#It will be heavily ooc after though since I wanna see what would happen if minhyeok is still in love with mc
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1. The funeral
(2 weeks after the death of Mr and Mrs Lee)
"It's raining," Minhyeok stood there, his eyes fixed on the people who were leaving. He couldn't help but ponder over their departure.
It was pouring rain, with each droplet hitting the ground creating a soft thud. He felt that the weather was fitting for the occasion. The sound of the raindrops filled his ears, creating a peaceful atmosphere that served as a sort of cool-down after the events of the day. It had been quiet and dreadful, with a heavy cloud of sadness looming over everyone. It was as if the rain was a reflection of their collective sorrow, slowly washing away the remnants of the day. Despite the dreariness of the weather, there was something calming and soothing about it all. The sound of the rain, combined with the emptiness of the streets, made him feel as though the world had come to a standstill, just for a moment.
The funeral had just ended five minutes ago, and the guests had finished paying their respects to the deceased and exchanging mourning. They were now leaving and heading back home.
"There is not much food or wine to delay them further anyway"
He walked over to the violet-haired girl in the room and looked at the last person still remaining before the two portraits, eyes red and hollow, unnervingly so. His heart clenched as he remembered the once-brightly grinning girl who jokingly accepted his childish proposal, a face, and memory that seemed far too distant at this point.
"It doesn't fit her... no, she wasn't supposed to lose them" Her parents, her smile, her happiness, he knew there were more but it hurt to think more of what was lost that day.
He's grateful that his parents would assist Raon in obtaining her parents' death certificates and managing other complex matters following the funeral. It would be tedious, he was quite sure. However, the fact that he couldn't do much more for Raon besides holding and comforting her is upsetting, it doesn't sit right with his skin. He doesn't know why he was praised for getting Raon out of that house that day, as much as he likes compliments, it felt empty that time, even more so when he saw Raon's passed out later.
He noticed the girl's slight movement in his embrace before he realized that his shoulder was damp with tears.
"She used to be a loud crier"
He was aware of her tendency to throw tantrums when she got frustrated. Sometimes, offering her snacks could calm her down, but if that didn't work, she would cry even louder. Once, he had helped her parents calm her down for three hours when one of her favorite toys went missing. But now, her hiccups were barely audible, and her pained whine sounded like someone being choked. Her chest heaved painfully and uncontrollably. However, she calmed down a little when he gently ran his hands in a circular motion on her back.
"..."
It would have been silence if it wasn't for her sniffling and slow breathing.
"..."
"..."
"I miss them already" She let out a sudden, quivering voice, her head still nestled in the safety of his shoulder.
"... Me too"
"I want to eat Mom's Galbi Jjim"
"Yeah, she always makes it less spicy than the usual recipe for you"
"I want to show Dad my last semester grades"
"Your math improved a lot, I bet he would brag about it to my old man afterward"
"They promised to take me to Japan on New Year... They said it was Shiga Agricultural Park in Hino City"
"I heard the view there was great, they did told us they used to have a date there"
They keep talking like that for a while, Raon will say what she wants and Minhyeok will answer her, letting her relive in a happier time of the past that won't come back. He thinks he heard his parents and brother talking outside the room at some point, but they left them be.
He had to relocate Raon to a more comfortable position to lean on the wall but never stopped listening and answering her rambles. They stayed like that, with her buried on his shoulder and him comforting her with his arms, and talked for an hour until...
"I want to kill the bastard that killed them" She said softly, eyes distant.
"..."
He was supposed to be surprised but... he can't, he knows he wouldn't be different if it were his parents or his brother. He's not as forgiving and "mature" as most people give him credit for.
He softly breathes in the rain scent from outside the window, letting it ease his bones and sag him down the wall beside her. He thought about it when Raon quietly waited for him to answer her.
"... Then no one will find out your secret from me"
He doesn't know if it is the right answer but the girl leaning on his shoulder seems to be relaxed enough to pass out to sleep. He should carry her back to her room in his home, but his legs don't seem to move nor does his arms. He only sits there and watches the rain that slowly lessen over time.
It was a strangely mind-numbingly boring and calming activity, usually, he would rather swing his baseball bat or run around the park to think more clearly after. This doesn't feel so bad.
"..."
He turned to look at the two portraits again. They each depicted the faces of a confidently smiling, beautiful man and a handsome woman with fierce eyes. It feels like they're expecting something from him, to swear a promise, and give out his loyalty to the girl sleeping next to him. He can't hear them saying "Look after our silly daughter" anymore but he likes to think he is correct in his understanding this time at least.
He bows twice in the direction of the portraits, there is a burning in his veins and a sting in his slightly red eyes when he does it. Then, quietly, almost like a whisper, he said:
"Me and my family will keep her safe, Mr and Mrs Lee"
The exhaustion must have get to him if he think they seem pleased for a moment.
"I believe peace will wait for you two in the afterlife"
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Galbi-jjim (braised beef short ribs) is one of the most popular Korean dishes. It’s made with beef short ribs and is often prepared for special occasions.
#what in hell is bad#whb#whb minhyeok#whb mc#first time writing a draft like this#will mostly write minhyeok's pov throughout the whole thing later on#It will be heavily ooc after though since I wanna see what would happen if minhyeok is still in love with mc#but filter out most of the pick me ands raising mc side of things#if you expect canon minhyeok without any canon divergence i recommend you to look for other posts#i mostly write out my fantasy here
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You Belong With Me
PAIRING: Tsukishima Kei x Reader GENRE: Romance | Fluff | Angst (?) | Comfort (?) | Mutual Pining | Slowburn | Confession WARNINGS: tsukki has a toxic gf | cursing | ooc? | implied infidelity (not you or kei) | prolly more sry WORD COUNT: 2k A/N: this fic is HEAVILY based off of You Belong With Me by Taylor Swift- if you've seen the music video this is like it but my way 😌 uhh i hope you like it <3 oh also pls don't cringe it'll hurt my feelings
“What was she so mad about?” Your voice bleeds through his phone as he scribbles on his homework with his number two pencil, sighing at your question. He looks up briefly to his window to see you at your desk across your two properties’ filing the papers for your math class, organizing your work. Your phone is sandwiched between your shoulder and your ear, your eyes narrowed as you focus on what assignments are what.
“Kei?”
He shakes his head as his mind snaps out of the daze, his golden eyes flicking down to his work. “Uh,” he sighs as he re-grips his pencil, “I teased her a little bit and she got mad,” he finished. You chuckled before covering your mouth with your hand, finally looking up at the man through your clear panes.
“You’re kidding,” you giggle, a smile leading onto Kei’s face while he listens to your voice, although refusing to look up at your face, he shakes his head in a joking dismissal.
“No, I’m not. But we are never mentioning it again.”
“Oh, good luck getting me to keep quiet!” You shout as your back straightens against your desk chair, a smug look playing on your face once the blond male looks up at you.
He stands up, a reciprocating smirk laying on his lips before he says, “You will,” before he takes his phone away from his ear, pressing the “hang up” button and raising his arm to close the drapes. You laugh with satisfaction while you exit his contact, turning on some music and tossing your phone on your bed before cleaning up your area and strumming your fingers like an imaginary guitar.
He opened his curtains expecting to see you sulking while doing your work, only to see you dance like an idiot while you blast your music, your pencils acting as a microphone as you perform your concert in front of your stuffed animals. He could hear the music from across the yard, him identifying it as your shared playlist that you two made a couple years back, the duration over fifteen hours as about three-hundred songs reside. An accidental chuckle escaped him as his eyes rested on your jumping figure for just a couple seconds. It was for entertainment. Yeah. That’s it.
~.~.~.~
Sticking your fabric marker on the construction paper, you write out your message to Kei.
“I love you”. It was a message that would tell him that he deserves the best and nothing less. It was something that you treasured and wanted to share that value with him. Something that told him that he belonged with you.
You hoped that one day you’d be able to give it to him, to tell him how you really feel, to show that you can do a better job than her, but you never got the chance. Carrying the folded slip in your pocket, ready to pull out, his phone rings. As you sit on the bench on the side of the road, you wonder how long it had been since you had seen him really smile. You had made him smile a lot before, even if he doesn’t smile a lot genuinely, there are some times where real happiness seeps through his facade. You like it when that happens, always have. You noticed how much his happiness had reduced over the course of these last few months, though.
He answers the phone very monotone, very uninterested. He sounded obligated while he spoke to his girlfriend, sighing sharply once he hung up.
“What was that about?”
“Just drama. Kind of sick of it at this point.” He sticks his phone in his pocket, looking over to your concerned expression. “It’s nothing to worry about,” he says while rolling his eyes, placing a soft hand on your head and letting it rest. His hand retracted quickly when the sound of his name rings through his ears, his head whipping towards his girlfriend's figure. He readjusts his glasses, sitting straight up and swinging the strap of his school bag over his shoulder before he gets up and sluggishly walks across the street, meeting up with the one he was set to have a date with later. He subtly waved to you prior to turning his head away and continuing his stroll with his date hanging on his arm. You ignore the glare served your way when you wave back to him, forgetting the multiple reasons of why you wanted him away from her so he can enjoy his date. Hopefully.
~.~.~.~
As you stand on the bleachers of Kei’s game, you watch him stride over the court and jump to block the ball, a playful smirk residing on his lips as he sends the ball to the other side. You clap for him, shouting praises his way in hopes he might hear you over everyone else. Especially her. The screaming and unnecessary noise making your ears bleed a bit. You didn’t mean to be irritated by it, but the pulse on your forehead and the grit of your teeth made it painfully obvious you didn’t really like her.
When the end of the game hit, you were overloaded with joy at Kei’s victory. You hurriedly make your way over to him before gripping him tightly in a hug, not caring about the sweat that drips off his body. You could feel his arms flex as he raised his arms to hesitantly reciprocate your actions until his arms completely dropped, his body stiff.
“What the hell?” He muttered under his breath as he firmly moved you aside to walk away. Following after him, you let your head peek out from the side of his back, watching it all occur in front of you. “What’s this?”
“What? Nothing, Kei,” she mewls, setting her hands on her boyfriend’s shirt as if she thought he was silly.
“Yeah, we were just, uh, talkin’.” The man before her fibs.
“Not according to what I just saw,” Kei accuses the two with a furrowed brow, fed up. You come out from behind him, glaring at his girlfriend in hate. This was it.
“Don’t worry about it, man,” the man dismisses, turning to keep the conversation with her going.
Stepping forward, you place an arm in front of Kei, stopping his movements as you eye his girlfriend. “Tell me you were not just flirting with this man and we’ll leave.”
“I wasn-”
“Don't,” you pause, taking a deep breath as you watch her take a step back, “don’t lie to me, or you will regret it,” you threaten, a sharp glint in your eye telling her that you are oh so serious about this. Behind you, Kei watches as you make his girlfriend stammer on her words, a subconscious smile leaking on his face.
She stomps away with anger, the man beside her moving away as well, scoffing.
~.~.~.~
He didn’t say much on the way home; you trailed behind him as he walked away in part anger and denial. You didn’t really know what to say. Should you go back and find the girl and beat some sense into her? Should you give some words of the wise to Kei? Would he even take it?
As you watch him slow down to match your pace, you grow confused. You were headed to your place, so why was he suddenly following? “Kei?” He hums in response, his head hanging low. “Would you like to stay at my place? I can make coffee and we can stay up shit-talking our least favorite people,” you giggle and softly bump into his side, a stifled chuckle escaping him.
“Whatever,” he mumbles with an obvious smile as he continues to walk with you. When you quietly shut the door and take your shoes off, you softly tread to the kitchen to turn on the coffee machine- the man that you took home followed, his arm planting on the marble counter as his eyes trail over your moving figure.
As you sit on the stool next to him beside your kitchen island, you converse about the drama he’s been scooped in, him rolling his eyes twice a minute and his irritation level going off the charts as he recalls the events. He hated it, you could tell. He made it pretty obvious he wasn’t happy about it, too.
“Are you still going to the dance with her tomorrow then?” You speak curiously, twirling your fingers around each other while staring blankly into the marble as you awkwardly sit there, awaiting an answer.
It takes him a second to respond, a long sigh and a deep thought coming into play in his mind once he looks over to your spaced expression. Does he really want to go? Did he want to go with her, or with someone else- you? “Probably.”
Oh. “Are you sure you wanna do that? After what happened today?”
“Why not. Nothing better to do,” he justifies, shrugging. Yeah, you probably should have seen that coming.
The note that resided in your pocket seemed to crumple a little bit when you came to terms with the fact that he may never notice you the way you wanted him to.
~.~.~.~
“Are you going?” Kei asks over his phone as he takes his suit out of his closet.
“Ah, no,” you breathe out as guilt pools in your stomach, your elbow balancing sitting on your desk while dozing off into something that is not mathematical equations.
“Oh,” is all he says before telling you he needed to get ready, giving his goodbye.
After the call ends, you see the light fading away from his room as he closes the drapes, giving you a sign to start working again. You wondered what would happen if you possibly showed up. You originally were going to go, but the date that canceled soon beforehand gave your mind a gentle squeeze, telling you that the dance wasn’t for you. Still, the tiniest urge told you to make an appearance. You groan in waver, giving in.
~.~.~.~
You felt good. You felt really good. Wearing your planned outfit to this dance, you make your way inside carefully, minding the crowd. You catch the eye of the one girl that you held a grudge against, watching her grope another man on the dance floor. You roll your eyes in disgust as you move your head around to find a tall blond in the crowd. He leaned against the wall across from you his arms crossed while his dilated pupils trace the light that bounces off the floor.
“Hey,” you greet him, his attention whipping to you as he raises his head.
“Hi,” he reluctantly answers you while standing straight up, a relieved smirk leading onto his lips. “I thought you weren’t coming.”
“I didn’t want to put my outfit to waste,” you smile, spreading your arms to show your attire.
“Yeah, well you came at perfect timing,” he points towards his girlfriend which you identified earlier, although he seemed like he didn’t care all that much.
Gripping the folded paper in your pocket, you slip it out with two fingers confidently. “I have something to tell you,” you admit, your eyes staying centered on his black suit.
“Go on,” he eggs, hands staying at the side of his body while he watches you fluster yourself. It takes you less than a second to shove the note in his stomach and turn around, your face turning hotter and hotter every moment. Your hands lay against your cheeks as your nerves rattle beneath your skin, your ears tingling when you hear a sweet chuckle glide against his lips. “You should have told me a long time ago, Y/n. I wouldn’t have to deal with,” his eyebrows turn up as his head tips towards the dancing figure just a couple of feet away from you guys, “...that.”
You turn around slowly, disbelief covering your face when you look at his smug expression. “Are you kidding me? You’re telling me this,” you gesture at the both of you with your pointer finger, “could have been something a long time ago?”
He sucks in through his teeth, taking a grip on your arm and pulling you with him as he walks through the crowd to the middle of the room. “Yep. Guess you missed out.”
“Says you,” you roll your eyes with attitude as you pick up your pace and place your hand in his.
He knew he belonged with you, he was just wondering when you would admit that.
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finally. The probably ooc Saberlot headcanons that literally no one asked for 😈
(disclaimer: these are just my thoughts, not canon obv. will not necessarily be in order. I also don't know how to put things under the cut. apologies.)
(couldn't find the artist who drew the cover pic, so if you know who they are pls lmk 🤞)
Platonic Yandere! Saber Lancelot
tw: yandere, stalking, unhealthy platonic relationship, obsessive behavior, violence, kidnapping, slight manipulation
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- First of all, we need to identify what Yandere type Lancelot is.
- Based on the way Lancelot acts in-game, he is very respectful and thoughtful when it comes to his Master and their boundaries, and according to his servant profile, "never tries to get heavily involved". But this isn't regular Lancelot we're talking about.
- During a normal Holy Grail War, the circumstances are nothing less than perilous.
- Since Lancelot is already loyal to whatever Master happens to summon him during the HGW(and since I don't think Lancelot would become obsessed with a Master who's a complete dickhead), your kind and generous nature only serve to make him more protective than he already is.
- In his mind, he had led Guinevere, King Arthur, and Camelot to ruin. His only wish for the Grail is for the King to judge a traitor like him. Therefore, Lancelot sees you as his shot at redemption outside of the Grail. He refuses to fail you.
- Even though his intentions start off innocent enough, Lancelot knows his protectiveness goes beyond what would be considered "normal", even taking the Master-Servant relationship and the HGW into consideration. At first, he tries to restrain himself to keep his distance and not cross your boundaries, but his paranoia gets the better of him. He sees it as necessary.
- For a female master, he might be a bit more overprotective because of the whole "damsel in distress" thing. He's supposed to be a pillar of chivalry, after all.
- Not unlike his regular counterpart, Lancelot likes making himself useful and is eager to dispel his Master's worries. So for his yandere counterpart, his priorities are keeping you safe *and* keeping you happy. Your happiness is his.
- So I headcanon Lancelot as a Lucid Obsessive/Protective type.
Let's elaborate on his behavior during the HGW.
- If you have to go out in public, anywhere, at any time, Lancelot insists on going with you. Wanna go for a walk? Great! He'll join you. Need to go shopping? Cool, he'll help you shop, bring your things to your car, and because of his Riding Skill, can even drive you to and fro if you want him to. Hanging with friends? They wouldn't mind an extra person, right?
"Going out? Ah, I see. Allow me to accompany you. Do you need any help getting ready, My Lady/Lord/Master?"
- If Lancelot and another Servant are engaged in battle, he insists you stay hidden while he handles the Servant and their Master. He can't risk the enemy Servant or Master targeting you, after all. He'd only involve you if he needed you to use a command spell. Your safety comes before anything else.
- Speaking of friends, Lancelot prefers to go with you to meet your friends. Who knows what kind of danger they could pose to his Master? However, if you aren't fond of Lancelot tagging along with your friends and tell him to stop, or god forbid you *sneak out* in the middle of the night, Lancelot won't be far from you. He's no idiot. He knows where you're going. Instead of materializing, scaring the shit out of you and your friends and taking you back home, he opts for watching you in his spirit form. That way, he can be close to you without you getting suspicious.
- That said, if he thinks one of your friends is a serious threat, or god forbid does something to *actually harm you*(if they can even touch you before he does something, that is), he's instantly materializing and taking you to safety. Depending on the severity of the injury, he may decide to go back and teach them a lesson once your health is insured. Whether that's just intimidating them until they piss themselves or physically harming them is up to him.
- If you offhandedly mention something you like, or Lancelot sees something small he thinks would make you happy, expect to have it within the week. If you have any chores you need to do, like unloading the groceries and washing dishes, he'll happily offer to do it for you.
- If you're out in public, he'll offer you his arm(or his hand, if you ask him to), will hold the door for you, shield you in a crowd, and will give you his jacket/cape if you get cold.
- I think Lancelot would enjoy domestic days with you. Making breakfast, watching TV, and just having fun together are the times where Lancelot is happiest. After all, there's usually very little actual downtime during a Holy Grail War, so he cherishes the moments he gets to spend with you alone.
- Lancelot isn't an especially affectionate man, but he doesn't mind putting more effort in that department if it makes you happy. Like a hug here and there, a polite kiss to your knuckles, letting you lean on his shoulder whilst relaxing, or keeping a grip on your hand in public.
- The only kind of affection Lancelot would have to refuse is any kind of sexual contact/intimate romantic contact(kisses on the lips, neck, etc.). Not only does he not see you in a romantic light, but he has too much respect to do anything like that. He draws a hard line between platonic and romantic affection that he refuses to cross.
- Since Lancelot is an overprotective type, I can see him being wary of everyone you cross paths with, strangers or not.
- But despite this, Lancelot isn't the type of person to go around slaughtering people he doesn't particularly like/trust, yandere or not. He's still a knight, after all. Instead, I think he'd try to lessen the time you spend around said person, whether it's steering you away from them in public, subtly threatening them when you aren't around, or second-guessing the trust you've placed in them. He's only got your best interests at heart, right?
- If you happen to catch onto his behavior, or even snap at him for it, he'll back down a bit. But like I mentioned before, he'll probably just stalk you in his spirit form, or follow you anyway, and insist it's "for your protection".
"...I see. I'm deeply sorry, Master. I will do my utmost to restore your faith in me." *proceeds to follow you anyway*
- If you have a date, expect Lancelot to grill them with questions/menace the shit out of them when you aren't there and stalk you both from nearby the entire date. His reaction is derived from both his yandere side and his experiences with his past encounters, like Guinevere and Elaine of Corbenic. Not to say he'd actively try to sabotage your date for no reason though, he stills wants you to be happy.
- I think it would take extremely dire circumstances for Lancelot to even consider kidnapping you.
- He hates crossing your boundaries, being disrespectful, and making you unhappy. And he knows that kidnapping you or keeping you on lockdown would be doing practically all of those things.
- So for a kidnapping to take place, I think you'd have to be practically fatally wounded by an enemy Servant/Master or trying to sever your contract with him prematurely(either because you caught on to his behavior or otherwise).
- Even then, him "kidnapping" you is more like him just keeping you in your house/home base for extended periods of time. He treads lightly, though. He knows if he makes you too upset/suspicious that you could easily use a command spell to compel him to leave you be for extended periods of time. Which is the last thing he wants.
- Due to this fact, I think the worst "punishment" you'd ever receive is a harsh reprimand, and Lancelot cutting into the time you spend alone even more.
- So overall, I don't think Lancelot would be the worst yandere to have. Maybe not the best, but certainly not the worst. Just a devoted knight who only strives to maintain your safety and happiness.
(this is literally my first fanfic/headcanon I've ever written, so feel free to leave feedback! thanks for reading! <3)
#lancelot du lac#fategrand order#fgo#yandere#platonic#platonic yandere#lancelot saber#guys I know it's terrible so pls don't be too harsh 😭
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reaction to s/o being flirted with | headcannons
request: can I get an imagine on how bokuto and ushijima would react if they turned a corner and suddenly saw there fem!s/o getting cornered against a wall by a random 3rd year that has been recently flirting with her. And s/o is small 152cm/5'0 please make them seperate scenarios :)
a/n: ahh i'm really trying to get the hang of characterisation rn so i'm sorry if they're a lil ooc :( but please leave me any feedback, it'd honestly be really helpful! hope you enjoy anon <3
warnings: hmm, some swearing but that's all :))
pairings: ushijima wakatoshi x fem!reader
BOKUTO
After winning a match, Bokuto's first instinct is to run to you and allow you to shower him in the praise. Especially if it had been a particularly hard match with strong opponents. He'd run to you and scoop you up into his arms, not caring about the deadpan looks he'd get from his team mates, holding you close as you told him how well he'd done. Knowing how proud of him you were just made him so incredibly happy and to see you waiting for him at the entrance to the auditorium was the thing he looked forward to most during matches.
However, on this particular day, you were nowhere to be found.
He looked high and low when the match had finished, but he just could not seem to find you. You weren't waiting by the entrance like you usually were, nor were you by the vending machines getting him a post-game snack like you would occasionally do. You also weren't answering any of his excited texts. Due to this, Bokuto simply became more and more dejected as he and the rest of his team mates walked towards the receptionists area, his emo-mode settling into place.
"Bokuto-san, she's probably just in the bathroom," Akaashi reminded him, sighing quietly to himself as Bokuto looked to him with sorrow in his eyes.
"But... but Akaashi, she always waits for me after games. She wouldn't let her BLADDER stop her! And I saw her in the crowd! So she's here somewhere, maybe she just didn't wanna see me..." he cried dramatically, allowing his arms to drag by his sides.
Rolling his eyes, Akaashi rounded the corner and stopped dead in his tracks. Immediately, he put one hand on Bokuto's shoulder to gain his attention and pointed down the hallway. There you were. In quite the predicament. Caged between a tall third year's arms, the discomfort was incredibly clear on your face, even from the distance Bokuto and Akaashi were standing. The boy was talking animatedly to you while you smiled politely up at him, though anyone would have been able to tell the smile was really forced.
Bokuto knew this boy. He'd seen him talking to you when he'd come to pick you up after classes, sliding his arm around your shoulders and getting far too close for comfort. Of course, Bokuto wasn't the type to immediately assume the worst. He trusted you and knew you wouldn't do anything to prove him otherwise. However, it was the third year he didn't trust.
The aura radiating off Bokuto switched quickly, going from downcast to fiery.
What the fuck did this dude think he was doing?
In a few quick steps, he was standing right behind the perpetrator and (more aggressively than he'd intended to) pulled him back from you by his shoulder. Frustrated at the interruption, the boy flew around to face him and was met with 6'1 of pure muscle, this clearly intimidating him quite a lot. This boy may have been tall, but compared to Bokuto, he stood no chance.
Shrinking back, the boy spoke timidly. "What do you w-"
"Y/N, I found you!" Bokuto let out a happy cry and pushed the guy aside while wrapping his arms around your waist, hugging you tightly to him as the third year watched on awkwardly. Keeping one arm around your waist, Bokuto then turned to the cowering boy. "Is this what was keeping you?" He asked you, his eyebrows furrowed as he looked him up and down.
"Uh, look man, I'm sorry. We were just talking, I swear," the boy babbled, holding up his hands in defense, not wanting to provoke Bokuto even more. Bokuto frowned at him and looked down at you for confirmation. Playing with the sleeves of your boyfriend's jersey that was wrapped around you, you avoided his gaze, not wanting to make the situation worse. Luckily for you, Akaashi decided to step in.
"I'm glad we found you, Y/N-san. Bokuto-san, let's go, we have to get to the bus," he said pointedly, taking your boyfriend's elbow and dragging him gently, but firmly, in the opposite direction. Bokuto's gaze didn't waver for a few seconds, honestly looking more comical than intimidating at this point—walking away with Akaashi pulling him, his arm wrapped around you while craning his neck to glare at the boy who'd been heavily flirting with you.
No sooner had you rounded the corner before he threw his arms around you yet again. "Y/N! I thought you were avoiding meeee," he said childishly, as he held you tightly to him. "Did you see me hit that awesome spike!!"
You giggled lightly at his antics. "I sure did! You were amazing, babe,"
Your praise made everything totally worth it.
USHIJIMA
For Ushijima, seeing you just before a match had become a routine. You'd help him stretch or simply sit in eachother's company while you did most of the talking, chatting about how excited you were for the game or about something silly you'd seen Tendou do that day. He wasn't the type to get nervous before a match, but having you there with your soft voice filling the air, set him at ease.
Which is why right now, he was beginning to get slightly worried.
Not about the match. He was incredibly confident that they'd be able to win even without your presence. But he was worried about you.
After you'd exited the bus, you'd mentioned that you needed to go to the bathroom before parting ways with the team. They'd continued onto the auditorium and hadn't really paid much attention to your absence until now. The whole team was so used to your encouraging tone and they way you'd fuss over them to make sure they had everything they need; not having you there felt strange indeed.
"Y/N-senpai sure is taking a long time..." Goshiki mentioned to Tendou as he looked around the room. "I hope nothing's happened. I want her to see me ace this match! Do you think she's okay?"
Tendou looked down at him, pondering, before turning to Ushijima and repeating the question. "Hey Wakatoshi, you worried about Y/N? She's taking a long time for just a bathroom break, dont'cha think?" he asked, tilting his head slightly while attempting to read Ushijima's current feelings.
Ushijima stayed silent; though for Tendou, the sight furrow in his forehead answered his question. Without saying a word, Ushjima rose up from his stretching position on the floor and left the room, the eyes of his team mates following him curiously.
As he wandered the halls, all the ace could think about was where you were. You were honestly one of the only things that could push the thought of volleyball out of his mind, even for just a brief moment. In the beginning of your relationship, it wasn't uncommon for Ushjima to blow off your plans to practice late or leave you waiting while going over strategies with the team. However, your patience with him and the progression in your relationship since then truly showed how much he cared for you.
Ushijima was not a very expressive man, that was for sure. He never exactly had much to say and really only spoke him mind when it was necessary. Jealousy wasn't an emotion he was accustomed to to say the least and he rarely got jealous, even when you were spending a lot of free time with a certain friend of yours. Though he was slow with social cues sometimes, Ushijima was no fool and knew when someone was flirting, and this friend of yours was certainly crossing the line with you a few weeks back.
You being one of the only people able to read him, you had understood immediately that the ace was jealous and had tried to distance yourself from this friend as politely as possible. But still, while he was looking for you, all that seemed to go through Ushijima's mind was images of you and your friend together.
And his worries were correct.
As he rounded the corner of the hallway that led to the bathrooms, Ushjima stopped in his tracks and took a second to process the situation in front of him.
He'd found you. But so had someone else. You were gingerly leaning against the wall while your friend (that seemed twice your size at this point) was cupping your face with one hand, bending down slightly to really invade into your personal zone. Ushijima honestly had never felt an emotion quite like this before. A frown on his face, he approached quickly and cleared his throat viciously once he'd gotten behind your friend.
Scoffing, the boy turned around, coming face to face with your boyfriend's intense stare. There was something in his eyes that just screamed danger—or maybe it was more accurate to say it screamed "get the fuck away from my girlfriend."
Due to the change in position, you were finally able to free yourself from in between the wall and your friend, moving to the side and awkwardly watching the staring contest that was going on between Ushijima and his fellow third year. If you didn't break this up, they'd be there forever and neither seemed to be backing down. Though you couldn't tell whether your friend was frozen in defiance or fear.
Stepping forward, you took Ushijima's arm in your hands and tugged it gently, causing him to look down at you.
"Babe, can we go? You'll miss the match," you said, trying to diffuse the situation before anything got out of hand.
At the sound of your voice and the reminder of the match, Ushijima calmed down a considerable amount. "Yes. You're right," he replied, turning his body towards you and starting to walk away. Before you turned to go around the corner, your boyfriend stopped walking and looked behind him to your friend standing alone in the middle of the corridor.
"Don't touch her again."
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Another JJBA vore fic? It’s more likely than you’d think (Vento Aureo)
A/N: I was going to write more, but died in the process. There might be another chapter after this... let’s see. Here’s some giorno vore because i hate myself ahah. It’s super OOC. GioGio’s canon fave food is chocolate and pudding sooooo….sorry for writing this. :)
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Guido Mista was a man who preferred to live life stress-free. While betraying the mafioso boss wasn’t exactly the definition of living a peaceful life, when had his life since joining the Passione been totally easygoing? Ultimately, he trusted Bruno’s decision and followed suit.
However, waking up in the dark amidst a sea of stickiness was more than he bargained for. Mista tried shifting his arms, but with each bit of movement, the substance would get heavier. His thick brows furrowed; whatever he was trapped in looked like mud, but... he sniffed. It had a cloyingly sweet aroma to it, almost chocolatey. That didn’t make sense though, did that punk the boss sent have a Stand able to turn liquid into food and then use it to trap their opponents? He couldn’t recall. Normally, he would prefer to not think of such troubles, deeming them as unnecessary worries, but being alone in strange terrain can do a number to a person’s mental state.
From what he could remember of the fight, the man they fought had some kind of defensive Stand. It shot some sort of unscented gas in his face before proceeding to punch him each time he tried getting near. He must’ve been off that day because even his Sex Pistols kept missing the man, he tried redirecting them, but they landed in various areas, everywhere but his target. Narancia was having the same problem, which made Mista begin to believe that this man had some kind of bullet defensive Stand instead. The only people who were able to get a solid hit on the user were Buccellati and Giorno. Though, for the life of him, he couldn’t remember who made the final blow. Was I knocked out? Mista remembered bleeding from his head and shoulders but never actually slipping unconsciousness. Shit, he must’ve been more formidable than I thought! Least we got him though!
However, when Mista attempted to reach a hand to check if he were still bleeding or to at least wipe the crusted blood off, he found himself still unable to move his arms. They were submerged in the depths of the chocolate mud, he tried to at least wriggle his fingers, but the substance was unyielding.
“Yo! Buccellati? Narancia? Giorno? Trish? Anybody?” he tried shouting but received no response. If he listened carefully, he could hear muffled voices around him, but no one was actively trying to break open his prison. Maybe they’re working on it? Or maybe I’ve been captured, and it’s one of the boss’ men around me? C’mon guys, where are you?
Suddenly, something metallic came from the sky and ripped the dark ceiling off. Mista’s heart jumped to his throat at the sight of a gigantic white-clothed table with various dishes surrounding his now broken prison. He could hear something shuffle from far above, and Mista looked up, way up, obsidian eyes comically widening as he caught a glimpse of a familiar pink suit and golden hair: everything began to click.
Above was Giorno Giovanna, under ordinary circumstances, he would’ve welcomed the sight of his friend, but the young blond before him appeared to be reaching monstrous heights.
His breath hitched as the metal spoon came closer, slowly digging near his shrunken body. How he wanted to maintain his cool, pretend like he wasn’t in any danger, and that Giorno would notice him with ease, but even for him, that was unrealistic. The teen’s sea blue eyes glazed over him, focusing more on a conversation from above than his dessert. Mista’s stomach turned, for someone as overly cautious as Giorno, especially after betraying the boss, he had to let his guard down at the worst possible moment. Mista couldn’t help but to let out a bitter bark of laughter, he could always count on his stroke of luck to get him into the strangest situations.
“Oi Giorno! Look down!” While his hands were glued to his sides from the thickness of the pudding, he still had his voice. However, Giorno showed no indication of hearing him, not even taking a moment to look down as he took another truck-sized scoop of the pudding, thankfully missing Mista.
“Watch it! This isn’t funny, man!” he snapped, desperation swirling with fear while his heart thrummed against his chest. How Giorno couldn’t see his blue hat contrasting with the creamy brown of the pudding was beyond him.
“C’mon Giorno, please look down! I don’t wanna die!”
He received no response from above, only the spoon coming back down. This time catching Mista and dragging the terrified gunslinger above. Time slowed down as Mista was brought up, moving past the teenager’s partially open chest and finally halting in front of slightly parted lips.
Mista prayed that one of the other team Buccellati members could see his pathetic wriggles on Giorno’s spoon. Both Buccellati and Giorno had always been absurdly perceptive; they had to notice that Mista was amiss. Even though the latter was about to unintentionally kill him, they had to notice something was off!
While he couldn’t see much beyond the oversized blond and globs of pudding, his prayers were answered from a deep, familiar voice nearby:
“Has anyone seen Mista?” Bruno inquired, and Mista thanked God, finally someone had noticed his absence!
“Oh! He’s still passed out on the couch like a baby!” Narancia interjected.
“In the turtle?”
“Yeah—!”
There was a long pause, and Giorno thankfully lowered the spoon back down. Mista assumed one of them was peering inside the turtle’s pocket dimension.
“Oh, it does look like he’s sleeping there. Giorno, you weren’t able to heal all of his wounds?”
“He was badly beaten, he should be fully recovered in about an hour.” Giorno sounded apologetic, while the tiny brunette was about to have another panic attack.
What?! How could he be inside the turtle when he was clearly stuck in Giorno's pudding?
The spoon shifted and rose up again, Mista’s blood froze. He was really going to die, and no one would notice he was gone. While he would be stewing away inside Giorno, they would believe he was healing from the previous fight. How could this happen?
Unwittingly trapped in his increasingly negative thoughts, Mista didn’t even notice he was already pressed up to Giorno's lips. His eyes shot wide, cruelly brought back to his unfortunate reality. Before he could even utter a scream, he was promptly shoved inside the humid maw, darkness flooding his vision.
As the light closed in, framed by rows of teeth and strings of saliva, Mista felt his stomach turn over. The sopping, crowded cavern of Giorno’s mouth was an experience Mista would rather die than relive. He was tossed and thrown about inside the stuffy mouth; trying to avoid sharp teeth from chewing him to bits but it seemed like the more he tried to struggle, the more soaked in saliva he got. Eech, this is so freaking disgusting!
The tongue beneath him shifted and threw Mista towards the back of the throat along with the rest of the chewed-up muck. With a simple flick of the tongue, Mista was sucked down the crushing throat.
He felt like a tube of toothpaste, squeezed until there was nothing left in him. The powerful muscles of Giorno’s esophagus were relentlessly crushing his tiny form. There was no room to squirm, so his cheeks were squished to the slimy, contracting walls. As Mista descended further down into the teen’s chest, he could hear a heavy, even heartbeat causing thumping vibrations all around him like an internal bass.
For what seemed like hours, Mista was slowly descending down the tight gullet. He could hear the groans and grumbles of the acid pit below, and as he was about to let out a yell in retaliation, he found himself released from the suffocating constraints of the esophagus.
Mista struggled in mid-air, one hand grasped on his hat while the other flailing about before dropping into a dark sea of stomach juices and masticated mush. Not taking a second to process his new environment, Mista swam to the nearest wall, banging and pleading to be released. The hot juices splashed at his bare midriff, while the walls constricted around him, unsure what exactly to do with him. He was thrown to the other side of the stomach, gasping for air, clean air, as he clawed onto the nearest wall, trying to maintain some balance, but failing as the stomach lurched unexpectedly and he fell face-first into the juices.
“C’mon man!” he cries out, hoisting himself up and unsuccessfully trying to wipe off the gastric juices.
Mista sharply inhales, the creeping feeling of disgust cried under his skin, but he shoved it down; there had to be a way to get Giorno’s attention. He was not going to go down like this.
Dark eyes nervously avert to his gun, his hands waver over the weapon. He didn’t want it to come down like this, but if there was no release in sight, and Giorno still had no idea where he was—what if he doesn’t realize by the time I become a pile of bones? Swallowing heavily and raising his gun, he takes a deep breath and finally pulls the trigger. Sorry, Giorno.
“Sex Pistols!”
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Pressing a hand to his flat stomach, Giorno paused, trying not to let his anxieties spike. If there were Stands who could spread viruses, produce mirror worlds, or even shrink themselves and others, surely there was a possibility that someone’s Stand may have infiltrated his own body. Giorno’s lips curled in revulsion. Activating Golden Experience, he tested for another soul. He knew the rest of the team were now shooting him perplexing looks and whispers at the notion of him bringing out his Stand, but right now, he didn’t care, he had to focus. Sure enough, he detected another life inside him. Giorno swallowed hard, trying to contain both his fear and anger into a mask of passive indifference. Useless, how could I let my guard down? It was an extreme invasion of his privacy and he wanted nothing more but to get this thing out as soon as possible. Now, it was more a matter on how to go about removing the Stand. He knew nothing about it other than it was currently inside him and wreaking havoc on his insides. Giorno had no idea if it was planting any explosives or plotting mind control from within.
He looked up, finally facing the confused, worried faces of his comrades.
“…Is everything okay, Giorno?” Buccellati finally broke the silence, calm, slightly concerned blue eyes stared into Giorno’s uneasy blues.
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A Day in the Life
masterlist // ao3
Pairing: Frank Castle x Reader Words: 2700 Request/Summary: A glimpse into your domestic life with Frank and your daughter Annie. (aka the one where we just want Frank to be happy and peaceful.) Requested by anonymous: "can you please write some frank castle fluff ? pleasepleaseplease" Warnings: mild language, pregnant reader A/N: did this end up being a rambling mess? I had no idea. but while I was writing, I got so many ideas for a domestic day with Frank that I had to stop myself from including them all. (if you to see them all, let me know lol) also I’ve never written Frank before, so please let me know if anything’s off or OOC about him. I’d love to hear your feedback!
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You woke up to the smell of coffee. Though your back was turned, you could feel Frank sitting on his side of the bed, probably reading a worn paperback as he sipped his black coffee. (“None of that fancy creamer shit,” he once told you. “When I want coffee, I just want coffee.”) You smiled to yourself as you burrowed deeper into your covers—the bed felt warm and safe with Frank by your side.
Your bladder wouldn’t let you enjoy the feeling for very much longer.
Sighing, you stretched deeply before sitting up and blearing sleepily at Frank. “Morning, baby,” you said quietly, running your hand over Frank’s bare shoulder.
“Shit, did I wake you up?” His voice was still rough around the edges with sleep.
“Nah, more like this baby pushing at my ribs.”
Neither you nor Frank intended on having more children, not after his past and your complicated pregnancy with an ex five years ago. But after seeing the way he took to your daughter, Annie, you couldn’t bring yourself to regret this happy little accident. You hoped Frank felt the same way, if the smile in his eyes every time he looked at your daughter and growing belly was anything to go by.
Frank set his coffee mug and book on the bedside table in order to place a warm hand over your stomach. “Baby girl givin’ her momma trouble?”
Another kick to the bladder had you pulling away from Frank’s touch and out of bed. “He is a pain in my ass,” you said, pressing a kiss into Frank’s hair. “Just like his father.”
You and Frank had a running bet on the sex of your baby. (Annie was betting dinosaur.) Knowing wasn’t a big deal to you and you didn’t want to be like one of those gender-obsessed moms on Pinterest, but it was fun picking light-hearted arguments with Frank. It made you happy to see him joking, to see the tension ease from his shoulders even slightly. You knew the idea of having another child weighed heavily on his chest, so you knew how big of a step it was for him to make light of the situation, for him to even allow himself to become close with the daughter you already had.
By the time you returned from the bathroom, Annie was awake and curled next to Frank who was reading aloud from his book. Annie’s huge pit bull of a dog named Hulk (named after her favorite Avenger as well as an apt descriptor) had followed and laid his head protectively across her lap. (For the record, Hulk was not your dog. Hulk was not Frank’s dog. Hulk was one hundred percent, without-a-doubt Annie’s dog. She found him scared, cold, and alone in an alley one day last winter and they took to each other like ducks on water. Hulk followed you and Annie home that day and refused to leave her side ever since.)
“Morning, Mommy,” Annie said sleepily, still tucked against Frank’s side.
“Good morning, Annie,” you replied, running a hand over her hair to smooth her bedhead. “You hungry?” Annie perked up excitedly at that and nodded her head frantically. “Why don’t you and Frank take Hulk for a walk and I’ll get breakfast started?”
Annie nodded again and Frank swooped her up in his arms, setting her gently on the ground. “Help me tie my shoes?” she asked Frank, her eyes wide and hopeful.
“Sure, kid, I’ll help you,” Frank replied. He smiled as she ran out of the room as fast as her little legs could carry her. Hulk trotted behind her. Frank followed slowly behind them both, but stopped to spend a second with you. He slid his hands down to your hips and pulled you close. You rested your hands on his biceps, leaning back a little to look into his eyes.
“You good with her?” you asked, unsure if he was okay watching her by himself or if he wanted you to go as well.
“Yeah, we’re good.”
Frank leaned down to kiss you, but stopped short when Annie called out from the other room. “Frank! I got my shoes on! I need help!” You let out a breath that was half exasperation, half laughter, leaning your forehead against Frank’s.
“Duty calls?” You chuckled.
“Duty calls,” Frank agrees, kissing you once more before stepping out into the main room, where you could see Annie kicking her feet against the couch. You smiled as you watched Frank kneel down and help her with her shoes. “What’s the first step? Tie a knot, right.” He tied the first shoe for her before having her show him how to tie the other one. “Attagirl,” he said proudly once she had finished. “Now go get Hulk’s leash, yeah?” Annie darted off again on her new task as Frank moved to lace his own boots.
You stepped to stand next to Frank, arms crossed, as you watched Annie try to figure out the latch to the leash. “You know she learned how to tie her shoes a week ago?” you said quietly so Annie wouldn’t hear across the room.
“That right?” he asked, peering up at you as he made his last knot on his boot before standing up.
“Mhm. I think she just likes asking you for help.”
Frank huffed, the corner of his mouth hitching towards a smile. And—was that your imagination or did he have a tinge of red across his cheeks? Before you could dwell on it further, Annie was in front of you again, this time hiding the leash behind her back.
“Hulk says he doesn’t want to wear the leash,” she said, rocking up and back on her toes.
Frank crouched once more to get on her level. “He did, now did he?” Annie nodded. “Well tell Hulk if he wears his leash today, we’ll go to the dog park tomorrow.” Annie’s face lit up and she ran off to tell Hulk the news. How this girl was so active this early in the morning, you’d never know. It was barely seven on a Saturday morning and she was already bouncing off the walls.
You headed into the kitchen to prepare breakfast as you listened to Annie and Frank banter back and forth. A few moments later, you caught a glimpse of them out the window. Annie skipped along the sidewalk with Hulk dutifully trotting next to her. Frank followed behind, carefully keeping an eye on the little girl.
By the time they returned, breakfast was nearly ready. Frank’s plate with eggs, sausage, and toast was set in front of his seat at the table. You placed the finishing touches on Annie’s smiley face pancakes before fixing your own plate and joining the two of them at your little kitchen table. “How was the walk?” you asked, pouring Annie a glass of juice.
“Good!” She smiled, syrup already covering her chin. She continued to talk around mouthfuls of food. “We stopped at Mrs. Hall’s bodega and I got to pet her cat. Then she gave me a piece of candy.”
“Candy before breakfast?”
“No,” she pouted. “Frank said I had to wait. He put it in his pocket and said I could only have it if I ate all of my strawberries.”
“Well, you better eat up, then,” you said, pointing at her untouched strawberries.
Annie continued rambling on about the walk, mentioning how many pigeons she saw and who she said hi to on the street. By the time she had run out of things to say, the three of you had finished eating. You cleaned up her face and hands before sending her to the living room for some Saturday morning cartoons. The distraction would last long enough for you and Frank to do the dishes and, if you were lucky, allow you time to take a shower in peace.
Frank had already started washing dishes when you joined him and you took the dish towel off of his shoulder so you could dry them. You completed the chore with relative ease and in peaceful silence. Occasionally, you’d bump Frank with your hip, causing him to smile at you.
“Got any plans for today?” you asked, drying off the last dish and placing it in the cupboard.
“Not yet, I don’t,” Frank said, turning to lean against the counter. “Why?”
“I was thinking of taking Annie to the park today and maybe running to the store afterwards. I was wondering if maybe you’d wanna come with us?”
“Yeah.”
“Great!” You reached up to place a kiss against Frank’s bearded jaw. “Can you watch Annie for a minute while I take a shower?”
Frank ran a hand through your hair and returned your kiss. “Yeah, go.”
“You’re wonderful!” you called as you hurried into the bathroom.
The warm water against your skin felt nice and you were tempted to take longer than you needed to in the shower to enjoy it. But you figured you’d need to be quick before it got too late in the day. As you were rinsing out the conditioner in your hair, you felt movement against your stomach. Looking down, you saw nothing and shrugged it off. But you felt it again a few moments later. And you realized.
You threw the shower curtain open. “Frank!” you called. “Frank! Come here!”
Frank barreled into the room a few seconds later, nearly throwing the door off of its hinges. His eyes were wide as he searched the room, looking for a sign of danger or anything out of place. He was already breathing heavily. “What’s wrong?” he asked, stepping towards you.
As soon as he was in reach, you grabbed his wrist and placed it against your stomach, not even caring about getting the sleeves of his shirt wet. Frank stared at you, confused. He opened his mouth to question you further when—
Kick.
Kick.
“Is that—?” he started. You nodded, grinning. Frank’s jaw went slack and he moved his free hand to the other side of your belly. The baby kicked again. “I never thought…” Frank trailed off, staring deep into your eyes. Before you could realize what was happening, you were up against the cool shower wall and Frank’s mouth was heavy on yours.
When you and Frank stumbled out of the shower a little while later, you found Annie asleep on the couch. The TV was still blaring her favorite show. You let her nap while you finished your morning routine. Half an hour later, you woke her up and helped her get dressed while Frank took Hulk for another lap around the block. Soon, the three of you were in your building’s elevator and venturing out into the world.
“Now, remember,” you said, fixing Annie’s hat over her curls, “what do we call Frank when we’re outside?”
“Pete,” she quickly answered, sucking on her lollipop she received that morning. You and Frank hadn’t told her much about his past, but you made sure she knew (in a kid-friendly way) that bad guys were after Frank and they couldn’t find out who he was. She was confused, but usually followed the rule anyway. Thankfully, her slipups happened mostly when no one else could hear her.
After a short walk, you arrived at Annie’s favorite park. As soon as you entered the fenced-in area, she sprinted towards the jungle gym. You turned to Frank as he shut the fence behind you. “This okay?” you asked, taking his hand. You knew sometimes parks like these, filled with screaming and laughing children, could set him on edge and remind him of his family.
“I’m fine.”
Before you could question that further, Annie was calling for you. Well, more for Frank, actually. “Pete! Come help me across the monkey bars!” Annie was standing on the ladder, but the first bar was out of her reach.
You watched Frank walk over and picked her up so she could reach and smiled when he held her by the waist to help her across. Then Annie made him help her three more times. (She sure was bossy. Frank once joked, “I have no idea where she gets it from.”) Soon, she was dragging Frank by the arm to some other part of the playground. You followed closely behind, occasionally taking pictures of the pair. You laughed when she had Frank go down a slide that was clearly too small for him. You regretted laughing when you, too, were made to go down the slide. Eventually, Annie made a friend and you moved to sit on a swing to watch her play.
“You’re really good with her, you know,” you said to Frank. He was leaning against a pole of the swing set, his arms crossed, as he kept a close eye on your daughter. “I’m really glad you’re in our lives.”
“Yeah, only I shouldn’t be,” he muttered. “Everything in my life goes to shit—”
You stopped him short. “I’m not here for this ‘I don’t deserve any of this’ bullshit tirade. Annie adores you. I adore you. I don’t even know where we’d be without you. I’m so thankful you’re in our lives and I don’t want you thinking you don’t deserve every little bit of the good headed your way because you do. Annie and I will worm our way into your heart whether you like it or not. We’re here to stay.” You stood and wrapped your arms around his waist. He didn’t return the gesture, but he didn’t push you away either. “Please let us love you.”
Eventually, Frank lowered his arms to wrap around your shoulders. He remained silent, but you would take it. You hoped eventually he would learn to accept the love of your little family, but for now, you were willing to leave him to his thoughts.
As the sun drifted closer to the horizon, you decided it was time to head back home for the night. After playing at the park, Frank treated you and Annie to ice cream cones and the three of you spent the afternoon wandering around the city before stopping for dinner at your favorite little restaurant. You decided to forego the trip to the grocery store today, pushing it off for tomorrow after eyeing Annie’s droopy, sleepy eyes. At some point on your way home, Frank started to carry Annie. You smiled as she drifted off to sleep in his arms, face pressed into his shoulder.
Your heart warmed even further when Frank softly laid your daughter in her bed. He was so careful and gentle with her, it was hard to imagine him as the notorious Punisher. He slowly pulled her shoes off and you helped him change her into her pajamas. Once finished, he eased her back down on her pillows and brushed a strand of hair away from her face.
“G’night, Daddy,” Annie murmured, burrowing further into her pillow.
You froze.
Shit.
What were you supposed to say? What would Frank think? All of those parenting books you read years ago, and none had any solution for a situation like this. What were you supposed to do?
But Frank hesitated only for a moment before pulling Annie’s blanket up and over her. “Night, sweetheart,” he said, laying one hand on her forehead before standing and leaving the room.
After a moment, your brain finally caught up and you followed him out of the room, closing the door softly behind you. You found him staring out the window of the living room, hands on his hips. “Frank?” you called softly. You slowly walked over to him and ran a hand up his spine.
Frank sighed and ran a hand roughly over his face. “If-if anything happened to you, happened to her, I wouldn’t be able to forgive myself.”
“Nothing’s going to happen to us.”
He pulled away from you. “You don’t know that.”
“I do. Because I know you. I know you would give your life for us. And I trust you. You won’t let anything happen.” You paused. “If…if you want me to tell Annie not to call you that anymore, I will. Just… I know you think you should run away from us, but Annie would be heartbroken if you left. So, please…just give us a chance. I promise you we’ll be fine. Just stick around for us, yeah?”
“Yeah…” He stepped into your outstretched arms, pulling you close. “Yeah.”
dividers by @writeyourmindaway
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Young Love and an Episode of Friends (Bakugou Katsuki x Reader)
Summary: Bakugou’s always called you useless, especially because of your inconvenient quirk and love for ‘stupid TV shows’, but you’re determined to prove him wrong.
Hehe what kind of fangirl am I? Posting this just a day before Kacchan’s birthday...? Ah but I’m cruel lol... cuz there gonna be some ANGST in here guys... ENJOY~! And enjoy the American Horror Story Allusions!
BTW SORRY FOR ANY OOC-NESS!!
Featuring: Lord Explosion Murder!!
Your Quirk: Descensum
You can astral project and travel deep into spiritual planes and cross into the afterlife, but not returning to your physical body in 15 minutes will result in death.
You sighed as you retreated back into the comfort of your neighborhood, shaking your head at another failed attempt to talk to him. Bakugou was so difficult sometimes, even though you loved him. You knew you did, most people said it was only a ‘crush’, but you knew that you loved that jerk with all your heart. No matter how many times he hurt your feelings.
But while your heart longed for him, your brain was also telling you (like many of your other friends) that you deserved better than how he was treating you.
“You know if you need anyone… a listening ear or anything at all Katsuki, I’m here. I’m always here…” You had said to him, but all he did was scowl at you, almost looking insulted that you had offered him such a thing.
“Tch, shut up… I don’t need your help, or anyone else’s. Besides, why the hell are you offering help? You can’t do shit… not with your useless quirk, or in general.” His words were scathing and cutting you slowly, but you endured them for the sake of your friendship. Especially after everything that had happened to his class from the Summer Camp incident, the kidnapping, the Culture Festival and everything else that was currently going on.
Sure you were just a student from the General Studies due to your passive quirk, but it didn’t mean you didn’t want to help. Your friend Shinsou was able to rise above the ranks after all and his quirk was passive like yours. You wanted to help out in any way too, even if you were still in the General Studies.
“I might not have the most practical quirk, but that’s not important… I mean it, I’m not just saying stuff, look I know it hasn’t been an easy time for you and your class and I want to try and-“ He quickly cut you off before you could keep talking.
“You want to try and what? To feel important?” Bakugou scoffed at you as you almost timidly looked away from the ferocity in his eyes. “No that’s not…”
“Don’t bullshit me. It’s always been that… all you’ve done is follow me and that damn nerd your entire life because of how weak you are.” He said, not seeming to care that you were visibly hurting from every word he was saying.
“Your quirk is useless in battle. And you can’t even use it without a time limit holding you back… when’s the last time you’ve heard of a hero who saved people with astral projection? You’re better off quirkless.”
It surprised you to hear him say that, since you swore he almost sounded concerned as his hardened features softened ever so slightly, at least until he just glared at you again. “So don’t go offering something you can’t give.” Bakugou said one last time before he turned his back to you and left you alone outside the Heights Alliance.
Which is what led you to where you were at now, on your way back home where you would wallow in your room for the rest of the day. Maybe you would get lucky another time.
…
On the weekends you made sure to try and hang out with Izuku and Bakugou as much as possible, even though they were often busy with their schoolwork since they had much different work than you did. However, you still made sure to at least say ‘hi’ or even offer to hang out with them.
Today you got lucky thanks to the sweet Kirishima and Mina inviting you on their trip to the mall that they had to drag Bakugou to. Which amused you as you snickered at how Sero and Kaminari literally pulled him along.
You did try to talk to him again though, just to try and ease his bad mood. “Hee~… since you’re finally having a break from all your work, do you wanna come over to my house and watch an episode of Friends?” You offered with a smile, but Bakugou wasn’t even giving you a smirk.
“No.” His reply was quick. “That show is overrated. I don’t get it.” He added, which kind of disappointed you since he knew you liked that show, but you knew he just wasn’t big on it. Though, you remembered when he would watch it with you during your middle school years.
You really missed those days. Bakugou wasn’t exactly sweet back then either, but lately he’s just been all stick and no sugar. At least some days he would humor and reluctantly watch a ‘stupid show’ with you just so you would stop bothering him.
But you didn’t want to fight so you shrugged your shoulders, “Well it ain’t for everyone.” You said passively, wanting to just avoid any kind of confrontation, “Do you maybe want to go stop someplace for ice cream maybe?”
“No.” Another quick reply, and you could tell he was getting annoyed with your offers. Instead of getting upset though, you just pouted.
Bakugou didn’t miss your disappointment though, he was aware that his answers were putting you down. It’s not that he didn’t care about your feelings, but he couldn’t waste his time just fooling around when he had his training to focus on. Admittedly, he did kind of miss just hanging out with you a little bit, but you would never know that because he wasn’t going to drop his priorities for you. He didn’t like to acknowledge his weaknesses, even though he was coming to terms that he still had a lot of work to do.
And after much denial, he eventually told himself that you were one of those weaknesses, and he hated it. He hated you for it too; he hated that he actually gave a shit about you and at times did worry about you. You would never know though, he would never let you know.
Which is why he was so annoyed with your constant offers to hang out, and how ignorant you were to how he felt. Why were you so attached to him?
He growled lightly when he saw you trying to come up with something else. You were so oblivious it was pissing him off.
“Ooh, well hey how about maybe next week we go and see the new Avengers? We can even cut in front of everyone and be the first ones in.” You suggested with a big grin, because you had been going on and on to your friends about how excited you were for that movie. Especially Izuku and Shinsou, your two closest friends besides Bakugou.
Now you were positive that Bakugou would accept this offer, but all he did was give you that same glare. “Like I’ve been saying only a hundred fucking times, No! Instead of focusing on fake heroes in those damn TV shows and movies, maybe you should focus on your own work, stupid.”
Okay, that hurt.
“Okay… jeez… you know you don’t always have to be such an asshole.” You crossed your arms and pouted, but Bakugou didn’t yield. “Whatever.” He muttered, feeling like arguing with you would be a waste of time he walked ahead of you to leave you again.
You watched him walk away, your pout turning more into a frown as you sighed heavily and started walking into another direction.
“I just wanna go home in bed, eat cookie dough ice cream and watch Friends for the rest of my life…” You muttered to yourself as you peered inside a furniture store that had everything from mattresses, wide flat-screen TV’s and sofas. The perfect environment to wallow in misery.
Who the hell did Katsuki think he was? You wondered as you walked into the store and sat down on one of the mattresses. It was nice and soft, and you wondered in amusement if Shinsou’s mentor Mr. Aizawa would like this bed.
To get a better feel of the material, you lied down and rather enjoyed the billowy cushion. It helped that your quirk required to lie down so you could let your soul project from your body freely. Your quirk wasn’t useless, it was cool. In fact, you felt like Eleven from Stranger Things.
As you closed your eyes, you decided to experiment with your quirk that required you to chant the magic words.
“Spiritu duce, in me est. Deduce me in tenebris vita ad extremum, ut salutaret inferi… Descensum!”
You felt yourself almost sink rather quickly as your soul left your body and transported you to the other plane. As you opened your eyes, you saw your body lying on the bed, without a soul as you turned to see other people just walking about in the mall.
Giggling a bit, you momentarily walked around the small store and when someone walked right past you, they cringed and shuddered. Clearly, they could feel your presence but just couldn’t explain it as you tried not to laugh.
Feeling adventurous you opened your arms out and jumped up to float about among the spiritual plane, looking around the mall in awe as it looked much smaller in mid-air. And as you floated around, you saw Kaminari with Sero, and Mina with Jiro! And you tried not to snicker when you saw Bakugou yelling at a sheepish looking Kirishima.
You wondered what they were all talking about…
However, you couldn’t have too much fun because spiritual planes were all fun and games until you got yourself stuck in another part of the netherworlds and couldn’t find your way back without some otherworldly forces interfering and keeping you from going back to your body.
So you flew back to the store, but before you could return to your body you noticed that you weren’t alone when you noticed a pair of yellow eyes staring right at you.
It was a man, or at least it appeared to be a man. He was tall and strange-looking with a white face smeared in black and white skeletal make-up along with a black suit and tie and a rather nice top black hat. The man smiled at you, almost politely as you blinked slowly. It became clear to you that he must have had a similar quirk of sorts, but this was kind of making you uncomfortable, so you quickly made your way back into your body.
You took a deep breath as you opened your eyes. One thing about your quirk is that every time you came back, it felt like coming alive just shortly after dying since your body was empty without your soul to occupy it. Which was somewhat dangerous since anything and anybody could do things with your body as long as your soul wasn’t in it.
But the scariest part was that you would supposedly die if you didn’t return to your body in 15 minutes according to your mother, whose mother had the same quirk and had died from herself. You wondered if that’s why Bakugou was such an ass to you when it came to your quirk. Maybe he worried about you. Since your mother had explained to you that your quirk, called ‘Descensum’, was a hereditary one that supposedly came a bloodline of witches from Salem.
Thankfully you had gotten pretty good with coming back to your body at a record of 5 minutes each time you descended. But after seeing that person you just wanted to go back to the Bakusquad and then go home to watch Friends and eat ice cream like you had planned.
However, as soon as you exited the store the same man you saw startled you by appearing right beside you.
“Your quirk is quite fascinating young one.” The man said in the smoothest tone you had ever heard from anyone. For some reason he reminded you of that villain you heard of from Shigaraki’s gang of goons. Mr. Compress you think was the name.
But it kind of alarmed you that this person knew and witnessed your quirk at work (Hey that rhymed). And you couldn’t be so trusting since Izuku had an ordeal of his own with Shigaraki here at this mall. Who’s to say that this person wasn’t a villain in disguise?
“Thank you. Not many people seem to think so… honestly sometimes I don’t think so either.” You shyly mumbled, smiling just a little bit for the sake of being polite despite your discomfort, and this stranger seemed to know it.
“You are welcome. Do not let their words convince you that your quirk has no use.”
“I try… but… you’d be amazed at how some words can hurt…”
“Especially when those words are from the young spitfire Katsuki Bakugou. Correct?” You gasped and widened your eyes a bit. How did he know about Bakugou?
“H-How did you know…?”
“I know many a great deal about the people I set my eyes upon. It comes with my own little gift.” He smiled almost sweetly, keeping his luminous amber eyes on you the whole time and unsettling your very skin. Was he looking into your soul? Was that his quirk?
You didn’t want to be rude, but you couldn’t help but ask. “Um… who are you exactly?” You asked as politely as possible, and he gave a rather jaunty chuckle.
“I like to call myself ‘Shinigami’.” He answered, and that made you wonder if he had some kind of death-related quirk given his appearance and namesake. Although you didn’t want to be quick to judge since some of the other kids in Class 1-A were quite strange in appearance such as that raven boy Tokoyami, or the multi-armed boy Shoji, but you heard from Izuku that they were some of the nicest guys in the class.
And this man was treating you kindly enough, but the secrecy in his gentlemanly smile and demeanor didn’t make you feel at ease at all.
“There was fear you know? For all his bravado there was fear during the time when he was kidnapped. Thoughts going through his head… wondering… would he ever see his classmates again? His friends? His parents? Would he ever see you again?” Shinigami began saying these things that didn’t make sense, at least until you pieced them together and your eyes widened ever so slightly as your mouth dropped a little bit. Did he mean that Bakugou was actually afraid when he was kidnapped by the League of Villains. You always assumed that he was, but he never admitted it or really even talked about it with you. And it shocked you when this person said that Bakugou actually thought about you during that time in his life…
Did he really think about you in that traumatic moment?
However, instead of dwelling on that too much, you were becoming extremely creeped out by just how much this person knew about your friend, and possibly your other friends if what he said about his quirk implied anything. “I-I don’t think…”
“It was one of the most terrible times in his life. Behind that machismo lies a little boy who was frightened by the big scary men and women who were able to take him away and render him powerless just for a moment… and to have his childhood idol risk everything for him after?” Shinigami’s smile turned ominous, even if it wasn’t you he was talking about. It didn’t mean you weren’t freaked out, but you were glad Bakugou wasn’t here. You didn’t want to imagine how he would have reacted if he heard this stranger delving far too much into his personal life and picking at old wounds.
“Truly… it impacted him greatly… it is something the boy can never truly forget… but he will never let you know it… his care for you is genuine… but he is much more interested in pushing you away…” He finally stopped his creepy talk, but as soon as it became more about you, it made you gasp a bit.
But the worst part is it all made perfect sense. Bakugou never confided in you about anything, even though you tried to tell him that you were always there for him, but all he did was push you away.
Just thinking about it brought tears to your eyes, even though you wondered why did you let him treat you like that? Why did you stay even though he was mean to you? Why were you so attached to him?
“You love him.” Shinigami seemed to read your emotions and answered all the questions you were asking yourself. The man sounded like he was touched, but you couldn’t tell if it was genuine. You blushed heavily at the accusation, but you were finding it difficult to argue, “I-I don’t… I… no that’s not it…” You weren’t fooling anyone, not even yourself.
“You love him, but he does not love you the way you love him. He thinks you are weak. A distraction. Why do you think he does not confide in you? It would be a waste of his time…”
Shinigami’s words almost sounded slower as he talked, but it didn’t mean you didn’t hear what he was saying. They seemed to slow down just so you would be forced to hear and let the reality sink in.
Bakugou didn’t love you the way you loved him. He thought you were weak. A distraction for him. A waste of his time.
As the words rung in your head, singing the song that was crumbling your heart and bringing you a special kind of pain that felt hellish. You remembered your other friends. Like Izuku and Shinsou, two guys who you knew were in your corner. They had your back. Izuku was always there for you, and Shinsou grew a soft spot for you since you both bonded over your quirks during his time in the General Studies.
“Why waste your own time on a man who does not love you?” Shinigami then asked you, and once you slowly got over the pain of reality, you looked at him, and you shook your head.
“I do love him. I don’t think giving him the time of day is a waste of time though. Katsuki’s an asshole but he’s my friend. But I think I’ll have to kick his ass to make him never forget that… or at least tell him to stop being so mean to me all the damn time…” You came to that conclusion. As much as you loved Katsuki, you didn’t want to put up with his bullshit anymore, but you didn’t want to break off the friendship either.
And you were positive that you could try and get him to ease up just a little bit and see that you weren’t any of the things he called you. You weren’t weak or a distraction. You would be a hero just like him and just as strong as him.
You could do it.
Shinigami almost looked disappointed with what you said, however he said nothing for a while. “Young love.” He finally said, sounding like he understood but it’s clear he wasn’t happy with what he was hearing from you.
You weren’t aware of it though, but you did see his smile grow when he saw somebody over your shoulder. Turning, you saw a somewhat confused Bakugou a couple of feet away, and you blushed heavily when you thought that he might have heard everything…
Shinigami flashed the boy a smile, tipping his hat off to him but Bakugou didn’t take his politeness well as he growled at the man and quickly made his way over to you. “Who the hell are you?” He roughly asked the strange man and stood in front of you, and if you didn’t know any better, you would say that Bakugou was trying to protect you from this person.
“Just a friend. (Y/N) has a very interesting quirk you know? I find it quite fascinating.” Shinigami replied and looked him right in the eye, and you gasped a little bit as soon as he said your name, and Bakugou heard how surprised you sounded.
“Yeah right, get lost you fucking creep before I make you…” Bakugou didn’t hesitate to threaten him as his palm crackled a little bit just to give this weirdo the message. He would have yelled but he couldn’t be so sure if this person was a villain or just some freak and causing a scene would just send the entire mall into a panic. If it were a couple of months ago, he probably would have done that, but he’d been learning to at least try and assess a situation before acting. And on top of that you were right there, he wouldn’t risk you getting hurt with a potential villain so close with an unknown quirk that would probably harm you.
Thankfully Shinigami didn’t seem very put off by his behavior as he only smiled, “Very well then. Farewell children. I think we will see each other again quite soon…”
Even as the man walked away, only then did you feel genuinely scared, “Katsuki… I never told him my name…” You admitted, and even though Shinigami did imply that his quirk let him know many things without a person telling him, it still freaked you out.
“Well maybe don’t talk to strangers next time dumbass!” He somewhat harshly scolded you, grabbing your hand and taking you as far away as possible from this place. Like hell he was going to leave you alone after this.
You tried not to smile, but you couldn’t really help it. You knew he cared!
…
After a while, you thought about telling the police about that strange man who had talked to you and made you uncomfortable. But you ultimately decided not to as Bakugou walked you home, and once again turned down your offer to watch at least one episode of Friends with you.
Sighing you sat on your sofa, all by yourself since your parents were still at work. They were usually at work which somewhat bothered you, but they loved you so it wasn’t too bad. You just wish someone was here with you.
You couldn’t rely on Bakugou though, and you didn’t want to interrupt any of his friends since they were likely with him. And as much as you didn’t want to bother your other friends, the loneliness was getting a little bit too much so…
You pulled out your phone and started texting your two other best friends. Izuku and Shinsou.
‘Hey Izuku. Srry 4 sudden text. But if u’re not busy. Feel free 2 come over 2 my house. Gonna watch Friends.’
God you felt dumb and pathetic just for texting your friend, and immediately you expected him to say no. And so you decided to text Shinsou too.
‘Hi Toshi. Gonna watch Friends. Wanna watch with a friend? AKA Me?’
You kind of snickered at your terrible pun as you instantly got a text back from him.
‘That is your worst pun yet.’
‘But Sure.’
You nearly jumped up from your sofa, grinning widely when your friend ACTUALLY took up your offer and was going to come to your place. And your joy didn’t cease when Izuku texted back shortly afterward.
‘Hi (Y/N)! Sure thing. I’m not busy so sure I would love to watch Friends with you.’
Izuku really was a sweetheart. You were sure he probably could have said no if he wanted to but he seemed to actually like spending time with you so that just made you happy.
‘AWESOME! THANK U SM!! Invite the rest of the Dekusquad if u want, I’m lonely.’
You somewhat bluntly texted and added a smiley and sadface emoji. For a moment you regretted texting that last bit, but deep down you knew Izuku understood.
And so when they did show up, you were beyond overjoyed as you grinned and giggled, “Izuku~!” You quickly flustered your friend by hugging him rather tightly, “A-Ah! H-H-Hey (Y/N)… i-it’s g-good to see you too…” He stuttered as he blushed quite madly from how you hugged him in front of his friends. Even though he was used to your hugs and he liked them, the fact that you and him weren’t children anymore, and the fact that physically you were all grown-up, made him feel rather… awkward and shy when it came to such close, physical contact.
You almost missed how Uraraka, Iida and Tsuyu were blushing as you just smiled widely to see your company. Much like with the Bakusquad, you were pretty chummy with the Dekusquad as they seemed to enjoy you and you sure enjoyed them. “Hey ya’ll~. Welcome to House (L/N).” You somewhat dramatically invited them all in.
“Hi (Y/N)! Thanks for inviting us!” Uraraka sweetly thanked you, and you smiled and bowed to the girl. She was such a sweetheart to you and Izuku and you adored her.
“Yeah, that was nice of you.” And there was Tsuyu, who just seemed to rub you the right way because you loved the girl. She was nice.
“I will never say ‘no’ to a Friends marathon~. Thank you kindly for thinking of me (Y/N)~.” Aoyama seemed to be flirting with you, at least that’s what you were getting as you smiled awkwardly but happily.
“Please forgive our intrusion (L/N)!” Before Iida could go on and on about thanking you for your hospitality you quickly waved him off, “No, no Iida there ain’t nothin’ to forgive, I’m so excited ya’ll are here. I’m ‘bout to watch a Friends Marathon~. And don’t worry, I got plenty of food for this exact thing.” You politely said to the much taller boy as you let your classmates make themselves at home and you turned on the TV.
However, you got nervous as soon as you saw Todoroki. He seemed confused, albeit partially interested in his surroundings. It was hard to pinpoint, but you considered him a friend and vice-versa because he was nice to Izuku and he found you interesting and tolerable enough to be around.
“I wasn’t sure what Midoriya meant when you said a ‘Friends’ marathon.” The heterochromatic boy admitted, and you gasped somewhat loudly. It didn’t necessarily startle Todoroki, but he was confused by your reaction. “Friends is only one of the greatest shows of all time dude! It’s about a group of friends of course, but that’s just it… you see them struggle together and get through the hard times together and it just… it’s funny, it makes you feel good, and on top of that you get the musical delights from Phoebe Buffet.” You explained it to Todoroki, and he still didn’t seem to understand, but the look in his eyes implied that he did want to know a little bit more.
“I see.” He replied neutrally, but you just smiled and led him to your couch, “Put your butt here, and just watch, you’ll see what I mean.” You advised and Todoroki did comply even though he was still confused.
But you immediately got up as soon as you heard your doorbell, and cheerfully ran over because you knew who that was.
“Hitoshi~!” You ended up hugging him as soon as you opened the door, and unlike Izuku, Shinsou appeared somewhat more annoyed. But he didn’t push you away, and instead took the time to notice Izuku and the rest of his friends.
“Shinsou! Hi there.” Izuku was clearly happy to see him, but Shinsou didn’t exactly return the feelings.
“What are they doing here?” He asked somewhat curtly. Despite being on better terms with them than he was during the Sports festival, he still didn’t entirely like them that much.
“It’s a Friends Marathon ‘Tosh, that means I gotta watch it with Friends.” You clarified with your own bizarre logic, but Shinsou just sighed in annoyance. “That doesn’t make any sense…” He muttered and shook his head.
But he made the mistake of looking at your not-so-subtle puppy dog eyes, “C’mon~… they’re not that bad~. They’re here to watch Friends too after all… anyone who watches that show has to be good right? I’ll let ya sit next to me~.” You tried to convince him to stay even if he wasn’t that into Izuku’s friend group, but he couldn’t say no to you. Well, he could, but he didn’t want to…
He liked you too much to just crush you like that.
“Fine. I have nothing better to do.” Shinsou shrugged his shoulders, his words sounded cold but they lacked the coldness to them as he did sit next to you on the couch as you happily cheered. “YAY~!!”
I’LL BE THERE FOR YOU~
You were thankful for Izuku, Shinsou and the rest of the Dekusquad for last weekend. You were sure you would have died of loneliness and boredom if they didn’t show up to watch Friends with you. It was times like this that made you feel so lucky to have such awesome friends like them, especially Izuku and Shinsou. Although, you did wish that Bakugou could have been there…
Even if he probably would have complained and insulted you the whole time. And Izuku for that matter…
However, deep down you knew that he cared. He certainly proved it plenty of times…
And you wanted to see if maybe he was in the mood for talking today. Secretly you doubted it, but it didn’t hurt to try right? At least you would get to see Izuku and Shinsou. But before you could even try to go and see Class 1-A during lunch break, the alarm suddenly made you stop in your tracks.
You could already hear some of the students becoming frazzled and shouting, many wondering if it was a repeat of the USJ incident. But instead of freaking out like they had done, Iida stood up to let everyone evacuate in an orderly fashion. Unlike last time, it wasn’t the media that had trespassed onto the campus, as Nezu’s voice alarmed the students when he made the announcement that a mysterious figure had been spotted on the campus.
With that, everyone had promptly been told to exit the school safe and sound with the pro-heroes accompanying them closely as they each went home. Whereas All-Might and Mr. Aizawa led Class 1-A back to Heights Alliance.
But instead of going home with the rest of the General Studies, you had snuck out and followed Class 1-A. You had your own plans…
“(Y/N)? What are you doing here…? You should have gone home with the others.” Shinsou was the first to notice that you had somehow gotten in here, even though he shouldn’t have been surprised. You had a knack for being sneaky.
“Easy. I snuck in. And apparently so did some weirdo… but… I have a plan.” You said, smirking almost confidently.
Shinsou looked at you like you had to have been crazy, or stupid. “The pro-heroes advised our class to stay inside the building and for the other students to go home. We can’t do anything especially since we don’t even know what this person’s quirk could be.”
You nodded, obviously you weren’t stupid, but you had a good feeling about this, “I know that.” You said and started walking to the hall where you were sure the others were at, “But! This is where my quirk will come in handy. I’m not Hagakure but if I’m out and about in the spiritual plane I can try and find this person and tell Mr. Aizawa where they’re at.” It sounded like a good plan when you said it outloud, and although Shinsou couldn’t find a lot of flaws in that plan, he wasn’t so sure how the others would take that.
He thought about it for a moment, knowing your quirk almost better than you did as he sighed, “You can’t spend too much time in the spiritual plane.” Shinsou’s tone was as stoic and low as ever, but you could hear the subtle hint of worry in there. You smiled at your friend.
“I know. But I always come back.” You said with a wink as you started waving as soon as you saw Izuku, Bakugou and Todoroki with Uraraka, Tsuyu, Aoyama, Kirishima and Iida. “You guys~!” You sounded way too cheerful despite the situation and many of them were surprised to see you here. Especially Izuku and Bakugou.
“(Y-Y/N)!”
“What the hell are you doing here idiot?!”
Of course you expected to hear that from Izuku and Bakugou respectively. “Um I don’t know, saving the day, coming to help?”
“(L/N)! You should not be here! You should have gone home with the others in your class! Though… I suppose you can’t leave now. It wouldn’t be wise to leave now with a suspect on the loose…” Iida didn’t even listen to you, he just scolded you for going against what the pro-heroes told you to do.
“Yeah, yeah, yeah… I know I should have gone home, but I was just tellin’ Toshi here that I think I can find this villain for the teachers. After all… my quirk means that I can basically just wander about freely in the other planes.” You stated with a smile, and you managed to convince Uraraka and Kirishima.
“Oh! I get it! Because they can’t see you when you leave your body! Like a ghost! A villain can’t see a ghost.” Kirishima understood your plan, and so far was the only one who had even a bit of hope in you. “That’s right! Souls are like spirits… they shouldn’t be able to see you! And you can check every area in the school.” Uraraka also got the gist of your plan. So far that was two people that thought you could really help.
Now it was time for the skeptics. “(L/N)’s quirk could be useful. But we don’t know what this potential villain’s quirk is. If their quirk somehow counters yours, you could be in danger.” Todoroki saw the flaw in your plan, but he wasn’t saying to be rude, just realistic, and you understood that.
“H-He’s right. I think you should just stay here with us. You’ll be safe (Y/N).” Izuku agreed with Todoroki, but he was more worried than anything. It wasn’t that he wasn’t confident in you, he just didn’t want you to take such a big risk.
“And you can’t just take action! That’s the teacher’s job! It’s wise to just let them do their jobs and not get involved. They specifically told the students to stay out of the situation.” Iida was thinking mainly about your safety, but you didn’t really listen to him.
“It’s not taking action, it’s offering help. If we sit here and do nothing, how can we call ourselves heroes? How can I call myself a hero? I might not be in the Hero Course, but I came to this school to try and become a hero. I have to try…” You explained to your friends, and as much as they were worried about you, that little speech of yours had them speechless for a moment.
Bakugou wouldn’t admit it, but for once he agreed with Deku and Iida. Albeit, mostly with telling you to just stay put, he wanted to go after that damn villain himself, but at this point he knew better than to just rush in blindly. And ironically, he was about to scold you for attempting to do just that, “It’s not like your quirk will actually help. It’s useless… even if you just find the bastard, then what?” But he just had to shoot you down. But it was only because he wouldn’t ever let you know that your descending scared him though and so he never sugar-coated anything to you, nor did he act all nice to you and shit, because he wouldn’t let anyone see that he was soft on you. Not even you.
“Well that’s the point now isn’t it? I can’t be the most useless one in UA all the time.” You shrugged your shoulders, pretending to pop the joints in your fingers, but your joke didn’t amuse Bakugou in the slightest.
“Tch. Don’t even try it stupid. It’s a fucking suicide mission. You can’t even fight back to save yourself.” He muttered, not seeming entirely worried since he knew you always came back. But he really hated your quirk, even if you always returned from those spirit worlds or whatever. It was kind of unsettling.
You rolled your eyes and nodded, “I won’t HAVE to fight back and I SO could fight back if I had to… and when I come back you’ll see that I’m not as useless or pathetic as I seem Katsuki.” Not wanting to lose what little pride you had, you pointed at him with a determined tone before you lied down on the floor and he just stared down at you as you did so. As he always did…
“And when I come back under 5 minutes, yooooou… have to take me to see Endgame~. I already got you a ticket~.” You sang-songed and showed off the tickets you brought in advance, waving them up in his face, much to Bakugou’s immense annoyance. “Forget it Shitty Girl!”
“Too late, bet’s made~.” You sang again with a giggle as Bakugou glared and growled at you angrily, but you thought it was hilarious.
“Wait! (Y/N)… are you sure about this?” Izuku no longer attempted to argue with you, but he had to ask, because he was much more openly afraid whenever you left the physical plane. He knew the consequences of your quirk, and he was worried about the villain possibly seeing you. Even though he knew that you might as well have been a ghost when you crossed into the spiritual plane and no one could see you. He was still worried…
The rest of his class had experience with villains, and you didn’t.
“I’m positive Izuku. I’m coming back. I always do. I can’t always be yours and Katsuki’s standing-on-the-sidelines friend. My quirk is just as useful as you guys’ and I’m going to prove it. I’ll find the person and tell Mr. Aizawa where they’re at. They won’t find me either, I’m feeling pretty confident about that!” You claimed with a rather enthusiastic tone, but you only convinced Uraraka, Tsuyu, Iida, Kirishima and Aoyama.
“W-Well…” Izuku wanted to try and argue, but Bakugou quickly shut him up, “Don’t coddle her all the damn time Deku. It’s probably why she’s so weak.” He said snidely to his childhood friends, much to Izuku’s displeasure and you could only roll your eyes.
“Dude come on… why you gotta be so mean?” Kirishima actually kind of scolded his friend, which just earned him Bakugou’s trademark glare. But Kirishima liked you, he thought you were cool and as much as he liked the guy, he certainly did not like the way he treated you often.
“I am NOT weak! I’m coming back and I’m finding that son of a bitch. I can’t wait to see the look on your face when I come back. So suck my dick~.” You smirked a bit just to see that annoyed scowl on his face one last time before you set the timer on your phone for 15 minutes.
“Please be careful (Y/N)…” Izuku said to you as he nervously glanced at you on the floor.
You smiled sweetly up at him, happy that at least one of your childhood friends was showing concern. “I will Izuku. I’ll be back by the time you know it. In the meantime… take care of my body.” You said rather confidently as your friends (sans Bakugou) smiled at you and wished you luck as you closed your eyes.
To recite the spell, you placed your arms outward and began to chant the incantation from your mother.
“Spiritu duce, in me est. Deduce me in tenebris vita ad extremum, ut salutaret inferi… Descensum!”
With a zooming rush, you felt yourself descending into an abyss of dreadful familiarity that felt a little darker and hollower than before. And as soon as you opened your eyes, you found yourself in the spiritual plane. Everything looked the same, you could see Katsuki, Izuku, Uraraka, Tsuyu, Todoroki, Kirishima, Aoyama and Iida each looking down at your now soulless body in concern and anticipation.
But this was good, now that you were in the spiritual plane you could just float about and focus on the suspect that had been spotted around the campus. You got up to leave Heights Alliance but made sure to search around the building in case the suspect was around the area, but you found nothing.
So you flew through the air, looking in every direction as you scanned the Ground Beta, the Gymnasium and the entire campus closely. In mid-air you saw nothing, nobody except maybe the teachers who were also searching for the culprit. They couldn’t see anyone either, nor did they have any luck in finding anyone suspicious.
It was quite strange. Because you weren’t seeing anyone hiding, unless they had a quirk like Hagakure’s, but you didn’t count on that given that Principal Nezu said that this suspect had been spotted.
For a moment you wondered if it was just a prank from some other rival school trying to scare the students. You didn’t want to give up just yet, but you couldn’t be in this plane too long.
Now all that was left was to get back to your body. You flew as fast as you could back to the familiar building, smiling as soon as you approached the door and got on your feet to run back to where your body and friends were at.
However, as soon as you reached the hallway you didn’t see your body, or your friends anywhere. Did they leave and take you to another room? You wondered…
The atmosphere looked darker, and an uncomfortable shiver ran down your spine as you looked around and got a feeling of the air around you. It made you feel almost sick when darkness started creeping around the corners. A gasp escaped you as your eyes widened in horror. This wasn’t Heights Alliance, it was some upside-down, dark version of it. As soon as you took the first step inside, everything felt wrong. You could feel it in the stale air as you slowly walked. Something in your mind told you to just escape because this was a trap, but you weren’t sure if you would even be able to do that…
And you paused as soon as your shoe hit what felt like a puddle…
Looking down you saw your reflection in a crimson pool, your eyebrows shooting up in horror as you gasped quietly and felt your heartbeat speeding up as you reluctantly looked forward. There were bodies all over the floor.
Jirou. Mina. Yaoyorozu. Sero. Kaminari. Tokoyami. Shoji. Hagakure. All of them…
“O-Oh my God… Oh my God…!! Mina! Momo! Denki?! H-Hanta?! Guys?! Please… oh please tell me you guys are still alive…” You got down to try and move the body that belonged to ‘Yaoyorozu’, trying in vain to wake her up but the body was limp and cold to the touch. “Momo wake up! Momo wake up…” Your voice broke as you tried to shake her awake, but you saw blood on the corner of her mouth and a deep gash staining her stomach…
Your eyes widened in horror as you looked closer and reluctantly at the rest of your friends. They all had similar wounds to the stomach, the back of their heads, and there were some broken bones…
What happened to them while you were gone? Was it the villain? Where were they now...?
“I told you you couldn’t help… Shitty Girl…” You gasped loudly and turned sharply to see Bakugou, battered and beaten with streams of blood gushing from his mouth, nose and the top of his head, tresses of his blonde hair caked in scarlet.
“Katsuki…” It wasn't just him, you also saw them.
Izuku, Shinsou, Uraraka, Tsuyu, Todoroki, Kirishima, Iida and Aoyama...
All of them, fallen and beaten bloody as they lied in puddles of their blood. Some barely moving and only half-alive as Shinsou slowly peered up at you, wanting to speak but no sound came from his lips.
"(Y-Y/N)... you have to go..." You heard Izuku croak where he lied, and you shook your head in horror. "I-I'm not leaving ya'll..." You refused to leave, but you were beyond confused and scared as hell. This felt so real and yet so artificial that it was shaking your very core and terrifying you as you held your arms, hyperventilating as you failed to calm yourself down as the image of your bloodied friends was becoming too much for you to handle.
Unbeknownst to you, 10 minutes had passed and Bakugou audibly growled as he began pacing back and forth irritably while the rest of his classmates just kept watching you with worry in their eyes. They've seen your quirk work before, and you almost always came back in 5 minutes or less, sometimes you took 7 minutes, but this was so far the longest you have taken and it was starting to concern them. Izuku, Uraraka and Iida looked the most worried as Izuku ran his shaking fingers through his hair while Aoyama and Uraraka tried to comfort him by placing her hand on his shoulder.
“Calm down Midoriya… I am confident in (L/N)’s abilities. She’s a clever girl.” Iida tried to reassure his friend, even though it was clear that he was becoming increasingly concerned too.
“I’ve always seen her come back.” Shinsou, while not as close to Izuku as the others, tried to calm him down since he’s always seen you come back and was always there every time you did return to the physical plane. Even during close calls Shinsou was there every time to see you come back with at least 5 minutes on the clock. But once it was down to 4 minutes…
Now he was starting to worry.
Even the less than emotive Todoroki and Tsuyu were beginning to look worried when your phone went down to 4 minutes.
“She has 4 minutes left…” Todoroki muttered quietly, his eyebrows furrowing ever so slightly. Would you really die if you didn’t come back by then?
While Izuku’s friends barely contained their anxiety, Kirishima concealed his growing concern by trying to calm down Bakugou even though he was on the verge of freaking out himself. “Relax now man…”
“How the hell can I fucking relax?! What the hell’s taking her so long?! She always comes back by 5 minutes! 5 MINUTES!”
“She probably found the suspect." Tsuyu deducted, keeping her cool even though she was getting more worried with each passing second, "If she's taking this long it means that she definitely found something and is probably trying to figure something out wherever she's at." She tried to think of why you might have been taking so long, but neglected to say the very real possibility that either you found something, or something found you. Because she's learned from her consequences of speaking her mind too much, and stating that possibility would just make everyone, including herself, freak out if it were said out loud.
But even if Tsuyu didn't say it, Bakugou wasn't comforted or reassured because Tsuyu had to have been right. You definitely found something because you never took this long. Never...
“Oh my God… no stop it… whoever’s doin’ this just stop it…” You didn’t believe that this was your Katsuki. He might have looked and sounded just like him, but you refused to believe that this was your Katsuki. And part of you wanted to hope that these people weren't you classmates either, they were just illusions...
But why did they look so real?
"You did this yourself you fucking idiot... I told you to just stay put... it's your own fucking fault..." 'Katsuki' said to you coldly, with a hateful glare in his drooping eyes as he suddenly choked when a sharp, squelching slash pierced right through his stomach and you gasped with wide eyes full of terror as you felt the red drops splatter on your cheeks. Your eyes quivered as you watched the dagger rip your beloved upwards and made the rest of his blood spill to the ground as he coughed and slowly collapsed to the ground as you suddenly gasped and let out a horrified wail.
“NOOOOOOOOO!!”
It was taking too long.
You were taking too long and the clock was ticking, which did nothing to ease the nerves of your classmates as Izuku started to pant from anxiety. You always came back by this time…
“(Y-Y/N)’s taking a long time… she never takes this long…” He shakily said to his friends, who were no longer hiding their worry but still trying to remain calm.
“She’ll come back! She always does! Just shut up Deku!” Bakugou instantly shouted at his childhood friend, not wanting to hear that you WERE taking a long time because all that did was make the tightening anxiety in his chest crush him from the inside.
“NOOOOOOOOO!!”
You continued to scream as the rest of your friends were slowly butchered right before your eyes by a dark figure you couldn't make out. All you could focus on was your friends being sliced up and slowly murdered right before your eyes and you couldn't do a thing to help. Even though every semblance of your being was screaming at you to move, something kept you rooted to the spot. Something that wasn't a part of you, it was some kind of force that you couldn't make out, and it forced you to stay where you were at as your friends kept screaming for you.
Again and again, you heard Izuku scream for you, and Katsuki shout when the blade stabbed him again.
"(Y/N)!"
"I told you you couldn't help..."
"O-Oh God..."
SLASH
“NOOOOOOOOO!!”
"Y-You have to go..."
"O-Oh God no... no please stop..."
"You did this yourself you fucking idiot..."
SLASH
"NOOOOOOOOO!!"
"It's your own fucking fault..."
"No stop it, whoever's doin' this just stop it please..."
SLASH
"NOOOOOOOOO!!"
Every single time you saw them die and every time you heard Katsuki's words, you would wail and scream even louder as tears freely flowed down your face. Choking on a sob you sunk to your knees, nearly vomiting as soon as you looked at your dear friends’ bodies yet again.
Your precious Katsuki, Izuku and Shinsou…
And again.
And again.
And again…
“NOOOOOOOOOO!!”
It never ended. Even the least of the worst filled you with a despair that just made you want to just cease from existence if it meant being free of this suffering. As you feel down to your knees oncemore, you slowly peered up to see him…
Shinigami.
He stood there, watching you with his piercing, taunting gold eyes. His grin peering into your damned soul as he cackled wickedly at your torment as he forced you to stand back up as you blinked for a little bit.
The epiphany hit you as soon as you let out another scream when warm, scarlet droplets that belonged to no one other that your Katsuki, splattered on your face yet again as your tears continued to fall and mix with the redness.
“NOOOOOOOOOO!!”
And This was your hell. And it was your prison that you realized you were going to relive on a constant loop.
Over and over again.
“HEY! Come back already you fucking idiot! I know you can hear me! Stop wasting your damn time you little shit!” Bakugou had come down to his knees and started to aggressively shake your shoulders in an attempt to wake you up. Hating how limp and flaccid your body felt as he glowered at you. You looked so lifeless, as if you were dead and although he didn’t and wouldn’t say it, it was so terrifying to him. You might as well have been dead everytime you used you descended into another plane.
It’s been way too long. He stared anxiously at your phone, and there was only 2 minutes left for you to come back to your body. “She’s stuck. She’s fucking stuck…” He came to that conclusion and he didn’t have to look at his classmates to see them all panicking.
“We have to help her.” Izuku quickly suggested, but he knew that there was very little time left and he honestly didn’t know how they could help you. He was so scared that he could hear his heart beat in his chest, and he was sure his classmates all felt the same fear as they looked at you with alarmed, worried glances.
“We should get Mr. Aizawa! His quirk should cancel hers out and force her to go back to her body… right…?” Kirishima thought outloud, it was wishful thinking at best, but he didn’t want to imagine worst-case scenario. And if the others were being honest, they were hoping for that…
Shinsou didn’t want to show his fear, and he wouldn’t despite his trembling hands, “Mr. Aizawa’s quirk won’t work… she has to come back on her own…” He said, albeit reluctantly as he stared at your body, secretly begging any deity that existed to help you come back…
You had to come back…
But there was only one minute left, and your body showed no signs of life or movement whatsoever.
“Follow my voice… dammit follow my voice you idiot…” Bakugou carefully picked your body up into his arms and held you close to his chest as he whispered to you, “I know you can hear me… hurry the fuck up and just follow my voice… you’re scaring the shit out of everybody…” There was no anger in his tone, only worry as he put his arms around you. He remembered the way you used to hug him every time you saw him when you were both kids.
But as the two of you got older, you stopped hugging him because you knew that he would always push you away and he scared you with his harsh attitude until you stopped. And right now, Bakugou started asking himself why? Why did he push you away?
He loved the way you hugged him. How warm you felt against his body, and now he didn’t feel anything from your body at all.
“We’re all waiting for you…” Izuku’s voice broke as tears streamed down his face that he quickly wiped away. He would not cry, he couldn’t; he knew you would come back, you had to. You just had to…
“(Y/N)…” Shinsou knew it was pointless to say your name because you couldn’t hear anyone, but he couldn’t stop the terror settling in his skin as he shook when he saw only 20 seconds left. The rest of his classmates widening their eyes and beginning to sweat as they focused on Bakugou clinging to your limp body as he shut his eyes and quietly hyperventilated.
“Come back already… Come back…! (Y/N) Come back!!” He shouted desperately as he held onto your body, cradling and rocking you. His hold tightening into a hug you couldn’t feel as warm droplets hit your cold skin.
“TIME’S UP! TIME’S UP! TIME’S UP!”
As your cheerfully voiced timer ran out, Bakugou’s hold on you suddenly loosened as he gasped sharply when he suddenly felt nothing but a shroud of dust suddenly powder his arms and fingers as he watched your body disintegrate into nothing…
He didn’t hear his classmates all shout when your body just… disintegrated. Leaving nothing but a pile of ash that dissipated quickly as they all looked wide-eyed with horror. The room was dead silent for a while, but that silence was immediately replaced with gasps that quickly turned into cries…
“(Y/N)!!!”
Izuku fell to his knees as he wailed your name. He stared at the dust, a mix of horror, disbelief and confusion crossing his features as he let the realization sink in that his dear friend was gone and began to sob loudly and shamelessly. It was all too much for the rest of his friends as Uraraka followed shortly as she let her own tears fall, “Oh (Y/N)… (Y/N)!” Uraraka held onto Izuku to try and comfort him even though she was crying for you too.
Aoyama was horrified, and almost in disbelief. That didn’t really happen did it? He didn’t want to believe it, but the more he heard Midoriya and Uraraka cry, the more it became apparent that you did die. For once he had nothing to say as he held back a sob and hugged Izuku along with Uraraka as his tears fell and quietly cried with them.
“M-Midoriya… Uraraka… A-Aoyama, d-don’t… d-don’t cry…” Iida tried to remain firm and look strong for his distraught classmates, but the more he looked at the ashes that used to be you, the more tears fell from his glossy eyes as he choked on a sob, able to do nothing other than lower to the ground to hug his three friends after the loss of their friend.
Todoroki couldn’t believe what he saw. Did you really just die?
He saw Midoriya, Uraraka, Aoyama and Iida crying and holding each other, and then he saw Kirishima staring in horror and despair as he looked at the remains of your body.
“(Y/N)!!” He didn’t want to cry, but the feeling was way too much for him to hold in as he openly sobbed, and Tsuyu attempted to console him even though she couldn’t stop her own tears from falling. In his grief, the two shared a hug as they both cried for you.
Seeing everyone cry, only reminded Todoroki of his own past pains. He has had his loved ones taken from him before, but they never truly left him. And only then did the weight of your apparent death hit him as he stared at the dust with a gentle, but saddened look as a silent tear fell to the ground.
You were his friend…
“She was... my friend…” Shinsou thought to himself as he distanced himself from the group, covering his mouth with his hand as he held back the burning tears in his eyes but they betrayed him and ebbed down his face as he let out a strained sob.
Bakugou was silent and in a near catatonic state as he stared at the dust, his vision nearly blurring when he looked in horror when he saw some of the powder on his hands. The powder that used to be you…
And his breathing turned shallow, rapid and quiet when he remembered everything he had told you before this.
He called you weak…
A distraction.
Useless.
And then he saw the tickets that were left behind among the ashes. You said you would come back, and yet you broke that promise by not coming back at all and left him with nothing. Nothing but tickets to a movie you said he would have to take you to the next week, but he wasn't going to anymore. He wouldn't take you anywhere anymore.
When the reality settled in, he felt his whole being tremble as his breath stuttered when he tried breathing, letting out a choked sob as his tears cascaded down his face as he crumbled where he sat. There was nothing that could steal this unbearable pain in his chest as all Bakugou could do was sob and let the tears rain and trickle to the ashes that were once you. Every breath felt like he was suffocating as he couldn't fight the guilt that was at war with his fragile pride in his mind as he cried for you.
All he wanted was for you to hug him again, so he could tell you that he was sorry for all the shitty things he said to you and how he had treated you and take you to see that movie and any damn episode of Friends you wanted. But there was nothing there of you anymore, and he couldn't even hold you anymore.
PART 2: https://ice-cream-kitsunegirl.tumblr.com/post/184430454599/young-love-and-an-episode-of-friends-bakugou
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So starks-heart (Stephanie) asked and she shall receive...
(Two) word prompt:
Reunion Comfort
Author’s note: Oh wow, so it has been a LOOONGG time since I posted any written content let alone Sastiel content and it feels good to be here again, writing a prompt fluff piece.
I don’t know about anybody else, but Sastiel makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside, so although it’s been a while, please bare with me because this is all going to be improvised and not exactly heavily edited. I guess that’s the point though lol XD
What’s great about these two words is that I’m pretty sure they were provided to me conveniently, given that there was a new SPN episode which aired last night (middle of the night my time). I haven’t seen the latest episode yet and I deliberately made sure I didn’t so that this story was not affected nor was going to influence any of my writing choices. This is different and won’t be like what happened. I know that there wasn’t much Sastiel moments as some of us had hoped, so I figured this could be a nice alternative. I hope it’s not too OOC in but I did my best in making it a realistic moment between the softest ship.
I know it’s a bit long, but I ended up just going with what felt natural with this short fic, so please let me know what you think!
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Fanfic title: It’s Good to Be Here Again, With You
Fandom: Supernatural (duh)
Characters: Sam Winchester, Castiel, Eileen Leahy, Dean Winchester (mentioned)
Ship: Sam x Castiel (Sastiel, Samstiel, Sassy whatever you wanna call them)
Rating: T
Word count: 2241
Tags: Sastiel, Samstiel, Sam x Castiel, Sassy, Sastiel fanfiction, Sam Winchester, Castiel, Eileen Leahy, Dean Winchester, Supernatural, SPN fanfiction, The Softest Ship, OTP: Nothing is worth losing you, Sastiel prompt, Sastiel fluff.
The atmosphere in the bunker had been strange. Dean was going through this funk, a funk that Sam figured Dean had to go through. He thought it best to not interfere. If Sam interfered, he would only cause a stupid, pointless argument between them that wasn’t necessary or worth having during the especially difficult, underlining predicament they were currently faced with.
Chuck was in charge again, persisting with his manipulation and deliberately finding ways to toy with the boys as much as he possibly could or wanted to. Sam was conflicted, trying to hold the fort for himself and Dean, hoping that if he’s patient, Dean will be back to his normal, goofy, happy-go-lucky self. He had to give it time, but he also was struggling to understand one thing in this whole situation.
Why had Dean let Castiel go?
It was frustrating Sam to his very core that Dean was choosing to bottle in everything he was feeling again, but Sam didn’t have the energy to bother trying to talk to Dean about it, especially as he knew that his brother probably wouldn’t give him a proper answer to what happened and why Castiel left so abruptly. However, it did upset Sam that Cas didn’t even say goodbye.
It had been 2 weeks since he left, and Sam was hoping that Cas would come to his senses and return. Sam knew that Dean was partly to blame, but he imagined that Cas probably needed some time away to think and to give Dean some space too.
Sam had sent Cas numerous texts asking if he was OK, tried to ring him a couple of times but would frantically hang up like a teenager trying to call their crush would, and of course he even prayed to him. But he had no answer thus far.
“Goddamn it Cas, when are you going to come back? Don’t you realise how much I need you here right now?”, Sam fleetingly thought to himself, but also hoping that maybe Cas could hear it.
Sam sighed, sitting by himself in the kitchen area, sipping on an herbal tea, his eggs and avocado barely touched. He was trying to live like any other normal day, but he didn’t feel like eating knowing that Dean was in such a rut and Cas wasn’t around.
He had to concentrate on the positive though, the positive being that Eileen was alive and well, staying with him and Dean, looking after them whilst trying to provide some comfort to Sam’s disorderly emotions.
In that moment, Eileen walked in, temporarily distracting Sam from his wavering thoughts. She was only half awake, but she looked peaceful from her slumber. Sam smiled, getting up from his seat to greet her and offers her a hot drink.
She nodded and Sam went to the stove and grabbed the kettle, switched on the tap from the sink and filled the kettle with fresh water. As he put the kettle back on the stove, he lit the stove and grabbed a cup from the cupboard.
He turned back round to face Eileen, softly asking “Did you sleep well?”
Eileen smiled and responded, “Yes. It’s still a bit strange to be awake from sleeping though…”
“Mmmm, I get it. I know what that’s like.”
There was an awkward pause. Sam and Eileen stood there wondering what to say or do next.
Eileen then asked, “So… are we staying here today, or have you found a new case?”
Sam pondered, twitching slightly and clearing his throat. He looked down at the floor, scratching his head.
“Well, I was scrolling through articles on my laptop… but er, nothing at the moment I guess…”
Eileen nodded meekly, feeling Sam’s discomfort.
She then gently asked, “Can I be forward with you, Sam?”
Sam shrugged and nodded, willing to hear what Eileen had to say.
“How are you holding up in all of this?”
Sam thought for a moment on how to answer such a simple question. He didn’t really know how he was holding up. It wasn’t easy, that’s for sure, but he wasn’t going to suddenly break down and focus too much on the negative. He had to keep going, that’s all he knew.
“Um, OK, I guess? I’m just trying to get through all of this.”
Eileen wondered if anything she said at this point could be helpful.
“I can understand that. I mean, I was dead last week. I have you to be gracious I’m here, that I’m alive. I cannot be thankful enough, really.”
Sam smiled, pleased that at least he could concentrate on that, how he too was grateful that she was alive.
“You’re welcome. I mean, it was nothing…”
“Nothing? Are you kidding? You brought me back to life!”
Sam chuckled, appreciating her gratitude. He wasn’t often very good at accepting that he did actually do right by people, often only recognising the mistakes and the bad actions he had previously made.
His mind went wondering back to what Dean was doing and whether he really was OK. Before Dean left to work on a solo case of his own, he insisted to Sam that he needed some space and he was going to meet with an old friend of his that could do with some help. Sam offered to go with him, but Dean didn’t want him to. Sam had to leave it alone, regardless of whether he agreed with it or not.
He couldn’t help but think that if Cas was here, the situation might have been easier to handle. Everything was always easier when Cas was around. He missed Cas being there to comfort him when he often awoke from his nightmares.
His nightmares had become frequent, which made things even more difficult. He still couldn’t quite understand what these dreams meant, but he realised that they must mean something. That was one of the main reasons why he needed Cas especially at this point, feeling like he was the only person he could talk to about his gunshot scar that had lingered on his shoulder ever since he shot Chuck. Sam feared that his dreams must have had something to do with his blackened scar, due to the fact that his dreams started occurring more so ever since that day occurred.
He was getting more and more desperate to see Cas, to tell him the whole truth.
“Do you miss your angel friend?” Eileen suddenly asked.
Sam was surprised by this and stiffened up in his shoulders.
Sam nervously chuckled, “Is it really that obvious?”
He couldn’t help but blush that Eileen brought him up. He wasn’t going to talk about Castiel unless it was necessary. I mean he figured that she wasn’t going to mention him at all, which is why it came to him as such a surprise that she did.
“I liked Cas. He seems like a good egg.”
Sam grinned, “He really is… and he probably would be able to get us out of this mess if he were here.”
“He’ll come around. They always do…” Eileen winked at Sam and Sam went bright red again. Did Eileen know?
“I’ve had my fair share of exes, and it seems like you two just need to work it out.”
Sam could no longer look Eileen in the eye, his voice going quiet.
“I don’t know what it is about Cas, but lately… I, I don’t know. It feels like there’s something between us, but I can’t figure out what…”
Eileen then gasps suddenly, putting her hands to her cheeks as a jerk reaction. She was blushing hard, almost stifling a snicker back.
Sam then frowned at Eileen, confused.
It then hit him. He heard that noise, that flutter that he had heard so many times before. He begun to feel a sudden familiar presence behind him.
He slowly turned around and there he was. Just the being he was begging to see.
“Sam…”
Castiel’s voice was like music to Sam’s ears. The way he said his name always sent chills down his spine.
It was him. He really was here.
Sam was in shock for a moment, but then he suddenly found himself smiling wider than he had done in weeks and his face glowed up completely.
No questions asked, no words spoken, he grabbed Cas tightly into a big hug. The hug was desperate, needy. All of Sam’s emotions were put into this much needed clasp between them. It had only been two weeks, but to Sam it felt like years. Without a goodbye it was difficult for Sam to accept that he had been gone. He held him for as long as he deemed appropriate, but secretly not wanting to ever let him go. He was the only person that was still in his life, his close friend, perhaps who was now more than a friend, who truly made him feel safe aside from his brother. But even then, he didn’t always feel safe with Dean like he did with Cas.
Cas was slightly startled by Sam’s touch at first, but like every embrace he ever received from Sam, he seemed to warm to it pretty quickly. He reciprocated and held so tightly, also not wanting this feeling to leave him, but had to let go eventually as there was still a lady present in the room. Eileen cleared her throat to get their attention.
Sam let go of the embrace, but as Sam turned around, Cas still held on to Sam’s shoulders, rubbing it softly and putting their full attention to Eileen who was still standing their casually, but with a huge smirk across her face. Sam bit his lip, knowing full well what she probably was thinking. She raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms.
“So, Cas… nice to see you again.”
Cas smiled politely and nodded, “Hi Eileen, nice to see you too. I’m glad you’re back, you know from…”
“The dead? Yeah, it’s all fine.”
Cas awkwardly stumbled, restless and unsure whether his people skills were being used correctly. Sam looked at Cas and nervously chuckled and patted Cas on the back, ensuring that he didn’t feel too embarrassed and that Eileen was totally understanding.
“I have to admit, you two… I totally see it.”
Cas then frowned, perplexed by what Eileen meant by those words. He looked at Sam, turning his head sideways.
“Sam… what did Eileen mean by that?”
Eileen snorted, rolling her eyes. She turned on her heel to leave, but before so, she said one last cheeky comment that she couldn’t resist.
“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do…” Eileen winked and left Cas and Sam to fend for themselves.
Sam was going to interject, but she had already gone.
“Damn it, Eileen. NOW you’ve left me in an awkward position…”
Sam fumbled with his jeans and looked down at the floor, trying to not stare into those mesmerising blue eyes that always got him hooked. He didn’t know what to say. Cas looked like he was urgent to say something, but Sam had some idea of what that might be.
“Sam” “Cas” - they said their names in unison.
They both chuckled and Sam offered to go first.
“Look Cas, I… I don’t know if you heard any of what I had said to Eileen or through prayer or-or-“
Cas put his hand on Sam’s right shoulder, squeezing it softly.
“Before I sort this gunshot wound out on your shoulder, I need to say something…”
Cas had a soft, a smitten smile across his face and it was Sam’s turn to be confused.
“Oh Sam… I can’t ignore how we’ve meant to each other in recent years. I’m sorry you got in the middle of Dean and me. It seems you often end up being so… and I would rather that didn’t happen anymore, because how I feel about you is different to how I feel about Dean…”
Sam’s eyes widened; his brows furrowed. “What the hell did Cas mean by that?”
“…Different?” was all Sam could manage to bring himself to say.
“Well, I watch you sleep Sam. You know that. We’ve shared a bed. I know that’s intimate; I have learnt how humans work. I don’t share that intimacy with Dean.”
Sam swallowed a lump in his throat. How was he supposed to handle this?
“I… I think what is happening between us is not something I’ve shared with anyone before. I’m not sure how to handle it sometimes, but I’m doing my best for your sake.”
Sam really had no idea what to say to any of this, he felt like he should have had plenty to say. But all he felt was gobsmacked that all of these gentle, kind and endearing words that were coming out of Cas’ mouth were making Sam want to jump for endless joy. He wanted to sing, he wanted to scream with eternal happiness. Thankfully, he managed to smile, a bright shining smile.
“Oh Cas… you’re beautiful…”
Sam pulled Cas into another snug embrace, Sam’s hands restless, ingulfing in the feel of Cas around him. Sam squeezed his eyes shut, and he could hear Cas hum, his eyes also shut tight.
Sam momentarily without giving it a moment’s thought, kissed Cas’ forehead and then brought Cas’ head to his chest, cradling him softly.
They stayed like that for a while.
It was the best reunion that Sam had ever experienced.
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It’s Getting Hard - Steve Rogers x Fem!Reader
A/N: It’s been a hot minute! So I know this took a while and I apologise for the wait, but I lacked motivation to write and I thought a fic like this needed all of my brain working, so here it is! This is my fic for @tropicalcap who had a writing challenge. Sorry it took a while, but here it is! Thank you so much for letting me be part of this and congratulations on your milestone! My song prompt was ‘Are We Alone’ by Coin. This is a one-shot! I also interpreted one of the lines ‘Don't wanna dance in the dark’ in a different way. Enough of a A/N now!
Disclaimer: **All characters besides Reader, belongs to Marvel (MCU)**
Word count: 3,171 (including lyrics)
Pairing: Steve Rogers x Fem!Reader
MCU Characters: Steve Rogers, Natasha Romanoff, Rhodey, Bruce Banner, Tony Stark (mentioned), Bucky (mentioned), Sam (mentioned), Wanda (mentioned), Peter Parker (mentioned), Shuri (mentioned), T’challa (mentioned), Vision (mentioned), Fury (mentioned)
Rating: PG13+
Warnings: Angst, sadness, light drinking, IW spoilers, careless Steve, probably a little OOC for Steve but yeah.
Summery: Your anniversary doesn’t go to plan, and then the day after doesn’t either. Your relationship is like a rocking boat at the moment and you’re trying to keep yourself at bay, but it’s getting hard.
(Gif not mine - it’s a huge gif whoops)
You’re disconnected Staring down at your phone Some company you are Across the table In that unflattering glow How did you get so far?
Even though the snap happened only a little while ago, you were celebrating your one year anniversary with Steve. It wasn’t easy the past couple of months since Steve had been so disconnected, but you made it work. He never let himself be Steve anymore either, he was almost always Captain America. The few times he did let his guard down, it was only ever with Nat. It hurt, of course it did. Natasha and Steve had a friendship that was strong, and only strengthened after everything happened, but that didn’t mean that you felt okay. Yes, it was good that Steve was talking to someone, but you would much prefer if he would talk to you. Tonight though, you had a spectacular evening planed.
As you were lost in thought as to what to wear with what was in your wardrobe, Steve knocked on your shared room door. ‘It’s fine to come in.’ You said, now turning around as the door opened. ‘You don’t have to knock on the door Steve, it’s your room too.’ You sighed, walking towards the bed to sit down in front of him.
‘Banner said that we have a device that was Fury’s. They’re hooking it up to find the power source and figure out what it actually is.’
‘That’s awesome! We could actually get some more help.’ Steve nodded in agreement before walking to what you had set out for him to wear.
‘We going somewhere?’ He asked with a confused frown. A sad pang hit you heavily, but you brushed it away, making yet another excuse for him in your head.
‘Mmm-hmm. We have a reservation at that place in Brooklyn that you said looked as though it hadn’t changed a bit since before the ice.’ The way Steve cocked his head to the side knocked down that last, thin layer of hope you held out. ‘For our anniversary.’ You said, laying back hard on your bed with a deep sigh and your eyes closed. You felt the bed dip beside you after a few seconds, and your hand was graced with a warm presence.
‘I’m so sorry doll, I completely forgot.’ Steve whispered. ‘I’ve been so preoccupied with everything lately, I wasn’t paying attention to the dates.’ You shrugged, still not opening your eyes; you knew that if you did, you wouldn’t be able to let those held in tears, stay held in.
‘It’s fine.’ You said simply in response. Steve’s movements were so swift, your brain took a second to realise what he was doing, but before you knew it, Steve had you sitting in his lap, facing him. You let your forehead touch his as a weak smile formed on your face.
‘Forgive me?’ He whispered to you. You kissed his cheek softly,
‘Of course.’
You had just made it in time for your reservation after leaving late that evening. Steve and you had made amends in one of your favourite ways possible, which is why you had high hopes that things were going to get better. When you looked over at your boyfriend, you see this sparkle in his eye, one you hadn’t seen in a long time. ‘Remind you of your pre-serum days?’ You asked as a light smile graced your features. Steve nodded with the biggest smile you’d seen in weeks.
‘Thank you doll.’ His tone was so soft and light, like bringing him to this place rebooted his character. A waiter came to your side and showed you to a small, private booth; somewhere where you’d both go unnoticed, where the music was clear to be heard and the performer was in view but still let you and Steve be together. You ordered a bottle of red for the table, along with what Steve had recommended you both order; Devilled Chicken with Sweet-Sour Carrots on the side.
You didn’t think your anniversary dinner would be awkward, but it was so silent. You suddenly thought to ask him if he had any memories of him and Bucky coming to a place like this in the 30’s, but as you lifted your eyes from the wine in your glass to your partner across from you, you saw that he was 100% not with you. His brows were furrowed as he stared down at his phone. Some company you are tonight. You couldn’t help but think. ‘You’re food’s getting cold Steve.’ You said softly, as you looked at his untouched plate.
‘Hmm, sorry. I just got a message from Rhodey, ‘said that they found some sort of a signal with that little device.’ You hummed in response as you slumped in your seat. Just when you lost all hope in the night, a man about your age, asked for a dance. You looked at Steve, who was probably still having a conversation with the group, for any sign that he wouldn’t want you to dance with this stranger…nothing.
‘I’d love to dance.’ You said instead of answering with a no. You were pulled up gently by this new found man, and he led you gracefully to the dance floor. The dim lights caught the sparkle of your necklace, and your dress twirled around you with every twist and turn. A stunning woman came out to the microphone and started singing a 1940’s swing version of ‘Dancing with a Stranger’. How ironic. You thought with a little chuckle.
‘What’s so funny?’ The young gentleman asked.
‘The song.’ The man looked at you in question. ‘It’s called ‘Dancing with a Stranger’. It’s ironic is all.’ You said sheepishly.
‘I’m Flynn.’ He introduced.
‘Y/N.’ You replied.
‘No longer strangers.’ You both laughed as the song ended. ‘I hope that made your night better. You looked pretty down.’ You smiled and thanked him for the distraction. You exchanged numbers as well, before you left for your table with a smile still plastered on your face.
‘Had fun?’ Steve asked from behind you.
‘I did, thank you.’ You honestly couldn’t tell what Steve was thinking at this point. He was physically a step away, but emotionally and mentally, so far away.
Break my back just to make conversation Pulling teeth just to ask how your day went You're disconnected An inconsiderate mess You've got me all to yourself but
It was too quiet when you were walking around the park near the restaurant. Steve looked like he was in another world, and it really did feel like the most uncomfortable day you’d ever spent with Steve. ‘Are you mad because I danced with Flynn?’ You asked your boyfriend calmly.
‘So that’s his name.’ Steve responded so softly, you probably wouldn’t have heard if you weren’t in the park alone with him.
‘Don’t do that Steve.’ You said with annoyance taking over you a little bit.
‘Don’t do what Y/N?’ He asked in a similar tone to you. ‘You’re the one that danced with a total stranger!’
‘I only danced with him because you were too busy on your phone!’ You both took a small breath to calm yourselves down. ‘I’m sorry that I upset you Steve, but this is not how I wanted today to go. This was meant to be a day where we could relax together. Be together. But it seems that all you want to do is be working.’ You knew you sounded a little whiney and childish, but you had hoped this would be the one day he’d open up to you; such wishful thinking.
‘I’m sorry doll, I just…I really want to get everyone back soon, especially Buck and Sam. I miss them. I lost Bucky again, and I’d do anything to get him back for hopefully, the last time.’
‘While you’re busy doing that, you’re losing me Steve. I can’t keep chasing you and giving you all the space you need, but being there when you need me without getting any love from your side.’ His facial expression turned hard and his jaw clenched.
‘I’m trying Y/N, but if you feel that way, then just break up with me. I’m not going to be the one to do it since I know I care about you a lot, but if you don’t think this is working, you break up with me.’ You know that there are tears falling slowly down your cheeks, but you refused to show that you noticed them.
‘Let’s just go home Steve.’ You say weakly, before walking in front of him.
I see you hiding Behind a flickering screen What did you come here for? And then you light up Who's keeping you company? Don't wanna dance in the dark
When you enter the compound, it’s eerily quiet, all you can hear is Steve walk in behind you and shuffle to a room in the compound. Following him, you enter the lab and see what everyone has been doing for the past couple of hours.
‘This is a nightmare.’ You hear Steve say as he’s looking at the strange paging device.
‘I’ve had better nightmares.’ Nat responds to him. You see Rhodey come in and tell the two of them something. They both sigh before following him into another lab where Bruce is. You keep silent, not sure if your presence was yet noticed by anyone. Like most of the time, Steve and Nat were on the same side to reboot the pager. As they spoke, you were almost knocked off your feet. A blonde lady was now standing in front of Steve as he had turned around. After you offered to make coffee for everyone, you all went to the living room and started to talk to the space lady who’s name you had learned was Carol Danvers.
‘So you’ve known Fury for a long time, why didn’t he recruit you into the Avenger Initiative?’ You asked Carol.
‘I guess he didn’t think I was needed but now, I take he didn’t think that anymore.’ You saw Steve chuckle. This comment made Rhodey get a little annoyed. He voiced your opinion but Carol didn’t back down; you honestly couldn’t fault her for that, in fact, you admired how she was strong to her beliefs. Steve took a fast liking towards her and you could tell that from where you were standing.
After everyone had dispersed for the evening, you went to you and Steve’s shared room and changed into a white t-shirt that belonged to Steve, before hoping into your large bed and picking up the book you’ve been reading, up off your beside-table. Steve entered the room not too long after, and you raised your eyes above the pages. ‘You still mad?’ You asked quietly as he took off his shoes.
‘Are you?’ He responded not looking at you yet, heading into the bathroom. You sighed as you placed the book down and got out off the warm blankets surrounding you. Walking to the bathroom door, you lean on the frame and look at Steve.
‘I wasn’t mad Steve, I was disappointed and maybe a little let down. I just thought that you and I could act as though things were more normal for tonight.’ This is when Steve finally decides to look at you, his features softer.
‘That’s the thing Y/N, we can’t live as though things are normal because they aren’t. As hard as we’re trying to come up with a solution, it hasn’t happened yet; and until it does and we have solved this issue, things aren’t going to be normal.’ You could see the pain Steve was hiding.
‘I’m sorry Stevie. I didn’t realise how bad all the trial and error ideas were effecting you.’ He managed a weak smile, but instead of continuing a conversation, you walked into the bathroom and hugged him tightly; he didn’t take long to reciprocate the hug. After a while, you let Steve get out off his clothes before he climbed into bed beside you. This is when he checked his phone and a smile graced his face. ‘Something happen?’ You ask your boyfriend.
‘Carol got a new phone and she’s now in the Avenger group chat.’ You hummed in response, trying so hard not to get jealous. You kissed Steve before turning on your side with your back to him, and fell asleep. You woke up to your boyfriend still on his phone. You picked up yours to see the time; almost 3:00 AM. He had a smile on his lips and you sighed then rolled over, whispering his name. You leaned up on your elbows and rested your head on his shoulder.
‘What are you doing Steve? It’s almost 3 in the morning.’ Your voice was soft and quiet.
‘Sorry doll, I got carried away with talking to Carol. She found out about the language thing.’ You laughed lightly as he showed you the message.
‘Can you put the phone down now Stevie?’ You asked in a whisper as you kissed the crook of his neck lightly. The truth is, you didn’t mind Carol at all, but you did mind that she had just met Steve and he was closer to her in a day compared to you, who had been with him for a year and known him even longer. Steve turned off his phone and set it on the table beside him, before stretching. You took his hand in yours and entwined them together. His thumb rubbed the top of your hand, before he pulled you closer to him. You kissed him gently and he quickly reciprocated, before he pulled you so close that space wasn’t known between you two, and kissed you deeper and harder. Before anything could happen though, Steve pulled away and sighed.
‘We have a lot to do tomorrow Y/N, we should probably go to sleep.’ You couldn’t help the disappointment that settled in you, but you did roll back to your side of the bed and tried to fall asleep again, but it didn’t descend on you, so instead, you went to find Tony’s “secret” stash of single malt whiskey. This was where he kept the few bottles the two of you shared on your sleepless nights; it was always fun together.
Why are you hiding? An inconsiderate mess
You sat on a chair that was in the dim room and finally let your emotions out. One by one, tears started to fall. You cried for Tony, Bucky, Sam, Wanda, Shuri, Peter, T’challa, Vision and Fury. You cried because you hadn’t done that yet. You’d been so wrapped up in making sure Steve was okay, you completely forgot about your own mental health and how you felt. You also cried because you knew you were losing Steve. It wasn’t a secret anymore, not to you anyway. Maybe you stayed because he had already lost so much. Did you feel obligated to do it? You weren’t manipulated to stay, he did tell you to break up with him if you wanted to. Everything became too much at this point, and you had to let it all out, so what better place to do so than the place you shared with Tony. Tony was like a father figure to you. He was your dad’s best friend, but when your dad passed when you were a young child, Tony took you in. You were glad he had taken you under his wing instead of your mother, she left for a reason, a reason you still didn’t know. If you lost Tony, that would kill you. Peter was like a little brother to you. You always laughed and joked around. He taught you everything his suit could do and even locked you in your room once because you lost a bet to him. Bucky and Sam never failed to make you laugh and you missed their companionship. Their constant bickering always made for some good, live reality TV. Wanda was your best friend. She always knew what to say and encouraged you to do things that pushed you out off your shell. Vision and you would work together on your knowledge. You loved learning, so you and him would sit together and just talk about things that were going on around the world; he’d inform you of issues and you’d do research and tell him all about your finds. T’challa and Shuri, although you had barley met them before they were taken, they were good people, they fought for everyone just like the Avengers. Thinking all of this made you chuck back the drink and pour another as you felt the burn going down your oesophagus. You tasted the salt of your tears before you downed the remnants of your second drink before leaving for your bathroom.
A headache from the crying, late night and alcohol made you need to take some medicine so that you’d be clear for the day ahead. Coming out off the bathroom after a shower and brushing your teeth, you dressed into your suit (just in case), before bumping into Steve.
Are we alone? Your eyes are staring vacantly Oh are you even listening at all? There's no one here but you and me So tell me, would you rather be alone? Would you rather be alone? Would you rather be alone?
‘Mornin’ doll. Where were you this morning?’ Steve asked, curiously.
‘I went to a place in the compound that Tony and I used to go to together…when we couldn’t sleep.’ Steve just nodded.
‘Just wanted to make sure you were okay.’ He said beginning to head into the bathroom.
‘You know Steve, you never asked me how I was after the snap.’ You said, the alcohol probably giving you a boost of confidence.
‘You seemed fine.’ He said casually.
‘Well, I wasn’t.’ You let the anger and hurt bubble inside of you, prepared to let it out like a fiery dragon.
‘Okay, how are you then?’ He asked monotony.
‘I could be better.’ You replied sharply. ‘I have a really crappy boyfriend that pays little to no attention to me, half of the people I consider my family are gone, and I might have lost the only parent figure I had because of stupid Thanos! How do you think I’m feeling Steven?’ Your shouts becoming louder as you finished talking. Steve looked at you with a guilty look.
‘I didn’t realise that doll. I’m so sorry that I’ve been so neglecting and distant.’
‘As much as I’d love to accept your apology Steve, I just don’t think you mean that. You’ve said sorry so many times over the last 24 hours, it’s starting to become meaningless.’ You begin to walk out the door, but right before you do, you look Steve right in the eyes, your eyes tearing up, and say, ‘Rhetorical question Steve, but, would you rather be alone?’
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What happens in Budapest, Stays in Budapest.(Clumsy!Trafalgar Law x Eustass Kid)
Warning: excessive drinking + teenage ooc law but whatever
Word Count: 2,1k+
(Part I)
Law was drunk. The sheer fact that he was aware of his condition made him feel better, but just a little bit. Even though he was sitting on a pavement, just outside the hostel, his whole body seemed to be spinning as if the ground didn’t provide enough stabilization anymore.
In one hand he clutched a bottle of vodka.
Brilliant idea, he thought, getting drunk in an unknown city at night. Cora-san would have been proud.
As he took another sip, and then another, his mouth overrun by the stinging taste, his mind felt foggy but paradoxically clearer than normally. The intrusive thoughts that had accompanied him wherever he went now seemingly evaporated, thank God.
He grimaced when the phone rang in the pocket of his sweats. Not only did the caller’s name signalize nothing less than pure trouble, it also meant he had to start pretending as if he was going back to the hostel - which, to be frank, he wasn’t planning on at all.
“Man, where are you? We’re having a blast here!” Ace shouted over the phone, some loud noises in the background only confirming his words. Suddenly he faked - Law assumed so, since it couldn’t possibly be sincere - a dramatic gasp.
“Hottie alert, dude. Kid’s here~”
As if I care, Law thought, but decided to keep the remark to himself.
“Mhm.”
“C’mon, I know you wanna see him. You’re in love, you fool~” Ace sang. Thankfully, before anyone was able to hear more of his elaborations, someone’s giggling shifted Ace’s focus away from the Law-torturing topic. The only thing shorter than that boy’s attention span were the breaks in between his naps.
“I’ll be-” Law didn’t get a chance to finish before some cracking noises and repeating beeps signaled Ace has already hung up. “-there.”
Law sighed and measured the amount of vodka left in the bottle. Not nearly as full as he’d want it to be, but it had to be enough - at least before he finds another miserable drunk who’d be so kind-hearted as to share some alcohol.
He hastily stood up, leaving his own brain no room for negotiations, and wobbled over in the direction of the hostel.
He regretted making that decision almost immediately. If it wasn’t for the nearest lamp post he clung so desperately onto, he would have landed face-on, sprawled on the dirty pavement. Apparently he was much more drunk than he previously thought, pure dizziness that ran through his veins only impairing his judgement further.
As if wandering around in a mist, Law shoved himself through the threshold of the hostel and followed the party noises on the upper floor. How his legs managed to bend enough to beat the steep stairs, he had no idea. Had his limbs grown longer in the past few hours? It certainly seemed so.
The party was almost as much of a mess as Law was; people smearing into a blur in front of his eyes, thankfully paying no attention to his humble persona.
“You look pathetic.”
Law flinched, looking around. After a couple of excessive blinks, he finally made out a shape of a man standing next to him - it looked as if he was wearing a red jester hat.
“Cool hat.”
The man was attractive, as for Law’s taste, and he smelled like heaven - at least in comparison to everyone else in the room, Law included, reeking of vodka and cigarettes.
“Cool hat!” he blurted out again, just in case the other man, who after Law’s closer inspection turned out to be his classmate, didn’t hear him the first time. Law’s fingers tightened around the bottle of vodka he still held tightly onto, his foggy mind ordering him to take a huge sip a little bit too fast - causing him to choke on the stinging liquid and sputtering all of it onto the floor.
Kid sighed heavily and caressed his temple. He decided on keeping himself clean of alcohol that night; judging from the pitiful sight of Law barely steadying himself against the nearest wall and almost sliding to the ground in the process, the decision was indeed one of the best ones Kid ever made in his life.
“Hey, you know what?” Law whispered conspiratorially, leaning into his ear. “Feel my shirt.”
Kid looked down at the hem of the button-up shirt, now crumpled and stained with various liquids, being offered up to him vigorously.
“Go ahead,” Law encouraged. With another deep sigh, Kid grabbed the hem in between his two fingers, touching as little of the fabric as possible.
“See? It’s made of boyfriend material.”
Kid could do nothing more in response to this circus than to roll his eyes and look away, as if he was occupied and unavailable for conversation.
Of course, Law didn’t give up.
Instead of a pick-up line, he chose something entirely different, a commonly known method of flirting - he tilted to the side and, clutching onto Kid’s chest, slowly slid down to the floor.
In contrast to all the assumptions, Law was perfectly aware of his behavior - he just couldn’t help it. The buzzing feeling in his head, all the pins and needles spreading around his limbs, it was simply overwhelming, clouding his rational thoughts.
“Oh, for God’s sake-...Look.” Kid gathered Law from the ground, like he’d do with a bag of flour, and pointed across the room. “See that tray up there? With all the food?”
Kid didn’t know whether to be pleased or worried when Law nodded enthusiastically at the question, probably unaware of just why he was nodding.
“Great. Perfect. Go and eat all of it. Maybe it will absorb the vodka in your stomach. Now leave me alone.”
With a hard push to the back, Law toddled over to the food corner. There wasn’t much on the tray - few bowls with cheeto puffs, slices of pizza and nachos in salsa.
Carefully, ever so slowly, Law guided his hand around the tray and stuffed his mouth with food. He was almost sure he smeared the sauce on his cheek a couple of times, but he didn’t want to risk wiping it away - not when he was finally able to keep his balance for more than few seconds.
Looking around the room with his vision a little bit sharper, he spotted Ace on the couch; his arms wrapped around two people sitting by his each side. The energetic goofball, obviously drunk out of his mind, spotted his gaze and sent a mischievous wink, immediately focusing back on the conversation.
Frankly, Law didn’t know what to do with himself. So he decided to go back to Kid one more time - after all, he had that funny jester hat on, he must have been a very laid-back kind of guy.
Grabbing the tray as a totem of apology, he waddled over to the familiar figure standing in the opposite corner of the room. There were a lot of people he had to pass, but he managed to stand his ground firmly, ignoring the painful throbbing in his head and the tingly feeling in his arms and legs.
Kid was just taking a sip of his drink - the muscles on his arm stretching deliciously as he moved.
For a split second, Law wished to have those arms around him. Then he was already shaking away from that thought, trying to keep away the other ones, soon following and sending his brain more than inappropriate visuals.
“Hey, I-” Law wasn’t able to finish the sentence when, all of a sudden, he felt his heart squeeze tightly inside his chest - the courtesy of his wobbly legs somehow tangling with each other and sending him straight onto the floor.
Naturally, he dropped the tray. The contents of it falling down onto his head, but not before the majority of them landed on Kid’s chest and thighs, covering him in food.
When Law got his breath back, he immediately wished he didn’t. The party around went on, unbothered, but a few groups of people already noticed the incident, grabbing their phones and capturing the scene for Snapchat.
The alcoholic buzzing in his head was nothing compared to the immense heat of embarrassment hitting his whole body in waves. Law groaned, trying to sit up.
Somewhere above him, Kid inhaled deeply. It was this kind of inhale which purpose was to prevent an incoming tantrum, Law knew that very well.
“Fuck,” Law whispered to himself and managed to get up. “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to do that.”
Because of his hasty movements the room started spinning rapidly, twice as hard as before. Law wasn’t sure why, but he felt tears gathering in his eyes - all the buzzing and tingling, the embarrassment and the sheer knowledge that he was making an idiot out of himself must have been just too much to handle as for his tired brain.
“That’s it,” Kid growled, trying to look intimidating. Trying, because a cheeto puff was stuck to his cheek. “We’re taking this outside.”
Loud whistles and yells surrounded them when Kid tugged harshly on Law’s arm, almost shoving him out of the room, now full of people with their phone cameras on, relentlessly taking pictures.
Much to his own brain’s surprise, Law found himself in a small room with sharp, white lighting.
“You want to beat me up in an elevator? That’s not how they do it in the movies, though. We have to go outside, then you start punching me in the face-”
“Shut the fuck up, Trafalgar,” Kid muttered, pressing the button to the highest floor. “You’re seriously annoying. Even more when you’re drunk.”
Law was curled up against the wall, trying to keep the smell of salsa out of his nostrils. The nauseous feeling was already strong enough because of the alcohol, he didn’t need another trigger.
During the short ride up, he desperately tried to regain his senses.
I’m not that drunk, he kept repeating in his head, but the blurry vision didn’t falter. His thoughts were starting to feel rational again, although not yet rational enough.
“I’m sorry,” he mumbled, looking up at Kid. He had a simple, black T-shirt on, now stained and greasy, but he looked great. Law immediately cursed himself for that thought, glad that Kid couldn’t read minds. At least he didn’t say it out loud, he couldn’t have been that drunk then. “You look great.”
Kid’s eyebrow twitched, but before the redhead could as much as react to that pitiful attempt at a compliment, the elevator’s door ringed open.
A wave of fresh air hit them, taking the strong smell of food away.
Law didn’t register his legs getting his body up from the ground, but soon he found himself on the top floor of the hostel, on the observation deck.
The sight of the city at night was beautiful, even for his foggy brain - somehow, it made him focus purely on the view, forgetting about his latest embarrassment.
“Don’t fall over,” Kid growled when Law gripped the railing and leaned on it. “You’re still drunk, you idiot.”
“I didn’t mean to dump the cheeto puffs on you,” Law said, breathing in the air. His dull headache was going away with each inhale. “And the nachos. And the salsa too. And the-”
“For fuck’s sake, shut up already. I get it.”
Law looked to the side and saw him standing near.
“You’re not mad?”
“Of course I am. You fucker. But I know how being drunk is. Stuff happens. Especially the embarrassing kind.” Kid grinned, his eyes locked on the city view in front. “Can’t wait to get all of the snaps they took of you.”
A sudden wave of weariness took over Law’s head, but he fought it back.
“Where’s your hat?” he asked out of curiosity.
“I never had a hat,” Kid snarled with contempt. “It’s just my hair, you fool.”
“Oh.”
They both admired the sight of the buzzing streets and the glowing lights, sprawled out in front of their eyes. After a few moments, Law’s eyes began to close until he found himself at the verge of consciousness, almost slipping into deep slumber right where he stood.
“Woah, dude. At least get away from the railing before you pass out. I’m not going to scrape off your remainings when you fall over and mash into the street like a pancake.”
Law groaned lightly, rubbing his forehead. He noticed his senses already sobered up a bit.
“I hope this incident won’t haunt me for long.”
“Oh, it sure as hell will. I’ll haunt the shit out of you. Years from now I’ll be reminding you about this, I can promise you that much.”
After a moment of relative silence, Law sighed with surrender. “Great.”
#trafalgar law#eustass kid#Portgas D. Ace#one piece#xoxobb#portgas d ace#one piece imagines#one piece imagine#one piece scenario#op scenario#op imagines#op imagine
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Dreams - T.S
Summary: You realize Tony is who you really love. Inspired by the song Dream by Fleetwood Mac and loosely based on a night out driving with my sister.
Also, I feel like I never write Tony Stark fluff, just pure smut but we all know he has a heart and he’s not all sex.
Warnings: cussing i think, mentions of cheating, age-gap, maybe some mistakes, and maybe some ooc stuff.
Word Count: 2.1k
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"It's over, we're done!" you yell at your boyfriend of three years.
"Well what are you still doing in my house?" he yells back. Grabbing your bag and phone, you turn around and storm out of his house, muttering something about coming back in a few days to get your stuff. He doesn't say anything else on the matter, he just stands there and watches you walk out, a tear slipping out of his eye. Exiting his apartment, you unlock your phone, unsure of who to call, though one name keeps popping up in your mind.
Looking down, you see your finger hovering above Tony Stark's contact. The urge to call him and have him whisk you away was strong at the moment. You weren't too sure how you met him, but you just remember being caught in the rubble of a torn building and he saved you, took you to his own personal doctors and made sure you were okay. That was a year ago and he remained your friend since then, inviting you to hang out and you took up any chance, often times not wanting to be near your boyfriend. Tony quickly became someone you felt comfortable around despite how sarcastic he was. He showed you the sweet and caring Tony Stark he only shows to those close to him. However, now isn't the time to call him, is it?
Hell, you just broke up with your boyfriend of three years. You'd met him five years ago when you started your job as a receptionist at some law firm and he was the first man to approach you. He was sweet and honey and had you swooning. You were nineteen and he was twenty-two. He made you feel grown and you loved it, so you two began dating, lasting for the past three years. However, for the past couple months, both of you knew you were reaching your end. He was coming home late, leaving early. He rarely talked to you despite living in the same home, and you would constantly be arguing. Sure, there were some great times in between, but for the most part, you could see where the tunnel ended. So, as the thought permeates in your mind, overshadowing every other thought, and the need for comfort becomes strong, you find yourself pressing the call button on the contact.
"Y/N?" his soft voice speaks into the receiver, tone coming out as cocky as usual. You tried to hold it down, trying not to show you were breaking, but as you spoke your voice wavered, asking him to pick you up. "Y-yeah I can pick you up. Where are you? Are you okay?" his voice is now worried, hearing the sniffles on the other side of the line. On your end, you can hear him rustling around, the jingle of a key ring and multiple keys clacking together can be heard. You tell him where you are, earning a grunt in response. He hated Allan, your boyfriend. He hated him with a passion, and the feeling was mutual with Allan. He hated Tony Stark, especially after becoming friends with you. You sit waiting for the familiar black car to arrive, the one that has picked you up and dropped you off from this very apartment complex multiple times but in a matter of minutes, it sits parked out front. From the windows in the lobby, you can see it's pouring and Tony Stark was crazy enough to get out of the car. You grab your purse and phone, running outside as quick as possible so Tony could get back in the car.
"Tony, get back in the car. It's pouring." you warn him. He waves a dismissive hand in the air, sending a warm smile your way. One that doesn't quite meet his eyes, but when does a smile of his ever do that? He steps under the apartment building's sun shade to get out of the rain, standing in front of you with a hand on your arm.
"It's okay. Are you?" he asks. His tone is inviting, makes you wanna spill everything, tell him every little thing. But you don't. Instead you wrap your arms around his back, taking him by surprise. However, he wraps his arms around you, pulling you closer to him and begins to whisper sweet nothings into your ear.
"Can we maybe drive around for a bit? It would calm me down." you tell him. He looks down at you, brown eyes locking with your broken e/c eyes. He nods, grabbing your hand and pulling you towards the car. You sit down, hearing the sound of Stevie Nicks' Edge of Seventeen coming to an end. The music choice took you by surprise, especially when the music changed to Silver Springs by Fleetwood Mac. Tony is getting settled in as the first line plays and you look over at him, tears still rolling down your face, but a baffled look is placed on your face.
"What?" Tony asks, looking over at you with furrowed brows.
"Nothing. I just-I didn't take you for a Fleetwood Mac person." you admit, earning a chuckle from the older man. He looks over at you and shakes his head.
"Are you even old enough to know who Fleetwood Mac is?" he jokes, looking around before getting on to the street. He begins driving, increasing the volume on his music. You lean back, looking around at the city as he begins to drive around aimlessly.
"Ha ha ha, cradle robber." you joke, looking over at the man. He shrugs his shoulder.
"Can't be a cradle robber if I'm not even in a relationship. So, eat that." he jokes. You roll your eyes playfully, a genuine giggle escaping your lips. The raining came to a stop, so you roll your window down, wanting to feel the cool wind in your hair. Tony briefly looks over at you before looking back at the road. He sees one of your hands resting on the center console and he can't help, in his touch deprived state, to want to hold your hand. So he does. He slowly inches his right hand towards yours until his fingers are interlocked with yours, a warm feeling spread throughout his body. The song changes again, this time Dreams by Fleetwood Mac playing.
"Hey Tone, how old were you when this song came out?" you ask teasingly. You never really judged his age, it was just a running joke. He made fun of you for being young and you made fun of him for being old. Though deep down, neither of you cared.
"Ha Ha, very funny. I was, like, seven." he says. You giggle, as you look over at him.
"You say you want your freedom, well who am I to keep you down?"
It hits you, finally dawning on you that it all came to an end. Allan seemed to be perfect at the beginning but it wasn't until tonight that you realized how walked on you were. You let him walk all over you and now that he tells you he wants to see other people, you don't fight for your relationship. Maybe, because deep down, there was nothing to fight for. There's no use in being together if he doesn't want to be together anymore. There's no point of fighting for something when no one wants to fight for it.
"Thunder only happens when it's raining, Players only love you when they're playing. Say women they will come and they will go. When the rain washes you clean, you'll know."
Everything seemed perfect until it wasn't. Then it slowly began to go downhill, like a rain on your parade. You found out Allan had been cheating on you for over a year and at first all you saw was red. But as you began to hang out with Tony more, you began to stop caring. You saw the end coming and there was a sliver of hope that maybe both of you could change for the better, but you saw yourself falling for Tony. Maybe that's what made you stop caring even more. You saw what was to come, you saw that there was a better option, someone who would fight for you-who did fight for you-and suddenly there was no need to put up a fight. Allan would tell you he loved you, but he only said it to keep you around, another one to throw in the books, to have for his fun.
You didn't notice it, but Tony had parked the car and it was sprinkling. The song still playing, but your eyes were fixed on the windshield and nothing else. Your grip on Tony's hand grew tighter and something about that last line, "when the rain washed you clean you'll know" and the sprinkling rain hitting your arm and the tears clouding your vision. Something about all of it seemed almost magical. Almost metaphorical, because for the most part it was. How heavily you were reading into it all, was all just metaphorical. But it hit you like a truck. You weren't in love with Allan. He wasn't for you. You're in love with the man beside you. The one whose warm brown eyes are staring back at you, the one holding your hand at the very moment.
"I think I love you." you choke out. Tony squeezes your hand, a gentle hum is all he responds with. You turn to look at him through tear-stained eyes. He's already looking back at you, his gaze making you shrink, but you power through it.
"Y/N, you're with Al-"
"We broke up. He was cheating on me and he said he wanted to be able to mess around freely, so I let him go and I was thinking and I never loved him. Yeah, I liked him but it was never love. I didn't love him because I love you." you tell him. His eyes are wide, a fire starting inside him at the thought of you loving him. He notices you turn in your seat to face him better, leaning a bit closer after unbuckling yourself. He does the same so he can see you better.
"I still think it's too soon for you to know. Maybe you're jus-"
"No, Tony. Don't you get it? Do I need to spell it out for you? I'm not in love with Allan, never have been. Yeah, I am heartbroken because I was just another girl to him for him to mess around with, but it hurts that it makes me feel stupid more than anything. But I didn't love him. We were on a bumpy road this past year and we never cared to fight for each other, we never cared to work things out, because we didn't love each other. I fought with him to see you, to be around you, I fought for you. Because I'm in love with you." you tell him. There's a long pause as you lean in even more. His hand rests on your thigh, looking you in your eyes as he leans in as well. "I know I'm way younger than you, but I know what it is I'm feeling and I've never felt it this bad." you tell him.
Tony nods, scooting in closer until there's a small gap between you two. His hands move to your back, resting on your waist as he leans in all the way. His lips move softly against yours as your arms wrap around his neck. Your fingers absentmindedly tangle in his hair as you lean back a bit, sending Tony to slightly hover over you. The kiss is soft and passionate, filling in all the blanks for you two. It feels like fireworks going off, and for a second there, you're convinced you might have heard one go off. There's a while zoo in your stomach from the nerves but it also feels great. You feel like you're floating and it was only one kiss. After a few seconds, Tony pulls away, resting his forehead on yours.
"I love you too, Y/N. Spend the night with me? We don't have to do anything, I just want you there next to me." he says softly, a smile tugging at his lips. This is the most he's genuinely smiled in his entire lifetime.
"Yeah, I'd like that." you say quietly, a smile plastered on your face. He begins the drive to the Avengers Tower, taking the longer way back so he could enjoy your presence longer, so he could enjoy the shadows and lights and how they shine on you. That night was finally the night Tony found the woman of his dreams and you found the man of yours.
#tony stark#tony stark x reader#tony stark x you#Tony Stark smut#tony stark fluff#tony stark imagine#iron man#iron man x reader#iron man imagine#rdj#robert downey junior#reader insert#fluff#song fic#slight angst??? idk#marvel imagine#marvel fluff
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MEZZO” Drabble 04
Wordcount: ~ 1500 words
Pairings: TamaSou
Warnings: mentions of attempted rape, angst, hurt/comfort, probable OOCness
A/N: Continued from Drabble 03. Enjoy~
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Sougo tried to hide it at first.
When they got home that night, he greeted the others with the same pleasant smile as always, lingering in the kitchen as he always did, trying to act normal. But Tamaki could see it in the way he stood, the way his shoulders were bunched up and he stiffened, involuntarily, when Riku got too close.
The redhead was telling him excitedly about his day, the skit they were working on for the next regular broadcast; “… and then Nagi will enter dressed as a policeman, and you’ll—” He stopped short though, bright eyes blinking several times when he got a closer look at Sougo’s face. A look of confusion passed over his features, followed by worry.
“… Sougo-san, what happened to your head?”
Sougo flinched at the question, panic lancing through him. He’d forgotten about the bruise—it hurt, but he had an unusually high pain tolerance, so he just hadn’t been thinking about it… He ducked his head quickly, averting his eyes from the other, and tried to give a convincing laugh. “Oh? N-Nothing.” He lifted a hand to cover the bump; suddenly he felt as if he was going to be sick. “I just ran into something on set. It’s no big deal.” It was an unconvincing lie. Sougo was always careful.
Yamato stepped around the kitchen counter to join them, wiping his hands on a towel. “What happened? Let me see.”
Sougo bit his lip, hand unmoving. “I’m really all right.”
Neither Yamato nor Riku looked convinced.
Tamaki eyed his partner warily. He wasn’t all right. But he didn’t know what to say, or if he should say anything at all. He moved to stand beside Sougo, perhaps almost protectively, and scratched nervously at the back of his neck. “Uhm. Sou-chan wa—”
Sougo cut him off, though, voice louder than usual, more demanding. “Tamaki-kun, you still have to fill out that survey they gave you.” He latched onto Tamaki’s wrist, grip surprisingly strong.
But Tamaki could feel him shaking.
“You said you’d do it when we got home. Come on.”
Yamato and Riku could only stare confusedly as Sougo dragged the other member of MEZZO” off. Yamato tried to speak up after a half-second; “Sou…” But the violet-eyed boy ignored him, didn’t so much as even spare him a glance. And then they’d disappeared down the hallway, Sougo’s door slamming in their wake.
Riku ventured a worried—almost frightened—look at their leader. “What was that about…?”
…
In his room, Sougo released Tamaki and sat heavily on the bed, bag falling to the ground with a thud. Tamaki gave him a moment, standing there awkwardly as he buried his face in his hands once again, wondering apprehensively if more tears were on the way. What would he even do if Sougo started crying again? What could he do?
He was relieved when he didn’t have to figure it out, though; finally, after what felt like ages, Sougo ran both hands through his hair and lifted his head to face Tamaki, violet eyes glistening a bit.
It took him a moment to speak, but he eventually licked his lips and forced the words out. “Please… Don’t tell them.” His voice was so much smaller than usual.
Tamaki swallowed, fidgeting uncomfortably. “… I wasn’t gonna,” he muttered, with the faintest hint of irritation, or perhaps guilt. He averted his eyes. “But… Yama-san and Ricchan… They’re gonna ask about it. You acted weird back there, Sou-chan…”
“I know.” Sougo sighed. “And I… I’ll tell Yamato-san. And Riku-kun. It’s unavoidable.” He leaned over to rest both elbows on his knees, hanging his head, exhaustedly. “But… not right now.” His voice was wavering just the slightest bit; he laced his fingers together and squeezed, shaking, until his knuckles went white. “I… I can’t right now.”
Tamaki’s brow knit, an anguished look passing over his features as concern swelled in his stomach again. “Sou-chan, are you okay…?”
The softest, saddest excuse for a laugh escaped Sougo then, unbidden. His eyes ventured up to Tamaki’s, full of hurt and a lingering terror. He looked on the verge of breaking, and when he spoke again, his voice cracked.
“No,” he managed, giving Tamaki a pleading look. “But I can’t let the others see me like this.”
Tamaki found himself moving then without meaning to, crossing the room in long strides to sit nervously beside Sougo on the bed. He reached a hand up to touch the other, but hesitated at the last moment, hovering awkwardly, unsure.
Those purple eyes regarded him warily; Sougo’s gaze flickered from his face, to his hand, and then back again.
Letting out a vaguely frustrated noise, Tamaki dropped his hand back into his lap, staring intensely at Sougo, almost desperately. He was desperate; desperate to do something, anything, to help the other, but what could he possibly do?
Finally, he spoke up; “… I’m an idiot. Sou-chan knows this, so…” He swallowed, gaze flickering searchingly over Sougo’s features. “… Just… tell me what you need.”
Sougo seemed to shiver a little at the words, and then he exhaled, shoulders slumping wearily as he relaxed for the first time since they left the studio. Pure exhaustion showed on his features then, and his eyes gleamed dangerously in the room’s dim light. Tamaki panicked. Was he going to cry?
“S-Sou-chan…”
“You’ve already done enough,” his partner managed finally. Sougo seemed to hesitate for a moment, but then leaned in, awkwardly, to rest his forehead against Tamaki’s arm. He kept his arms close to his body, guardedly. “If you hadn’t shown up when you did, I…” He trailed off, choking on the words a bit, the taste of them. “… I might’ve been really messed up.” A mirthless sort of laugh. “Who knows what he would’ve done to me.”
A bit of anger flared up within Tamaki again as he remembered the man in more detail, that disgusting would-be rapist. He took a breath. “I’m just glad I got there when I did,” he muttered. He wasn’t sure if he should move to reciprocate the other’s touch, so he just let Sougo lean against his side, gazing at the other although he couldn’t see his face.
“Me too,” Sougo said, and swallowed, thickly. “Thank you… Tamaki-kun.”
The absurdity of the gratitude made Tamaki’s head spin, because Sougo didn’t need to thank him for that, Sougo never needed to thank him for that. He caused so much trouble for the other on a near-constant basis, and Sougo did so much for him, that something like this… Something like this was a given. Tamaki had saved him without a second thought, and he knew he’d do it again in a heartbeat.
He’d put himself in harm’s way for Sougo’s sake, he realized suddenly. He’d do it as naturally as breathing.
Tamaki took a deep breath, trying in vain to get his sudden surge of emotions under control. “I know… I-I cause you a lot of trouble,” he mumbled suddenly. “I-I’m stupid, ‘n I’m irresponsible, ‘n I get mad really easy, ‘n I know that causes trouble for you.” The words just kept tumbling out. He tried to swallow down the lump in his throat.
Sougo lifted his head to look warily at him. “Tamaki-kun…”
“B-But I… I don’t wanna see you hurt, Sou-chan.” He met the other’s gaze and held it fast despite the tears that clouded his vision and threatened to overflow. “’Cause I really love you, you know?”
Love.
He didn’t know what exactly he meant by that yet, but he knew that’s what it was—this feeling.
Sougo stared at him with wide eyes for what felt like an eternity, and Tamaki cussed softly, under his breath, when he realized he was crying. God. What was he doing? He had no reason to be the one crying in this situation; he needed to be strong for Sou-chan. Sou-chan was the one who got hurt. Sou-chan was the one who’d almost had something important taken from him. And yet Tamaki was the one sitting here, crying like the big baby he was.
���D-Dammit…”
Tamaki tore his eyes away and ducked his head, rubbing furiously at the tears as if he could make them disappear. “S-Sorry… ‘M sorry…”
Sougo shushed him though, with that soft motherly tone of his, and when Tamaki looked at him again, he thought he looked as if he was really present for the first time that night. Sougo’s cheeks were just a tiny bit pink as he reached a hand out to slink around Tamaki’s neck, pulling the taller boy in for an awkward hug. He bit down hard on his lip as he leaned his head against Tamaki’s collar bone, nuzzling very slightly against the other boy’s neck.
Warm, he thought. Tamaki was warm.
He took a shaky breath and clutched tightly to the front of his partner’s shirt.
“S-Sou-chan?” Tamaki ventured, and finally put a hand on his back, feather-light. He echoed his question from before, despite the trembling in his own voice and the tears still drying on his cheeks; “Are you okay?”
Sougo closed his eyes, and let his breathing sync up with the sound of Tamaki’s heartbeat.
“I will be.”
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A/N: Omake here.
#tamasou#idolish7 fanfiction#mezzo"#idolish 7 fanfiction#idolish seven fanfiction#sougo ousaka#sogo osaka#tamaki yotsuba#idolish7#idolish seven#idolish 7#mywriting#fic#text#fanfiction
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Death Ever After - Part 1 - A True Hero
Warnings: Abusive families; Accidents; Death; blame game; etc
Pairings: Modern Marvel AU X Reader; Slight Richard X Reader; Bucky X Reader
Summary: Reader is a Childhood friends with the Barnes Children; Richard, Bucky, and Rebecca. A terrible accident occurs forcing the Reader to move in with her biological father. Years pass and destiny decides to play a joke on the reader. Chaos Ensues.
(A/N) This is a Modern Marvel Alternate Universe. In this universe the Barnes parents, George and Winifred are still alive. I brought in Bucky’s comic canon sister Rebecca but added an older brother named Richard. Howard and Maria Stark are also still alive along with Jarvis. Some Characters may seem OOC at time but this is an alternate reality people, shit happens. I hope you all like it.
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“I never want you to come near her again!” Richard yells out at my stepfather as he cradles me in his arms. “It’s okay (Name), I got you.”
“I… I’m sorry,” I cry out into his chest as I grip tightly to his now torn shirt. How had things turned out this way? One minute I was doing the dishes, the next I was fighting for my life. My Stepfather, Earl, had been drinking heavily that night, like he always did, and like always all it took was one little thing to set him off. I was used to this kind of abuse though. Ever since my mother, Emily, died in a fire while rescuing a young Rebecca Barnes from its massive flames only five years earlier.
Since her death I was forced to stay with my Stepfather. He was set and determined to drain the Barnes family dry of as much money as he could for his pain and suffering. That alone made the Barnes family hate us. All of them except Rebecca and the oldest son Richard. Rebecca blamed herself for my mother’s death even though I knew it was an accident. Rebecca and I were the same age so I knew that when my mother heard that she was in the burning building she didn’t think twice about rescuing her.
Richard, was like the big brother I never had. He was always there when I needed him. When Earl would go into one of his drunken rages Richard always seemed to appear to save me. Like some superhero. I loved Richard. I wasn’t in love with him, but I loved him like he was the only one in this world that cared about me. Because he was.
Richard carried me over to his old single cab Ford pickup and easily slides me across the front seat before he climbs in beside me. I glance back at the house I had grown up in to see a bloody faced Earl standing on the front steps yelling at us to never come back. Richard had hit him hard. Then again, he had basically tackled him off me. Richard doesn’t even give Earl a second glance as he starts the old truck and throwing it in reverse backs out of the driveway throwing gravel everywhere as he shifts into drive and races away down the road. We spend the first few minutes in silence before he lets out a heavy sigh and says, “Are you alright?”
“I’m… fine…” I reply tears falling from my eyes.
“(Name), you don’t have to lie to me. I’m here for you remember.”
“I know, I-” I pause as I look out the passenger side window into the dark night. “Why do you save me?”
“What kind of question is that?” He asks his voice filled with confusion and anger.
“I’m not old enough to leave here, no matter what we do, I’ll still have to go back to him.” I say voicing the truth and I hear him sigh.
“You could always marry me.” He says and my eyes shoot to him.
“That’s not funny Richard, you’re like my brother.”
“It wouldn’t be a romantic marriage, it’d be a way out for you.”
“No, it wouldn’t,” I answer honestly as I think about all the ways Earl would use me if I took Richard up on his offer. His hand reaches across the seat and finding mine gives it a quick squeeze. Offering him a soft smile I slide across the seat and lean into his side as his free arm wraps protectively around my shoulders pulling me in close to his side. He gently places a kiss on my forehead before he turns his attention back to the road. “One day, I’ll get out of this place and be free of Earl completely.”
“I will be here to help me whenever you need it.”
“Okay superman.” I reply closing my eyes and taking a deep breath.
“I wanna show you something,” He says as he turns his blinker on and after a few feet turns right onto a dirt road.
“Where are we going?” I ask sitting up straight next to him.
“When my brother and I were little we stumbled upon this place. It’s special. When the inevitable happens and you end up with Earl again, you can always come here. I’ll find you here and protect you.”
“But won’t Bucky get mad that you’re sharing this secret place with me? He doesn’t exactly like me.”
“He doesn’t have to like you. You’re my family now, I want to share this place with you.”
“But Richard-”
“No buts, just leave Bucky to me.” Richard says as offers me a bright smile. Shaking my head, I turn from him to look out the windshield. It was dark outside, eerily dark. I couldn’t help but feel a deep foreboding lingering in the air. I shake the feeling away and close my eyes. When the pickup comes to a complete stop I open my eyes and looking around cock an eyebrow at the scenery. “Don’t give me that look, this isn’t what I wanted to show you. It’s up there. We have to hike a few hundred feet or so, but trust me, it’s worth it.”
“You better not be lying.” I call out as he climbs out of the driver’s side shutting the door behind him. I blow out a breath of air before opening the passenger side door and climbing out walk up next to him. He quickly takes my hand in his and grips tightly as he leads me through the woods. After a few minutes we emerge into a vast empty prairie field and I feel my heart leap in my chest. It was beautiful. There were lightning bugs flying all around illuminating the prairie like little lanterns on the grass.
“You think this is pretty, just wait until day time. There are so many wildflowers, it’s like a scene from ‘The Wizard of Oz’.” Richard says pulling your attention from the fireflies to him. “You like it?”
“I do,” I reply gripping tightly to his hand.
“Ah I almost forgot.” He says reaching into his front jeans pocket.
“What are you doing?” I ask cocking an eyebrow at him.
“I want to give you something. Along with a promise.”
“Okay?”
“Don’t look at me like that.”
“Like what?”
“Like you think I’m going to ask you to marry me again. I’ve already given up on that idea and thought of another one.”
“Oh?” I ask happy that he had given up on the hopeless joke of marrying me but confused as to what he was about to say.
“Here, this is for you.” He says pulling something out of his pocket and handing it to me. He places the trinket in my hand and then closes it so I can’t see what it is. “I’m giving you this as a promise. I’ve decided to take over my father’s company and I wanted you to be the first one I told.”
“Wasn’t that already decided since you’re the oldest?”
“No, not exactly. I had every intention of giving the company to Bucky and then going off to do what I wanted but I can’t leave you alone. When I become CEO, I’m gonna do everything in my power to separate you from Earl and keep him away from you so you can finally have a normal life. I’ll even help you find your real dad if you want too.”
“Richard, I can’t ask that of you. What about your dreams?”
“You being safe and free is my dream, at least it’s my new dream.” He says making me look down at our joined hands.
“What does this have to do with your promise?”
“I want you to hold on to it. For now, at least. When my promise is fulfilled, I want you to give it back.”
“Okay, what the hell is in my hand?” I ask suddenly becoming very worried. Richard pulls his hand away and I look down to see a little silver key sitting in the middle of my palm. “A key?” I ask curiosity filling my mind. “What does it go to?”
“Good question, too bad I won’t tell you. It’s a secret.”
“Richard, come on.” I plead but he shakes his head. Reaching up he pulls off his silver chain he always wore and then taking the key from me slips it on the chain and then latches the necklace around my neck.
“I want you to keep it safe for me.” He pauses looking down at it lying against my chest. “It unlocks my greatest secret.” I look him deep in his eyes mine filled with worry and confusion at his look but he quickly shakes his head and clearing his throat continues, “Anyway, keep it safe for me okay?”
“Okay,” I say reluctantly as I reach up and run my fingers along the stem of the key.
“Good, now let’s go home. You can stay with me tonight like you usually do.”
“You make it sound like I’m in your bed every night.” I say cocking an eyebrow at him judgingly.
“Aren’t you?” He clarifies and I open my mouth to argue only to shake my head and decide against arguing. “That’s what I thought. Come on, if my mom sees us like this she’ll have a heart attack.” He holds his hand out to me a bright smile filling his face.
“Okay,” I reply taking his hand letting him lead me back to the truck. Climbing inside he walks around to the driver’s side and quickly climbs in. Putting his seat belt on, he pats the center of the seat and I slide across to sit beside him.
“Seatbelt please.” He says and I nod as I slide the little safety belt across my waist and buckle it. “Alright, let’s go home.” He says turning the truck on and turning around quickly heads down the road to his house. I lean my head against his shoulder as Pearl Jams, ‘Last kiss’ fills the cab of the truck. I close my eyes and enjoy the music until I feel the truck jerk sideways before it rolls countless times into the ditch. I feel something warm flow down the side of my face and I look around my vision blurred.
“Rich?” I try to say but my words are just wheezes. I blink my eyes repeatedly as I try to focus on finding Richard. I reach out and find his hand hanging in midair. “Rich I can’t see you, are you okay?”
No reply.
Will Continue In - A New Life?
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What's your opinion on season 4?
Anon: i was wondering if any of you has seen the new season? and if so what did you think? (if you dont want to answer thats okay, i was just curious)
ok a couple of things before you read:
1. this obviously contains s4 spoilers!!
2. everything we say is our personal opinion
3. this is the second time ive had to type this all out bc my phone did something weird and deleted it all the first time.. im still salty
- Karri
ok lets gO (sorry this took so long to post afgh)
Karri: Ok the first thing to get out of the way is the fact there was no klance at all which sucked ass especially since there was so much interesting development last season which they could have built on. The next thing is to mention is how weird half the characters were, Keith was totally contradicting himself, Shiro was not the smooth leader that he was in the first 2 seasons and as IF Coran would buy some drugs off some rando, hes a cautious quirky dude he would n e v e r. So onto plot and such, I actually quite enjoyed how the story is panning out this season unfortunately it seems they prioritized this over the characters development which sucks but I guess you can’t have everything. Ok something that I was SUPER happy about was episode 2!!!! The scene with Matt’s grave had me in tears and when she and Matt finally reunited it was just the best seeing them so happy. Matt is such an utter sweetheart and I’m lowkey bitter that they aren’t making Lance and him bff’s because that would’ve been amazing (imagine all the puns and first bumps). I’m also really happy about Hunk this season!!! He hit it off really well with Matt and Pidge and I like that even though there’s another genius on board Hunk still fits in really well (if not, better). However, I am VERY VERY upset about Lance this season, he got basically no screentime and the time he did get was mostly for comedy which is great sometimes but just not what we needed right now. On the subject of things that were completely missing,,, wheres that lgbtq+ rep you said we’d be happy about huh Jeremy??? Though it is possible he could have been referring to the transgirl Pidge that was quite heavily implied in episode 2 its still not the solid representation that we wanted. Also I’m all for allur@nce friendship but I really reallY hope it doesn’t go beyond that, another ship I’m feeling a bit uncomfortable with now is Sh@tt because even though they’re (probably) the same age Matt acts like a teenager and idk it just seems a bit weird to me. To finish off I’d just like to say that Keith looked so fucking good this season and that is something to be thankful for. That is all from me I’m so sorry for talking so much asfgsdfgh
Maggie: Alright so I agree with Karri on most if not all of her above opinions so my thoughts are going to be a lot shorter, also im going to use bullet points bc it’s easier on my brain
tbh the only really good episode in my opinion was episode 2 bc i would die for the holt siblings
where tf is my boy lance??
why the FUCK would you think that removing keith from voltron is a good idea????????????
they showed hunk being smart and all which is good but the still were making food jokes so,,,,,,
this heteronormativity needs to Stop
this whole season was super ooc except for maybe hunk and pidge
i can’t believe lotor is pulling A Zuko
i am angery about the shitty (aka nonexistent) character development
stop trying to make lance be all creepy about allura
fight scenes were pretty cool
is it bad that I thought BoM was more interesting than the actual voltron squad this season? it might just be bc im highkey in love with keith tho lmao
overall the season was pretty mediocre and half-assed
Vallie: I can’t remember anything. Apparently I wrote down some thoughts somewhere after and the rest is just ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I loved the Holt sibling interactions. Pidge running around the castle with Matt and Matt just being like :o made me so happy. And Pidge wears Matt’s glasses?? Dude do you even need glasses? That’s not how glasses work? right? (or maybe I missed it idk). Another detail in their relationship, that gave me shivers, was “Pidge” as a nickname. At first she didn’t even want Matt to call her that, but made it her identity after he disappeared.
I’m kinda wondering about their dad though. The trailers showed Matt was alive, so during the graveyard scene I was just like “hoo boy hoo boy hoo boy mmmmkay so who’s is it??” and convinced myself their dad was buried there, but it wasn’t him? I know it’s a minor detail, but I wanna know what happened to him.
Overall, I had some trouble seeing the overal plot that connected the eps. Disclaimer: I watched this at 4am *cough* karri *cough* (
Maybe the season split could also explain why there was less lance or keith screen time. There was so much in the first part/ s3 that they maybe tried to pull the other characters even in the second part of the season/ s4.
While watching, I thought the writers send keith away so shiro could pilot the black lion, bc as coran put it “he’s the favourite character”. Afterwards I saw some theories, and I agree that Keith leaving voltron would make perfect sense with his vlog (poor bb). I do think it would have been wicked to see what kind of training Keith did at BoM, but maybe we’ll get that next season :)
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merry fuckin’ christmas || a self para
[ooc: sorry y’all I couldn’t sleep last night so here’s me being all up in my feels and bein real sad. I hope all ur holidays are way better than this bitch’s, love you all <333]
The Uber ride to the airport might have been a sign her holidays were going to crash and burn. Her driver had tried to make small talk, asking if she worked at the hospital. Apparently she’d driven a couple people to the facility to visit their family members, but it wasn’t often she drove someone from Brielle to the airport. Lucy said yes, that she did work there. It wasn’t a lie, exactly. She did work there, past tense. Not anymore.... but she was too embarrassed to admit that. But the subject stayed light, and since the airport was only a few miles away, it wasn’t the worst ten minutes of her life.
It was still Christmas Eve when Lucy landed in Rhode Island, though it was already dark. Jeremy was waiting there, as promised. He even had one of those silly signs that said her name on it, standing on the other side of the point of no entry where arrivals exited the airport. She was embarrassed, but she knew he was just trying to be funny. Her name was decorated with silly shiny tinsel and real tiny bells, even.
“Oh my god, Jeremy. Put that away before someone sees it,” she said, blushing. She looked at him with a hesitant smile, but Jeremy immediately put the sign down and wrapped his arms around her, squeezing her tightly. When he pulled away, he smiled widely at her, beaming a little even. “Luce, you look great. I’m so glad you came for Christmas. We’re all glad.”
Lucy’s smile faltered, and she looked down at her bag. She couldn’t possibly look great. She’d spent the last several hours uselessly trying to sleep on an airplane, and even the small amount of make up she put on that morning had faded. Her mind immediately took his comment to mean “healthier”, and as wrong as she knew it was, that translated to “fatter”. It was an all too common trap that she fell in, as a lot of patients that suffered from poor body image did as well.
“Well, a-are you hungry?” Jeremy’s voice broke her putrid thoughts, though his question only really caused her more anxiety. Lucy blinked at him and shook her head as casually as she could. “No, I-I’m okay.”
“Did you—“
“Yes.”
Lucy sighed and grabbed the handle of her carry-on, starting toward the exit of the building. “Come on... We should go before it gets late. I wanna say hi to Mom and Dad before they go to bed.”
Jeremy nodded and agreed, then led her to the parking garage in a lighter mood, updating Lucy on his baby girl, who was nearly a year old now. She really looked forward to seeing Willow, but she couldn’t help feeling sad that her distancing herself from her family caused her to miss meeting her own niece. The car ride was the same as always, the siblings sharing what they’d been listening to most recently, with the addition of Lucy switching through the radio stations to see what was currently popular.
Thankfully, neither Claire or Charles Griffith commented on how she looked, simply and sweetly welcoming her home with open, loving arms. They had Jeremy take her bag upstairs while they invited Lucy to join them in the living room for some tea before they went to bed. It was relaxing, actually, and a lot of the anxiety she had about her visit had begun to diminish.
Unfortunately, most of that anxiety came back when she woke up the next morning. She picked at the breakfast her parents expected her to eat, though they didn’t comment. Claire only gave her expectant looks, which Lucy simply ignored.
It was lunch where things really started to go downhill. Going from Brielle to her family home, with her brothers’ enthusiastically excited and spirited children was a little bit overwhelming as it was. Lucy got to met Willow, though, which she was grateful for. It was nice to play with the kids; they were clueless as to anything that was going on in Lucy’s life since the last time they saw her.
When the meal started, she realized it had been a while since she’d last been able to control what she put on her plate, and that actually stressed her out more than being given a plate of food she had to eat, or at least attempt to eat, was. But still, she could sense her mother watching her like a hawk, as if she wasn’t a full grown adult who was allowed to make her own decisions about what she put in her body. Claire, of course, was doing it only because she felt responsible for her daughter’s poor health, and she thought that it was her job to make sure she prevented Lucy from slipping into her old habits. But really, the thought of her mom keeping an eye on her plate made her more hyper sensitive to what she was consuming, which was deeply unfortunate. If Claire threw her a look, she would put more food on her plate. At least the food was better than it was at Brielle— while her mother wasn’t a gourmet chef or anything, it was comforting to eat Claire’s traditional holiday dishes to some extent. Her stomach had definitely grown from the time she was admitted to Brielle, thankfully, though lately she hadn’t been as compliant with her bigger meal plan. Restricting was starting to become routine again, and she hadn’t realized it but her stomach wasn’t really able to hold as much as she thought it was able to. Lucy was feeling incredibly full, more full than she ever intended to be though she made herself a promise to appease Claire and stop her family from worrying. They all knew, Rebecca and Catherine, her brothers’ wives knew; it was only the children that didn’t. Normal, she had to be normal.
The dinner foods were cleared, but dessert was brought out. Lucy was focusing hard on keeping everything she’d eaten down, but it was increasingly difficult with every different kind of cookie and pie she was offered. Guilt-tripped into trying the cookies that Scott’s kids had helped make, Lucy took one bite and immediately put it down, smiling uneasily. She would have given her compliments to the young bakers, but instead, she ran to the bathroom and threw up into the toilet. Lucy knelt in front of the porcelain bowl, breathing heavily until she threw up again, then sat back on her heels feeling much, much better. By then, Claire had run after her and heard and seen what happened, and she stood in the bathroom doorway with her mouth gaping open.
Lucy wiped her mouth with a square of toilet paper and flushed it all down, her face flushed and damp with sweat. She covered her eyes with one hand, holding herself up with the other. Her mother continued to stand behind her, staring at her daughter until the initial shock had passed.
“Lucy... you didn’t— you didn’t make yourself do that, did you?” she asked in an almost hard voice. “I-I thought—“
“Nooo.” Lucy moaned, hunching over as she leaned her head against the cool glass door of the shower. “Mom, I swear... I just... I ate too much.” Her words came out rather broken as she cried out of discomfort and embarrassment.
Scott walked up to Claire at this point, coming to check on them and see what happened. “Hey, Lu... you alright?”
Their mother shook her head vigorously, crying herself now too. “No, she’s not alright. She just... she just made herself throw up, Scott, what am I supposed to do? Should we call the Institute? I-I mean this is unacceptable—“
“I did not make myself puke, Mom.” Lucy’s voice was sharp from where she sat on the ground. “Scott... believe me, I don’t even think I’m capable of doing that. I-I was so full, and I... I really tried to keep it down but I couldn’t.” She wiped the mascara that had smudged black pools under her eyes, sighing in frustration, shaking the murky grey tears off her finger tips. “Please, just... just leave me alone.”
Her mother and either didn’t make any moves to leave her in peace, so she groaned in frustration and stood up shakily, pushing past them and heading upstairs to her room. She stopped by the bathroom next to her room and rinsed our her mouth, fixed her make up and tied back her hair. Lucy went to her room and closed the door behind her, immediately curling up on her old bed. She wrapped her comforter around herself tightly and closed her eyes, trying to calm her frayed nerves, stop shaking, breathe more steadily. Her stomach still felt uneasy, but she no longer felt stuffed to the brim or like she was going to be sick.
After maybe a little less than an hour, Jeremy knocked on her door, saying that it was only him and no one else. Lucy didn’t really give him a response, perhaps a groan at best, though she wasn’t terribly against his company. Whatever her sound portrayed, Jeremy took it to mean that he could come in, so he entered her room and came over to his sister. He felt Lucy’s forehead, which was fine, though she still pulled away. She just felt utter discomfort, afraid to be around, much less touched, by anyone at all.
“You okay?” Her brother asked quietly, taking a seat on her bed. Lucy nodded slowly, covering her face with one hand like she did before. “Mom... Mom called your doctor. Over at the Institute.”
“Jesus fucking Christ, Jeremy, I didn’t make myself sick. I just ate too much. I-I was just trying to look normal, okay? So Mom would stop looking at me so much. A-and so Rebecca wouldn’t think I was dissing her or something for not eating the cookies she made.” Lucy pulled a pillow from where it sat between her and the wall, putting her face in it so that she didn’t scream or get upset and angry.
Jeremy bit his lip and looked away, giving her the relative privacy she seemed to need at the moment. “She didn’t tell him that. She just... told them you got sick. I mean I believe you, Lu. I mean the way you bolted for the bathroom— I think if you were going to make yourself sick you would have at least tried to be discreet.” He gave her a small smile, trying to comfort her. Lucy put the pillow down and gave her brother a grim, but grateful look. Jeremy reached over and rubbed her arm gently. “Can I get you anything? Some water or a hot pad?”
Lucy wriggled into a more comfortable position on her bed, deliberating over his question. “I’m, some hot water, maybe?” Jeremy nodded, standing up. “Sure thing, Luce... I’ll bring some up after I boil some water. Alright?” She nodded, giving him a small smile at last, which Jeremy returned lovingly. “Hang in there, huh? I wish... I wish I could help.”
“You are,” Lucy said softly.
“But like... More. You know what I mean.” With everything— with her stupid, stupid eating disorder, living in a hospital, losing her job, isolating herself from everyone who loved her because she was too afraid to be around people who cared about her. But Jeremy couldn’t make her better, or make her do anything she didn’t want to do.
“You don’t have to go back tomorrow, you know,” he said, standing by the door. “We could find you some place close to us, and we could come see you more often. It might help, to be around the people who love you. I mean, maybe... maybe it’ll give you a reason to want to get better, y’know? There’s so many places in New England—“
“No, Jeremy, just stop, please... I can’t do that. Seriously. I love you guys a lot, but it’s... I hate all of you seeing me like this and I just— I feel so guilty and it doesn’t help,” she tried to explain.
“But maybe that’s what you need—“
“Jeremy, stop. I’m not... I’m not having this conversation.” Lucy’s voice was tight now, and her eyes were filling with tears again.
Her brother looked at her and pursed his lips, and she knew he wanted to say more even if he didn’t. Jeremy left her bedroom, closing the door softly behind him, leaving Lucy alone once again.
Literally the Worst™️ Christmas of all time. Holed up in her room, Lucy wasn’t even capable of spending time with her family, which is what she came to do in the first place. Yet again, her problems with food and eating had taken control of her life again, ruining the holidays for her.
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citttrrruuuussssss
I don’t see enough of the meta when it comes to citrus so I decided to ask myself these questions after copying and pasting them from another blog cause why not >.>
And I may be low key still trying to ignore my responsibilities
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Main ship <3 Yuzu x Mei (i dont even think they have an actual ship name)
I’m gonna cut it at a certain point cause I realized how much I was rambling
• When or if I started shipping it:
Ah...surprisingly I didn’t start shipping these two until a few months ago. I’ve been following the manga since the day it came out and I’ve always liked them but I never actively “shipped” them or anything. Even though I went all “YeSSSSS” when they started dating in chapter 16, I was still just more of a casual fan.
There are a few reasons I can think of to why I was drawn into shipping them (finally...) was that I somewhat got back into yuri over the summer after watching a clip from Fate Kaleid.......*cough* anyway...and started going back on dynasty-scans to see what kinds of new yuris have been made huehuehue. Long story short I shortly got back into MadoHomu and Yuzu x Mei, and saw the latter ship as the “less angsty” version and went on from there
The other reason I got super into them was that the latest few chapters, and remembering chapter 24, was that I really started to notice how Mei became less cold and closed-off from Yuzu. And seeing her blush and be all nervous around her was just..... <3 <3 <3~~~~~~
Oh and this one comic by smxmuffinpeddling made me laugh (and still makes me laugh) so it spiraled from there. They are a blessing to Citrus.
• My thoughts:
I tend to gravitate towards ships that have that dark/light dynamic. I’m cliche and I have a weakness for ships that have the aloof dark haired girl who’s usually looked up to or very popular fall in love with the ditzy, but kind and optimistic light haired girl and vice versa (see: Chikane/Himeko, MadoHomu, Diakko {to an extent}) Not exactly opposites attract, but I found their interactions funny when they initially hated each other and whenever I read the manga in retrospect in my head I’m all, “honey you two have no idea”
i like ships where i can see a little of myself in both characters
• What makes me happy about them:
I understand that the pseudo-incest thing can turn some people off from the pairing but in this story I feel like it’s justified enough that pretty much the whole fandom is cool with it. Yuzu and Mei didn’t grow up together nor are they blood related, but taking the “they’re not related by blood” justification out of the way while the kiss that Mei stole from Yuzu is what led to Yuzu developing feelings for her step-sister, Yuzu already started showing some sort of attraction in chapter 1 when Mei hugged her to just to get her cellphone. So, kiss or no kiss, Yuzu probably would’ve developed a crush on Mei regardless. As for Mei, the step-sister thing forced the seemingly-opposite girls to interact and it’s what led to Yuzu finding out all these things about Mei and help her with her issues. So, I think the fact that Yuzu would go great lengths for her is what would lead her to falling for her.
I really like how Yuzu doesn’t give up on Mei despite Mei always having to push her step-sister away. As much as I love Yuzu and do relate with her on a spiritual level, I do relate with Mei a lot (despite some friends saying I’m more like Yuzu lol). Anyone else who would try to get close with Mei would either get tired of her for being so closed-off and eventually just give up on her. I like the fact that Yuzu does see a lot of the good in Mei that she can’t see in herself. The whole dynamic of the closed-off, pessimistic, sometimes brooding person with the open, optimistic, never-gives-up person is a common dynamic I’ve seen everywhere and I happen to be one of those people that really do like it (at least if done right to an extent or I relate on a certain level) and also reminds me of sasuke and naruto despite never shipping that *cough* but anyway...
Plus, I remember smxmuffinpeddling mentioning this in the tags of one of their fics, but I really do like how both of them put in a lot of work to make their relationship work. Yeah, sure it seemed like Yuzu was doing all the work in the beginning, but as soon as Mei began to open up and trust Yuzu more, she does try to put in genuine effort in maintaining their relationship (using Yuzu’s notebook as a perfect date template, when she talked with Yuzu in chapter 24 that their relationship has nothing to do with other people’s opinions, asked Harumi for advice on how to start a conversation with Yuzu in the vol. 7 extra, being open to Yuzu’s offer of the one kiss a day thing, and i wish to see many more things~)
• What makes me sad about them:
Need I explain...
*Sigh* as much I love these two, I just want them to interact more with words. Like have more casual conversations. It could be the mundane things or about any problems or issues they could be having. I live for healthy communication, and I feel like Yuzu and Mei are still working up to that.
• Things done in art/fic that annoys me:
So...finding actual fan content of these two, let alone for Citrus in general is like treading through the Sahara fucking Desert
I haven’t really found anything concrete in art/fic that annoy me...yet but the most I’ll say is making both of them unreasonably OOC. This fandom is pretty small despite citrus apparently being a super popular yuri manga (I really didn’t know that until recently) so OOCness isn’t too much of a problem. I used to be heavily into the Frozen fandom so of course when you have a larger fandom you’re going to have a crap ton of fan interpretations and lots of AUs that either don’t fit or drive the characters being written about to be OOC.
• Things I look for in art/fic:
Lots of fluff cause we don’t get enough of it in the manga TT_TT
If it’s just them talking or having a date or something mundane that allows them to get to know each other more then sign me the fuck up. I like seeing fics that go into Mei’s perspective and I’m also a huge fan of content that really showcases the support they have for one another because feels~
In fact here’s some fics I’ve read that show some of this stuff I’ve mentioned:
citrus schtuffs by angel0wonder (literally anything written by smx/angel0wonder bless them)
Citrus - A Compilation by mikotyzini
The Adventures of Mei and Yuzu by mikotyzini
Citrus: Fantasies by epitomeodisaster (i literally don’t remember if i read this one but so far it has what i mentioned earlier)
Sweet and Sour by Cynical-Banshee (words cannot describe how much I love the writing style and characterization of Mei and Yuzu in this fic, it has almost everything I’m looking for that the manga doesn’t have enough of...and chapter 5...*dies*)
that’s all i can think of for now, but despite low numbers of content most of the stuff ive come across so far is pretty good
• Who I’d be comfortable them ending up with, if not each other:
For Yuzu, I wanna say Harumin only because they’re best friends and she’s always got Yuzu’s back and stuff and I know some people in the fandom already highkey ship them...however (yeah I’m gonna be one of those people ^^;), in the story I feel like it would be a bit cheap having Harumi secretly have feelings/fall for her best friend because while I was used to the yuri cliches when I first read the manga, I personally feel like the story is already far in Yuzu and Mei’s relationship that adding more unnecessary third party drama would kinda be tiresome to me. That’s not saying I’m not open to it. If Saburouta does something new or different with the whole “best friend is in love with main protagonist” cliche that I’ve seen in other yuri like Strawberry Panic, then I wouldn’t mind reading it.
For Mei...this is gonna sound like a weird answer, but I’d probably go with Matsuri. Part of the reason just being that they do kinda share some similarities together (being alone most of their life, sometimes clinging to the one person they feel like they can trust a.k.a Yuzu), but I’m also bad at explaining shit so I’ll probably just leave it at that :P
• My happily ever after for them:
THEY HAVE A KID (i think i came up with a concept for them having a son in my head but i never drew it...yet)
and they live in a cozy apartment together. Mei being self-conscious about her parenting skills and Yuzu always reassuring her that she’ll be fine and she’ll support her in everything she’s having trouble with if Mei has no fucking clue how to show love and affection to a child, let alone her own. The girl already took awhile trying open up and show her love to Yuzu, so this would be a challenge lol
Yuzu trying to reassure their kid that while his mother is pretty stubborn and has a hard time expressing her feelings, she loves them both very much <3~
• What is their favorite non-sexual activity?:
TALKING/COMMUNICATION (wait that’s my favourite lol)
I’m assuming that once they’re deep in their relationship, just sitting down and talking about the mundane things whether it’s about their day or ranting about whatever, would be something they would find relaxing. In the end, they’re still learning more about each other (and I fucking love that)
oh and trying new things with each other. Yuzu would be the one dragging Mei to try out something they’ve never done before (I can’t think of any right now), Mei would probably be super competitive when it comes to getting the skill down in whatever they’re doing but of course Yuzu would tell her she doesn’t need to get so worked up and should just let loose and have fun
#i rambled so much its not even funny#like i live and breathe their dynamic#yuzu x mei#turtle speaks#citrus manga#citrus#mei x yuzu
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