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Why do you even like Plo?
This is like asking me why I breathe, nonnie <": But let me try and answer this as sensible as possible â„
Plo Koon is 385-years old
Imagine the sheer amount of knowledge in that squishy, cute head of his and you decide that of all the questions you could ask, you decided to go with whether he'd still love you if you were a worm. (1) Plo would either give you the laziest, most resigned 'Yes, dear' and go back to his naps â„ or ... (2) Plo would exasperatedly sigh over the fact that you test his resolve in this silly, little, questions and give you the same resounding, 'No, I will not" and you will crack at it for the 128391231923th time.
There is nothing he probably can't do or know a thing or two about. Bet you my left lung that man can knit like a god.
There will always be a fine line between days of keeping himself (1) fit â which means I need to buckle tf up before I combust seeing this old man fuck someone up and be cool-dad about it <": (2) Lazy Days with Plo is my jam â„ <-
Plo is discreet sassy. I'd go over this but I will need a year.
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Plo Koon is Old Money.
If you don't know what that is, babe. Let me tell you when I say you're missing out. if you have been following me or have seen all my shit posts and tags on the Plo Koon / Kel Dor / Dorin tags, old man knees are fabulous â let me tell you why. (1) In a modern setting/au, he will enjoy short or maybe long walks that are not stressful. Will he walk under the blazing heat because the day looks great? No, neither would you bestie so sit tf down â„ (2) Everything is made for comfort. Fuck the vow of poverty because when when you be rocking like a proper Balenciaga Sugar Daddy while traversing the Underworld, you best believe Daddy Plo be loaded AF. We're talking the Egyptian Cotton Sheets,
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Plo Koon is one you would not want to shut up. Ever. At all. Like. Babe. If you ever shush this man. I will hunt you down, huntie â„
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'Ts my favorite thing in the world â„
Plo Koon has wholesome sassy chaotic gae friends.
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Plo Koon just too pure for this world â„
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Now please watch that last gif on loop and tell me that that does not make you feel things because babe, if it doesn't... Idk man. You need to get them eyes checked â„
But in all seriousness, my love for Plo Koon is because we don't always get wholesome characters that live long and it makes you wonder what life would have been like if he did.
I'm always fascinated by age apart from it being so damn sexy.
You hear talks about clones and their strife on how hard it is being the remaining survivor and I don't want to invalidate that. Not at all. But imagine having to relieve that through centuries. Imagine how someone like Plo, who has so much appreciation for life and everything both having spent at least a few years of his life at Dorin and him returning to become a Baran Do Sage, only to constantly practice the lack of attachment?
I'm not saying that's bad or conflicting, but imagine all the things he had to repress to fulfill his purpose both as a Sage and a Jedi. And he's smart, super damn smart. Someone who's smart with a guarded heart is a lie. His heart isn't guarded, he hurts. But he he has to swallow that because he has a role to fulfill.
I could go on so much about why I find him so interesting but I'm stuck in a bad vibe rn and all I can say is I love him so much because I want him to rest? Like hello?
Let that man take his goddamn afternoon nap and teas? And for someone so loved as a wholesome character, he's slept on and frankly, I don't like that.
Plus, I bet you Kel Dors got big dicks, so there's also that. ktnxbye.
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Characters: Spencer Reid, Reader (Y/N), Aaron Hotchner, David Rossi, Derek Morgan, Savannah Hayes, Emily Prentiss, Elle Greenaway, Tara Lewis, Jennifer Jareau, Matt Simmons, Luke Alvez
Summary: JJ goes on maternity leave, Spencer falls in love with her replacement that he's supposed to be mentoring, Emily Prentiss and Elle Greenaway work a case together that brings Simmons and Alvez in for help...
Warnings: Genius!Reader, mutual pining, idiots in love, drinking, star gazing, lots of fluff, mentions of past assault, grooming, drug addiction, spencer's trauma, Abductions, Rape, Murder (typical canon violence)
word count: 9.4K
a/n: this is for @starry-eyed-spence and @simmonsmilf CM fanfiction week, Day One: Favorite Character... only I couldn't pick just one.
To say Spencer fell in love at the least opportune time was a bit of an understatement. Everyone heâs ever come close to admitting his love to has either left him or died. Now heâs stuck with loving someone in secret, keeping it to himself and hoping that one day sheâll love him back.
He fell in love with a co-worker once again⊠which wasnât the worst thing, office romances happen and itâs quite frankly all Rossiâs fault that they even had to worry about fraternization policies. The part that makes liking Y/N so difficult is that heâs supposed to be her mentor, heâs 5 years older than her, and if he was to ever make a move she would feel inclined to reciprocate in order to keep her job because thatâs the unfortunate truth behind office relationships with significant differences in positions.
And worst of all⊠she doesnât like him that way at all. Sheâs called him the brother she always needed, a best friend, the best mentor ever. She wasnât interested in him in the slightest.
âAnd why would she be?â Heâs said this to everyone who knew about his crush on her. âIâm old and boring and sheâs so cool?â
But he didnât get it. He didnât understand that every time she asked him to hang back to help her file something, or when they would buddy up in hotel rooms to discuss cases all night and end up down some star trek rabbit hole instead, every time he talked to her she was falling in love with him right back.
It once again all circles back to Rossi, if it wasnât for him, Spencer wouldnât even know her. She wouldnât have ever been introduced to the unit, he wouldnât be attached to her at the hip and he probably wouldnât be as happy as he is with her in his life. Even if she wasnât his girlfriend.
Heâll never forget the day Rossi asked him to meet her, to help her settle inâŠ
âSpencer, can I talk to you for a minute?â Rossi called him into his office.
He sighed, putting his book down and walking up the stairs to his office. He closed the door behind himself and smiled awkwardly, âwhatâs up?â
âSit,â he gestures to the chairs in front of his desk, where Spencer pulls one out and proceeds to sit down, anxiously. âAs you know, both Kate and JJ will be out of the field in the next few months to have their babies and we need to bring someone in to fill the void until they return, so I reached out to the academy to see if they have any up and coming Dr. Reid like agents that they could loan us.â
âWhy?â Spencer laughs at the choice of words.
âWell, honestly, why get new 2 agents when we could have two Reidâs? JJ will be back after a month or 2, itâs better to have more brains than brawn.â
âSo they found someone and you want me to be their chaperone?â Spencer clues in. âWho are they?â
âY/N Y/L/N, sheâs a wonderful agent, but sheâs pretty quiet, I donât know much about her personally.â Rossi prefaces. âSheâs a genius, high IQ like yours and just a plethora of knowledge inside that mind of hers. Youâll like her.â
âAlright,â he nods. âWhen do they start?â
âWhen JJâs water breaks, but Iâd like you to meet them and maybe even have them shadow you for a day?â Rossi asks, âIâve actually arranged for you both to get dinner at a friend's restaurant?â
âIs this an arranged date or purely business? Donât send me in there blind,â he worries. âI need at least a week's prep before I go on a date again.â
âItâs not a date, kid,â Rossi laughs. âShe's just a lot like you were when I met you, and I know from watching you all these years that itâs not easy to do it alone, so can you just walk them through it?â
âOf course.â
That first dinner Rossi set up for them was more exquisite than either of them prepared for.
They spent the whole night discussing dissertations and their independent journeys through becoming a genius. He understood perfectly why Rossi and the Academy would think she was a lot like him, she was a genius, but she was awkward. It took a while for her to break out of her shell and open up, but by the end of the night, he already knew they were going to be friends.
âSo,â she smirks, âwould you mind telling me honestly how hard this job is?â
âWhy?â
She sighs, âIâve heard a lot about Thee Doctor Reid and how you were the youngest hired to the BAU and all the shit youâve been through.â
âWhat are the rumours these days?â He awkwardly smiles back, rolling his eyes slightly.
âThat you were brain dead in a cemetery from an overdose and yet youâre so smart you came back from the dead to kill the unsub and escapeâŠâ she looks more and more disappointed in the rumour as she tells it.
His tongue hits the roof of his mouth as he opens it to speak, making a tsk noise as he shakes his head. âWell, I did OD but it was the unsubs main personality that resuscitated me.â
âHoly shit,â she whispers.
He nods, âwhat about you? Iâm sure you have a reputation based on a rumour?â
She presses her lips together the way he always did, just as awkward. She sighs, huffing the air out of her nose and looking fed up. âI was groomed and assaulted by an older boy who then told kids I had a stalkerish crush on him so if I was to ever tell anyone what happened, then no one would believe me.â
âIâm so sorry,â Spencer knows the words donât make up for what happened. âIâm guessing thatâs why you wanted to get into profiling?â
She nods, âI got away with some PTSD and trust issues, most girls go through much worse⊠they deserve someone who gets it to look into their cases.â
Spencer nods. âThatâs how I felt after my kidnapping too. It took a while for me to look at crime scene photos and not think about how they felt, and wonder why I lived when so many die?â
âIâve never been a religious person,â she prefaces. âBut I do believe we are here for a reason. Whether you choseto be here after your last life or this is some learning opportunity, or God is actually real? And youâre supposed to do good.â
âIn narcotics anonymous, they reference god a lot, itâs helpful for the addicts, but I never get into it,â he opens up with her more than heâs ever opened up with any friend. âIf my Devine purpose is to suffer in order to relate to those Iâm supposed to help thatâs a load of bullshit⊠honestly, I can get pretty angry thinking about why Iâve gone through what Iâve gone through doing this job, but itâs not as bad as what happened to me growing up, and it leads me to believe that I probably wouldnât have had an easy time no matter how I live.â
She nods, âI know, I get that.â
âSorry,â he snaps out of it. âI didnât mean to trauma dump on you.â
âItâs exactly what I asked for actually,â she reminds him with a soft smile. âIf you can still come to work every day, after all that, you must be incredibly strongâ and if Iâm anything like you the way people say I am, I guess I can do it too.â
He had no idea she would end up being his best friend.
She shadowed him just once in the office, picked up everything right off the bat and immediately made a name for herself in the unit. Derek tried multiple names on her before one stuck, and they knew it stuck when even Hotch called her Baby Genius.
She brought a different knowledge base to the team, similar to Spencers but visibly younger. She fit in with the crowds of kids they had to interview, she understood why kids reacted the way they did to trauma and abuse, and she was still a kid at heart. It was the reason Spencer fell for her.
She allowed him to feel free again. They went out together outside of work, going to events he always wanted to go to with a partner but never had a chance. She loved all the same things as him, and she takes him to places heâd never imagine enjoying before her.
Like laser tag⊠that was an afternoon heâll never forget with her.
When JJ went into labour, thatâs when Y/N started full time and Hotch hired Tara Lewis in the same week. The team barely had time to adjust to being undermanned before they were restocked.
Joining Spencer every morning for every case, she waited out front of her apartment for him to pick her up most mornings, sticking to his side throughout the long days and nights until he drove her home again. Even at work, they were partnered up for everything: heading to the M.E. together, bouncing facts back and forth at the precinct, playing good cop bad cop with perverts, and her personal favourite⊠Making the geoprofile.
And Spencer liked doing that part with her as well. Because it typically meant they were completely alone in a room, spreading out a map and leaning in close to each other as they placed every sticker and marker. Brushing hands, bumping shoulders, longing glances as they made connections⊠he also just liked to watch her hands move.
She was delicate and careful and precise⊠and he was falling in love with everything about her as the days went by.
Everyone on the team had noticed. It was really hard not to when theyâve all known Spencer for almost 11 years now. He was so different with her in his life, he was happy and giddy and dressing even better than before. His hair was perfect and he was glued to Y/Nâs side. Or she was glued to his.
Even though they were mentally similar, physically they were polar opposites. Y/N wore all black and was a lot more outgoing than they expected. Rossi thought sheâd be quiet⊠But she was constantly talking. To Spencer, to other officers, to witnesses, she never stopped talking and starting conversations, and thank god she did because sheâs cracked 4 cases that way.
The biggest surprise the team learned about her happened on a case in Florida, a shooting in a local park in broad daylight with lots of witnesses meant the whole team was on the boardwalk asking questions. She went out to do her thing, talking to the local skaters, asking them if they knew anything but they didnât want to cooperate.
They were too cool for the feds.
âCan I see your board?â She asks, âif I do some tricks will you answer some questions for me and Doctor Reid?â
âKnock yourself out,â one of the boys laughs as he hands her his board.
She hands Spencer her gun and shoots him a wink before taking off to do a few tricks. The whole team watches in awe then as Y/N showed off. Cruising along the halfpipe effortlessly like she was a professional.
âOkay Tony Hawk,â Morgan teases her, âwhere did that come from?â
âSkateboarding is easy, itâs just physics,â she shrugs. âI can figure skate tooâŠâ
âWhat do you want to know?â The boy takes his board back. âWe always see some sketchy guys around here.â
Morgan pats Y/N on the back with a smile, applauding her ability to get anyone to open up before leaving her to take the statement.
âAgent?â One of the girls pulls her aside just before they are about to leave, âhow did you do that kickflip? Iâve been trying to learn and the boys won't help me.â
âSure thing,â she takes the girl's board and demonstrates a kickflip first.
âSo, you see as I start the kickflip I bend my knees?â She shows her another kickflip all while explaining it. âMuch like the with an ollie, Iâm building pressure so I can apply it to the tail, making the board pop. The one thing that makes this trick different from the ollie is that instead of sliding my foot up, I just flick my toe out to the right of the board, by doing this, the board flips in a 360-degree motion.
She demonstrates again and itâs another flawless kickflip, and a huge smile on her face as Spencer watches her.
âHow fast the board spins depends on how much force I put into it when I flick it out. As soon as the board flips in a full 360, your feet should connect and drive the board back to the ground.â
She hands the board back to the girl, âyour turn.â
She takes a deep breath and shakes her nerves out before taking off on her board, looping around and carefully bending her knees, she follows every step and itâs a flawless kickflip.
âFlawless!!â Y/N claps. âThose boys better watch out, youâre a natural.â
âThank you,â she wraps her arms around Y/N and gives her a hug, âitâs taken me so long to be able to do that, youâre so cool.â
âYouâre welcome,â she smiles. âGood luck out there.â
She waves as she takes off on her board, leaving Y/N with a smile as she turns to Spencer. âI miss being that age and thinking everything is so cool.â
âYou are really cool,â he agrees. Smiling softly as a blush fills his cheeks. âYouâre always surprising me. Is there anything you canât do?â
She laughs, âyeah the one thing I want to do the most.â
âWhich is?â
She sighs, âmaybe Iâll tell you someday.â
â
Heâs sitting beside Penelope and Savannah, watching Derek and Y/N get drinks for whatâs left of the group as the night drags on.
âWhen are you going to tell her?â Savannah asks.
âWhat?â Spencer pretends he doesnât know what sheâs talking about.
âYou have a crush on the new girlâŠâ she pokes his cheek as he blushes and gives it away. âTell her, whatâs the worst that can happen?â
âShe could feel forced to say yes because Iâm a supervisory special agent and she isnât and she wants to keep her job so she feels like she needs to,â Spencer worries. âI want her to like me back because she fell for me and I want her to initiate it because then Iâll know itâs not just a power dynamic issue.â
âHave you tried asking her, genius?â Penelope teases. âBecause if you asked her then youâd know she has a crush on you and sheâs afraid youâll turn her down because youâre an SSA and she isnât.â
âWhen did you hear that?â
Penelope pretends to lock up her lips and throw away the key, making Savannah laugh loud enough to get Derek's attention at the bar. When he and Y/N return, thatâs when the questions start.
âWhatâs so funny?â
âNothing,â Spencer gets up and leaves the booth, walking out towards the smokers' exit at the back of the bar, getting a moment of semi-fresh air to think about what Penelope said.
âSpence?â She calls to him from the door, âare you okay? Can I come out here?â
âYeah,â he nods. âSorry, I needed some air, itâs nothing.â
âDo you need a hug? I read it helps the most when people are stressed out,â she plays it off with a shrug.
âSo you do have a crush on me?â
âShe told you?â Her face lights with fury, âwhat the fuck, Penelope?â
âShe didnât mean to,â he tries to cover it up. âIt was only brought up because I have feelings for you as well.â
Her eyes widen, her brows raise and her mouth slowly opens as she freezes.
âY/N?â
She blinks a few times and shakes her head, âimpossible. Thereâs no way.â
He laughs, âIâll take that hug now?â
She lunges for him and wraps her arms around him so tight. Breathing him in, her hands wander his back as she takes in every second if it and he does the same. He canât believe sheâs that close to him, her hair smells nice and sheâs so soft in his arms.
Itâs quiet outside, they can hear the music behind the door, the people in the ally talking and the crickets in the night. Itâs just them outside, holding each other in the smoking section with smiles on their faces, amazed that itâs finally happening.
âCan we keep this between us?â She whispers into his ear. âJust for a bit? I donât want to go through all the paperwork and have to separate in the field if it doesnât work out?â
âWait,â Spencer pulls back. âAre you asking me to be your boyfriend?â
She nods, âwell yeah isnât that what happens when two people have a mutual crush? They date?â
âOkay,â he smiles, staring at her lips and then flicking his gaze back to hers with a blush. âI have more than a crush on you, I really, really like you.â
âProve it,â she teases, âlet's go on a real date soon?â
âYou know what, letâs get out of here. I have something I want to show you,â he takes her hand and waits for her to nod.
âTake my lead okay? You donât feel good and youâre going to wait outside while I say goodbye,â she has a plan right away
âAfter you,â he holds the door open for her and lets her inside first.
â
âIâm taking Spencer home, heâs not doing well,â sheâs a much better actress than Spencer expected, patting his back and watching him leave the bar before her like she asked him to do. âHeâs really anxious?â
Penelope looks worried, âoh no, I fucked up. I told him you like him.â
She just shrugs, âif he didnât know that already then I guess heâs not as smart as he pretends to be.â
âSee,â Derek looks at Savannah. âI told you everyone else also thinks heâs faking being that smart.â
âShut up,â she shoves him and turns her attention back to Y/N. âGo make him feel better, heâll like your company.â
âIâll see you guys at work on Monday,â she waves them goodbye, surprised they bought it as she rushes her way back outside to Spencer.
Heâs already in his car, engine running and waiting for her with a smile. âCome on,â he hurries her inside and is taking off down the road before she even has her seatbelt on yet.
âWhatâs the rush, Spence? Itâs only 1 in the morning Iâm sure tones of places are open still?â She teases.
âYouâre going to like this, I used to go here all the time when I started with the bureau,â he explains, leaving the main road to take a back root, and eventually theyâre driving on gravel.
âIf youâre taking me here to murder me this is a dumb way to do it because they all know I left with you,â she teases. âAt least when you go to get rid of me, do yourself a favour and dig 6 one-foot holes instead of one 6 foot holeâŠâ
He laughs, âwould you really give your murderer tips?â
She nods, âmy goal would be to piss him off so much he either lets me go or murders me quickly. I donât want to go through all the pain.â
âItâs not fun, thatâs for sure,â he shrugs it off but she knows it hits too hard.
âIâm sorry,â she whispers, reaching her hand out for his to hold by the gear shift. âI think youâre like the strongest guy in the world, you know that, right?â
âWhy?â He asks as if that's a preposterous thing to say.
âI think if I got kidnapped and tortured at 24 I wouldnât still be working in the FBI,â she admits. âI barely made it through the academy, I know this job is intense but I donât think I could handle being in that situation.â
âIf itâs up to me,â Spencer squeezes her hand tighter and brings it to his lips for a kiss. âYouâll never experience anything like that.â
Heâs so good at making her feel safe that she almost believes he has the power to do that. He would do anything and everything to move fate for her safety.
He turns down another back road then, around the edge of a lake and towards a clearing. He follows old tire tracks and parks by the dock. âI found this spot one night on a random drive to clear my head.â
âI thought you hated driving?â She quizzes him.
He shrugs, âI like to drive at night when no one else is on the road because then I donât really have to worry about anyone else. I hate driving because I canât always anticipate other drivers' movements. If I could read minds, then Iâd drive more.â
âValid,â she nods, ânow why is this such a special spot that you needed to show me right away?â
âWell, I have a telescope and itâs been in my trunk for the last 13 years so that every time I come here, I can look up at the moonâŠâ
âYou brought me here to look at the moon with you?â She swoons, âthatâs so cute.â
âYou think?â He looks like his heart is doing the same swelling as hers.
She gets out of the car before she can lean over and kiss him the way she wants to. In his trunk, he does have a telescope, and a blanket, which they set out on the dock and sit upon.
The sound of the lake, the loons in the distance, frogs and crickets and music travelling from somewhere down the lake. The moon was big, the stars were amazing, and this was the closest she has ever seen them. It's amazing, and of course, it was Spencer showing her everything.
He was everything to her.
And it didnât take long for him to become everything to her either.
Joining the BAU was a dream to many at the academy, but Y/N never thought that she would get the job, overjoyed that she did. They were a family unit; they got the job done, they protected each other, and it was a wonderful environment to be a part of. She obviously liked Spencer the most out of everyone. He took her in, he made her feel comfortable and safe and she opened up more with him than she has with anyone sheâs labelled a âbest friendâ in the past.
She liked everything about him. The way he talked with his hands, how his sweater, vest, shirt and tie always match, his gun looks a little out of place on his belt, like itâs too big for him, but itâs cute. His hairâs been getting longer too, sometimes he wears glasses and sometimes if sheâs lucky, he doesnât shave every day.
She canât take her eyes off him when heâs busy and won't notice, just to then move her focus away when he stared at her. She only wishes she could see the way he stares at her in awe, because if itâs anything like how she looks at him, he must love her.
She keeps her hand in his, trading the telescope back and forth in turns, her face was close to his every time they switched and she kept getting bolder with each exchange. Letting Spencer look, she kept her face close to his, kissing his cheek softly as soon as he was busy peering up at the moon.
He turned to her with a gasp, âwhat was that for?â
âYouâre cute,â she shrugs. âIâve wanted to kiss you for a while.â
âHow long?â He teases, leaning in closer and kissing her nose to make her laugh.
âSince you dropped me off at my house after that first dinnerâŠâ
âSo this is me,â she nods out the window, âthank you for the ride, I appreciate not having to be in an Uber all by myself.â
âAnytime you need a ride, you can give me a call?â He asks. âSeeing as weâll be going to the same place anyway.â
She nods with a smile, âIâd love that, do you live close to here?â
âJust up the street,â he nods. âSo we could carpool?â
âI can drive some days if you want?â She asks, âI know you mostly take the subway, and I know that because Iâve seen you reading on there before.â
He canât help but smile, âso you never thought to say hello?â
âNo,â she shakes her head, âyou looked peaceful, and Iâm sure you donât get many moments like that in your line of work.â
He sighed, knowing she was right. âIf it ever gets to be too much for you, please never feel like you have to pretend to be okay? None of us expect you to be stone cold, none of us are either. The job gets to us, just tell me if it gets to be too much?â
She looks from his lips back to his eyes and over again, âthanks, Spencer.â
He does the same to her, âanytime. Should I walk you to your door?â
She shakes her head, âthatâs okay youâve done enough for me tonight.â
âFair enough,â he laughs. âHave a good night Y/N.â
âYou too, Spencer,â she smiles before she exits his car, smiling at him from her porch before he drives away.
âSo itâs been mutual this whole time?â He shakes his head at the absurdity. âIâve been so lonely for so long and then I found you and you make me feel like I donât need to be alone anymore.â
âYou complete me too,â she makes one more comment before connecting their lips.
Itâs like the world stops then. Itâs silent and serene and everything she thought kissing Spencer Reid would be.
She pulls back with a smirk, âoh no.â
âWhat?â He worries.
âIâm going to want to kiss you all the time nowâŠâ
âGood,â he mumbles the words against her lips before reconnecting them.
â
At work on Monday, itâs very hard for them to look at each other without remembering that theyâve kissed. Spencerâs practically glowing with admiration for her that he gives it all away. Heâs overly happy, offering to do things for others, standing way too close to her and bringing her coffee all morning.
âOkay, pretty boy,â Derek takes him by the scruff of the neck and redirects him into his office. âWhatâs going on with you today, I know youâre not this happy for JJâs return?â
âWhat do you mean?â
âDid you get laid or something?â
Spencer laughs, âno, you know I donât get laid. You actually remind me of that fact quite often.â
âYouâre so happy Iâm worried youâve moved to crack,â he says it. âOkay, you were acting weird on Friday, you missed brunch on Sunday and now youâre waaay too happy.â
âIâm not on drugs again,â Spencer assures him. âIâm just letting myself enjoy my time with Y/N, if she falls in love with me in the meantime that would also be nice.â
âOh, so youâre doing this to get laid,â Derek teases him again. âThatâs good, Iâm sorry if I triggered you by asking, but I had to make sure youâre okay.â
âNo, no,â he places his hands on Derek's shoulders, âthank you for caring.â
âAlwaysââ
âGuys!â They hear Hotch yelling from the bullpen, cutting the tender moment short, saving Spencer from spilling the truth.
Rushing back, he sits beside Y/N at the briefing room table. âWe have a bad one,â Emily Prentiss of all people walks in the door, followed by Elle Greenaway.
âWeâll have time to mingle in a minute, right now there is a woman who needs our help,â he announces.
Spencer quickly reads over the case files, recognizing Elles handwritten notes, she was a private investigator now. âWith Penelopeâs help, Iâve been able to set up alerts in College chatrooms in the area so that I can help to missing and assaulted women right away.â
âSheâs alerted when someone reports a missing woman and she has advertisements for people to reach out to her for help,â Penelope explained.
âIâve been working on these cases for the last 9 years,â Elle announces. âThis morning Aasia Desai called me saying her sister Bahni never showed up for lunch and itâs not like her, we know she went clubbing last night and so far Penelopeâs tracked her down an ally and then sheâs gone.â
âHer parents are British diplomats so Interpol has asked me to join, luckily I was just in Ontario so it was a short trip over,â Emily adds. âJJ will be here in half an hour for her first day back, and we will celebrate when we can, but I see we have some new faces here?â
âSpecial Agent Y/N Y/L/N,â she waves, still glued to Spencerâs side. âIâve heard a lot about you both from Doctor Reid.â
âDoctor Tara Lewis,â she stands and shakes Emilyâs hand, and then Elles.
âSo it says here that the first missing case was in 2006 just after you left the BAU?â Spencer changes the subject before anyone can pry into why he would be telling her about the women who worked there before her.
âI did,â Elle nods. âI was too late for her, by the time her parents realized she was missing and called me in the case was cold. I started this as a way to get ahead of it.â
âHow long has she been missing?â Tara asks.
âShe was last seen at 1:07 this morning,â Elle confirms. âWe have 25 hours, maybe, to beat the odds.â
âReid,â Hotch cuts in, âI would like you and Elle to go check out the street she was last seen on, find any private cameras or anyone who might have seen something.â
He turns to Y/N who just shrugs in silence; âitâs fine.â
âTara and Derek, Iâd like you to interview Aasia when she and JJ get here, Garcia can you do a deep dive into Bahniâs spending and academic records?â
âSure thing,â she starts clicking away on her computer immediately.
âAnd Y/N,â Elle looks at her. âI need you to go over the footage of the man who followed her to the alley and get familiar with his face. Weâre using you as the face of the investigation to hopefully draw the unsub out.â
âHow would she be able to do that alone?â Spencer gets defensive, a way he used to with JJ when she was the media liaison.
âIf she goes on the news and makes Bahni seem like a person while describing the unsub as someone who can help solve the case, it will draw him out,â Emily explains for Hotch, who is glaring at Spencer for second-guessing the plan already.
âAnd sheâs college-age,â Elle adds. âIf thatâs who heâs been going after all this time he will want to come in and talk IF he can talk to her.â
She places her hand on his leg under the table, âitâs a good plan.â
âIt is,â Hotch agrees.
âWhat do you not have a saying to replace wheels up when they stay in town?â Elle teases him.
âWheels away?â Emily joins her, âthat works?â
âjust get to work,â Hotch tries not to smirk at them.
Spencer stands up to leave with Elle, âcan I just talk to Spencer before he leaves?â She carefully asks Hotch.
âMake it quick,â he agrees reluctantly and lets her follow him down to his desk.
Spencer rests his hands on the back of his desk chair, holding it tightly in an attempt to calm himself down.
âIâm going to be fine,â she assures him. âI donât think the guy on the tape took her, weâd see him leave if he did.â
âUnless he lives in the alley,â Spencer combats. âCan you ask Penelope to do a background check on all the cars coming in and out of the campus and that street between midnight at 2 am?â
She nods, placing her hand on his gently. âGood luck out there, okay?â
He nods, âitâs been 2 days theyâre going to know by the end of the week.â
She laughs, âso be it.â
He says fuck it right then and there, wrapping her up in a hug and kissing the top of her head as the team watches in the briefing room. âIâll see you later.â
âYes you will,â she smacks his side as he lets her go. âIf youâre going to make a scene at least give me a real kiss.â
âHmm,â he teases. âNo cause then Iâd have to sign some paperwork and Iâve got to goâŠâ he starts to back away.
âCoward,â she teases.
He just shrugs, meeting Elle by the door and heading towards the elevators in silence.
She doesnât ask, not even when they get to the garage or inside the SUV. Theyâre driving down the road for maybe 2 minutes when Elle finally brings it up. âSoââ
âWhat do you want to know?â
âIt's that easy now? What happened to you?â She teases. âYouâre so different from the baby Spence I left.â
âWell you missed my drug problem, my dad being a possible child molester, getting shot in the knee, getting shot in the neck, my girlfriend dying, and now my mom might have Alzheimer's so you know⊠I had to grow up a bit,â he lays it all out for her to ask any question she wants.
âWhy donât you ever call me? I would have been there for you through anything,â she reminds him.
âI know that,â he reaches over for her hand, âthank you. But I was a big fan of suffering in silence⊠and now I have Y/N and she makes me feel normal?â
âThatâs good, you deserve some fraction of normal in your life and sheâs really cute,â Elle smiles back at him before returning her focus to the road. âHow old is she?â
â27,â he smiles. âSheâs the best.â
âYou love her,â Elle notices it.
He presses his lips together to fend off a smile as he nods, âI think I do.â
âTell her, you deserve to hear that someone loves you back.â
â
Sheâs anxiously tapping her foot as she waits for the elevator to arrive with the suspect, Rossi standing just behind her. Only 15 minutes after being on the news, the man that was in the security footage contacted them. Making his way over for a voluntary interview.
He looks Y/N up and down with a smile, âI heard you were looking for me.â
âI sure was,â she plays along with it, smiling and making him think sheâs interested as well. âI knew youâd get the message, we just need all the help we can get right now.â
âOf course,â he has his ego stroked so well that they can roll with it.
âWould you mind coming with me and Agent Rossi to talk about everything you saw?â She batts her lashes at him, really selling it.
âSure,â he follows them down the hall.
Rossi opens the door and lets them in first, letting her get him settled and a glass of water. âSo you can tell me everything from that night?â
âSure,â he nods, explaining his taxi job, his run for the night and his alibi.
âSo why did you step back into the doorway?â She asks as she sits in front of him. Straight-faced as she catches him off guard.
âExcuse me?â
âYou stepped out of the way to let her pass and then followed her, she made no motion to say she wanted your services, so Iâm just wondering why you would follow her before she disappeared?â
âHuh,â he suddenly feels played and his personality switches. âI thought this was just a chat?â
âIâm simply asking you questions? If you donât have answers that makes you suspicious. An innocent person would have given me an answer,â she fights back.
âSheâs right, you got very defensive very fast,â Rossi finally speaks up.
He shakes his head with a huff. âI was going to ask if she needed a ride, she looked pretty messed up. And then some guy came over and wrapped his arm around her and they walked off. They seemed to know one another. I thought she was safe in his hands.â
Only his tone doesnât match the words. He sounds jealousâ Itâs not like she would have been a large tab, he wasnât jealous because he lost a customer. No, heâs jealous like someone stepped in and prevented him from snatching an easy victim.
âFair enough,â she pretends to believe him. âThank you for your cooperation.â
âI can go now?â He changes right back to confused.
She nods, âIâll escort you down if youâd like?â
âThanks,â he stands and follows her to the door where Rossi stops her.
âAre you sure?â
She nods, âIâll be back up shortly.â
She catches up with him by the elevators, âdid you have to drive far to get here?â She makes small talk.
âNot really,â he shakes it off. âI like your necklace.â
She touches her necklace and her face drops, âthanks.â
âNecklaces are my favourite.â
âYou donât wear any?â She notices in the form of a question.
He shakes his head as the elevator opens at the ground level. âI think theyâre nice gifts.â
She nods along, pretending that didnât set off every ret alert and alarm in her mind, âwell here you are. Thanks again for all the help.â
âNo problem,â he goes to leave, turning to stop and block the doors from closing. âIf you want, later tonight I can show you everything I saw at the alley?â
âYeah, sure,â she agrees with no plan to go.
â8 pm? At Cafe Linda?â
âSee you then,â she agrees and he steps back letting the door close and then she loses her cool.
Feverishly smashing the floor 6 button, and begging to make it back up to Hotch to tell him everything. But she also just wants to cry but she holds it in as she makes it to their floor matching past Rossi and right into the briefing room.
âHe may not be our unsub but that man is a creep,â she announces. âHe not only complimented my necklace but he asked me to come to the alley tonight so he can walk me through what he saw.â
âYouâre not going,â Hotch announces.
âI didnât plan to,â she snaps. âI think we need to look into him because heâs either giving little girls necklaces to keep them quiet or heâs taking necklaces after he kills women.â
âKathyâs parents said she was in a necklace when she went missing,â Emily adds. âHis connection to this case and being at NYU right before she went missing gives us enough probable cause for a search warrant.â
Hotch sighs, âfine. Iâll call a judge, you and Y/N can go and search his place.â
âSo shouldnât we arrest him before he leaves the building?â Morgan asks.
âHeâs still in the garage, Iâve let the security know to stop him and arrest him at the gate,â Garcia adds, listening in and planning in advance.
âThank you,â Hotch smiles at her, âyouâre always reading my mind.â
Garcia smiles back at him, âalways, sir.â
âOkay, letâs go,â she looks at Emily and waiting for her to turn to leave the room.
âLetâs,â she motions for Y/N to take the lead and follows.
The drive to his house is so weird⊠she doesnât quite know how to talk to Emily, knowing only slightly about her and her knowing nothing about Y/N.
âSo how long have you and Spencer been dating?â Her first question just gets right to the point.
She laughs awkwardly, â3 daysâŠâ
âOhâŠâ
She hums as she nods along, looking out the window and avoiding Emilyâs eye contact. âItâs new, weâre both pretty infatuated with each other but weâre taking it slower than most people because Iâm afraid to let my feelings change how I do the job.â
âMakes sense,â Emily replies. Her voice is so sweet, she has an aura of calm that follows her and lets Y/N feel safe. She gets why Spencer said she was his best friend on the team before her.
âThe necklace comment⊠why did it make you so wary of this guy?â
âWhen I was in middle school a guy gave me a necklace while he was grooming me,â she whispers. Looking out the window and pretending it doesnât bother her now. âItâs fine, I donât have it anymore, but I knew this guy had that same vibe.â
Emily put her hand out, letting Y/N interlock their fingers and hold it. âI know I just met you, but youâre family now. Iâm here if youâre ever suddenly not fine with it anymoreâŠâ
âThanks,â she smiles. âLetâs get this fucker.â
â
By the time the warrant went through, Spencer and Elle had joined them to search the first suspect's house while Emily left to help the rest of the team with suspect two. Tracking all the license plates in the area like Spencer suggested lead them to a Chinese food delivery driver in the area.
That didnât stop Y/N from destroying her suspect's house. They tore the house apart, searching every nook and cranny for any answer that would make sense. She was tempted to lift the floorboards up, call in SCSI to run ground-penetrating radar and search the fucking walls if they had to.
But then she found it.
A small metal box in the laundry room contained some tools and when she lifted up the fake bottom, she found 5 necklaces.
âElle!!â She yelled through the house.
They both came running down the hall to her, âis this Kathyâs necklace?â
âOh my god,â she whispered with a nod.
âI want to kill this guy,â she mumbles under her breath as she places the necklaces back in the box and closes it up.
âSpencer doesnât need another girl he has a crush on to murder someone and get kicked out of the bureau,â Elle teases.
âWhat?â Y/N asks.
âWay to go,â Spencer nudges her.
Y/N stands up with the box and slides it into a large evidence bag before taping it up. âI guess he has a type then.â
âI donât,â Spencer tries to cover up. âI mean, if I do then itâs people who are nice to meâŠâ
She smiles at him, unable to even pretend to be jealous or mad. âItâs hard to be mean to you when youâre so cute.â
âEw,â Elle announces her disgust as she leaves the room.
âLetâs get out of here before I end up kissing you in a murderer's laundry room,â Spencer teases, taking her hand and leading her out of the house as the rest of the forensics team takes over the bagging of evidence.
âGuys,â Elle rushes back to them with her phone pressed to her ear. âWe have a bigger problem than we thought with Bahni.â
They rush into the SUV, putting the team on the speaker to hear the most unthinkable. âSo I did what Y/N suggested and searched every single driver coming in and off-campus and the last street she was seen on,â Penelope explains back. âAnd I came across a man who was delivering Chinese food under the name Tom Larson⊠and itâs ironic his name is tom because he has a plethora of peeping offences and general creepiness alongside a metric shit-ton of abuse from his dad and dead mother.â
âOkay?â Elle follows.
âTom Larson lives near Bahni,â Emily explains, âI was just at his house where I found him and his father had been murdered.â
âSo we have not 1 but 3 creeps in this case, and none of them are who took Bahni?â Spencer rubs his eyes. âPlease tell me we know who was in Tomâs car last night.â
âThatâs where it gets tricky,â Penelope says with the doles tones of keys clicking behind her words. âWe were just contacted by the fugitive Taskforce because they believe one of the murderers theyâve been tracking took Bahni⊠but he has ties to a much larger scale global sex trafficking ring.â
Elle flies through the streets with their lights on, pulling back into headquarters and right up to the security check. âSo who is this guy?â
âOnce you get back up here, Agent Simmons and Alvez will explain everything,â Hotch confirms. âIâm taking Derek to see Cruze, we need to tell him whatâs going on.â
âSounds good,â Elle hangs up and throws the SUV in park.
Y/N hesitates, staying put and taking a few breaths as Spencer watches. Elleâs left the car and is already on her way to the elevator. âWhatâs wrong?â
âCan I just have a hug real quick?â
âYeah,â he wraps his arms around her and holds her close. âAre you okay?â
She nods against him, âyeah itâs just good to have at least 8 hugs a day.â
âHug me whenever you need to,â he whispers against her hair, kissing the side of her head before she pulls back.
âKisses are helpful too?â
He smiles, leaning in and pressing his lips to hers, mumbling against them, âhow many?â
She hums, â10?â
He pecks her lips 10 times and counts each one, making her giggle, it takes so much effort to hold her smile back to keep kissing him but she feels much better.
âThank you,â she beams and she can swear Spencer's eyes sparkle as he smiles back.
She pulls him into another hug, âI hate that we have to go catch a killer right now.â
âCome on then, as soon as we get him we can go on another date somewhere?â
She shakes her head, âafter this case I think we should take a nap together⊠Iâm exhausted and I donât want to let you go.â
Spencer shakes his head in amazement, âyou really like me?â
âYeah, maybe I do,â she teases him. âYou should get used to it because itâs only going to get more intense and I will smother you with love.â
He just shrugs, âitâs about timeââ
Theyâre startled with a knock on the window, âwe get it youâre in love, can we go now?â
âSorry!â Y/N calls back with a giggle, pulling him in for one last kiss before getting out. Spencer follows with a deep blush that everyone will see when they get back upstairs, but it looks cute on him.
Luke Alvez has been trying to catch one criminal for the last 2 years. Simon Garrett has been a pain in the ass for the FBI, the CIA and DEA. He first showed up on their radar when his DNA was found on 14 womenâs remains, all of who had been missing for at least 5 years.
His DNA was then traced to his son in the foster system, whoâs been off the radar for the last 10 years. Everette Garrett.
âNow heâs interesting because Iâve been investigating his sex trafficking ring between Canada and the United States,â Matt adds. âAll 14 women his father's DNA was found on were thought to be in his ring, which means when they get too old he hands them to his father to take care of.â
Y/N shakes her head as she listens, âso if youâve been looking for them for this long what makes you think we can find them in time to save Bahni?â
âWeâve been tracking him for a while, we knew that he had a new girl on his radar and when we heard it was Bahni Desai we knew it was time to get you guys,â Matt explains.
âSo far we know that she has to be taken to this warehouse in Alexandria before she goes any further, weâre going to intercept them before they make it to the warehouse and then use their car to gain access to take the whole thing down,â Luke rolls out a map of the facility then.
âWe need to have the place surrounded for any runners, SWAT is getting prepped, weâre going tonight at 3 am,â Matt adds. âMorgan, Hotch, Prentiss, Alvez and Myself will be running a team at each of the 5 exits. Once inside, each team's swat unit will deploy gas to carefully knock everyone out, from there we need someone to cuff everyone at least until we know who is a victim and who is working there.â
âWeâre taking everyone alive?â Spencer makes sure he hears them right.
âWe need to know what the step after this warehouse is if we want to rescue more victims,â Lukeâs voice is gentle yet stern as he explains. âIâve seen this man take too many women from good homes and ruin their lives, Iâm not letting him slip out of my fingers.â
âWeâve had this planned for months, we just needed to wait for the next confirmed drop-off.â
âWhoâs driving?â Y/N asks, having a feeling it was her and Spencer.
âHeâs Reids age,â Hotch announces from the door as he walks in with Cruze, âso weâll replace Everette with Reid and Bahni with Y/L/N.â
âRossi and Elle will be there to apprehend Everette, weâre setting up a fake traffic spot to irritate him and inhibit him from running. You two will be in a duplicate car arriving at the warehouse at the arranged time,â Emily confirms. âWe just have to prep SWAT and then we can leave.â
âAlright, letâs get ready.â
â
Pretending to be kidnapped in the back of a car driven by her boyfriend was possibly the weirdest way to spend a Tuesday morning. Driving the exact make and model as their unsub, her heartbeat was loud enough to cover the sound of the engine and distract her from the long drive. She was overly anxious, and rightly so, it was her first sting.
And she was doing it all without coffee. Tired but full of adrenaline, she wanted to close her eyes and drift off but she knew she needed to be ready to apprehend the men at the gate with Spencer.
She feels the large bump, indicating they just went over a speed bump and she knows what that means. The car slows and she can hear the muffled talking before swat steps in, soon enough Spencer is cracking the trunk open and reaching in for her.
âAre you okay?â He helps her to her feet and makes sure her bulletproof vest is on right before handing her, her gun and watching her clip it on.
âYeah, what happened?â
âThe guards are down, Swat moved in as soon as we arrived, now we have to stand here and wait for them to clear the building,â Spencer explains as they walk to the front of her car.
She draws her gun and keeps it pointed low, guarded as they watch the front entrance for anyone to escape. âDo you know if Bahni is okay?â She whispers towards him.
He nods, âthey radioed in that they got her, sheâs being airlifted to the hospital with JJ right now.â
She nods with a deep breath, âokay good.â
âItâs going to be fine, we have enough SWAT here to take the government,â he tries to joke, getting a laugh from one of the officers⊠very strange to see someone laugh while holding an assault rifle.
One of the swat side steps towards Spencer, âIâm hearing on the line that theyâve cleared every room. Theyâre cuffing everyone, youâre free to enter.â
âThanks,â Spencer replies.
The high-pitched screech rubber gripping asphalt in an attempt to stop draws their attention backwards. Elle and Rossi jumping out with their guns drawn, ready to join even though the exciting part is long over.
âNo runners?â Elle asks, holstering her weapon. âAw man, I was excited.â
âNot a one,â Y/N adds, watching the front entrance for the rest of the team to start funnelling out with the unsubs.
Luke exits first with a big smile on his face, Simon Garrett cuffed and barely stumbling out the door in front of him. He finally got him.
âwell done,â Elle congratulates him. âLet me help you get him in SWAT van.â
âI think she has a thing for Luke,â Rossi leans into Y/N to gossip. âshe wouldnât stop asking about him on the driveâŠâ
âOoo,â Y/N teases, getting more and more tired as her adrenaline drops. Her eyes are heavy and Rossi can tell.
âWhy donât I bring you and the good doctor home, I donât think they need all of us for the wrap-up,â Rossi pats her back. âYouâve had a long night, kid.â
âThank you,â she smiles, holstering her gun and turning with him towards the SUV. âIâm so exhausted.â
âWell youâve been on the job for almost 24 hours now, youâve officially made it through your first overnight sting op,â Rossi congratulates her like heâs her grandpa.
She turns back when she doesnât hear Spencer following her, âSpence? Are you coming?â
âUm,â he has something to ask as he follows then but he doesnât say it. âYeah, sorry.â
âItâs okay, come sit with me in the back?â She asks, sliding in beside him and resting her head on his shoulder as soon as their seatbelts are on.
âDid you still want to have a nap together?â He whispers, feeling her nod against his shoulder before she pulls back.
âCome here,â she tugs him in against her chest, snuggling in as best as she could in their sitting position. Holding him close and feeling him drift off in her arms. She has no problem following suit.
When she wakes, Rossi is parked outside of her apartment, âhere you go, Y/N.â
She hums as she comes to, shaking Spencer awake too, âSpence, come on, letâs get to bed.â
âHeâs going with you?â
She nods, âdonât tell Penelope. Sheâll have a field day, I just want a nap.â
âYou better get more than a nap,â Rossi orders. âYou guys need to actually rest before you come back to work on Wednesday.â
âThanks, Dad,â she teases him. âWe will.â
âBye Dave,â Spencer whispers as he gets out of the car. âThank you for the ride.â
âAnytime kid,â Rossi waves them off, waiting for them to enter the building before driving away.
âFinally,â she sighs, dragging Spencer down the hall and towards her apartment. âIâm so fucking tired.â
âme too,â he barely says.
He follows her inside like a lost puppy, taking off his vest and shirt, slipping out of his pants until heâs in an undershirt, boxers and his mismatched socks. Sheâs amazed by how comfortable he is with her, but she has known him for 3 months, itâs enough time to fall in love with someone⊠right?
Sheâs loved him since she started working with him. When she realized he valued her opinions, he looked at her as a person and he genuinely loved her company. She felt a real connection with him, not just childish infatuation. He was everything to her.
She slides into bed beside him and snuggles in, wrapping an arm around his middle and resting her head on his chest.
âI guess I really can do everything,â she smirks.
âWhat is that supposed to mean?â
She pokes his chest and giggles away the awkwardness, âthe thing I wanted to do most, the thing that I couldnât do⊠that was to fall in love with you, but I did it anyway.â
âWell, then I guess I can do everything too.â
She pulls away to look at him, âI love you, Spencer. I donât know if itâs too soon, but Iâve loved you for a while.â
He pulls her in for a kiss, shocking her as he breathes her in and holds her there. âI love you, more Y/N.â
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A/N: I am so sorry this took a while to get out, but here it is! I hope you all enjoy, it is based off a request that @tomhollandlol sent me and I hope you also enjoy and thanks again for your patience. I did change a couple of things but stuck to the basic concept, I hope you donât mind đ
Request: Angst one shot, they have 2 kids together, different scenarios, he never pays attention and does something else and is always too busy.
Warnings: Bit of swearing, mentions of sex.
W/C: 4.2K
This last six months had been the hardest sheâd ever had to go through, in her entire six years of marriage to Tom, this had been the hardest. Having two kids on top of that didnât make it any easier, she felt alone, more alone than she had in her life, she was bringing up two children, seemingly on her own. Their eldest was almost four and their youngest was nine months old and teething, which meant she cried a lot.
Tom had been there for most of their journey, he shared the work load and it made life easier but this last six months havenât ben the case. He became busier, he had two projects going at once and whilst she would happily make allowances for his career it was becoming too much for her. She hated the assumption that things should be easy because she was a stay-at-home mum but that was far from the truth. The children were so young that they needed her constant and undivided attention.
She was struggling to give two children her undivided attention and recently sheâs become run down, completely running of fumes. She lives her life in a constant state of tired, she barely does a thing for herself, hell even a shower seemed like a hard task half of the time and Tom? Well half of the time she wasnât a hundred per cent sure exactly what it was he was doing. She wondered how he hadnât noticed, how he hadnât seen the tiredness she constantly displayed.
Half of the mums at school had noticed, she saw it in their looks of pity when she arrived with her son, looking run down and disheveled because she couldnât make herself look presentable. She didnât have the time because either her baby would need something or her four-year-old which left no time for herself in a morning.
âTom?â She shouted as she bounced Ava on her hip.
âYeah?â He shouted back from where ever he was in the house.
âCan I get your help please?â
âY/N, Iâm busy.â
âYouâre always busy.â She muttered to herself as she gave up and tried to soothe Ava on her own whilst making Noahâs lunch.
**
âTom, Iâve just cleaned there.â She spoke, almost in disbelief as she watched her husband place his golf clubs in the middle of the hall.
âIâll move them in a bit.â He shrugged. âI need to read over some stuff.â He said as he wandered down the hall and into his office. She couldnât help herself as she flipped him off on his way, thankful he couldnât see.
**
âTom? Is there any chance you can take Noah to school tomorrow? I need to take Ava to an appointment and I donât wanna be late again.â
âI canât darling, Iâm busy.â He answered, eyes on his laptop.
âTom, please? I wouldnât ask if it wasnât important.â She tried and Tom looked up at her.
âY/N/N, I am really busy right now. Just take Noah into school earlier and then you wonât be late.â He said and she looked at him in disbelief.
âRight, yeah, okay.â She huffed and left his office, shutting the door with enough force to let him know she was upset with him.
**
âDaddy! Look what I did.â Noah screamed as he made his way through the door.
âIâll have a look in a bit my love, Iâm busy at the moment.â Tom answered and their son huffed in response.
**
âDaddy!â Noah shouted as he ran into his fatherâs open arms. âCan we go for ice-cream?â He asked excitedly.
âAsk mummy, I have some work to do.â Tom said and Noah visibly deflated.
âShe already said no, sheâs too tired.â Noah mocked his motherâs voice.
âWell I expect she is tired.â Tom said, they never bad mouthed each other in front of the children. It wasnât something either of them did.
âWhy? She doesnât work.â Noah folded his arms over his chest and Tom looked at him in a scalding manner.
âThatâs not nice. Your mummy works really hard to make sure everything and everyone is okay. Donât talk about her like that.â
âBut she doesnât do anything. She looks after us, my friends mummy works and sheâs fine. Everyone at school has said it, she has nothing to be tired about, thatâs what my friendâs mummyâs say.â Noah huffed, he had a bit of a temper streak. Tomâs heart plummeted, where people really shit talking his wife? To the point his son had become subject to it.
âThatâs enough now Noah.â Tom said as he set his son down.
âWhatever. Youâre always too busy and mummyâs always too tired. Youâre both boring.â He snapped before running into his bedroom and slamming the door. This made Tomâs heart shatter, they were both trying to do the right thing. Tom really contemplated his life choices and in hind sight he wished heâd done something sooner, especially with the conversation he was about to have that evening.
**
âTom, you are never here.â She exclaimed, a small comment having sparked an argument that had her struggling to keep her voice down.
âIâm busy. Look in a couple of months Iâll be here.â He said and she huffed folding her arms over her chest.
âYouâre always busy Tom. I canât remember the last time you put us first.â
âIâm doing this so I can take some more time off, Y/N, I donât wanna be that guy but I earn the money, I canât just stop working.â He snapped and she felt her anger rise in response.
âThatâs bullshit,â she hissed out and he was taken aback by her tone. âYou were in some of the biggest movies going a few years back. We are not struggling for money, that is some bullshit excuse for the fact that youâre not around.â She hissed, voice laced in nothing but venom.
âLook, I have a week off starting tomorrow, I donât need to be anywhere and I wonât have any responsibilities, I can help.â He offered and she sighed, anger leaving her with nothing but defeat.
âI hope so.â She shrugged and Tom looked at her carefully.
âWhat do you mean?â He asked, there was something in her tone that scared him.
âI mean,â she sighed. âI canât keep doing this, Iâm tired and I need more from you.â She didnât sound angry just tired and Tom felt his heart drop.
âMeaning?â He asked tentatively.
âMeaning, I canât carry on doing this and next time itâs going to be a very different conversation. A conversation about us that I really donât want to have but itâs come to that.â She sighed out before turning on her heel and leaving Tom with his thoughts. His heart shattered, had he really been so neglectful?
Tom was free for a week, which helped slightly because their son was always itching to spend time with his father. She thought this would mean that she got a little respite after their conversation the previous night but thatâs not how it panned out.
âY/N?â Her husbands voice echoed through the halls and she couldnât help but roll her eyes at his tone. She shouted back her location within the house and few seconds later he appeared. âI need you to look after Noah.â He said, their son hot on his heels, she furrowed her brows.
âWhy?â She couldnât help but asked and Tom gave her a sympathetic look.
âI need to get some of this work done and as much as I love him heâs distracting me.â Tom spoke and she couldnât help but huff, it was always something.
âI thought you were off this week?â She couldnât help but ask, tone clipped and she instantly regretted using it in front of Noah.
âI was but then my agent emailed this morning and I now have a load of work to do.â He said, there was a sadness laced in his tone but she didnât care. She passed him feeling bad about it, she needed him to put them first and recently he hasnât.
âFine, whatever.â She grumbled out a response and Tom felt awful, he could see how tired she was, he wouldnât deny that. But these two projects were taking over and he felt just as tired trying to keep up. To anyone else looking in they would have said the couple needed to sit down and have a chat but of course relationships are more complex than that and the couple were still waiting to have said chat.
âBaby, Iâm sorry.â Tom spoke and she sighed.
âItâs whatever Tom. He has some schoolwork he should be doing anyway.â She said, tone defeated and Tom sighed before nodding and making his way back into his office. He wanted to say something but he was afraid to start an argument in front of the children, the two had agreed that their arguments would be kept private, the children didnât need to know about them.
She spent the afternoon trying to split herself between helping Noah with his mathâs work and Ava with her teething. Noah was a bright child when it came to English and Art but Mathâs? He was no good at and required a lot of help. She found herself growing frustrated the more she went through the work, she felt guilty but she was so tired she couldnât help it.
âNo, Noah. Iâve shown you this now. Come on, you need to work with me.â She said and instantly regretted the words.
âMummy, I am trying but I donât get it.â Noah said back as Ava burst into another flood of tears. She jumped up from her seat, Noah making a noise of annoyance at her actions. She scooped Ava into her arms and rocked her, it was making no difference, the ache in the childâs gum causing ample discomfort.
âAva come on, shh, itâs okay. Calm down.â She said as she hastily scanned the living room in search of her teething ring. Her eyes landing on the object and she hastily picked it up before handing it to her daughter. She placed the ring in her mouth and instantly her screams calmed to small cries. Once she was settled enough, Y/N placed her back in her high chair and proceeded to help Noah.
She was tired by the end of the evening, her only job being left was to put Noah to bed and he just wouldnât settle either. He wasnât great at bed times, he was an alert child who found it hard to switch off for the day.
âMummy, can we please have another story?â He asked and she felt herself deflate, all she wanted was to have a bath and go to bed.
âBut sweetheart, Iâve already read two.â She tried to reason and Noah threw his book onto the floor which made her sigh out as she retrieved it.
âPlease mummy? Iâm not even tired, canât I just play with my toys?â He asked, arms folded across his chest and she wasnât prepared for what was to come next, signs of his temper tantrum approaching and fast.
âNo sweetheart, you have school tomorrow.â She sighed out and she watched as her sons face turned into a rather sour expression.
âSo? Iâm not tired. How can I sleep if Iâm not tired? Youâre supposed to read to me.â He said and she sighed.
âBaby, mummyâs tired herself okay.â She said, she really didnât have it in her to stay awake much longer.
âThen get daddy to read to me.â He huffed and she nodded before standing up and making her way into her husbands office, a soft knock pulling him from his work.
âCome in.â Tomâs voice spoke, eyes still trained on his emails.
âTom? Can you read to Noah please?â She asked, hopefulness lacing her voice, her husbands eyes finding her tired ones. There was something about the way she looked tonight, the way she looked like she was struggling to keep herself stood that reality hit the man hard.
âOf course baby.â Tom said as he stood and he didnât miss the flash of shock grace his wifeâs face. He felt immensely guilty, he hadnât been there for past six months and he could see what that was doing to her. âHave you eaten?â Tom asked and she shrugged.
âBits but Iâm not hungry.â She said as she rubbed at her red and tired eyes. Tom felt like an utter dick, heâd taken on too much and left his wife to pick up the pieces.
âYou should eat.â Tom said and she shrugged.
âI just want to go to bed Tom.â She whispered out and he nodded in response before making his way over to her and kissing her forehead before pulling her into a hug.
âThen go sleep love. Iâve got Noah.â He spoke and she felt relieved, completely and utterly relieved, she didnât even want the bath anymore, that could wait until tomorrow. She didnât miss the excitement in her sons voice as Tom made his way into his room and she smiled before practically face planting the bed and falling asleep.
**
It was eight o clock in the morning when she woke, she felt sluggish as she grabbed for her phone and looked at the time. Heart beat picking up far too quickly for her bodies tired state.
âShit.â She exclaimed as she rushed out of bed and into Noahâs room, only to find the bed empty. âNoah?â She shouted as she ran down the stairs, her mind was racing, she was running late. How had she slept for so many hours? And how had it gone interrupted?
âIn here mummy.â Noah shouted back as she raced into the living room.
âIâm sorry, Iâm up, I just need to get changed and then we can set off for school.â She rambled as ran into the kitchen to sort out his breakfast.
âDarling, slow down.â She heard Tomâs voice and she spun around to look at her husband, he had bags under his eyes and his hair was a slight mess. How could he still look so good? She wished she could look as good as he did, even tired.
âWhat?â She looked around the kitchen, evidence that Noah had already had his breakfast. His school bag filled with the books for the day and his packed lunch.
âIâm gonna take him in. Go and chill out.â He spoke as he pulled her into his chest and kissed the top of her head.
âThank you.â She sighed and Tom nodded.
âIâll take Ava and then you can get some rest if you need it, Iâll be back soon. Iâll do the shopping, should be an hour or so.â Tom spoke and her heart soared at his words.
âDid Ava sleep through?â She asked, realizing sheâd not been woken up by her crying last night.
âYeah, a few times. I slept in there, wanted you to catch up on some sleep.â He admitted and she could have cried with the happiness the revelation brought her. âWe need to talk when I get home.â He spoke and she nodded. âOkay, well Iâll see you in an hour.â He said and she nodded before kissing her son good bye and making him promise to behave.
**
An hour and a half later and sheâd had a relaxing bath, one that she was more than thankful and ready for. Sheâd even managed to have a hot cup of tea, a stark difference to the cold ones she was used to. Sheâd even managed to read a chapter of her new book, she still felt like she could sleep for a while but overall relaxed and content.
âHey.â Tom said as he leant against the doorway to their bedroom. She placed her book down and looked at him.
âHey,â she said somewhat awkwardly, she wasnât sure how this conversation was about to go.
âIâve just put Ava down, will probably give us a good hour or so.â He spoke and she nodded. âSo,â he sighed. âWe should talk.â He continued and she nodded again, words not being able to find her, she needed to know how he feeling, what he was going to say first.
âIâm sorry, I want you to know that. Iâve been so wrapped up in what Iâve been doing that I havenât noticed what I was doing to you. Iâm so used to you being the one who has everything together, who know exactly what to do that I thought you didnât need my help as much as you do.â He started and she opened her mouth to speak but no words came out before he beat her to it.
âI know thatâs not an excuse, itâs poor on my behalf and Iâm sorry. You and the children, you mean everything to me. All I want in life is for you guys to get everything you want and need and Iâm sorry that Iâve been the way that I have, there are no excuses.â He said and she felt her heart lift, the two could fix this, fix what has been happened. âBut I need something from you.â He spoke and she furrowed her brows as she waited for him to continue.
âI need you to be honest, I need you to tell me what itâs been like to be you. I donât want you to spare my feelings, I want you to let it all out. Iâm listening now, darling, I need to know what this has done to you, how I can make it right.â He said and she nodded slightly before sitting up in bed properly, her back against the head board as she carefully played with her wedding ring. Tom sat carefully on the edge of the bed, he needed to hear what she was about to say.
âTom, youâve just not been here.â She started with her biggest problem. âEven when you are in the house itâs like you just expect me to do everything. You expect your clothes to be washed, dried and ironed, you expect your dinner on the table and I never used to mind. You would always say thank you but recently you havenât and it made me wonder whether or not you just expect it of me, that itâs my job.â She started and Tom kept quiet, he wanted her to continue.
âTom, you used to be so attentive.â She said as she reached over and took his hand in her own. âYou always used to be here, know when I needed help without having to ask. I donât mind doing all of those things for you, I really donât but when you donât get a thanks it feels a little like youâre being used.â She continued and his heart shattered, he would never intentionally use her, he loved her, loved his family.
âThat brings me onto the kids, Tom they need so much attention. They want me to split myself in two half of the time and I canât, itâs impossible. They both need so much from me and given Ava teething I donât even get a full nightâs sleep. I am constantly trying to run off energy that I just donât have. It wasnât so bad when Noah was a baby, we took shifts, you helped. Recently though Tom, itâs been me that gets up and tends to her, me that sacrifices sleep.â
âI know that might sound selfish but when you have a partner, a husband whoâs supposed to help with all that it gets tiresome. I found myself getting so angry with you, I wanted to be you, I wanted to bury my head in paperwork and think of nothing else. There were days when I honestly wanted nothing to do with you, I didnât want to be around you because everything little thing you did angered me.â
âIâve been so tired, my mind is never where it should be. Iâm always doing stupid things because Iâm so tired. I never feel like I get anything back from you. Iâm too tired to have an evening to myself when they have gone to sleep, I just want to sleep myself. Iâm always running around after them, something you barely do anymore, sure you play with them but when was the last time you had to deal with one of Noahâs meltdowns?â
âI get that you have a lot on, I get that two projects keep you busy and if we didnât have kids it wouldnât affect me as much but we do and it does. I need you to be there for me Tom, I canât keep doing this alone, I canât.â She ended her rant and Tom felt awful, he was so angry with himself, she didnât even sound angry anymore. She sounded like sheâd accepted it and she was just tired with the situation, somehow he wishes she was screaming at him right now.
âIâm sorry princess. There are no words, no excuses for what Iâve done. Iâm sorry I made you feel like that, it was never my intention. You mean the world to me, you and the kids. Things are gonna change, I promise.â Tom said, he knew now that actions spoke louder than words, it wasnât what she wanted him to say it was what she wanted him to do.
âOn top of all of that Tom, I canât remember the last time we did anything as a couple. Most of the time Iâm asleep when you get to bed, I canât remember the last time we touched each other, itâs just draining. It all adds up.â
âI know darling. I promise things are gonna change. Why donât you pick a film and Iâll be back in a minute?â He said and she nodded as she flicked the TV on and got herself comfortable in bed. She couldnât remember the last time she had a day in bed. Tom returned almost ten minutes later and she wondered where he had gotten to.
âWhere did you end up?â She asked as he made his way into the bedroom, two bottles of water in hand.
âWell, I grabbed these, I made sure Ava was still okay and the baby monitor is working properly and I had to send a couple of emails.â He admitted and her heart dropped, after everything sheâd just said? He took in her expression as he placed the water down and jumped into bed with her. âNot like that darling, Iâve passed one of my projects onto Harrison and Harry, theyâre gonna finish it up.â He said and she relaxed. âI promised things will change and they will.â
**
âDaddy!â Noah shouted as he ran to his father, who was there at the school gate to pick him up, Y/N right there next to him. It had been a while since they both picked him up. Ava was a little more settled today which made things a little easier.
âHow was school?â Tom asked enthusiastically and then almost cried when he realised how long it had been since he asked that question.
âAmazing!â Noah gushed as he looked at his mother. âMummy, you look so pretty.â He spoke and she laughed.
âShe always looks pretty.â Tom defended her and Noah nodded.
âYeah, but she looks extra pretty today.â Noah said. It had been a while since she was able to put effort into her appearance and she felt better for doing it. Even if it was only a nicely picked out outfit and tamed hair. âCan we go for ice cream?â
âYou my boy have an obsession.â Tom laughed as he poked his son playfully. âBut yeah, I think thatâll be a good idea.â Tom said as he looked to his wife who nodded in response. She didnât miss the looks of jealousy thrown her way when they saw her with Tom.
âSo what did you do this afternoon?â Noah asked his parents as he was being strapped into the back of the car.
âWe watched a film.â Tom stated, it was an absolute lie, theyâd gotten half an hour into the film before Tom had his head between his wifeâs legs. It had been a while since theyâd done anything like that and when they both realised that fact. When they both realised how long it had truly been since theyâd done anything, they spent most of the afternoon catching up with each otherâs bodies. In between tending to their baby of course, they both felt energized after their endeavors between the sheets.
âWas it good?â
âAbsolutely amazing.â Y/N answered as Tom slipped into the driverâs seat, she took his hand in hers as she held it in her lap.
âCan we watch another film when we get home?â Noah asked excitedly.
âSure, how about we go and spend the afternoon doing something fun and then we can go out for tea, go home and watch a film?â Tom suggested and Noah fist bumped the air.
âYes! Does this mean you two arenât going to be boring now?â Noah asked and Y/N and Tom found themselves laughing.
âYes, this means we arenât going to be boring anymore.â
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No Body, No Crime [2]
Pairing: Rafe Cameron x Female!Peterkin!Reader
Word Count: 3k+
Warnings: Mentions of Drugs/Alcohol, Swearing, etc
Summary: Rafe is finding himself having trouble trusting Y/N, even after what she did for him.
A/N: Hello! This is the second chapter of No Body, No Crime. Please enjoy and, let me know if youâd like to be on the taglist! <3
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The entire drive over to Topper's made you extremely nervous. Your stomach felt as if it was in a knot that couldn't be undone.
It only got worse when you began to recognize the scenery of Figure 8.
It was unusual of you to be so anxious.
Usually, youâre hyper-focused. You donât have time to worry about all the possible things that could go wrong but, Rafe made you feel different.
Typically, the two of you would only interact in passing. Oftentimes in the kitchen at his house when you needed him to help you reach something on the top shelf.
Now, youâre about to see each other in a brand new light. Going from strangers to...
Honestly, you didnât really know how to classify this blossoming relationship, considering it hasnât started yet.
Turning a corner into a neighborhood, you recognized Topper's mansion almost immediately.
It was the second house on the right with pillars and a baby blue door. There were tiny American flags pitched in the yard with small lights showcasing their entrance.
There were so many cars parked on the street and in the driveway that it was nearly impossible for you to get close without clipping a vehicle.
Finding a good spot near the sidewalk, you emerged from your car, making sure to check that it was locked (a habit you learned from your mother).
Drawing closer to the front door, you spotted Rafe.
He was sitting ominously in a rocking chair on the porch, looking out into the yard.
"Hey." You called out. He broke from his intense gaze and glanced at you.
"Shit, I totally forgot that you were coming." He pinched the bridge of his nose, turning his head.
"Well, I'm here so.." You trailed off, taking a seat next to him.
Instantly, Rafe began to draw away from you. You noticed but refrained from commenting on it, not knowing what his problem was.
It wasn't long after that the tension started to fill the air. Youâre usually the one keeping your distance from him, not vice versa.
âAre-Are you going to say anything?â You asked, nervously.
You had no idea what made his energy shift from the last time you spoke to him but, this wasnât the same Rafe that you saw that afternoon.
âWhat do you want me to say?â He replied sharply, glancing over in your direction.
You were taken aback by him, âRafe. You asked me to meet you here. I have no idea what the hell is going on. So, I justâ I wanna know whatâs happening.â
He froze, inhaling deeply. It was clear that he was searching for the right words to say that would get his message across.
âY/N, I donât trust you. You might be Sarahâs best friend but, youâre also the sheriffs' daughter.â His voice was cold and distant.
He genuinely viewed you as some kind of threat. Less than 7 hours ago, he was more than willing to rope you into whatever he had going on, and now, youâre just a burden to him.
You scoffed, âYou seemed pretty happy to get your drugs back this afternoon. Was I the sheriffs' daughter then?â
âI stole from my mom, Rafe. Thatâs not something you just do for fun. Especially when you have a lot to lose on your end, okay. So, if I rat you out, Iâm going down too.â
Guilt instantly flashed behind his blue eyes. It was evident as his features began to soften and he lowered his eyebrows.
He began to speak but, you cut him off, âListen, Rafe, I donât expect us to go out and get matching tattoos anytime soon but, we have to learn to trust each other, or else this thing isnât going to work.â
He chuckled lightly, flashing you a crooked smile, âYeah.â Rafe replied simply.
The loud booming of music coming from inside filled the silence.
âDidnât you graduate high school yesterday?â Rafe asked, quirking his head to the side.
âYeah... I-I did.â You replied, still surprised.
You werenât valedictorian like your mother planned but, you were pretty damn close. Still, it wasnât enough to satisfy Susan Peterkin so, you spent the entirety of graduation sulking.
You didnât even get a chance to enjoy your High School graduation.
A sour taste formed in your mouth as your throat began to get tighter by the second.
Rafe noticed your sudden discomfort, âWell, youâre at a party. Why donât you go inside and have fun? Celebrate the milestone.â
âYou should celebrate too. I mean- finishing your first year of college.â You acknowledged, awkwardly trying to shift the conversation toward him.
âI took a gap year. Too many things to do and not enough time.â He shrugged.
You were so entranced by the way Rafe spoke. He wasnât like you, who felt the need to give the deepest, most profound explanation for everything.
He was simple.
You liked simple.
Standing up, you extended your hand in his direction, âCome on,â you paused, grabbing him by the wrist, âWeâre going inside.â
âNo no no,â he protested, âI already told my friends I was leaving so,â Rafe resisted your grasp, staying firmly in his seat.
âI think we can handle Topper and Kelce.â You scoffed, giving him a playful look.
Rafe knit his eyebrows together, contemplating. It had already been an extremely long night. But, he was having a hard time pulling out the response from his chest.
"Shitttt," He drew out, "What the hell. It'd be nice to see you pull the stick out of your ass and relax."
Eyes lighting up and a smile tugging on your lips, you yanked on his wrist again. This time, he rose from the rocking chair, peering down at you, "Don't make me regret this, Peterkin."
"How could you possibly regret anything when you're with me?" You sent him a sly wink.
Twisting the front-door handle, you entered the Thorton household.
Your senses were instantly triggered. Your ears struggled to determine which was louder, the music or screaming of teenagers. Your eyes reacted to the fluorescent light projected on the ceiling.
The scent was absolutely putrid. Sweaty bodies and alcohol were not a good mixture, not under any circumstances.
"Ugh," Covering your nose with your right hand, you peered back at Rafe. He seemed completely fine.
This was normal for him.
Watching as he maneuvered around this situation with such ease inspired you.
Rafe was a complete mystery to you. Although with every interaction, he became less of a riddle, it was still a challenge trying to figure him out.
Abruptly, someone from behind you yelled, tearing you from your trance, "I said that you'd be back!"
Turning around, you saw Kelce and Topper making their way towards the two of you.
"Yeah, yeah," Rafe responded, playfully, drifting closer to his two friends.
A mere seconds later, Topper noticed you standing at a feeble 1 and a half feet shorter than Rafe.
"Holy shit," He gasped, "A-Are my eyes deceiving me, or is Y/N Peterkin at a party?"
This caught Kelce's attention and, he certainly couldn't resist making a sly comment, "How's your mom? Is she still 6 feet up the Pogues ass or....?"
Scoffing, you began to walk away but, something caught your shoulder.
"Listen, she's a bitch but, not as nearly as much as you think." Rafe defended.
You couldn't help but laugh, âThanks.â
Yes, it was a shitty, backhanded compliment. But, it was coming from Rafe Cameron so, that's the best you're gonna get.
"Yeah, I'll believe it when I see it," Commented Kelce, turning his head to look around at the scenery.
âRafe,â Topper paused, âAre you trying to get even more fucked up tonight?â
Glancing at Rafe, you noticed how tired he looked. Drooping eyes and hunched shoulders gave away how he was feeling.
âNo, he has other priorities on his mind.â You chimed in.
âOhhhhhhhh.â Kelce raised his eyebrows.
Wiggling two fingers between the two of you, âAre you guys....? You know?â
âShut the fuck up, Kelce. Youâre a goddamned idiot.â Rafe rolled his eyes, pushing his friend lightly.
âRelax. Iâm not gonna swoop in on your girl. Just curious who youâre fucking this week.â
Glancing up at Rafe, he appeared extremely fed up with the current conversation.
âCome on, man,â Topper said, pulling Kelce by the shoulder, âLetâs leave these two alone. Iâm sure theyâve got loads of shit to catch up on.â
The two walked out of the entryway, side by side, and floated right back into the epicenter of the party.
âWhy do you do that?â You questioned, almost instantly.
Looking in your direction, he responded, âWhat are you talking about?â
Sighing, you began, âYou willingly hang out with Dumb and Dumber,â
âYou could be surrounded by people that are on the same intellectual level as you. Yet, you surround yourself with people like those 2 that are only interested in being so high that they canât remember their name.â
Rafe shook his head, âIt doesnât matter.â
There he goes again. Being simple. Summing up everything he has to say in a mere 3 words.
"He deserves better than that." You thought but didn't say.
In your head, you could see Rafe walking away from the conversation and, you wanted him as close as possible (because you're not used to parties.... no other reason.... of course).
"This is stressing me out," You commented jokingly, running your hands through your hair.
If you weren't so hyperaware of your surroundings, you would've missed the way that Rafe was glancing at you.
He looked as if he was trying to decipher what was going on in your head.
âCome on.â He nodded his head in the direction of the living room (aka where 90% of the party-goers were).
You grinned slightly, âI was deprived of partying my entire 4 years of High School. I donât think I should start now.â
You turned around and sat on the love seat in the Thornton entryway.
âYou dragged me back in here so, the least you could do is sway your hips to some shitty music.â
âMaybe.â You smirked, teasing him.
âAlright, Iâll find Topper and Kelce. Iâm sure theyâve got something interesting for me.â Rafe began to exit the room.
âFine,â you rose from your seat immediately, catching his attention.
You shook your head in disapproval, âSo manipulative.â
A smug look was plastered on Rafeâs face, âYeah, well.... it worked.â
He shrugged and sent you a smirk.
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You had never felt so free in your entire life.
It was surprising that such a wild atmosphere made you feel a sense of comfort and enjoyment, rather than fear and anxiety.
Maybe it was the fact that you clung to Rafe for the majority of the time.
He was such a social hotspot.
People of all ages and demographics were speaking to him. He kept the conversations brief and, it was clear that he wasn't very interested.
Nevertheless, he was dragged into a game of beer pong, and (with the help of Topper and Kelce) he agreed to play BUT, only if you did.
At first, you were hesitant, having no idea how to play but, there was something inside of you that hated the thought of saying no to Rafe.
You indulged him and decided to play, with the exception that you didn't drink, considering that you had to drive back home to the Cut.
It took a few tries for you to actually get the hang of things but, Rafe helped a lot.
He would often adjust your form, wrapping his arm around your waist and tugging you in another direction.
It made you nervous yet excited having him in such close proximity to you, whispering in your ear which direction to throw the ball.
Ultimately, the two of you ended up winning against Topper and Kelce (who were pissed that they lost to such an inexperienced player).
That was the beginning of the fun.
After that, you didn't feel the need to cling to Rafe as tight as you had been before.
You went off and had conversations with people that didn't go to your High School, which also meant they had no clue who your mother was.
You used to be extremely familiar with Figure 8 and you often found yourself missing it from time to time.
It was very nice to be able to surround yourself with people that weren't foaming at the mouth to run and tell your mother everything they saw.
It wasn't until you began to dance, swaying your hips to the beat that Rafe found you again.
"Y/N, I--I need a ride home." He began, speaking in a low but rushed tone.
"What?!" You yelled, not being able to hear him over the music.
You took a glance at him and, he looked horrible.
His eyes were extremely red and he reeked of alcohol and plenty of other illegal substances.
Not only that but, Rafe seemed extremely jittery. Almost as if something bad was going to happen if he didn't leave immediately.
Seeing the stress of the situation, you gripped Rafe by the arm and tugged him out of the hectic scene and into the nearest quiet room.
Finding a bathroom right before the kitchen, the two of you entered.
You sat him on the edge of the tub, crouching in front of him.
"Rafe," You paused, clutching the sides of his face, "Look at me. What's going on?"
Opening his eyes, he began to speak, "Please, just, please. Take me home." He buried his head into your shoulder.
You were stunned by his actions, having no idea what drug he took that made him act like that.
But, now was not the time to question Rafe, he needed your help and after all the progress the two of you made that evening, you weren't going to leave him behind.
"O-okay, okay. Yes, I'll take you home."
You stood up, continuing to hold his arm, afraid that he'd fall back into the tub.
"Rafe, can you stand? Can you walk?" You asked.
He nodded then rose, towering over you.
"Here," You directed him towards the sink, "Splash some cold water onto your face, okay?"
He did as you told him, gathering a scoop of water in his palms and splattered it onto his face.
After, he seemed slightly more coherent but, not nearly enough.
The two of you emerged from the bathroom. You were still clung to his arm, leading him in the direction of the exit.
Once, you left the inside of the house, you were bombarded with cars from all angles.
It then hit you that you had to park on the street.
As you led Rafe down the infinitely long driveway, you cursed in your head, upset at the universe for making you work against gravity in order to keep him from face-planting.
Finally, making it to your car, you reached in your pocket and unlocked it.
Opening the door to the passenger's side, you plopped Rafe in the seat and buckled him in.
You ran around the front of the car, trying to get back to Rafe as soon as possible.
"Rafe, do you have everything? Your phone, wallet, keys?"
"Mhm." He replied, setting his head on the back of the seat.
With that, you took one last glance at Rafe and put the car in drive.
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Pulling into the driveway, you noticed that the Cameron household was quiet.
The only light coming from inside was the glare of the TV from Wheezie's room.
"Rafe, we're here." You said, shaking him. He had fallen asleep seconds after you started driving.
He didn't waste any time getting out of the car. Unbuckling his seatbelt and opening the door, he headed in the direction of the garage.
As he approached, it opened.
"I know they're rich but, damn, motion detected garage?" You commented, continuing to watch, making sure Rafe made it inside safely.
It wasn't until you started saw him stop that you noticed a figure standing in front of him.
It was Ward Cameron.
"Shit."
You knew Ward was going to give Rafe crap for staying out late, partying so, the least you could do was try and cover for him.
Emerging from your car, you walked towards the garage.
"Rafe, I need you to do it, okay? I don't want Sarah getting involved-" You caught the end of what Ward was saying before he stopped.
"Y/N!" He greeted, a smile on his face.
"Hey, Mr.Cameron." You waved awkwardly, sending a forced smile.
"Thank you so much for bringing this one home," He grabbed Rafe by the shoulder, pulling him into a side hug.
"No problem! I just needed his help with some things. The least I could do was take him home." You replied.
"Yeah, yeah," Ward nodded his head, looking back at the door.
"Listen, Y/N, thanks for putting in a good word with your mom. We really appreciate it."
"I'm sorry?" You knit your eyebrows in confusion.
"I got a call from the station today saying the charges against Rafe had been dropped. All of us are so thrilled that we can resume a normal life and move past this." He placed a hand on his chest.
You had no idea what he was talking about. Your mom wasn't home yet. There was no way she could've seen the drugs had been taken from her safe yet.
But, you had to play it cool, not wanting Ward to ask any questions "Sure, sure." you answered.
"Okay, welp," He paused, "Have a nice night, Y/N. Come by tomorrow and see us." Ward finished, hurridly.
With that, he turned around swiftly and went back inside his house, through the garage door.
That entire interaction was odd. You had never seen Ward act so tense.
Also, you couldn't help but wonder what was so urgent that Sarah couldn't do?
It had been less than 24 hours and, you're already wrapped up in things you couldn't begin to comprehend.
"I need to sleep."
Walking back to your car, you entered the driver's seat.
Putting the car in reverse, you exited the Cameron house and began your journey back to the Cut.
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Locked Room Lovin'
Rantaro x Fem!Reader
Warning: NSFW
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Thank goodness that your day was almost over. You couldnât wait to rush out and go home, take a load off. Working in a library might not be that difficult, but it sure was repetitive. You were just so incredibly bored, and now it would be your off day. You yawned as you started to do your closing activities, namely, checking in all the books that had been returned, earlier in the day.
You scanned every bar code that you saw absent-mindedly, thinking instead about how you would be able to collapse on your bed and sleep as soon as you walked through the door.
The library was nearly empty at this time of night; go figure, it was 8:30 on a Saturday. The only people still looming around were the usual book-worms that would more than likely be gone by the time the lights turned off. Youâve worked at the library long enough to know and recognize some of them by name, though you rarely ever interacted with them.
âOkay, S/O! Iâll see you Monday afternoon, Iâm getting out of here.â Your boss told you, and you politely nodded. âIf you need something, donât call. My kitties need attending to, and especially Mr. Whiskers, heâs been feeling a little frisky lately.â
âRiiiight....uh, see you Monday.â You waved to her, and she sashayed out of the library doors. Not long after she exited, the other people in the library started to exit as well. 9:00 was growing near, and you couldnât wait until you were the only one left. After the last person you saw bid you a good night, you sighed of relief. All you had to do was put the books back in their respective places, and you could begin true relaxation.
Humming loudly to yourself, you pushed the book cart around, knowing exactly where each and every one should go.Â
âGAH-!â You jumped in surprise as you saw a green haired gentleman sitting down in one of the beanbags, his nose stuck in a book. He seemed to be focusing pretty hard, until he glanced up at you. You recognized him as Rantaro, and he took off the headphones he was wearing.Â
âRantaro, you s-scared me.â You held your chest, chuckling lightly. âI thought there was nobody else left in the library.â
âI see that itâs already 9:00. Guess Iâve overstayed my welcome.â
âOh, youâre fine! You can probably stay here until Iâve finished up.â
âNo, no, I wouldnât want to intrude more than I already have. Besides, I think Iâm done for tonight anyways.â He started to get off the bean bag, stretching his legs in the process. He ran a hand through his hair, then looked at you. âI could help you put those up, if you so desire. I wouldnât want you to stay longer than you have to.â
âOh, Rantaro, you donât have to do that!â
âItâs really no problem, Miss L/N. I need something to take my mind off things. Besides, we wouldnât really want you to overwork those pretty little fingers of yours, would we?â He didnât wait for an answer as he grabbed about half of the books that were left on your cart.
âI...suppose not.â You were honestly too tired to argue, and plus an extra hand never hurt.
The two of you put the books away, and surprisingly, he didnât even need your help. After all was said and done, he looked at you with a smile on his face.
âThat wasnât too bad, right? If itâs not too much trouble, can I ask for one favor?â
âKnock yourself out.â
âThat room behind the counter, thatâs where you keep the books youâre about to give away, right? Would you mind if I took a couple of your fairytale books?â
âGo ahead.â You shrugged, searching for you card so that you could lock up for the night. âBe careful, it automatically locks from the outside.â
âIâll be careful.â He turns around and disappears into the room, as you finally find you keycard. Happily wearing it around your neck, you went into most of the other rooms in the library to turn the lights off. As you went back to where the storage room was, you could see Rantaro excitedly picking up books; more than he looked like he could carry. He had one foot in the door, trying to keep it open.
âDo you need some help?â You offered, holding the door open for him.Â
âThanks, I couldnât-â He wasnât able to see past the large stacks of books, and he collided with the wall, causing him to fall, with books of varying sizes raining down on him. He rubbed his head, laughing nervously to himself. You couldnât help but laugh as you offered a hand to help him up, moving away from the door.
As you started helping him pick the books up, you couldnât help but hear the sound of the door shutting behind you. Your eyes widening, you quickly whipped around to see that the metal door had completely shut. You wiggled the useless doorknob in an attempt to get it open. âShit! I think weâre locked in!â You exclaimed, slamming yourself against the door.
âWoah there, calm down.â Rantaro grabbed your shoulders, stopping you from ramming your body against the door. âCanât you call your boss?â
âMy boss... is busy.â You rolled your eyes. You looked away defeatedly, covering your face with your hands. âSheâs going to kill me when she finds us in the morning...â
âHey now, Miss L/N, what about the authorities?âÂ
âShe would absolutely kill me if there was a big gaping whole where the door should be when she gets here. She doesnât get here until 10:00, and sheâd yell at me because sheâd be held liable so early in the morning, and...â
âOkay, calm down.â He put a hand on your shoulder, and all you could do was slide down along the wall out of embarrassment.Â
âIâm sorry Rantaro, now youâre going to be stuck here with me all night... I feel so bad...â
âAt least Iâm stuck here with the Librarianâs pretty assistant.â He smirked at how you seemed to get flustered, sitting down next to you. âWell, Miss L/N we might as well get to know each other.â
â...you can start by calling me by my first name.â You looked at him. âS/O.â It could be worse, you realized. If you were stuck with anybody, you were glad it was the admittedly hot guy youâd regularly seen around the library.
âIâm sure I donât have to introduce myself by now. The nameâs Rantaro Amami.â
You yawned, rubbing your eyes.
âWell, Iâm not already boring you, am I?â
âNo, no! Itâs just that Iâve been here since like 2, and your voice is just very calming to me.â The words just came out of your mouth, and you realized what you said. âSorry! I didnât mean for that to sound weird!â
He chuckled. âI get that a lot, itâs fine. If you need to sleep, I totally understand.â
âNo! Iâll be fine for a while, I swear.â
âMhmm~... Well, suit yourself.â
The next couple of hours or so were exclusively spent on you and Rantaro getting to know each other better. The two of you shared anything that you could think of. You told him all about how you came to be a libraryâs assistant, and how youâve been working there for a quite a while. You told stories about your boss, who was increasingly diving more into âcrazy cat lady territoryâ everyday. Rantaro shared stories about his adventures that he went on. He listed off all the countries heâd visited, and the countries he had left to visit. He solemnly explained the story about his sisters, and how he just wanted to find them so badly.
âAnd... thatâs why I come to the library every day. Read up on the cultures and traditions of the countries I have yet to visit and any things I should be cautious of. Thatâs what I do.â
âI admire how determined you seem to be.â You told him with a reassuring smile. You squeezed his shoulder, and he looked back at you with a sad gaze. âIâm positive youâll find them one day.â
âThank you, S/O. Talking to you...it actually helps a lot.â He looked away. âWell, Iâve run out of things to talk about now. Any suggestions?â
You shrugged, resting your head on his shoulder. âIt doesnât matter to me. Being in here with you... Iâm strangely comfortable. Youâre such an easy person to talk to.â
A few minutes of silence passed. The two of you just enjoyed each otherâs company, before you felt Rantaroâs hand on your chin. He turned your head towards his, and before you could process what was going on, the two of you were entangled in a sweet kiss. You closed your eyes, lazily kissing back and wrapping your arms around his neck.Â
The two of you stayed like that for a couple minutes, before you pulled apart. Your faces were within centimeters of each other, and you could hear him quietly laughing.
âWhatâs so funny?â
âI guess I have a confession to make. Iâve wanted to do that to the Librarianâs pretty assistant for a while.â
Your eyes widened. âYou have?â
âCall it a stupid crush, but thereâs always just been something about you, S/O. Iâve always wanted to get to know you on a more... personal level.â He runs a hand across your thigh, and you giggle sleepily. You connect your lips with is once again, your fingers getting tangled in his now messy hair.
You positioned yourselves so that you were sitting on top of Rantaroâs lap. You deepened the kiss, enjoying how his hands were squeezing your hips, trying to pull you closer towards him. As sleepy as you were, you were enjoying this immensely.
His lips parted from yours, and kisses peppered your jawline, all the way down to your neck and your collarbone. He held you in place as you drowsily giggled from the sensation. You could feel his breath against your skin as he stopped, and you couldnât help but noticed his hands had reached a little higher on your back. âAre you sure you want to do this...? I can tell youâre tired and all, and- oh.â
Rantaro watched as you slipped your shirt off, throwing it to the side. Admittedly, heâd been getting a little tired too, but if anything woke him up, it was that. He smirked at you, taking the opportunity to take his own shirt off. âWell, I do love a woman who knows what she wants.â
âShut up and kiss me...â You groaned before connecting your lips to his once more, not hesitating to stick your tongue straight into his mouth. You smiled in the kiss as his hands reached up to undo the straps of your bra, slipping it off with ease. You bucked your hips into his, causing him moan out loud. You could feel how hard it was getting, and it turned you on so much.
He bit his lip whenever you threw your bottoms to the side. His hands were free to explore your body now, and he took full advantage of that. He felt how soft your breasts felt in his hands, he felt how sensitive your nipples seemed to be. He did the honor of sucking on one of your buds, while his hand traveled to your lower half. Already, he could feel the heat radiating off you.Â
He took off his jeans and boxers, and you could feel just how hard his dick was in your hands. âWhy donât you put those pretty little fingers of yours to work?â He asked breathlessly. You happily obliged, stroking him and watching as eyes rolled into the back of his head, not able to contain the groans that escaped his lips. Leaning in, you sloppily kissed his neck, and all he could do is grab tightly onto your ass, refraining himself from cumming.Â
Finally, he couldnât take it anymore. He practically rushed and fought to get your undergarments off, and repositioned you so that you were sitting on top of his lap, himself lined up at your entrance. Rantaro held onto your hips, and he licked his lips as he asked for one last confirmation. âS-S/O... are you sure this is what you want?â
âRantaro...â You whispered into his ear. âGive it to me.â
He guided you so you easily slid onto his throbbing erection, and you kissed him as you moaned into his mouth. You two got into a slow , but steady rhythm, as you moved in a way that made him repeatedly hit exactly the right spot. He bit your lower lip as you moved back and forth, up and down.
âYou feel so damn good...â He closed his eyes. You noticed he was even drooling a little between every grunt and moan. You were about to reach your own climax, as evidenced of the increasing volume in your sounds.
âRantaaaro~â You whined, throwing your head back. âIâm gonna-â You didnât have time to finish your sentence as you had your climax.
Rantaroâs body stiffened as that happened, especially as your walls tightened around him as he could feel himself pulsating. Squeezing his eyes shut, he let out a long sigh as he reached his orgasm as well. Letting go of your body, he collapsed on the floor. You slowly crawled beside him, feeling happy, satisfied, and more than ever, exhausted.
âYou should probably sleep now.â He whispered to you as he reached for his shirt. âIâll wake you up if anybody comes.â
âMmmm~â You put on his shirt, beaming drowsily at him. He wrapped his arms around your waist, kissing the back of your neck. âThank you for an amazing night, S/O.â
You woke up to Rantaroâs light snoring, as he was still holding you close. You were about to go back to sleep, but you noticed the door was slightly cracked open, and there was a note next to you.
âDear S/O,
Next time, consider calling before you indulge in intercourse with one of our loyal patrons!â
Rolling your eyes, you smiled knowing that you would almost certainly be yelled at as soon as you walked through the door. But that was a problem for the future. For now, all you wanted was to go back to sleep in Rantaroâs loving arms. And thatâs exactly what you did.
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The Criminal Psychology Majors, Jason Todd x Fem!Reader Part 12/?
Word Count: 4.4k
Authorâs Note: Y/N - Your Name, A/N - Any Name (Your Best friendâs name)
God idk what iâm doing with this but iâm liking it lmao
next one might honestly be smut idk
Warnings: Violence, Swearing, Description of Blood, Gets heated, hints at trauma, no beta bitch we die like Jason Todd
(Part 1) (Part 2) (Part 3) (Part 4) (Part 5) (Part 6) (Part 7) (Part 8) (Part 9) (Part 10) (Part 11) (Part 12) (Part 13) (Part 14)Â (Part 15) (Part 16) (Part 17) (Part 18) (Part 19) (Part 20)
Y/N walked through the streets of Gotham, which were once bustling with people, but now were quiet with the occasional hooker, she had caught the city as an unlively hour, where it seemed to sleep the night away while the vigilantes of the area watched it like their lives depended on it. In some ways it did, the stories they would tell when being interviewed were horrific sometimes, but Y/N figured a decent amount of it was for dramatization, to keep the people of Gotham off of the streets to protect them all from it.
The question was always protect them from what, and they never answered. So, it never kept the people of Gotham at bay from the streets at night, and had Y/Nâs car not been towed, she would have been driving home in the safe, secluded area of her car, not the vast wilderness of the streets of Gotham.
She looked up at the sky to see one of the virgate boys using a grappling hook to fly to the other building, which was such a sight to behold for someone who never witnessed a superhero beyond Superman at home. She wished and longed to know more about the vigilante, but didnât dwell or dote on that man, because she didnât need to.
Something told her that he was watching though, tracing every step she made to make sure she got home in one piece. She thought she was crazy, her life didnt matter more than anyone else in Gotham. Heâs not following me, why would he? she thought, Even though Iâm dating Jason Todd, they probably donât know Jason, so my life doesnât mean much more to them than any one of the hookers along this street. Iâm overthinking it.
The walk home took two hours, she left Jasonâs at 4am just to find herself back home at 6am, bright and early as the sun rose, ready to greet the day and all it had in store for everyone. But the things it had in store for Y/N was a class and if she was lucky, cuddling with Jason. Nothing more, nothing less.
She would open her front door, unscathed from the journey home, except maybe for a few callouses on her feet, it was the last time she wouldn't pay for more than a day of parking, thatâs for sure. Heels were not the shoes you wanted for a two-hour walk home in the Autumn cold, but they were what she had.
She thought about what she was going to do next, and the first thought she had was to shower. Not because she needed to, but because she wanted to nurse the terrible headache she had and to think some things through. What she normally did in the shower.
She wanted so much more from so much of her life. the main offender of seemingly not being enough for her was Jason. Not because she didnât want more, but because she craved more from him. He was injured, so she wouldnât get much more rom him for the time being, and it stung a little for her. She just wanted him, maybe sexually, maybe in a more romantic setting or maybe just on her couch on a Thursday afternoon. It was all three of those options and she knew it.
She pulled out of the shower and looked at the time, 6:50am. Okay, she thought, little more time than I wanted to spend in the shower, but I guess the universe had different plans for me today. What else do you have for me, universe? And how much of you plan involves Jason?
She would open her phone after quickly getting dressed. While she still cared for her appearance, she didnât want to dress like she owned a law firm every day, so she didnât. Just black jeans and a black top and she felt like a million bucks.Â
Just some quick outfit inspo. I like doing these a lot. I think fashion is funky :))
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Artemis had sent her a message asking where she was at around 4am, she wondered why the time, but she then remembered that Artemisâ boyfriend worked with Dick Grayson, who was Jasonâs brother, who worked most nights until radical hours of the night. The chances that he saw her on her two-hour walk home was high, but the chances that that had also made it back to Jason was higher. She knew she was in for it.
Hey sorry, I was at Jasonâs. Fell asleep in his arms the whole shebang. And yeah, that was me who screamed the yo momma joke at the press. It was super childish, I know, but I donât care. Those fucks are sucking my life force out of me and harassing my boyfriend, even your boyfriend.
She would then look at the articles calling her a gold digger and worth-nothing childish insulter of the press. She laughed. If the press wanted a fight from her, she was more than willing to oblige and load the canons.Â
She didnât know how to fight back that well, since it was a mainly verbal fight, and she barely even knew how to fight physically, hence all the running and non-confrontational arguments she had had to the press.
And like fucking clockwork, Jason texted her.
Did you walk home alone or are my brothers lying bastards?
I walked. I knew someone saw me, fuck.
Why did you walk home? I thought you drove here?
I did, but we spent more than 12 hours together Jason. I didnât buy enough hours, suddenly my car was being towed.
You could have asked for a ride home from Alfred! He would have in a heartbeat.
I was going to! But I got distracted and it all became a blur and suddenly I was part of the way home in the dark by myself!
What if you had gotten hurt?
Well, I saw one of the vigilantes of the city on the rooftops, Iâm sure if I screamed they would have seen me. They always do see that stuff.
So, your car got towed huh?
Yeah, I donât know when Iâll be able to pay it off. Itâs not exactly like money my parents give me should go to my car getting towed because I got fucked over by seeing my boyfriend.Â
Youâll figure it out. Sorry about the car, thatâs got to suck fucking ass.
You think? Iâm stuck taking the fuckinâ subway till I get my car back. I hate the subway, too many people. Far too many people. Too many eyes. It gets stressful really quickly. Might just walk every where honestly, I canât deal with the eyes of strangers.
But youâre a C-list celebrity.
Internet is different. I can just block the bad eyes and move on with my life, you should see my block list now that some people are connecting my name to the girl who flipped off the press, thank god Twitter has a fuckin block feature.
You should really just meet my family so you donât have to run away before they get home, would probably cause you a lot less financial stress, Y/N.
Iâll think about it.
You should think a little harder about it. I donât want you to get your car impounded âcause youâre seeing me, why did you even park in pay-to-park?
Did you not see the massive mob trying to get to you? It was impossible for me to even try to pull into the driveway. Hence why Iâm being insulted, you know, âcause I yelled at the press to get them to leave me alone. I fucking hate the press, youâre stabbed, severely injured last time they got information, and theyâre harassing me, asking me what I like to do on the weekends.
Fucking vultures. Yeah, Iâve seen that. Iâve read the articles. But thatâs the press for you, absolute trash and spitting bullshit in everyway.
Fucking hate the press, thatâs for damn sure. Despise them. I wonât ever change that, even if, knock on wood, we break up.
Praying we donât break up so I can see you lose your shit at the press when youâre bored.
She would get up to go make some coffee, since it was closer to 7:20am and if her roommate woke up, she could just tell her to get up anyway.
The press can suck my dick. she said.
You have a dick?
Oh yeah. Massive. 20ft long. It probably wonât even fit all the vultures.
Oh my god, thatâs not as big as mine.
lmfao is it now?
Oh yeah.
Nice.
Anyway, my brothers are staying home from school today, I think theyâre making me play Resident Evil 8 with them? You know that game?
Of course. Everyone in that game is infinitely hot.
Are you bi?Â
I donât know. Haven't thought that far ahead to actually label myself. I just like people. Sometimes itâs men, sometimes itâs women. But you have to agree when you see them all. That game came out when I was still in high school, so Iâve played the entire thing. My phone background is actually one of the characters.
Which one?
Iâll show you if I come over tonight.
My brothers might be in my room, though.
Okay, but, RE8 is an amazing game. So, worth it.
You wonât meet them normally but I pull out a game you love and youâre down?
Iâm very easy to convince.
You still have notes to write when you come over though.
Oh yeah, I was probably going to have to come over both ways, just because I need those notes and you do too.
Do you not own a printer?
I barely even own a laptop, Iâm waiting for my old one to come in the mail.Â
How do you even manage?
With a whole lot of will and spite, anything is possible.
And thatâs when her discord group chat @âed her. She was on Do Not Disturb because she was Jason, and apparently they missed her.
Y/N! Câmere. One said.
Yes? Whatduhya want nerds?
Weâve decided to hold a fake internet wedding between you and Christopher. Another said.
A what.
Weâre getting married!
Sometimes I wish I never left Metropolis and then I remember you fucks live there. Why are we doing this? You do know I have a boyfriend right? She asked them.
I donât know, weâre bored and we miss you. We can have a bachelorette party in Gotham, if you want.
Iâm this close to going back on DND.
The group chat was made way back when they had all first met in grade 9 and had been active ever since. They all had stayed in the city when they graduated though, but since Y/N received a scholarship, fully paid for, she took the opportunity and jumped.
They were some of her closest friends, even if they lived in a different city to her now, even if they were all busy with school, even if she was busy with school and a boyfriend, A lot of her life wouldnât be complete without her crack friends in her hometown.
They had all ben partying like crazy while she was gone, and if she wasnât so hung up in her own life, sheâd probably be down there with them.Â
Before you do, can you please explain why youâre screaming at the press, lmao.
Because fuck the press, dude. Why else?Â
What did they do to you?
Have you seen the recent articles?
Thatâs true.
She laughed and finished her coffee. Jason had not responded yet, she assumed his brothers were either checking on him or they had started the game. It was around 8am when A/N finally left her room.
âI thought you were staying with Jason?â
âI was, but then I remembered he has like 9 siblings and Iâm not about to meet them all. Then I walked home.â
âYou walked?â
âCar got towed.â
âFuck, can you afford the bill? I canât.â
âNope.â
âGuess weâre going to take the subway for a while, huh.â
She sighed and put her cup in the sink, âAt least you donât have school to go to and your lover comes to meet you, I have shit to do and places to be,â she frowned, âInconvenient.â
âCould you borrow money from Jasonâs dad?â
âI donât borrow money from family, itâs hard enough for me to accept the money my parents send me.â
âI know it is, whenâs your class?â
â3pm, Iâll be leaving at 12pm though, because the subway is unreliable.â
âThis is going to be a hard hit for us.â
âWell, itâs not like itâs fucking your credit. Mineâs tanking.â
âYouâll pull through it.â
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She got onto the subway at 12:30pm. She really hated the way it was running. The people, the faces, the staring eyes of unwanted attention. People knew who she was and she hated it. She didnât like the attention, she just liked the fucking with people. She wanted to get off the subway the minute she got on.
She eventually couldnât take it and got off a few stops away, there was still a substantial walk towards the college, but she knew it would be. She even brought a leather jacket with her so that she could walk if she couldnât take it anymore.
And there she was, in the busy streets of Gotham, walking to her college. Barely aware of the people who did stare at her, because she just kept walking, lost in her thought but aware of the people in her trail, the cross walks and the lights she was waiting for occasionally. She just kept walking until Artemis met up with her,
âHey! I didnât know you were walking to school today,â Artemis said.
âOh! I didnât want to, my car got towed though.â
âYour car got towed? That sucks so much. Well, weâre going the same way, so Iâve decided Iâm going to walk with you, you get no say.â
âOf course. I was going to ask if you wanted to,â she laughed, âItâs more fun with a friend anyway, Art.â
âSo, how are things with you and Jason, Iâm legally obliged to ask as one of his friends.â
âWell, we made it official if thatâs the kind of thing you want to hear,â she laughed again, âIâm sure itâs the answer Dick will eat up.â
âYouâre right about that one. Dickâs a sucker for a romantic story, you should write one, since you write. Heâd probably read it all.â
âWell, that would be fun, but I still donât have my laptop.â
âYou could use Jasonâs?â Artemis suggested..
âNah. Itâll be fine,â she said, âIâll manage.â
âArenât you collecting notes for him for your psychology class?â
âI am, itâs not like he can go anywhere. I actually told him heâd need to walk eventually so that itâs not a learning curve when heâs healed.â
âThatâs what all of us are telling him too, heâs a stubborn man, good luck with that one,â Artemis laughed, âHeâs always been the stubborn friend. Worse than Will, actually, and Will is really bad with being stubborn.â
âItâs fine,â she laughed, âIf you asked any of my Metropolis friends theyâd say the same about me.â
âI bet you were quite the wild child in your heyday back in your city,â Artemis laughed, âI hate Metropolis.â
âWho doesnât? Itâs so crowded.â
âUh, Clark doesnât. He thrives there, no idea why, he grew up in Smallville. If anyone should be uncomfortable with Metropolis it should be the small-city country boy, but I guess itâs his thing.â
âI forget you know everyone.â
âWe know a lot of people, are youâre slowly being let into our massive circle of very well-known people. Welcome to the group, I guess,â she laughed, âYou'll either hate or love the fame that comes from this.â
âWell, if its paparazzi and press, I think Iâll hate it.â
âI can promise you right now that itâs not all paparazzi and press, we havenât been bothered today, probably because we are on the move.â
âYou shouldnât say that, youâll jinx it.â
âI know a lot about not jinxing it, but thatâs a story for another time,â Y/N noticed that when Artemis said this her eyes glazed over and she looked upset.
âYou donât ever have to talk to me about something youâre not ready to talk about,â Y/N reassured her.
âHey, the trauma makes me funny.â
âTwo can play that game.â
They would ramble on for the rest of the walk to their college. Nothing really of substance, just getting to know each other further. She was glad she found a friend in Artemis, it would have sucked if the two of them didnât get along, but with each word they exchanged, they had so much fun.
She even told Artemis about that time she played Katherine Howard in her schoolâs budget play of Six - The Musical. She was proud of the riffs she was able to do, but she didnât talk about it often. She was never the type of brag about her achievements, no matter how amazing they were.
But Artemis and Y/N parted ways and Y/N went to her class and wrote the same, boring, scribbly and barely legible notes. She figured eventually sheâd need nicer handwriting, but did she want to work on it? No.
When she finished, she saw Artemis and who she could only assume to be Wally, at Artemisâ class doors. She waved to Artemis, before Artemis called her over.
âY/N! Hey, I would ask how class is, but this is Wally,â she gestured to the red-head boy beside her, and Y/N held out her hand to shake Wallyâs.
âHi, Wally.â
âY/N. Itâs nice to meet you since Jason canât shut up about you and my girlfriend likes you a lot.â
âWell that's sweet of you Artemis. Youâre just so in love with me,â Y/N joked.
âGirl. You know it,â Artemis joked back.
âYou two already have a close bond? Thatâs impressive,â Wally said, âNever seen anyone win over any of my friends this quickly,â he muttered.
They joked for a little while longer, just getting to know Wally before she had to go, she had to get to Jasonâs.
The walk was a while away, so she went and sat on a park bench for a minute to check her phone, Jason had texted her.
Hey baby, are you coming over?
I am, yes. I actually just met Wally.
You met Wally and I wasnât there to see it? Câmon.
Artemis introduced us! Go yell at her.
Oh. Never mind. I wonât do that.
Ha! Scared of her?
Maybe a little, she can be scary, okay?
You canât tell but Iâm laughing at you.
Dhmu.
Thatâs fine, Iâll just go hang out with Alfred and not you. He seems like he would be spiteful like me.
Thatâs unfair.
I thought you said donât hit me up?
Fuck.
Checkmate.
I am upset.
No youâre not.
No Iâm not.
She would walk down the street further, maybe within a couple steps to reach the Manor, when a man dragged her into an alleyway. She yelped.
âUh, hello? Can I help you?â she asked, pretending she wasnât terrified.
âHow much would Bruce give me for you?â the attacker mumbled before he tried to knock her to the ground, but she had another plan.
He grabbed her, put his face close to hers, and she head-butted him, he would stumble back, and she started running to the Manor.
âCome here you fucking bitch!â he screamed. She could feel her nose bleeding as she ran and ran, the security saw her and pulled her into the gateway before drawing their guns and urging her to run to the steps of the Manor.
And she ran. The security at the door saw her and let her in, and yelled for Alfred.
âWhat is this nonsense, oh,â Alfred paused when he saw the blood running out of Y/Nâs nose, âMiss Y/N, what happened to you?â he asked before grabbing her hand and pulling her into the entry-way bathroom and opening a first-aid kit.
âOkay so, what happened was I was walking to the Manor because my car got towed right? And this fucking bastard dude pops out from an alleyway and pulls me into it, asks some bullshit about how much Bruce would pay for me, when he grabbed me and tried to knock me down, when I head-butted him and started running,â she said, completely unphased.
Alfred didnât respond to her and started to stop the bleeding when Bruce called for him, âIn the entry-way bathroom, Master Wayne!â he answered.
Bruce came around the corner and saw Alfred was already tending to Y/N, âWell, this is the event where I meet my sonâs girlfriend, when she is bleeding and running from a strange man in an alleyway.â
âHeh, sorry,â she said and outstretched her hand to shake his, âItâs nice to finally meet you, Bruce.â
âI can tell youâre going to be quite the addition to this household,â he said as he took her hand and shook it, âAs long as youâre okay.â
âIâm okay.â
âThatâs good. I guess you canât get mad at Jase for being a reckless man now.â
âI really canât.â
âAlright, you should be good, Miss Y/N.â
âThank you, Alfred. But you really didnât have to.â
âIâve been taking care of 5 boys and 3 girls since most of them were little, Miss Y/N. A little blood is really no big deal for me to handle.â
âThatâs obvious.â
âYou can go see the boys now, theyâre going to ask you though,â Bruce said.
âI know.â
She walked to Jasonâs room, hoping that he wouldnât have all of his siblings in the room, he did though.
âHey, Y/N- what the fuck happened to you?â Jason exclaimed when she opened the door.
âOh great, all your siblings are here. Anyway, I guess,â she paused, taking in a big breath so she could run through the events quickly, âSo I was walking here âcause my car got towed, right? When some fucking bastard man grabs me and yanks me into an alleyway and starts going off about how much Bruce will pay him to get me back or something,â she paused again, âAnd when he tried to knock me down by getting really close and personal to my face, like an idiot I should add, I head-butted him.â
âYou did what?â
âIâm not done yet, met your dad when I actually had blood running out of my nose because that's just my fucking luck. Okay, now you can be disappointed in me,â she joked.
âI will say again, you did what?â
âSomething stupid?â she said.
âYou could say that again, my god, what went through your head?â
âUh, nothing. Just survival. Fight or flight but I head-butted a man, and hi, everyone.â
âHi, Y/N, Iâm Dick,â Dick said, âYou clearly are meant for Jason,â he joked, âThat's something he would do.â
âDonât encourage her, Dick!â
Stephanie got up and greeted her, âYou know, Y/N, I always wanted a crazy sister,â she joked, âIâm Stephanie, the black-haired girl is Cass, and the red-head is Barbara.â
âMe too,â Cass hopped onto the joke.
âItâs something else when you meet the girl your brother is dating after she head-butted a man, apparently,â Y/N laughed, âI know itâs far-fetched-â
âNot really,â Tim cut her off, âYou know Jason protected Will when they were attacked?â
âThatâs Tim, by the way,â Dick said.
âSo you canât yell at me for head-butting a man!â Y/N joked at Jason while going to sit beside him, he slinged an arm around her shoulder and leant his head into her head.
âWell, you seem like a nice enough girl,â Barbara said, âTake away the reckless behavior, and you are lovely.â
âThat is valid, to be honest. Not exactly the way you want to meet your brotherâs girlfriend.â
âYou think?â Jason asked, sarcastically.
âHa ha.â
âSee, she thinks Iâm funny, why canât you fucks?â
Y/N laughed and then asked Dick, who was playing RE8 at the time, staring at the photo of Donna Bentiveno, âSheâs cute, isnât she, Dick?â
âHave I been staring?â
âLetâs just say Angie is probably very pissed at you.â
âOh! Whoops. Thereâs a point to this, I forgot.â
âI donât blame you, I remember forgetting there was a point and the little bitch devil doll would attack you.â
âLanguage.â
âOh no, youâre lame. Gross.â
âExcuse me?â Dick asked as the rest of the room erupted in laughter.
âDo you guys see why I like her now?â Jason asked.
âUh no, sheâs mean,â Dick said.
âYouâre going to die if you donât start paying attention, Dick,â Y/N said.
âOh!â and he died.
âAnd that kids, is why we listen to the person whoâs 100%âed the game.â
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Y/N and Jason would spend hours with his brothers and sisters until the sun started to set and they all scattered to their own rooms to do their own things. you canât keep a lot of kids in one room for so long.
Once everyone left, Y/N placed her hands on Jason and kissed him, she was actually able to be laid on his pillow, he was able to pin her to the bed. And they did just that. He was on top of her, using his one arm to prop himself up and using his other hand to touch her face.
Her hands found their way into his hair like they always did, she found a lot of joy in playing with his hair. Their tongues danced together, they never fought or anything, they just enjoyed each other when Jason let out a small moan and she let out a small laugh.
âKeep it in your pants, Tiger,â she joked, âYouâre not fully healed.â
âYou literally smashed your face into another man but I canât moan when I kiss you?â
âBecause I know you want more.â
âHell yeah I do,â he said as he went back for more, actually using his strength to keep her to the bed, but she didnât protest this time.
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Donât Ask, Donât Tell ch.2
Summary: When you were ten, Taehyung adopted you and gave you a home. Now that youâre eighteen, the sudden change in your scent perplexes and confounds him.
Pairing: wolf hybrid!tae x human!reader (all bts members are hybrids)
Warnings: smut | talk of ownership (reader is taeâs pet human) | (eventual) daddy long legs syndrome | masturbation (m) | tae goes into heat | dubcon because of the heat | somewhat (?) unhealthy relationship
Word count: 10.7k
A/N: Did this girl bang out 3000-odd words in one night so that she could post it before Chinese New Year so that she could reach 888 followers by CNY? Yes. Yes she did. I hope you guys enjoy this, and please share and follow for more if you liked it!!
Also, I donât do tag lists, so please donât ask. This story is cross-posted on ao3 (link to account on my blog) so you can subscribe there.
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Youâd learned years ago what Taehyung was like in the weeks leading up to his heat. Overly moody, grumpy, and most of all, hungry. It was probably his body trying to load up on calories before five or so days where there was intense physical exertion without much opportunity to eat.
 It had never been an awkward thing for you â after all, werewolf heat was a basic part of their biology, so no one made a big deal out of it. And since they never said anything about your own cycle, you afforded them the same courtesy, just taking it in your stride and doing your best to make it easier on them.
 So it wasnât surprising to you when one day in the middle of winter, Taehyung wolfed down (ha) his breakfast at twice his usual speed and then started looking furtively over at your plate. Sighing, you just pushed it towards him and went to make yourself something else. You made a mental note to make more food tomorrow, and braced yourself for the coming few weeks, where he would be alternately clingy and grumpy â or, interestingly enough, both at the same time.
 His heats were never a big deal for you â if he had a heat partner, you mostly stayed out of his way, and stayed with the other boys instead. They were always more than happy to spend a whole week spoiling you and getting cute cuddles. If he didnât, you usually ended up being the one to take care of him since the others had their own schedules and were out of the house most days. It wasnât anything much â you just checked in on him once in a while, made sure he was eating and drinking water, and maybe wiped him down if he was too sweaty.
 You didnât expect that anything would change this year, although obviously youâd missed his last two heats, which heâd spent in the military facility. In preparation for his heat, you went to the supermarket and stocked up on food that would be easy for him to eat, like fruit and granola bars, making sure to pick his favourite brand which was, obviously, an extremely fancy and overpriced one.
 While you continued your preparations for his heat, blissfully unaware of his inner turmoil, Taehyung was an absolute mess. Ever since his preheat started, heâd been racking his brains for a solution to the problem that wouldnât arouse your suspicion, and coming up empty. There was no way he could get rid of you for a week without you figuring out something was up, since you knew he didnât have a heat partner and it had never been a thing before for you to leave.
 Everything was, of course, made more complicated by the fact that the closer he got to his heat, the more he didnât want you to leave. He would wake up in the middle of the night wrapped around you, his face tucked into your neck and his hands gripping your waist possessively, and he would be burning up, panting for you.
 You, of course, didnât suspect a thing, and it truly was a testament to how comfortable you were with him that you werenât noticing anything amiss. It really was remarkable how much could go over your head if you werenât looking for it. If nothing else, the fact that heâd taken good enough care of you over the years that you were so complacent and comfortable around him was slight comfort. He knew your time at the shelter hadnât been the best, and he was pleased that heâd managed to earn your trust, even if it did increase his guilt at taking advantage of it now.
 His last hope, that he was clinging on to by a thread, was that since his heat was intended for the purpose of breeding, maybe he wouldnât fixate on you. After all, you were human â you should be incompatible with him in that way. It wasnât much, but it was all he had to go on.
 Although really, anyone could have told him that that was a stupid plan. But since heâd refused to let anyone know what was going on, there was no one around to shake some sense into him.
  His heat hit while he was at the studio. It had been a bad idea to go to work today, he knew it when he took three bites of the giant breakfast youâd cooked and turned his nose up at the rest of it, but they were starting to record their new song and heâd wanted to be there.
 Unfortunately, his enthusiasm meant that when his heat hit in the afternoon, he was in the studio instead of comfortably waiting at home. The bright lights and sheer number of scents overwhelmed his senses, and he ended up curled in a corner of the room, desperately closing his eyes and trying to shut the world out, his head between his knees. His ears flicked repeatedly, before laying flat against his head in distress.
 âShit⊠we need to get him home,â Yoongi said, watching him groan pitifully, but when they tried to coax him to move, he refused, completely non-functional by this point and so uncomfortable that he couldnât make sense of what was happening. Jimin tried to sit with him, hoping that his familiar scent would block out some of the harsher scents in the room, like the floor cleaner, but Taehyung just groaned and turned his face away, burying it in his shoulder. The rest of them looked on worriedly â his heat symptoms had never been this bad before.
 Left without any other option, Namjoon called you, hoping that the familiar scent of home would soothe Taehyung enough to stop being a moaning mess on the floor of their studio long enough to go home and ride out the heat.
 Youâd never gotten anywhere so fast in your life. Hearing that Taehyung was in trouble spurred you to all but fly out of your house, speeding all the way to the studio in his extra car that he never let you drive. It was lucky that youâd learned how to drive in Geochang, you thought as you zipped into the parking lot at the BigHit building and raced up to the studio.
 You burst into the room dramatically, panting from your exertion, and immediately zeroed in on Taehyung, who seemed to be feeling a little better than what youâd been led to believe, if the way heâd sat up and was looking at you was any indicator. His ears perked up too, indicating that he was no longer as distressed as heâd been just a minute ago.
 âHey,â you said softly as you approached slowly, not wanting to freak him out since his animal instincts were closer to the surface than usual. And, if you were being honest, the way his gaze fixated on you was almost predatory, triggering your flight instincts. Reassuring yourself that Taehyung would never hurt you, you continued to inch closer to him.
 âHow you doing, Tae-oppa?â you asked softly, getting on your knees next to him and pushing his sweaty bangs off his forehead. He closed his eyes and shuddered at the touch, and you wondered at his over-the-top reaction. Just how deep was he into his heat?
 You made to pull your hand back, not wanting to cause him any more discomfort than necessary, but his hand shot up and grabbed your wrist. âY/nâŠâ he shuddered as he breathed your name. âYou came,â he continued, looking up at you far more intensely than you thought the situation warranted, his long fingers stroking your wrist gently.
 Hesitantly, you replied, âUhh, yeah, Namjoon-oppa called me to come get you. Come on, letâs get you home,â you urged, trying to pull your hand away, but he tightened his grip around your wrist and made that impossible. You raised your brow at him, wondering why he insisted on staying in that corner instead of going home where he had pajamas, nice soft sheets on his bed, and could draw the curtains so the light didnât hurt his eyes, but he stood up quite easily without letting go of you and started tugging you out of the room.
 âUh, okay then,â you mumbled, utterly confused now. When Namjoon had called you, heâd been almost panicked, describing what bad shape Taehyung was in and getting you all worried, but the man in front of you seemed completely fine. A little off-kilter, maybe, but that was only to be expected since he was going through heat, after all.
 âBye, oppas!â you said, waving at them as Taehyung pulled on your wrist, leading you down the hall and towards the elevator.
 âWell, you look pretty good for someone in heat,â you told him as you waited for it to arrive, looking him up and down assessingly. âWhen Namjoon-oppa called me he was so panicked, and I freaked out too, but he must have been exaggerating,â you chattered on to fill the silence. You understood that Taehyung wasnât really in the mood to make conversation right now, but somehow his intense gaze made the quiet feel a little uncomfortable.
 The elevator doors opened with a ding, and your attention was momentarily taken away from Taehyung, so you didnât see the way he shuddered. It wasnât that he was feeling better, it was that his heat had found a target, and all that shaky, general horniness and misery had turned into laser focus on you. You walked into the elevator with that little bounce in your step, and he followed after you, almost stalking you with how predatory his gait and gaze were.
 You stopped and turned around in the middle of the lift, your eyes lifting habitually to the display on top of the doors, but Taehyung didnât stop walking, bumping against you and causing you to drop your gaze to him. You gasped at the hungry expression on his face, but it didnât deter him from backing you up against the wall. You squeaked in surprise as your back hit the wall, knocking the air out of your lungs, and in the second that it took you to get your bearings back, heâd moved his hands from the wall on either side of your shoulders to your waist, pulling you tightly to him as he buried his nose in your neck.
 You just about jumped out of your skin when you felt his erection pressing against you, and your mind immediately leapt to work rationalizing it away. He was in heat, it was normal for him to have a boner, and it definitely had nothing to do with you, you tried to convince yourself. He was scenting you because you smelled familiar, like home, and it was comforting for him.
 Trying not to squirm away in discomfort so you could help him, you stroked his hair in what you thought was a soothing gesture. âTae-oppa, you okay?â you asked softly.
 He groaned in response. âYou smell so good,â he said, sniffing you aggressively as he pressed you into the wall. You gulped and looked up at the numbers flashing on the screen, indicating that you were close to the basement now. The moment the elevator door opened, you pulled away under the guise of leaving the elevator, and hurried to the car.
 Taehyung insisted that he wanted to take the car heâd driven here back home, as it was more comfortable, but then refused to hand you the keys so you could drive, instead forcing you to fish them out of his front pocket. Heâd boxed you in with his body against the car while youâd done it, too, staring at you so intently that it made your face heat as you averted your gaze, trying to grab his keys without any accidents.
 When the keys were finally in your hands, you slipped into the driverâs seat, trying to avoid staring at Taehyung as he went around to the other side of the car and slid gracefully into the passenger seat. You didnât know what was going on, but you werenât prepared for any of this, and it was making you slightly uncomfortable, especially because you couldnât be sure that you didnât like it. As inappropriate and wrong as all of this was, as much as you knew that this was just because of his heat and to entertain any fantasies would be taking advantage of him in this vulnerable state, there was a part of you that felt a sliver of interest. That, under all the fear and discomfort, had thrilled at having
 As you started the car, you studiously ignored Taehyung. He huffed and undid the top few buttons on his shirt, then fiddled with the seat so that he was in a more comfortable reclining position. Your mind raced as you drove home â heâd never acted like this with you before, and you wondered if he was okay. The heat seemed to be worse than in previous years, and he must be really out of it by now. Was it even possible for him to get through this heat without a partner?
 At a red light, you snuck a glance over at him, relieved to see that his eyes were closed and he seemed to have fallen into a light doze. That was good, you thought, your heart warming at seeing his cute sleeping face. He should get some rest while he could, because it seemed like this heat would be hard on him. Your heart squeezed â it seemed unfair that hybrids had to go through this, and you wondered why on earth your ancestors had created hybrids this way.
 After parking the car, you looked over at him and bit your lip. You didnât really want to wake him up now that he seemed to be sleeping rather comfortably, but unfortunately there was no way that you would be able to carry a fully grown hybrid back to his apartment, so reluctantly, you reached over to shake him awake.
 âTae-oppa?â you called quietly. âWeâre home.â
 He stirred and looked at you with half-closed eyes, before nodding listlessly, and you felt like the scum of the earth for even entertaining the thought that his earlier actions were an advance, and especially for that tiny bit of arousal that youâd experienced feeling his erection dig into your belly earlier. He was clearly in a vulnerable position, and here you were, misinterpreting his actions and taking advantage of him by enjoying what his hormones were making him do.
 It would do you well to remember that it was your ancestors who had made him like this. In a way, it was kind of your fault that he had to go through it, and you promised him silently that you would do whatever it took to help him through this.
 You slid out of the car, then hurried over to the other side to help him out. He seemed a little woozy and weaker than normal, but otherwise fine, and even managed to get himself back to the apartment without any difficulty. A light sheen of sweat coated him by the time youâd reached the apartment, though, and he made to go straight to the bedroom, but you managed to coax him to take a shower first since it wasnât likely that he would get another one before his heat ended.
 âTae-oppa?â you called as he was headed into the bathroom, already stripping his shirt off.
 He grunted in acknowledgement, but didnât turn around or stop.
 âDo you want me to call someone to help you with your heat? Maybe Minhee-unnie, or Haeun-unnie?â you suggested some of his previous heat partners, girls heâd hooked up with regularly in the past. There were also services that provided heat partners, but you didnât know if anyone would be available on such short notice.
 Taehyung thought about it. It would probably be smart to find a partner to ride this heat out â it was hitting far stronger than heâd anticipated and he could scarcely think straight, especially now that he was in the apartment where your scent was so incredibly intense and mixed so thoroughly in with the smell of home â but the thought of having a heat partner strangely made him feel almost sick.
 âNo, itâs okay,â he responded brusquely, too out of it to temper his tone, and closed the door behind him in the bathroom.
 Shivering, he stripped out of the rest of his clothes and stepped into the shower, turning the handle to the coldest setting possible. He hissed and growled in displeasure as the ice cold water hit his skin, but he knew it was necessary. He was burning up, way too hot for a usual heat, and even in his compromised state of mind, he knew that this could be dangerous if he didnât cool down, and quickly.
 The cold shower didnât do much for the desire raging through him, though, and he rested his forehead against the cool tile of the shower stall and groaned. He was completely losing it, he could tell, and probably terrorizing you. He felt like an awful owner. You were so innocent and good, coming to get him from the studio, and heâd responded by basically assaulting you in the elevator earlier.
 âFuck!â he growled, slamming his fist into the wall. Even knowing that he was garbage wasnât enough to stop him from recalling how amazing youâd smelled, how soft youâd felt under his hands, the way youâd melted against the press of his body in the elevator. You always smelled good to him, especially since heâd been discharged from the military, but today it seemed different. Better. The scent emanating from you was just slightly warmer, sweeter, spicier than the residual scent youâd left all over the apartment, including in the bathroom. In his heat-addled state, he couldnât figure out why, but it was messing with his ability to keep his head on straight in a big way.
 With another growl of frustration, he wrapped his hand around his cock, knowing that there was no way he could go back out into the apartment in the state he was in. It was fast and rough, and his orgasm was unsatisfying, barely enough to take the edge off the all-consuming hunger that bordered on pain, but he felt his mind clear just enough that he remembered all the reasons why bending his pet human over was a bad idea.
 He got out of the shower and dried himself off perfunctorily, wrapping the towel around his waist because he hadnât brought in fresh clothes. He was collecting his dirty clothes to drop into the laundry basket when, as he stood up, he caught sight of the box of tampons youâd left on top of the toilet. He rolled his eyes and huffed in annoyance â you were always forgetting to put them back under the sink after your period was over. It was one of his biggest pet peeves, the way you would just leave things lying around and causing clutter.
 Wait a minute. He frowned again at the box. Youâd had your last period a week ago, which meantâŠ
 Fuck.
 All the pieces fell into place in his mind then, and it took massive amounts of restraint to avoid sending his fist clear through the wall. You were ovulating, which is why you smelled so good. All his hopes of not fixating on you during this heat were dashed. In previous cycles, heâd noted your ovulation because your scent had shifted, but it had never affected him much before. Now, though, that he was in heat, the scent that indicated your fertility was overwhelming, stripping all restraint from him. The mere thought of cumming into you and getting you pregnant had his wolf instincts rising, the hair on the back of his neck prickling as his erection ached and his balls drew up, desperate to fulfil their purpose.
 This isnât right, the part of him that was still in control screamed, but that voice was quickly being drowned out by his hormones. This was bad, he needed to lock himself in his room before he did something he couldnât take back.
 With that thought in his mind, he wrenched the bathroom door open, and the cool air from outside the bathroom felt nice and calming on his overheated skin, helping him to maintain some sanity. Thankfully, youâd gone into your room and shut the door, and he made a beeline for his own room, thinking that as long as he didnât see or smell you, everything would be fine.
 Unfortunately, thinking that you were being helpful, youâd gone into his room while he was in the bathroom to leave some water and snacks. He could see a few bottles neatly lined up on the bedside table, and the rest of the carton was sitting on the floor in a corner of the room. Youâd also arranged the energy bars and fruit on the table, within easy reach of the bed. His heart clenched at how thoughtful you were, but even the short amount of time youâd spent in his room was enough to leave traces of your scent in his room.
 Groaning, he shut the door behind him and threw himself on the bed, facedown. He landed with his face in your pillow and growled, biting down on it as he impatiently stripped the towel off and threw it into a corner. His hands clenched into fists as he swiveled his hips, pressing his painful erection into the sheets.
 In the state he was in, thoughts about how wrong it was to get himself off to your scent flew right out the window as he took deep huffs of the pillow that had become saturated with your scent from months of you sleeping on it every night. As he worked himself closer to orgasm, he imagined that instead of the residual scent youâd left in his bed, it was you, warm and soft and pliant, letting him fuck you, use your body as he needed. Youâd be so sweet to him, he thought, cooing at him as you wrapped your arms and legs around him, stroking the back of his neck and letting him mark you up as he plowed into you. Even in his fantasy, he wasnât able to be gentle with you, holding the pillow between his teeth as he imagined the tender skin of your neck and collarbone in its place. His wolf instincts running high, he shuddered as he found his release to the picture of you he held in his mind, letting him fuck a whole litter of pups into you.
 âY/n, shit, fuck,â he groaned as he came, holding that sweet fantasy close as he rode out his orgasm. Floating high in its wake for a moment, he rolled onto his back and shut his eyes, enjoying the small aftershocks running through his body. He wished he could just stay in this moment for the rest of his heat, where the consuming need had abated somewhat, but before the clarity of mind orgasm gave him made all his guilt come flooding back.
 He was a terrible, shitty hybrid and he was definitely going to hell. The thought made his ears droop sadly, but at least you werenât here to witness his descent into madness. You were too good to him, such a sweet pet, he mused as he grabbed one of the bottles of water youâd so kindly put within easy reach and gulping it down. He wished he at least knew why this was happening all of a sudden. Heâd never heard of or read about hybrid-human relationships, even though he knew that technically he was part human as well. It was all very confusing and scary, made worse by the fact that he had to hide what he was feeling from everyone, especially you, for fear that you would see him differently. Heâd worked so hard to make sure that you felt safe in his home, and all of that would go down the drain immediately if you found out how alluring he found your scent now, and how difficult a time he was having keeping his hands off you.
 In the midst of his heat, even the thought of you finding out that he was unabashedly using your scent to get off didnât fill him with horror and shame as it should have. Instead, his mind started to conjure up fantasies of you biting your lip, cooing his name when you found what a state heâd worked himself into. Imaginary you stroked his fevered brow softly, pressed a soft kiss to his forehead, then slid your hand down his body to grasp his erection as real Taehyung did the same thing.
 Heâd already cum twice, so he could take his time a little more, stretch out the teasing and immerse himself in his fantasy. Sinking his teeth into his bottom lip in an effort to muffle the whine he could feel building in his throat, he exhaled shakily. Youâd be so sweet to him, stripping out of your clothes without him asking, leaning over him to kiss him sweetly. Your soft, gentle kisses would contrast against how confidently and tightly you were gripping his cock as you jerked him off, letting him moan and whimper into your mouth.
 He wouldnât be pliant for long â no, even in his fantasy he was needy, burning up, and you were the only thing that could save him from certain death. It would barely be a minute of you hovering over him, your hand on his cock, before he wouldnât be able to take any more teasing. Heâd grab you and flip the both of you over, so you landed on your back with him between your legs. He shuddered at the thought, turning onto his belly with his face back in your pillow, stacking his fists under him so they made a nice, deep hole for his cock to drill into.
 Youâd be wet and creamy already, letting him slide through your folds without any resistance. He thought about how soft and tight youâd be as he ran his fingers down your slit, stretching you out for his cock. Even in the state he was in, he would be careful not to hurt you, to prep you well so that when he finally took his rightful place deep inside you, there would be nothing but pleasure. Biting his lip, he slowly fucked into his fists, mimicking the way he would enter you for the first time.
 Fantasy you arched into him and moaned helplessly, your walls tightening around him rhythmically as you adjusted to his length within you, and liquid heat pooled in his lower belly as he thought about the cute, breathy sounds you would make for him. Would you beg him for more, or tell him it was too much? He rather liked the idea of being too much for you, he found, enough to ruin you for any human man or hybrid who came after him. If he had his way, youâd always be his.
 He groaned and huffed as he picked up his pace, rutting into his fists as the head of his cock brushed against the sheets. Thousand thread count sheets and yet the fabric dragged almost unpleasantly against the oversensitive flesh, far rougher than he was sure your silken heat would be.
 As he jerked himself off relentlessly, he imagined that it was you he was plowing into, biting savagely into the pillow as he imagined that it was your neck he was marking up. His climax was close now, he could feel it, and he panted heavily as he strained for it. âPlease,â he grunted, his voice muffled by the pillow. âPlease, I need it.â
 Like a wish granted, his orgasm washed over him, and he shuddered all over as he came to your scent again. âY/n,â he groaned, your name like a prayer on his lips as copious amounts of cum landed in a pool on the sheets. âFuck,â he breathed, right before he collapsed into a heat nap.
  Almost two hours had passed since youâd gone into your room. Youâd spent it comfortably enough, curled into your oversized armchair reading, but it was almost dark out now and you were getting hungry.
 Putting your book down and removing the noise-cancelling headphones that ensured youâd be able to look Taehyung in the eye once his heat ended, you opened your bedroom door and poked your head out slightly hesitantly. Once, when you were thirteen, youâd been careless and just waltzed right out of Yoongiâs room and run into a very naked Taehyung gulping down water in the kitchen, and it had scared the crap out of the both of you. Needless to say, ever since then youâd checked to make sure the coast was clear before going anywhere in the apartment whenever any of them had their heats.
 When all you saw was Taehyungâs closed bedroom door further down the corridor, you slipped out of your room and into the kitchen, tying your hair back into a ponytail as you gathered up ingredients. You didnât know if Taehyung was up to have a full meal, but if he was, a nice, soothing soybean stew ought to hit the spot. Already licking your lips in anticipation, you put the earthenware port on the stove and turned it on, humming to yourself as you prepared the food.
 When it was done, you left it on the stove and went to get Taehyung. Sometimes even during his heat he would be capable of coming to eat a meal with you, and you figured it was worth a shot. If not, you could always eat alone and leave the stew for him to reheat when he felt hungry enough.
 âTae-oppa?â you said softly, knocking on his door.
 For a second, there was no noise from inside and you assumed he was asleep, but as you were about to walk away you heard a rustle, and then he said, in a slightly slurred tone, âCome in.â
 You opened the door, and were immediately assaulted by the smell in the room, but you tried not to wrinkle your nose as you stepped in, knowing that Taehyung would be able to see it even in the dark. âOppa, I made dinner, do you want to come join me?â
 Your eyes were still adjusting to the darkness of the room, and you were hardly able to see anything, but you heard Taehyung moving and assumed he was coming to join you for dinner. Starting to turn around to exit the room, you were caught off guard when he instead pushed you up against the door, which in turn slammed shut. The air was knocked from your lungs and you saw stars for a moment, standing still in his grasp as you tried to figure out what just happened.
 Taehyung, however, immediately took advantage of your confusion to crowd you against the door with his body. Your frame was completely dwarfed by his, one of his hands on your hip while the other was pressed to the wood beside your ear. âYou smell so goddamn good,â he groaned as he bent to press his nose to your neck.
 Now you were confused for a whole different reason, because his words, his proximity, the bare erection he was pressing into your belly, all of those things confirmed beyond a shadow of a doubt what youâd earlier tried to deny to yourself. For some reason, your owner wanted you, and you didnât know what to do.
 âTae-oppa ââ you said timidly, trying to extricate yourself from this situation, but as he dragged his tongue up the length of your neck, right to your ear, your words cut off in a choked gasp. You shuddered involuntarily, hating yourself for reacting when you knew how wrong this all was.
 âY/n-ah, you smell so good, so ripe,â he said against your ear as he started to swivel his hips, thrusting against you. Against your will, your core clenched, and you cringed as you felt a rush of wetness escape you. Your vain hopes that he didnât know how wet youâd become, even with his heightened hybrid senses, were dashed when he groaned again, this time a long, low sound full of agony, and pressed his lips to yours.
 You were stock still for a moment, your mind blanking out, unable to comprehend what was going on. Every instinct was screaming at you to get out of there, that this was wrong, bad, sick, but your hands wouldnât cooperate, half stretched out but not touching him, just hovering over his body.
 âY/n, it hurts,â he groaned, resting his head against your forehead and panting heavily. It sounded like there wasnât enough air in the room for him, and you could empathize â the uncomfortably warm and humid atmosphere wasnât comfortable for you, let alone a hybrid going through heat at the moment.
 âWhatâs wrong, oppa?â you asked, stroking your hands down his side in a bid to bring him comfort, your initial reluctance to touch him or do anything that might give him the wrong idea forgotten in your haste to do anything that might make him feel better. Even touching his bare sides confirmed to you that he was burning up, and he usually ran warmer than you did as it was. Frowning, you tried to touch his face, to see whether he was feverish enough for it to be dangerous. If there was something wrong this time â and based on his strange behavior, you were already inclined to think there was â you had to call someone to come help him immediately.
 A sob ripped through him as your hand landed on his face, and he nuzzled aggressively into your palm. âYou feel okay,â you murmured, stroking his cheek with your thumb. He was warmer than usual, but not so hot that you were alarmed.
 Instead of responding to your comment, he begged again, âPlease help me, Y/n-ah.â The abject misery in his tone tugged at your heartstrings, and in that moment you knew you would do anything if it prevented him from suffering any more.
 âWhat do you need, Tae-oppa?â you asked quietly, steeling yourself for what was pretty sure would be the reply. By this point, you werenât even thinking about whether or not you personally wanted to do this â and you were fairly ambivalent about the whole thing, if you were being honest â and your entire paradigm shifted, with Taehyung in the center of it.
 Instead of answering with words, he bent down slightly and hoisted you up with his hands on the back of your thighs, slotting himself between them neatly as he pressed you into the door. In this position, his prominent erection rubbed against your core, like a fiery brand burning through your shorts and panties.
 You whimpered. You didnât know which way was up â it had been so long since youâd broken up with your ex back in Geochang, and you hadnât had any action since, and the way he was moving against you triggered every carnal instinct you possessed. At the same time, your rational mind knew that this was wrong, that he was a hybrid and you were a human. You were different species, for Godâs sake, and youâd never seen him in any light other than as your owner and guardian. Somehow, though, none of that mattered when he made another pained noise.
 Hesitantly, you slipped your arms around his neck and started kissing him back. Your tentative overtures were nothing like the way he greedily devoured your mouth as a precursor to the way he wanted to eat you alive, but his reaction was dramatic enough that it didnât seem he minded too much. Pressing you back more firmly against the door, he slipped one hand from your thigh up your camisole, his long fingers stretching up your ribcage.
 You shivered at his touch, although you werenât sure whether it was in arousal or revulsion. Nevertheless, you steeled yourself and let him grope you, kiss you, do whatever he wanted. You were quickly realizing that you would do anything to help Taehyung, even give up your own body. After all, he was the person who had saved you all those years ago. It was the least you could do for him, no matter what your personal thoughts on the matter were.
 Still, there was something about how enthusiastically he was kissing and touching you that was incredibly persuasive, stirring something deep within you that wanted to respond in kind. Slowly, your kisses became bolder, and when you tentatively swiped your tongue against his bottom lip, his whole body shuddered in a way that made you feel powerful.
 âFuck,â he growled, and still holding on to you, he turned and strode over to the bed, dropping you unceremoniously down on it. Youâd barely landed when his hands were at work again, hooking his fingers in your waistband and pulling down your shorts and panties at the same time.
 âFuck,â he repeated more softly this time as he dropped the discarded clothing carelessly. He levelled his body over yours, an elbow planted into the bed beside you to help balance himself as he slid his other hand down your soft belly to your pussy. You widened your legs accommodatingly to his touch, biting your lip to stay quiet when his hand slid over you, just a little too hard to be pleasurable over the sensitive flesh.
 âShit, this heat is going to be the death of me,â he huffed, sounding more lucid now that you were under him than he had at any point before. He settled between your legs and bent his head back down to rub his nose against your neck again, but that one throwaway comment stuck in your mind, causing you to stiffen under him uncomfortably. Your stomach twisted unpleasantly in panic as you realized what youâd almost done. He was in heat, unable to think straight, and instead of protecting him from making a hormone-fueled decision that he would definitely have regretted as soon as his heat passed, youâd been about to enable it.
 Whatever arousal you might have been feeling evaporated in an instant, shame and horror filling you instead. Taehyung was so out of it that he didnât notice the chance in your body language, but he sure as hell noticed when you tried to scramble away from him, though you werenât very successful since his entire weight was pressing down on you, pinning you in place.
 Still, you made a little headway squirming away from him before his eyes opened wide again and he frowned down at you, pressing his hips more firmly down into you to pin you down. âStop,â he protested. âWhat are you doing?â
 âOppa, we canât do this,â you cried out, distressed, as you continued to struggle away from him. But he was bigger and stronger than you were, and pinned you down easily.
 âWhy not,â he whined, his breath ruffling the hair by your temple. He was still panting heavily as you squirmed under him, and you stopped, realizing that your movement was making the situation worse. In your despair, tears began to prick at your eyes, and the scent of your distress, cutting sharply through the intoxicating aroma of your arousal, gave him pause.
 âBaby, are you okay?â he asked with some concern, lifting himself off you slightly so that he could peer down at your face. The moment you felt his weight leave you, you used your newfound leverage to push him so hard he lost his balance, falling to the mattress next to you. You wouldnât have been able to do it if heâd been expecting it and bracing against it, you knew, because he was just so much stronger than you naturally.
 In a flash, you were up and running for your life, sprinting for his bedroom door. You didnât bother grabbing the rest of your clothes, knowing there was no time. Even with the head start youâd gotten on Taehyung, you knew that it would be close when he snarled and pushed himself off the bed, chasing after you.
 Shit, you swore to yourself as you ran for your bedroom. It loomed ahead of you, seeming to get further away as your vision narrowed in your panic. You could hear Taehyung thundering down the hallway after you, and with his longer stride and superior hybrid strength, he was gaining on you at an alarming pace. Even though you knew this was probably nothing for him, he was panting loudly enough for you to hear it, and you cringed as you remembered how alluring the chase was to wolves. Did Taehyung have that in common with them? You were starting to realise that despite being with him for so long, there were enormous gaps in your knowledge about him. Of course, youâd never expected that you would need to know such intimate details about him, but here you were.
 You ducked into your room and slammed the door shut just in time, wincing as you heard Taehyung crash into the solid oak with a furious snarl. You flipped the lock into place right before he started abusing the door handle, banging loudly and pulling way too hard on the handle as he yelled for you. âY/n-ie? Baby, please unlock the door. Just talk to me, baby, I just wanna talk, I wonât do anything else, please.â He continued to beg and wheedle, his voice turning into a whine.
 Oh, God. You had no clue how to handle this, and it was turning into a nightmare. You backed away from the door, trying to give yourself as much distance as possible to think. You had to call for reinforcements, you knew. There was no way in hell you were going out there, and Taehyung was out of his mind right now.
 Running your hands through your hair in stress, you picked up the phone that youâd thankfully left on your bedside table instead of on the kitchen counter. There was only one person who could help you, you knew. Namjoon.
  You sat on the floor with your back against the door the entire time you waited for him to arrive, trying to offer Taehyung comfort and companionship without actually opening the door, which you knew would lead to something you couldnât take back given the state he was in. Heâd given up on yelling and trying to break into your room, since the door was sturdy enough to withstand his efforts to knock it down. In utter despair and misery now, he was on the floor whimpering and whining, and your heart broke with every sad, pathetic noise he made. It took everything in you not to open the door and give him what he so desperately wanted, and it was only the knowledge that he would hate himself, and you, once the heat passed that gave you the strength to resist.
 Thankfully, Namjoon had a key to the apartment, because you didnât know how you would have gotten all the way to the front door to let him in with Taehyung still camped outside your bedroom. You knew when he arrived because Taehyungâs sad, soft whines transformed into angry growls. He was infuriated at another hybrid encroaching on what he considered to be his territory during his heat, with his bitch in the vicinity, and you were terrified that he would actually attack the older man, yet another thing that he would hate himself for when he was back in his right frame of mind.
 Grateful that youâd thought to dress yourself once you were back in your room, you opened the door, distracting Taehyung from Namjoon as he immediately attached himself to you. Patting his back while trying to keep his hands from straying to inappropriate places, it took you a moment to realize that Namjoon had brought Yoongi with him, and you squinted in confusion at the snow leopard hybrid.
 âYou should stay with Yoongi until Taeâs heat passes,â Namjoon explained. âIâll keep an eye on Taehyung.â
 That sounded like a good idea in theory, but how poorly Taehyung had reacted to having them in his apartment during his heat made you skeptical of how it would play out. Even now, Taehyungâs distraction was fading away, and he was standing protectively in front of you as he growled threateningly at the intruders.
 âHis instincts are amped up because of you, for some reason. If you arenât here anymore, he should calm down.â
 You chewed on your lip indecisively. The doubt in Namjoonâs voice made you want to protest, to reject his proposal. How could you endanger both Taehyung and Namjoon on a hunch?
 Really, though, what was the alternative? You couldnât possibly give in to Taehyung; he would be filled with regret and self-loathing once he returned to normal, and you needed to protect him from that.
 âOkay,â you acquiesced finally. You tried to step around Taehyung to go to Yoongi, but he whipped around, alarmed.
 âBaby, what are you doing?â he asked, panicked, his arms wrapping around you immediately.
 âOppa, let me go, please?â you begged softly, hoping futilely that Namjoon and Yoongi wouldnât hear your conversation with him. Somehow, this felt too intimate for anyone else to witness.
 Taehyung brushed his thumb along your cheekbone, wiping away the stray tear in what had to be the most tender gesture heâd made towards you since his heat started. âDonât cry, baby,â he whispered, his forehead resting against yours. âIâll give you everything you need.â
 âTae-oppa, Iâll see you after your heat, okay?â you managed, forcing the words out past the lump in your throat. âBe nice to Namjoon-oppa. I love you.â Youâd said it to him so many times before, but it carried a different weight this time that you didnât want to examine too closely.
 âY/n-ieâŠâ He didnât let you go, but his grip loosened ever so slightly, and you took the opportunity to twist yourself out of his embrace, and hurried over to Yoongi. He gave you a small smile as he held his hand out to you.
 As you left the apartment with Yoongi, you heard Taehyung give a heart-rending roar, and almost said to hell with it and ran back to him. As if sensing your internal conflict, Yoongiâs hand tightened on yours, making it impossible for you to leave his side.
 You sobbed in the car all the way to Yoongiâs apartment, the reality of everything setting into you only after youâd left the situation, and the adrenaline that had kept you going left your system. You didnât understand what was going on, but the pure misery youâd heard in Taehyungâs voice as he called out for you stayed with you. It was your fault somehow, you knew. Taehyung was suffering because of you, because of your ancestors, cruel people whoâd made him the way he was for their own selfish purposes. Everything was your fault.
  For the next four days, you barely left Yoongi's guest bedroom. He gave up trying to coax you to watch Netflix with him or come to the studio to interact with the other members. Instead, he left you alone for the most part, only coming to get you when it was meal time or when he had an update from Namjoon.
 Apparently, after you'd left he'd barricaded himself in his own bedroom and hadn't left. Namjoon was trying to get him to eat a proper meal, but it was tough - thankfully, there was still the stew you'd cooked and hadn't gotten a chance to eat on the stove, because it wasn't like Namjoon was capable of cooking a nutritious homemade meal from scratch. After several attempts, Taehyung had finally allowed Namjoon to hand him the meal on a tray, which he ate in his room and left the empty dishes outside the door after.
 Apart from that, you didn't know much because he wasn't interacting with Namjoon, so your secondhand information was limited at best. It didn't really help your anxiety about the whole situation, but at least you knew he was alive, and you'd really left enough food and water in his bedroom for several heats, so there wasn't a problem on that front.
 You used the time, instead, to think about what had happened during the first day of Taehyung's heat. For the entire four days you were at Yoongi's, you basically thought about nothing else. He'd wanted you. Now that you were thinking about it in that light, a lot of the other strange things he'd been doing made a lot more sense. He wasn't just reacting to your familiar scent, or pack bond, or whatever bullshit it was that he'd been feeding you. You realised with a start that he'd been attracted to you.
 That realisation didn't make you feel better - in fact, you had more questions than before. How long had this been going on? How could this happen? Was this normal? Was he normal? And, most importantly, how did you feel about it all?
 With so much time on your hands all of a sudden, you thought about it obsessively, and cycled through almost every possible emotion.
 First came the knee-jerk reaction of disgust and horror, of course. How could this happen? How could you let this happen? You sobbed as you thought about how wrong all of this was, how weird, how inappropriate it was that Taehyung was attracted to you, a human and his pet, for God's sake. And he'd fucking lied about it too, feeding you that bullshit about his pack bond and lulling you into a false sense of security so you'd continue to stay with him, when he should have told you what was happening and let you move away as soon as he started feeling this way.
 But then - and almost against your will, because you did not want to start empathizing with him and trying to justify the shitty things he'd done to you in your mind - you started to see things his way. If it was so wrong to you, it must have been a million times worse for him, the one who'd been caught so off-guard by these new, entirely unexpected emotions. He must have been blindsided, felt so lost and scared, when he realised what was going on. Your traitorous heart felt a pang of sympathy for him. Of course he hadn't wanted to tell you; he'd probably not even been ready to admit it to himself.
 Lying on your back and staring up at the ceiling, you tried to sort out your thoughts. Whether you liked it or not, you were programmed to want to please your owner, and that included understanding them. Your psyche had done its job and let you understand, with very little information and no help, Taehyung's motivations and frame of mind.
 What it wouldn't help with, however, was understanding how you felt about all of this. You sighed and rolled onto your belly, burying your face in the pillows, stifling the urge to scream in frustration.
 You knew you cared about Taehyung. Despite everything else, that hadn't changed. You couldn't forget the way he'd taken you in, given you a loving home and everything a human could possibly ask for, and asked for nothing in return. He'd even done his best to hide his growing desire from you when - let's be real - he could have acted on it whenever he wanted. It's not like anyone would believe you over him. You loved him, and you were so grateful to him for taking you in when nobody else would, and saving you from a miserable childhood in the shelter. Everything you had - everything you were - was because of him.
 Still, you couldn't quite shake the feeling that this was wrong, that it was immoral and inappropriate and sick to be in a human-hybrid relationship. Not after everything that had happened between the two species. Not when you were literally different species.
 With a groan of despair that was muffled by the pillows, you flailed a little in frustration. What were you to do? You were still no closer to an answer than you'd been when you'd first started thinking about all of this literal days ago.
  Namjoon didn't know - and, God willing, would never know - that Taehyung had found your discarded shorts and underwear on his bedroom floor after you'd left, and had been using that to help him get off ever since. In the state he was in, he wasn't even capable of feeling shame or remorse at what he was doing, and was just ecstatic that he finally had something better than your residual scent on his sheets to get off to.
 He sniffed at the crotch of your panties - buried his face in them, really - licked and sucked at the stains that your arousal had left in them, and tried to memorise the scent as he masturbated furiously throughout the entire four days of his heat. By the end of it, there was barely any trace of you left on the scrap of fabric, something he bemoaned as he worked himself to the final unsatisfying orgasm of his heat.
 His whole room was a mess - it stank of sex and debauchery, and there was cum all over the place - the floor, the pillows from when he'd rutted them, all over the sheets. As he fell into a deep sleep, he wondered if you'd be able to smell it, even with your weak human nose, when you came back.
 He kind of hoped you would. His heat-addled mind wanted you to know what he'd done for you.
  When Taehyung woke up, finally lucid after running through his heat, the first thing he did was remove your panties from his mouth. He grimaced in disgust - how had he literally fallen asleep with them there? God, he was truly awful - and tossed them aside, grabbing a half-finished bottle of water from between the pillows and downing it. He was parched, and the the water in the bottle wasn't enough for him.
 As he got up on shaky legs to grab another bottle from the corner, he recognized for the first time how ravenous he was, and after picking up his water, brought it with him while he left his bedroom for the first time in days to find some food.
 Thinking that he was alone, he didn't bother getting dressed, so when he reached the end of the hallway and entered the common area of the apartment, he screamed like a little girl and ran all the way back to his room in embarrassment when Namjoon, sitting on the couch with his Kindle, turned around to see him in his full naked glory. It was nothing the older man hadn't seen before, of course - you see all sorts of things when you live together for as long as they had - but it was still embarrassing, especially after so long being apart.
 By the time he re-emerged sheepishly, fully dressed, Namjoon was waiting for him with a smirk. "You didn't need to react like that, you know," he teased.
 "Yeah, yeah," Taehyung grumped. "I'm starving, is there anything to eat?"
 Namjoon rolled his eyes. "What do you think this is, Masterchef?" he quipped. "I just called for delivery, it should be here soon," he continued.
 Taehyung, on hearing that, gave his leader his best boxy smile. "Thanks, hyung! You're the best!" he cheered, going to sit on the other end of the couch to wait.
 Namjoon, figuring that he would leave the questions till after the other man had eaten, went back to his Kindle. Taehyung, though, seemed to have other ideas.
 "Hyung, have you been here all this while?" he asked curiously.
 "Uh, yeah," Namjoon replied. "Somebody had to take care of you."
 "Where's Y/n?" came the next question.
 Namjoon hesitated then. "How much do you remember?" he asked cautiously, not wanting to say anything that might startle or upset Taehyung.
 "Uhh..." Taehyung frowned, thinking hard. "I remember Y/n smelling real good," he said, shivering at just the memory of it. "Then she was in my room, under me... then..." he trailed off, his eyes widening in horror as he started remembering in detail what had happened.
 "Oh, my God," he groaned, burying his head in his hands. "I'm awful," he said, beginning to sob.
 "Hey, don't say that about yourself," Namjoon said, alarmed, drawing closer as he patted the younger man on the back comfortingly. "You're not awful, you were just caught up in your heat, that's all."
 "No, you don't understand!" Taehyung cried out, obviously distressed. "I'm the worst; I'm a disgusting hybrid and pet owner, and I should be put behind bars for Y/n's safety, and probably the rest of society, too," he finished miserably, his ears drooping.
 Namjoon tried to calm Taehyung down to explain what he meant by that, but before he succeeded, the food arrived, and with that distraction readily available, the younger man clammed up as he stuffed his face full of japchae and kimchi stew to avoid talking.
 Eventually, when everything had been finished - even the weird sweetcorn banchan that no one ever finished - Taehyung couldn't put it off any longer.
 "You'll hate me," he protested dejectedly when Namjoon tried again to coax him to spill the beans.
 "Bro, if I didn't hate you after you threw up all over me when you had food poisoning, how could anything make me hate you now?" Namjoon countered reasonably.
 That made sense, so with a heavy sigh, Taehyung told Namjoon the entire sordid tale. The words came out stiltedly at first, then started pouring out, as Taehyung started speaking faster and faster, until it sounded like he was the rapper in the group. The more he spilled, the lighter the weight on his shoulders became, as if by telling someone else, he was transferring the burden. Namjoon, to his credit, listened quietly, his expression remaining open and neutral as he took in Taehyung's story, interjecting only to ask clarifying questions but never to pass any judgement.
 When Taehyung was finally done - he left out the bit about him using your dirty underwear to get him through his heat, because hyung or not, there were some things that should be kept to himself - he leaned back against the couch cushions with a heavy sigh. This was it, he knew. No matter how accepting his hyung was, there were some things that were just too much, and this was one of those. As he'd been telling the story from the beginning, starting from the day you'd come to pick him up from his army base, how awful it all was hit him again, amplified by revising the entirety of how he'd abused you and your trust.
 "So you see," he concluded his story with a small sigh, "I'm a disgusting pervert who should probably die for the sake of society."
 To his shock, Namjoon leaned in and squeezed his knee. "Don't say that about yourself," he castigated. "I'll do some reading and see if I can find out more about this, but you shouldn't panic, okay? I'm sure I'll be able to find an explanation and solution for you. Trust your hyung."
 The way he said that, so sure and steady, made Taehyung relax, almost against his will. Namjoon had been there for him for almost half of his life now, and he knew, from the determined set of his jaw, that he would come through for him again.
 "Okay."
  After their conversation, Namjoon texted Yoongi to let him know that the coast was clear and quickly made himself scarce, not wanting to get in the way of whatever emotional reunion you were going to have, knowing Taehyung.
 Yoongi, for his part, tried his best to get you back home as quickly as possible, and you didn't have the heart to tell him that you would actually have appreciated a little more time away from Taehyung. You felt bad, but you were still so unsure about everything that was happening, and you were, if you were being completely honest, a little afraid to go home and face him.
 Which led to you, standing outside your front door like an idiot, your fist raised to knock, but unable to actually do it. There would be no going back from this, you knew. Nothing would ever be the same again, one way or another. Was it so wrong of you to want to keep things the way they were, just for a second?
 With a heavy sigh, you dropped your fist against the solid wood of the door, wincing at the loud sound it made. Almost too quickly, you heard the patter of footsteps as Taehyung raced to the door and opened it.
 "Hi," you breathed awkwardly, standing like an idiot with no clue of what to say or do all of a sudden.
 Taehyung, it seemed, had no such problems as he pulled you into a hug and kicked the door shut with his foot. "Y/n, you came back," he breathed into your hair as he squeezed the life out of you.
 Even though you'd been so nervous just a second earlier, being in his warm, familiar embrace made it feel like everything would be okay again, and you couldn't help but melt into his embrace. "Of course I came back, oppa," you said quietly into his chest.
 "I thought... I thought..." Taehyung choked up and he couldn't continue as he dissolved into sobs. "I'm so sorry!" he cried instead, over and over again as you soothed him, telling him that everything would be okay, that you would always be here for him, that you were never going to leave him no matter what, as you stroked his ears comfortingly, the way you knew he liked.
 "Hey, it's okay," you repeated as you patted his back, leaning up on tiptoe to press kisses to as much of his face as you could reach. And it was. Just being with Taehyung, in that moment, gave you a clarity that you hadn't been able to find after days of agonizing over it. Taehyung had saved you, and you loved him. It was as simple as that. And listening to him blubber about how sorry he was, how he'd work on it, he promised, how he'd never do anything like that again if you would just forgive him, you knew that whatever Taehyung wanted, you'd give to him, no matter how you felt about it.
 "It's okay," you said one last time as his sobs petered out. "Whatever you want, it's okay."
 Taehyung didn't fully register at the time how much you meant what you'd said to him that day, but he would soon.
  It was weeks later that Namjoon finally made a breakthrough on his research. Weeks of obsessively searching, trawling through endless pages on the dark web and the dregs of reddit, before he finally found something. It was an old research paper, hundreds of years old, published by a now-defunct, of course, company that had manufactured hybrids. The paper was titled "Research advancements in imprinting technology in hybrids".
 "Oh my God," Namjoon breathed in shock and horror as he skimmed the paper. This was way more serious than either he or Taehyung had initially thought.
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Tell Me Weâll Be Just Fine
A/N:Â A couple points: 1) I made a new blog for these writings to make them easier to find 2) I have a tag list! lmk if you want to be added to it 3) For my non US babes and others, your third amendment rights say you canât be forced to house soldiers. Long Story ShortÂ
Contains TFATWS Episode 5 spoilers
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With John Walker being Honorably Discharged after an International Incident, youâre stuck under house arrest. (The United States Government would tell you house arrest is too strong of a word, itâs simply Strongly Advised you stay in your apartment.) You want to scream from the rooftops that you had nothing to do with him, that it was all an act, but youâre being Strongly Advised, so thatâs not an option. You hope, wherever he is, Bucky is having a better time than you are.Â
Five Days; Eastern Europe:
Bucky is not having a good time. Theyâre in a country where everyone wants them dead, holed up in a shitty motel and all he can think of is the absolutely devastated look on your face when he walked out the door. It makes him brood.Â
âYou have to talk about her sometime.âÂ
âWho?âÂ
âWhoever makes you frown like that.âÂ
ââM not frowning. What do you know about it anyway? Youâre single.â So maybe he was being an ass about it. You were so far away, probably cuddled up with John or Steve, and he was here, sitting in a motel room with Sam. John Walker was probably feeling you up right now, running his hand over those beautiful thighs of yours as you kissed him, making soft little noises--he clenches his fist so hard he breaks the bowl heâd been holding, splattering rice and beans all over the floor cracked tile floor.Â
âYo, man, what the fuck?!âÂ
Day One; New York City:Â
Steveâs allowed to visit, because of course he is. He flashes some badge and the guards (who are Strongly Advising you), stand down. âWhy are you here, Stevie?â And you hate that you still call him Stevie. Stevie is what you called him on the quiet nights when you two were alone and he was still yours. Steve gives you his sad smile and you want to fall into his arms, to sob into his chest and tell him how you fucked it all up. You donât.Â
âJust go, Stevie.âÂ
Four Days; Eastern Europe:Â
Sam goes to do some surveillance, announcing that he âcouldnât deal with this shit,â leaving Bucky alone in the shitty room they were sharing. Before heâd been deployed, he wouldâve spent an afternoon alone in a hotel curled up with a pretty girl or a handsome boy. During the war, heâd spend a quiet day catching up on some sleep or rereading a well loved copy of The Hobbit. During his Hydra days (which he hated thinking about but also couldnât stop thinking about), there really werenât days off. There were days where he killed and days where he didnât. Since then, heâd spent most of his days off trying to remember how to be a human.Â
You had made those days feel like living again. And now you were Johnâs girl, dressed all pretty up for him and everything. Buckyâd been fucking stupid to think youâd want someone like him, someone damaged, someone with blood on his hands. You were good and soft and pretty. You spoke four languages and had probably read every book ever written.Â
Youâd been good enough for Steve.Â
He breaks another bowl and has to lay down after.
Day Three; New York City:Â
You glare down the solider thatâs sitting in your kitchen, eating a sandwich. âThis is violating my Third Amendment Rights, you know.âÂ
The smug bastard grins and keeps eating his sandwich.Â
Two Days; Louisiana:Â
âThat shieldâs the closest thing Iâve got left to a family, so when you retired it, I felt like I had nothing left.âÂ
The mission had gone down as well as any of their missions go, theyâd been shot at, gotten out by the skin of their teeth. Sam left to go back home as soon as he could, Bucky followed. Where else did he have to go?
âYou have her.âÂ
He didnât, not really.Â
âI donât want to talk about her, Sam.â Bucky tosses the shield, scowling deeply.Â
Sam sighs, catching the shield. He turned to face his friend, were they friends?, and looked him up and down. âYeah, you do.â So maybe Bucky does want to talk about you, about how betrayed he feels by you choosing Walker over him. The government hadnât been powerful enough to stop some gossip magazine from publishing a spread of you and Walker, you in a little red sundress that makes you look incredible and his hand on your thigh. Thereâs some bullshit story about how you met and had been so enamored with him youâd asked him for coffee on the spot.
 It makes Bucky physically sick with rage.Â
Day Four; New York City:Â
After four days of being Strongly Advised, youâre ready to start pulling out your hair. The news is nonstop coverage of what happened to John Walker, the green beret who had gone crazy and killed a man in a moment of grief induced rage. And to top it all off, People released a spread that makes you want to scream. The whole shoot hadnât been your idea, some government publicist had insisted it was necessary to sell the story. In reality, itâd been five hours with Johnâs hands all over you, grinning like the cat that got the cream. During a break, heâd asked you about Steve, his tone suggesting something that was none of his business.Â
âYou donât get to talk about Steve.â John had smirked at you, running his tongue over his teeth. It clearly annoyed him, someone thinking he wasnât good enough for something. âWhat about your wife, John?â A look of surprise crosses his face but itâs gone in a moment, the mask he wears to keep people out back in place.Â
âOlivia isnât part of the deal. I thought we could be friends,â he spits the word out like itâs dirty, âbut clearly youâre not interested in that, clearly youâre interested in--âÂ
âBe careful how you finish that sentence, John.â Your voice is low, betraying the landmine heâs almost stepped on. Given the chance, youâd stab John Walker in his pretty face. Decades in prison means nothing when the love of your life abandoned you and the man you thought you could count on ran out. (So maybe you were thinking about Bucky, it doesnât actually matter.)
Bucky had been a solid presence in a sea of uncertainty. Heâd made you feel safe and okay. After Steveâs departure and the death of Tony, the only member of your family left, solid and safety had been in short supply. Heâd showed up, ate his cold beans in silence in the kitchen, and hadnât left. Heâd made you laugh in a way you hadnât in months. Youâd developed a routine, Bucky would wake up before you and boil water for tea, youâd stumble out and cook something to serve as breakfast, and youâd both go about your days. In the evenings, youâd come together, talk about the stupid shit that had happened during the day, watch a movie on Friday nights, and go to bed. It was nice to have a routine, something and someone you could depend on.Â
The nights had been quiet since he left.Â
Twelve Hours; New York City:Â
Buckyâs plane lands and he breathes a sigh of relief.Â
Itâs raining when he steps out of the airport, a down pour by anyoneâs standards. Fine by him, less people to avoid. He manages to make it to the little coffee shop outside your apartment without getting too soaked. Going up there wasnât an option, not when you were probably angry with him for running out. So he sits, drinks endless cups of coffee and watches.Â
âShe takes it two creams, no sugar, if you want to bring it up to her.â Bucky turns and finds himself face to face with Steve. His friend looks old, but happy, at peace even. Thereâs so much he wants to say, he wants to ask Steve why he left, what he thought about Walker. He wants to punch him or throttle him or hug him. Bucky wants a long fucking hug.Â
âI donât think she wants to see me, punk.â Steve sits, shaking his head.Â
âI didnât think she wanted to see me, either. Sometimes she doesnât know whatâs good for her..âÂ
Before Bucky can reply, before he can really process what Steve is saying, he gets a text from Sam and heâs off to save the world again.
Day Five; New York City:Â
Because the universe hates you, you canât even use your phone to entertain yourself. Someone leaked your personal number and it hadnât stopped ringing since. And, since the internet has no nuance, theyâre mostly death threats. Youâre reading a book when the guards who are Strongly Advising you abandon their posts. Thereâs something going on, something that no one bothers to inform you about.Â
You go back to reading your book. Hopefully Buckyâs not being thrown through a wall.Â
Thirty Minutes; New York City:Â
Bucky gets thrown through a wall.Â
It fucking hurts and heâs dizzy after. Like canât-walk-straight-am-I-actually-drunk-dizzy. Sam, the useless bastard, loads him into a taxi, tells him heâll be fine, and gives the driver your address. Buckyâs dimly aware of this fact, aware of the fact that this poor man is driving him, a bleeding super solider, to the one place he wanted to be but wasnât welcome.Â
Two Minutes; New York City:Â
The guards arenât back by the time the downstairs buzzer starts ringing incessantly. Youâre in the middle of your book, right at the moment where the head-strong damsel and the Lord she hated are about to kiss. You try to ignore it, With a groan, you stomp down to the doors.Â
Standing there, half supported by Vasily, the Russian cabbie (who is definitely into some shady business), is Bucky.Â
Now; New York City:Â
You thank Vasily, telling him youâll pay for the cab when you see him on Friday for Shabbat, and take the bleeding Bucky into your arms. Bucky mumbles something, clearly speaking Russian but too lowly for you to actually understand. Vasily glares at him, muttering curses as he stalks away.Â
Dragging Bucky up to your sixth floor apartment means sharing a run in with Daisy Mae, your elderly neighbor whoâs 90% blind and enjoys loitering in the elevator. She seems to take offense to Bucky mumbling Russian childrenâs songs to himself.Â
âSpeak English dear, not Communism. Weâre in the United States.âÂ
âMind the business that pays you, Daisy Mae.â
She hmphs, but doesnât say anything else. Bucky, for his part, gives a rousing performance of the Russian alphabet. Finally, you get Bucky into your apartment and unceremoniously drop him on your couch.Â
Itâs not long before he falls asleep, leaving you to stare at him for hours, wondering just what heâs going to say when he wakes up.Â
When he does wake up, itâs to the scent of your soap, sweet watermelon that always leaves an aching in the pit of his stomach. Waking up on your couch, smelling your soap, and listening to you cook feels like a dream. How many times had he thought about this exact moment while he was with Sam? Soon enough youâd turn the corner from the kitchenette and smile at him, that beautiful smile that never failed to make him feel a little dizzy.Â
And then heâd wake up in a shitty hotel room, listening to Sam take a shit through the paper thin walls.Â
He waits, but when you appear, youâre frowning anxiously. And God, youâre so fucking beautiful. Youâre wearing a pair of tiny sleep shorts that expose your long legs to his greedy eyes. Your hair is pushed back off your face, exposing the most beautiful eyes heâs ever seen.Â
Steve was a lucky man, to be able to love you. Maybe one day heâll find a woman like you to love, if heâs lucky. Has he ever been lucky?
Bucky looks confused when you appear holding tea. âHi.â He doesnât say anything back, just frowns back. Your mind races, realizing he probably doesnât want to see you, that he was dropped off here by some well meaning friend, and he was going to get up and walk out the door again.Â
âAt least let me clean you up before you go.â Bucky nods wordlessly, looking like heâs still a little stunned. He takes a seat at the kitchen table as you pull down the first aid kit youâd put together when Steve was still here. Thereâs a cut above his eyebrow thatâs still oozing a little blood. Itâs in such a place you have to situate yourself between his legs in order to get to it.Â
Itâs quiet while you work, Buckyâs never been a man of many words and now heâs probably trying to figure out how to tell you youâre never going to see him again. As soon as heâs cleaned up well enough that youâre satisfied he wonât die sitting at your kitchen table, you step away to admire your handy work. Buckyâs left hand, his metal hand, catches your wrist and pulls you back to him. It holds you there while his right hand comes up to cup your face, running a thumb over your cheekbone.Â
âYouâre so beautiful.âÂ
Heâs not sure what possesses him when he pulls you back into him. All he knows is if he doesnât get you close, if he doesnât tell you how fucking beautiful you are, he wonât be able to breathe. You make a little noise of exasperation, your gorgeous lips parting. âI mean it.â âBuckyâŠâ You try to pull away but he holds you there, studying every inch of your face and committing it to memory. Thereâs an electricity between the two of you, it feels like the air is charged enough to light that stupid snail lamp youâd bought from Arrow or whatever that store you loved was called. âBuckyâŠâ You repeat, your voice softer, in a tone he canât quite describe
Before either of you can move or say anything else, the door swings open to reveal Sam and Torres, flanked by three soldiers. None of them take notice of what feels like a very compromising position.Â
âOh good, youâre here, Sargent Barnes. You're all being moved to a safe house. Pack enough for an indeterminate amount of time.âÂ
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BNHA shopping headcanons pt.2
part 1 here! (momo x reader, todoroki x reader, iida x reader)
Uraraka x Reader
Bakugo x Reader
Kaminari x Reader
tw// cussing, irresponsible moeny-spending đł
Ochako Uraraka
if you have ever watched mha you should know that Uraraka is canonically dirt poor
well maybe not dirt poor as from what i know, she isnât homeless but..
itâd be a fair assumption that she is an extreme cheapskate
she really is that bitch at the cinema who deadass walks in lookin built like manatee from the neck down but her skinny face really doesnât sell the act
and she smells like off-brand skittles and soda from a mile away but box office clerk pretends not to see shit because they are too underpaid to deal with an determined, skint bubble girl first thing in the morning
oh and did i mention she exclusively takes you to early bird specials for the huge discount
so, needless to say, when you want Uraraka to come see a movie with you in the afternoon, you have to pay for her ticket
now, with that in mind, why would she ever want to go shopping as a date? shopping!
the whole premise of âshoppingâ is spending money - something she is very much against
so, obviously you thought it was a prank when she texted you to ask you on a date to the local mall
none the less, on the day you showed up - with a pocket knife in your purse, just in case - and to your pleasant surprise, Ochako was standing there outside your favourite jewellery shop with a cheesy grin on her face
â(Y/N)!â She called out, skipping up to you and throwing herself into your arms. âGuess what?!â
You giggled, delighted to see her so happy but confused as to why - as usually she gets upset when she is surrounded by so many expensive things. âWhat, bubbles?â
She pulled out from the hug to reach into her pocket, grab her hand-me-down wallet from her dad and unzip it to show you the many notes she had cramped inside there. âLook! Remember when I told you I couldnât come on dates on weekends with you anymore because workloads at the UA were increasing? Well, truth is, I couldnât see you because Iâve been holding down a secret job at a dessert place for the last few months - and look! Iâm rich!â
You felt your cheeks heat up and your eyes become glossy for some reason, it just made you emotional seeing Uraraka so happy and excited, despite the fact you noticed that the money in the purse was definitely no more than „5500/£40/$53 - so either she had already started spending or she had been severely underpaid for 4 months of work.
âOchako..â You croaked, sticking out your bottom lip and doing nothing to resist the tears that came rushing down your cheeks. âIâm so proud of you.â
Uraraka shook her head rapidly, âNo!â She whined, shielding her eyes with her wallet, âPlease donât cry, (Y/N)! Then Iâll start crying too!â
You nodded, wiping away your tears with your thumb, âOkay, bubbles.â You mumbled, feeling the spark of emotion inside you die down, âSo, where shall we go first?â
âUm..â Uraraka hummed in thought before pointing to your favourite jewellery shop which stood behind her, âThere! Iâm gonna buy you a necklace; to make up for last year when you got a me a really pretty bracelet for valentinesâ day and all I could afford to get you was a candy necklace.â She mumbled the last part before taking your hand and dragging you into the shop.
She didnât even spare a second so you werenât able to explain to her how you actually really liked the candy necklace - it was delicious!Â
Also, while she shifted through all the pretty necklaces looking for one that would âcompliment your gorgeous eyesâ, you realised something - she definitely wasnât built to be poor.
I mean, yeah, she is very stingy when it comes to shopping for herself
but when it came to buying you a necklace, she was ready to take a mortgage if it meant youâd be satisfied with your gift
or maybe you could call that reckless spending-]
Katsuki Bakugo
when yâall go on dates itâs usually to one of your houses or maybe an abandoned park or something
but because you said you had a way better aim than him - he challenged you to a game of laser tag! and since it was just you and him, he said you could consider it a date
however, when you both arrived at the laser tag arena, it was closedÂ
neither of yâall checked the opening times on the website so how were you supposed to know that it was closed on Mondays?
after a long while of bickering between the two of you, yâall just decided to spend the rest of the day at the mall next door
and when i tell you bakugo should be on bargain fkn hunters
he is also very clueless when it comes to giving gifts so he takes this as an opportunity to figure out what you want for your birthday/valentineâs time
you show him a crop top you think is cute and he is like âi literally do not give a fuckâ
he says he is just following you around the shop bc he doesnât want you to get kidnappedÂ
but in reality, you see him out of the corner of your eye typing in his notes app âblack crop topâ as soon as you turn away to hang it back up on the rack
he refuses to shop for himself because âall the shit in these shops are ugly and overpricedâÂ
as if that is a good enough excuse to hide the real reason why he wonât look for clothes in these shops; which is that he exclusively shops in Hot Topic and ASOS
he gets butterflies whenever you show him any article of clothing and say itâd look good on him, despite the fact his response it usually something along the lines ofÂ
âfuck off, that shirt is so ugly! why would i want to wear that?!â or
âof course iâd look hot in that - its a fucking tank top! donât be stupid, (Y/N).â
and mentally he does the same for you whenever he sees a cute shirt or a cool pair of shoes but he stays silent, wanting to keep up his âi donât give a fuckâ façade.
in fact, the whole time yâall were shopping the only thing he recommended to you was a revealing piece of lingerie that a mannequin was displaying in the window of a Victoriaâs SecretÂ
âhey, thatâd look good on you, (Y/N)!â he chuckled, pointing at the set from across the hall
you rolled your eyes, punching his shoulder without missing a beat, âOf course iâd look good in that - itâs fucking lingerie! donât be stupid, bakugo.â
âHEY YOU CANâT USE MY OWN LINE AGAINST ME!â
Denki KaminariÂ
yâall hang out at the mall quite a lot but mostly for the food court
by now yâall have probably eaten at every single chain in that bitch at least twice so obviously you go there quite a lot
after you eat, yâall stroll through the mall window-shopping since you probably spend all your money on foodÂ
however, after Kaminariâs birthday he was pretty loaded so he was finally able to walk around the mall and actually buy something other than food! crazy, i know.Â
you both were so hyped to buy shit - you forgot how to act
anyway, kaminari hadnât decided what he was going to spend his „7000/ÂŁ50/$66 on
âclothes?â you suggested
âwhatâs wrong with my clothes?â he replied defensively.
âbody spray?â
âare you saying i stink?â
âhair product?â
âi have more than enough, heh.â
âphone case?â
âi have one..â
âtoiletries?â
âthatâs a funny word-WAIT!â he yelled, shock running through his body as the âbest idea of all ideasâ dawned on him. âwait here, (Y/N). Iâll be right back.âÂ
with that Denki ran off, leaving you outside Sephora with no moneyÂ
It took him a while to come back but once he did, a foolishly wide grin painted his features, â(Y/N)! Look!â He yelled, motioning to his huge white bag.
He opened it to show you what was inside, âA yellow blanket?â You asked, cocking your head to the side.
âYes! Itâs 5x5 feet because you said the blanket home that we cuddle in is too small.âÂ
You blushed, rubbing the back of your neck, feeling kind of bad that Denki spent him birthday money to make you happy. âOh, well, I didnât mean that-âÂ
âAnd feel it! Itâs so fluffy and soft!âÂ
You nodded, reaching down and stroking the blanket, âOh my-âÂ
âIt feels like heaven!â he finished your sentence
#bnha#bnha ochako#bnha ochaco uraraka#bnha kaminari#bnha bakugo katsuki#bnha bakugĆ#mha#mha headcanons#bnha headcanons#mha bakugou#katsuki bakugo imagine#bakugo x reader#urakara ochako#uraraka x you#uraraka x reader#uraraka fluff#bakugo fluff#kaminari fluff#kaminari x y/n#denki kaminari imagine#denki x you#mha denki#kaminari headcanons#mha kaminari#kaminari x reader
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Ch4: You Donât Know What Youâve Got Till Itâs Gone Part 1 Co-written with @icanfeelastormbrewingâ
Summary: Jake and Stella are both home for Christmas, and the annual New Yearâs Party at the Jensenâs sees some unexpected guests in attendanceâŠ
Warnings:Â Bad Language words.
Pairing:Â Jake Jensen x OFC Stella Stevenson.
A/N:Â Another long updated, so split into 2 parts for you to read at your leisure!! Part 2 to follow shortly. Â
TLAYLI Masterlist // Main Masterlist
Chapter 3 Part 2
âKnowing what you don't want can often be more valuable than knowing what you do want.â Melchor Lim
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"So when do I get to meet Evan then?" Rey asked as she handed Stella the plate she had just rinsed.
It was the day before New Yearâs Eve and both sisters were in the kitchen finishing doing the lunch dishes while their mother watched TV in the living room. Stella loved Christmas, she always had, and this was the first one she was getting to spend at home for 3 years. But, the trade-off for being able to do so was having to put up with Rey constantly nagging about her home-based shopping business not doing quite as well in the last weeks as she expected and her constant struggle to get pregnant. And, honestly, Stella was a little bit tired of having to sooth her sister's same worries every time they got together. But now a new topic had been thrown into the equation- Evan. And Stel found herself wishing that they were still talking about ovulation cycles and how many times on average in a week a couple wanting to conceive should be âdoing itâ.
"Jesus, will you give it a break? Thatâs all I heard when I was home for ThanksgivingâŠand over Christmas dinner and every day since then!â Stella finally snapped âGod, you and mom have talked about nothing else, even Jane was poking for more information when we were at the spa because you canât keep your mouth shut."
True to her word Rey had spent Rick's money on a girls-only spa day which in all fairness Stella had gladly welcomed. She had relished all the treatments, each one with a more flamboyant name than the other, and as their day culminated they all were relaxing in the hot tub, enjoying the Mean Steam treatment while sipping Mimosas out of rather expensive looking glassware, Jane had started prying because Rey had told her about Evan. Luckily Janet, Jake's mum, had spotted Stellaâs discomfort and had come to her rescue by scolding Jane for being a nosey bitch.Â
"Itâs Christmas. Heâs spending it with his family in Boston." Stella shook her head at her sister.
"Bostonâs only an hour or so drive StelâŠ"
"So what? We donât get to see our families that often Rey." Stella replied, snatching a big round plate from Rey's hands.
"Whoaa, easy Stelly. Anyone would think you were trying to keep him away from us!"
"Thatâs exactly what Iâm doing, yes." she rolled her eyes at her sister, who could clearly read the annoyance in her features and voice as when she spoke again her voice was a little whiney.
"Stel, donât be like that."
Stella sighed. "Why are you so desperate to meet him anyway?"
"Hey, itâs not every day your baby sister gets herself a new man. At least not when sheâs been dating her childhood love for what? Twenty years now? Come on, let me bask in the novelty, Stel."
"Fuck off Rey, I havenât been dating Jensen for years and we were together nowhere near 20." Stella protested again, this time her voice a little louder.
"Felt like it to me." Rey shrugged.
Stella grit her teeth. Though her sister was exaggerating it was true sheâd been with Jake for a long time all things considered, and doing the whole dating thing during the last 8 weeks had felt new and exciting in a sense. She was enjoying every part of getting to know a person while dating them, something she hadn't been able to experience with Jake as they already knew each other inside out when they had finally gotten together. And whilst that had been nice, and she wouldnât change it for the world, with Evan everything was new and she had learnt what the cliche I want to know you better really meant during the dates which had following the first.
At the weekend following their trip to DC, Evan had taken her for another meal out, this one at a local Mexican place not far from HQ. Then the following weekend theyâd visited a posh cocktail bar Stella had been eyeing up for a while which just wasnât the Losersâ scene. There had been a trip to the cinema, an evening at the bowling alley, beers one Sunday afternoon whilst watching the Patriotsâ game in a sports bar, a walk round one of the local parks with a burgers, grabbing a shake and ice cream on the way homeâŠ.it was easy going, nice, no pressure⊠and then it had morphed naturally into something a little more serious.
The Friday before Thanksgiving Evan had invited her to his and heâd cooked, which in itself was a novelty as Jake could burn a pan of water. Heâd whipped up a spectacular seafood linguini, followed with a simple baked vanilla cheesecake, and after 2 bottles of crisp white wine, one thing had led to another and theyâd ended up making out on the couch before Evan had taken her into his room.
"Is he good?" Rey asked out of the blue as if sensing where Stellaâs inner thoughts had led her.
"Oh fuck off Rey, do I ask you how Rick is in bed?"
"Better than Jake?" Rey insisted, ignoring her sister rhetorical question.
"You had to ask." Stella groaned.
Rey looked at her and Stella sighed, knowing she wasnât getting off the hook. "Look, heâs good, ok, really goodâŠbut as for being better than Jake heâsâŠheâs just different."
As a matter of fact that first time theyâd slept together on that Friday, despite Stellaâs nerves, it had been fucking Earth shattering, and every time since hadnât disappointed. Evan was a generous lover, giving before he took, making sure she was satisfied in every which way she could be. But Stella still found herself getting a little nervous beforehand. Evan was the one who instigated the sex, and whilst Stella was a more than willing participant, she was craving the day she finally felt happy enough to take charge a little.
"And thatâs a problem?" Rey asked and Stella looked at her.
"What?" she frowned.
"Him being different to Jake?"
"No, I didnât say that. Itâs justâŠwell, me and Jake know each other inside out, itâs bound to feel a little different, isnât it?"Â
Rey's eyes suddenly opened wide with realisation. "Oh my godâŠ"
"What?" Stella asked, a little bit exasperated.
"Youâve never been with anyone else bar Jake, have you?"
Stella groaned but that was all the confirmation Rey needed to know she was right. Her sister had hit the spot but she was fucked if she was getting into that. "Look, enough about me. Any progress on baby Fitzpatrick?"
Rey sighed, not fazed in the slightest but Stellaâs forced change of topic had redirected the conversation to one of her major concerns and Stella knew she wouldnât be able to resist talking about it. "No, not yet. I donât know what weâre doing wrong? We stick to the schedule, Iâve got an ovulation trackerâŠ"
"God Rey, you talk like youâre baking a cake or putting an Ikea cupboard together, thatâs whatâs wrong." Stella scoffed.
"Science doesnât lie Stelly." Rey said, as if lecturing an ignorant little girl.
"Science says itâs a matter of PH." she shrugged, a small grin playing in the corner of her mouth.
Rey rolled her eyes. "You know Jake made up that shit, right? I googled it."
"No⊠really?"
"Sarcasm is the lowest form of wit, Stella." Rey squinted her eyes at Stella who grinned in response. "And speaking of low forms of wit, did you know Jensenâs new bimbo is coming to the New Year's party tomorrow?"
"Oh, is she?" Stella asked, trying to hide her surprise as much as possible, knowing that she was failing miserably. The news had shocked her a little, not that it was her business, but still.
"Careful Stel, is that a trace of disappointment I sense in your voice?"Â
"No, I just hadnât realised how serious they were. Mind you, I havenât seen him for a few weeks. Work has been busy and we donât hang out much now." she tried to explain herself without sounding scorned or bitter.
"You sure?" Rey asked, examining her sister's expression as she finished loading the dishwasher.
"Yeah, itâs justâŠwell, youâll know when you meet her."
And boy, would they all know. Because, Britney was, how to put it? Something else.
Stella sat at the table opposite Pooch and Cougar in the bar, sipping at her beer. It was the day before they were all due to head home for Thanksgiving so they had decided to head out for a few drinks, a way to celebrate with one another.
"So whereâs Evan?" Pooch asked before taking a sip from his beer bottle.
"Oh, out of town on some intel gathering trip with the Canadian Ministry of Defence or somethingâŠhe couldnât say much. I wonât see him now until Iâm back from New Hampshire." Stella offered.
"It still going well or..." Pooch pried a little bit more and Stella flushed a little.Â
"Yeah, heâs niceâŠ"
Cougar grinned and tipped his hat at her and she snorted, setting her bottle down. "He must be, we ain't seen you out of work for the last few weeks, he must be keeping you busy."
Stella laughed and shrugged as Cougar chuckled and then Pooch let out a groan. Stella frowned, and then turned in the direction he was looking at only to see Jensen working his way over with the brunette sheâd seen him with a while back hanging on his arm.
"It's Britney, bitch." Cougar chimed in.Â
"Wait, her name is Britney?" Pooch asked him and Cougar nodded. "How do you know?"
"Bumped into them at the condo one night." Cougar explained and Pooch's mouth fell open.
Stella frowned and turned around again, locking eyes with Jensen and saw him swallow, like he always did when nervous or apprehensive. But as she watched, he took a deep breath and continued his path over to their table.
"No Evan?" he asked once he reached them, looking at Stella, not even bothering in greeting the rest first.
"No. Heâs away." Stella answered, looking back at him but gripping her beer bottle for dear life.
"Whoâs Evan, another Loser?" the brunette asked then. Her high-pitched voice making Pooch and Cougar scrunch their noses as they shared a glance.
Stella glared at Jake as a grin spread across his face, daring him to say something and Jake's grin slipped under her glare as he turned to Britney.
"No, Evan is StellaâsâŠactually..." he looked at Stella, "What is he? Boyfriend? Fuck buddy? Late night booty call?"
"All of the above." Stella answered ignoring Jake's jab and necking her beer as both Cougar and Pooch sniggered and she fought to keep the smile from spreading on her lips at the look on Jensenâs face which was somewhere between disgust and disappointment. Instead she stood up and leaned towards Britney. "Iâll introduce myself seeing as he isnât going to. Iâm Stella."
"Hi, Iâm Britney." she said and then to Stellaâs horror she pulled her into a hug, kissing her cheek. Stella remained stiff, merely concentrating on trying not to choke on the heady combination of Britneyâs floral perfume and hairspray from the huge bouffant ponytail she was sporting.Â
"So does your boyfriend work with these guys or�" Britney's voice pierced the air again.
"No, I work with them." Stella explained as she took her seat back.
"What? Youâre in the army too? Wow, Girl Power!" Britney exclaimed before giggling.
"YeahâŠ" Stella said as she turned back to Pooch and Cougar, mouthing WHAT THE FUCK?
"Does anyone want a drink or�" Jake asked, trying to divert the weird situation Britney had just created.
Stella turned back to him and stood up again. "Itâs ok JJ, Iâll get them, itâs my round."
"Iâll give you a hand." Jake offered himself, motioning to follow her.
Stella smiled as she put a hand on Jake's chest to stop him. "No, Cougs can. You stay here with your girlfriend." she ordered more than suggested, making sure her eyes locked with his when she uttered the word.
At her use of the term, Britney giggled and grabbed Jensenâs arm. Jake looked at her, and Stella could see the irritation flash across his face and she smirked before she asked what Britney wanted to drink. The girl requested a Malibu and coke, the worst combination Stella could think of if you asked her but then again Britney's choice of outfit and her likeness for glittery accessories spoke of her taste for itself, and then Stella looked at Jake.
"Usual?"
"Yeah, thanks Stel." he said, a little quieter this time.
Cougar dropped an arm round Stellaâs shoulder and as they made their way to the bar, Stella could feel Jakeâs eyes burning into her back. Point, set, match to ArtyâŠ
"From what I heard it was a total accident she got invited. She was on the phone to him on Christmas Eve when Jane was talking to Janet in the background. Apparently she caught the words New Yearâs Eve and Party. Jensen, thinking she wouldnât be able to get a flight at such late notice, told her she was welcome to come." Rey explained with a grin. "Anyway, next thing sheâs messaging him, saying sheâd managed to get a cancellation seat so sheâs flying in on the morning of the party. Apparently he wasnât best pleased." Rey snorted. "Jane doesnât think heâs all that into her, butâŠ"
Stella only shrugged. "Who knows what goes on in his head, I donât anymore thatâs for sure." she commented before her sister could ask more, but she couldnât prevent herself from letting out a deep sigh. Whilst she had nothing against Britney, and despite the fact she was now with Evan, the idea of being at a party with Jake and his new girlfriend wasnât filling her full of joy.
The rest of the day was spent in relative calm. Richard came back from wherever heâd been following lunch, Stella hadnât been paying attention when Rey told her, and the 4 of them settled down for a rather furious game of monopoly which Richard won, Stella passing comment on how it would have been ridiculous if he hadnât, given he was a finance manager.
It was just after dinner when Stellaâs phone went off. It was a message from Evan telling her to get to her laptop so he could video call over the CIA network. So she quickly set it up in the kitchen and soon after it pinged and she accepted the call, smiling as his handsome face filled the screen. âHey Pumpkin.â He smiled and Stella laughed at his ridiculous nickname for her, chosen due to the way theyâd met.
âHey!â she beamed back âHowâs your day been?â
âNot bad.â He shrugged âUsual family bullshit at play. You?â
âSame.â She said, sitting back in her chair âIâve eaten way too much.â
He chuckled âThatâs what Christmas is for darlinâ. Way too much home cooking, enough alcohol to fill a pool, and a side of chocolate, pie and cake for good measure.â
âImma turn into a Christmas cake if I eat any more of it Ev.â Stella smiled, reaching for her wine. She took a sip and then looked at the glass âAnd probably a bottle of pinot too.â
âWell I donât have a problem with that.â He smiled, waving his own bottle of beer at her âFood and drink, win win.â
Stella laughed and then the door to the kitchen opened and Rey walked in. She made her way towards the fridge and then paused, turning to Stella.Â
âOh my God is that him?â she practically screeched and moved, draping herself over Stellaâs shoulders to get a look at the screen.
âRey, piss off.â Stella grumbled, trying to push her away. Rey took the hint and stepped back a bit as Evan looked at her, smiling, before he glanced back at Stel.
âWhoâs that?â he asked.
âOh, hi, Iâm Rey.â Rey spoke from behind Stella who rolled her eyes âStellaâs favourite sister.â
âYouâre my only sister.â Stella shot back as Evan chuckled.
âNice to meet you Rey, or see you in this case.â He smiled that damned smile that could melt a fucking polar ice cap and Stella heard Reyâs little gasp. She sighed and turned to her sister.
âOk, seriously, get what you came for and piss off.â
Rey held her hands up and went to the fridge, pulling out 2 bottles of beer and a can of coke. She headed to the door and stopped, looking at Stella, her mouth open.âO.M.G He is a snack!â she mouthed and Stella rolled her eyes again before Rey left the room, closing the door behind her.
âSorry about that.â Stella turned back to the screen and Evan laughed.
âDonât worry about it, itâs a mad house here too.â He leaned back in his chair. âShe seems nice.â
âShe has her moments.â Stella smiled, âAnyway, enough about her, tell me what youâve been up to. We havenât spoken in a few days.â
âYeah, sorry I was gonna call last night but itâs been manic. My sister and her 3 kids have been over and Uncle Evan was the star attraction. And by attraction I mean climbing frame.â
âLucky kidsâŠâ Stella quipped, arching her eyebrow âIâd climb you too if I was there.â
Evan grinned at her comment and Stella found herself slightly surprised. The ten days or so theyâd been apart had made her needy and she'd be damned if someone else could pull off a simple white t-shirt like he could, and that fucking chain he wore which was hanging out of the collar was doing things to her.
âWell a few more days and Iâm all yours to climb Pumpkinâ Evan smiled âSo, any plans for New Yearâs Eve tomorrow?â
âWeâre going to a party at the Jensensâ. Theyâve thrown one for as long as I can remember so itâll be nice to see them again, catch up. What about you?â
âOh I donât know yet.â Evan ran a hand over his beard, tugging gently on the whiskers which adorned his chin âI may stay here with the family or go out with some friends. Iâll make my mind up as I go.â He paused for a little before his hand dropped from his face âWill Jake be there?â
âItâs his parents throwing the party.â Stella arched an eyebrow âOf course he will.â
âRightâŠâ Evan mused and Stella narrowed her eyes.
âAre you jealous, Evan?â
âNo, I justâŠâ he groaned âOk, yeah, yeah I am. The thought of you bringing in the New Year with your ex and not me kinda sucks Stella.â
âI know.â She sighed âBut I wouldnât worry too much. Apparently his new girlfriend is coming.â She took a deep breath before she smiled a little sadly âI really wish you were here Ev.â
And she did, not least because she actually did miss him, but the thought of Jensen eating face with the bimbo whilst she was simply there alone wasnât something she was relishing.
âI promise Iâll make up for it when we get back to base.â Evan said gently.Â
âYou better.â
He chuckled âBeing apart from me really suits you sweetheart.â
âWhat can I say, you spoil me.â She shrugged.
âAnd you havenât even had your Christmas present yet.â He grinned.
âI canât wait to unwrap it.â Stella smirked âAnd the present.â
âFuck, StellaâŠyouâre killing me!â he whined. She laughed and at that point a voice sounded in the background and Evan hastily looked over his shoulder before he called that heâd be there in a second. âThatâs my maâŠI gotta go.â
âYeah, Itâs probably time I bust Rey for eavesdropping behind the kitchen door.â Stella rolled her eyes and Evan laughed.
âOk, Iâll call you tomorrow.â
âYeah, talk then. Night handsome.â
âNight gorgeous.â
With that Stella cut the call and shut the laptop. She stood up, crept across the room and yanked open the kitchen door. Rey immediately straightened up and jumped back. âI was ermâŠgonnaâŠâ she points to the kitchen.
âSpy on us?â Stella folded her arms.
âI wasnâtâŠI justâŠ.ok, I was spying.â Rey shrugged âBecause, fuck Stel, where did you get a man like that?â
âThe CIA.â Stella said simply pushing past her and heading into the living room where Jules and Richard were watching TV, Stella following her chunnering about Evan.
âLeave your sister alone, Aubrey.â Julie looked up.
âIâm heading up to bed ma.â Stella smiled, âIâll see you in the morning.â
Julie nodded but Aubrey wasnât listening, she was still talking about Evan.
âGod mom, you should have seen him. And that smileâŠâ
âErmâŠâ Richard waved âIâm right here.â
âYeah, isnât it about time you and your husband went back to your own house?â Stella asked.Â
âYeah, yeahâŠâ Rey waved her hand, âWe were going anyway.â
âGood riddance.â Stella mumbled.
Rey spun and pointed at her âI heard that. Donât forget we have a date to go shopping tomorrow.â
âCanât wait.â Stella said sarcastically and with that she bid them goodnight and headed to her room.
**** âYou heading out?â Jane looked at Jensen as he groaned, shoving his phone back into his pocket.
âYeah I gotta go get Britney.â
âThought you said she wasnât arriving until tomorrow?â Jane frowned
âSo did I, turns out she messed up with the date on the flights..â
âWhat?â Jane looked at him.
âDonât ask me, sheâs a dumbass.â Jensen rolled his eyes.
âWoooowâŠâ Jane looked at him as he grabbed his dadâs car keys from the side in the hall âThat is love, right there.â
âFuck off Jane.â Jensen raised his middle finger over his shoulder as he grabbed his jacket of the peg. He then paused and turned to his sister, shaking his head. âSeriously, thoughâŠwhen she told me what sheâd done, do you know what she said? The mouse was sticky, Jensen and I booked a day early by mistakeâ he shook his head.
âHang on.â Jane held her hand up âIf she really had messed up with the dates then she would have been on a morning flight still, just on a different day.â Jake looked at his sister, frowning a little and Jane snorted âIf you ask me, I donât think sheâs as dumb as youâre making her out to be.â
âWell I wasnât asking you.â Jake shot back as he shrugged his jacket on and headed out of the door.
At that point Gracie wandered in from the kitchen, dressed in her pyjamas, followed by John.
âWho's dumb mommy?â she asked with a yawn as Jane held her coat out to pop on ready for the drive home.
âYour Uncle Jake, sweetie.â Jane said.
John chuckled âHe told you about Britney arriving earlier than anticipated then?â
Jane snorted âYeah, and considering sheâs supposed to be his girlfriend..." she framed the words with quotation marks on one hand âHe doesnât seem too pleased about it.â
âYeah well, I think we all know the reason for that.â Janet joined them in the hallway, not even bothering to hide her disdain for the entire situation and John snorted. He leaned over and gave Gracie a kiss âNight Squirt.â
âNight grandpa.â She smiled before she took a kiss off Janet too. âNight Nannyâ and then she looked at Jane âWhenâs daddy back from the station?â
âWhen his shift finishes baby, now come on, letâs get you home.â Jane smiled before she looked at her parents âSee you tomorrow.â
Jane and Gracie exited the house, making their way to her car. Jane strapped Gracie into the seat and then moved to climb into the driverâs side and paused, spotting her dadâs car was still there behind hers. Jake was sat in the driversâ seat, pinching the bridge of his nose. He looked pissed, really pissed, but before she had the chance to go and speak to him, heâd set off.
âFucking idiot.â Jane grumbled to herself, and with a shake of her head she climbed in her own car and headed home.Â
**** The following morning Stella woke up in a better mood, talking with Evan the previous night had calmed her restlessness and though she missed him she was determined to make the most of the New Year's party that very same night. It was just a few days more and they could be together and she could effectively unwrap her gift.Â
She was getting ready to go shopping, Rey probably on her way to pick her up, when the doorbell rang and she cursed her sister for being earlier than expected for once in her life as she barrelled down the stairs.
"Honey, can you get that? Iâm busy." her mother shouted from the kitchen.
"Sure mom." she replied just as she realised Rey wouldn't be using the front door and definitely wouldn't use the doorbell. With a frown she opened it and blinked in disbelief, her mouth falling open. Evan was stood there, wearing a warm, woollen coat, scarf and a huge, million dollar smile. The bastard!
 âSurprise PumpkinâŠâ he chanted, opening his arms for her.
Stella gasped and gave him a quick hug. âOh my GodâŠEv, what are you doing here?â
"Well I got nothing on, you were only an hour away and after you saying you wished I was hereâŠ" he shrugged, âfigured I could drive up to see my best girl."
Stella blinked again, before she smiled shyly. "You drove just to see me? ThatâsâŠwait⊠how did you know where I live?"
Evan laughed heartily. "I work in intelligence gathering for the CIA, wasnât that hard."
"Ok, thatâs kinda creepy, stalker behaviour." she mused.
He laughed again and winked an eye at her. "Perks of the job, sweetheart."
That damned side smile of his made Stella pause for a second before she giggled and jumped at him. He caught her and laughed as her legs wrapped around his waist. âIâm so glad youâre here, Ev..."
He smiled at her fondly before he kissed her tenderly, his cold nose bumping against hers. âMe too, but are you gonna let me in coz it's freezing out hereâŠâ
âYes, let the man in Stella.â Mrs Stevenson spoke from behind her daughter, making Stella drop to her feet and turn to face her. Her mother smiled at her and then to Evan. âHi Evan, nice to meet you finally.â
"Itâs a pleasure Mrs Stevenson." he greeted the woman back, flashing his smile.
Stella looked at her mom as she pulled away to let Evan in the house, if she was surprised by her daughter's boyfriend showing up at her door she was hiding it very well, and then it dawned on her. "Oh my God, you knew he was coming, didnât you?"
Evan shut the door behind him and looked at her mom, then to Stella and chuckled. "Clever girl."
"He may or may not have called me earlier this morning to check if you were doing anything and I may or may not have suggested he spends New Year with us." Mrs Stevenson conceded.
Stel gasped and looked back at Evan with hopeful eyes. "Are you?"
"Well, I was gonna see if you wanted to come back to Boston with me but your mom said you wouldnât want to miss the party as youâve not made one for 3 years so, choice is yours." he shrugged, flashing a dazzling half smile.
Stella bit her lip, Boston sounded good, the fact that he had come all the way to see her and was willing to take her back to his family's place sounded even better, but she was really looking forward to that night's party. She missed Mr and Mrs Jensen, and also Jane and, though the prospect of Britney being there wasn't very appealing, she thought that maybe with Evan there she could have a really nice time. Thus, after pondering the pros and cons she looked at him. "Iâd like to go to the party if you wanna?"
 "Then party it is." Evan grinned.
"So this means I get to receive the New Year with you!" she grinned back at him.
"Yeah, guess it does." he said with a smile, one that was also loaded with the promise of a very good start to the year, if you knew how to read it that is.
And then the voice of Julie pulled them away from gazing into each other's eyes "I was gonna get the spare room ready but figured you two would want to share so Iâve left fresh towels on your bed Stella."Â
"Mommmm." Stella protested, mortified.
"Iâm happy to sleep wherever Iâm told." Evan, ever the charmer, intervened.
But whatever Stella's mom was going to reply it was cut off as the kitchen door opened signalling Reyâs entrance.
"Stel, you ready? I thought we could head down toâŠ" Rey began to say before she stopped dead as she entered the hallway and spotted a masculine presence, her mouth dropping open. "Fuck me!"
"Aubrey!!" her mum chastised her.
Rey blinked and looked at her mum and then at Stel. "Heâs here?!"
Evan chuckled at Rey's reaction to him being there. "I am. Nice to meet you Rey."
"Erm, hiâŠ" she managed to say before looking at Stella, smirking a little. "I take it you want a rain check on our shopping trip?"
Evan frowned at Rey's comment and gave her an apologetic look. "Oh, sorry, did I step all over your plans?"
"No, itâs fine. You can come, we were only going into town to pass the time, grab some lunch." Stella assured him. But Rey wasn't that willing to keep their plans as it were.
"No way am I playing 3rd wheelâŠyou two go, I can doâŠstuff."
"You sure?" Evan asked Rey. "Coz I can just..." he said as he nodded towards what he supposed to be the door that led into some sort of den, but she didn't let him finish.
"No, donât worry. Itâs ok. You two will want to spend some time together, you didnât come here to sit in our living room."Â
"Whose living room?" Mrs Stevenson asked, amused.
 Aubrey ignored her mum and mused. "Would be a nice addition to it thoughâŠ"
"Ok so Iâm gonna bring my bag in from the car, be right back Pumpkin." Evan said, blushing a little at Reyâs complement before giving Stella a quick kiss on her cheek and heading out the door.
The three women watched him go appreciatively, until Rey shook her head and asked "Wait is he staying? And Pumpkin? What?"
Julie grinned as Stella groaned. She knew that one wasnât going away any time soon.
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Chapter 4 Part 2
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Dreams Into Reality
Rick x Reader, Rosita, Maggie, DarylÂ
Prompt 100: âSo I had this really vivid dreamâŠ.âÂ
Word Count: 1892
Warnings: NSFW 18+ , Language, TeasingÂ
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A gasp falls past your lips as you sit straight up in bed. The cool air sends chills over your body as it touches the layer of sweat that broke out in your sleep. âWhat the hell?â You pant, âWhat?â The confusion of what your dream consisted of fogged everything else in your brain. Good luck getting through today.Â
You pull your shirt and jeans on, lace up your boots, and head downstairs. Rositaâs sitting at the bar finishing off the apple in her hand,â You okay?â She asks with a head tilt, âI heard you talking to yourself this morning. Did something happen?âÂ
Rounding the island in the middle of the kitchen, you shake your head, âI uh⊠no. I couldnât find one of my boots is all.â Oh yeah , real convincing, you mentally kick yourself, glad your back is to her.Â
She raises her brow, not quite buying it, but she doesnât really care enough to press any further. âOh, okay. whatever .â Â
You look around the kitchen, âHey, are there any of those apples left?â
âIn the basket.â She says pointing towards the sink.Â
âThanks,â you grab one and head for the door. She raises her hand and mumbles something as she walks off in the other direction. The sun hits your skin as you step out onto the porch, and you sigh, grateful for a beautiful day after the rain youâve had.Â
Just as you take a bite of your apple, Rick comes strolling by. He smiles up to you waving, âMorninâ Y/N.â You just about choke on the piece of apple at the sight, and have to fight the onslaught of images from your dream that are replaying. That damn smirk. He was so cocky in the dream. Holy hell. Todayâs gonna be fun. You do your best to stifle the heat flooding to your cheeks and the one settling in your core, offering a simple wave back.Â
As soon as heâs gone, you take a hesitant step off the porch and head over to your post at the lookout out front. Itâs a quiet morning, not much activity. After about an hour, someone climbs up the ladder to the platform, âHey! Howâs it looking today?â, the familiar drawl of Rickâs voice triggering new thoughts. Echoes of the filthy things heâd said start floating around in your head. Thereâs an internal battle happening. You absolutely donât want to make any sort of eye contact right now, but thatâd be a dead giveaway, and heâd ask you whatâs wrong.Â
Finally, you look up to see Rickâs crystal blue eyes trained on you. Oh shit bad idea. Bad idea. âUh.. pretty quiet. Only seen one walker.âÂ
âGood,â he smiles, placing a hand on your shoulder,âLet me know if that changes.â Your breath hitches as you think about the feel of his rough, calloused hands against your bare skin.Â
Later in the afternoon, thereâs a meeting about the upcoming run in the morning. Rickâs making it impossible to focus on any of it. If you didnât know any better, youâd say he knows and is messing with you. He keeps stealing glances, and god the way he looks at you. As much as you try to fight it, you canât help but to squirm under his gaze, a rosy tinge staining your cheeks.Â
Maggie starts picking up on it, watching you more closely. âAlright so itâs settled,â the clap of Rickâs hands snapping you back to reality, âDaryl, Abraham, and Sasha will head in from the East, Y/N and I from the West.â Your eyes go so wide they probably look like theyâre about to pop straight out of your head, and Maggie caught every bit of it. Youâd been so out of it, you werenât aware that was the arrangement being discussed. How the hell am I supposed to be trapped in a car with him for hours?!
 While youâre walking back to your house from the meeting, and hand grabs your arm, yanking you between two of the other homes on the block. âMaggie! What the hell!?âÂ
She leans in, âYeah exactly, what the hell?!â
âExcuse me?â You say, trying to play innocent.
 Her eyes scan your face, and then land right on your eyes. They could damn sure see straight into your soul, âOh I saw the way you were acting in there. Did something happen between you and Rick?â Sheâs not really angry about there potentially being something going on, but rather that you havenât told her. She quickly became like a sister to you after youâd joined the group. You tell each other everything.Â
You look to the ground, kicking a stray rock around by your feet, âUh⊠not exactly.âÂ
She shakes her head, âWhat does that mean?âÂ
Your cheeks flush for the fifteenth time, âSo I had this really vivid dreamâŠâÂ
âOh, honey.âÂ
âYeaâŠ. and I mean like really vivid and now I canât look at him or be near him without thinking about it.â You admit.Â
She sighs, âWell I mean I guess that would explain why you were so weird about going with him. Youâve ridden with him before so I didnât understand why that was such a big deal.âÂ
You look at her with pleading eyes, âMaggie, how the hell am I supposed to do this?âÂ
She just shrugs, âI donât know. But itâs not like you can go tell him no. Not now. Not unless you wanna tell him why you canât be around him.â She starts laughing, âSorry I canât ride with you, I think about you-â.Â
âShut up.â You punch her in the arm, and walk away, leaving her still giggling in the alley.Â
The next morning you head to the front gate where cars were being stocked and weapons checked. You bite your lip as the reality of whatâs to come sets in. Rick comes up behind you, brushing his hand along your back as he steps towards the car, âYou ready?âÂ
âHuh? Oh uh yea.â You look around at pretty much anyone but him, âGood to go.â Real smooth, Y/N.
He smiles at you, crinkles forming at the corners of his eyes, âWell alright then.â He raises his hand, moving it in a circular motion, âLetâs load up.âÂ
About fifteen minutes into the drive, Rick looks over at you, âHey, you okay?â His voice conveys genuine concern, not just for the sake of his safety on the run, but for your well being. âYouâve been awful quiet since yesterday.â He rests his hand on your thigh, âDid somethinâ happen?âÂ
Holy shit. Holy shit. Holy shit. âUm, Not. not really. I just. Iâve just been doing a lot of thinking.âÂ
âOh yea? Anything I can help with?â Oh god, he did not just ask that. âI mean. I know Iâm not Maggie, but I can do my best.âÂ
You look out the window desperately trying to hide the ever growing redness appearing on your face. After a second of regaining your composure, you finally speak up. âThanks, but I already talked to her about it. Not much to do honestly.â You can feel his eyes on you, âIt was just a strange dream.âÂ
Rickâs a smart man. Heâs picked up on all your little moments. Truth is, he just likes to watch you try to hide it. âAlright. I get that. Should the need arise, Iâm hereâ, he says rubbing your thigh lightly.Â
The rest of the ride spent in mutual silence, each of you stealing glances at the other. The time for squirming, and nerves has passed when you turn the corner about two miles out from the target. Game faces have to be on. Thereâs no room for anything else.Â
No casualties, no shit for once, just a successful run. âMeet yâall back home?â Daryl asks as he shuts the hatch on the SUV.Â
Rick looks around, âNah, saw a couple little places that I wanna check out.â You canât help but give him the wtf are you talking about look. There was nothing out there. âGo ahead back, weâll be back soon.â Daryl nods in agreement.Â
Once theyâre gone you turn to Rick with a boldness youâve lacked in the past 24 hours, âWhat the hell are you talking about? Thereâs nothing out here, Rick.âÂ
âOh, I know.â He has a smug look on his face when he turns back toward you. âI wanna talk more about this dream you had.â Fuck. âItâs got you really messed up, huh?âÂ
â I wouldnât say-âÂ
He shakes his head, âY/N, please. Iâve noticed a lot over the last 24 hours,â He steps towards you, âYou wonât look me in the eye, hell, you avoid me if you can.â He grabs your chin between his thumb and index finger forcing you to look at him, âOh and this is my favorite. That nice shade of pink in your cheeks.â His eyes scan over your face, âTell me, Y/N, was I in your dream?âÂ
Damn cocky asshole. Thereâs no use in lying, heâll see right through it. âYes.âÂ
He smirks, running his free hand over the back of your head, âMhmm. I could see it the minute I saw you in the meeting. You wouldnât look if I was looking at you, but oh when you thought I looked away, those eyes were begging me to fuck you.â Your breath catches as he backs you up against the van, âIs that what you were dreaming about?âÂ
His strong arms trap you against the warm metal, suddenly making you feel small. âIâŠmmm.â A small escapes your lips as his travel along your neck.Â
The scratch of his beard causes a delightful shiver to run down your spine , âUse your words, babygirl.âÂ
âY-yes.âÂ
He pulls back, head tilted, âYes, what? I wanna hear you say it.âÂ
 âYes. I dreamed of youâ His brow raises, and he stares you down, not satisfied with your answer, âfucking me.âÂ
That damn smirk spreads across his face once more, âThere it is.â He shifts his weight, and places his hands on either side of your head. âDo you want that? Do you want me to fuck you?âÂ
âYes,â Your voice barely above a whisper, âPlease, Rick.âÂ
A low growl rips from his chest as his lips capture yours in a demanding kiss. Thereâs fire behind every movement. Has he been thinking about this too? As if he read your mind, he breaks the kiss, and spins you around so that your back is to him, âIâve wanted this for so long. You donât know how hard itâs been to watch you everyday not being able to do a damn thing about it.â Rough hands come up to cup your breasts as his lips and teeth drag over the sensitive skin of your neck. âGod, it took everything in me not to take you right then in that meeting yesterday.âÂ
Gasps fall past your lips as his hips grind into yours, letting you feel just how bad he wants you. âRickâŠâÂ
His finger runs over the soft flesh of your lips and he lets out a groan, âOh sweetheartâŠâ Breath fans over your ear, âI donât think Iâve ever heard a sweeter sound than that.â His deft fingers make quick work of undoing your belt and jeans, âGet in the van.â
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Skateboard Go Zoom
Rating: General Relationships: Romantic Analogical Warnings: Foster System, Mentions of TERFs Word count: 4029 Summary: The poor victim Ms. Williams had preyed on began to stutter an answer. Virgil tried to pay attention, he really did, but the sun had decided to come out from behind a cloud at that exact moment and the light hit Logan in the face and suddenly Virgil was much more interested in watching Logan blink against it.His eyelashes always seemed golden tipped in the light. Other Notes: Analogical Week Day 5: Vocab card/Skateboard @analogicalweek
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Their town's skatepark was small. People trickled in and out of it, but there were never more than four people looking to use it at a time (unless of course, a group of high schoolers came together), and anyone stopping to watch only ever hung around for about a minute before continuing on their way.
The park consisted of a smaller-sized bowl, a short flat rail Virgil only ever used to practice hippie jumps, and a couple of quarter pipe ramps facing one another. There were several graffiti designs, a couple that Virgil had done himself, but generally, the park was well maintained.
Virgil absolutely loved it.
It was a rare afternoon to find the park devoid of Virgil. When he couldnât be in the bowl, Virgil was manualing from quarter to quarter or practicing whatever newest trick he was working on off to the side. At the moment, that was an early grab finger flip. It was a move where he was supposed to squat down, grab the nose of his board with his hand, then lift up, while jumping, and flip the board so he landed flat on it and continued rolling.
At the moment, Virgil kept pulling up on the nose before he hopped and ending up not doing much of anything- besides tripping over the damn thing. He had gotten it a few times though; it was a work in process.
But of course, Virgil could only go to the park in the afternoons. Right now it was morning. Which meant he was in the worst possible place on earth, in the worst possible class, with the worst possible person sitting next to him.
â8 is to the power of 4x+2,â Ms. Williams said loudly. âAnd it's equal to 64. So, what do we do to solve for x?â
The worst person Virgil could possibly be sitting next toâs hand shot into the air.
Ms. Williams sighed. âAnyone besides Logan?â
The class was silent. Loganâs hand slowly stuttered back to his side and he looked down at his paper.
Virgil peeked over at it and found all the practice problems Ms. Williams had said they would be doing together already finished, answers neatly circled and not an eraser mark on the damn thing.
Which was impressive because Ms. Williams had only handed them out about five minutes ago.
âSally? Do you know where to start?â
The poor victim Ms. Williams had preyed on began to stutter an answer. Virgil tried to pay attention, he really did, but the sun had decided to come out from behind a cloud at that exact moment and the light hit Logan in the face and suddenly Virgil was much more interested in watching Logan blink against it.
His eyelashes always seemed golden tipped in the light.
Okay, freak. Virgil scolded himself. Youâre in math class, not theater.
He had just managed to pull his attention back to the whiteboard in front of them when Logan had the fucking audacity to brush his hair back with his hand and then all Virgilâs useless brain could think about what it would feel like?
Was it soft? It certainly looked soft. He could imagine running his fingers through the black roots before wrapping his arms around Loganâs neck and-
Stop it.
Virgilâs brain decided not to listen to his request and began to wonder on repeat if Loganâs lips would be squishy and delicate, or more commanding.
He glanced over at Logan and found the boy watching him. They met eyes and almost instantaneously, both Logan and Virgil looked away. At this point, Virgil was sure he looked like a tomato, and it was very small comfort to know that Loganâs face had darkened as well.
It took a moment for Virgil to gather himself, but he forced his attention back to the board and concentrated on each one of the practice questions Ms. Williams had assigned them. They ended up finishing a little early, so Ms. Williams passed out their homework as well.
Virgil, apparently, had not learned his lessons from the earlier eye contact and spent the entirety of math glancing over at Logan. Logan (of course) had already finished his homework and was leafing through what appeared to be a psychology book with notes all over the margins and Virgil watched as he reached over and highlighted a certain section.
God, he was adorable.
Logan glanced over at him again and again, both boys looked away instantly. Cursing himself, Virgil made a quiet vow that he wouldnât look at Logan for the rest of the period- a vow that he broke not even a full minute later.
Math was a very stressful period.
Somehow, Virgil managed to finish all homework problems just as the bell rang and he shoved the papers into his bag before practically running out of the room.
He didnât notice the wide pair of brown eyes that followed him out the door.
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The skatepark was a little busier than normal- meaning that every piece of equipment was currently in use- but that simply gave Virgil the time to practice the early grab finger flip, a trick that continued to elude him like the annoying thing it was.
Rolling rolling⊠now jump and snatch! Flip and land it!
Virgil grinned as he put his foot down and came to a stop. That was the fourth time in a row he had gotten the trick down, and while it wasnât nearly close to perfection, he was very happy with it.
He was about to do a 180 hippie jump over the rail when out of the corner of his eyes, he spotted a young African-American boy crouched over a book. His right hand held a pencil that he was diligently using to underline an area in the gigantic book he held and he followed that by a little scribble of notes off to the side
Virgil wouldâve recognized that face anywhere.
Logan?
No no no no no no no nooooâŠ
What is he doing here?
I want to talk to him.
No. Talking is bad. We donât do that here.
Just go up and say âHi. Itâs Virgil from math class.â
ABSOLUTELY NOT.
Okay, what about an excuse? âHi, itâs Virgil from math class. Sorry to bother you, but Iâm struggling with question 3 on the homework-â
NO. Thatâs weird. And creepy.
Okay, what if we just wave to him. Waving is normal.
No, it's not.
Well, it's also weird if you donât acknowledge him.
Shut uppppp.
Virgil swallowed. He shook his head wildly before facing the rail again and riding right for it.
As soon as the rail got close enough, Virgil jumped up and off of his board, and spun his body 180 degrees so rather than facing the beautiful boy on the bench, he looked over at the bowl. His landing was perfect, as expected of him.
He wondered if Logan was watching.
Virgil did another kickflip and then almost stopped to bash his head against the wall.
Riding was for him. For the adrenaline when soaring through the bowl, for the wind in his face, for the achievement when he finally mastered a new trick. Not for showing off to hot boys.
He wondered if Logan would be impressed by a flamingo.
Pull yourself together, Casey.
For the next couple of hours, Virgil did his best to forget about the boy taking notes in his book and concentrated on enjoying himself. He managed to get a number of different turns in the bowl, where he could enjoy doing a couple of bonelesses- a trick where he grabs the board, flips it up in front of him, and jumps off of his front foot, then turns the board and aims his front foot so it lands on the board. He got a couple of cheers each time he did one of those.
Later that night, when most people had cleared out, Logan and Virgil remained. Logan still hadnât looked up from that stupid book, but Virgil had once watched Logan forget to go to lunch because he was engulfed in reading, so that wasnât very surprising.
Virgil was back to working on his early grab finger flip when Loganâs black glasses slid down his nose. In one movement, Logan shoved his glasses back up, made a note in his book, and stuck the end of his pencil into his mouth.
Virgil tripped over the tail of his board and sent it riding solo, straight into Loganâs foot.
Logan glanced down at it
This was it. This was the end. Virgil was going to die, right here, and Logan would forever remember him as the terrible skateboarder who sent boards flying into peopleâs feet like a complete newb.
For some obnoxious reason, however, Virgil kept breathing and his heart kept beating- admittedly at a mile a minute. His hands became clammy as Logan looked over at him, back down at the board, and said;
âDo I⊠do I kick it back to you? I donât want to break it.â
Holy shit, they were talking.
It took a few seconds for Virgil to realize Logan needed an answer and that they had in fact, been standing in silence for the past 30 seconds.
âOh! Yeah! Sure!â Virgil debated slapping himself in the face. âItâs durable, trust me. Iâve wiped out on it loads of times.â
At this point, Virgil was pretty sure his face was brighter than the sun and he was more than ready to find a ditch to curl up and die in.
Logan put his foot on the tail of the nose of the board and before Virgil would warn him that it was too far to the left, Logan pushed and the board took off.
It rode straight for Virgil for about three seconds before promptly turning and heading off on its own adventure to the right.
Logan's entire face went a warm brown and he instantly leaped to his feet and went to grab the board. Virgil didnât really notice and the two of them made it there at the same time, barely a couple of feet apart.
Virgil kicked his board up so the tail landed in his hand.
âI um- Sorry,â Logan said. âI mean to push it towards you.â
Virgil waved a hand to say âno problemâ mostly because his tongue had stopped working in his mouth and he was pretty sure if he said it aloud it would be a garble of complete gibberish. He tried to come up with something to say- something to get this beautiful, beautiful boy to keep talking to him- but nothing was coming to mind and he was going to miss the one opportunity he had and then he would die alone and sad-
âYouâre skateboard tricks are cool.â Logan scratched the back of his neck and Virgilâs heart stuttered to a halt. âI saw a couple of them while I was working. Youâre very impressive.â
It was all Virgil could do not to squeal.
âThank you.â Somehow, he found it within himself to keep his voice steady.
He still needed to say something else.
What else could he say?
UmmmmâŠ
âI could teach you if you want.â
What?! NO!
Itâs fine, itâs fine. Heâll just say no thanks and then I can go spend the rest of my life cringing at this moment.
âIf you really wouldnât mind, I do think I would enjoy acquiring a new skill.â Logan looked up and met Virgilâs eyes. âIt sounds⊠fun.â
What?
Virgil blinked.
Logan. The most beautiful person on the planet. Wanted to hang out. With him?
Him?!
The sun might as well have just set in the east. Virgil closed and opened his mouth several times before he finally figured out that using his vocal cords was helpful in human communication and said;
âY-yeah. Sure.â Virgil licked his lips. âI can go over the really basic stuff now if you want.â
âSatisfactory.â
âRight. Okay. Then umâŠâ Virgil dropped his board onto the floor in front of them and took a couple of steps back. âSo there are two basic stances. Thereâs regular, where you have your left foot in the front, and then right back, and goofy, which is opposite. Youâre- Are you right-handed?â
Logan nodded.
âOkay. Then Iâd go regular. Thatâs usually most comfortable for right-handed people.â
Logan nodded again and before Virgil could give any more instructions stepped onto the board. Almost instantly, the board titled forward and Logan went stumbling off it, right into Virgil.
Virgil caught his shoulders with both hands. âRight. So donât do that.â
A half-smile appeared on Loganâs face and Virgilâs heart did a somersault. He managed to keep his breathing steady and let go of Logan in turn by reaching for the board and pulling it back over to them.
âSo instead of⊠whatever you just did, youâre going to put your left foot near the nose- or um, the front of the board- a little after the bolt. And then your right foot should be shoulder-width apart at a slight angle. On the tail.â
Logan stepped up again, this time more cautiously. He glanced over at Virgil, who smiled encouragingly, and then slowly placed his feet precisely where Virgil had told him.
A more real, fond smile appeared on Virgilâs face. This guy and following directionsâŠ
âRight. Now bend your knees a little for better balance just use your right foot to shove you forward.â
Logan did both at once. The board rolled- a lot slower than Virgil could remember ever going and he stopped after a few feet, but when Logan looked back his entire face had lit up like a childâs on Christmas morning.
Virgil couldnât help but smile back.
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Skateboard lessons became a daily thing. Every day, after school Virgil and Logan would go to the skatepark (separately) and Virgil would spend the first two hours dicking around and doing tricks while Logan would read some random stupidly heavy nonfiction book. Once people had cleared out, Virgil and Logan would begin their âlessonâ which started off as simple instructions but quickly devolved into actually talking.
The first time the talking happened, Virgil had been questioning Logan about being home on time.
âItâs getting dark.â Virgil glanced at the sun falling behind them and then back at Logan, who was trying (and failing) to do an ollie (a very fundamental skateboard jump). âDo you need to worry about going home?â
Logan jumped up and the skateboard hit the floor with an ugly crash. âI like being out of the house.â
âYou need to make sure youâre comfortable popping the board up,â Virgil advised. He paused. âYour parents wonât mind?â
Logan shrugged. âMy parents died when I was a baby and I currently reside in a house with eight other foster kids. Theyâll barely notice.â He placed both feet on the board and leaned down, so the nose of the board was up in the air and his back foot firmly planted the tail on the ground. âIâve got the popping down. I canât do the jumping part.â
Virgil hadnât been quite sure what to say. In the end, they had just carried on with the lesson.
The next time it happened, Logan had mentioned how the term âssriâ kept showing up in his newest psychology book and he wasnât quite sure what it meant.
âI mean, Iâm aware it's a type of medication,â Logan informed him as he tried (and failed) to perform the ollie again. âBut it seems to be a category and I donât know for what.â
âOh its selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors,â Virgil said calmly. âI take Celexa, so Iâve had that term thrown in my face a lot.â
Logan blinked at him. âCelexa is prescribed for depression.â
Virgil met his eyes, licked his lips, and then sheepishly looked down at the floor. âYeah. I guess so.â
âI umâŠâ Logan shoved his glasses up his nose. âI think youâre very strong. I donât know what it's like, but simply reading about it suggests that youâre incredibly strong. And ifâŠâ his voice trailed off. âIf you ever want to talk to anyone, Iâm open.â
Virgil had never appreciated anyone more than he appreciated Logan at that moment.
Skateboarding after that became more limited. Not because either one was no longer interested- but because conversation would take up quite quickly and figuring out how to ollie suddenly wasnât the priority.
âYou read all of Twilight!?â Virgil gaped at him from his spot beside Logan on the bench. âHow!? Youâre Mr. Read Long Boring Nonfiction books!â
âI read fiction too!â Logan was half-smiling again. âBut, I didnât read Twilight to enjoy the story so much as to critique it. Itâs the same reason I read the 50 Shades of Grey series and watched The Kissing Booth.â
Virgil stared at him open-mouthed.
âI have a notebook- well, a series of notebooks really- dedicated to ripping apart literature. Iâll react to each chapter or each arc of the movie and put downtimes and chapter so I can go back to it, and then write what went wrong plotwise, characterwise, setting-wise, etc.â Loganâs smile turned into a full one at the look on Virgilâs face. âItâs really quite enjoyable.â
âDo you have them on good works as well?â
âCertainly! I have an entire notebook simply on where Harry Potter went wrong. Admittedly, I made it after J.K. came as a TERF in a bit of a rage but it is quite detailed.â
âIâll need to read that,â Virgil said sincerely. âIâm pissed at her as well.â
Logan shoved his glasses up his nose and wiped his hands on his pants. âYeah?â
âOh yes. Look- here.â Virgil got up to his feet and offered Logan a hand. When Logan grasped it, butterflies exploded in his stomach and those butterflies flew all the faster when Logan didnât drop his hand after.
Virgil swallowed and used the connection to pull Logan toward the two quarter ramps facing one another. There on the side in big red and gold bubble letters were the words âFuck JK Rowling.â
âI wasnât very imaginative,â Virgil admitted. âI was just kind of⊠mad and I figured this would make me feel better.â
âDid it?â
âA little.â He paused. âNot really.â
Loganâs shoulders had turned in on itself. It was the very first time Virgil had seen Logan without perfect posture and it didnât sit right with him.
âDid ripping it apart in your notebook help you?â
âNo.â Logan looked at the floor. âWhy were you mad at JK?â
âBecause she doesnât support Trans people?â
âDo you?â Logan's voice was small and suddenly Virgil understood exactly why he had been acting off.
âYes. Virgil looked at his friend until Logan met his eyes. âYes. I do.â
Logan bit his bottom lip. âSo if I told you that I was transâŠâ
âIâd thank you for trusting me and promise not to tell anyone without your permission. And then nothing would change.â
The responding smile was brighter than anything Logan had ever given him in the past.
There were lighter conversations as well. Somehow, Logan dragged it out of Virgil that he liked spiders and stuffed animals, and the next week, Logan had sheepishly given him a stuffed spider âin payment for the lessons.â Virgil had told him it was unnecessary, but Logan said if he liked it it was his and that was that.
âI mean, Marvel movies are better, obviously-â
âObviously,â Logan agreed.
âBut DC comics are pretty good.â
âAs long as you donât count Superman, Iâll agree with you.â
Virgil gave his friend an amused look. âWhatâs wrong with Superman?â
âHeâs-â Logan grimaced. âEverything about him is just so⊠flames. On the side of my face. See-Seething fire.â
âYouâre going to have to elaborate.â
âHe has no flaws. He can fly faster than a bullet, he has superhuman strength, x-ray vision, lasers come out of his eyes, he can heal very quickly, he has superhuman breath, superhuman stamina, heâs invulnerable and he has superhuman vision! And these are merely the ones I can recall off the top of my head!â Logan's hands flapped around him and each word was aggressively punctuated.
A coy smile appeared on Virgilâs face. He loved watching Logan get passionate about something. It was fairly easy to set him off and once you did, it was a bit like watching an interesting nature documentary.
âIf he had moral struggles he might be somewhat compelling, but he doesnât even have that. Itâs all truth, justice, and the American way.â His tone had adopted a somewhat mocking edge to it, especially as he said âthe American way.â âHeâs a horrible character.â
âWhat about Kryptonite?â
Virgil admittedly had only said that to see Loganâs head explode and explode it did.
âKryptonite is the most bullshit thing in the entirety of literature and Iâm including sparkling vampires.â
Virgil burst out laughing. For a moment, Logan simply blinked at him, face going a very warm brown before a large smile broke out over his face and he joined in.
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âI did it!â
Virgil had been taking a drink from the sprite they had grabbed earlier and it took a moment for him to realize exactly what Logan was talking about. He smiled.
âAn ollie?â
âYes!â Loganâs excitement was contagious enough that Virgil felt his heart rate pick up- although that mightâve been because of the adorable grin on the boy's face. âHold on.â
He went to do it again and ended up tripping over himself. The grin faded into a pout. âI had gotten this,â Logan muttered. âHold on.â
He placed his back foot in the middle of the tail and his front foot in the middle of the deck, slightly closer to the top bolts. In the same movement, Logan snapped the tail on the ground so the board was going up at an incline and jumped. Virgil watched with no small amount of pride as Logan rolled his foot up to the nose of the board, forcing it back to the ground, and landed perfectly so each foot covered the bolts.
âThere!â That adorable smile re-lit up his face and it grew all the more when Logan saw Virgil nodding. âI got it!â
âWell done!â Virgil beamed back at him. âHaving taught you, I take 50% of the credit.â
Logan nodded (which had not been the reaction Virgil had expected) and jumped off of the board. Before Virgil could really react, black arms looped around Virgilâs head, and Logan crushed Virgil into the tightest hug Virgil had ever experienced.
Virgil froze. Slowly, he reached his arms around and reciprocated it, even if all he could think about was how close Logan was at the moment, how he could feel his breath on his neck, the bones of his back, and the plastic of his binder.
He wondered if he wasnât hugging Logan close enough. Or maybe too close. Or maybe-
Itâs a hug. Calm down.
But what if he was hugging wrong?
Then Logan pulled back, and it was far too soon and all Virgil wanted to do was pull him back into his arms, and god he looked adorable smiling at him, still elated from being able to get that trick down and-
âCan I kiss you?â
Virgil hadnât even realized the words had come out of his mouth until Loganâs smile fell slightly.
Fuck, fuck fuck-
The smile came back full force.
âYes,â Logan said simply.
Virgil leaned forward and their lips met and it was like fireworks had burst between them. Every part of Virgilâs body tingled and he wasnât thinking about whether he was doing it wrong but the feel of Loganâs mouth against his and how silky Loganâs hair was to the touch.
They broke apart and Virgil just stared at him, stared at this beautiful, beautiful boy, and was suddenly really glad for the moment months ago when he had failed to land an early grab finger flip and sent the board rolling into the boy on the bench.
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A Game of Tease-Teddy Sanders
Part 2
I went away for one weekend. One weekend and I return home to a frat living in the house next door. When I got back, I pulled into my driveway and instantly saw the house next door littered with red cups, used party supplies, drunk girls, and overly cocky frat boys.
"You have got to be shitting me," I mumbled as I turned my car off. I got out of my car, grabbed my purse, and walked in without another look towards the boys watching me like a flock of vultures.
When I got safely inside my house, I closed the door and leaned against it as I let out the breath I didn't know I was holding. I turned around and locked the door.
I spent the rest of the afternoon unpacking, cleaning the house, and avoiding all windows. I had just put in a load of laundry when someone rang my doorbell. I sighed as I fixed my hair while I walked to the front door. When I looked in the peephole, I mentally prepared myself.
"Here we go," I mumbled before opening the door. I put on a small smile as two frat boys stood innocently on my doorstep. "Can I help you?"
"Hi," one boy started. "I'm Teddy and this is Pete."
I looked over when the other boy lifted his hand to wave but didn't say anything. I sighed when I noticed they were waiting for me to introduce myself.
"Nice to meet you, boys. I'm Y/N."
"It's wonderful to meet you too," Teddy said a little too sweetly. I glanced over at Pete and held in a smirk when I saw him roll his eyes.
"I'm sorry," I cleared my throat, "but did you need something?"
"We just wanted to come over and introduce ourselves, like good neighbors," Teddy said politely. I stared at him, silently telling them I could see through their bullshit.
Pete sighed before adding, "Actually, we wanted to warn you. . ."
"Not warn her," Teddy laughed. Pete sent him a glare before turning back towards me.
"What I meant was, Teddy and I are in charge of our college fraternity and we all live next door."
"Yeah," I scoffed, glancing over at their yard. "I kinda figured that out."
The boys stared at me for a second before letting out awkward laughs. I crossed my arms over my chest and leaned against the doorframe. Teddy was about to say something but I cut him off.
"Look," I sighed. "I don't care that you're a bunch of frat guys living together, partying all the time. It's not my thing so I won't stop you. But I will stop you if you do anything to or around my house. I've worked my ass off for this place and I expect my neighbors to be respectful. Even a house full of dudes. All I ask is that you respect me and my space. If you do that, I won't have a problem with you. And if I don't have a problem with you, you won't have a problem with me."
I sent them a smile before slamming the door in their perfect faces. I didn't move from the door, wanting to hear what and if they said anything.
"Damn," Teddy laughed. "I like her."
"Leave her alone," Pete warned.
"What?" Teddy asked innocently.
"I mean it, man," Pete sighed. "She seems nice and is willing to put up with our shit. Don't piss her off or try anything with her. Please, Teddy. We can't get into any more trouble with the school."
Problems? I wondered. Interesting. . .
            * * * * *
Living next to a fraternity definitely has its negatives. Its positives? Not so much.
They are always having parties, always laughing and playing pranks on each other, and never go without a drink in their hands. Whenever I leave the house, they watch me. They lean over and whisper to each other, most likely making suggestive comments about me.
And when I return home, I half-expect to find my house destroyed, run over with guys, or on fire. I have lost track of how many times the boys have run over to help with my groceries and how many times I've told them I was fine but they insisted on helping anyway.
Most women would love having a house full of guys living next door. You have boys to help with yard work, fixing up the house, lifting and moving heavy things.
Well, not me.
For me, it's just a nuisance. Since I'm the same age as them, they have continually tried to ask me out. Every interaction I have with them ends with me declining their invitation to dinner, coffee, lunch, or Netflix & Chill.
I've had about enough of it. Constantly getting hit on, asked out, and eye-fucked is exhausting. I'm starting not to feel comfortable leaving my own house.
"Hey, Y/N!" I heard the second I got out of my car.
I sighed before looking over and seeing Teddy barbecuing in the front yard. I lifted my hand and waved but didn't say anything. I gathered my things from the backseat of my car as Teddy continued to watch me.
"Wanna come join our barbecue?" A pledge asked.
"No thanks," I said as I shut the car door. I was about to head inside when Teddy handed a guy next to him the spatula and jogged over to me.
"Come on, Y/N," he smirked. "You never hang out with us and it's starting to make us sad."
I sent him a look as he pouted. "Teddy!" Pete yelled. We turned to look at him. I smirked when Pete was sending Teddy a warning look. Teddy just shrugged before turning back towards me.
"For reals though," he sighed. "Why won't you just hang out with us? You won't even come to a party, and we have one every weekend."
"I know," I deadpanned. I cleared my throat and stood up straighter when I saw everyone outside their house watching us. "You wanna know why I refuse to cross the property line?"
"Um, yeah," he chuckled.
"It's because I know you assholes have a bet going."
For a brief second, Teddy's mouth opened and his eyes widened. He cleared his throat, quickly regaining his composure. "What. . . I don't know what are you talking about."
"You don't?" I challenged. "I'm pretty sure you and your Frat Brothers have a bet going about who can get me to sleep with them first."
Teddy looked behind at the guys, them all avoiding eye contact with me. My eyes fell on Pete sitting on their porch, reading a book. He looked up and sighed when he saw the guys gathering around me. He made eye contact with me and sent me an apologetic look. I smirked when I got an idea.
"But why don't I make all of this easier?" I said sweetly, turning my attention back to Teddy. The guys looked back at me, more joining us.
"And how would you do that?" A guy asked.
"By telling you who, out of all of you, I would actually sleep with."
Everyone smirked and stepped closer to me. I smiled innocently as they waited eagerly. Teddy looked around and smirked at his brothers. I could tell by the look on his face, he was fully expecting me to choose him.
He's got another thing coming.
"If I had to pick someone to take up to my room right now," I started slowly. I smirked as they got antsy. I made sure to look at them all teasingly before finally finding my victim.
"I'd pick Pete."
Everyone froze. Teddy clenched his jaw as he turned towards Pete. Those boys who were around Pete patted him on the back and pushed him towards us. I smirked up at him when he finally got to us.
"Hi, Pete," I said sweetly.
"Hi, Y/N," he stuttered. I stood on my toes and pressed a kiss to his cheek.
"Just go with this," I whispered in his ear, sounding as seriously as I could.
I pulled away and grabbed his hand. Without saying anything, I led Pete inside my house. When the door was closed, Pete started nervously stuttering. "Y/N. . . We don't. . . I mean. . ."
"Relax," I laughed.
I locked the door and walked over, closing all of the blinds. Once the guys outside couldn't see in, I walked upstairs and made a show of closing my bedroom curtains.
When I walked back downstairs, I laughed as Pete was still frozen in the middle of the room.
"Pete," I said chuckling. "Don't worry. We're not going to sleep together."
"It's not that. . . I mean, you are very beautiful but I. . . I'm. . . " Pete continued to stutter.
"I know you're gay," I cut him off.
"Really?" He asked, clearly shocked.
"Yeah," I laughed. I sat down and gestured to the other chair. "Pete, I knew within the first two minutes of meeting you."
"Wow," he said under his breath as he physically relaxed. "I can't believe you can. . . I mean, Teddy doesn't even. . ."
"Guys never know," I smirked. I smiled when he laughed.
"So," he hesitated to ask.
"So, why did I say I would sleep with you?" I finished for him.
"Yeah," he laughed as he reached up and ran his fingers through his hair.
"I figured we could help each other," I shrugged.
"How so?"
"Well, I want to be left alone and you want your frat to believe you're into girls," I started to explain. "So, my idea is this; we pretend to be continually hooking up and we both get what we want. You are seen as a stud among your brothers. And, hopefully, they will leave me alone."
Pete leaned back and thought about it for a second. "That might work," he said under his breath. He sighed before adding, "For me, at least. I know that Teddy is hellbent on getting you."
I scoffed as I rolled my eyes. "I know," Pete sighed. "I'm sorry, but he is stubborn. Now that he thinks we're hooking up, he won't stop trying. The rest of the guys, maybe. But him? No."
"So, what do we do to get him off my back?" I sighed. We thought about it for a minute, neither one of us knowing the answer.
"He's not going to stop until he sleeps with me, isn't he?" I asked, finally breaking the silence.
"I'm sorry, Y/N." Pete sighed as he glanced towards the frat house. "Sometimes, I hate being there. The guys degrade women and spend their whole time talking about who they slept with and who they want to sleep with."
"Then why are you apart of the fraternity?" I asked.
Pete let out a harsh laugh and shook his head. "Honestly? I'm not sure why. I mean. . . I thought it would help get through college but it just made it rougher."
"I'm sorry," I sighed. "I get that. I went through college completely on my own. And it sucked."
"Y/N, I'm really sorry that the guys constantly harass you. I try to get them to leave you alone, but. . ."
"It's okay," I shrugged, chuckling lightly. I thought about it for a minute before saying, "You know, if Teddy wasn't such a dick, he'd actually have a chance."
"Really?" Pete laughed. He sent me a smirk before saying, "Now that may get him to leave you alone."
"What do you mean?" I asked, physically tilting my head.
"I have a plan," he smirked. "And it'll work for both of us."
            * * * * *
About an hour later, we had everything planned out. We messed up our hair and clothes to make it look like we spent the whole time having sex instead of planning to take down the fraternity starting with the president.
"Maybe," Pete hesitated.
"What?" I asked as I tossed my hair to one side.
"Never mind."
"Tell me," I laughed.
"Maybe you should give me a hickey. . . Or we can give each other one or. . ."
I laughed as Pete reached up and scratched the back of his neck. "Come here," I giggled as I grabbed his hand and led him over to the couch.
"I know I'm not your type," I smirked, "but we can make out a little to make it more convincing."
"Okay," Pete chuckled awkwardly. I laughed when he didn't make the first move. I crawled onto his lap, straddling him as his eyes widened.
"Just relax, babe," I teased.
"Sorry," he chuckled. "I'm used to making out with girls who think I'm straight. I'm not used to making out with a girl who knows I'm not attracted to her."
"Ouch."
"No!" He quickly said. "I didn't mean it like that! I just. . ."
"It's okay," I laughed as I gently grabbed his face. "I know what you meant. Now, I don't know about you, but an hour gives us time to do a lot more than they're expecting."
Pete laughed as his cheeks turned red. "I'm not good at. . . Like marking."
"Leave it to me."
I pressed my lips to his and it took him a second to get into it. He was still a little tense as I broke the kiss and started sucking on his neck. "Relax," I whispered against his skin. "Don't think about who is doing this to you. Just think about it happening."
Pete sighed as he relaxed into the couch more. I left a few hickeys on his neck and one on his jaw before pressing my lips back to his. He got so into the kiss that he laid me down on the couch, hovering over me.
I gasped as he broke the kiss and started sucking on my neck. I let out a small moan when he found my sweet spot. He returned his lips to mine, instantly moving them messily in sync. I ran my hands up his chest, dragging my fingers up and down his chest, purposefully leaving marks.
When we finally broke the kiss, we were both struggling to catch our breath.
"Damn," I whispered, looking up at him through my eyelashes. "For a gay guy, you kiss really well."
"Thanks," Pete laughed as he sat up, pulling me with him. He was about to button his shirt but I stopped him.
"Remember, they need to think we had sex. They'll see your open shirt, the nail marks on your chest, messy hair, and the hickeys, and fill in the rest."
"Plus, you in a tank top, your messy hair, and the hickeys on your neck will make them really fill in the rest."
We laughed as I led him to the door. "Hey," I said before he left. "Thanks for doing this."
"Anytime," he smirked as he opened the door. I glanced behind and sent him a knowing look when every frat boy in their front yard turned to look at us.
"Looks like they were waiting for us," I smirked. Pete laughed as he shook his head.
I stepped out onto the porch and pulled him in for another kiss. He immediately played along as I ran my fingers through his hair. I smirked against his lips as he reached down and squeezed my ass.
"Nicely done," he whispered as we broke the kiss.
"You too," I smirked as I sent him a wink.
"Now," Pete sighed, "we wait and see if it worked."
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The fact I never did a blog about this kills me. Because there was some crazy shit that went down... as always. But here we are, 3 years later post global pandemic and online teaching đ Home girl NEEDS this current vacation. Anyways currently sitting here in Vegas with Monica and I needed to get this up for myself than for anyone to read⊠#memories and whatnot.
Monica and I did a 5 week trip to Spain and Morocco. I HONEST TO GOD thought this trip was going to be normal. We were older, safe and sane, & not out doinâ risky shit like we use to. All was pretty uneventful the first two weeks in Spain. We drank a pitcher or two of sangria a day, ate, napped for siesta... and anyone thats read from while I was in Thailand knows that is Monicaâs specialty đ, went to see some floating Jesus for Monica, and thatâs pretty much it. The men are đ„, the sangria is perfect, and country wide afternoon nap time is good for the soul. 10/10 would recommend Spain.
The words âDamn Monica look at us having a safe and sane vacation like responsible adultsâ even left my mouth at one point. We were so proud. Mom was proud I wasnât out doing hood rat stuff. But then came our last day in Spain. I knew it was all too good to be true...
We stayed in a port town called Tarifa. Although we both had big girl jobs at this point, we still kept it cheap and took the ferry to Tangier in Morocco rather than fly. The night at our hotel set the tone for the rest of the trip. The fire alarm went off in the middle of the night. I panicked and jumped out of bed because I wasnât about to burn, meanwhile this bitch Monica leisurely gets up, walks to the sink, puts her sweatshirt on and starts washing her face. WASHING HER FREAKING FACE!! WTF!? I actually yelled at her and got her butt out. Thank god it was a false alarm. But moral of the story Monica would have let us burn to wash her face đ
The ferry was mistake #1. I took Dramamine and Monica didnât want to. You get one guess who spent the entire ferry ride throwing up in a sink.
Now Iâve only ever thought I was about to be snatched once while traveling. It was in Cambodia with Monica and our psycho drugged out tuk tuk driver. I can add our first day in Morocco as the second time.
For whatever reason Morocco doesnât let you get money before entering the country like other places. You need to get it from ATMâs at the airport upon arrival. But we chose the cheap route (never again and this lesson will come back to haunt me later... đ«) and came on the ferry. We asked where we could get $ and they said they had lots of ATM machines outside of the building. Well surprise surprise we didnât see any. We stood there with no money or phone service stranded wondering what we would do.
Then, out of no where, a man came up and asked us if we wanted to get money and told us to follow him. He led us to a row of windowless rape vans like you see on Criminal Minds and told us the ATM and money exchange was inside. Should I have gone in? No. Did I? Yes. Just when I thought I chose the safe and sane life in Spain it all went out the window. As soon as they opened the back doors sure enough there was a little ATM and a man with a table. Still leery I get in and they slam the doors right behind me. At this point I thought âGod damn, really! After all that Iâve gotten myself into this is how Iâm being taken out!?â But all went well and I got our money.
After the creepy $ situation, we got a random Chefchaouen and it was everything I wanted it to be. It was blue. It was pretty. We were even offered cocaine instead of the crepes we wanted our first night, and Monica made my fat butt hike up a steep hill TWICE in sandals. But that hike up was so worth it watching those sunsets overlooking the city and hearing the call to prayer. Monica 1, Meghan 0.
After Chefchaouen we headed to Marrakech. I wanted all the rugs, all the vases, tiles, baskets, purses. Honestly I was the equivalent to what the grinch looks like as heâs collecting all the Christmas shit from Whoville. Put it in my bag Iâll give you all the $$. We also stayed in the best boutique hotel. Monica wasnât a fan until we walked in and settled ourselves. Monica 1, Meghan 1.
I straight up threw down those dollars in Marrakech. I didnât work all those night classes for nothing! I texted a random guy who sold rugs that I found from someone online. Again... another risky choice but I wanted some damn rugs! Monica was pissed Iâd text and leave with a random person for rugs but I was determined and dragged her off with me. Jokes on her because he was so nice, gave us mint tea, and let me live all my Moroccan rug dreams. I got 4. Did I need 4? Hell no! BUUUT did I want 4? Yes.
Shout out to my mom for putting up with my crap and letting me ship and store those babies at her house đ. FYI they look fab in my new house.
Now there wasnât anything else to report until the very end of our trip. This is when the âcheap routeâ reared its ugly head again. Monica is no longer allowed to plan excursions. Ever. đ
đœââïž You get what you pay for.
We did a desert camping experience and took a random van 15 hours into the Sahara desert. The entire ride was sketch as usual, and they eventually dropped us off at a hotel for the night. The next day we had to give our room up and sat outside in 130° weather until our evening camel ride into the desert. My camel was NOT cooperating and it took me forever to get on. Monica was last to load up because she started crying and didnât want to get on because âshe could tell her camel didnât want to go.â So she suggested sheâd walk there⊠the entire 2 1/2 hour trip. The guides looked at her like she was crazy and said no and forced her on anyways. I heard her crying for a good 15 minutes before she was fine and wanted a picture.
My camel ride was đ
đœââïž. The blankets werenât tied and my saddle was a triangle piece of wood that kept slipping off. Sitting slanted on a triangle piece of wood for almost 3 hours on a camel is the worst.
Once we got to the camp we had to walk through piles of camel poop to eat dinner in the dark. Also, no warning to us before hand, but our camp didnât have a water bin or bottles so your girl was waterless in the Sahara desert đ„”. The bed sheets also had me shook to the core⊠not washed, probably ever, as there was a BODY PRINT STAIN you could see!
Despite the nastiness, the stars were pretty, we climbed to the top of the sand dunes, and I watched the sunrise because I refused to lay down on that bed.
At this point I was tired, dehydrated, and just wanted to get back. Monica still didnât want to ride the camels (she was in her vegan phase this trip) and said she told them weâd pay to take ATVs. I used the last of $ I had left to do so, and we waited for them to arrive while everyone else loaded back up on camels.
This is where things got weird. We were left with two guys that helped run the camp. One started playing drums for us while the other just sat and glared the entire time. He eventually told us he didnât like Americaâs, said we shouldnât take pictures, and then plot twist he wanted to add us on Facebook. Shout out to Sayed for giving us creepy predator vibes.
Once the ATVs came, we got on and went on our way. While Monica took off nice and slow happy as can be, my guy guns it! I literally held on for dear life the entire 30 min ride back. Heâd speed up while weâd go down the sand dunes and our ATV would literally hover down! I donât remember anything, it all went black, and I almost died.
Once we got back to the hotel Monica was crying and told me it was because of how beautiful the sunrise was on our ride back. She asked if I saw it, but Girl NO I DID NOT because I was trying to hold on and make sure me and my backpack werenât left in the dust.
We took a shower with a single small stream of water and then took another bus 15 hours back into Marrakech. I was next to a kid that threw up the entire time. No food, no water because I was out of money.
Now if youâve made it this far bless you. This was the end of our trip and I ended it with picking up some bug that had me SIIIIICK the rest of the two days and entire flight home.
Which brings us to today, exactly 3 years later, and 2 canceled trips back to Thailand thanks to COVID. This road trip will be fun though! Hereâs to being on home turf, accident free, not taking the cheap way out, and being responsible.
â€ïž Love from Vegas đșđž
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Why am I so tired all the time?
4:30 am: youngest child wakes up after wetting the bed. change child, change bedsheets, replace drinks, turn night time music back on, convince youngest child that it is in fact still night time. Climb back into bed a 4:55.
5:00 am: eldest child comes to tell me that youngest child wants to play. I am aware, because I have heard her loudly declaring such since I left their room. Tell oldest child to go back to bed. Pray that, somehow, for the very first time, they will put themselves back to sleep.Â
5:05 am: give up on hopeless prayers. Get up and take both children to the living room. Change the youngest into underwear. Log into tablets and override the âdo not turn on until 6 amâ setting. Wait for coffee to finish brewing.
5:23 am: extract self from underneath 2 children and a dog to pour first cup of coffee. Itâs half caff, because spouse has a heart condition. Remind self that I can have several cups with impunity.
5:45 am: Eldest child is unhappy with the pre-made breakfast provided for him the night before. When asked what he would like to eat, he responds, âbacon, chinese food, or pizza.â Explain, again, that we need a variety of foods for our bodies to grow strong. Spend 15 minutes convincing him to eat $5 worth of blackberries as a compromise.
6:12 am: Finish 2nd cup of coffee, realize that eldest childâs night time pull up is overflowing with poop. Usher him to the bathroom for a bath. Feel humbled when I realize that I spent 10 years in grad school, and yet I am still reduced to wiping shit off another person. Calmly remind eldest child that he is capable of using the potty, and that I have confidence in him.Â
6:30 am: Spouse awakes, complains that he slept poorly. Roll eyes and go back to drinking 3rd cup of coffee, in between being elbowed in the stomach and explaining that no, I do not know how to work the video game you just downloaded 15 seconds ago. Remind self that I am their physical and mental safe place, which is worth the literal bruises and mental stress.Â
6:45 am: extract self from pile of children and dog by physically lifting each dependent off my lap. Verify that spouse is up for supervision duties, collect running clothes, and start treadmill.
6:47 am: stop treadmill because youngest child has entered the room and decided that I will not run today because itâs not fair. Remind self that arguing fairness with a 3 year old is the definition of futility. Gently remind her that I love her, she is a big girl, and she can play independently while I run.Â
6:49 am: start treadmill again. Nagging calf pain seems to be back. Scale back workout, remind self that value of the run is not the distance. Do extra core workout to compensate.
7:30 am: shower. Mediate 2 sibling fights from shower. Fortunately, children are camped out in the bathroom with me, so I donât have to leave a trail of water through the house to interact.
7:35 am: Marvel at the thought that spouse takes a 45 min shower. EVERY DAY. Note gratitude that I am working from home, and no longer have to style hair and makeup.Â
7:36 am: Refill kid drink cups for the 3rd time today. Spend 30 minutes convincing, cajoling, and bribing kids to put on clean underwear. We no longer try for clothes.Â
8:06 am: turn on work computer. Respond to a weekend full of emails. Handle 5 pressing tasks for side hustle, reasoning that if I get them out of the way, I can push the rest of that to do list to after working hours.
8:45 am: Answer persistent pounding on locked office door. refill drinks and provide snack. Reassure youngest child that mommy is still here, but she needs to work.Â
9:03 am: debate whether going to the bathroom is worth leaving the office and the begging that ensues. Make wrong choice either way.Â
9:15 am: morning meetings get shuffled later, because childless coworkers âare running late this morning.â Marvel at the concept of 9:15 am being early.
9:30 am: solid wall of meetings until noon. Update team on status at end of last week, despite not remembering what you just ate for breakfast. Realize that you havenât eaten breakfast. Run training and introduction for new team member. You are the only woman on the team, so you get do the training because âyouâre so good at explaining things.âÂ
12:00 pm: Call youngest childâs preschool, make sure you can bring by her supplies and still adhere to Covid protocols. Preschool is also side hustle, so cram a parent and employee meeting into a single hour. Explain that new registration system will, in fact, be more efficient than old paper system. Remind preschool staff that we committed to going paperless. Make small talk with preschool teachers until the hour is up. Hop in the car and speed home.
1:00 pm: children adhere to my side the second I walk in the door. Spouse is in the shower. Children have eaten approximately 3 bites of their pb&j sandwiches, and demand different lunch. Remember that you have not eaten lunch yet. Refill drinks for 4th time, provide reasonable lunch alternatives.Â
1:25 pm: Remember that you scheduled a meeting for 1:30, and. you need to be present. Calculate that extraction from children is not possible in 5 minutes, and take meeting with youngest child on lap. Despite having weaned 1.5 years ago, youngest child decides that youâre still nursing, and pulls down top on video call. Spend most of call switching on and off mute. Catch every 3rd word.Â
1:45 pm: apologize to team, promise to reschedule a follow up with more focus. Hang up, extract youngest childâs arm from shirt. Refill drinks for the 5th time. Bribe children to get in bed for a nap with the promise of a visit to nana and pop this afternoon.Â
1:48 pm: childrenâs beds have been stripped, due to accidents last night, but spouse âdoesnât know where the clean sheets areâ, and so hasnât remade beds. Children petition to nap on the floor. Explain floor is not comfortable. Find clean sheets, make 2 beds, take everyone to the potty, tuck both children in.Â
2:20 pm: Realize that you have 40 minutes of actual work time left today, outside of meetings. Try to prioritize, with the knowledge that whatever you get done will not be enough. Deny request for drink refill.
3:00 pm: kick off afternoon meeting block. Try frantically to make the 40 minutes that you did get to work sound like a whole lot more. Wake children up during bathroom break so that theyâll be able to sleep tonight. Refill drinks for 5th time.Â
3:45 pm: Curse the fact that youngest child has inherited your distaste for waking up. Gently coax her awake in between meetings.
4:00 pm: Wrap up last task from meetings, make list of all new tasks. Realize that today you have checked off one task, and received 7 new ones. Promise self that youâll get your work laptop back out after the kids are in bed. Ignore the sense of despair that threatens to overtake you.
4:20 pm: Bribe children into putting on clothes with promise of fruit snacks at grandparentâs house. Feel mildly guilty as you put on your second round of workout gear. Load children in double jogging stroller, jog to grandparentâs house.Â
5:00 pm: collect children to head home for dinner.Â
5:10 pm: threaten no more fruit snacks if children donât put on their shoes. Grandparents go get them more fruit snacks.Â
5:23 pm: explain that the sun is going down in 24 minutes, and that we have to leave now to get home before it gets dark. Remember that time is immaterial. Wish for that blissful sense of ignorance.
5:37 pm: push 100 lbs of toddler and stroller up giant, hilly driveway. Spouse greets us with âwhatâs for dinner?â Politely remind him that he promised to plan and make dinner while we were gone. Grit teeth at his âI didnât know what to makeâ response. Quickly run through available, easy, acceptable options and make dinner.
6:15 pm: serve dinner. Eat own dinner in 2.5 minutes, then spend rest of meal refilling drinks and plates, heating up or cooling down, and cajoling children to eat anything at all.
6:45 pm: Announce that tonight we donât need to take a bath. Youngest child immediately melts down, because she wanted to take a bath. Eldest child melts down because, even thought he didnât want to take a bath, he wanted to taunt his sister while she was in the bath.Â
6:53 pm: Loose temper for 1st time today, scream that children need to brush their teeth. Step away to calm down. Spouse gets upset because âYou canât handle the children without yelling.â Bite tongue all the way through to avoid snarky reply.
7:10 pm: read 2 story books. Read one more. Explain again, that mommy cannot read anymore, and daddy will come read for a little while. Extract self from pile of children, and tuck both in. Hugs, kisses, and fist bumps. Twice. Then once more, after youâve left the room.
7:15 pm: contemplate second shower. Decide that you didnât really get that sweaty on the walk, and itâs not like youâre going out. Collapse on sofa with phone and mindless tv.
7:25 pm: spouse comes into the living room after harrowing duty of reading for 10 minutes. Hand over the remote, pull out side hustle lap top and finalize tasks for the day.
8:30 pm: remember that you promised to do main job work. Bring out that laptop to run some code while you continue side hustle work.
9:15 pm: Finish side hustle work, give up on main job work for the evening. Mentally apologize to team for not making more progress, promise to self that youâll be more focused tomorrow.
9:30 pm: tell spouse that you need to go to bed. Endure his eye roll and disappointed face. Apologize for needing to go to sleep so early, and reassure him that youâre doing the best you can.
10:15 pm: eldest child has night terror. Comfort eldest child until heâs calm. Comfort youngest child, who is upset at brotherâs screams. Realize that spouse is still watching tv in the living room while you comfort children.Â
11:00 pm: listen to youngest child cry for 10 minutes until spouse begrudgingly tends to her. Remind self that it is not solely my job to comfort our children. Try to go back to sleep.Â
3 am: eldest child wakes up with question about mushrooms that is vitally important. Answer to best of middle-of-the-night ability, acknowledge that you appreciate his curiosity, but that there are times when questions are not appropriate. Get him back to sleep.
4:30 am: youngest child wakes up.
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sadboy sirius pt 2
They didn't speak for three weeks.
That was the longest any of them had gone without speaking to one another since they had become friends, which made everything feel soberingly serious. No pun intended.
One time Sirius and James had gotten into a hotheaded argument about about who had the âmost swoon-worthy hair,â and they hadn't spoken for ten days. After Peter and Remus locked them in a room together until they finally admitted that their hair was âequally swoon-worthy and just attracted different sorts of girls,â they sat side by side for 20 hours straight, just talking. They insisted that they be fully updated on all happenings they had missed, spending an indulgent 2 hours catching up on each day they hadnât spoken. (Despite the fact that they had been in all the same classes and at all the same meals, just in silence.)
The three weeks that Remus and Sirius didn't speak were accompanied by a miserable Peter who hated conflict and a partially stressed, partially aggravated, and very confused James who just wanted to fix everything, even though no one would tell him what was wrong. The only thing James knew was that Sirius was more hurt than he let on and that he was only fronting as haughty and angry.
Remus was much harder to figure out.
He didn't speak to Sirius, but he wasnât  indignant or obvious like his counterpart was. Instead, he was removed and vacant, but not upset. He acted like nothing was wrong, but he didn't act like everything was alright either.
James was going crazy.
To top it off, as sixth years and as Marauders, it was their official duty to throw the epic Halloween bash they had been hyping up since last November, but that was difficult with the jagged division slicing their group up.
James spent every free moment running back and forth between his best friends getting their input and advice on how to coordinate this and that and assigning everyone their tasks. He was pretty close to having a heart attack to say the least.
The afternoon of October 30th, Sirius appeared in the common room, looking only a little bit like death and still carrying the chill of the tunnels to the village with him. He had a massive case of firewhiskey in his arms and a large bag full of chocolate frogs, licorice wands, and who knew what else on his shoulder. His eyes were darker and more daring than ever and he lacked the usual mischievous smirk that accompanied all Hogsmeade raids.
âSirius?â James questioned immediately, âwhatâs all this? I thought we were going to the Village tonight?â he whined when Sirius was close enough to speak to privately.
Sirius just shrugged and continued towards their dormitory to stash the goods.
âSirius? I was going to go with you. Not to mention, youâre just carrying that shit around where anyone could see it. How did you get it all during daylight hours and what in Merlinâs name would you have done if you'd run into a Professor in the castle?â
Sirius managed another nonchalant shrug despite his heavy load. âI had time this afternoon. And actually, I paid for the goods this time.â
James could do nothing but sputter in shock for a moment. âPadfoot! Youâre underage for one and people there KNOW you. They know youâre supposed to be in school!â
âI threw a disillusionment charm over myself and then the alcohol once I was in the castle, Prongs. Itâs fine.â
âSirius!â James hissed in shock. âThatâs illegal and you didn't have backup and we would've been perfectly safe tonight.â
Siriusâ mask of apathy neglected to change again. He dumped his bag and the crate on the floor by his bed and turned to face James briefly just to say, âHonestly James, I donât give a fuck,â before collapsing on his bed and closing the curtains with a brief wave of his wand.
***
Halloween came on as Sunday as blustery as ever. The wind made the widows whine in displeasure and the rain relentlessly pelted the castle and the grounds. During an unusually late lunch, the ceiling of the great hall rumbled forebodingly. James was halfway through a rather large pumpkin pastie when he realized that Sirius wasnât eating.
He looked even more miserable than usual, which was particularly odd, because Sirius loved Halloween. He considered it the precursor to his birthday, which he had grown to love since attending Hogwarts. Sirius always went a little over the top for Halloween, dressing obnoxiously in an attempt to win the (not so) little costume competition the Marauders had every year, trying to outdo his friends. He also usually drank too much and spent the whole night loving on everyone and everything in his most happy-go-lucky, tipsy form.
Now, Sirius sat on the bench next to his best friend with dark circles under his unfocused eyes and his chin resting on his palm. James had to nudge him three times before he reacted.
âMate, you gonna eat?â
ââM not hungry.â He grumbled almost indistinguishably. He hesitated for a moment, and James caught him glancing at Remus sitting across from them, but before he could say anything, Sirius had risen to his feet and started to detangle himself from the bench to leave.
âSirius?â
âIâll see you later.â
James didnât know what to say, and by the time he had his bearings, Sirius had stalked off. James clamped his jaw, turning back to Remus who hadnât looked up from the ancient, probably forbidden, book he was reading. âRemus, I donât know what went on, but whatever it is needs to be resolved. I canât stand this.â
Remus looked up and met Jamesâ eyes with a very measured expression. âI donât know what his problem is.â
Peter groaned from Remusâ side and made a face at James. âLetâs go discuss possible party pranks. This lunch has officially been ruined.â Remus and James followed him without any further discussion of their missing piece.
Sirius left the castle without hesitation, barely even pausing to wrap his robes more tightly around himself when the barrage of rain hit his face. He trudged down to the Pitch, which was abandoned due to the weather and the holiday. He quickly retrieved his broom, a practice bludger, and his bat, before yanking on his gloves. He quickly spelled the bludger to play him one on one, a spell that heâd discovered a couple of years previous during a period of major rage that James insisted he work out somehow.
He didnât really register anything that happened after that. He spent what could've been minutes or days flying as quickly as possible around the pitch, practicing transitioning from full speed to a hover with a series of screeching halts. He almost fell off his broom too many times to count, sliding down the slippery wood in a manner that would've made any spectatorâs heart stop.
At one point, his bat missed the bludger by a hair and it slammed hard and fast into his shoulder. Sirius went flying off his broom, catching it with his left hand at the very last second. He hung there panting for a moment, before the bludger took the opportunity to whip around and come back towards him. Sirius let out a string of curses, realizing simultaneously that he had left his wand sitting on the bench in the locker room (because he hadn't wanted to break it flying) and that he was moments away from losing his grip and falling to his probable death.
He summoned all of the magic that he could and threw up his hand in the direction of the rapidly approaching bludger, successfully freezing it in midair before it dropped straight to the ground. He had disabled the spell he had cast earlier.
Using the last of his physical and magical strength, Sirius managed to boost himself back on his broom. His left hand and his shoulder were in excruciating pain, but he gritted his teeth, taking one more prideful lap around the pitch before his feet hit the absolutely soggy grass. Mud splattered up his legs as he carried his broom and his traitorous bludger back to the locker room.
He cast a quick tempus, and let out a particularly sour curse as he realized he was late to his own Halloween party. As he headed back towards the castle he briefly thought about how heâd have Remus cast a couple spells on his bleeding hand and aching shoulder, since the werewolf was by far the best at healing spells. Then he remembered that Remus fucking hated him now. Stellar.
Sirius took four deep breaths as he contemplated the fat lady, trying to prepare himself for the scene he knew he was about to face. Finally, he said the password with a sigh, forcing his mask of nonchalance to encompass him once more as he stepped into the common room that was currently too much to take in. Music that he hadn't heard from the hallway due to a particularly strong muffliato, practically shook the walls.There were so many bodies that Sirius barely recognized his own living space. People danced and shouted to each other and sent spells and sparks flying in attempts to enhance their costumes.
Sirius stood immobile for less than a minute before James found him.
âWhere in MERLIN have you been?â James heckled, already drunk.
Sirius just shook his head, grabbed the drink straight out of Jamesâ hand and ignored the intense kick to his throat as he drained it in one gulp.
Remus didnât see Sirius until he was incredibly far gone. He was raunchily dancing around the common room with a mostly empty bottle of firewhiskey held loosely in his right hand. His left arm hung limply at his side, and Remus could tell there was something wrong with it, but there was nothing he could say.
Everyone was talking to Sirius and trying to dance with him and get him to take another shot or do some explosive spell, but Remus could tell that Sirius was out of control. His eyes were blurred, his words slurred, and he was grinning like a maniac. Remus took a step back from the still amped up crowd to stand against the wall to breathe for just a moment. He wasn't totally sober, but he also had a supernatural tolerance for alcohol, so he was able to think much more clearly than his peers, and he knew no-one would notice him watching Sirius. For just a moment, he promised himself (again).
Sirius notoriously hooked up with people at parties, but he usually did it consciously, and that was certainly something he was not at the moment. Remus realized with an edge of alarm that a seventh year Rvaenclaw girl had started to corner Sirius. He was being pushed up against a wall and all too quickly, her lips were on his. No one noticed. Sirius hands remained at his sides, as the girl began to touch him all over, her hands running all over his torso and into his robes. When she pulled away from his lips to attack his neck, Remus saw that Siriusâ eyes were still open, and Remus could see the note of panic in them from across the room.
And no one was doing anything.
Remus continued watching with a sick knot in his stomach. Torn between his pride and his fear of actually speaking to Sirius again, and the panicking protective pull at his heart, he felt frozen in his spot.
Then, the girl started tugging Sirius by the wrist towards the common room exit, while he stumbled behind her. As soon as they were out of sight, Remus moved without even thinking about it. He darted through the crowd after them, barely breathing.
As soon as he left the sweaty, loud common room and entered the drafty, echoey hallway he heard the girl. She giggled seductive taunts, not seeming to care that Sirius offered nothing in return.
Remus cut them off.
âGo back to your house, and leave him with me.â The girl scoffed and visibly sized Remus up, but before she could say anything, Remus spoke again. âHeâs drunk out of his mind, and is in no state to give consent. He hasn't even said a word to you. Leave him alone.â âThatâs- thatâs not true!â The girl insisted haughtily. âHe kept saying saying something about the Moon or Moony or some shit like that. Heâs perfectly capable of talking.â
Remus glared at her with such intensity that she was gone within seconds, and he was left to contemplate the bomb she had just dropped.
Moony.
Remus looked at his friend then, and almost lost all composure.
Sirius had dropped to his knees and tears were streaming down his face.
âSiriusâŠ.â
âShe⊠she can have me, I donât care. Come- come back, girl!â Sirius cried, registering everything minutes late.
Remus had never seen Sirius actually cry. He looked so utterly broken in that moment that Remus could do nothing but drop to his knees in front of his friend to wrap him in a hug. As Remus caged Sirius, head in his solid arms Siriusâ cheek thudded again Remusâ chest, his arms coming up around Remusâ back immediately. His fingers pressed against Remusâ shoulder blades in a steely grip.
Remus brushed Siriusâ wildly unkempt black hair out of his face, tracing the shell of his ear as he did so. âShhh, Sirius. Hey, whatâs wrongâ he tried to soothe the crying boy.
âI- I i justâ he couldnât find his words.
âSirius, Iâve got you itâs okayâ
At this Sirius sat back in his heels, pulling out of the embrace, distress emanating from all of his features. âYou donât though, Rem. You decidedly donât have me. You opted out of that.â
âSirius⊠I-â Remusâ voice filled with uncertainty. He didnât know what to say. He stared hard at the ground.
âRemus, itâs okay.â At this, Remus looked up in shock. âI know why you donât want me. Itâs okay. I donât- I donât deserve someone like you.You should've just let me go off and have sex with that girl. Just like the other times. She-â
âSirius, what do you mean the other times?â
Siriusâ face crumpled in shame. âNone of that sex meant anything. It never has. I donât⊠what you said before- itâs true. I do act like⊠like a slut and I do all of this drunk sex but⊠but itâs not because- itâs⊠Iâ
âSiriusâŠ.â
âNo Remus, listen. Iâm sorry. Iâm sorry you feel like our kiss was stupid and meaningless and like that Ravenclaw girl. I didnât even want to kiss her.â
âI know you didnât.â âRemus. Our kiss wasn't like that. I wouldn't have kissed you in the tower if I hadn't meant it. If I hadnât wanted it.â
When Remus didnât respond, Sirius dropped his head heavily into his palms, his fingers curling to press anxiously into his forehead. Remusâ heart pounded dramatically in his chest until he felt that it would beat all the way into his throat. âWh- what do you want, Sirius?â
Disheartened, and thoroughly embarrassed, Sirius didnât look up, but Remus could hear him mutter, âyou,â and that was all he really needed to give into the temptation throbbing in the hollow base of his neck. Remus leaned forward and reached out, finding Siriusâ jaw with a slightly shaking hand. At his touch, Sirius dropped his own hands and looked up, making electrifying eye contact with the boy kneeling in front of him. Without so much as a whisper Remus reached out with his other hand, to fully encompass Siriusâ jaw, before leaning forward to kiss him softly and slowly.
Sirius didn't hesitate. One of his hands immediately tangled in the hair at the nape of Remusâ neck, and as he rose to his knees to press his body against the other boy, his other hand wrapped around Remusâ waist, securing their torsos together.
Sirius tasted like alcohol and Remus tasted like chocolate and pot.
They somehow managed to stand up only breaking their kiss momentarily. Remusâ spectacularly long legs really kicked in then, and having to arch his neck and back ever so slightly to reach Remus made Sirius deliriously happy.
Sirius found himself stumbling backwards towards whatever wall was nearest as Remus gently pushed him, without ever pulling away enough for either of them to say anything. After an imperceptible amount of time, they stopped kissing.
Sirius didn't move his hands from the places they had claimed on Remusâ back underneath his shirt, but after a moment of just looking at each other, and before saying anything, they hugged. It was tighter and warmer than any hug Sirius had ever received, and it contradicted everything his mother had ever taught him, and he loved it.
When they pulled away they both spoke at the same time.
âYouâve been smoking pot without me?â
âYouâre even smaller than you look, you know.â
Sirius gasped and sucker punched Remus in the arm, but Remus only grinned and shied away from the blow. âItâs been a pretty shitty few weeks and you didn't exactly seem up to sharing a blunt.â
Sirius narrowed his eyes. âWell what about you? You didn't want to share a blunt either.â
Remus rolled his eyes. âYouâre wrong, you know.â He shifted his weight forward, supporting himself with one hand on the wall by Siriusâ head. Sirius was quick to tangle his fingers in Remusâ other hand. He arched his back off the wall to kiss Remus again, and Remus indulged him for a moment, before pulling away to rest their forehead together.
âSirius, can we talk?â
When he didn't let Sirius kiss him again, Sirius sighed and nodded and hurried off down a familiar corridor without a word.
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