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Snapshot of Justice (18+)

Request: Hello!

I had a really cute idea if you are up to it!

So the reader is new at chicago pd and she is like lexie from greys anatomy (has a photographic memory and therefore is younger than all of her collegues in intelligence) and she get the work done really well and they are all like: 😶😱

At the end of the case she is at mollys and she is talking to either antonio or hank (because.... Dilfs am i right?) and he congratulates her on a good job and buys her a drink and shes like :"you can buy me a drink or you can just fuck me”

*cue hot bathroom sex scene*

Pairings: Hank Voight x Halstead!Sister!Reader

Warnings: fluff, smut, mentions of drugs, guns, cursing

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A/N: @wintersoldierchronicles smut is coming your way!

Intelligence. Your favorite and dream job. The day you found out you got personally selected by none other than Hank Voight you just about damn near passed out in your brother's, Jay Halstead, arms. You are a Halstead kid, the little sister to Jay and Will Halstead. You had just celebrated your 20th birthday when you got the news. You always looked up to your brothers and so when Will went to medical school and Jay joined the Army Rangers, you went straight to college, got a Criminal Justice degree and then joined the academy quickly becoming the top of your class thanks to a gift that you had. You had a photographic memory. Meaning you could recall anything you read no matter how long it had been so it was perfect for when taking tests and remembering crime scenes. All the departments wanted you, really you wanted Intelligence but there were no openings so you had to settle for another district other than the 21st which sucked but you dealt with it.

Today was the day you would begin your first shift with Intelligence and the second Halstead to be on the force and you couldn’t wait. You’ve been to the 21st several times that everyone remembered you and they absolutely adored you, it drove Jay insane you embraced it. One of your favorites was Trudy Platt and much to everyone else's shock she absolutely loved you. She would drop anything and help you if you needed it, you became her favorite when you remembered her coffee order with just one time seeing it and when you brought it to her, she immediately hugged you. So here you were walking into the 21st with her favorite coffee and maybe a little something else. You walked up the stairs to see her talking to Sean Roman and Kim Burgess. She seemed pretty fired up so you decided to diffuse the situation. “Sergeant Trudy! How is my favorite officer-” She raised an eyebrow at you “I mean favorite Sergeant doing?” You asked, sitting the coffee and food in front of her.

“Detective Halstead.” She said, mood immediately lighting as Jay walked in “How is my favorite Intelligence Detective?” She asked as Sean and Kim looked amazed and you were quickly shooing them away. She caught them as they were leaving but you were distracting her again.

“I heard that.” He said and you flipped him off and he walked away shaking his head and up the stairs.

“No, I asked you first.” You said smiling.

“Good now that you brought my favorite coffee and do I smell something delicious?” She asked and you nodded.

“If you’re talking about your famous bacon, egg, and cheese order from your favorite bakery then you’re right.” You said as the others started to show up.

“Y/N/N are you sucking up to Trudy?” Kevin Atwater, your partner, asked.

“She needs no sucking up to me.” She said and he rolled his eyes.

“We need to start heading up.” He said to you and you nodded and you turned back to Trudy and waved at her as Kevin started ushering you away. You put your code in that you got and it unlocked and you headed upstairs.

“About time you got here.” Adam Ruzek said and you rolled your eyes.

“She was sucking up to Trudy.” Kevin said

“Hey, she has to like someone other than Voight up here.” You said placing your jacket and belongings on your assigned desk.

“She’s not wrong.” Hank Voight said. Hank Voight. Your boss. Also, a man that was older than you but is extremely attracted to. You also tended to go for the older men because they were more experienced than the men your age. It was no secret that you liked older men but it was a secret that you liked your boss and you were going to keep it that way until you couldn’t. You just didn’t know what it was about him. Maybe it was because of his gruff voice, his demanding presence, or his ‘I don’t put up with bullshit’ attitude. You could listen to him talk all day and now you have the chance to and you were eating it up, hanging on his every word like a dog looking at a steak being waved in front of it.

“She likes us.” Jay said

“Barley.” You said and he rolled his eyes and flipped you off and you shoved him slightly.

“Sibling rivalry. It’s going to be fun around here.” Erin Lindsey said and you two cut it out.

“Who wants to see how long it takes for them to start making this into a competition?” Alvin ‘Al’ Olinsky asked. You and Jay but rolled your eyes and he smirked.

“Alright, bets aside we got a case to solve.” Hank said and you were immediately back to hanging on his every word. You studied the pictures while listening to what he had to say and then everyone was being split and told where to go. The longer you studied the pictures the more that you started to remember. The guy looked familiar and then it hit you. You dated this man for a short period during your college days and then broke up when he started bringing drugs around and you been to several parties of his. You’ve been to his place for a party that you had gone to for a party and you remember the host being the man on the board.

“Do we have any information about this guy?” Jay asked

“He runs a drug ring and has been putting dangerous drugs out onto the streets. They have killed at least 6 people ranging from ages of 18-24 both men and women.” Kevin said as he listed off what he knew.

“Do we have a name?” Adam asked and before anyone could answer you beat them to it.

“Chandler Czech.” You said and everyone looked at you.

“How do you know him?” Jay asked about getting into big brother mode.

“While I was in college, I dated him and then he started to bring drugs around me and then we broke up. I went to a bunch of parties at his house.” You said and you could see Jay’s face harden.

“Will and I never knew anything about this.” He said

“That is because I never told you.” You said and had a staring contest with your brother until Voight spoke up.

“Ok sibling conflict aside.” He said and then you two broke eye contact. “How long has it been since you two broke up?” He asked, a little hit of jealousy in his voice but it was only detected by you.

“4 years ago.” You said and he nodded. “He drives a 2012 Blue Chevy Suburban with a busted back window. The license plate is GJY985.” You said and everyone just looked at you like in shock, well besides Jay, and you looked at them. “What?” You asked.

“How?” Erin asked

“She has a photographic memory.” Jay said and you blushed but smiled as you nodded.

“Alright you heard the car we need to look out for. Do you know where he is now?” Hank asked and you shook your head.

“No, I cut all ties with him but I do remember where his house is.” You said and they looked at you expecting you to say it. “656 Tiptson Ct. I can’t guarantee he will be there; he doesn’t stay in one place for long but most of his crew is there.” You said

“Alright you heard her, let's go.” Hank said and everyone nodded still in shock and everyone went down to vest up and grab weapons. As you were putting your vest on Jay walked over to you.

“This might be the fastest case we solve.” He said as he helped you.

“I don’t even know if he is there, Jay.” You said

“No but you gave a lot of detail and we will at least get some of his crew.” He said and you nodded.

“True.” You said and then he looked you in the eye turning serious.

“You be safe out there. Will and I can’t lose you.” He said and you smiled and put your hand on his shoulder.

“I promise you won’t.” You said and he nodded and then were on the way to the house. It was a short ride to the house and everyone got into position. Jay, you, Adam, and Kevin were at the front and planning on kicking the door in. “Wait! In order for us not to spook them we can use a key to get in, stealthy." You said.

“You know where it is?” Vought asked over the radio.

“You know I do.” You said

“Alright, we do it her way.” Hank said

You sneakily went over to the very obvious fake flower and lifted it up, relieving a gold key. “My sister the ever-photographic memory detective.” Jay said and you rolled your eyes but smirked. You picked it up and slid it into the keyhole and slowly and silently opened the door.

“Chandler is that you?” His second in command, Luke Venice, asked and when nobody answered it grew silent and you could hear his footsteps coming into the living room. He froze mid bite as he saw the four of you.

“Don’t do it.” You said as you saw the look in his eyes and in just a split second he was gone.

“Going out the back!” Adam yelled into the radio as you took off after him.

You kept up with him easily and followed him down roads upon roads and back alleys all while keeping the team updated and then finally you took him down with ease. “You’re under arrest.” You said and cuffed him after turning him onto his stomach.

“Bitch.” He said

“Aw thank you.” You said knowing it would piss him off and it sure did because he started to struggle. Hank pulled around with his car as you pulled Luke up onto his feet and walked him towards the car and putting him in. Once secured and Hank slamming the door he looked at you.

“Good work. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn’t have gotten this far.” He said and you smiled and nodded.

“Thank you. Chandler’s car wasn’t there but I will put a BOLO out for it.” You said and he nodded.

“Do that the quicker we find him the faster we can get this over and have a drink.” He said and you nodded.

“I’m looking forward to that drink.” You said just as the others arrived and Jay was hopping out of the driver’s side and rushing over to you.

“Are you ok?” He asked

“I’m fine, Jay.” You said as he was looking you over like a big brother would all the while you were looking at Hank and he was looking at you.

Back at the station you let the others interrogate Luke so while they were down in the cage you were up looking at the board. It was currently 12 PM. It took a few hours to gather other information and while that was going on everyone else was going out getting leads and tracking down the other members of the crew which was fairly easy since you gave them tips and the current locations of some of their hideouts. You were currently out with Jay on your turn of going out and tracking down the bastard that was putting bad drugs out on the street. Conversation came easily between the two of you, I mean why wouldn’t it? You were siblings after all. After coming up short you both went back to the station empty handed. You both walked into the precinct, greeted Trudy and walked upstairs to find the others in the same position. “We literally have nothing.” Erin said.

“What did Luke say?” You asked as you took a seat on the edge of Jay’s desk.

“That they’re doing all the drug making and transporting from a warehouse." Hank said

“2231 Avington Ln.” You said suddenly.

“What?” Jay asked

“It’s the address of the warehouse. He took me to it before we broke up, that's the reason we broke up.” You said and everyone looked at you shocked. “Trust me you will find him there. His drugs are so much more precious to him than anything in the world.” You said

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Jay asked

“It didn’t cross my mind.” You said and then Hank interrupted before it could progress further.

“Alright, you heard her. Let’s go!” Hank said and everyone once again was putting on vests as you rode with Hank in the front car while you told the directions of the warehouse. Finally, after 10 minutes of driving everyone arrived.

“He’s here.” You said and Hank looked at you and you pointed towards the car. Everyone got out and Hank gave the orders and as soon as he gave the go everyone went. From all directions ‘Chicago PD’ was being yelled. Multiple shots were fired but none of the team were shot and everyone was arrested but you got the honor to arrest Chandler. “Chandler Czech you are under arrest for dealing drugs and multiple deaths.” You said as you handcuffed him.

“Y/N Halstead is that you?” He asked bewildered.

“You know it, asshole.” You said as you stood him up and walked him out with the rest of the others.

“I should’ve known you were a narc.” He said

“You made me like this.” You said and he rolled his eyes as you put in the back of the cruiser.

“Nice work.” Hank said and you turned to him.

“I’m just glad this bastard is off the streets and not dealing anymore.” You said

“Coming to Molly’s?” He asked

“You know it.” You said and he smiled.

“See you there.” He said and you nodded and left. Everyone went back to the station and started to write their reports.

Back at the station and reports being started and some finished quickly, it was silent until a question that everyone had been asking filled the room “How did you do it?” Adam asked as you looked up and everyone stood around as Jay stood in the back.

“Do what?” You asked as you put the finishing touches on the report remembering everything.

“Solved the case so quickly.” Erin said and you chuckled and blushed.

“I have a photographic memory which means I can recall stuff no matter how long it has been.” You explained.

“She’s a show off is what she is.” Jay said and you knew he was joking but you rolled your eyes and smiled.

“Don’t blame me for my skills.” You said and he rolled his eyes as he put on his coat “Now who is ready to go and drink the day away?” You asked, you got several answers as coats were being put on and then everyone was walking down the stairs and out the gate. As you were making your way to the front door Trudy stopped you.

“Yo, Halstead.” She said and both you and Jay stopped. “The Halstead I actually like.” She said and you turned to Jay.

“That means me and not you. I will meet you and Will at Molly’s.” You said and he rolled his eyes but walked away grumbling under his breath.

“Nice work out there.” She said and you smiled.

“Thank you, Trudy. That means a lot especially for it being my first day.” You said leaning against the desk.

“Solving a case that quickly is going to put you in good graces with Hank.” She said and you smiled.

“I hope so.” You said

“Now go on and enjoy your celebratory drink.” She said and you two finger saluted her and walked out of the station and headed to Molly’s

You were the last one to arrive at Molly’s which made it easy to avoid detection but that was short lived when your brother caught sight of you and waved you over. “There is the star detective.” Will said and that earned a smack from Jay.

“Hey!” Jay said as Will took a drink of his beer and shrugged his shoulders.

“She is the one with the photographic memory. Man do I wish I had it.” Will said and you chuckled and Jay pouted but agreed.

“I’m gonna grab myself a drink.” You said and they both nodded and you patted both of them on the back and went to the bar. As you were about to flag someone down a presence came up beside you and you saw it was Hank in your peripheral vision and so you turned to him.

“Good job out there.” He said for the third time that day “Let me buy you a drink.” He said and you looked him dead in the eye.

“Listen you can buy me a drink or you can just fuck me.” You said and a smirk came upon his face.

“I’ll meet you in the bathroom.” He said and you nodded and watched him disappear once out of sight you turned back to the bar.

“Need a drink?” Gabby asked

“Not yet. I need to head to the bathroom.” You said and she nodded and then you got up and walked towards the bathroom making sure the coast was clear you slipped into the men’s bathroom to be met with Hank leaning against the sink. You locked the door behind you and with one hand and then rushed to him, crashing your lips onto his. The kissing turned feverish and he put both hands on your face as yours came to lock around his neck. He slowly backed you up against the bathroom door as the kissing continued until you both needed to break for air. You both looked at each other and both of your pupils were blown. A split second and you both went back to kissing quickly, undoing each other’s pants and pushing them down as a hand went to your pussy and ran his hands through your folds and you moaned. “No time for foreplay. Just fuck me.” You said hand on his rock-hard cock.

“Yes ma’am.” He said, voice gruffer than before. “Jump.” He said and you did so, legs wrapping around his waist and hands going to his shoulders to hold on as he slid in. He had the girth and the length that had you drooling.

“Oh fuck.” You moaned head leaning against the bathroom door as he stretched you in all the right places. Your blunt nails digging into his clothed shoulders.

“See what you do to me, Baby? You make me hard.” He said as you moaned. “So wet for me.” he said as he bottomed out.

“Fuck you hit me in all the right places and stretching me open.” You moaned as he started thrusting. “Keep going.” You moaned as both of your breathing started to pick up and the temperature started to rise.

“Fuck this pussy was made for me.” He said, thrusting into you.

“Oh fuck. I love you.” You moaned

“I love you too. Been waiting to do this since you first walked into the precinct for your first day on the job.” He said head going to your neck as you titled it.

“I’ve had a crush on you for a while.” You said as he sucked a hickey onto your neck, thank goodness your hair could hide it. “Faster.” You said and he picked up his speed.

“I wanna cum in you.” He moaned

“Do it. I’m on birth control.” You said and that was all he needed as he started to get sloppy. After another minute of sloppy thrusting, heavy panting, and him kissing and sucking on your neck that was sure to leave a bruise you both were coming and he painted your walls white. He stilled and the both of you caught your breath. He slowly slid out of you and then was slowly putting you down. “You know I wouldn’t mind doing that again.” You said and he smirked at you as you both began to pull up your own pants and started to make you both presentable and you fixed your hair so your neck was hidden.

“Maybe not in the bathroom?” He asked and you chuckled.

“No, not in a bathroom.” You said “You name the place and time.” You said

“Same goes for you.” He said and you nodded as you kissed him. “You go out first.” He said and you did as you unlocked the door and peaked out making sure the coast was clear before slipping out and going to the bar.

“Ready for that drink?” Gabby asked and you looked at her and she was smirking.

“Yes I am.” You said and she nodded and then was handing you your favorite drink. You tipped it at her and walked over to your brothers who now had others around them.

“Took you a while.” Jay teased taking a sip of his beer.

“I had to pee.” You said as you took a sip of your drink, they didn’t need to know you just fucked your boss in the bathroom and was full of his cum being held in by your underwear. Finally, the conversation changed and as you listened you looked up seeing Hank at the bar looking at you. He winked and took a drink of his beer and you blushed and looked down and then you were being pulled into a conversation with your brothers and others. But you weren’t really into the conversation you were thinking of the next time you were going to fuck your boss and you couldn’t wait for that. Good thing you have him on speed dial.

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callsign-dexter · 19 days ago

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Snapshot of Justice (18+)

Request: Hello!

I had a really cute idea if you are up to it!

*cue hot bathroom sex scene*

Pairings: Hank Voight x Halstead!Sister!Reader

Warnings: fluff, smut, mentions of drugs, guns, cursing

Masterlist

A/N: @wintersoldierchronicles smut is coming your way!

“I heard that.” He said and you flipped him off and he walked away shaking his head and up the stairs.

“No, I asked you first.” You said smiling.

“Good now that you brought my favorite coffee and do I smell something delicious?” She asked and you nodded.

“If you’re talking about your famous bacon, egg, and cheese order from your favorite bakery then you’re right.” You said as the others started to show up.

“Y/N/N are you sucking up to Trudy?” Kevin Atwater, your partner, asked.

“She needs no sucking up to me.” She said and he rolled his eyes.

“About time you got here.” Adam Ruzek said and you rolled your eyes.

“She was sucking up to Trudy.” Kevin said

“Hey, she has to like someone other than Voight up here.” You said placing your jacket and belongings on your assigned desk.

“She likes us.” Jay said

“Barley.” You said and he rolled his eyes and flipped you off and you shoved him slightly.

“Sibling rivalry. It’s going to be fun around here.” Erin Lindsey said and you two cut it out.

“Who wants to see how long it takes for them to start making this into a competition?” Alvin ‘Al’ Olinsky asked. You and Jay but rolled your eyes and he smirked.

“Do we have any information about this guy?” Jay asked

“Do we have a name?” Adam asked and before anyone could answer you beat them to it.

“Chandler Czech.” You said and everyone looked at you.

“How do you know him?” Jay asked about getting into big brother mode.

“While I was in college, I dated him and then he started to bring drugs around me and then we broke up. I went to a bunch of parties at his house.” You said and you could see Jay’s face harden.

“Will and I never knew anything about this.” He said

“That is because I never told you.” You said and had a staring contest with your brother until Voight spoke up.

“How?” Erin asked

“She has a photographic memory.” Jay said and you blushed but smiled as you nodded.

“Alright you heard the car we need to look out for. Do you know where he is now?” Hank asked and you shook your head.

“Alright you heard her, let's go.” Hank said and everyone nodded still in shock and everyone went down to vest up and grab weapons. As you were putting your vest on Jay walked over to you.

“This might be the fastest case we solve.” He said as he helped you.

“I don’t even know if he is there, Jay.” You said

“No but you gave a lot of detail and we will at least get some of his crew.” He said and you nodded.

“True.” You said and then he looked you in the eye turning serious.

“You be safe out there. Will and I can’t lose you.” He said and you smiled and put your hand on his shoulder.

“You know where it is?” Vought asked over the radio.

“You know I do.” You said

“Alright, we do it her way.” Hank said

“Don’t do it.” You said as you saw the look in his eyes and in just a split second he was gone.

“Going out the back!” Adam yelled into the radio as you took off after him.

“Bitch.” He said

“Good work. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn’t have gotten this far.” He said and you smiled and nodded.

“Thank you. Chandler’s car wasn’t there but I will put a BOLO out for it.” You said and he nodded.

“Do that the quicker we find him the faster we can get this over and have a drink.” He said and you nodded.

“I’m looking forward to that drink.” You said just as the others arrived and Jay was hopping out of the driver’s side and rushing over to you.

“Are you ok?” He asked

“I’m fine, Jay.” You said as he was looking you over like a big brother would all the while you were looking at Hank and he was looking at you.

“What did Luke say?” You asked as you took a seat on the edge of Jay’s desk.

“That they’re doing all the drug making and transporting from a warehouse." Hank said

“2231 Avington Ln.” You said suddenly.

“What?” Jay asked

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Jay asked

“It didn’t cross my mind.” You said and then Hank interrupted before it could progress further.

“Y/N Halstead is that you?” He asked bewildered.

“You know it, asshole.” You said as you stood him up and walked him out with the rest of the others.

“I should’ve known you were a narc.” He said

“You made me like this.” You said and he rolled his eyes as you put in the back of the cruiser.

“Nice work.” Hank said and you turned to him.

“I’m just glad this bastard is off the streets and not dealing anymore.” You said

“Coming to Molly’s?” He asked

“You know it.” You said and he smiled.

“See you there.” He said and you nodded and left. Everyone went back to the station and started to write their reports.

“Do what?” You asked as you put the finishing touches on the report remembering everything.

“Solved the case so quickly.” Erin said and you chuckled and blushed.

“I have a photographic memory which means I can recall stuff no matter how long it has been.” You explained.

“She’s a show off is what she is.” Jay said and you knew he was joking but you rolled your eyes and smiled.

“Yo, Halstead.” She said and both you and Jay stopped. “The Halstead I actually like.” She said and you turned to Jay.

“That means me and not you. I will meet you and Will at Molly’s.” You said and he rolled his eyes but walked away grumbling under his breath.

“Nice work out there.” She said and you smiled.

“Thank you, Trudy. That means a lot especially for it being my first day.” You said leaning against the desk.

“Solving a case that quickly is going to put you in good graces with Hank.” She said and you smiled.

“I hope so.” You said

“Now go on and enjoy your celebratory drink.” She said and you two finger saluted her and walked out of the station and headed to Molly’s

“Hey!” Jay said as Will took a drink of his beer and shrugged his shoulders.

“She is the one with the photographic memory. Man do I wish I had it.” Will said and you chuckled and Jay pouted but agreed.

“Good job out there.” He said for the third time that day “Let me buy you a drink.” He said and you looked him dead in the eye.

“Listen you can buy me a drink or you can just fuck me.” You said and a smirk came upon his face.

“I’ll meet you in the bathroom.” He said and you nodded and watched him disappear once out of sight you turned back to the bar.

“Need a drink?” Gabby asked

“Oh fuck.” You moaned head leaning against the bathroom door as he stretched you in all the right places. Your blunt nails digging into his clothed shoulders.

“See what you do to me, Baby? You make me hard.” He said as you moaned. “So wet for me.” he said as he bottomed out.

“Fuck this pussy was made for me.” He said, thrusting into you.

“Oh fuck. I love you.” You moaned

“I love you too. Been waiting to do this since you first walked into the precinct for your first day on the job.” He said head going to your neck as you titled it.

“I’ve had a crush on you for a while.” You said as he sucked a hickey onto your neck, thank goodness your hair could hide it. “Faster.” You said and he picked up his speed.

“I wanna cum in you.” He moaned

“Maybe not in the bathroom?” He asked and you chuckled.

“No, not in a bathroom.” You said “You name the place and time.” You said

“Ready for that drink?” Gabby asked and you looked at her and she was smirking.

“Yes I am.” You said and she nodded and then was handing you your favorite drink. You tipped it at her and walked over to your brothers who now had others around them.

“Took you a while.” Jay teased taking a sip of his beer.

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callsign-dexter · 19 days ago

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Ahhhh thank you!!!!!

I'm glad you like them! I doubt myself a lot of times.

❤️❤️❤️❤️

Snapshot of Justice (18+)

Request: Hello!

I had a really cute idea if you are up to it!

*cue hot bathroom sex scene*

Pairings: Hank Voight x Halstead!Sister!Reader

Warnings: fluff, smut, mentions of drugs, guns, cursing

Masterlist

A/N: @wintersoldierchronicles smut is coming your way!

“I heard that.” He said and you flipped him off and he walked away shaking his head and up the stairs.

“No, I asked you first.” You said smiling.

“Good now that you brought my favorite coffee and do I smell something delicious?” She asked and you nodded.

“If you’re talking about your famous bacon, egg, and cheese order from your favorite bakery then you’re right.” You said as the others started to show up.

“Y/N/N are you sucking up to Trudy?” Kevin Atwater, your partner, asked.

“She needs no sucking up to me.” She said and he rolled his eyes.

“About time you got here.” Adam Ruzek said and you rolled your eyes.

“She was sucking up to Trudy.” Kevin said

“Hey, she has to like someone other than Voight up here.” You said placing your jacket and belongings on your assigned desk.

“She likes us.” Jay said

“Barley.” You said and he rolled his eyes and flipped you off and you shoved him slightly.

“Sibling rivalry. It’s going to be fun around here.” Erin Lindsey said and you two cut it out.

“Who wants to see how long it takes for them to start making this into a competition?” Alvin ‘Al’ Olinsky asked. You and Jay but rolled your eyes and he smirked.

“Do we have any information about this guy?” Jay asked

“Do we have a name?” Adam asked and before anyone could answer you beat them to it.

“Chandler Czech.” You said and everyone looked at you.

“How do you know him?” Jay asked about getting into big brother mode.

“While I was in college, I dated him and then he started to bring drugs around me and then we broke up. I went to a bunch of parties at his house.” You said and you could see Jay’s face harden.

“Will and I never knew anything about this.” He said

“That is because I never told you.” You said and had a staring contest with your brother until Voight spoke up.

“How?” Erin asked

“She has a photographic memory.” Jay said and you blushed but smiled as you nodded.

“Alright you heard the car we need to look out for. Do you know where he is now?” Hank asked and you shook your head.

“Alright you heard her, let's go.” Hank said and everyone nodded still in shock and everyone went down to vest up and grab weapons. As you were putting your vest on Jay walked over to you.

“This might be the fastest case we solve.” He said as he helped you.

“I don’t even know if he is there, Jay.” You said

“No but you gave a lot of detail and we will at least get some of his crew.” He said and you nodded.

“True.” You said and then he looked you in the eye turning serious.

“You be safe out there. Will and I can’t lose you.” He said and you smiled and put your hand on his shoulder.

“You know where it is?” Vought asked over the radio.

“You know I do.” You said

“Alright, we do it her way.” Hank said

“Don’t do it.” You said as you saw the look in his eyes and in just a split second he was gone.

“Going out the back!” Adam yelled into the radio as you took off after him.

“Bitch.” He said

“Good work. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn’t have gotten this far.” He said and you smiled and nodded.

“Thank you. Chandler’s car wasn’t there but I will put a BOLO out for it.” You said and he nodded.

“Do that the quicker we find him the faster we can get this over and have a drink.” He said and you nodded.

“I’m looking forward to that drink.” You said just as the others arrived and Jay was hopping out of the driver’s side and rushing over to you.

��Are you ok?” He asked

“I’m fine, Jay.” You said as he was looking you over like a big brother would all the while you were looking at Hank and he was looking at you.

“What did Luke say?” You asked as you took a seat on the edge of Jay’s desk.

“That they’re doing all the drug making and transporting from a warehouse." Hank said

“2231 Avington Ln.” You said suddenly.

“What?” Jay asked

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Jay asked

“It didn’t cross my mind.” You said and then Hank interrupted before it could progress further.

“Y/N Halstead is that you?” He asked bewildered.

“You know it, asshole.” You said as you stood him up and walked him out with the rest of the others.

“I should’ve known you were a narc.” He said

“You made me like this.” You said and he rolled his eyes as you put in the back of the cruiser.

“Nice work.” Hank said and you turned to him.

“I’m just glad this bastard is off the streets and not dealing anymore.” You said

“Coming to Molly’s?” He asked

“You know it.” You said and he smiled.

“See you there.” He said and you nodded and left. Everyone went back to the station and started to write their reports.

“Do what?” You asked as you put the finishing touches on the report remembering everything.

“Solved the case so quickly.” Erin said and you chuckled and blushed.

“I have a photographic memory which means I can recall stuff no matter how long it has been.” You explained.

“She’s a show off is what she is.” Jay said and you knew he was joking but you rolled your eyes and smiled.

“Yo, Halstead.” She said and both you and Jay stopped. “The Halstead I actually like.” She said and you turned to Jay.

“That means me and not you. I will meet you and Will at Molly’s.” You said and he rolled his eyes but walked away grumbling under his breath.

“Nice work out there.” She said and you smiled.

“Thank you, Trudy. That means a lot especially for it being my first day.” You said leaning against the desk.

“Solving a case that quickly is going to put you in good graces with Hank.” She said and you smiled.

“I hope so.” You said

“Now go on and enjoy your celebratory drink.” She said and you two finger saluted her and walked out of the station and headed to Molly’s

“Hey!” Jay said as Will took a drink of his beer and shrugged his shoulders.

“She is the one with the photographic memory. Man do I wish I had it.” Will said and you chuckled and Jay pouted but agreed.

“Good job out there.” He said for the third time that day “Let me buy you a drink.” He said and you looked him dead in the eye.

“Listen you can buy me a drink or you can just fuck me.” You said and a smirk came upon his face.

“I’ll meet you in the bathroom.” He said and you nodded and watched him disappear once out of sight you turned back to the bar.

“Need a drink?” Gabby asked

“Oh fuck.” You moaned head leaning against the bathroom door as he stretched you in all the right places. Your blunt nails digging into his clothed shoulders.

“See what you do to me, Baby? You make me hard.” He said as you moaned. “So wet for me.” he said as he bottomed out.

“Fuck this pussy was made for me.” He said, thrusting into you.

“Oh fuck. I love you.” You moaned

“I love you too. Been waiting to do this since you first walked into the precinct for your first day on the job.” He said head going to your neck as you titled it.

“I’ve had a crush on you for a while.” You said as he sucked a hickey onto your neck, thank goodness your hair could hide it. “Faster.” You said and he picked up his speed.

“I wanna cum in you.” He moaned

“Maybe not in the bathroom?” He asked and you chuckled.

“No, not in a bathroom.” You said “You name the place and time.” You said

“Ready for that drink?” Gabby asked and you looked at her and she was smirking.

“Yes I am.” You said and she nodded and then was handing you your favorite drink. You tipped it at her and walked over to your brothers who now had others around them.

“Took you a while.” Jay teased taking a sip of his beer.

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callsign-dexter · 19 days ago

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Here it is: Snapshot of Justice 18+! Sorry it took forever to get out!

Hello!

I had a really cute idea if you are up to it!

*cue hot bathroom sex scene*

I love this!!!!! Absolutely I'll do this for you!!!! Also, you're so right!

My hope is to actually sit down and whip some of these requests out this weekend!

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callsign-dexter · 19 days ago

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Snapshot of Justice (18+)

Request: Hello!

I had a really cute idea if you are up to it!

*cue hot bathroom sex scene*

Pairings: Hank Voight x Halstead!Sister!Reader

Warnings: fluff, smut, mentions of drugs, guns, cursing

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A/N: @wintersoldierchronicles smut is coming your way!

“I heard that.” He said and you flipped him off and he walked away shaking his head and up the stairs.

“No, I asked you first.” You said smiling.

“Good now that you brought my favorite coffee and do I smell something delicious?” She asked and you nodded.

“If you’re talking about your famous bacon, egg, and cheese order from your favorite bakery then you’re right.” You said as the others started to show up.

“Y/N/N are you sucking up to Trudy?” Kevin Atwater, your partner, asked.

“She needs no sucking up to me.” She said and he rolled his eyes.

“About time you got here.” Adam Ruzek said and you rolled your eyes.

“She was sucking up to Trudy.” Kevin said

“Hey, she has to like someone other than Voight up here.” You said placing your jacket and belongings on your assigned desk.

“She likes us.” Jay said

“Barley.” You said and he rolled his eyes and flipped you off and you shoved him slightly.

“Sibling rivalry. It’s going to be fun around here.” Erin Lindsey said and you two cut it out.

“Who wants to see how long it takes for them to start making this into a competition?” Alvin ‘Al’ Olinsky asked. You and Jay but rolled your eyes and he smirked.

“Do we have any information about this guy?” Jay asked

“Do we have a name?” Adam asked and before anyone could answer you beat them to it.

“Chandler Czech.” You said and everyone looked at you.

“How do you know him?” Jay asked about getting into big brother mode.

“While I was in college, I dated him and then he started to bring drugs around me and then we broke up. I went to a bunch of parties at his house.” You said and you could see Jay’s face harden.

“Will and I never knew anything about this.” He said

“That is because I never told you.” You said and had a staring contest with your brother until Voight spoke up.

“How?” Erin asked

“She has a photographic memory.” Jay said and you blushed but smiled as you nodded.

“Alright you heard the car we need to look out for. Do you know where he is now?” Hank asked and you shook your head.

“Alright you heard her, let's go.” Hank said and everyone nodded still in shock and everyone went down to vest up and grab weapons. As you were putting your vest on Jay walked over to you.

“This might be the fastest case we solve.” He said as he helped you.

“I don’t even know if he is there, Jay.” You said

“No but you gave a lot of detail and we will at least get some of his crew.” He said and you nodded.

“True.” You said and then he looked you in the eye turning serious.

“You be safe out there. Will and I can’t lose you.” He said and you smiled and put your hand on his shoulder.

“You know where it is?” Vought asked over the radio.

“You know I do.” You said

“Alright, we do it her way.” Hank said

“Don’t do it.” You said as you saw the look in his eyes and in just a split second he was gone.

“Going out the back!” Adam yelled into the radio as you took off after him.

“Bitch.” He said

“Good work. If it wasn't for you, we wouldn’t have gotten this far.” He said and you smiled and nodded.

“Thank you. Chandler’s car wasn’t there but I will put a BOLO out for it.” You said and he nodded.

“Do that the quicker we find him the faster we can get this over and have a drink.” He said and you nodded.

“I’m looking forward to that drink.” You said just as the others arrived and Jay was hopping out of the driver’s side and rushing over to you.

“Are you ok?” He asked

“I’m fine, Jay.” You said as he was looking you over like a big brother would all the while you were looking at Hank and he was looking at you.

“What did Luke say?” You asked as you took a seat on the edge of Jay’s desk.

“That they’re doing all the drug making and transporting from a warehouse." Hank said

“2231 Avington Ln.” You said suddenly.

“What?” Jay asked

“Why didn’t you say anything?” Jay asked

“It didn’t cross my mind.” You said and then Hank interrupted before it could progress further.

“Y/N Halstead is that you?” He asked bewildered.

“You know it, asshole.” You said as you stood him up and walked him out with the rest of the others.

“I should’ve known you were a narc.” He said

“You made me like this.” You said and he rolled his eyes as you put in the back of the cruiser.

“Nice work.” Hank said and you turned to him.

“I’m just glad this bastard is off the streets and not dealing anymore.” You said

“Coming to Molly’s?” He asked

“You know it.” You said and he smiled.

“See you there.” He said and you nodded and left. Everyone went back to the station and started to write their reports.

“Do what?” You asked as you put the finishing touches on the report remembering everything.

“Solved the case so quickly.” Erin said and you chuckled and blushed.

“I have a photographic memory which means I can recall stuff no matter how long it has been.” You explained.

“She’s a show off is what she is.” Jay said and you knew he was joking but you rolled your eyes and smiled.

“Yo, Halstead.” She said and both you and Jay stopped. “The Halstead I actually like.” She said and you turned to Jay.

“That means me and not you. I will meet you and Will at Molly’s.” You said and he rolled his eyes but walked away grumbling under his breath.

“Nice work out there.” She said and you smiled.

“Thank you, Trudy. That means a lot especially for it being my first day.” You said leaning against the desk.

“Solving a case that quickly is going to put you in good graces with Hank.” She said and you smiled.

“I hope so.” You said

“Now go on and enjoy your celebratory drink.” She said and you two finger saluted her and walked out of the station and headed to Molly’s

“Hey!” Jay said as Will took a drink of his beer and shrugged his shoulders.

“She is the one with the photographic memory. Man do I wish I had it.” Will said and you chuckled and Jay pouted but agreed.

“Good job out there.” He said for the third time that day “Let me buy you a drink.” He said and you looked him dead in the eye.

“Listen you can buy me a drink or you can just fuck me.” You said and a smirk came upon his face.

“I’ll meet you in the bathroom.” He said and you nodded and watched him disappear once out of sight you turned back to the bar.

“Need a drink?” Gabby asked

“Oh fuck.” You moaned head leaning against the bathroom door as he stretched you in all the right places. Your blunt nails digging into his clothed shoulders.

“See what you do to me, Baby? You make me hard.” He said as you moaned. “So wet for me.” he said as he bottomed out.

“Fuck this pussy was made for me.” He said, thrusting into you.

“Oh fuck. I love you.” You moaned

“I love you too. Been waiting to do this since you first walked into the precinct for your first day on the job.” He said head going to your neck as you titled it.

“I’ve had a crush on you for a while.” You said as he sucked a hickey onto your neck, thank goodness your hair could hide it. “Faster.” You said and he picked up his speed.

“I wanna cum in you.” He moaned

“Maybe not in the bathroom?” He asked and you chuckled.

“No, not in a bathroom.” You said “You name the place and time.” You said

“Ready for that drink?” Gabby asked and you looked at her and she was smirking.

“Yes I am.” You said and she nodded and then was handing you your favorite drink. You tipped it at her and walked over to your brothers who now had others around them.

“Took you a while.” Jay teased taking a sip of his beer.

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callsign-dexter · 21 days ago

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Ahhhh this is soooo good!!!! It made me feel like I was there!!!!! I want more!!!! I would love to see how their relationship progresses!!!!

Everyone needs to go check this writer and fic out, if you haven't already!!!

Intertwining Souls

Pairing - Troy Otto x reader

Word count - 8,668

Warnings - canon TWD violence, brief mentions of Nick's addictions & drugs, weapons, mentions of death, injuries, swearing, blood

Summary - in the midst of the apocalypse, you find yourself bonding with the most unlikely of people

A/N - here I be with a new fandom and fic for y'all! I am so insanely in love with Troy Otto, so I had to start writing for him. this is probably not the most 'in character' thing for Troy, but it's my fic and I make the rules here. anyways, as per y'all, please send in requests, feedback and enjoy!!!

No one could’ve been prepared for it. There was no way anyone could’ve been ready for the dead to rise and feast on the living.

The day things fell apart was a day that was burned into your nightmares. One memory so haunting that you were sure it would remain with you until the day you died.

You had been in the middle of your gap year, having chosen to take one so you could stay closer to home to help look after your childhood best friend, Nick Clark, who had been battling his addiction. You were a pillar of support within the Clark family, and while you couldn’t magically heal Nick and remove the addictions he had, you could help as best you could. With your parents away travelling, you’d been left in charge of your house, but spent most of your time with the Clarks. You were glad you did.

When you began to see things on the news of people attacking other people, you were scared but thought it was a craze that would just pass by. But when it showed no sign of slowing and you began to encounter people who had turned, the reality of the situation began to set in. You had hurriedly called your parents, barely able to get a conversation in with them before the phone lines clearly went down, making you anxious and terrified of what was going on around you. At first, you were able to stay on your street near the Clark’s thanks to the safe zone the military had established where you lived but when it began to fall apart, you had all fled and with the help of a man named Victor Strand, you made it to the ocean, taking his boat with the hope that Mexico would have a better situation as you watched the military napalm the place you used to call home.

At first, Mexico seemed safe. You found a place run by the adoptive mother of the man Victor loved, but the facade quickly fell apart and as that did, so did your group. You managed to escape the burning building with Madison, Alicia, Victor, and Ofelia. You had watched as Nick, covered in the blood of the dead, went his own way, breaking your heart as you held Ofelia, comforting her as she mourned her father and all of you knowing that Travis and Chris were also missing after Chris ran away.

The five of you travelled until you found a hotel, managing to transform it into a safe place to live thanks to the surrounding walls and nearby beach. Unfortunately, Ofelia went missing, and after Madison turned on the generators late one night in a desperate attempt to signal to Nick, it drew a crowd of survivors, desperate for any help they could find. However, it did bring Travis to the hotel, but soon you, Madison, Alicia, and Travis were forced to leave after Travis killed people in a fit of rage after learning their role in his son’s death.

These events led you back across the border into California in a search for Nick, where the four of you were captured by some military personnel. You, Alicia, and Madison were separated from Travis, being locked in an office with nothing to do other than wait for answers.

You were anxious, pacing up and down in the office as Madison and Alicia looked for a way out, ranging from jiggling the locked handle to testing the windows, only to discover that they were locked as well and with no weapons, you were unable to fight your way out of the situation. As you were beginning to think you were going to spend the rest of your life locked in an office, you heard the familiar sound of a key jingling in the lock before it opened.

You had watched as a man in military uniform stepped in wearing a friendly smile and bearing tea as he greeted you all. Madison and Alicia were hostile from the get-go, demanding to be let go and asking if he knew where Nick and Travis were. You chose to stay silent, observing how he interacted with your friends and how he handled their aggressive approach to conversation.

You later learnt his name was Troy Otto, and no matter how much the three of you pestered him about Travis and Nick, he refused to give you any answers until he had processed you. Eventually, Madison reached a breaking point and took the opportunity she was presented with and attacked Troy, shoving a spoon into his eye and holding him hostage to get what she wanted. Thanks to the arrival of Troy’s older brother, Jake, the boiling tension was subdued. Only moments before a deal could be made about letting you all go, the camp got overrun by the dead, leaving you with no choice but to escape with the Ottos with you, Nick, and Madison climbing into the truck with Troy while Alicia, Travis, and Jake climbed into the helicopter to medivac Nick’s girlfriend Luciana to the ranch quicker than the truck could.

It turned out that you guys would make it to the ranch first, discovering that Jake and the others hadn’t arrived yet. With that news, Troy ordered you, Madison, and Nick out of the truck, forcing you to stand outside the gates alone and with little means to protect yourselves. You listened as Madison and Nick argued, Madison arguing that the three of you stay here and wait for the helicopter to arrive, while Nick wanted to backtrack to find the others.

Eventually, a man whom you learnt to be Troy and Jake’s father approached the gate, introducing himself as Jeremiah and allowing the three of you in, apologising for Troy’s rash decision and showing you around the ranch, even giving you all a bunkhouse to share.

When Jake and Alicia arrived at the ranch with Luciana, you were overjoyed to see that Alicia was okay after learning that the helicopter had been shot down before quickly being crushed by the realisation that in the attack, Travis had lost his life. You couldn’t find a way to wrap your head around the news, even with Troy and Nick arguing about Luciana’s care in the background, all you could focus on was losing someone as vitally important to your group as Travis.

You were shaken back to reality by Alicia, who tugged you towards the bunkhouse, the four of you regrouping while Luciana was taken to the infirmary to get the medical help she needed. You felt useless, unable to form any cognitive thoughts about your situation. You were aware of Madison making the decision that you’d all stay at the ranch for the foreseeable future, not knowing how much your time at the ranch would change you.

You were encouraged to try and make friends, to try and get a sense of what the ranch was like and the family that ran it. But despite your best efforts, you couldn’t seem to form an effective bond with anyone. Although you were sure it wasn’t the fault of the people you tried talking to. Your attention was simply turned elsewhere.

The youngest of the Otto brothers had caught your eye. He could be aggressive, and he had the tendency to shoot first and ask questions later, but there was something so alluring about him and his boyish charm. He helped teach you how to fire a gun when you asked, tired of only relying on your machete for close-range attacks, putting you at risk of getting bitten by one of the dead.

After that training session, Troy started making more of an effort to spend time with you. He’d invite you to sit with him while everyone was eating, and he involved you in conversations you were sure you weren’t supposed to be a part of.

“Hey, how do you feel about going on a sweep of the area with me tomorrow? Make sure there’s no infected coming too close,” Troy’s question caught you off guard, stopping you in your tracks as you stabbed at your food.

“I thought that’s what the guards were for? Making sure they didn’t get too close?” you reply, tilting your head slightly in confusion.

“I mean, yeah. But sometimes I head out just to make sure I don’t get too comfortable behind the fence. I want to make sure we’re not gonna get a bunch of these assholes at our front door. Plus, no harm in looking for extra supplies,” Troy shrugs, shovelling a forkful of food into his mouth as he glances over at you expectantly.

“I mean, if you’re confident taking someone who barely has any gun training under their belt,” you shrug, locking eyes with Troy.

“There’s no place better to practice than out there. I trust you,” Troy responds, making you hesitate slightly. No one had told you that they trusted you since the world changed, so to hear someone so confident in his place in the new world say he trusted you gave you confidence you didn’t even know you had.

“Okay, I’ll head out with you,” you say, missing Nick’s side-eyed glance at you as you continue to eat.

“I’ll come and grab you tomorrow when I’m ready to head out,” Troy says with a nod as you listen carefully. After eating, you all head your separate ways, and you head back to the shared bunkhouse, mingling awkwardly until Madison, Nick, and Alicia enter.

“Nick tells me you’re heading off the ranch with Troy tomorrow,” Madison says, everyone’s focus on you as you nod nervously.

“He’s been helping me learn how to use a gun. He said it’ll be good for me to learn out there,” you say, shrugging ever so slightly as Madison folds her arms across her chest, pursing her lips in thought.

“Are you sure this is a good idea? Troy’s unhinged,” Alicia says, studying your reaction carefully.

“This is good, if y/n gets in Troy’s good books, he might tell her stuff we can use to take over the ranch. He clearly likes her,” Madison says as your eyebrows furrow slightly, your stomach turning in disgust at the thought of betraying Troy’s trust.

“He tolerates me at most,” you argue weakly.

“No, Mom’s right. Troy likes you,” Alicia says with a nod, agreeing with Madison’s words while you fiddle with your fingers awkwardly. The way Alicia was talking, it seemed like she was trying to insinuate that Troy liked you in a more than platonic way. You didn’t expect her words to be true/ You weren’t the kind of person boys took a look at; you’d pretty much accepted a life of being single the moment you got rejected by a boy you liked when you were thirteen. If no one paid you any mind before the apocalypse, you knew Troy Otto would definitely not care about you.

“Why do we need to take over the ranch? Yeah, Jeremiah isn’t great, but Troy and Jake could make this place work,” you say, your focus not moving from your hands as you fidget.

“I’d rather die than trust Troy with this place.”

“It’s his family's ranch.”

“Okay, guys, I think we’re getting a bit worked up. Maybe we should call it a night.” Nick steps in, calming the brewing argument between you, Madison, and Alicia. Nick understood why you were drawn to Troy; he liked him well enough, but he just didn’t want everyone to fall out over it.

“We’ll finish this conversation later,” Madison says pointedly as you shrink into yourself. Part of you hated being scolded for something you didn’t see as a bad thing, but the other part of you hated the fact that Madison thought she could tell you what to do. You knew your parents were missing, probably dead, but you were nineteen, you didn’t need her hovering over you like you were her own kid.

With one final goodnight, the four of you climbed into your separate bunks, hoping that the next time this conversation was brought up, everyone would have a more level head and it wouldn’t boil the way it did this time.

Unlike your bunkmates, you failed to find sleep, tossing and turning as you listened to the soft snores of those around you. Your anxiety was chewing at your stomach, you were beginning to regret saying yes to going with Troy. What if you got him killed? What if you somehow led another group of people to the ranch? What if you led a horde of the undead to the ranch? Endless ‘what ifs’ swirled around in your mind, plaguing you as you desperately tried to block them out.

When sleep failed to come, you carefully sat up, your eyes straining in the dark to see the shapes of the others as they slept. You debated on waking one of them to talk to them and get your worries off your chest, but in the wake of the slight argument, you didn’t want to bother anyone. You also felt an uneasy feeling settle in your stomach. As days in the apocalypse passed, you felt more and more like you didn’t have a place with the Clarks. They were banding together in the wake of Travis’ death, while you were being pushed more and more to the outskirts.

Reaching a decision, you decide to quietly sneak out of the bunkhouse, making your way to a quiet stretch of field, far enough away from the fence line that a guard wouldn’t spot you and far enough from the ranch that no one would disturb you as you sit down on the grass, soon laying back to look up at the stars.

You loved the night skies at the ranch. There was no light pollution to obscure the stars the way there was in LA. It felt much more peaceful on the ranch. Sometimes it was easy to forget that there was an abundance of undead people shambling around, waiting to feast on anything they could get their teeth into.

“I thought I saw you sneaking out. What are you doing?” Troy’s voice made you jump, making you prop yourself up on your elbows as you looked over your shoulder at him.

“You scared the shit out of me,” you say with a weak laugh, lying back against the grass.

“You scared the shit out of me when I saw you sneaking out of your bunkhouse. I thought you were trying to escape or something,” Troy says with a grin, sitting down on the grass alongside you.

“With my awful weapons skill set? Never,” you joke, your laugh weak as you briefly spare Troy a glance, feeling your face heat up slightly when you lock eyes for a brief second and quickly averting your gaze to look back up at the stars.

“I wouldn’t say you have an awful skill set. You handle that machete of yours pretty well,” Troy says, remembering how you had wielded the machete with a ferocity he had never expected from you, defending yourself and others from the dead without hesitation.

“Only because I had to learn how to use it. If I didn’t, I’d be dead,” you mumble, your sullen tone not lost on Troy as he cocked an eyebrow.

“So what’s got you all mopey?” Troy questions, settling back on the grass, joining you in staring up at the stars.

“It’s nothing. I’m fine,” you mutter, refusing to remove your gaze from the stars.

“You could at least try to sound a little more convincing than that,” Troy jokes, turning his head to look at you, a movement you caught in your peripheral vision.

“It’s stupid,” you then say, trying to get Troy to drop the subject, but you knew it was futile given his annoying persistence.

“I promise I won’t laugh,” Troy says, a grin on his face as you quickly spare him a glance, making you sigh softly before returning your stare to the sky.

“I don’t feel like I have a place in this world,” you admit quietly, your eyes slipping shut as you anticipate Troy’s laugh despite his promise. Instead, you were met with silence, which prompted you to open your eyes, finally turning your head to lock eyes with Troy, who was studying you carefully, with an unusual seriousness about him.

“You came with Nick and the others, right? Surely you have a place with them?” Troy questions, trying to make sense of your comment.

“Yeah, but I’m not part of their family. I just tagged along when everything fell apart because I’m Nick’s friend. I don’t even know if my parents are still alive,” you whisper, tearing your gaze away from Troy’s as you feel tears welling in your eyes, hurriedly wiping at them so Troy wouldn’t think of you as weak.

“If you don’t think you have a place with them. You’ll always have a place here. I like you,” Troy admits, his eyes flicking up to the stars, hoping you didn’t look over at him and catch him in a moment of flustered weakness.

“You’re not too bad yourself, Troy,” you admit quietly, a soft laugh escaping your lips as both you and Troy turn to look at each other, both of you wearing shy smiles.

“I’m glad you said yes to coming on the run tomorrow,” Troy then mutters, smiling to himself when he hears a slight laugh cross your lips.

“Somehow, I doubt you’ll be thinking that after tomorrow,” you joke, glancing over at Troy, who finally brings his gaze back to reach yours.

“Wanna bet?” he wagers, shooting you a charming smile.

“What does the winner get?” you question, interested in Troy’s proposed bet.

“Bragging rights? I don’t know, we can figure it out on our way out tomorrow,” Troy shrugs. Even with the limited lighting, you could see Troy’s blue eyes shimmering with glee at the idea of a bit of fun between the two of you.

“Fine, you’re on,” you say with a laugh, holding your hand out towards Troy, both of you grinning as he takes your hand in his and shakes it. Just before he releases your hand from his grip, you could’ve sworn you felt him squeeze your hand slightly, making your cheeks heat up as you return to looking up at the stars, an action Troy mirrors quickly.

“What are we looking for? A plane or something, because if so, I might have some bad news for you,” Troy’s joke made you roll your eyes as you let out a slight scoff before sobering up.

“My parents taught me how to stargaze. They took me on a camping trip just before I started high school, and I remember lying out on a blanket while my parents taught me all the constellations. I guess it’s just a way to feel close to them, if they’re even out there anyway,” you mutter at first, happy to explain about what your parents had taught you before the crushing reality of the world around you dragged you back down to earth from your fantasies.

“They could be out there, you know? Your folks?” Troy offers softly, turning to study you carefully as you continue to watch the night sky, your eyes drifting from star to star, tracing the constellations.

“I don’t want to get my hopes up. They were so far away when it happened, and I can’t contact them,” you say quietly. Truthfully, Troy didn’t know how to react to your words. His relationship with his parents was not one to be desired. He didn’t know what a good family dynamic looked like, but just from the way you described the camping trip with your parents, he could tell you loved them with everything you had, and he had no doubt they loved you the same way back.

“Maybe when things have settled down here, me and you can go and look for them. If you want to,” Troy offers quietly, his voice so quiet you didn’t know if you imagined hearing him say that until you turned to look at him, seeing him watching you carefully.

“That would be nice. Thank you,” you whisper, grateful for Troy’s offer as he nods, carefully taking your right hand in his left, making your cheeks heat up rapidly at the way his fingers carelessly intertwine with yours.

The two of you spend a few more minutes out on the field, observing the stars together. Troy listening intently as you point out the various shapes in the stars, your outstretched finger tracing the shapes.

The moment between the two of you felt like forever, the tranquillity of the ranch setting a mood that made the world feel like it just consisted of the two of you. As you pointed out the stars, you were unaware that for most of the time you were talking, Troy was entirely focused on you and not the stars.

“Travis taught me that in Māori culture, Orion’s Belt is called ‘Tautoru’ and is part of an entirely different constellation for them. It’s so cool how different cultures perceive the stars,” you say, a fond smile on your face as you recall the nights under the stars after the world fell. Travis had caught you watching the stars and had sat with you, telling you the stories of the stars that were rooted deep in his culture, as you had listened intently.

“You’re full of information, huh?” Troy muses lightly, his gaze not shifting from you while you remain oblivious.

“Just way too interested in the stars,” you laugh, suddenly turning your head and locking eyes with Troy. It was like the world stopped turning, you had no idea if you imagined it, but you could’ve sworn Troy’s eyes flicked to your lips before looking back up at your eyes. Just before you could grab the courage to do anything, the staring contest was abruptly ended as Troy awkwardly cleared his throat, propping himself up on his elbows, yanking his hand from yours and casting a glance down at his watch.

“It’s getting late. We should head to bed,” Troy says hurriedly, pushing himself up as you rush to mimic him, shocked by his sudden switch in demeanour.

“Okay,” you mutter meekly, forcing yourself to your feet and trailing behind Troy awkwardly, wondering what you had done to make him up and leave so quickly.

As you climbed into your bed after quietly sneaking into the bunkhouse, despite the awkward ending to the night, the moment you had shared with Troy somehow calmed you enough to find sleep, your heart pounding at the thought of spending more one-on-one time with the youngest of the Otto’s.

The next morning, you were awoken by Nick shaking your shoulder, gently telling you that you needed to get up. You rolled out of bed with a yawn, dragging yourself to get changed and then heading out of the bunkhouse to grab some breakfast.

“y/n, over here!” Troy calls you over, gesturing you over, and before you knew it, you were crossing over to his table, unaware of Madison’s watchful eye.

“Morning,” you mumble shyly, surprised that Troy wanted to see you after the end of the night.

“You ready for today?” Troy asks, quirking an eyebrow as you stare at him, trying to process his question before nodding hurriedly.

“Yeah, as ready as I’ll ever be,” you nod, trying to exude an aura of confidence.

“Once we’ve eaten, we’ll go and grab our guns and then head out. The earlier we get out, the better,” Troy says, his fork hovering just in front of his mouth as he prepares to take a bite.

The breakfast passes by smoothly, and after finishing your meals, you all clean up after yourselves, and you follow Troy to the armoury. You both check out a gun for the day, you get a small handgun, while Troy gets a handgun and an assault rifle. You both check your weapons and grab extra ammo, water, a first aid kit, and some rations before exiting the armoury and making your way out to Troy’s truck. You studied Troy’s mannerisms carefully, noticing how he was acting as if the awkward moment between the two of you had never happened, making you wonder if you had overthought the entire moment in your head.

“You good if I play my music?” Troy asks, already in the process of readying his cd as he glances over at you.

“You never asked before. You normally just play it regardless.”

“Thought I’d be nice and offer you the choice,” Troy says, putting the cd into the radio and hitting play, filling the truck with the loud, heavy metal music that Troy liked so much.

The journey outside Broke Jaw’s fences was not long, but nerve-wracking. Every time you saw one of the infected, even from a distance, you got nervous, remembering the reality of the world now.

“This shouldn’t be too bad. We’re prepared if we get stuck out here, and we’ve got our comms.” Troy’s voice was slightly raised, attempting to speak over the blaring music, but making zero attempt to turn it down. You opt not to respond vocally, not wanting to fight the volume of the music as you nod with a small smile, so Troy knew you’d heard him.

After about half an hour of driving with the somewhat pleasant undertones of heavy metal, Troy pulls up on the side of the road, instantly reaching to grab his guns the moment he shuts off the engine.

“Stay sharp, okay? It won’t just be infected out here,” Troy instructs as you nod, climbing out of the truck and making sure your machete was in the holster Troy had generously donated to you after seeing that you lugged it around without a way to holster it. After checking your machete was secure, you holstered the handgun as well, after making sure it was loaded and ready for if you needed it.

You traverse the area with Troy, both of you on high alert as you go. It felt almost too quiet to be the end of the world. There were no infected anywhere to be seen, and with no buildings around to scavenge, it left the two of you with nothing to do but chat.

“You haven’t lured me out here to kill me or something, have you?” you question with a laugh, glancing over at Troy.

“You really think so lowly of me, huh?” Troy jokes, letting out a soft chuckle to mask his hidden sadness. He knew that you knew about the experiments he had conducted at the militia base and how Nick, Luciana, and Travis had been caught up in them, and all he could hope was that you weren’t holding it against him.

“No, I didn’t mean it like that. I was just joking. Sorry, it was a bad joke, I know,” you say awkwardly, looking away from Troy to hide your shame at the distasteful joke.

“I think I deserved it,” Troy laughs, telling you that he didn’t take what you had said too personally.

The two of you continue to walk, taking small sips from your canteen to stay hydrated, until you catch sight of a shambling corpse in the distance.

“Is that?”

“It sure is. Let’s get some shooting practice for you,” Troy says in response to your question, whistling loudly to get the infected’s attention.

“Troy, what are you-?”

“Just relax, okay? You need to learn how to shoot something that isn’t standing still. I’m right here if something happens. I won’t let him get you,” Troy says assuringly as the infected nears, his growls growing louder as he gets closer and closer.

You nervously grab the gun from its holster, holding it level in the way that Troy had carefully taught you. You felt your hands shaking as you focused on the infected.

“You’ve got it, just take a deep breath and calm down. I got you.” Troy’s instructions were gentle as you took a breath before pulling the trigger.

The first bullet you fired skimmed the infected’s jaw, sending it stumbling from the force behind the bullet, but it remained upright, staggering towards you.

“Shit.”

You hurriedly cock the gun again, readying yourself and pulling the trigger again. This time, the bullet flies into the shoulder of the corpse, once again unsteadying it, but it remains upright. Despite knowing that the infected was only growing closer, you knew that with Troy nearby, you weren’t in any danger. Taking one last deep breath, you steadied your shaking hands and pulled the trigger, finally landing the headshot you needed to take the infected down, sending it crashing to the floor.

“I did it!” you say excitedly, turning to face Troy, whose smile matches yours.

“You did,” Troy confirms, folding his arms across his chest as he nods.

“So, how was that? I know there’s a lot I could do better and-”

“That wasn’t bad, you just need to hold the gun a bit more like this,” Troy quietly instructs, gently taking you by the shoulders and turning you around. He then sidled up behind you, gently lifting his hands to your arms and adjusting your position when holding the gun, his breath tickling your ear as you felt your cheeks heat up at the close proximity.

“This feels better,” you agree as Troy releases the gentle grip he had on your arms, his hands still hovering nearby as you test out the new stance.

“It’ll help with the recoil, too. Save you some-” Troy cuts himself off, his whole position tensing as he glances around, making you mirror his actions, anxious as to what it was he was sensing. Before you had the chance to question him, he sprang into action, tackling you harshly to the ground just as bullets began to rain down around you. As you lay on your front, fumbling for the gun you had just dropped, Troy shielded your body with his own, crouching over you as he readied his rifle.

“Are you hurt?” Troy asks, glancing over the rock the two of you were sheltering behind in a search for your attackers.

“I don’t think so,” you stammer, your heart pounding out of your chest as Troy hurriedly helps you sit up against the rock.

“Just stay down, okay? I can handle these assholes,” Troy says, quickly returning fire to the attackers. You had no idea if Troy could see who was attacking the two of you, but you knew he was the best chance you had to get out of the situation you were in. Your panic was in full drive as the sound of gunfire rang out. You felt useless, cowering behind the rock while Troy was fearlessly fighting back.

As you sit against the rock, trying to slow your rapid heartbeat, you begin to feel a pain in your right shoulder. Naturally, your hand drifts to your shoulder, your eyes widening when you pull your hand away, finding it stained red with blood.

“Oh no,” you mutter to yourself, your gaze flicking up to where Troy was, carefully positioned behind the rock as he fired at the attackers. In that moment, you decided to keep quiet about your injury, not wanting Troy to lose focus on what he was doing.

The gunfire continued to ring out for a few minutes as you anxiously waited, hoping that Troy would be able to get you both out of here. After a while, the gunfire ceases, and Troy smirks to himself, clearly proud of his achievement.

“Told you I could handle those assholes. Now let’s- shit what happened?” Troy’s eyes instantly caught on the blood staining your hand as you trembled.

“I got shot,” you say feebly as Troy quickly crouches down, moving to assess the wound.

“We gotta get you back to the ranch,” Troy says hurriedly, noting how quickly blood was seeping from the wound. He could tell it was a through-and-through, but it needed to be treated properly with the medical equipment they had back at the ranch.

“I can bandage it up, but it won’t be the best job. It should get you to the ranch, though,” Troy says, digging the first aid kit out of his bag and bandaging your injury as best he can, but due to his rushing, it wasn’t the best patchwork job he could’ve done. Troy then quickly wound your uninjured arm around his shoulders and quickly ushered you back to the truck, keeping an eye out for any threats, alive or dead.

Troy carefully loads you into the truck, trying his best not to jostle your injured shoulder before jumping into the truck and speeding off in the direction of the ranch.

“It hurts,” you whimper, silently hating yourself for seeming so weak in front of Troy.

“I’m going as quick as I can. Just stay awake for me, okay? I don’t know how much blood you’ve lost, so you gotta keep your eyes open. Deal?” Troy asks, glancing over at you as you nod, feeling your vision swim slightly at the motion. You would never vocalise how you were feeling to Troy, but you were terrified. You knew that the world today was dangerous, and that people would turn on each other in fights for food, territory, or just for the sick pleasure of it all, but you had never anticipated being caught up in it all. Troy had stayed level-headed and fought back without hesitation. He knew exactly how to handle the world around him, while you felt a hundred steps behind.

As the journey continued, you felt your eyelids growing heavier. Troy’s words about you losing blood echoed in your head as your hand drifted to your shoulder, pressing down on the wound to try and slow the bleeding, your head lolling to one side before jerking up, a motion that caught Troy’s attention.

“Hey, remember our deal? You gotta stay awake. I swear we’ll be back at the ranch soon,” Troy says, a sense of urgency and panic in his voice that you were sure you were imagining.

The rest of the journey felt like it was a blur. The only things you could remember from the end of the journey were the truck parking outside the gate, hearing Troy’s hurried yells to be let in before the truck went roaring onto the ranch’s land, before stopping outside the infirmary. You were aware of being lifted out of the truck and ushered onto a bed.

“I don’t care what you do, just save her!” The numerous voices all merged together, but Troy’s voice rung out clear as a bell, the only comforting presence around you as you felt someone grab your hand, Troy’s blurred face appearing in your vision.

“You’re going to be okay.” Was the last thing you heard Troy say before you allowed your exhausted eyes to finally rest.

When you woke up, you blinked harshly, your eyes taking their time to adjust to the sudden light that hit them. Once adjusted, you looked around, noticing that your right arm was in a sling while your left hand was handcuffed to the bedframe before catching sight of Nick, who was sitting loyally by your bedside.

“Nick?” you croaked, clearing your throat after speaking.

“Here,” Nick says quickly, lifting a glass of water to your lips and encouraging you to take small sips.

“Where’s Troy?” you ask, your eyes flicking around in search of the man who had saved your life.

“Jake took him to talk through some plans to protect this place,” Nick explains as you sit back slightly, tugging at your restraint lightly.

“It was just in case,” Nick clarifies softly.

“Like they did with Luci,” you nod, understanding why you had been restrained.

“What happened out there? Troy wouldn’t tell me much other than some guys jumped you.”

“I don’t know any more than that. Troy noticed them before I did; it was like he had a sixth sense or something. He saved me. I owe him so much.”

“Mom and Alicia were right, Troy does like you.” Nick’s words made your eyebrows furrow.

“Hardly.”

“I’m serious. Until Jake dragged him out of here, he pretty much refused to leave your side. He really cares about you.”

You find no way to protest Nick’s words after that. You were still struggling to believe him, but part of you was curious as to why Troy would’ve spent so long at your bedside.

“How long have I been out?” You find yourself asking quietly, glancing over at Nick.

“About a day. You lost a fair bit of blood, but you’ll be okay in the long run with some rest,” Nick explains, offering you some more water which you take gratefully, thanking Nick before settling back into the pillows.

Nick continued to hold polite conversation with you, and even Alicia was able to swing by for a brief moment to check in with you. Before the sun began to set, you heard someone approaching the infirmary, smiling when you locked eyes with Troy.

“Hi Troy.”

“y/n, you’re okay.” Troy’s smile was small but genuine as he approached the bed while Nick subtly backed off.

“I’m okay,” you echo softly.

“Let’s get these off you,” Troy says quietly, instantly digging the key for the handcuffs out of his pocket and gently unlocking them.

“Thank you,” you mutter quietly, rolling your wrist to try and alleviate some of the pain from the tightness of the restraint.

“I’ll swing by later, see you y/n/n,” Nick announces his departure, nodding at you with a smile before exiting the infirmary, leaving you and Troy alone.

“Are you okay? Did you get hurt at all?” you ask worriedly, attempting to sit up further as Troy occupies the seat that Nick had been in prior.

“I’m fine.”

“I’m sorry. I ruined the run,” you apologise, your gaze drifting to your sling, picking at a loose thread.

“You didn’t ruin anything. It was those assholes out there who shot you. I don’t know if I got them all, but if I run into them again, I’ll make them regret what they did.” Troy’s tone was dark as he spoke, his eyes narrowing as if picturing the attackers standing before him.

“Troy, don’t go on some revenge spree just because I got shot. I’m not worth that,” you mumble, shuffling embarrassedly in place at the idea of Troy being hurt because of you.

“Not worth that? y/n, do you have any idea how terrified I was when I saw the blood?” Troy says, his voice lowered as he speaks, afraid to let anyone but you hear the vulnerability he was allowing to seep into his tone.

“I’m sorry,” you whisper, refusing to meet Troy’s gaze.

“You say sorry a lot. You don’t have to apologise for something that wasn’t your fault.” Troy’s words were gentle as he finally got the courage to reach forward and take your hand in his, an action that made your heart pound.

“You know… technically, I won our bet because I am still glad you came on the run. It didn’t end the way I’d hoped, but I liked getting to spend time with you,” Troy admits, his gaze briefly dipping to the bedsheets before looking back up at you with a shy smile.

“I enjoyed spending time with you too. You’re not nearly as bad as people try to make you out to be,” you admit with a soft laugh, finally getting the courage to look up and lock eyes with Troy as the two of you fall into a comfortable silence.

“So, did you decide what the winner of the bet wins?”

“I didn’t, but now that you mention it I gotta come up with something, especially since I won,” Troy muses, leaning forward slightly as his brows furrow in thought.

“You don’t have to think of something right now.”

“Okay, I got something. Since I won, why don’t you join me for dinner at my place? Just the two of us?” Troy offers, making your eyebrows raise slightly.

“Dinner? You don’t want me to do your chores for the next month or something?” you ask incredulously, cocking your head in confusion.

“I wouldn’t be so cruel as to make a lady do all my chores. I just want us to do something fun together, if you want to, of course,” Troy says, absentmindedly squeezing your hand.

“If that’s what you want, then I can’t exactly say no. You did win the bet after all,” you shrug with a small smile.

“If you don’t want to, I won’t force you, I can pick something else,” Troy suggests, his soft tone suggesting that there was no pressure.

“No, I don’t mind. I’d like to have dinner with you,” you reply, smiling shyly as Troy nods.

“Once you’re out of here, we’ll have that dinner. Deal?” Troy says, quirking an eyebrow as you nod.

“Deal.”

It took a couple of days before you were released from the infirmary, the medical personnel wanting to monitor your injury and make sure there’s no risk of infection before you’re released. When it was determined that you’d be okay and you were released, Troy was right by your side, accompanying you on a walk around the ranch as per your request, wanting to do nothing more than to stretch your legs after a couple of days of being bedbound.

You were aware of the looks you were getting from Madison whenever you were in her line of sight, but you tried not to care. She could dislike Troy and the ranch as much as she liked, but you were happy on the ranch. If Madison wanted to take her family and leave, she was more than welcome to in your eyes.

You and Troy walked mindlessly around the ranch, saying hello to some of the horses as you went, and enjoying the pleasant weather that the world was providing you with. It felt nice to be able to enjoy your surroundings and the company of Troy. When you finished your walk, ending back up at the bunkhouse, Troy turned to you with a grin.

“I’ll swing by here tonight to bring you to mine for dinner?”

“Tonight? You gotta give a girl more warning than that,” you joke, making Troy quirk an eyebrow as he folds his arms across his chest.

“I did say once you’re out of the infirmary. Did you forget our deal?” Troy asks, leaning against the wall of the bunkhouse, his tone light and informing you that he didn’t hold any ill will and was only joking.

“I couldn’t forget our deal.”

That evening, true to his word, Troy showed up at the bunkhouse, both of you dressed up a little smarter than usual, or as smart as you could be with the lack of clothing options you had.

“You scrub up well,” you tease lightly as you step out of the bunkhouse, taking Troy’s outstretched hand in yours.

“You look as perfect as ever,” Troy says with a soft smile, making your cheeks heat up as you smile shyly.

“You don’t need to say that,” you say, unable to handle the sweet compliment.

“I do,” Troy says softly, linking your hand with his as he leads you to his house. The walk wasn’t long, but it was pleasant, filled with the sounds of the bustle you had grown accustomed to on the ranch. When you reached the house, you were greeted by Jake, who was waiting on the porch, smiling at you both.

“Hey, y/n, while you’re here, could I have a word with you? In private,” Jake asks, his question aimed at you before he glared over at Troy, who hadn’t moved an inch.

“Hey, she’s here for me, not you. Talk to her another time,” Troy says defensively.

“It’ll be quick, just go inside,” Jake says dismissively, waving Troy away, and he obliges, although not without muttering a few choice words under his breath as he goes. Once the door is closed, Jake gestures for you to come closer with a smile.

“I’m not in trouble, am I?”

“No. No, definitely not. I just wanted to talk to you about something,” Jake says reassuringly, leaning his forearms against the bannister of the porch as you move to stand alongside him.

“What is it?” you question timidly.

“I just wanted to thank you.”

“Thank me?”

“Yes. Look, we all know Troy isn’t the easiest to get along with. He’s antagonistic and crass. But he wasn’t always like that. And you’ve helped to bring back the old Troy, even if it’s only a little.” Jake’s words were soft as he spoke, glancing over at you.

“I didn’t realise…”

“You couldn’t have known. Our old man and Troy’s mom… they weren’t easy on him. But you bring him back. He cares about you in a way I’ve never seen him care about anyone before. Just… take care of him for me, okay?” Jake then continues, unafraid to hint at the connection between the two of you.

“I will,” you vow quietly, not wishing to hurt Troy more than he already had been.

“I don’t doubt it. I just had to have my big brother moment,” Jake says assuringly, moving to embrace you quickly before pulling away.

“I should probably head inside, Troy might freak out if I’m out here any longer,” you say with a soft chuckle, motioning towards the door with your head.

“Enjoy your evening,” Jake bids you goodbye as he heads down the stairs, leaving you free to enter the house, quickly locating Troy in the kitchen where he was plating up the food.

“You either own an oven powered by the sun or you prepared this earlier.” Your words made Troy jump slightly, making him turn to face you with a boyish grin.

“I prepped all this earlier, just left it in the oven to keep warm while I came over to get you,” Troy replies simply, returning his focus to the two plates in front of him. You watch as he carefully plates up the food, arranging it as if it were a Michelin star meal he was serving you. Once he was content with the presentation of the food, he carefully carried the plates to the nearby table, placing them both down on the relevant placemats before pulling a chair out for you.

“Such a gentleman,” you say, a slight teasing to your tone as Troy flushes slightly, grateful you were too busy looking at the food to see his reddened cheeks. Once you were securely tucked into the table, Troy took his seat opposite, his gaze drifting down to the cutlery he had meticulously placed out before looking back over at you.

“Shit, I forgot. Do you need a hand with… You know…? Cutting your food?” Troy stammers awkwardly, the first time you’ve ever seen him in such a state.

“I should be okay, thank you,” you say politely, not wishing to inconvenience Troy when he had already worked so hard on trying to prepare a nice meal even in the middle of the apocalypse.

You diligently attempt to cut up the food yourself, trying multiple methods, all while Troy observes quietly. At first, he remained quiet, letting you attempt to do this for yourself, not wanting to take any more independence from you. But after what felt like the millionth breathy huff, he stood abruptly and crossed to your side of the table, gently removing the cutlery from your hands and setting to work, deftly cutting up the food into manageable chunks.

“Troy, I’m not a child, I can-”

“Let me do this, okay?” Troy’s instruction was soft yet firm, enough to get you back down and let him get on with what he was doing. When he was finished, he placed the cutlery back down and smiled over at you softly.

“Thank you,” you mutter appreciatively. While at first you felt embarrassed by the ordeal, as you watched Troy work, the sweetness of the gesture sank in, and you found yourself appreciating the effort he made to help you. Once Troy had moved away and returned to his seat, you tucked into the meal.

“Troy, this is really good,” you praise in between mouthfuls.

“I couldn’t just let you show up to some MREs,” Troy jokes, both of you laughing lightly at the mental image of Troy serving military rations.

The evening was calm and serene. The quiet clinking of cutlery and glasses was only overshadowed by low conversation between you and Troy. You enjoyed every second you spent with him, and when you’d both cleaned up after yourselves, Troy invited you out onto the porch, easing you down to sit on the steps before he sat alongside you while your gaze drifted to the night sky.

“You never got views like this of the sky back in LA,” you mutter as Troy glances over at you, his gaze as soft as ever.

“I suppose that’s one thing good about growing up in the middle of nowhere,” Troy replies softly, shifting to look at the stars once more.

“You’re not wrong there,” you murmur, a soft chuckle escaping Troy’s lips before you both fall into a comfortable silence, your gaze fixed on the stars that flickered in the sky.

“Hey, I wanted to apologise for the other night,” Troy says suddenly, both of you turning to look at each other in tandem.

“The other night?” you question, trying to act as nonchalant as possible.

“I know I was pretty rude when I just got up and left with no warning.” Troy’s apology was something you didn’t expect, and you were sure it was shown as clear as day on your face despite your best efforts to hide it.

“It’s okay. It was late, you probably wanted to go to bed, and I can’t blame you for that.”

“It’s not okay. I know there was something happening between us before I left. I just-”

“Something happening?” You try to play dumb, desperately trying to protect your heart in anticipation of Troy’s rejection.

“Yes. You can’t seriously tell me there wasn’t something between us before I left.” Troy began inching closer, making your heartbeat pick up at the proximity.

“Troy…”

“Tell me I made it all up. Tell me there was nothing going on that night.”

“I… I can’t.” Your voice was breathy as Troy moved even closer, his face now mere inches away from yours.

“Do you want this?” Troy asks quietly, wanting to be one hundred percent sure you were on the same page as him before he tried anything.

“Yes.”

Without hesitation, Troy’s lips found yours, and his hands instantly settled on your waist, pulling you as close as he could without bumping your injured shoulder while you lifted your uninjured hand to tangle in the curls on the back of Troy’s head, deepening the kiss further.

The two of you kiss until the need for air becomes too much, both of you pulling away yet barely leaving any space between you.

“Stay.” Troy’s request was soft, yet held an aura of gentle command.

“Stay?”

“Yes. I know Madison keeps talking about leaving. But you don’t have to. You have your place here, with me. Please stay,” Troy asks again, his eyes searching yours as you fall silent, processing his question before nodding.

“Okay,” you say with a small smile, watching as a smile breaks out across Troy’s face, too. He pulled you in for another kiss, both of you a mess of tangled limbs. Two souls intertwined beneath the blanket of stars in the sky.

You had finally found your place.

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callsign-dexter · 1 month ago

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So glad you loved it! I was missing them something terrible idk why it took me so long to get back to them. He really is just the best to his love of his life, he wasn't going to let her be alone during a storm.

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Thunderstorms

Summary: Thunderstorms are not your favorite. It's always been your family there to comfort you but a certain Floyd is there to save the day when nobody else can be.

Pairings: Jake Seresin x Daughter!Reader, Bradley Bradshaw x Daughter!Reader, Jake Seresin x Bradley Bradshaw

Warnings: angst, fluff, thunderstorms

Our Little Girl

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It was rare for it to thunderstorm in California but when it did, they were strong and building shaking. This was about the third thunderstorm you had experienced ever since being born the other two times were when you a baby and when the first big boom of thunder traveled through the house you were waking up crying which woke your fathers, Jake and Bradley, up with a start, the second time was when you were 3 years old and the storm came up expectedly and during the day while you were at daycare on base the first sign of the skies darkening set a slight panic inside of your fathers and they couldn’t get away to go and rescue you because both of them were teaching a very important class but thankfully your Grandpa Maverick, Grandpa Ice, and Grandpa Goose were off for the day and they were quickly heading to the daycare to grab you and keep you entertained and nobody questioned the three Admirals when they came and got you and nobody questioned them seeing them walk around with you in one of their arms.

To say simply thunderstorms was not your favorite weather. It got to the point where all the family members tracked the weather almost religiously. They never found out why thunderstorms scared you so much but they knew it did and they were going to protect you from it as best as they could and they hoped that you would grow out of it. You did somewhat but they still freaked you out but the fear was manageable and a routine was put in place for when thunderstorms happened. If it was only raining and there was no thunder or lighting then you were fine but one rumble and you were looking up at them doe eyed and scared and the slightly shaking would start.

Bradley and Jake were up before you one morning getting in their morning routine while you snoozed away on one summer morning. You were now 5 years old and a rambunctious little girl, a perfect mixture of Bradley and Jake, there hadn’t been any thunderstorms, surprisingly just rain storms with some wind. Both of the men were sitting at the table sipping their coffee on their phones both looking at the weather. “They’re calling for thunderstorms near the afternoon.” Bradley said, glancing at his husband who glanced back at him.

“Yea, I see that. Any word about grounding the flights and just teaching today?” Jake asked, it was summer but just because your school was out doesn’t mean that Top Gun wasn’t getting an off day, they still had to learn even if they weren’t up in the sky.

“Nothing yet but you know that is due to change. They may have us fly this morning and then teach the rest of the afternoon depending on how long the storm lasts.” Bradley said clicking off the weather app and opening his email and then texts to see if any updates had been sent.

“We taking Chick with us?” Jake asked using one of the many nicknames that would become your callsign way down the road given to you by most of the family just as he took a sip of his coffee and peered at his husband over the rim. Bradley looked at him and almost got lost in, piercing, soul grabbing, and beautiful green eyes. He loved them so much and was glad you had gotten those eyes with a hint of his but they were mostly all Jake.

“I was planning on it. Her school is out for the summer. Mom is away on a girl’s trip with Judy and some other girls. So, I figured she could go with us and hang with the squad and Mason.” Bradley said and Jake nodded and turned his eyes towards his phone once more after putting his coffee down. Bradley looked down at the time and started to get up and down the pretty much empty coffee cup. “I’ll go and get her up if you want to start packing things for her today and food.” Bradley added walking over to the sink and putting his now empty coffee cup in. Jake got up and walked over doing the same and wrapped his arms around his husband and Bradley smiled as he washed out both cups.

“You got it. You know she loves when her daddy wakes her up.” Jake said, kissing him on the cheek.

“She loves when you wake her up too.” Bradley said, turning in his arms and putting his hands on his waist. Both stared into each other’s eyes and they could’ve stayed there forever but a ding from their phones that were abandoned on the table broke that perfect silence. They pulled away from each other and Jake walked over grabbing his phone.

“Looks like it is teaching all day.” Jake said and Bradley sighed and nodded and walked over to his phone looking at it getting the same notification and then saw the notification about the weather.

“And it looks like the storm has moved up.” Bradley said and Jake sighed also seeing the same notification.

“Looks like it. Well, let's get Chick up and rolling.” Jake said and Bradley nodded and went to do just that. It was a little bit of struggle to get you up but once you saw it was them you jumped up and the morning routine started, which went by very quickly. Once breakfast was eaten everyone loaded up in Jake’s truck, since The Bronco was having some problems and it sometimes didn't handle weather well. You looked up at the sky and saw that it was dark.

“Is it going to storm?” You asked and your fathers looked at each other.

“There is a very good chance but everyone will be at the base if you need or can’t find us.” Jake said, turning his eyes back to the road and you nodded accepting the answer. You watched the sky as you went to the base. You just hoped it was just a cloudy day.

You three arrived at the base the same time Bob and Mason arrived. Bradley and Jake got out first the same time Bob did and then Jake was working to get you out. “Did you have to bring Mason too?” Bradley asked and Bob nodded.

“Yup. Judy went on a trip with your mom and the girls.” He said as he got Mason out the same time Jake got you out. You looked around the garage and then you saw Mason in his father’s arms and your face lit up.

“Mason!” You said and wiggled to get down and so did he. Both Jake and Bob let you down then you and Bob’s look alike ran and embraced each other. The 3 men looked at each other and smiled. The 5 of you walked in, Bradley carrying you and Bob carrying Mason while Jake carried his and Bradley’s stuff and walked into the building after scanning their badges. They were greeted by the other 4 members, Mickey, Javy, Ruben, and Natasha.

“Bring your kid to work day?” Natasha asked and Jake scoffed.

“No schools closed.” He said and everyone chuckled. They all walked to their offices that were conveniently close to each other with Jake and Bradley in the same office but with adjoining doors that got left open all the time, it became a rule that the Daggers stick together on everything so that meant they got an office together.

“What’s on the agenda for the day?” Bradley asked

“We have a new group of pilots to teach but with the weather it looks like teaching will be indoors.” Javy said and everyone sighed, teaching inside wasn’t a fan favorite, everyone preferring to be in the sky but safety comes first. “Maverick, Ice, and Goose will be helping too.” He added.

“Grandpas?” You asked and everyone chuckled.

“Yup, your grandpas.” Bradley chuckled and nuzzled your forehead making you giggle. Everyone went to their offices and then went their separate ways with you and Mason going back and forth to each other or one staying with the other more. None of the 3 males minded since they knew where you were at all times. The outside just kept getting darker and darker and sprinkles started but so far, no thunder or lighting.

An hour into the day and nothing really major was going on. Bradley and Jake had to teach a morning class so when it was time for them to do so they went leaving you and Mason, who wandered over from his father’s office to be and play, alone. Then it was time for both Jake and Bradley to go and teach.

“Alright, Princess.” Bradley says as he turns his attention to you and Jake comes into his office you looked up at them along with Mason. “Pops and I are going to teach. If you need anything you come find any of us. Ok?” He asked.

“Yup! Mason and I are going to watch a movie.” You said and they both nodded and smiled.

“What movie are you going to watch?” Jake asked and you shrugged your shoulders.

“We don’t know.” You said looking up at him and he chuckled and bent down to kiss your head.

“Alright, Mini Bradley.” He said and Bradley looked up and over at him and his eyebrows came forward.

“How?” He asked and you chuckled and looked down at your iPad with Mason.

“Always have a plan to watch a movie but don’t know which one.” Jake said and Bradley rolled his eyes and pushed him lightly.

“Whatever, we got a class to teach.” He said and started to push Jake out as he kissed your head.

“Love you, Sweets.” Jake said

“Love you, Dad and Pops.” You said and they were gone and you were alone.

“You two be good. If you need anyone you know where to find us and Bob is just right next door. Ok?” Jake asked and you both looked at them and nodded.

“Ok.” You and Mason said at the same time and then the two of them were off to teach catching up with Maverick and Goose. When they left, Mason had gone to his father’s office for a few minutes gathering snacks and other things to keep you both entertained.

“Good morning you two. I see Mason and Chick are here.” Goose said and they both nodded.

“Yea their school sent an email saying they were closed.” Bradley said as it started to rain harder.

“Looks like we are going to be getting some weather.” Maverick said as they reached the classroom.

“Let’s just hope it holds off until we can get back to her.” Bradley said and everyone nodded and they walked through the door to Top Gun students standing at attention. Bradley and Jake walked to the front while Maverick and Goose stayed in the back.

“Good morning and at ease.” Jake said and everyone sat down and the day began.

10 minutes after Jake, Bradley, and Mason had left you got settled into the little spot that you had made your own in Bradley’s office and of course you had one in Jake’s too. You had noticed it getting darker out but you weren’t too concerned about that. What got you concerned was when the first rumble of thunder came to your ears and you froze. You were just about to panic when the door opened and you saw Mason come in and sat right beside you and looked at you concerned. “Are you ok?” He asked and you looked at him and shook your head.

“No, I hate storms.” You said quietly and just about that time thunder rolled in and you felt tears spring to your eyes and Mason took action, he took you in his arms and you cuddled into his arms and as you started to tremble.

“Hey, it’s ok. I got you.” He said and held you tighter and wrapped the blanket around you and him. “Let’s watch a movie.” He said redirecting your attention and you nodded. He put on Y/F/M and then held you close and each rumble of thunder he held you closer and didn’t stop after you had stopped trembling and the thunder had gone. Each time he would whisper comforting things to you and you would melt into him. Being in the arms of Mason brought you comfort and before you knew it you were falling asleep. When Mason felt you relax and breathe even out, he let his guard down but still held you close, eventually he did find himself dozing off. Before falling asleep thunder rumbled and you tensed in your sleep and he tightened his arms around you “I got you.” He said and when he felt you relax, he fell asleep himself.

All while everything was happening Bob was keeping an eye on you just in case he didn't step in but seeing Mason take care of you and comfort you made him smile and let his guard down. When he saw that both you and his son were asleep, he got back to work occasionally looking up and checking on you both. He and Judy always vowed to raise his son to treat women right and by looking at how he was treating you now he knew they were doing a great job. He couldn’t wait to tell Judy about this later.

Both Jake and Bradley were in class for all of 10 minutes when the thunder started to roll in and they both froze and looked at each other but it was so brief that none of the students noticed but Maverick and Goose noticed. Goose nodded and then was getting up as quietly as he could and walking out of the room and to their office. He was worried for you because he knew how you could get when the rare thunderstorm rolled through. He made it to their opened office door to find you and Mason cuddled up with each other sound asleep and a movie playing. He smiled and snapped a picture of you two and then quietly shut the door. He looked over at Bob’s office and noticed him and walked in. “Storm is rolling in.” He said and Bob looked up.

“Yea, it looks like it might be a strong one. Mason with Y/N?” He asked and Goose nodded.

“Sound to sleep.” He said

“Good. Mason was in here with me when thunder started and he just froze, looked up, got up from eating and went straight across the hallway to her. I’ve been checking in on them occasionally.” Bob said

“This is the first time she hasn’t come running to us for comfort.” Goose said and Bob smiled. They knew Mason liked you but they would never understand how deep it was until later on in your guy’s life. Bob was about to say something when two concerned fathers and a grandpa could be heard rushing down the hallway and stopped when they came to the doors.

“Is she ok?” Bradley and Jake asked at the same time and Goose chuckled.

“Go see for yourself.” He said gesturing to their conjoined office. Bradley and Jake turned and opened Bradley’s door to the sight Goose came up on when he arrived. Tension visibly left their body and of course they took a picture. Seeing that you were ok in the arms of Mason they turned and to the other 3 adults.

“This was a first.” Jake said and Bradley nodded in agreement.

“Bob told me that Mason was eating and when the thunder rolled in, he stopped what he was doing, looked up and then went across the hallway to her.” Goose said and Bob nodded.

“I bet they’re going to get together when they grow older.” Maverick said smirking trying to lighten the room and it certainly did.

“Please we don’t want to even think about her dating.” Bradley said chuckling but, in all honesty, they would be ok with you and Mason dating and eventually getting married and having kids. They knew that he would treat you the way a woman should be treated. As they were chuckling lightning struck then thunder rolled in a second later and a whimper came from your lips and they were quick to turn around but they watched Mason hold you closer and you cuddled into him and settled down. After a minute or so making sure you wouldn’t react again, they went on with their day. Goose and Maverick went to see Ice. Bob got to work on his lesson plane for his class. Jake and Bradley both walked into the office and got to work on their next class they were going to teach with every now and then checking on you both.

10 minutes later and while it was still storming Bob had his class to teach, he got up and walked over to Jake’s and Bradley’s office. “I’m off to teach. You ok with keeping him?” He asked and he knew the answer but this was Bob we were talking about, he was always polite.

“You know we are more than happy to keep him with us.” Bradley said and Jake nodded having come over to discuss something with his husband and co-teacher.

“Thank you.” He said with a smile and a nod and then he was walking off to the classroom to begin his class.

The day ended quickly and before everyone knew it, they were home and supper was being put on the table. “How was being with us today at work?” Bradley asked as he took a bite of his supper and you looked up at your dad.

“I like going to work with you both.” You said and took a bite of your food.

“The thunderstorm didn’t scare you?” Jake asked and you shook your head.

“No. I hardly noticed it was there. I mean at first, I did but when the Thunder started Mason was there and he kept me company.” You said like it was nothing and went back to eating and they smiled. Maybe having Mason around when it was storming wasn’t a bad idea. The rest of supper went by quickly and you were showing signs of being tired and that made sense because it was running pretty late into the night. After they got you settled into bed and asleep they headed to bed. As they were settling down Jake spoke up at the same time as Bradley.

“Maybe we should have Mason around when it storms.” They both said and they froze as they both started to get into bed and chuckled then finished getting in.

“According to Bob it was like Mason knew that Sweets needed him.” Jake said and Bradley nodded as he turned the lights off and they turned to each other.

“You think Mason could be the answer to her storm phobia?” Bradley and Jake nodded.

“Don’t you?” He asked

“I do.” Bradley replied

“Then it is settled. When it starts to storm, we know beforehand we will have Mason around.” Jake said and Bradley nodded and it was silent for a while and then a smirk grew on Bradley's face. “What?” Jake asked and narrowed his eyes.

“You think they’re going to get together when they are older?” He asked and then rolled his eyes and turned with his back facing his husband.

“Oh, don’t you start.” He said and Bradley chuckled as he threw an arm around Jake and pulled him closer into him “But yes. Yes, I do.” Jake finally admitted and felt Bradley kissed his bare shoulder blade. As they both fell asleep knowing you were safe in the other room, they knew Mason was going to be the perfect person for you and they of course they were dreading it but they wouldn’t hate it matter in fact they would encourage it. They loved that boy like he was their own son and who knows it may just come true later on.

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