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chocobje · 1 month ago
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The curse of being my favourite character on any media I've been in ever is that I never draw said fav character and I focus solely on my other top 2-5's
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crazyblondelife · 1 year ago
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The Most Decadent Thanksgiving Side - Brussels Sprouts Gratin
It kind of feels like the fall season flew by so quickly and I barely had time to enjoy it! Thanksgiving is this Thursday and I’m making my grocery list, setting my table and getting ready to start making the feast at the same time I’m planning for the Christmas holiday!
We always go and get a fresh Christmas tree the day after Thanksgiving and this year, I’m thinking of having 2 trees…one for the children in the den, and a really fancy one in the living room…we shall see!
But…back to Thanksgiving! I kind of half did my front porch in early October and the squirrels ate so many of my pumpkins that the porch was a mess and nothing looked very nice anymore! Last weekend, I went and got more pumpkins and made these arrangements in some old urns and I’m really pleased with how they turned out, although the dang squirrels are still getting into them! If anyone has a suggestion, other than a BB gun (which I’ve seriously considered), please let me know because it’s making me crazy!
After I arranged the pumpkins, along with some real and some artificial fall leaves and magnolia, I sprayed everything with Modge Podge (thinking that would be a squirrel deterrent), and I’m really pleased with how they turned out! If I can just keep them until Friday morning, we’ll be good!
And now…on to the Brussels Sprouts Gratin recipe…
I love Brussels sprouts anyway…raw in a salad, roasted, fried - in my opinion, these cute little round cabbage looking vegetables are delicious, but if you don’t like them, this recipe will change your mind!
Sliced leeks are sautéed in olive oil until they’re velvety and delicious and then added to very thinly sliced (shredded) Brussels. Then the fun begins…
Heavy cream, combined with Gruyere and Parmesan cheeses, nutmeg, salt and pepper make a delicious and decedent sauce that’s poured over the Brussels and then baked until bubbly and fragrant. The whole thing is topped with crispy panko breadcrumbs and popped back into the oven for just a few minutes. You must try this because it’s just soooo delicious! The recipe is below so keep scrolling!
I’m sure you all know this, but be sure to wash your leeks really well because they have so much dirt in them and you don’t want that in your gratin!
The recipe calls for one cup of panko breadcrumbs but I used extra because I love the crispy topping…just be sure to add a little more olive oil and add a bit more Parmesan if you increase the amount of panko!
Fresh thyme leaves on top of the casserole dress the dish up and make it look really pretty for serving!
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This is going to be such a busy weekend filled with Thanksgiving preparation and getting the bedrooms ready for the everyone to come home! I plan to completely set my table tomorrow, so I’ll share some pictures here on Monday! I hope you all have a fabulous weekend and please let me know if you make this Brussels Sprouts Gratin! Also, remember…I love your comments so please let me know what you think!
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slightlymore · 4 years ago
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green (aka ‘red’ part 2)
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slytherin doyoung x ravenclaw fem reader
genre: hogwarts au but all different, romance, smut, established relationship (read ‘red’ if you’re into enemies to lovers), fluff
warnings: sexy times (69, bodies connected by slytherin magic idk, little rough, mention of saliva and all that jazz, mention of overstimulation, swallowing, use of magic during sexy times, solo m, solo f, fingering, raw, phone sex, spanking, short istance of subby dy, light bondage dy receiving, dry humping, mention of safe word, borderline sexy times in public), mention of natural events such as thunder, lightning, fire, water, rocks etc lmao, swearing, teasing
words: 9k
huge thanks to @spookyhyuck​ and @sunflowerforhaechan​ for helping me out with this fic!!!! <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3 <3
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Previously, in Red
“It’s just– it’s unfair. So I– also want to know.”
“You want to own my cock?” he chuckled in the crook of your neck.
“Why do you really have to use such words?!”
“You can do it. You just need to go down on me too.”
“Even if I’m not a slytherin?”
“If you’re in love with your slytherin partner, you don’t need to be one to be tied to them like that.”
“Pants off then. Now.”
Doyoung inhaled once, eyes darting from your face to your hands already trying to unbuckle his belt. 
"Are you-- are you sure about this?" 
Your eyes lit up with mischief, causing the young man to bite his lower lip. "Are you perhaps stuttering now, Kim Doyoung?" 
"I just--you'll legit feel it every time I'll-" 
"So what? Does that make you nervous?" 
You leaned down and cupped his cheek. He let his head fall on the mattress at your gentle push and he closed his eyes when he felt your lips gently kissing his neck. Your fingers started to draw patterns on his collar bones; while the other hand slipped past the restriction of his trousers, touch gentle above his boxers.
Doyoung's breath stopped for a moment before he released it, his cock twitching under your fingertips, so eager to be touched without the layer of fabric of his underwear. 
"I'd love to be able to feel it every time you fucked your fists," you whispered into his open lips, “bet it would make me so wet." 
You dragged the last word out while your hand palmed him and you loved to see him strain his neck to the side, his pulsing artery inviting you to just bite into it. 
And you were about to do it; if Doyoung hadn't of grabbed your wrists and smiled wickedly all of sudden. 
“Alright. But turn around,” he instructed. His fingers intertwined with yours and for a moment it felt fuzzy and warm. But the dying sun and its shadows made him look dangerous instead of aethereal.
“Huh?” you tried to move away but his grip was iron. 
“Turn around? Oh,” You blinked, finally making a sense of his words. 
He smirked again and let go of your arms, sliding his warm hands under your shirt instead until reaching your breasts. Your breath quivered and you straightened your back, letting your head fall as he cupped them, squeezing their softness harshly until you gasped. 
And then he became the one to rise and connect his teeth to your neck after discarding your upper garment with an aggressive pull. 
You closed your eyes - mind imagining just how badly your Ravenclaw bed was going to creak in a moment when the two of you made contact with the ancient bedframe - Doyoung reaching the swell of your breasts with the tip of his tongue.
 You felt your bra slowly descending off your torso as well. Doyoung grabbed it roughly and threw it somewhere in the room as if unable to wait a single moment. Just as roughly, he pulled you down on top of him and pushed your pyjama bottoms off your ass in one fatal swoop. 
"Come here," he murmured, tongue slightly poking out of his mouth; the thought of you sitting on top of that making shivers travel all across your body. Your chest was pressed on his but the fabric of his shirt bothered you too much, so hungry to feel his skin instead. 
So you leaned down and took his tongue inside your mouth, dancing with it and making him taste yours whilst your fingers gathered his top until feeling his abdomen and pecs defined, beneath the shirt. Then you forced it off, ruffling his fluffy dark hair playfully, before finally biting into his neck just as you had been dying to do. He chuckled, his throat moving accordingly to the vibrations of his deep voice but it soon transformed into an airy panting as you moved the biting down across his collarbones; placing wet kisses all across his chest, flicking his nipples and biting on the soft skin of his abs. Doyoung gulped when you reached the most prominent veins of his navel and you smiled, tracing one with the tip of your tongue until reaching the waistband of his boxers. 
"Ah shit, just-," he choked. You froze; keeping your hot breath close to his twitching cock just to make him gasp. 
You didn't go any further though and just smiled, putting on a short show for him, namely taking off your bottoms and underwear before sitting on top of his legs again. 
He admired you from underneath his hooded eyelids, but before you could tease him as you intended to, he flicked his wrist and your body moved the other way accompanied by your high pitched yelp. 
"Doyoung!" You leaned forward to steady yourself, as your ass was already being kneaded by his impatient hands. 
He chuckled once and pulled you by the waist until you could feel his breath between your legs. 
"Be a good girl," he murmured and dove in, the movement of his tongue around your clit making you moan too loudly for the university campus. 
"We need--to soundproof--the room-" you tried to speak with a broken voice as Doyoung spread you out with his hands, fingers pressed into the softness of your ass. 
"You can be silent with my cock inside that mouth." 
Mind clouded as you moved your hips to ride his tongue, you almost forgot about Doyoung's painfully hard cock poking out of his boxers. 
So you leaned down, trying to keep your moans as silent as possible and watched it spring out of the underwear on the lower stomach. Doyoung's hiss didn't go unnoticed by your ears as you pumped it, so you eagerly licked a strip up on it and felt his slight shudder. The you let out a trail of saliva past your lips and you watched it coat his tip. 
"Shit," he breathed on your clit as you pursed your lips on it and when you actually took it inside your wet mouth, hand working the base, his fingers pulled you even lower on his face. 
You moaned as his tongue fucked inside of you quickly, the vibrations of your throat causing him to get even more eager. With your cheeks sucked in to take as much as you could and one hand held steady to work the rest, you bobbed your head quickly, matching his pace. Then you finally took it all in until you felt it inside your throat, making him groan as he moved his hips upwards for more. You gasped for air as you let his cock slide out, glistening with your saliva, and you pumped it with your fist, moaning a second time when you felt Doyoung's fingers stretching you out. 
It was already too much. Your mind was hazy and your muscles aching. And when you felt another finger being added, making you squeeze your thighs together and curl your toes, your own fingers never letting his cock go, you moaned loudly. 
"Shh," He warned you, amused at you getting louder and louder as your orgasm approached. So you leaned down again, forehead resting on his thigh for a moment before starting to resume sucking on his cock again. 
Doyoung's legs twitched imperceptibly at your sudden touch and the movement of his tongue, back on your clit, got too erratic, showing you how close he was himself. 
"Babe, ah--fuck," he mumbled with broken breaths, his fingers digging into your sides, until he thrust inside your mouth a few times uncontrollaby and then went limp moments before you could feel his seed shoot on your tongue. You kept still as much as you could before letting it out, slowly working the length as it sprouted a few times on your breasts as well, descending on your nipples and his abdomen. 
Doyoung groaned a few more times and right after you finished swallowing you arched your back, his mouth sucking on you so needily as if he was still trying to reach his own high. 
Your nails dug into his thighs and your hips started to move on their own on his face, riding his tongue and trying to keep as quiet as possible. 
"Cumming!" you mumbled, mind hazy and muscles aching. 
Doyoung hummed pleased and didn't stop even when you started to uncontrollably shake in his hold, fucking you through your orgasm until you had to beg him to stop. 
__________
“What were you doing when this happened?” 
The man stated in a monotone voice, in full concentration as he was staring at his device connected to Doyoung’s room. He was standing in the middle of it, the only spot without any burnt patches or open flames.
The latter's mind went to last night, the feeling of his cock inside his desperate palm as the image of your mouth roamed his imagination; so he let out a short “heh” before clearing his throat. 
“So I was in bed.” 
“With someone?” The man mumbled. 
“Alone.” Doyoung replied. 
And it wasn’t a lie. He came inside your mouth that day and when he got to his room again all he could think of was cumming inside of it again. 
The man didn't reply for a moment. 
“And you said that it was as if an explosion happened that made your whole room catch fire?” 
“Yep.” Doyoung slid his hands in the sweatpants pockets, fighting the urge to swing back and forth on his heels. 
“Well, the room is not malfunctioning or anything. I just think your emotions were too strong."
The man raised his eyes to stare at Doyoung’s face. “Whatever they were," he added. 
The lack of emotions on the dude’s face was making things even more awkward. 
“Uhm yeah, I think I was having a nightmare or something…” Doyoung scratched the back of his head. 
The man hummed and with one last click, he sighed and twisted his wrist once. Doyoung inhaled relieved to see his burnt walls turn to their original state. He had never experienced a rub so good it made his room burn like hell itself before. 
“Thank you, sir," Doyoung addressed the man that was already walking towards the door. 
“Next time this happens-” The stiff man said, turning around once, feet in the corridor, “-just imagine water or something.” 
“And what if my room gets flooded?”
The man straightened his jacket with a short tug. “Well, just don’t jack off then.” 
With a little smile, Doyoung was ready to see him off and hide under the covers. 
__________
“What do you mean by an explosion?” 
You leaned closer to Doyoung, who was sitting across the table from you in the study room, to hear his whispers better. 
“Like a real ka-boom?” A curious voice asked as well. 
Doyoung and you both turned your heads towards Haechan, standing and resting with his elbows on the desk as close to you as possible. 
“This is a private conversation!” You gently whisper-yelled, pushing Haechan back. 
"I'm just curious to know more about the rooms!” He whined, straightening his back. 
“Well, didn’t you feel it?” Doyoung’s words were directed towards you and you gulped, remembering the sensation you felt the previous night. 
It did feel like an explosion inside your whole body. If that was what your connection was going to feel like in the future, you were surely going to lose your mind with each orgasm. 
“Of course I did! But my room didn’t catch fire.”
Doyoung’s adam apple travelled up and down in his throat. “Lee. Can you please just fuck off for a second?” 
Haechan, face almost touching Doyoung’s one, opened his palms and took a few steps back again. 
“I think,” you waited a moment, eyes darting around as if trying to gather more courage, “it happened because I was doing it too.” 
Doyoung’s jaw fell open and Haechan whistled. 
“Well, shit. If I blow up my room while I think of my cute girlfriend then what’s going to happen when I actually fuck my cute girlfriend?” 
You bit your lower lip, trying to not giggle at his words but it was impossible.
 Doyoung's gaze caressed your face and his expression relaxed into a smile.
“You like that? Me calling you my girlfriend?” He touched your hand and you intertwined your fingers soon after. 
“Uhm, guys, I think you should take this to the bedroom now...” Haechan trailed off, seeing you imperceptibly lean into each other. 
“Maybe we should just not masturbate at the same time,” you whispered. 
“Maybe we should just blow up the entire university.” Doyoung whispered back, before your lips inevitably clashed together making Haechan groan and a few other nosey people in the vicinity look away too. 
__________
It was a sunny day and the grass outside never felt softer as you sat down crossed legged. Doyoung’s hand was still intertwined with yours and you giggled when instead of letting it go as you tugged away, he just pulled you towards himself. 
“I just can’t get enough of you,” his breath caressed your lips. The kiss was slow and soft and you melted in his arms. 
You hummed teasingly then watched as Doyoung indicated towards you and a sandwich gently breezed inside your hand from the basket he carried. 
“Stop boasting your object moving skills,” you smiled before taking a bite. Your knees touched as he sat down as well and he smirked seeing your uniform skirt slide up your thigh a bit. 
“My room still reflects my mood even when I’m outside of it,” he continued as you munched on the food. “Perhaps I should keep the distance.”
“Can’t you just turn it off?” 
Doyoung snickered. “Yeah. I’m on my way to ask the principal to turn off my room because I want to have mad sex and I end up destroying it.” 
You tilted your head to the side as if thinking for a moment. Then you noticed Doyoung’s gaze. 
“What?” 
“That turned you on just now,” he smiled. 
You gulped. “No.”
He sighed knowingly. “Yes.” 
You exchanged a look. 
“Can you feel it?” 
“Can you not?” 
“I thought it was just my feeling. Is this you being horny right now?”
“I think it’s both mixed.” 
“You said that I would only know when you orgasm.” 
“Well, that’s what I thought too.” 
You both stared at each other for a moment as if doomed. 
Then Doyoung’s eyes twinkled and the heat inside of your gut intensified. 
“Doyoung! Stop it.” 
“Hmm, can you resist this though?” he leaned in like a snake trying to catch your lips. 
“We’re outside,” you whispered, placing your hands on his chest. 
“We’re hidden. No one’s looking.” 
The burning sensation inside your gut intensified even more and when you felt completely wet Doyoung exhaled. 
"Oh, I know," he whispered on your lips when you tried to tell him. "I think--," he licked his lower lip, looking at you twitching in front of him. "I can make you cum with only my words." 
You whined closing your eyes and trying to calm your quick breath whilst your hands grabbed fistfuls of his shirt. 
"Please, this is torture."
You squeezed your legs together and Doyoung was quick to slide one hand between them just enough to keep them apart, kneading the soft flesh in the meantime. 
His lips brushed yours and you let go, diving in desperately, sucking on his tongue as if only that alone could make you go over the edge. His hums were deep and rough and you wondered how he managed to keep it together. 
"Hold tight," he ordered and you gasped, unable to breathe for a moment before blinking hard and seeing new trees adorning Doyoung's figure. 
"Wait," you furrowed your eyebrows. He smiled hovering on top of you. The breeze felt different and there were no more screaming students in the background. 
Then you realized. 
"Is this your room?" you tried to look around above his shoulder. 
The green moss under your back was soft to the touch and the campus surely didn't have any waterfalls like the one shining under the setting sun. 
"Doyoung, did you really just transport us in your room as if it was nothing?" 
"Perks of being a Prefect," his soft breath caressed your ear as he outlined it with his lips. 
"I’m a Prefect too but I can't do this!" 
"Then, perks of being a horny Slytherin," he chuckled and you felt his tongue gently drawing patterns on your neck. The breath you took in was sharky and you tightened your hold around his torso, pulling him towards you even more with your legs. 
"Just fuck me already," you whined and Doyoung was quick to unzip his pants, pupils so big that you could see your own reflection in his eyes. 
"I think this is going to be very quick," he grunted, pushing your panties to the side and pressing his tip into your clit. 
You threw your head back and opened your mouth in a soundless moan, choking when he pushed inside slowly. 
"I don't need much either," you managed to speak before you both started to pant in unison. Your fingers got tangled in his luscious hair, wrapping his neck with your arms and lungs filled with his scent. Your mouths were open against each other as if starved and you wondered why it took you so long to fuck again. 
The moans were quick to invade the room and when your body started to shift back and forth under his weight, he grabbed your wrists and pinned them down around your head. 
Doyoung kissed you once and bit on your lower lip, stretching it out as his hips slowed down, making you feel every inch so very well. 
“I can feel the way you like it when I’m like this,” he murmured amused. 
You inhaled deeply as he hit it hard a few times then slowed down again. The waterfall burst in sync and you felt a few drops of water on your skin. 
“And I guess you can also feel the way you’re torturing me right now,” you breathed out, clenching around him as if begging for release.
“Yeah,” he outlined your lips with the tip of his tongue, “and it’s so fun.” 
Your hips moved upwards, needing more and he chuckled once, lifting himself on the knees and lifting one of your legs to his shoulder.
“I think I need some magical words now, baby.” 
You tried to roll your eyes to the side and move your arms but he clicked his tongue and you realized the amount of control he had on you. 
“I can’t believe you’re balls deep inside of me and still have the strength to keep my wrists down with magic.”
“Oh, you want me to lose control?” 
You looked around the room, or better, the dark green forest, and imagined it on fire but your lucid thoughts lost any meaning the moment Doyoung started to move again, the sound of his hips hitting the underside of your thighs becoming too overwhelming. Your spinning head got you whining and moaning his name, again and again, each time louder until he actually lost control and your fingers were free for you to dig them into his chest, palming his stomach and going up to reach his face. He kissed your fingertips leaning down again as you started to twitch in his hold. 
“Shit,” he cursed through his teeth, your approaching orgasm making him unable to distinguish between his one and yours. 
You gasped, lips forming the words and he grunted. “I know, baby, I know.” 
And when it came crashing down on you, it felt so right yet so terrifying that you thought you were about to pass out. 
The waterfall moved its course right above you and you screamed while Doyoung laughed loudly, his hair getting all wet and dripping above you. 
You tried to open your eyes, passing your hands on your face. 
“We’re all wet now!” 
“You were wet way before this,” he chuckled, his cool skin so smooth to the touch that you pulled him down until he was able to rest his face on your chest. 
He wrapped your torso with his arms, caging you under his weight and you sighed relieved, still dizzy from the mind-blowing experience. 
"I can't believe this just happened."
You looked up at the calm waterfall and its pink water that reflected the sunset. A few birds you didn't notice before were chirping. 
“Can you get rid of my clothes without touching me?” you wondered. 
Doyoung chuckled and his breath warmed your bosom. 
“Yes.” 
You gasped. “Who have you been practising with?” 
He lifted his head to rest his chin on you. “It’s second-year magic.” 
“They don’t teach us to undress people.” 
“They teach us to move stuff. I can move it from your body to the floor. Same thing.” 
“Then do it. Wet clothes feel aw-” you tried to complete the sentence but didn’t manage to as you suddenly felt his wet body on yours instead of the fabric. 
“What are we? Like Adam and Eve?” you laughed at the image of you both naked and lying on a patch of moss. 
He kissed your lips slowly. “Perhaps we were. Like in a past life or something.” 
You hummed, pushing his dripping hair back. “So the room it’s better flooded than burnt?” 
“The soil will absorb everything so when I'll turn it back, abracadabra, no water left.” 
“Why are you so smart?” you smiled. 
“Actually, I dropped out of the top 10.” 
Your smile died. 
“What?” 
“You too.” 
“What?!” 
__________
“Oh shit.” 
You were standing in the corridor, one hand on your mouth and eyes wide looking at that month’s academic ranking sheet. 
“How is this possible?” you asked Doyoung who sighed near you. 
"I thought you were aware."
“Well, when was the last time you folks handed in homework?” Haechan stopped by, head shaking like a disappointed parent. You both turned your heads towards him. 
“We’ve been-” you started to speak but drifted off, unsure on how to continue. 
“Busy,” Doyoung concluded with a nod. 
“Oh yeah,” Haechan eyed Doyoung’s bright hickey on the side of the neck. “I can see that. Keep up the good work then,” he patted both of your shoulders. "Also, you have leaves in your hair."
It was your turn to sigh. Doyoung reached the top of your head and retrieved a small leaf. 
“I think we need to schedule our meetings-” you started but Doyoung interrupted you, alarmed. 
“What? No way!”
You crossed your arms on your chest and faced your boyfriend. 
“We’re not going to graduate if we keep fucking all day.” 
And Kim Doyoung actually pouted. “I don’t care.” 
“You’ve been fighting for first place all of this time!” 
“It’s because I was trying to win over you. Now it’s not important, is it? Because you're mine."
You had to close your eyes to gather your shit. 
“Doyoung, our future-” 
“My future is you.” 
“Oh my God, stop being cringy for a second."
He hummed amused and pulled you towards his chest. You reluctantly let him do it and wrapped his torso. He smelled like forest and well - like Doyoung. 
“We can study and fuck,” he murmured in the crook of your neck. 
“What are you? A bunny?” 
“We can study together,” he looked at you as you lifted your gaze on his face. 
“You already know how bad of an idea that is, Doyoung.” 
He rolled his eyes and sighed. 
“Okay. Knowing you, there's already a plan."
You let him go and lifted one finger as you started to announce the rules. “We can meet once a day.” 
“Oh my God," he rubbed his forehead. 
“When we meet, we can fuck only if we’ve already finished our assignments,” you added a second finger. 
Doyoung passed one hand through his hair annoyed. “Alright.” 
“Three. If you try some weird shit while I’m busy, I’ll beat your ass.” 
He smirked. 
“Do you understand?” 
“Yes. You’ll beat my ass. Understood.” 
“You don’t want that,” you warned him.
“I absolutely do not want that,” he kissed your lips once. 
__________
Doyoung turned around and around. 
His bed felt cold and uncomfortable that night and everything he desired was having you warm it up. He thought he loved studying but while working on his homework he realized that he has been in love with you instead all of that time. 
The wall clock ticked slowly until Doyoung groaned and broke it with a twist of his wrist. Then he hated the way it looked on his wall so he sent it flying out of the window. 
With a grunt, he rolled over and tried to find his phone. 
From DY: you up? 
From You: yes, studying. as you should 
From DY: hmmm 
You sighed looking up at the screen for a second more before putting it away.
 Then you suddenly froze, hand in the air and your panties absolutely soaked. 
“Kim Doyoung. I swear I’ll-,” you’ve never called someone as quickly as him at that moment and you hated the way you squeezed your thighs together at the sound of his sleepy voice. 
“Yes?” 
“Doyoung.” 
“Yeah.” 
You exhaled. “I’m mad at you.” 
“Hot,” he chuckled. 
“Stop whatever you’re doing right now.” 
“Hmm, can’t,” he gulped and his shifting on the bed synced with the feeling inside of your stomach. 
“I have a test tomorrow!” 
“I can teach you if you come over,” he murmured. 
“I can teach myself very well if-” 
“If you didn’t have your mind so clouded right now?” 
You started to pant lightly and you closed your eyes. 
“I’m just minding my own business,” he teased you. “Turn off the phone.” 
The grip on your desk went unnoticed to you until you started to lightly shake, the wet sound of his fist working himself paired with his deep and lazy voice too tempting for you to actually put the phone away. 
“Doyoung. We talked about it. Rule number three. I’ll beat your ass.” 
“Come over and do it then.” 
You sighed annoyed and let the silence fill the space for a while. 
“Y/N,” he whispered. “Just a moment. Touch yourself.” 
“You’re going to burn the room,” you tried to joke, ignoring the way your hand slowly descended between your legs. Perhaps he wouldn’t notice. 
But he sighed once and his breath got louder. “Good girl,” he praised you. 
You closed your eyes and bit your lower lip, listening to Doyoung’s sounds and adding some whines of your own to the orchestra. 
“Can’t you really come over? This is driving me insane,” he groaned. 
“If I come over, you’ll keep me occupied all night.” 
Doyoung chuckled once then swore silently as you slid a finger inside of yourself, pumping quickly until the wet sounds reached his ears. 
“I bet it doesn’t feel as good as my fingers.” 
The chair you were sat on fell to the ground with a loud bang as you stood up and leaned on the desk. Your arm was trembling so you bent it, resting on your forearm instead, forehead pressed hard on it as your fingers were indeed too short to give you the pleasure you were seeking. 
“Oh babe, you’re doing such a mess over there,” he had the audacity to snicker but then his voice died in a choke as you started to moan his name like a mantra, over and over. He surely could feel the way the heat growing inside your limbs were making you curl your toes and bite on your own skin. 
“Are you going to cum with me?” you mewled and Doyoung just about lost his mind. His panting filled the phone speaker and as you reached your orgasm, lulled by his swearing, his moans got engulfed by loud thuds. 
“Doyoung?” you tried to reach the phone with a trembling hand but the beep replaced his voice. 
__________
“This is very embarrassing,” he whispered to himself. 
You were both standing in his room, arms crossed on the respective chests and eyes trying to make sense of what you were looking at. 
You ran as quickly as lightning towards the Slytherin rooms, worried out of your own mind, just to see Doyoung sat on a gigantic rock instead of his bed. 
“What happened?” you walked towards him before tripping on the unstable floor. 
“Oh, careful!” he slid down and caught you in his arms before you could get yourself a free rhinoplasty. 
“Are you okay?” you asked him and his red cheeks told you that he was absolutely fine and actually still high as fuck from the mindblowing rub. 
He chuckled. “We’re in a cave!” 
You rolled your eyes and pushed his chest away. “You scared the shit out of me. Rocks started to fall down? What the hell happened?"
He sighed, looking around. “The walls and ceiling started to disintegrate.” 
“This makes absolutely no sense. I don’t believe there’s no other Slytherin with your problems. One can not have control over this. This is so much responsibility. How is this safe for school? I will go and ask-”
“Hey, hey, Y/N, shh,” he cupped your face and smiled. “It’s alright.” 
“It’s not! You burn then you get hit with rocks. And for what? Because you’re horny. I’m worried but I’m also mad!” you replied but him squishing your cheeks didn’t make your discourse aggressive at all. Doyoung smiled again and gave you a peck on your duck lips. 
“At least you’re in my room now.” 
“I’m not! I’m in a cave.” 
“I learned the spell,” he announced and took a step back like one of those muggle magicians with hats full of bunnies. “What bedding colour do we want tonight, Miss?” 
“We? I’m going back to my normal room to study.” 
Doyoung pouted. “Ah, come on. Just sleep with me. What if scary wolves start appearing from the walls this time? Or a tornado? Even worse, your father to beat my ass?”
“You’re insufferable. Also you wouldn’t want my father to see me sleeping with you, would you?” 
He chuckled delightedly as a child and with both wrists and a little wince of effort he turned his room back to normal. 
You inhaled and exhaled deeply as he let himself fall on the bed, patting the side of it for you to join him. 
“I’ve never been as empty as now. That nut almost killed me so I just want to sleep. Please.”
You sighed again and moved towards him. “Okay. But this is the last time.” 
_________
It wasn’t the last time. 
You tried to avoid Doyoung as much as possible for your own sanity and your academic well-being. And his actual survival. But it was impossibile to not bump into his firm chest at every corner. 
“Doyoung! Leave me alone!” you would announce from far away as he would walk down the corridor. “I know you have a test in ten minutes. We don’t have time for this.” 
“Just a single kiss,” he gave you The Eyes. 
Kim Doyoung, the Slytherin Prefect? Scary, intimidating, domineering. 
Kim Doyoung, your boyfriend? Clingy, soft, a complete fool. 
And you adored him. 
His friend laughed and walked away, leaving Doyoung behind to bother you further. 
“A hug?” he tried again as you shook your head. 
“Okay, okay. A handshake,” he smiled and you rolled your eyes amused, extending your hand. 
Doyoung grabbed it and kissed your knuckles slowly, then gently kissed one of your fingertips, his dark eyes not letting your figure go for a moment. Your pupils shook as he would kiss another fingertip, then another, and before you could realize you were in his arms, mouths on each other, his body pressing into yours and pushing you towards the first classroom available. 
“Doyoung. Rule number 2,” your voice was a tiny choked breath. 
“I don’t care.”
“What if someone’s going to see?” you whispered alarmed as he lifted you with a thud on the professor’s desk. 
“Let them watch. Are you up to give them a hot show?” 
“Stop joking! We can be expelled!” 
“You won’t care about that in a second,” he announced, falling on his knees and pushing your panties to the side. 
You inhaled sharply and slid your fingers into his hair, mouth open in a silent moan as Doyoung’s tongue actually made you forget whatever concern you had. 
“Doyoung, I said, you have a test,” you mumbled, fingers gripping his hair and pulling. 
He stood up, hands placed on each side of you and his gaze made you immediately regret your tone. 
“Is this how you talk to me?” he lifted one eyebrow. 
“Is your little Slytherin ego hurt?” you tried to imitate him but failed as he pulled you down from the desk and turned you around. 
“I see that you miss our fights,” he growled inside your ear before bending you over. 
The first slap to your ass made you bite your lower lip. The second made you moan and the third got your panties even wetter than before. 
“If you’re going to whine so much about it then you just deserve to not cum at all.” 
“You are not leaving me here like this now,” you warned him, hearing him fumbling behind you. 
“Hmm, and if I do?” 
“I will edge myself until you burst yourself.” 
“Let’s see,” he took a step back and dusted his jacket, ready to leave. 
You let out a whine of protest. 
"What?" 
You wiggled your butt. "Come on."
Doyoung raked your skirt up again slowly. 
"Come on, what?" 
It was a long and cruel battle and you secretly enjoyed every bit of it. He waited for you to talk again, running his fingers all over your ass as if bored but his thoughts were not hidden to your gut. 
You tried to turn around but his palms pinned you down again with a soft thud. 
You turned your wrists and he let out a surprised chuckle, quick to shield it. 
"Is this a Defense against the dark arts class?" 
You smiled. "Yes. You're the dark arts." 
He hummed and got closer until you felt the fabric of his pants brush against the underside of your nude thighs. And when he raked his hand through your hair you moaned, letting him open your lips with his tongue as you arched your back.
It was a slow and sinful kiss, and you melted into it as he fucked your mouth with his. 
You were both panting when he broke it off and turned you around. Quick to hook your legs around his waist, you kissed again as if for the first time. 
You pushed his hair back and he tugged at your lower lip with his teeth. He ran his tongue along with it and you dove in again, sucking on it. Nails digging and palms pressing on the desk loudly, you begged him without words as he breathed heavily into your neck. 
Shifting and rocking together, murmuring incoherently, you set his room on fire for the second time. 
__________
“I’m calm today. It’s fine,” Doyoung looked at you with wide innocent eyes. 
You were both sitting on his room’s fluffy rug (“Do you like the green? I made it appear only for you”), your books all scattered around you and your nerves thin, expecting your boyfriend to jump on you anytime now. 
The lighting in his room as he was rearranging your guts just days before attracted half of the Slytherin people to the door. Doyoung had some explaining to do as soon as he got back, shirt out of his pants and swollen lips. 
"Are you perhaps going through a rough time?" the gentle Nurse that came to assist eventual injuries asked, timidly entering the smoky room. "You know you can talk to me whenever. Your father and I-," 
"Oh no, Ma'am. I'm doing well actually," Doyoung was quick to interrupt her after dismissing all kids polluting the corridor. 
"This happens when one's mad though."
He chuckled once. "I am definitely not mad. I'm--happy actually," Doyoung explained and coughed a few times, hand swatting around his face. It would take him more than a few wrists turns to make his room look decent again. 
"Doyoung-," 
"Ma'am, I have a girlfriend."
She blinked at him then suddenly blushed. 
"Oh!" she then smiled. "Oh. Well," she took a napkin out of her coat and gently patted her neck. "I know married couples that never managed to change the colour of the lights. Imagine turning it on fire," she laughed slowly and Doyoung hummed, hand resting on the debris of his bed, waiting for her to finally leave. 
"I'll send your father a letter to congratulate myself for the nice couple-,”
"Oh no no no no" he sprinted in front of her, hands on both of her shoulders. "My father would surely appreciate it but he's-uh- currently- hm- out of the country."
Her eyes twinkled with malice. "Then you'll have to be cute with your girlfriend for a while and keep your room intact."
“I swear. I’m cute. Just a calm studying date. Promise,” he actually lifted his pinky and you smiled, wrapping it with yours and touching thumbs. 
Then you sighed turning your computer on. 
“I’m glad. I missed our fluffy moments and I can’t believe the actual Nurse threatened you- Doyoung!” you interrupted yourself as you eyed his hand on your ankle. 
“I’m not doing anything,” he blinked at you. You hummed as a warning. 
“Come on. You would have felt it.” 
You narrowed your eyes at him and resumed your fumbling. He didn't look away though and you could actually see his movements in your peripheral vision. 
"Doyoung."
"What? I'm just getting comfortable."
"Leaning towards me?" 
"Oh, come on. I missed you," he got as close as to touch shoulders with you and place a hand on your thigh. 
"Had no idea Slytherins were so cuddly," you looked at it, worried. 
"Hm? Is this-," he squeezed your leg, "making you feel some type of way?" 
You pursed your lips. "Not at all."
"Not at all you say?" his voice was getting dangerously lower as he started to play with the hem. 
"Doyoung, the studying-," you tried to speak but he placed a single kiss on your jaw, interrupting you. 
"The what?" he murmured. 
You gulped. "We-," 
"Go on," he kissed your neck, stealing a real moan from your chest. 
He chuckled. "So easy."
“Okay, you know what? That’s it. You deserve to be punished,” you announced, grabbing his green Slytherin tie and pulling it towards you. Doyoung exhaled and almost lost his balance, his eyes wide open at your actions. 
“What are you doing?” he stared at your hand. 
You ignored him. “Hmm, let’s see. What safeword should we use?” you wondered, deep in thoughts. 
“Eh? Safeword?” 
“What about ‘green’?” 
“What about it?” 
“Say it when it’s too much, honey,” you explained and got up, starting to walk and dragging your boyfriend by the tie. He followed you quickly towards the bed, almost tripping on his feet, and he let you push him roughly on it. 
It’s not that he didn’t have any strength, but he was so shocked that he couldn’t move a single limb. 
“You know what Ravenclaws are good at?” 
He shook his head. 
“Wit, originality and winning,” you recited, lifting his chin with your nail. 
“You’re also good at sucking cock,” he murmured, the little smile blooming on his lips showing his senses coming back to his body. 
You tsked and slid his tie off his shirt making his hiss at the harsh movement. Then you touched each button on that shirt and they fell to his lap, slowly exposing his collarbones and chest. 
Doyoung kept his eyes on you like two dark fires and you knew he was waiting for you to hesitate for a single moment so he could attack instead. 
“Can I play too or is this a one-sided fight?” he wondered, leaning down on his elbows, his tongue slowly wetting his lips. His bed was a dark green velvet this time and his figure on it made your mouth water. 
“Go ahead,” you replied. 
He hummed lazily and looked at you as if unsure of what to do first. 
Then your buttons popped too. 
All of them and at the same time. 
You closed your eyes briefly at the sound and breathed out shakily. 
“Really? Copying me?” 
Doyoung shrugged and indicated to you that it was your turn. 
So you put on a brave smirk and walked towards him slowly, letting your uniform shirt fall on the ground at his feet. T
hen you climbed on his lap. 
He followed your movements and you were pleased to see the little breaths coming out of his open lips as you leaned down as if to kiss him but twisted your wrists instead. 
His arms moved towards you and unsupported, his back hit the mattress. 
Doyoung chuckled once but the smile disappeared as his tie slowly wrapped his hands like a snake. 
“Babe?” 
“I’ve been honing my skills too,” you explained and got off him right at the same moment his body slid quickly on the sheets until meeting the bed board with a soft thud. 
He groaned once, trying to move his arms but they didn’t budge, tightly secured above his head. 
You giggled and straddled his thighs again, palming his nude stomach in the meantime. 
“Hmm, what should I do with you now?” you wondered. 
Doyoung bit his lower lip and whispered a spell. Your bra slid down your arms and you pouted. 
“Poor baby. With your wrists tied like that you can’t do mental spells? This is all you can do now?” you discarded the item of clothing to the side. "Hmm, not even horny Slytherins can perform magic with tied arms, can they?”
He let his head fall down on the pillow, the annoyed smile adorning his pretty face making you weak in the knees. 
“I don’t need magic to get you begging,” he retorted, his dark gaze adding to the discourse. 
“Alright,” you gave it to him with a shrug. “But what are you going to do when I do this-” you slid your fingers between your legs, “and you can only watch?” you finished right when your fingertips touched your wet clit. 
You inhaled at the sensation and Doyoung swore silently, his arms tugging at the restraints. The moans escaping your lips were little and soft as you went gently on yourself and you didn’t need any Slytherin connection to know what the view of you half-naked on top of Doyoung did to him. 
“Take your skirt off too,” he murmured, eyes trained on your hand hidden by the fabric. 
“Mmm, I don’t think you’re in a position to give orders now,” you replied but did as he suggested, slowly unzipping the skirt on your hip. Then you moved to the side and slid it off your legs. When you tried to get your panties off too, you huffed feeling them move on your thighs by themselves. 
“You’re going to lose all of your strength with your little tricks,” you turned your head to face him. 
“Isn’t this what you wanted? To have me all weak for you to play with me?”
The dying lights in his room were flickering on his skin and with his black strands of hair on the white pillows and his open shirt, he looked like some sort of powerful count. 
No, he didn’t look weak to you at all. 
“Okay, stop playing along now,” you returned on his thighs and sat on his hard cock. 
He bit his lower lip at the sensation and lifted his hip a few times to make you bounce on it. 
“I am not,” he turned his head to the side, teasingly, like a little bird. 
“You’re enjoying yourself right now," you whispered. 
Doyoung took in the sight of you slowly grinding on his pants and breathed out. “Damn right I am. You wanted me to suffer?” 
“Yes.” 
Your fingers softly pressed on his chest as you moved on top of him, his dress pants luscious on your skin. 
"I'm going to cum all over you then leave you like this. What do you think?" 
"Oh, so this is all about revenge."
You didn't reply and closed your eyes, losing yourself in the sensation. Doyoung's abs kept twitching under your fingertips as you tried to reach your high and edging him at the same time. 
You really wondered how long he would last without begging and just imagining his pretty lips forming those pleas just added to the overwhelming sensation inside of you. 
"There's no risk of you destroying this room again and it's also an opportunity for you to learn a lesson," you tried to sound coherent but his dark smirk made you stutter. 
"Yeah," his voice was husky and you gulped. "You look so pretty like this, desperately riding my cock." His eyes danced on your bouncing breasts and for a moment you realized that you were not winning at all. 
You were losing so badly that you didn't have enough strength to keep his hands tied anymore. You fell onto his chest, so close to climax that your head got full of static. Dizzy and whimpering, mouth open on his, breathing his air and rolling your hips, you cried out, legs shaking and muscles twitching, loving the way defeat tasted like. 
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Doyoung was sitting in front of you during the Debate class both of your houses shared. It has been weeks since you didn’t actually debate with him and the hours went on very boringly. 
“Since you’ve both been, you know,” Haechan did an obscene gesture with his hands so you lightly slapped them down from the professor’s eyes, “the class lost its spark. Not gonna lie.” 
You smiled a bit and resumed your previous position, chin on the palm of your hand and eyes on Doyoung’s shoulders. 
“He’s saying smart things lately. Nothing to add to it.” 
“He was saying smart things before as well. You were just blinded by hatred. And now you’re blinded by love.” 
You sighed, watching the way the warm rays of sun danced on your boyfriend’s skin. 
Then you straightened your back. 
Haechan blinked at your sudden reaction and waited for you to say something. 
“I have an idea on how to make the class funny again.” Your eyes twinkled with malice and Haechan made a face. 
“Hmm. Sounds like a bad idea.” 
You ignored him and bit your lower lip, eyes piercing Doyoung’s back, not moving even when Haechan waved his hand in front of your face. 
“Are you trying to bewitch him or something?” 
“Or something,” you murmured. 
And to Haechan’s surprise Doyoung actually jolted in his seat. It went unnoticed to others but it was obvious to whom stared. 
And you were staring. 
“What did you do?” Haechan inquiried, eyes darting from you to him and back to you. 
You hummed amused and waited a few more moments. 
Doyoung leaned back in his seat and exhaled. 
“What’s going on?” Haechan whispered again. 
“I’m thinking of him eating me out.” 
“What??” Your friend asked too loudly, making a few people turn around. 
Doyoung also turned and his gaze could have made you get up and run away if you weren’t in class. 
Careful, it was saying but unfortunately it just added to the sensation in both of your bodies, making him close his eyes for a second. 
Then you gasped as well. 
Haechan got the gist of it and clicked his tongue in disapproval. 
“Yall nasty.” 
_________
"Where do you think you're going?" 
Doyoung pressed his palm on the wall behind you, caging you with his arms soon after. 
"Hey, boo," you smiled nonchalantly. 
He narrowed his eyes at you, the hand near your face moving to trace your cheekbone then jaw. It stopped on your lower lip, his thumb dragging it a bit, slowly touching your skin. 
"So you want war," he murmured. “Refusing me, then fucking yourself on me. Now, thinking who knows what dirty things in class just to get me all worked up. What’s up with the rules you made?”
Your throat twitched as you gulped, his palm now hovering over the softness of it. 
The little whine that came out of your lips made Doyoung smirk, but then he straightened his back and took a few steps back. 
Touch me touch me touch me touch me
"Let there be war," he loosened up his tie and turned around, the sound of his shoes clicking on the shiny corridor pavement poignant as your heartbeat. 
__________
It was late and the night was darker than usual. 
You came back from your last exam of the semester and you were fuming. Dizzy and unable to concentrate on the paper, you could only think of Doyoung’s long and slender fingers slowly pumping inside of you.
Fuck. 
You could almost see his annoying smirk, somewhere on campus, getting himself horny just to get you horny too. And when you thought he’d let you rest for the day while untying the knot of your robe, ready to slip under the covers, you felt a weird sensation vibrating through your body. 
Looking down, you noticed your pyjama move as if an invisible wind haunted your room. It gently nudged you towards the door and you tried to resist for a second. Then the sudden burst of heat inside your core made you inhale sharply. 
“Fuck,” you mumbled and grabbed your robe, trying to wear it again to not show the entire campus your thin nightgown. 
“I’m coming, I’m coming!” you whispered to no one, feeling your feet being dragged on the pavement. Like a Russian ballet dancer, you slid across the corridors and hoped no one would see you as you secretly exited the Ravenclaw chambers. 
“Just--a moment!” you whispered again, hands grabbing the side of the door to see if the outside corridor was empty. 
The pull stopped for a second but then it got impatient and you rolled your eyes, letting it move you around the university like a ghost. 
When you noticed the open Slytherin doors you sighed, the sensation inside your guts growing at an alarming speed, almost as quickly as the pull Doyoung applied to your body. 
And when you entered his room, the lecturing you wanted to give your horny boyfriend died in your throat. 
“Woah, Doyoung,” you looked around. 
The young man was resting on the bed, one hand to support his head. “Hi, baby.” 
“It’s beautiful,” you whispered, the moss under your feet caressing your skin as the dark, angry sky, illuminated by lightning, danced on your figure. “But are you perhaps mad?”
At the same moment, a loud thunder made you close your eyes and Doyoung pulled you on the bed. You yelped as you landed on it and he wrapped your body with his arms.
“I just want you on top of me, let's test this fucking room to its fullest capacity,” he whispered. His voice was low and it made your hairs rise. 
“Are you sure you’re not mad?” you tried to ask but he shut you up with his mouth in a deep kiss. You whined and placed your hands on the pillow around his head, tugging lightly at his hair spread on it. Doyoung gathered your silky nightgown on your thighs until reaching the hot skin underneath it and when he slapped your ass you bit his lower lip. 
"Of course I'm mad. I'm so mad at you that I might use that cute idea of the safe word of yours." 
“You’re mad? I should be mad! I barely got the exam right while you were probably rubbing one out!” 
He hummed, pleased. “So we’re both mad. What should we do with all of this energy?” 
You wanted to roll your eyes but he spoke again. “Oh. I think I have an idea.” 
“You could have called. I was floating through the campus almost naked.” Doyoung looked down at the way your nipples poked through your thin nightgown and in a second you were on your side, Doyoung’s hair tickling your neck as his lips kissed your chest. He places warm and soft kissed all over it until reaching the hard nubs. You whined silently and wrapped his head with your arms, fingers slowly gripping his firm shoulders. He was about to slide his hand on your stomach too, dancing on your inner thigh when you opened your eyes and gasped loudly. 
He chuckled. 
"Look up," he whispered. 
At the same moment, new lights burst in the room and the walls disappeared.
You were on a hill, tall grass gently waved as you stood on your feet. Above you, the moon looked huge and the stars flickered like a symphony. The horizon was infinite and you felt grounded yet as if about to fall. 
"What is this?" you giggled. 
Doyoung reached behind his back and you noticed that he was sitting on a white blanket in the middle of the field instead of the bed. A few light brown rabbits hopped around and he gave them a cracker. 
"A date," he replied. 
You laughed again and got closer, slowly descending on your knees in front of him. 
"A date,” you repeated. “I might even kiss you." 
"Bet you will do even more after a glass of this," he finally retrieved the bottle of wine he was looking for. 
"Oh?" you tried to read the label. 
He looked at it too. "Haechan said a dear friend of his made it."
"Haechan has a friend that makes wine?" 
Doyoung thought about it for a moment. "Yeah. He said she has a winery."
"That's so cool. I'd love to have a winery too,” you rested your head on the knees, wrapping them with your arms and watching your boyfriend pour it in two tall chalices. "In my next life."
"Cheers to that."
"You will have a boring desk job,” you sipped on your wine slowly after he handed you the glass. 
"I can just be hot in my next life and bother you."
"You're already doing it in this life-,”
Doyoung ventured on top of you in a deathly hug and your glasses were thrown on the side. 
“I remind you that we’re mad at each other and I still need to do something with that energy,” he chuckled in the crook of your neck. You wanted to reply but his hands reached your sides in a deathly tickling session. 
The echoes of your laughter slowly descended the valley as the moonlight kept you company. 
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Kamen Rider Thunderbirds Chapter 3 (Bit 5 End)
Prologue, Bit 1, Bit 2 Updated, Bit 3, Bit 4 
Finaaaly! I finished Chapter 3! :D
Big thank you for @janetm74 for the beta read, thank you @myladykayo for helping me through the story. Tagging @willow-salix, @katblu42, @gumnut-logic and @dreamycloud)
So let’s end this chapter, right? :)
-0-0-0-
“So you are saying that you’ve been attacked by some unknown monsters?” Jeff asked, his fingers gripping the paper. The bandaged up boys nodded.
“Yeah. And we believed it was a set up." Virgil pointed out.
"It seemed like deliberate sabotage by those… things, so we came in and fell into their trap." Scott theorized. He continued explaining: in fact, the way the fires started was suspicious, the flames appeared in random parts of the building, according to the recent investigations. And according to the testimonies of the rescuees who were trapped underground, the humanoid fire-monsters appeared out of nowhere and they are the ones who started the whole fires, and then… they were simply waiting. The field commander finished that the poor fellas acted as bait for the monsters to finish him and his brothers off.
"Long story short: they were after our heads apparently." Gordon concluded.
Their father had a look of extreme concern. To think those threats with impossible yet fantastic power to bring down a building were after his sons was very alarming and pose a threat to their lives and security. Here he thought that time where they had to save the world from a mind-controlling alien sphere was a close call!
"Thank heavens the Kamen Riders came and saved us!" Alan chirped, his ocean eyes sparkled like stars with memories.
"Yes. You guys are very lucky. And those rescuees as well." Agreed Jeff, "However, we don’t know if we could trust those bug-eyed warriors.”
“But dad! They saved us!” Argued the youngster, “They saved us from these creatures! I am pretty sure they are our allies! Friends even!”
"Alan! We don't even know who they are!" Pointed out Gordon.
The young blonde crossed his arms and gave the most dramatic pout. Jeff sighed, gently shaking his head with a slight sympathetic smile, “They may be on our side now, but we still don’t know what their intentions are. Especially when they got those… other-worldly powers. So take their alliance with caution.” he said sternly.
The brothers nodded in agreement, including Alan who simply cocked his head to the side. They did tell John about the whole thing, in which the middle brother had mixed feelings. Concerned, relieved and interested. But mostly worried.
After the debrief, the atmosphere was a lingering silent worry.
“Hey kiddo, don’t be upset.” Gordon smiled optimistically.
“You sure?” Huffed his youngest brother.
“Yeah. As much as I am suspicious about them, I am also curious.” his innocent smile turned into a cheeky smirk.
Alan’s grumpy face slowly transformed into that of an excited gremlin that the redhead knew and loved, “Alright! How about we go talk to Brains? See what he thinks of this rescue.”
Gordon grinned, “Right behind ya, Sprout!”
And soon enough, the terrible two vanished through the door of the lounge, their excited feet echoed through the halls.
“What do you think of the Kamen Riders, Scott?” asked Virgil, placing a gentle hand on his older brother’s shoulder. 
Scott shrugged, “I don’t know.” He was mostly worried about those monsters. Those… things. What are they after? Why do they want International Rescue dead? Of course it was only one time, but what if they do it again? He was beginning to feel dread. Being possessed by an alien was bad enough, but almost getting burned alive by monstrous animal-headed gladiators with powers to control fire was out of the question!
“You know, I do have a hunch that our bug-eyed acquaintances are on our side.” admitted Virgil, “But, I also have a feeling that we’ll meet them again, considering the circumstances.”
Scott looked back at his brother. Sky blue meets earthly brown. There was a silent conversation. An understanding. And then a nod from the eldest brother. They sat there in compassionate silence.
The quiet must’ve been killing his brother, because all of the sudden the mechanic asked, “Say, would you like to play the piano again?”
“Why’s that?” Scott raised a brow.
“My fingers are sore from fixing the Mole in a rush back there.” Virgil smiled with a little embarrassment, as he revealed his bandaged hands.
Scott gently tapped his brother’s shoulder with a chuckle. He got up from the couch and walked over to Virgil’s beloved white piano. He sat on the stool once more, opened the lid and stretched his fingers, “What should I play?” 
“Anything, I don’t mind.” His musical brother shrugged, standing beside him.
As Scott thought which song to play, his mind drifted back to the moment when he looked into the eyes of the golden Rider. It seemed to him that there was something warm behind those bug-eyes… something human. Scott wondered if there's a sensitive soul behind that mask.
Maybe it was just in his mind, maybe it was not true, but it made him relax. Pressing the keys, he began playing a familiar, jazzy beat as he remembered that moment. After a few repeats of the rhyme, he went to the main part of the song.
“Ah, my favorite! Take Five!" Jeff exclaimed, "Just like you guys.” he chuckled.
Scott smiled at his father as a response. There were some remnants of his stress, but it didn't bother him as much as he was in the morning. Jeff gave him a relieved nod before continuing doing paperwork, quietly humming and tapping his foot to the beat. Virgil smiled widely at his brother before humming as well and snapping his fingers along with the melody of the immortal piece of Paul Desmond.
Scott jumped into improvising like he was here to woo the girls at a party. As he was playing, he thought back of their victory. And his tension melted away. Outside the villa, the soothing music echoed through the beautiful nature of the island and into the night sky.
-0-0-0-
The moon shone in the night sky and the cold was a constant companion. The sounds of distant cars driving through the streets could be heard from the top of the skyscrapers. On one of them stood four figures, taking their time enjoying the view from above.
The Kamen Riders were resting after the heated fight. Gills was leaning on a wall next to the entrance, between his legs lay his loyal dog. G3-X was finishing writing a report of the fight on his custom laptop. Kuuga was laying on top of the entrance, admiring the stars. And Agito was standing near the railing, staring into the lights of the city.
"Oi, Agito!" called Kuuga all of a sudden. The golden Rider turned to his best friend.
"Nando(What is it)?" asked Agito.
"Why wouldn’t you come up here and watch the stars?” suggested the red Rider, "It's beautiful up there."
"How can you see stars from here?" objected G3-X, "Ya can't see Shiitake with all those slagging city lights!"
"They can see them through their visors," scoffed Gills, making the robocop Rider whistle a sound of realization before turning back to his computer. 
Raider looked up and tilted his head as if trying to see them, but after a few moments he gave up as he put his canine head back to the ground.
Agito had taken a moment to stare at the city, then moved towards the entrance, climbed and sat next to Kuuga.
"Not too cold buddy?” the red Rider asked, only to receive a shake of the head from his golden companion. The two took a moment to appreciate the stars in the cold night sky. Few stars faintly glowed in the dark sky.
"Man, can't believe we just met with International Rescue in person!" excitedly said Kuuga, "I gotta say, they are quite tough guys, ne? Especially Noodle, he looks quite young!"
"Noodle?" asked the golden rider in confusion.
"The blond kid! The one I saved from falling into a ravine and returned the gun to?" Kuuga sensed Agito raising an eyebrow that cannot be seen from the cover of his mask. "We should give them nicknames. To… you know, to know who's who we're talking about?" He explained, shrugging.
A sparkle of mirth could be faintly seen behind the faceted eyes of his friend, a warm smile could be felt radiating from his breath. "Sure...But why the blond kid 'Noodle'?"
"Because his blonde hair reminded me of noodles. And to be honest, 'Noodle' sounds kawaii~! Don’t you think he looks kawaii, ne?” A big grin was radiating from behind the mask of the red Rider. Agito laughed wholeheartedly. Kuuga continued, "The auburn hair guy; I think we'll call him 'Kuma'! He looks so serious, strong and tough, like a bear! Remind me of someone…"
The golden Rider laughed again as he nodded. "So um… shall we call the leader 'Sky Eyes'?"
Kuuga rubbed his silver chin for a bit, "Hmm…the one who pilots that big-hyper-speedy-rocket-jet thingy? Why's that?" he asked.
"Because… his eyes reminded me of the sky...” The red Rider saw the sparkling human eyes behind Agito’s red bug-like lens. Kuuga nodded, agreeing that the name was well suited for the blue sashed commander.
"What about the redhead guy? What should we call him?" asked G3-X as he looked up at the two Riders, seemingly curious.
"Clownfish..." Gills dropped the answer. There was an awkward pause. "He smelled fishy..." He deadpanned. Everyone laughed, acknowledging his typical 'I don't care, deal with it' attitude as they accepted his answer.
"Noodle, Kuma, Sky Eyes and Clownfish. Sounds good for our mystery gang of rescuers!" Kuuga clapped and rubbed his hands excitingly
Agito chuckled softly before looking back at the stars once more. The more he stared at the little faint glistening lights, the more the made him think of sky… sky eyes… the man whose eyes were always drawn to the sky.
He felt a warm feeling as he remembered those cobalt irises. He wondered why he felt like that. He barely knows that man, let alone the fact that International Rescue seemed to keep themselves secret. Maybe he'll never know. But one thing for sure, they'll cross paths again. Because of those things...
Those kaijins… they were new. He had never seen them before. And they are as aggressive and dangerous as disasters. Agito… Yuuki sensed that whatever they were, they seemed to be after International Rescue. But for what? And why?
The answer will remain unknown, for now...
-tbc-
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georgemackayhey · 4 years ago
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Worth Fighting For (Part: 3)
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summary: You're entirely certain George is the one. So he hasn't got to put up much of a fight... but in a way, that's all he knows to do.
a/n: I've been so busy!? But like I said, I'm commited to this story so here's part three! Gotta build up that drama..... Some true blue (probably poorly written) boxing content is about to be unleashed. So I've got a question.... would yall mind if the next chapter was written from Georg's point of view? Please let me know!
w/c: 3k
Part 2
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The end of another weekend like the one before was shifted by the excitement of a party. The kids had completed their run of the Peter Pan musical, and you made it out to see the last show. All the dances you'd thought up for the musical were made better by the kids who nailed each move, young and old. And when it was over you invited the lot to come to the studio to celebrate all their hard work. You bought sweets and streamers and played music and danced all night long.
And when the kids had packed up and headed home, little Louis was still lingering near the door, standing on his tiptoes to peer out of the glass. You stalled in the middle of your clean up to meet him.
"Your mom isn't here yet, huh?" You knelt to meet him. His big brown eyes looked up into yours as his bottom lip stuck out in a pout.
"Danny is supposed to come get me. He forgot." Louis whimpered, fighting tears. You commiserated and pulled the kid into a hug, assuring that his big brother couldn't have forgotten and was likely just running late. After a quick call to the kids mother, who assured she'd track Danny down and send for Louis, you kept the music playing and offered him an extra slice of left over cake. You even danced around a little more, and taught Louis a watered down fouette that he nailed in the first couple of tries.
But when you glanced up at the clock another hour had passed and the worry in your gut that you'd been trying to suppress was sprouting. As you thought of who to call, there was a knock on the door as it creaked open.
It was Geogre, who you were just as surprised to see as Louis.
"Figured you might want help cleaning up." George grinned, easing into the room. Since the night you spent with him, you stayed two more days in George's flat. When your power finally came back on, you didn't have an excuse to stay any longer, and Geogre let you leave without begging otherwise. The last thing he said to you was that he'd pop round the studio this weekend, to help clean up the party you were planning.
But you didn't take his word for it. You figured he was just offering a polite farewell. You figured you wouldn't hear from him for the rest of the week, and you hadn't. You knew George wasn't like the other people you'd been with. But you didn't expect him to be as good as your imagination made him out to be, either. Nothing ever was. So how, despite your other predictions coming true, did George keep surprising you?
But before you could smile back at the guy you hadn't stopped thinking of since you broke your bloody hand, a question flashed urgently to mind.
"Hey, do you have Danny's number?" You asked, when George's big blue eyes landed curiously on Louis, who stood clutching your bright yellow sweatpants despite having met the brooding blonde once before.
George pulled his phone from his pocket in a flash, after shooting you a sure look. The way you could read his eyes then sent a chill down your spine. You hadn't seen him since he'd made you feel at home in his very own bed. You weren't sure how to act, now.
But before George could raise his phone to his ear, Danny strolled in the door.
"Louis, I'm sorry." He seemed to pant, resting his hands on his knees as you felt the kid relax at your side.
"Nice of you to make it." You frowned, unable to greet him happily. Danny was a nice guy, but this wasn't like him. It cracked your heart to see little Louis so worried, even though he smiled as he ate his extra bit of cake.
"I lost track of time on my run. Cross my heart it won't happen again." Danny nodded to you, seemingly truly apologetic. The dark headed fellow ushered his kid brother to grab his shoes so they could hit the road. And after a polite farewell, Danny and Louis were gone. You and George were left alone.
"Danny started his run before I left the gym, today." George noted, turning his curious gaze from the empty doorway to you.
You didn't want to worry. But something wasn't right. You knew Danny well enough to know that. But not enough to gossip. So you nodded past your furrowed brow and moved to start cleaning up. George followed your lead.
"You didn't have to come and help. But it's nice you did." You noted. There wasn't much to do. Tear down the dozen streamers, toss the rubbish and turn the lights out. No sooner than you'd had the trash in the bin, George had yanked down the streamers, and left them to rest on a shelf in the far back corner.
"Well I left my bag in the gym, so I did have to come back round here anyway." He explained, walking toward you as you turned to listen, "And I did tell you I'd be by to help." George didn't quite smile, but you noticed the turn of his lip and recognized the way his bright blue eyes lit up. As he stalled a step away, you glanced down for a beat to hide your blush.
"Both excuses just to see you again, of course." Geogre's voice softened as his piercing blue eyes locked on yours. You bit your lip to stall from bursting into nervous laughter.
"Oh yeah?" You asked, a small chuckle escaping. George rose a brow, reached over to switch the lights out and nudged your toward the gym to collect his things. You shuffled along, perhaps too quickly, with your shoes in hand, and sat on the bench along the wall to slide them on.
You let out a sigh mentally cursing yourself for putting off buying cheap slide on sneakers, because tying these was a hassle in your current one handed state. George heard you grumbling, crouched without question, and reached for the laces of your shoes.
"Two more weeks in this thing, then I won't need you anymore." You chuckled, resting your nonfunctional hand in your lap. You got to take the brace off whenever you pleased, but your doctor recommended another 14 day's worth of support. That meant another 14 days of feeling terribly embarrassed for how long it took you to do most basic things single-handedly.
As he pulled your laces into a bow George said, "But I'll still be around, so you better get used to it." The sweet smile he gave you settled your soul and sent your heart into a frenzy all the same. Where did the two of you stand? Just then, the entry door jostled open.
"What are you two still doing here?" Barney asked, with a hand on his chest, startled to find folks in the gym at such odd hours, relieved it was only you two all the same. The older man let the door shut as he shuffled in for a chat, you presumed.
It was a treat to see him, as you hardly seemed to these days. It was like none had passed since your last chat with the owner of this place, your safe haven, as his crooked smile shone your way. Sure he was a little older and his beard was peppered with white patches, but he was still the brilliant supportive fellow who'd talked more than most of the gym and studio patrons to stick around and be their best selves.
"Just another late night." George shrugged, standing from his spot on the floor at your feet. You started reaching for your jacket as George grabbed the bag he'd forgotten.
Barney explained he'd stopped by to do some paperwork in his office. Apparently, some big annual event was coming up, where all kinds of fighters from nearby states worked toward winning the top title and a pretty penny. You listened to the old man's rambles and watched his eyes glisten as he spoke of the excitement of it all. You wondered what kind of boyhood dream he might have had of the event he spoke of so fondly.
George listened too, offering Barney small grins as he collected his things.
"I know you're weary these days... but don't you miss it?" Barney asked George in a cautious yet obviously hopeful tone.
"I've got nothing to fight for, mate." George let out a small laugh, sliding his bag over his shoulder.
"S'that so?" Barney asked. The room fell silent for a beat as you stood to leave, catching Barney's curious gaze set on you. But before you could leave, the old gym owner had more to say.
"I'm looking for someone to sponsor, George." Barney shifted in his place, glancing at the guy at your side.
"I'm a trainer. Why shouldn't I sponsor someone?" George countered. You stood watching the unexpected standoff, biting your tongue.
"Because you could win this whole thing. You nearly did before throwing in the towel." Barney grew passionate, the sparkle in his eye shining brighter. "Even after all this time, you're better than half the meatheads who've been working for this."
George nodded, but not in agreeance, only in understanding. In a flash, you recalled all the things he'd told you about boxing, so far. Why he loved it. Why he hated it. What it all meant to him. You had no idea what might have been running through his mind now, though.
"It would be a shame for all your talent to go to waste in your prime." Barney challenged. "And winning... it's a lot of money. You could by your future and call this whole scene off for good; leave this moldy gym behind and paint all day, or press your own books or whatever hobby retirees pretend to like."
Barney started to back away as his speech came to an end, reaching for the door to the hall. George reached for your hand, all the same. The only one he could hold. He'd never done that, before.
"Just think about it, yeah?" Barney finished, opening the door, raising his brow and locking eyes with George before shuffling away. "And turn the lights out, you hooligans."
You let a small laugh escape your lips as you were left alone in the gym once more. You bit your lip and glanced up to George who was stood, already looking to you.
"What are you thinking?" You asked in a hush, curling your fingers around his a little tighter.
"I think it's time we head home," George spoke with a shy grin. He stepped toward the door that hadn't shut all the way, and turned the lights out. You floated along in a love-struck haze, glancing at the glowing light from the end of the hall where lied Barney's office, and wondered what the morning would bring.
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You stayed with George that night, and spent it like the ones before. You woke up and weren't afraid to scurry about the kitchen and make some morning meal. Sadie wove between your feet, meowing in response to some of your questions about where on earth the salt and pepper might be hiding. George awoke to the sound of the kettle whistling and padded in to find you'd set out an impressive spread of things Geogre hadn't even realized he'd had the stock to create with.
He poured your tea, saying something about how he wanted to feel like he was helping, and the two of you ate in a comfortable quiet. He asked about your week ahead, and you asked about his, and then you decided to see yourself out. Because you wanted nothing more than to stay right where you were, but you couldn't overstay your welcome.
George let you go without much more than a pleasant goodbye, and you wondered what the hell was going on. He obviously liked you enough to bring you home, more than once. And your own feelings were seriously sickening.
You tried not to worry much. In fact as you went about your usual routine, you felt glad that you'd gotten the chance to know George as well as you had. If nothing more came of your knowing him, you could only feel elated that you had, in some very lucky ways.
You tidied up your home, called your landlord to send for an electrician, and headed out to the studio. You taught kids to dance, and went to the local college to help the newly established cheerleading squad stick to a certain rhythm. You were talked into thinking up a program for the local nursing home, by one of the mothers who stuck around to watch you teach her child one on one. All the while, you tried not to worry when Louis wasn't showing up as often, and took his mother's word that his schooling was becoming more intense. And then you went home at the end of every day to something falling apart, much like usual. You'd come to treasure the bus ride to your place; the calm before the storm of stepping foot into the dingy old flat.
When the weekend came and ended, George was at the end of the hall, waiting for you. A routine you'd grown fond, and a little tired of. Would you be stuck in this loop with him, forever? You accepted his offer to DeAngelos with a grin, and felt bad that you couldn't invite him over to your place, in turn. Not if he enjoyed staying warm and didn't mind the sound of melting snow dripping from at least one place in every room.
"It's the holidays. What do you normally do for them?" George asked on another drive to your beloved weekend restaurant, at the end of another mundane week. Only this time, the town square was setting up fairy lights and plastic snowmen as Geogre drove by.
"Not much, these days." You shrugged, already dreading the coming week your landlord would be an ocean away, with his family, leaving you quite literally, in the dark.
"Good." George said. It made you laugh. He invited you to come and stay on Christmas eve. You tried to pretend it wasn't a big deal, but agreed in a hurried manner, in case too much silence set in and changed his mind to take back the offer.
So you stayed with him that night.
And then the next.
And the next.
And one morning you woke up and realized a whole week had passed, and you'd been totally unaware of anything besides George. Besides the way he'd taken to holding you close as you fell asleep. The way he'd wake earlier than you to make breakfast, even when you tried to beat him to it. Even the way he kept to himself, as you watched films or sat in the quiet of the same rooms. He'd shoot you a look with those crystal blue eyes and you'd feel dangerously right at home.
So one night, when the threat of another average work week was one sleep away, you got the guts to say something.
"I could tell you that my shower stopped working. And my ceiling is leaking. Or, I could just tell you I really like staying with you, anyway." You grinned, lingering in the kitchen doorway. George looked up from whatever he was so concentrated on making and said,
"Good."
It made you giggle.
"I wouldn't like to see you go." He added, before waving you over to try the recipe he'd been working on.
So you stayed with him that month. And you shared his bed. But nothing else had much changed. You went about your separate jobs and duties. You met up for dinner, and chatted over things you always used too. And then you'd go to sleep.
It perplexed you, but you knew better than to question what was going on between the two of you. And you were too scared of ruining a good thing by pushing to make it better so you didn't curl into his side unless he pulled you in first. And you didn't ask any of the millions of questions you had unless he'd approach the topic himself, and those times were more rare than anything.
And in between it all, there was the hell hole of a place you called your own apartment. On trips over to collect a new set of nightclothes or switch out the buckets that caught the numerous leaks, you didn't know what to do. This place was only worth it, because it's all you could afford. You still needed to save up for another year to even dream of moving. Even though it was a mess, it was all you had.
As you sat going through bills and junk mail, a knock came on your door. You rushed over to answer it, ready to give your landlord an earful. But your slimey, frail landlord wasn't looming in the doorway. Instead, you found George with a worried expression on his pretty sculpted face.
"I've been trying to call you for ages." He spoke, batting the hood of his jacket away and stepping past you, inside. He'd been around a couple times, but only to help you shut the broken window, and another to bring you back to his place. You hated to let him in, though you kept the place clean and in order, it felt as if you were living in a damp cardboard box.
"My phone died," You sniffled, wrapping your sweater a little tighter around your frame to beat the cold. You could have charged it, but sure enough as you plugged something into an outlet your power would have gone out. So you didn't.
You followed George's lead toward the kitchen where you'd only just come from. He took in a seat in the chair you'd been sat in sorting through the mail, and before you could pull out the other seat, George latched onto you. He pulled you to his lap without a word, and ran his strong hands along your arms in an effort to stop you from freezing. You dared not question it. You only settled against his chest and lost yourself in the feeling of George's embrace.
"What did you need?" You wondered after a while, keeping your head tucked against his shoulder. George kept his hands traveling against your arms, slower than before, but still. You could feel the rumble of his gentle response when he spoke.
"I wanted to ask you something."
You meekly encouraged George to go on, and stayed glued to his side. He stilled his movements to loosely wrap his arm around your middle.
"I've been thinking of what Bareny said." George spoke softly. You rose a brow and waited. After a beat of silence George asked,
"If I do it... if I say yes," George chose his words with great care, and you felt his fingers curl around the fabric of your sweater. "Would you be there?"
You had to peel yourself from him now. You had to see his piercing blue eyes lock onto yours.
"Of course I'd be there." You said, searching his face and the barely unchanged furrow of his brow.
"Why would you ask that?" You wondered through a small grin. Hadn't you made it obvious you were well attached to George by now? That you'd go any place he so much as nodded you toward following along?
He searched your face now too, keeping one of his fists balled around the fabric of your top, and the other of his hands wrapped around you.
"No one ever used to come." George shrugged. "Well, my dad just the once." You thought back to the photo framed in the hall of George's home, as he spoke to the tune of the drip of your ceiling. "But then he passed and... well there was no one. And that's why I stopped."
George explained that coming home to an empty house night after night seemed to make his aches and pains from all the fights seem even harder to handle. He said it wasn't worth it, hurting all the time. He said he wasn't sure if it was worth even thinking about now, but that he couldn't get Bareny's offer off his mind.
When he'd finished saying the most at once than he ever really had, you placed both hands, even the bandaged one, on either side of his face and felt George's arm tighten around your middle.
"Whatever you decide, I'll support you. I'll be there if you go. And I'll be here if you stay."
You watched George watch you with those brilliant eyes of his, and felt his calloused hands pull you ever closer toward him. You could tell, somehow, that George had already made up his mind. And you realized that even though you couldn't tell what was running through his head, that you'd managed to learn how to read him, and a wave of some kind of contentment washed over you.
And after stamping an assured kiss to his lips, George moved to stand, nudging you to do the same. Then he said,
"Get your things. Let's go home."
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insomniac-dot-ink · 7 years ago
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The Peacock Prince
genre: fantasy, fairytale, mlm
words: 2.2k
Summary: A young man who is banished to a vast garden to spend the rest of his days, cursed to grow peacock feathers from his skin and walk the grounds.
A wandering soldier is charged by the neighboring town to fetch three feathers: one for health, two for luck, and three for wealth. Unfortunately, plucking the feathers off a reluctant peacock-boy is not as easy as it sounds.
A love story of avian dimensions in 4 parts
PART 1 ~ PART 2 ~ PART 3 ~ PART 4
One for Health
This place could be beautiful.
That’s his first thought when he steps out onto the white marble stones of the path, it could be beautiful. Beautiful like a quick whiff of winter air or a glistening slick sidewalk after it rains, shiny, brilliant, almost shocking.
He slashes through the nearest vine creeping by his left foot and stomps on it, it would be beautiful. If everything here didn’t want to poison and/or eat him.
The garden Parthenius was said to stretch from the lakes of Tev to the gleaming shores of the Lindom ocean beyond. But that was just a rumor and he doubted something could be so large. Daven tells himself anyway that a garden was just a garden, and an assignment is just an assignment.
The air smells of fragrant honey and hydrangea bushes, Daven covers his nose and keeps his eyes focused forward. A vine stirs beneath his foot but he ignores it as he takes another turn in the endless corridors of the open-air garden.
Vibrant green bushes flank either side of him with pure white crumbling marble walls beneath, streaked with age and inlined with silver. Cupids and angels and chipped and broken statues styled after ‘the masters’ stood at every entrance.
Daven doesn’t follow the overwhelming scents of fresh rain and cut grass, he knows no one is cutting grass here. He could hear birds up ahead, the twinkling sound of songbirds mixing with the honks of swans and brays of ravens farther in.
Daven turns his head slightly when he spots the large unblinking eyes of a crow, it’s feathers were milk white and eyes a splitting red. It’s white feathers ruffle and it watches him with a bloody intensity.
He shivers, it was said King Cephissus bread every albino animal he could get his hands on.
Pure, fresh he called them, untouched by darkness. Daven takes another step around a pool of unnaturally blue water and keeps his head down. His footsteps sound like the barks of hound dogs in a hen house but he doesn’t sense anything following him yet.
Getting past the white panther was one feat, but he was told that was the easy part. Daven quickly surveys each new garden archway he passes, studying the faces of the clean-shaven cupids.
“Seven,” he mutters to himself, “seven and a deer.” That’s what the hunter told him, ten turns in and fifteen paces forward. The calling of the birds increases as he eases toward the shadow of the sun in the west, the hairs on his arms were still standing on end.
“Seven,” he ducks down beneath a long hanging branch, “seven and a deer.”
He cuts down another green vine that twitches as he approaches and jumps over a pool of bright blue acid that was dissolving a small white hare in it. Daven purses his lips and doesn’t look back as he sees the pathway start to open up.
“Seven,” he makes sure the sun is still high in the sky, “seven. And a deer.” The path opens up into a vast archway that rivaled some of the trees in height. His eyebrows raise and he starts to count. “One,” he whispers, “two, three, four…”
Seven cherub faces. And a deer in the very center that’s antlers had fallen off long ago, Daven draws his sword from his waist and crouches lower to the ground. His eyes shift back and forth as he scans the ground and the rustling of the nearby bushes, taking neat slow steps.
He takes a deep breath and creeps quietly over the hard marble path.
Grass sprouts up in patches around the area and bushes grow wild with clean white roses covering them nearby, he sees the marble fountain at the center of the garden square. It must be central location since the fountain is enormous, with a scantily clad chipped woman pouring water down as it’s centerpiece.
Daven wants to whistle at it and the ornate benches surrounding the fountain, but he wasn’t dumb enough to draw attention to himself that easily. He rounds the square, eyeing each new plant and small bird overhead.
The sparrows are stark white dots up above and Daven starts to tense again, his muscles bunching up and nerves coiling, the adrenaline builds in his veins. He sees on giant oak tree at the corner of the square, enormous and untamed.
The branches are heavy with leaves and he can see some of the roots forcing their way up in the cracking marble around it.
He crouches lower to the ground and starts to inch forward, the Hunter said this is where he first found the creature. Daven’s eyes trail up and down the trunk, scanning the leaves and tangled arms of the tree. It takes him a minute, but he pauses mid-stride when he sees it, an eye, a bright green eye with a plume surrounding it.
He breathes through his nose, the eye of a peacock feather.
“Hark,” He raises his sword toward the branches, “creature of the Poison Garden, of the Fair Ones, of King Cephissus’s curse, listen to my words and yield.” Daven felt silly even saying this outloud, but the townspeople were certain this was the only way, even the children’s play included this bit.
“Bend to the will of man with these words, be tamed and bequeath your riches to the outside world. Tetamitus-” “Bequeath?” He hears a clear, rasping voice. “Did they send me a royal clown this time?” Daven hears a gentle thump and sees something drop down to the ground next to the tree, landing tipsily and dusting itself off before standing up straight. Daven takes a long moment to pause, his body going stiff and thoughts bursting. It wasn’t pure white, but it wasn’t what Daven was expecting either. It had a face for one thing.
“Uh,” he blinks a couple times, “dimatia, sviva, kuji-” “Okay, so now you’ve turned to gibberish.” The strange boy waves his hand in the air, “Excellent, please escort yourself out when you’re finished.” Daven’s brow furrows, “exodus, felicitus, kestrener.” The figure was still standing there, he had on a fine blue vest and pair of brown pants that seemed tailored and fitted. He had a white pressed shirt tied all the way up past his throat and a line of brass buttons down his front.
He was noticeably barefoot with sun-kissed skin and fair hair that curled gently on top of his head. It was also noticeably well-maintained.
But that wasn’t the main aspect Daven was focusing on. Mostly it was the arch of feathers bursting from his skin and hanging over his head like a halo.
Green, long, feathers that stuck directly out of his skin and made an arch over him, tiny ones framed his hairline and brought out the poison green of his eyes.
Daven shifts from foot to foot, “oi,” he changes tactics, “are you the peacock fellow?” The boy raises both eyebrows and tilts his head to the side, his eyes glance pointedly up at his own feathers and then back at him. He sniffs, “No.” He responds dryly and Daven makes a face. “Okay,” Daven shakes his head, “Scratch that. Are you the one with the magic feathers at least?” The boy wrinkles his brow and looks ready to turn away, Daven notes the long trail of feathers behind him that dragged against the ground. “No. I’m a regular peacock, squawk, squawk, please exit the garden to your left.”
Daven looks off the side and takes a step toward him, the boy watches him carefully, eyes following him with a quick hardness to them.
“Let’s try this again,” he tries for a smile, “My name is Daven, I’m a soldier.” He sheathed his sword and approaches with his hands up, “I’m not here to fight…”
“Fascinating,” the boy picks at a scab on his hand. “The sword is for making friends I take it.” He could have rolled his eyes, “a precaution,” he says simply, “I have my sword…” He gives him a pointed look, “and you have an awful lot of feathers.”
“Well Daven,” he says slowly, “you are very observant. And less dead then most people that come in this way.” He cocks his head to the side, “Yes?” “You should keep it that way,” he says with a wicked grace coming over his placid features. “What do you want?” He hums loudly, “the question is…” He looks him up and down, “what do you want?”
The boys gaze focuses on him, “What do you have?”
He reaches for his belt, “I have money.” He snorts, loudly, “And pray tell,” The boy places his hands on his hips, “what use do I have for money?” Daven open and closes his mouth, “shoes?” He offers weakly as he looks down.
The tuts and shakes his head, “Well Daven, I’m Ellis. I don’t need your money, and unless you’re a shoemaker I’m not getting any shoes.” He waves his hand in the air as if to shoo him, “so kindly fuck off.”
Daven grips his sword a little tighter, “happily,” he puts a hand out, “for one feather.” The boy rolls his eyes with great dramatics, “absolutely not.” “You can’t be using all of them,” he takes another step forward and the boy, Ellis, takes another step back.
“Look, while I’m impressed you made it this far in,” he examines him with a sniff, “I’m not in the habit of rewarding trespassers. Or giving my things away really.” Maybe that’s why you’re a bird now. He doesn’t say that.
“Do you own this place?” The boy gives a short harsh laugh, “ask me more dumb questions.” “If no one owns it, then I’m not trespassing, in fact,” he puts a finger in the air, “I’m a guest.” The boy cracks a smile, but it’s not a happy one, “absolutely sound logic, I’ll be on my way now. Make yourself at home, the guest room is the second door on the left.” Daven rolls his eyes this time, “haha.” “See? I’ve even entertained you, I always was a great host.” “You’re not even using all of them!” He throws his hands in the air and Ellis just regards him flatly.
“I’m done with this,” he turns around and Daven tenses before lunging for him, Ellis jumps away and jerks his head up. “Oi!”
Daven lunges for his tail, “Just one.” Ellis starts running, looking over his shoulder with a sharp glare, “I will have this place eat you.” Daven pauses for a moment before running after him, “it already tried.”
He dodges back and forth, “I’ll make it try harder,” he bears his teeth, but Daven was already in pursuit.
“Just one! I bet it won’t even hurt,” he jumps over a blue acid puddle and watches the peacock boy jump onto one of the benches to avoid him.
“For you maybe,” he scowls down at him, “all you noble sorts are the same.” He spit the words and Daven makes a face.
“Noble?” He cocks his head to the side, “well that’s the first time I’ve been called that.” Ellis’s eyebrow twitches, “excuse me, not noble, ‘knight-wannabe’.” Daven gaze becomes hard, “I’m getting that feather.” “Not on your life,” the boy hops away again and they begin a somewhat absurd cat-and-mouse game as Ellis runs down a path and Daven sprints after him.
“You can’t run!” He cries as he runs and his lungs start to burn a little bit.
“Then what am I doing?” The boy flashes a smarmy smile over his shoulder and takes a hard left.
“Don’t think you can’t g,” he skids to a stop to follow him, nearly avoiding a snapping vine thrusting out to snag him. He jumps over it and his eyes go wide. “Aha!” He cries out and points toward the vine.
“Yes!” He crows in triumph as he sees the boy’s long tail had gotten snagged in the bush as well. A single long feather had dropped. “Hahahaha!” He says again somewhat manically and feels like dancing.
He sees the boy peek out from around the next corner, “this doesn’t mean an-” “You thought you were so smart,” he takes his sword out and slashes at the vines to get at the feather, “look at that!”
The boy narrows his eyes at him, “don’t cream your pants over it. It’s rude to show stranger’s your bedroom face.”
Daven frowns decidedly at him, “I’m going to enjoy taking this feather from you I hope you know.” “Oh bet you will,” he bounces his eyebrows up and down, “I bet you’ll enjoy yourself a lot with it.” Daven wrinkled his nose, tearing at the vines and making it drop the feather into his outstretched hand, “On that note, I’m definitely leaving now.”
He waves, “don’t come back.” “And it isn’t for me,” Daven defends, “this is for the whole village. So… yeah.” He turns around, his face screwing up as he worked himself up.
“Yes, yes, a very good wannabe knight.” He sings and waves after him, “have fun.” He drags the word out and Daven shakes his head. He growls but doesn’t look back as he makes his way back toward the front of the garden. A white hyena tries to spring on him on the way and two pit traps are tripped on his way back. Daven just sidesteps them and secretly hopes he’ll never have to come back here, sure, it was pretty.
A pretty mess, but not quite beautiful enough to be worth dying over.
PART 2 =====>
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chickenkooks · 8 years ago
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oh my god i just read two rotten apples and holy fuck their relationship is so terrible i feel so bad for her goddamn idk why i feel so hurt but pls make jungkook suffer
anonymous asked:
yo… ik everyone will disagree wit me but the relationship in tra is just way too toxic like why do i feel like shit when even if im just the reader. im so fucking mad why is jungkook such an asshole n why is the oc so easy UDHDHJD
anonymous asked:
it fucks with my mind how horrible jk is to the oc in tra i didnt do anything productive today bc i felt like shit LMAO
drabble #3
COUNT → 3.519
GENRE → smut | crack
PAIRING → jungkook | reader
WARNINGS → dom and sub tones | penis in mouth | explicit language | penetration | graphic dirty talk | dick riding | the occasional sarcastic quip
LINKS → 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4.5 | COMING SOON
note → i didn’t have this in mind with the current story line of two rotten apples, which you can read the first part here. so kinda consider this drabble just like. i dont even know. i have no idea. i think as the story goes on. ill link the drabbles for where i think they are in the story. the other two happen later on so they wont be linked yet until more parts are released!!!!!!! anyway i wrote this in a state of anger and perspiration!!!!!!!!!!! if u dont like my characters. or dont like the story. u could just. consider this: close out of my blog and never come back. no one was forcing u to read this. so i didnt appreciate these msgs. i understand u were venting but u didnt even say anything positive about the story so how could u expect me to respond positively??? anyways g’nite
The skin of Elise’s knuckles lightened as her fists clenched on the kitchen counter. She’d been dicing onions for a breakfast omelette but Kale’s noises from upstairs were distracting her as they drifted to her ears from the vent above her head. The kitchen was directly below their shared bedroom, so she could hear every single sound he made, even the bed creaking under his weight.
Washing her hands quickly, she grabbed a nearby towel to dry them off before heading towards the long, twisting marble staircase leading to the upstairs hallway, following the grunts and groans of her beloved husband.
As she peered into the bedroom, she gasped at the sight before her. Kale was lounging on the mattress, a rose placed between his succulent lips and a single cut from one of the thorns garnishing his lower lip. He probably should’ve cut all the thorns off before placing it in his mouth but he was never the smart one. His chest glistened under the light of the full moon, even though just a few seconds ago, Elise was making a breakfast omelette and typically those are made in the morning. She just didn’t have a good concept of time and made breakfast omelettes at night and steaks at eight o’clock in the morning.
“Hello, beautiful,” Kale said seductively, waggling his eyebrows.
“What was all this noise up here?” Elise asked, looking around the bedroom.
Nothing seemed to be out of the ordinary, except for the fact that her husband was half-naked on their bed with a bleeding lip.
“I was just thinking about you, so naturally those sounds fell from my plump pillows. I’m talking about my lips, by the way. Those sounds fell from my lips.”
She nodded, licking her eyebrow. “And what were you thinking about?”
“Your beautiful blonde hair, your gorgeous blue eyes, your—”
“I have black hair, Kale,” she corrected him, crossing her arms.
“And I have green skin.”
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the room changed. Instead of Elise being incredibly hesitant as to her vegetable’s—I mean, husband’s—intentions, she found her clothes flying off and out the window. She wondered for a fleeting moment why the window was open in the first place because they lived in a mansion that was two million stories tall and they agreed when they moved in never to open a window because that’s how the previous owner died. As she thought about him, she wondered if he was watching them right now because he liked to haunt the place, making doors randomly open—except it wasn’t randomly because he would have doors fly open only when they were about to open them, so really it was more of a convenience rather than an inconvenience.
Elise sauntered towards her green husband, naked from head to toes to make things easier for when he wanted to disrobe her—because she would be naked and he wouldn’t have to disrobe her at all. As she reached for him, she forgot he had sensitive skin because he was originally some kale in the vegetable drawer, so when she grabbed his arm, it snapped in half. Kale screamed in agony.
“I’m so sorry!” Elise apologized, sobbing uncontrollably.
Kale—
“All right,” Jungkook said, closing the book with a slam. “What the fuck is this?”
He turned the book over to read the reviews and the synopsis then, glancing over at you reading over his shoulder as multiple vegetables were referenced in the author’s summary of the plot. Jungkook cleared his throat and sighed.
“’Have you ever wondered what it’s like to fall in love with a vegetable? Elise has, and that’s what she wishes for one dark and gloomy night. She finds that all the vegetables in her vegetable drawer are suddenly hot men wanting to woo her! Suddenly, she’s a vegetarian but she’s also still a virgin. Who will she choose? The delectable head of lettuce? The brussel sprout with abs of steel? Or maybe she’ll go for the quiet type—the piece of kale with a soft heart—’”
Jungkook had to stop there, his lips twitching as he tried with all his might not to burst out in a fit of laughter at that offensive synopsis.
“Okay,” he said simply, snorting. “What the fuck—”
You laughed with him, scooting to the edge of the bed to snatch the book out of his hands. “I know, but are you really telling me you’d be able to see this and not buy it? It’s about fucking vegetables with penises. Vegetable porn.”
“I swear… the books you read sometimes…” he trailed off.
Your bedroom grew quiet then, the only sounds you heard coming from downstairs as both your parents went head to head in a game of monopoly.
“They’re going to be up all night playing, aren’t they?” you asked.
“Until someone ends up crying,” he said. “Probably my mom.”
You tapped your fingers against your bare thighs, glancing around your room aimlessly. Jungkook then fell against your mattress with a sigh and closed his eyes. After a few seconds of silence, he cracked open one eye and just watched you stare straight ahead, your posture stiff as a board.
He grabbed the back of your blouse then, tugging until you fell flat on your back beside him. You scoffed at that but smiled nonetheless, closing your eyes to the feel of his bicep tensing under your head. The two of you had been getting along lately for some reason and you didn’t know what changed exactly.
Although, maybe it was because you were official fuck buddies now.
His other hand reached for you, turning you on your side and slipping beneath your shirt to cup one of your breasts. To his surprise, you weren’t wearing a bra, so he flicked at one of your hardening nipples in appreciation. Jungkook stared into your eyes as he pulled and tweaked at your breasts, gripping them easily with one hand. You closed your eyes, exhaling shakily, one of your hands finding his underneath your shirt and holding it there for a moment.
Then, he suddenly sat up, pulling his arm from under your head and his hand from grasping your breasts. You sighed, falling onto your back again as you looked up at him as he leant over to grab the book he threw to the floor.
When his parents first came over, monopoly game in hand, Jungkook had immediately bounded for your room, only to see you curled into a ball on your bed reading. He’d made fun of you for at least five minutes once he saw the cover but then he volunteered to read it aloud from where you left off.
And there was one particular scene that caught his eye.
He flipped to that exact page, somehow remembering the page number, and then set it down beside you facedown as he stood up to shut your door.
Jungkook walked back over to your bed after he peered down the hallway, listening to the sounds of your parents boisterous laughter and the booming folk music playing from the stereo downstairs, and grabbed the book. Laying beside you once again, he began to read again in his dramatic reading voice.
Kale was in the kitchen when she jogged down the steps, intending to make a smoothie for brunch—or dinner because she didn’t have a concept of time. Sweat dripped from his brow, from his defined collarbones, even down his abdominal muscles, and this made Elise especially turned on down there.
“Why can’t she just fucking say she has a soaked pussy?” Jungkook randomly asked, placing the book down as he looked over at you smiling.
“A lot of erotica authors are married and haven’t had sex since their first child was born,” you explained. “They don’t really like to make the detail graphic.”
“That’s dumb,” he said, then brought the book back to his face to read again.
Without uttering a single syllable, Elise bounded over to him and found a perfect seat in his lap, immediately feeling him grow hard just by her sitting on him.
“You’re so sexy when you’re sweaty, Kale,” she whispered in his ear.
He chuckled darkly. “You’re so sexy when you’re on top of me like this.”
Jungkook slammed the book closed once again and tossed it somewhere behind him, hearing a crash but not really paying much attention. He looked over at you as he wiggled his eyebrows comically and you snorted.
“You look so sexy when you’re laying on a bed,” he whispered.
You turned on your side then and tucked both of your hands beneath your cheek pressed into the mattress. “You look so sexy reading erotica.”
“We should roleplay,” Jungkook suggested, grabbing onto your waist.
You didn’t answer, just arched one of your eyebrows in question.
“I’m Kale,” he began, smirking, “and you’re Elise.”
“And what scene would we be reenacting?”
His smirk widened. “The kitchen scene.”
Without hearing your response, he shot up and then moved to the floor, raising his hips as he undid his belt buckle and slid his jeans down his legs before kicking them off into one corner of your room. With you still lying on the bed, Jungkook hit one of your legs hanging off the edge of the king-sized bed gently.
“Come on,” he called up to you. “I’ll pull you off the bed if I have to.”
Rolling your eyes, you sat up and pulled at your shirt, then stood up to slide your shorts and white underwear past your hips, landing in a pile with Jungkook’s jeans. Slowly, you joined him on the floor, beside him.
“Now what?” you asked.
“Get me ready.”
You were eager—so eager that you completely forgot about grabbing a condom out of your bedside table’s drawer. That thought flew from your mind as soon as he pulled himself out of his boxers, your mouth watering at the sight of him. Reaching forward, you wrapped one of your hands around him and felt him pulsating from under your hand, his skin hot to the touch. You glanced up at him, just as you leant over him and enveloped him in your mouth, closing your eyes at the taste. He wasn’t rock solid when you touched him but you could feel him growing in size and rigidity the further you pulled him into your mouth.
“Ah,” he moaned out, head falling against the edge of your bed. “That’s it.”
Wincing, he hit the back of your throat and you swallowed, causing him to shudder. You patted his thigh and he took that as his signal to start fucking your mouth. As you relaxed your jaw, he started a slow pace as he raised his hips with each thrust into your mouth, moaning softly to himself at the feeling.
Jungkook grabbed the back of your head then and forced you even further down his cock until your nose brushed against the skin of his pelvis.
Moaning around him, he sped up his thrusts. He knew he was already hard enough for you, so he had to physically stop himself from cumming in your mouth as he tugged on your hair to pull you off of him. A string of saliva connected your mouth to his hard cock until you wiped at your mouth.
He relaxed his head against the bed then, panting as he tried to catch his breath, swallowing thickly. You sat against your heels as you waited patiently, feeling yourself drench the back of your calves just at the sight of his neck. Cracking open his eyes, he caught you staring and he smirked to himself.
Jungkook tackled you to the floor then, hovering over you for a moment before he smashed his lips against yours. His hard cock easily slipped between your lips, ghosting over your pussy and you moaned at both the taste of his lips and the feeling of him rubbing against you. You knew you were dripping at this point and were more than ready for him to fuck you, but then that fleeting thought of condom came back. And as his lips slanted over yours, licking at the seam of your lips before sliding inside your mouth, you said that when your lips parted.
“C-Condom,” you managed to say, pulling yourself backwards weakly on the carpet of your bedroom floor as he continued to kiss you roughly.
With each time you slid away from him and towards your bedside table, he crawled after you, pausing you in your journey to kiss you again each time.
Your head slammed into the table then after a few minutes struggle, Jungkook having moved down to your neck to kiss and suck your skin until it was marked in blotches of purple and red. Blindly, you felt behind you for the top drawer, reaching for the handle and pulled on it with all your strength. It slid open and you frantically searched around for the box of condoms, your fingertips touching various cards and hair ties, before finding what you were looking for.
The box fell to the floor, packets of condoms spilling out of it and you tilted your neck back as you tried to grab hold of one of them. Jungkook raised his head to see what you were doing and then helped you, his hand grazing over yours as he grasped one of the condoms and pulled himself off of you to put it on.
You pushed yourself up on your elbows to watch him, struggling to open it with fumbling fingers, then he easily slid the thin latex over his pulsating length.
Without wasting another second, he gripped himself and thrusted into you, grabbing onto your hip once he was filling you to the brim. With your heads nearby a vent, you could still hear your parents screaming at each other as your father apparently lost one of his best properties and stormed out of the room for a smoke presumably. Their laughter flittered up through the vent then but you weren’t really listening to them, just to the sound of Jungkook’s grunts.
Your head slammed into the bedside table as he started a fast pace inside of you, then noticed and quickly pulled you up until you were sitting in his lap.
“Ride me,” he commanded, head resting against the side of the mattress.
You nodded, situating your legs on both sides of him before you hovered your drenched pussy over him. Slowly, you sank down on him and moaned loudly as the head of his cock pushed deep inside of you. His hands came to rest on your hips then, urging you to hurry up. Not listening to him, Jungkook grew impatient and decided to shove you down on him and you gasped out at the feeling of him inside you again—scalding hot. You rocked your hips back and forth, placing your hands on his shoulder then as you raised them back up.
When you slammed back down on him again, your breasts bounced and you couldn’t keep your eyes open. Jungkook was in the same state as he couldn’t even move his head off the edge of the mattress, nonchalantly thrusting up into you each time you came back down on him. You weren’t even roleplaying at this point, just following your lustful urges as you both chased your orgasms.
“I fucking love it when you ride me,” he groaned out huskily, eyes still closed.
Without even opening his eyes, his hands reached around you to grasp at your ass, kneading it for a moment before manipulating how hard you came down on him each time. You cried out, nails digging into the skin of his shoulders and he groaned at the pain. At one particularly loud moan of yours, one of his hands went to cover your mouth. You opened your eyes to look at him and seemed to understand the fact that you were feet away from the vent and if your parents found you two fucking in your bedroom, you would probably get in trouble.
They wanted the two of you together but probably not in that way.
“Go faster,” he told you, lifting your hips so you could slam down on him harder.
You did as he said and soon your breasts began to ache just from how hard they were bouncing with each time you sank down on him.
“Fuck yes,” he moaned, jaw dropping. “Faster, baby. Faster.”
Soon, Jungkook was doing almost all of the work, his hands surely leaving an indent on your skin with how hard he was gripping your hips. Then suddenly, he gripped them so hard that you simply hovered over his cock, only the head still inside of you. Opening his eyes, he stared at you just as he began to fuck into you from below, gritting his teeth as he pounded into you powerfully. You let go of your grip on his shoulders to place your palms flat on the carpet, arching your back and tilting your head backwards as you focused on the sensation.
“Jungkook!” you cried out, your parents on the floor beneath you forgotten.
You clenched around him, your orgasm looming closer, and he grunted. Soon, he wasn’t able to thrust up into you as fast as before and simply flung you to the floor so you were laying on your back. Jungkook situated himself on top of you again and then thrusted inside once more, the new position causing him to reach that much further inside of you. He grabbed one of your legs, spreading your legs as wide as he could as he continued to hammer you into your floor.
He wondered for a moment if they could hear the thuds from above and the occasional squeaking of the floorboards beneath you, but didn’t really care.
His thumb found your clit just as he lowered himself so he could kiss you, tongue sweeping past your lips until you parted them. You moaned into his mouth as soon as he deepened the kiss, legs wrapping around his waist.
His chest jostled forward as his thrusts grew more precise and more rough, and then your head lolled against the carpeted flooring, not even able to do anything but let him have his way with you. You were so fucking close. His thrusts then grew sloppy and his thumb continued to circle your clit.
“Are you almost there?” he breathed out.
Instead of answering him, you just nodded frantically.
“I want to hear you,” he said, fucking into you harder. “Are—you—almost—there—?”
“Yes!” you cried out almost immediately. “I’m so close, Jungkook. Fuck me faster—harder.”
He straightened his back then, disconnecting your lips, and angled your leg so it was perched on his shoulder. He grunted as he concentrated on making you cum all around him, determined to get you there first or you’d scream his ear off. With the combination of the tip of his cock brushing against your g-spot and his thumb pressing down on your clit, you came and clenched around him.
A few more thrusts later, he came as well, spurting his cum into the condom.
He rolled off of you and the two of you breathed heavily, your parents eerily quiet from the vent. And then you heard the tell-tale signs of someone coming up the stairs.
“Go into the bathroom and turn the shower on,” you hissed at him. “I’ll hide under the bed since your fat ass wouldn’t fit.”
Jungkook glared at you but listened to you nonetheless, quickly sitting up and dashing into your bathroom, locking the door behind him as the shower turned on. Your phone buzzed just as you heard your parents’ footsteps down the hall and you grabbed it from your bed before slipping past the bed skirt to hide.
Turning down the brightness, you looked to see who texted you.
JUNGKOOK [18:08:25]: Rate today’s performance out of 10
You shook your head but leant forward on your elbows to respond.
YOU [18:08:55]: i think a solid eight is in order
JUNGKOOK [18:09:29]: That’s an improvement from yesterday’s 6
JUNGKOOK [18:10:02]: Care to share your grading criteria?
Smirking, you lifted up the bed skirt to glance at the bathroom door, seeing his bare feet from underneath it and the light on, then you replied:
YOU [18:10:44]: i actually came this time
As your phone buzzed a few seconds later, you heard your parents knock on the door. Jungkook always had to fuck you in places that could get you caught.
But you realized you would rather have him than some happily ever after, no matter how unhealthy the relationship was for you. It was your body, after all. It was just harmless fucking and it was comforting knowing he would never have feelings for you of any kind. Your bodies just clicked together and that’s all you wanted. And besides, Jungkook wasn’t the only toxic one in this relationship.
You were just as bad for him as he was for you.
And you supposed that made you easy.
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jadewritings · 8 years ago
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Power Among Power [One]
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A/N: Okay so here’s my first ever fanfic! I feel like I did a good job but you can always do better than before am I right? Thanks everyone and feedback is always welcome! Enjoy!
Word Count: 780 ish most likely more because I added more when I typed it.
Pairing: Dean x Reader
Warnings: Cuss words, blood and gore, possibly a depression trigger so be careful, sooner or later it will get smutty ;) just not for this part.
Part 2 [ x ]  Part 3 [ x ]  Part 4 [ x ]  Finale [ x ]
     Life was perfect. Too perfect in fact. To the point, it was weird and uncomfortable.But you thought nothing of it because you were with your precious parents, the only family you have. The perfectly happily in love couple. Some might say they were a power couple.It has been a week since you moved into your new home.
     You could say it was your typical white two story house with black shingles and a porch with three steps leading to a baby blue door. The porch was great for watching the sunrise, considering you’re an eighteen-year-old that stays up all night, most nights.
You had just completely finished unpacking everything and had gotten settled when the clock struck midnight. You didn’t know what it was about the house being dark but it scared you. You decided to go to bed after a long day.
    It was around 4:10 a.m when you heard a blood-curdling scream come from your mother. You ran as quick as you could to see if she was okay but when you opened the door you didn’t expect the horror.
Blood, the stench of death wafting into your nose, it was everywhere. The sight of your parents ripped to shreds, blood and body bits flung across the walls; hearts torn out. All done single handed, by a man dressed in black with a hood over his head.
     He stood over the lifeless bodies of, what once was a loving and caring husband and wife, with a menacing smirk. The image sent you into shock. You couldn’t move nor scream.
Thoughts of just a few hours ago washed over you like a tsunami. You were sitting down having a meal, laughing, not having a care in the world. Finally, you could speak, “Mom? Dad?” You cried, now out of your daydream.
“Please, wake up…. WHY WON’T YOU WAKE UP!!” You pleaded, screamed until your voice became hoarse, and even prayed for them to wake up but they just laid there, the light already gone from their eyes.
The mystery man laughed a cynical laugh. You could see the man’s monster-like teeth glistening in the moonlight as he did nothing to hide them. That’s the only thing you could see if you take in the fact it was dark and your eyes filled with tears threatening to spill over.
The sadness, or rather sorrow, you felt just moments ago turned into rage. A rage so frightful, so powerful, a jolt ran through your entire essence. Flames the color of magenta with a neon blue tint to it began to sprout from your hands eventually engulfing your entire form.
It set the room aflame which advanced from one room to the other, luckily the flames only seemed to burn the things your anger was targeted at. In a matter of minutes, you were screaming bloody murder just as fierce as your mother had.
You sent a bolt of flames towards the man which he easily side-stepped. “That’s it Y/N, let it all loose. Let me see those pretty little flames of yours!” the man said in a low growl.
His presence, voice, his very existence only angered you more. You roared your anger at the man which cause a bolt of flame that practically looked like a dragon come from your form.
It consumed him but had no effect on him. He seemed to not make any move on you. He chuckled and was suddenly behind you. “Thanks for playtime sweetheart but I got other people to see.” He whispered and was gone in the blink of an eye.
      Then came the loud bang from downstairs. Still pissed, you followed the sound to take the rest of your anger out on those who just wanted to barge into your house. You stopped at the top of the stairs and looked down.
Two men had burst in, silver guns in hand. The tall, long brown hair and hazel eyed one caught wind of you first. Though he had his gun readied all he did was stare. You could see the light you gave off reflected in his eyes, which scared you to see yourself like that.
He snapped out of his daze and called out, “Dean!” As he said this a dirty blonde man with the most beautiful green eyes came to his side immediately. “Sammy? What’s the mat-…..” he trailed off as he became mesmerized by your glow.
You had completely forgotten what was lying in the room just inches away from you. Your flame started to die down the more you controlled your anger. There was something about these two men that you just couldn’t bring yourself to hurt them.
The amount of energy you exerted caused you to become dizzy. Suddenly the floor got closer. You expected to feel even more pain but it never came. You felt warmth instead. Strong and firm arms caught you.
You clung to that warmth for fear you would never feel it again. Darkness threatened to take hold of you when you heard a husky voice call out, “Son of a bitch…..”
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hannahberrie · 8 years ago
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Something That Finds You: Chapter 10
Fandom: Zootopia Pairing: Nick Wilde, Judy Hopps Rating: T WC: 3261 Summary: "Love isn't something you find. Love is something that finds you."
In a time of tension in the land of Zootopia, Nick Wilde and Judy Hopps are arranged to be married as a symbol of peace and unity. The only problem? They can't stand each other (the 8 year age gap doesn't help either). A story following Nick and Judy growing up together, through all the good and bad.
Chapter Selection: [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9]-10-[11][12] [AO3]
Something had changed. Nick could sense it. Ever since their time at the waterfall, Judy was less hostile towards him, which was a relief. He’d never gotten that ink stain out of his pants, which was definitely difficult to explain to his mother, not to mention just annoying.
When her siblings asked him to share stories of his travels, he noticed that Judy, rather than throw him a dirty glare, would turn her ears in his direction, though her physical demeanor still feigned disinterest. When he cracked a joke under his breath during lessons, she was more likely to snort into her paws, instead of kicking him in the shins. This was probably the best development so far, because if there was one thing Judy could do well, it was kick. Hard.
He was happy that they were getting along better. The more time that passed, the more he started to see her not as a pipsqueak kit, but a fully-grown, confident young bunny. A bunny that was far more tolerable than he remembered, a bunny that he could actually sit down with and have a coherent conversation with. A bunny that he liked.
Not liked liked. No, no, no. The idea of marrying her, no matter how hard he willed himself to feel otherwise, was still unsavory. While an amiable relationship was beginning to bud between the two (at least, that’s what he hoped was happening), he still felt no romantic affections towards the bunny. All his life, he’d only found himself romantically attracted to vixens, and as far as he knew, that hadn’t changed yet. Which was fine. Their situation could be worse. Inky and kicky worse.
As Nick saw it, if they were going to be forced to marry, at least they could be friends. Hopefully.
He was stewing all of this over one afternoon, debating whether or not he should express any of this to her. The two were in the study, waiting for Miss Hufflethump to arrive for their lessons. Judy was seated beside him, fidgeting with the piece of parchment paper in front of her, attempting to fold it in several directions.  
Nick cocked an eyebrow as he eyed her. “Whatcha up to, Fluff?”
Judy glanced at him before smiling sheepishly. “I…uh…it’s nothing,” she answered quickly, smoothing out the parchment in front of her.
“Didn’t look like nothing.”
“Well, that’s what it was!” Judy claimed defensively, voice rising several octaves. “I’m just…bored! Yes! I’m bored from waiting for Miss Hufflethump to get here.”
Nick gave a long, heavy sigh as if he’d been arguing with Judy for two hours instead of two seconds. “You’re such a bad liar, Fluff. It’s adorable.”
“I am not!”
“You so are.”
“I’m not adorable! …Or a bad liar.”
“Just remind me to never commit any crimes with ya’, Carrots,” Nick said dryly, giving her a wry grin. “At your rate, the constables would be on us within minutes.”
For a moment, he saw a flash of some unknown emotion flicker across her face, and she looked away from him, ears slumping against her back. She was upset about something. But what? Why? Had he touched a nerve? He was just kidding around…
“So…uh…,” Nick continued, clearing his throat, “What were you doing with that paper? For real, this time.”
Judy glanced at him before reluctantly speaking. “I was trying to…mukkappercne.”
Nick frowned and leaned closer. “You’re gonna have to speak up, Fluff — my ears aren’t as big as yours.”
“I was trying to make a paper crane!” Judy repeated loudly, voice sounding torn between laughter and annoyance.
“Ah hah,” Nick smirked, leaning back in his chair. “So my skills do impress you.”
“No!” Judy insisted, voice rising again. He noticed that her nose twitched when she was lying, a useful bit of information he would have to store away for if he was ever to play cards with her.
“C’mere,” Nick motioned, beckoning her to lean closer, pay attention. He took the piece of parchment from her and walked her through the assembly of a crane, step-by-step. Once, mid-teach, he stopped to look up at her and caught sight of her wide, violet eyes, saw them move with every turn and press of his paws. She was completely focused, totally engrossed in learning every step.
It was cute.
“And there ya’ have it!” Nick finished, turning his attention back to his now finished paper crane. “One parchment bird, courtesy of Nick Wilde.”
Judy rolled her eyes but smiled. “Show-off.”
“You asked, Fluff!”
“I never asked you to show me!”
“Not verbally,” Nick admitted, “but your eyes!”
Judy blinked at him coyly, teasingly. “What about my eyes?”
Nick suddenly felt a wave of…something brush over him. His fur bristled and he felt his stomach flip. Nausea, probably, he reminded himself. That carrot omelet he’d had this morning was all kinds of weird. “Well, they give everything away. They’re your tell.”
“My tell?”
“A way for someone to tell when you’re lying,” He explained.
Judy snorted. “So I should just close my eyes every time I lie?”
“Yup.”
Judy burst out laughing, no doubt picturing how ridiculous that would look. “You’re so dumb!” She giggled, paws fiddling with the paper crane he’d made her.
Nick felt that weird sensation again, listening to her laugh. Stupid omelet. “Says the bunny.”
Judy nudged him just as Miss Hufflethump entered the room, causing both the bunny and fox to straighten in their seats. As she prepared her lesson materials at the front of the room, Nick’s mind returned to where it’d been earlier today, about marrying as friends. He wasn’t sure what she was feeling, but maybe this was something that they should discuss. Not that he was one to talk about his feelings, ever. But if they were going to spend the rest of their lives together…
“Hey, Fluff?” Nick muttered, causing her to turn to him.
“Yes?” She whispered back.
“Can we…uh…I wanted to ask you if—”
“Let’s begin!” Miss Hufflethump said loudly, cutting off the fox mid-sentence.
Judy gave him an apologetic look and turned her attention to the front of the room.
“We’ve spent the past months talking about social matters,” the elder bunny said, pushing her glasses up with a lace-gloved paw. “But now, I think it’s time we moved onto more interpersonal, intimate matters.”
Nick felt himself freeze. Wait a minute.
“Now, one of the most important components to running a successful household is to produce many heirs!” Miss Hufflethump began.
Nick heard Judy’s breath catch in her throat, felt her fidget in her seat.  
No. Nope. Nick wasn’t here right now. This wasn’t happening. Not with Judy seated literal INCHES away from him.
If Nick wasn’t blushing enough already, his cheeks nearly lit on fire once the elder bunny started drawing diagrams on the blackboard.
Yes. Diagrams.
As if that wasn’t enough, their instructor went on to describe exactly how the betrothed couple would go about following these diagrams, so that they could produce as many heirs as possible, all in far more graphic, scientific detail than Nick ever wanted to hear in his life.
“Now there’s never been a fox and bunny couple in recorded history, at least not that we know of,” Miss Hufflethump concluded, turning took look back at their slack-jawed faces, “So your coupling will be quite experimental!”
“Experimental?” Judy croaked, voice sounding hoarse.
“Yes, my dear! Since the odds aren’t necessarily in your favor, you two will have to try to procreate vigorously!”
Nick and Judy didn’t make eye contact for the rest of the day.
By far, late-summer was Judy’s favorite time of year for one, slightly predictable reason: it was carrot season. Nick could tease her all he wanted, but carrot season was exciting. The brown fields of Bunnyburrow, still faded from the summer heat, had begun to sprout little sprigs of green carrot tops. The blueberries patches were bright arrays of indigo and leafy greens, and the apple trees glistened with their ruby fruits in the warm summer sun.
To celebrate the upcoming plentiful Bunnyburrow harvest, the newly annual Carrot Days festival was to be held. It was the biggest thing to happen in Bunnyburrow since the Unity Proclamation (which wasn’t saying much, since those two events were the only big things to happen in Bunnyburrow). Mammals from all over the land of Zootopia would travel to Bunnyburrow for lively games, delicious foods, and jovial entertainment. Last year, Judy had met mammals from all walks of life, and from all parts of Zootopia. Some had even traveled all the way from Tundra Town and Sahara Square, just for the festival. It was almost as exciting as Christmas. Maybe even a little more so.
That was why when August rolled around, Judy completely devoted herself to planning for Carrot Days. She helped the artists design the banners, she organized the layout of the food stands, she made a schedule of all the entertainers’ performances, she did the calculations for how many blueberry pies would be needed for the pie-eating contest…
Needless to say, she was one busy bunny. If she wasn’t in lessons with Hufflethump and Nick, she was doing something for the festival. Anything, no matter how big or small. She wanted it all to be perfect.
“You’re overworking yourself, Jude,” her father lamented one evening over dinner. “Why don’t cha leave it to the help to do that kind of running around?”
“It is a little strange for a lady to do those kinds of things,” her mother agreed, “You should be planning what you’ll wear! The tailor is designing such lovely dresses for all your sisters…”
“That stuff is boring!” Judy huffed, poking at her carrots with a fork, “I like being active in the celebration! I want to actually make a difference!”
“Judith—”
“I happen to think Carro—Judy is doing a great job,” Nick said suddenly, causing her parents to look over at him in surprise. Throughout the whole dinner, he’d been rather quiet, observing the conversation with a passive indifference, choosing to let his mother chat up the rest of the Hopps family. But now that he was speaking, he had everyone’s undivided attention. “I mean, did you see the banners she designed? They’re amazing. We’re talking real high-quality banners here — the best I’ve ever seen, honestly.”
Some of Judy’s siblings snorted into their paws, trying to stifle their giggles. Even Lady Hopps couldn’t help but crack a smile at Nick’s wry quips. Judy’s father mumbled surly comments under his breath, but relented, evidently deciding it wasn’t worth an argument.
Judy beamed happily, thankful that she wasn’t going to receive yet another lecture on how she wasn’t the perfect lady-in-training. All thanks to…Nick?
The bunny took a tentative glance upwards and across the table, making eye contact with Nick for a single moment, and exchanging a smile for even less time than that. And in that single second of mutual solidarity, Judy couldn’t deny that it felt…nice.
Really nice.
After dinner, Judy retreated to the orchards. The sun was still on the cusp of setting, leaving the sky a bright orange and pink hue. She’d been hard at work picking blueberries earlier that day when dinner time had interrupted her. Now, she was free to finish without any interruptions. At least she was, until…
“Hiya, Carrots!”
Judy didn’t even have to look to know who had followed her. “What do you want, Nick?” She asked, not turning to face him. She was too busy counting how many baskets of blueberries she had filled.
“I don’t have to want something to talk to you, Judith,” Nick smirked, letting every last syllable of her full name fall off his tongue. “I just thought I might help you out with…what exactly is it that you’re doing?”
Judy turned to eye him over her shoulder. “Carrot Days is only 3 days away! These blueberries need to be delivered to the bakers in town. I was helping the staff pick some earlier, and now they just left them out here! They need to be loaded onto the carriages so they’re ready to be delivered tomorrow morning!”
Nick raised an eyebrow. “And this is your responsibility because…?”
“Because if I don’t help it won’t get done!” Judy insisted, pointing to the baskets of blueberries around her feet, so as to further emphasize her point. “This festival has to go perfectly!”
“Right…” Nick replied, sounding unconvinced. He walked over to the nearest bush and plucked a pawful of blueberries off, tossing them one by one into his mouth. ‘So what exactly is this Carrot Days thing?” He asked, mouth full of fruit.
“It’s a festival!” Judy replied. She had to stop herself from chastising him for eating potential pie ingredients. “To celebrate Bunnyburrow’s harvests!”
“I don’t remember it.”
“That’s because it’s new, my family came up with the idea 3 years ago. Now it’s an annual tradition.”
“And your latest obsession.”
“I’m not obsessed!” Judy exclaimed, voice getting all high-pitched again. She hated when that happened. “I’m not,” she repeated, voice more controlled this time.
“Well, it’s all you’ve been talking about for the past couple days.”
“No!”
“Oh, you’re right, sorry. I meant to say weeks.”
Judy rolled her eyes. “I just want it to go well, alright? It’s such an amazing festival…and it’s one of the only ‘unladylike’ things my parents will let me do.”
“Ah hah! There it is!” Nick smiled, pointing a finger at her. “While most teenagers act out by sneaking rum or egging buildings, you rebel by carting buckets of blueberries around. It all makes sense now.”
Judy felt her cheeks grow hot with embarrassment. “Shut up!” She huffed, unable to stop herself from smiling. “You’re so dumb.”
The two exchanged a light laugh that quickly died down into an awkward silence. Judy found herself staring at her feet, wondering what to say next. This was certainly different, as in the past, every moment between them had been charged with bickering and resentment.
Thankfully, the awkwardness didn’t last long, as Nick chose to break the silence. “Actually, there is something specific I came out here to talk about,” he said slowly, not quite looking at her.
“Oh?” Judy questioned, “And what is that?”
Nick shuffled his feet in place for a moment. Judy could practically hear him turning over his words in his head, carefully picking out and arranging his sentences. “Listen, Fluff,” the fox said slowly, carefully. “I know you’re not thrilled about the whole being-forced-to-marry-me thing. I know I’m not. But we don’t have to make it harder on ourselves.”
Judy eyed him cautiously. “What are you suggesting?”
Nick paused again. Judy couldn’t help but notice that his already orange fur looked especially fiery in the glow of the sunset. “I wanna be friends.”
“Friends?”
“Yeah, ya’ know, that kind of relationship where people mutually like each other?” A smirk grew on his face as his voice settled into his usual confident, couldn’t-care-less tone. “I guess I can’t really expect you to understand what a friend is, considering you don’t— ”
“Shut up!” Judy leaned forward and gave him a light punch in the arm before he could finish his jab. “I have friends, dumb fox.”
“The point is,” Nick smiled, rubbing at his arm slightly, “Even though we’re not in love, I think we could still try to view this whole wedding title as just that: a title. It doesn’t mean we should try to force ourselves to feel things that we don’t.”
Judy mulled over his words, not quite sure how to feel. It was true that she didn’t have any romantic feelings towards Nick, at least, not that she thought. She’d always thought that she’d just have to force the feelings out of her, just like she was forced to do everything else asked of her. It never occurred to her that there was another option.
“So…you’re suggesting…what are you suggesting, exactly?” Judy frowned. Her head was starting to hurt.
“That we can be pleasant to each other! If we’re going to be stuck together for the rest of our lives, at least we can be stuck together as friends.”
Judy’s eyes widened.
“Not like that!” Nick insisted, raising his paws and flushing even redder. “This has nothing to do with…heirs, or anything like that. I don’t know what we’re going to do about that. But I just want us to be friends! If I can’t marry someone I love, at least I could marry someone that I can at least hang out with, and talk with. Someone to have fun with.”
Judy hesitated. The idea held up so many complications — what were they going to do about heirs? And would this mean they would see other people in secret? Judy didn’t think she wanted to do that. The idea of Nick doing that bugged her on a deeper level. And what about their parents? They would still expect her and Nick to be a perfectly in love couple. That love would find them and they’d live happily ever after. But if it never did, then what? Wouldn’t they find out? Would it even matter, at this point?
All the questions and worries made Judy’s head hurt, and yet, when she took a moment to take a deep breath, it wasn’t that complicated at all. Nick was simply extending an olive branch, trying to call a truce and make the best of a difficult situation.
And if the choice was marrying a friend or marrying someone she refused to have any feelings for, Judy definitely would choose the former.
“So whaddya say?” Nick asked, holding out his paw to her. “Friends?”
Judy nodded and smiled, grasping his paw and shaking it. “Friends.”
Nick gave her a smile, one of the few (but increasingly frequent), genuine smiles. Judy returned the affection, pulling away only when she felt her gut flip in her stomach, for some reason. “So, uh, can you help me carry these baskets to the carriages?” Judy asked, turning her focus back to the blueberries. “I don’t think they should be left out here all night.”
“Nah, I think you’ve got it pretty much covered,” Nick replied casually, slipping his paws into his pockets. “Besides, you’re so good at carrying things all on your own. I wouldn’t want to come between you and your natural, God-given talent, now would I?”
Judy gave him a look.
“Alright, alright, if you insist,” Nick sighed, bending down to pick up a basket. He winced under the weight, eyeing Judy incredulously as she lifted hers with ease. “Anything for my bunny wifey.”
“I’m not your wifey.”
“Future wifey.”
Judy flicked a blueberry at his head.
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ecotone99 · 5 years ago
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Here is a short story i wrote a while back, your critique and unbiased opinions would be greatly appreciated.
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DEVIL’S ADVOCATE
SCENE 1:
Four stories high, towering over the busy streets of the business center is a white room, a room that echoes with the sound of snivels and the grit of pen to paper through its walls. Outside its doors is a glossy waiting room colonized with a jungle of potted flora and the strong scent of tropical air freshener looming all the way down the hallway.
Two middle-aged women are seated just outside, one holding a newspaper over her face, the other with a piece of tissue paper clasped over her puffy face. Both of them are dressed elegantly in contemporary fashion regalia of younger appeal, each exuding great affluence.
[Phone rings]…
Receptionist:
Okay, very well sir [Hangs up]. Mrs. Marimba you may enter… and as for you ma'am, the doctor will see you tomorrow. [gesturing toward the hallway]
Patient:
[Standing up] Oh God what’s wrong with you people? Do you even realize what it’s like for me down at the church these days?[Flaring a red pill container from her handbag] I need a refill, Marshall will hear from me tomorrow! [storms out into the hallway].
Mrs. Marimba enters big neatly organized office with enormous ceiling fans sprouting from every corner. The room is webbed with a bright white rug that glistens in the light of a diamond chandelier hanging from the center of the room. Across the white surface is a singular piece of wooden furniture, a large desk on the far end of the room close to the big windows that oversee the city skyline. Behind the desk stands a big man in a black suit, gazing outside the window almost as if there is something other than the nothingness of the concrete jungle.
Doctor:
I hope those are tears of joy for seeing me [turns facing Mrs. Marimba]
Don’t worry it’s just a little joke us psychiatrists like to make….you can start laughing your lungs out now by the way.
Ha-ha [smiling] excuse my crude sense of humor I always prefer to lighten up the mood just a bit.
Mrs. Marimba:
[Placing tissue away from face] it’s alright really, nice to meet you Doc.
Doctor:
Oh please, my wife calls me that…call me Marshall and please take a seat, terrible weather outside isn’t it? If you were to ask me I’d say make it a lot hotter, you know.
Mrs. Marimba:
Okay, nice to meet you, Marshall. I’m Anna. Anna Marimba. [seating down on a grey couch]
Marshall:
Yes, I have heard about you and I have to extend my deepest condolences. Losing an infant like that can take a heavy toll on someone.
Anna:
Thank you Marshall and I have to say I appreciate you taking me in on such short notice, I couldn’t bear the public hospital psychiatric center.
Marshall:
Well… what can I say except that we are glad you chose us [grinning] Let’s get down to it, shall we? Do you know why you are here Anna? [Leaning against the desk with arms folded]
Anna:
[Quivering uneasily] Yes it’s the court…they think I might be suffering from a mental disorder.
Marshall:
And what do you think?
Anna:
Doc…I mean Marshall, I honestly don’t know what’s wrong with me. I’ve just been feeling different lately. [sniffs]
Marshall:
Ah yes, I see….could you take me back to when you started feeling this way? Was it the passing of your son?
Anna:
Marshall, I am of the understanding that our doctor-patient conversations here are bound by confidentiality. Am I correct?
Marshall:
One hundred percent dear, what happens in these walls stays within these walls, it’s just you and me.
Anna:
Well, in that case, let me take you from the beginning where it all started.
SCENE 2:
Enter a lavishly decorated suburban kitchen with glistening top-notch gold and silver coating, Anna is standing by the kitchen counter chopping up okra for her husband's dinner. The sound of sprinklers outside sputter in humble discord to the humming of the kitchen fridge. Close to the door is a baby stroller carrying a small sleepy baby.
Anna’s mobile rings and she reaches out for a dish towel from the drawer, dries her hands and answers the phone. Her friend Rutendo responds on the other end of the line.
Rutendo:
Anna shamwari I have to tell you something.
Anna:
I’m fine thanks how are you?
Rutendo:
It’s no time for those jokes, I just saw David with another woman shopping at the braeside spar not more than ten minutes ago.
Anna:
David my husband? Ha-ha tell me you are joking, he left this morning for work…You cannot be serious.
Rutendo:
Would I lie to you about this kind of stuff? They were even holding each other and all!
Anna:
[With a quiver in her voice] I am sorry but this is just unbelievable. My David would never do such a despicable thing, he is not the cheating type.
Rutendo:
Oh my God, Anna do you even hear yourself right now? He is not the cheating type? Girl, you need to wake up and smell the coffee…The son of a bitch is clearly cheating on you.
Anna:
[Crying] I swear that piece of shit is gonna get what’s coming for him, how could he do this to me?
Rutendo:
I am just as shocked as you are, I mean just imagining the lengths a man would go to just to have it with another woman are unbelievable, that supermarket trolley was filled to the brim.
Anna:
[Snorting and gasping for air] I can’t believe you are thinking about the grocery he bought that man thieving whore right now.
Rutendo:
I’m sorry I guess that was a bit inconsiderate… you know what? I do not want us to get too ahead of ourselves right now but I know a guy who can help you deal with this mess and put David in his place.
Anna:
[Scoffing] I just don’t care anymore, whatever it is… count me in.
SCENE 3:
Back in the office, Anna is still seating on the edge of the couch, now holding a glass of water in-between her hands. Right in front of her is Marshall sitting on the wrong side of a metal chair with his arms arched over the backrest. Marshall’s jacket is hanging from the top of his desk gently swinging from the wind eddies made from the fan above.
Anna:
Afterwards, I was introduced to this guy over the internet whom Rutendo called her friend. We agreed to go meet him in hopes he would give us a potion to blind David from lusting over other women and pledge his loyalty and allegiance to me.
Marshall:
Interesting….and what happened when you went to see this man?
Anna:
Nothing really, he just took a few drops of my blood and snipped a lock of my hair. The man sent us off and said everything would be fine and David would get what he deserved.
Marshall:
Did it work?
Anna:
I thought it did for a couple of days and everything seemed normal around the house, I never bothered to question him about the affair he was having…I was afraid it would mess things up.
Marshall:
Anna I’m sorry but how exactly has all that made you feel “different” [Passing a tissue]
Anna:
[Casting her glance to the side] four days later I accidentally suffocated my infant son In my sleep and I have been in complete devastation ever since. Every time I think of my little kid I wish God had taken me instead of him. I mean, he still had his whole life ahead of him [weeping].
Marshall:
[Scribbling his notes] I see how that could have a mental strain on you.
Anna:
Doc I think it's worth mentioning that after the death of my son I …… I started having cravings for human flesh, every day afterwards I would constantly relish on the thought of tearing off a Limb from David and our housekeeper.
Marshall:
[Bewildered] Excuse me Mrs. Marimba you mean eating actual people?!
Anna:
Yes Marshall, people…which is exactly the reason why the judge cleared me for psychiatric appointments on the day of my hearing, on the count of potential mental psychosis.
Marshall gets up from his chair and paces uncomfortably across the room, his hands deep in the pockets of his trousers, constantly trying to avoid eye contact with Anna.
Anna:
[Starring into the sky trying to hold back tears] Doctor I think you should know something too…
[Marshall makes a glance towards Anna and resumes his pacing]
Anna:
Last night I had a terrible dream, I found myself at the cemetery stark naked disemboweling the corpse of my dead son. I don’t remember a lot from the dream but when I woke up today my mouth and arms were completely stained in blood.
[An awkward silence ensues in the room]
Anna:
I am sorry Sir but it’s not my intention to spook you….I’ll leave now if it’s too much. Payment for the meeting shall be made in full [gets up from her seat]
[Marshall suddenly breaks out a diabolical laugh and turns, facing Anna]
Marshall:
[With a smirk on his face] My Child…. I have now seen it for myself, the brush of my embrace has made its strokes upon your life. [Walks towards the door]
[Marshall opens the door and Rutendo enters the room]
Marshall:
You have done well my child [patting Rutendo’s shoulder], you shall be rewarded for filling my covenant and as for you young lady [with a deathly stare] you are now the devil’s daughter.
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shela · 6 years ago
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Thai Chicken Soup (Gaeng Om Gai AKA the most comforting soup ever)
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Recently I went to a food truck in Austin called Dee Dee where I tried this delicious, spicy, clean, herbacious chicken soup called Gaeng Om Gai, a specialty of Northern Thailand. It seemed like such a no brainer, but I had never experienced this type of soup in Thai cuisine. TBH I generally think of creamy coconut milk, glistening noodle stir fries, and extremely spicy or sour dishes, which made Thai food appear less frequently in my dinner rotation. But now that I’ve tried this soup, I know Thai flavors can most certainly taste light, fresh and refined. My take on Gaeng Om Gai incorporates yellow squash, some spicy poblano pepper, crisp bean sprouts, and a touch of coconut milk to add a creamy element. 
Serves 3-4
Curry Paste Ingredients
If you want to skip this step (though I insist you don’t) you can use 2 tablespoons of green curry paste
2 stalks lemongrass, white tender parts only, chopped 
2 inch piece galangal, minced
4-6 Thai bird’s eye chiles, deseeded and chopped
1 med shallots, chopped
6 garlic cloves, minced
Soup Ingredients
2 tablespoons coconut oil (or any neutral oil)
1 quart chicken broth 
2 cups sliced chicken breast (raw or cooked, see instructions)
2 tbsp fish sauce
1 tbsp palm sugar (or 1/2 tbsp regular sugar)
3 kaffir lime leaves 
1/2 cup coconut milk
1 small onion, diced
1 poblano pepper, deseeded and diced (or bell pepper)
1 cup yellow squash, cut into small pieces
1 cup Napa cabbage
1 cup bean sprouts, rinsed
Few springs mint (3 sprigs, destemmed and torn)
Few sprigs Thai basil (handful of sprigs, torn)
Few sprigs cilantro (handful, chopped)
Some cooked Jasmine rice to serve with soup (optional, but also the best thing ever)
Instructions
Blend the paste ingredients in a food processor
Heat up a pot or deep skillet to medium and add oil
Fry curry paste for 2 minutes, then add the diced onion, garlic and poblano peppers
Saute for 5-8 minutes until vegetables are soft and the onion is a little see through 
Add chicken broth and kaffir lime leaves and bring to a boil
At this point you can add your chicken if you’re using raw
Add napa cabbage and simmer 10 minutes
Add salt, coconut milk, sugar, and fish sauce to taste. 
Seriously, taste the broth and tweak until it feels balanced.
Put some cooked jasmine rice in a bowl and top with bean sprouts. Ladle the soup on top and garnish with as many fresh herbs as your heart desires. 
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muscledemandsrespect · 8 years ago
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ACTIVE ESCAPE: MONASTERO SANTA ROSA
When pondering life in a monastery, images of stoic monks engaged in the pursuit of tireless abstinence come to mind; perhaps you conjure their unfulfilled passions, heavy sacrifices, and somber dutifulness underscoring a lifetime of pious devotion. Well, you shall have to park those preconceptions to one side the moment you hear the Monastero Santa Rosa‘s bell welcome you to the Hotel – a charming and sonorous tradition ringing out from a simpler era. Whilst an ancient spirituality pervades Monastero‘s stone corridors, this is perhaps the most well-invested, immaculately finished gem on Italy’s glistening Amalfi Coast, and was the scene of my latest wellness pilgrimage. Blending the owner’s meticulous eye for detail, a masterpiece organic vegetable garden nourished by lashings of Italian sunshine, a ‘gourmet heavyweight’ chef, a heavenly infinity pool, a sumptuous spa complex, and exquisitely appointed rooms, the hotel nails the very essence of Amalfi magic. I visited in order to road-test their newly launched ‘Health & Hike’ package, and am thrilled to recount the special experiences I encountered over my 3 days. Read MORE to see all the glorious details…
THE HISTORY…
… is unusually rich at this castle hotel, and to perceive its heritage is to understand it’s magic. Magnificently perched 500 meters up, nestled atop a rugged outcrop of Paleozoic Limestone, standing tall with both an imposing majesty and elegant simplicity, this was once home to the Santa Rosa nuns of the Dominican order. In the 17th Century through their isolated correctional activities, they gained celebrity for two things; i) the effectiveness of the herbal medicines they whipped up in the monastery’s apothecaries, and ii) inventing the Sfogliatella Santa Rosa, a super-delicious hybrid of a croissant and a crispy custard pastry, garnished with a noble glacé cherry. In their time were both angelic healers and demonic bakers!
Fast-forward to the new millennium, and current owner Bianca Sharma, previously a Montessori school teacher, passed by on her first trip to the Amalfi Coast, looking up from the sea, and was ensnared by its magic. It has taken a degree of vision and tenacity that I can’t relay in a blog post, for her to establish this remarkable institution. Her strength of will and warmth of character has imbued this hotel with the passion to do its heritage justice. Strangely, I know what she felt on that first trip, as I also took that same boat excursion 3 years ago whilst in Positano – I was struck with intrigue by the Monastero’s muscular structure, enquired about it, and mentally noted it for ‘later’.
THE ROOMS
Whilst they might appear to have existed as a hotel forever, the 20-room Monastero first opened its doors only in 2012. This means that the finish remains high-quality and relevant in a way that many other Italian hotels won’t ever achieve, and yet the rooms lose none of their charm because of it; the discerning traveler will absolutely appreciate this.
I stayed in their signature Rosa suite and was bowled over by the limestone bathroom – a masterpiece of elegant lighting, underfloor heating, feng shui views and architectural design.
The room’s floors are beautifully crafted solid oak. The bedside tables provide for USB charging (YES!), and the sockets by the armoire refreshingly cater to all national plug types. That flavor of innovation is blended with traditional touches such as actual keys with weighty brass fobs engraved with the room name, wooden confessional furniture, the delicious Santa Maria Novella cedar potpourri harking back to monastic days, and that simply absurd, timeless ocean view presiding over the plunging depths of the Gulf of Salerno. Unadulterated view porn.
THE CUISINE 
This hotel boasts a remarkable culinary pedigree which should make Ristorante Il Refettorio at Monastero ‘worth a detour’. The sprawling zonal kitchen is run with precise Teutonic oversight by the endearing and charismatic Executive Chef Christoph Bob, a titan of gastronomy who’s worked with Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athenee, Torre del Saracino in Naples, Taillevent in Paris, and Petermann’s Kunststuben in Zurich – we’re already up to 10 Michelin stars in that background, and there’s far more to go! Here, his entire gourmet operation is run with the same weighty seriousness as any of those kitchens, and the results speak delicious volumes. There is a complete fixation on freshness, quality and local sourcing of ingredients – three virtues I constantly push to my PT clients in London, so Christoph’s Mediterranean style immediately caught me.
However, that was magnified after he took us on a superb guided tour of the ‘Chef’s Vegetable and Herb garden‘, which sits on the sunny, north facing slope above the Hotel. Back when the monastery was in the business of religion, nuns would plant their own foods in this very garden; their cuisine was reportedly quite dull and mainly consisted of broths, soups, and stews; yet even then it was a lush plot, blessed with the same unspoiled Vesuvian soil that hosts today’s garden. There I sampled many of the ingredients I reassuringly recognized from my meals; fresh sweet peas from within their bitter husks, intensely flavorsome strawberries, peppery rocket, artichoke, lemons, rosemary, thyme, verbena, basil, chamomile, lettuce, fresh garlic, almonds, and tomatoes. There are countless more treasures planted beneath the volcanic soil waiting to sprout as the season unfolds, but the dedicated gardener for this organic facility will see to that! I can attest that it leads to the highest-quality, local freshness and superb cuisine; this is precisely how I have always aspired to cook myself, but the practicalities of England render it pretty difficult!
Chef explained that in factories, vegetables are covered up and pumped with extra water and chemicals – water obviously doesn’t taste of anything and the chemicals aren’t always good for you. Here the gardeners allow the vegetables to take their time; there’s no external help given. This ensures all the vegetables planted are absolutely bursting with maximum flavor, and here I discovered the most delicious lemons I’ve ever sampled. In fact, they were so delicious you could eat it with the pith and waxy skin still on! Drizzle a little honey on top and you’re in citrus heaven.
Layer on the health credentials of the Mediterranean diet, plus some broader ‘hipster’ touches, and then we’re cooking with gas. Gourmet egg-white omelets, multi-grain porridge with new textures, whole grain croissants! Hands down my favorite  3 dishes were;
IL PASSAGGIO NELL’ORTO (pictured below) – A mixture of seasonal vegetables from their garden prepared in various ways and mixed with a dried fruit granola and goat cheese mousse.
LA PEZZOGNA ALL’ACQUA PAZZA – Local sea bream cooked “Acqua Pazza” style served with a parsley flavored potato mash over a Vesuvian cherry tomato sauce.
LO SPAGHETTONE DI GRAGNANO (Pictured below) – Whole grain Gragnano pasta (considered amongst the highest quality produce in the world) made especially for the Monastero, generous amounts of Lorenzo No.5 olive oil, local Salerno tomatoes, and a sprig of basil from the garden. As well as a dry rich Parmesan from the south of Italy and a sprinkling of good old British Malden sea salt. Authentic simplicity at its best.
Other delectations we sampled over the time:
THE HIKE
A key part of the Health & Hike package, it’s a 2-3 hour excursion around the mountains, followed by a picnic lunch. I was quite overwhelmed by the dramatic, diverse and at times challenging landscape of the Amalfi coast, not to mention the sheer beauty of the waterfalls in the national park. April is a particularly stunning time of the year to visit, as nature is just waking up after the short winter; the most delicate wildflowers are slowly unraveling for the new season.
Our exceptional guide Marco (an accredited natural biologist) led the small group up winding paths, through hidden forest tunnels, and onto the crests of great mountains. I discovered a completely different aspect of the Amalfi beauty, not just the type you’ll find [legitimately] admiring the waterfront towns from the ocean, nor the view you get from sitting on a hotel terrace, but a view from high above in the pristine woodlands looking down onto endless forest and vegetation and observing a much more distant, soft shoreline.
Tour guide Marco possessed Italian charm and passion, paired with great knowledge of the natural landscape and its history.  This was not just a tour of the natural, but the historical too, and I feel I’ve taken much away from it. These are ancient unspoiled paths; old stone steps carved out of the mountains which a thousand years ago were used by the medieval citizens of the Republic of Amalfi to go about their business of paper making and ironmongery.
After a gorgeous hour of walking the sound of water grew altogether stronger. It’s an intensely soothing song and the sanctuary of this protected Nature Reserve with its gushing falls was quite spectacular to behold.
Altogether the tour left me with a far greater understanding of this part of the world – the history and culture of the people who once lived there and who now live here. Aside from that, it’s not just a walk to condition the physical skeleton, but for the soul too. The pure, fresh air, the closeness to nature, the heights, smells and sounds. It’s extremely invigorating and I couldn’t recommend it more!!
THE WELLNESS FACILITIES 
SPA: Following my Hike, I enjoyed an hour-long Arnica Body-Wrap Treatment at the hotel’s award-winning spa. As one would always hope, this is one of the best-invested parts of the hotel. The concept is one of a labyrinth of chambers, each serving a functional purpose, be that tepidarium with scented-salt foot wells, the beautifully lit nest of saunas, the experience showers, the room temperature re-acclimatization zone, or any of the treatment areas.
GYM: On an outdoor terrace with bamboo roofing to protect from the sun, this is one of the most scenic workout views I’ve encountered, and watching the ocean traffic chug past helps while away the minutes on the bike!
INFINITY POOL: Words will only do it a disservice…
SUNSET TERRACE: The highest point of the hotel, there’s a >180-degree panoramic vista from here, with an all-day gentle ocean breeze to cool you. I found this a superb place to take it all in; of course, one can never really take it all in, as there’s simply too much breathtaking beauty on offer here. None of the photographs in my piece do the coast justice, but the best place to struggle with that conundrum is on this terrace!
TO WRAP…
Like the nuns in solitude, the Monastero Santa Rosa offers something quite private, an opportunity to escape your worldly concerns, and instead focus on fusing yourself with the beautiful Mediterranean lifestyle, to reconnect with some truly restful tranquility. The Health & Hike package is not cheap at EUR 2,490 per couple (3 nights in a deluxe sea-view room, inc. gourmet breakfast, hike, spa treatment, guided garden tour, and meal), but to my mind, that is genuinely superb value for money relative to the other top-end Amalfi coast destinations; Monastero’s very much the new kid on the block, and a future classic. You have the distinct impression they’re sitting on something very special here which, like the trees in their olive grove, will grow ever richer with each passing season.
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ACTIVE ESCAPE: MONASTERO SANTA ROSA
When pondering life in a monastery, images of stoic monks engaged in the pursuit of tireless abstinence come to mind; perhaps you conjure their unfulfilled passions, heavy sacrifices, and somber dutifulness underscoring a lifetime of pious devotion. Well, you shall have to park those preconceptions to one side the moment you hear the Monastero Santa Rosa‘s bell welcome you to the Hotel – a charming and sonorous tradition ringing out from a simpler era. Whilst an ancient spirituality pervades Monastero‘s stone corridors, this is perhaps the most well-invested, immaculately finished gem on Italy’s glistening Amalfi Coast, and was the scene of my latest wellness pilgrimage. Blending the owner’s meticulous eye for detail, a masterpiece organic vegetable garden nourished by lashings of Italian sunshine, a ‘gourmet heavyweight’ chef, a heavenly infinity pool, a sumptuous spa complex, and exquisitely appointed rooms, the hotel nails the very essence of Amalfi magic. I visited in order to road-test their newly launched ‘Health & Hike’ package, and am thrilled to recount the special experiences I encountered over my 3 days. Read MORE to see all the glorious details…
THE HISTORY…
… is unusually rich at this castle hotel, and to perceive its heritage is to understand it’s magic. Magnificently perched 500 meters up, nestled atop a rugged outcrop of Paleozoic Limestone, standing tall with both an imposing majesty and elegant simplicity, this was once home to the Santa Rosa nuns of the Dominican order. In the 17th Century through their isolated correctional activities, they gained celebrity for two things; i) the effectiveness of the herbal medicines they whipped up in the monastery’s apothecaries, and ii) inventing the Sfogliatella Santa Rosa, a super-delicious hybrid of a croissant and a crispy custard pastry, garnished with a noble glacé cherry. In their time were both angelic healers and demonic bakers!
Fast-forward to the new millennium, and current owner Bianca Sharma, previously a Montessori school teacher, passed by on her first trip to the Amalfi Coast, looking up from the sea, and was ensnared by its magic. It has taken a degree of vision and tenacity that I can’t relay in a blog post, for her to establish this remarkable institution. Her strength of will and warmth of character has imbued this hotel with the passion to do its heritage justice. Strangely, I know what she felt on that first trip, as I also took that same boat excursion 3 years ago whilst in Positano – I was struck with intrigue by the Monastero’s muscular structure, enquired about it, and mentally noted it for ‘later’.
THE ROOMS
Whilst they might appear to have existed as a hotel forever, the 20-room Monastero first opened its doors only in 2012. This means that the finish remains high-quality and relevant in a way that many other Italian hotels won’t ever achieve, and yet the rooms lose none of their charm because of it; the discerning traveler will absolutely appreciate this.
I stayed in their signature Rosa suite and was bowled over by the limestone bathroom – a masterpiece of elegant lighting, underfloor heating, feng shui views and architectural design.
The room’s floors are beautifully crafted solid oak. The bedside tables provide for USB charging (YES!), and the sockets by the armoire refreshingly cater to all national plug types. That flavor of innovation is blended with traditional touches such as actual keys with weighty brass fobs engraved with the room name, wooden confessional furniture, the delicious Santa Maria Novella cedar potpourri harking back to monastic days, and that simply absurd, timeless ocean view presiding over the plunging depths of the Gulf of Salerno. Unadulterated view porn.
THE CUISINE 
This hotel boasts a remarkable culinary pedigree which should make Ristorante Il Refettorio at Monastero ‘worth a detour’. The sprawling zonal kitchen is run with precise Teutonic oversight by the endearing and charismatic Executive Chef Christoph Bob, a titan of gastronomy who’s worked with Alain Ducasse at the Plaza Athenee, Torre del Saracino in Naples, Taillevent in Paris, and Petermann’s Kunststuben in Zurich – we’re already up to 10 Michelin stars in that background, and there’s far more to go! Here, his entire gourmet operation is run with the same weighty seriousness as any of those kitchens, and the results speak delicious volumes. There is a complete fixation on freshness, quality and local sourcing of ingredients – three virtues I constantly push to my PT clients in London, so Christoph’s Mediterranean style immediately caught me.
However, that was magnified after he took us on a superb guided tour of the ‘Chef’s Vegetable and Herb garden‘, which sits on the sunny, north facing slope above the Hotel. Back when the monastery was in the business of religion, nuns would plant their own foods in this very garden; their cuisine was reportedly quite dull and mainly consisted of broths, soups, and stews; yet even then it was a lush plot, blessed with the same unspoiled Vesuvian soil that hosts today’s garden. There I sampled many of the ingredients I reassuringly recognized from my meals; fresh sweet peas from within their bitter husks, intensely flavorsome strawberries, peppery rocket, artichoke, lemons, rosemary, thyme, verbena, basil, chamomile, lettuce, fresh garlic, almonds, and tomatoes. There are countless more treasures planted beneath the volcanic soil waiting to sprout as the season unfolds, but the dedicated gardener for this organic facility will see to that! I can attest that it leads to the highest-quality, local freshness and superb cuisine; this is precisely how I have always aspired to cook myself, but the practicalities of England render it pretty difficult!
Chef explained that in factories, vegetables are covered up and pumped with extra water and chemicals – water obviously doesn’t taste of anything and the chemicals aren’t always good for you. Here the gardeners allow the vegetables to take their time; there’s no external help given. This ensures all the vegetables planted are absolutely bursting with maximum flavor, and here I discovered the most delicious lemons I’ve ever sampled. In fact, they were so delicious you could eat it with the pith and waxy skin still on! Drizzle a little honey on top and you’re in citrus heaven.
Layer on the health credentials of the Mediterranean diet, plus some broader ‘hipster’ touches, and then we’re cooking with gas. Gourmet egg-white omelets, multi-grain porridge with new textures, whole grain croissants! Hands down my favorite  3 dishes were;
IL PASSAGGIO NELL’ORTO (pictured below) – A mixture of seasonal vegetables from their garden prepared in various ways and mixed with a dried fruit granola and goat cheese mousse.
LA PEZZOGNA ALL’ACQUA PAZZA – Local sea bream cooked “Acqua Pazza” style served with a parsley flavored potato mash over a Vesuvian cherry tomato sauce.
LO SPAGHETTONE DI GRAGNANO (Pictured below) – Whole grain Gragnano pasta (considered amongst the highest quality produce in the world) made especially for the Monastero, generous amounts of Lorenzo No.5 olive oil, local Salerno tomatoes, and a sprig of basil from the garden. As well as a dry rich Parmesan from the south of Italy and a sprinkling of good old British Malden sea salt. Authentic simplicity at its best.
Other delectations we sampled over the time:
THE HIKE
A key part of the Health & Hike package, it’s a 2-3 hour excursion around the mountains, followed by a picnic lunch. I was quite overwhelmed by the dramatic, diverse and at times challenging landscape of the Amalfi coast, not to mention the sheer beauty of the waterfalls in the national park. April is a particularly stunning time of the year to visit, as nature is just waking up after the short winter; the most delicate wildflowers are slowly unraveling for the new season.
Our exceptional guide Marco (an accredited natural biologist) led the small group up winding paths, through hidden forest tunnels, and onto the crests of great mountains. I discovered a completely different aspect of the Amalfi beauty, not just the type you’ll find [legitimately] admiring the waterfront towns from the ocean, nor the view you get from sitting on a hotel terrace, but a view from high above in the pristine woodlands looking down onto endless forest and vegetation and observing a much more distant, soft shoreline.
Tour guide Marco possessed Italian charm and passion, paired with great knowledge of the natural landscape and its history.  This was not just a tour of the natural, but the historical too, and I feel I’ve taken much away from it. These are ancient unspoiled paths; old stone steps carved out of the mountains which a thousand years ago were used by the medieval citizens of the Republic of Amalfi to go about their business of paper making and ironmongery.
After a gorgeous hour of walking the sound of water grew altogether stronger. It’s an intensely soothing song and the sanctuary of this protected Nature Reserve with its gushing falls was quite spectacular to behold.
Altogether the tour left me with a far greater understanding of this part of the world – the history and culture of the people who once lived there and who now live here. Aside from that, it’s not just a walk to condition the physical skeleton, but for the soul too. The pure, fresh air, the closeness to nature, the heights, smells and sounds. It’s extremely invigorating and I couldn’t recommend it more!!
THE WELLNESS FACILITIES 
SPA: Following my Hike, I enjoyed an hour-long Arnica Body-Wrap Treatment at the hotel’s award-winning spa. As one would always hope, this is one of the best-invested parts of the hotel. The concept is one of a labyrinth of chambers, each serving a functional purpose, be that tepidarium with scented-salt foot wells, the beautifully lit nest of saunas, the experience showers, the room temperature re-acclimatization zone, or any of the treatment areas.
GYM: On an outdoor terrace with bamboo roofing to protect from the sun, this is one of the most scenic workout views I’ve encountered, and watching the ocean traffic chug past helps while away the minutes on the bike!
INFINITY POOL: Words will only do it a disservice…
SUNSET TERRACE: The highest point of the hotel, there’s a >180-degree panoramic vista from here, with an all-day gentle ocean breeze to cool you. I found this a superb place to take it all in; of course, one can never really take it all in, as there’s simply too much breathtaking beauty on offer here. None of the photographs in my piece do the coast justice, but the best place to struggle with that conundrum is on this terrace!
TO WRAP…
Like the nuns in solitude, the Monastero Santa Rosa offers something quite private, an opportunity to escape your worldly concerns, and instead focus on fusing yourself with the beautiful Mediterranean lifestyle, to reconnect with some truly restful tranquility. The Health & Hike package is not cheap at EUR 2,490 per couple (3 nights in a deluxe sea-view room, inc. gourmet breakfast, hike, spa treatment, guided garden tour, and meal), but to my mind, that is genuinely superb value for money relative to the other top-end Amalfi coast destinations; Monastero’s very much the new kid on the block, and a future classic. You have the distinct impression they’re sitting on something very special here which, like the trees in their olive grove, will grow ever richer with each passing season.
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