#The Billie Holiday Project

[awearywritersworld]

Sukunas game preference is top tier! What about his music taste? He seems the type to scoff at frank Sinatra to hide the fact he resonates with the lyrics whenever he looks at her sksksksksks

gahhh thank you for bringing this up. you are so right about sukuna being a jazz guy. our sophisticated king!!

but part of me feels like he would not jive with sinatra's largely upbeat tempo, mostly because the literature i've assigned him is rather dark and pensive. in my head, he'd lean more toward blues-jazz.

i can totally see him listening to billie holiday for some reason? her vibe is very soulful and melancholic, so he would def be staring at reader hearing holiday's lyrics in his head—

"you go to my head, and you linger like a haunting refrain, and i find you spinning round in my brain" ... "the thrill of the thought that you might give a thought to my plea casts a spell over me, but i say to myself get a hold of yourself"

"i would gladly give the sun to you if the sun were only mine. i would gladly give this earth to you and the stars that shine. everything that i possess i offer you" ... "i'd be happy just to spend my life waiting at your beck and call. everything i have is yours"

he's so whipped and in love i cannot with him!!!!

[ybbag777]

Making some new patches

[ghostfacesvalentine]

Day 11: Halloween Decorating with the muses - Multi!Muse x Fem!Reader

Pairing: Multimuse x Fem!Reader

Warning: Not many, a few mentions of alcohol

Type: Blurb

Request: N/A

Word count: N/A

Prompt: Halloween decorating with the muses

Notes: I’m fucking trying here. I tried to make it as GN as possible <3

Jason Voorhees: You would have to take charge of everything, Jason has absolutely no idea how to decorate even a pumpkin. He has fun though, especially seeing you so focused on making your vision come to fruition. When you noticed it was mainly you making the decisions, you try to incorporate his choices. “Green or purple?” You’d ask him which lights would look better wrapped around the frame of the front door. Jason would just have to point and even if you didn’t agree, you made it work.

Michael Myers: Similar to Jason, he wouldn’t have to take the initiative to decorate, instead he’d just stare at the option he’d like the best. It seemed like he leaned more towards red and pumpkins. He would be the best at helping you put the lights up. As you decorate with him throughout the years, you learn that he’s keen on the classic style of Halloween, black and orange, jack-o’-lanterns, all the fixings.

Tiffany Valentine: She would absolutely be the one to set up the place before you would, everything is on the way, sometimes you could even bump heads but since she’s in love, just as you are, she would make both of your ideas work. If you’re a fan of pinkween, she’s definitely on the same page, but pink doesn’t always mean cute, still a fan of blood and guts, it almost looks like a “my bloody Valentine” theme took over.

Billy Loomis: He couldn’t be more in love with you while watching you try to figure out what goes where and what looks best. Billy would be so dazed at times he’d only snap out of it when you scolded him about helping you pin the lights around the window. Of course he would help you, he’d be very involved in the decision making process. Don’t be surprised when he tries to scare you from time to time, making the skeleton prop jump at you or linger its skeletal hand to graze your arm when you’re not looking. Billy is a handful, no pun intended, but he’s always a great time when it comes to time-bearing tasks.

Stu Macher: Similar to Billy, he’s all in, though I would argue Stu is a tad bit more involved in the decision making process, decorating for Halloween is something Stu is 100000% here for. He’s in deep, going to different stores with you, far and near, you almost regret asking him for help. Of course it’s still fun, he makes the best of it, making you laugh with the props around the store, getting food in the process. It’s almost a three day project due to the shopping, the snacking and the actual decorating.

Patrick Bateman: He’s not very big on decorating for the holidays, even if you insist. If it’s in his apartment, keep it to a veeery minimal, unfortunately. Otherwise, as much as it makes you happy, it makes him cringe that his home looks like a Spirit Halloween store. I don’t think he could stand it for long, taking the decorations down the same day. Your place, however, he wouldn’t mind helping, depending on how many decorations and changes you’re making, he honestly may just hire someone to do it for you both.

Leatherface: Bubba is more than happy to decorate anything all the time, he’s such a delight when it comes to holidays. He’s more than willing to be the one who carries all the wreaths and does the heavy lifting. You can be propped up on his shoulder trying to get the lights to sit at the perfect angle and he’s over the moon. Not to mention, all the treats he’d get after being your brave “little” helper.

Harley Quinn: Also a great time when it comes to decorating, her acrobatic skills truly come in handy. Depending on her mood it can take forever, because she gets to horse around or if she comes in with a “let’s get this shit done” attitude, you both will be sipping PSL’s on the edge of the roof swinging your legs back and forth admiring the 12 ft tall skeleton at the top of your apartment complex. “Are you sure the manager said we could sit him on the rooftop?” You’d ask raising an eyebrow as she sipped the last of her latte. “Mhmm” the flashbacks of her pointing a gun to his face briefly made its way to her train of thought.

Poison Ivy: With wine and a charcuterie board, Ivy is more than willing to move some things around. Though her space would be still decked out in green, a little orange never hurt anyone. Orange lights and pumpkins decorated her room, whatever made you happy. Sipping wine and sitting pumpkins around the crevices as you listened to old Halloween music would be a constant for the first week of October.

Billy Hargrove: Billy never really cared for Halloween, his parents would decorate every so often but nothing crazier than that. When he noticed you were a little bummed out when he declined your invitation to decorate. Before you knew it, he showed up to your doorstep with orange flowers and a sweet sorry smile. You wouldn’t admit it, but he made you feel so much better. Just like most of the muses, he just followed whatever you asked him to do. Listening to the scorpions as you draped the spiderwebs across the windows, Billy’s drinking and smoking a cigarette taking you by the waist and spinning you around. He’s not much help, but he sure is a good time.

Steve Harrington: He’d be more than willing to offer his help, mainly because he wants to hang out with you. Though he’s not big on scary movies or themes, he’s more than willing to tough it out some for you. Putting up scary decorations leaves him unsettled and honestly a little nervous, but when he sees your brimming face and feels your arms wrap around his neck in gratitude, he suddenly forgets about the reaper with glowing red eyes pointing right at him. After you’re done setting up the lights, he invites you out to a bite and a scary movie, hopefully he can find more excuses to see you throughout the month outside of work.

Steve Rogers: You never get a complaint from Steve when it comes to helping you set anything up. Halloween is no different, in fact it was Steve who brought the topic up. “Is Y/N not decorating for Halloween this year?” He’d ask almost mockingly as you’d lay upside down on the couch next to him. A playful glare meets his boyish smile. “If only you’d be so lucky” This was Steve’s way of inviting himself to help you. Bonus points if you have a radio he can play classic music to, the night would end with him slow dancing with you to “I don’t want to set the world on fire”

Bucky Barnes: Similar to Steve, but he would wait for you to ask him if he could help you decorate. He’s not much of a decorator himself, especially given the fact that he hasn’t stayed in the same place for longer than a few months. It only gives him more of a reason to want to help you. He’d make little suggestions here and there, brainstorming ways to use most of your decor and make room for new additions. 100000% would bring out the tools if he needed to add a new shelf for your Halloween trinkets or nails to make the inflatables stay put. Just give him a few beers and kisses he’s yours for the whole afternoon to help get the tasks done.

Wanda Maximoff: 100000% would not hesitate to help you decorate, in fact decorating is her favorite thing to do. Halloween is one of the holidays she can be most creative in, so getting her to help you is no issue at all. Her and Tiffany would be the ones out of the list to make trips to the stores for new decorations and inspiration. Wanda would sway a little closer to the “horror” themed Halloween rather than a cutesy one. Her mind is ✨immaculate ✨ and if you posted it on social media, her decor and DIYs would pop off. Lots of spooky crafts and activities to last all month long with her.

Loki Laufeyson: This is a hard one, because he can totally be a brat about it, or he could be the most helpful one. He doesn’t understand the need to decorate, maybe a few things here and there but putting up inflatables, going shopping, it all seems unnecessary. Whatever makes you happy, he’s there for you. Add some nice wine and a few baked good and he’s more than happy to spend the day with you. Loki does acknowledge how the smallest things makes you happy and he thinks it’s cute. “Whatever makes you smile, sweetest.”

Cloud Strife: Doesn’t understand the concept of going all out just as Loki. Throughout time together, he begins to understand the little joy that decorating brings, therefore he never fights you on it. He’s the one doing all the heavy lifting, carrying around the pumpkins, propping up the skeletons. With time, he slowly begins to enjoy it, he will never admit it but you telling him that he’s a great help, heals something in him. After you’re all done setting up the lights and little bats on the porch, you can’t go wrong with snapping a few pictures of cloud with the pumpkins to keep in your journal.

Sebastian Michaelis: He’s already taken care of everything, sorry but hallows eve is most elegant in the Phantomhive household. Of course he would allow a few little trinkets wherever they fit, but nowhere near where the guests are expected to be unless he can use it to his advantage when Ciel is talking to a guest. It doesn’t take long for him to start explaining the meaning of the decor and where it came from, all with a slight demeaning smile at “all the silly little details the human race came up with”

Spencer Reid: Similar but different to Sebastian. Spencer is all in for all kinds of decor, but the nostalgic look of the late 50’s to 80’s would have to be his favorite eras so far. Your apartment would have all kinds of trinkets from various cities and random small towns he’d visit, but he always made sure to grab something pertaining to the holiday. Messy to others but completely organized in each others head, the only things you have to set out were the Halloween trinkets and maybe a few orange fairy lights. Whenever Spencer had the time to come home, he’d always make sure you both were able to finish up decorating and carving pumpkins. Halloween being both of your favorite holidays, there is always time for decorating.

Jason Todd: Kind of similar to Spencer, but not too much in the sense that Jason lets you do whatever you want. However Y/N wants the apartment decorated, it’s the only way it’ll be. If you want to go for a pinkoween he’s 100000% there for it. Jason wouldn’t hesitate to take you shopping, yes even if there’s no way that is going to fit in your apartment, he’s going to find a way if his baby really wants it. Like Bucky, he’s got the tools ready, just tell him where and you won’t have to lift a finger unless you really want to.

[ashwhowrites]

Eddie Munson part 3

Cindy Lou Who🎄 - Y/N can't help but feel blue as she watches Eddie fall in love ( angst )

Baby on board - requested- Y/N has been fwb with her older neighbor, and finds herself pregnant ( angst to fluff )

The line between love and hate- requested - Eddie and Y/N hate each other, but that doesn't stop them from constantly hooking up. ( Angst to fluff )

Hairspray - requested - Steve believes Eddie is sneaking into his house to steal....but he's there for his sister?

His gift🎄 - requested - Eddie and his best friend exchange gifts for Christmas, Y/N plans to admit her feelings ( angst? Fluff, smut )

Oh neighbor - requested - Eddie can't keep his eyes or hands off his young neighbor ( fluff, smut, angst? )

Billy's daughter - requested - Y/N needs a job and finds herself crushing on her manager. They flirt, they sleep together, and like each other. But fear takes over when Eddie finds out who she is.

Shy game - requested - Y/N and Eddie are too shy to talk to each other. Their friends try their best to make it happen ( fluff )

Hideout jealousy - requested- Y/N finds herself jealous when she feels Eddie is into another girl

Work crush - requested - Eddie falls for his younger coworker. A holiday party brings them together

Rich girl, poor boy- requested - Eddie and Y/N introduce each other's families, not knowing the downfall it'll cause ( angst to fluff )

The mother of it all- Eddie finds himself crushing on his girlfriend's mom ( angst, fluff, smut. ⚠️age gap, perv!Eddie, Eddie is legal (18) reader is 35 )

If the van is shaking, don't come knocking- requested - Eddie finds himself jealous over the jocks who flirt with his girlfriend ( smut )

Love vs popularity - requested - Y/N Harrington falls for Eddie, a relationship that puts her relationship with Steve on the rocks ( angst to fluff )

Young girls and trust don't mix- requested - Eddie falls in love with a younger fan, and Wayne is suspicious ( angst to fluff )

Rockstar baby- requested - Eddie's one night stand leads to a future of parenthood

Dustin's babysitter - Eddie catches himself having the hots for Dustin's babysitter

Rockstar love- requested - Y/N finds herself opening for the one and only Eddie Munson. But he isn't what she expected him to be....in the worst way possible ( angst, smut, fluff )

Cheerleader Cupid - requested - Y/N has a crush on Eddie but doesn't know how to say it. So she wrote it

Daddy- requested - Y/N gets drunk and lets a little nickname slip ( fluff, tiny smut)

Cute but an asshole - requested - Y/N's dad is best friends with Eddie, and she cannot stand him. Until she's drunk and needs a ride home ( angst to fluff )

No cash, no problem -Y/N can't afford to pay Eddie for the night, but he has a different payment in mind ( smut, milf reader! X babysitter! Eddie)

Billy x Eddie x reader headcanon

Scared?- requested - Y/N and Eddie watch a new horror film. Eddie assumed Y/N needed the protection, but maybe he did. ( Older Eddie )

Weekend nights - requested - Eddie doesn't get along with his neighbor, Y/N Hargrove. Eddie has enough and confronts the issue ( older Eddie, smutty)

Project?- requested - Y/N and Steve are paired for a project and it sends Eddie in a spiral

The look- requested - Y/N finds her boyfriend and Chrissy talking, and she sees a look in Eddie's eyes that breaks her apart

Wingman vs wingwoman- requested- Max wants to set up her babysitter with Eddie. And Dustin wants to set up Eddie with his student council president

Dustin's friend- requested- Y/N Henderson has been keeping a secret from her brother

Who's your girlfriend?- requested - Eddie let's a girl get too friendly with him and Y/N doesn't take it well

2 boyfriends 1 girlfriend - requested- Billy doesn't realize how badly he's hurting his girlfriend until Eddie makes him

Wrong Cunningham - requested - Y/N likes Eddie but he likes her sister, so where does that leave her?

Don't yell- requested - Eddie makes the mistake of yelling at his girlfriend

To die for- requested - Y/N is a quite nerd who falls for the popular Eddie Munson, it turns sour when she asks him out in front of his friends. Then the upside down turns everything around

Wrong name - requested - Eddie wants to be set up with Y/N, but Dustin thought Y/N liked Steve

Daddy's girl- requested - Y/N knows her dad and Eddie have a bad past so she keeps them apart. But Eddie likes to cause trouble

Push away- requested- Eddie likes to run when he starts to feel

Tutor Turor- requested- Y/N is new to school, and becomes Eddie's tutor. He wants to ask her out but he has to pass a test first

Bedtime whispers - requested - Eddie thought Y/N was asleep when he confessed his love. After she heard it all, she wanted to hear more.

Lose it all for something more? - requested - Eddie and Y/N have been together for 6 months, but a certain cheerleader won't leave Eddie's mind

College boys - requested - Eddie is older than his girlfriend, he gets insecure when the young college boys want a taste of her. Instead of lashing out, he fucked her until he was the only thing on her mind ( ⚠️smut )

Happy again because of you- older rockstar Eddie x nanny reader (⚠️smut)

Friends? Or something more?- requested - Eddie feels like he's losing his girlfriend to Steve

Wrong story- Y/N has a crush on her teacher, filled with inappropriate thoughts she needs a release. So she writes it out...and accidentally sends it to him. (⚠️ Smut)

The first time - requested - Y/N is an inexperienced virgin and nervous for the next step. But she's ready for her and Eddie's first year anniversary (older Eddie ) (⚠️ smut)

She's different - requested - Eddie is known as the hideout fuck boy, but then he meets a girl that changed it all

A bit of daddy's help- requested - Y/N has been pregnant for too long and she needs Eddie's help to induce labor (⚠️ smut)

Frenemies - requested - Eddie and Reader have a weird relationship. They hate each other but still protect each other

Her attention - requested - Eddie is a simp for his girlfriend and wants her attention 24/7

No words - requested - Eddie falls for the new quiet girl ( deaf! Reader )

The friend- requested- Eddie is in love with his best friend, and when an opportunity knocked, he took it

All grown-up- requested- Eddie and Y/N are enemies with benefits until she finds out she is pregnant

The older woman - requested - Eddie is crushing on his hot older neighbor

His smell- requested - Eddie reads that a pregnant woman's smell can change and dislike the smell of their me

Both of you- requested- Chrissy and Eddie finally get together, but where does Y/N fit?

Baby talk - requested - Y/N finds out she's pregnant, and worried for Eddie's reaction

Runaway girl- requested - Steve doesn't realize what he has until she's Eddie's

Hawkins Princess - requested - Eddie is shocked to see the Hawkins princess in dentition, even more shocked that they seemed to get along

Gomez and Morticia - requested - blurb based on Gomez and Morticia

Daddy issues- requested- Y/N meets Eddie at a bar, turns out they have more in common than she thought

Poking- requested - Eddie doesn't want to have sex with his wife because of the baby ( fluff )

Ring thief - requested- Eddie and his partner always switch up rings (gn!reader)

Bet on me- requested - Eddie finds himself in a bet...but falls in love in the process

Prom dress- requested - Eddie doesn't know how to express his feelings so he drives the girl he likes away

A quiet place blurb

To believe in him- requested - Y/N came from a very religious background, and her parents don't accept her relationship with Eddie ( older Eddie )

Stutter- requested - Y/N Henderson is back in Hawkins, and she talks to her crush Eddie Munson. She begins to stutter with all the nerves, leading Eddie to think she's no good (angst to fluff )

Involved - requested - Y/N is a single mom who falls for Eddie. She lets her secret out and Eddie steps back ( angst to fluff )

3? Give me four- requested - Steve admits he's slept with Eddie's girlfriend in the past. Making Eddie feel like he needs to prove himself (smut)

Pick me, choose me, love me- requested - Eddie gets a girlfriend and it puts a strain on his friendship with his best friend. A fight breaks out and Y/N learns the truth ( angst ) part 2

Around her finger- Even though Eddie is older than his girlfriend, he's wrapped around her finger (smut)

Rebounds - requested - Eddie doesn't know his relationship was based on a rebound

Secret girlfriend- requested- The Hellfire boys had no idea their master had a girlfriend

Our secret- Dilf! Eddie x daughters friend reader!

Dungeons and Revenge - Eddie finds out the new guy in Hellfire is his ex's new boyfriend

Rumor has it- requested- A rumor spreads around the school that Eddie and Y/N are sleeping together. It gains popularity for Eddie, but the opposite for Y/N

Different- requested- Eddie falls for Dustin's alternative cousin

Runaway daddy- requested- Eddie runs when he finds out he is going to be a dad

Tickets to Con - requested - Y/N has tickets to a con, but no one will take the extra ticket, until her best friend and crush step up

No PDA- requested - Gareth is worried Eddie's girlfriend isn't into him

Parenting class- requested- Eddie and Y/N don't get along until they are partnered to raise a fake baby

Alone time- requested- Eddie loves his daughter, but he craves alone time with his wife

Dad's promise- requested- Eddie is on tour but he left his pregnant wife with one promise- he will be at the birth

Scary Sheriff- requested- Eddie has a crush on Hopper's daughter, and Hopper tends to scare Eddie off

Not her, you- requested- Y/N is used to people asking out her best friend, so when Eddie shows interest in her she thinks it's to get to Chrissy

Faithfully- requested- song by Journey

Crushing on Billy Hargrove - requested - Eddie finds out his girlfriend used to like Billy Hargrove, and now he's insecure

Red nose and smile- requested- Killer Clown Eddie au (smut)

To be loved- requested- Eddie falls in love with his best friend

Apologies - requested - Eddie won't pay attention to his girlfriend, lashing out as he called her clingy. Now he's on his knees to make it up to her ( smut )

DL- requested - Y/N is worried she isn't good enough for Eddie, resulting in her keeping their relationship a secret

Criminal love- Y/N visits her dad all the time at work, usually to deliver donuts but a certain prisoner catches her eye

Lady death- requested- The gang encounters death, but Eddie has a different reaction than the rest

To be ready- requested- Eddie is ready for his relationship to be public, but Y/N is not

Halloween night- requested- Y/N overhears Eddie's friend's disappointment in the new Halloween plans and fears Eddie thinks the same

Caught- requested- Wayne catches Eddie and Y/N in the act

Runaway Bride - requested - Eddie makes a decision that felt right in the moment. Years later, he realized he was wrong

Watching you- requested - Eddie is on the run from Jason, finding an escape in the girls locker room. Turns out he wasn't alone ( perv Eddie )

Beach fun - requested - Alone at the beach, Eddie gets the idea of some naughty fun- boob sucking

[osamucide]

DAZAI HCS! ⊹

LAST UPDATE: OCT 10

cw: talk of mental illness and substance use/abuse, speculation about Dazai’s f’ed up past+trauma, Dazai-typical references to suicide, references to self harm, probably a lot of projection on the author’s part

reid: i feel like yapping about Dazai tonight so here’s a non-exhaustive list of general headcanons i have about him. no word count because i’ll probably update this periodically lol

he does not listen to music from this century. he just doesn’t. not that he goes out of his way not to, he’s just drawn to a certain sound that only older music seems to have—I think The Smiths, Blondie, Tears For Fears, The Smashing Pumpkins, King Crimson, and Led Zeppelin are among his favorite artists

I think he also really enjoys classic jazz/blues/bebop music—Charles Mingus, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, Miles Davis, etc.

he’s anemic. I’m of the firm belief that Kunikida buys him a 100 ct bottle of iron tablets every 100 days which Dazai always graciously accepts. however, he only actually takes them when he gives enough of a shit to (which is not often) so the bottles are just accumulating on his bathroom sink/in the cupboard beneath

nail biter, cuticle picker, hair twirler, thigh bouncer, etc. I don’t think he really sits still unless it’s absolutely necessary

children love him, much to his dismay. they think he’s entertaining. he thinks they’re like puppies (and he canonically hates dogs). he won’t treat them badly, but he’s just not super interested in interacting with them. unwilling older brother vibe when faced with them. shithead kids can stoke his rage much faster than Chuuya ever could

he cannot take care of a fucking plant. has one succulent in his apartment. it’s surviving out of pure unadulterated spite. he hasn’t watered it in over a year

wearer of funky socks. his favorites are either the ones that say "I love my job ha ha just kidding" or the custom ones Yosano got him as a gag gift one year for white elephant at the office christmas party (they have Kunikida’s rage face on them)

really sad that, despite his criminal record being scrubbed clean, he is still banned from driving in the nation of Japan for the rest of his life because he wants a Ford Explorer so bad

PROFOUNDLY SOUND KNOWLEDGE OF MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY

he’s fluent in Japanese and English, proficient in French and Italian, and learning Russian

I think he also enjoys learning math/researching random shit/reading anything he can in his free time when he feels up to it. he never received a formal education and his IQ is through the roof—his yearning for academia is almost like an itch he has to scratch every once in a while. also, he just likes knowing things

he never learned how to ride a bike. wahhhh wahh

BPD king. look at him. my beautiful princess with a disorder. I doubt he’s diagnosed but he strongly suspects it seeing as he’s so self-aware; if not borderline, he just assumes he has severe PTSD. either way, he really won’t do anything other than what he already knows about how to manage it

along the same lines—he’s been a functional alcoholic since an alarmingly young age (I’m talking 16-17). I think it probably got a lot worse post-defection when he was underground, but he hardly had to function then anyway; he gets somewhat better after joining the Agency but still has a dependence, it’s just not severe enough to debilitate him

has a bin of art supplies in his apartment. he only ever pulls them out once every few months, but he rather enjoys painting and wouldn’t mind getting better at it

master at darts. don’t take him to a bar where there’s a dartboard. he will stand in front of it all night and obliterate everyone who challenges him

insatiable sweet tooth. he especially loves anything maple, butter pecan, or butterscotch he’s a grandpa

UPDATE.1

I love to headcanon that he has a glass eye!!! and that the bandages around his head in the dark era were some legitimate injury. he likes to pop it out as a party trick/to weird Kunikida out

he feeds the stray cats and kittens that linger around the ADA dorms. he probably spends some of his grocery money on the fancy wet canned food and leaves it out with a big plastic bowl of water. sometimes sits and watches them eat and likes to give them little scratches if they trust him enough to come rub up on his legs. they’re sort of to him as the orphans were to Odasaku, and it makes him feel closer to his deceased friend

on the note of grocery shopping—he only goes when Atsushi or Kunikida drag him along. keeps his list relatively the same from trip to trip: canned crab, cigarettes, bandages, a few cases of beer, sake, instant ramen, ice cream (particularly butter pecan), paper towels, and 3-in-1 shampoo when he needs it. Kunikida forces vegetables upon him (“put it in the ramen so you don’t die of heart disease”) but they almost always end up rotting to mush in his fridge. he steals his toilet paper from the ADA bathrooms/supply closets or bothers Atsushi and Kyoka for spare rolls when he’s out

religiously orders drinks from the cafe on his way in and out of work. on mornings he usually gets a latte with plenty of sugar and some sort of flavor; in the evenings he probably gets an iced flavored tea to mix or chase his sake with when he gets home

always has a pocket knife on him. probably one he got in his mafia days, or, it’s at least a habit/security he picked up from then

takes a lot of night walks. he doesn’t sleep well, so I think he probably wanders out tipsy with his pack of cigarettes in the wee hours of the morning and scuttles around to tire himself out

UPDATE.2

two words: medical trauma. I know some people get iffy when it comes to speculation about what Mori did/didn’t/may/may not have subjected him too as a young teenager (and believe me I have a lot of thoughts) but I definitely headcanon that Dazai was used as a little bit of a lab rat/sedated and coerced to some degree when it came to turning him into a killing machine. as a result, he’s got a fear of medical settings. after his surgery during the cannibalism arc? I know he got that phone back and was like “Tanizaki get me out of here right neow”

I think sweet little old ladies probably love him and he loves them too. always feels like he strikes up the best small talk with them. will help load groceries into their cars for them. he gets all smiley and stuff when they call him “sweetheart” “honey” “dear” or remark how handsome he is and about his hypothetical girlfriend must be so lucky

he can throw knives with pinpoint accuracy from a pretty impressive distance. he’s a little less accurate with his handgun at long range/with moving targets but HE’S GETTING BETTER

has like a 3.5 ft vertical jump at his best. like why are you a detective when the Lakers need a center

[neilperryismine]

songs I relate to neil !!

(disclaimer: these are all probably sad + it’s a really long list sorry)

making the bed by olivia rodrigo

pink pony club by chappell roan

bigger than the whole sky by taylor swift

I bet on losing dogs by mitski

I know it won’t work by gracie abrams

my tears ricochet by taylor swift

mirrorball by taylor swift

this is me trying by taylor swift

the lakes by taylor swift

no body, no crime by taylor swift

you’re on your own, kid by taylor swift

midnight rain by taylor swift

family line by conan gray

mastermind by taylor swift

matilda by harry styles

bigger than the whole sky by taylor swift

anatomy by kenzie

what was I made for? by billie eilish

so long, london by taylor swift

I can do it with a broken heart by taylor swift

fortnight by taylor swift

the smallest man who ever lived by taylor swift

I hate it here by taylor swift

end of beginning by djo

vienna by billy joel

you’re gonna go far by noah kahan

out of touch by daryl hall & john oates

scared of my guitar by olivia rodrigo

don’t dream it’s over by crowded house

can’t catch me now by olivia rodrigo

all too well by taylor swift

night changes by taylor swift

1 step forward, 3 steps back by olivia rodrigo

story of my life by one direction

sign of the times by harry styles

scott street by phoebe bridgers

I love you, I’m sorry by gracie abrams

tv by billie eilish

piano man by billy joel

capital loss by gigi perez

pretty isn’t pretty by olivia rodrigo

the subway by chappell roan

heaven knows I’m miserable now by the smiths

this night has opened my eyes by the smiths

seven by taylor swift

daddy issues by the neighbourhood

teenage dream by olivia rodrigo

iris by goo goo dolls

winner by conan gray

everything I wanted by billie eilish

wicked game by chris isaak

the cut that always bleeds by conan gray

kids by nick rattigan

the prophecy by taylor swift

nda by billie eilish

vampire empire by big thief

your best american girl by mitski

symphonia ix by nick rattigan

no surprises by radiohead

favourite crime by olivia rodrigo

exile by taylor swift

the last great american dynasty by taylor swift

fourth of july by sufjan stevens

army dreamers by kate bush

half return by adrienne lenker

pretend by alex_g_offline

wasted summers by juju<3

waiting room by phoebe bridgers

I know the end by phoebe bridgers

half a person by the smiths

first love/late spring by mitski

the grudge by olivia rodrigo

gilded lily by cults

I don’t smoke by mitski

holidays by conan gray

vincent by don mclean

knockin’ on heavens door by bob dylan

everyone wants to rule the world by tears for fears

forever young by alphaville

please, please, please, let me get what I want by the smiths

hey jude by the beatles

no surprises by radiohead

boys don’t cry by the cure

beautiful boy by john lennon

that joke isn’t funny anymore by the smiths

funeral by phoebe bridgers

don’t try suicide by queen

my life by billy joel

all the young dudes by mott the hoople

falling by harry styles

sign of the times by harry styles

little freak by harry styles

love of my life by harry styles

songs kinda about neil from todd’s pov !!

francis forever by mitski

mr. loverman by ricky montgomery

this is me trying by taylor swift

ur so pretty by wasia project

the lakes by taylor swift

the exit by conan gray

I miss you, I’m sorry by gracie abrams

back to december by taylor swift

birds of a feather by billie eilish

wildflower by billie eilish

haunted by taylor swift

who’s afraid of little old me? by taylor swift

loml by taylor swift

right where you left me by taylor swift

cool about it by boygenius

k by cigarettes after sex

this love by taylor swift

fade into you by mazzy star

astronomy by conan gray

angel eyes by abba

strange by celeste

fine line by harry styles

christmas kids by roar

all I wanted by paramore

sunsetz by cigarettes after sex

I wait for you by alex_g_offline

reflections by the neighbourhood

nobody by mitski

cool about it by boygenius

anything by adrienne lenker

break by alex_g_offline

someday I’ll get it by alek olsen

blue hair by tv girl

cigarettes out the window by tv girl

blondie by current joys

remember that night? by sara kays

once more to see you by mitski

I want you by mitski

astronomy by conan gray

lover you should’ve come over by jeff buckley

slipping through my fingers by abba

don’t you forget about me by simple minds

as it was by harry styles

songs I related to neil and todd

casual by chappell roan

close to you by gracie abrams

guilty as sin? by taylor swift

smile by sabrina carpenter

set fire to the rain by adele

suddenly I see by kt tunstall

dive by olivia dean

bags by clairo

picture you by chappell roan

sailor song by gigi perez

rolling in the deep by adele

ocean eyes by billie eilish

somethin’ stupid by frank and nancy sinatra

watch by billie eilish

I love you by billie eilish

about you by the 1975

21 by gracie abrams

satellite by harry styles

blue by billie eilish

look after you by the fray

dream by fleetwood mac

I wanna be your by arctic monkeys

labyrinth by taylor swift

my love mine all mine by mitski

not a lot, just forever by adrienne lenker

velvet ring by big thief

always forever by cults

there is a light that never goes out by the smiths

head over heals by tears for fears

hey lover by the daughters of eve

keep driving by harry styles

if you’ve made it this far please share songs you relate to neil/todd/anderperry!! <33

@fruityeleonora

[blackhill2245]

You jokingly call billie eilish

Crack fick ngl, billie x platonic fem reader

I sighed in boredom. It was the middle of the summer holidays, and I had shit to do.

I've done all my homework, who the fuck gives homework over the summer? Anyway I've finished all that, and I've finished all my personal projects and I've painted and re did my room... twice!.

So I sat there scrolling on Instagram falling asleep, despite it being 8pm. I see all my friends out having fun on holiday and I'm here in shitty ireland, like how dull can my life be?

I groan about to throw my phone across the room, again, when I get an idea. I giggle to myself and lay on my belly, fliping through my contacts, deciding to ring celebrities and see what happens. I click on Taylor Swift. I don't like her music, but like I don't care. Anyway, I try calling her, but it instantly declines, so I try again, and I get an automated response saying I reached my limit. I groan, flopping back on my back and decide to see if anybody posted on their story in the two seconds I was away.

I rush past all the boring shit before seeing billie eilish posting about her dog shark. Suddenly, I had a light bulb moment, and I pressed on her profile and pressed DMs, I pressed call and waited.

Just as the call was going to end, it answered, "i pause for a moment shocked before belting."

"BE MY, BE MY BABY! MY ONE AND ONLY BABY!" I stop singing, looking at the phone wide-eyed and red in the face. I looked like a mess, having just woken up my hair everywhere. My makeup was ruined because I didn't take it off before I napped.

"What the fuck" I hear a man say as billie laughs turning red. "Well?" I'm not gonna lie I was sitting myself.

"Yo! What the fuck!" She laughs rolling onto her side and sitting up showing her brother Fineas in the background who looked confused.

I take a deep breath about to start singing again before billie interrupts me, thankfully.

"Yo, whyd you call?" She asks, recovering from her laughing fit she moves to sit next to Fineas.

"Girl, I was bored," I whine, not moving from my awkward position, I was sitting up, but my face was smashed into my pillow.

"You're gonna get your makeup all over your pillow," fineas notes, I shrug. "This shit doesn't come off, it's like.... water proof, " I try to think, but I just give up in the end.

"Hey, where you from?" I hear some commotion on the other end as billie leaves speaking as she walks away coming back with her spider, or teranchula, same thing.

"Ireland," I roll my eyes, "get me away from hear." I drag out the sentence rolling off the bed, showing how much I hated it here. "Didn't expect you to answer." I sigh, head crooked arms splayed out legs looking like a dead spider.

She laughs to herself, handing her spider to fineas, who looked like he wanted to throw the thing across the room. "I don't usually, but what's the harm?" I look off screen "hello little man" I coo sitting up my dog rocky cokes into my room, I hear billie asking who I'm talking too so I flip the camera to show him off.

We ended up talking for an hour before I had to go for dinner, yes I have dinner at 9 Sue me.

I was sad to end the call, but the billie said, "Sad you have to leave, girl, what your um oh wait here." I raised a brow, not understanding what she meant, but then I get a notification that BIlly_boy2901 started following you, "hey is that you?" I laugh at the name, "yea can't have people knowing about my secret account you know?" I Humm "smart" I sigh saying goodnight before we ended the call, for some reason I wasn't really in shock which I thought I would be, she seemed so normal I don't know I thought she would be different but whatever.

That night, I had dinner and went to bed. I talked to billie in the morning despite it being so late in America that she stayed up to talk. I smiled to myself, thinking about how sweet she was.

Girls, my first fiction, ahhahaha anyway, hope you enjoy ❤️

[anniiecrsta]

♬ adult billy dunne hcs 𖾞 ⁺ 𓈒

❝ mama i’m chasing a ghost, do i look like him? ❞

:: billy took to carpentry to try and figure out what to do in his spare time, after that night: he never says the name out loud, never mentions the day directly, to try and convince himself it was all a dream. from carving small blocks of wood to full on building his own fucking kitchen table, billy will do literally anything to keep his hands occupied and himself as far away from his own home as possible— being a better man, being the man she deserves, is a mask that he tries so hard to keep up. his grip on it so tight that sometime it cracks and he needs his time to sew his seams back together.

:: the first thing that he did after the whole legalized part of the unfinished tour was dealt with, countless meetings that he attended on his own and countless things that he left unfinished for her to deal with, was move back to pittsburgh. as far away as humanly possible from even just the memory of what happened, as far away from everything that happened as billy dunne can get. no distance will ever get him to close the aching gap between his ribs were she stuffed herself. just a normal house with an average backyard and a shed, the ghost of an empty room at the end of the hall.

:: after years, around 1982, he started growing his hair out again. way longer than just past his shoulder for probably the first time in his life, and also the last, but it often got in his way when he worked on his projects, leading him to create a steadily growing hairband collection that he keeps losing pieces of everytime he ties his hair. sometimes, when he can barely contain his urge to crawl out of his skin and go nurse a beer as he bleeds out to death, billy starts stretching them until they fling back onto his wrist to whip it. it only ever stings. the fact he calls bruising pain ‘just a sting’ should be worrying, but it never is.

:: the year teddy died (show canon), billy was given his leftover projects and half of the ownership of teddy’s house, due to his lack of family: he jumped at the chance, after a year of absolute deabilitating grief, and took over, using it as his gateway back into the music world. it didn’t take a lot of arguing or fights with cam, it actually took no fights at all, and few years of so he went back from LA to pittsburgh every three months or so. that quickly became an insustainable way to live, between the costs of flying and just being far away from his job too long in his breaks. a year after he accepted the jobs, he went to live in teddy’s house alone.

:: when cam got sick, he left everything in LA and spent her last year with her in pittsburgh. julia moved back in too, and for how hard he tried to not get lost in his own head for the whole year, to be present in what he feared would be her last year, for the life of him he couldn’t help but dissapear at random times to go on a drive. couldn’t help but sit down and stare at his phone and think that maybe, just maybe, he could call teddy and tell him everything. maybe he could call her. he never did. he waited until he had permission, until it was all over and he felt more like the scraps of a man that what he tried to hard to build himself back up to be.

:: at teddy’s house, he spent almost all of his evening’s in the living room, staring at the vinyls. he rarely actually opened all of the old boxes, and just enjoyed reading the tracklists and production credits. working behind the scenes didn’t make him particularly happy when it wasn’t his music, but having some control in music at all was better than none. the food he ate the most was pasta with tomato sauce, too lazy or too tired to cook himself creative meals, but when visiting pittsburgh on holidays he always did his best to make up for lost time with his cooking.

[violentdelightsandviolentends]

August - Taylor Swift. Harbor - Clairo. Anchor - Novo Amor. Mirrorball - Taylor Swift. Work Song - Hozier. Just Asking - Aquilo. The Bomb - Florence and the Machine. Walk Me Home - Searows. Lost At Sea - Rob Grant & Lana Del Rey. Mystery of Love - Sufjan Stevens. Always - Daniel Caesar. Promise - Ben Howard. Beach Baby - Bon Iver. Tethered - Sleeping at Last. Us - James Bay. Candy - Paolo Nutini. The Only Exception - Paramore. Song on the Beach - Arcade Fire. Diving (Acoustic) - Bombay Bicycle Club & Holly Humberstone. Beltway - Solange. Everything Works Out In The End - Kodaline. Invisible String - Taylor Swift. Smoke Signals - Phoebe Bridgers. If We Were Vampires - Noah Kahan & Wesley Schultz. You're Gonna Go Far - Noah Kahan. Woman (Single Version) - Mumford and Sons. Let The Light In - Lana Del Rey & Father John Misty. Margaret - Lana Del Rey & Bleachers. History - X Ambassadors. I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For - U2. Ur So Pretty - Wasia Project. Unknown / Nth - Hozier. Clay Pigeons - Michael Cera. Lacy - Olivia Rodrigo. My Love Mine All Mine - Mitski. Lake Missoula - Richy Mitch & The Coal Miners. I'll Be Seeing You - Billie Holiday. Strawberry Wine - Noah Kahan. In A Good Way - Faye Webster.

give these songs a listen while you read Honey Girl for the full experience!! i'll add to this playlist as we go along with each chapter <3

the masterlist.

[hogwartsandhawkins]

Prove Me Wrong

Chapter 14: Wonderin' Where I Am

If you need to catch up, here's the masterlist

Summary: Things become tense at Christmas Dinner

Warnings: Swearing, angst, mentions of bruising, mentions of Neil. As always let me know if I missed anything!

Word Count: 4.4k

Authors Note: I had to give Jess a walking down the stairs in a dress scene. She deserves it

Jess awoke Christmas Eve morning with a knot in her stomach. It was currently 9:22 AM, which was much too early for her to be up considering she was up with Billy Hargrove until about 4 in the morning last night. 

It had been a little over a week since they watched Friday the 13th, and almost every night after Billy had been over, whether her parents knew about it or not. He had left her alone the couple nights following that one, not wanting to come off as desperate or pushy, until eventually, he used the excuse of their shared project that he honestly couldn’t care less about. The week started off with him just coming over for homework, but quickly turned to him knocking on her window and her pretending not to notice new bruises forming or new cuts appearing. She had tried a few times to offer ice or Neosporin, but her offers were always waived away. After the third fight resulting in Billy seeking sanctuary, Jess let it go. He mentioned how irritable his dad gets towards the Holidays, and how he’s forced to stay home longer to “take his mandatory vacation”, which explained the constant fighting. It came to a point where Billy was able to avoid the fighting entirely, exchanging the nights spent at home with nights with Jess. It became a strange constant with them, and Jess always wondered how her parents would feel if they found out about her sneaking a boy into her room late at night and allowing him to stay until after Mr. Logan left for work. 

She also wondered how Steve would feel. 

He, like her parents, had no idea how she was truly spending her nights. And though she had seen him as well since school was let out for break, the subject of Billy never truly came up, unless, of course, he asked about her project. Now that they would be under the same roof for Christmas Eve, however, she worried that it might come out, that Billy would divulge details of their strange new friendship, whether it be accidental or to get a rise out of Steve. 

Jess slowly slid out of her bed, her legs fighting to stay under the warmth of her covers. If it had been any other morning after spending all night with Billy, she would have looked at the clock and immediately went back to sleep. She felt the need to be ready today. She felt the need to prepare. She shuffled over to her dresser, staring at the disheveled hair and large, swollen eye bags she was currently sporting. She hung her head for a moment, finding the energy to walk to her closet and search her closet for the dress that she wore last year. Once her legs decided to move, she opened her closet and walked over the clothes, shoes, and gear to make it to the back, where the red satin dress hung for a year. She unhooked it along with the hanger and stumbled over to the door again, laying it delicately on her bed, the end of it draping over her footboard. She rubbed the fabric of the right sleeve between her fingers before walking out of her room to the bathroom, looking forward to her warm shower. 

Turning on the shower head, she placed her hand under the running water, instantly regretting not waiting another minute, the cold water piercing her wrist and palm; an immense contrast to sleeping in her sweatshirt under her comforter. She stripped from her clothes, using the sweatshirt to dry her wet hand, hoping to warm it some, before placing the opposite hand under the water. The water was much warmer now, though not yet at the temperature she preferred. However, she stepped in anyway, knowing that it would feel much better than the cold she was feeling now. 

Jess huddled underneath the water, her muscles relaxing more as it gradually became warmer. When she no longer felt the chill that came with the lack of clothes, she began lathering shampoo in her hair and soap on her body, careful to take her time. She needed everything to go perfect, to look perfect, to smell perfect. Though she couldn’t quite put a pin into why it needed to be perfect, Jess chalked it up to having both the Harrington’s and the Hargrove’s over in one night. Of course, there was Billy, who was now continuously giving her butterflies and causing her to second guess everything she ever did around him, this wasn’t the only factor that was making her overanalyze everything. 

She would have new people in her home, Max, whom she wasn’t too worried about if she was being honest, Susan, whom she hasn’t really said a single word to since meeting her, and Neil. Neil was what made her stomach churn the most. She was aware that he would be around her intimate area now, her home. And that he would be around her mother for the first time, which scared her even more. She knew of his temper, though also knew of his ability to hold his temper around company. Which is why she wanted everything to be perfect, not necessarily for her sake, but for both Billy and Max. 

She stepped out and wrapped her towel around her as quickly as possible, attempting to beat the cold air. She flipped the toilet lid down and sat there for a moment, still exhausted from the lack of sleep. When she finally stood up again, she picked up her clothes that were scattered on the bathroom floor and began to walk back to her bedroom, deciding to finish getting ready for the evening in there. 

When Jess heard the doorbell ring for the first time tonight, she hurried out the hall to the stairs, anxious to see who it was. When she saw Neil and Susan enter first, she immediately slowed her pace down the steps, wanting her parents to be the first to greet them. She then saw Billy walk through the door, wearing a hardened, distorted smile. He began to look back at someone behind him, who Jess assumed was Max, and started to open his mouth. Before he was able to speak, however, Jess caught his attention as she continued to slowly walk down the stairs.

Billy’s wry smile fell suddenly as he took in her appearance. Her hair was pinned back on one side, sweeping it out of her freshly done face, the makeup look being something he remembered from the party they had recently attended, the only difference being that her lips were now lightly tinted red, which matched the red silk that was draped perfectly over her body. His eyes left her lips to the sweetheart neckline that fell below the hems of the sleeves, which met with the dress in the middle of her shoulders, accentuating her collarbone. The extra fabric of the sleeves made them puff faintly before fitting tightly below her elbow where they ended. Billy continued to gaze at her in amazement, his eyes finally arriving at the A-line skirt that hugged her figure until it met the top of her hips, breaking away and flaring ever so slightly. 

He returned to her lips again. She was smiling at him the way she normally did, but Billy Hargrove felt everything but normal in that moment. He began to open his mouth to speak again, but Max grew tired of him blocking the doorway, which he had been doing without him realizing until Jess made it completely down the stairs. 

“Move, asshole,” Max whispered, shoving Billy out of the way, closing the door behind her. She then caught a glimpse at Jess as well and stole Billy’s words from him, “Holy shit, Jess, you look amazing!”

“Maxine! Language!” 

Max gave an apologetic smile to her mother, who was then reassured by Jess’s mother that it was alright and mumbled something about Max being right. 

“Yeah, thanks,” Jess said sheepishly, “It’s just the dress I wore last year, so…” She began to look back at Billy before being called by her mother to introduce herself to the Hargroves, again. Jess turned away from the two for a moment, allowing Billy to take in the back of the dress, which plunged under her shoulder blades. Billy’s eyes roamed down her body for a moment, then looked shamefully down to his feet. He began to feel uncomfortable with the amount of people in the room, partially wishing it were just the two of them. 

But then, what exactly would he do if it were just the two of them?

Nothing.

It had always been just the two of them. And yet, here he was, still painfully aware of how she was able to make his heart stop within a second and still not willing to do a single thing about it. His mind continued to race, becoming frustrated that she looked like this, and he was unable to tell her just how beautiful she was to him. 

And then, the doorbell rang. Knowing who it was, Billy ushered Max to the living room where the parents were standing, brushing passed Jess as she made her way toward the door. Mrs. Logan pulled Billy in a tight hug, telling him how happy she was to have him there, letting go to do the same thing for Max. 

Jess quickly turned the door handle to reveal a shivering Steve Harrington, who had a small stack of presents in his right arm, his other free to pull Jess into a hug before stepping forward to allow his parents in. 

“Heyyy girl, look at you! You look great!” Steve then grabbed the wrapped boxes with both hands, pointing with them to his right. “Where you want these?” Jess nodded her head to where he was pointing, feeling Mrs. Harrington hug her from behind. 

“Merry Christmas, love,” she said warmly, walking over with her husband to greet the Logans. Steve began to carry the presents under the tree when he stopped abruptly. 

“What the f-“

“I told you, we were having other people over…” Jess nudged Steve secretly, as if asking him to behave.

He bent his head down slightly to her level, still not taking his eyes off Billy. “You never said he was the ‘other people’.”

Jess feigned a smile, looking up at Steve and then back at the crowd they had in the living room. “Max is here too, you know…” She then looked over at Billy as well, who now had a smug smile plastered on his face, crossing his arms as he sized up Steve for a moment. 

“Hey there, Harrington.”

Steve snorted out a laugh, rolling his eyes as he walked straight to the tree. 

“Oh, Steve!” Mrs. Logan took the presents from him, hugging and wishing him a Merry Christmas. “You know Billy? He told us you were on the team together. His father is the new security guard at Stan’s job. Stan?” 

Mr. Logan looked away from the conversation he was having with both the Hargroves and the Harringtons. “Yeah, hun? Oh, yes.” He broke away from the group and walked toward Steve, patting him on the back before steering him toward Mr. and Mrs. Hargrove to properly introduce him to the rest. “… And of course, you know their son Billy…” 

Steve cocked his head back, staring at Billy with the same intensity that Billy was staring at him. Jess watched as Steve clenched his jaw before speaking. “Yup,” he muttered, clearing his throat, “he’s just, great.” The sarcasm dripping from his compliment caught Mr. Logan off guard, causing him to whip his head to face Steve, and then Billy, furrowing his eyebrows at the both of them in confusion. 

“Ookaayy…” But before Mr. Logan could question it further, Max moved Billy out of the way to greet Steve, excited to see him finally this break. 

“Hey! Great job on Dustin’s hair, by the way, he didn’t look like a total freakazoid like I thought he would.”

Steve chuckled lightly, “Hey kid. I actually didn’t do it; it was all him.” He then peered behind him, leaning back to give Jess another annoyed look. “If I would have known you were coming, I would have got you something…” He made sure to speak loud enough for Jess to hear while she pretended she didn’t. 

Mrs. Logan clapped her hands once, asking for everyone’s attention. “Dinner’s just about ready and the table is set… so if everyone wants to go take their seats while me and Stan get everything out…” 

Mrs. Harrington of course refused to sit without helping, patting Stan lightly and inviting him to go sit with her husband, which he did reluctantly. The grown-ups happened to migrate towards the end closest to the kitchen, leaving the opposite end for Jess, Steve, Max, and Billy. Jess took the seat on the corner, Max sitting across from her. Steve took the chair to Jess’s right, which left the seat at the end of the table for Billy. 

Billy brushed passed Jess’s chair, sitting to her left at the end. He continued to give Steve a sly smirk, but when Jess would catch his eye, he dropped it and avoided eye contact with her, which she thought to be strange. 

“So Hargrove, what you been up to so far, huh? Drinking with Tommy get boring yet?”

Billy snickered bitterly at Steve’s statement, “You know what, Harrington? I haven’t actually seen Hagen yet. Like I said, I’ve just been doing whatever this one says.” He tapped Jess’s hand, still without looking at her. 

“So homework then. Isn’t that fun...” 

Billy grinned at Steve again, swiping his teeth like he normally did when contemplating how to ruin Steve’s day. His eyes shot at Jess momentarily before locking in on Steve again, biting the inside of his cheek. “So that’s what she’s been telling you, huh?” 

Jess’s back straightened suddenly as she turned toward Billy with wide eyes. She shook her head as carefully as she could so that Steve wouldn’t notice. When Billy finally faced her, her eyebrows contorted with her irritation and horror. However, her face relaxed a bit as she watched Billy’s features change as well. He clenched his jaw for a moment as his eyes displayed what Jess could have sworn was anger before he leaned back in his chair and rolled his eyes away from her, staring toward the other end of the table. 

Steve had not noticed his change in demeanor, however. He was currently nodding his head in disbelief. He laughed through his nose, looking at Max, who immediately shrugged her shoulders, and then looked at Jess, holding an annoyed smile as he clicked his tongue with the roof of his mouth. He leaned in so his shoulder was against Jess’s, now looking away to not give off the impression that he was questioning her. “What the hell is he talking about…”

“I don’t even know. He’s just being stupid.” Jess looked pointedly back over at Billy, watching the way his jaw clamped even tighter when he heard her excuse.

Mrs. Logan and Mrs. Harrington began to bring out large dishes, Mrs. Logan placed the mashed potatoes at the teens’ end, being sure to mention she knew how much both Billy and Steve enjoyed them. Both boys smile at her politely before glancing in each other’s direction, Steve looking more vexed than Billy did. 

“Alright, gang, let’s eat!” Mr. Logan announced, causing Steve to get up as quickly as possible, his mismatched chair dragging against the floor loudly. Everyone else followed suit, making their way to the food they were currently loading their plates with. The only two who remained by their seats were Billy and Jess. 

Billy slowly added mashed potatoes to his plate, Jess staring at him, obviously displeased. 

“What.”

“What happened to behaving?”

“What happened to ‘friends don’t lie’?” 

“I’m not lying!” Jess hissed, looking over her shoulder to see if anyone was interested enough to listen in on their conversation. 

“Whatever you say, princess,” he said, his tone accusatory. He then plopped the serving spoon back in the potatoes rather aggressively, but when he looked up and met her eyes again, the anger he held in his gaze melted away. Though he was irritated with her, he knew most of the irritation stemmed from him being unable to relax around her like he was able to without Steve Harrington there to ruin it. He began to feel put out by the fact that no matter how many nights he spent with her, how many secrets he divulged, how many times he made her laugh, she would always choose Steve Harrington. And she would always choose to keep him a secret. Not that he could really blame her, but that doesn’t mean he couldn’t be bitter about it. Besides, he was in love with this girl, how could he not be bitter?

Fuck.

No. That couldn’t be true. He couldn’t actually be in love with her. There was no way. No way he was in love with the way she smiled, the way she looked at him when no one else was around. No way he was in love with quietly listening to her read to him as his mind continued to wander about whether she knew how much he loved seeing her pull her hair back in the clip she used only when they studied. No way that he secretly wished that she was in love with him too. There was no way. Because he didn’t even know what that word even meant. He clenched his jaw again, but this time it wasn’t out of anger. He left Jess standing there by herself, filling his plate even if he no longer had an appetite. 

When everyone sat back down, the adults continued to talk amongst themselves, conversation ranging from work to what their neighbors have been up to. When the conversation shifted to the high school basketball tournament which was being held in late February, their attention turned to the boys sitting at the end of the table, who were now avoiding eye contact. 

“How’s the team looking this year, son? We haven’t been to a game in a month it feels like.” Mr. Logan was looking over at Steve, which caused him to force the bit of turkey down with his water before he answered. 

“Yeah, we had a few away games, but we’re doing okay I think. Looking good for February.” Steve looked over at his father, who gave him a nod of approval. 

“Some of us are having trouble planting our feet.” Billy chimed in flatly, taking a forkful of mashed potatoes when he was done. 

“You know,” Steve cleared his throat, turning his body to face Billy, “I’ve been noticing a different problem.” He then shifted his body back toward Mr. Logan, who, along with the rest of the adults, was eyeing both boys peculiarly. “We’ve been having problems fouling, you know what I mean. Some of us even get benched in the middle of some games because they can’t seem to figure out how not to go a game without a technical.”

Billy shrugged at this, smiling to himself as he continued to look down and eat his food. Jess looked up at Max, who was minding her business, happily putting away what was on her plate. She was either oblivious to what was happening, or simply didn’t care, Jess hadn’t decided. She then looked over at Steve, who had a hardened look on his face, his hair partially coming undone from how many times he ran his fingers through it tonight. And then there was Billy, who continued to look smug in his seat, occasionally giving Jess strange looks that she couldn’t decipher. 

“The girls are getting ready for the bake sale,” Jess announced suddenly, attempting to change the subject and ease the tension that she wasn’t sure whether the rest of the party could feel yet. 

“Oh, a bake sale? How fun!” Susan voiced with a smile, looking around the table for more elaboration. 

“Oh yes, the girls on the cheer team always do a bake sale when the tournament starts,” Jess’s mom began, causing everyone’s attention to veer away from Jess’s end of the table, something she was grateful for. 

Dinner ended with Mr. and Mrs. Logan placing both a pumpkin and apple pie on the table. Jess got up to get a slice of pumpkin, but only picked at it when she sat back down, ready for this exhausting night to be over. They continued to talk for what seemed like hours after the pie was brought out until finally, Mr. and Mrs. Harrington rose from the table. 

Jess got up as well, hugging Steve goodbye and walking with him toward the door. “Sorry about… tonight,” she whispered, looking behind her as she spoke. 

“Not like you invited him.” He looked over at Billy one last time before shaking his head. 

“Right…”

Steve then raised his hand, now looking over at Max, “See ya, kid.” 

“BYE!” 

Steve then gave Jess a sympathetic smile before following his parents out the door, looking back as she gave him one last goodbye. Jess then closed the door behind them, turning back to the rest of the table. 

“Well thank you so much, Stan, Bev, we should probably get-“

“Wait, Jess, can I see you’re TV first?” Max interrupted her mother, excitedly moving her chair back and walking around Billy. 

“Uh, yeah, sure. If it’s okay with your mom.”

Susan looked over at Neil, who was now wearing a tight-lined smile, something that made Jess anxious. “Sure. Sure, honey. But then we have to leave.”

“Sure, mom,” was all Max said in response. Max then ran up the stairs as if she already knew where her room was. Jess took her time walking up the steps, careful to not catch one of her heels on the edge of a stair, and finally made it to a bouncing Max. 

Jess opened her bedroom door, Max rushing in without hesitation. 

“You’re room’s so cool.”

“It’s alright I guess.”

“I would kill to have a room this big.” Max was now walking around to the other side of the bed where she suddenly made a strange face. “Why do you have beer under your bed? I thought you hated beer. 

“Oh shit.” Jess quickly made it to where Max was standing, slowly bending down to retrieve what was left of Billy’s six-pack he had a week ago. “Shit, where do I put this.” She then opened her closet and kicked off her heels, walking over her mound of items before settling the beer in the far corner, being sure to throw a decent amount of clothes over them before leaving. 

“You’re messy.” 

“Yeah, I’m aware.”

“Were those Billy’s?”

 “Why do you ask?”

“They’re the same ones he always gets.”

Jess sighed. Knowing Max, she wasn’t going to get away without answering her questions. “Yes, they’re Billy’s.” 

“You guys spend a weird amount of time together,” Max walked away from the bed, heading toward the TV, running her hands over it before looking back at Jess, “Is that why he was acting all weird tonight?”

“MAX?” 

Saved by the bell.

Max rolled her eyes and groaned. “COMING!” She opened the door and quickly ran down the stairs. By the time Jess made it downstairs as well, the Hargroves/Mayfields already had their coats on and were migrating toward the door. 

“Thank you so much for having us over, tonight, we had a great time.” 

Everyone said their polite goodbyes as Billy fiddled with something inside his coat pocket. He slowly walked over to Jess and without looking at her, he asked, “Walk me out?” 

Jess found his question odd, considering how angry he seemed to be with her only moments ago. But of course, she nodded in agreeance. Billy walked over to the Logan’s coat hanger without delay and grabbed one that looked like it belonged to her, draping it over Jess’s shoulders lightly before following his family out the door. 

When his father opened his car door and turned to him expectantly, Billy cleared his throat, looking down at the pavement before cautiously looking back at him. 

“I’ll walk.” 

“Son, get in-“ 

“Neil it’s okay, we’re only down the road anyways.” 

Neil gritted his teeth for a moment before sliding into the driver’s side. Susan smiled apologetically at Jess, entering the car after her husband. Before speaking, Billy watched his parents’ car drive further away, causing Jess to become anxious. 

“Billy, what-“

“Are we friends, Jess?”

“What? Billy what are you even-“ 

“Are we friends.”

“Well, yeah…”

“Does pretty boy know that?” Billy pointed out toward the road with his thumb, assuming the direction of where Steve was at the moment. 

“What, you want me to tell him that you sneak into my room whenever you want?” 

“That’s not what I asked.” 

“Of course he doesn’t know. Does Tommy or Carol know? Does Jane-“

“You know what, they just might.” Billy stared into her, the look of disappointment obviously embedded in his features. 

“Billy, I-“ 

He cut her off by reaching into the pocket he was fiddling with and taking out a small, wrapped present. The wrapping was folded into a square and was mostly flat besides where the presented rested between the paper. 

“Open it tomorrow. Or tonight. Whatever.”

“Billy…”

“Just let me know when I need to come back over to finish our shit.”

“Wait…”

He looked her over one last time, taking in her dress that he probably would never have the pleasure of seeing her in again. He sighed, dropping his gaze as he walked closer to her before looking back up. He took one of her sleeves between his index finger and thumb, rubbing it softly just as Jess did this morning. After a moment of staying silent, he looked away again, finally saying what he wanted to all this time. 

“You looked beautiful tonight, Jess…” He nodded to himself after saying this, as if he were agreeing with himself, and turned away, walking back toward his house. 

Taglist: @nix-rose @fandom-princess-forevermore @ooo---hazelgrimm---ooo @axionn @defenslessheart-main @the-lost-are-ignored

[girllbossmalewifeduos]

Round 1 and 2 Matchups under cut!

Round 1:

Nick Hoult/Lynn Angel (All Saints Street) vs Princess Daisy/Luigi (Super Mario)

Robin/Chrom (Fire Emblem: Awakening) vs Miyako Shiminori/Yuuki Izumi (Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie)

Kida/Milo Thatch (Atlantis: The Lost City) vs Haru/Legoshi (Beastars)

Robin Buckly/Steve Harrington (Stranger Things) vs Bryce Tankthrust/Bobby Worst (Brandon Rogers)

Emma Perkins/Paul Matthews (Hatchetfield) vs Kyoko Kirigiri/Makoto Naegi (Danganronpa)

Barbie/Ken (Barbie) vs Jo/Brick (Total Drama: Revenge of the Island)

Round 2:

Marcille Donation/Laois Touden (Dungeon Meshi) vs Winner of 1:1

The Princess/The Long Quiet (Slay the Princess) vs Mandy/Billy (The Grim Adventures of Billy and Mandy)

Izumi Curtis/Sig Curtis (Fullmetal Alchemist) vs Zelda/Link (The Legend of Zelda)

Percival 'Percy' King/Ramsey Murdock (Epithet Erased) vs Nico Robin/Franky (One Piece)

Fuuko Izumo/Andy (Undead Unlock) vs Malfina/Connecticut Clark (Flork of Cows/Tumblr)

Marinette Dupain Cheng/Adrien Agreste (Miraculous Ladybug) vs Beatrice/Battler Ushiryoma (Umineko: When They Cry)

Gloria/Melman (Madagascar) vs Melissa Podebrat/Nine Fortan (Beware of the Villainess)

Vex'halia/Percy (Critical Role) vs Meryl Stryfe/Vash the Stampede (Tribune)

Millie/Moxie (Helluva Boss) vs Winner of 2

c! Pearlescentmoon/c! BigB (Limited Life SMP) vs Wildstyle/Emmet Brickowski (The Lego Movie)

Tiana/Naveen (Princess and the Frog) vs Yor Forger/Loid Forger (Spy x Family)

Candace Flynn/Jeremy Johnson (Phineas and Ferb) vs Granmamare/Fujimoto (Ponyo)

Mitsuru Kirijo/Akihiko Sanada (Persona 3) vs Winner of 3

Lilith Morningstar/Lucifer Morningstar (Hazbin Hotel) vs c! Zombiecleo/c! Ethoslab (Limited Life SMP)

Sgt Calhoun/Fix-It Felix (Wreck-It Ralph) vs Odalia Blight/Alador Blight (The Owl House)

Shego/Dr Drakken (Kim Possible) vs Starfire/Nightwing (DC Comics)

Nami/Sanji (One Piece) vs Winner of 4

Aerith Gainsborough/Cloud Strife (Final Fantasy VII) vs Yuki Tsukumo/Choso (Jujutsu Kaisen)

Sharpay Evans/Ryan Evans (High School Musical) vs Mona/Plague Knight (Shovel Knight)

Aqua/Terra (Kingdom Hearts) vs Annie Leonhardt/Armin Arlert (Attack on Titan)

Hatsune Miku/Kaito (Vocaloid) vs Sandra Lynn Faeth/Jawbone O'Shawnessy (Dimension 20)

c! Geminitay/c! Scott Smajor (Empires SMP) vs Girlfriend/Boyfriend (Friday Night Funkin)

Connie Maheswaren/Steven Universe (Steven Universe) vs Miku/Tatsu (Way of the Househusband)

Asuka Langly Soryu/Shinji Ikari (Neon Genesis Evangelion) vs Noelle Holiday/Berdly (Deltarune)

Ochako Ururaka/Izuku Midorya (My Hero Academia) vs Winner of 5

Baiken/Anji Mito (Guilty Gear) vs Emily Wokerson/Tomothy Bichboy (Cameron Geller)

Kim Possible/Ron Stoppable (Kim Possible) vs Jude Duarte/Cardan Greenbriar (The Folk in The Air)

Morticia Addams/Gomez Addams (The Addams Family) vs Rouge the Bat/Shadow the Hedgehog (Sonic the Hedgehog)

Nene Kusanagi/ Touya Aoyagi (Project Sekai) vs Winner of 6

Jessie/James (Pokemon) vs Erina/Toshiro Kasukabe (Persona 5 Tactica)

Suki/Sokka (Avatar: The Last Airbender) vs Desiree Delite/Ron Delite (Ace Attorney)

Himiko Toga/Bubaigawara Jin (Twice) (My Hero Academia) vs Feixao/Jiauqui (Honkai: Star Rail)

All matches were decided via a wheel, please list all complaints to that!

Matches will probably start Sunday

[loveandmurders]

hiii i was soo happy to read an amber freeman fic cuz theres not a lot so thank you, do you think you could write for her again? like pre-ghostface amber and reader fluff?

Hello darling! It's true Amber deserves more love, so I hope you'll enjoy this <3

LIFE USED TO BE SO SOFT (Amber Freeman x gender neutral reader)

Warnings: no proof reading, fluff.

It was Halloween, and you were really excited about it. Your girlfriend, Amber, too. And you both couldn’t wait for tonight fun.

You had planned quite a lot of stuff to do together, like each year, because it was your favourite holiday to both of you. First you had spotted a party near your house which was happening in a so-called “haunted house”. You thought it could be very fun to spend some time there, and you hoped for good music and some drinks. 

Then, when you would both be tired of this, you planned a little walk hand in hand, especially into the cemetery of the town. You knew you wouldn’t be the only one there, but it was alright, you could always hide in the darkness and make out until you would be on your own once again. You would try very hard to not get too heated on anyone’s tomb, because it wouldn’t be very respectful… But sometimes love and desire were making you do crazy stuff, and it wouldn’t be your fault, right? 

And finally, to finish off the night, you were going to watch movies together, in bed, with your favourite snacks and soda, all cuddled up against each other. Of course, the first movie you were going to watch was Stab, because Amber was absolutely obsessed with it, and especially of Billy Loomis and Stuart Matcher. You often teased her about it, but you didn’t mind. You were yourself completely obsessed with the Texas Chainsaw Massacre, so you couldn’t really say anything about it.

Amber had pleaded with you so you could both dress up as Ghostface, and hence incarnate Billy and Stu. After a lot of kisses and sweet words, she convinced you to let go of your idea to dress as Tiffany Valentine/Charles Lee Ray to put on the robe and mask of Ghostface. You had never seen her that excited before and it totally made your heart melt with happiness and cuteness. Amber could be so adorable when she was like that, like a puppy.

At least, you wouldn’t need to care about any kind of makeup or hairstyles or anything. You just put sport clothes underneath, to be able to run and freely move around, and to not get too cold either. You didn’t really know where Amber found those costumes but you didn’t really care. The mask was surprisingly comfortable, and you could see and breathe without troubles. Even better, you could move around without fearing to lose the mask. You were a little bit surprised when Amber showed you how to switch the voice changer. It felt like it was a real Ghostface costume. You asked her how much she paid for those, but she chuckled.

“A killer needs to keep their secret” she replied with a little wink and you playfully rolled your eyes at her antics.

“I’m gonna start to be afraid of you, if you keep talking that way” you teased back and she wrapped her arms around your waist, softly nuzzling her nose against yours, her eyes shining with love for you.

“Nah, you know I love you too much to hurt you” she whispered and it sounded a lot like a promise.

“I love you too, always and forever” you replied which made her brightly smile at you.

You loved how passionate she was. She was so fierce too. And you found this so attractive. Actually, you met at the cinema during a horror movie projection. You were sitting next to each other and you quickly realised you were both having the same reaction, and rooting for the slasher on screen. You invited her to have a drink at the end of the movie and she happily agreed. You got along so well, and then everything between the two of you happened so naturally. You were made for each other and you were both certain of this. She was a very caring girlfriend to you.

You played around with the voice changer and you had to admit it was really fun! No one could guess it was the two of you that way. And you did feel like you were truly one of the characters of Stab.

Amber also gave you a knife to finish the costumes off. They were real knives and it worried you. You didn’t want to walk around with a weapon in your hands. You knew that the cops were always on edge with Halloween and you didn’t want to hurt someone or yourself by accident. She tried to tell you it was alright, but you refused and bought retractable knives for the two of you. Amber seemed very disappointed but she finally agreed. 

You truly hoped she took the knife you got her, and not the real one. You noticed that sometimes she seemed to not make the difference between reality and fiction. Sometimes, she was so engrossed with her Stab’s obsession, that she didn’t seem to realise that real people died. It was a little bit scary, but you still loved her with everything you had.

As usual, Halloween evening went by so fast. You screamed, you laughed, you danced, you kissed your girlfriend in dark corners, you scared people off, and you playfully threatened others for candies.

Under the full moon, you walked in the darkest streets you could find, so you could be on your own with Amber. You heard in the distance some excited screams and loud music. You really loved this atmosphere. 

Amber never let go of your hand. Not because she was afraid - it seemed like nothing could scare her - but because she wanted to make sure you were truly there, with her. Sometimes, she thought you were too good to be real. But you didn’t know about such thoughts.

You finally removed the mask, so you could enjoy the fresh air on your face. She looked up at you and you smiled down at her. You were so happy to have her in your life. Things seemed so perfect and you hoped that nothing would ever happen to the two of you. You wished to never wake up from this beautiful dream.

“Enjoyed yourself, baby?” you asked “Ready to go watch some movie together now? My feet start to hurt” you added. You just wanted to go back home now. She turned on the voice changer of the mask she was still wearing.

“It’s all a movie. Life’s one great big movie.” she hummed and you playfully rolled your eyes at her, like you often did.

“Only you can’t pick the genre” you ended the quote and she happily squealed next to you. She squeezed your hand.

“You remember it so well!” she praised and you laughed.

“I don’t know how many times you made me watch that movie, but it’s certain that I know all the lines by heart now. Hope you are proud of you” you teased as you wrapped an arm around her shoulders. She snuggled against your side and let her head fall on your shoulder as she trusted you to bring her back home.

“I love you” she hummed as she removed the mask

“I love you too” you kissed her cheek and she hugged your side even more closely. 

She stayed quiet after that. You were never too sure what she was thinking then, but you weren’t too worried. Your girlfriend was a good person, just a little bit obsessed that was it. Even though you sometimes wondered when she said stuff like “Billy and Stu must have had so much fun. I mean the real ones. They understood everything so well.”

But you loved her too much to believe she could kill anyone. Especially not you.

[squidwen]

Twisted Wonderland OC Asks!

Hello, Tumblr! It’s been a while since I’ve done one of these but a lovely friend of mine encouraged me to give OC asks another go. I loved doing them in the past!!!

If you have a question for any of my OCs, type their name/their associated emoji (replacing [x] in the questions below) in my ask box. Please submit only a maximum of 3 questions :)

Links to OC bios are pinned on my blog.

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Vane Millingwood 🐛

William (Billy) MacUrse 🐻

DeVerre Sangloine 🪞

Basil Balanaga 🐍

Seth Trent 🐙

Jonah Craggins 🦎

Tallis Underplume 🪶

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QUESTIONS:

What is [x]'s opinion on school relationships?

Does [x] want to get married and/or have kids?

What is [x]'s favourite outfit to wear and why?

Does [x] have any enemies, and why do they hate them?

What was life like for [x] before NRC?

Would [x] like to go for a coffee with me?

Could [x] help me with my homework/a project?

I'm going on holiday in Summer Break. Would [x] wanna come?

What's [x]'s favourite time of year?

What does [x] wanna do when they leave NRC?

Does [x] believe in fate?

Is [x] an optimist or a pessimist?

Does [x] have a crush on anyone?

I wanna confess to my crush, can [x] give me any advice?

How would [x] react to failing all their exams?

Does [x] have any phobias?

What is [x]'s taste in music?

Can [x] teach me a dance from where they're from?

Does [x] worry about the future?

Is [x] better in hot or cold weather?

Ask list by me :)

Reposts, replies, and comments are appreciated x

Squidwen

[thinkingimages]

'I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you.’ Alkazi Foundation

Hari Katragadda, in collaboration with writer and artist Shweta Upadhyay, won the prestigious Alkazi Grant for their ingeniously intense photobook titled 'I’ll be looking at the moon, but I’ll be seeing you.’ Hari said the project was inspired by the opening scene in Jean Luc- Godard’s Le Mépris (1963) and the Billie Holiday song, I’ll Be Seeing You (1944).

"The cinema substitutes for our gaze a world more in harmony with our desires."

André Bazin, French film critic

This famous quote shines brightly on-screen in the opening sequence of Le Mépris. The idea of desire is the thematic crux of Hari and Shweta’s photo book. Hari conceived the idea and translated it into this photo series through the expressions of the protagonist, his partner Shweta. The series is a tribute to the ephemeral moments filled with memories of loves lost and a yearning for the reawakening of love. It attempts to capture ways of seeing and perceiving one’s lover, desire, the lack thereof, and the heartache that follows a search for the elusive other...

[mischief-and-tea-by-the-sea]

Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Archive Warning: No Archive Warnings Apply Category: F/M Fandoms: X-Men (Comicverse), Iron Man (Comics) Relationship: Emma Frost/Tony Stark Characters: Emma Frost, Tony Stark Additional Tags: Marvel Comics - Freeform, Iron Man Comics - Freeform, Invincible Iron Man (2024), Canon Divergent, Post-Orchis, Post-Feilong, Tony Stark Has A Heart, Tony Stark Needs a Hug, Tony Stark Feels, Emma Frost Needs a Hug, Emma Frost feels, Comic Spoilers for Invincible Iron Man (2024), romcom ending, How It Should've Ended, Fix-It, Alcoholic Tony Stark, Telepath Emma Frost, Love, Friends to Lovers, Friendship/Love, Partners to Lovers, Romance, Romantic Fluff, Romantic Gestures, Angst and Romance, Angst with a Happy Ending, Implied/Referenced Sex, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Implied/Referenced Drug Use Language: English Published: 2024-07-18 Words: 2,347 Chapters: 1/1

Summary: Tony Stark has had his share of relationships, and he's had his share of relationships crash and burn and end. He's always picked himself up, dusted himself off, and barring any instances of falling off the wagon, and carried on with his life, his company, projects, his team. This time is different, however. Emma Frost will be difficult to get over, and he doesn't know how his heart will handle the absence of her after they'd grown so close while fighting their shared enemies side by side and back to back.

Notes:

For @scottxlogan (and all the other Emma/Tony lovers out there!)

If you've been keeping up with the Invincible Iron Man comic series from 2023-2024 then you'll be familiar with how it ended in issue 20. The fact that the relationship between Emma and Tony has sort of ended for the time being is a crushing blow to many of us who love them together (and talk about gorgeous comic art!). Tony's "I'll wait for you," after Emma told him she needed to be alone for a while left a door open for Marvel writers to bring them back together and continue to explore their relationship. Knowing the soap opera style of comic writers, however, I won't hold my breath on it happening any time soon.

So this is my ending (or one of them), a true romcom ending because I love them together. I might be a multi-shipper, but as far as canon comic love stories go, Emma and Tony's is legendary, and it deserves to continue on.

Other notes:

Title from I'll Be Seeing You, sung by Billie Holiday.

Video.

[whatever-fanfics]

The sound of Music

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Obey me x reader

Obey me Simeon x reader

Request:

Anonymous

May I request a fluff piece with Simeon? Number 5: Listening to music together from the first part, and number 4: “You are my happiness” from the second part?

Congrats on your milestone!!!

Request: Fluff, with 5 (part 1) "Listening to music together", with 4 (part 2) "You are my happiness"; {Simeon} {OBEY ME SHALL WE DATE}

Simeon x gender neutral reader

Tw: Toxic familial relationships, fluff

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The insistent gruff sound of the tenor saxophone pleasantly floods your senses. As you and Simeon lay comfortably reclined in his bed, cut off from the world around you. Luke baking with Barbatos in the demon lord's castle, Solomon off on his research project, the brothers off to their own devices, and you with your lover in a world of your own surrounded by the sound Billie Holiday, enamored by your own blissful love.

"I like this one" he murmured out from his spot behind you, nestling his nose into your hair, his hold on you tightening ever so slightly. Not enough as to have his grip on you uncomfortably but enough to make you feel secure and safe.

"Me too" your softened tone brings color to his cheeks.

"Dance with me" his alluring whisper made the giggles escape your lips. "We just danced" you blissfully smiled as fake whined while he pulled you up from his bed.

Drunk on love for each other your smiles reflected one another as he gently led your dance.

"Won't you please indulge this love stricken fool of yours?" he leaned down to whisper in your ear, voice low and rich with sweetened honey. "As if..I could..ever..say no to you" you breathed out and closed your eyes as he gently kissed and nipped his way from your ear to down your neck.

As he works his lips on your neck he inhales your scent, engraving it into his mind.

He knows this wasn't supposed to happen, he was never supposed to get so close to you.He was never supposed to let you in, but still he can't help but fawn over the way he feels when he's in your arms. How safe you make him feel, a safety he hadn't felt for a long time, in the Devildom of all places.

What father would think of him now.

Still, he doesn't think he could give this up for the three realms, give you up. No, not for anything.

He would never give up on how you make him feel.

Even when you're not around, when he thinks about you, a distinct feeling of love and warmth swirl within his being.

"Simeon" your soft voice pulls him out of his thoughts, he'd since stopped kissing you and had rested his chin on your shoulder. You'd worried when he went quiet.

He pulled away as you stopped dancing to the music. Gently he lets his forehead rest against yours. Your reddened cheeks staining his own, though it does nothing to dissuade him from uttering those next few words. Those words that would overfill the brim of your very own beating heart, your heart that beats for him.

As you gaze upward into his own eyes, unwavering and filled with unshakeable adoration, he tells you "you are my happiness." Your lips part as you lean up to embrace his lips with your own. As you meld your lips together your embrace deepens.

The memory of your dance forever engrained in your minds with no other being as witness, except for the melody of music weaving itself through the air as witness to your love.

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A/n: I am so sorry this took me so long 🥲