#aldo raine x male

[knives-out20]

Inglourious Teens #2

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Aldo Raine

Warnings: Gay asf, Secret relationship, Babyism, Swearing, 

Notes: I missed these two, enjoy.

Joshua sat at his desk in his room, re-reading through his copy of Dracula by Bram Stoker. He hummed the song that had been passed down to him from his great-grandfather, looking up at out his bedroom window. This gave Joshua a clear view of the estate’s orchard, beautiful as ever under the summer sun. “Django, have you always been alone?” He chirped, flipping the page of his book.

Joshua’s bedroom door creaked open. “Young Master Margolis?”

Joshua looked up, and turned around. “Phillip, good afternoon,” he smiled in welcoming. “Now, how many, uh, how many- how many times have I told you to call me ‘Joshua’?” He reminded.

Phillip, his butler, chuckled, twirling his graying mustache. “Apologies, sir, but you know I cannot do that.”

Joshua put his bookmark in its place, closing the novel. “A-Are you at least able to call me ‘Young Master Joshua’, or- or something? You could converse with my parents- as long as you, um, mention me giving you the thumbs up to call me such,” he suggested, standing up.

Phillip nodded. “Yes, sir.”

Joshua crossed his arms. “What did you, uh, need me for, Phillip?”

Phillip cleared his throat. “You have a guest, sir. Young Aldo Raine, your friend!” He answered.

Joshua’s eyes lit up as he walked over. “Oh, wow! Really?” He asked. “Where- Where is he now?”

Phillip stood aside. “Right by the front doors, Young Master. But I’d advise you to be careful; Henrietta just polished the floors, and we’d hate for you to trip and fall, she’d be feel terrible.” He warned.

Joshua pat Phillip’s chest in thanks. “Yea, yea, uhm, thank you Phillip,” he replied, racing out the bedroom. Joshua ran down the hall, almost tripping down the stairs and around the corner. “Aldo!”

Aldo turned around, hands in his pockets. “Joshy!” He happily returned.

Joshua giggled with glee, running over and jumping into Aldo’s arms for a hug; Aldo caught him, and did that small spin he always did after catching Joshua in a leap-hug. “I’m so- so glad you’re here.”

“Ah, I jus’ hope I’m not interferin’ with nothin’, y’know?” Aldo smiled sheepishly, hands lingering on Josh’s shoulders after gently putting him down.

“No, I was just reading Dracula. Y’know, the, ah, the Bram book. Nothin’ c-could ever be too important to pass up seein’ you, Aldo!” Josh said, cupping Aldo’s cheek.

Aldo leaned into the touch, quickly pulling away when he saw Phillip. He nodded in greeting, “howdy, Mr. Phillip.”

Phillip nodded back. “Young Master Raine, long time no see. Could I offer you anything?”

Aldo shook his head. “No, sir.”

“You- You- You can leave us be, Phillip. I’ll call you if anything, uhm, arises, m’kay?” Joshua instructed.

Phillip bowed. “Yes sir,” he swiftly left the two secret lovebirds alone.

Joshua broke out into a wide smile, hearing Phillip’s footsteps fade into the distance. He leaned in, placing a sweet kiss to Aldo’s lips. “I missed you.”

Aldo’s found himself pulling Joshua into his arms. He pulled away to speak, “y’only jus’ saw me a couple days ago, sugar.”

“Doesn’t mean I’m not allowed to- t’miss ya when you’re gone, sweetie.”

Aldo chuckled, pulling him in for a deep hug. He inhaled Joshua’s scent, eyes falling closed. “Y’smell like a dream,” Aldo commented.

“I know, right? I smell like a whole goddamn fuckin’ orchard,” Joshua squealed, hands balling into fists.

Aldo planted a kiss on Joshua’s neck before he unlatched himself from Joshua’s body.

Joshua hummed in thought. “Ooh, ooh! Aldo, we got a- a new, uh, mare in the stables, wanna come see the gal? Shines like silver in the moonlight, shit, I swear!”

Aldo put his hands up, gesturing for Joshua to calm down. “Sure thing, doll. Lead the way.”

Joshua grabbed Aldo’s hand, leading him through the house. He led the way out back, over to the stables. Joshua led Aldo inside, eyes scanning around the ranch. “She’s right...There!” He pointed, pulling Aldo across the room. 

Inside the specific cage stood a clean, white mare.

Aldo whistled, “whats her name, now?”

“Sybil, her- her name’s Sybil. Fastest gal I-I’m yet to see, I tell you. A, uh, true beauty, though” Joshua introduced, reaching a hand in. “C’mere, Sybbie.”

Sybil slowly approached, close enough for Joshua to softly pat her head.

“She’s really a strong one, I love her. She gets along w-with Moby over there-” Joshua used his other hand to point halfway across the stables to a black horse. “They look, uh, mighty fine together, heavily eye-catching.”

Aldo put his hands on his hips.

Joshua stepped back from Sybil’s stable, turning back to Aldo. “Pretty, ain’t she?”

“Yer prettier.”

Joshua smiled knowingly, blushing. “Stop it-”

“Make me,” Aldo teased, tugging Joshua up against him. He kissed Joshua’s nose. “Prettier than any creature I’ve ever come across, ‘n’ will ever come across. Even fuckin’ better when yer all mine, Josh,” Aldo muttered.

Joshua swept Aldo’s hair out from over his forehead, getting a clearer view of those dazzling blue eyes. “Ain’t nothin’ got anything on y-you, Aldo,” he added, slowly licking his lips. “Walk with me through the- the orchard?”

Aldo held Joshua’s hand in his own. “As always” he nodded, leading them out.

Joshua turned to wave Sybil goodbye, letting Aldo lead him to the mouth of the orchard. “Funny how this is an orchard, a-actually.”

“Really? How’s that?”

Joshua grinned. “‘Cause you’re the apple of my eye, duh” he answered, eyebrows raised.

Aldo scoffed, pushing Joshua against a tree. “Alright, y’little-”

Joshua laughed, nudging Aldo off of him. He leaned against the tree. “That was smooth, darling, c-c’mon” he whined, fake-pouting.

“Yea, yea, yea, it was, whatever. Come on, Joshy,” Aldo gestured for Joshua to walk with him through the orchard. He linked their pinkies, starting their walk through.

”Want- Want me t’ask Philly for some apple cider, later? You know my family only makes the, uhm, the- the best in the entire state” Joshua offered.

“Mmh, sure thing” Aldo breathed out, glancing around. “Where’re yer doggies?”

“Raskolnikov ‘n’ Razumikhin?” Joshua arched a brow.

“Yea...with ‘em weird names from that Russian story.”

“Crime And Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky. You could a-always call them Raskol and Razu, Aldo” Joshua recalled. “They’re inside the- the, uh, the house, fast asleep when I last checked. Missed you almost as much as I did. Almost.” He pointed back in the direction they came from.

Aldo stole a kiss from Bobby’s cheek. “No one could ever miss me a much as you do, eh?”

“Never ever.”

Aldo went from linking their pinkies to holding Joshua’s hand; he gave it a quick squeeze. “Can’t think of anythin’ I could ever be more damn grateful for, sunshine,” he whispered.

Joshua grinned, not knowing if he could ever possibly love Aldo more than he currently does. “I love you, Aldo.”

“I love you too, Joshua. Let’s sit down for a sec?” Aldo asked, walking over to a shady tree. He let go of Joshua’s hand, sitting down.

Joshua nodded, plopping himself down beside Aldo. He took Aldo’s hand, bringing it up to his plush lips to kiss his knuckles. “Think we-we’ll, uhm, ever be able to be who we are, freely?”

“As long as we fight for it at any time we can, sweetheart” Aldo responded, glancing over. “If not, we can run off together. Hop into somewhere in France, or Canada. Or stay, if it’s all the same t’you,” he listed.

Joshua leaned back, Aldo’s arm snaking around his neck. He leaned his head on Aldo’s shoulder. “Any-Anywhere’s fine, honey, as long as it’s with you.”

Aldo cooed softly. “Ain’t that sweet?” He teased.

Joshua snorted, “shut up” he mumbled. “Think you- you could stay the n-night, tonight? It could be arranged, uhm, quite quickly.”

Aldo puckered his lips in thought. “I’d have t’run back ‘n’ ask my folks, later. I’d love to, though.”

Joshua sat up straight, turning to Aldo.

Aldo looked back over at him, raising his knuckles to graze Joshua’s porcelain cheek. “Yer beautiful, y’know that?”

Joshua looked him up and down. “Hard not- not to, with your, uh, constant reminders. Beat it into my brain, at- at this point,” he giggled.

Aldo leaned in, giving him a loving kiss. “I only say it ‘cause it’s true, darlin’” he hummed.

Joshua closed his eyes, pushing into the kiss silently. When he pulled away, he stayed close enough so that their noses were touching. “I love you, Aldo” Joshua found himself repeating.

“As if I didn’t already know that” Aldo smiled. “I love you too, Joshy.”

[mlmxreader]

Carvers | Hugo Stiglitz x m!reader

Anonymous asked: Can I request a hugo x male where his favorite weapon is knives?

Idk I think they pretty cool

Thanks!

summary: you've always used a knife whilst working in the Basterds, so when you meet Hugo... well, it's practically a perfect match.

tws: knives, swearing, smoking, canon typical violence mentions

You were a little nervous at first, thinking that the Basterds wouldn't think you were as good as them because of your distaste for guns; you always used a knife, whether that meant you had to get close to Nazi scum to slit their throats, or you had to throw it with as much force as you could and hope that it hit them. You were damn good with it, though, and it wasn't long before your Lieutenant, Aldo Raine, was praising your skills; it was a massive shift, from being nervous to suddenly being applauded and hearing the echoing howls of cheers around you when you slashed, stabbed, sliced skin. You liked it.

It was only natural that when Hugo Stiglitz came into the ranks, you immediately clicked; you would sit in silence next to him when he silently demanded to have your knife so that he could sharpen it. He muttered something about it being peaceful for him, so you sat back and rolled cigarettes until he handed it back. He often took careful looks at the blade, a glint in his eyes before he would hand it back and, if he was in a particularly pleasant mood, admit to his admiration.

Aldo and Donny would occasionally make jokes about you and Hugo being a little too close, to which you would roll your eyes and scoff at such a thing; a man would never dream of getting too close to a superior officer in his life, and you were no exception... at least as far as anyone else was concerned. In truth, you dreamed of it often. A better and more peaceful time where you could actually be a boyfriend to him; a quieter future where romance could be possible.

"Pretty damn handy with that thing," Donny commented with a grin as he stood in front of you and Hugo. "Anythin' else you handy with?"

You tried not to laugh, shaking your head as you flicked cigarette ash at his feet. "You're vile, Donowitz."

"Y'love me, really," his eyes went to Hugo, and he didn't miss how suddenly tense the other sergeant became. "Don't you, Corporal (y/l/n)?"

"I love you like a hole in the head, baby," you teased. "Shouldn't you be bothering Wicki, anyway? I thought he had a job for you."

"Well, I figured first I'd come and see my favourite carvers," he shrugged.

You did love Donny, you had to admit; he made you laugh, and you wished he would shut up sometimes. But you did love him. He was the closest thing you had to a brother on the front line, and you were grateful to have him around.

"Fuck off," you grumbled playfully, but before he turned to leave, you cleared your throat and dared to grin. "Next time you wanna tease me about my skills with a knife, you might wanna make sure you use something that's actually funny."

"You love me really, though!"

"Do you?"

The quiet, low German voice made you flinch for a moment before you sighed, shaking your head as you handed Hugo your knife. "He's like a brother, really. He's a bit of a dick, mouth like a fucking box tunnel, but yeah, I love him... why? You jealous?"

Hugo shifted a little, suddenly avoiding your gaze as he took in a sharp breath.

You smiled. "Like I said, he's like a brother. It's a platonic kinda love."

He relaxed, nodding a little. "You feel the same about everyone else?"

"Not everyone," you admitted with a shake of your head, looking at him for a moment before you cleared your throat and looked down at the ground between your boots. "That ain't all that important, though, I mean... a man like me? On a fuckin' front line? The only person who'd want me would be another soldier but... y'know."

From the corner of his eye, Hugo looked at you, a frown tugging at his lips as he shook his head. It was wrong to think about a man beneath his own rank, even worse a man within the same group - that was more than frowned upon... but even then, as he looked at you, holding your blade so carefully, he couldn't help but to wonder.

"No?"

"C'mon, Hugo," you scoffed. "We both know that the army don't look kindly at soldiers being together, not if they're in the same division. Not if they're different ranks... Aldo could have... never mind."

"Tell me."

"Aldo could have me fucking sent home," you growled. "If I even... if I even thought of acting upon the shit I feel. I don't wanna be sent home. Not until the war's fucking won and we've killed every last fucking Nazi cunt... so I can't say shit."

"Do you think the others wouldn't stand up for u- you?"

"Donny and Wicki probably would," you ran a hand across the back of your neck. "Not sure about everyone else... you would, wouldn't you?"

Hugo could only nod, biting his tongue so harshly he thought he'd bitten clean through the muscle; how was he supposed to say anything? What was there he could say? He couldn't exactly tell you how he felt.

He passed you your knife, but made it a point to ghost his fingers against yours. "It's a fine blade."

"Thank you," you whispered. "Yours is pretty fine, too."

"Danke," he turned his attention to the rolled cigarette you had tucked behind his ear.

"Oh, fuck it," you hissed, laying your arm across his shoulders and keeping your voice low, "it's you. You're the only one in this group I don't... I have... there's feelings, alright? And I wasn't gonna fucking act on 'em because I'm a Corporal, and you're a Sergeant, but-"

Hugo made quick work of shutting you up, his free hand at the back of your neck as he pulled you in close enough that he could quickly kiss you; with the exception of idle chatter, there was silence.

And you were both grateful for that. Nobody needed to know, nobody had to know - formalities and army regulations would only ever get in the way.

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Innocents don’t shed blood (Donny X Fem!Reader) 💌

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All against odds (Wilhelm Wicki X Male!Reader) 🎁

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The deepest soul (Geralt X Mermaid!Fem!Reader) 💌

Music is my way to say I love you (Jaskier X Fem!Reader) (AU) 💌

Put your wings on me (Jaskier X Fae!Fem!Reader) 💌

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I will find you (Jaskier X Fem!Reader) 💌

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Wise

Aldo Raine x reader

Word Count: 1.1k

Warnings: nazis and what they did. Screw them. 

Author’s Note: I hope this was what you were looking for hon! Thank you so much for requesting this boy who looks like he has one brain cell but could still make me fall in love with him in three seconds flat. 

Requested: by @fancycandy​, What about Aldo & German soldier reader, who faked being a male to join the war to help save PoWs from camps bc she hates her country. She’s driving one day & the Basterds stop her to raid her truck & get a scalp, but find a family in the back of her truck? They ask who she is but she only says she’s a ‘sympathizer’ & ‘traitor’ & they recruit her. She starts liking Aldo but still pretends to be a male in fear of being kicked out, until something happens during a mission and they find out?  Tysm!

Summary: the request!

Genre: idek

(not my gif)

    You were German and being German at that point in time wasn’t something you were very proud of. There was a lot of propaganda going around about the perfect race and you thought it was all bullshit but that wasn’t up to you. That was up to the people who ran the wars and killed people simply because they could. You were just a German who knew right from wrong, even though you couldn’t say that. 

    Some of the other soldiers were like that. Unable to make a decision and knowing if they didn’t serve their country then their families would die but most of those Nazis...most of them were wrong. They were assholes who killed innocents. 

    You were a woman, who wasn’t of course, allowed into the war so you did the next best thing. You dressed yourself up as a man and enlisted. You just wanted to help people. The people who lived next door to you were taken for conspiring with Jews and you were unable to help them. If you were a Nazi, maybe you could do the right thing. 

    You were driving down a long dirt highway. There were trees on either side of the truck and you were taking this load alone, told to take the cargo to one of the camps. You had taken his route a few times before but not a ton of times so you were still consulting the map to your side and a little nervous. 

    You were looking down at the map when you got jumped,barely even able to notice it before you were looking up and pressing on the brakes to avoid hitting the person in front of your car. You were being taken out of the car and shoved to the ground before you could even scream.

    “Just a fuckin cargo truck boss,” one of the men said. The man who had you by the shoulder was tall, a bushy mustache and under different circumstances rather handsome. You looked at him, fear in your eyes.

    “Well damn, guess he ain’t any use to us then,” the guy holding you said. 

    “Wait!” you yelled as he held up a knife. He was surprised that you knew english but you had picked it up from some of the people who came around the training camps. You pointed to the back of the truck slowly. “The back.” They all looked back toward the flap in the truck. One of the guys slowly walked over there and undid the flap, revealing to the rest of them a family huddled together. They scrambled away at the sunlight and the people.

    “Who are they?” He asked. 

    “Jews. Jews that were going to be sent to one of the camps. I was taking them to the border, trying to get them on a ship,” you promised. There was a moment of silence and then he grabbed your hand and helped you up.

    “Aldo Raine. I like your work here, do you do it often?” You nodded, looking over at the family.

    “Yes.” 

    “You’re the person who’s been sneaking them? I thought that was supposed to be someone high up,” one of the guys said. You shrugged, still nervous but not feeling as threatened as you had just moments ago.

    “You’re the Bastards right? I could help you, if you want. I do this often, I know the bases and such.” 

    “Why would you do that?” Aldo asked. You stared at him for a moment and then simply shrugged.

    “I hate my country.” 

    There was some laughter, a little discussion and then they jumped into the back of the car and let you finish the drive. Aldo sat in beside you up front while the other guys talked to the family in the back of the car. You decided it was probably best to keep your hat on, hide your hair and try your best to not allow them to know you were a woman. You weren’t sure how they would react.

    You helped them out for a few weeks and had gotten rather close to Aldo. You stayed with them for a while before going back to your duties and then you would return again, going easily back and forth. They helped with protection and transferring families as well which was helpful.

    You were staying with them at night to mock you being over at one of the camps helping out (you had sent Smithson) and you sat by the fire with Aldo as the guys talked about their lives before the war, what they wanted to go back to. You had been mulling about telling them you were a girl for a while now and decided that if you were going to tell them it was likely now or never. 

    “What about you Y/N? Any lady to come home to?” Archie asked and you took a deep breath, shrugging. You thought about it a moment longer and finally just let out your breath.   

    “Actually there has been something I’ve been meaning to tell you guys.” You watched their reactions turn intrigued and you took off your hat, shaking out the hair on your head that hadn’t been chopped off. “I would show you my tits if I thought it would be safe for me to do so,” you said, raising your voice to your regular level of speaking. You had gotten so used to trying to speak differently or deeper. 

    There was a small gasp and a few surprised laughs but you just looked at Aldo and shrugged. He seemed like he almost already knew that. He didn’t look too surprised. 

    “What? Did you know?” you asked. He shrugged.

    “I knew something was up with you.” You smiled and brushed a piece of hair out of your face and threw an empty can of beer at him.

    “Shut up. You’re not that wise.”

[multifandom--imagine]

Masterlist (2019)

(Always update)

»AMERICAN GODS

☆ A star is born ☆

Chapter 01

• Preference:

“how they would kiss you”

• Technical boy:

“Date w/ technical boy”

“Shy reader”

“Displaced planes” Part 01 Part 02

“Locked in a elevator”

“1,6,7,9,16 w/ Technical boy”

• Mad Sweeney:

“Mad sweeney x male!reader (fluff) ”

“Date w/ mad sweeney”

• Mr World:

“Date w/ mr world”

• Mr Nancy:

“My little brat”

• Czernobog:

“Date w/ czernobog ”

»AVENGERS

“Movie night w/ the Avengers ”

•Tony Stark:

“Easter w/ Tony stark ”

»MALEFICENT

• Borra:

“Underwater”

»STRANGER THINGS

• Alexei:

“Last night ”

»INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS

• Preference:

“Farewell letter ”

“Basterds as Avengers ”

• Aldo Raine:

“33 w/ Aldo Raine”

• Hugo Stiglitz

“Reader discovered he was alive”

»SUPERNATURAL

• Preference:

“Archangels react if you dye your hair”

• Lucifer:

“Lucifer x werewolf!reader”

— Taiga 🐯

[knives-out20]

Inglourious Boyfriends - NSFW Edition

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 1482

Warnings: Smut, Swearing, A Bunch Of Kinks, 

Notes: ehehehhee horny

Aldo guided Joshua to the bedroom, getting more handsy by the second. He pushed the door closed behind them with his foot, Joshua's giggles like music to his ears when he kissed softly along his beau's neck."Get on the bed" Aldo whispered against Joshua's ear.

"Yes sir".

Aldo grinned when Joshua did as told, climbing onto the bed and kneeling. He strolled over, absolutely eating up the sight in front of him."Strip for me. But do it quickly, y'know I don't like waitin'" Aldo ordered, Josh wasting no time in following his instructions.

Joshua hooked his thumbs behind his suspenders, peeling them off and following it up by un-tucking then unbuttoning his shirt. He shrugged the shirt off, tossing it aside and working himself out of his pants. Josh slowly ran a hand down the side of his chiseled body, stopping at the waistband of his boxers.

Aldo swore under his breath, taking a step closer as his eyes traveled down Joshua's body."I said strip, sunshine. Not 'take off all yer clothes except yer boxers'. I'm gonna ask ya one more goddamn time: strip. Now.”

Joshua slowly trailed his tongue across his lips, nodding and slowly pushing his boxers off. He held them in his hand, barely sparing them a glance before adding it to his small pile of clothes on the floor. Josh outstretched his arms, as if showing himself off."Ta-da" he sassed, chuckling.

Aldo took a deep breath, taking off his bow-tie with one hand. He held the tie in his hand, using his other to gesture for Joshua to give him something."Gimme your hands".

Joshua grinned, putting his hands out in front of him, wrists pressed together like he was about to be cuffed. He bit the edge of his lip, watching Aldo tie his hands together."What now, sir?".

Aldo pat the edge of the bed."Sit down properly" he instructed, taking a step back. Once Joshua was able to sit with his feet on the ground, Aldo got on both knees in front of him. He looked up at Joshua, sliding a finger up Josh's thigh.

Joshua shivered slightly, leg twitching when Aldo's big hand was suddenly wrapped around his dick. He cleared his throat, teeth clenching when Aldo stroked his hand up and down."A-Aldo-".

"Quiet, sunshine."

Joshua nodded, inhaling shakily when Aldo's hand sped up. He whined softly, not at all prepared when Aldo pulled away, replacing his hand with his mouth. Joshua's eyelids fluttered open and closed, gasping daintily when Aldo took all of him. 

Aldo's hands found themselves dragging up Joshua's thighs, fingernails digging in. This, promptly, got a reaction out of him, which is exactly what Aldo was looking for. He stroked his fingers against Josh's perfect thighs, head bobbing along to the hard length in his mouth.

"F-Fuck, Aldo, fuck-" Joshua cursed, a choked moan falling off his lips. 

Aldo grinned, immediately pulling away and wiping his mouth."Yer easy t'please, eh, darlin'?".

"W-" Joshua looked down at Aldo."What-? But you- you were-".

"Couldn't have all the fun doin' that all night, right?". Aldo stood back up, quick to discard of his blazer and the shirt underneath.

Joshua pouted, reaching his tied hands up to touch Aldo, to feel him.

"Ah, ah, ah, Joshy" Aldo pushed his hands down."Y'can't touch yet". He quite enjoyed how easily worked up Joshua could get at times like this, using one hand to push Josh flat onto the bed. Aldo crawled on top of Joshua, pinning him down. He caressed Josh's cheek with the back of his hand, slowly licking his lips."Yer so fuckin' beautiful, Joshy" Aldo praised, leaning down and starting to lead a trail of kisses.

This ventured down from Joshua's jaw, peppering along his neck and down his fine collarbones. Joshua let another whine come through, Aldo doing nothing in return but kissing down his gorgeous body. 

Aldo let his hand slither along Joshua's torso, ghosting dangerously around his crotch as the Lieutenant led slow kisses down Josh's V-line.

Joshua whined, legs writhing in protest."Aldo-" he started, head leaning back and hitting the pillows.

"Another word outta ya and I'll stop" Aldo silenced, a hand reaching up to around Josh's neck. He crawled back up to make eye contact with his boyfriend."Yer mine, y'know? All mine, 'n' no one else's" Aldo reminded, leaning in and hungrily kissing him.

Joshua greedily kissed him back, hungry for the taste of himself, his pre-cum, on Aldo's lips against his own. He wished his hands weren't tied; fuck, the things he would do to Aldo's body.

Aldo dragged his lips down, placing loving kisses on his neck.

Joshua leaned his head up to give Aldo more room, silently nodding once.

Aldo scoffed, softly sucking on this one spot around the base of Josh's neck; it's his sensitive spot, Aldo's known this ever since they were dumb, hormonal teenagers. He knows every single square inch of Joshua’s divine body.

Joshua moaned suddenly, jaw hanging open as Aldo used one hand to keep both of his tied ones down.”Fuck, Aldo, f-fuck me, fuck me, please, Aldo, please” he begged, feeling himself getting hard already.

Aldo left a quick kiss over the hickey he created, leaving more along Joshua's neck to hear him. Josh moaning and begging, for Aldo? Easily the best sound in the world, it's music to his ears. Satisfied, Aldo started another line of kisses up to Josh's ear."Alright, baby. I'm gonna flip ya over, y'hear? And if I hear a single whine outta ya, at all throughout the rest of the night, I’m stoppin' alright?" He hissed.

Joshua gulped, nodding obediently."Y-Yes, sir".

Aldo carefully lined himself up with Joshua, swearing under his breath as he pushed into Josh.

"F-" Joshua cut himself, eager to follow what Aldo had told him to do.

"Good boy," Aldo breathed, palm of his hand rubbing against the small of Joshua's back, "such a fuckin' good boy". He pushed his entirety into Joshua, eyes rolling up in pleasure as a groan let slip from his lips. 

Joshua let his eyes close, tongue running over his teeth as he completely surrendered himself over to Aldo.

"Who d'you belong to, Joshy? Who do you belong to?" Aldo demanded, picking up the pace.

"You- You, sir, I'm- yer's, fuck-" Joshua stammered, moaning afterwards.

Aldo kept his hands steady, holding onto Joshua's hips as he pushed his length in and out of Joshua."Fuck, Joshy, you feel so good, yer so fuckin' good, Josh, all for- all for me-" he rambled, tilting his head up.

Joshua could only bring himself to nod in instant agreement."All for you, baby, I'm all for you, shit-" he spoke, moaning Aldo's name loudly.

Aldo was practically thrusting himself into Joshua, grunting as his grip on Josh's hips tightened."Y'feel so fuckin' good, Joshua, fuck-" he mumbled, feeling himself climbing up to a high.

"Faster, dammit-".

An airy smirk landed onto Aldo's lips, slamming into Joshua at this point, Aldo's name leaving Josh’s mouth in loud, pleasureful moans."That's right, baby, yer mine, all- fuckin'- mine-" Aldo prompted between thrusts, joined by breaths praising Joshua and his body.

A lazy grin slid onto Joshua's mouth, he himself making his way up a certain high."A-Aldo, I'm gonna- fuck, Aldo-" he panted.

"Don't fuckin' come until I goddamn say so." Aldo growled, preferring to be in control.

"Yes, daddy~" Joshua purred, restricted hands gripping the bed sheets.

That only sent Aldo spiraling."Fuck, Joshua, yer so fuckin' good, I love you" he continued praising, moaning his name in a way he was more than used to. Aldo smoothly started to slow down, thrusts going at a calmer pace."Yer so beautiful, Joshy" he commented, "yer such a good- good boy, I love you".

Joshua hummed weakly, needy for more contact with Aldo.

"Fuck, Joshua, I-I'm gonna-" Aldo didn't get to finish as he came, barely getting out a "come for me, Joshy, come for me, p-please, come for daddy".

Joshua moaned in gratitude as he released his load, whispering "thank you, fuck, thank you, sir, thank you, f-fuck me" in thanks. He hands slowly unclasped the sheets, fingers trembling as Aldo slowly pulled out of him.

Aldo groped his way up Joshua's back to his shoulder, slowly massaging them."I love- I love you, Joshua, I love you".

Joshua glanced over at Aldo behind him."I love you too" he replied, desperate to catch his breath."So fuckin' much, Aldo".

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 1

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 1242

Warnings: Spoilers For Inglourious Basterds,

Note: Welcome To Inglourious Boyfriends, 3.0! This Time, I’ve Taken Out ANY Parts That Mention Aldo As Jewish. You Know The Drill- Joshua Margolis Is His Richer Best Friend Since Childhood, Josh Is A Year Younger, He’s Smarter, Etc. Whatever. If I Have To Rewrite This One More Fucking Time, You Guys Aren’t Getting It Back. Enjoy.

Aldo had his hands on Joshua's hips, as he swayed closer for a moment to look at his recruits. His thumbs stroked Joshua's sides in an up-and-down motion, turning back to his lover."Y'ready?".

"As ready as you are, Lieutenant" Joshua nodded, giving Aldo an assuring smile.

"Listen, Joshua-" Aldo sighed softly, glancing down.

"Yea?".

"You experience thangs 'n' then they're over, 'n' ya still can't explain them. The KKK, hatred towards relationships like ours, and whatever ol' uncle Adolf is doin' to you Jews. I'm just a man with a military rankin'. The only reason I haven't cracked up yet is probably 'cause o'you. Which is amazing- I love you, I'm damn lucky to have you".

Joshua's smile twitched into a bigger one as he listened, mumbling "I love you too, Aldebrande".

"Threat is...imminent. And I have to protect the one thang that I can't live without: that's you. I just want ya to know that, with whatever happens, I love you, okay? And by fuck, I'll stay lovin' you through all this, and protectin' you. And ain't nobody gonna stop me". Aldo let Joshua softly cup his cheeks for a moment, letting his guard down to quickly melt into Josh's touch."Now go run along t'Donny".

Joshua nodded, pulling away and marching to Donny's side.

“Ten-hut!" Aldo called, his eight Jewish-American soldiers standing in a horizontal line in front of him, all but one having an artillery armed. He glanced to Joshua, then Donny, before marching in front of the new recruits."My name is Lieutenant Aldo Raine. And I'm puttin' together a special team, and I need me eight soldiers" Aldo started."Eight. Jewish. American. Soldiers" he clarified, eyes skimming over the men in front of him."Now, y'all might have heard rumors about the armanda happenin’ soon. Well, we'll be leavin’ a little earlier".

Joshua regained his posture when Aldo suddenly turned to look at him, then tilting his head for a second to beckon him over. He nodded and exchanged glances with Donny, walking over to Aldo's side."Aldo?".

Aldo put an arm around Joshua's shoulders."This here is Lieutenant Joshua Margolis. My right-hand man, among other things. If any of you can put yer heads together, I'm assuming y’all know what that means. Does anyone have a problem with this? If we're gonna go on with trust to defeat the Nazis, I don't need any pansies on the team" he asked.

The recruits quickly looked at one another, all of them shaking their heads.

"Good. Joshua, explain to them what the plan is" Aldo nodded, pulling away and giving Joshua the floor. He gave Josh a quick, assuring smile.

"Uh..." Joshua gulped, looking over each of the soldiers."We-We're goin’ t'be dropped into France, dressed as civilians. Once we're in enemy territory, as a bushwhackin’ guerrilla army, we're goin' t'be doin' one thang, an' one thang only" Joshua declared, looking to Aldo for validation."Killin' Nazis".

Aldo had his hands on his hips, nodding in approval."Good, right. I don't know about y'all, but, Margolis and I sure as hell didn't come down from the goddamn Smoky Mountains, cross five thousand mile o' water, fight our way through half of Sicily, and jump out of a fuckin’ aeroplane hand-in-hand to teach the Nazis lessons in humanity".

"Nazis ain't got no humanity" Joshua harshly cut in, Aldo sparing him a proud look, gesturing for him to go on."They're the foot soldiers of a Jew-hatin', mass-murderin' maniac, and they need to be dee-stroyed" he explained, tracing his thumb across his neck.

"That's why any and every son of a bitch we find wearin' a Nazi uniform...they're goin' t'die" Aldo spoke, pacing back and forth in front of the line of soldiers. He slowly licked his lips, pausing for a moment before continuing on."Now, I'm the direct descendant of the mountain man Jim Bridger. That means I got a lil' Indian in me. And our battle plan, will be that of an Apache resistance. We will be cruel to the Germans", Aldo growled, "and through our cruelty, they will know who we are. And they will find the evidence of our cruelty in the disemboweled, dismembered, and disfigured bodies of their brothers we leave behind us. And the German won't be able to help themselves but imagine the cruelty their brothers endured at our hands, and our boot heels, and the edge of our knives". He turned to Joshua, expecting him to hand over a remark of his own.

"Uh, and- and the Germans will be sickened by us, and the Germans will talk about us, and the Germans will fear us" Joshua declared, balling one of his hands into a fist."And when the Germans close their eyes at night, and they're tortured by their subconscious for the evil they have done-" he caught Donny looking at him with mischief in his dark eyes, an evil, but proud grin of excitement on his face. Joshua smirked back at him, continuing on."It will be with thoughts of us that they are tortured with."

Aldo nodded, strictly turning back to the recruits."Sound good?" He called, the soldiers exclaiming "yes, sir!" In response.

"That's what I like to hear" Aldo grinned."But I got a word or two of warnin’ for all you would-be warriors. When you join my command, you take on debit. A debit you owe me, personally" he listed, pointing to himself."Joshua".

"Aldo?".

"Tell these toddlers what each and every man under my command owes me".

"One hundred Nazi scalps, Lieutenant".

"Goddamn, Margolis, I love you! And I want my scalps" Aldo demanded, stepping forward."And all y'all will get me one hundred Nazi scalps, taken from from the heads of one hundred dead Nazis. Or you will die tryin’” he ordered."And another thing- if any of ya Basterds ever make the mistake of putting my Joshua in harms way? It's you that I'll be scalpin'" Aldo threatened.

Joshua nodded from behind, arms strictly behind his back as he went to Aldo's side, mumbling an "I love you" back to him.

"Go soften up to some o'the soldiers, see what they're all about. I'll talk to Donny".

Joshua nodded, sparing Aldo a kiss on the cheek before locking his eyes on a fellow blue-eyed soldier."Hey! Uh, yer U-Utivich, right?" He called, walking over.

Aldo put his hands on his hips, a soft smile sparking onto his mouth as he watched Joshua for a moment."Donny," he called, turning to the Sergeant."A word?".

Donny looked over at Aldo, confused."Sir?".

Aldo led Donny a few feet away from Joshua and the recruits hushing his voice down to a whisper."I gotta talk to you about somethin'" he confessed.

"What is it, Lieutenant?".

Aldo nervously licked his lips, tearing his gaze over to Joshua, who was already deep in conversation with Utivich."I'm gonna...I'm gonna ask Joshua t'marry me, once this is all over".

"Sir-!".

"Now- Now keep yer goddamn voice down, damn" Aldo waved his hand."And I want you to be there when it happens. You could be my best man, or the officiant. Someone important. If that's okay with ya".

A wide grin broke out onto Donny's face."I'd be honored, sir" he nodded, "truly".

"Good...Now just, don't tell Joshua?".

"Gotcha, Lieutenant".

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Alternate Ending - Part 2

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 1433 (1667 With Post-Death)

Warnings: Angst, Death, Sad Aldo, TW Suicide, 

Notes: I Wanted To Post This Last Night But Tumblr Was A Bitch. Here.

Meanwhile, Aldo paced back and forth upstairs, waiting impatiently to see the soldiers and the love of his life, alive.

Donny was half-asleep on the bed at this point, sure that Joshua was able to take care of himself. He was jostled awake by a parade of various gunshots coming from the basement tavern, very easily coming from more than one gun."Shit- we gotta go check on 'em".

Aldo nodded, hands on his hips."Alright. I'll go first, Donny, you follow me. Hirschberg, stay on lookout with the others" he ordered, Hirschberg nodding obediently. Aldo gestured for Donny to follow him, making his way towards the door and opening it. He froze on the spot, hearing more gunshots- this time from a singular gun- fire at the bottom of the winding staircase.

"You, outside, who are you? British, American? What?" The unfamiliar, but terrified, voice asked, cocking his gun.

"We're American" Aldo called down in reply."What are you?".

"I'm a German, you idiot-" the voice called.

"Speak English pretty good for a German" Aldo commented, the voice calling up "I agree".

"So let’s talk" it added.

Aldo glanced to Donny, and back down the stairs."Okay, talk" he agreed, ready for a load of bullshit to be said.

"I'm a father. My baby was born today, in Frankfurt. Five hours ago. His name is Max; we were in here, drinking, celebrating, they're the ones that came in shooting and killing, it's not my fault!" He yelled.

"Okay! It wasn't yer fault" Aldo nodded, going along with him."What's yer name, soldier?".

"Wilhelm".

"Now, is there anybody alive on our side?" Aldo asked.

"No" Wilhelm shook his head.

"I'm alive!" A frantic, female voice suddenly called, sounding like she was in pain, followed by Wilhelm yelling angrily in German.

"Hammersmark" Donny breathed, barely above a whisper.

"Who's that?" Aldo asked, Wilhelm answering with another question; "is the girl on your side?"."Which girl?" He followed up, a weird feeling rising in his chest when he didn't hear Joshua's voice.

"Who do you think? Von Hammersmark" Wilhelm exclaimed.

"Yea, she's ours" Aldo sighed, Wilhelm ignoring his "is she okay?" To cuss Von Hammersmark out in German."Wilelm!" He called, to get the German soldier's attention back onto him, but he only heard Wilhelm yell at her.

"She's been shot!" Wilhelm finally complied, "but she's alive!".

Aldo thought for a moment, eyes darting around as he thought of an explanation as to why Joshua didn't call up to him. Any answer, except for one obvious one."Okay Wilhelm. What do y'say we make us a deal?".

"What's your name?" Wilhelm hesitantly asked, panting.

"Aldo" Aldo answered."Okay, Wilhelm, here's my deal; you let me and two of my men come down there and take the girl away. No guns, no guns me, no guns you! And we take the girl, and leave. It's that simple, Willie. You go yer way, we go ours. And little Max gets to grow up playing catch with his daddy. So, what do you say, Willie? We got us a deal?".

Wilhelm stayed silent for a few moments."Aldo?" He spoke up.

"I'm here, Willie".

"I want to trust you, but- but...but how can I?" Wilhelm stuttered.

Aldo glanced to Donny, then back down the stairs."What choice you got, son?" He asked, softly.

Donny put a hand on Aldo's shoulder, just as frightened that Joshua hadn't revealed himself yet.

Wilhelm took a deep breath."Okay, okay, Aldo, I'm gonna trust you. Come down".

Aldo turned to look at Donny."Stay at least a few steps behind me. I'm sure Joshy's just hiding" he whispered, staring his descent down the stairs. Aldo put his shaky hands up, slowly peaking out and looking at Wilhelm with a hopeful smile. He ducked back when he saw the gun in Wilhelm's hands."Hey, Willie, what's with the machine gun? I thought we had us a deal" Aldo complained.

"We still have a deal, now get the girl and go".

"Not so fast" Aldo showed his face for a second, "we only got a deal when we trust each other. And a Mexican standoff ain't trust".

"Whoa, whoa, you need guns on me for it to be a Mexican standoff" Wilhelm corrected.

"You got guns on us. You decide to shoot, we're dead. Up top, they got grenades. They drop 'em down here, yer dead. That's a Mexican standoff and that was not the deal" Aldo whined, pointing a finger at Wilhelm."No trust, no deal" he added.

"Wilhelm." Von Hammersmark pleaded, speaking to Wilhelm in German.

Wilhelm huffed in thought, his gun shaking in his hands as he looked down."Alright, Aldo. Fine" he gave in, standing up straight and putting the gun down on the counter."Just take the fucking traitor and and get her out of my sight" he snarled.

Aldo and Donny were about to go down the rest of the stairs, but stopped dead in their tracks when they heard a handful of gunshots.

"Oh thank fuck, that must be Joshua" Aldo let out a relieved sigh, peace washing over him.

Aldo came around and saw Von Hammersmark, shaking as she pointed a small gun at Wilhelm, who was now dead.

As was everyone else in the room, except for her.

"Woah, what the-- Josh? Joshy? Joshua Margolis, quit playin' games and come out right now!" Aldo called, looking around.

"Sir..." Donny spoke softly from behind him, gaze steady on the floor.

"Joshy? Joshua, it- it's me! C'mon out, yer safe now! Joshua?" Aldo ignored him, looking around."What the fu- JOSHUA!" He called.

"Lieutenant-".

"Quiet, Donny. Joshua!" Aldo cupped his hands around his mouth."Joshy, c'mon, dear, this isn't funny anymore!". He made the mistake of inching forward, toes of his boots softly hitting a body."What the-" Aldo arched a brow, making the second mistake of looking down at what Donny had his eyes fixed on.

On the floor in front of him, just as limp as everyone else in the room, lay Joshua Margolis’ corpse. An arm was reached out for the stairs, eyes wide open, mouth agape, like he was saying something as he died. His gun was only a foot or two away from him, by Donny's feet. Joshua was bleeding out, his blood oozing onto the tips of Aldo’s boots.

”No...” he breathed, eyes going wide.”No, no, no, no-“ Aldo repeated, getting down on one knee.”Josh. Joshy. Joshua, wake up, sweetie. Get up, Joshua, c’mon, g-get up-“ he urged, shaking the lifeless body before him.”Joshua! Getup right now, that’s an order from yer fuckin’ Lieutenant!” Aldo exclaimed, refusing to believe what was in front of his very eyes.”Joshua Margolis, get- get up, right now, y’hear me?”.

”Lieutenant-“.

”Shut UP, Donowitz!” Aldo’s voice boomed, as he continued to rattle Joshua’s body.”Joshua, baby, no, no, no. Joshy, come back to me...please, Josh, come on, we- we gotta do this together...Joshua...” Aldo stuttered, tears welling up in his eyes as they bore into Joshua’s glassy blue ones.”Joshua...” he called softly, scooping his love’s dead, bloodied body into his arms.“Joshua, baby, please...” Aldo sobbed, waterworks streaming down his face.

”A-Aldo...” Donny called.

”Sh-Shut up, Donny” Aldo hissed, holding Joshua’a body close to him.”It wasn’t supposed to end like this, it- it wasn’t supposed to” he told, now on both knees, wetting his clothes with the blood of his boyfriend.”We were supposed to defeat the Nazis together, Joshua. A- A team, a fucking team, Josh. What...What we’ve always been” he cried, tear droplets landing on Joshua’s pale face, no longer bearing the smile it always donned.“Joshua, we were supposed to end the war together...we were supposed to die together, d-dammit, Margolis you dumb righteous fuck...I should’ve said no, I should’ve said no, why didn’t I fucking say no?!” Aldo yelled, crying into Joshua’s shoulder.

Donny reached to put a hand on Aldo’s shoulder, but his Lieutenant swatted his hand away.

”I love you, Joshua, I love you, I fuckin’ love you, come back to me, baby. I love you so much, Joshua, why’d you- why’d you have to go and goddamn leave me, Margolis? We were supposed to do this with you, I- I was supposed to do this, with you fuckin’ with me, dammit, J-Joshy” he croaked, fingers curling into Josh’s uniform. Aldo slowly pulled away, pressing one, last kiss to Joshua’s cold lips.”I love you, Joshua Margolis. I’ll never fuckin’ forget you”.

*****

Donny and the other Basterds ended up dragging Aldo away from Joshua, and out the tavern. The rest of their plan went just as it had in the movie, but it was very obvious, the sudden demeanor change in the Lieutenant. He didn't speak as confidently, or with as much macho as he always had. Over the rest of the mission, he would find himself calling "Josh" "Joshy" or "Joshua" and turning, expecting to see his love, but to no avail. Though he tried to seem alright, and okay, and just fine, it was clear to the Basterds how much Aldo was struggling to keep his composure without Joshua.

Post-movie-ending, Aldo hauled his ass back to the tavern with Utivich to retrieve Joshua's body. Upon receiving it, their OSS General was able to help the three Basterds get back to America, specifically back to Maynardville, Tennessee. Aldo and Utivich held a small burial for Joshua, burying his body in the middle of the Margolis estate orchard. 

Although strictly unheard of, Aldo attempted to go on with his life, without Joshua. This was proven difficult, seeing as Josh and Aldo had planned for their lives to intertwine ever since they were kids. But one day, Aldo had enough.

On Christmas day, 1996, Lieutenant Aldo Raine committed suicide, alone in the Margolis estate orchard. He figured only then could he reunite with his beloved.

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 9 - FINALE

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 2709 (3480 With The Post-Ending Info)

Warnings: LONG, Lil’ Fluff

Notes: Okay, Here’s The Ending FOR REAL This Time. Here We Are, Boys. The Great, Eluded Finale. Again, As I’ve Stated Before, Fear Not! You Are All Getting A Donny Donowitz x FtM-Trans!OC With Two Endings. I Really Hope You Guys All Enjoyed This Series As Much As I Did, I Know I’ll Keep Aldo And Joshua In My Heart Forever. Well...Enjoy.

Utivich, Joshua, and Aldo once again found themselves in the back of the truck, which drove them through a dirt road to the middle of some misty forest made up of tall, thin trees. It looked straight from a horror film.

Hans sat in the passenger seat of the truck, admiring Aldo's knife, which he had confiscated.

The truck finally slowed to a stop, Hermann and Hans getting out and walking to the back. There, they pulled Aldo, Joshua and Utivich out, pacing the group a few feet away from the truck. Hans kept their hands cuffed and made them stand in a line, Hermann beside him.

Joshua glanced up at Aldo, giving Utivich a quick look before turning back to Hans.

"Hermann, uncuff them" Landa told, Hermann nodding and going to uncuff Joshua, Aldo, and Utivich, in that order.

Aldo groaned softly once he was uncuffed, so Joshua immediately turned to softly hold his hands, inspecting Aldo's wrists for any marks or bruises.

"Are you okay?" He softly whispered, blue eyes full of care as he gently handled Aldo's wrists."Did they cut ya?" Josh asked, momentarily looking up at Aldo's face as his thumbs stroked one of Aldo's wrists.

"It's fine, darlin'" Aldo mumbled, Joshua nodding and pulling away. He looked Hans up and down, taking the gun the Colonel offered him. Aldo cocked it, showing it off to Joshua before tucking it into his belt. He brushed his hand against Josh's, then pushing his blazer back to place his hands directly over his hips.

"I'm officially surrendering myself over to you, Lieutenant Raine" Landa smiled, using both his hands to hand his own fancy-looking knife over to Aldo; the same Aldo who has only ever really been used to Joshua surrendering himself over to him- in a completely different way, obviously."We're your prisoners" he added, Aldo swiftly taking the knife when Hermann was back beside Hans.

"How about my knife?" Aldo asked, giving Hans a fake smile of his own.

Landa chuckled, digging into his coat and finally giving Aldo the knife that he rightfully owned.

"Thank you very much, Colonel" Aldo squinted."Utivich, cuff the Colonel's hands behind his back".

Utivich wordlessly nodded, walking behind the whining Colonel.

"Aw, is that really necessary?" He fake-pouted.

"I'm a slave to appearances" the Lieutenant admitted, pulling Joshua closer to him before fiddling with the artillery now in his hands."Why do y'think I chose Margolis here above anyone else?" He asked, turning to smile at Josh.

Joshua smiled to himself, lightly elbowing Aldo. He shot a glare Hans' way, before leaning in and placing a sweet, loving kiss on Aldo's lips.

This gained him just the reaction he was looking for: a groan of pure, absolute revulsion from the cuffed Colonel.

Utivich freely kicked the Colonel.

"Cover yer ears, simple thang" Aldo informed, pulling his 'simple thing' nickname. He put an arm around Joshua's shoulders, keeping him close.

Joshua looked up at Aldo, confused, slowly going to cover his ears with his hands. He watched Aldo nod thankfully, and shoot Hermann without even looking at the guy. Joshua leaped back a bit, having still heard the gunshot even though it was muffled.

Utivich pat Joshua's shoulder, as Hans looking down at Hermann, shocked.

"Scalp Hermann." Aldo blankly commanded, giving Utivich the fancy knife.

Utivich looked pleased, pulling the knife out of the sheath and walking over to Hermann quietly.

"Are you mad? What have you done? I made a deal with your General for that man's life!" Hans snapped, looking between Aldo and Hermann.

Joshua smiled in a sickeningly sweet way, wrapping his arms around one of Aldo's and leaning his head on Aldo's shoulder when the Lieutenant pulled his arm back from around Josh's neck.

"Yea, they made that deal, but they don't give a fuck about him" Aldo explained.

"They need you" Josh finished.

"You'll be shot for this!" Hans yelled, having Joshua scrunch his face up in disagreement.

"Uh, n-nah, we don't think so. More like chewed out, we've been chewed out before, haven't we, Aldo?" Joshua asked, Aldo nodding in response. 

"You know, Utivich, Margolis and myself heard the that deal you made with the brass. Hard not to, since we were all in the same room. End the war tonight? I'd make that deal" Raine nodded again, stare fixed on Hans."How about you, Utivich, you make that deal?" Aldo asked, turning to look down at Utivich, who was scalping Hermann like he was told to.

"I'd make that deal" Utivich nodded.

"And you, Josh, you make that deal?" Aldo turned over to Joshua, a smile melting onto his lips.

Joshua had his cheek flush against Aldo's arm, nodding once."I'd make that deal".

Aldo's smile turned into a triumphant grin at Landa."I don't blame these two, damn good deal! And that pretty little nest you feathered for yer-self? Well, if yer willing to barbecue the whole High Command, I suppose that's worth certain considerations. But I do have one question" he turned to Joshua, to speak for him.

"When you get to yer little place on Nantucket Island, we imagine yer goin' take off handsome-lookin' SS uniform of yer's. Ain't ya?" He asked.

Hans stayed completely still, his silence speaking for him.

Joshua grinned, exchanging a knowing look with Aldo."That's what we thought".

"Now that I can't abide" Aldo huffed.

"How 'bout you, Utivich, can you abide it?" Joshua asked, putting his hand on his hips.

"Not one damn bit, sir" Utivich grunted, a sound of relief escaping his lips when he finally pulled Hermann's scalp clean off.

"And you, sunshine, can you abide it?" Aldo asked Joshua.

"Not at all, Lieutenant".

Aldo lightly nudged Joshua, who automatically pulled away. He took a step towards Hans and leaned in."I mean, if I had my way, you'd wear that goddamn uniform for the rest of yer hinga-dinga-durgen fuckin' life" Aldo grumbled, a strict gaze on Landa."But I'm aware that ain't practical, I mean, at some point, yer goin' to have to take it off. So," the Lieutenant pulled out his knife, showing it off in front of the Colonel's face."I'm goin' to give you a lil' somethin' you can't take off. Actually-" Aldo turned to his beloved."Joshua Margolis, I believe it's about time. If you would be so honored, would'ja like to give this grimy motherfucker what-for?".

Joshua's eyebrows jumped in surprised, as he pointed to himself."M-Me? Oh, uh, Lieutenant, I dunno-".

"C'mon, Lieutenant, y'seen me do it about a hundred times. Utivich'll hold his feet down, and I can guide ya" Aldo bargained, using the tip of his knife to tilt the Colonel's hat up, revealing his forehead.

Next thing Joshua knew, Utivich was indeed holding down the screaming (in agony) Colonel's legs from kicking and moving, as the Nazi lay on the cold, wet dirt he was pushed onto.

Aldo crouched by Hans, Joshua squatted in front of him, as he steadied his knife in the Lieutenant's grip. He had his chest pressed against Josh's back, his hands over the other's."Just like that, baby, smooth 'n' steady" Aldo whispered, guiding Joshua's hands as he helped the other carve a swastika into Landa's forehead.

Joshua gulped thickly, exhaling shakily as he tried his best. He had Aldo all up against him, his boyfriend's hot breath on the nape of his neck and purrs of praises rolling into his ear, after all. This was proven a little bit difficult given his current situation with trying to stay focused on cutting a swastika into a Nazi's forehead, and not all the ideas running around his head that involved Joshua and Aldo within close proximity of each other; but under drastically different circumstances.

"Pretend he ain't screamin', alright? Pretend he ain't doin' nothin', and y'can't hear shit, alright? Yer doin' amazin', baby, good boy" he praised, hands still over Joshua's, leading him through it.

Once the swastika was perfectly etched, Joshua pulled the knife away, cheeks growing darker as more ideas swam into his mind.

The two Jews (and Aldo) looked down at it in wonder, Aldo tilting his head slightly."Good job, Joshua, I love you" he planted a kiss on Joshua's cheek, unaware of his boyfriend's current underlying problem.

"I love you too, Aldebrand" Joshua repeated, voice full of glee. He turned and kissed Aldo again, the Colonel's cries getting louder when they did. 

Utivich slapped Hans to make him shut up.

"Y'know somethin', Utivich? I think this just might be our masterpiece" Aldo spoke when he pulled away, Utivich giving a toothy grin as he nodded in agreement. He groaned as he stood up, helping Joshua and Utivich up with him.

"S-So, uh, so wait..." Joshua started, scratching his jaw.

Aldo and Utivich turned to look at him.

"So- shut up-" Joshua hissed, stomping on one of Hans' legs. He scoffed, looking back up at his boyfriend and the Basterd."So if- if Landa here gets arrested, what happens to all the shit he asked of from the General? The medals, the privileges, the money, the property on Nantucket Island. If he gets arrested, none of it will go t'him" Josh listed, looking at Aldo, specifically, for answers.

Aldo put his hands on his hips, biting his bottom lip in thought, holding back a chuckle as Joshua kicked the Colonel, scolding him to stop screaming."I think," he started, scooping Joshua into his arms, grip around around his waist, "that I'll see to it that the General finds enough kindness in his goddamn heart to hand schnitzel-shit's gifts over to us" Aldo pulled Josh closer, chest to chest."I'll see to an extra piece o'property in Nantucket for Utivich" he declared.

Utivich's eyes widened as he turned to Aldo suddenly."Sir!" He exclaimed, hands raised, as if to grab something.

"Yer the toughest Basterd we got, Utivich. After all, yer the last one that's alive. It's only right" Joshua pointed out, an excited smile on his face."But- But what about the first house?" For the first time in his life, Joshua wasn't very smart.

Aldo chuckled, in an 'awe, he's so cute' type of way as he checked Joshua out."We'll take it, of course; it'll be somewhere only we know".

Joshua now had an expression identical to Utivich's on his face, stomping on the Colonel's leg to shut his protests up. He remembers the many 'somewhere only we know' hideout locations the two of them had, growing up."Seriously-? Aldo, I- I don't-".

"Aw, c'mon. Imagine it, Nantucket Island. Ever wanted a weddin' by the sea, Joshua?".

Joshua felt his heart fall out of his chest with happiness, locking eyes with Utivich, who had an equal amount of shock written all over his face."I- I- I've wanted t'get married, yea, but was always a lil' too afraid to think about the, uh, the- the details 'n' such..." he shyly admitted, looking down at his feet.

Aldo placed a finger on Joshua's chin, tilting his head up to make eye contact."Our lives are as fucked up to the public as is, doll. Now that the war's over, nothin' is stoppin' me from getting my hands on two rings 'n' makin' Utivich our secret officiant, if he so wishes". He turned to look over at Utivich, who nodded urgently as his eyes darted between Aldo and Joshua.

"Sir, yes sir!" He sounded eager.

Aldo smiled, turning back to Joshua and interlocking their fingers."Think about it, Joshy. Weddin' by the sea, our own place in Nantucket t'wind away, in. We'll adopt a lil' doggy or take in a youngster of our own- don't go thinkin' I didn't see you smilin' back at the doctor's with Bridget, I saw ya- I've been waitin' long enough, Joshua. Lovin' you since we were teenagers, that's long enough, darlin', seriously. Like I said before, threat is imminent. And I gotta protect the one thang I can't live without: that's you. I wanna- I wanna marry the one thang I can't live without, Joshua, I wanna marry you. I also don't wanna almost lose you again like at the tavern; I don't wanna almost lose you like that without havin' put a ring on ya, first" he professed, breaking his gaze to softly kissing both of Joshua's knuckles.

Joshua gulped, feeling his face start to heat up again. If this was Aldo's way of proposing (especially right after the deaths of so many men the two of them quickly grew attached to), Joshua would allow it. As of right now, the two of them haven't been able to properly mourn for the Basterds they lost, so the quicker they got together, the better, right? Saves no room for what could have been, if one of them were to die before getting married. He could already feel the tears welling up in his eyes.

"This love has gotten stronger ever since our teen years, and I don't wanna wait any fuckin' longer to actually make you mine. I wanna be with ya even when we're grey 'n' old, Joshy, believe me. Now, I know, I- I- I've never been good at the whole sweet-talkin' thing, so I'm kinda going off on a limb, here, with all o'this and I'm bein' as honest as I've always been, with you" Aldo stuttered, shaking his head."I'm so in love with you, darlin', and I'm proud of how we've come so fuckin' far. We've both lost men- good men, that we both already miss 'n' really care about, and now, it's up to us to not lose each other. You were always there for me when I needed you most, and I want you to be with me forever, 'cause baby, I'm yer's. What'd'ya say, Joshua?".

Joshua swallowed, lips slowly parting. He pulled his hands away to drag them up Aldo's arms, one hand around his neck and the other on the back of Aldo's head."Aldo, I, uh...I..." he quickly licked his lips, too happy for words as tears slowly started to trickle down his cheeks.."That's what I've waited all my life for" Joshua giggled, a huge smile breaking out onto his perfect lips as he nodded.

Aldo let out a breath he didn't know he was holding, his loving gaze going to longing when he looked down at Joshua's lips.

Joshua knew that look all too well, and turned to Utivich."Y'don't mind, if we...y'know, do you, Smithson?" He asked, wiping his eyes swiftly.

"No, sir, of course not. Congrats, I can't wait!" Utivich shook his head, clapping his hands quickly. On cue, he kicked the Colonel in the face, knocking him out and finally shutting him up.

"Thank you" Joshua squeaked, turning back to Aldo, pressing his lips against Aldo's own. He closed his eyes calmly, slinging both his arms around Aldo's neck and pulling him as close as he could, Aldo doing the same with his muscular arms around Joshua's waist.

Aldo slowly closed his eyes, momentarily lifting Joshua up, off the ground, to show how happy he was. He broke out into a grin when Josh's feet touched the ground again, going to kiss his cheek, jaw, then one final one on his neck. Aldo slowly pulled away from giving him his much-deserved affection, just to look at Joshua and smile."God, Joshua Margolis..." he called, hugging Josh.

"Hmm?" Joshua hummed, a warmhearted smile on his lips as he hugged Aldo tightly.

Aldo shook his head, "I love you. So goddamn much".

"Well, Aldo Raine..." Joshua sniffled, pulling away to look Aldo in the eyes."In, uh, i-in a way that's too damn much for anyone to understand, I love you too" he confessed, using his thumb to wipe a stray tear from under Aldo's right eye.

The pair burst out into a fit of soft giggles, knowing that as of this moment, they were no longer the inglorious boyfriends everyone could know, but inglorious husbands. Aldo and Joshua quickly reconnected their lips for another kiss, one that only Basterds who were truly in love could share.

*****

Thus concludes the tale of Lieutenant Joshua Margolis and Lieutenant Aldo Raine. You're probably wondering "But Beck!", And "What happens to them AFTER the movie?". Well, I'll tell you.

Right after this glorious kiss we left off at, Aldo pulls away. He looks Joshua right in his blue eyes, and his face finally breaks. Aldo's smile disappears, as he starts crying- and I'd be lying if I said Joshua doesn't start crying over Donny and the Basterds, too. I'd also be lying if I told you all that Utivich doesn't finally let his guard down and break down sobbing, like he almost did in the truck in Part 7. Joshua pulls Utivich into the hug, and it's a whole group-hug sob-fest that they're finally able to mourn over the Basterds they lost, in.

Joshua and Aldo moved on to fight in the Korean War side-by-side, in the early 50's. They retired from their respectful military lives sometime before the Vietnam War, and settled down. Shame, though: they would’ve kicked ass in it.

Aldo and Joshua settled down in Maynardville, Tennessee, back where it all began. Josh used his family money to build a Jewish day school near his childhood home, in honor of Donny (there's a plaque out front and everything). If possible, I’d like to believe he named it after Donny. 

Speaking of...Joshua was right, in Part 7. For years after the second world war ended, Aldo and him would find themselves spending many silent nights, lying awake, wishing things could have gone differently for the Basterds, imagining what could have been, thinking about how much they miss these truly good men. Joshua would occasionally find himself comforting Aldo, telling his husband how it wasn’t Aldo's fault, there was nothing they could have done, and so on, while holding back tears of his own because he’s having these same thoughts haunt him, too. These same thoughts, on how it was probably Josh's fault, and how there could've been something Josh could have done, and so on.

On a brighter note about the Basterds, the two of them made sure to put in an effort with keeping in touch with Utivich. Joshua and Aldo took in an orphan, a young boy. Wanna know what they named him? Easy.

Smithson Raine. They named their son after PFC Smithson Utivich, who was blown to tears after he found out. Aldo thought Utivich wouldn't cry, but Joshua knew he would.

Smithson Utivich retired from the military shortly after Aldo and Joshua did- he found a girl, got married, and had kids of his own, a son and a daughter, that he named Omar and Bridget.

Utivich eventually wrote and published a book, revolving around WW2. Specifically, the Basterds, his time with the Basterds, and their fates. He wrote stuff about Aldo Raine, and wasn’t afraid to hide Aldo’s romance with Joshua. He wrote about how Aldo and Joshua grew up together, got into military life together, formed the Basterds together, and how they shamelessly did so while romantically involved. This was because he had an inkling that the history books would merely write Aldo and Joshua off as ‘close friends’, but Utivich wanted to share the truth with the world. He wrote about how close Aldo and Joshua were, how they got married in secret, and took in a kid (he mentioned how he officiated the wedding, and how they named the child after him) and how their love never faltered, a day in their lives. This war autobiography grew to be a huge success, which is surprising, due to its clear message about Aldo’s and Joshua’s homosexuality. 

Smithson Utivich passed away in June 1996, 5 decades after WW2 ended (in Inglourious Basterds). He passed away due to a heart attack, his legacy being left behind in the form of his kids and his book.

Aldo and Joshua died hand-in-hand on December 25th, 1996, after Aldo’s long battle with cancer, and after Joshua came to the conclusion that his own pneumonia has won. Joshua left behind his childhood estate to their son Smithson Raine, who obeyed his parents’ wishes and buried them in Joshua’s family’s orchard, side by side. He’d have buried them side by side whether they asked him to or not; it would’ve made sense for them to be buried like that, since Aldo Raine and Joshua Margolis have been at each others’ sides their entire lives. And they should have the right to still be with each other, side by side, in death.

Because for these Inglourious Husbands, even death can’t do them part.

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Inglourious Birthdays

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Note: Happy Birthday, Aldo Raine! I Love You! 

Joshua and Aldo stood among the bodies of their sleeping Basterds, careful not to wake them up. Josh slithered his arms around Aldo's shoulders, Aldo's own arms around his waist. 

"Follow my lead, darlin'" Aldo whispered, leading Joshua in a slow dance around their men, careful not to step on any of their feet.

Joshua nodded silently, chest-to-chest with his boyfriend as they basically ballroom danced around the dimly-lit tunnel."Uhm, Aldo?" He softly called.

"Yea, Joshy?" Aldo answered, looking down at him.

Joshua pulled his face back from leaning on Aldo, turning to face him."O-One day, when this is all over, we'll be back in my house's ballroom. We'll be dancin', with- with, uh, Billie Holiday, or Ted Lewis playin' on a record player. We'll be safe, y'hear? No wars, no Nazis. Just us 'n' each other. Yer all I'm ever gonna need".

Aldo gazed down at Joshua, his smile growing even more."Is predictin' the future yer new shtick, Joshy?" He asked, chuckling. Aldo leaned in as he swayed Joshua around, softly kissing him."Sounds good" he mumbled against Josh's lips.

Josh dragged his hands down to stay at Aldo's shoulders, heart beat picking up the pace."I love you, Aldo".

"I love you too, Joshy. Ain't no Nazis are gonna touch ya, as long as I'm here. No one will. We'll get outta this alive, and we'll be dancin' in peace in no time, alright?".

Joshua made sure not to accidentally step on Hirschberg's hair."Alright" he agreed, adding "Donny did a number on that- that Nazi earlier, didn't he?".

Aldo nodded in agreement, turning to look at his Sergeant; Donny was sleeping against a wall of the tunnel."I'd do a different number on ya, if we were in this here tunnel alone~" he purred, turning back to Joshua and gently kissing his neck.

Joshua giggled, leaning his head back and pushing Aldo away."Ugh, calm it, y'old dog. We'll be able t'have more than enough time when this here war is over" he reminded, catching a certain look glaze over Aldo's blue eyes.

Aldo slowly licked his lips."Can't wait for that" he whispered, grip around Joshua's waist tightening."I'll finally be able t'have ya all t'myself, again. No fights, no distractions. Just me 'n' you, as it always should be".

"As it always will be" Joshua corrected, humming an old tune he knew.

Aldo interlocked one of his hands with Josh's."You make me so unbelievably happy, Joshua. I'll never let anyone hurt ya, y'know?".

Joshua glanced away, following Aldo's lead in their little ballroom dance."I know- not like you've ever wanted anyone to" he shrugged, kissing Aldo's cheek.

"I love you, Joshua. Seriously. Yer the only one left on this damned planet who understands me. And I'll be damned if anyone, any Nazi for that matter, tries t'take you from me" Aldo professed, letting his guard down around Josh.

Joshua cupped Aldo's cheek, muttering "I love you too, Aldo". Nothing but adoration was caught in his perfect, blue eyes.

Aldo and Joshua delved into silence as they continued to slow-dance around their Basterds, Josh's eyes falling closed; he's always felt safe enough to do so around Aldo.

*****

Joshua stood in the middle of the ballroom of his childhood home, hand outstretched to Aldo in an offering manner."May I have this dance, birthday beau?".

Aldo chuckled, dusting off his white tux."You may". He took Joshua's hand, pulling him close and wrapping his other arm around Josh's waist.

"Ah, I- I was right" Joshua raised his eyebrows, staring to slowly spin the couple once the music began.

"What do you mean, Joshy?".

Joshua chuckled."Remember back in the s-second world war? We slow danced in that tunnel around our men, careful not to wake them up. I told you we'd find ourselves in this exact room, doing exactly this. No wars, no fights, no soulless N-Nazis. Just the two of us in pure bliss" he reminded, mischief in his eyes.

"That does ring a bell..." Aldo nodded understandingly, looking Joshua up and down."Those were some days, huh?" He reminisced."Donny 'n' Omar were some one of a kind type'a men, I'll say".

Joshua sighed, tongue grazing across his top row of teeth."Yea...".

Aldo decided to change the topic."Joshua?".

"Aldo?" Joshua returned, looking back up at Aldo as they waltzed around.

"I'm glad yer still here with me. No war's ever gonna keep us apart".

Joshua cracked into a goofy smile."I love you, Aldo, Happy birthday".

"I love you too, sunshine" Aldo scoffed, leaning in and happily kissing Josh, the two of them finally at peace.

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Alternate Ending - Part 1

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 4765

Warnings: Angst, Death, LONG ASF,

Notes: Unofficial Angst Ending. Part 1. When They Speak In A Language That Isn’t English, It’s In Italics. Enjoy.

Due to the fact that Aldo couldn't say no to Joshua, he let Joshua go down with Hugo, Wicki, and Hicox to see Von Hammersmark. He put his hands on Joshua's shoulders."Be wary down there, alright, dear? Never know what can happen, and even with Hicox 'n' Stiglitz 'n' Wicki with ya, things could go south. If anything does happen, I want ya to call me, or run up these here stairs. Alright?" He explained, taking a good look at Joshua's beautiful, fulfilling face.

Joshua chuckled, nodding obediently and leaning in to lovingly kiss his lips."Yes, Lieutenant".

Aldo exhaled through his nose, pulling Joshua in to hug him tightly."I love you, Joshua".

Joshua wasted no time in hugging back."I love you too, Aldo".

Aldo lingered on holding Joshua in his arms, very slowly pulling away and nodding for Joshua to go.

Joshua nodded, looking Aldo up and down before following Hicox, Wicki, and Stiglitz downstairs. They heard loud laughter going down, and a female voice yelling "attention!" once they reached the bottom. 

Suddenly, a group of men and women stood at attention, saluting the Basterds.

The corner of Joshua's lip twitched up, as he stood by Hicox.

A blonde woman blew out a puff of smoke as she leaned back in her chair, offering them a charming smile."Hello, my lovelies! Take a seat. I will join you in a moment, I'm just saying goodbye to my five new friends here" she instructed in German.

"No hurry, Fräu Von Hammersmark" Wicki smiled

"Take yer time" Joshua added."Enjoy yer-self, we'll be waitin’ over here" he told, following the three men in front of him to sit at the table closest to the stairs. Joshua opted to sit at the chair closest to the stairs, Wicki and Hicox sitting beside each other and Hugo across from Hicox.

"Eric, my love. Those are the friends I've been waiting for. Please treat them to anything they'd like" Fräu gestured to a bald waiter, who returned with "Fräu Von Hammersmark, your wish is my command" and walked over to Joshua's table.

"Officers...it would appear that the drinks are on the Fräulein. What would you like?".

"Whiskey" "two whiskeys" "three whiskeys" "four whiskeys".

"Four whiskies, very well" Eric turned, walking behind the counter.

Joshua shifted in his seat, repeatedly mentally reminding himself that Aldo was somewhere, right up those stairs. He caught Hicox looking at him, and offered a quick, polite smile.

Hicox smiled and nodded back, a certain assurance to it. Already, it was all too clear how fidgety Joshua got without Aldo around. With what happened between Joshua and his dad's friend, Hicox could imagine how Josh wouldn't feel safe in a room without Aldo to protect him.

Fräulein stood up."I wish you all a wonderful evening, I thank you" she praised, turning to walk away.

"Same to you- ah, your card!" The men reminded, holding up their hands.

Fräulein giggled."Yes, you're right" she walked back over, taking the card out from her hat and reading it."Let's see- Genghis Khan! I would never have gotten that!" She teased, putting the card down on the table.

"But of course you would have!" One of the men flirted.

Fräulein walked over, Wicki, Joshua, and Hicox standing up as Hugo stayed seated."Hello, darlings" she greeted, hugging Joshua, Wicki, and Hicox in that order."How are you?" Fräulein asked, Hugo standing up.

Joshua did the cheek-kiss greeting smoothly; growing up as fancy as he did, he grew accustomed to it. The four soldiers silently sat back down, Hicox helping Fräulein into her seat before going to sit in his new seat, across from Joshua.

"I thought this place was supposed to have more French than Germans?" Hicox asked, leaning over as Fräulein sat between Wicki and him.

"Yes, normally that's true. The Sergeant over there's wife just had a baby. And his commanding officer gave him and his mates the night off to celebrate" she whispered, glancing around. Her gaze stuck to Joshua."You look quite young to be involved in such a setting, how old are you?".

Joshua gulped, standing up straight."Uh, t-twenty nine, my lady" he nodded.

Von Hammersmark nodded, turning back to Hicox.

"We should leave" Wicki suggesting, Joshua nodding eagerly, as he was already to go see and touch Aldo again.

"No" Fräulein softly turned to look at him."We should stay".

"For one drink, a-at least- leaving out of, uh, nowhere would look suspicious, especially leaving a bar after having no drinks" Joshua figured out, Fräulein nodding as if he made her point exactly."Just be calm and enjoy your whiskey" he told, more to himself than to the others.

Fräulein thanked Eric when he came around and poured her a glass of champagne."There's some new development" she whispered once Eric left, Joshua leaning in."The cinema venue has changed".

"Why?".

"No one knows but that should not be a real problem. The cinema it's been changed to is considerably smaller than The Ritz. So whatever explosives you brought for The Ritz should be doubly effective here".

Joshua went to take a sip of his whiskey shot, but sternly put it down when Fräulein leaned back in her seat.

"Now for the next piece of information...is colossal. Try not to overreact" she started."The Führer-" Fräulein got cut off when a stammering, drunk German from the other table stumbled over, a card stuck to his forehead.

Joshua groaned softly, closing his eyes.

"I was just thinking..." he started, mug in hand."...Could you sign an autograph for my son on his birthday?".

Fräulein smiled at him, blowing out another puff of smoke."Of course. I'd love to, Wilhelm- this handsome Staff Sergeant had just become a father today".

"Oh, congratulations" Joshua smiled warmly at him, Hugo nodding along as if Von Hammersmark hadn't already told them this.

"Thank you" Wilhelm laughed, nodding at the other men.

"Do you know the name of this progeny yet?" Fräulein raised her eyebrows.

"I most certainly do, Fräulein. His name is Maxmilian" Wilhelm nodded.

"What a wonderful name. It means 'greatness', if I recall correctly. I'd say he's destined for it, then?" Joshua played along, propping his arm up on the head of his chair and leaning back. 

"Thank you, Lieutenant" Wilhelm smiled at him again as Fräulein wrote down an autograph for Max on a pure-white napkin."What does your name mean, if I may?".

Joshua closed his eyes, smile still plastered on his lips as he placed a hand over his heart."Mine means 'to save', or otherwise 'salvation', which I say I'm doin’ a great job at keepin' up with" he looked back up at Wilhelm, winking at the new father.

It's no surprise to anyone who knows, that Joshua is obviously Aldo's salvation.

Fräulein placed a kiss on the corner of the napkin, offering it to Wilhelm before he could strike up any more of a conversation with Joshua."Nothing but the best for little Maxmilian".

Wilhelm took it, thanking Von Hammersmark once again."Thank you, Fräulein, thank you. Max may not know who you are now, but...he will. I will show him all of your movies".

Joshua's smile disappeared when he noticed Hugo, who was growing impatient with Wilhelm's lingering presence. 

"Good" Fräulein smiled proudly.

"He will grow up with your films and...with this napkin on his wall" Wilhelm gazed at the napkin with a similar fondness of how Joshua would look at Aldo.

Joshua dug his hand into his pocket, pulling out a pocket-watch and opening it up. He glanced at the time, then up at the inner side of the lid; staring back at him was a black-and-white photo of his dearest Aldo, who was probably losing his mind upstairs over Josh's safety. Joshua smiled adorably, shoulders dropping in relaxation. He quickly kissed the photo, closing the pocket-watch and shoving it back into his pocket. This will all be over soon, and Joshua will be back in Aldo's arms before he knows it.

"I propose a toast to the greatest actress in Germany!" Wilhelm proposed, raising his mug."There is no Dietrich! There is no Riefenstahl! Only Von Hammersmark!" He yelled, raising his mug again.

Joshua held back a chuckle when some of the mug's contents spilled onto Hicox, who flinched away.

"Cheers!" The Germans at the other table all drunkly yelled.

"Once again-" Von Hammersmark tried again, Wilhelm cutting her off- again, as Joshua sipped his whiskey.

Wilhelm huffed, placing a hand flat on the table as Hicox leaned back in his seat to move away from him."Fräu Hammersmark, what brings you to France?" He asked, interested.

"None of your business" Hicox replied firmly, Wilhelm looking to him in disgust."Staff Sergeant."

Von Hammersmark uncomfortably looked down, leaning away as Hicox told off the disorderly German soldier.

"You might not have worn out your welcome with the Fräulein with your drunken boorish behavior...but you have worn out your welcome with me. Might I remind you, Staff Sergeant, you are an enlisted man. This is an officer's table! I suggest you stop pestering the Fräulein...and rejoin your table" he scolded.

Joshua grew very uncomfortable with the energy they've created in the tavern today.

"Excuse me, Captain, but your accent is very unusual. So is his" Wilhelm glanced over at Joshua, who tilted his head up confidently."Where are you from?".

Before Wilhelm could get either a truthful or untruthful answer, Hugo grabbed his collar and pulled him over.

"You must be either completely drunk or mad to dare to speak to superior officers with such impertinentness, Staff Sergeant" he scowled. Hugo let go of Wilhelm, turning to face the German soldiers."I'm making you and you responsible of him. I suggest you take hold of your friend, or he'll spend Max's first birthday in jail for public drunkness!" He raised his voice, pointing at two of the soldiers, who did not hesitate to get up and rush over to Wilhelm.

"Might I inquire?" a faceless voice called.

Joshua heard a book close and get put on a table, slow footsteps belonging to a Nazi in a smaller room near the back of the tavern. 

The Nazi wore an official hat, and held a humongous glass of beer in his hand. The Nazi turned off the silent record player, all eyes on him as he turned around. He paused to inspect the scene, and calmly walked forward."Like our young newly christened father here...I, too, have an acute ear for accents" he commented, walking over to Joshua's table. The Nazi pat Eric's back, eyes on Hicox."And like him, I, too, find your accents odd".

Joshua slowly panned his gaze up at the Nazi near him, hand over the pocket he kept his pocket-watch in as he prayed for Aldo to come down, and intervene, and fucking save him.

"From where do you hail, Captains?" The Nazi questioned.

"Major, this is highly-" before Wicki could finish his start at defusing the situation, the Major cut him off.

"I wasn't speaking to you, Lieutenant Munich. Or you either, Lieutenant Frankfurt" the Major turned to Hugo, who simply glared at him."I was speaking to Captain I-don't-know-what and Captain I-don't-know-who" he clarified, gesturing to Hicox, then down at Joshua.

All eyes in the room darted between the Major, Hicox, and Joshua.

"I was born in a village that rests in the shadow of of the Piz Palü" Hicox calmly lied, as Joshua racked his brain for an answer.

The Major turned down to Joshua."And you?".

Joshua glanced over at Hicox."I'm from Berlin. I just have a slight speech impediment from a Jew hittin' me in the mouth, it's still healin'" he blurted out, mentally crossing his fingers.

The Major's gaze suspiciously lingered on Joshua."So sorry about your injury, Lieutenant" he shook his head, turning back over to Hicox."The mountain?".

"Yes. In the village, we all speak like this. Have you seen the Riefenstahl film?".

"Yes".

"Then you saw me. You remember the skiing torch scene?".

"Yes".

"In that scene was myself, my father, my sister, and my two brothers. My brother is so handsome, the director, Pabst, gave him a close-up".

"Herr Major," Von Hammersmark spoke up."If my word means anything, I can vouch for anything the young Captain has just said. He does hail from the bottom of Piz Palü. as does that handsome Captain from Berlin, even considering the terrible accident he went through. This Captain was in the film and his brother is far more handsome than he is" she grinned, Joshua glancing at Hicox and trying not to laugh.

Hicox brushed his hand against Hammersmark's arm, faking offence as she laughed. When she did, the men at the table all slowly joined in on it to keep the act up, except for Hugo.

The Major chuckled."You should rejoin your friends" he reminded Wilhelm, whose friends pulled him forcefully back to their table."May I join you?".

"By all means" Fräulein nodded.

Joshua sat up straight, glancing up the stairs and palming the watch in his pocket, to remind himself that his dearest Aldo was close by.

"Wunderbar!" The Major exclaimed, going to stand by Hugo, going as far as patting his shoulder.

Hugo groaned silently and moved to the seat closer to Joshua, the Major sitting in his old seat.

"So those are the sources of your bizarre accents" he recalled, gaze switching between Joshua and Hicox."That's extraordinary. What are you doing here?".

"Aside from havin' a drink with the lovely Fräulein?" Joshua fake-flirted, pointing over at her and smirking.

"Well, that pleasure requires no explanation" the Major agreed as Fräulein smiled."I mean in country. You're obviously not stationed in France or I'd know who you are".

"You know every German in France?" Hicox scoffed.

"Worth knowing" the Major muttered, looking up at the ceiling.

The group laughed.

"Well, there lies the problem" Hicox nodded.

"We never claimed to be worth knowin'" Joshua finished.

"All levity aside, what are you two doing in France?" The Major repeated strictly.

"Attending Minister Goebbels' film premiere as the Fräulein's escorts" Joshua answered.

"Ah" the Major glanced at Fräulein."You are the Fräulein Hammersmark's escorts".

"Someone has to carry her lighter" Hicox raised his eyebrows, lifting a lighter to light Fräulein's cigar.

The Major chuckled, Hicox and Joshua fake-laughing along.

"The Captain over here is my date, but all four are my guests" Fräulein refined."We are old friends, who go back a long time" the Major looked at Wicki, the Joshua, and locked eyes with Hugo, who nodded. She sighed, "actually, longer than an actress would care to admit".

"Well, in that case, let me raise my glass to the three luckiest men in the room" the Major told, raising his huge glass of beer.

"I'll drink to that" Fräulein clinked her glass with the Major's, all of them raising their glasses and drinking.

The Major set his glass down, wiping his mouth on his sleeve. He turned to quickly take a look at the table behind them."I must say, that game they're playing looks like a good bit of fun".

Joshua bit the inside of his cheek, wondering when the next time he could have 'a good bit of fun' with Aldo could be.

"I didn't join them because you're quite right, Captain. An officer should not fraternize with enlisted men. But...seeing as we're all officers, and a sophisticated lady friend of officers," the Major gestured to Fräulein."What say we play the game?".

"Yes! Great, one game" Fräulein nodded, holding Hicox's arm to speak for him.

"Wunderbar" the Major clapped, turning to get up from his chair."Soldiers, the cards" he asked of the German soldiers, who spared him their empty cards.

Stiglitz, Hicox, Wicki, and Joshua all exchanged awkward glances with one another.

Joshua desperately wanted the Major to leave them alone so that they could get back to business and he could go back upstairs, and see Aldo again.

"Thank you" the Major nodded, sitting back down and handing everyone one card."So, gentlemen, the object of the game is to write a famous person on your card. Real or fictitious, doesn't matter. For instance, you could write Confucius, or Doctor Fu Manchu. Eric! More pens" he explained, yelling to Eric to bring them more pens to write with."And they must be famous, not aunt Frida. When you finish writing, put the card face-down on the table, and move it to the person to your right- thanks" the Major nodded up at Eric, handing out the pens.

Joshua held his pen in his hand, and quickly scribbled down 'Jay Gatsby'. He figured Gatsby would be more famous than General Zaroff from The Most Dangerous Game.

"The person to your left moves their card to you. You pick up the card without looking at it, lick the back, and stick it on to your forehead".

Hugo looked as if he was zoning out when the Major explained, and both Joshua and the Major caught it.

Before Joshua could calmly snap Hugo out of it, the Major slapped Hugo's chest.”Write." He ordered.

Hugo silently turned to his paper, slowly writing down a name as Wicki watched him.

Hicox glanced to Hugo, then the Major.

Joshua slid his card over to Wicki, and took the card Hugo gave to him."You okay?" He mouthed to Hugo, licking the back of the card and stamping it onto his forehead.

Hugo nodded once.

Von Hammersmark laughed as she read what was on everyone's cards.

"I'll start, give you the idea" the Major offered."Am I German?".

"No" "no".

"Am I American?"

"No" "no".

"Wait a second, he goes to..." Joshua started.

"Obviously, he wasn't born in America" Von Hammersmark whispered.

"So...I visited America, aye?" The Major questioned.

Von Hammersmark and Hicox nodded.

The Major hummed in thought."Was the visit fortuitous?".

"Not for you" Wicki piped up, taking a drag from his cigarette.

The Major nodded."My native land, is it what one would call 'exotic'?".

Joshua nodded slowly. The Major seemed to be just as clever as he was, Josh would give him that.

The Major scrunched his face up."That could either be a reference to the jungle or the Orient. I'm going to let my first instinct take over and ask: am I from the jungle?" He asked, Fräulein tilting her head curiously.

"Yes" Hicox nodded.

"Now, gentlemen, around this time you could ask whether you're real or fictitious. I, however, think that's too easy, so I won't ask yet. Okay...my native land is the jungle, I visited America, but my visit was not fortuitous to me, but the implication is that it was to somebody else..." the Major slapped a proud grin onto his ugly face."When I went, from the jungle to America...did I go by boat?".

"Yes" Fräulien nodded.

"Did I go against my will?"

"Yes".

"On this boat ride, was I in chains?".

"Yes! Very clever, Major" Joshua complimented.

The Major spared him a nod in thanks.

"When I arrived in America, was I displayed in chains?".

"Yes" Fräulein giggled.

"Am I the story of the-" oop "-In America?".

"No" Hicox sucked his teeth.

"Well, then I must be King Kong" the Major concluded, Fräulein laughing in amazement.

"Bravo!" She clapped, "impressive!".

"Now, since I answered correctly, you all need to finish your drinks!" The major cheered, Fräulein saying "cheers" before they all drank.

"Now, who is next?" The Major asked, tapping Hugo's chest again.

Hicox removed his card."Well, Major...I don't mean to be rude. But the five of us are very good friends. And we haven't seen each other in quite a while" he glanced around the table, gaze lingering on Joshua."So, Major...I am afraid...you are intruding".

Joshua nervously licked his lips, glancing at the stairs again. Goddammit, why hasn't Aldo miraculously come to the rescue yet?

"I beg to differ, Captain" the Major shot back."It's only if the Fräulein considers my presence an intrusion, that I become an intruder". The Major held his intense stare on Hicox as he then asked Fräulein, "how about it, Fräulien Von Hammersmark? Am I intruding?".

"Nein".

"I didn't think so. It's simply the Captain is immune to my charms" the Major paused again, and laughed. He gave Hicox's cheek a few friendly pats as Joshua held a death-grip on his pocket-watch's pocket."I am just joking. Just joking, of course I'm intruding. Allow me to refill your glasses, gentlemen, and I will bid you and the Fräulein adieu. Eric has a bottle of thirty-three-year-old whiskey, from the Scottish Highlands. What do you say, gentlemen?".

Joshua took a deep breath."You're most gracious, Major".

"Eric! The thirty-three, and new glasses!" The Major called, looking to see Eric leaning against the counter. He turned to the men at the table, "you don't want to contaminate the thirty-three with the swill you were drinking" he explained.

"How many glasses?" Eric called over, as Joshua took off his card.

"Six" the Major smiled."Not for me, I don't like scotch, scotch doesn't like me".

"Nor I, I'll stay with bubbly" Von Hammersmark called.

"Or me, I wouldn't wanna get all drunk 'n' disorderly around such a presence like Hammersmark" Joshua raised his hand.

"Three glasses" Hicox updated, holding up his pointer, middle and ring finger.

Joshua's breath hitched in his throat when he noticed, and the Major looked just as suspicious as he had earlier. He felt his heart beat pick up pace, a certain feeling of him being about to puke crashing over, too. Joshua turned to the stairs, wondering if he should call Aldo or not.

Hicox lowered his hand, focusing on the table.

Eric brought their drinks over, setting down the glasses in uncomfortable silence.

The Major nodded to Eric, looking over at Hicox as if he had cracked the Da Vinci code. He exhaled slowly through his mouth, as Hicox put a glass in front of Hugo, and one in front of Wicki.

Joshua felt like sinking into his seat, wishing a hole in the ground would open a swallow him up, returning him to Aldo. Which, to him, is returning to safety.

"Fräu Von Hammersmark" Eric spoke, pouring her glass full of champagne.

Fräulein quietly thanked him in French, the Major still grinning.

"A thousand year German Reich!" The Major cheered, raising his glass.

Hicox and Fräulien raised their glasses, clinking them together.

Hugo didn't say anything, but drank anyway, putting his empty glass down.

The Major groaned in disgust as the alcohol burned down his throat."I must say, I've grown weary of these monkeyshines”. The sound of a gun loading could be heard."Did you hear that? That was the sound of my Walther. Pointed right at your testicles" he growled.

"Yea..." Hicox breathed, a small grin on his fine lips."Why do you have your Walther pointed at my testicles?" He innocently asked.

"Because you've just given yourself away, Captain. You're no more German than that scotch" the Major pointed at Hicox’s scotch glass.

Eric slowly reached for a rifle under the counter, listening intently.

Joshua bit the edge of his lips, glancing up the stairs."Dammit, Aldo..." he barely whispered.

"Well, Major-".

"Shut up, slut" the Major cut Von Hammersmark off in a hiss."You were saying?".

Hicox leaned in, unafraid."I was saying, that makes two of us" he reminded, a small gun of his own pointed at the Major's crotch.

Hugo shuffled closer, a hand on the Major's shoulder as he shoved a gun of his own right up against the Major's balls."That makes three of us" he whispered huskily."And at this rate, I'm a real Frederick Zoller".

"Looks like we have a bit of a sticky situation here" the Major shakily told, Joshua opened up his pocket-watch to look at Aldo, hoping it would calm him down.

Alas, only the real Aldo, the one he can touch and hear and kiss and hug, can calm him down. A small photo of him isn't able to do that much justice.

"What's going to happen, Major...you're going to stand up and walk out that door with us" Hicox started.

"No, no, no, no, no, no, I don't think so" the Major shook his head."I'm afraid you and I, we both know, Captain, no matter what happens to anybody else in this room, the two of us aren't going anywhere" he corrected.

Hicox stared at him.

"Too bad about Sergeant Wilhelm and his famous friends. If any of us expect to live, you'll have to shoot them, too. Looks like little Max will grow up a bastard. How sad." The Major showed no sign of any remorse for Max on his face.

Hicox nodded, glancing down."Well, if this is it, old boy, I hope you don't mind if I go out speaking the King's" he spoke in English.

A sense of dread filled Joshua; crap, what if he dies? Without Aldo dying with him, Aldo will be forced to go about the rest of his life, alone. The mere thought of it made Joshua feel like he'll bust out in tears. Aldo going on without Joshua...it's practically unheard of.

Hicox lit up a cigarette. 

"By all means, Captain" the Major switched to English, as well.

Hicox rubbed his eye, tired."There's a special rung in hell reserved for people who waste good scotch. Seeing as I may be rapping on the door momentarily," he downed the shot of scotch quickly."I must say, damn good stuff, sir. Now, about this pickle we find ourselves in. It would appear there's only one thing left to do".

Joshua caught Wicki and Hugo giving him warning glances- maybe telling him to leave for Aldo, before it's too late? But Joshua's too fucking nice to just leave them here. Plus, he also fears the Major will shoot him the moment he stands up, making him leave Aldo sooner than he'd like to. Joshua looked between Wicki and Hugo, nervously licking his lips as his eyes grew sparkly. This is it.

"And what would that be?" The Major asked.

"Stiglitz" Hicox called.

"Say auf Wiedersehen to your Nazi balls" Hugo giddily answered, shooting at the Nazi's balls.

Joshua jumped at the gunshot, growing antsy as more following from it, Hicox's gun and the Major's.

Von Hammersmark screamed, Wicki standing up and shooting at the other table.

Hugo stood up afterwards, pushing the Major's head down and stabbing the back of his neck repeatedly."Joshua, GO!" He yelled.

"Go, Joshua!" Wicki called.

Joshua nodded and stood up, taking his gun and shooting another German soldier at the other table. Little did he know, they meant 'go' as in 'go upstairs, to safety. Go back to Aldo. Save yourself'.

A female soldier shot Wicki, who fell back against the stairs, gun still raised and firing at her and another soldier.

Eric took his rifle, firing anywhere he could.

Wilhelm took out a machine gun, shooting at Eric and the waitress.

Joshua continued shooting over at the Nazi table, until a rapid-fire amount of bullets shot through him. He groaned in pain, arm lowering as he dropped the gun, which clattered when it hit the floor. Joshua shakily raised his other hand, pads of his fingers touching his chest. He fell to his knees, vision starting to go hazy, but not too out of focus for him to not see the red on his hand."Wicki-" he called, seeing the limp soldier's body by him. 

Joshua yelped in pain when another bullet shot through him, this one hitting his shoulder. He painfully turned his gaze to the stairs, torso wobbling back and forth."A-Aldo...Aldo" Joshua weakly called, falling to his hands and knees. He just about made it to the foot of the stairs before his arms and legs gave out, blood pooling out of his bullet wounds. His eyes fluttered open and closed."Aldo." Joshua called one final time, finally becoming another dead body on the tavern floor.

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 3

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 1019

Warnings: Spoilers For Inglourious Basterds,

Note: Boom. Part 3. GIF Above Is What Joshua’s Hair Usually Looks Like, With The Dangle Enjoy.

In the village of Nadine, Aldo, Joshua and the Basterds waited by a tavern in a basement to meet with Bridget Von Hammersmark."You didn't say the goddamn rendezvous was in a fuckin' basement" Aldo cursed, hand holding tightly onto Joshua's hand, as he kept watch with one of the Basterds behind him.

"Dear..." Joshua mumbled, having Aldo turn to look at him.

Aldo shifted where he stood, grip on Joshua's hand loosening as he turned back around.

"I didn't know" Lt. Archie Hicox confessed.

"You said it was in a tavern" Aldo reminded.

"It is a tavern".

"Yea, in a basement. You know, fightin' in a basement offers a lot o'difficulties. Number one bein’, yer fightin' in a basement" Aldo told, turning to glare at the Basterds behind him.

"What if we go in there and she's not even there?" A Basterd, Wicki, suggested, walking over.

"We, uh, we- we wait" Joshua replied."D-Don't worry you guys, she's a British spy. She'll make the rendezvous" he assured, looking over and seeing Hugo sharpen his large blade on a belt. Hicox walked over to Hugo, so Joshua turned away, back to lookout with Aldo.

Aldo reached out, turning Joshua to face him, hands pressed to his cheeks.

"Uh, A-Aldo-? What're you doin'?" Joshua asked, arching an eyebrow.

Aldo smiled softly, leaning in and pressing a sweet kiss to Joshua's forehead."I'm just glad yer still here, 'n' still with me, after all this time. It's like a goddamn miracle, or some bullshit".

Joshua smiled, putting a hand over one of Aldo's."Huh, like I-I'd ever leave ya that easy. Takin' out Joshua fuckin' Margolis is a lot of work" he teased, winking at Aldo.

Aldo looked Joshua up and down, mumbling "I love you, Joshy".

Joshua's eyebrows jumped, as he leaned into Aldo's touch."I love you too, Aldo". He noticed Lt. Hicox walking back over, so Joshua pulled away, Aldo and him both going back to being on lookout with Hirschberg.

The Lieutenant crouched down."This Jerry of yours, Sitglitz, not exactly the loquacious type, is he?" He asked.

Aldo and Joshua shared a knowing look, Aldo glancing over at Hicox."Is that the kind of man you need? Loquacious type?" He asked rhetorically, sniffing.

"Fair point, Lieutenant" Hicox looked down, immediately looking back up at Joshua, as if he had just remembered something."Lieutenant Margolis, I presume?".

Joshua glanced at Aldo, turning to face Archie."Correct".

Hicox offered him a small, quick smile."I remember seeing your family name pop up a lot in the past, especially this one time in the past decade. Now, I don't know if what happened to you really did happen, but it'd still be bold of me to assume anyway. I just want to say I truly admire you for speaking up about it either way; many men wouldn't dare be open about something like that" he admitted, nodding in respect.

Joshua's breath had caught in his throat when the Lieutenant brought up those articles, Aldo instantly going to hold his hand, giving it a quick squeeze. He blinked, confused. This was the first time someone, asides from Aldo, had said something positive to him regarding him opening up about what his dad's friend did to him. Joshua straightened up, nodding back in equal respect."Uh- th-thank you, Lieutenant. It means a lot".

Hicox nodded, turning away.

After a few beats of silence, Aldo turned around to face the Basterds, hand still holding Joshua's."So you all get in trouble in there...what are we supposed to do?" He asked."Make bets on how it all comes out?".

"Uhm, i-if we get into trouble, we can handle it" Joshua replied, Aldo immediately raising a hand to stop him from going any further.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa. What'd'ya mean 'we'? Yer not goin' down there, Margolis" he told.

Joshua furrowed his eyebrows."What? No, I- I can go down there with the others! I'm yer right hand man, Lieutenant, I feel it's only right that I go" he expressed, shoulders drooping."Me, Hicox, and whoever else".

"Joshua, I said what I goddamn said. Yer important to me, one of the most important-to-me men on this team, hell, yer beyond important to me. I'm not riskin' shit by lettin' you go down there. You have more important missions later down the line, and if anythin' happens to go down, here, I wouldn't be able to live with myself. Yer stayin' up here, and that's final".

Joshua huffed, crossing his arms in protest. He looked to the Basterds, hoping any of them could back him up; but, sadly, they all knew only Joshua could talk back to Aldo and get away with it. Joshua turned back to Aldo, who looked at him with a pleading softness in those safe, blue eyes, the ones that Joshua has considered home for his entire life. He thought for a moment, but finally gave him, shoulders drooping."Ugh, fine" he groaned.

"Good" Aldo nodded.

"But if trouble does happen," Archie spoke up."We need you to make damn sure that no Germans, or French, for that matter, escape from that basement. If Fräu Von Hammersmark's cover is compromised, the mission is kaput" he explained.

"Speaking of Fräu Von Hammersmark, whose idea was it for the deathtrap rendezvous?" Donny asked in a mocking tone, as he lay on some makeshift bed.

"She, uh, she- she chose the spot" Joshua turned to him, Aldo not following through by keeping his eyes on Joshua.

"Oh, isn't that just dandy?" Donny rhetorically asked, sarcasm dripping with each word.

"L-Look, Don, she's not a military strategist. She's just some pretty, uhm, red-carpet actress" Joshua explained, waving his hand dismissively.

"Well, sunshine, you don't gotta be Stonewall Jackson to know that you don't want to fight in a basement" Aldo pointed out.

"She wasn't picking a place to fight. She was picking a place isolated, and without Germans" Hicox replied.

Aldo and Joshua exchanged looks, finally sending down Archie, Wicki, and Hugo when the time came.

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 8

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 1220

Warnings: Spoilers For Inglourious Basterds,

Note: This Is It, Part 8. Part 9 Will Be The Finale, I Can’t Wait To Finally Show You All!

Hans had uncuffed Aldo, Joshua, and Utivich before he got on the phone with their General.

Utivich stood back, by the doorway of the room, pensively sipping his wine with his eyes glued on Hans. 

Aldo stayed put, his gaze fixed on the table as he was lost in deep thought while untying his bow tie with one hand. 

Joshua, meanwhile, had already finished his wine, so he stood right behind Aldo, massaging his shoulders.

"So when the military history of this night is written, it will be recorded that I was part of Operation Kino from the very beginning as a double agent. Anything I've done in my guise as an SS Colonel was sanctioned by the OSS as a necessary evil to establish my cover with the Germans. And it was my placement of Lieutenant Aldo Raine's and Captain Joshua Margolis' dynamite in Hitler and Goebbels' opera box that assured their demise".

Aldo looked up at Hans with a 'you gotta be fuckin' kiddin' me' look on his face, tugging his bow off with one hand to hang around his shoulders like a small, useless scarf.

"So that's what he did with our explosives? This fuckin' bitch" Joshua thought to himself.

"By the way, that last part's actually true" Hans claimed, telephone in his hands as he talked into it, walking around aimlessly."I want my full military pension and benefits under my proper rank, I want to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor for my invaluable assistance in the toppling of the Third Reich..." he stopped walking, to ponder."In fact, I want all the members of Operation Kino to receive the Congressional Medal of Honor".

Joshua tried his best to seem calm and collected, but with his boyfriend of almost 15 years and best friend of around 30, along with a Basterd who feels like a brother to him being in the room, it was clear to them that the ugly truth of Donny's incoming death was shaking him up. So he distracted himself with Aldo, trying to set his mind on solely massaging his shoulders.

"Y'okay, Joshy?" Aldo mumbled, not moving his head.

Joshua nodded strictly, even though Aldo couldn't see him. He felt Utivich's eyes on the back of his head.

"Joshua?".

"Yes, sir" Joshua sounded mentally exhausted. He heard Utivich put his wine glass down, and footsteps walking over; this was followed by a soft hand on his shoulder.

Utivich's silent form of comfort. He pulled through by going for a hug- Joshua used one hand as a half-hug back, the other still working on Aldo's shoulder.

"I-I'll be okay, Smithson. Go, uh, finish yer wine" Joshua instructed, Utivich hesitantly following the order. Josh went back to massaging both of Aldo's shoulders, staring off into space with his jaw clenched.

"Hey," Aldo looked up at Joshua, squinting due to the light."I love you. Y'know that, right?".

Joshua nodded."I love you too, Aldo".

"You also know that if Omar and Donowitz go out without us, they'll go out with bravery? They know they're doin' the righteous thing, and we should give 'em that".

Joshua blinked back tears at the thought of never seeing his best friend again, nodding; Aldo has always been a soldier first and foremost, so it's no wonder Aldo is trying to distract them by using the plan."O-Only thing that takes Donny Donowitz out is 'imself".

Aldo silently groaned, reaching up to pat one of Joshua's hands."I'll miss 'em, too" he weakly admitted, already starting to wish that things could have gone differently, that the fates of the men he cared so deeply about could've been helped.

At least he still has Utivich, and Joshua, after all this time.

"Full citizenship for myself- well, that goes without saying. And, I would like the United States of America to purchase property for me on Nantucket Island as a reward for all the countless lives I've saved by bringing the tyranny of the National Socialist Party to a swifter-than-imagined end. Do you have all that, sir?" Landa asked, so full of himself that he didn't catch the quick kiss Joshua planted on the top of Aldo's head."I look forward to seeing you face to face as well, sir...Lieutenant Raine?" He turned to face Joshua and Aldo."Right here" Hans walked over, Aldo taking the phone from him.

Aldo softly nudged Joshua, a gesture for him to back away from Hans.

Joshua pulled his hands away, stepping away from Aldo and Hans, arms at his sides and at attention.

"Yes, sir?" Aldo started into the phone. He listened intently to what the General on the phone was saying, unaware of Hans' gaze focusing on Joshua, who arched a brow when he noticed.

"You know, Lieutenant Margolis, you haven't spoken much since I mentioned Donowitz's inevitable peril" he pointed out.

Joshua cleared his throat."Uh...J-Just...takin' it all in, I suppose" he spoke, taking a step back when Hans took a step toward him."It's not everyday when yer best friend is gonna die and you can't do anythin' about it".

Landa nodded knowingly."Of course, I'm in the right to assume you have a grotesque history with Sergeant Donowitz, as well?" He asked, cocking an eyebrow as the words dripped off his tongue like poison.

"E-Excuse me?" Joshua's expression changed to an offended one, so fast.

The Colonel hummed, taking another step towards him, making Joshua take a step back."I'm also in the right to guess you've had unspeakable pasts with all the men in your little team, eh?" He hissed. Abruptly, Hans reached out, his hand cupping Joshua's cheek."Shame. Disfiguring a Jew with a disgusting lifestyle like yours, but with such a face like yours...it would have brought me so much joy. Especially a body like yours, that your old man's friend supposedly defiled".

Joshua shifted uncomfortably, glancing at Utivich, then Aldo.

Utivich stared at them, pushing himself off of the wall. He glanced over at Aldo, who mumbled "yes sir, excuse me a second-" when he saw Hans with his hand on Joshua.

"Get yer nasty fuckin' Nazi hands off 'im!" Aldo's voice boomed, as he stood up immediately.

Hans closed his eyes, taking a deep, annoyed breath. He painted a fake smile onto his face, pulling away from Joshua and turning around."Aldo, I'm glad you went through that call well. I was just telling your lapdog here how this deal does't fully satisfy me like he apparently fully satisfied that one man" he chirped, Joshua running around him, over to stand behind Aldo.

Aldo glanced over at Joshua, gaze going soft on him, but cold as ice when they returned to Landa."He's not my fuckin' lapdog. He's a Lieutenant who could easily kick yer ass if we didn't make this goddamn deal".

Hans put is hands up, shrugging."Whatever you say, Lieutenant. If anything, I bet ol' Margolis was begging for it".

Aldo stepped forward, more than ready to take a swing at Hans for continuously bring up what had happened to Joshua (which truly happened).

Joshua put a hand on Aldo's shoulder, softly calling him."Aldo, don't".

Aldo turned to look down at Joshua, shoulders slightly relaxing as he obliged.”Fine”.

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 7

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 3045

Warning: Spoilers For Inglorious Basterds,

Note: This Is Part 7, And OOOH, Is This Where Shit Gets Good! We May Be Drawing Close To The End, But Fear Not. I’m Gonna Be Posting A Series For Donny, And Another OC. A Trans FtM OC, By The Name Of Mordecai Rosenthal. Anyways, Let’s Enjoy The Present.

“You Jerry-bangin', Limburg-smellin'..." Aldo panted, just about feeling Joshua's elbow touch his. He heard a familiar German voice, and suddenly the Nazis let go of both him and Joshua.

“As Stanley said to Livingstone, Lieutenant Aldo Raine, I presume? And the wonderful Lieutenant Joshua Margolis" Hans mocked, sounding like he was standing right in front of Aldo.

"Hans Landa." Aldo said, under the black bag.

Joshua heard a truck engine start from behind them.

"You two have had a nice, long run together, Aldo, Joshua. Alas, you're both now in the hands of the SS. My hands to be exact".

"Yea, yea, and if those oily hands go anywhere on Joshua, I'll break free, right here, right now, and chop you in half like a goddamn wiener schnitzel" Aldo growled.

"Ah, fear not, Aldo. They've been waiting a long time to touch you, first" Hans cackled, tapping where Aldo's nose is."Once I'm through with you, I'll see what I can do with little Joshy boy over here. Certainly nothing like his father's friend did" he giggled, turning to look at Joshua.

Aldo flinched back when Hans touched him, anger bubbling up inside when Hans mentioned Joshua- let alone, when Hans called his Joshua 'Joshy', and mentioned what had happened to HIS Joshy.

"Caught you flinching".

Aldo head-butted Hans aggressively, ending in Joshua and him getting pushed into the back of the truck by Nazis."You had it comin', you had it comin', asshole! Touch me, again, Kraut-burger. So much as mention goin' anywhere NEAR Joshua, and I'll break yer bones!" He threatened, as the Nazis forced Joshua and him to sit down.

Once the truck started to drive off, Joshua leaned his head on Aldo's shoulder, exhausted, and still a little scared.

"Y'okay, sunshine?" Aldo mumbled, turning to where he felt Joshua.

Joshua hummed softly."St-Still, uh, still kinda scared" he confessed."It's not like they'll do...what- what he did to me, right?" He asked, voice cracking.

"Ah, don't worry 'bout it. We'll get outta here in no time, go round the boys up, and make sure all hell truly breaks loose. Baby, I'm right here, okay? I'd hold you if I could, but, clearly I can't...I love you, Joshua" Aldo quietly reassured, his arm grazing against Joshua's.

"I love you too, Aldo" Joshua returned.

After a few beats of slightly-comfortable silence, another voice spoke up. This time, a welcome one."Is that you, Lieutenants? Joshua?".

"Yea- Utivich?" Aldo called, sitting up straight, as did Joshua.

Joshua sighed in relief."Utivich! Ugh, I'm so happy t'see- uh, hear ya. I missed you, brother" he grinned under the black bag.

"Do you know what happened to Donny?" Utivich asked, sniffling."Omar? The woman?" He shakily added, voice wobbling.

"No, we do not. Most we know is that some Nazi named Hans Landa brought her into a room after Donny and Omar entered the theater room" Joshua explained."Utivich, are you...okay? Y'sound like yer cryin'".

Utivich didn't reply.

"Utivich?".

"I'm fine" he muttered."Just- Just as scared as you are" Utivich whimpered.

Joshua cooed softy."Listen t'me, Smithson. We're- We're gonna be fine, alright? As long as we got Aldo, we'll be alright".

"Okay" Utivich whispered.

The truck slowly came to a stop, the three Basterds hearing the front doors open. They heard footsteps come around to the back, unlocking something and felt arms pulling them out of the back, one by one. Individually, Aldo, Joshua, and Utivich were pushed inside some building, into a room and shoved down into three chairs, side by side.

Their black bags were pulled off their faces, Utivich gasping in response while Aldo squeezed his eyes shut and shook his hair out from his face; Joshua inhaled sharply, blowing a stray strand of hair from his eyes. Utivich looked up at the Nazis that escorted them inside, the three men all finally locking eyes with Hans, across the table in front of them.

Hans had a proud smile on his face."Tell me, Aldo, if I were sitting where you're sitting, would you show me mercy?" He asked, quizzically.

Aldo smirked, tilting his head back and squinting, suspicious.

Joshua and Utivich turned to look at him in unison.

"Nope." He blankly replied, giving Hans half of a full head-shake.

Hans sighed, turning to Utivich."What is that English expression about shoes and feet?" The Nazi asked, gesturing to his own feet.

Joshua answered for him, "'Looks like the shoe is on the other foot', I was just thinkin' o'that".

Hans smiled at him."Your looks truly deceive you. Good-looking and smart. Sadly, not smart enough to know that no one would believe those claims you made of what your father's friend allegedly did to you" he shrugged, smile growing when Aldo scowled. Landa gestured for the Nazis to leave, the guards immediately following their orders and exiting the room. This left Hans, Aldo, and Joshua alone, as Aldo craned his head to watch the guards stop to stay alert outside the room.

Aldo, as he turned back around, looked at Utivich, who was holding a dead, empty stare on Hans. He checked on Joshua quickly, wanting to take a look at him first before paying attention to Hans; though, he had his knee pressed against Josh's. The two of them always shared subtle touches like that when they weren't able to directly talk to one another, or be able to get any physically closer.

"So you're Aldo the Apache" Hans nodded in disbelief.

"So yer the Jew Hunter" Aldo returned, not noticing Joshua's gaze on the scar around his neck.

"I'm a detective. A damn good detective. Finding people is my specialty, so naturally, I've worked for the Nazis finding people, and yes, some of them were Jews, but Jew Hunter?" The Colonel snorted as if it were a mildly-funny joke."Just a name that stuck".

"Well you do have to admit-" Utivich started, Joshua cutting him off with "it is catchy".

"Even more catchy than 'Pineapple Bomb'?" Hans shot back, resting an arm on the table as he looked Joshua in the eyes."Tell me, where did that nickname even come from? I will admit, you do appear as fresh as a newly-picked fruit-" he held back a grin when Aldo turned to glare at him, "but I may need some backstory".

"It's 'cause Joshua is skillful at usin' explosives, and looks sweet while doin' it" Aldo replied, eyeing Joshua and his messy hair.

Hans nodded, looking Joshua up and down."I'm sure you do, Joshy" he winked playfully, Joshua looking physically disgusted.

"Don't call him Joshy" Aldo spoke through grit teeth, about ready to free his hands and fist-fight the Colonel.

The Colonel laughed, turning to Utivich to pester him."Do you control the nicknames your enemies bestow on you? Aldo the Apache, Pineapple Bomb, and the Little Man?".

Aldo winced softy, biting his lip as he looked away to not register Utivich's reaction.

"What do you mean the Little Man?" Utivich's voice went soft.

Hans shrugged once again, "Germans' nickname for you".

"The Germans' nickname for me is the Little Man?".

"And as if to make my point, I'll also admit, I'm a little surprised at how tall you are in real life. I mean, you're a little fellow, but not circus-midget little as your reputation would suggest".

"Alright, alright, alright, ugh” Joshua cut in."Utivich, brother-".

"Brother?" Hans looked surprised.

"Not by blood, dumbass" Joshua huffed."He's not serious. I- I mean, c'mon. If the Nazis could rip off the swastika from the Sanskrit svastika for supposed 'good fortune' or 'well-being', surely they could think up a better name than Little Man. Plus, look at Landa. I doubt he’s any taller than you. Why did the Nazis let this short man join, anyway? Guys, he’s built like a dwarf" he sassed. Joshua always jumped at the chance to come at anyone who ever tried Utivich, as he said, the man’s like a brother to him.

Hans tutted, shaking his head."Big talk from a soldier who's nothing without Aldo being able to protect his pretty little face, especially like he couldn't supposedly protect you from your father's friend" he pursed his lips, eyebrows raising as he could feel Aldo give him the dagger-glare."I'll have so much fun tearing you apart".

Joshua raised his head confidently, leaning closer to Aldo.

"Joshua Margolis..." Hans breathed, scanning the Captain."I remember seeing your name cover newspapers around ten years ago. You can't be serious when you say you expected people to believe you, hmm? Such a disgrace, lying for attention. Who would believe that your father's friend would ever have the audacity to do that to you, to ra-".

"Where's my men?" Aldo changed the topic."Where's Bridget Von Hammersmark?".

Joshua turned to look up at Aldo, biting the edge of his lip as his chest grew heavy in a pain of it's own. He may have sounded casual when asking Hans about where Omar and Donny were, but Joshua heard the faint, underlying voice crack in that question. Growing up with Aldo, Joshua knows him, and he knows how much Aldo truly cared for the Basterds, all of them.

Hans inhaled, looking down."Well, let's just say, she got what she deserved. And when you purchase friends like Bridget Von Hammersmark, you get what you pay for" he hissed, Joshua's whole body going rigid in shock."Oh, no, hopefully you weren't too close to her already?" Landa ridiculed, turning to Joshua."Ah, who am I kidding? All night, it's been more than clear where your affections lie..." the Colonel slowly panned his gaze from Joshua, cold eyes landing on Aldo, who stared right back at him."Disgusting. As if you weren't scum of the earth enough, already. No wonder you'll end up burning in hell" he spat, eyes flickering between Aldo and Joshua.

Joshua huffed, stern gaze on Landa."Ugh, l-like we need a malnourished Nazi-fuck tellin' us how to live our goddamn lives".

"Now, as far as your paesanos, Sergeant Donowitz and and Private Omar..." he ignored Joshua, leaning back in his seat.

"How you know our names?" Aldo cut off, Utivich now looking at him.

"Lieutenant Aldo, if you don't think I wouldn't interrogate every single one of your swastika-marked survivors..." Hans adjusted how he sat, shaking his head in shame."Then one, clearly you aren't as bright as your beau over here" he pointed out, looking at Joshua like he was old gum under his shoe."And two, we simply aren't operating on the level of mutual respect I assumed".

"No, I guess not" Aldo agreed.

"Well, back to the whereabouts of your two Italian saboteurs" Hans tapped the wooden table, dusting off his uniform."As of this moment, both Omar and Donowitz should be sitting in the very seats we left them in. Double-zero twenty-three and double-zero twenty-four, if my memory serves. Explosives still around their ankles, still ready to explode, and your mission- some would call a terrorist plot- as of this moment, is still a go".

Utivich and Joshua locked eyes in fear- their best friend, alongside Omar, was going to explode, blissfully unaware that Bridget's dead, and the three of them were captured.

"That's a pretty exciting story, what's next, ‘Eliza On Ice’?" Aldo looked around the room, disinterested, cracking a proud-of-himself smile when Joshua snorted. He swiped his thigh against Josh's, needing a constant reminder that Joshua was right there, that they were together- that's how it always should be.

Joshua may have found what Aldo said funny, but he caught the look of sadness, and pain, that flashed over Aldo's eyes at the idea of Omar and Donny dying.

Joshua and Aldo were all the other one had, until Donny and the Basterds came into the picture; both of their parents died already, so they really had no big family to return to. The Basterds were all they had, now, too. Aldo and him could have had the opportunity to save Wicki, Hicox, and Stiglitz, but with Hans holding them hostage, there was no way they could possible be able to save the others. Sure, their sacrifices could win the war, but if there's one thing Joshua knows, it's that Aldo may as well end up laying awake at night, years after this one, wishing this all could have gone differently.

Joshua knows for a fact that he'll be doing the same.

"However," Hans crossed both his arms on the table, now ignoring Aldo."All I have to do is pick up this phone right here, inform the cinema, and your plan is kaput".

"If they're still here, and if they're still alive, and sadly, that's one big if, there ain't no way yer goin' to take them boys without settin' off them bombs".

"I have no doubt. And yes, some Germans will die, yes, it will ruin the evening, and yes, Goebbels will be very, very, very mad at you for what you've done to his big night. But you won't get Hitler, you won't get Goebbels, you won't get Göring, and you won't get Bormann. And you need all four to end the war. But if I don't pick up this phone right here," Hans tapped the phone on the table between them, "you may very well get all four. And if you get all four, you end the war...tonight".

"Ah, that's all fun and- and games, Dr. Seuss, but ya didn't need t'say it twice. We're not the stupid ones in this room" Joshua insulted, Aldo giving him a pleased glance.

"Whatever. Gentlemen," Hans rolled his eyes, bringing out four wine glasses and pouring red wine equally into all of them."Let's discuss the prospect of ending the war, tonight. So, the way I see it, since Hitler's death or possible rescue rests solely on my reaction, if I do nothing, it's as if I'm causing his death even more than yourselves, wouldn't you agree?".

"I guess so" Aldo blinked slowly.

"How about you, Utivich?" Hans inquired, placing three wine glasses in front of the Jews, who couldn't even drink them, given that their hands were literally tied.

Utivich glanced down at the glass in front of him, then back up at Colonel Landa."I guess so, too".

"And what about you, Prettyboy Basterd?" Hans teased, turning to Joshua.

Joshua silently looked to Aldo, nodding and mumbling "yea".

"Gentlemen, I have no intention of killing Hitler, and killing Goebbels, and killing Göring, and killing Bormann. Not to mention, winning the war single-handedly for the Allies, only later to find myself standing before a Jewish tribunal" Landa paused for effect."If you want to win the war tonight, we have to make a deal" he smiled hopefully.

Aldo leaned back like he was in a spa, Utivich and Joshua not budging."What kind of deal?".

"The kind you wouldn't have the authority to make. However, I'm sure this mission of yours has a commanding officer. A general. I'm betting for...OSS would be my guess" Landa rhymed, annoying Joshua further. He exclaimed in excitement when none of the three men answered, saying "that's a bingo!".

Joshua looked confused; that's not how you say it. 

"Is that the way you say it? 'That's a bingo'?".

"You just say 'bingo'" Joshua corrected.

"Bingo! How fun!". The smile quickly vanished from Hans' face."But I digress, where were we? Yea! Making a deal. Over there is a very capable two-way radio" he pointed to the radio in the room behind them, from which they came from."And sitting behind it is a more-than-capable radio operator named...Hermann" Landa remembered, or probably just guessed."Get me someone on the other end of that radio with the power of the pen to authorize my...let's call it, the terms of my conditional surrender. If that tastes better going down".

Aldo sat back up again, leaning in."You know, where Joshua and I are from-".

"Yea? Where is that, exactly?" Hans cut him off in question, as if interviewing him.

"Maynardville, Tennessee" Aldo smiled, reminiscing the old days of when it was just Joshua and him, growing up, sneaking moonshine liquor while they were too young to drink, and even younger, when Joshua had to teach Aldo how to spell 'Tennessee'. It's better nowadays, because Joshua continuously pulls the "because yer the only ten-I-see" line on Aldo, which makes him a pile of lovey-dovey goo every time."We've done our share of bootleggin’” he explained, Joshua nodding along in accordance."Up there, you can engage in what the federal government calls illegal activity-".

"Which I'm sure you two engaged in a lot" Hans assumed, blinking between Joshua and Hans.

Joshua nodded, very clearly unashamed.

"And which I'm sure Joshua wished his father's friend did to him, seeing as he went as far as to lying about the man rap-".

"He wasn't finished!" Joshua barked, a certain animosity in his eyes. He glanced up at Aldo, quickly forcing himself to calm down. If Hans didn't believe Josh, so what? He remembers that incident, clear as day (much to his distaste), as does he remember how his dad's friend took advantage of him. That haunting memory is more proof than anything that it happened.

"But...But what we call just a man tryin' to make a livin' for his family sellin' moonshine liquor, it behooves oneself to keep his wits" he finished, Aldo nodding for verification."Long story short, we hear a story too good to be true, it ain't" he forced a cheeky smile onto his face.

Hans nodded blankly."Sitting in your chairs, I would probably say the same thing. And nine-nine-nine point nine-nine-nine times out of a million, you two cheeky boys would be correct. But in the pages of history, every once in a while, fate reaches out and extends its hand".

Aldo, Joshua, and Utivich stared at Hans silently.

Hans outstretched his arms, shrugging carelessly."What shall the history books read?".

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 6

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 2293

Warnings: Spoilers For Inglourious Basterds,

Note: And We’re Back With Part 6! Quite A Long One, But We Have Longer Ones Ahead. I REALLY Hope You Guys Are Giving This Series The Time Of Day, I Really Love It And Joshua And Aldo Mean So Much To Me Right Now. Part 7 Of 3.0 Out Tomorrow!

Joshua shifted his weight from one foot to the other, holding onto Aldo's arm as he looked around nervously.

"What's wrong?" Aldo automatically asked, turning his attention down to Joshua."Yer actin' all skittish" he knew Josh's tells when he's nervous, and doing that foot thing while darting his pretty blue eyes around was one of them.

Joshua looked up at Aldo helplessly, both his arms around Aldo's; the one he was previously just holding onto.

Aldo used his free hand to momentarily cup Joshua's cheek."Don't worry- we've been plannin' and goin' through with missions since before we could foxtrot, Joshy. We'll be fine".

Joshua nodded along, going to turn away, but Aldo stopped him from looking the other way.

"By the way," he sighed slowly, "you look unbelievably beautiful tonight, honey. Yer practically..." Aldo paused, looking for a word quickly."Glowin’. Maybe it's the light?" He asked, winking.

Joshua broke out into his first smile all night, fully positioning himself to face Aldo."You look so fuckin' good, though" he softly purred, trailing his hands down Aldo's chest, admiring him in the white tuxedo he wore.

"Not as good as you, baby, look at ya" Aldo smiled lovingly, cupping both of Joshua's cheeks and stroking them with his thumbs. He had his eyes on Joshua's, so whether he meant Joshua wearing a suit looked good, or if Joshua in general looked good, was beyond both of them. All Aldo knows is that he's been love-struck for Joshua ever since Josh was 15.

"If I didn't know any better 'bout your skills, I'd oughta send you into the film industry. A face like yer's would make it big, Joshy, I swear. That Clark Gable feller y'love so much wouldn't know what fuckin' hit him".

Joshua looked down, a shy smile on his face. He looked around quickly, careful to make sure no one was looking at them. Fast as light, Joshua wrapped his arms around Aldo's neck, and gave him a quick kiss on the lips."I love you, Aldo".

"Shucks-" Aldo grinned lazily, hands dragging down to Joshua's sides."I love you too, Josh".

"So, you two..." Bridget cut in, as Omar and Donny stood at attention (the Basterds were more than used to Aldo and Joshua taking their free time to practically worship each other).

Aldo groaned, arching a brow as he turned his head to Bridget."Yes?" He asked, Joshua rolling his eyes.

"You two are pretty open about each other" Bridget awkwardly commented.

"What, y'got a problem with it?" Aldo asked, the look he gave her reminding her how he could easily foil this plan as quickly as they started it. He kept an arm on Joshua, who pulled both of his own arms away, crossed in front of him.

"No, not at all, I'm just surprised. How long have you...?" She cleared her throat, glancing at Joshua, who looked at her with his tongue poking the inside of his cheek."If I'm allowed to ask, how old are you two, anyways?".

"Ugh, y-you are" Joshua replied. He pointed to himself with his right thumb, "ripely in my late twenties m’lady".

Aldo put his free hand on his hip."I m'self, I'm thirty. Bein’ best friends since childhood, despite Joshy's richer upbringin’, our love has aged finer than any wine out there" he explained.

Bridget nodded, turning to Joshua."And when exactly did you...y'know, know that females weren't for you?".

Joshua hummed, Aldo stealing a quick kiss when he puckered his lips in thought. He giggled, "uh, I- I think when I was around, say, my teen years. But I've always been this way, I only found out at around the right time".

"Since childhood?" Bridget asked for verification, the two nodding."No wonder you two are extremely close".

"Yes, ma'am. I'm Joshy's rock just as much as he is mine" Aldo smiled."Growin' up with Margolis, ya learn a thang or two about guns 'n' things that blow up. Whether it be makin' 'em, usin' em', aimin' 'em, or detonatin' 'em. Especially about bombs, explosives, or Mk-two grenades. That's why we call him Pineapple Bomb; he knows how to use 'em, and looks sweet while doin' it" he addressed, Donny and Omar nodding in agreement.

"If you are together, why does Margolis insist on calling you 'sir' or 'Lieutenant'? You are both the same rank" Von Hammersmark squinted.

"I, uh, I- I feel the need t'show Aldo as much respect as the other Basterds do" Joshua answered.

"Yea, and if he addresses me as such, around strangers, it makes him seem like just a loyal, fellow Lieutenant that goes to bite at people who insult me- which he does, every time. I can hold him back by doin' so much as saying his name".

"Ugh, n-not true" Joshua huffed, crossing his arms.

"You were very insistent on fightin' that Werner guy, in case you don't remember. And when we first got our hands on Von Hammersmark here, you almost stomped down those rickety stairs when Wilhelm just called me an 'idiot'" Aldo teased, nudging Joshua."Y'see, if any of the Basterds were to try stoppin' him, he won't let 'em, only I can. He's always been protective like that".

"I remember there being tabloids about you a while back" Bridget recollected, pointing at Joshua."Forgive me for being curious, but did that all really happen to you?".

Joshua stepped closer to Aldo, nodding."No matter what a-anyone said, yes, it did. The person who did that to me has been taken care of now, which- which is good, but the memory happens to stick around. Luckily for me, my lady, what happened to me- which did happen- does not define me in any way, shape or form".

Bridget nodded, turning around when she heard a man call "Fräulein Von Hammersmark".

The group turned their attention to a man in a Nazi uniform, with slick, thinning hair and whom looked to be much older than Aldo. 

Joshua took a step closer to Aldo, almost standing behind him.

Bridget plastered a smile onto her face, opening her arms in a welcoming way. She spoke to him in German, most likely welcoming him before doing that greeting-kiss that most sophisticated people do, the one Joshua encountered- and had to do- a lot, in his life.

The man turned his attention down to Bridget's leg in the cast, most likely questioning it.

"What're they sayin'?" Aldo whispered, leaning back, into Joshua.

"He, uh, he- he's askin' her about her leg" Joshua mumbled, clenching his jaw. He jumped softly when the man exploded in laughter, turning away."You mentioned mountain climbin', yea?" He mumbled, leaning towards Bridget.

"What do you think he's laughing at, then?" She returned rhetorically, glancing at him.

Joshua, Donny, and Aldo exchanged uncomfortable glances with one another, Aldo shrugging slightly with his hands on his hips.

Omar just stared at the man in plain, and utter disgust.

Once the man calmed down, he walked back over. He reclaimed their conversation in German, Bridget nodding along until he turned to look at Omar, Donny, Aldo and Joshua.

Bridget sighed before answering, shaking her head, but then pointing at Joshua, who pointed at himself."German?".

Joshua raised his eyebrows when he caught on, nodding. He held up a hand, scrunching his face up as he left a small amount of space between his pointer finger and his thumb, to give off the image that he only knew a little German.

"This handsome gentleman is Cecilio D'Alfonso" Bridget introduced in German, putting her hands on Joshua's arm."That is the wonderful and equally-good-looking Italian stuntsman, Enzo Gorlami" she pointed over at Aldo, "Cecilio is Mr. Gorlami's assistant".

Aldo nodded at the man, giving Joshua a quick smile as Bridget went on to introduce Donny and Omar with their aliases; Antonio Margheriti the cameraman and Dominick Decocco, Antonio's camera assistant. 

Bridget switched to Italian, introducing the man as Colonel Hans Landa of the SS.

"Bawnjourno" Aldo greeted, nervously holding his ticket.

Hans began speaking quickly in Italian, Joshua barely getting any of it.

"Gratzi" Aldo blankly returned.

"You said you know the most Italian and all yer capable of knowin' is 'hello' and 'thank you'?" Joshua thought, looking at Aldo with slight disgust, who looked like he was nailing it, as far as passing as an Italian went.

Hans pointed at Joshua, suspiciously repeating "Cecilio D’Alfonso?", as if he was asking if he was pronouncing it correctly.

Joshua nodded.

Hans nodded back, promptly turning to Aldo.”Gorlomi?”.

"Si- uh, correcto" Aldo nodded.

"Gorlam-lomi?" Hans looked unsure.

"Gorlami" Aldo called, holding up his hand as he repeated it.

Joshua kept his eyes on Aldo, madly uncomfortable.

Aldo sighed softly, glancing away in annoyance before leaning in and saying "Gorlami" softly. When Hans turned his attention to Donny, Aldo looked to Joshua."Did I do good?" He whispered.

"Oh, d-did you do goo- I oughta slap you in this here premiere" Joshua scolded, taking step toward Aldo and raising his hand in a threatening way.

Aldo grabbed his wrist."But you wouldn't actually though, would'ya?" He tilted his head, eyebrows raised in a knowing way.

Joshua closed his eyes, a shiver going up his body."Mmh- n-no".

Aldo nodded and let go, looking over at Donny.

Bridget piped up in German, once Omar smoothly introduced himself, Hans stopping her to ask to see their tickets. 

He got both of the ones Donny held in his hand, muttering in Italian. Hans bade Omar and Donny goodbye, Donny sparing Aldo, Bridget, then Joshua one last glance as he walked off.

Joshua offered him a reassuring smile, tossing in a wave as Aldo repeated "Arrivederci".

Bridget held Aldo's and Joshua's arms in her own, bidding Hans farewell and going to walk off.

Hans stepped in front of her, stopping all three of them by raising his hand. He called for a waiter, offering Bridget, Aldo, and Joshua glasses of champagne off of the waiter's silver plate.

Joshua understood "a glass of champagne, to toast 'Nation's Pride'", swiftly translating it to Aldo. He and Aldo looked over at each other once more, wincing gently before gluing their eyes back onto Hans. Numb, they held up their glasses, allowing Hans and Bridget to clink them all together. 

Hans gently held Bridget's arm, whispering to her in German as Aldo and Joshua looked around awkwardly, Joshua downing his champagne fiercely. He mumbled something to them after Bridget nodded, leading her away and into some room, closing the door behind them.

Joshua cringed in disgust."Ew, at a- at a premiere?".

"I'm sure that's not why they're in there. She called us handsome, remember? Lil' lady clearly has better taste than a Nazi like that" Aldo told.

Joshua trailed his hand up Aldo's chest, putting his empty glass on the plate of a waiter who passed by."I don't- I don't know what's more beautiful, this theater, or the great, good-lookin’ 'Enzo Gorlami' right in front of me" he teased, a smirk on his lips that showed that he knows what he wants.

Aldo chuckled, raising an eyebrow in obvious interest."Even though I caught m'self starin' at you from time to time durin' that whole ordeal...Weren't you jus' grimacin' at the idea of canoodlin' at a premiere, 'Cecilio D'Alfonso'?" He reminded, fingertips running through Joshua's perfectly-combed hair.

Joshua hummed lowly."Au contraire. Sometimes I can- I can look at the menu, I just can't order, Aldo. Sometimes." He challenged, knuckles brushing against Aldo's cheek."I love you, Aldo".

Aldo's shoulders dropped, letting his guard down as he snaked his arm around the small of Joshua's back."I love you too, Joshua. More than y'could ever imagine, with that Einstein brain of yours".

Joshua waved his hand dismissively, "ah, s-stop it, Aldo. We're in public".

"Like that'd ever stop anybody from tryin' t'make a move on ya" Aldo whispered, sparing Joshua a kiss on the cheek."I love you, Joshy. Seriously".

Joshua gazed into Aldo's blue eyes, a sweet smile on his lips."I love you too, Aldo. You know this, already".

Aldo and Joshua physically pulled away from one another, but weren't given another second to themselves when a group of sharply uniformed Nazis tackled them to the ground, shoving black bags over their heads. 

Joshua heard Aldo's champagne glass crash to the floor; pity, he was finally going to drink from that, too. He squirmed around, kicking and trying to free his hands as Aldo, like always, stayed the more verbal type.

"Fuckin' shithead faggot fuck- fuck you!" His swears were muffled by the bag, as Joshua felt rough rope tying his hands together."Bunch of shithead- fuck-" Aldo swore, feeling the bombs tied to his ankles being untied.

"Fuck, Aldo, th-the explosives" Joshua called, risking rope burn as he tried moving his hands around.

"Oh, I oughta- if any of you fucks lay a hand on him- I'll kill you, all of you faggots, y'hear me?" Aldo cursed."Fuck you, too, whoever had the balls to tackle him".

Joshua grunted, as the Nazis harshly pulled Aldo and him up, off the floor."Aldo, I-I'm scared" he whimpered.

"It's okay, Joshy, we'll be fine, it's okay, okay?" Aldo called, followed by an predatory growl."Goddamn Nazi farts, sons of bitches! Get yer hands off of us" Aldo continued to cuss the Nazis out, as they dragged Joshua and him out of the theaters.

"Let go of Aldo, you pieces of horseshit!" Joshua wriggled around.

"You fuckin' bratwurst-smelling'- goddamn, you! Get off, let go of him! Let go of Joshua!".

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Inglourious Boyfriends - Part 4

Fandom: Inglourious Basterds (2009)

Pairing: Joshua Margolis (OC) x Lt. Aldo Raine

Word Count: 1338

Warnings: Spoilers For Inglourious Basterds,

Note: Back Up To Speed With Part 4! Joshua, Despite Being In The War With Aldo, Is Startled By The Sound Of Gunshots. This Chapter Showcases How He Always Goes For/Reaches To Aldo For Protection, It’s Always Been That Way. This Chapter Also Shows Just A Lil’ Of How Much These Two Truly Mean To Each Other, And How Much They NEED Each Other. Enjoy!

Aldo kept his arms around Joshua's waist as they waited, his chest flat against Josh's back.

Donny was half-asleep on the bed at this point. He was jostled awake by a parade of gunshots coming from the basement tavern, very easily coming from more than one gun. 

Joshua hopped in fright, slapping his hand over his mouth to keep from yelping. Instinctively, he wrapped his arms around Aldo, burying his face in the crook of his Lieutenant's neck as a source of protection.

Aldo kept an arm around Joshua's waist, the other stroking his brown hair soothingly as the gunshots fired, nodding at Donny to get up."It's okay, Joshy, I'm here, Aldo's here, I love you, darlin'" he whispered, kissing the top of Joshua's head.

Donny nodded, gaze going soft at Joshua's startled form as he slowly stood up, walking over. He put a hand on Joshua's shoulder, as comfort.

Joshua quickly calmed down, mumbling "I- I love you too" as he slowly pulling away, looking toward the door."W-We, uh, we- we need t'go see if Hugo 'n' the others are okay" he told, brushing off his outfit.

Aldo nodded, hands on his hips."Alright. I'll go first, Joshua, you follow me, and Donny, you follow Josh. Hirschberg, stay on lookout with the others" he ordered, Hirschberg nodding obediently. Aldo gestured for Joshua and Donny to follow him, making his way towards the door and opening it. He froze on the spot, hearing more gunshots- this time from a singular gun- fire at the winding staircase.

Joshua sucked his teeth, going to hold Aldo's hand.

Aldo turned to Joshua, bring his hand up to his lips and placing a soft kiss on his knuckles. He turned back around, hearing a voice call from downstairs.

"You, outside, who are you? British, American? What?" The unfamiliar, but terrified, voice asked, cocking his gun.

"We're American" Aldo called down in reply."What are you?".

"I'm a German, you idiot-" the voice called, unaware of the fact that Aldo had to hold Joshua back from going down the stairs and kicking his ass for calling Aldo an 'idiot'.

"Speak English pretty good for a German" Aldo commented, the voice calling up "I agree".

"So let’s talk" it added.

Aldo glanced to Joshua, then Donny, and back down the stairs."Okay, talk" he agreed, ready for a load of bullshit to be said.

"I'm a father. My baby was born today, in Frankfurt. Five hours ago. His name is Max; we were in here, drinking, celebrating, they're the ones that came in shooting and killing, it's not my fault!" He yelled.

"Okay! It wasn't yer fault" Aldo nodded, going along with him."What's yer name, soldier?".

"Wilhelm".

"Now, is there anybody alive on our side?" Aldo asked.

"No" Wilhelm shook his head.

"I'm alive!" A frantic, female voice suddenly called, sounding like she was in pain, followed by Wilhelm yelling angrily in German.

"Hammersmark" Joshua heard Donny breathe, barely above a whisper.

"Who's that?" Aldo asked, Wilhelm answering with another question; "is the girl on your side?"."Which girl?".

"Who do you think? Von Hammersmark" Wilhelm exclaimed.

"Yea, she's ours" Aldo sighed, Wilhelm ignoring his "is she okay?" To cuss Von Hammersmark out in German."Wilelm!" He called, to get the German soldier's attention back onto him, but he only heard Wilhelm yell at her.

"She's been shot!" Wilhelm finally complied, "but she's alive!".

Aldo thought for a moment, giving Joshua's hand a quick squeeze."Okay Wilhelm. What do y'say we make us a deal?".

"What's your name?" Wilhelm hesitantly asked, panting.

"Aldo" Aldo answered."Okay, Wilhelm, here's my deal; you let me and two of my men come down there and take the girl away. No guns, no guns me, no guns you! And we take the girl, and leave. It's that simple, Willie. You go yer way, we go ours. And little Max gets to grow up playing catch with his daddy" he planned, smirking when he caught the blush on Joshua's face the moment he said 'daddy'. Aldo nudged him, chuckling softly before regaining composure."So, what do you say, Willie? We got us a deal?".

Wilhelm stayed silent for a few moments."Aldo?" He spoke up.

"I'm here, Willie".

"I want to trust you, but- but...but how can I?" Wilhelm stuttered.

Aldo glanced to Joshua, then back down the stairs."What choice you got, son?" He asked, softly.

Wilhelm took a deep breath."Okay, okay, Aldo, I'm gonna trust you. Come down".

Aldo turned to look at Joshua and Donny."Stay at least a few steps behind me" he whispered, staring his descent down the stairs. Aldo put his shaky hands up, slowly peaking out and looking at Wilhelm with a hopeful smile. He ducked back when he saw the gun in Wilhelm's hands."Hey, Willie, what's with the machine gun? I thought we had us a deal" Aldo complained.

"We still have a deal, now get the girl and go".

"Not so fast" Aldo showed his face for a second, "we only got a deal when we trust each other. And a Mexican standoff ain't trust".

"Whoa, whoa, you need guns on me for it to be a Mexican standoff" Wilhelm corrected.

"You got guns on us. You decide to shoot, we're dead. Up top, they got grenades. They drop 'em down here, yer dead. That's a Mexican standoff and that was not the deal" Aldo whined, pointing a finger at Wilhelm."No trust, no deal" he added.

"Wilhelm." Von Hammersmark pleaded, speaking to Wilhelm in German.

Wilhelm huffed in thought, his gun shaking in his hands as he looked down."Alright, Aldo. Fine" he gave in, standing up straight and putting the gun down on the counter."Just take the fucking traitor and and get her out of my sight" he snarled.

Aldo, Joshua and Donny were about to go down the rest of the stairs, but stopped dead in their tracks when they heard a handful of gunshots.

Aldo came around and saw Von Hammersmark, shaking as she pointed a small gun at Wilhelm, who was now dead.

Joshua followed suit, gasping when he looked around."Hicox" he instantly recognized a limp body by the girl.

Aldo gulped, putting a hand on Joshua's shoulder."Y'glad you didn't go down with 'em, now, sunshine?". He sounded sarcastic, but the Lieutenant's heart was pounding out of his chest; it almost happened, he almost lost Joshua forever. Aldo felt his grip on Joshua's shoulder tighten, imagining what he would have done if Joshua ended up going down to the tavern, and being a victim to...this. What would Aldo even do? With this weight on his shoulders, knowing how he technically let Josh kill himself, by letting him go down here.

Aldo was pulled from his thoughts when he felt a pair of arms wrap around him, and hold on tight- Joshua's arms.

Joshua held onto Aldo, face buried in his shoulder as he repeated "I'm sorry" softly, over and over again. His voice was shaky, and full of regret, as if he caused this standoff to happen."I'm so sorry" Joshua wheezed, blinking back tears at the thought of leaving Aldo alone.

"Woah, woah, sweetheart, sorry for what?" Aldo sweetly asked, hugging Joshua back."Y'did nothin' wrong" he reminded.

Joshua shook his head, fingers twitching."I- I almost left ya, Aldo, I almost died without ya" he explained, gritting his teeth."I'm so sorry, Aldo, I almost left you alone, without- with-without me, please-" Joshua sniffled, painfully holding back tears. Leaving Aldo alone is the last thing he'd ever want to do, or even do, hell, it's not even on the list! Joshua can't be without Aldo, and vice versa. That's how it's always been. That's how it always will be.

Aldo kissed Josh's cheek, slowly rubbing his back."It's okay, Joshy, okay? I'm here, you're okay" he comforted, thanking whatever deity's out there for letting Joshua continue to be with him.