𓆩♡𓆪 Chapter 11: A Date With Me?! 𓆩♡𓆪

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(Hey. A lil note before this chapter begins. This chapter is a bit rushed (there was supposed to be an extra suggestive scene but I didn't write it because of how long it took me to finish this chapter) so apologies if this isn't really good. There's also a suggestive (and cringy) scene near the end so beware of that.)
So many weeks have passed since the incident, and so far, Xenophanes has been doing pretty well. The servants had finally learnt how to actually show some form of kindness towards him and the townsfolk are.... Mostly fine with him. Although some are still a bit disgusted by the beast's presence, they try to ignore him. Xanthus was grateful that the kingdom was somewhat indifferent to him. However, he still wanted to apologise to him in a meaningful and loving way. It was the middle of the night, and the two hedgehogs were in the purple hedgehog's room watching TV, snuggling and cuddling together. "Mmph... Xantheebs...." Xeno muttered. "Hm?" The other hummed. "I was wondering.... Do you know what a date is?"
The purple hedgehog froze when he heard that, and he began blushing immensely. "O-Oh.... That.... Well uh-" He began to panic internally. Out of all the things the other could've said, of course it was the one thing he had always wanted to do with him. "I- Well- A date is like.... Going out with someone in a romantic or sexual way." He explained, gesturing his fingers. "Wow, really? Well uhm- Is it okay if we go out on a date tomorrow?" He then asked, making the other even MORE flustered. Seriously, not only was Xenophanes asking him out on a date, something the purple hedgehog wanted to ask for the longest time, he was asking him to go on one tomorrow?! "Uhm- I- We-Well...." He began to panic physically now. His mind became cloudy simply by the thought of going on a date with the other tomorrow. "Uhm- Uh- Yeah! 3PM tomorrow! Hehe..." He said out of sheer agitation and trepidation. "Oh! Alright then!" Xeno responded. "I can't wait for our date tomorrow!"
"Y-Yeah! M-me too." He said. The crystalline hedgehog chuckled and wagged his tail, pulling the tar hedgehog closer to him and nuzzling his face against the other. After a while, he got up and left, not before he turned around to look at the other and saying "See ya tomorrow!" Before he left. "*Huff....* FUCK-!" Xanthus suddenly cursed to himself, slamming and burying his head into his pillow. "FUCK- FUCK- HOLY SHIT- WHY DIDNT I FUCKING THINK FIRST?! YOU FUCKING IDIOT!"
He then let out a sudden outburst, constantly slamming himself into his bed. "Ugh.... Sweet Aunt Jamima.... He's gonna have the worst first date tomorrow...."
The Next Day
The purple hedgehog woke up, a bit drowsy due to his lack of sleep over his date with Xenophanes and how it was making his mind go crazy and wild. He slowly got up and went out, forgetting to put on his gloves and boots. Despite the stress of going out on a date with someone he loved greatly, he felt very..... Lovestruck. Throughout the whole morning till the early afternoon, The tar hedgehog kept getting distracted at the prospect of his inevitable date, he was having a difficult time doing and performing his activities without him getting distracted with his date with the crystalline hedgehog. Once he was done with his duties, he immediately went to Noah's room and knocked on the door. The door opened the door and the fur suit poked his head out. "C-Can I come in....?" The purple hedgehog asked nervously. "COME IN." The other stepped aside and opened the door, allowing the hedgehog to come inside. Once inside, the door was shut. "SO. WHAT IS IT THAT YOU WANT TO SPEAK TO ME ABOUT?" The fur suit asked. "W-Well.... I-"
"YOU'RE GOING ON A DATE WITH XEN TODAY AND YOU DON'T HAVE ANY IDEA WHAT TO DO OR WHERE TO TAKE HIM?" The fur suit then interrupted the king. "Uhm- H-How did you know....?" The tar hedgehog asked confuzzled. "YOU WERE LITERALLY SCREAMING ABOUT IT A LOT LAST NIGHT." Noah said. "H-Hey how di-did you know?!" Xanthus asked, his hand twitching as his face turned red slightly from embarrassment. "MOTHERFUCKER. MY ROOM IS LITERALLY NEXT DOOR TO YOURS. OBVIOUSLY I'M GONNA HEAR YOU PANIC ABOUT YOUR DATE THAT YOU ACCIDENTALLY ACCEPTED." The fur suit said. "Well- I- Ugh- Whatever..... Can you at LEAST tell me what to do for my date with Xeno later?" The purple hedgehog asked. "WELL. I THINK I HAVE SOME GOOD IDEAS ON WHERE YOU COULD TAKE HIM. A PARK, A RESTAURANT, AND A TAVERN." The fur suit suggested. "THEY ARE THE MOST COMMON PLACES TO GO TO FOR A DATE."
Xanthus looked to the side and tapped his foot, before he looked at Noah and nodded. "Those are some great places you recommended me. Thanks Noah." He thanked him, clasping his hands together. "NO PROBLEM MAN. I HOPE YOUR DATE GOES WELL." The fur suit replied. "I SUGGEST YOU GET READY FOR YOUR DATE SOON."
"Ah! Right! I'll prepare for it shortly. Uhm- What should I- Wear for it?" The purple hedgehog asked a bit hesitant. "ANYTHING THAT YOU'RE COMFORTABLE WITH. IT IS JUST A SMALL DATE. YOU SHOULD WEAR SOMETHING CAUSAL AND SOMETHING YOU'RE OKAY WITH." Noah responded. "Ah. Okay. Thanks Noah." The hedgehog thanked him. "IT'S NOTHING REALLY. NOW GO AND GET READY."
Later
After getting a bit too ready for a simple, causal date, the tar hedgehog was ready. He wore a dark purple sweater with a heart shape on the upper half. Combined with some black thigh highs. "Mmph... I mean... It's not too much..." He thought as he looked at himself in the mirror. He went to his desk and put on some red eyeshadow. After a while, he felt he was truly ready. He went outside his room and waited for the crystalline hedgehog at the front door. After a while, Xenophanes arrived and he too was also dressed casually. Wearing that same hoodie that he always wears. "Xanni!!!" He came up to the other and hugged him tightly, snuggling against his chest. "Mmph.... Hey Xeno." The other greeted, patting the other's back. "Can we go now? I wanna hang out with ya." The crystal hedgehog asked, letting go of the other while holding his hands. "Mm hm. C'mon." Xanthus proceeded to bring the other to his reverse truck as they drove outta the kingdom and into the city. "Where are we going?" The beast asked. "Uhm- The park I suppose...." The purple hedgehog spoke, looking slightly at the crystalline hedgehog. A little while later, the two hedgehogs arrived at the park. They entered the park, sorta just aimlessly walking around, looking for something to hopefully peak their interest. When they couldn't find anything interesting to note, they sat down at a bench and sat around in awkward silence. "So uhm- Uh- D-D- Do y-y you....." The purple hedgehog attempted to engage in a conversation with the crystalline hedgehog, but the fact he was even able to go out on a date with him was enough to make him flustered. And the more he stuttered and fumbled with his words, the more red he got. Xenophanes looked at him in confusion due to his constant stuttering. "Are you okay? You seem prrreeetttyyy nervous...." He asked as his (boy) friend stuttered with nervousness. "Uh- Well- I'm f-Fine! It's just- Really hot!" Xanthus excused himself, flapping his hand as he was sweating. "So uh- Uhm- " The purple hedgehog then genuinely got a brain malfunction, it was near impossible for him to properly function when he was literally on a date with the person he secretly loved the most. As he panicked internally and externally, he noticed from the corner of his eyes a corn dog stand and got an idea. "Uh- Hey! Wanna get- P-Porn- Corn dogs?" He asked, fumbling with his words as he did so. "Sure! I don't mind!" Xeno agreed, sitting up and bringing the tar hedgehog up with him. They walked over to the stand, holding hands while they did so. "Hi- Uhm- T-Two corn dogs please...." The purple hedgehog asked, still fumbling with his words. The vendor nodded and began preparing the corn dogs for them. "Alright. Here ya go!" The vendor said to them once he finished making the corn dogs. The two hedgehogs took the corn dogs and went to a nearby bench to sit down before they began eating. "Mmph! This is.... Really good!" Xeno complimented, his tail wagging at how good the corn dogs tasted. "Well. I'm glad you liked it. I love these things." Xanthus told him, munching on his corn dog. "Oo! Are they your favorite food?" Xenophanes asked, stopping to ask his question. "Eh.... Not really.... My favorites are Oreos but I also really like eating corn dogs." The other responded. "Oh! I see!"
After they ate their corn dogs, they walked around the park a bit. But as time went on, they slowly grew bored. "Mmph.... Xanni..... I'm borrrreeeedddd......" The crystalline hedgehog expressed, leaning his head on the other's head slightly. "Well.... Uhm- How about- We go to a restaurant?" The purple hedgehog asked. "Ooo! Alright!" The other agreed as they walked back to the truck and drove to a local restaurant. Once they arrived and parked the truck, they went inside and were greeted by an formal gentleman. "Hello good sirs. I expect that you two are wanting to get a seat?" The man asked, bowing in a formal manner. "Yes. We would like a seat." The tar hedgehog requested. "Alright sir. There's an empty table for you both." The man then directed them to an empty table. The table was an ordinary table, but there was a single candle in the middle. Which lit up part of the dark restaurant. "O-Oh! Uhm- It's uh- really uh- Uhm- We-We'll take it...." Xanthus told the man, stuttering and blushing immensely. The man nodded and watched as they sat down. Once they sat down, the man walked away to attend to other patrons. "Wow! This restaurant is really cool! Isn't it Xanni?" Xeno commented, looking at in the interior of the restaurant before he looked back at the purple hedgehog. Meanwhile, the tar hedgehog didn't seem to be paying attention to what the other was saying. He was just... Too emanored by the presence of the crystalline beast. Everything about him just... Made his heart flutter and jump. "... Xanni?" Xenophanes asked, confused on why the tar hedgehog wasn't saying anything. "H-Huh-? Oh- Oh Y-Yeah! Uhm- What d-do you say...?" The purple hedgehog suddenly snapped out of his conversation and twiddled with his fingers.(TwiddleFinger reference??!?!1!1!1) "This restaurant is a cool looking place isn't it?" The crystal beast asked while also complimenting the restaurant. "Uh- Yeah! It truly is." He replied back, still blushing immensely as the crystal hedgehog had yet to leave his mind. After a bit of an awkward conversation, a waiter appears with a menu for the two. After they ordered their food, they continued with their awkward conversation. "So.... Uh-...." Xeno muttered nervously, looking to the side as he had no clue on what their conversation should be about. "Do you have.... Anything.... Interesting to talk about?"
"Uhm- Not- Really...." Xanthus admitted, embarrassed at how awkward this whole thing was. "Well... Maybe whatever pops into your mind?" Xenophanes suggested. "Oh! Uhm- We could talk about slavery." The purple hedgehog randomly suggested back. ".... Slavery????" The crystalline hedgehog asked utterly confused at what the other suggested what they converse should about. "Uh- Uhm- Well-" The tar hedgehog stuttered after he realized what he said. Damnit! Who the hell even talks about slavery on a date?! "Well- *Ahem* Apologies for that.... I'm just... At a loss. I have no clue on what we should talk about. So uh... That came outta nowhere.... Sorry." The purple hedgehog apologized. "Oh god... This date isn't very interesting so far....." He thought nervously, looking at the side in embarrassment at how poorly and boring this date has been.
Throughout the whole restaurant period, the two hedgehogs would have some awkward and confusing conversations from time to time. Eventually their food arrived and they began eating. Occasionally engaging in their awkward conversations. Once they were done, Xanthus paid for their food and they left and entered the truck. As they did though, the purple hedgehog couldn't help but feel a gnawing bit of rage towards himself for how boring his date with Xenophanes has been so far. He knows it isn't his fault, but he still can't help but feel mad at himself anyways. No matter how much he told himself, he still felt at fault. "Hey Xeno...." He spoke to the crystal hedgehog while they drove on the road. "Yeah?"
"Hey, look. I'm uh- I'm sorry if this date hasn't been all that interesting...." The tar hedgehog apologized despite the fact it wasn't really his fault. "Uhm- What do you mean?" The beast asked utterly confused. "Well- It's just- Nothing interesting has happened. We're sorta just.... Walking around and having awkward conversations that go nowhere...." The other continued, looking and feeling disappointed at himself. "If you think this whole date is boring and stuff..... Which I don't blame you for....We can head back home."
"Actually Xanni..... I really wanna continue our date." The crystal hedgehog spoke to the other, making him quite surprised. "W-Wait.... Really?" The tar hedgehog asked, a tinge of excitement and surprise in his voice. "Mm hm! Just because nothing interesting has happened throughout our date, doesn't mean I want to end it. As long as I'm hanging out with you, it's perfect." The crystalline hedgehog explained, hugging the hoodie he was wearing. "Mmph.... Really....? Are you- Are you sure you don't want to end this date....?"
"Obviously not! I wanna continue it! I wanna continue hanging out with you! You're the most perfect friend I've ever had! I love you!" That last sentence genuinely made Xanthus's fur prick up in surprise and flusteredness. He blushed and lowered his ears as his whole body twitched noticeably. "Uh- PLEASE- Don't say that- When I- I'm driving...." He sputtered out, trying to hide how flushed he was. "Hm? What do you mean?" Xeno asked, tilting his head in confusion. "Sorry..... Sorry.... It's just.... Everytime you say something so affectionate and lovingly about me.... I just- I get so flustered.... I don't know why.... I just get flustered by your words so easily.... And it gets really hard for me to focus.... And when we're on the road.... Yeah." The purple hedgehog elaborated. "Oh. I see. Well, sorry if that made you lose focus." The crystalline hedgehog apologized. "It's fine it's fine. You're allowed to say you love me. Just.... Don't say them while I'm driving. We might get into a car crash." The tar hedgehog joked before a loud beeping sound came from his truck. "Ah shit...." The king sighed. "Looks like we need to stop by a gas station...."
The purple hedgehog then drove the truck into a gas station. Once there, Xanthus and Xenophanes got out of the car. The purple hedgehog grabbed the nozzle and began to fill his car up with petrol. While doing so, the crystalline hedgehog looked over at the other and spoke up. "Hey uhm- Xanni?" He began. "Hm? Yeah?" The other responded. "Can I.... Buy some stuff at the store over there?" The crystalline hedgehog pointed at the store and asked. "Ah. Of course. I'll lend you some money." The tar hedgehog then gave the other his whole wallet. "Don't use up all of it. I may be a king but even my credit card has limits."
Xeno nodded and took his wallet. Going up to the store to buy stuff. Upon entering the store, he saw a few people around. He went into the snack isle and took some items. A bag of chips, a chocolate bar, and a can of soda. He brought the stuff to the cashier and placed them down. "Hi!!! I'd like to buy these things please." He told the cashier. The person nodded and scanned the items before placing them in a plastic bag. The crystal hedgehog took the bag. He was about to walk out of the front door when he accidentally bumped into someone. "Oof!" He yelped as he stumbled slightly, looking at the person he bumped into. "Uhm- Sorry mister...." The crystal hedgehog apologized. The person turned around and looked at him. When he did, Xenophanes took in his appearance. It seemed to be a green squid octopus hybrid wearing a dark brown trench coat, a white and blue cap, and long black boots. The man looked at him with his yellow eyes and scoffed. "Oi mate, Betta remember to keep your eyes peeled or- Wait a damn minute...." The squidtopus (Squid and octopus combo) then noticed the hoodie Xeno was wearing, looking surprised and intrigued. "Hang on a minute. I think I've seen that damn hoodie before." The man spoke up. "Hm? Really?" The crystalline hedgehog asked. "Eh.... I ain't gonna talk bout it. It's some really personal shit." The squidtopus man said. The crystal hedgehog blinked in confusion but he shrugged it off. He went out the front door, when Xanthus suddenly appeared. "Hey Xeno. Sorry but uh- can I borrow the wallet? I need to pay for the gas." The purple hedgehog told him. "Oh okay! Here!" The crystalline hedgehog compiled, handing him his wallet. "Thanks. Now-"
Just before the tar hedgehog was about to leave, he saw the man standing behind Xenophanes and his ears lowered in horror. "What." He murmured, his breathing heavy. The crystal hedgehog looked at the other in confusion before he turned to look behind him. "Oh him? That's just someone I bumped into." The crystalline hedgehog told him, gesturing towards the squidtopus. "Y-You.... What are you- WHY are you here?!" The purple hedgehog blurted out, his ears lowering in shock and anger. "Hm? Oh vey. Calm down girl." The odd man said calmly, referring to the tar hedgehog as a girl for some reason.... "Uhm- Xanni...? Do you know him?" The crystal hedgehog asked, pointing towards the squidtopus. "Name's Cthulhu mate. Apologies if I didn't told ya bout that before."
"Ugh.... Cthulhu.... What are you DOING here?!" Xanthus asked infuriated. "Hey. This is all pure chance. I wasn't stalking you or shit. Stop assuming everything you tranny." The squidtopus retorted back, firing a slur at the other. "Stop calling me that you glorified seafood." The purple hedgehog huffed angrily, crossing his arms. "Oi mate, you thank you're a tough ol asshat eh? Well tell you what you tranny, you're not." The sea creature hedgehog retorted back again, putting his tentacle arms in his pockets. "I- Ugh- SHUT UP!" The purple hedgehog groaned in utter fury. "Wh- What- is going- On....?" Xenophanes asked confused with their conversation. "Hm? Oh right, forgot this giant cluster was here. Anyways, see that asshat over there? That's Xyla." The squidtopus told him. "Xanthus. My name is Xanthus." The tar hedgehog came closer and told him, his voice sounding like he was on the brink of threatening him. "Yeah yeah yeah. But that names a bit of a mouthful eh?" The squidtopus man said calmly, but his tone was laced with mild malice. "I- *SIGH....* Look. You don't need to say my name. You can call me by nicknames. But PLEASE do not call me THAT, EVER. AGAIN." Xanthus suddenly got upset. He clenched his fists in anger as his yellow eyes disappeared. "You said nicknames right eh? Well, lemme tell ya this. Technically. I can use Xyla as a nickname. Can't I?"
"Don't. Call. Me. THAT. How many fucking times do I have to say that???" The purple hedgehog was slowly getting more and more pissed as Cthulhu constantly twisted the conversation. "Look here mate. You can hide what you don't like about ya self, change your name, and your identity. Hell, even your fucking gender. But in the end, you can never change who you were in the past. You hear me?"
The tar hedgehog froze at the those words. He clenched his fists, trying to hold in his anger. "Tch. What's wrong mate? You finally seeing the damn truth? That you can never change ya roots no matta how hard ya try?" The squidtopus came closer and took his tentacle hand out and placed it on his chest. The tentacle slowly wrapped around his body. "Heh. You're so fucking delusional. I think I outta knock some sense into ya." The squidtopus was about to attack Xanthus when suddenly, Xenophanes pulled the other hedgehog away from the other. "Uhm- hey uh- So- Sorry about this but we really gotta go." The beast said, dragging the other hedgehog with him into the truck. "I think we should go." Xeno said. "I still haven't paid for the gas yet though... Uhm- You can do it... Right?" The purple hedgehog asked. "Well. Sure! I'll do that."
After a while, the crystalline hedgehog came back and entered the truck. "I paid for the gas. I think that means we're good to go." He told the other who sighed in relief. "Well. Alright. Let's get a move on." The purple hedgehog said, beginning the engine. Once they were on the road, both male hedgehogs were very quiet during most of the ride until the crystalline hedgehog spoke up. "Hey Xanni...." He began. "Uhm- yeah?" The other replied. "I was just wondering... Why did you react so strongly to that guy we met earlier?" The crystal hedgehog asked, extremely confused. "*Sigh...* Well... Uh.... Remember when I told you that I had an ex I dated back in highschool who I broke up with because he didn't like the fact I was transitioning into a male? That's him. That's my Ex. His name is Cthulhu." Xanthus explained, not even daring to look at Xenophanes. "Wait? Really? Wow, I wasn't expecting him to look like a uh-"
"Dirty hobo? Heh. Yeah. Me too. That dudes taste in fashion is pathetic." The other suddenly spoke up, a slight chuckle in his voice. "Honestly yeah, I mean, that guy doesn't really fit your vibe ya know?" The other responded, chuckling with the other. Is he even dating the person who he cheated on you with?"
"I'm prettttyyyyy sure they broke up after like.... Three months." The other responded. "Wow really??" The crystal hedgehog asked genuinely surprised. "Mm hm. It's pathetic. I know." The purple hedgehog replied, chuckling mildly as he continued driving while the crystalline hedgehog just looked outside the window before he spoke and asked something that had been on his mind for a while. "So Xanni.... When you and Cthulhu broke up.... How did you feel?" He asked, a tinge of nervousness in his voice as he didn't know how the other would react. "Well.... I was.... Heartbroken and- I- Uhm- It was- Really hard for me to get over it... I talked to Lord X about it and he.... Uhm-" He then abruptly paused. "He sorta... Beat his ass. Like, beat him to an actual pulp." He continued. "Oh. Well... I guess I should've expected that. I mean, he is a really ruthless guy after all." Xeno commented, chuckling a bit.
After a long road trip, the two hedgehogs eventually arrived at their last location for their date. A local tavern! They went inside and sat down at nearby table. "What do you wanna get?" Xanthus asked, as he passed Xeno the menu. "Hm.... I think... Ooo! A Bloody Mary!" The crystal hedgehog responded. "Y-You sure? Those things can get you drunk off your ass reallllyyyyyy fast..." The other questioned a bit worryingly. "Ehh! Don't worry! I can handle a lil drunkenness!" The crystal hedgehog responded. "Okay... I believe you. In that case, I'm getting myself a cocktail."
After a little while at the tavern (and a lotta drinking) The purple hedgehog was starting to feel the effects of alcohol enter his system. There were multiple drunk cocktails on his table mixed with some bloody Marys that Xenophanes drunk. "Mmph.... I think I drank way too much..." The tar hedgehog began, leaning back in his seat as his vision blurred every now and then. Once he didn't feel the slight dizziness, he looked at The Crystalline hedgehog and asked "So... You feeling the effects of the Bloody Marys yet or no?" The crystal beast on the other hand, looked a bit ruffled up, his face was buried on the table as he breathed slightly. "Oooooh mannnn...." He croaked out. "These bloody Marys be hella good..."
"Uhm- Xeno? Did- Did you drink to much Bloody Marys or-" But before the other could ask what was up with him, the crystal beast got up and walked over to his side, sitting down next to him. "Hehe... Damn Xanni.... You look even hotter up close... Like, REAL hot..." He said in a drunken state. "Uhm- Wha- Are- Are You- B-Being serious or are you- You only saying that b- Because you're d- drunk...?" Xanthus asked, his face flushing a bit as he backed away from the other due to his slightly heated face. "Oooohhhhh..... Nooooo.... I'm being 100% honest....~ You.... You look so... So... Hot..." The crystal hedgehog responded, clenching onto the other's shoulder, his breath hot as his face and his mouth drooling noticeably. "C'mere.... Hottie..." Without warning, he pinned the purple hedgehog onto the seat, his drool dripping and damping the fur of the other. "So.... So... My god..." He breathed heavily, before coming closer to him. And then... He kisses him on the mouth. Very. Very. Sloppily. "Mmph- Hmmph- Xe- Ahh...~"
After a while, the sloppy kiss soon turned into something more passionate as Xeno began to bit the other and leaving behind multiple bite marks in his wake. The moans and groans that came from both of them were very loud and their actions were very noticeable. So noticeable in fact, that the manager of the tavern had to personally come out of his office and kicked them out. Once they were kicked out and left in the pouring rain, the two hedgehogs looked at each other, luckily, the alcohol having worn off of them a bit. "Uhm- Well... Sorry for what happened there... I didn't mean to get us kicked out..." The crystalline hedgehog spoke up quietly, feeling guilty for getting them kicked out. "Hm? Oh no. No no no. I'm completely fine. We aren't permanently kicked out of there. We just can't go inside for a while." The purple hedgehog spoke back, attempting to make the crystal beast feel better. "Oh... I see. But still I feel pretty bad for what I did in there..."
"Hey. Hey. It's fine. Like I said, we aren't banned from the tavern permanently. And it doesn't hinder this whole date. Besides, it's already over. We're going home after this." Xanthus told him, walking to his truck. "Hey. Uhm- When we get home... Can we watch something in your bedroom?" Xenophanes asked as he walked with the purple hedgehog to the truck. "Hmm.... I suppose we could. It's still early... Somewhat... Okay. We'll watch something when we get home. Maybe a movie?" The tar hedgehog asked as he got into the truck with the crystal hedgehog. "Sounds fun!"
End Of Chapter
(Hey. So once again I apologize if this chapter took too long and was a bit rushed. My bad. I'm planning on not writing multi chapter fanfics for a long time considering how long it took me to complete this one.)

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