Aww, things are already adorable in the beginning and Hubert's not even in it. I love that you included Mac and his dorkiness in this, and his wonder at a Wii console. And then of course it was inevitable that Pao-Lin would want to invite Hubert to come play with her!
…it was also inevitable that Hubert would completely misunderstand what she meant when she invited him to play a Wii game with her. Oh, Hubert, just admit you want Pao-Lin to play with your Wii, okay? His jealousy regarding Pao-Lin playing with Mac is also amusing -- my personal headcanon is that Luca in particular gets on his nerves for outwardly being such a wimp (a lot like his child self, really) yet still possessing Pao-Lin's good graces (ha, no pun intended).
Exhibit A: Hubert Oswell examines a Wii. There is nothing potentially suggestive about this sentence whatsoever.
Oh gods, Hubert's cocksure (ha) attitude regarding playing Mario Kart is hilarious. To think that he was the one who warned Pascal that pride goeth before a fall!
And poor Pao-Lin. She's such a patient(ly oblivious) girl, so it's telling when she starts side-eyeing her aibou.
HAHAHAHAHA the flashback to Sternbild and the Heroes playing Mario Kart. I can totally imagine Keith losing because he felt bad about using items on other players, though it's even more hilarious that Barnaby ended up losing to Keith anyway.
Awww, I love Pao-Lin trying to get even just minimal physical contact with Hubert -- she would do that. Hubert's very fortunate(?) that he has a girlfriend who likes to grope him as much as possible. Next time she'll sit on his lap. :Db
To be fair to Hu-chan, I also had major issues with using the Wii Wheel in MKW. …actually I think I had issues even with the Wiimote, LMFAO. (Maybe the two of them should've played Double Dash instead. That way Pao-Lin could navigate and Hubert could just focus on punching people for items.)
Somehow I don't think telling Hubert that you know even worse profanity than him is likely to make him feel better, Pao-Lin. (I rather think that somewhere in his frustration, he's flabbergasted that a Hero -- a girl -- like Pao-Lin, even a tomboyish one, could possibly be that crude. And then he meets her kid self...)
Oh, but man -- Hubert's reaction to losing really pinged my embarrassment squick. Facepalming forever.
If she found three this heavy, five for someone like Cheria would have been impossible. - And then Pao-Lin proved she was the manliest in the group.
I see that Pao-Lin finally got invited over for meals at the Graces abode. The combined smug trolling from both Richard and Malik (and Hubert's reaction) must've been a sight to see.
Maybe he just has something he wants to work on by himself. - Yes, just some private time with his Wii, hurr hurr.
Aww, was Pao-Lin teaching Hubert how to draw? aaaalll the naked ladies ever Poor Dragon Kid, missing her aibou. Hubert, stop being such a dumbfuck around your girlfriend.
I gotta say, losing in Mario Kart must've really hit Hubert hard, if he was that willing to risk being seen playing a video game in the Rec Center. XD
And now that I'm far more skilled, I should be a much more enjoyable partner -- And then both Malik and Malikah started snickering uncontrollably in my head. "For Mario Kart, you say? Uh-huh..."
Hubert, Hubert, Hubert. When are you going to learn that Pao-Lin is really rather low-maintenance when it comes to relationships?
Having written/planned the majority of the post-getting-together fics in Lucetiverse from Hubert's POV (because you know I love seeing him flip his fucking shit), it's refreshing and fascinating to see things from Pao-Lin's side. I really love the way you've written her here -- it's so obvious that she loves him to pieces, but even a dense, accepting girl like her is starting to notice and try to really deal with his major character flaws. And I love that Hubert's motivation behind practicing Mario Kart wasn't just a matter of his wounded manpride: he was concerned that Pao-Lin wasn't having fun with him because of it.
GDIT I can't handle all these feels. TL;DR this fic is perfect and I love it to bits and pieces and I'm incorporating it into my headcanon. Thank you, and again, thank you, and again, thank you, and again, thank you, and again -- fuck, my talking Sky High action figure is skipping. /pokes it
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Date: 2012-08-16 08:23 pm (UTC)…it was also inevitable that Hubert would completely misunderstand what she meant when she invited him to play a Wii game with her. Oh, Hubert, just admit you want Pao-Lin to play with your Wii, okay? His jealousy regarding Pao-Lin playing with Mac is also amusing -- my personal headcanon is that Luca in particular gets on his nerves for outwardly being such a wimp (a lot like his child self, really) yet still possessing Pao-Lin's good graces (ha, no pun intended).
Exhibit A: Hubert Oswell examines a Wii. There is nothing potentially suggestive about this sentence whatsoever.
Oh gods, Hubert's cocksure (ha) attitude regarding playing Mario Kart is hilarious. To think that he was the one who warned Pascal that pride goeth before a fall!
And poor Pao-Lin. She's such a patient(ly oblivious) girl, so it's telling when she starts side-eyeing her aibou.
HAHAHAHAHA the flashback to Sternbild and the Heroes playing Mario Kart. I can totally imagine Keith losing because he felt bad about using items on other players, though it's even more hilarious that Barnaby ended up losing to Keith anyway.
Awww, I love Pao-Lin trying to get even just minimal physical contact with Hubert -- she would do that. Hubert's very fortunate(?) that he has a girlfriend who likes to grope him as much as possible. Next time she'll sit on his lap. :Db
To be fair to Hu-chan, I also had major issues with using the Wii Wheel in MKW. …actually I think I had issues even with the Wiimote, LMFAO. (Maybe the two of them should've played Double Dash instead. That way Pao-Lin could navigate and Hubert could just focus on punching people for items.)
Somehow I don't think telling Hubert that you know even worse profanity than him is likely to make him feel better, Pao-Lin. (I rather think that somewhere in his frustration, he's flabbergasted that a Hero -- a girl -- like Pao-Lin, even a tomboyish one, could possibly be that crude. And then he meets her kid self...)
Oh, but man -- Hubert's reaction to losing really pinged my embarrassment squick. Facepalming forever.
If she found three this heavy, five for someone like Cheria would have been impossible. - And then Pao-Lin proved she was the manliest in the group.
I see that Pao-Lin finally got invited over for meals at the Graces abode. The combined smug trolling from both Richard and Malik (and Hubert's reaction) must've been a sight to see.
Maybe he just has something he wants to work on by himself. - Yes, just some private time with his Wii, hurr hurr.
Aww, was Pao-Lin teaching Hubert how to draw?
aaaalll the naked ladies everPoor Dragon Kid, missing her aibou. Hubert, stop being such a dumbfuck around your girlfriend.I gotta say, losing in Mario Kart must've really hit Hubert hard, if he was that willing to risk being seen playing a video game in the Rec Center. XD
And now that I'm far more skilled, I should be a much more enjoyable partner -- And then both Malik and Malikah started snickering uncontrollably in my head. "For Mario Kart, you say? Uh-huh..."
Hubert, Hubert, Hubert. When are you going to learn that Pao-Lin is really rather low-maintenance when it comes to relationships?
Having written/planned the majority of the post-getting-together fics in Lucetiverse from Hubert's POV (because you know I love seeing him flip his fucking shit), it's refreshing and fascinating to see things from Pao-Lin's side. I really love the way you've written her here -- it's so obvious that she loves him to pieces, but even a dense, accepting girl like her is starting to notice and try to really deal with his major character flaws. And I love that Hubert's motivation behind practicing Mario Kart wasn't just a matter of his wounded manpride: he was concerned that Pao-Lin wasn't having fun with him because of it.
GDIT I can't handle all these feels. TL;DR this fic is perfect and I love it to bits and pieces and I'm incorporating it into my headcanon. Thank you, and again, thank you, and again, thank you, and again, thank you, and again -- fuck, my talking Sky High action figure is skipping. /pokes it