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anything pogbur. im desperate for that stupid emo man
sorry this is so late!
NOTES AND WARNINGS:
These follow the scenario that Wilbur and Reader are Currently in relationship
THIS IS C! NOT CC!
Pogbur called Wilbur and Pogbur interchangeablyÂ
Reader referred to in second person (you/yours) in some cases, in third person (they/them) in others.Â
Wilbur is aware of and planning his upcoming death, so: SUICIDAL IDEATION TW
Poor self care tw (is that a thing?)Â
Non-sexual intimacy/nudity (bathing).Â
Some info may be repetitiveÂ
I have not proofread this but I probably will in the coming days.
A = Affection (How affectionate are they? How do they show affection?)
Pogbur isnât very affectionate, due to all his internal and external struggles. At one point, you get him to open up a little, and that marks some of the first actual affection he displays during your time in the ravine. Heâs always a little distant, mentally, but if you sit next to him by the fireplace during one of those rare times heâs not busy, heâll take your hand and trace random shapes into the back of it with his thumb, maybe wrap an arm around your shoulder to tug you closer and kiss the side of your head.Â
B = Best friend (What would they be like as a best friend? How would the friendship start?)
N/A, would be in LâmanburgÂ
C = Cuddles (Do they like to cuddle? How would they cuddle?)
Pogbur has a love-hate relationship with cuddling. On one hand, he craves the physical contact and short-circuits every time you put your arms around him. On the other hand, the intimacy reminds him of his Lâmanburg era, and tends to lead him down another rabbit hole of agonizing over how much heâs changed, how much everything has changed and how thereâs no way to get it back. Thereâs no other option. He has to destroy it all.Â
D = Domestic (Do they want to settle down? How are they at cooking and cleaning?)
Settling down is the last thing on Wilburâs mind.Â
Even in Lâmanburg, neither of you had ever planned to have kids. Wilbur had intended to remain President until the end of his daysâ maybe, when things settled down with the war and setting up a new country, the two of you could have built a house together, maybe gotten a few cats. You had picked out the plot of land, too; a nice field next to a river, right across the sugarcane plantation.Â
When sneaking into Lâmanburg for the Red Festival, you caught Wilbur staring at that same plot of land.
E = Ending (If they had to break up with their partner, how would they do it?)
Heâd let them come to the conclusion on their own as he distances himself and makes himself as unpleasant as possible. Avoiding them, giving clipped answers when forced to talk to them, sometimes outright ignoring them. When they eventually confront him about how they no longer feel like theyâre in a relationship, he shrugs and goes âguess we arenât.â
 And thatâll be that.Â
F = Fiance(e)Â (How do they feel about commitment? How quick would they want to get married?)
Up until the very end of his third life, Pogbur lives in fear of commitment. He tries his absolute best to distance himself, in hopes of making hisâŚÂ final plan hurt less for the both of you. But the night before it all goes to hell, heâs lying awake in bedâ next to you, for onceâ and feels like heâs drowning as your hand finds his, giving it a reassuring squeeze. Before Wilbur knows what heâs doing, he rolls over and wraps his arms around you. After a few heartbeats, you return the hug and he speaks.Â
âWill you marry me?â
Itâs a manipulative, selfish move and he knows it. But heâs a manipulative, selfish man, and so when you agree, he slips a stone ringâ a gift from his father, many years agoâ off his hand and onto yours.  He apologizes for the lack of a real wedding ring.Â
He promises that heâll get a proper one when this is all over.Â
Wilbur seals the lie with a kiss to your forehead, basking in one last moment where this personâ this lovely, supportive person who chooses to stay with him even though they deserve so, so much betterâ is his.Â
G = Gentle (How gentle are they, both physically and emotionally?)
Physically, ridiculously so. Wilbur is afraid to touch you. He will hover around you, never curling his hands to actually hold your arm: Choosing to ghost brushes against your shoulders to redirect you or grab your attention.Â
If you need his help getting up after a fall, heâll offer a hand/arm to you but will wait for you to take it and use it as a crutch.Â
Emotionally, heâs quite absent. But he still tries his best to spare your feelings when he does talk to you about how heâs doing (by downplaying his struggles).
H = Hugs (Do they like hugs? How often do they do it? What are their hugs like?)
Pre-opening up to you, Wilbur hesitantly accepts any offer of a hug as long as itâs in private. He melts every time, even though he would never admit it. His mind goes blank, unable to process the affection after extended periods of time convincing himself that he was despised by everyone around him.Â
After opening up to you, heâs more comfortable saying no when he feels like heâs spiraling too much for physical contact. A strained smile, a subtle shake of the head, and you leave him alone. Heâs thankful.Â
However, he also starts using it in more self-destructive ways, denying affection because he feels like he doesnât deserve it.Â
I = I love you (How often do they say the L-word?)
On his own, Wilbur doesnât say âI love youâ explicitlyâ it holds too much weight, reminds him too much of the connection heâs trying to sever before he dies. He does, however, murmur sweet things in passing like âyouâre my lightâ, telling you that he loves you without ever actually saying the words.Â
When you say âI love youâ first, though, he almost always follows with a soft âI love you too.â Maybe only a few times he finds himself too choked up to respond, and simply turns away from you.Â
J = Jealousy (How jealous do they get? What do they do when theyâre jealous?)
Ohh this guy is the most jealous of the burs.Â
He is constantly on edge about you betraying him and Pogtopia, of course heâd also worry about you just.. growing tired of him. Heâs terrified that youâll  finally realize that heâs not worth the effort, that the facade of the strong, confident leader was just thatâ a facade.Â
He rarely has good days anymore, and stresses both of you out. So of course youâd look happier talking to anyone else. Doesnât mean that you would happier with someone else, but Wilbur canât bring himself to accept that.Â
He doesnât deserve you. So heâll watch you laugh with another Pogtopian from afar, stomach twisting at the knowledge that it had been weeks since you had laughed like that with him.Â
Heâs bitterly jealous. But he tells himself that, for a brief moment, he would stop being selfish if he would just let you go.Â
K = Kisses (What are their kisses like? Where do they like to kiss you? Where do they like to be kissed?)
Most of Pogburâs kisses are distracted brushes of his lips against your cheek or the side of your head, done as a quick greeting or goodbye.Â
Sometimes, when youâre both sitting in front of the fire and thereâs no one else around, he presses his lips to your hand or head and justâ keeps them there. Breathing you in, staring at the flames.Â
As for receiving kisses, he ends to avoid any on the mouth because they remind him of his currently poor hygiene.Â
Similarly to cuddling, he has a complicated view on temple/eyelid kisses. He craves them, but at the same time hates how emotional they make him feel.Â
Pogbur prefers kisses on the head or cheek because theyâre quick, affectionate, and donât make him want to cry.Â
L = Little ones (How are they around children?)
Nope.Â
Thereâs no little kids in pogtopia, and even if he did come across one, heâd hand the responsibility over to someone else.Â
M = Morning (How are mornings spent with them?)
Most days, you wake up alone. Sometimes  you wake up to the sound of him getting out of bed and leaving at 2, maybe 3 in the morning, never having even noticed he had gone to bed.Â
On the rare occasions that you wake up first and/or that he sleeps until a more reasonable hour, itâs more pleasant. He hums in his sleep as you play with his hair, curling closer to you with a sigh as he basks in the affection he cannot bring himself to accept when awake.Â
N = Night (How are nights spent with them?)
When you happen to sleep in the same intervals, heâs usually curled away from you, facing the wall. Sometimes heâs facing towards you, allowing you to hold him while he traces shapes into your arm.Â
O = Open (When would they start revealing things about themselves? Do they say everything all at once or wait a while to reveal things slowly?)
At one point, you put your foot down. Somehow, you manage to get him to come to be early, whether that be through incessant nagging or begging or guilting.Â
You notice that heâs hesitant to hold your hand or even be seen walking next to you where others could see you. You donât take offense, you know itâs not because heâs ashamed of you. You simply ask him if heâd like to walk to your rooms separately, and offer to go first so he doesnât have to have his back towards you. You let him search the room for any weapons, staying with your hands in full view the entire time.Â
Wilbur feels awful, treating you like thisâ like youâd stab him in the back as soon as you got the chance. He expects to see your brows furrow with hurt, your jaw clench with barely concealed frustration as he checks the thin mattress for anything suspicious.Â
But you donât.Â
You wait patiently at the mouth of the cave until heâs done, and gesture to your clothes. âNo pockets.â You tell him. âNowhere to hide weapons.âÂ
He nods, watching as you get into bed and place your hands flat on top of the covers.Â
âIâm sorry.â Wilbur rasps.Â
âDonât be.â You lift the covers and he crawls in, laying down next to you as your hands interlock with his. If your hands stay in his, you canât reach for a weapon. âWhat can I do to make you feel safe?â
Safe.Â
Wilbur stared at your conjoined hands.Â
Safe.Â
Safe, lying in a cave tens of blocks below the surface of the earth, a bounty on his head after losing everything, after having been betrayed by half the people he knew. He wanted to laugh, but you had been so kind to himâ he wanted to repay you somehow.Â
Wilbur closed his eyes, still holding onto you. âJust stay here.âÂ
P = Patience (How easily angered are they?)
Heâs more prone to frustration rather than anger.Â
No, you donât understand. Heâs dangerous, hopelessâ why canât you understand??
Perhaps in the beginning he would raise his voice a little. After one fight where he actually yelled at you, he took one look at your stunned expression before faltering, clearing his throat with a strained ââŚexcuse meâ and stumbling out of the room.Â
Wilbur didnât yell at you after that. He couldnât stand to see that expression on you again. Whenever he gets angry now, he just turns and walks away, even if youâre mid-conversation.Â
Q = Quizzes (How much would they remember about you? Do they remember every little detail you mention in passing, or do they kind of forget everything?)
He forgets things like celebrating your birthday or anniversary or the things you tell him duringPogtopia but remembers all the little quirks about you. How the very corners of your lips tilt upwards when you purse your lips in irritation, how you pivot on your heel when you pace, how you lift your shoulders when you laugh as if trying to curl into a ball.Â
R = Remember (What is their favorite moment in your relationship?)
Wilburâs favorite moment in your entire relationship would never be in Pogtopia. It would be either in Lâmanburg or after he is revived.Â
However, his favorite memory from that specific time period would either have to be from before the Red Festival. After he opens up to you, you find it a lot easier to get him to take care of himself, or at least let you do it for him.Â
At one point, you could get him to take a bath. Thereâs a spring somewhere in the ravine (is that what you call cave ponds? Idk). Itâs not the best place for a bath since the water drips straight from the stalagmites and is full of sediments/minerals, but itâs the best Pogtopia has.Â
Helping someone bathe already requires incredible trust between the involved individuals, so you can imagine how much trust Wilbur would have to give you in order to have his back towards you for an extended period of time without the slightest defense. Especially if youâre cutting his hairâ heâd be letting you approach him, from behind, with a sharp object.Â
Despite all that trust, Wilburâs still a little afraid, probably needing a moment every once in a while to calm himself. But when you start washing his hairâHead empty. No thoughts, eyes drifting shut as you rub the shampoo in his hair. You help him lay back until his hair is underwater and rinse it out. You do this several times since his hair is so greasy, and by the time youâre done heâs on cloud nine.Â
You almost do a double take when you look at him during the last rinse. He looks calmer, more content than he has been for months, the line between his eyebrows gone and his lips parted, so relaxed heâs almost meditating.Â
He doesnât even notice youâve stopped until you touch his face, tracing your index finger across his cheeks and biting the tip of his nose playfully.Â
Wilbur wrinkles his nose, and for the first time in months, he laughs. Just a little.Â
S = Security (How protective are they? How would they protect you? How would they like to be protected?)
Wilbur is usually concerned over his own safety, constantly looking over his shoulder as if expecting a knife to the back. But sometimes, heâs hit with the deep fear that someone is out to get you too. If you or any of your allies get injured, youâll see a shift in his behavior. Suddenly stopping in the middle of the ravine as youâre going about your day, staring at you for a few seconds as if realizing that youâre there. Wilbur walks up to you, hesitating. He nervously wets his lips and tells you that heâs switched your morning task to helping Technoblade out with the potato farms instead of going out for supplies.
T = Try (How much effort would they put into dates, anniversaries, gifts, everyday tasks?)
None. In between the whole âpreparing-for-warâ thing and actively trying to distance himself, your relationship has basically taken an unofficial hiatus. Sure, you exchange hugs and forehead/cheek kisses sometimes, but besides that, youâve become very affectionate friends.Â
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U = Ugly (What would be some bad habits of theirs?)
Unfortunately, at this stage of his life, Wilbur is not putting any effort into the relationship. Itâs unhealthy, and both of you know that. But in addition to being your lover, Wilbur is your friend, and you arenât going to let him go through this alone.Â
So you stick by him.Â
V = Vanity (How concerned are they with their looks?)
Wilbur barely eats and drinks enough to get by without risking organ failure. He doesnât give much thought into his appearance. However, on the occasion that he lets you hold him, he does feel hyperaware about how his shirt is stained, how he hasnât shaved in weeks, and how his hair is greasy as all hell.Â
He doesnât do much about it , though.Â
W = Whole (Would they feel incomplete without you?)
Mm, depends.Â
Wilbur already feels incomplete without Lâmanburg, and already spends most days alone. If you were to die, however, he would absolutely feel more hopeless, but not necessarily incomplete.Â
X = Xtra (A random headcanon for them.)
If you hand Pogbur anythingâ any gift, whether itâs a lovingly-handcrafted scarf or a cool feather you found off the groundâ he will take it. Stare at it for a few seconds, sure, but he will carefully take it from your hands with a muttered âthank youâ.Â
He keeps everything you (and his other friends) give him. What he canât sew to the insides of his coat, he keeps in his pockets.Â
Y = Yuck (What are some things they wouldnât like, either in general or in a partner?)
Coddling him too much. He loves being taken care of, even though itâs difficult for him to accept the affection most days, but he does NOT want to feel infantilized. Donât overdo it. Heâs an adult man.Â
He also wouldnât like a partner who breaches his boundaries when he doesnât feel like initiating physical contact due to paranoia/etc. If your desire to have a boyfriend to cuddle with is stronger than your desire to allow him to feel safe, then heâs avoiding you like the plague. Donât guilt trip him into giving or receiving affection. Itâll workâ- but heâll resent you for it.Â
Z = Zzz (What is a sleep habits of theirs?)
On the rare occasion that he does sleep, he sleeps on his side, curled up facing the wall. On a select few days, he holds you so tightly that a tornado couldnât separate you two.Â
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Accidentally Saying âI Hate Youâ In An Argument
With Kakucho , Shuji, Sanzu and Haitani Brothers
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Accidentally saying âI hate youâ in an argument
-Warnings? Swearing. some toxicity? some smut in Rans, Hanma is in bonten.
-Some of these arenât really an âaccidentâ sođ
KAKUCHO
It was too much. Mikey demanded too much from Kakucho. He knew it. You definitely knew it. Every day, heâd come home completely worn out, sometimes just ignoring you and heading straight to bed.
âHey, Kaku-"
Your greeting was interrupted by a heavy slam of the door when he walked in, you swore the door couldâve cracked by the force.
He walked straight past you on the couch, not even giving eye contact. So many times, his behaviour has practically been normalised.
But something awakened in you.
âKakucho.â You called. He stopped, his back still towards you. âIâm trying to talk to you?â
âYeah, âm tired, [Y/N]â He said.
That was your limit. âOh for fucks sake, Kakucho. Youâre always tired, always busy. Iâm just trying to have a decent conversation for once in this long ass year! Sometimes I really hate this..I really hate you!â
You couldnât even keep up with your words. Everything was just spilling out and you didnât even realise what you said until he turned around.
âYou do?â
How can you answer? âN-no.â
Visibly, Kakucho looked upset. But obviously he wouldnât let you see that, or anyone. âYou hate me.â
âKakucho..â
He rubbed his eye, his exhaustion clearly taking a toll on him. âWe can talk in the morning, okay? You can sleep in the bed.â
With a sigh, you listened to him and walked into bed, climbing into bed. You didnât mean to say it at all. It just came out. By no means at all will you ever hate him.
But how he is during certain situations annoys you.
That never stopped you loving him.
The guilt was eating you up alive and you couldnât sleep. Not without him. So, you got up and walked to the living room.
Kakucho was there asleep like a baby. You smiled and climbed next to him.
He mustâve known since he pulled you in tightly hugging you.
You guys would get through this. You always have.
HANMA SHUJI
Oh, God knows how you havenât said it once earlier. Heâs just so damnâŚannoying. He knows which buttons to deliberately press, constantly trying to bring that outburst out of you.
Shuji never means any harm though. Heâs just dumb.
He had annoyed you one day and you guys had a disagreement. He wasnât taking you seriously. So, he went out. He âaccidentallyâ got drunk at the strip club with the rest of Bonten and posted 5 snaps of the scene online
Obviously, you saw all of it. You kept telling yourself that he wouldnât cheat.
Would he..?
Was this his way of finally pissing you the fuck off?
You were speechless when he walked into your apartment at 2am. He looked like a drunken mess, his tie was all loose and he was tripping around the whole place.
âShujiâŚâ
He pointed at you. âThere she is. My girlfriend. She looks so mad though. Tell me, girlfriend, why are you mad?â He slurred his words and cackled at himself. Not amusing to your eyes.
âI was worried sick. First, I was worried that youâd hurt yourself out there and second, I was worried you value so little of this relationship that youâd cheat with some stripper.â You sigh.
He groaned as he gripped the walls. âWhat if I did? What would you do?â
Like I said, Shuji is so damn annoying. Sighing, you helped him to sober up in the bathroom, unbuttoning his shirt and cleaning his face.
âWhatâs on your mind, sweet cheeks?â He asked with a smirk. Then, he bursted out laughing.
What was so funny? What the fuck was he smiling at?
âWhatâs funny?â You ask with a straight face. He carried on laughing, gripping the bowl of the sink.
All the anger built up inside you finally bursted as you threw his stupid shirt on the floor.
âFor fucks sake, Shuji, grow up! Iâm tired of doing this! If you donât wanna love me, Iâll find someone else. Someone I donât hate at times.â
Itâs almost like your words sobered him up.
He just blinked as he stared into your eyes. But it didnât matter, you were far too mad to even listen to a word he says or even look at him.
âSo, you hate me?â
With a scoff, you left the room, fleeing to your bedroom. There, you sobbed. You didnât mean it at all. You loved Shuji more than anything and he loved you.
But this was not how you envisioned it to be.
You cried yourself to sleep, hugging the pillow, wishing it was him.
But when you woke up, you smelt that sweet smell of breakfast.
âNo fucking way..â you whispered.
You tiptoed to the kitchen to find a (hungover) Hanma Shuji preparing breakfast.
âIâm sorry?â He said with an adorable smile.
âIâm sorry.â You smiled at him back before joining him to appreciate his breakfast.
SANZU HARUCHIYO
He promised he wasnât. He promised that now, he wouldnât even look at drugs as long as youâre in his life. But everyone knows Sanzu is a liar, nothing more.
Ran asked you to collect him from work since he was a walking disaster that was high.
Honestly, you contemplated leaving him there and then. You were so tired of his constant bullshit. He claimed to love you but look at him, lying to you again.
But, you decided to pick him up anyway.
When you pulled up to Bontenâs building, Ran and Rindou were already there, holding up a limp Sanzu. He smiled when be saw your car, as if this was funny.
âTake care, [Y/N].â Ran slapped the head of your car twice before leaving. They both gave you sad smiled, knowing how hard this was on you.
But when they left, you began to cry.
Sanzu was too far into his own world to even notice you at first but when he did, he was confused.
âHey, whatâs up with you?â He tried to hold your hand that was gripped tightly on the wheel but you slapped it away. âJeez, only asking..â
âShut the fuck up.â You whisper through tears.
âOh come on, [Y/N]. What did I do-"
Then, your palm came down hard to his cheek.
âI said, shut up! I mean God, Haruchiyo, youâre killing me. Every fucking time you say youâre gonna get clean but you never do!â
âClean?â He raised a brow.
With a sigh, you ask, âAre you using?â
He stammered before you began to chuckle.
âYou know, I thought this time was different. I really did. I fuckin hate you.â You sobbed again.
Sanzu looked at you confused. What do you mean you hate him? You canât hate him, you told him you would love him until the end of time.
No, surely you were overreacting.
âI just snorted one line, babe. I didnât know I was this high. My bad, Iâm sorry, I guess-"
âYou donât mean it.â You looked at him. âYou never do.â
RINDOU HAITANI
When Bonten offered you a job as secretary, Rindou hated it almost immediately. He knew you were smart, he just didnât want his wife to interfere with his shady business.
No matter all the âIâll be fineâs or âDonât worry about meâs you gave, He still didnât like it.
And you noticed how distant and cold he began to get as you started.
The fights only started from there. As secretary, you were advised to be in meetings, for information. Whenever you spoke, heâd scoff or sigh or whatever little thing he could do that annoyed you.
He just wanted you safe, not speaking to murderers, drug dealers and notorious gang members, except him (and probably Ran).
âI just donât get why you want me to quit, Rin.â
He didnât even look at you once while he was sorting out his files, but he still answered. âItâs unsafe. Youâll probably end up dead.â
It was kind of ironic of him to say that seeing as youâve been saying the same thing to him for the past two years. âRin, itâs just a job. Iâm not heavily involved, Iâll be fine-"
âFor Godâs sake, no you wonât!â Rindou slammed his folders on the table and, finally, looked at you. âYou donât always use your head, [Y/N], If that sounds harsh, so be it but itâs true. Youâre justâŚtoo curious. I really donât like that.â
For anyone else, theyâd be shock at what Rindou just said, but you were used to it unfortunately. âYou think I like how you treat me sometimes? Huh? Because I donât. IâŚI hate-"
âYou hate me?â
Your cheeks were now damp with tears as Rindou finished your sentence. Again, he was right. Youâd never thought in your 5 year relationship that youâd even utter the word âhateâ yet here you are.
âAll I want for you is to be safe, Is that so hard to understand?â He said looking at you with desperate eyes, desperate that youâd just understand.
The decision wasnât in your favour, but you reluctantly agreed. âOkay. Okay, fine. Iâll quit, are you happy?â You stormed off to your bedroom, clearly upset. But you didnât cry anymore. Because you knew where he was coming from.
The next morning was awkward. You were sat on the table drinking your tea as Ran walked out with his tie loose. Youâd always fasten it before work, and clearly he wouldnât let that habit go over some fight.
âBabe?â He motioned at his tie and you stood up to help him.
Mid way doing his tie, he held your face, analysing all your features and stroking your cheek.
âOkay, hear me out. Iâm not thrilled about this but, I guess if you wanna keep working at Bonten, you can.â
Your eyes widened as you stared into his. Rindou compromising? This is new.
âBut I swear, If you get hurt or, God forbid, killed, Iâll fight you in heaven.â
You chuckled. âThatâs if you even get to heaven.â You kissed his cheek. âSorry for saying the âhâ word.â
âNah, itâs fine. I know at times you hate my guts. Everyone does. But your hatred never stays for long, and thatâs why I live you.â
âBecause I donât hate you.â You scoffed.
âNo.â Rindou said. âBecause you understand my feelings.â
RAN HAITANI
Just 5 words. Thatâs all.
âWill you be my girlfriend?â
He thought it was childish to ask you this. Heâs a grown man, not the silly child he used to be. He had priorities, a lot of them.
But you were definitely one of them.
You and Ran had been flirting for quite a while. Every now and then, youâd see him in parties. Heâd walk up to you, sweet talk you, kiss you, eventually leading to activities.
You guys were basically fuck buddies.
You definitely liked him, and vice versa. But Ran Haitani is not the lovey dovey boyfreind material. He knows heâs rough, with his actions and his words. Heâs not kind, he doesnât do formalities. But if he likes something, heâll make sure itâs his.
After multiple sexy nights with Ran, you began to conjure up a feeling that he likes you. I mean, what could be more obvious than the time you guys had drunk sex, and he whispered in your ear that âNo one else could get me like thisâ and Youâre so special to me..â
As time went on, the sex went from rough and fast to intimate and slow. He kissed every part of you, it felt like he was making love to you.
Kokonoi had a party and he obviously invited you, seeing as you were Bontenâs favourite party girl. (You always got everyone hype.
But all the excitement rushed away when you saw Ran, with another woman. He kept whispering in her ear, the same way he used to do to yours. And Ran always gives that look, like he undressed you with his eyes. Those same eyes that you loved were now in her direction.
When he saw you staring, he knew he fucked up. He walked over to you and grabbed you wrist, taking you to wherever room he can.
âYou looked like you were having fun..â You muttered as he dragged you into Kokonoiâs bedroom.
âShut up.â He responded.
âWhy did you drag me here? Youâve got a girl downstairs waiting for you.â You crossed your arms as you stared up at him.
He sighed. âBecause I know how youâd react.â
âHow Iâd react-" âNo, I didnât mean it like that-" âThen, how did you mean it?!â
Ran knew he couldnât get his way out of this one, he might as well give up.
âYou know when you said all those things about me, like how Iâm special. I took those seriously. Itâs stuck in my head, Ran. And I hate it because I donât want you in my head. I hate you because youâre all I fucking think about.â
Finally, you admit your feelings to him. He stands there, perplexed.
And then, he laughs.
âI hate you too.â
What?
âI hate when I see you with other guys, and how obviously desperate they are to fuck you. I hate it when you âaccidentallyâ flirt with my colleagues, itâs like a slap in the face. I hate when I leave you after we sleep together, because honestly, Iâd rather be with you all day.â He stepped closer.
âI hate you more, [Y/N].â
His lips crashed into yours with a passionate kiss. Your needy hands grabbed at his shirt buttons as you desperately tried to strip him down. Your back met the door as Ran kissed your neck, muttering âI hate how you do this to me..â
You moaned into his mouth as he entered his fingers inside you. He kept going faster and faster, talking you through your orgasm.
âI donât wanna see you with other boys, yeah?â He whispered.
You made incoherent noises but nodded anyways.
âI just want you for myself, mmkay?â
You moaned a loud âYes!â as you finally reached your high and came all over his fingers.
You breathed heavily whilst Ran gave you a few more kisses, thatâs before two loud knocks came banging on the door.
âYou two better not be doing what I think youâre doing.â
Ranâs hand covered your mouth quickly so you wouldnât make a sound. This is what you loved about Ran, the risk, the thrill.
âNo not at all, Koko!â Ran answered cheerfully.
âDonât lie to me, Ran.â Kokonoi threatened.
Ran scoffed. âSeriously? Iâd never fuck a girl in my colleagueâs bed. Who do you think I-"
Suddenly, a groan erupted from his lips as you palmed his crotch. He looked at you a little shocked but amused at your boldness. Meanwhile, a furious Kokonoi had to be taken away by Sanzu of all people.
The next morning, You woke up in Kokonoiâs bed but Ran was fast asleep looking adorable. He woke up amid your shuffling around.
âMorning.â
âGood morning.â You covered your naked body as you got up and stole Ranâs shirt from the night before.
When you walked downstairs, you saw a third of the Bonten members fast asleep on the couch, Rindou was up though.
âJunkies.â You chuckled.
âWhore.â Rindou jokes.
Suddenly, you felt Ranâs arms come around you.
âNow now, Rindou, donât be so rude to your brothers new girlfriend. â
You smiled at that.
( I have no idea why i turned Ranâs into a whole oneshot whoops)
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A/N : i have nothing to say other than the fact there will be an excessive amount of twitch slang bc why tf not + just,,, heavy streamer!albedo brainrot ;-;
masterlist
AIGHT
streamer albedo
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pogâ
so before we get into him being whipped for u, letâs go over the type of strimmer mr Kreideprinz is
fun fact thatâs his twitch nameâ
albedo would be the type to do lots of variety streams of different games, but also the occasional art one if he wants to have a chill stream with his chat !!
speaking of chat⌠theyâre an odd mix of wholesome supporters, KAPPA + POGGERS + catJAM (bc he always has some bangers on in the bg like yes u bless our ears my guy) + KEKW + EZ Clap + his own emotes spammers, mr albedoâs very own shrimps (me, ahEmâ), and ppl who just appreciate his voice + gameplay
if thereâs a troll he just bans them OMEGALUL
omg he has lots of emotes (which he made in some of his art streams so his viewers could choose some) for every scenario but weâll get into the popular ones in a bit đđ
heâs most definitely one of the bigger, well-known streamers but with a smaller group of friends
his discord server has,,, a lot of ppl,,, 70k+ ppl big,,, rip notifs if ur in it ;-;
he has it muted tho đĽ like, sir, thatâs ur server pay the goddamn price smh
wait i forgot to mention this but he has his webcam on when streaming
so u can bet ur chickens that when ppl come to visit his stream bc of whatever category he has on, they stay for his visuals and voice <33
his twt 𤥠mans gets 1k+ likes, rts, comments within the first 5-10 mins
omg he gets soft when he receives sm support from his community đĽşđĽş
gifts so many subs when hitting milestones, chat is wholesome or just whenever really HJKSDHKLÂ
also doesnât swear much unless he gets played by his own game and/or someone is being incredibly annoying <//3
he also just,,, eats on stream
albedo straight up takes his webcam with him to show him cooking if his viewers ask for it
or he just orders food then and there and eats while chatting to everyone or watching youtube with his chat đĽş
nOW ONTO HIM BEING WHIPPED FOR U AS A GENSHIN STREAMER
this AR55 man đŠâđŚŻ
he can literally produce content from anything
from artifact farming, to spiral abyss, to running around mindlessly, to building characters he would normally never build, to him seeing how high up is considered too high to dive
and everyone eats it up bc itâs albedo <3
also !! heâs the type who includes the story quests in his streams so his reaction and thoughts on everything is just,,, there
now when u were first introduced in the prologue (yes ur one of the ogs + involved in the dvalin fight <33) he blanked and all his viewers could see was u on screen with him staring blankly in the bottom right of the screen
this man straight up saw u in a cutscene for one second and fell in love
his chat went wild omfg
he immediately made an emote for u and thatâs his most popular one đ
but i kid u not, the moment u appeared in that cutscene (one in which he will forever treasure in the crevices of his heart) was the moment he asked this exact question ;
â so (y/n) banner when? âÂ
and mihoyo heard his pleas and answered with ur event bannerÂ
except it was like,, 4 months laterÂ
at least ur finally here tho :â)
now he can have his lil science-y moments with ur voicelines ;-;
yes, ur the chief alchemist but ⨠đ
đđđđđđđđ â¨
. . .
shut up
n e who
when he saw the notification from mihoyoâs official forums that u will be a playable character in the new update â along with new characters, region, events & a domain â i shit u not he did a rt, his own tweet, an announcement on the community feature on youtube, and made constant reminders to his viewers on twitch abt how he will be a (y/n) haver no matter what
he even added future (y/n) haver in his twt display name
what a shrimpâ
the 1.2 update stream đĽ he was there waiting for it to go live with like,,, 19k viewers spamming his chat abt predictions and obv ur official release + showcase
and when i say this man fell even more in love while watching ur trailer and character showcase 𼺠he wouldnât stop smiling or being in awe bc ur just??? so stunning???
mihoyo clearly has a favourite child and itâs u
chat was spamming ur exclusive emote like crazy oml
u can bet it was also flooded with lots of POGs and POGGERSÂ
overall it was a very fun, chaotic stream filled with lots of (y/n) appreciation and love <33
also a very memorable stream for all his viewers bc of the side of albedo they rarely see unless ur involved
the day ur banner was to go live tho đĽ
the streams leading up to the fateful day consisted of him farming ur matsÂ
thatâs it
boss runs, local specialties, hero wits, talent books, the mats needed for ur weapon he was inevitably going to pull for (only the best for the best, afterall) and many domain runs
many painful domain runs
all of it was worth it tho bc ur worth everything :â)
an actual quote said by himâ
at least he can get u and ur weapon to lvl 90 right off the bat with all the artifacts tailored for u ;-;
and get u to that point he did HJSDKJF
once ur banner dropped? immediately started wishing
2 multis in and he gets u đŁ
albedo nearly cried and was the literal embodiment of head in hands
wHEN I SAY HIS CHAT BLEW TF UP AND HIS MODS JOINED IN
modCheck has left the chat
everyoneâs rooting for him :â)
pulled for ur weapon and got it in 1 multi
sir give me ur luck pls and ty
but yes he nearly choked on the gASP he let out while chat screamed even more
he blanked for a bit, i wonât lie ;-;
but when he realised this was real, he immediately went to his party set up and put u in
can we all get an f in the chat for his lvl 10 tartaglia đđđ
his chat usually rages at him to build him but if heâs being honest, he cba
ur vl when he put u in the party tho <333
now heâs just spent half an hour running around with u, letting u do ur idle animations (will always be grateful for mihoyo creating u like this), reading ur very limited (for nowâ) character story and going through ur voicelinesÂ
ur morning & about us (when he unlocks it) voiceline >>>>> his heart be running laps rn i swear
eventually he does begin to build u after much admiration on his end and at lvl 1 with lvl 20 artifacts, u already have 1.6k atk đĽ
now after he levels u and ur weapon to lvl 90, u have 2.8k atk đĽ
rip mobs <//3
he now plays u as his main dps đ
the kit initially designed for u is meant to be more for support?? kinda like the whole ganyu or zhongli debate abt them being a dps or a support/sub dps ;-;
except ur more utility like venti or bennett
and even though the majority said at the beginning (aka, mihoyo, pretty much any other streamer and the larger part of the fanbase) that ur meant for support, he said fuck that and built u as his main dps
and i wonât lie, u do more damage than any of his characters, and ppl who co op with him
ur his pride and joy :â)
he went to take a look at ur consts to see if they were worth the rng suffering and, lo-and-behold,
they were
so now heâs using all his saved primos for u to try and get ur c6 const, along with making ur weapon r5 :â)
his chat gets a free view of him internally suffering when the gold light doesnât come, and his external suffering when he loses the 50/50
in the end, he decided to whale for u <33
after nearly an hour, he has u to c6 and ur weapon to r5 ;-;
now all heâs been doing the whole stream is running around with u in open world, doing his daily farming, doing more domain and boss runs, exploring the new region (dragonspine) + ur story quest
heâs saving the event quest for another stream bc â¨contentâ¨Â
in ur quest, he had multiple heart attacks and now has many, many screenshots <3
he now has a zoomed in pic of ur face as his twt pfp <33
okay so i also feel like heâs not all that bothered abt getting characters to friendship level 10 immediately and would rather let it happen through time
but obv ur not any other character *proceeds to debby ryan at u*
even if ur not fit for a particular domain or boss, he still puts u in the party so when collecting the blossom/rewards, u can get the friendship exp ;-;
he just wants ur name card so he can show off okay đĽş
when he lets his viewers pick out the playlist, 98% of the songs are from ur character demo themeÂ
they just know him so well đŠ
they also just wanna see the way he smiles when he hears it play but shhhhhh
now he just has his in-game avatar as u, and ur namecard too <33
also his signature is just ;
â (y/n)âs favourite streamer â
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dap me up | t.h.
tom holland x actress!reader
warnings: somewhat smut? swearing and fluff
summary: during an interview for your new film, tom exposes your odd routine during intimate scenes and your favourite flower.
a/n: i got carried away. there's a lot going on in here. enjoy?
wc: 2.6k
"Hello! I'm Adrien Fox with Pop Sugar and we are here with stars of the new film 'Week Off', Tom Holland and Y/N Y/L/N!" Adrien introduced you and Tom to the cameras.
You and Tom gave little waves, "Hello!"
"Now, let's get right into it."
Adrien began asking generic questions while you tried your best to prevent any spoilers from leaving Tom's lips.
"Can you explain the movie a bit to anyone who is unfamiliar with the book or hasn't watched the trailer?"
Tom opened his mouth to speak before closing it, "I think I'll let Y/N do that."
Adrien laughed before you spoke, "Yeah, um. It's basically a comedy with a little rated R content. Some romance, but mostly raunchy and hilarious stuff. It follows the employees in this law firm and their vacation away from work. Lots ensues during said trip including relationships, arguments and too much drinking."
"And you guys worked with many famous actors and actresses in this film. Like, Jennifer Lawrence, Emma Stone, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya, Chris Hemsworth, Kevin Hart, Jonah Hill, Channing Tatum and The Rock. How was working with that many iconic people in the industry? You guys are obviously incredibly well known as well, but I imagine some of these people were your idols growing up." Adrien asked and you and Tom nodded.
"Yeah, uh, yeah. It was an honour. Absolutely amazing. Like, I never imagined I'd be making films, let alone films with stars like Kevin Hart and Emma Stone, you know? I'm just really proud of this one and I love everyone who we worked on it with." Tom gave his answer making you nod.
You cleared your throat, "Yeah, Zendaya is my best friend and she has been for years, long before this movie came along, but I still got so excited about working with her. Jennifer Lawrence is amazing, so hilarious. You put her and Chris into a room together and it's just comedy central." you laughed with Tom at the memory.
"We've seen in the trailer that you two share many intimate and â may I say â risquĂŠ scenes in this film. Was it hard to keep that level of professionalism and friendship while shooting those scenes?"
You let out a little chuckle at the question before Tom rubbed his chin and spoke, "Since Y/N and I are already good friends off screen, I thought it would be awkward filming those scenes, but Y/N does this weird handshake after every take and it wasn't awkward 'cause it just made me laugh."
Adrien laughed a little before speaking, "What handshake?"
You shook your head with a smile as you recalled the first time you ever did the handshake with Tom.
"Ready, Holland?" you had your pyjamas on and were making your way to your mark in the set of your character's hotel room.
Tom nodded before following you in, cameras and crew hot on his heels, "Ready as I'll ever be."
He was shirtless. A pair of loose fitting grey shorts hung low on his waist. His costume for this scene as Niko Sai.
A black silk slip hung carelessly off of your frame. Ending at the middle of your thighs, v-neck dipping low on your chest. Your costume for Kora Patel.
"We're going to take it from Tom's line; 'You want me just as much as I want you'. Okay?" you and Tom gave a thumbs up, "Action!"
"You want me just as much as I want you. Everytime you sneak a glance at me and you think I don't see, but I do because I'm already looking at you, Patel." Tom walked behind you, looking at you through the mirror in front of you. "I don't blame you, I am incredibly good looking." he smirked to himself.
"I'm guessing you couldn't fit your shirt over your ginormous head?" you rolled your eyes.
Tom's smirk only grew, "Is that a little bit of drool on your mouth, Patel? Who knew the Kora Patel had a thing for Niko Sai? Oh, the Lord is good."
You rested your hands on the sink and leaned forward, "This is a useless conversation, Sai." you turned to face him, "I feel nothing for you. Don't you get that?"
He stepped closer to you and cupped your face in his palm, "Yes you do, you just don't want to." his face showed pain, all humour drained from his character.
You shook your head with a dry laugh, "You're only trying with me because it's convenient. The company's quiet little Kora Patel, right?"
He took another step towards you, holding your hip in a tight grip, "That's a lie. Nothing about us is convenient."
You chuckled before your hand flew to grasp his hair, tangling your fingers in his curls. Your other hand pressed against his pec. Nails tracing patterns on his skin. Tom's breath hitched along with yours as his body automatically drew closer to you.
You tightened your grip on his hair, "It is convenient because you know I keep to myself. You know that I won't go running my mouth about how long you last or if size really does matter. You know that I'm an easy one to fuck," you pulled him closer, "And toss aside, right, Sai?"
"No." Tom swallowed, "You're wrong, Patel."
You shrugged, "I can give you what you want," you ran your thumb across his bottom lip, "Physically." your eyes met his with heavy lids, "Not emotionally. That's why you need Remedy. Not me." your lips brushed his as you spoke, your voice just loud enough for the mics to pick up.
He leaned in and nearly kissed you before you pushed him away slightly by his chest, foreheads still touching, "Let me kiss you." he whispered, sounding so desperate that you nearly abandoned the script and pulled him into you.
You rolled your lips between your teeth, "And if I don't?" you raised an eyebrow, challenging him.
"I'll leave you alone. If that's what you want, I'll go and have a useless one night stand with a girl who could never measure up to you." he pulled your hips flesh against his, "But if you let me kiss you. I promise to show you how much I mean it when I say that I'll spend all night showering every inch of your body with the love it deserves." he brushed his lips against yours again before bringing his mouth to your ear, "Just say the word, darling, and I'm yours."
Your heavy breaths were the only things that could be heard besides the small sound of shuffling behind the cameras. Your eyes flickered from his eyes to his lips before you closed the distance and pushed your lips to his.
Fighting for dominancy, teeth clashing, hands roaming. Unscripted groans falling from Tom's lips as you tugged on his hair, running your fingers along his scalp. His hands gripped the bottom of your thighs before you jumped and wrapped your legs around his waist.
"I still hate you." you breathed against his lips as he kissed the corner of your mouth.
You felt him smirk, "You sure have a funny way of showing it."
He carried you to the bedroom, gently laying you down and climbing on top of you, never breaking the kiss. His hands running down your sides, squeezing and rubbing. Your lips moving in sync until he pulled away only to attach his lips to your jawline, leaving slow but hard kisses down your neck, leading to your collarbone.
"Still hate me?" Tom mumbled against your skin.
You let out a breathy moan, "More than ever."
"What do you hate about me, Patel?" he lifted up the bottom of your black slip.
"E-everything." you fake gasped as he rolled his hips into yours.
He laughed dryly, "Everything, huh? The noises you're making say otherwise."
"You're such a dick." you moaned.
He smirked against your breast, "You're about to take myâ"
"âDon't finish that fucking sentence, Sai."
Soft moans fell from your lips as you wrapped your legs around his waist again and pulled him closer to you. He groaned against your skin as the cameras picked up every noise, every movement, every kiss. You ran your nails down his back, surely leaving marks in its wake. His grip on your hips was almost punishing, as if he wanted there to be bruises the next day.
"And cut! Great work, guys. Ten minute break and we'll shoot it again."
Tom immediately got off of you and sat to the side of the bed before looking at you with concern, "Are you okay? Did I hurt you?"
You let out a laugh before shaking your head, "No, you didn't hurt me. Dap me up." you held out your hand and he stared confused.
"What you up?" he chuckled.
You smiled before lifting his hand and doing the movements for him, "Just like that." he finally got it down and smiled.
"You Americans are definitely odd." he teased.
You tossed him a wink as an assistant handed you a robe, "See you in ten, Holland."
"And that's the handshake. It's not really a handshake, more of a greeting. I just did it after our first intimate scene because Tom was acting weird and I didn't want things to be awkward." you explained with a shrug as Adrien and Tom laughed.
Tom nodded, "I thought I hurt her! So I asked if I did and all she said was 'dap me up', like, what?" he laughed with you.
"You guys have really great chemistry on and off screen." Adrien complimented making your cheeks heat up.
You nodded, "Thank you. It took a lot of work to break through his industrial ego." you joked with an exhausted sigh as Adrien laughed.
Tom gasped beside you, "I do not have an industrial ego!"
"Mhm, sure." you joked before reaching over and giving Tom's thigh a gentle squeeze, "I meant indestructible."
Tom huffed and crossed his arms, "This is bullying."
Adrien laughed again, "We have to talk about something," he started and you already knew what was coming, "Lots of fans have speculated that the romance on screen carries on off screen." he smirked.
You and Tom laughed nervously. Almost awkwardly.
The situations that you went through with Tom while filming definitely built your relationship with him and strengthened it. In all honesty, you didn't know if the feelings you had for him were reciprocated.
In Tom's head, he was adamant that you had no feelings for him beyond the big screen. Both of you were too timid to confess first. His feelings for you developed a few weeks into filming and since then have only gotten stronger as your friendship grew and you spent more time together.
The amount of times that this topic had been brought up today was tiring. Every answer was the same: "No, no. We're just really good friends."
You decided to joke around, "Honestly, I've asked Tom out at least twenty times and he keeps rejecting me." you pouted and sniffled.
Adrien let out a joyous laugh as Tom gasped and choked on air at your words.
"That is not true! She has never asked me out!" he defended himself.
You shook your head with a deep frown, "He's broken my heart too many times. This is probably my last time acting with him." you continued on with the joke.
Tom shook his head furiously, "That is one hundred percent false. If she had asked me out, we would already be dating." he let the words fall from his lips without a second thought.
You fought the instinct to snap your head towards him. His confession catching you off guard. You played it off with another pout and shrug. Unsure if he was joining in on the prank or not.
Adrien raised a suggestive eyebrow, "What I'm hearing is that Y/N just needs to ask you out and we have our new couple."
You fake gasped, "Why do I have to ask him out? He should be asking me out with a million roses and a horse drawn carriage." you flipped your hair over your shoulder.
"You don't even like roses." Tom laughed, "You like dandelions because they turn into those fluffy things that you can make a wish with." he remembered the information off of the top of his head, "And because it sounds like you're saying 'dandy lions' when you say their name."
You nodded with a smile, "A million dandelions then. And maybe I'll think about it." you joked with a yawn making the two men laugh.
"You heard it here first. We have a new couple on the rise. Tom just needs to find a million dandelions and a horse drawn carriage." Adrien laughed again.
Tom scoffed dramatically, "Find? I already have them in my garage, ready to go."
Adrien cheered as you felt a heat creep up your neck, "Did I say dandelions? I meant daisies."
"Got those, too." Tom smirked making you roll your eyes.
"Okay, we need to end this interview before Tom buys all the flowers in Berlin." you joked.
After the interview ended, you said your goodbyes to Adrien and the crew before you and Tom made your way back to your temporary hotel suite for the week of press junkets.
Tom walked you to your room, stopping at the door, "That was an odd interview." he chuckled.
You nodded, "Indeed. It was fun, though." you smiled and he returned the expression.
There was an awkward beat of silence before he spoke again, "T-that whole asking me out thing. You were kidding, right? Like, just a show for the cameras?" he laughed nervously.
You swallowed air before replying with a timid smile, "Y-yeah. Totally. Just for the fans." you nodded again, "Um, I should head to bed. More interviews tomorrow. See you in the morning." you gave him a little wave before turning to your door and pulling out your key.
He nodded with the smallest of pouts before turning on his heel and starting the walk back to his suite.
Just as your hand was turning the knob, Tom's voice called out to you again.
"Would you like to go on a date with me?" he spoke in one breath.
You bit your lip to conceal your smile, but it was no use. His question sparked a flame in your stomach that wasn't dying out anytime soon.
You turned with a bright grin, "I'd love to."
His features went from pure fright to relief in a matter of seconds, "G-great. I'll- uh, I'll text you the details. Goodnight." he gave you a little salute making you laugh.
"Sounds good. Night, Holland." you nodded your head before entering your hotel room.
You leaned against the door as soon as it shut. A euphoric glow radiating off of you. You were going on a date with Tom Holland.
Tom happily punched the air. Skipping down the hallway, a new found joy in his step. Chris Hemsworth walked out of his room and examined the gleeful boy.
"What's got you all smiley?" he chuckled.
Tom stopped and smiled, staring at the ceiling, "I just got myself a date."
Chris raised an impressed eyebrow before laughing, "You really are Peter Parker. Night, kid."
"Goodnight, Chris." Tom's smile never faded as he made his way back to his suite.
Not even ten minutes had gone by since he last spoke to you and he already missed you. He pulled out his phone and pressed on your contact.
Tom: sorry i didn't have any dandelions. hope you can make an exception x
Y/N: i suppose but the horse drawn carriage is a must x
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Under The Floorboards pt. IIII
(Technoblade X Reader): Pt. I, Pt. II, Pt. III, Pt. IIII, Pt. V
Whipping the sweat off your brow you placed the honey jars you collected on the ground, Phil really built this farm efficiently. However, that didnât stop you needing to collect honey pots here and there, now that the vault was complete you could actually use the honey for normal things. Technoblade would never admit it but he loved when you put honey in his tea, contrary to popular belief he wasnât a fan of plain black tea or coffee. You rolled up your sleeves and adjusted the sunhat that sat lazily on your head against your better judgment you had left your armor inside. The only thing on your person was a netherite ax Techno had enchanted for you, it was an effective weapon but without your armor, you were a bit of a sitting duck. As the bees buzzed and bumped lazily into each other, you couldnât help but smile fondly at the sight. They were just so silly. You picked up the crate of jars and turned around, your eyes narrowed as you saw some movement by the trees, it was still too early for Tommy and Technoblade to be back...so just who was snooping around the property. You felt very naked in your sun hat and overalls, especially if it was Dream himself that you were about to encounter. Your worry only increased as you noticed four men all in netherite armor walking towards the house, their swords were drawn. You had a feeling that these were the men who took Technoblade the day prior. They were like a little gang all dressed the same way, bloody aprons and all they really had the executioner vibes down.Â
  âHello, gentlemen.â You smiled giving them a wave while you adjusted the box of honey, âbeautiful day isnât it?âÂ
The first to answer was a man who had a scar from the tip of his eyebrow down to the bottom of his lip. He sent you a smile and you noticed a tooth missing from the upper row, a navy blue beanie held his dark hair in place.Â
  âVery beautiful, itâs always a good day when the sun is shining.â He mused the sun in question reflected beautifully across all their netherite armor. The one thing you decided to leave inside, you werenât intimidated nope not at all. âWhatâs your name sweetheart?â
   â(Y/N).â You responded with a hum, âIs there something that I can help you all with today?â Out of the corner of your eye, you noticed two of the men moved to surround you, they thought they were slick. The only one who didnât move was the tallest of the children there, he looked to be half Enderman. He also looked like he wanted to be anywhere but where he was right now poor thing. Drawing your gaze back to the other three men, you noticed one was Tommyâs age and had small horns atop his head, along with goat-like ears. A burn scar also took up half of his face. It made you frown distastefully, what was with these kids getting traumatized? First Tommy and now the half enderman and the goat kid, you couldnât adopt all of them, well you could but itâd be a lot of work. The other looked to be part fox after all the big orange ears and the fluffy tail was dead give away, wait didnât Ghostbur say his son was a fox. âAre you Fundy?â You asked, suddenly tilting your head to the side.
   âHow do you know my name?â Fundyâs face flushed a little and he shuffled on his feet, his hand twitching to grab the sword that was at his side.Â
  âI talked to your father earlier today. Iâm assuming thatâs how you found me?â You took the hat off your head and rested it on Carlâs stable. The fox gave a reluctant nod of confirmation you licked your lips and put your hands behind your back. âSo? Do you have a problem with Technoblade or just me specifically?â
  âWow, sheâs not even a little bit ashamed.â Quackity mused and you frowned, âWeâre here because your boyfriend blew up our country. He also disgraced our President right Tubbo? Donât know if youâre aware of that or not but he escaped his punishment. So we intend to make him repent.â He walked towards you and you took a step away from him.Â
  âThatâs far enough thank you.â You held up your hand in hopes it would stop his trek towards you, Quackity did pause for a moment. He let out a chuckle and smiled. He thought your tough attitude was cute, but he was clearly mocking you.Â
Jackass.Â
  âQuackity maybe we should leave her be...she didnât do anything.â The young goat kid murmured his ears flicking as he looked up at you.Â
  âQuiet Tubbo. Let the adults speak,â Quackity snapped at him before clearing his throat and looking back at you. âListen (Y/N) was it? Weâre going to have to ask that you come with us. If you donât weâll have to take you by force.â
  âWait, couldn't Technoblade have trained her?â The half enderman spoke holding up his finger in the air but no one seemed to pay him any attention.Â
  âI guess force it is. Although the fight is a little unfair.â You took out your ax and twirled it in your hand, âSomething tells me you donât exactly like fair fights.â Fundy took a hesitant step backward not really wanting to lose a life for this of all things, but he pulled out his sword just in case. Clicking your tongue in distaste you sent a bloodthirsty smile their way, one that rivaled Technoblade, âCome at me.âÂ
Without hesitation, Quackity charged at you with his sword he didnât aim to kill, just disarm or injure. You blocked the swing with the wooden part of your ax and spun around just in time to dodge an attack from Tubbo. You managed to elbow him in the back and he stumbled forward into Quackity, the man made a grunting sound before shoving Tubbo off of him and into the snow. Fundy moved next and managed to land a hit on the side of your arm, you hissed loudly glaring daggers at the fox. His ears pressed against his head and he let out a small whimper, âsorry!â
  âDonât apologize to her!â Quackity groaned, âYou guys are the worst gang ever.â He slapped his forehead as you readjusted your posture, âI have to do everything myself.â Quackity snarled charging at you again you sidestepped out of the way. As he stumbled trying to regain himself he knocked over the honey pots and they shattered against the ground. You swung your ax and managed to land a hit on him in the back of the legs, he let out a strangled yelp and fell on his face into the snow like Tubbo had done earlier. Yanking out the ax out of the leader of the gang blood splattered all over the ground and stained the snow. Little red beads dripped off the ax as you held it by your side, the man only let out another scream as it was torn out of him.Â
  âBack. Off.â You repeated again baring your teeth with a hiss, âTurn around and go back to Lâmanburg and I wonât kill you. Got it.â The ax was pointed at all of them, you saw the half enderman nod vigorously,Â
  âYes maâam.â He nodded rapidly grabbing Tubbo and Fundy by the arm and pulled them back, the three of them watched as Quackity snarled and backed up to join them. You watched them cower and you dropped your ax on the ground so you could press the palm of your hand into the wound on your arm. You quickly turned and ran back into your home to collect bandages and fix yourself up, blood speckled the floor as you made your way into the bathroom. You tore off your overalls and shirt, washing out the wound before wrapping your arm in bandages. You didnât know how long you stood there in front of the mirror but you looked worse for wear.Â
Technoblade was going to lose his shit.
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All Technoblade could think about on their way back to his retirement home, was you. He could only put up with Tommy for so many hours until he needed to talk to literally anyone else. He was ready to get your relaxing date night underway; he could already feel your fingers running through his hair braiding his as you went. He hummed fondly listening as the voices called him simp repeatedly, he didnât mind this time considering he was when it came to you.Â
  âThatâs still cringe chat.â He murmured to himself as Tommy continued to scream about something in the background, âYeah, yeah I love her.â He heard the chat flip their shit and he fondly chuckled, intermixed with their happy cries there was a distinct sound of âEâ as well as ânerd.â He almost didnât hear Tommyâs worried shouting. He frowned and rolled his eyes back into his skull,Â
  âWhat Tommy?âÂ
  âTechnoblade! Technoblade!â The teen bumped back into him, Technoblade grunted and looked down at him. He followed Tommyâs eyes and spotted the blood littered snow outside his house. Technoblade paused and his vision went red around the edges, his eyes stayed trained on the bloodstains as the voices began to roar within his skull. His head shot up and he saw the honey box spilled over on the ground, glass littered the snow, your hat hanging loosely on Carlâs old stable.Â
   âT-Technoblade.â Tommy stuttered again looking up at the pig-man, seeing how glazed over his eyes looked. He swore steam was coming out of Technobladeâs nose and his hand drew out his pickaxe gripping it so tight his knuckles turned white. He felt his tusks grow in size and his face began to shift into his pig form. Tommyâs voice was drowned out by the flood that was the voices in his head:Â
âSHEâS GONE. THEY HAVE HER. KILL THEM ALL. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD. WE DEMAND BLOOD. E. SAVE HER. YOUâRE A FAILURE. YOU DIDNâT PROTECT HER. SLAUGHTER ALL OF THEM. SHE DIDNâT DO ANYTHING WRONG. SHE NEVER HURT ANYBODY. YOU BROKE YOUR PROMISE. BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD.âÂ
Technoblade took a step forward to which Tommy rapidly backed up in response. Heâs never seen Techno this gone before, oh shit he has it bad for (Y/N). However, Tommy didnât make a move to stop Technoblade; he didnât want him to release that rage on him. Technoblade walked into the house, stepping on his glasses that fell off his face. He threw his door open with a loud slam, he needed potions and he needed a new sword.Â
Whoever did this all their cannon lives were gone heâd make it long and torturous.
A soft voice broke him out of his stupor his entire body went rigid.Â
  âBubsâŚâ He slowly turned around and came face to face with you, you looked so small, so delicate standing in the doorway. You were wearing your pajamas, soft blue with little sheep all over them. His ears twitched and his shoulders softened considerably seeing you standing safe in the doorway, however, he tensed again the minute he saw the bandages tied around your arm. Blood leaking through them, he growled eyes locking in on the spot as you made soft shushing sounds at him.Â
âSHEâS HURT. SHEâS ALIVE THOUGH. BUT SHEâS HURT, THEY NEED TO PAY. ATONE FOR WHAT THEY DID TO HER. BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD. SPILL THEIR BLOOD THEN MAKE OUT WITH HER. SHEâLL LOVE YOU MORE IF YOU DO. BLOOD. BLOOD. BLOOD.â
Technoblade jumped feeling her hand caress his cheek, âBubs itâs alright Iâm okay.â Your voice was smooth and soothing, his eyes dilated as you spoke to him. His face shifting back to normal as he breathed heavily through his nose, âSee?â You brought his head down to rest against your chest, it looked uncomfortable the way that he was bending. However, he could feel your heart beating in your chest, he made a soft whimper and grabbed onto your shoulders his pink hair tickled your chin. You brought your hands up to run his fingers through his hair as he finally calmed down enough to ignore the voices for the time being. Right now they were just commenting on how nice and warm her hands were anyway.
  âWhat happened to you? There was blood everywhere I was so scared.â His voice broke a little bit as he pulled away from you. Your heart twisted painfully in your chest Technoblade had never looked so broken.Â
  âThe butcher squad came and attacked me. They wanted to use me to get to you but I fought them off just like you taught me.â You couldnât help but smile proudly at him and he let out a disbelieving laugh. His hands moved from your shoulders to your back as he cradled you gently in his arms, you both stood there rocking back and forth together until Technoblade was satisfied.Â
  âThatâs my girl.â He finally murmured backing away from you, you flushed at the compliment. Whenever he called you that it made you flush all over, you let out a loud flustered whine and whacked him on the chest. Technoblade laughed at your flustered expression, it was a rare moment the tables were flipped like this and Technoblade was going to take full advantage of the situation. âPrincess whatâs with that look? Am I, thee Technoblade, making you flustered? I know Iâm a lot to handle, I beat Dream once, I never die, Iâm not homeless. Guess what?âÂ
  âWhat?â You couldnât help but let out a giggle as he circles you eyeing you up and down.Â
  âIâm single.âÂ
  âOh really?â You cocked an eyebrow, âI thought you had a girlfriend.â You twirled your hair around your fingers and you felt his strong hands rest on your waist.Â
  âHm I donât think so. You might need to refresh my memory,â Technoblade mused kissing your neck tenderly.Â
  âWell sheâs stunningly gorgeous, and tough as nails,â Your eyes fluttered closed as you leaned back against him. âShe absolutely adores you and how protective you are of her, and how much of a gentle giant you are.â He made a noise of protest and rested his chin on the top of your head. You could tell he was pouting at you,Â
  âSee, not only is that super cringe but also factually incorrect. I am not a gentle giant, I just committed vast sums of minor terrorism and I also kill orphans so what would my girlfreind say to that huh?â He huffed clicking his tongue distastefully.Â
  âShe would say that youâre right but also she sees the way you take care of Carl, and how you put up with Tommy. Youâre totally brothers. That makes you at least a little bit softâÂ
  âNot brothers and I donât like him.âÂ
  âRight sure,â You giggled a little and kissed his chin lightly.Â
Technoblade let out an indignant sound before muttering, âOh we should probably tell Tommy you arenât kidnapped. Also discuss what to do about Lâmanburg now that they know you exist.â You blocked out that last part and made a beeline outside to find Tommy. The teenager in question was fumbling with his hands over by his cobblestone tower, you ran over to him and engulfed him in a hug.Â
  â(Y/N)!â He shouted letting out a disbelieving laugh hugging you back with a childish smile. âYouâre okay! Holy fuck I totally thought you were dead and shit! Technoblade was going fucking apeshit! His face went all pig like nâ shit totally thought he was gonna kill everyone for you! Not that I was worried.â He added quickly shoving you away crossing his arms.Â
   âOf course you werenât THE Tommy is never worried.âÂ
  âYeah exactly Miss Blade you get me.â You smiled fondly at him and you ruffled his hair and he shouted at you to stop. You did so sensing Technoblade approach the both of you, Techno interlocked your hand with his own and squeezed it tightly. âYou chill now Big T?âÂ
  âIâm always chill Tommy. Only nerds arenât chill.â He mused with a scoff, âHence why I always call you a nerd.âÂ
  âWHAT THE FUCK TECHNOBLADE! I AM ALWAYS CHILL! IâM THE CHILLEST MAN ALIVE IâLL HAVE YOU KNOW!âÂ
  âStop shouting,â Technoblade groaned burying his face in your hair as you laughed fondly at their antics. Although Lâmanburg knew about your existence now, and although you knew Dream probably wasnât too far behind in learning that knowledge either, you felt everything was going to be okay.Â
All you needed was each other, Technoblde, Tommy, Phil and you. Together you four were gonna do great things, you just knew it.
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Fluff prompt 3: "It's you. It's always been you."
Steams scenes 6: "Touch Me"
And miscellaneous 12: only one bed AU
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Travelling Companions  // Draco Malfoy
a/n: NSFW - minors DNI. FEMALE READER. 2k words (not really a blurb anymore), and the fic that has inspired my latest series so pieces of this will be taken and used there thatâs why this may feel very rushed. The series will be slower.Â
Fluff 3:Â âItâs you. Itâs always been you.â
Steamy Scenes 6:Â âTouch me.â
Misc 12: only one bed.
Upon the end of the Second Wizarding War and the disgrace of his family, Draco Malfoy left the country. There was very little keeping him tied to England; a family torn apart by their beliefs, a cold house that was not a home, an inheritance built off the very hatred pedalled by his father.
No, Draco Malfoy did not want to stay in the country.
Similarly, you refused to stay at home too. Having seen the lifeless bodies of your friends, the nightmares had become too much for you to remain at home. Instead, you packed up your things, kissed your parents on the cheeks, promising to send them a postcard from every destination.
Itâs in Italy where the two of you cross paths.
The night was unusually warm; sweat rolling down your back as you walked through the thick crowds on the Ponte Vecchio. You had no distinct aim of your night; happy to wander until the early hours of the morning, falling into your bed with very little to think about other than your plans for the following day.
Itâs as your dodging multiple bodies that you spy a shock of blonde hair that you swear was familiar.
âDraco?â You call, watching the tall figure pause, âDraco Malfoy?â
The blonde turns at the sound of your voice.
âOf all the people to meet in Florence,â You smile, âWhat are you doing here?â
âAn extended gap year as the muggles would call it,â He answers, looking mildly uncomfortable at being recognised abroad.
âWell,â You nod, âIt was nice to see you, enjoy the rest of your travels.â
Draco nods, a small, polite smile on his face. He doesnât say anything to which you turn away, continuing your journey across the bridge in the hopes of finding something to eat and soon.
â(Y/N)!â Draco calls after a moment.
You turn back to the man, finding him only a few steps behind you. His eyes are bright, cheeks flushed as he asks, âWhat are your plans for tonight?â
âI was going to get some food and then walk about aimlessly. Why?â
âCan I join you?â He asks; the words leaving his mouth in such a rush that Draco looks shocked at the speed. âWhat I mean to say is: would you like some company? It would be nice to catch up with a friendly face.â
âOf course,â You laugh, âYouâre more than welcome to join me.â
Draco falls into step beside you as you wander the length of the bridge, both eagerly looking for a restaurant to catch up in.
Conversation flows naturally with the blonde, as does the laughter and the wine. You reminisce over the lighter days of your education, as well as sharing countless stories of your travels, finding yourself enjoying Dracoâs company far more than you expected.
âWhere are you going to next?â Draco asks, grey eyes inquisitive as he sips at his red wine.
âGreece,â You answers, âIâm island hopping for a little while. Iâve heard stories of an island that feels like the end of the world, and I want to check it out. Where are you off to next?â
âGreece, if you can believe it,â He answers, topping up your wine glasses with the dregs of the bottle.
âIâve a proposition for you, Malfoy,â You announce over your refreshed glass of red wine. âIâve grown tired of travelling alone, I miss conversation and company. Weâre both travelling to Greece next â why donât you join me?â
Draco ponders your proposition through his next bite of food, weighing up the pros and cons through a mouthful of Tagliatelle Funghi Porcini e Tartufo. âAlright,â He eventually says, wiping his mouth on a cloth napkin, âIâll join you. Iâve grown lonely on my travels too.â
Your shoulders sag as Dracoâs words wash over you. It had become lonely travelling alone, that much was true, but you couldnât shake the feeling that you were meant to run into Draco tonight. That there was something bigger at play.
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The Ionian Islands were beautiful; travelling with Draco at your side made it easier for you to rest at night, no longer plagued by nightmares as often, but it gave you someone to talk to when the night had been bad.
Kefalonia held its own charm; its quiet punctuated only by the clinking of wine glasses on the wine tours shared with Draco.
Your time on the Ionian Islands had you seeing Draco in a different light; the sun had bronzed his skin and you couldnât help but stare when his shirt came off at the beach. Something was changing between the two of you; the both of you lingering on a night, not wanting to be the one to say good night, not wanting to be the one to draw it all to a close.
You could only hope that things would change soon.
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âAre we staying in the port?â Draco asks, eyeing you carefully as you hold your hand out for a taxi. Wearing black slacks and a white t-shirt, Draco was unintentionally drawing the attention of most women and men in the port of Skiathos
âNope,â You answer as the taxi pulls up beside you both, âWeâre staying in Troulos.â
The hotel was a small, family run establishment that you had read about in one of the many travel guides bought before you left England. Draco leaves you to check in, letting you admire the scenery as you wait patiently for him to return.
The owner is the one to lead you both through the hotel, smiling politely at you as he leaves you outside your room, explaining the opening times for the bar and the pool.
âThereâs only one bed, Draco,â You state obviously as you enter the room, pointing to the bed in offence.
âI noticed,â He deadpans, fixing you with an unimpressed look. âLook, Iâm not sleeping on the tiled floor. So, we either share, or you sleep on the floor.â
âEver the gentleman,â You drawl, arching a single eyebrow. Draco smirks as he bows; the motion executed perfectly, highlighting his very expensive etiquette lessons as a small boy. âFine,â You huff, dropping your bag onto the bed, âWe share, but Iâm warning you now, Malfoy, I hog the blankets.â
âI wouldnât expect anything less,â The blonde snorts, wandering to the bathroom where you hear the shower begin to flow.
Settling down on the bed, you press a hand to your forehead, already sticky with sweat. Your stomach turned with butterflies as you think of the night to come, sharing a bed with Draco. The feelings for the man had surprised you; you hadnât expected to feel anything for him, simply happy to have company on the last leg of your travels, but here you were â craving his touch and his attention as if it were your lifeline.
The shower turns off, and you jump up, grabbing your toiletries in an effort to give you something to do to draw your mind from the sight of Draco in a towel.
âIâm going to shower and get ready, and then weâll go get some food, okay?â You call out, pushing past the blonde as he leaves the bathroom in nothing, but a small, fluffy, white towel wrapped around his waist.
âIâll be waiting!â Draco calls out, laughter rich in his voice.
As you sink against the bathroom door, itâs then that you realise, youâre fucked.
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It became a quick tradition on your travels with Draco that you would alternate who would pick the restaurant that evening. As you chose where to eat the previous night, it was now Dracoâs turn.
The restaurant he chooses is quaint, set off just from the main road running through that part of the island. Itâs fairly busy, many families laughing and drinking through the evening.
The waitress hands you the menus, her eyes lingering on Draco a little bit too long for you to feel comfortable. You smile politely as you give her your drink orders, immediately feeling awful for the curtness of your tone when you had no claim to the man sat next to you.
Food is ordered and conversation continues to flow, but you find yourself caught up in the way that Draco makes you feel. Every glance, every smile, every unintentional touch â it leaves you close to breathless with butterflies raging in your gut and your heart close to pounding out of your chest. You had never felt like this, and your poor heart could only hope that Draco felt the same.
When the food arrives, it doesnât take long for you to gush over the meal. âYou have to try this!â You cry out as you take your first bite of your meal, gathering another forkful for Draco. âItâs wonderful!â
Holding your fork out, you expect Draco to take the utensil from you, but he doesnât. Instead, he leans in, his lips wrapping around the fork in a manner that leaves you hungry for something that certainly wasnât food.
âWhat do you think?â You ask huskily, throat dry.
Draco chews, pondering over the food. A smirk gathers on his lips as he swallows, âDelectable.â
The both of you fall silent as your meals are finished; the only sound between you being the scraping of cutlery on plates, but you cannot help but wonder whether Draco can hear the pounding of your heart every time he smiles at you, or whether he can sense the change in your feelings as you yearn for him silently.
âYou were jealous â of the waitress â werenât you?â Dracoâs voice sounds, breaking your reverie. Blinking, you find him watching you with a curious look on his face.
âYes,â You confess in a single breath, shifting your gaze from Dracoâs, fiddling with the napkin in front of you.
âThere was no need.â
âOh?â
âItâs you,â He breathes, tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear, âItâs always been you.â
âTake me back to the room, Draco,â You whisper, leaning into his touch.
Draco wastes no time paying the bill, whisking you from the restaurant and down the road to your hotel.
The door slams against the wall as you both fall into the room; hands pulling at clothing, lips attached save for the breathy laughter filling the room. He tastes of the anise instilled into the Ouzo shared at dinner; his lips fit seamlessly against yours as he backs you through to the bedroom, his hands wandering â memorising every dip and curve of your body.
Draco lays you out on the bed gently as if worried of hurting you in some form or another. Â
âWhat do you want?â Draco asks, grey eyes bright in the muted light of the room.
âYou,â You state, sitting up on the bed, pressing your hands to the manâs bare chest, scraping your fingernails down his pale skin. Â
Draco shivers at your touch, barely repressing the low groan growing in the back of his throat. âWhere do you want me?â He hums, not giving you the time to answer the question as he begins his onslaught of addictive kisses.
âHere?â He purrs, kissing your jaw. âOr here?â He asks, dropping a feather light kiss to your neck, pushing you back onto the bed. âWhat about here?â Draco teases, pressing blazing kiss after blazing kiss down the centre of your cleavage to the top of your underwear leaving you a wanton mess as you writhe underneath him.
âDarling,â He whispers, âWhat do you want from me?â
âTouch me,â You all but beg, reaching for the blondeâs hand, fitting it where you need him most.
Itâs then that all self-control Draco had snaps; his hand slips into your underwear, fingers slipping through your slick folds. The gasp that leaves your mouth is swallowed by Dracoâs lips, his teeth tugging on your bottom lip as he wrings every single ounce of pleasure from your body.
No nightmares are had that night; finding peace in each other as you sleep wrapped up together in the one bed.
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Leo x Y/n -- Crystal Kunoichi
Warnings: Cursing, thatâs it
Word count:Â 2466 (many words, sorry if itâs long)
Other notes: The beginning is weird, just deal with with it. Itâll make sense later.Â
Important notes: Thanks to @fandomficsnstuff for helping me to find the courage to do this! WHAT I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT IS THAT THIS LEO IS THE ONE FROM THE 2012 ANIMATED SERIES!!!
Please enjoy!Â
âLeo! This ainât workinâ out so well!â Raph yelled to his brother, stabbing a Kraang bot in the head.
âJust stick to the plan and youâll be fine.âLeo said to all his brothers. After a few more minutes of battling the Kraang, they had a minute to rest, albeit a short lived rest. Leo lifted his head up, hearing more fighting from a nearby room. His brothers heard it too, confusion written across their faces. Leo signaled to check it out. When they arrived in the room they saw a girl wearing fantasy-like clothes and fighting with two (Y/F/C) katanas. She had just thrown a (Y/F/C) kunai at a Kraang that had almost gotten to Mikey. The turtles decided to help her because she hadnât aimed for them . . . yet. They all fought for a bit and for the few moments the boys were able to have a look at the girl she was creating crystal kunai, shuriken, and attacks some of which while muttering incanters. She looked around April's age, otherwise they couldnât tell much about her. Once they had finished off those kraang she leapt into the shadows of the room, perched on some sort of wall. They could see her basic outline, no features or anything else though. She was crouching on some boxes or something of the sort
âWho are you!?â Raph yelled to the girl.
âCalm down Raphael.â She scolded, with what appeared to be growl on her face which was also laced into her voice.
âYOU KNOW MY NAME!?â Raph yelled again.
âYes, and I said to calm down.â She responded, her growl growing more obvious. She did not budge from her perch.
âForgive my brother, but I have a question for you, how do you know our names?â Leo asked, stepping in front of Raph to relieve the tension that had built up between him and the girl.
âI have my ways.â She answered, now standing with her arms crossed on her perch.
âI find that answer vague and unconvincing.â Donnie said, crossing his arms in return.
âJust as I meant for it to be.â She responded in a mocking way.
âProve that you know our names!â Raph yelled as he pushed Leo aside, now allowing the tension between him and the girl to run free.
âFine! Raphael, Michelangelo, Donnetello, and Leonardo.â The girl said, softening the slightest when she said âLeonardoâ.
âAnother question, why were you fighting the Kraang?â Leo asked you, again stepping in front of his brother. Leo was now only a few feet from the girl with her a good four feet above him. With this new angle he saw a smirk on her lips and soft (Y/E/C) eyes.
âYou guys canât seriously think youâre the only ones in New York City who fight the Kraang.â She smirked, stepping back on the boxes and now leaning against the wall. Any features Leo was able to see were now gone, blurring her outline for the other brothers in the process.
âI thought we were.â Mikey said.
âWell, I guess you have another ally if you need one.â She said, loosening up a bit, now letting her arms dangle at her sides.Â
âA final question, please.â Leo asked, now taking a step back towards his brothers.
âGo ahead Leo.â She said, she muttered some inaudible words, making all remnants of her crystals disappear.
âWhatâs your name?â Leo asked, with nothing but kindness in his voice.
âYea, what is it?â Raph asked, moodier than Leo.
âY/N, my name is Y/N. However, considering we fight for the same cause, I need help against the Kraang. Meet me here tomorrow at 10 if youâd like to help. Please.â At these words she flew away out a broken window on some sort of crystal-like platform, her long (Y/F/C) hair flowing behind her as she disappeared into NYC.
âWhatâs up with her and (Y/F/C)?â Raph asked, turning towards Donnie.
âHow the hell would I know?â Donnie responded, baka slapping the back of Raphs head. This resulted in Donnie being chased by Raph with loud threats coming from Raph.Â
âQuit it guys, weâre going back to the lair.â Leo ordered, leaving the room the way they came.
* * *
âMaster Splinter, may I have a word with you?â Leo asked his sensei before he even was in the lair for 30 seconds. Splinter nodded his head, waiting for Leo to speak.
âDo you know anything about ninjaâs using crystals, or something of the sort?â Leo asked, his brothers by his side, eager for an answer.Â
âYes, back in Japan, certain ninja were able to use crystals in their techniques. It is a genetic thing, I knew a few of these âCrystal Ninjaâsâ. Why do you ask, did you look through my scrolls or encounter one?â Splinter answered and asked, tilting his head so the side ever so slightly at the end of his sentence.
âWe did run into one, she helped us with the Kraang. We werenât able to see much of her, she said her name was Y/N. She fought with crystal weapons and spells, and her color was (Y/F/C).â Donnie said, stealing the words Leo was about to say.Â
âInteresting. I believe you can trust her, for Crystal Ninjaâs are loyal, be careful though. We donât want to trust the wrong person.â Splinter said, referring to Karai. Leo rolled his eyes in response and walked off towards his room, ready for sleep.
âHey, Leo! Should we bring April with us tomorrow to help Y/N? She seems like a capable ninja, but I bet she could use all the help she could get.â Donnie asked.
âYeah, sure. Now Iâm off to sleep so please donât bother me.â Leo said before closing his door to his room.Â
* * *
âDo you need any help with that Y/N?â You heard a familiar voice say.
âYes please April!â You responded, you were trying to hang up a Student Council poster that was being a real pain in the ass. You were wearing your usual sweatpants with an anime shirt, today's victim was an MHA shirt.
âSo, do ya have any plans for tonight Y/N?â April asked, handing you a piece of tape as you held a corner of the poster down. The turtles had told her about a girl named Y/N who was a Crystal Ninja helping them out. This was the only Y/N she knew, so she decided to start with her.
âYes, I plan to study and get myself some dinner. How about you?â You answered your usual excuse, then turned the question onto April. You had known for a while she had been working with the turtles. With another piece of tape you had the poster hanging with the help of April.
âPretty much the same, Iâm eating dinner at my house though.â She answered, a smile drawn on her face.
âMaybe some night we can eat together. I better get to my next class, or is it an honor meeting? Iâll have to check my schedule. Iâll see you around April, sorry for rambling, I gotta stop that. Bye!â You said with a sweet smile before running off to your next class, checking your schedule as you ran.
âWell I didnât find anything out about who the Crystal Kunoichi is. Heh, that has a nice ring to it.â April noted as she walked to her next class.
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âThank fucking goodness you guys arrived, I thought you wouldnât come!â You said, finally seeing the turtles arrive. You had to try your hardest to not make a âthatâs what she saidâ joke. You were surprised to see April with them, but then again, you werenât. April immediately recognized you as Y/N from school, but you didnât really care. Itâs not like April was gonna tell everyone, maybe the turtles, but that was acceptable. Tonight, you were in the light, waiting for the boys to arrive. They were able to get a good look at you now, you had (Y/F/C) hair that went down past your knees in a side part. You had your katanas, each on one side of your belt.
âThe job is simple, the thing I lacked was numbers. I couldâve casted a crystal spell to make copies of myself, but that would have many downsides. Follow me and weâll be able to get this done quickly.â You said, beginning to walk out of the room.
âWait a goddamn second, how can we trust you?â Raph asked, a growl on his face and his arms crossed. They had reason, you knew a lot about them which was sus, and you had been acting sus last night by staying in the shadows. Good move you thought to yourself while trying to come up with a good reason.
âWe can trust her, I know her. She wonât betray us. Sheâs loyal.â April defended you, standing next to you and putting her hand on your shoulder. You smiled and dipped your head gratefully towards her.
âYou didnât have to ask her Raph. Lead the way Y/N, weâre right behind you.â Leo said, a sweet smile on his lips.Â
âAight letâs go.â You said, clapping your hands together as you walked out of the room you had met the boys at. You were trying not to blush, most of all not letting anyone else see you were blushing. You heard April fall in pace next to you.
âHi April, wassup?â You asked, turning your head towards her.
âI had no idea it was you.â April responded, continuing to look straight.
âA-umm, thanks?â You asked tilting your head to the side, a little caught off guard from Aprilâs response.
âYea, anyway, how long have you been watching the guys?â April asked, now turning to face you with curiosity written on her face.
âDo you really wanna know?â You questioned, April nodded and you answered, âEh, Iâd say a a couple of days maybe.âÂ
âNice. So, whatâs this mission about?â April asked.
âWe,â you said, raising your voice so the turtles behind you could hear, â are gonna break into a Kraang compound, shut it down, and magically Kraang forces will almost be cut in half.â You explained.
âHow is it gonna cut Kraang forces?â Donnie asked.
âThis particular compound is where a lot of Kraang resonate, and when we shut the compound down the place will blow up, destroying all the Kraang inside.â You answered.
âWhat about us! Are we gonna blow up?â Raphed yelled.Â
âNo, Iâll cast a spell to keep us safe, and weâll be good.â You responded. Everyone was silent as you navigated the streets and roofs of NYC. You stopped at one particular building and said an incanter, teleporting you all inside, away from the kraang.
âAh, here we are. I need Donnie with me so he can shut down the compound, the rest for you need to stand guard.â You said, entering the compound with your katana ready.
âWhy do we need to stand guard?â Mickey asked.
âBecause this is one of the most heavily guarded Kraang compounds on Earth.â You said, running off into the compound.
âWhat?!â Mickey exclaimed.
âShuddap and keep moving.â Raph said, catching up to you. You guys ran for a while, heading to what seemed to be the center of the facility.
âY/N! There are Kraang coming!â Donnie said frantically, worry written on his face as he saw their shadows. You quickly said an incoherent encanter, making you all invisible to the Kraang's eyes.
âHow did you do that?â Leo asked once the Kraang passed.
âUnimportant, Iâll tell you later.â You said, continuing to move through the compound. With a wave of your hand crystal particles were floating towards it, removing the invisibility spell on you guys.
âOk weâre here.â You whispered. It was a large circular room with many, many controls in the center.
âDonnie, I assume you know how to work these?â You asked with a look of slight desperation on your face.
âYea, I do. What do you need me to do?â He asked.
âI need you to insert the simple command, âself destruct for the safety of Dimension Xâ. While you do that I need to rewire a couple of things. On my signal, submit the command and then I need to get our asses outta here.â You explained.Â
âOk lets go!â Donnie said before running into the center of the room to type in the command. When typing commands into a Kraang facility, it takes too many characters for anyone to be comfortable with. As you frantically ran around the room opening panels, cutting and connecting wires, you had this nagging feeling in your gut that you couldnât quite place until you heard fighting from outside the room.
âCan we get a moment of peace?!â You yelled before creating a singular copy of yourself. It ran out into the hall to fight with the rest of the turtles.Â
âHow did you-â Donnie tried to ask.
âDonât worry, get those commands done quickly before the clone disapperates!â You cut him off.Â
âDonnie you about done?â You asked standing up with two long wires in your hands.Â
âYea Iâm done,â He answered. You suddenly doubled over in pain, you were on the floor breathing heavily.
âY/N!â You heard Leo and April cry from the hall.
âGet in here!â You were barely able to talk, the pain was too much. As the other three turtles and April ran into the room they looked confusingly over your figure.
âBut you took a bullet to save me out there, youâre supposed to be dead!â Leo exclaimed.
âI made a clone, I felt the pain of the shot. No damage was done to me but I felt the pain.â You said between gasps. You tried to stand up and failed. You curse under your breath as you regathered your wires.
âDonnie, insert the command on my count,â he nodded, âOne, two -â You were cut off by the sound of Kraang entering the room. Your eyes widened as one pointed itâs gun at Leo.
âOne, two, three!â You yelled quickly, hoping Donnie was still alert. Sure as shit he was, so when he entered the command you connected the wired. The facility went dark but the Kraang's guns did not. Despite your immense pain you managed to get up and run over to Leo. In a split second you saw the Kraang that had Leo at gunpoint start to pull the trigger. You ran faster than you ever had in your life. You managed to push Leo out of the way before taking a charge in the side. You let in a shaky breath before collapsing to the ground.
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Crush
Charlie Slimecicle x Reader [she/her used]
It had been hours since y/n had started her stream. At the beginning of it sheâd been working on the origins SMP and grinding at gathering supplies and resources while everyone else was off doing other things. A few times someone had popped onto the VC she sat in, Niki had talked while eating dinner and Ranboo had came to recount his day, but otherwise she had remained alone in the beginning.
But it had been several hours since then. Now it was 3 going on 4 in the morning. She sat curled up on her gaming chair, her eyelids just barely staying open. She was exhausted, but she was determined to stay awake until someone else started streaming. To pass the time, y/n had been interacting with chat and reading aloud donations.
âHello?â A voice came through her headphones and she jumped, nearly falling out of her seat. ây/n?â
âOh! Philza!â He chuckled a bit. Her voice sounded light and she began to yawn halfway through her sentence. âHow nice to see you. What are you doing up?â
âWell itâs roughly noon for me and I was about to start streaming.â
âAh. Of course.â She began to tap at some buttons, readying to move around her audience.
âHave you been awake for long?â
âYeah. But I had a few people visit me.â As the notification of Phil going live dropped, she sent everyone over with a wave. âNiki and Ran came by.â
âAw you sound disappointed.â
âWell I wanted somebody to come by but I guess he was too busy.â
Philza laughed again. âYeah? And whoâs somebody?â
In her stupor she giggled and winked towards a camera that wasnât on anymore. âI canât tell you who I have a crush on.â
The man froze, watching his chat go by a mile a minute. They kept throwing names around, even if they didnât make sense, and he knew this wouldnât end up any where good if it progressed. âIs it alright if we talk about this later? Why donât you get some sleep.â
She yawned and stretched. She slowly went to get out of her chair. âAlright dad. Goodnight. I love you.â
âLove you too.â The discord call made the familiar noise of someone disconnecting and y/n turned off her display. She went and slunk into her bed, nesting underneath the covers, and quickly drifted to sleep.
âââ
y/n woke up a few hours later. As she sat up the first thing she did was reach for her phone to see a missed call from Ranboo. She went to call back and he picked up almost immediately.
âYou are so dumb.â
She groaned and wiped at the sleep in her eyes. âCan I be awake for five minutes first.â
âNo actually. Youâre trending on Twitter.â
She squinted, trying to recall anything. âDid I do something bad? Was it last night or....?â
âIt wasnât like. Bad. But it was last night. You told Phil on live that you have a crush on someone.â
She paused, feeling her face grow warm with embarrassment. âDid I say who it was?â
âNo you didnât.â She sighed and felt herself relax a bit. âBut theyâre trying to figure it out. You didnât make it very hard.â
âWell I didnât say a name.â
âYeah so you let them pick from the six men your age who have been on this server. Like I said youâre dumb.â
She sat up and got out of her bed, letting Ranboo sit next to her on speaker. She went to her desk and booted up her computer. She pulled up twitch on one monitor and Twitter on another. Loading up the streaming site, she sorted through all of us Philâs new clips to look for last night. She found it quickly and began playing it.
âHave you been awake long?â
âYeah. But I had a few people come visit me.... Niki and Ran came by.â
âAw you sound disappointed.â
âWell I wanted somebody to come by but I guess he was too busy.â
Philzaâs laugh echoed through her monitorâs speakers. âYeah? And whoâs that somebody?â
âI canât tell you who I have a crush on.â
The clip ended with Philza glancing wide eyed between the camera and his computer monitors. y/n sighed and looked over at her other monitor. Her twitch name was trending. She clicked on the tag and scrolled through countless tweets of clips of her and other boys from the Origins SMP. There were ones of her and Jack, her and Charlie, her and Wilbur, her and Sneeg, and even her and Tommy or Tubbo. She took the time to respond to ones of her and the younger boys, emphasizing that if anyone was going to speculate anything it wasnât going to be with her and children.
âRan, what do I do?â
âIgnore it? Itâs not like you have an actual crush on any one right?â
She paused, chewing the inside of her cheek. âRan..â
âOh! Oh my god!â He started laughing and y/n could hear him fall from his chair onto the floor. He kept laughing as he got up. âOh please tell me who it is-â
âNo! Iâm an adult! I donât have crushes on boys.â
âOh that is fake!â He kept laughing and y/n rested her head in her hands. âYou know you might as well tell me who it is.â
âYeah fucking right.â
âIâll black mail you.â
âNo you wonât!â
âIâll show Tubbo your number and heâll leak it.â
âTo who.â
âThe discord.â
y/n rolled her eyes. âYeah yeah yeah. When are you getting on.â
âAn hour-ish.â
âIâll see you then.â
âAlright byeeeeeee.â
Ranboo ended the call and y/n sighed. If she told Ranboo who she liked, heâd eventually tell Tubbo, whoâd eventually tell Tommy, until he told someone and so on so forth. They were teenage boys. It wasnât a very lucrative group. And Tommy seemed to record with Charlie almost every week. It seemed impossible to get by without disrupting something.
y/n went on to busy herself around her home for the next hour or so, doing some cleaning and other chores that had to be done. When she finished, she made her way to her pc to begin recording. She wasnât planning on a live stream today, but a recording session would still do her channel good.
As she sat to boot up Mojang, she pulled up discord on her second monitor. She saw the kids already in a call; Tommy, Tubbo, and Ranboo.
âHey boys.â She slipped on her headphones as she entered the call, but they were all yelling.
âDONâT YELL AT ME.â
âIâL YELL AT WHOEVER I WANT WHEN I KNOW IâM RIGHT.â
âARE YOU TOMMY? ARE YOU RIGHT?â
âHi y/n.â Both boys stopped yelling as Tubbo pointed out that she had arrived. âRanbooâs live by the way.â
âThanks Tubbo. Are you guys on origins?â
âYep!â
âGreat, Iâll be on in a sec.â As she opened the world, she spawned somewhere she didnât remember. It was dark around her, like she was swallowed by obsidian. âUhhh, boys? I might be stuck.â
âI told you! I told you I was right! Chat tell Ranboo heâs an idiot!â Tommy started yelling again as Ranboo tried to tell him to shut up.
âThat doesnât explain why Iâm surrounded by obsidian. I donât have a pick!â
âWell, y/n,â she looked over to her discord call to see all the boys had their cameras on now. They all sat with their hands crossed while wearing sunglasses. Ranboo had his full mask on. Meaning he probably had camera on for his stream. Tubbo cleared his throat as he kept talking. âWe have some questions for you.â
âIf I answer can I get out of here?â
âIf you answer honestly.â Ranboo leaned forwards a bit. âYou told Philza Minecraft you had a crush on someone, correct?â
âYeah. Sure. Might I add youâre all immature?â
âIs this crush, a man? Hmm?â Tommy tipped his sunglasses downwards slightly.
âYes. How many more questions?â
âYouâre not done. Is it someone on this server?â
âDoes that matter Tubbo?â
âYES.â All the boys shouted in unison.
âJeez fine. He has played on multiple servers, this could be one of them.â
Tommy slammed his fist on his desk. âHONESTY.â
âYES. HE IS.â
Ranboo gave a fake evil chuckle. âSo itâs someone we know. A man we know. A gamer we know. One of us.â
âYeah yeah.â y/n quickly pulled up twitch on her third monitor, making sure that he wasnât watching Ranbooâs stream.
âNow y/n. Iâm muted on my stream right now. Is it Wilbur?â
âUhhâŚâ He was there. He was watching the stream. Whatever she answered, heâd know.
âWilbur! Itâs Wilbur!â The boys started cheering as she realized that she didnât quite answer. But as long as Charlie didnât know the truth.
âYeah. Can I come out now?â She watched charlieâs name disappear from the chat. In her game, Ranbooâs character came over to set her free from the obsidian.
âThank you for your honesty.â
âYeah no worries. Iâll see you later boys.â She logged out of the server and scooted away from the monitors. She knew she made a bigger problem for herself.
She walked over to her bedside table, taking her phone off the charge, and went to face time Wilbur. He picked up quickly, holding the phone extremely close to his face.
ây/n!â
âAre you streaming?â
âNo not at the moment.â
âGreat because I fucked something up.â
âOooooh tell me.â Wilbur propped up his phone in front of him and took a drink of something in a mug.
âSo the children- did you see the clip from Philâs stream?â
âAbsolutely. Continue.â
âThey went and cornered me into telling who my crush is. And they said you and I was distracted so they assumed you-â
âIs it me?â
âNo fuck off. But now everyone thinks itâs you and even worse, the actual person was watching! He thinks I have a crush on you and I donât know if thatâs good or bad.â
Wilbur nodded. âWell who is?â
y/n pursed her lips, thinking for a moment before admitting the truth out loud for the first time. âCharlie.â
Wilbur froze, then scrambled to pick up his phone. âI have to go.â
âWILBUR NO.â
The line went dead from Wilburâs end and y/n groaned, chucking her phone against her pillows. She rubbed at her eyes with her palms, deciding she might as well continue recording.
y/n logged back onto the Origins server, keeping herself out of the active discord calls. She could see that the three boys were still in a call, and Wilbur was talking with Philza. She rolled her shoulders back, getting into the mindset to record.
âHey everybody!â y/n went on start the recording, talking mostly to herself about finishing construction on her house. It was quite a tall house, built of mostly stone and cobble, but she was still proud of it. The bottom two floors were reserved for storage and mining, and there was one room of entirely water for Niki. The top floor was a large spread patio frames in by dark oak fencing with a glass roof surrounded by dark oak half slabs. Her being a skeleton in the game, having a vantage point helped her snipe enemy mobs. It was also conviennent for attacking creepers to get music discs. She had quite the collection growing already.
âOkay so if I-â y/n paused, looking over at her other monitor. In the main chat of the Origins SMP server, Wilbur had a sent a singular message.
WilburSoot: dress formally for an event in 2 hours time hosted at the PubĂŠ
y/n took a breath, a bit nervous of what that meant, but still responded to let him know she would be there. In the meantime, she continued on her video, taking the 2 hour period to build herself a lovely garden area and an additional storage area deep underground.
âThank you everyone! I hope to see you all soon.â She ended the recording and took a breath. There were 15 minutes until Wilburâs event, and she supposed she had to dress nicer than her pajamas.
A moment later, she returned to her computer wearing her favorite sweater and a comfortable pair of pants. Looking over at discord, she could see most of the Origins SMP members in a discord call together, excluding only Schlatt, Technoblade, and SMajor. She took a breath, thinking for a moment, then clicked into the call.
âHello?â
ây/n!!!â Jackâs voice screamed through her headphones.
âSorry heâs a bit loud.â
âOI. AM NOT.â
âCome down mate.â Philza cleared his throat. ây/n. Lovely to have you.â
âThanks Phil.â
âBefore we start, no oneâs live at all.â
She paused cueing up the game, her mouse hovering over the server. âBefore we start what?â
No one answered. Quietly, she entered the server and made her way to the PubĂŠ.
âWelcome to event of the century.â Ranbooâs character jumped up and down. Every one stood in the PubĂŠ facing her.
âAlright. And what kind of event is this?â
âA ball! With food and drink provided by Philza and music provided by Tommy.â Wilburâs character ran over to the jukebox in the corner to show her.
âThatâs lovely, Will. Was I supposed to be more dressed up?â
âI think youâre perfect as is.â Charlieâs character jumped up and down. She paused, trying to swallow the giddy feeling rising in her chest.
âLetâs begin! Tommy, the music?â Wilbur turned the the teen as he placed the music discs. y/n watched everyone pair off, leaving her and Wilbur alone. Wilbur walked over to her, hitting her playfully.
âHey Wilbur.â y/n looked over as the two went into a separate call.
ây/n!!! How are you doing? Enjoying the party?â
âWell I havenât been here very long.â She held her hands closed over her lap. âWilbur, I feel like thereâs something going on here.â
âItâll be fine. Trust me?â
She sighed, a smile playing at her lips. âFine.â
âGood.â She could hear the smile in his voice. âMaybe dance around a bit. Iâm going to talk with Phil.â
They both left the chat, Wilbur entering a call of just him and Philza and y/n entering the main room. The music was still playing. Everyone seemed to have split off into groups, leaving her alone. She sat by herself, watching everyone mingle about. It was only her in the main call, leaving everyone else in groups, but it was nice. She turned her head to watch her second monitor, seeing Charlie move out of the call with Wilbur and Philza to the main room with herself.
âH-Hey there.â She watched Charlieâs small character bounce over to her. âHowâs it hangin?â
âOh. Uhm. Good I guess. Itâs nice to see you back on the server.â
âYeah I guess I havenât played in a while. I mean I havenât streamed that much either but Iâve been recording.â
âThatâs nice!â
âYeah. I mean Iâve been able to watch other streams though.â
y/n thought back Ranbooâs stream earlier in the day, knowing full well Charlie had been watching that one. âRight.â
âWe donât have to talk about it. I mean I know how you feel.â
âOh. Oh no please tell me Wilbur didnât say anything.â y/n rubbed at her forehead with the heel of her palms. Convincing the internet she was in love with Wilbur Soot had been a problem in its own, but Wilbur telling Charlie she had a crush on him? âLook Charlie Iâm sorry I didnât want him to tell you itâs just- god youâre so nice and funny and really cute and itâs a stupid crush I never wanted to ruin our friendship. Iâm so sorry Charlie.â
The other end of the call was quiet for a moment, but then she head Charlie almost laugh. âYou have a crush on me?â
The realization washed over like a tsunami. Heâd been talking about the stream, Wilbur hadnât said anything. âGod no wait Charlie-â
âOn me? You have a crush on me?â
âOkay now youâre just rubbing it in. I take it back.â
âYou canât take that back!â
âWhy not?â
âBecause I donât want you to.â
y/n paused, a smile creeping on her face. âAre you telling me that you have a crush on me over a Minecraft server?â
âYou said it first!â
She glanced over at the camera on her computer for a moment. âWe could have avoided this the whole time?â
âI- yeah we couldâve.â
y/n giggled, resting her face in her hands. âIs this our first date then?
âNo!â She could hear Charlie suck in a breath. âI mean, let me take you somewhere better. Just give me a few days?â
âDays? Thatâs speedy isnât it?â
âOkay Maybe weeks. But Iâll take you somewhere. Anywhere. Trust me.â
âOf course.â
She could hear Charlie laugh on the other end of the call. âUntil then, how much time do we have to make up for?â
She smiled, settling herself into her chair. âCharlie, more than you could ever think.â
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Prima Vista Part II
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Rating: E (explicit; mdni)
Pairing: Mike Zacharias x fem!reader
wc: ~ 10.2k
Warnings: specific character attributes (not appearance, mentioned favorite color, movie, etc.), oral, rough sex, multiple orgasms, Erwin is kind of annoying, semi-exhibitionism, too much testosteroneÂ
A/N: And, here we go again. Thank you to everyone who enjoyed the first part and told me about it. This oneâs for yâall~
Mike immediately notices when you start to avoid him. You had already been doing it, but now it's to the point of ducking into buildings you have no business being in and walking a little too briskly when you catch sight of him somewhere on campus. You also won't get anywhere near the Pi Kappa Alpha house.
 And, he gets it. He fucked up that night. Or, he didn't fuck up, but he opened up. Too much. Showed that he was willing to be vulnerable, and you obviously had not liked that.Â
 The first week of watching you duck and cover from afar isn't so bad. He's a little bummed, yeah, but he figures you'll come around, if not for him then at least for his dick.Â
 But, one week turns to two, and Mike gets irritated, a little angry even. Because it's not like he did anything wrong. It's not like you haven't wanted it every time.Â
 He doesn't know your class schedule exactly, but he does know when you get out of your 11 AM and have to cross the courtyard to your dorm. It's where Mike caught you last time when he was playing frisbee with Nile, and it's where he catches you now.Â
 Your speed walking is no match for his normal stride, and he easily closes the distance between you two and grabs your wrist to tug you toward a more private area by the library.Â
 "What the fuâwhat are you doing?" You spit, pulling yourself free.Â
 "What are you doing?"
 "Trying to get to my fucking room to nap! Is that okay?"Â
 Mike ignores it, glances over his shoulder to make sure no one is watching, then asks, "Why are you avoiding me?"Â
 Scoffing, you mumble an unconvincing, "I haven't been avoiding you."
 "Bullshit."
 "I've just been busy, okay? Midterms are coming up, and I'm falling behindâŚ" He can tell you're lying by the way you can't meet his eyes. "I need to focus."
 "Am I that big of a distraction?"Â
 You don't miss a beatâ"Yes," and your eyes widen at your own answer like you're surprised by it.Â
 Mike raises his eyebrows, taken off guard, and you try to cover your tracks. "I mean, like, I don't have time to be fucking frat boys. And, I know you have the pick of the litter, so it's not like you'll go without."Â
 He has to bite his tongue, a confession right on the tip of itâI pick youâbut knows that's the last thing you want to hear. It's too early for thoughts like that anyway. You're too closed off, and he's too transparent. It's not like anything serious could work out anyway, and even if it could, he shouldn't tie himself down.Â
 "I mean, yeah, butâ"
 You hold a hand up, take a deep breath. "Look, I'll be honest with you. You seem like an okay guy, but you should find some other girl to do this with. I don't wanna be another notch on your bedpostâ"
 "Then, don't be. We can just hang out."
 "Yeah, we tried that at the party and still ended up sleeping together."
 "We can make it a rule then." He's trying too hard, he knows, but he can't help it. "No fucking. I won't come onto you, and you won't come onto me."
 You snort and pick at the hem of your shirt, obviously not buying any of this. "Why do you wanna be friends so bad anyway? Is it the hard-to-get thing? Is it that I'm making it difficult?"
 "Maybe but not entirely."
 Why does he want to be your friend so badly? You haven't given him any real reason to. You can bond over nerd shit here and there, but other than that, you don't have a lot in common.Â
 You just seem⌠Cool. Aloof. Like you don't give a shit about anyone or anything, and Mike never thought he'd find that attractive in a girl, but apparently he does.Â
 "Just come over one more time. We can watch something again orâ"
 "I'm not going into your room again!"
 "You don't have to," Mike says, speaking with his hands to emphasize his point. "We can stay in the living room. Totally public. Any of the guys could walk in."
 "Has that ever stopped any of you before?"
 Not a hundred percent of the time. Mike has definitely seen more of Erwin and Gelgar than he'd like, but he can tell a little white lie.
 "Yes."Â
 You stare up at him, a skeptical look on your face, and then, "I'll see if I can pencil you in."Â
 "Fuck yeah, I promise I'll show you a good time without, like, showing you a good time."Â
 "Yeah, whatever."Â
 You're unimpressed, turn to walk away, but Mike is feeling a little too triumphant, a little too bold, and catches you before you can get too far.Â
 He premises, "Just to get it out of my system," then bends down and kisses you. Palms covering your cheeks, fingers curling around the back of your head kisses you. He uses both of his thumbs, just under your mouth, to part your lips so that he can slide his tongue past them, and you push at his chest half-heartedly, no real force to it as you let him lick into your mouth.Â
 The first whimper that escapes you is what makes you break away, your hands stronger against him to shove him back, and Mike smirks when you glare at him.Â
 "You're on thin fucking ice, Zacharias. Thin ice."
 "I'll keep it in mind."
 With that, you leave the little alcove the two of you were in, grumbling and cursing the whole way. Mike just watches the sway of your hips and licks his lips.Â
 *
 You come over on a Saturday afternoon. Mike can tell you've tried to make yourself look not cute in loose, ripped jeans and a t-shirt, but it doesn't work. Mike still smiles, and you still roll your eyes at him before kicking your shoes off by the door.Â
 "Okay, so what are we doing?" You ask, sitting two cushions away from him on the couch.Â
 "I brought my Switch in here, so we have thatâŚ"
 "Oh, do you have the SNES games downloaded?"Â
 "Dumb question. Of course I do."
 "Rude. Open that shit up."
 He does, and you demand to play Donkey Kong, which Mike has no problem with, but, "A please would be nice."
 You click your tongue, holding your hand out for the second tiny controller and tell him, "You don't get to hear me beg anymore."
 Mike feels his shorts tighten, but all he does is kick a foot over his thigh and warn you, "Best not test my self-control like that."
 "Is that a threat?" You laugh, toggling down to 'Two Player' on the screen and clicking it.Â
 "Not a threat." He bobs his head to the theme music. "Just lettinâ you know."
 You get as far as Mine Cart Carnage together, but Mike ends up getting tossed from the cart, leaving you to take over as Diddy. He watches the way you move with your character, sitting up straighter, raising the controller to your chest, swaying one way then the next as if your body is tied directly to the game.Â
 Erwin walks in a little while later when you're focused on Stop & Go Station. He sits down in a plush chair, phone in his hand that he ignores in favor of asking, "What are you guys doing out here? Shouldn't you be in Mike's room?"
 Mike glances at him, gives him a look and shakes his head, but you're much less subtle when you snap, "Can it, Smith," eyes never leaving the screen.Â
 "Don't count on that," Mike snorts. "I think itâs physically impossible for him to keep his mouth shut for longer than four seconds."Â
 "Wooow," Erwin drawls, thick eyebrows high in offense. "I'm supposed to be able to trust you, and now you're just talking shit right in front of me."
 "For some reason, I get the feeling your ego can't get bruised that easily," you muse out loud.Â
 "I'll have you know I can be very sensitive," Erwin informs you matter-of-factly. "I have a heart. I have feelings. And, I've been told on multiple occasions that I'm more considerate than most men, so there."
 You laugh, a silly sound that gets stuck in your throat. "Oh, really? And how many of those womenâ'cause that's what they are, I'm sureâwere left behind after they built you up like that, hm?"
 Biting both of his lips, Erwin sits back in his chair and crosses his arms. "I plead the fifth on that one."
 "Uh huh, that's what I thought."
 While you're fixated on the screen, Mike glances over at his friend, sees blue eyes shining as Erwin stares at you, a tell-tale smirk on his face. He's amused by you. Interested, even.Â
 You stay for about an hour longer before going back to the dorms. As soon as the front door shuts, Mike swivels around and points a finger at Erwin, uttering a low, "Don't you dare," that makes the blond chuckle.Â
 "Wouldn't dream of it."
 *
 You mostly hang out on weekends and only in small bursts. Alternating between movies and video games, it's a little hard to speak to one another, but Mike is still able to pry some information out of you and share more about himself.Â
 You're majoring in geological and earth sciences while Mike is working toward a degree in environmental scienceâ "Kinda weird we haven't run into each other before."Â
 You played basketball for a year in high school before getting annoyed by the other girls. Mike, on the other hand, made some of his best friends on his old soccer team.Â
 You had a ferret growing up and now you'll "Never get another pet again 'cause when he died, I died a little with him." (It's the first time Mike has ever seen tears in your eyes, but you blink them away at record speed). He tells you about the dogs his family has had and how the one at home with his parents now is actually his. (Her name's Scout, and I would take a bullet for her.")Â
 Hitch is your best friend even though she irritates the shit out of you, and Mike says something similar about Erwin. "He's a good guy. He's just⌠Passionate about so many things. He gets obsessive. Drives me insane."
 "Obsessed with that pussyyy," you joke in a deep, stupid voice.Â
 Mike snorts, "Perv," and keeps watching the movie that's playing.Â
 And, speaking of movies, your favorite Disney film is The Fox and The Houndâ "Good taste," while his is Lion Kingâ "Classic." As far as other movies, though, the two of you spend half an hour arguing over which Mel Brooks is the best, end up having to agree to disagree (Young Frankenstein vs. High Anxiety).
 Your favorite color is green. Your favorite food is pizza (âWhat are you, twelve?â). Your favorite animal is the pangolin. Theyâre all little facts that Mike stores away, and by the end of the semester, he actually feels like he kind of knows you, and somehow, against all odds, you've managed to not hookup through it all.Â
 That's not to say it hasn't been hard (that he hasn't been hard). Sometimes you come over in skin tight jeans or crop tops, outfits that accentuate your body in all the right ways, and Mike is pretty sure that you do it on purpose.Â
 You're both careful not to drink too much at parties, aware of the likely consequences, but you hang around him enough to gain people's attentionâjealous girls watching in disappointment, curious guys sizing you up.Â
 Questions inevitably arise. You complain about Hitch pestering you for details that you will not give her, and he tells you how he has to keep brushing off his brothers.Â
 "She doesn't, like, know we've had sexâwould never fucking leave me alone if she did. But she and all her other little friends are so annoying about it."
 You're on the steps outside of the frat house, jackets zipped up, nursing steaming cups of cocoa you got from the nearby shop.Â
 "So, what do you tell them?" Mike asks.Â
 You shrug your shoulders. "That we're not fucking. Just friends. They don't believe me, but that's my story, and I'm sticking to it, dammit."
 Mike laughs through his nose and takes another drink. "I mean, it's not a lie since we're not fucking and we are friends."
 You make a high pitched noise, doubtful, challenging. "Friends is a strong word."
 "Whatever."Â
 He's used to you doing that now, denying him every chance you get even in a joking way. You've never once admitted to any type of feelings out loud, and he isn't sure why, some kind of avoidance behavior, but he won't complain because he knows you're at least a little fond of him. You wouldn't keep spending time with him if you weren't.Â
 Deciding to change the subject, Mike prompts, "So, Erwin's party over the break," and you glance at him over your cup with interest. "You're coming, right?"Â
 "I don't know. Isn't it at, like, his ranch house in bum fuck nowhere?"Â
 "Kinda. It's only about a two hour drive from here, but it's definitely off the beaten path."
 "I'll have to see. Need to spend time with my mom while I can."Â
 Understandable. He's looking forward to seeing his own parents (and Scout, of course).Â
 The last game of the season is played and won, then finals pass after too many all-nighters and too much Red Bull. Mike actually sighs in relief when he slides into his white Wrangler, all packed up and ready to make the drive back to his house.Â
 He sends one text before pulling out onto the main roadâBe safeâand hopes he won't have to wait an entire month to see you again.Â
*
 Staying with your mom is nice but always slightly depressing. The house is empty with just her in it, less lived in than ever before. You can tell exactly which spots she spends most of her time inâher office to work and the couch in front of the TV to wind down.Â
 You sleep in your old bedroom, spend most evenings texting Hitch after your mom goes to bed, but a few conversations with Mike slip in too. He sends you several pictures of Scoutâbeautiful but always wearing one of those perpetual Boxer frownsâand in return, you send him pictures of the pretty betta your mother has in her office. It's the best you can do.Â
 After a week of being in your hometown, you're ready to leave it again. It's not terrible or in a bad part of town. It's just⌠lacking. You'd never tell your mother this, but you have a feeling she knows. It's probably why she doesn't put up a fight when you tell her you're gonna run off for a couple days to attend Erwin's party.Â
 "I promise I'll be back. It's just one night and then the drive back."
 Her tone is very serious when she tells you to stay out of trouble, but then she walks you out to your car and hugs you, watching and waving as you drive away.Â
 You text Erwin on the way there to ask if it's okay to arrive earlyâlike a few hours early cause I needed to get out of my houseâand he replies enthusiastically.
 Absolutely! Mike and Levi are already here đ
 You have no idea who this Levi is outside of hearing Erwin mention him a few times, but you very quickly find out when you get to the large but secluded house. You see Erwin's stupid (gorgeous) vintage Mustang parked in the gravel driveway as well as Mike's white Jeep and an unfamiliar, black Prius.Â
 All three of them are on the porch occupying outdoor chairs that probably cost more than your fucking dorm expenses, but Mike and Erwin both stand when you make your way up the sidewalk. Staying seated, or really sprawled out with his hands behind his head, is a fairly small man (boy, maybe) with inky hair and sunglasses covering his eyes. Heâs dressed much differently than the other two, ripped jeans, Doc Martens, and a striped long sleeved shirt under a short sleeved band tee.Â
 âWhat in the e-boy fuckâŚâ You mutter to yourself, nodding at the blonds and letting Mike take your backpackânot that you really have a choice considering your grip on it is no match for his.Â
 âWas the drive okay?â He asks, swinging the bag over his shoulder and making it look incredibly small.Â
 âYeah. Once I hit the backroads I could start going, like, eighty-five, so that shaved some time off.â
 Mike snorts. âYou sound like Erwin. Dudeâs always speeding.â
 âDonât fucking start with me. I was in the car with you when you almost hit a pedestrian on a crosswalk.â
 âWe donât talk about that.â
 Everyone follows Erwin inside the house. Itâs just as nice as you thought itâd be, sprawling and open with wood floors, plush furniture, and rustic decorations. There are moose antlers mounted in one room and a god damned bear head in another. It makes you roll your eyes, but to say youâre unimpressed would be a flat out lie.Â
 âNot everyone is staying the night, but I know you have to, so just pick an upstairs room,â Erwin tells you after the grand tour. âI can take you around on the golf cart once you settle in.â
 You see Mike roll his green eyes and amend, âWe can take you around.âÂ
 âYeah,â Erwin nods. âThatâs what I meant.â
 Levi is making a face up at Erwin, furrowed brow, squinty eyes, and a little grimace. He hasnât said more than two words to you since youâve arrived (âIâm Levi.â), but he doesnât seem like the chatterbox type, a little more standoffish, and you canât blame him for that.Â
 âJust in case youâre wondering, Iâm in the middle room,â Mike tells you with a grin.
 âAnd why, pray tell, would I be wondering that?â
 He basically sings in his deep voice, âNo reason,â then walks back downstairs with Erwin and Levi, leaving you to make yourself comfortable.Â
 You take the bedroom at the far end of the hallway out of spite more than anything, but you figure the farther away you can be from Mike the better. After setting your things down and organizing deodorant, perfume, and every day jewelry on the dresser, you join the guys downstairs to find them huddling over the kitchen island talking about plans for the night.Â
 âShould we get a keg? It wonât be that many people, but it might be easier to just pour from one,â Erwin thinks out loud.Â
 âDonât bother getting a keg if itâs gonna be the same shitty beer you guys have at Pike parties,â you chime in, hip checking Mike so that heâll scoot over and allow you join their little meeting.Â
 Levi lets out a little laugh, the most expressive youâve seen him so far, while the other two pout at your criticism.Â
 âWhy donât you pick the beer then?â Erwin prompts. âSince you have such refined tastes.âÂ
 Eyebrows lifting, you laugh. âOh, weâve got a smartass in the house tonight.â The blond smirks and dusts off his shoulders, making Mike groan in either annoyance or embarrassment. You canât be sure which one.Â
 âFuck, is this what itâs always like between you three?â Levi asks, looking between all of you. âJust constant bickering?â
 âMore or less.â
 âThat seems exhausting.â
 âIt is,â you confirm. ââSâwhy I can only hang out with them in small doses.â
 âOuch.â
 âWounded.â
 âAnyway,â you let your head hang so that all they can see is your shoulders shaking as you giggle, and when you look back up, you make sure that the smile is mostly wiped from your face. âIâm not saying Iâm some kind of beer expert, but I at least know that the shit you serve at parties is rancid.â
 âAnd yet, you always seem to forget,â Mike teases. âI always end up having to finish yours.â
 âYou donât have to. You choose to, you fucking alkie.â
 Itâs hard to come to any sort of decision with the non-stop push and pull of the conversation, and eventually Levi just walks away to let the three of you work it out. Erwin orders a keg of Rolling Rock, says something about, âDad wonât mind me splurging a little since I downsized this whole thing for him,â and you scoff at him.Â
 Heâs well aware of his privilege, talks about it in an ironic manner thatâs both maddening and hilariousâ âFather is going to let me take the yacht out this weekend,â and, âOh, thatâs not country club appropriate.â It makes you laugh every fucking time, but it also usually earns him a smack or two.Â
 The next few hours are spent gathering party supplies and getting the house ready (as in moving some furniture around and hiding valuables). Erwin leaves to pick up the keg after assuring the vendor on the phone that he can drive to them and pay extra for the short notice. You donât know how he manages it, but you assume his confidence has a lot to do with it.
 Only about twenty people are supposed to come, âAn Erwin Smith exclusive,â Mike jokes with you as you stash a couple of vases in the kitchen cabinets.Â
 âOh, does that mean Iâm special?â You play.
 âAbsolutely.â
 Thereâs something churning in your gut as you move around downstairs with Mike and Levi, an omniscient feeling, like you know how the night will end, but youâre going to fight it every step of the way. Youâve made it this long without a slip-up, and youâre determined to make it one more night.Â
 Erwin gets back with about three hours to spare. He and Mike disappear to change into what you assume to be their usual douche-y attire, and you and Levi sit alone in the large living room waiting quietly.Â
 Youâre surprised when he speaks first, stating, âYou donât seem the sorority type.â
 Turning, you try to make sense of it, respond, âWell, Iâm not.â Youâre almost offended that heâd even consider you were.
 âThen what are you doing hanging around with those frat boy fucks?â
 âOh, that.â You sigh. âUhh, my friend made me go to one of their parties, and I just⌠Made an impression, I guess.â
 âYou fucked one of âem, didnât you?â Levi is smirking, so sure of himself that you donât really see the point in denying it.
 âYeah.â
 âRich boy or the giant?â
 You look over at him, defenses rising like they did your first night in the Pi Kappa Alpha house. âThe fuck is it to you?â
 Holding his hands up, Levi chuckles, âAlright, alright, forget I asked.â
 You cross your arms over your chest, stare off as you wonder if itâs actually that hard to tell. You figured it would be obvious that youâre more comfortable with Mike than with Erwin, but you have been getting more used to the other brazen blond over the last few months, just like youâve been getting a little more used to Nile and all the other brothers. You havenât sucked any of their dicks, though.Â
 âHowâd you meet Erwin?â You try.
 Youâre not surprised when Levi snarks, âThe fuck is it to you?âÂ
 You canât tell if the two of you are going to leave this ranch house as mortal enemies or as friends, but itâll definitely be one of them.Â
 ââCause you donât seem the type to hang out with them either,â you tell him.
 It's definitely odd. He and Erwin have to go back some time to have been able to stick together through their college years and all of their superficial differences.Â
 Levi admires the black polish on his nails then informs you in a bored tone, âWeâve been friends since we were kids, but itâs no big deal. Just canât get rid of him.â
 The corner of his mouth turns upward, so he canât be too heartbroken over it. You understand that, havenât quite been able to shake your puppy-dog of a friend since the beginning of the semester, but youâre not as annoyed about it as you pretend to be.Â
 âThey certainly do get attached,â you hum.
 The two men in question join you once again, looking much more palatable in jeans and v-necks. Erwin has a button-down hanging open and rolled up to his elbows while Mike is wearing a black and white flannel in similar fashion. Itâs the most casual theyâve been at a party, and you canât help but joke, âWow, look at you two. More human, less lizard people for once.â
 Erwin rolls his eyes while Mike mumbles a Doctor Who reference that makes you suck on the inside of your cheek to keep from grinning.Â
 Heâs got his charm turned on tonight, the kind that appeals to you, which will definitely pose a problem.
 People start arriving at around eight, some you recognize from the college, some you donât who you assume to be some of Erwinâs older friends. Gelgar taps the keg within minutes of walking in then plays the role of bartender for the next ten minutes as everyone lines up for a drink. Thereâs liquor and mixers set up on the counter, and you consider just making your usual, but you figure you should have at least a little of the beer since youâre the one who fought for the more expensive brand.Â
 When you get your cup, foam nearly overflowing past the rim, you take one sip only to cough it back up when Mike shows off his usual party trickâappearing out of thin airâand asks, âYou gonna finish it this time?â
 You splutter as you wipe your mouth with the back of your hand then glare up at him. âIâm gonna try, but itâs gonna be pretty fuckinâ difficult if you keep making me spit up like a god damn baby.â
 Heâs amused, light eyes dancing mischievously, and you know youâre in for a long night.Â
 Erwin has a playlist filtering through the houseâs sound system, a nice balance of several different genres playing at a bearable volume for the first time. Games start up in the kitchen, rage cage around the island, beer pong at the table, and while youâre content to just wallflower in the corner, Mike drags you into it.Â
 âYouâre just as bad as Hitch," you complain, but he isn't fazed, just plants you in an open spot at the island and stands right beside you. He's gonna regret doing that; rage cage is one of the only competitive games you're actually good at, but he'll find that out.Â
 It's fast-paced, full of screaming and laughing, jumping and shoving. You get to slam your cup into Mike's on several occasions, drawing curses from him every time.Â
 "Honestly, it's a little embarrassing," you ridicule with a smile.Â
 He downs the small amount of beer in the cup he pulls, adds it to the stack, then challenges, "I'll show you embarrassing. Just wait."Â
 You've had maybe two beers altogether, but it still sends a jolt down your spine.Â
 The two of you play another couple of rounds, and Mike does seem to catch on a little more, but he eventually bows out and pulls you away with him.Â
 More beer. Meandering around the party. It's pretty tame in comparison to all the Pike events you've attended, but the later it gets, the rowdier everyone becomes. Music gets turned up to dance. The keg stops being used for pouring and starts being used for stands. You have the absolute pleasure of watching Erwin hold Levi upside down as the smaller man chugs as much as he can. He beats Nile's record, raises his arms in victory as Erwin shakes him by the shoulders in excitement.Â
 "They're pretty close, yeah?"Â
 Mike looks down at you as you stand on your tip-toes to get closer to his ear as you speak.Â
 He nods. "I don't really understand them, but yeah. They've been friends since, like, elementary school, I think."
 "No shit?"
 "No shit."
 You play beer pong against Gelgar and Nile, end up losing by quite a lot, and by the time you finish the remaining cups and another full drink, you're feeling good. Warm, happy, dangerously giggly.Â
 Mike stands too close as you make your rounds to talk to people, many of them asking how the lacrosse season went. He puffs his chest a little, tries and fails to act modest, but instead of getting irritated like you usually do, you find yourself resting your cheek against his arm as you shake your head. You don't know if the action is to disagree with him or to get closer, but it makes Mike chuckle and shift so that he can wrap that arm around you and pull you to his chest instead.Â
 He smells niceâwoodsy with a sweet little bite. It makes your mouth water. You try to call back your determination from before, that readiness to fight and deny, but Mike's body is firm and massive and hot against yours, and he's also drunk and smiling sideways. His eyes are hazy and gorgeous when he peers down at you. His stubble has grown into that perfect length, the kind that feels incredible between your legs, and you can already see your hands tugging at his shaggy hair as he flips it from his face.Â
 "You okay?" He rumbles, tongue darting out to lick his lips.Â
 He knows. You know he knows. And, he knows that you know thatâÂ
 Fuck. Stop. JustâŚ
 "What do you think?" You're aware of what you're saying. The words make perfect sense. You just can't stop them from falling from your mouth is all.Â
 "I don't know," Mike says, a playful lilt to his voice. "Why don't you tell me?"Â
 You're not sure if he's asking for your consent or if he just wants to humiliate you by making you spell it out for him.Â
 "I meanâŚ" Your gaze travels from his face to his neck to his pecs and downward. "The semester is over."
 "It is," he agrees, hand moving from your waist to your hip.Â
 "Don't really need to be, uh⌠What's the wordâŚ" You squeeze your eyes shut, splaying your fingers on his stomach. "Studious," you snap. "Don't need to be so studious on vacation."
 Mike very slowly starts walking backwards toward the staircase, holding you at arms length by both your hips now.Â
 "No, you really don't."Â
 Voice of reason fading away, you step around him but grab his hand, taking the stairs two by two until you're on the balcony that wraps above the living room. Once you slip into the closer room, yours, you lock the door.Â
 Mike's mouth is familiar in its desperationâtastes like beer and want and him. He pulls his flannel off behind him by the sleeves just in time for you to start pushing his shirt up over his abs, in awe all over again at the muscle group.Â
 It's really not fair.Â
 You pause between kisses to strip, smiling and groaning whenever your lips meet again. You've missed it on some levelâthe heat, the fucking attraction you just can't shake. All the times you hung out with him, purposely keeping distance, avoiding flirting and touching and staringâyou figured it would come to a head. You even guessed there was a good chance that it would be at this party.Â
 But, that doesn't mean you're prepared when he throws you onto the bed, doesn't prepare you for the way he bites your lip and sucks on your neck and pinches your nipples until you moan his name and grind against him, and it certainly doesn't prepare you for the way he spreads your legs, runs his nose up the inside of your thigh, then drags his tongue over your slit.Â
 "Fuck, Mike."Â
 He groans, quick to slide the muscle into your pulsing cunt to taste you. His fingertips are digging into the fat of your thighs, keeping you still save for your trembling which makes the feeling of his mouth even more intense. You want to buck against his face, want to put out the fire raging inside of you by moving somehow, letting some of the energy out, but you can't. All you can do is lay there as Mike licks around your hole and nibbles at your clit and laps up your juices.Â
 "Missed this fuckin' pussy," he breathes, sucking on one of your lips and then the other, pulling blood to the surface and making them puffy and sensitive.Â
 You card fingers through his hair before fisting your hand in it and shoving his face further into your cunt, trying as hard as you fucking can to ride any part of him you can manageâhis tongue, his nose, anything that will give you friction.Â
 The sound he makes at your pathetic attempt is bestial, a low, throaty grunt as he rubs his chin up and down your slit, drenching himself in your slick and quickly overstimulating your swollen clit with his stubble.Â
 "Oh fuck, oh fuckâ"
 "You wanted it," he grits. "You pushed your sloppy little cunt right in my face, so now you've gotta take everything I give you."Â
 You cry as he continues the motion, pussy drooling as the little bud starts to grow raw. "Mike, please, pleaseâŚ"
 "Gonna make sure you feel this tomorrow." He stops only to lean back down and suck your clit into his mouth. The tip of his tongue is soft in comparison to the coarse hair, but it still makes your hips twitch, and when he grazes his teeth over it, you squeal and kick.Â
 It's so close to hurting, right on the edge, but it's that helplessness that has you steadily leaking on the bed. It's what makes it easy for Mike to push a finger into your clenching hole, pump a couple times, then slide another one in beside it.Â
 Your climax is coiling in your gut, compressed like a spring and only getting tighter with every thrust of long, thick fingers and every measured flick of his tongue.Â
 Gripping his hair again, you ride it out. Mike loosens his grip just enough to allow you to undulate in time with the waves that wash over you, and you moan loudly as he moves to flatten his tongue over your entrance so that you come on and against it.Â
 He gives you some time to settle down, but you know he isn't done yet, and since you're not quite ready to take his cock in your sensitive pussy, you pull your legs from the sides of his head and crawl to lay with your head off the side of the bed.Â
 Mike gets the picture immediately, and you hear a huff of air leave him all at once before he clambers off the mattress to position himself at the edge. You're a little too low, so he grabs all four pillows to shove under you, and as he does, you lavish his bobbing cock with kitten licks, going as far as sucking on his balls when he leans over you.Â
 "Jesus fuckingâ"Â
 You can feel the way they tighten, his cockhead dripping pre that lands just below the notch of your sternum. It isn't until he's thoroughly coated in spit that you stop and let him straighten, then open your mouth and relax your shoulders.Â
 Mike is careful as he slides his tip past your lips, letting you adjust to the weight of his cock in your mouth before he pushes in a little further. Your eyes start watering as soon as he passes between your molars, making you stretch your jaw and drool from the corners of your mouth.Â
 He pulls out then, taps his cockhead on your cheek, leaving a mix of precum and spit on your skin before lining himself up again and sliding back in.Â
 He repeats the process a few times as if it'll actually get you used to his size, but it's just not possible. You gag and gurgle, slurp back drool when you're given the chance, and your entire body throbs when Mike tells you, "I'm gonna give you more now, okay? Wanna see your throat bulge with my cock."
 You moan around him, try to make the passage of your mouth and esophagus as straight as possible then let your eyes roll back as he slips into the tighter sleeve for a few seconds. Your toes dig into the bedspread, fingers clawing at the material as you fight back the panic that comes with not being able to breathe.Â
 Mike pulls out panting, and you wish you could see his face, the look in his eyes, but you can't. All you can do is lap at his cock until he pushes it into your mouth again.Â
 This time when he slips into your throat, he reaches down to press a hand to your neck, letting out a deep, disbelieving laugh as he feels the way his length moves in it. "Holy shit. I couldâ" he just barely gives you more, and your responding whine is completely muffled by him, "âCould come like this."
 The thought makes you tingle. Or maybe that's the lack of oxygen. You are feeling a little lightheaded. But the idea of him coming down your throat, right into your stomach, fuck, it makes your cunt pulse again.Â
 Mike pulls out, and you suck in deep breaths, a little sob making your chest heave. Tears are streaming from your eyes, getting caught in your hair, and you have to wipe other various fluids from your face.Â
 He helps you sit back up, rubs your shoulders and kisses the back of your neck as your heart rate returns to normal. As soon as he sees you relax, though, he's tugging you from the bed and bending you over it.Â
 The scream that's pushed from you is hoarse as you're split open on his cock. Mike holds you by the hair, pulling your head back as he snaps his hips forward and back relentlessly. He slides in and out of you easily, but that doesn't mean he isn't stretching you to your breaking point.Â
 You shake on the bed, thankful when he lets go of your head so that you can fall back to the mattress, crying and moaning all you want.Â
 "Feel so good, baby," Mike groans. "So good."
 He punctuates it with a slap to your ass that causes you to squeeze him, and that only encourages him to repeat the action until both your cheeks are radiating heat and stinging from his hands.Â
 He flips you like a doll, and you're finally able to see his face clearly as he stares down at you with a dropped jaw and heavy lids. You know you're a mess, fucked out and sloppy, but as he abuses your g-spot with the ridge of his cock, all you can do is grin drunkenly and let your eyes roll.Â
 "So pretty when you smile," he praises. Fingers grip your chin, and when you're able to focus your gaze again you find Mike leaning over you, face level with yours. "Open your mouth for me." His tone is soft yet demanding, and you don't hesitate for a second as you do what you're told.Â
 Mike pushes spit through his lips, letting it drip and stretch until it lands on your tongue. It makes you feel cheap and disgusting, but it doesn't stop you from squirting around him.Â
 Devolving into nothing more than grunts and groans, Mike continues to fuck into you but straightens so that he can reach your clit better. He flicks it back and forth until your true orgasm hits you, and then he keeps going.Â
 You cry out, squirm wildly beneath him, but all it results in is two fingers being shoved in your mouth. Stroking over the back of your tongue, more saliva pours from your mouth just like the slick that pours from your pussy while he toys with your clit.Â
 You come again. And again. When Mike finally removes his hand from between your legs, you're nothing more than a puddle, moaning and crying for him.Â
 Every orgasm has made your walls swell around him, his cock feeling longer and thicker than ever as he kisses your cervix with every thrust. That lightheaded sensation is back, white dots dancing around your eyes, and you just barely manage out his name, tapping in his forearm.Â
 "Need⌠needâŚ"
 "What do you need, babe?"
 Your arms curl up by your head, fingers moving and spasming as every one of your senses is overwhelmed.
  "Need you toât-toâto come. Need you to c-come."Â
 You've never had to tap out before, but you can't take him anymore. His size. His expression. His lack of fucking mercy.
 "Yeah?" He coos, but his cock is still dragging in and out of you. You nod, but Mike draws it out, asking, "Where do you want me to come?"
 "Don't⌠CareâŚ"
 "You don't care?" He's still moving, fucking you absolutely stupid as he lists out, "Your face? Your tits?" He gropes your chest, pinching both nipples, and the fact that you don't even whimper must clue him into the fact that he's about to lose you.Â
 Your mind is swimming, fading every time he pulls out only to be brought back online when he pushes back in.Â
 "What about your pussy? Want me to come all over your pussy?"Â
 You moan, the simplest part of your brain apparently finding that appealing, so after a few more thrusts, Mike pulls out entirely and jerks himself off until he covers your folds in hot cum. He gets some on your thighs, some on your pelvis, soaks your peaking clit so that you take in a stuttering breath.Â
 His hand is between your legs again, fingertips spreading the viscous fluid around and dipping into your slit.
 Your eyes shoot open for the first time in God knows how long, a panicked, "M-Mike," tumbling from your lips, but he hushes you.
 "I'm not pushing it inside or anything. Just having fun."
 And, fuck, tonight is the night you learn how filthy he is. Mike spends a few solid minutes rubbing his seed over your puffy lips, fingers the raw tissue around your hole so that you leak for him, then uses it to massage your clit slowly and softly, pulling one last orgasm from you that makes fresh tears spring in your eyes.Â
 You're going to be in a world of pain tomorrow, but you can't regret itânot when your legs continue to shake long after your climax, not when you can already feel that satisfying ache deep inside of you, not when Mike crawls to sit on the bed and lifts you into his arms.Â
 "You okay?" He asks into your hair.Â
 He's rubbing soothing circles on your stomach as you drift in and out. You know you need to shower, but you're so tired and so wrecked, you doubt you'll be able to stand for long enough to clean yourself.Â
 "Did I hurt you?"Â
 "Mm, little bit," you tell him honestly. You can actually feel his heart start to beat harder in his chest, so you reassure him, "Liked it, though."
 You think something like twenty minutes pass, but you can't be sure as you keep dozing. It's hard not to with Mike rubbing your stomach, his body rising and falling in rhythm with every breath he takes.Â
 When your eyes open more than halfway, you begin to move, grimacing at the soreness between your legs as well as the mess.Â
 "'m gonna hop in the shower," you announce.Â
 Mike sits up too, stretches his arms and asks through a groan, "Want me to come with?"
 "You've done enough coming tonight," you snort. "But nah, I can clean myself on my own."
 His eyebrows furrow, but he doesn't say anything, just lets you get up and walk to the bathroom on shaky legs.Â
 The hot water almost puts you back to sleep. You manage to rinse off where you need to, step back into the room fully expecting to see Mike passed out in your bed, but he's nowhere to be found.Â
 As you crawl under the covers, you try to swallow the feeling of disappointment that's stuck in your throat.Â
 *
Mike is up before almost everyone in the house the next morning, so he spends most of it trying to clean up alongside Levi, though he apparently isn't doing a very good job of it according to the smaller man.Â
 "Jesus, have you ever mopped a floor in your life?"Â
 "Oh, so we're just throwing everything in the same trash bag? No recycling? Your future kids will thank you for that, I'm sure."
 "No, there's no way Iâm letting you wipe down the counters. Just move."Â
 Levi is lucky Mike is as laid back as he is otherwise he would have thrown the little fuck into the koi pond behind the house a long time ago.Â
 Erwin wakes up around nine and walks down looking a little rough, but Mike has definitely seen him in worse states.Â
 "Thanks for cleaning up," he says, bent over the island and holding his head in his hands. "Pretty sure I would have thrown up if I'd tried. Several times."
 He tells the other two that pretty much everyone else started heading out at around three and that he has a list of party-goers he needs to text to make sure they made it home in one piece, "When I can actually fucking see straight."
 Naturally, the conversation turns to Mike. Erwin, with his cheek now pressed against the cool, granite countertop, smirks up at him and asks in a sly voice, "So, how was your night?'Â
 Mike bites his lip to hide a smile, leans out of the kitchen to make sure you aren't stumbling down the stairs or traipsing about the house, then looks back to his friend and laughs, "Fucking mind-blowing, dude." He doesn't go into explicit detailâthat's never been his styleâbut he does whisper about you taking him better than any other girl and that he's, "Addicted, dude. I genuinely think I am addicted to her pussy."Â
 "Don't be fucking dramatic, Zacharias," you pop out behind him, slapping his back as you pass him to get to the fridge. He can see the ghost of a smile turning your lips up, but it's hard to feel satisfied at that when his own face is beet red.Â
 Looking at Erwin, Mike throws his hands out by his side, mutters an incredulous, "Dude," that makes the other blond chuckle.Â
 You grab a water bottle from the refrigerator, making Levi grumble, "Are none of you guys concerned about the planet? God damn."
 Standing between Mike and Erwin, you take a few gulps, all eyes on you until you swallow and question, "Can I help you?" Now that you're right next to him, Mike can hear a scratchiness to your voice, almost as if you're getting sick, but he knows better, knows exactly where it came from, and fuck if it doesn't make him twitch in his sweats.Â
 "Have a good time at the party?" Erwin pries once again.Â
 You look at him with a deadpan expression, then answer, "Seems like you already got the deets, so sure. I had a grand time."
 Mike isn't sure if you're being sarcastic about it just like you are everything else. You had just kind of left him hanging when you'd gone to shower. He hadn't thought too much into it even if he'd been a little bummed, but he thinks he understands. You just need more space than he does.Â
 Or, it could have been that you hadn't enjoyed yourself. Oh god, what if you'd just been faking? What if you'd lied to him when he asked if he hurt you? What if you're in pain right now and just hiding it?Â
 Mike zones out while you talk with Erwin and Levi about plans for the day, works himself into a nice little panic but is still able to hear you tell them you're just gonna head back to your mom's.Â
 "You sure?" Erwin asks. "I know you only planned to stay one night, but you're more than welcome to hang out for longer. Weâll be here for at least another few days."
 Levi adds an, "Unfortunately," that earns him a hair ruffle he swats away.Â
 "No, it's cool. I can't leave mom alone for the holiday or she'll start to think I don't like staying at the house."
 "You don't, though."
 "Yeah, but she doesn't have to know that."
 Mike stares after you as you take your water bottle and return upstairs, and it doesn't escape the notice of the other two men.Â
 "You're so fuckin' whipped, man," Erwin teases.Â
 Mike doesn't deny it, just holds up a middle finger.Â
 Erwin isn't entirely wrong, though. Mike has been trying to deny it or play it off as nothing more than lust, but there's more to his feelings at this point. He tries not to be obvious around you, to keep his cards close to his chest because he knows you just want to keep things casualâbarely even want that if he's being honest.Â
 So he can hide it. He can pretend it isn't happening. In fact, Mike should be thankful that you only want sex (sometimes) because it leaves him to do whatever he wants. He could fuck other chicks left and right, and you wouldn't even bat an eyelash. That's a good thing, right?Â
 That worry about last night still has him on edge, though, so before you can leave, Mike catches you in your room as you're packing up and closes the door.Â
 He expects you to make some kind of comment about not being able to go again, but all you do is tilt your head to the side in a dangerously cute way.Â
 "Hey, I, uh⌠I just wanted to make sure you felt okay after last night."Â
 You blink at him, pause in folding your clothes, then show a wide, real grin.Â
 "Yeah, I'm fine. Sore in various placesâlike, super soreâbut I'm fine."
 Mike's mouth twists to hide his smirk, and he mumbles a low, "Sorry."
 "Don't ever apologize for your monster cock," you tell him, setting your shirt down on the mattress before pacing over to him. "Like, unless there's tearing of some sort, which there really shouldn't be since you're good at preparation, whoever you fuck should be okay. Sore but okay."
 His eyes go a little wide when you stop in front of him, looking up with an expression he's really never seen beforeâor maybe that you've never allowed him to see beforeâand the longer he stares, the more he realizes that you're god damn glowing.Â
 Taking a chance, he finds your waist with his hands, inches just a little closer, then leans down when you stand on your toes and tug him by the shirt.Â
 You taste like peppermint and already smell like the perfume you wear every day, the scent that has made Mike dizzy for the past few months. He moves a hand to your back to press your body into his, and when you take his bottom lip into your mouth, biting and sucking, he groans and pulls back before he can get too hard.Â
 "What's all this? Why are you so perky this morning?"Â
 "I get giddy after good sex," you say with a shrug. "Sue me."
 "That why you run away every time I fuck you?" He questions.
 You nod. "Couldn't run away this time, though."
 "I'm sure it's really bruising your pride, letting me see you all warm and gooey."Â
 "I am not warm and gooey," you protest. "I was last night, butâ"
 "Aw, gross, why'd you have to say it like that?"Â
 You giggleâgiggleâthen remind him, "You're the one who felt the need to fucking fingerpaint."
 Mike vividly remembers the way your pussy looked covered in his cum, the way it felt to smear it and play with your swollen entrance and clit, and now⌠Now he is definitely hard again.Â
 "Better stop before you end up on that bed again."
 Your eyes are dancing, tone mischievous when you respond, "Only if you're gentle."
 "Christâ"
 He's got you naked and spread on the mattress in less than thirty seconds, tongue buried in your cunt as he soothes every part of you he can reach.Â
 It would be cruel to actually fuck you again. He knows you're probably a little more tender than you're letting on, so Mike settles for licking into you and flicking your clit, never using teeth as it swells in his mouth so that you pant and moan, and promise, "I can handle it, Mike, I canâŚ"
 "I don't care if you can or can't. Just lemme do this."
 And, it's not like he hasn't pulled his cock from his pants, pumping it and coating his length in the pre-cum he drips at the mere sight of you.
 He can tell you're getting close when your thighs start to tense. You alternate between shifting your hips and going slack. It's the latter that you leak the most, pussy opening around his tongue only to clench a few seconds later.Â
 "Just one finger, Mike, please, I wantâI need something inside me, please, please," you moan.Â
 Mike turns his face to kiss your thigh, sighing but giving in easily when he acquiesces, "Only one."
 The noise you make as he slides his middle finger into you is like music, high pitched and drawn out, with an awe one would sing hymns with.Â
 "Yes, yes, yes, thank you, fuck, thaâ"
 He understands why you wanted it so badly when he pulls it out and sees his finger coated in white, considers fucking you with it to the point of tears, but before he can, the door to the bedroom swings open and fucking Erwin walks in to ask, "Levi and I are going to the storeâ"
 âJesus fuck, Erwin!" Mike swears. "A little busy here!"
 His friend is unfazed, but more importantly, you are too, arching your back, pulling Mike's hair to get him back where you want him, then moaning his name like you never have before as you come.Â
 You tremble and take in stuttering breaths, and Mike does his best to hide your exposed pussy from prying eyes as he looks at Erwin and barks out a furious, "No, I don't need anything from the store. Get out."
 The blond shrugs and turns, walking out without shutting the door, and Mike swears he's gonna kill him. He's too bold and too entitled and now he's seen far too much of your body, and Mike doesn't like that.Â
 "Did you come?" You ask in an airy voice. Mike guesses you could feel the rhythm of his hand on his cock, probably pushing his face harder against you with every pass.Â
 "Uh, no. I don't know if you noticed, but Erwin walked in."
 "I noticed," you snort, sitting up on your elbows. "Why do you think I moaned your name like that?"
 "What?" It had seemed a little odd. Mike knows he's pretty good at oral, but you've never made a sound like that before.Â
 "Fucker wanted to see what we were up to, I decided to show him. Now he knows how good you are."
 Mike stands, peers down at you skeptically and says, "You're being too nice to me today. It's freakin' me out a little."
 He doesn't think it's necessary to add that Erwin is already aware of his sexual prowess considering they definitely had a threesome with a rather adventurous girl back in freshman year. It's just not pertinent information.Â
 "Soak it up, Zacharias. I'm sure the good mood will be gone by tomorrow."
 "Why, cause I won't be at your mom's to fuck you stupid every night?" His voice comes out cocky, but it's stifled by the way you squeal when he slaps a hand over your wet pussy.
 "I'm sensitive, you asshole!" You're smiling even as you whine. "And, here I was about to give you head to get you off."
 "I mean, you can still do that."
 You glare up at him the whole time you slide off the bed to your knees, warn, "Better hope I don't bite."
 *
 After you leave (and after making out against Mikeâs Wrangler for a little too long), he goes back inside to find Erwin and Levi lounging in the den with a movie playing. He wastes no time in snapping his fingers at Erwin and commanding, "We're gonna talk."
 "Oh, are we?" Erwin doesn't even look away until Mike grabs the back of his shirt, and only then does he move from his spot. "Okay, okay, watch the wrinkles, bro."
 He follows Mike into the kitchen, out of earshot unless either of them raise their voices which⌠Could happen.Â
 "What the fuck was that?" Mike hisses.Â
 Erwin looks at him with big blue eyes and plays dumb, "What the fuck was what?"Â
 Taking a deep breath through his nose, Mike makes sure his voice comes out low and steady, "Smith, I swear to God, it's been a long time since I've punched you, but you're fuckin' testing me, dude."
 Erwin smiles, face lighting up with what looks like excitement but could also be fury.Â
 "Mike," he starts. "Don't tell me you're getting violent over a girl." His tone is patronizing, his eyebrows are high, and his grin is downright menacing.Â
 "I haven't gotten violent yet," Mike grits.Â
 "Hey, how was I to know what you two were doing up there?"Â
 "It's not about you walking in, dude! It's about you just fucking standing there!"
 Erwin chuckles and blows him off, "Mike, I've seen your dick before. You've got nothing to worry about."
 "That's not what I'm worried about. You just, like, came in when she was in a vulnerable position, and that's fucked up."
 "She didn't seem to mind."
 Mike sucks his teeth, takes another grounding breath, then asks again, "Why? Why did you wait to leave?"Â
 "You want me to be honest?" Erwin rolls his neck then his shoulders. Mike has seen him do that many times before lacrosse games to loosen upâto get ready for a fight.Â
 Mike's fist clenches at his side. "Yeah, I do."
 "You've been making yourself crazy over this girl since the start of the semester, and I want to know why."
 "What do you mean?" Mike doesn't know why he asks, has a pretty good idea of what Erwin is alluding to.Â
 The blond still dodges the question but in about the worst way possible. "It's not like you two are exclusive or anything."
 Mike feels the way his lungs fill to the point of burning, how his jaw clenches until his molars begin to ache under the pressure, and before he really knows what's happening, he's bowing up to his best friend.Â
 Erwin matches him, only a couple inches shorter, chin tilted, that maddening light in his eyes.Â
 "Walk away, Mike," he warns. "And, we can forget this little spat even happened."
 Mike peers down his nose at him, trying to rein in his emotions because Erwin is right. You two aren't exclusive. You don't want to be. You told him it was because you need to focus on school, but it could be that you want other options.Â
 But fuck, Mike doesn't want Erwin to be one of them. He's stolen more than a few girls right from under Mike's nose with his stupid charm and stupid face and stupid money. He doesn't want you to fall prey to all of it too.Â
 Mike doesn't even register the quiet footsteps padding into the kitchen, but Levi's smartass, "You guys about to kiss or somethin'?" definitely snaps him out of his head.Â
 Stepping back, Mike resists the urge to punch the counter and break his fucking hand, then turns and strides out.Â
 He's supposed to stay at the ranch house for a couple more days, but Mike needs to distance himself before he does something stupid.Â
 When he comes back downstairs with his bag on his shoulder and his keys in his hand, Erwin seems to realize his error on at least some level and stands from his place on the couch.Â
 "Mike, come on, I'm sorâ"
 "Let me cool off, dude,â Mike snaps.
 Erwin shuts his mouth and sits back down, smart enough not to follow Mike outside.
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with great power I [lee jeno]
summary: there are two things jeno loves most about his life. one being spiderman, the other being you, his best friend. thereâs just one issue: after your fatherâs death, you decide you hate both spiderman and yourself.
pairing: lee jeno x reader
genre: superhero au, high school au, coming of age, best friends to strangers(ish) to lovers, fluff, ANGST, minor crack
warnings (for this chapter): language, violence, gun violence, the mafia, parental death, police presence, sexual references, bullying (ily san im sorry), the dreamies being dicks to each other, police corruption, towards the end jeno experiences something similar to sensory overload, americanized names, pop culture references, VERY jeno centric
song rec: we go up - nct dream // any song - zico // 21 questions - waterparks // talk (remix feat. megan thee stallion & yo gotti) - khalid // sunrise - ateez // i really like you - carly rae jepsen // dare - gorillaz // stray kids - the tortoise and the hare
word count: 10.5k
a/n: this is so late...... i blame attack on titan. but hey!! better late than never :] a huge thanks to @doderyscoffeeâ for beta reading <3
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chapter one: jeno and the terrible, horrible, no good, very bad week
Jeno despised Tuesdays. He was pretty sure that Tuesdays despised Jeno as well because all of his worst days just so happen to be Tuesdays. He was 96% sure that, if there was a god, his day off was on Tuesdays, or that the planets aligned in such a manner on Tuesdays that it caused universal despair and misery. If he was to take Donghyuck's word for it, his chakra attracted negative energy the most on Tuesdays.
When Jeno was 5, his goldfish Pippin had died on a Tuesday. When he had his ass handed to him on the playground by San Choi in the third grade, it was a Tuesday. And in the seventh grade, he'd failed his Spanish test, missed his bus and walked home in the rain only to find out that his Aunt Sunny was at work, he'd left his keys in his locker and that had to wait an hour before she got home to unlock it for him, all on a Tuesday.Â
And wouldn't you know it, here he was, late for the first day of senior year, which was, of all days, a godforsaken Tuesday.
In his eternal wisdom, he'd stayed up gaming with Renjun until two in the morning, and because of it, slept through his three alarms, one set at six-thirty, the other at 6:45, the last one at 7:00.Â
He'd woken up at 7:17, to the sound of his elderly neighbor's pet chihuahua barking at a pigeon, checked the time, immediately panicked, sped into the shower, gotten dressed in a haste, grabbed a few granola bars from the pantry, and ran out the door while trying to jam his backpack closed, and managed to catch the train at 7:40, which took about twenty minutes to get to his stop, plus a ten-minute walk to school, and class started at 8:10. Not to mention heâd have to stop by the office and pick up his schedule. At best, heâd be five minutes late to his first class. But tardies were tardies, regardless, and the last thing he needed was to lose his perfect attendance streak.Â
He fished out his phone while standing on the train, waiting for his stop, scrolling through Instagram, and liking random pictures. A ping! from his phone caught his attention, then two, then a third. He smiled softly when your name popped up on his screen.
[7:48 AM]
y/n: pssst
y/n: shithead
y/n: where r u ????
[7:49 AM]Â
y/n: i can sEE u online on ig u know
jeno: âŚâŚ i'm on the train
jeno: woke up late
y/n: YOURE GONNA BE LATR
y/n: LATE*
y/n: ON THE FIRST DAY OF SENIOR YEAR
[7:50]
jeno: probably, yeah
jeno: it's the school district's fault, why would they make the first day of school on a fkn TUESDAYÂ
y/n: ohhh yeahh its terrible tuesday
y/n: [sent an attachment!]
[7:51 AM]
jeno: SHUT UP
jeno: you're not funny >:(
jeno: how dare you laugh at my misfortune
y/n: au contraire im hilarious
jeno: meanie :(
jeno: im gonna be late i hate it here
jeno: it'll end up on my permanent record and i'm not gonna get into college and then i'm gonna die,,,
[7:52 AM]Â
y/n: sometimes ur worse than hyuck i swearÂ
y/n: FIRST OF ALL permanent records dont even exist !!!!!! its propaganda duh
y/n: also ur literally never lateÂ
y/n: im sure o n e tardy wont do anything chill
y/n: dont be stupid youll be fine
Donât be stupid. Too little, too late, he thought, already having got off the train at a previous stop. Now, he was looking for an unoccupied street or alleyway, which, for once, was easy, taking a deep breath before he did the exact opposite of what youâd told him not to do. Donât be stupid.Â
The buildings are low, he thought to himself, itâll be easier to see me.Â
Donât be stupid.
Too late!
Thwip!
Jeno didnât hesitate to use the web fluid to pull himself up onto the wall, climbing in a haste, before running and jumping onto the next building. He quickly built up a quick pace, using the web fluid occasionally to swing onto a building slightly out of jumping range.Â
Signs in English, Chinese, Korean, and Spanish flew past him as he seemingly flew over the Queens traffic, leaving Flushing behind and crossing quickly into College Point quicker than he would if he took the train. He glanced to his left and caught a view of the bay, and far across it, the LaGuardia airport watchtower.
Jeno had lived in New York City his entire life. He knew Queens like the back of his hand, knew every dingy alleyway, every sketchy street, which restaurants to avoid if you didnât want to get food poisoning, which convenience store aunties were the nicest and didnât pinch his cheeks too hard. It was his home, and most likely would be for the rest of his life.Â
But seeing it like this, flying past him below as he glided with ease from building to building would never cease to be a sight to him. It was like watching from the perspective of an outsider, seeing people in their cars, walking along the street gave him a brand new perspective. A Jenoâs eye view, he called it, since he was pretty sure he was the only one in New York City.
Another noise from his phone brought him back to reality. He shook his head, stopping briefly to catch his breath and fish out his phone briefly.Â
[7:57 AM]Â
y/n: let me know when u get here !!!
No time to respond, he put away the phone and continued his trek to school. He had less than ten minutes to get there. But he knew he was already at least five minutes away, much quicker than he would be if he had decided to stick to the train. He smiled a bit to himself, feeling ever so slightly smug.
The hustle and bustle of the city definitely proved challenging to find a place to land without many eyes, but he figured it out eventually, landing behind a dumpster in an alleyway behind a restaurant that he knew was about three or four blocks from the school. He figured it would be a lot better to take it on foot from here. The notebooks he was carrying in his backpack bounced up and down with every step he took.Â
After what seemed like forever, the gates to the school appeared in his view, and Jeno felt a joy in his heaving chest, something he would have never thought would happen upon seeing the absolute hellhole that was Samuel Morse High School.Â
[8:06 AM]
jeno: just did >:D
Picking up his schedule was both quick and insanely long. He couldnât stop himself from tapping his left foot while the secretary found his schedule and handed it to him. âKibum, please hurry,â He muttered, and Kibum raised an eyebrow at him, but his gaze was teasing. âThatâs Mr. Kim to you, in school at least.âÂ
He handed Jeno his schedule a few seconds later. âTell your Aunt to come pick up her casserole dish, by the way. She left it at my house after my last viewing party.â
âThe Bachelor?â
âPlease. Weâre too classy for that. Drag Race.â
âAh. I see.â
âJeno,â Kibum said, staring up at him from his desk, his gaze now much more serious, âGet to class. Happy first day of senior year.â
âThanks, Mr. Kim.â
He managed to make it to chemistry class at 8:09 with seconds to spare. His eyes quickly scanned the room upon entering, hoping his friends were in the class with him. He caught a few familiar faces, most of which, like San Choi's, he wished to avoid. No one paid him any mind. Everyone was still speaking to the people next to them, no doubt exchanging stories of summer vacation.Â
 A hand shot up towards the back, waving at him. A smile stretched across his face as he registered your face, feet not hesitating to carry him towards the empty seat next to you. His heart skipped a beat at seeing your smile, and he tried his best to ignore it.
âHey,â You greeted, âThat was fast. I thought you said you were gonna be late.â
Jeno shrugged, eyes landing on the dark shade of the lab table. âThe train was a lot faster than I expected, apparently.â
You wrinkled your nose. âWhy do you smell so bad?â
âI, uh⌠ran a little.âÂ
You grimaced, and Jeno tried to casually sniff at his slightly sweaty clothes. Itâs not that bad. âI still donât understand why you wonât let me drive you to school. Youâre literally next door.â
âI donât know,â He answered, rolling his eyes, âMaybe itâs because when it comes to that truck, you are absolutely insane. You wonât even let me drink water in that thing.â
The truck in question, a faded red 1998 Chevrolet S-10, had been your gift to yourself for your 17th birthday. Youâd spent two summers saving up to buy yourself a truck, and that was what you were able to get for what you had. To say it was a huge piece of junk on wheels was an understatement.Â
The thing smelled like mothballs no matter how many air fresheners you bought it, the engine sounded like an old man having a coughing fit, and there was a very suspicious stain in the backseat that wouldnât go away no matter how many times you scrubbed it. But for some reason, you treated it like it was your own baby. The amount of times youâd yelled at Jaemin for trying to put his feet on the dashboard was too high to count.
You mirrored his movement, eyes rolling as you sighed. âAt least let me drive you home after school today. Maybe you can stay and we can finally watch Blade Runner.â
Youâd been trying to get him to watch the film for almost a month now, begging and pleading because you insisted that heâd love it. He offered an awkward stare, before opening his backpack and pulling out a notebook. âCanât,â He mumbled, âIâm headed into Manhattan. I have my internship afterwards.â
âOh, yeah,â You said nonchalantly, eyebrows shooting up as you remembered, âPark Industries.âÂ
He was about to reply when Mrs. Baker, the chemistry teacher, finally entered. Sheâd been working at SMHS for 30 years and had never, apparently, been nice, if his Aunt Sunnyâs stories were anything to go by. However, she had apparently always spoken as if she smoked two packs a day. She was rambling about the importance of making the most of senior year academically, adult responsibilities, college, and whatnot. You and Jeno exchanged glances often throughout the monologue, hoping it would end soon.Â
âEnough of that,â She said after what seemed like an eternity, âEveryone quiet down, Iâm going to call roll.â
Names were quickly called, and Jeno was ready to pull out a pencil and start working with you until Mrs Baker demanded a switch in seats, beginning to call on random names in an effort to deter everyone from speaking.Â
"Please not with Choi, please not with Choi," Jeno muttered under his breath, glancing warily at San, who was staring ahead, looking bored.Â
San had had it out for Jeno ever since day one, in first grade. For some reason, everything Jeno did seemed to annoy the other boy. He wasn't funny enough, or too nerdy, or too quiet. Jeno was always too much or too little for him.Â
You touched his forearm, and he looked towards you.Â
âYouâll be fine,â You said softly, trying not to alert the teacher, âYouâre not gonna get paired up with him, and you can take it to the office if you need to.â
âYeah, because Iâm sure Coach Peralta would be thrilled if someone tried to get his precious midfielder in trouble.â
âChoi, San,â Mrs Bakerâs voice rang throughout the room, and Jeno braced himself for the worst, eyebrows furrowing with worry.Â
âYouâll be sitting with⌠L/N, Y/N.âÂ
Jenoâs shoulders slumped, but your face remained impassive. You picked up your stuff, and pouted silently at Jeno in apology, before making your way to the front.Â
âLee, Jeno,â Mrs Baker called a few minutes later, âYouâll be sitting with Jang, Yeeun.â
He breathed out a sigh of relief. Yeeun is nice, Jeno thought to himself, I could sit with Yeeun. She wasnât part of his main friend group, but he had tutored her in math during sophomore year in exchange for her helping him with Spanish, and theyâd been pretty friendly ever since.Â
âHey,â Yeeun greeted as Jeno sat down, and Jeno smiled at her.Â
âRemember, these will be your assigned lab partners for the rest of the semester. No changes, no exceptions.â Mrs. Baker sat down at her desk, before beginning to talk about something Jeno didnât really pay attention to.
You exchanged glances with Jeno, and he gave you a look of sympathy as you gestured at San with your eyes. San was talking to you about somethingâprobably bragging about some soccer achievementâbut you werenât paying him much attention. Jeno swallowed something growing in his throat as he looked at how your hair looked today.Â
It was nothing relatively new, the same hairstyle you used on most days. But still, there was a bit of a shine to it. He wondered vaguely if you had changed your shampoo, the other day youâd been complaining about how itchy your normal shampoo made your scalpâ
âYou still havenât told her about how you feel?â Yeeun asked quietly, and Jenoâs head snapped back to look at her, eyes wide.
âW-what? Me. Like Y/NâŚâ He laughed nervously, trying to keep his voice down. He scratched the back of his head, avoiding Yeeunâs accusatory stare. âYouâre hilarious, Yeeun. Tell another one.â
Yeeun shook her head. âYouâd better hurry before someone else snatches her up, Jen. Sheâs not gonna wait around for you forever.â
 âI donât like her, Yeeun.âÂ
âKeep telling yourself that.â
âHey! Jeno Lee!â
âHey! Jaemin Na! What do you want!â Jeno answered as he sat down, mimicking Jaeminâs tone next to him.
âWell, for starters, a million dollars, and second, a date with Yiren Wang, but I doubt you can help me with either of those, so...â
Jeno glanced at the rest of the table. Along with Jaemin, Mark, Renjun, Donghyuck, and you were watching the interaction between the pair. âWhere are the munchkins?â Jeno asked, noticing Chenle and Jisungâs absence. No one could really call them munchkins anymore. That nickname dated back to middle school, before the two underclassmen had gone through growth spurts.
âEh, they should be here soon,â Renjun said, chewing on a french fry, âHowâs your day been?â
âPretty good so far, I guess. I got AP Calc with Mr. Washington later, though. That man wants me dead.â
You rolled your eyes. âHe doesnât want you dead. Iâm telling you, you and Hyuck have been spending way too much time together. Youâre being more dramatic than usual and Hyuckâs being more⌠weird than usual.â
âAnd just what is so weird about being enthusiastic about senior year, Y/N?â Donghyuck asked, shaking his head, âItâs our last year in this hellhole, Iâm excited that weâre finally getting out of here. And besidesââ
âPlease donât bring up the fact that youâre abandoning us next year.â Chenle seemingly appeared out of nowhere, sitting next to Renjun, Jisung following quickly behind him.
âHi, Sungie,â You said with a smile, and Jisung smiled back. âHi, Y/N.â
âWhat were you saying, Hyuck?â Jaemin looked at Donghyuck, who had taken the quick interaction as an opportunity to take a bite of his sandwich. His wide eyes darted to the slim boy, cheeks stuffed with chicken.Â
âOh,â He replied after swallowing, âThis is gonna be my year. Iâm getting male lead for the winter musical and no one is gonna stop me.â
âDo you even know what musical you guys are doing yet?â Mark asked, âWhat if itâs like⌠Shrek?â
Jisung made a face. âThereâs a Shrek musical?â
Mark nodded, and Renjun laughed.
âI donât know about male lead, if itâs Shrek. You should try out for Donkey,â The Chinese boy joked, âWith those front teeth, youâre a shoo-in.â
The entire table was silent for a moment, before snorts and chortles started pouring out from everyone except Donghyuck.
âFuck you, Huang.âÂ
Renjun flashed the friendliest smile he could muster. âNot if you paid me a million dollars.â
The subject remained on extracurriculars, everyone in your group except for Chenle and Jisung now wary of college applications. Donghyuck had been in theater ever since middle school, Renjun was in the robotics club and the debate team with Jaemin, who was also in the student council. Mark was on the math team with Jeno, and you had founded the film club.Â
"You're not gonna believe who asked to sign up for film," You huffed, looking kind of confused. The rest of the table looked at you expectantly, and you pursed your lips, almost as if you were trying not to laugh.
"San Choi."
Renjun scoffed. Jaemin raised his eyebrows before letting out a single, humorless laugh. Jeno made a face, poking his plastic fork at you.Â
"What is San Choi doing asking to sign up for film?"
"Fuck if I know. He said he needed one more extracurricular if he wanted to get into some college in Florida and he liked going to the movies, so he wanted to try out film."
Mark rolled his eyes. "I swear there's nothing in that guy's head but hot gas. It blows my mind."
"He's a dick," Chenle grumbled, "I'm still not over how he and Wooyoung taped Jisung to the flagpole last year."
Jisung scowled. "I thought we agreed to never bring that up again."
âDo you think theyâll finally calm the fuck down this year?â Jaemin wondered, looking wistful.
You took a sip of your coke and shook your head. âDoubt it. Theyâre not the hateful eight for a reason.â
The mood at the table turned tense, until Jaemin frowned at his french fries, before sighing and clapping his hands together dramatically. âI would like to hear,â He mused, âAbout the nuance that theatre gives the cinematic masterpiece that is Shrek when converted into musical form.â
Donghyuck beamed. âOh, itâs amazing. You seeâŚâ
If it was difficult to get Donghyuck to stop talking in general, it was impossible when it was about theater.
The conversation continued on until the bell rang, and the eight of you had to go your separate ways. Jaemin and Jeno had the same class, so they both walked together down a relatively calm hallway. Jaemin looked both ways, before finally lowering his voice.Â
âSo, youâre going to see Mr. Park today?â
Jeno nodded, looking down at his shoes. âHe said he wanted to give me an assignment. Says thereâs something big going on.â
Jaeminâs eyes lit up with curiosity. âDid he say what kind of something?âÂ
Jeno shook his head, pouting slightly. âIâll let you know tomorrow.âÂ
Once school was out, Jeno was getting ready to get onto the subway once again, this time heading towards Midtown. It was only day one and, as Jeno had predicted, Mr. Washington probably was out to get him, because heâd swamped the class with homework.
As he left the school, he spotted you in the parking lot, leaning against your car door, texting someone. He glanced at his phone. He still had plenty of time, he figured. He walked over to you, and when you looked up, you smiled.Â
âHey!â Your voice had that signature tone of enthusiasm to it, and Jeno smiled back immediately.Â
âHello,â He sing-songed. âSo, I was thinking⌠are you free on Friday night?â
You looked somewhere above his head, furrowing your eyebrows before you perked up again and nodded. âYep! Why?â
âIâm free after nine. Maybe then I could come over to your house? So I can finally get you to stop harassing me about Blade Runner.â
You grinned, pumping your fists enthusiastically. âHell yes,â You answered, âDo you want me to get like, some frozen pizzas or something?âÂ
âPizza sounds good,â He said. âWho are you even waiting for?âÂ
You made a face that made it seem as if youâd just gotten a whiff of rotten milk. âWellââ
Your response was interrupted when the school doors slammed open, and eight figures poured out, carrying themselves with confidence Jeno both envied and despised. He frowned, trying not to react at their loud whooping and laughing. The Hateful Eight.
âOh.â Jeno averted his gaze, meeting your eyes again.
âYeah. If you donât hear from me later itâs because I jumped out of my truck because I donât wanna work withââ
âWell, hello, gorgeous!â Sanâs voice filled the parking lot, and Jeno took a deep breath. Your mouth stretched into a tight-lipped smile at the unwanted âcomplimentâ.Â
âHey, San.â Your friendly passive aggressive tone almost made Jeno smile. âIâve been waiting here for like, fifteen minutes. You could have just given me your number and asked me to send you pictures of my notes, you know.â
He shrugged, turning his body so that his back was turned to Jeno. âSorry, babe. Coach wanted to talk to us about the upcoming season. When he gets going, itâs hard to get him to stop. And besides, whereâs the fun in just asking for pictures when I could come here, talk to you, and take the pictures myself?â
You didnât respond, but rather pulled out your backpack and began digging through it. When you pulled out your notebook, you handed it to San, who flashed a wink at you. You barely held back a gag.Â
âThanks, Y/N. Iâll just be a minute.âÂ
He walked over to the hood of your truck, and just as you were about to continue your conversation, two figures slung their arms around both of Jenoâs shoulders, causing him to flinch.Â
Out of the fifteen soccer players on the team, San and his best friendsâseven of them, to be preciseâwere the worst. The others were pretty nice. But right now, seeing two of those seven surround your best friend made you uneasy.Â
Wooyoung was loud. He was also a temperamental brat. His dad owned three used car dealerships over in Brooklyn, so naturally, he thought he owned the entire world. He wasnât someone who would get too physical in fights, like San, or Jongho, or Yeosang. But when he was angry, he could easily get you to jump into the stratosphere by yelling at you once. Over the years, heâd made several teaching assistants and substitute teachers cry, only getting let off with a slap on the wrist every time.Â
 Yunho was terrifying for completely different reasons. He was friendly, but a little too friendly to the people he wanted to control. He could read people like books and could easily manipulate whoever he wanted. But he wasnât afraid of getting physical either, especially not when he was built like a goddamn Power Rangers Megazord.Â
All in all, they definitely weren't anyone you wanted near you, near your friends. Especially considering how much they had it out for your friends.Â
"Hey, buddy," Yunho said, looking down at Jeno with a wide smile. "How was summer vacation?"
Jeno gnawed on the side of his cheek as he considered his answer. "Um, it was okay." He looked at you to catch your eyes darting between San, Yunho and Wooyoung, like you were analyzing the situation. "I kinda stayed in and played video games most of the tâ"
"Cool, cool," Yunho answered, carding his free hand through his bleach blond hair. "What about you, Woo?"
"Oh, dude, it was so cool," He bragged, "I went to Brazil for like, a month. I went clubbing with Instagram models and shit, it was wild."
You stared at him as he patted Jeno on the back rather aggressively. "Where did you go? Have you ever even left New York?"Â
You knew the answer. Only a few times when the debate team went to compete in different states. Jeno spoke up again. "Well, yeah a few tâ"
"Doubt it," Yunho scoffed. He craned his head back. "San, you done yet?"
"Almost!" San answered. Yunho turned to face you, and for some reason his smile seemed genuinely kind. âWhat about you, Y/N?â
You never understood why it was that the soccer team hated your entire friend group, but seemed to tolerate you. It made no sense.
So you shrugged. âNot a lot, I guess. Did my summer reading. Hung out with my friends.â You flashed a reassuring smile at Jeno. âRight, Jen?â
Immediately, he relaxed a little bit. âYeah.â
San appeared from behind Yunho, Jeno and Wooyoung. âThanks, Y/N. I owe you one.â
You waved your hand, wanting them to get rid of them quickly. âDonât mention it. But next time, just text me for my notes. I have to get to work, soâŚâ
âOh! My bad,â He answered with fake remorse, before unlocking his phone and handing it over to you. âHere. For next time.â
You stifled a deep sigh, punching in the numbers hesitantly. âJust for homework, got it?â
San took his phone back, holding a hand over his heart and raised his head. âOn a gentleman's honor,â He declared, and you bit back a laugh. Jeno looked like he was going to hurl.
âSan!â The team captainâHongjoongâcalled from a few feet away, âAre you guys done yet or what?â
âComing!â San yelled back.
âAlright, weâll let you go,â Wooyoung said, patting Jeno on the back again, a bit too harsh for comfort. âBye, Y/N! See you around.â
 The three of them stalked off, leaving you and a very frazzled Jeno. âDicks,â You muttered once they were out of earshot. âYou good?â
Jeno shook his head, waving his hand dismissively. âIâll be fine.â
You tilted your head, frowning. âJenoââ
âI gotta go,â He said quickly. âIâll see you later?â
You nodded, offering a lopsided smile. âYeah. Be careful!âÂ
Jeno offered a deep bow, fluttering his eyelashes. âOn a gentlemanâs honor,â He sighed, adding a very bad British accent to it. You burst out laughing, eyes squeezing shut.
You didnât catch the way Jenoâs shoulders relaxed at the sound.
I want you to know now
Baby, it could go down
I donât wanna talk about it
Baby, letâs just go now
The train ride into Midtown didnât take too long. He spent it digging through his backpack for his Park Industries lanyard, listening to music and thinking about you.
When you talk right to meÂ
You gonâ have to do me
Every time you think youâre leavingÂ
You running back to me
Youâd met Jeno when you were six. Truth be told, he didnât really remember. For him it was like you werenât there at one point and by the time you were, you were thicker than thieves. It was a difficult time for him. He had just lost both of his parents, and was moving in with his Aunt Sunny and his Uncle Jinki, who were barely out of college at the time. Heâd had to move to a new school and basically restart his entire life. You were the first sense of stability in his life for months.Â
Your mom lived next to his aunt and uncle. So naturally, you went to the same school and went on the same bus. And somewhere along the way, you two clicked. Youâd introduced him to Renjun, Jaemin and Donghyuck. You were there to comfort him whenever he got pushed off the slide by San or Wooyoung.Â
He was there for you when your stepdad and stepbrother moved in when you were nine and you werenât sure how to deal with it. He was there when your mom died when you were thirteen. Heâd introduced you and your friends to Mark, Chenle and Jisung.Â
And you were there when his Uncle Jinki got killed when he was fifteen. And because fate had an especially cruel sense of irony, it had happened on a Tuesday. You didnât know, but at the time, he had just gotten his powers. Your comfort and words unknowingly had a secondary effect: he made the decision to use them for good, and⌠well. The rest was history.Â
Can we just talk? Can we just talk?
Talk about where we're goin'
Before we get lost, lend me your thoughts
Can't get what we want without knowin'
Just like when he met you, he didnât recall an exact moment where he realized heâd fallen in love with you. He knew there was a world where he loved you, but wasnât in love with you. And he knew that there was a world here heâd fallen in love with youâhe was living in that world now. He realized he was living in that world maybe when he was sixteen, and had been stuck in it ever since.Â
You were it for him. Heâd had crushes before. But never something like this, where he was so aware of your presence around him. It wasnât the way he was hyper aware of someone like San, or like Yunho or Jongho. It wasnât out of anxiety or fear, where a shift in mood activated his fight or flight. He was aware of you in a way that only people who truly know each other do, where he could pick up on subtle changes in your behavior, but not out of fear. Rather, out of a desire to take care of you and to not have you worry about anything.Â
I've never felt like this before
I apologize if I'm movin' too far
Can we just talk? Can we just talk?
Figure out where we're goin'...
As the train rolled into the station that was a fifteen minute walk from Park Tower, Jeno put away his headphones and took a deep breath.
The âJeno Tingleâ as his Aunt Sunny called itâJeno hated the termâhad taken him a few years to gain control of. And while he could never truly turn it off, he could at least tune it out enough to be more at ease. The only time he did so was at school or when he was studying, just because he wanted to feel normal, and because being aware of everything going on around him really messed with his concentration.Â
Jaemin didnât understand. âIf I was able to tell whenever Seonghwa was behind me because he wanted to scare me into doing his chemistry homework, Iâd never turn that shit off,â Heâd said once. But truthfully, Jeno didnât really care. Because while yes, he was still slightly scared of the âhateful eightâ, he knew damn well that if things got to be too much, he could kick their asses if he wanted to.Â
It was his friends he worried about. He couldnât be around them 24/7. You, not so much. He knew you knew how to fight. Even worse, he knew that San had the hots for you so you were off limits to the rest of them, be it bullying or flirting. But for everyone else⌠Well. He couldnât hover over them like some guardian angel.Â
Now that the âJeno Tingleâ was on, it allowed him to sense everyone within a certain range around him. He could zero in on certain sounds with ease, and his reflexes became heightened. Halfway on his walk up Park Avenue, he jumped away from a chihuahua on its leash a second before it started barking at him.
When he entered the first floor lobby of the Park Building, he scoured the crowd of employees and visitors until he landed on one familiar face.Â
He'd met Doyoung about a year after his dad started dating your mom. Things between your parents were starting to get serious, and Doyoung was four years older than you were. When they moved into your house, Doyoung as your new stepbrother became the de facto chaperone and babysitter. If you wanted to go to the mall with Jeno, he had to take you. Every time you dragged Jeno to the movies, Doyoung had to go also.Â
To an extent, it wasn't that bad. Doyoung was cool, and he was smartâhe was the one who got Jeno interested in computers and chemistry. He graduated high school at 16, and finished his bachelor's degree at 19. He'd also interned at Park Industries, and secured a job there almost immediately after college.Â
To an extent, he was the whole reason Mr. Park knew who he was, because of one incident. It was relatively soon after he started the whole vigilante thing. Jeno, still figuring out how to maneuver on the webs that shot out of his wrists, had accidentally crashed into your backyard late at night, when only Doyoung was awake. He was standing in the back door while he was waiting for his dog to finish peeing.Â
Initially, the older boy had freaked out, thinking that it was a burglar or something. When he yelled out that his dad was a cop and was asleep in the house, Jeno panicked, and pulled off his mask, holding up his hands.
âWoah, woahwoahwoah! Doyoung! Itâs me, itâs me!âÂ
Doyoungâs eyes had widened to the size of saucers, paying no mind to the dog as it sauntered up to Jeno, before turning onto its back in a request for belly rubs.
"You're the spider guy everyone's been talking about!?"
"Spider man," Jeno had answered, voice cracking as he dusted himself off. He cringed at the sound of his voice. "...and yes."
Of course, his cover was blown, and he'd begged Doyoung not to tell anyone, especially not you. And while Doyoung had promised not to tell you, it didn't stop him from telling his boss.Â
That had been almost three years ago now. The rest was history, and after that Jeno didnât have to run around in bright red sweatpants and dollar store swimming goggles. Now, he had a nanotech suit that allowed him to activate protocols of the suit through voice commands using something top-secret Mr. Park called D.R.E.A.M technology. Direct Response Engaged As Machineâyeah, Jeno didnât get it either.Â
Doyoung offered Jeno a smile as he escorted Jeno past security, showing them his employee clearance pass. "Hey. How have you been?"
Jeno shrugged, recounting his day in minor detail as he was led into an elevator labeled authorized personnel only.Â
This elevator only went up to the 35th floor, seeing as everything past that was only cleared for a certain list of people approved by Mr. Park and his security team, and everything past the 90th floor were Mr. Park's private living quarters.Â
Now, as Doyoung led him to another elevator to head up to the 85th floor, which was always where Jeno got to meet with Mr. Parkâwhich wasn't often, maybe once or twice a yearâhe wondered where he would be if he hadnât surprised Doyoung that night. He would probably still be using those ugly red sweatpants as part of his disguise.
"How's Y/N?" Doyoung asked.Â
"Oh, she seems okay. That guy who hates me keeps coming onto her though. He's a huge douchebag."
Doyoung frowned. "He's not harassing her, is he? Because if he isâ"
"He just won't stop flirting, even though she clearly isn't interested," Jeno said bitterly, "He isn't physical or anything. Trust me, it wouldn't end well for him if he was."
Doyoung wasn't quite sure how to respond to the younger boy's dark tone. He looked down, clearing his throat awkwardly.
âSo⌠howâs the apartment?â Jeno asked. Doyoung perked up instantly.
âOh, now that Taeyongâs moved in and did his interior design thing, it looks great. Heâs really done a great job at it.â
âWhen am I gonna meet this guy? He sounds cool.â
âHeâs really cool,â Doyoung hummed, cheeks heating up. âThings are getting really serious.â
Jeno smiled at how flustered Doyoung, who was normally so level headed and calm, became at the mention of his boyfriend.
âYou guys sound like a really good couple,â He said. Doyoung chuckled, waving his hand. âOh, wellââÂ
 The elevator dinged, and Doyoung sighed. âIâll tell you later. Câmon.â
The hallway it opened up to was lined with pictures of the company's history, starting from pictures of black and white of people in vintage clothing, to pictures in sepia tones to finally pictures of the current CEO at locations around the world: Chanyeol Park.
Jeno walked behind Doyoung as he led him down the hallway, before stopping in front of a door, and a friendly looking man in a suit.Â
Junmyeon was a part of Chanyeolâs Security and Intelligence team, and often sat in on these meetings with Jeno. The chain of contact also included him. If Jeno couldnât contact Doyoung (which rarely happened), heâd contact Junmyeon. And if he couldnât contact either of them, or it was an emergency, only then could he contact Chanyeol. So far, that had only happened once.
"Hey, Junmyeon," Doyoung said, "Mr. Park's 4:30 is here."Â
Junmyeon nodded, before smiling at Jeno and giving him a wave. "Hey, kid."
Jeno offered an awkward grin. "Hi, Mr. Kim."
Junmyeon rolled his eyes sarcastically. "Kid, you're making me feel ancient. I've told you a million times, just call me Junmyeon."
Jeno shuffled awkwardly, before nodding at the older man, watching as he pressed a button on his earpiece. "Hey, Yeol. Jeno's here."
The muffled response was barely heard, but Jeno automatically understood what Mr. Park said. Junmyeon turned to open the door, and let the pair inside. The âofficeââif it could even be called thatâopened up to more of a lounge, than anything. A wall of glass overlooked the Manhattan skyline, but Jeno knew that from the outside it looked only like a wall, due to camouflage technology developed by Mr. Park himself. As Doyoung and Junmyeon stayed back, closer to the door, Jeno took a few steps toward the man in question.
Chanyeol was standing a few feet in front of the glass window, working on a holographic model of a new piece of tech. His face was turned downward in a concentrated frown. He barely spared the teenager a glance as he said fondly, âHey, kid.â
Jeno was used to this. Chanyeol wasnât cold per se, but he wasnât warm at all. He knew that Chanyeol cared about him, even if he didnât really show it in a conventional way. Chanyeol was a very⌠eccentric man, so he had his own way of saying and doing things.Â
âHi, Mr. Park. Um⌠you wanted to talk to me?â
âYep! Needed some help from the friendly neighborhood Spiderman⌠A little birdie told me about something going on in Queens.â
âQueens?â Jeno asked, gripping the straps of his backpack. âYou mean, other than the usual stuff?â
âOther than the usual stuff,â Chanyeol repeated, nodding. With a wave of his hand, the hologram disappeared, and another one appeared in its place. This time, instead of a 3D model, a few pictures and another, smaller 3D model appeared. Chanyeol turned to face him, frown deepening. He pointed at the modelâa long, shiny oval-shaped purple stone. It reminded Jeno of an amethyst, but instead of turning white at the base, it turned to an iridescent jade tone. âYou know what this is, right?â
Jeno nodded, remembering seeing the rocks all over the news when he was a kid. âThatâs⌠thatâs a Chitauri stone. From the invasion a few years back.â
Chanyeol nodded, standing up straight. âThese stones have the potential to power weapons with no need to recharge, or change them out. Theyâre an infinite, extremely strong power source, Jeno, and in the wrong hands can be very dangerous.â
Jeno took a deep breath, feeling his stomach sink slowly. Chanyeol sighed. âCleanup of the city after the invasion was long, and difficult, and obviously the government and the company werenât able to get everything. It caused a black market to pop up. Now, the NYPD has been investigating it for years, but they have their limits⌠thatâs where you come in.â
âM-me, Mr. Park?â
Chanyeol gave him a crooked, reassuring smile. He pointed at one of the pictures, which was of a man who most likely didnât know he was photographed. He was walking somewhere, face looking angry and stern.
âYou donât know who this is, right?â
Jeno shook his head, and Chanyeol turned his head to nod at Junmyeon. âYouâre up, tough guy.â
Junmyeon huffed, before walking up to Jeno. He put his hand on Jenoâs shoulder as if he could tell that he was growing anxious.Â
âJeno, thatâs Henry Duke. From what we understand on the intel team, heâs one of the cornerstones of the alien tech black market. Heâs one of the top dogs. From what we understand, he likes to be present for all major negotiations that his group makes. A source of ours told us that thereâs going to be a negotiation on Friday night not too far away from LaGuardia. We want you to go out there and just get a feel of whatâs going on.â
âJust watch them, right?â Jeno looked at Junmyeon, who patted his back reassuringly. âJust watch. Donât engage unless you absolutely have to.â
âYou can do that, right?â Chanyeol said quietly, crossing his arms. âBecause if not, then itâs totallyââ
âYeah, of course I can! Fridayâshit, Friday. At what time are they supposed to be meeting up?â
Junmyeon furrowed his eyebrows, before answering, âAround eight or nine.â
Jeno bit his lip, thinking about the promise heâd made to you. It would just have to wait, he supposed. Chanyeol rarely asked anything this big of him.
âAlright,â Jeno agreed, âIâll do it.â
Chanyeol grinned, clapping his hands together.Â
âPerfect.âÂ
They discussed logistics briefly after. Doyoung would be on call with Jeno, his custom made suit allowing them to communicate, letting Doyoung see everything Jeno was seeing via a video feed coming from the ultra thin lenses placed in the white eye sockets of the mask. Doyoung would then report to Junmyeon, who would report to Chanyeol, who would probably report to the FBI. Jeno was only to engage if absolutely necessary.
After that, he set out on patrol. He usually found some discreet place to hide his backpack, and then went all over Queens looking for trouble, quite literally. Around five thirty, he stopped a robbery in Murray Hill. Then, around seven, he stopped a man from stealing a womanâs purse in Elmhurst. Nothing too much.
Around eight, he finally headed home, this time dressed normally, using the train and not web fluid. He walked home, tired, knowing that heâd immediately have to do that cursed AP calc homework. When he got home, he opened his backpack pocket to look for his keys, rummaging between his notebooks and other things.Â
Shuffling through his stuff, he furrowed his eyebrows as he couldnât find them. Thinking back, he remembered this morning, when heâd left in a rush⌠and had very obviously left his keys on his desk.
âShit,â He muttered to himself. He rubbed his eyes tiredly, remembering that Aunt Sunny had said sheâd be working overtime tonight. He could very easily sneak in through his window, but he was pretty sure heâd locked it the night before, and it was too early. Peopleâs lights were still onâanyone could see him if they just looked up, and then he would be screwed.Â
Huffing and zipping his backpack up, he marched up to your house, before ringing the doorbell. He shifted his weight back and forth, from his heels to the balls of his feet, until the door opened up. A familiar man with a face just like Doyoung's, but older, with graying hair and arms scarred and muscled from years of working on the police force stood in the doorway.
âJeno?â Your dad offered him a warm smile. âHey, kiddo, whatâs up?â
âHi, Mr. Kim,â Jeno said, smiling back. He shifted nervously. âI, um⌠I left my keys in my room this morning, and my auntâs working late, so⌠could I⌠maybe wait here? Y/Nâs home, right?âÂ
The man nodded. âOf course, of course. Come in!âÂ
Your dad had always been super friendly, even from the day Jeno had first met him. You'd told Jeno once that he was the only real father figure you'd ever had. Once everything settled after him and your mom got married, you started calling him dad altogether. And since you and Jeno were practically glued at the hip, he got along with your dad almost as well as you did.
âOkay.â Jeno stepped in and set down his backpack at the base of the coat rack next to the door, as heâd done a million times before. Jeno stepped into the living room, and sat down on the couch. He folded his hands in his lap and looked up at your dad.
"I think Y/N's in the shower, but she should be done soon. You can just wait here if you want⌠have you eaten anything yet?â
âUh, I had a granola bar on the train, but thatâs it.â
âWe have some leftover pasta here, if you wantââ
âThanks, Mr. Kim, really! Iâm fine.â
Your dad nodded, sitting down on his recliner. âSo, have you started your college list, yet? Y/N said you wanted to stay here in New York.â
Jeno nodded, pushing some hair out of his face. âWell, yeah. It would make things a lot easier, I think. I might want to apply to NYU, but I think Iâll just go to community college, or something.â
Your dad shook his head. âYouâre a pretty smart kid, Jeno. I think you could get into Columbia if you set out to. Plus, Chanyeol Park doesnât give out internships to anybody. Thatâs your secret weapon.â
Jeno smiled. âWell, youâve got a point.âÂ
Your dad gave him a friendly punch on the shoulder. âCome on, trying wonât hurt!â Your dad made a face, and then rubbed his knuckles. âHave you been working out? Those muscles werenât there the last time I did that.â
Jeno laughed, trying to think of an excuse. âOh, a little bit? The house needed some fixing up over the summer, and I wanted to help Aunt Sunny, soâŚâ
âJeno?âÂ
He turned immediately, eyes landing on you at the base of the staircase. Youâd changed into an old t-shirt and pajama pants. Your hair was slightly damp. âWhat are you doing here?â You asked, with a curious smile.
His shoulders slumped, and he grinned sheepishly. âTerrible Tuesday strikes again. I forgot my keys.â
You grimaced. âBrutal, dude. You wanna come up?â Your eyes moved to your dad. âOr am I interrupting guy time?â
âOh, definitely,â Jeno answered, playing along. He took a cocky tone as he rested his hands on the back of his neck. âYour dad was just telling me about how much the NYPD needs me.âÂ
You stifled a laugh. You dad seemed to be holding back a laugh too. "Hey, you're joking, but if you keep working out like that, and if by some impossible chance, the college thing doesn't work out⌠We might just be able to catch Spiderman if we finally got some brain cells on the force."
"Ugh, dad," You groaned, unaware of Jeno's gut twisting, "Not again."
"Yeah, Mr. Kim," Jeno said, scratching the back of his head, "He's not that bad."
Your dad shook his head. "Look, I don't hate the guy. In all honesty, crime rates have dropped since he started doing his thing. But he thinks he's above the law, and his methods can be a bit⌠unorthodox sometimes. Heâs been undermining us for years and his tech is state of the art. Makes me wonder about what we should do to modernize the force."
Jeno looked downward, wondering what would happen if your dad knew the truth.
"Well, I guess we may just never find out. Jeno'd make a horrible cop. He couldn't hurt a fly if you paid him a million dollars."
But you came to the rescue as you grabbed his backpack, and soon enough he was up the stairs with you, heading into your bedroom, laughing to yourselves when you heard your dad jokingly call out, "Fifteen inch distance, you two! Door stays open!"
He sat on your desk chair while you lay on your bed, limbs splaying out.Â
"So you left your keys."
Jeno groaned. "Don't remind me. I was in such a rush to leave, that I⌠I forgot. I'm so stupid."
You rolled your eyes, rolling over onto your stomach to look at him. "You're not stupid, Jen. You made an honest mistake because you were in a hurry."Â
Standing up, you walked over to him and leaned against the desk. "Seriously, Jeno. What's gotten into you, lately? You freak out about every little thing. It's starting to worry me."Â
Jeno shook his head. "I don't know," He admitted. "I think I'm just scared about how after this year, everything changes. Renjunâs headed upstate. Jaeminâs going to Boston. You want to go to LA. I think Hyuck and I are the only ones who want to stay here. I just⌠I don't want things to change."Â
Your expression turned sad as he continued. "Everyone is expecting great things from me. You're smart, Jeno. You can get into an Ivy. Or, you have a Park internship, you'll be fine. What if I don't want things to be fine? What if I want them to just stay the same?"
You stayed silent for a few moments, trying to think of what to say. Jeno was relatively level headed for someone your age, but even he had moments of doubt and panic. It made moments like these difficult. You sighed before grabbing him by the hand. Wordlessly, you tugged him over to the bed, sitting him down and leaning your head on his shoulder. He could feel the dampness in your hair seeping slowly into his shirt.
"I guess I understand what you mean," You mumbled, trying to reason with him, "But come on. You wouldn't really want everything to stay the same. You can't tell me you want to keep getting AP calc homework. And I definitely doubt that you'd want to have your ass kicked by San for the rest of your life."
Jeno looked at the floor. "You're right. But you know that's not what I meanâ"
"I know," You huffed, "I'm just saying. Change⌠it's inevitable. The longer you fight it, the harder it is."
Jeno nodded. "This sucks."
"It does," You agreed, taking his hand in yours. "But at least we have each other's backs, y'know?"
Something of a smile appeared on his face. You were so close to him, leaning on him, stroking his knuckles with your thumb. He hoped you couldn't hear his heart pounding in his chest.Â
"We really do, huh?" His voice turned quiet, with a bit of a sleepy lull to it. He allowed his head to rest on yours. "You're so comfortable. Can I like, use you as a pillow for the rest of my life?"
You giggled. "I'll consider it on two conditions."
"Oh, you'll consider. How generous of you."
"Yes, I'll consider. Now, do you wanna hear my terms or not?"Â
Jeno raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead," He said, before putting on his best Marlon Brando voice, "Make me an offer I can't refuse."
Snorting, you lifted your head off of his. "Okay. One, you finish your calculus homework here before Sunny gets home."
He pursed his lips. "Okay, I could probably do that. What's the other one?"
"Let me drive you to school for the rest of the year."Â
Jeno stared at you, and you nodded, eyes wide. "Trust me, Jen. You wouldn't need to wake up so early! And plus, you can't text the guy manning the subway asking him to give you five minutes because you need to find your keys."
Jeno gnawed on the inside of his cheek. You did have a point, and to be honest, he could probably refrain from putting his feet up on your dashboard.
"Deal."Â
You grinned. "Awesome," You answered, before nodding towards his backpack. "Now get to work, Einstein."
The rest of the week wasn't that bad. Yes, you were absolutely batshit insane about your truck in the morning, but he soon realized he didn't really mind. Not when it allowed you both to spend some twenty extra minutes together in the mornings, and they were spent joking around and listening to your extremely varied playlist.Â
On the other hand, he was saddled with more and more homework, greater and greater expectations. The looming threat of Friday's mission rolled around, and it made Jeno feel like time was passing much too slowly but also way too quickly. There was so much on his mind. He had chemistry with you on Thursdays in the afternoon, which also meant that San was there. Which also meant that sometimes, his heightened senses would pick up on San dropping a tacky pick up line which made Jeno want to punch him in the jaw.
Finally, finally, Friday afternoon rolled around. As he bid you goodbye and promised to see you later, he tried to ignore the feeling in his stomach. The feeling that something was about to go very, very wrong. He went out on patrol, ready for Doyoung to set up the call and tell him where he needed to go. It didnât help that there wasnât a lot for him to do that day. Crime had seemed to slow down altogether.Â
When the time finally came, and the sun was beginning to set, Doyoung rang in at about 7, telling him the location. An old warehouse near LaGuardia airport, hidden from prying eyes. Jeno made his way to the place, avoiding security cameras Doyoung warned him about, and found a place to hide. There was a hole in the warehouse roof, which allowed him to peer right into the building without being seen. It was about thirty feet from the ground.
âWhy is it always old, abandoned warehouses?â Jeno grumbled. He heard Doyoung laugh quietly.Â
âBeats me,â Doyoung sighed.Â
And so they waited. Jeno wondered vaguely if you were still working. He wasnât sure. They made time talking quietly, until a black SUV rolled into the warehouse. âWoah, Doyoung,â He murmured, âHold up.â
Jeno leaned forward, but quickly realized he probably wouldnât be able to hear what was being said. âD.R.E.A.M, activate Heightened Intelligence Protocol.â
Activating Heightened Intelligence Protocol.
The protocol allowed Jeno to use the lenses over his eyes to zoom in on specific targets, as well as use a microphone embedded in the suit to pick up audio from far away and feed it directly into his ears.
He watched as three figures got out of the car, a fourth remaining in the driverâs seat. The trio stood in front of the car, and Jeno recognized the man in the middle as the man Junmyeon had been talking about.
âAlright, thereâs Henry Duke,â He said, âThe one in the middle.â
 âGot it,â Doyoung replied, sounding satisfied. âNow all we have to do is wait for the other party.â
âDid Junmyeonâs sources say anything about who it would be?â
âNo. They werenât able to find that out. Guess weâll just have to wait and see.â
Jenoâs eyes never left the man. âDo you think itâs something international?â
Doyoung sighed. âIâm not sure. If it is international, then you need to be even more careful.â
âGot it. I thinkâWait, here they come.âÂ
A second vehicle, this one another black SUV, rolled up not too far away from the first car. The lights turned off and the engine sputtered to a stop, and four men stepped out of the vehicle.
Jenoâs stomach dropped, and of its own accord, his mouth let loose a quiet, âWhat the fuck,â as he registered the person leading them.Â
âWhat?â Doyoung asked, before realizing whatâwhoâhe was looking at. â...Is that my dad?â
âI think it is,â Jeno whispered, fingertips suddenly numb. Who was he kidding? They both knew who it was.Â
âSo,â One of the men next to your dad said, âYou show us yours, weâll show you ours?â
Henry Duke clapped his hands together with an impish grin. âI suppose. Reagan, get the case.â
One of the two men standing beside him started off toward the trunk of the car. âIt caught me off guard when I heard that the force wanted to purchase these. Almost made me wonder if this was your attempt at a sting operation.â
âWhat made you change your mind?â Your dad asked. Jeno swallowed at how cold he sounded. This wasnât your dad, and it didnât seem like Officer Kim either. This was someone Jeno had never met before.Â
âHonestly, Kim?â Duke raised an eyebrow, shrugging. âIt was you. Your cooperativeness and willing to feed us information, as well as your⌠insurance agreement. And besides, you made a very interesting point when you said that the Avengers Initiative and Parkâs alum Spiderman is ruining the way the law operates around here. That type of bitterness⌠hard to fake.â
Your dad huffed. âWeâre fucking tired of it.â
The man leaning against the car your dad had stepped out of scoffed. âIf this helps us catch the little asshole, then so be it.â
Jeno frowned. âIâm not littleââ
âJeno, shut up!â Doyoung snapped.Â
ââAlright, then.â The man holding the briefcaseâReaganâclicked it open, as if it were a prize reveal on The Price is Right. Five guns, all modified to hold glowing Chitauri stones were placed carefully together side by side.
âYou know the basics. No radiation. Keep it away from security scanners and x-rays. They will blow up. And second of all, these are at half the price, along with the promise from the chief of police that my business wonât be touched, and will only be distributed to officers in on the operation and have agreed to turn off their body cameras when they decide to use these weapons. Should this not be a sting operation, weâll be back here to negotiate.â
Jeno leaned forward, watching anxiously.
âYes, sir,â Your dad answered, nodding. âWe have the money here.â
âHand it over, then.â
That was when Jeno made his mistake. He leaned forward too much, and proceeded to fall right through the hole, bringing down some scraps of the roof with him. As he tumbled through the air, the zoom on his lenses caused him to grow dizzy as he had no idea what he was looking at. He caught himself before he could fall, clumsily commanding D.R.E.A.M to go back to turn off the current protocol. His vision returned to normal, and he swung up onto a rafter holding the warehouse up.
âSo, we have company.â Duke didnât sound as amused as he had before. His face turned into a sneer. âGet him.â
In less than a second, before Jeno could say anything, five guns were pointed directly at him. He managed to swing away before any bullets could hit him.Â
âJeno, get out of there now,â Doyoung ordered.Â
âWhat about the guns?â Jeno asked, swinging to another rafter. âThey know Iâm here, I might as well get them before I goââ
âNo! Jeno, listen to what Iâm telling you. Youâve done more than enough, and you need to let it gââ
Your dad aimed, and a bullet fired right at Jenoâs chest. For a second, he forgot that the chest area of the suit was lined with bulletproof material. While it didnât shoot into his chest, it ricocheted right off him, and since he was in motion, it somehow caused the bullet to bounce back in the direction in which it came.Â
The wind was knocked out of Jeno, but it was nothing compared to watching the bullet land in the middle of your fatherâs chest. On the other line, he heard Doyoung yell, followed by the sound of something falling. And then, as he made his way back towards the hole heâd fallen out of, he couldnât rip his eyes away from the body as it crumpled to the ground.Â
The others around him scrambled to get back into their respective cars. Jeno was back on the roof now, trying not to hyperventilate. âIâm sorry,â He gasped, âDoâDoyoung, I-Iâm sorry, I didnât want toââ
âJeno, you need to get out of there, now,â Doyoung said, voice raspy. âGO!âÂ
So he did, and Doyoung cut off the call once he was out of the vicinity. Jeno didnât blame him. He swung across buildings, feeling numb as he looked for the apartment complex roof where heâd decided to hide his backpack.
When he finally did, he changed in a hurry, before slumping against the wall and forcing himself to take deep breaths.Â
Doyoungâs dadâyour dadâwas dead. And it was all his fault.Â
He cried on the way down the staircase. He cried on his way to the subway. The entire time, he ignored peopleâs stares. Suddenly everything was too loud, and if he met someone in the eyes heâd just about break down in the middle of the station.Â
As he got onto the train, Jeno thought about all of the things your dad had done for you, and for Jeno. All the times he'd taken you both to Coney Island in the summer when you were younger. The year Pokemon Go came out he took the both of you driving around in his car so you and Jeno could catch as many Pokemon as you could.Â
Heâd formally adopted you when you were thirteen. You were his daughter in nearly every sense of the word, regardless of blood. And now he was dead, because of a stupid mistake that Jeno had made.
What would you say if you knew? He didnât want to know. Checking the time on his phone, he saw heâd gotten a message from you just three minutes ago.
[8:36 PM]
y/n: lemme know when ur outside!! :)
âFuck,â He murmured, wiping his eyes. He knew he needed to stop crying before he got to your house, and he had about ten minutes before he got to his stop, and then another five minute walk to the neighborhood. He focused on taking deep breaths and taking long swigs from his water bottle in the meantime, trying to tune out the sound of other people talking and the sound of the train on the rails.
The walk was the longest five minute walk heâd ever taken. The flashing lights of convenience stores did nothing to calm him down. As the stores in his peripheral vision began transitioning into suburban homes, he felt his heart speed up again. The constant movement as he walked meant he missed his phone vibrating in his backpack as you rang his number.
After what seemed like an eternity, two familiar houses came into his line of vision, and his shoulders slumped as he spotted you on your porch, looking small and teary, curled up into a little ball. In one hand, you were clutching your phone.
His stomach twisted as he put on a confused tone, even though he knew damn well that you knew. â...Y/N?â
You stood up, running to him and burying yourself into his chest, crumpling into his arms. You would have fell over if Jeno hadnât held both of you up.Â
âJeno,â You sobbed, âYouâre n-not go-onna believe it.â
He brought a hand up to caress your hair, holding back tears of his own as he asked a question he already knew the answer to.
âY/N, what happened?â
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Guns, Glamour and Goodfellas- Chapter 1
Chapter 1: Dressed to the Nines
Dad!Mob!Tom Holland x Mom!Mob!Reader Fanfic
-Pairings: mob! Tom Holland x reader
-Warnings: Language
-Words: 3.9K
Background Info- Tom Holland is boss of his mafia and Y/N Holland, his wife, is former mafia boss turned stay at home mom but still joined Tom on his business trips and meetings. They started dating at 19 and were married at the young age of 21, realizing they only needed each other. They have two kids together, both ages 16, Parker and Rosie Holland.
*Realistically to have two teenagers, Tom and Y/N are both in their mid/late thirties but they look like they are in their mid twenties/late twenties alright. What can I say, they have really good genes. I can guarantee that Tom will still definitely look as gorgeous as he does know in his 30âs.
Author note: I enjoy writing drama, so itâs hard to have constant fluff, mostly angst (I hope, at least what I consider angst). The more times where a character almost dies but doesnât the better to me. This is my first fanfic, I wrote this story based on being married with kids because that is the part of my life Iâm most looking forward to. Heads up but there is tons of dialogue, I find that the most fun to write.
Also I enjoy PDA and a personal goal of mine is to be married for 20 years and still want to jump my husbandâs bones so there are a bunch of little hints like that through the fanfic. Sorry if your name is any of the characters, feel free to change them in your mind. I know itâs stupid of me to say that but whatever.
Chapter 1: Dressed to the Nines
Words: 3.9K
You and Tom were a power couple. The Hollands, the ones with the most power and the most dangerous. A king and queen to their empire. Lately you had been tackling married life together and had been raising two kids. A boy named Parker and a girl named Rosie both the same age. But nothing could prepare you for what every parent dreads, their teenage years. All the hormones, mood swings and relationship drama that comes with it.
When both the twins turned 16 it was big turning point in your family. Rights of passage as Tom would say. You and Tom threw a massive gala to celebrate their 16 years of being alive. Tom as the leader of his own mob, money was no object and you coming from the family you did and being a former mafia boss, you both had truly opulent wealth. It was the night of their kidsâ sixteenth birthday and everyone was invited from family, friends, business associates and even enemies. Keep your friends close and your enemies closer they would say. Tom and tried to keep as much as possible from your kids, trying to give them a normal childhood. Failing over and over again at that. Some nights Tom would come home bloody from beating up someone who crossed him. Or there would always been strange, bulky, built men surrounding your mansion for protection. It was hard to explain everything to the kids, but it was something they just had to do for family.
The party was about to begin, 7:00 on the dot, and the house was decorated to fit a very elegant yet youthful look. Caterers dressed in white carrying bountiful trays of appetizers. Tom and you adored the luxury of their life, even though they knew if they didnât have all the materials they did they would be even happier. Their family is what mattered most to them. You were dressed to the nines, in a lace gold gown, with sparkly stilettos on. Her Y/H/C hair gracefully laying one her back, without a strand out of the place. And her Y/E/C eyes were beaming, if looks could kill they would. Tom couldnât help but admire you.
âYou know, itâs rude to gawk,â you said and Tom chuckled.
âIâm sorry but youâre just too beautiful not to,â he responded and placing his hands on your hips.
Rolling your eyes and smirking you said âtonightâs the night.â
âI know, should we do it now?â he questioned as his half smile turned into a frown.
âNo, let him have this one more night. Without any obligation,â you had been dreading this night for years.
âAlright, darling,â he said as he kissed softly, he just couldnât contain himself he
found his other half. The person that makes him want to be a better man. His soulmate.
Like any family there are skeletons in their closets but, the Hollands were a whole another story. Tonight was the night, one they had been dreading for 16 years, to be exact. You and Tomâs son, Parker would be tasked with the most difficult decision of his life. One that will rewrite his story. Tom wishes he would just turn it down and do what he didnât have the balls to do when he was his age.
The day Tomâs dad brought him into the office, he knew his life would never be the same. Dom, his father and former boss of the Holland empire, made it very clear that if he turned him down, he could forget about being in this family. Tom just knows he wonât give the same ultimatum. Parker being the oldest and only son of Tom and Y/N Holland is the future of their family empire. Parker was quite popular, a playboy actually and very dashing. Wearing a black suit with a black tie and a white shirt he look just like his dad with his brown hair slicked back. Being one of the guests of honor tonight he had to look the part. Slowly made his way to the bar before his mother could find him. Desperately needing some liquid courage, he quickly poured himself a shot of vodka and downed it even faster. However nothing gets past, you, Y/N Holland.
âParker Jackson Holland!â you fumed, catching her 16 year old son drinking.
âHey, whatâs with the middle naming me, itâs my birthday,â he responded a little startled.
âYou should not be drinking, ever. You got two years, mister,â you explained.
âAlright, mum,â Parker sounded annoyed.
âWhereâs your sister by the way, party is supposed to start in 10 mins,â you said as she noticed all the guest starting to arrive. A line of people already waiting at the door but everyone knew the Hollands preferred people to arrive fashionably late.
âI donât know. Having a fit probably. Last I heard was screaming coming from her closet.â
âIâll go check on her. Your father and I need you sober later. Understood?â You exclaimed.
âYes, mum.â Parker was a good boy on paper but, enjoyed breaking the rules.
Right as you turned away, Parker then started to pour another shot.
âDonât even think about it,â you said still walking forward. Parker chuckled and set the shot down.
You went to go check on her daughter. You knocked on the door when she heard something shatter. Rosie may seem timid but she definitely inherited Tomâs anger issues.
âHoney? Is everything alright?â You questioned, startled by the outburst.
âYeah, mum. Iâm sorry,â Rosie muttered seeming frustrated.
âItâs ok, oh honey!â You exclaimed, noticing the tears on her daughter face
âI know, this is stupid,â Rosie whispered trying to hide her tear stained face.
âNo, no it isnât. Whatâs wrong?â you said, genuinely concerned for her daughterâs well-being.
âI donât know everything, this dress, my hair, my makeup,â she exclaimed frantically.
âBaby, you look beautiful.â
âPretty enough that someone would want to dance with me?â Rosie whispered. You were caught off guard that your daughter could ever have thoughts like that.
âYes of course, you are always gorgeous.â You hated seeing your baby girl beat herself up based on her looks.
âThanks mom, I have a question?â You just nodded in response.
How did you get dad to fall in love with you?â Rosie asked inquisitively.
âUm, I guess was just myself. I didnât put on a facade and I was very honest and transparent with him,â you answered a little taken back from the question.
âYou were yourself? I find that hard to believe. From stories Iâve heard you seemed to be bold, brave and beguilingâ said Rosie with a hint of sarcasm.
âAm I not those things now?â You asked, cheekily.
âNo you are, just in a different way.â
âHoney, whoever you are trying impress, will love for who you are, ok?â You couldnât stand seeing her daughter like this.
âAlright. Can you help me with my makeup?â Rosie asked because her previous makeup had been ruined by her miniature breakdown
âYes, of course.â
Back at the party Tom was making his way around saying hello to almost everyone. He desperately needed to find his son. Tomâs and Parkerâs relationship was interesting to say the least. As babies and toddlers Tom was there. He loved his kids so much but as they grew older they only noticed the times he wasnât there. Only the missed recitals and football games, never all times that had dinner as a family and he tucked them in to bed at night. Parker is closer to his mother and his twin sister. Never really having that man to man talk with his dad yet. The time when fathers stop seeing their sons as boys and look at them as men. Tom approached Parker sitting there with his a drink in his hand, he hoped was a watered down Pepsi.
âHey Parker, did your mom talk to you already?â Tom asked, not trying to raise too many questions.
âNo, she might have mentioned something,â Parker responded.
âOk, well after cake meet me in my office.â Parker nodded in response and noticed how he tensed a little at the conversation.
Their chat quickly ended when Harrison and his 16 year old son Henry came to wish happy birthday. Harrison is Tomâs right hand man, his consigliere and his best friend. He was more than that, Harrison was family. Harrisonâs son, Henry was best friends with Parker and Rosie, ever since birth.
âHey mate,â Tom said to his best friend Harrison.
âHey, just came to wish this guy âhappy birthdayââ he said patting Parkerâs shoulder.
âHappy birthday, dudeâ Henry said to Parker and he returned with subtle âthank youâs.â Parker slightly nodded to his dad to see if he could leave the conversation and Tom let him know it was ok.
âCome on, letâs go,â Parker exclaimed making his way to den where his other friends were.
Harrison was the first to speak up, âHave you told him yet?â
âNo, Y/N and I are going to do it tonightâ Tom uttered with a low toned voice.
âGeez, do you need me there?â Harrison asked, afraid Tom might say yes. Harrison was there when Tom went through the same process with his dad. Tomâs anger issues didnât help the outcome.
âI think Iâm alright, just family. Not that I donât consider you family but I donât even know if Rosie should be there.â Tom justified.
âItâs alright mate, I get it.â
They were both enjoying their night, making their rounds, Tom and Harrison went to get drinks, not beer this time but a scotch on the rocks as this was a classy night. Everything was dandy up until one of Tomâs men, William, came up to him informing Tom of a problem.
âSir we have a problem,â William whispered to Tom, Tom nodded for them to follow them to his office.
âWilliam, what now? Canât you see Iâm enjoying the party?â Tom exclaimed, closing the doors to his office.
âSir, Daniel, was found dead at his post outside, shot by a tranquilizer gun, with a note taped to his chest, itâs for you.â William announced and handed the paper to the most important and dangerous man of the mob, his boss.
âWhat the fuck?â A long silence stayed in the air while Tom processed the news. Awkwardness had filled the entire room as they all awaited Tomâs response.
âFor fucks sake, you need at least 3 guards posted outside. NOW!â He screamed as his anger continued to rise as read the note.
âYes, Sir.â William said promptly.
âGod forbid anything else happen tonight, but my wife and kids are the first ones to be escorted to safe house. Understood?â Tom explained as he only was only thinking about his family in that moment.
âYes, Sir.â William said and quickly ran out before he could get the brunt of Tomâs upcoming outburst. Right on cue, Tom threw a glass ashtray at the wall, it shattering into shards.
âCalm down mate, what did the note even say.â Harrison asked with a worrisome look on his face. Tom showed Harrison the joy and his smile faded immediately. Tom for the first time, in a while, felt fear because he knew he had everything to lose.
Not wanting to deal with the life long headache that is his life. He looked for solace in, you, his wife as he spotted her over by the fireplace and made his way over to you.
âHave told you look stunning tonight?â He said instantly falling in love with you over again.
âSeveral times actually,â you said.
âWell I canât help what you do to me, gorgeous.â He said placing a kiss to your temple.
âHey, have you had the talk with him yet?â You said pointing a finger at your son getting very intimate with some girl.
The girl was Charlotte Owens. Parker and her had been together for almost a year, but you and Tom hadnât met her formally yet. Your son was very tight-lipped the it came to his private life. She was tall, fair and had platinum blonde hair along with piercing blue eyes. Rosie didnât seem to like her very much, constantly annoyed by her popularity status and reputation, used to be known for being with a new guy every couple weeks and donât put it past Rosie to not give her the benefit of the doubt.
âNo, remember weâre going to do it tonight. Is something wrong?â He said with concern, worried why you would forget something so important.
âNo, not that talk, silly, âThe talkâ,â you responded. His lips formed an âoâ shaped as he realized he would have to teach his son about how to be safe during sex.
âOh, no. Iâve been avoiding it for as long as possible.â
âWhy baby, youâre so good at it. You could give him a few a pointers.â You said, winking at him.
âWow, love, you surprise me everyday. Speaking of beautiful girls, whereâs Rosie. Iâve havenât seen her all night,â Tom quickly trying to change the subject as they were at a party.
âI saw her a few minutes ago,â you said as a puzzled look grew on her face.
âCome on, letâs go find her and maybe you and I can sneak off for awhile.â He said cheekily.
âTommy,â you whispered but eventually agreed. Slowly making your way out of the main ballroom to the secret garden next to his office.
Walking very slyly, you both made your way to secret spot near Tomâs office. Where ivy had grown throughout the brick and purple and yellow tulips lined the fence along with giant trees. There was a little wishing fountain that Tom had installed when you moved in, this was their secret spot. One where they could forget about all the violence and responsibility that tainted their lives.
Their intimate moment was ruined when Rosie walked by with some random guy named Connor, not the person sheâd hope to bring there. All throughout the night Rosie seemed to be jealous of the attention her crush was getting at the party as he didnât pay attention to her. Thus, she went find a distraction of her own.
âOh hey, shh, look two people getting it on over there,â he whispered to her as she dragged him outside.
âPlease donât be my brother.â She murmured but felt like she wanted to throw up when she saw who it was.
âMom, dad?â Rosie screamed.
âOh shit, weâve been busted,â Tom muttered against your neck.
âHey honey,â You said while Rosie was completely mortified. Rosieâs potential hookup stood there mouth wide open.
âThatâs your mum, god, sheâs a babe.â Connor said.
âConnor, not helping.â Rosie exclaimed sternly as she pinched his side.
Tom spoke up, âWhy donât you guys go back and enjoy the rest of the party.â
Rosie just nodded and left as fast as humanly possible. She never wants to be that embarrassed again.
âOh my god, we were gonna get it later.â You said.
âI know, we really screwed up this time. But have you had âthe talkâ with her yet,â Tom asked.
âNope, we should both really get on that. What would Iâve happened if they hadnât caught us?â You asked jokingly.
âI donât want to think about that Y/N! Sheâs our daughter.â Tom exclaimed.
âNeither do I.â
âEnough of this, where were we?â Tom interjected immediately changing the subject.
âWell you lips were on my neck and you hand was on my waist, but I think the moment has passed and we should get back to the party,â you said rather seductively.
âFine, I know youâre right. But fuck, I just want to make out with my wife,â Tom muttered frustratingly.
âWell you can later... in bed.â Winking as you chuckled.
âMan, that kid was right, you are a babe.âhe said as he slapped your ass as you walked in front of him chuckling.
âIs it time for cake?â Harrison asks as he came up to Tom and you.
âI think it is.â Tom said and you nodded. Walking towards Rosie, who was desperately trying to erase her self from existence because of the embarrassment sheâd experienced a minute ago.
âHi, honey. Can you please go find your brother? We are going to cut the cake.â You said trying not to accidentally bring up the elephant in the room.
âAlright, fine,â Rosie muttered still a little peeved finding you and Tom like that. Rosie searched high and low for Parker.
Needing some assistance she asked Henry. âHey, have you seen my brother?â
âLast I saw he was taking Charlotte to the green houseâ Henry responded.
âAlright, come on, letâs go find themâ Rosie said rolling her eyes. Her hand slipped into Henryâs as she led the way. Making their way through the vast yet gorgeous yard. Rosie and Henry found Parker and Charlottes lips entangled together and bodies in a compromising position in the green house
âFor fucks sake, how many people am I going to find sucking face at this party.â Rosie yelled, startling Charlotte and Parker.
âWhat the fuck do you want, Rosie? Canât you see Iâm busy.â Parker quipped annoyingly.
âMom and dad want to cut the cakeâ Rosie responded.
âUgh fine. Give us 10 minsâ knowing he will be finished in that time.
âNo, you can fuck your bimbo of a girlfriend later.â Rosie said, receiving a grimace from Charlotte.
âDonât you fucking talk about her like that! Fuck off!â Parker yelled as Henry and Rosie left. Both of the kids had inherited Tomâs angry side.
âWell, you can explain to mom and dad you were late because you were balls deep in in your whore,â Rosie said walking away.
The moments leading up to the end of Parkerâs innocence were fleeting. In more ways than one. He wasnât a virgin even before that evening but, Parker could imagine the task he was supposed to accomplish.
The 3 tier chocolate raspberry ganache cake had been cut and distributed to the guests. Happy birthday had been sung to Rosie and Parker. Parker tried to go off with Charlotte again, but Harrison stopped him and brought him to the Tomâs office.
âTheyâre in there,â Harrison whispered.
âWho?â Parker asked Harrison who was like his uncle.
âJust go,â Parker opened the door to see his mother and his dad sat behind the desk. The door shut behind him.
âMom? Dad? Whatâs going on here?â Parker hesitated.
âSon, sit down,â Tom said, knowing this wasnât going to be easy.
âWe have to talk to you.â You interjected.
âParker, as part of this family, there are certain responsibilities you have to take. It is a tradition in our family that at the age of 16, the sons are brought to light about the dealings of our family and what is expected of you,â Tom said as Parker grew wary. Not really understanding what his parents were trying to convey.
Throughout his entire life, he had his suspicions about his family. Wondering why men followed them everywhere, even on trips to the store for eggs. Why his parents went to work but have never seen their office, only heard it referred to as âthe warehouse.â Why everything was always so damm secretive. Scared if he accidentally let some enormous family secret slip with his big mouth there would be repercussions. Never not scared of the harm that could come to his family.
âYour father, is the leader of a very powerful mob. I am part of it too, not just as wife but as his partner. There will be day when he will longer be in position of boss and you will take over,â you asserted playing off of Tomâs words.
âOur family is not only the owners of one of the worldâs richest exporting company, we also do business with casinos and own multiple hotel chains. Sometimes our work brings us above the law, but the connections we have are what keep us alive.â Tom explained trying to preserve his sonâs innocence.
âWhy are you telling me all this?â Parker stuttered.
âBecause it is time. Time for you to step up and take your place in this family. Youâve had 16 years of juvenile fun and now this is what has to be done.â Tom concluded.
âWhat if I donât want this life. You donât think I donât know what happens behind closed doors here. All the times dad has come home with a black eye or blood on his knuckles. Why fuck isnât Rosie here? She is the same age as me, WE ARE TWINS! Why am I the only one who has to do this. I donât want to kill for sport like you and mom!â Parker screamed. He couldnât handle this anymore. There was too much information he had to process.
âDo not raise your voice at your mother! Tom screamed.
âDad, I had dreams and hopes. I wanted to go to college and travel. Find a nice girl and marry her. Experience the kind of love you and mom have. What you are asking me to do, flushes all that away. You are asking me to give up on my life.
So thatâs it, I donât have a choice,â Parker begged.
âBaby, you have a choice. Nothing is set in stone,â you said rubbing his arm.
âY/N, you damm well know what will happen if he turns this down,â Tom yelled.
âMaybe this life works for you two, but I donât want this kind of life. My answer is no. Find someone else.â
âParker, you know I canât do that. Take a couple days and think about itâ Tom answered trying to stay calm.
âNO DAD! My answer is final, Iâm not going to be your apprentice to carry on this heinous family legacy!â Parker exploded. It was too much.
âIf you arenât willing to do what is asked of you, then you can forget about being in this family!â Tom screamed. He did exactly what he said he wouldnât, he gave his son an ultimatum. Parker couldnât handle it anymore and left. Needing to forget about the fact he no longer had a say. He was stuck.
It was just Tom and you sitting in the study. They couldnât understand where the conversation had gone. All their hopes for tonight went out the window along with potted plant Tom threw when Parker stormed out.
âTom, you canât force him. You canât do what your father did to you to him.â You tried to say in a loving tone but it came out as stern.
âIM NOT, Y/N!!!â Tom screamed. He had fucked up. The words spoken tonight have rewritten his relationship with his son.
âAlright.â You whispered trying to calm your fuming husband down.
âIâm sorry I raised my voice, baby.â Tomâs tone immediately changed once he heard the softness of your voice. You just nodded in response
âTommy?â You asked hoping Tom was now ok.
âYes, loveâ Tom said.
âHeâll come around. I can promise you that.â
âI know, darling. Thatâs not what Iâm worried about.â
âThen what?â a look of confusion grew on your face.
He handed you a paper, the same one that was found on Danielâs body, saying âEclipsing of the Hollands. Let the show begin. Better watch your back.â
It was threat. A play to eventually be made on his life or the life of his family and you all had no idea who was behind it.
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Cotton Candy Kisses
Synopsis: Letâs get one thing straight, confessions arenât Ushijima Wakatoshiâs cup of tea, and the same goes for you when it comes to dealing with rejections. But then, your crackhead friends (who are done with watching two emotionally constipated fools pine for each other for two years) decide to take matters into their own hands.Â
 Its a recipe for disaster, topped off with cherry coke and cotton candy.
Genre: Fluff, (a light sprinkle of angst thrown in), friends to lovers AU, mutual pining
Trigger warnings: Just a smol makeout scene lmao (not explicit), swearing(meanwhile, my mom: *disappointed brown parent noises*)
Pairing:Â Ushijima Wakatoshi x fem! reader
Word count: 3k+
Authorâs note: I planned to release this on valentineâs day, but my exam schedule said ânoâ¤ď¸â. N E ways, didnt get time to proofread it, so excuse the painful amount of errors it may have. (More unnecessary rambles notes at the end!)
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âToshi, Terushima asked me out on a date.â
âTerushima as in Terushima Yuuiji from Johzenji? The one with piercings?â Ushijima sat on the gym floor, busy tying his shoelaces.
âYeah.â
He sat facing away from you, so you had no way of telling how well he was taking this news.
Not like it mattered anyway.
For the last two-years, you had kept dropping subtle hints that you liked him. Hell, if baking heart-shaped red-velvet cookies for him every valentineâs day hadnât given him the slightest hint that your feelings for him werenât exactly platonic, probably nothing could make the stoic ace aware of your feelings.
Unless you directly said it to his face.
Wakatoshi, I like you.
Four words. There were just these four words standing between Wakatoshi and your undeclared feelings. Four words could free you from the shackles of this unrequited love that had been weighing you down for the past two years.
But what was the point anyway? Heâd reject you, just like he rejected Ririka. The Ririka Hirai, captain of the girlsâ volleyball team, the ace who wielded magic in her hands. Let alone the guys from Shiratorizawa, even boys from other prefectures were totally whipped for her. He didnât even bat an eyelid before a firm âNoâ rolled off his lips. She hated crying in front of others, but the redness in her eyes and her swollen eyelids made it obvious that her spirit had been crushed by the rejection. Her previous outgoing, warm and friendly nature had vanished within a few seconds as she withdrew herself into her shell.
If this is what rejections did to people, then you were fine with being crushed under the weight of unrequited love. And you didnât have a Semi Eita in your life like she had, so there wouldnât be anybody to help you out of your wallowing self-pity.
Your mind wandered back to your interaction with her yesterday, how she had pulled you into the locker room, firm hands wrapped around your wrists with no intention of letting go. You were reminded of her disastrous plan, and how youâd stupidly agreed to go along with it.
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âYou love him, donât you Y/N?â she asked you, cocking her head to her side as she twirled the green roots of het bubblegum colored hair. Why was she so oddly insistent on dying her hair like a meth-addicted oompa loompa? And the bigger question was, how the fuck did she look so good?
âI donât know, Riri.â What did she expect to hear? How could you say that you werenât half as brave as sheâd been? Youâd rather tend to the wounds that unrequited love caused than deal with the empty-black void of self-loathing, insecurities and embarrassment that rejection left behind.
âY/N, Iâm not a fool. I can see the way your eyes light up when heâs around.â
âSo what? What the fuck should I do? Confess my feelings and get rejected? Iâd rather wither under the weight of my undeclared feelings than have my soul crushed by a rejection from my best friend, thanks.â You knew you were wrong; you knew you should let go of these useless, painful feelings by confessing. Hearing him reject you would put the nail in the coffin of your one-sided love and youâd finally be free.
But you didnât want to be free. Cowardice had this odd feeling of comfort attached to it, and youâd gotten used to it.
âY/N, Iâm not here to fight with you over a stupid himbo of a guy. It just hurts me to see you go through the same pain I had gone through. Iâm just here to look out for you. Iâll give you my advice whether you want it or not, and its up to you if youâll take it.â
You looked away. You knew that whatever she was going to say would probably make sense, she was such a smartass after all. She was never wrong, as much as you hated admitting it. Why was she such a good friend, why did she have to be so nice? It pissed you off.
âUshijima is bad at this entire thing of love and friendships, its probably not big news to you, is it? His parentsâ divorce ruined his faith in love.â She cleared her throat, trying to hide the tremble in her voice. âHe doesnât know how this entire thing of love and feelings work. Loving him is difficult, itâs like expecting an iceberg to provide you with warmth. ButâŚâ her voice trailed off.
âBut what?â
âI think he likes you. Heâs never looked at anyone the way he looks at you. He never saved a seat for me at lunch the way he does for you. He acts...weird around you.â
âThatâs bullshit Riri, he does that stuff for me because Iâm his team's manager, you know?â
âYouâre just as dense as him. Perfect! Youâd make a great coupleâ she giggled, fluttering her long, black lashes.
âWhy did you confess to him if you thought he liked me?â
âOh, I was coming to that. You see, I was a hundred percent sure he wouldnât like me back, so I thought I might as well get these stupid feelings of my chest and move on, you know? It still hurt a lot for a few days, though. Rejections sucks, thatâs nothing new. And I kind of liked Semi, so it felt like I was emotionally cheating on him if I still liked Ushijima. So, I finally confessed to him after getting rid of my feelings for Ushiwaka.â She pressed her lips together and looked away, a faint blush blossoming on her cheeks.
âYou and Semi areâŚâ
âWeâre a thing now, yeah.â
âIâm so happy for you Ririka!â you practically squealed, squishing her reddened cheeks.
âWe had a talk yesterday and we decided that we can no longer bear to see you two emotionally constipated dummies pining for each other anymore, so weâre taking matters into our own hands.â
âWhat?â Your stared at her with widened eyes, praying she didnât come up with any stupid plans to make the situation worse.
âDo you know Terushima from Johzenji?â
âYeah, kinda, that tongue-piercing dude with an undercut, right?â
âHeâs my friend and he has agreed to helping us.â
âOh hell no.â
âI donât take no for an answer, Iâm sorry. Babe, you can come out now.â
You choked on your own spit as you saw Semi climbing out of Ririkaâs locker.
âHow the fuck did you even fit him in there? Was he there the whole time? What made you think sneaking your boyfriend into the girlâs locker room was a good idea?â
âHoney, thatâs too many unnecessary questions, I ainât answering them. And thereâs nobody around. So, I donât think weâll get in any trouble as long as you donât snitch.â
âIâm not going to snitch.â
âThatâs what I thought. Now babe, tell her about our plan.â
Semi went over with the details of their plan.
Needless to say, it was a recipe for disaster, you were sure of it.
Having an affinity for all things disastrous, you agreed to their plan.
*flashback ends*
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âY/N, you there?â Ushijima was done with tying his shoelaces a while ago and now stood in front of you, his tall frame cowering over you.
You snapped out of your trance.
âYeah, I was j-just busy thinking about some stuff.â You smoothed out your skirt and gripped your bag tightly, and looking down at your feet. You could feel his gaze on your face, but you couldnât bring yourself to look him in the eye.
âStuff as inâŚTerushima? Were you thinking about him?â
You were taken aback by his uncharacteristically direct question and looked into his eyes. His gaze flickered between your eyes and your lips; his brows furrowed together inâŚconcern?
Your imagination must be getting better of you.
âYeah, I was thinking about our date, tomorrow.â
His eyes seemed duller than usual, lacking its usual lustre.
âHe doesnât have a reputation for being loyal, you know.â His words seemed long-drawn, forced, painful. As if it physically hurt him to get these words to roll of his tongue.
He ran his fingers through his greasy olive-brown hair, his gaze still fixed on you. You became painfully aware of the silence in the empty gym room. Why was your heart beating so loudly? Was his heart beating just as loud?
His breath hitched as you stepped closer to him. You noticed the way his sweat-drenched shirt clung to his body, highlighting his well-built frame, the way his lips glistened when he licked his lips, the way his tousled hair stuck to his forehead. You almost brushed those stray strands off his face. Almost.
You spoke in a low tone, almost in a whisper. This moment seemed fragile, like treading on thin ice. It felt as if you both were in a trance and any loud noise would snap you back to reality. You wouldnât mind being stuck in this trance for a few eternities. âTerushima is a player, a heartbreaker. You think I donât know that? Maybe I just want to have my heart broken, Toshi. Isn't it better than loving someone who will never love me back?â
He stared at you with a blank, unreadable expression. You noticed how his adamâs apple bobbed up and down when he gulped, his neck and collarbones glistening with sweat.
He had no business being this hot, godamnit. Â Â Â Â Â
âI just remembered, Coach Washijo wanted to have a talk with me-â he took a step back, breaking eye contact with you.
âCoach Washijo is on a sick-leave for a week, Toshi.â
âAh okay, right.â He turned on his heels and stormed out of the gym, the tips of his ears covered in a faint red glow.
How long will you keep running away Wakatoshi?
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âYeah, chocolate will be fine.â
Terushima handed you the ice-cream cone, flashing his iconic toothy grin at you.
This park of the amusement park was quieter and calmer than the other parts. You were seated on a bench beside a  mermaid shaped fountain. Behind you, far off in the distance was a Ferris wheel, lit up in pink and red neon lights, a classic decoration that was put up in this park every valentineâs day.
âWant anything else, babe?â He sat down beside you on the bench, wrapping his arms around your shoulders.
âDude, you donât have to put on such a show, you know? You donât have to make it so realistic.â
He threw his head back and let out another one of his irritating laughs. It was pretty cute, even though youâd never admit it aloud.
âY/N who said Iâm pretending? When Riri asked me to take you out on a fake date to make lover boy Toshi jealous, I thought this would be a pretty good opportunity to score a date with a cute girl, it doesnât matter if the date is fake or not.â
âYou even bought a coupleâs ticket, huh?â
âThis amusement park has a special valentineâs day offer for couples, fifty percent off for each ride, aint that crazy? I was just saving my coins princess.â
âI swear to god, call me that one more time and youâll find my foot up your ass-â
âOoh, kinky!â
It physically hurt you to not punch him and wipe that cheesy grin off his face. âI canât handle you Terushima-â You hungrily bit down on the ice-cream, gobbling it up in a matter of a few seconds.
Terushima's nose scrunched up in disgust. âThe fuck Y/N, who bites ice-cream like that! Are you a caveman or something?"
âAw babe, didnât you know? Iâm not like other girls.â You dramatically flicked a stand of your hair, as your pretentious, catty tone drew a chuckle from him.
âCâmon now, fake date or not lets a have a good time! Iâm done sitting around on this bench, weâre in an amusement park for fuckâs sake Y/N!â He took his black leather jacket off, flinging it around his shoulders, his white shirt clung to his skin. He looked like a stereotypical bad boy out of a wattpad book written by a 16-year-old. You bit down the urge to make a sarcastic comment about his appearance.
âGet up now, you lazy butt.â He offered you a hand.
You slapped his hand away and stood up, brushing the small remnants of the ice-cream cone off your plaid yellow dress.
âDamn, you feisty.â
âServes you right, pisshead.â
He was about to make a snarky retort when his eyes suddenly landed on someone standing in the crowd beside the ferris wheel. âLooks like lover boy is here.â
âYou sure its him?â
âA hundred and twenty percent maâam! Now go get your man!â He pressed a chaste kiss to your forehead before winking at you. âThatâll get him riled up enough.â
âYouâre such a little shit-â
âShut up, heâs coming here, go talk to him.â
You turned around on your heels to see Ushijima making his way towards you.
âHey! What you doing here Toshi?â You tried putting on a surprised expression, but after seeing how Terushima snickered at you, you understood that you probably overdid it.
âUhm, did I interrupt your d-date?â Ushijima looked painfully flustered. His eyes searched your face, looking for signs of annoyance or anger.
He was surprised at how happy you looked. Didnât girls get annoyed when someone interrupted their dates? Ah, women, such complex creatures, all mysteries of the world seem irrelevant when compared to the mystery of a womanâs psyche.
âNo, not at all! Do you want to tell me something?â You cocked you head and batted your eyelashes at him playfully.
But he remained silent, lips tightly pressed together as his eyes kept flickering between Terushima and you.
âHey Yuuji, Iâd like to talk to Toshi in private, maybe you couldâŚyou know-â
âAh that was stupid of me! Iâll leave you two to yourselves. Iâll be at the Haunted Mansion if you need me, a friend of mine works there as a part time zombie.â He pointed finger guns at you and winked. "See ya later sweet cheeks!" You saw his silhouette fade into the distance.
It was only you and Ushijima now.
The golden glow from the setting sun and the faint pink lights from the faraway Ferris wheel illuminated his face in a rose-gold glow. He sported a red flannel shirt, more specifically the one you had bought for him while shopping with Tendou last summer.
He looked ethereal.
You cleared you throat. âToshi? You wanted to tell me something, right?â
He looked started, unsure of himself. You looked at him with anticipation, your heart almost leaping out of your ribcage.
âY/N, for the next match Yamagata will replace Akakura as the libero because he twisted his ankle in in the hallway today.â
Unbeknowst to you, Ririka and Semi hid behind an ice-cream truck in the distance, keeping an eye on you both. They could hear small excerpts of your conversation. So, when they heard Ushijima saying something about âmatchâ and âliberoâ, they let out frustrated groans. âThat dense fucker messed up yet again.â they whispered under their breaths in unison.
Disappointment flashed across your face. Was he serious? How dense could a guy possibly be?
âYou came this far, interrupted my date to tell me this, Toshi? You could just have messaged me, you know?â Your voice trembled, vision blurring with tears.
So much for love.
You felt stupid, you wanted to slap yourself across your face for being naĂŻve enough to believe that Ushijima Wakatoshi could ever reciprocate your feelings.
Stupid, stupid, stupid!
You started to walk away, wiping your eyes with the sleeves of your dress, when you felt a strong arm coil across you waist.
Wakatoshi pulled you close, and in an instant his lips were on yours. You didnât spare a second thought before kissing him back, your lips hungrily melting into his. You grazed your tongue across his lower lip as he pushed you against the fountain, one hand placed on the small of your back pulling your body closer and the other under your dress, grazing your thigh. Your fingers aimlessly hovered over his chest before gently tugging him by the collar of his shirt.
When he finally pulled away, you both stared at each other, panting breathlessly, hair drenched from the light spray of water cascading down the fountain. The warmth of his lips still lingered on your mouth.
The sound of his voice snapped you out of your dreamlike trance. âTendou and Semi told me that I wasnât worthy enough of being Shiratorizawaâs ace if I chickened out of professing my feelings to the girl Iâve liked for two years. How could I sit back and watch that guy from Johzenji steal you away? I like you Y/N, and I'm tired of pretending that I don't."
You were about to respond when Semiâs voice rang out from behind the ice-cream truck.
âOh my god Riri! Did you see that? They kissed! Iâm so proud of my miracle boy-â
âKeep it down you dimwit, or theyâll hear us-â
You let out a soft chuckle and took Ushijimaâs hand in yours. âWouldn't it be very surprising if Semi and Riri suddenly popped out from behind that ice-cream truck, Toshi? But that's totally impossible right? Not like they'd ever eavesdrop on us-"
Semi and Ririka slowly made their way towards you, eyes downcast with guilt.
âWe didnât mean to intrude-â Semi started to explain.
âShut your trap, you shitheads, we wouldnât be together if it werenât for you.â You chirped, drawing them into a tight embrace.
âWhat do you mean Y/N?â Ushijima stared at you, confused. You stifled a chuckle.
âWell, we actually made a planâŚâ Ririka started explaining.
After Semi, Ririka and you explained your entire scheme to him, he stared at you, confused, open mouthed.
âYou could just have told me, you know? All this to get me jealous?â
âI was scared of getting rejected, Toshi.â
âIâd never reject you!â
âAnd how the fuck was I supposed to know that? You never showed any signs of recognition at my hints, how was I supposed to know you liked me? You huffed.
âWell, I suppose IâŚnevermind.â
âNo, finish your sentence!â
âWould you like to ride the Ferris Wheel, Y/N?â
âThought youâd never ask. But first, buy some cotton candy for your lady love.â He took his hand in yours, interlacing your fingers with his. "Anything for my girl."
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Ushijimaâs lips softly grazed you neck, his hot breath fanning across your collarbones.
The soft pink light from the Ferris Wheel lit his face up.
Wiping a piece of leftover cotton candy from your lips, he suddenly asked, âWhy do you love me, Y/N?â
You thought of the times he saved extra bento boxes for you after lunch when you refused to eat properly, how heâd stayed awake, sitting in your bedside chair, taking care of you as your body burned in fever, how heâd laugh at your stupid jokes even though they werenât anything close to being funny, or how heâd show up at your door with cotton candy and cherry coke whenever you were under the weather.
You pressed your lips against his before whispering,
âWhatâs there to not love, Toshi?â
Authorâs rambles notes pt. 2: Ririka Hirai isnât a very well-known character, but I decided to add her anyways because the girlâs volleyball team characters deserve some love too! You can find more about her here (if it very isnt obvious already, I find her character absolutely adorable!)
N E ways, I hope you enjoyed reading this fic(which has absolutely 0 grammatical errors and i totally didnt write this while overdosing on an unhealthy amount of coffee at three in the morning)
Reblogs would be highly appreciated!
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A Distant Dream IV // Luke Patterson
Summary: In 1994 seventeen year old Luke Patterson had once again tried to ask out the girl that held his heart. With the belief he would see the younger Mercer girl the next morning he decides to wait to confess his feelings. Only to have soft music bewitched the reader into an antique wardrobe with lots of history
Warnings: Swearing, grief, mourning a relationship, sadness, angst, war/death, mention of strict parents, and fluff
Words: 3.1
A/N: This is a disclaimer: just because the reader and Luke start to get along better and have a date does NOT mean she isnât grieving her relationship. Whether the love faded or not with Peter that is still a large part of who she was/is or donât expect her and Luke to fall into a relationship immediately.
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The phantoms had disbanded for the night, leaving Julie alone in her room surrounded by books and Flynn. Youâd snuck down to the basement as you had since you arrived in 2020 from a different world. The wardrobe that quite literally changed your life was in the back corner, unassuming for the young girl.
Your e/c eyes pinned to the antique wooden furniture that had traveled from England to America as if fate had guided it. No matter how long time went by youâd never been able to touch the wardrobe, let alone touch remotely close. A part of you feared finding if you could return to Narnia or not.
It was something you kept private from the new people helping you to assimilate back into a life on Earth. The boys often refused to leave you for very long after the traumatic disappearance, even when you urged for space. It had almost been as tricky as negotiating peace with a land boiling with civil unrest.
Alex had taken to holding your hand as you slept for peace in both him and you; heâd noticed the state of sleep you endured. It was fitful and often filled with memories in the form of nightmares. The one from last night reared its head once more.
An intake of breath as you pulled your fingers closed to your cheek. Eyes on the movement before you released the bow. The arrow sailed true into the unsuspecting enemy with a faint whistle as it travelled.
The body dropped, one of many of the battles you had attended since defeating the White Witch. A life was still a life, and taking one was incredibly difficult. You saw it in the eyes of Peter, heard it in Susanâs strained voice, saw it in the way Edmund carried himself, but the most heartbreaking was the feeling of Lucyâs tense shoulders in certain moments.
Edmund and Lucy had been children when the White Witch had reigned and fought. Lucy had been only nine years old when her foot first touched Narnian snow. At that tender age, sheâd watched the evil of the world up close. Edmund not that incredibly older. The youngest Pevensie had watched her brother take his last breath. Felt the trauma of Edmundâs gasping as the cordial bled one life-giving drop of liquid.
âIâd like to say it gets better, but it truly doesnât, Your Majesty.â General Oreiusâ announced from his station beside you. It was a lull in the tension building as people got ready for the enemies on the horizon.
Oreiusâ addressed you but kept his gaze on the approaching army from an enemy land; the General was gifted in multitasking. Heâd stopped to give you a little peace in only the way he knew how to.
âThank you, Oreius.â You informed the General as he took off into the land ahead, leaving you to hold off the enemy with arrows. The short lapse is a game-changer for you as you run into battle.
Last nightâs dream had been a reprieve from the dreams of Peter staring sadly at you curled around Luke. It hadnât happened, of course, but that didnât dim the bonfire of emotions you felt for the hazel-eyed guitarist.
You couldnât quite figure out if you loved Peter the way a wife should love their husband. It wasnât solely Peter that made you come to the wardrobe frequently. It had to do with the family that became yours when your parents had been shitty.
âHey.â Julie spoke, stepping up to your side. The first person to have found you in the basement where you had an entirely different life.
âHi.â You murmured, breaking your stare to meet the lovely teenager who had taken your brother and friends into her home. Even if it hadnât been a smooth start, the band had grown infinitely closer.
âDo you think youâll ever go back?â Julie softly questioned with soft brown eyes taking in the action youâd known for years. Your fingers brushed a strand of her gorgeous coil hair behind her ear with a gentleness youâd done so with Susan and Lucy.
Julie watched as your eyes saddened, âI donât know. Mere seconds before I stumbled out of the wardrobe into your home, I was an adult. I had been in my early â30s reigning beside my husband, and then I was the same sixteen-year-old girl breaking the chains of the Mercer name.â
âYou feel guilty you left Alex, Luke and Reggie without answers, but you feel like youâre betraying your new family?â Julie questioned, shifting on her sneakers to stare at the emotional mask youâd developed in Narnia.
âSomething like that.â You simply replied, casting one more look at the wardrobe in your haste to leave the basement.
Julie waited until you had left before she opened the wardrobe with a loud creak. Her hands brushed material hanging before her hand met a solid surface. Her face dropped at the physical evidence that Narnia couldnât be reached from this wardrobe again.
Julie adored you, but she wanted to know how true happiness looked on your pretty features. Even if she had to give up you just so you could be happy, it was worth it, so when you left the basement each visit, sheâd check the wardrobe.
It always failed. Not a speck of snow or a call of your royal title. Had Julie not seen you tumble out of the wardrobe, sheâd have never believed the story.
âOne day.â Julie murmured to the silent wardrobe.
Your foot barely passed the threshold of your attic space when your â90s friends dropped unceremoniously on the floor. Each wearing a big grin that matched the fake one you plastered on.
âWhereâd you go this time?â
âTop of the Hollywood sign.â Reggie piped up, skipping over to distribute a cheesy tourist keychain of the sign. Had it been someone else than Reggie, you would have joked about it, but you never could with the sweet puppy like teenager.
âThank you.â You told the boy who had taken to grabbing little souvenirs for you. You couldnât remember when heâd sat beside you, but heâd softly informed you how much heâd missed you.Â
In the year following your disappearance, Reggie had built up a collection of trinkets he thought youâd love; he was the one with the most optimism. Even if he believed youâd met an end, that little spark of hope never died. He wouldnât be Reggie Peters if the hope wasnât there.
âI wish I knew if my parents kept that box.â Reggie sighed, referring to the trinkets he had collected the year youâd gone missing. You merely squeezed his shoulder in response before catching gazes with Luke.
âFlynn still here?â Alex questioned, pushing himself to sit on the box bench underneath the window. Heâd proudly chosen the wear one of the t-shirts Flynn had personalized for the band.
You shrugged, âDunno. Julie found me.â
Reggie and Luke were oblivious, but Alex knew to the core of his soul where you tended to spend alone time. Alex would see how youâd return with that ache in your eyes more prominent, and your lips quirked down just enough for him to tell. He saw the guilt when you looked at Luke, the way you thumbed your ring.
âDo you want to hang out? Maybe to use Julieâs computer to search for our childhood friends? See if Sarah got valedictorian?â Alex asked, swinging his feet, trying to pull you from your thought which he was successful with.
âSure.â
Reggie and Luke watched as you and Alex left the attic for some one on one time together, leaving the two.
âI wonder where theyâre going?â Reggie questioned, staring after the closed door. His hands pushed into the back pockets of his jeans.
Luke shrugged, âYou wanna write a song?â
âSure! We could-â
âNot country,â Luke told the bassist, who pouted but followed as his best friend poofed to the garage.Â
The two Mercer siblings wandered the streets of Los Angeles, each in their own thoughts but comforted by the odd brush of their arms. For Alex, it felt like the old days when you both snuck out of the house just for some air. To just to leave the tense expectations shoved on their shoulders by their perfectionist parents.
âIf Iâd never disappeared and you didnât die, where do you think weâd be?â You mused, thinking of all the what-ifs. Would you have gotten together with Luke? Would Sunset Curve had gone on to do sold-out shows.
âI donât really know, to be honest. I think if weâd gone on to be successful that Reggie would have a ranch somewhere. He might have even released an EP of country songs. I think you and Luke would be together.â Alex thought with a bittersweet smile.
âAnd?â
âAnd what?â
âWhere do you think you would be?â You questioned the older Mercer, who simply shrugged, âI like to think you would have been happy. Whether that was with someone, who was worthy of you or just by being yourself. Maybe you would have started a charity or been an advocate for the LGBTQ+ community.â
Your e/c eyes caught the smile growing on your older brotherâs mouth, bringing a lightness to your body.
âI donât think it matters. Weâre exactly where weâre supposed to be. If we had survived, I would have never seen you again.â Alex confessed, âI think we were always meant to meet Julie.â
You went to open your mouth when your eyes found one of the last places you wanted to be. Somehow you and Alex had walked into the area where the country club was sitting just as it was back in the â90s. From a distance, you could see the unmistakable form of Sarah, the girl in your grade who had always unwillingly competed academically with you. Sarah was just another girl with heavy expectations from her own wealthy parents.
âIs that Sarah?â Alex softly chuckled as the girl, now a woman, holding the hand of her husband with genuine happiness, âShe looks happy.â
âShe deserves it. The rivalry all our parents had was insane, so Iâm happy one of us got the least complicated life.â You informed Alex bumping your hip against his leg as you talked with the pink-loving male.
England, 1940s
Four youth occupied one of the many rooms in the manor that didnât hold a candle to Cair Paravel grand size and beauty. Not that the four confused siblings spent time taking a gander in the room. Each focused on how theyâd lived well into their thirties before regressing back to the ages they were when they stepped into the wardrobe. There were minor changes.
Edmund wasnât acting like a knob, Susan inserting herself as dominant, and Lucy was quieter than usual. Peter, however, had a boiling rage he could barely contain within himself.
âDo you think Aslan did this?â Susan questioned her siblings. A single tear rolling down her face at the grief she felt.
Each Pevensie was in the beginning stages of grief. They had to grieve the life they had lost in a magical place. A place where the war didnât ravage like it did to their home country. For the suitors, sheâd only just started to seriously look into.
Not a single shred of evidence tied themselves to Narnia.
âWho else?â Peter scoffed, bringing a gasp from Lucyâs mouth. They had all proudly reigned with Aslan in mind. Not a word is spoken against the great lion whoâd died for Edmund and came back to life.
âPet-â
âThis is your fault.â Peter told his younger brother with a grimace on his face, âWe had everything we ever needed in Narnia. Why did you need to catch that stupid stag?â
Edmundâs eyebrows furrowed, âYou make it sound like our lives were perfect. Newsflash, King Peter, but it was far from that. You barely focused on your marriage, let alone Y/N.â
âEdmund.â Susan admonished, glancing between her brothers as if watching a tennis match. The only sister paying attention as Lucy stared out the window at the overcast day.
âItâs true! His marriage was a sham, and he lied to the entire kingdom!â Edmund shouted with a heated glare, âYou acted like you were the most important person in Narnia, like the only reason the place worked was because of your hand solely.â
âShut up,â Peter growled, stepping right up to his little; Edmund had lost a lot of inches, brother with a sneer. Their hair mussed from rubbing against the furs.
âJust because youâre older and you had High in front of your title doesnât lessen our power too.â
âSTOP IT.â Lucy screamed, stomping her foot, âWho cares about that. How about we focus on where Y/N went? She was right with us in there, and then out of nowhere, sheâs gone.â
âI know.â Peterâs shoulder dropped in defeat as it settled further into his mind. Not only had he lost the years heâd lived, but heâd also lost you somewhere along the line.
While youâd fallen out of love, or maybe youâd never even been in love with Peter; heâd faithfully kept feelings for you. Part of him had always known your heart was taken by another, but he cherished the times you had together.
âAnd sheâs not in another place right now. Sheâs somewhere in the far future.â Edmund added with his arms crossed over each other, âShe never elaborated on when, where or what the future looks like. How can we find someone that doesnât exist yet?â
âWe hope our future selves can find her.â Susan finished sending a look at each of her siblings, âIn the meantime, letâs live our lives for her, so we have tons of stories for her to listen to.â
Molina Household, America 2020
Luke Patterson shook in his black vans, his best pair he owned, holding simple flowers Julie had gotten. Money from busking down at the pier for some cash the boys could have for anything they wanted. They always left money with a note when they got items.
The flowersâ stems were definitely in a battle to survive the grip from the scared teenage ghost. Heâd started the day with a tickle in the back of his mind to ask you out. Just a simple date with no strings attached to see where it could go. He couldnât chicken out when heâd already knocked, and the door was opening.
âOh! Luke.â You gasped, blinking at the sudden appearance of the phantom. Lukeâs eyes melted at the oversized flannel layered over a cropped dark blue sweater.
Your style pre-Narnia and during Narnia had coalesced over the few months youâd found yourself on Earth. Your love of cropped tops returned with a modest twist, the modesty unshakable.
âI know itâs been hard adjusting from Narnia, but I was wondering if you would go on a date with him?â He blurted, dancing on the balls of his vans with an expression of pure nerves.
Your mind flew twenty miles an hour thinking through the implications of accepting a date with this teenager. A dead teenager at that. Sure he was only a year older, but fate had a sick sense of humour.Â
âI don-â
âI know in your other world you have a husband. I get that, but thereâs something undeniable between us. Itâs been there since the â90s, and we always just pushed it away. I learned over the twenty-six years that life is too short.â Luke pleaded, slowly pushing the pretty bouquet into your arms, âJust one date to see if this is worth pursuing.â
You should have said no, but you couldnât, âOne date.â
Luke mentally pumped his fist in the air in celebration as if he was starring in a John Hughes movie. As if reading his mind, you teasingly thrust your hand in the air, the very same hand coming into Lukeâs grip.
âThere isnât a lot that we can do, but Willie knows a guy unaffiliated with Caleb. Well, he knows him through a few guys, but he hooked me up. In this lovely basket, we have a menagerie of food that I can eat.â Luke spoke proudly with that same twinkle he always had with you by his side.
Your lips parted in pure elation. Luke Patterson was taking you out on one of the things that had been on your bucket list. A picnic date, something you and Alex each desired to enjoy.
Luke led you down a few streets to a park notorious for cute dates. Julie stood over a cliche checkered blanket. In her hand was an old iPhone or iPod hooked up to a Bluetooth speaker, a playlist curated of your favourite songs ready to go.
âYou remember how to use this?â Julie questioned the teen ghost with one raised eyebrow. Luke nodded in his mission to unpack the food in a form that was as romantic as possible.
Julie nodded before casting a quiet goodbye to the two â90s teens.
âHowâd you know?â You questioned Luke as he poured a glass of the beverage heâd chosen. His ever-changing eyes flicked up to yours with an endearing expression.
Your eyes scanned his messy hair. He had taken the time to meticulously styled for his date with you. Heâd chosen that gorgeous purple corduroy long sleeve shirt that turned his hair to melted milk chocolate. He hadnât done a 180 on his style; heâd never tell you heâd styled his hair off his forehead into what Alex had dubbed the Prince Charming hair.
â1994 in the studio for Alexâs fifteenth birthday. Bobby snuck some alcohol heâd collected from his uncleâs BBQ and his fatherâs stash. We got drunk for the first time and played truth or dare.â Luke recalled with a smile.Â
He remembered how much of lightweights they were and the way his heart fluttered when Alex answered Reggieâs question. He explained how his ideal date was a picnic in a park with either a guy he was seeing or his celebrity crush. Heâd mentioned it was something he shared with you, and then all Luke could think about was taking you on a picnic.
âDealing with Alexâs hungover ass was a nightmare.â You grunted, swiping one of the pieces of watermelon from a container.
âI can only imagine.â Luke chuckled, slowly shifting closer to you with a sandwich in his left hand. His right arm slowly slinked over your shoulders to rest, the movement halting as your shoulders tensed momentarily.
âWere you really gonna confess that night I disappeared?â You asked the guitarist currently focused on the delicious sandwich. It reminded him of his mother packing his lunch every day, even in his high school years despite telling his mom he could do it himself.
âI was. I chickened out.â Luke admitted and had he been alive, his ears could have flushed along with his cheeks. The bashful ghost struggled to meet your gaze, âI had-have this massive crush on you. Iâve had it since you called me your knight in shining armour-â
âWhen I sliced my knee open, and you carried me home.â
âIâve never told anyone, but youâre kinda the reason why I started wearing no sleeves. The guys and us were watching a film, and you mentioned something about the actorâs arms.â Luke snickered with a smile that faded at your sheepish grin, âOh my god, you knew.â
âBobby let it slip, âI watched him cut the sleeves of his shirts, stitch the raw edges of the fabric, prick his fingers a ton, and he nearly broke my footââ
âYeah I almost dropped a weight on him.â Luke snorted, shuffling to lay his head to rest on top of yours. Heâd quickly learnt in his mission to gain muscle for your attention that he liked the exercise. He continued to get in shape and grow some muscle, but he still wore sleeveless shirts for you.
âYouâre lucky youâre cute.â
Luke beamed at your words, âNah, youâre the beautiful one.â
The rest of the date was everything you had ever wished for. Luke went above and beyond your expectations, even as a ghost. Heâd packed a sweater to help you into when the night appeared, and the cold came. He held your hand on the way home and walked you straight to your attic door.
Luke didnât push for a kiss either. He simply raised your clasped hand to press a lingering kiss on the back of your hand.
âSweet dreams.â Luke murmured before he walked down the stairs. The euphoria ensuring he forget his ability to poof.
He wore the same lovesick expression into the studio where two ghosts waited for all the details. Alex and Reggie each buzzing in anticipation for their guitarist best friend.
In your room, you analyzed your feelings closely.
The guilt wasnât as suffocating as youâd anticipated after going on a date that wasnât with Peter. Just the guy that had been a reason your marriage with Peter wasnât how it should have been. You also knew in your heart that Peter would want you to be happy and move on. In fact, in the last two years of your marriage, things had changed to just being two best friends married.Â
Your eyes met the window of your attic bedroom with a small smile. Your right hand slowly sliding the symbol of love from your finger. For the first time in a very long time, your wedding and engagement band left your hand.
âIâll always love you, Peter Pevensie.â You murmured from your place in front of your dresser. The two rings slid into the old jewellery box where they would stay.
The only signs of your previous relationship status are just memories and a pale line on your ring finger.
Time to move on. Time to accept that Narnia was in the past and not in your future. Time to accept that Luke Patterson always had and always would hold your heart in his hands.
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Once Upon a Dream - Dick Grayson Imagine (You'll love me at once, The way you did once upon a dream)
pairing: Dick Grayson x Titan! (Preg!Wifey!Reader)
requestš: When Trigon is controlling Dick, he sees Y / n as his wife instead of Dawn. So he tells Y / n what he saw.
request²: Can you write something about Dick and y/n being pregnant and he is protective over her and the baby? Thanks
notes: I joined these two lovely requests together because I thought they fit pretty well Iâm so sorry the delay, Iâm back at college and doing both is pretty hard but i did my very best. hope you enjoy it xxxx<3
y/e/c: your eye color
y/n/n: your nickname
âGood dreams, big boy.â I said as I put my son to sleep after telling him all the stories he asked me to. John wasnât a hard-to-deal kid, he reminded me a lot of myself when I was younger, not the bad things, of course, only the good ones, although I wished he could inherit more of Y/n. Looking back at my past doesnât make me that proud of who I was, but if I admire someone, it surely is my wife.Â
Heading to our bedroom, I entered, immediately locking my eyes for more than a second with a pair of large, Y/E/C eyes set in a pretty face. Y/N was laying down in our bed, reading her book. It didnât matter how many times I looked at her, she would always look as beautiful as ever.Â
âHey, Boy Wonder.â She greeted me with her specific -and so beloved by me- soft tone of voice.
âHello, y/n/nâ I took my shoes off, sitting in the bed, close to her. Her smell entered my nostrils as I placed a warm kiss on her neck. âHowâs our baby and my wife doing?â I caressed her belly, trying to check on our kid as much as I could. Having John four years ago made me way more responsible and careful than I would imagine that I could be someday. Since it, my family had been all I cared for, the hero life didnât need me as much as they did, or as much as I needed them too.Â
âWeâre doing fine, he didnât kick me like yesterday so yes..weâre good for todayâ she told me with a smile on her face. âBut my feet, god, theyâre killing meâÂ
âWell, I think I can help you on thisâ I told her with a half smileÂ
âYeah? Show me how then.â she said and i moved to the end of the bed, sitting with her feet in my laps while i started to massage it.
She left her book on her side, positioning comfortably through the pillows
âI already told you this but..youâre the best husband in the whole worldâ she said
âI know that, thank youâ i said, mocking herÂ
âYouâre so sassy, Graysonâ we laughed together. I kept doing the massage for ten minutes when, in a matter of a second, we were interrupted by my phone ringing, showing Jason Todd on itâs screen. He was calling for a video call.
I didnât talk to Jason for ages, what would he want now?Â
I looked at Y/n and she nodded at me, pointing that I should answer and I did. She got back to read her book while I answered his call, but I knew my wife pretty well to know she was still listening.
âHey, Jay. Long time no seeâ I said when his face showed up on the screen. He was different, surely not the same Jason I knew 5 years ago.
âHey, man, not as good as you, I think.â He answered, showing his legs. He was sitting in a wheelchair, I got perplexed. What the hell did happen to him?
âJasonâ I had my hands covering my mouth after passing them through my hair. âWhat happened?â
âI was stupid. Totally my fault. Riddler and some guys were hitting jewelry stores late at night.â he spoke and I paid attention to every single word âBatman and I staked one out, caught them coming in. Shouldâve gone down real simple, but I got too cocky. Big Surprise.â He had his head down, recognizing his mistakes.
âWent straight for him, Though I could take him down on my own. You know the Riddler never uses a gun?âÂ
I nodded at him, it was true, he never did.
âWell, now he does. Bullet hit on my t5 vertebra. I still have it here.â
âJesus.. Iâm so sorry for that.â
âGothamâs gotten worse, manâ He looked at me âWay fucking worse. Commissioner Gordonâs dead.â
âWhat?â I was completely astonished by what I heard. How the fuck did Bruce let it happen?Â
âThree days ago. It was the joker, and it was bad. When Bruce finally found where he was. It was too late already.â he said âHeâs going to kill the jokerâ
I felt Y/nâs intrigued eyes on me at this point. She knew Bruce almost too much like I did.
âHe would never do that. Bruce has a line heâll never crossâÂ
âThings have changed, Dick. Alfred Died, I got shot, Commissioner Gordon Died.â Too much information to my own good, I wish I could still be in peace with Yn in bed like I was some minutes ago.
âWhy are you telling me all of that now?â I sighed.
âBecause youâre the real Robin, man. Not me. He was never the same after you left. Alfred said it. Superman said it. You were the only one he ever listened to. Maybe the only one he cared about after his parents died.â I didnât answer him this time, it was too much.
âYou need to come back to Gotham and convince him not to do it.â
What? Come back to Gotham?Â
âI canât. I swore Iâd never go back.I havenât spoke to Bruce in yearsâ
âThe whole thing with Tony Zucco. You know what heâs going through. If he does it, thereâs no coming back.â I looked back at him âHeâs the only hero that Gotham has left.â he sighed âYouâre the only one that could save himâÂ
He said and hung up, leaving me with innumerable thoughts, innumerable questions.
 I threw my phone at the sofa in front of the bed, getting up and running my hands through my hair.Â
I felt a pair of arms hugging me from behind
âDick.â I heard her voice âIâm here.â
âIf bruce wants to do something, heâs gonna do it. We both know that.â I said turning around to look at her. âHe dresses up like a bat to fight crime. That works for him.â I spoke trying to show her my point of view, it was insane what Jason just told me.
âBut this idea that Iâm the only one that could save him? Itâs bullshit.â I complemented, walking side to side in the room while she was looking calmly at me.
âThen, who?â she just asked
âWhat?âÂ
âJim Gordon is dead. Alfred is dead. Barbaraâs missing. He fell out with Superman years ago. Heâs alone.â She told me, eye to eye.
âHeâs always alone, Y/n.â
âNot when youâre around, Dick. Howâre you going to feel if you donât at least try?â
âBruce Wayne is not my responsibility.â I raised my tone of voice, being hard at what I said. Damn. I knew I had fucked up the minute I said it, so I walked to her.
âIâm sorry.â I hugged her from behind just like she did some minutes ago. âAfter our baby, if he still hasnât got shit together, Iâll go. I canât leave the three of you alone here.âÂ
âOkay.â She said âOh my god, Dick, he just kicked, he knows weâre talking aboutâimâ
I smiled and moved my hands to her belly in an attempt to feel our sonâs kickâs. It was crazy how much my family meant to me, remembering that I always loved Y/n and now, having a life built with her and calling her âwifeâ is the most peaceful feeling iâve ever felt.
Our moment was interrupted by a little figure entering our bedroom. It was John with his sleepy face and his teddybear, âGrowleyâ -which one Gar gave to him on his birthday- and we turned our attention to him.
âHey buddy, couldnât sleep?â I askedÂ
âGrowley wants to go with you.â he told meÂ
âGo where, sweetie?â Y/n asked our older son.
âTo Gotham Cityâ He said and I laughed. Did he hear it all?
âWow. Eavesdropping.â Y/n told me.
âBut Growley is your favourite.âÂ
âHeâll protect you.â John said and left, heading to his room, sleeping again.
âLook honey.â Y/n turned to me, putting a hand on my face and I leaned at her touch, closing my eyes, she always had the power to put my shit together when I couldnât.
âI know that your relationship with Bruce is more than complicated, and that the last time you saw each other you said some things..But he saved you, Dick.â
âWhat if youâre the only one who can save him back?â I scoff.
âBaby, thatâs absurd.â I told herÂ
âBut what if?â She asked me.
--
The next morning I was ready to take a plane to GC. I called Donna to keep here with Y/n until I got back. The bell rang and she was here. Me and Y/n went to receive our old friend.
âHey Donnâ Y/n greeted her.
âI missed you, sister.â The black haired girl answered my wife.
âHey crazy chick. Itâs good to see you. Thank you for coming.â I told her when she came to hug me.
âNo problem, donât worry, Iâll be taking a real good care of these threeâ
âI donât doubt itâ
We talked to each other and I was ready to leave.
âIâll be back in a matter of a second, baby, I promise. Iâll have my phone close every time, call me if you need and iâll be right back.â
âDick, Iâm the one who should be pretty worried by now, and believe me, I am, so please, take care in every moment of this, right?â
"Come on, itâs me. Iâm good at this sort of stuff, remember?" I told her with a cocky smile.
We kissed deeply. I gave John a kiss on his head.
âTake care of your mother and your auntie, alright? Thatâs your mission.â
âAlright, Dad.â he smiled sweetly at me.
âDonn, call me if she feels anything different from normal, any sight of danger and I'll drop everything on Gotham and I'll be back, deal?â Donna nodded at me.
âYouâre everything I have. I love youâ I said in my wifeâs ear, leaving a kiss on her forehead, and leaving.
--
Gotham was crazy, not the city I knew, the city I left back, this is the closest to hell iâve ever got to.
I wanted to go back to my family, my pregnant wife, my 4 year old son, my house. But I couldnât forget that once, Gotham was my home too.
The joker is almost dead. Bruce threw him up from a building and now the police escorted him to a hospital.
I followed to the place that, for a long time, sheltered me. Wayne manor, I needed to talk to Bruce. And I Tried, I told him the joker isn't dead yet and he had a chance to sneak out from darkness. But he didnât appear so I left.
Although my conscience led me to think I should go back to the better life I chose when I burned my suit, that I should just forget about being Batmanâs savior and go back to Y/n, everything kept me stuck on the city. Things happened faster than I could control.
Bruce killed the joker at the hospital. He ran before I could get him, he injured policemen. He didnât stop at it, he Killed prisoners, nurses, guards. It wasnât justice, it was a massacre. He couldnât be saved. He needed to be stopped. I made his name public.Â
I drove an operation to get him and he killed all my team.
He wanted me to give in to the darkness. To become him.Â
Well, fuck you, Bruce, you win.
I killed Batman.
--
âDick.â Hands on my face and a voice calling my name, it was all I could understand now.
âDick, It was all planned by trigonâ Rachel was at the batcave, where i killed batman. What was she saying? âDick, you would never kill batman.â
 âShut the fuck upâ I told her, I had to kill him.
âYouâre the boy from the circus, Dick. Weâre supposed to save each other.â She said and we were in my parentâs circus. The flying Graysons, my good memories showed up and I woke up.
âI missed you.â
âRachâ I chuckle.
âWelcome back.â She told me and left to find trigon.Â
Y/n. Her face filled my mind. Wasnât it all real? Everything we lived, our home, our son, she was my wife for I donât know how long and it was all trigon controlling my mind, but still, it felt so real. So good.
I had to find her.
âWhatâs going on?â Gar appeared with his face pretty much hurted.
âHey, Gar, I swear Iâll tell you everything later but, whereâs Y/n?â
âSheâs black eyed, Dick. Outside, Donât think you should..â
âI will get her back.â
--
When I came outside, all the titans were looking at Trigon and Raven, and I knew her enough to know that sheâd deal pretty well with him. I looked at Y/n and she wasnât awake, so I pulled her by her arm.
I turned her to look at me and she did.Â
âY/n, itâs me, Dick. Wake up.â
âThatâs me. The real me.â She had Trigon on her mind still and I needed her back.
âItâs not, I know you, Y/n. I saw you, in my vision, I had you with me so please, come back.â
Our eyes were locked, she seemed to hear what I had said and with no reluctance, she was back, her eyes weren't blacked anymore and she woke up.
âDick.â she seemed confused. We all were.
âYouâre back.âÂ
I hugged her and she hugged me back, words were never spoken between me and Y/n, although I bet everyone knew about our feelings about each other, I never faced it, until now. I broke the embrace to look at her-
âI had you, Y/n, in my mind, during all the time you were with me and when I faced reality, it was sad that it was only a dream. It made me realize thatâs enough of hiding, I need you to keep with me, because I donât know what Iâd do if you didnât and because.. I love you.â
She looked at me as if she couldnât believe it.
âIâm being completely honest in every word I said.â
âIâm here, Dick. Kiss me.â She said, surprising me, and I did.Â
âIâve waited for this for so long.â She said when we parted our kiss.
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Avengers on the day your water breaks
This may be totally scientifically inaccurate but oh well here goes
TonyÂ
You grunted as you stepped down the stairs, careful not to fall. You could barely see the steps over your belly so you were holding tightly to the railing as you took a step at a time. You were about to take the last step when you felt something loosen in your hooha. You looked down and your eyes widened to see a yellowish liquid on the last step. You had no idea what was about to happen next. This was your first child and you sure as hell knew the baby daddy was just as clueless as you.
Tony was in the kitchen, eating and working on some designs for his tech when he heard you call.
âUhh, Tony?! Come here come here come HERE!â He scrambled off the chair, the sound of papers flying and the chair skidding on the floor, filling the room. He ran around the corner to the sound of your frantic voice and stopped when he saw you bracing your stomach.Â
âPlease donât tell me-â
âTony my water broke! Oh my god, itâs time!â You gulped. Tony remained frozen in place, his mouth gaping and eyes wide as saucers. âWHAT ARE YOU DOING JUST STANDING THERE, GET ME TO THE HOSPITAL, GENIUS!!!â You shrieked. Finally, he snapped out of it, only to say something so incredibly stupid.
âC-crap, that was today?! C-C-Can we postpone it??â You froze in your tracks. You almost missed it, and you wish you did, but you heard it. Your head whipped to the side to give him the most murderous glare youâd given anyone.Â
With murder on your mind you quickly picked up a stray heel that was laying on the floor and threw it at him, making him flinch and lift up a leg to shield himself as it hit his side. âYOW! OKay okay Iâm sorry! Iâll take you to the hospital!â He said, wrapping your arm around his shoulder to help carry you to the car. âGood aim by the way.â You growled at that.
âI was aiming for your neck.â
Steve
Steve had been preparing for this day for monthsss. He had drills, practicing what heâd do when your water broke and already had a list of the closest hospitals to take you to and had even prepared a plan in case you had to deliver the baby at home. You were pretty impressed at how ready he seemed.
Who knew that on the day it counted, all that would just fly out the window.
You were doing your morning stretches when you felt it break. You gasped as you felt the anxiety rise in your chest. Steve was out on his morning run, and the baby wasnât due for another 2 weeks! You started to hyperventilate but had to calm yourself down and call Steve. This was all going to be fine.
âHey honey, how are you feeling?â
âSteve, my water broke an I-ââ
âHHAH HHAH HHAH HHAH HHAH IM COH- IM COMING, HHAH HHAHâ You winced as you heard lighting fast footsteps, frantic panting, and angry drivers honking their horns, telling Steve to get off the streets.
âSt-Steve?â It was obvious that he had forgotten to hang up and was now running at top speed with his phone in his hand. âSteve you can calm down, Iâm not in pain ye-â
â*BEEP BEEEEEP SKRRR! PRPHPRHORPHRPD*â You flinched harshly at the sound and your jaw dropped in shock.
âOH MY GOD DID YOU JUST GET RUN OVER?!â You shrieked. You didnât get a response right away but you heard his footsteps thunder in the speaker again.Â
âTHATâS NOT IMPORTANT JUST HANG TIGHT IâLL BE THERE IN 2 MINUTES!â
---
Steve burst through the door, heading straight towards you. He picked you up bridal style and started to run out the door. Everything happened so fast you barely had any time to process it.
âWait Steve!!! What are you doing?!?â
âTaking you to the hospital!â He panted. He was already halfway down the street, making your anxiety skyrocket.
âWAIT YOUâRE GONNA RUN ME THERE?!â
âYES THEREâS NO TIME FOR ANYTHING ELSE.â You gasped and started to convulse in his arms to get him to stop.
âOH ABSOLUTELY NOT. WHAT THE HELL, STEVE! WE PLANNED TO TAKE THE CAR. EVERYONE TAKES THE CAR. YOU GOT RAN OVER FOR GODâS SAKE! WHAT MAKES YOU THINK IâM GONNA LET YOU GET US BOTH RAMMED?!â
âOh god youâre right!â He gasped, turning right back around and getting you settled in the car to be on your way to the hospital.
Bucky
You both had literally been so busy. You didnât really have much time in the last few months of your pregnancy to talk about plans or anything. Of course, when you both first found out you were expecting, that was all you would talk about. But recently, you didnât have time to check on him about those things. But you were kind of expecting Bucky to be ready and be doing the homework for this big change you both were about to experience. However as time flew by, you were so caught up in things that you had even forgotten you were 9 months pregnant. So feeling your water break caught the both of you by surprise.
You were silent for a few seconds, just staring at the liquid on the floor. The panic was slowly but surely rising at a gradual pace, feeling yourself getting more and more freaked out.
Bucky was on his phone in the living room, the football game playing on the tv as background noise. You called out to him from the kitchen. âBucky??â No answer. âBUCKY!â That snapped him back to reality and he turned his head sideways a bit to yell back at you.
âYeah?âÂ
âUhh, my water broke!â You squeaked. Bucky furrowed his eyebrows and shrugged lightly.
âThatâs okay doll, you can just sweep it up. Was it glass?â Your face scrunched up in deep confusion and you turned in the general direction of the living room.Â
âWhat!?âÂ
âWas your cup of water made of glass?â He asked. Your jaw dropped at how oblivious he was to the situation. That alone was enough to make the panic go through the roof.
âBUCKY IâM GIVING BIRTH!â You yelled, stomping your foot on the ground. Buckyâs eyes nearly popped out of their sockets as he leaped off the couch and zoomed into the kitchen.Â
âWait WHAT? NOW!?!â He cried, running his hands through his hair and panicking. He definitely was not helping. âOk ok ok wait! uhhh wait! just uhhh... Can you just like, hold it in?â
âWHAT THE- BUCKY!âÂ
âJUST UNTIL WE GET THERE! Maybe we can just like, stuff a towel in there, or like a tampon- I DONT KNOW JUST SOMETHING TO KEEP THE BABY FROM FALLING OUT UNTIL I CAN TAKE YOU TO THE-â
âDID YOU NOT READ ANY OF THE PREGNANCY AND BIRTHING BOOKS I TOLD YOU TO READ?!â You could not believe the words coming out of this manâs mouth right now.Â
âI thought they were baby books to read to the baby when it came!â He cried, shrugging helplessly. Your eyes grew wide and your nose flared furiously.
âI AM GOING TO MURDER YOU!!!â
âIM SORRY-â
Thor
You were more nervous than most people for your delivery. Any little kick, or discharge you felt, you immediately cried out for the hospital. âThe babyâs coming!â stuff like that. Over the course of your pregnancy you have had many false alarms. You felt like the little boy who cried wolf and you felt bad for Thor because you would always set his nerves on fire and make him freak out when youâd say itâs happening, only for it to be a false alarm. But you couldnât help it! You were just so nervous.
You wanted to be mad at him for not taking you seriously that day, but it was honestly your fault for all those false alarms. You could had yourself to blame.
But youâd never admit that.
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You were digging in the pantry looking for something to munch on when you heard something splash on the floor. You cringed at the sound, still unaware of the fact that it was you. You looked around for the source of the sound and when you looked directly under you, your heart stopped. It was one of those moments where you panic so much, that you feel and act calm. So with the same stoic face, you speed waddled over to Thor, who was sitting on the couch watching a documentary. You sat next to him and looked at him with wide eyes, never once blinking.Â
âThor? My water broke.â You said. Thor chuckled, keeping his eyes on the screen, not bothering to look at you.Â
âItâs fine, darling. Just another false alarm.â He hummed, patting your thigh. You shook your head as you grasped his bicep, hoping to get his attention.Â
âNo, not this time, Thor. You need to believe me.â You pleaded. Thor finally looked over at you with an amused smirk. âThe babyâs coming.âÂ
Thor scrunched his nose up and gave you an unsure smile. âIs he though??â He asked in a high pitched voice. You sighed exhasperatedly and shot up from the couch.Â
âYES! HE IS! LOOK!â You yelled, grabbing him and leading him to the pantry to show him the liquid on the floor. At the sight of it and the realization of the truth, his face paled and he began to panic as well.Â
âT-T-T-T-The BAbyâs coming. The babyâs com-THE BABYâS COMING! ODINâS BEARD, THE BABYâS COMING ITâS ACTUALLY HAPPENING!â He exclaimed, his voice booming through the apartment as he carried you bridal style and took you out to the car. âUhh, where would you like to give birth, y/n? Asgard, or- or here on Midgard?â
âARE YOU SERIOUS, THOR? ASGARD?! WHAT, DO YOU EXPECT ME TO GIVE BIRTH ON THE RAINBOW BRIDGE?! I- NO! HERE! I WOULD LIKE TO GIVE BIRTH HERE!â
âRight, of course.â
Loki
You were not expecting your water to break right now. But to be fair, nobody knows when to expect it.
You were having a casual conversation with Loki when it happened. *sigh*Â
âLoki, I really donât see the point in having a statue of yourself built in the backyard. A bit narcissistic, donât you think?â You asked, raising your eyebrows at him. Loki raised his chin up a bit with a smirk as he continued listing all the reasons why building a âsmallâ 16 foot statue of himself in the center of your already perfect backyard was totally necessary and completely reasonable.
âWell darling, when youâre someone like me, itâs perfectly reasonable to have a statue built in your honor to appreciate your beauty and grace and to.. accentuate the divine-
*splat*
â-dear god, what was that.â Loki asked, horror masking his features as he stared at the thing that just fell out of your hooha. You looked down to see it too and you gasped, feeling nervousness form in the pit of your stomach. You were a week early. âOh dear. Are you alright?â He asked again, still keeping his distance. âThat was.... concerning...?â He continued to ask pointless questions while you sighed, annoyed, grabbing a paper towel and cleaning the spot on the floor.Â
âYouâre not helping, Loki. This is your child too. Takes 2 to tango.â You reminded. Loki raised his eyebrows in surprise.
âWait, that was our child? That thing you just wiped up?â He asked, looking horrified at the thought of that possibly being his kid. You dropped your shoulders as you turned to look at him with a dead-eyed look.Â
âAre you serious, Loki?â You asked, your eyes narrowed and lips turned in a disappointing frown. Loki raised his hands defensively and raised his eyebrows.Â
âIs it? Iâll be here either way, but, just asking.â He shrugged. You stared at him for a full 20 seconds before shaking your head and walking past him.Â
âIâll drive myself to the hospital..âÂ
Scott
You donât know how Maggie managed to give birth smoothly with Scott there. You would say you felt bad for her but now you were going through the same exact thing. You would think since Scott already had a daughter, heâd be more experienced and ready for situations like these.
Nope.
You were fixing your hair at the bathroom sink when it happened. You gasped and immediately wobbled out to the kitchen to tell Scott.
âScott! The babyâs coming!â You yelled as you ran into the kitchen. Scott turned around from the pantry with wide eyes and a cereal box in his hand.
â...what?â He sounded so out of it.Â
âThe baby! Sheâs coming! My water broke!â You explained again, waiting for him to act fast and take you to the hospital like you deserved. Instead, you saw his eyes roll back as he fell backwards on the floor, fainting. Cocoa Puffs flying out of the box and into the air. You looked at his place on the ground in shock, your eyes wide and brows furrowed. âScott?!â
Knocked out.Â
You scoffed. âReally Scott?! Really?! This moment is supposed to be about me! And youâre the one who faints? Scott!!â You push on his shoulder to wake him up. You couldnât believe him right now. When you need him at his best, he just dips from life.
 You groan in annoyance and grab a cup of cold water from the fridge and walk back to him. âDamn it Scott, WAKE UP!â You yell, throwing the water in his face. He immediately wakes up with a gasp and looks around in panic.Â
âWhat! What happened? Whatâd I miss?âÂ
âMy birth, Idiot! Or you will miss it if you donât stop fainting!â You growled, helping him up.Â
âOh god, Iâm not ready. phewww.â He sighs, playing with his hands nervously.Â
âOh, having second thoughts???â You ask sarcastically, raising your eyebrows at him. He stares at you for a moment, studying your features to see what he should say next that wonât get him a smack on the head.Â
âAre you being sarcastic? I feel like youâre being sarcastic.âÂ
Iâm gonna kill this man. âJust get me to the hospital, Scott.âÂ
âWhat do you think of the name Ant-tony?â
âScott... I know youâre not thinking of naming our child after your pet ant.âÂ
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