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#Alejandro Co#AquĂ#De allĂĄ#Diana Fonseca#Ernesto Domecq#Liudmila LĂłpez#Richard Somonte#SerliĂĄn Barreto
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Need them to scoot over I want to play too đđ
#DomĂnguez and Gavi at the beginning???#and ofcourse Gavi didn't accept it đïżœïżœïżœ#Lewa missing the whole thing#then there's Ăñigo following Raphinha to the locker room basically#no wonder he and Gavi love each other lmao#pablo gavi#baby waby#pedri gonzalez#lamine yamal#alejandro balde#fermin lopez#jules kounde#robert lewandowski#frenkie de jong#raphinha#ansu fati#hĂ©ctor fort#pau cubarsi#and co#fc barcelona#my familyyyyy
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Saw this somewhere and wanted to throw it your way, sorry if youâve been asked this before but what do you think of the concept of Noah always having been an assistant (even before the first season)/never playing as a contestant would look like?
The thing about Noah as a contestant is that he's, for all intents and purposes, kind of useless. And by that I mean Noah as a character isn't important to the plot at all in the grand scheme of things. He's barely important from an episodic point of view either; Noah does very little throughout Total Drama in terms of story relevance, and just in general. (Lazy king đ.)
So taking him out of the equation wouldn't really affect too much in the grand scheme of things, save for probably preventing his friendship with Owen and, from a fanon standpoint, the rest of team E-scope. He'd be pretty much the same person, just behind the camera instead of on it.
But that's kind of a boring answer, and not at all what you were looking for, right?
So, let's say that Noah lands himself a job working as the personal assistant for some hot-shot A-list celebrity through one of his many siblings' various contacts; is it nepotism? Probably. But who's Noah to look a gift horse in the mouth? A fairly easy job following some pretentious asshole around all day and grabbing him the occasional coffee sounds like a pretty sweet gig, especially with the salary and various benefits that come with the job description. So Noah takes the job without question.
And that's how he finds himself stuck in the middle of nowhere, Muskoka, on an undisclosed island owned by said A-lister whilst he films the first season of his new Reality TV show, Total Drama Island.
Being Chris' personal assistant was supposed to be an easy pay check. "Supposed to be" being the point of interest there; Noah didn't anticipate Chris being as sadistic or as childishly needy as he was. If he wasn't running around like a headless chicken trying to accommodate for Chris' oftentimes outlandish whims and fancies, he was stuck answering to the producers in the host's stead- and the producers were pissed with Chris more often than not for his frivolous use of the show's budget. Something about having a genius level IQ and enough snark to make grown men cry apparently made him qualified enough to deal with the industry big-wigs. Noah was far too overworked to question it.
So much for an easy pay check.
Noah's not bad at his job by any means. In his professional opinion, the whole show and Chris' career would be in the dumps without his personal input keeping everything afloat. That doesn't mean he doesn't loathe his job with every sleep-deprived inch of his being.
And, inevitably, Noah ends up spending a lot of time around the campers themselves. Mostly as a consequence of always having to remain "on set" so to speak, since Noah's pretty much contractually obligated to linger around Chris' vicinity and wait for his boss to assign him some menial task to do. Most of the campers are just as egocentric and insufferable as he'd first assumed- and honestly, what else would he expect from people who singed up for a Reality TV show?- but a select few turn out to be decent company; namely Owen and Eva (and Izzy, but Noah refuses to admit that the "Psycho Hose Beast" is actually bearable to be around).
He'd even go so far as to claim they were friends good acquaintances.
Of course, his job takes precedent over frivolous things like relationships, platonic or otherwise, so Noah doesn't exactly have the free time to hang out with them. Which is probably for the best considering if he did spend a lot of time around his friends acquaintances, the other contestants would have a solid enough foundation for accusations of foul play in the competition, and that's a headache Noah really doesn't want to deal with.
Consequently, Noah floats through the filming of Island, and later on Action, maintaining cordiality with his little group and cold indifference towards pretty much the rest of the cast. Not that he doesn't keep close tabs on the campers; of course he does, not only is Noah incredibly observant by nature, but he's also the one in charge of accommodating for these weirdos... plus, Chris is oddly invested in his "prize cast of ratings jewels", whatever that means. So Noah knows these people, probably more than some of them know themselves, thanks to a combined sixteen-ish weeks of observation and forced proximity.
In turn, the competitors know of Noah, though for the most part he's regarded as little more than a spectre on set- Chris' elusive personal assistant who the cast will occasionally see the barest glimpse of, usually hidden behind an impassive pair of mirrored sunglasses and, more often than not, rushing off to do whatever it is a PA does. Chris does get a little lazy in Action and on a few occasions does get Noah to make a "guest appearances" on screen- mostly just to deliver him a coffee and a gluten free muffin during the downtime of that day's challenge- but he's still practically non-existent to he majority of the cast.
Which is fine by him.
What isn't fine by him is the surprise addition of two people he knows nothing about, come the third season.
One of those contestants happens to know a lot about the cast, and a concerning amount of information about him. It's uncanny, just how much Sierra seems to know about everyone around her, even more so because of the way she practically worships the ground they walk on. Sure, Noah's encountered the odd super fan here and there- not fans of himself, of course, but in this time as Chris' assistant he's had to chase off more than enough rabid fans from trying to sneak their way onto the set of whatever show Chris was working on (or more accurately sic the on-scene security on them)- but Sierra's brand of crazy takes it to a whole new level. Noah doesn't like her on principle and is both incredibly vindicated and incredibly concerned when her stalkerish behaviour rears its ugly head. Not that he's allowed to do anything about it; the producers are adamant that Sierra's outlandish behaviour is entertaining enough for the audience to ignore the immorality, and given how much Chris has been allowed to get away with in the past Noah's inclined to begrudgingly agree.
And the other new contestant? The one who qualified for the apparently non-existent Total Drama Dirtbags (and Noah totally isn't salty about that show being an elaborate ruse that he spent countless sleepless nights working on)? Noah's just as concerned about his friends acquaintances ignorance to Alejandro's inherent sliminess as he is about Sierra's blatant disregard for others' privacy, but again it's not like he can do anything about it. He's not even supposed to be on the show, so any sort of interference would be a big no-no.
Oh, what's that? They want him on the show?
Fuck.
Turns out, Noah's brief appearances during Action (characterised by his usual level of sass and snide comments) really resonated with their audience; they like him for some inexplicable reason, and want to see more of "Noah, Chris McLean's mysterious personal assistant".
So he's pretty much forced into acting as a co-host of sorts, much like Chef had done for the first two seasons, all whilst carrying out his usual tasks. Is he happy about this? Not a chance in hell, and he lets the producers know exactly how he feels about the sudden change in his contract. Not that it changes anything.
And the best part? World Tour is a musical themed season. If they expect him to sing, they've got another thing coming.
But, as a small part of him chimes in, spending more time on camera would give Noah plenty of opportunities to spend time with his friends acquaintances. There's a non-zero chance that he could have fun, even if it's at the expense of his valued privacy.
His new status as part of the show does allow Noah some opportunities to skew the competition in the favour of his friends acquaint- no, screw it, his friends. That's one silver lining of the whole situation.
Better yet, he can tilt things out of Alejandro's favour, since the former Dirtbag seems to have a knack for manipulating the competition anyway- Noah might as well make things more challenging for him, as it seems this game is too easy for him thus far.
#that's just my take on it i guess#in short: noah's a tad bit more isolated and a lot more vindictive. mostly against the producers though.#i imagine a noah who didn't sign up for total drama would value his anonymity a lot more. THIS noah isn't looking for fame or notoriety.#he's just looking for Cash Money.#as such being forced into the limelight would make him grumpier than usual.#he spends the majority of world tour trying to get alejandro eliminated because he's the producer's favourite. no other reason.#al the while being as unhelpful and outright antagonistic as possible as a âco-hostâ.#mostly to make himself as unmarketable and unlikable as possible so the audience don't want him to stay around.#ironically this only makes him more popular. noah hates it.#he also spends the majority of world tour trying to prevent sierra from leaking people's private information to varied results.#noah's a voice of reason in a cacophony of screaming. no matter how loud he shouts he'll never be heard.#can't decide whether i want him and blaineley to team up post-merge or for them to be enemies on sight.#total drama#td noah#assistant noah au#others' ideas#silly ideas#ophe's ranting in the tags again#long post#replies#kinda drafty in here (posts from the drafts)
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#i stumbled across this recently and was shockkkked cos i never seen it before#i would've cut certain ppl out of it but i cba atm#carabao cup#lisandro martinez#bruno fernandes#marcus rashford#casemiro#diogo dalot#luke shaw#licha#jadon sancho#manchester united#erik ten hag#christian eriksen#wout weghorst#alejandro garnacho#aaron wan bissaka#tom heaton#david de gea#marcel sabitzer#harry maguire#tyrell malacia#fred#anthony elanga
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Nice Family Holiday
Fandom: Call of Duty (Video Games)
Rating/Warnings: Not Rated, No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Kate Laswell/Kate Laswell's Wife, Kate Laswell & John Price, Task Force 141 & Los Vaqueros
Tags: Accidental Drug Use, Marijuana, Thanksgiving Dinner, Dysfunctional Family Bonding, Crack
Based on the tiktoks by mjs_guide_to_writing
Kate Laswell invites the 141 and Los Vaqueros over for Thanksgiving dinner to prove to her wife how nice and normal her work family can be. Things go about as well as expected.
AKA the fic where everybody accidentally gets into Ghostâs weed and ruin a perfectly good family moment
#call of duty#cod mw2#fanfic#ao3#task force 141#los vaqueros#implied ghoap#(i mean barely but in my heart ghost calling him johnny is as good as a ring on his finger so)#implied rudy x alejandro#(again barely there but)#john price is the dad of 141 and kate laswell is the mom#they're platonic co-parents#this family is a fucking nightmare
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I think one thing I am finding a bit draining about higher ed admin work is that we spend sooooo much time talking about students but so little time building and sustaining relationships with actual students. like we do lots of focus groups and one-off advising sessions and random drop-ins at events but we donât get to teach students for a whole semester or advise a student for the whole year or whatever. and idk all the âtalking about a group without sustained relationships with that groupâ means that the group youâre talking about becomes this sort of abstracted Concept, this enigmatic and unknowable entity you are always seeking to court or appease or entreat or whatever. which idk lots of problems there that I wonât get into! but I also think you just get less of the joy and clarity of purpose that flows through building real relationships with kids and getting to know them better over a longer period of time. idk I think of some of the kids I worked with for three or four years at my old institution, where I got to discover over time how funny they were, how particular in their likes and dislikes, what made them nervous vs. what made them feel really good about themselves, how they talked and who their friends were and what their relationship with their families was like, all the little idiosyncrasies that make you realize over and over again how different kids are from each other and just⊠idk⊠how empty and self-serving our abstract concept of The Students can become. [redacted] is always saying things like âwe must center student voice in this!â and itâs like okayyy yeah I know what you mean but there are as many student voices on this campus as there are students! and also you are afraid of students and get visibly nervous when youâre left in a room with them đ idk I love my job and see myself here for a long time, but also working mostly with other adults is nowhere near as fun as working with kids and I can see how easy it is to get stuck in these rarefied little pockets of the university where itâs just all budgets and working groups and last yearâs assessment data all the time, and youâre totally cut off from that rushing current of life and joy and exasperation and Huge Feelings that flows through working with kids.
#anyway had a really good student meeting today#and I think I want to just really make it a rule for myself#that Iâm at least TRYING to talk to kids as often as I talk to adults (even if I canât succeed)#and that I teach at least twice a year#it looks like I will be co-teaching two classes this year#but I want my own classrooms eventually too!!#and if I ever am the kind of admin who is afraid of spending time with kids then I have really strayed lol#i knew this would be part of the challenge/adjustment of this role!#like if youâre not faculty then as you move up you move away from kids#alejandro and I were talking the other night about our friends who have gone into tech doing easy $$ jobs that would make me despair#and he was like âyou and me⊠we got the diseaseâ and the disease is just like. the need to teach lol
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Alejandro Sintura (Colombian, b. 2000) Pensamientos, 2020. Acrylic and oil on canvas.
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MEXICO: TRANSFORMATIONAL EDUCATION? "Education in times of crisis"MEXICO:
ÂżEDUCACIĂN TRANSFORMACIONAL? âEducaciĂłn en tiempos de crisisâ NIDIA SïżœïżœNCHEZ Periodista, Editorialista, Columnista, Directora de La Agencia Mundial de Prensa MĂ©xico Prensa Especializada âEducation in Times of Crisis: Pandemic, War and Uncertaintyâ, is a book with different authors dedicated to education, in which the debate around the progressive versus traditional is presented; What we shouldâŠ
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Recuérdame donde sea que estés
QuĂ© suerte la mĂa, te encontrĂ©, tĂș ere' mi gloria
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Catch My Breath
The first kiss.
Set in Christmas Eve 2022, after the events of Call of Duty Modern Warfare II.
Pairing : Simon âGhostâ Riley x Charlotte âJadeâ Le Jardin (OC), Kyle "Gaz" Garrick x Eleanor "Ladybug" Graham (OC) Characters : Simon "Ghost" Riley, Charlotte "Jade" Le Jardin (OC), Captain John Price, Johnny "Soap" MacTavish, Kyle "Gaz" Garrick Eleanor "Ladybug" Graham (OC), Alejandro Vargas Word Count : ~ 9600 Warning : Fluff with a slight bit of angst, a touch of hurt/comfort, and good olâ cursings.
Bulky McT đ§Œ : âDont forget to come to cpt prices house today.â
You : âOf course not. Iâm still at the orphanage for christmas gifts exchange. As soon as I'm done I'll be there :)â
Bulky McT đ§Œ : âGoodâ
Bulky McT đ§Œ : âGaz is making some bangin biscuits and sconesâ
Jade smiled at her phone as she chatted with Soap. Her mouth already watering from imagining the taste of Gazâs cooking on her tongue. According to Soapâs and Ladybugâs testimony, his chocolate biscuits were second to none.
You : âWouldn't miss it even if I die.â
Bulky McT đ§Œ : âAlright. See ya.â
She bit her lip. There's one more question she wanted to ask though. She contemplated asking Soap this or not.Â
Her thumbs moved across the screen slowly.Â
You : âIs Ghost coming?â
When Soap had invited her to the dinner five days prior, all Jade could think about was whether or not Ghost would be joining. Their one week together in Las Almas made her feel⊠something. Something really, really good. Something she hadnât felt in what felt like an eternity. He earned a friend in Alejandro, Rudy, Soap, and Ghost, especially, whom sheâd thought of as a real piece of work back in Verdansk. Oh, how foolish she was.Â
He was the best part about Las Almas.Â
Dammit. What was she thinking?!
By the end of Chicago, after they eliminated Hassan, Ghost and Jade had traded phone numbers. Jade had his numbers and named it âđđą Beanpole đđąâ, after the nickname she gave to him before they knew each otherâs name. They havenât texted at all. Ghost wasnât the kind to text first, that much was clear to everyone who knew him. And neither was Jade. In fact, she didnât know what to text him first. A âhiâ? AâŠÂ
What else?Â
What do people text each other when theyâre trying to get to know each other? She had no goddamn clue. Well, she knew what to text when she wanted to get intel from an unassuming target, but she didnât want intel from Ghost.Â
She just wanted to know if he was okay, if he was fine, if the gash on his shoulder was healing well. Because of course, in her 29 years of life, a serious romance wasnât a luxury that she could afford in her line of work in MI6. She took that lesson from her parents who literally had to âdieâ first in order to even start. The point is, none of them texted first. Theyâre just another series of numbers in their contact list.Â
An animation of dots showed up, indicating that Soap was typing.Â
Heâd typed for a few seconds before the animation stopped for a moment, and then started typing again. He must be changing his response.Â
Bulky McT đ§Œ : âIf there's food he should be there.â
Oh? â... should be thereâ. That meant Ghost was not with Soap at the moment, and he didnât know whether or not Ghost would be coming along. A week in Las Almas was enough for Jade to know that Ghost had grown closer to Soap as a friend-brother figure. The fact that Soap might not know his whereabouts was not a surprise, though. Heâs the Ghost after all.Â
But she couldnât help but think, where was he?Â
What did Soap type?
âChacha! Can you help me a bit here? We're about to start the event!âÂ
Jade looked up from her phone, her ginger hair falling on her shoulders as she tucked her phone back in her pocket, swiftly walking over to one of her co-workers, Esther, an elderly soft-looking lady who volunteered for the orphanage - her former orphanage. This place held a lot of bittersweet memories, and it made her who she was.Â
Her legs brought her to one of the high ladders leaning onto one of the walls of the dining hall. She took many mistletoes from the decoration boxes and swiftly climbed the ladder, hanging the vegetation one by one with ease.Â
âDo we need this many mistletoes?â Jade asked while her hands worked. âAt this point weâre gonna kiss someone by accident.â
âOf course not, what are you talkinâ about?!â Estherâs loud laugh almost broke Jadeâs ears. âItâs Christmas, Chacha. The church had an overflow of mistletoes from the donations. If there's a day where we can add as many mistletoes as we can, itâs now. Let's call the kids over.âÂ
âAlright. Let's start this shall we?âÂ
â
The sound of Jadeâs boots rang throughout the pavement as she hurried over to Priceâs house. She travelled by public transportation from Surrey as she didn't have a car with her (plus sheâs not much for driving safely - fake driving licence and⊠all that). She looked down at her watch to see 7 PM as the cold night finally settled. Each of her breaths turned to clouds in the air, shivering as she didn't have her outer jacket with her right now. Sheâs never one to be unprepared, but after one of the kids got too excited about getting a Lego toy and spilt a whole glass of apple juice onto her jacket, Jade had to fight through the cold with her trusty turtleneck and only one layer of thin knitted jacket as an outer, clutching the soaked coat close to her chest.
Finally, after what felt like an hour of walking, Jade reached the front of Price's house, immediately knocking on the wooden door three times. She looked up at the massive three-story building made out of bricks, that had a good space in the front yard. The building looked old like a family heirloom, but she could tell that it was pretty much taken care of. Thereâs a pair of trees that had shed all their leaves for the winter and had a decent amount of vegetation on either side of the doors. Â
Jade looked back at the front yard. There were three cars parked in front, and she assumed that one of them belonged to Price, the other two should belong to either Gazâs, Soapâs, or Ghostâs.Â
The wooden door opened. She expected Price as the owner of the house to welcome her, instead, it was Eleanor, Gazâs very own Ladybug who immediately screeched on top of her head. âJAAAADEEE!!! Youâve finally arrived!â The medic bursted out of the door hugging her figure so tight Jade mightâve folded. A beautiful burgundy sweater around a tan shirt wrapped her figure perfectly, and of course, with her wavy dirty blonde hair tied on the back with the ribbon Gaz gave her, worn out as it could be.
âHey Lady! I miss you so much!!â The ginger greeted warmly all the while trying her best to stay balanced on her feet or else sheâd fall five steps down to the ground on her back. As Lady pulled away, she gave room for Jade to step inside the warm house, taking a glance at Jadeâs look.Â
âWhoa. You only wear two layers? Youâre shivering!âÂ
âYeah. Apple juice all over my jacket, but donât mind it.â She chuckled as she took off her jacket and coat to hang them on a standing coat hanger on the side of the door, âHave the others arrived?â
âYouâre the last one. I came early with Kyle to bake the cookies and help Price with the food. Soap came second bringing sacks of snacks and drinks, and Ghost had just arrived before you, about 45 minutes ago.â
That caught Jadeâs attention, her heart beat a little faster just at the mention of his name. âJust? Isnât the Captainâs invitation at 5 PM?âÂ
 âYeah. It looked like he was coming back from somewhere though.âÂ
Somewhere?
Ladyâs eyes half blinked, looking at her teasingly. â...Am I sensing something here?â
âWhat? No. No. It's just that heâs um⊠usually an on-time kind of man.â Jade tried her best to act indifferent, looking away from her to observe the doorway decorations.
âOh really? I see, I see.â Ladybug nodded, âBecause I might have heard some stuff from Kyle~âÂ
Jadeâs eyes opened wide at the statement, her mind already racing at the thought of what Gaz had said to his girlfriend. âWhat did he saââ
 âThereâs me trusty Ginger!â
A voice which she could identify from a mile away as Soapâs, called to her. Donning the green military-issued sweater above his uniform, which he rolled to the elbow, he walked in both womenâs directions with a chocolate biscuit in hand.Â
âWell hello there, Ocean Eyes.â Jade softly hugged Soapâs ever-bulky body while he patted her back several times. âHow's your arm? Healing well?â She remembered how Soap got shot by Graves in Las Almas and how both of them, along with Ghost, had to survive the Shadowâs manhunt in the city. Even in Chicago he had to force through it.Â
âYouâre one to talk. How's your side?â Soap pointed at her left side while munching through his biscuit.
âYou got hit?! Where?!â Ladybug, whoâd been in Urzikstan to help Farah and Alex for nearly a year after Barkovâs demise, hadn't been updated much about Las Almas. Looked like Gaz left that tiny little detail.Â
âShe did get hit.âÂ
âNo! No no. I didn't get hit per se. We were⊠breaking into the Las Almas prison to free Alejandro and the Vaqueros - a little bullet missed my hip, but it did leave a teeny tiny graze.â Jade made a little gesture with her thumb and index fingers.
âIt wasn't.â Soap retorted, which made Ladybug look even more concerned. âYou almost fell from the prison walls during our escape and LT had to catch you and carry yoââ
âANYWAY.â Jade tried to dismiss the conversation away from Ladybugâs growing unease. âIt was quite literally us four against a thousand. So we had our own hits. It was a month ago, right? I literally walked my way here! See? Now. Where's the man of the house?â
âThought you want to camp in that doorway.â Price's gravelly voice called from the living room, his head peaking out from one of the walls. âCome in and close that damned door will ya? The forecast said itâs going to rain snow unless you muppets want to shovel the snow.âÂ
With Jade closing the door, they all walked together towards the interior of the house, where the warmth from the fireplace radiated throughout the room cozily. And holy shit. The word âfamily heirloomâ could perfectly describe the house. Some of the furniture looked like it was carved specifically for the house, soft carpets covered some parts of the wooden floor, and portraits of whom she assumed as the former Prices hung on the walls. The exterior of the house didnât do the property justice at all. Soap had said that this was the Captainâs own house which heâd left mostly abandoned since he resided in Herefordshire. She wouldnât lie, if Price turned out to be a secret old money she wouldnât be surprised.Â
Jadeâs eyes found Gaz at the kitchen island wearing the same exact outfit as Soap and Price, but with an apron around his waist while he pulled out another batch of chocolate cookies from the oven. Gaz noticed her presence when Ladybug approached him and pointed her way. âOh, Jade! Come here and eat the salmon. Youâre not allergic to fish arenât you?â This sight of Gaz was pretty surprising for her. He seemed more cheerful and open around Ladybug, contrasting to his serious demeanour in the field. It was refreshing, to say the least.
Jade put down her bag on one of the sofas where Price sat on the edge of it, shuffling a deck of cards in his hands skilfully. âNope, no allergies. Have all of you eaten yet? Sorry Iâm late.âÂ
âWe have, and apparently my Ladybug over here is a vacuum cleaner of food.â Gaz was replied with an elbow to the rib by his partner.Â
Taking her own plate of baked salmon, Jade watched from just enough distance as Price, Gaz, Soap, and Ladybug played a game of poker on the desk. The atmosphere was tense from the rivalry but hearty at the same time, their laughs filled the room as Price caught Soap hiding a card on his sleeves, which resulted in a 50 push-up penalty for the Scot. Apart from the chaos, Jade couldnât help but find herself trying to find that one particular big man.Â
The memories of sharing sleepless nights together on the rooftops of Fuerzas Especiales base rushed down her mind. Those moments made up the few moments of peace that they could muster up from the chaos of Las Almas. Just the both of them, the night sky, two cups of tea, and the lights from the city of souls. All those times they spent together completely with his mask on. Only when he decided to take off his mask in front of the 141 and Vaqueros did she ever see his face.Â
Sheâs good with faces. Thatâs an absolute requirement for her job. That image of his face was ingrained in her brain. How the black paints surrounded his surprisingly soft eyes, how the sun reflected his whiskey brown eyes and light eyelashes, the scars on his cheeks from wearing the mask, and his strong jaw.Â
Jade only wished she could enjoy the actual sight of it once more.Â
The former MI6 turned her head a number of times, making up blueprints of Priceâs residency inside her mind. This house didnât have a rooftop, and from the looks of it, all the bedrooms are located on the upper floors. Ghost likes looking out at the scenery, so he mightâve gone upstairs, broke into one of the many bedrooms and looked out on of the balconies as he sipped on a cup of tea. Considering how Ghost was, heâd break into his captainâs house without anyone knowing about it just fine.Â
All the while the others were playing, Jade finished her plate of grilled salmon and found her way towards the kitchen sink to wash the dishes. She came the latest, the least she could do was helping cleaning the kitchen area. That task came to a halt when her phone vibrated. She was confused at first, but when her eyes read âCol. Vargas đ€ â on the screen, Jade immediately accepted the video call.Â
âHola, Coronel! Como estas?â
âHola, Compa! Muy bien, muy bien.â Alejandro's gravelly voice greeted her excitedly as his video showed on Jadeâs screen. She could tell that the sun was still up in Mexico judging by the light on his face. He looks like heâs standing just outside his familyâs house. Quite rare to see the colonel in other attire than his military ones, but as Jade saw his blue shirt tucked inside his blue jeans, she couldnât help the snicker that came out of her mouth. She remembered that Alejandro had revealed to her privately that he had two beautiful daughters who lived in Mexico City with their maternal grandparents. âIâm in Mexico City with my family to celebrate Christmas. Weâre about to head to church for the Christmas Eve sermon.â Alejandro continued in Spanish, but something caught his eye. âWait, Jade. Where are you? Is that Soap?â
Jade lifted the phone above her head to help him see the place clearly, âYes, thatâs Soap, Captain Price, Gaz, and thatâs Eleanor, Gazâs girlfriend.â She said in his language. Her fingers pointed at each soldier as they slammed their cards on the table, chaos ensuing in the middle of them. âThis is Captain Price's house in London. He invited us all for dinner, and now that itâs done, theyâre playing poker, aggressively.â
Now itâs Alejandroâs turn to laugh. âIâm assuming theyâre on their second bottle of whatever alcohol theyâre consuming.â
âYep. Looks like Captain Price is richer than he lets on. He has 4 bottles of wine from the 1800s! Can you believe it?!âÂ
Jade and Alejandro continued their video call, sitting in her former position on the sofa. Despite Soapâs slight dislike that they were conversing in Spanish as he couldnât understand what they were talking about, Jade kept on going. Jade learned that Rudy stayed in Las Almas to rebuild and restore the city after the Shadows wreaked havoc, encouraging Alejandro to leave the city and unite with his family.Â
âSo. Onto the most important topicâŠâ Alejandroâs voice sounded deeper and his eyebrows lifted. Jade had learned after a thrilling week working together that those were a sign that he was onto something cheeky. âWhereâs the Ghost?âÂ
Again, Jadeâs heart beat faster at the mention of his name, and her stomach grew warmer. Damn it. âUm, I donât know where he is. He is here somewhere in Priceâs house, but⊠I havenât seen him yet.â
âHeâs there? Have you tried the rooftops?â
âThis house doesnât have a rooftop. It does have a lot of rooms with balconies, though. But I didnât see any open window from the outside.â Her head started to look side to side, â I donât know if this house has a back or side entrance, he might be somewhâ Alejandro!!â Jade stopped when she realized that Alejandro was laughing his belly off.Â
âYouâre looking for him too, donât you?â The colonel guffawed. âAaah, You shouldâve seen your face when you were explaining where he is to me.â
âThatâsââÂ
âLook. I wished you luck with him back in Las Almas. Itâs only natural that I asked for âupdatesâ!â
âKeep fighting the good fight, hermano.â âTo the bitter end, my brother.â Soap handshook the Mexican colonel and sergeant as they were about to leave Las Almas. He then turned around and tapped Ghostâs shoulders twice, heading towards the rear end of the aircraft to unite with Price and Gaz. The lieutenant though, stood still on the tarmac a few steps behind Jade. âGood luck amigos y amiga.â Jade hugged Rudy warmly, tapping her back a few times before holding out her hand to handshake Alejandro. Instead of a handshake, Jade saw a wide grin on Alejandroâs face and opened his arms wide, indicating that he was waiting for a hug as well. âCome here, Hermana!â Jade chuckled, expecting that a handshake wouldnât be enough for the Mexican. She obliged by stepping forward and warped her arms around Alejandroâs figure. What Jade didnât see though, was how Ghostâs body tensed slightly behind her. Alejandro sneakily observed the manâs movement, looking visibly uncomfortable. No matter how skilled Ghost was at appearing as still as he could, Alejandro could see that this skill of his just disappeared when he was in Jadeâs presence. Before Alejandro let go, he lowered his voice and spoke to Jadeâs ear. âQue te vaya bien con el fantasma.â âGood luck with the Ghost.â Jade blushed profusely when she translated that sentence in her mind, stepping away from the hug to punch his shoulder lightly âey!!â She looked over to his side, finding that Rodolfo was also grinning ear to ear. âI mean it, Jade.â Alejandro spoke in Spanish, tilting his head as a sign that he was serious. Jadeâs head nodded in surrender a few times. As much as they wanted to converse more, her job wasnât over yet. Her legs started to walk backwards, âGracias, Alejandro, Rudy. Cuidate.â  Alejandro observed as she turned around, finding Ghostâs waiting figure right in front of her. She then tapped his chest plate once, jogging her way towards Price, Gaz, and Soap on the aircraft. That sight made the colonel scoff, glancing at Rudy, who looked as amused as he was. Just as Ghost was about to turn around as well to join his teammates, Alejandro called to his name. âGhost!â The lieutenant turned around. âNo te pierdas carnal!â âA huevo!â
âThe both of you have forced me and Rudy to watch a telenovela the entire time! Please tell me that youâve at least done something together after Chicago.â
âWe traded numbersâŠâ She said nervously.
âAnd then? Did he text first?â
Jade grimaced, expecting that Alejandro wouldnât react well to her next response. âWe⊠havenât texted at all.â
âNO MAMEEESSS!!â Ale facepalmed on the video call like he just watched the Mexican national football team fail to score a goal in a World Cup match. âGhost⊠I swear⊠you need to do better.âÂ
Jade stood up and walked over to the kitchen aisle yet again and put her phone on a leaning position on the wall, hoping that Alejandroâs shout of despair didnât reach the other soldiers. âWellâ what if he doesnât want to continue this⊠whateverâs going on between us?â she grabbed a white mug and a cocoa mix, putting in 3 spoons of the choco powder inside. âYouâve seen how he is. I donât want to hope too much.â Jade confessed to the colonel, pouring hot water on the mug and stirring the contents with a spoon until the sweet aroma hit her nose.
âOh you donât know that yet, right?â Ale replied, âDo you want to have a relationship with him?â
A relationship with Ghost?Â
That sounded crazy to say, but if she's being honest with herself, yes. Yes, she did.Â
âYeahâŠâ She started to walk towards the hallway on the side of the kitchen with the warm mug. The walkway looked narrow and led to the rear side of the house. She guessed that if this conversation was prolonged, they were going to need a place where Soap wasnât shouting his lungs off. Her green eyes looked to the end of the room, where a wooden door similar to the front door was present in front of her. A back door perhaps?
âOkay. Now one of you needs to start. Ghost clearly isnât starting because heâs a stupid, bad man. But maybe you can convince him that youâre worth his time.â
Worth his time? âHow?âÂ
âStart by finding him.â
The former MI6 walked towards the back door and glanced over the glass parts where the outer side of the house was visible. Just then, she registered a man with a large frame, sitting on the stairs of the back porch. He wore the same attire as the rest of the SAS members - their military uniform covered with a military-issued sweater, and layered further with a familiar black jacket that sheâd seen before in Chicago. The man had a mask over his head, but she could see that it was currently lifted up as he took a sip of what she assumed was bourbon.Â
Thatâs definitely Ghost.
âJade? What happened?â Alejandro asked curiously as she stopped speaking earlier.
âI found him.â She muttered.
Alejandroâs lips curved, slowly forming a smile.Â
âThe floor is yours, Jade.â
â
*5 hours earlier*
Johnny : 'LT. Youâre coming, right?'
Ghost looked down at his phone, staring at the message that Johnny had sent him, not planning to text anything back.Â
He hated Christmas. No, he didnât hate decors, the bright lights, the red, green, and white that coloured the streets and buildings around him. No, heâs not petty like that. Heâs indifferent to it.Â
What he hated was how the month of December always reminded him of the darkest part of his life.Â
He lowered his phone and tucked it inside his pocket, going back to the sight of his familyâs gravestones right in front of him. His mother, brother, sister-in-law, and nephew.Â
Ghost remembered the blood; the foul stench hitting his nose as he stood frozen, witnessing the lifeless bodies of his family â all surrounded by the colourful lights of red, green, and blue from the Christmas tree that they were decorating. If only he realized sooner that his enemies wouldnât settle with torturing him. If only he wasnât so naive and thought that his battles were done as soon as he was home. How wrong he was.Â
How fucking wrong he was.Â
Ghostâs tears had dried out a long time ago. Every Christmas Eve he always visited their graves. Heâd cry for the first three years, but now heâd settle with staring at the stones, not a word coming out of his mouth. Just him, alone with that memory.
His phone vibrated again. Johnnyâs still messaging him about the dinner at Priceâs house. Ghost closed his eyes in annoyance and sighed, taking his phone and turning it on to find a few messages.
Johnny : âCaptain said not to disturb you during Christmas weekâ
Johnny : âIdk what youâre doing nowâ
Johnny : âbut I hope youâre enjoying yourselfâ
Ghost moved his thumb on the keyboard screen, wanting to text Johnny that he was not coming and to stop messaging him.Â
Johnny : âAlsoâ
Johnny : âJadeâs comingâ
His thumb paused right above the send key.Â
Fuck.Â
Why did his heart beat faster suddenly? What was this warmth in his stomach? His memories of his familyâs death disappeared, and suddenly all the moments with Jade came down rushing through his mind.Â
The moment when they met â where they shot at each other in Verdansk, leaving a permanent mark on his left ear â The sleepless nights in Las Almas, the meaningless conversations, their moments in battle together. How beautiful she was when she kept her calm during pressing and stressful situations, the grace in her movementsâŠ
Fuck.Â
Fucking hell.
Ghost had read Priceâs invitation two weeks before in their group chat. He already made up his mind from the beginning that he wasnât coming. He never really enjoyed parties or any form of gathering at all. Thatâs how heâd been living for three decades of his life. Why did that one mention of her name from Johnny instantly change his resolve just like that?Â
He didnât reply to Johnny at all, only leaving the two blue check marks indicating that heâd read Johnnyâs messages.Â
And that⊠was how Ghost ended up sitting on Priceâs back porch. The crescent moon was high in the sky. Little bits of snow started to fall down alongside the windy weather. For the first time of the day, he had his skull-painted balaclava up to his nose in order to take a sip from his glass of bourbon.Â
When he had arrived at Priceâs front yard with his sedan, Ghost saw the amused surprise in Price, Gaz, and Ladyâs faces, but he also took a glimpse of Johnnyâs smirk on his lips. The sergeant now knew the way to his heart, and it infuriated him. God damn him.
The sun was already long gone by that time, and he could see that the others were already in the midst of eating their dinner.Â
Heâd sneakily taken a glance around Priceâs luxurious house.
No Jade yet.Â
Ghost had conversed for a while with Price, took his own plate of baked salmon, poured himself a glass of bourbon, and excused himself to the back door. For an hour and a half, he sat right there, slowly sipping on his alcohol. Just as he thought that she wasnât coming and that Johnny had lied to him, the wooden door behind his back opened.
He turned around and found the woman herself.
Jade.Â
Her ginger hair was braided like usual, but stopped on the back of her head, letting the long hair run freely down her back and shoulders. The deep red turtleneck which usually looked out of place in warm weather such as Las Almas currently fitted perfectly on her figure. A green pair of wide pants hung from her hip, letting the fabric run freely downwards instead of wrapping around her legs like the jeans heâs used to seeing her wearing during their mission together.
Ghost caught her green eyes, reflected by the moonlight, and he could easily tell that she wore some sort of makeup. What the name was he couldnât bother to remember, but she looked⊠beautiful.
His heart was already beating pretty fast from the alcohol, but now itâs going even faster, and donât even start about the butterflies that were flying rampant inside his stomach right now.Â
She only stared at him, her breaths turning to cloud along with the vapour from the cocoa mug she was holding. For a few seconds, they stayed like that, until Jade finally started.
âWhy aren't you inside? It's cold.â
Can you miss someoneâs voice? Apparently you can, judging by the unexplainable sense of relief that washed over him after he heard her voice. The last time he heard her voice was back in Chicago, a month ago. He then turned around again, facing Price's plain backyard to try hiding any signs from his exposed mouth that she might read. The former MI6 had this scary skill to read every body language of any person. Sure, he had a mask up to his nose, but he wouldnât take any chances.
âI don't like parties.â He replied.
âIt's cold.âÂ
âBetter than whatever's going inside. And I have my friend right here to keep me warm.â He slightly lifted the bourbon glass, shaking it slightly to make the content swirl.
Jade hummed. She observed his glass and noticed the alcohol. For all their nights in Las Almas, Ghost always drank tea, never alcohol. Of course, they were in active duty, so drinking liquor could cost them so much, but he'd said himself that he pretty rarely drinks, since Ghost had confessed that he liked being in control of what he did. She wondered why he was drinking, but she let it go. Instead, Jade stepped two stairs down, and sat beside Ghostâs left, drinking her own cup of hot chocolate.
âWhy are you here?â Now it's Ghostâs turn to start.Â
She wondered how to answer that. If she's being honest, the answer would be âto be with youâ, but she deleted that response in her mind.
âI⊠don't really like parties.â
ââŠYou don't look the type.â
She raised an eyebrow. âWhatâs âmyâ type?â
Ghost took another sip from the glass, âLikes being around people. Gets your energy from a communal space.â
The former MI6 scoffed. âFooled you right there. Maybe itâs just me, but being around people automatically sets me in observation mode. Donât get me wrong, I like people. Itâs just tiring.â
âHm.â
Another few seconds of silence, before she continued. âWhat about you? Why are you here?â
âGets noisy inside, especially if Johnny's starting to lose his grip on reality.â Ghost immediately answered, almost like he expected Jade to ask him that. âHeâs a screamer.â
âHey how's your graze wound? It's healing well right?
Jade suddenly asked, which surprised Ghost. He glanced at Jade, finding the woman herself looking straight into his brown eyes. He should admit, her face so close to his caught him off-guard, releasing a breath he didnât know he was holding, creating a cloud in the air. Ghost then took a sip from his glass again before answering. âYeah. I changed the dressing every once in a while. It's just a scab now. â To be honest, he kind of forgot about the wound on his right shoulder. It was disgustingly painful during their time in Las Almas and Chicago considering how he must carry the chestplate and his gears on that shoulder. The memory of Jade tending to that wound of his at the safehouse came rushing down his brain.
âOkay, that's a relief then. Just make sure you don't scratch it or it'll open again.â
âI know the drill, Midget, Iâm not a kid. This isn't my first rodeo. What about you?â
âWh-what about me?â
âYour hip.â
The former MI6 sucked both of her lips between her teeth. âItâs fine.â
âFine how?â
Jade now looked at Ghostâs brown eyes, intensely gazing at her own. He wasnât taking âItâs fineâ as an answer. He was always an intense person. She suddenly remembered the feeling of being safe in his hands when he carried her towards the van, arms under her shoulder and knees when she couldnât bear the pain in her hip any longer.Â
How Ghost had slept the whole night, in a sitting position on a chair beside her bed in the safehouse with his mask on, staying right by her side.
âOi. Midget. Iâm asking you.â
That snapped her out of her thoughts. âHuh? Yeah! Itâs a bit itchy at times, but I can manage. Itâs healing well.â
That answer seemed to finally satisfy him. âHm.â
Jade went back to her hot chocolate, but Ghost didnât leave her. He could see her shivering a little bit in the cold. The tip of her nose and ears had turned rosy.
âYou cold?â
âHm? No! No, not at all. Why?"
âYou're shivering. And where's your jacket? A single layer of sweater won't help with this fucking weather.â
âWellâ About that. I was at the orphanage for Christmas gift trading earlier before coming here. One of the kids got⊠too excited and spilt apple juice all over my jacket, so I had to take it off.â She admitted.Â
âWhat, you're gonna freeze yourself to death here? It's 1 degree out.â
âI don't want to be insiiiide.â Jade whined, almost childish. A sight Ghost would never admit he found cute.
âYour survival instincts are out of the damn window. I thought you were a seasoned MI6 black agent.â Somehow he found more ways to ridicule her.
The ginger scowled, pouting her lips before standing up ââŠWhatever, I'm going insideâ
âFuckinâ hellâ stay. Stay here. Sit back down.â Ghostâs swift hand grabbed her forearm a bit too harshly, prompting her to balance her hand as a drop of her hot chocolate spilt out to the white snow below.Â
âWhy? You want me to freeze to death?â Regardless, she sat back down, closer to his body now.
âYou're the only company I've got that isn't annoying. So stay here.â Ghost unexpectedly moved his arms to take off his black jacket, revealing his green sweater underneath, and much to Jadeâs surprise, his arms loomed over her and rested the dark clothing around her shoulders. Her bewilderment failed to hide itself when his hand patted her shoulder a couple of times to set it in place. âThere. Better?â
Wow. Itâs⊠warm. And most importantly, Itâs his warmth.Â
One of her hands left the warm mug, softly tracing her fingers along the hem of the jacket to tuck it closer to her chest. â...Better.â
Shit. Ghost didnât know the sight of Jade beneath his jacket would create more butterflies to fly like bees inside his stomach. In an attempt to suppress it, he sighed, leaning back and closed his eyes to take a deep breath.Â
âŠbefore he opened his eyes, finding a mistletoe hanging right above them, placed neatly. And purposefully. Itâs like a damned grenade trap. ââŠFuckinâ hellâŠâ
âSTOP SWEARING!!â Jade exclaimed, annoyed at his shortage of vocabulary. âYou've said those words twice in the same miâ What are you looking atâŠ?â Jade looked at Ghost, who was leaning back while his head hung backwards on his neck.Â
She looked up as well, finding the mistletoe that made him swear. ââŠoh, blimey.â There was not a single Christmas decoration on the back side of the house but this one. Price was a person who had a high attention to detail, but Christmas decoration was not one of them. Heck, he barely decorated the house at all. That thing was hung far too strategically.
Both Ghost and Jade were thinking of the same thing.
Soap.Â
Ghost sighed, âJust ignore it.âÂ
âBut it's bad luck though.â Jade thoughtlessly said.
âYou don't really believe that, do you.â
âWell I don't! It's hanging vegetation. Still, I'm saying it could be true.â Her hands gestured at the mistletoe above her.
âWhat, you want a kiss?â
The woman gasped, almost offendedly. âHUH? KISS YOU??â
âWho else is underneath this fucking mistletoe?âÂ
She joked, trying desperately to hide her panic at the thought of kissing him. âA ghost.â
âFucking funny. Also what's with you? It's just one kiss.â
Jade stopped speaking. Her eyes widened as she pursed her lips. âUmâŠ. I just don'tâŠâ
Confusion fell down Ghostâs half-masked expression, quickly reading her reaction, until he got to the conclusion. â...Don't fucking tell me you haven't had your first kiss yet.âÂ
When he saw how Jade couldnât respond anymore, Ghost pinched his forehead.âBloody hell... Then why did you say you want it?!â
âI NEVER SAID I WANT IT??? I just said that the bad luck thingy could be true!â
âWell fuck us for five hundred years then!âÂ
âDAMMITâ OKAY!! KISS ME!â
Those words perplexed him, not realizing that he was practically glaring at her that his eyes might come out of its socket. The ever-present black paint around his eyes didnât help to ease the tension either. Jade herself didnât know which thunder slapped her that she said those words. She wasnât the kind of person to just spout things without thinking of the consequences first.Â
Ghost observed Jadeâs face, trying to read her expression, to see whether or not she was joking or serious. Because in the deepest part of his heart, heâd hoped that she was joking. But even deeper, he hoped that she wasnât. ââŠyou don't mean that.â
Jade wondered if her mouth had disconnected from her brain. What she was saying came out literally the opposite of what her instincts were. âYou heard me. You can kiss me. Just a peck though.â What was she thinking? This was NOT what she wanted to say. Or was it? âHow many women have you kissed?â Aaand now sheâs prying onto his past? Great job, Jade.Â
He used to be young, thatâs for sure. Despite his father and brother mocking him and his mother for it, he used to go to school and met a few women during his learning days. Only two of them, though, and that was all before he got into military. He didnât know what commitment was back in the day, and his âgirlfriendsâ didnât know that either. â...a few.âÂ
âWere they experienced?â
âProbably so.âÂ
Okay, so he had some experience. That somehow made her feel easy. âWell⊠I have zero experience on the act. So⊠be gentle, okay?â
ââŠFine.â Ghost breathed as he put down his almost-empty glass on the stone staircase behind him, finding Jade doing the same.Â
The coldness of the wind prickled her skin, making her realize that this was not a dream. Heâs about to kiss her, and itâs from a mistletoe. Out of nowhere, she remembered the overflow of mistletoe that the orphanage received earlier. Could that be a sign? Either way, she snapped back to her current state, where Ghost was visibly looking at her lips, and that sight made her heart drum twice the speed. At this point, she might explode. âOkay. So⊠what do I do? Do I tilt my head a little, or do I open my lips just a little bit? Should I lean in to kiss you too? Or likeââ
âJust. Stay. Still.â Ghost shut her up before she could blabber more.
âOkay okay okayâ.Â
Jade watched Ghost secure his mask up to his nose, revealing his mouth. When she glanced at his lips, Jade could see a tinge of red on his cheek, but she could dismiss that as a reaction to the cold or from the alcohol he was drinking. When he leaned in slowly, Jade could see him so close, the closest he's ever been to her. His eyelashes were longer than she's ever realised, fluttering against his skin, the little healed scars on his faceâ
Jade sucked her lips into her teeth, "WAIT WAIT WAIT." Making the man flinch and pull away in confusion.
 "What?! Do you wanna do this or not?!" Ghost exclaimed.
"I do, I do! It's my first time! Justââ
âI said all you need to do is stay. Still.â
âI've never done this before, literally! I'm 29 and I've never kissed someone!â
Ghost fell silent as Jade hid her face on her palm.
ââŠI have never fallen for anyone before.â She confessed. âI wanted my first kiss to be with the one and only, and now⊠â Her hands wildly gestured to the mistletoe above them, âsomeone happened to put a mistletoe right above us.â
Jade was a lot of things. A formidable fighter, a dependable ally, a brave operator whoâd jump from a cliff with you, a spawn of the devil herself when she does her thing. However, at that moment, Ghost didnât see any of those at all. All she saw was a vulnerable woman, curled up in a ball because she couldnât fathom the concept of a single kiss. Â
After a few moments of him letting her collect her thoughts, Ghost muttered, ââŠJade, if you're not ready, then we can just pretend that it doesn't exist. You don't have to.â
âYou know what?â She tapped both of her knees with a considerable force, like she just made up her mind about something. âI gotta start somewhere right? Besides, when I finally kiss my man, I need to work on my kissing game.â
Ghost couldnât help the scoff out his mouth. And⊠âher manâ, huh? That could be a dream. â'Kissing game'?â
âYes! GottaâŠknow what it feels like, at least?â
Ghost observed her expressions yet again. The woman in front of her was looking at him like sheâs about to surrender her life to his hands. What, was he about to shoot an apple above her head? To him this was just a kiss after all.
Or was it?
Jade wasnât his girlfriends during his younger days. Sheâs an extraordinary woman like no other.Â
ââŠOkay. Look. We're gonna do this slowly. I will do all the work while you can just stay there. Does that work with you?â Ghost started, looking at Jade in the eyes.
She put on the bravest face she could muster up and proceeded with a nod.
âSay it.â The deep timbre of his voice sent shivers down her spine, because of course, it wasnât enough for him.Â
âOkay, Ghost.â
âGood. Close your eyes, Jade. Just calm down. Trust me.
As she closed her eyes, she breathed the cold winter air deeply before letting them out. Now that her vision was no more, her other senses had heightened. The sharp cold air stabbing her skin, the smell of hot cocoa on her hands, the faint scent of something that could only come from Ghost's jacket wrapped around her shoulders.Â
For a good amount of time, she didn't feel anything other than her surroundings. Jade was expecting something on her lips. Anything from the man that was sitting right in front of her, but none came. She was about to open her eyes and call his name, until something touched her chin, lightly lifting her head to face upwards. And just then, Jade finally felt a soft, tender kiss on her forehead. His lips stayed there only for a second before they parted with her skin, yet it felt like she longed for it for more than eternity. No one has ever laid their lips on her skin before. No one.Â
What she was expecting was something on her lips, not her forehead, so when Jade was about to open her eyelids, again, he stopped her by putting his fingers on her left cheek, tenderly sliding them from her rosy cheek to the back of her ear, taking the stray strands of her red hair with them. The hands that killed, that murdered many so more could live, were gingerly touching her face with an unexpected amount of softness. She didnât know his hands were capable of doing such delicate movements, and neither did he.Â
Before she could register what was happening, she felt him getting close again, and for the second time, her expectation betrayed her when Ghost kissed her cheek, just right under her eye. The kiss lasted longer than the one on her forehead, yet Jade couldnât find any reason to complain. If anything, she wanted his lips to stay on her cheek longer than that. To feel him closer, to feel him more.Â
Ghostâs fingers moved on backwards from behind her ear, going through the wilds of her undone hair and finding its place on the back of her head. Heart racing, Jade was expecting another kiss that was not in the designated place. However, when his deep, raspy voice softly said to her, âIâm going to kiss you now.â, she found herself giddy with her eyes closed. Part of her wanted to open her eyes and see what was going on right in front of her, but the other part stood strong against it, not wanting to ruin the moment.Â
So when she felt him closing in, Jade gave all control over to him. She relaxed herself, letting Ghost gently pull her head closer to his, to at last, close the distance between their lips.
 It was the softest, slowest kiss possible, filled with unsureness on her part, yet with a sense of certainty and confidence from him, and because of that, Jade let him do his part, leading the kiss to the point that it was enjoyable and⊠lovely.Â
The kiss lasted for only a mere 5 seconds at most, but it felt like hours. Ghost reluctantly pulled back and saw that Jade had already opened her green eyes. Her face was painted with shyness and shock, a pleasant one, as she saw that Ghost had removed his mask entirely, his face right in front of hers, his brown hair still a bit dishevelled from removing his balaclava.
Jade was a heavily trained warrior and an exceptionally skilled individual who stayed calm in times of distress and emergency on the battlefield, a force to be reckoned with, and could be an absolute menace when she wanted to be. Now, seeing the same woman like this â dazed, wide-eyed, a blushing mess, and taken aback by a simple kiss â The sight made him smile softly.Â
If only she'd known how long he'd wanted to do that to her.
Palm still resting on the side of her neck, he asked her, âHow was that for a first time?â
Jade looked like a robot losing its ability to function. There were no words in her brain to respond to his question. Scratch that. It looked like she didnât even register what his question was.Â
Seeing her so flabbergasted made him let out a deep chuckle. âMidget. Iâm talking to you.â
That bastardized nickname snapped her out of her thoughts, making her blink rapidly, seemingly trying to sort her jumbled brain. Jade looked at the man who just claimed her first kiss right in his dark, brown eyes.Â
Heâs still right in front of her, face looking at her delightfully with a sweet smile, not like the usual dark, ready-to-kill gaze. Itâs almost like looking at a different person entirely.Â
âUh⊠Ummââ Jade couldnât form words.
Another chuckle, âYou okay?â
"...this is a weird request, but" A pause, "Can you⊠do that again?"
Never in a thousand lifetimes, he would ever expect that answer from her. "...You want me to kiss you again?"
"Yeah. Can you do that?" She spoke with a low voice. "Please?"
His eyes opened wide at her request. Confused, but amazed at the same time. Did that request mean she liked it? Her expressions said that she did, though. Or did she just want to make sure? Nevertheless, Ghost decided to oblige and leaned in again to kiss her.Â
Jade closed her eyes again and felt his lips against hers for the second time that night. His kiss was as soft and as tender as the first time. This one, though, she decided to take in the feeling of his rough lips, the way he tilted his head to fit hers, the way his large hand lightly pulled her in and softly kissed her. All the sensations she felt from his actions became ecstasy.
Her hands lifted their way up to find Ghost's cheeks. Jade could swear she heard a small gasp from the man. Fingers gliding along the side of his face, she could feel his stubbles grazing her skin. It was such a surreal sensation, to think that this is the face of the man who got branded as a ghost, a myth, who wears the mask to hide who he is. Right now, she's having her palm on the skin of his face, and he allowed her to.Â
No one had touched the skin on his face in years. No one ever managed to get their hands on his face save for enemies who sought to kill him and punched his mask before meeting their demise with his knife. The only form of touch he remembered was of his father, who was all but loving.
With the tip of her thumb, Jade traced the scars on his face. Her warm hands instantly built a gentle fire on his skin. The feeling of such a tender touch was almost like meeting a stranger to him. But if it's a stranger, why did he find himself missing it so much? Why did he yearn for it so? Her touch ignited a warmth that he never knew he needed.Â
At that time, the woman he was kissing felt more like home than anything and anyone ever did. He felt like he could just melt right there and then. Here Ghost thought that he was the one kissing her, but now it was like she was the one casting some sort of magic spell on him.Â
Soon, their hands moved, Jadeâs hands left his cheeks and found his wrist who was holding the back of her head. He almost forgot the feeling of someoneâs hand on his own, but before he knew it, he felt her other hand grasping his sweater, right above his heart, crumpling the cloth. As they went on, he couldnât just stay still anymore. Ghostâs other hand also found its way to her back, lightly pressing on her. He wanted her closer, he needed her close.
Ghost snapped himself out of his thoughts and pulled back, catching Jade off guard.Â
The both of them looked into each other's eyes as they caught their breaths, not noticing that they'd been kissing for the last minute. Faces extremely red from racing hearts and rushing blood, clouds of cold air escaping their mouth from the cold, for a moment they thought they knew this was just because of a single mistletoe, yet deep down, they knew this was something more.Â
Not hearing anything from one another, Ghost took his hand back from her neck and waist as Jade parted her hands from him to her lips with her hands.Â
The man spoke first, "You need more?"
"Yesâ I meanâ No! That was enough." Words stumbled their way out of her mouth. "Uh⊠So⊠that happened. I just had my first kiss."
Ghost couldn't help the smile, "I just stole your first kiss."
"No. You didn't steal it." She denied, "If anything, I'm glad you are my first kiss."
Hearing those words, Ghost could feel his heart racing again, the world suddenly felt warmer.Â
"I'm sorry you have to kiss me, though. You've always hated me." Jade continued with a laugh.
"Who says I hate you?"Â
That made her look at him, and what she saw was the most gentle face she'd ever seen him. Again, she didn't know he was capable of that expression. "If I hated you, I wouldn't ask you to stay, wouldn't I?"Â
That's a true statement. "You're right. So we're past the "stay away from me" phase now?"Â
"Our first meeting was in Verdansk. Situation was out of control and we were off to a bad start." He explained, "And we just kissed. We're way past that now."
Smiling, Jade pursed her lips before saying, "So⊠are we still friends?"Â
"Friends?" He glanced at her.
"Yep."
"Friends then." Confirmed Ghost.Â
"Who just kissed each other."
"Because someone hung a fucking mistletoe on the back porch." He retorted while gesturing to the decoration above them.Â
The woman laughed out loud before looking at the man, who was also having a chuckle of his own.Â
That's the first time she heard him â saw him â this happy. Had he always been this⊠handsome? She'd only looked at his face once before, which was when he revealed himself to the team in the Los Vaqueros safehouse in Las Almas, and then, never again.
But if this was what Jade could see beneath the mask â his happy face, the crows feet on the corners of his eyes, the corners of his lips turning upwards, and the fact that she just learned that he had shallow dimples when smiling â then she wished the mask could just disappear. Forever.
Because after this⊠he would put on that mask again.Â
This might be the last time she saw him without the mask.
When would she see him without it again?
Out of nowhere, some unexplainable force of will inside her made Jade lean in and left a peck on Ghost's cheek.Â
The SAS lieutenant instantly looked at the woman, flabbergasted.Â
Jade herself gasped loudly, covering her face in disbelief of her own action. She couldn't see it, but in his eyes, her face was as red as her hair.
Why did she do that? What made her do that?!
They swore it was the most deafening silence in their lives. Both of them stayed like that for a good 10 seconds, seemingly trying to make sense of what the fuck just happened.
"Oh my God⊠OH MY GOD. IâM SORRY. IâM SORRY!â Jade uttered in absolute panic.
Ghost stayed still in silence, his eyes wide open glaring at hers.Â
Oh shit. Shit shit shit. Heâs mad. HEâS MAD.Â
âItâ It's freezing! I'm going inside!" Jade scrambled to stand up, taking the cocoa mug with her and went to the doorway, before remembering that she still had Ghost's jacket on her shoulder.Â
"Ja- Lottie! Waitâ" He was about to stand up to follow her, but his words got cut by his jacket flying straight to his face. When he removed the clothing, she'd already disappeared into the merry party inside.Â
Touching the part where Jade kissed him, Ghost slowly stared back at the falling snow in front of the porch. He hadn't worn his jacket yet, and somehow he didn't feel cold at all.
It's so hot.Â
It's too hot.Â
He buried his face in his palms, before running them through his brown hair. She didn't have to do that, didn't she? There was a mistletoe, they kissed because of it, and that was it, right?Â
Then what was that peck for? There wasn't any obligation involved that required her to kiss him again.Â
Ghost could feel his heart pumping blood faster than it ever did, faster than when he was on the battlefield, faster than when he ran laps every day. Butterflies were rushing deep inside his stomach, flying all around his insides like it just wanted to break out of his body.
He didn't know why, but if the kiss and her touch were a gentle fire that built slowly, that little peck felt like he just got struck by a damn thunder.Â
Violently.
And yet, he was so happy about that little peck - weirdly more so than the kiss - Too fucking happy.Â
Ghost grasped the sweater right above his heart before muttering to himself,Â
"Fuckinâ hellâŠ"Â
Jade didn't melt his cold heart.Â
She set it on fire.Â
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Price couldnât believe the situation he was in.
His sergeants, Kyle and Soap, along with Ladybug, leaning on the back door of his house, looking at Ghost and Jade kissing at his back porch. Fucking spectacular.
âSee, Gaz?! I told youââ
âSHUT UP Mate theyâre gonna hear your loud arse.â Gaz nudged the drunken Scotâs rib to silence him.Â
Nevertheless, the plan worked. Gaz and Ladybug was the provider of the decorations since Price didnât have any Christmas Decorations in this house in London. When Soap arrived with a mischievous look on his face and told the couple about âOperation Red Skullâ, they were automatically IN on it.Â
And who wouldâve fucking guessed? They made his house a home ground for matchmaking, and they succeeded. They werenât his best subordinates for nothing after all.
Suddenly, Price heard a loud gasp from the three in front of him. His captain persona suddenly kicked in and stepped forward, shoving both of his sergeants to see the situation clearly.
There they saw Jade and Ghost, looking at each other, with Jadeâs face looking like she was absolutely shocked.Â
âOh my God⊠did she just sneak another kiss to him?!â Ladybug exclaimed with a whispering voice.
âFUCK! I didnât have a clear visual.â Gaz followed.
âI think it was just a peck to his cheek??â Soap added.
âEveryone fall back!â Price commanded, and just like muscle memory, they all scrambled back to the living room, taking their respective deck of poker cards and sat around the messy table to pretend like they were still playing.
Soon after, Jade herself opened the back door with a face that none of them had ever seen before â a combination of shock and embarrassment.
âJade? You okay?â Lady twisted her body to see Jade.
The former MI6 nodded uncontrollably like a shaking head doll. âHuh? Yeah. Yeah yeah, Iâm okay.â
Gaz and Soap were covering their mouths with their deck of cards, unable to hide their smiles. It looked like they were about to break into a massive laughter any second now.
What broke it was Captain Price, who suddenly asked Jade,
âReally? Whatâs that black spot on your nose, then?â
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YEEEHHEHEEHEHHHEHE. Sorry for the long wait! Thank you for reading! Hope y'all enjoyed it! (âÂŽâĄ`â)
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I have no idea what happened and why he's running but that's my family đâ€ïžđ
#balde with his head in his hands#Gavi running for his life and#FermĂn went right at him please đ#there's video footage of them playfighting in every training session đđ#besties đ#pablo gavi#baby waby#fermin lopez#Alejandro balde#ronald araujo#and co#fc barcelona
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how would the 141 + konig and vaqueros react to reader (not part of the military,just a civvy) randomly having connections with a bid deal military person like someone on a higher rankđ imagine them being "oh general ___? we had dinner at his house last week. i met him while I'm on a coffee run" or someone from 141 mentioning that they need something and reader is just like "hmm i might have someone for that"
this is so funny to me
ghost: he needed access to some computer data from a big law firm, but they refused to cooperate with him or the team. at dinner one night, you two were talking about your days when he mentioned his frustration with this law firm. âwhat firm is it?â you asked curiously and he told you it was a group called âHenson and co Lawâ. you started laughing and when he looked confused, you smiled. âi know their mom. i use to babysit them for her after their dad left the picture. let me see if i can get their mother to talk some sense into those brothers.â the next day, the law firm quickly gave ghost what he needed and asked him to give you their love.
soap: you two were laying in bed together, him having just return from a recon mission. âyou know, this mission is being over complicated just because no one knows how to get into this gala. every time we try and get invites, they reject us!â he let out his frustration and you looked up from your book. âyou talking about the Mason Gala? i can get you in. Helen Mason is my godmother!â soap immediately whipped his head towards you, desperately grabbing at your arm. âplease doll! also your godmother is a multi millionaire?â you shook your head, getting your phone out to text the women and ended up securing the whole team and yourself tickets.
gaz: you two were on a facetime call while he was on a mission. the homecoming date kept being pushed back because one of the guys they were supposed to get intel from kept flaking. gaz was expressing his frustration with the whole thing when he mentioned a name to you that was super familiar. âwait a minuteâŠyou donât mean Ben Klark? i went to high school with him!â you laughed when gaz lurched forward. âplease tell me you still have contact with him! we need tech!â you nodded, grabbing your laptop to message him. the next day, three boxes showed up full with the Klark tech the team needed.
price: he hosted a bbq at your guyâs house every other weekend. you were bringing out trays of food to the boys at the backyard table. they were deep in work talk when you joined. âwe just need to somehow get the Jacobsons sisters to agree to go undercover.â price shook his head, knowing the two girls would never agree. âyou mean Vanessa and Amelia Jacobsons? their mom does my nails.â you mentioned causally, setting the tray of food in front of soap and gaz. âwait you know them?â price looked at you confused. âyeah the girls come into the shop whenever iâm in to gossip. i think i have Vanessaâs number. i can try and convince her if itâll help.â you looked at the boys, confused as to why this was groundbreaking to them. the boys immediately started begging you to ask the girls and you giggled as you went back into the kitchen, grabbing your phone to text the two girls.
alejandro: you happened to be sitting in his office, waiting for him to take you to lunch when him and two other officers walked in. âwhat do you mean we donât have a pilot? no one on this base can fly?â he sounded frustrated as the two officers shook their heads. âyou need a pilot?â you asked, catching the three menâs attention. âwhy? do you know one?â one of the officers asked. âyeah my brother. heâs overseas in america but iâm sure heâll be able to do it. heâs air force.â you grabbed your phone to text him. alejandro crouched in front of you, kissing your head. âyouâre my favorite, did you know that? iâll contact his C.O. and get him down here.â you smiled, squeezing his hand. âyou still owe me lunch.â
rudy: he was working in his home office when you entered, a plate of food in your hands. ârudy honey? you gotta eat.â you placed the plate down on top of the stack of papers he had buried his face into. âi will once i can get a reputable translator for when we go to russia in a few days.â he groaned, softly pushing the plate to the side. âi think i have a guy for that.â you pulled your phone out and started texting. rudy looked up at you, the look of hope in his eyes. âiâm desperate. everyone i reach out to is so sketchy.â he rubbed his eyes and you nodded. âMikael Petrov. i studied with him in college. great guy.â you handed your phone to him with the contact pulled up. âyou are a blessing.â he stood before kissing you gently.
könig: you were folding laundry in the family room when könig came home. he kicked his boots off before collapsing in his favorite chair next to you. ârough day?â you asked, not looking up from your task. âja. everyone is busting my ass to find a hacker that can decode this transmission we intercepted.â you chuckled at the very militaristic sentence. âyou couldâve just asked me baby. i know so many people.â you placed his pile of laundry on his lap before kissing his head. âyou know someone? a hacker?â he looked concerned at first. âdonât ask. college roommate for all 4 years.â you laughed before getting your phone out. âEmila Davenport.â you gave him her number before taking the laundry basket full of clothes back upstairs to your room. âiâm gonna marry you someday, maus!â könig called out and you laughed loudly in return.
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Jealousy Headcanons for cod men when they notice someone from you work place (a man) is starting to get a little too close/friendly with you to their likingđ„č
đ©âĄđȘ Headcanon: They're Jealous
=ÍÍÍ⥠Price, Ghost, Soap, Gaz, Roach, Alejandro, Rudy, Phillip Graves, Makarov, Keegan, König, Horangi, Nikto
۶ৠNot sure if you wanted these to be with established relationships or not so i just threw it in a bag, mixed it and got this; some are and some aren't
Price
It's probably nothing new for him to deal with, he was doing this before y'all even became a couple, keeping guys away from you
You're just the type of person most people find themselves naturally being attracted to after spending time together
He takes care of you so well, spending the moments he has spared and set aside just for you making sure you've got everything you need that it makes him irritated seeing someone else trying to replace him
They don't know you like he does, you don't gravitate or find yourself leaning towards them searching for comfort like you do with Price
And to show or add to your disinterest in this person he'll just use the intimidation tactic, wouldn't need to say much, just a simple look or stare communicates the message
Ghost
Simon recognizes he shouldn't even feel this smoldering fire growing within him
You're simply the cashier that he finds the least annoying because you're on minimum wage and could care less about appealing to customers
But he doesn't like the looks your manager gives you every time he passes by, his jokes and attempts at flirtation are lame, even Simon cringes
Late at night, the hour before you close Simon comes in for last minute grocery shopping, it's just you and the manager, you stocking inventory near the back of the store, you sending shy glances in Simon's way, only to be interrupted by the pestering manager who doesn't seem to get a clue
His looming figure behind the manager who turns around, spooked and sputtering out a dumb question, asking if he needs something only for Simon to drop the bomb that you're his girlfriend and he needs to leave you alone
You may have felt a fluttering feeling in your heart that had you blushing in the storage room afterwards
Soap
Another friends with a blurred line where it's not distinct whether there are feelings or not, both of you too afraid to ask or confess
But it becomes all too clear when you're ranting to him about some guy who won't leave you alone and next thing you know his face is red, eyes set hard and looking far off
He's spent so long memorizing your favorite things, getting to know you, being your comfort and he just won't let someone else come and swoop you away when they barely know a thing about you, what if they only like you for your looks?
He stops himself at some point, feeling his heart thumping faster than it should, becoming all too aware that these feelings aren't normal between people who are just friends
And you know what? He's fine with that, he'll confront and come to terms with his feelings AFTER he takes care of something or someone that's in the way
Gaz
He won't hesitate at all to confront the person about it, doesn't matter whether you want his help or not
He doesn't get possessive nor claim you as his, but he doesn't appreciate someone getting too comfortable with you, it unnerves him
Would never place the blame on you, nor think you were liking the attention, he knows you probably thought them a friendly person until they crossed a line
Just imagine him holding your hand and kissing your forehead, you snuggling into him as he just says it's all taken care of and you think you wouldn't have to worry about going to work and dealing with that person anymore until he says he sent in your resignation letter
His tone doesn't even change so you probably wouldn't catch it at first, but maybe it's for the better!
On the bright side, you wouldn't deal with such bothersome people anymore
Roach
Roach boy gets sad, then a little mad and takes to trying to come up with all sorts of way to get rid of this dude
You find him up late at night tacking up bullet points on this board that has been scrawled over
You spend the rest of the night cradling his head in your lap, running your fingers through his hair trying to comfort him and listening to him rant all teary-eyed
Rubbing him in circles and just humming and nodding along like "mhm" to everything he says, it makes you mad knowing something like this set him off
So the next day you tell your junior off for inappropriate workplace behavior, you're fueled by seeing your boyfriend get hurt over it and he actually witnesses it happen and is all shy afterwards and you can't seem to figure out why until you discover he has a thing about you being dominant
Alejandro
Oh, he seethes at the thought of it
Seeing this guy hand over you all the time even when he's right THERE, probably ticks him off even more when you come over to him with such a sweet smile when only a minute ago you were giving it to someone else
He's not necessarily pissed off at you, but it just gets him all riled up and he looses his rational mind
"Tell him to stop looking at you like that"
"Alejandro, I can't just tell him that!"
"Then stop looking so nice for him"
And if you don't take care of the problem then he'll do it himself even after you swear he's making a big deal out of nothing
Rudy
I can't imagine doing this to him i would cry-
You're trying so hard not to cause a misunderstanding and Rudy notices that but can't help being upset at this guy for not respecting you
He can't help but be worried for you every time he drops you off for your shift, his lingering hand on your arm as he pulls you in for a goodbye kiss for the day
Tries to hold you in the car as long as he can till you give him a smile that makes his heart do flips and assure him it'll be fine, but throughout the day he finds himself unable to stop thinking about the situation, so at around your lunchbreak he stops by
He walks in to see the coworker you told him not to worry about standing a little too close for his comfort
So Rudy just walks over and as soon as you see him your face lights up and you go right over to him and give him a sweet kiss as he hands you your lunch :)
Phillip Graves
Oooh, he would NOT let it slide
"Doesn't he know you've got a husband?"
"Phillip, calm down he's not asking me out or anything"
"But he wants to"
Phillip swears he's not misreading this guy, he must have other intentions if he lingers around you too much
You try to keep him calm before he tries to order an execution on the guy, if you've ever put a stop to his displays of affection in public before he's throwing that out the window and not holding back
That quick peck you give him? That's too chaste now, give him a DEEP kiss before he escalates it by grabbing both sides of your head and pressing harder against you until your coworker backs away
"Bastard better stay away, else I'll-"
"Okay, I think you've made your point Phillip"
If it doesn't work out, TRUST he will confront the guy in a dark parking lot and next time you're on your shift and wonder where the new guy is because he's late for his shift only for your boss to tell you he just quit
Makarov
FIRST, he'll pretend like he doesn't notice it, but he very obviously gives himself away
He'll be picking you up from work, because with the weather and all he doesn't want you to risk catching a cold, and when you walk out, your coworker who just so happens to clock out at the same time as you despite his shift ending an hour earlier than yours but he stayed behind hoping to walk with you
His eyes just stare at this guy through the black tinted car windows which cannot be seen through from the outside yet your coworker shivers making you believe it's this evening autumn air
Coworker is a bit disappointed and surprised when he sees you get into NOT THE DRIVER'S but the passenger seat of this expensive looking car because he was hoping to walk w/ you
Makarov doesn't even let you wave before he steps on that pedal, leaving the poor guy coughing in a cloud of smoke
THEN, it's obvious despite you telling him you barely interacted with this coworker that Makarov doesn't like it nor will he tolerate it
You quit a week later, he just reasoned that you shouldn't be working anyways
Keegan
I think you just notice when he's mad about something, like it bothers him enough to the point it feels like a thorn in his side but hasn't done anything about it yet
His jaw hardens, his hands clenched and in fists, slightly biting on his lower lip showing him in a pensive state
And when you ask him what's wrong he just shrugs, dismissing your inquiries because if he told you it wouldn't make sense
You're friends, not lovers, there shouldn't be a reason why he'd be mad if a guy does have underlying intentions about asking you out
These feelings that he believes are unrequited are no good for him, the longer he stays brooding, turning the thought over and over again feeling as if he's going obsessed and crazy over it to the point he's all tense and his actions are all repressed
Like he's holding you back, looking away when you turn to him and him staring at you when he thinks you're not noticing, all these things you notice but don't mention
It's driving him crazy and he's responding and giving curt answers to questions your colleague sends over text, phone calls or in person
"I just don't like the way he's talking to you, is all" makes it sound as if he were only looking out for you but it's obvious
König
Probably wouldn't even notice a guy was flirting with you, sorry but when in public he's less aware of smaller details in his surroundings, like he filters stuff out and goes on auto mode
You'd have to tug on his sleeve and when he FINALLY notices he just brushes the guy off like some bug on his shoulder, nothing big to worry about he'll go away soon
Sure, he doesn't like the idea of someone trying to take you away from him but all he does is keep your hand in his much bigger one and hold you extra tight :)
The only difference you'd notice is at home, he's a lot more clingy than usual, like a lap cat almost
Just laying on top of you, gently of course, falling asleep as he holds you, his mind off in a bliss as he knows you're there with him
Once you chose him he knows you're not going anywhere, he has that much trust in you <3
Horangi
Would laugh like it's some awful joke he was just told
Seriously, who would try that? Apparently that airhead who has excessive confidence thinking he could pull you, didn't he see the ring on your finger?
You're his fiancé(e), promised to him only, last time he checked it wasn't something someone else could try to bargain from him
The type to go "don't worry, I got this" while holding up a hand in front of your face, preventing you from taking further action
Next thing you know you see the poor, unfortunate soul walk out holding a tissue to his nose whilst Horangi emerges from behind with a smug smirk on his face, wiggling his eyebrows at you and asking what you would like for dinner
It was solved in less than 10 minutes, see? He's efficient
Nikto
For him, it's kind of like just disappointment, like he can feels his heart dropping slightly in his chest
Well, he couldn't be the ONLY one to find you attractive, he reasons, someone else must've noticed your charm, your kindness or something about you, things you've reserved just for him
But could that person reciprocate the quite acts of love he's given and dedicated to you? All that time?
Does the other person only glance over your features and not study them in depth? The soft curve of your lips when you smile, the eyes that shine for him...
Does the other person think of you more than just in a physically intimate setting? Surely, they'll never experience those acts of tender love like he does
And he feels like the luckiest guy in the world knowing he hasn't a reason to distrust in you
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(cw mcd but not in like? a sad way? bittersweet/ambiguous ending at worst but itâs overall hopeful and happy i swear)
(also cw for descriptions of death/dying. not very graphic)
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Simon Riley dies alone, buried six feet deep in a Mexican desert. He had scrabbled at his coffin lid until his fingers were raw and bloody and stuck with splinters, then there had been a growing tightness in his chest, and then there had been nothing.
A month ago, Manuel Roba had made the mistake of leaving another soldier buried with the rotted corpse of their former CO, and they had escaped, just barely, with the help of a broken jawboneâuntil, of course, they were shot point blank once the soil loosened, because Manuel Roba would never be far.
So Simon does not get the same opportunity. Simon does not get to succeed in getting out.
And, ever the restless soul, his ghost wanders. Wanders until he comes upon a town whose name he canât quite discern in the strange, phantasmal distortion that clouds his senses. But he can hear the buzz of chatter and music, feel the emotion of bodies alive, and so he decides to stay in this unnamed town, wandering, at least until his undetermined eternity runs out.
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John MacTavish dies alone, in a Mexican town by the name of Las Almas. He had fought tooth and nail to survive, until blood loss had made him too sluggish, then there had been a second bullet, and then there had been nothing.
No one had predicted Graves and Shepherdâs betrayal, and it had stung. Then with Rodolfo nowhere to be found, Alejandro captured, and no one to help with his escape, John had been left on his own, with nothing. He had nothing to staunch the bleeding of the bullet wound in his bicep, had no weapons to protect himself from the droves of Shadows roaming Alejandro and Rodolfoâs home town, had no way of knowing the church would not serve as sufficient refuge.
He killed the Shadow sitting in wait, but not before they managed to lodge a bullet in his abdomen, and he had realized, then, that it was hopeless to think he could still get out. So, with what little was left of his strength and adrenaline, John deposited the Shadow outside, barricaded himself in, and slumped into a rickety pew until the world faded from around him.
And, ever the restless soul, his ghost wanders. Las Almas becomes Johnâs home, though it always remains unfamiliar through the otherworldly haze that dilutes his senses. Theyâre a strong people here, and they rebuild after the Shadowsâ brief but cruel rampage, and itâs enough for John, feeling infected by their resilience, to be satisfied with spending the rest of his unknown eternity floating through the town.
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At first, neither Simon nor John understand how or why they meet.
It isn't as if they are the only two spirits roaming Las Almasâreally, the town is chock full of ghosts, as are most towns and cities and even individual buildings, but paths seldom cross. The afterlife is lonesome, and though it really isn't so terrible, that isolation is only inherent to the nature of death, and so it truly shouldn't be possible that they should ever encounter one another.
And yet, one nightâa date they are both unsure of, as time becomes mostly indecipherable once departed from the land of the livingâitâs like that fog disappears, that veil lifts, and suddenly the world has become clear once more, clear like both John and Simon had forgotten.
Las Almas seems to be brimming with more life than usual, music and dancing, food and gatherings. John is in aweâdespite the festivities, however, heâs also filled with a profound sense of melancholy, mourning everything heâs missed since his passing; since his perception had been reduced to something murky, like he was underwater, looking up and hearing sounds but never quite able to make any of it out. He doesnât know how long this might last, so he takes advantage of every secondâthatâs how he eventually stumbles upon Simon Riley.
Simonâheâs heard of DĂa de los Muertos before, but never quite understood the tradition. His experiences in Mexico were limited, culturally and otherwise, and so it comes as a surprise when he finally feels like heâs living againâbut walking through Las Almas, as he finally learns its name, it only takes seeing some ofrendas and listening into conversations to understand what this is, and that itâs only temporary. He is not really a physical being anymore, but he can at least pretend like he is, and thatâs how he eventually comes across John MacTavish.
John feels lost, though heâs been haunting these streets for some time now. He spots Simon hanging back in the shadows, notices for the first time thatâs itâs someone actually looking at him, not through or past him, and he all but runs up to the man, afraid that if he were to take too long, John might lose his only chance at company.
âYou can see me,â John says, breathless.
âI can see you,â the man agrees, the weight of his gaze solid and unwavering.
John wishes to melt alongside the honey-gold flecks in the manâs warm, brown irises, and endeavours to memorize their colour in case he should never get this opportunity again.
âAre you alsoâŠ?â
A curt nod. âI am.â
John shifts awkwardly. âDo you know whatââ
âDay of the Dead,â says the man, not unkindly, though he isnât necessarily being friendly, either. Obviously, heâs not one for talkingâthat, or heâs gotten too used to being alone. John doesnât really care either way. âThatâs why thereâs so many⊠people.â
Spirits, the man means, just like the two of them. John feels stupid for not having noticed sooner, and feels his face tingle with a blush. Itâs odd, realizing that thatâs something he missed about being alive.
âSoâŠâ John drums his fingers on either of his thighs, the only thing heâs been able to touch all evening. âYou come here often?â
When the man barks out a laugh, John thinks itâs the best thing heâs ever heard, dead and alive. He hopes, somehow, some way, to carry it with him throughout the remainder of his non-existence, however long that may be.
âAre you really hitting on me?â The man asks with incredulity, smiling, and John feels a grin growing on his own face, involuntary and so very welcome.
John shrugs. âWhy not?â He surely looks like an idiot right now. He honestly thought heâd forgotten how to smile. âDidnât think I had any loved ones here, but guess I was wrong.â
Itâs dumb and cheesy but John guesses that it works, because suddenly heâs learning the other spiritâs name is Simon, and suddenly Simon is asking if Johnny would like to take a walk with him, and suddenly John finds himself saying yes.
So they wander aimlessly, chat about everything and nothing, and itâs nice, so nice, to get to feel like theyâre real again. Even bittersweet as it is, once the sun starts to rise and crowds seem to thin, and John realizes he canât quite recall the colour of Simonâs eyes anymore.
Itâs in a church, the church, where they finally decide to settle and accept the inevitable. Simon still doesnât understand why they also got to reunite with the living while being strangers to Las Almas, but he doesnât voice this concern, instead choosing to focus on imagining the warmth of Johnâs presence beside him as the world starts to fade again, piece by piece.
âI think Iâve been ready for a while now. To move on,â Simon murmurs, staring ahead at the altar, the swathes of glowing candles. âIf thatâs even how this works. I think Iâm just⊠afraid of what else there might be.â
âIâm not sure,â John admits. He wishes he were able to lean his head on Simonâs shoulder, or intertwine their fingers. âIâve never thought about it. Donât think itâd be so bad.â
Theyâve only known one another for a few hours, certainly, but John can still sense Simonâs inner turmoil as he nods and hums and stares off into the distance. John wonders if, maybe in another life, they mightâve had a proper chance to have a thousand more conversations before this one. A proper chance to actually build something between them before they find themselves clinging to the dregs of almost-corporeality, just wishing for more time, or maybe something better entirely.
âIâll go with you,â John adds unthinkingly, feeling his phantom heartbeat jumping in pace. âI donât really have anything to stay for. That way weâd at least have something familiar.â
âI donât know if Iâd call you familiar,â Simon teases, a faint smile on his lips. âBut I think Iâd like that.â
âGood,â John says. âBecause I wasnât really giving you a choice.â
Simon laughs quietly, and John grasps desperately onto the sound as he closes his eyes and allows himself to be submerged again. When he opens his eyes, as he expected, the world is as it was before, blurry and distant and incomprehensible.
But this time, it isnât nearly as lonely.
#since i had no halloween post this year#slightly early little bit of dĂa de los muertos :)#simon ghost riley#john soap mactavish#soapghost#ghostsoap#ghost x soap#ghoap#alternate universe#writing
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If requests are open, could you do killers of your choice reacting to the new guy?
Like, the Unknown managing to lure them in by mimicking a survivor's voice
I took some creative liberty for this TW: Violence, death Characters: Trapper, Knight, Blight Male!reader mentioned
The Trapper - Evan MacMillan
Evan is working on his bear-traps in his warehouse. The realm is silent, the sounds of faint cawing and the rustling of leaves echoes through the estate.
Out of nowhere, a voice calls out
"E...van?"
He stops working immediately
That was your voice, but you'd left for a trial just a while ago
There's no way you'd be back this early
Evan sighs rubbing his temples
Maybe he's been working for way too long; starting to hear things
Before he can go back to tightening bolts, he hears it again
"Evan"
He immediately stands up, so abruptly that his chair falls over
The stomps outside, confused and a bit worried
"(Y/N)?"
He hears no response
The air is still and the hairs on his body stand stiff
Suddenly, the smell of rotting flesh and wet copper
Something was wrong
Evan notices that even the crows have stopped making sounds
Slowly, he tries to head back into the building; he needed his cleaver
He turns around to look at the entrance to the warehouse, only to see it
The Unknown was hiding, waiting for him to see it
It attacks Evan before he can react
The first thing on Evan's mind, once the Entity revives him, is to find you
The Knight - Tarhos KovĂĄcs
Tarhos was sharpening his sword in the Borgo, listening to the crackle of the fire he sat by
The peace is interrupted as a bloodcurdling scream pierces through the air
It's you, or at least it sounds like you
If Tarhos had taken the time to listen, he would've noticed how off it sounded
But he was way too panicked to think
To him, you were in danger
With sword gripped tightly, he booked it to where he heard the scream
"(Y/N)! WHERE ARE YOU, MY LOVE!?"
He's absolutely distraught
"SPEAK TO ME, (Y/N)!"
every one of his questions is answered by another screech, coming from another direction
Before he knew it, Tarhos was worn out and exhausted
It seemed that was the thing The Unknown was waiting for
Before Tarhos can even think about catching his breath, The Unknown attacks him from behind, knocking him clean off his feet
A tendril of flesh stabs into Tarhos's thigh
The Knight reacts quickly, swinging his sword and slicing the appendage through with one slice
"It...hurts... No...m-more"
It spoke in your voice, as if mocking Tarhos
His heart sunk into his chest, mind flooding with questions as to why this creature knows what you sound like
The Unknown shrieks as it feels his flesh sizzle, snapping his head around to see Alejandro pressing his hot iron into it; the rest of the Compagnia manifesting alongside him
Seeing the thing distracted, Tarhos stabs the beast through the chest
The Unknown is unnerving unaffected, pulling away before crawling away on all fours
Tarhos isn't having that, reeling his arm before throwing his sword like a makeshift spear, pinning The Unknown's hand into the ground
He grits his teeth as he stomps towards the monster, screaming at it
"WHAT HAVE YOU DONE WITH MY (Y/N)?!"
Durkos and Sander rush forward as well to kill the creature
The Unknown uses its axe to chop its own hand off to escape
"(y/n)... my (y/n)" it repeats mockingly as it slinks away
The Blight - Talbot Grimes
Talbot was working on his serums and elixirs when he heard your voice
"Hey....co...come over.....here"
Right off the bat, he knew it wasn't you
Talbot knows you
He knows your every scream, moan, laugh, and tone
This was something attempting to mimic that
Despite knowing whatever was calling out was trying to luring him in, he was curious to see what exactly it was
He makes his way outside, albeit apprehensively; his cane and syringe ready
The voice speaks again
"Wha...what is that...?"
It seems to be repeating something its heard previously
Were you in a trial with whatever it was?
It also seems to be getting better at mimicking you
Talbot hurries his steps to find the source of the voice
Its not long before he comes face to face with The Unknown
Talbot isn't afraid, he's downright furious
Whatever this monster was, it clearly had some contact with you
Why else would it know how you sound like?
The fight isn't pretty; both sides inflicting heavy damage on the other
In the end, The Unknown screeches as it retreats from sight, slinking away into the fog after seeing that Blight wasn't easy prey
Talbot managed to stab the syringe into the thing, acquiring a blood sample
Experimentation could wait
He needed to find you
The real you
#dbd x reader#dead by daylight x reader#male!reader#dead by daylight#male reader#dbd#talbot grimes#talbot grimes x reader#the blight#blight x reader#talbot x reader#the trapper#evan macmillan#evan macmillan x reader#trapper x reader#tarhos kovĂĄcs#tarhos x reader#the knight#the knight x reader#dbd the knight#the knight dbd#the unknown#all things wicked#dbd the unknown#the unknown dbd
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More in Owlie's random animal shifter/therian au! Los Va-Gatos! I found a picture of a jaguarundi cat and I KNEW that was Rudy. Resting bitch face for DAYS, god bless. Of course, having two COs as felinthropes does mean that LVQ base becomes Head Bonk Central with them around. Everyone loves this. More lore below vv
So! Alejandro the melanistic jaguar, and Rudy the jaguarundi cat. Beautiful. Rudy has the ears, tail, and longer canines as a human, and he can half-shift to purr or growl if he wants (a total of 3 people outside of his family know that tho). Alejo is like Nik: his only cat-like features are his sharper canines and his purple tongue. Do jaguars have purple tongues? No. Do I care? No. In their gato forms, they don't have many identifying features between them aside from behavior.
@worldseer @cod-dump @gomzdrawfr @midnight193 @totally-not-fandom @daftdrac
Soap & Ghost & Gaz || Nik & Price || Phillip Graves
#yes alejo WILL drag rudy away and lick him half to death after any missions gone wrong#it's BONDING#i do the doodles#alejandro vargas#rodolfo parra#cod mwii#aledolfo#alerudy#cod mw fanart#animal shifter au#call of duty modern warfare#modern warfare fanart#sadly alejo cannot purr :( he is too big of a cat he can only roar#rudy can make all kinda noises tho
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