Archive of Our Own ^beta

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Set during Remi's passing period. The rest are in class (except Seraphina..)
REMI has started a group chat.

REMI added ARLO, BLYKE, SERAPHINA and ELAINE

Remi: hi guysss :3!

Arlo: Why was this made? We talk fine in real life.

Remi: its so we can effectively communicate ^_^ also i was bored.

Seraphina: Im leaving this. Im not even a royal anymore.

Remi: NONONONONO pleasepleaseplease stay

Seraphina: ... Why?

Remi: Bcz 1. i made this for fun
Remi: 2. so we can keep tabes in the school AND each other
Remi: am i right or am i right

--BLYKE is now ONLINE.--

Blyke: hey gang

--ELAINE has left the group chat. (can you tell i just didnt want to write abt her)--

Remi: NOOOOO :((((

Arlo: So uh.
Arlo: ?

Blyke: yeah me too bro

Seraphina: Im not staying here.
Seraphina: unleeeesss...

Blyke: Ruh roh

Remi: Unless what? :(

Seraphina: I get to add someone.

-- Remi thought it through for a second, then gave her final thought

Remi: oh yeah go ahead.

Blyke: I MIGHT add someone

JOHN has been added.

John: whua
John: h

Blyke: WHO is this guy

Seraphina: Don't call him 'this guy', he's just a guy.

John: whhre am o (Where am i)

Remi: what?????

Seraphina: he asked where he was.

Blyke: How do you understand this?

Arlo: I too, am confused.

Seraphina: Its pretty easy to decode it.

John: wby sm i hete (why am i here)

Remi: What is your grade in English? •᷄‎ࡇ•᷅

John: A+

Seraphina: He's lying. Its a D+.

Blyke: How is he even in this school?

Arlo: Maybe he's a high-tier, Blyke.

Seraphina: Nah, he's cripple.

Remi: Oh.
Arlo: Oh?
Blyke: oh!

John: yeha. (yeah)

Blyke: uh
Blyke: ima just.. add someone.

ISEN has been added.

Isen: hello?

Blyke: hello gang!

Blyke: oh shit

Isen: Fuck you mean 'oh shit?''
Isen: Blyke.
Isen: Why is my pen broken.
Isen: And in your hands.
isen: IM GONNA FUCKING KILL YOU BLYKE

--Set outside the group chat!

John was just trying to use the bathroom. You know.. be a good samaritan and all that

w̶o̶u̶l̶d̶ a̶ g̶o̶o̶d̶ p̶e̶r̶s̶o̶n̶ h̶u̶r̶t̶-̶

'Shut up.' He told his head.

He is a good person! he has no super abilities, no levels, n̶o̶ b̶l̶o̶o̶d̶ o̶n̶ h̶i̶s̶ h̶a̶n̶d̶s̶.-

Whatever. He was just trying to use the bathroom!

Then, Blyke came crashing through and hitting a wall.

"Uh.. You uh.. you good?" John asked, looking down on Blyke.

"Ouch! Damn it, Isen!" Blyke snarled

"You idiot.. I lend you my pen for ONE class and now its broken!" Isen snarled back.

yikes.. John'll just use the other bathroom..

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THE ROYALS GROUP CHAT (+ others)

Remi: I just helped a low tier on their homework :3!
Remi: They were actually pretty smart, just needed help with the shape names ^_^

John: o amlsot died loke teice today. (I almost died like twice today.)
John: scratch that the second tine, tje giy wastnt eben... string. Like, atvall. Just strength enchancer (Scratch that the second time, the guy wasn't even.. strong. Like at all. Just strength enhancer.)

Remi: Sera, translate, please (⊙▿⊙)ˀ̣ˀ̣

Seraphina: Okay. John said "I almost died like twice today. Scratch that the second time, the guy wasn't even.. strong. Like at all. Just strength enhancer."
Seraphina: John, u good????

John: yeha (yeah)
John: I ragebaired him (I ragebaited him)

Seraphina: How good was the ragebait?

John: i trhew hum out the window (I threw him out the window)

Remi: ??.. Are you the fucking Hulk?
Remi: fricking* sorry =͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪ ‧̣̥̇)

John: One, hoa do you gey those rmojis (One, how do you get those emojis)
John: Two, no im a crippel (Two, no im a cripple)

Remi: Right, sorry.. Oh, also, i just make em.

--TIMESKIP TO WHEN BLYKE AND ISEN MAKE UP.

BLYKE is ONLINE

ISEN is ONLINE

Blyke: Okay im not being ragdolled by Isen anymore 🥹

Blyke: whats goodie in the hoodie gang!

Isen: it is so goodie in the hoodie!!

John: Mr ans Sera snucj oit the infirmary(Me and sera snuck out the infirmary.)
John: Actuallu she didnt even need ton be fhere butbshhhhh... (Actually she didn't even need to be there but shhhh...)

Seraphina: Doc kept him prisoner.

ARLO is ONLINE

Arlo: I was inquisitive on why i was getting so much notifications.. Then i see this. What's going on?

John: 'inquisitive' 🤓

Arlo: One, why is this the only time your spelling is good?
Arlo: Two, are you not scared of what I can do?

John: Sera id more dteonger than u (Sera is more stronger than you)
John: I think doc will kill us help

Isen: wait this is revolutionary
Isen: John finally didnt have any typos
Isen: Clap for him everynyan!

Seraphina: 👏
Remi: 👏
Blyke: 👏
Arlo: no.

Isen: Bro broke bro's chain
Isen: Bro is now sad :(.

Blyke: Are you a caveman right now?

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John wanted to get the voices to shut up. No matter how hard he tried, how hard he hit his head, how hard he pinched his thighs..

They. Didn't. Shut. Up

"Shut up.. shut up.." John murmured to himself, gripping his head.

John had curled up into his bed even more.

Monster.

"I'm-" John took a deep breath. breathe.. breathe.. "I'm not a monster. I don't use my powers for bad! N-not anymore." John whimpered out.

But at one point, you did.

"No, just-.. shut up.."

They all had to go to the hospital.

John clutched his head harder "Please.. stop.."

Tyrant of New Bostin.

John threw his pillow at the wall. The memories of Claire, Adrion, his classmates flooded his head, like a big tsunami. Keon flooded his mind. "No.. It... It was an accident.. I knew i-it was bad, i was just so.. mad.." John whispered.

Using their abilities for harming them.. Hurting his classmates, sending them to the hospital...

"Please just leave me alone.."

Blood was on his hands, not his own blood, theirs.

The bodies of classmates scattered around the field, unconscious from the beating John gave them

'Monster!' Claire said to him.

John collapsed to the ground.

....

He then decided the ground wasn't a great option. monsters like him don't deserve a bed, a friend, an opinion.

He laid on the bed, curling up into the blankets and just sobbed. He didn't know what to do. He didn't know why he kept on having flashbacks-

RINNNGGGGGGG RINNGGGG

Seraphina was calling.

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After The duo's shopping trip (and a slight accident that involved running away from an invisible person), They talk into the group chat.

John: so there was this invisible man following us right

Seraphina: i didnt see him btw

John: no shit

Remi: I think she meant.. like the aura people have when using their abilities.

Blake: Wait, how'd yall know an invisible guy followed yall?????? gang???

Isen: the gang of questioning and confusion

John: SHUT UP WE'RE EXPLAINING THINGS

Arlo: .

John: yeah mb (my bad)
John: anyways, so i do the tuffest thing in the world and throw my La me shirt which was GOATED and i threw it on his head

Seraphina: It said lame btw
Seraphina: it wasnt french
Seraphina: He thought it was french.

John: NO I DIDNT GUYS.

Isen: Guys are we not commenting on the fact John is spelling perfectly

Blake: holy shit i didnt even realize

Seraphina: His brain is growing 🥹 be nice to him world 🥹

John: I hate you all

-- Arlo and Isen chat privately

Arlo: Isen, i need you to find any information on John.

Isen: Why? He seems pretty.. I dunno........ cripple? Cant really do much.
Isen: Not like hes in any news articles, im sure.

Arlo: Just do it.

Isen: Fine. Cant Guarantee I'll find anything of Interest, though

--Back to GC
Seraphina: So anyways i got this cool teddy bear its lowkey goated

John: Shouldnt we be not knowing these terms since we're in 2016 we're meant to be quoting dank memes

Blake: Holy 4th wall break

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--Someplace elsewhere.

"Sir, Target 93 has been idle at coordinates -42, 77.2 for 6 hours. Want me to mark this location?" A man asked. Another man shook his head in agreement.

--Back at John's house.

John was startled awake from the nightmare.

"Let me help you." echoed and echoed non-stop in his mind.

"Calm down John, its just a nightmare..." John didn't even realize he was standing in his bathroom now. He splashes his face with water and decided to check his phone for a second.

No new messages.

Okay. He can deal with that. He needed a walk anyway. John walked over to his room to put on his sweater. It was pretty cold out, like... 62°F (16.6 Celsius) cold. He figured it was the best time to wear only a sweater.

His eyes drifted over to where Seraphina slept. John then left after confirming she was safe (for now.)

--After a short walk, John arrived at a convenience store.

John looked around the store, just wanting a snack or a drink.

"Hm... Nothing here looks good." He murmured to himself. He then looked at the spicy bag of chips, Takis.

"Nah, im tryna cut back." John laughs at his own joke... Then felt shame for that. It was painfully unfunny.

John looks around and saw what looked like... a cookie! It had no chocolate in it, but looked pretty tasty. He looks at the price of the cookie.

"Huh.. $1.61. With taxes, it might be... uh... maybe $2.07. around that. alright, ill get it." John murmured to himself.

"You gonna stand there and talk with yourself or buy something?" The tired worker asked.

"Oh, yeah. Sorry about that." John then grabbed the bagged cookie to pay for it.

"$2.05." The worker dryly, and groggily sighed.

"Right." John pulled out two crisp dollar bills, and a dime.

"Here's your change. Never come back again, monster." The workers voice turned almost... demonic, distorted.

"What." John quivered.

"I said, 'Here's your change. Please come again." The worker scoffed, his voice back to normal.

"Oh. Right. Yeah. Thanks." John shakily replied.

John left the store, ignoring his beating heart and his quicked breath. 'Just ignore it John, you always hallucinate.' He said to himself. He sat on the side walk and ate the cookie, only to have it ruined by her. He gritted his teeth and shoved the cookie back into the plastic, white bag.

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--Back into the Group chat.

John: ushdisneownekwnkwennrkwnejrjemw

Remi: What?? ᯣ_ᯣ

John: I FORGOT ABOUT THE STUPID HISTORY TEST

Remi: ohhhhhhh... Yikes.

2 minutes later.

Remi: Ya good?

John: Oh, yeah. I just bumped into Arlo and this random next to him made a fuss over it.

Isen: Where is ur horrid typing skills??
Isen: Also, that's because Arlo is king... You don't just 'whoops!!!' and go back to ur day.. hello?

John: Man i DON'T care. I've never cared about the 'Monarchy' or shit like that. Oh yeah, its elective someitnes (its selective sometimes). My typing skills.
John: but arlo whished me luch (wished me luck)

Isen: ... Okay.

John: im confused guyd is my seplling that vad. (Im confused guys is my spelling that bad.)

Isen: NO one else is here yo 🥹... Also, its just weird. I'd be im constant fear if i bumped into Arlo, Hell, im already afraid of him.

Arlo: Im here.

John: Arlo's here eveyone clap for him 🥹

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John: THIS IS MODERN FEMINISM TALKING I EXPECT TO RUN THE WORLD IN SHOES I CANNOT WALK IN 🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️🗣️

Remi: Why are most of ur conversation starters just jibber and jabber?? (𖦹﹏𖦹;)

Arlo: Its a musical.

Seraphina: And how do you know that, Arlo? I thought u only liked classical music and all that jazz
Seraphina: also holy peakeroni

John: thast not a wrod 🤓🤓 (thats not a word)

Seraphina: John shut up
Seraphina: What r yall for Halloween???

John: im the joker 😈😈😈😈😈
John: ur insane ur in pain i can tell by what ur sayinf 😈😈😈😈

Arlo: I dont plan to be anything.

Isen: Yeah ur already a halloween costume.
Isen: Im being a cool Vampire....

Blyke: Im gonna be a werewolf

Remi: Im a witch!!!! hehehhehehheeh... (。•̀ᴗ-)و ̑̑✧

Seraphina: Im gonna be uhhhhhh.... uhhhh a cat. scary.

John: Me and here were originally gonna match but the joker was nust too tuff...

Seraphina: Your literally going as the jonkler dude

John: ur insane 😈😈😈

Blyke: Evil john: ur SANE. Your not in PAIN..

John: i chuckled at this
John: after school me and sera go trick and treat

Seraphina: Oh my tuff
Seraphina: i see ur costume John 🥹✌

John: See im too tuff...

Blyke: I need to see this irl

Isen: me too twin...