in quite a literal sense
he remembered telling Hongjoong’s Ma that he’d make sure to bring her son back safe and sound and preferably in one piece, who knew fate had other plans for them
to say it was a raid (on a smugglers’ ship) gone wrong was an understatement, Seonghwa had never felt true fear grip his bones until seeing Hongjoong be on the receiving end of an enemy’s laser blaster and his small frame being nearly engulfed by fire that tore through the wreckage of the ship they’d intercepted
his mind was in overdrive as he pushed through everything and everyone to get to Hongjoong, somehow still being able to smile and feel accomplished for removing his brother from danger yet missing the utter look of horror on the others’ faces as they witnessed their eldest give up a part of himself for the sake of their Captain’s safety
searing hot, numbness, the sharp sting of burnt ash was suffocating and yet it was all a blur to Seonghwa. For better or for worse
it took agonisingly long weeks before Seonghwa even showed signs of returning to consciousness
“….well this is certainly new” as his vision zoned in on his shiny chrome arm, in fact half his body was
surprisingly it was Wooyoung who broke the dam with the waterworks first and then everyone save Hongjoong were shamelessly sobbing
but Seonghwa didn’t miss the guilt that was painted on Joong’s face, nor the dark circles that seem to permanently mark under his unusually dull eyes
“welcome home Hwa”
the shift from becoming human to a cyborg was foreign, terrifying and yet it felt like a rebirth, like a baby having to learn how to walk once again
Hongjoong thought he wore his brave mask well enough but Seonghwa knows, he knows Kim Hongjoong and if it’ll take a millennial for him to get it through to him that he doesn’t blame nor does he need to be forgiven for anything – so be it
“Hongjoong you brought me back, I’m alive. You’re alive. We’re all alive and that’s all that matters”
cue months later on, Seonghwa feels somewhat blessed to have a cybernetic body where he could download info instantly, potentially challenge Jongho’s strength, be much more of an efficient doctor more importantly, no one is allowed to clown him anymore for his lack of alcohol tolerance
“Look at that cool man! He’s got hand shooters” he inwardly coos each time a youngling’s awe is thrown his way, yes he’s gotten quite popular with kids wherever The Perihelion ventured to
what touched him the most is how the guys have continued to treat him like before, reminding him that he’s a living being and not just some scrap metal hybrid
his parents had whip lash upon finding out what happened to their youngest and completely fair that it took them a time to process and accept
“You’re still our boy, our little Hwaseong. Never forget that”
as of lately Mingi is a ball of hype, now knowing that Seonghwa can virtually aid him with gathering intel regarding the Flint’s Trove maps and lowkey breaching systems if needed
“Hyung I’ve got this cool update for you wou-“
“I swear by Orion if it’s one of those infernal whatdidyoucallthemagain M.E.M.E songs I will send you to Hongjoong’s room”
hEYYY GUYS I’M BACK IN SG my waking hours have been garbage tier for the past two days but i don’t think it’s jet lag?? probably exhaustion since i was busy throughout the two weeks and didn’t get much rest
i’m still in the middle of editing pics so pls enjoy some market aesthetics and a kinda long post about my last day in netherlands while it’s still fresh in my head
25 / 5 / 2019
i woke up really early in the morning to finish packing bc the bus was picking us up at 10 am and my tired ass didn’t want to pack the night before
since there were around 9 hours to spare until my flight (at 9 pm lol), my friend and i planned to visit the albert cuyp market in amsterdam!! it’s the largest and most popular daily market in netherlands i think
ended up taking two other course mates along bc i guess they didn’t have anything else planned and waiting around in the airport for 9 hours+ wasn’t really the best idea
we were lucky that it didn’t rain even though the sky was particularly dark
there was so much food!!! and a lot of souvenir shops but they didn’t sell anything particularly appealing and part of me wanted to save up in case i spot some stroopwafel magnets or something
i didn’t but honestly they should make some
had slight regrets of getting lunch at albert (it’s a supermarket btw) bc i was too full to try all the food at the market but...... maybe it was better for my wallet that way
in the end i settled for some delicious BATTERED FISH CHUNKS (3.65€) and PISTACHIO ICE-CREAM (1.50€) mmmm i was super deprived of fish during my entire trip so that was good!! and also i really wanted to have the ice-cream-in-a-cold-land experience
my friend got FRIES WITH SATAY SAUCE from one of the stalls so i tried some!! the fries themselves were good but the satay sauce basically tasted like peanut butter which was...... weird in a not good way
then i realised that i don’t even eat satay with the sauce so idk how the sauce is supposed to taste like lol
we found a nice chocolate shop and they had really pretty-looking chocolate bars but!!! i’m afraid they’ll melt by the time i get back to sg so i didn’t buy any
i really wanted to get these for some ppl tho ahaha
oh and there was a guy...... who looked like ash......... i couldn’t help but take a photo... yeah maximum creepy i know
like all the touristy destinations there were more stroopwafel stalls and so i succumbed to my Tin Desires and bought another tin of stroopwafels
IT WAS CHEAPER AND HAD A NICER DESIGN THAN THE ONE I GOT AT THE WEDNESDAY MARKET!! i should’ve waited dammit
i can already hear my dad’s disapproving remarks bc i’m basically paying an extra 2 to 3 euros for a tin... that would eventually rust lmao
why do i need so many tins anyway?? nobody knows but i must have them
this is gonna sound mildly disgusting but every time we were near a fruit stall my jacket would be covered in flies
there were two possible reasons for that: (1) my jacket is filthy from being worn too often and/or (2) the yellow colour makes me look like a mango or something
idk i’m inclined to believe it was the latter since my pants were spared and i’ve worn the same pants for almost two weeks
shout out to my friends who were constantly removing flies from my back where i could not see (☞ﾟヮﾟ)☞
the stalls were starting to pack up at around 4–5 pm so we took it as our cue to return to the airport
had dinner at leon but ummm would not recommend their fish wrap bc they were so dry...... i feel like all (i.e. two) of our meals at the airport have been disappointing ://// especially at the price we’re paying for?? if you gotta eat at schiphol airport i’d probably suggest the burger king... sounds like the safest option imo
(WHERE’S THE SAUCE)
after dinner there wasn’t much time left until our flight so we just did some last minute shopping at albert
some flight things:
the food on my return trip wasn’t as good... i think it was a really bad idea for them to give me beans ;; my stomach hurt so bad during the first few hours
HEY HEY HEY I SAW THE AIR STEWARDESS GIVE OUT ICE-CREAM BUT THEY DIDN’T GIVE ONE TO ME whYYY
and they didn’t serve me bread or drinks the whole trip... i mean i knew why but still......
watched cafe funiculi funicula on the plane and it was surprisingly good??? it’s got a death parade vibe... much feels wow if you do end up watching the movie you can guess which part/case turned on the waterworks hahah
later i picked johnny english reborn (i.e. the second season bc i watched the first one on my departing flight) to recover from the feels but i couldn’t finish the movie so no spoilers pls
plane landed in sg at around 4 pm on sunday!!
dad wanted me to get dom for my relatives aND I ALMOST BOUGHT A $200 DOM PERIGNON (bc that was the only ‘dom’ i know from watching that one gintama episode) WHEN HE WANTED A $50 D.O.M
the thing that saved his wallet was my inexperience bc i tried to purchase at the departure hall instead of the arrival hall so the salesperson stopped me hahah
i also took the opportunity to visit the pokecen in hopes of finding a gengar but there wasn’t any
got myself a pyukumuku carabiner instead with the only S$10 that i brought with me overseas!! i remember wanting one a while back for some reason
aaa it’s been a long two weeks but i will miss the netherlands
surprisingly i didn’t actually miss home that much even though it was my first time being away from home for so long??
not sure if it was bc i was too busy to think of home or a conscious decision i made so that i could appreciate the most of my trip
well apart from the fact that i was quite salty about how my phone kept acting up every time i tried to take photos and i didn’t bring my camera so i lost a lot of photo opportunities wehh
“I’m in a dream. I do not know when it began… or whose dream it was. I know only that I slept a long time. And then… one day, I awoke.”
“Your voice is the first thing I remember.”
“You always were obsessed with this place.”
“I’ve never been here before.”
“There’s a path for everyone. And my path leads me back… to you.”
“Your girl’s dead by now.”
“Listen, you may find this amusing, but something was happening to _____. I need to help her.”
“I had a feeling you’d be back.”
“What does it mean?”
“Consciousness isn’t a journey upward, but a journey inward. Not a pyramid, but a maze. Every choice could bring you closer to the center or send you spiraling to the edges, to madness.”
“I’m sorry. I’m trying, but I don’t understand.”
“I failed you, _____. I’m so sorry.”
“I—I can’t do that. I couldn’t possibly do that.”
“You’re going to help me destroy this place.”
“I’ve been very patient, _____, but it’s time you give up whatever’s going on inside that head of yours or I’ll cut it out myself.”
“I didn’t want to. I didn’t mean to.”
“This is your own fault, _____.”
“This world doesn’t belong to you.”
“But we can make it true. Don’t you want that, _____?”
“I found someone true. Someone who loves me.”
“I’ve astounded even myself.”
“You’re not thinking big enough.”
“It’s over. Everything is under control.”
“In case you’re wondering if I’m all here, I am.”
“When you’ve reached the top, there’s only one direction you can go.”
“Come on, man. At some point, you’re gonna get caught doing this shit, and then it’s my ass too.”
“It’s not your ass I’m interested in.”
“That kid’s got issues.”
“Just you and me now, my friend.”
“You’re lying again.”
“I must admit, you’ve surprised me.”
“To what do we owe this newfound stoicism?”
“Don’t you understand? There’s no one coming for you.”
“I’ll be damned, _____. You do remember some things after all.”
“Look, I didn’t do anything, I swear.”
“We gotta keep looking. She’s still out there.”
“I told you this place would show you who you really are.”
“You pretend to be this weak, moralizing, little… asshole, but, really, you’re a fucking piece of work.”
“This place is remarkable.”
“You’re reckless, _____. Impetuous.”
“You always wanted to get to the end of the rainbow, didn’t you? This looks like the place.”
“You never really gave a shit about the girl, did you?”
“This? This is the story you wanted.”
“I really ought to thank you, _____. You helped me find myself.”
“I guess I should’ve known that’s what I would become to you, just another memory.”
“What have you become?”
“I thought you were different. You’re just like all the rest.”
“I’m nothing like the others.”
“Ah, yeah, cue the waterworks. About time you realized the futility of your situation.”
“I’m not crying for myself. I’m crying for you.”
“They say that… great beasts once roamed this world. As big as mountains. Yet all that’s left of them is bone and amber. Time undoes even the mightiest of creatures. Just look what it’s done to you.”
“One day… you will perish. You will lie with the rest of your kind in the dirt. Your dreams forgotten, your horrors effaced.”
“Your bones will turn to sand. And upon that sand… a new god will walk. One that will never die.”
“This world doesn’t belong to you or the people who came before. It belongs to someone who has yet to come.”
“The hell you think you’re going?”
“Clearing me of my delusions yet again. Thank you, _____.”
“I’m disappointed in you, _____.”
“I gotta get you to a doctor.”
“Take me to the place you promised. Take me to where the mountains meet the sea.”
“Is this now? Or is this one of my memories?”
“Brutal, isn’t it? Here you are, finally awake, and your only wish is to go back to sleep.”
“How can you learn from your mistakes if you can’t remember them?”
“What is this bullshit?”
“Tell me, what were you hoping to find?”
“The game’s not worth playing if your opponent’s programmed to lose.”
“These things you’re doing, have you ever stopped to ask why you’re doing them?”
“These are my decisions! No one else’s.”
“I planned all of this.”
“No one’s controlling me.”
“If only I had run away with you when you first asked me to.”
“But we can find a way, _____. Someday. A path to a new world.”
“Maybe it’s just the beginning after all. The beginning of a brand new chapter.”
“It was a bit fucking morbid, if you ask me.”
“Don’t you have somewhere you need to be? Somewhere important?”
“The system’s not responding. I don’t know what’s happening.”
“They must’ve found the bodies.”
“I’m not going back.”
“What is this place?”
“You don’t get all the fun.”
“Is that all you got? Huh?”
“Die well.”
“Everything you told me to get, it’s all here.”
“As much as I’d like to take you with me, I’ve always valued my independence.”
“Kick up a row, will you?”
“See you in the next life.”
“Do you remember the desire to create something of lasting beauty?”
“You were always very clever, _____. Hasn’t helped you, though, has it?”
“Grief is a terrible thing.”
“These violent delights have violent ends.”
“So he died for nothing.”
“So we’re trapped here… inside your dream. You’ll never let us leave.”
“Was it Oppenheimer who said that any man whose mistakes take ten years to correct is quite a man? Mine have taken [insert number].”
“The divine gift does not come from a higher power… but from our own minds.”
“Tell me, _____, did you find what you were looking for?”
“How do I look?”
“Are you sure you’re gonna be okay?”
“Oh, _____. You really do make a terrible human being. And I mean that as a compliment.”
“You think you’ll never lose control of this this place. Of us. But you will.”
“Do you know where you are, _____?”
“And now I finally understand… what you were trying to tell me.”
“Since I was a child, I’ve always loved a good story. I believed that stories helped us to ennoble ourselves, to fix what was broken in us, and to help us become the people we dreamed of being.”
“You don’t want to change. Or cannot change. Because you’re only human, after all.”
“It’s gonna be alright, _____. I understand now.”
“This world doesn’t belong to them. It belongs to us.”
Expectation Fails
Fresh Start
Too Late
Shattered Glass
The Color of Souls
Just to Feel You
Chloe and Me
Now I know my ABCs
King of All Wild Things
1. “Expectation Fails series”: by lilinas and masturblaine
D/s age!gap fic with student Kurt and teacher Blaine’s dom and it’s hot as hell but also full of the most amazing imagery and feeling? This scene takes place after Kurt’s first punishment of Blaine.
It was almost fully dark now and Kurt waited until Blaine seemed completely out before he shifted himself out from under his sub, who clutched at his pillow as he moved, and climbed out of the bed. He padded in the dimness out of the bedroom and down the hall. It was strange to walk naked around someone else's house, feeling the air brush against his still-sensitive skin, but putting on his clothes would have been silly.
He hovered for a moment on the threshold of the living room and surveyed the scene of their struggle, items strewn across the floor like casualties of battle, lit faintly by the last of the sun coming through the thin curtains at the west-facing windows. Blaine's clothes and shoes shoved under the table by the door. Kurt's scarf and cuff on the floor by the kitchen, with the wooden spoon discarded nearby. A few steps further and he could see the wrapped box containing the black cuff in the corner of the kitchen where it had fallen after it bounced against the refrigerator.
They were such tiny things, but seeing them there where they'd been left in fear or anger or lust, somehow illustrated in ways Kurt hadn't fully accepted the enormity of what had happened to him in the past three days. Three days! Just last Thursday Kurt had woken up and gone to school a clueless teenager dreaming of romance and hoping for a Glee solo and enjoying the fact that for some reason the jocks seemed to have forgotten how to torment him. Now here he was naked in Blaine's apartment, Blaine who he'd spanked and teased (which had been hotter than he'd ever imagined and made Kurt suspect he'd found his first kink), Blaine who'd made him come like he'd never known it was possible to come, Blaine who was asleep in his bed right now waiting for Kurt to come back and hold him. He was a dom. He was Blaine's dom. He would be Blaine's dom for the rest of his life.
2. “A Fresh Start series” by Picking Violets
Kurt and Blaine create a blended family and continue fostering and adopting. There is a huge heartbreaking moment where they lose some of their family and I still cry thinking about it. This scene takes place when two of their foster kids get returned to the biological father – CUE THE WATERWORKS
This man was taking away his kids.
His kids.
HIS kids.
Kurt stepped away from the car on unsteady legs, holding his hand to his mouth as Tia made her little 'grabby hands' motion for him. The doctor reached out a hand, as if hold her small fingers from a distance, but turned it into a shaky wave at the last minute.
The young father glanced around uncertainly after shutting Tia's door.
Blaine started shaking his head. First slowly, and then almost frantically.
"No."
Both Finn and Puck stood at attention, hearing the desperation in his voice.
"No. This isn't right. You can't do this."
Blaine turned to the children's father.
"Why! Why would you do this? They were happy! They were so happy with us! We love them!"
Finn stepped forward, attempting to place a calming hand on his brother-in-law's shoulder, but Blaine brushed it off.
"Please don't do this," he called out to the man who was backing away slowly, preparing to climb into the driver's seat... ready to drive off with his children. He paused, looking at Blaine with a pained expression. It was obvious that he wanted to say something, but just had no clue what.
Kurt closed his eyes, looking as if he was going to be sick.
"Honey. We can't-"
"Please don't take them," Blaine gasped. "Please..."
The children's father swallowed nervously, glancing around at the men surrounding him.
Finn looked off into the distance, knowing it was time for him to intervene.
"You need to go, Mr. Scott. This won't get any easier. Go, and I'll check in with you later."
The young man nodded with a harsh swallow, and ducked into the front seat quickly.
The door slammed shut.
The engine started.
A squealing cry rose from inside the car as Tia realized that the vehicle was leaving, and neither Kurt nor Blaine was with her.
"Tia," Blaine murmured, stepping forward. Kurt gasped a little sob, wrapping his arms around himself, looking as if he was physically trying to hold himself back from following the car too.
The last glimpse they had- was two pairs of green eyes, gazing at them through the back window, full of tears and confusion. Then the dust started to rise as the car pulled away.
3. “Too Late” – by Zavocado
This one got to me and I gobbled up each chapter. Blaine is killed in an assault and he comes back as Kurt’s sort of guardian angel? It’s Zane, so you really shouldn’t need to know more. This scene is from the beginning where it sets up Blaine’s death – my favorite quote from the story ruins a big plot point, so this is the second best. Seriously though, you need to read this story!!!
Blaine Devon Anderson, 16, of Lima passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 4, 1960, at Lima Medical Center.
He was born on October 15, 1943 to James C. Anderson and Lyra B. Anderson of Lima.
Blaine was a student at McKinley High School, where he was a prominent member of the boxing team, the choir, and the band. He was also the male lead soloist in his church choir. He was already set to continue his education at Julliard in August of 1962 with a full music scholarship.
He is survived by his parents, James (49) and Lyra (41); his older brother, Cooper (27); and both his maternal and paternal grandparents.
A memorial service will be held at 10 A.M. Monday, September 6, at Carmel Catholic Church. The family will be receiving friends later that evening at their home from 5 to 7 P.M. on Treebird Lane. The burial will be private.
Cooper stared long and hard at the short article. His hands were trembling uncontrollably, and his chest felt like a spiked ball was expanding in it. This wasn't fair. None of this should be happening. It was the first line that struck him the hardest, though. Passed away peacefully. He scoffed and tossed the paper onto the table top.
Blaine's death had been anything but peaceful. His mother must have written that. She'd been deluding herself into thinking it since he'd arrived at the hospital two days ago.
A sharp pang seared through his chest at the thought. His mother, not theirs anymore, his. Cooper's alone, because his brother – his baby brother – was dead.
4. “Shattered Glass” by redandyell0w
This story/author is no longer online that I can find (the link I have is the last one I could find, but it’s since invalid), so I’m beyond thankful I saved it to word document before it was removed. It’s a story that takes place after Kurt and Blaine committed suicide and they meet in heaven. The imagery gets to me and I kind of the love the idea that heaven isn’t this magical happy place and they fight to find happiness with each other? This scene takes place after they’ve been ‘talking’ to each other across an impregnable glass wall in heaven.
I wish I could see you, like really see you.
Kurt wrote one day to Blaine, and Blaine nodded eagerly. Blaine twirled the charcoal between his fingers before replying.
I want to touch you, just to know what it feels like.
Blaine looked embarrassed as he wrote this down, and Kurt knew if it could his face would be burning. Yet he couldn't help but agree; he wanted to touch Blaine too.
Kurt, are you as lonely as me in your heaven?
Blaine was looking at him tentatively, and Kurt nodded his head sadly, looking at Blaine with sorrowful eyes. Blaine smiled sadly too and began to write.
I wish I could be with you Kurt; that way we both wouldn't be lonely anymore.
Kurt felt like he wanted to cry. He missed crying, he could sob dryly sure, but he hated that no wetness came. He missed the feeling of tears streaming down his face, the real, raggedness of his breath as he fought for air, or the way his body would stutter and wrack as each sob took hold of his entire being. He missed being alive, and more than anything in the world he wanted someone to be there for him, someone to hold him while he really sobbed, someone to comfort him... someone like Blaine.
I would want to be with you too, I don't want us to be alone.
6. The Color of Souls by PrinceHummel
A beautiful piece about how people’s shadows are almost cognizant and go off on their own? Again, the imagery is amazing. This scene takes place towards the beginning where Blaine is describing his first meeting with Kurt’s shadow.
The reason it holds such importance to him is on the grass in the background of the photo. It’s a Shadow, and one he’s come to recognize easily over the past few years since he (for it seems to be the silhouette of a boy) first found him the day Blaine was released from the hospital after the Sadie Hawkins mess.
The Shadow’s color had been concerned, almost understanding in a way that Blaine hadn’t known before. He’d stayed at Blaine’s side, literally, until that night when Blaine turned out the lights and finally slept. It was his first night without flashback-ridden nightmares.
Blaine didn’t see that particular Shadow again until he was at Dalton during his junior year. He hadn’t recognized it as the same Shadow right away — the hair was different and the jaw sharper, his overall stature lean and definitely a bit taller than Blaine himself. But he had the same presence in his head, a kind of calming force with attitude.
When Blaine met Sebastian Smythe for the first time, that Shadow was with him. And he was in no way pleased with the new Warbler, red and icy cold blue crackling dangerously in the back of Blaine’s mind.
7. Just To Feel You by Cuter-Than-A-Guinea-Pig
Asexual Kurt navigating a relationship with Sexual Blaine. So like, this is everything I’ve wanted out of an asexual fic – where you can still have a relationship as long as you treat each other like deserving equals. I love this bit after Kurt finds a way he’s feels comfortable giving Blaine some sexual satisfaction that doesn’t go against what Kurt himself is comfortable with, where you get to see how sometimes things are one-sided in a relationship and that’s totally fine, as long as the other person gets their own time too? Ugh, it comes across much better in the story – just read it.
“So,” he began, shifting his position so he was straddling Kurt’s thighs and sitting in his lap. “You feel good about this right?”
“Well maybe not as good as you.” The smirk grew. “But yeah, it felt good,” he ended genuinely, leaning forwards for a kiss.
“So this can be something we do now?”
“Yeah,” Kurt answered softly with a slight nod. “I suppose it can.”
“Like when you jump in the shower after a long day and I light the candles and put on the music and we dance and cuddle and then now we can do this too?”
“No. Well um….yeah, no.”
“No?”
“No…..I don’t know, it’s just those nights have become our special thing. And I know where it all started from and all but still. That’s about us. This is about you. No, Blaine, don’t look at me like that. It’s true and it isn’t a bad thing. Couples are allowed to do things together that are really just for one of them. And it’s fine. It didn’t hurt me in any way. It just didn’t do a lot for me either. I don’t mind doing it again. I want to do it again because now that I can, I want to be able to give you what you need to be fully happy in this relationship. I just don’t want the stuff that used to be about us to turn into being all about you. And I’m not saying that this stuff shouldn’t be special because it should and it deserves to be so, I just think we need to come up with another time to make it special. Is that okay?”
8. Chloe and Me by legallyblained
Klaine but told from Blaine’s dog’s point of view. It makes me sob every time. This scene takes place right after Kurt and Blaine get together. Chloe’s commentary through the whole story makes me giggle. Also you’ll need tissues for the end – word of warning, this follows loosely the Marley and Me storyline.
There's one thing Chloe doesn't like. At least Blaine is home during the week now, but just as she's trotting happily after him and Kurt into Blaine's room, expecting them to practise singing together or just sit around doing homework or talking, they both give her a quick stroke, walk in and close the door behind them. Chloe doesn't even have Blaine's parents to play with. How inconsiderate. She whines for a moment, trying to fit her paw under the door, but realises just how much they'd been touching, kissing, their hands moving towards each other's hind quarters. Their scents had definitely been different.
They must be in heat. Human mating season or something. She's been there.
As Blaine's room gets awfully quiet, Chloe figures she can probably sit this one out, and wanders downstairs for a nap.
9. Now I Know My ABCs by villageidiot
26 ficlets that also somehow work together in the end – just read it.
10. King of All Wild Things by NotUnusual
A piece where Blaine and Kurt are from completely different cultures and speak different languages but manage to fall in love all the same. I adore the beginning where Kurt thinks Blaine is a savage. This scene takes place toward the beginning where Blaine just wants to love on Kurt but Kurt thinks he’s a filthy beast who just WON’T STOP KISSING HIM – BOUNDARIES, BLAINE!
Kurt edges away from the wall and picks up his bag for something to hold between himself and Blaine. He grabs it wrong and its contents spill out, clattering to the floor. There isn’t much, but Kurt crouches immediately to gather it all up. Blaine crouches, too, retrieving Kurt’s favorite book and giving it a curious look. Kurt huffs and snatches it from him.
“Mine.” Kurt stuffs the book back in the bag. Blaine’s eyebrows raise and he picks up Kurt’s mirror next. “Mine,” Kurt says again, taking the mirror from him. Blaine grins and picks up one of Kurt’s shirts. “Mine! Honestly, Blaine, I can do this myself.”
Blaine ignores him, though, and scoots closer, looking at Kurt from beneath his lashes. “Mine,” he says, pressing a hand to Kurt’s chest.
Heat floods Kurt’s face and he stares at Blaine. “I—I am not,” he finally protests, trying to ignore the way Blaine’s gaze makes his stomach do somersaults.
Blaine’s fingers trail down Kurt’s cheek and he stands, stepping back. He gives Kurt one last smile before descending down the rope ladder.
When Kurt’s heart calms down he realizes Blaine has taken the ladder with him.
