#﹙♤﹚ — writing; dominik mysterio

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@inheritantroyalty gets a summerslam post starter from dominik mysterio.

it was a known fact that the bad guys were always supposed to stick together. and that the good guys had to stick together. but it didn't need to be that way. because nobody knew this but cody had a conversation with dominik where he told him that he would be a future champion. and hearing that from a person like him, it made dominik feel good. it made him feel worthy. because even when he had been in the judgment day, he had never felt that way. and after spending a few days with liv, everything was coming together now. he realized that he didn't need to be what everyone expected from him. what rhea and damien expected him to be. just someone to do their dirty work for them? and then rhea left. and when she left, damien started telling dominik how he didn't need him. so how could any of them be surprised at what he did? getting his bags ready to leave for the night, he noticed cody in the locker room as well. and he would take this as an opportunity to see where the other man's head was at regarding the championship that he had just been able to retain. ❝ remember when you told me the other day, that you see me as a future champion? maybe we should make that happen sooner rather than later, champ. ❞

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dominik mysterio had made his decision the night that he decided to turn on rhea ripley. it wasn't an easy choice either because he had spent the better part of two years with her. everyone called him a traitor, a backstabber, a no good human being that didn't deserve anything good in life. and the worst part of all of that was, he had lost layla. the one good thing in his entire life. here he was now, standing across from her, having to explain himself. the why did he do it. and how could he do that to rhea. and why did he kiss liv like that? those were questions that he could answer only if layla asked. she was the only one that mattered. the only one that dominik cared enough about to tell her the truth. but the whole world didn't deserve his story and he wasn't going to tell it either. he noticed the box of his stuff that he was sure she was going to throw at him. she had given him chance after chance after chance. and he had somehow ended up messing it up every single time - without meaning to. dominik was tired of fighting, too. he was tired of having heated arguments that just ended up with them breaking up. fighting that had him being the bad guy that never got it right. but this time? he was determined to fight for them and layla knew him better than anyone else. she knew he wasn't giving up with a fight. ❝ i'm tired of all this fighting too, lay. really tired of it. ❞ the next few words were hard to hear. extremely hard for dominik to accept because that would mean she would be on the other side of the world. and that was it. that was what he needed to hear to wake up and be the man that she needed him to be. the man that she deserved. dominik walked over to her, sat next to her, grabbing her hands and holding them gently into his. ❝ please, lay. let me prove to you that i can be the man that you truly deserve. the man that would move mountains to be with you. i'll follow you to italy if that is what you want. because i love you, princess. and i can't let you go. i won't. ❞

thr0whands ‎ִ   ‎🏆  ׄ     ᴱᴱᴬᴬᴼ  ᵖʳᵒᵐᵖᵗˢ      ⎯⎯         ᶠᵉᵃᵗ.    𝒍𝒂𝒚𝒍𝒂  𝒄𝒂𝒓𝒎𝒊𝒄𝒉𝒂𝒆𝒍     ‎ִ      ⌣ㅤ   ׄ   “   please   can   we   just   stop  fighting      !   ?     “

i    lost    track    of     the     amount    of     times    i’ve    given    dominik    a    chance.         it    was    all    the    same       ;         he     promised    to    change         ,         to    do    better       ,        and     i     was     in     love    and     forgave     him    each    time.         it    was     hard     to    truly     get    over     someone     who     loved    all    of    me.         but     after     awhile        ,          it got old.          i    was     ready     to    be     happy.           the    decision    to    take     the    contract    with    juventus     was    a     life-changing    one.         i    was    ready     to    leave    the    states    behind    and     to    start    a    new     life    for     myself    and     my     career.       [   BUT IN THE BACK OF MY HEAD      ,      I KNEW DOMINIK WOULDN’T GO DOWN WITHOUT A FIGHT  ].  

 and     now     we     were    both     here       ,       sitting    across    from    eachother     in        the     house    that    shared    a     lot    of    memories.          except    this     time       ,       moving     boxes    surrounded    us.         not    the    same     framed     pictures       ,       his     shoes       ,       clothes       ,        all    packed    in     a     box    that    i     planned    on     giving     back     to     him.           STOP FIGHTING     ?      it    wasn’t     a     fight     if     i     didn’t    have    the     energy     to     fight.        ❝      it’s    not    a     fight    when     i’m     tired    of    fighting.    ❞          a    pause    in    my     voice        ,         fumbling    with    the        chained    bracelet    that     was    attached     to     my    wrist.          i    didn’t     want    to    be     too    harsh         ,         but     he’s     put    me    through     enough    that     he    needed     to    hear     the     truth.         MY TRUTH.         ❝    i’m    going    to     italy     dom.          it’s    time    for    me     to     be    happy    to     do     something    for     me.      ❞

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@erad1cator gets a summerslam post starter from dominik mysterio.

rhea ripley and dominik mysterio. that is all he had been hearing for 2 years now. they spent every waking moment together. they traveled together, went to lunch and dinner together. the two had become basically inseparable. until the night of summerslam. that was their last night together. the last night that dom would ever look at rhea as the only women he would ever have eyes for. because that was over. it was dead and gone. but he knew she wasn't someone who would let it go just like that. she was going to make him pay for it as well as liv. she was probably going to beat some sense into him and he didn't know if he could even do anything about it. because he had to confront her. or maybe the better option was for him to run away. walking backstage, hands in his pocket, he saw her there heart broken and crying. never did dominik mysterio imagine he could make someone like rhea ripley cry and over him. he was a good catch, he had to admit that. but here it was, he walked towards her now. did he feel bad for her? sure he did. but did he regret what he had just done? that was a question for another day. ❝ mami. we need to talk. ❞ he spoke in a low tone but loud enough for the other to hear him. maybe right now wasn't the best time to talk. not after she had completely lost everything. and he had betrayed her in the worst way possible. maybe it was the time to make a run for it.

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@erad1cator gets painful birthday thing from dominik mysterio.

for two years, it was dominik mysterio and rhea ripley. for two years, they had shenanigans with the other. she saw him become champion on nxt, encouraged him, pushed him to his very limit until he achieved his goals. and for those same two years, they had spent her birthday together without anyone else. just the two of them without the other members of the judgment day. birthday tweets, instagram posts, dominik and rhea always took photos together not caring about the rest of the world. he always had birthday gifts ready for her, birthday dinner and even a birthday cake. but this year? this year was completely different. they were no longer together and dominik had done the one thing that he never thought, not until at least finn brought it to his attention. and that was to betray rhea in the worst way possible and hook up with liv morgan. but at the end of the day, dominik wasn't heartless and he knew how much this day meant to rhea. picking up his phone from the couch, he quickly sent her a birthday message, it read: ❝ hey, probably the last person you wanted to hear from today. especially today of all days, but i still wanted to wish you a happy birthday. and regardless of what has happened between us, i still care about you, mami. and if this message means anything to you, please reply. maybe we can see each other tonight? go out for dinner or something. if not, well, happy birthday anyway, mami. ❞

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@hellsurvivr gets a summerslam post starter from dominik mysterio.

did he really have to keep repeating himself? why did he betray rhea ripley? why did he kiss liv morgan? why did he constantly call his dad a dead beat? it was the same questions all the time. he was tired of having to explain everything to everyone. what were they to him anyway? absolutely nothing. a bunch of nobodies. but if they wanted an explanation, he could make them happy and let them have it. he gave the people what they wanted. even if those people never gave him an actual chance to talk. ❝ i did what i had to do. i did what anyone else in my position would have done. and if you have been paying attention to the beginning, the judgment day got exactly what they deserved. anymore stupid questions for me? ❞ he explained, telling an interviewer that was way too nosy. he couldn't have been bothered tonight to have to explain his actions. liv had been waiting for him in the parking lot for them to spend some time together on a day that belonged to them until he caught someone staring at him, possibly waiting to ask him more dumb questions.

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@champ1ons (layla) gets a dominik painful starter because we love pain and suffering.

if only dominik mysterio could get time to stand still, then everything would be perfect and he wouldn't be broken up with layla. something that he regretted doing the moment it happened. walking on the beach where it was their place, walking down watching the water at night like he always liked to do when he needed to clear his head. but to his surprise, someone else had the same exact idea as he did. he noticed that she had a bottle in her hand and she didn't seem like she was doing too well. he knew this was because of him. he had managed not only to ruin his own life but also the life of someone he cared about more than he liked to admit. it was too late now to tell her how he felt. but he proceeded to walk towards her, taking the bottle away from her. ❝ layla, what are you doing here this late at night and why are you drinking? ❞ he obviously knew the answer to his own question but he was genuinely concerned for her well being and the last thing that he wanted to do was hurt her this way to the point where she had to start drinking. their break up hadn't ended great for either one of them. dominik ended up pushing layla away because he wasn't doing well. his relationship with his dad was on the rocks, fought with his sister over things that didn't matter and to top it all off he had ended a relationship with someone that he loved more than anything else in the world. but dominik had his own issues to resolve in his life but that didn't mean he loved or cared about layla any less. he was just dealing with a lot and he didn't want anyone to see how badly he had been hurting.

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@revengetour gets a summerslam post starter from dominik mysterio.

summerslam was over and it had been the end of many things. dom's relationship with rhea. finn's friendship with damien. and the end of the most strongest duo in wrestling's history ; the judgment day. nothing lasted forever as dominik's dad used to say. but what did he know anyway? he was a dead beat father. dominik was doing things his way now. for most of his life he had to listen to his father tell him what to do. and then it was rhea and damien. but now? he was over it. liv made him feel like he could make his own decisions and not have to explain anything to anyone. he didn't have to make any excuses for being who he was. feeling her lips once more brush against his, he pulled away and looked into her eyes. dominik had never felt happier in his entire life than this moment right now. than to have liv by his side and for him to be by hers. she had helped him beat his father and he had helped her retain her womens championship. ❝ this feels good, doesn't it? you and me. ❞

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@0blivion gets a summerslam post starter from dominik mysterio.

dominik could still hear the boos of the fans and the people bad mouthing him? but did he care? absolutely not. the only thing that mattered to him in that moment was helping liv retain her womens championship. but one thing he would never forget was rhea's expression when he kissed the person that had managed to take everything from her. dominik had weeks to think about whose side he was going to take and at summerslam, that was when he finally made up his mind. liv had made him feel like she actually cared about him, loved even. and she had helped him beat his dead beat dad. something that rhea or the judgement day couldn't do. and he didn't have to fight for the blonde's attention either. she had gladly given it to him anytime he wanted. she had helped the judgement day win back their titles, too. and he didn't regret helping her one bit. or even kissing her the way he had. he would do it over and over again. holding her hand backstage, dom leaned against the wall watching liv celebrate her win and he couldn't help but smile at her. for the first time in his life, he was actually happy. content. a feeling that dominik wasn't used to experiencing.  ❝   you know, never thought i'd say this, but you look real good with that championship. you deserved to keep it. ❞

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the clubhouse hadn't been what it was for a long time now. since rhea had been gone, everything had been different. liv had been hanging out there and it wasn't even his fault. she had been chasing him for weeks. trying everything that she possibly could to get to him. whether it was kissing him, sending pictures of herself and gifts. and then he had damien watching his every move because he could go back to rhea and tell her. he didn't talk to her for weeks even though he told the others he had. he couldn't face her after everything that had been going on. but now she was back - and he had to face up to it all. when she kicked everyone out of the room only to leave dom standing across from her in silence, he put his head down, feeling ashamed. ❝ not really, mami. i've been trying to fix things since you have been gone. it just hasn't worked the way i wanted to. please don't be mad at me. ❞

she's walking backstage, staring right through him. heat of betrayal and adrenaline is hot all across rhea's body, threatening to choke her if she doesn't get it under control soon. she could understand the rest of the judgement day's disloyalty, to a degree. but dom's ? somehow, it was different. somehow, she had expected better from someone she had trusted with so much. she's walking straight back to the clubhouse, what should be her clubhouse, scans what's left of them: priest isn't back yet, two champs who'd been helped by her, and someone she hardly recognizes. had it truly all gone to shit this badly ? " out, " it's a simple command, but she watches them scatter out regardless. " not you, dom, " it should be obvious, what she wants, apparently not. she lets the rest of them leave, makes dom stand across from her in silence for longer than she probably should. finally, she speaks " did you have fun ? " / @thr0whands , dom | starter call.

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@champ1ons gets a summerslam post starter from dominik mysterio.

the kiss that had been seen around the world. the betrayal that would be talked about for weeks to come. he actually couldn't believe that he had went through with it. he saw the look of hurt and sadness on rhea's face and all he could do was smile. all he could do was laugh at her while leaving with the person that had taken him away from his mami. but this had been building for months. ever since rhea left on her hiatus - things went downhill from there. but now, now he had explanations to give. because layla would never understand. she wouldn't understand how he could kiss another female when he had claimed to love her. when he had claimed that she had been the love of his life. dominik, why? how could he do such a thing to someone who had been there for him? who had been his shoulder to cry on? the answer was quite simple, he did it to rhea. he did it for the manipulation, all the abuse, everything that the judgment day had put him through. and layla would need to understand that. especially if she told him she loved him, right? he knew she would be waiting for him. they had moved in together and so that night, would be the night to explain to her what just had been going on. what he had done. ❝ before you hit me, let me explain what happened out there. that's the only thing i ask of you. ❞

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dominik mysterio would have never thought to turn on rhea ripley until tonight. he hadn't even made his decision to side with liv until a few minutes before the match ended. he thought about it before when liv wouldn't stop with her attempts every week but his heart always remained true to his mami. it had been this way for two years since they had been in the judgement day together. but with liv's attempts every week, finn encouraging him to do what was best for himself for once, the decision was becoming more clear for dom. for everyone else this was a betrayal, but for dominik mysterio, this was his own revenge tour. he had been manipulated, abused, told he had never been good enough. especially the one night where he had lost his championship, he would never forget rhea's words to him: you better come home with that championship belt or don't bother coming home at all. he didn't hear anyone else complaning when she told him that. or the way she had treated him since the very beginning. he wasn't about to be her own personal doll that she could throw and play around with as she pleased. dominik mysterio was his own man now and he didn't need anyone else telling him what to do. dom takes very small steps towards the woman he just betrayed and although in his mind he knows she deserved it, apart of him will always be thankful to her for everything she had done for him, for his career. ❝ listen, rhea, i know you don't understand but i did what i did out there for myself. not for liv. i don't hate you. you and i, we had what we had for two years but i needed to make a choice for myself. i couldn't keep living a lie and leading you on, that would make me more of a jackass than you think i am right now. ❞ seeing the look of hurt on her face, her face that looked like she had been crying for hours, the better choice was for him to walk away because if he stayed any longer, he was sure she would probably hurt him and there would be nobody to help him. ❝ and you can't tell me you didn't expect it either. just think about the moment, i'm you two years ago. you didn't come home with the title and i don't want you coming home to me, not anymore. ❞

◤ ⸸ 𝗕 𝗥 𝗨 𝗧 𝗔 𝗟 𝗜 𝗧 𝗬 ⸸ ◢      maybe she should have expected this . she'd known for years exactly the type of person liv morgan was . she'd known how vindictive she could be . but she'd never stopped to think that her boys would ever fall for her games . she'd been so sure that her dom dom was wrapped around her finger , that he'd loved her . but love clearly hadn't been enough . she'd tried to forgive him , had convinced herself if was a momentary lapse in judgement and that he felt as awful as he seemed to . she'd come back and they'd fallen into an easy rhythm . everything felt like she'd come home . and maybe that was why this hurt so badly . the shock of it had left her broken , curled in a corner with her back pressed to brick as she tried , desperately , to stifle her crying . she's supposed to be better than this , stronger than this . she's not supposed to break because a boy embarrassed her .

she doesn't hear him approaching , far too focused on her own thoughts and trying her best to calm herself down . but when she hears his voice ... hears him call her mami ... it's as though her heart breaks all over again . blue eyes pull themselves open and she looks up at him , tears streaking her face , mascara and specks of eyeliner smudged under her eyes . she wishes that the first feeling she had was hatred , that she immediately wanted to tear him limb from limb and leave him as broken as she felt . but instead ... she just aches . she wants the past twenty minutes to have been a fucking nightmare that she was waking up from . but the headache from the damned steel chair tells her that is too fucking real for her to even try to pretend all is well . " talk ? you betray me in front of fifty thousand people and you come back here to call me mami ? i don't know whether blondie's stupidity has rubbed off on you or if you hate me just that much . "