#anyway grab y'alls popcorn and get comfortable

[scaredii-cat]

4 HOURS???????

[theebubblegumbitch]

i have been thirsting, extremely dehydrated beyond repair for the past three days now bc of Chad Meeks Martin. i beg of you, i need more content, he’s just.. so pretty.

hi hi so if it’s not too much to ask, perhaps could i request a fic where the reader is more so friends with Tara and Mindy since she’s a bit more shy and they invite reader over for the movie night and that’s when she meets Chad?? and he’s being his usual beautiful and charming self and she’s just overwhelmed and flustered

xtra brownie points if they give off bratz doll gf x himbo jock bf pls 🥺🫶🏽💞 i love your fics, your writing is inspiring tbh ahsjwjd

Girl's Night Interruptions~

Chad Meeks Martin x fem!reader

Request: ahhhhh you’re a GENIUS bunny!! I love this idea!! also i’m so happy to hear that my writing inspires you! ngl that almost made me cry- anyway I hope you love it gorg <333

Synopsis: At first you were reluctant, but when your two closest (and only) friends Tara and Mindy convince you to come to a movie night, you realize sometimes meeting new people is a good thing…

Warnings: none really since this is basically just fluff, use of profanity, Chad being an absolute himbo, reader being a flustered mess!

Series: Pt.1 , Pt.2

You weren't really sure why you agreed to this. You had told Mindy and Tara time and time again that you didn't really like the idea of parties, or gatherings, or anything of the such. It's not that you were super anti-social, you just- had problems starting conversation is all. Which is why the only friends you had made all of freshman year were Mindy and Tara, who were really good at easing you out of your tiny little comfort zone. Today that came in the form of convincing you to join them for a movie night. They promised it would be super chill and fun, the perfect girl's night to end the year off! So of course, you accepted.

You were now all about halfway through the first movie on the list, Legally Blonde, which was one of your favorites. All three of you quickly ran out of popcorn to share, prompting Mindy to get up to refill the bowl. "I'll be right back guys, pause it please!" Mindy had called out on her way to the kitchen. You were now left with just Tara, who quickly filled the silence by asking you questions. "Soooo how's your college love life been going so far? Had any steamy hookups?" She asked with a laugh as she nudged your arm. You felt your face get warm quick. "Cmon Tara, you know I don't like talking about that stuff." You said casually, not really mad at her for asking. "I know, I know, I was just curious." Just as Tara said that you heard Mindy walking back into the living room, and it sounded like she was talking to someone. "NO Chad, I already told you it's a girl's night. That means you can't join." Mindy had now taken her place sitting next to Tara again, leaving who you assumed was Chad standing in front of the couch.

Did Mindy have a brother? You didn't remember her ever mentioning him. "Cmon please, you know I'm not gonna bother y'all I just wanna watch the movie!" He was looking directly at Mindy as he gestured to the still paused TV, his request being promptly ignored. "You want to watch Legally Blonde? Really Chad?" Tara was questioning him, not fully believing his motive for joining the three of you. "Yes okay? It's one of my favorites I have like half of it memorized." Mindy scoffed at that, but from the look on her and Chad's faces you could tell it was probably true. "It's still a no Chad." He didn't seem to like that answer, continuing to practically plead Mindy to join in. "Ya know what fuck this, I'm watching it." And just like that he plopped down on the couch, right next to you. It was a fairly small couch and even just the three of you had barely any wiggle room, but with the addition of Chad you were definitely squeezed together. Chad didn't seem to mind though, quickly settling in and draping his arm over the back of the couch. Mindy, feeling defeated, grabbed the remote with a sigh as she accepted the crashing of girl's night.

"Fine, I guess you're staying..." She rolled her eyes at him, and he only grinned back. "Thanks, sis!" It was only now that he realized he was sitting next to a completely random girl as he raised his eyebrows at you. "OH I'm sorry, have we met before?" He asked, hoping the answer was no so he didn't have to be embarrassed. "Oh right, no you haven't. Chad this is our friend Y/N; Y/N, this is my idiot brother Chad!" Mindy quickly answered Chad's question, being sure to emphasize the word idiot. "Well thank you Mindy for that, charming- introduction, but I was asking Y/N, not you." He gestured to you as he said your name, now making direct eye contact with you. He was probably waiting for you to say something, considering you had been silent thus far. "O-oh yea I'm Y/N and uh Mindy never mentioned she had a brother." You stuttered out, hoping you didn't offend him in the process.

"Oh she didn't huh? Well now you know!" He said as he shot Mindy a glare and then you a grin. "Anyway it's lovely to meet you, and don't listen to Mindy about me being dumb okay? What I lack in brains, I make up for with Hobbs and Shaw here." Chad flexed each of his arms as he said that, and you now realized how attractive he was. Your felt your face get warm again, now hyper aware of how close the two of you were sitting. "Ah yes classic Chad, flex your muscles within the first five minutes of meeting a girl." Tara had said snarkily, perhaps hoping to annoy him into leaving the three of you be. "Hey they're my greatest accomplishment okay! Plus I'm sure she doesn't mind, do you?" Oh you definitely didn't mind. "N-No it's fine I don't mind." You were sure your voice sounded shaky as hell as you spoke. The longer this gorgeous man was next to you, the more flustered you got. So much for a peaceful girl's night...

Some time had passed as the four of you watched the movie in what was mostly silence, besides the occasional comment Chad had made on Elle Woods being a "girlboss" and Mindy having something snide to say in return. Their dynamic made you glad you were an only child. You had now reached the scene where Elle Woods figured out that it was actually the daughter who had killed her dad. You loved this scene, and you had the monologue memorized since you were a little girl. You quickly went to match Elle word for word. You didn't even notice that Chad had gotten excited about the scene too. "...at the risk of deactivating the amonium thyglocilate!" You had both said, or rather yelled it, at the TV in perfect unison. You saw Mindy and Tara's heads snap to the both of you in shock. "I guess he really does like the movie..." Tara said as she grabbed another handful of popcorn. "I told you it's one of my favorites!" Chad said before turning his eyes back to the screen. The shared moment between you two made you feel more at ease, so you went to agree with him.

"Yea it's mine too." You were still pretty soft spoken, but at least you had found some more confidence. You had also found hunger. "Hey Tara, can you pass me the popcorn." She swiftly handed it to you and you set in your lap, going to grab a handful. Just as your hand reached the inside of the bowl, you felt Chad's hand bump against yours as he also went to grab popcorn. It was brief, but his hands were so pretty and soft that you felt like you would remember those two seconds for the rest of your life. You were basically gawking down at the popcorn bowl now, hand still in it. "Oh, sorry." Chad said, muffled through his mouthful of popcorn. God he was so cute."Oh it's fine, don't worry about it." You said as quickly as possible, avoiding looking directly at him. He only shrugged as his attention went back to the movie. It was only silent for maybe ten minutes before Chad spoke again.

"Okay it is literally so hot in here. Is the AC broken or something?" Chad asked as he looked towards Mindy. "Yea it stopped working like two days ago, I have to call and have it fixed." Mindy replied, still not taking her eyes off of the movie. "Well it's like unbearable, I don't know how y'all are wearing jeans." He gestured towards you and Tara as he said that. You didn't realize it was hot, you probably thought it was just him. But to be fair you were wearing your favorite bell bottoms and your thin pink tank-top with a black star in the middle. So it wasn't a very warm outfit to begin with. While you were busy reflecting on your clothing choices Chad had found time to stand up in front of the couch. And now he was taking his shirt off...

You thought you were going to pass out. "Cmon seriously Chad! Do you have to find every excuse to take your shirt off?" Mindy yelled out at him. "What I'm hot okay! Leave me be." He sure was hot. Way too hot... You almost wished it was just you and him so- "Hey! You okay there? You were kinda staring off." Chad said as he waved his hands in front of your face. Oh shit. You were staring, and everyone had definitely noticed now... "Oh my god Y/N! Were you staring at Chad's abs?" Tara asked in an almost squeely voice. You wanted the ground to swallow you, mainly because she was right. "What no! I was staring at the movie!"

You rushed to defend yourself, hoping it was believable enough of an excuse. Chad wasn't buying it though. "It's okay if you were I totally get it, I would stare at me too." You were definitely blushing now. Mindy once again rolled her eyes at Chad's comment, causing them to exchange another death glare, which gave you time to change the topic. "Anyway, we should probably keep watching the movie." Chad jumped a little as you said that, realizing he was missing it and going to sit back down next to you. You now realized what Chad meant by it being hot. You only hoped you weren't sweating from the intense shared proximity.

The rest of the movie went well, although there was one moment where Chad went to adjust next to you, spreading his legs open just a little wider so that he was touching yours. You swore you almost passed out. Finally the credits rolled and Chad stood up to start clapping, it was kinda cute. "Wooooo great movie! Gets better every time!" Chad yelled as he turned to face the three of you. "Yea whatever Chad, you done bothering us now?" Mindy asked as she also stood up with now once again empty popcorn bowl in hand. "Yes in fact I am, I will leave you ladies to the rest of your girl's night." Chad said as he grabbed his shirt off of the coffee table. He went to walk back to his room before stopping to lock eyes with you. "And hopefully I'll see you again later Y/N." He said with a wink that hopefully Mindy and Tara didn't catch.

Oh yeah. You would definitely be seeing him again.

A/N: ahhhhhhh I love this one so much! i hope i did the prompt justice even though i struggled with the Bratz vibes thing. also i feel like i could totally turn this into a series if y'all wanted, just say the word! Happy reading my gorgeous babes!

-With love, Miss Grace<33

[ghostlyloversworld]

A jack Champion x reader

The plot-- Some cute shit, cussing is in this, that's all I can really think of 🤭

Song(s).

You could brighten anyone's day, thats how much people enjoyed being around you they would call you " the most brights person in this room "

But when you where around your boyfriend

Jack Champion you had the most biggest smile and you would be all giggly with him, which would confused anyone

" why does she only smile like that when he is around " a girl said whispering to her best friend to which her best friend just shugs his shudders he had grab a handful of popcorn to stuff his face with.

It makes many girls and boys jealous of the both of y'all there is many dudes and girls that are in love with y'all that's the only reason as to why they really hangout with y'all just to stare at y'all Either from afar or when talking to y'all

" fuck them" Was what Y/n told Jack , which makes him laugh "They are just bitches anyways" it was her turn to laugh now "no really they are " there was a comfortable silence between the two but they didn't realize that they both were slowly Getting closer to one another that was until their laps crash with one another

It makes them both kiss each other when they pulled away y/n quick says " I like you" he laughed before saying "I like you to y/n"

She looks at him "what does that makes us? " he sighs for a moment before saying "fuck it, wanna be my girlfriend " to which she shakes her head yes with the biggest smile on her face....

[miraculousislifeao3]

Sunshine Boys Ch 3

It was after school, the time all the students crowd the parking lot trying to get home as soon as possible. Crowded hallways, sidewalks, streets full of parents and students on their way back home. But for Marinette this wasn't the case, she was going to hang out with Alya after considering the interruption they had at lunch with dumb and dumber.

She rushed to her car getting in before Adrien of Felix could talk to her. (Not like they would because Adrien got detention and Felix was called into the office after a teacher found out about their fight in the hallway.) She was happy to not be dealing with those jerks for at least the rest of the day. But, her streak of back luck wasn't over yet soon after she started the engine someone knocked on her window. Felix smiled brightly at her but she didn't even look at him more than the glance she gave him before she pulled out of the parking lot and left for Alya's.

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"He really can't take a hint can he?"

"That's what I thought! It's the first day and I am already so over this school."

"Girl they sound like the worse."

"Trust me, they are."

Alya pulled Marinette into a side hug, grabbing the bucket of popcorn that was in between them. Un pausing "Barbie Life in the Dreamhouse" They knew very well that that show was for younger kids but they were still kids at heart and watched it anyways for funzies. 

"You know what's kind of weird"

"What"

"If we never got put in 9th grade together we would be friend today"

"That and if Luka had never come to our school."

"Luka.........How is he? He nevers talks to me these days."

"He hasn't been doing well mentally you know ever since his mother passed away in a crash a few months back."

Marinette froze. How could she not have known this? How has nobody told her anything?

"I never knew that..." "Omg you didn't know?! Luka has been really out of it since he got the news maybe you should talk to him?"

" What would I even say to him, I have never lost a parent nor been in anything close to his situation."

"I don't know but I think you should possibly reconnect with him. You know how he is more comfortable with you than anyone else and you just being there might cheer him up a bit. You know how he is with you."

"Maybe I should ask him to lunch tomorrow he still lives somewhat close by right, I don't want to be a bather if it's too far for him."

"Marinette you know very well that he would travel to the moon and back to talk to you. And yeah he is actually doing some work at a 16 and up club for a gig maybe you could talk to him there I think it's tonight i'm not too sure though."

"It's worth the shot. What's the name of the place?"

"Miraculous wonders I think. The owners Plagg and Tikki are friends with Nino so I have been invited there a few times."

"Miraculous wonders, isn't that a little weird for a clubs name?"

"I don't see what's wrong with it but it's nothing compared to the American club names."

"You're right on that one Al. Oh Luka is playing tonight until......about 3 in the morning dang"

"We should go maybe you could you know loosen up a little"

Alya rubbed her shoulder against Marinette and grinned. Marinette jokingly rolled her eyes and pushed Alya away. The two girls bursted out in fits of giggles until their sides hurt. 

"Alya you know I don't drink."

"But you can." Alya brought out the n teasing her.

"You know how badly that went last time with your parents finding me passed out on the bathroom floor. My parents flipped so thank you but no thank you."

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Luka was tuning his guitar backstage while the rest of Kitty Section was setting up the drum set, mics for background vocals, and amps for each of the 2 guitars. Lifting the guitar over his shoulder he walked up on the clubs stage and sat down on one of the stools in front of the mic. 

"Bonsoir everyone hope y'all enjoy the show! To start off the night we are playing Last First Kiss. " (This is not a song fic I swear )

Luka: Baby I, I wanna know What you think when you're alone Is it me yeah? Are you thinking of me yeah? We've been friends now for a while I wanna know that when you smile Is it me yeah? Are you thinking of me yeah? Oh, oh. Girl what would you do, would you wanna stay If I were to say I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your Let me be your last first kiss I wanna be first, yeah Wanna be the first to take it all the way like this And if you Only knew I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your last Your last first kiss 

Ivan: Baby tell me would it change I'm afraid you'll run away If I tell you what I've wanted to tell you (yeah)  Maybe I've just gotta wait Maybe this is a mistake I'm a fool yeah Maybe I'm just a fool yeah (oh, oh) 

Luka: Girl what would you do, would you wanna stay If I were to say

All: I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your Let me be your last first kiss I wanna be first, yeah Wanna be the first to take it all the way like this And if you Only knew I wanna be last yeah Baby let me be your last Your last first kiss (your last first kiss) Your last first kiss (your last first kiss) 

Luka: Girl what would you do, would you wanna stay If I were to say Your last first kiss [All:] I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your Let me be your last first kiss I wanna be first, yeah Wanna be the first to take it all the way like this And if you Only knew I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your last Your last first kiss I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your last Your last first kiss

Ivan: Ohhh I wanna be last, yeah Baby let me be your last Your last first kiss

The door to the club opened with ringing of a bell catching Luka's attention. Luka froze, it was Marinette he could barely recognize her but it was her. Same blue hair and those eyes that he fell in love with went they first met. 

Marinette and Alya went over to the drink counter and orders a sprite (or at least Marinette did Alya not so much)  When the bartender gave them their drinks they sat at one of the booths against the wall, (For safety reasons of course they didn't sit with their backs to the crowd of people). Marinette's gaze met his, Luka smiled at her before Ivan started playing the next song and Luka looked away. 

Time seemed to slow down not only for Marinette but also for Luka. They hadn't left on good terms when they had broken up and that still took a toll on their friendship but Luka had gotten over the break up and moved on much to Marinette's delite. She liked hanging out with Luka but ever since they broke up things have been strange, but she still feels comfortable around him and he feels the same way about her. 

The rest of the set list was about 5 songs one named "Kiwi" and another named "Cherry" . Luka was occasionally glance at Marinette from the stage even meeting her gaze as well at times. It felt nice to see her again, he felt as if he was free in a way when he was with him and or being in the same room as him. 

He felt at ease. Marinette however.........was the complete opposite. 

[natalie-the-writer]

Hey y'all!

I have created another Mandy × Lou fanfiction in like 24 hours.

Blue what have you done to me XD.

Anyway, here's another UglyDolls fanfiction. It takes place about 7 months after the beginning of Lou's redemption and could definitely be in the same timeline as most my other stories. If you haven't read my other ones, then just know they spend a lot of time together so this makes a lot of sense.

On with the story!

Dance

"I don't know how to dance."

Those were the words that momentarily stumped Lou one night when he and Mandy were hanging out at his house. They were in the living room, settled on the couch together with her feet casually thrown up in his lap and a half full popcorn bowl between them. The Greatest Showman was on the TV - a movie about a man who wanted to be great, risked everything to be great, and almost lost it all when he was great - and another dancing scene was on. As Phillip and Anne flew across the stage in a dazzling show of stunts and choreographed dancing, Mandy said those words, eyes transfixed on the screen. He turned to her, blue eyes wide.

"You don't?" He wasn't judging, just surprised and curious. It never occurred to him that Mandy might not be able to dance. In fact, why should he be surprised? Only dolls with dancing roles automatically knew how to dance. He himself had to learn from scratch.

She shook her head slowly, not looking at him. "I don't, but I always wanted to. It's amazing how moving one's feet and body can create something so... beautiful. Especially when you dance." Her gaze finally landed on him, a small smile on her face.

He contemplated a moment, glancing to the side as he tried to fight the heat rising to his cheeks. "You know, I didn't always know how to dance."

"You didn't?" There was clear surprise in her voice.

"No." He pulled his eyes back to her. "Learning to was one of my tasks as a prototype-" Her face started to fall into a sad one, as it always did when he referred to himself that way or talked about his earlier life, so he quickly continued, "-but it was one I actually enjoyed. I spent weeks learning everything I could, from the moon walk to the tango. If you want to learn, I'm sure I could teach you."

"You would?" Her eyes shined with uncertain wonder.

"Of course I would." He straightened. Did she not believe he would do anything for her? She was one of his best friends - and maybe something more if he could get up the guts to say it, explain it, understand it himself what he was feeling when he was around her. He wanted more of these nights with Mandy. He wanted every night he could have with her.

The blonde grabbed the remote, pausing the movie, and poked at her feet to get them off him. She obliged, allowing him to stand and hold out his hand for her. She let out a little giggle that made his heart warm and smile grow, threading her fingers with his. "What a gentleman."

"Always try to be." He said, grabbing his phone as she rolled her eyes, standing. They were both pajama clad, her planning to stay for the third sleepover this week, and Lou couldn't help but watch her out the corner of his eyes as he searched for a song. (It was difficult to type with one hand, but he wasn't about to let her go for a second.) Her hair was down from its usual bun, falling in wavy tendrils a few inches beyond her shoulders. It was a look she only had at night, when the hair bow felt too tight to lay comfortably, and he had become accustomed to it.

'She's beautiful, and she doesn't even know it.' He thought, watching her nervously brush a strand of hair behind her ear. The perfect song then popped into his head. A moment later, his phone was hooked to the speaker and quietly playing "What Makes You Beautiful" by One Direction. It was older, sure, and maybe not the best dancing song, but the words rang true.

You're insecure, don't know what for

You're turning heads when you walk through the do-o-or

Don't need make-up to cover up

Being the way that you are is enou-ou-ough

Everyone else in the room can see it

Everyone else, but you, ooh

Lou put his phone down, turning so he could place his hand right above her hip. She put hers on his shoulder, and he pretended not to feel the warmth that spread from every area she was touching him. He slowly led her through a few basic steps, increasing the pace after she seemed to have gotten it down. Halfway through, she stepped on his bare toe and he couldn't help but wince. "I'm so sorry." She stopped, eyes downcast with guilt. "I'm terrible at this."

"And that's okay." He assured quickly, wiping the pain from his face. "What is it that you and the others tell me? That you're going to be terrible at something until you practice? The same goes for you too, you know."

"Since when do you listen?" She asked teasily, that smile returning to her face with the familiar banter. It made his heart skip with the thought that he was the one to put it there.

"I listen." He protested as they started the steps again. She was a fast learner, quickly picking up where to put her feet depending on where his were going.

"Riiighhhtttt." She rolled her eyes again. He pouted, but the expression was quickly wiped away as she urged him to pick up the pace. He showed her new moves as the song played. She picked them up easily, smile growing into a full blown grin that he couldn't help but replicate.

If only you saw what I can see

You'll understand why I want you so desperately

Right now I'm lookin' at you, and I can't believe

You don't know, oh-oh

You don't know you're beautiful, oh-oh

That's what makes you beautiful

As she grew more comfortable with the regular steps, he built up his courage to ask, "How about I spin you? I promise I won't let you fall."

Her soft smile was answer enough. "I know you won't."

In one easy movement, he drew her to him, almost nose to nose. He took a brief second to get his breathing going from where it had hooked in his chest, then spun her outward. She laughed, leaning back with her hand in his, and he took a moment to admire her. Mandy. Intelligent. Kind. Forgiving. Loving. Beautiful. How had he ever hated her glasses? How had the old Lou, the old him, missed this amazing doll in front of him? He spun her back inward, one arm hooking around her waist as her other hand stayed entwined with hers. She was panting a little from laughter, eyes brighter than the stars outside.

"How about a grand finale?" He asked.

"I expect nothing less with you." She joked. "Go for it."

He let go of her hand to place his against her back, turning to the side to dip her. Her arms hooked around his neck for balance as she let out a little breathy laugh. He joined in, heart pounding loudly in his chest. The last notes played out as they fell quiet, staring at each other in a frozen dance pose. Her eyes pulled him in, so amazingly beautiful pools of hazel that he could drown himself in, and their faces were only a few inches away. Her arms rested around his neck, entirely comfortable with him holding her.

'Kiss her!' Everything in him screamed. And he wanted to. He did. He really, really did. But he didn't want to mess this up. If she didn't want him in that romantic way, he'd be destroying their relationship. It would never be the same again. So he pulled back, straightening both of them to stand. Her weight still pressed against his arms, supported by him.

"Can we dance again?" She asked quietly - hopefully. He could never deny her anything, especially when she was looking at him like that.

"Always." He promised.

The dip was the catalyst to a brand new dance. They didn't follow the standard steps, dancing with each other to nothing but the beat of their hearts. The floor didn't feel like it was there. They were dancing on clouds, spinning and turning and stepping to their own beat without once getting on each other's toes. He pulled her into more dips and spins than he could count, spurred on by her laughter and smiles that were directed at him. His heart sung, flying a million miles with every amazing second that passed.

Lou didn't want the dance to end, but eventually, it had to. As their bodies grew tired and breaths deeper, he eventually pulled her to him and stumbled, doing a controlled fall to the floor. He held Mandy to his chest, protecting her from the impact with the wood, and for a moment, he was stunned into silence.

"Are you okay?" Mandy asked immediately, one hand cupping his face. His skin tingled. She was lying across his chest, their legs almost tangled together, and expression pinched with worry. After a bizarre second, he laughed. She looked at him as if he'd grown two heads and Lou knew she was a second away from calling a doctor doll.

"I'm fine, Mandy." He said, hands resting over the center of her back. Her hand hadn't left his face. "It's - I've never fallen while dancing before, but I can't say I'm complaining." His face heated up. Why did he say that? It had to be because his back was throbbing a little. Or he hit his head on the floor. Yes, that's why his brain to mouth filter wasn't working. It's why he was looking at her with what had to be a goofball grin, silently laughing at himself and the situation while simultaneously enjoying it. Mandy was here, with him, and it was as perfect as always, fall and all. "You know, I picked that song for a reason."

Her voice was barely above a whisper, red climbing her neck. "Really?" She didn't seen to want to move. Neither did he.

"Yeah," he nodded, pressing his face into her palm, "because it's true. You're beautiful." His lips curled into a softer smile.

Maybe he was staring a little too long. Maybe his hands were staying on her back, keeping them in this spot instead of getting up off the unforgiving ground. Maybe Mandy wasn't moving at all, looking down at him with a slightly open mouthed smile and her hair framing her face like a halo, the tips of some strands brushing his face and neck. Maybe his face was pink with happiness and those pesky butterflies were moving from his stomach to his chest, his entire body screaming at him again that he should 'kiss her! Kiss her now!' but the knowledge of all he could lose, all he would be risking, was on his mind and he couldn't live without Mandy and-

Lips landed on his.

Mandy was kissing him.

Mandy was kissing him. Right now. On the floor.

His brain was short circuiting. He'd never kissed anyone, but Mandy made it feel so right. And she was right here. Kissing him. Now. It had to be a dream. No, no it wasn't. She was real. His heart was flying. Every part of him was warm in a way he'd never felt. He didn't want it to end.

Before he could even respond by kissing her back, do the thing he'd been longing to do all night and maybe for a while longer than that, she pulled back. The smile was gone, replaced with worry and maybe a twinge of fear. He wanted to eradicate that expression. "I- Lou, I-" Her hand dropped from his face. He grabbed it, linking their fingers together.

"What's wrong?" The question spilled off his lips as his hand squeezed hers.

"You..." she swallowed, hope replacing fear and worry, "you aren't upset?"

"N-no, no, of course not, I..." He trailed off, trying to find the words that escaped him when he needed them most. "I wasn't expecting it, that's all. That was... good." He mentally kicked himself. He needed a better word than that to describe the moment, but nothing seemed to cut it. He did one of the things only Mandy could really make him do - stutter over words in order to try and find the right ones. "I mean, uh, astounding, really-"

She stopped his rambling with another kiss. This time, he was able to respond, closing his eyes as one hand moving to the back of her neck. It was longer than the last and no less amazing. Impossibly, it got better.

His eyes flicked open only when they separated. She didn't move far, their noses almost touching. The anxiety in her eyes was replaced with that familiar, exasperated fondness. "Did you expect that one?"

"Maybe. Maybe not. I can't remember anymore." He grinned. She snorted out a laugh. "Not that I'm complaining at all about anything, but what made you decide to... do that. I've been wanting to for weeks, but I never got up the courage." He chuckled a tad nervously.

"The first one was because you can't look at me like that, like this, and expect me not to kiss you. It wasn't fair." She pouted. He laughed lightly, twirling a tendril of hair between his fingers. "The second was to get you to shut up." Her free hand moved through his hair, brushing it back from his forehead. It was surely a mess by now, but he didn't care. This was Mandy.

"What could I do for a third?" He asked genuinely.

"Hmm... another dance lesson?"

"I think I can make that arrangement." Lou got up slowly, keeping one arm looped around her. His back ached a little, but nothing was going to stop him. He rolled his shoulders and held out a hand for her free one. "May I have this dance?"

She giggled, lacing her hands with his. "You may."

The next time, when he dipped her, nothing stopped him from kissing her.

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An hour later, they were on the couch again, only this time, Mandy was connected to him from feet to shoulder. She was pressed flush up against his left side, his arm around her shoulders and her feet crossed over his on the ottoman. Her head rested on his shoulder, some of her hair flared out over his chest. He didn't mind how it tickled his nose at times. The television was off, the popcorn gone, and the blanket from off the back of the couch was tucked over their bodies. Her left hand was rested on his head, in his hair, and Lou was entirely content. There were still some butterflies remaining in his stomach, but they were mostly calm from the knowledge that they were together where he didn't have to resist kissing her.

Mandy was his girlfriend. His girlfriend Mandy. He liked - no, loved the sound of that.

"So," she spoke after a long stretch of comfortable silence, shifting so she could face him. He hummed in response, tilting his head to look at her. "How are we going to tell the others? You know they've been waiting on this."

"Really?" His eyebrows furrowed, thinking back on the recent weeks. Nothing stood out to him. "I didn't notice."

"Seriously?" She laughed, shifting a little further away from him but not out from under his arm. He nodded, still confused. She shook her head, smiling with clear exasperation. "Nolan insists we sit together. Moxy pairs us up in games. Ox makes up the craziest excuses to step away if we three are in a conversation. Lucky Bat-"

"Okay, okay, I'm oblivious. I get it." He chuckled.

"One of the things I love about you." She settled against his shoulder as he rolled his eyes, not afraid of the flush surely climbing up his neck. He wasn't oblivious to much until it came to emotions or some social cues. Things flew over his head in that area. "But really, when are we going to tell them?"

He thought a moment, grinning when an idea struck his mind. "Let's let them figure it out."

"You're going to drive Nolan up the wall."

"That's the fun of it."

Mandy lightly swatted him on the chest, laughing. "Alright, but when they find out, you're taking the fall."

"I can live with that." He leaned over and put a kiss on her temple, watching as it frazzled her for only a moment. They were both getting used to this, but wanted it all the same. Wanted more of it. She gave him a peck on the cheek before settling her head on his chest, snuggling up against him as his arm came to wrap around her, chin resting lightly on the top of her head. He reached out and turned off the lamp light, letting a comfortable darkness wash over them.

Slowly, Lou fell asleep, wishing to Heaven above that this wasn't a dream. That he wouldn't wake up in the morning alone in his bed with his thoughts laughing st him for thinking he could have something as good as this. He drifted off with her in his arms and her soft breaths music to his ears.

He woke up with her in his arms and smiled at the rising sun through his window.

[skelemira]

Ooooh whats Rowan's lore? *grabs popcorn*

ALRIGHT BUCKLE UP BUTTERCUPS

Gonna leave it after the cut (if I remember how to do the cut right on mobile lol) so I don't clog up feeds

So Rowan started out as a human. Her family was okay financially, probably lower middle class. Not rich enough to be truly comfortable, but not in a whole lot of danger debt-wise. She had a mother, a father, an older sister named Magnolia (Nolia for short) and a little brother named Cedar (lol do you see a naming pattern here I'm so creative). Her parents were... Okay. They weren't abusive or anything, but they weren't exactly doting. They didn't really have the time to be doting, since they both worked all the time. The siblings all got along really well, though, the type of siblings that stuck together initially because they lacked that true family relationship but slowly morphed into ride or die siblings.

So one day, little 14-year-old Rowan (Nolia was 16, soon to be 17, and Cedar was 10) gets home from school, pretty average, normal day.

She's sitting at the table doing her hw when someone knocks at the door and her parents (it was kind of weird, they were never home at this hour) rush to open it. There stands a man in a lab coat, holding an envelope. Rowan hated him instantly. Something about him seemed wrong.

He talked to her parents for a bit, and her parents asked her to go get Nolia and Cedar with some urgency in their voices. And.... If she was right in placing that tone.... Guilty excitement...?

She got her siblings and they came downstairs.

Turns out her parents had been closer to debt than she realized. So to get some more money and.... Relieve some financial burdens, they sold their kids to a group of scientists needing victi----research participants.

Of course there was a struggle, Nolia stepping up to try and defend her siblings, screaming at her parents, Rowan holding Cedar close while silent tears poured down both their faces.

But the scientist was prepared, and before anyone could react, three men appeared with rags, holding them over the kids' mouths.

She woke up in an empty white room.

Well... If you could call it white. It was more of a dinghy, hardly cleaned beige. These men were not with the government, she could immediately tell that.

Gonna sum up this part bc it involves torture but basically the scientists were experimenting to see if they could turn a human into a monster. They found only Rowan's soul was compatible. They used her siblings to keep her under control..... Only they had dumped Nolia and Cedar on the streets weeks ago. They simply reused footage to "prove" to Rowan they were still there.

They almost succeeded in their experiment. They forced so much magic into her soul that it started to flip.... But it was too much and Rowan flatlined. They dumped her body in the woods, only disappointed that they came so close.

A couple months passed. Her body decayed until only her skeleton remained. The decaying process was helped along by all the magic, which seemed to have concentrated in her bones, morphing them slowly until they were all connected.

She woke up.

She spent several years on the streets. She begged, she stole, and... She drank. Or at least she tried to. (She was allowed into bars because people thought she was a monster, and she wasn't wearing stripes, so that must mean she was an adult.) She quickly discovered that her alcohol tolerance was *legendary*. She drank bars dry having drinking contests with people (that's how she paid for all her drinks) but felt no different than before. Eventually someone dared her to try Everclear, and though she grimaced at the taste, she drank the entire bottle.

The bar was silent.

The taste eventually grew on her, a kind of self-inflicted punishment that soon became a routine, almost a comfort.

Now a good chunk of the next part has to do with my friend's sonas which I'm not going to talk about because they're not my characters, but suffice it to say they were amazing friends to her and helped her recover and get on her feet.

One such friend discovered her sleeping by Grillby's dumpster, and Grillby let her stay the night on his couch, setting up a job at Muffet's for her the next day. She and Muffet became really close friends and finally she started to have a more stable life. (She finds and dates Underlust Sans but that's another story lol which I would be happy to share in another ask~ but y'all these two are so cute plz)

So someone suggests she go see a therapist. Goodness knows she's got some trauma. So she agrees. The name of her therapist seems..... Eerily familiar but she decides to ignore her gut and go anyway. She walks into the therapist's office and---

And sees her mother sitting there, looking professional and well-rested and happy.

She runs.

Yeah so suffice it to say she isn't gonna trust therapy again for a bit lol, and it takes her even LONGER (and some good therapy sessions) to accept the fact that her mother was clearly better off without her and her siblings.

Yeah ya girl has a lot of issues, especially abandonment <3 she is very much a people pleaser and WILL put your needs high above her own. Anything to make you want to stay. Anything to make her feel needed or wanted.

So she's hanging out at Grillby's one day (he and his bartender like to try out different mixes on her, try to see if they can get her to make a face at a cocktail) when a huge party comes in. Rowan automatically shrinks a bit from discomfort because of the big crowd, and she continues her game with Grillby and the bartender (the bartender is my friend's sona that's why I'm not naming them lol). Then she hears something that makes her freeze mid-sip.

"Let's hear it for Magnolia!!!! The first of us to get tied down!" Followed by raucous laugh....ter...

She recognizes that laugh.

She flees the bar, with no explanation to anyone. She catches a glimpse of Nolia, with Cedar by her side, and both of their eyes squint slightly in confusion as she passes by them.

She makes it outside, looking around for where to go, unable to think in her panicked confusion when---

"R......Rowan?"

She goes ramrod straight and slowly turns, hands balled into fists to hide the violent shaking. Nolia bursts into tears, Cedar immediately clinging to her stiff form, his shoulders shaking as bad as her hands.

They.... Recognized her. They.........

Were *happy* to see her.

Slowly she hugged them back and they got to catching up. (So yeah if it wasn't clear Nolia was getting married, they both had survived on the streets together until Nolia was old enough to get a job).

Also something I forgot to mention lol is Rowan had found 2 kittens behind Muffet's, an older girl kitten fiercely protecting a little boy kitten. They immediately latched onto her after she made it clear she wasn't a threat, and she decided to name them after her siblings.

Also things worth noting, she smells like apples, she has magical red translucent hair, her soul wavers from more upside down like a monster's to more upright like a human's, she loves to bake, she is like the DEFINITION of cottagecore, she has magical tattoos on her face that change around to look like the Day of the Dead skulls (the colors get brighter or darker with her moods), and she drinks 2 bottle of everclear every time she goes to Grillby's. The paramedics in the area quickly become used to people calling the ambulance when she drinks (seriously look up everclear it's basically pure alcohol). She eventually stops drinking (not that it was *really* harming her since she had that alcohol tolerance and a body made primarily of magic at this point (plus alcohol isn't really gonna hurt her, she doesn't have kidneys lol) but she wanted to stop anyway. She loves to paint and teaches one of her friends to paint, tending to her friend's garden while her friend paints. She also loves to cook and bake, she eventually helps out with baking at Muffet's, though she refuses to bake the spiders into the pastries. Her scones are things of legend, they sell out as soon as she brings the tray out of the kitchen.

Yeah that was a lot lol and there's little things here and there that I missed so feel free to send in questions about her if you want to know anything! Or if you want to know how Rowan and UL Sans got together (spoiler: they eventually get married and it's so cute)

[dayasbun]

Fame - Angus Cloud (4)

Summary- a luckily timed audition leads to you falling for your new and unexpected co-star.

Warnings- okay HI welcome to my first multi chapter series woah?! this is actually so exciting for me like wow especially since angus doesn’t have any fics yet im just really really excited- so warnings! smut for sure, bad words, lotsa fluff, angst- everything in one basically. here comes a ride and I hope you enjoy :)

Part 1

Part 2

Part 3

Part 4 {reading now}

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“Fuck right there- Oh my god please-” You moaned holding his hair. “You never had anyone eat your pussy like this before right?” he said eating deeper as you moaned and squirmed. “Only you baby, this pussy is only you-”

“Yo wake the fuck up, you making weird noises and shit.”

You sat up taking in a deep breath and inspected your surroundings. There stood a worried Angus with a mug in his hand. “I'm fine...” you said quite unconvincingly.

“You sure? I went to make you some tea and came back to you rolling around and groaning and shit, thought that strange netflix monster had come to you or sum.”

“The demogorgan-”

“Yeah that shit!” He sat next to you on the edge of the bed. “Nightmare?” he asked softly as he handed you the tea.

“Well not exactly...” You took the warm mug and took in a long swig of the warm goodness. It's not like you were just going to openly tell him ‘Oh no, I just had a dream about you eating me out and I loved every second of it.’ “Actually yeah, a nightmare.” you lied.

“I hate those, what was yours about?”

“I...a monster ate me alive and I couldn't stop it.”

Angus shook his head. “Damn mamas, I’m sorry. Those suck, I know its like 2 pm, but let’s eat some breakfast and try to forget about it.”

You nodded standing up and stretching “Thanks...for the tea.”

“Of course, don’t girls love tea? Ion know, I don't really be sleeping with girls that often.” He chuckled walking into the small kitchen.

“Tea is amazing!” You exclaimed, following him and sitting on the counter. “I love tea in all seasons, it has so many benefits.”

“Yeah? What’s some of them benefits.”

“Well green tea has amazing antioxidants, and is a more naturally caffeinated drink than coffee- with not as many negative results. But don't get me wrong, I really do love my coffee- anyway! Tea can help straighten and strengthen bones, brighten your smile, and help you lose weight!!”

“Oh wow.” He laughed “I didn't even care about all that tea shit, just wanted to hear your voice. But it was actually kinda interesting.”

“Yeah- and don't worry about a lack of my voice, I never shut up.”

“You right about that; but before you get all defensive, its aight. I like hearing you blab off about random stuff ion care about.”

You felt your face grow hot as you stifled a giggle that wanted to come out. “Thank you. I think I talk too much, but hey, can't really stop it y’know?” Angus nodded as he cracked 5 eggs into a pan. “You just be going off about stuff- actually you was sleep talking a little bit.”

Fuck.

“Yeah? What was I saying?” you asked innocently, hoping he didn't say what he was most definitely about to say.

“Well it was when you had that nightmare. Was the monster a cow or sum? Cuz you kept saying ‘Angus’ so like.” He turned to look at you “I figure it wasn’t me, but it was probably like...some beef monster.”

“Oh yeah, for sure a beef monster.”

“And that beef monster was eating you huh?”

You smoothly tucked your hair behind your ear and nodded with a sweet smile “Mhm.”

Angus gave you a quick up and down look before turning around and continuing to scramble the eggs. You had to change the current topic or you'd die of embarrassment, so you decided to bring up the topic of the show instead. “Do you know which scenes we’re filming tomorrow?”

“Yeah, no sex scenes until next week. Tomorrow they finna do you coming back and me reminiscing on the old times.”

“Okay cool. I have those lines down, pretty simple...” You mumbled.

“Yeah me too.”

A butcher knife couldn't even cut the tension in the room right now. Fuck, a chainsaw couldn't either.

“So like... I’m gonna go change and I'll be right back? Sound good?”

“You can wear summa my stuff. If you want- you don’t got to i'm just offering.”

“Oh that'd be great thanks! You know my trailer is just so far away!” You joked, knowing that it was only next door. You hopped off of the counter and followed him back into the room you two had just come out of.

“You just want one big shirt? Girls be doing that alot nowadays.”

“Yeah, thanks that'd be great...”

“So the biggest shirt I got got some barbecue stains on it- ignore it. I just went off on some spicy wings the other day-”

You burst out laughing and sat on the bed “Gus it’s fine, gimme!” You pulled your shirt off and held out your hands. He turned back around to find you only in your bra and shorts.

“Yooooo-”

“Its fine, we have to be completely naked with each other next week. Titties are just titties.” You took the shirt out of his hands and put it on. After pulling off the shorts that you wore underneath the shirt; that was more like a dress- and folding them, you walked back into the kitchen and reclaimed your spot on the counter.

“Well I know one problem we won't have!” You stated with a smirk.

“Yeah, and what's that?”

“Drake was worried you wouldn't be able to ‘get it up’...but honestly, I don’t think it'll be too hard.”

“Why you think that?”

“Look down.”

Sure, Angus wouldn't let you live down the wet dream you had about him for quite a while, but you'd never let him live down the boner he got- just from seeing you in a bra.

+

“So. Let's get to the real real.” Storm said pulling her knees up to her chest with a grin. “What the hell is going on with you and Angus?”

You, Storm and Daya were hanging in your trailer. You three were the only girls that didn't have scenes to film right now, Alexia, Barbie and the rest of the female cast were shooting night scenes. They had helped you set up the place to seem more homey, and now the newly formed trio you were a part of was in your bed with microwave popcorn, juicy juice, and twizzlers.

“Nothing Storm! Actually nothing I-”

“Nope, don't do that.” Z quickly cut you off. “Everyone can see it, it’s like what everyone on set talks about.”

“What?-”

“Plus, he talks about you too much, and you do the same with him! Earlier I said I wanted to pop some microwave popcorn and you started telling me about some conspiracy he told you about popcorn and microwaves, how they’re a secret way in for the government- like girl! Don't tell me you're so whipped that you're out here believing this stuff!”

“OKAY! Okay! I get it...look Gus is-”

“Gus?! You call him Gus?”

“Yeah?-”

“He literally hates that nickname with a passion. He gotta love you.” Storm chuckled grabbing a handful of popcorn.

“Okay well Angus is cute. He’s sweet and funny and caring- BUT. I won’t let anything happen between us, it’s like...business. This field is acting- and I don't think it would be good for us to do anything more, especially during filming.”

Z sighed. “Falling for your costars is weird.”

“Yeah.” Storm chimed in. “Our girl Daya been there and done that...but it never really affected her acting. She's so talented that she could keep it hidden off screen and focus on her character. I mean I know you talented Y/N...but you not my big sis like Z, so I don't really know how you'd be able to deal with it yet. Drake already seemed a bit iffy about it because he could tell you two had a little something going, but the thing comforting him is y'all are talented. So he knows you can do it- I know you can too.”

“Yeah he sent us a letter about it...it's just hard. I can't lose this role, I've come so far.”

“I don't think you’ll lose it. I think you'll be fine. Just keep a business mindset when on set. What goes on off screen and behind closed doors is your business, girl. Drake or nobody can stop that- Jesus can't even stop that!”

You and Storm giggled at Zendaya’s last comment. “Yeah yeah yeah...okay I get it guys. I got this- period.”

“Period.”

“Period...So were you one of those girls that watched all the Fez scene compilations on Youtube and drooled?” Storm teased you.

“No!” You said firmly, knowing you were lying.

“Oh she definitely was.”

“I wasn't!”

“I just don't see it! Angus is just not attractive to me, he looks like one of those guys that stop you at the gas station with a ghetto ass group of friends- he rubs his hands together and then screams ‘Hey baby lemme get yo numbaaaa!!!!’“

In response, you practically fell over laughing “Stoppp no!”

The rest of the night was filled with giggles and whispers, and by 1 AM, you, Z, and Storm were all huddled up in your little twin trailer bed. They snored softly but you couldn't seem to sleep. Just as you were .1 seconds away from drifting off, your phone buzzed next to you.

Angus☁️: u uppppp

-oh wow yeah that's not the most fboy thing ever to send at 1:27 am

Angus☁️:  see all you had to say was yes you didn't have to do allat

-can i help you mr cloud

Angus☁️: what typa help you offering?

-whatever help you need.

Angus☁️: you finna have some more beef dreams tonight?

-you finna get a boner if you see me in my bra again?

Angus☁️: maybe.

-then i'll say maybe too.

Angus☁️: you're too much

-i know i am, did you film today?

Angus☁️: ye i had some scenes wit jacob

-wit

Angus☁️: leave me alone

-you texted me

-and wow you sound really mature rn not at all like a five year old

Angus☁️: if i was w you rn id make you regret that

-was that supposed to be a threat or a way to try to make me sext

Angus☁️: both

-you should go text all the hoes you have waiting for you at home

Angus☁️: im texting them at the same time

-boy...

Angus☁️: im plAyin

Angus☁️: only you :)

-getting soft???

Angus☁️: no and i wish this was instagram dms so i could unsend it fuck

-fuck

Angus☁️: thats another thing you was saying during your ‘nightmare’

-STOP NO I WAS NOT

Angus☁️: yeah i know you wasnt lmao i just like messing w you

-you can mess w me whenever you want to

Angus☁️: oh bet????

-goodnight angus

Angus☁️: nah i want you to tell me about me messing w you

Angus☁️: damn you really left

Angus☁️: thats wrong 

Angus☁️: doing me dirty

-GTS MY PHONE KEEPS GOING OFF

Angus☁️: then put it on silent?

-NO

Angus☁️: ill stop being annoying if you come over here

-i cant, im w z and storm too

Angus☁️: shit okay well it was worth a shot

-why, what was you planning to do

Angus☁️: cuddle

-its fr time for you to go bed, i think your sleepiness is making you too soft and taking the hood away

Angus☁️: goodnight

-goodnight

Angus☁️: gn

-gn

Angus☁️: night

-night

Angus☁️: GOODNIGHT

-OKAY GN

Angus☁️: STOP REPLYING

Angus☁️: night

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[hms-chill]

hi!! I’m absolutely obsessed with you Alex and henry fics, you write them so beautifully!! I was wondering... do you have any interest in writing them as parents or becoming parents?? I can totally see them doing it but I would love to see a fic where that’s represented and you seem like the best person to bring it to life!! it’s totally okay if you’re not up to it though, just thought I would ask!!

Thank you so much for this; it activated my intrinsic gay urge to write found families and then consumed me. So, I present:

Found

Quick trigger warning for referenced child abuse linked to homophobia as well as some internalized ableism. Stay safe y'all.

Also, this is set in the future, because these boys need some time to settle before they bring a child into their family.

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Alex and Henry are just starting dessert, a cake Henry saw on Bake Off and just had to try, when Henry takes a deep breath, sets down his fork, and says, "Alex? Would... I have a rather large favor to ask. It's okay if you say no, in fact, I... I don't even know if it's a totally good idea; I haven't really thought it through, but we..." He sighs, staring at his plate and trying to find the words. Alex frowns slightly, reaching over to take his hand. He rubs his thumb along the back of it, fiddling a bit with Henry's wedding ring, which makes them both smile.

After a moment, Henry takes a deep breath and says, "I was at the shelter today, and this boy came in. He was... he was jumpy, but a lot of them are at first. But he was just scared, and he wouldn't interact with any of the other kids or the staff or anything. I think he said he was eleven; his name's Tano. I... I just wondered if maybe we could host him for a few days? The final draft of my anthology's due next week, so I was planning on being home to work on it anyway, and I was... I just thought maybe some time in a more one-on-one environment would help him relax a bit. You don't have to say 'yes' if you don't think it's a good idea or if you don't want to."

"Yeah, well, I want to say yes," Alex says, and Henry smiles. "He sounds great; I'll go make sure the guest room is ready if you want to do the dishes? Then we can pick him up tonight."

"How did I get so lucky as to have a husband like you?"

"You were a dick to me when we were teenagers and I became instantly obsessed with you. Then you started baking incredible cakes to keep me here."

Henry rolls his eyes, bending down for a kiss as he grabs Alex's dishes and takes them to the sink. Alex comes to kiss his neck from behind, then starts upstairs.

"I'm going to call the shelter to let them know what we're thinking," Henry tells his back, and Alex shoots him a thumbs up. Henry dries his hands off and calls the shelter, letting them know that they should give Tano as much time as he needs to decide and call back when he's ready.

He decides he does want to come stay, so after the dishes are washed and the guest bedroom is ready, Alex and Henry drive to the shelter. Alex keeps drumming his fingers on the steering wheel until eventually, Henry reaches over to lace their fingers together, pressing a kiss to the back of Alex's hand.

"It's going to be fine; you don't have to be nervous."

"I know. I just hope we can help him." Henry nods, smiling slightly. Alex just wants to do the most good they possibly can.

"If it doesn't work out, he'll still know that there are people willing to try for him, though. So either way, this... this could be good, right?"

Alex nods, giving Henry's hand a squeeze. They're at the shelter before too long, parking and walking in. They're greeted immediately, not as a prince and a politician, but as Alex and Henry (or, perhaps more accurately, Henry and Henry's husband. Not that Alex minds one bit). The kids are all happy to see them, and Alex catches a few beaming at their clasped hands. He just smiles to himself, remembering how it felt to see Rafael Luna and his boyfriend together in public for the first time. He presses a kiss to Henry's cheek, just to show the kids they can, and he watches a few more smiles break out as kids realize that this is something that's okay; it's something they can have someday.

When they get to the main office, Henry goes to sign some papers while Alex goes to talk to Tano. He's sitting in a chair with a battered Power Rangers backpack beside him, legs swinging. He looks up when Alex comes over, then down again almost immediately.

"Tano? Hi, I'm Alex. Henry and I are really looking forward to having you stay with us for a bit."

"Thank you. You don't have to."

"I know. We want to." He holds out a hand, either to shake or to help Tano off the chair, but Tano flinches back. Alex swears, then slaps his hand over his own mouth. "Tano, I'm so sorry. I'm so sorry; I'm not going to hurt you, I promise. I'm so sorry. I'll be more thoughtful next time. I... if you still want to come with us, I swear I'll do better."

"I... I do. It's okay. I'm sorry."

"You have nothing to be sorry for. I'm sorry."

"I got paperwork signed," Henry says, coming over to join them. "It's good to see you again, Tano. I think we're all set to go." Tano stands, grabbing his bag.

"I like your backpack," Alex says, trying again.

"Thanks." Tano looks like he might be considering saying something more, but they're out of the office now, and he instead resorts to trying to keep tabs on everything happening around them, wide eyes flitting around the room and from person to person. Alex decides not to push it, and they're quiet until they get to the car. Henry makes sure Tano's seatbelt is buckled, then asks if he wants to tell them anything about himself or where he's from.

"Puerto Rico, until I was five. Then Manhattan. My... my dad moved us after my mom died because his family is from Wisconsin."

Henry only gets a shrug when he asks if Tano likes Manhattan, so he switches topics, asking instead what Tano likes to do. He shrugs again. "I like to read, I guess. My dad said I had to so I'd be smart and do well in school and get a good job. He says it's harder for people like us to get jobs here."

Alex and Henry exchange a look. When Henry asks what kinds of books Tano likes, he doesn't get much of a response, so he lets it drop and they pull up to the house in silence.

"Tano, I don't know if they told you, but we have a dog named David. He's... he's kind of old now, and he's not a big dog, so he shouldn't run or jump on you or anything like that. But we can still put him in our room if that would make you more comfortable," Alex offers, but Tano shakes his head.

"It's okay." Tano climbs out and follows Henry inside, Alex bringing up the rear. David comes to greet them, and Henry bends to rub his ears and distract him for a minute while Alex offers to show Tano to his room. Tano looks a bit surprised, but he follows Alex up to the guest bedroom.

"I'm sorry it's not super personal; it... it's a guest room, but we can make it better for you soon, okay?"

"Thank you. You don't have to."

"It's no problem, and if... if you want to personalize it a bit, Henry or I would both be really happy to help. We'd both do we can to make you more comfortable," Alex says, showing Tano the bathroom. Tano just nods, and Alex leaves him to get unpacked with an invitation to join him and Henry in the living room if he wants to later. He doesn't come down, but when Henry checks on him before they go to bed, he's asleep.

The next morning, Alex leaves for work before Tano gets up. Henry brings his laptop to the kitchen to work, so he's there when Tano comes down, and they get to eat breakfast together. Part way through scrambled eggs, Tano asks, "Could you... sorry, could you move your hand?"

"I'm afraid you'll see me chew."

"That's okay. I just... I need to read your lips."

"You need to... Tano, are you deaf?"

"No! No, I'm... I'm fine. There's nothing wrong with me. I can hear people talking to me, I just... I can't always make out the words, if it's loud especially, and they're doing work outside and that makes it harder. Lip reading makes things easier sometimes, but I... I'm normal, I swear."

"Okay. If... if you want to get your ears checked, we can, but you don't have to."

"But I'm... I'm normal. There's nothing wrong with me."

"I know; there's nothing wrong. But maybe a doctor could make things a bit easier for you.”

“I’m okay. I’m not... not sick or... I don’t need a doctor.”

“Alright. I was saying, maybe we could take David for a W-A-L-K later if you’d like.”

"I'd like that. He's a good dog."

“He is a good dog. He’s getting up there a bit in years though; we were thinking of looking into adopting a younger one soon. Alex wants us to get a lab or a golden retriever, but I’d lean a bit more toward another smaller dog. We travel a lot, since our families don't live in the city, and I can't imagine bringing a golden on a plane or train somewhere.”

"Are... are planes fun? I've never flown. Except when I was five, I guess, but I don't remember much except the peanuts."

They talk about flying, and Henry makes sure to keep his mouth visible. On their walk, he turns toward Tano whenever he has something to say, just in case Tano needs to read his lips. He notices him peeking sometimes, but he doesn't comment.

It's Tuesday, which means it's Bake Off night, which typically means Alex and Henry are cuddled up in front of the TV with hot drinks and a bowl of popcorn. This week, Tano joins them, and Henry casually makes sure they have subtitles available. Tano says he likes the show, though he slips off to bed after it's over, leaving Henry and Alex downstairs together. Henry explains what he's learned about Tano's hearing, and Alex nods, already starting to think of ways they can help.

When they check on Tano before bed this time, he's awake, and he flinches back when they open the door to peek in.

"I'm okay. Don't... don't come in." He sounds like he's been crying.

"Tano? Is everything okay, buddy?" Alex asks.

"I'm fine. I... I don't need anything. I'm fine. Don't... don't come in. I don't need you."

"Okay, well, we... we're just down the hall if you do. We want to help if we can. Goodnight," Henry says, putting a hand on Alex's shoulder and pulling the door closed. Alex looks ready to go into the room anyway to try to rescue Tano from whatever's upset him, but that will only make things worse.

"Hen, I... he needs us," Alex protests softly, but Henry shakes his head.

"He said he doesn't; we have to trust him if we want him to trust us."

Alex sighs, clearly wanting to go help but letting Henry's warning sink in.

"I... I guess. I just want to make things better for him."

"I know. And I love you for it."

They go to bed, and the week goes on. Sometimes Tano has nightmares, sometimes he's asleep when they check on him. Slowly, they start to see the eleven year old boy emerge from behind the layers of fear. When they get in the car about a week after he's come to stay with them, Henry hands him the Spotify app and he finds an album for them to listen to that's not in Henry's saved music. That's reason enough for Henry and Alex to have an excited conversation that night. They go to the library, and when Henry suggests they read a book together, Tano picks one out. Not long after, he's making comments on Bake Off contestants, mentioning which bakes look good. When he agrees that trying to make shortbread together would be fun, Alex feels his heart leap.

Things change a bit when Henry's publisher calls him back to England for a press tour. They'd known this was coming, but somehow, Alex had thought that maybe Tano would be gone by now. Maybe things wouldn't have worked out, or he'd have wanted to go back to the shelter to be with kids his own age. Instead, he's just getting used to the routine, and now it's changing. Alex takes time to work from home, but things still feel off until the night after Henry leaves.

Alex isn't sure what time it is when he hears the office door open, but he knows it’s late. He turns to see Tano in the doorway, shrinking back almost immediately.

“Tano? It’s okay; what’s up, bud?”

“I’m fine. I’m... I... the light was on, so I thought maybe... I... I had a dream you were gone. Both of you. I just... just wanted to make sure. I’m sorry. I didn’t want to bother you.”

“Nothing to be sorry for. I used to just stand in my dad’s kitchen and eat ice cream in my boxers when I couldn’t sleep, so this... I’d much rather this than that.” Alex chuckles a bit, and Tano smiles, glancing up at him for a moment. He still looks a bit scared, so Alex asks, “Want to hang out for a bit? We don’t have to, but we could read or watch something until you’re tired again.”

It takes a minute, but Tano nods. “I... can you... is it okay if we read without Henry?”

“I’m sure he won’t mind. He did this to himself, getting a British publisher. Come on, let’s get you back to bed and I’ll start the next chapter.” Tano smiles again, just a bit, as Alex gets up and comes over. He offers his hand, and Tano takes it slowly, though he holds on tight. He always seems so much older than he is, but as David joins them on their way to his room, Alex realizes all over how young eleven really is.

“You... if you don’t want to read, you don’t have to,” Tano says as they reach his room. Alex shrugs.

“I’d like to, if you want company for a bit. I... honestly, it’ll probably help me sleep, too. I don’t usually... I don’t sleep as well when Henry’s gone.” It feels embarrassing to admit it, but Tano has to hide a smile that spreads automatically across his face.

“Sorry, I’m sorry, I don’t mean... just, you really love him, don’t you?”

“I love him so much. More than... more than I ever thought I could. And I’m so proud of him, too... he’s the most incredible person I know, he really is.” Tano’s smile has grown a bit, and he doesn’t look as worried anymore. Alex smiles, making sure he’s all tucked in. He reaches for their book, but Tano stops him.

“If... if you want, if you’d rather, we... we could save it, and you could tell me some more about Henry. If you want. I... I've never heard about a couple like you before.”

“Alright,” Alex says, smiling. “I always like talking about Henry. Did you know we only got together because of his brother’s wedding?”

Tano shakes his head, so Alex starts on the story of how he and Henry got together. The cake, the turkeys, all of it. Tano falls asleep just before he gets to their first kiss, and Alex takes a moment to just look at him, this tiny boy who’s been through so much and is still here, who’s just starting to get better. It’s five AM in London, so he opts to text on the off chance Henry is sleeping in: “Tano had a nightmare, but he came to find me!!!” “Get him settled again. We (all three of us) miss you.” “I miss you the most. Love you.”

His phone is ringing as soon as he sends the last text, and he grins. Henry.

"Hi."

"Alex, hi. You said Tano had a nightmare? Is he okay?"

"He's fine. He... he dreamed we were gone, but then he came to find me. He didn’t just hide; he came and told me and then we calmed down together. He asked if we could read, but I ended up telling him about how we got together instead. He asked for that; I told him I don’t sleep as well when you’re gone and he asked. I’m just... I’m so proud of him. for asking for help and telling me what was wrong and everything.”

"I'm proud, too. He's come so far. I'm so sorry I missed it; I wish I could be there."

"How's London?"

"It's... you know. Bea's been wonderful; got to get dinner with her and her boyfriend last night. She and mum both say they miss you."

"I miss them, too. And you. You more than them, if I'm honest."

"I miss you, too. You should get some rest; it's late there. I love you. Tell Tano I love him, too, will you?"

"Of course. Love you."

Alex hangs up and gets ready for bed, and even as he misses Henry, he knows he'll be home soon.

-

They meet Henry at the airport when he comes home, and Alex wraps him in a massive hug the second he's off the plane. Henry hugs him back, laughing as he plants a kiss on Alex's forehead, then turns to Tano and says, "I've got a hug for you if you want it, and I've talked to the pilot. He's agreed to take the three of us up for a quick flight around the city if you want. We don't have to, but you said you don't remember flying, so I thought you might want to give it a shot."

Tano nods, his eyes wide, so they pile into the plane. Tano gets buckled into a window seat, and he spends the whole time with his eyes glued to the window. The pilot invites them up to the cockpit, and Tano gapes at all the buttons and switches, then out at the panoramic view of New York City spreading out below them.

"It's... it's so pretty. And there's so much of it, but it all looks so small."

Alex feels an arm around his shoulders, and he leans against Henry, smiling as they watch Tano talk to the pilot. He's happy, and their little family is together, and right then, Alex makes a decision.

That night, he rolls over in bed to ask, "Hen? I know we said Tano was only going to be here for a bit, but I... I love having him here. I really, really love it. Like... more than anything we've ever done. Do you think he could stay? I don't want the other kids to feel like we're picking favorites or anything, but he... I don't think he'd like it there. He's just started coming out of his shell here; I don't want him to go back and be scared. Plus, he can't hear as well when there's background noise, and that's just a noisier place because there are so many people. And a lot of the kids there are older than he is; he'd be there for a long time and that can't be good. I've got an outline of a powerpoint for reasons he should stay that would put my mom's work to shame, but really, I just... I love him so much. And it feels right to have him here. It feels right to have him as part of our family. I... I want so badly to have him move in with us for real.”

“I want that, too. I know we haven’t really talked about kids, but I...”

“We’re talking about them now, and the answer is yes. Absolutely, we want at least one kid, and his name is Tano.”

Henry laughs at that, burying his face in Alex’s chest for a moment. He can hear Alex’s heart speed up just a bit; Alex loves it when he does this. Henry’s personal theory is that it makes Alex feel tall, but he wouldn’t necessarily say that out loud. Out loud, he says, “What if... I don’t want to spring this on him. Do you think we write a letter? Tell him we’ve loved having him here and ask if he wants to stay?”

"I think that's a great idea."

The next morning, Tano finds a letter outside his room.

“Dear Tano,First off, we love you. We’ve both loved having you stay with us, and we are so, so proud of you. You’re an amazing kid, and it has been a joy to get to know you over these past few weeks.

We’re writing this as a letter to give you time and space to think about it, but we were talking last night, and if you’re willing, we’d like to move toward adopting you officially. We love you so much, and we want you to be part of our family. It’s alright if this isn’t something you want, but we would be honored to adopt you if you’ll let us.

Again, we both completely understand if you’d rather we not move forward with things. We’re honored to have been a part of your life no matter what, and we’re happy if things stay the same or if you’d like to go back to the shelter. Your happiness is what matters the most to us.

We’ll give you time to think this morning, but we’re in the office if you’d like to talk. We love you,Alex & Henry”

He finds them in the office, each with a mug in hand. Alex has his feet draped across Henry's lap, and they're talking easily. It feels strange to knock, but Tano does, and they both turn to him with smiles.

“Hey, Tano. How’d you sleep?” Alex asks.

“Good. I... I got your letter. And... yes. If you’re sure, I... I want to... to do it. Please.”

Alex beams, swinging his legs off Henry’s lap and setting his coffee aside. “Tano, can I... is it okay if we hug you?”

Tano nods, and a second later, Henry’s scooping him into a big hug. Alex joins in after a bit, and someone’s crying. Alex definitely is, but Tano’s surprised to find tears in his eyes, and he looks to see Henry crying, too.

“I’m so proud of you, and I love you so much,” Henry tells him. “I’m so glad we get to bring you into are family.”

“You... you really want to adopt me? You want me?”

“Absolutely. We love you a ton, Tano. I mean, not to expose him, but Alex has your picture as his home screen and carries it in his wallet. He has since that first night we watched Bake Off together."

“We love you so much,” Alex says. “I’m... Henry’s sister said when he was in London, you were all he could talk about. We’re so proud of you, and so happy to know you and be part of your life. Of course we want you to come stay with us and be part of our family.”

Tano smiles up at them. They go down for breakfast, and part way through, Tano says, “I... I think maybe, if it’s okay, I’d like to... to see a doctor about my ear? I... only if it’s not annoying you. But my dad hit me a while ago, and it... my hearing changed. I can still hear; I’m not... not broken or anything, but it’s different, and I just... before you adopt me, maybe we should see what’s wrong with me. Just in case.”

“We... we’d actually talked about that a bit, and we thought it might be easier to get you on our insurance than it would be to get you registered for Medicaid, especially if we're just going to switch you over to ours soon anyway,” Alex says, glancing between Henry and Tano. “It... if you’re sure about adoption, it would mean waiting for that paperwork to go through and everything, but it... ours might be a bit faster and have higher premiums and things.”

“But what... what if they find out I’m broken? Don’t you want to know that before?”

“It won’t change who you are. You’ll still be you, just maybe with a hearing aid or something,” Alex says, shrugging. “We love you for you, not because we think you’re some perfect kid or anything.“

Tano feels tears prickle in the back of his eyes and looks down. He’s hoping Alex won’t notice, but of course he does. “Oh no; did I... it’s okay. I’m... if you don’t want to move so fast that’s okay. We can do it before.”

“No, it’s not... I thought... you still want me if I’m broken?”

“Oh, Tano, of course we do,” Henry says, gently pulling him in for a hug. “Partial deafness doesn’t mean you’re broken, but we love you and want you no matter what.”

“We love you for you, buddy. No matter what,” Alex says, coming to hug him from the other side.

Tano sniffles a bit, then says, “It... it might take me a little while to believe you.”

“Mate, it took Alex like five bloody years to realize I loved him. I can wait,” Henry says, and Tano laughs.

By the next day, they’re sitting down with one of Alex’s lawyer friends to draw up adoption papers. The shelter had reached out to Tano’s dad, and he’d told them he didn’t have a son anymore. Tano doesn’t need to know that. All he needs to know is that he now has two dads who adore him and are already working to get him fully brought into their family.

They both get paternity leave from work to help Tano get settled, so a week later, they’re at the audiologist. Tano gets called into a listening booth, and Alex can barely sit still.

“He’s going to be fine,” Henry says, his hand moving to Alex’s bouncing knee. Alex sighs.

“But what if he’s not? What if he’s scared? Or... or what if they do something mean to him? What if they hurt him?”

“Alex. It’s an audiologist’s hearing test. There’s nothing to hurt him.”

“But what if he’s scared?”

“He’s been through much harder things than this.”

“Yeah, but that was before we could protect him. Now he’s ours; what if something— he’s coming. Oh no, Hen, he’s upset.” Alex holds out his arms, and Tano shuffles into them, but he doesn’t move to hug back. After a second, Alex pulls away to ask, “Tano? What’s wrong, bud?”

“They... I didn’t do well. They didn’t say anything, but they were disappointed. I could tell. I’m sorry. I... I wanted to be normal and whole for you, but I... I’m not.”

“Tano, bud, look at me, please? You are absolutely perfect for us just the way you are.”

“We love you for you,” Henry adds, and a tiny smile appears on Tano’s face as he looks between them.

“Thank you. I... I’m glad I get to be with you.”

This time, when Alex hugs him, Tano hugs back. Tano gets a hearing aid a week later, and the first place he wears it is to the animal shelter, where they’re going to pick a puppy. Alex and Henry have been thinking about it for a while, and it feels right to let Tano pick one out as a reward for his bravery at the audiologist.

They walk into the dog room, and Tano almost immediately makes his way toward a cage. The dog inside, a little jack russel, is sitting still, wagging its tale with a big smile. Tano sticks a hand in carefully, and it licks him, but it doesn’t jump or bark.

“What’s their name?” Tano asks the volunteer, and she smiles.

“That’s Freddie. He was rescued from a bad owner about a month ago; we’re looking for a quieter home for him.”

“Can I play with him?”

“Of course.”

She slips into the kennel to put a leash on Freddie, and then comes out to hand it to Tano. He takes it, then sits on the floor as Freddie comes out of his cage and straight to Tano’s lap. He climbs in, reaching up to lick Tano’s face, and Tano beams. Alex snaps a picture.

A few hours, a few signed forms, and Tano’s approval later, that picture is up on Alex’s Instagram:

“When I said marriage papers were the most important thing I’d ever sign, I didn’t know I’d be lucky enough to get to sign adoption papers. Henry and I are overjoyed to welcome these two into our family.”

That night, part way through the final of Bake Off, he looks over to the end of the couch to see Tano and Freddie curled up together. Henry is leaning against him, David's head in his lap. Alex lets out a quiet, contented sigh, then says, "I love y'all. I'm glad we found each other."

Tano smiles at him from across the couch, and Henry leans up to kiss his cheek, and Alex's heart is so full he thinks it might burst. He knows it'll still be hard; there will be nightmares and insecurities and all sorts of things to sort through. But there will also be new friendships and exciting road trips and quiet nights on the couch, and they can make it through anything as long as they have moments like this to come home to.

On AO3

Notes:

Sorry to have disappeared for a bit; I had a bunch of research to do for Real Life Things. But! In that research, I found a Puerto Rican boy named Tano who lived on the streets of New York's Greenwich Village in the 1960s. We know infuriatingly little about him, but one of the things we know is that he met a bad end with the mafia, so I wanted to sort of... honor him I guess? I don't know; he deserved so much more than he got and I had this prompt sitting in my inbox, and I started thinking about what could have happened to Tano if he was born fifty years later in the good timeline. Also, there's no evidence that the real Tano was deaf/Deaf, but I can't resist the opportunity to add disabled representation to things.-On a more positive note, this fic sparked a whole lot of ideas about what an obnoxious, aggressively loving dad Alex would be. He'd be at every poetry reading/band concert/track meet/soccer game/whatever, cheering the loudest, maybe with a sign. It would be awful but Tano would secretly love it. Also, I like to think they'd learn sign language/get involved in Deaf culture, and Alex would be obnoxiously supportive of that.

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Seblos Barn Date

Okay so here's my first ever oneshot for seblos. I hope you enjoy. Thank you to all my friends and especially the discord diner server for hyping me up and helping me write this. I love y'all!! Also big thank to my girlfriend for assisting me with the kiss scene lmao. With a further ado, here it is:

When Saturday came around, Seb was going to ask Carlos to officially be his boyfriend. Carlos was coming over that night for a sleepover. Little did he know, Seb had his own masterful plan to surprise the other boy. 

Spending homecoming dancing with Carlos was one of the best nights of the farm boys life, even though he arrived three hours late. The way Seb felt about Carlos couldn't be described through any words. Getting a text from the other boy made him light up in a way he didn't know he could. Let's just say, seb was smitten. This made him want to make it up to his almost boyfriend, and he was going to do it in a way that was memorable. 

Seb begged his parents to use the barn that night, in order to have a "friend" over. They didn't really understand why he wanted to have his friend stay over at the barn instead of the house, but nonetheless they couldn't argue with sebs pleads. With this agreement between his parents, the teenage boy scavenged for anything and everything around his house and storage for a cutesy barn sleepover. He wanted the decor to resemble something out of a romantic movie. 

After looking for an hour, he had carried all of his findings in a big grey box from the barn. Then Seb dumped everything carefully on the ground and began to plot the setup in his head. He had the perfect plan, now it was time for the execution of that plan. Near the red barn doors stood a ladder that could reach all the way up to the high ceiling. Seb was going to hang the fairy lights he had found from the sides of the rafters. And so he moved the ladder to where he needed it and climbed up and positioned the clips for the lights. This went rather well. Now he just had to tie the lights into the clips. He finally finished the most treacherous task, after putting the ladder back to its original place: it came to the exciting part. Putting everything together.

In the pile of the miscellaneous items there were many blankets and pillows to cover the wooden floor with. He put about five comforters of different colors on the ground. Then the farm boy covered the mismatched comforters with two giant fluffy white blankets with red hearts. He added many white and red pillows to the arrangement of blankets and changed the color of the lights to white in order to fit the romantic theme. 

Seb checked his phone for the time since the other boy would be at his house around 8:00 pm. He was right on track and even had about an hour to spare. This prompted him to put a small table up by the makeshift bed. He had put various snacks such as popcorn, chocolate, pretzels, soda and more on the table. He added a vase of roses in the middle of the table, along with a homemade card. He was almost done. Now all Seb needed to do was set up the projector to face against the barn doors. He moved the ladder into the back of the barn and pushed the plug into the outlet. He wanted to watch the high school musical movies with Carlos which made the projector a vital part into the entire operation. Seb was completely done and was proud of the beautiful creation. 

Moments after daydreaming about the fun they would have together, Seb realized he had to go back to his house in order to greet Carlos and take him over to the barn. The blonde boy sat on the couch anxiously waiting for the ringing of the doorbell or knock in order to alert him. Carlos had texted Seb after a few minutes of waiting to let him know that he was 2 minutes away. This led the boy to panic as he waited for what felt like days for his crush to arrive. He heard a subtle knock at the front door as sebs heart started racing, he rushed to open it.

In the doorway stood the black haired boy with a beaming smile and a bag in his hand. Seb exchanged an even wider smile while pushing the door far enough for the other boy to get in. "Hey Sebby!" Carlos said as he set his bag down near the entrance and proceeded to get closer to the blonde boy in order to hug him. 

"Hey Carlos!!" He replied as his stomach fluttered even more with the gentle embrace of his crush. Both boys cheeks turned crimson red as they felt at peace within each others presence. Seb gently released the grip from Carlos's waist. "Do you want to come with me to the barn? I was just about to finish up some work." He hoped Carlos wouldn't suspect anything with the tone and apprehension of his voice. Seb was never really good at lying. 

"The infamous barn where all your moves are practiced in?" Carlos replied with a cheeky smile which made Seb stop breathing for a second because of how cute the black haired boy was at that moment. 

Seb gave a quick nod, "That's the one." Seb opened the front door and held it out so that the other boy could walk through. 

"Why thank you." Carlos said while walking through and then turning around to wait for Seb to lock the door behind him. Seb chuckled while walking closer to his almost-boyfriend and reaching for his hand. The boys intertwined fingers and walked comfortably to the other side of the property. Carlos was still flustered that another boy, let alone Seb, was holding his hand. They both exchanged glances and small chuckles within their conversation while treading towards the barn. 

When they reached the barn, seb let go of the other boys hand and tugged on the door handles. "So... I wanted to surprise you." Seb said as he tried to gauge the black haired boys reaction. "Do you like it?" 

Carlos entered the barn and was filled with pure euphoria. "I love it. I can't believe you did this for me." Carlos said while examining all the thought Seb had put into the room. This had prompted Seb to close the wooden doors.

The blonde boy inched closer to where Carlos was standing. "You deserve it. After everything you've done for me and everyone else. You've taught me so much about myself and you've helped me get out of my shell completely." Seb said only inches away from the other boys face. 

Carlos leaned in closer. Sebs soft breath coming into reach. Seb softly placed his hand on the boys neck, closing the distance between them. With that, they melted into a sweet kiss, their bodies pressing into one another softly. After a few seconds the boys returned for air. They both ginned but remained speechless for a second. "Wow." Seb whispered just before moving his hand away from the other boy. 

"Thank you for that. And also what you just said. You mean so much to me." He said chuckling while his face turned even redder than it already was. Carlos sat on the edge of the blankets watching as the blonde boy walked the other way.

"Thank you, Carlos." Seb said moving over to the small table in order to get the roses and the card. He approached the other boy with deliberation on his face, "So, you should read this." Seb handed Carlos the card while sitting right next to him. 

Carlos grabbed the card gently and opened it to start reading Sebs neat handwriting. "Aww Seb, you're going to make me cry." He said as he looked up at the boy next to him.

"Don't cry!!" Seb said in a concerned tone. Carlos laughed and put his hand on Sebs thigh in order to reassure the other boy. 

Carlos started reading the card, trying to hold back the happy tears emerging from his eyes. 'Dear Carlos, you've been a really great friend ever since last year's production of Brigadoon. And, I've had a crush on you since then. I couldn't even believe you asked me to go to homecoming with you. I still feel bad that I was late. But, at least our ties matched. Anyways, I want you to be my boyfriend.' 

"Sorry if it's cheesy." Seb said as he waited for a response.

Carlos put the card down beside him, as well as the flowers. "It's perfect, just like you. Of course I will be your boyfriend." Carlos replied and immediately gave Seb a quick kiss on the cheek. 

"I was hoping you'd want to watch the high school musical movies with me." Seb commented, pointing to the projector.

"PLEASE!!" Carlos exclaimed as he started getting under the first blanket. 

"We should probably get your bag from the house first." Seb added, giggling and getting up.

Carlos reached for Sebs hand and pulled him down onto him, "We don't have to!" Seb hugged the boy in the interesting position they were in. They both laughed in sync with one another.

"Okayyy fine, let me put on the movie first." Seb smiled and got up from the other boys grasp to project the movie.

The farm boy put on the movie and walked back over to the blanket pile. He got into the right side next to Carlos under the blanket. Seb cuddled up closer to Carlos. He put his head on the other boys chest just as the movie started. Carlos couldn't help but playing with the blondes hair. The boys stayed like this for the rest of the night. Of course, with the addition of many laughs, snacks, and cuddling. They ended up falling asleep only getting to the middle of the second movie. But frankly, they weren't paying attention anyways. 

[justsmilestuffhappens]

7 Free day [Songs]

F!ve Christmasses

<*buckle up*>

A Christmas that never was

A - Another Christmas, Another empty house, Another reason,There is no Santa Claus, May all your Christmasses be white,Though mine are blue, It's just another Christmas without you

Buck took another swig from his glass that matched his eyes. Not that he could notice that with how watery they were now.

Who was he to ask them to stay though?

The music station he'd landed on was ironically perfect for how he felt but horrible at the same time.

What was he supposed to have told them even if he did? 'Take me with you'?

Buck looked at a picture of Christopher and Eddie from when they went to the zoo together a while back.

A ding interrupted the song as he saw Eddie had sent a message to everyone. It was a picture of Christopher smiling on his back holding a snowball. How cute?

A drop of water fell upon his screen and for a second Buck thought it was his A.C. until he realized no it was him.

Where did the empty hole in his chest come from?

It was just another couple of days then things would go back to normal. Right?

Maddie and Chimney were on their honeymoon. Hen and Karen had their new child who was warming to them and Denny. Bobby and Athena had May back with them and Harry and were celebrating Michael's recovery.

When would he finally be able to do something about his feeling?

Buck took the bottle and before he could have a second thought downed the half that was left, straight into the sink. He wouldn't put Bobby through seeing him like this, had to stop it now before. Just before.

He grabbed some water and began his trek up the stairs letting the darkness claim the lower floor.

Sip after slow sip Buck got his eye's clearer. He sent a "hope you're having fun, give my little bud a hug for me please" before silencing his phone.

Feeling emotional drained even when he'd done was nothing but sit around and cry for a bit Buck settled into bed. His comforter welcomed him not like a warm hug but as a hollow one.

12:01 am. The clock read. "Merry Christmas." He whispered to no one.

In the morning he'd be fine. He'd shower get to work and go to the party he'd been invited to later. Alone.

But for now he just needed to sleep. To forget about how miserable he felt for a couple of hours.

It wasn't anyone's fault.

Why did they have to leave?

He missed them so much. Did they miss him too? He wished they'd come back as his thoughts drifted into sleep.

A Christmas that was meant to be

β - Feeling Christmas all around, And I'm trying to play it cool, but it's hard to focus when I see you walking around the room, let it snow, it's blasting now, but I won't get in the mood, I'm avoiding every mistletoe until in know, it's true love that he thinks of, so next Christmas, I'm not all alone, boy

"Where did all the mistletoe go?" Chimney asked Hen as they walked upstairs.

Buck was sitting with Eddie. This two day Christmas was looking to be a dull one.

No very close or exciting calls but they weren't complaining on this Christmas eve. They'd be home for a bit tomorrow but back in later on in the day.

"Yeah. I noticed that too. Did Bobby tell you anything about it?" Eddie asked looking back at Buck.

"Huh? No. Maybe we lost a few last year or they were getting old and falling apart." Buck shrugged while sipping some hot chocolate Bobby made earlier.

They wouldn't find where Buck had stashed them. Well not till after Boxing day and it'd be too late by then. No kiss grenades this holiday season.

Eddie got up to get himself a cup as Buck's eyes never left him. Hen and Chim may have seen him but they didn't say anything though however painful it was to watch.

"So buck, you coming with Maddie and me for Christmas or ya got other plans?" Chim asked from hiding his hand of cards from Hen.

"Yeah. Probably party hop. Think Eddie's gonna have his abuela over and said I was welcome to swing by. How 'bout y'all Hen?"

"We're going to Athena's to drop off some gifts and visit for a bit then it's a movie marathon while watching Denny play with the new stuff he gets this year."

Eddie came back to sit by Buck taking a good warm gulp.

"Mhm. It's no Abuela hot chocolate but Bobby made it pretty good." He hummed sitting closer as they watched a rerun on t.v..

The alarm blared as Bobby came out of his office.

"Snow machine buried a guy who was drunk on the job. We're closest, let's go."

Buck didn't plan for the others finding the mistletoe hidden under spare heat blankets in the storeroom when they got back.

"Weren't you the last one on cleanup duty?" Hen said looking at him from over the box.

"Oh! That's where they were. I must have came to get something and forgot. Good thing too with all the cold and flu going around really." Buck looked anywhere but at the team as Bobby took the box and placed it in his arms.

"Well it's a good thing we found them before Christmas was over huh? Why don't you go finishing hanging them like I told you to before and I'll get started on dinner." His words left no room for protest even if buck never would anyways.

When he was done putting up the box Eddie laughed at him. "What's so funny?" Buck had to ask.

"This your way of telling people to kiss your ass?" Eddie asked pointing behind Buck.

He felt the mistletoe he'd forgotten in his back pocket. "No. I'm just distracted I guess" buck shook his head.

"You feeling okay?" Eddie asked coming over to feel his forehead.

"Don't dad me. I won't hear the end of it from Bobby." He joked.

"Can't wait to be off so we can relax with mi Abuela and Christopher tomorrow man."

"Well we've only got a couple hours. With any luck we'll be out before the next big call."

As fate would have it buck jinxed them with a house fire from someone deep frying their turkey in the middle of their dinner at the firehouse."I'm sorry." Buck said as they were on their way.

"Not your fault the universe likes picking the worst time Buck." With the fire out they were able to go home.

Buck went to his and picked up some clothes before going to spend the night at Eddie's to Chris's surprise. It was a good Christmas.

"Mistletoe Buck" Christopher shouted as he came back with popcorn before they opened a gift at midnight.

Buck froze as Eddie kissed his cheek then continued into the living room.

He winked at buck but before he could ask they were fully into opening all their gifts except the ones that Abuela would be bringing over. Buck had to ask him later if that was a one time thing.

A Christmas that almost wasn't

− · − ·  / I'll find my way back home, And light up every tree, We will hang our stockings for you and one for me, 'Cause Santa called me to make sure I'm prepared, He said "Pack your bags and tell them You'll be there",

Buck could put up with anything for them, he would put up with everything for them. Once he was done he'd be coming home.

His dad's passing right now was like one final act of spite against them. Buck didn't care about their inheritance, or the house, or the cars. But responsibility fell on him with mom gone and Maddie in her current state.

At least one of them had to come and with Maddie pregnant he'd bit the bullet. He always would.

Their dad wasn't some monster, more so a ghost before he was even dead. Buck barely remembered much of the time they spent together.

He'd been here since the beginning of December. One week became two and a half and he was getting desperate. With the funeral already long passed and only the house left he was glad they'd been understanding of Maddie skyping for the reading the will.

It was lucky someone already wanted the house and the cars weren't something he'd wanted buck to have anyways.

Now all he had to do was get to the airport for the first flight from Hershey to Los Angeles.

A snowstorm chose two days before Christmas to stop Buck's in his tracks. He stayed at the airport praying that he'd make it home but doubtful with what the news said.

He eyed one of the cleaning staff messing with a Christmas tree as he was throwing away his water.

"Come on. Please. Why do you do this every year?" The young guy had muttered as he tried turning it on again.

"Need some help?" Buck asked coming over.

"No. Sorry sir. The tree's just being finicky." He checked the plugs but it wasn't working.

"Have you seen if any of the bulbs are loose?" Buck asked whilst looking at it.

"What?!"

"If people touch it while walking by they could have messed up a bulb. All it takes is one sometimes to mess up a whole string of lights."

Buck helped him look as within a minute bits were back alight. "Holy shit. Sorry I didn't mean to say that. You know your stuff mister."

Buck laughed. He couldn't be more than a couple years older than this guy.

"Yeah. We used to have people decorate our house a lot. You pick up on things even if it's just watching people work." With that Buck moved back to his seat.

He looked at his phone to see a new message. It was a picture of Christopher standing next to a hanging shelf on the wall where their stockings were. His was on the other side of Chris's opposite Eddie.

"We miss you. Can't wait for you to get back. Christopher says to make sure to tell you we love you." Buck reads as he holds his phone closer to his chest as if it's the last source of warmth in a frozen land.

"Just my luck. Snowstorm. I'll tell you as soon as we're about to leave. I'm coming back, one way or another."

Buck fell asleep somehow in those chairs after securing his bag and phone.

He woke to a person dressed as Santa shaking his shoulder. "What?" He said groggy.

"Shh." They covered their lips and beckoned Buck to follow. Buck's body was on autopilot as he followed.

Santa silently pointing at a single present under the tree. Buck hesitated to pick it up and read his name.

As Santa urged him to open it with a wave of his hand, Buck did so.

It was a little ceramic firefighter figurine that looked like him. The kind you put in a little village on a table.

Buck looked up from his hand but Santa was gone. The next thing he noticed was waking up to people talking.

"Flight 811 now boarding." Buck jumped up too quickly as he moved to get in line. With the snowstorm subsiding even for a while he hoped they'd make it out.

He felt around for the figurine but it wasn't anywhere as he looked to where he was seated.

After texting Eddie that he'd had the weirdest dream but he had to turn off his phone soon for the flight the plane took off.

Buck made it home for Christmas eve with a few hours left to spare.

He got to the house just before 11 to Eddie already opening the door pulling him inside for a kiss.

"God I missed you."

"I missed you too. Both of you."

"Christopher's asleep. Take a shower and let's sleep. He's gonna love seeing you in the morning Buck." Eddie brought his bag over to their room as Buck hopped in the shower.

Buck was already asleep in the bed once he'd dried off in only his towel.

Eddie shook his head getting boxer briefs on him so Christopher wouldn't be seeing him naked in the morning. In their rush he couldn't ask Buck about his dream but it didn't sound bad so it could wait.

Christopher was shaking buck awake shouting you're finally back it's Christmas it's Christmas buck! It was the best way to wake up.

"Presents!" Christopher said only for Eddie to correct him.

"Breakfast first?" He said.

"Breakfast can wait. I want to see Christopher open my gift. How about only one then a breakfast break. I'll start it while you and your dad pick one each." Buck suggested kissing both of them as he got up to start.

Christopher opened a new video game as Eddie picked a dress shirt wrapped around a new thermos. Buck was given a present as he placed the food on the table. Inside was a new wallet with a gift card for one of their favorite restaurants in it.

After they quickly finished their eggs Buck went to check his stocking and froze when he looked down at the same figurine from his dream.

"Hmm. That's cute. Hey look Christopher we got our own too." Eddie said beside buck pulling their stockings to spill them out.

"I had a dream about this?"

"Your psychic?" Eddie joked.

"I dreamed Santa gave me this at the airport but I lost it." Buck said still staring at it with wonder.

"Santa brought you back just like I asked him Buck."Christopher said hugging him.

"Aww. You know I'd come back Christopher. Even if it was late I'd come back for you two." Buck said looking up at Eddie.

A knock at the door had Eddie moving to let their guests in.

A Christmas that could be

Д - singing to the deer in the sky, singing as they jingle, jingle, jingle tonight, singing to the moon, set it free, you're the angel on the top of my tree, singing to the spirit above, sing your heart out with all of your love, Santa's coming for us,

Eddie watched as the Christmas lights danced on Buck's face while they wheeled into the park set up.

"So a Santa Claus went dark side and now we've got a Krampus slasher on the loose?" Buck asked Cap while they drew closer to the crowd.

"No. The police have a very naughty Santa. We've got a stabbing victim and some decorations that have become a hazard so we need to clear them as much we can to prevent more injuries." Bobby said coming to a stop with the mess in view. Chimney and Hen pulled up beside them as they hopped out.

Eddie saw why there was a problem with finding the Santa it was like a mini convention. It unsettled him that whoever it was could possibly get away with it.

Hen was treating the stabbing victim while Chimney looked to see if any other bystanders were hurt.

"Buck, Eddie, we're getting this metal reindeer off her. Ma'am stay still until its completely off and we have you looked at. It doesn't seem you were cut too bad but you should still let us treat you. 1. 2. 3." Bobby ordered as they lifted the heavy lawn ornament.

"I'm fine that fucking reindeer isn't gonna kill me."

"I'm glad to hear you're still in high spirits miss but please let us have a look at you."

Chimney came over to check her after putting a neck brace.

"So these things were stacked?" Eddie asked as he and Buck moved the deer away from it being in the way or people touching it.

"Has to be some funky welding sculpture. Must have broken off when they bumped it too hard while evil Santa ran for it." Buck surmised.

"Alright! Santa's who have given statements and shown I.D. you are free to go. If you have any information on the assailant please call the department." Athena shouted before she came over.

"Hi Athena. Did they give a disruption." Bobby asked as she hugged him before pulling away.

"Caucasian male, thirty to forty but he'd got a forearm tattoo of a rabbit and a birthmark on his neck so that's something." Athena gestured.

"Hopefully y'all find him before he hurts someone else." Buck said.

"You know it. Strangest thing is no one in the crowd saw where he ran to. They were too shocked trying to help the victim which while making it harder is worth it since one of them was pre-med and helped as much as they could."

Buck moved with Eddie to try getting more of the heavy decorations further from the walking path that they'd been shoved into.

After they pushed the original reindeer sculpture and some other large decorations Buck heard Eddie before he felt himself being punched in the back of his head. "Ow! What the fuck?"

In the next few seconds things moved too fast. Buck whirled around to defend himself.

Eddie ran back closer from where he'd been going to regroup waiting for buck to catch up.

The anti Santa was suddenly there and pissed off. Buck got a good right hook in before there was suddenly blood.

Everyone froze or at least buck did as he took in what he saw. Eddie was finally over and checking buck before turning to the bad Santa.

A metal angel tree topper had fallen and lodged into his arm with its trumpet?

"Don't pull it out! You need to get to a hospital then you're under arrest." Eddie told him while his anger seemed to deflate.

Buck looked past Eddie's shielding him with his body while rubbing his head.

"You're under arrest. We're gonna get you treated and booked sir." Athena said coming over as the Santa gave up.

With him in cuffs and his arm wrapped until he'd gets to the hospital in a second ambulance things were finally calm again.

"Buck keep the ice. Chimney says you don't have a concussion but you feel the slightest bit bad I expect to be told." Bobby said while they packed up what little gear they used.

"Hey Eddie. Santa Claus is coming to Ow!" Buck said inside the truck earning a shake of Eddie's head while Bobby radioed that was a strike for Buck having a concussion earning a groan of I can't make bad jokes?

Eddie wanted to hit him for joking but that would contradict his desire of wanting to see buck hurt. "He was in the box. Guy must be a contortionist." Eddie told buck which only earned a shocked gasp from buck and a quiet no way.

Once they were back in the station he was watching Buck like a hawk along with Bobby as they waited for Hen and Chim.

"You know the last time someone looked at me that hard we had sex" buck joked trying to lighten the mood.

"Like you could handle me, especially right now." Eddie scoffed.

"I don't have a concussion! And I can handle a lot of things, you'd be surprised. Haven't gotten any complaints yet." Buck puffed his chest and wiggled an eyebrow.

"I'm not looking for a one night stand though buck." Eddie regretted how that sounded.

"Who said it's gotta be one. I may not be buck 1.0 but I've got his experience. Just don't go for random hookups anymore." Buck came over.

"Are you just asking me out because you got hit in the head?" Eddie turned to look buck in the eye.

"Maybe that punch was the kick in my ass i needed to finally ask you what I've been too scared to."

"Ask me later, after you're all good. If you still feel like it."

"I will. I'll ask you a million times if I have to. I'm serious. I've been thinking about us for a while I just didn't want to risk anything"

"Good. I look forward to you asking me out at the Christmas party Bobby's hosting with Athena."

With that they went back to sitting around waiting for the next call. Hen and chimney joined as Bobby finished their late lunch.

Buck wasn't lying. He'd ask Eddie again tomorrow and have Hen say he didn't have a concussion too.

But for now he was content to sit here together. At least it was out in the open now and there was hope.

How Christmas should be

5 - I found, what I was looking for, a love that's meant for me, a heart that's mine completely, knocked me right off my feet, and this year I will fall, with no worries at all, 'Cause you are near and everything's clear, you're all I need, underneath the tree

Buck felt electrified like a living Christmas light. Today was the day he'd finally put it out there. He thought Eddie felt something too and it felt right.

Once they were off he'd confess that he'd slowly been falling deeper and deeper in love with his best friend. He had to find out if they could be more.

Their shift had been long with only one major call of kids breaking a fire hydrant and causing havoc with multiple injuries but not too bad that anyone would need to be hospitalized.

As buck was getting ready for the shift to end and to tell Eddie about them the alarm blared.

The shift in temperature had caused the ground to unsettle and a couple to slide off a cliff.

They'd gotten the first woman up but her girlfriend was further down.

Buck repelled lower to get her as Eddie was set to descend with the other girl safe above now.

Buck got a harness on her and they began pulling her up along side him when a large rock fell towards them.

Before buck could think of anything else he moved to shield her and took a hit to his helmet.

Eddie screamed his name as they continued to pull her up.

Buck looked to be okay as he followed behind her being taken into Eddie's guidance.

Once they were topside Eddie was asking if buck was okay while Bobby and hen took the other girl.

"I'm fine dude. My helmet took the most of-"

Before buck could finish he was tumbling. He didn't know if it was his adrenaline leaving him or his injury finally feeling so painful but he felt as Eddie got him before he could full hit the ground.

With his helmet off they could see the lump forming.

"Damn it. Thank God you're off the blood thinners finally." He couldn't tell who said it but guessed it was Eddie.

"We'll take him in ourselves. Hen, the girls are good right?" Bobby said as they moved him over to the ambo.

"They only had a few minor scrapes. Chim and I got him. You two can follow." They were at the hospital in a blur. So much for today being the day. His plan was ruined.

"It's just a mild concussion. You'll be fine. Stay with us Buck" chimney said besides him on the way.

"It's ruined."

"What's ruined?"

"I was gonna tell Eddie"

"Tell him what? You've still got time, "

"That I-"

"Buck. BUCK open your eyes! buck buddy no, stay awake man."

He woke to Maddie sitting next to him on her phone as the tv was quiet.

"Good. You're awake." She said looking over. "You gave us a little scare."

"What time is it?"

"It's 10 thirty. You've been in here for a good two hours. Doctor says you'll be fine but don't want you pushing yourself too soon."

"I'm ruining Christmas"

"No. Christmas is fine. You might be out if your next results are good. Even if you did have to stay here, it's not a problem for us to visit you here or wait a couple days for you to get out." Maddie put a comforting hand on him.

"Is Eddie okay?"

"Why wouldn't he be? He's safe at home with Christopher. Its a little late to visit but if we're still here he said he'd stop by tomorrow. You aren't in pain and you're talking fine. Hopefully those are good enough signs towards you getting out."

The doctor explained more. Buck could leave now but they would suggest he stay. However if he's careful and being watched by others she felt he would be fine.

With Buck signed out Maddie and him got to her place where Chimney was waiting with a late dinner. "Dude I'm starving." Buck said smelling the food.

"You're always hungry Buck. Figures with how big you are your body needs the extra energy" chimney said as buck looked over to see his bag and gifts from his place in the living room.

"I got your stuff from work then wrung by yours after. You'll get to do what you said tomorrow after you rest." Chimney said knowing smirk on his face.

"What did buck say earlier?"

"Nothing mads."

"That he-"

"I had a concussion! Wasn't I a patient? Isn't this a breach of trust or something?"

"He might have said he needed to tell Eddie something." Chimney said earning an exaggerated face.

"Is that why you asked if he was okay at the hospital?"

"There's no breach of trust if you brought it up to her buck. And from what we've seen, concussion or not you two are obvious to everyone but yourselves."

"You really do have a boy crush."

"Stop calling it that. Sure Eddie's attractive, and. I may like him more than a friend should." Buck quieted at the end.

"Don't tell him this but I've caught him checking you out before." Chimney said.

"What?"

"Maybe it's not so one sided Buck. Just talk to him." Maddie looked at him with understand.

After that awkward but supportive dinner and some good sleep they were up and ready for the get together with the others.

Everyone promised to open their gifts together before some of them had duty later in the day.

Buck took a gulp of eggnog as he waited for a chance to talk to Eddie face to face.

He came in with Christopher and they helped get the gifts from Eddie's truck.

Once the kids were gleefully playing with their newest toys buck took the chance.

"Can I talk to you outside for a second?"

"Sure buck. Let me get my jacket."

So they took to the front as the kids were in the back and in Harry's room.

"Yesterday I was planning to tell you something important."

"Hen might have told me."

"What?"

"She just said we needed to talk. You said so in the ambulance before we had to leave you to finish our shift then it was too late to take Christopher for only a half hour before he needed to be in bed."

"Yeah. That's okay. It would have been nice but I still got to see him and give him my gift today." Buck said. "But about that. I know we're friends. I know I might come off as straight but I-."

"You're not the only one."

Buck continued on needed to get this out before realizing what Eddie said.

"I've been into guys before, I just haven't been into many, not as quickly as I was into you. I want that for us. I know that it might be hard but I feel like we could have something."

"I think. No. I know I'm in love with you. I'm willing to try this but I don't want to lose you." Eddie said pulling buck closer.

"You won't. I'll always be here. Its where I want to be with you. I love you two, both of you."

"We need to talk about other things. I have to tell you stuff you deserve to know and the truth."

"I'm here. Whenever you're ready. Now or tomorrow but soon if it's important. As long as we're in this together we've got as much time as you need."

Buck finally did something he'd been thinking about doing for a while. He kissed Eddie the way he wanted. The way he deserved to be kissed. They stayed there with their foreheads connected breathing as the cold air blew.

"I can't believe they knew about us wanting this." Buck admitted still holding Eddie thinking about going back in.

"I can. We see the others every day and if I look back it's been like this for a while. I felt like this."

"Let's go inside. The kids are probably already back in. I want to play with Chris's new jeep. He said he loved it because it looks like mine."

Eddie grabbed Buck's hand and led him in. They were joined at the hip like usual the rest of the afternoon. Christopher was as happy as could be and they were too.

Buck felt like this was what he'd been looking for for so long. They'd work together to make this relationship last. He was in it and he knew Eddie was too. "You feeling good Buck?" Athena asked sitting next to him.

"Better than I've ever been." Buck told her with a smile and he meant it. "Merry Christmas Athena"

"Merry Christmas Buck." She hugged him as Christopher came over with his new drone.

"Cool bud. But you know your not supposed to play with it in doors right?"

"I know buck. Thank you for the jeep."

"Sure thing superman." Buck scooted over for Christopher to sit between Eddie and him. He felt warmth fill him as Eddie and him listened to what Harry and Denny showed Christopher and played with him earlier.

[escapingreality1992]

The Movie Queen and Her Captain

Luna and Steve Rogers have a Harry Potter marathon and things get steamy.

"How is it possible for you to not even flinch during a horror movie? I mean, seriously? Not one jump scare got you," Natasha asked while we walked into the front entrance of our home; the compound. We had just finished watching A Nightmare on Elm Street at the theater; they had a Halloween special going on where they'd show older movies to get people in the mood for spooky season.

"Call me the queen of horror movies. Or movies in general. But technically I've already seen that one. At least I'm not the one who jumped when he had the longest arms on the planet," I replied.

"First of all, it weirded me out and second it was really disturbing. If I saw someone walking down the street with arms long enough to circle my entire body, I'd run too,"

"Except you wouldn't escape because it's a dream. It's the whole point of the story line. He kills you in your dreams. You wouldn't get very far either. That's his ultimate power, trapping you in dreams. Though I bet you could take him. You are the Black Widow after all," I argued.

"Still, it's going to give me nightmares and not the ones I normally get," She stated. As we neared the lounge, the smell of buttered popcorn hit my nose, both of us sneaking in the lounge to see what the boys were watching while wearing sweats. Peeking around the corner, I recognized the movie as The Exorcist, suppressing a giggle before catching Natasha's gaze. Her lips twisted in a wicked smile, the same idea coming to mind. Crouching low, we slunk to the couches, each picking a specific target; Nat's favorite person to scare was Tony, she always squealed in delight when he shrieked like a girl. I switched my targets each time, today's choice being Sam. I got Steve last week while he had been getting a glass of water in the middle of the night and I decided to go easy on him this week.

As the scene played on - the one in which the main character levitated - you could feel the tension in the air creating the perfect timing for us to launch out attack. Once the priests reached the third part of their chant, we sprung up and shouted 'BOO!', our hands landing on the intended targets. Popcorn and bowls flew into the air, shrieks - not screams - sounded around the room, making Natasha and I cackle with laughter.

"Oh my god! You should see your faces," I stated after Tony asked FRIDAY to turn on the lights.

"Why? Why do you two feel the need to scare people?" he complained, shooting us a glare. We laughed again and at his huff, we attempted to contain ourselves.

"Sorry, sorry. It's fun to do and the expressions on you guys right now are worth it. Don't forget it's spooky season, which is by far the best time to terrify anyone. If anything, it's your fault for putting on a scary movie creating the perfect opportunity to scare y'all anyway," Natasha said. She sat down on the couch beside Bucky, kissing him on the cheek. He blushed, draping an arm around her shoulders, pulling her close. I smiled, loving their relationship with each other. They had been dating for six months, their chemistry undeniable. I settled in between Steve and Thor, rubbing their arms to calm them down.

"I take it you had fun at the theater?" Steve asked me.

"Of course. Natasha got scared during some of the movie though," I responded.

"No, I didn't," I raised my eyebrows at Nat as if to say 'sure you didn't'. "Maybe a little. Anyways, are we going to finish this movie or not?" she commented.

"You two aren't going to scare us anymore right?" Sam asked.

"No more scaring. We promise," Nat and I said at the same time; it sounded a bit reminiscent of the twins from The Shining. The horrified looks on the guys' faces made us laugh before apologizing and saying we wouldn't do it again. Tony resumed the movie, most falling asleep before the credits rolled; the only ones still awake were Steve, Loki, Vision, and me. Lights flooded the room when the DVD menu popped up, causing the sleepers to squint their eyes tighter against the brightness.

"I guess it's a good time to call it a night. Let's head to bed. There's nothing much to do tomorrow anyway," Tony stated, yawning and stretching as he stood up. Each Avenger went separate ways to their rooms, some like Wanda and Vision and Bucky and Nat went to the same room together; others to their individual chambers. I had the good fortune to be escorted by Steve to mine as we were adjacent to each other on the same hallway.

"Thank you for walking me to my room," I told him, opening my door and switching on the light.

"No problem. Good night Luna," he told me.

"Night, Steve," I said, turning to go inside and change into my pajamas.

"Hey, uh, Movie Queen?" I heard Steve ask. My lips quirked into a small smile at the nickname.

"Yes? What can I do for you Spangly Man?" Steve chuckled, leaning against the door frame.

"You have all of the Harry Potter films right?"

"All on blu ray too. Why?"

"Would you want to do a marathon with me?"

"Tonight? It's a little late don't you think?" His smile faded at that and he turned to return to his room.

"How about tomorrow? We can start at 7 a.m. All the movies back to back equate to 18 hours and 20 minutes without the credits. It'll be around 1 a.m. when we finish but we still have to account for bathroom breaks and food," I offered, my words freezing him mid-step. He spun around to face me.

"Tomorrow. I'll meet you in the lounge at 7," he agreed, walking backwards to his room, hands in the pockets of his gray sweatpants. I smiled, closing my door to turn in for the night.

My alarm woke me at 6:30, giving me plenty of time to freshen up and change into a tank top and sweatpants before meeting Steve in the lounge with the 8 Harry Potter movie in tow. I found him with a bunch of pillows and blanket in his arms and arched an eyebrow.

"What do you have there?" I asked, curious to know what he was planning.

"Supplies for our marathon. I thought we should be ultra comfortable if we're watching all of these movies. Question. Would it be too bold of me to ask if we could move downstairs to the theater room? I don't want to be interrupted if the others walk through the lounge," he answered me.

"No, not at all. It'll be fun when it's only the two of us and I want you to have the full experience. Head on down. I'll grab a few drinks and snacks," I told him. Steve nodded and walked down the steps while I went into the kitchen. I got a bag of popcorn going while I pulled out water and a few cans of soda, placing them in a separate bowl. Emptying the popcorn into the second bowl I set out and tucking the movies under my arm, I grabbed both bowls and joined Steve in the giant theater room; blankets and pillows gathered on the massive couch. I handed Steve the popcorn bowl, pulling out a water for him and one soda for me; I stored the other drinks in the mini fridge for later. I set up the screen and DVD player, hitting play when the menu came up. Joining Steve on the couch, I shifted under one of the blankets.

"Are you excited?" I whispered, grabbing some popcorn.

"Definitely. It's going to be a fantastic date," His response stunned me and before I could say something, the first scene started up, silencing me.

Date? I didn't think he liked me in that way, I thought. Some part of me always hoped he might; I had developed a huge crush on him over the years but never made a move to ask him out. Believe me, I wanted to but every time I tried, I backed away from the subject too afraid of rejection and then have our friendship ruined. I remained silent through the first two movies and we took our first bathroom break before starting the third. I hesitated in pressing play, wanting to talk about what he said before the first movie.

"Steve?"

"Yes, Luna?"

"Nevermind. Let's get this next one going," I stated, once again chickening out and pressed play. More silence ensued, the occasional glance from me over at him to see if he was enjoying the movies; he definitely was, no surprise there. Our hands accidentally touched during the scene with the dementors before they went back in time to save lives. Halfway through the fourth movie, we decided to order in some Italian food for dinner, resuming the movie after it arrived. Tears were shed from me at Cedric's death, Steve moving closer to console me by rubbing my shoulders. During the fifth, the air conditioning came on and I tried to refrain from shivering despite the blanket draped over my body.

"Are you cold?" he whispered. I shook my head and continued to silently suffer. My body betrayed me half an hour later, shivering more when it became unbearable.

"You're cold. Come here and snuggle with me," Steve whispered, moving the bowl of popcorn he made before starting the Order of the Phoenix. I slid into his side, letting him drape an arm over me. I melted into the warmth, burying myself closer to him.

"You're an icicle. Why didn't you say something earlier?" he asked, keeping his voice low so he didn't miss any important dialogue.

"I didn't want to bother you," I whispered. He hugged me tighter and released me when it was time to switch out the DVDs. We took another bathroom break before getting Half-Blood Prince started, this one wasn't a favorite of mine and I considered it slower paced than the others.

Coming back from the bathroom, I took up my original spot much to Steve's disappointment.

"I'd like to keep cuddling with you please," he told me. I had to admit I liked his arms around me and slid back into him; our bodies meshed together like two puzzle pieces. As the movie progressed, I noticed we were both a little restless, occasionally tracing small patterns on each other's legs.

"Luna?"

"Hmm?"

"Can I...Would it be alright if I kissed you?" Steve asked. I swiveled my head to look up at him, shocked at the question. Say yes. Tell him you want him to kiss you, I thought.

"Yes. You can kiss me. Please, kiss me," I answered. Steve leaned in, his lips brushing lightly over mine. They were soft, a bit salty from the popcorn but also warm like the rest of him. The movie seemed muted while we held the kiss for a few minutes, breaking away. He didn't waste any time after the first kiss to press his mouth back to mine, devouring me, his hands tangling in my hair, pulling me closer. My hands gripped his shirt tightly, the same urgency for him to do anything he pleased to me. Taking my movements as an invitation, he removed his hand from my hair and gripped my hips; he lifted me onto his lap, those callused hands moving to hold me buy shoulders. We kissed more fervently, our tongues tangling with each other. Soon he moved his heated lips to my neck, finding a spot to suck on, a soft moan escaping my lips. He brushed them over my collarbone, his fingers snaking down and under the hem of my tank top. Steve lifted it off my head, tossing it to the floor. He unclasped my bra next, exposing my breasts to the cold air. My nipples perked up, capturing his attention, the pads of his thumbs brushing lightly over them before he lowered his mouth to latch onto one.

I arched into him, the sensation of his tongue swirling around it, arousing me, wetness pooled at my center, my hips moving against him. The friction I caused as I did this made his length harden only making me want more of him. I slipped my hands under his shirt and lifted it up, pausing his actions to get the fabric off his body. Next, I got off him to  pull down his sweatpants and also removing mine. I straddled him again, dry humping him, my lips attaching to his neck, my hands in his soft hair.

Steve flipped me so I laid flat against the couch, his lips finding mine, his fingers sliding under the flimsy material of my underwear. He stroked my folds, my hips moving to ride his fingers; a low moan erupted when he inserted two of them inside me.

"Oh, god. Steve..." I whimpered, my hands gripping his back, nails digging in his skin. He grunted against the sharp pain, removing his fingers to rip off my underwear, deciding to the material was in the way. I moved my hands down to push down his boxers, freeing him completely. Taking him in my hands, I stroked his cock, groans of pleasure coming from his lips. He got up to remove them completely and used his knee to spread my legs wider, lining up at my entrance.

"I'm going to ask you this once. Are you positive you want to do this?" he asked, the bright blue of his irises darkening with lust.

"Yes. I want to. I'm sure," I replied, pulling his face down to kiss him. He sheathed himself deep inside me and I moaned into his mouth at the sensation. He pumped in and out slowly, our breath quickening, moans and groans echoing around the room. Something must've caught his attention because he paused, a confused look on his face.

"What is it?" I asked.

"Why is everyone crying and lighting the sky with their wands?" he answered. I turned my head to the movie screen and saw we had missed an important death.

"Oh, Dumbledore died. Snape killed him," I replied.

"Wait, seriously?"

"Yeah, it's really sad," I told him, pulling his face back to kiss him.

"Right. Sorry. I'll continue," he said, his thrust hard and rough, something I had hoped I'd experience one day with him. I climaxed first, reaching another one when he climaxed. He pulled out, allowing me to switch to the next movie. I came back to him, his muscular arms pulling me into his lap. Steve secured me with one arm tight around my waist, the other spreading my legs to work me with his fingers until I reached a third orgasm.

"Steve..."

"Sh. You've seen these before. Let me play a little longer. You screaming my name is the sweetest thing I've heard all day," he told me, teasing my swollen clit with his thumb. My legs quaked each time he pushed me over the edge, throughout the first part of the Deathly Hallows. During the last movie, I had my turn playing with him, teasing him through important parts so he could pay attention. I paused the movie before the big battle and got on my knees in front of him, taking his cock in my mouth. He gasped, head thrown back as my tongue explored every inch, bringing him over the edge and swallowing when he exploded into my mouth. I sat beside him, his arms pulling me close to him.

"This has been a wonderful date, don't you agree?" he whispered, my lips curling into a smile.

"I agree. We should do this more often," I told him.

"Next week sound good?"

"That will be perfect," Once the final movie ended, we got dressed and returned to our rooms.

"Spend the night?" he asked. I nodded, entering his room. We climbed in, snuggled close and fell asleep, drifting off to a beautiful dream world.

[steviemae]

your nerd // dd

requested by anonymous: dilton doiley being pregnant (you didn't know you're about 4 months when you find out)and yes he was weird but he was your weird little shit and he was there when you got rejected by Reggie gave you attention and love and was really romantic with you and when he dies bughead is being insensitive and you snap and shockingly Reggie is there for you and your sister Toni and the rest of the Serpent and dilton parents cause they love you it's still kind of rough because low-key y'all were #goals

“I still can’t believe you’re with that nerd, y/n. Y’know when we had that rumble with the northsiders, he was there and he stabbed himself with his own knife and then proceeded to blame it on us.” Sweet Pea said as he sat down at the table with you, your sister Toni and Fangs.

“Yeah well, justified. You guys were ridiculous when it came to the feud. I admit stabbing himself was a bit extreme and trust me when i say, he heard an earful from me about it, but you guys need to promise you’ll at least try to be nice to him. He may be a nerd, but he’s my nerd.” you said throwing your purple hair over your shoulder.

“He told me he thinks the whole pink and purple hair you and Toni have is stupid.” Fangs said.

“Oh shut it, Fogarty. Dilton would never say something i did was stupid. Plus, our hair is our brand.” you said nudging Toni’s shoulder.

“Yeah yeah.” He said rolling his eyes jokingly at you while a smile played on his lips.

You and Dilton had been together for a few months and you just recently told everyone about it. Thankfully everyone was pretty chill with it so far.

“Where is Dilton anyway?” Toni asked looking over at you.

“He is hanging out with some of his friends. We’re going to meet at Pop’s in the morning for breakfast before school.” you answered as you gathered all of the empty cups on the table to talk them behind the bar.

“The boy scouts you mean.” Sweet Pea teased.

“He’s not in the boy scouts, asshat.” you called over your shoulder. Toni chuckled as the two of you began cleaning the cups.

“I’m just saying, y/n. You could do so much better.”

“Listen, Pea. you’re being a dick and i don’t appreciate it. You’re my best friend and i would love if you at least acted like you were fucking happy for me. I like Dilton, a lot. He was there when Reggie humiliated me in that stupid playbook and i fell for him so if you can’t keep your stupid and mean jokes to yourself, then please don’t talk to me.” you snapped. Toni’s eyes got wide, Fangs almost dropped his pool stick in shock and Sweet Pea laughed.

“You’re joking right?” he asked.

“No, i’m not fucking joking. And i’m definitely not joking when i say do not say a word to me unless it’s an apology for dogging my boyfriend and thinking it’s okay.” you said throwing the wet washcloth you were using to clean with at his face and walking out of the bar. After climbing into your truck and slamming the door shut you pulled out your phone to call Dilton.

“Hey, honey.” he answered.

“Dilton, you know i hate that. You sound like an old man.” you joked trying to not sound like you were about to cry, but failing when you let out a sniffle.

“What’s wrong?”

“Sweet Pea and i had a bit of a disagreement. Can i see you?” you asked letting a tear fall.

“I’ll meet you at your place.” he said quickly. You heard rummaging and the protest of his friends but he quickly told them to shut up before he told you he’d see you in a bit and hung up.

You wiped your tears and drove to your trailer, getting their before Dilton because the Wyrm was much closer than any of his friends houses on the Northside. You decided to change into some sweats and a tank top and make some popcorn to eat with the movie you’ll most likely end up watching so that it’d would be ready when he got here.

Right when the microwave beeped, a knock on your trailer door sounded. You walked over to answer it, expecting to see Dilton but instead was greeted by an angry Sweet Pea.

“Fuck off.” you said slamming the door shut in his face.

“Come on, y/n. I’m trying to apologize.” he said banging on the door.

“Go away, Sweet Pea. What kind of apology were you going to give me with that sour look on your face. Try again tomorrow.” you said grabbing the popcorn out of the microwave and pouring it into a bowl. Seconds later you heard the rumbling of his motorcycle.

“Darling?” Dilton called as he opened the door.

“Kitchen.” you answered. You turned around, smiling widely when you made eye contact with your boyfriend. You opened your arms for him to walk into and he did, wrapping his arms around your waist. You wrapped yours around his neck and burried your face in his neck.

“You okay?” he whispered.

“Now i am.” you whispered back as you pulled your head back to look at him. You puckered your lips playfully at him and he breathily chuckled before placing his lips on yours in a loving kiss.

“What happened?” he asked taking the bowl of popcorn off the counter and leading you into the livingroom to sit on the couch.

“Sweet Pea being a dick as usual.”

“He was making fun of me, huh.” Dilton said raising an eyebrow at you.

“He was just being a dick.”

“I told you not to put a strain on your friendships because of me.”

“I’m not putting a strain on my friendships because of you. They are. If they can’t accept us being together then they were never really my friends.” you scooted closer to him on the couch, taking his hand in yours, “i love you, Dilton and if my friends can’t accept that than i’m going to make some cuts.” Dilton let out a chuckle brushing your hair out of your face.

“Also i have a question.” you said changing the subject. He nodded for you to go on, “Did you tell Fangs you thought my purple hair was stupid?” you asked trying your best to keep a straight face.

“Absolutely not. I love it. It’s your brand, darling.” he said twirling a piece of your hair, “who told you i thought it was stupid.”

“Fangs said it as a joke, just wanted to see what your reaction would be.” you said playfully.

The rest of the night, the two of you laid cuddled up on the couch watching movies until you fell asleep together. Toni walked in later smiling at the two of you sound asleep. She threw a bblanket over you guys and headed into her bedroom for the night.

--

The next morning you woke up to a note from Dilton saying he didn’t want to wake you, but he would be super busy all day today with something for the drill team and wouldn’t be around his phone until the next morning. You frowned but understood that he has things to do, but you were also bummed about not being able to talk to your boyfriend for a whole day. You sat the note back down on the coffee table and walked into your room to get ready for the day.

“Hey, sis. I thought you and Dilton were getting Pop’s?” Toni asked as she walked into your room.

“He had a thing he had to do with the Scouts all day and won’t get his phine back until tomorrow.” you said with a frown.

“Aww, that means you have to socialize with everyone else.” she said with a fake sadness in her voice as she pulled you into a hug.

“Fuck off, T.” you pushed her away from you as you guys laughed. She smacked your butt as you walked into the bathroom to shower.

“Hurry and you and i can grab Pop’s instead.” she called as you closed the bathroom door.

--

After Pop’s, you and Toni walked through the hallways of Riverdale. Only this time was weird and you felt very uncomfortable. Everyone was staring at you and whispering.

“What’s going on?” you asked your sister, grabbing her hand in yours.

“No idea. But there’s no way anyone is talking about you and Dilton. That’s been out in the open for a bit now.” she looked around giving everyone who was staring at you a dirty look.

“y/n, oh my god are you okay?” Veronica asked.

“Um what? I’m fine. Why?” your eyebrows furrowed in confusion.

“Dilton is dead because he was playing that stupid Griffins and Gargoyles game.” Betty said nonchalantly. Your breath hitched in your throat.

“Woah, B.” Veronica said giving her friend a sour look. You felt like you couldn’t breath. Your eyes filled with tears and your heart shattered in your chest.

“You stupid bitch! How insensitive of you to just throw that out like that. Have the decency to fucking sit her down and talk to her about. My god!” Toni screamed shoving Betty out of the way and cupping your face in her hands making you focus on her, “you wanna leave?” she asked. You nodded, that being the only reaction you could muster up at this point.

“y/n, i wanna ask you if you knew anything about Dilton playing this game? Were you playing too?” Jughead asked stepping towards you.

“Fuck off, Jones. Now is not the time.” Fangs said shoving him back. The three of you walked out of the school, you were practically leaning your entire weight on Fangs due to your legs feeling like absolute jell-o. They helped you into the truck, Toni driving off towards the Southside.

“Take me to Dilton’s please. I wanna hear it from his parents.” you said in a raspy voice. She nodded and turned down a side street, making her way to Dilton’s house. Fangs held your hand as she drove, letting his thumb brush back and forth in a comforting motion.

When you arrived, you were the first to get out of the car. Cops were parked out front of your boyfriends house making everything Betty said true. As you walked to the front door, tears fell freely from your eyes. You knocked waiting for Mrs. Doiley to answer and when she did, the two of you broke down in each other’s arms.

“Is it true, Mrs. Doiley? Please tell me he’s okay.” you sobbed. His mom cried harder giving you the answer you were dreading.

“You’re welcome to stay, dear.” His dad said as he walked up to the two of you standing in the doorway, placing a comforting hand on his wife’s back. You nodded, pulling away from the hug and wiping your tears. You turned around and motioned for Fangs and Toni to leave before making your way inside. Sheriff Keller sat in the arm chair next to the couch, where the three of you sat down.

“Did you know anything about him playing this game, y/n?” Keller asked gently as he handed you a photo of a game manual.

“No, sir. I have no idea what this is and Dilton never mentioned it to me. He did leave me a note saying he would be with the Scouts and wouldn’t be around his phone until tomorrow morning if that helps.” you told him, handing him the photo back.

“Do you know about what time he left yours last night?” he asked. You shook your head.

“We were watching a movie and then we fell asleep. Toni said he was still there when she came home around midnight.” you answered.

“Thank you.” he said standing up. Mr. Doiley walked him out while you and Dilton’s mom sat on the couch in silence with tears falling from your eyes.

“Can i stay here tonight?” you whispered.

“Of course, dear. Stay as long as you need to.” she said pulling you into a hug.

--

Time passed and you still felt that pain in your chest whenever someone said his name. You stayed in his bedroom every night for almost a month until you decided that it wasn’t healthy. Thought his parents did let you take a few things - those being his blanket, a hoodie and your favorite photo of the two of you that he had framed on his desk.

You were beginning to feel okay even though you lost two friends due to your boyfriends death. Both Jughead and Betty not letting their stupid little investigation go long enough to be a friend to you and see that this was literally tearing you apart so you blocked their numbers and refused to be around them at all times.

You rushed to yours and Toni’s shared bathroom in the trailer, quickly flipped the toilet seat up to empty the contents of your stomach into. This was the usual morning routine for the last week or so.

“You really need to go see a doctor, sis. This isn’t normal and it’s obviously not a stomach bug or the flu like we thought.” she told you as she pulled your hair back so it wouldn’t get vomit on it.

“I know and i will. On the way to school i will call and make an appointment for as soon as they can get me in.” you said wiping your face with a cloth and standing up to brush your teeth. Usually, after you’ve thrown everything up, you felt fine. Though you felt nauseous throughout the day, you never threw up again. There were certain foods that made you gag and scrunch your nose up in disgust and certain smells that earned the same reaction.

“Throwing up again, y/n?” Cheryl asked as you walked into the living room. You nodded holding your stomach as you headed into the kitchen to grab some water.

“You sure you’re not pregnant?”

You dropped the cup you just grabbed out of the cupboard turning around to face Cheryl and Toni.

“Oh my god.” you and Toni said at the same time.

“You two stay here, i’ll run to the corner store and grab some at home tests.” Cheryl rushed to grab her bag off the couch and headed out the door. You and Toni stood staring at each other with wide eyes, neither of you moving.

“Oh my god.” you repeated.

“Oh my god is right, y/n. Oh my god.” she said. If you weren’t so shocked and scared and worried and literally every emotion ever, you’d laugh, but you just couldn’t find it in you. The front door swung open again, Sweet Pea and Fangs walked in, stopping abruptly when they saw the two of you just standing there looking rather panicked.

“Um everything okay?” Fangs asked with furrowed eyebrows.

“y/n might be pregnant.” Toni spilled.

“Oh my god.” Both Fangs and Sweet Pea said at the same time, mirroring the looks you and Toni had on your faces.

“Oh my god is right.” you said. You finally came to your senses, running your hands through your hair and walking over to sit on the couch.

“Who’s the dad?” Sweet Pea asked

“The only guy I've ever been with, Pea.” you stated.

“Dilton.” he said earning a nod of confirmation from you.

Cheryl came back moments later with a bag in her hand, handing it over to you telling you to go pee on both of the tests. You grabbed the bag from her, taking the box out and heading to the bathroom. At first, you sat on the floor against the door,staring at the box. Finally gaining the courage to pee on a stick, you stood up and did your thing. Afterwards, you sat both tests on the sink and washed your hands. Walking out into the living room, everyone was standing up looking at you with raised eyebrows.

“Well?” Toni asked.

“The box said to wait three minutes so i haven’t looked. But i honestly don’t think i can, so could one of you look when it’s time?” you asked ringing your hands together out of nervousness.

While you waited, you paced the floor while the rest of the group sat on the couch waiting for three minutes to be over so they could check the tests for you. Cheryl looked at the watch on her wrist letting out a sigh, “it’s time.” she said standing up and walking into the bathroom. She returned to the living room a second later, both tests in her hands and her mouth open wide.

“What do they say, Cher?” Toni asked taking a huge breath in.

“Both of them are positive.”

“Oh my god.” everyone said at the same time.

“Can any of you say anything other than oh my god?!” she exclaimed, dropping her hands to her sides.

“What else is there to say? I’m shocked and scared and carrying a baby whose father is dead because of some cryptic gargoyle game!” you yelled as tears welled in your eyes.

“y/n, i didn’t mean it like that. I’m here for you. All of us are here for you.” Cheryl walked over, pulling you into a tight hug, soon turning into a group hug as Sweet Pea, Fangs and Toni joined in.

“I think i’m going to skip school today and go talk to his parents. They should know.” you said taking the tests from Cheryl.

“Do you want me to come with you?” Toni asked.

“Would you? I don’t know if i can do this alone.” Toni nodded at you. You guys told the other three bye as they headed out, making them promise not to tell anyone anything until you were ready for everyone to know. They agreed and went about their day.

You and Toni threw on some casual clothes, knowing this was going to be an emotional day, before heading to Dilton’s house.

Toni pulled into the driveway, turning off the truck as the two of you sat collecting your thoughts and while you tried to not start crying before you even walked inside. You knew you wanted Dilton’s parents to be as involved as they felt comfortable with. You not having parents around, you felt like they were the closest thing you had to parental figures and you knew that having a piece of Dilton back would bring a little bit of joy into their lives. Finally gathering the courage, you got out of the car and walked to the front door landing four knocks on the wood and grabbing Toni’s hand.

“Oh, y/n. It’s nice to see you! Come in.” Mrs. Doiley said with a huge smile, motioning for you and Toni to come in.

“What brings you here, dear?” she said walking you into the kitchen. You and Toni sat on the bar stools that were situation in front of the island as Mrs. Doiley made some tea for the three of you.

“I actually have something i wanted to tell you and Mr. Doiley. Is he here?” you asked.

“He is. He should be down in a second. Is everything okay?” she asked, concern washing over her face.

“Um i think so. I don’t know, honestly.” you chit chatted for a bit as you waited for Mr. Doiley to come down. Getting your mind off of the reason you came here calmed your nerves a bit, and so did the tea Mrs. Doiley made. Soon Mr. Doiley joined you guys at the island, bidding you a hello.

“So what did you want to tell us, sweetheart?”

You took a huge intake of breath as you pulled the two positive tests out of your bag and sat them on the counter in front of them. You didn’t say anything as their eyes went wide for a second before Mrs. Doiley grabbed them to look closer.  

“Oh my god.” she said clutching her chest.

“Our words exactly.” Toni grabbed your hand as you waited for them to say something.

“When did you take these?” She asked.

“I took them this morning, right before i came here actually. I want to go to the doctor and get confirmation from them before i tell anyone else, but i don’t have anyone to go with em besides Toni and I was wondering if you would go with me.” you said softly.

“My husband and i are going to be here for you every step of the way, darling. You’re family and i know Dilton wouldn’t have it any other way. I just hope you know that this is going to be a lot of responsibility and it’s going to be expensive.” she told you, totally turning into a mother and lecturing you for a minute.

“We will take care of all the expenses, y/n. You won’t have to worry about that. I know your family situation isn’t ideal and i want little to no stress while you’re pregnant. It’s not good for you or the baby, so we will take care of everything.” Mr. Doiley said walking around the island to pull you into a hug.

“Thank you so much.” you said as you began to cry. Toni began to tear up as well at how generous his family was being towards you and how loving they are. The two of you basically raised yourselves so this kind of love was something you two weren’t used to.

--

Months had past and you were showing more than ever now. All of your friends were supportive and were there for you no matter what you needed. Reggie even apologized to you and told you that he would help you as much as he could with this baby. You were grateful to have the friends and family that you did and you honestly don’t know what you’d do without them.

Mrs. Doiley went to every appointment you had, Toni as well when she could. Your friends brought you food when they saw your cravings post on social media. They showered you with gifts even though the baby wasn’t due for another few months. Everyone really came together for this baby and were there for you emotionally because they knew how hard it was going to be without Dilton around.

[babybluelukex]

Shut up and kiss me, Harrington

Summary: "can you do a steve x reader smut pleaseeee , i love your work so much bby 💜😩" & "Yoooo! I was just reading some of your stuff and it's awesome!!! Would you pretty please write some Steve smut? I love the idea of the chick being Dustin's sister and being just as nerdy he is!"

Requested by: @multi-fandom-smut & @barb-is-my-spirit-animal

Word count: 1585

Warnings: SMUT YALL

A/N: hey y'all. I just got done packing up six boxes and I'm exhausted lmao. But I loved the requests for Steve smut. So please, enjoy! Don't forget, request as still open! This was typed on my iPad again lmao.

Lots of love -Kayla :-)

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"Shit. Shit, shit, shit!" Dustin ran through the house yelling, jamming his hands between the cushions of the couch and yanking at his roots when he couldn't find any coins between them. "Damn, what's got your panties in a twist?" I snort out as he turned at me with his 'this isn't funny' look. "This is some serious shit, Y/N. Can you please lend me some cash? I promise to pay you back." He spoke rapidly bouncing up and down nervously. "Alright dickhead. But you better pay me back," I sighed out and grabbed my wallet. "Is it alright if I come with you to the arcade though? I haven't been there in a while and I could use a night of fun." I smiled.

"Yeah! Steve will be there anyways." And ran out the door with my wrist in his hand.

Once we got to the arcade, the boys ran straight to Dragons Lair. Dustin was the first to play the game while my hands were on his shoulders cheering him on. That quickly died once Dustin had been killed and began swearing that the machine, giving it hard kicks to the side. Keith waltzed up, making a snide comment about how Dustin is at gaming, while Dustin had ignored him, brining up the fact of him still being in first place at Dig Dug. "Are you sure of that?" Keith laughed, filling his mouth with popcorn. We all raced over towards the marching seeing the name 'MADMAX' with a high ass score of 751,300.

"Who the hell is 'MADMAX'?" The voice of Steve spoke behind us, making our heads turn. "What bullshit. This is stupid." Dustin sulked and headed to a different machine. The boys followed after while I made my way over to PacMan to waste time. "How've you been, Y/N?" Steve asked while I threw in two coins. "Hm, fine. Mom is M.I.A again so it's just been me and Dusty." I smiled and moved the hand piece, making sure to not hit the little ghosts as they followed me. "If you guys ever get lonely I can always come over. Just so you guys aren't alone." He smiled and placed a hand on my shoulder.

"Thank you, Steve. I'm really happy you're here for Dustin. He needs a male role model since our dad isn't in the picture." I looked at him and smiled, staring too long at his beautiful dark eyes and smile, not realizing the ghosts were eating up my PacMan. "Shit," I sighed, running my fingers through my hair and pushing up my glasses. "I'm sorry, I didn't mean for y-"

"Guys, have you seen Will?" Our heads turned at the sound of Mike's voice. "Motherfu-" Steve began to say but interrupted himself and headed for the front of the building with the rest of us following after him. Ever since Will came back, he hasn't been the same, which I don't understand how anyone would be. Will has been a great kid, with respect for other people and such a kind demeanor. That's when our mom had become more absent, claiming she was the only one providing for the family and had to have a job.

We all came stumbling outside, seeing Will standing in the parking lot staring at the sky, like something was there staring back. Mike ran up to him, shaking him by his shoulder. Will jumped and looked at him letting out a breath he had been holding. "Are you okay?" He asked. "Yeah, I'm fine. I think I want to go home." Steve ran back inside and called the Byers house, letting Bob know that Joyce could come pick up Will.

Lucas and Mike had biked home, leaving Steve, Dustin, and I to wait for Joyce to come pick up Will. We said our hellos to her as Will rushed into the car, giving Dustin a small wave. "Thank you for staying here with him until I came. Have a good rest of your night, kiddos." She smiled and gave Dustin and I a hug. Once her car was out of our view, I turned to Steve and smiled. "It was nice seeing you. Dusty and I should get home," I placed my hand on his bicep and squeezed. As we were turning to leave, Steve spoke up, asking, "Do you guys want a ride back home?" I looked at Dustin and he smiled, heading towards his car. "That would be nice, thank you."

Steve pulled into our driveway and followed behind us up to our front door. "Would you like to come in?" I smiled. "Yeah!" He smiled brightly and looked at Dustin. "I'm gonna go talk to Mike about what happened with Will. I'll be in my room if you need me." We both nodded and headed to the kitchen to grab something to drink. "Thank you for giving us a ride home. Ever since what had happened, I don't feel comfortable walking late at night," I sighed out. "Hey, don't thank me. It makes me feel better knowing you got home safe. Along with Dustin." I felt myself slightly blush and take a drink of my water, heading towards my room. "You coming or not?" I laughed once I realized Steve was still in the kitchen.

I sat in my bed with my legs crossed and watched as he sat across from me. Steve just stared at me, not saying anything. I moved my hands up to my face, wondering if I had something there that he was staring at. "What are you staring at?" I asked, rubbing my hands all over my face. "Nothing! It's just that, I um.. I think you're beautiful." He rubbed the back of his neck and smiled shyly at me. I blushed and looked down. "Thank you, I think you're beautiful too," I said without realizing what I had just let slip out. "I mean, I think you're really um, cute, or no, handso-"

Steve cut off my blabbering with a kiss, placing his hands on my head. I grabbed his shirt and pulled him on top of me, laying my back onto my mattress. He pulled away, placing his hands next to my head and smiling. "I really like you. You're just so beautiful and goofy, I love how you know everything about video games and comics, how you handle the kids so well and just care about everyone around you and it's-"

"Shut up and kiss me, Harrington."

He smiled and leaned down, placing kisses all over my neck and leading down to my chest, unbuttoning my shirt as he went. I leaned up to slide of my shirt, unhooking my bra. "Wow," he spoke softly. I smiled and tugged at the bottom of his shirt and pulled it over his head. I laid back on to the mattress, meeting his lips halfway. He grinned down on to me, making a gasp slip through my lips as I pushed him back down on to my core. I could feel his length growing in his jeans as he grinded on me, letting out small breaths and moaning my name.

"Take off your pants," I panted. He pushed himself up and began to unbuttoned his jeans and slid off his underwear a long with them. I followed suit, throwing my clothes across the room. His hands went next to my head again, as his length rubbed against my core. I dug my head into the pillow and grabbed his shoulders, digging my nails into them. I looked at him as his eyes were sealed shut and his breath fanned my face as he rubbed against me. "Steve, come on, please do something." I whined and grabbed his thighs, pulling him in to me. H smiled and grabbed his length, pushing just the tip in. He rocked slowly back and forth, teasing me as I was clawing his chest, pushing my hips into him.

"I can't take it," I gasped and placed my hands on his thighs and pushed him all the way into me. "Oh god, go deep." I sighed out and rocked my hips with his. He sped up the pace and began to slam into me as small cries left my mouth. "You feel so good around me. So beautiful, baby," he kissed onto my neck and places on hand on my hip, squeezing as he began to shake. I placed my fingers on to my clit and rubbed, feeling myself clench around him. "Oh shit, do that again ." He groaned out and began to pound into me harder, becoming sloppy once he started to reach his high.

"Are you gonna cum, baby?" He gasped and placed his hand on my throat. I nodded and closed my eyes once I felt myself cum all over him. "Fuck, Y/N," he moaned and pulled out, cumming on my stomach. His breathing started to slow once he let out his last few strokes. He got off of my bed and grabbed a towel laying across my chair and wiped off my stomach for me, placing a small kiss on my lips. I grabbed his shirt and my underwear while he grabbed his underwear and climbed into my bed with his arms open. I cuddled into him and placed a few open mouthed kisses on his chest and smiled.

"I love you." He hummed and planted a kiss on the top of my head. "I love you too."

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Movie Night

Pairing: Sam x Reader; Cas x Dean Summary: Fluff/angst, movie night at the bunker brings up a topic that nobody wants to talk about. Warnings: some crying, topic of dying, implied smut (not a lot), light cussing. Word count 3.4K 

“We are getting nowhere!” Dean grunted. The team had been pouring over lore books for hours trying to find answers. “Aww, sweetie we’ll find something soon.” You comforted Dean caressing his hand. “We should just stop for the night. You know, it is movie night!” Your eyes twinkled with the suggestion.

“No, no, we need to continue.” His normally adorably bright green eyes were dull and defeated. If anytime he needed a break now was it. “Dean, you need to rest. Go have your movie night with (Y/N). Sam and I will proceed.” Cas’ deep voice said with much concern. Dean looked to Sam for approval. “Just go.” Sam told him with a smile. “Ok then it’s settled, I’ll get the popcorn, and you pick the movie.” Your voice was super excited. You and Dean hadn’t had a movie night since this whole Amara thing started. And before that Sam barely let you be in the same room as Dean while he had the Mark of Cain, not to mention be alone with him. You were jumping out of your skin to finally have your BFF back. Dean shuffled off to Sam’s bedroom​ and started to scroll through their Netflix account. “I gots the popcorn!” You sang out, as you walked through the bedroom door, “So what are we watching tonight, sweetie?” “I was thinking a chick flick, I just can’t handle watching blood right now.” He confessed as his hands moved over the gaming controller. “Sure thing! Oh! Oh! Stop! What about that one? I wanted Sam to take me to that when it was still in theaters.” “Alright, baby girl!” Dean wrapped his arm around you and the two of you snuggled in the bed to watch the movie.

Back in the War room, Sam asked Cas, “Sometimes… I wonder who is dating who?” “I have asked myself the same question many times. I think it’s wonderful, (Y/N) makes Dean happy in a way that you and I just can’t fill.” Cas replied. “She makes me happy too.” Sam said with a smile. “I’ll go and make sure we have clean sheets on our bed.” Cas stated to Sam. Sam chuckled, remembering a very unpleasant experience one evening when Sam slid into Cas and Dean’s bed and felt a cold, wet sticky mess. “Thanks Cas!”

Later that evening, Sam went to check on his brother and his girlfriend, like normal they were fast asleep in each other’s arms. Sam couldn’t help but smile, they looked so peaceful. Sam turned the TV off, placed the half eaten bowl of popcorn on the bedside table and pulled the blanket from the foot of the bed and covered both of you. Sam knew (Y/N) would get​ cold, he was always so thoughtful. “You called it, they were out.” Sam said with a chuckle joining Cas in his brother’s shared bedroom. “Yeah, I figured. They always do.” Cas smiled. The angel and youngest Winchester climbed into bed. Sam was asleep in a few minutes while Cas just laid next to him for comfort, Cas would then meditated and listened to angel radio through out the night.

You woke up, it was 3 am, you were in your room but the arms that had enveloped you weren’t from your Winchester. You shimmied yourself from Dean’s embrace, quietly you made it down the hallway and into Dean and Cas’ bedroom. Cas’ eyes were on you as soon as you opened the door. You walked to his side of the bed and whispered, “Hey angel, you wanna go join Dean?” It didn’t take any persuasion, Cas silently​ agreed to your suggest. You joined Sam winding your whole body around him, he woke for a minute, he hummed, “hey” “Hey,” you replied, “Handsome, I’m sorry I fell asleep in there.” A soft chuckle escaped Sam’s mouth, “It’s ok, (Y/N/N).” He placed a sweet chaste kiss on your forehead before going back to sleep.

“Hey honey, did (Y/N/N) go to our room?” Dean asked Cas as he crawled on the bed. “Hello Dean, yes, she did.” Cas replied. “Damn, she’s a Ninja. I didn’t even feel her move. Come here, honey.” Dean told Cas opening up his arms to be held by the hunter. “Did you have a good movie night, Dean?” Dean tilted Cas’ face up pulling him into sleepy tender kiss. “Yeah, it was good. We watched TV and I feel asleep holding one of the most beautiful woman I know.“ He let out a small laugh, “So yeah, it was good night.” “She is quite beautiful, even her soul is lovely. I wanted to ask you something if Sam and I weren’t around do you think…“ Cas’ voice trialed off. “Do I think (Y/N) and I would hook up? I think the old Dean would have but then she would be just some girl I slept with and not my best friend.” Dean tried to explain. “I thought I was your best friend?” Cas questioned. “Well you’re more than that now, Cas, you, you” Dean stammered, it was still hard to say the next words, “are the love of my life. Where are you going with this anyways?” “I have just been thinking that if something were to happen to Sam and I. I would want you to be happy.” Dean looked at his angel knowing exactly what he was going to say. “I know (Y/N) also makes you happy. You would make an excellent couple.” Dean allowed Cas to finish his thoughts, “Honey, if something happened to you and Sam, I don’t think I could ever make it. With or without (Y/N). She would be so devastated as well.” “I wouldn’t expect it to happen fast after we were gone. I'm​ just saying that if it did happen, I would be happy for you two.” Cas explained. “Lets just go to sleep. I don’t want to speak of you ever being gone.“ Dean suggested.

The next morning, Dean joined Sam and (Y/N) at the kitchen table. You had been cooking all morning, “Where’s Cas?” You asked as you scrabbled up some more eggs. “He’s putting fresh sheets on your bed.” Dean replied smugly. “Really? Dean, come on man. Not in our bedroom!” Sam exclaimed. “Sorry” he shook his head up and down and then left to right. He wasn’t sorry and it made you laugh way too hard that early. “This isn’t funny. That is your bed too!” Sam’s angry voice made it hard to stop laughing and now he was glaring at you. You tried to pull yourself together but you and Dean kept making eye contact and the both of you were there giggling and then streams of tears started coming down your face. Sam couldn’t keep the stern face up for long as he watched you and Dean laugh, he soon joined in. Chuckling hard Sam said, “Seriously, Ser- seriously, this isn’t funny! I’m not even sure why I am laughing.” Their laughs were always infectious. The way they both threw their whole bodies back and a roar came from their bellies. Then (Y/N) would do this high pitched cackle followed by a snort that just spurred Dean to laugh on even harder. “I hate both of you so much right now!” Sam said continuing to laugh. “Whatever, you love us!” You giggled plating the eggs for Dean and piling on some bacon and French toast. The chuckles soon quieted down. “Baby girl, what would we do without you? Come here and give me some sugar.” Dean pulled you into his lap. Sam raised his eyebrow and smiled at you two. “I have told you, sweetie, we can’t make out in front of your brother again. He gets very jealous.” You started giggling again. “I guess you are right.” Dean pouted. He allowed you to move off of him and you sat down in your chair. Dean grabbed a fork and started to gulp down the full plate of food. “So. I wanted to ask your opinion on something.” Sam and you listened and nodded your heads. “Cas thinks that if something happens to him or you” pointing to his brother, “that (Y/N/N) and I should be together.” You jaw dropped, you were confused about what you just heard. “WHAT?” You yelled. As you were yelling Sam said, “it makes sense!” shrugging his shoulders. In unison, Dean and you raised your voices and a barrage of, “Wait, what?” and “No, No, No!” filled the kitchen. Sam sat back and watched​ as you both vented. “Are y'all done?” Sam asked. You both calmed down. “You two are more alike than different. Sometimes I think I am dating a girl version of Dean, which can be a little creepy.” “Creepy?” You questioned very annoyed. “I wasn’t done, but yes, creepy” his next words were chosen carefully, knowing how pissed you already looked, “but now I find it comforting. If something happens to Cas and I, you two need to stick together and not close yourselves off, like I know you both would do. I would support you guys if…” “You can’t even say it, can you?” You implied. “Well no, it is a little hard to think about my girl with my brother together, together. But you are the one who almost broke up with me last year and said ‘boyfriends are replaceable but best friends are forever’ when I wouldn’t let you see Dean when he was a demon.” “And?” You asked. “I mean that the bond is already there, (Y/N/N).” Sam tried to explain. You stood and glared at Sam not sure what to say. Your were angry to your core, how could Sam and Cas just think that there was anyone other than Sam for you. Dean is like your brother, sure he’s attractive but he could never be anything more. “I’m going to check to see if Cas is done changing the sheets. Sweetie, you wanna come join me for a little fun.” Sam was surprised. “Ah Sure!” “Oh no, I was talking to Dean. You know my next boyfriend.” The spite rolled from your mouth. You turned on your heels and huffed down the hallway. “Dude, go! Say you’re sorry and go make her feel good” Dean instructed Sam. Sam ran from the kitchen down the hallway, fireman lifted you over his shoulder. You laughed hysterically not able to be mad when he was just that damn cute. He tossed you on your shared bed, “Take of your panties!” He commanded. You shook your head no, “You take off my panties with your teeth.” you bit your bottom lip and snaked your body up the bed. Sam couldn’t resist your request. He kissed your covered stomach and pulled your night gown up around your waist. “Ummm Dean!” You moaned. “You didn’t just say Dean’s name?” “Oh yes, I did!” “Do it again and you will get punished.” He informed you with a hint of devil in his eyes. “Oh Dean more!” Your moan was louder this time. Sam flipped you fast onto your stomach, it was exciting, you loved it when he manhandled you. He reared back his large hand and you felt a forceful slap on your on you left ass cheek. “Ouch!” “Are you going to play nice now?” He asked. “Dean! Please harder!” You knew how to egg him on as you wiggled your ass back at him. “You asked for it!” Even harder​ this time Sam smacked you right ass cheek. “Now are you going to let me pleasure you or do want to continue with your punishment?” You hummed enjoying the pain, “oh I don’t know. I wonder if Dean would like to join us.” Sam chuckled, “I guess punishment it is.” He pressed his hand on your wrist forcing you down into the bed. “Now which one of these pretty little cheeks needs a bigger palm print.” His slap was more gentle this time knowing you were already feeling the pain from the first slap. He flipped you on your back and moved down your body to finish removing your panties, placing light kisses as he went. “Be nice now.” His smirk told you that he wanted you to scream only his name now. “Yes Sam!” You giggled. “Now that's​ more like it!” He traveled back up your torso and grazing your bottom lip with his teeth. He bit you enough to leave a mark on the inside of your gum line before planting a searing kiss on your swollen lips. You reached to pull down his pajama bottoms. “Oh no baby, I want to make you squeal before you get any of this.” One hour and half and three maybe four orgasms later, both Sam and you were exhausted, falling asleep with him after a fight was the best thing ever.

When you woke, you had this nagging feeling that you needed to talk to Dean. You made him a sandwich and found him tinkering on an old car in the garage. “Hey, what cha doing?” you said. “Hey, I am just replacing this headlight. We should take her later when I am done.” The cool breeze, riding shotgun in an awesome car with Dean. Of course you were in. “Sounds like a plan!“ “So did you and Sammy make up?“ Dean asked. “You could say that,” a cute smile spread across your face, “he did spank me every time I said your name in bed.” “You didn’t?” He questioned wanting to know more. “Oh I certainly did. I don’t think I’ll be able to sit down for a week. You know your brother likes it a little rough.” Your gossip intrigued Dean even more. “You feeling any better?” “Yeah, I guess.” The solemn look on your face was unmistakable. “Baby girl, you wanna talk about it?” You sighed and then started your rant, “I really do understand what Sam and Cas are trying to say. You and me, we’re attractive people who get along really fucking well.” You raised your voice. “But its just I can’t imagine loving anyone other than Sam.” Your​ voice started to break, you could feel the tears form in your eyes. “Why do they think it would be us left? I could be be left all alone, or just Cas and I. Or you and I die and Sam is once again all by himself. Are Sam and Cas supposed to get together if we are gone?” You made yourself chuckle a little as you walked​ into Dean’s outstretched arms. “I just love him so much and the idea of losing him breaks my heart.” Dean smelled of gasoline and old spice, it was a combination you had learned to love, as Dean was normally the only person you would open up to and vice versa. “It’s ok. It breaks my heart too, baby girl. I don’t want to even speak about it either.” his sympathy was genuine. You buried your​ head in his chest. You normally could pull yourself together but this, this is what you never wanted to think about. The tears soaked in to his black t-shirt as he stroked your hair. “You know they’re just looking out for us.” You tried to form the words but you just cried more and shook your head. You knew what he was saying right. “I never want to think of a world where Cas isn’t there hold me.” Your legs grew shaky, Dean move you to the ground, you were both kneeling, you wrapped your arms tighter around him. “I hate this feeling.” you cried “Me too.” Dean teared up. You sat on the floor, contemplating a life without Sam and it only made you cry harder. “I’ve never felt this way about anyone. There have been so many times, I thought I should just leave and get a normal job but I just couldn’t leave him. I want to grow old him, have his kids, and hunt what others are afraid to. I belong with him, I don’t want to live in a world without him.” “I know you belong with him. I do. I can’t live without him either.” His words comforted you. You heard footsteps coming down the hall, “(Y/N/N), are you hurt?” Sam called out. Oh shit, he must have heard you crying and now he’s worried. “In here Sammy.” Dean hollered. In a second both Sam and Cas, were in the garage. “What’s wrong?” Sam asked. “Well we were talking about you two, one day being gone.” Dean said on your behalf. “She is upset because she loves you so much Sammy. Is that right, baby girl?” You looked up into​ Dean’s tear soaked eyes. You hadn’t noticed how much he was crying too. You agreed, still not able to talk. Sam bent down and pulled you from Dean grasp, “hey, hey, hey.” He shushed, “I am here and I don’t plan on leaving anytime soon.” He smelled like musk and coriander, you sniffed him in like it might be the last time. “I am sorry, (Y/N), if my suggestion caused you so much pain.” Cas apologized, placing his hand on your back. “It’s ok Cas. I-we needed to talk about this.” You stopped crying and tried to stand up. That was enough being vulnerable for one day. “So you guys think Crowley would give me a penthouse if I had to make a deal for one of you?” you joked trying to lighten the mood. “You know the rules ‘no deals,’ but for you baby girl, he would make you his queen.” Dean snarked back. “Eww,” you made a face, “but then Rowena would be my mother-in-law​ and I just don’t think I could put up with that.” Your sassed​. “That’s your problem with the whole thing? What about being with Crowley?” Sam asked a little shocked. “Ummm Crowley. He is so sexy! If I was going to become a demon, that's​ not half bad.” You teased kissing Sam’s nose. “You wouldn’t find him very attractive if you saw his demon form.” Cas chimed in. You and Dean laughed knowing that Cas didn’t understand you were only make a joke. The next few hours were spent around the kitchen table discussing, final wishes, and how to keep the family together if one or more of you died.

A week past, Sam walked into Dean and Cas’ bedroom. “Hey, can I talk to you guys?” He asked closing the door before Dean and Cas could answer. “Sure Sam.” Dean said. “I have been saving some cash for a while now and there’s this jewelry store.” Sam was nervous, “They have this really nice ring. I-I want to ask (Y/N) to marry me.” “Sammy, that’s great! I am so happy for you.” Dean exuberantly told him, walking over to give his brother a huge hug. Sam stopped his brother, “Dean, before I ask her. I need you to promise me something.” “What is it?” Dean asked a little concerned. “Actually, Cas, I need you to promise too.” Cas nodded activity listening to the conversation. “You need to promise that if you can only save one of us, you save her. She is my world. I need to know that she will be safe.” “What? No!” Dean shouted. “I don’t think I can do that, Sammy.” “You have to, Dean. I can’t have my future children grow up without their mother.” “Cas, honey, can you give me sometime alone with my brother?” Dean asked. “Sam, whatever Dean decides I will follow.” Cas placed his hand on Sam’s shoulder and exited the room. Dean made sure the door was closed and Cas was down the hall. “Dean!” Sam tried to sympathize with him. Dean held out his arms and pulled Sam down into an embrace. Sam was a little shocked. “Of course. Of course I’ll save her first.” “You will?” Sam questioned still a little surprised. “Yeah. Just don’t tell them that I caved so easily.” Dean released his hold on Sam and smiled looking into Sam’s hazel eyes. “I have been waiting for you to ask me this for a while now.” “Yeah?” “Yeah, baby brother, I am happy for you! (Y/N) and you it just feels so right. Now, do you think this store would have anything that Cas would like? “Yeah, I think they would.” Sam chuckled. “You have to promise to save Cas first too. I know you will have to fight him on it.” Dean informed Sam. “I can do that.” Sam’s smiled uncontrollable now. Dean looked at how Sam’s dimples were more evident now than he had see in a long time and as long as Sam had (Y/N), Dean knew it didn’t matter what happened to him, someone would always be there for his baby brother. (Y/N) and Cas were the best things to ever happen to this pair of hunters.

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Jihoon Love

Today was a really chilled day. Nothing too special planned. Me and my friends got an invite from a good friend of ours for awhile now his name is Mckay. He had a few days off and wanted to see if we all wanted to hang out at his house and watch movies or something. We were all totally down for that because his house was AMAZING and we were never bored there.

Christine: so what's the plan today? We finding you a date Dee? Dee:  WHAT?! Where did that come from? C: well I'm bored hahaha and I don't want to stay home. D: well I just got a call from Mckay earlier asking if we wanted to hang out with him and his friends.

Christine ended up calling a few other of our friends that Mckay knew as well. We all met up at his house. As we got in his house it was Mckay and  his friend David who was making music with him. Pretty cool guy, only met him a handful of times.

Mckay: hey guys! How you been Chris…haven't seen you since LAKF. C: yeah it's been awhile. Just been working so much with these promotions and concerts to set up ahhh so much. I'm just glad I was able to get some days off. M: well you guys remember my friend David already. But this is Eric and Kevin..and this is my girlfriend Sunny. D: oh hey Sunny….long time no see! Sunny: omg hey Dee and Chris! M:  wait how do you guys know each other?C: dude you introduced us to her at LAKF…do you not remember? M: oh crap that's right…haha my heads been all over the place with this album coming out. Anyway. And you guys remember my brother Ji-Hoon.

His brother didn't look too familiar. I would have known he had a brother for awhile but he just didn't seem to ring a bell. As he came to shake my hand I was just really confused.

Jihoon: haha you don't remember me do you? D: omg I'm so sorry no I don't. M: you met him at my debut party Dee…

I must be the dumbest person in the world not remembering him. He's so fricken gorgeous! He has such an amazing smile. How could I not remember meeting him.

J: haha it's ok. That was a really long time ago. D: I'm so sorry I really wish I could remember you.

We all sat in the living room. But before I got comfortable Mckay and Chris pulled me into the other room.

D: woah what's going on?M: you really don't remember my brother at all do you?D: we’re still on this subject? C: yes man….how can you not remember him….you even confessed that you had a thing for him. D: I DID WHAT?! M&C: SHHH!!! M: yes you did. You cried because he rejected you and I guess you just ignored him ever since.

I seriously don't remember doing any of that back then. What was I thinking. Now I know what had happened it'll be so awkward.

D: hey chris…like exactly what happened. C: we knew he had a brother but we never met him until Mckay's debut. It seemed like you guys were hitting it off that night. You guys always hung out when we kept coming here. Then one day you just told me you couldn't stop thinking about him and want to be with him. D: why can't I remember?! C: I really don't know why you can't remember either. But that night you told him you had feelings for him…you ran off crying.

In all honestly I didn't want to remember any of it if it was all a nightmare. Although I really wanted to know why I ran off. We all were getting ready to watch the movie. But we ended up all talking stories for a little while and bringing up old memories.

Kevin: man I can't believe it's been so long since we've all been friends and are able to hang out like this! Eric: yeah man we had some good memories together! M: yeah we did. I'm glad we all got to do this. K: yeah remember when that night we all went out and Dee told Jihoon she liked him. And he rejected her because he already had a girlfriend but really liked Dee.

It just got completely quiet and I was completely shocked at what I just heard. That was the reason why he said he can't like me?! I remembering it all now. When we did hang out I kept asking why he never had a girlfriend and he just kept dodging the question so I'd always just let it go. He even held my hand thinking that he really didn't have a girlfriend. It got really quiet. I had to get up and get out of there for a bit.

D: anyone want popcorn? Sunny and Chris can you help me please.

So we went into the kitchen and I tried really hard not to cry. I was upset but sad and didn't know what to do. I know that was a long time ago but remembering it all now hurts a lot.

D: omg that was so embarrassing. I didn't know any of that. Did you guys?S: no i didn't and neither did Mckay. He didn't even know he had a girlfriend at the time. I'm so sorry Dee. C: yeah Dee I had no clue.

It didn't really matter anyway now. It's been a long time and I just need to let it go. As we came back out with the snacks everyone seemed awkward. Sunny gave Mckay that look like oh my god hurry up and say something....

M: oh...lets get the movie started. I just bought Train to Busan yesterday is that ok if we watch it? Has anyone seen it? Eric: i have but it’s a really good movie so I want to watch it again hahaha.

So he popped in the movie and it began. I was still feeling a little awkward especially I was sitting right next to Jihoon. We all had blankets and pillows it felt like the good times we all had. Sleeping over each other’s house and just watching movies all night. That’s what I loved about all of our friendships with each other. No matter how long we’ve never seen each other or how far we are, anytime we come together we always pick up where we left off.

Kevin: bruh I didn’t know it was a fricken zombie movie y'all know i hate that shit. E: oh stop being a baby and watch it. you know it’s not even real. K: still....shit is scary.

This was a pretty good night. Even though the little mishap we had awhile ago. The movie was great we kept making fun of Kevin because he was so scared of the movie. I wanted to lay down so i scooted over a little bit to put my head down on the pillow that was sitting between me and Jihoon. As I put my head down Mckay looked back to see what I was doing and noticed I was laying down on a thing I thought was part of the pillow.

M: Dee you’re laying on Jihoon....i hope you know that. D: what no i’m not....i’m laying down on the pillow.

Then I looked up to see what I was laying down on. I see Jihoon’s hands in the air and it was true i was on his lap. I got up so quick and turned red.

D: omg i’m so sorry! i could’ve sworn i saw a pillow here.
J: no it’s totally ok. there was actually a pillow here earlier but it was making me uncomfortable so i moved it. you can lay back down it’s ok to use me to get comfortable. D: no it’s ok i’ll sit up.

oh man that was so awkward. i could feel it getting uncomfortable for some people, including myself. My heart was pounding. We continued watching the movie, I could feel my heart beating faster as I sat there. Then Christine tapped my on the shoulder and pointed to go to the kitchen. I got up so fast.

C: dude are you ok?
D: omg that was so embarrassing. i’m pretty sure people are going to think i did that on purpose too. ugh. C: well...did you?
D: omg no i didn’t!!!! C: well stuff like that happens.

i really didn’t want to go back out to everyone. but i couldn’t stay in the kitchen the whole time because then people will know i’d be super uncomfortable when i come back out. so christine ended up going back out while i stayed back a little longer because i wasn’t really ready to go face him. Right when I was about to leave Jihoon walked into the kitchen.

J: hey can I talk to you?
D: oh--yeah sure. what’s up? J: I want to talk about what happened with us back then. D: what is there to talk about....it was a long time ago it’s passed. J: I want to explain what happened... D: It’s fine you don’t have to explain....things happen and people can’t control their feelings towards other people. So it’s not your fault. Really. I’m fine

To be honest I wasn’t fine with anything at all at this point. I just didn’t want to face him right now.  It’s bad enough I went through the embarrassment back then I don’t want to spend another time being embarrassed again. I’m not going to lie I still had some feelings left for him because of what we did together and the fun memories we’ve had, but finding out the real reason why he rejected me makes it so hard for me to look at him.

J: Please just hear me out?

Before I could answer him people outside were waiting.

M: Dee --- Jihoon hurry up we are waiting for y'all to come back so we can turn the movie back on! 
D: yeah sorry I’m coming!!!.....we better go.

So we went back out to finish the movie. It was too late for us to drive back to our house so we all just ended up staying over McKay’s house. Christine didn’t have to work the next day anyway so it was a nice change for her to finally just relax. Unfortunately I couldn’t fall asleep so I ended up just sitting outside listening to music. Then I felt someone tap me on the shoulder, it scared me because it was 2 am and no one else was up but me. So I turned to see who it was and it was Jihoon.

J: is it ok if I join you? D: oh---ok yeah sure.

So I scooted over to make some room for him to sit down and I turned off my music and just sat there. I felt like I needed to leave but my mind told me just to stay. We haven’t done something like this since that first night we hung out and talked all night. It was nice back then, now I don’t know how I should be feeling.

J: *sighs* this is nice. the sky is pretty tonight. D: oh--oh yeah it really is. The stars are nice and bright.

It got quiet after and I didn’t know what to say at that point so I started to stand up. Then he grabs my hand.

J: wait....can you just sit here a little while longer with me? like how we use to back then?

I kind of didn’t want to because I didn’t want to feel what I was feeling before. I tried so hard to let go of him because he was with someone else and he lied. But he seemed so lonely and sad just like how I was a little while ago. So I ended up staying. We didn’t say anything the rest of the night and just fell asleep after. The next day it didn’t feel as awkward as the night before did. Mckay had a show later in the day and we all agreed to go together and hang out like we did at all of his shows. Christine pulled me over to the side to talk to me.

C: hey what happened last night? I woke up to use the bathroom and you weren’t in our room. D: Oh I couldn’t sleep last night so I was outside starring at the sky with Jihoon. C: WHAT?! D: SHHH!!! ppl might hear you! Nothing happened. We just sat there and said nothing. C: so what does that mean? you guys starting over? D: i told you it was nothing....

While we were waiting for everyone else to come I was helping Mckay with his hair and makeup and Chris was catching up on some work.

M: are you ok? D: of course I’m ok I’m with my best friends. M: you’re not ok. I’ve known you for years and I can tell when you’re not ok. Jihoon told me you guys were outside last night. D: yeah....i couldn’t sleep last night so i just sat outside. Then he came outside to sit next to me. we didn’t say anything. M: you should just let him explain things to you. he really does feel bad what happened. I got mad at him for not telling me anything. you should just hear him out Dee. D: he had his chance at that time. or even the first time we started to get close. I was in so much pain after what happened.

Just then Jihoon came through the door.

J: I’m sorry for that. M: woah how long were you there?! 
J: long enough. can I talk to Dee alone plz.

As Mckay left to go and see what Chris was up to it was just me and Jihoon.

J: can you please hear me out? D: alright I’m listening. J: i’m really sorry I never said anything from the start. It was really complicating with my gf at that time. I kept wanting to break it off with her because she was using me for all kinds of things. But i felt lonely if I was going to break it off with her. D: so what was i to you then? J: After I met you I never felt so loved in such a long time. I wasn’t use to it and it just made me mad.
D: well sorry I made you mad with my feelings.

I tried really hard not to cry so I needed to leave. As I got up he grabbed my hand.

J: that’s not what I meant. D: then what did you mean?
J: I was mad because I was such an idiot for not realizing that I was angry because I wasn’t with you. I broke it off with her that day because I knew that my true feelings were for you. D: so why didn’t you just tell me then?
J: by the time I could say anything to you, news got around and i couldn’t find you. McKay wouldn’t even tell me where you were. He was mad at me because he didn’t understand what I was going through. He didn’t even know I had a girlfriend at the time. I told him everything last night about what happened back then. D: i just don’t get why you didn’t want to just tell me from the start then none of this could have happened and we could still be friends. J: I know I’m sorry. please can we just start over?

I didn’t know what to feel at that moment. So many things were going through my mind. A part of me wanted to start over with him, but that other part of me is still just so mad at what he’s done to me. D: I don’t know what to feel right now. I just need time. I’m going to go sit down now the show is going to start.

As I sat down next to Chris, she could tell something had happened again.

C: you ok? McKay told me you were talking to Jihoon. D: i don’t know if I’m ok. C: what happened?
D: he explained everything to me about what happened and why it happened. C: and? D: and that he really wants to start over. C: what did you say?
D: I said I didn’t know what to feel. C: i’m sorry Dee. I’m sure your true feelings about this will come around and you’ll figure it out.

As McKay was doing his final rehearsal warmups in the back Jihoon came to see him.

M: hey how did the talk go with Dee? are you guys ok now?
J: I don’t know.... M: what did you tell her?
J: I told her everything and how I still have feelings for her and wanted to start over. M: what did she say? J: she doesn’t know what to feel right now. but I could see in her eyes she still wants us to be together. M: why didn’t you just say that. J: i don’t know. M: I have an idea J: what... M: sing the song you help me write. J: see you smile?
M: yes! come on you know you were thinking about her when we wrote that song! you should sing it. She doesn’t even know you can sing so it’ll be even better. J: are you sure it’ll work. M: yes i’m sure...

The show began and all his fans were screaming. It was really fun to be in the crowd and seeing how far he’s come. I tried my best to have fun because I’m there to support my friend, not think about my dramas.

M: are you guys all having fun so far?
*fans scream*
M: I have a special surprise today. not a lot of people know this but I have a younger brother...AND that he can sing. Recently he’s been going through some stuff and hurt someone very close to him. He wanted to dedicate this next song to her. We wrote this song awhile back....and little does this person know is that he was thinking about her while we wrote this. Jihoon come on out.

As he came out all of us had no idea what was going on.

C: Sunny did you know he was going to do this?
S: no I didn’t. I didn’t even know Jihoon could sing. Kevin did you?
K: yes I did, he just told us not to say anything. C: Dee did you know he could sing?
D: no i didn’t....he’s never told me he could.

So before he started the song he said a few words.

J: Hello McKay fans. I’m his younger brother Jihoon. Some people may already knew this and most don't but I as well can sing. I would help my brother write some of his songs if he got stuck. But this one particular song we wrote together I had someone in my mind at the time and she helped me get through a lot.

There’s more things I never knew about him because he never told me. I knew he helped McKay write songs and stuff but I never knew he could sing.

J: I’ve done some stupid things to this girl and it ended up hurting her a lot in the end.

Then all of our friends looked right at me like they already knew who they were talking about.

D: what? why are you guys looking at me? S: oh come on we all know that’s you he’s talking about.
 D: no it’s not.
 C: Dee you know it is.

J: I wanted to dedicate this song to her because this is really how I feel about her, and she’s in the audience too. I hope you can forgive me Dee and we can start all over. I’m not too sure where she’s sitting but I know she’s here with all of our friends.

Just then ALL of our friends screamed “OVER HERE” and the audience looked to see who I was. Oh my god, a little embarrassing.

J: Dee I’m sorry for what I’ve done and I hope this song can make you see how much I really do care for you.

As he sang the song I could hear in the lyrics of the memories we had together. I started to cry because I still did care a lot for him, but I just couldn’t get myself to see that. After he sang the song the whole crowd cheered. Then when he got off stage I didn’t know what to do. Sunny told me to just go to the back. So that’s what I did. When I got closer he was already standing there.

D: hey. J: hey.
D: Did you write that song thinking about me?
J: yes. I wrote it even when I was with that girl.
D: But why. J: i loved to see you smile and everything in the song is what I really want. I never felt any of those feelings with her. I want to be with YOU.

I had to look down because I felt myself start to smile and I didn’t want him to see i’ve gone weak and gave into him.

J: I see a smile.... 
D: I’m not smiling at you...
 J: yes you are....

I couldn’t help it, his smile was my weak spot as well. He then came in and gave me a hug and a kiss on the forehead.

D: I’m still mad at you... J: I know you are, but i’ll make sure you won’t be mad at me anymore..

He then kissed me once again and then from there we had started from the beginning and had no secrets....just memories we shared.