#ONE: No Surrender 3
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The horrors of the neighbourhood (fascism, misogyny, brutal poverty, mafiosi dealings, violence, brutality, murder, abuse, terror) are manifested in no character as well as they are in Michele Solara > Michele is therefore 'The Neighbourhood' > Lila seeks to control Michele, dissolve his boundaries, guide him to Alfonso > Lila controls Michele = Lila controls the neighbourhood > Lila's terror is subdued > Michele's boundaries 'return to him' as Lila ages > Michele seeks to punish Lila for how she humiliated him > Tina disappears (dissolves into the neighbourhood) > Lila no longer controls the neighbourhood > Lila loses all sense of the margins > Lila follows the fate of her child > Lila dissolves into Naples > Lila and Tina, mother and daughter, fuse via destiny, disappearance > Lila and Tina are both the lost child, singular
#elena ferrante#my brilliant friend#SPOILERS FOR BOOK 4 PLEASE LOOK AWAY#my interpretation is that lila in the end is fully in control#she becomes immersed in naples because she wants to disappear#she is in control or has at least fully surrendered to the sensation of 'dissolving margins'#it doesn't terrify her anymore#because after tina's loss there is nothing else that she has to lose#she accepts her condition and finds peace in it#but michele...listen... i have things to say#he is the most fascinating male character in the series#he is an ugly brute#he is a fascist#so he is not compelling for any noble reasons#but still. he is the one that compels me most.#because he is most like lila#he knows and lila knows she is like him#he wants lila to accept this and lila resists this (book 2 + 3 mostly we see this)#saying all of this because i just finished episode 5 and i am THINKING!!!
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guess what. it’s more of the brothers.
#my art#dnd#d&d#my ocs#jebediah cursebones#chadicus cursebones#chadwick cursebones#technically the last two are x men au but the first one is normal lmao#x men au#they finally reunited in game guys. and chad downed jeb once he already surrendered <3#evil fucked up brother dynamic <3#cw body horror
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I think if you convinced Astarion not to ascend, he’s there for the Haarlep encounter, and you fail the CON check (push Haarlep away), he should lose his cool and fire an arrow at Haarlep or something and interrupt Haarlep’s magic, giving you another chance to fight instead. I do think the sex abuse survivor witnessing his friend or lover being coerced into sex would notice when they want to escape and would have something to say about it.
#it’s wild how all of your party members stand there and watch this unfold in silence#baldur's gate 3#bg3#it’s so uncomfortable and humiliating#i couldn’t handle it i had to reload my save and go the fighting route instead#i had lae’zel and shadowheart with me. and i get how they could ig bear this in stoney-faced silence#but i had astarion with me too. and i just do Not believe he’d watch this in silence#not after you’ve helped free him from a life of abuse slavery and noncon#he should protest more than ‘are you sure we can trust [haarlep]’#or maybe even offer to take your/tav’s place#it wouldn’t work of course. haarlep would insist on tav#but it would further show his char development since act 1 and how much he’s grown to care about you/tav#that he’s willing to put himself through that again so you don’t have to#i mean#I’m not the only one who sees parallels between cazador and haarlep#AND astarion and haarlep#right#I’m not the only one who thinks haarlep would Really Bother astarion. right#I’ve heard astarion is sympathetic (the only companion who is) if you lose/surrender your body#but i just think he should also be the one who’s like hey let’s Not let our friend be taken advantage of like this
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Rules: make a new post with the names of all the files in your WIP folder, regardless of how non-descriptive or ridiculous. let people send you an ask with the title that most intrigues them, and then post a little snippet or tell them something about it! and then tag as many people as you have WIPs.
ty @clownery-and-fuckery for the tag! I have done this before, so I'm adding the links to any of the asks I've gotten about certain WIPs cuz I definitely don't have another teaser ready lol
all of these are whump in some way, shape, or form btw
- A Vivisection of Me (tbb)
- The Shadows Are Coming (tbb)
- There Was Only One Bed :0 (Rexwalker)
- Grim (tbb)
- evil clones au >:] (TCW + Rexwalker)
- Quiet as a Rat (TCW + Rexwalker - Order 66 happened differently AU)
- An Icy Heart (TCW + Domino twins)
NPT: @electrikworm @purgetrooper77 and anyone else who want to participate (I swear I never know who to tag for these things that haven't already been tagged by someone else)
#tbb#tcw#wips#wip game#wip tag game#seriously guys#please send me asks#you don't understand how badly I want to get asks#please#I beg of thee#surrender your mind au#putting this here cuz one of these WIPs is the next fic in the series :3
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An older thought from a long-deleted platform, but I've correlated Scorpio from the Twelve Initiations of Love with Keith for a while.
'to teach that love is passion and learn that love is surrender.'
"to teach that love is passion" embodies Keith in that he's someone who exudes passion for the things and the people that he loves - in all contexts of the word 'love'. In aligning it with kallura, Keith has shown a passion for carrying out Allura's ultimate mission of spreading peace and healing the universe through the last 10,000 years, possibly even to his own harm:
And it's this passion for her mission, even in the face of their interpersonal conflict, that causes Allura to reconsider how she's been communicating with him.
This appears in s8 as well, in my opinion - Keith is shown to be the only person who is entirely supportive of her choices and her decision to pursue Honerva, and he remains steadfast behind her as she moves forward.
But "to learn that love is surrender" aligns with Keith regarding Allura too, because Keith learnt that the most honourable way to love someone is to surrender: he surrenders himself completely to the feeling of love he has for Allura, indicative of the way he speaks about her -
But also, in learning that love constitutes surrender, Keith also surrenders Allura herself - he allows himself to be okay with Allura loving someone else romantically, and is shown to be consistently supportive of her relationship with Lance, from its inception onwards -
- and, to his and our regrets, does not intervene at her sacrifice, surrendering her to follow the decision that she makes to leave.
#kallura#juniblade#keith x allura#allura x keith#analysis of a sort#not as daily as i had intended. but i have had this in my drafts for the better part of 3 and a half years#and in review and edit... i also realized his last act of surrender is not stopping her from leaving.#i do care for them. thank you all for indulging in my thoughts#it's been 6 years since the ending and they still have such a hold on me.#i might make a new post but - keith is the only one who says her name when she tells them her decision.
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Cozytober - Day 31 - Feast (for my eyes!)
🎃Happy Halloween , 2023 🎃
#Cozytober#Margot's RF Art#Rune Factory#RF1#RF#FINALLY *I* GET TO GET ON THE NEW GRAFF ART#I had a choice of draw multiple very simple characters or choose one and do as much as I can. I did the latter. Because. My Pirate QUEEN.#She will accept your complete and unconditional surrender#Hoping to sketch some of the others at some point because those RF1 and 2 Halloween drops made my day. Blew up my phone#Thank you to everyone who told me/chatted with me about them#And with this... Cozytober is DONE! I've done 3 whole years of art challenges!!#Time for some relaxing and then some sleep. And a very lazy day off of work tomorrow#I hope all who celebrate had a Happy Halloween as I had a ton of fun handing out candy tonight#♥♥♥♥♥#Rune Factory Lynette#RF Lynette
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........ auntie, chill
#laezel was hit with 'what portal shat you out' basically#didnt hear the two other bc she surrendered before#but this one was so cruel damn :|#ngl my mouth was agape when i heard it im so sorry astarion i called her sovereign of shit in return#baldur's gate 3#bg3#astarion
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all the stories, l e g e n d s that were told;;; we watch them come to l i f e your past is not yet lost, your future notyetfixed
#self promo#layout credit : noahsresources#graphics credit : seeliecourt#THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR EVERYONE WHO REACHED OUT#I ADORE YOU ALL#BUT I COULDN'T JUST PICK ONE#SO I PICKED MULTIPLE#THEY'LL BE SEEN THROUGHOUT THE BLOG#never-surrender#MADE ME ONE#AND IT'S NOW MY CARRD HEADER#AKSLFSKLDF#YOU'RE ALL AMAZING#feel free to reblog this <3#this is my promo now and i adore it so
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Didn't get the chance to post about it earlier but, today is Klaus' 11th birthday!!
Happy birthday my evil angel!! Every year I get to have with you is so precious to me. You may be a smelly old man now, but you're my smelly old man. I love you always and forever 💕💋💝
#crazy cat klaus#it anazes me how much time has passed#sometimes I look at klaus and still that adorable 3 month old kitten we saw advertised in the newspaper#other times I can see how much he's matured#his belly fur is all white now. and the fur just above his nose is going gray#I'm so grateful to get to have him with me in his golden years#I've never gotten to keep a cat past the age of 5 before#because at the old apartment we weren't allowed to have cats. and somehow we always got caught with them#around the time they were 3-5 years old and we'd have to surrender them to a shelter#except that one time...my poor precious Peanut. I'll never forgive my family for leaving him in the woods#but Klaus and also Mummas are special cases#especially now that we're in a place where we can have cats and not get in trouble#I'm literally so happy to have him with me#Klaus has been with me since I was 15. a very dark time in my life. he's been with me thru pretty much everything#seeing him age is beautiful. but its also scary#I wish cats lived forever...I know every moment I get to have with him is precious#sometimes I think about the inevitable and it hurts so much to think about. like rn.#I don't wanna rhink about it on his birthday but its hard#he's 11. that's old for a cat. not super old but still#Im p sure Klaus could be considered my soul cat#he isn't the most super cuddly. he doesn't lay on anyone usually. but he shows his affection very well#he's almost always there when Im sad or sick. he's my best friend#I love him so much. and he knows it. and I know he loves me too#happy birthday baby#sam's rants about life
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if you're going to spend hundreds of dollars on a breed cat, why on earth would you then proceed to let it outside
#this post brought to you by: five breed cats in our shelter just in the past 5 months#3 persians (all strays#one a kitten dumped in a forest preserve)#1 sphynx (owner surrender drop and drive)#1 maine coon (brought in today#found as a stray on a construction site)#i used to say “oh it's so rare for shelters to get breed cats we just have DSH/DLH” but Holy Fucking Cow.#we also had an exotic shorthair last year but he was a surrender#cat shelter
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HIStory 3: TRAPPED (2019)
JAKE HSU (as Shao Fei) &
CHRIS WU (as Tang Yi)
with appearance by:
KENNY CHEN (as Li An)
#THE KISSING CHRONICLES#TAIWANESE BL#HIStory 3: TRAPPED#My GIFS#MyGIFedit#MYGIFSET#SPECIAL APPEARANCE BY ONE HALF OF SECOND COUPLE#SAY IT WITH ME FANS “FREE TANG YI”#TANG YI ACCIDENTALLY SHOOTS HIS BOYFRIEND (THE COP)#TANG YI UNDER ARREST#A KISS BEFORE SURRENDER#WHY DID BOTH HISTORY 3 END SO BADLY#BL¹ (BOYS LOVE)
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Posting the cropped version of a spicy art piece feat. Raphael and Azarel doing things. Full piece is on my adults-only Twitter account. You can message me about it but you must have age in bio.
(Azarel told him how she's going to strike him down back to Hell during the whole thing. Raphael just laughed it off though)
#baldur's gate 3#bg3#i think this is safe enough to be posted cropped like this?#grayscale sketch#Azarel the Hell-touched#hello Raphael Nation how we doin'#when I draw them I always listen to that one DMC song#the Shall Never Surrender one#it's so them lol
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Have you shared your Spotify playlists before?? I saw your Monoma post and I’d love to check out what playlists you have :)
I haven't! mostly bc I can't figure out how to share a playlist without it linking back to my spotify account and I have a,, truly embarrassing number of oc playlists that no one needs to see lol
if I can figure out how to get around that then maybe!!
#thank you sm for your interest though!! this ask made me so happy#monoma's playlist is my favorite other than present mic's#monoma has two lewis capaldi songs that just. hit. (they're the ones i used in his web weave--how i'm feeling now and the pretender)#mic's has abba AND springsteen so automatic favorite#no surrender is his song i stand by that#ask#anon#thank you again <3
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harrison & ruby ; mama and papa edition. ( ft. @awalkoflife + @fidelissimi )
"oh my god, we're having a baby," her hand joins his where it rests against her belly, and she takes a moment to sink into the wonder that just beneath their palms is a life they created together. a tiny human being that would be the center of both of their worlds.
#fidelissimi#( ship dynamic: harrison morgan + ruby renaldi. )#( to you my heart i surrender: fidelissimi / haruby. )#dorie this one is for you!! (even though it's ruby's day).#because you love writing mama!ruby so much.#both our baby!verses are so fun and human ruby is an amazing mama.#also your last baby!verse reply was !!!! and i had to use this quote.#hope all of this has made you and your girl smile today.#<3
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Me, feeling inspired to write Naruto fic again: :DDD
Me, trying to logic out the how and when Sasori would have puppet-fied his body: ... this is worse than trying to line up Orochimaru's and Itachi's individual timelines 😩
#i think it's time for me to just accept that i can't wrangle naruto the way i wrangle ble//ach and hak//uouki#i've got my writing for both of those organized down to specific dates/months *per chapter*#same with sil//m and hx//h; i can at the very least narrow down a year + season#but for this? i just need to surrender and embrace the Vagueness™#i'm sitting on three individual one-shots; 28 chapters of a longfic; and starting 3+ chapters of another one#and have published NONE of them#because of this. because vagueness irks me and i /need/ to iron out details before i allow them to be Perceived.#curse my need for precision T_T#goal is to publish at least one (1) naruto thing before the year is up#can she do it?? stay tuned XD#withoutwords
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𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐇𝐎𝐍 𝐒𝐄𝐗
A/n: Almost kinktober guys ;) Synopsis: How many rounds can JJK men go for? Characters: Gojo Satoru, Toji Fushiguro, Geto Suguru, Choso, Sukuna Ryomen Warnings: Doggy, mating press, multiple orgasms, sub space, overstimulation, dub-con, photo taking, cock warming, nipple sucking, finger sucking, breeding, unprotected sex, virgin!Choso, mentions of masturbation, pussy drunk men
☆ Gojo Satoru: 3-4
The longest three rounds of your life
You think he can stop just cumming in you once? Hell no. The best part about sex is when he can see his cum oozing out of you with each push.
Also loves overstimulating himself until he is a groaning mess.
Unfortunately for you, Gojo Satoru is NOT a one-minute man.
"Awe come on don't go zoning out on me now~"
Gojo's voice is teasing, a low, melodic coo that slides into your ears as you struggle to focus. His grin is wide, almost predatory, his blue eyes twinkling with amusement as he leans in closer. You’re hazy, breathless, your mind clouded with pleasure, barely able to register the words.
"S'cant... feel too...” You mumbled and thrashed against Gojo's hold, forcing him to pin your wrists together above your head while he pistoned into you with brute force. Sure it's only the second round for him but for you, he's brought you over the edge more than your poor poor body can handle.
Your body feels completely spent, trembling with overstimulation as your legs, sore from the constant tightening and untightening, hang limp in Gojo's grip. He’s folded you in half, his hands pressing your legs against your chest, locking you in place with ease. The room feels heavy, a warm haze clouding your thoughts as you realize you’ve been drooling, too lost in the overwhelming pleasure to even care.
“Feel fucking amazing Jesus Christ.” Gojo manages to groan out between pants followed by a string of curses. Every time he leaves the clutch of your cunny, his cock is coated in a thick shiny sheen of creaminess, and when he snaps his hips back in, it settles right at the base of him, painting your puffy pussy lips as well. Gojo effortlessly lifts one of your legs over his shoulder, sinking even deeper into you with each forceful thrust. The new angle, paired with the relentless pace of his hips snapping against yours, sends you spiraling dangerously close to the edge. Your grip on the sheets falters, hands slipping as tears streak down your flushed cheeks. Your mouth hangs open, drool pooling beneath you, completely mind-fucked and overwhelmed by the pleasure that consumes every inch of your body.
Your limbs have no strength left to resist—no, you don’t want to. Every nerve in your body is thrumming, begging for more as you let him take control. His every movement draws out a fresh wave of sensation, each thrust sending you spiraling closer to that next high. You can’t stop it—there’s no chance to. Your body is his to use, to pull pleasure from again and again, and all you can do is surrender to the bliss as it builds, crashing over you uncontrollably.
"Come for me baby," Gojo coos. "I'll cum in you and if it spills we can start all over again."
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☆ Toji Fushiguro: 6
First three you are riding him and doing all the work.
Then when your legs give out thats even he fucks you silly
He is so big :( Sometimes he has to let you cock warm him for a bit so you can catch your breath
This is it you where going to die.
You were going to be fucked to death.
"Shhh, stop crying would you? Yer' taking it like a champ I promise."
Two big hands come up to your face to wipe the hot tears streaming down your face. Your body is trembling uncontrollably, every muscle quivering as waves of pleasure leave you numb and overwhelmed. It’s like your senses have short-circuited, leaving you shaking, barely able to register anything beyond the intense, lingering sensation pulsing through you.
Even though Toji is unmoving inside you, your pussy cannot stop spasming from the pleasure of his fat tip pressed up against your g-spot. Even if he wanted to pull out right now, Toji doubts that your cunt would give up the vice grip on his cock. Coincidentally that meant that he was keeping you plugged with 3 loads of warm sticky cum in your tight walls.
"Fuck still so tight baby, you want me to fuck you more don't you?" Toji's voice is a low, teasing coo as his focus shifts to your breasts, his tongue flicking over each hardened nipple, tracing slow, lazy circles that send shivers down your spine. One hand squeezes your breast, kneading the soft flesh, while the other glides over your sides and stomach, his touch warm and deliberate, drawing out every sensation. With all the strength you can muster, you wrap your legs around his waist pulling him closer to you so that you can feel his cock push impossibly farther into you, and he moans into your breast, biting your nipple softly.
Then, without releasing your nipple from his mouth, he begins the slow roll of his hips into your sloppy cunt. Toji's hips move in a slow, deliberate rhythm, each roll pressing him deeper into you with a tantalizing, unhurried pace. His movements are controlled, almost teasing, as he grinds against you, making you feel every inch, every pulse of his dick as he draws out your pleasure with each smooth thrust.
"Just take it m'kay? You can handle it."
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☆ Geto Suguru: 4
Geto is a real fiend
The breaks between sex consist of him drinking water and kissing the water into your mouth. After that it's right back to fucking.
Loves taking photos of his cum oozing out of you. Looks at it when he is bored.
“So pretty….”
Drool dripped from your chin onto the pillow below, mixing with the tears streaming from your eyes, which were rolled back in bliss. Your breath hitched the moment Geto's hand tightened in your hair, pulling your head back just enough to catch his gaze out of the corner of your eye. As your eyes lock, a dark, knowing smirk curves on his lips, sending a shiver down your spine. You were finally getting used to the dizzying, mind-numbing pressure of his tip crashing into your cervix—but the bad news? Your legs were completely numb, trembling and useless beneath you.
“Did you hear what I said doll?”
Whatever was left of your mind tried to reign back its focus on the man pistoning into you from behind, but as it turned out, there wasn’t much. The friction of his cock dragging against you was unbearable, even with the syrupy cum soaking the walls of your quivering pussy. All you could do was dizzily nod, earning a chuckle from Geto while he eyes the way your hips instinctively raise so his cock can sink even deeper into you from behind. If you could only know the heaven your cunt you're putting his mind in, he is sure you'd be the one smirking. Geto even has to bite harshly on his lip to stop himself from whimpering every time your sticky pussy spasms from pleasure.
The euphoria came in waves of electric current that pulsed through your sloppy pussy and the only thing keeping you grounded his loads of warm sticky cum dripping down your thigh.
“Come on speak to me baby, I've only come two times, we've barely even started.”
The wet sounds of Geto's dick slipping in and out of you filled the room and your senses. His cock filled you so much better than your hands ever could, hitting that gummy spot inside your walls over and over again perfectly, and you wondered how you were ever satisfied with the way you masturbated before you met him.
“I’m a lucky man arent I? To have such an obedient baby with such a pretty pussy.” His hand comes to your face to caress your cheek, and you nestle into his touch while his thumb wipes away your tears. Your too busy immersing in the warmth of his palm to notice the flash of light and the sound of a shutter above you. Even when you turn your head back in curiosity, all you see is Geto staring at the screen of his phone with a lazy grin spread on his face.
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☆ Choso: 2
Give this man a break! He's a half century old curse who has never fucked before!
You should be glad that he didn't cum by just slipping his tip in, because oh god lord he is seeing colors.
Choso swore he wasn't a whimpering man. Nothing that good could ever make him stumble over his words like a schoolboy. But Jesus Christ, he was not expecting you.
“F-fuck, you’re tight,” Choso groans hoarsely. You felt good? Try god-like, Choso's mind was in euphoria right now. His hand or a fleshlight could never compare to the way your gummy walls sucked him in and hugged his cock.
"M'feel good Cho~" You whine, head thrown back against the plush pillow. The stretch was delicious. It had you squirming and writhing and you couldn't help but tighten as your body tried to push out the large foreign intrusion. You gasped when you felt his tip smush against your cervix, little bolts of electricity being sent through your stomach as he pressed against you.
Choso was slow at first, wanting to still admire the way your cunt swallows him up, the fat of his head has a hard time popping out with how greedy your cunny is being. He whines at how hot you are on the inside, but he’s quick to change to a faster pace.
Choso’s voice comes out in a deep, breathless groan, his grip tightening as he leans closer, his words heavy with need. "W-wanna do this all the time. Every day, baby," he rasps, his eyes half-lidded in pleasure, completely lost in the sensation. Each thrust seems to pull the words from his lips as if he can’t hold back, his body trembling with how good it feels. The thought of having you like this, over and over, only spurs him on, his pace quickening as he grinds against you, desperate to make this moment last forever.
Unable to handle the sensation, your hands grab his shoulder and grip them for dear life. Choso doesn’t let up his pace, in fact he increases it, pounding your poor little cunt with no remorse. His mind is foggy, everything just feels and looks so so good, he’s not even thinking when he shoves his fingers in your mouth, digits pressing down on your tongue and swirling around in the spit.
“Your gonna let me use you when ever I want right? Gotta lot of time to make up for, you gonna be a good girl and always make me feel good right?”
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☆ Sukuna Ryomen: Lord have mercy
It depends.
Its either the longest no-break sex marathon of your life or 6 even seven rounds with small breaks in between.
Unfortunately, Sukuna is a sadist, it's a headcanon that he might prioritize his pleasure over yours. Combine that with his godly stamina and you have an insane combo.
Kneeling helplessly, both your wrists pinned behind you by just one of Sukuna’s powerful arms, you can only brace yourself as he thrusts into you from behind, each powerful movement sending shockwaves through your body as he effortlessly controls your every breath, your every tremble.
"C-cant do this!" you cry, your voice breaking as Sukuna's grip tightens around your wrists, holding you firmly in place. Your legs are sore from this kneeling position and the angle that his cock hits you is so euphoric it's almost painful from the sheer collision. Sukuna chuckles darkly, his pace relentless as he leans in closer, his hot breath ghosting over your neck.
"Oh, but you will," he growls, each word dripping with wicked amusement, his hips driving into you harder. "You don’t have a choice."
You can only wail in response, the sound escaping your lips uncontrollably as the overwhelming pleasure consumes you. Every thrust sends a wave of heat surging through your body, your mind going blank as Sukuna fills you completely, each movement pushing you closer to the edge. The pressure builds with each deep, forceful stroke, your body trembling beneath him, and all you can do is surrender to the intense, all-encompassing bliss that threatens to pull you under.
"Such a good girl, you're a natural submissive, aren't you? Or maybe you just loved being fucked like the slut you are."
How much time has passed? You can’t even tell anymore—everything blurs together in a haze of pleasure and heat. The rhythm of Sukuna’s relentless pistoning becomes the only thing grounding you, your mind foggy and lost as your body responds to him instinctively. Each second feels stretched out, an eternity of raw sensation as you teeter on the brink, utterly consumed by the moment.
"Gonna fuck you like this till I’ve had my fill, got that?" Sukuna’s voice is a low, dangerous growl in your ear, the words sending a shiver down your spine as he presses deeper.
#jjk smut#jjk x reader#gojo smut#geto smut#toji smut#choso smut#sukuna smut#gojo x reader#toji x reader#geto x reader#choso x reader#sukuna x reader#jujutsu kaisen x reader#jjk x reader smut#jjk x y/n#jjk x you#jujutsu kaisen smut#jjk headcanons
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