I need to know your thoughts about “come on, you’re not the scared guy anymore”
THANK YOU! I’m glad you brought that up, because I’m pretty emotional about the whole concept of Luigi being locked in an unending battle with his drive to save people, and his own near-crippling anxiety. The experience of thinking you’ve hit a major turning point, just to backslide into your old mindset and habits, is painfully relatable.
Then when he goes into a panicked frenzy and shouts “Yes I am! People can change!”….
I wonder if that means “I’m capable of changing back into who I was before,” or “I’m still capable of changing into the person I want to be,” but it’s kinda sad either way despite being a comedy beat. I feel for the guy.
EDIT: After rewatching the clip a few times and comparing language dubs, it’s more likely Luigi said “Yes I am! People don’t change!” Which is…. somehow even sadder.
I almost took this to a place that was both weird and dark but I tried to turn it around cause I didn't think that was what you were after but it still didn’t end up particularly cute/fluffy
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Warnings: blood, nudity but not explicit nudity
Jake shut the door quietly behind him, closing his eyes and gritting his teeth, willing the pain to pass. He made his way around, doing his best not to wake up Rose. He didn’t want to hear what she had to say. It was the same reason he hadn’t gone to Gramps or Fu or Haley for help. They would ask what the hell happened. They would worry about how he had been caught off-guard. They would tell him that he was better than this now, to end up in such a mess. Jake didn’t want to tell them how the fight went down and who he was fighting when he was delirious with pain and in desperate need of pain killers. He could deliver a straight report better in the morning, when he could think clearly.
Well, Jake couldn’t find the pain killers in the dark but he did find the beer. Jake took two bottles with him into the bathroom, shutting the door firmly. He did his best not to look in the mirror. He could see enough as he looked down at his torn clothes, could feel enough in the way his face ached with every movement he made, could smell enough from the fresh blood that spurted from him. He was disgusting, covered in slime and guts that were from him and his enemies. Jake filled up the bathtub and popped the cap off one of his beers, taking a long chug, even though it made his sore eye twitch. He put both beers on the edge of the tub and climbed in, letting the warmth of the water wash over him. He imagined his wounds being healed. He imagined the sins being carried away. Jake closed his eyes, letting himself be comforted.
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“JAKE! JAKE!”
He heard his name being called but it sounded very far away. Jake turned his head away from the noise and the sudden light, wanting to be carried away again into the dark and dreamless place where nothing hurt and nothing bothered him.
“JAKE!”
The scream was too close to him now. He felt someone touching his head and then his bare chest.
“JAKE!”
Shaking. Water splashing. A weight on top of him.
“JAKE! WAKE UP!”
Jake half-heartedly opened his eyes. Rose. She looked scared. She shouldn’t look scared.
“Jake, can you hear me? Can you say anything?”
No. But, for her, he would. “You’re dressed.”
In the pyjamas he’d bought her last Christmas. The puppies in party hats. They were her favourite and now they were all wet.
“Oh, thank God! What happened to you?”
“I ...”
He was very dizzy and very warm all of a sudden.
“We have to get you out of here,” Rose said, “You’ve been bleeding too much. You have to let me patch all of this up.”
Jake slapped his hand against his exposed chest, surprised at how cold he was and the fact that blood was on his fingers. He was still bleeding?
“Rose, I don’t feel so good.”
“Come on, let me help you.”
She pulled the plug and the water started draining away with a loud gurgle. Jake watched his toes become exposed and then his hairy legs. Both of his knees were scraped and he didn’t know how that happened.
“Can you stand?”
“No.”
Rose brought him water and then she knelt down next to him with a towel and a first aid kit.
“Drink your water, Jake, I’ve got you.”
Jake knew she did and his eyes started to drift again. Rose had him. He could relax.
“Hey, no, look at me.” He could feel her anxiety and he forced himself to turn his head and look into her eyes. “Jake, you have to keep looking at me.”
“I could look at you forever,” he mumbled, aware that he sounded both exhausted and drunk, even though he was only one of the two.
And, even though Rose clearly wasn’t in the mood to be charmed by him, she still cracked a smile.
“Well, then, you have to let me take care of you so we have forever.”
Jake made sure that his gaze stayed fixed on her big blue eyes, even as she began to tend to him. Forever with her was worth all the pain.
Dude and his wife waited almost half an hour for their table (we got slammed last night). I take them to their table, he goes “man, this has gotta be the worst table in the entire restaurant. There’s nothing romantic about this at all.” Oh sorry I didn’t realize you wanted the ROMANTIC table why didn’t you say so??
Are you comfortable? (English) - Kas sa tunned ennast mugavalt? (Estonian)
“Are you comfortable?”
Sokka wrapped his arm around Suki’s shoulders to hold her close. She giggled and answered with something that remained unheard to the other couple walking behind them.
“Isn’t that sweet?” Katara wondered out loud as she and Aang strolled right after her brother.
“I haven’t seen him so full of love in a while.”
She sensed how her own boyfriend gave their entwined hands a squeeze. He wore a fond smile and he shyly averted his gaze to the side.
“Really? Cause I see someone who’s like that all the time.”
Katara quirked an eyebrow and slowed their pace, nearly stopping in her tracks.
“Who?”
“You,” Aang said and booped her nose with his finger. She hadn’t expected such an endearing compliment that it made her blush.
“Aww! You really see me this way, every day?”
“Of course I do. Whether you inspire people to work together, stand up against injustice, help those who are in need, fight alongside your fellow tribesmen on the battlefield, learn waterbending, or just.. being there by my side. Everything you do, you put your heart into it. It’s one of the many reasons why I fell in love with you.”
Katara’s heart burst with joy and she had to hold herself back so she wouldn’t start shedding tears. It helped when Aang laid his free hand on her chin and guided her face towards his own so he could kiss her on the cheek.
———-x———-
“Kas sa tunned ennast mugavalt?”
Sokka asetas oma käe ümber Suki õlgade, et teda endale lähemal hoida. Neiu kihistas naerda ja vastas midagi, mis jäi nende selja taga kõndivale paarile kuulmatuks.
“Kas see pole mitte armas?” mõtiskles Katara valjul häälel samal ajal, kui Aang koos temaga tema venna järel jalutas.
“Ma pole teda nii armununa tükk aega näinud.”
Ta tunnetas, kuidas tema enda peika pigistas nende kokku põimitud käsi. Tal oli kiindunud naeratus näol ja ta pööras ujedalt pilgu kõrvale.
“Tõesti? Sest ma näen kedagi, kes on kogu aeg selline.”
Katara kergitas kulmu ja aeglustas nende sammu, jäädes peaaegu seisma.
“Keda?”
“Sind,” ütles Aang ja puudutas tema ninaotsa sõrmega. Tüdruk ei osanud oodata sellist südamlikku komplimenti, mistõttu ta punastas.
“Aaa! Sa tõesti näed mind sellisena, iga päev?”
“Muidugi näen. Ükskõik, kas sa inspireerid inimesi koostööd tegema, seisad ebaõigluse vastu, aitad neid, kes seda vajavad, võitled lahinguväljal oma hõimukaaslaste kõrval, õpid veetaltsutamist, või lihtsalt.. oled seal minu kõrval olemas. Kõike, mida sa teed, sa teed seda oma südamega. See on üks paljudest põhjustest, miks ma sinusse armusin.”
Katara süda pakatas rõõmust ja ta pidi ennast tagasi hoidma, et ta ei puhkeks nutma. Sellest oli abi, kui Aang asetas oma teise käe tema lõuale ja suunas näo enda oma poole, et ta saaks teda põsele suudelda.
Author’s note: The Sukka reunion scene in “Imbalance: Part Two” gave me such heartwarming feels I haven’t felt in a long while and I actually teared up a little bit. So, as promised, I wrote something short and sweet for this prompt, inspired by that scene. I hope you like it!
