r/Fwahaha

Kris looked at you from under their bangs, completely baffled at your suggestion for the next greatest prank.

Cold autumn sun shined brightly from behind them, tinting their brown messy hair with vibrant shade of red.

You came to see them early today and, considering that both of your older siblings are away today, decided to share your grand ideas with them.

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>💛* Fwahaha, wh-whatdoyoumeaaaan!? You are just jealous that i came up with it and not you.

>🍎* Noelle, that's not the problem... ugh, fine. Lets go through it again and i will point out all my issues with it.

>🍎* First of all: you really want to see them break up so badly?

>💛* Y-yeah?! Are you not? Ever since they got close together, we stopped doing anything fun with them.

>💛* Do you remember the last time we had a picnic? Or looked for cryptids in the woods. Or played baseball near the lake?

>💛* I could go on forever, its all about them them and them now! ^(~blegh~)

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While all of this clearly bothered you a lot, the main reason you could never disclose with Kris.

You were absolutely filled to the brim with jealousy at this point. Any more and you will spill it all out, letting this toxic bile spew on everyone you care about.

You already had to catch yourself multiple times from blowing up at mere mention of their older brother. One way or another, this had to end.

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>🍎* I don't really care that much... but if it bothers you, i'm up to stir some shit.

>🍎* Now for the actual plan... what the fuck Noelle?

>🍎* You really think its a good idea to try swindle away my brother at the party and expose him in the act?

>🍎* What if you get found out? What if Dess will actually try to hurt you? What if it goes too far?

>🍎* Like, do you understand how messed up that is?

>💛* H-hey, who said it was going to be me?

>🍎* Well i aint doing that lmao. It was your idea after all.

>🍎* Besides, he would instantly recognize me, no matter what kind of makeup i have. We know each other too well.

>💛* And that's exactly why it has to be you! You know what he likes, what he dislikes, all his preferences and... well fwahah...

>🍎* Yeah yeah, this nerd don't know how to clean his browser history...

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Their face turn to one of disgust as they shiver with their whole body.

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>💛* And unlike me, you are capable of flirting. I think you flirt really well actually! You even managed to get that prickly cactus in my room to soften their needles.

>🍎* What? Look, Noelle, he is more into... well... petite... monster girls?

>💛* Weird but okay. I mean, i think you would look cute in a dress. Just gotta get some convincing furry mask and paws and...

>🍎* That's... heh, that's not what i mean Noelle...

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They chuckle, seemingly lost in thoughts. If you paid even a bit of attention, you would notice rare sight of apple turning red in real time.

Instead, you decided to leap down on your knees and bow deeply in front of them with your hands held together above your head.

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>💛* Oh please please please, oh the noble knight in shining armour, show mercy upon this maiden in distress!

>💛* Proceed to share your strength with her and let her grow out wings!

>🍎* That's not how the quote goes... pfft... fine. Its kinda amusing seeing you beg like that.

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They jumped off a window sill and lunged under their bed, seemingly rummaging for something.

After a bit they crawled back out, covered with dust and white fur, holding a small translucent plastic box with wires in their hands.

You grabbed it from them and inspected it.

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>💛* Whats this... some sort of earbuds and a microphone?

>🍎* Spy earpiece. Just get this on and follow what i say.

>🍎* Remember final exam last year? Berdly lost a bet and had to help me out with it.

>💛* Fwahaha you sneaky rat, and here i thought you were actually catching up to me with studying.

>🍎* Heh, no bueno. Haven't really used it since. One day of an annoying bird constantly chirping into your brain was enough for me.

>🍎* I'll help you out from a distance and will bring Dess around when you give me a signal. If all goes well, he will take the bait.

>🍎* So now all you have to do is get a proper makeup and work on your voice. Az eyes might be busted, but he still hears perfectly fine.

>💛* Fwahaha oh my angel Kris thank you, you are my saviour!

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You leapt up and hugged them tightly, nuzzling your cheek against theirs.

Kris reluctantly accepted that, slowly turning into an apple mush in your smothering embrace.

Everything was slowly coming together. That day couldn't come any sooner.

You WILL let us fix your hair

You WILL let us put makeup on you

You WILL get dressed in cute girly clothes

You WILL let us take photos of the result

And you WILL like it

The autumn has arrived and with it the fur growing season. Every monster is turning into a furball. This was useful way back when, but now we have insilations and central heating, so now it's getting in the way. Hate it when I have to groom their for. I need to cut just the right amount, it probably is coated in sweat and grease. Then I need to brush it carefully... ugh it's so exausting. At least I get a lot of money from it.

*Noelle freezes. It was a voice she hadn't expected to hear, given she was out past midnight.

"M-Mom? I... I should ask the same thing!"

I've been having trouble sleeping ever since the heart attack. A nice nighttime walk helps to soothe the mind, I've found.

...

Now, what about you?

"...I was going out to meet up with Kris...."

*She shrunk down and whispered the last part of her sentence in hushed tones.

"...In... in the old school's supply closet."

*Carol took in a deep breath, before centering herself and pressing on.

You're going to see Susie, aren't you?

*Sheepishly, Noelle turned away.

"Yeah... her and Ralsei. I... I was hoping to talk things over with her again. I..."

*Trembling, Noelle's fists quaked at her side, before she finally gave in.

"...I need advice, mom. I still have feelings for her, and I just found out that Kris also has feelings for her. And... I have no idea how I should navigate this."

*Carol holds mum for a beat, before dropping her shoulders and taking hold of her daughter's hands.

Noelle... let's talk about this over some tea at Tori's place...

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*Carol takes a sip of her chamomile as her daughter nervously crosses her legs

...I should've figured that you'd end up this way... especially since it's how your father and I were.

"What... what do you mean?"

Noelle... why do you think our family has been so close to the Dreemurrs? Why do you think I've grown so close to Tori ever since the heart attack?

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We were in a polycule back in college, dear. It was initially the Dreemurrs and your father, but... I was roommates freshman year with Tori, and... I fell for her. I fell for her hard. And before I knew it, I was brought into the fold. I won't go into detail as to all the debauchery we got up to, but... those were perhaps the happiest years of my life.

Unfortunately... I couldn't let good enough be good enough. Your Aunt Clarice... you hardly knew her, but she was destined to inherit the Holiday political dynasty, but she had a mental break, and went against our father's wishes. She ran off with a trans woman much like you. I more than respected it, hell, it inspired my activism as mayor later on, but it was the nineties, and that would've been political suicide to be in a sapphic relationship, with a trans woman at that. So I was tapped by father to become mayor after graduating.

Unfortunately, being a sapphic in a polycule was probably just as much of a taboo at the time... hell, it probably still would be now. And father said he'd cut me out of the inheritance if I didn't shack up with a man. So... I did. I got together with your father, Tori got together with Gorey, and we just... pretended that the things between us never happened. We just pretended that settling down was just something everyone did.

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"W-wow...."

"But... what does that have to do with Susie?"

*Carol set down her tea and held tightly onto Noelle's hands.

Noelle... more than anything, I want you to know that if Susie forgives you, then you don't have to choose between her and Kris. You can have both of them in your life. Whether it be as friends, or if it's as something more. My biggest regret is not listening to my heart, and listening to my father instead. Do what makes you happy.

I... it wasn't right of me to put the weight of political appearance on you. You always wanted to be a horror author, I've read those fanfics you've written. Do that. Live the life you want to live with Kris, and if she comes around, Susie.

"But... but mom... what about Politics Bear?"

Oh, Barry? Oh....

*Carol lets off a long, protracted sigh, reflecting on how her life's work was flushed down the drain.

Nothing says you can't make a difference without sacrificing yourself. Become an activist, join a lobbying group, do something low-key and focus on your passion. I... I spent too much of my life trying to force you into a square hole that you don't fit into. I think... with my time winding down... I want you to be happy more than anything.

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Can you... forgive me for who I was when you were a kid?

*Noelle got up from her seat and wrapped her mother in a tight hug.

"I already have."

"He found out after opening the wrong door in a Dark World; the poor Azzy caught them coming out of Maddie's room in robes, after... doing... you know...Fahaha. The worst part is that Maddie teased him, saying it was payback for ruining a middle school science project—your poor dad turned bright red. Fahaha. Dess told me Asriel’s been waking up screaming and sweating ever since; he swears he sees Maddie in the windows or hears her saying "I banged your dad" in the hallways. Cheese 'n' Crackers, I think he's losing his mind."

Kris gives their girlfriend a cold look—one of those looks of bewilderment and hatred you only give someone who shares information you didn't want to know.

"Uhh... Kris, I didn't..."

Kris stands up and slowly walks away.

"Hey, Susie told me—I thought our girlfriend had already told you! HEY KRIS, WAIT! I'M SORRY!"

What was that all about.

You said that turtles sometimes confuse a stone as another turtle

Oh really?

(The art in this post was made by @mimazy on Twitter. Thanks Mimazy! https://fixupx.com/mimazy/status/2102504724704706763 )

(Also if you were wondering where I was yesterday after posting daily for a while before, I was feeling ill. I’m ok now though!)

“Wow… I can’t believe how long it’s been since I played a Bisibeà game.” Noelle sighed in nostalgia. She used to LOVE this series, but after Dess left, she lost interest. You had come over to help clean her room, and she had found her old 3DC with her old cartridge still intact. The work was nearly done, so she decided to take a break and play with you.

The old system flickered to life. It was just as she remembered it, the background in a Dragon Blazers theme, her old Thii Plaza still there (how many times had she watched the trailers there? She remembered showing Dess how one of the Dragon Blazers devs had shown up to her plaza, beaming), and all the manuals and random stuff she had never really used still there.

“I feel just like a kid again… Kris used to steal this and hold it hostage for what they wanted, faha. If I ever got too upset, though, they gave it back and I got a note the next day from a “mystery sender” with some snack in it.” Noelle reminisced, but then her face fell. “I hope I’m not annoying you by talking about old memories… I don’t know how you and Kris feel about each other, or if you even know each other. This must all sound really weird…”

It’s totally ok ❤️ I will kill Kris Dreemurr with hammers

❤️It’s totally ok

“Thank goodness. Just know I’m happy with you in the present, too. Now, time for the game!”

She finally opened the game. The title sequence of Bisibeà Lunar played out, the Mythical Bisibeà on the box flying around. She started doing the steps to erase her old file, but stopped.

“If it’s ok… could I have a look around my old file first?”

You nodded. “Thanks, I just want to see… how child Noelle is doing. That’s weird to say too, faha…”

Noelle loaded up the old file. Immediately the memories came rushing back. This was just after the evil mother had escaped. She was still in Nether Eden, where she had stopped playing for the day years before. “Oh, I remember this. I had just gotten to this part when…”

Are you ok? ❤️ When your sister died?

❤️Are you ok?

“Yeah… just this reminds me of those last few days with Dess. She looked so distant. When I came in to tell her I had beaten a challenge, or caught a cool Bisibeà, she didn’t even seem to notice. At the time, I thought maybe if I beat the game, she would be happy again…”

Noelle started to tear up. “I was so stupid… I’m still so stupid, this was supposed to be fun, and I’m ruining it.” (What am I doing? My partner came to help me out and spend time with me and I drag them into my trauma? How selfish am I? They should leave. They deserve so much better than me…)

Hug her ❤️ If you want me to go, I’ll go

❤️Hug her

Your arms went around Noelle, and you pulled her close to you. “Huh! Umm… thank you. That… makes me feel better. I’m so sorry…” Noelle smiled sadly. “I’m a wreck. I don’t know why you bother with someone as weak as me, if I’m being honest…”

You’re plenty strong ❤️ Noelle has become stronger

❤️Noelle has become stronger

“I guess. Thank you, you always help.” (Why did they say it like that, though?)

You released her from the hug, and Noelle’s attention went back to the game. “I’m not sure what to do next, actually… it’s been forever.” She checked her team, all fairy and ice types with names like HERO_SWORD and WHITE_CLOAK. “Faha, even back then I was this big a Dragon Blazers nerd? I had totally forgotten.”

Noelle was smiling again. “Thanks for coming over and being patient with me. This has been fun.” She moved her finger to close the game, but accidentally walked into a cutscene.

“Oh no, this game’s cutscenes last forever… I’ll try and go through as quick as possible.” She skipped through all the text, until one of the main characters showed up. “Oh, I remember her. I always thought she was so pretty…”

Noelle slowed down a little. The cutscene was about the girl, Rose, changing her look. She wanted to get stronger, and confront her mother. Noelle stopped advancing the text.

“Umm… I know this is probably the weirdest thing that I’ve said yet, but would you mind if I cosplayed her sometime? She used… to mean a lot to me.”

I’ll cosplay the bad guy ❤️ I’d be fine

❤️I’d be fine

“You’re the best. Thanks. Ok, now it’s over. Time to get back to work!” Noelle was reinvigorated, and started cleaning again with a smile.

You returned to your labours, but stopped to think more about Noelle. Despite everything that had happened to her, she kept going. She was so much stronger than she knew.

You really admired her, but it seemed like she didn’t understand that. You decided you would let her know how much you appreciated her sometime.

After a little work, it was over. “Phew. Thanks for all your help. You’re always so kind to me, even if I’m weird. I want you to know… you’re someone who I really rely on. I love you.”

You thought of telling her all about how great she is, but you could tell she was tired. You would tell her another time. For now, what to say was clear.

❤️I love you too, Noelle.