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Top Ten Tuesday - Ten Things I Loved About The Folk of the Air Series
Today’s Top Ten Tuesday is Ten Things I Loved [Insert Book Title Here] submitted by Cathy @ WhatCathyReadNext. I chose like I often do, The Folk of the Air Series. 1. It is a series, and it has side quest books as I like to call them. You have the base three, The Cruel Prince, The Wicked King, The Queen of Nothing; then you have the half books, the in-betweens – The Lost Sisters, How the King of…
#2024#books#King of Elfhame#Lists#reading#ten#Ten Things#That Artsy Reader Girl#The Broke and the Bookish#The Cruel Prince#The Folk of The Air Series#The Lost Sisters#The Queen of Nothing#The Wicked King#Things I Loved#Top Ten#Top Ten Tues#Top Ten Tuesday#TTT#What Cathy Reads Next
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Sometimes I'm thinking about Patrocles and Achilles and how they can be happy without the war, with Chiron. And I remember that, no, they're just DEAD. (And I can't believe it.)
#I think they are happy.#i'm broke#patrocles#achilles#patrochilles#tsoa#books#bookish#littérature#the song of achilles#patrocles tsoa#achilles tsoa
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Book 📕 Black Rose by Marah H @bymarahh
#quotes#poems and poetry#poemsoftheday#deep thoughts#poetsofinstagram#quoteoftheday#relatable stuff#poetry#poets of tumblr#life quote#book blog#booklover#booksbooksbooks#bookish#quote book#poetry books#book quote#bookshelf#book quotes#books#books and reading#books & libraries#spilled ink#heartbreak#heart been broke so many times#spilled heart#heart#love quote
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I just bought another book!
₊˚ ‿︵‿︵‿︵୨୧ · I'm broke· ୨୧‿︵‿︵‿︵ ˚₊
#book#book quotes#book review#book talk#book thoughts#bookish#booklr#books#books & libraries#booktok#i just bought another book#book buy#book haul#paradise lost#paradise regained#collins classics#classic books#book life#bookworm#im broke#broke
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is three hours too far to drive for a tattoo asking for a friend
#🗲 ── ❛ 𝑭𝑹𝑶𝑴 𝑻𝑯𝑬 𝑨𝑹𝑪𝑯𝑰𝑽𝑬𝑺 ❜ ─ ooc.#i've found the most gorgeous bookish tattoo artist#and i know im broke as fuck but i do want to ask them if one of the fourth wing ones is available/how much#i have one comfort character / special interest character tattoo#i need the other one
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All I want for my birthday is to feel better. And books. Always books
#depressive episode#books#bookish#birthday#but im broke#so maybe ill feel better idk#actually bipolar#neurodivergent#bipolor#manic depressive
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Alright my fellow hellions of this hell site. No one is gate keeping any of the bonus chapters for hofas right. This is high school musical up in this bitch we’re all in this together. So please share your bonus chapter!!
#we all broke so help a fellow broke bitch out#also the whole buying five books to get all the bonus material is so cringy#I hate it#even the bookish community can’t avoid capitalism#hofas bonus chapters#hofas#sjm#sjmass#cresent city#Bryce#hunt#hoeab#hosab#ruhn#Danika#sjm universe#sjm trash
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I think the one Tumblr change that I would really enjoy would be the ability to change between profiles and have them be totally separate from each other. being able to like and repost things on one blog, switch, and not see any of that content on another would be super helpful imo
#tumblr changes#tumblr#obviously if it ain't broke don't fix it#but also#i want my bookish blog#and my h*rny blog#separate
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circa 2016- when teenage heartbreak was life ending
#history#poetry#poem#writers#heartagram#lovers#young love#you broke my heart#heartbreak#booklover#bookish#tw depressing stuff#sad quotes#love quotes#twilight#cozy cottage#dark academia#dark poetry#dark souls#f4follow#fypage#trending
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When you’re broke but you can’t stop buying books😭
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Anyone else break their book buying ban? It lasted just over a week before I broke mine but now it’s back on until February… unless y’know gift cards.
#books and reading#lgbt reader#male reader#books#booksbooksbooks#queer reader#lgbtq reader#bookworm#bookish#bookblr#book buying ban#bookblogger#bookblog#book blog#book blogger#book blogging#I broke my book buying ban#the sales got to me#hopefully some gifts are books#I really should of gotten more Yona of the Dawn#or Rumiko Takahashi works#or probably just some raisers for my manga#I really need to rearrange my books again#I’m not running out of room I’m just not organised enough#maybe I’ll rearrange everything once my the anthology vinyl comes in#I usually wouldn’t spend $6 on a mass market but it was priced at $15+ elsewhere so I went for it even though it’s not in great condition#8 books for $25 wasn’t that bad so it’s okay#still of would of liked it to be like my last haul where I got 11 books for $5.95#thrift stores just have some amazing prices sometimes
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TOP TEN TUESDAY – JUNE 18TH
Top Ten Tuesday is a weekly meme hosted by Jana @ That Artsy Reader Girl, every week features a different book related theme to take part in.. and this week’s is.. Top 10 books on my summer 2024 TBR list I don’t often do TBR lists and actually stick to them. I probably sound like a broken record at this point but I am a true mood reader. I genuinely just look at what’s calling to me and pick it…
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#adult fantasy#anticipated books#anticipated reads#blog#blue exorcist#book blog#book blogger#book meme#book worm#bookish#books#cytonic#faebound#fantasy#fantasy manga#fiction#good reads#high fantasy#horror manga#manga#one piece#popular books#popular series#reading meme#review#romantasy#sci-fi#spice road#tbr#the book that broke the world
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USELESS WRITING #2
fellow writers, if you are hungry because writing is harder than you thought,
do not eat the paper.
#writing tips#writing#]#writers on tumblr#words#writers and poets#paper#hungry#writerscommunity#broke#bookish#food#write
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It’s tough being a book girly and a kpop girly. I don’t have the funds to support this.
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FUCKING THE BESTFRIEND’S BROTHER | back
starring: niki x male reader
summary: Niki is Mn’s brothers best friend and Mn has always had a crush on Niki. Niki spots Mn alone at a party and takes him away from the loud noise only to fuck him on the deck
nsfw
a/n: when can he fuck me?
Mn could never gather the courage to speak to his brother’s best friend. Mn would only stare, stare long at that handsome face with those sharp features.
“You should talk to him, Mn, he doesn’t bite”, Jay pushed his brother ahead. Mn shrugged his shoulders and made his way out of the practice room where Niki was practicing. However little did Mn know, a pair of sharp eyes were eyeing him.
Niki sauntered through the crowded party, his chiseled features and athletic build drawing admiring glances from both guys and girls alike. As the star quarterback of the high school football team, he was used to being the center of attention. But amidst the sea of familiar faces, one figure stood out to him - his best friend’s brother, Mn.
Mn sat alone on a couch, nursing a beer and looking utterly out of place among the revelers. Niki knew the boy well; quiet, bookish, and perpetually tongue-tied whenever Niki was near. It wasn't lost on Niki that Mn had harbored a secret crush on him for years, though he'd never mustered the courage to act on it.
Niki made his way over to Mn, a friendly smile on his face. "Hey, man," he said, plopping down beside him. "Having fun?"
Mn looked up, his eyes wide and nervous behind thick-framed glasses. "Uh, yeah...it's okay, I guess," he replied, fiddling with his beer bottle.
Niki noticed Mn's agitation and decided to put him at ease. "Listen, why don't we ditch this scene and grab some fresh air? The night's young, and I could use a break from all these people."
Mn's eyes lit up, though he quickly masked his excitement. "S-sure, if you want to," he stammered.
Hand in hand, they slipped out of the house and onto the moonlit lawn.
Niki guided Mn towards the edge of the property, where a narrow path wound its way down to the riverbank. The water glistened silver in the moonlight, creating a peaceful backdrop for their impromptu escape.
As they reached the bottom, Niki turned to face Mn, his gaze intense. "You know, I've always wondered about you, Mn," he said, his voice low and sincere. "Why you're always so quiet around me, what's really going on in that brilliant mind of yours."
Mn's cheeks flushed a deep crimson, and he looked away, unable to meet Niki's piercing stare. "I-I just...appreciate you, Niki. As a friend, as a person. You're amazing, and I feel lucky to know you."
Niki's heart swelled at Mn's words, realizing just how deeply Mn cared for him. He reached out, gently tilting Mn's chin upwards to force eye contact.
"You're amazing too, Mn," Niki whispered, his thumb tracing the soft curve of Mn's lower lip. "And I think maybe there's more to our friendship than either of us realized."
Before Mn could respond, Niki closed the distance between them, capturing Mn's mouth in a passionate kiss. Mn melted into the embrace, his lips parting eagerly as Niki explored the warm cavern of his mouth.
They broke apart for air, chests heaving, eyes locked in a smoldering gaze. "Fuck, Mn," Niki breathed, "I want to fuck you so bad right now."
Mn nodded frantically, his own desire evident in the bulge straining against his jeans.
Without another word, Niki scooped Mn up into his arms and carried him towards the old wooden dock jutting out into the river. He laid Mn down on the weathered planks, his body pressing against Mn's as he captured his lips once more in a searing kiss.
Their tongues danced, exploring each other's mouths with growing urgency. Niki's hands roamed freely over Mn's slender frame, mapping the contours of his torso, teasing the sensitive skin of his sides.
Mn arched into Niki's touch, his fingers digging into the strong muscles of Niki's back. He moaned softly into the kiss, his hips rocking against Niki's in a desperate bid for friction.
Breaking the kiss, Niki looked down at Mn, his eyes blazing with lust. "Tell me you want this, Mn," he commanded, his voice rough with need. "Want you, Niki," Mn gasped, his chest heaving. "Need you."
Niki grinned, a wicked gleam in his eye. "Then let's make this happen," he growled, leaning down to nip at Mn's earlobe.
He worked open Mn's belt and zipper, sliding his hand inside to wrap around the hot, hard length of Mn's cock. Mn cried out, his back arching off the dock as Niki began to stroke him slowly, savoring the velvety texture.
"God, you feel incredible," Niki murmured, pumping Mn faster. "Can't wait to be buried deep inside you."
Mn's eyes rolled back, his grip on Niki's shoulders tightening. "Please, Niki...touch me everywhere..." he panted, his hips bucking into Niki's fist.
With a swift motion, Niki stripped off his own clothes, revealing his chiseled physique glistening with sweat in the moonlight. He positioned himself between Mn's spread thighs, the head of his cock brushing against Mn's slick entrance.
"I'm gonna take you slow and easy, baby," Niki promised, his voice husky with anticipation. "But once I start, I won't stop until we're both screaming with pleasure."
With that, he pushed forward, sinking inch by delicious inch into Mn's tight heat. Mn's back bowed, a strangled moan tearing from his throat as he adjusted to the sizeable intrusion.
Niki paused, giving Mn a moment to acclimate, before beginning to move. He set a leisurely pace, withdrawing almost completely before plunging back in, his thick shaft stretching Mn deliciously with each thrust.
Mn clung to Niki, his nails raking down Niki's back as he met each powerful drive with an eager lift of his hips. Their bodies moved in perfect sync, the sound of skin slapping against skin echoing across the riverbank. “Fuck your hole is eating me up”, Niki moaned as he saw his dick go in and out of Mn’s pretty pink tight hole
Niki leaned down to capture Mn's mouth in a fierce kiss, swallowing his lover's whimpers and moans. His hands slid beneath Mn's ass, gripping the firm globes and pulling him closer, allowing him to piston deeper into Mn's welcoming heat.
“Ni-ki…fuck”, Mn could only mumble as he felt his ass being stretched by Niki’s big dick.
The pressure built, coiling tighter and tighter within them until finally, with a hoarse cry, they came undone. Niki's cock pulsed as he spilled his release inside Mn, while Mn's orgasm rocked through him, his vision blurring at the edges.
As the aftershocks subsided, Niki collapsed onto Mn, their chests heaving in unison. They lay entwined, basking in the afterglow of their passion.
After a moment, Niki lifted his head, gazing down at Mn with a tender expression. "That was incredible, Mn," he said, his voice filled with awe and gratitude. "You have no idea how long I've wanted this."
Mn smiled up at him, his eyes shining with happiness. "Me too, Niki. More than you can imagine."
Niki pressed a gentle kiss to Mn's forehead. "We should probably get cleaned up and sneak back inside before anyone notices we're missing," he suggested, reluctantly disentangling their limbs.
Mn nodded, sitting up and reaching for his clothes.
As they dressed in comfortable silence, Niki couldn't help but steal glances at Mn, marveling at the intimacy they had shared. He felt a sense of completeness, like a piece of him had clicked into place.
Once they were presentable again, Niki took Mn's hand, leading him back up the riverbank path. As they neared the house, he squeezed Mn's fingers reassuringly. "Whatever happens next, remember - you're mine now, Mn. And I'll never let you go."
Mn's heart skipped a beat at Niki's possessive declaration, a thrill of excitement mixed with trepidation coursing through him. He knew their relationship would never be the same, but he was ready to embrace whatever came next, as long as it meant staying by Niki's side.
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#bottom male reader#male reader#flowers fics#male x male#x male reader#kpop x male reader#bottom male reader smut#enha x male reader#enhypen x male reader#enha smut#enhypen smut#Niki#niki smut#niki x male reader smut#niki x male reader#enha Niki#Enhypen Niki
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Everyone is sending GIF requests, so, here is mine. Hint: Jealous John? (Though I doubt this man can ever be jealous but...whatever comes to your genius brain)
Thanks!
@sweetwolfcupcake SWEEETS!!!!! I loved this prompt SO MUCH!!! You're such a genius. *kisses your head* I hope you like this! 💗💗💗
Bodyguard!John Wick x Shy!Curvy!Fem!Student!Reader
⚠warnings: threat of noncon (not John), mention of parental death
For the record, you didn’t mean to fall in love with John Wick. But he was nothing like the other goons your father had tasked with guarding you before. Wick was tall, and handsome, and had the soulful eyes of a poet. You know he’s dangerous; he can kill a man 30 ways with a pencil (the men of your father’s Bratva will not shut up about it) but he seems so…gentle. And the thing that really proved your undoing?
That good looking bastard was bookish, and it did something inconceivable to your lit major brain. Ever your dark shadow, you spent countless late nights in the library together, and so many Saturday afternoons browsing the used bookshops, combing for treasures. He would rescue the books that looked better fit for the waste bin, taking them to repair. Maybe he was there to protect you, for your father had many unsavory enemies, but it was easy to forget when John discussed with you the finer points of the Bloomsbury Set or the themes of Anna Karenina.
Maybe your father assigned John to you because he was one of the few gangsters around in his brigata one could trust to guard a relatively innocent young lady–that didn’t mean John was safe from you. You just couldn’t help yourself; you’d like to plead insanity, your honor, the night you finally broke and tried to kiss him, while he was helping you with your homework for Russian Lit 301.
How stupid you felt, how utterly pathetic, when he’d very kindly dislodged you from his so soft mouth, looking at you with pity in his sad dark eyes. “You know…we can’t do this,” he told you.
Mortified, you’d fled to your room and cried, knowing you are the most ridiculous human being on the face of the earth.
What were you thinking?
You are nothing like the tall, ethereal creatures that populate the clubs where Wick frequents with your father. You are shy, and curvy, and frankly…a nerd. An old soul, your father would say fondly, but you know he is just being kind.
You’re not sure how you got it into your head, that you were going to make Wick sorry. You’ve never been one for going out, but you decide to give it a whirl, wanting to be anyone but yourself. You decide to go to the Red Circle, to hang out with the other Bratva brats who care way more about clubbing and clothes and who’s fucking who, than classes at NYU.
At first you really hate it–but after a few shots of vodka, it’s not so bad. John has to hang back, keeping an eye on you but not interacting with your friends. He’s scary good at lurking in the shadows, but you know he’s keeping an eye on every move you make. Maybe that’s why you let Alexsei kiss you, the son of a semi-friendly loan shark who works in proximity with your father. You don’t really like him, if you’re being honest. But he’s not totally hideous–and he’s there–and John will have to watch it all.
You and Alex start to have a thing. It’s no big deal. Something to do, on the summer break from your studies. You invite him over to watch a movie, knowing you’ll have the house to yourself. Your father is always at his office doing business, your idiotic brother is always out getting into trouble with his khuligan friends, and your mother…is dead, God rest her poor soul.
You can tell Alex is a little drunk, when he shows up at your door. He’s very handsy, when you settle in on the couch to watch the latest mindless action flick, his pick. It’s ok, until he tries to unbutton your pants.
You have a secret.
You’re 21, nearly graduated from university–and you’re still a virgin.
This is not a thing you intend to give to Alexsei Plushenko. You don’t even really like the way he touches you.
“Stop, Alex.”
“Don’t be scared,” he tries to coax you. “This will be fun.”
“No,” you say. “Let’s just…”
He covers your mouth with his, shutting you up, his heavy body pinning you on the couch. “Don’t be such a stuck up bitch.” His groping fingers squeeze your breast clumsily, painfully, before fumbling with your jeans again. You try to push him off, but he’s heavy, and strong.
Suddenly, he is yanked from you like he weighs nothing at all. You hardly recognize what is happening at first, until you hear the sound of flesh striking flesh. John is on him, his iron fist meeting the younger man’s face.
“John! Stop!”
Wick looks up at you, meeting your eyes in a primal lock of stares–your heart drops and soars again, as you feel as though you’ve stumbled on a wolf over his kill, and the wildest thing?
You get the inkling that wolf is jealous.
“Don’t hurt him anymore,” you say, your voice barely above a whisper. A beating will make some complications for your father. A death? Could mean war.
Wick punches the handsy young man one more time, his eyes never leaving yours, before hauling Alex up by the collar and frog marching him out the front door, tossing him down the concrete steps of your home.
John finds you waiting for him in the marble foyer, his eyes wild, his knuckles torn. You don’t even know what to say.
“What did you even see in him?” he finally demands, clearly annoyed.
“He wasn’t you,” you answer without thinking.
Wick steps up to you, toe to toe, so that you have to crane your neck to meet his eyes. His hair has broken free from its slicked back style, tendrils in his eyes.
He’s never looked more beautiful, your savage savior.
“You’re trying to get me killed.”
You shake your head, the very thought anathema to you. You are transfixed, unable to look away, unable to think. “You’re too precious to me,” you admit, and screw your eyes shut the moment you admit it, a spear of mortification piercing you from your heart to your stupid, aching, cunt.
“Milaya…”
It’s the sweetest thing he’s ever said to you.
Your eyes drop to his knuckles, torn open in his defense of you. “You’re hurt.”
“It’s nothing.”
“Not to me.” You don’t know where you get the courage, to take his hand, and lead him up to your room. You can hardly believe it, that he actually follows you. In your ensuite bathroom you dab at his knuckles with a washcloth, slather him with ointment and plaster him with bandaids. You run out of sober flesh colored ones, so the last cut gets a Disney bandage, Ariel and sea-flowers decorating this severe man’s knuckles.
He lets you do all this, watching you intensely with those dark eyes you’re certain can see into your soul. You stand too close–and he lets you, this haunted man who watches over you day and night. Your whole life you have never wanted for anything, your father’s money buying you all your heart could possibly desire.
Until now.
You find it hard to meet his eyes, zeroing in on a spot of blood on his stark white dress shirt.
“Y/n.” With a gentle knuckle under your chin he turns your gaze up to his again. “You are too smart, and too beautiful, to be wasting your time with a fuckboy like Alexsei Plushenko.”
The first part you already knew. The second, from this man’s lips? Your knees nearly collapse out from under you, a flood of excitement and dread coursing through your system. You almost can’t stand it–it’s like being burned alive, and your native shyness rears with a vengeance.
You try to flee, back to the safety of your room, and your books, your imaginary lives that can’t really hurt you–but he catches your hand. His grip is not hard, but it is enough to stop you dead in your tracks.
“Y/n…” He’s pleading with you, but you don’t understand what he’s asking you.
“You said you don’t want me, John…” you say, still unable to meet his eyes. “So let me go.”
He answers by pulling you against him, the solid line of his torso a brick wall beneath the hand you raise to catch yourself. But bricks are not warm, like the flesh beneath his designer clothes. You can feel the wires in your brain sizzling, the synapses simply melting down. Your heart is Chernoble waiting to happen.
“I didn’t say that.”
“You said–”
“I said, ‘We can’t.’ Not, that ‘I don’t want you.’”
You almost cannot breathe, your heart attempting to beat out of your chest, a ringing in your ears that drowns out all else. There is nothing, nothing, in this world you’ve wanted more, than to hear those words from this man. But now that he’s standing before you, against you, holding you–you cannot move. You do not know what to do.
He solves this problem by cupping your cheek in his big hand–God, how you’ve noticed those hands–and then he is pressing his mouth to yours, gentle at first, but then…hungry. As though John Wick has been starving, for you, and it’s all you can do just to stand there and take it without melting into a puddle on the floor. His arms wrap around your back, holding you, lifting you to your tiptoes as he devours you. When at last he pulls back you are left seeing stars, struck utterly speechless with your hands on his broad shoulders.
“Tell me to stop,” he raggedly demands, his eyes boring down into yours.
Finally, you find your courage, meeting his stare. “I don’t want you to stop,” you whisper.
“Good. Because I don’t think I can.” He kisses you again, just as hungrily as the first time, his arm an iron band around your waist and his fingers sneaking up into your hair. That’s your kryptonite: your hair, and blithely you know he can do anything and everything he wants to you now.
Your father is a bad man, but you have not had a bad life. You have never known hunger, or true physical pain. He has protected you from the violence of his world. He has played things smart enough that not even the FBI can touch you, even though they absolutely know what he is and where your family gets its money. Despite all this, you have been dying inside, a slow, withering demise, until John Wick’s lips touched yours. He is the life-giving rain over the desert; your heart is a field of wildflowers erupting in a superbloom.
This time, he leads you, in between kissing you, to the loveseat at the foot of your bed. He sits, and only when he tries to pull you into his lap do you resist. “John…I’m too…much,” you insist, conscious of your generous flesh and what it would be like to set that on top of him, afraid he’ll be horrified.
However, he just scoffs at you, grabbing you up anyway and guiding you down. For a moment you are weightless–he knows how to upset a person’s balance, how to use their weight against them to put them on the floor. This time he uses it to put you on him. You’re not exactly proud of it, but the ease with which he utterly manhandles you makes your long-neglected lady parts sing with desire.
“You are perfect, dietka,” he insists, pulling you closer with hands on your round behind, “And I am very strong.” For the first time in you can’t remember how long–he smiles at you. That beautiful half smile with a sparkle in his dark eyes that takes your breath away–you love him so much it hurts.
This time you don’t feel so shy, about kissing him. You feel like your bones are filled with butterflies, and you both moan and giggle as you do your best to devour each other from the mouth down. Aside from an appreciative squeeze of your thighs bracketing his hips, he doesn’t try to seduce you, even though you know you absolutely would have given him anything he asked you for. He is content, just to kiss you, for this night at least, and oh. He’s good at it too.
You decide you would burn down the world, for one more kiss from John Wick.
Later you find yourself snuggled in your bed with John, fully clothed, your head on his shoulder as he toys with the fine hairs at the back of your neck. His touch is heaven, and with your legs twined with his it’s hard not to squirm and writhe against his muscled thigh like a horny little gremlin.
Later, you tell yourself. It can wait for later.
Like maybe, tomorrow.
“We’ll have to be careful,” he warns you. “If your father…”
If your father found out, the best thing that could happen to John is getting fired.
“I won’t let you get hurt,” you promise, kissing his bearded cheek, praying you’re telling the truth.
He chuckles at this; a deep sound you feel more than hear. “I thought that was my job?”
“You know what I mean.”
“I know.” He looks down at you with a tenderness that curls your toes. “It would be worth it, for you.”
Your heart has suddenly decided it would like to take up residence in your throat–permanently.
“Oh, John…”
He kisses you again, a soft brush of lips that renders you weightless. This is how you die: it’s almost too much to stand, this impossibly full feeling in your chest. Then he narrows his eyes at you playfully. “You have been driving me mad, you little minx. I wanted to kill everyone who so much as looked at you in the Circle.”
You snort at the thought–you do not understand, really, that he could absolutely do it too.
“Not to worry. I think the library is more my speed.” He rests his head against yours with a small, contented sigh. “Mine too,” he admits. The smell of old books around you is a soothing balm to you both.
You know small bits of his past. Morsels he has sprinkled, here and there in the conversations you have had. You know he did not have an easy childhood. You know that this life was not really his choice. Even less so than most, who move and work in the Underworld.
“If you could live anywhere in the world, where would it be?” you ask.
He lifts an eyebrow at you. “I’m liking New York, at the moment,” he tells you with an affectionate squeeze.
“Oh come on.”
“Fine. I like Paris a lot.”
“Hmm,” you answer, but what you think, is: Done. You will have the opportunity to arrange to study abroad soon, and you think a trip away from the Tarasov territory might do you both some good.
Surely Papachka wouldn’t deprive you of your most trusted bodyguard?
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