#Yes I STILL write Calvin with the accent
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flimflamfandom · 1 year ago
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Carrying Someone Home
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Ivy fell onto Calvin, and groaned. "I promise I can keep going, I just...need coffee or...something..."
"You've been at it since 9. It's..." Calvin neglected to tell her what time it was. "It's a weekend, at least." He said.
"You've been at it too..."
"Sure, but I was asleep till 3."
"Why!?" She looked at him, bleary eyed. "You...gotta get up on...time..." She slumped in his arms, full of alcohol and empty of stamina, she just went limp on him. He sighed.
"Ah, dear..."
Calvin slipped her into a chair, and thought a moment. "Hmm...I'm not that strong..." He bit his lip. "And I can't just...drape her over my shoulder."
"Calvin!" It was Rocky, covered in red lipstick, almost the same shade as its owner. "How're you doing? Isn't this great?"
"Aye, it's...eh...Ivy's passed out."
"Aww, really now?"
"Yes." He sat on the table, and looked out into the crowd - business had picked up as of late, and while he was happy to see it, Ivy got even more energetic around crowds, and...well. It was only a matter of time before this happened.
"I dunno what to do with her."
"Remember when we tried to make the place into a hotel? The rooms we finished are still there! Just take her to one'a those! That's where I'M staying!" Calvin looked at Rocky's face. He also thought about just how thin those walls were....
"I think I'll try and get her home."
"Sure thing, ol' chum! I gotta get back to it!"
"See you around." As Rocky walked off back towards the crowd, Calvin looked up the stairs. He could probably get her there, at least.
"Alright, love, hold tight..." He picked her up into a bridal carry, and began to shuffle his way up the stairs, muttering swears in the Gaelic and huffing as he did so. When he got up,. he was winded, and barely noticed Horatio.
"Evening, Mr. McMurray." Horatio smiled gently and waved. "Miz Pepper a bit under the weather?"
"Aye, she...she, eh...she just passed out on me. She's breathin' an'all, though, but-"
"mmmhfh...." She stirred, and looked up. "...Freck?"
"Ah, ehm...hi there love." He kissed her forehead and sat her down on a couch in the newly done lobby. She nestled up to him.
"Let's sleep here..."
"We can't sleep on a couch on front of people, Ivy," he chuckled, "it'd hardly look professional."
"Theydunnoyou...workhere..." She grumbled, and leaned on him. "Can we neck a little at least?"
"Horatio's right there."
"Awwwwwwwww, you'renofuuuuun...letlooseall..." She paused, and yawned, "letloose..." She kissed him, sloppily, and very tiredly, and while he returned it for a moment, he did eventually push her off, holding her cheek in his hand.
"You really need sleep, love."
"I need somethin, that's fer sure..." She groggily motioned towards him, and then...
passed out on top of him.
"...again?"
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Calvin, struggling a bit to catch his breath, and coughing from the cold night air, knocked on the window. Over shuffled a woman in a bathrobe and wearing an expression of slight annoyance.
It was Ivy's Other room mate, Olivia. The one who hated her gangster antics. She looked...displeased.
"What the hell!?"
"She was...she's awful tired, and I don't want her stayin' the night-"
"Oh come ON, Cecil or...casper, or...what's your name again?"
"Calvin."
"Calvin. You gotta stop her from doing this sort of thing!"
"Why?" He asked. "It's something she really enjoys-"
"It's dangerous! YOU'RE dangerous!"
""If it's so dangerous how come I brought her back here?" He asked, annoyed. "Please, my arms are so tired, I carried her from downtown and-"
"Fine." Olivia rolled her eyes. And just as she did...
"ugh..." Ivy woke up, and shivered. "Cal...what'rewedoinhere?"
"It's your dorm."
"I don't waaaaaaanna stay at my dorm, Olivia's gonna be meeeeean..." She giggled, and batted at him.
"Olivia's right there."
"Was she mean?"
"...a little."
She chuckled. "hehe...typical. Love her though..." She huffed. "Lemme go to your new place."
"The apartment?"
"Sure..."
"...a bit scandalous, aye?"
"Whaddyouknowabout...scan...ssssc...." She vomited, all over the ground. Olivia crossed her arms.
"...so your apartment sounds nice."
"Apartment it is." He said, as Ivy passed out, yet again.
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Calvin woke up, and rolled off the couch, grunting and cracking a few joints. It was early now, about 8 o'clock. He fought on his slacks, and went into the bedroom. His apartment was small, and paid for by both his lackadaisy money and his writing money for the Post-Dispatch.
He walked in, and saw her, nestled into the covers. She'd somehow managed to get out of the dress form the night before, but was still in those pearls. He smiled, gently, and blushed, his ears drooping and his eyes softening. She was on her side and facing the window. He made sure she was still breathing, and kissed her ear, whispering "is breá liom tú, a ghra mo croi." and began to walk out.
"You're not in bed." A raspy, tired voice said.
"...I slept on the couch."
"You can sleep in the same bed as me, freckle..." She turned over, her fur matted, her eyes tired still. "You've done worse."
Calvin knelt by the side of the bed. "I'm sorry, love, I just...don't want you to think I'm takin' advantage of-"
"You walked me across town once, and then walked me the OTHER way across town." She said. "If anything, I'm taking advantage of YOU...i never walk you anywhere! I just pitched ya in Mitzi's office that one time."
"Ivy-"
"Come. To. Bed."
"...alright." He got in with her, and rubbed her side, kissing her gently. "I love you, Ivy."
"I love you too, Freckle...even when I'm blackout drunk." She cooed, as she settled in, and got a bit more sleep.
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sturnlova · 9 months ago
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Matt’s long john (M.S)
(Matt Sturniolo x Female reader)
( Warning : Smut, new to writing, not proof read all the way, pet names, breeding kink and other ones, i don’t know what else 😭 )
Matt : Blue
Y/N : Pink
Chris : Orange
Nick : Purple
( Word count : 900)
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“Next up, we have Matt’s long john” Chris bursted out laughing due to matt’s stunned reaction to Chris’ words.
Me and Nick where in the background as Nick said in a frightened voice “ why would you ever say that” i giggled as i walked past Matt and whispered in his ear “ am i gonna get proof?” Matts ears and checks turned pink due to my words, i just walked away and sat on chair next to Nick waiting for the next donuts.
Time skip
Nick was fast asleep and i was just facing his back on my phone scrolling through TikTok until i got a snap for Matt, it’s not like it was weird for us to text but we didn’t really text on snapchat as i barely used it.
I opened the snap to be shown with a 8 and a half dick with a pink tip and a vein running down the side with matt’s hand holding it, and the text reading “ here’s ya proof” i could hear the Boston accent through the text.
I was still in a state of shock but snapped out of it to slowly make my way to Matt’s room.
I got out of Nick’s room silently and went to Matt’s room forgetting i had the tiniest shorts and a Calvin klein bra.
As i was about to open the door it swung open before my eyes to be meet with matt with dangerously low plaid pants showing his v-line and a happy trail along with no top on.
He grabbed me the waist and kissed me passionately, i started clenching my thigh to attempt to get rid of the growing heat between my thighs.
Matt noticed this and asked me if it was okay to remove my bottoms “ it’s okay Matty, remove my bra well you’re at it, don’t forgot your pants to” Matt removed all of our clothes and threw it somewhere in his room.
He kicked the door closed with his foot and placed me on the bed, he pulled me to the edge of the bed and started fingering me as he whispered praises in my ear.
I just moaned in response, but i needed more than his fingers, “ Matt please fuck me i need it.” and with that Matt added his length to my tight hole stretching me out.
He gave me 30 seconds to adjust but it was definitely not enough time as he started pounding into me” FUCK MATT SHIT YOURE SO BIG, FUCK I DONT KNOW IF I CAN HANDLE IT” i moaned insanely loud as he cut me off with his fingers that were once in me.
Nick called me, Matt saw this and made me answer the phone to talk to Nick.
“ Y/N are you in Matt’s room FUCKING him?”
Matt continued thrusting in me even though i was on call with his brother.
“ no nick i’m- i’m ju-just in his room .. bec- because you were sleeping and i go- got b.. bored.”
“Ok?? Are you ok you’re stuttering a lot?”
“ I’m o-okay i’m just not really focused, we are w-watching a sh-show”
“Ok well come back soon i still need a cuddle buddy.”
and with that i threw my phone across the room.
“ Good girl, lying to him just for you can get fucked by me, nearly got caught with the way you stuttered. Am i fucking you dumb ma?” “ yes fuck Matt you are.”
He kept on ramming into me, it was a speed i didn’t even know was possible, with every thrust hitting my g-spot i must’ve had 3 orgasms.
He licked the tears that feel from my eyes, and stated “ pretty girl can i fuck my babies in you? make you carry a mini me? you gonna let me fill you up?” He started whimpering as his thrust got slower and i was fucked dumb to the point i was barely able to respond, so i just silently moaned yes in response hoping he heard.
He released in me mixing both of our fluids together as i also came undone underneath him.
As he pulled out our juices started coming out but that didn’t last long since he pushed it back in my sensitive hole making me moan.
“Can’t waste any of it��
Matt carried me to the bathroom and placed me down on the toilet to pee, after i did my business he cleaned me and asked if i wanted a shower “ no thanks i can’t stand i’ll have one in the morning” “ Ok Y/N will you sleep with me tonight?” “of course i will Matt”
Matt changed the bedsheets and put me in his over sized top and some boxers, he put his boxers and pants back on as we laid in bed together to drift asleep.
We were interrupted by Nick coming in “ Y/N i get it you and Matt fuck now but i still need my cuddle buddy, also keep the fuck down kid.”
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elfboyeros · 1 year ago
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Early Mornings
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/// I’ve been off lately, and honestly idk why, but I found @urfriendlywriter prompts, and where my favorite ocs (Indigo and Calvin) is a case of Enemies to Lovers, I am a sad little moth, and I got to write something with the lazy kisses prompt! Tis short, so here we go!
Prompt: lazy kisses in the morning, that starts with a grunt as they pull you closer to them as you try to get up and lazily placing kisses all over face and ends with a hoarse whisper from them asking you to stay.
Indigo Bookstone-Corals is a workaholic, how could she not be! Archmage, magic history professor, head of the magics department, the multiple last of other titles that she has been given that add to her laundry list of things she must do. So even though, Indigo hates getting up early especially on the weekends, she must do what she has to.
Yet, there are those large arms. Yes, those large arms that keep her from moving, but if she didn’t try. Oh, how Mr. Calvin Bookstone-Corals is so strong! Indigo grunted as Calvin pulled her into him once again, her back pressed to his front, his hands resting on her hips.
“Calvin, let go,” Indigo slurred, her French accent heavy as she is still in the haze of sleep, “I need to get up.”
“Do you,” he asked, “it’s… 4:47 on a Saturday.”
“Calvin, I just need to get stuff done let go, please,” Indigo answered, trying to pray his hands from her waist.
Calvin’s hold tightened, whilst beginning to kiss from her temple to her jawbone. She moved around in his arms, laying flat on her back instead of her side being able to get a glimpse of her affectionate husband, “Cal—”
He kissed her, one his hands moving from her abdomen and to her long strains of turquoise and lavender hair of her’s. And if he is going to start kissing her, she not going to stop him, why would she? When he is just… him that loving and caring romantic, that tells her that she’s his one and only, that she is the only person he’ll ever look toward, that she’s always have him no matter what.
“Stay~” he whispered, breathlessly, in the small space in-between them as their foreheads rest against each other, “a little longer, Angel.”
She glanced at the clock, it’s already 5, but now she has the overwhelming want to not move an inch, “Alright,” she sighed, “only until 6.”
He smiles, kissing her once again before muttering against her lips, “how about 7?”
“Don’t push it Gernade.”
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jigujellee · 2 years ago
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LEAD THE WAY -> you were always taught not to talk to strangers, but if the stranger is hot, then why not? (part 2: emergency contact) [ request: jennie Blackpink x fem reader ? Something like a hookup at the bar , like the immediate spark between them ]
jennie x reader slight smut, some fluff word count: 1.8k warnings: suggestive themes
a/n: i'm so sorry this took so long ;-; i've been in such a slump and it's been hard to find motivation to write. i am fairly content with this but i will try to improve on future works. thank you for your support! also, pink venom out august 19 and born pink out sept 16, mark your calendars!! :D (also this isn't rlly proofread, so sorry for any mistakes lol)
you enjoyed spending your friday nights all snuggled up in a hoodie and blankets in front of your xbox. so why exactly were you here at a local bar instead? lisa dragged you, as in literally grabbed you by the arms and yanked you into this bar.
“come on y/n, it’ll be fun! we just need to get out of the house for a little bit and find something to do!”
“i know damn well you mean someone to do, lis”
“see, this is why we’re best friends! you’re the only one who truly understands my brain. now come on, let’s go have some fun!”
hence why you were sitting and watching your best friend do shots with some random girl. to be fair, the girl was pretty. really pretty for that matter, and her australian accent made her even more attractive. you have to admit that lisa has really good taste in girls.
“can i get you something to drink?”
you jump in your seat at the sudden voice that spoke up beside you.
“sorry, i didn’t mean to startle you” the stranger says as she flashes an adorable gummy smile. but as you looked her up and down, she was anything but adorable. she was hot*,* she was sexy*,* and damn she was enticing. her bright orange hair contrasted with her black calvin klein tee that was tied up to expose her abs that were clearly crafted by the gods in heaven, and a pair of calvin klein jeans to match that did absolute wonders for her ass. jesus christ, why am i thinking about all of this?
“i can’t tell if that’s a yes or a no considering how long you’ve been eyeing me” she giggles. how could someone this drop dead gorgeous and still be adorable as fuck?
“i’m so sorry, i swear i’m not a perv and i’m not weird. i really have no intentions to make you uncomfortable or anything” you quickly defend, hands frantically waving in hopes to clear any misunderstanding.
“you’re really cute you know that?” you feel your cheeks heat up at her sudden compliment. “so drink, yes or no?”
“actually, i’m just here for moral support. i’m most likely going to be her designated driver for the night” you tear your eyes away from the woman in front of you and try to point at lisa, but she was nowhere to be found and this bar wasn’t even that big. the stranger follows your line of sight and finds her friend that she came with leaving with lisa.
“i think your friend just left with my friend,” she points at the short haired blonde. “is that her? that blonde over there with bangs and who’s really loud?”
“yeah, that’s her alright. so your friend is the other blonde with the australian accent?”
“mhm, that’s chaeyoung. i had a feeling she’d ditch me at some point”
“that makes the two of us” you chuckled lightly before continuing, “well, i’d be more than glad to buy you a drink instead?”
“i have a better idea,” the girl says with a small smirk. “how about we just get out of here instead? you’re welcome to stay at my place for a bit” you fail to notice the subtle sultriness in her voice, but you smile nonetheless.
you hesitated to answer at first because you knew you shouldn’t openly trust people you’ve just met. but god, were you really gonna let this opportunity slide? the orange haired girl in front of you didn’t seem all that sketchy and her friend even left with lisa, which could be a sign from the universe that you should also go with this woman here.
“can i get a name before i take off with a random stranger?” you flash a smile to the girl.
“jennie. jennie kim” a beautiful name to match the beautiful lady.
“alright miss kim, lead the way”
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the two of you arrive at jennie’s home, to which she then leads you to the living room. there were windows that stretched from the floor to the ceiling with a black couch sitting right in front of it.
“have a seat, i’ll grab us some drinks and make us something to eat” jennie says.
“please, let me help-” but she raises her hand to stop you.
“no need, uh…” she trails off. you stare at her in confusion for a moment, waiting for her to finish her sentence before realizing you haven’t even told her your name once since meeting her at the bar.
“ah, it’s y/n. i swear i mentioned it earlier, but i guess not” you chuckle while rubbing the nape of your neck, earning another gummy smile from the orange-haired girl.
“y/n” she smiles. “it’s beautiful,” and you begin to feel your cheeks heat up slightly.
“well thank you for the offer, y/n, but i can manage. just sit back and make yourself feel at home” jennie says as she turns and makes her way to the kitchen, not letting you utter another word. while she prepares a charcuterie board for you to share, your eyes roam around the living room. you take in the simple and modern design of her home, how it screamed expensive but cozy and heartwarming at the same time. you notice a few picture frames sitting on display across from where you were and you decided to get up and study each one. there was a photo with her, her mom and her dogs. next to it, there was another one of her with three other girls who you assumed were her friends.
“wow, it’s been 6 years since that photo was taken. maybe we should update it soon,” the familiar voice startles you for the second time tonight.
“you really like coming in as a surprise, don’t you?” you giggle.
“i think you just get scared easily,” she laughs as she sets down the board of assorted cheeses, meats, and crackers along with some drinks. “come, help yourself. i can get more if you want”
“this is perfect, thank you jennie” you say as you grab a piece of cheese and start eating.
the night is filled with chatter as you both begin to open up more to each other. you learn that jennie is a model (makes sense) and though she travels around the world, she always loved coming home to seoul. jennie then learns that you were a med student aspiring to be a doctor, but if you could choose a different career path, you’d pursue music instead. conversation flowed naturally between you two and it felt as if you have known each other for years. you and jennie were able to click so easily with no awkward tension between you at all.
however, there was the presence of a different kind of tension - the kind of tension that had introduced itself after one too many glasses of wine tonight. both you and jennie were far from drunk, but you began to question your judgment and your head began to spin a little. since when was jennie sitting so close to you on the couch?
you quickly glance at your phone and find 2:47 displayed, not realizing you had been here for a little over 2 hours. “i really enjoyed tonight, jen. but it’s getting late, i think i should go” you say somewhat sluggishly as you attempt to stand, but jennie pulls on the hem of your crewneck and stops you.
“why don’t you stay the night?”
you simply stare at her, not bothering to move the arm that was holding onto your top. though half-lidded and somewhat droopy, you saw an unhealthy amount of desire in those dark brown orbs of hers. she stared back at you, eyes fluttering between your eyes and your lips. you knew exactly what she was asking for and you’d be the biggest liar if you said you didn’t want to stay.
slowly, you grab hold of the hand on your sweatshirt and lower yourself to sit back down on the couch. jennie straightens herself up and moves closer to you, wrapping her arms around your neck and bringing her face towards yours until your foreheads touched. you placed your arms on her waist and you two stayed like that for a moment, simply feeling her breath on your lips and vice versa. the tips of your noses were rubbing against each other and jennie was starting to pull you even closer. it was difficult to distinguish what was clouding your judgment right now: was it the wine or was it the suffocating amount of tension between you two? perhaps both?
“kiss me, y/n” jennie finally whispers. you didn’t need to be told twice and you immediately place your lips onto hers. it was somewhat slow at first, but after getting comfortable, the two of you eventually start fighting for dominance. every time you bit her bottom lip, she would return the favour albeit much harder than how you did it. without ever disconnecting her lips from yours, jennie manages to climb onto your lap and straddle you which allowed you to pull her even closer to you. the only time you two stop kissing is when you both yank your tops off of each other, and then immediately continue your make out session. jennie’s skin is warm and smooth against your own as you run your hands down her back before unclasping her bra. as soon as you feel her moulds against your front, your mind turns into absolute mush. you take your lips off hers and move to her jaw and neck. the sound of jennie’s whimpers and you leaving sloppy wet kisses along her jaw and neck were the only things that could be heard in the living room. she tangles her hands through your hair, hoping that would somehow bring you even closer to her. she brings your head up and smashes her lips onto yours once again, hungrily kissing you as if it were her last meal.
“b-bedroom, y/n” jennie manages to say in between breaths. “let’s continue in my bedroom”
you smile as you kiss the orange haired girl one last time before you effortlessly carry the girl, your arms under her legs as she wrapped them around your waist. you begin to make your way to her bedroom while making one last attack on her neck, leaving behind a purple mark that you knew she’d probably have to hide tomorrow.
“lead the way, miss kim”
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woeisme-iamwoe · 4 years ago
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an absolutely massive Haikyuu!! fic rec pt. 1
I went through my entire ao3 history because I’m insane, AND here’s my favorites. (There’s not a lot of aus because I’m not a huge fan of them, and there’s no sad endings. I’m a hopeless romantic leave me alone. There is angst though! Lots) 
Beginning with SakuAtsu (I’m a hoe for Atsumu): 
Hide and seek, by badreputation (10k. E. canonverse) 
It sure is a good thing Atsumu doesn't have a latex allergy 
It’s just a fleeting infatuation. As long as he pushes through it he’ll manage. So what if nowadays there isn’t a night where he doesn’t dream of Sakusa pinning him down on his own bed, in the shower or make Atsumu go down on his knees in the hallway? Those are just pesky details.
Some Memories, We May Keep, by mika60 (31k. T. canonverse) 
This is canon, fight me on it. 
The missing panels, the missing games, the missing moments.
The them we never saw.
*Now complete! :)*
 every action has an equal and opposite reaction, by akanemnida (10k. T. canonverse) 
Miya Atsumu gets a modeling contract with Calvin Klein, which sets Kiyoomi's heart in motion.
(Or: Sakusa Kiyoomi realizes that the rules governing the universe are absolute rubbish at explaining matters of the heart.)
 Ass-fingering as a prelude to relations of the emotional kind: a case study, by neverwere (2k. E. canonverse) 
Fucking hilarious, the imagery is absolutely hilarious. 
"Marry me, he thinks, as he comes around Sakusa's fingers and all over himself.
This. This is exactly why you don't let strangers or very attractive teammates finger you out of the blue.
Everyone knows that the ass is the shortest way to the heart."
Or
When it comes to sex, Atsumu has rules. Guidelines! SOPs! He swears they work, they've always worked.
Until they don't.
 parallax error: angle of inclination, by min_mintobe (10k. T. canonverse)
But now there's the one person Atsumu'd promised himself never to touch. His eyes leave Atsumu breathless with guilt at seventeen, and he spends the next six years safe in the satisfaction of making things right.
Feelings, of the physical kind, and one kiss.
ft. competitive spirit, childishness, and late night conversations.
Atsumu POV.
 autumn ends, but we remain, by wolfsbvne (5k. T. canonverse)
Author says in their ending notes that they're not an ‘author’, but methinks they should write more and pursue that career path because this was wonderful.  
atsumu stares at his ceiling at 2am. he stares until he can make out designs in his popcorn ceiling. a cat there, an onigiri here, and then something that suspiciously looks like a mop of hair, triangle eyebrows, and oh those two bumps are moles right above what atsumu just mapped out as an eye.
(or, atsumu is in kind of in love. sakusa is maybe in like.)
I left a taste in your mouth, by emso (26k. E. bodyguard au)
Because obviously 
Sakusa fixes him with a vague expression of something like distaste. There's a scathing edge to his tone when he speaks. "Contrary to what you seem to believe, not everyone who meets you is instantly dying to get into your pants, Miya."
"Lucky I don't really care right now what 'everyone' wants to do, then." Atsumu swivels his mug around on the tabletop a few times, and then brings it to his mouth to drain the last few dregs of his latte. Over the rim of his mug, he adds casually, "Just you."
Whoa hey Bodyguard Omi, I think Spoiled Rich Kid Tsumu might possibly have a teensy crush on you. 
 How do you know you're in love?, by spiritscript (12k. T. canonverse)
Pure art
“So, how did you know you were in love? How did it feel?” Atsumu felt nervous asking this, a slight wiggling in the pit of his stomach, unable to look at the man beside him who rolled his shoulders in an attempt to reset his posture. “I mean, you didn’t resonate with what I said, so, what is love to you Omi-kun?”
Atsumu thinks he must be in love with Hinata Shouyou and so asks the best person he knows to help him understand his feelings
 san'yo expressway, 6:17 pm, by yamabota (13k. T. canonverse)
Of violent forethoughts, and handheld car vacuums. 
Atsumu tilts his head to watch a slice of orange light bend over the impassive planes of Sakusa’s face. He is absolutely, ruthlessly beautiful. It makes Atsumu want to punch something—put his foot through the windshield—scream, maybe.
Kiss him again, maybe.
They have 344 kilometers to figure this one out. 
Different Kinds of Dysfunctional, by DeathBelle (Series, 5 works. T-E. Canonverse)
Honestly, I think this one is kind of famous amongst Sakuatsu readers but I can’t not include it. If I recall correctly, this is the fic that got me into Sakuastu, so thanks, DeathBelle. The characters are portrayed really well (i.e. Sakusa is disgusted and confused, and Atsumu is a little shit). You’ve got a good balance between conversations and descriptive thoughts and all-in-all it’s just a really good read. 
 Atsumu said into the heavy silence, “You can’t say you’ve never thought about it.”
"Thought about what?" said Sakusa.
Atsumu smiled to himself, smug. "You know."
"No, I don't."
"You know. Of course you’ve thought about it. There’s no reason to be ashamed, Omi-kun. I’m a real catch.”
Sakusa was appalled. "You're disgusting."
"You flatter me. I'm not judging you. I can't lie and say I haven't thought about it, too."
Sakusa shifted, slowly, to peer over his shoulder. He wasn’t scowling, but his expression was unreadable. “Please tell me you’re joking.”
Atsumu wasn't joking, and he was about to get more than he bargained for.
i'll do anything you say (if you say it with your hands), by liliapocalypse (7k words. T. canonverse):
Oh, god. This one was so cute. Super fluffy. Loved the metaphors and symbolism. Sometimes you just can’t say things out loud. 
When a bad injury shocks the whole V. League, Sakusa finds himself paired with Atsumu for more rigorous assisted stretches before every training. Atsumu then finds himself writing random letters on Sakusa’s skin to soothe the spiker, forcing Sakusa to reevaluate how his touch aversion became an irresistible yearning for more, and how the boy with the annoying hair somehow brought that hunger to life.
Or, the fic where Atsumu mindlessly writes a confession on Sakusa’s back when he thought Sakusa wasn't paying attention. Sakusa always did.
 mortality is found is the flesh of your sins, by novrik (10k. M. canonverse)
This is literally my favorite fic of all time. Not just of Sakuatsu, not even of the Haikyuu fandom. Ever. Favorite fic ever. Listen, I’m an atheist, but this fic took me on a religious experience that I haven't come down from yet. The symbolism had me actually shivering, and I had to put my phone down quite a few times. Just, oh wow, just read it. I’d like to share my favorite line; ‘And if Sakusa is Eve, if he takes a bite, what then? Perhaps, he is a little afraid of the knowledge he will gain’. My god, author, if you ever see this, this is not only a plea for you to continue writing, but also an offer of marriage. Your hand, author?
 dickhead one, sakusa kiyoomi. dickhead two, miya atsumu. neither understand how to communicate.
Pray tell, why are you drawn to him?
Are you drawn to him in the way he looks beautiful even when crying?
When his eyes are red, shiny tears streaking down, lips quivering, is he beautiful?
 sakuatsu domesticity simulator, by pseudoanalytics (75 words. T. canonverse)
75 words because it's actually a digital art simulator. An interactive fic! How frickin’ cool is that? The art is so beautiful and I love the plotline and ugh, just everything. Please read, or watch, or click around, yes. Good. 
Update: artist created another interactive fic and of course it is wonderful. SunaOsa this time! https://newttxt.itch.io/cheesecake honestly just check out @newttxt their work is amazing and I love everything they do. 
a vaguely interactive mixture of fic, art, and html, where you too can experience the inherent romance of a big fat jerk and a too-blunt jerk attempting intimacy
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(this is the result of letting the sakuatsu brainworms really get to you...)
 Pas De Deux, by hatsuna (19k words. T. Ballet/college au)
There's just something about prim, proper ballet Sakusa and human-benign-tumor Atsumu that makes my heart burst. Seriously gorgeous writing style, loved every second. By the same author who wrote ‘liminal spaces’ (which is also just perfect) so that should give you a good idea of the style. 
The mystery athlete gives Kiyoomi a once over in the mirror. “Yer pretty tall,” he observes. The twang of an accent rasps low in his throat. His brazen eyes drift to Kiyoomi’s legs, and something like exhilaration glints gold in his gaze. “Good quads, too. Ya ever played volleyball?”
 Ah. So it’s volleyball.
“I’m a dancer. Ballet and contemporary, mostly.”
 the affective presence of our black and white reruns, by kozumess (19k. E. canonverse)
Beautiful, classic misunderstandings, my heart actually physically ached at that one scene (you’ll know the scene when you come to it). Kiyoomi is so refreshingly relaxed(? Is that the right word to use? We all know Omi never truly relaxes). 
but the want, it's always there, constant like the static playing on every television channel, present even when the station disconnects.
 cut the conversation, just open your mouth, by meeksoo (E. 16k. canonverse)
Absolutely filthy...BUT WITH FEELINGS! Completely nails the Sakuatsu dynamic, and protective ‘Tsumu? Love it. 
Sakusa opens the door. He always does.
 They’re teammates first, barely even friends. But they hook up on the regular and it works. It’s simple, easy. But then a fan gets too close, Sakusa reacts, and Atsumu is swept up in how quickly things can get complicated.
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As Atsumu palms himself over his briefs, still feeling off, he realizes it’s because he still wants it. Him. Sakusa. Even after already having him earlier.
He should probably feel self-conscious, mildly ashamed even, that he’s panting ‘Omi Omi’ into the dark beneath the steady thrum of the AC unit when Sakusa’s right down the hall, probably good for it if Atsumu ended up back at his door. Instead, he lays there, writhing and sweaty, alone in his hotel room bed thinking about Sakusa and touching himself.
Afterward, as cum begins to cool on his chest, Atsumu really can’t help but face the fact that things may be getting complicated.
 the hands that beckon me to come, by Ellieb3an (4k. E. canonverse)
So hot, what the fuck! 
The toss, the run, the spike-serve at the end of it all—Sakusa sees it happen in perfect clarity as if time has slowed and his vision narrows to the center where just Miya exists, all powerful muscle and extraordinary skill and that air of confidence.
Sakusa isn’t one of the best receivers in the league for no reason, so his body moves on muscle memory, forearms absorbing the sting of the hit. It’s not enough. But his eyes are still on Miya—on the way his shorts ride up his muscular thighs as he lands, on the bead of sweat dripping down his forehead, on the clench of his fist thrust into the air—when the ball ricochets out of bounds.
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Atsumu stays late at practices to work on his new third serve, even when his frustration with it starts throwing off the rest of his game. Sakusa notices and starts hanging back to secretly watch him from the gym doors. He’s fascinated with Atsumu's determination... and more than a little turned on by it, too.
 you're the flame i use (when it gets dark), by starkartifices (55k. M. canonverse. Ongoing)
Everything is the same except the Sakusas are super rich. 
“Oh, if you want dear, you could bring a plus one. Though, I doubt you have a partner yet.”
“I do actually.”
���What was that, dear?”
"I do have a partner, I mean."
alt title: crazy rich sakusas 
 the inherent romance of classical conditioning (or; the fine art of emotional recognition), by pseudoanalytics (13k. E. canonverse)
Ah, yes. A Pavloved sex life. A Pavloved LOVE life?? 
It's stupid. Atsumu isn't a romantic, no matter how many times he's imagined laying Sakusa out and finally really touching him.
So there's no explanation for why Atsumu is constantly stuck thinking about brushing his fingertips against the meat of Sakusa's palms or the prominent tendons in his freaky wrists.
There's no explanation for why doing dishes sets off a warm burn in his ribcage, or why when he smells disinfectant he inhales like he's walking past a bakery.
Yer doin' this to me, he thinks furiously, as Sakusa derails his thoughts with kisses that come more and more frequently now. Yer conditionin' me, and I can't stop it.
 flutterbird (a collection of sakuatsu oneshots), by wordstruck (5 works. T-E. canonverse)
Works 1-3, I think follow a linear story, whereas the last two don't. 
All sakuatsu works are just the angstiest, most miscommunication filled pieces of absolute gold and this one is no exception. Wow. These men are assholes and they bring out the worst in each other, but I’ll be damned if they’re not soulmates. 
Collection of SakuAtsu fics. Several fics are loosely set in the same storyverse. Not necessarily directly connected and can all be read as standalones.
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Follow My Lead | Tom Hiddleston x OFC | Chapter 4 | I don’t think you are supposed to giggle at Tolstoy.
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A/N: This will update every Thursday.  There are 13 chapters.  There are all sorts of kinds of D/s relationships.  This is the one I choose to write this time.  
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Pairing: Tom Hiddleston x OFC (Vivian Swann)
Summary: Tom and Vivian have both been unlucky in love, searching for something outside of the bounds of a typical relationship.  When the two of them connect via a dating app, Tom is introduced to the idea of being submissive to Vivian.  Which is the one thing he never knew he needed.  Under the firm hand of Vivian, Tom learns what it means to submit and Vivian learns what it means to be in a loving dominant relationship.  But not everyone seems to understand what they have and the best intentions can destroy the strongest relationship.
Warnings for story: Dominant/submissive relationship (sub!Tom), lots of smut including but not limited to: vaginal sex, oral sex (male and female receiving), edging, denial, teasing, use of restraints, spanking, multiple orgasm, anal play, use of toys.
Tag Lists Are Open!  Let me know if you want to be added.  Thank you for reading!
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Tom slept like a rock that night. The best night’s sleep in a long time. He dreamed of Vivian, kneeling on his chest, kissing him, teasing him, biting him. And he woke that morning with his cock hard and leaking. He stroked himself as he thought about Vivian. But not in the way he usually did. Instead of fantasizing of her touching him, sucking his cock, jerking him off, Tom closed his eyes and imagined his lips on Vivian’s folds and clit. Her hands in his hair tugging his head where she wants it. Vivian moaning in response to his touch, his tongue. As her pleasure increases, Tom’s motions in real life increased. Tom came with a soft gasp, spurting along his torso. He panted, trying to catch his breath. Once he regained his composure, he headed to the shower to clean himself up and go for a jog.
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Vivian rapped her nails on the desk in her flat. Her email open on the screen. She was drafting the proposed protocols for Saturday to Tom, and she contemplated on how far to push him. So far, Tom exceeded all Vivian’s expectations. Which worried her. In the past, all men have been eager to please, at first. But once the shiny new wore off, and the men realized the relationship wasn’t about her fulfilling their fantasies of kinky sex and it was about surrendering to her authority, they ran. Sometimes without further word. It wasn’t the incompatibility that bothered Vivian, but the coldness in which they communicated it. As though she was without feeling or emotion. This caused her to assign the reading at the beginning, to move more cautiously. And she wasn’t sure if her heart could handle a rejection from Tom.
With a sigh, she typed out to Tom:
This is a date for the sole purpose of kissing. No food, no drink, no chitchat, no reading, no hanging out.
In short: Kissing, petting, stroking and all the things come along with that- yes. Talking, sex, orgasms- no.
Here is a list of what may happen, not what will happen. If anything bothers you or off limits, let me know.
- Kissing, obviously. Let me know of any spots that are off limits.
- Shirt off
- Pants off (underwear on)
-Nudity (you, not me)
- Kneeling
- Blindfold
- Light bondage (cuffs- both wrists and ankles, tied to the bed)
- Biting
-Bruises on your body (both in places normally covered by clothing and places it would be visible such as the neck)
- All over body touching (let me know of body parts off limits)
- All over body licking (same as above)
- Roles reversed (you touching/licking me)
- Hands around your throat (gentle not choking)
- Hair pulling
- Fingers in your mouth (not gagging)
- Body-slapping
- Pinching
And I think I covered everything. Wear a button-down (I like when you undo the top few buttons) and jeans or slacks. Send me a photo of what your current underwear options are. I will send you your address that morning. I expect you at 7.
Vivian
She smiled as she re-read the email. She buzzed with anticipation at the possibilities of Saturday night. Vivian was certain she would cuff and restrain Tom, and not just because he had the tendency to squirm underneath her. She suspected it would push a button and was eager to test her theory. She hit click and headed off to work.
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Tom was eating breakfast, having finished his morning run when his phone dinged with a new email from Vivian. He read through her email and swallowed hard. The list was extensive. He re-read before finishing up breakfast and heading upstairs and digging through his underwear drawer. Tom had three options laid out on the bed. He snapped a photo of them laid out on the bed. He examined the photo, unhappy.
“Might as well.” he commented to himself as he stripped down and pulled on the first pair, navy boxers.
Tom stood in front of the full-length mirror in the closet and snapped a photo. He hated to admit he may have flexed a bit in the photo. He repeated the process with the white underwear briefs, and the black Calvin Klein boxer briefs. Pleased with the photos, Tom typed back to Vivian.
Wow, that is quite the comprehensive list. I appreciate the thoroughness and the bullet points. I am not scheduled for any meetings until Wednesday, so any marks will have faded by then. My feet are ticklish. Probably shouldn’t tell you that. ;) And I would rather not have my armpits or the inside of my ears licked. Otherwise, I am game for whatever you want.
I have attached photos of the underwear, per your request. And if there is anything else I can do to be of service, please let me know, ma’am.
Your sunshine boy,
Tom
He attached the photos and sent the email and then returned to dressing for the day, flopping on the bed to return the last two books on his list before starting his essay.
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Vivian was pleased Tom modeled the underwear rather than just lay them out of the bed. She probably would have directed him to model them. She wrinkled her nose at the first pic and flicking through the rest.
Black boxer briefs. Burn or throw away the tighty whities. If I find a pair in your home, I will punish you. Let’s change our night time call to 9:00 p.m. from now on. I hate keeping you up so late.
She placed the phone down on her desk. It buzzed almost immediately.
Consider them burned. 9 p.m. works for me, although I don’t mind waiting up if it means I get to hear your voice. :) I shall wait with bated breath until Saturday.
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The rest of the day seemed to fly by for both of them and before long, Tom was settled into bed with both his books of collected poetry and Anna Karenina. He called on time and Vivian asked for him to read more of Tolstoy. He started doing voices of the characters, in particular an exaggerated Russian accent for Levin and Vronsky.
“I don’t think you are supposed to giggle at Tolstoy.” Vivian commented after one particularly dramatic passage.
“I’m a full service entertainer. Comedy, drama, action, romance.” Tom teased back.
“What about erotica?” she teased right back, her voice low.
Tom paused. “For you? Without question.” She could hear the hesitation, fear, and excitement in his voice. She hoped it would remain.
Vivian sighed. “I think it is enough reading for tonight. I want you to get a good night’s rest for tomorrow.”
“Yes ma’am.” he responded.
“Goodnight, Tom, my sunshine.”
“Goodnight, Vivian.”
They ended the call, and both drifted off to sleep.
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Vivian attended her weekly blowout appointment, not realizing Tom spent the day as a bundle of nerves. He ran ten miles hoping to burn off excess energy. It didn’t work. The only thing he did was finish the last of the books from Vivian’s list. The fastest ever read through anything in some time. He was too distracted to write his essay, thought swirling in his brain. Tom wants it to be perfect. He wants everything to be perfect for Vivian.
Tom must have tried on at least six different shirts, each discarded on the bed as unsuitable. He settles on a soft, well worn light blue shirt. One of his favorites. The collar is fraying at the corners, which is why he doesn’t wear out as much anymore, favoring instead newer but less comfortable shirts. He grabbed a pair of jeans only to notice a hole on the inside of the thigh and discarded them also on the bed, grabbing a different pair. Tom left the top two buttons undone, a calculated air of casual. A quick dab of cologne and then he waited, not wanting to arrive too early.
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After her morning errands, Vivian ate a light lunch and set about preparing her flat for Tom. She made up the bed with fresh linens and double checked the restraint points on the posts. She hadn’t decided on a leg position, so Vivian placed straps on all the corners as well as the point in the middle. Vivian opened the nightstand and retrieved the cuffs, adjusting them and placing them prominently in the foyer on a table. Cuffing Tom would be among the first things she did that night. In addition, she laid out a blindfold on the nightstand and put a bottle of water there too. After bathing, she slipped into a simple silk tank and striped shorts. She wore the same wedges as before. Vivian enjoyed looking Tom in the eye while standing and kissing. A quick dab of perfume behind the ears and settled on the couch, watching some TV waiting for Tom.
He knocked on her door, ten minutes early. Acceptably early without fear of being so early that he disturbed preparations.
“I couldn’t wait any longer.” Tom commented.
Vivian giggled. His eagerness was endearing. “I’ll allow it. Come in.”
“Yes, ma’am.” He stepped into her flat, looking around in wonder. Vivian grabbed him by the chin and kissed him hard.
“Do you still remember your word, sunshine?”
“Yes.” Tom is already breathing hard. “Sushi.”
She smiled and slid her hand down around Tom’s neck. His Adam’s apple moving underneath her palm. His eyes widened in fear. Vivian kissed him again. He leaned forward when she stepped back. She walked around him, fingers tracing the planes of his body, his broad shoulders, defined pecs and abs. Vivian gave his ass a playful swat. Tom yelped and staggered forward.
“Such a nice ass, sunshine.” She growled in his ear, grabbing it with her nails.
“Thank you, ma’am.” his voice shook. He wasn’t used to being manhandled, and his cock appreciated the rough touch.
“Shirt and pants off.” She stepped back to watch him undressed.
Tom’s cheeks blushed. He had been nearly nude in a room of strangers before, but under Vivian’s glare, he never felt so exposed. Tom tugged his shirt over his head, not bothering to undo the buttons this time. He folded the shirt, placing it on the nearby table while he slipped his shoes and socks off, and slipping his jeans down his lean legs. Vivian licked her lips at Tom in his underwear. While the man appeared fit clothed, he was something carved from marble without the clothes. He flashed a lopsided smile as he placed his jeans on top of his shirt and folding his hands in front of him, obscuring his crotch.
“God, you are beautiful.” Vivian hissed as she stepped forward to kiss him again. Tom hummed back at the praise, his body growing warm. She nipped at his lower lip, nibbling rather than biting, sending shocks through his body. “Wrists, please.”
Vivian moved to the table. Tom’s arms shot out. She grabbed the leather cuffs and put them on. Tom jerked back his arms.
“What are those?” His brows furrowed.
“Cuffs. Wrists.” Her tone sharp. Tom hesitated, his mouth opening to protest. “Sunshine, wrists.” she snapped.
“Yes, ma’am.” He reluctantly held out his wrists. She tightened the cuffs, making sure they wouldn’t chafe.
Tom twisted his wrists back and forth, testing out the weight and listening to the rings thudding against the thick leather. Vivian kissed him again, hands sliding down his torso. His cock jumped. She grabbed the back of his neck and led him towards the bedroom. Tom gulped at the blindfold and straps.
“Ah…” he started before being cut off by Vivian’s lips on his neck. “Oh!” he moaned. She laved and sucked hard, removing her lips with a pop, satisfied at the dark mark already formed.
“On the bed, sunshine. On your back.” Tom scrambled onto the bed, lying flat on his back. As Vivian slipped the cuffs on Tom’s ankles, he jerked back. She raised an eyebrow.
“Sorry, ma’am.”
“Good boy.”
She slipped her shoes off and then hooked his ankle cuffs to the straps in the middle of the bed. As Vivian strolled to the head of the bed, she ran a nail up Tom’s leg. He jerked against the restraints. She grabbed his arm and clipped it onto the strap before crawling onto the bed, reaching over to clip in the other side, her breasts grazing Tom’s body. His hips bucked.
“So squirmy, sunshine. Best I did tie you up.” Vivian straddled his chest, pushing him into the mattress. “I can’t let you get away just yet.” She pressed against his lips softly, earning a sigh. Her teeth worried his lower lip.
“Ow.” he mock protested.
Nevertheless, Vivian let go of his lip and trailed down his neck. She licked the bruise from earlier before moving down to his collarbone. Vivian sucked and nipped, leaving the twin to the neck’s bruise there. She smiled at her handiwork. Tom struggled against the restraints.
“They have held stronger men than you, sunshine.” Vivian dragged her nails down his sides, leaving faint lines. As she settled by his hips, Tom’s cock pressed against her. Tom huffed and puffed as she kissed his Adonis belt, scraping her teeth along his skin from time to time. Her hands stroked along his thighs and he flexed under her touch.
She slid off of Tom’s body, and he whined at the lack of contact. Vivian rolled back on top of Tom, lying along his full body like a blanket. Tom sighed at the weight and contact. She pressed her cheek to his chest, listening to his heart race. She snaked a hand to the back of his head and jerked his head sideways before kissing him. Tom met her lips with hunger and he whimpered each time she pulled away, only to tug him towards her again. He strained against the restraints, desperate to touch her, to pull her tight against him and rut against her. His tongue slipped into her mouth, needy, exploring every inch. He moaned as Vivian’s grip tightened on his hair, hurting, but he wanted more.
Vivian could sense Tom coming close to overheating, making a mess and complicating the hell out of this. His cock strained, hard and weeping. She pulled away, holding his lower lip between her teeth as long as possible, stretching it.
“Ow.” Tom muttered.
Vivian slid down to press against Tom’s side. She cupped her cheek before gently kissing behind Tom’s ear. Tom moaned softly from the back of his throat. Her fingers twisted into his hair and she massaged his scalp. Tom’s shoulders relaxed and his hands loosened from the fists. As she scratched and petted him, he leaned into her touch, his breath slowing to a deep and even pace. He closed his eyes, enjoying the soft touch.
“You are so beautiful, my sunshine.” She cooed at him. Her other finger tracing his jaw and cheekbone. “So pretty.” She kissed his cheek and stroked his chest.
“Thank you, ma’am.” His voice breathy and floaty.
Vivian reached over and unhooked Tom’s wrist. She turned and unhooked his other wrist. Tom didn’t move. She stood to unhook his ankles.
“Legs up, please.” Tom lifted his legs into the air. Vivian undid the cuffs, rubbing the skin and massaging it. She kissed the top of his feet and Tom giggled and squirmed. “You weren’t joking about being ticklish.”
“No, ma’am.” He slowly floated back to reality.
“Sit up, please.” Tom rocked up, his hair a rumpled mess, and held out his wrists. Vivian smoothed out his hair and held the back of his neck while she kissed his cheek and lips a few more times. She released him and unbuckled the wrist cuffs, rubbing his wrists and kissing each one and placed them on the nightstand and grabbed the water bottle, handing it to Tom.
“Thank you.” He opened the bottle and took a large swig. Vivian smoothed his hair back one more time.
“Let’s go get dressed, sunshine.” He sighed, taking another swig of water before standing. Vivian slipped her wedges back on and walked beside Tom, rubbing his neck the entire time. “I was a bit rough on you. Are you okay?”
“Yes, ma’am.” His voice quiet while he grabbed his jeans and tugged them on before pulling on his shirt, tucking it and zipping up.
“How did it feel? I imagine you are used to being treated with kid gloves.”
Tom pulled on his socks and shoes, working on finding the right words.
“I don’t quite know how it felt.” Tom replied, a hint of a smile at the corners of his mouth. “But I know I didn’t want it to stop. I didn’t mind the pain. I wanted to touch you and make you feel as good as you made me feel.”
Vivian smiled and pulled him into a hug, squeezing him tight. “Sunshine, I feel good. I received great pleasure at teasing you.” She kissed him. “With my mouth. And watching you squirm and hearing you purr.” She petted the back of his head. “But I appreciate your desire to please me physically. And you will when the time comes.”
Tom stared at her with his endless blue eyes. “When will that be, ma’am?”
“When you’re ready, Sunshine.” She kissed his cheek. “You still haven’t finished your homework first.”
Tom’s hands fidgeted, twisting in front of him. “I finished all the books. I plan on starting the essay tomorrow.” He stared at the floor. “I want it to be perfect.”
“As long as it is from your heart it will be, my sunshine boy.” She grabbed his hand and squeezed it. “I don’t ask for perfection, just effort.”
Tom nodded and squeezed her hand back. “Yes, ma’am.”
She walked him to the door, kissing him one more time. “Call me in the morning when you wake up.”
Tom nodded. “Thank you for tonight.”
“You are welcome. The pleasure was mine.”
Tom smiled and kissed Vivian’s cheek and headed out. She clicked the door shut and set about cleaning up the place. Tom came home and ate a sandwich before turning in early that evening, his brain still fuzzy.
-
As requested, Tom called in the morning, still in bed, to check in with Vivian. It pleased her that outside of the marks on his neck and collarbone, Tom was no worse for wear. Tom left out the part of the dreams he had or the fact he woke up with a raging hard on which Tom took care of in the shower, skipping his run for thirty minutes on his long neglected rowing machine.
Tom lazed about for most of the morning, having something akin to a hangover without the benefit of being drunk beforehand. As he sat down at this computer to start his essay for Vivian, there was a knock on the door. He groaned as he trudged to see who would dare disturb his lazy Sunday.
A smiling Benedict greeted him at the door. When he saw Tom in workout gear, he frowned.
“You’re not dressed!” he complained.
“For what?” Tom blinked back at him. He didn’t recall making plans.
“Lunch!” Benedict stepped in the foyer. “We made plans weeks ago. I’ll wait for you to change.”
Tom was ready to protest, but Ben crossed his arms and it was clear he wasn’t leaving without Tom. With a huff, Tom discarded his clothes into the bedroom which now had a small pile of discarded and dirty clothes, and grabbed an old gray v neck t-shirt and a pair of jeans. Shoving his feet into a pair of boots, Tom stomped back to Ben, pushing past him.
“Let’s go.” Tom grumbled.
Tom’s mood improved once he ordered some food and got half a pint into his system. Benedict stared at him, squinting.
“What?” Tom asked, still irritated.
“What is that on your neck?” He pointed at Tom’s neck. Tom twisted it, and then Ben spied the second mark on his collarbone. “And your chest? Were you attacked?”
Tom touched his collarbone and remembered. He blushed. “It’s nothing. Forget it.” He gulped down the other half of his pint and stood. “Let me go get another round.”
Benedict held out his arm to stop Tom. “It’s like you were bitten by someth… Oh… OH!” The lightbulb went off. “Things going well with Vivian?”
Tom rolled his eyes. “Yes.” He sidestepped Ben’s arm and grabbed another pint before returning to the table.
“Care to share?” He prodded.
“No.”
“Are you sure?”
“Yes. Moving on.” Tom grew more homicidal by the second.
Benedict clapped his hands together. “Remember how Sophie wrangled me into serving on the children’s hospital charity board?”
“Yes.” Tom saw the Cheshire Cat grin on Ben’s face. “No. No! I went last year and got cornered by that old lady who kept calling me ‘Henry’.”
“It was endearing.”
“It was ridiculous.”
“There’s an open bar.”
“Hard pass.”
“I have two tickets. You can bring Vivian.”
Tom stared at his friend. “I am not introducing you to Vivian.”
“Why not?”
“Because I like her and I’m afraid you will scare her off.”
Benedict scoffed. “I have never…” He clutched his chest in dramatic fashion. “… never scared anyone off.”
“Alice, Catherine, Eva…” Tom counted off on his fingers. “… I can go on.”
“None of them met my high standards. Please come.” he begged. “Sophie will kill me if you don’t come.”
“The thought of your death is tempting.”
The waiter set the food down.
“Tom…” Benedict dropped all pretense. “… please come. I promise I will be on my best behavior.”
Tom’s head dropped. “Give me the details. I will check with Vivian tonight when I call her.”
Benedict’s lips pursed. “Really? I can’t wait to meet her. Especially someone who leaves marks like that on you. Sounds like she is yours for the taking.”
“Yeah.” Tom mumbled as he took a bite of his food.
-
Tom called her at 9 p.m. like always.
“Sunshine, how was your Sunday?” she asked.
“Speaking of that…” Tom started, and she noticed the nerves in his voice. “What are you doing next Friday evening?”
She thought about it for a moment. “I believe I’m free. Do you have any ideas?”
Tom exhaled sharply. “I’ve been invited to a charity event by Benedict and I have two tickets, and I was wondering if you would like to come with me.” He blurted it all out in one big run-on sentence.
Vivian paused before laughing. “Wow, you were really nervous about that, weren’t you?”
“Yes, ma’am. Everything is still so new and I don’t… I don’t want to mess this up.”
“You are just the sweetest, sunshine. You know that right? Beautiful and sweet. Yes, I will go with you.”
Tom beamed. “How would everything work?”
“Like any date would. We go, we drink, we dance and mingle.”
“That’s not what I meant.”
“I know, darling. We can set some rules that work for both of us. okay?”
“Okay.”
“Now, read to me please.”
Tom grabbed the book.
-
Tom and Vivian agreed he would pick out three outfit options, but Vivian would come over ahead of time and make the final choice. They would not use pet names and instead would do what is natural. Tom asked that she still rub the back of his neck.
“It calms me down.” he commented.
“Of course, sunshine. I like when you are calm. You are more attentive that way.”
It was now the day of the event and Vivian sat on Tom’s bed, noticing the clutter. Tom was modeling the second outfit.
“I don’t like the tie. Let’s see the last one.”
Tom undid the tie and shirt and grabbed the last option. It was a double-breasted blue pinstripe suit with a blue shirt and navy tie. He did a little spin.
“That one.” Vivian stood and straightened his tie and petted his neck before squeezing his ass. “Your ass looks amazing in those trousers.”
Tom blushed again. “Thank you, ma’am.”
She kissed his cheek, wiping away her gloss. “Remember, no names, now let’s go.”
-
Tom was more at ease with Vivian by his side. Her reassuring touch at the back of his neck or even his shoulder grounded him. Not to mention, she dazzled everyone she met. Now for the big test.
“Benedict, Sophie, meet Vivian Swann. Vivian meet Benedict Cumberbatch, notorious troublemaker, and his queen of a wife, Sophie Hunter.”
Vivian shook each of their hands, holding tight to Tom’s but leaning in for a kiss on the cheek by Ben. Tom tightened his grip. She suppressed a giggle.
“Charmed. Thank you so much for inviting me. I have been looking into getting the firm involved in more charity work and the children’s ward is an enticing option.”
“Firm?” Sophie questioned.
“Watkins, Price, and Forbes. I work in their corporate law division.”
Benedict let loose a low whistle.
“Tom, you didn’t tell me you were dating a pit bull.” Sophie commented. “Impressive.”
Vivian smiled. “I prefer the term ‘velvet hammer��� but pit bull works. “
“How did you and Tom meet?” Ben interjected.
Tom paled, but Vivian didn’t miss a beat.
“The Bloomsbury Club. We bonded over a shared loved for Macallan 18-year-old aged whisky.”
Tom cleared his throat. “Right. Why don’t we take a seat?” He gestured at their reserved table.
“Your feet must be killing you in those shoes, Vivian. After having kids, I just can’t stand wearing them, but if I want to see eye to eye with this one.” She gestured at Benedict.
“Guilty.” He shrugged. “Although not as tall as the Frost Giant over there.”
Tom paused as he pulled out Vivian’s chair for her.
“I don’t mind the heels.” Vivian responded. “It is all what you get used to. Besides, I enjoy towering over people.” she giggled.
“Champagne?” the waiter offered.
“No, it makes her sneeze.” Tom commented.
“Get me a glass of white wine, please?” Vivian gazed up at him.
Tom smiled down and kissed her cheek. “Yes, of course, darling.”
“Sophie?”
Benedict and Sophie blinked at the two of them.
“Uh… yes a white wine sounds fantastic. Thank you, Tom.”
Tom nodded and headed off to the bar. Sophie elbowed Benedict in the ribs. He shuffled to his feet.
“Tom, let me help you with that!” He called after his friend.
Sophie waited until both men were out of earshot.
“How did you… I don’t want to know. You’re not like Tom’s other girlfriends, Miss Vivian Swann.”
She smiled. “I’m not sure if that is a compliment or an insult. So I will say thank you.”
“Definitely a compliment. There is something different about Tom when he is around you. He seems…”
“… happy?”
“Yes, but the word is content.” Sophie added. “Content, at peace. After that last nasty breakup, the man could use a little peace and quiet.”
“Hopefully not too quiet.” Vivian smirked.
“Are you two gossiping about us?” Benedict teased.
“I was just telling Vivian how happy and content our dear Thomas looks with her.” Sophie quipped.
Tom blushed as Vivian smiled and reached out to rub his neck. “I am. Thank you for noticing Sophie.”
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The evening wound down. Tom for once enjoyed the event. Vivian won over Benedict and Sophie, so much so that Sophie invited her to go shopping tomorrow afternoon while she wrangled Benedict and Tom in tearing down a shed in Ben’s yard.
“Leave them to grunt work while we shop.”
“I would love to.” Vivian sipped at her wine.
The two couples said goodbye while waiting for the valet. Benedict hugged Vivian tight and kissed her cheek. While Sophie and her exchanged numbers. Benedict pulled Tom to the side.
“There’s something different about you, man.”
“I don’t know what you are talking about. I’m still me.” He shrugged his shoulders.
“No,” Ben folded his hands in front of his face. “there is definitely a change. And I think it has something to do with that enchanting woman over there, who I am sure is being tortured with baby pictures by my wife.”
“Perhaps.” Tom replied cryptically.
“Don’t fuck it up man. You will never find another girl…”
“Woman.” he corrected his friend.
“… Woman like her. You deserved a little happiness.”
“Tom?” Vivian placed her hand on his back. “The car’s here.”
“Of course. Ben.” He shook his friend’s hand and then hugged Sophie before opening the door for Vivian and then getting in and driving off.
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“I’m going to head home.” Vivian stated when they got back to Tom’s home.
“Okay. I had a lot of fun tonight. It wasn’t nearly as dreadful with you there.”
“Your friends are a delight. They really do want the best for you, sunshine.”
Tom smiled at the name. “Yes, ma’am.” He fell back into the old pattern.
She grabbed the back of his head and tugged him into a kiss. Tom wrapped his arms around her and did his best to hold her tight. She pulled away, and he whined.
“I’m ready to take this to the next step, Vivian. I want to please you.” His hands ghosted over his shoulders. “In all ways.”
She smiled. “Send me the essay and we will talk. How about lunch tomorrow?”
“I will send it as soon as I step inside. I could cook you lunch here.”
“I would like that, sunshine.” She kissed him one more time. “Sleep well.”
“Yes, ma’am. You too.”
She smiled and walked to her car to head home. Tom stepped inside and rushed to his computer. He did a quick spell check on the essay he had been tweaking over the last week and clicked send.
“There.”
Vivian laughed as her phone beeped before she even left Tom’s driveway, knowing it was Tom’s homework.
“So eager. I like that.”
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parkeraul · 5 years ago
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wish — holiday blurb | (t.h.)
ann’s note: hello my dudes! happy holidays for everyone who’s celebrating these festive days. i have brand new stuff coming up, so the writing is gonna come back gradually. anyways, i hope you enjoy this little piece and my askbox is open for tom and shawn & i’ll start emptying the requests asap. lots of love 💛.
warnings: fluff, kissing & swearing.
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“What do you want for Christmas?” She’s on top of his body, asking too cutely for his own heart.
“Me?” Tom replies, moving his hands to cup her waist. “Love, you don’t have to buy me anything.”
“Stoooop!” Y/N whines, tilting down to glue their chests together and brush both noses softly as she falls forward. “I wanna give you something that you’ll really like.”
“I’ve got you. That’s all I want.”
“Cheesy.”
“Pretty.”
Y/N cannot say she didn’t melt after his words, but she wanted to give Tom a gift he would never forget and, above it all, a gift he’d love so much that he wouldn’t wanna let go of for a very long time. Something that’ll make him happy, something that’ll make him remember her everytime he looks at it — like a little piece of her that he can carry around whenever they’re apart.
“A brand new watch?!” Y/N suggests and pecks his lips after asking close to his lightly–parted mouth. She puts her chin on top of his and eyes his brown puppy eyes lovingly. “Mm? Does that sound good?”
“Nope.” Tom says and she knows he’s denying just to avoid having the possibility of Y/N spending money on such an expensive item.
“Come on!” She growls, pushing away shortly just to bite on his sweet chin, earning a smile from Tom. “A jersey? A football jersey, even though your team kind of sucks.”
“First, you face me,” His grip on her waist tightens, bringing her impossibly closer. “Now you tell me that my team sucks?”
And before she can notice, he’s tickling her sides like it’s the only thing he knows. Y/N tries to squirm away as she laughs but Tom’s touch is way stronger, their bodies bumping into one another while they giggle together. If she only knew that Tom truly feels like he doesn’t need anything else, she would do the only thing he could ever ask for: her. Just being there with him, doing whatever it is no matter where they are.
“Not my fault they can’t attack,” Muttering lowly, she grins so beautifully that it pokes Tom in the heart, his bottom lip getting briefly hidden in between his teeth, biting it as Y/N winks at him playfully. “New PlayStation game?”
“No.” Tom knows it’ll gradually increase her eagerness, and eventually she’s gonna start laughing nervously to avoid screaming in impatience — because Tom can’t let the opportunity to be a boy pass by, he’s gotta annoy her to get that irritated look on her face that he loves so dearly. Y/N with her pout hardening (because her jaw would clench strongly and she wouldn’t wanna show it) and hands grabbing onto his biceps is all that he craves right now, he misses it.
“God!” Y/N says through gritted teeth, facing him closer to a point where they can feel each other’s breathing fanning against their faces. “A new phone!”
“Nah, mine’s good.”
“Liar.”
“I swear!”
And then her jaw tightens.
“A new shirt. A red one! Because you look so good in red…”
“Is that a gift for me or you?” Tom asks laughing.
“Why not both?” She smirks and Tom immediately presses a kiss to her plump lips.
“You like me better without clothes.”
Y/N rolls her eyes and shifts more comfortably on top of Tom’s frame, their hips fitting perfectly. His hands slide down to her thighs and she tucks the strands of her hair behind her ears, almost pressing down on his face with hers completely. Their chests are warming one another, and his respiration starts to match with hers as their stomachs touch more everytime they breathe in.
“Sunglasses?”
Tom pecks her lips again, a smack sound flying throughout the room.
“No.”
“Perfume?”
Kiss.
“No.”
“Shoes?”
Kiss.
“No.”
“Underwear? Pair of Calvins?”
Longer kiss.
“For me?”
“Of course!”
“Oh, then no. You in Calvins would be a great fuckin’ present, though.”
“Shut up!”
His hands travel up again, holding her ribs under her top and his thumbs dangerously rub right on the soft skin of her underboob. Y/N moves, trying to ignore the touch to focus on getting him to say yes to one of the gifts. Tom has a lazy smile sprawled across his cozy face, mouth watering to the sensation of her flesh displaying goosebumps under his control.
“Ya know what I want?”
Y/N lifts her eyebrows, widening his eyes. Thank God he finally wants something.
“What, babe?”
“A proper kiss. Just that.”
“Tom, seriously?” Y/N tilts up and Tom instantly catches a handful of her left thigh while his right hand runs to her neck, making her come back down. “I wanna get you something you can keep, love! Or touch, or see, grab, I don’t know!”
“Come here, darling.”
Not that Y/N needs to bend nearer, but she closes the teeny tiny space between their faces and Tom makes the job of touching their mouths.
He slides his palm further up her leg, his thumb resting on the curve right below her hipbone as his other fingers hold her skin more intensely. Poking his tongue forward, Tom licks past her lips and Y/N’s tongue meets his no longer after, and they taste each other calmly, studying every inch like they haven’t been together for a while already.
After a moment, both his hands massage the warm skin of her thighs and slip under her shorts once or twice. They run along her flesh until they can’t no more, Tom growing thirstier as he begins to palm the back of her legs and the curve of her ass.
Only when Y/N is a panting mess, completely breathless, that Tom stops. He pulls away a few centimetres, watching Y/N with sleepy eyes but a cute smile warming her heart beating against his bare chest.
“See? I can touch, see, grab the only thing I want the most for this Christmas,” He mumbles in a raspy tone, accent falling thicker while Y/N looks at him still in awe. “And if I’m allowed to do so, I’ll keep my gift for loads of other Christmas.”
Y/N laughs at his stupidity, not surprised on getting this typical Tom Holland move of his but giving in easily, because that’s all she wants too.
“All yours, dork.”
“Aye, ‘s what I wanted! Did I win?”
“Yes,” She exhales, rolling her eyes. “You won.”
Then Tom is quick to trace the band of her shorts with the pads of his fingers, smirking boyishly.
“Now that I’ve been a good boy, Santa,” He rambles, acting ridiculously funny. “I gotta unwrap my present.”
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formeitsalways-haylor1989 · 5 years ago
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We Come Back Every Time
Author's Note: Here we are again, another story in a space of a week woahza! Originally I was going to make this more than one chapter but since I’m only just getting back into the writing game I figured let's not make it too difficult for ourselves. ‘Cause of this, I’m sorry if the start is very in depth and the rest feels kinda rushed. I originally didn’t mean to go that deep and detailed to the start but it just happened. Anyway this starts of in the 1989 era and moves into the Reputation era with mentions of Calvin/Adam, Tom and Joe. I really really hope you enjoy this. The idea was one I originally had back in 2015 for a one shot that was going to turn smutty but like I said, it’s been a while. A smutty one may be coming up next before I take One Night can Change Everything. Anyway, you know the drill. Comment, vote, like etc. It really inspires me to write more when I know people are reading and enjoying my stuff. This is also the longest fic I’ve written in a LONG while.
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August 2016
Taylor scrolled through Instagram looking at fan posts while the car drove down the busy streets of London. They pulled up to a red light, at the same time receiving a text from Adam that read “ Goodnight beautiful.” She smiled, not responding to the message.
The car began to move again, taking her the remaining distance to the hotel that Adam was currently staying in. He was in town for some festival and Taylor was sad she couldn’t join him originally. With some work by her team, they were able to shift things around so she could surprise him on a last-minute flight to London.
The pop-star wore a trench coat and a pair of heels with a black lace dress underneath. She managed to get changed on the jet before stepping into the awaiting car. Pulling up to the Ritz-Carlton, she grabbed the Louis Vuitton duffle bag and made her way to the reception desk collecting the key that her team had already called ahead for. Taylor made her way up to the 14 th floor, excited and eager to surprise her boyfriend, little did she know that she was the one in for a bigger surprise.
After a good 5-minute walk from the elevator doors, she inserted the white key waiting for a click and its accompanying flashing green light. Taylor quietly opened the door, hoping not to wake Adam just yet but was surprised to see the main light on in the room. Gently closing the door behind her, she walked further into the room to reveal a sight she never hoped to see.
“Adam!?” she asked in shock and surprise.
There, on the bed was her boyfriend of just over a year on his back with brunette’s legs wrapped around him, naked.
“Taylor?” he said in complete surprise, trying to remove the girl who was bouncing on top of him.
“What the fuck Adam?!” Taylor’s voice was getting louder. “I loved you! How could you do this to me?” she asked while tears were running down her face.
“T I’m sorry,” he said while trying to grab his underwear. “I never meant to…”
Taylor scoffed, tears still flowing, “Never meant to what? Get caught!?” She shook her head.
The brunette began to move from her position on the bed, reaching for her clothes.
“No, don’t. You stay. I’ll leave,” Taylor said, wiping the tears off her face with the back of her hand.
Picking up her bag, she took one last look at Adam. Shaking her head again she spoke, “And after all that, I told you. How I felt, what I’ve gone through. For you to do this to me. I can’t believe you would stoop this low. If you wanted me out of your life, you could’ve just said it.”
Walking to the door, she didn’t look back. She didn’t want Adam to have the satisfaction of seeing her cry even more or how her heart was now broken into two. Slamming the door behind her, Taylor made her way to the elevator with her head held high.
I will not break down in this elevator. I will not break down in this elevator, was the mantra she said to herself over and over again.
In her hurry and daze, Taylor realised she hadn’t called her driver when she made it to the lobby. She was in too much pain to pick up her phone and wanting to get far away from the hotel as quickly as she could. It was at that moment, a London cab pulled up dropping guests. She made a b-line to the opened car door and placed her bag on the seat next to her.
“Where to miss?” the driver asked in his North London accent.
“I don’t know, just drive. Anywhere.” Taylor handed him $200 pounds.
The driver stared at her through the rear-view mirror, shrugged and started the engine.
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Sitting in the back of the taxi, Taylor thought about where she could go. She could get a room somewhere, that was always an option but she didn’t want to be alone with her thoughts. She needed a friend. A distraction. She mentally ran through all of the people she knew in London. Ed was currently on tour in Australia and Cara was walking some runway in Belgium. The only person she knew could potentially be in the same city was Harry.
Taylor gave the driver the address of what she hoped would be her final destination for the night. She considered texting him in the 35 minutes it would take for her to reach his place. They had become friends again in a way. They texted each other from time to time. Saw each other here or there. She knew that Harry would always be there for her and she would for him too. They didn’t talk much but the little speaking they did do, became even less when Taylor started dating Adam. She didn’t really understand why.
Pulling up at the house, she thanked the driver before handing him another $300 pounds.
“Thanks for this sir. Also sorry for all the trouble I’ve caused. I’d also really appreciate it if you didn’t tell anyone about tonight.”
“No problem. I’ll take your secret to my grave.”
Taylor smiled at him, thanking him once more before exiting the cab. Walking the stone driveway, she was grateful to see lights on. She also hoped he didn’t have company. Or if he did, it was someone she knew. Taylor didn’t want to walk in on two people in one night. Tentatively knocking on the door, she waited for what felt like forever until it opened, revealing a shirtless Harry Styles with his hair up in a bun and a toothbrush in his hand.
“Taylor?”
“Hi,” she said quietly. Clearing her throat, she continued, “I’m really sorry to do this to you, and it’s late and unexpected…”
She began to ramble, which gave Harry the chance to look at her face. She had been crying. He knew what Taylor looked like after she was upset all too well. He was sometimes responsible for those tears.
“It’s ok,” he said, stopping her from rambling on further. He motioned for her to come inside. “Is everything ok? You look like you’ve been crying.”
“Is it that obvious?” she asked while dropping her bag in the corner.
“Not to everyone, but to me it is.”
Harry stared at her, he could tell she was trying to put on a brave face.
“Taylor, you know you can always talk to me, right? My guess is, you needed someone to talk to otherwise you would’ve found yourself a hotel room.”
She looked at him and gave a small chuckle trying to put on a brave face. However, it didn’t last long. She felt Harry’s green eyes knocking down her walls and began to cry again. Tears started streaming down her face again. Before she could say or move Harry was beside her, scooping her into his arm and holding her tightly. He felt her hot tears on his skin, running his hand up and down her back in an attempt to soothe her.
He didn’t expect that his night would turn out like this.
The tears begin to subside, she’s no longer shaking his arms.
“I walked in on Adam cheating on me,” she reveals by pulling away from the hug to look at his face.
“Tay,” he says in a whisper. He moves the hair that has fallen in front of her face behind her ear. “I’m so sorry.”
“He said he loved me you know. For him to go and do that! I mean, I gave him a hit single for goodness sake. I loved him and that’s how he repays me!” Taylor starts to shout out of anger and disgust about what happened. Harry heads over to his bar to make her an Old Fashioned in an attempt that it will calm her.
He hands her the drink and she downs it quickly.
“Thanks.” Taylor wipes her mouth with the back of her hand. She takes a seat on her couch and stares at the artwork on his wall. There’s silence between the two for a while.
“Thanks for letting me in,” she says. Her eyes had moved from the artwork to her fidgeting hands in her lap. “I just needed someone to talk to and I don’t know a distraction. I figured I shouldn’t be left alone with my thoughts in case I decide to do something stupid like wait for him to fall asleep and go back and chop his balls off.”
Harry chuckles at the mental image.
“It’s no drama, Taylor. You’re welcome here anytime. You are my friend after all.”
Taylor smiles at him. “Yes, that you are. And friends, don’t let friends drink alone at times like this.” She makes her way off the couch over to his bar to begin making a drink for both of them.
Harry laughs and watches from his spot of the couch. He notices that despite what she’s just been through, Taylor still looks beautiful. Her gorgeous face, beautiful blue eyes accompanied by her signature red lipstick she wore. He eyes the black dress she wears that was obviously meant for Adam’s eyes only. He notices the way it clings to her and how painfully thin she looks. She wasn’t the same Taylor he dated years ago. Granted, he wasn’t the same Harry. She seemed like a ghost of her past self.
Taylor makes her way over and hands him his drink. She holds it up to toast, “To friends being there for friends during shitty times”.
Their glasses clink and Harry took a sip before getting up to grab a shirt.
Taylor was a little disappointed at the view that had just disappeared.
“The bedroom is through there,” he said, pointing to the right of the corridor.
She shakes her head, “Harry, this is your house. I don’t expect to show up in the middle of the night and for you to sacrifice your bed for me. The couch is just fine.”
Harry looks at her and figures it’s best not to argue with her.
“Fine,” he says picking up his glass. “Just don’t complain to me in the morning when you have a sore back.
Taylor gestures a zip and locking a lock next to her mouth.
Harry laughs before he decides to get up and grab a beer for himself and a glass of red wine for Taylor.
She thanks him for the drink before he sets off down the hall and comes back with a scrabble board. Harry figures while she’s here, he might as well have a worthy Scrabble opponent.
They play well into the night in between making cocktails and light conversation. Taylor gets changed into a pair of sweatpants and borrows one of Harry’s many white t-shirts.
They fall asleep next to each other on the couch, with Harry’s arms wrapped tightly around Taylor. It’s the best sleep Harry’s had in months.
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The next morning Taylor extracts herself from Harry’s arms and makes breakfast as a thank you for letting her stay. Harry laughs when he wakes up, realising that it’s such a Taylor thing to do.
She makes arrangements for her driver to collect and take her to the jet, wanting to get home to the company of her cats and eating all the ice cream and chocolate she can find in her New York apartment.
“Thank you again, Harry,” she says while pulling away from another hug. “It means a lot.”
“I’m here anytime you need me. Remember that. After all, we’re friends.”
“Friends,” Taylor replied with a nod and smile on her face .
Harry watches the car until it’s no longer in sight.
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The two start to talk more and more as the days go by. Facetime video calls and text messages back and forth about anything and everything. From cats to music, Harry even facetimes her on the set of the movie he’s staring in.
“Am I going to see you up there winning an Academy Award one day?” Taylor asks while turning the camera around so he can see Olivia doing her classic Meerkat pose
“Ha. I don’t think so Tay but who knows.”
They talk the longest when they’re in a crisis. She vents to him about her problems with Tom. How her team is wanting them to make everything so public. Taylor’s ears are open anytime whenever he and current girlfriend are having dramas. They figure they’re the only two that truly understand what it’s like having their respective partners get thrust into the spotlight. Taylor was all too familiar with it while Harry experienced it himself during his career.
Meetups happen as much as they can, though they’re sparse. With constant traveling on Harry’s end to Taylor’s current reclusiveness from the media, it’s hard. The majority of the time it’s in London, usually hanging out with Ed and Cherry.
He’s one of the first to find out apart from Ed and Selena that she’s got a new boyfriend. Another English actor only this time he’s younger than her. Harry’s happy for her as much as he can be, his true feelings for her being pushed down as much as he can so they can remain friends. Harry came to the conclusion that he wanted Taylor in his life. If he had to have her only as a friend, then so be it.
Harry released his debut album and Taylor is the first to send him flowers and a congratulatory bottle of champagne. “I’m so proud of you,” the note read in her cursive handwriting. “ I always knew you could do it. P.S. Kiwi is a killer track.”
He shoots her a message thanking her for the gift. He never tells her outright that Two Ghosts and Woman were about her. It was self-explanatory.
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July 2018
Harry’s wearing a black Reputation Stadium Tour hoodie and jeans, standing the sound booth watching the crowd go wild at FedEx Field.
He hadn’t physically seen in her a while but that was normal for them. However, Taylor’s calls and sending of memes grew less frequent by the day. He thought nothing of it but it occasionally chewed at the back of his mind.
Taylor’s glowing all over, not just from the body glitter she has on nor from the thrill and adrenaline from performing on stage. She’s glowing just in general and notices how she’s filled out. No longer is she painfully thin but she looks like the Taylor he dated at 18 just a little older.
He heads backstage to see her, congratulating her on a fantastic show.
“Thanks Harry, I’m glad you came.” Taylor hugs him tightly. “Thanks for taking the time to come see the show. I’m sorry I haven’t been able to make it out to one of yours.”
“Not to worry love,” he responds while pulling away. Harry sees a blond haired man walking towards them.
The blond wraps his arms tightly around Taylor’s waist. “Great show tonight,” he says before giving her a chaste kiss to the lips.
“Thanks babe.” She turns to face Harry.
“Harry, I would like you to meet Joe. Joe this Harry.”
The two Englishman shake hands and exchange pleasantries.
“Nice to meet you, big fan of the movie you did,” Joe says with an awkward smile on her face.
“Thanks mate, nice to meet you too.”
Taylor thanks Harry again before giving Joe a quick kiss on the cheek before heading off to change for Rep Room. The two boys stand there awkwardly in the hallway backstage of the stadium before Harry’s phone buzzes telling him that his driver is here.
“Nice to meet you again,” he says before giving him another awkward handshake. “Tell Taylor I say bye and to enjoy the rest of her tour.”
“Will do.”
Harry can feel a set of eyes burn a hole in his back as he leaves.
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“She’s keeping the conversation to a minimum ‘cause it’s interfering with her relationship apparently.”
Ed tells him over a glass of whiskey.
“What do you mean interfering?”
Ed shrugs, setting down his glass. “Don’t know man. I’m guessing it’s more coming from Joe than from her.” Ed grabs the bottle of whiskey and starts pouring them both another drink. “She told me that she was happy when you started talking again. Despite knowing that you’re not responsible for her happiness, I know that you haven’t been happier since becoming friends with T again.”
“Well, it’s not my fault if he feels so insecure about his relationship that our friendship should impact it.”
Ed stares at him. “You are her ex, mate.”
Harry just sits there not knowing what to say. Ed was always the one friend they both shared that helped and understood their relationship. Ed was always in Harry’s corner but he would never admit it to Taylor.
��Who told you this?” he says sipping on a drink.
“Selena.”
Harry looks up in confusion. “Selena? Since when did you two start being all buddy buddy.”
“Well we always have been somewhat friends, but it was ‘because she was here with Niall the other day.”
“Wait. Selena and Niall?”
“Yep,” Ed responds, taking a sip from his drink and ignoring the cat brushing up against his feet.
“I’m not entirely sure what they are. I found it too awkward to ask.”
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Taylor doesn’t know what to do. The one person she would normally talk to about this was off limits, as it involved him. Taylor was a little heartbroken when Joe approached her after the night of the concert in the car to the hotel.
“I don’t really feel comfortable with you talking to him, to be honest.”
“What do you mean?”
“He’s your ex, Tay. It’s not that I don’t trust you. I just…”
“You just what?” Taylor asked, a little annoyed.
“I don’t trust him. Look, you said it yourself when we talked about things early on when we were getting to know each other. He was a big part of your life and how am I supposed to know he’s not here trying to win you back?”
“Harry’s my friend Joe. What am I supposed to do?”
“I’m not asking you to not be his friend. Can you maybe keep the conversation light? Don’t go messaging him constantly and meeting up with me? Please? For me?”
Taylor stayed quiet for a moment before nodding her head. “Ok,” she replied quietly.
Joe kissed her on the cheek, “Thanks babe.”
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Taylor decided to confide in Selena. She thought about talking to Ed but figured he would have a more bias opinion with Harry being one of his best friends and all.
“I don’t know what to do Sel. I love Joe. I’m happy with him. But he’s asking me to do something big that doesn’t feel right.”
“Well, he’s not asking you to not be Harry’s friend T.”
Taylor switches the phone to her other ear.
“No, but he’s asking me to keep it a minimum. Harry and I don’t talk much to begin with. Just here and there, I send him a meme or a funny tumblr post about him on occasion. It’s not like I spend every night staying up late talking to him.”
Selena stays silent.
“It feels like he’s asking me to not be his friend without saying the words.”
Selena doesn’t respond.
“Come on, I know you. Spit it out Gomez. Give it to me straight.”
She hears Selena sigh. “Ok, I love you just know that. I also love that you’re happy and I love that Joe makes you happy. I mean he’s a great guy, got no doubt about it. I mean he’s holding the record for not getting in my bad books yet but…”
“Buuttttt…” Taylor responds trying to coax an answer out of her.
“I’ve always felt that guys shouldn’t dictate a girls life. I know from experience after everything happened with Justin. In my opinion, I don’t think Joe has the right to say who you’re friends with, who you’re not friends with and who you’re talking to. By all means, it’s not like you’re one of those crazy girls who constantly ask their boyfriends who they’re talking too and trying to read all their messages. He should pay you the same respect that you give him T. I mean if he asked you to not be friends with me, would you?”
Taylor remains silent.
“I think you have your answer babe.”
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Joe goes away for a week to promote his latest movie when Taylor has time to truly think.
She knows she shouldn’t throw away the wonderful thing she has with him over a friendship. A friendship with her ex. The one who inspired a whole album. The ex who she always felt like would be the one to run in and stop her wedding, whoever was up with the alter with her. Screaming out her name and asking to give him another chance. The guy who after all this time was still writing songs about her.
It was during her week alone that Taylor came to the realisation why Joe’s response hurt her so much. She loved Harry. Having him as a friend instead of a lover made it easier for her. No reason to get angry at him or no reason to doubt him. There were no obstacles in progressing their relationship further as there was nowhere to go. Taylor didn’t have to risk her heart being broken by the same hand twice by just being friends with Harry.
The real question was, was he worth taking the risk of having her heart shattered into a million pieces again?
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“We need to talk,” was how the message began that he received from Taylor at 2 am.
“I don’t know when I don’t know where but we need to talk. I’d rather do it face to face.”
He responded, “I’m in LA at the moment. I’ll be in New York next week.”
Harry figured she’d prefer to let him down and break their friendship in a more personal and polite way than just ghosting him altogether.
“Are you decent?” she sent back. Before he could respond he saw the white cloud of bubbles appear at the bottom of the screen. “‘Cause if you are, I’ll come over right now.”
Harry responded with a simple “ok” before getting up to grab a pair of sweatpants and a t-shirt.
Before he knew it, there was a knock at his door.
He turned on the lights on his way down the stairs, greeting her and letting Taylor enter.
She was the only person he knew who still managed to look presentable at 2 am in a Law and Order t-shirt and cat pajama pants.
“I’m sorry for kinda springing this on you.”
Harry shrugged, “It’s ok. If I recall, our favourite time to do stuff is either 2 am or midnight.”
Taylor laughed and smiled wide at him. Her smile causing a chain reaction on Harry’s face.
“You wanted to talk?”
“Yeah, um….”
She stood there awkwardly, not knowing where to start. She had it all planned out mentally but as she was standing in Harry’s living room, all words escaped her. “So first off, I’m sorry that I haven’t been speaking to you as much.”
Harry nodded, sensing the slight nervousness in her tone. “It’s ok.” He wanted to tell her he knew but didn’t want to rat out Ed or Selena.
“No, it’s not ok Harry.” Taylor took a seat on his couch while Harry decided to sit on the armrest.
“Joe asked me to kinda stop speaking to you. I guess he was worried about what might happen between us. He knew how much you meant to me and how our relationship was a big part of my life and help me define who I am today.” Harry stays silent while Taylor looks at the ground.
“I was honestly really hurt. I already kinda started to speak to you less when I started going out with him so he had nothing to feel insecure about, but I guess it didn’t really help.”
“So is this your way of apologising and telling me our friendship is over at the same time?” He asks, a little bitter. He honestly would’ve preferred a text.
She shakes her head, “Quite the opposite actually.” Taylor removes her eyes from the floor to Harry’s face.
“When Joe implied that I break our friendship, I didn’t understand why I was so hurt. I mean yeah ok I found it a little controlling. I never asked him to stop talking to people or checking his messages to see if he was talking to other girls. I realised that he shouldn’t really have much of a say on who I can and who I can’t talk to.”
“Well, I’m glad you came to that conclusion. For both our sakes. I’d miss my facetime chats with Olivia.”
Taylor smiles at him, “I also realised why it hurt so much.” She stands up from the couch and makes her way closer to where Harry is sitting.
“I realised that letting our friendship go meant a big part of who I am would disappear. Our relationship may have not worked out the first time but it made us into better people and I’m thankful for that.” She was in front of Harry, placing her hands around his neck she continued, “Having you as a friend was the next best thing to being in a relationship with you. We got everything apart from you know, the intimate parts, without having to worry about screwing up, what the media or fans thought or risk getting our hearts broken again.”
Harry looked up at her, “So what are you going to tell Joe?”
She stared into his green eyes, a small smile on her face. “I don’t have to tell Joe anything.”
Harry shook his head.
“Some people are worth the risk of having your heart broken for a second time.”
Harry stood, Taylor’s arms remained in place while he wrapped his around her middle.
“Do you mean?” he asked quietly, his forehead resting against hers.
Her blue eyes closed before nodding her head. “I love you Harry Styles. Always have, and always probably will.”
Harry smiled wide before leaning in to kiss her. His arms tightened around her waist while Taylor’s hands made their way into her hair. Pulling away, Harry finally responded, “I love you too Tay. After all, we come back every time.”
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eternallyyoungjustice · 6 years ago
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Wherever the Winds Take You: Chapter 2
Author’s note:
Hey hey hey you beautiful people. Second chapter within the same month as the first, that’s a surprise.
So just so you all know, as per usual I’m super busy (school, work, extra-curriculars, social life, getting a semi-decent amount of sleep) however, as I’ve recently been loving this motivation train for writing this fic, I’m going to TRY to put a chapter out every 2 weeks. I would prefer to do more, but I only have a couple hours a day and I want to not only make each of these chapters good quality, but I also want to make them fairly long and I’m trying to edit them! So yea, bi-weekly seems like the best course of action. 
Anyways, enough with me. Thank you for reading WTWTY chapter 2, I hope you enjoy.
Disclaimer: I own nothing except my OC, Young Justice and it’s places, stories, and characters all belong to DC Comics and the brilliant minds who created them.
Paris, France
April 16, 2008
2:46 CEST
The hospital was just like any other; blank white walls, the smell of disinfectant, the faint beeping of a heart monitor in the distance. Signs written in French were everywhere; showing directions, giving your regular everyday health registrations, maybe the occasional motivational poster. There was one area of the hospital however, that wasn't your typical everyday sight.
Standing by a window, looking in but trying to be stealthy about it, stood three adults. One, a dark-cloaked man whose cowl showed off two points shaped like bat-ears. Second, a woman with blonde hair wearing a leather jacket, a corset, and a pair of fishnet tights. Third, a male-humanoid robot with a bright red exterior, blue and gold cape, and a gold 'T’ shape on his chest. Had it not been nighttime, the three adults knew it wouldn't be safe for them where they were. But as it was nearly three in the morning, there was no danger for them in the hospital.
In the window in which they peeked, there was a young girl. Pale with freckles dusting her nose, big blue eyes, round cheeks, and long, light brown hair that fell in a messy, wavy, mess over her shoulders. She was awake, but extremely still. The only sign that she was even alive was the fact that she was sitting up on her own, her legs pulled up to her chest, and the tears that rolled down her cheeks. With her sat an older man in his mid-forties with greying brown hair, who sat in the chair beside the bed with his hand on the girl's back and a look of pained empathy on his face. There were also two boys, one older, and one younger than the girl.
The younger sat on the foot of the girl's bed, tears of his own flowing down as his hand lay on the girl's leg; and the older held a frown on his face as he leaned against the wall opposite the door, far away from the rest of the people.
“Are you sure this is the best time to do this?” The woman of the trio of adults asked. “She only just woke up and got the news.”
“The sooner we do, the better.” The cloaked man replied.
“She’s been through so much in just a few hours though.” The woman reasoned. “We could scare her off, or overwhelm her.”
“The emotions she feels now for what she's done are a good motivator to learn how to avoid it in the future. And the girl is on the spectrum, I have no doubt she's used to being overwhelmed.” The man in black countered.
Frustrated, the woman let out a deep sigh and rolled her eyes. She knew she ought to have been used to her co-worker’s coldness by now, but it still amazed her at times like this.
“What's your say Red?” The blonde asked, looking up at her robotic comrade. “This is all your call, not to mention your idea.”
The robot was silent for a moment, as if lost in thought, but then replied.
“Batman is correct.” The red robot answered. “Raw emotions act as human's main motivators, it would be the most logical conclusion to ask now while the events of today are fresh. However, it would be foolish to go in without any thought to her emotional state. We should act thoughtfully and with care.”
“Leave it to you two to act like this is some sort of battle plan.” The woman muttered under her breath, but then brushed some hair out of her face before walking towards the door, leading the trio into the room. The moment the three heroes walked into the hospital room, every single one of its inhabitants looked up at them.
“Madam Canary, Monsieurs Batman and…” The older man in the room greeted, addressing the heroes but falling short on the name of the robotic individual he did not know.
“So you’ve finally decided to stop creepily watching from outside like stalkers?” The oldest of the children asked, his shoulders being pushed back to appear bigger.
The two men's French accents were thick, but their English was still clear.
“Calvin, watch your manners.” The oldest of the family stated strictly to the boy before standing and addressing the three strangers. “I apologize for my son, he can be quite protective.”
“It’s no problem, Monsieur Leduc, we understand completely.” The blonde woman, Canary, said. “We...understand that this can’t be an easy time for any of you.”
“Markus is fine, Mademoiselle Canary.” The greying man said with a small smile. “And please don’t worry about us, we just appreciate the help you three have shown in this...incident.”
“Why are you still here?” The youngest of the boys asked, sitting so his body shielded the girl’s. “She’s awake and physically well, she hasn’t started another storm since she awoke.”
“Are you going to arrest her for something she had no control over?” The older boy asked. The girl’s body curled in tighter around itself. “If you try to take her away from us, you should know our lawyer’s on his way.”
“We’re not taking her away. But I’m glad you brought up control.” Canary explained, she turned to motion to her robotic coworker. “This is Red Tornado, another member of the Justice League.
I don’t believe any of you got the chance to officially meet during the debacle.”
“You’re...the one that flew with a tornado around your waist.” The girl spoke quietly. “You helped return the winds back to their normal paths after…” her voice fell away.
“Not a very creative name.” The oldest boy remarked.
“My name was given to me by my creator.” Red Tornado explained, before facing the small girl.
“But yes, I hold the ability to control the air around me. Much like yourself.”
“Except I can’t control the Winds.” The girl said, frowning. “They controlled me. I created a level 3 tornado while I was in a coma, completely unaware. Or at least...that’s what everyone keeps telling me.”
“For now you may have no control over your abilities, but that’s why we’re here.” Canary said.
“Red Tornado, and the rest of us, have discussed the possibility of him taking Evangelina on as a protege.” The cloaked man, Batman, said bluntly.
“Protege?” The girl and her father asked in surprise.
“I would be willing to...take her under my wing, in a sense. I could teach her how to use her new-found abilities, train her to control and use them, make sure an accident of this nature doesn’t happen again.” Red Tornado explained.
“And I would be happy to help with the emotional aspect.” Black Canary added. “Powers are often strongly connected to emotions and mental states, and as my colleague...has some lack of experience with that aspect, it would be my pleasure to use my psychological background to assist in and way.”
“So you’d be brainwashing her into becoming another one of your ‘sidekicks’ like we see on the news? Put her in danger and make her fight your battles for you? She’s only 14!” The eldest brother protested, taking a step towards the heroes.
“Calvin.” Lina called, her voice quiet in nature but it cut through the room like a dagger. Her eyes were so full of confusion and grief that just by looking at them, her family automatically were flooded with a sense of guilt and empathy. It was probably because of this that the three men let the young girl speak out.
As she turned to the heroes, she scanned all three of them carefully. As if looking for something, but nobody knew for what.
“If I were to become your protege,” Lina started, “I would gain control over....all of this, right?
I wouldn’t ever...do that again?”
Canary saw her cloaked colleague shoot her a sly look and she felt a strong wave of annoyance at the man.
“That is the idea.” Red Tornado replied.
“From your report, you have a very different type of connection to, the Winds, as you called it.
But we’d certainly work on ensuring that you don’t lose control again.” Lina watched the robotic man carefully.
“You mean you’ll try to make sure I don’t end up creating a major natural disaster and end up causing hundreds of dollars in property damage, endangering the lives in the area, again.” Lina spoke with a strict tone, full of self-loathing.
“That is the idea.” Red Tornado repeated.
“You all should know that you won’t have to worry about the property damage.” Batman said, speaking for the first time since entering the room. “Wayne Enterprises has offered to take care of it.”
“The American company? Why?” Leo asked, frowning.
He never got a response.
“You should know, before we even consider this in any way-” Markus spoke up, “-my daughter, she...has some special needs…”
“Papa!” Lina’s head whipped around, her face growing pink.
“We’re already aware of your...learning disability.” Canary informed Lina, stepping closer to her.
At the term ‘disability’, the younger woman tensed and fidgeted with a strand of her hair. “But, fortunately, Wayne Enterprises has come through again.”
“What do you mean? Came through how?” Lina asked.
“Wayne Enterprises has been testing a new product in their health and medicine division.
It’s a type of autism medication that works to completely inhibit all symptoms and conditions for a few hours. It’s experimental, but completely tested and 100% safe.” Canary explained.
“You’ll have to talk about it with your doctors before you are even handed a dosage, and we don’t suggest using it until you’re well enough, but after you've gotten the 'okay’ you're going to have to speak with the head scientist about any side effects and limitations, but-””So not only are you trying to brainwash her into becoming one of your...child lackies, but you’re putting experimental chemicals filled with God knows what into her body?”
Calvin’s interjection was full of hostility as he stepped closer to the trio of heroes.
“We understand your concern, but we assure you-””Oh don’t give me that formal, robotic, bullsh-”
“I’ll do it.”
The whole room froze as, once again, Lina’s voice cut through the noise. She was looking at the heroes, her eyes dancing between Black Canary and the robot.
“You’ll...what?” Calvin guffawed.
Lina looked up, making direct eye contact. “You say you’ll teach me to control my...powers so this will never happen again? I’ll do it.” Lina explained. “I’m not too sure about this medicine, but I’ll consider it once I get an unbiased medical professional's opinion on it. But if you seriously think that you can teach me to control the Winds, well, I don’t really see a good alternative.”
“Lina, mon chou-”“It's my decision.” Lina said strictly, the pain in her eyes morphing into determination. Once a moment had passed, Markus sat back down.
After a quick beat, Red Tornado walked up over to Lina’s bed. Looking up at him, the French girl came to realize just how much bigger he was in comparison to herself. But then, the robot extended his hand. Smiling slightly, Lina took it and shook it firmly.
“I believe the proper statement to make here is 'Welcome aboard’.” Red Tornado said, and Lina could have sworn she heard a happy tone in his robotic voice.
Gotham City
April 16, 2008
16:00 EST
As Bruce Wayne sat at his desk, the desk that practically ruled over Gotham City, he let his mind wander. This was not an unusual occurrence for him, for either of his personas. Anyone who knew either the man in the suit, or the man in the cowl, knew that if Bruce Wayne ever got a far away look in his eye then he was already on a whole other planet. This however, didn't seem to stop the twelve year old boy in his office from chatting on in front of him.
“And then, ooh, and then the best part happens. The guy comes at me, all ‘oh you darn brat I'm going to kill you’ and firing at will, but he completely missed me! Stormtrooper-level missed me!
So once the guy's out of bullets, which takes like five seconds by the way, I-” the boy lets out a sound effect as he backflip-kicks and then lands perfectly back into a crouching position, “-the gun out of his hand and then-”he does another flip, this time going forwards, and then does a low spin-kick, “-knock him off his feet, just like you told me Bruce! Oh my god the face me made when he fell!”
The raven-haired boy looked over at the older man behind the desk, only to notice the far away look in his eyes and the slight frown on his face. The enthusiasm in the young boy leaks out as he realizes he's been talking to himself the whole time, before he stands up straight and fixes the tie of his school uniform.
“So...how'd that mission you went on last night go?” The boy asks, slowly stepping closer to Bruce. The man finally manages to snap out of his trance and focuses in on the twelve year old. “Freak tornado in Paris, right? You were out pretty late because of it.”
“Yes.” Bruce hums. “It went fine.”
After a long moment of silence, the boy's shoulders slag down as he realizes he's not going to get much more out of his guardian.
“I...think I'm going to go down to the cafeteria and get a snack, do you want anything?” The raven-haired boy asks as he begins to take a step towards the office door.
“Coffee please, black.” Bruce grunts.
“Black.” The boy chuckles. “What a surprise.” But just as he's about to leave through the door, it swings open. A tall man with slicked-back hair and a white lab coat steps in, carrying a small metal box with the famous 'W’ Wayne Enterprises insignia engraved on it.
“Oh, so sorry Mr. Grayson.” The man said, quickly standing to the side.
“No problem.” The boy shrugs, and motions for the man to pass him. The man nods and does so.
“Doctor Leon.” Bruce greets, standing up and walking around the desk. “I'm assuming this is the package I asked for?”
“Yes sir.” The doctor replied. “14 perfected doses of the newest updated serum.”
“Good, thank you very much.” Bruce replied, and lifted the lid off the box to reveal its content.
The syringes were small, sized for convenience, and full of a translucent blue liquid. As the boy strolled over, he looked high to take a peek at the box's contents. Bruce allowed this for only a moment before closing the box again.
“And you're sure this batch was the one that successfully went through human trials?” Bruce asked.
“Absolutely sir.” Leon nodded. “We just ran the last tests late last night so everything was already out and ready to be copied. Every single trial has proved to be a success thus far, which is why it was marked to be put on the market this time next year.”
“Yes…” Bruce hummed, looking down at the box. The far away look returned again, but this time only for a moment.
“Well, thank you again Doctor.”
“Not a problem at all Mr. Wayne.” Leon nodded, and then turned to walk out. “Have a good evening sir, Mr. Grayson.”
The moment the door shut behind Leon, the twelve year old sighed. “Being called 'Mr. Grayson’ is so...weird. I kind of wish people would just call me Dick, or even Richard.” The boy quickly turned his attention back to the box in Bruce's hands. “So, what's that? Who's it for?”
“Medical Treatment Serum 219, strand 9.4, version 8.” Bruce grunted. It only took Dick a moment before it clicked.
“The new autism inhibiting meds?” Dick asked, raising an eyebrow. “Why do you need 14 doses of it?”
“It's not for me.” Bruce replied, placing the box on his desk. “And no, I'm not saying who it is for.
You'll meet them soon enough.”
Dick's eyes lit up and grew twice their size.
“I'll meet them soon enough? Oh come on! Now you have to tell me!”
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flimflamfandom · 6 years ago
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An Awkward Proposal
I promised. Chapters 7-8 of Ranger, by the way, are in the proof reading stages, and depending on circumstances of timing should be up tomorrow or friday!
words:1222 Summary: After an eventful night at work, Calvin remembers that he has a ring in his pocket...you and I both know who it’s for. But with Mitzi and Wick trying to help him out, who knows what could happen? Warnings: Brief mention of violence, not-so-brief mention of mushy gushy romance
“Freckle, honey, please try and stay still-” Mitzi sighed, rubbing an alcohol dipped cotton swab on a wound. Calvin winced. “It...stings!”
“Well, so did the cut of that boy’s knife, but you weren’t wincing so much then!” Mitzi sighed. “At least Ivy wasn’t along for this one...Rocky told me you got pretty bad! Don’t want her gettin’ too scared of you, now.” Calvin smiled. “I’d never hurt her, honest. I don’t think I’m actually able to blow up with her in the room ‘less I’m s’posed t’be defending her.” He palmed something in his pocket. “Mitzi…” He took out a small box.
Mitzi gasped. “Are you...serious? That’s got a ring in it?”
“For Ivy, yes.” He smiled meekly. Mitzi crossed her arms and let off a reassuring, warm, almost motherly grin. “Oh, you young little gentleman you! Are you sure now’s the best time, though?”
“What do you mean?”
“With a gash like this, I dunno about you bending over.” Calvin had a big cut in his right side. It was covered with bandages and the bleeding stopped a while ago; it wasn’t anything like the time he got shot...or the time he got stabbed...or the one time with the scissors? In any case,  it was relatively shallow. “I suppose you’re right….no use proposing if you can’t really do the whole knee bit.”
“Oh, there’s plenty of point, it’s just...she might not want to be reminded about you gettin’ hurt all the time.”
“Fair.” he said. He looked down. “Maybe I should wait.” The door swung open. In walked Wick, walking over. “Well now! What’s he gone and done this week?”
“Cut by a knife.” Calvin said, looking over at Wick. “An awful lot better than what normally happens.” Wick shrugged. “I mean...in your case, being set on fire seems better.”
Mitzi spoke after kissing Wick’s cheek. “Wick, Calvin plans to propose to Ivy.”
“Propose! Well, that’s fine! When were you planning on doing it?”
“Well...I was gonna do it tonight, but-”
“I guess the atmosphere would be a tad awkward, you being wounded and all.”
“I guess.” Mitzi sat down. “Have you asked Ruby?” Calvin shuddered. “I...haven’t, no. Never occurred to me.” Mitzi shook her head. “Well, he’s not really the old fashioned type...besides, I’m practically her mother, I say go for it.” Wick poured some sort of gin into a glass and took a few sips. “If he’s gonna like anyone it’s gonna be you. But maybe not tonight.”
Calvin nodded. “I suppose not….but when?” Mitzi furrowed her brow. “Well...it’s not like she’s got office hours, you could go whenever you’re healed.”
“She’s headed for Kansas city tomorrow.”
“After she gets back?”
“She’s going home from school.” Mitzi raised her eyebrows. “That’ll be...she’ll be gone-”
“3 months, I think.” He said. “I thought about going to Kansas City, but I just don’t have time. I just got that writing job for the Post-Dispatch, and they want me to actually be there to hand the ideas in.” He leaned forward with a grunt and a cringe. “I wish I could go, I know I’ll miss her a lot.”
Wick patted the boy’s shoulder and looked down. “Well, then...I guess we have to walk you through it sitting down.” Mitzi shook her head. “He doesn’t need advice, he could throw the ring at her and she’d take it.”
“No, no, Mitzi...he needs to do it the right way. After all, she’s going away to Kansas City, right? Lots of boys with C names in Kansas City...girls too.” Calvin shivered at the thought. She wouldn’t just...leave him if he did it wrong, would she? Of course not! She would never do that…
Calvin kept telling himself that, but somewhere there was a voice saying ‘she doesn’t want you anyway, don’t bother, give the ring back’- he didn’t know where this voice came from, and he knew it was all lies, but...was it, though? Was it really?
He shook his head. “Alright, Wick...show me what to do.” Wick smirked and took his hat off, putting it on the table. He got in front of Calvin. “So, let’s pretend I’m Ivy for a moment-”
“Too tall, sugar.” Mitzi said. “Why don’t you just let me do it and feed me lines?”
“Oh, fine, fine.” Wick stepped aside. “Now, pretend that Mitzi’s Ivy.” Mitzi put on a cloche cap form the hat stand and beamed brightly. “Hello! It’s me, Ivy!” She strained to try for her best midwestern accent. Wick stood next to Calvin, who was sitting up, nervously holding the jewelry box between his hands. “Okay, Cal...what do you do?”
“Uhm...hello, Ivy.” He said, admittedly a bit confused by the whole ordeal.
“Hi Freckle! It’s nice to see you! Why’re you sitting down like that?” Mitzi kept her smile, and Wick tried hard to keep from laughing. Calvin spoke. “Well, I...got in a scrape on the job tonight.”
“Oh, Freckle, what did I tell you about getting hurt all the time!?”
“Not too...Ivy, I have a...question.”
“What’s that?”
“Well...we’ve been together for a while now, and...I wanted to ask if you’d…”
“No, Calvin, that’s not right! Here- like this.” Wick moved into position. “Ivy, my dearest, my darling~” He kissed all the way up Mitzi’s arm, and she kissed him when his lips got to hers. Mitzi laughed. “Well, I dunno if he should do that, she’d probably melt all over the floor.”
“Who’d melt all over the floor?” In walked, of all people, Ivy. All she saw was Calvin sitting down and Mitzi and Wick locked together. “Ivy! Wick and I were just about to get going...could you keep Freckle here company?”
“Could I!?” She smiled and sat on the arm of the chair, and the other two left. She smiled brightly down at Calvin. “So...what happened?” She pointed to the bandages.
“Just a scrape.” Ivy crossed her arms. “You know I worry about you out there...you can’t come home and write me pretty stories if you’re dead.” She kissed him gently. “I want you to be safer, alright?”
“Alright.” He said. He looked like a fidgeting mess. “Ivy?”
“Hmm?”
“...we’ve…” he stuttered. “We’ve been together…” He muttered something in Irish, and then got his gaze back to Ivy.
“...I love you more than anything in the world. More than anyone I could possibly dream up.” He held her hand. “I just...it’s hard for me to imagine how I ever even got on without you.” She’d drawn closer, expecting a movie kiss, the sort she so rarely got and yet craved so much. She didn’t get one. She got something placed in her hand.
A little box.
And she gasped. “...is this…” She opened it.
“Calvin...YES! OF COURSE!” She held him tight, careful of the wound. “This is the best parting gift I could have ever received! I can’t wait to show dad, and my friends back home….you’d BETTER find time to come up to Kansas City, Calvin!” He laughed, happy he’d succeeded.
“I will...I’ll always make time for you.” And just like that, she got her movie kiss, and a ring she’d wear for the rest of her life.
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beatyoutothepunchline · 6 years ago
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On Getting Dressed
Getting dressed in the morning has always been difficult for me. If I can, I will wear the same outfit four times in one week to avoid having to think about it any longer than necessary. My go-to outfit at the moment is my green and black J-Crew plaid button-down, my high-waisted Madewell skinny jeans with the button fly and my Doc Martens. At this point in my life, I do not ask myself, “Do you think somebody will realize you’ve been wearing the same pair of jeans for the last four days?” but, “Do these jeans look and smell clean enough that if someone were to realize you’ve been wearing them for the last four days, they wouldn’t call you out on it?” If the answer is yes, I will throw on the outfit again. I don’t dress to look nice most days. “Nice” meaning my makeup is done, my hair is straight and parts in a way that frames my face in a flattering way, my outfit is coordinated, cleaned and ironed and my shoes match the vibe I’m going for. When I look "nice" there is generally a vibe I am going for and that can vary day to day. A coat of concealer and a flat iron are nice, but it isn’t really necessary. Some days I run around Chicago in an oversized sweatshirt, with bags under my eyes and my naturally wavy hair pulled back in a ponytail. Sometimes I’m more dressed up, others I’m more dressed down. I’m most comfortable in jeans and a tee shirt and because I tend to get more done when I don’t feel like I’m sticking out for looking good or bad. There are certain days where I have to critically think about my wardrobe as I might an essay or an article for class--interviews, dates, holidays--and those days are agonizing. I would argue there is just as much nuance and subtext in the right outfit as there is in a Hemingway short story. Which is why most fashion related things go over my head. But every now and then, I force myself to stand in front of my closet and edit my wardrobe to what I wear. I’m not a person with many clothes, but there are always a few things I find I can get rid of. As I pick up each piece and I asked myself, “Is this still me?” I stopped to wonder, “How did this become my thing? Is it even my thing, or is it someone else’s?” Like most people, from birth till about I was old enough to make my own decision (and for those decisions to be preferably color coordinated, realistic, and weather/event appropriate), my clothing wasn’t my choice. So none of my clothes were my thing, rather what my mom thought would look cute on me. This is why there is a picture of me in an Angelina Ballerina tee shirts and pink capris with a fairy wand and crown on my fourth birthday, and a picture of me in fifth grade wearing a striped, pink white shirt and short sets from Old Navy while on our family trip to Hawaii, and why my first day of school photo from seventh grade I’m wearing a short sleeved and khaki jacket with a lacy pink tank top and black shorts. I can separate my current wardrobe, almost perfectly into black, white, denim, olive green, and varying shades of blue. I have one pink sweater (which my mother bought me) and while I will occasionally throw it on and wear it around my apartment, I end up tearing it off within twenty minutes because of the I cannot stand the color or cut of it. The reason I wear the monochrome is because I am pale and my skin has a naturally pink undertone. If you flip my wrist over, you can see every vein in my arm up to my elbow. You can see the veins in my feet, in my thighs and my stomach. Wearing, black, white, denim, olive and shades of blue makes the pinkish undertone is less noticable and helps the bright blue veins blend in better. Wearing pink, or bright yellow washes me out and makes weird details intense. As for the cut of it, it’s a cropped sweater with side splits up to my ribcage, on top of being wildly ineffective at keeping me warm, it makes my long torso appear even longer than it is, and it just isn’t me. Nothing in my wardrobe is really “me” though. I came to this realization after glancing at the mess of clothes scattered across my bedroom floor while taking a “break” from spring cleaning this last weekend. Everything in my closet I own because of someone else. I own a pair of Gold Cup Sperry Topsiders because my freshman year of high school there was a senior boy with a British accent who browsed the bookshelves of the library before school in a pair of Sperry’s. In the era of Victoria Secret yoga pants tucked into beat to hell Ugg boots and calf-length Nike socks slipped thoughtlessly into pairs of ADIDAS shower slides on the way out the door, his shoes, as well as the pressed khaki pants and button-down shirts, his perfectly gelled hair, and his accent, captured a kind of class that seemed lost on the rest of the students at my high school. Though my own Sperry’s seem to more closely resemble some douchebag college frat guys than the classy look of Boat Shoe Guy’s, when I look of them I think back to being fourteen, working up the guts to sit at his table in the library, not quite brave enough to say anything, and listening to him talk in what I later found out was a fake British accent about things I can’t remember with other, older people and feeling cool. Not in a conventional way. Cool in a nerdy way I didn’t realize I could be until I met him. When I look at the gold hoop earrings I keep in my great grandmother’s teacup with the rest of my small jewelry collection, I realize that my love for them comes from mother, who wore perfect silver hoops earrings frequently throughout my childhood. When I think of them I think of box blonde hair, and regrettable bangs and her capped tooth smile. I’m the opposite. My hair is dirty blonde, I don’t have bangs (never again after my mom cut thick ones so far back on my head that for several months I had Joe Dirt’s mullet). My hoops aren’t perfect circles and they are gold color, not silver.I don’t look or act much like my mother, but occasionally when I put them on I feel like I can fake that same kind of magnetic charm and try to smile with my teeth like she does. I decide I can pull off the hoops, but not the toothy grin and leave it at that. I own a black pea coat because of the movie Giant. Which doesn’t seem like it would make sense give it’s a movie set in Marfa, Texas, but let me explain. My freshman year of high school my grandma bought a copy of Giant for my dad’s birthday and one day a few weeks after she’d given it to him, I found it lying on the buffet in our living room. Being the movie buff I am, and being intregued by the front cover I decided to watch it. The entire time I just kept thinking the blond guy from the front cover was cute (which, in retrospect, is the dumbest take away a person could have after watching that film). After the movie I decided to Google him and came upon a picture of him walking down the rainy street in New York City. Wet cigarette hanging out of his mouth, collar of his iconic black black pea coat poped. And Where I can’t say I’ve ever fallen in love at first sight, I imagine it’s similar to seeing James Dean in that jacket. In an excerpt from ‘Women in Clothes,’ an anthology about how clothes define and shape us, Leanne Shapton, author and artist, writes of a similar love-at-first-sight feeling she with an Isabel Marant dress she saw a woman wearing at a party, “I admired her hair: worn loose, flecked with grey. And her manner: warm, thoughtful, sincere. She wore no makeup, and the dress, which was sack-like, lent her a modesty I liked. We spoke about our children. Then, in a lull in the conversation, I came back to the dress, complimenting it again. She nodded, knowing. Then I did something that surprised me: I leaned down and picked up the edge of her skirt and touched it, marveling aloud at the light, smooth fabric. I have never touched another woman’s dress like that before. A fur sleeve once, but I’ve never had that grasping, clutching impulse.” In her essay, Sharpton wonders if her feelings she had about the dress “also had something to do with admitting I want something. I’ve struggled with admitting what I want most of my life, not admitting until the last possible moment that I wanted a child. Admitting I flat-out wanted this dress was new to me. I was nervous.” Where I can’t say I relate to the wanting a kid portion of that statement, I can relate to the feeling of wanting something. Wanting to be unique and confident, two feelings I don’t feel like I’ve ever fully had but have just been chasing after my whole life. The reason my go-to outfit is what it is is because of directors like Sofia Coppola and Point Break era, Kathryn Bigelow. There is this picture of Kathryn Bigelow standing in front of a monitor next to Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze: white tee shirt, baggy blue jeans, cool boxy shades, and a Reebok baseball hat. When I don’t know what to wear, or when I need to do something I’m not sure I can, I dress up and pretend to be somebody I think can figure it out. Be the woman who can direct a surfer bank heist movie, the woman who can speak French, beautifully while eating a croissant, scarlet lips pouted, Rick Blaine tripping over his shit, the Dude who’s got no idea how the hell things are going to work out, but isn’t too worried about it. Cause maybe things just will in the end. It isn’t an exact copy, it looks similar enough to them that I’m able to capture their attitude, power. . . their magic, but different enough that it’s still me. So I put on my version of that outfit when I don’t know what else to wear because it is comfortable and easy and because I’ve tricked myself into thinking it will inspire some sort of brilliant direction and confidence I don’t feel like I have on my own. Even if it doesn’t do what I think it will and my voice gets caught in my throat and I let someone talk over me, or I get rejected, or I fail and fall flat on my face. When I wear my navy Calvin Klein wrap dress, everyone I know groans and says, “You wear that all the time. Don’t you own another dress?” I do. There is the ombre floor length prom dress that lives back of my closet at my parent's house which I bought because it made me look like Jennifer Aniston, and the crochet white and orange dress that I bought from Urban Outfitter’s because it reminded me of Shasta Fay Hepworth’s orange dress in Paul Thomas Anderson’s Inherent Vice. I don’t usually have the occasion to wear either of these dresses, but the navy wrap dress works for almost any occasion so that’s why I wear it. It creates some shape on my fairly shapeless form, and I like it because it makes me feel like Lauren Bacall. Equal parts sexy, mysterious and classy in a way that I am otherwise not. I’ve never worn it on a date, but I’d be lying if I said if I’d never worn it to a half hour meeting to look “nice” only to walk around downtown Chicago just to see people turn their heads and wonder, “Who is she?” Then, for a fraction of a second, I am the woman I’m not to somebone. When I am at home on Saturday mornings, and my hair is all frizzed out and drooled on and I can’t be bothered to put on actual pants, I walk around in my boxers, oversized and stained Sid’s Liquor tee shirt and a cardigan. I throw on some sunglasses, debate making myself a White Russian and go full-on “The Dude” from The Big Lebowski. Cause it’s hard to relax when you live and work in the same place and I can only seem to do it when I’m someone else. But it is me? Dressing up as someone else might get me through the day, but what if I never take risks as myself? Years from now, will there be some girl who sees a pair of Madewell skinny jeans at the bottom of a pile at a thrift store or finds an old pair of boots that will say, “Oh my god, I love it. It’s so Sidney Thompson.” if I can’t even dress up like her? Am I just a shot for shot remake with nothing new to offer, to contribute, to inspire? Will people see me or will they tease my style apart and say, “Oh, she’s ripping off So-and-So.” I’d like to think I’m more of a Quentin Tarantino homage to all my favorite fashion icons. You can see where I stole, but I’d like to think every now and then there’s someone out there is able to see that part of me poking through one of my costumes and thinks it’s pretty cool.
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famousconfessions · 6 years ago
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Did you miss me?
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Title: Did you miss me? // Ed Sheeran Fanfiction, mature content
Author: @superkatesi & @famousconfessions
Rating: NC-17
Author's note: Sooo @superkatesi and I did a thing. We were just talking and daydreaming and ended up being like "Okay, let's just write something and have some fun with it". We hope you like it and please remember that English is not our first language but we tried our best :D Every kind of feedback is appreciated! So here it goes...
It was 11 a.m. Friday. I was sitting on the floor packing our suitcase for the upcoming trip. Ed’s family was throwing a huge party dedicated to his dad’s birthday. All of Ed’s cousins, aunts and uncles were going to Suffolk for this meaningful day. Ed was about to arrive home and I was buzzing. It had been a while since we seen each other. During the last three months I was completely absorbed into the thoughts of missing this ginger perfection. There were minutes when I was just starring at his guitar that always stands next to his favorite armchair. At those moments, I closed my eyes and tried to depict him sitting there with a cup of freshly – brewed tea, a laptop and a guitar humming a new ballad. But then I realized that it was just me working on a project. Different continents, countries, time zones – all these things couldn’t ruin our love. Love that was neatly wrapped in a blanket of our sleepy mornings, wild nights and all-consuming tenderness. All of a sudden, I heard that someone was knocking on the door. It was Ed.
I got up from the floor, almost stumbling over my own feet while I was trying to get to the door as fast as possible. I just couldn't handle being away from him any longer. My heart was racing in my chest and when I finally saw him, I was so overwhelmed, that tears pooled in my eyes. “Hey baby girl", these three words and him standing right in front of me was just too much. “You are here” was everything I could say, before he pulled me in for a hug and I wrapped my arms around him as tight as I could. It kinda felt like a dream and I couldn't believe that he was actually here in my arms. I've had missed him so much, it was crazy. I didn't know it was possible to miss a person so much that it physically hurt but I learned that the hard way. “Yes, I am, love... and I'm not gonna leave anytime soon”, he said, placing a soft kiss on the top of my head. Smiling I looked up at him, biting my bottom lip. “Thank god, but I wouldn't let you go anyway”, I said, looking into his beautiful blue eyes, before I kissed his lips. It had just been too long... and missing him got harder every time he left for another leg of his never ending tour. But for now he was all mine... at least until we had to leave for that party. It was just so good to have him back, feeling his arms around me, his lips on mine, his amazing scent. God, it was almost too much for me.
I pouted, when he broke away from me to go to the bathroom to probably freshen up a bit.
He looked so casual and a bit tired after a long-distance flight, but all excited. He wore jeans and a black t-shirt that drew my attention to his colorful flexed biceps. He took off his spectacles and rubbed his eyes in this childish way that always melts my heart. I heard him screaming from the bathroom: “Did you miss me, love?”. Of course, he knew the answer but wanted to hear it one more time. I’d just wanted to tell him everything that I felt at the moment but there he was, standing next to the door-post. He left his T-shirt somewhere in the hamper. His bright tummy looked like a masterpiece and he had that promising, mischievous look in his eyes. I couldn’t help but come up to him: “Do you really want to know it? Did I miss you? Let me show you, baby boy”. I started trailing my fingers from his bare chest to the auburn scruff on his face that was deliciously tickling my fingers. He pulled me to his naked torso and I felt heat spreading all over my body. He left me speechless.
Actually, I couldn't even put into words how much I missed him so it was probably a better idea to show him. I was kinda nervous now, being so close to him and I was sure it was because I was so excited for him to be back. My whole body was tingling and I just wanted to feel him all over me. Like... he was so close but still too far away. “Go on, love, show me”, his raspy, whispering voice sent shivers down my spine, so I needed a moment, before I was able to put my lips on the rose tattoo on his left shoulder. My lips wandered from there to his neck, then down to the lion on his chest, while my hands rested on his stomach, slowly travelling down to his belt. Ed tilted his head back, anticipating my hands unbuckling it. He is a well-known tease-lover but this time was my turn. I didn’t want to let this little ready-to-go kitten get everything at once, even though I was dying to rip his pants off and admire this pleasurable view. I started giving him feather-light touches in the area where his trousers started visibly tenting. “Please, let me.. I can’t wait anymore...” he whispered under the breath in his full of desire voice. “Don’t be so mea..” he didn’t manage to finish his phrase ‘cause my naughty fingers got under his belt just right into the pants and gave him a short stroke that couldn’t go without noticing. He shut his eyes, exhaled loudly and then grabbed me, put on his shoulder and then down to the sofa. I started giggling and bit his earlobe.
Ed pinned me to the velvet pillows on the couch and frowned his gingerish eyebrows articulating in a mentor-like tone: “Do you think this is funny? I’ve been craving for you all these months...Going to sleep with one single thought - you, and waking up thinking about your body right next to mine. The only thing I want to do during these spare hours before our Suffolk trip...the only thing I want... is your legs wrapped around me and your sweet moans in my ears”. That was the second when I finally lost my mind. His angelic, freckled face with curls on the forehead was just an inch away from mine and... I gave up. My lips crashed on his and it seemed like I’d lived all this time without oxygen and finally started breathing Before I met him I didn't know what it was like to be in love. Well, I thought I knew but this whole thing with him was so different. My feelings for him were so strong that it scared me from time to time. What if someday he left me? What if it didn't work out because of his job? I tried to erase these thoughts from my mind but sometimes I couldn't help but think about that. I loved him so much and I wanted to spend the rest of my life with him. I didn't have a Plan B, so if this would go wrong in the future I wouldn't know how to keep going. Luckily, everything was fine now, he was back and he was all mine right in this second. “You're wearing way too many clothes, babe", he whispered after he broke the kiss and brought me back to reality. After all, reality was now better than dreaming. “Then help me get rid of it", I replied, biting my bottom lip, wiggling under him because I was so impatient. Just a second later I felt his warm, soft hands under my shirt and a small moan escaped my lips. I almost forgot how good his hands felt on me and I couldn't wait for more. I just hoped that he wouldn't play the teasing game with me tonight... but of fucking course he took his time, running his hands over my upper body and before I could complain I felt his lips on my neck, sucking and nibbling and I was pretty sure that I wouldn't get out of this without a hickey.
“I’m going to make you feel incredibly good, love”, he cooed while taking off my shirt. It was a bit chilly in the room but my nipples hardened not because of it but because of his skillful fingers that were dancing round them, twisting and squeezing. He was sitting on me with his eyes traveling from my face to my boobs. I lifted myself on the elbows and started unzipping his jeans. He helped me and threw his pants away standing there only wearing his black Calvin Klein’s. I felt these sparks of electricity and tension between us. He leaned towards me and without any hesitation took my shorts and a thong off. I wrapped my arms around his neck, inhaled this mind-blowing smell and wanted to capture this moment forever in memory. “Please don't ever leave for this long again", I mumbled between huffed breaths and chaste kisses, while I ran my hands through his soft ginger curls... but he just smiled, pressed a few kisses to my cheek, my neck, then travelled down my shoulder, my breasts and down my stomach. My eyes fell shut, I couldn't think anymore and the pure sensation of his lips on my skin was almost enough to send me over the edge. I was hungry for more... a lot more. Talking to him on the phone and texting just wasn't the same as actually feeling him on me.
“I'm here now, love”, I suddenly heard his voice again. “So don't worry”, ohh no, I didn't. He definitely erased every negative thought with what he was doing and he slowly made me lose my mind. His lips wandered even lower, but not where I wanted them the most. Instead he took his time to kiss every inch of my thighs, just letting me wait. Ohh, he would regret that later. He then made his way up again and just when I'd given up hope I suddenly felt his lips and his tongue right there! “Ohh fuck, Teddy”, I gasped, my hands finding his hair again to have something to hold onto. He used his long fingers to spread my folds and put his tongue deeper while rubbing his nose on the most sensual part of my dripping sex. His a bit calloused fingers kneaded every piece of this positively-singing area. My hips started spontaneously buckling straight into his face that was already covered with my juices. “Are u alright, sweet girl? Can’t wait for you to come all over my face?” he growled and started lapping me with a double zeal. Every time, these words, combined with the sexiest accent in the whole world, send me to the sky. I couldn’t keep my hands to myself and they travelled from his head to my nipples. Ed noticed my action and gave me the wildest look of his already darkened navy-blue eyes. “Fuck...” I grasped, this man was truly gifted. I saw my impatient boy freeing his well-sculptured cock with one hand and giving it a long slow stroke. He couldn’t wait anymore but didn’t forget about me. Ed started rubbing messy circles on my already intolerably aching clit. This spectacular sight and sensations sent stores of electricity down my lower belly wires. I would've loved to help him out but right now I wasn't able to do anything other than to feel and watch while he touched himself. Every little movement of his fingers brought me closer, I was panting, biting my lip, trying to keep my eyes open because I just wanted to look at him. God, he was the most beautiful human being on earth and he didn't even know.
“Teddy, I'm so close, oh god, I-”, I couldn't finish my sentence, because his lips crashed down on mine but at the same time he stopped touching me and I growled into the kiss. Why the fuck did he stop now? I pushed him away playfully and looked at him puzzled, but this fucking tease just grinned at me. “Don't be mad at me, baby girl, I just don't want to finish you off like that just now”, uggh! I growled at him again, but I couldn't be seriously angry at him... not at all. Funnily, his little game just made me want him even more. I got him to lie on his back and I crawled over him, kissing his lips hungrily, while I felt his throbbing cock twitching against my tummy. “Let's see who's the impatient one here, huh?”, I whispered into his ear, rubbing myself against him. I kissed him again, while my hands travelled over the colorful tattoos on his chest, his belly, further down... and then up again. I took my time, listening to his heavy breathing and soft moans which really, really turned me on... until I finally touched him where he needed me the most. Just fingertips to very sensitive, soft skin but I heard him take a sharp breath and that made me want to tease him some more.
“Do you want more?”, I asked, looking into his eyes while my fingertips kept stroking him. “Yes, please...I want more...”, he whispered, trying to concentrate his attention on my fingers rubbing a pink plush head of his tool. I spit on my palm and spread it all the way down his shaft. It was a long wet stroke that made him tense his belly muscles. Poor boy, he couldn’t last any longer and I decided to stop that sweet torture. I was literally dripping wet and my only wish at that moment was Ed’s cock stretching out my sensitive walls...I was dying to feel every vein on his shaft and his hands all over my buzzing body. I made myself comfortable and started lowering... his twitching head touched and entered my opening just for a sec. I saw Ed’s fists grabbed the blanket that was on the sofa but his eyes were wide-open and focused on that particular moment. I did the same thing one more time but let him feel it for a while. A long primal moan escaped his parted lips. “If you’re going to play with me like this, babe, I will explode in a minute”, he groaned in a begging tone. Okay, these words..this man... his desire.... Without any hesitation I sank all the way down his length... That feeling of him filling me out was just out of this world, especially after such a long time. His head fell back in pleasure and I heard a long, deep growl out of his mouth which turned me on even more. I stopped for a second, getting used to him, before I started moving.
My hands were on his chest for some support, while his grabbed my hips, his fingers digging deep into my skin, guiding me. We soon found the perfect rhythm, just like we always did and even if it sounded weird, I was always glad when that happened because every time he was gone I feared that something between us would change, he would find someone better, he would realize that he didn't want to have a relationship because his career was so engaging. But right now that wasn't the case. It was just us, our love and lust for each other and the perfect unity of our bodies. “Fuck, love... don't stop now”, he groaned and a second later our gazes met. We looked into each other’s eyes and the moment was so intense that I almost exploded right there and then. I definitely didn't think about stopping now, so I increased our pace, his hips meeting mine. I saw stars dancing in front of my eyes with every thrust and when he suddenly started kissing my neck and his fingers found my clit again I just lost it. Everything came crashing down on me and the high carried me away. A few seconds of absolute pleasure, no worries, no pain, nothing... just the pure thrill of ecstasy. My nails were digging deeper into his chest when I felt him twitch inside of me and my walls clenched around him again, what seemed to send him over the edge, too. His head fell to my chest and he was panting, while we both rode out or orgasms, trying to regain steady breaths. “I love you, baby girl”, I heard him whisper, as I ran my hands through his soft ginger curls. “I love you too... and I'm so happy to have you back”.
A perfect reunion.
We were lying on the couch. I was listening to his heartbeat and he was playing with my hair. I looked around: my table covered with papers, our photos on the wall, his armchair with the guitar next to it and a half-way-through packed suitcase...wait?!.. “Ed, Ed! We’re going to be late for your dad’s B-Day party!” I exclaimed grabbing my t-shirt and trying to put on my shorts at the same time. I heard Ed answering his phone: “Hi, mum...we are on our way...”
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diggorypuff · 7 years ago
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Best Lyrics of Reputation and my commentary
Ready for It:
He can be my jailer, Burton to this Taylor - My 1950s loving ass is just here for this Burton to this Taylor shit, cause their an OTP
Every love I’ve known in comparison is a faliure - Also a reference in my mind to Burton-Taylor love.
End Game:
I wanna be your A-Team - Just here for the early Ed Sheeran reference ;)
I’ve got some big enemies - idk i like the drama what the hell
Ooo you and me would be a big conversation - Media
I got a reputation that don’t precede me - opposite of the line that taylor cut from gorgeous
I don’t wanna just be another ex love that you don’t wanna see - <3
I don’t wanna miss you like the other girls do - hmmm... i really don’t feel joe vibes listening to this?
I just wanna be drinking on the beach with you all over me - This makes me think of the pics of Tom & Taylor on the beach
I got issues and chips on both of my shoulders - Ed’s singing always gets me and I like the chip on the shoulder trope
The truth is it’s easier to ignore it believe me - Love it
Even when we argue we don’t do it for long - Sounds like me with my friends <3
You understand the good and bad end up in the song - now that sounds like Joe
(Side note if it is all about Joe like she ‘claims’, seems odd but whatever, betcha that Calvin & Tom are so fucking thankful that Joe’s got her so loved up that she can’t even give a shit about their asses and how she thinks they may have wronged her)
All my flaws, paranoias, and insecurities - reference to the image built of Taylor
After the storm something was born - <3
Four words on the tip of my tongue - ???? Four words?
You and me we got big reputations - ... can’t be joe cause when they started dating everyone was legit like Joe who????
And I bury hatchets, but I keep maps of where I put them - i’d rather it be like about putting them in peoples backs, but i like this too, like she keeps maps of where she puts them after their buried, cause she’ll happily dig them up again if your wrong her, ie Kanye drama
My reputation precedes me - there it is again
I swear I don’t love the drama, it loves me - Love this line <3
Your handprints in my soul - <3
I Did Something Bad
I never trust a narcissist but they love me, so I play them like a violin, and I make it look oh so easy - I love it idk
Cause for every lie I tell them they tell me three - wtf love it 
This is how the world works, now all he thinks about is me - LOVE
If a man talks shit then I owe him nothing - reference to kanye’s i made that bitch famous lyrics? and i love it
I don’t regret it one bit cause he had it coming - this song has drilled into the vindictive, slice your throat open side of me??? pls stop
They say I did something bad - <3
And i love the techno sound of it like tear it up
I never trust a playboy but they love me - ;)
So I fly them all around the world and let them think they saved me - ? Taylor who this about?
They never see it coming - ;) devilish
You gotta leave before you get left - heart ripping feel the power
He says don’t throw away a good thing  - idk im torn whether I like this line or not???
If he drops my name then I owe him nothing - Kanye, Calvin, a ton of ppl? 
And if he spends me change then he had it coming - I love the had it coming line makes me think of Cellblock Tango
They’re burning all the witches even if you aren’t one - Strong line
They got their pitchfork and proof, their receipts and reasons - Receipts -_-
Light me up - I love whenever that term is used
The little bubblier tune change towards the end is magic too
Don’t Blame Me -
 How this is not a Jack Antoff produced tune is beyond me it sounds so much like Waiting Game, whatever the tune is magic
Don’t blame me love made me crazy, and if it doesn’t you ain’t doing it right - I love the passion filled love story goes back to my love of Burton-Taylor, also reminds me of that thread of That’s the Way I Loved You
I’ve been breaking hearts a long time - Love it
They say she’s gone too far this time - this is powerful
And I’m just gonna call you mine, I’m insane but I’m your baby - Playing on the medias stereotype, getting a bit old 
Echoes, love you name inside my mind, halo, hiding my obsession - It’s a good lyric especially the name inside my mind
And baby, for you, I would fall from grace, just to touch your face - I wrote a similar line in a song earlier today before I heard this similar feeling runs deep
If you walk away, I'd beg you on my knees to stay - playing on the damsel in distress vibe again, also getting a bit old
Delicate
This ain’t for the best, my reputations never been worse - I love the my reputations never been worse line <3
Oh damn, never seen that color blue - Love it
Is it cool that I said all that, Is it chill that you're in my head? 'Cause I know that it's delicate - Fresh love, and I like it cause I get
Is it too soon to do this yet? 'Cause I know that it's delicate - I feel like this is about writing a song about someone, like is it too soon to write a song about this yet, not in a bad way!!!
Do the girls back home touch you like I do? - Sexy line, hot
Echoes of your footsteps on the stairs - Line reminds me of ‘ Sounded like footsteps on my stairs’ from If This Was a Movie. Also reminds me of All Too Well and the ‘down the stairs you were there I remember it all too well’ cause you know I’ll look for any reason to mention the power song
Stay here, honey, I don't wanna share - ??? what’s this about
Sometimes I wonder when you sleep, are you ever dreaming of me? - <3
Sometimes when I look into your eyes, I pretend you're mine, all the damn time -  LOVE IT
Look What You Made Me Do
I’ve fallen out of love with the beat but it is still lit
But I got smarter I got harder in the nick of time - It’s strong and give me power
Honey I rose up from the dead I do it all time - See above
I got a list of names and yours is in red underlined, I check it once, then I check it twice - See above, also it’s vicious and I live for it
Maybe I got mine, but you'll all get yours - Kitty got claws
I don't trust nobody and nobody trusts me - Makes me grin with evil intentions
I’m sorry, the old Taylor can't come to the phone right now" "Why?" "Oh, 'cause she's dead!" - Maniacal laughter like Yzma as the cat in Emperorers New Groove
Below the lines that I’m not here for anymore
You ask me for a place to sleep,locked me out and threw a feast - idk? just eye roll?
The world moves on, another day, another drama, drama, but not for me, not for me, all I think about is karma - again just done with it
So it Goes...
I'm yours to keep and I'm yours to lose - Cool 
You know I'm not a bad girl, but I do bad things with you - ;)
Met you in a bar, All eyes on me, your illusion is, All eyes on us - Makes me think of This is What You Came For, so I’m thinking this is a Calvin dig, for him being a intimidated by her success
I make all your grey days clear and wear you like a necklace - This whole song I’m like idek if this is good or not, this is my least fav song on the album
I'm so chill, but you make me jealous - Girl we’re cool, but when have you ever been chill, and you’ve always been jelly?
Come here, dressed in black now - Oooh reputation era, bad ass taylor coming in, having her emo dressing in all black phase coming in XD
Scratches down your back now - Rawr sexy
Gorgeous
You should take it as a compliment that I got drunk and made fun of the way you talk - Making fun of Joe’s British accent ;)
And I got a boyfriend he’s older than us he’s in the club doing I don’t know what - Tom? Calvin??? Who knows.
Whiskey on ice, sunset and vine, you’ve ruined my life by not being mine - I get it 
You’re so gorgeous, I can’t say anything to your face, cause look at your face - Again I feel it
You should take it as a compliment that I’m talking to everyone here but you - Agreed
If you got a girlfriend, I’m jealous of her, but if you’re single it’s actually worse - Honestly yes, cause if you got a girlfriend, Ima be good cause I’m a Jackie not a Marilyn, but if you don’t omg I’m sorry I can’t stop it
You’re so gorgeous it actually hurts - Yep
Ocean blue eyes looking in mine, I feel like I might sink and drown and die - I’m sinking drowning and dying all at once
Like Joe isn’t really attractive to me but I’m glad she’s happy and wrote this bop cause I feel it in my soul
Getaway Car
The robo voice can go thank you
It was the best of times the worst of crimes - Love it already
I struck a match and blew your mind, but I didn���t mean it, and you didn’t see it - <3
The tires were black, the lies were white, and shades of gray in candle light - WHY DO I ENJOY THIS?
I wanted to leave him, but I needed a reason - IS JOE THE REASON? Okay love, but also come on if you wanna leave him, leave him for you!
X marks the spot where we fell apart, he poisoned the well, I was lying to myself - I love it so much and the beat??!?
I knew from the first old fashioned we were cursed, we never had a shot, shot, shot in the dark - Honestly can’t tell if this is her being like been on Joe for the longest time wanted to kick all the boys to curb moment I saw him shit, or whether it’s just her telling one of her made up love stories tied to the truth??? Like this is just about Bonnie and Clyde sorta and she’s just tying it to this.
You were driving the get away car, we were flying but we never get far - BOP BOP BOP
Don't pretend it's such a mystery think about the place where you first met me-And where exactly is that Taylor we’d all like to know, WHERE, WHEN, AND HOW DID YOU REALLY MEET JOE EXPLAIN
We're ridin' in a getaway car there were sirens in the beat of your heart - <3
Shoulda know I'd be the first to leave - Love
While he was runnin' after us, I was screamin', "go, go, go!" - LOVE LOVE LOVE
But with three of us, honey, it's a side show and a circus ain't a love story and now we're both sorry - Getting all kinds of era refs here
It hit you like a shotgun shot in the heart - Dead
I'm in a getaway car,I left you in a motel bar, put the money in the bag and I stole the keys that was the last time you ever saw me - This whole line is killer and I love it
King of My Heart
I'm perfectly fine, I live on my own,I made up my mind, I'm better off bein' alone - Love it
We met a few weeks ago - Idk but I like this single line
So prove to me I'm your American Queen and you move to me like I'm a Motown beat - I get American Boy vibes from this
Cause all the boys and their expensive cars, with their Range Rovers and their Jaguars, never took me quite where you do - All I can think about is Harry’s Range Rover, and Tom in the Jaguar commercials, and lol jaggywires 
Late in the night, the city's asleep your love is a secret I’m hoping, dreaming, dying to keep - sound of my heart beat
Change my priorities - sweet
Overall song is just eh - second least av
Dancing with Our Hands Tied 
That beginning piano is magic
I, I loved you in secret first sight, yeah, we love without reason - <3
Oh, 25 years old, Oh, how were you to know and my, my love had been frozen - </3
Deep blue, but you painted me golden - powerful
You said there was nothing in the world that could stop it, I had a bad feeling - Strong, and heartbreaking
People started talking, putting us through our paces,I knew there was no one in the world who could take it - SEE ABOVE
I hate the chourus 
I, I loved you in spite of, deep fears that the world would divide us - Beautiful
I'm a mess, but I'm the mess that you wanted - Darling
Swaying as the room burned down, I'd hold you as the water rushes in - All about the idc, and lets keep going even as havoc wreaks 
Third least fav maybe?
Dress
Golden Tattoo - ????
All of this silence and patience, panic, and anticipation, my hands are shaking from holding back from you - Darling and sexy at the same time also come on Taylor just jump his bones!
I don't want you like a best friend - Did anyone not know this?
Only bought this dress on you could take it off, take it off, carve your name into my bedpost - Sexy, also still hear carve you name into my nipples XD
And if I get burned, at least we were electrified - Cool, but if you get burned you’re gonna be pissed
Nights back when you met me your buzzcut, and my hair bleed - Hair bleeds??
Even in my worst times, you could see the best of me - <3
Flash back to my mistakes,my rebounds, my earthquakes - Pain
Even in my worst nights, you saw the truth of me - <3
Don’t like the high pitch of the song, everyone built it up so it fell flat 
Fourth least fav maybe???
This Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things
Feeling so Gatsby for that whole year - BOP
So why'd you have to rain on my parade? -  BOP
This is why we can’t have nice things, cause you break them, I have to take them away - !!!!!
It was so nice being friends again, there I was, giving you a second chance, but then you stabbed my back - KANYE KANYE KANYE
And therein lies the issue, friends don't try to trick you, get you on the phone and mind-twist you, and so I took an axe to a mended fence - HOT HOT HOT, I really want an axe to swing
But I'm not the only friend you've lost lately, if only you weren't so shady - grinning cuz Jay-Z
Here's a toast to my real friends,they don't care about that he-said-she-said - POWERFUL, makes me think of Taylor’s You Belong With Me Shirt in LWYMMD
And here's to my baby he ain't reading what they call me lately - Getting a lil tired of this her BABY, all songs are about Joe, JOE, JOE, JOE okay we get it, glad you happy, calm down 
And here's to my momma had to listen to all this drama - My favorite part idk why
And here's to you cause forgiveness is a nice thing to do haha, I can't even say it with a straight face - ;) I it’s funny, idek how to feel cuz im like oh god but also HYSTARICAL??
Not for the siren sounds, but also it’s lit and a secret fav?
Call it What You Want
THIS SONG IS MY BABY!!
My castle crumbled overnight, I brought a knife to a gunfight - <3
They took the crown but it’s alright - </3
All the liars are calling me one, nobodies heard from me for months - 0.0
I’m doing better than I ever was - Happy for her
My babies fit like a daydream, walking with his head down, I’m the one he’s walking to - <3 :) love it, and she used the British term fit XD
My babies fly like a jetstream, high above the whole scene, loves me like I’m brand new - Beautiful
All my flowers grew back as thorns, windows boarded up after the storm -  The afterward to Clean
He built a fire just to keep me warm - Bonfire imagery gets me
They fade to nothing when I look at him - <3
And I know I make the same mistakes everytime, bridges burn, I never learn - POWERFUL ADMITTING IT
At least I did one thing right - <3
I’m laughing with my lover making forts under covers - <3 :)
Trust him like a brother - TRUST TRUST TRUST GETS ME
I want to wear his initial on chain round my neck, not because he owns me, but cause he really knows me - UGH I LOVE LOVE LOVE IT
Which is more than they can say - <3
I recall late November, holding my breath slowly I said, you don’t need to save me, but would you runaway with me, yes - <3 LOVE LIKE THIS IS KILLING ME
New Years Day
Her voice is so sweet and dewey here and I love it, but everyone hyped it up and so it fell a lil flat on me imagery is great tho
Don’t read the last page, but I stay when you’re lost and I’m scared and you’re turning away - <3 <3 <3
I want your midnights - <3
You squeeze my hand three times in the back of the taxi - Eh it’s okay, sweet???
I can tell it’s gonna be a long road - LONG GOOD ROAD
If you strike out and you’re crawling home - Strong supportive
When it’s hard or it’s wrong or we’re making mistakes - AGAIN SUPPORTIVE LOVE
Hold on to the memories, they will hold onto you - Strong strong strong anything with the word memories gets me everytime
Please don’t ever become a stranger whose laugh I could recognize anywhere - CRYING HERE
You and me forevermore - I hope <3
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elfboyeros · 5 years ago
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Pink Tulips and Green Chrysanthemums
I just wanted to write a wedding episode and Rowan and Liam came to mind, please enjoy See this page for the original Shelter story and Information!
@jj-pines @kara-is-so-ninja
Rustic wedding venue, nicely decorated with green chrysanthemums, carnation, and bells of Ireland, as well as, light pink tulips, rocktrumpets, and roses. As the sunlight shined into the building,  from the large window, making the whole building have a fairyland atmosphere. "Calvin, I don't know if I can do this," Liam sighed, within the confines of his dressing room. Our baby boy, Liam-Elias, dressed in a warm gray dress-coat, warm gray pants, and a pink button-up dress short, as he stood in front of the mirror. "What do you mean," Calvin laughed, grabbing onto Liam's shoulders, "kid, you going to marry Rowan." "I know, but I worried," Liam sighed. "That's natural," Calvin chuckled. "What were you like when you married Indigo," Liam asked. Calvin chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck, "That was a little different, Elias..." "It was like we had been for years, I mean, yes, my heart was beating ten times fast when she was walking down the to the alter, but I never felt that nervous." Liam chuckled, "Of course," he sighed, rubbing his face. "You are going to be fine, Elias, don't worry," Calvin replied, fixing Liam's collar. "Rowan, bon putain de seigneur, tu as dit que tu voulais me maquiller, reviens ici pour que je puisse peindre ton joli visage!" "Mom, please!" Rowan, at that moment, ran into the room that Liam and Calvin wherein. "Save me, Rowan giggled. Such a gorgeous babe, dawning a black dress shirt with green accents, rolled up sleeves, black pants, green suspenders, a green skirt/train attached to their hips, and a pink tulip pined in their hair. "Fuck," Liam sighed, quietly blushing, "you're alluring." "So, she is trying to put you in make-up," Calvin asked. "Yes, but I told her no," Rowan remarked. Calvin laughed, "You can't ju-" "Let them stay," Liam replied. "Thank you," Rowan sighed, "You look ravishing." "I'll go hold of the French bombshell," Calvin laughed, before leaving the room. Liam blushed more as Rowan walked up to him and cupped his face, "what's wrong?" "I'm a bit nervous," Liam sighed. "Then the world is upsidedown," Rowan chuckled, "because I am not nervous." "How," Liam whined. "Because I am marrying you." "God, I sound like a jackass," Liam sighed, kissing the inside of Rowan's wrist, "I'm marrying you and I over here like: uhm am I little nervous bitch!" Rowan giggled, taking a green chrysanthemum from a nearby vase and pining it to Liam's coat, "everything is going to be alright." "Hearing that from you makes me feel better," Liam sighed, finally looking them in the eyes, "baby." Rowan let out a small giggled as they blushed. "ROWAN," Indigo yelled, busting into the room. Rowan yelped and hid behind Liam, "I AM NOT WEARING MAKE-UP!" "Indigo, your not getting ahold of them," Liam chuckled. "Give me my child," Indigo laughed. "Never," Rowan laughed, moving from behind Liam to beside, "My face will stay clear like Liam like it!" "Alright," Calvin chuckled, taking his stance beside Indigo, "you both want to get married, right?" "Come on, dad, it's just a little fun," Rowan remarked, smiling. "Let's let Elias finish getting ready, lavender sprig," Indigo stated, heading for the room, with Calvin following, undoubtedly to kiss her goodbye, even though they would be each other again in under 15 minutes. "I will be there in just a second," Rowan sighed, standing back in front of Liam. Silence filled the room as the door shut, leaving Rowan and Liam to stare at each other. Liam could take in all of Rowan's features and Rowan the same. Their freckles, his magenta eyes, the scar on their left eye, the scar on his nose,  and the soft smiles they both held. The room now smelled of both lemons and lavender, their scents that always mixed well. "I need to leave," Rowan sighed, breaking the silence. Liam sighed, he felt calm with them beside him, like he could take over the world with them just by his side. "Alright." Rowan could see the frown appearing on his face, "you'll see me soon," they said, cupping his face, "now smile." Liam smiled, good lord he wanted to kiss them so severely, "go, because I want to kiss you," he said, trying not to laugh. "Why can't you kiss me now," Rowan replied with a smirk. "because it's-it's part of the-uhm- like... unspoken rules of marrying someone," Liam answered, struggling to find the right words. "I think we are already breaking one of the rules," Rowan remarked, "because I have already seen my bride." Liam fought himself inside he wanted to grab their face and kiss them, "Rowan, please, I can't take it," he sighed, caressing their cheek. "Fine," Rowan sighed, stilling holding their smirk. Rowan turned to leave, so Liam turned back to the mirror. Although Rowan turned back around and kissed Liam cheek, leaving Liam shocked, "you know I hate stupid rules," they sighed with a smirk, "I love you, see you soon, my dove!" Liam touched his cheek, still feeling Rowan's chapstick, "I want to taste their chapstick, more than ever, right now,"  he sighed, to himself. As Liam thought of kissing Rowan for a few moments, the door opened, his mother, Sophie, stood in the doorframe, smiling on the verge of tears. "My handsome boy," the 61-year-old woman sighed, opening arms to hug him. "Mom," he exclaimed, hugging his mother tightly. "My baby boy is getting married," she sighed. Liam chuckled as his mother hugged him, "I'm so proud of you, Elias," Sophie sighed, tears forming in her eyes. "Come on," Liam sighed, "don't cry." "I'm not crying," Sophie chuckled as she wiped stray tears from her face, "I am just so happy for you." Sophie cupped her son's face, "I love you, I'm glad that you're relaxed, for what seems like the first time in a long time," she sighed. "I love you too, mom," Liam replied. "Now, come on, let's get you married," Sophie remarked, with a smile. Sophie grabbed her son's hand, leading him to the closed doors of the wedding hall, "are you ready?" Liam sighed, "yes." The doors opened, showing a large room full of friends and family. Rowan stood at the end of the wedding aisle with their twin 10-year-old brothers, Roland and Ramiro, standing beside them. "Christ," Rowan muttered, blushing, as Liam walked to them. Liam flashed Rowan his signature bright smile as he stepped on the platform, "Fuck," Rowan muttered, trying to hide their face. "What was that," Liam chuckled, with a smirk and narrowed eyes, taking ahold of their chin and making them look at him. "Nothing, I said nothing," Rowan muttered. Sloan cleared his throat, "would you like to like to began." "Yes," Liam said, shaking his head with a smile. "Welcome everyone to the union of Liam-Elias Braxton Sallow and Rowan Alex Royal," Sloan began, "now, this is the time where I am supposed to say, 'does anyone object to this union,' although I doubt that the lovely couple would allow that." "These rings please, dear," Sloan remarked, as Casper, handed both Rowan and Liam the rings, "Rowan if you would state your vows." Rowan exhaled, "I don't know where to begin, but I need to expel my heart to you in front of almost everyone we know," Rowan took a breath as they rubbed Liam's hand in their own, "I love you, I have loved you for the past four years. I have always felt safe when I am by your side, I have always felt at home when you are near, your bright smile makes my heart leap, and your face," Rowan chuckled, blushing, making Liam do the same, "your damn face. I have never wanted anything more than to be by your side, and call you my husband." Rowan slipped the silver ring onto Liam's left-hand ring finger. "I guess it's my turn now," Liam sighed, with a smile, "I don't know what to say, I love you more than anything, and I would do anything for you. I also think I have proven that more than once. You want to be by my side, and that where I want you to be. I  never want to let you go," Liam brushed Rowan's hair out of their eye, "All I want is you, all of you, Rowan." They stared at each other, as Liam placed the ring on Rowan's right-hand ring finger. "By the power at be I pronounce you married," Sloan exclaimed, "you may now kiss." Liam had been waiting for this part all day!  He grabbed Rowan's face, kissed them deeply, causing them to yelp, in surprise, before melting into his arms, wrapping their arms around his neck. Liam finally got to taste Rowan's chapstick, pink lemonade chapstick, fulled his taste buds. Whereas chapstick doesn't have a savory flavor, Liam loved the taste do possibly to the fact that he was also tasting Rowan's lips, or maybe, he was a weird dude that like the taste of pink lemonade chapstick. Nevertheless: they pulled apart, holding each other close. "I present Liam-Elias Braxton & Rowan Alex Royal-Sallow," Sloan remarked, with a smile. Liam and Rowan walked about the aisle together, and went off the reception, at a more luxurious location. A location that held a massive banquet room with a chandelier in the middle ceiling, fairy lights strung from the chandelier to the columns, a moderately sized dance floor, along with the balcony. Liam was on the balcony, looking out into the field of fireflies, catching a bit of fresh air. "I'm surprised you are not out here with a guitar," Rowan remarked, with a giggle, behind him. "I can't steal one, "He joked, as Rowan made their way beside him. "You could," Rowan muttered, placing their hand on their chin, as they leaned the railing. "I'll play guitar for you when we get home," Liam chuckled. "I never said I wanted you to," Rowan stated, cocking an eyebrow. "Oh-really," Liam chuckled. "All I said is that you could steal the guitar," they replied, turning to him. "Is this going to be our first married fight," Liam remarked, with a smirk, pulling Rowan close to him, placing his hands on their hips. "We are not fighting," Rowan sighed, returning his smirk and wrapping their arms around his neck, pulling him even closer, "I just commented." "And I remarked that I would play for you," Liam replied, "which I will." "Liam." "Yes," he sighed, praying that he would be asked to kiss them. "Did you like the taste on my chapstick," Rowan joked. Liam's face became flushed, "how did yo-" "Running your tongue across my bottom lip and sucking my face in front of everyone we know," Rowan expelled, holding their smirk. Liam let out an awkward chuckle, "Sorry, I couldn't help it." Rowan smiled, "You couldn't help it, mhm." Rowan moved their hands to Liam's cheeks pulling his face closer to their level and kissing him with passion, licking his bottom lip in the process. "Fuck," Liam sighed Rowan just giggled, showing Liam their trademark soft smile, "You are going to kill me with that smile, baby," Liam sighed, his voice deep and soft. "your voice is going to do the same to me, dove," Rowan sighed back.
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lumiereswig · 8 years ago
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I feel like I ask for way too many prompts but I just can't help my self cuz I love your writing so much! So (if you want to) could you please write a modern AU of Lumiere and Plumette? (The story could be about anything, I just want to see them being mordenized)
Lumiere is in grad school. Plumette, a senior in college, comes to visit him. They are longtime friends, but nothing has ever happened.
Plumettewas shocked to see him. It had been too many years. To peek at him now, from inbetween the shelves of the university library, and to see how he was both sodifferent and so the same; it made her shy, she wanted to hold onto something but there was nothing there to hold. He wore polished button-ups now,when before he had worn T-shirts. But everything deep was still the same—the look of grace, the way his eyebrows said everything for him, the way his hands flitted around, narrow-tapered and so quick. She hadn’t seen him in person since he went to grad school, and Plumette felt overwhelmed and delighted, exuberant and introverted at once. If only she could hide here in the fairytale section and keep looking at him—to keep on seeing him this way, so humanand so real, after she had lived with simple memories for so long.
Hewas stooped over a table, laptop up and running, textbooks spread out andfanned open. Despite the pretentious display of studiousness, nothing much ofan academic nature was happening; he had Calvin and Hobbes open in frontof him, and he spent far more time laughing with his friends then glancing athis work.
Hisfriends—Plumette hadn’t met any of them, they were friends he had made aftertheir years together, sointellectual-looking, so polished when she was just in her ordinary leggingsand her big white socks and her favorite creamy cashmere sweater. She must be brave, and go and say hello. Shemust. She flies to his side, too quick, too scared to stop and breathe.
“Bonjour,”she says, in the secret faux-French language they shared when younger and lesscaught up in being people. I must look so feather-minded, she thinks,and anxiety claws at her again as the entire table looks up and stares at her.Not Lumiere, though—his face grows wider and his eyes crinkle and for one second her world stops again and this moment is forever.
“Plumette!Plumette,” and he pulls her into a chair beside him, and it is so like the olddays in the sunny highschool courtyard that she relaxes and finds herself laughing to be beside him again. But then he has to make introductions, andshe is back to the present now, feeling awkward and little: “Plumette, this iseveryone—okay, specifically, that’s Cogsworth, he has a first name but we allignore it—”
“Mademoiselle,”says Cogsworth, and Plumette can tell he’s trying to echo Lumiere’s accent withher, but he is so English he can’t seem to get his mouth around the wordsproperly. He is dressed in three more sweaters than he could possibly need, andhis study tools are laid out in rigorous order—all the pens aligning, and hisschedule-book laid out down to the minute. A massive watch on his wrist gleams.
Lumieregoes on, gesturing to a couple draped over each other, arms so tied togetherit’s difficult to tell who they belong to: “—Cadenza, and that’s Garderobe.Ignore their pathetic expressions, they’re just upset they have no classestogether this year.”
“We’reboth studying music! How is such a fate possible?!” Plumette has to smileat their joint wail of despair. 
“Thisis Beatrice,” and Lumiere gestures to an older lady, a non-traditional studentwho is clearly so pleased to be accepted by this younger set. “Her study noteshave saved us time and again, and we’ve all come to rely on her copious amountsof tea. And over here is Adam—andthat’s Belle.”
Thelast two he names are curled up in a corner together, but they don’t look up asPlumette smiles and tries to look of their caliber. It doesn’t look like thesetwo would look up for anything—they are deep in argument about the value ofStarbucks vs. artisan-ground free-trade Peruvian blend. Plumette knows theirlook—they are in love, and the love goes both ways. A stab of wistfulnessblinks out the anxiety.
“Howhave you been?” says Lumiere, and Plumette’s stomach drops, again—to have to talk to him like a personwhen she just wants to look at him ishard.  He is more bright and real and dazzling this moment than he was in memory.
“Oh,you know—”
Andshe is surprised by how airy her voice sounds, how meaninglessly confident.
“—justfinishing up my last year of undergrad, everything is fine, floating along—”
“Studying…fashion,yeah?”
“Yeah.French?”
“Yes.”
Theyhave talked about this before—hours of texting into the night, her pretendingeverything is fine and fashionable and him debating whether to go into Frenchor philosophy or literature or cooking.Everything is interesting, Plumette! Everything is interesting. She had to fight herself not to go into loving him again.
“I’mfine, we’re fine.” How is she still speaking? “How have you been, how’s gradschool?”
Andhe’s off, talking like a shot, and she is so caught up in trying not to lovehim, because when he starts talking to her the world lights up so bright.He talks to her as if she is an equal, even if she has no idea how to keep upand can only reply in fluttering remarks that feel foolish. He shares hisideas, what he has been reading, his intelligence bouncing off the walls as he talks through topics like they are dances, whisking away the years and books and theories in step after step. And as she glows, quietly, to have him glow to her, she sees him get brighter and brighter—like it matters that she listens, like it matters that she listens.
Theother grad students drift away—the coffee debate still going strong—and Plumette and Lumiere falter as theconversation dims. She is still sitting beside him; his laptop screen stillglows, and she is reminded, again, how bright and real his life is, how palehers is beside. She glances through his books, feeling like a moth next to him. This cannot happen. This only happens in fairytales. She needs to stop dreaming and move on from her best friend.
He is so warm beside her. And—it’s odd—after the obvious, casual flair he had with his other friends, he seems a little shy, too. As if she, somehow, could be stronger than him.
She wants to say “I missed you,” but those are the things people say in fairytales. His hand drifts over hers.
“Do you think—in fairytales—we would be grander than we are?” he says.
How does he do this? Run ahead of my every thought and then circle back to catch me?
“Grander? No,” she says, and she is so caught up in liking him she forgets to flutter and flirt and be the pretty nothing she pretends to be. “I think we would be small. I think we would mean little to anyone, but everything to ourselves. Characters nobody thinks are worth talking about for more than a page. I think you would be a dazzling joke and I would be a sad one.”
“It’s funny, because I think quite the opposite,” he says. “I think we would light up the room.”
He said we
she thinks.
He said we. “Ma cherie,” he says, in the joke tongue. He laughs and looks at her. And for a moment, there is something there for her to hold.
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leafyimagine · 8 years ago
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The Girl in Gray
Sadly, you were out tonight. 
Of course you were dragged out by your friends, like every Friday night.
First dancing at the club, then drinking ‘till dawn.
You already wanted to go home, and you weren’t even at the club yet. You had barely left your apartment, and you were riding in the back of your friend’s car while you chatted with them. 
They knew you didn’t want to be out, that you’d rather be anywhere than here, but they didn’t care. You needed to 'get out more,’ according to them. 
They weren’t wrong, you were always in the apartment, on your bed, typing away. Books didn’t write themselves after all, and you wanted to be an author so badly. 
You were pulled out of your daydream by your friend, Spring, literally pulling you out of the car and walking with you and your two other friends up to the front doors of the club. 
You really didn’t want to be here, and you should be used to being dragged out, but no matter how many time you were, it was still as bad as the last. 
You all flashed your IDs to the people at the doors, and you were let in.
The smell of alcohol hit you like a slap the second you stepped inside, and then the music, loud and peppy. 
It wasn’t that it was bad music, it was pretty good, but you much preferred the slower, more depressing music. 
It wasn’t that bad yet, and your friends had gone to go grab drinks, and you were left toward the side of the club, waiting for their return.
They came back quickly, Spring handing you a drink, which you drunk quickly. 
About 15 minutes later you found yourself being dragged by your friends to the middle of the floor, and you all started to dance. 
Hands up, swinging hips, you felt pretty good, despite the fact you still didn’t want to be here.
You were looking around the club, taking in all the different faces, and then you saw a man.
He had dark hair, the fringe a bit messy. He was wearing a SnapBack, and a loose fitting brown shirt. 
He was talking to a redhead, and they looked to be friends. 
The two guys were laughing and smiling and seemed to be having a generally good time. 
You turned back to your friends, and they looked at your and asked if you wanted to do a karaoke, and you said yes. 
You danced you way off the floor and one to the karaoke stage. 
A guy was singing beautifully and his voice was mesmerizing.
You all signed up separately, you going last out of your friends. 
Spring was up after the man, and she sang a wonderful cover of Shape of You.
After Spring came Georgia, and she sang a nice cover of a song you didn’t know, but sounded great.
Then it was Dawn’s turn. She did an adorable cover of Starving, and then it was your turn.
You had requested no backing to your voice, only to use an acoustic guitar. 
You had learned to play years ago, and you weren’t to shabby if you did say so yourself. 
You walked quietly into the stage and picked up the guitar and sat on the stool that was put up there for you. 
You slowly started to play the chords of Idfc by Blackbear, and then you started to sing.
Faces looked up at you and you felt self conscious. You didn’t really ever like to be the center of attention.
You kept playing and singing, though a little uncomfortable from all the eyes on you.
But then you saw the man and his friend in the far back of the club, watching you.
You felt better somehow, seeing them.
Your time was over soon, and you had a big applause, but then the next person came on, a young guy, and he sang beautifully. Everyone’s attention went from you to him, which you were happy about. 
Your friends went back on the dance floor, but you opted to head toward the far back of the club, to try and find the man and his friend.
It took a while but you eventually did find them, but you never were good at starting conversations, so you just watched them talk, trying to build the courage to go up and talk to them.
But, the redhead saw you and motioned for you to come over, and you walked up to them.
“Your the girl that played Idfc, yes?” The redhead asked. He had a British accent and nice smile.
You nodded, “Yeah, that was me.”
“What’s your name, darling?” He asked.
“[Y/N],” you answered, “And yours?”
“Niall, and this grump here is my friend.”
“Calvin,” the dark haired man said. He had a deep voice and a sparkle in his eye. 
“Nice to meet you,” you said and shook both of their hands.
A man with purple hair came walking quickly up to you.
“Cal, Niall! You gotta check these chicks out! They’re in the middle of the floor and dancing up a storm!” He said and pointed to your friends out in the middle of the floor.
Calvin and Niall looked at them and they half smiled and the purple haired man smirked. 
“Those are my friends, you know,” you said.
“Who’s this guys? You lever for five minutes and you already make a new friend. I’m Austin by the way.” The purple haired man said.
“Hello. I’m [Y/N],” you said. "Pleasure to meet you," he said. "To you too. And yes I can see you listing after my friends, and I'll help you out of you like," you turned to Calvin and Niall, "You as well." Austin nodded and so did Niall, but Calvin shook his head, "I'm not looking to get laid tonight." "Alright, I'll set your friends up and then I'll come back and we can talk if you like," you said, and he nodded. You led Niall and Austin to your friends and did your best to set them up. Dawn ended up leaving with Niall and Georgia left with Austin. Spring went home because she had work in the morning. So that left you alone, and you went back to Calvin. "Your friends owe me big for getting them laid," you said, rolling your eyes jokingly. "It couldn't have been too hard, considering the looks of Niall and Austin. I mean your friends probably dropped their panties soon as they got in the door of their apartments," He said, laughing. You laughed and you both jokes around, until about 2am, when the club closed. You both walked out and you shivered, seeing as you were wearing a tight fitting crop top that didn't reach your belly button and black jeans along with black knee high boots. "Are you cold?" Calvin asked. You shook your head, though it was a lie. "Don't lie. You wanna come back to my place?" He asked. "Sure," you said and he smiled. His phone chirped at him, and he took it from his pocket, texting back whoever messaged him. You could only make out some of the words, 'Yeah man. You gotta get out of the apartment, I'm coming home with this girl.' You saw a few words over his shoulder, gray, setup, and laid. Dawn had been wearing a light blue dress with a gray belt, and she went home with Niall, so you figured that what he was taking about. He finished the text and then out his phone away, "Sorry. It was my roommate, he told me he wouldn't be there." "That's fine," you laughed. The both of you walked for a few minutes in silence. It was peaceful at night in Seattle. "What do you do for work?" Calvin asked out of the blue. You winced a little, "Promise not to laugh?" He smirked, "No promises." "I'm trying to be an author. But right now, I work for Bethesda. I help make the storylines and things for their games, and make sure they fit together without any holes in the plot." "You're kidding!" He laughed. You looked down at your feet, "I know it's stupid but I just really like stories and-" "I love Bethesda! One of my favorite games is Fallout and Doom was great! Did you help with those?" Calvin asked excitedly. You looked up sheepishly, "Not with Doom, but yeah I helped make some parts of Fallout New Vegas, and they liked me so I got to do a bigger role in making Fallout 4." "That's so cool!" "Not really. I just like to write, and I'm pretty good at it..." You trailed off. "What do you do?" Calvin laughed. "Have you ever heard of LeafyIsHere?" You nodded, "Yeah, my brother loves him. Isn't he a YouTuber?" "Yeah, he is, and you are talking to him," he chuckled, and your eyes widened. "Aren't you famous or something? Why are you talking to someone like me?" You asked, still laughing. He shook his head, "Not unless you count all the thirsty teens that write the fanfiction about me. I've seen some of it and Jesus Christ I died a little when I read it." You looked at him, "Oh god." "Yeah," he said, "It's pretty horrible." You stopped in front of a build and Calvin lead you inside, up a flight of stairs, and into his room. It was dark but he flipped the lights on. It looked pretty homey and it was pretty clean. Calvin looked at you, "This is where I am holed up for 6 days every week. My friends drag me out every Friday." "My friends do that too!" You said. He laughed and nodded, "I feel you." You were silent for a minute, looking awkwardly at your feet. "You wanna lay down?" Calvin asked. "Sure," You said. He took your hand and walked you to his room and laid on the bed, motioning for you to come in with him. You laid down next to him, and he spooned you from behind. You felt safe there, next to him. You talked quietly for a few hours, asking questions and sharing stories. The sun was peeking through the blinds by the time you both fell asleep. A few hours later, while you and Calvin were still sleeping, Dylan came into the apartment. He looked in on his roommate, and saw you sleeping with Calvin, and he laughed softly, remembering the text Calvin sent his earlier that morning. "Man, you gotta get out of the apartment. I'm coming home with this girl, she's wearing this sexy gray half shirt. I'm hoping to get laid. She set up Niall and Austin already. She's really hot, and unless you want to hear us go at it, you are gonna want to leave. Thanks man." Dylan guessed Calvin ended up not getting laid, like he wanted. He probably brought you home and cuddled with you, like he did with the last girl he liked, three years ago. But they didn't last long, and Dylan hoped that the girl and Calvin lasted. He liked the look of her. This girl, he realized he recognized her. He had known her in high school, she was very smart, but very introverted. He remembered her being kind and thoughtful, and he hoped that Calvin stuck with her. Her nickname in school was "Gray Girl," and it looked as if she stayed true, she was The Girl in Gray. [Written by your favorite admin, Jazz🌹. You can find more of my fics @feelingleafyy if you want. Feel free to request anything there or comment it here😊]
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