#and in the afternoon some friends are coming over to celebrate my birthday and eat some cake
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chalkythetalkie · 2 months ago
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This week has been very rough but i'm determined to make it through
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russellsppttemplates · 1 year ago
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Both Herve and Charles being enamored by your back on the black-less dress you are wearing for Charles' birthday party
"Hervé, can you go and tell papa that we don't need any more spoons, please?", you asked your toddler, seeing him grab the spare ones and head for the kitchen, "I'm going upstairs and change quickly before everyone arrives", you told him and Pascale who was sitting on the sofa with Amélie on her arms, "okay, chérie, I'll keep this one entertained", your mother in law assured.
You didn't want to go over the top for the celebrations, after all, you had a small gathering with close friends and family at your house and since the weather seemed to be a bit uncertain, you opted to keep it inside instead of the garden, but it was also your husband's birthday, so it was worth to dress up a little still. Pining your hair back as you knew that soon enough you'd be helping with the rest and bringing food from the kitchen, you did one final check in the mirror before grabbing the dress from the hanger. It was a simple cut, the backless detail getting all the attention as it was carefully tailored to fit your body properly.
Walking downstairs, you could already hear voices of the guests and their laughter and your toddler running around with your friends' kids, "Hi, guys! I'm so glad you could make it!", you said, greeting them as you walked along the living room before you heard your son gasp. Looking around for him and expecting him to be hurt, you were met with an enamored expression, "Mama! Tu es si belle!", he smiled, running so he could hug you, his hands travelling to your back as he kissed your cheeks repeatedly, delighting everyone who saw the moment, "your dress is very pretty!", he said, kicking his legs as yiu put him down so he could look at your ba k closely, "Papa! Have you seen mama's dress?", he called.
Charles had been in the kitchen washing his hands before he heard his son, walking to meet you, "no, buddy, I haven't. What's- oh, wow", he let out. Approaching you, your husband held out his hand so you could twirl, "you look gorgeous, amour", he said, stealing a kiss from the corner of your lips.
"She does, right, papa?", Hervé smiled, leaving to play with his friends and leaving you a blushing mess, "alright, alright, it's probably the first time I'm wearing something that isn't lounge wear or jeans since giving birth to this little gorgeous lady", you said, holding out your arms to get Amélie from Pascale so she could, too, enjoy the party as you felt all eyes on you, "but let's eat some food, yes?".
While the guests went around the tables and ate and drunk, Charles stayed back with you, his hands going from your back and up and down to your waist as he kissed your neck, "you truly do look gorgeous, amour, absolutely breath taking".
Throught the afternoon, it was clear that both of your boys loved how the piece looked on you. Charles sat next to you anytime he could, even if he was talking to someone else, and Hervé would come up to you to give you kisses and compliments every now and again, staying next to you as well as he played with his sister, "are you having a conversation? What is it about?", Marta asked your youngest as she hesrd her babbles, "Amélie was telling me that mama looks even prettier in her dress", Hervé smiled as Charles nodded in agreement.
"I'm being very very spoiled with compliments from my boys today", you smiled, kissing both of their cheeks, "You deserve it, amour".
(Thank you for submitting an ask 🤍)
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pasta-in-the-pudding · 1 year ago
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Stumbled across this blog and ah, my heart is blessed! If you’re still taking request, is it possible for you to have Ticci Toby, Masky, Hoody, EJ, and Jeff celebrating the teen!reader’s (kinda like unofficial siblings) birthday?
So many sibling asks lately!
Thank you so much for requesting!!
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Masky
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Tim's never been a birthday guy, but he wants yours to be special
And so, he wakes up a little earlier than usual, throws on some clothes, and hops into his car to go to the store
He picks up your favorite cake mix, your favorite icing, and last but not least, your gift
He then heads home and begins to set everything up
He bakes the cake as best he can, and it actually doesn't look half bad
He throws on some candles, and then gets to work on wrapping your gift
By the time he is done, it is late enough into the morning that you should be awake
He walks up to your room and knocks, when he receives no response he opens your door and finds you sound asleep
He walks over to your bed and shakes you gently
"Hey, wake up" he mutters to you
As you begin to wake up, he tells you to close your eyes as he leads you to the kitchen
Once in the kitchen, he uncovers your eyes
You smile at the scene around you
"Do you like it?" He asks, still standing behind you
You nod and go to sit at the table
He lights the candles and brings you your cake "make a wish" he says, leaning against a chair next to you
You think for a moment, before blowing out your candles and smiling at your wish
Tim stands and grabs a knife "alright, since its your birthday you get the first slice. I also cant promise that it'll still be here by the time you come back for more, you know how Toby and BEN are." He says with a chuckle as he cuts you a slice
You eat your cake cheerily and open your gift, before heading back up to your room to plan what you wanna do for the rest of the day
Hoodie
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Hoodie loves birthdays
He ends up being the party planner for most birthdays because of how well he coordinates them
So when your birthday comes up, he gets super excited
He'll decorate your entire room while you're asleep
Streamers, banners, balloons, you name it, it's there
After he's done decorating he goes and makes you a homemade cake with your favorite flavors of icing and mix
He then goes out and buys your favorite snacks and drinks for your mini party
And he's already had your gifts for months now, just waiting to be given to you
When you wake up, he suprises you with your favorite breakfast in bed
Then its onto the gifts
And in the afternoon, you get your cake!
Accompanied by some of the creeps you are close with, singing you happy birthday
Speaking of the other creeps
Expect to get lots of "happy birthday y/n!" Alllllll day
Yeah, brian has not stopped ranting about how excited he is
So now almost the entire manor is aware of your special day
You might even get some more gifts from those who are close to you!
Eyeless Jack
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He's not super huge into birthdays either, but since your his sibling, he'll make an exception for you
He makes a quick run to the grocery store, getting a premade cake and a few decorations
He then gets permission from slender to reserve the picnic table in the garden all afternoon for just you, him, and a few other friends of yours
He sets the cake, few decorations and drinks up, and then goes to get you
Honestly his gift would probably be a book 💀
"You can never learn too much"
Don't worry, all your friends bring you gifts too
Ones you'll actually use
Definetly the most boring one to celebrate your special day with
Im sorry 💀
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Jeff the Killer
Jeff gets really excited about birthdays
Usually his most excited about his own
But he makes an exception for you and Liu
His parties are kind of half assed though
He gets a store bought cake and just grabs something random for a gift
"Oh wow jeff thank you! its a....app controlled heated blanket??"
"I saw it and thought of you 🫶"
Liu is more thoughftul
He gets you something you actually want
And if he isn't sure what you want, he just gives you a bunch of cash so you can get whatever you want
Jeff would also be adamant that you go out on your birthday
He knows you're only a teen, but he would love to take you out to a concert
Which if course, teens can go to concerts
But the older members of the manor aren't exactly too fond of the idea
He doesn't care though
Fuck those old people
Hed totally get you tons of merch
You'd come back really late at night, totally partied out
But boy was it fun
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Ticci Toby
Toby gets really excited for your birthday
Since youre the only family he has left, he wants to make sure that your special day is, well...special!
He gets a ton of decorations ahead of time, as well as a bunch of gifts (as many as he can afford)
The day of, he will spend the entire morning making sure you stay out of the ballroom while he and a few other creeps decorate
He goes all put throwing an amazing party for you, making sure it would be up to your standards
He invites all of his and your friends to come celebrate with you
He tries to make a cake, but hes not a good baker so it turns out a little ugly
But other than that the party is perfect!
All of the attending creeps sing you happy birthday, and you almost drown in a sea of gifts
Also, so many pictures are taken
So many
By toby himself, and other creeps
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brightdarkness-2013 · 6 months ago
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Chapter 5: Chapter 5?! No Way!
Summary:Prowl gets a new hang out.
Blaster and I had decided that our mer friend needed a place to go during the day. Being trapped in the cove and swimming in a tight circle around the rock wasn’t the best place to swim. There was no room to stretch and the water was only up to our waists if we stepped in. His injuries were healing rather well and it was painfully obvious he needed more space to move. Thus we set off one afternoon in search of a good spot along the shore. A little trekking through some light brush, grass, and some long stretch of beach littered with so many shells our steps crunched no matter where we stepped we found a little place far enough from the town it was unlikely anyone would head out here. The little cape was void of any garbage or evidence that anyone had been around the area. Even if there were some people who came out there were plenty of rocks and patches of seagrass to hide in. So early the following day we coaxed our mer friend out with some m&ms.
“Come on.”
We were running along the coast, our mer easily keeping up. We��d give him an m&m every once in awhile to keep him from turning back. However he didn’t appear to be thrilled that we were only giving him one at a time if that glare he gave us every time we threw one was anything to go by. Blaster and I on the other hand were laughing like we were having the time of our lives. Once we got to the slope that separated from the water our mer hesitated, giving out a few quiet sounds as he watched us as he lifted his head from the water.
“We’ll meet ya on the other side.” I reassured as I made the motion of going around something though he just gave out another noise that sounded suspiciously like a whine. “We’ll call ya if you get lost. I promise.”
Off we went again. Once we made it to the cape I stuck my hand under the water and snapped my fingers like I did to call him so many times before as Blaster called for him. Thankfully it didn’t take long. All in all the discovery of a safe place with more space had put our friend in a better mood. We’d still feed him in the cove on weekdays, but on the weekends we’d head down to the cape where we’d talk and watch our mer stalk the wildlife there. Either creeping around the rocks or hiding in the seagrass. The fish in the cape were small, but it wasn’t like he needed it to survive with us feeding him. I’d whistle little tunes every once in awhile and Blaster would watch as our mer gave me questioning looks. And one day I had my inspiration. Sunday at ten am I had it.
“Prowl.”
“Huh?”
“That’s what I’m going to call our mer.” I answered as we watched him.
“Prowl…” Blaster tried out the name. “It fits. You can only hope he thinks so too.”
“Eh, he’s a fish with-”
Blaster gave me a mildly disappointed look and I just grinned. “Mammal.”
“Ok, he’s a mammal with an attitude, but I doubt he’ll care too much what we call him.”
“Fair enough… Please tell me you haven’t been referring to him as a fish this entire time.”
“In my defense I assumed so because he lives in the ocean.”
“So do dolphins.”
“Oh whatever that’s one example.”
“Whales.” My friend was grinning smugly now.
“Shut up, Blaster.”
Blaster just laughed and I shoved him over onto the beach where he just continued to laugh much to my dismay.
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“Jazz! Finally! I’ve called you like twenty times!”
“I’m kind of celebrating my sister's birthday right now.”
“Oh please you’re in the corner with your headphones eating all the sweets.”
“I’m outnumbered and last time they locked me out in the backyard and ate all of the cake in front of me because they thought it was funny.”
“It was.”
“Blaster.”
“And it was good cake. Ice cream and oreo.”
“Blaster!”
“Ok, ok so I went out with Gaven and you’re never gonna believe what happened.”
“What did you find a giant squid? Did you fall in?”
“No. Prowl helped us fish. He herded them into the net. Gaven nearly fell off the boat the way he was leaning over the side. Kept yelling at me to get the camera.”
“What? Really?”
“Yeah. He must’ve seen me leaving with Gaven and followed. We got a ton of fish and Gaven even shared some with Prowl afterward.”
“I bet he was happy to have some live meat for once.” I couldn’t help, but laugh.
“You have no idea. He seems to be doing much better. I didn’t realize how much those wing fins helped. He can take some pretty sharp turns now that the right one isn’t torn.”
“Maybe if he can keep helping ya and your stepdad he won’t leave.”
“Jazz, if his pod comes I doubt he’s gonna stay and settle for a fishing boat. Not exactly a good pod member to befriend and bond with.”
“And what if they don’t? What if they’re dead? Maybe herding fish for ya guys will be enough to make him stay. I mean that’s basically what he did when he hunted with his pod, right?” I fidgeted in my seat as the girls laughter in the next room erupted.
“Possibly… But he can’t just stay in the cove.”
“And why not? If they’re dead he has nowhere else to go. What is he going to do out there alone? I don’t want him to just die out there.”
“I don’t either, but if he does decide to leave what then?”
“I don’t know… I just don’t want him to go. I mean we’ve made some great progress. He stopped growling at me. He twitches an ear fin when we call his name. I think we’ve bonded.”
“I know what you mean, but… Just… Prepare yourself for the worst and hope for the best. Maybe they’ll come.”
“Is it really that wrong that I kind of don’t want them to?”
“Maybe, maybe not. I don’t want him to go either, but he misses them.”
“... Is there a possibility that he could be accepted into another pod? You know if they are dead and he still leaves?”
“I have no clue. I doubt he’d want another. They’re his family. Pods may mingle from time to time during a breeding season, but I don’t think they join unless they absolutely have to.”
“So that’s a no.” I let my head fall back in my chair as I blindly reached for another treat.
“Certain types are different and have different ways. I only have the barest knowledge on mers. For all I know they could be completely accepting of new members.”
I sighed and silence reigned for a time. In the end Blaster was the one who broke the silence.
“Sometimes there’s just nothing you can do, Jazz, no matter how much you want to.”
“I know… See you tonight at the cove?”
“I’ll be there.”
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popawritter12 · 1 year ago
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¡Yandere! Talon Du Couteau x reader
𝐘𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫: Talon Du Couteau
𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞/𝐚𝐧𝐢𝐦𝐞/𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐚/𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐞 𝐨𝐫 𝐓𝐕 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬: League of Legends
𝐂𝐚𝐬𝐞: Possible Stockholm Syndrome, NSFW.
𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭:1 of 1
𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: TODAY MY BABY'S BIRTHDAY. What better way to celebrate than to give him two chapters of his fanfic and a one shot?
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Several hours had passed... I could feel my fingers uncomfortable every time they come into contact with something, but I still resist it. Even with my eyes almost on the verge of not opening when I blinked, it almost drove me crazy.
I don't know why the fuck I do this in the first place.
In fact, will he even make it? I mean, his missions always take several days or even weeks, what the hell am I supposed to do if he doesn't show up?
I'll start wondering that if this idiot takes time. Maybe eating some of my artwork doesn't sound so bad.
Although there were traces of cream all over the walls, many dirty utensils on the kitchen sink, she tried to make everything as perfect as possible. Everything was a mess, so I hoped that at least he would take me for a walk in the city or in the woods.
And actually, even the chains between my ankles made me want to kick his fucking leg or something...
My brow furrows significantly, before wiping away some of the cream that had stuck to my cheek.
After a few seconds, I realize that... I'm horrible in the kitchen.
Although, well... maybe he'll be happy about the little gift. Or maybe both gifts. I say, I don't know. If I calculate correctly, I am already a year old, so the mere idea of ... doing this is difficult for me.
I wish I wasn't such a pushover, I wish I hadn't agreed to give this guy this gift.
"(Name), I know it's a lot to ask, but... could you do me one last favor?"
That woman will condemn me --- Or rather, she already condemned me --- to a life of disgrace and fear. Even though we've spent so many years being such good friends, I feel like the dynamism of our relationship was manipulated like paper by a third party. But I guess I digress.
I sigh at the idea, or rather the fact. My fingers get stiff, they almost seemed to want to die from so much effort, and if I'm not judging them, we've been like this all afternoon.
"That's it... I'm almost done" I mentally say, snapping my fingers as gently as possible.
And actually, I have no idea if this fruit makes a good decoration. Even if Kata repeated to me how delicious strawberries are and the positive things they bring with them, I slowly understand that... maybe I'm not good at understanding psychology either.
Although, I didn't totally disagree with her, the flavor they had thanks to her recent maturation helps a lot to convince me that I'm on the right track.
Although, now that I think about it... does Talon even like...?
An unwanted physical contact, in itself I did not expect it, but having him from one second to another with his arms around my abdomen sent a wrong idea of what he could have in mind.
"He's not that kind of person" I convinced myself, as I felt a strange rise in temperature on the surface of my shoulder.
---What are you doing? --- he questioned me, using his own damn tone that he always used.
The moment the last decorating fruit makes contact with the surface of the dessert, I feel my hands finally giving in to the sudden affective attack.
---You arrived... ---I mention, before taking my hands away from the dessert ---.., you arrived early.
His chin is located in the closest part of my neck, but it doesn't allow him to touch my face directly. I feel the tension in his grip, is he... nervous?
"You're squeezing me too tight," I say, the mere attempt to resist my nervous expression curling my lips into a smile.
He still does not speak, it seems that he is concentrating on several things; Or at least that's what I assume.
---T-Tell me, how was today..? --- I ask, bringing my gaze closer to his face, but trying to hide ---, or rather... this week.
---The door was open.
His voice sounds hoarse, more than usual. And yes, I understand that his voice sounds like that of a 40-year-old man, and I must admit that I even felt like a mouse under a fucking lion when he didn't have a good day or just gave vague answers.
---O-open...? --- I ask, approaching my hands to one of the kitchen counters. ---, how weird.
I feel his lungs inflate a bit, before I feel him pull away from me, along with a heavy sigh coming out of him. I feel my heart settle, along with a gasp of shock escaping me.
---Do you think someone entered the house at one point? --- I ask, leaving the towel on the table.
Even with the obvious attempt to do so even if it is to make a face to change his face --- impertinently serious normally ---, I see that he only tries to relax his mind at such moments.
---You know that I'll never get out of here, right? ---I mention, taking several steps towards him ---, I mean, this place is one of the most dangerous in Noxus, most likely I'll die if I go outside.
The silence appears again, in a certain way I am used to his silence, and in fact I have come to appreciate it when he is not around. Although the mere fact of having him there, standing, absolutely silent, made me... want to leave the place.
But, I can't go back now. Even if I want to, he'll just waste all my effort, and I won't stand for that.
---Talon, do you remember what day it is today...? ---I consult, advancing several steps.
I see that he doesn't say anything, he doesn't make any sound, he almost seems more like an entity than a human. An entity which tormented me whenever he could.
---Eh, Tal... ---My sentence cuts off in mid-sentence.
He turns around, slowly and almost without making a sound, he stays in front of me, I see him look down, those eyes... amber, that tend to make me realize that I will never leave his sight again, as if they were always there. aware of every move, every opportunity he might have to attack. I see that her face not only reflects absolutely nothing, but that, like almost every moment, she was covered by her hood, which gave her face more darkness, although she seems more like someone who has too many doubts, but is afraid to ask.
I take a breath, while I take a few steps closer to him. His shoulders tense; every day I feel that he seems more like an animal on the prowl.
I seek to take one of his hands, and my breathing gave the signal that I possibly knew in the situation he was in.
---Today... I thought I'd give a little more of myself to make you happy.. ---I mention, averting my gaze for a second ---.., although I know how uncomfortable this day is for you, I thought "Well, maybe we'll spend more time together" You know?
His gaze remains fixed on me, while he remained still. After a few seconds, I let out another sigh.
---But hey, I guess today wasn't your..
I feel his hands move from avoiding mine to climb up my back, his gloved fingers slipping through my shirt, before one of them gently ends behind my head, holding the roots of my hair without pressure.
He uses his arms to push me against his body, before his chin returns to your shoulder. I feel like his body, in a certain way, stops being so tense. I smile at this, before my hand goes to his hood.
I gently lower the garment that covered his head and partially his face, noting that he doesn't make a move at this.
There had been few times when he allowed himself to be touched in this way, and I must suppose that this is his way of thanking me, for which I simply accept this show of affection, placing one of my hands in his straight, smooth hair. short of him In a way, the sated curiosity of touching and manipulating his hair in this way relaxes me, almost as if I were more with my partner than with... No, wait.
My eyes widen to a certain degree, aware of what I am and have been doing all day.
No, this is not right. If I accept all of this, if I try to give him gifts and affection as if we were a nice married couple instead of the kidnapper-victim relationship. I see my hand, analyzing how he lovingly treated his hair, almost automatically.
No, I must stop, I must walk away and stop it, I must...
A soft contact on the surface of my neck stops me.
---Everything is fine... ---I hear him whisper ---, that's it.
Although it sounds more like he's trying to calm down himself, I can understand that in a certain way, he also has a hard time understanding his attitude, and partially mine.
---Uh, well... I guess...
Again I feel that contact on my neck. At this point, I feel my skin crawl and my body tense with the sensation.
He lifts his head, causing my hand to try to move away from his hair. Then, I notice that his gaze didn't meet mine, but my neck.
He must be as surprised as me. I feel as if my neck had been a kind of stain that clung to my skin, while I see his face, now completely.
His brownish skin, his eyes amber, now seeming duller than their normal glow of always alert. But, there was something that particularly caught my eye, to the point that it was what stood out the most about him since his arrival.
My hand goes quickly to his face, touching his cheek first. Then my thumb brushes across his face, almost as if his surprised expression had escaped my reaction.
I saw his lips part a little, and before he spoke, I automatically responded.
---What happened to your eye?! ---I exclaim, dismayed ---, it's... dry. Did they do something else to you...?
The scar came from a very small part of his socket at the top, and went all the way down to the beginning of his cheek. The irregular and very damaged parts of his skin give me the idea that it was not a very fine or refined the one they used to cause the wound.
---It hurts..? --- I ask, rather stupidly ---, I-I know he's already healed, but…shit, you're lucky you didn't go blind.
My thumb goes up his face, and he watches my hand, and my fingers mainly. He doesn't seem to have much of a problem with unwanted physical contact, or at least until my finger touched the edge of the scar.
He moved away from him, without making a sound, but he noticed that his brows were slightly furrowed.
---Talon, are you okay? Did the last mission go wrong? --- I ask over and over again, without any response from him.
It's not until a few seconds later that he leaves the kitchen, and I chase after him, footsteps echoing in my slippers.
---Why you say nothing? Is there anything I did to make you angry? --- I ask, spitting out words rather than trying to dialogue.
He ignores me, pacing various places in the small house, and it's not until we reach the room that I manage to close the door and stand on top of it that he stops.
---Talon ---I call him.
There's nothing, like he's still in denial.
---Talon ---I called him, now with more force.
I take a few steps, seeing Talon static, still tense, as if his system had returned to its normal state.
---Talon! ---I yell, before I was practically only a step away from him.
---I failed...
A whisper, a single word which I barely heard made me fall into shock again.
---D-You failed? You mean...?
---It was the opportunity to amend my mistake, but I failed.
It sounds better now, but his words just confuse me.
I try to take his hand, but the moment contact is barely made, he quickly pulls my hand away from him, but not automatically and elegantly as he usually does, but erratically.
---Talon?
---I do not deserve it.
Even when I try to take a step, his words make me still.
---Talon, why...?
---It's all supposed to be planned, why did I make such a stupid mistake?
---Dear..?
--- If i had only killed her, then everything would be fine now, --- he whispers, touching her forehead with one of her hands --- But no! All because he turned out to be a terrible idiot.... Wait, what did you say?
My own steps go back, while my hand stops on my lips.
He turns, while his eyes now reflect not only surprise, but... Happiness?
No, there's never a smile on his face, but... somehow, in his gaze, i can tell the sparkle in his eyes comes back.
---N-It's nothing... Just...
I back up again, occasionally hindered by my footsteps.
---I'll go back to the kitchen, grab some of the cake if you see that you...
I see that he, in a blink of an eye, is almost practically attached to me, taking the inside of my elbow like a child who wants his mother not to leave. She noted that his grip was now more secure, but it was still just as erratic.
---Talon?
---Say it again ---He asked, softly, though it sounded more like a demand.
---E-Uh, w-was a mistake, sorry...
---Please.
I see his eyes, his brightness is more intense now. It seemed like a plea, but deep inside, I knew he was demanding that I show my love for him, or at least let him know that I appreciate him a little.
--- H-Honey... --- I whisper, feeling his grip go to my shoulder.
My gaze drops as his grip loosens a little more. I can feel as if his own mind is debating with itself over and over again.
But, after just seconds, he hugs me again.
--- Y-You're too affectionate today... --- I mention, feeling how his arms are now located around my waist.
--- I'm sorry --- he whispers, while his face settles in the gap between my neck and your shoulder.
My eyes widen again, his strange attitude, his words, it almost sounds like Talon is being corrupted by something, or someone else is getting into his mind.
---It's just that... this whole week, it was quite difficult.. ---He says again, this time venting.
Again like this, again I try not to give in to the situation. But... seeing him so weak, so sincere... makes me feel like I don't want to leave him alone, not now, not ever.
My hand returns to the back of his head, taking strands of his hair and manipulating his hair as gently as I can.
---Okay... ---I whisper, still keeping my peace. ---.., I-I... I'm always here. And always will be.
I feel how his grip does not change, nor does he exert any movement, but... the air with which he hugs me changes... as if he was being possessive, as if he had fulfilled his plan, his intention, the objective of him from the beginning.
--- Thank you .. (Name) --- I hear him whisper, now with more calm in his tone --- .., thank you very much.
ᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟ
ᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟ
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I watch as the spoon leaves his lips, while a bit of cream remains on his cheek.
---Yes, it tastes quite good... Isn't it? ---I asked, tilting his head to the side.
I see that he still stays close to me, before bringing his face closer to the side of my head.
---Yes, it tastes good ---He whispers in my ear, softly and even happily.
A smile appears on my lips. But, just when I thought everything was perfect, he came out with...
---Although... you told me you had another present for me, didn't you?
ᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟ
Warning!
NSFW later, caution.
ᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟ
It was quite funny in Spanish version, but in this language i can't tell the joke, sorry 😭
ᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟᰔᩚ ( ᜊ°-° )ᜊ .ᐟ .ᐟ
HELLOAAAA
Yes, today I woke up funny.
B)
By the way, obviously to better understand the context read Katarina's comic (It's in webtoon, but only if you change the language to English) The art is great and all. But,
Especially obviously because they MADE MY BABE SO CUTE AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
And, also... the picture says: " my schizophrenia, just like my love for you increases day by day"
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equallyshaw · 2 years ago
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toronto birthday, pt 2 to california christmas with jamie drsdale.
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Warnings: angst.
Word Count: 1.9k
Part one:
Can be read as a stand-alone :)
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tara sat in her mom's kitchen in toronto, and was eating a snack while she read a book. it was currently may, and the ducks were officially out of the playoffs contention, so she had been waiting for jamie to come back now that he was free to. she had missed him since she visited him for spring break, and hadn't seen him since march. delilah her mom's girlfriend walked in with coffee and she silently thanked her.
"have you heard from him?" she questioned, and tara shook her head. "he'll text, dont worry t." delilah reassured her and she smile softly as delilah walked out. her brother jonathan strolled in, stealing a sip from his sister's coffee. "ew, thats grosss." she complained, making jonathan laugh out loud. jonathan leaned on the counter across from her, "have you heard anything? z?" tara questioned her older brother and he shook his head. though he was lying, so was delilah.
tara walked into toronto cafe, later that afternoon to grab some coffee and a cinnamon roll to snack on. she sat down, texting away on her phone with her bestfriend lauren who was in on what was gonna be happening the next day. "tara?" she heard from next to her and she knew that voice. it was her ex boyfriend, erik. she looked up and it was indeed him. his eyes flickered to the empty chair in front of her and then back at her. she noticied that and caved. "would you like to sit?" she questioned and he nodded softly, not trying to ruin the moment.
"how have you been?" she asked sipping her iced coffee, and he smiled. a genuine smile. "im good, schools good. how have you been?" he asked sipping his hot latte. "its been fine, as expected." she mused, a small smile shown. "hows dad? mom? brothers?" he asked leaning back in his chair. she mirrored him, "they are good! brothers trucking away at hockey ofcourse. dad is about to celebrate hit anniversary and mom is mom." she stated. he nodded, "you doing anything for your birthday?" he questioned, curiously. she shrugged, "i haven't heard anything." she said honestly, as if her birthday was not tomorrow. "really? nothing?" he questioned, taken back a bit. "nada. everybody has been busy. though my best friend promised to take me to timmies for coffee and breakfast." she rememberd. he nodded, "lauren?" he asked and tara nodded. "well-- if you don't have anything happening...i'd love to take you out for old time sakes." he said nervously, trying to gage her reaction. she sighed, unsure. "i dont know erik.." she said looking behind him for a brief moment. and that's when she saw him. jamie.
her eyebrows creased, as the two met eye to eye. his sling completley gone, his skin golden, even more freckles kissed upon his cheeks and nose. his mouth parted, mid step; unsure if he should order coffee or leave. he wasn't meant to be seen, but he also wasn't expecting to see tara the girl he truly liked; sitting nonchalantly with her ex. her pos ex. she looked down at her coffee feeling like she had been caught red handed, she wasn't hiding anything, she didn't come with or expect to see erik. she looked back up, about to go up to him but he was gone. the sound of the door a second later. she stood up, grabbing her coffee and without a goodbye; she hurried after jamie.
"jamie!" she screamed jogging over towards him. he had his toronto car with him, and he hopped in ignoring the girl. "jamie!" she screamed again, and stopped next to his door. he didn't move, and a few seconds later he looked over at her. he saw the confusion and hurt written all over her face. "jamie." she said, defiently. he sighed, rolling down his window to reveal trevor next to him. "you fools!" she yelled, grinning. "what do you want tara? seems like your occupied." jamie said with attitude, his eyes flicking back to see erik walking out looking for tara. she looked back to and growled. "im not with him. he happened to be there at the same time i was. that's it. i would never reach out to him. i promise. im not hiding a thing!" she defended, hoping to see the genuineness in her eyes. jamie looked down at her, before trevor told her to hop in. as she did so, jamie hit trevor softly in the ribs; without her seeing.
the two boys drove her to her mom's house. she hopped out, stopping next to jamie's door. "please, just please text me so we can meet. we need to talk, talk about us." she whispered the last part. he nodded, rolling up his window and she stood there for a second, before walking towards her house. how did their relationship just blow up in a matter of 20 seconds?
lauren pulled up at tara's house with coffee and her sandwich in hand. tara grinned, plucking it from her hands and they drove off to a spot they used to go to during highscool. they ate, catching up as if they hadn't seen eachother in years, though it had only been a week. only a week. she asked about jamie, and told her what happened. lauren silently cursed him, he had ruined the surprised he had wrangled lauren in for her. "im sure he's fine." lauren mused, whilst typing away an angry message for him. "youre an idiot drysdale!!! you know she frequents that coffee shop downtown omg" she sent and then shut her phone.
"well lets go shopping." lauren smiled, putting the jeep in drive and jetting off. t-6 hours until the surprise. the two spent two hours paroozing and shopping at various canadian brands and some international brands. lauren splurging and buying tara a necklace for her birthday from tiffany, which the latter begged her not to. little did the birthday gal know, but that was curtesy of jamie. the two headed back to lauren's house to get ready for their dinner date that tara believed that had. she settled on a black strapless dress, hugging her curves perfectly and slicked her hair half up half down for the occasion. lauren walked up behind the birthday girl with a small bday cake, and tara smiled widely in the bathroom mirror. "awe, lauren- you didnt have to." she frowned and turned around in the swivel chair. she smiled down at the cake, illuminated with candels. "lets get a pic on the bed!" lauren said and moving into the bedroom quickly. tara chuckled, laying down halfway and posing with it. she blew out the candles, hoping that this year. her 21st year on life, would be her best yet.
the two walked hand in hand to the more upscale toronto restaurant. tara's eyebrows creased as lauren pulled her past the hostess, and away from the main dining area. "lauren?" tara questioned as they went down a hallway. lauren stalled in front of the door that was open, and pushed tara towards doorway. "SURPRISE!!!!" the group of friends and family yelled. tara brought her hand to her mouth, gasping and then turned towards lauren; instantly hugging her best friend. "oh my god, hi!!!!" she turned back around and waved. she found her brother's jonathan and erik, her dad and his wife. along with her mom and delilah. she made her way over to her brothers who instantly took her in for a big hug. "SO glad we pulled this off." the two brothers smiled high fiving one another. "with my help ofcourse." lauren mused, and the brothers agreed. "all they did was get the hockey dudes here." lauren grinned, pointing towards the players. tara turned around seeing jamie drysdale, trevor zegras, owen powers and hig gf, mason mctavish, brendan brisson and thomas bordealou. just some friends that jonathan had made along his journey to the nhl. who in turn, loved tara more than jonathan. much to his dismay ofcourse.
tara caught the eye of jamie and gave him a small grin, to which he returned with a smile. so maybe the situation earlier, was forgotten? "here!" lauren yelled, pushing a glass of vodka cranberry into her hand and tara rolled her eyes playfully before taking a big sip. "woah slow down there girlie!!! we dont need you passing out too early." she heard the famous and cheery voice of trevor. she turned around and stuck her tongue out. "we dont talk about that time." she playfully snarled, causing him to clutch his chest as he laughed. "not my fault your a lightweight and didn't tell us!" he defended him self and she gave him a vulgar gesture, to which he replied with a big smile. "imma leave you two to settle things." trevor said pulling jamie away from the group he was in and in front of tara. tara swallowed nervously. "happy birthday." he smiled. she smiled, "thankyou jamie." she smiled back. "liste-" "Im sor-" the two said at the time time, to which tara blushed.
"im sorry, that i freaked out. i was also nervous, because you had seen me when you weren't supposed to." he explained and she nodded. "i had no right to, and i apologize." he added and she nodded again. she leaned in and placed a kiss on his cheek. "thankyou." was all she said before going around and talking to people.
it was around 11:30 when the two found one another again, on the dance floor. tara was on her 3rd vodka cranberry and was feeling it in her bones. the song 'you belong with me' was blasting, therefore trevor was belting the song along with jamie and tara on the top of their lungs. jamie held tara in his arms, in front of him as they did so. the song turned to the archer, and at the end as the beat began to up, so did the group of younglins. 'cause they see right through me' was screamed throughout the private room. lauren and tara jumped up and down, now that their heels were discarded an hour earlier. and to end the night, mr brightside played causing tara to laugh loudly. this was one of the songs that played during jamies, trevors and mason's party during her spring break.
jamie and tara looked at one another, dancing to the song. it was almost as if the final song was played in slow motion. tara at one point during the first bridge, pulled jamie in for a big kiss. with trevor and mason eyes widening, and freaking out. lauren laughed along with owen powers gf, as the two watched. the two pulled apart, smiling at one another. their breathing heavy and their hearts pounding. he twirled her one last time, and the song was over.
tara woke up the following morning in jamie's hotel room he had booked for the evening. she found him staring at her, dazed with exhaustion. "hi." she hummed, leaning up and kissed him. he pulled her in again, gently pulling her chin back up. "happy first full day of being 21." he whispered before pulling her in for another kiss, by her necklace but paused. "glad my money was well spent." he nodded towards the necklace. she was confused for a moment before realizing. "you cheeky boy." she grinned.
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swanhurrem · 2 years ago
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Part 2
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Embry Call x Swan FemReader (not use of Y/N)
Summary: You love your sister till your last breath, but never realized how far her lifestyle will ever affect you.
Warnings for the entire fic: Depression, angst, death and it’s a little bit fluffy till it ain’t. Sad ending.
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Chapter 1 | Chapter 3>
"Bella still the same, what about you? Are you feeling better?" You asked Embry, lately he had been feeling very strange; He told you that he had hit a sudden growth spurt that his mother always made him notice, spells of very high fever and drastic mood swings, which was completely unnatural for him. It was for those reasons that he wouldn't let you go see him. He forbade you to get close to him in that state, so you only kept in touch via calls.
"Better actually, today mom will take the afternoon and evening shift, so I'll stay all day watching those ridiculous movies that you like"
You had your mouth full of food, but that didn't stop you from replying "Hey! Don't you dare call the Star Wars movies ridiculous, unless you want me to dump you, because in which case you do a good job"
You had forced Embry to watch all the Star Wars movies one weekend when you were staying at his house. He didn't look particularly bored with them, just that it was a no-brainer that he'd rather spend his time on something more interesting; spending the whole night pestering you with neck kisses that soon turned into something else, causing both of you to leave the subject of movies for the following weekend.
You heard Embry's shrill laugh on the other end of the line. "Okay, sorry, I'll stop calling your beloved Jedi movies ridiculous."
"Okay, so you're still in a relationship. HEY! You still haven't told me what you plan to do for your birthday" he had to move the phone away from his ear when he heard your little accusatory cry.
His birthday was coming up soon and you were very excited about the event. You had planned the gift of him weeks in advance and you were already very anxious to give it to him.
"Just a little celebration with Jake, Quil and you, of course, here at home"
"Great, I'll give you my gift and you'll love it" you affirmed with a smile.
There was a rattle across the line as if he was setting something up "If it has to do with food; hand it over to me when Quil's not around, we both know he'll steal everything" You guys laughed at that, Quil always eat all the boys food, and you didn't know if their appetite was due to gluttony or the simple desire to annoy their friends.
You were sitting at the kitchen table with your eyes on the empty bowl before you, when your father peeked through the door and waved for you to go to the living room, you nodded towards him and quickly he walked away "Honey… I have to go now" you said with a little twinge of guilt.
"Will you call me tomorrow?" he asked.
"Of course I do" you said "I call you practically every day"
He laughed "Okay, bye love"
"Goodbye"
You ended the call and walked to the room where your father was waiting for you on the couch. You sat softly next to his as you watched him with his elbows resting on his knees, supporting his chin. These past few months he had been so tired from work and Bella's depressive state that when he found a little moment of rest at night, he was pulled out of it by your sister's screams. He was immersed in a state of excessive and constant worry, depriving him of sleep and other basic necessities during the day.
Your father snapped his fingers as he sat up straighter. "I'll tell Bella to go back to Jacksonville," he snapped, and despite saying it as a statement, his face was more of a question.
"I don't think she wants to do it dad" you said softly. Bella really hoped that Edward or some other Cullen would come back, if she went with your mother there was no way any of them would go looking for her there.
"It's just that… He won't come back, and I don't know what to do anymore" he ran his hands roughly over his face, his dark circles and disheveled hair were a clear indication of the exhaustion, not only mental but also physical that he was going through "Your sister is not improving and she is absorbing you"
"Dad, she's not abs-" you tried to speak but were cut off by him.
"She does it" all his body language changed from him; He sat up facing you, his fists clenched, intense eye contact, a frown and a slight rise in his voice, "You stopped dating everyone you knew, your grades dropped because you focused on Bella and you make the time to shower her when she hasn't showered for days. You just molded your life around hers."
You didn't know what to say, it was completely true but you hadn't even realized that until your father marked it. You made an effort to satisfy Bella in everything and especially in those things that she couldn't do for herself; You didn't want to upset her or do something to add to all the pain she was feeling, even at your own expense.
Your father seemed to realize that it was a bit harsh, so he walked over to you and put his arm around your shoulders "I'm sorry about that… but this is getting too much for everyone, your mother will know how to handle this situation better"
You rested your head on his shoulder "I'll support you in any decision dad, but I honestly think it will get better here and not in Jacksonville. Give her a little more time, let her see for herself that Edward won't be back" your father took your hand "Tell her anyway, listen to what she has to tell you"
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You heard Bella's truck pull up so you hurried down to meet her. When you caught up with her, she stopped you and handed over the keys to her truck.
You took them in your hand with a frown. "Umm, do you want me to park your truck?"
"I'm going shopping with Jessica, I told her to pick me up so you can take the truck and see Embry" Bella tried to smile at you.
"Bella…are you sure? Not really-" she cut you off.
"Go, I'll be fine"
"But…you hate shopping." You made a face at her.
"I'll be fine, I'll buy you some things too" You got so excited that you rushed over to Bella to hug her.
"I love you so much Bella" you kissed her forehead, before running upstairs to put everything you'd need in your bag.
When you got out, you asked your father for permission and ran to the truck as soon as he said yes, throwing the things on the passenger seat. After a long drive, you parked outside Embry's house and grabbed your things before heading out, watching the living room lights on from outside.
The door to his house opened and there he was, looking surprised even as he ran to hug you; lifting you off the ground and spinning with you in his arms.
"What are you doing here?" He asked with his face buried in your neck.
"Bella told me to come see you, she handed me her truck and everything, she said she would be fine for today"
Embry broke away from your embrace and placed both hands on your face. You closed your eyes as you absorbed the sensation of his touch and the scent of wood from him. You had begun to forget these little details about him, things so insignificant that made you feel calm, happy. You didn't want to forget those things anymore.
When you opened your eyes and met his soft gaze, feelings of fear, uncertainty, and anger hit you. With Embry you felt an immense joy that you had set aside due to decisions of others, responsibilities that were not yours… But you feared that you had given your whole heart to Embry just as your sister did with Edward, you feared to share all the good and bad things about you with him, only to be abandoned afterwards. But you also didn't want to deprive yourself of the love he had for you, so you just let all your doubts go.
And that became your favorite day; the scent of him, the way he held you protectively even if there were no dangers around, the sound of his heart as you rested your head on his chest, his lips on yours, his hands on your waist That night they told each other that they loved each other for the first time.
That night, your favorite… was the last you would have in a long time.
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holdmeclosertinytaron · 1 year ago
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RHW: Epilogue
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PLEASE READ: The day is here. Right Here, Waiting is officially over. It's been a ride, to say the least. I've laughed and I've cried, but I've enjoyed every single minute of it. @brayndilyn and I turned a tiny little idea into something that I am infinitely proud of. Her love, support and help has been amazing and this story has given me a friend that I will cherish forever, so thank you, B!
You may notice that this epilogue is set on the 5th of August, 2023...TODAY. I wanted to do something fun and cool and having the story end on the day that it ends just seemed so fitting. I hope you enjoy the epilogue as much as you've loved the rest of the story. I'm off on a little hiatus now but I'll be back soon.
Word Count: 6.4k
Warnings: PURE FLUFF
August 5th, 2023
After a wet July filled with continuous torrential downpours, August brought with it the promise of the sunshine that everybody craved. Taron and Liliana had quickly escaped the hustle and bustle of London at the first sign of sun to spend the week in Aberystwyth with their family. 
Liliana was excited to spend Matilda’s twelfth birthday with her. Matilda had started high school in September and had been so busy that Liliana hadn’t been able to spend as much time with her as she would have liked. Having a week to see her as often as she liked made her insides jump with excitement. 
The second day they were in Wales, it was a warm Saturday morning and Liliana woke up before Taron. He nestled into her back with his nose tucked into the back of her neck. Liliana lay in bed for a little while after she’d woken up just to enjoy Taron’s touch on her skin, but when she grew a little too warm, she climbed out and pulled on some leggings. 
Tina was already downstairs when Liliana slipped into the living room, and she turned her attention away from the TV to smile at Liliana. 
‘Good morning, honey. Sleep well?’ 
Liliana nodded. ‘I did, thank you. Taron’s still sleeping but I don’t think it’ll be too long until he’s awake.’ 
‘You came downstairs,’ Tina chuckled. ‘I give him a solid fifteen minutes before he comes in here looking for you.’ 
‘I was going to say more like ten. I had to try so hard to pull myself away from him. I’m going to go make a cup of coffee. Would you like one?’ 
Tina shook her head softly and held her mug up. ‘I’ve got one already, lovely. Thank you though. I’ll come and chat to you in the kitchen, I’ve had a bit of an idea I want to run by you.’ 
Liliana walked through to the kitchen with Tina close behind her. She’d been at Tina’s house overnight countless times in the almost eighteen months that she and Taron had been together, but it wasn’t until that morning that she realised just how at ease she was there. 
She didn’t feel the need to tiptoe everywhere she went in fear of making too much noise with her steps. She didn’t stop in doorways to listen and make sure that nobody was in a room before she entered. 
And she felt completely free to make herself a drink or get something to eat without having to ask or feel like a burden. She let out a shaky breath as she grabbed the mug that Tina had bought specifically for her, and she blinked back tears. 
‘So this plan?’ Liliana said to try and distract herself from the emotions racing through her. 
Tina settled herself on one of the dining chairs and watched Liliana glide around the kitchen effortlessly. ‘I was thinking, because the sun has finally decided to make an appearance and because I want to celebrate getting to spend the entire week with my two oldest babies, what if we have a barbecue this afternoon?’ 
Liliana’s heart swelled at Tina calling her one of her babies, and she turned to her with an emotional smile. ‘That sounds really lovely. Taron and I could go to the shops if you needed? It wouldn’t be a bother.’ 
‘No, it’s okay,’ Tina insisted. ‘If you’re okay to watch the girls for me, I’ll go. Plus, if I’m being completely honest, I need Taron to clean the barbecue before we use it.’ 
Liliana let out a small chuckle. ‘I’m sure he’ll be thrilled to do that. I ought to be making him a drink too, huh? Considering it’s been five minutes since I got downstairs.’ 
‘It might be a good idea. Do you think Eliza would be okay with Matilda coming around today? She could spend the night too, if she’d like.’ 
The corners of Liliana’s lips curled up into a grin as she nodded her head. ‘That would be amazing. Thank you, Tina. But please let me give you some money towards the food and anything extra. It’s the least I can do for everything you’ve done for Taron and me recently.’ 
Tina shook her head firmly. ‘Nope. I won’t take money from you, Lili. It’s what family does.’ 
‘Exactly. Family helps each other out. Let me give you the money for the crisps and things at least then.’ 
‘Liliana Esme,’ Tina chastised lightly. Liliana looked down sheepishly and it took her a short while to finally look back up at Tina. 
‘Sorry.’ 
Tina chuckled with a small wink. ‘There’s been this idea floating around in my head for a few months now but I didn’t know when, or how to bring it up in the best way.’ 
Liliana furrowed her brows as she put the used tea bag into the small caddy next to the kitchen. 
‘I love you just as much as I love Taron and the girls. If anything happened to you, I would be beside myself. You are amazing, and I wish you’d had the grown up you needed in your life when you were little. I’ve been thinking…if you feel comfortable enough, this is, that you could maybe call me mum? You absolutely do not have to, I just thought…oh I don’t even know, I just thought it might be nice.’ 
Liliana’s breath stopped momentarily as a rush of contrasting emotions filled her mind. Tina had been more like a mum to Liliana throughout her teenage years than Eliza had, and she’d accidentally slipped and called Tina ‘mum’ on a few occasions. But knowing that she had Tina’s blessing–that she would finally be able to call someone mum again, and knowing that she had a mum who loved her, it sent something weird zapping through her body and she couldn’t control the emotion as she wasn’t quite sure what it was. 
‘That’s truly only if you feel comfortable though,’ Tina continued. She could sense the difference in Liliana’s demeanour and wanted to diffuse anything before it got too bad and Liliana shut down. The last thing Tina wanted to do was upset Liliana. ‘I wouldn’t ever want you to do something that makes you feel uncomfortable. 
‘It’s just…I want you to have a mum that you feel safe with. I want you to have a mum that loves you how you deserve to be loved, because my god you deserve to be loved, Liliana. Anyway, would Matilda prefer hot dogs or beef burgers for the barbecue? I’ll be getting cheese and doing some fried onions. If she’s anything like you, I’ll be buying Tesco out of onions.’ 
Liliana breathed out a slightly teary laugh. She was thankful for the sudden change in subject. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to call Tina mum. If anything she would have loved to. There was just something holding her back. 
Things with Taron were perfect, to put it swiftly, but she knew just how quickly things changed in her life; how quickly things went bad. The last thing she wanted was for her to finally feel comfortable enough in a family for it all to be pulled from under her. It had happened before, and she swore that she wouldn’t let it happen again. 
‘You may need to buy Tesco out of onions. Chances are she’ll probably have one of each. She isn’t fussy, bless her. You could put any food in front of her and she would give it a go. I don’t know where she got that from, I was so fussy when I was younger.’ 
‘You weren’t fussy,’ Tina said seriously. ‘You just hadn’t had the chance to try a lot of foods when you were younger so you were nervous to sway away from what you knew. I never had an issue with you trying new things. But if she likes both, I’ll make sure there’s both. The girls are the same. I’ll get Taron to clean the barbecue when he comes downstairs and we’ll be good to go. I’m surprised he hasn’t come down yet, it’s been ten minutes.’ 
As if on cue, Taron strolled into the kitchen with his arms stretched above his head. He yawned as he made his way over to Tina to kiss her on the cheek. 
‘Morning, mam. I heard my name. What are you talking about me for?’ 
Tina looked at Liliana and they shook their heads simultaneously with small laughs that made Taron look between them with raised eyebrows. 
‘I bet I didn’t,’ he laughed as he stalked towards Liliana. He wrapped his arms around her waist and kissed her lips gently. ‘You came downstairs without me.’ 
‘Unlike some, I wake up early and don’t want to spend all day in bed,’ Liliana chuckled playfully before she kissed Taron again quickly. ‘Your mum suggested that we have a barbecue this afternoon. We’re going to watch the girls while she runs to Tesco and I’m going to call Matilda soon and see if she wants to come. Eliza won’t have a problem with it.’ 
Taron twisted his body until his hips rested against the worktop. He wrapped an arm around Liliana’s waist and tucked her into his side before he grabbed her mug of coffee to steal some. 
‘Oi,’ Liliana chastised with wide eyes, ‘that’s mine, you bugger. There’s a mug behind you that I made for you.’ 
‘Yours always tastes nicer,’ Taron shrugged. ‘A barbecue sounds amazing though. Do you need me to clean it then, mam? It’s not been used for…I don’t even know how long. The chances are it’s a right mess and will need a good scrub.’ 
Tina licked her lips as she stood to put her empty mug in the sink next to Taron. ‘Funny you should ask,’ she said playfully. 
Taron shook his head in fake disbelief. ‘I knew I heard you talking about me. I’ll get it cleaned this morning for you so it can sit for a while before I light it. Can I put towards the shopping? I don’t like the idea of you buying everything.’ 
‘I already told Liliana that I won’t accept any money from the two of you for it. You are my babies and I want to treat you. Am I okay to leave the girls with you now? They’re due to be waking up soon but I have a feeling Tesco will be packed if I leave it much longer.’ 
‘That’s fine,’ Liliana said quietly before she leaned up to kiss Taron’s cheek. ‘I’m going to go and call Matilda. I’ll be right back, babe.’ 
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As Taron had thought, the barbecue was in need of a deep clean. It wouldn’t take much to get it clean but Taron got the power washer out to help speed things up. In a feeble attempt to stop his t-shirt from getting wet and dirty, he pulled it away from his body and threw it just inside the back door where it would be sage. 
While he cleaned, Liliana and the three young girls all laid out on blankets on the grass together. The three younger girls played on Taron’s Nintendo Switch while Liliana read a book. After working on her second book for so long, it was nice to read for pleasure rather than for work. She’d made sure to pack multiple books for their week away so that she wouldn’t run out of reading material. 
Liliana read her book until Taron rubbed his palms on the back of his jeans to dry them off somewhat. He’d distracted her so well that when Matilda scooted closer to her, she hadn’t flinched. It wasn’t until Matilda tapped her on the leg twice that Liliana diverted her attention away from her boyfriend to her little sister. 
‘Thank you for letting me come,’ Matilda said quietly while she hugged Liliana from the side. 
Liliana turned to her and smiled fondly. For all of their differences, they were still so alike. They had the same personality, and Liliana could feel the love that radiated from Matilda in the small moments. 
‘You are so welcome, Little Bug. Are you excited to start year eight in September? I can’t believe that you’re already in your second year of high school.’ 
‘I’m a little nervous. Year seven was fun but the teachers have said we’re really starting to get into things this next year.’ 
‘Year eight is a little harder than year seven.’ Liliana wasn’t the type of person to sugar coat anything when it came to Matilda. She wanted her to know that things could be hard, and then give her ways around making it easier. ‘But it will go by so fast and you are so smart that you won’t even be able to tell the difference. Before you know it, you’ll be in year eleven and doing your GCSEs. High school can be hard, and I don’t want you to let anybody tell you otherwise. 
‘And people can be awful, trust me on that one. But you are so headstrong, and so incredibly smart that I know you’re going to do amazing. If anybody starts to give you trouble–students or teachers–let me know. Taron and I went to that school and most of the teachers we had are still there and I can talk to them. Mr Francis, he could probably tell you some stories.’ 
‘He’s my English teacher!’ Matilda exclaimed happily. ‘He’s always really fun.’ 
‘That sounds like Mr Francis. He was Taron and me’s English teacher too. He caught us passing notes one day and I don’t think I will ever live that down.’ 
Matilda’s eyes widened in glee. ‘I’m going to ask him about you both in September. Hey, Lili? Do you think that you and Taron will ever get married?’ 
Liliana took a deep breath and moved her attention back to Taron. His back tensed as he cleaned and Liliana couldn’t help but want to run her hands down the length of it and let them settle just inside the waistband of his jeans. She shook her head before her daydream turned into something erotic and turned back to Matilda. 
She leaned in close and whispered, ‘I don’t know, Tilly, but I hope we do. I love him a helluva lot and it would be nice to be married to him.’ 
‘Would you have kids?’ 
‘I don’t know, Til. That’s something that Taron and I would have to talk about one day. Why? Do you want us to get married and have babies?’ 
Matilda nodded. ‘Yeah. I’ve always wanted a brother. And who doesn’t love babies?’ 
Liliana chuckled and hugged Matilda to her side. Though she kept her eyes on Taron. Matilda had planted a thought in Liliana’s mind and it had turned into a whole daydream about one day being able to call Taron her husband. The thought made her insides turn to mush and she couldn’t hold back the grin that took over her face. 
Unbeknownst to anyone else in the garden, Taron had heard Matilda’s question and had strategically taken a break from using the power washer in the hopes that he would hear how Liliana answered. Taron had known since March of the previous year that he wanted to spend the rest of his time on Earth with Liliana. 
In the April of 2022, he had designed and bought a ring that he hoped she would love, ready for whenever Liliana was comfortable enough to take the next step and solidify their relationship further. 
The past eighteen months had been utter bliss for Taron. He finally had the woman of his dreams and his best friend all rolled into one. But he knew that Liliana still faced her inner demons every day and he was willing to wait as long as she needed before he asked her the most important question. 
A couple of months after their trip to Scotland, Liliana had moved in with him and that was enough for Taron. Liliana was the first person he saw when he woke up, and the last person he saw when he went to bed. If they lived like that for the rest of their lives without the titles of husband and wife, he was sure that he wouldn’t have minded. 
Five months prior, when they celebrated their one year anniversary, he had casually brought up the idea of marriage but Liliana had been hesitant. She had drawn in on herself again and Taron knew that it was too much too soon. He apologised for bringing it up and made it up to her again and again that night, whispering sweet nothings into her ear continuously. 
He had hoped that the idea of marriage wouldn’t scare Liliana so much, and he’d come up with a tentative plan to propose to her in November. It would be the two year anniversary of when they reunited at Liliana’s first book launch. But Taron carried the ring with him wherever he went, more so that he didn’t forget where he had hidden it, but also because he was worried about how Liliana might react if she saw it. 
The second he heard Liliana tell Matilda that she wanted to marry him, he thanked his lucky stars that he’d taken the ring to Aberystwyth with him and that it was stashed in the bottom of his suitcase where there was no risk of Liliana coming across it. He decided to seize the moment, and a plan started to form in his head. 
Liliana and Matilda had continued to whisper while Taron had his epiphany, and luckily they hadn’t noticed that he’d stopped cleaning. He closed the lip of the barbecue softly so that it didn’t make too loud of a noise. 
‘Well, I believe it will do for our spur of the moment party this afternoon.’ 
Liliana looked up at Taron and smiled happily, ‘Great job, babe. It looks clean enough to eat off of!’ She winked at him and he gave her a sarcastic look while he planted his hands on both hips and wiggled them joyfully. ‘You are something else.’ 
‘You got that right, baby. I’m going to go and get cleaned up and put my top back on before I join in on all the fun you four are having. Do any of you want a drink while I’m inside?’ 
‘Can you bring us all another can, please? Thank you.’
Taron went back into the house and continued to work on his plan to get Liliana alone for a little while. He hoped that if he timed it right, they could be back at the house to celebrate with everyone before the barbecue was in full swing. 
He bounded up the stairs two at a time and changed into a pair of shorts and a new t-shirt before he grabbed the ring from his suitcase. Before he left the bedroom, Taron checked in the mirror to make sure that the outline of the small, velvet box wasn’t obvious. 
As luck would have it, Tina walked in the front door as Taron got to the bottom of the stairs. She jumped a little but chuckled when she saw that it was only Taron. 
‘God you have a way of sneaking up on me,’ she laughed. 
‘It was totally not on purpose,’ Taron laughed. ‘Let me help you with these bags. What did you buy, woman? They’re heavier than the girls.’ 
‘Hush your mouth, child. Though I may have gotten carried away with snacks. So the chances are we’re eating all of this over the next few days.’ 
‘That sounds like a plan to me. I actually need your help with something.’ 
‘Sure, baby. What do you need?’ 
Tine looked at her son with a puzzled look plastered on her face. She could tell that Taron was up to something but she couldn’t fathom what it could possibly be. He put the bags he carried down on the table and then turned to his mum fully. 
He checked the back garden to make sure that none of the girls were on their way inside before he stuffed his hand into his pocket and gripped the small box that he’d kept well hidden for almost two years. 
‘I happened to overhear Liliana telling Matilda that she hopes that we get married one day. And I figured, why not ask her today?’ He pulled the box out of his pocket and snapped it open to show his mum the ring. ‘This wasn’t the plan but I can’t wait any longer. It’s been such a long time coming. She’s the one, mum. Liliana is the one that I’m going to spend the rest of my life with.’ 
Tina’s jaw was on the floor and she had tears in her eyes. It wasn’t a surprise that Taron wanted to propose. She’d known how Taron felt about Liliana for years, but she hadn’t had a clue that he already had a ring. 
‘I was going to tell you that I planned to propose but I just can’t wait any longer.’ 
‘Oh my goodness, this is amazing. My baby boy is going to propose!’ Tina’s voice got louder and Taron immediately turned to the back garden. 
‘Mam,’ he shushed her through gritted teeth. 
‘I’m sorry, honey, this is just so exciting! What do you need my help with?’ 
Taron closed the box and stuffed it back in his pocket so that there wasn’t a risk of anybody else seeing it before the time was right. ‘I need you to distract Rosie, Marie and Matilda while I get Liliana up to Constitution Hill. I thought it only fitting that I ask her there. It’s one of the most important places to us.’ 
Tina nodded in understanding and pulled Taron in for a long hug. ‘Of course, that would be perfect. And leave it to me, I’ll make sure the youngest are good while you’re gone. I’m so proud of you, little boy. And I’m so happy that Liliana is ready for forever. I told her that she can call me mum if she wants to and she got emotional. She’s really starting to open up more and I’m so happy.’ 
‘I think she’s finally ready to accept that she’s part of a family now. I just want to make it official. I’m going to go and get her. We won’t be too long, promise.’ 
‘Take your time, Taron.’ 
‘Thanks, mam. I love you.’ 
‘I love you too.’ 
Taron hugged his mum once more before he walked to the back door and admired the four girls at the top of the garden. He slowly made his way over towards them. 
‘Hey, Love Bug, come here for a second,’ Taron called to Liliana as he neared where she rested on the grass. He opened his arms and Liliana automatically stepped into them when she got up. ‘Mum’s just got back from Tesco and it’s such a lovely day out. What do you say we got for a walk quickly? I was thinking about Constitution Hill. It’s been so long since we’ve been up there.’ 
Liliana gave Taron the same puzzled look his mum had and asked, ‘But what about the barbecue? Surely we could help your mum get everything ready? She’s already done so much by doing the shopping on her own. I can’t leave her to prepare everything on her own too.’ 
‘She had mentioned asking the girls to help her prepare everything, and you know how much they all love to help out in the kitchen. Especially when Matilda is here.’ 
Liliana was still visibly sceptical, but she couldn’t deny that she would love some alone time with Taron. ‘Sure, babe, that sounds like a great idea. But let’s take the funicular up so we aren’t gone too long. I would still like to help your mum prepare some stuff.’ 
‘My thoughts exactly,’ Taron smiled as he leaned down to kiss Liliana. ‘Come on, let’s get going.’ 
He wrapped his arm around Liliana’s shoulder and walked them towards the garden gate that led them down the side of the house and to the street. Matilda looked up at Liliana and the crease in her brow was obvious even from where Liliana was. 
‘We’re just going to take a quick walk up the hill. We’ll be back before the barbecue starts, I promise,’ Liliana assured Matilda. 
Matilda smiled and gave her a small wave goodbye before going back to playing games with the other two. Liliana waved at Tina as they passed the kitchen window. She could have sworn that Tina winked at her when she passed by, but the sun was streaming in through the window so Liliana thought that it must have been the sunlight getting in her eyes. 
***
Liliana had clocked the grey clouds making their way to town before Taron had, but she was sure the forecast hadn’t predicted rain so she hadn’t mentioned anything. Though she wished she had when she felt the first drops of rain hit her skin. Taron groaned loudly and grabbed her hand to pull her into the nearest empty doorway. 
He pushed her against the wall softly and looked down at her with so much love that Liliana could physically feel her heart pulling towards Taron’s. Her hands slid up his front until she could pull him closer to her by the neck. 
Her lips brushed over his and as she was about to pull away, Taron leaned forward and kissed her passionately. She sighed dreamily into him and held onto him tighter. When they had been caught in the rain and took shelter in a shop doorway all those sixteen years before, all Liliana had wanted was for Taron to kiss her. 
Liliana smiled into the kiss and Taron copied. He thought the same thing and without needing to use words, they gave each other what their younger selves wanted. 
‘Do you think they’d be happy?’ Liliana asked when they pulled apart to catch their breath. 
‘Who?’ 
‘Our eighteen year old selves. Can you imagine telling them that in sixteen years they would be back hiding from the rain but happily kissing one another because they were in a relationship and had been for over a year?’ 
Taron thought for a moment as he held Liliana close. The rain had stopped already but they made no moves to continue their walk. He let his hands trail up to Liliana’s waist where he held her against him. He just hoped that she wouldn’t reach her hands down too low where she would feel the ring box nestled safely in his pocket. 
‘I think they’d be annoyed that it took us so long to say something to one another,’ he said with a small smile. ‘But then I think they would be so happy. I know younger me would be. All I wanted that day was to kiss you.’ 
‘All I wanted was for you to kiss me.’ 
‘Then this is for younger us,’ he smiled before he leaned down to plant another kiss to Liliana’s welcoming lips.
***
Thankfully the rain hadn’t stopped the funicular and it was running when they got to the bottom of Constitution Hill. Liliana climbed in first and took a seat on the small bench to the left. Taron squeezed in next to her and put his arm around her shoulder happily. 
‘Thank you for indulging me, Lil. I love spending time with everyone at home but I wanted a little bit of uninterrupted alone time with you.’ 
Nobody else stepped onto the funicular and as it started to carry them up the hill, Taron leaned in and kissed Liliana. It was deep and passionate, and the passion behind it caught Liliana off guard momentarily. Though she leaned in and kissed him back just as fervently. It didn’t matter how much time passed, kissing Taron was still her favourite feeling in the world. 
‘Thank you for suggesting this, T,’ she panted when Taron pulled away. ‘I agree, it is very nice to have some alone time with you. No funny business though, we are still in public and the ride up is only a few minutes.’ Liliana wagged a finger at Taron and he put his hands up in surrender with a devilish grin. 
‘I wouldn’t dream of it, Love Bug. But there’s nothing saying we can’t have a cheeky make out session, right?’ Taron winked at Liliana and leaned in to kiss her again. 
By the time they pulled apart, they were nearing the top of the hill. Taron grabbed Liliana’s hand as he stepped out so that he could help her climb out of the carriage safely. She thanked him softly and leaned her hand on his shoulder as they walked. 
The closer they got to the edge of the hill, the more Taron’s nerves started to hit him. His throat got dry and his hands had started to shake. He hoped that if Liliana could feel the shake, she would think that he was a little on the chillier side. The drop in temperature at the top of the hill worked in his favour. 
Liliana pulled away from Taron and walked towards the edge faster than Taron. The views never failed to amaze her and the second she saw the entire bay, her lips curled into a smile and she took a deep breath. Her love for Aberystwyth grew once again when she’d started to go back with Taron. She no longer dreaded being there because she knew that she would be with the people who loved her the most. 
The sunshine that had come back quickly after the rain had stopped, and by the time that they got off of the funicular, nobody would have known that it had been raining ten minutes previously thanks to the almost cloudless sky that had taken over. 
Liliana towed Taron in the direction of their spot while she soaked up the sunshine, her head tilted up to get as much vitamin C as she could. They had never officially declared what part of the hill was their spot, but they both knew. They had spent countless hours up there talking about life while watching the clouds. 
It was where Liliana had felt the safest when she was a teenager, and it was where they had realised that they had fallen for each other all those years ago. Liliana stood right at the edge and looked out at the sea. Small waves crashed against the bottom of the hill and Liliana matched her breathing to each crash. 
There was a faint smell of seaweed in the air and the Y Consti cafe behind them wafted the smell of freshly ground coffee into the air. Taron stepped next to Liliana and took her hand in his. They stood and stared out at the sea for a moment, taking in the warm breeze and the few fluffy clouds that dotted the sky. 
As Liliana was about to tell Taron that she was enjoying the moment with him, she felt him tug on her hand. When she turned to face him, he was lowering himself onto his left knee. He took the ring box from his pocket and Liliana’s breath caught in her throat. 
‘Taron,’ she managed to choke out as she squeezed his hand tightly. Tears had already found their way to her eyes and she couldn’t help the ones that fell down the length of her cheeks. 
‘Don’t say anything yet,’ he said quickly before he gulped. ‘Please. I want to say this before I forget anything I want to say.’ 
Liliana nodded, allowing Taron the room to say whatever he needed to. Though she knew what was coming. Her heart thumped rapidly deep within her chest and tiny drops of sweat started to build on the small of her back as the anticipation of what was about to happen poured over her. 
When Matilda had asked her earlier in the day if she was going to marry Taron, Liliana hadn’t expected for Taron to propose to her that day. Things started to fall into place as she watched Taron. She’d not taken notice of it before but she should have realised that Taron had stopped cleaning at the right time, and then the next thing she knew, he whisked her away to their spot and he was on one knee in front of her. 
She swiped away the tears that had started to fall so that she could look at Taron clearly, but she couldn’t wipe them away fast enough. They were falling freely down her cheeks and she saw a couple of people out of the corner of her eye watching the scene unfold in front of them. 
‘It has been almost sixteen years since I said goodbye to you on that train platform,’ Taron started through a shaky breath. ‘When the train pulled out, I remember wondering if I was ever going to see you again. It was like I was losing the thing that mattered the most to me. When I got home, I sat in your chair and I just cried. I didn’t want you to leave, but I didn’t know if I was allowed to say anything. I remember thinking that I’d lost you for good.’ 
Taron paused and took a deep, shaky breath. Liliana wanted nothing more than to reach out and cup his cheek, to pull him into her body and hold him until the end of time. She wanted to be the one to look after him. But she held back so that he could continue in his own time. Liliana was in no rush. They had the rest of their lives to look forward to. 
‘Then one morning when I was checking my mail, I found an invitation to a book launch. The second I read the name on top, Liliana Esme, I could feel the hole in my heart shrink a little.’ 
Liliana could remember making the guest list for the book launch as if it were only yesterday. She’d been asked to give a list of names of people who meant the most to her. When Taron’s name popped into her mind, she couldn’t decide what to do. It had already been over a decade since she’d last seen him, and a whole lifetime had occurred in that time. 
She knew that it was a long shot that he would turn up, but she invited him anyway. And she would send that invite again just to have Taron by her side again. 
‘You have always been my safe space, Lil, and I have loved you since we were eighteen years old. I wake up every morning and fall in love with you even more. The hole in my heart healed when I saw you again, and every day with you makes the scar grow smaller. 
‘These past eighteen months with you have been the best of my life. It’s been a continuous adventure and I can’t wait to relive every single one for the rest of my life. I have loved dancing in Washington Square Park with you; eating croissants on a balcony in the middle of Paris; swimming in the Mediterranean Sea; running into the sea down there in the middle of the night in just our underwear.’ 
Liliana laughed through the tears that streamed freely down her face, and she held Taron’s hand tighter, if that were even possible. A stray tear fell down Taron’s cheek and Liliana leaned forward to wipe it away with her free hand. Taron leaned into her touch and let the corner of his lips turn up into a gentle smile. 
‘Liliana, you are the strongest person I know, and the love that you show everyone around you knows no bounds. You love so hard, and with everything in you. Yet you struggle to love yourself, even now. It’s almost as though you are so busy loving everyone else that you forget to share that love with yourself. 
‘I want to be the person who shows you love when you don’t feel like you can show it to yourself. I do not want you to ever feel the way you felt growing up. You’ve had me in your corner forever, but I am going to prove to you that I’m not leaving that corner. Not for one second. On your hardest days, I will be there. On days where we’re frustrated with one another, I will be in your corner. I will be in your corner no matter what. 
‘I want you to feel loved every second of every day. And one day, I hope that you’ll have children in your corner. Children that you brought into the world. That…we brought into the world.’ 
Liliana took a deep breath. The thought of children wasn’t as scary as she would have imagined, but she was nowhere near ready to think about it yet. Though she knew Taron wouldn’t push anything, ever. 
‘You are going to make an amazing mum one day, Lil. I have no doubt about it. I love you more than I ever thought it possible to love someone. You are still my safe space, my guiding light, my strength on my weakest days, and my warmth on my coldest days. I want us to be a family. I want us to start a family that will always show you love. ‘
Taron took another shaky breath and looked up at Liliana. His eyes were steady as they fixated on Liliana’s, and his hands stopped shaking just enough that he was able to snap the ring box open. 
Liliana’s breath caught in the back of her throat as she looked at the delicate ring in front of her. It was everything she could have imagined and so much more. The sapphire and diamond ring glistened beautifully in the sun that shone down around them. 
The smile she gave Taron was so big that it hurt her cheeks and she could barely see in front of her. But her smile told Taron everything he needed to know. She was ready. Liliana was ready to start the next chapter of her life. She was ready to be a wife, ready to take on the world with Taron, and ready to open up her life to him wholly. 
‘Liliana Esme,’ Taron continued through a smile equally as wide as Liliana’s, ‘will you marry me?’
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Birthday Mission...
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Characters: James "Bucky" Barnes; OFC/Arabella; Steve Rogers; Tony Stark; Peter Parker; Bruce Banner; Clint Barton; Wanda Maximoff; Vision; Natasha Romanoff
Content warning: Misunderstanding; Just fluff
Dividers by @firefly-graphics
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Arabella’s pov..
“Seriously, Tony? Today? Why today?”
“Because tonight is the only night we can be 100% positive we can get in, get the data we need and get out without getting caught.  He’ll be at the big gala in the city all night, and the intel says he is staying overnight at one of the big hotels as well”
“Right.  You mean I can get in, get the info and get out again.  Not we?”
“Well yeah, but it has to be tonight.”
“And why me?”
“Because you’re the only one with the skills to get into their sophisticated security system and bypass it.  It can only be done on-site.”
“This is most inconvenient Tony, you know what today is right?”
“Ahhhh, yes, it’s Manchurian Candidates birthday isn’t it?”
“Correct and I really wanted to be here to give him his present.  I’m sure he’s gonna love it.”
“Well, you can always give it to him tomorrow.  Now suit up, you leave in 30 minutes.”
I moved quickly to change into dark top and pants, forgoing my black boots in favour of some all black trainers to reduce the amount of noise I would make.
Heading back to the lab I ran into Nat.
“Hey Nat, I have to go on a last minute mission, I really wanted to be at the dinner tonight and give Bucky his birthday present but Tony insists, I have to leave like now.  If I give you  the present, can you please give it to him for me and apologise.  I’d do it now but I’m in a rush and I’m not sure where he is.”
“Of course Bella” Nat smiled at me.
“Thanks, I owe you one.  Hopefully I’ll be in and out and back in time but just in case..”
“No worries, leave it with me.”
I continued on to get my comms and the other tech I needed to complete the mission.
I really hoped I’d be back in time to give Bucky his present.  It was his first birthday I would celebrate with him.  Having joined the team a little under a year ago, I missed his last birthday.
He had become a big part of my life over the last 10 months and I would be lying if I said I didn’t hope that we could have something more in the future, but if friends is all we were destined for, then I’d be ok with that.
Nobody knew about your feelings for Bucky, or at least you didn’t think anyone did.  Nobody had mentioned it to you and the way this team didn’t hold back with getting into each other’s business, if anyone knew, they’d for sure have said something.
Tony met me in the garage.  Because this was just a 1 day mission, all by myself and local, I took one of the bikes. It would also allow a quick getaway if necessary.
“Good luck, I’ll be on comms if you need me.”
“See you later tonight Tony” and with that I took off towards my target.
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Later that afternoon..
The Avengers were all gathered in the dining room.  Tony had ordered like 20 pizzas, cause that was Bucky’s favourite thing to eat, but he also asked for those because he knew it was Bella’s favourite thing to eat.  But he hadn’t seen or heard from you all day and he was confused why you would miss his birthday.
“Hey Barnes.  Happy Birthday old man”
“Hey Nat, Ummm, do you know where Belle is?” Your full name is Arabella but nobody except your parents actually called you that.  Most of the team just called you Bella, but Bucky called you Belle or Belles.
“Oh yeah, she had a last minute mission, Tony sent her this morning.”
“Oh. Ok”
“What’s wrong Barnes?” She noticed his face had dropped at the knowledge that you had gone on a mission, on his birthday, and hadn’t said anything to him.
“Well, I’m just surprised I guess that she didn’t come say goodbye, or Happy Birthday or whatever.”
“Well, it was pretty sudden, Tony gave her like half an hours notice, so she didn’t have a lot of time. But don’t worry, she gave me something for you in case she wasn’t back in time.”
Bucky accepted that somewhat hesitantly, knowing that at least you didn’t forget about him.
Despite his favourite person in the world not being there, Bucky decided to have a good time anyway.
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After dinner..
The team is sitting in the media room, ready for a movie of Bucky’s choosing, but first Nat announces that he needs to open his gifts.
Bucky keeps looking towards the door, waiting for you to come in.  He tried to encourage the team to do the presents after the movie but they are having none of it.
Bucky hesitantly agreed and the parade of presents started.
Steve went first, obviously.  He got Bucky a years subscription to Astronomy magazine, because of Bucky’s love of space and his nerdiness.
“Thanks Punk” Bucky said.  “You’re welcome Jerk” Steve replied.
Nat handed over her gift - she got him a weighted blanket and explained how it can help with anxiety and could help him with his nightmares.  Bucky was really touched by this as they all knew how much he suffered from the nightmares.
He opened all the others gifts in turn.  Bruce got him a Navy blue leather-bound journal/notebook and a fancy pen.
Peter got him a set of 4 whiskey glasses & decanter which had topographic representation of the Grand Teton mountains in the bottom of the each glass and the decanter.
Clint got him some funny t-shirts and a hoodie, which Bucky appreciated as you can never have enough t-shirts.  
Wanda & Vision were next.  They got him a philodendron white knight plant.  They said it was iconic for a guy who regularly saves their asses.
Next was Sam, who got him a bit of a gag gift - a pair of Ugg slippers.
”You know, cause you a old dude."  “Yeah Sam, we get it, thanks” Bucky said, rolling his eyes.
Bucky spied one las gift sitting on the coffee table.  “And who’s this from?” He asked.
“Oh, that's Bella’s gift for you” Nat said.
Bucky opened the gift and saw a small-ish jewellery box. He opened that and his eyes teared up. “Oh my.. Ummm.. She remembered..”
Peter: “Remembered what?”
Bucky: “A few months ago, we were in the city and we walked past this antique store and this was in the window.” He said, holding up a mans pocket watch for the team to see.
Bucky: “I pointed it out and told her it was exactly like one my Dad had when I was a kid. I can’t believe she remembered” he said.
Wanda: “Oh it’s so beautiful, it must have cost a fortune”
Nat: “I can't believe she did that”
Sam: Really? Arabella?  Remember when she first joined the team and she was in love with that guy and she bought him that ridiculously expensive Tissot watch?”
They all look at him, Bucky included, realising what he meant.
Bucky: “Sam, what did you say?”
Sam: :Umm.. Tissot.. Watch…”
Bucky: “Sam”
Sam: “Ummm.. No, I didn’t say anything else..”
Bucky: “The love part..?”
Sam: “Oh dear god, I’ve gotta go..” And he ran out of the room.
Bucky: “Oh…. My…. God…. I mean, this is…”
Wanda: “Huge, this is huge”
Bucky: “Tony, when is she back from this mission?”
Tony: “She should be back soon, within the hour if everything went well.”
Bucky: “Thanks for tonight guys, I’m gonna skip the movie, I need umm, to think.” And with that he hurried out of the room, looking at the watch and shaking his head.
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About 90 minutes later Arabella got back from her mission.  Tony met her in the garage.
“Hey Tony, mission accomplished” she handed him the flash drive with the information on it “here is what you want, now, I have a birthday party to get to.”
“Umm, Bella, actually the party is over, sorry you missed it.”
“But it’s still early, at the least they should still be watching the movie he picked out, right?”  Tony shook his head.  “Tony, what happened?”
“Umm, it’s kinda hard to explain, maybe you should go talk to Nat?”
“Tony.. What happened?”
“Well, we opened gifts and then Bucky just got up and left.”
“Really?  Did he say anything? Did he open all the gifts? Including mine?”
“Yeah, he opened them all, he opened yours last.”
“So he opened my gift last and then left the party?”
“Uhhh, yeah, but, ummm…”
“Oh god, he hated the gift.  I’m gonna go find him.”
Bella took off towards the apartment wing of the building, looking for Bucky.  On the way she ran into Steve.
“Oh hey Bella, how did the mission go?”
“No time Steve, where’s Bucky?”
“Oh umm.. I think he might be in his room?”
“Ok, I gotta find him and talk to him.”
“Oh, sure, well, good luck.” He cringed at himself realising that might have been too much to say.
“Why do I need good luck to talk to my best friend Steve?  What happened?”
“Nothing, just go find him.”
Bella no longer doubted something had gone wrong, she knew it had.  But what - did he really hate the gift she bought him?  After they saw the pocket watch in the antique store she knew it was the perfect gift for his birthday.  And finding the picture of his Mum & Dad - with Steve’s help - was the perfect addition.  She was going to get the cover engraved with his initials but then thought she’d wait and see, maybe he’d want his Dad’s initials on it.
Bella checked his room, no sign of him.  She checked the gym cause sometimes if he was feeling a bit off, for whatever reason, he worked out, but he wasn’t here either.
She checked the kitchen, outside in the pool area, back in the media room where they should have all been.  He was nowhere to be found.  She headed back to her room to shower and get changed.
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Bella walked into her room, shutting the door behind her.  She headed straight through the living area towards the bathroom.  As she did so, she pulled her sweater over her head and kicked off her shoes.  
She had no idea where Bucky was or what had gone wrong but at that moment, all she could think about was letting the hot water run over her back and down her body to relax her.
As she unbuttoned her pants and got ready to push them down her hips she froze.  She had that prickly feeling at the back of her neck, like someone was there.  She turned towards her little kitchenette and dining table and saw a shadow sitting at the table.
“Buck, is that you?” She asked.
Silence.
“Buck.. What’s going on?  I'm sorry I missed your party.  I really wanted to be there but Tony sent me on this stupid mission.  He said I was the only one who could do it and it had to happen today. Did you open my gift? I hope you liked it and I am rambling.  Please say something, Buck.  If you hated the gift I can exchange it for something else.”
Silence.
“Ok, well if you’re not going to talk to me, I’m going to go have a shower, I’ll see you when I get out if you’re still here.”
With that she turned and headed into the shower.
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15 minutes later, she came out of the shower, wrapped in a big fluffy, white towel and headed into her bedroom.  A quick glance towards the kitchen told her that Bucky was still sitting in the same spot, in the dark.
Bella quickly got dressed and headed out to get a drink and then sat at the table opposite him.
“Bucky, talk to me please?  I’m sorry I missed the…”
“This isn’t about the party.”
“Then what is it about? Why won’t you talk to me?  Why did you cut the party short?”
He sat up a bit straighter and pushed the box the pocket watch was in towards me.  “What’s that?”
“I don’t know what you mean Bucky, did you open it?  If you did you know what it is.  I’m really confused and I don’t want to go to bed on your birthday like this but if you don’t start making sense, I’m just gonna go to bed.”
“What does this mean?” He asked.
“I don’t know what you mean Buck.  It’s your birthday, you’re my best friend, I remembered you pointing that out a few months back and I thought you’d appreciate it.  If I was wrong and I offended you, then I apologise and I can take it back.”
“So, this means nothing other than a present?  Are you sure Belle, because Sam said…”
“What did Sam say to you Buck?  I’m gonna kill that son of a ..”
“Woah, hold up, no need to kill him, I think he’s sufficiently embarrassed.”
“Ok Buck, you better start making some sense or I swear to god I’m gonna walk out of here. And this is my room!!”
“Ok, here goes.. Belle, do you have feelings for me?”
“I.. uh.. what.. I mean, why do you ask? Is this about whatever Sam said?”
“Uhhh, yeah actually it is.  I opened your gift and Belles, I was blown away that you would remember this and what it meant to me.  I said I couldn’t believe you’d remember and that’s when Sam said…”
“Just spit it out Bucky..”
“Sam said that when you first joined the team and you were in love with this dude, you bought him an expensive watch.  Did you buy me this because you’re in love with me?”
Bella was speechless.  She didn’t think anyone knew about her feelings and now she was faced with the big question, from the guy himself.
“Oh.  Well.  Uhh, Bucky, I think you’re great ..”
“So, that’s a no, I’m gonna kill Wilson. I’ve been beating myself up all night for not noticing and there was nothing to notice..”
“No Buck, please, let me finish.  You’re great and I love our friendship but lately I have been having other feelings.  I didn’t want to say anything to ruin our friendship.  I wouldn’t say I’m in love with you, yet.  But I have strong feelings for you.”
“Really Belles, that’s.. I like you too, I mean as more than friends as well.  I love the present so much.  So, do you want to go out on a date with me?”
“I’d love to Buck"
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drarrysux · 2 years ago
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Got too sleepy while writing this
Working Title: Losing Streak / Rated:Porny / RonxHarry due to Hermonie being a Virgo Venus
Ron calls Harry on day 48. It’s 8am and he’s just woken up for work at 8:30. Hermione is gone, her side of the bed neatly made. She leaves for a run at 6am and has an 8:00 am class. Ron calls Harry while he makes eggs. 
Harry picks up on the third ring. “Hello!” He shouts, he always answers this way. Teasing Ron gently with their years of friendship. Ron would never admit that it makes him smile every time. 
“Hey. Would you want to go out for drinks Thursday night?” Ron asks.
“Sure,” Harry agrees, “Is there an occasion?”
Ron groans, “No.”
“Is Hermione coming?”
Ron’s stomach drops, “Uh… yeah… no, she’s got an 8:00am class on Tuesday and Friday. Just us lads.”
“Cool.” Harry says it like it is cool. “Boys night!” 
On Thursday afternoon, Ron gets off work early because the corner shop he works at gets robbed. When he gets home, Hermione is eating and reading some tome which takes up half of the table. She does not look up. 
Ron slumps into the chair, “The shop got held up today.” 
Hermione continues reading, “Glad you survived.”
“Yep.” Ron agrees. 
Hermione reads another 3 minutes exactly which Ron spends staring at the glowing green stove clock. She slams the book closed and looks up at him finally, “Well, I have my seminar at 3:30, so I think I’ll head out.”
“I think I might stay over at Harry’s tonight.” Hermione looks at him in terror. Deer in the headlights. “We’re going out for drinks and I don’t think I will want to aparate. And after getting robbed at work today, I don’t think I want to risk getting mugged.”
Hermione looks calm again, she smiles, “I’m glad you’re spending time with Harry.” She turns while she is speaking and uses magic to pull her things together. She is out the door in two minutes. 
At this point, he wonders if he would even want to fuck Hermione if she was at all interested. Day 50 and she wasn’t even all that concerned that the store got robbed. It didn’t matter, it was no battle against the greatest evil Magic faced during their lifetimes. 
Ron apparates to Harry’s spot. Holding a joint between his fingers. In seconds, he’s leaning against the painted white door of Harry’s apartment. He knocks. 
Harry opens the door and they grin at one another. Nine Inch Nails fills the apartment behind him. If Ron died, he would probably come back to life if Harry came into his line of sight. Every time he sees his best friend he smiles. Harry spreads his arms wide and Ron pulls him into a hug, mussing Harry’s hair. 
When they pull apart Harry holds up his own joint. Ron cackles and displays his own. “Dude!” they shout in unison. 
Ron lights the joints off of his want and the night descends. 
By nine they are plastered at the pub around the corner. Harry is telling the bartender they are celebrating Ron’s birthday. The bartender drops two tequila shots on the bar in front of them. Harry trills when he swallows. “Happeeeeeeeeee twenty first RON!”
Ron cackles and slaps Harry on the back, “Fuck OFF man!” Ron leans in close, his breath hot against Harry’s face, “Wanna know what we’re really celebrating?”
Harry looks Ron in the eye, completely serious “Is it my birthday?” 
Laughing loud enough to draw stares, Ron pushes Harry away then grabs his biceps and pulls him close, “We’re celebrating fifty fuckin days of celibacy.” At Harry’s stunned look Ron slaps his muscled arm again and shouts, “My man!”
Harry is smiling because Ron is smiling, “Bartender! Another pitcher please.”
The bartender returns to them and slaps the bar. It’s friendly, like a high five, Ron hopes. “Boys, you’re cut off. It’s been nice knowing you.” 
Ron leans back and spins on the barstool. On the second go around he leaps off. “All righty. I will see myself out.” 
“Thank you barkeep.” Harry says, tipping an imaginary hat. 
Ron wraps an arm around Harry. He likes how Harry’s shoulder fits in his armpit. Ball and socket joint. He pulls Harry close, knocking their heads as they slide out the bar and onto the street. “Man, were you kidding about that 50 days of celibacy thing?” Harry asks. 
Roan groans, loud and drawn out and dramatic. “Fuckin, NO! Hermione’s a fuckin frid…” he trails off. 
“Say it,” Harry eggs him on.
“Nah, no. Mean. She’s great. Fuck. Actually that’s the problem.” He laughs. “Like I could just use some head to get through this like…”
“Dry spell?” Harry suggests. 
“Drought, man.”
Harry is so warm against Ron’s side. Harry unlocks the door to his building and they climb the stairs in unison, synchronizing their leg movements. Their laughing when they burst into Harry’s apartment. From the ashtray on the entry table, Harry picks up a nearly fresh joint and lights it. He takes the first inhale, Ron is staring at his lips. Harry must have licked them. Smooth red lips in contrast with his stubbly chin. 
Ron follows Harry to the couch and collapses on it with him. Harry blows smoke at Ron and passes the joint. Ron stares at Harry’s lazy form as he inhales, exhales. He feels horny and blames it on the weed. Harry looks at him, his mouth slightly open, those red lips. Ron takes another inhale and leans close, blowing the smoke at Harry without touching their lips. 
The smile Harry fixes Ron with is unlike any they’ve shared before. Ron takes another inhale. Harry meets him in the middle. Their lips sliding together, smoke leaving their nostrils with their refusal to break apart. Harry’s body is hot against Ron’s.
Ron doesn’t know what to do with the still burning joint. He flounders with his left hand, his right hand pulling Harry closer. He pulls away and reaches to put it on the coffee table. Ron sees Harry’s concern the second he looks back and slides into Harry’s lap. 
Hard in his jeans, Ron rolls his hips against Harry. “Fuck,” Harry whispers. 
Beneath him, Ron can feel Harry’s hard cock. Their lips collide. “So good, Harry.”
“You could use some head to get through this, yeah?” Harry is shifting under him. Ron nods against Harry’s cheek. He’s out of it. He’s into it. “Let me blow you.”
Ron stares into his eyes, “Yeah?” 
Harry stares back at him with certainty and a desperation Ron can’t fathom. He climbs from Harry’s lap and onto the couch next to him. Harry is moving quickly and Ron’s heart speeds as he fumbles with his fly. Harry is on his knees in front of Ron. Ron lifts his hips and Harry pulls down his jeans and boxers in one go. 
Harry’s hands are grounding on his thighs and his mouth is wet against Ron’s cock
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the-naughty-diary · 1 year ago
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The summer between sophomore and junior year I was invited to a birthday weekend to celebrate one of my good friends birthday. His parents told him to invite 2 friends to a neighboring town from Friday night to Sunday afternoon. This town has many attractions such as water parks, mini golf and all sorts of things. It was my friend his parents and another guy I kinda knew from another school. My friend and I were buddies but had not really hung out in a while so I was kinda surprised he asked me to come along. So we arrive at the hotel and right away everyone wanted to jump into the pool. I had taken both my girlie clothes and boy clothes because I didn’t know the other guy too well and my friends parents were with us so I threw on some trunks. We go to the pool then have some dinner and then get back to the room. The room was a nice suite with a full kitchen living room 2 bathrooms and separate rooms from the parents which was great. When we get back my friends parents bring out some alcohol and say we can have some if we like since they are there to look over us. Of course we start having some drinks and being that it was one of the few times we ever drank before we got drunk pretty quick. I kept losing playing drinking games so I was probably the most drunk out of the group. I cut out first to go to bed because I wasn’t feeling well but before I did I jumped in the shower to try and sober up. I thought I felt a little better but the room was still spinning lol. The liquor got me feeling horny and brave so I just put on a thong and went to bed.
The next morning I wake up and I instantly look down and see what I am wearing. I seen they were sleeping so I tried getting up to change and my friends buddy opens his eyes so I jump under the covers. He starts talking to me about the night before so I followed along with the conversation. He then says “I wasn’t expecting to see you like that last night”. I said I didn’t really drink so I was a lightweight. He the says “no I mean in that little thong you wore to bed”. Idk why I felt so embarrassed even though I typically never cared. He could tell I didn’t know what to say so he just said “it looks cute on you”. I was relieved but still nervous. Idk where it came from but I said “then why didn’t you wake up in the same bed”. He looked shocked but he got up from his bed and into mine. He told me to turn around and took the blanket off to see my booty and said wow it looks better in the light. He was rubbing my booty as we talked for a bit. After maybe 10 minutes my friend wakes up. He looked confused as to why we were in the same bed. His friend pulls the blankets off of me so he can see my ass and my friend says “wow, that’s right we did see that last night”. He sounded excited so I went with it. He then mentioned his parents would be expecting us up to go to breakfast soon. We all get up get ready and head out for the day. We had a long day of activities and eating. All throughout the day the guys would make naughty remarks and give me all sorts of looks. When I had the chance I would flash my thong to them and they loved it.
When we got back to the hotel we did kinda the same thing except we took turns jumping in the shower. I put on a little pink thong I knew the boys would love. We also had some drinks but this time we just tried to stay buzzed, at least I did. We waited until my friends parents went to bed then we all went to our room. When we got back I instantly went down to just my thong. I had my friend sit down at the edge of the bed so I could give him a lap dance. I did a little dance I got him all excited then I sucked him off. I knew he loved it. His friend the entire time was watching touching himself. I go over to him and tried giving him a lap dance and he says “no honey I want your ass”. He massages my ass a bit kisses it then starts fucking me. He felt good but he came pretty quick. I then got up and put my thong back on when my friend says “I want some booty too”. Of course I wasn’t going to say no. I pulled my thong aside and he fucked me real hard and good. He lasted quite a bit and also came inside of me. I loved it. I jumped in the shower again and put on another thong, this one was white with a little lace on the waistband. I went to bed after that.
The next morning his friend woke me up early and gave me a third load in my booty. This time he did a great job. When my friend woke up we just got ready and left for the weekend.
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casspurrjoybell-20 · 4 months ago
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FOOLS Fall - Chapter 22 - Part 2
BOOK TWO: The 'Fools Fall in Love' Trilogy
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*Warning - Adult Content*
Noah Wright
We ate our food and Sam raised the armrest out of our way so he could cuddle up next to me but twenty minutes into the movie, we weren't interested in watching it anymore.
We were more interested in each's mouths.
I had kissed the top of Sam's head which led Sam to lift up and press his lips to mine.
I brought my hand to the back of his head and kissed him back.
My tongue slipping into his mouth at the first chance I got.
Sam moved onto my lap with both hands cradling my face as we kissed.
My hands on his waist until I tilted his head up so I could devour his neck.
"We shouldn't be doing this here," Sam said breathlessly as I left bruises on his neck.
My hands found their way back to his hips and I slowly grinder his body against my hardening dick.
"You started it," I spoke against the skin below his ear.
"No. You started it."
"But you liked it," and I brought my hands to the waistline of my boyfriend's jeans.
Sam pulled back, his hand flat on my chest.
"We're not fucking in the back of a movie theater," his tone was stern, but his eyes shone with lust and I wondered if he really cared whether or not we did the deed in theater eleven.
"Why not?" I questioned because my judgment was gone when all my mind was fixated on was Sam being as hard as I was.
"Idiot, there are camera. Let's go back to my house," he suggested.
"Or we go to our apartment and then I'll pay for your train ride back home on Sunday."
"Deal."
And let's just say Sam and I had a sensual time that weekend.
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"What are you doing this weekend?" Jude asked me Tuesday afternoon.
We were both at my apartment, Jude had brought us lunch.
I thought Dinah was going to join but Jude said she had to talk to her professor about her homework.
It was just Jude and I sitting comfortably on my couch, eating and watching the latest season of South Park.
"Nothing. Why? "
That weekend Jude was talking about was my birthday, November 13th and I had al lathe desire to stay inside, not talking to anyone.
That's how I preferred to spend my birthday.
"Well, my birthday's on Sunday and you're invited. If you don't go, I'll be pissed," Jude said in mock seriousness.
I perked up at that.
"Your birthday's the 15th? Mine's the 13th."
"Oh shit, are you serious?"
I nodded, taking a bite of my sandwich.
Jude got me a sandwich from that burger joint Sam and I went to a while back.
"Hell yeah, then we have to celebrate," Jude exclaimed in excitement.
I shook my head.
"I hate my birthday. I never celebrate it," I told him.
"What? Who hates their birthday?"
"Well, when a traumatic experience happens on your 13th birthday," I muttered, though I should've just kept my answer as 'I do' and moved on.
"Oh, damn. What happened?"
What happened was my father's friend molested me on my thirteenth birthday but I wasn't about to disclose that morbid information to Jude and I think he caught on with my silence that I wasn't going to answer him.
"Sorry, that was rude of me to ask," Jude spoke sincerely.
"Listen," he set his food down on the coffee table.
"I don't know what happened and you don't have to tell me but don't let a horrible past keep you from celebrating you. Otherwise whatever or whoever ruined your 13th birthday, still holds power over you when they don't deserve power over you."
I let Jude's words sink in and maybe he was right.
I couldn't let Randy keep a hold on me every year and yet just talking about this got my heart rate rising in fear and I willed myself not to think about that night but my mind relayed the night anyway, Randy's hands all over me, forcing my hands on him and for some reason, I told Jude.
"Randy. My dad's friend. He'd always come over and make sly comments to me and then on my thirteenth he, fuck," I took a deep breath, I was looking down at my food but I lost my appetite.
"He touched me where no fucking kid wants to be touched like that and then, he forced me to do the same to him and now, and now I have panic attacks and..."
"Hey," Jude brought my attention back to him.
A comforting hand on my shoulder.
"So you have a panic attack this weekend," he shrugged.
"That's okay. You'll survive it, take a few deep breaths and then celebrate the fact that you also survived your 13th birthday and now you're nineteen. Randy has no power over you, if you don't let him."
Jude was dead serious with his words and the way he spoke, calmed my nerves.
"So we celebrating our birthdays or what?" Jude asked.
I took a deep breath because Jude was right, Randy shouldn't have power over a day that's my day.
"No party though, just our group and Sam," I said.
Jude nodded with a grin.
"Sounds like a perfect night."
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alovett · 1 year ago
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May 8th, 2004.
Saturday. The day before Mother's day. A 17 year old boy. Recovering from a 3 week stint battling Mononucleosis - the kissing disease.
I had been so tired. Sleeping 18+ hours a day - only having the strength to make it to the bathroom, eat and go to the Doctor's office for check-ups. After any of these activities, I'd head straight back to bed to sleep. But, I was passed done being on the mend. Due to go back to school the Monday to come - May 10th. I didn't make it.
If you're wondering, no, I didn't kiss anyone. Little to my knowledge, I shared a 7UP with a girl who had had mono many weeks prior, but she, evidently, was still contagious. How was I supposed to know?
As mentioned, Saturday, May 8th, I was feeling back to my normal self. Full of energy, full of life - a social butterfly eager to get out, mingle, get back to the routine of school, friends and being around people in social gatherings. My vibe.
We (my single parent mother and my only sibling, a sister) had plans to go out to my Grandma's house on Sunday, May 9th. My Grandma's was a common place where all of the aunts, uncles and cousins would gather to celebrate different celebratory happenings. On Sunday, it would be the celebration of the great day that is known as 'Mother's Day' - day to celebrate, not only all of the women who are literally the reason for our existence, but the one, the only, mother of mine.
Anyways, May 8th. Saturday. The eve of Mother's Day. My mom was out with friends that night. My best friend's mom worked shifts and unfortunately, had been called into work for a shift that would see her work Saturday night into Sunday morning, Mother's Day. As it was a night shift, shift, my friend would've essentially been alone on Mother's Day.
My family is the type of family that if we had met you once. 3 years ago. on the beach in passing, because your frisbee landed beside our towel, you were good enough as family. Knowing that my friend, Jon, was going to be alone on Mother's Day, I asked if he could join us for our own Mother's Day celebrations. The answer was obvious. Yes.
Neither Jon, nor I, drove yet. He was 16 and I was 17, same birth year, but opposite ends of the year. It was determined that if he was wanting to come to the Mother's Day celebrations, that he would need to come to my house Saturday afternoon on the bus, before they stopped their routes, so that he could make it to Grandma's in the morning. It was decided that he would stay the night on Saturday.
We were 2 teenage males. We didn't have a plan.
"Come over?" I asked.
"Sure." He replied.
"Wanna game?"
"Sounds good. What're we gonna eat?"
"Not sure. We'll figure something out."
"K."
My mom ended up buying some DIY oven pizzas and threw them in the freezer for us. "You guys are old enough to cook these yourselves. I'm going out and will be back later this evening. Bye, love you. Have fun!"
Very shortly thereafter, Jon got a message from some friends of ours that his sister was having a birthday party and that he was inviting some of his friends over too. Perfect. Trevor lived in the farm land on the outskirts of town. Fields, Fires and Friends - sounds like a good time.
I called my mom to let her know that we had been invited to Trevor's. He's a good kid - she was fine with it.
"Do you have a way there?" Mom asked.
"We are figuring that out now. I'll let you know the plan when we know more. K?"
"Please do."
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jalgajalga · 1 year ago
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JUNE
I intend to write post monthly, but now i'm two month behind hmmmmmmm. Even if it's late. Still i'm gonna post my June-life. As I write them down, turn out there are so many exciting event happened in month of June
June 1st-2nd June started with long-five-days-weekend. And i proudly say that I spent it by moving my body a lot. For the first time in maybe five years, i picked my badminton racket again and hit the court.
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As I expected my whole body was screaming loudly the next day. But I promised my other friend that i would accompany her swimming and no way i could back off. Aaaaah and one of the reason to still go was because we planed to eat Mie goreng in a lunch box after swimming, like a child used to be. Shout out to the core memories !!! It was a happy week!!!
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June 5 My friend said there was a food bazaar in a mall on her way back from work. Asian bazzar food? some kind of that. We went there but nothing catched our interest. So we went for the safest choice, what's said to be the best ramen in town. My friend paid for our food, we usually split our bills. I assumed because she's the one who asked us for a meet up. But turned out it was her birthday soon. Hahaha I'm bad at remembering dates. Sorry
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June 14 This month's art exhibition was Memanen Angin by by Lully tutus. It gave feeling of children's book ilustration. Remind me of magazine i subscribed when i was a child.
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June 18 There is a curated market selling local artisan food and craft near my house. I would go there every week if i weren't a lazy person. But i am, so i only stop by when i actually need to leave my house. This week, i take my lil bro to buy new phone, therefore I look in to find a lunch. My choice is nasi berkat wrapped in teak leaf from jiwa jawi resto. I already knew the taste, my expectation was fulfilled, it was as good as i thought.
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++ Food discovery of June ++
Ice cream Haku Tokyo Cheese Delight
It smells so cheesy, but the only cheese taste is from the cone. I forgot what flavour the ice cream was.
And for the very first time i tried Mi gacoan but ate it dine in. It's true what people say about it. It tastes waaaay better
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June 25 This June I had a chance to join europe on screen, european movie screening, then meeting up with firends. We chatted from afternoon till the cafe bout to close. Because we waited for one friend who just started her semester as a medical school specialist student. It's a nice catch up.
I watched a lot of movies this month. I obssesed with japanese movie adapted from books. Warm story kind of movie. I will talk about them in separated post. Also a movie that left deep impression for me, i watched at screening events.
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June 29
June end with another holiday and another meet up with friends. Friends who work outside the town were coming home. It's almost full squad. That day also was one of my friend's birthday. We rarely celebrate it with cake and surprises. But we asked for birthday treat from the cafe, we got mini pastry so we had blow candle ceremonial.
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Over all June was actually pretty fun. Nothing special in fact, it was just my ordinary days. But when I read this post again, I can feel the excitement and happiness I felt at that moment. Thankyou June
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fortheloveofblogging · 2 years ago
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The best trip ever!!!
The planning was on for months. Vacation applied 6 months prior to the trip. This was the kind of dedication we had for this trip.
I was here in Gurgaon working for an MNC and my very good friends Sayantan and Rashi work as risk managers for a bank in Bangalore. This trip happened in May 2022 and had many reasons to happen. 1. We hadn't met in a long time. 2. My friends in Bangalore were tired of their tedious life. 3. It was Rashi's birthday (23rd May). 4. It was my wife's birthday too in the same week (27th May). 5. It would be "trippy" to celebrate two birthdays on this trip. 😂
We reached Bangalore early morning at 6 AM and the journey from the station to their house was more than 30 km. If you are in Bangalore this is the minimum travel distance to meet someone in the middle of the city. This is the reason I don't like Bangalore a lot. So we reached and Sayantan who was half asleep opened the door just because he thought that the maid has come. It is just like everywhere; people don't matter at all, but maids do. After a full afternoon of chit-chat, we left in the evening to get our rental car, which we planned to drive all the way to Munnar. We made all preparations for Rashi's birthday at midnight. We called some of her friends, we cooked, they drank and we played. At midnight it was "Happy Birthday Rashi" ❤️😇
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Once all of the other friends left, we cleaned up the house and got all packed up for our trip. We left at 3:30 AM in the morning on the 23rd of May. I, Shalini, and Rashi were on the verge of sleeping since we didn't get rest in the last 24 hours. Sayantan on the other hand, the night owl and our only driver, was beaming with energy. I was sitting on the seat next to the driver, to give him company on this 12-hour drive. But I could not keep up with the expectations and started to nap at intervals. Bumps on the road or brakes on the highway were my push to wake up and act like I was not asleep. Our itinerary was planned in such a way that we would stay in Munnar, Aleppy, and Munroe Island over a span of 5 days. But no one knew that our plans will fail so desperately.
Anyways, the journey was tough and exciting at the same time. Sayantan had a hard time just before we were to reach our destination. We had coffee and Maggi at regular intervals during our journey. Finally, at 3PM, we reach Munnar's homestay which we booked for ourselves. It was a 2-floor cottage with one room each and it was huge and beautiful. Sayantan and Rashi took the top floor and we took the ground floor. We got freshened up and napped for a while and it was 7 PM quickly. Afraid that we won't be getting any food to eat in this remote area, we dressed up and rushed to the nearest market. Thankfully we got all the Maggi, coffee, and milk powder packets as our backup. Later we found a great place to eat named "FRIENDS Restaurant" where we ended up having dinner every day for the rest of the trip.
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Today was a new day (24th May). The view from the property was amazing. Could, mountains, peace, and tranquility, all in one place. It was a romantic stay I must say. We had our breakfast and tea at the hotel itself and left for sightseeing. Today's destination was "Top Station". As the name suggests, it was a very high altitude point, and although it was just a 50 KM drive but took us 3 hours to reach since we had to stop at every picturesque location on the way. We found a beautiful location while returning from the Top station where we put up 4 chairs and simply enjoyed the view with some music and food. After experiencing a beautiful sunset, we got all ready to get back home and suddenly Rashi realized that she has misplaced her work spectacles which were very important. We stopped at each point on our way back to check the area but we were out of luck. The poor girl had to wear her power sunglasses for the rest of the trip.
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The next morning (25th May) we were welcoming Rashi's recently married friend Sakshi and her husband Manish. Post breakfast we all left for an adventure ride at "Ripple Adventure Park". There we had to zipline from one end to another and cycle back to the first point. The feeling was really amazing since the river flowing under us was looking magnificent. Sayantan was scared as hell and it took a lot of convincing to get him to do it. But finally, we all came out of there very happy. Next, we left for the "Matupetty Dam". It was raining heavily so we took our time to reach there. The rain was continuous so we only managed to get a few pictures. We came home, had dinner, played some games, and went to bed. We loved Munnar so much that we canceled the entire itinerary and requested the owner for extending our stay by three more days. We still had hope but in the end, the owner agreed. Our lazy asses were very happy that night.
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Today (26th May) we had a lazy start to the day. Manish and Sakshi had taken the car and went sightseeing while we were still trying to wake up. In the evening we went to a bridge nearby and sat on the stones to listen to the water flow. It was very soothing. It was raining heavily on the hills, hence the water level increased and we have to run from there. We left for a stroll, in our car of course, and caught glimpses of the waterfalls near to us. Post sunset we went to the market as we had to make some preps for Shalini's birthday tomorrow. Sayantan was busy buying masalas and we booked a very local cake at a local store in the market. I was not in favor to take it but we had no other choice. The last shop we visited was a bakery "Annapurni by Nimi's Recipies" and trust me it was simply amazing. I got another cake from there and I prepared a wishlist of the things I will take back from here.
Sayantan has already asked the homestay owners to arrange for a bonfire tonight on the occasion of a birthday celebration. We were given wood and kerosene oil for the same. Before midnight struck, I, Sayantan, and Manish put in all efforts to light up the bonfire meanwhile the girls were getting ready. The preparations were done, the cake was ready and so were the party poppers. It was great fun with all six of us. We partied, played dumb charades, and did a little dance as well. A very very happy birthday wifey!!! I wish to make your upcoming birthdays more special. And thanks to all of you guys for making it awesome.
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Since the night was long, we still had to get up early today (27th May) as I had confirmed the jeep safari guy to be at our location at 11 AM. We left in a Thar for a 2-3 hour ride that covered 5 different locations in Munnar. Some of the locations were "Hanging bridge", "Ponmudi/Idukki Dam" and "Nadukani Para viewpoint". The locations were very good but the off-roading experience was something we would take back with us in our memories. After completing the safari, we were dropped back at the homestay. Manish and Sakshi had to leave in the evening for a different location so we quickly had lunch and dropped them at the bus stop in Munnar market. They are really great people. Today was our last night in Munnar so we left for the Madupetty Dam once again. We had to find a beautiful location for our pictures and we did find a very beautiful spot. Shalini really loved it. We had our full of pictures and drove back in the rain after sunset.
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We checked out of the homestay (28th May) at the usual time of 10 AM since we wanted to avoid traffic. While coming to Munnar we spotted a place where we had to trek down from the road to the riverfront. The river was flowing in a very thin stream there. We kept close attention while returning and found that place. We took an hour's break and enjoyed the view there.
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We had our lunch and dinner at roadside dhabas. Sayantan drove really well and we reached our home in Bengaluru after midnight. Everyone was super tired so we all crashed. We had our flight to Delhi today evening so Sayantan planned to prepare chicken for lunch.
This trip is very dear to me. I celebrated my wife's 30th birthday with some amazing people by my side. I wish we can have more such plans in the future. Leaving you all with the best picture of the trip. Until then Hasta-La-Vista baby.
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April on Reiko's baby bother birthday.. they gifted everyone mini crystals.. radiant ones representing their each and every important place upon the family tree.. the grandparents believed in olden spirits and guardian that took us back thousand of years ago
Protecting the balance of each family in our small village and keeping us in check and harmony.
Reiko was turning thirteen a year after and so the events of another family reunion approaches.. but before that lets do a quick flashback to that fateful day where Reiko met a young.. shy low self-esteem boy who was cursed (ofc none knows that yet)
The caretaker and the grandparents wanted to hold a lil banquet gathering to see if the two destined lovers would click from the first try
Well... They didn't at first
Reiko was too hyped and carefree in a crazy enthusiastic way ... And was kinda mischief in a playful manner
That terrified the poor little boy and freaked him out he.. of course ran away to hide 😅
For her age Reiko was a late bloomer.. as shy as the boy seemed .. he wanted to be like her more, with time he tried to come out of his shell
A week after the banquet came Easter, a holiday that the whole village celebrated.. inviting the betrothed family over.. some uncalled for events happened like.. takashi accidentally puking from his allergy to anything smelly
And with that Ken and Reiko argue yet again on about who should spend more time with Takashi
Ken doesn't know what the shy boy sees in the older girl child... Roasting marshmallows eating BBQ.. family and close friends enjoying themselves
Weeks pass and Takashi and Reiko grew closer
The shy boy started communicating more with his soon to be family members but first they became friends for life.. and made unforgettable memories.
There were sad and depressing rainy days in mid April.. walking home from afternoon walks in the playground .. the more day went on the curse grew to consume his energy
One day the shy boy gifted Reiko with a locket necklace that had their names on it .. the shape of it was not like any Locket it was a heart and a key saying in way ''you hold the key to my heart forever and always ''
Keep in mind they were just kids.. they didn't know anything about love.. true there was a bond but infatuation and love had to start growing and make progress.
Comes the night of Nicolas's wedding to his soon to be wife~~~ at the ceremony Takashi meets a flower girl ... Who was the bride's niece her name was Eclair and she was exactly his age.. a brunette girl with hazel alluring eyes.. the boy was almost pouting in a disgusted way from the way she smiled at him sweetly.
It made Reiko observe from afar and make a barf face.
Comes the after party.. everyone together with their family on different tables of course.. takashi was too worn out to take action and dance.
Reiko as the older girl and mature at times .. offered him a dance that was not slow whatsoever 🤣 .. she went from rowdy and party crazy to clumsy and whiney
Takashi helping her settle down after she tripped and fell on the dancefloor
The dj helped out a lil by setting the mood for the slow dance of the bride and groom at the wedding
Yuu teases his son and Reiko saying that this is gonna be them (you two 😏😉) in the future. Kids embarrassed 😮‍💨🤣
Takashi tries singing getting everyone in the moment along with Masami and Yuma(Reiko's little brothers)
Masami handing Eclair flowers
Kaya and Yuma dance
Ken is making Setsuko dance
A relative of the groom's family is dancing with Akari 😅 but he was clumsy stepping on her feet..she got mad so away he went
Night has passed peacefully.. going back home he spent the night at her grandparents house.. having a sleepover straight after the after party if the wedding... The two younger brothers wanted to join, Reiko putting her hand out to them.. gesturing for them to come along with a beam on ber face
That night where the two younger brother truly bonded with their older sister and the shy boy
One day Yuu comes home with news the he and his wife and son must move back to Singapore (cause his wife is from there) but also cause of his job that he got premoted on being boss of the surgery team at his own medical hospital .
That day Reiko never got to say goodbye... Everytime she thinks of that day... She feels gloomy and sad.... All cause she never got to say goodbye to Takashi
His pain grew more and so did his curse
Growing more with time as they were apart
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