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silver underground. / chapter 18.*

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Pairing: levi ackerman x f!reader (attack on titan / shingeki no kyojin) Word Count: 5.6k Summary: flashback eight - also known as your first time with levi ackerman Warnings: NSFW!! MINORS DNI - first time, oral (f!receiving), oral (m!receiving), fingering, body worship, pinning, dirty talk, praise kink, multiple orgasms, protected sex (wrap it before you tap it, friends), smut w/feelings

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CHAPTER 18 - FLASHBACK: EIGHT*

He doesn’t stop kissing you.

Not when you both stand up in the empty supply room. Not when you stumble blindly into the hallway, cutting corners and trusting his guidance.

Two pairs of boots scramble as quietly as they can down a long, dark corridor, rushing to disappear from plain sight.

Gently Levi presses you into something sturdy and cold, lips still locked with yours. The captain's hands fumble from your waist to his pockets, digging to search for a key that will unlock his bedroom door.

All that remains in the silence are soft pants, controlled with the worry that someone — several someones —  can ruin this moment.

His kisses are open-mouthed and messy as he travels from your mouth, to your jaw, to your neck. You bend your head back with the utmost care, pressing your own lips together to avoid the noises of pleasure bubbling in your throat.

He presses a final peck at the center of your neck, as if to thank you for being so quiet once the key is freed from his pocket — and the door clicks.

Quickly Levi shoves the door open and circles his free arm around the small of your back, keeping you flush against his body. You comply, dancing through the threshold of his bedroom, and cradle his face into your palms to bring his lips back to yours.

Nothing has to be said.

Nothing has to be asked.

It’s just instinct — your feet drag backwards while his push forward into the bedroom, bringing you both safely out of the wandering eyes of the Survey Corps.

His boot swivels, causing you both to turn at his will. Your back hits a door once again, and you can’t help but laugh into the kiss. 

“Shhh,” he urges as he backs away to catch his breath. "Can you stay quiet for me?"

Click.

You grin the second the door locks behind you and whisper back. “Haven’t I always?”

His eyes open. Those brilliant gray eyes with specs of blue, intense and so focused; his pupils are blown — caught somewhere in the dark and the fierce arousal you both feel.

“Don’t get smart,” he tells you, but you know it’s about as much of a joke as he can make in the moment.

You don’t even realize until he dips his head that he’s worked on unbuttoning nearly half of your Scout uniform shirt, exposing your chest band and torso to the cool night air.

“Levi—”

His teeth nip at your collarbone. “Silent.”

The order does something to you — a vacant authority that comes with little punishment. He won’t stop unless he’s forced to or unless you ask, and there’s no circumstance in Hell where you would.

You press your lips together again, willing your eyes to stay open, to see Levi work his way to kiss every inch of your neck, your collarbone, your sternum.

You want him to cover every inch of you, leaving no patch of skin untouched. You want every part of your body to be his.

Dropping your hands from his face, you begin to push the small brown uniform skirt from your hips to drop to the floor. The fabric gives easily. It's the damn leather ODM straps that become your greatest enemy, refusing to release when you struggle with the fastens.

At first you think Levi doesn’t notice the struggle. He’s so busy running his hands along your sides, slipping the tips of his fingers past your button-down to finally touch skin.

But then his hands leave you.

You almost speak up to protest, but—

“Let me.”

He looks you in the eye for permission.

You stare back, wide-eyed and confused.

“What?”

“I said,” he slowly repeats, moving closer, “let me.”

Inch by inch, Levi disappears from your line of sight and down your chest, your stomach, until he’s eye-level with the elaborate belts looping your thighs.

Oh.

Your breath exhales in a sharp twist at the sight of his slender fingers running along the brown leather, feeling for where the buckle begins and the straps meet.

For a moment he stays right here, dragging his fingertips back and forth. 

Contemplating. Savoring.

Your face flushes when he leans in to press a ghostly kiss to the meat of your thigh between the straps. His pink lips are a stark contrast to the white fabric.

It's much too erotic to bear.

“I might fall,” you warn him softly.

“I’d catch you,” he promises right back.

You believe him.

(You’ll always believe him.)

Expertly he unravels the first group of leather straps, relieving your thighs of the pressure from such elaborate crossings. Levi makes it a point to drag the straps down your leg himself, not allowing the straps to hit the floor on their own to eliminate any potential noise.

Eager fingertips seek fast work on the other.

“Hold onto me if you feel unsteady,” he murmurs, briefly looking up to you as he starts on your right thigh.

Then you realize all too late — he has no intentions to return from his knees.

He's staying right there on the floor.

You know what he plans to do once he rids you of your trousers, and it shoots an otherworldly feeling to your lower belly.

“Levi?” you whisper sharply.

He doesn’t answer. Instead he works faster to remove the straps, tugging them down your leg to meet the left set.

“Levi—”

He only glances up once he's through with dismantling the strap belt. You press a hand to his when it moves towards the button of your ivory trousers, forcing him to stop.

“Something wrong?” he asks reluctantly, fingers still pinched against the button — subconsciously begging to get rid of his godforsaken clothing.

You swallow to coat your throat, looking down at him.

“No, it’s just… You don’t have to—”

Do that, you want to say.

Yet you pause as soon as Levi flashes a warning glare to you, like you’ve insulted him. 

“Three."

Your brows knit. “...what?”

He purposefully pops the buttons of your trousers to challenge your insecurity. 

“I once told you when we had our own place, I always said I’d give you three. This is about as good as we’ll ever get while we’re alive.”

You blink in a flurry but relent with the sway of your hips when his fingertips tap at your outer thigh: move.

Slowly but surely, your white trousers glide down your thighs, your knees, until they rest at the soles of your boots.

You kick one off then the other, never breaking eye contact.

“My fingers have been inside you more times than I can count,” he murmurs, kissing the bare skin of your thigh with a relaxed inhale through his nose, drinking in the scent of you. You press a hand against the doorframe for stability. “But I have to know what you taste like.”

The words shoot arousal like a bolt of lightning through your body.

“But you’ve already—”

“On my fingers, yeah, but not on my tongue,” he argues breathlessly, shaking his head. “Not the same.”

Another bolt, sliced straight to your core.

“Levi—”

“And once I memorize that,” he continues, not paying attention to you as he presses gentle yet urgent kisses to the east, closing in on your inner thigh. He coaxes your leg with the soft push of his free hand, spreading your thighs just for him. “And only once I memorize that, I’ll…”

He trails off, deciding against his words as he realizes that, when his back is straightened, he is eye-level at your underwear.

The black-haired man reaches for your hip, drawing a semicircle with his thumb at your hip bone.

Stalling — not for himself, but for you, in case there is a sliver of a doubt about this.

You answer by shifting your weight on your other leg, spreading your thighs further for him. The dark-haired man lets out an exhale like you’ve punched him square in the gut, gaze flickering to yours — message received.

Levi leans forward, nuzzling your inner thigh with his cheek. You tense, forcing yourself to watch his head turn inwards to kiss the softness. His eyes flutter close like he’s found his paradise, like the very venture of traveling up your thigh with every kiss gives him relief.

The tip of his tongue sensually flicks at the edge of your underwear, and your hand grips his hair with quick surprise. 

One tug and he’s smirking, open-mouthed and simply intoxicated, with hot breath gliding across the thin fabric.

He kisses the center of your mound over your underwear, and you both make a noise of want.

His tongue darts back out, catching the wetness that has dampened the fabric. In one fell swoop he yanks your underwear down, like one taste is enough to relinquish all doubt.

You barely remember your own name when he parts your folds with his thumbs and dives in like a starving man possessed, collecting the wetness against his nose as his tongue slides through your folds to find the one spot he knows will have you buckling at the knees.

For someone who has never done this before, Levi is thorough. He notes every which way you drag your nails through his hair, scratching at his scalp; how you make a small gasp if he hits a spot that jolts pure pleasure through your system; when your thighs tremble, so he does not relent.

You have to practically break your own vocal chords to avoid shouting when his tongue flicks your clit. Your hand tightens painfully in his hair, but he grunts and keeps going.

Levi swirls his tongue with a relentless determination. Like he’s been waiting for this moment, like he’s dreamed of tasting and teasing you — and you have to do everything in your power not to falter in your stance.

The frame of his bedroom door only has so much support.

Your head drops back against the wooden slab as he licks, sucks, and worships you while kneeling in front of you. His attention focuses on your clit, tongue flicking at an obscene rhythm. 

If you look down, you’ll come. 

If you watch him, you’ll fall.

So instead your jaw drops in a wordless plea, and he sucks against the sensitive nub in response. You hear the leather beneath you shuffle and his hands leave your core, running along your thighs, to hold your hips flush to the door.

He knows — know you’re getting there, from the way you’re squirming.

You didn’t even notice. You were too lost in the sensation.

Your eyes slide open, heavy-lidded and dark with lust, to see Levi lost in eating you out, his mouth buried against you, eyes closed in serene desire.

That’s all it takes.

“Levi—” you breathe, higher pitched than usual. “Levi, Levi, Le—”

You can’t finish the next syllable before your knees buckle, and he shoves you hard against the door to keep you steady — to make you ride this out on his tongue. The surface rattles only just a little from impact.

Your climax hits like a ton of bricks, and you force yourself to wordlessly cry out from the unbelievable pleasure coursing through your system.

His gray eyes glance up from your core, tongue still attacking your clit before he drags lower, catching your essence with his mouth.

Drinking you down to the very last drop.

When it becomes too much, you thrash a little against his hold.

He pulls away to catch his breath, lips slick and swollen from his work. He looks…

Satisfied. Eager.

“Holy shit,” you whisper, and he chuckles under his breath.

Slowly he gets off the floor, uniform creaking in the silence of the night. When you start to dip lower, to return the favor, he pushes you back into the door by the shoulder and shakes his head.

“I wasn’t done with you,” he says, voice a mere husk of itself.

You can smell the faint scent of yourself on his breath when he leans in, his hip pressing to yours. He’s hard as a rock.

“Levi,” you whimper when his hand returns to your inner thigh. “I wanna take care of you—”

“That can wait,” he interrupts, before placing his left hand over your mouth. Your eyes widen with confusion, but when his right hand disappears between your legs to collect more wetness, you understand why. 

You yelp into his palm when he circles your sensitive clit with his thumb.

“You can give me one more, can’t you?” he purrs in your ear, voice low. “I know you're sensitive, I know, but you can do it.”

Your eyes roll into the back of your head when his fingers glide through your wet folds to tease your entrance. Yet you open up to him like a flower, spreading your legs further to give him more room to work with. You feel his lips curl upward against your earlobe.

“C’mon, James.” 

A strangled, pathetic little whimper exits your mouth when his middle finger pushes into your, up to the knuckle, slowly massaging against your inner walls. 

“How’d you like it again? Two fingers? Three?”

You feel like you’ve died and gone to heaven with the filth coming out of his mouth. It isn’t even overtly lewd, but the sheer baritone of his voice in your ear is only making it that much easier to fight through the oversensitivity.

He adds his index finger and you whine.

“Right — you like two,” Levi remembers, “and you usually don’t last long if I—”

Your body goes limp, giving into his work when his fingers curl and tap the little spot that always gives him what he wants. He fingers you, shallow in his movements as he keeps curling the two, allowing the heel of his palm to rub against your aching clit.

“There she is,” he encourages. “There’s my girl.”

If you weren’t so turned on, you’d be mortified at how easily he works you to ruin.

“Does it feel good?”

You make a noise against his hand and nod eagerly, and he laughs gently in your ear. 

“Good.”

You let him play you like a well-loved instrument, his movements relentless and certain. The rhythm is one he’s perfected, and you know — you know he’ll get what he wants in a matter of minutes.

You’re already sensitive from the first orgasm. A second won’t take long.

He continues to murmur sweet nothings in your ear — praises laced with your first name, how much he loves watching you like this — and you know you’re no match for him.

Your walls clench around him and soon enough you tumble, dropping your forehead to his shoulder as you tremble through your second climax of the night. 

You feel weightless in the moment, a finite speck of dust in space, surrounded by the scent of your friend, your partner, your lover —

For a moment, the outside world doesn’t exist.

He finally removes his palm from your mouth to kiss you gently on the lips, and you’re awoken with the realization that you still taste yourself.

Your eyes open to find him watching you, making sure you’re okay.

You’re more than okay.

You let your body take over, wants over needs, and your hands push him roughly from you.

The captain stumbles in surprise. His gray eyes betray his shock, wide and confused, until he trips and falls back on the bed in the middle of the small room. The mattress gently creaks under his weight.

Before he can protest, you drop to your knees on the small rug at the edge of the bed.

“James—”

“Shut up,” you breathe, rising to grab his belt. 

Hastily, you rip it from the trouser loops. You're not as elegant at pulling off the leather straps as he is, but they come off all the same.

Levi sits up on the mattress, pushing wayward strands of hair from your face.

“James, wait, you don’t have to—”

“Ackerman.”

You stare up at him, only then realizing just how hard he is. He must hurt from the way the outline of his cock presses, strains, against the white fabric of his trousers.

“I’ve been dying to taste you, too, you know. And you’ve never let me before, so I'm asking now: let me.”

All of the air leaves his lungs, and a shell of Levi Ackerman remains above you.

His eyes are wide as saucers, trying to justify the sight of you on his knees in front of him.

He doesn’t stop you when you unbutton his uniform. He doesn’t move when you lean in to kiss the bare skin of his abdomen. 

“Shit. If you do this—” he starts, finding his breath, “—I’m sure as fuck not going to last.”

“Your confidence in me is guaranteed to inflate my ego,” you tease, pushing at his side. “C’mon. Lay back. Let me.”

Levi moves a fraction of muscle, but then he shakes his head. He lifts his hips, and to your delight he helps you remove his boxer briefs and trousers in one fell swoop. His cock springs free, achingly hard and twitching for attention.

“No,” he protests, “I want to watch.”

You brighten with delight, scooting closer. “Yeah?”

“Fuck yes,” he breathes. “Are you insane?”

You can’t help but giggle when your hand reaches to wrap around his length, careful not to hurt him. His knuckles turn white as he tightens his fists against his white sheets.

Truth be told, you’ve had your hands on Levi numerous times. You know what speed he likes. You know the pressure.

What you don’t know, however, is this: how to expertly get him off with your mouth, not in the way he so easily brought you to ruin.

Still, you stare up at him as you steady his cock and lick a stripe from bottom to top — flat against his shaft, traveling to the tip.

You’ve never seen Levi look so speechless by something so small.

“Oh, fu-uck,” he curses under his breath, a curtain of his hair hanging against his forehead as he forces himself to keep his eyes on your mouth.

His own goes slack, lips parted, and a flush peppers his pale cheeks.

It instill confidence, so you lick again, focusing your tongue on the tip of him. He tastes clean, like nothing really in particular, besides a tinge of saltiness.

But it isn’t until you close your mouth gently over the head of his cock that he loses himself. His bare thighs tremble as you work his length with your hand while your mouth gets used to a shallow bob, focusing primarily on his tip.

His voice disappears. His breaths are tighter and a little higher pitched than before. Cracked.

“Shit,” he croaks when you hollow your cheeks around him. “Fuck, James, shit—”

You feel powerful like this.

You get why he was so determined to put his mouth on you now.

You want to memorize this version of Levi Ackerman — so put together for the rest of the world, only to fall apart by every movement of your tongue.

“Stop.”

It’s barely a word, but you catch it within a few seconds.

You remove him from your mouth with a lewd pop, worried you might have used teeth or hurt him.

Levi has a hand on your shoulder to keep you from returning to his cock.

“I almost came,” he explains, embarrassed by his admission.

“What? But I didn’t—” You stop yourself, surprised. “I barely did anything.”

“Yeah, dipshit,” Levi under his breath, trying to catch it. “You think I need more than the image of your lips around my cock to do it for me?”

“Oh.” You wipe your lips, before smiling wickedly. “...I’m that good, huh?”

“Get the hell up here,” Levi demands, pulling you up from your armpits so he can toss you onto the mattress.

You laugh into the night air as he shifts, pressing his weight against you as he cradles his elbows around your head, caging you in.

Skin to skin.

The night's significance isn’t lost on you — lying in a king-sized bed, naked, with Levi Ackerman. To think you both used to squeeze on a twin mattress for the sake of falling asleep together. To think neither of you had ever witnessed each other’s bodies in full, clothes discarded all over the floor of his captain’s quarters.

He hovers over you, his hair framing his face in a darkened halo. You stare up at him, admiring the sweat pebbling across his forehead.

The faint glow of the moon is your only source of light; a familiar comfort.

For a few moments you both catch your breath, admiring one another like this. You want to ask. You’re sure he’s going to say no. It’s been the question on your minds for years, but now it’s—

“Do you want to?”

Levi asks first, but he doesn’t shy away from his own nervousness.

You take a moment to make sure he isn’t going to back out, before nodding.

“More than anything.”

An emotion flickers in his eyes as he regards you, before shifting your right thigh with his hand. You easily follow, widening your hips to him. He presses your inner leg to his hip, swallowing.

“I don’t…”

“What?”

Levi closes his eyes, exhaling his anxiety away. “I don’t want to hurt you.”

Your hands reach between your bodies to cradle his face, and he relents immediately to lean his cheek to your palm. “When have you ever hurt me?”

“A couple of times.”

“Fighting doesn’t count.”

“James,” Levi pleads, before opening his eyes. “I’m being serious.”

“So we learn together,” you argue back, raising your chin to kiss the tip of his nose. “And I’ll let you if it hurts, I promise. It’s not like you can rail me with everyone downstairs anyw—”

Levi stops you from your joke with a searing kiss to your lips, pushing your other thigh to the side so he can settle between your legs.

“Don't give me ideas, you little shit," he mumbles against your lips. "Maybe next time."

You smile, running your hands down his neck to rest on his shoulders. "Definitely next time."

For a few minutes, that's all you do. Kiss — kiss him, be kissed, relish and memorize.

The longer he kisses you, the more this becomes real.

Neither of you have ever done this, yet you’ve never felt more ready in your life.

Your body screams to have him, to finally know him, and you hope it’ll be enough — that you will be enough.

“Do you know what you’re doing?” you whisper, and he sits up on his calves for a moment.

“An idea, yeah,” he jokes, reaching into the nearby nightstand. 

You blink, surprised to see him return with a small square packet in hand. The moment almost completely takes you out of your nervousness.

When he notices the way you stare up at him, he cautiously adds: “Regiment issued. Didn’t think I’d ever need to use it, but…”

“Oh,” you breathe, unable to hide the shock. “No, it’s just—”

“They don’t want accidents in the Scouts.”

“Right.”

“And it’s not like people aren’t fucking.”

“I know.”

“Okay.”

“Okay.”

A beat passes. 

Unable to help yourself, you begin to smirk. “...so you only have one of those, or—?”

Levi rolls his eyes and breaks with you, letting out a huff of a laugh as he swats your knee wider. He rolls the protection down the length of him, careful in his application. 

“If you want to do this again, then I’ll steal a pack.”

“Wow, it really pays to have captain privileges,” you hum sagely, and he quickly crawls back over you to shut you up with a passionate kiss. You happily accept the eager press of his lips to distract you from the way he gently situates a pillow under your lower back, raising your hips to sit flush with his hips.

You both remain like this for a while, kissing your worries away, before something foreign presses up against your entrance. You gasp, breaking the kiss.

Levi stares down at you with kinetic lust.

“...are you sure about this, James?”

Are you?

It isn’t even a question. You've wanted this for years.

You shift your hips, nudging the tip of his cock at your entrance. He sucks in a sharp breath, calming his excitement.

“Never been so sure in my life,” you promise. “I want you.”

Levi pauses, nodding. “If it hurts at all—”

“I know.”

“—because we can stop at any time—”

“Levi Ackerman, please fuck me already.”

Six simple words make his pupils dilate.

His breath tickles your face when he exhales, lining himself up. Although one hand stays steady on his cock to guide himself into you, another reaches for your hand resting parallel to your head on the mattress. His fingers entwine with yours, squeezing with reassurance as he pins you down — I got you.

Then he pushes, and you both gasp in harmony at the sensation.

Slowly, inch by inch, Levi works himself deeper into you. It’s a stretch you’ve never felt in your entire life.

He distracts you once the tip of him is fully inside of you by circling your clit, making you choke on a breath. The pleasure burns, relaxing your body to take him deeper.

Then it happens all at once: he backs up, sliding deliciously against your walls, before pushing forward — bottoming out within you.

Levi’s entire body is so tense as he stills, waiting for you to get used to him. Maybe it’s for himself, too, but you stare up at the ceiling with an unbelievable feeling in your belly:

This is really happening. Levi’s really inside you.

“Are you okay?” he asks, strained.

You wait a moment to adjust, then nod.

“Can I move?”

You nod again, more adamant this time.

The hand holding yours shakes as he rocks his hips, pulling out then pushing back in. There is a noise that bubbles in the back of his throat, like this is the most painfully pleasurable experience of his life, and you use your free hand to drag your nails down his back.

Levi hisses, pushing back into you. “Fuck, you feel so good—”

He continues slowly, getting used to the sensation, the motion, the sounds, the scents.

Not once does he let go of your hand, and you squeeze in return.

You raise your knees to press against his hips, bringing him deeper, and he drops his forehead to your chest. 

He kisses the tiny silver pendant at your sternum.

“More,” you beg.

“Are you sure—”

“Please,” you interrupt.

He swallows to prepare himself and nods against your shoulder.

"Anything you want." He grunts when his hips thrust once more. "Anything, it's yours."

Levi starts to fuck you, the room reverberating with the sound of his efforts and the mixture of gentle moans. He gains more confidence the more noises you make against his temple. Your body arches into the movement as the pain dissipates purely into pleasure.

You hold onto him, wrapping your legs around his waist in a way that drives him insane. You can tell solely by the way he praises you in sharp huffs, lost in the moment. 

He raises his head to capture your lips in a messy kiss, thrusting into you like his life depends on it.

You hold on, moving against him as you try to remember to breathe.

"Fuck—"

He pulls away to catch his breath with a curse, eyes still closed.

“—I love you.”

You momentarily freeze as Levi keeps going, the muscles of his arms and back tensing every time his hips snap up and into you.

Your eyes snap open, watching his face screw together in the faint glow of the moon.

You know you didn’t imagine that.

You know he just said those words.

Every fiber of your body burns brighter, hotter, at three little words.

You hold him closer to yourself, moving against him as he thrusts, realizing at that very moment the three words you’d been searching to say your entire life to him.

To the boy you shared bread with in the tavern.

To the teen who stole your first kiss on your birthday.

To the man who makes love to you now after you both defied all odds and survived the harshest winters and the searing summers and everything in-between without giving up.

He is your best friend. He is your partner in crime. 

(He is the other half of your moon, your stars, your life.)

“I love you, too,” you breathe in return.

Levi’s thrusts instantly slow.

Reality crashes down while he opens his gray eyes, the little blue specs around his irises staring down at you with a wordless fear — he realizes, then, what he's said.

And he realizes, too, what you've said back.

That fear melts to pure, unadulterated relief.

You can’t help but smile up at him when he runs a shaking hand over your cheek with such gentleness that you almost want to cry.

“Yeah?” Levi asks.

“Yeah,” you answer. “I do.”

He smiles before snapping his hips against yours. You squeak, and he repositions himself to hit that little spot inside of you that he always seems to catch with his fingers. 

“I love you," he repeats, purposefully this time.

You arch when his fingers reach to circle your clit, unrelenting, as he almost makes you shriek from his efforts. 

"Levi—"

“Fuck, James, I love — I’ve always loved you.”

Levi doesn’t slow down this time.

He watches you squirm and whimper his name as he tells you, over and over, the same three words.

I love you.

I love you.

I love you.

It’s overwhelming. It’s paradise. 

You feel yourself tightening around his cock, and he groans. 

You won’t be able to last much longer, and you reckon he isn’t far behind either.

His hips stutter, groans getting a fraction louder and more urgent, as he coaxes you through your third and most devastating orgasm yet.

He feels the punishing force that your body clenches around him as you near your release and topples over to keep fucking you to the edge. His fingers maintain the same speed at your clit, a deadly combination, and a deep throb spreads through your entire body when your climax hits.

It's otherworldly. It's unlike anything you've ever experienced in your entire life.

Levi presses a devastating kiss to your lips to drink down the way you cry out his name — and to keep himself from moaning too loud when he finally comes right after you.

His hips stutter, trying to give you everything he has until you fall limp in his arms.

Then you catch him when he slumps, exhausted and spent.

The room is quiet.

The crickets chirp outside the open window.

(It's a singular, precious moment of peace.)

Levi continues to tremble against you, breathing through his nose as he climbs down from the euphoria of what just happened. You want to cry. You want to laugh. You want to hold him and never let go.

His shaking hand reaches for yours blindly, and you meet him in the middle.

One by one, your fingers lace.

After a few minutes, you realize that he's still shaking like a leaf. You kiss his forehead when he gently pulls out of you, only to collapse against your side on the mattress.

"You alright?" you whisper. "You're trembling."

"Yeah," he whispers back, voice light. "Just... give me a minute."

"Okay."

While lying on your sides, Levi moves to pull you against him, forehead to forehead.

You close your eyes, willing the tremors to disappear. Eventually they do, and he relaxes.

"Was that alright?" he murmurs after some time, fingers softly stroking your naked side.

"I've had better," you tease, and it makes him huff out a laugh.

"Yeah? Damn."

You can't help but grin, nuzzling your nose against his. "We're definitely going to need that pack."

"Several," he agrees.

"The whole Scout ration."

"The whole Scout ration?" he repeats with drowsy surprise. "Are you trying to make an honest man out of me?"

"Contraceptives don't make honest men," you reply. "Rings do."

"It kind of looks like of a ring—"

You gasp at his crude joke. "Levi."

Both of you burst into exhausted laughter, intoxicated by what's transpired. You feel high in this afterglow only the poets have ever rightly captured.

The laughter dies, leaving you both to enjoy the time you have left before morning comes.

He runs a ghostly trail down the small of your back with his fingertips. You toy with a lock of his sweat-matted dark hair.

And then,

"Maybe one day," he murmurs.

Your eyes flicker open to watch him rest peacefully beside you.

"Maybe one day what?"

"We can do the real damn thing." He's dozing off. "All the shit everyone else does."

You continue to stare, your expression softening.

"...Ackerman's not the worst last name to have," you tell him.

A tired smile grows on his lips.

He pulls you closer, and you curl around him.

Eventually the two of you fall asleep to the sound of twin beating hearts.

.

author note: oh we are so back. How are we feeling, Levi Nation? (What is their ship name? Jevi? Levames? Jamevi?) I am so grateful for your extremely generous patience, your support, and everything in-between. The reblogs/comments are the fuel that keeps this engine going.

deleted scenes of s.u. // levi's pov #1 :: levi's pov in chapter one during his first conversation with james in the trost hospital.

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PROFILES ★ 95 problems

Y/N

yn is a language student at sm university also known as smu. she is also a dancer and a big fan of the spiderverse and attack on titan.

MAÏ + CAM

yn's bestfriends since middleschool. maï is a graphic design student and music producer while cam is a litterature student and jung sungchan's girlfriend since 3 years.

MARK + GISELLE

they are the new addition to the friend group. they are friends with yn, maï and cam since the beginning of the uni years. mark is a music student and producer. giselle is also a music student and met yn at their dance classes.

[oh-katsuki]

The armin brainrot is real and I want this man to breed me so hard like it would lot so hot carrying his twins😫🤤

Nonnie you WOULD look so hot carrying his twins

tw: breeding, pregnancy, overstimulation

it’s THIRSTday

Armin just absolutely loved watching how full you get of his cum. He loved the way it leaked out of you as your cunt pulsed, loved the way you practically sucked every drop in. It got worse when you became pregnant.

He just couldn’t control himself when you started to show signs, your tummy bulging with his children. You were glowing to him, everything about you had him wanting to stuff you even fuller. Even though it was impossible, he wanted to try and put a triplet in you, or at least make sure that cunt of yours knew whose babies it was carrying.

Armin’d fuck you so ruthlessly once he found out. He’d have you practically folded in half and your knees, avoiding putting pressure on your stomach. He’d watch the way you pussy stretched around him, cum and arousal leaking out of you with each pump.

Armin couldn’t stop, you just felt so good around his cock. He wanted to give you as much as he could, make sure you were so full of him that he was all you could think of. So he’d bend you over or put you in a mating press whenever he could, overstimming his pretty cock until you were so full you couldn’t fit anymore.

[marsbutterfly]

Annie looks and acts so tough but, when it comes to sex, she is as gentle as a person can be. She will constantly ask if what she is doing feels good or ask for your permission before changing positions. She not only wants you to feel good, but she wants to be the one helping you feel that way. She likes to bury her fingers in your pussy and touch the deepest parts of you only to hear you begging for her.

When it comes to receiving pleasure, she loves to be called a good girl and be told what a good job she is doing. She will be so wet and will make sure you know that it is all for you.

After care sex involves all kinds of cuddles and kisses while lying in bed naked, your hands ghosting above her skin while her head rests on your shoulder.

[seraphdreams]

only you.

✯ pairings - stepbro! marco x fem! reader

contains - (18+ content) stepcest, manipulation, possessive behavior, and dumbification

weeks went by since you and marco had gotten intimate. he’s always loved your company but lately, you preferred to stay with his best friend—jean. yeah, you would always be home by the end of the night, or the next morning, but marco missed you. he missed the feeling of his little sister being around, prancing in his oversized shirts and crowding him like a puppy.

the more often you came home late, the meaner your nii-san got; to the point where he doesn’t even let you sleep in his bed anymore, he’ll send you to the guest room to touch yourself without his help.

so there you sat; on your knees with your hands between your thighs, trying to relieve the pressure in your cunt.

“he’s so mean” you pout to yourself, head hanging low. it’s in that moment when marco decided to walk into your room, a dark aura and presence about him. you perked up, attentive to his actions

as he gets closer to you, he rests his palm on your cheek, rubbing his thumb over your puffy, pouted lips.

“i take good care of you, don’t i? i let you live with me, i buy you anything you want. am i not a good brother?”

his tone was warm yet his words came out cold. your innocent eyes lock onto his, watching as his eyes trail down to your lips then to your chest. the pretty white nightgown clings to your body so snug, illuminating your curves.

“y-you are a good brother!” you start, his eyes returning to look back at yours. “thank you for being so nice to me”. you were back misty eyed and pliant as the anguish you felt previously for your nii-san had faded.

“am i?” he whispered. he leaned in closer to your lips, his words ghosting against them. before you knew it, you were flipped on your back—marco lodged between your legs. he holds the back of your thighs, lifting them onto his shoulders so that your back is raised above the bed.

he uses his fingers to push your panties to the side, revealing your plush, wet folds. “marco!” you gasp as his digits run down your slit then up to circle your clit. he takes a moment to gaze at your cunt before pushing two fingers in.

you grip the sheets beneath you as he curls his fingers inside you, using his palm to play with your clit. his pace is brutal and accurate, the way his fingers rub against your sweet spot.

you buck your hips up in hopes of him reaching deeper inside you. the hold he has on your thighs only gets stronger to keep you in place.

“nii-san, please!” you cry out, tears beginning to swell in your eyes as you feel that familiar feeling pool within you. he grows more aggressive with his actions and wraps his lips around your clit, sucking harshly.

the feeling becomes all too much for your empty little brain. you knew you had gotten your stepbrother upset, but what you really didn’t know, was how possessive he was over you. you continue the rutting of your hips against his fingers that are now deeper within your walls.

with a tug of his hair and a loud moan, you come undone on his fingers.

the look in marco’s eye is indistinguishable, your arousal coating his lips. “jean wouldn’t take care of you like this.” he states in an almost monotonous, deep voice. your face heats up at the mention of jean’s name.

“we’re just friends. i love you and only you, nii-san” you say through panted breaths. marco could see behind your lust ridden lies, he knew you meant different.

“yeah? i believe you. you’re a good girl” he responds, trying not to let his frustration get the better of him. he fidgets with the waistband of his boxers before freeing his aching hard on.

in one swift movement, marco situates you on all fours, your back arched just enough for him to align his cock with your entrance.

you squeak at the stretch when he finally slips in. no matter how prepped you were, you were never prepped enough for him. his hands grab at the soft flesh of your ass, pulling you flush against his hips.

he was painstakingly slow with his motions, as to torture you. each leisurely thrust made you feel every inch of him inside your cunt, from the way the veins on his cock stroke against your walls to the way the tip was thicker than the rest of his length.

“please—please fuck me, nii-san”

your voice was muffled against the pillows you held onto but was clear enough for him to hear. “such a dumb little sister. you just wanna be fucked, huh?” marco whispers, leaning into your ear.

your mind becomes blank, only you nodding at his words, hoping he would listen—and he does. he ruts into your cunt harder, keeping a hand on your lower back so you stay arched.

you feel dizzy when his balls come to slap on your clit, adding on to the pressure. whimpers and whines tumble from your lips and his vigorous pace matched with his hard, deep thrusts, only make it worse.

“marco!” you cry out. “‘s too much!”

there’s a sly grin on his face when he hears that. his hands come to grip your waist and pull you against him harder.

“no, no. you can take it” he accentuates with each stroke. your legs grow weak underneath him, not wanting to withstand his force. haze starts to fill your mind as the coil in your core begins to tighten.

marco groans at the way your greedy cunt tries to take more and more of him, only edging onto the pleasure he’s feeling. “g’nna cum, please let me cum!” you shriek, gripping onto the bedsheets under you even harder.

he gives you a few more leg-shaking thrusts before you flutter around him, coating the base of his cock in your milky white arousal.

moments later, he floods your walls with sticky ropes of cum. he pulls out his now softening cock before giving you more time to catch your breath.

he grips your ankle, carefully jerking you on your side, watching the way his cum trickles down your thighs then soak the sheets.

“you wouldn’t know what to do without me”

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The Ravens’ offseason is all about setting up a Super Bowl run

Photo by Will Newton/Getty Images

The Ravens still have Lamar Jackson, but upgrades on defense and at wide receivers are a big priority this offseason.

The Baltimore Ravens are on the doorstep of a Super Bowl. Many thought they could make it this year on the back of MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. Then the Ravens were run over in the playoffs by Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans.

Baltimore has always been a team focused on defense. That is until it traded back into the first round of the 2018 draft to take Jackson. Now the Ravens are one of the most diverse offenses in the NFL.

Baltimore Ravens (14-2), lost in Divisional Round

For much of the 2019 season, the Ravens were considered the best team in the NFL. They’re one of the favorites to be in the Super Bowl, but they would be smart to address these positions this offseason.

Before free agency

Pass rusher: Over the years, regardless of the head coach or defensive coordinator, Baltimore’s best defenses have had a good pass rush. With Matthew Judon entering free agency for the first time, Baltimore is faced with needing to address that aspect of their game. If Baltimore doesn’t land someone in free agency, it could turn to the draft. Terrell Lewis of Alabama in the first round or likely Day 2 picks like Zack Baun of Wisconsin or Josh Uche of Michigan make sense.

Defensive line: Baltimore’s defensive line played well last season and led one of the NFL’s better run defenses. But nose tackle Michael Pierce is a free agent, as is midseason acquisition Domata Peko. The team could find veteran help on the open market.

Wide receiver: The Ravens used two of their first three picks in last year’s draft on wide receivers, grabbing Marquise Brown in the first round and Miles Boykin in the third. Still, the Ravens could use another pass catcher. There are a few veteran options in free agency, but there will be even more value in the draft, especially when the Ravens pick at No. 28. Clemson’s Tee Higgins is not known for his speed, but the 6’4 outside receiver makes plenty of plays going up and attacking the ball. If Colorado’s Laviska Shenault should fall — and it’s possible in a loaded wide receiver group — he should be in play.

What Baltimore Beatdown wants most this offseason: The Ravens have been effective in recent years at moving back to accumulate picks while still getting their guys. I believe this is the year to take the opposite approach and be aggressive targeting blue chip players while utilizing their 10 picks to move up the board in the first round. Depth is not an issue and getting a day one starter in the first round gives them all kinds of options with their available cap space. — Eric Misotti

After free agency

The Ravens addressed their need of a pass rusher by picking up Calais Campbell from the Jaguars, who had 31.5 sacks over three seasons in Jacksonville. There are still some needs Baltimore needs to fill during the draft, though.

1. Defensive tackle: If Baltimore wants a squatty plugger like Pierce, who signed with the Vikings, Benito Jones of Ole Miss would be a good Day 3 pickup. A four-year starter in college, the 6’1, 316-pound Jones can get leverage and driver blockers backward.

2. Wide receiver: The Ravens re-signed De’Anthony Thomas and Chris Moore, but neither of them were primary starters. Picking up a wideout in the draft would be a smart move. Beyond the first round, Baylor’s Denzel Mims is riding high after a strong Senior Bowl week and could be a second-round possibility. Southern California’s Michael Pittman should be in that range as well. On the third day of the draft, South Carolina’s Bryan Edwards has value.

3. Offensive line: The Ravens placed a low tender on OL Matt Skura, who suffered a knee injury in early January last season, as a restricted free agent. if Baltimore doesn’t end up re-signing him, drafting a lineman this draft cycle would be pretty important.

After the draft:

Arguably no team did a better job in this year’s draft than the Ravens. Their first-round pick, linebacker Patrick Queen, is the C.J. Mosley successor they were missing last year. Ohio State star J.K. Dobbins, considered by the Ravens to be the No. 1 running back this year, fell to them with the No. 55 pick, making Baltimore’s already deadly rushing attack even deadlier.

They found value in every round, but none more so than the third. Texas A&M defensive tackle Justin Madubuike, Texas wide receiver Devin Duvernay, Ohio State linebacker Malik Harrison, and Mississippi guard Tyre Phillips all fill a need. Late-round picks James Proche (SMU WR) and Geno Stone (Iowa safety) are sneaky-good additions, too.

Dan Kadar’s draft grade: A

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Economy, Civility on Ballot in Key Dallas-Area House Fight

Texas Republican Pete Sessions has represented a slice of Dallas and its suburbs in the U.S. House for two decades, breezing through most of his reelection campaigns, buoyed by the support of suburban conservatives who know Sessions as a reliable pragmatist and deft political navigator who can get things done in Washington.

But since the seismic shift of Donald Trump’s 2016 presidential win, the political establishment has had to adapt. In Sessions' case, he’s found himself fighting hard to defend his long-held seat against an unfamiliar, well-funded challenger: civil rights attorney and former NFL linebacker Colin Allred, a Democrat from Dallas with no political experience but an endorsement from former President Barack Obama.

Our House: Inside the Battles for Control of Congress

If Sessions defeats Allred, he will win a 12th term in Congress. He has become a leading voice since he was first elected in a differently drawn district in 1996, eventually rising to chair the powerful House Rules Committee. In 2010, as head of the Republican National Congressional Committee, Sessions led the successful GOP effort to reclaim the House majority. In 2016, he ran unopposed to keep the seat.

His supporters praise his fiscal pragmatism and his commitment to free enterprise, citing his lengthy congressional tenure and House leadership record as important strengths.

Nothing Certain on Eve of First Trump-Era Elections

Allred supporters speak of ideological values — civility, empathy, accountability, honor — that they fear are getting lost in the partisan division in their district, in Texas and nationwide. In Allred they see someone who shares their values and would stand up and fight for them in Washington.

Texas' 32nd District has long leaned Republican, but it's one of 25 congressional districts that in 2016 voted Republican for the U.S. House but for Democrat Hillary Clinton over Republican Donald Trump in the presidential election.

Rihanna, Axl Rose Slam Trump's Use of Their Music at Rallies

Nonpartisan analysts Charlie Cook, Larry Sabato and Nathan Gonzales all consider this race a toss-up, meaning it’s really anyone’s guess as to what might happen Tuesday.

This article, part 9 in a series, examines one of the key battleground races for control of the House of Representatives in the Nov. 6 midterm elections. Carried by grassroots momentum, Democrats must take 23 seats from Republicans to win the balance of power. They are contending with Republicans' experience and organization, and an outspoken but polarizing president.

The 32nd District includes part of Dallas' urban center but is largely made up of sprawling, predominantly affluent Dallas County suburbs. It also includes a part of conservative-leaning Collin County.

The district’s demographics are evolving, said Cal Jillson, a political science professor at Southern Methodist University in Dallas, and it’s looking less Republican red and more purple, with Democrats mixed in — indicating it's more likely to swing politically.

"It's one of the inner-ring suburban districts where people have been moving out of the urban core, making those districts more diverse, and therefore more competitive," he said.

Allred has the advantage in fundraising. He outraised Sessions $5 million to $4.4 million, according to federal campaign finance data, and nearly $5 million more has poured in from outside the district, mostly split between supporting and opposing Allred.

"Colin Allred raised more than $1 million in the most recent quarter, so it’s a fair fight. Usually, an incumbent Republican will have a lot more money than his Democrat challenger — but not so much this year," Jillson said. “It’s a very close race.”

Sessions has not faced a competitive challenger since 2004, but this year the 32nd District could see a political novice with a compelling backstory unseat the longtime congressman considered one of the House's most powerful and effective lawmakers.

The Challenger Thirty-five-year-old Colin Allred has never run for an elected office before, but people around Dallas might have known him because he played four seasons in the NFL as a linebacker for the Tennessee Titans.

He wasn't a star linebacker, but he was a hard worker, Allred said. He worked hard when he played for Baylor University in Waco so he would have a chance at the NFL. He hoped to make enough money for law school.

In a campaign video, Allred introduces himself by talking about his childhood in Dallas. His mother, a Dallas schoolteacher, raised Allred on her own because his father wasn’t around. But, Allred said, his story “isn't about the father who wasn't there — it’s about the mom who was."

He speaks of his lifelong ties to the community and his first-hand understanding of the needs and challenges of the people he hopes to represent. He said Sessions’ D.C. ambitions have distanced him, literally and ideologically, from his Dallas constituents.

Meanwhile, Allred said he has been spending time getting to know his district by hosting weekly sit-downs — "Coffees With Colin" — and listening to people's concerns about health care, jobs, education and opportunity.

One topic that rarely comes up at his coffees, Allred said, is Trump.

"People usually don’t ask me about him, and I think it’s partly because he’s so ever-present, and they want to know what we are going to do to cut through some of this noise and to get some work done for the people of the area," Allred said.

Allred does have concerns about the Trump presidency, though. Not as much about policy, because policy can be reversed. He told the Dallas Morning News that he's more worried about “the degradation of our values" under the current administration. 

After the NFL, Allred earned a law degree, eventually working in Obama's administration as counsel for the Department of Housing and Urban Development. That earned Allred the endorsements of the former president and of his housing department director, fellow Texan Julian Castro.

Allred also got the endorsement of Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings, a Democrat who’s praised Sessions’ leadership in the past. But Allred, Rawlings said, is now "the right man for America" and "the right man for Dallas."

"I have always tried to do the right thing for the city of Dallas, and it is now obvious that politically our country is headed in the wrong direction,” Rawlings said.

The Incumbent Incumbent Pete Sessions calls himself a Reagan Republican — he even has a life-size Ronald Reagan cardboard cutout on display in his congressional office.

He frequently mentions his commitment to free enterprise and is consistently business-friendly. According to his chief-of-staff Caroline Boothe, it was the congressman's record of fighting for "freedom and opportunity" that earned him the endorsement of the city's daily paper, The Dallas Morning News. The editorial said Sessions "better represents the principles of limited government" than his opponent.

Sessions has voted with Trump about 98 percent of the time, according to FiveThirtyEight's analysis. He has been particularly proud of supporting the Republican-crafted Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, signed by the president at the end of last year, which provided steep tax cuts for corporations and wealthy Americans, along with more modest reductions for middle- and low-income individuals and families.

Sessions said last year that the tax cuts, a signature achievement for Trump, turbo-charged the American economy.

"There are 9 million more jobs available in America today. We've seen the stock market rise about 40 percent since we passed the bill and, perhaps more importantly, take-home pay increased at the highest rate since the 1970s," Sessions said at a Rotary Club forum in December. "What we're seeing is economic growth across the board."

Sessions was not available for an interview, but Boothe said that the congressman is known in D.C. as the "go-to guy to get things done." And, she added, he gets things done because to him it's more than "just his job — it's his responsibility, his civic duty."

The congressman received the president's endorsement via tweet — twice — and several major faces in the party have stumped or fundraised for Sessions, including Donald Trump Jr., House Majority Leader Paul Ryan and Vice President Mike Pence, who called Sessions a "friend" who acted as a mentor to him when he was new to Congress.

Longtime Sessions supporter Susan Fountain, who’s lived in Dallas over three decades and considers herself “very politically active,” said for her this election is really about the economy and Sessions' Washington expertise.

"We have a rousing economy down here in Texas,” she said. She also cited Sessions' decades of legislative experience.

“Pete is chairman of our House Rules Committee, and he's been a congressman for 22 years — he has that much experience," Fountain said.

Most of Sessions' campaign ads stay focused on his legislative accomplishments and Texas’ healthy economy.

But in a rare attack ad, which barely mentioned his opponent, Sessions accuses House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and “the Democrats" of "jamming” voters’ TVs with negative attack ads.

"They want revenge” for his coordinating the 2010 Republican takeover of the House, Sessions alleges, speaking over a faint thwack-thwack-thwack of the arrows flying through the air behind him hitting a Pete Sessions for Congress campaign sign.

"When you stand on principle, you become a target," Sessions said.

'I Felt Like I Stepped Into a Fire Ant Pile' Voters in Texas and across the U.S. have passionate views on health care, immigration and jobs, said Jollsin, the SMU political scientist, but no issue in these midterms is more important than Trump.

Texas voters’ opinions of Trump mirror their partisan identification, according to a University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll released last week. Asked if Trump has the temperament to serve as president, cares about people like you, is trustworthy and competent and more, between 78 percent and 91 percent of Republicans said yes. But between 4 percent and 10 percent of Democrats felt the same way.

Republican Todd Gottel served for a decade as mayor of Rowlett, a conservative Dallas suburb in Sessions’ district. Gottel knew the president's rhetoric was stoking division, but he was shocked last year when he saw up close the urgency and the fury of those who oppose the administration.

Gottel was asked to stand at the podium and read voter-submitted questions into a microphone for a jam-packed public town hall Sessions hosted in a high school gymnasium in Richardson. As many as 2,000 people packed the small gym beyond capacity, with people standing in aisles and spilling out the exit doors.

Sessions began the presentation by extolling the virtues of being respectful and listening to one another. He then tried to explain why he opposed and planned to dismantle Obama's signature health care legislation, the Affordable Care Act, projecting a series of different graphs explaining how the ACA could negatively affect GDP and job growth.

Many in the audience barely let the congressman get a word out before they'd start shouting, jeering or chanting phrases like "do your job" and "this plan sucks." There was so much of it that at one point, Sessions said to the crowd, "Now I’m starting to understand why you’re so frustrated; you don’t know how to listen." The crowd roared louder.

It was a tough act for Gottel to follow.

"I felt like I stepped into a fire ant pile," he said. 

Sessions has not hosted a live town hall since.

Gottel said he felt that the forum was too raucous for any nuanced discussion of real issues.

He likes Sessions and considers him a pragmatic conservative who is willing to listen and consider all sides of political issues.

There's a "huge amount of value to someone that has the level of experience and the contacts to be able to get things done" in Washington, Gottel said. "In many cases, it may take someone days [to get something done] where it takes [Sessions] a phone call."

Gottel said he's not actually the biggest Trump fan — he doesn't like "the tweets," doesn't approve of all the behavior. Still, he gives him credit for having accomplished a lot since he's been in office. He voted for him two years ago and can’t think of a reason why he wouldn’t do the same in 2020.

Rowlett resident Lauren Bingham, who identifies as a progressive but not with either party, said she is worried about raising her 5-year-old son in a culture that she sees as increasingly divisive and one in which vulnerable people are getting left behind.

She's been canvassing her neighborhood in support of Allred, sometimes with her son by her side, and has heard from other voters "who just don’t feel like we’re headed in the right direction, that we’ve lost the civility we used to have in politics," she said, adding, "not like it’s always been fantastic and rainbows and sunshine, but the name-calling, the family separation, the travel ban."

Bingham is involved with a local chapter of the nonpartisan Mormon Women for Ethical Government, an organization "dedicated to the ideals of decency, honor, accountability, transparency, and justice in governing."

Mormon women aren’t typically at the forefront of activism, so it was a bold move for the group to come forward, Bingham said. After the 2016 election, she said, these women "kind of started coming out of the woodwork, saying they don’t like what’s going on."

Allred's "appealing profile" will likely be problematic for House Republicans who'd gotten used to this being a very safe seat, said David Wasserman, House editor for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, on C-SPAN in August.

"Over time, those suburban professionals have moved away from the Republican party, because they're frankly questioning their partisan identity in the age of Trump," Wasserman said.

Health Care Despite Texas’ positive economic numbers, some voters say the Republican optimism about jobs does not reflect the reality for all, and the struggles faced by some families and lower wage-earners are being overlooked. Low unemployment rates may not reflect that temporary, contract or part-time workers don’t necessarily receive health benefits, for example.

Texas has the highest rate of uninsured people in the country, at 21 percent, almost double the national average of 12 percent, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. It was also one of 17 states that declined to expand Medicaid under the Affordable Care Act, making it even more difficult for Texans in need to receive assistance.

Fifty-eight percent of Texas voters said they were either “not very” or “not at all” satisfied with the health care system in the U.S., compared to 35 percent who said they were “very” or “somewhat” satisfied with it, according to the University of Texas/Texas Tribune poll.

Sessions has voted dozens of times against the ACA. He voted last year for the American Health Care Act, the GOP’s legislative attempt to repeal Obama’s signature Affordable Care Act — including its protections for people with pre-existing conditions — but that plan ultimately fizzled in the Senate.

Sessions last month introduced a nonbinding resolution to protect people with pre-existing conditions, but critics point out that, besides it being nonbinding, it would not limit the amount insurers could charge those patients for care. Allred criticized the proposal, calling it a pre-election Hail Mary and the “worst kind of Washington politics.”

Sessions still continues to work on his own health care plan called the World’s Greatest Health Care Plan, which has failed twice so far to get to a vote. Part of this plan includes eliminating individual and employer mandates from the ACA, which he argues stifles free enterprise.

“Mandates take away choice, and mandates do not allow an opportunity for a market to flourish,” he said during his town hall last year, adding that he would replace them with a monthly tax credit.

Julian Culpepper, a 30-year-old nurse practitioner and 32nd District constituent, is unimpressed by Sessions’ record on health care legislation.

As a health care professional, Culpepper said he looks to organizations like the American Medical Association and the American Academy of Pediatrics for apolitical assessments of proposed legislation. Both were critical of the Republicans’ effort to repeal the ACA and never saw Sessions or other members of Congress come forward with "an objective analysis" in support of the bill.

"I recommend things to my patients that are based in evidence or science," Culpepper said. "To think that a congressman would be willing to throw our entire health care system into turmoil against the advice of most experts is unacceptable."

Immigration Immigration and border security is a pressing issue in Texas, which has the longest border with Mexico, at 1,254 miles, of any U.S. state.

Fountain, the Sessions supporter, supports him on immigration because he believes in "controlling our borders and knowing who is going in, and who is going out, of our country," she said.

Sessions is a border security hardliner who says he opposes illegal immigration, not immigration on the whole. He supports Trump's wall — a porous or underprotected border poses a “great danger” to the American people, he's said — despite his reservations as a fiscal pragmatist about the wall's estimated multibillion dollar price tag, he told Fox News in February 2017.

“It can’t be built in one year, or a year and a half, but it can be done,” Sessions said. “And if this is the will of the president, I guarantee you it’s the will of the American people. We want to protect what this country stands for.”

Allred says the wall would not make the border more secure.

"It's ineffective. It's a waste of money," Allred said in a late October debate with Sessions in Dallas, adding that immigration policy should be built with compassion for people who are fleeing oppression or poverty and seeking to better their lives in a country that still believes in the importance of opportunity.

Bingham, the Allred supporter, said one of the most important issues for her this election is the Trump administration’s enforcement of a zero-tolerance border policy that includes separating children from their parents after they cross the border illegally, a policy the Mormon Women for Ethical Government “unequivocally denounced."

A candidate’s stance on this issue is a good indicator of their commitment to values like civility and empathy, Bingham said.

Allred denounced the practice of family separations because it denied the families due process in court.

A spokesperson for Sessions told NBC DFW in June that the congressman “obviously does not want actual families to be separated,” though they also emphasized that most children crossing the border weren't with their families.

Trump continues to rail against immigration in the closing days of the election, an apparent effort to galvanize voters in close elections around the country. It remains to be seen whether that will win purple districts like the 32nd District, where some voters are weighing Trump's messages with the way he makes them.

This story uses functionality that may not work in our app. Click here to open the story in your web browser. Economy, Civility on Ballot in Key Dallas-Area House Fight published first on Miami News

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NFL mock draft 2.0: Browns tempted on Josh Allen; Cowboys desperate at WR

Quarterbacks are coveted in the 2018 draft, but there’s no consensus on what order they’ll be drafted. The Giants hold the wild card with the No. 2 pick, and will influence the entire first round. And the Cowboys may be disappointed if they don’t move up to get Dez Bryant’s replacement.

Let’s get to prognosticating.

(Amber Matsumoto/Yahoo Sports)

1: Cleveland Browns — Wyoming QB Josh Allen

The Browns could go Sam Darnold here, but with Tyrod Taylor on the roster they have the luxury of going after the raw upside of Allen’s massive arm. It’s rare for top picks at quarterback to not start from Day 1 in the modern NFL, but Cleveland can afford to show patience if he’s their guy and they want to ease him in. Also, leave it to the Browns to pick a quarterback with accuracy issues at No. 1 overall.

Time is on Josh Allen’s side if he lands with the Browns. (AP)

2: New York Giants — USC QB Sam Darnold

The Giants are the biggest mystery in the draft and could go Bradley Chubb or even Saquon Barkley here. But it’s a rare opportunity to get what many consider the top quarterback on a draft board, and finding Eli Manning’s heir is a high priority.

3: New York Jets (from Colts) — UCLA QB Josh Rosen

The biggest knock on Rosen is that he’s too smart? OK. Sounds like a good problem. Rosen has the arm and physical talents to go with that big brain and could finally be the quarterback answer the Jets haven’t found despite decades of trying. Rosen has looked like a pro from the day he stepped on a field with the Bruins.

4: Cleveland Browns — N.C. State DE Bradley Chubb

Saquon Barkley is going to be sooo tempting here. But Cleveland added Carlos Hyde in free agency, and there are high-level running back talents to be found in later rounds, where there won’t be any game-changing pass rushers. Pairing Chubb with Myles Garrett on the defensive edges sounds like terror for AFC North quarterbacks for the next decade.

The Broncos would be remiss to pass on Saquon Barkley after releasing C.J Anderson. (AP)

5: Denver Broncos — Penn State RB Saquon Barkley

The Broncos need to protect new quarterback Case Keenum, making Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson an option here. But they recently released C.J. Anderson, and a generational running back talent just dropped to them at No. 5. There’s no way they pass on Barkley.

6: Indianapolis Colts (from Jets) — Notre Dame guard Quenton Nelson

If Andrew Luck is ready to return to action after missing 2017 with a shoulder injury, protecting him should be the Colts’ top priority. It’s an area they’ve neglected since drafting Luck, and he’s paid the price. Nelson is the top offensive lineman in the draft and the responsible pick here.

7: Tampa Bay Buccaneers — Alabama DB Minkah Fitzpatrick

The Bucs desperately need secondary help, which is amplified by playing in the same division with Cam Newton, Drew Brees and Matt Ryan. Denzel Ward could get a look here as a potential lock-down corner, but the upside and versatility of Fitzpatrick, who has the strength to play inside and speed to cover outside may be too much to overlook here.

8: Chicago Bears – Virginia Tech LB Tremaine Edmunds

The Bears need help in a lot of places, so with no offensive weapons for young quarterback Mitchell Trubisky standing out at this spot, finding an anchor on defense will do just fine. A versatile linebacker who can rush off the edge or drop back in coverage, Edmunds looks like a three-down monster in the NFL. And at 19 years old, he fits right in with a rebuilding team.

9: San Francisco 49ers — Georgia LB Roquan Smith

With the domestic violence legal troubles surrounding last year’s first-round pick Reuben Foster, linebacker has shifted from a position of need to potentially one of desperation for the 49ers. Smith, a rangy, athletic middle linebacker would be ready to start from Day 1 and be a welcome addition to a 49ers defense in need of an upgrade against the run.

10: Oakland Raiders — Ohio State CB Denzel Ward

The Raiders have worked to upgrade their secondary in free agency, but still don’t have a clear starting cornerback to play opposite of 2017 first-round pick Gareon Conley. Insert Ward, his former Buckeyes teammate, and Oakland has a corner with speed and a nose for the ball to be a potential shutdown player in the NFL.

The upside of Baker Mayfield may be too much for the Dolphins to pass up. (AP)

11: Miami Dolphins — Oklahoma QB Baker Mayfield

Miami has a capable quarterback in Ryan Tannehill, but has also suffered decades of irrelevance while watching the AFC East become the New England Patriots’ playground. Mayfield’s upside and a chance to make a bold move for the Heisman Trophy winner may prove too tempting to pass up if he drops outside of the top 10.

12: Buffalo Bills (from Bengals) — Louisville QB Lamar Jackson

The Bills will surely try to move up if they believe they can jump a team trying to grab one of the alleged top four quarterbacks in the draft. If they can’t make that move, Jackson’s the fallback here, and one with a ton of upside. His speed and athleticism are known commodities, while many believe his accuracy issues are overstated.

13: Washington Redskins — Washington DT Vita Vea

Washington’s interior line has been a welcome sight for opposing running backs for years, most notably last season when the team gave up a league-worst 134.1 yards per game on the ground. Insert Vea, an athletic, 340-pound gap filler with the ability to pressure the quarterback, and a lot of Washington’s woes are addressed.

14: Green Bay Packers — FSU S Derwin James

The Packers could address receiver, pass rush or cornerback here, but the value of a potential game-changing safety would likely be too much to pass up if James falls this far. A big hitter who can cover and blitz, James has the upside of a true difference-maker for a defense.

15: Arizona Cardinals — Alabama WR Calvin Ridley

Sam Bradford doesn’t seem durable enough to be the long-term answer in Arizona, but with the top tier of quarterbacks gone, the Cardinals are likely to give him a test-run in 2018. If so, finding a complement and eventual heir to Larry Fitzgerald would be a wise choice. Ridley has the hands and athleticism to be a playmaker in the NFL.

16: Baltimore Ravens ��� Maryland WR D.J. Moore

The Ravens need help at receiver and tight end and would be wise to start looking past overpaid, underperforming future salary-cap casualty Joe Flacco. The top quarterbacks are gone, so Moore, a fast receiver with good size and solid hands makes the most sense if the Ravens don’t end up trading down.

17: Los Angeles Chargers — Alabama DT Da’Ron Payne

The Chargers need help on the defensive interior and at right tackle and could go either way. Payne, a good value here, is an athletic run-clogger who would shore up a weak spot on the Chargers defense while Joey Bosa and Melvin Ingram continue to develop into an elite pass-rushing duo. 

18: Seattle Seahawks — Iowa CB Josh Jackson

Richard Sherman’s departure makes cornerback an obvious need, and Jackson is a good fit here. A 6-foot-1 ballhawk, Jackson doesn’t have elite speed, but has the size and outstanding playmaking abilities to step in as a starter from Day 1.

The Cowboys may look to SMU wide receiver Courtland Sutton to fill Dez Bryant’s void. (AP)

19: Dallas Cowboys — Southern Methodist WR Courtland Sutton

The departure of Dez Bryant has made receiver a red-alert priority in Dallas. The Cowboys can’t leave third-year quarterback Dak Prescott with his current receiving corps. At 6-3, 218 pounds, Sutton is a big, strong target with the ability to haul in contested balls. He doesn’t have great speed or separation, which limits his upside.

20: Detroit Lions — UT San Antonio DE Marcus Davenport

The Lions desperately need pass-rush help, and Davenport is a raw, strong, athletic, 260-pound wrecking ball who could fall this far because his game is not as polished as some players listed higher. If he develops, he could end up being a steal.

21: Cincinnati Bengals (from Bills) – Iowa C James Daniels

The Bengals lost Russell Bodine in free agency and find themselves looking at the best center in the draft in Daniels after trading down. Daniels should step in as an immediate starter, joining left tackle Cordy Glenn, who arrived via the trade from Buffalo, on a vastly improved offensive line.

22: Buffalo Bills (from Chiefs) —  Boise St. ILB Leighton Vander Esch

The Bills desperately need help stopping the run, and Vander Esch looks like the kind of player who can step in immediately to anchor the middle of a defense. A strong athletic tackler, Vander Esch has the coveted versatility to attack the run while being able to rush the passer or drop back in coverage.

23: New England Patriots (from Rams) — UCF CB Mike Hughes 

Nick Foles exposed the void left in the Patriots’ secondary by departed cornerback Malcolm Butler in the Super Bowl. Hughes is an upside pick without a lot of film after one year as a starter at UCF (after transferring from UNC). But his aggression for the ball and physicality with receivers makes him an intriguing prospect who could develop behind 30-year-old offseason acquisition Jason McCourty.

24: Carolina Panthers – Georgia G Isaiah Wynn

It’s criminal how much the Panthers have allowed Cam Newton to be hit. Improving protection for the franchise has been a need for years. Wynn demonstrated the finesse and skills needed to play tackle at Georgia, but has the size of an NFL guard and should be an immediate upgrade in pass protection in Charlotte.

25: Tennessee Titans — Alabama ILB Rashaan Evans

The Titans lost their second-leading tackler last year with the departure of Avery Williamson to the Jets. They would be thrilled to take Evans as his replacement here. Like so many other Nick Saban linebackers, Evans has the range and speed to play all over the field and would be a starter from Day 1 in Nashville.

26: Atlanta Falcons — Florida DT Taven Bryan

The Falcons need to replace Dontari Poe. While Bryan isn’t the 345-pound mass of a man that Poe is, he is a 290-pound athlete who can attack backfields with his quickness.

27: New Orleans Saints — South Dakota St. TE Dallas Goedert

Coby Fleener has been a disappointment, and about the only thing missing on a loaded Saints offense is a tight end target Drew Brees can depend on in close quarters. Goedert may be a bit of a reach here, but he’s the type of big (6-5, 255 pounds) athletic pass-catcher that Brees can make the most of.

If the Steelers don’t get the linebacker they covet, Stanford safety Justin Reid would be a good consolation pick. (AP)

28: Pittsburgh Steelers — Stanford FS Justin Reid

The Steelers would love nothing more for Vander Esch or Evans to drop here to fill the void left by injured linebacker Ryan Shazier. But that’s not the case, and Reid fills another hole left by the departure of Mike Mitchell. A burner with football smarts to match his Stanford pedigree, Reid could step in as a playmaker in the secondary from Day 1.

29: Jacksonville Jaguars –  Texas A&M WR Christian Kirk

The Jaguars perplexingly seem content with quarterback Blake Bortles, the weakest spot on a championship contender, so replacing the departed Allen Robinson with another weapon seems the top priority in Jacksonville. Kirk projects as a slot receiver and would give Bortles a needed underneath target.

30: Minnesota Vikings — UTEP G Will Hernandez

The Vikings don’t have a lot of needs, but the retirement of Joe Berger has left a hole in the offensive line. A strong lineman who excels in run and pass protection, Hernandez projects as a Day 1 starter to protect Kirk Cousins and create holes for Dalvin Cook.

31: New England Patriots — UCLA OT Kolton Miller

The Patriots have not found a replacement for departed left tackle Nate Solder, and Miller looks like the best option here. Scouts appear to be mixed on whether he’ll develop into top-level NFL tackle, but he looks like the best option in this draft.

32: Philadelphia Eagles — LSU RB Derrius Guice

The Super Bowl champions have few glaring needs. They let LeGarrette Blount walk in free agency and could look to Guice as an upgrade over Corey Clement as Jay Ajayi’s backup. A powerful runner with breakout ability, Guice teaming up with Ajayi would create an intimidating duo out of the Philly backfield. 

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