Unhealthycopingmechanism Stories

A job goes awry and you find yourself fighting for survival while in the hands of The Joker. Before long the captor/captive dynamic that exist between the two of you becomes dangerously twisted and unstable.

This story is a collection of scenes (mostly from Buggy's and Shanks' childhood and young teenage years), full of hurt Shanks, who's haunted by nightmares after being sexually abused, and Buggy dealing with his redhead's nightly terrors and odd behaviors throughout the day (not to mention his own insecurities). Or: Shanks develops a lot of very unhealthy coping mechanisms, and it takes Buggy years to understand what has happened to his friend. Some Shanks x Buggy in later chapters. Feel free to read along or leave right away. Cover art by Yazu-Jud on zerochan.net

The drama club is putting on 'The Prom' for their spring musical and it stirs up some feelings for some of the theater kids. or Maddox and Ashlyn have been secretly dating for months. However, things between the two of them are starting to fall apart as Maddox grows tired of hiding their relationship and Ashlyn is adamant that it continues.