#and honestly it just makes me want to visit less. but then my little sis texts me like you coming this weekend? sad cat image
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mpregspn · 1 year ago
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i took the whole week after christmas off so i'm off from dec 22nd to January 2nd and on one hand i'm so looking forward to it and if they try to call me back i'm gonna be so mad. but on the other hand that's too much time to spend at my family house with my mom
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simslegacy5083 · 18 days ago
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Today's (11/12/2024) Episode: Prank Day Potluck
“This potluck is such a delight” Luigi lied, wishing he had stuck to the plates he had prepared himself earlier. He didn’t want to hurt his friend’s feelings, especially when he knew the issue was less their dishes and more his very high culinary expectations.
Skye was glad no one was asking him about his meal. The bangers and mash Isra had made had looked quite tasty, but something about the combination of greasy sausage and fluffy potato really weren’t doing his tummy any favors.
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Once everyone was finished eating, they broke into small groups to catch up with each other and enjoy some fun in the sun.
“I’m glad you’re feeling better.” Skye told Bruce as he and Elyse sat with the other kids, “My dad said you got hurt pretty bad at the trials.”
“Tales of my downfall were greatly exaggerated” the teen quickly replied. Elyse, who shared classes with Bruce at Copperdale and had seen him hobbling around after he’d been cleared by his doctor to return rolled her eyes but didn’t comment.
“Anyway” Bruce continued “the trials were stupid, but I heard a wild story there. Did you know that stargazing can get you abducted? This guy I met heard it from a guy whose cousin works at the science lab.” Skye listened, rapt. Who knew using a telescope could be so dangerous!?
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“I can’t believe Skye is almost a teenager!” Noemi lamented to her girlfriends “I swear some days it seems like only yesterday I was waddling around the university, feeling as big as a house, wishing the desks were bigger and my classes were closer together!”
Breanne laughed. “The teen years will fly by too, believe me. It seems like only yesterday my oldest girl Bailey was dating the captain of the chess team, and now she’s married and expecting her second little one.” “Congratulations!” the others chorused.
“So, do you want to host Skye’s birthday party at our place again?” Isra asked. “Thanks” Noemi replied “but Luigi and I are planning to take him on one last trip with just the three of us. Once he ages up, I’m not sure when we’ll get to see him again without making an appointment with Elyse first.” Isra chuckled “So you say, yet I seem to recall both our kids spent all morning at your house!”
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“Sheesh, someone needs to lay off the garlic noodles!” Beau complained, holding his nose while waving his hand in Luigi’s direction.
“What!? That wasn’t me!” Luigi protested before his friend started laughing uproariously “Gotcha!” “Argh, I should have known! I’ll get you back for that, just you wait” Luigi told him as the men enjoyed a game of cards.
“Hey, when will you have that Cyberworld item from the Expansion Pack ready for us try out?” Rhys asked, tactfully changing the subject. “I can’t wait to battle myself in the game!” Beau agreed, adding with a grin: “and I can’t wait to have another way to kick both your butts! Seriously man, let’s test it!”
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“Soon” Luigi promised “we’re still working out some kinks in the interface. Creating a virtual world within a virtual world turned out to be significantly more difficult than it seemed; but I just know its going to be awesome when we get it right.”
“Thanks for agreeing to help with the motion capture and voice your NPCs.” he continued, before turning back to Beau “I think the new candle making hobby is going to go over well too. I don’t know how Breanne does it all day, my fingers were sore for hours after my visit!”
“My wife is a pro” Beau smiled proudly “only noobs like your highness get singed every 5 minutes!” he laughed “Honestly though, thank you for thinking of her. She was thrilled to participate and having the official hobby lot in the game be modeled after her shop was very flattering.”
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After a few more hours talking, pranking, and enjoying some snorkeling and deep-sea diving in the waters surrounding the bungalow Luigi and his family said their goodbyes and headed home, happy to have spent a wonderful day enjoying one of their favorite holidays with some of their favorite sims.
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xjoonchildx · 9 months ago
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Dearest Miss Ana,
Now that Kanalia has ended ( and I repeat, what a wonderful ending!) I have a few questions. A sort of follow-up if you will.
A) Does the Queen confide in Boram about her relationship with Lord Jung and their baby? Does Yoongi know about his bestie’s extracurricular activities?
B) After the announcement of the Queen’s pregnancy how did King Namjoon and the unofficial Queen reacted?
C) Did our Queen ever write back to her sister? ( sorry I’m just very close to my sis and I want Queen to get along with hers 😭)
D) After the baby did anything changed in the relationship between their majesties?
Sorryyyy for the many questions but I am a woman that lives, breaths and gets motivated to exist by the ✨chisme✨ and I need the juicy details 😭😭
Also may I say this quickly, but from the moment that Yoongi went into the military and he had to break all contact I feel like I wasn’t able to keep up as much with the fandom.
I was expecting for there to be less of Yoongi but not in this degree and I feel like we were somehow thrown into the Anexo (a place where families send drug addicts to get clean but it’s brutal) .
I know it’s ridiculous to suffer so deeply the lack of someone that you don’t even personally know to this degree, but it hurt and I had to take a step back.
Reading the ending of Kanalia helped me reconnect with my love for BTS and Army, I may still be a bit away but you helped me remember the goods parts that I was missing.
Thank you Miss Ana ✨
sweet, sweet paloma 💕
honestly, what have i ever done to deserve you? if i am in any way connected to your rekindled love for BTS and ARMY, i'm forever humbled and grateful 💕 having you here to chat with and obsess about hoseok with has been a flipping blast.
so let's talk about your questions 😉
A) so ... the queen would not breathe a word about what's going on with another soul, not even boram. it's not so much that she doesn't trust boram (because i believe she's the kind of friend who would take a secret like that to the grave) but it's because sharing that kind of secret with boram would make the burden in some way hers, too.
that's a very heavy load to bear for even the queen and lord jung, so i can't imagine either would want to drag their innocent friends into it.
B) the king's reaction to the pregnancy announcement (even if he does have his suspicions) is generally positive. he certainly hasn't been able to produce an heir and he needs one! so he's going to slap that smile on and play the part.
privately, i'm sure he has some thoughts about it -- but he could be wrong, right? surely this is just in his head? 😉
C) yes, the queen absolutely writes back to her dear chaehee. she supports her sister in the marriage she's so happy for even if her mother thinks her new husband is below her station. and once the baby comes along, she invites chaehee and her husband to visit. at least now she actually has something beautiful of her own that she can share.
D) very little changes between the majesties after the arrival of the baby. they remain cordial and a bit distant, but at least now they both have a place they can go to in order to have connection and peace.
let's talk about missing yoongi because babe, i get it. i was watching his doc the other day and it really helped me understand why he needs this time away from the spotlight. he's an introvert who is far too talented to stay that way, but in the end he's got to retreat to his private space in order to stay sane.
i imagine that after this time in the military, he's going to come back with something brilliant like he always has -- and he's going to commit even harder to this dream of his. i know it's hard to wait, but man i can't wait to see it 💕
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yukihime242 · 1 year ago
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I can't remember when was the last time I did a general update of my gaming progress but let's not fret about that, yeah? So, here comes a new update and to be honest, it's not going to be a good one.
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My exams are coming. In TWO WEEKS. And I am fretting over the lack of studying because honestly, my parents just does not get that I need to study. Funny thing is that they keep nagging at me to do well and pass my exams so that I can graduate faster but yet they are the ones pulling me away from my studies.
What irony.
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Because I need to study, it also means that lesser time for my games.
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Anyway, let's get down to it.
Firstly, it's finally the time to say GOOD RIDDANCE to the one game that has been very frustrating.
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That's right, I have completed Death's Door and I have never been any happier to place that little cartridge into the box of completed games.
I will do a game review of it for my end of year games, though I may have done it last year. But, this time, it's going to be a proper one since I have already completed the game.
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I am now onto my next Switch game which is Pokemon Scarlet. Yep, I did not complete it and have restarted the game. I kinda forgot some of the mechanics and had the need to go through from scratch again.
My sis, on the other hand, completed hers a long time ago and I am following her advice to raise my Pokemon to be as high level as possible so that the battling would be a breeze.
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The current plan is to go for as many raids as I could to get those Exp materials and I could plonk everything to the one pokemon in my party which is a lower level. So far, I have managed to get a variety so battling should be no problem.
I also intend to go for the Titans first so that my Koraidon would have all of the abilities and that would make the exploring so much easier. I have managed to defeat up to the Sky Titan. Thus, no more worries about scrambling out of water scenario.
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The next game in the list is Sky: Children of the Light. To be honest, I feel as though my relationship with this game is hot and cold. There are times when I just had enough of the game, and there are times when I just want more of the game...
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In one of my older post, I did mention about the Aviary project which the developers were doing and planning to bring into the current game. It is now the location of the current season known as the Season of Revival.
Not much is happening because the season started not too long ago but players get to see the village in a much clearer setting after completing the third seasonal quest. I am looking forward to seeing more of what the village has to offer.
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I have also not record any videos from Sky for a long time, mostly due to lack of any inspiration. I do have one video idea in mind but I could not find the time to record, much less edit, the necessary clip. Guess all of these has to wait until after my exam.
The third game in the list is Honkai Star Rail (HSR). I feel as though I have not touch this game for ages 🥴
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It goes without saying that although I have been recording and uploading the stories of HSR, I may have missed some previous events... that is, I am not sure if I even missed any past events because they seem to be kept at a separate folder in the game which allows you to visit it even after the event is over...
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Anyway, I have more or less edited most of my HSR videos so all that's left is to upload them and create the thumbnails for the videos. But, as I said earlier, I am going to be busy studying for my exam, so all of these will have to wait until after my exam... For now, it's more of grinding, farming, and building up my characters in the game.
Finally, it is down to my Genshin Impact. A lot of things are happening in the game and I have to find new ways to increase the levels of my characters.
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First off, I have finally managed to finish building a few of the characters: Tighnari, Ganyu, Xiangling, and Albedo. What is really motivating me to continue is Raiden. When I first got her, I was kinda coerced to level her up to a decent level because some bloke wanted me to use her and test out her skill. But I have thank that player because my Raiden is so good that I can technically use her to do domains despite her talent levels still at level 4 (the rest contributing to her damage are maxed out).
Excuse my humble bragging... 😳
Second, I am now struggling to get materials to level up both the character levels and their weapon levels. Not the ascension materials but the exp materials. While it is easy to get for the character by just running around and doing ley line farming, it is not so for the weapon. I am quite worried about the weapon because honestly, I don't want to resort to pulling on the weapon banner just so that I can feed the pulled weapons to the ones I am building. Also, I know I can just explore and try and get the ores, but those are gatekeep by the time. I really need to figure out how to get some weapon exp materials...
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That's it for now for games I am currently playing. For upcoming ones, I am technically waiting for the Black Friday sale to see if Hogwarts Legacy will have a major discount.
Anyway, I will post another blog talking about my goals for each of the games and hopefully that will help me to smoothen the process of each of the games I am playing (and possibly manage the time well).
Wish me all the best for my exams... 🥲
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writteninthegarden · 3 years ago
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Vacation
Aaron Hotchner x Female Reader
18+ Minors, please DNI
A/N: Trying out writing in first person, which I know can be hit or miss with fics. When I’m writing I just default to first person and edit it later. Needed a lighthearted timeout from reality, so I pulled out this WIP.
Summary: Aaron and the BAU are put on a mandated leave after the higher ups were less than pleased with the Doyle takedown. So, Reader, Aaron, and Jack head to Pennsylvania for a few days to meet and stay with Reader’s older sister, Whitney. Whitney sits Aaron down alone for a little talk. Late that night, Aaron and Reader try to discretely get it on…without waking up the whole house.
Word Count: 3,700
Warnings/Contents: NSFW (likely safe until the spicy ending), grossing Jack out with PDA, big sister has a talk with Aaron, Reader and Aaron stealthily have sex
My sister Whitney called me the next day while I was still at Aaron’s place.  We were just kind of lounging around after making breakfast so I snuck into Aaron’s home office to talk to her.
“So the kids and I miss you, sis.  What are the chances you might get some time off to visit?”
“You know I could probably swing that. My probationary period with the new department is up. When were you thinking?”
“Maybe later this month? You should totally bring your mysterious DILF boyfriend too.”
“Whitney!  Don’t say things like that.  Oh, my god.  But he has Jack and travels a lot for work often with no notice.”
“Jack is of course welcome too.  Max has bunk beds he’d love to share.  Little sister, do I need to ask your boyfriend for you?  Give him the phone.  Come on.”
“Absolutely not.  I’ll mention it, okay?  I just can’t promise anything.”
“That’s all I ask. Say, what did you say his last name is?”
“I didn’t.  You won’t find him on social media, Whit.”
“That’s totally not at all why I asked, but if it were…I suppose good to know.”
“Sure.  Listen, I should go, but I’ll request some time off and ask Aaron too.”
“Great, text me when you know more.  Love you!”
“Love you too!  Bye.”
~
“Sorry guys, that was my sister calling.”
“Don’t be sorry for talking to your family, sweetie.”
“Yeah, don’t be sorry, sweeeeeetie!”  Jack repeated back, cracking himself up per usual. I tried to hide my smirk. Aaron had mentioned that he didn’t want to encourage Jack to mimic.
“She asked if I can swing a trip to see her and the kids maybe next month some time.”
“That would be great. I remember you said it’s been a while since you’ve seen her.”
“She also asked if you guys would come, but I reminded her how work can be.” I sat down on the middle couch cushion since Jack had claimed my end seat.
“Babe, I do get vacation time you know.” He raised his eyebrows as he said it.
“You mean they haven’t opted you out of that by now?  You never get to use it so I just didn’t want to tie up some of the only time you get away.”
“You’re not tying anything up.  Please if anything you might be the push I need to actually take time away.  Even I’ll admit I’m terrible at that. Besides, we’d love to meet Whitney and your niece and nephew.  Right, Jack?”
“Are they babies or big kids?”
“My nephew Max is 5 and he just got bunk beds in his room if you’d like to stay with him, Jack.  We can also set up a bed in another space though if you like that idea better.”
“Do I have to choose now?”
“No, not at all, honey. Think it over.  We can do a video call with them too if you’d like to say hi before we get down there.”
“Sounds like we’re off to Pennsylvania! Our first trip, guys” Aaron added enthusiastically.
“We can take my car there.”
“Can I drive?”  Aaron looked so hopeful.
“No.”  He pouted at that.  “Okay, maybe Hotchner.”
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Remarkably, just a week later we were packing for our trip. I let Aaron drive my car. I think he feels restless being the passenger, so I didn’t mind. We had about a four and a half hour drive to my sister’s house. Jack fell asleep when we were a little over an hour in.
“So honestly I still can’t believe you were able to swing the time off. How did that really happen?”
“Truthfully, babe I wasn’t completely sure either until yesterday. To make a long story short, the bosses did not all approve of my team’s approach to take down the unsub who attacked Emily. We’re all going to be fine, but were notified yesterday that we are on a paid leave. I’m sorry I didn’t tell you yesterday. They dragged it out and didn’t notify me until after 5pm. Then, by the book, I had to formally notify everyone on the team individually which took some time.”
“It’s okay, hun. I was running around to finish packing. I’m glad you’re telling me now.” I patted his forearm. “How did the team take the news?”
“Eh, better than when Emily came back to help us catch the bastard. Morgan was upset that I had them all sit down with me for a grief counseling meeting. Reid also took it pretty hard.”
“Oh, crap…I didn’t realize you met with them for grief counseling. Yeah, I probably wouldn’t have been thrilled either, but that’s weird for everyone in retrospect, including you.”
“Yeah. I’d rather they’re angry at me than Emily.”
“I’m sorry if this isn’t a good time to go away. I feel kind of selfish pulling you away just to come meet my sister.”
“What? Sweetheart, there will always be something going on that makes it not the perfect time. I’m looking forward to this trip and meeting your sister. Jack’s excited. I hadn’t thought about it, but this is likely the first trip I’ve taken him somewhere more than an overnight. He’s been on some trips with Haley and Jessica, but I rarely could go or stay the whole time.”
“Wow. This is the first time the Hotchner men take a vacation?”
“I think so” he said with a chuckle. “So if anything you should feel accomplished for making that happen.” He smirked to himself. “Oh, how about this? This is the first time I packed a suitcase and did not bring a single suit.”
“What?” I brought my hand up to his forehead. “You must have a fever or something!” He moved my hand from his forehead and held it, resting his arm on the center console. He looked over at me with a smile so big that I then became the one with a fever.
“You promise you’re not bummed we’re not going to a tropical umbrella garnishing your drink destination?”
“Do I look like someone who would order that type of drink? Y/N, I promise. It’s travel that isn’t for work and I have you and the nap king here.”
“Thank you, Aar. It means a lot that we can do this.”
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When we arrived I showed Aaron where he should park and then I helped Jack pack up his tablet and word search book he brought for the car ride.
“I’ll come back to grab the suitcases. I just need to find my-”
I handed Aaron his phone. He must’ve been nervous because he otherwise has his phone glued to him.
“Thanks, babe” he replied as he took it from me and slid it in his jeans pocket.
“Ahem” I jokingly said as I stepped closer to him.
He got the blatant hint and leaned over to give me a quick G rated peck on the lips.
“Ewww” Jack inserted as he shielded his eyes. Clearly he was reaching the age where things like this were gross.
Aaron liked to egg him on sometimes. “Sorry, buddy” he said as he covered Jack’s eyes with his hand. Then he leaned in for another and slightly longer kiss. He ended it by kissing my cheek a few times and audibly making sounds like, “muah.” Then he moved his hand from Jack’s eyes and ruffled his hair.
“Daddy! I could still hear you kissing!”
“One day you’ll understand, bud” Aaron said with a smirk as he held out his hand for Jack to take.
Jack hoisted his backpack on his other shoulder and took Aaron’s hand. “Not me! No way!”
As we approached the front door to my sister’s house Jack’s focus shifted. “Can I ring the bell? Please?”
“Go for it, Jack. Just press it one time, okay? They have a dog who gets really excited when someone is at the door. She’s a friendly dog though, don’t worry. She loves kisses too.”
“Arghh” Jack groaned.
Jack had barely rang the bell when the door opened and I saw my sister.
“Hi! Come on in, you guys! I’m so excited you’re here!”
I’d warned Aaron that Whitney was high energy, but I’m sure this confirmed it.
“Whitney, this is Aaron, my boyfriend, and his son, Jack. Guys, this is my big sister Whitney.”
“It’s a pleasure to meet you, Whitney. Y/N has told us great things and fun stories from your adventures. Thank you so much for having us.”
“Of course. I was just delighted when Y/N said you all could come visit. Which reminds me, thank you Aaron because I’m sure you helped convince my little sis. Here, let me show you where you can put your bags. Y/N, I know you did not travel this light. Can I help with the other bags?”
“No, but thank you” Aaron jumped in. “I’ll run down and grab them.”
For a brief moment, Aaron had his back to us, which was when Whitney decided to silently mouth “he’s so hot!” and gave me a thumbs up. I gave her my signature sibling glare in reply.
“Say, if you guys want we can go hang out by the pool. Max is swimming with a friend. Zoe is begrudgingly keeping an eye on them until I come back.”
“Where is your four legged fur baby?”
“Out for a run with Danny. That’s new for both of them, but he thought it might calm her down a little.”
“Gotcha. I was just telling Jack about her as we walked up.”
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I had taken Jack and Max with me to the store and bribed them with the promise of picking out the ice cream we’d buy.  
What I didn’t realize was with my niece at dance practice that left Aaron alone to be interrogated by Whitney most likely.
Back at the house
“Aaron, do you mind if we sit down and chat?”
“Not at all.  Let’s have the chat.”
“Hmm, you expected this?” Whitney sat down in the patio chair across from Aaron.
“I thought it might come up. I’m the oldest child too.  Fire away.”
“Okay…I’ll start with an easy one then. Do you have many siblings?”
“Just one younger brother, Sean.”
“Are you two close?”
“Unfortunately, no. We’ve grown apart as adults.” Aaron looked at Whitney, but his gaze revealed his mind was somewhere distant.
“That’s a shame.  I’m assuming you know Y/N and I are very close.”
“Yes, I can tell from the way she talks about you, the kids, and growing up.” He smiled and did his best to not let it appear forced.
“So I know her very well and can tell of course she loves you…possibly loves your son more at times, but you two are neck and neck. I’d be a bad big sis if I didn’t vet you.”
Aaron chuckled.  “Yes, she’s been absolutely amazing with Jack and he adores her too.  To be completely candid, the number of terrible things that happened over the past year felt at times like a bad horror movie that never seemed to end.  I know it was not easy for Y/N to navigate any of that, especially as you’re newly dating someone and trying to figure out where you stand in it all.  I’m incredibly lucky to have her in my life.”
“Do you understand that now? Are you done breaking up with her when you’re leaving town?” She folded her arms across her chest.
“Yes.  Whitney, I love your sister very much.”
“I believe you. I’m still going to shoot it straight with you” she said as she leaned back, relaxing the slightest bit.
“Of course.”
“Aaron, I can’t even imagine the hell you’ve been through and I want you to know I understand that was all out of your control.  What’s in your control is what you decide to put my sister through in the midst of all that. She is committed to you and Jack and we both know she’s all in.  She has shown you she’s willing to ride out the craziest of times with you.  You need to either let her in completely or cut her loose.  It’s not fair to let her go through it all only to be frozen out afterwards.”
“You’re absolutely right.”
“She’s so in love with you that she’s instantly drawn back whenever you’re back in her orbit. She’s a great partner and deserves to get back that same level of support. She could be happy with someone else, but she doesn’t seem to want to be if you’re not there. I don’t mean that to sound like an ultimatum.”
“It doesn’t.  I’m far from perfect and Y/N knows that I can be incredibly dumb when it comes to dating.  Now I know what it’s like to worry that I’ve lost her.  I don’t want to feel that again.”
“And you don’t want her to feel that again either?”
“No, I don’t. I’ve hurt her. In the moment I thought I was doing what was best, but now in hindsight I see the damage I caused.”
“Good. This is helpful for me to hear your input. I won’t lie to you, Aaron. From the sound of it, I thought you were just another asshole playing games. I’m realizing I may have been wrong. Usually I hate being wrong, but this time obviously is a little different.”
“I can respect that initial impression. No one likes being wrong, but here’s hoping I can continue to prove that first impression wrong.” Aaron raised his glass of iced tea as a toast.
“Cheers” Whitney replied as she brought her glass to meet his. “Can I ask you one more thing and then I’ll stop the interrogation?”
“Go right ahead.”
“Please tell me what she’s like at work. I’ve waited years to get stories, but no luck!”
Aaron smirked and lightly laughed.  “She’s a force to be reckoned with I imagine. Sadly, our teams typically don’t overlap so we haven’t worked a case together.”
“Darn. Can you find a white-collar criminal who also is a serial killer so we can make that happen? Kidding of course. I think they just pulled in the driveway.  When my sister asks, feel free to keep her guessing what we talked about. Can’t keep it going too long or she’ll get worked up, but definitely have some fun with it.”
They both laughed as they walked outside to help with the groceries.
 After dinner I got Aaron alone for a few minutes out on the patio while the kids played a racing game on Max’s X-Box.  He sat down and pulled me into his lap, planting a kiss on my cheek as we settled in.
“Aaron, I’m so sorry if you got stuck with ‘the talk’ earlier. I didn’t realize you were in the danger zone until we were in the store and pieced it together.”
He chuckled.  “It was fine, babe.  Don’t even worry for a second.  Whitney is a great big sister to you.”
“Do I want to know what she asked you?”
“No, probably not.  It could get awkward if you knew she reminded me you’re waiting until marriage to have sex.”
“You’re messing with me, aren’t you?”
“Sorry, you just set me up perfectly.”  He grinned at me and if his dimpled smile wasn’t so cute he’d be in trouble.
“That’s great.  Keep it up, Hotchner” I lowered my voice to a whisper right by his ear “and you’ll be the one waiting until…a long time to have sex.”
“Were you going to say I’d be waiting until marriage?”
“I was, but then I caught myself to try and avoid this awkwardness.”
“Why is it awkward?”
“I don’t know.  I guess because you’ve already done the marriage thing so it didn’t really make sense.”
“Are you hoping you’ll do the marriage thing some day?”
“Yes.”
“Then it’s not awkward.  Baby, you don’t have to pretend you have no interest in things like getting married just because I’ve done it before.”
“Okay.”
“I’d be open to it, you know. If I met the right person that is of course” he said as he raised his eyebrows.  He leaned over to kiss me, but kept it a PG kiss knowing we could have an audience.
“Of course.  We can’t marry you off to just anyone.  Rossi would never have such a thing.”
He laughed at that.  “That’s funny and likely very true.  I love you, baby.”  He squeezed me to pull me in closer.
“I love you too, handsome…even though baby is not your pet name to use.”
“Ah, but that’s part of why I love you…because you’ll share it with me.”
“And what if I refuse?”
Just then I felt a light smack on my ass.  “That’s what.”
“I’m afraid I’ll have to keep refusing in that case” I whispered.
“Suite yourself.” He moved in for another kiss, but I intercepted him and tapped my index finger against his lips.
“Hey, did Whitney go over the sleeping arrangements with you?”
“No, but Jack seems on board to stay with Max.”
“Oh, I meant for where she’d like you to sleep.  I’m sorry, but she’s just kind of old fashioned.”
“Ah, she didn’t, but that’s not a problem” he said, ever the gentleman. “Just show me where to go.”
“I definitely will. You’ll just have to be extremely quiet.”
“What do you mean? Is everyone trying to sleep already?”
I couldn’t contain the smile that spread across my face.
“Are you screwing with me now?”
“Turnabout is fair play, baby.”
Later that night I climbed in bed next to Aaron who seemed to be engrossed in something on his phone.
“Work stuff or are you stuck on a candy crush level?”
“I’m just forwarding emails to Dave.  Sorry, babe. That should be the extent of it. Ironically enough, the person who seemed all too delighted to inform me of the mandated leave now wants our help.”
“Aaron, it’s okay. You said Dave has covered for you before, so I’m sure he knows the drill, but if keeping an eye, a limited eye, on your email helps you to feel more comfortable with being away I’m fine with that.”
“You mean that?”
“Yes.  How else will I ease you into being okay with taking time off more down the line?”
“So your approach to getting me to turn work off on vacation is being cool about me not turning work off on vacation…”
“Exactly.  That and offering you other engaging activities…” Let’s just say I could tell that got his attention.
“Sorry.  I know this isn’t the time or place.  Just ignore it.”
“I mean…we could if we’re extremely quiet and careful.  Also, sorry but I don’t want to ignore it.”  I ran my hand down his t-shirt covered chest and continued down beneath the comforter to palm his erection.
He tried to shift me beneath him, but I stopped him.
“Absolutely not.”  I whispered softly.  He gave me such a confused look.  “The mattress is way too squeaky.  Get up and stand by the foot of the bed.”
“Okay.  Wait, does that door lock?”
“No, but that’s why I moved my suitcase in front of it.”
“Crafty woman.”
“Take your shirt off. You don’t have to wear that to bed.”
“Hmm, bossy.  I figured I’d sleep in clothes in case I need to get up for the bathroom and be out in the hall.”
“Makes sense, but right now I need you naked.”  I untied his sweatpants and slid them down his legs.  “Okay, the floor won’t creak over here.  You’ll have to take me from behind.”
“No.  Come here.”  He whispered before pulling me into him to kiss me.  “You’re getting awfully demanding.  Now I’m going to fuck you and I’ll keep it quiet…but I’m doing it my way. I’m going to lift you up.  Don’t squeal when I do.”
I nodded and wrapped my legs around his waist when he lifted me up.
“That’s my good girl. You can stay quiet, right?  Are you ready?”
I nodded again and crashed my lips down on his.  My hands ran all through his hair, desperate to grasp on to something.  I knew we’d have to be quick so I figured some motivation couldn’t hurt.
“Aaron, I love you so much.” I whispered right in his ear.  “Fuck me hard with that big cock.  It’s all I thought about all night.”
That definitely helped. I didn’t expect him to be able to hold me up, but he did.  The whole thing was so damn hot too.  He came pretty fast and this was one of the few times I wished we had a condom just for the easier clean up.  We made it work with tissues and I made a mental note to covertly dump that trash can tomorrow.
After he cleaned up, Aaron pulled his sweatpants back on.  He searched around the room for his t-shirt until he saw me in it sitting on the bed.
“I should’ve known.”
“Oh, did you need this? I told you that you don’t have to overdress for bed.”
He started to climb on the bed and move towards me.  He moved his forefinger over his lips to remind me to be quiet.  I guess he knew me well enough to know I could be jumpy and startle.
He wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me down alongside him to cuddle.
“So I have no shirt on and you only have my shirt on.  I’m just going to have to keep you close tonight.”
“I can live with that.” I turned in his arms so I could see his face and also so I could cuddle into his warm chest.  “I feel like a high schooler who just snuck her boyfriend in her room.  You know, I kind of wish I knew you then.”
“No you don’t.  I was such a punk.”
“Aaron Hotchner the rule breaker.  Who would’ve thought?”
“I know.  Let’s get some sleep before we break any other rules tonight.”
~Next part to follow~
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angelsdevils · 3 years ago
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Child! Sanji x Older Sister! Reader
Title: My Baby Brother
You walked into the Vinsmoke mansion; looking around you knew nothing changed. You hated coming here, and if it weren’t for a certain child that you adored so much you would never come back. You turned the corner, and it wasn’t long before you were tackled by four children. Not exactly your children but your younger siblings. You gently patted each head, looking for a moss of blonde hair. You didn’t see him in the bundle of children, nor did you see him peeking around the corner.
You felt your blood run cold, and you immediately thought the worst. Your father was terrible that way which is why you hated him.
“Ichiji, Reiju,Yonji and Niji where is Sanji?” You asked your voice hardening. Yonji looked up with that smirk that made you want to punch the poor kid.
“Father locked him away because he was weak and still had feelings.”
“He did what!?” You yelled which made the children flinch. They knew you adored Sanji but they for some reason didn’t accept it.
“It’s okay, you can just play with us big sis,” Niji said, grabbing your hand but you pushed the kids away maybe a little too hard.
“S-Sis?” Niji looked up at you surprised.
“You didn’t protect him?”
“Why should we? He needs to learn to protect himself.” Ichiji said crossing his arms, these kids drove you insane. Like you thought before if it wasn’t for Sanji they would never, ever see you. You made your presence quite known as you yelled for your father.
“FATHER!” You roared through the hallway, you found him in his office. The children followed you, wondering what was going to happen. Your father looked at you, your eyes turning a dark red showing your anger.
“Give me the key for Sanji.”
“He nee~”
“If you don’t, I won’t hesitate to bring this mansion down until I find my baby brother.”
“Why are you so upset? You have three other brothers.”
“Three brothers that I honestly can care less for, if it wasn’t for Sanji you would never...EVER see me. Now, I am going to say it again, give me the key to Sanji’s cell.” You said punching the wall, and it crumbled. You didn’t realize the children behind you, so they heard what you had said. They had their suspicions that you cared for Sanji more, which was why they tried to win your favor by bullying him more. Yet, you only got angrier with the children when they hurt him, Judge sighed before giving you the key. You went to the cell, and the kids stay standing in the doorway.
You sighed softly, trying to calm down. You still had a fire in your eyes, and your heart was racing, when you found his cell, you saw him balled up in the corner crying. Your eyes soften, and it broke your heart. He had bandages on him and a metal helmet. You could tell he hasn’t eaten in a long time, this made you angrier but you didn’t want to show Sanji.
“Psst.” You made a sound, Sanji whimpered before looking toward you. His eyes widen, and the tears began to dry up.
“Oneesama?” You heard his voice quiver, you unlocked the cell, and he ran to you hugging your torso. You removed his helmet, before kissing his head. He had a wide smile and a blush covered his cheeks. You picked Sanji up. He had the personality of your mother, and he picked up her love for cooking as well, he was identical to her personality.
“I missed you Oneesama.”
“I missed you too Sanji. I am sorry it took so long to visit. You weren’t down here for long were you?” You asked, he shook his head.
“No, just three days ago.”
“So you didn’t eat for three days?” You asked concerned, as if on cue his stomach rumbled, and a blush covered his cheeks.
“Let’s make some food alright?” You say laughing as you kissed his cheeks. He smiled nodding his head. You walked towards the kitchen, and when you walked past your other siblings, Sanji buried his face into you. He didn’t like the glares he received when he was with you, the beatings were worst when you weren’t around.
“They won’t hurt you anymore.” You say as if reading his thoughts. You shot them a glare, and they quickly looked away shivering. You had a glare that rivaled Satan himself, people always said that Satan feared you.
You set Sanji down, and he ran around the kitchen grabbing everything he needed. You chuckled softly, watching him before he stood on a little stool. You leaned against the counter watching your brother, you knew if you tried to help he would complain. Once he picked a knife up, you noticed he struggled with cutting the vegetables so you walked behind him. You placed your hands on his smaller ones and helped him cut the vegetables.
“You were cutting them too big.” You whispered in his ear, he blushed but focused on cutting the smaller. You removed your hands, and he got the hang of it, and he smiled widely.
“Thanks! Wait you can cook?” He asked, you giggled before sending him a wink.
“Mom taught me, and when I got older and decided to explore I have a friend name Zeff who taught me how to cook. He is an amazing cook, maybe hopefully you meet him one day. Between you and me though he can be a big grouch sometimes.” You wiggled your nose, making Sanji laugh at the funny face.
“He finished before going to preheat the stove, he then combined all of the ingredients into the pan before putting it on top of the stove. He hopped down off of the stool, and you picked upsetting him on the counter next to you. Sanji watched the food cook with delight in his eyes, even though he has been hurt so many times he still had a smile on his face. This made your heart warm, you were pulled from your thoughts when you felt Sanji hold your hand. You looked at him, and he looked down biting his lip.
“Oneesama, can I go with you? When you leave again?” Your eyes widen slightly, last time you offered him to come with you he declined to stay with mom. Your eyes soften, and you tilted his chin up to look at him.
“Of course, you can, in fact after we eat how about we leave out of here?” His smile widen and he hugged you. You kissed the top of his head, and he cried but for once they were happy tears. You stroked his soft hair, and you nuzzled him close, you didn’t know that the siblings were listening. They looked down since you didn’t show them any of that affection to them as you did to Sanji.
“Why does he get all of her love and support?” Yonji kicked the wall angrily, Ichiji watched the interaction before turning to his brothers.
“Why? That’s simple (Y/N) still has her emotions as well.” They turned to their father, his face was not pleased but he didn’t need weaklings in this home anyway.
“She does? How can she be so scary then?” Niji asked, remembering the glare she shot them.
“That, I don’t know how she got so strong. When she was your age she was never that strong.” The judge said passing by the kitchen, he saw how you held Sanji and he shook his head.
“Yet you will become stronger, you will surpass her one day with all of the training.” He said walking to his bedroom. The siblings soon smiled at getting stronger and being stronger than you.
The food soon finished, and you and Sanji ate until he couldn’t eat anymore. Three days of no eating does wonders on how much a person can finally intake. Once he was full, he pulled you to his bedroom and began to pack the things he thought were important. After he was done, he grasped your hand before looking up at you.
“I might already know the answer but did you want to say bye to anyone.” He shook his head, and you grabbed his suitcase before leaving before anyone noticed. You both took the next boat, and you both looked at the Island slowly disappearing.
“Shall we find our rooms?” He nodded, and you both put his suitcase in your room. He then began to tell you everything, some had you both laughing others have you hugging the boy. Sanji was truly happy, he was leaving his past behind to spend it with you. He laid on the bed, and you laid beside him. You stroked his cheek, and he buried his face into your chest, you held him tighter before singing the song that always helped him fall asleep, he soon drifted off to sleep with a smile.
He felt safe, warm, and loved and it made it easier to sleep. You kissed his forehead, before closing your eyes as well.
Sometime in the middle of the night, there were fire shots, and you shot out of your bed. Sanji looked up at you fear written on his face.
“Oneesama?”
“It’s okay Sanji, stay here.” You tell him, he nodded and you ran out onto the deck.
“Pirates.” You mumble as you transformed into your demon from before flying over the ship, you attacked the ship that attacked you guys but you were shot down.
“Fuck no...” You groaned, and you realized the ship was sinking.
“Sanji!” You quickly flew to the room, but you didn’t Sanji and fear-filled your chest.
“SANJI!? WHERE ARE YOU?” You yelled running around pushing people away trying to find your younger brother. You looked overboard in the water, and you saw the blonde hair begin to sink. You jumped in trying to look for him, but someone grabbed your foot pulling you back. You raised your hand, sending a blast but they threw you away from your brother. 
You saw Sanji reach out for you, and you felt tears whelm your eyes. ‘No, I have to save him.’ You thought before transforming into your water form and taking care of the person that threw you away from him. You looked around and didn’t see him, you swam around, and your heart ached as panic filled you again.
‘No no no no no’ You swam back to the surface to gasp for air. You spent hours swimming around and getting air again, but you didn’t find your brother anywhere. You didn’t want to come to terms that he was gone, you refused. Yet once the sun rose again, you had no luck finding him. You flew around looking for your brother, but you had no luck at all.
“Sanji...I am sorry I couldn’t protect you.” You whispered burying your head into your hands.
~several years later~
You looked at the wanted poster, you couldn’t believe it. Your baby brother got himself a bounty. A pretty high bounty as well, but you didn’t care about that. Your brother was alive, he had friends and you knew he was most likely extremely happy. You laughed wiping the tears from your eyes until you felt someone hit your head.
“Zeff?”
“What?”
“You didn’t tell me you took my brother in.” You say looking at the older man, he raised his eyebrow before seeing you staring at Sanji’s wanted poster.
“Sanji was your brother?” You nodded wiping your eyes again, laughing softly.
“I thought he was dead.”
“Funny how that works, he thought you died as well.”
“I was looking for him for three months before finally acknowledging that he was gone, but here he is alive and well.” Zeff laughed softly, before placing a hand on your shoulder.
“Well, I guess I should tell you. He is barely the weak brother you once knew.”
“I knew he wasn’t weak, every time I visited him I taught him how to fight. He had a difficult time. He worried he would hurt his hands because he loved to cook. So I tried to teach him how to fight with his legs.”
“Like you do when you decide not to take form.”
“Exactly.” You say laughing softly.
“Go find him. He needs to know you are alive.” Zeff said, you looked at him and he smiled pushing you towards the door.
“Alright, thank you for taking care of him.” You say before grabbing a small boat after packing lots of food. You waved at Zeff, before focusing on your mission. Find Sanji. You went from island to island, read newspapers. You kept tabs on the Strawhat crew, so you knew where to look next.
It took you months, but you found their shipped docked. You smiled getting excited, yet you were scared. You jumped up onto deck quietly watching as they began to set sail. No doubt you found your brother arguing with some green-haired guy. You and a girl with blackish bluish hair named Robin made eye contact.
“Fleur~”
“Robin what are you doing?” Usopp asked, and everyone looked at her before looking at you as you dodge her hands easily.
“I am not here to hurt any of you.” You stated as Usopp and Chopper began running around. Nami’s eyes widen as she began to shake slightly.
“You... I know you. You are known to have demon blood rushing through you because of how brutal you are.”
“Ouch, they do make me out to be some monster.” You say scratching your neck.
“THAT’S SO COOL!” You flinched as their captain Luffy began to look at you. You looked at Sanji as he began to have heart-filled eyes, and do a tornado dance.
“Oi shitty cook, quit being a perv.” The green hair, Zoro said. You laughed softly.
“Why are you here?” Nami asked, and you continued to watch Sanji. Sanji noticed and got a nosebleed causing you to laugh as Chopper freaked out. You walked around Luffy, and everyone watched you walk closer to Sanji. He blinked as he realized the serious look in your eyes, it wasn’t long before your emotions got the best of you. You began crying as you pulled Sanji into a tight hug, his eyes widen as he looked at the crew. They were just as confused as he was, but he hugged you back before grabbing his handkerchief and wiping your eyes.
You couldn’t help but laugh because the tables have turned, you use to dry Sanji’s tears when he was younger. Now he was drying your tears.
“Hey what’s wrong beautiful? Who made you cry? Why are you crying?” he asked genuinely concerned for you. You shook your head before poking his forehead.
“You don’t recognize me?” You asked, he blinked softly before shaking his head.
“I don’t blame you, after all my hair was shorter back then, and I was a bit more...well not as developed as I am now. Let me help jog your memory.” You say, as you began to sing a gentle song, that you use to sing to Sanji all the time. With each verse of the lullaby his eyes widen, and he felt the tears fall from his eyes.
“O-Oneesama?” He asked as you finished the lullaby. You nodded your head, pulling him into a tight hug. He began crying hugging you tightly, burying his face into your hair. It was amazing, your face was against his chest when it use to be the opposite. He has gotten taller, stronger, more handsome, and more humble.
“I-I thought you were dead.” He said, in your hair. Everyone was really confused now, so they didn’t say anything.
“I can say the same for you. After that night, I was thrown back away from you when I tried to grab you I took care of the fucker but you were gone. I spent three months looking for you, but I had no luck. Even though I didn’t want to I acknowledge the fact that you were gone. I just found out four months ago that you were alive when I went to visit my good friend Zeff.
“That was the Zeff you were talking about?” Sanji asked, looking at you. You nodded wiping his face from the tears, he shook his head as his hands began to shake.
“Yeah, he told me everything once he realized you were my brother.” You said, Sanji held you tightly again, running his hands through your (h/c) hair. You sighed softly, and you both stayed that way for a bit before turning to his crew.
“Okay, I guess I owe an explanation,” Sanji said.
“This is (Y/N), my eldest sister. She was the oldest out of all of my siblings. She was the kinder one, and visited often.” He introduced you to the crew, you waved, and Robin simply smiled.
“I am sorry about earlier,” Robin said but you waved it off.
“No need, it’s good you acted when you did. You were just trying to protect the crew, I can’t be mad at that. What if I was an enemy?” You said Robin smiled, and Luffy got close to your face, you blinked backing away.
“Excuse me miss, but may I see your panties?” Brook asked, you blinked and were about to respond but Sanji kicked him away from you.”
“Can you turn into a demon?” Luffy asked with sparkly eyes.
“Want to see?” You grinned. His eyes sparkled and you laughed before backing away from everyone. An (f/c) smoke covered you, and Sanji was curious what you could do. He knew you were strong, but he didn’t know what you could do. When the smoke cleared, your entire outfit changed, you had a tail and horns. You had fangs that replaced your normal teeth, and your eyes changed to a golden color with slits.
“This is my demon form, but I can take many forms depending on the mood and the climate I am in.” You said voice deepening but still feminine. Everyone but Franky’s, Robin’s, and Zoro’s eyes bulge out of their eyes. Sanji was not expecting you to turn into well that, and he shuddered now understanding why you never used it when you fought father. You transformed back to your normal human form.
“I’m gonna have nightmares,” Nami said with tears streaming her face as Usopp and Chopper were hiding behind Robin. You laughed before feeling Luffy grabbing your hands and spinning you around, you blinked before laughing softly.
“That was SUPER!” Franky said making his superpose. You laughed shaking your head slightly.
“THAT IS SO COOL JOIN MY CREW!” Luffy said letting go, and you went flying. Sanji went to go catch you but you manage to land on your feet.
“LUFFY CAREFUL THAT’S MY SISTER IDIOT!” Sanji kicked Luffy into a wall with his hands in his pocket.
“I can’t do that.” You say.
“Why not!?” Luffy whined, and you laugh softly.
“Well for one I don’t transform often, I normally just fight with my feet.” You said leaning against the railing.
“Like Sanji?” Chopper asked, and you nodded your head.
“Yeah, for the same reasons as Sanji. I enjoy cooking.” You say.
“ALL THE MORE REASON TO JOIN!” Luffy yelled hopping up.
“I don’t want to intrude, plus I just wanted to see Sanji intended to leave tonight.” You said Sanji’s face fell.
“You can’t,” Sanji said, you looked at him.
“Sanji... please don’t give me that look.” You say taking the cigarette out of his mouth, he blinked as you stomped it out.
“Cancer sticks.” You said.
“Oneesama, please. You can’t, we were supposed to travel the world together that night, but things got in the way. We are together now.” Sanji said.
“You only had me back then, you have friends now. You don’t need me anymore, you are capable of protecting yourself, and those you care about. I couldn’t be happier and more proud of you.” You say, Sanji bit his lip but he took both of your hands into his.
“Please, I will always need my older sister. We have so much to catch up on.”
“Sanji.”
“Well it’s final (Y/N) you are joining my crew. Shishi.” He laughed his weird laugh, you sighed softly placing a hand on Sanji’s cheek.
“Sanji...”
“I refuse your refusal!” Luffy said breaking in between you and Sanji. You blinked looking at him, you went to open your mouth but Sanji covered your mouth with his hand. You blinked as he had a smile.
“Sanji... if she tries to leave we will kidnap her.” Luffy said nodding his head.
“You hear that Oneesama? Captain orders, if you leave kidnap you and bring you back.” He smiled, you playfully rolled your eyes. A smirk covered your lips as you licked his hand, his face had horror on it as he yanked his hand back.
“Did you lick me!?” He exclaimed, you burst out laughing at his face. You held your stomach, as you doubled over.
“That’s gross.” He said wiping his hand on his pants.
“Well, don’t put your hand over my mouth, but fine I will join your crew Luffy.” You say looking at him. He began to cheer as he wrapped his arms around you multiple times. Sanji had a tick mark appear on his head, and veins popped out on his forehead as he kicked Luffy away from you.
“Off of my sister.”
“Sanji. I don’t need protection.”
“It’s my turn to protect you.” He said, with a smile. You shook your head shaking his head, you kissed his cheek and he began to do his tornado dance.
“Oneesama kissed me. I haven’t kissed her since I was eight years old.” He said with heart-filled eyes. You had a sweat drop, shaking your head slightly.
The day was filled with laughter, stories, and even some memories. The crew decided to throw a party for you, the newest member. You tried to help Sanji with the food, but he just tried to get you out of the kitchen since it was your welcome party. You ended up just leaning against the counter watching Sanji out of habit, he shook his head laughing at you.
Everyone was now sleeping due to being tired. You sat in the crows’ nest, looking out the window you were glad that Sanji was happy. You had never seen him smile like he was tonight, he had friends that cared for him. You wiped a tear from your eyes, you missed him growing up, which made you sad but you now got to spend time with him
“Oneesama, are you okay?” You turned towards Sanji, he was leaning against the wall looking at you. You smiled patting the seat next to you, he sat next to you before laying his head on your lap. He got comfortable by laying down completely, and you began to run your hands through his hair.
“I am fine. I was just thinking how happy you seemed. I’ve never seen you smile like that, it warmed my heart tonight.” You say, Sanji looked up at you as you looked out the window. He took your hand into his, placing it on his cheek. Sanji was still the clingy type, which you didn’t mind. After all, you made him that way, you always hugged him when he was younger.
“I meant what I said earlier. Even if I am older, and stronger now, I will always need you.” He said, you looked down at him smiling. He smiled back and you placed a kiss on his forehead, you stayed there for a moment before pulling away.
“Well, I won’t be going anywhere anymore. I promise the only time I go anywhere is if I am protecting you and something happens to me.”
“I won’t let that happen, neither will Luffy,” Sanji said, you laughed softly stroking his hair. He turned and hugged your torso, and buried his face into your stomach.
“Go ahead and sleep.” You say as you saw how tired he was. He was cooking a lot today and conversing with everyone.
“What about you?”
“It’s rare I sleep, mainly because if I do, there is a transformation I haven’t mastered and if I sleep I will lose control over it.” You say Sanji frowned looking at you.
“That’s not good. When was the last time you slept?”
“Hmm, 4 months ago when I was with Zeff, he locked me away so I could sleep. I need to talk to Franky about building something that can hold me if I do decide to sleep.”
“(Y/N)...”
“It’s fine Sanji, sleep. I promise I am okay.” You say placing another kiss on his forehead. He sighed softly, nuzzling your stomach.
“You always took care of me, but now you won’t let me do that for you.”
“There is nothing to take care of. I promise, eventually I will sleep, and I will try to gain control quickly okay?”
“Yeah, okay,” Sanji said softly, you stroked his hair more.
“How did you get the transformation magic?” He asked suddenly.
“When I was traveling, someone taught me. I practiced before becoming the best at it.” You say, he smiled.
“That’s my older sister.” He said, and you laughed taking his hand with your free one as you continued to stroke his hair.
“Go to sleep now.” You say singing softly, he closed his eyes and drifted into sleep at the sound of your voice.
“I love you Oneesama.”
“I love you to Sanji, my baby brother.” You say with a gentle smile.
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nanagoswife · 3 years ago
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Noticing You, Noticing Me
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Chapter Six
Summary: Reader and Obi-Wan begin the writing of the letters. Throughout the passing months, there's significant moments that neither of them forget...
W/C: 3.3k
Warnings: angst, mention of passed away parent
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The first letter from Obi-Wan came in two days after he had left. At the time, you were walking with Anakin as he was in between meetings. He may have been the one who’d prefer managing the troops, but he could more than hold his own when it came to politics.
Anakin gave you a teasing smirk as the messenger handed you the letter. “Is it from your boyfriend?” he said while playfully nudging his shoulder into yours.
You rolled your eyes but couldn’t keep yourself from smiling.
“He’s not my boyfriend. He’s my… friend.”
Your brother looked at you disbelievingly. “I don’t think you can call someone just a ‘friend’ when you two nearly kissed. Twice.”
Shock filled you. Your eyes widened as you whipped your head to look at him.
“Oh yes. Did you really think Varlo would keep that a secret? Or Padmé?”
Embarrassment filled you. You weren’t surprised about Padmé. Her and Anakin were a couple. What confused you was Varlo telling Anakin about the night at the ball. He seemed like he didn’t care, so you thought he would keep quiet.
“I-I don’t know what to say,” you stammered.
It caused Anakin to laugh. “It’s fine, sis. I’m happy for you. Prince Kenobi is a good man. Besides, mom and dad seem to even like him.”
You felt your embarrassment change to happiness. “Really?”
“Really,” he said with a soft smile. “I’ll let you get to reading. I’m due for an appointment with Sir Fisto.”
The two of you said your goodbyes before you made your way to the gardens. You once thought that your spot on the bench under your favourite tree was special before, but not like now. Now it was where you and Obi-Wan had spent most of your time together. It was where he held your hand as he comforted you.
When you sat down, you wasted no time. As you read the first words, you smiled.
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My darling,
I hope that your world at home has felt just that little bit brighter since those days as it has for me. Commander Cody has noticed a change in me, and I am proud to say I know why.
Despite this, I miss you as every second passes. As I promised, I will find a way to visit you again. The moment I know of a day, I will write you immediately to tell you. Who knows? Maybe I’ll know when I’ll be able to see you next in the next few weeks.
Anyways, my dear, I hope you are well and I wait in anticipation to see your first letter. The thought of hearing your thoughts again excites me. Especially if you have any stories from your villages left. I would be more than delighted to hear about the little younglings that vie for your attention.
May this find you well and that you haven’t forgotten me in these days. It would be truly heartbreaking if it were so.
Yours,
Obi-Wan Kenobi
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You couldn’t get to your room fast enough. It was the only place that you could think of that had a quill and ink and, most of all, privacy. Elation filled you with each quick step you took.
The letter may not have been long, but that didn’t matter. All that mattered was that he missed you just as you missed him. Not only that, but he wants to hear more stories. Perhaps you’ll send him a few. Or would that be too much?
In the end, it didn’t matter. If you knew him, he wouldn’t mind. He’d probably say he’d rather more than less.
So, you took your quill in hand for your reply. Starting off, after saying that you missed him as well and that you felt the same, about his remark about children being ‘younglings’. It was the most adorable thing in the world to you. You only wished that he had called them that when he was still here.
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And that’s how it began. The two of you wrote each other every day. His letters would always arrive early in the day, and you would write a response just as quickly. This went on for five months.
Some were simply just the two of you conversing back and forth. Others… Well, others were most purely love letters. They were always mainly from Obi-Wan’s end. His way with words was a lot more elegant than yours. Yet he would always let you know that your insecurities were unfounded.
It was always sweet when he made sure that you weren’t being stupid or that you were doing something wrong. Most of all, he helped you through a new transition.
As the days went on, more and more people started paying attention to you. After all of these years, people were finally seeing the work you did for your kingdom. Hardly anyone was using you as a gateway to your brothers. They were truly coming to you!
When you had told Obi-Wan, he was so proud of you. He said how much you deserved the recognition. You had asked if it was his doing but he swore it wasn’t. He may have told a few people about you but he didn’t push them to learn more about what you do.
Padmé, other than Obi-Wan of course, was your biggest supporter. She would rave about how popular you were getting.
Yes, you may be getting popular. Some would say even more than your brothers. Though, a small part of you wished that you could go back to the way it was before. You wanted to go back to the days that only Obi-Wan noticed you.
You had confided in him one day about it. He had written in response: My darling, I understand how you feel. Unfortunately things like this will change. I do apologize if it were due to me, but just think. Maybe this will benefit you in the future. Just think, if you needed assistance in aiding a village or town, you have people who know what you do that would want to help. I hope that you realize how good this could be later on just as I do. If not, then there may be a way to get it closer to how it used to be. Either way, my dear, I hope this makes you feel better.
In truth, it had made you feel better. It made you look at the true benefits your newfound popularity had. Not only that, but it didn’t affect your life as much as you had thought at first. It was just new.
Now, one thing that happened a few times were days that you missed him. Those days it took over your thoughts to the point where you hardly left your room. It usually lasted for a few days and Obi-Wan was always there to talk you through it.
There was one string of days where both of you were in the same slump. Those were some of the deepest conversations you had ever had with each other. Whether it was saying how much the two of you cared for the other, or if you were telling each other about your darkest thoughts.
Obi-Wan had sent this one specific detail that had you simultaneously wishing you were with him and at least glad that he felt he could also confide in you. It was: Sometimes I think of my mother during days like this. I think of how I wish she were still here, to hear her say how happy she is that I found you. I do really believe that she would’ve loved you. And it’s days like this that I miss her the most. It’s days like this where I miss you. Days that I long for your gentle touch against my cheek. Wishing that I could hold you in my arms as we finally have the kiss that never happened. Honestly, darling, I exceedingly wish to be with you during these days and I wish I have found the time to come to you. But this time will still unfortunately have to wait to my dismay.
Forever yours,
Obi
Despite how strongly you agreed with Obi-Wan in that letter, you couldn’t help but feel a warm, bubbly sensation in his signature. You had started calling him Obi in your letters fairly early on. Other than that, him saying forever yours was something he had only recently started saying at the time. It made you smile each and every time.
For him to address himself by your nickname, though, made your heart flutter.
When you had written back, you consoled him when it came to his mother. From what you have told me, she sounds like an amazing woman. I would’ve loved her right back if we had the privilege to meet. As for being in your arms, I also deeply wish to be back there. Each ghosting touch and the feel of your hand in mine makes me yearn to feel it again. I yearn to fully feel the press of your lips to mine rather than a light graze or pressed against my knuckles. I will look forward to the day we meet again.
Your darling,
Y/N
Of those days, they weren’t the deepest of them all, but they were up there. After that, the dark spell of days was shared only ever briefly. Mainly switching between the both of you, each comforting the other as the longing to see the other grew with each passing day.
One day, he had written something that had you puzzled, yet feeling excited. The line was: We will see each other sooner than you know, my dear.
“Varlo, may I ask you something?”
He gave you a mischievous smirk, “I think that just was one.”
You rolled your eyes. “Do you know if anyone is scheduled to visit in the next week?”
Varlo looked off in the distance as he thought. “Other than the people that now only want to talk to you, no. Not that I know of. Why?”
“No reason,” you said, looking back down at the letter. Could he have possibly found a time where he could come back? It would make sense as he didn’t truly tell you that. He probably wanted to make sure he actually could before telling you.
Either way, you wrote your normal reply. Adding in details about how this amazing festival in Naboo was happening in a few days. It was called the Festival of Light and it was something you had always attended. Whether it was because Padmé wanted you there or if you went on your own, it didn’t matter. Other than Anakin, you were usually the only one in your family to go.
You wished that Obi-Wan could see it. It was such a beautiful festival. Your favourite part was the first night where lanterns would be released in the sky. They all floated until they looked like stars themselves, lifting everyone’s dreams in hopes that they will be met.
It was wonderful. What a sight it was to see all of those lanterns become stars. You always had thought that Padmé’s father was a genius to start this tradition. The tradition was well received the minute it was introduced. Although it started before you were born, you had known it all your life. You attended it all your life. Now you wish you could attend it with the one you wished to be with all your life.
That would just have to wait.
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“I thought you were supposed to be meeting with General Yoda?” you asked Anakin who had his arm linked with Padmé’s. She giggled as Anakin pretended to ponder what you said.
“I was supposed to. A more important matter came up though,” he said with a playful tone. His smirk was a mischievous one as he caught a glance at your friend.
Confusion filled you. What could be more important than a meeting with the high general? With the way he looked at Padmé, though, you assumed that may be the reason. Everyone knew he would drop everything for her.
Anakin looked over at you and you must not have been hiding your confusion as well as you thought you were. To the best of his ability, he nudged his elbow into your arm.
“What? Can I not just spend time with my little sis and my beautiful wife-to-be?”
You rolled your eyes as Padmé spoke, “You mean even more time than you do already?”
You couldn’t help but laugh. It was true. He was almost always with one of you or Varlo. If you tried to separate Anakin from the ones he loved, or at least tolerated, he would have a fit. He craved attention and companionship and you didn’t blame him. It was something that you never knew you needed until you met Obi-Wan.
“Ok, one question you can’t try and dodge, where are we going?”
“Well, you see, sis, that is another question I will dodge. You know why?” You shook your head. He leaned closer whispering, “It doesn’t matter.”
You groaned, slapping your hand against your forehead causing your friend to break into a fit of laughter. All you wanted to know was what he had planned. There had to be something if he no longer was meeting with General Yoda. No one just stood up the man either. Yoda may be a wise and calm man, but he could easily take you down any day. Whether that be physically or verbally.
“Why do you so badly want to know anyways?” Anakin asked. This time sounding genuinely interested.
“No one just reschedules with General Yoda. Especially not you so I’m curious as to the change of plans that involves both Padmé and I.”
Anakin actually seemed shocked by what you said. Almost as if he actually hadn’t thought of an answer to a statement like that. So, he was silent for a few moments. That was, before he finally came up with, “You’ll see.”
Now you were more confused than ever. Was he setting up something with Varlo? Was this all going to be a trick? It wouldn’t be the first and it definitely wouldn’t be the last. Or maybe it was a new person that wanted to meet you.
Thanks to Obi-Wan’s words, you had grown used to constant meetings with people who wanted to ask you about what you do. There were some who asked what was going on between you and Obi-Wan, but those questions usually didn’t last.
You knew there were rumours that people thought the two of you were an item, which was true, but some were disconcerting. Some had thought that he was taking advantage of you for power gain. Others had painted your family in a dark light, saying that they were using you as a way to gain more allies rather than caring about you.
Thankfully, those rumours were rather rare to come across. Plus, Obi-Wan had always told you how they didn’t matter. The two of you found each other, and chose each other on your own. Not because of any outside influence or any ulterior motives.
Your thoughts were racing, unable to settle on one possible answer to what Anakin had planned. You would’ve said Padmé hadn’t known either, if it weren’t for her ultimate calmness. If she were as confused as you, she wouldn’t be as composed or… excited as she seemed to be.
Those racing thoughts were put on hold as your journey led you to the gardens. The sights never failed to put your mind at ease. Now was no exception.
Usually you would come here to read Obi-Wan’s letters. It was free of crowds, leaving you in privacy as you looked over the beautiful handwriting. For a time, you had even kept a satchel that held all of his letters in the garden. That didn’t last long as one day Varlo found them.
In his usual annoying ways, you had to fight to get them back. He teased you, positioning them out of reach until he was done with his entertainment. It was something he did often, lately. Teasing you or playing jokes that would often go too far. A small part of you wondered if it were because he was slowly taking up the role you once held. You hated to see that people no longer seemed interested in Varlo’s political accomplishments. Yet, he didn’t need to take it out on you.
So, the letters had found a different place. A place where Varlo couldn’t find them and hide them and a place that should’ve seemed like a no brainer from the start. Your bedroom.
Even so, the garden was where you would read them. Sometimes you would even write your letters on that bench under the tree.
As the three of you walked through, you listened to the conversation your brother and friend were having. They really were a cute couple, no matter how much you teased them. Listening to them talk only proved this.
The closer you got to the tree, the more you saw excitement grow in both of them even as they seemed to be normally conversing. Now you knew something was up. What kind of plan could Anakin come up with that got them so excited, but never tell you? You thought you were used to being a third wheel before, but this was amplified.
You let it go. It’s not like this was the first time something similar has happened. With that being said, you took a slight lead ahead of the two. A small part of you was hoping that, as soon as you got to the tree bench, you could stay there. That way you could feel close to Obi-Wan although you weren’t.
Continuing on your path, you noticed that Anakin and Padmé were drawing further and further back. Were you walking that quickly, or did they slow down without you realizing. With all of that considered, you just shrugged and kept going. If they wanted to catch up they would tell you.
There was one last corner to turn before you would finally be able to seek some peace.
When you turned the corner, you froze. Were you seeing right? Was this even possible? You turned to look at the other two, but they weren’t there. Was this what they were so excited about? It had to be. Why else would they now have up and disappeared right as you arrive here.
Obi-Wan stood from the bench, facing you with a smile that you could tell he was trying to contain. He still looked just as handsome as the day he had left. The outfit he was wearing was similar to the one he wore at the ball, but much more toned down and casual. Well, casual for royalty anyways.
Tears were building as you smiled bigger than you ever thought you could.
“Obi!” you exclaimed as you could no longer hold back. You ran to him, crashing into his outstretched arms. The feeling of them coming around your back and pulling you in close was enough to make you start sobbing.
“Hello there, darling,” he whispered into your hair. Gently he rubbed your back as he slowly swayed from side to side, refusing to let you go. Even if he did, you wouldn’t.
As you buried your face into his chest you smelled the hint of cinnamon that was mixed with just him.
“I missed you,” you mutter into his chest.
“I missed you too. With all of my being,” he said, making your heart flutter. There were days you never thought you would hear his beautiful voice ever again. You no longer had to worry about that. He was here, holding you as tightly as you were him.
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hobidreams · 4 years ago
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just this once, you let yourself be a little braver.
pairing: joseon king!yoongi x reader genre: smut, angst, fluff? words: 1.4k contains: someone new, something new.
moonlit throne index. this is drabble 20. start from the beginning?
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A balmy wind drifts through the open window of your bedchamber, making ripples upon the freshly made spread. You stand in sunlight before the mirror, tracing the faint remnant of the bruise on your collarbone, left by the king’s hungry mouth too many nights before, and wish absently that the mark will stay for at least a few hours more.
As the days grow longer, his visits have become far less frequent, though the minutes he spends indulging in your heat seem to extend ever so slightly in turn. The explanation that leaves your heart intact is that he is occupied by overseeing the administration and results of the national civil exam, the gwageo that took place a few days ago and will bring a new group of eager scholars into the palace. You try very hard not to think about the possibility of his finding his way to another woman’s bed, even though he is well within his rights to. Even though it is expected of a king to have handfuls of consorts in his court. He has, thankfully, spared you of such truths, like he continues to spare you of any details about his life. Theoretically, that makes it easier to not get so attached. Theoretically.
With an exhale, you re-adjust the collar of your blouse to hide the mark and put on your hat before stepping out into the sun, holding a book that you intend to return to the king’s library.
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As you walk towards the building, you soon realize there’s a man you’ve never seen before in green scholar’s robes in front of the shuttered doors, pacing back and forth as the dark samo on his head bobs from the effort. What’s he doing? While people may pass by here, they rarely linger.
When the man spots you, his gaze seems to brighten. “Excuse me, uinyeo-nim!”
You come to a stop before him, taking in the wane of his eyes that are like friendly crescents. “Good morning. How may I help you, Scholar…?”
“Park.” He smiles. “I’m one of the newly admitted scholars.”
“Scholar Park. Congratulations on passing the exam.” You return his smile with a small one of your own though you remain on your guard, no matter how kind he seems. Most of the current scholars treat you with disdain (though they at least attempt to veil it on the king’s account, you are certain), as you are a woman and thus beneath them, no matter if the texts you’ve read could rival theirs. This Park must be brilliant though, if he passed the rigorous exam at such a young age.
“Thank you. I’m excited to begin my work! But…” He bites his lip. “The head scholar asked me to obtain a copy of Bang Si-Hyuk’s latest text, and the royal library said that only the king has a copy…” His expressive face falls and you, with a twinge of endearment, think he might be an awful liar if he ever tried. “Would you happen to know how I might borrow from the private library? Should I request an audience with the king? Are there official forms to follow? I really don’t wish to misstep.”
You stare at him quietly, contemplating whether or not you should reveal that you have such access.
He nervously seems to take your lack of answer as confusion. “Yes, I am aware that I should have asked my fellow scholars but they are all so much older than me and I’m afraid that they will take me less seriously than they already do if I cannot complete such a simple task on my own... But no one else has walked by here and I do not want to go back empty-handed and…” He trails off, giving you a look of absolute desperation that warms your heart, despite your reservations.
“Scholar Park. I can retrieve the book for you, if you promise to return it within a few days.” The king wouldn’t notice that it’s missing anyhow, not with how busy he’s been. That, and you get the feeling that the older scholars have been playing a bit of an initiation joke on this poor boy.
“Really? You will? Thank you, uinyeo-nim!” He breaks into a huge grin. “Oh, but uinyeo-nim, how do you have access to the king’s libra…”
You can practically see the moment it clicks in his mind that you are that physician, the one who’s name is irrevocably tangled up with the king’s.
It seems palace gossip is not exempt even from those who have only entered the grounds the day before. You can literally feel the turmoil going on within him as he tries to figure out how to address you, whether or not he should give you the respect of the king’s consort even though you are technically not one in the slightest. Just a lowborn, a hole, even a witch doctor that has bewitched jeonha, as those less polite than this boy have put it when they thought you were out of earshot.
“Hm?” You prompt like a masochist, wanting to see what he says. Wanting to see if it’ll hurt you some more, or if you’ve finally gone blissfully numb.
“N-Nothing, uinyeo-nim.”
You were right. He’s an awful liar.
But you get the book for him anyway, and see him off with promises to meet you back here two days later for the return. Your reality is none of his fault, after all.
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That night, the king drops by with little decorum. Opens the door to your chambers and strips off his robes, like he always does. Though this time as he kneads your bare chest in his calloused fingers, pinching the peaked nipples so hard you whimper, you are filled with a need for some scrap of certainty. You want to wipe that coolness from his eyes for even one second, to stoke some intimate fire from him that says he still remembers how you used to be together. How it used to be easier than this. Closer, even though now you know how thick his cock feels as he robs you of air.
“You—ah—you’ve been busy, jeonha?” It’s been getting marginally easier to talk to him like this in the moonlight, his hands making a mess of you. “It’s been quite some time since you’ve come.”
“What, are you that needy for a fuck?” He smirks, but it’s a look more dark and dangerous than playful as he reaches down and finds you soaked. You think you feel the ghost of that word lingering around his question, but it is a small blessing that has not said it aloud since that night in April.
Your face flushes hot. “I-I was just wondering…” You shouldn’t mention it. You really should hold your tongue, but you’re sick of being trapped in your own mind, going in circles with your own insecurity. Just this once. Just this once you want to let yourself ask— “I thought… That perhaps you had taken another conso—oh!” You’re cut off by an abrupt inhale as he sinks two nimble fingers into your cunt. One smooth stroke takes him so deep, only for him to pull out to use the translucent wetness he’s gathered as lubricant along his shaft.
“You think I have time for other women?” He snaps. His stare is intense, but you can’t see a single lie in their depths. “Never have.”
Then he takes you so roughly, you think the bed might break from all the rattling. You have to blink away white spots in your vision when you come and he doesn’t say much more to you for the rest of the night, but you’re smiling almost deliriously all the way through with your nails scratching faint red down his back, the bracelet he gave you dragging over his skin from its home on your wrist. Never, your mind echoes, again and again.
Against all the odds. Against anything you would have expected. Even if he keeps you at arm’s length to the thoughts in his heart, it’s still the chance three-step skip of a grey stone across a rippling pond.
You’re the only one.
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a/n: wow. drabble 20. it’s taken us half a year to get here & it honestly feels like a dream that i’ve made it this far. yet there is still so much on the line. so much further to travel together. thank you, if you’ve been here since the beginning. thank you, if you’re just picking up the series 💜 please do come let me know your thoughts on the series as we slide into the present time, with all the tension of the past lingering too closely by. i truly couldn’t have gotten here without all your support ♡
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blackmissfrizzle · 4 years ago
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Sweatpants SZN (Miguel Edition)
Characters: Miguel Galindo x black!reader (Reader used from Wild Child)
Summary: The reader gets the rare sight of Miguel in sweatpants
Warnings: Smut, knife play, a lil violence
A/N: Shoutout to @thesandbeneathmytoes sending me this video that inspired this fic.
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“Marcus, where’s my husband?” You just gotten back from work and were eager to see Miguel. “He’s downstairs training with Nestor, Mrs. Galindo.” When you heard the word training, you took off and ran for the gym, Marcus’ laugh getting fainter with each step you take.
The reason for your Usain Bolt run was that it wasn’t often that you got to see Miguel train aka see him in gray sweatpants. He only wore them when he was in the gym because he didn’t consider them proper loungewear (like he has time to lounge anyway).
You got there out of breath, but you were there just in the nick of time. Miguel was sparring with Nestor in the ring. As the boss, there was no need for your husband to get his hands dirty but he always needed to stay sharp. It was a great turn on to see him this way. Primal, swift, and strong. An alpha.
He was keeping up with Nestor which was no easy feat. That man was military trained and a top-notch killer. “Alright, good job Mikey.” Nestor patted his friend on the back and jumped out the ring. “Y/N,” he acknowledges you on his way out.
“You’re either getting slow or he’s getting good,” you nudged him the ribs. “Watch yourself.” He nudged you back and ruffled your hair.
“Mi amor.” He came out of the ring and kissed you. “Nestor’s getting slow or I’m getting good? I don’t know if I should be insulted or proud.”
“How was your day,” you ignored his comment and changed the subject. Miguel smirked at you, knowing you were avoiding the subject of his fighting capabilities. “Actually good, Agro project moving on and the other world is quiet.”
Miguel kept talking, but you weren’t listening. You would give the mandatory ‘mmhmm’ and look in his eyes for a bit, but your eyes always made it back to his dick. It really was a shame he wouldn’t wear the sweats more often. Or maybe it was a good thing, because nothing would get done if he did.
“Baby,” Miguel lifted your chin with two of his fingers. “My eyes are up here.”
“I know that.” You pulled away, feeling a bit of shame at being caught. “They’re just sweats. Nothing special. I don’t get why you get all hot and bothered.”
“Same reason you bend me over when I wear those green shorts,” you whispered in his ears as you wrapped your arms around his neck. “But they make your ass looks so delicious.”
“And these,” you gripped his dick, “makes you your dick look scrumptious. Makes me want to slurp it like an icee.”
“Mujer tonta (Silly woman), anyway how was your day?” You tried, you honestly did, but you couldn’t continue talking to your husband without looking at his crotch. Miguel was tired of it, so he decided to get your attention. He swung at you, knowing your reflexes were quick.
Blocking his punch with your forearm, you threw your own only for him to block it. “So that’s how its gonna be?” You kicked off your heels and threw off your suit jacket. “Si, let’s see if Nestor is getting slow or if I’m getting good.” Smiling you circled around Miguel, planning your attack. “I’m putting my money on Nestor getting slow.”
Your tactic, wait Miguel out. Being weaker than Miguel meant that you had to use his body as leverage. “Come on, Miguelito. Show me those killer moves,” you taunted him.
At first, Miguel got a couple of licks in. He was definitely getting better, but you wouldn’t let him know that. Spinning your leg around, you went to kick him, but Miguel caught it. “Really, honey? You go for that every time.”
“Hmm, you’re right.” Using your free leg, you swiped Miguel’s leg from under causing him to fall on the mat. Quickly, you got on top of him. “Pinned ya again,” you smiled down at him.
Miguel couldn’t be mad that you bested him, because the view he got was breathtaking. “Did I ever tell you how much I love you?” He stroked your cheek. “Hmmm, I believe you told me when I was on my lunch break.”
“That was too long ago, so I’m gonna tell you again. The moon, the stars, the universe couldn’t contain my love for you.” Leave it to Miguel Galindo, ruthless businessman and cartel boss to make you all soft and gooey inside. “I love you too, Senor Galindo, but if you wanted pussy all you had to do was ask.”
Miguel laughed as he pulled you down to kiss him. The kiss started off innocently, but as it went on it gained heat and you began grinding on Miguel. His hands went for the buttons of your blouse, but than Nestor ran in. “Nestor no!” You pointed at the man to leave and take whatever bad news with him.
“Sorry, Y/N/N. Mikey, it’s an emergency.” Nestor informed Miguel and then left, not wanting to see anything explicit between you two.
Pushing Miguel’s shoulder, you picked up your discarded shoes and jacket. “You just had to jinx it.”
“What?” He asked, somewhat jogging to the room so he could shower quickly. “Earlier you said there was no problems in the other world and now look there’s a problem.”
Miguel pulled you by the hips and smirked down at you. “So, you were listening?”
“Of course, I was listening. I can multitask. Now shower so you can leave and come home faster.” Miguel followed your orders and promptly left the house, making you promise not to stay up for him.
Boredom struck. The boys were helping out with Miguel, so you couldn’t go to the clubhouse and hang with them. You already visited Felipe, so you didn’t want to bother him. Your girl friends all had their own boos to snuggle up to and you weren’t in the mood for tv. What you were in the mood for though was teasing.
Typically, you wouldn’t tease Miguel when he had a work emergency, but your body was still revved up from early. A little teasing wouldn’t hurt. Quickly you shed your frumpy clothes and put on the green booty shorts Miguel loved, a white lacy bra, and halfway zipped hoodie. Standing in your full body mirror, you took a couple of photos until you were satisfied with them.
Sifting through the photos, you finally choose the winner and sent it to Miguel. He responded quicker than you expected him to.
Miguelito: What is wrong with you? I’m working!
You: I just wanted to show you what you have waiting for you at home. It was a onetime thing.
Miguelito: Well, now I’m unsuccessfully hiding a hardon from your friends.
When Miguel told you that you switched to the group chat and threatened your friends.
You: Leave my husband alone or you can’t come over for Sunday dinner.
Coco: My bad!
Angel: Damn that’s cold!
Gilly: Angel started it!
Angel: Snitch!
You: Children. I’m friends with children.
You left the men alone, knowing they had work to do.
That text held you over for a couple of hours, but boredom hit you once again. One more picture couldn’t hurt, and it would be less harmless. Taking a lollipop out of the candy dish, you unwrapped it and placed it in your mouth suggestively, taking selfies of the lower half of your face.
You: Last one, I promise.
Miguelito: You don’t know how to fucking listen. Wait til I get home.
Hoe well, you thought and didn’t bother to respond.
Soon, you found entertainment elsewhere making time fly by. You were sitting on the island swinging your legs while eating cookies and cream ice cream when Miguel finally came home. “Didn’t I tell you not to wait up?”
“Yup,” you emphasized the ‘p’, licking your spoon clean. “But when do I ever listen?”
“True,” Miguel took the spoonful of ice cream and put in his mouth. “Hey, that’s mines!” The thief didn’t care. He kept on eating your ice cream like it was his.
Enough was enough. Grabbing one of the kitchen knives you swiped at Miguel, but he dodged it. “You sure you want to do this, sweetheart?” Miguel grabbed a knife of his own and twirled it around. “Yeah, we both know you’ll end up on your back with me pinning you again.”
“You’re too cocky, mi amor.” Miguel swiped at you and your knives clashed. The two of you fought throughout the kitchen. If you weren’t busy protecting yourself, you would’ve admired your man, but right now he was the enemy and you had to kick to his ass.
Miguel was gaining on you. You didn’t expect him to have this kind of energy after the day he had. He should’ve been more tired than this. Maybe he is actually getting better.
Using a random kitchen towel, you tried to twist the knife out of Miguel’s hand, but he must’ve been hitting the weights because his arm wouldn’t budge.  With his other hand he twisted your arm, taking your knife and holding in under your hair in the back while his is at your throat.
For awhile both of you stood there, staring at each other. Miguel with smugness and victory and you with shock and lust. “You should’ve known better, mi amor. Knives aren’t your strongest suit, you should’ve stuck to guns.”
“I guess you are getting better.”
The knife Miguel had to your throat was lightly trailing your skin. Your breath quickened as the metal went down to your clavicle and to your chest. Miguel cut through your bra, shorts, and underwear. “Hey!”
“Shut up,” Miguel backed you into the counter. “I’ll buy you more.” He dropped both knives and caressed your body with his hands instead. “So beautiful,” he stroked the edge of your hair with his pinky. “My little wild child of a wife. What am I gonna do with you?”
Pulling the collar of his shirt, you bent Miguel down to kiss you. “Whatever you want, my dear husband.”
“Whatever?” He raised his eyebrows at you and backed away to the refrigerator. “Whatever.” You leaned back and spread your legs wide open to expose your dripping folds.
Miguel took an ice cube and crunched it in his mouth. His cold kiss on your shoulder caused you to hiss at the beautiful sting it caused on your body. “I really should punish you for those pictures earlier, but I got this beautiful body in front of me and now I want you crying from my cock. Do you want that, baby?” Miguel tugged on your bottom lip while he scissored two fingers inside of you.
“God, yes,” you groaned, throwing your head back. “Look at you,” He drew out his fingers from you, your stick essence clinging them together. “So needy and desperate because some of goddamn sweatpants. You’re my little slut, huh?”
“Yes, Miguel.”
“Uh huh,” he seized up your neck. “Wrong name.”
“Yes, daddy.”
“Better,” he harshly grabbed you by the neck and kissed you. Eager to get things moving along, you started unbuckling Miguel’s belt and pushing down his slacks.
“Clam down.” Miguel ordered you when you groaned when he had to stop kissing you to take off his shirt. “Can’t even stop touching you without you having a damn fit.”
Kissing along his neck, you dug your fingers in his hair. “I can’t help it, daddy. I’m your little slut.”
“Damn right,” Miguel growled, slamming into you.  “So, fucking tight. You were made for me.” Miguel was fucking you just like he was fighting with you earlier. Sharp, precise, and fast. This time he was hitting his target, making sure you felt every little thing.
“Daddy, please,” the tears were running down your face. It was too much too fast. “Daddy please what?” Miguel mocked you, leaning his forehead against yours. “Its getting too much for you?” He led you into a false sense of security, because in your drunk state you thought you could push him away. Miguel took your offending hand and twisted it behind your back. “See, that’s not what you’re gonna do. You’re not gonna run from this dick after you were acting like a damn fiend today.”
“But daddy,” you tried to kiss Miguel, but he pulled away and darkly chuckled at you. “That’s not nice, daddy.” You pouted, disappointed that Miguel denied you a kiss.
“It wasn’t nice when you doubted daddy’s fighting skills today. It wasn’t nice when you sent those pictures knowing I had a work emergency.” Once again, Miguel wrapped his hand around your throat but with much more pressure. “Actually,” he whispered in your ear like you two weren’t in the comfort of your home. “I’m quite merciful,” he slowed down significantly, making you feel the drag of his dick and miss it when he pulls out all the way. “I’m allowing you the pleasure on my cock, but I need one thing from you.”
“Wha- wh- wha- what is that?” You stumbled over the words, ready to do whatever your man says.
“Beg.” He enunciated perfectly, still keeping up with his slow pace. The thought to say no crossed your mind. Oh, how you loved to but the need to cum was overwhelming and you could always act up later and lure him into thinking you were going to be compliant for the night. This was just the first of many rounds for the night. “Daddy, pretty please let me cum on your beautiful cock.”
“There’s my good girl.” Miguel smiled and kissed you as he pulled you closer to drill into you. His name left your mouth repeatedly like a fervent prayer.
“Keep squeezing me just like that.” He panted in your ear, grabbing a handful of ass.
“Fuck. Fill me up, let me make you a real daddy.” Miguel came to a complete stop. “You’re serious?”
Cupping his face, you gave him a million little kisses. “Yes. I wanna make my daddy a daddy.” Expanding your family has been weighing on your mind heavily lately. Baby fever was getting to you and you couldn’t wait anymore to have some with Miguel.
Miguel snapped his hips into yours, resuming his brutal pace. “You’re gonna look exquisite with carrying my babies.” He whispered softly, contradicting from how hard he was fucking you. “You’re not working though.” He added, knowing you were just as much as a workaholic as he was.
“Debatable.” You weren’t about to get into this argument with Miguel while he was balls deep in you and you weren’t even pregnant yet.
“You can never just agree with me, can you?” Miguel didn’t give you a chance to answer, he just went harder of that was even possible. “Doesn’t matter, I’ll fuck it out of you tonight.”
You couldn’t do much, but you managed to roll your eyes. Good luck with that, you thought.
Miguel bit into your shoulder. “A fucking brat until the end.” He pummeled into you, triggering your release and his.
Both of you stood or rather Miguel stood there with you wrapped around him, covered in sweat. Kissing the spot where he bit you, he asked, “You were serious right? That wasn’t just heat of the moment dirty talk?”
“Yeah I’m ready to start a family…well only if you are.” You quickly added, suddenly nervous that Miguel changed his stance on kids. “Of course, I am,” he smacked your ass. “I get to tame your wild ass down.”
“Never! Imma have a mini-me and we’re gonna run you ragged,” you cackled, thinking of all the ways of you and your future child will terrorize Miguel.
“Typical.” Miguel shook his head as he walked the both of you to the bedroom. “What am I gonna do with you?”
“Let me slurp you like an icee?” You bat your eyelashes at him. The corner of his mouth ticked before he rolled his tongue around. “Yeah something like that.”
Welp, looks like you were about to get that punishment.
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bruh--wtf · 4 years ago
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Merlin x Reader
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Summary: You're family was a friend of Gaius and while visiting him, you meet the young servent.
Key
Y/N: Your Name
Y/D/N: Your dad's name
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You arrived in Camelot with your parents, looking for their old friend who you'd met once. And when you were just a small child. Your father was a merchant. Wealthy, however not noble. But that also meant you could afford nice clothes. It also meant you had to keep up appearances.
Walking in, you all kept your heads held high. Your parents guided you confidently to the physician's chambers.
While walking in a chamber you saw a blonde man dressed in armour. Based on his looks and rumors you'd heard, you assumed he might be the crowned prince, Arthur. But he wasn't the one that caught your attention. It was the brunette, trailing after him. Snarking the prince.
"Yes, well, that's very intelligent, isn't it?" You hear the man sass to the knight. You saw the handsome man with pale skin and dark eyes roll his eyes. Then both men noticed you and your family. The blonde stopped, looking confused. The handsome brunette's mouth fell open slightly while he looked at you, and the blonde hit his arm. The man shook out of a trance-like expression and blushed.
Although a small flush creeped up in you you kept your head high and your illusion of confidence. Though, the man's gaze did send a warm swarming feeling to your stomach.
"Excuse me, are you lost?" The blonde asks. He looks at your parents after glancing at you. "Oh, my apologies. Lovely to see you again, Y/D/N."
"And you, your highness," your father says, bowing his head. Your mother cursties and you follow. Your father gestures to your mother, then you. "My wife, Y/M/N. And my daughter, Y/N." Your mother bows her head, and you again mirror her.
Not being noble, yet being rich mean appearances are key. It means women don't speak unless spoken to. It means your replies are curt. It means keeping confidence, and doing as your told. Elegance and grace. You must keep your head high. Or you are nothing.
"Lovely to meet you both. I've heard great things. I hear you're here to visit our court physician?" Arthur says. Your father nods. "Well, I'm sure my father would love for you to join us for dinner during your visit. I'll put in a word."
Your eyes widen a fraction. You had no interest in making a fool of yourself infront of the king. The prince's gaze goes to you, and you quickly fix your expression. There was no room for weakness in a world like this. Especially for a woman.
"If that's something you'd all be interested in," Arthur adds. You saw your mother look at you slightly, and your gaze goes to the floor.
"We'd be honored, sire," your father speaks for you. You swallowed. "First we'd like to visit our friend. Arthur nods.
"Of course. I hope to see you all again during your visit." Your father nodded, and your mother put her hand back on his arm, letting him guide her. Before you could follow, Arthur addresses you directly. "Y/N," he says. Your gaze travels back to make eye contact with him.
"Yes, sire?" He shakes his head slightly, extending his hand.
"Please, it's Arthur. And this is my servant, Merlin. If you or your family needs anything while you're here, please see either of us," he says. Your small smile comes a little more easily with the name of the handsome man.
"Thank you for your kindness, si-" he gives you a sharp look and a small bashful smile/blush creeps onto your face. "Arthur." He smiles and nods. You glance at the handsome servant one more time before following your parents.
Walking into the physician's chambers, you see the old man hunched over a table. He looked up as your parents and you walked in. He stood up, smiling. You finally were allowed to relax. You could tell by the tension leaving your parent's muscles. Your mother embraced the old man, smiling.
Your parents had told you stories of when they lived closer to the palace. They always made sure you'd be comfortable when you finally came to the palace. You also knew that your parents were hoping you'd impress a knight during your time here. Maybe catch one of their eyes. That could trust you enough to marry someone worthy. They told you from a young age, your marriage your choice. They wanted you to fall in love as they did. They also wanted you to be wealthy. You were always scared they would favor the latter.
"It's wonderful to see you all again!" Gaius says, smiling. His smile sent a wave of calm through you. He seemed warm, and welcoming. But from what your parents said, being on the receiving end of this man's disapproval was physically painful. "And, Y/N." He takes a step inbetween your parents to inspect you. You smile at him.
"Pleasure to meet you," you say. He smiles slightly, thinking.
"You've grown alot since I've seen you last," he says, raising an eyebrow at your parents. You chuckled as they shrank a little. You quickly covered your mouth.
"I've heard alot of things about you," you say, trying to aid your parents. He smiles and nods curtly.
"Don't believe all that you hear," he says. You smiled a little more. A smile you would never normally give to someone besides your parents. It was to wide, to awkward for anyone else. Anything that could give other people the illusion that you were anything less than a lady was a serious no. Too large of smiles, any laughs beyond a gentle giggle, dancing for fun. None of which you did unless you were in private.
"All things are good, I assure you," you say. He nods and seems to be thinking.
"I hear you have an apprentice, Gaius," your father says. Gaius nods and sighs.
"Yes, well, he came not after your last visit. A few years ago," he says. Your father nods. "His name is Merlin. He'll be here later."
"You mean the prince's servant?" Your mother asks. Gaius nods.
"Yes, those are his rooms up there now," he says, gesturing to the room up a few stairs. Your curiosity about the servant was growing. You couldn't really explain why.
And at dinner that night, when the servant boy came into Gaius' chambers looking exhausted. You had been reading through some of Gaius' old books and papers. Your parents were chatting away with him, reminiscing. You were tucked on the stairs, reading. Honestly, you found what Gaius did fascinating.
You looked up, hearing him come into Gaius' chambers. He looked at Gaius and your parents before noticing you. Sat on the stairs which led to his room. You smiled softly at the boy. Surely being so relaxed around Gaius meant you could be around this boy as well. But, based on your parents reactions you were wrong. And here you were, hoping these chambers could be a safe place for you. A few days away from being... well? Your parents.
You let out a small breath, barely noticeable. You straighten your posture and lift your head.
"Merlin. Perfect timing," Gaius says. "I told you you'd be showing my friends to their chambers." Gaius narrowed his eyes on the boy, who nodded.
"Right. Yeah, it just slipped my mind is all. I-"
"We'll have dinner and then you can escort them," Gaius says, cutting him off. Your father shakes his head.
"I know my way, Gaius. Though, Y/N might need to be shown her chambers," he says. You looked at him, a little surprised. But he just nods at Gaius who shrugs.
"Alright. Well, lets have dinner then," he says. You smiled a little bit.
After dinner, you were walking in the corridors with Merlin. He kept glancing at you. You just kept your head up, and stayed silent.
"How do you like the castle?" He asks. You look at him, glancing around a bit.
"It's very nice." He studies you for a moment.
"You don't talk much." You couldn't help but chuckle and glance at him.
"As a lady should," you say, it surprised you how bitter you sounded as it came out. It slipped out without much thought. Your eyes widened a fraction. Merlin's eyes showed a hint of sadness.
"I assure you, I want you to talk to me," he says. You look at him. "And besides, the only Lady I know speaks whenever she wishes." He chuckles a little bit. Your eyes widened a bit more.
"The lady Morgana? Well... she's the king's ward. I'm not of such a position that demands respect. I'm afraid I must earn it," you say. He scoffs a little bit.
"How can you earn anyone's respect if you act like you're to afraid to talk to them?" He asks. You think about his words, looking at him. He comes to a stop infront of a door, clearing his throat. "This is your room, my lady." You snap your eyes back up to him.
"Y/N. I'd much prefer it if you call me Y/N," you say. He smiles slightly.
"I meant no offense before," he says. You smile softly and nod.
"I figured not. In fact, I quite like your advice, Merlin. And I would love to speak with you," you say, turning to the door. You didn't miss his grin.
"Rest well, Y/N," he says. You glance back at him, smiling.
"You as well, Merlin."
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half-bakedboy · 3 years ago
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Evan “Buck” Buckley/Eddie Diaz | Rated T | Chapters 1/11 | Posting Every Other Day 
When Maddie showed up at the one-eighteen covered in bruises and needing a place to stay, Buck didn't hesitate to let her into his home and the new life he had created in L.A. While he was happy to have his sister back, he was tired of insisting to her that he wasn't as lonely as she accused him of being. So when she assumes he's in some secret relationship with his coworker and best friend, Eddie, Buck decides it couldn't hurt to tell a little white lie, especially when it meant his sister could focus on something that wasn't her own past.
Now Buck is stuck trying to navigate through a ruse of his own creation while dealing with newfound feelings for his best friend that seemed to sneak up on him.
Oh, and did he mention the mysterious accelerant that kept finding itself in his path, putting everyone he loves in danger?
read chapter one on ao3
“I’m just worried about you, Evan,” Maddie sighed into the phone. Buck’s heart did that stupid little stutter directly correlated with disappointing his sister and he held the phone away from his face as if that would lessen the guilt he felt. 
“Mads, I’m—”
“You’re not fine.” 
Buck sighed. “I wasn’t going to say fine. I was going to say—” Buck thought for a second, but his sister was right—as she usually was—and who was he to argue with her? “Alright, I was going to say fine, but it’s because it’s true!” Buck urged, hoping that the more times he said it, the more likely she’d be to believe it. (Maybe he could convince himself of the fact along the way.)
“It’s been almost two months since Abby—”
“Really, big sis? You just gotta bring that up?” He complained, groaning more than audibly as he stared up at the firehouse ceiling. He had found in the last few weeks of overtime shifts that counting the tiles and slabs that made up the structure was a great way to pass the time. 
“Yes, little bro, I have to bring it up because I’m—”
“—Worried about you.” Buck finished the sentence with her and prepared for annoyance or, at the very least, another deep sigh, but instead, she stayed quiet as if giving him the chance to speak up. 
Another sigh resonated before Maddie said, “You’re all alone in this big city with no family. You have to understand my worry.” 
“I do, I really do, but I’m finally finding myself here. The 118 has really taken me in as their own; they’re friends who almost qualify as family at this point!” Buck argued, running a hand through his hair. Maddie couldn’t possibly understand what his fellow firefighters had meant to him. 
“Have you at least started dating yet?” Maddie asked. Buck resisted the urge to hang up on her and took a deep breath as he considered her question. He could tell the truth, which was that he hadn’t so much as touched a woman since Abby tore his heart out of his chest and stomped it into the ground. 
Or…
“I’m dabbling,” he decided to say instead. 
It wasn’t completely a lie. He had decided a few days ago with a lot of pressure from Hen and Karen that he needed to at least attempt to get back out there and downloaded one of the most popular dating apps he could find. He set up his profile—albeit very scarcely—and had been waiting for those likes to come in. What he wasn’t expecting was almost complete radio silence and for his ego to take a direct hit when Chim got a date within the first hour of downloading it. 
“Anyone I should know about?” For some reason, Buck wasn’t expecting the question. He thought that Maddie would shy away from asking or just be happy that Buck had divulged even just that little bit of information, but no. She just had to put her brother on the spot and have him panicking about what to say. 
“Soon?” He sputtered, immediately regretting his words the moment Maddie’s small squeal echoed through the speaker. 
“Evan Buckley, I knew you were keeping something from me the second you said you were fine! You knew that I wouldn’t just take that laying down, right? You must’ve!” The happiness in her voice broke Buck’s heart a little further and he couldn’t back down; not when her joy was so obvious in her rambling and the way she giggled into the phone. 
“I— It’s really new, Mads,” Buck muttered as he tilted his head to the side and let his phone rest against his cheek. 
“New is good and you deserve good, Buck,” Maddie said, the words like a gentle caress to his cheek that he would have leaned into if she was there. As if an idea had just occurred to her, Maddie gasped and said excitedly, “I’m gonna come visit. I’ve gotta meet this family of yours and you can’t avoid introducing me to whoever is making your life a little less lonely if I show up at your door.” Buck was annoyed that she had a point, but the prospect of having his sister around after a few years of space had his heart warming in his chest. 
“You’re welcome here any time, Mads. I’ve really missed—”
“I’ve gotta go,” Maddie said, her voice quieter and a bit more panicked than Buck would ever have wanted to hear. “Doug needs me to— Well, he just needs me. Will you please stop being such a stranger and let me in on your life from now on, little brother?” Buck rolled his eyes at the term of endearment but agreed easily anyway. 
“You know everything there is to know, sis.” 
He wished he could be surprised when he got the text a few hours later that a trip to L.A. just wasn’t in the cards for her.
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The one-eighteen was quiet—though Buck wouldn’t dare say the word—for the majority of his shift a few days after his call with Maddie, which he was grateful for because Bobby was tabling his famous pasta bar as Buck skipped up the firehouse steps. The rest of the team was already seated in their usual spots and Buck took his next to the newest recruit, Eddie, elbowing his side as he leaned to scoop up the first piece of lasagna. 
“Ay, the rest of us eat first, unless you’re planning on serving me, Diaz,” Buck teased with an over-exaggerated wink.
“You know I just live to serve you, Buckley,” Eddie shot back easily and Buck couldn’t help the laugh that bubbled up inside of him. It had been their thing since the new guy started. Buck would flirt with him until the rest of the team groaned or stopped it and apparently, Hen was at her wits end already if the piece of bread that slammed into Buck’s head was any indication. 
“ Jeez , Hen, we’re just having some fun,” Buck pouted, taking a large bite out of the piece of food that landed on his plate. 
“Do you always have to flirt with the newbie? It’s honestly sickening,” Hen complained with a roll of her eyes but Buck knew there was no heat in her words. He realized that look was all too similar to the one his sister would have given him. Buck laughed and tossed a grape tomato in her direction in retaliation. 
“There’s no stopping us now,” Buck assured her with a wink.  
And there really wasn’t. Buck and Eddie had been like that since the very beginning, and they only grew more comfortable and in sync in the few months they had spent working together. Eddie had joined the team as an openly gay single dad with no hesitation and Buck had respected that immediately. He was not one to hide his interest in any and all genders, but he wasn’t exactly waving a flag when he started at the one-eighteen. 
There was about a minute of silence when Eddie introduced himself before Buck decided that the best way to smooth him onto the team dynamic was to hit on him. Buck made a ridiculous come-on about a firehose that was brushed aside by the rest of the team, but Eddie laughed and gave it right back. The two had been fast friends ever since, much to the dismay of the rest of their team. 
“What’s everyone’s plans for the next three days off?” Buck asked as he stacked both his and Eddie’s plates full of food, tossing an untouched piece of bread behind his back that Eddie caught seamlessly just before it landed in his salad dressing. 
“Christopher and I have a Marvel marathon planned that I couldn’t even try to get out of,” Eddie offered, slurping up a spaghetti noodle as Buck sat back down. “Which reminds me that he wanted me to ask you if you could come?” Eddie asked, peering at Buck out of the corner of his eye. Buck wasn’t sure where the sudden shyness had come from, but before he could ask or answer, Bobby was chiming in. 
“May and Harry are with Michael so I will be finally showing Athena that my cooking skills are not just for show,” Bobby said with a large smile on his face. Buck liked seeing him like that, unapologetically happy for the new life he was starting. 
“I’m planning on sleeping until my alarm goes off in three days,” Chim laughed from where he leaned back in his chair. “What about you, Buckaroo?” 
“Well, I was going to try and find a date because my sister won’t stop bugging me about being single, but…” He trailed off, cupping Eddie’s shoulder tightly in his hand, “I just got an offer I’d be a fool to refuse.” 
Eddie smiled and shrugged off Buck’s touch with a fond roll of his eyes before they focused on his plate. Buck glanced around at his team with an uncontrollable smile on his face as they bantered and laughed and listened intently to whatever story Hen was telling about her son, Denny. He thought back to his conversation with Maddie and how worried she had sounded for him, as if he was alone without Abby. 
He wasn’t. His team—their laughter and camaraderie, their friendship and love, their shared stories and experience—was everything he needed.
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Buck was stuck with the dishes once the table was cleared, but he didn’t mind. He liked to get lost in the mundane task of scrubbing and cleaning, the clanging of the dishes a friendly reminder that he had spent much-needed bonding time with his team. Plus, doing the dishes meant he got to decide where they would go out after their shift and he had the best places in mind. 
“Ma’am, are you okay?” Buck heard Chim’s voice softer than he expected from the second-floor terrace. 
“I’m— That’s just the question of the day, isn’t it?” Buck’s heart dropped as he recognized the all too familiar voice and before he could think twice, his legs were bringing him down the stairs in a sprint. “I’m looking for—”
“Maddie?” Buck asked. When she turned, he caught sight of the bruises littering her face and peaking out from underneath the collar of her shirt. The long sleeves did nothing to hide the darkness around her wrists and she didn’t even try to cover up the gashes on her cheek and lip.
“Hey, Evan,” she said weakly, a forced smile tugging at her lips. Buck had her in his arms before her legs could fully give out and he held her tightly to his chest, careful of the soreness he knew was probably hidden underneath her clothes. 
“Hey, hey, I got you. I got you, you’re okay,” Buck whispered into her hair as she sobbed, nails clawing at his back that probably would have hurt if he wasn’t so focused on providing his sister comfort. He caught Chim’s eyes over her shoulder, EMT bag in hand, and shook his head, searching the room for Hen. Chim seemed to understand exactly what he was doing and ran to the back where Buck was pretty sure Hen was resting. 
“I didn’t know where else to go,” Maddie choked out as she tried to pull away. Buck wouldn’t let her, though, as he threaded his fingers through her hair and kissed her temple softly. 
“Here is perfect, okay? Don’t worry about it,” Buck reassured. He wasn’t sure exactly what to say to her. He had known her relationship with Doug wasn’t the best and there was no doubt in his mind that that monster had hurt her. The way her body trembled and her voice shook had Buck feeling uneasy himself as he led her to one of the more comfortable couches in the station. 
“Hey, sweetie, I’m Hen. You’re Buck’s sister? Maddie?” Hen said as she approached, carefully as if walking up to an easily spooked animal. Buck appreciated it as much as it hurt him to see. 
“That’s me, the overbearing big sister,” Maddie attempted to joke, but it fell flat to everyone that had gathered around except for Buck. 
“I don’t think I ever used the word ‘overbearing’ specifically. Maybe persistent, annoying was probably dropped in there a time or two,” Buck teased. He was too grateful when Maddie’s hand came up to swat his shoulder to focus on the wince on her face at the movement. 
“She can’t be worse than you, Buckaroo,” Chim chimed in from where he stood a few feet away, flanked by Bobby and Eddie, who Buck noted was paying closer attention to where he kneeled beside his sister than he was at Maddie like everyone else. 
“I promise I’m not,” Maddie said weakly. Buck held onto her hand delicately as Hen settled beside her, the EMT bag on her lap. 
“Any family of Buck’s is family of ours,” Bobby stated, nodding at Hen as if giving her the okay to fully check up on her. 
“He’s told me a lot about you guys, his family away from family. I—” Maddie’s breath hitched as Hen pressed her thumbs over the bruises along her collarbones and she pressed her lips together to compose herself before she continued. “I’m sorry for barging in this way, looking like—”
“—Like a Buckley?” Eddie offered, easing the bit of tension of what wasn’t being said in the room. Buck sent him a thankful nod as he squeezed his sister’s hand. “We’ve heard y’all are prone to accidents. The number of times I’ve had to patch up this one on company time is too many and counting.” Buck laughed and tossed a friendly finger in Eddie’s direction, smiling when Maddie seemed to relax at the banter. 
“This one is always tossing himself into the fire quite literally, huh?” Maddie asked. Buck could tell she was relieved to have the conversation moved away from her and he didn’t mind being the target for her benefit. 
“I’ve only been here for a few months, but I’m pretty sure Buck would put anyone before himself.” Eddie’s voice was a lot closer than Buck had expected and he didn’t realize how much tension was building up inside of him until Eddie’s hand landed in between his shoulder blades. He glanced up to catch his friend’s eye, smiling softly at the steady and comforting press on his back. 
“Yeah, that’s exactly who he is,” Maddie muttered. When Buck glanced up at her, her eyes were narrowed and darted back and forth between him and Eddie accusatorily. That was not good . Buck cleared his throat.
“Can you guys give us a minute?” Buck asked.
Eddie ran his hand up to Buck’s shoulder, squeezing gently and Buck couldn’t resist reaching up to let his palm brush over the back of Eddie’s hand, letting him know how much the gesture was appreciated. Bobby and Chim hesitantly nodded in response before they all disappeared, leaving an even more tense Maddie and nerve-filled Buck alone with Hen who was treating the cut on Maddie’s cheek. 
As if scared for Buck to ask, Maddie offered, “It had been a few months, Buck. I thought— I really thought he had changed.” Buck sighed and rested his forehead on Maddie’s knee, relaxing only marginally when Maddie’s hand patted the back of his head. 
“What was it this time? Did you argue with him a little too hard? Maybe you didn’t reach the level of perfection he always required of you?” 
“Buck—” Hen warned, shooting a look that could kill in Buck’s direction. 
“No, it’s— It’s okay. He’s right either way,” Maddie relented with a deep sigh. “It had been building since I said I wanted to visit you in L.A. I told him that you had alluded to seeing someone and that I wanted to see if it was true. He said I couldn’t go, that he was the only family I needed, and when I argued against that…” Maddie trailed off, gesturing to her face and that was enough for Buck to put together what happened next. 
“He did this because of me?” Buck’s voice shook as he glanced back at his sister, reaching a hand up to stroke a finger over the dark bruise on her jaw. Maddie grabbed it and turned toward her brother, leveling their eyes together with a protectiveness in them that provided him the calm he needed. 
“This was not your fault, Evan,” Maddie said sternly. 
“It’s neither of your faults,” Hen added, resting her palm on Maddie’s arm softly. Maddie nodded and smiled at Hen as brightly as she could given the circumstances. 
“She’s right and I came here because I can’t have this happen anymore,” Maddie stated, holding onto Buck’s hand a little tighter. “You mentioned your captain’s girlfriend was a cop?” 
Buck nodded and wrapped his arms around his sister, wishing he had never let go in the first place.
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Athena had arrived at the station quicker than Buck had expected her to. Upon seeing him, she pulled him into a tight hug that he didn’t realize he had needed so much before disappearing into Bobby’s empty office with Maddie. He didn’t trust just anyone with his sister, but the second the door shut, he felt like he could finally take a breath. 
He was flanked by both Hen and Eddie in a flash while Chim paced in front of them, chewing on a piece of beef jerky to stay occupied. Bobby watched from above, silently observing his team, and looking ready to step in if Buck needed it. They were all there for him and when the door finally opened after what felt like hours later, the smile that tugged at the corner of Maddie’s lips told Buck she had seen just that. 
“Again, I’m really sorry for—” Athena shook her head and pointed a finger at Maddie, effectively stopping her unneeded apology. 
“You’ll only have to be sorry if you don’t let this one take care of you the way you deserve,” she said, raising her eyebrows like a challenge. Maddie pressed her lips together and nodded bashfully as she leaned into the arm Buck had thrown around her neck. 
“Buck, shift’s just about over. Why don’t you show your sister where she’ll be staying?” Bobby said. It was an order as much as a suggestion but Buck was going to take him up on it either way. 
“Yeah, that sounds great. Let me know if you need me to come back in.” Bobby silenced him with one look.
“We can survive the next hour without you, man,” Eddie chimed in. He walked over and pulled Buck into a one-armed hug as if he knew nothing could pry him away from his sister. Buck was grateful for the extra warmth Eddie provided him, either way.
“If you guys need anything, you know where we’ll be,” Hen assured, rubbing a gentle palm down Maddie’s arm until their hands were connected. Maddie squeezed it tightly and mouthed her thanks at Hen who brushed it off with a wave of her hand. 
“I can’t thank you guys enough,” Buck began, but he stopped himself from saying any more before any of his team could argue. “I’ll see you in a few days?” He asked, directing his attention to Bobby so he could let his captain know that his sister arriving wouldn’t impact his work. As if he already knew, Bobby nodded and wrapped an arm around Athena’s waist. 
“We’ll probably see you before then,” Bobby offered with a slight wink and Buck laughed. 
“You guys sure I can steal my little brother away early?” Maddie asked nervously. 
“Now that you’ve teased us with him leaving, you can’t take it back,” Eddie said from beside Buck. They both had to laugh and Buck punched Eddie’s arm in retaliation only for Eddie to grab onto his hand tightly, not letting him pull away yet. His voice was low as he muttered, “You’ll let me know if you need anything?” 
It was meant to be a question, but Buck knew it wasn’t. Everyone around them was so focused on Maddie and her injuries—which Buck couldn’t blame them for—that none of them really stopped to think how tough the next few days may be for the Buckley’s as a whole. But not Eddie. Just one glance from his friend told Buck that Eddie was well aware of the toll this might take on Buck’s good-natured mind and that Eddie was going to be there through it all. 
“Yeah,” Buck confirmed, resting a hand on Eddie’s neck in a friendly gesture of comfort, “I’ll call you.”
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“I’m not going back there,” Maddie said the minute the door to Buck’s apartment shut. 
“I know you’re not,” Buck agreed because even if she hadn’t made the choice herself, he wasn’t going to see his big sister hurt like that again. 
“I grabbed what I could before I left and it’s going to take me a little while to get back on my feet, but—”
“Hey,” Buck said gently, wrapping his arms around his sister once more, “we’re gonna figure this out. It’s always been just the two of us, right? Sure, a few years have gone by, but you’re still the most important person in the world to me and we’re going to figure this out.” He repeated, believing the words so fully that Maddie must have, too. Her shoulders slumped in either relaxation or defeat, Buck couldn’t be sure which, and she pulled away enough for Buck to press a soft kiss to her forehead. 
“Can I stay here for a little? Just until—”
“Maddie, stop. You’re staying here whether you like it or not,” Buck said with a laugh, ruffling her hair in his hand before she could swat him away. 
“I just don’t want to impose on any guests you might have around,” Maddie said, crossing her arms over her chest and glancing around his apartment as if looking for signs of additional life. 
Buck sighed, “Go take a shower while I make up some dinner.” Maddie’s laugh was so refreshing, the tension of the last few hours seemed to fall right off of his shoulders. 
When he heard the water turn on, he busied himself with finding dinner even though he was still full from the large lunch at the station. He wasn’t sure when the last time Maddie had eaten was but her skin was too pale even through the bruises for him not to offer her something good. He rummaged through his cabinets for way too long, losing track of time as he listened to Maddie’s voice stop and start in the shower. 
He used to love listening to her sing. She had always been carefree and beautiful and that was always something he admired. He could hear the hesitance in her voice as she weakly sang through the chorus of one of her favorite country songs and wished he could heal whatever it was inside that had her balking. Buck loved her more than anything in the world.
With a deep breath, he reminded himself that she had made that first step, the one he had wanted her to so many years before. He smiled to himself, grateful that she made it back to him mostly in one piece. Even though she didn’t have that fire in her eyes that he remembered, he knew that her deciding to come home to him was the spark she needed to light it back up. 
A knock at the door had him cursing because the water had shut off and he still didn’t have dinner on the table. When he opened the door and saw Eddie, two pizza boxes in hand, he thought he might cry. 
“I figured you usually go grocery shopping with Chris and I and we’re running low on food for two so—” Buck interrupted him by wrapping him another suffocatingly tight hug. 
“Man, you could not have arrived at a better fucking time,” Buck sighed with relief. “I can’t believe you did this for her,” he muttered mostly to himself. Eddie opened his mouth, but before he could respond, Maddie trotted down the stairs, patting her hair down with a towel. 
“Eddie, right?” She asked, a twinkle in her eye that Buck wasn’t too fond of given the situation. “Did you bring us dinner?” 
Eddie nodded and mumbled, “Yeah, for, uh, you actually.” Buck took the pizza boxes from his hands and Eddie immediately ran his fingers through the hair on the back of his neck as if suddenly bashful. Buck thought he looked more adorable than usual but brushed it aside. 
“That is so sweet of you,” Maddie said, knocking her hip against Buck’s. “Isn’t that so sweet of him, Evan?” Eddie snickered and Buck knew it was because of the use of his first name. He shot an unimpressed glance at Eddie who pressed his lips together in return as if holding back more laughter. 
“Eddie’s just a regular old saint if you ask anyone,” Buck explained with much more sarcasm in his voice than he really intended. Maddie didn’t seem to notice as she smiled up at Eddie. 
“Are you staying for dinner? I’m sure Buck would appreciate the company,” Maddie said happily, side-eyeing Buck as if he’d even thought to go against her words. 
“Oh, no, I gotta get back to my kid,” Eddie said, gesturing with his thumb over his shoulder. Buck knew Christopher wasn’t with him or else he would have asked them both to come inside. 
“You have a kid?” Maddie asked, mouth agape for reasons Buck didn’t know but would definitely ask her about later. 
“Yeah, Christopher. He’s—”
“—The best kid in the entire world,” Buck interrupted, turning to his sister. “Maddie, this kid is a spitfire and he’s got jokes and comebacks for everything, I swear! And he’s like the smartest 8-year-old I’ve ever met, not that I’ve hung out with many 8-year-olds, but still. You’re gonna love him!” Buck decided. He must have been rambling as both his sister and Eddie were staring over at him with amused looks on their faces. “…What?” 
“I mean, I was just gonna tell her his age, but I guess all that stuff is true, too,” Eddie teased. He flinched when Buck swatted at him with the hand that wasn’t holding the pizza. 
“He sounds incredible. I hope I get to meet him?” Maddie asked. Buck nodded quickly and a smile Buck wasn’t sure he had ever seen before tugged at the corner of Eddie’s lips. Buck was just about to offer for them to come over the following night when he remembered what he had already agreed to. 
“Oh, crap. The Marvel movie night!” Buck exclaimed as he finally set the pizzas down on the side table. “Did you already tell Chris I was gonna join?” 
“Yeah, but it’s totally fine. I’m sure he’ll understand that your sister is here and—”
“Nonsense! You promised that kid a movie night, he’s gonna get a movie night!” Maddie shouted as she opened up the pizza box and helped herself to a slice. Buck was glad she seemed to still have the appetite he remembered. “I don’t mind having a night to myself. It’s been too long since I’ve been able to just cry over a sad Hallmark movie with a glass of wine, you know?” Buck didn’t, but he also really wanted to hang out with the Diazes. 
“We can always reschedule. Marvel isn’t going anywhere,” Eddie offered, but Maddie just shook her head and slapped Buck’s arm like it was his job to convince Eddie he would be a fool to do that. 
“I’ll be over tomorrow at five with sandwiches to pay you back for tonight, okay?” Buck said softly, holding Eddie’s bicep in his palm. A blush covered his face and Buck wasn’t sure why he was being so nervous all of a sudden; they bantered and touched like that all the time. 
“Yeah, okay. Maddie, thank you for letting me steal him and enjoy the pizza. Buck, I’ll, uh, see you tomorrow.” He waved as he backed away and Buck watched as he jumped into his car and drove off. 
Once the door was shut, Maddie smacked him on the arm and Buck recoiled, sending a confused glance at his sister. 
“What the hell was that for?” Buck asked, rubbing his skin even though it really didn’t hurt that bad. 
“I can’t believe you didn’t tell me you were dating a coworker !” Maddie shouted, gaping at Buck with joy in her eyes that he had missed more than he realized. He was so focused on her happiness, it took him more than a few reasonable moments to realize what she had said. 
“I’m— Wait, what?” Buck asked, pausing mid-bite on the piece of the pepper and sausage pizza he made a mental reminder to thank Eddie for tomorrow. 
“Eddie?!” Maddie repeated in a squeal. “I knew after our conversation that whoever you were dating wasn’t just any old person, but another firefighter? A male firefighter at that? No wonder you didn’t want to tell me yet!” Buck blanched and finished chewing his pizza carefully so as to not choke. 
“Maddie, I mean this with no malice and all confusion; what the absolute fuck are you talking about?” Maddie scoffed and grabbed the pizza boxes, wandering to the living room and placing them on the coffee table. She made her way into the kitchen to grab two beers from the fridge before settling down next to Buck who had to sit on the couch and think before he fell over. 
“Oh, you cannot even pretend that you guys aren’t head over heels for each other. The hand on your back at the station? The side hug? Bringing you pizza after a rough day? The blushing?!” Maddie raised her eyebrows at Buck and he honestly didn’t know how to respond. 
He should have said it was nothing. He should have said they were the only two openly not-straight men that he knew of who worked at the LAFD and were closer because of that. He should have said that they were just friends who put their lives at risk for each other every day so their relationship was bound to be special. He should have said all of that. 
But Maddie looked so happy and carefree so instead, he lied. 
“It’s… really new,” he said, echoing the words he had told her before she came to L.A. Her squeal of delight was enough for any regret he might have had to wash away and for his heart to soar that he could put that bright smile back on his sister’s face. 
“Evan Buckley, you have to tell me everything !”  Maddie crossed her legs on the couch and settled back against the cushions, making herself comfortable in the place Buck had started to call home. Even with the bruises and cuts littering her face, she looked at ease, and Buck smiled over at her widely. 
“There’s nothing to tell, Mads. He started at the station a few months ago and we just… hit it off. Like I said, it’s new and he’s… good.” He wasn’t sure why he had hesitated but he hoped she didn’t read too much into it. When she rested a gentle hand on his bicep and squeezed, he knew she had believed every word of what he had said. The fact it wasn’t a total lie was the only reason he didn’t let his guilt build up too much just yet. 
“I’m really proud of you, you know?” Maddie said softly, moving her hand up to cup the side of his face and brush her thumb along his cheekbone. He melted into the touch and closed his eyes, the words resonating through him as the ones he always longed to hear. 
“What for?” Buck asked. 
Maddie sighed and said, “For being you.” She tapped his nose with the tip of her finger before she added, “Now tell me all about him!”
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fulokis · 4 years ago
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Fulokis WandaVision Rewrite- Chapter 2
Wanda furrowed her brow at her brother, "This is Vision, my husband. I swear you two have met before."
Peter processed what to say, "It's all a blur, honestly probably a side effect of being dead. Hey is that a Nintendo Entertainment system?"
"You and your games." Wanda said letting the subject of her brothers death go for the moment.
"You and your sitcoms." Peter shot back from inside the fridge. Grabbing a Capri Sun he speed over to the pantry and grabbed a chocodile, before heading back to the entry way to examine Vision.
"You never told me your brother had powers too." Vision said uncomfortably stepping to the side after Peter poked his face. "Or that he had died."
"Yes well..." Wanda said trying to figure out what to say.
"It runs in the family." Peter offered up still examining Vision.
"What no it doesn't." Wanda said furrowing her brow "Since when has it run in the family?"
"I believe what your brother is trying to say Wanda, is that it has something to do with genetics, rather than chance."
"Bingo!" Peter said.
"Shhhh." Wanda scolded, "If you wake up the kids I swear I will kill you."
"Kids?" Peter asked "First I'm an Uncle?! And second you had kids with the toaster over here?"
Vision frowned and Wanda shook her head, "Just try to be quiet okay?"
Peter chuckled, "You say that as if I'm not capable of being quiet."
"Vis can I talk to you for a minute?" Wanda asked half dragging the sinth into the kitchen.
"Are you okay Wanda?"
"Yeah yeah I'm fine why wouldn't I be?"
"Wanda you said I had met your brother, and that your brother had died. Neither of which I was aware of until now."
"Ohh I see. Yeah you two have met, it was quick. Literally he just ran past you. And about the whole death thing don't listen to him he's being dramatic."
"Wanda I find generally that people aren't dramatic about death." Vision said with visible confusion.
"He..." Wanda started, "We were six, and at school and well he choked on a potato because he was eating too fast. He was quiet at school I'm not sure why, but um the teacher wouldn't listen to me until he passed out. And the teacher went over to check on him... and his heart had stoped. The teacher started to try and revive him, and I don't know why but I went over to him and held his hand through it. He's fine but it left both of us shaken up."
"Oh I see." Vision said "Wanda do humans often claim premature death when they have no pulse?"
"Sometimes yes." Wanda said. "Look Pietro is probably going to need to sleep on the couch, he lives pretty far from here."
"Don't worry darling your family is my family." Vision said embracing Wanda and giving her a kiss on the forehead.
"You know this house reminds me of home!" Peter shouted from the living room.
Wanda sighed looking up at Vision. "I suppose I should go talk to him."
Vision smiled "Ill leave you two to catch up." He said before moving out of the kitchen and up the stairs.
Wanda walked over to the living room and sat down in the chair next to the couch. "So..."
Peter smiled "Do you still have that little thing mom gave you? The one with the other half that she game to me?"
Wanda smiled and laughed slightly, "Yeah I do. I'm assuming you lost yours?"
"Nah, it's in a safe place." Peter said. "At least I think, honestly don't remember exactly where I put it."
"Of course you don't. Although I'm sure you remember where you put moms special rock."
"In the cookie jar." Peter said smiling at the idea "No robber was ever going to look in that ugly old thing."
"Ugly? Dad would kill you if he ever heard you say that." Peter froze for a second, he knew he had something important to tell someone or say or something. Something about his father. "Pietro?"
"Sorry I guess I just haven't thought about them in a while." Peter said watching as Wanda  got up.
"I'll make some hot chocolate." She said humming to herself a familiar tune.
"Thanks." Peter said standing up and walking into the kitchen to throw away his trash. "It's nice here. This town, your home, your family."
"Yeah I lucked out." Wanda said staring into the microwave.
"Yeah you did. I'm actually a little surprised."
"How so?"
"Well you settled down, you have a family. You don't have to worry about the world. You always wanted it, but I knew that you were terrified you wouldn't get it."
"Is it a bad thing?"
"No." Peter shook his head "No not at all. I think mom and dad would both be proud of you. They would've loved to meet your kids."
"Pietro you haven't even met my kids."
"Aw come on sis, you worried I won't like them?"
"No I'm worried they won't like you.  There's a difference."
"Eh they'll like their old uncle P." Peter said and Wanda laughed. "But I'm being serious mom and dad would've loved them."
"Here." Wanda said handing Peter the hot chocolate mug to him.
Peter took a sip "You added a bit of cinnamon."
"Yeah just the way mom liked it." Wanda said, "Of course I'm not good with a stove in the way she was."
"It still tastes good." Peter said taking another sip, "So Uh how did you and toaster meet?"
"You really don't remember?" Wanda asked.
"Like I said it's a blur, although it's probably for the best."
"Yeah... for the best." Wanda said.
"I know that look." Peter said. "You're going to go watch a sitcom aren't you?"
"Maybe." Wanda replied setting the mug of hot chocolate she had made for herself on a coaster in the living room.
Peter followed her out to the living room walking over to the bookshelf in the corner. On the bookshelf sat a lonely chess piece. Peter picked up the black queen, running a finger along the piece. He stopped, he could remember something about the piece in his hand.
"She's lucky you know." Wanda said.
"What?" Peter asked sure for a second he heard a mans voice saying the words.
"She's lucky." Wanda said walking over, "Dad tried to teach you but you never had the patience."
"How is she lucky?" Peter asked.
"She's like us, unusual. We have powers like she does, and yet she's still not the most powerful piece on the board. She's always treated like she's second best, so she's lucky for anyone who is like her." Wanda explained.
Peter took a sharp breath, a memory came back to him almost as if he was reliving it. Through the fog in his mind he could remember. Him lounging on a couch Ororo sitting curled up in the sun on the other side of the couch reading a book. On an adjacent couch Jean was leaning on Scott having a hushed conversation with him. Jubilee and Kurt were sitting on the floor looking at a game of Life spread at their feet.
Peter had headphones in, but he didn't have any music playing. He knew that everyone else just figured he did and they let him be to take his 'nap'.
"Check." Charles said.
"Check mate." Erik replied placing a piece down.
"No it's not." Charles replied.
"Yes it is."
Charles sat and examined the board for a second "Fine you win this one my friend."
"You seem distracted today Charles."
"Distracted me? Never."
"Gah!" Kurt yelled in surprise accidentally teleporting into the table the two older mutants were using for their chess game. Peter startled at the loud noise and looked down to see a chess piece roll towards the couch. "Sorry Professor."
"Not to worry Kurt, we were done anyway." Charles said, "What startled you?"
Kurt started to explain to the professor what had happened. Peter tuned out the conversation sitting up and stretching. He bent down and picked up the piece that had rolled near the couch.
"She's lucky you know." Erik said watching the young mutant as he got up from the couch.
Peter nearly froze, he couldn't believe that Erik was talking to him. "What do you mean?"
"She's like us, powerful but always treated beneath those who have not evolved to a higher purpose. Always serving in the shadows of the less evolved."
Peter looked at the man slightly confused, "Has she brought you any luck?"
"A couple times yes." Erik replied, "She brought me family when I needed it."
"Oh." Peter replied, "Uh here." He said reaching out to give it to the man.
"Keep it." Erik said, nodding to Peters leg "You look like you could use a little luck."
"Heh luck, I don't need it." Peter said, "After all I did break you out of the pentagon without it. The legs just a little fluke that's all."
"Peter that's not something you need to boast about." Charles said handing Erik a a couple of renegade chess pieces.
Erik took the pieces from Charles and put them back with his set. Peter attempted to give the queen back to Erik. "Keep it, Ill get it back from you the next time I visit."
"Next Tuesday then?" Charles asked.
"Next Tuesday." Erik confirmed walking out of the room.
Peter waited until the man was out of earshot, "Why wouldn't he take it?" Peter asked Charles.
"Erik is a mystery that few can solve Peter."
"Haven't you professor?" Peter asked.
"Oh believe me I've tried." Charles said. "Best not to worry about it."
Peter looked down at the chess piece in his hand, he knew he was going to keep it close for the weekend. He had to keep it safe, if not for him but his father.
"Pietro?" Peter heard through his thoughts.
"What?" He asked still holding the chess piece.
"Are you okay?" Wanda asked touching his shoulder.
"Yeah, I just miss them ya know." Peter said mulling over the memory that he just seemingly formed.
Wanda nodded and gave him a hug. Peter went to place the queen back on the shelf but Wanda stopped him closing his hand around it. "Keep it, you could use some luck."
Peter wanted to protest but Wanda had already wandered off heading up the stairs. Peter walked over and sat down on the couch turning the piece over in his hands. Something wasn't right, or at least something didn't feel right. Peter sighed knowing he would have to mull over his thoughts later. Setting both his mug and the queen on the table he lie down on the couch and closed his eyes attempting to get some sleep.
The dreams he had were unsettling. He'd dreamt many times of death and dying, and yet these felt too real. Peter felt the pain, pain that shouldn't have been there. He'd been shot, he knew that in fact he was sure of that. And yet in his dream he nearly had his skull crushed while  something pulled him towards the ground. What was even more unsettling was the man from his memory seemed to be the one trying to kill him.
Peter startled awake the last image of a man with a helmet, staring directly at him. He looked around the room to get his bearings. Wanda's husband sat in the chair next to the couch, reading the mornings newspaper. Peter turned his head slightly to read the headline on the paper.
"Restless night?" Vision asked.
"What?" Peter asked, "Oh yeah. Nightmares. Come to think of it do you get them?"
"Nightmares?" Vision pondered, "No I don't think so. Although I do get some unsavory images occasionally during my rest period."
Peter sat up, "Must be simple to be a machine. No reason to have fake memories."
"My memory has fallacies, although much less so than a human." Vision said paying much more attention to his newspaper than Peter.
"Mutant." Peter mumbled under his breath out of habit.
"What was that?" Vision asked.
"What? Nothing. I didn't say anything. It's you. You must be hearing things."
"I process audio input." Vision corrected looking up from his paper at the ten year old coming down the stairs. "Billy! Come say hello to your uncle Pietro."
Peter looked at the kid, "Uncle P is fine."
Billy walked down the stairs slowly and came to sit on the opposite side of the couch closer to his father, clutching closer to the blanket he'd wrapped around himself. "He takes after Wanda."
Peter smiled and nodded at Vision, "Hey."
"Mom said you were very far away." Billy said.
"Peter smiled mischievously, "She wasn't wrong about me being far away, I mean I do live pretty far away..."
"Woah your hair is cool!" A kid shouted running down the stairs.
"Hey, Tommy what have we told you about running in the house?" Vision reprimanded.
The boy ignored his father and jumped on the couch right next to Peter "Can I touch it?"
Peter made a weird face, "I guess." He replied.
"Aww I thought it would feel cool too." Tommy said, "Who are you? Why are you here? Are you a secret agent?"
"That's Uncle P Tommy." Billy said.
"Woah!" Tommy yelled.
"Tommy what have we told you about yelling!" Wanda said coming down the stairs.
"But mom..."
"Listen to your mother kid." Peter said.
"See your Uncle knows what he's talking about."
"Do you listen to her Uncle P?" Billy asked.
Peter smiled and got up and sped towards Wanda, letting her stop him with her magic much to her resignation. "Nope." Peter said with a grin watching as the kids faces lit up with surprise. Wanda gave him a playful slap on the shoulder at his response, "But you should listen to her, she gives some good advice."
"That's better." Wanda said as the phone rang. Wanda sighed and picked it up, "Hello?... oh no...hold on... vis can you handle it?" Wanda asked nodding at the fact that Tommy had stolen his brothers blanket and started using it as a cape. "... what were you saying?... is there anything I can do?... are you sure?... okay feel better."
"What is it?" Peter asked.
"Vis Hon, Agnes can't babysit for us, she's come down with the flu."
"Rats, if only there were someone we could get to watch the kids." Vision said winking towards Peter.
"No, I am not letting..." Wanda started.
"Awwww." Billy said, "But mom I want to hang out with Uncle P."
"Please!?" Tommy asked.
Wanda frowned, "Oh I don't know. Vision what do you think?"
"I think that's an excellent idea. The kids get to hang out with their Uncle, you and I get to spend some time to ourselves. And Agnes doesn't have to worry too much about the kids. It's a Win-Win-Win situation dear."
"I'm still not sure." Wanda said.
"Don't sweat it Sis, nothing I can't handle." Peter said showing off his muddles for the twins.
"Please mom please??" Both boys pleaded.
Wanda sighed "Alright fine, but only because I'm outvoted."
"Yay!" Both twins shouted.
"But and this is a big but, you have to behave yourselves." Wanda said, "No T.V. After 9 and no desert after dinner you hear me?"
"Yes of course we hear you mom." Billy said, "Can we watch T.V. Until you go?"
"Yes you may." Wanda said, "Pietro can I talk to you?"
"Yeah." Peter said following his sister into the kitchen. "What's up?"
"Are you sure you're up for this?" Wanda asked watching as Vision helped the boys with the T.V.
Peter snorted, "Oh come on sis, how bad can they really be? Cause I've died and come back, not much can be worse."
"Pietro that's what I'm worried about. You sure you don't want to rest, or take it easy?"
Peter placed a hand on Wanda's shoulder "My dear sister I've never once in my life taken it easy, and there's no way in my afterlife life I'm going to take it easy either."
Wanda smiled and shook her head, "You're still awful at jokes."
"Aw come on you know I'm better at practical jokes." Peter said pulling his sister into a hug. "But my point is I'll be fine and your kids will be fine, I won't let anything happen to them I promise."
"Thank you." Wanda said, "I'll do the same for you if you ever have kids."
"I know Wanda, I know." Peter said, his mind slipping back to the memory of the chess piece and the dream he had experienced the previous night. Something was wrong here he could feel it, something about the town, about Wanda's husband, about Agnes. They felt fake in a way, almost as if they weren't meant to be there. He felt uneasy most of the time, especially as he tried to parse out what was actually real and what was fake. One thing he knew for sure, Wanda and her kids were real. And he'd be damned if he let anything happen to them.
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alpacaparkaseok · 4 years ago
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Where you should be
Chapter 1: Prevaricate
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Genre: Hobi x oc 
Warnings: this series contains stalking, blackmail, and similar stressful/fear inducing situations. Also unrequited love, which is perhaps the most terrifying of all.
Word Count: 5.6k
Prevaricate (v.) : to speak or act in an evasive way
Present Time  
There’s a reason why I’ve been working under a pseudonym for the entirety of my career at Bighit and never show up in photos that are going to be sent out on social media. There’s a reason why the very people I work for have hardly seen me.
After Bang Si-hyuk met me as a junior producer at another agency and saw that I was hardly working enough hours a week to survive, he gave me a one-time opportunity to prove myself. I would work at my agency in the mornings and then head out to the Bighit building in the evenings to meet up with Pdogg and Slow Rabbit who were more than happy to give me a shot behind the producer’s chair.
In the end, Adora was my biggest advocate. I heard her the day I was waiting for the verdict, speaking firmly with Bang PD in his office.
“If you let her go you’ll be screwing yourself over. I’ve seen her work, she’s a machine. I haven’t seen anyone like her. She’d be an asset to this team and we both know that we need that right now.”
It was the beginning of 2018 when Bang PD marched into Pdogg’s studio where I was working with him and told me the plan.
My contract at the other agency still had six years left on it, there was no way out of it. That had been Bang PD’s main concern, but when he looked at his star studded BTS and saw just how badly they needed a fresh perspective, he decided to go all in. So what did he do?
He bought out my old agency.
Naturally.
Source entertainment, the previous house of GFRIEND, still had their logo and a hand in their decisions. However with Bang Si-hyuk their new CEO they really didn’t have much of a say in my promotion.
Two and a half years later, life is pretty good. Well, besides the fact that I’m still living under a rock.
Let me explain: Source entertainment gladly sold their company to Bighit entertainment...under one condition. They didn’t want anyone to know why they were bought out in the first place. Not being able to keep a hold of a young female producer sounded pretty pitiful to them.
It just so happened that my name was starting to circulate around the different agencies around the time Bang PD took me in, and a few were out shopping for a new producer. Once word got out that I was the one behind “Navillera” things started to go downhill.
Sometimes I really feel like I can empathize with Rapunzel, locked up in her tower. At least my tower has a sweet stereo system. Equipped with a pseudonym and surrounded by speculation, I live an interesting life.
You see, nobody actually knows that I bailed Source for Bighit, although many suspect as much. When ‘trackers’ from other agencies began to snoop around for my whereabouts, Bang PD gave me a choice.
Either work so far behind the scenes that I would never see any action but would stay safe from prying eyes, or adopt a pseudonym and be alert for people showing up at my door offering me a higher salary.
There are a lot of things I wish I’d known before I began my career. However, there is one thing in particular I would have liked to known before jumping over to Bighit: cameras have never been able to capture Jung Hoseok in his full glory, and I doubt they ever will.
Mid July, 2018
“Have you eaten?”
Hoseok’s voice is muffled through my headphones, but I quickly slip them off my head and turn to see him standing in the doorway.
“Me?” As soon as I ask the question I know that it isn’t the most intelligent. The room is empty except for me.
Hoseok doesn’t tease me too much, instead stepping into my small studio that I share with a couple of other producers. “Yes, you.” Producing a giant bag of takeout, he lofts it up in the air. “You’ve been here all day and I’m pretty sure you haven’t left this room once.”
I’ve begun seeing Hoseok more frequently around the company building, he’s taken up the habit of stopping into Slow Rabbit’s studio more often during the day. We’ll make some small talk, talk about work and upcoming plans. But this? Just showing up at my small studio with food? That’s definitely never happened before. We’re not even on a first name basis.
I didn’t even know he knew where my studio was. If we’re ever in the same room together it’s either in a big staff meeting with all the producers or in Slow Rabbit’s studio.
Taking a long look between the food and my workload, I sigh and push some of my stuff away, creating a space for the food. Hoseok hollers and grabs a chair for himself, wasting no time in plopping down beside me and pulling out the cartons.
I must be staring at him like he has three heads, because he’s freezing in his tracks when he catches my eye.
“What?” He asks innocently.
I laugh lightly, hoping that he doesn't misinterpret what I say next. “I just wasn't expecting to see you, much less with food.”
“Oh,” he hesitantly passes me a carton. “Yeah, kind of weird, I know. I just thought you might like something to eat. I know how grueling work can be when you’re just starting out, and you’ve got a lot of competition here. No matter how hard it all gets you can’t forget to eat and sleep, alright?”
I nod slowly, watching as he looks utterly unfazed and begins slurping up his food. That’s when I realize that we’ll be eating together.
It’s oddly quiet in the studio that’s usually filled to the brim with music, but it’s nice. “How did you even know that I’d be in here?”
Hoseok shrugs, glancing my way. “Slow Rabbit said that you haven’t showed up for your usual lunch with him all week; I figured today would be the same.”
He talked to Dohyeong about me? Somehow that thought leaves me feeling a little off-balance.
“Thank you.”
Giving me his award winning smile, Hoseok nods. “Hobi. Just call me Hobi.”
Busying myself with my food, I nod. “Thank you, Hobi.”
“You’re welcome...” He looks at me expectantly and I realize that he’s not interested in calling me by my stage name, Sunny.
“Oh. Ha-rin.”
He nods, satisfied for the moment. Diving into his food again, he clears his throat. “Mind if I come back tomorrow?”
January 2019
Lunch with Hobi becomes the new normal. Whenever he has a free spot in his schedule he just shows up at the studio. Sometimes we have lunch around 12, other days it’s more like 8. Either way, he always sends me a text asking me if he can eat lunch in the studio, and chances are I’m still hanging around. He gives me a tentative time, and I always find a way to say yes.
I don’t think I’ve paid for lunch for six months straight. To be honest, it’s really nice. On the other hand, I feel a little guilty. Whenever I bring it up, Hobi just waves me off.
Nearly on the verge of tearing my hair out as I struggle with the title track of TXT’s debut  album, Hobi sends me a text telling me that he’s on his way over with the goods. It doesn’t take him long to show up, plopping down beside me and placing the food in front of me before I can even take my headphones off.
“I’ll order next time?” I ask tentatively. We’ve had this conversation several times already, but I can’t quite seem to win.
“Don’t worry about it,” Hobi says as he continues on in his meal. I glare at him.
“Well, I do worry about it. You don’t need to keep doing this, Hobi.”
Now he sets down his food and turns to look at me. He’s wearing a white t-shirt today, and his hair has been recently dyed with honey-brown highlights. When I first saw him in the doorway of the studio with his usual bag of food, I had to remind myself to breathe.
He looks good.
“Yes I do.” He said it so matter-of-factly that I nearly agreed with him before stopping.
“What’s that supposed to mean?” I ask, a little annoyed. “I’m not some pity case that you have to foster until I make a name for myself, you know.”
As soon as I say it I gasp, covering my mouth with my hand. Hobi blinks before starting to laugh, applauding my bravado.
“Wow!” He says through his laughter. “You think that’s why I’m here?”
I just shrug, too mortified to say anything else. Heaven knows I’m too high-strung at the moment to be trusted to say anything else.
“I don’t know what’s going on in that head of yours, but you’re not a pity case. Do you feel like you’re a pity case?” Hobi turns what should have offended him into a shovel to dig around my brain a bit.
Shaking my head, I sneak a peek over at him. He’s sitting with his legs and arms crossed, looking at me intently.
“...no.”
I don’t sound that convincing, that much is clear on Hoseok’s face. Leaning forward in his chair, he looks like he’s thinking over something important but remains silent for a moment. I take the temporary silence to eat a bit more of my food, only then noticing that it’s ramyeon.
The thought of Hoseok taking some of the packets of ramyeon from the break room and sneaking down here with them makes me want to laugh and cry.
“Pdogg said you’re working on TXT’s title track. It’s your first big project here; how are you feeling?”
The question takes me off guard, and I slurp up the rest of my noodles before I respond. “Alright, I guess. It’s been a while since I had to start on a track from square one.”
A look of understanding dawn on Hoseok’s face. “That’s stressful. But that also says a lot that you’re trusted with so much.”
Shrugging, I drink the last bit of the broth before tossing my cup in the trash. “If I didn’t know any better I’d think Bang PD is trying to kill me.”
“Really?” J-hope frowns before also finishing off his ramyeon. “I could help you, if you want.”
I shake my head firmly, watching as he laughs as though he’d expected as much. “No, I need to do this on my own. I think I’m nearly there, anyways.”
“So that’s why you never leave the studio these days,” he muses.
“Exactly.”
Normally Hoseok is pretty quick in his visits; we eat and he leaves as soon as he’s finished. I’m honestly surprised that he has enough time to eat with me nearly every day. Today though, he lingers. I can tell that he’s chewing on a thought, and I turn to him, raising my eyebrows.
“Are you about to tell me I can get us food next time?”
He blinks at me, laughing. “No, not that. I know you won’t let me help you with producing; that’s fine. But will you at least let me listen to the track when you feel like it’s good enough?”
Hoseok and I are at a strange crossroads in our acquaintanceship. Are we friends yet? From the consistency of his lunches and willingness to help me, I believe we are. But then again, this feels completely unbalanced for a friendship. After all, isn’t he the one putting in all the work?
“That sounds like work, though.” I fold my arms in front of me. “You already work all the time.”
“You won’t even let me listen to it?”
Looking at him, I see how sincere he is in his intentions. Maybe that’s what makes me loosen up a bit, letting go of my insecurities just enough to let him in.
“You promise to tell me if it sucks?”
He giggles, the sound of his little laugh making me smile. “Oh, absolutely.”
Giving him a curt nod, I grab my headphones, ready to get back to work. “Ok.”
He hesitates. “Ok? That’s it?”
My chair swivels to face him, one side of my headphones off my ear so I can hear him. “That’s it. I’m kicking you out now so I can come up with a track decent enough for J-hope to listen to.”
Cackling at my behavior, he holds his hands up in surrender and makes his way out of the studio. “See you tomorrow, Rin-ah.”
I don’t hear him, my headphones firmly planted on my head. Chuckling to himself, Hoseok closes the door on his way out.
Two weeks later
“I think that one’s my favorite,” Hoseok says as he slips the headphones off. I raise my eyebrows.
“Really?”
He nods, smiling softly as he hands the headphones back to me. I put them on, immediately beginning to toggle with the track before me.
“Really. Why, do you not like it?”
I shake my head, eyes glued to the monitor. “No, it’s not that. It’s just...I think that’s the song I hated producing the most. It was by far the most challenging.”
“I can see why. But it sounds like your hard work paid off.”
I forget to breathe for a moment as he reaches out and gently removes the headphones from my head. Placing them on the desk, he crouches beside me and saves the changes I’ve made before closing down the computer.
“What are you doing?” I ask once I’ve remembered how to expand my lungs again. Hoseok straightens up, patting his thighs as though checking he has everything he needs in his pockets.
“That was the final track, right?”
I nod slowly, not catching on. “Yeah, but I’ve still got to review everything and-”
“No.” He looks serious as he shakes his head. “Not tonight. You’ve been locked up in this studio for over a month, I swear.”
Frowning, I turn my swivel chair in a slow circle, glaring at the wall and then Hoseok. “You make it sound like I never leave.”
“Well, do you? I’ve only ever seen you in a studio.”
Scoffing, I stop spinning and face him. “I go home at the end of the day! I shower! Do you really think I don’t shower?!”
Laughing, Hoseok extends a hand out to me which I stare at. My brain is completely fried.
“Sure, ok. You shower. But you leave here late and come back early. You’re finished - you’re practically finished, don’t give me that look - with the album and if you really want to review it, you can tomorrow. But I’ve listened to all the tracks and you deserve a break. Come on.”
He keeps his hand out, waiting for me to take it. Groaning, I grab my phone off the desk and take his hand. Hauling me up and out of the chair, I realize that his hand is larger than I thought it was. And warm.
“I can’t believe you’re kicking me out of my studio- it’s only 9 o’clock!” I shout as I see the time. I haven’t been out of the studio before 9 in weeks, usually opting to leave around 1 or 2 in the morning. Hoseok chuckles before me, looking at me over his shoulder until he slows down enough to walk beside me.
“When was the last time you were actually outside for longer than it takes to walk to your car?”
I shrug. “I take the bus. Can’t relate.”
“Whatever, you know what I mean.”
Squinting up at him, I curse those honey-brown highlights that are still prominent in his hair. He looks like some sort of model that got lost in the agency building, not my friend that sits with me and offers unsolicited advice.
“I don’t know…” I pout as he opens up the door and we head out into the night air. “A while?”
Laughing, he nods his head. “Yeah, I bet. Here, I’ll give you a ride.”
Stopping in my tracks, I shake my head. “No, that’s fine. I’m ok to take the bus, it stops right in front of my street and everything.”
Hoseok stops with one foot hanging off the curb, ready to head into the parking lot. He tilts his head to the side in that cute habit of his. Struggling to maintain an innocent expression, I watch as he marches back over to me.
“First off, do you consider me a friend?”
I’ve never seen Hoseok’s intense professional side before, but I can see that same tamed fire lurking behind his eyes as he draws nearer.
“I...yes?” I assume that’s the correct answer.
He nods his head before moving on to the next question. “Good. Secondly, I don’t remember saying that I’d give you a ride home. Did I?”
Blinking up at him, I shake my head. “No...but then where are we going?”
In an instant his intense gaze turns into the happy-go lucky expression I’ve come to associate with Hobi. “To celebrate! You just finished producing almost an entire album with only Pdogg for company; that’s a feat in and of itself.” He pauses, looking at me with a soft gaze. “You’re ok with that, right?”  
Once I nod Hobi jumps off the curb and leads me to his car. Where I’m expecting a sports car I’m pleased to see a normal, albeit nice, car waiting for us. Opening the door wide for me, he gives me a big smile as I reluctantly get in.
Once he buckles up and starts the car, I turn to look at him. He looks a bit worried behind the driver's seat.
“Are you ok?” I ask. He quickly nods.
“I’m fine...I just don’t tend to drive that often. It’s not my favorite.”
I can’t help but laugh a little at his concerned expression. “Right, I forgot.” He eases out of the parking lot at a slower speed than necessary, but I let it slide. “Why did you drive today?”
He shrugs. “Just felt like it. Are you hungry yet?”
I raise my eyebrows. “I think I could eat again.”
“Great,” Hobi smiles at me before returning his full attention to the road. “I think the boys ordered pizza.”
Heart dropping to my toes, I nearly smack him before I stop myself. “The boys? What are we doing?”
He’s too focused to laugh at my obvious worry, but the ghost of a smile flits across his mouth. “Well, you don’t really seem like the type to hit up clubs and stuff to celebrate, and I figured you’d be tired after everything. So we’re heading to my apartment to eat and maybe watch a movie or something.” He spares me a quick look. “Unless you’d rather go home. Really, I don’t want you to feel pressured. I can just drop you off.”
A part of me wants to shrivel up with embarrassment at the thought of hanging out with the rest of BTS tonight; I’ve only ever seen them at work. Unlike with Hobi who I see nearly every day, I’ve only seen the other boys a handful of times.
I doubt they even know my name.
The small part of me that has kept me up staring at the ceiling and replaying every moment spent with Hoseok; his warm smile and soft eyes, the way he says my name and seems so kind...that part has me smiling at the man in the driver’s seat.
“If you can get us all the way to your apartment without crashing this car, I’m down to watch a movie with you guys.”
His eyes light up with something I can’t quite catch before he’s focusing on the road again.
“Perfect. Here, can you figure out how to call Jungkook on this car phone? Tell him what kind of pizza you want.”
Hobi’s apartment can be summarized in one word: clean. When he mentioned going to his apartment, I thought he meant the apartment he shares with the other six members. Instead, we’re at his own apartment. I didn’t even realize he had one of his own.
I say as much when we pull up.
“I tend to split my time between both apartments,” he says, opening up the front door. “However, the floors are being rebuffed at the shared one. So for tonight we’ll be here.”
The smell of pizza intercepts my thoughts as I kick my shoes off and watch with no small amount of amusement the way Hobi delicately places his shoes on the rack. I make sure to follow suit, grinning as he lets out a sigh of relief when I appear to be tidy.
“Helloooo,” Hobi calls as he leads me into the dining area. Jungkook already has his mouth full of pizza when he spots me.
“Oh- mmf...Sunny!” I smile at the boy I just spoke to on the phone. I guess they remember who I am, after all. “Your pizza is...oh, Jimin’s got it.”
Sure enough, Jimin is opening up a pizza with pineapple, olives, and chicken on it. He raises his eyebrows upon seeing my strange assortment of toppings.
“And this is good?”
I laugh a little at Jimin’s attitude, surprised to see him so at home with me.
Instantly feeling more comfortable around them, I grab one of the plates sitting on the table and make my way over to the pizza. “Of course it’s good. Haven’t you ever tried it before?” Hobi follows suit, looking over the options with a sharp eye.
“Can’t say I have. Mind if I steal a piece?” When I shake my head Jimin reaches over to ease a slice out of the box. “Thanks. Also, congrats on surviving the debut album. Hoseokie hyung said you were crazy busy with it.”
My eyes widen a bit as I look to the man in question. Hoseok gives me a guilty smile before returning his attention to the pizza.
“You talk about me?”
The question leaves my lips before I can stop it, and I once again chalk it up to the lack of sleep, fresh air, nutrients, and peace of mind that I’ve been getting lately. Jungkook immediately starts laughing, nearly choking on his pizza.
Hobi shrugs, giving Jimin a brief look that details his plans for his murder. “I’ve mentioned you a couple of times. It’s been a while since we’ve had a new producer under our roof- much less one that works so hard.”
While the compliment doesn’t fail to make me blush, I also can’t get over the fact that J-hope has told Jimin and Jungkook and probably the rest of the boys about me.
“In his defense,” Yoongi says, striding into the dining room wearing a large hoodie, “we did grill him for questions when he kept skipping out on meals with us.”
“Especially when he was smuggling ramyeon out of the break room,” Jungkook adds.
I’m not sure where to look as Hoseok’s face goes bright red under the chandelier. Either way, I can’t hold in my laughter.
“I was wondering where you got all that ramyeon,” I muse. The other boys chuckle, grabbing the last few things before heading out into the living room. I wait for Hobi who’s currently staring holes into his pizza.
“You coming?”
He jumps a little at the sound of my voice, looking up at me with his mouth in a small frown before smiling. He dips his head to the side in that way he always does.
“Right behind you.”
February 2019
Things slowly begin to change. The debut album is reviewed and accepted, and suddenly I’m no longer eating in my studio with Hobi. Instead, I’m showing up at his apartment after work for dinner.
His schedule has gotten busier since mine has relaxed now that TXT is debuting in less than a month. Unfortunately I can’t just show up on set or in his studio or wherever it is he’s working for the day, so instead I begrudgingly accepted his offer of dining in at his apartment.
He’s never alone, our meals now consist of Jin usually choking on something or Yoongi making sly comments under his breath. Namjoon has only been there once, according to the rest of the boys he’s a workaholic. It doesn’t surprise me at all.
Jimin is a constant at Hobi’s apartment; apparently he’s none too happy about his roommate spending more time at a separate place. Jungkook and Taehyung usually tag along, although Jungkook has a bad habit of wandering about and leaving early.
Dohyeong has come over a couple of times as well, he made sure to make fun of me for no longer stopping in at his studio.
“You’re busy these days,” I say as I try to defend myself. “I don’t want to be a distraction.”
Dohyeong shrugs, completely ignoring the dark circles under his eyes. “We’re not too busy. And you could honestly be a big help to us, if you bothered to drop in.”
I’m in the middle of rolling my eyes when Hobi speaks up from where he sits beside me. “Actually, you really should. I was talking to Bang PD about it and-”
“You talked to Bang PD about me?” I shriek, dropping my spoon in my soup and turning my full attention to the man beside me. “Are you trying to get me fired or something? Jeez, Hobi, you’re going to give me a heart attack one of these days!”
Hobi looks like he’s not certain if he wants to run off screaming or burst into laughter at my sudden outburst. He holds up his hands in an innocent gesture. “Hey, all I did was mention the fact that you’ve been working very hard and that you show a lot of promise. If we could get you on a project of ours, it might really open up a lot of doors for you. You know, more than the occasional song.”
I stare at him, the table completely silent as I study out his face. He’s casually eating his food, keeping one eye on me as though waiting for me to start beating him up. He straightens up and grabs a bit of the meat from his soup, blowing on it before extending it out to me.
Glancing between him and the meat, I sigh before leaving forward and biting it.
Later that night, as we’re watching “Inception” and everyone is lounging about the living room, I look over to Hobi who sits between Jimin and I. The light of the movie dances across his face, leaving me a bit starstruck as I mull over his words.
I’ve worked on a few small parts of songs with the other producers for BTS before, but I’ve never headed a project for them. Granted, I’ve only been at Bighit for a short amount of time. I was thrilled to know that Bang PD wanted me to be one of TXT’s main producers. It’s a big deal, especially for someone as young as I am.
So why is Hobi trying to get me to jump onto some project for BTS?
He must sense my stare, because he’s crinkling his nose before looking over at me a moment later. I stare at him with wide eyes, caught red-handed.
Apparently the dark room doesn’t show him how red I am, because he simply looks at me and raises his eyebrows, silently asking me what I’m thinking.
Scooting in a little closer until my head is resting against the back of the couch near his shoulder, I whisper my worries to him.
“It was nice of you to mention me to Bang PD, but I don’t feel comfortable just jumping in on a project with you guys. That feels...wrong, somehow.”
He nods slowly, bringing his arm around my shoulders and giving me a comforting squeeze. “Ok...you don’t have to do anything you don’t want to. But I really think you should talk with Pdogg or Dohyeong about it. I just think we could really use your help.”
Once I agree to talk with Pdogg about it, Hobi removes his arm and focuses on the movie again. I close my eyes for a moment, fighting the pounding in my chest as I replay how it felt to be so close to him.
Just jumping in on a project with Hobi doesn’t feel right. I know he’s doing it out of friendship, but I also know myself. The world tends to open doors for people based off of who they know, and I refused to use that to my advantage a long time ago.
Looking around the room at the people I’ve begun to call friends, I wonder if I’ve inadvertently sabotaged myself before I could even begin.
After the movie ends Hobi wastes no time getting up and driving me home like he usually does. It’s quiet inside the car, I lean my head against the window and watch the city lights stream past.
I hear Hobi’s intake of breath before he speaks. “Did you like the movie?”
Glancing over at him, I can’t help but smile. He’s nearly buried in his oversized sweatshirt, his nervous eyes flitting all over the road almost as though waiting for a bear to amble out in front of him.
“Yeah, it’s a good one. I’ve seen it before.”
He frowns. “You didn’t tell me that. We could’ve watched a different one, you know.”
I shake my head, eyes drifting down to where his hands clutch the steering wheel. “No, it never gets old.”
He turns onto my street, starting to let off the gas. “If you say so.” Coming to a stop before my apartment building, he turns to face me. “Hey, about earlier...I know it probably seemed really weird for me to just say that out of the blue, but-”
“Lock the doors.”
“What?”
I lean across him to lock all the doors, grabbing his arm out of fear when I see a burly man edging closer to the car. “Hobi…” I whisper, a sudden shot of fear coursing through my veins.
Hoseok catches sight of the man, who has bent over and is trying to see who’s inside the car. We’re both frozen as he comes ever closer, until he suddenly pounces at the passenger side door, making me scream.
“I see you!” He shouts, his hood dropping from his face. “I see you, you little-”
I don’t get to listen to his colorful language before Hobi throws the car into drive and takes off. I’m still clinging to him, staring out the passenger window. Blood is pounding through my veins, making me see stars even as I gasp for air.
“Do you know him?” Hobi asks, keeping his eyes glued to the road. His voice is exceptionally calm, despite the fact that I know he scares easily.
Finally detaching my hands from his arm, I rub my eyes. “I...I don’t know…?” We pass a speed limit sign, and I jump up in my seat. “Hoseok, slow down!”
He doesn't listen to me, and I swear he almost speeds up. I watch people’s faces as we speed by, a few staring after the nice car with a sneer. If it weren’t for the terror in my system I would have been making fun of Hobi. For a man so terrified of driving, he sure does know how to floor it.
Pressing a few buttons on the steering wheel, the sound of a phone ringing fills the car. A glance at the dashboard shows that Hobi’s calling one of their full-time bodyguards.
My jaw appears to be locked as I can’t even bring myself to open my mouth to ask him what’s happening.
“What’s going on?” The bodyguard, Do-yun, immediately asks. It’s rare for him to receive a call this late at night; it can only mean one thing: trouble.
“Do-yun?” Hoseok’s voice is ice-cold as he begins to deliver instructions. “I’m going to send you an address, I need you to stop by my apartment to retrieve a key and then bring some of Sunny’s items over.”
I perk up a little when he calls me Sunny. It’s the first time I’ve ever heard him refer to me by my pseudonym. The bright name coming from his lips somehow makes me feel cold.
“Yes, sir. Are you alright?”
I don’t miss Hobi’s gaze as he glances over at me with fire in his eyes. “We’re fine. See you soon.”
When we pull up outside of Hobi’s apartment again, I stare up at his darkened windows with wide eyes. He must sense my confusion, because he waits before getting out of the car. Gingerly unbuckling my seatbelt, his icy exterior melts enough for me to see to Hobi that I’ve grown close to over the past six months.
“Rin-ah,” he starts, and I instantly relax upon hearing my name from him. “Did you recognize that man?”
I immediately begin to shake my head. “I told you, I don’t...I don’t know.”
“Have you seen him before? Even just hanging around your apartment, down in the street or something.”
Looking into Hoseok’s eyes, I can see the unending depths of his patience. But there’s something more there, now. Something I’ve never seen before.
A sharp blade hides behind his eyes, one that I’ve never seen him wield. Watching how his hands curl up into fists against his jeans, I realize that I’m not sure I want to see that weapon at work.
Perhaps I’m at my limit, the memory of that man hurling himself at the car and attempting to claw his way inside too much for me to handle. Whatever it is, something pushes me to do something I immediately wish I didn’t.
Looking straight into Hoseok’s eyes, I lie.
Chapter 2
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sinkix · 4 years ago
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☆ Haikyuu!! │ Boys as your roommate HC’S │ Ft Nishinoya, Akaashi, Oikawa & Hinata ☆
Okay this is a small little shit post idea that I had and it’s 2am SO it’s high-key messy and chaotic but HEY when am I not? I swear I’ll sleep after this I promise.
E N J O Y ~ <3
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Nishinoya: 
SO!!!! FUCKING!!!1 LOUD!!!11!!
AT ALL HOURS OF THE DAY.
definitely blasts music first thing in the morning to get hype so be prepared for that.
y’all definitely have a designated day for movie nights and just overall vibing.
Often drags you to volleyball practise with him bc why not
both of y’all hate cleaning so it’s usually just a chaotic mess
but you both know where everything is so like whats the point in cleaning up???
can and will wake you up at random hours in the night
literally it will be 3am and he will come into your room and ask you the meaning of life or a cheesy pick up line he read on ifunny.
not even kidding.
sometimes you both end up crashing together bc you spend nearly all night playing video games and talking.
so again, expect random poking and prodding in the middle of the night for more nonsensical questions
when he sleeps though, he’s out like a LIGHT
homeboy fucking SNORES
SO. DAMN. LOUD
it’s actually really cute
rolling slumber
you get to see hair-down noya a lot and its *chef kiss*
will always cheer you up after a bad day and sometimes leaves little notes lying on the kitchen counter as motivation.
is your hype man for when your picking out outfits for the day or an important event/party. 
actually has really good taste in fashion??? so you know you can always trust his input.
you mostly eat out or order in because neither of you can cook for shit.
the last time you both attempted the kitchen nearly went up in flames.
just kidding, it did.
 never have you been so grateful for the invention of fire extinguishers. 
some got in noya’s hair and it looked so scuffed lol.
Akaashi:
such a chill rooomate, my god.
you spend most evenings on the couch just watching shows or talking about your day, akaashi is a straight up vibe machine and his presence is v soothing.
a really good cook?? so it’s always a nice surprise when you come home and dinner is already made
remembers all your favourite foods and meals so if he senses you’re down he will make them for you.
fuckin angel bro I swear.
most of the time you just eat in comfortable silence or you’ll listen to akaashi talk about the team.
he’s usually your alarm clock since he wakes up around the same time as you and being the responsible boi he is always makes sure to wake you up too.
bless his soul
sometimes you’ll have little jam out sessions if one or both of you are feeling sad
instantly 1000x better
aside from being the occasional goof he’s honestly pretty quiet for the most part
sometimes you’ll forget he’s at home and just bust out the weirdest moves or start talking to yourself and he’ll walk in the room like ????? you good ?????
he’s caught you several times just narrating your inner monologue 
definitely teases you about it
like he’ll just quote a random thing you had mumbled to yourself before just to see you squirm
low-key a little shit lmao
he is pretty tidy and has no problems cleaning up so the house is usually orderly and clean, you both take turns doing chores and pitch in to do your part
sometimes he’ll tease you if you forgot to do the dishes but then go and do them himself
so cute man ihefjwjkfkjef
sometimes y’all will clean together and just dance to music around the house while doing so
sometimes bokuto drops by and all calm atmosphere is instantly shattered but it’s okay bc he’s babi and you appreciate the hype atmosphere he brings.
well, maybe not akaashi bc he has to deal with it 24/7 but still 
you and bokuto get on v well so he makes more frequent visits now and you three will go out to eat or just sit and watch volleyball tournaments on TV. 
sometimes bokuto will make you both re watch their old matches, screaming “YOU SEE THAT AKAASHIIIIIII??!!11″ 
“yes bokuto-san.”  
aside from that just an overall very chill household.
Oikawa:
such a little shit lmao
will wake you up by throwing a pillow at your head screaming “WAKE UP (Y/N)-CHAN!!!!!” at the top of his lungs
like tooru sis it’s 7am
Sometimes you’ll drop by practise in the evening to bring snacks and walk him home
he goes all soft and makes sure to be extra nice that night
y’all are hella close and tell each other EVERYTHING
Iwazumi appreciates you SO much bc ur able to tame Oikawa’s occasionally bratty and snarky attitude so it’s less work for him.
there’s a rumour you’re dating but neither of you have addressed it bc you both find it funny.
and idk maybe you are ??? not even you two know at this point
his fangirls get hella jealous whenever you show up lolololol.
oikawa can KIND of cook
and by kind of i mean just throw shit in the oven for like 30 min and bone apple teeth.
so you usually just go to restaurants or do basic cooking
it’s always hella fun cooking with oikawa 
sometimes you’ll buy those ready-made kid baking sets to make some brownies with minimal effort
this bitch will always flick the fucking spoon at you
then SWIPE IT OFF UR CHEEK AND EAT IT
he always flashes his signature wink, sticking out his tongue.
you just sigh and hope he gets salmonella.
speaking of sickness, once oikawa got a cold
you stayed off the day to look after him and he was SO. FUCKIN. DEMANDING.
“(Y/N)-chaannn!!! make me porridge!” 
“(y/N)-ChAAAaNn! can i have some medicine.”
“(YYYy/nNnNn)-ChAAAaaANNNn give me attention.”
ofc u gave it to him bc how can u say no
 was actually very grateful and kind to you with zero bratty behaviour so u like sick oikawa.
his normal self too, but you’ll never tell him that.
Hinata: 
LOUD????
not as bad as nishinoya, like he’ll have his quiet moments but still
VERY?? LOUD??? 
it’s hard to be in a bad mood around him honestly so you always look forward to going home and seeing his smiling face
sunshine™ here to brighten ur day
you’re usually the one that has to wake him up bc let’s face it he’s hopeless at being organised and getting up on time.
he was always used to Natsu waking him up so now you’re basically Natsu 2.0 in this regard.
you usually have to resort to shaking him vigorously for like 2 mins until he actually gets up.
once you deadass poured the water over his head that was sitting on his nightstand bc he refused to get up
needless to say he was far more willing after that
you 100% have karaoke sessions together in the morning  and belt the lyrics out, attempting to sync but failing miserably.
maybe you’ll get a record deal one day who knows
Hinata can and will give you a hug and motivational speech before you walk out the door
you often have to fix his appearance before he leaves
his shirt is usually tucked in at a weird angle or hella crumpled
his hair too, like you’ll have to flatten down extra wild strands since he usually forgets to brush it before heading out the door
bitch gets toothpaste marks EVERYWHERE 
like pretty much every place except his fuckin mouth lmao
you sometimes show up to practise to surprise him and he always gets extra hype after that since you offer to pay for food afterward.
y’all like taking late night walks in the park
boy gets scared easily though so prepare for him to leap in your arms like a scene from scooby-doo
definitely have a lot of late night convos, some really stupid and some surprisingly deep.
he’s actually a very thoughtful and layered person?? like under that chaotic and disorganised persona 
don’t even get me started on cooking.
you REFUSE to let him anywhere near the kitchen 
so you usually end up doing the food prep or again y’all just eat out
You both watch volleyball games on TV often and get HYPE AS HELL and yell at the TV vvv loud
once you actually received a noise complaint.
sometimes Kags will drop by because he left something at practise that Hinata had picked up for him.
you and Kags get on pretty well tbh like you both respect each other
he has no idea how you can live with Hinata and often refers to you as a saint
but who wouldn’t want to live with this bby ball of sunshine?
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whatstheproblembaby · 4 years ago
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Fic: Remember Me
Shelagh is a little confused when she wakes up at Nonnatus House, but everything will be all right when Patrick comes for her, won't it?
PG, ~2170 words, hurt/comfort out the ASS.
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She didn’t want to, but Shelagh eventually succumbed to the force of her waking mind. Rolling over, she stretched out an arm toward where Patrick should be, looking forward to a quick morning cuddle before they had to get up and tend to their children and patients.
Instead, her arm flopped over the edge of the bed, her fingers clipping the nightstand.
“Wha-” she grunted, vocal cords not quite awake yet. “Patrick?”
Shelagh blinked, and took in-
“Nonnatus?”
She sat up and fished her glasses off the nightstand, thinking that clearing her vision might also help clear her mind. She thought she had fallen asleep in her own bed last night, but she did have to stay over at Nonnatus sometimes if Patrick had a late, last minute call and couldn’t drive her home from the surgery. Perhaps she had just gotten mixed up.
Less explainable, though, was the resistance she met when she tried to slide her glasses over her ears.
“Who gave me a cap?” Shelagh asked as though someone was there to answer her. She patted her hands over her head, feeling the still-familiar white fabric in confusion, then looked down to take in the rest of her attire. “And a nightgown?”
She appreciated the kindness, since sleeping in either her day dress or her nurse’s uniform would have left her wrinkled and uncomfortable, but the fit of the pajamas was perplexing. The nightgown was visually identical to the ones the sisters wore, which made sense. They each had two, so any one of them could have lent her their spare. All of the sisters were slightly taller than she was, though - so how could she feel her feet poking past the hem to press against the sheets? The skirt wasn’t rucked up any higher than it should be.
Shelagh decided not to question it and turned on the lamp before standing up and padding over to the wardrobe. It would be too informal to take breakfast in her borrowed pajamas regardless of how they fit, not to mention the awkwardness she would feel at being garbed like a religious sister once more, even if no one else would think much of it.
“Most of them weren’t even here when I was Sister Bernadette,” she muttered. Shelagh didn’t make a regular habit of talking to herself aloud, but she suddenly wanted the comfort of an expected voice, even if it was just her own. “They wouldn’t know it was...inappropriate. Still, I’d rather be in my own dress and ready to get on with the day when Patrick arrives for me.”
She pulled open the wardrobe door and had to blink several times. In a daze, she shut the doors, counted to five silently, and reopened them.
The contents were the same.
“Habits?” Shelagh said, her accent thickening somewhat in shock. “Why ever-”
A light rap on her door interrupted her question. “Sister? Are you coming to Lauds?”
“I think you have the wrong room,” Shelagh said as she made her way over to let Sister Hilda in. “I’m always happy to attend Lauds with you, of course, but I’m no longer a religious sister. Oh, were you aware that I was once-”
“No longer?” Sister Hilda cut in, a bemused smile on her face. “Sister, are you feeling quite the thing?”
“I don’t understand why you keep calling me Sister. I renounced my vows ages ago.” Shelagh suddenly felt dizzy. Between the wardrobe full of someone else’s clothes and Sister Hilda’s insistence on using the wrong title...it was overwhelming so early in the morning.
Sister Hilda took Shelagh firmly by the upper arms and guided her so they were sitting side by side on the bed. “Sis- pardon.” She cleared her throat when Shelagh glared at her attempt to use the title yet again. “You are scaring me. Are you sure that headache you had at supper last night has gone away?”
“I’m perfectly fine,” Shelagh said, agitated. “And I did not have a headache at supper last night, which I ate, by the way, with my own husband and children!”
“With your - that’s quite enough,” Sister Hilda said. She pushed herself forcefully off the bed before chivvying Shelagh just as emphatically back into lying down. “I’m calling Doctor. I don’t know if you’re feverish or somehow sustained a head injury after Compline, but you are not in your right mind, Sister Bernadette. You will stay here until the doctor can have a look at you. Sister Frances can lead Lauds.”
Shelagh wasn’t sure which part of that speech she wanted to rebut first, but she finally spluttered out “Wh-what about Sister Julienne?” just before Sister Hilda exited the room.
“Mother Julienne is visiting the Hope Clinic in South Africa, as you well know!” The door closed decisively behind Sister Hilda.
“Mother Julienne?” Shelagh echoed. “Oh, what in the world is going on?”
While she was of the mind to flout Sister Hilda’s orders on principle, Shelagh thought she may as well wait there. One way or another, she would get to see Patrick, and she couldn’t exactly wait in the entrance hall in her nightie.
“Wouldn’t that be a shock, though?” she said, a mischievous smile growing on her face as she imagined the look on Patrick’s. She chuckled softly as the door opened again.
“Well, I’m glad you’re laughing, Sister,” Patrick said as he bustled in with Sister Hilda hot on his heels. “One of us should be in a good mood this morning.”
“Oh, Patrick, not you, too!” Shelagh said, shaking her head at his incorrect title for her. “Did Sister Hilda not tell you it was me she’s worried about?”
“You see?” Sister Hilda said, gesturing at her. “Something’s wrong.”
“Clearly,” Patrick said. Shelagh frowned as he hooked his stethoscope over his neck and dug a thermometer out of his bag. “You were right to call me.”
“Really, Patrick, that’s enough,” Shelagh said, moving to swing herself out of bed. “The children will be late for school if we mess about with this sad attempt at a comedy show any longer.”
“Sister, it’s incredibly unprofessional for you to keep calling me by my first name,” Patrick said, catching Shelagh by the arm to keep her in place. As he popped the thermometer into her mouth, he sat next to her on the bed and continued, “And honestly, I was unaware you even knew my first name. Is it in Mother Julienne’s old files somewhere?”
Shelagh’s mouth gaped, the thermometer falling into her lap. “Wh - of course I know your first name. You’re my husband, in case you’ve forgotten!”
Sister Hilda stepped forward, aghast. “Sister! I realize you likely don’t know what you’re saying, but that is beyond the pale! Dr. Turner would never behave so inappropriately toward a woman of God.”
“It’s all right, Sister, I’m not offended,” Patrick said as he pressed a hand clinically to Shelagh’s forehead. She wanted to reach up and cling on, reassure herself, but the lack of affection in Patrick’s eyes stopped her cold. “She’s not feverish. You’re sure she didn’t hit her head yesterday?”
“Not that I’m aware of.”
“Where are the children?” Shelagh interjected. She tried to keep the panic she was feeling out of her voice - Sister Hilda and Patrick didn’t need any more reasons to think she was mentally unwell. “May? Angela? Teddy? Did you leave them with Timothy?”
Patrick recoiled as though she had slapped him. It was Sister Hilda who responded, very softly.
“Dr. Turner’s son died of polio in 1958. You were still in the sanatorium, Sister - do you remember? I can ask Nurse Franklin for more details if it would help.”
“I...I….” The gravity of what Sister Hilda was saying struck her, and Shelagh couldn’t find words, couldn’t find air. She started crying, gentle tears quickly giving way to great, painful heaves that almost drowned out the sound of Patrick instructing Sister Hilda to call an ambulance and the Linchmere over her head. “No, please...Patrick! Don’t - I’m not-”
Her vision started fluttering, and everything went black.
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Patrick climbed the dark stairs slowly, exhausted after assisting with a long but ultimately rewarding delivery of a new mother of twins. He loosened his tie as he quietly entered his room, not wanting to wake-
“Shelagh!”
His wife was thrashing and sobbing on her side of the bed, her breath coming in frantic gasps between soft cries of “No - Patrick, no!”
“Shelagh, my love, I’m right here,” Patrick said, crossing the room in an instant to drop down beside her on the mattress and start rubbing her back. “I’m right here, wake up.”
“Patrick?” Shelagh’s fitful movements eased ever so slightly, her head tilting toward the sound of his voice.
“Open your eyes, darling, I’m here,” Patrick coaxed. He gently encouraged her to turn onto her other side, facing him, and as she rolled, her eyes opened.
The look of relief and fear that mingled on her face as she came back to consciousness caused him physical pain in his chest.
“Oh...oh, Patrick,” she said, tears welling in her eyes as she sat up. “Tell me you know who I am.”
“What? Shelagh, you’re my wife, of course I know who you are,” he replied, confused.
She threw herself into his arms almost before he had finished his sentence. “Thank God. Thank God.”
Patrick reached out quickly to turn on the bedside lamp before settling against the headboard and pulling Shelagh firmly into his lap. He ran a hand up and down her back soothingly, waiting until her tears calmed enough that she should be able to speak.
“Tell me what happened.”
“It was - oh, it was the worst nightmare,” Shelagh said. She made to slide out of his lap, but he tightened his grip, only allowing her to shift so she was sitting sideways rather than facing him. He handed her the hankie from his trouser pocket so she could wipe her eyes as she continued, “I woke up and I was at Nonnatus House, which was just unusual, but then Sister Hilda started insisting that I was still a sister, and Sister Julienne was actually Mother Julienne and away in South Africa, and you...you….”
She broke off to blow her nose.
“You came to examine me after Sister Hilda called...and you didn’t believe me either. You were going to call the Linchmere. But even worse than that….our children. Timothy.”
“No one believed you about them, either,” Patrick guessed, pressing a kiss to the side of Shelagh’s head when her flinch informed him he was right. “But Tim?”
“In my dream, he didn’t survive polio. Oh, Patrick,” Shelagh sobbed out, tucking her head into the juncture of Patrick’s neck and shoulder.
“Shhh....shhhh, darling,” Patrick said. He removed her headscarf so he could stroke her hair, her back, as the collar of his shirt got progressively wetter. “It was terrible, but it was only a dream. Timothy and the little ones are here. I’m here, and I know you, and I love you.”
After a few long moments, he felt Shelagh’s cries ease, and the vise around his own heart loosened too.
“I’m sorry,” she said, emerging from his neck. “I don’t mean to carry on over a dream.”
“Don’t you dare apologize,” Patrick said fiercely. “Your emotions aren’t any less real because they came from a nightmare. What you can do for me, though, is get up and rinse your face. I’ll make everything comfortable for when you’re done.”
Shelagh looked a little reticent as she stood, but she did make her way to the lavatory to wash up. Patrick scrambled to get into his pajamas, turn down the bed, and get the pillows fluffed and rearranged before she returned.
“That does feel better,” she admitted as she reappeared. “Thank you, dearest.”
“All in a day’s work,” Patrick teased gently, lounging on his back. His smile grew as one bloomed hesitantly on her face. “Now come here.”
Shelagh snagged her headscarf from where he’d left it on her pillow and tied it on before crawling into bed and snuggling close. Patrick anchored one arm firmly around her back and brought the other up to stroke the arm she had draped over his chest.
“This is already better than how I fell asleep before,” Shelagh said, voice muzzy.
“As it should be.” Patrick tilted Shelagh’s head up just long enough to kiss her softly, smiling against her mouth at her sleepily inept attempts to kiss him back. “Rest, love. There will be no more nightmares tonight.”
Shelagh’s head fell lightly against his shoulder, and Patrick dipped his to rest it on her crown. He had relied on the sound of Shelagh’s heartbeat and the warmth of her body to sleep when his memories of Northfield and the war had overwhelmed him, and he could only hope the same would be true for her now.
In the morning, she informed him that it was.
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blu-joons · 5 years ago
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BTS Reaction: You’re Their Little Sister
Jin:
As soon as you walked into the studio, Jin was in front of you, greeting you with a giant hug, wrapping an arm around you. “I can’t believe you’re finally in Seoul to visit me, there’s so much that I want to show you.”
“Calm down,” you giggled.
“I’m fine,” he assured you, walking you down a corridor. “I’ll show you the dance room first.”
“Is that because the boys are there?” You questioned, peering in through a door. “I see, offload your sister as soon as you can.”
His head shook, opening up the door, “I’ve got a few more things I want to sort out for you, so they are trusted to keep an eye on you whilst I make sure everything is perfect.”
“Jin, I’ve come to visit you, you don’t need to do anything over the top for me, I’m happy just to be here and have a good look around.”
His chuckled lightly, squeezing onto your hand tightly. “I’ve waited so long for mum and dad to trust you to come and visit me, I want your visit to be special.”
“It will be special Jin, just being here is enough for me, stay here for a while,” you encouraged him, dragging him back into the room.
“You’ve always been a bossy teenager.”
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Yoongi:
The two of you were swarmed by fans as soon as you stepped out, Yoongi didn’t mind being pushed around, but he refused to let anyone touch you. “Get your hands off my sister and let her move, stop trying to touch her.”
“Yoongi, help,” you whimpered.
“Keep walking,” he instructed, guiding you out of the crowd, “don’t stop walking, keep going.”
“What on earth was all of that?” You asked once the two of you were out of the worst of it, “I didn’t realise how crazy your fans were.”
He sighed, pecking your cheek, “I’m sorry you had to go through all that, I shouldn’t have put you in such a vulnerable position, you’d never act like that even at their age.”
“You’re my brother, I’m not a mad crazy fan obsessed with your life, obsessed with your life, that’s the difference,” you told him.
He smirked across at you, admiring your sarcasm, “hopefully we can enjoy the rest of our day together now that that is over and done with.”
“I don’t know how you live with that day in, day out, it’s too much for me,” you giggled, following as he led you down the road to the store.”
“Honestly, it’s too much for me too.”
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Hoseok:
He called your name, hearing you walk up the stairs into his bedroom, watching him talking to the livestream he had on. “Why don’t you come and say hello to the fans, they’ve not seen you for quite some time.”
“Hi,” you giggled, waving.
“She’s shy,” he teased, pulling up a chair for you, “the fans ask what it is like having me home.”
“Terrible,” you laughed, “he keeps stealing all my stuff, I’ve nearly ran out of face masks because he sneaks in my room and gets them.”
Hobi gasped, shaking his head at you and the camera. “I’ll admit, I might have taken a couple, but you always have really nice ones, and I’ve got a handsome face to maintain.”
“I think your fans would argue that you are always handsome,” you smiled, looking through the comments, “see they love your face, I don’t know why.”
He smirked, tickling against your side making you squirm, “she loves me really, she just likes to pretend that she doesn’t like me for the camera.”
“It’s not pretending, you’re a terrible brother,” you chuckled, watching his head shake, “stop stealing my stuff, then I’ll like you.”
“I’d rather just steal your stuff.”
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Namjoon:
He was frantic walking around the airport waiting for you to arrive, he sat and waited for you to walk through arrivals, greeting you finally with a tight hug. “How was your flight? Did you get here safely? Do you need anything?”
“I’m fine,” you spoke.
“Sorry,” he giggled, taking your case, “I’m just really excited to have you here in America for a bit.”
“I’m excited to be here and see all the things you’re getting up to,” you told him, smiling up at him, “how’s the tour been so far?”
He nodded, as he grin widened, “it’s been incredible, the fans have been insane, but the best is definitely to come now that you’re finally here to enjoy it.”
“Smooth,” you teased, hitting his arm, “mum and dad told me to say hi too and make sure you’re taking good care of your diet and health.”
He smirked, nothing changed within his family, “you can tell them I am doing well and taking excellent care of myself, they’ve got nothing to worry about.”
“What about the rest of the boys? I suppose you’ve told them that I’m coming?” You questioned, watching his head nod in response.”
“They’re excited to see you too.”
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Jimin:
His figure appeared behind you, looking across at the stack of homework you had in front of you, sitting at the dining table. “I can’t remember the last time I did science; it was my worst subject in school, I hated it.”
“So, do I,” you replied.
“Can I help you at all?” He asked, sitting down beside you, “I remember a couple of things about it.”
“Depends, how do you fancy sitting a biology exam for me tomorrow morning?” You asked, sniggering as his eyes widened, and his head shook.
His arm wrapped around you, “sorry sis, but I’ve got much better, and less boring things to do tomorrow, but I can help you revise?”
“Do you know what that might not be such a bad idea,” you told him, handing him a few of your test papers, “ask me questions on all of these.”
He read through a few of them, tutting at some of the questions, “is it really necessary for you to know all of this, none of it is any good to me now.”
“We can’t all be worldwide singers, some of us have to learn in order to get a career,” you reminded him, encouraging him to start.
“Yeah, you’re definitely the smarter sibling.”
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Taehyung:
He smiled widely as he answered your call only to see the tears roll down your cheeks, feeling his heart break as he saw you. “Y/N, what’s happened? Why are you getting all upset, are you missing me again?”
“Just boys,” you spoke.
“What’s his name?” He demanded, feeling his anger grow, “do I need to come home and fight.”
“Don’t be stupid Tae, you’d never fight a fly,” you slightly laughed, “I just don’t understand why all boys are so stupid and idiotic.”
He chuckled, running a hand through his hair. “All boys?” He squeaked, watching you nod your head, “it’s just an age thing Y/N, they’ll mature soon.”
“They don’t see how unfairly they treat girls, and now I have to spend every day at school sat beside him,” you groaned, stressing yourself out.
Taehyung sighed, “you’ve just got to try not to let it get to you, be the bigger person and show him exactly what he’s missing out on, because you’re perfect.”
“I wish that were true Tae, but clearly he didn’t want me,” you sobbed, trying desperately not to cry again in front of your brother.
“Any guy would be lucky to have you.”
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Jungkook:
You sighed heavily as you walked into your home, seeing Jungkook sat at the dining table, with your parents sat either side of him. “I bet you didn’t expect to see me,” he spoke as you ran towards him, hugging him tightly.
“I didn’t,” you chuckled.
“Thought I’d stop by,” he whispered into your ear, “I wanted to check and see how you all were.”
“I can’t believe you’re here, aren’t you supposed to be going on tour soon?” You questioned, feeling your feet land back onto the ground.
He nodded, smiling down at you, “I’ve got a few days off beforehand, and I thought where else in the world would I like to go, aside from home.”
“It’s so good to see you,” you told him, studying the few changes he’s made, his hair was longer, and a new tattoo was added, “so, how long are you going to be here for?”
He looked back at your parents, smiling weakly, “only a few days, but I thought it was better than nothing, just to make sure you were behaving yourself too.”
“It’s a nice surprise to see you, I don’t care how long you are here for,” you told him, hugging his tall frame tightly.”
“Why don’t you fill me in on what I’ve missed.”
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