#Paring: Oswald Cobblepot/Edward Nygma

[eros-heartache]

Title: Oh, Hell. Bound.

Pairing: Edward Nygma / Oswald Cobblepot

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 539

Warnings: brief mention of blood, Potential TW for claustrophobia 

Summary: Oswald wakes up in the dark, bound and disoriented.

Events:

@whumpuary 2025 // Day 1 // Headache & “This will Hurt”

@fandom-free-bingo //Gingerbread Edition // Locked in the Trunk

[meteora-writes]

Player Two

Paring: Edward Nygma x Oswald Cobblepot

Warnings: AU, No Isabella, Established Ed x Oswald, Insomnia, Video Games, Fluff, Set while Oswald is Mayor.

Author Notes: I got the idea for this from episode 9 of season 1. Ed asked Harvey and Jim if they liked video games and all I could think of after was Ed playing games when he can’t sleep and Oswald finding him late one night completely engrossed in a game. So, here we are. Please be kind as this is my first attempt writing these two!

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Insomnia wasn't a new thing to Ed. He got it quite frequently. Usually all he had to do to concur it was make some tea, put on his favorite pajamas and play a few songs on the piano to tire himself out. On nights like tonight however, he had to do something a bit more proactive.

So, after getting into his PJ's and making his tea, he went into his study and opened up the entertainment center he had set off in the corner to reveal the TV and gaming console he stored there. It wasn't much to look at; a 32inch flat screen and an xbox 360.

After getting settled on his plush leather couch he clicked on the tv and pressed the button on the controller to awaken the console. Both came to life and while the console booted he took a sip of tea and savored the warm taste of peppermint as it went down.

With a hum and a small smile, he picked up the controller again and flicked through his options a moment before settling on playing Portal 2. He hadn't played it yet, and a good puzzle game sounded perfect at the moment.

It didn't take long for Ed to get sucked into the game, zoning out the point of not hearing the obvious footsteps coming down the staircase and then the hallway that led right to the open door of his office.

Oswald came to a stop in the frame of the heavy oak door, finding it odd that Ed wasn't at his desk or the piano at first glance. It took only a moment for him to spot the lithe figure he was looking for seated with his legs drawn up on the leather sofa on the opposite end of the room. He was fiddling with some kind of controller, grinning away at the warm glow of the small TV he usually kept hidden away.

After watching a moment, Oswald cleared his throat in an attempt to draw Ed's attention. Ed was un-phased by the sound, so with a dramatic sigh Oswald made his way over to the couch. He stood at the opposite end from Ed, arms crossed over his chest as he observed what his lover was doing instead of getting a decent night's sleep.

After a moment the game hit a loading screen and Ed finally realized he was no longer alone. He turned his head and offered Oswald a small smile. "I'm sorry, did I wake you? Was the game too loud?" He asked as he took in the look of annoyance on Oswald's face.

"No, no. You didn’t wake me. I simply couldn't sleep and came to see what was keeping you." Oswald explained, uncrossing his arms and moving to take a seat on the couch. "I’d honestly expected to find you working or at the piano. What is all this?" He asked, gesturing to the controller in Ed's hand then the tv and gaming console.

"What? Oh! It's a video game, obviously." He said, adjusting his glasses before looking to the screen and hitting pause. "I couldn't sleep, so I decided to indulge in an old hobby. I used to spend many a night playing video games when sleep eluded me."

Oswald stared at Ed blankly a moment before shaking his head and leaning back into the soft leather of the couch. "I was unaware you enjoyed video games."

Ed nodded, smiling again. "I do, very much."

"How come I've never seen you play before?" Oswald asked, looking Ed up and down appraisingly.

Ed blinked, then scrunched his face a bit as he thought back. "I haven't really had time for them. Not since well before meeting you, at least. But, that's beside the point. This is the first time I've really had the chance to play one."

After thinking on that a moment Oswald nodded in agreement with himself before speaking. "Alright. Go on then, play your game." He said, shifting to get himself my comfortable with his bad leg pulled up and stretched out onto the couch while he turned to face Ed.

"Are you sure? I can save my progress and come to bed. I don't mind." Ed offered as he watched Oswald get himself situated.

"No, no. I insist. Play your game. I'll watch. I confess, I've never played anything of the sort. I'm intrigued." Oswald insisted, smiling at the way Ed's face lit up at his words.

With a wide grin Ed started his game again and continued on. An hour later he'd explained the story of the first game to Oswald, because it was the easiest way to explain why he was running around in the abandoned underbelly of a massive laboratory with a talking potato that kept insulting him.

"You know," Ed began, saving his progress before going back to the main menu of the game. "this game has a two-player mode."

Oswald turned his attention from the screen to Ed, who was now holding the controller out in offering. "Really?"

Ed nodded and continued to hold out the controller. "Be my player two?" He asked.

Oswald cracked a smile of his own at that, taking the offered controller and looking down at the many buttons while Ed retrieved his other controller to play with.

Oswald was terrible, but the two of them had fun nonetheless. They played until about two in the morning, when the both of them were too tired to focus on the objective of the game anymore. They went to bed and curled up together, content and mumbling about making game night a regular occurrence.

[eros-heartache]

Cherrytober 2024 Fic Masterlist

Please be warned. This collection contains works that are 18+. If you are a minor, please do not interact! I am an adult, who writes fiction intended for adults. As always, be mindful of tags and warnings. It is up to you to curate your own online and fandom experiences.

My Cherrytober 2024 Ao3 Series here

Cherrytober 2024 Event page here

Status: COMPLETE

FULL LIST OF FICS BELOW THE CUT

Day 1 | Dreamy Eyes Come Lay With Me

Paring: Rogue/Remy LeBeau

Prompt: Dirty Talk

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,257

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Day 2| This Little Piggy

Paring: Kate Bishop/Yelena Belova

Prompt: Feet / Oral Fixation

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,667

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Day 3| I Slithered Here From Eden

Paring: Loki Laufeyson/Sylvie

Prompt: Honeymoon

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,160

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Day 4| When You Touch Me I'm a Real Live Wire

Paring: Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle

Prompt: Breeding

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1.200

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Day 5| If You Can't Lick 'em, Join 'em

Paring: Logan/Morph

Prompt: Foreplay Only // Knifeplay

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 860

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Day 6| Dark Is Bright As Fire

Paring: Harley Quinn/Pamela Isley/Selina Kyle

Prompt: Birthday Sex // Threesome

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 884

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Day 7| I'm So Into You

Paring: Jim Hopper/Joyce Byers

Prompt: Pegging

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,868

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Day 8| There Are Hundreds Of Ways To Kneel And Kiss The Ground

Paring: Bucky Barnes/Loki

Prompt: BDSM

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 1,895

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Day 9| Winged Cupid Painted Blind

Paring: Colin Bridgerton/Penelope Featherington

Prompt: Praise Kink

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 1,046

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Day 10| Agony/Ecstasy

Paring: Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle

Prompt: No Hands & Temperature Play

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,385

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Day 11| Run, Rabbit, Run

Paring: Jim Hopper/Joyce Byers

Prompt: Multiple Orgasms // Hair Pulling

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,193

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Day 12| Dropping the Pretenses

Paring: Edward Nygma/Oswald Cobblepot

Prompt: Clothes On // Facefucking

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 942

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Day 13| Lucy Through The Looking Glass

Paring: Lucy MacLean/Cooper Howard

Prompt: Makeup Sex // Mirror Sex

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,211

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Day 14| Screw the Roses, Send Me The Thorns

Paring: Wade Wilson/Peter Parker/Matt Murdock

Prompt: Aftercare

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 2,295

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Day 15| MID-MONTH BREAK!

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Day 16| Dine 'n Dash

Paring: Wade Wilson/Logan

Prompt: Quickie // Oral Sex/69

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 895

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Day 17| On Silver Moon Beach

Paring: Eddie Brock/Venom

Prompt: Sex on the Beach // Masturbation

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 755

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Day 18| Domo Arigato, Mr. Roboto

Paring: Christopher Smith/Adrian Chase

Prompt: Can't Sleep // Sex Toys

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 980

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Day 19| Hi! Welcome to Sexcetera!

Paring: Bucky Barnes/Loki Laufeyson/Sylvie

Prompt: First Time // Tattoos

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 2,249

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Day 20| Textually Active

Paring: Wade Wilson/Peter Parker

Prompt: Sexting // Double Penetration

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 841

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Day 21| I Will Be Your Father Figure

Paring: Edward Teach/Stede Bonnet

Prompt: Roleplay

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,028

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Day 22| In Rosy Cheeks Our Affections Glow

Paring: Israel Hands/Everyone

Prompt: Wet Dream // Spanking

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 564

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Day 23| The Rhythm of the Night

Paring: Matt Murdock/Jennifer Walters

Prompt: To The Music // Tights/Stockings

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,061

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Day 24| I'll Find You in the Morning Sun

Paring: Eddie Brock/Venom

Prompt: Body Worship

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 337

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Day 25| Ostreon

Paring: Aziraphale/Crowley

Prompt: Food Play

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 981

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Day 26| Late, In Love and a Little Drunk

Paring: Lucy MacLean/Cooper Howard

Prompt: Thigh Riding

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,155

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Day 27| Keep It Down

Paring: Wade Wilson/Peter Parker/Matt Murdock

Prompt: Public Sex

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 634

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Day 28| A Friend in Need is a Friend in Deed

Paring: Bucky Barnes/Loki Laufeyson

Prompt: Photoshoot // Leather/Latex

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,555

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Day 29| GothamChat.com

Paring: Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle

Prompt: Dirty Little Secret

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 1,034

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Day 30| I'll Show You What a Tongue is For

Paring: Logan/Morph

Prompt: Lace

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 862

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Day 31| In the Kaleidoscope of Your Scars

Paring: Lucy Maclean/Cooper Howard

Prompt: Scars // Monsterfucking

Rating: Explicit

Word Count: 810

[eros-heartache]

Whumpuary 2025 Fic Masterlist

Please be warned. This collection contains works that are 18+. If you are a minor, please do not interact! I am an adult, who writes fiction intended for adults. As always, be mindful of tags and warnings. It is up to you to curate your own online and fandom experiences.

My Ao3 Series here

Event page here

Status: IN PROGRESS

Breakdown of Individual Fics Below Cut

Day 1 | Oh, Hell. Bound.

Paring: Edward Nygma / Oswald Cobblepot

Prompt: headache | "this will hurt"

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 539

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Day 3 | Fenced In

Paring: Evan "Buck" Buckley / Eddie Diaz

Prompt: Black Eye

Rating: Teen and Up Audence

Word Count: 679

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Day 5 | Ginger Honey Lemon Tea

Paring: Eddie Brock / Venom Symbiote

Prompt: Chills

Rating: General Audience

Word Count: 712

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Day 7 | Catch a Falling Star 

Paring: Oswald Cobblepot / Edward Nygma

Prompt: Insomnia

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Day 9 | Part of the game that we call love

Paring: Lexi Howard/Fezco

Prompt: Gunpoint

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Day 11 | Sons Of Hawkins MC

Paring: Jim Hopper/Joyce Byers

Prompt: "i didn't ask for this" | blood | abandoned

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Day 13 |  Breathing Won't Come Easy

Paring: Patty/Simon

Prompt: close call | choking

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Day 15 | Dear God

Paring: Fleabag/Priest

Prompt: handcuffed | "please, stop"

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Day 17 | Can you hear my heart beating like a hammer?

Paring: Ed Teach/Stede Bonnet

Prompt: drugged | "i'm glad you're alive"

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Day 19 | Where seldom is heard, a discouraging word

Paring: Din Djarin/Cobb Vanth

Prompt:  Overworked

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Day 21 | Never Again

Paring: Carmy Berzatto/Sydney Adamu

Prompt: "who are you?"

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Day 23 |  Asgard, Tx

Paring: Loki Laufeyson/Darcy Lewis

Prompt: backhand slap | "i can't do this anymore"

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Day 25 | 7 Instant Coffee Packets

Paring: Lucy MacLean/Cooper Howard

Prompt: "i'm fine" | missing | drowsiness

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Day 27 | Everybody's a Critic

Paring: Chrissy Cunningham/Eddie Munson

Prompt:  twisting the knife | rescue

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Day 29 | Last Stall on the Left

Paring: Wade Wilson/Peter Parker

Prompt: ALT- Hiding | "don't leave me"

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[eros-heartache]

Whumpuary 2024 Fic Masterlist

Please be warned. This collection contains works that are 18+. If you are a minor, please do not interact! I am an adult, who writes fiction intended for adults. As always, be mindful of tags and warnings. It is up to you to curate your own online and fandom experiences.

My Ao3 Series here

Event page here

Status: Incomplete

Breakdown of Individual Fics Below Cut

Day 1 -2| Snowcap

Paring: Adrian Chase/Christopher Smith

Prompt: Captivity / Snow / (ALT) Recapture

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 1,659

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Day 3-4| Ladykiller

Paring: Harley Quinn / Pamela Isley

Prompt: "Get away from me" / Collapse / Choking

Rating: Teen and Up Audence

Word Count: 659

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Day 5-6 | Maneater

Paring: Eddie Brock / Venom Symbiote

Prompt: Used as bait / Stumbling / "This is gonna hurt"

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 732

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Day 7-8 | Sleepyhead 

Paring: Oswald Cobblepot / Edward Nygma

Prompt: "Help me" / Lightheaded / Kneeling

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 1,528

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Day 9-10| Space Invaders

Paring: Erik Lehnsherr/ Charles Xavier

Prompt: Can't move / "Stay. Please"/ Forced to Watch

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 213

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Day 11-12 |Fractures |

Paring: Bruce Wayne/Selina Kyle

Prompt: Blindfolded / Old Injuries

Rating: Mature

Word Count: 1,254

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Day 13-14 | Intoxicating 

Paring: Peter Parker/Wade Wilson/Matt Murdock

Prompt: "I didn't know where else to go" / Bruises / Drugged

Rating:Teen and Up Audience

Word Count: 529

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Day 15-16 | Cry Havoc

Paring: Aziraphale / Crowley

Prompt: Muffled Screams / Hostage / “You look awful”

Rating: Teen and Up Audience

Word Count: 290

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Day 17-18 | Phantasm 

Paring: Edward Teach / Stede Bonnet

Prompt: "Make it stop” / Restraints / Hair Grabbing

Rating: Teen and Up Audience

Word Count: 245

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Day 29-31 | Equilibrium |

Paring: Peter Parker / Wade Wilson

Prompt: You're safe / Aftermath / Touch starved

Rating: Teen and Up Audiences

Word Count: 286