The plural of "crisis" is crises. The word "crisis" is a loanword from Latin and retains its original Latin plural form (similar to words like "analyses" or "bases"). The plural is pronounced as "cray-sees" (US) or "cray-seez" (UK).
It's wrong to write "crises."
For example, you might write "Several crises destabilized the regime."
Writing 'Crisises' looks dumb, and whoever writes it like that should go back into their Father's scrotum.
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(Kim's Initial Thoughts)
I... don't know what I wanted in life.
The day that I entered High School. It was the day when all my jolly, goody attitudes disappeared, and they became non-existent.
It wasn't that I was depressed or anything bad was happening to me.
It just happened, I guess.
It's not like I can explain it properly.
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I was liked in school... somewhat.
Like I was average in the eyes of the norm.
This is true because I haven't done anything to be someone's someone.
Do you get it?
I don't.
I'm not popular. I'm not talented. I'm not friendly to those who think of me as if I'm some toy to mess around with.
I'm... an independent woman? Is that what women say nowadays?
Politics ain't my thing.
It's just something I don't even wanna talk about.
Why am I even talking about it in the first place?
Whatever...
All I'm saying is that I'm worth something because I'm alive and well.
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Fuck you, Y/N.
He pisses me off.
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Lying piece of shit.
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Y/N: "A... ACHOO!"
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Step!
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Step!!
Step!!
Step!!!
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Julie: "Y/N! WHO TOLD YOU YOU COULD BE SICK TODAY?!"
Y/N: "Confused... Huh? But I'm not sick-"
Julie: "Get your ass back home or YOU'RE FIRED!!!"
Y/N: "Okay, okay! Geez!"
Walking away early as he goes home. Julie promptly expresses a worried expression for a bit before scowling.
Julie: "Tch... You better be fine the next day or else I'm pegging you with maximum efficiency."
Matthew: "Excuse me! I ordered one Latté Cappuccino-"
Julie: "GET OUT OF HERE, YOU F**KING HOBO!"
Matthew: "I AM NOT A HOBO, YOU HAG! I'M PUBESCENT!"
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Y/N: "What's wrong with Julie today? She's usually not that angry at me for a reason..."
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Y/N: "Did I do something wrong...? Nah. If I did, it would've been my ass whooped to New Jersey."
Looking ahead, you notice the local store where your friend, Kim Pine, works.
NO ACCOUNT VIDEO! WHERE WE RIP YOU OFF AND HAVE 2 HOT BABES GIVE YOU ATTENTION!
A sign was plastered near the entrance of the store.
You'd think that it would lead to their store having money raining on them? Of course not.
Seeing the sad sight of the store, you gradually gravitate towards it.
Entering, you wonder.
Y/N: "I wonder if there's something I can watch tonight..."
?: "Kim, there's a customer- Oh wait, never mind. You can have your break longer than usual.
Kim (At the back): "O...kay? Works for me."
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?: "Hey there, what can I get for you, stud?"
Looking at the gorgeous woman at the counter, she wears a green turtle neck sweater that hugs her figure.
Possibly an eye-catching sight for those who enter the store as if expecting a job that blows.
Turquoise pants that resemble the same pants Julie wears to work and at her parties.
Having short black hair, a somewhat side bangs style, and having two strands each side bangs hanging, and the lower part of her hair that sways sideways, while the front ones sway forward.
Black irises that begs to be seen like a beautiful black hole sucking you deep, fair skin that if tainted could be corrupted from a single touch, her expression of neutral that radiates a challenge for those who dares to woo.
Staring longer as usual, he snaps out of it.
Y/N: "Stud...? I'm just here to buy one of your movies. I'm feeling adventurous about watching some old movies today."
Hollie: "You can adventure all over me if you'd like."
Y/N: "...Like an old movie?"
Hollie: "...Did you just call me old?"
Y/N: "I didn't mean it like that."
Hollie: "Scoff... If you weren't such a handsome guy, I would've slapped you for that."
Y/N: "Me? Handsome? Sorry to break it to you... Miss..."
Hollie: "Hollie Hawkes. And I'm not married."
Y/N: "Okay, Hollie... I didn't need that to know that you're not married but okay... Whatever you're thinking of me, or what you see in me? I'm not that impressive or anywhere charismatic to sway people off the floor."
Hollie: "You sure are doing it to me right now."
Y/N: "Huh?"
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Kim: "Hey, Hollie, can I have like one of those-"
Y/N: "LADY! WE JUST MET!"
Hollie: "I WANT TO KISS YOU AND RAVAGE ME ALREADY!"
Y/N: "I DON'T EVEN KNOW YOU THAT WELL TO GO INTO THAT KIND OF RELATIONSHIP!"
With everything going on right now, Kim left the moment she saw that mess.
No matter what, even if it's her friends? She's not gonna help them.
No matter how small or big the problem is.
And besides...
Seeing Hollie's expression while looking at Y/N, she can tell that she is rather infatuated with that man.
The man in question, rather, finds it amusing or annoying.
With that being said, she walks away from the scene.
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Y/N: "Sigh... Finally got the movie I requested. It took a while to get it with Kim's coworker nagging me to... breed her?"
Shaking away that thought, he looks at the cover of the DVD.
Y/N: "I was told that this one would be great to watch. I'm gonna check it out later."
Walking through the piles of snow, he sees Kim walking calmly outside the store.
She must be going to her band.
While he isn't a frequent visitor, he did help them financially with their equipment.
Though it was a bit on the expensive side of his budget, the band cried at their very own sponsor.
They couldn't stop praising me for a week. It pissed me off since everyone kept mentioning it that I'm their... Sugar Daddy? That was Wallace's words.
Well, you certainly are.
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Catching up to her, he greets Kim with a friendly wave.
Y/N: "Wave... Hello."
Kim: "...Hi."
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Kim: "Spit it out already before I f**king crush your skull."
Y/N: "I would like that very much."
Kim: "...You're always like that. Saying some dumb sh*t like that, I might as well do it-"
Y/N: "ARE YOU DEADASS?!"
Kim: "AS IF! YOU HORNY BASTARD!"
Y/N: "But... I'm dying over here... At least let me take a peek."
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Kim: "Frustrated Sigh... Okay, fine. But know this!... If I ever hear a single word about this from our friends or their friends. You're staying at my apartment for a whole week watching anime and movies."
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Y/N: "That doesn't sound so bad-"
Kim: "And make you sit down on a chair, tie you up in a rope and I will make you watch: Your Name, I Wanna Eat Your Pancreas, A Silent Voice, Anohana, Clannad, Your Lie in April, Grave of the Fireflies, Wolf Children, The Wind Rises, and Maquia."
Listing off the movies that she had prepared for... some reason.
He tries to get a say in this matter.
Y/N: "Wait hold o-"
Kim: "And guess what?"
She pins him to a nearby wall.
Kim: "There will also be more animated movies that we can watch like: Up, If Anything Happens I Love You, Mary and Max, When The Wind Blows, Bambi, The Tale of Princess Kaguya, and so much more... More than you can ever imagine, as your tears run out from your eyes, that you'll cry out blood."
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Y/N: "Gulp."
Kim: "Did you just say 'Gulp'?"
Y/N: "No...?"
Kim: "Rolls eyes... Whatever... Here..."
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As she opens her sweater's zipper-
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(Somewhere far away)
Roxie: "Hmm..."
Looking at the group chat, their boss announced an important but not surprising message.
[{(MATTHEW PATEL HAS BEEN DEFEATED)}]
Roxie: "Good riddance."
She hated his guts for a while because of his arrogance and his self-righteous attitude whenever they had a meeting.
Though they hadn't known each other for long, he was at times friendly when he acted so.
It's not like she hated him or any person at all.
It was all because of Ramo-
Y/N: "GYYYAAAAAATTTTT!!!!!!!!"
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The hell was that...?
Roxie: "Scared the crap out of me... but that yellow sounded familiar..."
Hopping from roof to roof, she immediately hides as she peeks into the dark corner of the street.
Looking across the street, she knows who that person is. The word 'was' would fit perfectly.
Roxie: "It's him...!"
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She can't attack him now; she'll wait for the time when she can strike him when he lowers his guard.
For now, she'll patiently wait.
The time will come for an opportunity.
Roxie: "Tch! You're gonna be dead sooner or later, Y/N... then finally, Ramona will be mine once again."
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Back to you, he somehow gets a feeling that they were being watched, as the feeling suddenly vanished once he took notice of it.
Y/N: "Huh... That was weird-"
BONK!
Y/N: "Ow! Hey-"
Kim: "So you think my breasts are weird now...! Huh?!"
Y/N: "Ah! Wait no! That's not-"
Kim: "Sigh... Never mind, even if you explain your reasoning, I'll just doubt it.
Y/N: "Huh?"
Kim: "I'll be going ahead to Stephen's house to practice. You wanna come?"
Y/N: "Actually, I'm kinda busy- Hey! I haven't properly explained-"
Kim: "Scoff... Please keep it to yourself. Later, nerd."
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There she goes again.
Walking, while still having that nonchalant stance as always.
And those hips though...
Y/N: "Sigh... Those hips don't lie... She still is as amazing as she always was..."
He had a crush on her back then.
Not the 'deep infatuation' kind of thing.
But a lingering moment that made him imagine himself being with her.
If only for a moment.
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(Deep Inside Y/N's Inner Thoughts)
Y/N stood in the kitchen, the smell of coffee filling the air. Sunlight streamed through the window, casting a warm glow on everything it touched. Kim walked in, hair tousled, eyes still heavy with sleep.
Turning to her, he greets her lovingly.
"Good morning," Y/N said, smiling.
Kim returned the smile, a hint of shyness in her voice. "Morning... Is that coffee for me?"
"Of course it is. I can't drink two coffees without facing the consequences of it, can I?"
They shared precious moments like this, each day blending into the next. The mundane felt beautiful in its simplicity.
They cooked together, laughed over spilled flour, and danced in the living room when their favorite song played on their playlists.
Later, as they snuggled on the couch, Kim whispered, "I love you so... so much, you know that, right?"
She says as she traces circles on Y/N's chest.
"I know. I love you, too." He says as he hugs her tightly and firmly.
And just like that, love filled the little spaces between them, strong enough to hold their uncertainties. They stayed, each heartbeat a promise of warmth. Their home, filled with life, felt complete.
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Y/N: "Sigh... That's what every man in the world wants in their lives."
Hollie: "Now I can understand why Kim Pine thinks you're weird."
Y/N: *Insert Finn Mertens Scream* "DON'T!... Don't do that again. Please."
Hollie: "Too late. It's going to be my new hobby now. To make you scream again like a little bitch."
Y/N: "...You're never gonna let this down, are you?"
Hollie: "Nope and never will."
Y/N: "Sigh... What are you still doing here anyway, Hollie? I thought you went home already?"
Hollie: "I got nothing to do, so I just... went to a secluded corner and stalked you guys."
Y/N: "..."
Hollie: "That's not weird... Right?"
Y/N: "Dialing 911.."
Hollie: "Oi!"
911: "911, what's your emergency?"
Y/N: "I'd like to report a case of a stalker near me-"
Hollie: "Hey, wait, stop-!"
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As Y/N walks Hollie to her home, he starts up a conversation.
Y/N: "So what were you doing-"
Hollie: "I want to fuck you."
Y/N: "Excuse me for my language- but what the fuck did you just say?"
Hollie: "I said I wanna fuck you."
Y/N: "My question is... Why?"
Hollie: "Have you ever seen yourself in the mirror lately?"
Huh? What's that got to do with me? I mean, I do look at myself sometimes to comb my hair...
Y/N: "Uhhh... Sometimes I guess to comb my hair... Why? Is there something in my hair?"
Hollie: "You're not dense, are you?"
Y/N: "No...?"
This guy is gotta be joking, right? No wonder Kim was frustrated over the years.
Hollie: "Relax, I was just testing you."
Y/N: "...Why?"
Hollie: "Because I can... And I was just curious about how a hunk like you exists despite being an idiot."
Y/N: "I'm not... Sigh... Thank you, I guess."
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Somehow, after that convo, it became awkward.
Not that it seemed that it wasn't weird, but it just came to a point where they don't have anything to talk about as of this moment.
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Y/N: "So uh, anyways, about that thing-"
Hollie: "Woah! What happened here?"
Stopping their amble, they notice a lot of people on the ground groaning in pain. Some even gripping their stomach tightly, some holding their dislocated arms, some... holding their genitals. Yeesh.
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{AFTER LEAVING Y/N's LONESOME}
(Kim Pine's P.O.V)
I wasn't going to the band.
Stephen already notified me that we're taking a "break".
I'm pretty sure it's just him freaking out about our time to "shine~" on stage next week.
He's always like that.
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But he changed a bit.
Not a big one, a small change in his psyche at that.
It's amazing to see it... even if the others can't.
And it's all because of that one asshole.
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Walking through this pile of snow pisses me off.
Even my aloof ass face cracks under the pressure.
Despite wearing my warm coat that I had prepared beforehand, I still shiver in the cold weather today.
It's annoying that I wanna walk faster, but I can't because-
Kim: "THESE PILE OF SNOW IS IN MY WAY AND I'M FUCKING TIRED!!!"
Enraged as I was, I had to calm down.
Nothing's gonna help you if you're gonna complain about the smallest things, even if your life is miserable and disconsolate.
Is that supposed to be something I should hold my pride in? Maybe.
I might be contradicting myself at this point.
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I still keep thinking about that piece of shit...!
Kim: "Even now, you're still on my mind to this day, Y/N..."
SWOOSH!
SWISH!
FWOOSH!
Stopping my internal thoughts for a moment, a bunch of goons that look like a bunch of knockoffs of a real goon, are now standing in front of me while doing a weird pose...
I think it's a... Jojo reference?
Goon #1: "Are you the one they call, Kim Pine?"
Kim: "Yeah? What's it to you?"
Goon #2: "We."
Goon #3: "Are."
Goon #4: "The.
Goon #1: "Gooners!"
POSE!
POSE!
POSE!
POSE!
BOOM!
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What's with the dramatic introduction? Were they performing this before?
God! Now I can understand why they're posing like that.
It is a Jojo reference.
Kim: "Sigh... God fucking dammit."
Goon #1: "Were you blown away from our aura alone, Kim Pine?"
Kim: "Please don't talk like a Gen Z, I don't need to hear another Sophie Palmer's twin talking bullshit in front of me right now."
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ACHOO!
(Sophie: "Huh? Is someone skibidi rizzing me right now?)
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Goon #2: "Whether you like it or not, we do not care."
Goon: #4 "We're here to do our job, and we need you to come with us quietly."
Goon #3: "While we're escorting you, we can even molest you-"
SLAP!
Goon #3: "OW! What was that for?"
Goon #1: "Do you want us to look like rapists?!"
Goon #2: "Not cool, Goon 3."
Goon #4: "You're a disgrace to the Gooners."
Goon #3: "You guys! You know that I was just kidding!"
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They step away from him as far away as possible.
Goon 3 or whatever their name is, tries to explain, and fails miserably.
Wow, this looks like your everyday comedy TV series. Seeing them banter like that.
It's not even funny like one of those comedy shows that have no quality.
But people watch it anyway because there's nothing new.
And people write their reviews on it and shit it on with flames, torches, and pitchforks.
Kim: "I think I'm just gonna go-"
Walking away from their sad sight, I immediately get out there before-
BANG!!!
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A brand new hole near my foot can be seen on the ground, whilst smoke rises a bit as if it were a brand new bread baked perfectly.
Looking back at the new assailants to my right and left, they have guns pointing at me already, looking ready to take me at any moment.
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But I wasn't some damsel in distress.
We're way past the point where everyone would save you at first sight from danger.
People are a bunch of pussies these days.
It's fine if they wanna be that way.
But if they wanna stay weak, let them.
I'd rather be weaker than be forever weak.
Kim: "So you wanted a shuffle... Well, why didn't you say so?"
Dropping my coat on a nearby bench, I cracked my knuckles.
A bunch of people are now appearing from the shadows that have been watching me silently.
So obvious.
One takes the first step. Another tries to get a surprise on me by going behind.
Too bad.
CRACK!
???: "AGCK!!!"
I already kicked his balls.
Goon #1: "GET HER!!!"
Once said, they're now swarming poor little old me.
Like hell I'm letting that happen.
Sliding slightly towards my first victim, I give them a knuckle sandwich.
???: "GAH!!!"
Punching them so hard, they turn into coins that I could use right now.
Kim: "$2? How broke were they?"
???6: "You...! You killed Kenny!"
???9: "You bastard!"
Kim: "Save your talk when I send you to sleep."
HAMMER STRIKE!
???10: "GRAAKH!!!"
HEEL PALM STRIKE!
???21: "GUUHK!!!"
SHIN KICK!
???33: "AGGHK!!! MY BLOODLINE!"
ROUNDHOUSE BODY KICK!
???45: "GOUGHK!!!"
HIGH KICK!
???59: "GUHH!!!"
LEG KICK!
???67: "You can do better than that!"
CRACK!
???67: "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA-"
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While she was fighting all her assailants, Roxie Ritcher herself was watching and was completely enamored by Kim Pine.
Her way of messing up a person made her feel something much more than what she felt towards Ramona.
The way she moves so elegantly while moving so cold-bloodedly and savagely towards her enemies.
Her figure swaying as if it was trying to hypnotize her, made her feel wet... for some reason.
Watching Kim with heart eyes as she hides from one of the bushes, already imagining their future together.
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Exhale...
Inhale...
Exhale...
Inhale...
Kim: "Haaaa..."
Breathing in and out, she calmly walks towards one of her injured assailants, gripping their hair tightly while staring into their soul.
Kim: "Talk before I do something much worse than what I did to these guys."
???70: "That's kinda hot-"
Kim: "I'm gonna make you read Metamorphosis and animate it so vividly for your eyes only to see."
???70: "No... NO! YOU WOULDN'T! YOU'D BE CRAZY FOR DOING THAT TO MY WIFE!"
Kim: "I know I'm crazy, so that's why I'm gonna make it come true until you finally talk. Now... are you ready to tell, or do I have to do this the hard way?"
???70: "Okay! Okay! I'll talk! Just don't hurt my Saki!"
He sobs, making Kim satisfied, breaking the man.
Kim: "Good."
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Hiding in a nearby bush, Roxie climaxed hard after Kim's harsh words towards the man.