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yuelun · 1 year ago
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Okay, so being at home (and ill!) has given me some time to organize my thoughts ahead of time for 2024, because I want to clean house a little bit across the board. Consider this a little informative post that'll simultaneously function as my to-do list to complete by the end of the year. In essence, I've seen the phrase 'do what makes you happy' enough times in the last year and a half to two years, that I think it's time for my donkey-level stubborn self to finally listen to it. So I'm going to do just that, and also, I'm going to clean house. In order of importance, where you'll find me most commonly, and what I'll work on getting up and running, this is the game plan:
Yelan: This one will hold most of my priority by a landslide. Fontaine, let's go. Kafka: I have numerous starters/replies/meta and replies waiting, and these are not on hold out of disinterest; I simply need to organize/give into my priorities. Kafka is near and dear to me, but Genshin as a whole is more my home than Star Rail. Bear with me, I have every intention of running her alongside Yelan). Me at self: Old theme/resources blog (x) needs urgent work.
And then, I have the secondary game-plan:
— Guizhong: She'll return, but I'm, very sadly, in a little bit of a mental lock here. Stay tuned! — Zhongli: This is the big surprise, I suppose. I'm finally giving in. He may not come very soon as my current focus very much lies with Yelan in specific, but especially when Lantern Rite 2024 inevitably hits, I know the tears will fall, my heart will warm and I will be a mess. There were a plethora of reasons as to why I never made him, but— times and things change, friends are joining the Genshin crew (hi Lottie, I love you) and now, there's so much reason to. Besides, how can I not write the man who's kept the dream alive? Stay tuned x2.
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lady-divine-writes · 4 years ago
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Good Omens - Addiction (Rated NC17)
Summary: Aziraphale is addicted to affection. Addicted to touch. But being an addict, he can't seem to manage to find a healthy relationship, nor make any relationship last. After his latest break up, he decides to forgo the emotion and go straight for physical satisfaction.
... He just wants to find someone who needs his body. He's not particularly picky as to who - or what - that entails. (5792 words)
Notes: A major re-working of another piece I wrote. If you guys like this one, I will complete the scene that should come after it ;) Let me know. Vampire Crowley. Warnings for mention of blood and blood sucking. Sexual content.
Read on AO3.
Aziraphale walks slowly around the perimeter of his bed, eyeballing the outfits he’d laid out earlier, scathingly critical of every item he chose even though, had you asked him two hours ago, he would have claimed each as tied for favorite. He’s 90% dressed already - cream colored trousers and a matching long-sleeved button down, a pale blue waistcoat (one he’s been told matches his eyes perfectly), tartan socks, and his best cocoa brown Derbys. All he needs now is a bowtie.
Does he need a bowtie? He doesn’t know exactly what the protocol is regarding neckwear where he’s going. He definitely prefers to wear a bowtie. Would not wearing one send some sort of message? Aziraphale assumes forgoing a bowtie might make him appear more casual. At ease. But in the context of the place he’s headed, might it also mean that he’s easy?
He sighs. He’s thinking too hard about this. This place he’s going - he’s paying to be there! What the Hell does the possible hidden innuendo of wearing or not wearing a bowtie matter under those circumstances? He hasn’t left the house without a bowtie on in over four decades!
He’s wearing the bowtie.
His gaze slides over his bed, the ties in the running lined up side by side on his comforter. He reaches for one, fingers hovering just above before he changes his mind and goes for the one beside it, picking it up between pinched fingers and holding it to his neck. He turns to his full length mirror and takes a peek.
“This one?” he asks no one, appraising the plain, gray fabric. “No. No, that won’t do.” He tosses it back on the bed and grabs another one - a tartan tie that matches his socks.
Heaven’s Dress Tartan. His family’s tartan. It’s pretty much the tie he wears for every occasion.
Naively, it makes him feel protected.
“This one?” he muses, already nodding his head. “Yes, this one.” Aziraphale slips the narrow strip of fabric about his neck and ties it. He looks himself over in the mirror, chest puffed with pride, but it doesn’t last long.
What is he doing?
He’s too old for this.
Maybe he should pack it in, wrap up his libido and call it quits. He’s had a good run, hasn’t he? He doesn’t need the physical. No more hugs, no more kisses, no more sex - that wouldn’t be the end of the world.
Aziraphale’s eyes drop from his smart outfit to his feet.
Except it would.
It would for Aziraphale.
He can’t give up touch. He’s never done well without some speck of it in his life.
Deep down inside, he knows he can’t survive without it.
It’s not as simple as feeling lonely or unfulfilled. His need for affection goes beyond that. And it’s stronger - so much stronger - than him.
Being an addict is no small burden. Aziraphale knows that firsthand. He’s seen what addiction can do to people. He’s seen how it can devastate families.
He sat around for years and watched, powerless, as it destroyed his own.
Addiction tore his father apart – his need for money, a lust for more, more, more that he valued over his wife and child, turning him from parental figure into perfect stranger well before Aziraphale’s formative years, then into an enemy when Aziraphale decided against going into medicine, law, or business (the big three that would ensure the family fortune would multiply and thrive long after his father was gone) and instead majored in linguistics and literature.
His father’s addiction led to his mother’s. She’d hit the bottle to numb the pain of watching her husband, the man she’d loved since secondary school, drift away, drinking herself stupid until she couldn’t remember what day it was, where she lived … or that she had a son.
But addiction isn’t only cause and effect. It can be hereditary. It spread through the Fell family like wildfire, jumping from generation to generation. It started with Aziraphale’s great-great-great-great-grandfather on his father’s side and trickled down. Since Aziraphale is the last living Fell, his family’s vices have caught up to him, pooled around his ankles with nowhere else to flow to.
Threatening to drag him under.
Aziraphale has an addiction, too. Anyone who talks to him for about five minutes would say that his drug of choice is books, and indeed there are a good many reasons to believe that. Aziraphale loves books. He’s amassed such a collection that he even became an antique book dealer, but mostly as an excuse to find a place big enough to house his vast collection.
No, Aziraphale gets addicted to people. To affection. To whatever feels like love at the time. And he can’t live without it. He’ll take it from anyone willing to give even a smidgen of it, usually finding himself in relationships that dry up before they fully blossom with people who weren’t worth his time to begin with. Not that these relationships would have gone anywhere if given the chance. That’s part of the problem. Aziraphale tries so hard to find the tenderness stolen from him at too early an age, he doesn’t necessarily look for substance. He plants the seeds of his affection in ground long wrung out, spots where rain won’t ever find them, away from the sun’s nurturing rays.
Tonight, walking alone through the city streets at a truly ill-advised hour, he’s suffering the aftershocks of one such break-up. But this time, Aziraphale was prepared … somewhat. Which is to say he saw the signs. He knew the end was coming, even if he couldn’t stop it. But instead of doing the adult thing and cutting ties painlessly, he let it play itself out, sucking from it every drop he could. And afterwards, when he’d brought home his obligatory box of random stuff from his ex’s apartment – toothbrush, shaving cream, CDs, a few shirts, underwear, the possessions that he’d used to stake his claim - he knew where he would go.
He arrives at the obscure establishment before ten o’clock, having fooled himself that he’s ready to move on even before his ex’s side of the bed is cold. He’s doing right by himself. No more leaping into empty relationships just to have his mind messed with and his heart broken.
He’s skipping straight to the physical.
This is the way to go.
But there is also the chance that he’s being phenomenally stupid.
Aziraphale has paid money for questionable things before, things that he’s looked back on and regretted, shoving them as far behind him as he could so as not to think about them ever again.
But paying to feed his addiction - he’s never done that.
The place he’s gone to, with its ornate wooden door set into the face of an everyday brick wall, looks like a day spa if anything – a rather foreboding day spa. In a way, Aziraphale had expected it to look that way. That or a bar. Where else did these kinds of transactions take place? A bordello, perhaps? He’d heard about one that operates out of a hotel downtown, but this one got far better reviews from people in the know.
Let it never be said that Aziraphale didn’t do his research.
From what he’d heard, this place isn’t only the most exclusive of its kind in London, it’s the most discreet.
Silent as the grave, he’d been told.
There is no buzzer, no knocker, not even a door knob. No indication at all that anyone is allowed in but Aziraphale knows better. He sends a text to a number he paid a hefty sum for, along with a selfie that takes longer than he’d care to admit to take, but that’s not entirely his fault. There are strict requirements for this photograph - angle, background, head tilt, etc. The phone number is one-time use. After he hits send, he won’t be able to follow up with another message, so his picture needs to be up to spec.
Each selfie he takes, he despises immediately. The first one … well, the first one always bites, doesn’t it? In the second one, his face is too fat. Chubby chipmunk cheeks and puckered lips? He looks like a frickin’ cherub! The third one … ugh! Where was he even looking? The fourth one - definite serial killer with that awkward, thin-lipped grin.
He can’t keep doing this. He has to pick one! He’s running out of time! Ten o’clock sharp the message had said! If he’s going to do this, he can’t afford to be even a minute late!
He decides that his next picture will be his absolute last. Whatever comes out of this shot, he can’t take another one. He holds his phone up at the pre-determined angle, holds his breath, plasters on his most sincere smile … and prays to God.
Just then, the unthinkable happens.
He fumbles his phone.
He’d been holding so hard to it and his smile that his fingers had begun to sweat. He loses traction, the traitorous thing sliding out of his grasp. The shutter clicks, the flash fires, and his phone makes a lyrical trill of affirmation.
Aziraphale’s stomach drops like a lead balloon straight to his feet.
That noise - that skipping of high-pitched notes that he chose at random because they reminded him of Rites of Spring - indicates that the picture sent without Aziraphale having a chance to double check it first.
“Oh … Hell!” he curses. He should have taken the damned thing at home! The glow from his reading lantern would have given his skin a soft, golden cast; made him look younger; mysterious; but he forgot that a picture would be required. In every photo he’s taken in this doorway, illuminated only by a chemical bulb above his head, he looks anemic, harsh shadows thrown by the overly bright flash elongating his nose, hollowing his cheeks, sinking his eyes into their sockets. But this one, snapped off while his phone was negotiating gravity, is likely to be the worst one yet! Instead of a solid face, he’ll look like a blur.
A middle-aged blur with absolutely no relationship prospects. Not even a cat.
Aziraphale scrolls frantically through his gallery to try and find the picture, see what disaster he’s unleashed, but he can’t locate it.
“Where are you, you little …?” he mumbles, heart thrumming so hard it’s beginning to make him nauseous. The picture isn’t in his saved file. Not on his SD card. It’s not in his sent messages. So where the frick is it!? Aziraphale has to see it, has to know what he’s done, has to know if he’s failed. Has to know if it’s worth waiting out here, or if he should turn tail and head for his bookshop. Somewhere in between bribing his phone and threatening to smash the screen to bits, the door pops open with a click.
Aziraphale’s blood runs cold, his head shooting up like a prairie dog’s on its guard.
The door.
The door is open.
He mustn’t have sent a horrifying photograph after all!
But it may not stay open for long so he’d better move his arse!
He pushes the door further and steps inside. It closes behind him the moment he’s through. He turns quickly to see who shut it since he didn’t notice a doorman when he entered.
But there’s no one.
He’s in the foyer of this large, imposing place completely alone.
As far as he can tell.
He has the distinct feeling he’s being watched.
Of course he’s being watched! he scolds himself. They probably have security cameras everywhere in a place like this! There’s nothing sinister about that! Why, he went to a thrift store not too long ago that had a security camera installed over every aisle, and the most notable item they had for sale was a velvet painting of Margaret Thatcher! Pull yourself together, Aziraphale, for Heaven’s sake!
Now that he’s inside, the place reminds him more of a bank than a spa: long stretches of empty hallway decorated in shows of old school wealth - leather chairs, ornate mirrors, glossy wood drawing tables, a long Persian runner leading him to his destination with chandeliers marking the path every ten feet or so. There’s been more money invested in this one hall than Aziraphale’s father could afford to put into their entire house, even with his lofty inheritance.
He can’t help thinking it would make the old man pea green with envy if he were alive to see it.
Little does Aziraphale know that there are two other hallways ahead of him just like this one.
Aziraphale walks through a total of three locked doors to get to what could be deemed ‘the main lobby’. He’s not escorted, but he does need to be buzzed through, the same melancholy voice asking him to repeat his name through an intercom at every checkpoint. Aziraphale marvels at the embassy-level security but he can’t help but wonder: is this a common practice at these places? No one mentioned anything about this.
What sort of trouble are they trying to prevent?
Aziraphale imagines most people might turn around at this point, go back the way they came and forget all about this place, but not him. As he approaches the final door there is no going back for him now. Not when he’s so close to what he wants.
He goes through the procedure one last time – name and then buzz. But this door is heavier, takes a bit more strength to push open. Black lighting overhead engulfs the room, creates a void that makes everything within indefinable. A few feet in, a wraparound counter fluoresces purple. Aziraphale sees only a single occupant in this room - a man sitting behind the counter who looks, from the outset, like a regular human being.
Of course, Aziraphale has never met a vampire before. He has no idea what one should look like.
He walks up to the counter, the door behind him swinging close and shutting with the same poignant click as the rest. But once this door seals, it takes the light with it, plunging Aziraphale momentarily into near complete black.
The man doesn’t look up at Aziraphale’s arrival. Aziraphale clears his throat to get his attention.
“E-excuse me?” he says nervously, his stomach flipping somersaults from his pelvis up to his neck. His voice sounds thin and disappointing to his own ears. Then again, he barely speaks to anyone from day to day. Maybe it sounds exactly the way it should.
The man sitting behind the counter – dark-skinned but with an ashy paler - blatantly ignores Aziraphale, who’d be standing practically on top of him if not for the counter between them. He flips exaggeratedly through the pages of his magazine (Aziraphale can’t tell which one in the unhelpful light), but doesn’t acknowledge him.
“Excuse me?” Aziraphale repeats, louder but still weak.
The man sniffs the air. He shifts only his eyes to address Aziraphale, looks him over, then returns to his magazine. “Wot do you want?”
“I … uh … I have an appointment. F-for a session.” Session. Is that the right word for it? No one Aziraphale talked to about this gave him the in on the lingo. “With a man by the name of Crowley.”
The disinterested man flips another page. “An appointment, huh?”
“Yes.” Aziraphale’s eyes dart around, looking for anyone else who might be willing to help him. For as popular as this place sounded, it’s surprisingly deserted. Aziraphale can’t see a single other soul anywhere. Of course, aside from the glowing furniture, it’s so dark in there – a darkness his eyes refuse to get accustomed to – someone could be standing right beside him and he might not know it. “I’m … uh … sort of new at this.” His statement is met with a silence as thick as a brick wall. He chuckles, anxiety starting to get the better of him.
He feels vaguely like he might be in danger.
If he backed out now, walked out the door, would the man behind the counter even notice?
Then Aziraphale realizes fuck! He’d probably need to be buzzed out the same way he was buzzed in. And the man behind the counter might have to be the one to do it. He has the same dry, unenthusiastic tone in his voice as the one that greeted Aziraphale at every door.
The man glances Aziraphale’s way, then blows out a breath, obviously annoyed he’s still there. “I’ll tell him you’re here Mr. …���
“Fell. Aziraphale Fell.”
“Aziraphale Fell,” the man repeats but doesn’t reach for a phone or make a move to inform anyone that Aziraphale has arrived. He gives the air another disdainful sniff and scrunches his nose, raising his magazine to cover it. “Did you have sushi for lunch, Mr. Fell?”
“Uh …” Aziraphale clamps his lips together tight, self-conscious of what he must smell like to a creature with super-sensitive olfactory organs. He did have sushi, but that was days ago. There’s no way he could still smell like it, especially with the amount of Listermint he uses daily.
“Was it refrigerated properly? Or do you buy your food from the day-old section of your local market?”
Aziraphale’s hackles rise. He disregards the feeling that he’s in danger in defense of his favorite restaurant. “I really don’t think that Hot Stone would stoop to selling day-old sushi!”
“Did you even remember where you were going when you left your house today?” the man scolds without listening to him. “I mean, have some respect, for Satan’s sake!”
“That’s enough, Ligur.” A new voice, amused but stern, says from the shadows. “If you don’t stop badgering the customers, we won’t have any, and then how will you afford your flat? Hmm?”
“Yes, sir. Whatever you say, sir,” Ligur replies, barely bringing himself to care.
Inconceivably quick, their new guest goes from standing in the light to standing before Aziraphale. Ligur snickers at the move, like he’s seen it too many times before, but Aziraphale doesn’t pay him any mind. Ligur might not be impressed, but Aziraphale can’t. stop. staring.
Aziraphale has never seen such a man.
He’s never imagined a man like him could exist. He’s sure he could spend his entire life trying to think him up and still never come up with him. He captivates Aziraphale in a matter of seconds, mystifies him without lifting a finger. He’s tall, slim, and fair. He reminds Aziraphale of a prince from an old world fairy tale. In fact, Aziraphale knows just the book he’d find it in. He intends on searching for it the moment he returns to his shop (he thinks hopefully). The man’s eyes, even in the absence of light, are piercing, simmering in their depths with a light all their own.
The man doesn’t walk up to Aziraphale. He stalks. And the way he carries himself leads Aziraphale to believe he can take anything he wants with a snap of his fingers. At the moment, he’s stolen Aziraphale’s voice, his breath, practically every thought in his head.
Aziraphale’s entire focus becomes this man.
The man moves a step forward. Aziraphale takes a subconscious step back.
“I believe that you are my ten o’clock,” the man says.
Aziraphale nods, not sure if he’s expected to speak ... or if he’s allowed. “Are … are you … Mr. Crowley?”
“In the flesh. And you must be Aziraphale.” Crowley’s tongue curls around his words, the hint of an accent making an appearance. Several accents, actually. At his root, the man sounds English, but not born. But his accent is acquired, not practiced, bred from immersion. There are other touches here and there - a dash of Birmingham, a little cockney perhaps, an Irish brogue, peppered upon a foundation that sounds firmly Scottish. Lilts and rolls add flavor to Aziraphale’s name so that he feels he’s hearing it spoken out loud for the first time. Even lost in that dialect soup, Aziraphale doesn’t think it’ll ever sound more perfect than it does rolling off Crowley’s tongue. It tickles his eardrums, silently begs Crowley to say it again.
“I am,” Aziraphale says. “Aziraphale Fell. It’s a pleasure to meet you.”
“It will be soon.” Crowley winks. “Follow me, Mr. Fell.” He smiles, teeth impeccably straight and disarmingly white. It could be a trick of the black lights, but those teeth … that smile … make him look predatory, and Aziraphale considers again if coming here was the smartest idea, especially since he did so impulsively, took no precautions. He was so distracted by his break-up, so wrapped up in shoulds and shouldn’ts, what people would think of him if they ever found out, that he didn’t tell anyone where he was going.
What if he simply disappears?
No one in his life would dream of looking for him here, and he left absolutely no clues to point them in this direction.
Regardless of the warning bells tolling in his head, new ones firing off with each pound of his heart, Aziraphale follows Crowley down several vacant hallways. The place was dark to begin with, but this section is nearly pitch black with the exception of a red light bulb here, a green light bulb there, their faint illuminations doing nothing more than throwing shadows on the walls – shadows deep enough to disappear in. Crowley walks swiftly. Aziraphale almost loses him twice, but he slows in a hall lined on both sides with doors. Aziraphale hears moans come from behind several of the doors and his heart speeds in his chest.
It slams to a stop when he hears a man scream – strained and blood curdling.
Aziraphale can’t tell if the man is screaming in pleasure or in pain.
Aziraphale points to the door. “Um … is he going to be alri---?”
“Right this way, Mr. Fell,” Crowley interrupts, opening the last door on the left. “This is my private office. No one will dare disturb us in here.” Aziraphale hesitates but decides to go inside, not because he feels any more comfortable with this than he did a moment ago, but because if he doesn’t, he might run the other way. Crowley waits patiently till Aziraphale steps in, then shuts, and locks, the door. “Now … what can I help you with today?”
Aziraphale paces the room, examining its violet walls with their black-and-white photographs mounted in minimalist glass frames. It isn’t much brighter in here than in the lobby, but it’s more inviting - the sort of space created specifically for people to spend time in together, get to know one another. A round, wooden table in the center of the room holds a pair of crystal flutes and a bottle of champagne chilling in a bucket of ice. Candles cover every level surface - some thick white pillars, some long white tapers, in holders of brushed gold, and scent the air with the sweet fragrance of vanilla. Their dancing flames reflect off the glass, the constant flickering making the room appear to sway. It’s disorienting. It gets Aziraphale’s adrenaline pumping and his heart racing, which Aziraphale assumes is the desired effect.
He’d heard that a speeding human heart can be a powerful aphrodisiac for a vampire.
They apparently get off on it.
Against a far wall sits a plush, red sofa, and against another, a four-poster bed.
Aziraphale bypasses the bed (it isn’t his gut decision, just the safest seeming one) and heads for the sofa. “I … I have a problem. An addiction.”
“Go on.” Crowley strolls over to join him, each step he takes deliberate, noiseless, as if his feet don’t make contact with the ground at all, gliding on the air right above. Aziraphale watches Crowley settle onto the far end of the sofa, sitting catty-corner to keep his amber eyes on him. That predatory expression he wears moves from his smile to his eyes, which track Aziraphale’s movements with unnerving precision. “Well, I … I’m addicted to affection, a-and everything that comes with it - touching, holding, kissing, sex, from anyone who wants me, really. And I fall irrationally in love with the wrong people over and over because of it.”
“A-ha.” Crowley crosses his legs. He draws it out, diverting Aziraphale’s attention purposefully to them. “So tell me why you think I can help you.”
Aziraphale swallows hard, mesmerized by the way Crowley moves, the fluidity of limbs that would look spindly on a human but not on him. Not in the slightest. “Because even though I need companionship, nobody seems to need me. But from the things I hear, you gentlemen … do.”
“We’re not desperate, Mr. Fell,” Crowley groans, rolling his head back on his neck, his eyes following along.
“Oh, no! No, no, no! That’s not what I …!”
“We service a distinguished clientele. We have certain expectations.”
“I understand that.”
Crowley gives Aziraphale a thorough once over with eyes that burn through him, every move Aziraphale makes telling Crowley more than his words.
“What do you do for a living, Mr. Fell?” Something about the way Crowley repeatedly calls Aziraphale ‘Mr. Fell’ shoots right to his stomach and lower, twisting everything up inside him, making him feel compliant, confused ...
“I’m an antique book dealer,” Aziraphale replies.
Crowley chuckles. “Ah. So you hawk old, worn-out romance novels to elderly women wanting a tingle in their lady gardens?”
“Uh … no,” Aziraphale says with a chuckle himself because, he has to admit, he’s gotten one or two of those in his lifetime. “Mostly literature, first editions, rare texts, misprinted Bibles, that sort of thing.”
“And you make a living from that?”
“I do,” Aziraphale says, a tad uncomfortable with this line of questioning. “Not that I need to. I live mainly off the interest of a generous inheritance. I get to do whatever I want mostly.”
“I see.” Crowley’s tone shifts, as if Aziraphale passed some sort of test. “And where do you currently live?” With a flick of Crowley’s eyes, Aziraphale’s hand crawls up his own shirt, reaching for his bowtie. He grabs a tail and pulls it, unties it, then goes after the top button. He toys with it, undoes it, feeling constricted, uncomfortable while it’s fastened.
“I live over my store front in Soho.”
Crowley slides an inch closer. “With a roommate or …?”
“A-alone.” Aziraphale moves on to the second button. “I live … I live alone.”
“Impressive. And your blood type is AB negative?”
“As far as I know.”
“Interesting.” Crowley moves another inch closer. “Alright. Let’s give you a shot.”
“A-and how do you do that … exactly?”
“Give me your arm so I can take a taste. Then I’ll know if we can use you.”
Crowley holds out his hand, long fingers with black painted nails motioning for Aziraphale’s, but Aziraphale doesn’t take it. He has a second of doubt, of Are you nuts!? that stays him. But it’s been so long since Aziraphale has felt truly wanted. And this man … or this creature … wants what he has to offer. Aziraphale can see it in his eyes. It’s cut and dry. No muss, no fuss, no emotions involved. Giving in should be easy. This is what he came for.
“If you’re nervous, I could always …” Crowley makes a gesture toward Aziraphale’s neck and smiles an alluring, toothy grin – charismatic, hard to resist. But Aziraphale might not be ready for what Crowley’s proposing. It seems a little too intimate.
“O-oh no.” Aziraphale rolls up his sleeve. “It’s not that. I was just … uh … thinking.”
“Oh.” That single syllable sounds tragically disappointed. “Whatever you’re comfortable with, of course. But just so you know, it’s always an option.”
Aziraphale gets a sudden image in his head of Crowley lying on top of him, licking down his neck, his fingers undoing the rest of his buttons and reaching beneath his shirt, nails scratching lightly down his skin. He envisions Crowley removing his clothes one piece at a time, marking his flesh with kisses, with bites, taking small sips as he paves a trail to his trousers. Sharp fangs slice through the threads that keep the button sewn on and he pulls down the zip with his teeth. There’s a mouth on Aziraphale’s cock, sucking, hands massaging his chest, the gentle brush of silky hair against his thighs, the occasional sting of a cut opening, a tongue collecting, and Aziraphale writhing with the sweet agony of it. He doesn’t picture himself cumming quickly, but sees himself sliding along the beveled edge, getting to that point, hanging from the crest of it, just to be sent back to the beginning, to start the process over again.
It feels planted, a suggestion. Aziraphale isn’t sure how. He’s not savvy to the abilities of vampires beside the blood sucking thing. It’s not real. Aziraphale knows he’s still dressed, can feel the fabric of his shirt sleeve balled in his fist, but he starts to sweat at the thought of it. His cock aches because of it. That’s what he wants – the give and the take.  
It changes his mind, stops him rolling up his sleeve.
“You know,” Aziraphale says, gaze fixed to Crowley’s seductive eyes, “that does sound like it could be … nice.”
Crowley grins. It’s almost too easy. “Oh, it will be,” he purrs. “I promise.”
Aziraphale scoots closer until they’re sitting beside one another, knees touching. Crowley wastes no time kissing Aziraphale’s neck, cool lips pressing against hot, sensitive skin. Aziraphale moans. God, it’s been so long. And whatever Crowley is doing with his tongue, circling the same spot, nibbling with just enough pressure to make it tingle, feels so intense, it overshadows the hand on Aziraphale’s thigh, creeping up steadily to his crotch, squeezing along the way as the excitement of kissing builds.
As Aziraphale’s heart beats faster and faster, until individual thumps are no longer distinguishable from the whole.
Crowley wraps an arm around Aziraphale’s shoulder, fangs lengthening as he searches for a place to sink in and drink. He finds the perfect spot and bites. Aziraphale’s eyes go wide.
“Oh … God.” He becomes rigid as the sensation of smooth and sharp assails his skin, but he succumbs to the sublime numbness and melts into Crowley’s arms. “Oh … oh God …”
Crowley retracts his fangs, licking them clean. “This isn’t really the place to be praying,” he says, inhaling Aziraphale’s scent – fresh, rich, healthy, untainted blood. The blood all vampires crave - not from unconscious drunks in the alley behind a night club or filled with preservatives like the bagged gunge they have the option to buy down at NHS Blood and Transport. But whole, pure, and willingly given.
Oh, yes – Aziraphale is an exquisite delight. A rare treat. He’ll make Crowley rich … if he can bear to share him.
Crowley might just decide to keep Aziraphale to himself.
It’s not just Aziraphale’s blood that tempts him. There’s something else, something sizzling beneath his skin that Crowley suspects Aziraphale doesn’t even know about himself. But it sends sparks through Crowley’s skin with every touch, a white light that nearly burns too hot to hold but fuck it all! The second Crowley moves his hand away and it’s gone, it makes Crowley want him more.
“I’m … I’m sorry,” Aziraphale mumbles, following Crowley’s mouth, whining like a kicked puppy when it seems he won’t be returning to the task of biting his neck. But it’s not that. Crowley has every intention of taking his time with Aziraphale. Savoring him. He wants to hear Aziraphale beg for it, beg for Crowley’s teeth buried deep into his neck, beg for the euphoria that comes with being fed upon.
“Do you like that, angel?” Crowley murmurs into Aziraphale’s skin. He punctuates his question with a nip around Aziraphale’s jugular, carefully so as not to prick it.
“Yes,” Aziraphale whimpers, his shaking hand grabbing Crowley’s knee and squeezing. “Yes, please.”
Crowley hums, lips pressed to Aziraphale’s neck so the vibrations travel down his skin. He licks over the pinprick marks, exploring with his tongue for a spot to take another bite. “You know, I think we might be able to help each other out.”
“You … you do?” Aziraphale rises from the sofa in a trance, following Crowley when he moves their soiree to the bed, preparing to make Aziraphale his own private nightcap.
“Oh yes.” Crowley lays Aziraphale out on the mattress and crawls over him, like in the vision. His fingertips creep up Aziraphale’s neck, up his cheeks, the pads coming to rest against his temples. A blue spark, an arc of static electricity, and Aziraphale’s brain fills with images that cloud his vision over so that Crowley’s eyes disappear, replaced by what promises to be a long night in this room, and all the methods of pleasure Crowley plans on using to distract him while he feeds. Skin against skin, Crowley’s hands covering his as Crowley enters him, his body possessing his. Aziraphale can already feel how hard Crowley would claim him, how sore he would be after, and Aziraphale wants it. Wants it more than life itself.
And he’s willing to pay with every drop to have it.
The vision rolls on. With every fantasized thrust of Crowley’s hips, it monopolizes all five of Aziraphale’s senses - his own moans in his ears with Crowley’s voice dripping honey underneath, the pungent smell of sweat and sex around them, the coppery taste of Crowley’s mouth, the slide of a flesh against his so smooth it feels like marble, and Crowley’s eyes - those snake-like eyes with pupils razor blade thin - watching unblinkingly as Aziraphale comes apart beneath him.
Trapped beneath Crowley’s body on the bed with Crowley’s fingertips rubbing circles against his skin, Aziraphale watches this fantasy in awe - open-mouthed and without an inch of fear. He shudders when he sees himself coming, the memory of similar sensations igniting every nerve in his body, turning fantasy into reality. Crowley absorbs every tremor, the way Aziraphale thrums beneath him, his hips bucking up in search of friction. Crowley smiles, reaches between them to start unbuttoning his own uncomfortable trousers.
And let the feasting begin.
“Oh yes,” he whispers, nose nuzzling against Aziraphale’s neck, following the pounding rhythm of his heart for a place to tuck in. “I could become very addicted to you, Aziraphale Fell. Very addicted.”
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theshytigergirl · 4 years ago
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👶 //this too! if you're still accepting <3
Name: Delun Gender: Male Appearance: Honestly looks like a clone of Zhongli but he has more orange in his hair and he has his mothers warm amber then his fathers eye color. He is tall and carries himself with a lot of grace. Personality: He is quiet person and a little shy around new people. He in general has a rather calm aura about him like his father but unlike his father, has more common sense when it comes to things like spending mora. Often times when he was little he would have to remind his father not to spend too much money. He is respectful and polite but currently has a lot of thoughts about his future and what his role in the world is. He is the son of the former geo archon and it is a heavy weight on him. He also has a great love for his human mother and get’s mad if people mock him or her for being human. What do they like? reading, learning new things, being around his parents, the lantern rite, animals. What do they dislike? Sour things, being alone, his long life, loud noises. Who are the godparents? After much discussion, it was decided Ganyu would be the best suited for the role. The adepti are trustworthy but Ganyu would be the best one because she too is half human. Who better to look after someone like him? Anything special about them? He is half human because of his mother. What are their talents? Martial arts, geo usage, knowlegeable about quite a few things, cooking, spear training. Who do they resemble of their parents ( appearance) ? Zhongli, hands down.  Who do they resemble of their parents ( personality ) ? Noah mostly, he has his fathers calmness but is more grounded like his mother. A headcanon: While he was mostly taught how to use a spear by his father, he was also taught by Xiao, who Delun holds a great respect for. Their future: He will find his place as an adepti protecting Liyue and most of Teyvat but won’t assume the position of archon like his father once did. Faceclaim: https://static.wikia.nocookie.net/hunter-x-hunter-fanon/images/6/60/Future_Jiro_Aruk%C4%81do_Ookurikara.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/620?cb=20191218165219
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behindtherobinsmask · 4 years ago
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tagged by @runnfromtheak
Rules: list the first lines of your last ten stories. See if there are any patterns. Choose your favorite opening line. I write the most random things so if you can actually find a pattern then... let me know. Help a fool out. 
P.S. - I know it says opening line and not paragraph but come on, that doesn’t do any story justice.
Gonna do my tags before because this turned out to be longer than expected - @elwon @stevieraebarnes @epistemologys 
1. All The Times Damian Wayne Felt Loved 
This was a birthday fic I wrote for a darling friend of mine. The whole time I was writing this my biggest fear was that the characters were going to... just not be right. Still have that fear.
“Gripping onto a pillow, Damian walked down the dark halls of his grandfather’s house, uncertainty clouding every step that he made. At this hour of the night, no one seemed to be around yet he could feel eyes watching his every move. The eyes of the stars in the sky, the moon and the many trained soldiers that had years of practice when it came to blending into the shadows. It was their presence that forced him to walk with his head held high, to bat away the tears in his eyes and pretend that everything was alright. Pretend that he wasn’t afraid.”
2. To all the stars that are listening
Another birthday fic (maybe that was the pattern all along jk). I actually really enjoyed writing this fic because I felt like I was back in my zone (my zone being angst). Can’t wait to get started on the second part.
“Dick’s life had been anything but ordinary since he was a child. As someone who grew up in the circus, his morning was spent studying with the other kids that travelled with his troupe while in the afternoon, he practiced with his heart and soul to fly as beautifully as his parents. In the nights, he’d stand on the sidelines and watch them perform, absolutely awed by the way their bodies moved, each twist, each turn so seamless, every difficult stunt seemed easy in their skin. Clinging onto the edge of the tent, he wished with all his heart that someday, he could be just like them. A bird freed. With every wish, his voice grew louder and louder until somewhere, up above, a star heard his cry. It heard his desire to be free. The chains that grounded him slowly slipped away and he flew with practiced grace. And just as Dick spread his wings, his parents fell. Birds flightless.
Freedom he had asked for and freedom he had received.”
3. Come here, won’t you hold my hand?
Listen, I spend hours of my life playing genshin impact. Did you really think I wouldn’t write a fic for it? 
“After chasing the traveler away, Xiao sighed, wondering if now was the time to head back to Wangshu Inn. There he could stay away from the harbour and its people, away from the wishes made on stars that could never hear them, away from their fragile happiness that he could shatter with a single touch. Someone like Xiao, so burdened with sins, could never mingle among the mortals without bringing harm. Wherever he went, only misery ever followed. But even though he knew that it would be best for him to leave, a part of him, as silly as it was, worried that the journey back would make him miss out on the opportunity to see an old friend. While he never attended the Lantern Rite in Liyue, he always made sure to catch a glimpse of the Mingxiao lantern that always honored the adepti. It was only at that moment that he could lose himself to the past momentarily and remember a time when he wasn’t so alone, when his battle wasn’t only his to fight.”
4. Jon Kent Must Die
A jaydick flashfic challenge gave birth to this crack series and I will happily go down with this ship. I’ve written too many of these and maybe, in the future I’ll write more. Who will stop me? God? I don’t think so. 
“Damian was sick and tired of his siblings.
Never had he met two people who were so dependent on their partners that they needed them around 24/7. It didn’t matter whether it was day or not, whether they were at the manor or in their respective homes, wherever his brothers went, their fool boyfriends seemed to follow. The obligatory family dinner had been turned into a circus with Todd’s usual clownery that had Damian rolling his eyes so hard that sometimes he was afraid they’d just pop out of his skull. Kent was no better. In fact, on more than one occasion, he had encouraged Todd’s rambling as though he was God’s chosen prophet, sharing his truth with the world. Damian really wished, just for a day, the two of them would simply go away. It wasn’t that he missed his siblings or anything. He just wished to have a conversation with Richard that didn’t end with him wanting to stab someone. Hopefully a 5’11 man with black hair with a streak of white and deep green eyes that could find a conspiracy in Titus’s preferred pose for napping.”
5. I wanna be in your arms by the sea (studying your freckles so curiously)
Yes. It’s another genshin impact fic. Sue me. (Please don’t I’m broke).
“Every night, Zhongli saw the same dream.
Caressed by the gentle winds of the Guili plains, he watched over his people, Guizhong’s people as they lived in prosperity, enjoying the calm and gentle wind that wrapped around them. Serenity was a blessing and they had an abundance of it. In the beginning, when Guizhong had described such a scene, something knit carefully in her imagination, he had not believed her. But now that he was seeing with his own two eyes, he was glad that he had agreed to her terms. Glad that he had formed a contract that had been beneficial for all.”
6. I stay up late and talk to the moon (And I can’t stop telling her all about you)
A christmas exchange fic that I loved writing because it really got me back into the writing for jaydick. It had been a while since I touched anything fandom related. Then this story happened. 
“According to Jason, there weren’t many things that Bruce really got right. Not with his rules that could never be bent for anyone or his sickeningly righteous sense of justice. But if there was one thing Bruce excelled in, it was throwing the world’s most boring party ever. Every event that ever took place in the Wayne manor was the same. Classical music. Champagne flutes. Appetizers that could never replicate Alfred’s cooking and finally, the same old rich folks of Gotham who needed to be filled in on the latest gossip lest they melt into a puddle.”  
7. Now I’m going down on you (proving what I want is true) Who told me I could write smut? Please take away my license. “Click. Click. Click. With a heavy sigh, Dick switched off the TV and tossed the remote aside after an hour of clicking through the channels, unable to find anything that would keep his mind occupied. Two weeks ago, during a drug bust with the rest of the bats, Dick had suffered an injury to his shoulder which he considered rather minor. But Alfred and Barbara said otherwise as he was benched until he healed, his own city taken over by other vigilantes while he was forced to sit at home and entertain himself with murder mysteries with plot twists he saw coming from a mile away. Unfortunately, even when he hit the gym to let go of some restless energy, he could only do the most basic of workouts, the kind that simply weren’t enough for someone who was so used to being active all day long.”
8. Wayne Boys Unsolved
Another crack fic that I really enjoyed writing. Poor Yvonne though. She was really suffering. 
“Yvonne’s body was thrumming with excitement as she peeked out the window of her room, her eyes falling on the black car that just pulled up in front of her house. Four boys stepped out, ones that she was so very familiar with. After all, she had spent many nights watching every single video they uploaded on their blog. They were paranormal investigators of sorts, the kind that didn’t believe in the supernatural and lived to debunk the stories that revolved around each haunted location. Because people loved to watch them so, both alive and dead, the boys had become famous in every circle possible.”
9. You make me wanna die (I’m burning up in the light)
Another birthday fic and the first dark story I ever wrote. Writing this was fun but also nerve-wracking. 
“I think we need a break.
Two years, three months, four days and seven hours. That was how long it had been since Jason had said those words to Dick, sitting in the middle of the bed they shared, silk sheets pooled around his scarred waist, the white of his hair sticking to his forehead with sweat, droplets of it swimming down his throat and across his bare chest that was bruised red with bite marks, across the autopsy scar that he had been reborn with. He looked like a picture, each feature painted so delicately with colours that pulled, that hypnotised and drowned. The fingers of his right hand flexed, parted and then brushed across the back of his neck, tracing the bond mark that tied him down to Dick, shuddering slightly under the imprint, his heady scent spreading across the room like a drug. Strong, so fucking strong that Dick could still taste it on his tongue. Looking like that, after everything they had done, when he opened his mouth, when he said the words that had been sitting on the tipping of his tongue, it was only to end everything that they were.”
10. Come fire up the night (make me feel alive)
Who told me I could write smut (2)
“Staring at the ceiling of his apartment, Dick lay in his bed, tired but unable to fall asleep, the ticking of the clock haunting him. Tick. He took in a deep breath. Tock. He closed his eyes. Tick. He tried to sleep. Tock. Every memory of Jason came rushing back to him. The dark hair with a streak of white that framed his chiselled face. The plump lower lip that he often dreamt about kissing, pulled between his teeth until Jason was groaning. The freckles that were scattered across his nose and cheeks. Those deep green orbs that gleamed with mischief, teasing and taunting, burning with unbridled fury, one look enough to make Dick’s knees tremble. And as goosebumps spread across his arms, he found himself waking up, lest he did something that he knew he would regret. Like calling up Jason and confessing feelings that were better left unspoken, buried in a special graveyard from which there would be no sudden resurrections.”
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xxhanabifireworksxx · 7 years ago
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From the Heart:Chapter 2
Rated K+ 
The Test
He slung his zanpakuto over his shoulder wrapping the green sash across and tightening the golden clip against his chest. It was time.
Sighing as he mentally prepared himself he whispered, “ I’m ready. Let’s do this.”
Before turning the light off next to the door in his quarters he looked back to make sure he wasn’t forgetting anything important. He stood there looking over the spot where Hinamori and him had talked over tea.
You’ll be fine Hitsugaya-kun! I’ll be cheering for you!
His throat grew dry and he swallowed. For her sake he hoped he could keep Hyourinmaru under control long enough to show the head commander along with Aizen and Unohana the extent of his bankai. He knew that there were aspects of it that he didn’t fully understand yet.
I wonder how long this it going to take. He thought, as he stood in the genkan.  
“Damn it.”
Why did she have to accompany Captain Aizen? There was enough he had to worry about for the time being other then the possibility of his bankai going out of control.
But maybe it’s good she’ll be there with Captain Aizen. He grudgingly thought.
His mouth shifted into a half-frown. It wasn’t that he didn’t like Aizen, but it made him uncomfortable that she was on such good terms with him. The way her face lit up every time he called her name was enough to get his stomach in a knot. Toshiro bit his lip. At least he was strong enough unlike him.
“Tsk. I’ll prove it. I won’t let it get out of hand. It won’t be more then what I can handle.
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 The first division never ceased to amaze him. It was located in a tall white plastered building, which had a decorative roof that was covered with gold leaf. The long walk on the bridge connecting to this building made it feel like he was engaging in some sort of rite of passage.
He placed both of his hands against the heavy wooden door and leaned in, opening it with a slight creak until the wind took it from him.
“Welcome Hitsugaya.” The captain commander rumbled in a gravely voice.
“We are very pleased to have you with us today. Follow me right this way.”
The door slammed shut behind him with a solid bang. He stood entranced. The room itself was huge. Lights were dimmed to the point where you almost would not be able to see had it not been for the lanterns that were along the outskirts of the walls. They emitted a soft reddish-orange glow that made the overall atmosphere feel warm and inviting.
His breathing slowed as he scanned the room. Hinamori and Aizen were just down the corridor along with Unohana waiting for him. Toshiro broke into an amble to meet them.
“Welcome.” Unohana smiled.
Aizen took a couple steps towards him. “It’s good to see you Hitsugaya-kun.”
Hinamori nodded her approval. “I’m really excited for you! You’ll definitely pass.”
“Hmph, not so fast. I still need to take the test, dummy. Don’t get my hopes up too high now.”
“But Shiro-.”
“He’s right Hinamori-kun.” Aizen started. “He needs to be prepared in the case that he doesn’t pass this exam. We need to ascertain that he indeed possesses the skills required for commanding his bankai in full.”
“As well as his potential don’t forget. Bankai mastery takes almost ten or more years to achieve. “ Unohona added. “But I don’t think there’s really any question in that considering the state of the matter.”
The captain commander tapped his cane rhythmically on the floor drawing everyone’s attention away. “ You have five minutes before I begin the exam. In that time I want you to prepare yourselves in whatever means you have to. The judging will take place on the second level on the balcony. Dismissed.”
Toshiro and Momo locked eyes for a second and then he flash stepped out of the room. He went outside of the building into the open space of the seiretei kicking up gravel on the dusty ground. Taking a short walk around on the street, he stared back up at the looming, tall, white building. In just a short amount of time, he would know whether or not if he were to become captain of the tenth division today. Some ravens cackled overhead blocking out the bright afternoon sun. This day didn’t feel different then any other for him. Soldiers still wandered outside of their barracks taking about the latest gossip or drunkenly laughing with friends. He scoffed they were lucky that it had been peaceful for even this long; otherwise they’d be in trouble. With one last sigh he turned around and went back. I hope this is worth it.
Upon his arrival, a flash of strawberry blonde and something hugging around him greeted Toshiro.
“Hitsugaya-kuunn,” she exclaimed. “I’m sorry I forgot!”
His eye twitched for a moment. “How could you forget I’ve been telling you for weeks! You must have been out drinking and didn’t realize until just now that my exam was starting!”
Matsumoto pouted, “ Well I didn’t know whether or not you wanted me to come. Not with you yelling at me like that.”
“Idiot. Get off of me,” He said pushing her off. “This is exactly why I feel like I needed to take the exam in the first place.”
Yamamoto cleared his throat tapped the floor once again with his staff.
“That’s enough Hitsugaya. You’ll be able to prove yourself in a minute that you’re capable enough.” He turned to address the other two captains that were already seated next to the captain commander’s throne.
“We will be judging based on three areas of competency. Captain Unohana will grade you based on the potential that you show while Captain Aizen will rate you based on your ability to control your bankai.”
He took a gulp of air. His control. The aspect of his bankai he was the most uncomfortable with.
“I will be grading you based on your attitude and levelheadedness. In other words, your confidence in calling forth your ability.“
Toshiro stood up a little more straight readying himself. However, Hinamori and Matsumoto caught his attention. They were on the side opposite to the captains. He could not lose his focus during this at any cost. Then as if reading his mind, the Captain Commander responded to him.
“From what I’ve heard I understand that your bankai is a kind that affects the weather. That’s why we are having it outside today because I would rather see it in an open space then trapped inside the medium-sized room we usually use.” He paused in his speech opening one golden eye at him. “Plus it will minimize the damage if there is any. “
Toshiro glanced at Hinamori and Matsumoto again and looked back at the commander, “ Can I make a request please?” He asked. Yamamoto raised one bushy eyebrow at him.
“Yes, what is it?”
“Place a barrier around them…please.”
Yamamoto raised his head. “That won’t be necessary, Hitsugaya. Your zanpakuto is ice, correct? If it gets out of control, I can put it out in a second if I release Ryujin Jakka.”
“I understand.” He replied straightening up again breathing a sigh of relief.
The Captain Commander then returned his attention back to the matter at hand. “Then if we are ready to proceed, let us begin! With any luck, on this evening you will become captain of the tenth! Start!”
The boy closed his eyes drawing Hyourinmaru out of its dark blue scabbard. The sash holding the zanpakuto snug to his back vaporized into the air. A cold wind started to blow briskly around him blowing his hair straight up. He could already feel the hilt of his sword growing frosty. His knuckles grew white with anticipation as he gripped it.
Are you ready? He asked his partner.
The dragon awoke from its slumber in the back of his mind. Hyourinmaru was a spectacular sight to behold. The great beast lifted his head up from his rest beating his great wings, which propelled him skyward.
Let’s do this, master! He roared. Remember, only you have full control of me! Think of those you wish to protect and I will not fail you!
Hyourinmaru! Lend me your strength!
Toshiro outstretched his hand towards the great levitating spirit. A great ball of white light came crashing down in to it. Raw energy that always nearly pushed all the breath out of his body.
Focus! Focus! He shouted while the shear power threatened to push him back. Then opening his now shining turquoise eyes he screamed out the name of his bankai.
“Bankai! Daiguren Hyourinmaru!”
A wild wind whipped him around as he unleashed his reiatsu. The clouds outside of the first division grew dark and ominous looking. Toshiro even thought he could hear a rumble of thunder in the distance. Concern started to creep into his features.
He grabbed ahold of his arm. I need to rein it in a little bit more! Otherwise it might be too much!
Icy wings started to radiate in chunks growing out of his back. The thick ice then spread down the arm holding Hyourinmaru forming into the head of a dragon completely encasing his right hand. Ice also gathered around his neck in a half circle and continued to spread down his other hand. The weight of his wings felt comforting but not so heavy that he couldn’t move freely about. The release of his bankai left the room covered with varying thicknesses of ice that spread from the floor all the way up to the top of the ceiling.
As he looked down at a patch of ice beneath his feet he saw the shock in his own expression. The captain commander flash-stepped behind him placing a hand on his shoulder. 
“That’s enough, Hitsugaya. You’ve done well. Anymore and I think I’ll have to remodel in here.” He said. Toshiro cracked a grin. He never heard the captain make a joke before.
“Thank you, Captain Yamamoto.”
“You can withdraw your bankai. Now we will discuss the ruling of our decision.” He stated turning back to take a seat in his ornate throne. “In order of seniority, I will be the first to cast my vote.”
Toshiro felt eyes on the back of him but he didn’t have to turn and look to figure out their reactions to his show of power.
“Yay! Shiro-chan! I knew you would be great! I’ll bring you a whole lotta’ of watermelon! Hinamori exclaimed.
Matsumoto squealed in agreement.“ I knew you had it in you!” She said as she wiped her eye with her sleeve. “Ugh, I’m going to start crying if you keep that up.”
He turned towards them just as his ice broke apart nodding his thanks. This proved right here that he was indeed strong enough to control his bankai given the circumstances, but now he was to await the final judgment.
Waiting for the volume in the room to die down, Yamamoto started his speech. “ It is with great pride that I would like to announce that you have the utmost confidence in calling upon your zanpakuto. I can tell that you both have a strong bond and that there is no hesitation when you want to use your bankai. Your trust is unbreakable. Congratulations, you pass.”
Toshiro’s heart jumped in his chest, however this time it was out of joy. I’m so close! Captain Unohana then began speaking.
“The potential I see in you is possibly the greatest I’ve seen since Captain Ichimaru took his bankai exam. From what you’ve shown us, I believe that there is plenty of room for it to grow. Its ability would make a practical addition to the thirteen court guards. You pass.” She said smiling.
He gulped. Now it was time for Aizen’s ruling. Toshiro pressed his hands together. All of them needed to pass him and with the way that Captain Aizen could be he had to admit that it made him very anxious to hear the outcome. He looked up at the younger captain as he revealed his ruling.
“Considering the extent that you’ve shown us today with your power I think that your control is nearly perfect-,” He paused briefly. “But, I feel like you had possibly even more you could have shown us. Learn to control your bankai to the fullest and you will grow exponentially in your power as a soul reaper. However even though your bankai is rough yet in these early stages I’m proud to pass you. Welcome to the thirteen court guards.”
Before Toshiro even had a chance to breathe Hinamori and Matsumoto were already upon him.
“You did it, you really did! The two shouted, hugging him tight in their arms.
“Oh-I-I-,” he was cut off as he toppled to the ground by the two female shinigami. Matsumoto was bawling her eyes out while Hinamori had come really close to his face, which was enough to make him start blushing.
“H-hey. What are you doing? Get off of me.” He asked not sounding all that convincing. Toshiro brushed himself off. “Really it’s nothing.”
“It’s nothing? Are you kiddin’ me Hitsugaya-ku-,” She stopped as she caught his gaze. “I mean Captain Hitsugaya. “Hinamori’s eyes grew glassy at this sentiment.
“What’s wrong, bedwetter?”
She threw herself on him once again. “ I can’t believe you became this strong. “ She whispered. “Where is that kid who used to spit watermelon seeds at me in the summertime?”
His eyes softened at her touch making him submit to her embrace. He returned her hug, lightly placing his hand on the back of her head.
“Idiot, you don’t need to cry for me.” He chided.“ That kid you knew never left. He was here all along.”
Just then Matsumoto butted into the conversation. “Oh. What was that I heard? A confession? Toshiro I think you need to kiss the girl already.” She teased.
A fresh sting of annoyance rose in his chest. “Matsumoto! Get out of here right now or I’ll make you do all that paperwork that’s been sitting on my desk for a month!” She screamed running down the hallway as he chased after her. 
“And by the way it’s Captain Hitsugaya to you!”
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