i feel like caleb is notorious for taking your leftover stuff. he’ll eat after you, he’ll drink after you. if you leave a cup of juice out on the counter, he’ll down it in one go before he puts it in the dishwasher. if you throw out your body wash a bit early and there’s still some left in the bottle, he’s stealing it, finishing it off, scraping the sides clean. he’s just always there to tidy your mess, to shoulder your burden—whether it’s one you created in earnest or one he orchestrated himself. he’s spoiled you for years, making it rare for you to clean up after yourself all the way—but it’s only so he can make use of what you leave behind.
somehow this got me thinking about bottom feeder fish caleb x angelfish mc, especially in that he debases himself while exalting her. he’s doomed to the darkness, only privy to remnants of her light, etc etc. or a less pleasing metaphor: he’s a scavenger animal, mc’s the carcass. he's picking at all the parts of you he can because those fleeting moments of unbridled access are all he has—he doesn't know when, or if, the next one will come
do you like bannerfall kitty?? do you want to read a slash lh fic?? are you intrigued by the dynamic bf!kitty has with other characters, especially the knights from both kingdom?
fret not ! for i bring you my humble fic as a bf!kitty lover :-D
Summary: Serena and Steve, both in bad moods, run into each other at the store. Steve accidentally bumps into her, and her drink spills all over him. Anger flares, and they argue. The next day, Dustin says his ‘genius’ sister is finally back. When Dustin brings her to the next meeting/planning of the next crawl, Steve realises that the bitchy girl from the grocery store he’d complained about to Dustin relentlessly was his sister.
All week, Dustin wouldn’t shut up about his sister's return. He said he’d told her about the Upside Down, saying she was a “certified genius” and could help them with planning. Dustin talked Steve’s ear off about it. Steve practically knew everything about Serena, from her appearance to her personality, though he had never met her.
When Steve ran into a girl who met Dustin’s exact description of his sister, Steve, being Steve, didn’t connect the dots. He ended up accidentally bumping into her, and her Diet Coke spilled down his shirt and onto his shoes. Serena, having been driving for over four hours, was exhausted and snappy.
“Watch where you’re going.” She snapped.
“Jeez. I barely touched you.” Steve replied.
“Oh yeah? Then why is my Coke all over you?” She said while gesturing to his soaked shirt.
“Someone woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning,” Steve said under his breath.
That sparked an argument that lasted for at least 10 minutes. People walking through the store stared, some even whispered, as Steve and Serena yelled at each other. Eventually, a store employee came over and told them to either leave or stop yelling. To which they both left.
The next day, when Steve picked up Dustin to drop him off at school, Dustin was practically beaming.
“Shes back! My sister moved back in last night!” He exclaimed excitedly. “I’m bringing her to the meeting tonight. She’s going to make all of this planning so much easier.”
“Totally. She'd better leave up to your word, Henderson.” Steve said while he pulled up to the school.
Later that night, when the meeting finally rolled around, everyone was gathered at the Byers' house. Everyone but Dustin and his sister, that was. Minutes after the meeting had started, Dustin barged through the door, Serena trailing behind him.
“Everyone, this is Serena, my absolutely amazing sister!” Dustin practically shouted.
All eyes shifted to Dustin, then to Serena. Serena’s eyes scanned the room until they caught on Steve’s eyes. She immediately recognised him as the guy she had a screaming match with last night in the middle of the store. They held eye contact for a couple of seconds before they broke it when Dustin started introducing everyone. Dustin saved Steve for last. Completely oblivious that she was the ‘bitchy girl from the store’, he listened to Steve complain about.
“Last but not least, this is Steve Harrington, my best friend!” Dustin said excitedly, hoping Serena and Steve would get along.
Serena groaned internally. Of course. Out of everyone who could be Dustin’s best friend, it was Steve. The guy she caused a public scene with. She just nodded in acknowledgement while looking everywhere but in Steve’s eyes.
“She’s a genius! Like Albert Einstein level smart!” Dustin bragged.
The meeting went on, and to everyone’s surprise, Serena was actually really smart, and Dustin wasn’t just talking her up. They came up with a plan and said they’d divide up into teams before they carried the plan out.
i think i should provide some major life updates on here for the people that have stuck around (thank you btw)
i took up writing again after a nearly five year break from pursuing it seriously, and am updating (very slowly) on my AO3 account - dokyuneyes
i have a job that pays me well and has allowed me to support my community
i started HRT last april and am now approaching a year on treatment
i will be graduating from my first (!!!) degree in may
i got accepted into an art school last december (!!!) and i'm starting a new degree in june (!!!)
alongside writing i've taken up reading again, but also building a whole collection of art magazines and artbooks for study in preparation for my new course
i think that's all? but yes my life has change considerably in the last year and a half and as crazy as it all is i'm deeply grateful for this change and for this progress <3 to many more moons
Ahhhhhh they are so cute! I've seen the theory that the way they hold the flowers in some way represents their victims and I think it's quite interesting.
Amane just straight up dropped the flowers on the ground. I love the disrespect.
Haruka... is certainly holding them. Somehow, it hasn't fallen apart yet. You'd think that more would fall out, but no, apparently not.
Mikoto is the only one who seems to hold the flowers normally, which ironically makes him seem abnormal. He looks stiff and detached compared to the others, like he's attending the funeral of a someone he barely knows. Maybe it's because he doesn't know who's dead, and thus feels detached from the idea of being their murderer. Maybe it's because he had a more professional relationship with them (coworker perhaps?)
Whether Aureole exists or not, I haven’t decided, but I don’t think it really matters. The point of Frieren traveling to Aureole is to get to see Himmel again, so that she may get to know him better, but has she not gotten to know him just through her travels with Fern and Stark? Is not every monster they come across, every person they help, every decision she makes, not a reminder of who Himmel is? There’s rarely a decision she makes that she doesn’t recall Himmel’s words about. Maybe Frieren makes it to Aureole and they get there happily ever after, and maybe she does but they don’t. Either way, her journey has met it’s purpose, and her friends’ meddling was not for naught.
