#alex ness x reader

[kaisaerinlover]

alexis ness

tw: yandere themes , kidnapping

alexis ness, before if you heard that name all you would feel is endearment and love, your childhood best friend ness. he was always so sweet, and he still is, kinda? you guess? you’re not really sure. what are you supposed to make of him now? this isn’t the ness you once knew and loved? i mean, was he always like this? the type to tie you up and keep you locked away in his bedroom like a sick version of a disney princess? did you miss the signs? seriously, what the fuck is going on right now?

you and ness grew up alongside each other, childhood best friends. your parents had both joked that you guys would get married, but being kids you never understood that. or you didn’t, only you, because from what he did now you’re sure he always knew the implications of that. you feel betrayed really, how could he do this? you and him spent hours together as children, since his parents were so busy. you remember playing in the streets of hamburg pretending you have magic powers, just being children. you miss those days so much, because whatever is going on now is just messed up, wrong. what changed?

well, now that you think back on it, in highschool guys did avoid you a lot, until ness left. it was weird, but you didn’t think too much of it. was that seriously his doing? did he get guys to stay away from you in some sick act of possession? you’re sick to your stomach. there were so many signs that you missed that he was… like this. is there even a word for this other than deranged or psychotic? you could almost throw up, almost, and the silence in the room whilst ness is out practicing is ironically killing your ears. you almost miss him, almost, because he’s been gone for so long you’re losing your mind. your just tied up sitting on his bed.

as you fidget around with the rope constricting your hands, you find a loose part. yes!!!!! yesyesyesyesyes!!! you scream internally, you begin shaking your wrists a little, trying to free your hands and then the rest of your body. you can feel the binds starting to loosen and they’re almost off. just a little more. almost there almost ther-

he’s back, he pushes open the door to his bedroom. “i’m home engel!!!” he says so characteristically cheerful of him. you’re so… so… you were so close…? how is he so fucking cheerful right now. you’re biting your tears back, blinking rapidly as to not cry, as he just walks over to you and mindlessly starts babbling about his day whilst stroking your hair. what the fuck? this is so unfair. this is so fucking unfair. you were so fucking close.

“…and then kaiser scored, it was soo cool!!! how was your day? did you miss me?” he looks at you dead in the eyes, you used to find his smile cute. now it’s just… unsettling. alexis ness is truly sunshine in a bottle. if the sunshine was crazy. and had eyes that bore right into your very being. and a smile that’s a little too big for your liking. and barely blinked. and- “well? did you?” he’s still looking at you with that humongous smile. jeez it’s uncanny. you gulp nervously and nod your head, not trusting your voice to not shake if you verbalise the (kind of) lie. he laughs at that and comforts you “well i’m here now!!” you’re still tied up, well kind of, the rope is all loose, you might still have a chance of getting away from this sicko.

“do you want me to untie you?” he muses. no? don’t, don’t, he’s going to see that you almost escaped. but if you say no, that would be weird? just try anyway. “uhm- n-no thanks alexis- i don’t mind being all- like- tied- it’s nice i guess?” you give him your fakest smile and bat your eyes, partially to be cute and partially to not cry. he simply just laughs at you, “oh baby you’re too cute! of course i’ll untie you, i’m home now, and you won’t be able to get away. and you didn’t even try to get away. ah, i guess that means you looove me doesn’t it, liebling?” fuck. no. now you even feel a little guilty, he seems so fucking happy. fuck you alexis ness.

as he goes to begin untying you he realises that his ropes are so loose now around your wrists. he freezes, hovering over your shoulder hands on your wrists. it’s scary, he’s not even moving, what the fuck? your heart is going erratic in your chest, it might rip out of the confines of your ribcage and onto alexis’ bed. “you tried to leave me, didn’t you?” he still hasn’t moved. “oh- well- no? w-why would i- i do that?” you try to sound as convincing as you can, but you know it’s fruitless. and you’re fucking scared. as kids, you always pulled stuff like this, when you were first getting into magic. you guys watched an escape artist in the streets and thought it was so cool, how did he get out of those binds? maybe ness will just see it as that and everything will be okay! yes; that’s exactly what’s going to happen, you shouldn’t stress yourself!

his head sinks into your shoulder and you feel him scowl. “how could you try to leave? don’t you like me? don’t you remember all the time we spent together as kids? how come you don’t love me anymore? when we were younger you said you loved me, did you stop loving me? what did i do wrong” he hits you with too many questions at once, and you don’t know what to do. you did say you loved him as kids, and you still do a little, but you miss the ness you thought you knew, this isn’t the alexis you knew and loved. you almost had a crush on him in highschool, almost. but he moved away to focus on soccer more. maybe if he never left, you would be in a normal relationship right now, not this scenario ripped straight out of a 12 year olds wattpad story. you’re not exactly scared of him hurting you, you know he wouldn’t ever do that. but since when did he get so… needy? was he always this insecure? you don’t ponder on it, because you already missed so many signs of him being completely and utterly crazy, you’re just not sure what to do, or say.

“ah- uhm- ness- it’s okay, sorry, i just really needed to go to the bathroom…? so i was- trying to like get untied i guess. sorry” you murmur out. fingers crossed he’ll believe it. he’s still quiet, head resting on your shoulder looking out into the rest of his bedroom. your heart is racing, your blood has probably circulated ten times that of the distance of a normal marathon around your body by now. man, you haven’t wished this since you got here, but can he just talk to you? say something maybe? he would never hurt you, he’s too sweet, but even you’re starting to doubt it now. the lack of communication is terrifying in this moment.

he just looks up after a while and smiles at you. “oh okay, i knew you’d never do that to me anyway! next time i’ll get you an ankle chain, so you can still go to the bathroom, would you prefer that?” he’s still smiling up at you from your shoulder. what is with this guy? how did his mood change so fast? you were sure he was about to rip your throat out just moments before. gosh, how can he say that with such a smile on his face. you just nod in return to his question, and he sits up and kisses you all over your face. “i love you, prinzessin! i’ll get you your chain tomorrow first thing in the morning, hope you won’t mind being tied up a little longer!” all you can do is smile awkwardly at him. yep, you don’t mind at all. definitely not. and as your kidnapper peppers your face with kisses and lets his hands roam all over your body, you can’t help but to wonder, is this really what the rest of your life is going to be looking like? maybe you can just pretend you’re kids again, playing some game, where he’s the wizard and your the locked up princess. just distract yourself from this, it’s sick, he’s sick.

and it’s even sicker when you struggle to know how to feel, since he’s kissing you so sweetly, so innocently. are you scared that you’re going to come to enjoy this arrangement? you should be. because you will eventually.

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Alex Cabot x Casey Novak x Reader SFW Fluff Alphabet

Big thanks to to @scealaiscoite for their SFW Poly Fluff Alphabet for the inspiration here!

a = affection Is anyone more overtly affectionate than the others? You are definitely the most outwardly affectionate. Not in a PDA sense, you just tend to be the most sentimental. You don't initiate physical touch a whole lot, but Alex and Casey both know you are down to cuddle at any time, and they take advantage of it often. Alex is the snugglier of the two, but Casey gets FOMO when you snuggle without her, so she'll jump in, too. b = bed What's the sleeping situation like? California King (no twin bed! no roommates!). Casey on the right, Alex on the left. You are forever the middle spoon because (a) you love it, (b) you're by far the smallest, and (c) both Casey and Alex can feel a bit smothered after a whole night of middle spoon-ing. c = comfort When someone's feeling down, how do the others look after them? When you're down, your self-esteem takes a hard hit, so Alex and Casey do their best to be extra reassuring. When Alex is down, you and Casey do your best to make her feel important and to distract her. Nice clothes, expensive dinner, all your attention all night. When Casey's down, she needs to take a fucking break. The problem is that she never wants to. You and Alex usually have to take her phone and laptop away and force her to relax. Bubble bath, takeout, snuggles, the works.

d = dates What do dates look like? Who usually plans them, and are they individual or a group affair? You take turns planning, but also enjoy the occasional spontaneous date. Everyone is always invited, but not everyone always goes. You have lots of things you like to do all together, like dinner and a movie or a weekend at the beach or a trip to the farmer's market. But there are things you do in pairs, too. For example, you and Alex love classical music, so you've got season tickets to the NY Phil, but Casey's ears would explode if you made her go. Alex will attend a sports event with you and Casey once in a blue moon, but mostly it's just you two. Alex and Casey love dancing, from ballroom to clubbing and everything in between. You are a truly awful dancer and have a really hard time in loud, crowded environments, so you usually send them on their way and enjoy an evening to yourself.

e = events Who drags everyone else to their family's and friends' events? When it comes to family, you do all the dragging. Casey's parents live in the city, so you see them at least a few times a month, and Alex doesn't talk to her dad (her mom died when she was 17). You're very close to your family, and you're the only one who has siblings and nieces and nephews. Christmas at your family's is a given, and Alex and Casey are 100% there for it. But friend events? Those are all Casey. Alex will drag you to one, too, mostly out of obligation, but Casey genuinely enjoys going out and grabbing drinks with friends and will convince you both to go with her sometimes.

f = fights Are fights something that happen often? How are they resolved? Of course you fight. Everyone fights. But the fights are usually civil and logical and respectful. You've got twice as many relationships to maintain in a triad, so direct communication is a priority for you all. Casey and Alex have had to learn how to tone down their "lawyer-ness" during arguments, though. At first, they'd sometimes fight you so hard–like they were in court–that they'd end up making you cry. They always felt awful and backpedaled real quick. They're a lot gentler with conflicts now.

g - getting together How did you all get together? Alex and Casey met at work, a slow-burn career romance. By the time you came along, they'd already been together for several years. They'd discussed polyamory before and, while neither was necessarily opposed, neither one of them had anyone else they wanted to date either. So it was very much a we'll cross that bridge when we come to it situation. They came to the bridge when you moved to the city and joined Casey's rec softball league. It was Casey who fell for you first, Casey who started inviting you out to lunch with her and Alex after softball games, Casey who cautiously, gently asked Alex how she'd feel about her dating you. To which Alex said, Yeah, of course, if it'll make you happy. But I think I kind of want to date her, too. Can we all date? Do you think she'd be into that? It turns out that, yes, you were into that.

h = hobbies Do any of you share hobbies or passions? How do you include your other partner(s) in them? There's a foundational understanding between you that you don't all have to enjoy the same things. You and Alex share a deep love of reading and often spend evenings on the couch reading together, snuggled up against Casey as she plays video games or watches sports. You and Casey play softball together, and you love watching sports–baseball, basketball, football, you name it. Alex will watch with you, but she's mostly in it for the game day snacks you make. And obviously Casey and Alex have a whole career/calling in common, so they talk about that a lot, but they always try to make sure you're included in the conversation, and make sure to explain patiently when you have questions.

i = in sickness and in health When someone is sick, who's the caretaker and who's the germaphobe? Who's resistant to being taken care of? It depends on what kind of sick. If puking is involved, Alex and Casey are on their own. You are out of there, probably staying in a hotel, leaving soup deliveries outside the door with a mask on. Any other kind of sickness, and you absolutely dote on them. Casey eats this up. She is a pitiful sick person. Alex, on the other hand, will keep going until she literally can't anymore. And even then she'll tell you she's fine, and you have to force her to rest and take it easy. You can't exactly talk, you're pretty resistant to being taken care of, too. But that's mostly because Casey and Alex have important jobs to do, and you don't want to distract them.

j = joker Who's got the best sense of humor? Do you all like to tease and banter? You are by far the funniest of the three of you. You love making Alex and Casey laugh. It's one of the highlights of your life. Their jobs are so serious; they can tend to be on the serious side, too. So you make it your mission to brighten their days. That being said, there's a lot of good-natured teasing and insulting that happens on a regular basis. Casey calls you asshole more than she calls you anything else, probably. Alex has a razor sharp wit which is mostly funny, but every once in a while she'll toe the line between funny and mean. She can immediately tell when she's taken it too far, though, and is quick to make it up to you.

k = knowing Who can read their partners like a book? Is there anyone who has their walls up, even around their partners? By nature of being incredibly intuitive, you are the best at reading emotions. The problem is that you can usually tell what they're feeling but not why or who it's related to, so you almost always think it's somehow your fault. You're working on that one in therapy. Oddly, you're probably also the hardest to read. You have walls up, though they're slowly coming down. And Casey and Alex can have tunnel vision when it comes to work, so sometimes they miss things. Of the two of them, Casey is the more open with her emotions. Alex is open with anger and anger only. She's working very hard on being open with her other feelings, too.

l = lavish Is there anyone who really likes to lavish and show off their partners? How do the others react to it? Alex. Alex all the way. She's proud of herself, proud of the work she does, and proud of having not one but two stunning girlfriends. She dresses you and Casey up to the nines in clothes it would have taken you years to afford. When she walks into a room with you in a tailored Valentino suit on one arm and Casey in a designer gown on the other, she just knows everyone's jealous that she's living the best of both worlds. Since neither you nor Casey came from money, you both had a hard time with Alex's generosity at first, but you came to accept that showing you off is just Alex's way of telling you how proud she is of you and how happy she is that you're hers.

m = memories Is anyone more on the sentimental side? You, 100%. Although Casey and Alex have their moments, too. But you're the one who packs lunches with little loves notes. You're the one who surprises them with flowers at work, who cooks their favorite dinner because you know they had a bad day. You'll pick up that book that Alex wants so bad, but doesn't have time to go get. You'll record the Giants game instead of watching it while Casey's at work because you know she'd rather watch it together later. Of course, they do sweet things for you, too. Like Alex asking you to read your favorite book to her because she wants to read it with you. Or Casey organizing a game night with the SVU folks at your house, because she knows you want to hang out with them, too, you're just much more comfortable at home. You all have your moments, but they'd both agree that sentimentality just comes so, so naturally to you. It's a gift.

n = nights What's the nighttime routine like when you're all together? You are a big, big fan of parallel play so, even though you usually like to quietly read a book before bed, you want to do it wherever Alex and Casey are. Alex spends an eternity in the bathroom on her skin care routine before putting on the softest, most luxurious pajamas. She fixes herself a cup of peppermint tea and curls up next to you with her own book. Casey always has "more work to do," but she'll go through case files while you and Alex read. Or she'll finish the newspaper if she didn't get to that morning. She always has a gigantic, messy collection of file folders, old newspapers, and half-full glasses of water on her nightstand. You almost always fall asleep first, and they don't stay up too much longer because "you're just so adorable" and "I can't pay attention when you look that snug-able!"

o = open How open are you with one another? Very. You don't keep secrets. You don't tell lies. When you first got together, Alex suggested you all lay down "relationship rules." Those were two of the biggest. It sometimes takes longer for you to open up about what you're feeling, but they've learned that it doesn't really have anything to do with how much you trust them, it's just how you process things.

p = PDA What's PDA like with them? Is there anyone who loves it? Anyone who hates it? Alex would full-on make out with you in public, but she knows that's not a good look for someone in her position. Also, you and Casey do not like PDA. Casey will kiss you on the cheek or put a hand on the small of your back at a party, but that's it. You might hold their hands, but you won't do anything else in front of others. Alex won't either unless she feels like someone's infringing on her territory (her territory being you and Casey). Then she gets really possessive and is not afraid to show people that you're hers.

q = quiet Who prefers to spend their time out and about, and who likes to spend it at home? Casey is the most social of you. She loves going out with you or going out with friends. Alex is kind of in the middle. She's very, very good with people and socializes quite a bit, but often out of political obligation (to grease the wheels, so to speak, and make connections) rather than for fun. You are a hardcore homebody. You'll go out with them because you love them, but you're always very excited when you all decide on a night in.

r = romantic Is anyone a bit of a sap for their partners? You. So, so you. You just truly can't believe you lucked out with these two gorgeous, strong, confident, crazy smart women. Oddly enough, both Alex and Casey tend to be more affectionate with you than they are with one another. It's not that they love each other less, but you've got a couple of theories as to why they're just a little more romantic with you. (1) You're much, much smaller than them. Like a full 10 inches shorter. So they sometimes baby you a bit. They think you're very cute. You both love and hate it. (2) They were together first, and then kind of simultaneously fell for you, so you sometimes think they see you as collectively theirs, tag-teaming to take care of you and love you. You don't mind. They're collectively yours, too. (3) You're more sentimental than either of them, so it's easier for them to be sentimental with you than with one another. But, all in all, there's plenty of romance to go around.

s = sharing Is there anyone who's particularly territorial of their partners? ALEX. Very possessive of both of you. Casey's pretty damn possessive of you, too. Less so of Alex, but that's probably because she knows nobody fucks with Alex. You are the least territorial, mostly because you're just glad to be there. It doesn't leave a whole lot of room for jealousy. Just as Alex and Casey did before you came along, you all have an open understanding that if someone else were to come along–for any of you–you'd be okay with one of you pursuing a relationship with someone else, too. But it seems unlikely. You're all deeply content with things as they are now and don't really see yourselves bringing anyone else in.

t = terms of endearment Nicknames! What are the nicknames!? Alex uses honey or my love. Casey uses sweetheart and honey and sometimes baby. You mostly use lovely, which drives both of them wild, and also honey on occasion.

u = urge Who's the most impulsive? And who reins them back in? None of you are very impulsive. You think things through before acting. But of the three of you, Alex is probably the one who lets her emotions get the best of her, which can sometimes get her into hot water. Both Casey's and Alex's emotions (and impulses to do something brave and stupid) run high during hard cases. Thankfully, you're usually there to talk them out of it.

v = vacations How do vacations go? And where do you travel? You do vacations big. Alex has a lot of money, and you all love traveling. Alex considers it her absolute joy to make you and Casey's travel dreams come true, because she knows you didn't grow up with the kind of money to make them happen. She whisks you away on far-flung vacations as often as she can. An even bigger test of her love: she'll go camping with you because Casey loves it so much. But only with the highest end camping gear. And she will not touch a fish or a fishing pole, but she'll sit in a chair and read with you while you and Casey go fishing. Your favorite vacation so far? A surprise holiday trip to Soneva Jani in the Maldives. You'd always wanted to go to the Maldives, but it was very much a pipe dream. Alex packed for you, and you had no idea where you were going until you boarded the connecting flight to Malé. You were so excited you cried a little. When you stepped into your overwater bungalow, you just couldn't contain your excitement, running around the building, staring out at the crystal blue water, and kissing Casey and Alex over and over again, saying "Thank you thank you thank you thank you!"

w = worthy How are insecurities handled? Are any of you more self-conscious than the others? You're the most self-conscious. Casey and Alex are just so conventionally beautiful and successful and confident. They're smart, powerful, career-driven women and you're... a dorky, tiny, androgynous little work-from-home ad copywriter. Sometimes it's hard to know what they see in you. Alex is almost never insecure because she's cocky as fuck. Unless she screws up at work, and then she needs a lot of reassurance. Casey is insecure in that she's never able to live up to her own standards, so you have to remind her often that she doesn't need to be perfect and she's doing great. Insecurities in your home are always met with love and reassurance, never annoyance or frustration.

x = xoxo Who checks up on their partners a lot when they're apart? Do they call or text? Casey. She'll call to check up on you at least once a day. If you're out of town, she calls you at night, too, right before bed, on speakerphone with her and Alex (or vice versa, if Alex is out of town). Alex misses you, too, but she's more likely to text sporadically throughout the day. You text or call when you see something funny or something that reminds you of them.

y = yearn Who misses their partners the most, even just throughout the day? You really like your alone time, so you miss them but you really like having your space (working from home is great for this). But Casey and Alex miss you. Because you're home so often, when you're not home–out with friends, spending the weekend at your parents', etc.–they almost don't know what to do with themselves. Bonus POV: The Group Chat Casey: babe when are you coming home 😢 💔 😭 💌 😫 Alex: my love I need you here in my arms You: omg chill you guys i've been gone for like 2 hours! Casey: yeah 2 hours 2 long

z = zealous Who was especially eager in pursuit of the relationship? Was anyone more reserved? When it was just Alex and Casey, Alex made the first move. With you, it was Casey who came after you the hardest. Alex was a bit more reserved because she didn't want to make you feel like you had to date her, too. She wanted to be sure that you knew if you just wanted to date Casey and not her, that was okay. but she really did want you. She was trying so hard to be respectful that you eventually had to ask her out. Alex, can we go out sometime? Yeah, I'll see when Casey's free. No, I meant... just me and you. I mean, obviously Casey can come, too, if she wants, but... I'd like to take you out if you'll let me.

[mysouleaten]

FRIENDSHIP BRACELET [S] !

platonic[?] kurona, ness, niko x reader

summary ... little blurbs on how your best friends react to you giving them friendship bracelets!

an ... this is a re-edited work I had on my last account and I wanted to post it again because I thought it was cute!

RANZE KURONA

sooo all I know about his man is he’s somewhat quiet and says few words [I promise I'll read the manga soon..]

you and him have been friends for a long time! :D

you have never had a problem with him being quiet

just like he never had a problem with you being more outgoing

he lets you talk his ear off :)

BUT WE'RE HERE FOR THE BRACELET !

you have been walking around a small store and stumbled across a couple of matching friendship bracelets

and your first thought was

’ I should get one for kurona! :O ’

and you did, he was thrilled! <3

you wanted some new jewelry for yourself and decided to hop into a new tiny shop that was in your city

it looks more like a cafe than a jewelry shop with its bright pastel colors and plants in front of the windows- but who were you to judge?

walking into the small shop and hearing the bell ring above your head and a small “hello!” from the cashier, which you replied back and made your way through the shop to see anything that would catch your interest

and what would you know! something did!

it was a line of bracelets in small boxes and pictures above them, showing a much better view of what was inside

they were interesting…. just nothing creative and to your taste but still pretty to look at nonetheless!

wait you take your words back

there it was! the best friendship bracelet anyone could buy their shark-teeth friend! he was gonna love this!

kurona was waiting for you to pick him up from practice

he was tired from all the running.. he couldn’t wait to get home with you and watch a new show you wanted to show him

he finally saw your car parking and saw you getting out with something in your hands

he was curious

what were you holding? was it for you? or him? he wanted to know

“rannn! look what I found it’s so cute! you’re gonna love it!” your excited voice had brought him comfort from the long day

running up to him with a bright smile handing him the same box he was curious about..

when you held out the box to him, he got to see your wrist and saw a new pretty bracelet

it was thick silver with little blue shark outlines engraved into it and a small light blue shark magnet to connect to something- wait..

“this is for you! I really hope you like it!”

it was for him!

and he loved it very much, so much that he hid his face with his jacket sleeve hiding the small pink blush on his cheeks..

ALEXIS NESS

you and him shared a friendship through kaiser but this ain't about him

ness was very surprised!

he loved it soo much! it made him feel special :>

little pookie blushed at the kind gesture !!

you and ness had a small date, it was a friend date nothing more and somehow kaiser wasn’t there, which surprised you but you thanked the soccer ball heavens for it..

you had the small box with the bracelet inside, you already gave one to kaiser and wanted to give ness his

seeing the magenta-haired male sitting on a park bench in front of a lake

you sped up your walk to get over to him, sitting down next to him and turning your body towards him, giving a shy smile

“here you go alex! I hope you like it!” you cheerfully stated

“hm?” he hummed, putting away his phone and reaching for the box you were handing him

he saw a new bracelet on your wrist, it looked lovely!

“oh! that is a very beautiful bracelet!” ness exclaimed

your cheeks heated up and his words and he let out a small giggle and his little ‘v’ smile

putting the box you gave him into his pocket to look at later, he kept asking you about your bracelet and saying how lovely it looked

“alexxx! you were gonna get the same one! but you put it away!” you huffed and puffed out your cheeks

“huh? oh!” he quickly took out the small box and started to carefully open it

pulling out a matching bracelet, his eyes lit up at the sight of it!

“did-” “yes kaiser got one too! just admire your own one!”

he chuckled and did as you said

looking at the bracelet more carefully he saw small writing on the inside of the bracelet

’[name] and kaiser love you very much ♡’

his face heated up very quickly and he hid his face from you, mumbling his 'thank you' to you

IKKI NIKO

niko was a bit embarrassed when you first gave it to him

but was very appreciative !

making sure it was always in sight for others, and you and him to see

niko was happy to call you his friend

he was happy to have you around, always praising him for small things and making him smile or laugh with your dumb jokes

he was waiting for you to come back to your shared apartment with him

you were running late and weren’t answering your phone

he was getting worried but all the worry washed away when he heard the front door open and lord and behold you were there

standing out of breath like you ran a marathon, you looked up and ran to niko with stars in your eyes

“sorry! sorry! I wanted to give you something on our friendship marriage anniversary!” you happily said

“huh? marriage?… were not even married” niko huffed out

“we are- platonically- we are, yes” you said

he lightly smiled and then turned his attention to the box you were holding and a bracelet he never saw you wear before

“huh? whats that?” he pointed at the box then at the bracelet

“oh! this is your gift!”

“my gift?….aw, I didn’t get you anything! that’s not fair ..” he frowned

“it’s fine I don’t care! just look at this!” you pushed the box you were holding into nikos hand

it was a beautiful blue bracelet that matched the color of his eyes

picking up the bracelet and putting it around his wrist he lifted his arm up to show you

“i like it very much, it’s beautiful” he mumbled with a light blush coating his face

“im happy you like it!”

“yeah yeah… c'mon let’s watch something”

ngl im not sure I like this very much </3

[littlemissthunderstorms]

HIII I LOVE UR FANFICS SO MUCHHH

i need more fetus alex plz im begging maybe one where they go to school together and they go together to the bathroom and fuck 😊😊

HELLOOO thank you so much!!💓

college student reader x college student (2006) alex!! smut smut smut enjoooooyyy

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“the process of reporting on one’s own conscious mental experiences,” you read from the flimsy flashcard in your hand, staring at alex from the other side of the table.

“indivi- i mean, um, introspection,” he muttered. you gave him a little nod of approval, followed by a yawn. he linked his leg around yours from under the table, flashing you a sweet smile. “tired?”

you shook your head. “not really. just, tired of this but i like helping you study, s’ alright.” alex took the stack of flashcards from your hand and tied a rubber band around them, tossing the deck in his bag. “i aswell am tired of this.” the boy smirked

you blushed a bit from his subtle flirtation, even if it only peeked through in his pearly smirk. “yeah?” you replied. “yeah.” he muttered, almost a whisper, almost as if he wasn’t really thinking about anything in particular besides you in this moment. you rested your face in your hand, tilting your head, maintaining his gaze as your hand crept along his thigh under the table. your movements were slow, tentative. you’d inch up the denim a bit, and then move back to his knee, slowly, like a sweet act of affection, but every time your delicate fingers would trail back up his thigh, they’d travel a little higher each time.

alex gulped a bit, feeling his face flush as his jeans got a little too tight. he grabbed your hand from under the desk, intertwining his fingers in yours. “wanna get out of here?”

a sudden sense of need and urgency overwhelmed you both as you stepped out of the library. “we could go to my dorm,” you suggested, unsure. the moment felt like a whirlwind. it would take a while to get back to the dorms and besides, you weren’t completely sure your roomate wasn’t home. alex sensed the iffy-ness in your tone, looking down the hallway. “or, there’s a bathroom right down there.”

you bit your lip. it was risky, sure, but it wasn’t like a normal public bathroom. the library bathrooms were much more secluded, like family bathrooms so nevertheless, you agreed.

5 minutes later and backpacks were slung to the floor, messy kisses were exchanged, and urgency and lust overwhelmed you both as you ran your hands through his short hair, pressing him against the door with your body. alex’s muffled groans and whimpers only motivated you more, your hand fumbling with the buttons of his jeans as the other slid underneath his polo shirt, palm splayed against the warm skin of his lower stomach.

“ah fuck,” he whispered, a hand tangled in your hair whilst the other pulled you in by your waist. “been thinkin bout you all day, fuck you’re so pretty,” alex rambled. you smiled, huffing against his lips. “help me get my jeans off, yeah? i’ll help ya with yours,” you ordered.

“whatever you say.” he scrambled to shuffle your jeans down your thighs, leaving you in your underwear. once you’d done the same he was left in his boxers. not wasting anymore time, he pulled his cock out of the elastic waistband, moving your panties to the side and aligning his tip with your entrance.

you whined quietly, watching as a strand of your arousal stuck to him when he playfully pulled his tip back. you hit his chest, impatient. “cmon, be good.” he chuckled a bit, his jaw hanging slack when he finally complied and slid his cock in, filling you up in a way that elicited pathetic little gasps from your lips as you clawed at his shoulders.

alex grabbed your hips, redirecting you so that you could lean against the counter. he ducked his head down, burying his nose into your neck as he started fucking you. you held him tight, one hand grasping his short hair as the other rested under his shirt, softly clawing his back when his pace got quicker.

“thas’ it, oh, fuck pretty girl,��� he rambled into your ear, his hand brushing the hair out of the side of your face. you moan at his words. when you first met him, he was awkward and shy, fiddling with his pen, not even being able to look at you properly when he spoke without getting flustered. and now? now he’s fucking you in a campus bathroom, petting your hair and cooing dirty little praises in your ear.

you were sopping for him, obscene noises echoing through the small bathroom whenever he moved his hips. you hoped to god no one happened to be passing by, your moans would give you away instantly. the way his cock stroked your walls so sweetly, stretching you out and nudging against that spongey spot that made you feel so fluttery, just to pull put and slam back in over and over and over and fuck. you were practically screaming his name at this point.

getting close, you grabbed his face, all sweaty and flushed, much like when you’d watch him play at his shows under the hot fluorescent stage lights. with one hand bunching the fabric of his collar and the other holding his cheek, you pulled him in for a messy, needy kiss. he moaned into your mouth, his tongue immediately sliding against yours in a way that made the butterflies in your abdomen swirl and flutter. you kissed him desperately, his pace stuttering and getting harder and faster- you could tell he was almost there too.

his hands snaked up and under your shirt, grasping at your soft skin and tracing up your sides. you wrapped a leg around his waist, his cock even deeper at the new angle, and just like that, you were gone. your eyes rolled back as you moaned and gasped into his mouth, clenching his cock and pulling him over with you. he gasped and gripped your waist. your back arched as you lay back onto the counter, his hot release filling you up even more.

as you both started to come down from the intense highs, his hips began to slow and he pulled out. you lay there on the cool countertop, trying to catch your breath. alex smiled, leaning down and kissing you softly, still panting a bit himself. a few moments later, you felt his release running out of you. you decided to deal with that mess later and pulled your jeans and underwear up, alex getting dressed as well.

you gave him a little peck on the cheek and turned to look in the mirror at yourselves. “shit,” you chuckled. he laughed a bit too. your hair was all mussed, cheeks flushed and lips swollen, much like alex, his hair all spiky and sticking up. “well don’t we look good,” he snickered, moving to fix your hair, brushing the tangles out with his fingers. you smiled at the kind gesture.

“you look absolutely gorgeous my love,” he cooed, kissing you sweetly. you wrapped your arms around him. “so do you. i love you.”

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[polydeuces]

ＳＭＳ: ｓｅｘ， ｍｏｎｅｙ， ｓｏｌｕｔｉｏｎｓ

pair: alex turner x fem! reader

summary: alex turner and reader hit the stage together in la, sparking fan frenzy and speculation about their chemistry. as they tease future collaborations, fans eagerly await what's next for this dynamic duo.

requests are open!

arcticmonkeys

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arcticmonkeys: Another unforgettable night in LA. Amazing crowd. We got to share the stage with this incredible talent itsy/n, who killed it tonight! Can't wait to do it again.

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itsy/n: Thanks, guys! I had a blast ! Can't wait for our next show together. 😉

casualmusicfan: OMG, my two favorite musicians on stage together! This is like a dream come true! You both were amazing I am so shocked wow!!

alexlover: we all saw the videos and pics, yall have so much chemistry its electric

ynswife: please tell me there's more coming! pleasee

mybabyyn: I'm getting major rockstar power couple vibes here. hmm?

amdaily: loved the show tonight! you guys bring so much energy to the stage. when y/n came out i think i almost blacked out. i was in the front row, and it was insane!

itsyn: You're all amazing! Your energy tonight was off the charts. Stayed tuned for more shows and maybe even a little something special from us in the near future..

itsy/n

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itsy/n: Last night's show was electric ⚡️ ! Performing with arcticmonkeys was a wild experience. Here's a sneak peek of our backstage-ness. We might have a little something in the works... Stay tuned.

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cornerstonefan: Are you two working on something new or not? The suspense is killing me! 😩

fluorescentave: backstage with alex? wow, i’d love to be a fly on the wall for that

tranquilityechoes: Is it just me, or do they seem like they are more than just collab partners?? I smell a collaboration AND a relationship brewing

ben_chappell_: you bring out the best in the band! amazing show, y/n.

alexturnerupdates

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alexturnerupdates: Okay, I'm calling it! Officially breaking the news! Alex Turner and Y/n L/n are definitely more than just friends. Have you seen how they with each other? 😍 The chemistry is off the charts! If you need proof, just check out their latest Instagram posts. So what do you think? Are they the new rock power couple?

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amalways: Totally agree! I've been noticing it for a while now. They would make the perfect couple!

insiderfan: The way they interact on stage and off is too cute. I ship them so hard! Please let this be true! That kiss pic has to be realll!

y/nlovesme: ngl if they're together, they might just be the hottest couple in music right now..

guitatdreams: finally, someone said it! ive been suspecting this for months. they better confirm it.

arcticmonkeys1: think they look great together! They have such a fun energy. I'm here for it! 💖"

Famous Musician and Arctic Monkeys Singer Rumored to Be Dating

article by saturn , 2024.

Famous musician and 14x grammy winner, Y/n L/n, and Arctic Monkeys singer, Alex Turner, are reportedly dating, according to multiple sources. The rumors began to swirl after the two were spotted together at the studio and at several dinners. Y/n L/n, who bears a striking resemblance to Stevie Nicks, has been making waves in the music industry lately. Her latest album, "The Tortured Poets Department," debuted at number one on the Billboard 200 chart. Turner, on the other hand, is the frontman of the popular band Arctic Monkeys. The band's latest album, "The Car," was released in 2022.

The rumors of a romance between the two have been met with mixed reactions from their fans. Some are excited about the possibility of the two musicians dating, while others are skeptical. However, there is no denying the chemistry between the two on stage. In a recent interview, L/n was asked about the rumors of her relationship with Turner. She remained tight-lipped, but did say that she "admires" the Arctic Monkeys singer. Whilst Turners reply gave insight into how he sees her as a songwriter stating, “She is an incredible songwriter and anybody who says anything else? they have issues. And maybe not a very sophisticated palette.” Only time will tell if the rumors of a romance between L/n and Turner are true. However, one thing is for sure: the two musicians make a great couple on and possibly off stage.

[conradfisheristheloml]

Ethan Landry x Reader

You giggled alongside your friends, Tara, Sam, Mindy and Anika as you made your way to Ethan and Chad’s dorm. You girls were teasing Tara about her and Chad. “Guys! Trust me, there is nothing going on between us.” You all glanced at each other due to the lack of believability behind her words. “Whatever you say,” You said unconvinced. “Y’know, it’s funny that you say that especially with what’s been going on between you and Ethan.” You eyes widened and your cheeks went slightly red. “Those are not even comparable,” you say defensively. “Also, I just ended things with Alex yesterday!” Mindy chimed in, “And does Ethan know?” You looked over at her. “I haven’t told him yet, no.” The rest of the girls share a familiar glance as you approach the boy’s dorm. You were met to Ethan and Chad chilling on the couch waiting for your arrival. You made your way over to the couch next to your best friend. “Hey,” you said as he made room for you. “Hey, how was your day.” You plopped down next to him. “Usual. You?” He looked down as he contemplated something. “Um,” he hesitated, “same here.” You were slightly concerned over his cagey-ness but decided to refrain from pushing. The movie started after that and a silence fell over the rest of the group. You and Ethan’s legs were touching and whatever space between the two of you was soon gone as you settled into his chest. This was anything but unusual for the two of you but you noticed something almost immediately, Ethan’s heart was beating the crazy. You placed your hand on his chest as you sat up kind of concerned. “Hey, is everything okay, E?” His heart fluttered at the nickname. “No, yeah I’m fine.” He lied. He found out that you and your now ex-boyfriend broke up and a part of him has his hopes up that maybe the reason you ended things had something to do with him. He knows it’s selfish but, trust is, he’s been waiting for you to end things with that ass hole for ages and now he finally felt like he had a chance. However, he promised not to get his hopes up. You returned you head the his chest as his strong arm held you close to him. Ethan’s heart was racing as he tired to study your face. You had done this tons of times but, he couldn’t help but wonder if things would be any different now. Ethan was only one awake by the end of the movie. It was about 2AM and he looked down and saw you cuddled up against him. A smile appeared on his face as you looked adorable. He gently picked you up bridal style and carefully carried you into his bedroom. With you still dead asleep, he tucked you into his comfy bed. He glanced down at you and couldn’t help the butterflies that flooded his stomach. You looked beautiful and couldn’t help but brush a soft strand of hair behind your ear. He bent down and laid a gentle kiss on your forehead before beginning to exit his room. “Hey, E?” He quickly averted his attention back to you. “Yeah?” He said. “Could you stay in here with me tonight?” His heart fluttered at those words. “Are you sure?” You nodded. He climbed into his full sized bed and nestled him self next to you. You both turned your bodies so you were facing each other. His eyes gazed over your face studying each one of your features. He couldn’t get over your natural beauty. “You’re beautiful, Y/N.” Your eyes widen slightly as your face gets flushed. You reach out your hand to stroke his soft cheek. You notice the light freckles that coat his cheeks and nose. Your gaze than falls into his head of curls and then finally down to his full lips. You both shift slightly closer to each other, shrinking the gap between each other. The second his eyes fall into your own you close the gap completely by connecting your lips.

[tgtncomic]

So new TGTN comics. Ezio and Dante are gone. Alex tries to be friendly.

Comics were inspired by this fic on Tumblr.

Ness needs help of accepting herself.

[casper-the-rose]

Hello there!!! May I request a suuuper fluffy piece for Gareth? Maybe where you’ve been friends since you were little, and you both love each other but think the other doesn’t (so cliche I know but it makes my heart happy) and the hellfire boys are tired of it so they do their best to get y’all together and adorable-ness ensues? If possible, thank you so much!! 💕💕💕

Thanks so much for the request!

Honeysuckle

Gareth Emerson x Fem!reader

Summary is basically the request

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"So close! Try again!" You giggled as Gareth missed for what had to be the 100th time. 

It was lunch, and Gareth had been trying to throw a tater-tot in your mouth the entire time. The rest of the table was audibly groaning, and Mike had a very readable look of disgust on his face. 

"Are you sure they're not dating and just very, very bad at hiding it?" Dustin whispered to Eddie. 

"Sadly, I'm sure. "

"Are we gonna do anything about it?" Lucas questioned. 

"Please do something, I don't think I can watch this for much longer without vomiting," Mike muttered.

"You're right. Freshmen, it's time to get the childhood best friends together once and for all." Eddie smirked. 

“God they’re such a cliché,” 

~~~~~~~

The boys spent the rest of the week trying to get you and Gareth together, like sticking notes in you or Gareth’s lockers (turns out you two already did that) and saying it was from the other or making comments whenever Gareth called you a pet name. 

“What's up buttercup?”

“Buttercup? Doesn’t that sound like something a boyfriend would call a girlfriend?”

“Shut up Lucas.”

It got to the point where Eddie even got your friends outside of Hellfire involved. 

“Look, Y/n, all I’m saying is I see the way he looks at you. And c’mon, he calls you stuff like “Honeysuckle” and “Lovebug” Isn’t it obvious?” 

“Since when have you been one to play matchmaker Alex?” 

“Whatever. Just saying.”

None of their tactics were working, so by the end of the week, the boys devised a much more straightforward plan.

~~~~~~~

You worked at the local arcade, right next to family video.

Just before your shift ended, a familiar boy ran in, out of breath. 

"Wheeler? Did you run all the way here?" You chuckled. 

"L/n! Uhh, yes actually. Last minute change. There's a hellfire campaign starting tonight that we need you to sub for because Lucas had a last-minute basketball thing. It starts at 8 pm." Mike practically wheezed, still out of breath. 

" ’Kay, I’ll be there. But you realize you could've just called right-?"

"...Shit."

~~~~~~~~~

You walked up to the clubroom, only to see a giddy Eddie, Dustin, Mike, and Lucas waiting outside the room. 

"Hi! Are we supposed to go into the clubroom or..?" You questioned, feeling as though something was off.

"It's a common tradition that the Dungeon Master enters the room last." Dustin quickly explained. 

"Well, then why are you guys out here-?"

"Eddie gets lonely out here," Lucas said, patting Eddie on the shoulder. "So we wait with him."

"Yep," Eddie said through gritted teeth. 

"Lucas? Wait if you're here who am I subbing for?"

"Just get in the room." Mike practically screamed, before pushing you in. 

You stumbled into the room, which as far as you knew was not set up for a DnD game. There were light candles, dim lighting, rose petals sprinkled on the table and floor, and... Gareth. 

"Helloo?" You awkwardly asked more than said, which made Gareth jump. 

"Oh hey!" he waved before his eyes widened. "I-I see how this might look, and I promise I didn't set any of this up. Mike shoved me in here and locked the door. I mean we're just best friends! Nothing romantic." Gareth quickly explained, his voice uneasy.

“Oh yeah. O-of course.” 

Soon you heard the door click and realized you’d both been locked in. 

“ L/n, Gareth has something to tell you. Something verryyy important.” Eddie shouted, emphasizing the word very.

You quickly turned to Gareth, whose face was bright red. “I-I don’t know what Eddie’s talking about.” He stuttered out before practically running to the door and banging on it. 

"What the fuck are you doing Munson?" 

“Sorry Gareth, this doors not unlocking until you tell L/n what's been bugging youuu.” Eddie said in a sing-song tone. “Oh, and I'm sure L/n'll have something pleasant to say about it. Now I’m taking the freshmen for a drive, by the time we get back you better have told each other what you need to.”

Gareth groaned and fell against the door as you both heard footsteps walking away. There were a few minutes of comfortable silence as you walked around the clubroom and Gareth just sat by the door with his head in his hands. 

As much as you didn’t want to admit it, your heart was beating a mile a minute. You and Gareth had been best friends since you were both six when he was trying to skateboard and nearly crashed into you while you were biking. 

“Watch it, nerd!”

“Sorry, princess.”

“I’m not a princess, nerd.”

“Oh yeah? Then what are you and why are you riding a pretty pink bike?”

“I’m Y/n L/n. And this is a hand-me-down from my sister.”

“ I’m Gareth Emerson. I got this skateboard for Christmas.”

"Well you need to keep practicing buddy."

"I bet I'm better than you!"

"Let me see the skateboard, nerd."

You couldn't help but smile to yourself while thinking of the day you two met, and other childhood memories. When you skipped school to goof off at the arcade, all the sleepovers, or that one time you slipped down a muddy trench during an especially rainy spring and Gareth found you in the pouring rain and helped you home. You figured that was the day you fell in love. Your parents didn’t even notice you were gone.

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

You'd been zoned out for who knows how long, trapped in the clubroom for even longer.

“Helllooo? Princess?” Gareth’s voice was soft, snapping you out of your thoughts. 

“Augh, I told you to stop calling me that.” You rolled your eyes.

“Did you even hear what I said?”

“Sorry, I wasn’t paying attention.”

“I asked why your smile is so pretty,” he said matter of factly like there was no doubt about it.

“W-what?” You stuttered, his sudden complement catching you off guard.

“Why is your smile so pretty?” Gareth tilted his head like a dog while giving you puppy dog eyes. God that man was the human embodiment of a golden retriever. 

The most you could do was shrug before burying your head in your hands, afraid you were blushing. 

“I’m sorry.” Gareth’s voice was barely a whisper, so quiet you were surprised you even heard it. 

You looked up to see Gareth shaking his head, looking away from you and off to the side.

“Sorry for what?”

“Everything.” 

You frowned and walked over to him, sitting down beside him. 

“Well, what’s everything?”

“All this.” He motioned to the room. “Promise?”

You furrowed your eyebrows in confusion. “Promise what?”

“You’ll still want to be my friend after this? After the shocking news I'm about to reveal?”

You giggled and nodded. “I’ll never not want to be your friend Gareth Emerson. Promise”

“Okay, good cause I’ve like… had the biggest crush on you since we were eight.” When the words were out of his mouth, Gareth brace himself as if he was expecting something catastrophic to happen, or you to slap him. 

Instead, you smiled and cupped his face in your hands. 

“Can I kiss you?”

Gareth nodded, his face turning a light shade of pink. 

You softly pressed your lips against his, and he moved you closer. 

Close. This was as close as you'd ever gotten. And as close as you wanted to be, yet still not enough. 

Gareth pulled away, a big goofy grin on his face. 

“Well, you have me beat Emerson.” You giggled. 

“Hm?”

“I think I’ve had a crush on you since the trench incident which was when we were…” you trailed off, trying to remember the exact age. 

“Ten.” Gareth quickly finished the sentence for you.

“Yeah, yeah ten.”

“So that means I win by two years.” He smugly declared. 

You rolled your eyes with a grin and shook your head. 

“Can I sit in your lap?”

Gareth acted like he was thinking about it for a moment. “Sorry, lap privileges are reserved for my gorgeous girlfriend.” He teased. 

You pouted, crossing your arms. 

“I could be your girlfriend.”

“I’d love that.” 

“...Can I sit in your lap now?”

Gareth chuckled, before patting his lap and putting his arms out. “Come here honeysuckle.”

[sublimecatgalaxy]

can you do eddie munson x reader with prompt 21?

Love this. This is truly flirtatiously wholesome.

"Are you scared to be seen in public with me or somethin'?" Eddie grins toothily, sending me a wink as I slide down onto the picnic table in front of him, a tired sigh leaving me. He pats his trusty (and rusty) lunchbox, his brows wiggling as my head swims with thoughts.

He had been all I've thought about for weeks now since I started buying weed from him following a very anxious night of studying. Not in a weird way or a stalker way, he's just always there in the front of my mind, my heart leaping excitedly at the thought of seeing him next. On the plus to seeing him, weed had become my only resolve to the anxiety I've felt and seeing Eddie's face has truly been the thing that's kept a smile on my face.

"I like to keep business and pleasure separate, what can I say?" I respond simply with a nonchalant shrug, watching his brows shoot up at my teasing.

"Which one am I?" His tongue sweeps out over his lips and I blink dumbly, stumbling over the words that sit at the tip of my tongue to blurt out a simple question in response.

"What?"

"Business or pleasure? Which one would you consider me?" His hands flatten against the wood of the table, his rings shining in the sun that's seeping through the trees above us.

"TBD?" I cringe with a small smile, loving the laugh that rumbles in his chest and his brows scrunch together in feigned belief.

"Mhm, alright, princess. Keep telling yourself that." He sighs, reaching to open his lunchbox but he stops short, tilting his head at me with a questioning look. I wait for him to say something, my lips parted and knees bobbing up and down as his eyes look over my tense frame. "C'mon, drug dealers are like therapists these days. Tell ol' Eddie why you keep coming around?"

My heart thumps in my chest, wishing I could reach out and either smack the stupid grin off his face or kiss him senselessly. Either one- I can't do- but the fact that there's weed two inches away from me, concealed by metal pin, has me itching for relief from my stress.

He senses this and gives in, rummaging through the tin to pull out a small joint. My eyes light up at the sight, watching him lift it to his lips with a grin, his lips closing over the blunt gently. Great, now I'm staring at his lips. A few moments after lighting it, he hands it to me, my fingers skimming along his as I inhale deeply.

"You bring me a sense of comfort that I haven't felt in a really long time." The words come out before I can stop them, slapping him in the face as his eyes widen, cheeks warming gently at my words.

"That's actually really sweet." He mutters, resting his chin on his fists as he looks at me, his eyes unbelievably soft. "Shit, I'm blushing, aren't I? I'm so not proving my cool-ness to you right now." He buries his face in his hands with a groan, a laugh leaving me as I reach out to rest my hand on his arm, reassuring him silently that he doesn't have to be embarrassed. His head lifts after a few moments, grin still evident on his soft lips, his eyes shifting back and forth between mine. "Well, you don't have to use the weed as an excuse to see me. You could just come up to the trailer park, visit my castle sometime." He offers bashfully, cheeks reddening even more as my heart skips a beat, asking myself if he means it as a date.

"Will there also be weed?"

"With me? Sweetheart, there's always weed."

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[yourartmatters-itswhatgotmehere]

Representation matters!-in YA novels/books

-i am, obviously, not able to type ALL here, but the ones i know and love dearly+the ones I think are most important for the readers♥- I WILL KEEP UPDATING THIS WHEN NEEDED♥) +obvi not in any important-order!!

-BUT FIRST BOOKS THAT HELP FIGHT RACISM/EDUCATE/INFORM ABOUT BLACK LIVES:

-White Fragility: Why it’s so hard for white people to talk about Racism by Robin DiAngelo

-Why I’m No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

-The Autobiography of Malcolm X by Malcolm X

-The Fire Next Time by James Baldwin

-The Source of Self-Regard by Toni Morrison

(thank you for this list Dakota Johnson!)

+

-The Hate U Give by Angie Thomas

-Dreams From My Father by Barack Obama

-Becoming by Michelle Obama

-BOOKS EDUCATING ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE/CRISIS list:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=climate-crisis

-BOOKS EDUCATING ABOUT AIDS/HIV list:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=about-aids-hiv

1. BISEXUAL-BI-REPRESENTATION (as a bi person myself I still think this should be represented more in media everywhere)

-bi boys: Isaac Sullivan (The Devouring Gray + The Deck Of Omens (duology), Jesper Fahey (Six of Crows, Grishaverse), Ness Arroyo / Eduardo Iron (Infinity Cycle Series-Infinity Son + Infinity Reaper + Infinity Kings), Rufus Emeterio (They Both Die At The End), Nathan Allan (I Wish You All The Best), Magnus Bane (The Mortal Instruments/The Shadowhunter Chronicles), Nick Nelson (Heartstopper), Alex Claremont-Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue), Kit Fairfield (The Pairing), Winter Young(Stars and Smoke & Icon and Inferno), Jonah Collins & Dylan Ramirez (They Hate Each Other), Ash Ashton Taylor (The Law of Inertia), Will Tavares (Only Mostly Devastated), Enrique “Quique” Luna (This Is Why They Hate Us), Adam Parrish (The Raven Cycle Series), Will Solace (Percy Jackson Series), Andy Fleming (We Could Be So Good), Seth (Coffee Boy), Ridley Everlasting (Verona Comics), Mason Kane (The Dark We Know),

-bi girls: Violet Saunders (The Devouring Gray + The Deck Of Omens (duology), Nina Zenik (Six of Crows, Grishaverse), Maribelle Lucero (Infinity Cycle Series- Infinity Son + Infinity Reaper + Infinity Kings), Vivi Duarte(TheCruelPrince-The Folk Of The Air), Imogen Scott (Imogen, Obviously), Cleo Ferrara (The Girl Next Door), Nora Holleran (Red, White & Royal Blue), Lara (Only Mostly Devastated), Jules Lu (The Charm Offensive), Lea Li Zhang (How to Find a Missing Girl), Sutton Spencer (Those Who Wait), Dayana (London on My Mind), August Landry (One Last Stop), Chloe Green (I Kissed Shara Wheeler), Isa Isadora Chang (The Dark We Know),

-bi nonbinary: Theo Flowerday(The Pairing),

BOOKS TO LEARN MORE ABOUT BISEXUAL HISTORY & ACTIVISM: https://www.tumblr.com/ruimtetijd/686000390089621504/list-of-books-about-bi-history-and-activism-from

https://www.goodreads.com/review/list/139102124?shelf=bi-bisexual-characters-done-well

.https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/ &https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/#scans &https://anythingthatmovesarchive.carrd.co/#about

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1Q--nIkJu0OS0BgiyZmdKVwOVg1G90SFzWijNDWFTt58/edit#heading=h.wqkaxpi7o5je

1b. ASEXUAL REPRESENTATION

Ling Chang (The Diviners Series), Tolya Yul-Bataar (Grishaverse-ShadowAndBone), Tori Spring (Heartstopper),  Isaac Henderson (Heartstopper), Raphael Santiago (The Mortal Instruments/The Shadowhunter Chronicles),

1c. PANSEXUAL-PAN-REPRESENTATION

Parisa (The Charm Offensive), Iris Blackthorn (How to Find a Missing Girl), Diana (London on My Mind),

2. GAY/ LESBIAN REPRESENTATION

-gay: Wylan Van Eck (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse),  Henry DuBois IV (The Diviners Series),  Griffin Griff Jennings(History Is All You Left Me), Brendan and Winston (Shatter Me Series), Prince Henry- Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor of Wales(Red White&Royal Blue), Amir Azadi(How It All Blew Up), Charlie Spring (Heartstopper), Orion Pagan(The First To Die At The End), Valentino Prince (The First To Die At The End),  Clark Huckleton(If I See You Again Tomorrow), Beau Dupont (If I See You Again Tomorrow),  Baz Pitch-Tyrannus Basilton Grimm-Pitch (Simon Snow Trilogy), Reynolds ^ Bartholomew Brimsley (Queen Charlotte), James (The Law of Inertia), Ollie-Oliver (Only Mostly Devastated), Ronan Lynch (The Raven Cycle Series),  Nico di Angelo (Percy Jackson Series), Emil Rey (Infinity Cycle Series- Infinity Son+ Infinity Reaper as for now), Nick Russo (We Could Be So Good), Mark Bailey (You Should Be So Lucky), Eddie O’Leary (You Should Be So Lucky), Kaleb (Louder Than Words), Kieran (Coffee Boy), Benjy (I Kissed Shara Wheeler), Rory Heron (I Kissed Shara Wheeler), Wes & Isaiah (One Last Stop), Simon Spier ( Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda),  Alec Lightwood (The Mortal Instruments/The Shadowhunter Chronicles),

-lesbian: Arriane Alter (Fallen Series),  Ling Chang (The Diviners Series), Tamar Kir-Bataar (Grishaverse-ShadowAndBone), Nadia Zhabin (Grishaverse-ShadowAndBone), Darcy Olsson (Heartstopper), Tara Jones (Heartstopper), Charlotte Thompson (Those Who Wait), Jane Su (One Last Stop), Georgia (I Kissed Shara Wheeler), Morgan Matthews (Some Girls Do),

2b. Non-Binary Representation

-Ben Benjamin De Backer (I Wish You All The Best)

-Theo Flowerday (The Pairing)

-Wyatt Fowler (The Feeling Of Falling In Love)

-Gem Echols (Godly Heathens)

-Jude Ricci(Okay, Cupid)

-Ash (I Kissed Shara Wheeler)

+please go read “Gender Euphoria“ by Laura Kate Dale

3. TRANSGENDER PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

- Wyatt Croft (The Witch King)

- Felix Love (Felix Ever After)

- Neil Kearney (The Feeling Of Falling In Love)

- Noah Byrd (The Borrow A Boyfriend Club)

-Enzo Truly (Godly Heathens)

-Gem Echols (Godly Heathens)

-Yadriel (Cemetery Boys)

-Huy Trinh(Okay, Cupid)

-Peter Darling/ Peter Pan (Peter Darling)

-Kieran (Coffee Boy)

-Niko (One Last Stop)

-Aaron (Some Girls Do)

-Otto Vandersteen (The Dark We Know)

-Valentina Castillo (Shatter Me Series)

+please go read “Gender Euphoria“ by Laura Kate Dale

4. ASTHMA REPRESENTATION

- Arthur Penhaligon (The Keys To The Kingdom Series)

4a. DISABLED CHARACTERS REPRESENTATION (AUTISM/OCD/MORE..)

Kaz Brekker & Jesper Fahey & Wylan Van Eck (Grishaverse-Six Of Crows), Genya Safin & David Kostyk(Grishaverse-Shadow And Bone), Ling Chang (The Diviners Series), Harper Carlisle (The Devouring Gray,The Deck Of Omens), Griffin (History Is All You Left Me) (OCD),

-! PLEASE READ Chloe Hayden-Different, Not Less-A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After (especially for Autism/ADHD)

also for AUTISM : Jessie (Something More by Jackie Khalilieh), Harriet Manners (Geek Girl),

4b. EPILEPSY in Literature(Thank you for the list The Cameron Boyce Foundation)

-100 Sideways Miles by Andrew Smith

-The Idiot by Dostoevsky

-The Gentlemen’s Guide to Vice and Virtue by Mackenzi Lee

-Dings by Lance Fogan

-What the Wind Can Tell You by Sarah Marie A.Jette

-Mustaches for Maddie by Chad Morris and Shelly Brown

-When You Reach Me by Rebecca Stead

-How Evan Broke His Head and Other Secrets by Garth Stein

-The Thing With Feathers by McCall Hoyle

- The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down by Anne Fadiman

5. DIABETES REPRESENTATION

- Cassie Salazar (Purple Hearts)

6. ADHD REPRESENTATION

- Jesper Fahey (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse)

- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series)

- Alex Claremont-Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue)

- Theo Flowerday (The Pairing)

- Anne Shirley (Anne Of Green Gables Series)

-! PLEASE READ Chloe Hayden-Different, Not Less-A Neurodivergent’s Guide to Embracing Your True Self and Finding Your Happily Ever After (especially for Autism/ADHD)

+ How to ADHD: An Insider's Guide to Working with Your Brain-Jessica McCabe

  7. DYSLEXIA/ DYSGRAPHIA REPRESENTATION

- Wylan Van Eck (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse)

- Percy Jackson (Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series)

- Rory Heron (I Kissed Shara Wheeler),

8. BLACK PEOPLE AS THE LEAD REPRESENTATION

-The Hate U Give- Angie Thomas

-Pride- Ibi Zoboi

-Beau Dupont (If I See You Again Tomorrow)

-Jesper Fahey(Grishaverse-Six Of Crows)

-Memphis Campbell(The Diviners Series)

-Jordyn Jones (Louder Than Words)

-Smith Parker (I Kissed Shara Wheeler)

8b. LATINX MAIN CHARACTERS-REPRESENTATION

Jude & Taryn Duarte (The Folk Of The Air Series starting with The Cruel Prince),

Alex Claremont-Diaz  & June Claremont-Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue),

Lila Reyes ( A Cuban Girl's Guide to Tea and Tomorrow ),

Infinity Son-Infinity Cycle Series, (many!)

This Is Why They Hate Us, 

The First to Die at the End,

Rufus Emeterio (They Both Die At The End), 

Cemetery Boys

9. THE PROTAGONIST WEARING GLASSES REPRESENTATION

-David Kostyk (Shadow And Bone/Grishaverse)

-Emma Morley (One Day)

-Lewis Barnavelt (Lewis Barnavelt Series)

-Harry Potter (Harry Potter Series)

-Mateo Torrez (They Both Die At The End)

-Elle Argent (Heartstopper)

-Dev Deshpande (The Charm Offensive)

-Mark Bailey (You Should Be  So Lucky)

-August Landry (One Last Stop),

-Alex Claremont-Diaz (Red, White & Royal Blue),

10. MUSLIM REPRESENTATION

-A Very Large Expanse Of Sea/AVLEOS-Tahereh Mafi

-An Emotion Of Great Delight/AEOGD-Tahereh Mafi

-All My Rage-Sabaa Tahir

-An Ember In The Ashes Series-Sabaa Tahir

-How It All Blew Up-Arvin Ahmadi

-Other Words for Home-Jasmine Warga

-My Heart and Other Black Holes-Jasmine Warga

11. NARCISSISTIC/ABUSIVE PARENT REPRESENTATION

-Aaron Warner (Shatter Me Series)

-Adam Kent (Shatter Me Series)

-Wylan Van Eck (Six Of Crows, Grishaverse)

-Ness Arroyo / Eduardo Iron (Infinity Cycle Series-Infinity Son + Infinity Reaper + Infinity Kings)

-Evie O’Neill (The Diviners Series)

-Henry DuBois IV (The Diviners Series),

-Maxon Schreave (The Selection Series)

-Cardan Greenbriar (The Folk Of The Air Series)

-Jude Duarte (The Folk Of The Air Series)

-Sydney Sage (VA-Bloodlines)

-Adrian Ivashkov (Va-Bloodlines)

-Prince Kamran of Ardunia (This Woven Kingdom Series)

-James & Lydia Beaufort (Maxton Hall Trilogy, Save Me Series)

-Winter Young(Stars and Smoke & Icon and Inferno),

-Ridley Everlasting (Verona Comics),

+The Thief Lord-Cornelia Funke

+The Dark We Know-Wen-yi Lee

12. VEGAN REPRESENTATION

-Luce Lucinda Price (Fallen Series)

-Emil Rey (Infinity Cycle Series- Infinity Son+ Infinity Reaper + Infinity Kings)

-Bea (The Law of Inertia),

13. JEWISH PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

-Sam Lloyd/Sergei Lubovitch (The Diviners Series)

-Mabel Rose (The Diviners Series)

-Nora Holleran (Red, White & Royal Blue),

-Just One Day-Year-Night series by Gayle Forman

14. ASIAN PEOPLE REPRESENTATION

-Only a Monster by Vanessa Len

-The Diviners Series-Libba Bray

-James (The Law of Inertia),

-Kira-Kira-Cynthia Kadohata

-Memoirs of a Geisha-Arthur Golden

-The Dark We Know-Wen-yi Lee

15. LOSS/ GRIEF REPRESENTATION

-The Devouring Gray Duology-Christine Lynn Herman

-History Is All You Left Me + Infinity Cycle Series-Adam Silvera

-An Emotion of Great Delight-Tahereh Mafi

-The Diviners Series-Libba Bray

-Grishaverse-Leigh Bardugo

-Red, White & Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston

-The Pairing- Casey McQuiston

-The Shadow Of The Wind- C R Zafón

-They Both Die At The End + The First To Die At The End-Adam Silvera

-This Woven Kingdom Series- Tahereh Mafi

-One Day-David Nicholls

-Artemis Fowl Series-Eoin Colfer

-Airman-Eoin Colfer

-Fallen Series-Lauren Kate

-Anne Of Green Gables Series- Lucy M Montgomery

-Stars and Smoke & Icon and Inferno-Marie Lu

-London on My Mind-Clara Alves

-You Should Be  So Lucky-Cat Sebastian

-Kira-Kira-Cynthia Kadohata

-As Long as the Lemon Trees Grow-Zoulfa Katouh

-The Dark We Know-Wen-yi Lee

-The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud-Ben Sherwood

15b. BAD MENTAL HEALTH/ DEPRESSION/ SUICIDAL THOUGHTS/SELF-HARM

-Shatter Me Series- Tahereh Mafi

-The Diviners Series-Libba Bray

-History Is All You Left Me-Adam Silvera

-They Both Die At The End + The First To Die At The End-Adam Silvera

-Infinity Son (and the rest of the Infinity Cycle Series)- Adam Silvera

-Grishaverse-Leigh Bardugo

-Red, White & Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston

-One Day- David Nicholls

-The Devouring Gray Duology-Christine Lynn Herman

-Vampire Academy & Bloodlines Series-Richelle Mead

-Unforgiven-Lauren Kate(From Fallen Series) WHOLE Fallen Series actually!

-An Emotion of Great Delight-Tahereh Mafi

-My Heart and Other Black Holes-Jasmine Warga

-The Law of Inertia-Sophie Gonzales

-Verona Comics-Jennifer Dugan

-Anne Of Green Gables Series-L M Montgomery

-Anna Karenina-Leo Tolstoy

-The Dark We Know-Wen-yi Lee

16. WRITERS/AUTHORS REPRESENTATION

-Anne Shirley (Anne Of Green Gables Series)

-Daniel Sempere (The Shadow Of The Wind-The Cemetery Of Forgotten Books Series)

-Julian Carax (The Shadow Of The Wind)

-Emma Morley (One Day)

-David Martin (The Angel’s Game-The Cemetery Of Forgotten Books Series)

-Memphis Campbell (The Diviners Series)

-Orion Pagan (The First To Die At The End)

-Prince Henry- Henry George Edward James Fox-Mountchristen-Windsor of Wales(Red White&Royal Blue)

17. FRIENDSHIP/ FOUND-FAMILY REPRESENTATION

-Shatter Me Series- Tahereh Mafi

-The Diviners Series-Libba Bray

-The Folk Of The Air Series-Holly Black

-Infinity Son (and the rest of the Infinity Cycle Series)- Adam Silvera

-GRISHAVERSE-Leigh Bardugo

-Artemis Fowl Series-Eoin Colfer

-Airman-Eoin Colfer

-Red, White & Royal Blue- Casey McQuiston

-The Devouring Gray Duology-Christine Lynn Herman

-Vampire Academy & Bloodlines Series-Richelle Mead

-Fallen Series- Lauren Kate

-The Thief Lord-Cornelia Funke

-The Keys To The Kingdom Series-Garth Nix

-The Supernaturalist-Eoin Colfer

-One Last Stop- Casey McQuiston

-I Kissed Shara Wheeler- Casey McQuiston

-I Wish You All The Best-Mason Deaver

-Anne Of Green Gables Series- Lucy M Montgomery

-The Outsiders- S. E. Hinton

-Just One Day & Year & Night-Gayle Forman

-The Midnight Palace- C. R. Zafón

-The Dark We Know-Wen-yi Lee

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PART DOS. friendship breaker dou

ʚ♡ɞ 𝗣𝗔𝗜𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 > dreamwastaken x fem!reader x corpse_husband

ʚ♡ɞ 𝗪𝗔𝗥𝗡𝗜𝗡𝗚𝗦 > slight cursing , stupid ness

ʚ♡ɞ 𝗪𝗢𝗥𝗗 𝗖𝗢𝗨𝗡𝗧 > 0.7k

ʚ♡ɞ 𝗦𝗨𝗠𝗠𝗔𝗥𝗬 > it seemed rivers made some friends and maybe just have gained a simple crush

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River took a deep breath as she looked at the vc with five different icons in it. Her nerves were bubbling as she began to contemplate actually joining. When Dream had sent her the messages on twitter inviting her to meet the rest of the feral boys while they streamed and got to know the women, she had thought someone was playing some sick joke on her.

That the second she said yes she’d wake up and it would’ve all been a Dream, The blonde would’ve never raided her stream and sent her loads of donations with flirty messages, nor would he had sent her a personal invite to hang out with the boys.

How fast she was growing was something riv had never thought in a million years would happen but now here she was.

“Hii!” She responded, everyone else greeting her as well. “So river is it?” Her eyebrows furrowed in worry wondering where the beanie boy was going with his statement. “Mhm.”

“Hii!” She responded, everyone else greeting her as well. “So river is it?” Her eyebrows furrowed in worry wondering where the beanie boy was going with his statement. “Mhm.”

“Hii!” She responded, everyone else greeting her as well. “So river is it?” Her eyebrows furrowed in worry wondering where the beanie boy was going with his statement. “Mhm.”

“What are your intentions with my boy Dream here?”

“God you're such an idiot, ignore him.”

Riv laughed under her breath. “No no, Alex has a point, maybe she has an ulterior motive.” Karl started turning his camera on randomly pointing a threatening finger.

“And what would that be Mr. Jacobs?”

“Maybe she’s trying to butter us up and then bam! She’s swept our careers from us right from under our feet.” Everyone in the call broke into a fit of laughter at the accusation. “Well I guess we’ll never know will we?”

River leaned in, dropping her voice to a whisper, “I like to keep my victims on their toes.”

Sapnap oohed, whilst the girl began to become more comfortable talking to all the others. “Alright so how about a good game of jackbox?”

After three full hours of filthy, flirty, and down right stupid comments the game came to an end.

“Well this was fun,” George yawned quietly. “But it’s almost four am and i’m tired so Goodnight!” Each person bid their goodbyes while Dream ended his stream. It was a weird thing to think about, how two days ago the girl sitting in a call with one of the most popular minecraft youtuber was having a celebration with her stream after hitting 5k followers was now refreshing her twitter page and watching as the number gradually raised. “River?”

Rivers' eyes immediately moved to the Monitor in front of her not even realizing she had zoned out. “Yeah I’m here sorry.”

Dream chuckled, moving something around on his desk. “You alright? I called you a few times and you didn’t reply,”

His voice was laced with concern as he fidgeted with one of his rings on his fingers worrying that he might have scared her away.

The girl hummed biting softly on the corner of her lip. “Mm yeah I’m okay, that was just,” she puffed out a dramatic amount of air shaking her head. “Kinda scary but the adrenaline rushing through my veins was really overpowering. ya know?.”

Of course he understood. He was just like her a few years ago, stepping into the world of fame and having your every move and word tracked down.

Except he had his friends in his corner and she had no one.

“Yeah I get it,”

A comfortable silence fell on the two as they just took in each other’s company. “Oh and I just wanted to say thank you for like everything.”

The boy went to stop her but she continued. “You guys were like the reason I started streaming so getting this opportunity is huge to me.”

Dreams heart warmed at the comment fighting back a smile she wouldn’t be able to see. Just as he went to respond the knock on his door cut the words short.

Sap ducked his head in without waiting for a reply. “Games on, you comin?”

“u-um.”

“go ahead we can talk tomorrow.” and without waiting for a reply the girl of his dreams exited the call.

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CHAPTER SEVEN

pairing: glenn rhee x fem!reader

description: dr jenner confesses what he has discovered about the virus, and his plans now that his time to find a cure has run out.

warnings: violence, swearing, death, mention of alcohol

words: 5.3K

date posted: 28/05/22

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Y/n found herself slumped over the table the next morning at breakfast, head nestled between her folded arms and under the guise of her hoodie, hiding the mess that had become her hair. Alex sat next to her, a hand planted on her back in comfort as he chatted with Dale across the table, chipper as ever.

Alexander was, for some unknown, ungodly reason, unable to become hungover. His entire teen years, he would sneak out of the house to party and still be up at the crack of dawn to go fishing with absolutely no symptoms of a fellow who had been so drunk he could hardly walk only hours before. Meanwhile, the few times that Y/n had made very similar attempts, she was unable to move out of bed until at least midday.

She peeked up over her arms as she heard him groan, only to find him nursing his own head in the seat across from her, relishing in the comforting hand that Jacqui had laid on his arm. Y/n was glad that she wasn’t alone in her hungover-ness, and the horrible ache in her head almost disappeared as their eyes met, a small smile crossing his features.

Y/n’s attention was turned to the steaming cup of black coffee that her brother slid in front of her. She jumped in surprise as it cut into her eyeline, not even aware that Alex had gotten up to get it for her.

“Drink,” He ordered, “I’m not dealing with you complaining about a hangover today, you’re whiny enough as it is.”

She stuck her tongue out at him, but complied to his instructions and took one large gulp from the ceramic mug, frowning at the bitter taste. Y/n pushed it away once she had finished it all, along with the untouched plate of bacon and toast that he’d given her as she leaned back into her seat, eyelids drooping.

“Hello,” She heard Rick greet the group as he entered the room, a chorus of greetings responding to him.

“Are you hungover?” Carl asked, bluntly, “Mom said you would be.”

Rick exhaled heavily, “Mom is right.”

“Mom has that annoying habit.” Lori quipped.

The small group at the table erupted into quiet chuckles as the remainder of the group shuffled into the cafeteria. Y/n stared down at the assortment of food on the plate, scowling as a clump of yellow eggs dropped onto it.

“Eggs, powdered, but I do ‘em well.” T-Dog spoke as she loaded up several plates, “Protein’ll help with the hangover.”

“Where’d this come from?” Rick plucked a bottle of aspirin off of the table in front of him, shaking it lightly to hear the pills rattle around inside.

“Jenner. He thought we might need it,” Lori responded, nodding to Glenn as he continued to moan loudly, “Well, some of us, at least.”

Y/n might have snickered if it hadn’t been for her own splitting headache and unsettled stomach as he proceeded to become louder in his complaints.

“Don’t ever, ever, ever let me drink again,” Glenn grumbled, poking at the squishy eggs on his plate, ignoring T-Dog as he mockingly chuckled at his state.

Y/n gulped heavily. Had that been directed at her? Had he not enjoyed the kiss as much as she had thought, or as much as he had let on? Her blood felt cold in her veins as she suddenly became insecure. Perhaps they had both been over affected by the alcohol, though she certainly didn’t mind. She remembered attending high school parties, and hearing both boys and girls chanting the mantra, everyone is cute if you’re drunk enough. Had she fallen victim to a rule that she had previously followed? Her eyes fell to her lap, where her fingers began wringing together anxiously, only glancing up as she felt a presence just behind her.

The three long scratch marks on Shane’s jaw were red and angry-looking. She was suddenly reminded of his behaviour from the night before, and tension coursed through her entire body as she felt his eyes grace over her figure, shrinking into the comfort of her hoodie more than she had before. Y/n began to wonder what Shane had been planning on doing that night. Had he intended to hurt her? She was more than aware that the man had a fairly low opinion of her, but she hadn’t actually imagined that he would lay a hand on her without proper cause.

Her gaze found Daryl across the room. What would have happened if Daryl hadn’t come out of his room? She’d gotten in one good hit, but he had recovered too soon for her to get away or so anything more. Y/n felt sick to her stomach at the thought, even more so than she had before.

She followed the archer’s narrowed gaze to the Deputy, then caught him glancing over at her. Upon their eyes meeting, he offered her a slow upwards tilt of his head, as if to ask if she was alright. Y/n gave him a subtle nod before turning her eyes downward to push the eggs around her plate.

“Hey,” Rick grunted to his friend, “You feel as bad as I do?”

“Worse.”

Y/n hadn’t missed the wayward glance he had sent Lori, who had diverted her gaze from its former place on his face. Y/n suddenly remembered how tense he had been last night when she had met him in the hall, and soon began wondering if something had happened between the pair. Based on the anger he had directed at her, she began to assume that something bad had happened. Had he also tried to force himself onto Lori? Maybe he’d gotten further than he’d been able to with Y/n, though it appeared that Lori had gotten in a solid hit before he was able to go too far. Regardless, Y/n understood that Lori had been the cause of those scratches, and was likely the reason that he’d gone after her as well.

“What happened to your face?”

The words had escaped her mouth before she’d been able to stop them, though she didn’t really regret it. Y/n now had a solid reason to distrust Shane beyond simply not liking him, and she was genuinely afraid of what he might be capable of if he were put in such a situation.

Shane’s stare darkened at her question, shrugging as he sipped from his coffee, “Must have done it in my sleep.”

He watched her like a lion would watch its prey before attacking, definitely annoyed by her asking such a question while she could certainly just come out and accuse him of attacking her. Her brother would take her side without question, and she was sure that Daryl would probably testify against Shane at any given chance. The others might take some convincing, but if something had gone down between him and Lori that night, nobody in their right mind would believe him over two others.

“Never seen you do that before.” Rick mentioned.

“Me neither,” Shane responded, his eyes turning to focus on his best friend’s wife as she kept her own directed down at her plate, “Not like me at all.”

“Morning.” Jenner greeted as he strode into the cafeteria, pouring himself a large cup of coffee as several members of the group welcomed him quietly.

“Doctor,” Dale greeted, “I don’t mean to slam you with questions first thing in the morning-”

“But you will anyway.”

“We didn’t come here for the eggs.” Andrea told him sternly.

Jenner scowled, clearly bothered by how insistent the group had been about questioning him, both the night before and before he’s truly been able to wake himself up that morning. Regardless, he ushered the outsiders into the main lab where he had spent his time for the majority of their stay. Y/n stared around at the computers that surrounded them, amazed at the technology she was faced with.

“Give me playback of TS-19,” the doctor ordered the artificial intelligence system.

“Playback of TS-19.” The robotic voice answered back.

The large screen on the far wall began to display a series of codes and information, all of which seemed like some sort of hieroglyphics to the teen, though the photographs that appeared were clear as day; CT scans of a human brain.

“Few people ever got a chance to see this.” Jenner explained, “Very few.”

“Is that a brain?” Carl questioned, turning to stare up at the doctor.

“An extraordinary one. Not that it matters in the end.” He responded, then spoke once again to the AI, “Take us in for EIV.”

“Enhanced internal view.” The computer spoke as it zoomed in on the brain, displaying a series of glowing blue lights.

Y/n stared at the screen with parted lips, watching as the lights flickered around the screen at a rapid pace, covering the otherwise dark room with a light blue hue.

“What are those lights?” Shane questioned.

“It's a person's life—experiences, memories. It's everything. Somewhere in all that organic wiring, all those ripples of light, is you—the thing that makes you unique and human.”

Daryl raised his brow, leaning against the computers behind Y/n, “You don’t make sense, ever?”

The scientist ignored the archer, “Those are synapses. Electric impulses in the brain that carry all the messages. They determine everything a person says, does, or thinks from the moment of birth to the moment of death.”

“Death? What is this, a vigil?” Rick asked.

“Yes. Or rather, a playback of a vigil.”

“This person died?” Andrea’s statement came out in the form of a question, “Who?”

Jenner grimaced, “Test subject nineteen. Someone who was bitten and infected... and volunteered to have us record the process. VI, Scan forward to the first event.”

“Scanning to first event.”

The screen showed the same brain, however the blue had been overtaken by strains of black, winding through the strands of vibrant lights until the entire screen was left dark.

“What is that?” Glenn questioned.

“It invades the brain like meningitis. The adrenal glands hemorrhage, the brain goes into shutdown, then the major organs. Then death. Everything you ever were or ever will be...gone.”

“Is that what happened to Jim?” Sophia asked, her voice trembling slightly as she stared up at her mother.

“Yes.” The woman answered hesitantly, tucking her daughter snugly beneath her arm.

Andrea let out a heavy breath, catching Jenner’s attention. He watched her curiously for a moment before Lori stepped in to explain.

“She lost someone two days ago… Her sister.”

“I lost somebody too, I know how devastating that is.” He told the blonde woman, then called out to his AI, “Scan to the second event. The resurrection times vary wildly. We had reports of it happening in as little as three minutes. The longest we heard of was eight hours. In the case of this patient, it was two hours, one minute... seven seconds.”

A red glow appeared at the base of the brain, expanding just slightly further into the otherwise black-abyss, though it does not spread any farther.

“The brain…” Y/n began, her eyes briefly leaving the screen to stare at the doctor, “It just… restarts?”

“Just the stem. Basically, it just gets them up and moving.”

“But they’re not alive?”

He gestured to the screen, “You tell me.”

“It’s nothing like before,” Rick moved forward to have a closer look, “Most of that brain is dark.”

“Dark, lifeless, dead. The frontal lobe, the neocortex, the human part—that doesn't come back. The you part. Just a shell driven by mindless instinct.”

The subject began to move, the outline of its mouth opening and closing slightly. Y/n flinched, glancing over her shoulder at her older brother with widened eyes as he moved to rub a hand over her shoulder.

“God,” Carol swore, “What was that?”

“He shot his patient in the head.” Andrea answered, “Didn’t you?”

Jenner ignored the woman’s question, ordering the AI to power down the workstations, leaving the screen black.

“Powering down main screen and workstations.”

“You have no idea what it is, do you?” Andrea pressed.

“It could be microbial, viral, parasitic, fungal.”

“Or the wrath of god?” Jacqui added.

“There is that.”

“Somebody must know something. Somebody somewhere.”

“There are others, right? Other facilities?” Carol held Sophia to her chest tightly.

Jenner shrugged, “There may be some. People like me."

“But you don't know? How can you not know?” Rick frowned.

“Everything went down. Communications, directives���all of it. I've been in the dark for almost a month."

Andrea leaned forward, “So it's not just here. There's nothing left anywhere? Nothing? That's what you're really saying, right?”

“Jesus.” Jacqui swore, covering her mouth with her hand.

Daryl pushed away from the computers and began to pace back and forth with heavy steps, “Man, I'm gonna get shitfaced drunk again.”

“Dr. Jenner, I know this has been taxing for you and I hate to ask one more question, but...that clock—it's counting down. What happens at zero?” Dale inquired.

Y/n turned her head to watch as the clock continued to tick down, dropping just below an hour.

“The basement generators— they run out of fuel.”

“And then?” Rick pressed.

Jenner ignored the question and turned, leaving the room.

“Vi, what happens when the power runs out?” Rick asked loudly.

“When the power runs out, facility-wide decontamination will occur.”

“Decontamination?” Y/n questioned, “What is that?”

Shane shook his head, “Generators… There’s gotta be somethin’ we can do about that.”

“Generators would be downstairs. Could go down and take a look.” T-Dog suggested.

Rick nodded, “Glenn, T, Alex, come with us.”

He and Shane led the three out of the room, Y/n catching one last comforting look from her brother as he raced after the other men, then meeting that of Daryl Dixon. The typical annoyed look in his eye had disappeared to accommodate that of worry. She’d only ever witnessed a few different emotions from him; Anger, sadness when he’d learned about his brother being left in Atlanta, and alcohol-fueled happiness, though never before had she seen him appear genuinely concerned for the safety of the group.

Y/n returned to her room alone, rushing around to pack what few things that both she and her brother had used the night before back into their respective backpacks. Her hands shook as she rushed around, breathing growing laboured under the pressure that she had so suddenly felt, even more so as the quiet humming of the air conditioning slowly came to a halt and the lights flickered out for a moment.

“Emergency lighting on,” Vi’s monotone voice called.

“Hey,” She swivelled around at the sound of Daryl’s gruff voice, “The hell’s goin’ on?”

“Dunno,” she zipped her brother’s bag shut, “But I have a feeling that this decontamination isn’t just gonna be some Lysol wipes.”

Her eyes fell to the glass bottle in his hand, snatching it from him and taking a long swig. She hissed at the taste of the straight alcohol before handing it back to him, ignoring his confused stare.

“Why is the air off?” Carol chimed in from the hall.

“And the lights in our room?” Lori added.

Jenner marched past the doorway of Y/n’s room, brushing off the questions being fired at him. Daryl stuck his head out, following after him with Y/n hot on his trail, carrying both bags in her shaky hands.

“What's going on? Why is everything turned off?” The redneck demanded.

Jenner took the whiskey bottle from Daryl without slowing down, swallowing a large gulp straight from the bottle.

“Energy use is being prioritised.”

“Air isn't a priority? And lights?” Dale asked.

Jenner huffed, “It's not up to me. Zone Five is shutting itself down.”

Y/n frowned, “What the hell’s that supposed to mean?”

Jenner continued to ignore their obvious distress as he continued back into the main lab, though he was unable to escape their questions as they chased after him.

“Hey, man, we’re talking to you.” Daryl barked, “What do you mean it's shutting itself down? How can a building do anything?”

“You'd be surprised.”

“Rick?” Lori called out to her husband as he, Shane, T-Dog, Glenn, and Alexander jogged back to the group, panicked expressions on each of their faces.

He motioned for her to wait. Jenner walked down the stairs past Rick and the others and up the steps to the big room.

“Jenner, what's happening?”

“The system is dropping all the nonessential uses of power. It's designed to keep the computers running to the last possible second. That started as we approached the half-hour mark. Right on schedule.”

Jenner took another sizable drink from the bottle, pausing at the steps that led up to the work stations in the lab. He handed the bottle to Daryl, who angrily snatched it out of his hand.

“It was the French.” He spoke, eyes falling on Andrea.

“What?” She breathed.

“They were the last ones to hold out as far as I know. While our people were bolting out the doors and committing suicide in the hallways, they stayed in the labs till the end. They thought they were close to a solution.”

“What happened?”

“The same thing that's happening here. No power grid. Ran out of juice. The world runs on fossil fuel. I mean, how stupid is that?”

Shane growled, “Let me tell you--”

“To hell with it, Shane. I don't even care.” Rick turned to his wife, “Lori, grab our things. Everybody, get your stuff. We're getting out of here now!”

Y/n swung Alex’s backpack into his grasp, who secured it over his shoulders and tapped her arm appreciatively. Though she was angry that it had come to it, she was glad that she had been able to sense that they were going to need to flee the CDC.

“Thirty minutes to decontamination,” Vi announced.

“Doc, what's going on here?” Alex asked.

Jenner ignored him as he scanned his badge and entered code into a security pad.

“Everybody, y'all heard Rick.” Shane commanded.

“Get your stuff and let's go! Go now! Go!”

Large metal doors slammed closed around them, encasing them into the computer lab. Y/n froze at the loud boom, realisation coming over her that Jenner had no intentions of allowing them to leave the CDC. Whatever this ‘decontamination’ was, Y/n had an inkling that they would not survive it.

“Did you just lock us in?” Glenn gasped, “He just locked us in!”

Jenner turned to his computer monitor, speaking into the camera at the top. Y/n turned to her brother with teary eyes, frightened by his blank expression. There was no trace of fear or concern on his face, instead appearing to be in complete disbelief at the fate that was becoming of them. Y/n hadn’t ever seen him act like this before, as he was typically never one to be in a low mood, and was always quick to jump into action when it was needed. Alex didn’t even grant her a response when Y/n whispered his name.

“You son of a bitch!” Daryl made a run at the doctor, pulling him away from his recording, “You locked us in here!”

Shane and Rick both blocked the man’s path of harming the doctor.

“Jenner, open that door now.” Rick spoke firmly to him.

“There’s no point.” The scientist hummed, “Everything topside is on lockdown. The emergency exits are sealed.”

“Well, open the damn things.”

“That's not something I control. The computers do. I told you once that front door closed, it wouldn't open again. You heard me say that. It's better this way.”

“What is?” Rick sounded desperate, “What happens in twenty-eight minutes."

“You know what this place is?” Jenner roared, “We protected the public from very nasty stuff! Weaponized smallpox! Ebola strains that could wipe out half the country! Stuff you don't want getting out! Ever!” He paused to collect himself, sitting back down at his workstation, “In the event of a catastrophic power failure—in a terrorist attack, for example—H.I.T.s are deployed to prevent any organisms from getting out.”

“H.I.T.’s?” Rick breathed.

Jenner watched him for a moment before calling out, “Vi, define.”

“H.I.T.s—high-impulse thermobaric fuel-air explosives consist of a two-stage aerosol ignition that produces a blast wave of significantly greater power and duration than any other known explosive except nuclear. The vacuum-pressure effect ignites the oxygen at between five thousand degrees and six thousand degrees and is useful when the greatest loss of life and damage to structures is desired.”

Y/n gasped. She understood that something bad was about to happen, though she wouldn’t have dreamed that Jenner, the man who had so graciously saved their lives less than twenty-four hours earlier, had planned on bringing them all to the very same fiery fate in just a few minutes.

“It set the air on fire. No pain.” Jenner whispered.

Carol burst into tears, hugging Sophia tightly to muffle her sobs. Y/n turned to Alex, a tear trickling down his cheek slowly as she gripped his hand in her own, leaning against his side. Her other hand became encased in another, turning her head to meet Glenn’s sad gaze as he squeezed her palm tightly. She rested her head on his shoulder, allowing him to hold her in a loose embrace without releasing her brother’s hand.

“An end to sorrow, grief… regret. Everything.”

Glass shattered against the door as Daryl whiffed the liquor bottle against the metal, moving out of the way as Shane raced at the door with a fire axe, slamming the head repeatedly into the door, though he didn’t even create a scratch.

T-Dog shattered the glass case of the second fire axe, tossing it to Daryl as he joined Shane in beating at the door.

“You should have left well enough alone, it would have been so much easier.”

“Easier for who?” Y/n choked, voice cracking over her words.

“All of you. You know what's out there. A short brutal life and an agonising death.” He turned to Andrea, “Your—your sister—what was her name?”

“Amy.”

“Amy.” He nodded, then looked to Rick, “You know what this does, you’ve seen it first-hand. Is that really what you want for your wife and son?”

“I don’t want this.”

“Can’t make a dent.” Shane bellowed.

“Those doors are designed to withstand a rocket launcher.” Jenner called out to them.

Daryl turned on his heel, bumping past the others as he lifted the axe over his head, “Well your head ain’t.”

Rick caught the axe, preventing it from slicing Jenner’s head from his neck. T-Dog snatched the axe away, shoving the man backwards to keep him from harming the scientist, sending him stumbling into Alex, who barely flinched at the contact. Daryl turned, glancing at Y/n after noticing her brother's blank stare. She shrugged silently as she sniffled, biting her lip.

“You do want this. Last night you said you knew it was just a matter of time before everybody you loved was dead.” Jenner stressed.

“What?” Lori's face registered shock at Jenner’s words.

“What? You really said that? After all your big talk?” Shane seethed, turning on his friend with a dark expression.

Rick turned to Lori, “I had to keep hope alive, didn't I?”

“There is no hope. There never was.” Jenner spoke bitterly.

“There's always hope. Maybe it won't be you, maybe not here but somebody somewhere—”

Andrea interrupted his speech, “What part of everything is gone do you not understand?”

“Listen to your friend. She gets it. This is what takes us down. This is our extinction event” Jenner explained.

“This isn't right. You can't keep us here,” Carol sobbed, holding Sophia close to her chest, “My daughter doesn't deserve to die like this!”

“One tiny moment--a millisecond. No pain,” Jenner attempted to reason with her, though his arguments fell on deaf ears, “Wouldn't it be kinder, more compassionate just to hold your loved ones and wait for the clock to run down?”

Shane stalked up to the man, shotgun raised to press against his cheek threateningly. Jenner stiffened visibly, though he didn’t make an effort to defend himself. The man had truly given up on his own life.

“Shane, no!” Rick tried to intercept Shane but Shane pushed him away.

“Out of the way, Rick! Stay out of my way! Open that door or I'm gonna blow your head off. Do you hear me?”

“Brother, brother, this is not the way you do this. We will never get out of here.”

Lori huffed, “Shane, you listen to him.”

“He dies, we all–”

Shane redirected his aim, firing several shots through the computers merely feet away. Sparks flew from the monitors, as they combusted.

“--We all die! Shane! Shane!”

Rick struggled to tear the gun away from Shane, slamming the butt of his own into Shane’s head, knocking him to the ground. Rick ran at him, raising the gun, ready to hit him again to keep him down.

“Are you done now? Are you done?”

“Yeah, I guess we all are.”

Rick handed the gun to T-Dog, glancing around at the solemn faces surrounding him. Calmly he turned to Jenner, “I think you're lying.”

“What?”

“You're lying about no hope. If that were true, you'd have bolted with the rest or taken the easy way out. You didn't. You chose the hard path. Why?”

“It doesn't matter.”

“It does matter. It always matters. You stayed when others ran. Why?”

“Not because I wanted to. I made a promise.” Jenner pointed to the screen, “To her. My wife.”

“Test subject nineteen was your wife?” Y/n asked, her lip quivering.

“She begged me to keep going as long as I could. How could I say no?”

Daryl returned to slamming his axe into the door, grunting loudly with each stroke. Y/n leaned into Glenn’s side, tucking her face further into his shoulder as quiet sobs began to wrack her body.

“She was dying. It should've been me on that table. I wouldn't have mattered to anybody. She was a loss to the world. Hell, she ran this place. I just worked here. In our field she was an Einstein. Me? I'm just... Edwin Jenner. She could've done something about this. Not me.”

“Your wife didn't have a choice. You do. That's—that's all we want—a choice, a chance.” Rick consoled him.

Lori added, “Let us keep trying as long as we can.”

“I told you topside's locked down. I can't open those.”

Jenner tapped at a series of buttons at his computer, the metal door sliding upwards to reveal the dim hallway. Y/n gasped in surprise as she lifted her head from Glenn’s shoulder, glancing over at the clock, watching as it reached four minutes.

“Let's go!” Glenn grasped her wrist, pulling her out to the hall and creating a chain as Alex carried on behind her, linked by their conjoined hands.

“There's your chance. Take it.”

“I'm grateful.”

Jenner pursed his lips grimly, “The day will come when you won't be.”

“Hey,we've got four minutes left! Come on!”

“No no. I'm staying. I'm staying, sweetie.” Jacqui fought her way out of T-Dog’s grasp as he tried to lead her out of the lab.

“But that's insane!” He argued.

“No, it's completely sane. For the first time in a long time. I'm not ending up like Jim and Amy. There's no time to argue. And no point, not if you want to get out. Just get out. Get out.”

Alex finally lept into action, speeding through the hall at the head of the group, Y/n hot on his heels. They paused briefly to allow the others to grab their bags from their rooms before they climbed the stairs to reach the main level. The men begin to beat against the large glass windows, to no avail.

“Get them doors open!” Shane bellowed.

“Come on! It doesn't work!” Glenn cried out.

Y/n tucked herself against the wall, feeling helpless. She flinched as she felt a hand run along her shoulder, glancing over at Lori as she smiled tightly at the teary girl, squeezing her arm gently within her own.

T-Dog and Shane tried time and time again, slamming their axes and firing bullets into the glass, though not a single crack would appear.

Carol called out to Rick, ruffling through her bag rapidly, “Rick, I have something that might help.”

“Carol, I don't think a nail file's gonna do it.” Shane snarked.

She ignored him, “Your first morning at camp, when I washed your uniform I found this in your pocket.”

Carol pulled her hand from her bag, revealing a grenade. Rick stared at it in wonder, nodding as he grabbed it, pulling the pin and dropping it by the window once everyone had taken cover.

Alex covered Y/n’s head underneath his chest, ducking his own down to keep it from excess damage from the blast. A split second of hot air licked at her exposed skin, and just as quickly as it had come, the group had clambered back into the outside world, feet slamming against the pavement in desperation as they raced for the cars. Y/n climbed into the RV, sliding onto the floor to prepare herself for the blast as Rick, Lori, Carl, Alexander, and Glenn climbed aboard behind her.

“Wait!” Lori cried as Rick struggled with the keys, “They’re coming!”

Peeking out the window, Y/n found Dale and Andrea leaping from the shattered window, desperately climbing down to escape the explosion.

“Come on. Dale, get down! Down!”

“Get back! Everybody down! Down!” Rick ordered.

Y/n ducked away from the window, laying back in fetal position on the floor, covering her head with her backpack as the RV began to rock with the blast. Y/n bit her lip, imagining Jacqui’s kind smile as her ears were introduced to the sound of the building exploding and collapsing in on itself. After a few moments, she pushed herself into a sitting position as she shared a sad glance with Glenn and Alex, then sighed in relief as the door opened to allow her to discover that Dale and Andrea had escaped unscathed.

Alexander and Andrea slide into the booth, though Y/n decided to take her place in the back leaning against the wall as her head throbbed, both from the two loud explosions she had just witnessed and the deadly hangover she was still suffering from.

“Hey,” She glanced over to spot Glenn in the doorway, “You okay?”

Y/n shook her head slowly, “No. Are you?”

“No.”

It became silent for a moment, both silently watching the other, unsure of how to act after the events of the night before.

Y/n smiled tightly at him, reaching over to tap the mattress next to her as an invitation. His ears burned lightly as he moved to sit on the edge of the bed, kicking his shoes off of his feet and leaning against the wall beside her. Silently, she rested her head on his shoulder, closing her eyes and wishing herself to sleep.

The caravan pulled away from the site of the former CDC, leaving nothing but rubble as black smoke spiraled into the Georgia sky, leaving behind a burning building and the memory of Jacqui, possibly the kindest person Y/n had ever met.

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Only You

Summary: Y/N has some insecurities after finding out that Kara likes her girlfriend, Lena. Lena is there to reassure her.

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Y/N had been involved in the DEO after since she was little, with her father being an agent there, and throughout all her years, nothing and no one was able to throw her off course.

Until Lena came along.

As soon as she saw the tall, dark brunette with thick red lipstick, enter the room and instantly take charge, for the first time in her career, Y/N was severely distracted. Despite the paperwork she was filling out and how determined she had been to finish, Y/N found herself unable to keep her eyes locked on her computer, and instead her gaze trailed after the dashing woman.

Every time Lena neared her desk, Y/N found herself frozen in her seat, the thoughts vanishing from her head and being replaced by fluffy clouds of nothing-ness, only able to concentrate on Lena’s lovely perfume. 

It seemed that she wasn’t doing a very good job of hiding her newfound crush (not that she was actively trying to hide it), because when the DEO had Lena assemble a team of agents to help her with her research, Alex had eagerly suggested Y/N to be one of the agents in that group. 

The moment she heard her name her palms slapped down on the keyboard in surprise and her head popped up, eyes frantic to adjust to whatever she was now being involved with. “Huh?” Was her ‘elegant’ response. 

Alex did not bother to conceal her smirk. “Y/N, you’re going to be apart of Lena’s team,” she said, and when Lena gracefully turned to her, lips curling into a big smile, Y/N felt butterflies swarm her stomach, bouncing around inside. 

The rest was history: by the end of the week, Lena had asked Y/N out on a date, and by the end of the month, they were dating. Y/N had Alex to thank for their relationship and it only strengthened her already close friendship with Alex and, by extension Alex’s younger sister, Kara - also known as Supergirl. 

When Lena and Y/N had gotten more serious, Kara revealed that she was Supergirl, and the couple began going to Kara’s superfriends game nights. 

Their relationship was blooming and Y/N had never been at a happier time in her life. A wonderful, committed girlfriend, a steady job she loved, and amazing and supportive friends. Everything was going great, so when Y/N started to notice Kara hanging out with Lena more and more often, she was in a blissfully ignorant state and did not notice what was actually happening. 

Well, she didn’t notice at first, but when she was going to drop off some papers with Alex who had been training with Kara at the moment, she overheard the sisters’ conversation just before she walked into the room. 

“Alex, I just don’t know what to do.”

“You don’t do anything, Kara . . . I mean, Lena is in love with Y/N.” 

“I know, I know, it’s just so hard seeing them together! Honestly, I think I may be in love with Lena . . .” 

Y/N stopped listening at that point, and instead turning around on her heels, dropping the paperwork on Alex’s desk before sinking into her own seat. She absentmindedly checked her email, not focusing as a gloomy cloud settled in her stomach, almost causing nausea.

As she begin to recall the past couple weeks, Y/N internally facepalmed. It had been so obvious! With how Kara constantly stood next to Lena, found excuses to touch her arm or her hand, laughed at everything she said, and constantly complimented her.

How had she not noticed? And more importantly — how did Lena not notice?!

Shit, did Lena notice?

No, that was silly . . .

But she had to - it was clear as day!

Did she . . . Why didn’t she stop it?

Did she enjoy it?

Did she feel the same way?

Shit, shit, shit!

A feeling of dread overcame and smashed her previous happiness like a large and powerful wave crashing onto a beach. Y/N forced herself to take deep breaths as her mind went into a frenzy, trying and failing to come up with some other reasonable explanation for this.

But she couldn’t convince herself of any other one, so for the next couple days, her behavior had changed drastically. Y/N kept to herself, only spoke when someone was directly speaking to her, and had done her best to avoid Kara and Lena — which was difficult since she lived with Lena.

When the girlfriends were spending their weekend night at their home, Lena finally had a change to confront Y/N.

“Y/N, can I ask you something?”

Y/N’s eyes were trained on the television screen which was showing a movie they had both seen a thousand times. She made no indication of having heard her girlfriend.

“Y/N.”

It took a few moments, but finally her eyes slowly moved away from the team, yet it didn’t meet Lena’s eyes. “Sure,” she murmured.

“There’s something wrong, Y/N, I can tell. Can you tell me what it is?”

The next seconds were agonizingly slow.

“N-nothing is wrong.”

“Y/N, please, I just want to help,” Lena persisted.

Another agonizing couple of seconds.

“Please don’t leave me for her.”

A loud sob left Y/N’s parted lips as she curled forward, wrapping her arms around herself, dipping her head and trembling.

Lena had not expected this and sat up, drawing her eyebrows together. “What? For who?” She demanded, and bit her lip as she hadn’t intended to be so, well, demanding.

“K-Kara. She likes you. And she’s been showing it for weeks and you haven’t stopped her. I-I can’t compete with Supergirl,” Y/N sniffled.

Lena blinked, processing this. After a couple moments, the only sound filling the air being the dull T.V and Y/N’s sniffs, Lena moved closer to her girlfriend.

“No, Y/N, Kara cannot compete with you,” Lena corrected softly.

Y/N slowly picked her head up, and when she turned her head to face her girlfriend, the brunette saw how puffy and red her eyes were.

Lena continued. “I’m so sorry, Y/N, I didn’t notice that she liked me at all - I swear. And I don’t return her feelings. I only love you.”

Y/N’s trembles stopped. “Really?” She asked, and when Lena nodded she happily gasped and then added, “Oh, Len, I’m sorry for thinking that you would like her — I just love you so much and I don’t want to lose you.”

Lena shook her head. “Don’t apologize. You have nothing to apologize for,” she said, before thinking and then leaning forward, locking Y/N’s lips with a kiss, which she gladly returned.

The couple continued on their night, snuggling and trying a movie that none of them had watched before. They fell asleep on the couch, Lena’s arms wrapped around Y/N.

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Alec and his Cinderella - Epilogue

Word Count: 5,241 Alec x reader Epilogue Warnings: Alec is aged up. Fluff, Angst

Request for @aquanova99​ - Okay I just binged read all of the Alex Cinderella stories I was wondering if you could write a one shot or something angsty about the fallout of rigatoni leaving. Like how Jacob is doing, I’m sorry but Jacob angst is just 🙌

Summary: One year after Alec turned Y/N and the mate bond between Demetri and Ness was confirmed, the Volturi find themselves travelling to Forks for a very special occassion...

Y/N was finally out of her ‘newborn’ phase and life at the castle couldn’t be better. Her and Alec had grown so much closer than she had ever imagined and she finally understood what the others had told her whilst she was human, vampires feel the mate bond more intensely than humans, that vampires love more deeply than humans and lastly, that vampires are more protective of their loved ones than humans.

Y/N’s gift had also improved over the last year and this saw her join the Elite Guards on a few missions, something she enjoyed and Alec was positively beaming with pride over. “Well done my love” He praised her after she was able to keep a set of rogues in her sight as they tried their best to evade Demetri’s tracking abilities, her teleportation and shield working to her and Demetri’s advantage “Yes, Well done Cinders” Demetri added smiling.

Alec and Demetri were planning something special and romantic for their mates, Y/N and Ness respectively, although neither male knew what the other had planned as they both kept their plans a secret from everyone in the castle.

Alec had arranged a little get-a-way to Paris for himself and Y/N. She had mentioned once that she had always wanted to go to Paris, something she never got the chance to do as she met Alec and became a vampire after graduating from High School.

Alec took Y/N to the Eiffel Tower and they made their way to the top so they could admire the view before them. Alec surprised Y/N when he got down on one knee, taking her left hand in his and looked up at her “Y/N I feel so lucky to have you in my life and I love you more than I ever thought possible. I couldn’t imagine my life without you in it so…will you spend forever by my side as my wife?” Y/N’s eyes filled with tears and her other hand was on her chest as she nodded “Yes, yes” She replied low. Alec smiled and slipped the Diamond and Amethyst ring onto her finger before standing up and capturing her lips with his. The people around them started clapping and multiple “Congratulations” filled the air. “I love you Alec” “I love you too.” He kissed her again, wrapping an arm around her.

Demetri had planned his proposal to Ness down to the last detail, he was leaving nothing to chance. He had even arranged to meet Edward in Seattle two weeks before when he was in Canada for a lone mission. “Hi Edward, thank you for meeting with me” “Hi Demetri, that’s ok. Is everything ok with Ness?” He asked a little concerned “Yes, she’s great. She’s settled into the castle nicely; I think having Y/N and Alec around helped with that” Demetri replied and Edward nodded “Is everything ok between you both?” “Yes, we’re doing really well actually. That’s why I wanted to meet with you. I have something I want to ask you…” Edward smiled knowingly despite not having read the tracker’s thoughts “…As you know Ness and I are mates and I love her more than anything, she’s my entire world…” Just talking about her made him smile “…I was hoping you would give me your blessing to marry her” Edward thought for a moment and chuckled “What?” “I can’t believe you’re asking me if you can marry my daughter, I mean you’re older than I am and that custom wasn’t around when you were human” Demetri chuckled and rubbed the back of his neck “Maybe not, but the custom was around when you were human and it’s one I thought you’d appreciate me honouring” “I do appreciate you asking me and of course I give you my blessing and I’m sure Bella would agree. I mean there isn’t another man out there I’d rather see her with” Demetri smiled wider and shook Edward’s hand “Thank you Edward. I will continue to love and protect her forever” “I know you will” Edward responded, a big smile on his face too.  

Demetri had planned a trip to Sorrento, Italy for himself and Ness as he knew how much she liked to be by the sea and that she wanted to visit Pompei, which was nearby. Sorrento came to life of an evening too, the different bars and restaurants lit up and if you stood overlooking the sea you could see across to the other side of the island and the lights of the properties there. “It’s so romantic here” Ness’ soft voice reached his ears and he smiled “It is and I have a surprise for you” He took her hand in his and led to down onto the beach, walking hand in hand until they came to a secluded area. Ness gasped when she saw the blanket laid out before them and a vase full of the brightest red roses she’d ever seen. They took a seat on the blanket and Demetri picked up what looked a bottle of red wine. He poured some of the liquid into the glasses that Ness was holding and the rich aroma of A Negative blood hit both of their senses. He placed the bottle back in the basket and took a glass from her, she leant forward and kissed him soundly on the mouth “I love you Demi” “I love you too Ness.”

A few moments passed as they took in the sight around them and Demetri began to feel a little nervous. He took a deep unneeded breath and put his glass to the side and carefully took hers too, she opened her mouth to say something but stopped when he took her hands in his. “Ness, the last few years with you have been the best years of my existence and I am so happy I get to call you mine. I love you more than I can ever put into words, you are everything to me, my entire world and I can’t imagine you not being by my side forever…” He took another unneeded breath “…Will you do the honour of being my wife?” The tears that had collected in the corner of her eyes fell down her cheeks as she threw her arms around his neck, his arms wrapping around her waist “Yes, a thousand times yes” She pressed a kiss to his neck and felt him relax in her arms and she chuckled “Were you nervous?” “A little” He admitted low and she pulled back a little to look at him “You’re so cute” She gently tapped his nose and smiled at him. He pulled back a little further and removed the Diamond and Sapphire ring from the black velvet box and slipped it onto her finger. She gasped at the ring “Oh Dem, it’s beautiful” “Only the best for you darling” He pressed his lips to hers in a sweet kiss “I also know that Sapphire is your birth stone” She rose an eyebrow at him “I googled it Ness, I wanted the ring to be special to you” She smiled “It is special because it came from you” Her hand stroked his cheek as he wrapped his arms around her and pulled her towards him for a passionate kiss.

Alec and Y/N arrive back at the castle at the same time as Demetri and Ness, bumping into each other outside the entrance to the castle. “Ness” “Y/N” Both girls call out the same time and embrace one another briefly before pulling back and speaking at the same time again “Guess what” Both girls waving their left hand around showing off their rings “AH! OH MY GOD!” They exclaim together causing Demetri and Alec chuckle at their mates “Congratulations Demetri” “Thank you and congratulations to you too Alec” The two vampires shake hands and give each other a one arm hug. They turn to look at their mates who are admiring each other’s rings and discussing their proposals as they make their way inside. 

The four of them made their way to the throne room to tell the Kings and spotted Felix and Jane on duty “Two birds one stone” Alec murmured as he glanced at his sister and friend and back at the Kings. “Welcome home” Aro greeted them with a smile, Caius and Marcus nodding. “Thank you master” Demetri replies and the others smile and nod “We have some news we would like to share with you” Alec added and noticed that Aro’s ruby eyes had lit up, clearly having caught sight of the rings on Ness and Y/N’s fingers. “I proposed to Y/N whilst we were away and she accepted” Alec said, grinning widely at everyone in the room “Congratulations dear ones” Aro replied and turned his head to Demetri as Marcus and Caius’ congratulations sounded around them. “I too proposed whilst Ness and I were away and she accepted too” The Kings smiled and clapped “Congratulations my dear boy…” Marcus said smiling “…and you my dear” “Thank you Marcus” Ness replied “Yes, thank you master” Demetri added.

Felix and Jane approached the newly engaged couples and gave them their congratulations and Jane admired both rings smiling wide “I finally have a sister…officially speaking” She said as she hugged Y/N tightly, Y/N chuckled and returned the sentiment.

The girls were so excited and stopped to tell everyone they saw on route back to their rooms, Heidi being the first to see them once they left the throne room. “Heidi, look” Ness calls out and she holds her left hand out, Y/N doing the same. Heidi’s eyes go wide at the size of the sparkly rings on their fingers, her gaze lifting to see their mates smiling behind them “Ahh! Congrats girls” She says excitedly and hugs them both at the same time “Well done boys, you finally put a ring on them” She nods at the girls as she moves past them “Thank you Heidi” Demetri said smiling “Yes, thank you” Alec added.

The following day the two couples were discussing what needed to be done in order for them to marry. “Uncle Jasper can help with that, he has a contact back in Forks” Ness told them “Ahh, and so I do darling, but he’s here in the city” Demetri replied “Really?” “Don’t sound so surprised. How else do you think we’re able to fly commercially when needed, or drive the amazing cars we own?” “I guess I never really thought about it but Jasper will still help if needed” Ness replied. “Any ideas of what kind of wedding you girls would like?” Alec asked, Ness and Y/N looked at each other briefly before turning back to look at their mates “Double wedding…” They said together “…In Forks” Demetri and Alec were surprised by that response but nodded with a smile “Both of our families are there and it’s not like I can invite my shifter friends to the castle, is it?” Y/N added and Alec nodded “And we can have the wedding at my grandparent’s place as it has a secluded garden” Ness offered “What do you think Demetri? How does a double wedding in Forks sound?” Demetri thought for a moment and glanced at Ness who had a hopeful look in her brown eyes “I’m ok with sharing our special day with you and Y/N if you’re ok with it?” “I’m ok with it too and let’s face it…it’ll make those two very happy” Alec replied nodding in Y/N and Ness’ direction. Both girls squealed excitedly and wrapped their arms around their mates in a tight hug. “There’s another upside to having a double wedding…it means we all only have to travel to Forks once” “Very true Demetri” Alec agreed. 

The girls rang their families to tell them their good news and there was more excited screams and happy tears on both ends of the phone. “I’ve never seen them so excited” Felix chuckled “I know right. Who knew weddings had that affect on women” Alec mused aloud “I knew Ness would be excited to plan our wedding but I didn’t expect her to be this excited, especially as we’re getting married at Carlisle’s” “You serious Demetri? I could have told you how excited she’d be, I mean it’s her wedding… and she’s marrying you in her hometown” Jane smiled at him knowingly and Demetri nodded and smiled back.  

Y/N and Ness designed their own invitations making the decision to send one invite announcing the double wedding. Alec and Demetri liked their choice of invite, having decided to let the girls deal with the invitations whilst they were on guard duty. They got Gianna to post them out on their behalf when she posted the castle’s correspondence.

The Cullens received their official invitation in the post and Esme and Bella couldn’t stop smiling and were pleased that Ness wanted to get married at the main house. Charlie and Sue were also pleased to hear that Ness and Demetri were happy and that they had decided to get married in Forks.

Y/N’s parents and her shifter friends were pleased to receive an invitation to her wedding to Alec although they were surprised to read that it would be a double wedding and that it would held at the Cullen house but were looking forward to seeing her again, especially as she’s immortal.  

Billy opened up the cream envelope that was lying on the doormat and saw that it was an invitation to a double wedding; Alec Volturi and Y/N Y/L/N and Demetri Volturi and Renesmee Cullen. “What’s that?” Jake asked as he took the card from his dad, a moment later he threw it onto the table. “Jake, calm down” Billy said as he looked at the invitation on the table but Jake wouldn’t listen, his heavy breathing getting louder as he kept shaking his head, trying to fight the urge to shift “Ness rejected you romantically years ago and you were told that she is now mated to a vampire…” “I DIDN’T KNOW SHE’D MARRY THE BLOODSUCKER” Jake yelled cutting Billy off “Well she is and there is nothing you can do about it” Billy replied “LIKE THE HELL THERE ISN’T” He yelled over his shoulder as he made his way out of the house.

Jake arrived at the Cullen house quickly having phased, he was now standing outside their home in a pair of shorts. “What are you doing here Jake?” Bella asked from the balcony “I’m here to discuss Ness and that bloodsucker” He growled back “There’s nothing to discuss. Ness is with Demetri and they are in love” Bella replied calmly “She can’t love him not really. She was born to be mine” “You used to think we were supposed to be together” Bella told him “That was different. We now know why that was, why we had to go through that…it was because Ness was meant to be mine” “MY DAUGHTER IS NOT A POSSESSION JACOB” Edward shouted at him as he stepped outside, Bella jumping down to land beside him “You approve of them?” “Yes we do. In fact, I gave Demetri our blessing to marry Ness when he came here to ask me” Edward replied smiling, pleased Jake was no longer to be a part of his family “WHY?” Jake shouted at him “Demetri makes her happy and that is all I care about…” “I could have made her happy, if she’d given me a chance” “Ness’ feelings for you never developed romantically and from what I remember from our conversation about imprinting, the imprintee, decides on the nature of the relationship with the Imprinter, whether it be a brother, a friend or a lover. And in this case your imprint has decided that all she wanted from you was friendship; something you haven’t honoured or respected Jake” Bella explained and Edward didn’t bother to hide his grin as he added “And even that has been taken off the table when you refused to respect her and her choice” Jake snarled at them before speaking again “AND I SUPPPOSE THAT BLOODSUCKER DOES?” “HIS NAME IS DEMETRI! AND YES, HE DOES RESPECT HER!” Bella shouted back.  Jake growled loudly at them in response.

“ENOUGH!!” Carlisle shouted as he stepped outside “You need to leave NOW!” Jacob snarled at him “If you can’t be happy for her, don’t bother coming to the wedding” Bella added before turning to walk back inside, Edward and Carlisle following her.

Meanwhile, back in Volterra Demetri and Ness were talking about honeymoon destinations “Your dad mentioned we can stay on Isle Esme if we’d like during our honeymoon” Demetri told Ness as he held in his arms, her back against his chest “I don’t really want to honeymoon where I was conceived…” Demetri chuckled “Good point” “…I was thinking we could honeymoon in Greece. I’d like to see where you grew up and I know that Greece has changed a lot over the last 1000 years but it’s still your home country” Ness said looking at him over her shoulder, Demetri felt venomous tears building in his eyes “I’d be honoured to show you where I grew up, even though it has changed a lot over the years” He bent his head down and kissed her softly.

Alec and Y/N couldn’t decide where to honeymoon “I have an idea” Ness said smiling “Do tell” Alec replied “My grandparents offered us their house on Isle Esme but we’re going to Greece instead so…why don’t you two go instead. You’ll have an island to yourselves so no risk of exposure but you’ll have to go to the mainland to hunt” Ness replied “Really? Like oh my god. That would be amazing” Y/N said, standing and running to hug her friend “Thank you Ness” Alec added and gave her a hug too.

The Kings gave Alec and Demetri leave so they could travel to Forks with their mates and finalise their wedding plans before the other members of the Volturi arrived for the wedding.

Esme baked two medium sized two-tier wedding cakes as asked by Y/N and Renesmee whilst the rest of the family were helping to organise and set up everything for the outdoors wedding. Jasper, Emmett, Carlisle and Rosalie carried the log benches to the back of the house and positioned them either side of the aisle as instructed by Alice. ‘Déjà vu’ Rosalie thought to herself as she carried the bench. 

The day of the wedding arrived and Ness was a little nervous “You’ll be fine hunny” Bella said softly as she and Rosalie helped Ness get ready, Ness nodded before replying low “It’s just I’m not sure if I’d be a good wife” “Oh Ness, you’ll be a great wife and even if you’re not, it’s not like Demetri can trade you in for someone else…I mean you’re mates” Rosalie said smiling and Bella chuckled lightly “Mum, Rose that’s not funny” Ness said with a slight whine to her voice just for effect. Ness took a deep breath before leaving her aunt’s room and made her way downstairs to Edward who was waiting for her.

Demetri stood at the end of the aisle with Alec and their Best Men Felix and Santiago. Marcus was standing with them as he was officiating the ceremony. Aro, Sulpicia, Caius and Athenodora sat in the front row on the grooms’ side with the other members of the Volturi filling the other rows on that side whilst Bella and Y/N parents sat in the front row on the Bride’s side, a chair was left empty beside Bella for Edward. The remaining Cullens and the packs filled the other rows on the Bride’s side.

Jane, Heidi and Corin were wearing lilac bridesmaid dresses and once at the end of the aisle they stood off to the side to watch Edward and Y/N’s father walk the girls down the aisle. Y/N walked down the aisle first in an ivory ballgown style dress with a silver tiara in her hair. Alec stood there looking at her smiling and admiring his beautiful mate. He took her hand gently from her father and placed a kiss to the back of her hand.

Ness walked the aisle towards Demetri in a peach mermaid style dress with a rose gold tiara in her hair. Demetri’s undead breath was taken away by his bride-to-be and he couldn’t fight the wide grin that crossed his face as she came to closer to him. “You look beautiful darling” He kissed her cheek and smiled at her.

Marcus welcomed the guests, making a point of letting everyone know that the Volturi, the Cullens and the packs were now one big happy family, a family that will protect one another forever.

Alec, Y/N, Demetri and Ness wrote their own vows, each one promising to love, support and protect the other for eternity.

“Y/N I promise to support you in all that you do from now until the end of time. You are everything to me and I will love and protect you forever” Alec said as he looked into her eyes and placed her wedding ring upon her finger. “Alec I promise to love and protect you forever as you are not just my mate, you are my best friend and I couldn’t imagine sharing this life with anyone else. I love you” Y/N replied and slid his wedding ring onto his finger.

“Demetri, if someone had told me years ago that I’d be mated to you once I was grown up, I would never have believed them, but when I met you a few years ago I knew that I had found the man I would spend the rest of my life with. You are my best friend and I love you so much and I promise to support you and protect you forever” Ness slipped his wedding ring onto his finger, smiling up at him “Ness, I’d been on my own for a very long time before I met you and I count myself very lucky to be able to call you mine…you are my best friend, my lover and my mate and I promise that I will always love and protect you and I am looking forward to spending an eternity with you” Demetri replied and pressed a kiss to the back of her hand after placing her wedding ring onto her finger.

During the speeches both male vampires thanked their bride’s families for bringing their beautiful and wonderful brides into the world. Edward’s speech both shocked and amused Ness “I am proud of the woman that my daughter has grown up to be and I know that I can rest a little easier now, knowing she has found her soulmate and I know that my new son-in-law Demetri will look after her, for he treasures her the same way I treasure my wife, Bella. I truly wish them a long and happy life together” Demetri nodded and smiled at Edward before placing a lingering kiss to Ness’ cheek “I love you” He whispered into her ear and she turned her head a little and pressed her lips to his before replying “I love you too.”

Demetri and Alec enjoyed showing off their beautiful brides to their guests before having their first dance and posing with their guests for photographs. Demetri looked smug as shit knowing he had finally married the woman he loved and that she wore his mark as he wore hers.

Jacob noticed the matching bite marks and was seething. “HE MARKED HER! MARKED HER AS HIS!! HE HAD NO RIGHT!!” Jake roared, gaining everyone’s attention “Jake…” Sam said and Jake ignored him “DON’T START SOMETHING WE HAVE TO FINISH” Sam used his alpha voice and Jake growled at him. “He knows that she has MARKED him as HERS in return, right?” Embry asked turning to Leah “If he didn’t, he does now” She replied as she eyed Jake and he snarled “WHAT? SHE MARKED HIM?!” “Yes, yes I did and I’d do it again. HE’S MINE!“ Ness shouted back and another growl left Jake. “I’m proud to call Demetri my mate because he loves me for me. He doesn’t treat me like a possession” She looked up at Demetri and a smug smile played at her lips as she continued “I was born to be with him as he was created to be with me and I wear his mark with pride. I love him more than anything in the world” Demetri felt proud of her for standing up to Jake, because although she had done so before, this was different because she had never told Jake that she loved Demetri before. In fact, she had refused to discuss details about her life with Jake in the past but enough was enough “Jake, you’re ruining today for us. If you can’t be happy for her…for us, then please leave” Demetri said calmly “NO!” Jake shouted back and lunged for Demetri but Edward pushed him backwards, knocking him off balance a little. Jake tried again and this time Felix and Santiago caught him before he could get close enough to Demetri to hurt him, not that Demetri was worried about himself as he was too busy trying to ensure Ness was safe and out of Jake’s reach. Emmett and Jasper quickly moved her out of harm’s way giving Demetri time and space to prepare to defend himself should Jake get close enough to him.

Esme, Rosalie, Y/N and Heidi had gone inside with Ness to keep her company and to keep her safe. Jake tried again to get to Demetri, only this time he started to shift. Caius grabbed Jake by the throat before he could complete the shift. “YOU DARE TRY AND ATTACK OUR FAMILY AND ON THEIR WEDDING DAY?!” Caius shouted but Jake didn’t answer him, he just snarled back. “Jake. Calm down” Sam said firmly and watched as Jake ignored him and continued to growl and snarl at Caius. Edward and Alec moved to stand by Demetri, all of whom had a taken a defensive stance.

Caius let go of Jake’s neck and he fell to the floor, Jake got onto his feet and growled, glaring at Demetri “She was meant to be mine!” It was Demetri’s turn to growl “My wife is not a possession and she was never yours!” Jake growled louder made a run for Demetri only to be surrounded by Alec’s mist, Jake’s sight and sound being stripped from him. “WHAT THE…GIVE ME BACK MY SENSES!” He shouted but Alec ignored him. “Demetri go inside please, be with Ness” Edward said and started to usher him towards the house “I’ll deal with him” Edward added and Demetri nodded before heading towards the house.

Alec gave Jake back his senses just as Felix lifted him off the ground by his neck “I’m going inside to be with my bride” Alec turned and walked towards the house. “Wh-where’s th-the co-coward?” Jake stuttered “Demetri is no coward, he just isn’t going to fight on his wedding day and besides…you’re not worth his time” Felix replied smirking. Jake let out a strangled howl and glared at Felix and Edward “I w-won’t gi-give up” “Then you leave us no choice” Felix said and looked at Caius, who nodded. Felix snapped Jake’s neck before letting his body fall to the floor.

Edward turned to Billy “I’m so sorry Billy” Billy nodded as tears fell down his cheeks “I know it had to be done but he was still my son” Billy turned to face Carlisle “I’m going home but…can you…” “Leave it with me Billy” Carlisle replied with a small nod.

Once the drama with Jake was over the wedding reception resumed, everyone celebrating and dancing the night away. “I’m glad we’re going to be able to live our lives without him being around” Ness said softly “I know darling, it’s just a shame he couldn’t let go” Demetri replied low before leaning down and capturing her lips with his “I love you Dem” “I love you too.”

The following morning both couples got ready and departed for their honeymoons; Alec and Y/N going to Isle Esme and Demetri and Ness going to Greece.

Demetri enjoyed showing Ness where he grew up even though the area had changed drastically since he was human “I can’t believe you grew up when there was no electricity or running water and in a time when only boys were educated. Not to mention the fashion back then” “Yes, things were very different back then and I’ve seen so many changes over the last millennia but Greece will always hold a special place in my heart as this was my childhood home” Demetri’s eyes became glossy with venom “Aww is my ancient husband getting all soft on me” Her tone light and teasing “Be nice Ness, I’m very old” “You’re not old my love, you’re ancient” She kissed him soundly before giggling and winking at him “Looks like I’ll have to teach you how to respect your elders darling” He said low in her ear, his eyes darkening a little “I look forward to it Dem” She replied smiling and gave him a playful wink before walking off to explore more of his childhood village, although it was more of a city now.

Later that night they watched the sunset from the top of the Parthenon “Wow the view is amazing, you can see so much of Greece from up here” She leant back against his chest, he breathed in her scent before replying “Why do you think I bought you up here to watch the sunset?” She shrugged a little “It’s one of my favourite places to visit when I come to Greece” He tightened his hold on her, holding her closer to him. “I know I tease you sometimes about your age but I love that you have so much knowledge and experience and that you’re willing to share that with me” She turned her head a little and pressed her lips to his “Sharing is caring…as you young ones say” She chuckled at him “I love you Dem” “And I love you too” He kissed her temple and smiled, content with sharing this moment with his wife.

Meanwhile on Isle Esme Alec and Y/N were making the most of having an entire island to themselves. They laid out in the sun during the day watching as their skin sparkled under the sun’s rays. Night-time swims in the ocean often led to sex, then they would go back inside the house for a few more rounds.

Y/N was so excited when she and Alec discovered the waterfall and the secluded ‘pool’ beneath “Oh Alec, it’s beautiful” “Not as beautiful as you sweetheart” He kissed her temple before interlocking his fingers with hers, a moment later they jumped off the edge and into the water below. “I’m so glad I lost my shoe at the dance that night as it led to my happy ending with you” She kissed him passionately, love and adoration clearly shown in her eyes “I’m was so happy when you agreed to spend forever with me but I was ecstatic when you agreed to be my wife” He replied, holding her body tightly against his and gave her a loving kiss. “I love you Y/N” “I love you too Alec.”

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Reassurance

Elizabeth Donnelly x fem!reader Warnings: language. A wee lil drabble for after y.n gets home from her night with Keane. Obviously…part of Penthouse

Getting back to the penthouse you felt a little bit of emptiness within you, you always hating leaving Beth, and things felt a little more weird now, considering your current situation. In the past, you’d always been able to come home, alone, and hope that you wouldn’t miss her too much come morning. But this time, you were coming home to a house full of people, full of lovers, people who genuinely cared about you. You’d debated going back to your own apartment that evening, but didn’t want to alert concern from anyone else, they all knew you couldn’t stay overnight with Beth.

Thankfully, everyone seemed to be in their rooms when you got home, though there were lights on throughout the penthouse meaning there were at least still a couple people awake. Though, it wasn’t that late, after all, your dinner date had been at a usual time, and as much as you wanted to spend as much time in Beth’s hotel as you could, you knew she needed her rest for the next day of work. You headed up to your room, stripping off your clothes before stepping into a shower that was probably too hot.

After you’d dressed in a cozy pyjama set you let out a soft sigh, picking up your phone, making sure your alarms were set before you flicked your light off and left the room. There was still some light coming from under Liz’s door, it wasn’t fully closed when you knocked softly on it.

“Yes?” She called quietly and you pushed it open.

“Can…I come in?”

Her brow furrowed, placing the book she’d been reading down on the bedside table as she took in your timid ness.

“Sweetheart….of course.” She waved her hand to bring you into the room, “what’s going on?”

You silently moved through the room, shutting the door behind you before you pulled back the covers on the bed, sliding in beside Liz. She wrapped an arm around you as you nestled into her body, pressing a soft kiss to your head.

“Are you alright? What happened tonight?”

“We had a lovely time.” You murmured, “but I still feel a little lost.”

“You love her.” Elizabeth stated plainly.

“I do.” You took a shaky breath, “part of me feels like I always will, but I know we can never be together. At least not officially. She said it herself tonight. I’m sorry…part of me feels like I shouldn’t have these feelings when I have you….when I have all of you…”

“My love, you are allowed to feel any feelings you need to. Especially from before you were ever involved in the house. You shared a deep connection with someone you cared about one hell of a lot, I understand how that can be conflicting when it resurfaces.”

“Thank you.” You buried yourself further into her body, “can I sleep in here tonight?”

“Of course.” She pressed a kiss to your head, waiting a moment to confirm that you were in fact done with talking before she picked up her book again. Silence overtook the room, Liz honestly thought you’d drifted off until you spoke again.

“How was your interview?” You mumbled, your voice bleary with sleep.

“Felt good. I’m hopeful.”

“Good. You deserve it. I only hope you don’t hate your life being in charge of us.” She chuckled softly.

“You and Alex would be the least of my problems, there are plenty more baby A.D.A’s running around with no idea what they’re doing.”

“Aren’t I technically one of them?”

“Walls talk darling, I know you’ve got an assessment coming up, you’ll make senior. I have no doubts.”

“ ‘bout Casey?”

“My knowledge doesn’t extend over to white collar, but I can put some feels out. Her win rate is impeccably high, I’m sure there’s nothing to worry about.”

“Mmm…”

Liz chuckled softly, her hand coming to push the hair off your face, brushing it back behind your ear. Her fingers gently scratched at your scalp and you let out a dreamy sigh.

“She really wore ya out didn’t she?” She teased and you laughed quietly.

“Lotsa fancy wine too.”

“I’ve heard great things about River Café.”

“It’s incredible. You should take Casey sometime.”

“Sounds like a good idea.” She leant over you, pressing a kiss to your cheek that you smiled at, “get some rest sweetheart, you’ve got a long day tomorrow.”

“Don’t remind me.” You grumbled at the thought of having to battle your way through motions with Buchanan for god knows how many hours before you were finally free for the weekend. It didn’t take long for you to be out like a light, the tender feeling of Liz’s fingers playing with your locks soothing you into a well deserved slumber.

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8/4 Book Deals

Hello and good morning, everyone! I hope you’re all having a wonderful week-we’re halfway through! First, apologies for the lack of posting in general over the past week, things got really busy and I’m trying out a new freelance situation for part-time work until I can find a better full-time job, so that took a little bit of adjusting to get used to a new schedule. But regardless, how are you all doing!? Hanging in there? Things have just been so crazy again lately where I am, and I really just want everyone to be safe and healthy, so I hope you all have been able to be okay and healthy and doing well for whatever situation you’re in. :)

Now, on to the books! Today there were a bunch of deals for some middle grade/YA and biographical type works (both historical and modern), so there’s definitely a little bit of variety in there. There’s The Book Thief, Holes, some Anthony Bourdain, and even a writing book from Kurt Vonnegut. Be sure to have a look if you are in need of some new reading material. :) 

Anyway, I hope you all have a fantastic day--stay safe, and happy reading!

Today’s Deals:

The Book Thief by Markus Zusak - https://amzn.to/37hk7Tq

Holes by Louis Sachar - https://amzn.to/3CdOicv

Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs - https://amzn.to/2TTR5Gl

Gathering Blue (The Giver #2) by Lois Lowry - https://amzn.to/37hvwCz

The River by Gary Paulsen - https://amzn.to/2Vp6rTH

Barracoon: The Story of the Last "Black Cargo" by Zora Neale Hurston - https://amzn.to/3A9DMkx

A Song Below Water by Bethany C. Morrow - https://amzn.to/37jGGa5

Alcatraz vs. the Evil Librarians by Brandon Sanderson - https://amzn.to/3yptJrf

Curse of the Night Witch by Alex Aster - https://amzn.to/3rT4NFU

Victories Greater than Death by Charlie Jane Anders - https://amzn.to/3rQS078

Napoleon: A Life by Andrew Roberts - https://amzn.to/3yrkTsO

Nowhere Girl: A Memoir of a Fugitive Childhood by Cheryl Diamond - https://amzn.to/3ypjFyq

The Sound of Gravel by Ruth Wariner - https://amzn.to/3rUStFl

Everybody Behaves Badly: The True Story Behind Hemingway's Masterpiece The Sun Also Rises by Lesley M. M. Blume - https://amzn.to/3jjExRu

Punch Me Up to the Gods by Brian Broome - https://amzn.to/2VtDSoi

No Time Like the Future by Michael J. Fox - https://amzn.to/2VyN0rq

Sandworm: A New Era of Cyberwar and the Hunt for the Kremlin's Most Dangerous Hackers by Andy Greenberg - https://amzn.to/3yokJ5v

A Most Remarkable Creature: The Hidden Life and Epic Journey of the World's Smartest Birds of Prey by Jonathan Melburg - https://amzn.to/3imOX3m

The Six Wives of Henry VII by Alison Weir - https://amzn.to/3CeViWm

Medium Raw by Anthony Bourdain - https://amzn.to/3lAWygV

Pity the Reader: On Writing with Style by Kurt Vonnegut - https://amzn.to/3A6QiRS

Second Nature: A Gardener's Education by Michael Pollan - https://amzn.to/3A9QRum

The Three Mothers: How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation by Anna Malaika Tubbs - https://amzn.to/3fveS72

The Nasty Bits by Anthony Bourdain - https://amzn.to/3rSXxKk

The Private Lives of the Tudors by Tracy Borman - https://amzn.to/3CfJsLO

Haben: The Deafblind Woman Who Conquered Harvard Law by Haben Girma - https://amzn.to/3CprZAP

Somebody to Love: The Life, Death, and Legacy of Freddie Mercury by Matt Richards & Mark Langthorne - https://amzn.to/3A4sa2e

Before Her (The One) by Jacqueline Woodson - https://amzn.to/3il2jgA

Lila (The One) by Naima Coster - https://amzn.to/2VpHhVp

Edison by Edmund Morris - https://amzn.to/3AaCeXz

Over the Top by Jonathan Van Ness - https://amzn.to/3fvlz9h

NOTE:  I am categorizing these book deals posts under the tag #bookdeals, so if you don’t want to see them then just block that tag and you should be good. I am an Amazon affiliate in addition to a Book Depository affiliate and will receive a small (but very much needed!)  commission on any purchase made through these links.