#Thena has her reservations

[softquietsteadylove]

HI!!!

it’s been a long time since the last doctor au. Can we get something new, please?

Thena eyes the woman chatting up her Gilgamesh. He's making friendly conversation, she knows. But the woman is obviously aiming for more than just friendly, the way she keeps laughing and smiling and putting her hand on his arm.

She has no one to blame but herself, Thena knows. The hospital fundraiser has been scheduled for months, and she's the one insisting their relationship remain secret from their coworkers. And of course Gil agreed, because it's Gil.

But watching women be all over him all night has been one hell of a just desserts. She takes a sip of her drink. Gil catches her eye and makes a bit of a face. He shrugs, which fits into the woman's story enough that she doesn't notice. But he's apologising to her - Thena - for it.

But she has no one to blame but herself.

Maybe the secrecy is overrated. She looks over to the dance floor, where Sersi is happily tucked into her husband's embrace as they sway to the music. They seem to make it work. Thena doesn't know how someone as sweet as Sersi is with someone as bullheaded as the orthopaedic specialist himself. But maybe the same could be said of her and Gil.

Thena tosses back the last of her champagne and walks straight towards Gil's table. This is why people don't like her socially--she's overly direct, chilly, has no bedside manner when it comes to her colleagues. She stares at them, "mind if I cut in?"

"Uh, yeah?"

"Not at all," Gil smiles though, and it's all the assurance she needs. He even pulls out the chair next to him for her.

His visitor visibly and audibly scoffs and rolls her eyes. Thena thinks she recognises her from HR or accounting or some other level of administration. She gets up in a huff anyway. Thena seats herself, tugging her dress around without a thought to the delicacy of the material.

But Gil sorts out the skirt of it more nicely. He even lets his hand brush the side of her leg where the slit allows him to. He sneaks his eyes up to hers, "you look beautiful."

She's glad that woman got up in a huff as she feels her face warm up several degrees. "Nothing you haven't seen before."

Because he helped her get ready, after they'd had a few good rounds in her bed, and before arriving in separate cars. Still, he compliments her, because of course he does. He swirls his own champagne, looking quite smart in his dark green suit.

All the doctors are in tuxes, but she likes how this colour brings out his eyes.

"Are you making any good connections?" he asks, like any of their colleagues would. It's as much a night for them to have off as it is for them to schmooze wealthy benefactors into donating to the hospital.

"None," she deadpans, and he laughs from his belly in response. She loves his laugh. "You?"

He snorts and throws back the last of his flute. "No one even knows us."

"That's not true," she nudges his arm as she leans back in her chair in a very unladylike way. She gestures, "Kingo knows how to work a crowd."

True, the man of the hour is in the centre of a circle of people listening to his stories. She's quite sure he's trying to convince someone to write a medical drama about his stories as an EMT.

"Well, I'm no Kingo," Gil shakes his head at his partner, not that they would have him any other way.

Thena spares a furtive glance around them, although most have moved on from the tables to search for more finger food or hit the dance floor. She risks brushing her hand over his casually, "you're better."

Gil matches her energy, though, letting his hand cup hers for just as brief a moment, "you're in a good mood tonight."

She can say it's the booze, but she's only had the one glass. It's not to her taste, but it's part of the atmosphere. "When was the last time we got a night off to do this?"

He gives her a grin that's a little mischievous on the tail end. "Our first date?"

She looks away again, because sometimes these little moments still make her feel like she's liking him from afar again. "That was a good night."

"Our only date, in some ways," he corrects, although there's no malice or ill will behind it. Even though he would love to have more proper dates to their name as a couple.

Thena sighs, though, because he deserves that. He deserves to go wild to his romantic heart's desire, no matter how overwhelmed it makes her feel. She leans forward against the table, "Gil-"

"Oh, Gil!" a shrill voice singsongs over the music.

Thena scowls as her whole body knots up. His friend is back, and she's brought company. "Eros."

"Thena, darling, looking ravishing as always," the self-proclaimed 'god of love' himself grins at her. He is one of the doctors in a full blown tuxedo. "Gotten any donations?"

"No, no one donates to an emergency room unless it guarantees benefits to them personally." The two newcomers look at her uncomfortably but it's true; no one ever donates to the emergency room because it's for the public, not for the highest insured patients.

"Well, what if I make a donation?" Eros grandstands, putting on his most winsome smile and even reaching into his suit jacket pocket. Does he really have his checkbook just...in there?

Thena points, "admin will take it."

The woman gets tired of playing this game. She sidesteps Eros to put her hands on Gil's shoulders. "Oh, enough business! It's time for you two to take to the floor."

Gil just stares. Just because he's big doesn't mean he likes getting climbed on like a children's jungle gym. He shakes his head faintly at her; he's asking what to do.

Thena sighs. That's why she brought Eros with her; he's a distraction to keep her from stealing Gil's attention again. Stealing attention from her own partner is an amusing thought. But she hasn't had enough to drink for it to be thoroughly entertaining.

The woman backs up as she stands. She and Eros watch as Thena grasps Gil's tie, pulling it out from his suit jacket and using it to turn his head and drag his lips to hers. She even makes a dramatic little moan just for them.

Gil is happy to oblige. He responds, sliding his hands up her body in the way that's familiar to them. They were doing exactly this a few short hours ago. When they part he doesn't even look to see if their audience has stuck around. "Thought you'd never ask, honey."

Thena keeps her hold on Gil's tie as she moves towards the dance floor, abandoning her clutch on the table. There's nothing in it but her phone and, well, a few contraceptives (in case Gil got ahead of himself on the way home).

"Y'know, sweetie, I have no complaints," Gil voices as he closes the distance and fixes his tie again. "But you could just ask."

She sighs as they turn towards each other to dance properly. He pulls her against him as her temper simmers itself dry. "I got the feeling she wasn't going to take no for an answer."

"Well, she would have had to," he assures her, even as they begin swaying to the music. She doesn't really know how to dance, but he takes the lead, holding her hip and her hand out in his. "Although watching my girlfriend grab me like that will probably haunt her for a while."

"Good," Thena mutters darkly, still off-put by the memory of her latching onto Gil's shoulders (like she has any right).

"Are you sure?" he whispers, still holding his head up if she wants more discretion. "If she doesn't have everyone knowing before we leave for the night then Eros certainly will. I wouldn't be surprised if he's crying to HR right now."

She does laugh faintly at the mental image of Eros snotting and whining like the little boy he is. "We're technically in different departments."

Gil chuckles, "guess you're right. But I'm asking you."

He's asking if she really wants to go public, or if she wants to deny their claims to the very end. Because he'll be with her, if she does, because of course he will.

Gil is receptive as she leans up to kiss him again. Maybe she can - somewhat! - understand what people see in the romance of it all. Swaying to music, Gil's arms around her, kissing him without a care in the world. There is something that makes the pleasure centres in her brain explode with euphoria.

"I'll take that as a yes," he smiles at her, even swaying a little more in his elation.

She tries to keep her head held high instead of shrinking away from the people observing them during their own dances. She clears her throat, pretending she can't feel how hot the tips of her ears are. "If it keeps her off of you, then yes."

He bends his head down, kissing the side of her neck. But it's not any invitation to mischief or show of dominance. He emerges again and kisses her on the forehead. "Can I tell those orderlies that check you out all the time that you're my girlfriend, now?"

She smiles, because it's Gil, and their relationship is no different now than it's been for the past several months. "You don't tell them I'm your wife?"

"Oh, I do," he answers instantly, and now she laughs. And sometimes when she laughs, she catches him looking at her in a way that makes all of her insides feel like jello. "But everyone knows you're my wife. Not everyone knows you're my girlfriend."

That is true. They were long ago anointed work husband and work wife. People are used to it, and it somewhat muddies the waters on what their relationship to each other actually is. And Thena will not be un-muddying them any time soon.

She moves Gil's arm more around her for herself, tucking herself into his chest in a way that makes moving more awkward instead of easier. But he folds around her comfortingly, happy to shift from foot to foot rather than really dance. "Then all the world can know I'm your partner."

She sighs as he presses a kiss to the top of her head, "I like the sound of that."

There's no going back from this. She always says that their personal lives have no place in the hospital. But she can't think about any of that, drowning in the endorphins this one man overtakes her brain with every time he smiles. And she has no one to blame but herself.

[hakuryuu]

uno reverses all the [people] emoji @ you for noonday :333

yessss

😊 (SMILING FACE WITH SMILING EYES — what are your oc's career/general life desires? what do they want to get the most out of life?): noonday is living her dream life i think!! her original plan of owning a tea shop with an upstairs apartment/magic and herbal workshop was already really ideal for her. there were some bits in the middle when they were ""hiding from the church"" and ""exiled from torredaga"" that were less than ideal, and she didn't necessarily enjoy her time in helios, but her core maxim has always been 'fun comes first' and she's chased that more or less unwaveringly

😖 (CONFOUNDED FACE — is your oc an introvert, an extrovert, or an ambivert? do they let people in easily, or are they more reserved?): she's an ambivert and lets people in VERY easily sgfjfjjdhf. memorable moments include summoning the ghost of a woman who was just murdered and instantly making friends with her and congratulating her on her engagement before remembering she was dead. she's got a very open and friendly personality and when she's interested in you she will Become Your Friend. thena tried to kill her several times when they first met and noonday was like woah your god powers are cool and kept going back for more. they're married now

🤔 (THINKING FACE — what are some of your oc's quirks/mannerisms?): she talks Very Much with her hands, and she's always tinkering with something. ever since she got her god markings she refuses to wear anything that will hide them (see-through or gauzy materials are acceptable but on thin ice). also she hates shoes and wears them as little as possible

🧐 (FACE WITH MONOCLE — is your oc more logical or emotional?): EMOTIONAL 1000000% noonday has never made a logical decision in her LIFE when an emotional one will do

🤓 (SMILING FACE WITH GLASSES — is your oc chatty or quiet? are they at ease in social situations, or are they more shy?): CHATTY AND AT EASE, to the point of semi-blasphemous casual conversations with multiple gods, trying to make friends with the weird glowing figure that is trying to kill her, and becoming best friends with caoimhe, the worlds most tsundere bitch (affectionate)

🤩 (FACE WITH STARRY EYES — is your oc a planner, or are they more spontaneous in their actions?): she's very very spontaneous (fun comes first!) and has gotten the squad into (and out of) trouble multiple times because of it. she'll go along with any plan that one of the others comes up with, and make suggestions, but there is essentially no way to stop her from improvising in moments of impulse

😥 (SAD BUT RELIEVED FACE — is your oc prone to getting stressed out, or is it easy for them to keep their cool?): she takes everything with such ease that she keeps her cool through most stressful situations, especially since most of the time she's just interested to see what comes next, but when there's danger to her friends she can get really serious and focused. she tends to get mad before she gets stressed out though

😓 (DOWNCAST FACE WITH SWEAT — is your oc open-minded or stubborn? are they inquisitive or do they prefer to keep to their bubble of knowledge?): VERY open minded and inquisitive lol. she's learned a lot of stuff during her time in torredaga just because she's constantly getting interested in stuff and exploring it. that's how she started in on ghost magic in the first place

😞 (DISAPPOINTED FACE — does your oc attract others, or do they tend to be left alone?): definitely more of an attractive personality, although she's weird enough that there's definitely people that go out of their way to avoid her

🤒 (FACE WITH THERMOMETER — does your oc get sick easily?): you know what they say about fools and colds! she came from a much colder climate than torredaga so she's always walking around barefoot in a skirt and a halter top. despite doing this living on a combination of random interesting drugs + homemade teas + takeaway she can count the number of times she's gotten sick on one hand

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 (FAMILY WITH MOTHER, FATHER, SON AND DAUGHTER — how many people are in your oc's immediate family? how many people are in your oc's extended family? do they have aunts, uncles, cousins, grandparents, etc? who in their family are they closest with? are they close with their birth family, or do they have a found family?): immediate family are her mother, her father, and her cousin (familiarity-breeds-contempt) (fun reminder that noonday's full name is fortune-favors-the-bold and that noonday is a nickname) but she has an enooooooormous extended family across both torredaga and the pelisian isles. they're all part of a big art syndicate/mafia-type situation, and noonday was set to inherit the torredaga branch of the art forgery market before she walked out and got written out of the will. in her family she's probably closest to her dad (she doesn't get along with her mom) and her [semi-distanrt] cousin roz (a-rose-by-any-other-name). she's definitely WAY closer to her found family, which consists of caoimhe, al, erdan, ermax, thena, The Kidz, and several ghosts

[themculibrary]

Ikaris And Sersi (Ikersi) Masterlist

chip chrome & the mono-tones (ao3) - dannydays sersi/dane, ikaris/sersi T, 11k

Summary: “Welcome to Highton.”

“It’s a shithole,” Druig said, affectionately.

Sersi said, “We’re happy to have you.”

(human au. dane moves to a new estate and meets the eternals. shenanigans ensue.)

cursed and drunk on love || its not your fault (ao3) - Azurame_Neve N/R, 5k

Summary: They said that love is the most twisted curse in the world.

In which Sersi, the worse of humanity bleeds into her far more easily than expected and she started to plan the end of the world.

Fragment Mapping (ao3) - silver_penny sersi/dane, ikaris/sersi T, 6k

Summary: Sersi swallows. “I’ve got a job,” she says. “Teaching. Nice apartment, down in the city.” She worries at her hem. “A boyfriend.”

From out of the corner of her eye she can see Druig visibly startle. “A…another boyfriend?” he asks, tentatively.

It still blindsides Sersi when it happens to her.

i'll spend forever wonderin' if you knew (i was enchanted to meet you) (ao3) - notquitegucci (AllieKitaguchi) druig/makkari, thena/gilgamesh, ikaris/sersi N/R, 7k

Summary: How the Eternals discovered that Druig and Makkari were in love.

Some of them were a little slower than others.

I take the risk to feel your heart beating (ao3) - anachronistique (924inlegend) T, 57k

Summary: During the Deviants' attack in the Amazon, things take a turn when Ikaris is targeted for his powers during the battle. He is almost killed until Sersi steps in.

Life in the Margins (ao3) - Jupiter77 druig/makkari, gilgamesh/thena, ikaris/sersi T, 98k

Summary: In one of the reviews of Eternals, the film critic commented that Makkari and Druig had a romance in the margins of the movie. This story explores the margins.

Light My Love (ao3) - Redheadclover sersi/dane, ikaris/sersi T, 95k

Summary: Soteri always second guessed herself, even in the very beginning when she was born an Eternal on the Domos. Although the rest of the Eternals can see potential in her, Soteri tries to find her way while protecting the planet with her family.

Perhaps she was too gentle and kind, or that she was too reserve to fully expose herself because of her force field and teleportation ability, but that never stopped her from finding hope and love with her family members, including a brooding mind controller. Her courage and her thirst for protecting those around Soteri has pushed her over and over as time went on. However, once the Eternals broke away from one another, Soteri felt lost without her family.

Without her home.

Now Deviants are appearing once more, her fearless leader is gone, and Soteri has to find her strength to defend and protect her family like she did before. Is she willing to have the old wounds of her fragile and reserved heart be reopened again for the sake of humanity?

Love Me At The Ungodly Hour (ao3) - StarlightInTheNight E, 9k

Summary: She thought she'd learn to live without Ikaris but here she is, moth to flame, closing the distance between them as if it hadn't been a year since he left her and broke her heart.

She's still weak for that smile.

Now That I Saw You (ao3) - lodgedinmythoughts M, 4k

Summary: After all the things he's seen, his gaze will always fall back to her.

5 times Ikaris can't take his eyes off Sersi, and 1 time she can't take hers off him.

oràil (ao3) - delphiniumblooms T, 3k

Summary: " A nighean oràil, " Ikaris says, our golden girl. He takes a little hand into his and counts the fingers. "She's perfect."

set after the events of the movie, which i have no knowledge of. ikarsi have a baby!

spit the blood back, spit the blood back, baby (ao3) - pullapartheart sersi/dane, ikaris/sersi N/R, 1k

Summary: The fall of Ikaris.

teenage headache dreams. (i want to be free). (ao3) - proud_papaya M, 56k

Summary: - non canon compliant eternals (2021) -

there were millennia that they had been the only sense of normalcy for each other, and then, one night, ikarus flew into the clouds, and never came back down to her. then thanos snapped, and any normalcy was gone, as well as dane. he needed to come back.

TLDR: writing various areas of ikarus' and sersi's past, both during endgame and before, and then writing the entirety of the eternals movie, except i'm not killing ikarus off, because that really made me sad, and i bet i'm not the only one. possibly going into after that, as well. enjoy <3 requests are welcome, as well.

The storm bursts or fades! it is not the end of the world. (ao3) - berations N/R, 1k

Summary: Ikaris doesn't think he deserves a second chance. But he gets one anyway.

Visiting Rites (ao3) - qodarkness druig/makkari, ikaris/sersi T, 4k

Summary: Sprite was the first to visit.

Or

How Druig knows all the gossip about what's going on with the Eternals despite living in the Peruvian Amazon with no phone reception for five hundred years.

Water & Stone (ao3) - lodgedinmythoughts T, 2k

Summary: Ikaris being hopelessly in love. And then, the conversation I imagine might've happened between him and Sersi after he arrives in London.

we will make a home someday, one full of love and light (ao3) - delphiniumblooms T, 1k

Summary: Sersi and Ikaris pay Phastos’ family a visit.

[oneshotnewbie]

Athena and f reader. They've worked together for a year, both harboring feelings for the other. Reader takes a bullet for Athena, and as she Lays in her arms, waiting for the paramedics, she loos into Athenas eyes and admits how she feels.

A/n: hope you like it, anon ♥

It was a gunshot and Athena´s scream that filled and echoed through the deserted and silent streets, slowly dying in the darkness of the night. The flickering blue beacons of the police car behind you gave off the faintest light for the brunette to deduce that a rapidly enlarging blood-red smudge was spreading across your chest.

"Y/n.." she watched you intently, with that look on her face that was unlikely for her. Her eyes were wide open, pupils extremely dilated as her body was tensed and restless, almost trembling with fear.

Your gaze dropped to the spot where your uniform was beginning to soak up your blood and slowly, you dragged yourself forward to your best friend. The view in front of your eyes was disturbed by tiny black spots, which became more persistent and mixed with the slowly developing dizziness to an uncomfortable and unsafe feeling.

You felt your reserves of strength disappearing and leaving you and you were brought to your knees by this quickly occurring weakness. Before your body could reach the cold ground, two hands quickly slipped under your arms and caught you. "I´ve got you."

Gently, almost in slow motion, she pulled your increasingly heavier body onto the sidewalk and, as carefully as she could be, attempted to sit on it so that you came to rest on top of her. Laying in the arms of Athena, who pressed a hand to your chest to desperately stop the bleeding, you watched her screaming for help over the radio. "OFFICER DOWN! I NEED A BUS! NOW!"

"-thena." you said hollowly; your body shaking uncontrollably as your eyelids began to grow heavier with each second that passed. A small puddle formed on the floor beneath you, one of your own blood. "Don´t talk. Save your energy, sweetheart."

Even if no sound of complaint had passed your lips, the brunette only knew from the fine beads of sweat on your forehead that your injury was causing you the deepest and most severe pain. Still, she was pressing even harder on the gunshot wound, making you gasp while your body flinched on top of her- watching the warm blood slip through her fingers.

Too much blood.

She, too, felt shaky and uncomfortable in such a situation. Not only because such a wound was a matter of life and death, but also because it was you who stood in front of her to protect her and save her life.

As Athena bent her head down to you, she clasped your now limp hand tightly in her free one and wiped the tears from her eyes; leaving streaks of your blood clinging to her skin. "Help is on the way, stay awake okay?" she spoke positively and already heard the sirens of the approaching ambulance in the far distance.

She wanted to play the strong one, didn´t want to cry in front of you and make you feel like your story should end here and now- in her arms. But when all that you love in life was about to be ripped away from you, then what could she possibly do?

Nothing helped, no matter how hard you tried to fight the constant and growing tiredness, the immense loss of blood that has taken place in the meantime had only made your body weaker. "It doesn´t hurt anymore." you said above a whisper and Athena´s eyes flickered back to you.

"Hold on, please. I need you." You felt her hold tighten on you and her soft lips pressed against your temple. Your eyes, almost drained of life, turned once more to hers and met a completely destroyed and never before seen facial expression that had been overwhelmed with salty tears.

"I love you, ´thena."

Her heart broke at that statement.

Suddenly, all the anger against the shooter dissipated and only sadness and longing remained.

Your body grew heavy and limp in her hold and the small smile on your lips slowly faded. And then it went black around you; the cold and darkness tore you to your bitter death.

"I love you too, Y/n. I always did."

[healingagoddess]

Suspicious mind

Request: Jealous smut with ajak? Ajak gets jealous of reader talking to another eternal or avenger? Thank you! :)

Warnings: English is not my first language. Smut. NSFW.

Pairing: Ajak/F!Reader

Note: It took me forever to write this. Forgive any mistakes, I got really frustrated near the end and kept deleting everything. And I also got carried away. I hope you like it. 

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The rest of the eternals have been staying with Ajak for the past two days as Phastos fixes the domo. You have met them, but you have kept to yourself since you can’t really match Kingo and Sprite’s enthusiasm ­— so you’ve been observing. Sitting at the end of the sofa with a drink in your hand you admire them individually. Thena is quiet, reserved and distant for obvious reasons — and Gilgamesh is always by her side. Everyone seems to get along and joke around, even the sulking boy with strong opinions that sits with Makkari, Druig. You intend to form an alliance with Ben and Dane, but for now you just watch in silence.

It’s been half an hour of intense daring and challenges from Kingo, Druig and Sprite. They literally don’t do anything else other than bicker and it’s quite amusing to watch. Although they do seem like a very close family. It makes you wonder how you fit in since Ajak is very much like their mother figure. You are very conscious about that thought — and you know they’ll start asking questions soon — so you get up to find Ajak. You walk towars the porch knowing she went into that direction, and you find her deep in conversation with Ikaris. You don’t want to interrupt, but you feel very conscious of your presence no matter where you go.

You do go stand by her side with a soft smile and a polite ‘hello’ and a nod of your head. Casually Ajak wraps an arm around your waist and pulls you closer to rest her chin on your shoulder as Ikaris continues with whatever he is talking about. You don’t fit in this conversation. The energy going on here is completely different. Ajak treats him like he is her most precious son; the golden boy, and it is very awkward to witness. You don’t know what to do, but you take your empty glass as an excuse to leave.

You can’t get the look on their faces off your mind as you leave. It was traumatizing to see — her eyes were sparkling with pride, love and something else you can’t describe. And his eyes were of total devotion. As you enter the kitchen for another margarita you find Sersi with her boyfriend. They share a smile, and you feel so much better. Their smile is so soothing and welcome — it feels natural to be around them — but now you are being the third wheel. As you reach for the blender you do notice that you are out of tequila, and there’s only one glass left forgotten. You reach out for it and notice Sersi get closer.

“Please don’t tell me we are out of Tequila.”

You turn to look at her with raised brows to pay more attention to her and process what she said.

“Ah, yes. Last glass.” You wiggle it a little in your hand. “If you’d like it’s all yours.”

“No need to worry about that with me.” And you swear, she has a comfort aura. Something about her smile and eyes is really soothing. She is so warm to be around.

“Yeah, she can turn water into anything like Jesus.” Dane jokes and Sersi smacks him playfully.

You rise your brows once again, but this time intrigued. You are about to say something when someone calls out Dane’s name; you think it was Sprite. Dane excuses himself and leaves. As he does so Sersi gets closer to the blending machine contemplating whether to make more margaritas or not.

“Seriously, if you’d like you can take the last one.” You offer once again.

And Sersi turns to look at you, but her gaze falls elsewhere outside and it stays there. Curious you look her way and notice she is staring at Ajak and Ikaris. More like Ikaris, you know what happened to them because Ajak told you before when he visted once. Immediately you hand Sersi the drink as you tear your gaze away from them to check on the eternal beside you. She looks down at the drink you shoved into her space and contemplates for a few seconds.

“Would you mind if we share this drink?” She asks with a soft but fun smile. Like, she is that friend that would totally be very close to you just for the sake that you are friends. You’ve had friends like that before and they are the best. “It would be like a secret thing of ours that we became the best of friends. It would freak them out. They are totally terrified of you.” She explains playfully as she reaches out for two straws. And you know she likes to party.

You give out a smile that is more like you. And you know this is the first glimpse any eternal will have of who you are — and you nod. You both make your way back to the living room since you know Sersi wants to be close to Dane. She takes a seat and you take the place beside her. Sprite is teasing the poor guy so bad; he doesn’t stand a chance. Sersi takes a sip of the margarita and then puts it on your field of vision. You both share a secret smile before you take a sip too. And you notice Kingo noticed since he looked around like ‘did everyone see that?’, but he was the only one to notice.

The glass is not that big — so you’ll run out of it pretty soon — but you do keep yourself busy with whatever they have to say. You come to find that Gilgamesh is hilarious and such a gentle person at the same time. You’d love to get to know him more. And then, Sersi taps you on the shoulder, and you turn to look at her.

“It’s the last of it; let’s drink it together.” She says never losing that smile of hers.

You playfully roll your eyes and lean in to your straw as she follows to reach for hers. You both drink the last of it with blushing cheeks from trying to keep from laughing.

“Oh, Sersi gets to keep the step-mother first!” Kingo finally declares. You pull away before you spit out the margarita on Sersi’s face, shocked with that comment. And then, you feel a soft hand on your shoulder as laughter echoes through the room. Ajak is standing right behind you with Ikaris on her side, he is standing right behind Sersi. You offer her a smile, but she doesn’t smile. She just keeps staring at you and tilts her head to the side with a raise of her brows. You put your hand on top of hers on your shoulder and she finally smiles before looking away to the other eternals in her living room.

“Since when are you two the best of friends?” Kingo asks offended.

“Well, since before you, so I get best friend rights from now on.” Sersi replies, she is clearly teasing him.

“Kingo is afraid of you.” Sprite spills Kingo’s deepest secret. You raise your brows and look at Ajak —  she looks right back at you and she shakes her head with a soft smile.

“He should be.” You finally speak staring directly at him without blinking. Everyone burst out laughing at Kingo as he stays seated in shock and terror.

The rest of the evening passes by with everyone minding their own business and not attacking you with questions even if Kingo really wants to ask something — only Sersi gets best friend benefits. By night they have a fire outside and everyone sits there laughing and chatting. They truly missed each other. Then, Sersi comes over to hand you a marshmallow, she kneels in front of you and crosses your arms like a couple — and makes you eat it making sure Kingo gets full display. He just sits there shocked and annoyed. After that, Sersi grabs you by the arm and pulls you up to your feet along with Makkari and takes you to the side of the house to take selfies.

We are having so much fun teasing Kingo. Makkari signs, a toothy grin on her face.

“It’s been so much fun to play the evil step mother today.” You laugh with them.

“Let’s do something else. Maybe Makkari should also join in the best friends.” Sersi suggests.

I think we should hold hands to send a message to Kingo.

And so you do, you both return holding hands with Sersi trailing behind looking at the selfies on her phone.

“They are forming an alliance!” Kingo shouts making everyone look at the three of you.

Jealous? Makkari signs

“So sad you can’t join, Kingo.” Sprite is so cool for spicing things up.

“Prove you are the bestest of friends.” He replies with a serious tone.

“Well, we will have a secret handshake of course, since we are so close.” Sersi replies, as you just stare at Kingo to scare him a little.

“How close?” He asks in the same serious tone.

This close. Makkari pulls both of you close and blows kisses into the air. And you both do the same blowing kisses in an exaggerated way to make him uncomfortable —  like teenagers being extra at school with fake affection display.

A few seconds later Ajak exits the house, she was at the kitchen helping Gil with dinner. She has a frown on her face and grabs your arm before pulling firmly.

“Help me in the kitchen.” She demands, nobody seems to notice her tone nor demeanor.

You nod and excuse yourself. “I’ll see you later, besties.” You say goodbye to them in a fake tone to tease Kingo some more.

“Oh, baby girl! We’ll see you later for the sleepover.” Sersi whines in the same tone.

Makkari pouts. We’ll miss you, bestie. And she fakes giving you a friendly peck to shock the audience.

Kingo might pass out, instead you just leave him with his mouth agape staring at you. And once you get inside you realize that Ajak was the one to drag you from the others, and she is aiming for the stairs instead of the kitchen with a strong grip on your arm.

“Where are we going?” You ask with excitement still in your voice.

She doesn’t reply, and suddenly, you feel a heavy ambiance falling upon you like cold water. Your heart starts racing and Ajak has not even looked at you yet. You don’t understand, but then you remember Ajak was watching you from inside the kitchen, and to her it looked like you were making out with Sersi and Makkari when you were first annoying Kingo.

She takes you to the bedroom you both share; the lights are off with only the light from outside peeking through the window. She doesn’t give you a moment to say something because as soon as you both enter the room she turns around so fast and strong that confirms she is pissed.

“Ajak.” You say softly waiting for an explanation.

“Cierra la puerta. (close the door)” Her voice is firm and strong with such a passion. There is fire running through her entire being right now.

And you obey closing the door.

“Did I do something wrong?” You ask; knowing damn well you did without meaning to.

“No lo sé. Tu dimelo. (I don’t know. You tell me)” The look in her face is something you’ve never seen before. She has a deep frown, but her entire face has turned somber and her golden eyes look like a void. She has one hand on her hip and the other rests on the foot of the frame of the bed.

“Ajak, we were just joking.” You reply being serious to let her know your honesty. “We wanted to scare Kingo.” You feel terrible saying the last part.

These eternals are like her children, and you just participated in a childish game that hurts one of them. It still feels weird to think of it like that. But you totally feel like a child right now thinking that you should have known better.

“Since when making out with someone is used to scare other people?” She asks with more anger evident. “Unless you are trying to hurt me… then you got it.” Her breathing quickens a little bit.

“Ajak…” You say almost close to tears. You never wanted to hurt Ajak that was the last thought on your mind through all of this. “We never did anything like that, it was all pretend to shock Kingo.” You try to explain. “I am so sorry.”

Ajak closes her eyes, and slowly, she throws her had back trying to even her breath. “I just can’t deal with the thought of seeing you with someone else. I know they are my family and I love them… but I had never seen you behave like this. I guess I was more confused and scared than Kingo.”

You reach out for her.

“Whenever you think again about letting someone else touch you the way I do… think again.” She points a hand at you and presses it against your chest making you take a step back. “Nadie puede tenerte como yo te tengo. (Nobody can have you the way I do.)” She spits every word out rolling her ‘r´s’ so deliciously. She pushes you again, and you hit the back of the bed. You hadn’t even noticed the moment she circled you and cornered you to the bed. “You are the most precious thing I have.”

“Ajak… are you… jealous?” You ask not believing it yet.

She doesn’t say another word and presses against your chest to make you lay down and then she hovers on top of you. “You make me feel things that no one else has ever been able to make me feel; things only you can bring out in me.” Her husky voice is something you love the most about her. That voice that makes you feel the heat travel your body. “I am jealous of my own family because of you. Because you keep me on alert of your every move. Always wanting more of you.”

“Ajak.”

She hushes you and tilts your head to the side before kissing your neck. She fully straddles you and pins your hands to the sides of your head. She bites you slightly before ushering you out of your top. She breathes in your scent as she makes her way down and only pauses to look at you before hooking her fingers on your bottoms. She looks for signs to stop, and when she finds none she pulls them down. Your cheeks are burning with heat.

She is quick to disregard you of your clothes, and you feel aware of her every touch. There is urgency in the way she movies, the way she massages your skin and her void like eyes. And then you realize: it is lust. You think she’ll take you quick and fast, and you get ready to welcome her touch. But then… then she turns you around and holds your hands down against your back with one hand, with the other she rubs your backside.

Confused you turn to look at her, and then she asks.

“Who do you belong to?”

And you frown, she has never done anything like this. Your silence is loud, but louder is the sound of her hand slamming against your bum. The sound that leaves your mouth is inhuman, and the pleasure that rips through your body is enough to set you on fire.

“Answer.” She replies.

You are still trying to recover from what just happened and utter a moan.

“What was that?” Smack, the sound is loud and the stinging is so deliciously building something within your core.

“Ajak…” You shout out.

“Yes?” And you squirm around trying to free your hands, but she just leans her weight down to hold you in place before letting her hand fall on your behind once again. And you want to scream.

“Hush. They can hear you.” She whispers in your ear, her breath hot.

You blush violently, she continues to spank you as you squirm around with soft whimpers.

“Who do you belong to?” She sounds so calm in contrast with the storm she’s created inside of you.

“You! I belong to you!” You finally cry out, and she presses you further into the mattress.

“Good girl.”

“Ajak, that was-“

“Foreplay.” Her hands massage your pain in soothing circular motions.

And without warning she inserts two digits inside you. Her pace is quick; she has places to go. You know she wants to finish you hard and fast. And you are a whimpering mess, squirming around as she lets go of your hands to wrap her arm around your waist to hold you in place. The speed on her fingers make you feel on edge, hotter and desperate for release. You are soaking and the room is filled with wet sounds as she fingers you. You grasp onto the pillows trying to suffocate your moans.

Then you feel that tight knot on your inside explode into different directions with hot waves of electricity. You see stars behind your eyes. And a loud moan is silenced by the pillow you’ve been holding onto for dear life. She leads a hot trail of kisses from the side of you back and up to your shoulder. You take a moment to turn around and once you do you find her staring right back at you. You smile at her, and she brings her fingers to her lips and inside her mouth to clean them off. You whimper softly before she pulls you close.

She kisses you softly as you recover from and even your breath. After a few minutes of just lying there as she holds you — and kisses your lips, your nose and your forehead —  you cup her face to get her attention.

“You don’t have to be jealous.”

“I know.” She smirks. “But it was fun.” And with that being said she gets up leaving you there naked. She turns to give you one last smile and disappears through the door. You take a quick shower knowing everyone will know what happened. And when you are ready to leave you open the door to find Kingo, Sersi, Makkari and Druig waiting for you.

“Oh, fuck.” You throw your head back embarrassed and annoyed.

“Oh, fuck, that’s right.” Kingo says, and Sersi smacks him. “We are traumatized just so you know.”

“We wanted to make sure you are okay.” Sersi says.

“Yeah, we heard some stuff.” Druig chuckles, and Makkari hits him.

We were wondering if you’d like to join us for dinner. We wanted to introduce you to Thena. Makkari signs trying to distract you from your embarrassment.

You nod just to get them to leave, but you do follow them downstairs. And you know, that everybody knows. And you want to die when you take a sit at the table with a very noticeable wince. Kingo snorts, and you look at Ajak mortified. She is so fresh like nothing happened, minding her own business and serving the food. She gives you a soft peck before sitting next to you. That is enough to make everyone stop staring at you. And you are both mortified and strangely pleased, and luckily for you nobody mentions anything. But lesson learned: make Ajak jealous more often.

[moonlit-imagines]

Keeping Things Interesting

Thena x Eternal!reader

warnings:

a/n:

prompt: @sheridans-dynamos: “For sure I can send more details for the Thena one shot! So reader is an eternal and has always been in love with Thena but doesn't think it's reciprocated, but all the others know it is, and kingo decides to do something to push them together? He could do something like start to intensely flirt with reader, to push Thena to do something because she's getting more and more jealous each time, and some of the others could join in too, to really drive her crazy and make her go for it”

How had you gone so long harboring your love for Thena? Especially without mentioning it to her or leaving even the slightest clue. You just never thought she’d be able to return your feelings, it had already been a thousand years of friendship, she treated you just as she did any other Eternals. Or were you just blind to the truth?

The others were well aware of your feelings and hers. She was reserved when expressing them, but Thena definitely shared the same love for you, she just wasn’t ready to face it and she didn’t feel like she was running out of time. Why rush it?

Kingo is why. Oh, Kingo was getting sick of tge pining, the silent sulking, and the waiting. He and the rest of your Eternals were desperate to see how this would play out. They’ve even started betting thanks to Makkari.

“Why, hello there, sweet y/n.” Kingo announced once he saw you in the crowded room of Eternals, almost all of which were struggling to contain their laughter. It certainly gained Thena’s attention, too. You stared at him with pure confusion, trying to laugh it off.

“Uh, hi Kingo?” You leaned back against the table and crossed your arms. “What’s going on?” You turned around to see Druig translating your words to Makkari and got rightfully suspicious of these theatrics.

“Oh, not much.” He answered with a pursed bottom lip, shrugging and turning his gaze to Thena to check the status of his plan. “It’s just…I never realized how absolutely stunning you are.” He was quite forward, especially when he took your hand and kissed your knuckles.

“Well, thank you?” You chuckled and tried to play along, wanting to know what it was he was getting at because this certainly couldn’t be real. “You are, too, Kingo.” Thena was growing quite agitated, clutching the piece of fruit in her hand much harder than she should have.

“I think that, well, I think I’d like to ask you on a date.” Kingo suggested with a smirk. “That is, with the blessing of our friends. What do you all say?” There was a chorus of agreement, clapping, and cheers as they channeled their laughter into smiles and screams. “Oh! That’s great news!”

“I didn’t know they all felt this way.” You awkwardly remarked and looked over at your longtime crush, Thena, who was silent and still as stone.

“And you, Thena?” Kingo smugly paced over to her. “Do you give your blessing for me to take our dear friend, y/n, on a date?” She closed her eyes and took a deep breath. “Who knows? Maybe y/n and I are meant to be. I think we’ll have ourselves a big, extravagant wedding. Live happily for thousands of years. Share many…intimate moments.” Kingo sat beside her and leaned his elbow on the table. “But you should approve, yes? So there’s nothing standing in the way of our love?” Suddenly, the fruit in Thena’s grasp burst, sending pieces flying each way just before she stomped out of the room. It was certainly concerning for you and the others, but they had to laugh at the fact that she’d grown so jealous of Kingo.

“What was that all about?” You finally ask once their character was broken and Gilgamesh took the liberty of explaining.

“Thena has been harboring some feelings for you for many years.” He pat you on the shoulder, then grabbing it and shaking you roughly. “Just as you have for her, my friend. Now you know, so go to her!” You nodded and jogged from the room, chasing after a fuming woman who’s flames of love just joined those of anger.

“Thena!” You ran to her as you finally caught sight of her heading toward a more sullen place to calm down. “Thena, hold on!”

“Kingo, huh? You two will make a wonderful couple.” She seethed and you tried to laugh it off.

“I was just as surprised as you are, Thena. It was a joke, they were trying to get us to admit our feelings for one another.” You explained to her, causing her to freeze in place and giving you a chance to stand before her.

“Our feelings?” Thena cocked an eyebrow and you nodded.

“I had no idea you felt the same as me.” You reached out for her hand and squeezed in gently, turning her angry red hue into a blushing one. “Everything Kingo said, maybe that’ll apply to us one day.” You tried to make light of their antics.

“That’d be quite nice.” She chuckled and pulled you closer to her, bringing you in for a hug just moments before she opted for a first kiss, too. A perfect setting, alone and content with one another’s company. “But…” Her lips parted from yours by just an inch or two. “We are so getting them back for this.”

“Oh, undoubtedly.”

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[delphiniumblooms]

Speculation on the Eternals team dynamics:

Sersi the Kind. the heart of the team, the peacemaker, the caretaker. everyone loves her and she loves everyone

Ikaris the Bold (Ikaris the Brave). the strongest fighter they have, the one who leads the charge into battle every time, with no sense of self-preservation whatsoever.

Ajak, the Healing Hands. the team leader and main decision maker, the mother, the one who patches everyone up after they come home from a fight, who soothes their hurts and calls them 'my dear' and 'cariño'/'mi querida'

Phastos the Builder. the dad figure to all the younger Eternals. the one they go to whenever they need a magical device constructed, or a hug and some life (love?) advice. long-suffering but cares about every member of the team so much

Gilgamesh the Strong. the giant who's the team's strength and protection, who can be so gentle when he chooses to.

Thena, the Goddess of War, Thena the Wise. the reserved strategist and the maker of weapons. together with Gilgamesh, form the brawn of the team. they have an old married couple dynamic that comes of having been friends for millennia, and have excellent cohesion and teamwork in battle.

Sprite the Nimble. nimble in body - dainty little spells and charms, and delicate and slight in figure. nimble in mind - she's the snarky little sibling of the team, always coming up with quippy remarks and witty clapbacks. ikaris has a soft spot for her, and he's secretly her favourite older brother. she pretends to hate it when he talks to her like a kid sister and calls her 'little fairy' (cause, you know, a sprite) but actually loves it

Makkari Light-Foot. the speedster. together with Sprite, she keeps the atmosphere light and diffuses tensions, with her comedy mostly being conveyed through facial expressions and suggestive hand gestures. has terrible taste in men but everyone tries hard to respect that until her boyfriend goes around mind-controlling people. fiercely loyal and protective of her teammates.

Druig the Sullen. doesn't approve of the Eternals' methods, only sticks around for Makkari. loves her very much but hates that she stands by the others. hates Kingo and doesn't get along well with Ikaris. later has immense conflict with the others, leading to them having to capture him to stop his mind controlling rampage

Kingo the Charismatic. resident narcissist and fashion icon. ever the celebrity, always concerned about his image and appearance. will tell anyone who is willing to listen about his entire acting career and the things he's worn to the Met Galas over the years

have i spent way too much time thinking about this team instead of studying? fuck yeah and im not gonna stop!!

what do you guys think? let me know in the notes, or make an addition!

[agent-sapphire]

Possible MAJOR spoilers for Eternals.

The more think about it, the more I come to realize that Druig is most definitely not reserved or a brooding character. He’s not exactly lively like Kingo or Makkari, nor is he bright like Sersi. But he is kind, gentle, compassionate and quite frank about his thoughts and expressive.

He snaps at Ajak and questions why Thena should trust Ajak because he recognizes their mission is flawed and Thena shouldn’t be suffering in having her memories erased. To him, it’s unfair.

He’s the first leave the group because he has so much love for humans and wish them peace. He was crying, he was disgusted by the violence, sick of sitting back and watch a genocide unravel before his eyes.

His tongue is sharp when they return because the truth upset him and he’s stubborn.

But he’s so open about his feelings. He talks to Sersi after Gilgemash dies. He doesn’t turn away, he never did. He loves his family, he loves humanity, he loves humans.

He’s very cooperative and even willing to bear such a huge responsibility, which is putting a whole Celestial to sleep. He is snarky and he can be stern but that doesn’t equal him to being an asshole or brooding.

He flirts and teases Makkari. He comforts Sersi. He helps Sersi to her feet. He goes to embrace Makkari. He pulls Phastos into a hug.

[softquietsteadylove]

Hey. Had this idea of Thena being a billionaire and Gil being her private chef on her private little beach house in the Hamptons!

Maybe you can do something with that? 😊

Gil smiled as he plated the perfect omelette, gleaming yellow, nice loose scramble in the middle with a pristine outside. He sprinkled on some green onion for garnish; Thena acted like she didn't care about presentation but he knew she liked it when her food looked nice.

Thena was...interesting. She could be hard to read, maybe. He had been in the private cooking business for a while, and he'd had a variety of clients. But no one like Thena.

Thena had this old family house, basically a castle, way out here in the Hamptons--as antisocial as possible. She was in charge of her family's generational wealth, he was pretty sure they did business with historical...stuff. Or something.

Thena didn't talk much. The first time he interviewed for the position with her in the room he wasn't even sure if she spoke English. But her assistant - a very sweet man named Karun - assured him that 'the Madame' was perfectly nice. Just not to bother her.

But Karun was right: Thena was nice. Sure, she didn't exactly make small talk with him while she was eating or anything. But she had a nice smile, she was prompt with money, both for his pay and for any of the ingredients he needed. He always had transportation home, or he had a room ready for him if he was staying for a whole weekend.

Gil put the plate on a place mat at the opposite counter top. Thena liked eating in the kitchen instead of the cavernous dining room. She ate a a French style omelette, or if she was feeling adventurous, maybe a frittata, or he had even prepared omurice for her once. She liked fresh pressed grapefruit juice with a little natural sweetener in it. And berries picked from the gardens.

And he liked to add a little flower if there were any blooming on the strawberry plants while he was out picking.

Thena came in through the patio. She had already done her morning routine, then. A light workout, a shower, maybe a sauna. Her phone was in her hand but she famously didn't accept anyone speaking to her before 9 in the morning. She smiled and nodded to him as she took her seat.

She was in a good mood.

Gil turned around, carefully transporting the gold rimmed cup with his best cappuccino yet. He had even looked up how to make latte art to make a heart design in it.

Thena blinked, surprised as it slid into her view. She looked up at him.

He just nodded, encouraging her to take a sip.

She raised an eyebrow but did so. Usually he waited for her to ask for a specific coffee, since it could vary largely depending on the morning.

He shrugged; something about how beautiful the sunrise was had told him she would want something fun. It wasn't sunday, so she wouldn't want something as filling as a latte. But she only drank black coffee when she was already in a bad mood. Actually, now that he thought about it he ought to get more vanilla soy milk.

Thena sighed at her first sip, her shoulders lowering as she let the hot beverage soak into her. She really was in a good mood.

Gil just chuckled, keeping his comments to himself. He had come to respect the serenity Thena created for herself in the early mornings. He turned again to clear his dishes and fill the dishwasher.

He had to get soy milk, and a few other general weekend groceries. And he needed to get ingredients for a recipe he saw online, essentially a lemon cake tiramisu. Thena liked zingy, fresh flavours, and she enjoyed having something sweet on hand for if a craving hit her out of nowhere or after a hard day.

"It's perfect."

He tried to conceal the surprise he was feeling. But he couldn't help it; Thena had almost never commented on anything he made her, unless it was a brief line attached in an email. He turned, "y-yeah?"

She nodded.

He pursed his lips faintly. Back to silence--okay, sure. He peeked in the fridge to examine what else they had and what he needed. When he had asked Karun what Thena liked to keep on hand, he had merely stated that Thena was so bad at cooking, and so selective about food, that if left to her own devices she would probably just eat raw fruit forever.

"How did you know?"

He grinned. So, he was making progress! He had tried more actively in the beginning to get her to warm up to him. But he had come to accept that Thena didn't withhold her words deliberately. Still, he liked it when she did talk. "Just thought you'd be in the mood for it."

She raised her eyebrows at him from behind the cup being tipped up to her lips again.

He closed the fridge and moved back to the counter. "It's nice and mild out this morning, so I think you should have slept well. Stocks are looking good and you don't have to travel this weekend, right? I figured you would want something a little fun."

Thena smiled through his explanation. Maybe some of his observations of her would be a little much to some. But she nodded, looking down into her cappuccino, one leg bent and resting on her cushioned stool. "I assumed you would prefer when I travel?"

Gil blinked.

She set the mug down, as if this were a very important business meeting. "If I'm here, you don't get the weekend off. Or at the very least, you have plenty of work to do before hand."

"I don't mind," he shrugged easily. It was part of the job, and as far as clients went, Thena really wasn't all that demanding. She wasn't even that high maintenance, all things considered.

Food was easy to procure, either grown here or paid for out of her pocket. The only real stipulations of what he made was that she had to eat it. Karun was kind of like a worrisome father in that way. He had added specifically that she needed more vegetables, and that meant it was up to Gil to make them in such a way that Thena would actually like them.

"Do you ever think you may be too agreeable?"

"Hm," Gil ran his hand over his chin (he needed to shave). "I think it's more like...part of the job, y'know?"

"Hm."

Gil blinked at the new tone of the sound. She looked back at her breakfast. She sounded almost...disappointed. Disheartened, and now poking at her omelette like a dejected little kid. Gil leaned off the further counter and moved closer to her. "I just...wanted to do something kind of special for you."

She peeked up at him. She was awfully cute for some zillionaire old money type. Her hair was nice and soft from being gently blow dried, she didn't have any makeup on, fresh from the shower. Maybe all rich people were really, really pretty.

"You're not contractually obligated to be thoughtful," she smiled as she said it, but he got the impression that she didn't fully believe in her own joke.

He shrugged again, pushing the little flower closer to her, "call it my signature, then. Every chef has their own style--I like being a little sweet."

Thena smiled at the little white strawberry flower. She even reached out to it, but just barely let her fingers brush its soft petals, as if she would make it burst into flame. "Quite."

Gil inhaled, feeling better now that she was smiling again. She looked up at him, the sun behind her, making her hair glow. He blushed.

"Thank you, Gilgamesh."

He laughed faintly, feeling shy as she turned those siren eyes on him. He leaned back from the counter, sticking his hands in his apron pockets. "Hey, it's my pleasure, really."

"If you have shopping to do, Karun will call for a car for you," she added as he started slowly slipping - stumbling - out of the kitchen.

"Th-Thanks!" Gil squeaked out before reaching the hallway. He pulled his apron off and gripped it on his way to take it to the laundry room.

"You require transport, sir!"

Gil jumped at the sudden appearance of the man in question. "God, man, can't you walk a little louder!"

"My apologies, sir," Karun just chuckled. "The Madame walks lightly--as do I."

Thena walked around like a cat. She was silent, graceful, long legs...

"Sir?"

Fuck. Gil nodded, twisting his apron in his hands. He tilted his head as Karun shuffled closer, even waving him down so he could share something secretive.

"Excellent choice with the cappuccino, sir," he disclosed with glee. "The Madame has been trying to strike up a conversation with you for some time. I believe this was the perfect-"

"Karun!"

"I must go," he waved to Gilgamesh before dashing off to see to Thena's needs.

Gil felt a little stunned. It sounded like Karun was telling him that Thena had been wanting to talk with him. But that didn't seem right. Of all the times he had tried to chat with her, she had never bit, even once. And he didn't really think of her as the shy type.

He sighed, shrugging it off. He had groceries to get, anyway. Maybe he would try talking with her again, later.

[hermesmoly]

Headcanons for four daughters of Aglaia?

anything for Hephaestus' family💗

1. EUKLEIA🌺

- nicknamed "Klea"

- firstborn of Hephaestus and Aglaia

- goddess of good repute and glory

- her main color is pink

- Hephaestus and Aglaia hid her a bit because they wanted some private time and some peace after the scandal

- but eventually all hell broke loose and now everyone knows

- As a baby when Hephaestus let Hera hold Klea she would cling on her granma fast

- Hera loves her A LOT (she's her favorite!! Don't tell the others🤫)

- Mostly attends to Hera along with Thena

- As a kid, she would watch Aunt Athena and Nike train daily and she looked up to them

- She and Nike (goddess of victory) become close like sisters

- Most Responsible^TM

- Best Older Sister^TM

- Can balance books on her head like a pro

- Pretty much has a calm personality, but steal any of her dresses you dead

- In the shower she sings "Edge of Glory" by Lady Gaga

2. EUTHENIA 🍀

- nicknamed "Euthie"

- second born, only two years younger than Klea

- goddess of prosperity and plenty

- her main color is green

- she was kind of unplanned, but nonetheless Hep and Aggie are pro parents

- LOUD BABY

- Most social of the Graces, even at a young age

- pretty much the opposite of her dad

- Not the creative type too (she can't sculpt to save her life)

- But she and her dad are close, and if you say something bad about him u doomed (honestly with the whole family u doomed, but she'll get to you first)

- Has her mom's blue eyes

- If you need to duplicate or multiply something, she will, somehow, make that happen

- ABSOLUTE KNACK AT ECONOMICS

- Euthie wins at monopoly everytime (one time Aggie would think late at night on how her 10 year old kid stole all her property)

- Mostly Hera's attendant with Klea

- Close with her parents, Hermes and Ploutos

- If Hephaestus had a troublemaker, it would be her

3. EUPHEME🌹

- Nicknamed "Euphie"

- thirdborn, one year younger than Euthie, three years younger Klea

- goddess of being well-spoken

- her main color is red

- quiet baby

- the family poet^TM

- "mY naMe Is eUpHIE, i aM A PoEt. I wROTE tHiS PoEM JUsT To ShoW It." - Euphie at 9 years old

- Apollo's her favorite uncle

- And also the first child of Aggie and Heph that Aphrodite and Ares met

- Also good at debate, singing, monologuing, acting, or anything to do with words

- Most reserved of the Graces

- Has her dad's hazel eyes

- Can modulate her voice like a pro

- Mama's girl

- loves musicals (she sings Hamilton with Aglaia)

- loves hanging out with Uncle Dio, although she hates wine

- Mostly attends to Aphrodite with Phili

4. PHILOPHROSYNE🌼

- Nicknamed "Phili"

- youngest, 3 years younger than Eupheme

- goddess of friendliness and welcome

- her main color is orange

- THE BABY OF THE FAMILY

- Cutest Grace^TM

- Grew up with Hebe as her best friend/aunt

- Literal Ball of Sunshine

- Took after her father with good sculpting skills

- the time she made a mini figure of Hep and her out of clay Hephaestus cried like crazy

- Loves to be on her mama's lap as a baby

- she's super lovable

- to everyone

- Including Ares you may ask?

- ESPECIALLY ARES I REPLY

- Phili makes Uncle Ares smile with her antics even at the worst times

- Mostly attends to Aphrodite with Euphie

- Favorite cartoon is My Little Pony

- Hating her? Illegal. Hephaestus, Aglaia, her sisters, her uncles, her aunts, her cousins and her grandparents will hunt you down and kill you for sport

- regular hug giver

[littlefankingdom]

Eternals rant because why not?

I had a LOT going on in my life, so I'm finally able to catch up with the MCU. I also wasn't excited for Eternals, but I refuse to not see the movies and shows in order, so I had to force myself to sit through it, while doing something else. But, yeah, it wasn't that bad, just not my type.

/!\ Beware, spoilers incoming /!\

As an aspiring anthropologist, I study history and archaeology and I deeply hate the trope "Humans were able to evolve because of an interaction with a more "evolved" being", which this movie was presented as. Even if the Eternals do not speed up the process, they do create inventions, which I hate because it undermines humans' intelligence during Prehistory, something that is way too common to do. Also, the movie began with a flashback from 5000 B.C. and it would have been fine if it hadn't portrayed humans as less evolved as they were at the time! I studied the Neolithic just last semester, when humans started farming, with plants and animals, but no signs of that in Mesopotamia in the movie, but it's the region where it started in 9000 B.C., and well advanced in the 5000 B.C.. Anyway, I'm going to stop myself before I start to rant about the buildings being wrong...

By the way, I didn't need to know Ikaris and Sersi had sex, thank you very much, pretty useless information. (Tony Stark shown to have sex shows his playboy personality. Here, it's useless) Also, this guy is yet another generic white cismen and we have enough. How can I distinguish them from each other's if we're still getting more (Literally took me a while and the credits to recognize Harris Style as Eros). Happy to see Ikaris being the bad guy because I had enough of everyone praising him when Sersi was chosen has the new leader. I did have a heart attack at the end of their fight, because she really was going to forgive him for killing and trying to kill the others, just because she dated him for way too long, but he k*ll himself by flying to the sun (they made TWO references to the myth with him being the "closest" to and literally flying to the sun. I would have liked it if it wasn't one of the most known myths, and so way too easy. Do it with the others characters) And Ikaris is so bland, he has little personality, but everyone is fighting over him? Thena could also be seen as bland, but she seems just reserved and she shows a lot of love for Gilgamesh, when I just believe Ikaris "love" Sersi because he told us so. The guy is empty.

I do sound like I hated the movie, but it's not the case. It was okay, I loved the secondary characters like Kingo, Gilgamesh, Mikkari, but they didn't have a lot of focus on them. I would have loved to have a point of view of Thena and her traumatic deaths coming back to her. But that's the problem when you have that much characters in your group, you can't focus equally on them, even if they do seem to have tried. The characters with values to the plot (Ikaris, Sersi, Thena, Sprite...) don't have their personality explores much. Also loved Phastos having a husband and a son, it made my day.

Anyway, I'm going to be an annoying marvel fan on this one and ask where the f*ck is everyone? The Shield? I mean, it could be explained in the following stuffs, so I will see...

Favorite character: Gilgamesh. I was "if you kill him, I hate this movie", and then he died. What a shame, he was so caring and nice, the most attractive one of the group because of his personality. I also love Kingo, his Bollywood acting career and his "you don't betray your family" thing, but then he still side with Ikaris and left the team, so... Gilgamesh.

Least favorite character: F*cking Sprite. What a little b*tch. There are a ton of generic white cismen, don't betray your family to follow one into a murderous rampage. She was so jealous of Sersi that she stabbed her and tried to kill her, but she was "so sowwy", so everyone is okay with that. Sersi need to grow a backbone because you cannot let someone WHO WAS SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A FAMILY MEMBER TO YOU betray you like that and forgive them because they cried...

Expiration date: One time is enough, could still watch again if I had to, but not because I love it.

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This is only my opinion, pls, don't try to start a debate

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The Eternals Masterlist 2

part one

a love like ours turns even the darkest coldest realm into the happiest of homes (ao3) - OceanSpray5 druig/makkari G, 42k

Summary: Humans know the myth of Hades and Persephone. What varies is what they know and how it differs from how it happened. But the truth is not a far stretch from what they see. And the love the humans describe, the love two Eternals share, retains every bit of its essence immortalized in the myth as the fable of true love itself.

Of Hades, who is only a man. Of Persephone, with wind in her hair.

And they sang it la la la la la la la…

Or, how Druig and Makkari come to be immortalized as Greek mythology's most faithful couple: Hades and Persephone.

built to fall apart (then fall back together) (ao3) - agents_cxrter druig/makkari T, 20k

Summary: My name is Makkari, she tells him, spelling each letter then offering her name sign.

“Makkari?” He repeats, name sign effortlessly rolling through his fingers.

The pleased smile she gives him feels better than any spark of remembrance he’s ever experienced.

or; in a world inspired by the comic run where the Eternals minds are wiped, Druig and Makkari bump into each other (literally).

chip chrome & the mono-tones (ao3) - dannydays sersi/dane, ikaris/sersi T, 11k

Summary: “Welcome to Highton.”

“It’s a shithole,” Druig said, affectionately.

Sersi said, “We’re happy to have you.”

(human au. dane moves to a new estate and meets the eternals. shenanigans ensue.)

Come Home, Unbeliever (ao3) - un_familiar makkari/sersi G, 3k

Summary: Because, after all this time, born anew, she remembers what it was like to share a mind with a Celestial, even for a moment. It was overwhelming space, pinpricks of light coming into being simply by will.

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Re-imagining Eternals: Celestia but this time I get to talk about religious trauma metaphors. Also Makkari and Sersi are dating (Gaiman's Eternals and Eternals: Celestia SPOILERS)

Eternity Together (ao3) - certifiedglutenfree druig/makkari M, 15k

Summary: Druig hates the idea of soulmates. He especially hates that he doesn't have one, because that means his crush on the girl in the library won't work out. But the universe does seem to work in mysterious ways and maybe just once in his life the universe will be on his side.

Forgiveness (ao3) - Wundersmidget sersi/dane T, 1k

Summary: After the Emergence, Sprite ponders her relationship with the other Eternals and especially Sersi.

i'll spend forever wonderin' if you knew (i was enchanted to meet you) (ao3) - notquitegucci (AllieKitaguchi) druig/makkari, thena/gilgamesh, ikaris/sersi N/R, 7k

Summary: How the Eternals discovered that Druig and Makkari were in love.

Some of them were a little slower than others.

In Paper Rings, In Picture Frames (Oh, You're The One I Want) (ao3) - OceanSpray5 druig/makkari G, 14k

Summary: Or, Druig and Makkari get married and wait for the rest of their oblivious family to figure it out.

I take the risk to feel your heart beating (ao3) - anachronistique (924inlegend) ikaris/sersi T, 57k

Summary: During the Deviants' attack in the Amazon, things take a turn when Ikaris is targeted for his powers during the battle. He is almost killed until Sersi steps in.

Light My Love (ao3) - Redheadclover sersi/dane, ikaris/sersi T, 95k

Summary: Soteri always second guessed herself, even in the very beginning when she was born an Eternal on the Domos. Although the rest of the Eternals can see potential in her, Soteri tries to find her way while protecting the planet with her family.

Perhaps she was too gentle and kind, or that she was too reserve to fully expose herself because of her force field and teleportation ability, but that never stopped her from finding hope and love with her family members, including a brooding mind controller. Her courage and her thirst for protecting those around Soteri has pushed her over and over as time went on. However, once the Eternals broke away from one another, Soteri felt lost without her family.

Without her home.

Now Deviants are appearing once more, her fearless leader is gone, and Soteri has to find her strength to defend and protect her family like she did before. Is she willing to have the old wounds of her fragile and reserved heart be reopened again for the sake of humanity?

Missing you is like missing a part of myself (ao3) - Mimisempai phastos/ben G, 1k

Summary: As Ben receives a message from Phastos announcing his return, he thinks about how much he had missed Phastos.

No Such Beauty as Where You Belong (ao3) - Ilyann ikaris/sersi, druig/makkari G, 21k

Summary: Druig and Makkari through the ages.

on a wednesday, in a cafe (ao3) - TaraLy gilgamesh/thena T, 111k

Summary: Thenamesh Coffee Shop AU. No angst, no plot, only love (and food).

oràil (ao3) - delphiniumblooms T, 3k

Summary: “ A nighean oràil, ” Ikaris says, our golden girl. He takes a little hand into his and counts the fingers. “She’s perfect.”

set after the events of the movie, which i have no knowledge of. ikarsi have a baby!

teach me to love (ao3) - iamjustabird gilgamesh/thena, phastos/ben G, 49k

Summary: Thena has just moved next door to her old friend Phastos with her young son Druig in tow. She’s worried about how he’s going to adjust to the move and to his new school, but Phastos assures her that his friend and neighbour Gilgamesh is the best teacher a kid could ask for. She’ll see about that.

teenage headache dreams. (i want to be free). (ao3) - proud_papaya druig/makkari M, 56k

Summary: - non canon compliant eternals (2021) -

there were millennia that they had been the only sense of normalcy for each other, and then, one night, ikarus flew into the clouds, and never came back down to her. then thanos snapped, and any normalcy was gone, as well as dane. he needed to come back.

TLDR: writing various areas of ikarus' and sersi's past, both during endgame and before, and then writing the entirety of the eternals movie, except i'm not killing ikarus off, because that really made me sad, and i bet i'm not the only one. possibly going into after that, as well. enjoy <3 requests are welcome, as well.

the blues and then purple pink skies (ao3) - TaraLy gilgamesh/thena G, 4k

Summary: It’s been a month since their first conversation on the bus, how are Thena and Gilgamesh doing?

The Eternals: Prelude (ao3) - EchoVdV makkari/sersi T, 25k

Summary: A loosely interpreted collection of stories recounting the endeavors of the Eternals to reclaim Earth from the Deviants. Due to many of these characters having a major lack of personality, in the books and especially in the movies, many characters are radically reimagined, especially if you're expecting them to be similar to the movie versions.

Visiting Rites (ao3) - qodarkness druig/makkari, ikaris/sersi T, 4k

Summary: Sprite was the first to visit.

Or

How Druig knows all the gossip about what's going on with the Eternals despite living in the Peruvian Amazon with no phone reception for five hundred years.

we will make a home someday, one full of love and light (ao3) - delphiniumblooms sersi/ikaris, phastos/ben T, 1k

Summary: Sersi and Ikaris pay Phastos’ family a visit.

[r-manoff]

After rewatching Eternals once and then rewatching all my favorite scenes again, here are my final thoughts

Thena is my favorite Eternal, mostly because… Angelina Jolie, but also bc Jolie’s delivery of all the lines is so perfect. You can clearly see when she’s the reserved and cool Thena that everyone knows as the warrior, but when she’s affected by Mahd Wy’ry… man, that scene in the cave with the powered Deviant using Gilgamesh’s voice… “st-stay here” hits me so hard

All the scenes between her and Gilgamesh are beautiful and not enough, I want more of them

Makkari’s action scenes are the coolest. I love that they didn’t show slowmotion shots of her speed, she was just always rUNNING and I love that for her

Her beating up Ikaris is one of the most satisfying things I’ve ever witnessed in my life

Sersi’s powers are my favorite. I want them. I’ve always found them fascinating. The concept of changing literally any material or liquid or whatever is so interesting and I think that even though they seem like pretty ‘soft’ powers, you can do some serious damage with them. For example, Sersi literally changed a whole Deviant INTO A TREE (one of my favorite moments btw)

If Ikaris evil, why hot? Richard Madden has been having me on my knees since I first saw Game of Thrones and that is never gonna change. His introduction in the movie (the London scene) still makes me absolutely lose my mind

But on a more important note, he was also the most interesting Eternal imo. In the end he couldn’t kill Sersi because he loved her too much but also couldn’t live himself after what he’d done to the others. His line to Sersi before he betrays everyone (My only wish is that I get to remember you, or smth among those lines) shows that he too had his doubts about this. What is living another 7000 years if you can’t get to remember anything? That’s what I love about this movie so much. It’s about celebrating life, enjoying it.

There was this thing I wrote after I watched the movie for the first time in theaters. “I would rather die one day while still having lived a life that could’ve ended at any second than have the reassurance that tomorrow is a given. I don’t want that luxury, for it is a curse to know you can waste a day not living.” And I stand by that. It’s why Sprite’s speech about hating humans hits so deep, it’s why the words “I am” at the end are so sad and relieving at the same time. This movie is about the beauty of life and humanity. There is some in both, it’s not all bad even though it may seem so. Druig said it himself, “without their flaws they wouldn’t be human.” Ajak made it clear that the events surrounding Thanos are what changed her mind. People have hope, even if it’s the smallest bit of hope you’ve ever seen, it’ll one day grow into something big if you share it with others. When we have hope, we come together, we stand strong.

Phastos is a clear example that just because you were made to think doesn’t mean that you can’t be fucking badass. The way he held down Ikaris??? Nah, buddy had it GOING for him

Still pressed Kingo wasn’t in the final battle

Ramin Djawadi 🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️🧎🏻‍♀️ my favorite soundtracks are Celestials, Remember (the very beginning specifically), and A Wish. Beautiful. Had not expected any less, this man always delivers

People who still hate this movie, that’s sad. You could’ve learned a thing or two from it

Also, in terms of the mcu, are the Eternals among the beings that forgot who Peter was? If they even get back to earth after Arishem’s done with them lol. I’m curious as to when we’ll see them again

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Ohh! I'll do my best to come up with some:

Everyone knows Druig has a secret snack hoard in his room. He refuses to confirm or deny (and so does Makkari)

Makkari's nicknacks are scattered about absolutely everywhere. She has the most bizzare items from stray legos to expensive nunchucks and considering she's just as broke as the rest of them they're too afraid to ask where she gets them.

Gilgamesh cooks. Druig is often caught sneaking in to steal taste test whatever he's cooking. Druig is, legally speaking, banned from the kitchen cuz he can burn water but he gets in there somehow anyway.

Sprite hogs the shower. No one knows why but it's a race to get there before she does and finishes all the hot water.

They have a "X days since our last accident" board and the number is always 0 for a good two weeks until Ajak invests in putting a first aid kit in every single room.

Ikaris wakes up early every day no matter what day of the week it is and that man does not know how to chill and is clumsy af despite his sports background. He ends up making so much noise there is a rule in place that Ikaris is banned from leaving his room until 10 AM on weekends.

They do groceries on a rotation but usually it's Druig and Makkari or Dane and Sersi who get them. (this is just cuz i love the grocery store dates concept)

Couples are not allowed to make out in communal living spaces... So naturally that is exactly where they are caught making out the most no matter how private they are. This rule was initially put in place when Sersi and Ikaris were dating but really Kingo and Phastos think Druig and Makkari shouldn't even be allowed to look at each other in the communal living space because that alone is nauseatingly sweet enough to make up for 10 make out sessions.

Phastos refuses to talk to anyone in the morning before he has had his morning coffee. He just does not have the patience for that kind of bullshit. Druig relates, except he refuses to talk to anyone until he's had 2 cups of coffee.

Somehow blankets and pillows are always being stolen from one room to the next. Nobody knows who owned which anymore cuz they've been switched around so much.

Kingo listens to desi music on full volume and songs at the top of his lungs when he's happy (which is often). As such, literally everyone knows the lyrics to classic songs like Main Rasta and Sooraj Dooba Hai even tho nobody really knows the meanings. Kingo also insists everyone watch Coke Studio with him and has the LED in the common room reserved for this exact purpose. (the desi in me jumped out for this one xD).

Thena gets fits at night and Druig has insomnia so both of them bond over late nights just sitting in the silence and enjoying the peace together unless either Makkari or Gilgamesh tell them they need to at least try to rest even if they can't sleep.

Makkari has a running game of playing Ding Dong Ditch on their home and usually when she knows Ikaris will answer the door. She's fast so nobody knows it's her and expects it's the neighborhood kids and Makkari has to stop herself from bursting into peals of laughter when everyone's discussing "those darned rascals" that live in the house next door.

Dane is the one who proofreads everyone's papers. He doesn't even know how he became the go-to person but it's gotten to the point they just put their papers in a stack in the living room and he reviews and edits them when he can before they need to be submitted.

Ikaris tried to impose "healthy eating" on the others for about two weeks. Gilgamesh grudgingly agreed to cook his suggested meals altho it cramped his style. Within 2 days Druig found requests to dip into his secret stash of sweets and when he refused (except to Makkari) there was anarchy and they were back to normal eating by week 3.

Ajak is the one always cleaning around the place and Sersi helps her. It lasts all of 1 month before the realization that it is impossible to keep the house spotless when living with the likes of Kingo, Makkari and Sprite. After that the communal living area just perpetually looks like there's been a tornado that passed through it and nobody minds.

When Thena is in one of her depressive phases, everyone does attempt to be quiet. It's an unspoken agreement but they all know she needs calm around her when her head is in chaos so they either relocate to somewhere else for the day or make sure to keep to quiet activities. It's hard but they make do.

Druig and Makkari are the "chaos couple" aka they have almost burned or broken down the house exactly 34 times in the first year they all began living together alone. The others only know about the 8 odd times it happened and Ajak would have a heart attack if anyone told her the real number.

Gilgamesh, Makkari, Thena and Ikaris all frequent the gym. Ikaris in the early morning. Makkari during mid morning and Thena and Gil during early evening.

Phastos is getting his mechatronics degree and somehow everyone in the house take it to mean they can give him everything they break for repairs and he can fix it. He cannot, in fact, always fix it. It frustrates him to no end and yet no amount of explaining will ever make the others comprehend what his degree actually is.

The kids on the block play sports with Makkari and Gilgamesh. They also invite Thena and she plays with them when she's well. The other Eternals hang out with them too, especially Sprite, who really enjoys telling them stories. Ikaris scares them. He pouts about it for the entire time they live in that house.

They never have parties... Mostly cuz when 11 chaotic people live together it's almost already a party every day but also nobody wants to deal with the cleanup process afterwards. It's just too much work.

Everyone calls Ajak "mum" cuz she fusses over everyone and checks if they've submitted their assignments and studied for the quizzes the most. It'd be annoying if it wasn't so endearing but she unintentionally is always trying to keep them all in line. They suppose it comes with the territory of her degree (something to do with humanities and helping people but also management).

Kingo also hogs the TV during cricket season. But thats okay cuz even if they don't understand the sport, Kingo's dramatic exclamations every time Pakistan scores (or not) is more entertaining than the game itself.

Fridays are biryani days and it's purely cuz of Kingo that Gilgamesh learns how to make it. Everyone really likes it tho so there really aren't many complaints. And they all put in their requests for their own ethnic dishes as well. Gil accommodates where he can but usually he demands help in the kitchen from whoever is requesting the dish of the day.

Thena sometimes practices her form in the yard if she's not well enough to go to the gym and little girls in the neighborhood end up taking interest. So Thena starts to teach them self defense and then various little boys join in too. She does it sporadically but somehow her bad days become better with that goal to focus towards.

Okay so... These are probably really bad cuz they're all off the top of my head and I haven't even seen Eternals yet but I really hope you write this fic OP cuz it sounds super fun and I'd love to read it esp if it's gonna be Drukkari centric!

the urge to write a multi-chapter eternals fic on ao3 about them as college students who live in a run down mansion together because surprisingly the rent is cheap coz its so old and theyre splitting it with 10 people and shenanigans ensue

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hello birdie 🖤✨

If you still take requests: I just saw a new Instagram post from Don Lee with an Hello Kitty umbrella.

So can I ask for some cute Gilgamesh? Maybe with mentioned umbrella.

🖤✨ Hugs and Love ✨🖤

Gil let out a satisfied 'ah!' as he finished his ramyun. He didn't miss Korea when he wasn't here, and he didn't look forward to visiting when they did. But he had to admit that convenience stores back home just couldn't compare to the ones here.

He didn't have to be biding time in a random convenience store. He was still someone of business here. He could have been at a bar, at a restaurant, enjoying a reserved booth at the races. But in truth, he didn't want anything to do with the business here. He didn't want to be associated with his family name.

And he was on vacation.

Thena and Imo were at some spa, enjoying some ladies bonding time. He was happy to leave them to it. He had strolled through some markets, watched tv from the window of a shop like the cranky old men in the neighbourhood. And when it started raining, he came in here.

There were magazines and comics to read, snacks, and eventually he had sat down with a whole cup of noodles--even melted some cheese on it. Thena had limited his home stash of it out of fear for his sodium levels. Men here wouldn't believe it--that a man of business was letting someone control what he ate.

But he liked that his wife wanted him to be in healthy condition.

Gil looked out the window again. It still wasn't letting up. Thena had said she would call him when she and Imo were leaving the place and on their way to pick him up. And it had only been an hour--for all he knew, that kind of thing could take two or three.

"Please!"

Gil turned and looked with wide eyes. The outburst was noticeable in the small store with no one else inside. It was the middle of the day; what was such a tiny voice doing alone?

The cashier shook his head, though. "It's not enough."

There was a little girl standing in front of the counter. She had an umbrella tucked into her elbow, counting out every won she had. "But it's all I have."

Gil got up from the counter, tossing his ramen cup in the trash and straightening his suit jacket. The cashier saw him coming from a mile away and braced himself. He obviously still looked like he was in the business, even with his tattoos as covered as possible. He pointed, "come on, man, isn't it close enough?"

The cashier shook his head. "I'm sorry, sir, it's not nearly enough for the umbrella."

Gil leaned over and peeked. He was right, she had barely enough for a musubi and some candy. He looked down at the kid, who looked up at him without an ounce of fear in her eyes. "Is this the one you want?"

She paused for a second, considering what she should tell him. Ultimately, she pointed to the stand with other umbrellas, for kids and adults. "I want that one."

"Which one? Show me," Gil nodded. The kid had no fear of him, though, waddling back to the stand with her current pick. She put that plain pink one back and reached for a hello kitty one.

"This one," she declared, waving it around. It was a little big for her, at her age. Or maybe she was just small, even for a child.

"Yeah?" Gil mumbled. He reached to look at the price of it. He looked down at the kid. "Pretty expensive."

Her little cheeks puffed up indignantly. "But eonni promised if I did her housework while she went out with her friends that she would give me the money for it."

"She did, did she?" Gil chuckled. The girl's sister was a scammer, plain and simple. She'd given her innocent kid sister a few bucks to shut her up and keep her dirty secrets. He pulled the umbrella out of the kid's grasp.

"Hey!"

"Oi, listen," he directed in his best stern Ajushi voice. "First: you're never gonna do anything for your sister again--I don't care what she promises."

"But she has to go shopping every-"

"Ah!" he cut the little girl off. Still, she showed no fear of him. Some annoyance, for sure, but no nerves. He crouched down, pointing his finger in her face. "She doesn't have to do any of that shit. She's lying."

The little girl gasped, hand to her mouth and everything. Probably at both his language and the revelation about her sister.

"No doing anything for her, unless you get the goods, got it?" he smirked. "That means she takes you there and she buys you the thing you want herself. Puts it in your hands, got it?"

The girl let him press the umbrella into both her hands, even shaking her into a little laughter. She nodded sharply, "yes!"

"Second: tell her that just because you have this now, doesn't mean her secrets are safe," Gil continued to advise as he reached into his jacket to pull out his wallet. He never carried cash around at home, but the kid was in luck. "You have what's called leverage: that means you have the advantage. If anything, she should be doing stuff for you."

The cashier watched the exchange nervously. He had his confirmation that Gil wasn't just some well meaning - well dressed - man enjoying a snack.

"And thirdly," Gilgamesh stood but leaned down to hand the kid the money, "tell him you want a receipt."

The girl took his instruction deeply seriously. She stood on her toes to hand the cashier the money (in a denomination she had never seen before). "I'd like a receipt, please."

The cashier nodded, hands shaking as he accepted the bill. He looked at Gilgamesh, silently pleading for help.

Gil narrowed his eyes at the guy. "Give her the change, man."

The girl held out her little hands, accepting the remaining money with starry eyes. "It's so much."

"Keep it," Gil excused easily as he took the umbrella and unwrapped it. "And don't tell your sister--or your parents. That's just for you."

"Thanks Mister!"

"Yeah, yeah," he held his hand to guide the girl out as she shoved the money into the little hello kitty coin purse she had. The automatic doors slid open and he looked back at the cashier, "just take care of her next time she's in here."

The cashier nodded, pale as a ghost.

Gil opened the umbrella over them both. "You like this cat, huh?"

"She's my favourite!"

Gil chuckled. Kids had it so easy. But he liked the idea that the hardest thing in this kid's life was an annoying older sister. He focused on holding the umbrella over his short companion, letting his left side get thoroughly rained on. "You in school?"

"Yeah."

"You good?"

"Hm," the little girl twisted her mouth.

"Yeah, me too," Gil laughed. The girl seemed relieved she wouldn't get a scolding for not being studious. "I wasn't good at math, or science."

She nodded, wide eyed that someone else shared her weakness.

"But that's okay," he shrugged down at her. "Just make a friend who's good at those things who can help you."

"A friend?"

What, did this kid not have friends? Maybe she was too nice and always letting others walk all over her. Gil bent slightly and smiled. "I've got a friend who's super good at math, and science. We work together, and she does way better than I do."

"Really?"

"Really," he confirmed. "We're a great team. And wanna know something?"

The girl nodded, making her pigtails move.

Gil grinned from ear to ear, "she's my wife, now."

"Really?" the kid gasped, her eyes going starry again.

Gil crouched down again, pulling out his phone. "She looks like a princess and everything."

The kid leaned over his phone, her mouth wide open. "She's so pretty!"

"She sure is," Gil huffed with pride in his chest. "She's the prettiest in the whole world. She's coming to pick me up."

"Don't you have your own car?"

What a rude question--he loved it. He stood again, groaning as his knees cracked. "We're here visiting my family. I have a car back home where we live together."

"Ah," the girl nodded, although he kind of felt like she didn't believe him. "Eonni!"

Gil looked up. Indeed, a persnickety looking teenager was walking over to them. He had no intention of beefing with another, only slightly older kid, but he didn't exactly smile at her.

"What are you doing talking to creepy old men?!" her sister barked at her from a distance.

"He's a nice ajushi," the girl defended from her position next to him. "He got me the umbrella. You told me it was enough but it wasn't!"

Actually, the sister had definitely sent this kid - without umbrella - in the rain to the store just to get her own umbrella, knowing she had set her up for failure? Man, business was business but that was low.

"Whatever, let's go," the teenager waved to hurry her.

Gil gave the teen another look before bending down and putting the umbrella in the kid's hand. "Remember everything I told you."

"Yes, sir!" she gave him her most respectful bow before tottering over to her sister, who immediately turned around and started heading home now that her attache was acquired.

Gil shook his head. He hoped the kid enjoyed her hundreds and kept them to herself. And if her parents did find out they wouldn't believe her anyway. Or rather, if they did, he wasn't going to be around for them to complain about it.

He pulled out his phone again. He hadn't needed to pull up a picture--Thena was already his background. She was in a pretty dress with fur around her shoulders and red lipstick. She said the colour was champagne or something like that; he had boldly claimed that only she could be beautiful enough to call plain old 'beige' champagne and make it look good.

They had been in Russia for an event, although he was pretty sure she had sneakily introduced him to some associates - maybe even family - of hers. He was trying to learn, but the Russian alphabet was really kicking his ass.

"You're good with kids."

He slipped his phone away with a grin. "You think so?"

Thena walked towards him, her own umbrella in hand, faintly white, casting an angelic glow down on her hair.

Gil received her, kissing her cheek and putting his hand at her back. "You look all sparkly."

"You think so?" she laughed, although she lavished in his affection as opposed to pulling away. She had missed him too. "Imo told me I had to try all these skin treatments they had. I'm starting to think I"m aging poorly."

"You're stunning," he pressed his lips to her cheek again. She felt all smooth and cool to the touch, too. "In fact, I told a little girl I was married to a princess. She seemed pretty starstruck."

"Lying to the youth," Thena shook her head at him with a grin. "Although the umbrella did suit you."

"I know it did." He liked things that contrasted his looks. It emphasized just how cool and tough he really was.

"Come on," she tugged at his blazer, avoiding the side of it that was now wet. "Let's get you home. You know Imo will scold you for this."

He sighed, following Thena under her umbrella to the car service. "What doesn't she scold me for? She'll probably tell me I should have gone to the spa just so I could hold your towel for you."

"She would not."

She would so. But Gil put his hand on Thena's waist. "I'm glad you had a good time."

"Hey."

Gil leaned in by reflex, pressing his lips to hers. He felt pretty neutral about Korea, he liked seeing Imo, and he liked visiting his mom. He hated having to do business with his dad. And the convenience stores were okay. And maybe he liked getting called Ajushi by a nice kid in a convenience store.

Thena pulled away, putting her fingers on his chin. She got that cat eyed look as she stared straight into his soul. "Hm."

"What?" This wouldn't be good.

"You had ramen--I can taste it on you."