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So I said this earlier:
And... um. I may have bunnied myself into... yup... a coffee shop au. I'm currently sketching it out. But it's called Second Serve, it's known for its bagels and baguettes (of course), Darren & Simone own it, Jannik works there... it's a Sincaraz romcom.
Just shoot me now?
Ok lovelies, so my brain has gone off on a wild tangent and another storyline which I have to get down on paper before I can move forward with Shattered Lives. 2 am epiphanies, I swear they’ll be the death of me! Sorry for the long wait but the chapters of SL I have written aren’t quite there yet. It’s been a rough month! Hang in there, I’ll get them out once they’re in a consumable state. 🤣🤣🤣
Plot Bunny: =)
Me: No. No no no no no.
Plot Bunny: >=)
Me: Don't you dare come any closer!
Plot Bunny:
Me: NO NO NO! I have too many WIPS as it is!
Plot Bunny:
'Izuku is a Villain' story notes:
(Oh god someone help me)
- Tensai route
+Stain
+Izuku disapproves -100
+'You're the same age as my little brother' '...how is that relevant to anything?'
- Yuei route
+details re: survival from 10-15 yrs
+imposter syndrome
+reunion with Bakugou/trauma
+'Midorima Itsuka'
- Villain's Alliance route
+Eri/Tomura parallels
+Sensei + Izuku philosophy discussions
Get the hell out of my life Reyes!
It’s 1 am. I am meant to be sleeping, and yet here I am.
God damn it!
the plane that kept flying over the stadium today during the ENTIRE Jannik match was a paid actor to underline the Jannik-in-sensory-overload prompt I sent the other day🙂↕️
It really was! It was giving *me* the overwhelm at times, that's constant whine/buzz was really starting to get to me.
Poor Jannik, no wonder he was trying to get off the court quickly again. It's a good job Darren's learning how to take care of him when he's heading towards a shutdown.
He doesn’t push him to talk on the way back.
That’s the first thing Darren learns - or maybe unlearns. No questions, no 'what’s wrong,' no trying to problem-solve it out of him. Just… quiet. He keeps things steady, predictable. Same route, same pace, same low voice if he speaks at all.
By the time they get to the hotel, Jannik’s already halfway gone - not dramatic, not obvious, just… distant. Edges pulled in.
Darren handles it like defusing something delicate.
Lights low. Curtains drawn. TV and aircon off. No sudden noise. He makes the room smaller, softer, like he’s building a cocoon around him.
And then it’s routine.
Water first - pressed into Jannik’s hand, not asked about. Something cold to ground him. Maybe he nudges him to sit, guides rather than directs. Keeps his voice even, quiet, there without being overwhelming.
If Jannik lets him, Darren sits close. Not crowding. Just a steady point of contact - knee against knee, or a hand resting warm and still at the back of his neck. Something anchoring. Something that says you’re here, I’ve got you, nothing else matters right now.
He doesn’t expect eye contact. Doesn’t expect words.
If Jannik goes non-verbal, Darren adapts without blinking. Simple choices, gentle prompts. “Water?” “Lie down?” Things Jannik can answer with a nod, or not at all.
And when it tips into full shutdown - when Jannik just… stops — Darren stays.
That’s his role. Not fixing. Not pulling him out.
Just staying until he comes back.
(Although, its Simone if its more meltdown. But that's rarer. He doesn't like Darren seeing that at all. He's too embarrassed about who he becomes in that scenario. But Simone?
Simone doesn’t soften the world the way Darren does - he contains it.
Where Darren is quiet gravity, Simone is structure.
If it tips into meltdown, Simone is the one who steps in fast, decisive. Doors shut. Space cleared. Anyone else? Gone. He doesn’t hesitate.
And Jannik lets him see it, even if he hates it after.
Simone doesn’t flinch at the sharp edges - the snapping, the pacing, the overwhelmed anger that has nowhere to go. He meets it head-on, steady, unyielding in that very Simone way.
Short instructions. Grounding, but firmer.
“Breathe.” “Sit.” “Look at me.”
Not harsh. Just… immovable. Like a wall Jannik can crash into without breaking anything important.
And afterwards?
Simone pretends it wasn’t a big deal.
No pity. No lingering looks. No soft are you okay that might make Jannik spiral into embarrassment.
He just… stays normal.
Which, somehow, is exactly what Jannik needs.)
Oh. Well. This is giving me bunnies. Such fun, awkward, endearing bunnies.
Jannik going to a club, maybe with a partner, maybe alone, hoping to hook up. Or he's just curious.
He ends up watching this one couple play. He can't see their faces from the angle he's at, but he's really enjoying what the Dom is doing to his sub. But then maybe the Dom moves and he realises he's watching (and getting off on) Darren and Simone...
*taps lips and watches the bunny bounce around*
It is very important to amuse oneself when writing:
Another breath, unsteady. “How old is he?” A voice answers from the doorway. “Three hundred and forty-six,” Simone says, his tone bone-dry. Silence. Jannik blinked. “Years,” Simone clarified, as if that helped. “Give or take a few birthdays I’ve stopped counting.”
