#I'll be fine I only have 2 weeks left of school

[heavyhitterheaux]

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AN: This is long so be prepared 🫣

Synopsis: You and Joe had been infatuated with each other since you were both fourteen years old. Something happens in your senior year, causing you to have to break up with him and also making you have to hold onto a secret; giving birth to his firstborn child that he never knew existed.

Pairing: Ex-boyfriend!Joe Burrow x Ex-girlfriend!Reader

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The sun visor in your car came down with the swift movement of your hand so you could gaze in the mirror at your appearance. After applying another layer of lip gloss, you straightened out your necklace that contained his initial which was gifted to you from him on your sixteenth birthdays.

First it was meant for him, Joseph.

Now it was also meant for the little one you two made who wasn't quite so little anymore, Julian.

And after more than ten years, you still had it.

The only time it ever left its rightful place was when you had to clean it.

You still remember the conversation that you had when the two of you were just fifteen about the future that you planned to share with one another.

The two of you were laying down in Joe's backyard on one of the many blankets that your grandmother had knitted staring up at the night sky. It was one of your favorite past times between the both of you.

“So, what are we naming our kids when we have them?” Joe asked as he looked down to see you pick up your head from his chest to look at him.

“Hmm, never thought about it until just now.”

“After we're married of course. I'll be playing in the NFL and you'll be an aerospace engineer at NASA.”

“I don't know if I'm smart enough for all that.” You replied and Joe instantly frowned from your response.

“You are smart enough. Stop talking about yourself like that and selling yourself short.”

“Fine, I'm going to be an aerospace engineer at NASA.”

“That's better and I just thought of a name.”

“Tell me. But we need a name for a boy and a name for a girl so whichever one comes first we'll be ready.”

“I like Julian for a boy. His name will start with a J like mine.”

“You don't want him to be named after you?”

“No, I want for him to be able to have his own identity.”

“Good point and I like Julian too. Now for a girl.” You said as you adjusted to make yourself more comfortable.

“Juliet since you like Romeo and Juliet so much and I have no idea why.”

“Um, correction! I like the movie with Leonardo Dicaprio, there's a difference. Because truth be told they were both stupid as hell. How can you love someone after you've known them for like 2 hours?”

“Are you going to leave him for me?” Joe playfully asked and you rolled your eyes.

“Joseph, don't be stupid. It's us until the end of time, you know that and he is way too old for me.”

As you closed the mirror, you turned around to look in the backseat to see your son looking down playing his game and you called his name to get his attention.

“Julian.”

“Yes, mom?”

He looked up at you with those same blue eyes that his father had and you quickly sighed.

“Let’s make this quick so we can get in and out. Did you still want spaghetti for dinner?” You planned on staying the night at your sister's apartment before making the two hour drive to Cincinnati to your new house. You told her that you would cook dinner since she told you she couldn't even boil a pot of water.

Just like it was when she was 14.

“I guess.” He told you as he shrugged.

“What's that look for, bubs?”

When he was quiet, you immediately knew.

“I know you're nervous about us moving and starting at a new school, but you'll be fine. And besides, you have football camp in a few weeks to look forward to, that your aunt was nice enough to sign you up for.” You told him and he sighed but nodded his head nonetheless.

After you had gotten pregnant your senior year in high school, your mom was the first one to find out and within a week, you were in Texas with your grandmother and refusing to have an abortion like both of your parents wanted.

You had been there ever since.

After finishing high school with literally a month left, you went off to go to Texas A&M University on a full scholarship and then onto Harvard online to do your masters. From that time, you stopped talking to your parents and in turn they didn't allow you to talk to your siblings, Sabrina and Ryan.

You were one of the top engineers at your job in Texas and they recently opened a new facility in Cincinnati and asked you if you would be willing to transfer to get it off the ground.

It took you three months to finally make a decision.

The final thought as to why you were willing to do it had everything to do with Julian.

He was getting older and just about every week he was asking about his father.

His father, who was in fact Joe Burrow the quarterback of the Cincinnati Bengals.

Who also happened to be his favorite player who he was obsessed with.

He didn't know about Joe and Joe didn't know about him.

But that wasn't by choice.

It all boiled down to your parents as well as his, but mainly his mother.

Your younger sister had begged you to come and see her once she messaged you after she found your account on social media once you told her you were moving back to Ohio. However, you made her promise not to tell your parents. If she uttered a word, you would have no problem cutting her off because protecting yourself as well as your son was your main priority.

“Can we make brownies too?”

“With vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce on top.” You replied as you stuck your pinky finger out for him to wrap his around yours.

–

Robin did a double take as she noticed you in the aisle comparing two brands of pasta and could feel the color drain from her face.

She knew it was you, there was no denying it. You looked the same, but more mature.

She wanted to leave the aisle as soon as possible, but it didn’t quite work out that way since she also needed a box of noodles for dinner.

Hoping you wouldn't take too much notice of her, she made her way over and picked up the brand that she had always bought when you suddenly turned around and she caught your eye.

The expression that flashed across your face was unreadable as you were analyzing her. You were staring at one of the four people that had ripped your future away from underneath you.

The future that you and your boyfriend had planned in high school.

She was the first to speak and you were surprised she was even speaking to you at all. Considering what she had done.

And how much she didn't like you.

“Y/N?”

“Mrs. Burrow.” You flatly said as you threw the box of pasta in your basket.

“I… it's nice to see you.”

“Hmm.” You told her and quickly noticed that you had lost sight of Julian, but more than likely he was somewhere in the candy aisle. But to your surprise you heard his voice from behind you.

“Mom!? Can I get fruit loops!?”

When Robin set her eyes on who she assumed was her grandson, there was absolutely no denying it.

He looked similar to her youngest son except for the fact that he had curly hair which she assumed he got from you. Everything else was Joe up and down.

“You can get the small box.” You replied as you smiled at him go back down the aisle and turned back to Joe's mother.

“Does Joe know you're here?” She said in a soft voice and you were confused on why she even cared.

“What difference would it make if he did?”

“Is he…?” She asked assuming she was talking about Julian and wanted confirmation.

“He's nine and will be ten in December so you do the math and I know you see the resemblance. But for now I'm going to go so I can feed my child. Don't worry, everything is all still going according to your plan. But it's getting kind of hard to keep this a secret, right? I mean paying off your son's girlfriend's parents to keep them and her quiet about the pregnancy so that his future wouldn't get derailed.”

“Who told you that? And I did it for the both of you.”

“Bullshit. You never liked me to begin with and it didn't take a rocket scientist to figure that out and it doesn't matter who told me. You always had it in your mind that I wasn't good enough for him. All I know is that my son is going to know his father one way or another and there is nothing you'll be able to do about it. Good luck begging him for forgiveness. I hope you have a good night.”

Without another word you walked away from her and found Julian in the next aisle holding his box of cereal and browsing the candy aisle just as you suspected.

“We're making brownies, King Julian. So, no candy.” You said as he turned around to look at you.

“But I also need a snack before dinner and who was that lady you were talking to?”

“Stop trying to change the subject and no you don't.”

“Yes I do and I noticed she kept staring at me.”

“She wasn't anyone that you need to worry about because she isn't important and you can get one other thing. Now come on, your Aunt Sabrina is waiting for us.”

“Is she younger or older than you?” Julian asked as he grabbed a Snickers bar.

Just like his father.

“Younger and how old do you think I am?”

“Well I know you're old enough to have wine so you have to at least be 21. How old is she?”

“25.”

“Oh, never mind then.”

–

“I just can't get over how big he is and how much he looks like Joe.” Sabrina told you as the two of you were sitting at the kitchen table and her gaze was on Julian in the living room watching Netflix.

“The older he gets, the more and more he looks like him. Guess who I ran into at the store before coming here?”

“Who?”

“His mother. She saw me first.”

“Oh shit. And what did she say!? I know for a fact she never liked you. Anyone could see that.” Sabrina asked as her eyes went wide.

“First she was like it's good to see you and then asked if he knew I was here and I asked her what difference would it make if he did? And I basically told her to get out my face. And you’re right, she never liked me and I know for a fact that she thought I wasn't good enough for him or dare I say it the right ‘fit’”.

“I still can't believe how everything went down and how they never told him. Like that's their grandson. You two were supposed to be end game.”

“I know and I just… I hope when I gather the courage and strength to tell him that he wants to be in his life. Julian keeps asking about him and all he talks about is how he's his favorite player. I also hope that Julian won't despise me for not telling him.”

Little did you know that Sabrina had signed Julian up on purpose for the football camp. Not only because you told her how he loved to play but because she knew that Joe was hosting it along with Ja’Marr and Tee. She was going to make sure Joe knew sooner rather than later about how his ex-girlfriend fell off the face of the earth with his kid.

This had gone on long enough and wanted to see her big sister get her redemption story.

“From what I've seen, I think Julian will ultimately be relieved. It wasn't your fault to begin with and it's not like you hid it from him on purpose. And our parents were dead fucking wrong with how they treated the entire situation and I'm sorry that happened. I know I'm not responsible, but I also lost my big sister in all of that. And I'll never forgive them for it. It was like you disappeared off the face of the earth. And I never stopped asking about you.”

“I figured that out of everyone that you would. So when you messaged me, I got excited, not going to lie.” You said being completely honest.

“I only talk to them if it's absolutely necessary. The entire dynamic changed when you left. Do you ever think you'll talk to them? Can't blame you if you decide not to.”

“Probably not the best idea to talk to the people who wanted you to abort your kid.”

“Hmm, I guess not and you make a good point. But enough about that, what have you been up to? Do you really work for NASA?”

“Yes, as an aerospace engineer.”

“Like you always wanted. You were always smart as hell and could run circles around all of us. Only thing I know how to do is hair and make up. The parents were very mad when I dropped out and went to cosmetology school.”

“At least you figured out what you wanted to do and there is absolutely nothing wrong with that. There are still people who are 45 years old and don't know.”

“Good point.” You told her as she got up to get the brownies out of the oven that all three of you had taken part in making earlier.

“Oh and the day of football camp is my orientation so I won't be able to take him. Do you think you'll be able to?” You asked and Sabrina tried not to show the disappointment on her face.

“Yeah, sure.”

“But I should be there by lunch time. So I can see him play for the second half of the day. He's really excited to go.”

“Perfect! And I'm really excited too since I have never seen him play before.”

The wheels immediately started to turn in Sabrina's head and she just hoped and prayed that everything was going to work out exactly how she wanted it to.

The day of football camp, Julian had been bouncing off the walls from the moment he woke up. As promised, Sabrina stayed over the night before so that she wouldn't have a long morning in rush hour traffic trying to get to your house and then eventually the stadium on time.

To her surprise, when she got there and signed Julian in, Joe was nowhere in sight but she was still holding out hope as she looked over at Julian in his black jersey with his rightful last name across the back of it.

She learned last night that he had a jersey in every color, which had been your doing of course.

You had explained to her that every day was a battle on if the day finally arrived that you were going to tell him the truth. I mean what possible harm could it do at this point? When you were younger, you had been terrified of your parents, but not anymore and you were done keeping your son a secret.

When you finally gave birth to him on December 10th which also happened to be your birthday along with Joe's, you were instructed to not even give him the Burrow last name which was a part of the deal that was made between both sets of parents.

A deal that neither you nor Joe was a part of.

And none of them showed an ounce of remorse for what they had done.

About two hours or so into the day, Joe made his way to Paycor stadium since Ja'Marr had asked him and Tee to participate in a football camp with him for kids ages 5 to 17.

Tee had sent a text to let him know where they were and after parking his car and walking into the stadium he made his way over and was immediately greeted by the both of them.

“Joe, we think we found your long lost son.”

Ja'Marr joked with him as he gave him an eye roll in return.

“What in the world are you talking about? It is too early for your nonsense and Tee is no better for going along with you.” Joe told him and Tee held his hands up in defense.

“Now what did I do!?” Tee exclaimed while looking at him.

“An entire list so don't get me started now what kid are you talking about?” Joe asked and he followed Ja'Marr’s gaze to see.

“That one and look at that, he plays quarterback.”

“He is literally you with curly hair and freckles.” Tee added as he would glance at Julian and then glance back at Joe comparing the two.

“What's his name?” Joe curiously asked as he was watching him do drills.

It was almost as if he was looking in a mirror.

“Mm, Julian I think.”

Hearing the name out loud made a wave of emotions come rushing back towards Joe and he was trying to do his best and not be upset about it.

That was the name you two decided that you were going to name your baby boy whenever it happened.

Because Joe had been dead set on marrying you and he didn't want anyone else.

He still thought about you every day and knew that deep down he would probably never get over not knowing what happened to you and what made you suddenly break up with him for no reason.

It didn't make sense then and it still didn't make sense now and no matter how hard he tried to wrap his mind around it, he just couldn't.

He tried to move on multiple times, but he found himself always comparing his girlfriends to you no matter how hard he tried not to.

You meant absolutely everything to him and you were one of the very few people who believed that he would go on to do amazing things in college and eventually the NFL. From day one, your nickname for him was superstar or MVP.

“Wait…..” Joe started to say, but his focus was now solely on Julian.

“What?”

"Me and my ex-girlfriend picked out the name Julian for our son when we were in high school.” He said nonchalantly as he shrugged his shoulders.

“Uh? You didn't get her pregnant did you?”

“No, she definitely would have told me. But it was weird because one day we were planning our future together and the next she was breaking up with me. The entire thing never made sense. I literally haven't seen or heard from her since we were 17. What's his last name?”

“Deveraux.”

At that very moment as soon as the name left Tee’s mouth, Joe thought that he was going to throw up.

Ja'Marr and Tee both looked at him confused.

“Uh? You okay over there?”

“No. That's her last name.” Joe quietly said as he pinched the bridge of his nose.

“I… well maybe it's a coincidence.”

“How!?! That isn't a common last name!”

“And you having a mini meltdown isn’t helping the situation either. We’ll figure it out later when camp is over. For now we need to break them off into groups based on their age and get them ready to play against each other.”

The camp was only supposed to last from 9 am until 3 pm and as promised, you were actually allowed to leave early and looked down at your phone to see that Sabrina sent you the address to where it was held. Once you put it into your GPS since you were still learning your way around Cincinnati, the Paycor stadium popped up on your phone and you did a double take.

No.

Absolutely not.

But you also thought, it was still the off season and training camp wouldn’t start for a few more weeks. The likelihood of you actually running into him was slim to none. So that way you still had time to process and run through what you were going to say to him when you actually saw him.

Because it was bound to happen one way or the other.

All because his mom saw you and will more than likely tell him but fail to mention the child that you two share.

Once you got there, you spotted Sabrina’s car and quickly backed in next to her before making your way to one of the many gates that surrounded it to make your way inside. Once you told them you were here for your son, one of them was nice enough to walk you over to the field where all the parents were gathered. You quickly spotted Sabrina and she waved you over.

“Sabrina….”

“What’s wrong?”

“Why didn’t you mention that the camp was going to be held here and hosted by several Bengals players?”

“Oh, that? Um, I didn’t realize until we got here.”

“You were always bad at lying so I suggest you change your answer.” You told her as you crossed your arms and looked out towards the field and spotted Julian.

“Okay fine. I figured the sooner that Joe knew about Julian, the better. As soon as I saw that they were doing a camp before they started training camp in a few weeks, I immediately signed him up. And this was right after you told me that you were moving back here.” She whispered to you and you let out a deep sigh.

“I don’t know if I’m ready to see him yet. He probably still hates me for what I did to him.”

“But that wasn’t your fault.”

“Well, he doesn’t know that. Like you didn’t see the look on his face when I broke up with him. He looked so confused and hurt and I couldn’t tell him that I wasn’t doing it because I wanted to. I was doing it because both sets of parents made me. Have you even seen him yet?”

“Yes and he cut off all of his hair and dyed it blonde…. Again.”

“I remember when I dyed it blonde for him our senior year.”

“And got it all over our bathroom. Good times.”

“But, take a deep breath. He probably misses you more than you know.” Sabrina told you as she tried giving you words of encouragement but all you were doing was trying not to have a panic attack.

“He’s probably moved on and honestly when I think about it, it’s probably for the best. Hopefully it’s someone that his parents approve of.”

“Will you stop talking down about yourself? You were his first love and I’m sorry, that doesn’t go away overnight, it just doesn’t. The two of you were attached at the hip and I know for a fact that the two of you can get back to that and raise Julian together. Also, I want to be a bridesmaid when the time comes.”

“SABRINA!”

“What?!?! I’m just being honest. “

“A lot has to occur for that to even happen.”

“How much do you want to bet he has a ring picked out for you? And I see you’re still wearing the necklace he gave you on your 16th birthday with his initial. So, I rest my case.”

Sabrina knew for a fact that he had a ring for you since the day after you left because she had seen it, he immediately cornered her in a hallway at school to see what happened. At that time, she didn’t know, but all she did know was that your room was empty and that she was missing her big sister.

As Joe had finished helping the kids in his group put on the flags to get ready to start the game, he jogged to the sideline and as soon as he looked to his left, his jaw hit the floor and he started hitting Ja’Marr’s arm.

“OW! What is going on?!”

“That’s her and her sister Sabrina. Fuck that’s her, it’s really her.”

Ja’Marr followed his gaze and saw you talking to who he assumed was your sister and his eyes went wide.

“I… wait a minute…. Y/N is black?!”

“Uh yeah why is that important?” Joe asked him as Tee had come to stand next to them.

“It’s not…. I just wasn’t expecting her to look like THAT. I thought you said Athens only had like 2 black people? Damn, she’s pretty, how did you pull that?”

“Seriously?” Joe asked and Ja’Marr held his hands up in defense.

“I should have known the way you were eating that fried chicken you had been around some seasoning before in your life."

“Wait…. THAT’S HER?!” Tee asked and they both nodded.

Tee took a moment to look at Julian, you, and then Joe and simply nodded his head.

“You the baby daddy, alright.”

“Joe, stop trying to hide behind me, YOU’RE TALLER THAN ME. And did you forget you just dyed your hair? Y/N can probably spot you from a mile away.”

“I don’t know what to do! Should I go and talk to her?”

“For one of your nicknames to be Joe Cool, that is definitely the opposite of what is happening right now. Yes! Go and talk to her when we’re done or when the kids eat lunch.”

“What if she doesn’t want to talk to me?” He asked and they both just looked at him.

“Are you a hormone raging teenage boy again? I highly doubt that she wouldn’t want to talk to you.”

Meanwhile, you looked over to where Joe was standing next to Tee and Ja’Marr, and the butterflies in your stomach instantly hit you like a ton of bricks.

“Sabrina, he’s right there.” You told her as you tugged on her arm.

“And I hear wedding bells.”

“Seriously?! Now is not the time.”

“It’s the perfect time actually.”

“What do I say if he comes up to me?”

“Uh? Hi? Have you suddenly lost all of your brain cells? For you to be an aerospace engineer, I wouldn’t actually be able to tell.”

“That’s different!”

“The kids are about to have lunch anyway so just go up to him then. You actually should have worn less clothing to be honest so he can see what he’s been missing.”

“Uh no, for one there are children around and two, I just came from my new job so that’s a definite no.”

“Changing the subject for a minute, but Julian is actually really good.” Sabrina said as he watched him run down the field for a touchdown.

“Well, look at who his dad is.” You replied as you shrugged.

“Did he always want to play quarterback?”

“Mm hmm, and wouldn’t take no for an answer.”

“What do you think his reaction will be when you tell him?”

“I honestly don’t know. I know my baby like the back of my hand, but that I’m not quite sure about.”

“The baby who is almost taller than you by the way.”

“If he’s only nine now, I can’t imagine how tall he’s going to be when he stops growing.”

“How tall is Joe?”

“6’4.”

“Oh, so we have a little ways to go.”

When the first game had come to an end, Julian spotted you and ran straight into your arms.

“Hi bubs, are you having fun?”

“Yes! Thank you Aunt Sabrina for bringing me!”Julian said as he was still holding onto you but turned towards your sister.

“You’re very welcome, sweetheart.”

“Mom, before we leave do you think Joe will sign my jersey for me?”

“I'm sure he will if you ask him.”

Sabrina got a small smile on her face as she saw Joe walking up behind you.

“Julian, look. There he is, go and ask him.”

As soon as she said that, the butterflies that had been in your stomach the first time you saw them were there once more.

As you turned around, you were met with the sight of your ex boyfriend that you hadn't laid eyes on in person in close to ten years.

“Um, hi Mr. Burrow, could you sign my jersey for me?” He shyly asked as he held up the orange Bengals jersey with Joe's number on the back of it. He made sure to wear the black one, bring the orange one, and the white one was hanging up in his room on the wall while the other white one was hanging up in his closet.

“Of course I can. What's your name?” Joe asked Julian as he handed him the jersey along with a marker.

“Julian and I play quarterback just like you do. You're my favorite player and I've watched you ever since you played at LSU.” He proudly told him and Joe had to laugh to himself.

Julian had literally been watching him since he was 4 turning 5 and had been intrigued ever since.

“Really? Wow, that's a long time ago.”

“I want to play in the NFL one day like you and thank you for signing it.” He confessed as Joe handed him back his signed jersey and squatted down to his level.

“You're welcome and if you practice and work really hard, there is no reason why you can't make that happen. And listening to your mom is also going to help.” Joe told him as he glanced up at you and winked.

Okay so maybe he wasn't mad like you thought he was going to be.

Julian eagerly nodded as Sabrina grabbed his hand and started to pull him in the other direction.

“Now come on and let’s get in line for some food. Your mom has something that she needs to take care of.” Sabrina said and you looked at her confused.

“Wait, what?”

She grabbed Julian’s hand and mouthed to you ‘talk to him’. Once they were both out of earshot, you heard his voice.

“It’s really you.” He quietly said and you simply nodded.

“And it’s really you.” You replied as your necklace caught Joe’s eye.

“You still have it…” He said more as a statement then as a question as he reached up to play with the charm.

“I'm wearing it for two people now. Joseph Lee and Julian Oliver. Only time I take it off is to get it cleaned and then it goes right back on.”

Joe nodded his head and looked in the direction of where Julian was standing next to Sabrina, you followed his gaze and sighed.

“Yes.” You quietly said and you immediately got a guilty look on your face.

“I…”

“There is so much that I have to tell you and cannot do it in a span of five minutes. But yes. You keep looking at him so I answered your question for you because I know what you're thinking.”

“He looks just like me. How old is he?”

“He’ll be ten on December 10th.”

“The same day as ours.” Joe replied and you slowly nodded your head.

“I know we don’t have a lot of time right now, but please understand that I didn’t break up with you because I wanted to, I did it because I was told to and being a scared teenager doesn’t leave you with a lot of options. Just wanted you to know that.”

Joe slowly nodded his head and you couldn't quite read the expression on his face.

“After the kids are done, can we go somewhere and talk? Just us?”

“Of course, I’ll see if my sister can take Julian.”

“And he has no idea does he?” He asked, referring to Julian and you shook your head no.

“So, all this time?”

“You can be mad at me because I would be too, but I moved back because I was done hiding him. He deserves better than that. I wanted for him to know you and for you to know him because that is ultimately who ended up being hurt by all this.”

“He seems like a great kid. And I expect nothing less if he came from you.”

“He is and he is exactly how I imagined that he would be. Just about everything he does reminds me of you.”

—

Sabrina took Julian without a second thought to give you and Joe time to talk when you had asked her. The two of you decided on one of Joe’s favorite restaurants in the city and made sure that the two of you got a booth in a corner away from everyone else so the goal was no one would bother him.

You were looking over the drink menu, when you could feel Joe staring at you.

“I see some things haven’t changed. Joey, it's not nice to stare.” You told him as you laughed and felt your cheeks heat up and all he did was smile in response.

“Can’t help it if you’re so pretty. Gorgeous now actually. Always been that way.”

“Smooth talker Joe Burrow definitely hasn’t changed.”

It was quiet for a few seconds as both of you were once again scanning the menu when you blurted it out.

“I took a pregnancy test on April 1st because I felt off and before I could tell you, my mom found it.”

“And then what happened?”

“She talked to my dad and in turn both of them talked to your parents...” Joe immediately cut you off.

“Wait, they knew?” He asked and you gave him a slow nod.

“I was told to break up with you and that I had to move in with my grandmother in Texas while your parents paid mine off not to say anything. I only found out about that part last year.”

Joe stayed quiet so you continued.

“So, the day I broke up with you once again, obviously not my choice, a few days later I was on a plane to Texas. My parents said the only way that I would be allowed back in their house was if I got an abortion and I was not allowed to say anything to anyone about it. Of course by now you can see what my answer had been. I haven’t talked to my parents since and I don’t plan to. Looking back on it, I would have done things a little differently.”

“What would you have done differently?”

“Made sure that I told you because that wasn’t fair. You have been thinking for almost ten years that I didn’t want to be with you anymore and that was the furthest thing from the truth and you missed out on knowing your son. We can do a DNA test too to confirm. The last thing that I want anyone to say is that I’m lying.”

When Joe remained quiet, you reached your hand across the table to take his.

“I’m really sorry and I should have told you sooner and…”

“Stop. Y/N just stop.” He told you as he used the other hand to pinch the bridge of his nose.

“I know you’re mad….”

“I am mad, but pissed off is more like it but it’s not towards you.”

“Oh.”

“You had to go through that all by yourself when I could have been there. My son doesn’t even know who I am. I mean technically he does, but not in the capacity that I want him to.”

You slowly nodded as you allowed him to let all of his feelings about the situation be known.

“My parents knew I had a kid and did everything they could in order to keep me away from him.”

“And I missed out on nine years… almost ten.”

It almost looked as if Joe was about to cry, but did his best to compose himself.

“And you named him Julian Oliver, just like we both wanted.”

“I did, but I was told that I couldn’t give him your last name since they took the money or whatever.”

“And here I was thinking that I would never see you again.”

“The feeling is mutual, except on the tv when I watch you play of course. I knew from the beginning how good you were and that you playing in the NFL was bound to happen.” You said as you smiled at the thought of you two sneaking out and going to the park near both of your houses and laying down in the grass to look up at the night sky.

“You did and told me from day one even if I didn’t believe it myself.”

“I know this is a lot to take in but…”

“Just tell me everything, it’s just better to get everything all out in the open once and for all.”

“I mean that's the majority of what happened. I lived in Texas, graduated, went to Harvard. Got a job at NASA…” You started to say as Joe cut you off.

“Wait…. Back up, you actually did it?”

“Yes, you are looking at one of the top aerospace engineers at NASA. I moved back because they opened up a new facility here in Cincinnati.”

“I'm proud of you. I always knew you would end up working for NASA.”

“Thank you and this is the first time I've seen Sabrina too. Because I told my parents I wouldn't get an abortion, I couldn't talk to my siblings anymore. They didn't come to my graduation. I mean, I moved when there was literally a month of school left. I didn't go to prom because if I didn't go with you, it wasn't happening. My grandmother was my only saving grace. I didn't want to leave her and come up here, but she told me that would probably be the best thing for Julian. When my mom or dad would call to talk to her, they never asked about me. That was when my grandmother told me that she cheated on my dad and got pregnant with me and she felt that their relationship would go back to the way it was before it happened if they just got rid of me in a sense. They don't know that I know that. So my mother literally hates me and I don’t know who my actual dad is.”

Joe looked at you in disbelief and every time he opened his mouth to say something, he immediately closed it.

“I'm sorry you had to find out that way and sorry that it even happened at all.”

Before answering, you shrugged your shoulders and waved him off.

“It is what it is.”

“Y/N, no it isn't. That is some heavy shit you've been carrying around for ten years. Have you talked to anyone about that?”

“No and I don't want to. What good will it do?”

“You know better. Priorities can include Julian, but also includes yourself.”

“I guess, but not now. It's just… it's hard trying to wrap your mind around the fact that just about everyone in your life hates you and you were essentially a mistake.”

“You've always talked down on yourself and I see some things never change.”

“Sabrina said the same thing.”

“So that obviously means that we're telling the truth. You have always been the smartest and prettiest one in the room and it's still true now.”

“Even if I am, I'll probably never see it that way.”

After the two of you spent at least 2 more hours with each other, you exchanged numbers and it would be decided when and how the two of you would tell Julian.

The thought was exciting, but Joe was also dreading it. What if Julian despised him for not being there for him as well as you?

But for now, the day ended with a lot for Joe to think about.

Seeing you for the first time in ten years

Oh and the biggest one with you and him sharing a child that you were essentially bribed and threatened in a way to stay quiet about.

Knowing that his parents knew the entire time made Joe sick to his stomach.

He also had a feeling that both Ja’Marr and Tee would have their phones in their hands waiting for an update on what had happened. Before he could send the message that he had just typed, Tee beat him to it.

Tee- 👀👀👀

Uno- Spill the damn tea and stop leaving us in suspense

Joe- He's mine

Tee- I KNEW IT

Uno- Soooo I need details on why you didn't know about this….

Joe- My parents paid hers off not to tell me and made her move to Texas to live with her grandmother. And apparently she would only be allowed to move back if she got an abortion and of course as we can all see, she didn’t

Tee- YOUR PARENTS KNEW!?

Uno- This is some Tyler Perry movie shit 😫

Joe- They knew and pissed off doesn't even begin to describe how I'm feeling right now. I missed out on damn near ten years of my son's life. He has no idea who I am

Tee- Technically he does know who you are

Uno- But still that shit is CRAZY. So are the two of you going to tell Julian?

Joe- Yeah, but I'm getting a DNA test first because Y/N won't take no for an answer and I get it. I know he's mine and she does too obviously but that way no one will be able to say anything about it. We have to decide when we're going to tell him. I don't know how he's going to take it.

Uno- Whatever you need from us, we got you

Tee- Ditto

Joe- Appreciate it. First thing I need to do is confront my parents and ask them why they kept this from me

About a week or so passed and Joe had been ignoring the calls from his parents. He would talk to them a few times a week, but ever since he found out they knew about Julian, he really didn't know what to say to them.

However, he did promise to have Sunday dinner with them and he planned on confronting them and getting this out in the open once and for all.

There Joe was sitting at the dinner table with his parents and pushing his food around on his plate. Both Jimmy and Robin noticed and they exchanged a glance with one another before Jimmy asked if he was okay.

“Joe, you okay over there? It's one of your favorite meals and you've barely even touched it.”

“You know what, dad? No, I'm not okay.” He replied as he set his fork down and looked at him.

“Why? Did something happen?” Robin asked and he was doing his best in order not to roll his eyes.

“Something did happen and I don’t like being lied to.”

“Who lied about something?”

“Apparently the two people who have the title of being my parents tried to hide the fact that I have a child who is damn near ten years old. So, no one was going to say anything?”

Joe looked at both his parents in anticipation as the question he asked them lingered in the air.

When both of them were quiet, he spoke up again.

“Oh, so no one has anything to say?”

“Joseph, we did it to protect you as well as your future.” Jimmy finally spoke up as Robin remained quiet.

“Protect me from what exactly? Because that literally makes no fucking sense and you know it.”

“I don't care how old you are, watch your mouth when you talk to us.” Robin said as she crossed her arms and finally looked at him.

“I can't believe you two, but especially you. When Y/N broke up with me which I learned was your doing all along I came and confided in you not knowing what you had actually done. And let me ask, were you ever going to say anything?”

“I….”

“Never mind because whatever excuse you're about to pull out of your ass isn't worth it.”

“JOSEPH LEE BURROW!”

“NO, I GET TO BE PISSED OFF NOT YOU TWO. I GOT TO MISS OUT ON THE FIRST NINE YEARS OF MY SON'S LIFE BECAUSE YOU TWO PAID HER PARENTS NOT TO SAY ANYTHING ABOUT IT AND MADE HER DISAPPEAR FROM MY LIFE. I PLANNED ON MARRYING HER AND I WOULD HAVE DONE IT IF SHE HAD GOTTEN PREGNANT OR NOT.” Joe had been seeing red from the moment he stepped into his parents house and did not plan on backing down.

“We get you're upset, but let's calm down so we can talk.”

“You should have talked to me almost ten years ago. For now, I'm done. But answer this, forget about me for a minute. How could you do that to your own grandchild?”

“We never wanted to hurt you.”

“Hmm, funny. Because the people who did end up getting hurt were me, Y/N, and Julian. That's his name in case either of you wanted to know.”

“I saw Y/N with him about a month ago when I went to the grocery store.” Robin quietly said and Joe just shook his head at her.

“And you didn't say anything!?”

“When I saw him…. He is literally you up and down. There's no denying it. I know that us saying sorry is not going to cut it but….”

“You're right, it's not. Nothing you say is going to cut it or make me forgive you two for what you did. Y/N had NO ONE. She went through that by herself. Her parents shipped her off to Texas because she refused to get an abortion. I don't care what I would have had to do, she meant everything to me and I would have done anything to make sure that they were both okay. Now when we finally do tell him, he's going to wonder why I wasn't there.” Joe stated as he pushed his chair away from the table and stood up.

“Joseph…”

“I'm done. I don't want to talk to either of you right now.”

Once Joe was settled in his car, he immediately called you on facetime so that he would have you to keep him company on the long drive home that he had. When he pulled out of his parents driveway, you finally answered.

When Joe's face came into view, you could tell that he was upset and that something had happened.

“Joey? Is everything okay? What's going on?” You asked as you got up to head into your bedroom to be able to talk to him without Julian overhearing.

“I just left my parents house.”

“Okay? What is that look on your face for?”

“I asked them why they lied to me for almost ten years and of course no one had a good answer as to why they did it.” Joe breathed out as he pulled onto the highway.

“Oh and my mom mentioned seeing you about a month ago and failed to tell me anything. They're trying to apologize now but for what? Why even do it at this point? You knew what you were doing from the beginning.”

“I don't want to come in between you and your parents. I know how close you are with them.”

“It doesn't even matter. What's right is right and what's wrong is wrong and in this case they're dead wrong. And they also knew how I felt about you and how important you are to me.”

“Joey… hear me out for a second.”

“I'm listening.”

“Your feelings are completely valid and I'm not downplaying how you feel at all. But instead of focusing on being pissed at them, focus on finally being able to be a part of Julian’s life. He deserves you and you deserve him. I need you to be in the right and the best headspace. Do not come around him with that hanging over your head.”

“I… get it. I'm just… I can't believe that they would do that to me.”

“I know, but good news…”

“What is it?”

“DNA results are back and it's confirmed that you're my baby daddy even though we already knew.” You told him and saw a small smile form on his face.

“Now we just have to decide when we're going to tell him.” Joe told you as he sighed.

“Who knows? It might actually go better than we think it will.” Deep down you were not only trying to convince Joe, but convince yourself.

“But what if it doesn't?”

“Then we'll figure out a plan if it comes down to it. Do you want to wait until after training camp?”

“I was thinking the same thing. And maybe you two can come to the first home game of the season? And then we can go from there.” Joe's heart started to beat faster and he wasn't quite sure if it was nervousness or excitement.

“I like that idea.”

As promised, Joe made sure the two of you had tickets to the first home game of the season and the two of you were going to be directly behind the Bengals bench. Joe wanted you to be in his suite, but you told him that Julian had never been to an NFL game and needed to get the full experience.

Joe had sent you a text earlier saying that he couldn't wait to see the both of you and that the two of you should tell Julian after the game.

There Julian was next to you sitting there in awe and munching on his hot dog as he anxiously waited for the game to start. He dragged you as soon as the gates opened so he wouldn't miss anything. That was when you spotted Joe and a few other players come out the tunnel to come and warm up.

“Julian, look up.” You told him and his eyes immediately went to Joe.

“Mom! He's right there and there's Ja’Marr, Tee, and Andrei.”

“I see and look who's walking over here?” You replied as Joe began walking towards the two of you.

“I don't have anything for him to sign!”

“He signed your jersey already!”

“Oh, right. I forgot.” Julian said as he slumped down in his chair and you couldn't help but to laugh.

“Hey Julian.”

“You remember my name?” He asked as his eyes went wide and Joe nodded his head as Julian stood up to stand against the railing.

“Of course I do. And your mom told me that this is your first NFL game in person.” He said as he turned to look at you and wink, making a smile form on your face.

“It is. I usually just watch it at home with my mom.”

“I hope I'm able to see you a lot more this season.”

“Well, you have to talk to my mom, she's the boss.” Julian said and you stifled a laugh.

“I definitely think that I'm going to be able to convince her.”

Julian smiled at Joe as he went back to eating his hot dog and Joe motioned for you to come closer to him.

“Hmm, I knew you would look good in my jersey, but I didn’t expect you to look this good.”

“I figured that you would like it.”

“That’s putting it lightly. So we still on for later?”

“Yeah, I'm cooking so just come by when you're done here and we can go from there. Since it's going to be after the game, I plan on making you a cheat meal. I already texted you the address.”

“I most definitely have missed your cooking so no complaints here.”

“Well ten years have passed and I've gotten a lot better.”

“That isn't all that's gotten a lot better.” Joe told you as he looked you up and down and you could feel your cheeks heat up.

“Joey, go finish warming up and behave yourself.”

“I am behaving! Just calling it like I see it.”

“I beg to differ.”

Even though the Bengals didn't come away with a win, Julian was still excited nonetheless to be able to go in person. You were now standing in front of the stove while Julian was sitting at the kitchen table and playing on his iPad that you had recently gotten him when the doorbell rang and you knew it was Joe since you could see him on the security camera.

“Bubs, can you go see who's at the door for me?”

“Yes, mom.”

Julian basically sprinted towards the door and when he opened it, his mouth hit the floor.

“Hey Julian, your mom invited me for dinner.”

“I… Uh…” He started to stutter and you suddenly appeared next to him.

“Julian, don't leave our guest waiting outside. Invite him in already.” You said as you smiled at him and he immediately moved to the side so that he could come in.

He had a bouquet of flowers in his hands and quickly gave it to you while also hugging you.

If it was left up to you, you would have stayed in that hug forever.

“Pink roses still your favorite?” He asked and you quickly nodded.

“Yes, still my favorite, but now peonies are high up on my list too.”

“I'll keep that in mind for next time. It smells good in here, what are you making?” He asked as he was now following your lead into the kitchen.

“Tacos. Always a good cheat meal and still one of your favorites?”

“Still one of my favorites.”

Watching both Julian and Joe stuff their faces with tacos was comical. It was the fact that they both fixed their tacos the exact same way and you noticed right away. Being that you were so nervous about how Julian was going to react, you didn't have much of an appetite. When Joe finished, he looked up and made eye contact with you as you then took a deep sigh.

It was now or never so let's get this over with.

“Julian, I have something that I need to tell you.”

“Okay, what is it? Are we still going to the aquarium?”

“Yes, we're still going and it's something else. Something that you have been steadily asking me about for a while.”

“A puppy?!”

“Uh no. Not exactly. Julian, Joe is your dad.” You finally said and he looked confused as he glanced back and forth between the both of you.

“Hold on, I don't get it.”

“It’s taken….” You started to say and he immediately cut you off.

“You knew this the entire time and kept him from me?” Julian asked and you knew that shit had officially hit the fan.

“It wasn't that simple, Julian.” Joe immediately spoke up as he looked at him.

“How is it not? I thought you didn't want me but you've been here the entire time.”

“The difference was that I didn't know about you, it wasn’t the fact that I didn’t want you.”

“Julian, just listen for a minute.” You said but he made a face at you.

“Why should I? What else are you lying to me about?”

“I…”

Without another word, Julian pushed himself away from the table and ran upstairs to his room leaving both you and Joe at the table looking at one another.

“Deep down I knew this was going to happen.” You quietly said as you started to play with the ends of your braids.

“I'll go and talk to him, it'll be fine.” Joe told you as he grabbed your hand and gave it a small squeeze before standing up and going to talk to Julian.

Joe took the steps two at a time and there was no denying which room was his, seeing as his walls were covered in any and everything Bengals related.

“Julian, can I come in?” Joe asked him as he stood in the hallway in front of his bedroom door.

He nodded as he angrily wiped tears away from his face.

Joe walked in and sat down next to him and sighed.

“I know you're upset, but don't take it out on your mom.”

“But she lied to me.”

“She didn't necessarily lie, she was just trying to protect you. None of this has been easy for her. And I can imagine that it hasn't been easy for you either.” Joe explained to him and Julian quickly nodded letting him know that he agreed.

“She has done an amazing job taking care of you and I'm very thankful to her for it. But now you also have me. If I would have known from the beginning, things would have been a lot different. But we can't do anything about the past. We just have to focus on the future and move forward. Do you agree?”

“Yes.”

“Good now can I get a hug and you go back downstairs and apologize to your mom? I don't think what you said made her feel all that good. And we don't want to hurt her feelings, right? Because you don't like when people hurt your feelings right?”

“No, I don't like it.”

“Now come on so we can get some of the cake your mom made.”

“Okay.” Julian said as he quickly hugged Joe's side and nodded his head.

“I'm glad you're my dad and not Patrick Mahomes. I don't like the Chiefs and I wouldn't be able to fake it either.” Julian added and Joe had to stifle a laugh.

About a month and a half went by and Joe would spend as much time as he could with Julian on his off days seeing as though it was the middle of the season.

It was almost as if no time had passed and Joe quickly fell into the role of being a father. He made sure to call Julian every night before he went to sleep and also used that opportunity to talk to you. Your current thought process was not being sure if rekindling the relationship between the two of you was in the cards. Truth be told, that would definitely be the icing on the cake, but you weren't exactly quite sure what Joe wanted and he didn't mention it to you either. But the most important thing was him having a relationship with Julian.

And for now, you were content with that.

You were currently working from home and it was the early afternoon when your phone started ringing. Glancing down, you saw it was Joe and a wave of butterflies had hit your stomach and quickly answered.

“Yes, Joseph?

“Don't do that. Am I in trouble? You only did that when I was in trouble.” He asked and you laughed as you shook your head.

“Hmm, depends. Have you done something that would warrant you to be in trouble?’

“I don't think so, so let's go with that.”

“Everything okay?” You asked as you plugged in your laptop to prevent it from dying.

“Yeah, it's fine….” Joe started to say and then trailed off and he would always do this if he knew he was about to say or do something that you weren't completely on board with.

“I can still read you like a book. Spit it out.”

“Okay, just…. Keep an open mind with what I'm about to ask.”

“Okay, go ahead. I'm listening.”

“I want Julian to meet my parents.”

It was quiet for a few seconds and even though he couldn't see you, you were shaking your head.

“No.”

“Y/N, just hear me out. Julian has literally only been around you and your grandmother since he was born, right? For the most part?”

“And that wasn't my choice. It was decided for me.”

“He should have the opportunity to know who his grandparents are.”

“The grandparents who wanted NOTHING to do with him? Do I have that right?”

“I know, but they apologized multiple times for what they did. They know how I feel about it. I literally didn't talk to them for almost a month.”

“So, that makes it okay?”

“No, not at all and I told them that. But they are making an effort because they genuinely want to get to know him.”

“They didn't even allow me to give him the Burrow last name and all of a sudden they want to get to know him? Joey, let's be serious for a second. They probably would have NEVER told you that he even existed if it wasn't for me.”

“Y/N, I know this may be difficult for you but we can't change what happened. All we can do is move forward.”

“Your mother fucking HATES me and she always has.”

“No she doesn't! Neither of my parents hate you.”

“He's just getting to know you, give him some time to adjust.”

“Well we wouldn't be going through this if you would have told me.” Joe shot back at you and immediately regretted it once the words left his mouth.

“We wouldn't be going through this if it wasn't for YOUR MOTHER WHO FUCKING HATES ME like I said before!”

“Where did you even get that from?”

“Joseph, don't be dumb. So I'm going to open the door for her also to hate my child that she wanted no connection to from the beginning? No fucking thank you. If I don't talk to my parents what makes you think I want to be around yours when they are just as guilty? And I feel like you're downplaying what they did to me! Did to us! How can you not see that?” You asked as you felt a few tears slip out.

You should have known that it would eventually come down to this. You just didn't think it would be so soon.

As in Joe's parents wanting to be in Julian's life too.

“I'm not trying to make you upset. I just…”

“Too late because you already have. I have work to do, so bye.”

Without another word, you hung up the phone and threw it onto the couch behind you while you were doing your best not to cry even harder.

After you had hung up the phone on him, Joe was at a loss. He frustratedly ran a hand through his hair before sighing and attempting to call you back.

When you didn't answer, he came up with what he thought was the perfect idea to get you to talk to him.

A little over twenty four hours later, your doorbell rang and you checked the camera to see that it was Joe and rolled your eyes.

A little over twenty four hours later, your doorbell rang and you checked the camera to see that it was Joe and rolled your eyes. 

“Go away, Joseph.”

“Y/N, let me in so we can talk.”

“No.”

“We aren't 17 anymore stop giving me the silent treatment. I know how to bribe you.” He told you as he held up the pizza which you assumed was pepperoni in the camera.

"You're right we're not 17. Which means, I don't give in to your bribes anymore. So there's that.”

"Stop acting like you don't want this pizza and open the door. I also threw in a new telescope for good measure.”

“Wait, you got me a telescope?” You asked as you slowly cracked open the door and peeked your head out.

“You aren't getting it unless you let me in.”

“And what kind of pizza is that?” You asked as you were pointing. You already had a feeling that you knew what it was, but you needed confirmation.

“Your favorite.”

“What's my favorite?”

“What is this? 20 questions? Come on Y/N, let me in already.”

“Then tell me what's in the box!”

“Pepperoni and I got extra ranch on the side now open.the.door.”

“Hmph, fine. But hand over the pizza first.”

“No, not a chance. You're going to take it and slam the door shut. I still know you like the back of my hand.”

You sighed and finally rolled your eyes as you fully opened the door so he could step inside.

Once Joe was fully inside the house, he made his way into the kitchen and set the pizza on the table and went on the hunt to look for plates not knowing if he should take out two or three.

“Where’s Julian?”

“With my sister, so l'm by myself.” You answered as he then took down two plates and brought them over to the table. Opening the box, he slid two pieces on one of them and slid it over to you while also setting the ranch down in front of you.

“Thanks.”

“No problem.”

The two of you were eating in silence when Joe finally broke it.

“You know that I never liked fighting with you.”

“I know.” You quietly answered as you picked a piece of pepperoni off your second slice of pizza and popped it in your mouth.

“So can we come up with some type of compromise?”

Taking a deep breath, you nodded your head before pushing your plate into the center of the table and giving him your undivided attention.

“I know what they did to us and Julian wasn't fair and I'm not trying to downplay it at all. When I finally did answer the phone and talk to them, I explained how I felt and said that they betrayed my trust which I never thought was going to happen since they're my parents. Your hesitation is valid because mine was too when they had first asked. But the more I think about it, he does need to know who his family is.”

“I get that. It's just…. The main thing in the back of my mind is him getting hurt on the same level that we did.”

“They know that if they did that, that they would never see him again and I made that very clear. Because at first when they asked, I had the same reaction as you did and I said no.”

“Okay, I will do it for Julian and I promise to play nice. When did you want him to meet them?”

“You busy Sunday? All of you can be in my suite at the stadium for the game.”

“I’m not and that sounds like a plan. The last thing I said to your mom when I saw her in Athens was ‘good luck begging your son for forgiveness’ and I also told her something along the lines of her not liking me so this should be interesting.”

“You want me to have security at the stadium on standby?” Joe jokingly asked and you smiled at him while shaking your head.

“No need. Julian is my main priority and that will always be the case. As long as he’s happy and taken care of, I’m more than content with that.”

“That reminds me. It’s going to get cold soon so I wanted to take him shopping for some winter clothes. Has he ever even seen snow before?”

“He’d like that and no he actually hasn’t and I have a feeling that he is not going to like it, but he may surprise me so let’s see.”

“I can do it on my next off day. I’ll pick him up from school so you don’t have to worry about doing it.”

You nodded your head as you were deep in thought and Joe grabbed your hand breaking you out of your trance.

“What’s wrong?”

“I just stop to think sometimes on how our lives might have been different if you had known from the beginning.” You quietly answered as Joe nodded his head.

“I do the same thing. I’m just happy that you finally decided that enough was enough and told me.”

“Honestly, I didn’t know how you were going to take it and I was scared out of my mind. I also thought you still hated me after I broke up with you out of nowhere.”

“I could never hate you, no matter what the circumstances had been. And you didn’t know how I was going to take it? He literally looks like the perfect mix of both of us. I couldn’t deny him even if I wanted to. It’s funny that Ja’Marr and Tee actually noticed first. When they told me his name and I saw you, I started connecting the dots.”

“He’s starting to look like you more and more everyday.”

“I have another question for you and it’s okay if you don’t want to answer it.”

“Go ahead.”

“Would you ever talk to your parents again? Or at least try to find out who your actual dad is?”

“It’s not on the top of my priority list and they knew where I was the entire time. If they really honestly did care about me, none of this would have even happened. Sabrina doesn’t even really talk to them and as for my other siblings, I have no idea. Who knows what lies they told them about me. I honestly think that the only people who care about me are you, Julian, and Sabrina. And I’ve always felt like that.”

“And you know I’ll never stop caring about you.” Joe told you as he kissed the back of your hand before massaging it in small circles.

“I know.” You said with a shy smile.

“But enough about that, it’s finally dark outside and I’ll get the telescope out of my car since you did hold up your end of the deal with letting me in the house and it’s evident that my bribes do still work.”

“Burrow, don’t start.” You said as you pointed to him as he stood up from the kitchen table. He held his hands up in defense before smiling at you.

“Just calling it like I see it.”

–

“Joey! That piece doesn’t go there, it goes over here!”

“That’s not what the picture says!”

“Are you looking at the picture or reading the actual directions?”

“Umm, kinda both.”

“Hand it over to the actual aerospace engineer please.” Joe did as he was told but not before he rolled his eyes and pinched your cheek making you laugh.

“I am so fucking proud of you for making it happen. I always knew that you were going to do it.”

“Thank you, Joey. I can give you credit for telling me to go for it and not sell myself short. Julian was also my motivation. I had to be able to make enough money to take care of both of us.” You told him.

“And now you don't have to worry about doing it all by yourself anymore.”

Once you finished putting the telescope together, the two of you spent some time looking through it until you grabbed one of your fluffy blankets to lay on the deck in your backyard allowing the two of you to lay on it.

It was an usually warm night in October and you figured that you better enjoy it before the winter air kicked in. The two of you were simply gazing up at the night sky which you both did often when you were younger when Joe wrapped his arms around you and you moved to lay your head on his chest.

“I can’t even tell you how much I’ve missed this.” He whispered in your ear as you nodded in agreement.

“Me too.”

“I figured that you would have been married by now and forgot all about me.”

“How could I forget about you when people were saying your name everywhere I turned? And besides, I kept up with what you were doing. I was very excited when you entered the transfer portal and went to LSU. Being a backup quarterback didn’t fit you very well since I knew how amazing you were. And I honestly thought you would have been married by now.”

“You never let me forget it either. And I wasn’t marrying anyone who would be in your rightful place. Only person that I was ever going to make my wife was you. What I told you when we were seventeen hasn’t changed.”

“Just patiently waiting for you to win MVP and I know that it’s coming. And I know Julian would want nothing more than for all of us to be under one roof.”

“I want this with you. We get to do it right this time and no one can tell us no.”

Nodding your head in agreement, Joe turned your head to face him as he leaned over to kiss you. You eagerly kissed him back as both of your hands were exploring each other’s bodies. As Joe took the bottom of your shirt in his hands, he broke the kiss and searched your eyes for permission before he proceeded. When you nodded your head, your shirt was then peeled off of your body and thrown to the side as he comfortably moved you to the side so that he could hover above you.

At this moment, you were thankful for your fenced in backyard and the fact that your house wasn’t very close to anyone else’s. So the likelihood of the two of you getting caught was slim to none.

The next piece of clothing to come off of your body was your bra as Joe started to place several feather-like kisses all over starting from your neck as he worked his way down. His tongue lightly grazed one of your nipples before taking it fully in his mouth and slowly beginning to suck on it making a quiet moan slip from your mouth. He soon switched sides before you tugged on his shirt telling him to take it off. Once he did, he added it to your pile of clothes to the left of you before moving downward and slipping off your leggings that you were currently wearing with nothing underneath. 

He quickly spread your legs and settled himself in between them as his mouth finally made contact with your core.

Joe continued to pleasure you as he heard your soft whimpers and inserted one of his fingers as he started pumping it in and out of you. Your hands quickly made a way into his hair as you tried to pull him as close as possible to you.

“Shiiit.” You quietly said as Joe wasted no time adding another finger while his focus was now solely on your clit.

“Mm, Joey.”

“You gonna cum for me, baby?” Joe asked as his mouth left your clit for a quick second before going right back to it.

Not being able to utter another word because of how much pleasure you were in, you simply nodded your head. 

You didn’t know how much time had passed, but before you could tell Joe that you were close, You quickly squirted all over his face, However, he didn’t move a muscle as he tightly held onto your legs and still gave you as much pleasure as possible.

“Baby… mmm… Joey, I can’t….” You told him as you were doing your best to attempt to move away from him so you could somewhat recover from the constant feeling of you hitting your peak over and over again, but he obviously wasn’t letting that happen.

Being as bold as he was, he held eye contact with you the entire time, making you shake your head at him. When he finally came up for air, he placed several kisses all along your thighs before moving back up your body to place a kiss on your lips, which you gladly accepted and gave him several more.

“You are such an ass.” You whispered against his lips and all he did was laugh at you. 

“Now, is that how we treat someone who just made you cum not once, but multiple times?”

“Hmm, yes because I know that you aren’t going to do anything else about it, but make me cum more and make me beg for mercy like you just did.”

“Good girl.”

“I see not much has changed.”

“But I see something on you has.” He replied as he began to play with your nipple piercings before leaning down and sucking on them.

“I figured that you would like that.”

“But I know that I’m going to love being inside you more. You ready for me?” He asked as he slipped another finger back into you. He took it back out and eagerly began sucking on it as he peered down at you.

Nodding your head, Joe slipped off his sweatpants along with his boxers and lined himself with your entrance.

“I know that you don’t have a lot of neighbors, but we still need to be quiet. Think you can do that for me, baby girl?”

“Yes.”

“You promise not to make a sound?” Joe asked you as he inserted himself in you at the same time making you gasp.

“Hmm, that wasn’t quiet. Don’t let it happen again.” He whispered in your ear as he began pounding into you.

Your arms had now wrapped around his neck as his head was resting on your shoulder. It was taking everything in you not to make a sound and you knew that as hard as you were biting down on your lip that blood had probably trickled out of it. 

A small moan slipped out and Joe immediately stopped his movements and picked his head up to look at you.

“I thought I said not a sound, baby girl? And you were doing so well.” He told you as he pulled all the way out before slamming his hips all the way back in making you gasp.

Joe reached down to sloppily kiss you as he continued to move in and out of you with you trying not to make a sound. Your hands went back around his neck as he movements became sloppier indicating that he was close.

“Joey…. I’m close.”

“Hold it until I tell you to.”

“But…” You quickly protested, but all Joe did was shake his head, indicating that he didn’t want to hear it and that you had better listen to him.

It was taking everything in you to not let go right then and there as he was still going, but when you finally heard his voice, you wasted no time.

“Now you can.” He whispered against your lips as both of you came at the same time. Joe made sure not to finish inside you and his cum was covering the lower half of your stomach before you sat up and caught him off guard with you taking him in your mouth.

“Oh shit, babe.”

He made sure to move your hair out of the way as you continued to pleasure him as you also kept eye contact with him the entire time. The use of your hands also helped when your jaw was quickly becoming tired.

It didn’t take long for you to taste his cum at the back of your throat once he released in your mouth and milked him until the very last drop. Once you were finished, you laid back down on the blanket as Joe laid down next to you before pulling you on top of him and kissing your forehead. 

“I’ll give you ten minutes and I think we need to go inside for the second round because I know for a fact that I’m going to have you screaming.” Joe told you as he smirked and leaned over to kiss you.

It was now Sunday and as promised, it was the day that Julian was going to meet his grandparents. You were nervous to say the least, but at this point in time, it is what it is. You and Joe both compromised and you were going to uphold your end of the deal.

Julian actually didn't know that he would be meeting them. All he knew was that he was going to get a chance to sit up in his dad's suite and watch the game.

You and Julian would be wearing matching jerseys, along with jeans and your pandas to top it off.

As you were laying out your clothes to wear later, you got a facetime call from Joe and quickly answered.

“Good morning, Joey.”

“Good morning, my love. You ready for later?” Joe asked as you could see him moving around in his bedroom.

“I should be the one asking you that.” You replied as you sat down on your bed next to your outfit.

“I'm good. About to leave the house in a few. Excited to see you as always. And my baby boy of course.”

“And your baby boy is excited to see you play as always. Wouldn’t stop talking about it from the time that I told him.” 

“Where is he? I want to talk to him before I leave.”

“Hold on. Julian! Come here for a second.”

“Coming mom!”

Once he came into your room, he was all smiles as he hugged you before sitting next to you on your bed.

“Someone wants to talk to you.”

“Is it dad!?” He excitedly asked as you handed him your phone.

“See for yourself.”

Once Julian saw his father on the screen staring back at him, his smile got even wider if that was possible.

“Dad!”

“Hey King Julian, I'm excited to see you later.”

“Me too! Me and mom are wearing the white jerseys with our pandas so we can match you!”

“Definitely take a picture once you two get dressed and send it to me. And Julian?”

“Yes?”

“You have to promise me to be on your best behavior today. I know you usually are, but I just needed to remind you. I have some special people coming to the game to meet you.” Joe told him and Julian nodded in agreement.

“I will, I promise.”

“And what's my one other rule?”

“Besides being on my best behavior? Listening and protecting mom.”

“Perfect. I'll see you later, little man.”

“Oh! Can we get ice cream after the game?”

“Yes, as long as mom approves.” Joe answered and Julian immediately turned to you and gave you puppy dog eyes.

“I… how can I say no to a face like that? Of course we can.”

“I want rocky road or no…. Maybe bubble gum…”

“Well there's no rush, you have a few more hours to decide.” Joe replied as you noticed that he was now outside walking to his car.

“Okay Julian, let dad go to work and you need to go downstairs and finish your breakfast.”

“But mom, I want a chili cheese dog.”

“I… Not for breakfast you aren't! I will get you one later, promise.”

“But…”

“Julian, what did your mother say?” Joe asked him as he was now driving.

“To wait until later.”

“So we need to be patient, right?”

“Yes. I'll go finish my food.” Julian said with a slight attitude which Joe quickly caught onto and shut down.

“Lose the attitude this instant or we aren't getting ice cream. Didn't we just have an entire discussion about you listening to your mom?”

He let out a deep sigh before nodding his head in agreement.

“Go ahead and do what she told you to do.”

“Okay.”

Julian handed you back your phone before heading back downstairs and you were once again left with Joe.

“He gets his attitude from you.” You said without hesitation and Joe immediately snorted.

“That is one thing that I can actually agree with. Even though your attitude is just as bad.”

“I… it is not!”

“I will never tell you a lie, babe.”

“I'm ignoring you. But good luck today and as always either way it goes, I'm still proud of you.” You told him and he gave you a small smile in return.

“So if I win, victory kisses and if we lose sympathy kisses?”

Once you had arrived at the stadium with Julian and had gotten settled in Joe's suite, the two of you were there by yourselves for about twenty minutes before his parents made their presence known.

“Hi, Y/N.” Joe's dad was the first to speak and you gave him a small smile. Robin was next to him, but you couldn’t quite read her facial expression.

“Hi, Julian, these are the special and important people that your dad wanted you to meet.” You told him and he turned around in his seat to smile at the both of them.

“This is your grandma and grandpa. Your dad's parents.”

“Wait, dad has parents?”

“Everyone has parents, silly!” You explained to him as both Jim and Robin made themselves comfortable.

Robin finally spoke and pulled you to the side to be able to talk to you.

“Y/N, can we talk?” She asked and you looked to see that Jim was explaining something that was happening in the game to Julian and nodded your head.

“Sure.”

Once the two of you were outside the suite in the hallway, she took a deep breath before saying anything.

“I… first off thank you for agreeing for us to meet and get to know Julian. Because Joe’s original answer was no and I can imagine that yours was the same thing.”

“You’re welcome.”

“I want us to be able to put all of this behind us and move forward. Looking back on what I did, it wasn’t right in the slightest despite me wanting to protect my son. You have always been there for him and I knew that you cared about him. I knew once he knew that you were back in Ohio that it would be the same thing. I don’t think telling you sorry is enough and it will probably never be enough. Joe didn’t even talk to us for like a month and a half when he confronted us about it. Even after all this time, when Joe talks about you he lights up. And he does it even more now that he knows about Julian. I hope that you can forgive us for what we did. I know that it won’t happen overnight and that it will take time, but there is no rush. We want to be a part of Julian’s life and a part of yours.”

Clearly taken aback from what Robin had just confessed to you, all you could do at the moment was nod your head.

“Thank you for telling me that. I always thought you hated me when we were in high school so that was your entire reasoning behind doing what you did. But Joe swears up and down that you don’t.”

“No, I didn’t hate you and I still don’t. All I wanted to do was protect his future and was willing to go to extreme measures to do so. I know we hurt the both of you tremendously. I still think about the night Joe came to me in tears because you had broken up with him because we had told you to.”

“I still remember the look on his face, but he told me that he doesn’t hold it against me and knew for a fact that something wasn’t right about the whole thing. One day we were planning our future with each other and the next, I was breaking up with him.”

“That was definitely a dark time for him and that didn’t help when it spilled over to him going to Ohio State as a backup quarterback.”

“I can imagine.”

“But I just wanted to pull you to the side to talk to you. Now let’s go back in and enjoy the game.” She told you as she leaned in to hug you which you quickly returned.

Once you took your rightful spot next to Julian, he turned to you and asked a question.

“Where are your parents, mom?”

“Not really all that important right now, babe.” You replied and you were actually dreading the day that he found out the entire truth as to why he only had you in his life for so long and no one else.

As the game was quickly underway, the Bengals won the toss, but deferred it to get the ball at the start of the second half. Jim and Robin were both making conversation with Julian and you had to smile at how excited he was to meet them despite your protests. But what you weren't expecting was your actual parents to walk through the door.

“Hi everyone!” 

Hearing her voice was like nails on a chalkboard and your flight or fight instincts immediately kicked in. You turned around to see both of your parents staring back at you and wasted no time questioning them.

“Why the hell are either of you here?”

“Now, Y/N is that any way to talk to your parents?” The person who calls himself your father asked.

“You aren’t even my real father, so you can pipe the fuck down.”

“OKAY! WHOA! Y/N, we just reached out to them to see if they wanted to come and watch the game with us since we knew that you were bringing Julian with you.” Jim stepped in to say as he put a hand on your shoulder. Meanwhile, Julian was looking at you confused.

“No. They need to leave immediately.”

“Y/N, why are you so upset? We just wanted to meet our grandson too.” Your mother softly said, making you instantly roll your eyes.

“Neither of you have talked to me since I was seventeen when I first got pregnant with him so what in the world makes you think that you have a right to just show up out of nowhere and talk to him? I don’t even want to have anything to do with either of you and I know for a FACT, my son is not going to be around you either.”

“That was a difficult time for all of us.”

“Difficult for who? You made me break up with my boyfriend at the damn near end of my senior year when I had a MONTH LEFT and move all the way across the country to live with my grandmother. Neither of you came to my graduation or checked up on me to see how I was doing and every time you called to talk to her, she would ask if you wanted to talk to me and the answer was always no. I was literally in the hospital in labor BY MYSELF because grandma was out of town on a business trip. A FUCKING NURSE HELD MY HAND INSTEAD OF IT BEING MY BOYFRIEND OR MY MOTHER. DON’T YOU DARE TALK TO ME ABOUT IT BEING A DIFFICULT TIME FOR YOU.”

“Okay, Y/N, baby girl I get that you’re upset…”

“No, you don’t know ANYTHING and you need to….. Where’s Julian?” You asked no one in particular and everyone looked around the room dumbfounded and confused just as you were.

“He was just sitting right there. I… maybe the bathroom?”

“He never leaves without telling me because he knows better. SHIT.”

Meanwhile, Julian was wandering the hallways of the stadium by himself when all of a sudden he was spotted by Mama Tee who he met when he also met Ja’Marr and Tee after one of the Bengals home games. She spotted him too and immediately went up to him and was looking around for you.

“Julian? What are you doing out here by yourself? Where’s your mom? You look upset?”

“We were in the suite and I met my dad’s parents, but my mom’s parents also came and she got really upset. They started arguing and I wanted to leave. I really want my dad right now.” He told her as tears threatened to fall from his eyes. 

“I… okay. Well you can’t go to him right this second since he’s playing in the game, but I need to get you back to your mom because she is probably losing her mind. Julian, baby, you can’t walk away and not tell anyone.” She told him as she grabbed his hand and was leading him back towards the suite. 

“Dad told me to always protect my mom, but I also know not to interrupt adults when they’re talking so I just left. I don’t want them here and I’ve never seen her like that. I don’t want to be around anyone who has hurt my mom.”

“Okay, how about this? Let’s dial her number so I can tell her that you’re okay and we can go from there.”

Julian nodded his head as she handed him her phone and quickly dialed your number. You answered on the first ring and he could tell that you were upset, not only about your parents, but about him also walking away from you.

“Hello?!”

“Mom!”

“JULIAN OLIVER! Where are you?! You need to get back here NOW.”

“I’m with Mama Tee. She’s walking me back right now.”

“Once you get back here, you are not leaving my sight until you turn eighteen, you understand?” You told him and he nodded although you couldn’t see him.

“Yes, ma’am.”

Julian quickly handed Mama Tee her phone back and she could hear your quiet sobs.

“It’s okay, Y/N, he’s fine. Not a scratch on him. He just got upset because you were upset and he wanted to leave. Of course he told me that he wanted his dad, but I told him that he has to be patient and wait until after the game.”

“I never want to argue or deal with confrontation in front of him but all I saw was red when my parents showed up.”

“He also told me that because they made you upset that he doesn’t want to be around them and that they need to leave.”

“Well lucky for him, his wish has been granted because they literally just left. They offered to help look for him, but I said absolutely not.”

“Well, we’re outside the suite now, you can come and get him.” She told you as you quickly hung up the phone before practically running towards the door and opening it to see Julian looking at you with Mama Tee standing behind him.

Julian quickly hugged you and you were squeezing him for dear life.

“Listen to me, do not EVER do that again.” You told him as you grabbed his face for him to look up at you and he nodded.

“I don’t like seeing you upset or seeing you cry. They made you cry.”

“I… well they won’t be a problem anymore, okay? Promise.” You explained as you wiped a few tears that had fallen on Julian’s cheeks and kissed his forehead. 

“Okay.”

“Now, get back in there and watch the game with your grandparents. They were worried about you too.”

As Julian went inside the suite to sit back down, you turned back to Mama Tee and smiled. 

“I can’t thank you enough for spotting him and bringing him back.”

“Of course, I know he’s a good kid, and his main concern was protecting you but he also told me he knows not to interrupt when adults are talking. He got upset, so he left.”

“Yeah, that sounds like my baby. I swear that I couldn’t have asked for a better first born.”

“You and Joe definitely have one amazing kid.”

It was now close to eleven at night and Joe had tucked Julian in before coming into your bedroom and falling face first onto your bed with you laughing at him.

“Is someone tired?”

“Definitely, but not tired enough not to spend any time with you.” He replied as he moved to lay his head on your chest as you wrapped your arms around him. 

“How did your talk with your baby boy go?” You asked because you immediately wasted no time in telling what had happened during the game when you saw him in the tunnel before his presser.

“He knows now that if he becomes upset, he has to tell one of us before simply walking away. He was upset and I get it, because I definitely told him to look out for you which he was doing. It shouldn’t be a problem again. But, my parents were okay?”

“Yes and they apologized about everything and also apologized about my parents because they didn’t even know the full story. They actually gave me hugs and your theory was confirmed.”

“What theory? And I’m sorry that they basically ambushed you. But you know that you have me and Julian to protect you.”

“Your mom told me straight up that she never hated me and yes my two favorite boys.”

“I told you and you didn’t want to believe me.”

“And she wants to not only be a part of Julian’s life but mine too but she knows that this all isn’t going to happen overnight.” You explained to Joe as he began to play with your necklace.

“I’m going to get you a new one.”

“What’s wrong with this one?!”

“Nothing’s wrong with it, I just figured I could add a few diamonds to it to give it a little upgrade.”

“Fine, not going to argue about that, but I want it in rose gold.”

“Anything you ask for, if I have the ability to get, consider it yours.”

-

One year later

“Julian, you want to hold her?” Joe asked as he was cuddling your newborn baby girl, Juliet against his chest and he eagerly nodded.

“Go sit down over there and I’ll hand her to you.”

As he sat down in the corner of your hospital room, he was all smiles as he looked at his dad in front of him as he anticipated holding his baby sister for the first time. From the moment you told Julian that he was going to be a big brother, he stepped into his role and took it very seriously.

“You ready? You have to make sure you support her head.”

“Okay, I’m ready.”

Joe gently placed her in Julian’s arms and he was in absolute awe.

“She’s so little. Hi Juliet, I’m your big brother, Julian and I love you so much already.” He told her as she cooed and looked up at him with her brown eyes.

Joe recorded the entire interaction on his phone and when he was finished, placed a kiss on top of your head.

“We really did it.” He whispered in your ear as you looked at him confused.

“Did what, babe?”

“We finally got our happy ending. We’re together, married, and have our Julian and Juliet.”

“And it only took maybe ten years.”

“Doesn’t even matter how long it took, we made it happen. Still can’t believe that everyone in the house has the exact same birthday. Now what are the odds?”

“I know like that is literally insane. Now we have four birthdays to celebrate on December 10th.”

“Now, does my wife want sushi since I know these nine months have driven you up the wall with not being able to have any.:

“Yes, please, oh my gosh. I couldn’t get her out of me fast enough. I forgot how much I actually loved it until I couldn’t have any.” You told him and he laughed as he shook his head at you.

“Mom!”

“Yes, Julian?”

“Can I request a little brother, next?” He asked and your eyes went wide as you looked at Joe.

“Um, let’s just try to focus on being a good big brother to Juliet first and then we can see.” He told him as he adjusted the flower headband that was on Juliet, a gift from her grandparents.

“JOSEPH!”

“I… what?! You know it’s hard for me to tell him no!”

“If that’s the case, I’m going to need a lot more than sushi.”

“That’s fine, how about a Birkin?”

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joeyb_9: Finally got our happy ending. Welcome to the world, Juliet Maeve Burrow. Julian is so excited to be your big brother ❤️

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[brown-little-robin]

WAIT. In the last week I have talked to human beings in person for less than half an hour total, I've left the house 60% less than usual, I've been up til 1am four days in a row, AND I haven't touched a human being for over a month.

so that's why I'm going insane

[evie-sturns]

you want to? - matt sturniolo

summary: when you ask your classmate matt for a ride home after school, you find out hes a virgin, how could you not offer to change that?

contains: smut, semi-sub!matt, virgin!matt, swearing.

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the deafening bell rings throughout my math classroom, signalling the end of the day. i look down at my phone which reads 3:00pm, i instantly start to pack up my books more than ready to leave.

i watch the brunette boy to my left swing his bag over his shoulders, he doesn't say much but i'm pretty sure his names matt, i'm quite close with his brother nick but i've never got to know him personally.

i follow close behind him as he walks through the hallway.

we exit through the doors of the school, i decide to make my move now, needing a desperate ride home.

"uh- matt!" i call out walking up beside him, he looks over at me fixing the frame of his dark brown glasses.

"yeah?" he replies softly,

it shouldn't be wrong of me to ask for a ride, i've seen him briefly while i've been round at nicks house, and we got paired up for a group project in 9th grade where i spoke to him for a week.

"this is like- really random but do you mind giving me a ride home, i think my house is just down the street to yours and my car broke down this morning." i ramble

"oh- yeah, okay- thats fine." he says nervously "thank you so much" i let out a sigh of relief.

matt and i walk in silence to his car, his lips are red from where hes been biting them.

he opens the door for me, i jump in the passenger seat. the whole car is clean except for a camera battery and an empty mcdonald's cup.

he jumps in as well, "sorry if this is an inconvenience, i'll venmo you gas money and extra." i say.

"no- don't worry about it, it's fine." matt instantly replies.

i decide to start up a conversation, not wanting to sit in silence for the whole 20 minute ride.

"hows nick?" i ask, "hes okay, i think hes just weirded out about the whole audrey situation."

audrey is nick's best friend, who recently became hated at our school for sleeping with a whole friend group then lying to everyone and saying they made her do it.

"oh yeah!? she fucked that whole group of guys oh god." i exclaim, causing matt to tense up, his hands gripping the steering wheel tight.

"you okay? sorry- do you know audrey"

he shakes his head "i don't know her."

"oh you just went tense about the audrey fucking." i repeat, he laughs slightly, the tips of his ears go red.

"have you never had sex?" i ask, my head spinning round to look at him.

his cheeks go a deep red, he takes a hand off the wheel to rubs his eye under his glasses.

"i- yeah- no.. i dont know" he mutters, "you don't know if you've had sex?" i smile,

"i don't know- no" he says awkwardly with a grin.

"oh, thats fine!" i reply,

"you want to?" i continue, matt goes silent. i instantly regret my words, i didn't mean to make matt uncomfortable but it was just a genuine question.

"sorry." i instantly follow my words up, my tone less.. loud.

"yeah, i think i do" matt almost whispers as though he can't get any louder.

i nod my head understandingly , "you got anyone you want to loose it to, or not really?"

matt seems to grow a little more comfortable, his deathly grip on the wheel loosening

"i can't say" he laughs slightly "i mean i'm almost 18 and both my brothers won't stop yapping about their hook ups." he sighs

"do you want to.. with me?" i ask quietly, the words leaving my mouth before i can process

"but only if you want-" i instantly say after.

his head snaps round to look at me, his glasses slipping down the bridge of his nose slightly. "you- what" he smiles slightly, his eyebrows twisting as his cheeks flush

i stay silent, maintaining eye contact for a couple seconds.

"yeah, okay thank you" his says breathlessly, looking back to the road

"you can uh- come back to my house, nick and chris are at hockey and my parents are away for 2 weeks." matt says, trying to sound confident.

i nod, "yeah okay!"

-

3:42pm

matt pulls into his driveway, we've been having small talk for the past 5 minutes the rest of the way.

i open the door to his car, stepping out onto the concrete. i follow matt inside his house, i'm more than used to being in his house, execpt its usually with nick to hang out, not with his triplet brother to hook up.

i take his hand, he guides us upstairs into his bedroom. i lock the wooden door behind us.

"so uh, where do we start?" matt laughs nervously, reaching a hand up and scratching the side of his head.

i get on my tip-toes, grabbing his jaw and pulling him into a kiss. he hesitates for a second before kissing me back.

it quickly turns into a makeout, i push him back onto the bed before straddling him.

i grind against the fabric of his jeans, matt lets out a pathetic whimper against my lips clearly sensitive.

i pull away for a second to pull my shirt up over my head, revealing the pink lace of my bra. matt shamelessly stares at my tits, his top teeth sinking into his bottom lip.

after a solid 25 seconds of staring he pulls his navy blue crewneck off over his head, his middle part flopping on his forehead.

his breathing picks up as i unclasp my bra, letting it fall down onto his chest. i instantly feel a bulge feel underneath me, his face growing red.

i fix his glasses on his face lingering my fingers on his skin for longer than needed, "oh my god" i hear him whisper under his breath, i shift off his lap onto the floor, matt sits on the edge of the bed.

i fidget with the buckle of his belt, pulling it through the loops of his jeans before unbuttoning the button of his jeans and shimmying the fabric down his thighs.

i don't waste time to yank down his boxers, his erection springs out. matt's tip is slightly more red than his lips, now begging to be touched.

"you ready sweetheart?" i ask him, dragging my nails up and down his thighs.

"yeah- yes please." he nods, i wrap my hand around his length and pumping slowly, i look up at him and his head falls back "fuck.." he groans as i wrap my lips around his tip.

i circle my tongue just around his tip teasingly but it seems to be enough for matt already.

i slowly take more of him in my mouth, taking most of his dick down my throat.

"oh my god oh my god-" matt whimpers as i bob my head up and down,

my pace quickens everytime matt makes noise, only driving me to take more of him. i feel him twitch, meaning he's close already.

after matt bucks his hips up i pull off of him, edging him. "please" matt starts but i cut him off "don't want you to cum yet, don't wanna overstimulate you okay?"

he nods, i get up off the floor to straddle the top of his thighs again, his dick resting against my lower stomach.

"tell me what you want matt." i say, fixing his hair which rests against the glass of his glasses. "please?" matt whispers.

"please what." i tease, kneeling on either side of his legs and pulling down my shorts and panties in one tug. "ride me.." he says shyly. i smile before hovering myself above his tip, slowly sinking down onto his tip.

"oh my god" he groans, i let out a soft groan as i sink further down his length, i grab his wrists and place his ringed hands on my waist instead of him balling up the sheet.

"feels so good" he mumbles shakily, i start to bounce slowly up and down on his dick.

i let out strings of moans as his grip tightens on my waist "please please-" he whines, i start to pick up my pace.

"matt- you wanna try being on top?" i ask quickly, he hesitates before nodding his head eagerly.

he flips us over impressively easily, "grab my ankles" i tell him which he does, his two large hands grabbing my ankles and pushing them down by my ears, i nod.

he starts to thrust into me, matt's middle part flops on his head, his glasses shifting.

"fuck- 'm so close" he groans "you got it matt" i breathe out

matt pulls out, instantly releasing on my stomach as his glasses fall off, landing on my chest.

he flops down next to me on the bed panting, his arms laying across his forehead.

i scoot closer to matt's side, "you okay?" i ask, he wraps an arm around my waist and pulls me closer to him, a small smile forming on his face.

"you don't understand how long i've wanted that with you." he laughs slightly, "with me?" i reply, my eyes widening slightly

"yeah- i don't know." he sits up, rubbing his eyes. i sit up next to him, grabbing his glasses off my chest and holding them up

i slide the glasses onto his face, his cheeks still flushed

"we should do this again sometime" he suggests awkwardly,

"good idea matt" i smile, pressing a quick kiss to his red lips.

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[misotsukiiyeooo]

Too Drunk

Pairing: Jeon Wonwoo x Drunk f! reader

A/N: Hey babes! I haven't been online in like 2 months? I've been so busy with school and exams... I will post at least once a week or every other week. ( Plus I think I'm going to change up my writing style for now)

Genre: Fluff(smut?)

Word count: 4.8k

Synopsis: Wonwoo takes you home after a long evening of partying and you can't help but let your inner thoughts come out.

Wonwoo drives you home, stealing glances at you whenever he can. "Oh my—Wonu! This is my song!" you exclaim, grabbing your phone like a microphone and practically screaming into it.

He sighs, shaking his head as he watches you make a fool of yourself. You sing your heart out, barely pronouncing most of the words correctly. "Doll… you’re a bit too loud," Wonwoo tries to say, attempting to quiet you, but he fails miserably since you can’t even hear him over your voice.

Sighing in defeat, he continues to drive.

Finally, you make it home. Wonwoo parks the car, turns off the engine, and glances at you. "Are you done singing?" he playfully jokes.

You nod, feeling a bit tired now. Wonwoo exits the car, walks to your side, and opens the door. Immediately, you wrap your arms tightly around his neck for support.

"I missed you, Wonu~," you say, booping his nose and clinging to him as if he might leave.

"I never left, Doll," Wonwoo chuckles, and you respond with an 'oh' expression.

He carries you up the front steps and unlocks the front door. As he places you on the couch, you instantly complain about feeling too hot. "Why is it so hot? Help me, Wonu, I'm dying~," you cry out, noticing Wonwoo approaching you with a glass of water.

He guides the glass to your lips, waiting for you to drink, but you look at him expectantly. Considering your drunken state, he sighs and helps you take a sip while maintaining eye contact.

"Wonu, it’s still so hot…,” you murmur, tugging at your shirt's hem. "Can you take off my clothes…?". You look at him with flirtatious eyes. He sighs and sits back next to you on the couch, "Fine, I'll help you take off your sweater only." He slides the sleeves off completely taking it off to hang it on the coat rack.

"You're no fun…" You speak quietly and unclearly, pouting. Wonwoo walks back to you chuckling softly, "Is there anything else you need?" he inquires, his voice soft and caring.

With a teasing smile, you reply, "Yes, I need my handsome and sexy husband to take off my clothes and kiss me." You let your fingers glide slowly down his chest, feeling the warmth of his clothed skin beneath your touch. But just as you reach the bottom of his shirt, he catches your hand gently, stopping you from going any further.

"Doll, we can't do that now. You're way too drunk and you probably don't know what you're even saying." Wonwoo speaks softly, not wanting to hurt your feelings. "I do know what I'm saying…I want you." You drunkenly slur.

Wonwoo shakes his head, smiling softly. "I want you as well, but you're still drunk and I don't want to take advantage of you while you're in this state." He remains calm as you whine, spreading your legs. "I'd let you take advantage of me anytime." You bite your lip.

He gently closes your legs, a tender gesture. "Doll, just because you say that doesn't mean I'm comfortable taking things further with you, okay? Let's get you to bed, hm?" His eyes search yours, filled with a mix of warmth and uncertainty as he waits for your response.

You turn your gaze away, crossing your arms defensively. "Fine! I guess you don't love me then," you mutter, frustration in your voice. He stares at you in disbelief, his expression showing confusion. Reaching out, he cups your chin, tilting your face up so he can look directly into your eyes.

"Just because I'm not taking advantage of you doesn't mean I don’t love you. If I were only with you for sex, I would have acted on that instead of focusing on taking care of you right now. I love you too much to do that, okay?" His voice is soft but firm, each word laced with genuine emotion.

You look into his eyes with a pout, "Fine…but I'm not happy with you." Wonwoo smiles, wrapping his arms around you and kissing your forehead. "I know, Doll. But I want to take care of you even if that means I make you upset or not."

He lets go and stands up, reaching out his hand for you to take. “Can we finally get you to bed?” he asks, waiting for your response. You take his hand and nod. He guides you to the bedroom, and you lay down on the bed.

"I would help you wash up, but I'm not sure what you'll do… So let's get this makeup off instead." Wonwoo goes to the bathroom and returns with some makeup remover and cotton pads. He gently removes your makeup while you stay completely still in bed.

“All done,” he says, tossing the used cotton pads into the small trash bin in the corner of the dresser before joining you in bed. Wonwoo wraps his arms around you, facing you.

“I’m sorry…” you mumble, your voice barely audible. Wonwoo offers you a reassuring smile and responds, “It’s okay. Don’t worry about it. Just remind me never to let you drink so much again.” You both share a chuckle before sinking into a deep sleep. He kisses your forehead before closing his eyes and falling asleep as well.

Reqs are open!!

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[wolfiesmoon]

I can't sleep

Ran x good girl!reader

Do i want a bad boy (literal criminal) bf? Yea but i would probably cry if he insulted me or got into trouble in any capacity at all

(i am totally not unironically vibing to pretty little psycho while writing this)

edit: i made a part 2!!

"I dare you to kiss Haitani Ran." Your friend nudged you.

You knew you shouldn't have agreed to this stupid game of truth or dare. You knew your friend was going to make you do stupid stuff like this.

"Like... the big scary delinquent guy?" You asked, hoping you heard her wrong.

"Yeah, that Haitani Ran." Your friend smirked mischeviously.

"How about I don't do that?" The last thing you'd want to do is get involved wth any delinquents or gangs. You have no idea how dangerous Ran could be and even if he wasn't you'd still refuse to kiss a good for nothing delinquent.

"Are you trying to get me killed?" you followed up, realising just how bad this dare could end up.

"You do know that refusing this dare means that you have to do anything I say for a week, right?" Your friend had a horribly evil look on her face. You don't even want to know the things she would make you do if you refused this stupid dare.

But is kissing Ran any better? Pick your poison, you suppose.

"Fine, I'll do it." You said behind clenched teeth, not at all happy about this outcome. You've never even kissed before, and now you have to kiss freaking Ran Haitani. You might actually die.

Why did you agree? What is wrong with you?

This might just be the worst day of your life.

You ended up being a little unfocused in class, making your teacher worry.

.

"Haitani-san." you call out to him, your voice dying off slightly at the end due to nerves. You're the only ones left in the classroom, with your friend watching from behind the door to make sure you actually do it. He looks back at you and you feel a shiver run through you.

Oh my god, you're actually doing this.

He stops, waiting to see what you want with him. You move closer to him, and his eyes narrow slightly, as if he's getting a good look at you.

"Now, what could the class president herself possibly want with me?" his tone was slightly mocking and you would have showed him you're not to be messed with but honestly you'd probably be the one losing in that scenario.

You inhaled sharply, pulling him down by his braids and planting a kiss straight onto his lips. This feels like a bad shojo plot, the "good girl" falls in love with the "bad boy" and kisses him all of a sudden. Except there's no romance involved here. Just a dare.

Is this how you kiss? Why does it feel so strange? That should be enough, right? You can feel your parents shaking their heads dissaprovingly already.

Ok, now you're just kissing him for way too long. It's time to let go. And you try to, you really do. Since when were his arms wrapped around your waist, anyways? And why isn't he letting you go?!

You can feel your friend's evil stare burning into your back. This is not amusing!

He laughed a little into the kiss, pulling you impossibly closer. Oh, so they're both going to enjoy your suffering now, you see how it is.

Still, kissing him isn't half ba-

Ok, you're actually losing it. You need out and fast.

You wriggled out of his grasp, running away as fast as your legs could take you. You heard both Ran and your friend yell something behind you but you honestly don't care.

Why did you ever agree to do this?!

.

That same thought persisted even as you tossed and turned in bed that night.

"Oh god, he's going to send his goons after me and I'm gonna die... And then I won't ever get to become successful..." you muttered to yourself.

"Or maybe he's gonna come and kill me myself after school tommorow... Ugh..." you can't come to school tired, you won't be able to pay attention in class that way. You can't ruin your perfect record by falling asleep in class.

Who cares about the perfect record?! You should be worried for your life!

"And what is that stupid noise, anyways?" you muttered, grumbling and getting up to inspect the source. Another stone hits the window, making you jump slightly. You walk to the window and open it, narrowly avoiding a stone that was thrown your way.

"Sorry!~"

Wait. You'd recognise that voice anywhere.

It's Ran.

"What are you doing here? How did you even get my adress?" you half yelled, not wanting to wake up your parents.

"You shouldn't sweat the little things. Come downstairs." he was smiling calmly, but you still couldn't tell if he was threatening you. Actually, is that his motorcycle parked next to him?

"You should probably put on a jacket too. It's real cold." he added on, and you nervously closed the window, quietly sneaking downstairs and putting on a jacket. Your pyjamas are not the most presentable, but you really don't want to test his patience right now.

You met him outside. What is he going to do to you now?

"Get on." he pointed to his bike, catching you off guard.

"Not without a helmet, riding a motorcycle without one can be really dangerous and you could lose your life." you couldn't help but bring up safety regulations. It's in your nature.

"I told you, don't sweat the details and just sit down." he completely ignored you, pushing you in the direction of the bike. You complied, sitting down on it awkwardly, not sure what to expect. He doesn't seem violent...

He sat down behind you, revving up the engine and just driving off without a care in the world.

"W-Wait!" you were shocked at the speed, grabbing onto him by instinct and missing the way his lips curved up at that.

"Where are you taking me?! I never consented to this!" you had to yell over the sound of the engine, shutting your eyes. He was right, it really is cold when you're riding on a motorcycle.

"And you know what I didn't consent to? That kiss." he replied and your face scrunched up a little, cringing at the not so distant memory. "But that's fine, because that means you're mine now."

"Huh?!" you finally opened your eyes, looking up at him. His expression was a little hard to make out since the only thing illuminating it was street lights that you were speeding past. Is he even following the speed limit?

"I value my sleep, you see. And that little stunt you pulled made me unable to fall asleep. So I figured I might as well give you a little visit." he placed a hand over you protectively, making you worry about your safety even more.

"Who would have thought the top of the class good girl would fall for me?" he looked down at you.

"I did not fall in love with you! It was a dare!" you shot back.

"Oh well, doesn't matter. You're my girl now. And that's that."

[luvfy0dor]

“And My Daddy Tells Me I Light Up His World ♡” Dad!Bsd Drabbles ੈ✩‧₊˚

╰┈➤ Chuuya Nakahara, Osamu Dazai, Fyodor Dostoevsky

Warnings; Line breaks between indented paragraphs mean new scenarios, girl dads, d/n- daughters name, s/n-sons name, p/t-parental title for reader

Description; a couple different scenarios, 2 for Fyodor, 1 for Dazai, 1 for Chuuya

A/n; just so u guys do know I giggle every single time I type out d/n, also also I've got a req still about dad Fyodor in my inbox but I don't know why it's so hard for me to write it 3: I'll get it out ong, im so sorry dad fyodor anon </3 consider this tribute to you 3: also next post's gonna be for the event! Had to rewrite it.

Fyodor Dostoevsky ★

Fyodor stood in the kitchen, accompanied by his young daughter sitting at the dining table. In his hand was a letter to Nikolai, written a week ago that he had finally decided to mail. He grabs an envelope before rummaging through drawers while his daughter colors idly across the room. She peers up at him from her spot and hops out of her chair, coloring paper in hand. "what're you looking for, papa?" She asks, looking up at him with her e/c eyes, the ones that matched yours perfectly. He smiled at her and closed the drawer he was looking through. "Just a pen, malyshka. Do you know where I could find one?" He asks her, looking down at her. She nods and fetches one of the pens from her big bag of coloring supplies, digging through it for a quick second before returning to him with her arm outstretched and a glittery pink gel pen in her small hands. "This is okay, right, papa? Who's the letter going to?" He takes it appreciatively and writes out Nikolais name and address. "Uncle Kolya, and any pen you give me will do, sweetheart." He gives the pen back to her and ruffles her hair. "Oh, uncle Kolya will just love it, then! I'm pretty sure his favorite color is pink. I'm gonna color this for him so that the next time he comes over he'll have a present from me!" She says with excitement, skipping back over to her seat at the table to resume her coloring. "Oh, ofcourse, d/n." After Fyodor mailed the letter, he soon got a response from Nikolai expressing his disappointment over the letter not being fully written in pink gel pen, which was backed up by his daughter as well.

You stood in yours and your husbands bedroom, buttoning his shirt for him while he watched the numbers flicker and change on the alarm clock on your nightstand. Your daughters school was hosting a daddy-daughter dance and your daughter insisted on Fyodor taking her. He agreed obviously, but he felt unfamiliar with such things, after all, he'd never experienced a daddy-daughter dance in his childhood. You gave him a smile once you buttoned his shirt and grabbed the only tie he owned off the dresser. "You look so good, Fedya. Like a prince." You said with a smile, leaning in to kiss the corner of his lips. He hummed and guided your chin with his fingers to kiss his lips completely. "Just a prince? Not a king?" His eyes were half lidded as always and you could make out a small smile on his face. "Alright, fine, a king." You finished tying his tie for him and left it slightly loose around his neck, knowing he was never really fond of how tight they could be. "Perfect, that would make d/n our little princess." Almost as if summoned, her footsteps are heard pattering down the hallway in her cute little flats that you got for her. The dress that she wore was adorned with puffy, mesh layers on the skirt and some gemstones on the top. "Papa, are you ready to go yet? " she asks, walking over to his side and examining his outfit thoroughly and gasping excitedly. "Papa, your tie matches my dress!" She says, pointing out the same colored material. "It does." He picks her up with a smile. "Do I look pretty?" She asks, a big, toothy grin on her face. He laughs and nods.

"Absolutely, now go say goodbye to p/t." He says, putting her down onto the ground so she could hug you and bid you a goodbye. "Bye, p/t!!" She says, squeezing you quite tightly. You hug her back and kiss her head, looking down at her. "Bye, sweetheart, I love you. Oh- wait! Before you go I want a picture of you and papa." You fish your phone from your back pocket and open the camera app as she backs up and hugs her papa just as tightly as she held you. Fyodor places his hand on her back while they both smile for the photo, but wince all of a sudden as your phones flash goes off. "Oh- whoops, I forgot to turn the flash off- for real this time." They both pose again, d/n giggling at your small mistake. You snapped it and then examined it on the phone before your daughter started pleading to see it. Fyodors smile was as charming as always, both in person and in the photo, and your daughter looked absolutely adorable in her poofy dress. Once you had shown her and she was satisfied, she quickly made her way out of the room, holding the skirt of her dress by the handfuls. Fyodor laughed at her under his breath before he leaned in to kiss you once more before he left, letting his hand linger on your hip like his taste did on your lips. "Bye, Fedya, I love you, have fun." You grin, to which he lets out a sigh. "I will, I love you too, Moya Lyubov." He pulls away and follows the young girl out of the bedroom. You smiled to yourself as you heard him call from down the hallway, "Wait, malyshka, don't go out the door so fast", followed by the prompt creeking and closing of the door.

Osamu Dazai ★

No one got the memo that it was apparently 'bring your kid to work's day', but everyone had to adjust rather quickly when Dazai pulled up to the Ada with a young child on his hip, oogling at any shiny object in its sight. Kunikida was the first to ask about it. "Is this another orphan that you've decided to pick up off the streets? It's too young for a job here." Dazai rolled his eyes. "For your information, this is my son. His babysitter has come down with the flu." He clarifies, walking past everyone to his desk and sitting the one year old on his lap. The baby leans towards him and reaches for the tassels of his bolo tie, grabbing and pulling on them to his mouth. Dazai laughs and gently pulls them out of the little boys grasp. "No, s/n, you can't chew on those." His son pouts and coos out some baby nonsense, starting to look around for some other entertainment, only to find nothing that interests him. He looks up at his dad with his big brown eyes and pouts, huffing and gripping his long jacket in his chubby fists. "Papa, 'ome." He babbles, missing the comfort of yours and Dazais house and preferring to be there over the agency. "I know, s/n, believe me. I'd rather be at home than sitting here with these people." He says, sighing and shaking his head. "Just keep him from crying." Kunikida says exasperatedly while writing a report from the last case he worked on for Fukuzawa. Dazai hums in acknowledgement and turns the baby to face away from him, keeping him sat on his lap. "My boy doesn't cry, he's nothin' like those other babies." He says with a grin, grabbing a pen and wrapping his son's hand around it and helping him drag it acrossed the closest paper on Dazais desk. "Yeah, just get a feel for holding the pen and as soon as you can write on your own, daddy's never doin' his own reports again." He grins. "Your son isn't doing any paperwork for the agency until he joins. And that still doesn't mean he'll be doing yours." Kunikida says from his desk. Dazai shakes his head and lets go of his sons arm. "Ugh, whatever... Kunikida doesn't gotta know if I bring it home though." He whispers to the boy, evoking an unaware giggle. Kunikida let out a knowing huff and gave up on trying.

Chuuya Nakahara ★

After his little girl had asked him on numerous occasions for a trip to the fair, he was finally able to get some time off and go with you and her. He weaved through the crowds with her on his shoulders and his hand in yours while trying to decide on one final game for your daughter to play before you left.. "Papa, look! They have fish!" D/n exclaimed, pointing at the booth that ran the famous goldfish game that parents never want their kids to see. Not Chuuya though. He's nothin' like y'all. Chuuya didn't mind the idea of having a fish for his daughter, even if it was him who had to feed it every day and clean it's tank regularly. He smiled and looked over at you with eyes that asked you if you were in mutual agreement of letting her try to win a goldfish. You smiled back at him and nodded, noticing your daughter watching the two of you exchange your glances. "Alright sweetheart, let's go get ya one of them fish." He walks over to the stand with you, lifting her off of his shoulders while you handed the carnie a $5 bill for a basket of ten ping pong balls. Chuuya watched d/n try to toss the first five into one of the colorful mini-fishbowls and miss every single one, so he grabbed a ball and tossed it, getting it into one of them. The man running the game cheers and heads to get d/n her fish, but she ends up getting two of the last four balls in on her own, nearly shrieking in excitement. "Daddy, that means I get three fishes, right?" She excitedly asks, her hair bouncing in the pigtail style it was pulled into. "Yup, that's right." He smiles at the carnie when he hands the fish to him and mutters an appreciative thank you, patting his daughters back and telling her to do the same. "Thank you! P/t, can we get them a tank at home?" She asks, still super hyper from her triple win. You laugh and nod, holding two of the fish so Chuuya doesn't have to hold all three and your daughter if she chooses she's too tired to walk to the car. "Yeah, we'll stop at the pet store to get you a nice tank for them." You tell her, nodding for her to follow you and Chuuya grabbing her hand so she doesn't get lost. "What do you say to daddy? He got you one of those." You say with a small laugh and she looks up at her dad with big, adoring eyes. "Thank you, daddy! Ahh, I'm so excited for my fishes!" Her misunderstanding of the plural version of fish also makes you giggle a little. "You're welcome, princess. Y'gonna take real good care of them? Remind me to feed 'em every day?" He says, guiding you guys through the parked cars towards your own. "Yup! Every single morning! But what're we gonna do when I'm at school and you and p/t are working? What about their lunch?" She frowns. "Fish don't need lunch, don't worry." He reassures her and hands you the third bagged fish for a moment while buckling d/n into her seat. "Good, I don't want them to starve!" She says. Chuuya laughs under his breath and closes the backseat door, pulling out a cigarette to smoke before taking the sorta-long drive to the pet store and home. Now he had three more responsibilities, but it made his baby happy, so he really didn't mind having to take care of three more animals in addition to his original one.

A/n; yawns speed ran these, wrote Chuuyas in like,, 12 minutes, it's not proofread (js Chuuyas) but hopefully it works (⁠｡⁠•̀⁠ᴗ⁠-⁠)⁠✧ also I'd like to come out and say ion proofread my own stuff, I have my friends do it (I love you guys MWAH)

[yuan4i]

45. double date

“i’ve been absolutely dying to go to this cafe ever since yn dropped that brunch pic on twitter!” kaveh squealed standing outside the cafe waiting for you and sethos. his hair was tied up in a low bun, with clips in his hair. his boyfriend raising an eyebrow and giving him a weird look. “seriously? being excited over such a trivial matter is awfully childish,” al haitham murmured under his breath. “whatever! anyways, do you think yn and sethos are running late?” the blonde asked, trying to make conversation. truthfully, kaveh was nervous. he was anxious to see his crush longtime former crush with another guy. not to mention that the entire week since exams had felt so stressful due to the number of quarrels he and al haitham had. “well obviously they are considering that they aren’t here yet.” the time was 2:15, however, the two of you were nowhere to be in sight. 

“... yeah you’re right… hey um, i’ve been wanting to talk about something important lately and if we have the time–” “oh my god we are so so sorry for being late!” there you were, running towards the couple. “sethos and i were getting ready and then i got distracted-” “we both got distracted babe. don’t put it all on yourself!” he chuckled at your out-of-breath state. “it’s fine! don’t worry about it! c’mon, let’s go in.” 

the four of you talked and chatted while waiting for the totoro bread buns. “so, yn! when did you and sethos meet?” the blonde across the table asked you. “at the party you two threw like two weeks ago! i was so wasted when we met and then we ended up kissing at haitham’s front door…!” you giggled, covering your face. “that moment was such a blur! he ended up giving me his number after tighnari caught us!” 

“aww that’s so cute–” “dating someone you’ve only known for two weeks is irrational.” al haitham scoffed. the table was silent. “... i mean sethos and i aren’t actually dating though?” you nervously laughed it off, then looked away out the window. “oh my god that was so fucking insensitive for you to say! you’ve been acting like a cold jerk ever since exams ended. just what is your problem?” kaveh exclaimed, standing up from the table and placing down his cash. “i’m leaving. i’ll see you guys around.”

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al haitham x reader x kaveh SYNOPSIS  kaveh, al haitham and you are close friends and went to the same high school. but after your junior year, you left them and sumeru behind for liyue’s 2 year med school exchange program. now you’re back in sumeru for a class reunion and attending sumeru akademiya.

note : hii i'm acc so sorry for being so dead LMAO umm anyways, i wrote all this just now so lmk if there are any errors! i'll be trying to update at least once a week now bc i wanna finish cod before 2024 ends!! tysm for reading <33!

[tokkiiibunny]

Chick Habit | Megumi Fushiguro

04: Glory and Gore

Warnings: Mention of dead/murder, Mind games, swearing, Emotional instability, Mention of sexual favors.

Words: 2 k

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We gladiate, but I guess we're really fighting ourselves

Roughing up our minds, so we're ready when the kill time comes

"Secretly you love this, do you even wanna go free?"

One day he calls you a whore and the next he's in your bedroom... for a school project!

The week progressed quickly, in the blink of an eye it was already Friday. Although you tried hard to run away from megumi, he was already your "official" seatmate, Not that either of us had anyone else to sit next to, and so was Official the fact that he had no intention of talking to you.

He never responded to your morning greetings And the rest of the day he was silent, the only time he talk to you was on Wednesday when you asked him to borrow a pencil and he just said "what kind of idiot doesn't bring a pencil to school?" and he didn't lend you a shit.

And perhaps it would have remained that way if it were not for the assignment of a homework in pairs, the teacher made it clear that everyone would do it with their seatmate. Megumi was the only one to ask if he could do it alone, but the teacher left him no choice.

"Hmm" You tried to start. "What a day is okay for you?" you asked in a shy tone, perhaps because of how rude he had behaved that last week or because of the grumpy frown on his face thanks to the teacher's refusal.

"Tomorrow. 3 p.m. your place." He didn't ask for your opinion, his words were instructions and you probably wouldn't have argued if it weren't for the fact that tomorrow you would spend the day with Choso.

"I can't."

"What do you mean you can't?"

"I have plans." and he let out a scoff.

"What's more important than this year's first project?"

"Well, I'm not saying it's more important." Maybe for you it was a little more important. "But I already have plans for tomorrow and I find it rude to cancel a day before." That and the fact that you hadn't seen Choso since the beginning of summer, you missed him and the texts and night calls were not enough. "We could do it today after school or on Sunday."

"I can't."

"Why do you mean you can't?" You give him back the same answer that he gave you, although in a joking and friendly tone, it was just a joke that you didn't think of but you immediately regretted seeing his expression, he was mad, you were just trying to joke but for him it was a sneer against him. "I mean, like, do you have any plans?" You Added trying to sound less rude.

"None of your business, We will do it tomorrow." Apparently Choso's visit should be shorter than you had planned.

"And it has to be in my house? My parents don't agree with that people they don't kn-"

"I can bet I won't be the first man in your bedroom, y/l, So drop the good girl act." You'd never understand why he seemed to hate you so much, But he wasn't the first person to call you a slut, at this point you should be used to it, right? No, you probably never would.

"yeah, sure." It was all you could mumble and the rest of the day you had that nauseous feeling in your stomach, The few times you had spoken to megumi you always ended up like this feeling sick.

The day was pleasant, Summer was ending And although in the town it never got too hot or sunny September was beginning and the temperature was beginning to drop not too cold just the right temperature to be able to wear your favorite Sweater and wish to be under your warm blankets all day but that would not be possible today.

You and Choso were sitting on your bed, twilight was playing on the TV like White noise, he had arrived at your house first thing in the morning, not that you were complaining, he had prepared the most delicious pancakes for breakfast.

"You know, I could ask Yuji to have lunch with you."

"That's not necessary, Cho, I'm a big girl, I'll be fine on my own."

"yeah but-"

"I swear." You smiled at him and put your hand on his thigh to stop the tapping of his foot against the carpet. "Besides, it's always good to have time alone."

"You always spend time alone."

"And a little more won't kill me, I swear."

Choso had always cared for you the same way he did for his brothers, You were as special to him as he was to you.

You were very different but also the same, you fit together like pieces of a puzzle, you both liked to say that you were platonic soulmates.

"So... Don't you want me to stay? I can keep quiet, I'm not going to bother you two."

You shook your head. "You can go home." You noticed the fact that Choso didn't like the idea that your partner was Megumi since you mentioned it to him, but he kept his displeasure to himself as long as he could.

"Yeah but I just don't know, Fushiguro has never seemed to me to be trustworthy."

"Why is that?" You asked trying to seem surprised by what he said.

"I just don't think he's a good person, I don't like Yuji spending so much time with megumi, Something in me tells me he's not a good influence, and I also don't like the idea of leaving you alone with him." You don't judge him but you also prefer not to judge megumi, it was true that he had been rude but that didn't mean he was a bad person Besides, Choso had always been very overprotective and although his instinct rarely failed, he was not 100% accurate all the time.

"You're getting carried away, Cho, remember that appearances can be deceiving."

"I know, I really know."

"I'll be fine, if something happens that I'm sure it doesn't, I'll call you. Pinky promise." Not that it would have made him feel better, but at least he agreed to go home after you repeated at least 5 times that you would call him if you needed to.

Megumi was more punctual than you were expecting: at 3:00 p.m. he was already standing outside your house and by 3:02 p.m. he was already grumbling about how long it took you to open the door.

He followed you upstairs to your room, a whiff from his lips. "God, this place is scary." A slight frown formed on your face, what was he talking about? You liked your bedroom so much and it definitely wasn't scary.

"What do you mean?"

"I mean, your room looks like a possessed doll's playhouse." You raised an eyebrow, you didn't know how to take it.

"It doesn't." He walked around the room as if it were his own, looking around, looking and judging.

"Aren't you too old to continue playing with dolls?"

"I don't, It's just because of the memory." He hummed and plopped down in your desk chair. "Are you done snooping?" He took another look around your bedroom Appearing to be looking for something specific, his eyes fell to the top of the closet.

"And all those boxes? They are also memories?" You found it strange that he was Talking to you, but a part of you was happy, maybe you guys had just had a bad start but things would get better from now on, he had been rude, yes, but nothing you couldn't forgive.

"Yes, some and also some of them are just things that I don't know where else to put in." A small smile appeared on his lips as he crossed his arms over his chest and leaned back into the back of the chair. You smiled too.

"Memories. Any of sasha by chance?" You felt your body tense up but you took a deep breath and calmed down, after all you both were best friends and everyone knew it It wasn't strange that he asked you about her.

"yeah." Although your smile became slightly akward, it was still there, kind and sweet as always. "A lot actually." A touch of affection in your voice, Those were great times.

"And you didn't keep any of the letters? Or did you get rid of them too?"

"I don't know what you're talking about" Your response was automatic, learned, and repeated over and over again. Of course you knew what he was talking about.

"Oh, you Definitely know, everybody knows."

"People talk a lot and that doesn't mean what they say is true."

"I know as well as I know it was your fault."

"You don't know a shit Megumi."

"Then come on, tell me what happened, tell me your truth, im waiting for"

"Stop that bullshit, I don't have to tell you, what happened is not your problem and I have nothing to do with it so shut up the fucking mouth now 'Cause you don't know a shit and you'll never know."

"Why are you so angry?" He suppressed a scoff, he was taunting you in your face. "It was a simple question."

"No, it was a provocation."

"Nothing you need to worry about if you didn't do anything."

And you felt stupid. He was right, wasn't he? Why did you get so upset? You didn't do anything, it wasn't your fault, no, it wasn't. You didn't say anything, you hated the way he was looking at you, you hated the little smile on his lips.

"We should start with the project." He didn't bring it up again and you didn't talk more than was necessary. He acted completely normally but you couldn't, you felt tense, lost, suffocated, regretful.

"I'll do the conclusion you do the cover, the data and that shit." He told you as he walked down the stairs and you followed him, your gaze was on the floor, all you wanted was to go to your bed and hide under the covers. "Have a nice night, Yn." And then he left, leaving you completely alone.

You shuffled up the stairs and dropped into your bed, You blanket over you suffocating you but making you feel warm.

You didn't stand up again that night and Sunday wasn't much different.

Monday came and you didn't remember your part of the project.

You felt tired, you wanted to go back to your bed.

"Where is it?"

"What?" You looked at Megumi who had just sat next to you.

"Your part of the project, what I asked you to do." shit, you didn't anything And you couldn't even make an excuse because he noticed your expression. "Did you forget?"

"i-"

"What do you have in that little head of yours?"

"i-"

"I asked you for only one thing, I left you the easiest thing and yet you were so useless as not to do it."

"I-"

"You forget about it because you're a retarded bitch and-"

"Are you going to let me speak or not!?" you raised your voice, not too much but more than you are used to. "I'll talk to the professor, I'm sure he'll understand." You said firmly and got up from your chair, you felt rude but at the same time you couldn't help it, the small talk you had with Megumi on Saturday had definitely affected you, You liked to be nice but everyone had a limit and Megumi was trying his best to cross the line.

You made up an excuse that wasn't too elaborate but believable enough and Just as you imagined the teacher gave you permission to bring it tomorrow, you were a good student, you never caused problems and you had all your works and exams with A+, of course he could afford to be a little lenient with you.

You returned to your seat and the smile returned to your lips. "We can give it to him tomorrow."

"Yeah? what did he ask of you in return? A blowjob?"

"Nothing." You said through gritted teeth.

"Right, you'd do it for free." You stayed silent, you were angry but it wasn't worth it and the last thing you wanted was to fall back into one of his provocations, you had enough on Saturday.

Notes area:

>Choso is 3 years older than y and Megumi, but it's not the first time he had to leave school for a while and that's why they were in the same grade

>Yuji is a year younger

>Sasha (my beloved) braus mention

>comments, suggestions, recommendations and feedback are welcome

>The town (completely fake) where they live is slightly forks & midwest Inspired.

>The next chapter will focus on Megumi!

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Ethan Landry as spiderman headcannon

I'm thinking about Ethan as Spiderman ♡

The idea of Ethan as Spiderman makes me giggle.

did not proof read. |m.list

I start college in 4 weeks but more into my dorm in 2 😵‍💫🤮

Ethan would keep it a secret for as long as he could but one night, he forgot you were coming over, so he was messing around in his suit when you walked in, and he almost shot you with his web.

You yelled at him like a mother, and anytime you would make some smart comment about being a hero, he would hit you with the "Okay, MOOMM"

There would be some nights where if he got hurt pretty badly, he would go to your bedroom window. you would already have the first aid kit on your bed and the window unlocked, waiting for him.

After you found out about his spider side you begged him to take you swinging around the city, but he would say no for weeks until he realized you won't stop asking.

"I'm telling you this now, don't open your mouth unless you want to eat bugs for dinner."

"Yeah, yeah I'll survive bug boy."

When he started to get noticed by the public and people made merch he would 100% buy it and make you and him match when it was movie night

If it was a slow night in crime he would go to your place with wildflowers and tell you his favorite crimes he's stopped

When you guys' hangout he gets bored sometimes so he would start throwing your things and shoot them and web them to your ceiling and see how long it would take you to notice

His favorite thing is when you're across the room and he wants attention from you he would shoot his web across the room around your waist and pull you towards him.

Some nights when you clean his cuts when it's really bad you don't warn him you are cleaning it, so he yelps and slaps your hand away. "OW! that hurt what the hell y/n!"

"Oh, shush bug boy you are fine."

Some days you wanted him to set aside the spider-man persona and be Ethan for one night. Halfway through, it ends up in him running into an ally and swinging through the buildings while you watched.

He would walk around your room... like walk around! Walls and ceiling just walk around like it's normal.

If you were busy doing homework at your desk and he was on your bed, he would crawl on your ceiling and hang over you, wondering when you'd be done. "Are you don't yet?!"

You look up and see his face a few inches away. "No, I'm not, I'm sorry, but I need this to be done tonight, or I won't get it done at all!"

He leaves web messages around town for you.

He let's you play with his web shooters

He left a suit at your house and came over one day to you, trying it on. "Baby- what- what are you doing"

You freeze. "WHAA NOTHING"

He laughs and holds your face "God you're so adorable!" He then kisses your face everywhere.

Sometimes, he lets you be the man woman in the chair.

Making spiderman themed bracelets. He never takes it off!

He would 100% start teaching you fighting moves just because crime has gotten worse

He makes you carry pepper spray which back fired-

He thought it would be funny to scare you one day but you had the pepper spray and you sprayed him

"Ahhhhhhhh OWWW WHAT THE HELL"

You couldn't help but feel terrible at first but once he healed he just acted like a baby.

"I though I'd never see again!"

When he's swinging around town and he see that you see him he waves aggressively.

Even though he's a spider when he sees one he still freaks out.

"Y/N THERES A SPIDER ON YOUR WALL!!!! ITS BIG A GROSS!!!!" He stood on you bed scared.

"Now what did we say? No talking about yourself like that!" He threw a pillow at you while you laughed.

When he catches another criminal he ends up break dancing in his suit.

There is no doubt in the world that this boy would go shopping but mid spree his spider tingles when off and he came home without the food.

"DID YOU FORGET THE FOOD AGAIN???"

He makes uses his webs in school. You don't like when he does but sometimes he does it for you. "Ughh there's only one muffin left" you were close to the end of the line.

He looks around and stretched his arm out activating the webs. He grabbed the muffin and before you can fully blink he put it in your hand. "Love you"

Talks way too much when fighting

Dances in the middle of fighting

Gaslights the criminal

"Oh no not knives please it's my worst fear" he falls covering his face.

"Yeah that's right punk-" he shot his webs ans then just used the robber as shooting practice.

100% makes "pew pew pew" noises when he shoots his webs

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Megumi's Secretary

(Not edited)

Like - just imagen going for a secretary job at a relatively well known company not fully knowing what your getting yourself into.

You go in for the job interview, resume in hand and every possible answer to any question that they may throw at you.

When your name is called and you walk on the room to see the company's founder sitting at the opposite side of the table.

She seems kind, nice, if she was doing the interview then you must be applying to be HER secretary which is a big job...

You almost walked out when the pressure finally hit you, but you still manages to sit down and smile at her while slowly handing over your resume.

She makes small talk and casually asks you questions, it was more like a conversation then an interview and you started to relax.

"I'm so glad you came today, most of our secretary's walk out after a week, or less..." She laughed awkwardly.

She continued on until till she ended the interview with a final question.

"Can you handle working with people who are hard to communicate with? Not that their difficult rather you would have to follow up alot on." She asked.

"Actually-" You paused thinking back to your high school time when you were paired up with a boy who was...sort of like that.

You did your part and he did his, it was hard to put the parts together smoothly but eventually you did it and got full marks to. After that you always just remember working with him.

Heck you remember falling for him but your school year ended before you ever told him, plus he was a little awkward around you so maybe it just wasn't meant to happen.

You snapped out of that meomory, as if you'd fall for your boss.

"I do actually recall working with someone like that in school, so it wouldn't be anything new." You sighed thinking about how you just let him go.

"Good. You got the job." She smiled

"Wha-Already? Wow thank you, when do you want me to start?" You asked taken aback.

"If you don't mind i'm sure Mr. Fushiguro could show you around the work place now and your main work, after all you'll be his secretary"

His? He? Mr. Fushiguro? Where had you head that name before.

"Megumi come in the meeting room." You heard her say, looking over to see her on the phone.

Only a few seconds later you heard a knock and watched as the door knob turned.

A tall dark haired man walked in with a stoic expression. You felt his annoyance as he looked up at the woman leaving you in the crossfire for what was about to happen.

"Tsumiki, I told you I don't need another secretary, I'll just do it myself." He said adjitated.

"Oh come on Megumi you'll work your self to death at this rate, plus I think you'll like this one~" She said calmly with a smile.

Megumi? Yeah you defiantly have heard that name before...Was it?

You looked up and at the man standing behind you, meeting his eyes.

There was an awkward silence before he sighed in defeat.

"Fine..."

"Megumi this is Y/n, Y/n this is your new boss Megu- Mr. Fushiguro" Tsumiki said with a smile now beaming on her face.

"Nice to meet you-" You say standing up and pausing at the end to see if you could tell where you remembered him.

"Like wise" he said putting his hand out for you to shake.

You look back at Tsumiki worried, why did she hire you if he obviously didn't want you?

"You should show her to her office Megumi." She said.

You do settle into your job and the week 'Mile stone' passes without a complaint.

"You have a meeting at 2 pm this afternoon after your 30 minute lunch break." You said reading through the list on your clip board.

Every time you read off the board you always felt like Megumi was looking somewhere else, like a computer screen or other documents.

Any where but you.

"Well cancel my lunch break and move the next meeting forward." He mumbleled.

"So when should I reschedule your lunch break?" You asked looking for time slots left.

"Don't bother with it, i'm not hungry any way."

"Did you have a break today?" You asked before he could trail off into his work again.

"No, doesn't matter I have a week off by the end of this financial year"

"Liar." You cut him off.

"I have a weeks break at the end of June, you work the most at that point. Megumi, I know your Schedule and work habits, you have a lunch break at 2:30" You turned and walked out his office, leaving him watching your back as you left.

You closed the door gently behind you.

What the...He almost gripped his chest at how hard it tightened.

You pressed your back on his door thinking you were about to have a heart attack. Did you actually just say no to your boss? No way you actually said that. Well if he wasn't going to take care of himself then you would have to make him.

You sat at your desk and noticed a sticky note on your desk, he must have put it there before when you were photo copying prints for him. It must have been something he wanted to schedule or cancel.

You picked up the note and read it, face turning red imediatly.

'Friday afternoon 6 p.m date with my secretary'

You wrote it in his schedule and sent it to hos office for 'confirmation'.

THANK YOU FOR READING ♡

AUTHOURS NOTE: Yes i'm alive and my inbox is almost empty. Pleaseee send me ideasssssssssssssssss. Eh I might make a part 2 of this if i'm that desperate, anyways have a good whatever time.

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DAY 2 BLIND DATE

**** ONLINE CHAOS ****

— How did I get into this trouble? — he said with his hands on his face.

—Didn't you say you wanted to try? — he put his hands on her waist.

— Yes, I said it, but… How did I let you drag me into this? -

— Don't complain! Look, we already have a date, in 3 weeks everything will be ready-

— Oh no… What if I hide under a rock? -

— Stop talking nonsense!... Oh right, now I'm going out with Ichigo, we're going to see a movie, are you sure you don't want to go with us? I wouldn't like to leave you alone -

— No… don’t worry, I’ll be fine, you know I don’t like ruining their dates -

— You don't ruin anything! And if he says something, I just hit him and that's it - he smiled widely.

She laughed at the last thing I mentioned — I know you will, but still, I'm fine, I'm going to finish the essay I have pending and then I'll go to bed, okay? -

— Mmm ok fine, I'll go change then, he'll be back soon -

- OK -

.

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.

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— Have a good time, guys! — he said goodbye to his friends, then closed the door and headed to his room.

He turned on his laptop and began his homework, he looked at the clock, it was barely five o'clock, he continued and continued, when he finished he looked at the clock again, it was seven o'clock, he went to get something to eat, about two sandwiches, a glass with some juice and that was it, he looked in his drawer for his headphones that were shaped like fox ears and opened the application.

— You took a while to connect -

— Sorry, I had homework, and I just finished it.

— Okay, and your friend? I usually hear her singing through the microphone when you log in -

— Oh, don't worry, she went out with her boyfriend, you know, dates and stuff like that -

- Hmm -

— And the others? -

— They've already left, we already have the mission -

— What?! You stayed to wait for me? -

— Maybe we'll go or we won't catch up with them -

- Clear! -

The girl was in her room playing an MMORPG with a group she met in said game, she had been playing for more than six months, the type of game was from the medieval era, they were made up as a group of adventurers or Guild as they called them within it, there were two girls including her and three boys, each in their role, Priestess, Adventurer Swordsman, Ninja Warrior, Assassin Warrior, a Thief Fighter, they had gotten along somehow, and that's why they tried to meet at least in the game three times a week.

— Damn, where did you go?! -

— I'm behind you! -

— Priestess, do something! We need you to heal us! Otherwise, we won't be able to defeat him! -

— Coming! - he made an incantation - ready, wounds healed and power increasing gradually! Go for the dragon! -

— Where the hell are you two? We need help! -

— Idiot, we're on top! Bring him to the center and we'll do a combo! -

The fight continued until the boss fell.

— Yesssss!!!!! — some of them shouted euphorically.

— Young man! Are you still playing?! Go to bed now! - a scream was heard in the background from someone sending one of the members to sleep — Huh? What time is it? - he spoke into the microphone.

— It's already past 12?! -

— Damn, I have to go to school in a few hours!

— Hahaha, that's what you get for staying in high school, kid - one of them laughed.

There was a commotion and then the Ninja Warrior disconnected.

— Shut up, we have a midterm in the afternoon and you haven't even opened the study handouts! - said the Fighting Thief.

— And for what?! It's always the same information! - mentioned the Assassin Warrior

— We make a good team but you are all very noisy - it was the Swordsman's turn.

— Say that again! You better shut up or I'll kick your bedroom door down and get you out of there! -

The girl heard her companion's laughter and couldn't help but feel happy.

— I envy you all so much… you all not only know each other, but you live together.

A giggle was heard . "Not really, it's a pain to put up with these two," the Fighting Thief mentioned.

— And you are a pearl in the sea, aren't you? — he said ironically.

— Shut up! I'm talking to her, where are you taking my piece of pizza?! Let her go! -

— Make me! Ha! -

— You'll see! Come here!!!! - an intermittent offline was observed on the characters of those two.

— See what I'm saying? — his voice sounded as if he were bored?

— Still, it must be great, are you sleepy? -

— If you say so, and no, I'm not sleepy, don't you have classes in a few hours? -

Her giggle was heard . “No, I have until the afternoon too, I sent the essay by mail so I’m free until 11… and you?”

— As these two said, we have a midterm in the afternoon, I've already read the summaries so no problem, it will be easy to pass -

— Sometimes I envy your confidence, I am a bundle of nerves when I am evaluated -

— From what you've told me, you're a good student, why are you worried?

— You remember about my scholarship, right?

— Yes, I remember, but still, you should stop being nervous, that will only make you stressed - she heard a typing - do you want to go on a couple mission? -

— Thank you, you are someone trustworthy, even though I don't know you in person... of course, why not? -

And so they continued in the game completing a mission in one of the caves, there were goblins and both had to rescue the villagers captured by those horrible creatures.

— Holy Light! -

— Perfect! Now enchant my sword -

— Yes! - He extended his staff and performed the spell.

— Share the Pain, Red Winged Soul! - A few more blows and even the goblin champions fell, along with the troll that was in the cave.

Then they both saw the words “Congratulations” on their screens and knew that they had successfully completed the mission.

— I think it's time to go to sleep -

— You're right, it's already 3:00 and you need to rest… -

— You too, see you later -

- Wait! -

- Hmm? -

— It's just that... well, a while ago I said I was going to ask them and I hadn't had the chance-

— What is your question? -

— We've been playing together for a long time now, but I was wondering if one day I could meet them and find out their real names? —

— Mmm, well the reason we don't give our names is because it's hard to socialize if you know who you are, but I think maybe it could work, you could also ask them where do you live? Online games are worldwide, at least we know we're all in Japan -

— I'm in Karakura and you? -

— Kyoto -

There was a sound of disappointment, either it was his imagination or the girl took the answer the wrong way.

— Bu… well, maybe one day I can visit them… huh? I think my partner arrived, I'll leave you, we'll connect the other week -

- Bye -

- Offline -

— Earth calling Orihime! Hell answer! -

— Sorry! I'm sorry -

— Damn, what the hell is wrong with you? You've been in the clouds since Friday, what happened? Is someone bothering you? If so, tell me who it is and left him unrecognizable to his mother! -

The young girl laughed softly, sometimes her friend was very overprotective of her. — No, it's nothing like that... I was just thinking about other things... -

— Are you still thinking about the handsome young man you'll see in two weeks?

— What?.... Rukia-san! - her red cheeks showed the embarrassment she felt — You know very well that I didn't want to get into that - she covered her face.

— What's wrong with it? Well, maybe we don't know what he's like, but I don't think things will go so badly for you... I've heard that Rangiku met a young man named Gin, and now they're both a couple, things went well for them - he put on a smile from ear to ear.

— Rukia-san please don't make it seem like it's the coolest thing in the world, what if it's someone who only seeks to do harm? - just thinking about it makes me tremble internally — I'm stupid to follow you in these things... - she pouted.

— I already told you to calm down, nothing will happen, you'll see that it's just your imagination, these sites are trustworthy! Believe me! -

Orihime Inoue, a 20-year-old girl, studying her third year of industrial engineering, beautiful, fair skin, orange hair, goddess-like silhouette, or so some of her classmates called her; was studying at Karakura University thanks to a scholarship she managed to win, this because her parents could not afford such a place or even higher education.

She had as a partner a short girl, short black hair with blue tones, her eyes were an intense violet, her attitude was always cheerful and sometimes angry, she was studying Business Engineering, just like her boyfriend Ichigo, a tall young boy, very handsome, and they got along very well, for some strange reason and say strange, they both looked too much alike, physical features, hair color, the only thing different was their character, he was cheerful but explosive, she was sweet but naive, even so they had come to have a good friendship since the first year they met.

And it was precisely because of that friendship that she was there, in a mess not knowing what to do, how she got into that situation, the only thing she said was that she was a little envious of her friend's boyfriend, but it was not for the little girl to sign her up without asking her, to a blind date site...

— I must be crazy -

— I would say yes, but since I still don't know why, I can't confirm or deny -

— I don't know whether to laugh or cry with your answer -

— Whatever you think is appropriate -

— Guys! Could you stop chattering and help me!? I'm about to be devoured by this Rock Dragon!!!! - said the Assassin Warrior.

— It's an Elemental Dragon, you idiot - he took out his sword and recited a few lines - Let the blood of the chains join the sword, show the pain and cut its wings - with incredible speed he gave 13 stabs and a last cut managed to weaken the dragon, to almost ninety-five percent of its power - Shit, I couldn't finish it, are you going to stay there or are you going to do something?, stupid cat -

— I'm not a cat, your brain is… -

— Chamois combo strike!!! - and with a sparkling kick he managed to finish defeating the dragon.

— See, it wasn't that difficult?

— Shut up!!! - he roared — damn it how the hell was I supposed to know I activated that trap?! And where the hell is that brat?! -

— Don't call me a brat! Here I am the Ninja Warrior Nnoi… -

— Whatever you say! You could have warned me about that trap! -

— I told you! Didn't you read my message? How are you playing and you don't even know how to use all your settings? -

—Your damn child…! -

— Leave him alone, he's been angry for a week now -

—And what happened? — asked the Priestess.

— Do you remember the partial we said we were going to have? -

— Yes… don't tell me what? -

— Yes, I quit, and now he has to work on an essay and read 200 pages to earn extra credits -

— Oh -

— Hahahahahahaha! And then you say that I'm the idiot who doesn't study hahahahaha what a brave example you give me, old man! -

— Damn brat! Come back here and repeat that! -

— Back to his usual nonsense -

— Guys! I forgot to tell you, a new game has come out and I've read several reviews that it's really good! Do you want to try it and we can go in? -

— What is it? — the youngest asked curiously.

— Ahhh… mmmm - a nervous giggle was heard.

— You forgot, right? -

— Yes.. Sorry!, but I think it is with BBS something like that….-

— BBS? What is that? A song? -

— No! Damn, I'll remember, look it up and send you the details, okay? -

And everyone in their own way answered Yes.

— Do you have time? — the priestess approached the Swordsman.

— Do you need anything? -

— Yes, that's what I'd like to talk to you about, but not in front of the boys.

— Okay, if you want we can go into the rest area and chat, what do you think? -

- perfect -

They both moved to the rest area and after their companions said goodbye and logged off, they continued chatting for a while longer.

— I want to understand you can't tell your friend that you don't like the idea and you just accepted -

She sighed in defeat — Yes, now you understand why I said I'm a fool. I don't know how I let her drag me into this. Honestly, the idea doesn't seem good to me and I'm scared.

The young swordsman sighed imperceptibly but listened to the girl's story then replied

— Look, I'll be honest with you, it's a crazy idea and I think it's stupid that you accepted it without putting up any resistance.

— I know, I know... what do you think? What do you think I should do? -

— When do you say it is? -

— Next week or so she told me, I honestly don't know what to do, I don't want to go but apparently there's a small fine that they charge you if you don't go and my friend paid in advance so I have to go... I'm about to stick my head in a hole - her drama was heard - I don't know what's going to happen but I hope things don't go wrong -

— Do you want me to tell you a little secret?

- Yeah? -

— My friends did the same thing, just like you, they pretended to be me and agreed to everything, so I just have to go on a blind date just like you -

— Are you serious?

— I wouldn't be telling you this if it wasn't true, so I have to show up even if I don't want to -

— Misfortune follows us… we have some friends who love to get us into this kind of trouble -

— You just have to face it. If you don't like it, you turn around and leave. I intend to do that. I'm not going to be there wasting my time with someone here that I don't know and who I've never agreed to go out with. I suggest you do the same.

— I think you're right. In any case, I'll put some pepper spray in my bag. I don't want to run into some fat, old guy pretending to be a young man, so I can end up running away from him. — A nervous laugh was heard.

— You read a lot of fiction novels, right? I think your tastes are in forensics. At what point do dates become that type? There are several platforms, from what I understand and from what these idiots told me, where they are in charge of avoiding these types of scenarios. I think the page where they entered my information has one of these filters. Could it be that or will you soon see on the pages “dumb boy is murdered on his first date”?

— Don't joke about that! -

— I'm just stating the obvious -

— Still… don't say that… well, you clearly guessed my tastes and I hope you're right about the platform -

— Just do what you have to do, if you don't like it, turn around and walk away, say "thank you and I'm sorry", you can even tell her that you didn't mean to be there, that something happened and you leave, cut off your friendship and that's it -

— Nice phrase, I can do the first one, but the second one… how am I going to leave Rukia-san… if it's true that she likes to get into my things, but she's a good girl -

- If you say so… -

— Listening to your answers, it makes it sound so easy -

— It's easy, the problem with you is that you like to meet the expectations of others, I give you some advice, live your life and don't think about others, not everyone will help you when you need it -

- You think? -

— I've only just met you online, and from what I've seen, if you're that type -

— You… Have you been through something similar? -

I only heard typing and the response took a while to arrive.

— I don't go around telling some aspects of my life everywhere… but… I think I can make an exception with this -

— No! Please, if it bothers you, don't tell me anything -

— Even though I say that they are idiots, they are honestly trustworthy people. Before university I was in a group with some classmates who put me in a very complicated situation that almost cost me my last year of study, but in the end it was resolved. I mean that you can't trust everyone... I don't trust everyone.

— I think you're right, my brother says the same thing too, I don't have to be confident and even less try to please everyone -

— Your brother is smart -

— It's the best! - she sighed - I really enjoyed talking to you, I've taken a weight off my shoulders waiting for someone to listen to me, and I appreciate your advice too -

— Well, one more thing, with all this I forgot to tell you, and the others forgot to mention it too, next week we won't be able to connect, we have some activities and we'll be on an exchange at a university outside of Kyoto, so we'll be busy -

— Really? It's a shame, it'll be a long week for me, but that's okay, I'll wait until they come back and Ninja will be out too? -

— Do you really want to play as a couple with that kid? -

Rio nervously — Hehehe you're right, no, I don't want to, he's very good at playing but he's very intense and there are certain comments that make me uncomfortable when he says them -

— Okay then, see you next time -

— Yes, goodbye -

-Offline -

After that, they both left the game. The girl began to think about what he had told her. It was true that she needed to be a little firmer, that is, not always try to meet other people's expectations. She had to think more about herself. She didn't deny that her friend possibly wanted the best, but she also had to respect her decisions. When she said no, it was a no.

Unfortunately, he couldn't cancel the appointment, but he would do what he said: he would go, see the person and tell them that it had been a mistake and that he was grateful for coming. He hoped with all his heart that nothing bad would happen when he did that.

The days passed quickly in the blink of an eye, before she knew it she was ready in a white turtleneck shirt, dark blue skinny jeans, knee-high boots, and a dark beige thigh-length trench coat... she had put on a light makeup, had part of her hair braided in a half ponytail and strands falling over her face, she put on some accessories and in her purse she already had everything she needed for that night, her friend helped her get dressed and gave her a lot of advice on how to have a nice conversation or dinner with her date, clearly the orange-haired girl wasn't happy about what was about to happen yet, but as her brother sometimes said, " take the bull by the horns"...

— I'm excited about what's going to happen tonight! You have to tell me everything in the morning! -

He gave a forced laugh. “I told you the first day and I’ll say it again, this is not a good idea, but because of you I now have to comply.”

— I already told you that everything will be fine, just have faith! -

He thought internally — Yes If I could have the confidence, that you say I should have, I wouldn't be doing this in the first place -

— Well, here is the address, this is the restaurant where he will be waiting for you at eight o'clock, he says he will be wearing a black jacket and black jeans, he doesn't say anything else -

— Are you sure? -

— Yes, sure, it says that what you have to do is that when you get to the restaurant you tell the waiter that you are going with the knight of swords-

—Knight of Swords?-

— I have no idea what he means but that's what he put in the note -

— Okay then I'm leaving, I'll see you later if something happens I'll be calling you... and if you don't answer me I assure you that my ghost will look for you to the ends of the earth! -

— Yes yes yes, leave your drama, go now! - he pushed her out of the apartment.

—And where will you be? - I speak through the door.

— Go now! I'm leaving with Ichigo, he's coming for me in an hour! -

Just as she thought, she would be alone in this mess.

.

.

.

— Good evening, I have a reservation -

— Yes, Miss, in whose name? -

— Ummm… Knight of Swords? - she said embarrassedly.

The girl at the reception changed her face when she heard the name, she looked at her with disdain, a furtive glance up and down... Was it her imagination or was she upset with her for something?

— Follow me - I say dryly

They passed a couple of corridors and a few tables; in the background a beautiful violin and piano melody, it couldn't be, it was her favorite “Here to Stay” by her favorite composer Shiro Sagisu.

He couldn't deny that the place was beautiful, very sophisticated and elegant. After passing a couple of tables with diners, he finally saw the figure of a man from behind through a large window. Immediately his heart began to beat nervously... a slight tremor reached his hands, he encouraged himself internally and walked over to the table, behind the gentleman who was there.

— Young man - the receptionist called - Your companion has arrived -

She saw that he only nodded, and she responded with a " Anything you need just call me " he saw a blush on her cheeks and a smile, when he saw her again her face changed to an apathetic one again he looked up and down and walked away completely ignoring her, What had that been? No idea; returning to the present he sat in the chair in front and looked at the young man.

— Hi… hi – now she understood the receptionist girl, the boy was very handsome and there was no doubt about it, his skin was white to the point of almost looking pale, hair as black as night reaching the height of his shoulders and a rebellious lock falling over his face, green eyes, but not just any green, but deep and hypnotizing ones… — Excuse me… Knight of Swords? – she asked, even more nervous than before.

— Actually… well yes – was it just you or did his voice sound familiar?

She faced him, she didn't know what else to do, he was handsome and all, but still... it wasn't what she wanted... or was it?

— Thank you and I'm sorry -

— Thank you and I'm sorry -

They both spoke at the same time, staring at each other, remaining silent for an eternal minute…

It couldn't be... or was it even possible? He had learned that phrase from his playmate... perhaps...

— Fourth Sword? -

— Shun Shun Rikka? - he asked as well.

— Yes! You are the Fourth Espada… But how?! … You… You were my blind date? -

— Apparently - he said, then adopted an attitude of complete calm, leaving behind that astonishment that in the end was not even noticeable.

— But… how? I mean, you live in Kyoto… How are you here? -

— You forget that I mentioned that we were going out with the boys, for a University issue -

— That's true, so... They're at Karakura University? Why didn't you tell me? It's the only university in this place -

— I told you that I don't tell every aspect of my life to anyone -

— Yes… but…- and her spirits fell, she thought that despite the time they had been playing, it had been enough for them to consider her at least a friend.

The boy, seeing the young woman's disappointed face, decided to continue. "Hey..." he spoke quietly, hoping that she would hear him. "Don't make that face... I'll be honest, do you remember that I told you that they forgot to mention that we were going to be away for a week?"

- Yeah… -

— They wanted to give you a special surprise, Third Espada, but there was something very important that they also forgot and only realized when we were here -

- What is it? -

— He forgot to ask for your number… -

— What?... - I still didn't understand.

He sighed imperceptibly — What I mean is that with everything we came here to do, they forgot to ask for your number and since I warned you that we weren't going to connect, we assumed that you wouldn't do it too, she entered the game several times to find you but to no avail, so we assumed that it would be difficult to contact you and even less so if we didn't even have your real name -

And then she realized what he was telling her, he was right, she didn't connect again, she wouldn't do it until the entire week had passed. "Oh, I understand... thanks for clarifying for me," and she smiled radiantly at the young man.

There was something that stirred in the boy, that simple smile managed to make his cold heart beat quickly, a long time ago in his high school years he had fallen in love, but he had also been deceived and in the worst way, thanks to that, he decided not to give his heart to anyone again, anyway if you didn't have a heart, there was nothing to give, it was an empty shell as his friend sometimes said, but now, why did he feel so comfortable with her? She was very beautiful without a doubt, however, trusting someone again was not in his plans, but when he saw her sad face for some strange reason he didn't like seeing her like that at all.

- Good night,Are you ready to order? - said the waiter who arrived

— Oh, sorry, I guess not… - in the end he thought that if he was forced to be there, they weren't going to continue with that game any longer, remembering their conversation from last week.

— Please, can you give us about 10 more minutes, we haven't decided yet, thank you -

— With pleasure, sir - and the waiter left the place.

— Are you sure? - she asked doubtfully - last time you told me you were leaving... -

— That was before I knew it was you, do you want to keep chatting? - that vibrant and masculine voice, different from what she heard in the game, mesmerizing, immediately caught her.

— Yes… please – I said, embarrassed and blushing.

— Well, let me introduce myself properly... My name is Ulquiorra Cifer, a 4th year Robotics Engineering student, I'm 22 years old and I like online games, my pseudonym is Cuarto Espada - the drawing of a smile was seen on his face.

She happily replied, “Nice to meet you, I'm Orihime Inoue, a 3rd year Industrial Engineering student, I'm 20 years old, my pseudonym is almost always Shun Shun Rikka, but sometimes I use Hime, I like many things but lately I've been into online games.”

And they both extended their hands in greeting.

A pleasant conversation began. They talked about a little bit of everything, her and his tastes in music, art, among other things. They realized that they were both similar but at the same time different, they were like day and night, but for some reason they both complemented each other. He seemed to be bored by everything, but listening to her you could see that he was not distant or apathetic to the conversation. He really liked that she was intelligent even for the smallest things, even her appearance of innocence.

She was in the same circumstances as her companion, she couldn't help but think that her playmate was someone very interesting, apart from being educated and very intelligent, she always assumed it but seeing him face to face was something else, she was still amazed at how fate worked in that coincidence, but there was something that didn't fit her... Something that she felt he was hiding from himself, she didn't know how he would do it but she would find out. Her curiosity always got the better of everything.

They had a delicious dinner, a perfect atmosphere, and the company was certainly pleasant, after that they both shared their numbers and this time they surprised the black-haired man's friends, finally he met Tercero and Sexta Espadas, Nelliel and Grimmjow, their real names, they explained to him that they decided to create a group with matching names, as they were all in a class called Spanish, it was where they liked the name as such they even mention it in the real language. She also introduced them to her friend and her boyfriend Ichigo, there was a rivalry who knows why with Grimmjow and the orange-haired man, but in the end they all got along.

She created a very close bond with the boys, taking advantage of the holidays that came at the end of the cycle, she spent Christmas in Kyoto with them, and as everything happened she couldn't help but fall in love with Cifer, so she plucked up her courage and with the help of Nell and Grimmjow, she declared her love to the young man and he, who was also beginning to have feelings for the girl, accepted, so at Christmas they began their courtship, their relationship was going so well for a long time, that they hoped that after both finished university, they would go to live together in Tokyo prefecture.

Nell convinced everyone at some point after months of asking for it, playing a new online game that had been out for weeks already, she read the reviews and everyone found it interesting, so they left the Medieval Adventure game for a while and were now playing on a completely different field.

— Chain Bat -

—Tear Panther! -

— Declares… Chamois -

— Prayer Saint Teresa! -

A hard battle was taking place in that arid and desert field, with the darkness in the background and its sands of an immaculate color.

— Shit! Where did he go?! -

— Here I am... Grimmjow! - he shouted as he pulled out his sword — Bankai!!! -

— Hahahaha I wanted you to be serious!! Tear it off!! -

— Getsuga Tenshou!!! -

— Sexta, what are you doing? We had to make a plan -

— This is my Fourth plan! - punches, combos his transformation was amazing - Brat where did you go now?! ... Nnoitra do something with that Sado boy! -

— Don't give me orders! I'm just finishing with him! -

— Ahhh! -

— Okay, I beat you Grimmjow, now where did Cuarta go? -

— Were you looking for me? … Dark Zero -

— Damn it! Getsuga Tenshou!!-

— Soten Kisshun! —

A golden shield managed to protect the Fourth Espada, thus preventing his energy level from declining.

— Eh?! Rikka what are you doing? Aren't you supposed to be our ally?! -

— Sorry Shinigami, but I'm part of the Sword Team, infiltrating the enemy was easier than we thought -

— Leave the rest to me, the others go get them -

— Yes! — shouted those in his group.

— Resurrection Second Stage - and a new and powerful transformation managed to show….

— Damn! Now I see two HP of Vitality and Strength? -

— It's time for the fight... Shinigami - he spoke while a green halo came out of his hands — Lightning Spear -

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-Congratulations-

— Hahaha this is great! Another victory for the Espadas! - shouted the Fifth Espada Nnoitra energetically

— I haven't managed to defeat you yet, but I know I will soon - said the Shinigami — You surprised me with your double agent act Inoue -

— Thank you very much, Kurosaki-kun, you did well too -

— I told you that you would like this game, Bleach Brave Soul -

— I must admit it's great -

— Yes, who would have thought that you would become good at this, after complaining so much when we asked you to join us, Itzugo -

— For the thousandth time Nell is Ichigo -

— Sorry, I still have a hard time pronouncing Japanese names, Orihime is the exception, her name is easier -

— Yes of course and Grimmjow's name isn't that hard to pronounce or is it? -

— I'm Polish, what did you expect? The name is French, it's basically in Europe. I can pronounce some European names, but not Japanese ones.

— Yes yes, okay, I understand, call me whatever you want -

— So Ichigo, what do you say we play a duel, you against me and see who's the best?

— Don't you get tired of the same thing? You've already fought more than ten battles and they end in a draw? said the young man among them.

— Shut up, brat… -

— Okay guys, we're going to log out... there are still things we need to continue unpacking -

—And how are things Hime? Aren't you bored of living with Bitter Face? -

— Nell …. - the black-haired man warned

— Hahaha, you see, you are just bitter! I am surprised that you have found a girlfriend and one as sweet as Orihime, I thought that you would remain single forever hahaha -

— Oh, that's right! Before we leave, I'm inviting you to our wedding. We're getting married in two months, so you have to come. — She said energetically.

— HUH?!!!!!!!!! -

Everyone was in shock at the news, it was so serious that in the end he was going to get married? And nobody expected that, much less from his friend Ulquiorra.

— Orihime, you just broke the news in the middle of an online game — said her fiancé, a little annoyed.

— It's okay, besides they are our friends… -

— Are you sure? Look at the inbox wall -

And then the girl and the others checked, At what point had the news “Sword Bat marries Princess Hime-Rikka” gone viral and famous? Everyone read it… but… who?

And at that Grimmjow screamed.

— Damn brat! Was it your truth?! You did the same thing months ago in the other game!! -

— What?! You can't keep this news to yourself! Ulquiorra is the most powerful player here, at least they should know that he's already with someone so that no one can take him away from the Princess!!! -

— You bastard! -

And from one moment to the next, despite being online, everyone was happy for their friends, since it was no secret that they made a cute couple.

She took off her headphones and silenced her receiver, and so did the black-haired man.

— I think we'll leave it for a while to process, don't you think? -

— Sure, come here - and he picked her up and carried her to bed - I'm tired, how about we sleep for a while and then continue? -

She laughed softly - it's okay, even though we've been here for a week, organizing everything is exhausting, and who would have thought that today we would be here and together... on a blind date... -

— You said it… - he slowly approached her and kissed her lips, starting with a caress but then intensifying… — you are the best thing that has ever happened to me in my life… -

— You too… I love you Ulquiorra -

-END-

[wolverineluvr]

Soft yandere David x reader

TW: Slight angst, ooc David probably, size+strength difference, a few uses of Y/N, after time skip, stalking, fem!reader.

WC: 1.2k

You were practically rushing around this morning, in a hurry because you have a job interview. You woke up late, had to make breakfast for your little sister, bring her to school, and now, it's finally after the interview. You hope you got it. You already work as a bartender, but it's just not enough to provide. Especially now that your rent has been raised.

As you walk, spaced out and thinking, you bump into someone. You freeze and look up from the ground, and you have to crane your head to look at the man. Your heart practically stops in your chest. The guy is, to say the least, huge. And you don't live in the best place, though practically none of Night City is necessarily "the best". You're terrified. The man looks tired and annoyed, his eyes are narrowed and his eyebrows are furrowed as he looks down at you.

"I-I'm so sorry." You choke out, quickly backing up from the man. His expression stays the same for a minute, before it softens. "Nah, it's good. We both should've watched where we were going." The man says, smiling a little. "Um..yea. Thank you." You reply. You thought he was going to be livid and have a much, much, worse reaction than he really did.

The man just smiles a little more and holds out his hand for a handshake. You hesitate at first, but take his hand and slightly shake it. Your hand is miniature compared to his. "I'm David." The man, who is now known as David, states. "Oh um..I'm Y/N." You clear your throat as you utter, but David just nods. "Nice name. Well I gotta go so, I'll see you around?" David lets go of your hand and begins to walk past you, turning his head back a little to hear your response. "U-Uh..Yeah." You murmur, and David smiles as he walks off.

David was right, only he sees you a lot more than you see him. He excuses his actions with the thought that, well, Night City is dangerous. He's just making sure you're okay. There's no harm to it. He just needs to protect you. You have no cyberware, he assumes you couldn't afford it even if you wanted to, do you want cyberware? Is that little girl your kid? If so, how young were you when you got pregnant? What's the girls name? He's sure she needs a father figure in her life, right?

The next time you bump into David was a few weeks later, he smiled down at you and asked if you wanted him to help you home. It was pretty late. And he doesn't seem like a bad guy, but you didn't say yes. You barely know him! David jusr smiled and nodded. He gets it. If he was in your position he wouldn't have said yes either. But still, he followed you after you left, making sure you didn't realize he was there. He doesn't want to call it stalking, he's just making sure you're okay, but yeah, he basically stalks you.

Eventually, after a few months of purposefully bumping into you, the dates not too far apart but not too close either, you considered David a friend. You started planning some hangouts if you had some free time. He learned that the girl, Nana, is in fact not your daughter, and she's 7. You brought Nana with you when David invited you somewhere or vice versa, and she was shy at first, but she grew to like David.

David was with you while you worked every now and then, just stared at you as you poured a shot of liquor for a customer. David walked you home after your shift ended, 12am. You offered to let him stay, and so he is. You don't have an extra bedroom in your apartment, and you know the couch isn't very comfortable, so you added that he could sleep on your bed if he wanted. He was ecstatic. Up until he realized that, 1, you'd be sleeping on the couch and 2, your bed nor your couch allows him to lay down comfortably. But he was still optimistic, he got to be around you, and you trusted him enough to sleep in your house.

You gave him two blankets and a pillow when he said he was fine with sleeping on the couch, and now it's dark, he's sitting on your couch, a blanket hanging off his shoulders and another covering his lap.

He can't sleep. Maybe because of the fact he's sitting, or maybe the fact he's been left alone in the dark with his thoughts; He doesn't blame you for either, he gets why you can get a bigger couch or a big spare bed, and why you can't keep the TV on for very long. But the real reason he can't sleep, at least to him, is because you're so close to him, just down the hallway. But at the same time you're so far away, he's in the same small apartment as you, yet can't even catch a glimpse of your face right now.

David tries to be optimistic again, at least he can protect you and Nana if something happens. Because you certainly can't. He admires you even more for the fact that your only Cyberware that is installed is for communication and the basics, not only because you couldn't afford any Cybernetics, but because you don't want any. David's thoughts are back to the fact that you're in another room. How do you look when you're sleeping? Maybe you look peaceful, blessed with the sweetest of dreams? Or maybe your face is contorted in fear, your mind riddled with terrifying nightmares? 

David stands, quickly folding the two blankets you gave him and placing them on the couch. He quietly walks down the short hall and is faced with your closed door. He tries to excuse his actions, what if someone broke into your room? He's just checking. He opens the door.

David is met with a rather small room, even for this apartment, the only thing in it is your bed, closet and photos of Nana as well as drawings from her taped onto the wall. He searches for you through the darkness, he can see you easily so he steps closer. He's rather quiet for someone of such large stature. Once he's beside your bed he just stares for a little. You don't look peaceful nor fearful. You just look...troubled and tired, yet so beautiful. Just like always. Even in the few hours of sleep you get, you don't get a break, your mind is still riddled with thoughts of paying rent, waking up on time, feeding Nana, paying the babysitter, making sure Nana is okay. 

You don't deserve to have to work two jobs and get a small amount of sleep before the cycle repeats. You don't deserve to have had to drop out of school so you could take on jobs and pay for you and your sister's necessities. 

He sighs and moves his large, cold and metal hand up to his face and kisses the thumb lightly. David then reaches down with the same hand and brushes his thumb against your cheek as he simultaneously crouches down beside the bed. He makes a promise to himself. To his mother, to Nana, and to you.

No matter who else he fails or has to hurt, he'll watch over you.

He'll protect you.

Notes: This was a request for my Cyberpunk Edgerunners book on Wattpad !! I love him

[venusvity]

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  ...     PRE-RELEASE SINGLE - DRAMA!

DRAMA is one of two pre-release singles for VENUS' fourth full studio album. DRAMA will be promoted for TWO WEEKS until the next single is released.

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  ...     MUSIC VIDEO AESTHETICS.

The DRAMA music video received 45 MILLION VIEWS in 24 hours and would remain number one on the Youtube trending page for 6 days. The video follows the girls through a technicolored cyberspace as they fight against a virus only known as "DRAMA" which is depicted as a dark and rapid-moving shadow.

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  ...     DRAMA LINE DISTRIBUTION.

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  … BAEBI = 28.20 SECONDS

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  … BLISS = 19.26 SECONDS

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  …  CHLOE = 49.15 SECONDS

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  … SENA = 17.29 SECONDS

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  … JIAH = 38.12 SECONDS

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  ...     PROMOTIONAL HIGHLIGHTS.

The girls were promoting DRAMA consistently for two weeks. For a solid two weeks, the girls were at music shows or other schedules promoting their upcoming album, which they revealed the name of at the end of their promotional period for DRAMA.

The album is called "VENUS VICTRIX" and will have 11 tracks. The creative direction for the album will be handled by long-time VENUS creative director Adrian Reyes. This differs from their last comeback, Burn The Witch, which was fully controlled by Venus themselves. While on Knowing Brothers, Chloe admits the girls experienced a lot of stress from handling all aspects of the album. "It was too much. We would be up until 5 AM almost every night trying to get everything to work, and we agreed that for this album, we want more rest!" which earned laughs from the hosts and from fans alike.

During an episode of "Visting Venus," they had Adrian come on to explain the lore of the album to them in a classroom-like setting with the girls at desks and him at a chalkboard, pointing with a stick and aggressively writing with a red piece of chalk.

"It's basically, like, Venus' Victory. The girls are trapped in a harsh cyber world but manage to break out and transform the landscape into something habitable," Adrian would explain, drawing a loosely thrown-together professor-esque outfit and round specs. Klara, drawing a school uniform and thick-rimmed classes, would raise her hand. "And how will we break out from this world?" "Easy," Adrian starts, pulling down a projector screen that has three big words on it in comic sans font, "Dance, music, and friendship."

The video was a massive hit with fans and had them on the edge of their seats waiting for the album's release.

Though they gave it their all at every performance, it was clear the girls were tired and being overworked. In most vlogs, you'd often see members sleeping on one another during their breaks at music shows or expressing how sore they were from all the performing they were doing. The Venus members, with the exception of Klara, would assure fans they were fine and liked working especially. Klara, however, would go on to post a singular mirror selfie of herself at 3 AM on her Instagram story with the caption, "just got back. can't wait for my powernap before i have to go back lol" but the story was quickly deleted and followed by a video of the maknae laughing and apologizing.

"That was meant for my close friend. My bad, my bad! Stop worrying. I'm just complaining! I swear to God if y'all mass email Flowerbank I'll have a tantrum. Don't worry about me!"

While this moment went viral on stan Twitter, constellations couldn't help but to worry for the girls. However, their worries were seemingly quelled once they got another stage of DRAMA to entertain them.

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  ...     LOOK BOOK.

.ﾟ۪ ♡ ۫  … LEFT 2 RIGHT: BLISS, BAEBI, CHLOE, SENA, AND JIAH

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In The Name of Love | Chapter 32

Auhor's note: Two things. 1: Only three chapters (two + epilogue) left! 😱 And 2... I'm sorry 🫣

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"I don't know who has eaten more candy, me or the kids" Emma says.

"I think it's a draw" I chuckle.

"You could have also eaten some, you know? Some sugar will do you good, cheer you up."

"I'm fine, Emma."

"No, you aren't. You don't need any make up to look dead, you've been leaving in a constant Halloween for the past weeks."

"Wow, thank you" I laugh.

"Val, I'm sorry if it sounds mean, but I'm worried about you. Are you sure you are ok?"

"I'm fine" I repeat. But I'm not. 

Since the game against Manchester United, things haven't improved. At the stadium no one has bothered me again, probably because Dani did talk with someone. And at the school people don't gossip about me anymore. But online…

Online the mole has kept sharing photos and things about me, the haters loving it, their mean comments getting worse and worse. And nothing seems to be stopping them, not even Pedri giving an interview and calling them out for their behaviour. 

"You are such a bad liar, Val…" Emma says. "And that's why you are having lunch with me and my family today."

"What?"

"Yep. You need to have a proper meal, and if there is someone who can give you that, that's my mum. So c'mon" she says, linking her arm with mine and starting to walk.

"Emma, I don't want to bother your family."

"You won't be bothering anyone. They haven't seen you in ages, they are looking forward to it."

"Shouldn't we get rid of this make up, first? I don't know how they will feel if we show up looking like skeletons."

"Stop inventing excuses and let's go" she says, dragging me outside the school.

"Bye, Miss Valeria! Happy Halloween!"

"Happy Halloween" I smile to some of the kids waiting for their parents. And when we cross the main gate…

"Cougar bitch!" someone yells.

"What the… Val!" Emma says. "Oh my God, Val. Are you ok?"

"I… I…" I mumble. I'm covered on something sticky. Something sticky that stinks and…

"Val, hey. Val!"

"I… I…"

"What the fuck are you doing, people?" I hear Emma say. "Stop taking photos! Show some respect!"

"Emma…" I whisper.

"It's ok, come" she says, putting an arm around my shoulders and making me walk.

"Girls! What happened?" Luis says, running towards us.

"Some teenagers threw eggs and god knows what else at Val when we were leaving."

"What?" 

"Emma… Emma, I don't feel ok" I manage to say.

"Don't worry, Val. You are safe now" Luis says, helping me walk. "We'll go inside and help you get cleaned."

"I… I can't… I can't breathe."

"Val… Val, hey… Val!" Emma says, her voice being the last thing I hear before everything turns black. 

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"Hello, beautiful."

"Pedri?" I say, slowly opening my eyes. "What… Where am I?"

"The hospital."

"What?"

"Woah, careful" he says when I try to get up from the bed. "You can't do that."

"Why? What… what happened?" I ask, my eyes still trying to adjust to how bright the light in the room is.

"You fainted at the school. Don't you remember?"

"I… I think…" The teenagers. Whatever they threw at me. Luis and Emma. "Fuck."

"I'll take that as you remembering" he chuckles. 

"How did I end here, tho?"

"After you fainted you weren't waking up, Emma got scared and called an ambulance. They ran some tests and turns out that everything in you is low. Your iron levels, the vitamins, other things I have no idea what they are… They were lucky they caught you when they did, you know? This could have been serious."

"I… I…" 

"You haven't been taken care of yourself, Val. And I…" Pedri says, running his hands through his hair. "I knew there was something going on. I could see it. But I'm stupid and…"

"Pedri, hey. Hey" I say, taking one of his hands on mine. "It isn't your fault."

"Isn't it?" he laughs. Though it is a sad laugh, one that makes my heart sink. "I knew you were struggling and I did nothing to stop it. To help you."

"Because I didn't let you. You, or Emma, or Silvia. You know how stubborn I am, it is all my fault."

"No, Val. This is…"

"Valeria!" my mother says, storming into the room. "Oh, Valeria, my poor child."

"Mum?"

"How are you, Val? When they told me they had taken you to the hospital I feared the worst."

"I… I'm fine" I say, trying to process this outburst of motherly love. "I just haven't been eating well and resting and…"

"And it is all his fault!" she says, looking at Pedri.

"Mum…"

"It is! He is the one to blame, the one who has pushed you to this, to almost dying!"

"Mum, that's not true."

"Have you seen yourself, Val? You are too thin, and the bags under your eyes reach the floor. And do you know why? Because of him. It is all because of him!" she says, pointing at Pedri. "Love should not have you looking like this!"

"She's right, Val" he says, his eyes focused on his hands.

"Of course I am!" my mum says, raising her voice more and more. "Get out of here!"

"What? No!" I complian.

"Get out of here, Pedro! I don't want to see you near my daughter ever again!"

"Mum, stop!"

"I said get out!"

"I… I'm sorry" he says, getting up from his chair and starting to walk away.

"No! Pedri, don't go!"

"Out!" my mum roars again.

"No! Pedri!" I say, trying to get up from the bed but only managing to get tangled with the sheets.

"He has to go, Val. This is all his fault."

"No! No, no, no. Pedri!" I yell, trying to free myself from my mum's grip.

"Is everything ok?" a nurse says, walking into the room. "Why is she screaming?"

"She needs to calm down. Can you give her something?"

"I don't want to calm down, mum! I want him! Pedri!" I yell again.

"I'm gonna call a doctor" the nurse says before leaving.

"I want him, mum" I cry. "I love him."

"I know you do, Val" she says while hugging me. "I know you do. But this is for the best, I promise you."

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"Val" Silvia says after knocking on my room's door. "He's here. Do I ask him to come in?"

"Yes, please" I reply, quickly opening my phone's camera to check myself. I've been resting in bed since I came back from the hospital, and I definitely look like shit.

"You look beautiful, Val."

"Bloody hell, Pedri" I say, my phone slipping from my hands and hitting the floor. When I look up he is leaning against the door's frame as he always does, that smirk I love so much in his face. "Do you do it on purpose?"

"Do what? Scare you?"

"No. That" I say, gesturing towards him. "Do you stand like that because you know I love it?" 

"I didn't know you loved it" he shrugs.

"Yeah, sure."

"I'm serious" he says, walking towards me and picking up my phone.

"Thank you."

"You're welcome" he smiles, sitting on my bed. Though that smile isn't one I love. It is a sad one. "How are you?"

"Good. But I've missed you" I say, reaching for his hand.

"Val…" Pedri says, avoiding my touch. "We need to talk."

"About what?"

"You know about what."

"No, I don't."

"Val…" he sighs. "We need to talk about what happened at the school. About you ending at the hospital, about what your mum said."

"My mum just said nonsense" I say, crossing my arms over my chest.

"Did she? Because I think she was right."

"What?" I laugh.

"Love should not make you feel like this. Anxious, scared, angry, sad… It should not make you feel so on edge that you end up at the hospital." 

"I'm not feeling like that."

"C'mon, Val. Can't you see it? Being with me is hurting you. And I… I can't keep seeing you suffer like this because of me. I… we… we should…"

"We should what? Break up?" 

"I'm sorry, Val. But it is for the best."

"The best?" I cry. "How is breaking up for the best? I love you!"

"And I love you too."

"Then why are you breaking up with me?"

"Because we are hurting each other, Val" he says, raising his voice. "Because I keep hurting you!"

"You aren't hurting me, Pedri. People are!"

"But they are hurting you because of me, because you are with me. It's the same!"

"It's… urgh!" I yell, throwing one of my pillows against the wall. The pillow with his photo on it to be precise.

"I'm sorry, Val, but your mum was right. It's best if I stay away."

"My mum knows nothing, Pedri. Nothing! She just said that because she's never liked you for whatever the reason!"

"It isn't for whatever the reason. She's never liked me because she was able to see that us being together was bound to end up with me hurting you."

"What?" I laugh and cry all at the same time.

"Goodbye, Val."

"What? No! Pedri, where are you going?" I say, getting up from my bed at the same time he does, having to hold to him to not fall.

"Look at you, Val. Look at you. This is all my fault" he says while hugging me. 

"It's not your fault. It isn't" I insist, my body trembling between his arms. "It's them, not you."

"I'm sorry, Val."

"No" I cry when he takes a step away. "Pedri, please, no."

"I love you, Val. I will always love you" he whispers, kissing my forehead and leaving the room.

"Pedri. Pedri, please… Pedri!" I yell. But he doesn't come back. He isn't coming back.

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"Beth, Luis. What are you doing here?" I say when I open the door of my apartment.

"We've come to check on you" she smiles.

"And to bring you this" he says, giving me a bouquet of flowers. 

"Oh, that's so kind of you" I reply while trying really hard not to cry, the memories of all the bouquets Pedri got me over the years coming back. "Please come in."

"Thank you" they say.

"So, how are you?" Beth says, taking my hand on hers.

"Been better, not gonna lie" I chuckle. "But my doctor said that physically I'm almost recovered."

"Good, that's good. Because we have something that may help you with everything else" Beth says.

"What do you mean?" I ask.

"We all know break ups aren't easy. Especially when two people love each other as much as you and Pe… him love each other. But there is something that I know always helps, and that's keeping yourself busy with something."

"I don't think I'm ready to go back to the school just yet…"

"We were thinking about something like that but different" Luis says, showing me a piece of paper he had in his pocket. "Have you ever heard about this program? It's like an Erasmus but for teachers."

"An Erasmus?" I ask.

"Yeah. Instead of spending a year abroad studying, you do it teaching." 

"We have a few friends who have tried it and they all have loved it. The other day we had dinner with some of them and they mentioned that there were some free spots that start in January and last just six months instead of the whole year" Beth explains. 

"And we thought that a change of scenery would do you good" Luis continues. "New country, new kids and parents, new language, culture, people…"

"Though not really” Beth says. “Because one of the free spots is in Manchester, and you have a friend there, don't you?"

"I do, yes. Ferran."

"Are things ok between you two?" she asks.

"They are, yes. He's been checking up on me daily since I was in the hospital" I say.

"Well, now he could do it in person and maybe help you with everything else so you don't feel so alone." 

"And who knows, he may even help you fix things with your boy and get back together."

"Luis!" Beth scolds him.

"What? You said it yourself!"

"I didn't, Val. I just… I…"

"It's ok" I smile. "And you are right. If there is someone who can help, that's Ferran."

"Then will you think about our offer?"

"I will, Beth. Thank you very much."

"Anything for you, Val" she says before hugging me. "Anything for you."

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Sick Day ft. Iwaizumi, Tsukishima

❅Genre : Fluff, Crack, Comfort

❅Pairings:  Iwaizumi x Reader

                      Tsukishima x Reader

❅Warnings: none

❅A/N : IM VERY SORRY FOR NOT POSTING FOR THE PAST WEEKS (prolly even month) I was sick for 2 weeks and an intense amount of school workload made it so much worse

Iwaizumi ft. Oikawa

“Hey Y/N can you go check up on Captain?” Yahaba said walking over to you

“Huh? Why?” You asked confused

“Well he’s been coughing and sniffing for the past hour” Yahaba explained

“He’s not listening to any of us not even when Iwaizumi threatened him to go home” Kunimi stated bluntly

“Oh really? That’s surprising” you giggled as you hear Iwaizumi clear his throat

“Can you tell him to go home? He’s getting on my nerves now” Iwaizumi scowled

“Will do Mr. Grumpypants” you said standing up walking over to Oikawa as Iwaizumi’s face reddens

“Mr. Grumpypants I like that name” Matsun smiled teasingly

“Don’t you fucking dare call me that again” Iwaizumi glared

“Mr. Grumpypants only let’s Y/N call him that” Makki said mischievously as Iwaizumi cracks his knuckles

“Alright Alright We’ll stop” Makki chuckled lightly

As you walked to Oikawa you noticed how tired and dishevelled he looked as he continuously tried hitting the ball to the wall but failing miserably

“Hey are you alright Oikawa?” You asked tapping his shoulder surprising the usually energetic boy

“Huh? Yeah! Perfectly fine!” Oikawa faked a smile but was interrupted by a hearty cough

“If you were perfectly fine you’d go home by the time Iwa told you to” you chuckled as you checked his forehead

“I don’t need to go home” Oikawa pouted

“Well you don’t have a choice your burning up” you said sternly as he sighed

“Fine, I'll go home,” Oikawa sniffed in annoyance. “But only if you take me home” Oikawa smirked

‘What? Why?” You gave him a confused look

“Well I’m sick so I shouldn’t go home alone” Oikawa reasoned out as his pout grew

“If it will stop you from forcing yourself to practice then fine” you rolled your eyes as you pushed him towards the door

“Thank you Y/N-chan” Oikawa smiled sweetly

“Yeah yeah just go ahead I’ll follow” you said walking over to get your bag

“Did you finally convince Captain?” Kindaichi asked

“Yeah but he won’t go home unless I come with him” you said as you grabbed your bag

“Oh he will go home once I smash my arm into his “precious face” Iwaizumi said very pissed off

“Hey you said you wanted him home” you shrugged as he scoffed

“I’ll be back once i get this crybaby home” you waved

“HEY! I’M NOT A CRYBABY” Oikawa yelled though getting a coughing fit right after

“I told you to go ahead” you scolded as you pulled his ear and walked outside the gym, the others hearing Oikawa’s cries as you both left.

“Crybaby” Iwaizumi scoffed as he stood up

“Looks like you’re about to be one without Y/N” Makki teased getting quickly shut up by Iwaizumi’s glare

As soon as you both walked to Oikawa’s house you opened the door for him as he proceeded to lay down on his couch.

”Alright I brought you back to your house I’ll be going now bye” you said as you were about to close the door but you were interrupted by Oikawa’s whines

“Can’t you stay a little longer Y/N-channn” he whined 

“I have a practice to attend to and you said only until you get home” you reminded

“B-but I’m alone” he cried out

“Where are your parents” you said in a fed up voice

“They’re outside” he sniffed

You really couldn’t leave him who knows what stupidness the idiot stick  will get into so you took a deep breath

“Fine I’ll stay” you sighed loudly

“Thank you Y/N-chan! You’re the best” he said running up to you and hugging you

“You’re such a crybaby y’know that?” You smiled softly

“Yeah but at least I get to hang out with you more” Oikawa said smugly as his hug tightened

“At this right I’m gonna get sick” you sighed

It’s been an hour since you left with Oikawa to go to his house. Iwaizumi knows it wouldn’t take that long to get to his house as a result he started getting worried that something happened to you.

“Earth to Iwaizumi” Makki waved in front of Iwaizumi quickly snapping his thoughts

“You’ve been missing your spikes incase you haven’t noticed” Matsun pointed out

“Sorry” Iwaizumi replied bluntly

“You thinkin about Y/N aren’t you” Makki said

“They have to be back by now it doesn’t take an hour to get from here to Oikawa’s house” Iwaizumi said with a hint of worry in his voice

“Well they’re with Oikawa you’re never on time with that idiot” Matsun stated

“No I know but what if something happened to them” Iwaizumi said looking at the ground

“I’ll call them if it will help you focus alright?” Makki said as he dialed your number

“Iwaizumi seems like he’s only worried about Y/N” Watari chuckled

“Oikawa’s always been a pain in his ass even in middle school” Kunumi stated straightforwardly

“Hello?” You answered the call as Makki put his phone on speaker

“Hey Y/N where are you right now?” Makki asked

“Huh oh Oikawa’s house why?” You said in a confused voice

“Well your boyfriend’s worried about you” Matsun said earning a glare from Iwaizumi

“Why are you at his house shouldn’t you be back here?” Iwaizumi questioned 

“Well Oikawa kept crying and begging me to stay and I accepted since he’s home alone and who knows what stupidity this idiot will get into if he’s sick and home alone” you explained as you sighed 

“Hey I heard that” Oikawa yelled quietly as he started coughing

“Aww did I hurt the whiny baby’s feelings” you said sarcastically as you see him pout

“Well your boyfriends also being very whiny here without you” Makki said as he was lightly punched by Iwaizumi

“I really don’t have a choice because he’s holding me tightly” you sighed as you feel Oikawa’s grip tighten

“They’re not leaving until my parents come home” Oikawa whined loudly

“Oh yeah maybe If I come over there and sink my arm into your face they will” Iwaizumi yelled furiously

“Calm down” Makki said taking the phone off Iwaizumi’s hand 

“Don’t worry Iwa it’s only for today I’ll make it up to you tomorrow” you said in a soft voice calming him down

“Fine” he huffed in annoyance as he hears Oikawa blowing a raspberry at him

“I FUCKING HEARD THAT” Iwaizumi yelled as the 1st and 2nd years hold him back as they were interrupted by the sound of a harsh smack

“Ow! That hurt a lot, Y/N-chan!” Oikawa cried as he started tearing up

“IS HE ACTUALLY CRYING?” Makki bursted out in laughter Matsun soon following

“Yeah he is and I didn’t even hit him that hard” you shrugged

“YOU DID!” Oikawa whined loudly as Matsun and Makki’s laughter grew

“Alright talk to you tomorrow I have to deal with something” you said as you ended the call 

“Stop being such a whiny baby and go sleep” you said as you went into a sleeping position

“You’re just as mean as Iwa-chan” Oikawa sniffled as he tightened his grip making you sigh

You’re gonna have one hell of an uncomfortable night

The next day at school Iwaizumi saw how Oikawa was perfectly fine and fully recovered though you were nowhere to be found which greatly concerned the ace. You weren’t in any of your shared classes with him which made him stress out even more. Finally at practice when he noticed you still weren’t there he decided to go up and ask Oikawa if he knew your whereabouts.

“Hey Shittykawa where’s Y/N” Iwaizumi said grumpily

“First off wow so rude I just recovered from being sick” Oikawa gasped dramatically

“Just answer the goddamn question” Iwaizumi scowled

“They had to… Go do something…” Oikawa lied nervously

“Since the start of school?” Iwaizumi narrowed his eyes

“Yeah! They walked with me to school and they said they had to do something!” Oikawa explained sweating nervously in the process

“You are such a liar” Makki rolled his eyes as Oikawa sent a quick glare

“You better tell me where they is right now” Iwaizumi threatened

“Alright Alright! But you promise not to kill me” Oikawa said nervously covering himself with his arms

“Spit it out already!” Iwaizumi retorted angrily

“They’re sick alright! Here's your answer!” Oikawa rolled his eyes gulping quickly as soon as he saw the intense look from his spiky haired best friend 

“You have about three seconds to run” Matsun smirked

“WAAAAAAH I’M SORRY” Oikawa yelled as he was being chased around by Iwaizumi

“YOU’RE GONNA GET PAYBACK FOR PURPOSELY TRYING TO SPEND TIME WITH THEM AND GETTING THEM SICK” Iwaizumi yelled his voice booming through the gym

“THEY’RE MY BEST FRIEND TOO!” Oikawa defended only making Iwaizumi more pissed off than he already was

“Hey hey record it quickly! Y/N's gonna love it when they feel better” Makki smirked devilishly as Matsun recorded the two's shenanigans

Meanwhile not only were you exhausted from taking care of a gigantic baby all night you also caught his sickness. Fortunately for you, before Oikawa's parents left they allowed you to stay at his house and offered to take care of you, a thank you for taking care of their son. 

“No wonder why Oikawa wanted me to stay with him being sick alone is awful” you thought to yourself though the thoughts disappeared as you hear a knock on your door

“It's open!” You yelled too tired to get up

The door quickly opened and you see a worried Iwaizumi dragging a beat up Oikawa 

“Y/N! Are you okay?” Iwaizumi said as he rushed towards your side

“Yeah I'm fine” you smiled weakly

“No you're not you're burning up” Iwaizumi said checking your forehead

“Well I guess I'm a little exhausted” you said quietly as your headache came back

“Aren't you supposed to be in practice?” You said worriedly

“If you're worried that we're missing practice, it's fine coach excused us anyways” Iwaizumi said as sits beside you holding your hand

“Y/N-CHAN! IWA-CHAN BEAT ME UP ON THE WAY HERE” Oikawa cried as he rushed towards you hugging you

“Keep holding them and I won't hesitate to do it again” Iwaizumi glared his overprotectiveness making you giggle 

“SEE HE'S ABOUT TO HIT ME AGAIN” Oikawa whined loudly  as he tightens his grip

“You deserve it you're the reason why I was alone here” you rolled your eyes

“At least my parents took care of you!” Oikawa defended making Iwaizumi scoff

“Well now it's your turn to take care of me” you smirked as Oikawa pouts

“No need he can barely take care of himself” Iwaizumi said getting up “I'll go make you some soup and get you water” he said walking to the kitchen

“HEY! I can very much take care of myself!” Oikawa said as he followed

“You're just gonna make them feel worse if you help” Iwaizumi scowled

“Excuse me?!” Oikawa gasped

“Hey! Stop with the senseless banter” you reprimanded quickly coughing in the process

“You should be resting” Iwaizumi reminded

“Yeah! Get back to the coach and let the big boys take care of you” Oikawa crossed his arms

“I think I should be the one taking care of you two big babies” you retorted making them both scoff

“If you really don't trust us you're welcome to rest over there” Oikawa said pointing at the empty chair

“Don't include me with a whiny baby like you” Iwaizumi scoffed as he turned on the stove

“I'M NOT A WHINY BABY” Oikawa yelled angrily

“This is gonna end in a disaster” you sighed tiredly

Tsukishima

You were at the auditorium currently rehearsing for the upcoming cultural festival that you and the other music club members were assigned to perform for.

“Y/N-chan!!!” You hear a familiar orange tangerine call out to you after hearing the doors burst open making you scream

“Oh sorry!” Hinata said as he hugged you tightly

“What are you doing here? Don't you have practice?” You asked as you returned the hug

“Nope! We’re done since it’s already late” Hinata replied back enthusiastically 

“Oh! I’ve been practising for so long i’ve lost track of time” you chuckled

“Don’t you think you’d notice that you’re the only one here” Tsukishima stated blankly as he entered the auditorium

“Well they did say they’ve been practising for hours” Kageyama pointed out

“They aren’t blind even when they’re practising” Tsukishima rolled his eyes receiving a glare from Kageyama

“Did you wake up at the wrong side of the bed this morning you’re more grumpier than usual” you chuckled lightly

“Yeah he’s been so moody since earlier this morning” Hinata whispered

“I’m right here you know” Tsukishima glared at Hinata “Don’t you think you’ve been overworking yourself lately” Tsukishima crossed his arms

“Well… The cultural festival is a big event for our school you defended

Your health should come first, have you been taking breaks?” Tsukishima said narrowing his eyes

“Water breaks?” You asked innocently as his face shifts into disappointment

“Fine you got me there” you conceded

“Y/N-chan don’t overwork yourself too much! You might get sick! You don’t wanna get sick if it’s so important to you!” Hinata said worriedly looking adorable in the process

“I’ll keep that in mind from now on” you smiled softly 

“Yeah so salty won’t be so moody in the morning” Kageyama side eyed

“Shut up” Tsukishima spat back as he stormed off

“See he’s very moody” Hinata pouted

“Clearly Kageyama” pouted along with Hinata

“I'll go make sure he doesn’t rub salt on anyone else” you chuckled as you go after Tsukishima

You ran all the way to the school gates where you found your salty boyfriend

“Hey Tsuki, wait up!” You said chasing after him as he stops walking

“What?” He said coldly looking at you

“Hey hey hey don’t be so grumpy you said softly” as he scoffed

“You act as if I don’t care about you” he scowled

“Aww so you do care about me” you smile jokingly as he sends a glare “Alright alright… Thank you” you smiled softly as he blushes madly

“Just… Don’t overwork yourself, please?” He said quietly

“Okay! I promise!” You smiled brightly “And sorry about making you worry” you said scratching your neck

“It’s fine… Sorry for how I acted earlier” Tsukishima apologised quietly

“It’s alright I don’t mind” you smile as he slowly leans closer to you

“YAY THEY MADE UP” Hinata jumped in joy as Tsukishima’s face completely shifts

“YOU BLEW OUR COVER” Kageyama yelled at Hinata as they both looked at Tsukishima with fear

“Why don’t we all just go home after a long day” you said pecking Tsukishima’s check as he blushes madly making the tangerine smile smugly

“You both are safe for now” Tsukishima glares at the two before Hinata runs up to you

“Y/N-chan can you sing the song that you’re gonna sing at the festival?” Hinata asked making a cute face

“Hmm? Sure I don't mind” you smiled as Hinata jumped in joy

“You are such a child” Tsukishima grumbled in annoyance

“Maybe this song will stop you from being a grouch” you smiled teasingly as you began to sing

After the song you made the tangerine completely swoon over your voice

“Woah your voice is super amazing!” Hinata said excitedly as Kageyama nodded along

“They’re the president of the music club what did you expect” Tsukishima scoffed

“Shut up! You enjoyed it too!” Hinata retorted back as a faint pfft can be heard from Tsukishima

“If you ask nicely I’ll sing it again” you smirked as Tsukishima rolled his eyes

“Oh! I want another one!” Hinata raised his hand excitedly

“They need to rest their voice, idiot! They’re already overworked themself!” Kageyama scolded harshly

“Oh right” Hinata scratched the back of his head

“It’s alright it gave me more practice for the song” you smiled brightly

“Stop dismissing the immaturity of that small runt” Tsukishima scowled making the tangerine pout

“As if you’re any better! What about when you swoon over–” Hinata retorted getting interrupted by Tsukishima’s hands covering his mouth

“Don’t speak of it” Tsukishima said infuriated

“All right settle down you two let’s all take a rest home” you said getting in between them as they both pout and cross their arms

The next day went pretty normally until hometime where the team finished their practice early. Tsuki and the others decided to take this opportunity to come see you practice your performance. Upon reaching the auditorium however he wasn’t greeted with your usual soothing voice instead there was no one to be seen in the auditorium except a few performers cleaning up.

“Y/N-chan’s not here” Hinata pouted sadly

“Yeah and Tsukishima doesn't seem to happy about it” Nishinoya smirked smugly

“Shut up” Tsukishima spat as he went up to one of the performers

“Now he’s Grumpyshima” Hinata said in annoyance as Nishinoya nodded along

“Hey where’s Y/N?” Tsukishima asked one of the performers

“Oh Y/N? I last saw them backstage” the performer replied

“Thank you” Tsukishima said quickly bowing before heading backstage

“Wait for me!!” Hinata ran towards backstage following the usually salty fellow

They finally found your room and once they opened it they saw you sleeping peacefully on your vanity

“Shhh They’re asleep” Hinata whispered making the salty blonde roll his eyes

“Wake them up they’re gonna be left alone” Tsukishima whispered loudly

“Huh? Why me?” Hinata said angrily but quietly

“Because I said so” Tsukishima retorted back making the tangerine pout as he tiptoed his way to you

Once he was beside you and after he observed your sleeping figure he shook you violently

“WHAT THE FUCK ARE YOU DOING!” Tsukishima yelled quietly pulling the tangerine away as you screamed in surprise

“WAAAH WHAT’S GOING ON?” You screamed in fear as you made weird arm gestures

“Nothing’s going on, this idiotic moron decided to shake you violently” Tsukishima said pissed off

“What you said you wanted me to wake them up” Hinata shrugged as Tsukishima looked at him questioningly “Anyways what are you doing here Y/N-chan? I thought you’d still be practising” Hinata questioned tiling his head

“Oh I guess I got tired so I fell asleep” you chuckled tiredly

“Are you sure? Usually you’d just shrug off that kind of tiredness” Tsukishima narrowed his eyes

“I mean you did tell me not to push myself, I kept my word” you yawned 

“Yeah! Do you want them to push their limits again” Hinata pouted angrily

“No it’s just weird” Tsukishima sighed defeatedly

“Well if you’re done with practising let’s go out!” Hinata smiled excitedly

“Well It would help me rest my vocals… Sure why not” you smiled back as Hinata jumped in joy 

“You’re such a child” Tsukishima scowled

“Because he’s my son” you defended hugging the deflated tangerine

You and the team decided to go out for dinner. It was pretty normal until you felt a minor headache and started coughing which they paid no mind until it turned into coughing fits.

“Hey Y/N are you okay?” Yamaguchi asked worriedly patting your back

“Yeah I think i ate something bad earlier” you faked a smile

“Does eating bad food make you cough a lot?” Hinata thought placing his hand on his chin

“No it doesn’t unless you starting coughing blood in which that would be food poisoning” Sugawara stated

“Y/N is something wrong?” Kiyoko asked her face laced with concern

“No I’m fine” you continued to fake a smile as your headache grows worse

“Are you sure” Kiyoko asked again

“Yeah let’s just go eat, I'm starving” you said quickly as you walked into the restaurant though as soon as you entered you felt your whole world turn dark. Upon seeing this Tsukishima dashed quickly to your aid and grabbed you before you fell on the floor which shook you awake.

“You are definitely not okay” Kageyama said as Hinata looked at him with confusion

“THANK YOU CATHERINE OBVIOUS!” Hinata yelled at the blue haired setter

“IT’S CAPTAIN OBVIOUS STUPID!” Kageyama yelled back as Suga and Daichi facepalm from their childishness

“You’re burning up I told you something wasn’t right” Tsukishima reprimanded

“SHOULDN’T WE TAKE THEM TO THE HOSPITAL?” Nishinoya panicked

“I’m sure it probably isn’t something bad” Yamaguchi chuckled nervously trying to cheer everyone up

“THEY ALMOST FAINTED!” Tanaka joined in the panicking

“Stop yelling it’s because they’ve been pushing themselves again” Tsukishima scowled

“No wonder why we saw them sleeping in the dressing room” Hinata pointed out “You must’ve felt dizzy or tired” Hinata said sadly

“We’re going home” Tsukishima said as he lifted you up to carry you

“But dinner!” You pouted as the whole team facepalmed

“We’ll just bring it to you home please just go home Y/N” Daichi sighed

“Okay fine but you need to give me the food!” You demanded

“Jesus you just collapsed get your mind straight” Tsukishima scolded as you crossed your arms

“Them and their food” Sugawara chuckled

“I’m surprised they haven’t died from prioritizing food over their life” Daichi sighed heavily

“Let’s just go eat before they run back here” Sugawara said as everyone headed inside 

Tsukishima carried you all the way home. He also scolded you on the way though you paid no attention nor you remember since you fell asleep half way. Once you reached home he opted to put you in your bed to rest comfortably. You woke up to the sound of him lightly knocking on the door.

“Sorry for waking you but you need to eat something” Tsukishima said blankly as he handed you a bowl of soup

“Oh thank you” you blushed shyly as you took the soup from his hands as he sat next to you quietly whilst you fed on your soup

“Sorry…” you said quietly as he looked at you in surprise

“What are you sorry for?” Tsukishima gave you a questioning glance

“I kept pushing myself even if I promised not to” you began tearing up making him feel intensely guilty

“Hey baby don’t cry” Tsukishima comforted you hugging you tightly “I’m sorry for the way I acted I didn’t mean to sound mad or anything I was just worried” Tsukishima said softly as he wiped your tears

“I know you aren’t mad it’s just… The pressure I’m in” you looked down sadly. “I really do want to take a break but it’s hard when everyone always looks forward to what we do and I have to keep up with everyone’s expectations…” you explained as more tears fell

“I know you don’t want to disappoint the school or anything but your health should always come first” Tsukishima said firmly making you nod “But I will admit I am one of those people who really want to see you perform” he admitted shyly looking away making you smile

“Really? Thank you  I thought you never did” you smiled brightly making his face beet red

“Of course I would  why I wouldn’t I” Tsukishima scowled

“I’m just kidding” you giggled Thank you “Tsuki for staying with me” “you hugged him tightly

“I’m your boyfriend I’d do anything to keep you safe” Tsukishima returned with an even tighter hug

“But what about the event! It’s tomorrow!” you realized slightly panicking

“Right… That” Tsukishima sighed “Well if there’s no choice I could go” Tsukishima looked down blushing madly

“Huh? Really?” You gasped in surprise

“Well, didn't you teach me how to sing? I’ve also heard that song a million times, so…” Tsukishima spoke shyly

“I’d love to hear you sing!” you tried hiding your obvious excitement

“No you’re staying home with your parents” he reprimanded

“You’re no fun” you pouted laying down on the bed

“TSUKISHIMA’S GONNA SING?!” Hinata gasped loudly as the whole team facepalmed

“YOU BLEW OUR COVER AGAIN!” Kageyama yelled at the tangerine

“I’m only doing it because it’s that important for Y/N” Tsukishima glared angrily “A knock would’ve been nice” the look on anger on Tsuki’s face was immense

“How’d you get in” you tilted your head

“You left the door unlocked” Daichi sighed

“Didja bring the food?” You asked like a dog waiting for food

“Yeah we’d never hear the end from you if we didn’t” Suga chuckled handing the food to you

“Oh great! I’m starving!” you smiled chowing down of the food

“That’s cuz you barely eat the soup I gave you” Tsukishima scowled

“Looks like she’s getting a head of themself” Yamaguchi chuckled “It’s gonna be fun hearing you sing tomorrow” Yamaguchi continued

“If I catch any of you record it I will end you all” Tsukishima threatened as Tanaka and Nishinoya snickered

“I think you should be more concerned how much she’s eating” Asahi smiled nervously as you feasted upon the food

“I can’t catch a break with any of you” Tsukishima sighed

[aliellnea]

The loving theory- Kageyama Tobio

Part 2 of my Kageyama story

Content warning: MANGA SPOILERS, angst, mention of a family members death (that's probably it for now, aside from my very watpad plot and probably my bad english), THE WORST WAY OF CARRYING A PLOT

Not proofread

PART 1

Looking out of your window you watched as the wind gently swayed the trees. Your mind was clearly not on the math homework in front of you. You was definitely going insane since your encounter with Kageyama earlier, but you couldn't get it out of you mind. Did your mother know he would be going to Karasuno? Why didn’t Miwa tell you? How come you hadn’t seen him for the past week at all on the way to school?

With a sigh, you focused entirely on the street. With the sun setting, the night lights were already on, and most people were already home, so it was fairly deserted outside. The house in front of yours had all the lights out, meaning the Kageyamas weren't home yet. You had been there so many times before that you knew the exact floorplan of the house, which was slightly different from yours. Your bedroom window was face to face with Kageyama’s but you made sure the blinds were closed almost all summer so you wouldn’t have to see him but after seeing him today you thought it was useless now.

Glancing at the clock on the desk, it read 7 PM, meaning you had to hurry and prepare dinner for you and your mother. With only one source of income, you lived quite tightly, but you made it work, even if it meant sacrificing time together. Your mother had taken on additional work shortly before the school year began, increasing the household income. As a result, there was an established routine where yoy assumed the responsibility for cooking dinner every evening.

“Oh dear that smells wonderful” said your mother from behind startling you slightly, you didn’t ever hear the door.

“Hi mom, how was work?” you said, smiling

“Same as always baby” replied your mother while kissing your head “ Actually, I just ran into Tobio how late do these boys come from practice?” added with wonder in her voice

“Did you know he chose to go to Karasuno?” you lowered the heat on the stove to speak.

“Oh god you didn’t know? I’m sorry baby I thought Miwa or him would’ve told you”

“We haven’t talked in months” you replied in a week tone

Your mother's expression softened, understanding dawning in her eyes. "I'm sorry to hear that, sweetheart," she said gently, placing a comforting hand on your shoulder.

"It's okay, Mom," you said, forcing a small smile. "you’ve been busy with work and everything."

Your mother gave you a sympathetic look before turning her attention back to the simmering pot on the stove. "Well, let's not dwell on that now. Dinner smells delicious. Why don't you go set the table, and I'll finish up here?"

Nodding, you moved to the cupboard to retrieve the plates and set the table once yo were done you ran to your room to take a jacket and there you saw him, in his room. He must’ve seen the light switch in your room as he looked up directly at you. He was shirtless and combined with his shocked face he waved awkwardly at you. Blushing, you took the jacket and left the room as fast as you could leaving a shocked Kageyama behind.

The image of Kageyama shirtless lingered in your mind, sending a flutter of nerves through your stomach.

Your mother glanced at you curiously but didn't comment, instead pouring steaming bowls of soup into each plate. "Everything okay, honey?" she asked softly, her eyes full of concern.

"Yeah, everything's fine, Mom," you replied quickly, forcing a smile. "Just feeling a bit tired, I guess." your mother gave you a knowing look but didn't press further.

On Monday morning, the rain painted the town. You luckily didn’t encounter Kageyama that weekend after Friday’s incident, but you spent the whole weekend thinking about joining a club. Your first choice was being a manager for the men’s volleyball club. You found the time you spent with Sugawara and Hinata quite enjoyable, and you were in desperate need of friends in this school. However, after learning that he was also in Karasuno, you kind of discarded the idea.

You looked at Kunimi and Kindaichi on the other side of the booth while sipping on your overpriced drink. The two boys were talking about their classes and the club but your mind was everywhere except their conversation.

“What’s on your mind?” asked Kindaichi

“I don’t know, I’ve been thinking of joining a club but…”

“you don’t want to run into Kageyama” interrupted Kunimi

“Was I the last one to know that he was also going to Karasuno?” you said with disbelief “anyway, how do you even know that?”

“Don’t worry, I couldn’t care less where he went” started Kindaichi “I could never play again with someone as selfish as him”

“Yu” you couldn’t help but scold

“You can’t keep defending him. I don’t care what his problem is you even tried to help him and he treated you like garbage”

“Kindaichi calm down, this is not the place for this.” Intervened Kunimi before the other boy could get more worked up “We actually know because next week we have a practice match against them”

“And?”

“Oikawa requested it. Kageyama has to play the whole match as the setter”

“Oh god, can he be more egocentric? Isn’t he old enough to get over whatever issue he had when we were 13?”

“He’s actually quite nice you know. It’s easy to play with him” you couldn’t help but roll your eyes “Okay okay no more Oikawa. Why don’t you join the club? Fuck Kageyama. Didn’t you say that there was also that lousy player? The orange haired one”

“I know but Kageyama was the exact reason I quit last year”

“And I’m still mad about that” said Kunimi.

"Aki'," you said with a hint of affection, a playful glint in your eye. "If you're so eager to kiss me, just say the word," you teased, only to be met with his playful retort, complete with mock puking sounds “Okay maybe I could do like a trial or something but, if I end up being their manager don’t be sore losers when we win”

“Likewise” answered the both of them

Even if you didn’t approve of what they did on their last tournament Akira and Yutaro had become great friends. You also kind of understood why they did what they did because after all Kageyama had been their friend and teammate for two years, they reached their limit that day. They were there on your father’s funeral and made sure you didn’t isolate yourself you were grateful to have them and still be in contact with them after choosing a different school than them.

When you left for home it was already dark outside but since it was a school night the streets were pretty calm. You always liked going on night walks, specially with Kageyama and his grandfather. They started when his health deteriorated and couldn’t join you on your jogs, but those walks became the best part of your days. If you weren’t with your father, you would be at Kageyama’s watching some match on the TV or playing outside so when he died it was also a blow for you. You tried your best to keep Tobio company and try to distract him a little, you thought you were helping him until he snaped that day.

As you approached, you spotted Kageyama walking towards his house, sporting the Karasuno jersey. He looked really good in it; you couldn't help but notice. You've always thought he looked best in darker clothes, especially with his dark hair and pale skin. Suddenly you remembered the sight of him shirtless in his room and blushed a vibrant red. He looked up and caught your eyes as you reached your door.

“I’m sorry” he almost shouted making you jump.

Flustered and caught off guard you let out a simple “Okay” and closed the door rapidly. How the fuck were you supposed to manage the club and see him every day?