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This is No Man's Land.

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The Stain 🧼 Peter Parker x Reader

Request: None 

Pronouns: None stated 

Word count: 3430 

Warnings: Mentions of glass shards  

It was huge. Right above the famous Spider-Man logo and neon pink. Neon pink! 

You stared at the stain in horror. In a few hours Peter was supposed to be on a stage in front of hundreds of people to accept an award and you had gotten a neon pink stain on his super suit. 

You had been in the lab to start working on a new project, but Tony and Peter always left it in a mess. After spending two hours getting it organized you started working. It was hard to focus, though. The lab smelled bad and no matter how hard you complained about the darkness Tony didn’t want to install better lights.

 You were mad you always had to clean up after them and that now you were starting late. It was just too much and when you added 35 ml of chlorine to your formula instead 30, the test tube you used exploded. Chunks of glass flew everywhere and just missed your face. Luckily you had ducked just in time but when you looked down you sighed at the spots of pink that were forming on your lab coat. 

“Just what I need,” You mumbled. “I’ve always wanted to look like a pink dalmatian.” 

 But when you looked down to start picking up the large pieces of glass you felt the world stop as you realized some of the formula had splashed onto Peter’s suit which had been crumpled up on the floor. 

“Shoot, shoot, shoot, shoot, no!” You shouted. You took off your googles and with a shaking hand picked up his suit. Uncrumpling it lo and behold, a bright pink stain where everyone could see it. You sat back down at the table and placed your head in your hands. This couldn’t be happening. Peter and Tony had spent hours customizing the suit and you ruined it.

 Regular dye wouldn’t have affected the suit but this wasn’t dye. It was a combination of chemicals, the wrong combinations of chemicals. A 5ml difference doesn’t seem like a lot but in this sense it was everything. The formula could have made that area of the suit weaker or caused something to short circuit. You wanted to continue to sit there in your misery, allowing yourself to snowball the situation but there was still the ceremony to worry about. 

You looked at your watch. The award ceremony was at 6 and you still needed to get dressed. It was 1:00pm on Saturday and you had 5 hours to get that stain out if you wanted to get to the place on time. You sat up and groaned. 

“I have to- I have to call him. But he’s going to be so mad at me. This is so so so bad, stupid!” You whispered to yourself. You fought the urge to smack yourself on the forehead and picked up your phone. Dialing the numbers you thought about what you would say. 

“Oh hey baby, you know that important event tonight that you have to dress up nice for. Well I ruined your suit! Yes, your super suit that you and your mentor worked on and you were super proud of.” That wouldn’t work, but before you could come up with another idea Peter answered the phone. 

“Hey, baby!” He chimed. His voice instantly made you relax a bit. 

“Hey, babe. Are you busy?” You replied nervously. 

“Actually I am. I was just about to call you for a favor. I’m with Steve and training’s going a bit longer than expected and I still have to practice my speech. Can you put my suit and my tux near the front door. Tony said he’ll bring it to the place.” 

“NO,” You shouted. “I- I can bring it when I arrive.” You felt your heart beat faster. If Tony came to get the suit now you wouldn’t have time to get the stain out. Peter sounded like he was thinking about it and you were hoping he would say yes. His voice came back over the phone. 

“Okay then! I’ll send you the address once I’m done working out. I love you.” 

“I love you too,” You mumbled out. Once you heard the ending click of the phone call you shot up. 

The suit wasn't like a regular suit made out of just fabric. It was more like fabric that covered plastic that covered hundreds of wires. It wasn’t something that could be just washed out. To deep clean it you had to specifically get the fabric part off and you had no clue how to do that. 

You grabbed the suit and ran up the stairs to the living room. 

“Hey Jarvis!” You called out. Sprinting into “your room” you sat down at the computer and started doing some research. Your room was really one of the many spare rooms Tony had in the building that he let you sleep in when things ran late. 

“Yes y/n?” Jarvis replied.  

“Call Ned please and tell him it’s urgent. Oh! And can you set an alarm for 4:30pm. I was going to leave later but I have to get Peter’s suit to him at 5. Before the award ceremony starts at 6.” 

“Of course. I’ll pair him to your computer once he answers.”

“Thank you!” 

A few seconds later Ned’s face popped up in the corner of the computer screen. Before he got a word out you unloaded everything onto him. You told him how frustrated you were because you were having a bad day, how the suit was now stained and that Peter doesn’t know about it. When you finished he stared at you in shock. 

“Wow y/n,” He gasped. “That’s uh, a lot.” He noticed your worried expression and gave a small smile. 

“But, I can help! I’ve even helped him with some updates to the suit. We’ll get the stain out, you’ll get dressed, and then you’ll deliver the suit to him and everything will go fine, okay?” 

You took a deep breath and nodded. Ned and Peter were both really good at calming people down. 

After a few minutes of brainstorming ideas you moved to the kitchen and had Ned on a tablet, propped up against a leftover cereal box. 

“Okay so I don’t think the formula will affect the internal composition of the suit, so that’s good. All we have to do is worry about getting the stain out and I already helped you disconnect the fabric from the plastic.” Ned chatted through the device. He watched as you came back into frame with the blue and red fabric. 

“Yeah, I checked the wires and everything seems fine. I had Jarvis pull up some of Peter’s available notes about the suit but most of them are private. It’s been in the washer twice and the stain hasn’t budged so we’ll have to go with plan B.” You explained. 

Plan B was to use fire to remove it. Fire should break up the molecules in the compound and have them float to the top of the fabric. Then all you would have to do is scrape off the remaining bits and then the suit was going to be fine. You placed a fire extinguisher and a bucket of water on the table. 

“Jarvis, please put 911 on speed dial.” You yelled. Natasha’s old mini flamethrower was placed firmly in your hand and even Ned had backed away from his camera. 

Flipping the switch, fire shot out from the tip and ran against the fabric of the suit. The stain seemed like it faded through the smoke but to your surprise once you turned off the flamethrower it was still there. 

“Maybe once I start scrapping it it will go away.” You thought to yourself. 

You grabbed a butter knife and began violently scrapping the neon pink imperfection. No matter how many times the silver knife went over the fabric, nothing changed.

“Look!” You cried. You held up the suit to Ned and he stared at it questionably. “I’m running out of time Ned!” 

You sat down in anger, your head heading back in your hands. 

“It’s okay y/n we still have time. How about you go get ready and when you come back we can try something else. I’ll even come with MJ to pick you up so we can get to the ceremony at 5. I think you would rather want to ride with us other than some random chauffeur.” He reassured. 

“Thank you so much, call me when you get here and Jarvis will let you in.” 

He said okay and hung up, leaving you in silence. You had to get this stain out before Peter saw or he would be furious. He would be embarrassed, humiliated. A superhero that can’t even have a clean suit, the news would eat him up! In a way you knew that you were overreacting but you were so stressed and this was another problem, YOU had to deal with. 

You took a shower and slipped on the outfit that someone had arranged for you. You did your hair and even though you realized how good you looked you couldn’t seem to get excited. Suddenly Jarvis spoke, “y/n it is 4:30pm and I have just allowed Ned and MJ to come into the building. You have 30 minutes to get to the award ceremony at 5. Leaving an hour before it starts.”

“Thank you Jarvis!” You replied. When you left your room and headed back into the living room you saw Ned and MJ coming out of the elevator. The theme of the ceremony was black and white and Ned was wearing a cute black tux along with his “formal” fedora. MJ was wearing a gorgeous white dress that had a slit in the middle of her stomach. Her heels clapped against the floor as she ran towards you, embracing you in a big hug. Feeling her warmth and remembering what you had done made you almost want to cry.

  “How are you doing? Well Ned told me how you’re doing but we’ll get the stain out.” You let out a long sigh. 

“I don’t know what to do MJ. I wish I could go back in time and just forget about my stupid project.” 

“It wasn’t stupid. It’s practically his fault for leaving his important suit on the floor. He’s always been gross. One time his room was so messy when we came over he had to make a web hammock attached to the ceiling so we could have somewhere to sit.”

You felt a smile creep onto your face, but you still didn’t feel completely better. In your head it made sense that it wasn’t your fault  but you still felt like it was. In a way though, MJ had given you an idea. 

“Wait! MJ, can you get the car running? This should only take a second.” Ned tossed her the keys and she walked back to the elevator. “Ned can you get the suit off the table and come with me to the lab? I have an idea!” 

“To the lab? Cool!” Ned exclaimed. He grabbed the suit and followed you into the hallway to the lab. You punched the code in while Ned was ooing and awwing at the super suit in his arms. The door opened and you both went into the lab. The dim lights went on and on the floor was what you needed. You handed Ned some goggles and a lab coat and you put one on yourself.

“Peter and Tony don’t like to wear these but Tony always sets his clothes on fire so I think we need them.” You explain. You and Ned walked over to the table you had been working on earlier. 

“This is where my test tube exploded. We don’t have much time but I think I know how to get the stain out. Can you place the fabric on the table?” Ned laid it on the table and backed away. 

“If you're doing what I think you’re doing you’re either a genius or a future hospital patient.” He joked. 

You felt a smile form on your face as you poured another 5ml of liquid nitrogen into a test tube. 

“I added an extra 5ml to my formula last time and the glass bottle exploded. I think if I add another 5ml to the stain the molecules will have more space to dissolve, making the stain turn into a fume that will disappear.” You said excitedly. 

“And if that doesn’t work what will happen?” Ned questioned. 

“I have no clue.” You replied. And with that you fastened your googles, tightened your lab coat, and poured the liquid onto the stain. A loud hiss was made and to your surprise pink smoke started to rise from the fabric. It went on for a few seconds until the hissing stopped and you waved your hand over it to clear the smoke. Setting your googles on the table you peered down at the fabric.

There was no stain! You leaped up and Ned ran over to give you another hug. 

“I can’t believe that worked!” Ned exclaimed! “I thought we were just going to have to lie to him. I already came up with two in my head!” You laughed at him and picked up the suit. 

“Okay, it’ll dry in the car and you can reattach it to the plastic. We have 20 minutes to get to the ceremony!” 

The both of you quickly took off your equipment and ran up the stairs, to the elevator, and out to the car that MJ had been waiting in. Once safely inside she drove off, fast enough that if you looked out the window for too long you would get sick. The minutes seemed to be passing by at twice their speed but you got to the ceremony with 5 minutes to spare and Peter was waiting for you at the entrance. 

“Hey, baby! I got worried you forgot to get here an hour early. Wait are you okay?” 

You thrusted his suit towards him and finally took a break. You rested your elbows on your thighs and tried to catch your breath. You had ran to get the suit to Peter and when MJ and Ned caught up they were also out of breath. 

Peter stared at the 3 exhausted people in front of him, confused. “Uhh, hey MJ, hey Ned. What happened?” He slowly rubbed your back and worried you were going to throw up. “It’s okay, y/n, you got here on time. Everything’s okay, heck even if you came a hour late I think it would be hard for me to get mad at you.” 

You gave a small smiled and stood up straight. He was so perfect. Peter gave you a smile and kissed you. You forgot about the suit, and the mess, and everything. It was like you two were in your own little word until Tony came in. 

“Y/N, MJ, Ned! I’m glad you made it. Thanks for bringing the kid his suit. Of course he forgot it.” Instead of messing with his hair like usual, he gave him a pat on the back. “Where’s the tux?” 

You felt your heart fall to your shoes. You forgot the tux! You had been so focused with the suit you-. 

“Here you go.” MJ stated. She handed him the tux in its protective covering. “He was so busy doing the smooching I couldn’t hand it to you.”  She gave you a wink and you grinned even more. 

“Great, great!” Peter beamed. “I’ll put the tux on and meet you guys back here. Then I can show you around.” He gave you another kiss on the cheek and went with Tony to the dressing rooms. Once they were gone you turned to MJ. 

“You’re a lifesaver MJ! And thank you Ned, I really couldn’t have done this without you.” You thanked. Both Ned and MJ gave you a smile. 

“Don’t worry about it! I got to go down to the lab! And I’m at a ceremony with The Tony Stark!” Ned exclaimed. His hands were waving around frantically and kept going up to adjust his fedora. 

“You’re welcome y/n, but I think you should tell Peter the truth. Maybe not all of it but if the lab is too messy for you to work maybe he can do something to fix it.” MJ added. You hadn’t thought about that, but this whole situation was a big wakeup call. 

“I will,” You decided. “ Once the ceremony ends I’ll talk to him. Now, I just want to relax, though.” You all laughed and sat down in the chairs that were placed in the lobby. 

The ceremony went great. Peter wore his tux and kept sneaking over to show you some new moves he learned. When the ceremony actually started he put on the Spider-Man suit in secret. The crowd was so loud when he came onto the stage you would have covered your ears, but you were too busy clapping with everyone. After it was over, Spider-Man “had to leave” but Peter returned. You pulled him off to the side. 

“Can we talk?” 

Peter looked at your worried expression and led you to an area where there weren't a lot of people. “Of course. I knew you looked bothered.” 

You let out another sigh and pulled up the picture of the suit with the stain on it on your phone to show Peter.

 “I ruined your suit earlier. I was in the lab working on something and I couldn’t see. I added too much of a chemical to my formula and the test tube exploded. Some of the formula went onto it.”  

Peter looked at the picture while you looked at the floor. You could feel some tears forming in your eyes. 

“I’m really sorry. I was able to get it out, but I still should have cleaned better before I started and I get I’m sorta new and I shouldn’t expect you to change how you and Tony work for me but it’s just so messy and dark and I can’t focus and-” 

“Darling it’s okay, it’s okay, don’t cry.” Peter reassured, he pulled you into a hug and started to rub your back again in a circular motion. “I can’t believe you got the stain out. I wouldn’t have known what to do if I had gotten it there.” He joked. “But, you could have told me, I would have gone home to help you.” This time he let out a sigh. “It’s not your fault, though. I definitely should have put it back in its case.” You nodded and let out a small laugh. With each breath you could smell some of the cologne Tony probably sprayed on him. It was a good decision. 

“I’ll clean up better and Tony will just have to manage. I’ll talk to him about it, okay? But the suit looks amazing, babe. You did a good job. I don’t think the logo has shined that bright since I got it. Plus Karen even told me that it felt fresher.” 

You pulled away and looked at his eyes. “You’re the best, you know that?” 

He flashed his famous smile, “I can’t be The Best if you're around. I can’t even compete.” He said sincerely. 

“And neither of you two are the best in general because I am.” Tony added. You rolled your eyes at his comment. “How much of that did you hear?” 

Tony frowned and shook his head. “Enough to wish I had left with Pepper when she said she was headed toward the Bar. And by-the-way neither of you get any ideas. I already notified the bartender I have four underaged guests that can only be served water and caprisuns.”  

“What type of caprisuns?” You asked. 

“Lemonade ones are the best.” Peter added. 

“I don’t know ones.” Tony mocked. “But anyway y/n I hear your concerns and that was good problem solving skills you had. The suit did look great. I’ll work on getting you your own section in the lab. It’ll be nice and bright and you can keep it however clean you want it. So, you’ll be close to us while we’re working and I won’t have to listen to you and Peter compliment each other 100 times a day.” 

You and Peter laughed and you felt his arm go around your waist. “That sounds great Mr. Stark, thank you.” You chimed. 

Tony had already started to walk away but you heard him call out, “Stop calling me Mr. Stark and I’ll buy you your own building to work in.” 

With that Peter grabbed your hand and you left the quiet area to where the after party was, to meet up with MJ and Ned. 

Author’s Note: Wow first Peter Parker imagine and it’s my longest one. Is this a sign? jk anyways I hope yall enjoy this! I might rewrite it and change it to first person because I keep getting confused lol. I think I should start getting into Marvel as this was really fun to write.  Please like, follow, and remember requests are open! I hope you have a wonderful day ~c’ k

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Date Night

Pairing: Ayna x f!mc Word count: 3430 Rating: T Summary: Kennedy just really misses Ayna so she enlists Dionne to help her see her again. Warnings: mentions of cancer (they talk about Ayna's dad) Enjoy my lovelies!

“Di?”

“Hmm?”

She had her feet propped up on the coffee table in their shared space, painting her toenails a vivid red. As concentrated as she was, she didn’t look up as Kennedy entered the room.

“You know how you set up that secret date for Ayna and me?”

“Hmm,” she replied again, focussed on wiping excess polish off the skin next to her toe, “you mean the one that you’ve already showered me in thanks for? I may love the attention, but you can stop now.”

“Yeah. But that’s not why…” Dionne looked up at her finally with a bored look on her face. “Anyway, what I was going to ask is…would you be able to help me plan something similar, but with me surprising Ayna this time?”

Dionne’s face lit up like a burst of fireworks in the night sky. Hastily, she waved her hands in front of her toes, as though that would dry them faster so she could be on her feet again.

“Really?” She squealed, in a voice so loud and high pitched that it probably broke the sound barrier.

“Yeah. Please.” Kennedy sighed, plopping down onto the sofa next to Di. Her mood seemed almost exactly the opposite of her suitemate’s. “I know I see her everyday in class but it’s…not the same,” she said, pulling a face as she realised how pathetic that sounded out loud. “I miss her. A lot. And I’m not sure when I’ll next get to see her alone what with all the paparazzi around. I don’t want to drag her into another scandal but,” she shrugged half-heartedly, “I just really miss her.”

Another fire-alarm like squeal left Dionne and her whole body was practically vibrating. “Are you kidding? I’m living vicariously through your love life and I LOVE planning surprises. Of course I’ll help you.”

She leaned over to put the nail polish safely on the coffee table and grabbed her phone instead, fingers already flying across the screen.

“Okay, so here’s what we’re going to do…”

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Several hours later, Kennedy found herself pacing back and forth across the floor in their living room, wringing her hands together. Evening had not long fallen and the last of the day’s light was disappearing outside. Ayna should be here any minute if all went according to plan and that should have put her at ease but…what if she doesn’t show. As much as she trusted Dionne and her fool proof planning, there was this little niggle of doubt that something would go wrong, and it would all be for naught. And, as time marched on, that little niggle had become a full-blown panic.

“Ugh, pull yourself together Kennedy,” she berated herself, forcing herself to quit the pacing. She shook out her hands as though she could just shake the nerves out of them. Pulling herself up to her full height, she took out her phone out to check for any updates but deflated when she saw that there were none.

“Please let her –”

She didn’t get to finish her thought before there was a quick, sharp knock against the door to their suite. Her head whipped towards the door, eyes widening.

“Oh,” she whispered, taking a moment to fuss at her hair and outfit before she started towards the door. After pausing to take a last deep breath and plaster a smile on her face that hopefully didn’t belay her nerves, she all but threw open the door.

Ayna stood on the other side wearing the same tight skirt and blouse she had been wearing in class. Even though she didn’t look any different than she had a few hours before, Kennedy still thought she was breath-taking. And just like that, she felt the last bit of worry melt away.

“You look amazing,” Ayna stuttered out, eyes bulging as her gaze ran down Kennedy’s body.

Kennedy ran her hands down the tight burgundy dress hugging her curves and grinned at the desire glittering in Ayna’s eyes. If that wasn’t a confidence boost, Kennedy didn’t know what was. How did she manage to get so lucky that such a beautiful woman wanted her?

“You like the dress? Dionne helped me pick it out.” Dionne had forced her into it, more like. But if it was getting this kind of reaction from Ayna then she couldn’t complain. In fact, she’d have to remember to thank Di. Again.

Making sure to accentuate the movement of her hips, Kennedy stepped back from the door to let Ayna into the suite. She didn’t move, however, her gaze simply falling to rest on Kennedy’s ass.

“Wow, you really do like the dress,” Kennedy said with a melodic laugh.

Those expressive dark eyes were burning when they snapped back up to meet Kennedy’s and Ayna’s lips were pulled into a wicked grin.

“The dress is nice,” she began, finally stepping over the threshold to the suite and snaking her arms around Kennedy’s waist, “but it’s youthat I like.”

“Oh?” Kennedy questioned, mimicking her cheeky smile. She let the door snap shut behind Ayna, leaving her arms free to wrap around her neck.

Instead of answering her, Ayna leaned in and pressed her lips to Kennedy’s. It was little more than a peck but Kennedy could already feel herself melting. A week was far too long to wait to feel those lips against hers again, feel the warmth of her soft body pressed against hers.

“Hi,” Ayna breathed as she pulled back to press a kiss to the tip of her nose and then her forehead. “Dionne was very secretive about what you were both up to but told me to be here for 7.”

With an unladylike snort, Kennedy disentangled herself from her. Grasping her warm hand in hers, she led her down the short hallway leading to the main living area. The room was bathed in the soft glow of several candles dotted around the room. The kitchen island was set for 2, complete with a bottle of wine and an array of take-out food. Sitting in a vase in the middle of the coffee table was a bouquet of brightly coloured flowers.

Kennedy turned, delighting in the look of awe on Ayna’s face as she took in the cosily decorated space. “I wanted to take you on a date, but with the paparazzi only getting more invasive instead of losing interest, I didn’t think it was a good idea to go out somewhere. So,” she paused to sweep her arm towards the room as though presenting it, “this is what Di and I came up with instead.”

She reached towards the vase of flowers before holding them out to Ayna. “These are for you.”

Ayna’s eyes were shining with emotion as she reached out to accept the flowers, but her smile was brilliant. “You did all of this for me?”

“Well, there was a good bit of selfish motivation there too. I missed you.”

Just when Kennedy didn’t think Ayna’s smile couldn’t get any wider, it somehow did. “I missed you too,” Ayna breathed, hugging the vase of flowers to her chest with one arm so she could wrap the other around Kennedy’s waist. “And thank you for all of this,” she added before leaning in to press a soft kiss to her lips.

“Shall we eat?” Kennedy asked, gesturing towards the waiting food.

Conversation flowed smoothly as they ate and enjoyed their wine. They spoke of everything and anything from their childhoods to their hopes and dreams for the future. It was so effortless between them, one topic just flowing naturally into the next, soft glances and touches shared between them.

As they finished up their food, they fell into a comfortable silence. With Ayna focussed on watching the other woman’s thumb stroke the back of her hand, Kennedy took the opportunity to let her gaze wander over Ayna’s face. She was entranced by her sharp jawline, the cute little ears that peeked out from behind the curls framing her face and the long, dark eyelashes hiding her beautiful eyes.

Had she not been so engrossed in every flicker of her expression, Kennedy probably would have missed the way her lips pulled down in a subtle little grimace. “Hey,” she said softly, nudging her foot with her own to get her attention, “everything alright?”

Ayna’s eyes snapped up to hers and for just a moment, Kennedy could see an intense sadness glistening in her eyes before she blinked it away. “Yes,” she answered, squeezing Kennedy’s hand, “I was just thinking about how we’ve spoken of so much tonight, but there’s one important thing I haven’t told you yet.”

A long pause followed this, and Kennedy could see her steeling herself for what she had to say. Quietly, she continued to brush her thumb across the back of Ayna’s hand, willing to give her the time she needed to gather herself, despite the curiosity and worry she felt at what could evoke such a reaction in her.

“My father was diagnosed with colon cancer last year.”

Although it wasn’t any more than a whisper, Kennedy froze at the revelation. Not for a second would she have imagined that this kind, amazing, happy (or at least she had always seemed to be) woman was hiding something so painful.

“Oh, Ayna, I’m so sorry,” Kennedy breathed, reaching over with her free hand to wipe the solitary tear that tracked down her cheek. “Is he…okay?” What a stupid question to ask, she thought to herself, but she couldn’t think of any other way to ask is he going to die that wasn’t so blunt.

To her relief, Ayna nodded, a small smile curling at her lips, though it didn’t reach her sad eyes. “He’s been having chemotherapy and it’s shrunk the tumours enough that the doctors think they’ll be able to remove them successfully.”

Letting out a breath she hadn’t realised she was holding, Kennedy squeezed Ayna’s hand tightly in hers. “Good. That’s good. And how are you? It can’t be an easy thing for you to go through.” From how highly she spoke of her father, Kennedy could tell just how much he meant to her. Coupled with the fact that she had lost her mother so young, Kennedy could only imagine how hard it must be on her. Even if Kennedy didn’t often see eye to eye with her mother, being her only living parent, she knew she’d be beside herself if anything ever happened to her.

“I’m okay,” she replied, sending Kennedy a tender smile, “or at least as okay as can be expected. I’m terrified of losing him, but he’s been so optimistic the whole way through this and it’s so infectious. There will still be times when the fear and the sadness wins, but he always taught me to see the positive side of everything.”

The love Ayna feels for her dad shines through as she talks about him, even as she talks about something as sad as this. Kennedy once again finds herself in awe of this amazing woman, and so damn lucky that some day soon, she may love Kennedy with the same fierceness and depth.

“You know you can lean on me when you need to? You don’t need to go through this alone.”

Ayna flashed her a grateful smile. “I’ll keep that in mind. Thank you.”

Shaking herself out as though she could shake away the whole conversation, Ayna stood. “Enough of that,” she declared and held out a hand to Kennedy, just as the song playing in the background changed to something slow and romantic. “Dance with me.”

Chuckling at the abrupt change of conversation but not wanting to push her if she didn’t want to talk about it more, Kennedy accepted her hand. They each wrapped their free arm around the other’s waist, cradling their joined hands between their chests as they swayed to the beat. Having Ayna in her arms was a kind of bliss she didn’t think she’d felt before. She’d truly do anything to feel the warmth of her body against her. Given how she could feel Ayna’s body loosen and melt against her with each of their gentle movements, Ayna must have felt the same.

“Thank you for this,” Ayna whispered against Kennedy’s neck as she buried her head there. She seemed to fit there like a previously missing puzzle piece, and Kennedy couldn’t imagine a more perfect moment than this. As cheesy as it may be, she wished they could stay like this forever – alone and without a care for what was happening outside of their little bubble.

“You’re wel – oh.” A surprised whimper cut her off as she felt Ayna’s lips languidly explore the skin of her neck. Her pulse jumped against Ayna’s lips and she knew she would be able to feel her heartbeat quicken from so simple a kiss. If it didn’t feel so good, she would have been embarrassed, especially as she felt Ayna’s mouth curl into a smile against her skin.

Her hands grasped the fabric at Ayna’s back as her lips climbed up her throat, sucking gently before the velvetiness of her tongue soothed any sting. Eyes falling shut to savour the feeling, Kennedy’s head fell back, to give her better access to her throat. Warmth bloomed under her skin, radiating to every corner of her body. All she could feel was Ayna - the heat from her body, the silkiness of her shirt scrunched in her hand, her hair and breath tickling the sensitive skin of her neck.

Ayna’s hand buried itself in Kennedy’s hair and tuggedas she nibbled on the skin over her jawbone. A startled moan escaped her, and she tugged Ayna impossibly closer.

“Either you really want me or you’re far too easy to rile up,” Ayna breathed as her lips hovered over her ear. Despite the teasing tone of her voice, Kennedy could hear that she was just as affected as she was and it made her shiver with delight.

“Can’t it be both?” she laughed, her voice huskier than normal. Ayna pulled away to grin at her, and the evidence of just how much she wanted Kennedy too was swirling like a tornado in the depths of her eyes. For a moment which could have been a second or a lifetime, they lost themselves in each other’s gaze, balancing on the knife’s edge of freefalling into one another.

Like two magnets, they surged towards each other, lips meeting in a kiss that was as messy as it was passionate. Kennedy’s world narrowed to Ayna and only Ayna – the silky feel of her tongue tangling with hers, the feeling of being securely held in her arms, the taste of the wine and the chocolate strawberries they’d eaten lingering in her mouth mixed with something that was so uniquely Ayna and the floral scent of her perfume surrounding her. It was everything.

Kennedy grasped tight to Ayna’s back and walked them backwards until her own back met the counter behind her. Picking up on exactly what she needed, Ayna’s hips pinned her there as her hands plunged into her hair. Tugging Kennedy’s head back, she impossibly deepened the kiss, and God, Kennedy swore she had never been kissed quite like this before. It was like she was adrift, lost and Ayna was the only thing anchoring her but somehow, she was still getting lost in her.

A sharp squeak that came from neither of them had them jumping apart as though they hadn’t already been caught. Two sets of wild eyes turned towards the noise, both of their chests heaving to try and get their breathing back under control. And there Dionne stood, a look of triumph on her face, even if her cheeks were darkened in embarrassment, obviously having not realised what she was going to walk in on.

“By all means don’t let me interrupt you,” she all but cackled and in that moment, Kennedy wanted nothing more than to shove her back out the door she’d just come through. She wondered how both her and Ayna had been so lost in each other that they hadn’t heard her come back home.

Kennedy glanced over at Ayna to see her cheeks flushed darker than she would have thought possible. How much of that was embarrassment, and how much was left over desire from where they had been headed two minutes ago, Kennedy wondered. Carefully avoiding both her and Dionne’s gaze, Ayna was running her hands over her clothes, straightening them after Kennedy’s wandering hands had rumpled them. That one look at her was enough for Kennedy to know that Dionne had well and truly ruined the mood.

Quietly mourning the end of one of the best dates she had ever been on, Kennedy turned back to Dionne, jerking her head towards her bedroom. “Give us a minute, Di?”

Dionne very much looked like that was the last thing she wanted to do. In fact, she looked like she was ready to burst with all the questions she had. Reluctantly, however, she dragged her feet towards her room. Thinking she was being smooth, Dionne left her door ajar, and Kennedy just knew she would be perched right next to it to listen to whatever they said.

“Door!” Kennedy called before she turned back to Ayna.

“You’re no fun,” came a quiet huff from Dionne’s room before the door snapped shut.

Barely holding in her laughter, she reached out to take both of Ayna’s hands in her own. Those soulful dark eyes finally looked up at her and they softened as they took in the grin on Kennedy’s face. Her whole posture loosened then, as though she’d needed confirmation that Kennedy wasn’t ashamed to be caught in a compromising position with her.

“Sorry about her,” Kennedy began, jerking her thumb towards the door her suitemate had disappeared through. “At least she only walked in on us kissing. Could have been worse.” Which it most likely would have been had she walked in ten minutes later.

She finally let the laughter she had been holding onto escape her as she saw Ayna’s lips quirk up in a small smile. It didn’t take long before Ayna joined her, the two of them having to lean against each other to stop them toppling over from the force of their giggles.

Ayna’s laugh sounded so joyful that Kennedy found it sobered her quickly. She pulled back enough that she was able to see her face, so full of happiness that Kennedy was honestly awed by it. She looked so damn beautiful, and Kennedy couldn’t believe she ever could have gotten so lucky to meet someone quite as amazing as the woman in her arms.

“Thanks for such a wonderful night,” Kennedy’s breathy voice whispered. Her gaze wandered down to Ayna’s lips and she began leaning in, as though hypnotised.

Ayna’s lips met her half-way in a kiss much softer than those they had just shared. Her lips were so warm and silky that Kennedy knew she could easily get caught up in her again. Needing to taste her again, Kennedy’s tongue ran along Ayna’s lower lip, asking to be let in. Instead of opening her mouth for her, however, Ayna gently pulled herself back, though her grip around Kennedy’s waist didn’t loosen.

“We shouldn’t,” she whispered a mere breath away from Kennedy’s lips.

Begrudgingly, Kennedy knew she was right and with one last lingering kiss, she stepped away from Ayna and headed towards the door.

“Thank you for this, Kennedy. I really needed this.” Ayna stepped up beside Kennedy, cradling the vase of flowers Kennedy had gifted her against her chest with one arm.

“Me too,” Kennedy replied as she leaned in to brush her lips against Ayna’s cheek. As she pulled away, her hand found Ayna’s.

“See you tomorrow.” Ayna pulled open the door and started out of it, but Kennedy refused to let go of her hand until she was too far away to reach anymore.

“Bye,” she breathed, watching her as she slowly faded into the distance, turning once to wave at her before she disappeared around the corner.

With a sigh that was half happy, half miserable at watching her go, she turned back into her suite. The minute the door closed behind her, Dionne was tearing out of her room, all but pouncing on her with excitement. It was almost enough to chase away the last bit of gloominess she felt at Ayna’s absence.

“So, tell me everything!”

[particularemu]

Sun and Stars | A Lee Minho/Lee Know Scenario

Word Count: 3430

Type: Fluffy Smut

Warnings: Might give you a toothache

Author’s Note: Dedicated to @channiesmixtape​ and @jisungsjheekies​. These two have been helping me find my writing groove again, whether it be sending me pictures of Minho, or by hyping me up when I get down on my writing. 

I would not have been able to bust this out if it wasn’t for these two. 

This is a very self-indulgent fic for me. I was craving some super soft Minho smut, and I wanted to use the phrase I use for him~ 

Through these trying times, Lee Minho truly has been my sun and stars — a bright light of happiness that cuts through these gloomy days. 

Excuse my sappiness. I’m sure y’all aren’t interested in that :3 I hope you enjoy this fic. It quickly became one of my favorites. 

You smiled softly as your eyelashes fluttered open. The golden sunlight was peeking through the crack in the curtains, illuminating the room in a dim yellow light. You turned around to see your boyfriend’s sleeping face, completely unbothered by the light shining in his face. Lee Minho was a very beautiful man. Put that beauty in front of the golden sun — God, he looked ethereal. 

Minho’s face was clear and bright, void of any imperfections. He looked so peaceful as he slept, chest rising and falling with each breath, perfect hair falling in his face, a soft smile tugging at his lips. You couldn’t help but wonder what he was dreaming about. Perhaps he was dreaming about dancing or Stray kids. Maybe… just maybe… he was dreaming about you?

You couldn’t help but gawk at Minho’s beautiful body. The sheets had slipped down his chest, giving you a great view of his toned chest, additionally reminding you of the passionate night you two shared just a few hours prior. Oh, how you longed to feel his fingertips against your skin once more, hands squeezing your hips, lips attached to yours as his hips rocked against yours as he thrusted into you. 

A smile tugged at your lips as you scooted closer to him. Minho made you so happy and he was all yours. Any fool could see how completely and utterly devoted he was to you. The boy spent every waking second showing you how much he loved you. Minho showered you in kisses every morning, told you how much he loved you all the time, and he was always touching you one way or another — whether it be his arm around your waist or his fingers intertwined with yours. 

Overwhelming love filled your chest as your eyes scanned the sleeping boy’s face. Out of all the women in the world, he chose to be with you — to love you. You were so happy with him…

You couldn’t shake the desire to feel his soft skin against yours. Should you crawl into his arms? Or would that wake him up? You didn’t want to wake the peaceful boy, but you needed to feel his skin against yours — to feel his arms wrap around your waist and pull you close. You longed to feel his body glide against yours as his plump lips pressed against yours. 

You sighed as you carefully crawled on top of Minho, hooking your leg across his hips as your head rested on his chest. His heated skin felt so comforting — so soft as your arms wrapped around his frame. The sounds of his heartbeat mixed with his steady breathing nearly lulled you to sleep as you traced small hearts onto Minho’s chest.  

You completely lost track of time. Were you lying on him for ten minutes? An hour? You couldn’t tell, but you were in complete bliss. His skin was so soft, so warm. You always felt so safe in his arms. It was if his very presence would protect you from any gloomy thoughts that might run through your mind. That boy was a ray of sunshine, and you would do anything for him. 

Minho suddenly ran his fingers through your hair, fingertips brushing any snarls and tangles that formed in your silky locks from the night before. The sweet gesture made you smile as you nuzzled closer to his body, making the boy underneath you chuckle. “How long have you been awake?” You asked, fingertips continuing to draw soft shapes on his chest. 

“Hmm.” Minho smiled as he pretended to think about it. “Since you first crawled on top of me.” He chuckled. 

You grinned and closed your eyes, thoroughly enjoying the way his fingertips massaged your scalp. Soft mornings like these were your favorites. Minho’s other arm wrapped around your waist, resting comfortably on your lower back as his other hand continued to run through your hair.

The soft treatment made your heart ram in your chest. You could swear the whole neighborhood heard the way your heart beat against your ribcage — Minho probably felt the steady thumping against his skin. The urge to kiss him overcame any ounce of exhaustion left in you. You tilted your head and pressed gentle kisses along his throat. 

Minho’s adam’s apple bobbed under your lips as he swallowed the lump in his throat, a soft smile tugging at his lips as his eyelashes fluttered open, bright eyes squinting as the sun’s golden rays blinded him. He leaned his head back against the pillows, eyes drifting shut as he enjoyed the feeling of your traveling lips. 

You started to get more daring, tongue darting out to run along his throat, making the boy’s breath hitch. Minho chuckled and wrapped his arm around your waist, tilting the two of you over onto your sides. Finally — he had a great view of your beautiful face. 

Minho smiled softly as his eyes scanned each and every inch of your beautiful body — well, the parts of you that were uncovered at least. Your big beautiful eyes met his, and he could SWEAR he saw them sparkle under his gaze. Your plump lips were pulled into a sweet smile, making Minho’s heart soar. You were all his. He could hardly believe someone like you would fall in love with him. 

For the next thirty minutes or so, the world was completely still. There was nothing going on, nothing that would stop you from leaving his arms. It was just you and him, in each other’s arms, without a care in the world. Minho’s thumbs gently ran along your cheek, coaxing a smile from you to match his own. 

The sun’s golden rays shone in Minho’s eyes, showing you the familiar sparkle and shine his eyes always carried. The stars were in his eyes this morning — as usual. Minho was your sunshine — a bright ray of happiness who brought light into your dull and gloomy life. 

You hummed in approval when Minho leaned forward and kissed your forehead. His soft and sweet kisses down your face made your heart soar as your hands ran up and down his back, fingers dipping into each and every curve in his back. Minho mimicked your movements, hands trailing across your lower back before pulling your hips flush against his. 

Minho sat up a bit, chuckling when you groaned in disapproval and pulled him closer. “Please don’t get up. Stay here and love me.” You pouted, making Minho downright giggle.

God, his giggles sounded bright and sweet. 

Just like him~ 

“That was my plan.” Minho smiled, eyes crinkling as he hovered over you. “I was planning to kiss you properly.” 

You couldn’t help the grin that tugged on your lips. “I’d like that.” You wrapped your arms around his neck and pulled him closer, eyes drifting shut when his lips connected to yours. God, you’ve been waiting all morning to feel his lips on yours — and it was SO worth the wait. 

Minho softly pecked your lips, hand gently caressing your cheek while his lips moved with yours. The kiss was soft, sweet, gentle, just like him. You could feel his body shift against yours as he adjusted his position, giving him a better angle to coat your entire face with sloppy, open-mouthed kisses. Minho’s lips traveled from your cheeks, to the corners of your mouth, before finally resting against yours once more. 

You parted your lips slightly, longing for him to take things further — longing to feel his tongue against yours. The boy merely chuckled and kissed the tip of your nose. “If you aren’t careful —” 

“I don’t want to be careful.” You interrupted him, lips traveling all the way across his jawline. “I want you.” To accentuate your burning desire, you rolled your hips up, making Minho’s breath catch in his throat. You could feel his shaft start to harden against your hipbone the more you rolled your hips against his. 

“Alright, love.” Minho nuzzled his nose against yours, “You win.” Minho pressed his soft lips to yours once more, tongue tracing between your parted lips effortlessly. The moment you opened your mouth slightly wider, his tongue darted into your mouth and oh — it was still worth the wait. Minho’s taste was intoxicating. The way his tongue moved against yours, the way his hands ran along your bare body, fuck — even the way he smelled made you want to drown in everything Lee Minho. 

Minho slowly backed away, just enough to gently suck your bottom lip between his teeth. He tugged on the soft flesh gently as his heated gaze met yours. If you weren’t gushing down south already… you certainly were now. 

“Minho please.” Your pathetic little whine didn’t go unnoticed by Minho, who chuckled as he pressed his lips back to yours. 

“Aren’t we eager?” Minho pressed more soft kisses to your lips, making your heart flutter in your chest. 

“I’m always eager to have you.” You rested your hands on his cheeks, making the boy’s face flush ever-so-slightly as he smiled. “You’re my everything. My sun and stars.” 

Well, that did him in. Minho grinned as his cheeks flushed red. That sweet little saying always turned him into a red, stuttering mess. Those four little words meant the world to him, but he always wondered why you decided to call him that. Minho buried his face in your neck, making you smile and run your fingertips through his hair. “Why do you call me that?” Minho pressed his lips to your neck, making you giggle and pull him closer. “I love it so much.” More open-mouthed kisses traveled up your neck until he reached your lips once more. “I’m just curious.” 

His curious eyes bore into yours, making your heart flip in your chest. You tucked a stray bang behind his ear and ran your index finger along his cheek. “Because that’s what you are.” You couldn’t help but grin at the boy. “Your personality is so bright and happy, like the sun.” You brushed some more stray hair out of his face. “I’ve always related to the moon. I love how bright the moon is, yet it’s surrounded by so much darkness each time it pops out in the night sky.” You smiled. “My life was so dark and gloomy until I met you.” You kissed Minho’s forehead, making the boy smile softly. “And I could swear you have the stars in your eyes. They shine so bright.” You pressed a soft kiss to his lips, forehead resting against his for a moment. “That’s why you’re my sun and stars.” 

Minho couldn’t help the bright smile that took over his face, eyes crinkling as his cheeks flushed slightly. “You’re the best thing that’s ever happened to me.” Minho wasn’t one to go over the top with romantic words and cheesy gestures. This time… it wasn’t over the top — he meant every damn word. “I love you so much.” 

“I love you too my dear.” Your thumb caressed his cheek, “I want to worship you.” You pressed soft kisses along his entire face, making Minho chuckle. “You’ve done so much for me, it’s the least I can do.” 

“You’re being awfully sweet this morning.” Minho held your face in his hands as he kissed your lips. “You’ve said such sweet things.” He pressed another sweet kiss to your lips. “Let me worship you this morning.” 

“Only if I can worship you tonight.” You giggled as Minho adjusted his position, giving him the leverage he needed to grind into your core, making you gasp. 

“Deal.” A devilish smirk took over Minho’s features as he kissed your cheek. “Let me show you how much you mean to me.” 

You sighed in pleasure as Minho’s lips traveled down your neck, between the valley of your breasts, down your stomach, until he reached your dripping core. “Mmm please do.” Your hands reached for him, a small smile tugging at your lips when he slipped one of his hands in yours. “I love you.” 

Minho’s free hand trailed along your inner thigh before slinging your leg over his shoulder. You lifted the other, spreading yourself out for the man between your legs. “I love you too.” He smiled before diving in, tongue trailing along every single inch of you while his hand squeezed yours. The boy hummed in approval, nearly chuckling when your back arched off the bed at the small vibrations traveling up your core. Your soft moans sent the blood rushing down to his shaft. 

Minho’s tongue dipped into your core before he slurped your clit between his lips. The intense stimulation made you gasp as your hand squeezed his tighter. Your head rocked side to side as Minho sucked on your clit, pausing only to roll his tongue around your sensitive flesh. 

God, he was always such an attentive lover. From the very first night you two spent together, Minho always made sure you were satisfied by the end of the night (or morning depending on when your hormones would kick in). He was so in-tune with your body. Minho knew every single sweet spot that would make your toes curl. He knew exactly how to use that tongue. 

“Fuck Minho I’m close.” Your head pressed back into the down pillows as your back arched off the bed, rolling your hips close to his mouth. “Fuck Minho please.” 

Minho pulled away from your core, using his unoccupied hand to trail soft figure eights around your clit — not enough to make you cum, but just enough to keep you on the edge of an orgasm. “Who knew such a sweet girl could say such nasty things.” He chuckled as you whined. “Do you want to cum baby?”

“Yes please.” You squeezed his hand tight as your thighs shook around his head. “Please Minho please, I’m so close.” God, you sounded so pathetic, but that wasn’t your biggest concern. At that moment, you wanted his pretty lips back on your core. “Please.” 

“You’re so sweet, baby.” Minho pulled his hand away from your core and wrapped it around your thigh. “I’ll make you cum sweetheart.” As soon as the words left his mouth, his lips were back on your clit, tongue rolling over the sensitive flesh before he started to harshly suck. 

“Fuck Minho I’m almost there.” You moaned as your body spasmed. Your thighs shook around his head as you released on his tongue, loud moans echoing in the room as Minho continued to slide his tongue between your folds. “Fuck Minho.” You pulled your hand out of his, fingers immediately darting to rest on his scalp. “Oh my God.” Your body shook more as the boy continued to eat you out, devouring your pussy as if it was the last meal he would ever have. “It’s so good.” 

Minho pulled away for a split second to say, “I love hearing those pretty moans. I want to hear more.” With that being said, Minho darted back to your core, tongue lapping up your juices before he began to attack your clit once more with his lips and tongue. 

The pleasure was so intense, you felt like you could black out, but it felt so good you wanted more. “Minho it’s too much.” You moaned as your body shook, fingers starting to tug on his soft, brunette locks. “Fuck.” Tears ran down your cheeks as another orgasm hit you — this one more powerful than the last. You practically twitched as Minho’s tongue slurped up your release. 

Minho separated from your core, head leaning against your inner thigh as his curious eyes watched you come down from your high. “You look so beautiful like this.” He kissed the inside of your knee softly. “Do you want to keep going?”

You couldn’t help but smile at the boy. Any fool could see the raging hard-on he was sporting between his legs. You always craved the boy, but you knew if you told him no, he’d gladly take care of the boner from hell himself if you were too tired. You spread your arms out for the boy, making both of you grin. “I always want you, my love. Please keep going.” 

Minho crawled up your body, leaving soft kisses here and there until he reached your lips. “I love you.” The boy pressed his lips against yours, the same moment he slid his hard length between your folds. You couldn’t help but gasp and moan when Minho slid his entire length into you. You could feel every single inch of his shaft as he rolled his hips against yours, starting a soft, yet steady pace. 

“God, I love you too baby.” You moaned, arms instantly wrapping around his neck as his lips pressed sloppy open-mouthed kisses along your neck. His quiet groans sent a rush of arousal through you as Minho rocked his hips into yours. Your hands tugged gently on a couple of locks at the base of his neck, making the tall boy moan into your neck. You loved the slow pace, but you were craving something more. “Go faster baby.” You moaned into his ear. “Let go.” You softly bit Minho’s earlobe, tugging gently to coax the boy to go faster. 

“You feel so good.” Minho moaned as he quickened the pace — once soft and sweet thrusts turning powerful and precise. He tilted his hips just so, allowing him to hit your g-spot with every thrust. “So, so good.” Minho’s breath hitched when your walls clenched tightly around him. You were close too. The boy guided your hand between your sweaty bodies, coaxing you to rub your clit as he pistoned into you. 

You quickly caught on and began to rub your sensitive clit as Minho’s hand ran up your body before resting on the sheets beside your head. The boy fisted the thin fabric in his hands as he thrusted into you, thoroughly enjoying the loud moans that slipped past your lips with each powerful thrust. 

Minho’s head dropped onto your shoulder as his pace quickened impossibly faster. He was close. You could tell by his moans, the way his teeth gently scraped against your shoulder, the way his hips slammed into you — escaping the even rhythm he once had. “Cum for me baby.” You whispered in his ear. “I’m close. Cum for me.” 

Hearing such a sweet command sent Minho right into his orgasm. The boy moaned against your skin as he released inside you, the sweet sounds sending you straight into your own sweet and blissful release. Minho slowly rolled his hips into you as he rested his forehead against yours, allowing you both to ride out your orgasms. 

The two of you stayed in that position for a while. Minho securely resting between your legs, his forehead on yours, his hands on your cheeks, his loving eyes scanning yours as your breath mingled with his. You tilted your chin up to press a sweet kiss to his lips, making the boy smile and roll off you, shaft slipping out of you. The boy immediately pulled you into his chest, legs wrapping around you so you couldn’t escape his grasp — not that you wanted to. “I love you so much.” He whispered in your ear. 

“I love you too, my sun and stars.” You leaned into his embrace, feeling safe and loved between his arms. 

“The moon is never truly alone,” Minho whispered before kissing your temple. “Neither is the sun.” 

You looked up at Minho and smiled. “Oh yeah?” Your fingertips began to draw soft patterns on his chest as you nuzzled back into his neck, eyes drifting shut when Minho started to run his fingers through your hair. 

“The moon will always have the stars.” Minho chuckled. “The stars don’t go away just because the sun comes out.” Minho smiled and kissed your cheek once more. “The stars are always there.” 

You smiled. “That’s true.” 

“You say you see the stars in my eyes.” Minho grinned as his cheeks flushed. “But baby I see them in yours.” 

Your cheeks flushed bright red as you buried yourself into Minho’s chest. “Oh my gosh, you’re being so sweet right now.” 

Minho couldn’t help but chuckle at your reaction. Well, if being sappy was getting him this adorable reaction, why not keep going? “You’ll never be alone, my love — because we both share the stars.”

“I might be your sun and stars, but you’re my moon and stars. As long as we’re together, everything will fall into place.”

[smol-and-grumpy]

Something Just Like This - CH32

Pairing: Dean Winchester x Reader

Summary: Dean Winchester, mobster boss. He’s a little cocky, a lot ruthless and more often than not, short tempered. But he’s also, Dean Winchester, a war veteran and hero who suffers under a shit ton of PTS. He met her in a bar and thinks it’s fate that brought her to him. Little does he know why she’s really here.

Warnings: Just a sweet, fluffy and NSFW chapter

WC: 3430

A/N: You get two chapters from me today. Please read this one first. Don’t spoil it for yourself! This chapter is just a little fluff and smut but there's angst in there as well. If you read carefully (not the smut part), you'll see the angst in there.

SERIES MASTERLIST

Life’s pretty much back to normal fourteen days after. The scar on Dean’s face is almost invisible. Y/N was glad because every time she looked at the scar she had that cloud over her face and Dean knows that she still blames herself for it. 

She’s told him countless times that if it wasn’t for her, Ketch wouldn’t have even found out who Dean was and wouldn’t have shown up and tried to hand him over to the Feds.

Although she doesn’t say it, but Dean takes a wild guess that Ketch was still working for the MI6 and had probably been sent here to dig up some dirt. Of course Ash couldn’t find any information on him. It’s like that dude never existed and it’s weird, like, really weird. Something feels off, but Dean can’t quite put a finger on it. 

But now he doesn’t have to. Ketch is off the radar and there’s no interference since. So, actually, life’s pretty good right now. As good as it can be.

*

Today’s their four months anniversary. They never celebrated actually because they could never agree on a date. They don’t really know when it all started, the lines blur together. For Dean, though, it has all started when he walked into the bar that fateful night. And that’s the date he goes by whether she likes it or not.

He wakes before her and looks over, she’s still sleeping, both of her arms high up above her head, the blanket only covers her to her navel, one leg outside of it. Her lips are slightly parted, her hair is tied into a bun but it’s all messy. Her tits are on display too, because she became accustomed to sleep in only her panties and Dean likes it as much as he hates it because he can barely hold himself back from touching her.

It’s easy, Dean thinks, so easy to snuggle close and trailing the tip of his nose against her warm cheeks. Easy to tickle her skin with the fluff of his scruff. 

She stirs, groans a little.

Dean chuckles at that, one of his hands strokes her stomach under the cover, works its way up to cup her tit.

There’s another stir and she gobbles, turning her head to the side but not quite opening her eyes. He knows she’s awake. She must be. 

His fingers twist at her nipple, rolls it between them and his tongue starts to flicker against the other nipple, they both begin to harden. 

She groans again and Dean grins, sucks in her tits and pulls with his teeth.

“Dean!” Y/N yelps up.

There it is. 

He pops the tit out of his mouth, takes the opportunity and keeps her hands pinned above her head with both of his hands as he climbs on top of her.

“Happy anniversary.” He says, noses along her nose and kisses her.

“Anniversary of what?” She mumbles against his lips.

“Our meeting.” He answers, places kisses down her chin and throat, feels her arch her back, pressing her body closer to his. She’s always so fucking responsive. 

Dean lets go, though, rolls back to his side and opens his bedside drawer to take out a card, before rolling himself back and handing it to her.

She’s still yawning and rubs at her eyes with her hands and then she looks at the card, frowning. “I didn’t get anything for you.” She takes it anyway and opens the envelope.

“Oh, don’t worry. You’ll give me something.” He winks and it’s cocky he knows because she’s rolling her eyes. 

Y/N takes out the card and he watches her face. It goes from frowning to a smile and Dean’s heart skips.

The front of the card reads:

I CAN’T BELIEVE HOW MUCH I’M NOT SICK OF YOU!

And on the inside, he wrote:

YOU’RE STILL DEFINITELY THE BEST FUCKING DECISION I’VE EVER MADE  XX  D.

She laughs heartily and Dean hugs her, pulls her close and kisses her temple.

“Thank you.” She kisses his cheek, “Now I feel bad for not knowing what today is.” She says with a pout.

Dean lets her bury her face in the crook of his neck. “Oh I have an idea what you could do.”

“What?” She mumbles against his skin, and he knows that she expects him to say something nasty.

“You remember the auction?”

“Oh no…”

He laughs, “Oh, yes!” And then he adds, “First thing’s first. We’re taking a morning bath.”

It’s weird, Dean thinks. He’s never ever taken a bath before she came along. He’s not even sure if he ever used the bathtub except for the times he fell asleep in it drunk as a lord. Since he asked her to take a bath with him the first time, it became their escape, their sanctuary. Taking baths with her seems to stop time, stretching out the mornings or nights, pushing back obligations. It feels like it’s just them and Dean likes that. Likes the comfort of being naked with her in the tub. Not only the sexual aspect but also the intimacy it provides. He can’t imagine taking a bath with someone else and that should say something.

  Y/N’s in the bathroom, putting on finishing touches. Dean had slipped out of the room after their bath and is now waiting for her. She doesn’t bother with make up or anything really, just a hydration cream but she did let her hair loose and tried to curl them but of course it’s a futile attempt. They can never stay the way they should. It’s frustrating, really.

She walks out, braces one hand on the door frame. Dean’s grinning at her from the bed. He has his head propped up on his hands, the blanket covers his legs to his navel. He looks delicious, it’s not fair. 

“This is ridiculous.” She sighs and Dean raises an eyebrow because he doesn’t agree with her thinking his idea is ridiculous, obviously.

Dean wanted her to wear one of his dress shirts so he fishes out the one he wore yesterday from the hamper. He doesn’t want her to wear a new one apparently because it smells of him and he likes that. He also requested she wears a garter belt and stockings. And yes, it’s ridiculous because first of all, they won’t be needing clothes for what they’re about to do anyway, and second of all, the shirt’s too big and she’s drowning in it. She can’t really believe that she oozes with sexappeal while wearing that, honestly.

“It’s not.” Dean swallows and he looks at her like he could eat her alive. “Come here.” 

She pouts a little, climbs on the bed and crawls up to him on all fours. Her knees are on either side of him and she hovers above him.

“You look so fucking sexy in my shirt.” He growls, hooks his finger into the open collar and pulls her close for a kiss. “You know why I want you to wear it?”

“So I would smell like you?”

“Yeah,” Dean smiles, “Because you’re mine and I’m keeping you for as long as you’ll let me.”

“And if I don’t wanna be yours anymore?” 

She can feel him tensing underneath her. He looks at her, his eyes are sincere, “Then I will respect your decision even though it’ll probably kill me.”

He kisses her again then, tries to not think about it and she pours everything into the kiss, nibbles at his bottom lips, sucks in his tongue and makes him moan into her open mouth. 

Dean turns them around, so that he’s on top and lowers his face, kisses her like he means it, like he’s begging her to stay and let him keep her with every touch of their lips.

His hands skim over her body, lips trailing over her chin, down her throat. He sucks at her pulse point, makes her close her eyes and moan his name. 

She writhes when he uses his teeth, bites a mark and sucks at the skin, draws blood to the surface. “You’re mine,” He says with her flesh between his teeth and she nods, because she is. She really, truly is, and she wants him to keep her, wants it so much even if she knows that it’s wishful thinking on her part.

He works his way down, unbuttons the shirt with skilled fingers, cups both her tits in his hands and squeezes them together. His tongue flickers over her nipples, one after another, sucks and bites at them, and she scrambles for purchase at the top of his back, hands finding his head, fists in his hair. “Prettiest tits, fuck,” He curses, seals his lips around the peak, lets it out again with a pop and she feels the tip of his hard cock brushing at her thighs, leaving a wet trail as his face works its way further down.

His teeth nibbles at her stomach, tongue dipping down into her navel, and then he’s in between her thighs, both of his hands fold her legs up by the back of her knees. 

“I thought I should tend to your needs and not the other way around.” She says, reminding him that he bid on the PA and not the other way around.

Dean chuckles, hot air breathes against her bare and wet cunt. “Oh, baby, that is my need.”

He swipes his tongue through her fold, parting her lips, the tip of his tongue tickling at her clit as his thumbs hold her open. 

“As sweet as ever,” He blows warm air against her wet pussy, before he dives in again, eats her out, and hums with pleasure. 

Y/N writhes above him and he has to hold her still. 

While Dean licks at her like she’s the best fucking lollipop, he takes his hand from the back of her legs and skims them across the back of her thighs until his fingers dip into the slick at the entrance of her pussy. 

He makes space for his fingers inside of her, moves his mouth up until he’s only sucking her clit while he drives two of his fingers inside. Dean curves them right, fucks into her slow and deep.

She keens, pushes her hips up, grinds her cunt against his mouth. Her hands find his hair, fists at them, driving her nail into his scalp. She’s so close already, and is panting hard. 

Dean knows of course and pauses to chuckle before he looks up to her. Their eyes meet and then he winks before pushing another finger in alongside the two already inside. 

“Dean!” Y/N yelps up, and then Dean stop sucking at her clit and she knows that he abandons eating her out in favor of making her squirt because he’s fucking her roughly, with three fingers. 

He moves up keep one of her legs wrap around his body as he leans forward and down, the fingers that’s not fucking her twists at her nipple before they move to claw around her throat.

She fists the sheets before one hand flies to the hand that’s choking her. Dean kisses her, rough and hard. 

The sloshing sound that’s coming out of her wet pussy makes her blush. 

“Shit,” She sounds broken, barely audible.

Dean lays his forehead against hers, “Come baby, come for me,”

And that’s it, that’s really all it takes for her stomach to cramp up, all it takes for her legs to shake, her eyes to cross and her eyelids to flutter as she comes with a cry. The sloshing sound is still there as he fucks her lazily before he takes it out of her and rubs at her sensitive clit. 

She yelps at his touch but then laughs and he presses his lips to hers after whispering, “Good girl.” 

He kisses her, hard, hungry and fucking dirty. 

“Dean,” She whines, her hands on his shoulder, squeezing and clawing.

He kisses her nose, her lips, her jaw, whispering, “I got you, baby.” Before moving down and spreading her legs, almost folding her in half again. 

Dean rubs his shaft along her pussy lips, coats it in her slick and oh god, it feels so good already but it’s not enough. Not nearly enough. 

“What do you want?”

“Your cock in me. Now.” Y/N has learned to tell what she wants and doesn’t shy away anymore.

He chuckles but is still stalling, still teasing her.

“Please, daddy?”

“Fuck, baby,” Dean almost lost his cool, almost slips in without meaning to. Because he’s a little shit like that, she knows. Likes to tease her as much as she likes to tease him. “Take it, put it where you want me.”

She grins, her hand reaches down, strokes him a couple of times before she places the head of his cock to her entrance and Dean pushes in, going deeper with every move of his hips.

They groan out at the same time. He fills her so good, goes in deep, knows that she likes it that way.

His hands now on her calves, pushing them up high as he fucks her faster. “Is that okay?” He asks like he still needs to make sure.

“Yeah,” Y/N swallows, pinching her nipple with one hand as the other one goes down to play with herself.

When she comes again on his cock, her pussy pushes him out and Dean hurriedly slips right back in, fucks her faster, slips out two more times and he has to chuckle at that, “Your pussy’s too damn wet baby. Come on, on all fours.”

He moves from the bed, makes room for her to take off the shirt and positions herself on all fours in front of the mirror. She sees him through the mirror, sees him climb back to the bed, sees him bend his head down, sucks and licks at her for a short moment while he fists his own cock as he slaps the free hand down on her ass cheek, rests it there and squeezes her flesh. 

Dean strokes himself a couple more times, spanks her twice more before he places his dick to her entrance. “Back up, baby.” He says and waits for her to fuck back into him.

And of course she does, at this point she’s too desperate not to. She lowers her body onto her elbows and moves her hips, fucking herself back onto his cock and after a while, Dean meets her halfway. “So good, baby. Such a good girl fucking yourself on my cock. Fuck, wish you could see how good you look from up here.”

His hands are now firm on her ass, spanks her once more, the sting makes her moan out loud.

“Harder.” She pants.

“Harder?”

“Yeah, spank me harder.”

“Christ,” Dean is panting as he brings his hand down on her ass, hard, loud. It hurts so good. “So fucking sexy when you ask for what you want.”

“Fuck,” She breathes out, her eyes look to the mirror, sees him grip at the flesh on her lower back, squeezes it so hard she’s sure he’s going to leave bruises. “Fuck me harder, please.”

“You sure about that?” He asks because he’s already fucking her pretty hard and she knows that because it’s bordering on pain when his dick goes too deep but yes, she’s sure, she wants more. So much more.

“Yes, Dean, please.” Y/N’s aware that she sounds whiny and at this point, she can’t bring herself to care. 

“Okay,” He says, and then again, “Okay.”

She can see through the mirror that he repositions himself, bracing one leg up to the side so he has better balance. Both his hands skims up her back, fingertips bumping along her spine until he reaches her shoulder. One hand goes to her hair, pulling at them to keep her face trained on the mirror as he fucks her harder and so much faster. 

“Fuck, look at you. Taking my dick so fucking good. Good girl.” Dean’s almost out of breath, pistons his hips against her rear, the sound they make is lewd and loud, skin slapping against skin, obscene moans and groans fills the room. 

And she sees if, sees herself in the reflection, sees his hand in her hair, his leg standing out, braced out to the side. Sees the crease his stomach and groin makes when he moves, thinks it’s fucking hot. He always said that she turns him on so much but he has no idea how much he turns her on. How she could come from watching him fuck her alone. And just like that, like it’s the easiest thing in the world, she comes quiet but hard, her legs give out and she slumps down, her pussy’s gripping him tight so Dean’s coming down with her, pushes in deep once more.

“Shit, baby, that’s a fucking amazing orgasm.” He’s grinning as he fucks into her lazily, when the walls aren’t as tight anymore. 

When her walls are finally loose enough, he slips out, turns around to lie back on the bed, head props up on a pillow. “Come on, ride me.”

She’s still holding her pussy, covering it because it feels over-sensitive. “Oh my god Dean, I don’t know if I have the strength to be on top.”

“Trust me, I got you, baby.” He beckons her over with a gesture of his hands, and then he adds. “Besides, I’m barely holding myself together right now. I’m gonna burst soon.”

She gets up, walks up to the bed on her knees and then she straddles him. Her hands strokes him before he puts the head of his dick to her entrance and sits down on it. She’s so wet it slips right in. 

At first she sets the pace, circling and grinding on his cock while Dean’s hands are on her hips, helping her grind.

“You’re fucking amazing,” He says and looks up at her with adoration in his eyes while his arms go up to knead at her tits. “I’m close.”

He pulls her down then, wraps his arms around her middle and she’s on her knees, both on either side of his body. He fucks up into her, hard, fast and with wild abandon while he whispers in her ear, “You gonna come with me? Can you do that, huh baby?”

“I-I can try.” She says and lets herself fall. She’s sucking at his throat before Dean makes her look up and then he kisses her when she comes, following her over the edge right after. 

He’s still holding her as they come down from their high. His dick still lazily fucking her, the feel of wet cum in between them. 

“Fuck,” Dean breathes out and smiles when she holds herself up, looking down at him. “I think we need a shower.”

*

The day with her being his PA was filled with both of them walking around the house naked and Dean eats her out right at the kitchen counter when he wanted to prepare lunch. After he finally made lunch, he made her sit in his lap while they ate and slipped right in but didn't move. Made her sit there with his dick inside of her and every time she would wiggle her hips, he held her still and that, is pure torture.

Y/N sucks him later when he was asleep on the couch, woke him right up and made him come down her throat. 

It was good. Really good. Dean made it a challenge to see how many times he could make her come. She lost track after fourteen and she doesn’t think that he still has an overview of the score.

At the end of the day, they were exhausted and while they’re sitting around naked, eating leftover pizza, she’s still leaking cum all over. Dean jokes that his dick is swollen and raw so she can’t be expecting him to fuck her in the next couple of days but then he winks and he says that he’s going to eat her twice a day instead, she snorts out a laugh, the bite of pizza flying right out of her mouth. 

It’s easy with him, she thinks. Easy how they can fuck like animals but can chill and calm down together and joke around. Easy how they can draw strengths from one another. Easy how they know each other's boundaries. It’s easy to love him.

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Bittersweet - Chapter Seven

“I hope it doesn’t take me a month to get the next one out.” lmfaaoooo I’m so sorry it’s been like a month and a week. Better late than never right? Enjoy!

Pairing: Merriell Shelton / Reader (femme)

Warnings: Swearing, kind of cheating? Emotional vulnerability. Let me know if I should tag something else

Word Count: 3430

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Six months. 

It’s been six months since I left New Orleans. And over those six months, I had let myself go. The first few days I was home I did nothing but cry and analyze every moment we spent together, wondering where the hell we went wrong. Was it something I did or was it just the way he was? I found myself unable to stop thinking about him. When my friends finally dragged me out of the house he was everywhere. Any person with green eyes, or unruly curly hair or olive-toned skin sent my mind reeling. My heart stopped with every slow, southern accent and my heart ached anytime something reminded me of him. 

For six months, I woke up every day checking my phone for any interaction with him. Any kind of text message, Facebook or Instagram like, any recent activity that I could cling to because it was all I had left of him. I even looked at everything Eugene posted because maybe, just maybe, that could give me some insight as to what they were up to since we left. I never answered his apology text. What was there to say? I couldn’t tell him it was okay, that I understood because it wasn’t okay and I didn’t understand. I couldn’t tell him I was disappointed or be honest about my feelings because what was the point? He had made his decision, he didn’t want me. And that was clear enough.

But finally, six months later, I felt ready and confident enough to move on.

Chloe had set me up with her friend Colin. Colin was, all in all, the perfect guy. He was funny and sweet and caring. We started hanging out more and more and I really enjoyed hanging out with him for the time being. I told him everything about Merriell. I told him how hard I fell for the witty cajun, how he made me feel and all the fun things we did. And he listened. He told me he understood and told me stories about his ex-girlfriend. He opened up to me. Told me about his childhood, was vulnerable and I could see myself falling for him. 

But there was always this little voice in the back of my mind, that I tried my damn best to ignore, that screamed ‘it’ll never be as good’.

Six months later, Colin and I are on our fifth date, having been seeing each other for about a month, things could be getting serious tonight. I met him for dinner after work at this little restaurant that served the best Chicken Parm that I had been looking forward to all day, even if there was the smallest part of me that said it was wrong to go on this date when I’d never be as happy as I was with Merriell.

“Hey,” I say breathlessly as I sit down.

Colin smiles at me, big and trusting and his fiery brown eyes sparkle when he looks at me and I push the comparison between the blazing heat of flames and the beauty of the ocean during a storm out of my head before it can settle. 

He asks me about my day and holds my hand, thumb brushing against the back of it while I talk. When dinner comes, I ask him about his day and he tells me about work and his new promotion at his fancy law firm and for the briefest moment, I think about how different he is from the hard-working lumber yard worker I had met and nearly loved all those months ago. 

After dinner we decide to walk around the city, he swings our interlocks hands back and forth, he laughs at my jokes and teases me when I trip over my own feet in the park and bring him tumbling with me. He kissed me as we watched the sunset, offered me his jacket when I was cold and did everything the boys from all those movies I watched growing up did. So why did I feel so incomplete?

I’m happy. I’m so happy with Colin and I think I could live like this with him. Colin was good enough, wasn’t he? He was everything I looked for in a guy and maybe if I hadn’t gone to New Orleans and met Merriell, I would have been all in with him. But something was holding me back.

Little did I know, something was waiting for me at home. 

Colin and I walked back to my apartment in a casual conversation, he had lined up a killer set of jokes for me and more than once we had to stop so I could get my breath back from laughing so hard. His hand was in mine as we turned the corner to my street and I took notice of a figure sitting on the steps to my apartment little ways down the street.

“Oh boy,” Colin said, “which one of your crazy neighbours do we have to deal with this time?” 

I laughed, but unease sat in the pit of my stomach like a rock. This didn’t look like anyone from my building. 

Colin kept talking as we walked but I wasn’t really listening. As we got closer I could distinguish more and more features of the stranger sitting on my steps. A small, yet muscular frame, tanned skin, curly hair and a strong jaw. Realization hit me like a truck and I had to stop cold in my tracks, breath caught in my throat. 

Merriell. 

Colin called my name and Merriell’s head snapped in our direction, meeting my eyes before getting up and starting to pace in circles.

I stutter for a second, feeling cold sweats break out across my body, “I, uh,” I start, “Colin, I’ll text you tomorrow okay?” I say, finally breaking my gaze and forcing myself to give Colin a smile, “There’s something I..” I trail off as he nods, looking towards what is to him a strange man.

“Are you sure?” He asks, clearly concerned as to who this stranger is.

I nod and usher him along. I watch him walk away, if only to give myself a little more time. I can feel my heart hammering in my chest, anxiety and confusion set in my stomach and I feel a little sick. Why is he here? How did he get here? How long has he been waiting? All these questions circle in my head as I start to walk towards him. 

I feel like I’m gliding on air, barely aware of anything except him. Before I know it we’re standing five feet apart, staring at each other. 

Neither of us says a word. I tug my sweater closer around me, trying to shield myself from the breeze that’s picked up as the day comes to an end. My eyes keep flicking from him to the ground, unsure of what to say. The last time I had seen him everything had been so different. 

Finally, he clears his throat and speaks.

“Hi.” 

For a moment, I’m angry. Six months after everything and all he has to say is ‘hi’? The anger quickly turns to nostalgia, hearing his voice again only makes me realize how much I missed him. But I refuse to be swept up in his charm again.

“What are you doing here, Merriell?” I keep my tone neutral, my arms crossed in front of my chest.

He shrugs and looks away, eyes squinting against the setting sun, “Can we talk?” he says as he looks back at me. His voice is soft, softer than I’ve ever heard it. He sounds rough and as I take him in I realize he looks rough too. 

His once tanned olive skin looks pale and sickly, dark circles under his eyes and they don’t sparkle with mischief the way they used too. He looks drained of all energy. He was always a skinny guy but his sweater looks like it’s wearing him rather than him wearing the sweater. He’s beat and worn down. And maybe that’s why I agree to lead him up to my apartment. Because even after all this time I still care.

We end up standing in the kitchen, I offer a drink but he declines and so we stand and we stare and it’s silent and it’s eating me alive. 

“So you wanna tell me what this is all about?” I finally ask, if only to break the silence and keep myself from going crazy.

He looks at me, and there’s so much self-deprecation in his eyes that I can actually feel his pain, “Honestly, I didn’t think I’d get this far.” He confesses, “I thought there’d be a lot more yelling.” 

“Why would I yell at you?” I ask, genuinely confused. I’d never yell at him. Even considering how angry I was, and still am, at him, I don’t think I could ever yell at him after he came all the way down here. 

He looks surprised, he looks away after a moment and speaks so quietly I really have to strain to hear him, “Ya should yell at me.” it’s nearly a whisper, barely louder when he continues, “I jus’ left you like that. Ran like a dog with ma tail between my legs.” He squeezed his eyes shut and I know this is hard for me. Even the short amount of time I knew him, it had never been easy for him to be vulnerable in front of anyone. 

It’s quiet again as I gather my thoughts. 

“I was hurt.” I admit, “When you left, I was hurt and confused and angry. With you and with myself.” I pause, trying to keep my shit together, my tears in, “And the next day when you didn’t come to the airport I was,” I take a breathe, “Devastated.”

He looks at me and I rush through my next sentence as my insecurities resurface.

“I know it’s stupid. We only knew each other for two weeks, I had no right to feel so strongly, to think that this could work. I was stupid and naive and caught up in the fairytale of what could’ve been.”

It’s my turn to be self-deprecating. I turn in on myself, trying to hide in plain sight. It hurts to be so open with him again, knowing it could easily backfire on me again. I hate how vulnerable I have to be, but this conversation is long overdue. It’s now or never. 

“Maybe it wasn’t so stupid.” He says after a beat of silence. 

When I look at him again he looks, almost guilty. He can’t meet my eyes, staring instead at my sock covered feet and the hardwood floors beneath them. I feel my face twist in confusion. What is he talking about? Of course, it was stupid. It’s why he ran. 

He doesn’t continue. Even though I so desperately want to hear why it’s not stupid. I had spent months, beating myself up about every little thing I said or did that may have turned him away, that may have turned him off. If those things I did weren’t stupid then why did he leave? 

“Who was he?” 

I’m dumbfounded. I feel annoyance swirl up from the pit of my stomach, feel it spread all over my body, tensing my muscles and tingling in my fingers.

“What does that have to do with anything?” I ask, my tone clipped and clearly aggravated. 

He shrugs, arms crossed as he leans back against the countertop, “He sure was makin’ ya laugh real hard.”

I scoff a laugh, looking away, I can feel my mouth turn up in a bitter smile, every muscle in my body tense when I look back at him to answer.

“That was Colin.” I say shortly, does he deserve more of an answer?

“An’ Colin is?”

Apparently, he does.

“Why does it matter, Merriell?” I ask, my voice rising slightly before I can control it and push it down.

“Well if he’s ya boyfriend or whatever, I don’t wanna step on any toes.”

I shake my head. I truthfully don’t know the answer to his question. Colin is... special to me, sure, but to label him, to label our relationship? That conversation hadn’t been had yet. 

“It’s complicated.” 

Merriell nods, and hums, and a bitter smile of his own crosses his face.

“Jus’ fuck buddies then?” 

I glare at him and sigh. Why is he acting like this? He comes all the way down here and then acts like an asshole for what reason? 

“Why are you really here, Merriell?” I ask, exasperated, “I know you’re not here to ask me who I’m dating, or fucking, how my life is, or to just catch up so why don’t you just cut to the chase.”  

He sighs, a hand coming up to run through his hair anxiously.

“Look,” he starts, “I fucked up. I think that much is clear. I jus’” A sigh, “I wanted to explain myself an’-” He looks up, head still titled down, looking more vulnerable than I’ve ever seen him, “An’ maybe get a second chance.” 

My heart sinks. Where was this when I needed it months ago? Why now?

“Merriell-” I sigh, only to be interrupted.

“No, I know, jus’- hear me out.” he pleads, hand raised in the space between us. He stands up straighter, looks around one more time and fixes me with a determined look.

“I told you before, that I wasn’t good at relationships.” He starts, voice wavering in the slightest, “I run away when things get in any way real, or serious or when anythin’ seems like it could actually make me happy.”

He takes a breath, and starts again.

“The things I felt for you. The things I still feel for you.” He swallows nervously, “They scare the absolute shit out of me. I have neva’ felt so strongly about someone, in such a short amount of time. Six months ago, I thought runnin’ was the best option. Because you were leavin’ an’ I didn’t think I deserved to keep someone like you all to myself.” He scoffs, “Hell, I still don’t think I deserve you.” His eyes are soft, something glimmers in them and in the light of the kitchen it looks like tears, “I realize now that runnin’ was stupid. I should’a jus’ talked to ya. You’re such a good person, Y/n, I know that had I talked to you honestly about my fears and doubts you would’a been so understanding about everythin’.”

He looks away, unable to keep such strong eye contact while pouring his heart open. 

“That last night together, you were sayin’ everythin’ I wanted.” His eyes close, his head shakes and he continues, “I wanted to keep you in my life, I did. But it scared me so fucking much, that for once, I could have everythin’ I was afraid to let myself want.” 

He takes one last shaky breath and looks at me with wet eyes, clearly trying to blink back tears, “It’s not that I didn’t feel the same way, it’s just that you deserve so much better than me.”

The kitchen is filled with silence again, nothing to be heard by our own breathing and the faint noises of cars driving past on the streets below. I’m faintly aware of the thick lump that sits in my throat and the tears that sit just behind my own eyes. 

I’m at a war with myself. Here he was, the guy of my dreams, telling me he fucked up and that he wants to fix that, he wants to fight for me. This is everything I had hoped would happen. But at the same time, I know Colin is on a bus somewhere, waiting for me to text him, explain and tell him I’ll talk to him tomorrow. I know Colin is crazy about me and would never run away from something he wants. He’s the safer option. But safer, doesn’t always mean right.

“And who are you to decide what I deserve?” I manage to choke out, his words have taken hold of my heart, squeezing it tighter and tighter, hurting to know he thinks so little of himself. 

He laughs, it’s wet and bitter, “Ya think you could be happy with a mess like this?” He asks, bringing a hand up to wipe at his eyes. 

I smile sadly at him, taking a step forward. And then another, and another, until we’re finally face to face, no more than a foot apart. 

“I think,” I start softly, looking into the stormy colour of his eyes, “that I haven’t stopped thinking about you since I got home. And I think that if we were able to be open and honest with each other about everything; About our feelings, our past, and all the good things and all the bad things, I think we could have something,” I pause, searching for the right word, “Breathtaking.” 

Merriell’s eyes slip shut and his head tips forward to rest his forehead against mine. I breathe him in, having missed everything about him that my mind failed to replicate in my dreams. His smell, earthy yet somehow still sweet, reminding me of tall cedar trees. The warmth that radiates off of him, chasing away any lingering coldness from the street below. 

His hands begin to touch me, starting softly at the tips of my fingers, slow and hesitant as if he wasn’t sure if he was allowed. They move slowly, up the back of my hand, across my wrist, forearm and finally resting on my upper arms. His fingers squeeze gently, grasping onto my skin to remind himself that I am here in front of him. This is real. He can have this.

“I really gotta know if that Colin guy is actually your boyfriend or not ‘cause, fuck, I wanna kiss you so bad right now.” He breaks the silence with a soft voice, it’s filled with longing as he rubs the tip of his nose against mine. 

“We never labelled it. Never discussed what we were.” I confess, “Kiss me.” I say softly. 

I want it. I need it. Need to feel his lips against mine after so long. After so many months of longing and the loneliness that comes with wanting someone who, at the time, feels so out of reach. Colin is the last thing on my mind when I can feel Merriell’s breath on my lips. 

A hand moves up to cup my jaw, tilting my face upward ever so slightly before he closes the short distance between us. I revel in the feeling of his lips against mine after so long of missing them,  They’re soft and warm, and they feel like home. I’m focused on every sensation he gives me;

The slide of our lips against each other.

His breathing out as I breathe in.

The feeling of his hands cupping my jaw.

The texture of his curls around my fingers as I run them through his hair.

God, I missed him. 

When we break away, our foreheads lean against each other, keeping our eyes closed for another moment before the flutter open and finding each other.

“I missed you,” He says, voice barely above a whisper, “So damn much.” 

I rub my nose against his softly, “You have no idea.”

Time passes as we just hold each other in the harsh light of my kitchen. I know I should feel guilty about Colin but I can’t find it in myself to really be concerned about him. For the first time in months, I feel complete again. 

“Hey, Mer?” I ask softly, when he hums I continue, “How did you get here anyway?” 

“I drove”

I pull away to look up at him incredulously, “All the way from Louisiana? Merriell that must’ve taken you all night.”

He just shrugs and shoots me his signature grin, “you were worth it.”

The sound that escapes from the back of my throat in response to him could only be described as a whine and I place another kiss on his lips. 

“No fucking around this time, okay?” I say softly, bringing my hand up to his face so I can run my thumb across his cheekbone, “If we’re going to be together, we can’t-”

He interrupts me with a nod and another soft kiss, “I know.” He says softly, “I’m not runnin’ anymore.”

Another kiss to my lips.

“I promise.” 

~

(A/N) HAPPY ENDING TO THIS CHAPTER YAY! I’ve got one more chapter lined up and than probably an epilogue so stay tuned for those! 

(Chapter Eight)

[marvel-witch]

Remember Me - Part Five

Summary: The reader has lost all memory of her beloved team. Her beloved boyfriend. The past five years a total blank. Bucky has to keep a watch out for her until she is ready, but will she ever be?

Warnings: Cussing, slight nudity, lots of cringy embarrassment

Word count: 3430 words

Silence. That’s all there was. The drive over to the Avengers compound had a tense unspoken bearer between you and Bucky. The last few years rushing back to you in a matter of minutes, well expect the last three years. You were missing three whole years of your life. Your heart was beating wildly in your chest. You were going somewhere you couldn’t even remember with people you didn’t remember. Your mouth suddenly felt dry as your hands began to get clammy.

There will be an awkward air once you enter the compound. But as soon as your foot entered that building, you were completely wrong. Hugs and shouting were surrounding you. Tony came up to you first ruffling your hair around on your head. “Tony!” You swat your hands in the space between you two.

“That’s Y/N alright.” The Burnett to your left side said. There was a smug tone in her words and she held a beautiful smile. Her accent. Oh wow. You turned towards her holding out your hand. “Hello. I don’t believe I know you.” The girl’s smile fell. The simple action has made your own smile fall.

“Oh.” The room seemed to still for a brief moment. You reached forward and gently grabbed her hand. “I’m sorry, I can’t remember you. I promise I will try my hardest though.” The smile you gave her was bright. The wondrous smile reappeared. “I’m Wanda.” From the corner of your eye you could see Natasha with a smug smile and a raised eyebrow. You ended your exchange with Wanda.

You walked up to Natasha and punched her shoulder. “What have you been up to dummy?” Natasha laughed pushing you back. “Waiting for your slow ass to recover.” You roll your eyes looking over to Vision. You take a long hard stare at him and you can tell he becomes uncomfortable. “So what’s the deal with you?” He mutters something along the lines of you always being so straight forward.

The sun setting over your unpacked bedroom. You know this is your bedroom, it just doesn’t feel like it’s yours. It’s spacious, and has tan walls. There is a wall by your bathroom door covered in plants. That makes it feel more homey. They don’t look like they have been without care for several months. Someone must have being taking care of them. I make a mental note to find out who and thank them. A soft knock came from the other side of your new bedroom door breaking you from your thoughts. As you turned to face the door, Steve popped his head through. You raised an eyebrow at him and he gave you a confused look in return. 

“How is it someone so large could knock so delicately?” The smug smile on your lips made Steve roll his eyes. He walked in, and carefully closing the door behind him. You plopped yourself onto your queen sized bed. Steve leaned against the wooden bed frame. “How are you holding up?” You locked eyes with him for a moment, before looking down at your fingers. “Honestly?” He let out a little chuckle. “Yes, Y/N.” You felt like you wanted to morph with your bed to become one. “Everything hurts.” Steve stilled for a moment before sitting beside you. He slowly rests an arm around your shoulders, and you fall into his much larger body. 

“There are people here who care for me so deeply. I can’t even remember them. I remember most of my life, but it feels like I’m watching from the side lines. They feel so distant. Yet, I know they’re mine.” You snuffle, hoping that Steve doesn’t notice. You hate crying, but it was something you did often. You didn’t want him to know that though. He forces you to look at him. “It’s alright. No one is blaming you. They understand. We understand.” He lets the room in silence for a beat, before a smug smile appears on his face. “But luckily you remember your best friend, who is absolutely wonderful.” You stare at him and he winks at you. You push him off your bed. “Stupid.” You are laughing as he rubs his head.

You both walk to the kitchen together arguing back and forth about something meaningless. You stop in your tracks. There sitting at the island was Bucky shirtless. Sweaty as well. You had grown to close to Bucky in the last few months, but now everything felt so different. You only had half of your memories back. Yet, none of them included Bucky. Which made you sad. Ever since you met him, or maybe you should say met again? Either way, you were drawn to him. He was an incredibly impeccable human that’s for sure. He treated you like you were just a fragile baby, and that was something you were never used to. No one, not even your own mother had treated you that way. They all knew how powerful you were, and no one had ever doubted the fact that you could take care of yourself. 

It was different with Bucky though. You liked it. It made you feel more feminine. Not that you would ever admit to anyone else that you liked that. You were always one to get embarrassed if you were caught trying to make your make-up look perfect or fawning over a pair of pink heels. You liked to keep your feminine side to yourself. People can see it as weakness and pray on your vulnerabilities. You were always strong, and everyone knew it. Doing anything to make anyone think differently made you uncomfortable. 

Steve was already ruffling through the fridge, stopping to give you a weird look. You were always one to get wrapped up in your thoughts. Just then Bucky turned around and started to walk over to the sink. He was built like a god. The abs on this man were unbelievable. His hair was in a low hung bun, as your eyes trailed down his body you realized his sweat pants were just barely hanging onto his hips. His v line very prominent. You feel like you could drool just from the sight alone.   

“Uh, Y/N?” Bucky said in his low gravely voice. It sent shivers down your spine that’s for sure. You saw Bucky giving you a curious look, while Steve was standing behind Bucky with a smirk and gave you a wink. Once you realized what was happening you could feel your cheeks turn pink. “Geez, it’s like all you ever are is in my way Barnes.” You laughed slightly, pushing him to the side.

Bucky rolled his eyes and with a smile walked out of the room. Once he left you punched Steve in the chest. “What the hell man!” Steve only laughed. Damn, even with no memories of him she’s starting at him like a meal. Steve thinks laughing even harder at his thoughts. “I think there might be some drool right there.” Steve says, pointing at the corner of his lips. 

“Steve!” Your voice was harsher this time. Steve held his hands up in surrender. “Whoa, whoa. I didn’t embarrass you. You did that all on your own.” You rolled your eyes and groaned at his statement. He was so right. You didn’t mean to though. Bucky just took you by surprise. A sudden thought breaks me of my embarrassment. “Hey, was anyone watering my plants while I have been gone?” Steve seems a bit confused at my sudden change in attitude. “Uh, Wanda wanted to make sure they were still alive whe-” 

“Thanks, Steve!” I cut him off as I’m running down the hallway. I stop once I get in the elevator. I almost hit my forehead at my stupidity. I have no idea where I am going. “Hey, Jarvis?” I wait a few seconds before a female voice pops up. “I am sorry Miss Y/L/N, Jarvis hasn’t been with us for a few years. I am Friday.” A long whisper of a ooooohhhh. “Um...Friday?” She pops up again, “Yes, Miss Y/L/N?” “Where is Wanda’s room?” I wait with my fingers hovering over the elevator buttons. “Level two, room with the black door.” 

Acting quickly I push the level two button. Once the door opens I teleported outside the black bedroom door. I softly knocked on the door. “Hello, Wanda?” The door slightly opened under my touch, so I figured it was a good to go. “Wanda?” Walking around the wall separating her bed from the door. There she was with her beautiful light skin shining in the sunlight. Her bare back facing me. Her back curved perfectly then her ass plumped out. Her jeans hugged her so well. Her long brown hair up in a bun. She must have just gotten out of the shower. Wanda quickly turned around covering her top half with a small t-shirt. 

Her face was bright red. You took a few steps forward with your face burning red as well. “Y/N!” She whisper shouts. You stumble backwards knocking into the wall. “I uh the door was...and I just wanted...” You tired to say a sentence, but yet could not form a full sentence. You couldn’t help but let your eyes wander her body. She was beautiful. She lifted her hand and used her powers to push you out the door, and slam it shut. “Fuck.” You fell on your ass. You opened your eyes and there was Bucky leaning over you. His cheeks red as well. “That was an interesting encounter.” He chuckles. Your eyes go wide. His eyes are locked with yours, but you are too embarrassed to return the stare. 

You let your eyes wander everywhere but his own. You did not think your face could get anymore red, until your eyes landed on the large bulge in Bucky’s pants. I scramble up to your feet, and start walking down the hall. “Y/N.” You face Bucky once more. “I..got to go.” You teleport back to your bedroom. The look on his face was such a mix of emotions. This day was too much to handle. You cuddle up under the blankets on your bed. “Time for bed now.” 

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2022 VW Taos SEL /// Small SUV Big Deal @ $36k

2022 Volkswagen Taos There are three trim levels available starting with the S: $22,995 SE: $27,245 SEL: $31,490 These are the MSRP for FWD models. Of course, all are available with AWD as well for about $2045 more per trim level.

 This is the 2022 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion and its presented here in Pyrite Silver with a French Roast & Black Leather trimmed interior and it has a MSRP of $36,004 It’s powered by a Cast Aluminum 1.5L DOHC TSI inline 4-cylinder engine with a 11.5:1 compression ratio and max turbo boost of 25.9 psi that produces 158 hp @ 5500 rpm and 184 @ 1750 rpm on 87 octane gasoline.

 When talking about engines, the size of the engine or its "displacement" is often mentioned. What is displacement? It is the volume of air that the engine consumes or pumps through itself every two revolutions. The volume of each cylinder is determined by the "bore" of the cylinder, and the "stroke". The distance traveled by the piston is determined by the "throw" or offset of each connecting rod journal on the crankshaft. If the crank journal offset is 4 inches from the dead center of the crank, the piston will travel up and down four inches every revolution of the crankshaft. Engine displacement is simply a way of comparing engine sizes. More displacement means more horsepower and torque because a larger engine is capable of pumping and burning more air/fuel mixture in its cylinders. Even so, there is no direct correlation between engine displacement and horsepower because a lot of variables affect how much power any engine of a given size will actually produce. An engine's power output depends on its "volumetric efficiency" and "thermal efficiency" as well as its horsepower and torque curves across its RPM range. I know that was super techie but I’m sure some of you always wanted to know but were intimidated to ask. Ok now back to the Taos…….

It’s driven by a 7-speed DSG automatic transmission with Tiptronic / 4MOTION permanent all-wheel drive system Out Front -Automatic LED headlights with LED Daytime Running Lights -Body-colored front bumper with gloss black fascia rub strip just below the honeycomb patterned upper grille -I like the chrome strip that starts in the headlight units and runs across the top of the upper grille and the DRLs lead into yet another chrome horizontal bar that dissects the middle of the upper grille and of course there’s the bug VW logo as well 

-You also see the big gaping air ducts at the lower sides of the bumper and the lower grille is framed by a nice looking brushed stainless looking frame that also doubles as a quasi-splitter and defuser -I also like how VW continued the grille pattern all the way out to just under the outer air ducts 

-Up top there is a chiseled, flat hood and above that is a laminated windshield with Rain Detecting Variable Intermittent Wipers with Heated windshield washer nozzles Along the side -19” 2-tone machined alloy wheels wrapped in P225/45HR19 all season tires -Front suspension -

 MacPherson strut-type with lower control arm, coil springs, telescopic dampers, and anti-roll bar 

-Rear suspension - multi-link rear axle, with coil springs, telescopic dampers, and anti-roll bar 

-Brakes - Power assisted, dual circuit brakes with, 12.3 in. vented front disc; and 10.7 in. solid rear disc 

-Matte black wheel and rocker panel trim -Power operated heated side mirrors -Body-colored door handles with touch lock/unlock sensor 

-I like the hard and sharp body-side line that runs from the top of the front headlight bezel to the rear taillights. 

-Chrome beltline with black window trim -Up top there are silver roof rack rails and a powered dual panel sunroof Out Back 

-Body-colored rear wind deflector -Fixed heated rear window with intermittent wiper, however I do wish they would have tucked the wiper up under the rear wind deflector for a cleaner look 

-Manual opening light gate. 

A power liftgate is not available on any trim level 

Full LED taillights -You see the TAOS name spelled out along the bottom of the tailgate door…its an interesting area to place the name way down here but at least it does align with the trim and AWD badges 

 -Body-colored rear bumper with black fascia rub strip with that same honeycomb pattern that we saw on the front grille and there is a metal-look rear skid plate defuser panel and parking sensors 

-The rear bumper houses two chrome trimmed areas down at the lower corners to suggest they are the exhaust ports when in actuality the Quasi-dual stainless-steel exhaust is tucked neatly under the bumper Cargo 

-The second-row seats include a ski or pogo stick pass through, and they are split folding 60/40 the seat release levers are placed on the seatbacks and not in the cargo area 

-There is LED cargo lighting and 12v charging port on the passenger side rear and, there are cargo tie downs and a cargo security cover as well 

-Under the cargo floor, there a compact steel spare tire, some additional storage, and the stereos subwoofer 

-Max Cargo Volume behind first row: 60.2 cu ft 

-Max Cargo Volume behind second row: 24.9 cu ft 

-Cargo floor length to first row: 

 -Cargo floor length to second row: 34” 

-Cargo width at beltline: 41.5 

-Cargo width at wheelhouses: 

 -Cargo opening height: 36” 

-Lift-over height: Safety Systems on this 2022 Volkswagen Taos SEL 4Motion 

-Anti-lock Braking System -Electronic Brake-pressure Distribution, and Hydraulic Brake Assist -Crash-optimized front end -Forward Collision Warning and Autonomous Emergency Braking Electronic Stability Control, Anti-Slip Regulation, Engine Brake Assist Lane departure warning with lane-keeping assist Intelligent Crash Response System Rear View Camera System Blind Spot Monitor, Rear Traffic Alert Dimensions 

-Front Track: 61.9” 

-Rear Track: 60.8” 

-Max Width: 72.5” 

-Length: 175.8” 

-Height: 64.6” 

-Wheelbase: 105.6” 

-Min Ground clearance: 6.6” 

-Approach angle: 17.7° 

-Departure angle: 24.8° 

-Break-over angle: 18.5° 

-Curb Weight: 3430 # 

-Max Payload: 937 # 

-Turning circle: 37.6’ 

-Fuel Capacity: 14.5 gallons 

 Safety IIHS: Not yet rated NHTSA: Not yet rated Performance -0-60: 8 sec* 

-Standing ¼ mile: 16 seconds* 

-Top speed: 120 mph* 

-60 to 0 braking: no data yet (*- FWD models, estimated) Appearance It looks like a ¾ scale version of the Tiguan, which of course is itself a ¾ scale Atlas and that’s a very good thing 

 Warranty -New Vehicle warranty: 4 yrs/ 50k miles -Powertrain warranty: 4 yrs/ 50k miles 

-Complimentary maintenance: 2 yrs/ 20k miles 

 Economy - 25 City / 32 Hwy / 28 Combined And it emits 6.3 tons of CO2 per year at 15k driven 

 #Taos #VWTaos #TAOSSUV #VWSUV #Newcarreviews

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[downtownmooresville]

Can you believe it, here we are in December and the days are flying by!

As Mr. Claus is busy working in his shop; so are many of our locally owned Downtown Mooresville businesses so don't forget to SHOP SMALL this year!

Also, you definitely don't want to miss these amazing events taking place in December 2019:

All of December - Mooresville Arts | Featured artists; Natalia Leigh, Marcia Maki, PK Donson and Give the Gift of Art Holiday sale 103 W. Center Ave., visit Mooresville Arts for more information on additional exhibits and offerings.

All of December visit “Downtown’s Holiday Light Spectacular” | An orchestrated light show that includes over 150,000+ lights set to music. Begins November 29 and runs nightly through late December, show begins at dusk and ends at approximately 9:30pm. On the lawn at Town Hall - 413 N. Main St. Free!

December 6 - Downtown Mooresville “Mistletoe Sip & Shop” | Visit our unique small businesses who will be offering open house activities, light appetizers, store specials & more! In addition, there will be a life size snow globe, a strolling barbershop quartet, carolers & more. Brings your favorite people and enjoy kicking off the holiday season in the heart of Mooresville. 6-8pm along Main & Broad Streets.

December 13 - A Classic Christmas in Mooresville | Santa Visits, Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, a Life Size Snow Globe, Victorian Carolers, Ice Skating, Petting Zoo, Unique Shopping & Dining, Hot Cocoa, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, S’mores, Crafts & more! Wagons load & unload at the Mooresville Christian Mission (266 N. Broad St.), a donation of non-perishable food items or cash is suggested. Santa will be in JF Moore Park at the corner of Main St & Center Ave., along with traditionally lighted Christmas Trees. Ice Skating*, Petting Zoo, S’mores, Hot Chocolate & a Craft will be found off of Center Avenue near 132 E. Center Ave. Life Size Snow Globe will be on Moore Ave. near Main St. Popcorn, Cotton Candy, 3D glasses & many other treats will be found along Main & Broad St., Center & Moore Ave.

*All events take place from 6-8pm except for Ice Skating which will take place from 5-9pm Fees: Ice Skating: $5 per person (4 & under free) S’mores Kit: $1 per kit Hot Chocolate $2

December 15 - Children’s Holiday Party | Enjoy a free professional photo with Santa Claus, arts & crafts & complimentary Chic-Fil-A. 12:00pm – 2:30pm. Brought to you by the Charles Mack Citizens Center. Call 704-662-3334 for additional details.

December 20 - A Classic Christmas in Mooresville | Santa Visits, Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides, a Life Size Snow Globe, Victorian Carolers, Ice Skating, Petting Zoo, Unique Shopping & Dining, Hot Cocoa, Popcorn, Cotton Candy, S’mores, Crafts & more!

Wagons load & unload at the Mooresville Christian Mission (266 N. Broad St.), a donation of non-perishable food items or cash is suggested. Santa will be in JF Moore Park at the corner of Main St & Center Ave., along with traditionally lighted Christmas Trees. Ice Skating*, Petting Zoo, S’mores, Hot Chocolate & a Craft will be found off of Center Avenue near 132 E. Center Ave. Life Size Snow Globe will be on Moore Ave. near Main St. Popcorn, Cotton Candy, 3D glasses & many other treats will be found along Main & Broad St., Center & Moore Ave.

*All events take place from 6-8pm except for Ice Skating which will take place from 5-9pm Fees: Ice Skating: $5 per person (4 & under free) S’mores Kit: $1 per kit Hot Chocolate $2

December 31 - New Year's on Main | Say goodbye to 2019 at “New Year’s on Main”! Join us for a New Year’s Eve Dueling Pianos Party with the Carolina Keys! Enjoy a fabulous dueling pianos show, heavy hors d'oeuvres , complimentary champagne toast, cash bar, midnight balloon drop, photo booth and so much more! Tickets start at $40 and can be purchased here.

December 2019 Business Events:

202 NORTH MAIN FINE WINES | 202 N. Main Street | 704-663-5445  December 5 - Bourbon Tasting with Ray Garrett, reservations required, text 704-500-3263, $35/person

December 6 - Live Music with ‘One Paper Crane’. 9pm, $5 cover at the door, bring a friend for free

December 7 - Live Music with “Jimmy Fallon”. 8:30pm, no cover

December 12 - Wine Tasting with Kathy Aught of 17th Street Distributing. 7pm, $15

December 20 - Live Music with ‘Rock Onyx’. 9pm, $5 cover at the door, bring a friend for free

December 21 - Christmas Concert with ‘Musically Yours’. Reservations required, text 704-500-3263, $20/person must be paid in advance

December 22 - Christmas Concert with ‘Musically Yours’. Reservations required, text 704-500-3263, $20/person must be paid in advance

ALEXANDER ZACHARY JEWELERS | 175 N. Main Street | 704-663-3430  December 5 - Annual Ladies Night to benefit the Mooresville Soup Kitchen. Free with wine & appetizers plus receive a $25 gift card when you donate a bag of non-perishable food items. 6-8pm

BB&T | 255 N. Main Street | 704-664-3434  December 12 - Holiday Open House including refreshments, raffles and holiday cheer! 5:30-7pm

BIG TINY'S BBQ | 179 N. Main Street | 704-658-1409  December 7 - Half price beer all day & live music from 5:30-8:30pm

FOUR CORNERS FRAMING GALLERY | 148 N. Main Street | 704-662-7154  December 6 - Live Music with Ashley Heath, Asheville Singer Songwriter! Join us in the Gallery during the Downtown Mistletoe Sip & Shop. Ashley Heath with a voice described as "Velvet Soul" will entertain us with her signature blend of sultry blues and anthemic rock n' roll arrangements. Free, Refreshments, Gifts, Downtown Festivities. 6-10 pm

NAILED IT DIY | 248 N. Main Street | 704-402-4612  December 11 - Holiday Serving Trays at OnTap, 6:30-8:30pm, $55/person. Reservations here

December 31 – Kid Camp featuring a small sled, 10am-1pm, $40/child. Reservations here

ON TAP CRAFTY BREWS | 188 N. Main Street | 704-660-BEER (2337)  Monday’s: Open Mic Night, 8pm

Tuesday’s*: Trivia, 7:30pm (12/3 Die Hard, 12/10 Elf, 12/17 Christmas Vacation & 12/26* Santa Claus)

Wednesday’s: $2 of all drafts, all day long & Run Club at 6:00pm, free

Thursday’s: Yoga Moves and Crafty Brews with Nancy, 6pm, $10 includes class and a draft

December 6 - Holiday Make and Take Doterra Event 7pm, $5 or $8

December 11 - Holiday Serving Tray DIY with Nailed It DIY, 6:30pm,$55 includes project and 2 drafts

December 12 - Ugly Christmas Sweater Party 7pm, free

December 31 - NYE party 9pm ($25) *details to come

PINKIE’S ON MAIN | 162 N. Main Street | 704-773-5624  December 6 - Ribbon Cutting & Open House, all are invited, 10am!

WAGAMUFFINS DOG BOUTIQUE | 152 N. Main Street | 704-773-5624  December 13 - A Harley Christmas with Elisabeth Davis. Join us for an in-store story time when we welcome author Elisabeth Davis as she shares her self-written and illustrated holiday story, A Harley Christmas! We will be offering free cookies and hot cocoa and signed copies of the book will be available for purchase! 7-8pm

December 14 - Holiday Pet Portraits by Genuine Expressions. Wagamuffins Dog Boutique will be hosting Holiday Pet Portrait sessions by Genuine Expressions! We'll have some fun accessories for the photo sessions but feel free to bring your pet dressed to impress in their best holiday outfits! 11am-3pm

December 21 - Buttercup Holiday Meet & Greet. Did you miss your chance to meet Buttercup on November 9th? No worries! Her meet and greet was such a smashing success, we've decided to do it again December 21st! Join us in-store to meet Buttercup in person! Learn from her family about the care that goes into specially-abled pets and feel free to ask any questions you might have! All friendly pups are allowed to attend! 11am-2pm

WELCOME HOME VETERANS AT RICHARD’S COFFEE SHOP | 165 N. Main St | 704-663-0488  Saturday morning music jam. Free, every Saturday at 9am.

We can't wait to see you in Downtown Mooresville this December!

Kim Atkins

Executive Director

Mooresville Downtown Commission

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Crypto Markets Near Weekly Lows Following Weekend Volatility

This past weekend was particularly volatile for the crypto markets, which surged on Saturday before fully retracing on Sunday. The resulting losses have carried over into Monday, with most major altcoins trading flat or down slightly today.

Most altcoins are closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action, and one prominent analyst thinks that most major cryptocurrencies are looking slightly bullish on lower time frames.

Crypto Markets Could Be Bullish in the Short-Term

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading down marginally at its current price of $3,580, which is just slightly above its weekly lows of $3,570.

On Saturday, the crypto markets surged as Bitcoin jumped to $3,750. Unfortunately, this surge was short-lived and fully retraced on Sunday when the markets sharply dropped to lows of $3,550.

Since then, the markets have been trading sideways, and most major altcoins are currently trading down. Despite this, one analyst thinks that most major cryptocurrencies are bullish in the short-term, which could mean that they will soon see a small relief rally.

In a recent tweet, Mayne – a popular cryptocurrency trade – noted that he is not shorting Bitcoin, Ethereum, or XRP at their current prices, and is going to wait until they reach their relative points of resistance before opening new short positions.

“$BTC $ETH $XRP Back to the charts… I am not shorting any of these pairs here, stop runs until proven otherwise. HTF is bearish and I will short a break down of the key support levels they are all sitting on. Until then, looking slightly bullish on the LTFs,” he explained.

Mayne later said that he is waiting for Bitcoin to reach the low-to-mid $3,600 region before he opens new short positions.

“$BTC Going to look for a short up at the grey block if we get there. Reaction after this weekend’s dump looks bullish on the LTF so no reason to short down here. Expecting a bit of bullish relief intra-week,” he said.

A similar sentiment was echoed by Hsaka, another popular cryptocurrency trader, who recently tweeted that he is neutral on Bitcoin’s price action following the recent drop, and that he is currently holding open positions in multiple altcoins including Cardano (ADA) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).

“$BTC 1D (01/20/19) Yesterday’s sell the rally analysis played out like a beauty • Bounced before the 3430 support level • Took out lows (green dashed) of this consolidation Neutral here, not shorting into HTF support. Covered my BTC short, holding ADA and BCH.”

Altcoins Drop Slightly After Weekend Volatility

Most major altcoins have dropped slightly today and are closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action.

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading down 1.6% at its current price of $117.5. This past Saturday, Ethereum surged to highs of over $125 before plunging to lows of $116. Ethereum is currently trading just slightly above its weekly lows.

XRP is currently trading down 0.3% at $0.319. XRP is down from its weekly high of $0.334, which was set this past Saturday, and is up slightly from its weekly low of $0.317, which appears to be a level of relative support for the cryptocurrency.

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Crypto Markets Near Weekly Lows Following Weekend Volatility

This past weekend was particularly volatile for the crypto markets, which surged on Saturday before fully retracing on Sunday. The resulting losses have carried over into Monday, with most major altcoins trading flat or down slightly today.

Most altcoins are closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action, and one prominent analyst thinks that most major cryptocurrencies are looking slightly bullish on lower time frames.

Crypto Markets Could Be Bullish in the Short-Term

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading down marginally at its current price of $3,580, which is just slightly above its weekly lows of $3,570.

On Saturday, the crypto markets surged as Bitcoin jumped to $3,750. Unfortunately, this surge was short-lived and fully retraced on Sunday when the markets sharply dropped to lows of $3,550.

Since then, the markets have been trading sideways, and most major altcoins are currently trading down. Despite this, one analyst thinks that most major cryptocurrencies are bullish in the short-term, which could mean that they will soon see a small relief rally.

In a recent tweet, Mayne – a popular cryptocurrency trade – noted that he is not shorting Bitcoin, Ethereum, or XRP at their current prices, and is going to wait until they reach their relative points of resistance before opening new short positions.

“$BTC $ETH $XRP Back to the charts… I am not shorting any of these pairs here, stop runs until proven otherwise. HTF is bearish and I will short a break down of the key support levels they are all sitting on. Until then, looking slightly bullish on the LTFs,” he explained.

Mayne later said that he is waiting for Bitcoin to reach the low-to-mid $3,600 region before he opens new short positions.

“$BTC Going to look for a short up at the grey block if we get there. Reaction after this weekend’s dump looks bullish on the LTF so no reason to short down here. Expecting a bit of bullish relief intra-week,” he said.

A similar sentiment was echoed by Hsaka, another popular cryptocurrency trader, who recently tweeted that he is neutral on Bitcoin’s price action following the recent drop, and that he is currently holding open positions in multiple altcoins including Cardano (ADA) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).

“$BTC 1D (01/20/19) Yesterday’s sell the rally analysis played out like a beauty • Bounced before the 3430 support level • Took out lows (green dashed) of this consolidation Neutral here, not shorting into HTF support. Covered my BTC short, holding ADA and BCH.”

Altcoins Drop Slightly After Weekend Volatility

Most major altcoins have dropped slightly today and are closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action.

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading down 1.6% at its current price of $117.5. This past Saturday, Ethereum surged to highs of over $125 before plunging to lows of $116. Ethereum is currently trading just slightly above its weekly lows.

XRP is currently trading down 0.3% at $0.319. XRP is down from its weekly high of $0.334, which was set this past Saturday, and is up slightly from its weekly low of $0.317, which appears to be a level of relative support for the cryptocurrency.

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Crypto Markets Near Weekly Lows Following Weekend Volatility

This past weekend was particularly volatile for the crypto markets, which surged on Saturday before fully retracing on Sunday. The resulting losses have carried over into Monday, with most major altcoins trading flat or down slightly today.

Most altcoins are closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action, and one prominent analyst thinks that most major cryptocurrencies are looking slightly bullish on lower time frames.

Crypto Markets Could Be Bullish in the Short-Term

At the time of writing, Bitcoin is trading down marginally at its current price of $3,580, which is just slightly above its weekly lows of $3,570.

On Saturday, the crypto markets surged as Bitcoin jumped to $3,750. Unfortunately, this surge was short-lived and fully retraced on Sunday when the markets sharply dropped to lows of $3,550.

Since then, the markets have been trading sideways, and most major altcoins are currently trading down. Despite this, one analyst thinks that most major cryptocurrencies are bullish in the short-term, which could mean that they will soon see a small relief rally.

In a recent tweet, Mayne – a popular cryptocurrency trade – noted that he is not shorting Bitcoin, Ethereum, or XRP at their current prices, and is going to wait until they reach their relative points of resistance before opening new short positions.

“$BTC $ETH $XRP Back to the charts… I am not shorting any of these pairs here, stop runs until proven otherwise. HTF is bearish and I will short a break down of the key support levels they are all sitting on. Until then, looking slightly bullish on the LTFs,” he explained.

Mayne later said that he is waiting for Bitcoin to reach the low-to-mid $3,600 region before he opens new short positions.

“$BTC Going to look for a short up at the grey block if we get there. Reaction after this weekend’s dump looks bullish on the LTF so no reason to short down here. Expecting a bit of bullish relief intra-week,” he said.

A similar sentiment was echoed by Hsaka, another popular cryptocurrency trader, who recently tweeted that he is neutral on Bitcoin’s price action following the recent drop, and that he is currently holding open positions in multiple altcoins including Cardano (ADA) and Bitcoin Cash (BCH).

“$BTC 1D (01/20/19) Yesterday’s sell the rally analysis played out like a beauty • Bounced before the 3430 support level • Took out lows (green dashed) of this consolidation Neutral here, not shorting into HTF support. Covered my BTC short, holding ADA and BCH.”

Altcoins Drop Slightly After Weekend Volatility

Most major altcoins have dropped slightly today and are closely tracking Bitcoin’s price action.

At the time of writing, Ethereum is trading down 1.6% at its current price of $117.5. This past Saturday, Ethereum surged to highs of over $125 before plunging to lows of $116. Ethereum is currently trading just slightly above its weekly lows.

XRP is currently trading down 0.3% at $0.319. XRP is down from its weekly high of $0.334, which was set this past Saturday, and is up slightly from its weekly low of $0.317, which appears to be a level of relative support for the cryptocurrency.

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The 10 best smartphones of 2018

All important smartphones have now launched and as we approach the tip of the year, the 10 best shakes out after a lot of extended usage of each. All 10 phones are wonderful and certain aspects create each a potential competitor for the top spot. The top four are very costly smartphones and the worth was thought for number 5 that trumped some other features it's missing. It is simple to seek out an excellent phone nowadays and to be honest today's phones are so good you actually don't ought to be replacing them on an annual basis. 1. SAMSUNG GALAXY NOTE 9

I have been using Galaxy Note 9 for several months and despite attempting out some nice new smartphones like the iPhone XS Max and Google pixel 3 XL, none of these can replace the Note 9 and everything Samsung includes in this gorgeous device. this is very true to be used within the enterprise space. The Galaxy Note 9 improves upon the Note 8 with a Bluetooth S Pen, additional internal capability and RAM, an enormous 4,000 mAh battery, better dual rear cameras with some software system intelligence, increased audio capability, and new placement of the rear fingerprint scanner. The new Bluetooth S Pen is a wonderful innovation that is guaranteed to please all Note fans with the extra remote functionality. Later this year an SDK is going to be released so that third parties can add support for the Bluetooth S Pen. The Samsung Galaxy Note 9 continues to possess all of the wonderful Galaxy Foundation aspects like a high level of water resistance, quick wireless charging, a stunning Super AMOLED screen, an expandable microSD storage, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and much more. additionally, extending it to an external monitor with Samsung DeX is fast and simple, whereas additionally providing a full functioning desktop experience. Samsung simply released a Linux on DeX beta this week that continues to point out how capable the Galaxy Note 9 is for business. Since it's been out now for a couple of months, you'll be able to find great deals on Note 9. T-Mobile sells it for $900 ($100 less than launch price) whereas a SIM-unlocked one from Samsung will only be $800 during its Black Friday sale. With a large capacity microSD card, you may actually have over 1TB in the palm of your hand. 2. HUAWEI MATE 20 PRO

Huawei recently announced the Mate 20 Pro and it brings along all of the greatness of Huawei into one device that's powerful to beat. The Mate 20 pro includes the primary android 7nm process chipset with the Kirin 980 (Apple's A12 Bionic additionally uses the 7nm process), 2 Neural processing Units, a fourth-generation image signal processor, and an LTE Cat.21 modem. The triple rear camera capability from the Huawei P20 pro is delivered to the Mate 20 Pro, but in a very different central two-by-two arrangement with one modification made to 1 of the 3 lenses. The 3 rear cameras have 40MP, 20MP, and 8MP resolution with a 24MP front-facing shooter and AI to assist you to capture nice shots. The monochrome lens has been replaced with a wide-angle lens so you now have telephotograph, wide-angle, and normal camera functionality. A large 6.39 inch OLED is on the front with cool midnight Blue, Emerald green, Black, Pink Gold, and Twilight color choices for the device. Android 9.0 Pie powers things whereas EMUI has been updated to version 9.0. One fascinating move from Huawei is that the inclusion of a secondary storage card slot using its own new nano-memory card instead of standard microSD cards. we additionally see one of the primary fingerprint scanners embedded right into the display. Huawei is known for very long battery life and big batteries, therefore, the 4,200 mAh battery isn't any real surprise but a lot of appreciated. 3. GOOGLE PIXEL 3 XL AND PIXEL 3

While the Galaxy Note 9 offers almost everything you wish, software system updates aren't its specialty. If you wish an android phone which will continuously have the newest firmware and security updates, while additionally providing a reasonably stock experience, then nothing beats the new Google pixel 3 and 3 XL. These 2 smartphones are the exact same apart from the overall size and battery capacity. The Google pixel 3 XL features a massive 6.3-inch 18:9 display, Snapdragon 845 processor, 4GB of RAM, 64GB and 128GB integrated storage, single rear 12.2-megapixel camera, dual front-facing cameras, IP68 dust and water resistance, a 3430 mAh battery, and dual front stereo speakers. The smaller pixel 3 features a 5.5-inch display and smaller 2,915 mAh battery whereas the remainder of the specs is identical as the XL model. Thankfully, wireless charging is included this year, besides a group of wired pixel Buds in the retail package. The larger pixel 3 XL features a display with a notch whereas the smaller model forgoes this design approach thus often seen these days. They both assist you to shoot beautiful photos therefore if photography means a lot of to you than other functions and features you will need to think about the pixel 3 or 3 XL over other smartphones during this list. In addition to software package being attention for Google, the camera is one more reason to buy the pixel 3 or 3 XL over different better smartphone hardware. Google simply released its Night Sight mode for the camera and it's really magic. The smaller pixel 3 starts at $799 whereas the pixel 3 XL starts at $899 for the 64GB model. they're both power-driven by android 9.0 Pie and will receive OS upgrades for 3 years. Google's newest Assistant options are present beside some other Google software package advances.   4. APPLE IPHONE XS MAX/XS

Apple pushed the entry-level worth of a flagship up to $1,000 last year with the iPhone X and raised the bar once more this year with the most expensive flagship out there in the iPhone XS max. The Apple iPhone XS max has been shown to best all alternative smartphones in benchmarking testing and also the Apple A12 Bionic chipset definitely blazes new trails. it has a superb OLED screen, sensibly sized battery, and new camera software package to make it a really compelling flagship. The iPhone XS max starts at $1,099 for a least storage 64GB model and runs up to $1,449 for the 512GB model. I'll eventually return to the iPhone XS max, but there aren't any Plus-sized optimizations, therefore, it's tough for me to personally justify such a giant device without something special. 5. ONEPLUS 6T

OnePlus launched the new OnePlus 6T at the tip of October and for the primary time ever it launched on us wireless carrier. OnePlus earns a top-five spot on my list thanks to the high-end specifications, an affordable value that's hundreds less than alternative flagships, very responsive performance, and use of latest technology. If I had a reasonable smartphones list, then the OnePlus 6T would be favorite with prices starting from $549 to $629. the lowest price one still has 6GB of RAM and 128GB of storage whereas the $629 model has 8GB of RAM and 256GB of internal storage. you'll not notice another phone with these great specs for these costs. The OnePlus 6T consists of 2 pieces of Gorilla Glass 6 with a metal frame. No other phone out there today uses Gorilla Glass 6. the look is elegant and also the build quality is great. it has a stunning AMOLED 6.41 inch display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, dual rear cameras (they are a touch underutilized compared to the high-end flagships), ample RAM and internal storage choices, some level of dust and water resistance, a large 3700 mAh battery and quick charge capability, with wonderful radio support for GSM networks. The display contains a very tiny notch, like what we saw on the Essential Phone, and additionally runs the latest version of OxygenOS with very responsive software experience. you can even modify an all-touch interface, the same as the iPhone X. The on-screen fingerprint sensor works well whereas the face unlocks option is handy for fewer secure daily unlocking of your phone.   6. HUAWEI P20 PRO

While United States of America customers will need to resort to eBay to choose one up, the Huawei P20 Pro remains one of the most exciting smartphones of 2018, even with its new full cousin simply launching in the kind of the Mate 20 pro. The distinctive triple camera design with 68 megapixels worth of shooting power should assist you to take some fantastic shots with a low light mode that beats out all the other smartphones out there these days. Huawei has been including huge capacity batteries in its flagships and also the P20 pro isn't an exception with 4,000 mAh that's guaranteed to get you through a minimum of one full, busy day. it has a large 6.1 inch OLED with a notch you'll be able to show or hide, a powerful Kirin 970 processor with integrated AI, IP67 dust and water resistance, and more. Huawei's EMUI has come to a long method and also the home screen now features a standard Google feed on one panel with an interface that's near to stock. when Huawei does offer software system and settings beyond stock android, those serve to boost the device rather than clutter it up and slow it down. The P20 pro flies through each action and is a sheer joy to use. 7. APPLE IPHONE XR

This year Apple declared 3 new smartphones with one releasing a month after the other 2. I traded in the iPhone XS max for an iPhone XR and overall I'm quite pleased with the device and saving $350 over the iPhone XS max. The Apple iPhone XR differs from the XS/XS max with a LED screen rather than OLED, lower resolution, no 3D touch support (does anyone even care regarding this?), one rear camera, and a 6.1-inch display that fits in between these other 2 new smartphones. it has the same Apple A12 Bionic processor, same camera software and hardware as the 12MP prime camera, and other enhanced Apple features like face unlock. The iPhone XR features a larger capacity battery than the iPhone XS and a reported battery life larger than the XS and XS max. You can purchase the iPhone XR in black, white, blue, yellow, coral, and product Red. The iPhone XR starts at $749, which is $250 less than the 64GB iPhone XS. there's additionally a 128GB model for just $799, which is probably going the most effective deal for the iPhone XR with the iPhone XS 256GB at a whopping $1,149. The cellular reception of the iPhone XR is a bit worse in weak signal areas than the iPhone X models, but iPhones haven't been able to match the cellular reception quality seen in android smartphones. The battery life of the iPhone XR is amazing and also the camera does a good job. for several folks, it's probably one of the simplest iPhones you'll buy today and is more affordable than the new XS and XS max. 8. LG V40 THINQ

LG continues to release nice smartphones that appreciate over time and in a jammed flagship market, the LG V40 may have a tricky time finding its place also. While Huawei was one of the primary major brands to launch a phone with 3 rear cameras, LG bumped that up by announcing a phone with five total cameras. 3 are found on the rear and 2 are on the front. LG has continuously stood aside from the others with its second rear camera having a real wide-angle lens for excellent landscape and huge room photography. The new LG V40 keeps the wide-angle camera while additionally adding a telephoto lens to the standard lens option thus you'll do exactly regarding anything you would like, including snapping once to take 3 photos, with this new flagship phone. Like the Samsung Galaxy Note 9, the LG V40 ThinQ has everything but the sink included. It has a 3.5mm headphone jack with Quad-DAC support, triple rear camera setup, dual front-facing camera, wireless charging, IP68 rating, MIL-STD 810G shock resistant rating, microSD expansion card for inexpensive unlimited storage expansion, a screen that extends nearly the complete front with a notch, and unbelievable audio support with its Boombox loudspeaker system. The 3,300 mAh battery won't get you as far as the top 5 smartphones in this list and is one space that keeps me from using it daily over the long run. 9. SONY XPERIA XZ3

Sony is back on the ten best lists with its best smartphone in years in the form of the Xperia XZ3. I have been using one for a couple of weeks and although I am not happy with the fingerprint scanner placement it continues to be a compelling smartphone. The Sony Xperia XZ3 matches up on the specification sheet closely with the Google pixel 3 and 3 XL with 4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, android 9 Pie, Qualcomm Snapdragon 845, 3300 mAh battery, wireless charging, and IP68 dust and water resistance. The Xperia XZ3 features a beautiful curved design with beautiful color options and microSD storage expansion choices. The 6-inch OLED screen looks nice, particularly when viewing video content and experiencing the HDR up-conversion technology. A single 19-megapixel camera is found on the rear with a 13-megapixel shooter on the front. The Sony Xperia XZ3 is out there now for $899.99 from Amazon and Best buy in black, forest green, and white silver. 10. SAMSUNG GALAXY S9/S9 PLUS

Samsung launched the Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus earlier this year. It's an evolution in the Galaxy S line, but one that leads as close to perfection as you'll expect for a smartphone nowadays. Samsung's infinity display continues to impress and earns a close to perfect score like other Samsung displays on the latest Samsung, Apple, and Google smartphones. there's 6GB of RAM, the fastest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 mobile processor, a rear dual aperture camera, another one with super slow motion support (S9 plus only), the ability to feature inexpensive microSD cards, improved Bixby assistant and a hardware button dedicated to its use, Samsung Pay payment technology, wireless and fast charging, IP68 dust and water resistance, a USB Type-C normal port, and traditional 3.5mm headset jack. It additionally launches with android 8.0 Oreo. there's nothing missing from the Galaxy S9 plus and it still deserves respect many months later. One of the things that stands out on Samsung smartphones is RF performance so if you reside in a region with a weak cellular signal then you might move the S9/S9 plus up further in your list of best smartphones. The Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 plus are out there at prices starting at $720 (S9) and $840 (S9 Plus). T-Mobile and Samsung have the best prices with alternative carriers adding extra premiums on top of the MSRP. If you purchase an unlocked one from Samsung it'll not contain carrier bloatware and is priced less than most US carriers too. Samsung is getting down to roll out its newest software experience for beta testing on the Galaxy S9/S9 plus thus stay tuned for more on this update. Read the full article

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