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PAIRING â ni-ki + f!reader
WARNINGS â best friends to lovers, rikiâs experienced, heâs sweet but still a tease by heart, some begging, fingering, oral (f. rec), pet names, squirting.
WORDCOUNT â 1.2K
NOTE â my riks pussy eater agenda never ends . . sorry for leaving this on a slight cliffhanger >< perhaps i can make a part two if any of you are interested, lmk your thoughts thru my inbox or what not <3
âKi, would it be weird for a girl not to squirt?â you asked suddenly, catching Riki completely off guard. He choked on his drink, coughing uncontrollably at your unexpected question. âSORRY!â you exclaimed, hurriedly patting his back as he tried to recover.
âYou couldâve given me some warning,â he said, wiping his mouth as you sat on the bed, lips pouting.
âWhyâd you ask?â he questioned, his brow raised, though it was clear he wasnât entirely surprised by your curiosity.
âI mean⌠youâve had experience with girls, right? Have you made them cum or, I donât know, squirt before?â you asked hesitantly, your pout deepening as your cheeks flushed. Riki fought back the urge to lean in and kiss you right then but managed to keep his composure.
âWell,â he started, leaning back casually on his hands, âI have sex to enjoy myself and to give pleasure. So yeah, sometimes they do, sometimes they donât. It depends on the person.â
You muttered under your breath, âMan, am I weird,â not realizing he heard you.
âWhy would you be weird?â he asked, his gaze fixed on you, making you squeak as your face burned with embarrassment.
âN-nothing! Itâs just a random thought,â you stammered, laughing nervously, but the way he looked at you told you he wasnât buying it. Finally, you sighed in defeat.
âOkay, fine. All the times Iâve had sex with men, Iâve never cum⌠or squirted. Ever,â you admitted, your words spilling out before you could stop them. âAnd now, my friends keep talking about how amazing their sex lives are, and I feel like thereâs something wrong with me because Iâve always had to fake it.â
Riki was silent for a moment before speaking bluntly. âThat just means those men suck at pleasing women.â
Your eyes widened as he suddenly leaned closer, his hand gently holding your chin, tilting your face toward his. His dark eyes locked with yours.
âWant me to show you how itâs really done?â he asked, his voice low and steady, though the strain in his sweats betrayed how much he was holding back. The room grew quiet, the air charged with tension as you blinked at him, your heart racing. Finally, you managed to whisper, âP-please.â
That was all the confirmation he needed. Without hesitation, Riki closed the distance between you, his lips crashing into yours as he pulled you into his arms.
He pushed you back onto the bed, his hands roaming over your body before slipping beneath your shirt. A small whimper escaped your lips as your fingers tangled in his hair, giving it a light tug. Riki smirked at your reaction, his lips trailing down your skin before settling near your bottom half. Pausing, he looked up at you, silently seeking permission. You couldnât trust your voice, so you simply nodded. With one smooth motion, he slid your pants and panties off, exposing you to his gaze. His hands spread your legs gently as he adjusted his position.
âDonât think about me too much tonight, princess. This is all about you, okay?â he murmured, his voice soft yet commanding as his hands caressed your thighs. âCan I?â
âY-yes,â you breathed out, a strangled moan escaping as his fingers finally explored your wet folds. He began rubbing slow, deliberate circles on your clit, coaxing more of your arousal to pool between your thighs.
âT-thereâs lube in the drawer,â you whispered shakily.
âOkay, sweetheart. Let me prep you a bit, yeah?â he replied sweetly, leaning over to grab the bottle. After squirting some onto his fingers, he returned to you, his touch warm and careful.
Gently fondling your folds, he slid one finger inside, stretching you just enough before adding a second. His pace was slow, deliberate, each motion igniting waves of pleasure as his fingers worked you open. You sighed in relief, soft moans tumbling from your lips as he fucked you with precision.
âFeels nice?â he teased, his thumb now stroking your clit in time with his fingers. A high-pitched moan slipped out as your back arched.
âR-Riki~!â you whined, throwing your head back as the pleasure built.
âSuch a pretty pussy,â he murmured, his voice filled with adoration and lust. âGonna give it the love it deserves.â
With that, he leaned down, his lips finding your clit as his tongue replaced his thumb. His warm mouth suckled at the sensitive bud, his fingers never faltering in their steady rhythm.
A needy whimper escaped you at the added sensation, your hips stuttering against his face in an attempt to get more of him. The slow, deliberate pace felt maddening, your body trembling as the pleasure overwhelmed you. Riki simply chuckled against you, the vibration sending a fresh wave of heat coursing through your veins as he focused on drawing every ounce of pleasure from you.
âThatâs it, pretty. Let go for me,â Riki murmured, pulling his fingers from your pussy before leaning down to give soft, kitten-like licks to your folds. His tongue teased you mercilessly, his lips suctioning onto your clit for just a moment before pulling away again. He repeated this agonizing rhythm, slow and deliberate, until your impatience boiled over.
âRikiâŚâ you whined, your voice shaky and breathless.
âHmm?â he hummed, feigning innocence as his slow, gentle touches continued, driving you to the brink.
âP-please,â you pleaded, looking down at him with desperate, glossy eyes. âNeed more⌠just go faster, harderâI donât care, just please.â
A devilish smirk played on his lips. âAs you wish, princess,â he whispered, his voice laced with dark amusement. Without hesitation, he slid his fingers back inside you, this time pumping them faster and deeper. He curled them expertly, finding that spot that had your back arching off the bed, all while his tongue worked your clit with unrelenting precision.
High-pitched whimpers spilled from your lips, mingling with the lewd, obscene sounds of his fingers and mouth as they worked in perfect harmony. The room was filled with the slick echoes of your arousal and his focused attention, and it didnât take long for an unfamiliar knot to tighten in your stomach.
âW-wait, Rikiâ!â you gasped shakily, the strange sensation growing too intense. But your protest only spurred him on. His fingers curled deeper, his tongue swirling faster as your body trembled beneath him.
And then it hit. The knot unraveled, snapping violently as your release gushed from you, soaking his lips and chin. You cried out, your body spasming uncontrollably as the pleasure overwhelmed you. Riki drank it up greedily, savoring every drop before planting one last, tender kiss on your folds.
Rising above you, he kissed your trembling lips, his smirk softening as he wiped a strand of hair from your damp forehead. âWell, there you have it,â he said with a satisfied grin. âYouâre not weird, princess. You just needed the right man to give you the right treatment.â
You blinked up at him, still delirious from your high. âY-yeah⌠um,â you mumbled, your mind struggling to catch up with what had just happened.
He chuckled, brushing a thumb against your cheek. âDonât worry, angel. If you want to return the favor, Iâm all for itâbut only if youâre ready. No pressure.â
âLet me help you too, please?â you whispered, your wide, pleading eyes meeting his.
Riki cursed under his breath, his resolve nearly crumbling. âFuck, youâre so cute,â he muttered before pulling off his shirt. He adjusted your position beneath him, the warmth of his skin pressing against yours.
âJust know I wonât be able to stop, princess,â he warned, his voice a low growl as his lips brushed against yours. âHope youâre ready.â
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He listens while you yap
pairings: boyfriend! enhypen x reader | listener x yapper trope
caution: be prepared for their randomness (â˘âżâ˘)
author's note: This is my first time trying something like this, and I thought, why not switch things up? If you enjoyed it and want more like this, just let me know! Happy reading!
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HEESEUNG
You explained an article you found earlier and made an especially interesting point. âSo, apparently, thereâs this theory about howâwait, are you even listening?â you paused mid-sentence then glancing up at Heeseung.
He was just staring at you the entire time.
âAm I talking too much?â you asked, feeling embarrassed. Was he bored? You might have been talking for hours...well, you were.
âIâm sorry,â you added. Feeling guilty.
Heeseung tilted his head slightly. His lips formed a gentle smile that quickly made you feel comfortable. âNo, not at all. Iâm just listening,â he said gently. âYou always have the most interesting things to say.â
You blinked. For a moment, you were caught off guard by his words.. âReally? Because Iâm pretty sure Iâm just rambling about random stuff half the time.â
He chuckled softly while shaking his head. âNot to me. You make even the most ordinary things sound extraordinary. Like youâre breathing life into them.â
âCome on, thatâs a bit much,â you teased though you were shy with his words.
He shook his head slowly. âItâs not. You could talk about the lifespan of jellyfish, and Iâd still want to hear every word.â
You laughed. âSeriously? Jellyfish?â
âYup,â he said with a grin. Heeseungâs eyes crinkling at the corners. âI donât think you realize how much I enjoy hearing you talk.â
You looked at him for a moment. Your laughter turned into a warmer feeling. âYou always know how to make me feel special, right?â
Heeseung smiled more. âIâm just telling the truth. Youâre the one who makes everything feel special.â
Your heart swelled at his words, and you couldnât help but grin. âYouâre too good at this, you know. No wonder everyoneâs always talking about how sweet you are.â
He lightly shrugged. âOnly for you.â
JAY
You plopped down next to Jay on the couch, âLast night, I dreamed I was a bottle of ketchup,â you said, not even glancing at him.
Jay didnât even look up from what he was doing, though you knew he was listening. âOh?â
âYeah. And you were mustard. Which is weird because youâre usually mayonnaise in my dreams.â You said it matter-of-factly.
Jay glanced over at you and gave a small smile. Your boyfriend didnât even question it anymore.
âMhm. We were sitting on a picnic table, minding our own business,â you continued, staring blankly ahead. âThen this kid comes over, grabs you, and squeezes you all over a hot dog.â
âOf course,â Jay muttered, his smile still there.
âAnd then they grabbed me and put me on french fries,â you said, your voice now lighter. âBut even though we were on different foods, we ended up on the same plate.â
Jay gave you a soft look. âOf course you did.â
âYup. Itâs like⌠no matter what, we always end up together,â you said nonchalantly. âEven if weâre on different things, weâll always end up on the same plate.â
Jay didnât react much, just looking at you with that same fond smile. ��Ketchup and mustard, huh? Thatâs one way to put it.â
âYep.â You nodded as if you were completely confident in the analogy. âItâs like fate, you know?â
Jay leaned back. âFate. Of course. Youâre the ketchup, and Iâm the mustard.â
âExactly,â you said, kicking your legs a little. âI mean, Iâm obviously the star of the show, but you do make a good sidekick.â
Jay laughed quietly to himself, shaking his head. âYouâre the star, hm?â
âOf course,â you said, completely unfazed, âbut you still belong next to me.â
âRight,â Jay replied with a small, affectionate smile. âNext to you, always.â
And just like that, he continues to look at you with the same smile as you continue to talk, absolutely in love with you.
JAKE
You were pacing around the room, hands gesturing wildly as you went off about the movie youâd just watched. âAnd donât even get me started on the plot twistâlike, I saw it coming from a mile away! But, still, how could theyâugh, I canât wrap my head around it!â
Jake sat on the couch with one arm stretched across the backrest. âGo on, tell me more,â he said, his voice smooth and teasing.
âOkay, but can we talk about that scene? The main character fallsâof courseâand sheâs like, âSave yourself!ââ You rolled your eyes dramatically. âLike, girl, what? Just get up! Run with your friend! Why are you making it so dramatic?â
âMhm,â he hummed, clearly holding back a laugh.
You kept going, utterly oblivious to his gaze. âI mean, realistically, if I fall, Iâm grabbing your arm and dragging you down with me. Weâre both going down. Thereâs no âsave yourselfâ moment. Youâre coming with me.â
Jake chuckled, shaking his head. âGood to know.â
âAnd the friend?â you continued, throwing your hands up. âSheâs just standing there, like, âNoooo!â for too long. Like, hello? Help her up and run!â
Jake leaned forward, resting his elbows on his knees. âYouâd definitely survive in a movie.â
âOh, absolutely,â you said, pointing at him. âIâm not wasting time with emotional goodbyes. Weâre both making it out, or no one is.â
Jake grinned, his voice dropping just slightly. âSo, youâd save me?â
You froze for a second before narrowing your eyes. âObviously. Iâd even ensure you didnât trip in the first place.â
He laughed softly. âAnd here I was, thinking youâd be the one tripping on purpose just to get me to catch you.â
Your jaw dropped. âI would NOT!â
Jake smirked. âYou totally would.â
âIâd be saving both of us!â
âYouâre hot,â
You froze. âWhat?â
âYou heard me,â he said.
Of course, he had to flirt.
You crossed your arms tighter, fighting back a smile. âOkay⌠what? Thatâs random. Youâre distracting me.â
âThatâs kind of my thing, isnât it?â Jake grinned wider, tilting his head. âAdmit it, baby.â
You shook your head with a sigh. âYeah, yeah. Whatever.â But the way your heart fluttered at his words? You couldnât deny it.
SUNGHOON
You paced around the room as you got lost in recounting the day. âAnd I visited my parents today! I missed them so muchâŚit was the best.â
Finally, you stopped mid-stride and turned to face him, hands on your hips. âOkay, are you even listening? Or are you zoning out again?â
You have seen your boyfriend zoning out often, especially in the mornings. You wouldnât be surprised if today were one of those days.
But he chuckled softly, wanting to assure you. âIâm listening. I always do.â
You tilted your head. âEven when Iâm rambling about stuff thatâs probably unimportant?â
âEspecially then,â he said, his dimples appearing as his smile grew wider. âI like hearing you talk. It makes me happy.â
Your arms crossed, though you couldnât fight the grin pulling at your lips. âYou like when I yap on and on?â
âNot the yapping part,â Sunghoon teased. âItâs the way youâre so happy when you talk. Youâre glowing, and I canât look away.â
That made your cheeks heat up. âIâm just telling you about my day.â
âI know,â he said softly. âBut you light up when you talk about the things you love. I could listen to you all day. Itâs comforting.â
âComforting?â you echoed, raising an eyebrow. Oh?
He nodded as his eyes began to soften. âYeah. Itâs like youâre letting me see a part of you no one else does.â
Your lips curved into a smile. âI never thought Iâd be comforting while going on about my life.â
Sunghoonâs smile grew. âYouâd be surprised.â
SUNOO
ââŚand I donât even know why they didnât just say that in the first place! Would it have been so hard? HonestlyâŚâ you trailed off, glancing at Sunoo, watching you with the softest smile.
You blinked. âWhy are you looking at me like that?â
âLike what?â he asked, his smile widening.
âLike youâre completely entertained by my nonsense.â
âBecause I am,â Sunoo admitted without hesitation. âI love it when you yap.â
You raised an eyebrow. âYap?â
âYeah.â He nodded. âYou go off about the most random things, and I love it. Itâs my favorite background noise.â
You playfully gasped. âBackground noise? Youâre saying Iâm noise?â How dare he?!
âSweet noise,â he corrected, grinning cheekily. âThe kind I never want to tune out.â
You rolled your eyes, but there was no hiding the blush on your cheeks. âSo you want me to keep going?â
Sunoo nodded eagerly. âOf course! Why do you think I never interrupt you?â
Tilting your head, suspicious. âWhat if I talk about likeâŚ.I donât know... talk about socks?â
He laughed softly. âYou donât realize how cute you are when you get all caught up in your little stories.â
You tried to fight the smile tugging at your lips but gave up quickly. âFine. But youâre stuck with me talking forever.â
Sunooâs eyes sparkled. âLucky me.â
JUNGWON
You were sprawled on the carpet while Jungwon sat next to you, quietly listening with that ever-patient expression.
ââŚand I donât get it! Why would you even bring a cat to a grocery store? Whatâs the cat gonna do? Pick out your produce?â You threw your hands up, exasperated. âNext thing you know, theyâll be pushing their pets in carts like itâs totally normal.â
Jungwon blinked at you. You can see his lips twitching.
You squinted. âYouâre holding back a laugh, arenât you?â
âNo,â he said, lips pressed together tightly.
âYes, you are!â You pointed at him accusingly. âYouâre trying so hard not to laugh right now.â
He cracked. His shoulders shook as he let out a small giggle. But then it escalated. His hand flew to his stomach, and he was laughing so hard that he tipped backward.
âHAHAHAHAHA OH MYâAHHHH HA HA HA HA!â
You sat there, wide-eyed. âIs it that funny?â
He nodded, tears forming at the corners of his eyes as he tried to catch his breath. âItâs not even the story! Itâs you! Youâre so serious about the ridiculous thingsâAHHH HA HA AHH HAHAâI canât!â
You crossed your arms, pouting. âI was making a valid point.â
âI know, I know!â Jungwon wheezed, wiping his eyes. âBut you looked so offended! Like, personally attacked by the cat in the store.â
âWell, someone had to say it!â
Jungwon shook his head. âYouâre too much.â
You huffed. âI donât know why I put up with you.â
âBecause you love me,â he teased, his laughter finally calming down.
You rolled your eyes but smiled despite yourself. âMaybe.â
âDefinitely,â he said, still grinning. âNow, please. Keep going. I need another good laugh.â
NI-KI
You were going on about how your day went, and Ni-ki, leaning against the doorframe, watched you as he kept grinning. He wasnât saying much but teasing you with every detail you mentioned. âWow, you donât stop talking, huh?â Ni-ki said with a smirk.
You raised an eyebrow. You do not want to back down. Especially to him. âIâm just sharing my day, okay? You donât have to listen if itâs too much.â
âOh, Iâm listening,â Ni-ki said as he stepped forward. âI just didnât know you had this much to say. Youâve been talking for hours, baby.â
You shot him a look, unfazed. âOh, please. You know I talk plenty, just not to you.â
Ni-ki chuckled, pushing himself off the doorframe and walking over to you. âI think you talk to me more than you realize. You just donât want to admit it.â
You scoffed, crossing your arms. âI donât know about that.â
âUh-huh. Youâre giving me the full lecture today. You canât hide it,â he teased. âAnd honestly, Iâm enjoying it.â
You rolled your eyes, trying to act indifferent. âOf course you are; you love it when I talk.â
Ni-ki shrugged dramatically. âGuilty as charged. Your yapping is one of my favorite things. Keeps me entertained.â
You couldnât help but laugh at how easily he could get under your skin, even with his teasing. âWell, I hope youâre ready for more because Iâm not stopping anytime soon.â
âBring it on,â Ni-ki said with a wink, clearly looking forward to hearing all of it.
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BDSMaid - Chapter 9
Series Summary: In order to save money for law school, you accept a job working as a maid for high end clients. You arenât supposed to know whose home youâre cleaning, but your curiosity is peaked by your first client, and when the two of you have a shocking and surprising run in more than just your curiosity peaks. Word Count: 5k CW: see small red lettering below the cut AN: I'm going to miss them!! I'm absolutely heartbroken that I'm done, but so fucking proud of myself for what I've created. Thank you to @lotusbxtch for being my beta from pretty much the very beginning. I am so grateful to you and so honoured (yes, with a u because I'm Canadian lol) to call you my friend. Also little shoutouts to @for-a-longlongtime, @alltheirdamn, @mermaidgirl30 and @littlevenicebitch69 for listening to me go on about them for 80% of 2024. As always, graphics and dividers by @saradika-graphics
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TW: unprotected p in v, one spank, multiple orgasms and Overstim hinted at, pining, heartbreak
Eight Months Later
Joel
âI got yelled at by a feisty brunette last night at that gala,â Tommy says as the two of them sip whiskey at the bar of the club.Â
âProbably deserved it.â Joel deadpans and closes the folder of invoices heâs looking over.
He should be doing this in his fancy, and newly renovated, office across the street. He was in the large office for all of three minutes the day after you left when he could only see the ghost of you. From the chair you sat in when you first asked him to teach you how to be a sub, to the door he pinned you against and confessed how out of his mind he was over you, everything was you, and it had to go if he had any chance of following what you needed from him. Joel hasnât even been in his room at the club out of the fear of what it would do to him. Would I still be able to smell the lavender of her shampoo in there? Still be able to hear her beautiful cries of pleasure and pain bouncing off the walls?
âShe thought I was you,â Tommy says, glancing over at his brother and interrupting Joelâs impending spiral.
Joel sighs, slipping his reading glasses from his face before taking a long pull of the amber liquor from his crystal glass. Tommy looks straight ahead as he continues.
âSheâs doing great, by the way. Or at least thatâs what her friend said when she was scolding me.â
 Joel winces at his words, âOf course she is, Tommy.â Even though it's been almost a year since you left, just the mention of you rips his barely-mended heart back in half. It doesnât seem to matter how much time passes, he still feels like he did in his kitchen.Â
The very fibers of his being ache just as hard for you now as they did then. He longs to see you and touch you, to feel your warm, soft skin under his hands again. Anyone before you was always, âYes, Mister Miller,â even when they werenât in a scene; but not you. You werenât afraid to be curious and unapologetically yourself. He hasnât laughed as hard with anyone, including Tiffany, as he did with you. But the part that he misses the most is the way you look at him the first time you see him. Your eyes soften, velvety pink lips parting slightly before they curl into a smile that makes his heart hammer behind his ribs. Then, he watches your shoulders relax and it makes him feel like he hung the moon and stars for you, and if he could have, he would have. Â
He clears his throat and then rasps, âSheâs too smart to not be doing well.â
Tommy stands, bringing his hands to rub at Joel's shoulders. He squeezes his tense deltoid muscles and with a hint of mischief in his voice he says, âLots of pretty girls here tonight if you feel like moving on.â
Joel shakes his head and pulls away from Tommyâs grasp with a grunt. âNever gonna happen. Get outta here before you get yelled at two nights in a row.â
âJust too bad for me that you arenât a hot brunette,â Tommy says with a laugh.
âI have brown hair,â Joel replies defensively, running his fingers through the grown out curls.Â
âNot to kick you when youâre down, but itâs mostly grey at this point.â
Joel holds up a single finger at Tommy over his shoulder as he laughs and walks away.Â
Two and a half years later
You
Youâve been up to your eyeballs in studying as you prepare for your finals. These last few years in California have been the hardest yet most fulfilling time of your life. Two nights in a row now, youâve fallen asleep in the library, only waking when your Spotify would switch from the white noise playlist you use to help you focus, to your âgetting readyâ playlist. After dragging yourself to your dorm room in the dead of the night, youâd get a few restless hours of sleep before heading right back to your favourite studying spot. You canât believe that in just a few short weeks youâll be graduating and stepping into the life youâve always envisioned for yourself.
The unmistakable FaceTime jingle fills your AirPods. Jamieâs name is splayed across the screen of your phone, along with a photo of the two of you at Albany Beach when she visited this past Christmas break. You put your highlighter down and slide the answer toggle over.Â
âHey!â She says, her warm smile shining up at you. You squint, trying to place where she is. You donât often let yourself think of Joel, but the cracks across your screen make FaceTiming difficult, and the selfish side of you always wishes you had grabbed that new phone before you left. Your head cocks to the side; broken screen or not, you donât recognize the background.
âWhere are you?â You ask.
âOh, Iâm good, thanks. How are you?â She jests with a mocking eye roll. âIâm at a cabin.â
âWhat cabin?â You say, glaring at her jokingly. A deep laugh comes from the otherside of the phone and your eyes widen. âWhoâs that?â
The man's voice comes from offscreen, âI canât believe you thought she wouldnât ask where you were. Sheâs going to be a lawyer, for god's sake.â
âJamie, who is that? What is going on here? Blink twice if you need rescuing!â You joke.Â
Jamie blushes, looking over the phone at whoever that voice is coming from. âI just wanted to call to see how the studying is going, and to let you know that I got the graduation tickets.â
A glass of white wine appears in front of Jamie and she smiles before puckering her lips in a kissing motion towards the man in the room with her. âOk, seriously, who the fuck is that and where are you?â
âI was also calling to let you know that Laren canât make it anymore and Odette is in New York,â she takes a small sip of her wine.
âOh, well thatâs ok,â you say, trying to squash the disappointment and hoping it doesnât show in your voice or face. You wished that at least two of your three best friends would be there for you. âIt can just be me and you, baby!âÂ
âWellâŚIâm wondering if I could maybe bring my boyfriend? Might be a good opportunity for you two to meet.â
âWhat? What boyfriend?â You say, officially abandoning all study materials until you get some answers. Jamie raises a perfectly manicured finger and calls the mystery man over.Â
You swallow hard as Tommy Miller appears beside her.Â
Jamie glances up at him, her bright green eyes full of admiration, his mirroring hers. The starry look in their eyes tells you everything you need to know; theyâre so far gone for that even a search and rescue team wouldnât be able to save them. She looks back at you. âMeet again, I guess.â
You try to push for answers, but either of them give in, claiming you need to focus on finals. Before you hang up, Jamie promises to tell you the entire story when you see each other next. Youâre happy for your friend, especially seeing the way Tommy looked back at her. Even through your cracked screen you could see the love, but as you try to go back to studying you have a hollow feeling in your stomach.
Graduation Day
You
The late afternoon sun fills your dorm room, boxes of your belongings stacked haphazardly around you. After walking the stage tonight, you are going out to dinner with Jamie and Tommy, and then he has paid for a hotel suite so the two of you can have a girlsâ night. You canât wait to hear how Tommy went from, in Jamieâs previous words, âmy dadâs new asshole friendâ to her boyfriend.Â
You step in front of your floor length mirror, zipping up the black graduation gown over your knee length, form fitting, deep emerald velvet dress. The California sun has been good to you, your tanned legs and sunkissed nose and cheeks are glowing. You place your blue and yellow Berkeley Law stole over your head and then grab your cap, ensuring the âClass of â28â tassel is secure. You fluff your curls one last time as a light knock comes from your door.Â
âReady to graduate, gorgeous?â Ronan smiles at you, eyes trailing down your gown. Heâs the type of handsome thatâs almost painful to look at, but more importantly - you wouldnât have made it through these last three years without him. You met the first day - the lock on your door wasnât working, and he waltzed in on you half naked when he mistook your room as his.Â
You smile at him in your doorway now; remembering the way you screamed at him that first time, trying to cover your chest, and him scrambling to close the door. His eyes were clamped shut, and he slammed his finger so hard that you had to take him for stitches. Now, several years later, he fills out his graduation gown perfectly with those wide rugby shoulders, a sight you couldnât even have imagined back then. Whichever angel made him didnât make a single mistake - heâs tall and insanely broad, with dark sandy blonde hair, and clover green eyes that in the right light are a golden hazel. Heâs easily one of the smartest men youâve ever met and an incredible athlete. The cherry on top, because of course thereâs more: heâs an international student and has a panty-melting Irish accent.Â
âBeyond ready. Let's become lawyers, babe.â
He steps aside, one arm out in a âladies firstâ gesture. Handsome, charming, and thoughtful - a dangerous trifecta. You slide your hand in the crook of his muscle-lined arm and walk across campus together.
Ronan jerks his head towards the coffee cart. âRemember when you spilled your entire coffee on your new puffer jacket?â
You glare up at him, you saved for weeks to buy that jacket. âNo, but I remember you throwing up in that trash can after the Halloween party last year.âÂ
âWell, if Beach Party Barbie had helped Lifeguard Ken with all those shots we wouldnât have had that problem, would we?â You laugh as Ronan puffs out his chest, but you both know he was more than willing to take your half of the âBest Couples Costume' shots.Â
Finally, you reach the courtyard where the law students will be walking across a stage that acts as the symbolic bridge to the rest of their lives. Iâm a lawyer, you think to yourself and try to force a smile. The magnitude of the day only really starts to sink into your bones as you see the friends and families of your classmates start to take their seats. The excited feeling you had earlier starts to morph. Youâre proud of yourself for what youâve done these last three years, and this was just the first step. You have so much to look forward to, so why do you feel a sense of dread building in the pit of your stomach?Â
Ronan walks you to where you need to line up alphabetically, kissing your cheek and then, after leaning in and placing his large hand on your lower back, he whispers a joke about how you better not trip. You glance around the thick crowd for Jamie and Tommy. After realizing itâs hopeless to try and spot them in a group this large, you slip your cap over your hair and get in the procession line.Â
You try to soak in every minute of the day, from the speeches to the birds chirping in the background, but something akin to loss flutters at the base of your spine. Youâre just as sad to be leaving Berkely as you are excited to carve out your future. Leaving here isnât whatâs causing you to feel this way, however. You try to tell yourself that maybe itâs just nerves; even with all the job offers coming in from your internships, itâs normal to be nervous about what comes next.Â
As the student union president gives his toast to the family and friends, you look down at your lap, pushing back the cuticle on your left thumb. Maybe itâs leaving Ronan. Heâs been an anchor for you, grounding you almost every day of the last three years and you donât know how you let yourself become this dependent on anyone, especially a man, again. Â
You shake your head at yourself and try to move your focus to the cuticle on your other thumb. Seeing the skin clean from the nail bed eases the tension slightly for you. âIâm allowed to be nervous when leaning on people, but not everyone will leave me,â you recite almost automatically in your mind, the mantra youâve had these past few years whenever you feel yourself getting this anxious. Just as you finish the thought, a car revs in the distance and the realization of what - or who - youâre actually missing slams through you so hard that you almost feel winded. Your lungs ache, tears pushing behind your eyes as his name rings loudly through your mind. Â
Joel.
You kept yourself busy since the minute you left Austin. The busier you were, the less time you had to focus on the void in your heart. During the school year, you didnât have to find things to stay busy with; law school nearly chewed you up and spit you out. Over the summers, you worked as an intern and visited your friends. There was never a quiet moment, never too much time alone with your thoughts, and it was better this way. You can confidently say that youâd only thought of Joel six times since you walked out of his house that day: when you fell asleep on the beach and were so sunburnt you could barely move for three days; when you failed your first test; when your rusted SUV, that acted as your ticket to freedom at eighteen, died on the freeway in rush hour (from that point on you had to rely on public transportation to get you to the homes you cleaned). When you experienced your first earthquake; when you stayed up for forty-two hours straight after your partner in a group project didnât have their side of the work done; and, lastly, this past New Yearâs Eve when you were in Austin and thought you saw him at a party.Â
âIs he here?â, that little box of feelings that you shut away in a vault long ago wonders. âHas anything changed for him in the last three years?âÂ
The small smile that pulls at your cheeks, and the excited flutter of your heart when you think about the possibility of seeing him again, proves that maybe nothing has changed for you. As the minutes tick by, your mind races with all the possible scenarios for after the ceremony. What if he is here? What will you say? What will he say? How will Ronan react, you know he has strong feelings about what happened between you and Joel. Even worse though, what if heâs not here? But maybe heâs at the hotel where Tommy and Jamie are staying? Â
Before you know it, your row is standing and walking single file towards the stage. With each strike of your high-heeled strappy sandals against the concrete, a memory of Joel floods your system. The toast he made you in his kitchen, the kiss in that dimly lit hallway on your birthday, the way he walked you through his club and how calmly he talked about you being in charge before going into the voyeur room. The multitude of orgasms he gave you within the four walls of his private room. Him singing on the small stage of the dive bar you found, followed by him spanking you right there in the bathroom with his hand clamped to your face to keep you quiet. His strong hand grasping your thigh as he drove you to his house. The way he tasted on your tongue. The smell of his skin: all ash and leather, occasionally mixed with whiskey or mint. The feel of his body: hard, broad and hot. His shuddered breaths as he confessed so many things in so few words.Â
âItâs only you, sweet girl.â
âJust call me Joel.â
âI know, and Iâm so proud of you, sweet girl.â
You carefully walk up the stairs, forcing the thoughts of Joel from your mind, just in time to hear your name announced as a graduate of Berkeley Law. You float across the stage, grabbing the piece of paper that acts as your degree until the real one comes, shaking the hand of the Dean who flips your tassel before you walk to the stairs on the other side; the stairs that symbolize the ending of your time here and the beginning of the rest of your life.Â
As you reach the top of the steps, you look out into the audience and see Jamie. She pumps her fist in the air and before you can process the empty seat beside her, you feel it; a strong tug from behind your navel. It takes you less than a heartbeat to find him and the sight before you floods your body with a familiar warmth. Standing under a large tree at the edge of the audience, dressed in all black, and holding his Stetson hat to his heart, is Joel. For the first time in years you feel whole again.
 You keep your gaze on him, worried that if you so much as blink that heâll be gone. You are supposed to follow your classmates, but you veer left, walking towards Joel. The closer you get, the more at ease you feel. Heâs real, you think, heâs here. You stop a foot or so in front of him.Â
âHi, Freckles,â he whispers, his voice cracking slightly. His eyes dance around your face, almost as if heâs trying to memorize this moment. You canât help but wonder if heâs feeling exactly how you are.  Â
âHi, Sweet Cheeks,â you say, the same tremble in your voice, as you try desperately to hold it together. âYouâre here.â
He nods and you give him a tight-lipped smile as your mind races. Thereâs so much you want to say, but now that heâs standing right there in front of you after three years, you donât know where to start.Â
Joel breaks the silence, jutting his chin in the direction of the other graduates as he says, âI saw you come in with your boyfriend. When I saw you kiss, I was going to leave, but I made you a promise.â
You knit your eyebrows together and take a step closer. âBoyfriend?â
âThe man you walked over here with,â Joel says, his black Stetson sliding down the chest you so desperately want to touch as he drops his hands to his sides. Heâs left no barriers between the two of you except the heartbreak thatâs evident on his face.Â
You laugh quietly, âNo, heâs - thatâs Ronan.â
Joel nods. âOkay.â
âHeâs my friend,â you clarify, and when Joelâs face stays the same, you add, âAnd heâs still as gay as the day we first met!â
Joel lets out a whoosh of a breath and closes the distance between the two of you, his free hand comes to one of your curls, twirling the end of it around his thick fingers. Soft and silky meets rough and calloused. âIâm so proud of you, Freckles.â
You donât miss how he watches your tongue dart between your lips, âThank you.â
âSo? How does it feel?â He gives you a soft crooked smile, his dimple carving into the short facial hair of his salt and pepper beard. Between that smile, and the way his brown eyes wash over you, youâre overcome with affection. He let you go. He did exactly as you asked him. He didnât chase you or try to convince you to stay. You told him if he really loved you, then heâd do exactly this; and in turn, he did what he said he would.Â
He showed up.Â
âI love you,â you state and the air between you turns electric, almost like this moment could either set you both aflame or act as a generator for your future together. Joel gives you that look, the one that makes you feel like youâre the center of his universe. He lets the curled end of your hair slip from his fingers, reaching up towards your graduation cap but hesitating.
âMay I?â He rasps and swallows hard.
You nod, and knowing exactly what heâs going for, you take the Stetson from his other hand and place it on your head after he removes your cap. The brim of it blocks out everything but the two of you.
âSay that again, sweet girl,â he murmurs.
âI love you,â itâs barely a whisper this time. âEven after three years apart, you are everything to me. I asked you to let me go so I could accomplish this, and you did. Youâve always done what I asked, what I needed. Iâm not sorry for what happened between us, but I am sorry that I missed out on getting to spend the last three years with you looking at me how you are now. I love you, Joel Miller.â
He brings his lips within a breath of yours, and your body practically vibrates with the knowledge that if you leaned just a bit forward, youâd finally have his mouth on you again. You can almost taste the mint on his tongue as the familiar fragrance of ash and leather surround you. âI have dreamed of hearing those three words leave your beautiful lips more times than I can count, baby. Youâre it for me. Iâll do anything for you, even if it means breaking my own heart, but Iâm always going to be here for you, rooting for you and encouraging you. Iâm glad youâre not sorry, because Iâm not, Iâm so fucking proud of you. I love you, too, my sweet girl.â
Finally, he presses his warm, firm lips against yours while pulling you tight to his body. You wrap an arm around his neck, holding the black cowboy hat against your head with your other hand. It doesnât matter that the ceremony isnât done, or that there are hundreds of people to your right. For the first time in three years, everything goes quiet. He hums contentedly and you feel yourself melt against him, tilting your head so he can deepen the kiss. He parts his lips, letting you take the first swipe of your tongue against his. Need floods your system, and based on the way he grinds into you, heâs feeling the same.Â
He breaks the kiss, but doesnât go far, resting his forehead against yours. âTake me home,â you practically purr.
âWhere do you want home to be? Iâll go anywhere,â Joel rasps, running his nose down the bridge of yours.Â
âAustin,â you respond, your breath catching as his lips ghost along the side of your mouth.
âI sold my portion of the club to Tommy and Tess. I donât have anything holding me in Austin anymore, sweet girl. If you have a job offer you really want, thatâs where weâll go.â You pull back to look at him. You can tell by the set of his jaw that heâs serious.Â
âI want to go to Austin. I have a job offer there.â
âGood thing I told Tommy not to touch my room at the club then.â
âThatâs a very good thing,â you moan and then pull him in to kiss again. The audience behind you erupts into cheers, celebrating the accomplishments of every student in that crowd.Â
Youâre a lawyer, and suddenly, the future doesnât seem so scary.
Joel
Taking you home to Austin that night unfortunately wasnât an option. After finding Jamie in the crowd, and being formally introduced to Ronan, he called the car to pick up the three of you. You all met Tommy at the restaurant, celebrating with all the expensive homemade pasta and overpriced wine that you wanted; even though seeing you in that curve-hugging velvet dress was slowly killing him. Joel had kept at least one hand on you since seeing you again, and he doesnât plan on changing that anytime soon.Â
He didnât want to rush you on your big night, so he waited patiently, listening to you tell stories of your last three years, and revelling in the evident joy that you and Jamie share over being together again. When dessert comes around he catches Tommyâs attention and gives him a small smile. Itâs fitting that the two brothers, who have been so close their entire lives, would fall in love with best friends.Â
Once in his room, he spent two hours stripping you down at an almost painfully slow pace. He kissed every inch of your skin twice over and has pulled five orgasms, and counting, out of you so far.Â
Now, Joel is seated in the wide velvet arm chair in the corner of his hotel suite. His cock is buried deep inside of your tight cunt as you straddle him. Your skin feels like butter under his hands as he trails them along your back and the globes of your perfect ass. Heâs missed tying you up, but this is what he longed for: the earth shattering intimacy he feels with you in these moments.  Â
âPlease,â you mumble into his neck, desperate to move your hips.
âNot until you answer me,â he demands softly. âHow many times was it that you needed me, but were too stubborn to reach out?â
Earlier tonight you told him about the six times you really needed him. Heâd kissed you softly after each confession, returning the trust with a time he needed you. After the last one, heâd pulled back to look at you with dark eyes. Heâd hated that you needed him and he couldnât be there. Heâd clenched his back molars twice before he said youâd be denied six orgasms the next time you were at the club, but tonight you have permission to come as often as you need to.Â
He swats your already reddened ass cheek and your pussy flutters as you cry out. âMister Miller, stop. Please, just let me move.â
âDo you need to use your safeword?â
âNo,â you respond with a pout.Â
âHow many times?â He says again through gritted teeth, even though already knows the answer.Â
âSix,â you sob.Â
He tuts and then growls, âThat doesnât sound like my good girl, does it?â
You shake your head against his throat and moan a sound of disagreement.
âDo you want to come for me again?â
âYes, Mister Miller. Please!â
He trails his fingers up and down your back again, the thin sheen of sweat on your skin makes it easy for him to caress you. He smiles to himself at the shiver that racks through your body at his touch. You react so beautifully to him. âYeah? You wanna grind your swollen little clit on my piercing, baby girl?â
âPlease,â you whine again, stretching out all the vowels in the word.
âShow me. Ride my cock, take what you need.âÂ
You lift your head from the crook in his neck and pull back slightly, rocking your hips back and forth; a sultry laugh leaves his lips at your eagerness. You look at him with hooded eyes, hair stuck to your forehead. His eyes trail down your neck to the bruises he sucked into your collar bone earlier and then to your breasts; both of which are covered in his marks. He watches the little gold nipple clamps, and the chain that connects them, bounce with each flick of your hips.Â
âThatâs it, sweet girl. You look like a goddess, my goddess. Who do you belong to?â
âIâm yours, baby,â you say through shallow breaths. He pulls at the chain and you cry out in pain. âS-sorry, Mister Miller.â
âAgain, sweet girl. Tell me who you belong to.â
âOh fuck, y-you, Mist -â his hands come to your face and when he whispers your name the rest of your sentence dies on your tongue.
âJust call me Joel.â The commanding voice of his alter ego is gone as he says it.Â
Your hips slow, changing from a frantic back and forth to a sensual swirling motion. âIâm yours, Joel. Forever.â
He kisses you softly, a silent telling of how vulnerable he is at this moment. âDonât ask me to let you go ever again.â
The smile you give him causes his heart to skip, âI wonât.â
âYou might, sweet girl. I won't survive it if you do, so Iâm going to remind you of this moment as often as possible for the rest of my life. Remind you how much youâre loved and supported. Youâre mine, Freckles.â Your hips swirl and he feels you tighten up around him. âCome for me, my sweet girl.âÂ
âFuck, fuck, Joel!â Itâs a cry and moan all at once.Â
âIâm here, itâs ok, baby.â With that, your body shudders and you fall into him as you shatter. Your pussy clenches and releases rapidly around his length. His cock twitches, and once he canât hold it anymore he relaxes, letting his orgasm rock through him in time with yours.
âIâm yours, too,â he gasps as he melts into you.
The End
Coming Soon:
Curious how Jamie ended up with her "dads new asshole friend?"
Part 2 of the BDSMaid Trilogy coming mid 2025!
Also, stay tuned for the epilogue for Joel and Sweet Girl.
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Could you do a Kang Dae-Ho smut where heâs tied up? there are not enough fics of him out there iâm CLAWING
Dw I am GNAWING at the bars of my enclosure because of the lack of dae-ho fics.. HERE YOU GOđđť
Tied up.
Nsfw below the cut!
MDNI.
A/N: WOOOO!! More writings of my bbg dae-ho, I love this man!!
Pairing(s?): sub!Kang Dae-ho x dom!F!Reader
Genre: pure smut
Warnings: Being tied up(M), begging, porn w/o plot, usage of "mama" (Twice), Dae-ho is called a good boy, blowjob, handjob (pls lmk if I missed smth!)
You currently have Dae-ho tied up. He had been begging you for days to try something new, so you finally complied, and you were loving it.
Your hand is wrapped around his cock, setting a relentless pace of stroking him. He was letting out loud whines and moans, stuttering as he spoke "O-oh fuck.. Oh yes" He breathes out, his voice higher in pitch than normal. You stopped every now and then to focus on circling your palm around his tip, drawing out louder moans from him.
You both made eye contact, his face was something so arousing to look at. His eyebrows are furrowed, his lips are parted, and his chest is heaving. "M-mama please.." he begs, not sure what he's exactly asking for, though.
"What is it, baby? What do you need?" You ask in such a soft voice, it has him melting. "Need your.. your mouth.." he whines, and you nod. "Since you're being such a good boy tonight.." You say, trailing off and dipping your head low. You take him in your mouth, which causes him to let out a high-pitched noise.
He tugs at the ropes binding his wrists together, desperate to touch you. "Please.. untie me" he whines out, and you shake your head no. He groans, tossing his head back. You slide off his cock, using your hand to stroke him as you speak.
"You're the one who was so desperate to be tied up, why wanna stop it now?" You ask, your tone sultry and teasing. He squirms at that, tugging at the ropes once again. "I wanna touch you" he says, a pout finding his lips.
You giggle, shaking your head no, before putting your lips back on him, determined to make him finish soon.
You swirl your tongue around his tip, moaning. The vibration goes straight to his balls, causing them to tighten up. "Mama I'm close" he warns with a whimper following. You can tell he's close with the way his cock is twitching in your mouth, the way the pre-cum is oozing out of his little slit.
You slide off his cock with a pop, using your hand to finish him off. "Go ahead baby, cum for me" You say, and he finally let's go, cum spurting everywhere.
Once he's done, he pants heavily. "Can you.. untie me now..?" He asks, and you finally untie him, his hands immediately grabbing you and holding you close to him. You giggle at that, wrapping your arms around him as well.
He nuzzles his face into the crook of your neck, placing gentle kisses. "You did such a good job for me today, baby." You praise, your hands finding his hair, gently massaging his scalp.
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I tried for this one đ I haven't really written something for someone being tied up so I hope this is goodđđť
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Not to discredit the excellent advice above - it derails from what the OP was saying in the first place.
Because no, I feel that what @scarlet-letter-s-for-soft so beautifully described is not what the OP was describing: a manipulative tactic.
See, all of the situations above come from a place of kindness and understanding: you need to communicate with people you form relationships with, you need to put effort, though how that communication works and how much of that effort will be put in is different for different people. You need to look at the attachment styles and figure out the needs of others and work on that.
And then you have people, who will not do that. But they will give you beautiful promises and when you do meet with them you will receive attention and love or friendship or intimacy that you will treasure. And that feeling of being precious to them will keep you with them, on their orbit, without realising that none of the promises were kept. That your requests for another meeting were negotiated to suit them or were discarded. That your needs are getting neglected. But the beautiful words are still there:
âI love talking with you and canât wait to see you againâ, just without a follow-up meeting. So if you canât wait, but do not propose a meeting, what should I get from that? Itâs an empty but pretty promise.
âI do not like putting labels, but you know how important you are to meâ, no if I was important you would at least talk about my needs - and in this instance the need to define our relationship.
âI am just so busy, with work and all that is going on right now, you know? I will let you know when my schedule opensâ, but if it does not, unless you start pulling back and they need to hook you up again.
The father described above is not the father that does nothing and leaves their kid, without paying child support and then re-enters their life when he needs to borrow money. The friends that get busy in life or need a me-time will still be there for you when you need it even if itâs once a year or if they drop you a message or show how they think of you in a different way. It is not the same as when someone wants to manipulate you in liking them but without giving anything back - just words, or sometimes extra attention so you will stay hooked.
I am not a psychologist, and I know shit about attachments styles etc. But I know manipulation and negotiations for compromises are not the same thing.
So normalise someoneâs lack of effort as their lack of commitment to you, lack of interest and drop that person if their effort ends with words and they give you some follow-up action only when itâs convenient to them, not necessarily to you. When they only take and never give.
Or sometimes, even if they gave you something, pay attention. Check how you would feel if someone was treating your loved ones in the same manner. Make sure it is not screwing you over or worse, screwing with your other relationships.
Letting go of people is also a skill and it is not easy. But sometimes that is needed for your own well-being. If you are kind to others, be also kind to yourself. Know when someone is only offering you sweet talking, and no action that follows the words.
Normalize seeing someone's lack of effort as their lack of interest in you regardless of what they tell you. Giving you all of the right words, but none of the right actions is called manipulation. If a person wants to be with you, they prove it. Period.
#I love the approach of giving people the benefit of the doubt but itâs not always the case#Self-care#I am so sorry if the reply is harsh - but that is not âno effortâ#and I hate that it derails from the original message of getting rid of toxic people
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Part 13: If You Stay
Masterlist - Part 1 - Part 2 - Part 3 - Part 4 - Part 5 - Part 6 - Part 7 - Part 8 - Part 9 - Part 10 - Part 11 - Part 12
And I find it bittersweet (cause you gave me something to lose)
(In which, an all over the place writer, writes an all over the place chapter)
Pairing: Paige Bueckers X Azzi Fudd
Themes: Angst with some Hurt/Comfort and a little bit of Fluff
Words: 13.1K
TW: Swearing, Slightly Suggestive Content, Mentions of Divorce, Drinking
A/N: Hello my lovelies <3 So clearly that 48 to 72 hours deadline completely evaded me but here I am! I've always gotten asks about how many chapters GH will be and normally it's an estimate but I can almost for certain say that after this one, there will be two more chapters. This part is, like I said, a little all over the place as I start to tie in loose ends and bring everything together but it's pretty important as we start our journey to the end. This isn't particularly well-edited because as well know I hate editing but I eventually will go back and edit so any typos/errors you see are much-appreciated. As always, your live reacts give me life, so let me know what you liked, what you didn't and what you'd like to see next. Have a lovely weekend my loves <3
May 2033
Paige wakes up alone to an empty bed. Her eyes open to the feel of her fingers reaching out and finding nothing but the soft material of her crinkled bedsheets. She stares at the empty space, gaze fixated on the way the sunlight hits the exact spot Azzi had been curled up in and lets her mind wander back to yesterday -god everything had been fine just 24 hours ago- when the rays of sunshine coming through the window had cast lines of gold across the brunetteâs face. It wasnât often that Paige woke up before Azzi, but for some reason she had yesterday. Maybe it was the universeâs way of giving her one last chance to memorize an image that sheâs not sure when sheâll be able to see again. Paige traces her hands along the linen, blinking back tears, and she swears she can still feel the heat of Stephie and Azziâs bodies radiating off of it. Itâs unfair, she knows, to expect them to have stayed when itâs the one thing she herself canât commit to doing but still, that awareness does little to dull the ache reverberating through her chest.Â
Sighing to herself, Paige shifts onto her back, turning away from the empty space that almost feels taunting. She gives herself a minute, taking deep breaths to chase away the erraticness in her heartbeat and the moisture in her eyes before finally sitting up and leaning against the headboard. Her eyebrows knit together when she notices the bag in the corner -the pink duffel Azzi had packed for last night- and she almost gasps. It wasnât like Azzi to forget her stuff, even when escaping. And then she hears it, the familiar giggles of a little girl echoing from her kitchen and Paige feels her heart break and fix itself at the same time.Â
Theyâd stayed.Â
Paige flings the covers off of herself, making it from the guest bedroom to the stairs in record time. She almost slips on the fifth step as she races down the stairs, every part of her alight with the need to just see Stephie and Azzi. Her feet skid to a halt before the kitchen doorway and her breath catches in her lungs, hand immediately clutching at her chest as she takes in the scene in front of her. Itâs the three most important people of her life gathered around the kitchen counter. Azziâs flipping pancakes, a soft grin on her face as she listens to Drew and Stephie -both of them already with a stack of pancakes on their respective plates- who are animatedly arguing about whether banana or chocolate chips go better with pancakes.Â
âCome on Uncle Drew,â Stephie drawls, âchoc-chips are the best-est-est-est and ânanas are boooooring.â
âBananas are not boring,â Drew counters, his voice filled with dramatic offense, âyou can mash them in the pancake or eat them on the side or on top of the stack. Bananas are versatile.â
Stephie scrunches her nose and Paige smiles as the little girl gives her brother a pointed look, âI donât know what vers-a-tile means so that doesnât even matter to me.â
Azzi snorts, âI donât think thatâs how that works Stephie-bean.â
âDoes too,â Stephie pouts and then juts her fork out at Drew, âhere Uncle Drew, try it and youâll see choc-chips are so much better than that,â she looks disdainfully at the young manâs plate.Â
Drew dutifully accepts the bite of food, chewing it at an exaggeratedly slow pace as he pretends to contemplate how he feels about it.Â
âI mean itâs not bad,â he says finally, before a smirk breaks out on his lips, âbut bananaâs clear.â
âNah, I donât know about that,â Paige says, finally making her presence known as she walks over to Stephieâs side, âYouâre both wrong. Blueberries are better with pancakes than both bananas and chocolate chips,â she reaches out to ruffle Stephieâs hair, smile faltering when the little girl dodges her hand, âSteph-â
âMama,â gone is the happy child that had been casually bantering with Drew; Stephieâs face is ashen with the remnants of her emotions from last night as shift herself as far away from Paige as possible, âI wanna go home.â
Her words feel like a sword, pricking against the bubble of delusion Paige had created mere seconds ago; the wishful thought that maybe they could ignore what had happened last night, that they could just close the lid on the jar of darkness theyâd opened and pretend the obsidian hadnât slipped out, clouding the paradise theyâd built before. And maybe thatâs Paigeâs problem. Avoidance. Sheâd pushed herself towards Stephie and Azzi, acting like there wasnât a harness -bound together with the ropes of all the grievances, all the fears, that the past had left in her- and now she was stuck, so close to reaching them but unable to finally get there.Â
Azziâs eyes flicker conflictedly between Paigeâs ashen face and Stephieâs stormy one, her teeth gnawing at her bottom lip, âyouâve still got some more left on your plate Stephie-bean,â
âI donât want the rest,â Stephie says adamantly, pushing the plate away from her, âIâm not hungry anymore.â
âStephie we donât waste food,â Azzi says it like itâs a reprimand but Paige knows itâs for her sake, to give her more time with Stephie, and a mix of guilt and gratefulness pools in her stomach as fights the urge to pull the younger woman into her arms and kiss away the stress lines that have formed on her forehead in the last 24 hours.Â
âThen pack it and we can take it home,â Stephie slides off the counter, tiny arms crossing over her chest as she looks at her mother with pleading eyes, âplease Mama, I donât wanna be here anymore.â
âStephie-â Paige tries to say, reaching out once again for the little girl.Â
âExcuse me Coach Bueckers,â Stephie sidesteps the older woman, her voice far colder than a little girlâs voice should -far colder than anything sheâs ever used with her Miss Buecks- and it feels like shards of ice prodding against Paigeâs heart.Â
âStephie please-â
The little girl refuses to meet her gaze but Paige notices the way her eyes glance towards her for the briefest moment, like she wants nothing more than to turn around and fling herself at the older woman. But the look is gone as quick as it came and Stephieâs face hardens -and Paige hates herself for being the reason why- as she looks at her mother.Â
âPlease can we go home now Mama?âÂ
Azzi sighs, âyeah bean, we can go home. Unless-â she hesitates, eyes locking with Paigeâs, âunless- maybe Miss Buecks has a reason we should stay?â
And Paige knows this is Azzi giving her one last chance, one last opportunity to say the right things, to keep Stephie and Azzi with her. Itâs why she hadnât left this morning; sheâd been waiting to see if Paige was ready. And all Paige has to do is open her mouth and make the promises that she couldnât last night; shut the door on her escape plan -to New York and the Liberty- and she can open the one that leads to her perfect dream; that leads to a forever with Stephie and Azzi. But thatâs the thing; what if forever doesnât last? After all, the last time sheâd trusted in it -trusted the same woman in front of her to be hers always- forever had turned out to be a myth. But Paige isnât ready. And so she averts Azziâs gaze, keeps her mouth shut and looks away before she can see the hope disappear from the brunetteâs face.Â
âRight,â Azzi swallows, âalright then uh -youâre right Stephie- we should- we should go home. You go wash your face and uh- Mamaâs gonna go grab our stuff and then- then we can go.â
The last words make an indiscernible noise creak out of Paigeâs lips as she watches Stephie make her way towards the bathroom. Azzi carefully flips the final pancake onto a plate -one with a stack of blueberry pancakes- before turning the stove off and beelining for the stairs towards the guest room. But Paige is quicker, curling her fingers around the younger womanâs wrist to keep her in place.Â
âAz,â she breathes out, unsure what to say- unsure what she even wants to say.
Azzi doesnât look at her, âI ordered groceries.â
âWhat?â
âYou didnât have any food and I- I wanted to make pancakes,â Azzi explains, âbut uh- I got more than just pancake stuff. Thereâs eggs and milk and that stupid cereal that you like and just- just basic groceries you know. And I know you donât like veggies but I had to get some because theyâre good for you Paige okay but donât- donât worry- I balanced it out with all those ridiculously unhealthy snacks you like.â
âAzzi,â Paigeâs voice cracks, âyou didnât have to-â
âI did,â Azzi cuts her off, âyou just- you canât live off of fucking takeout okay,â a lone tear slides down her cheek, âand I got- I got enough groceries to last you two weeks but you- youâll have to get more eventually if-â she stops herself but they both know where that sentences was going.Â
If youâre gonna live here- if youâre gonna live by yourself.Â
âI just-â Paige struggles to get the words out, âI need some more time.â
âI know,â Azzi finally looks at her and for a second Paige almost wishes she hadnât because the hurt -the please just say youâll stay- swimming in the younger womanâs eyes is almost too much to bear, âI know you need time and you- you can have it,â she brushes her thumb against Paigeâs waterline, âbut you canât have both. You canât have time and us.â
Why not, Paige wants to scream, wants to stomp her feet like a petulant toddler but she knows Azziâs right, knows that they have to be apart until she figures it out. And so she nods at the brunetteâs words as Azzi gently caresses her cheek -fingers lingering just a little longer than they should- before she rushes upstairs to grab her and Stephieâs overnight bag.Â
Paige watches her go before she disappears out of sight, and the blonde falls back against the counter. Closing her eyes as she takes in a couple of deep breaths, she swears the air has never felt more acidic. She can feel Drew looking at her; can almost see the contemplative -maybe even concerned- look in his eyes without opening her own.Â
âWhat?â she bites out, harsher than intended.Â
âNothing,â Drew hesitates, âI just- I didnât think Azzi would have stayed last night.â
Paige shrugs, eyes still closed, âI asked her to.â
âI figured but I- I guess I didnât expect her to agree,â Drew says quietly.Â
Thereâs an undercurrent to her brotherâs tone that has Paige finally opening her eyes, fixing him with a stern gaze, âwhat exactly are you trying to say Drew?â
âNothing,â Drew repeats but the nervous shuffle of his feet say something entirely different.Â
âDrew.â
âShe stayed Paige,â his voice breaks unexpectedly, âlast night, this morning, she- she stayed.â
Thereâs a beat of silence as Paige stares at her brothers, absorbing his words when the unexpected flash of anger hits, âseriously?â
âWhat?â Drewâs taken aback by the fire in his sister's eyes.Â
âWhat do you mean what? One fucking stack of pancakes and suddenly all that shit you said to me last night- you donât believe it anymore? All of thatâs forgotten now?â
âThatâs not-â
âJesus fucking christ Drew,â Paige pinches the bridge of her nose and sheâs fully aware her anger is misdirected -that itâs herself, sheâs mad at- but she continues ranting at her brother anyways, âyou made me overthink everything Drew. I was doing fine, we were doing fine and then- then you said all of that shit last night, reminded me of everything and now here we are the next morning and what? Youâre not mad at Azzi anymore? She stays one fucking night and all is forgiven? Youâve changed your whole fucking mind-â
âYou canât blame me-â Drew begins to cut her off loudly but then thereâs another voice -soft and small- interrupting both of them as they turn to see Stephie staring at them, her expression almost fearful at the sound of them arguing. And Paige hates herself a little bit for putting all these new expressions on the little girlâs face; she misses when she used to be the reason for her smile.Â
âThatâs- thatâs two bad words Miss-â Stephie stops herself, swallowing away the familiar name, âI mean- Coach Bueckers.â
âSorry Stephie,â Paige whispers, pausing slightly before she takes a nervous step towards the girl, âso does that- does that mean I owe you two kisses?â
Stephieâs face wobbles, her bottom lip trembling as she nods slowly, âyeah you do.â
Paige breathes shakily as she kneels down in front of the little girl, eyes drinking in the sight of having her this close -like they know they might not get this moment again- as she slowly pulls her into her arms. Stephie is warm and soft and familiar and Paige wishes she would never have to let the little girl go. She squeezes her to her chest as she delicately places her lips against Stephies left cheek.Â
âIâm sorry sweetheart,â she whispers against the little girlâs soft skin, hoping the child knows it isnât just for the swearing before she presses another fluttering kiss against Stephieâs right cheek, âIâm so sorry.â
And then, just as Stephieâs about to pull out of her grasp, Paige stops her, pressing her lips to the little girlâs forehead. When she pulls back, Stephieâs staring at her with a confused look on her face.Â
âYou only owed me two,â she says matter-of-factly, âwhat was the last one for?â
Paige gives the little girl a sad smile as she brushes away a strand of curly hair that had gotten loose from her ponytail, âjust because youâre my Stephie-bean.â
Stephie stares at her and Paige can see a myriad of emotions flicker behind her tiny eyes. She opens her mouth, like sheâs about to say something and Paigeâs heart thumps in anticipation, but then the sound of Azziâs footsteps coming down echoes from the stairs and Stephie pushes away from her. And suddenly, Paige feels empty, like the most vital parts of her are missing.Â
âYou ready to go Stephie-bean?â Azzi asks, mustering on a brave voice for her daughter but Paige can hear the way itâs cracking, can tell from her red-rimmed eyes that sheâd taken a little longer than necessary upstairs to fix herself.Â
âYeah Mama,â Stephie takes her motherâs outstretched hand, âletâs go home.â
The walk through the foyer and outside towards Azzi car feels like it takes hours. Drew doesnât come all the way, stopping at the front door and giving Stephie a quick high-five that draws a brief smile from the little girl. He doesnât say anything to Azzi but thereâs an underlying softness in the way he tips his head towards her as they nod at each other. And then itâs just the three of them and Paige swears theyâre all walking just a little bit slower than they normally do, like theyâre trying to savor this moment just a little longer and prolong the inevitable.Â
She leans against the side of the car as Azzi buckles Stephie into her carseat. The little girl keeps on her brave face, avoiding eye contact with both Paige and her mother as she focuses firmly in front of her. When Azzi closes the backdoor, Stephieâs face disappearing behind the tinted windows, Paige wants to scream. Everything in her feels like itâs burning and freezing at the same time.Â
Azzi hesitates as sheâs about to get into the driverâs seat, biting her lip as she turns back towards Paige.Â
âYou should know that I - that Stephie and I- we-â she pauses, like sheâs scared to say the rest of it, âwe want you- we want you forever Paige,â both of them suck in a deep breath as the confession looms in the air above them, âand I know you need time and you should take it,â Azzi says softly, her hand reaching almost halfway to caress Paigeâs cheek before falling forlornly back to her sides, âbut we canât- we wonât wait forever.â
***Â
August 2031Â
Paige is normally a big fan of All-Star weekend; she relishes the chaos of the weekend, getting the opportunity to connect with her fellow peers in a way that wasnât possible during the rest of the season and just didnât quite happen at this level outside of it. But sheâs definitely not a fan of it this year, considering itâs being held in her teamâs city, in Dallas. Six years later and still, something about this city doesnât quite feel right, doesnât feel quite like a place she can call home.Â
But still, at least it had given her the chance to not have to be in her apartment this weekend. Unlike her teammates who were more than comfortable staying in their respective homes, Paige had taken up the WNBAâs offer to stay where the rest of the non-Wings players were staying. Itâs ironic that the sterile walls of an unfamiliar hotel somehow feel more comforting than a home thatâs supposed to be hers. Except, the apartment -the one sheâd moved into after the divorce after giving Oliva their house in an act of goodwill- feels cold and empty and Paige has done little to rectify it. She pretends itâs because sheâs too busy, that sheâll get to hanging up the picture frames and decorating the walls eventually. But thereâs a part of her that knows sheâs likely just stalling the inevitable, that the apartment is as temporary as it gets until she finally lets herself make the decision to to leave Dallas.Â
The quiet ding of the elevator opening has Paige sighing as she shakes her mind of that daunting thought. Itâs why sheâd rushed out of her room in the first place, not wanting to be trapped with herself for longer than necessary. The silence has become her worst enemy, enhancing the loneliness that sheâs felt ever since the divorce- maybe even longer.Â
Divorce.Â
God she hates that word, has hated it since her parents had sat her down and said they were getting one. Sheâd always told herself she wouldnât become another divorce statistic like them but clearly history liked repeating itself. And the worst part of it, Paige thinks, is that she doesnât regret the divorce -thinks it might be one of the only right decisions sheâs made in the last six years- but maybe she regrets that marriage, regrets selling Olivia a dream, sheâd subconsciously always known she wouldnât be able to fulfill.Â
Thinking of Olivia makes Paige feel awful. She hadnât done anything outrightly wrong to the other woman, never raised her voice or said anything untoward and sheâd definitely never cheated. Well, not physically at least. But sheâd gotten married to the reporter for all the wrong reasons, trying to fit a puzzle piece that had all the wrong edges into the jigsaw of her life even though sheâd known the empty space in her heart could only be filled by one person. For her part, Olivia had been just as good at pretending as Paige was, acting like she couldnât see the cracks in their relationship or the water that was seeping in through them.Â
And then something shifted -maybe the water had finally gone over their head- and just like sheâd been the one to bring up the idea of getting married, Olivia was the one who had filed for divorce. And Paige thinks maybe the worst thing she ever did to Olivia, is the way she didnât fight it once. She remembers the hesitation in her ex-wifeâs eyes, remembers the slight pleading look on her face as if she wanted Paige to at least resist it a little bit. But she hadnât; sheâd simply nodded and signed. That was the end of the Olivia, Paige knew and from then on the sweet, bubbly, slightly over-enthusiastic reporter whoâd stumbled over her question at Paigeâs first media availability transformed into a cold ex-wife who could keep up a charade of cordiality for appearances, but never refrained from a cutting jab here and there.Â
The elevator dings open and Paige steps into the lobby, straightening her hoodie a little bit as she scans the area for familiar faces. Finding no one sheâs particularly interested in talking to, sheâd just about to head to the bar when her eyes land on a little girl nervously bouncing on her feet next to a vase of flowers thatâs almost double her height. She canât be older than three years old and Paige can tell from the way her bottom lip is trembling, that the young child is doing her absolute best to hold in tears. Something constricts in her heart -something almost more than just empathy for the little girl- as Paige makes her way over.Â
Gently, trying not to scare the girl, Paige kneels in front of her, âhey sweetheart.â
When the little girl turns to look at her, familiar dark brown doey eyes filled with unshed tears, her breath hitches in her throat and Paige suddenly realizes why sheâd felt that tug in her heart. This is Azziâs kid.Â
âH-hi,â the little girl manages to splutter, playing with her fingers as she regards Paige with a way expression, clearly trying to discern whether sheâs safe or not.Â
âHey,â Paige repeats, smiling reassuringly, âyou okay?â
The little girl nods slowly but there must something about the warmth in Paigeâs smile that she pauses, rebellious teardrops running down her face as she goes from nodding to shaking her head.Â
âI-I-I-I- lost,â she wails.Â
âOh sweetheart itâs okay,â Paige tries to say, hands instinctively reaching out to run up and down the little girlâs shoulders.Â
âI was- I was âposed to be with Aunty J but she- she was talking and I saw pu-ple flow-es,â she points to the vase through her tears, âso I came to see but then- but then- I look back and Aunty J no there anymore and I want- I want my Mama,â she heaves, fully sobbing now, âI want my Mama.â
âItâs okay sweetheart, shhh,â Paige comforts the little girl as she stands back up, lacing her own fingers through her tinier ones, âhow about we go and try to find your Mama?â
Sheâs about to turn around when feels a tug on her hand and when she looks down, the young child is shaking her head, adamantly planting her feet firmly on the floor.Â
âWe canât go,â she says firmly, âMama says if I get lost, I stay where I am and Mama will find me. And-,â she hesitates as she looks Paige up and down, âMama says I donât go anywhere with a st-anger.â
It shouldnât sting -because thatâs what Paige is, a stranger- but itâs an unsettling reminder that this is a world like nothing sheâd ever imagined when she was younger, a world where Azziâs daughter doesnât know her.Â
âSo we canât go. We have to stay here and Mama will find me,â the little girl says again and despite the tears still swimming in her eyes, thereâs complete confidence -trust- in her voice that her mother -that Azzi- will find her.Â
âOkay,â Paige agrees softly, âbut is it okay if I wait with you?â
Azziâs daughter looks at her with a contemplative look for a couple of seconds before a bright grin explodes on her face and Paige thinks it feels a little bit like a ray of sunshine bombarding into her otherwise cloudy world.Â
âOkay,â the little girl grins happily before holding out a tiny hand, âIâm Stephanie Katarina Fudd.â
Paige laughs at the formality as she shakes Stephanieâs hand, âIâm Paige Madison Bueckers.â
âNice to meet you Miss Buecks,â Stephanie chirps as smiles up at the woman.Â
âItâs Bueckers,â Paige tries to correct as Stephanie scrunches up her nose.Â
âThatâs what I said,â she says with a confused look on her face, âMiss Buecks.â
Paige opens her mouth to try and correct her again but stops, deciding sheâs not about to argue with the little girl and that she quite likes the incorrect way Stephanie says her name. Instead she lets herself fall to the ground, leaning against the pillar as she stretches out her legs in front of her. Stephanie raises an eyebrow at the actions but eventually sits down next to her and Paige smiles. They sit in silence for a bit as Paige reaches for her phone, considering texting Azzi for a brief second before she eventually decides to text Jana -who she thinks might just be Stephanieâs Aunty J- instead to let Azzi know Stephanie was with her.Â
âI know you,â Stephanie says suddenly and Paige looks away from the phone to see the little girlâs eyes wide with recognition.Â
âI thought you said I was a stranger,â Paige cocks a teasing eyebrow.Â
âYou are,â Stephanie says matter-of-factly, âbut I seen you at Mamaâs game sometimes.â
âIâve seen you too,â Paige admits.Â
âYouâre good at bask-ball,â Stephanie states and the thing is, Paige has heard and read so many people say sheâs great at basketball but thereâs something about the way Stephanie says it -something about the genuine innocence of it- that makes her beam with pride.Â
âI guess I am,â she bumps Stephanieâs shoulder as she winks at her.Â
âI love bask-ball,â Stephanieeâs eyes gleam as she says it and Paige knows that expression -knows that slight look of madness thatâs just the beginning of falling in love with a sport.Â
âYeah?â she asks casually, âyou play ball?â
Stephanie nods enthusiastically, âMama got me a hoop for Ch-istmas -just like the one she had when she littler- and she p-omised that when Iâm bigger, sheâs gonna lemme go bask-ball camp.â
Itâs hard not to grin along with Stephanieâs ranting, especially not when her determination to play basketball -one that reminds Paige a lot of herself- shines through her words.Â
âYou any good,â Paige teases, biting back a laugh when the little girlâs face contorts in offense, like she canât even believe someone would have the audacity to question her basketball skills.Â
âOf course I am. Iâm Azzi Fuddâs daughter,â Stephanie says proudly, blissfully unaware of the way Paige's smile wobbles for a second at the statement, âbut Mama says one day, Iâmma be even gooder than her.â
âCan I get your autograph now then?âÂ
Stephanie scrunches her nose, âwhatâs an au-to-gra-ph?â
âWait,â Paige stands up, on a mission to find a pen, but Stephanie immediately grabs her hand.Â
The little girlâs eyes are wide with anxiety as she looks up at Paige, âno Miss Buecks donât leave me.â
âOh sweetheart Iâm not,â Paige crouches back down in front of Stephanie, thumbs reaching out to rub the little girlâs cheeks in reassurance, âIâm gonna go right there to get something,â she points to the the reception desk, âIâll be back in one minutes. I swear.â
âPinky p-omise?â Stephanie raises her pinky and Paige diligently intertwines her own around it.Â
âPinky promise,â she says, before practically skipping over to where sheâd spotted a cup-holder full of pens. She can feel Stephanieâs anxious eyes piercing into the back of her head and if possible, the smile sheâs had on her face since meeting the little girl, somehow deepens. Itâs dangerous, she knows, becoming so enamored with Azziâs daughter but her heart has always moved faster than her head, and Paige still hasnât quite figured out how to stop that.Â
âYouâre back,â Stephanie claps happily when Paige comes back to her and the blonde beams at the affection in her voice.Â
âTold you I would be,â Paige grins as she plops back down next to the little girl, holding out the pen sheâd found.Â
âWhy you get pen?â Stephanie asks, staring at it like itâs a foreign object.Â
âBecause you need a pen to give me your autograph,â Paige explains, âan autograph is when someone famous signs their name on something for someone,â she holds out her arm that is currently covered by a grey hoodie, âwill you sign my hoodie?â
âSilly Miss Buecks,â Stephanie chides, âYou and Mama are famous. Iâm not famous.â
âNot yet. But if youâre as good at basketball as you say you are, then one day, Stephanie Katarina Fudd, you are gonna be so famous. Just like me and your Mama,â Paige taps the little girlâs nose, releasing the giggle it elicits from her and she thinks it might be her new favorite sound, âand I wanna be the first person who gets your autograph.â
âCan I get yours too?â Stephanie asks, her tone a little shy and Paige thinks that forget an autograph, sheâd give her the world if sheâd asked for it.Â
âOf course you can bean,â the nickname slips out before she can catch it and Paigeâs mind travels back to her wedding day, back to the phone-call with Azzi.Â
âMama calls me bean too,â Stephanie says, as she begins to messily try and write her name on the sleeve of Paigeâs hoodie, âshe calls me Stephie-bean.â
As if on cue, Azziâs voice fills the air, tinged with a slight bit of panic and Paige feels her heart catch in her throat. Six years theyâve been apart, something always thrums in her every time she feels Azziâs presence near her. But it feels almost electric this time. The memories of the last time theyâd seen each other, the night theyâd spent together after this yearâs National Championship game linger in the air and Paige shivers like she can still feels the softness of Azziâs skin underneath her fingertips; can still hear the breathlessness of her moans in her hears.Â
âStephie-bean,â Azzi calls out and Stephanieâs eyes dart towards her motherâs voice as she immediately stands up, little feet tripping over each other as she rushes to get to the younger woman.Â
âMAMA,â Stephanie yells, flinging herself into her motherâs arms and Paige watches as Azzi cradles the little girl to her chest, kissing all over her face. Something pangs in her chest, and she wishes she were a part of that embrace too. And if all the dreams theyâd dreamt together when they were younger had come true, she wouldâve been.
âStephie what have I said about running off,â Azzi scolds as she coaxes the little girl's face out of her neck.Â
âI din-t run off,â Stephanie defends petulantly, âI go to look at pu-ple flow-es cause they looked so pretty but then when I turned around, Aunty J gone,â her face wobbles at the memory, âI was so scay-ed Mama cause I lost and âlone but then,â her voice changes immediately as she turns around to point at Paige, who freezes when Azziâs gaze lands on her, âMiss Buecks find me!â
âMiss Buecks,â Azzi repeats dazedly as Stephanie begins to pull her towards Paige, unaware of the anxious tension between the two adults.Â
âThis is Miss Buecks,â Stephahnie introduces the two of them, âshe find me and she tolâ me she help me find you but I say that Stephie canât move cause Stephie have to stay right here cause Mama says if Stephie lost, Stephie donât move,â the little girl says animatedly and both adults laugh at the random switch to third-person, âbut Miss Buckes say sheâll stay with me and so I not âcare anymore cause I have Miss Buecks,â she says casually, naive to the way it makes both Paige and Azzi swallows, âand look Mama,â she eagerly grabs Paigeâs sleeve, âI give Miss Buecks my auto-gaph.â
âThatâs, thatâs lovely sweetheart,â Azzi says softly before she turns to Paige -and Paige wonders if itâll ever stop, if the way her stomach swoons every time the brunette looks at her will ever go away-, âthank you for texting Jana and thank you- thank you for staying with her.â
Paige shrugs as casually as she can, âdonât gotta thank me,â she nudges Stephanie, âwe had a great time together didnât we Stephanie?âÂ
The little girl nods enthusiastically, âthe great-est-est-est time,â she exclaims to her mother, âMiss Buecks is so cool.â
âThanks Stephie-â Paige hesitates, unsure if she has the right to use the nickname, âStephanie. Youâre really cool too.â
Stephanie practically glows at the compliment, âMama, Miss Buecks thinks Iâm cool and- and- and- she say that Iâm gonna be famous one day. Thatâs why she wanted my auto-gaph. Cause Iâmma be a big bask-ball star just like you two.â
Azzi ruffles the little girlâs hair before looking at Paige with an indiscernible expression, âjust like us huh?â
âMaybe even better,â Paige says softly.Â
âI guess weâll find out,â Azzi grins before leaning down to pick her daughter up -the sight of it invoking something warm and fuzzy in Paigeâs stomach- âalright Stephie-bean, say bye to Miss Buecks. We gotta go get ready the orange carpet and I gotta go yell at your Aunty J for losing you again,â she winks at Paige who lets out a laugh.Â
And she hasnât laughed like this -laughed as much as she has in these last few minutes with Stephanie- in so long that sheâd almost forgotten what it sounded like.Â
âBye Miss Buecks,â Stephanie waves over her motherâs shoulder.Â
âBye Stephanie,â Paige waves before hesitating for a second, and then she calls out, âhey Azzi?â
Azzi turns around slightly, humming in response, âwhatâs up?â
âI like that you call her Stephie-bean,â Paige admits nervously, hoping Azzi will understand what she means and by the way the brunetteâs eyes soften, itâs clear she does.Â
âIt just felt right,â Azzi says softly; her mouth opens like she wants to say more -something more than what their current colleague-esque relationship allows for- but in the end, she settles on something far more mundane, âsee you around Bueckers.â
âSee ya,â Paige whispers back and if she stands completely still, watching Stephanie and Azzi walking all the way until they turn a corner and she canât see them anymore, well thatâs nobodyâs business but her own.Â
Thatâs the first night Paige lets herself wonder about the possibilities of becoming a Golden State Valkyrie.Â
***
June 2033Â
Dream 64Â Â Â Valkyries 87
Paige has never had particularly strong feelings towards the Atlanta Dream. They werenât a particularly bad team, nor were they a particularly great team and Paige had simply never had an experience with them -whether it was a fan of the league or as a player in it- that was worth remembering for her to feel anything towards them. But tonight, tonight Paige fucking hates the Atlanta Dream.Â
Okay maybe she doesnât hate the team.Â
She hates a certain player, a certain #11 wearing French player whoâd had the audacity to hold her Stephie, to wrap her arms around her Azzi. Paige had spent the first couple of minutes of warm-ups with a deep scowl on her face as sheâd watched ClĂŠmence interact with her girls. Sheâd hated the way Stephie grinned at the French woman, hated the way Azzi had laughed at something sheâd said. But most of all Paige hated that she hadnât been able to do any of that -hadnât been on the receiving end of Stephieâs giggles or Azziâs warm smile- for almost three weeks now. God she missed them so fucking much.Â
It was until Jana had tapped her on the back -a knowing look in her teammateâs eyes- that Paige had finally turned away from the scene. Sheâd channeled all her anger and frustration into the game, playing as the most aggressive version of herself. And it had paid off in the form of a 31 points, 7 assists, 4 rebounds and 3 stocks game, another statline cementing her position in the rather early race for MVP. But all of that feels futile now as Paige -signing autographs before she had to head off to media- notices Stephie go racing back into ClĂŠmenceâs arms, the little girlâs face bright with happiness as the French woman catches her and twirls her around. From the corner of her eyes, she notices Azzi walking towards the two of them and Paige normally loves Azziâs smile -thinkâs itâs nothing short of being the prettiest sight in the world- but she thinks she might hate it a little bit right now when itâs directed at ClĂŠmence.Â
âAunty ChĂŠrie,â Stephieâs squeals echo clearly in Paigeâs ears, despite the noise of the crowd surround her, âyou played so good today.â
âMerci ma chĂŠrie,â ClĂŠmence's voice is saccharine sweet, âIâm very happy to see you. I have missed you lots. I was thinking,â Paige continues to sign another jersey but her ears are fully tuned into the conversation happening a couple meters away as ClĂŠmenceâs attention turns towards Azzi, âwe are leaving tomorrow morning so I have some time tonight. So I was thinking maybe I could take you and Stephie out to dinner tonight? Unless-â Paige feels both Clemenceâs and Azziâs eyes flicker to herself and she tries to keep her focus on the fans in front of her, âunless perhaps you are going with someone else?â
Paige waits with bated breath for Azziâs answer, wishing her telepathic plea for the brunette say no, could somehow reach her but itâs Stephie who answers first.Â
âMama please can we go,â the little girl begs immediately -her tone one that Paige knows to be the one she uses when sheâs trying to get her mother to agree, âplease, please, please. We havenât gotten dinner with Aunty ChĂŠrie in so long.â
âStephie-â thereâs hesitation in Azziâs voice but Paige knows that sheâs likely to cave into her daughterâs wishes -after all Stephie isnât asking for anything ridiculous- and she knows she has to get away, not wanting to hear anymore about ClĂŠmenceâs stupid fucking dinner plans.Â
Giving the fans in front of her a tight-lipped smile, Paige slowly backs away from them, eyes searching for Joyce -her companion to face the press tonight- as she heads towards the media-room. Sheâs so focused on looking for her teammate or perhaps sheâs too in her head but she doesnât spot the assistant carrying water bottles coming. The two of them collide with a large crash that rings around Chase Center as the bottles go flying across the court. Paigeâs cheeks turn a deep shade of pink as she feels the eyes of everyone on her -none more piercing than Azziâs- but she doesnât dare turn around. Instead she shoots the assistant an apologetic look, gathering as many water bottles as in front of her, before sheâs bolting to the press room, wondering what the fuck she's done for the universe to keep testing her like this.
***Â
Paige is the last person left in the locker room. By the time she and Joyce had returned from the press conference, most of the team had fizzled out. And so sheâd taken her time -ignoring the weird look Joyce gave her considering normally they were all eager to get home- showering and getting changed. Sheâd come out of the shower to a desolate locker room and as sheâd sat on the bench, drying her damp hair, sheâd let herself succumb to all the thoughts sheâd been suppressing.Â
Itâs somehow worse this time; it hurts more in a way that Paige hadnât known was possible. They hadnât been together nearly as long as they were back then and their relationship was barely defined. But at least last time, Paige had been able to run to another side of the country where she wasnât constantly reminded of her ex. Azzi isnât even technically an ex this time, but thereâs no avoiding her. Not when theyâre on the same team, not when sheâs a coach at her daughterâs camp. And Paige doesnât quite know whatâs harder, trying to find oxygen in an air devoid of Azzi and Stephieâs presence, or trying to breathe when theyâre near her.
Perhaps thatâs why itâs so different. Paige has lost Azzi before and even if that doesnât make the hurt any less, at least she has a blueprint for how to cope with it. But she doesnât know how to deal with losing Stephie, doesnât know how to not miss the little girlâs smile and her big doey eyes and the way sheâd used to wrap her arms around Paige like she was trying to bind them together forever.Â
But more than anything, more than missing Azzi or Stephie, Paige misses the three of them together. She misses Azziâs exasperated look when she and Stephie would indulge in some sort of ridiculous drama. She misses the little girlâs mischievous look before sheâd launch herself into both of their arms. She misses her own soft smile as sheâd watch the two of them engage in the most mundane things. She misses the peaceful silence as theyâd eat together and the noisy chaos when theyâd argue over what movie to watch afterwards. She misses everything.Â
And the worst part is that she knows she wouldnât be missing any of it, if it wasnât for the barriers sheâs put up herself. This is a cage of Paigeâs own making and the key to open the lock rests in her own hands. She just needs to be brave enough to use it. Azzi words run amok in her head, the reassurance that Paige could have time clouded by the reluctant warning that eventually that time would run out.Â
âHey,â she snaps herself out of her thoughts to see Azzi cautiously entering the locker room, her playing jersey swapped from a casual green top and cargo pants.Â
Paige swallows, âhi.â
âI uh- I was um-â Azziâs eyes nervously dart around the room as she strides over to her locker, picking up the pink lipgloss -one Paige has the taste of memorized- thatâs sitting on the bench under it, âI forgot this so I uh- I came back to grab it.â
âCool,â Paige replies monotonously but her headâs already racing with thoughts of will you let her kiss it off of you the way you let me? And she knows -she trusts- that Azzi wonât but even the possibility of it lights a small fire within her.Â
Azzi chews on her lips as she nods, before starting to walk towards the door but she stops last second, turning around with the starts of a smile on her lips, âyou were amazing tonight P. I mean you have been since the season started but tonight especially, you were just- you were you. You were awesome.â
Paige absorbs the compliments, tries to use it to douse the simmering jealousy thatâs flaming up within her at the knowledge that once Azzi leaves this locker room, sheâs likely going with ClĂŠmence.Â
âThanks,â the blonde manages to get out and itâs a little short and rather icy but Paige thinks itâs probably better than saying all the other things that are on the tip of her tongue.Â
Azziâs face dims at the curt reply, smile faltering as she nods, âanytime, P.â
That should be it. Paige should let her go, should be content with this small interaction thatâs the most sheâs gotten from outside of practice in weeks. But then the bitter words are waterfalling from her lips faster than she can stop them and despite the regret she feels immediately after, thereâs a part of her thatâs relieved when it makes Azzi come to a halt right in front of the door.Â
âYour girl played well too,â she bites out, the acidic words burning her tongue.Â
Azzi doesnât turn around but Paige notices the way her shoulders go rigid, âdonât do this Paige. You know sheâs not my girl.â
Paige ignores her, â11 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist. Not bad numbers. Decent. But not better than yours of course.â
âPaige,â there's a warning note in Azziâs voice, like she knows exactly where Paige is going with this.
âIâm just saying, â Paige shrugs with a casualness thatâs in stark contrast to the tension lingering in the air, âsheâs a decent player. But youâd never be in her shadow. Never be known as just her anything.â
Azzi turns around slowly and Paige feels her anger dissipate as quickly as it had erupted when she takes in the way the brunetteâs eyes are brimming with tears.Â
âSeriously?â Azzi grits out, âyouâre seriously gonna throw that in my face right now?â
âIâm not throwing anything in your face. Iâm stating a fact-â
âOh bullshit-â
âItâs not bullshit,â Paige yells before she sucks in a sharp breath, closing her eyes to calm herself down before she continues, âitâs not bullshit,â she repeats, âit is a fact and that fact is the reason why weâre here right now.â
âWhat do you mean?â Azzi crosses her arms across her body.Â
âNine years ago you said no-â
âOh my god,â Azzi says exasperatedly, âwe canât keep going over this again.â
âWe have to Azzi,â Paige cuts her off, âwe have to because you said no. And you broke my heart and you broke my trust. And thatâs why weâre here right now. Thatâs why I made the deal with the Liberty and thatâs why I canât let of my escape plan and thatâs why I canât promise to stay and thatâs why we have to keep going over it. Because Iâm trying, âher voice cracks as the first tear slides down, âgod Azzi- Iâm trying so fucking hard baby but how do I know you wonât say no me -to us- again?â
Azzi stares at her with an undecipherable expression, her fists clenching and unclenching by her sides. It feels like an eternity passes in between them as they look at each other, breathing heavily almost in sync, until the brunette finally speaks.Â
âWell how do I know you wonât leave again?â
Paige blinks in confusion, âexcuse me?â
âYou keep accusing me of all of these things Paige but youâre the one that keeps leaving,â Azzi says and they both know she isnât just talking about nine years ago, âI know- I know I made a mistake. But when I said no all I asked for was a little bit of time. Thatâs all I asked for Paige. Time. Just like youâre asking for right now. And I know- I know we said a whole lot of shit that night -I said a bunch of fucking things I shouldnât have- but- god Paige you didnât even give it a day. I came to find you less than 24 hours later and you were gone,â she chokes on the last word and Paige wants nothing more than to cradle the younger woman in her arms, take away her pain and shield her from ever feeling anything like it again.Â
âAz-â
âAnd if youâd just waited -just given me a little bit of time,â Azzi continues as if she hadnât even heard the blonde attempt to speak, âthen maybe you would have known that I wasnât saying no forever. Just for a little bit, just for then. But you just- you left.â
âYou said a lot more than just no,â Paige says frustratedly.Â
Itâs Azziâs turn to look guilty and Paige can almost see the memories of that night flashing in her mind, âI know that but I wouldâve taken it all back if youâd just waited.â
âHow could I have known that?â Paige whispers and sheâs not sure if sheâs defending herself from Azzi or from that voice in her head -the one sheâd done her best to silence- thatâs always wondered if sheâd made a mistake immediately leaving for Dallas the morning after.Â
âYou couldnât have,â Azzi says softly, sounding almost defeated, âthe same way that you donât know that I wonât say no again. The same way that I donât know if youâll leave again,â she sighs as she sits down next to Paige, âbut thatâs life Paige. We donât know whatâs gonna happen in the future and we canât- we canât predict what someone else will do. All we can do is try and trust ourselves and trust each other.â
âYou make it sound so easy,â Paige nudges her shoulder and Azzi lets out a short laugh.Â
âI know itâs not. Trust me, I know itâs hard. Thereâs about five hundred different voices in my head saying that I should stop waiting or whatever it is Iâm doing right now. That I should let you go for good. That even if you end this whole Liberty bullshit, youâll still leave me -leave us- eventually.â
âBut?â Paige presses and she feels like sheâs teetering on the edge of a cliff, like the next words out of Azziâs mouth will determine whether she falls or flies.Â
âBut,â Azzi breathes out as she turns to look at Paige with a slightly wistful smile, âthereâs this one voice in my head, clearer than all the rest that says I should trust you -that I should believe in us- that maybe we just need to get through this one last hurdle to get back to each other,â the younger woman reaches out to squeeze Paigeâs hand gently before she stands up, âI think you just need to find that voice too P.â
âIâm scared Az,â Paige says softly.Â
âI am too,â Azzi admits as she leans down to brush the blondeâs tears away with her thumb, âtrusting is really fucking scary. I get it. but maybe- maybe it would be a little less scary if we did it together.â
Paige shudders when Azzi presses a kiss to her forehead, the brunette's lips lingering long after sheâs embedded every unspoken thought into it. She pulls away almost reluctantly, patting Paigeâs cheeks lightly before starting to walk back towards the door.Â
âAzzi,â the blonde calls out, mouth going a little drying when Azzi turns over her shoulder, âdonât go to dinner with ClĂŠmence.âÂ
Go with me. Let me take you and Stephie out to dinner instead.Â
âDonât hold on to the deal with the Liberty,â Azzi says quietly in lieu of an actual answer, âsay youâll stay.â
Paige falters, âAz I-â
âI already told you P,â thereâs a sad smile on Azziâs face before she turns away, âyou can have time or you can have us but you canât have both. Not right now.Â
âAzzi-â
âI hope you find that voice soon Paige and I hope it leads you back to me.â
***
August 2032Â
Paige is standing in a corner -a dirty Shirley in her hand- cackling at a joke that Cam had just made when she sees her entering and the laughter dies in her throat. Cam notices the change immediately, her eyes tracking Paigeâs gaze until they land on the brunette whoâs being pulled into a series of congratulatory hugs by players from other countries.Â
âSo where did yâall go last night?â the LA Sparks center asks casuallyÂ
âWhat?â Paige asks distractedly, her eyes narrowing when she notices a familiar French player inching towards the door for a hug of her own.Â
âYou and Azzi,â Cam clarifies and Paige swallows at the mention of her name, âyâall disappeared while we were all still celebrating. Lowkey felt like we were back in Belarus all over again when yâall just kept going off somewhere with each other,â the taller woman shoots Paige a teasing grin, âso whereâd you go?â
âJust uh- just needed some air,â Paige bites her lip at the lie.Â
Because the truth is that once theyâd left the hotel bar, and theyâd practically pounced on each other -from the elevator till theyâd made it to Paigeâs hotel room- theyâd barely come up for air. The feeling of each otherâs lips and bare skin was more intoxicating than any drink theyâd consumed -maybe even more intoxicating than the Olympic Gold medal theyâd finally won together earlier that day- and neither of them seemed to care about unimportant matters such as breathing.Â
Cam quirks an eyebrow as she sips at her drink, âif you say so Bueckers.â
âI do say so,â Paige retorts before dislodging herself from the wall sheâd been leaning against, eyes still tracking every moment Azzi made, âwe should- we should go say hi.â
âWe should, should we?â Cam smirks but the sweet angel she is, she falls into step easily with Paige as they start walking across the room.Â
The banquet hall is buzzing with players dancing and drinking and mingling with each other. Now that the basketball portion of the Olympics was over, theyâd all returned from being fierce competitors playing for their country, to being the friendly co-players they all were. Laughter and chatter fills the air as teammates and rivals alike, reconnect at the FIBA-sponsored party that had almost all of the womenâs basketball players participating in Bris2032 in attendance.Â
âAzziiii,â Cam squeals as the two of them finally reach the Valkyries superstar whoâd just finished hugging Gabby.Â
Azzi grins when she sees Cam but it slips a little when she notices Paige next to her. Sheâs quick to fix it, eyes going back to Cam as she pulls the taller woman into a hug. Something pinches against Paigeâs heart and she forces herself to look away; her gaze landing instead on where Gabby has walked away from the three of them to slip an arm around Marineâs waist. Paige stares wistfully at the scene -at the way Marine relaxes into Gabbyâs touch as she continues whatever conversation sheâd been involved in. Itâs all she wants and instinctively, her eyes wander back to Azzi.Â
âHey,â Paige says slowly as Azzi lets go of Cam, disappointment coursing through her veins when all she gets is a nod of acknowledgement.
âSo Azzi I was just asking Paige here, where yâall disappeared to last night?â Cam asks with a teasing tone.Â
Azzi blanches as the question, âoh um- I- uh I wanted to go check in on Stephie.â
âAnd you needed Paige to come with you for that?âÂ
A distinctly pink hue begins at the base of Azziâs neck, climbing up until it tints her cheeks, âI was a little tipsy and uh- just wanted the support I guess.â
Paige almost snorts at the response. Azzi had been way beyond tipsy and Paige wouldnât have been any support, considering sheâd been maybe two drinks away from blacking out. But she supposes, Cam probably doesnât need to know that and she definitely doesnât need to know what it had led to.Â
âInteresting,â the taller blonde looks between the two women as she takes another sip of her drink, âPaige just said yâall needed some air.â
âI mean that- that was definitely a part of it too. The bar was getting pretty hot-â this time Paige does snort at Azziâs answer which gets her an amused look from Cam and a very unamused look from the brunette herself.Â
Cam puts her hands up in surrender, âlisten if Paige says yâall needed air and if you say you needed to go see Stephie, I believe you,â she says but that cheeky grin on her face says the exact opposite.Â
âSpeaking of Stephie. Itâs uh- itâs almost her bedtime and I should uh- I should call my Mom so I can say goodnight,â Azzi manages a tightlipped smile towards the two other women before she disappears into the crowd, heading towards the balcony.Â
Paige hesitates for a second before she turns to face Cam and that shit-eating, knowing smirk on her friendâs face almost has her giving into her pride and swallowing the words sheâs about to say. Almost.Â
âIâm uh- Iâmma go to,â she stumbles out.Â
âOh of course,â Cam grins sly, âbet Azzi needs some more support huh?â
Paige shakes her head, flashing Cam her middle finger -and rolling her eyes when it causes the taller woman to laugh- as she follows after Azzi. The chill Brisbane air swarms around her as she steps out into the balcony. Azziâs standing right by the railing, her phone held right above her as she facetimes her daughter. Paige catches on quickly to the conversation, realizing that the little girl is telling her mother about how Tim had let her have ice-cream after dinner.Â
âStephanie Katarina Fudd,â Paige hears Timâs voice echo through the phone as Stephanieâs eyes go wide on the screen, âI thought it was gonna be our little secret?â
She holds in a laugh, leaning back against the door, as the little girl splutters trying to justify her tattle-taling, âitâs Mama, Pops. I canât hide things from my Mama.â
Tim scoffs but thereâs no genuine irritation to it, âthatâs the last time I give you ice-cream.â
Stephanie shoots him an unimpressed look, âyou say that all the time Pops and then you give me ice-cream anyways.â
âSheâs got you there,â Katie choruses from the back and Paige watches as she high-five her grand-daughter.Â
And she doesnât quite know what that pang in her chest means, but sheâs felt it every time sheâs seen Stephani and the Fudds over the course of the Olympics. The Fudds had come to Brisbane -of course they had- and every time Paige caught sight of them in the stands or watched them from the corner of her eyes, it felt like something was stinging against her rib cage. Theyâd all had custom #35 Azzi jerseys and their cheers were louder than every other voice in the arena any time Team USA did anything and after each win, theyâd been the first people down the stairs, ready to hug envelope Azzi in a hug. At the forefront of it was Stephanie, whoâd ran into her motherâs arms at lightning quick speed and Paige had watched -hoping she was being at least somewhat conspicuous- as Azzi had spun the little girl around.Â
It wasnât that the Fudds ignored Paige. In fact theyâd made it a point to come over to her right after to wrap her up amidst themselves. Stephanie had come over too, her smile shy as sheâd congratulated Paige on the wins. The little girl clearly didnât quite remember their interaction from all-star last year -her eyes regarding Paige almost like a stranger- and the blonde consoles herself with the fact that Stephanieâs only four. Four year olds werenât known for remembering things that had happened when they were three. Still, it hurt a little bit considering Paige thinks of that interaction more than she probably should. Â
But even though sheâd still gotten the hugs and the smiles and the congratulations, it wasnât quite the same, wasnât anything like sheâd picture during the conversations of weâll get customized 5+35 Bueckers-Fudd jerseys for the Olympics sheâd once had with Tim and Katie.Â
âAlright Stephie-Bean, Mamaâs gonna head back into the party-â Paige refocuses on the conversation just in time to hear Azzi get cut off by her rather dramatic daughter.
âI canât bel-ieve you went to another party without me Mama,â Stephanie drags out the words, âno Mama-good-night-kisses cause she pick party-time over Stephie time.â
The little girlâs joking but Paige can tell by the way it makes Azzi pause for a second -her shoulder stiffening just a little bit- that itâs hit a nerve. She wants to soothe it away, wants to wrap her arms around her from behind, hitch her chin over her neck and take away all of Azziâs worries. And that bitter thought -the one that seems to surface every time her heart beats a little faster for the brunette, the one that had filled her head when sheâd woken up next to the younger woman earlier this morning- takes birth in her head again. The thought she could have done all of that -would have the right to do it- if only Azzi had just said yes.
âIâll make it up to you Stephie-bean,â she hears Azzi promise, âtomorrow, just you and me okay sweetheart? All of my timeâs gonna be yours.â
Stephanieâs face immediately brightens up, âokay Mama,â she says happily as she blows a kiss to the screen, âlove you Mama. Good night.â
âGood night sweet girl. I love you more,â Azzi choruses back, waving at the screen before she cuts the call.Â
It takes her a moment to turn around and Paige watches as Azzi takes in a deep breath, a subtle smile on her face as she takes in the Brisbane skyline. When she does finally turn around, surprise filters onto her expression at seeing the blonde standing there.Â
âHey,â Paige whispers nervously, stuffing her hands into the pocket of her pants.Â
Azzi looks at her for a moment, âhi.â
They stand there rigidly, letting the tension -a completely different kind than the one that had encompassed them last night- simmer between them. Itâs almost like they're daring each other to say something, to address the elephant in the room.Â
Azzi breaks first, âsomething you wanted to say?â
âJust wanted some air,â Paige says, cringing a little bit at the clichĂŠ line that sheâs now used twice in one night.Â
âRight,â Azzi nods, moving towards the door, âguess Iâll leave you to it then.â
Her voice is tinged with an iciness that sets Paige on edge. They havenât been like this in a while and sheâd thought theyâd let go of the resentful exes gimmick theyâd had going on for the first couple of years. But the hardness in Azziâs tone suggests that itâs back with vengeance tonight.Â
âAz-â Paige calls out.Â
âWhat?â Azzi asks loudly, biting her lip when the harshness of it almost makes the blonde stumble back, âsorry I-â
But before she can apologize, Paige finds herself retaliating with the same hardness in her own tone, âwhatâs your fucking problem?â
âMy problem?â Azzi reels back, eyes flashing with anger, âare you seriously asking me that?â
âYes. Thatâs clearly what I asked,â Paige retorts.Â
Azzi laughs devoid of emotion, âI woke up to an empty bed this morning and youâre asking me what my fucking problem is?â
Guilt inches itâs way up Paigeâs spine but it pales in comparison to the anger that flickers in the pit of her stomach, âoh thatâs rich coming from you.â
âExcuse me?â
âIs that not exactly what you did last time we fucked,â the profanity tastes acetous as it falls through Paigeâs lips because it sounds wrong, like sheâs insulting the sanctity of their relationship, no matter how broken it might be.Â
âNo itâs not,â Azzi nostrils flare, âI told you I was leaving. I had the common fucking decency to let you know. I didnât just sneak out.â
Paige rolls her eyes, âoh spare me the semantics. Itâs all the same shit at the end of the day. We both left.â
âOh fuck you Paige,â Azzi snarls as she tries to leave but Paige is quicker, fingers wrapping around her wrist to stop her.Â
And everything sheâd been prepared to say dies in her throat because now theyâre too close, chests heaving in harmony as their matching glares turn into something else. Paigeâs eyes fall to Azziâs lips, breath hitching when the brunetteâs tongue darts out for a second to wet them. She tugs on Azziâs wrist experimentally, pleased when thereâs little hesitation and the younger woman lets herself be pulled closer. The air is electric with want as they lean in slowly, their noses brushing against each other as they wait for each other to make a move, to close the distance.Â
But then thereâs the sound of someone clearing their throat, followed by someone else coughing and the two of them spring apart like theyâve been burned.
âJesus Az, careful!â Janaâs concerned voice makes Paigeâs ears perk up and she follows the Egyptians line of sight to see that Azzi had moved back so fast that sheâd fallen back against the balcony railing.Â
âIâm fine,â Azzi says hurriedly but the shake in her voice betrays that sheâs anything but.Â
âAre you?â Paige turns to find Aaliyah watching them with the wary gaze of someone whoâs been around them and their bullshit far too long, âbecause uh- we can hear yâall yelling from inside.â
Azziâs eyes shoot up, panic evident on her face, âyou heard us? Did you- could you hear what we said?â
Paige scoffs loudly, âoh right yeah because that would be really fucking bad wouldnât be it Azzi? God forbid anyone found out you fucked me.â
And she doesnât even know why sheâs arguing -honestly sheâs just as embarrassed at the idea of their teammates and rivals and everyone else in between actually overhearing their argument- but it pinches a nerve and she pointedly looks away from Azziâs ashen face.Â
âYou guys fucked?â Paige flinches at how loud Jana is and Aaliyah lets out a low groan.Â
âJana,â the Canadian warns, pinching the bridge of her nose.Â
âSorry but like,â Jana looks back and forth between Paige and Azzi, dropping her voice, âyâall fucked?â
Paige sighs, feeling drained as she leans back against a pillar for support, âthatâs what I said yes.â
If possible, Janaâs eyes get even wider, âso- so what does that mean for the two of you? Are you- are yâall gonna get back together?â
Azzi looks at Paige.Â
Paige looks at Azzi.Â
And itâs like theyâre both imploring each other to answer Janaâs question and to answer it right.Â
âIt means nothing,â itâs the wrong answer and Paige knows it even before she says it -can tell by the way Azzi barely reacts that she knows Paige doesnât even really believe herself- but she thinks maybe theyâre not quite ready to get it right. Not yet.Â
âWell there you go,â Azzi says quietly, shrugging nonchalantly at Jana, âit means nothing.â
Paige flinches at the repetition of her own words, looking away as Azzi starts walking towards the door again. The brunetteâs shoulder brushes against the older womanâs -sparks igniting around them- and she hesitates.Â
âIt means nothing,â Azzi repeats, her voice a longing whisper only meant for Paigeâs ears, âbut maybe it couldâve meant something. If youâd stayed.â
***
June 2033
Paige is sulking in her room -watching film to distract herself from the images of ClĂŠmence, Azzi and Stephie together from last night that her brain is hellbent on conjuring up- when her pity party is broken up by the sound of her doorbell. She has the urge to ignore it, to stay curled up in the same position sheâs been in all day. Itâs a rather pathetic way to have spent one of her rare days off but itâs the only thing sheâd felt like doing. But then whoeverâs outside her door starts to press the bell longer and Paige huffs -irritated by the loudness of it- as she forces herself out of bed.Â
Sheâs not sure who she was expecting. Perhaps Jana, whoâd caught on rather quickly to what was happening between her two former teammates and had been making somewhat of an attempt to help fix it. Maybe Colleen, here to knock some sense into her on Azziâs behalf. Or maybe even Tessa, who Paige had learned in the most awkward way, knew about them when the former Gamecock had made a teasing remark about the two of them the next practice, not knowing what had transpired two nights before. When both Paige and Azzi had immediately tensed, instead of blushing or rolling their eyes, Tessa had been perceptive enough to understand something had gone wrong. Sheâd been trying to help Jana ever since and Paige half expects it to be her at the door with words of wisdom and comfort alike.Â
Who she isnât expecting is Tim Fudd.Â
His wife, she wouldâve understood. After all Katie had done exactly that before and it was in the older womanâs nature to meddle just a little bit. Her husband, on the other hand, tended to stay as far out of things as possible. He could be a hovering coach and whenever Azziâs spirits were low, heâd be there with a ridiculous dad joke and arms outstretched for a big bear hug. But when it came to his daughterâs personal life, Tim Fudd did his best not to interfere.Â
Tim smiles at Paige when she opens the door, one hand holding up a bottle of whiskey with a grin on his face while his other hand is hidden behind his back. He rolls his eyes fondly when he notices the skeptical look Paige shoots at his liquor of choice before he reveals the premade bottle of dirty Shirley heâs been hiding behind his back.Â
âTsk tsk,â he grins mockingly, âwhat would the fans say if they knew their big bad rizzler canât drink anything but a sweet cocktail?â
Paige shakes her head as she steps aside to let the man inside, âjust cause I donât drink cheap whiskey, doesnât mean I donât drink anything other than cocktails.â
âCheap?!â Tim guffaws as the accusation, âIâll have you know this is a Macallan.â
âYou know that hat means nothing to me right,â Paige says as she follows his lead into her kitchen.Â
Itâs almost foreign having somebody else in her space. Since Drew had left -rather hesitantly after seeing his sisterâs condition- the house had been devoid of anyone else but Paige. Jana had tried to invite herself over a couple of times but it had gone in vain when Paige had chosen solitude over any company. Itâs not that she particularly wants to be alone, itâs that she thinks -no, she knows- that thereâs only two people who can cure this dreadful loneliness that feels like itâs become an innate part of existence.Â
âSit,â Tim says as he rummages through Paigeâs cupboards for two glasses.Â
Hesitating for a split second, Paige does as she's told, âdid Azzi send you?â
âAre you hoping she did?â Tim asks pointedly as he places two glasses one top of the counter, filling one with whiskey and other with dirty Shirley.Â
Paige swallows as she accepts the drink from his hand, ânah,â lies, â just uh- just feels like something sheâd do.â
Tim looks at her for a minute as he takes a sip of his whiskey.Â
âShe didnât send me,â he says finally and Paige tries to mask the tinge of disappointment his words send through her by taking a large swig of her shirley.Â
âThis tastes like shit,â she grimaces, wiping her mouth with the back of hand.Â
âThat premade stuff usually does. Itâs that easy shit you know? The things that just exist without you doing any work. Just doesnât hit the same as the harder stuff,â Tim says slowly as he leans back against his chair, a clear double meaning in his words.Â
âYouâre using alcohol as a metaphor? So I guess Katie sent you then?â Paige manages a half-smile but she feels her stomach churn at the implication of what heâd just said.Â
Tim laughs, âit was my idea actually.â
âHer meddling rubbing off on you?â Paige quirks an eyebrow.Â
Tim shakes his head, âIâm not here to meddle. Just wanted to tell you a story.â
Paige sighs, âso you are here to meddle then.â
Tim ignores her, fiddling with the glass of whiskey in his hands, âdid you know Katie and I almost didnât end up together?â
Paige stares at the older man in shock. Maybe she shouldnât be so surprised; relationships were complicated after all. But for all the years sheâd known Tim and Katie, theyâd always been just that. TimAndKatie. The epitome of stableness that had stood strong amongst all the other relationships Paige had watched break down one by one.
âDonât look so shocked,â Tim says lightly when he notices how wide Paigeâs eyes have gotten, âeveryone makes mistakes. Weâre all capable of doing dumb shit that almost makes us lose everything weâve ever loved.â
Paige gulps, âwhat- what did you do?â
âI left,â Tim says slowly.Â
âYou left?â the familiar words make Paige nauseous and she wonders if that slightly regretful look on Azziâs dadâs face is echoed on her own.Â
âIt was a couple months into our relationship and Katie and I had a huge fight. It was about her not letting me make a decision about Azzi,â Tim explains and the similarity of the situation almost makes Paige want to block her ears.Â
âIt was something small, something stupid. Probably nothing that even mattered cause I donât even remember it. But I remember how I felt. I was really fucking mad but more than anything I think- I think I was scared. Because that argument, it was a remind that even though I loved her so fucking much, Azzi wasnât mine. Not yet. And that if I lost Katie, Iâd lose her too. The idea of losing Katie was scary enough but losing both of them? I didnât know how to deal with that,â Tim's voice shakes, like heâs relieving his biggest fears and Paige feels her own eyes start to water; his words settling salt in her still-raw open wounds.Â
âAnd it got so heated and we were yelling all this bullshit at each other that eventually I just- I didnât know what else to do and I just- I started to leave. And Azzi- I guess we were so loud we woke her up- she- she saw me leaving,â thereâs an unfamiliar grave look on the normally jovial old manâs face as he reminisces that night, âshe ran down the stairs and threw herself at my knees begging me not to go but I- I was so mad and so fucking scared that I walked away anyways.â
âHow- how did you fix it?â Paige asks, her voice almost pleading as she wipes away the droplets of water running freely down her cheeks.Â
âWell not immediately thatâs for sure,â Tim cracks a smile, trying to lighten the mood, âtook me a little bit of time to pull my head out of my ass and when I finally did, Katie wasnât so quick to forgive me for it either. And it wasnât about her or me or us, it was about Azzi. The first time I showed up, she didnât even let me in. Said she could only let me through that door again if I could promise to stay. Because Azzi had seen me leave once and she wasnât gonna let her see it again.â
âIt mustâve killed you,â Paige whispers, her stomach twisting in knots, âthe guilt of hurting her.â
Tim nods, âit did but I think- or at least I hope Iâve made up for it now.â
âYou have,â Paige reaches over to squeeze his arm gently, âhow did you get her to forgive you?â
âSimple,â Tim places his own hand over hers as he continues, âwe talked it out. I explained all my fears to her. How scared I was of losing her, of losing Azzi. And she- she understood because she was scared too, scared of losing me, scared of Azzi losing me. In the end we were both scared of the same thing but all of that got a whole lot less scary when we faced it together.â
Maybe it would be a little less scary if we did it together
âHow did you get over it,â Paige asks, almost desperately, âthe fear of losing them? How did you move past that?â
Tim smiles wistfully, âtime. Not time apart but time together. It wasnât easy taking that first step, facing that fear but I knew if I wanted them, it was what I was gonna have to do. And I had to trust Katie, that if I stayed, sheâd stay.â
âAnd she stayed,â Paige says softly.Â
âYeah she did,â this time, Timâs grin breaks through his entire, âand the more time she stayed, the more my trust in her grew until one day I just knew. I knew she wasnât gonna leave ever again. Well, maybe sheâs thought about it a couple of times like when I nearly burnt the house down tryna make cookies or when I accidentally tore a hole in our wall tryna hang up a photo frame.Â
Paige lets out a watery laugh as Tim winks at her, everything suddenly seeming a lot more simple than it had before the older man had walked through her door.Â
âI know itâs not quite the same for you and Azzi,â Tim continues slowly, âyou guys have a history that Katie and I didnât. You both have more reasons to be scared than the two of us did. But Paige, Iâve always thought you were it for my baby girl. From the moment she came back from USA camp and all she could talk about was you, I just knew.â
Paige canât help the broken sob that escapes her lips and Tim immediately rounds the kitchen counter to wrap an arm around her shoulder.Â
âWhen she was pregnant with Stephie, she kept on asking for mint-choc chip ice cream. Said it was a craving or something. And she decorated everything for her in purple. All the baby clothes she bought were shades of purple,â he doesnât quite say why Azzi did all of that but thereâs a clear implication in his words.Â
And Paige thinks that probably, why she and Stephie are so similar, why they shared so many favorites, why the little girl had always felt like hers. Because Azzi had given a part of Paige to her daughter, even when she hadnât had Paige herself.Â
âKatie and Azzi, theyâre mine but I think- I think if maybe someone else had gotten to them first -someone who loved them just as much as I do- maybe thereâs a chance things would be different but Paige,â Tim squeezes the younger woman gently, âI think Azziâs always been waiting for you. Subconsciously at least. Thereâs never really been anybody elese for her. Her and Stephie, theyâve both always been waiting for you, theyâve both always been yours.â
âYou mean that?â Paige asks croakily and she feels like sheâs a teenager again, asking Tim to pinky promise that heâd like her box-dyed purple hair no matter what.Â
âI do,â Tim smiles as he looks at her, âand I think theyâll be yours forever. I think they want to be. You just have to say youâll stay.â
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midnight melodies
...where a droopy eyed jisung lulls his crying baby girl to sleep
it was 3 am, and han jisung was starting to lose his grip on reality. in his arms, their newborn daughter was wailing at the top of her tiny lungs, and he, half-asleep, was desperate for anything to calm her down.
âokay... okay,â he muttered, bouncing her gently. âyouâre just... hungry, right? yeah, thatâs it.â
she screamed louder in protest.
âalright, alright,â he said, rocking back and forth. âno food. no bottle. what do you want, sweet girl?â
she stared up at him, her tiny fists clenched, as if mocking him.
jisung took a deep breath, glancing around the nursery like it held all the answers. he spotted her han quokka plushie on the shelf and grabbed it. âokay, quokka, letâs try you.â
he held it up to her, but she screamed even louder.
"aish. so you're rejecting daddy and daddy in animal form too huh?," he said with a tired laugh. "huh ...maybe something... softer."
his mind was a blur. but then, it hit him. a song. he could sing her to sleep. he was han jisung, after all. how hard could it be?
taking a deep breath, he started softly, his voice still a little hoarse from lack of sleep.
âyou are my sunshine, my only sunshineâŚâ he sang, his tone gentle and shaky and accent prominent but soft.
the baby hiccupped mid-cry and paused for a brief moment, staring up at him with wide eyes.
âyou make me happy when skies are grey,â he continued, growing more confident.
her cries had slowed down, and her tiny hand reached up as if to feel the vibrations of his voice.
âyouâll never know dear, how much i love you...â jisung crooned, his voice growing softer as his exhaustion began to catch up to him.
the babyâs eyes fluttered, her little face calming.
jisung grinned, his sleepiness fading as he realized his voice was finally working. "see? told you i was a pro," he whispered to her, though he could barely keep his eyes open.
just then, you walked in, rubbing your eyes and stifling a yawn. "youâre still at it?" you asked, glancing at your daughter, who was now dozing peacefully in jisungâs arms.
jisung, eyes half-closed, smiled triumphantly. âiâm basically a lullaby legend.â
you raised an eyebrow. âuh-huh. you sure it wasnât just that song?â
jisung blinked, the reality of the situation sinking in. âi mean... yeah. probably.â
you chuckled softly and, feeling the need for a quick snack, went to the kitchen. but when you returned a few minutes later, the sight you saw made you pause in the doorway.
there was jisung, curled up in the crib with their baby girl, both fast asleep. heâd somehow managed to fit himself in the small space, one arm around her, his head resting gently on the edge of the crib. his breathing was slow and peaceful, a contented smile on his face. the baby, snug in his arms, had the faintest of smiles on her face as well.
you stepped closer, careful not to wake them, and stood there for a moment, completely taken by the warmth of the scene. the man you loved, the one who had been so anxious earlier, was now completely at ease, his little girl in his arms as if theyâd been doing this forever.
you couldnât help but smile. "well, i guess you are her sunshine too, sweetheart," you whispered to yourself, a soft laugh escaping your lips.
you carefully adjusted the blanket over them and kissed both jisung and your daughterâs foreheads, your heart full of love. then, you whispered, "sleep tight, you two."
and as you left the room, the soft glow of the night and the gentle hum of peace filled the air, your little family finally at rest.
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"You didnât just break my heart; you shattered it. And now Iâll make you pay for it."
â¤ď¸ Synopsis. When you pushed them too far, you didnât just break their heartâyou unleashed a darkness that will haunt you forever.
⥠Book. Forbidden Fruits: Intimate Obsessions, Unhinged Desires.
⥠Pairing. Yandere! Genshin Impact Males (Alhaitham, Diluc, Zhongli, Dainsleif, Ayato, Childe, Scaramouche, Kaeya, Baizhu, Itto, Kazuha, Lyney, Pantalone, Heizou, Venti, Xiao) x Fem. Reader (separate)
⥠Headcanons. Heart's Sins - Part 2.9
⥠Word Count. 1,741
⥠TW. dom + top + older yandere, non-con, general manipulation, forced relationship
⥠Note. Due to Tumblr policy, all characters are all of age.
⥠A/N. A prelude to the NSFW Jealousy Yandere! Genshin Impact stories... Also, low-key tempted to make an actual Villain! Reader for Genshin. Genshin is too happy for me, wahaha.
⥠Alhaitham.
"Logic dictates I should let you go. And, you once asked if I could live without you. The truth is, Iâve already calculated the answer. But I also know that the only number that matters now is the one I will sacrifice to ensure you stay in my grasp. Your defiance only makes me more certain. You will not leave me. Not while I still breathe."
His voice is cold, but the undercurrent is suffocatingâa sharp intellect twisted by obsession. The air around him is heavy with oppressive silence, a scholarâs sanctuary transformed into a prison of precision.
⥠Diluc Ragnvindr.
"I swore to shield Mondstadt from all darkness, yet I never foresaw the abyss you would leave in me. If the light I fought for cannot keep you by my side, then let it burn. Is it selfish? Perhaps. But justice, like love, is cruel and blindâand I will see it served. If I must become the very shadow I despise to protect you, so be itâI'll sink into the flames gladly."
His gloved hands tremble, not from weakness, but from restraint. The soft flicker of a candle becomes a roaring blaze in his crimson gaze, a quiet promise of destruction should you defy him.
⥠Zhongli (Rex Lapis / Morax).
"I have seen empires crumble and gods fall, yet your insolence surpasses even the passage of aeons. Contracts are sacred, but you... you shattered ours, like brittle jade. How pitiful that even gods can be betrayed. What worth does eternity hold if you would spit upon it? Tell me, mortal, will your cries echo longer than your sins?"
He looms over you like a monument to vengeance, golden eyes glinting like cracked amber as the tectonic weight of his fury bears down, heavy enough to crush.
⥠Dainsleif.
"I am the last remnant of a broken kingdom, and yet you have chosen to break me further... I have endured the decay of nations, but your betrayal wounds me deeper than Khaenriâahâs fall... Do you not see? You are the last fragment of a world I canât let fall. If I must bear this curse forever, you shall bear it beside me. You will not leave, not while I still draw breath⌠or while you still do."
The abyss whispers through him, tendrils of despair coiling around his words. His eyes are hollow, yet the depth of his obsession is infinite, a void that consumes all light.
⥠Kamisato Ayato.
"Power is a tool to guide others, yet you sought to wield mine against me. Was it not enough to break my trust? Did you have to shatter my pride as well? Very well. I shall show you the strength of a Kamisato betrayed. Now, kneel, and perhaps Iâll allow you the mercy of living as my possession rather than my victim."
A deadly calm wraps around his words, as serene and suffocating as the moment before a storm. The fan in his hand snaps closed, and his calculating gaze holds you prisoner in its cold, elegant fury.
⥠Childe (Tartaglia).
"You were my calm in the storm, yet you dared to leave me drowning. Fine. Let me show you the abyss I clawed my way out ofâlet me drag you into the endless nothing that I embraced for you. You will never escape me, not when Iâve already given you all of me. Run if you likeâitâs been too long since I had a proper hunt."
His grin is wild, feral, a harbinger of chaos. The scent of blood lingers in the air as his dual blades hum with anticipation, his playful demeanor masking the predator beneath.
⥠Scaramouche.
"You are cruelâcrueler than the Archons who forsook me. You mocked me as a puppet with no heart, yet I offered you mine. And now youâve torn it apart. You take and take, but I refuse to be abandoned again. Fineâif I am to be heartless, then so be it. You wanted to see the puppetâs stringsâlet me tighten them around your throat instead."
His bitterness festers, a storm swirling in the empty void of his heart. Thunder roars as his emotions boil over, each crackle of lightning a reminder of the suffocating cage he is building around you.
⥠Kaeya Alberich.
"So this is how betrayal tastes⌠sweet, isnât it? I warned you onceâdonât play games with me. Now, itâs my turn to move, and you will not survive the checkmate. You see, Iâve spent my life spinning lies, yet you saw the truth and turned away. You should have known better than to toy with someone already teetering on the edge. Now, let me show you what real deception looks likeâwhen I make sure you never leave. You wanted the truth? Youâll live with it, chained to me."
Kaeyaâs easy charm hardens, his words laced with a venom that strikes without warning. The cold calculation in his eyes freezes over, and beneath the glint of his smile is a predator unmasking himself.
⥠Baizhu.
"Every dose, every cure, every touch of my handâit was all for you. Yet here you stand, looking at me like I am the disease. If my care frightens you, then perhaps you misunderstand what devotion truly means... Fine. If you wonât let me heal you, Iâll ensure that no one else ever gets the chance."
The healerâs gentle tone now carries a macabre edge, his obsession with preserving life bleeding into a dark, suffocating fixation. His serpentine companion coils tighter, mirroring his intentions.
⥠Arataki Itto.
"I thought love was supposed to be fun, but thisâthis hurts, you know? And if I hurt, then so do you. Simple as that. The great Arataki Itto doesnât lose, not even to you, babe. So, guess what? Youâre mine now, whether you like it or not."
His boisterous energy turns suffocating, his larger-than-life presence filling the space like a looming storm cloud. His crimson horns gleam in the dim light, a warriorâs promise of unyielding devotion.
⥠Kaedehara Kazuha.
"The wind once carried me to freedom, but now it whispers your name, haunting me with every breath. If I must tether you to this earth to stop you from drifting, then forgive me. I never wanted to clip your wings... But, better caged than lost to the wind."
The poetâs voice is filled with sorrow, his words soft yet heavy with veiled threats. The calm serenity of the wandering samurai turns into a storm that swirls with quiet desperation.
⥠Lyney.
"Iâve always been good at sleight of hand, but your escape act? Thatâs a trick Iâll never let you master. Iâll bind you to me with threads so tight, not even magic can set you free. Tell me, mon cher, will you still applaud if I make you the star of my darkest trick? For you are my masterpiece, and Iâll never let the curtain fall."
The magicianâs enchanting smile hides a desperation that twists like smoke, his illusions now designed to ensnare rather than entertain.
⥠Pantalone.
"Profit, power, controlâI gave it all to you, yet you squandered it for fleeting, foolish desires. You have stolen from me, but I will take something priceless in return. If I cannot own your heart, Iâll purchase every moment of your existence. Youâll be mine in lifeâor death."
The veneer of his politeness cracks, revealing a bottomless greed that consumes even his warmth. His calculating gaze hardens into something predatory, the cold glint of a predator sizing up its prey.
⥠Shikanoin Heizou.
"Iâve solved countless cases, but this⌠this obsession youâve planted in me is the only mystery I canât unravel. So, Iâll keep you close, where I can study every detail until thereâs nothing left to uncover. Youâll confess to me, whether through words or screamsâit doesnât matter. The truth will be mine."
His lighthearted wit becomes razor-sharp, his boyish charm twisting into something dangerously obsessive. The brilliant mind that solves mysteries now works only to ensnare you.
⥠Venti.
"Iâve sung songs of freedom for centuries, but youâyouâve turned my melody into a dirge. I have been nothing but free, yet you cage me with your indifference. If you will not sing with me, then I will silence all other voicesâuntil only mine remains. My bardâs soul will shatter, but at least youâll remain."
The carefree lilt of his voice turns haunting, the winds swirling around you with an unnatural chill. The Archon of Freedom reveals that even freedom can become a prison.
⥠Xiao.
"You knew what I wasâa weapon, a shadow of destruction. Yet you chose to wound me? Fine. Let me become the monster you feared. You were my peace, my fleeting solace in this karmic storm. Leave, and Iâll bring down the heavens themselves to drag you back to me. You cannot leave meâI wonât allow it. Iâve lived too long in the shadows to lose the only light Iâve ever known. Do not make me hunt you, mortal. I cannot guarantee your safetyânot even from myself.â
His golden eyes glow with a terrifying intensity, his usually stoic words heavy with despair. The protector of Liyue becomes your tormentor, his devotion turning into an unrelenting curse.
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hi mae!!! i absolutely love your writing and am evidently irrevocably in love with wolfstar. i just got my wisdom teeth taken out, and i know you already wrote something for poly!marauders with that, but could i request something for poly!wolfstar taking care of reader a few days after? so less loopy and more pain with lots of fluff and cuddles! feel free to ignore, love you darling!
Thanks for requesting lovely! Hope you feel better soon <3
cw: allusion to chronic pain
poly!wolfstar x fem!reader ⥠627 words
âHello,â Sirius says when the front door shushes open. He starts to fold over the page of his magazine. He hardly catches a bit of motion from the corner of his eye before youâre flopping down on top of him, forcing a soft oof from his sternum. âOh, hello. Everything okay?â
You make a tortured groaning sound, forehead pushing into his neck.
âYouâre alright, sweetheart.â Remus passes a loving hand over Siriusâ head in greeting, en route to the kitchen. âIâll get your ice.â
âAw,â Sirius tuts, letting his magazine lay tented over your back. He palms the back of your head gently. âHard first day back at work?â
âIt feels like it hurts worse,â you mumble into the space below his throat. The tip of your nose is cool where it presses to his skin. âIâm so tired.â
âOh, I know, baby.â Sirius kisses the top of your head. âItâs not very fair, is it?â
âPain is tiring,â Remus agrees. He passes Sirius an ice pack to settle against your cheek, holding onto another while he leans on the back of the couch. âItâll get better over the next few days. Tomorrow should be easier.â
âI canât think about tomorrow.â Your voice is softer, lips barely moving as Sirius holds the ice to your jaw. You shift your face from his neck, turning your eyes up to his. âKeep me here forever?â
Sirius feels his mouth spread in a grin. âYou know I will, gorgeous. And Iâll do you one better, lift your head and Iâll put two ice packs on your cheeks.â
You pick your head up as directed. Remus passes Sirius the other ice pack, and he sandwiches your face between the two with a smile. Your poor cheeks are swollen and bruised, but Sirius thinks you look lovely despite it, even pouting the way you are. You look between your boyfriends as though waiting for them to do something about it.
Remus breaks first. âOh, my love.â He gives a pitying laugh, folding over the back of the couch to hug your shoulders. âIâm sorry. The pain wonât last much longer, though. Just give yourself some time to heal.â
âCount yourself lucky you had wisdom to take,â Sirius says. âI didnât have anything they wanted at all.â
âIâm so tired of this,â you sigh, leaning into Remus. âSorry, I know itâs only been a couple of days, just. Itâs just constant, you know?â
Remus hums. He knows better than most, better than Sirius for sure. Sirius feels overcome by a fond protectiveness for you both.
He touches a pinkie to Remusâ forearm where itâs wrapped around your clavicle. âAlright, thatâs enough,â he says, rubbing. âItâs cruel and unjust to have either of you ever work again. I wonât entertain it.â
âOh, youâre going to be our sole breadwinner now?â Remus asks, smiling.
âQuite right. Iâll need the two of you to carry your weight in homemaking, of course, but Iâll manage the rest.â
âAnd you reckon your income can cover our portions of the rent and groceries and all that?â
âDonât worry your pretty head over it, darling. Itâs well in hand.â
âLet me lie about for the rest of the week,â you sigh. âThen Iâll go back to work and you can stay here, Rem.â
Remus turns his smile into the top of your head, nose denting into your hair. âYeah? You sure?â
âMâsure.â You shut your eyes. Sirius grins at Remus, thinking that he has about thirty seconds to change positions before you fall asleep and he has to hold you this way all night. âJust need a few days.â
But Remus will indulge you in anything; he stays perfectly still. âSure, sweetheart,â he murmurs, kissing your head. âWhatever you need.â
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â.ŕłŕż*:シ teddyâs notes: long awaited part two!! im so happy with how people are enjoying my stuff its so nicee <33 thank you all so much! i hope you enjoy this too :) also pls dont ask for visuals for this i really am not in the mood to look for something this obscure through twitter porn accs.
â.ŕłŕż*:シ contains: mind that this is timeskip! bakugou as mentioned in part 1. nsfw! reader is still gender neutral and wears a suit, bakugou still has a praise kink, handjobs(m receiving), kissing, praising, also maybe a little bit of exhibitionism but honestly not really.
read part 1 here!
the next time bakugou sees you is when he's attending the annual hero gala.
he wasn't too eager to go, honestly, but his manager basically forced him because he needed to get on people's good side, and nothing works better than his fans getting excited over new pictures and all. katsuki is looking especially good tonight, he knows: a three piece suit that he decorated with the same jewellery set he wore on the photoshoot with you.
it was a gift from the brand: a set of gold earrings with red rubies that he was photographed in first, a simple clean gold necklace and a set of extravagant and quite flashy rings for all of his fingers which he liked a lot. and that damned box of jewellery hasn't moved from its spot in the first drawer of his bedside table until tonight.
he doesn't spot you at first though.
it's only when the flash of a camera blinds him when he is turning around that bakugou is made aware of your presence.
that soft, almost lazy curl of your lips, calmness and curiosity of your attentive gaze and the signature camera in your hands as you scan his figure up and down - bakugou's heartbeat involuntarily quickens, his hand gripping a flute of awful tasting champagne nearly breaking in his hold. he straightens his back immediately, his face wearing its usual scowl.
"you look handsome, bakugou-san." you say, clicking another picture of him before you wander off somewhere else, cutting off any possible further interaction.
putting away the drink in his hand, bakugou races after you yet you're already mixed in the big crowd that appears out of nowhere. it doesn't help that the classic suit you're wearing is identical to everyone's around this big ass venue. and kirishima drags him back to their tables, urging him into joining a useless conversation, while bakugou insistently keeps looking back, looking for you.
katsuki feels electricity running through his whole body when his gaze locks with yours from across the room. it's a brief moment that lasts two seconds yet it's enough to make him go crazy, promising himself to catch you later and say something.
throughout the evening, bakugou occasionally glances around the ballroom, catching the sight of you taking pictures. an easygoing smile present on your relaxed face as you nod and respectfully bow in front of every hero you meet, timidly introducing yourself and asking if you can capture the beautiful moment they are having.
he's watched you be surrounded by an overly excited mina and ochako, with yaoyorozu and jirou peeking behind you as they all looked through the pictures you just took, leaning in close and comfortably, which made you visibly flustered. soon kirishima and denki joined them, tugging shouto and izuku along so you could work your magic on them too, and bakugou felt a pang of something unfamiliar in his chest when you smiled back at the red haired idiot, your beam bright enough to match his.
he looks away solemnly before making his way out of the ballroom, hands deep in his pockets and his face set into a permanent scowl. as he gets ready to leave the venue, you seem to appear out of nowhere â bakugou catches your figure disappearing behind one of the fancy doors in the lobby he is standing in and without a second thought, he is moving after you.
the library is cloaked in silence. itâs dark and unwelcoming, but bakugouâs eyes only focus on you â leaning against the bookshelves as you stare back at him, waiting. your camera is absent, surprisingly, and your small, knowing smile lures him in as he steps closer and pushes the door behind himself, watching the soft light disappear.
âyour manager invited me to come here, yâknow? as his plus one.â bakugouâs body tenses before he realises that his manager wasnât present tonight, something about âsore throatâ and whatnot. but the mere thought of him being brave enough to ask you to go as his date? even though you clearly declined his offer it doesnât change the fact that the boy had more balls than him and it makes him fucking furious.
âthat little shit,â he growls under his breath, already structuring a fitting punishment for his manager, but the sound of your melodic laughter pulls him out of his thoughts.
âcould you come closer?â you offer him your hand, a serene smile on your face.
bakugou obeys.
he leans closer to you, the scent of worn paper mingling with the faint trace of your perfume. his breath hitches as your fingertips graze his wrist, a whisper of contact that sends a tremor down his spine.
your gaze locks with his, eyes smoldering with an unspoken promise. with you pressed between him and the cool, ridged bookshelves, he feels as if the world shrunk until it was only him and you. he yearns for your touch, his chest tightening with an almost desperate ache as he brings your hand to his own, guiding your hand to rest on his body.
it lingers on his torso only for a little bit, skilfully opening the buttons of his jacket, his vest, the bottom buttons of his shirt, and finally slides down to his crotch, cupping him through his pants.
oh fuck, heâs been dreaming of this.
itâs too dark to see anything, but a sliver of light is reflected on your pretty face, allowing katsuki to see your mesmerised expression â your brows raised in interest, your eyes glimmering in fascination and lips parted in surprise, puffs of air mixing with his exhales. he goes to hide his face in your neck, feeling too vulnerable under your attention, but your other hand quickly grips his jaw, effectively stopping him from moving, and bakugou is ready to blow his load then and there.
âno no,â you mutter, tilting his face down, âdonât hide from me. not when you look so pretty.â
katsuki suppresses a needy groan, but you stroke him faster, sliding the soft palm of your hand over his tip over and over again, until he twitches violently and you resume your previous movements. your hand is better than he imagined: itâs so pleasantly cool against the burning skin of his flushed cock, itâs enough to capture all of it in a tight fist and itâs making him see stars he hasnât seen ever since he first jerked himself off.
âthatâs it,â you muse idly, leaning in to press a kiss against his jaw, âyouâre doing so good, angel.â
katsuki shudders and glances down at where youâre touching him, exhaling shakily as he burns the sight into his mind, willing himself to keep it forever. you continue planting soft kisses on his face; moving from his chin to his cheek, licking the salty skin of it as if savouring the taste and pecking the corner of his lips so fucking innocently that bakugou nearly loses his mind. one of his hands moves from the shelf behind you and cups the back of your head, moulding his mouth against yours because itâs too much.
your mouth detaches from his momentarily, âi never stopped thinking about you, y,know?â
heâs close, heâs so fucking close, and your words only bring him closer. katsuki canât stop his hips from bucking into your hands, slotting his mouth over yours again to conceal his sinful grunts and moans that threaten to turn into pathetic whines if he doesnât let go right now. your nimble fingers weave through his hair, grabbing harshly despite your overall soft demeanour, and itâs enough to make him cum: with his hips jerking forward erratically and choked whines leaving his throat as you continue gliding your hand up and down, with your own rhythm that doesnât match his at all, but feels so fucking good katsukiâs knees turn into jelly.
âyouâre so good for me, katsuki.â you purr into his ear as he pants, unable to catch his breath and stares down at you with a gaze so fucked out it makes your expression turn fascinated once again, âso perfect.â
you kiss his neck, pecking almost chastely as you grab the small handkerchief from his suitâs pocket and clean off the mess from your fingers and his cock before tucking him back into his slacks, and katsukiâs never been more grateful because he doesnât know if he couldâve done it so easily himself. not after what happened.
after bakugouâs breathing steadies, there is a familiar silence settling between you two, one that you disturb with your hands gripping his shoulders and eyes boring into his soul.
âi donât know if someoneâs already called you their muse,â you murmur softly, the earnestness of your gaze pulling him in, âbut i would like to make you mine.â
fuck yes, he thinks and kisses you again.
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In 2013 I lost a close friend at justâa stupid young age. My cat was one of the few things that helped. shortly afterwards he passed away too & all the grief I had from losing my friend & him just poured over me like a wave. And while deep in that fuckin pit, I wrote to sashayed about losing my cat, and she took the time and energy to respond to me in a way that--I don't even know how to describe it. Like a ring of keys. Being seen in a way I didn't know I could be seen.
Today would be my friend's 35th birthday; I'm putting the rest under a cut because I want to talk about her a little, but I don't want to derail Rave's post about her own loss.
CW for death and animal death if that is not already apparently obvious
I think of my beautiful friend so often. How much she would HATE the political landscape now. What hilariously mean things she would say about it. The music she's missed out on. The books. The memes! What her fashion would be like. If she would've published anything professionally (her dream). If we would finally be able to talk about how T E R R I B LE her first original fantasy novel was (she started writing it in like 8th grade, so like who amongst us at 13 would've done any better etc). What she would think about my cat rescuing and if she would take any of the little wayward gremlins I find outside. Her beautiful soft ankles.
Claire was a dear friend of my heart. And then--after her completely abrupt death--the cat of my absolute soul died of a brain tumor at only 4 years old. I don't know if I would've survived her death without my cat, and while I know I would've survived the death of my cat it would've been much more difficult without the kindness Rave showed me. It means a lot now, and it meant a lot then.
Rave, you will never know what a difference your kindness made in my life. i wish there was something i could say or do for you in return besides: iâm so sorry for your loss. thank you. Your friend sounds so much like mine--pretentious and clever and mean. Today I am thinking about them both.
My best friend who died for no reason would have been 40 today. I think when people die it's tempting to make them into saints, which he certainly wasn't, but without exaggerating his qualities he was and is one of my favorite people, and if you met him i think he would've been one of yours. He was my favorite for a lot of reasons I can't imitate or match -- his intelligence, his kindness, his patience, his artistic daring. But he was also my favorite because he was interested in and curious about so many things, particularly other people, and that is something I or anyone can emulate, which is why Sept. 20 is my personal Curious About Someone Else's Area of Interest Day! In honor of my dead friend I would love for you to tell me something you are learning or doing that's taking up space in your brain. Are you learning a new language, did you write six pages of a novel, did you try linocut (!), are you studying gene expression, do you have a new pet lizard, did you visit an arboretum? I would love to hear about it. and so would your friends probably even if you think they wouldn't. before my friend died i loved hearing him talk about dramaturgy and would've loved to listen to him do it for 24 straight hours, even though i always made fun of him for having a pretentious job. i wish i had 10000 more conversations to remember about this thing he loved.
#sorry 2 rave sashayed for leaving all of my thinky thoughts not only in the replies but also here in the tags AND the post lmao.#cw: animal death#cw: death#barnaby
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[ 2:41 am ]
Warm kisses were pressed against your back, all while he pulled you closer to him. His lips were soft, welcomingâ almost as if you were being hugged by them. Every now and then heâd stop, resting his head against your back for some time before repeating the same cycle.
You subconsciously groaned out of your sleep, rubbing your eyes as you turned to face him. Felix smiled as you met his eyes. Even if it was dark you could feel his eyes searching your face, admiring every inch of it. His hand came to cup your cheek, caressing it slowly with his thumb as he kissed your forehead.
Any chance he got to express his love, he would do so in the form of kisses. They made you weak, made your knees buckle at how softly he placed them. Every kiss having a different feeling than the last.
âDid I wake you angel?â
His deep whisper rang through your ears, making your heart pound out of nervousness. Felix felt your face heat up in his palm, making him cheese from ear to ear. He swore he could feel his pupils grow at seeing you. No amount of words, no number big enough could explain his adoration for you.
You shook your head, placing your hand ontop of his own.
âWhat are you doing up?â You glanced over to the clock on the wall reading 2:41 am. âItâs almost 3 am, Lixie.. bad dream?â
Felix chuckled, his eyes peeking at your cleavage for a second. He wrapped his arm around your back, pulling you closer to him and placing his head in the crook of your neck. He hummed in disagreement, kissing your neck. You moaned quietly as he nibbled at your skin, pushing his head away.
âFelix my parents are staying over we canât do this..â
He raised his eyebrow, holding your chin up as he gave you more kisses. He was being cocky and he knew that. He didnât care if your parents were sleeping next door, he couldnât bare to be without your touch for the next week.
âIâm sure you can be quiet for me, yeah?â
He slipped his hand under your shirt, kneading at your breasts as he kissed your neck sensually. You hummed to a near whisper, your hands brushing through his blonde locks. You resented Felix for constantly getting his way with you, and only because of how easy it was to swoon you. You canât resist his touchâ no matter where it came from, as he was always so delicate. Caring for you as if you were a fragile piece of work.
He sucked the skin, nipping at it as he left small red marks. It was the worst place he could mark you, but at that moment you didnât care. You were too drunk off his kisses to care. Felix slipped his fingers into your underwear, moving them aside a bit as his they glided through your folds. You were soaking, the sound of your cunt loud enough for the two of you to hear.
He pushed his finger inside of you, watching as your back arched in response. His finger curved, slowly pumping in and out of you.
âYou like that baby? Câmon, use your words.â
You whimpered quietly, pulling him in for a kiss. Felix fastened his pace while inside you, feeling your soft moans roll onto his tongue. His thumb rolled against your clit as he sucked your lower lip softly. You were in heaven and he happily watched as he got you there. A small smile crept on his face as you threw your head back in pleasure. You knew heâd give anything to see you in such a vulnerable, yet beautiful state all the time and you were happy to let him have that.
Felix pulled his fingers out of you, sucking them as you watched. He quickly slipped under the covers and you felt his breath just inches away from your cunt. He slipped off your underwear, spreading your legs slowly while he placed small kisses against your clit.
âStay as quiet as you can for me, yeah?â
He sucked on your inner thigh, only enough to leave small red marks against it. He wrapped his lips around your swollen clit, sucking it tenderly as his thumb pocked at your hole. You covered your mouth, whimpering as quietly as you could. You were so sensitiveâ so eager to cum right there in his mouth, but you knew you had to hold out for him.
His tongue swirled around your bud, soon lapping at the juices spilling from you. His head followed the motion of his tongue, the pace switching from slow to fast as a way to tease you. You ran your fingers through his locks, grinding your hips against his tongue as you felt your stomach churn.
âGonna cum..â you could barely make out a sentence, hesitant to be to loud.
Felix held his tongue out, letting you grind your pussy against it. He adored how needy you were, taking any chance he could get to let you take control.
âCum for me baby. Let me taste how sweet you are.â
His deep voice vibrated against you, making your legs shake involuntarily. He massaged your thighs in an attempt to ease your nerves, laying gentle kisses against them. Once you relaxed, he pushed his fingers into your aching cunt, humming at the squelching sounds.
âFuck, so wet. Just wanna give you a baby.â
You tugged his hair softly, pulling his lips to your clit. Felix sucked on you, still fingering you with a steady motion. It was coming, and you felt it. You felt your body heat up, your heart pound as the pleasure grew to be too much for you to handle. Your hips grinded against his face, your nose brushing slightly against his nose.
In just seconds you came undone, almost suffocating him with your thighs as you cried out in pleasure. You quickly covered your mouth, out of breath as Felix came out from underneath the covers. His hair was messy, your juices coating his mouth and jaw.
âAh donât laugh at me..â
He wiped his mouth, soon kissing you sensually as he laid back next to you. Felix pulled your body close to his, your back against his chest once again. He placed small kisses against your shoulders, stopping for a few minutes, then repeating the same cycle once more.
Should it bother you? Not when it was him. It was simply his gesture of love toward you and it was something you adored most about him.
a/n: something. about. felix. like heâs just been bias wrecking me lately itâs bad.
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Your honor I am here today to say thank you for the thundercracker fics. I think I'm in love with another bot. Happy Holidays!!
TC is a sweetheart, ya gotta love him.
Me just watching the inbox go with the same morbid fascination as someone watching a train derail. 18+ đśď¸
Better Open The Door Pt 13
Thundercracker x Reader
⢠Shifting over you to more fully cage you under him, youâre aware of his mouth against your jaw moving hungrily to your neck. Leaving kisses and soft bites to make you squirm. âIâd do anything for you,â he murmurs and you smile at those hungry, almost reverent words, because it doesnât feel like a line when he says it. Feels real and that almost scares you. âTake such good care of you.â Hips moving against yours, you squirm under him.
⢠There. Hips rolling to make you gasp again, taking his time finding where youâre most sensitive. Learning how to touch you to bring you pleasure, because heâs determined to be a good mate for you. To show you he can keep you happy. âYou really are a-â You begin, trembling on a moan as he shifts against you. âHopeless romantic,â you manage as his mouth brushes the corner of yours. Like thatâs a bad thing?
⢠Head falling back as he alternates between quick snaps of his hips to make your toes curl and slow, rolling thrusts. âSay my name, little spark,â he growls, venting against your damp skin. âSay youâre mine.â Thereâs a possessive edge in those words as he keeps teasing you, helm brushing your forehead and those bright optics staring down at you like heâs looking into you, seeing all of you. âWant everyone to know youâre mine.â The intimacy and feeling of a shared breath even if he doesnât actually need to breathe twists through you. Whispering with the temptation to stay. Would it really be so bad?
⢠âThundercracker, please,â you whimper and he loses control, hips pumping against you. Driven by the need to breed you, claim you so thoroughly that every inch of you will know youâre his. Listening to those breathless pleas of yours as he growls against your skin and then youâre tightening on him again, milking his spike. Groaning as he loses his rhythm, hips moving urgently to make it last before he drives deep, and his hips settle against yours as he releases.
⢠Shivering and overly sensitive, you whimper when he brushes kisses against your throat. Let your fingers skim over his wings and gasp when his hips snap against yours with a growl. âCareful. Sensitive,â he murmurs, the ragged words spilling through you. Because youâd done that to him and you file the bit of information away for later, because if his wings are sensitive, youâre going to touch them as much as possible. Heâd said you were his, but heâs yours, too then. âYouâre perfect,â he whispers, nuzzling against your throat while your heart slowly begins to calm. And thereâs an ache inside you, spreading warm and fragile with every word he says. A feeling that isnât quite love, but could be.
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Hellooo :]
Pomefiore, 6, hurt/comfort
I'm so excited to see what you come up with! <3
I have once again succumbed to vil, I'm trying to choose others for pomefiore but... vil...
Last Thread || Vil Schoenheit
For the Holiday Event! || Prompt: "Say that again" ; Genre: Hurt/Comfort
The argument had started smallâa passing comment about your schedule, a critique of his relentless perfectionismâbut it spiraled out of control before either of you could stop it.
"You're impossible sometimes, Vil," you said, your voice rising. "It's like you don't even listen to me!"
"And you think Iâm being unreasonable?" Vil snapped back, his tone colder than youâd ever heard it. "Forgive me for expecting excellence!"
It stung, hearing that edge in his voice, like a blade cutting through the bond you cherished.
"Vil, this isn't about excellence. It's about you shutting me out and treating me likeâlike I donât matter!"
He flinched, the sharpness in your words hitting their mark. You didnât want to hurt him, but it felt like the only way to get through.
âI would neverââ He paused, his hands trembling slightly before he crossed his arms to steady them. âWhy canât you understand that this is who I am? This is what I need to do!â
âMaybe I do understand, but I canât keep standing here feeling like Iâm walking on eggshells around you,â you retorted, frustration bubbling over. âI love you, Vil, but I cannot stand to be here right now!â
You grabbed your coat from the back of the chair and turned toward the door, your heart aching even as your hand reached for the handle.
âWait.â His voice cracked, and the sound rooted you in place.
When you turned back, you saw something in his eyes you rarely saw: fear. True, unguarded fear. His lips parted as he spoke, barely above a whisper.
âSay that again.â
You froze, realizing what he meant. His composure, the armor he wore so well, was gone. His violet eyes were wide, vulnerable.
You sighed, your heart softening as you stepped closer. Slowly, you cupped his cheeks, the tension in his jaw melting under your touch.
âI love you, Vil,â you said, your voice soft but steady. âBut I need some air. Iâll come back. I promise.â
He closed his eyes, leaning into your palms like he was holding onto the words, clutching them tightly in his heart. He nodded, a small, almost imperceptible movement, but you could feel the relief in it.
You pressed a kiss to his forehead before stepping back and leaving, the air outside sharp and cold against your skin.
When you returned an hour later, Vil was sitting on the couch, his elbows on his knees, hands clasped together. His hair was slightly disheveled, and he looked like he hadnât moved since you left.
The moment you stepped inside, he stood, his eyes meeting yours with a mix of anxiety and hope.
âIâm sorry,â he said quickly, his voice firm but tinged with vulnerability. âFor shutting you out, for making you feel like you didnât matter. You do. More than anything.â
You stepped closer, setting your coat aside. âIâm sorry too. I didnât mean to hurt you. I just⌠I needed you to hear me.â
âI hear you,â he said, his voice dropping to a whisper. âI canât lose you. Youâre the only person who sees meâtruly sees meâand IâŚâ His breath hitched as he struggled to find the words. âI need you.â
You didnât let him finish. Instead, you closed the gap between you, wrapping your arms around him. He clung to you, his grip almost desperate as he buried his face in your shoulder.
âIâm here,â you murmured, running a soothing hand down his back. âIâm not going anywhere.â
For a while, neither of you spoke. You just held each other, the silence between you heavy with unspoken words and mutual understanding.
Eventually, he pulled back just enough to look at you, his hands resting on your shoulders. âIâll do better. For you.â
âAnd Iâll be here,â you said with a small smile. âFor you.â
He leaned forward, pressing his forehead to yours. âYouâre my last thread holding me together, darling.â
âThen Iâll never let go,â you promised, sealing it with a kiss.
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this meant so much to read, thank you!!!! i am so honored that you've come back to read this đ I've loved writing the different dynamics in this (and so have a soft spot for part one) and to hear you're loving this has me so glad I gave writing this series a shot! excited to share more of them with you!!
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logan howlett x f!reader x wade wilson
rated e - ongoing
tags: MMF threesome, mutual pining/crushes all around, dirty talk, open relationship, oral sex, fingering, Logan doms both of them, 69ing, fucklicking, shared blowjob, come sharing
Right now, all he can hear is Wade running his goddamn mouth. Drowning out the sounds you make - so fuckinâ pretty, and the prick is too busy listening to himself to appreciate it.
Thereâs one thing that Logan knows for sure - and itâs that Wadeâs not doing it right. Not like he would.
(or - Logan tries to shut Wade up, and it doesnât go as expected)
i. come on and show me
ii. sharing is caring
iii. double the pleasure, triple the fun (coming soon)
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sweeter than dreams
boyfriend!Nanami comes home after a long and late day at work, and when you look so sweet sleeping there... how can he help himself?
warnings: somnophilia, even though it was consented by both parties prior/reader consents throughout -- just tread carefully!
PLEASE NO MINORS, 18+ ONLY, THANK YOUUUU
The night was still and quiet, as it always was by the time Nanami finished his sorcery duties. With the growing global discontent at the state of the world, curses only seemed to spring up more and more frequentlyâ which meant Nanami had much later nights. At least he was getting paid overtime.Â
But the extra compensation was hardly comparable to being able to come home to you.Â
It was you that quickened his step and strengthened his swings once 5:01 came rolling around, and the pull back to your soft embrace and the sweet smell of your shampoo was inescapable. It was you that he fought so hard to protect every day with a fervor.Â
The iron staircase creaked beneath his lumbering steps as he climbed to the second floor landing of the apartment complex, exhaling a slow and heavy sigh as he took a moment to stall in the fluorescent lighting. Today was especially long and tedious, even with Yuji and Megumiâs assistance. One hand grasped at the side of his neck to dig his fingers in as a pseudo-massage, body aching from exertion.Â
At only 28 years of age, the man felt decades older with each passing day. There was no end to the work of a jujutsu sorcerer, and though thoughts of you kept him from ever truly considering it, Nanami sometimes wondered just how much he could take. He was only human, even if he did what most others could not.Â
The keys jingled as he fished them from the pocket of his slacks, a smile ghosting upon his lips at the smell of pine permeating through the edges of the closed doorâ you mustâve had one of your candles on tonight, the ones he always kept well stocked for you.Â
âSweetheart?âÂ
The silence that greeted him was only a touch unnerving, perhaps because he was so eager to hear your sweet voice calling for him the moment he arrived home. But the soft dim of your shared apartment calmed him as he gently closed and locked the door behind himâ nothing was out of place, and if something really was wrong, he figured at least one or two things wouldâve been toppled over. So he bent down to remove his shoes and set them on the rack before advancing further, shrugging off his blazer to hang on the coat rack.
Everywhere there were small reminders of you that made it feel more like home than it ever had before youâd moved in. Your shoes by the door, your bag seated neatly on the kitchen table next to a plastic-wrapped dish with a little note on it.Â
Made you dinner & got your favorite bread for dessert â in the toaster. I love you â¤ď¸Â
The smile that settled upon his lips was a subtle and tender little upturn in the way only you managed to bring about. Always so thoughtful and sweet, you never once gave Nanami any guff about his late nights and only ensured dinner was ready and waiting for him. He wasnât quite sure how he made due before youâd entered his life, and now youâd become a fixture he couldnât ever live without.Â
The clock on the microwave read 2:15 am as he carefully unwrapped the dish and placed it within to heat, waiting for the timer to elapse down to one second before plucking open the door once moreâ before the timer blared of course.Â
It smelled delicious as your cooking always did and tasted even better, though Nanami knew your company wouldâve only enhanced the experience. With each bite he was aware of your absence at the table, and the desire to see you grew. And once the plate was cleared and quietly cleaned in the sink, the bread was left in the toaster in favor of more important things.Â
The sight of you curled up in his bed charmed a soft smile upon his face immediately, unable to help leaning against the doorframe just to admire you. You mustâve been asleep for a while by then, with the way the covers were kicked off and your hair had gone messy. He watched your chest rise and fall with each breath vigilantly before he even paused to ponder your state.Â
Nanami was a rather simple man, aside from all the sorcery. He wore a suit to work (and most other affairs, unless you begged him to wear something more casual) and pajamas to bed. It was a bit of a shock to have seen you climbing into bed the first night youâd moved in with only a shirt over your underwear. Heâd even offered to buy you a set, figuring maybe youâd forgotten or lost yours in the move over. But you respectfully declined with a kiss, expressing that you could never sleep with pants onâ something along the lines of âI like to let my legs breathe!â The notion was novel to him at the time, but if it kept you comfortable then that was the end of that. Of course over time he began to appreciate the freedom your decision came with, how pleasant it was to run his fingertips over the exterior of your soft thigh and hip in the early morning hours, to watch your eyes flutter open and sparkle with recognition as his thumb caressed close to your waist. Any and every way to get closer to you was a godsend, lack of clothing included.Â
You were sleeping comfortably on your side, knees curled up towards your chest with your arms strewn messily across the other half of the bedâ where Nanami shouldâve been, for hours by now. The shirt you were wearing, his t-shirt of course, had bunched and ridden up around your waist. And in your slumber you yawned and extended your legs just a bit before settling once more, making Nanamiâs breath hitch. You were wearing those panties. His favorite, though heâd never told you so. Black and silky with scalloped edges that sat so prettily upon the plush of your rear and the fullness of your thighs⌠it clung to the curves of your ass and left little to the imagination, though Nanami had memorized the intricacies of your body long ago.Â
In the darkness, his eyes traced up and down your exposed lower body, stopping each time at that little garment that had such a big effect on him. But only when he deigned to look up at your peacefully sleeping face did he feel the tightness in his chest and the unrest in his fingersâ only then did he realize just how much heâd missed you, and now needed you.Â
Work had been killer lately, and these late nights were growing more and more frequent. Nanami recalled the last time heâd even had the *time* to touch you as well over a couple weeks ago. It was catching up to him then, the stirring in his chest echoing the heat swelling in his groin. It was a sin to be bereft of you for so long, and he couldnât go another moment.Â
Silent as he could, he hooked an index finger over the knot of his tie to loosen it down to his chest and then pull it off, setting it on the dresser near the door as his other hand went about undoing his button down from the collar. His eyes never strayed from you as he slipped his suspenders off one broad shoulder then the other, not even for one moment. And if it were any other night Nanami wouldâve taken the care to place his discarded garments in the clothing bin by the foot of the bed, but such tasks seemed trivial in comparison to you.Â
You, who slept so blissfully unaware of how just the sight of you set him ablaze. For a moment he felt a tinge of indignation while undoing his slacksâ how dare you sleep so sweetly that he couldnât resist his need to savor it?Â
He was half-hard already, just from letting his eyes trace the curve of your ass over and over again. And though heâd never felt such an inclination before, he was quick to climb into bed next to you with just his briefs on which grew more strained by the second.Â
It was a suggestion that Nanami had deemed asinine when youâd first put it out into the universeâ the idea of him doing anything to you unless you were fully awake and present seemed extremely gouache and unsavory. What sort of gentleman would impose himself upon someone so vulnerable?Â
But the idea had set him aflame now as he slid close enough to feel your warmth, his breathing growing labored. The smell of your shampoo felt cloying in his nostrils, sweeter than any tart or cake at even his favorite childhood bakery. One hand reached for you and paused in midair, as though at war with his own morals. And none the wiser, you exhaled a soft breath as you turned onto your back, your bust jumping before settling on your chestâ and that was all it took.Â
First tentatively over the plush of your exposed stomach, releasing a shuddered exhale as his fingertips dragged over your soft skin. He admired you in the quiet still of your bedroom, in your oblivious slumber as his thumb stroked under the hem of the shirt bunched around your waist. He chuckled, low and hushed, more to himself than to you. âIf only you knew how youâve wrapped me around your finger...â Gently, he leaned close enough to brush the ghost of a kiss against your temple, savoring your warmth before he could no longer ignore the throbbing in his briefs.Â
Ever so softly he raised the hem of the t-shirtâ his t-shirt that he appreciated much more on you. A centimeter a second as to not disturb you from your peaceful slumber, bunching up the fabric until he could raise it over your chest. And how sweet and serene your expression was as he took to your skin like a man starved, thoughts of only you overwhelming his composure. How soft and smooth your skin was, how supple the flesh of your breasts felt as he so gently cupped them to bring them together, and how oblivious to the way his cock was throbbing for you. His eyes locked on your face, he tested the waters by swiping the pad of one thumb against the underside of your nipple. And when a shudder ran through you but you did not stir or wake, Nanami swallowed the groan it conjured in the depths of his chest.Â
âIrresistible, even in the depths of your dreamsâŚâ He breathed against your skin as he climbed over your legs and let the tip of his nose brush just lightly against the side of your hardening nipple. Your exhale hitched out into the ghost of a whimper that brought a smile to his lips before they parted to run the flat of his tongue over both nipples at once. The goosebumps that bristled upon your skin quickly after was enough to have the hairs at the back of his neck bristling with impatienceâ but he wouldnât rush this.Â
Yet he couldnât resist dragging the tip of his tented cock against the plush of your thigh as he feasted hot kisses upon both nipples and breast, ears perking to hear the slow and steady of your breathing growing quicker and shallower with each passing moment. Soft kisses trailed down your sternum and tummy, whispered praises ghosting over your skin even though he knew you werenât awake to hear them.Â
Your hips stirred from the bed when his lips brushed against your hip bone and his eyes flickered back up to your face, amusement in his husky voice. âAwake, darling?â As much as the sound of your sleepy voice wouldâve warmed his heart, part of him was grateful that silence was his answer. There was an unexpected power in having you like this even though Nanami would sooner die than do anything unsavory to youâ but to have you at his mercy? It sparked an unexpected bout of dominance that had him tugging your panties down your thighs with a little less grace than before.
âNnn..â You whimpered in your unconsciousness at the movement and Nanami shushed you gently, peppering kisses to the tops of your thighs as he worked your panties down and off of your ankles.Â
He spread your legs slowly and savored the warmth of settling between your thighs, feeling the blood pumping in his veins accelerating as he caught the scent of your budding arousal. His large hands gently cupped the undersides of your knees to hold them apart, caring less and less about waking you and more about finally having you.Â
Nanami was quick to press a messy kiss to your leaking slit, eyes snapping up to your face between your heaving breasts as his tongue slipped out to collect your leaking nectarâ so sweet, the only dessert he needed, despite your consideration.Â
The muscle dove between your folds as far as he could manage, squeezing the underside of your thighs when he felt your body starting to twitch and stir in response. He was steadfast in the way he tasted you, all but panting into your sensitive flesh. Only when one hand groped down to your loins and thumbed over your clit did your body arch and a wavering keen fall from your soft lips. ��NanamiâŚâ Something about your crackling little voice, heavy with the pull of sleep that you seemed to fight against, made him sigh sweetly into your cunt.Â
âYes, sweetheart?â He responded with a bit of mirth, enjoying how your eyelids fluttered when he slipped two fingers inside. You gasped sharply and bucked, but Nanami hooked his other arm under your thigh and around your hip to keep you in place. You were on the verge of waking now though the thought went by the waysideâ he had much more important things to focus on, like the sound of your wetness oozing over his fingers and down your ass.Â
The whimpers that fell from your lips were positively sinful, but Nanamiâs fingers plunged inside like you were the only salvation he knew. Still not quite awake but definitely not asleep, it was an endearing limbo that the man fully intended to take advantage of.Â
âWhat is it, my love?â He goaded in a husky tone that muffled against your mound before dragging the tip of his tongue agonizingly slowly over your perked clit that had you groaning and curling your toes. Of course you couldnât answer coherently, between battling the heaviness of your eyelids and the heat sweltering from within you, and Nanami enjoyed the distressed and pleasured look on your face immensely.Â
âF-Fingers⌠F-Feels⌠HhnâŚâ You barely managed to string together, to which Nanami chuckled breathily over your pussy before curling his long fingers to more completely dig around in your insides.Â
âThatâs right, sweetheartâŚâ He hummed into your cunt, pressing a chaste kiss to your clit before scissoring his fingers within you to savor how it made you mewl, âYou looked so sweet, I just couldnât help myself. Is that alright?âÂ
How quickly you nodded in your stupor, one trembling hand reaching down to fix tightly to his taut forearm. âYes!âÂ
He could tell that you were nearing your limit, as was he with the painful way his cock was throbbing and rock hard against the silk of the sheets. It ached for relief, but he placated the pulsating by idly grinding against the bunched up comforter beneath him.Â
âLet it out then, baby,â Nanami rasped, throat thick with desire and your sweetness as the words vibrated over your sensitive flesh, âSo I can give you what you need.âÂ
He doubled his efforts instantly after the growled word rolled off of his tongue, quick to put the muscle to use and flick it ceaselessly over your bud. Your walls suctioned down around his digits as if to keep them buried there, only milking harder with each passing moment that had your entire body buzzing with bliss. The weight of your slumber was still lingering upon each extremity, your head still foggy with the suddenness of your awakening, yet it only served to sharpen the pleasure swelling within your gut that echoed in the way your moans hitched higher and harsher. And despite the gentleman youâd always known him to be, Nanani was ravenous as he ripped a powerful orgasm from your shuddering body and lapped up every drop to be spared like a delicacy. Youâd hardly even realized youâd been chanting his name until the ringing in your ears stopped and your eyes fluttered open at last, just in time to see his tender smile as he climbed atop you.Â
âAre you alright?â He asked between soft kisses, his dry hand raising to cup the side of your face and caress his thumb over your cheek, âNot too much?âÂ
âNot enoughâŚâ You huffed in a petulant little whine, feeling your walls clamping down around the infuriating emptiness within at both his affection and the taste of yourself on his lips.Â
âIs that so?â He murmured, playfully, sitting back on his haunches between your thighs to let his eyes languidly run up and down your mostly exposed body beneath him. You nodded, chewing on your bottom lip as you watched him clean your essence from his fingersâ leaving not one drop of slick behind. And when one of your hands snuck down to pluck at the waistband of his briefs he couldnât help but laugh, genuinely tickled at your impatience.Â
âYou were asleep two minutes ago, and now youâre getting grabby?â He tutted, good-naturedly. Nanami gently took the wrist of that hand to bring it up and kiss the heel of your palm before setting it back down on the bed next to you. You pouted at the tease in his voice but the sight only made him smile, leaning down to kiss your pursed lips as he tugged the waistband of his briefs low enough for his excitement to spring free. âDon't worry, I wonât keep you waiting.âÂ
In one swift movement he reared his hips back to sink slowly into your warmth, sucking in a breath through gritted teeth as sparks of pleasure crackled through your nerves. âEvery timeââ Nanami groaned, one hand fastening to the plush of your hip as the other rose to cup underneath your neck, his forehead resting upon yours as he adjusted to your warmth, âEvery time you feel like heavenâŚâÂ
He kissed you diligently, letting not one moment pass where the fullness of your lips was not meshed flush against his own to eat up your sweet whines and muffled moans. You could feel him pulsing deep inside of you, and for a moment you were ready to curse his sense of restraint until at last he began in short and shallow thrusts. It wasnât long before you were bucking your hips up to meet his, panting as he tore his lips from yours to lock eyes with you as the pace picked up.Â
âOh godâŚâ You sighed breathlessly as the tip of his cock scraped against your still sensitive walls each time he shifted forward, sinking deeper and deeper with each thrust until at last you could feel him hilting and the slap of perspiring skin on skin filled the bedroom around you.Â
âWhat a naughty thing, practically begging me to fuck you in your sleepâŚâ Nanami grunted as he groped the fat of your hip harshly, using it to hold you down further and drive into you more violently, eyes never leaving your face, âAt first I thought it was barbaric, brutish evenâŚâÂ
He leaned in to pepper your cheek with soft pecks, the hand under your neck abandoning its post to instead help the other in grabbing your hips and raising it to drive himself more firmly into you. âBut seeing you, so oblivious and yet so receptive to my touchâŚâ Nanami cooed breathily into your ear, his smooth voice hitching with each firm thrust, âYou may have just changed my mind after all. Is this what you wanted, baby? Hmm?âÂ
âGod, yes!â You all but wailed as his tip bullied that sensitive and spongy spot deep inside of you, throwing your head back against the pillow as your nails dragged firmly down the manâs broad back. He hissed out in pained pleasure at the sensation and your moans wavered into frantic whines when he strained his back to truly slam into you. And when you grabbed for him in the frenzy of your pleasure, hands trembling and eyes watering, Nanami couldnât help but growl and throw your legs over his shoulders to squeeze your thighs and pound his pulsing cock into your squelching cunt at an unyielding pace and force. You couldnât recall a time heâd ever been so impassioned, but you certainly werenât complainingâ even if you had the wherewithal to comment on it between ragged gasps and cries.Â
Your nails dug into the backs of his tensed hands as each firm thrust had you bouncing only for his hands to slam you back down onto his cock until your eyes were wide and you couldnât recognize the sound of your own wanton squeals.Â
âGod, Iâmââ Nanamiâs husky voice rolled off into a low groan when your cunt squeezed down tight, your insides fluttering with a tell-tale tingle that spoke of your impending peak. He gritted his teeth, taking the opportunity to lave wet kisses upon your moist neck when your head tilted back in pleasure. âIâm close, sweetheartâŚâÂ
You practically sobbed in desperation and ecstasy as you felt the muscles in your gut tensing like the slow and methodical winding of a music box, unable to deny how your entire body sang for him. The hard ridges and the throbbing veins of his cock dragging against your clenching walls was almost as gratifying as the sound of his usually soft voice growing rich with blissful delight just as his composure began to slip.Â
âI-Inside, pleaseâŚ!â You managed to keen just as you felt the rubber band inside fraying and splintering until the dam disintegrated and electrifying nirvana crashed through you from head to toe in a shaking precipice. Nanami grunted as your leaking walls clamped down hard around his rock hard girth, stuffing into you messily until he seated himself inside of you completely. And with a soft sigh of relief, eyes squeezing shut, he shot his seed as deep into you as he could manage, the warmth sending flutters through you. He was quick to release your thighs in favor of cupping your face, pressing one sweet kiss and then another to your lips until the last rope filled you.Â
âAlright?â Nanami was always quick to check on you after sex, eyes vigilantly tracing over your features to search for any indication of pain or discontent. You smiled dreamily and nuzzled into one of his palms, âIâm alright, Nanami.âÂ
Only then did he truly allow himself to relax, carefully laying himself down next to you to pull you close. His fingers threaded gently through your hair, letting the corner of his lips rest against your forehead. âGood.â He hummed.Â
It mustâve been at least 3:30 in the morning by then, the stuffy heat in the room gradually dissipating to a comfortable warmth shared between your bodies. Nanami helped you tug the t-shirt back down modestly before tucking himself back into his briefs. You knew he probably wanted to shower, but the silence and the gradual slowing of his breath informed you that it probably wouldnât be happening tonight. It was only a few more moments until he was out cold, one arm loosely around your waist to keep your body comfortably nestled against his own. And while he was squarely asleep, you were completely awake, the height of your pleasure still thrumming adrenaline through your veins. You took the opportunity to admire the man you loved, the manly edges of his visage, the surprising length of his eyelashes and the blonde tint to them that mirrored his cropped hairâ made messy from your intimacy.Â
He looked so⌠serene. So⌠vulnerable.Â
Maybe youâd have to give it a try sometime, too.
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