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[egrets-not-regrets]

Dandelions and Yarrow (1)

Dandelions and yarrow are both tough, hardy weeds that can grow under harsh conditions.

Alcyon (chaos Iron Warrior) makes the mistake of nearly breaking his bond with Amelia, his bonded human.

Author’s Note: TW: smut, noncon, dubcon, angst. This chapter is all hurt, no comfort. You are warned.

Just a few points:

This takes place before Ben/Malaran “Orca” Blackspike storyline.

Amelia is bonded to Alcyon, a chaos Iron Warrior. These two share an intense bond that teeters on the point of becoming a mate bond.

Alcyon has a pretty good grasp of the english language. He usually communicates with Amelia in english and other Astartes in Gothic.

Thanks to @squishyowl for the divider image!

OCs: Alcyon (chaos Iron Warrior), Amelia Plover

Tagged: @shadowfirecat, @kit-williams, @bleedingichorhearts, @barn-anon, @gallifreyianrosearkytiorsusan

@sleepyfan-blog, @c-u-c-koo-4-40k, @bispecsual, @ms--lobotomy

The meaning of 'heartbreak’ had been all but foreign to him before, but now he understood what it meant as soon as he saw the shattered look in Amelia’s eyes directed at him. Alcyon knew that she had received the news about being banned from her son’s school. 

“Alcyon! Why did you do it? Why did you have to fight him? I told you not to!” Amelia didn’t know where to even start with him on this anymore. The news broke her. Meeting Ben at his school before her ex came to pick him up was the only way she could see her son.    

Crossing his arms, the chaos Iron Warrior bristled and gave a disgruntled huff, “I could have killed the Black Templar. By right of challenge, I would have won your boy back for you had they not stopped me.”

“But they did stop you from killing him and now we both are banned from Ben’s school!” Amelia’s temper rose. 

“You shouldn’t have challenged him! I told you repeatedly to not do this and make the situation worse! It’s not that simple!” she added angrily. Amelia had never argued with Alcyon like this. She never wanted to argue with him like this, but she needed him to see, to understand how much his fight with the Black Templar cost her. 

“How is it not that simple? We could have simply taken your son at any point and you can have him back”

“Human laws don't make it simple!” Amelia nearly yelled at him out of frustration.

“I am bonded to you! In the eyes of human law, I am, to some degree, responsible for you too! What they see is MY chaos Astartes going out of control, starting a fight, and nearly killing a loyalist Astartes at my son’s school!” Her heart hurt, her head hurt, she didn’t want to continue. Why couldn’t her Astartes understand this? 

The chaos Iron Warrior replied, “You don’t control me.” 

“Of course I don’t, but that’s not how the human lawmakers see it.” Amelia breathed a vexed sigh trying to calm down. This argument was getting tiresome, she couldn’t remember the number of times they’ve talked about this. She knew her Astartes had done this on her behalf but she warned him time and time again not to, “I don’t even know why we’re still arguing about this. It’s too late for that now.” She grimaced. 

Amelia straightened out the order that she held crumpled in her fist, despairing as she read through the damning letter again. What was she to do now?

“We’ll have another chance to get your son back.”

His words locked around her chest tightly. She grit her teeth, trying hard not to cry from the whirlwind of emotions inside, “We won’t have another chance. Even if there was, you won’t be helping me.”

She could hear Alcyon’s quiet growl building, “What did you say?”

Amelia whirled on him, eyes blazing with fury and angry tears sliding unchecked down her face, “I said, ‘Even if I had another chance, I won’t be asking you for help!’”

The volume in her voice rose as she continued, “You lost my last chance to see Ben again, because you didn’t listen! How could I even trust you to not mess up next time?!” 

“Mess up?” Alcyon snapped at her, “Mess up?! I only took action because you kept crying about being stopped at every turn because of the laws and that damned family of his!”

“That’s exactly why we couldn’t meet them with violence! Because they are spiteful enough that they will throw the law at us and now they have the excuse of saying you are a danger to Ben due to your fight with his father’s Black Templar. Moreover, the law will always be biased against chaos Astartes and you are no exception! Why couldn’t you understand that?!”

Alcyon’s frustration grew the more Amelia said. It wasn’t his fault that the Black Templar and that family of hers kept her son away. He was the one who had supported her from the time she had accepted that he had bonded to her. And now she didn’t want his help because he made this one mistake? 

He sneered, “Don’t you dare blame me for that son of Dorn keeping your son away from you.”

“You are partially to blame! If you didn’t fight and nearly kill him, we wouldn’t be banned from the school! I wouldn't be in this mess!” she spat, too emotionally exhausted to keep her temper in check. 

“Then you shouldn’t have kept complaining about the inept human laws that you like to play with! At least I did something about it!” the Iron Warrior retorted.

Her anger boiled over, “I didn’t need you to do anything about it! I didn’t want you to do anything about it! Sometimes I wonder why I’m even bonded to you in the first place!” Amelia’s eyes widened and her expression turned pained, even she couldn’t believe the harsh words that came out of her mouth, “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean…”

Ignoring her stuttered apology, Alcyon snarled back at her, “I didn’t ask to be bonded to you. If I had a choice, I wouldn’t be bound to a simpering weakling like you!”

He knew that his words hurt. Judging by the agonized expression she wore, his words stabbed in all the right places. She didn’t want his help? He’s the one who’s taken action to get her son back! He’s the one who gave her the chance to visit her son again! How dare she be so ungrateful! Alcyon angrily ignored the voice in the back of his mind screaming at him to stop, that they won’t be able to walk back their words after this. So occupied by his resentment and anger, he couldn’t feel their bond slowly come apart, thread snapping by fragile thread.

Amelia felt her heart crack and regrets started to bleed from it. 

“I never asked for you to be bonded to me either. You could’ve left me alone, you should’ve stayed away!” She wiped her eyes angrily, “None of this would’ve happened if you hadn’t shown up in my life!”

Another thread snapped. 

“You’re the one who accepted our bond! You wanted it! Had you not, you’d still be that lonely little human woman yearning for a big Astartes save her and warm her bed at night, because her own husband wouldn’t bother to fuck her!” Alcyon resentfully pointed out. 

Amelia glared at him, speechless with anger and mortification. 

“I heard what they said about you… the whore who prefers the company of chaos demons rather than her own family.” He sneered. 

“I do not…!” She spluttered in embarrassment, “I am not a whore!”

The Iron Warrior looked infuriatingly smug despite the hurt, “That’s not what you moaned when I fucked you.”

A few more threads loosened. 

Feeling humiliated beyond tears, Amelia growled low, “Get. Out.” 

“No. This place is mine as much as it is yours.” He replied stubbornly. 

“Fine. Then I’ll go! I can’t deal with you right now.” Amelia knew this was going nowhere and immediately yielded. She started walking away only to be roughly yanked back into place, plastered against the wall. Her arm, held tightly in his claw. Amelia froze, not daring to struggle lest the metal claw cut into her flesh. 

“I’m not done with you!” Alcyon growled. A dark desire in him wanted to see her fight back so he would have reason to scorch her in return. 

A number of threads singed and sizzled as it burnt away.

“What else do you want from me? To be thanked?” Amelia asked, indignation and hurt seeping into her voice. 

She snapped, “Well thank you for losing the last chance I have to see my son again!”

“Don’t take that tone with me!” He roared back.

Amelia screamed when Alcyon’s heavy metal claw slammed into the wall a few inches from her cheek. Sharp metal tips dug deep into the plaster; a stark frightening reminder of how dangerous Alcyon actually was. The red lenses on the chaos marine’s face glowed with a malignant energy as he loomed over her.  

“Good. You should remember to be afraid.” Alcyon leered at her, a sense of dark satisfaction washing over him as he watched terrified tears run down Amelia’s face. 

Another few threads broke. 

“You act as if this one mistake of mine is a world ending tragedy and wipes away everything else I had done for you!” He hissed disdainfully. 

Not even giving her a chance to reply, Alcyon continued, “Everything I had done up until now had always been for you! Always!” Spite and anger built in his chest, “And you dismiss me like some misbehaving pet?!”

“I never treated you like that! If you feel like I treat you like some pet, take off your collar then! Leave me! I can’t stop you!” She spat back, “I won’t stop you!”

She was right. He knew he could leave. He knew she couldn’t stop him. What could Amelia even do? She was such a weak creature. But something stopped him, did he actually want to leave? 

“We already said we don’t want to be bonded to each other. Then we don’t need to stay in whatever this.. this… whatever this is then!” Amelia angrily cried. 

To break this bond tethering him to Amelia’s existence seemed completely abhorrent to him. Even if he didn’t have a choice in who he was bonded to, the thought of her not wanting to stay by his side made Alcyon’s chest feel tight. 

“I can’t believe I loved you.” She said hoarsely, sorrow cracking through her voice, “I thought…”

Several more threads from the bond snapped.

His hearts shouldn’t have clenched like that when he heard her say it. The Iron Warrior dismissed the feeling with a scoff, “You’re delusional. There was never love. We are bonded. You are simply just mine.”

She glared at him through her tears, “We may be bonded, but I am not yours.”

That sentence echoed in his ear. 

More strands broke. 

“You don’t mean that.” Alcyon hissed through gritted teeth. The defiance in her words made something twist and shear inside. How dare she say that. She was his. She was his. Amelia was bonded to him and him only. She was his! That thought ran rampant in his mind.

“You don’t mean that.” The chaos marine suddenly pinned his human to the table, one hand trapping her wrists above her head, his teeth caressing her throat. Amelia cried out from the impact, her body spasmed in pain. 

“Tell me you don’t mean that.” He growled. Amelia idly wondered if Alcyon would tear her throat out if she told him otherwise. 

More threads strained and snapped. 

“Say it!” He snarled and bit down hard. 

Amelia mewled, her body instinctively reacting by arching into his. Instinctively wanting more. Her skin prickled at their heightened sensitivity. A weak moan escaped her as he sucked on the tender mark. 

“Tell me, Amelia. Tell me, you are mine. Your body certainly knows it.” She could feel him smirk against her flushed skin. She tried to bite back another whine at the heat and pressure of his body pressed flush to her own, her hips pushing back when he started rolling his hips against hers. It always started like this… she thought as her mind started to fog. 

Appalled at her own reaction, Amelia panicked. She twisted her hips away, bringing a knee up to push his body off her. Her arms strained to free themselves from the tight clasp of his hand.

She started screaming, “NO! Get off— mmngh!” He silenced her with a rough kiss, his tongue wrestling down her own. A frustrating rage in him grew at her defiance. She kept denying that she belonged to him. She was his as he was hers. They were bonded. He won’t allow her to deny the fact any longer. He’ll remind her who she is bonded to. 

“No.” The chaos marine sneered, his grip holding Amelia’s wrists together tightened, his claw grabbed her leg, easily moving it back to the side of his hips, forcing her to lay on her back facing him once more. She winced in discomfort. 

“Your words deny it, but your body and soul remembers. I will make you remember!” He angrily growled into her mouth, the vibration from it causing another unwanted arc of pleasure to course through her body. In one quick movement, Alcyon’s metal claw effortlessly shreds through her clothing. The torn clothes fell apart, leaving behind thin bleeding welts where his claw swiped against her bare torso. 

More threads were sliced from the bond. 

Amelia's eyes widened with fear as she started to struggle in earnest, “No! Alcyon! Let me g-!” His mouth was on hers again in an instant, cutting off her protests. She tried to turn her head away. He bit hard onto her bottom lip, warning her to be still. She whined in response before he promptly stole her breath again. 

“Stop, Alcyon! Please sto-!” Amelia begged as soon as their mouths parted. 

She could see every scar in detail around the lens implant as they stayed nose to nose, “Even if you deny it, you know that you’re mine.” Alcyon harshly whispered, “You will always be mine.”

He grabbed her hair and pulled her head to one side before biting down hard onto an old mark, drawing blood. Amelia keened wordlessly, tears leaking from her eyes as the pain added to the heated pleasure within her own traitorous body. She knew that this was a natural reaction, but she couldn’t help but wish that her body didn’t betray her like this. 

With a pleased growl, the chaos Iron Warrior licked the blood from the wound then kissed her. An unbidden moan left her throat as the bitter iron salt of her blood passed between their tongues. 

“Your body is more honest isn’t it?” Alcyon laughs sardonically against her lips. He could smell his human’s arousal right when he pinned her under him, the heady scent getting stronger as he continued to mark her. His teeth nipped and worried her sensitive skin down toward her breast, soaking in all her involuntary gasps and twitching muscles as he laid his claim onto her flesh. 

Amelia flushed with shame and regret. She wished she had never had slept with Alcyon, if only so that he would not know her body as well as he did. She regretted that she allowed her relationship with the Iron Warrior to become this intimate. She regretted that she had fallen in love with him. 

More threads dissolved. 

He bit down hard onto her breast, his sharp teeth sinking into the soft tissue. Amelia bit her lip to stop another whine from escaping, her hands stiffened into claws as Alcyon’s tongue licked up the blood that had beaded up from the wound.  

He gave the same treatment to her other breast, further sucking and teething her nipple into a hard peak. 

“No..! Alcy— ohhhn!” Her throat was tight as she let out a strangled moan, her pussy clenching around nothing. Amelia flattened her back against the table and tried to curl into herself, trying to shirk away from his touch. The chaos marine let out a feral, displeased growl. He grabbed her thighs and slotted her roughly against him, forcing her legs to spread wide to accommodate for the width of his muscled bulk. His metal claw dug into her back, the pain forcing Amelia to arch her spine, pushing more of her breast into his mouth; her breath shuddering and her hips thrusting involuntarily, rubbing her aching core against his pelvis as he sucked and nipped bruises onto her sensitive flesh. 

“No more… please Alcyon.” Amelia begged.  Shame filled her being as she could feel her cunt becoming slick with her juices. 

Alcyon ignored her pleas and groaned at the scent of her deepened arousal mixed with the iron in her blood, his own cock hardening within his pants from rutting against her hot wet core. He could feel the twitches of her muscles and hear her near silent moans and involuntary gasps as Amelia tried desperately to stop reacting to his touch. He will make her fall. He will make her remember. 

This time he will leave his marks so others could see who she belonged to. Alcyon bit her neck again, sinking his teeth just below her jawline. 

Her shame and regret flashed into anger. “Stop it!!!” She snarled, whipping up a freed hand to strike his face. 

Alcyon caught her hand and roughly forced it onto the table again, “Say it, Amelia. Say that you are mine.” He demanded, his eye darkened with feral lust and possessiveness heavy in his voice. 

She was beautiful, pinned helplessly below him, glaring at him with rage simmering under the surface. He could see Amelia’s heightened pulse flutter underneath her fragile skin. Bruises forming where he marked over and blood beading out from marks that broke skin. Her breasts heaved as she struggled to steady her breathing.

Amelia bared her teeth at him in anger and contempt, “Leave me alone! I can’t stand the sight of you! I hate you.”

He felt it then. It was as if someone reached into his chest and grabbed a bundle of threads that made up the core of his bond and brutally ripped them out. Sharp agonizing pain stabbed into his hearts as each thread snapped and broke, as if they were once attached to them. Alcyon stared at her, reeling from the sudden shock of pain. Amelia took the chance to slip out from under him and ran into the bedroom, locking the door behind her. 

The chaos warrior shook himself out of it, that shock of pain quickly settling to a dull ache as resentment soon took over. Alcyon turned to follow his human when the shine of the intricate metal fish on the table caught his attention. It was a gift he made for Amelia that she treasured. Eyeing the fish figurine with spiteful hostility, he crushed it in his hand and flung it against the wall, shattering it into pieces. 

Amelia’s sobs were quiet and muffled, but even they couldn’t escape from his keen hearing. Every cell in his body was compelling him to respond to his bonded human’s sorrowful cries; to comfort her, to apologize, to rebuild the threads of the bond that’s been broken. Alcyon ground his teeth hard, fighting against the compulsion. The Iron Warrior ignored it all and stormed out of their home, slamming the door so hard it nearly took the door off its hinges. 

Alcyon was long gone by the time Amelia crept out from the bedroom. Teary-eyed, but fully dressed again, Amelia cautiously made her way back to the living room, still wary that the chaos warrior was still lurking somewhere in their home. More and more cracks formed in her heart as she looked at the evidence of their fight: the gouge marks in the wall, the scratch marks, the torn strips of her clothes that laid on the table. She whimpered and hissed when her own body reminded her of Alcyon’s cuts and bite marks on her. But that hurt couldn’t compare to heart wrenching pain when she found the shattered remnants of her beloved fish figurine. 

Amelia remembered Alcyon had made it for her: a beautiful and surprisingly intricate piece of art that came from his rough and metal hands. She loved it so much. It reminded her of her son’s favourite creatures… and what she mistakenly thought was Alcyon’s love for her. Tears started to roll down her cheeks again as she painstakingly picked up the remains, piece by shattered piece.  

A particularly sharp fragment of the fish sliced into her finger, the sudden shock of pain causing her already shaky hand to drop the pieces she just collected. Sliding down the wall, her hand fisted around the pieces that didn’t fall, Amelia curled into herself in anguish. Letting out a grief-stricken wail, she wept bitterly. 

[michelle-is-writing]

The Dress, Ben Hardy

Word Count: 3k~

Fashion has always been something I enjoyed. My fiancé, who has a good fashion sense himself, always lets me dress him any chance I get. Even when he goes to significant events like big award shows, my decision-making with clothes is still requested without fail every time.

"(Y/n), can you help me pick out my suit?"

"(Y/n), what shoes would be best?"

"(Y/n), which outfit should I wear?"

And with a smile, each time, I would respond happily.

"Of course, Ben."

Yet, every time I dress him, he somehow convinces me into dressing up as well before heading out into the scene with his arm wrapped tightly around my waist as my head rests on his chest. I enjoy dressing up Ben, and he seems to enjoy watching me get dressed up as well.

Tonight is no different, except the event is much smaller than the usual events we go to. This time, it's just a simple get-together for Ben and his cast members from Bohemian Rhapsody. Just as five rolled around, two hours before the dinner, Ben asks the question I got used to hearing after two years of being together.

"(Y/n), would you mind helping me?" I hear Ben ask, his head peering around the corner as his blonde locks fall against his forehead. From the living room couch, I smile and stand up before heading over to him as he explains. "I can't decide what to wear."

"I'd love to help you, love," I assure him, kissing his cheek. I watch his lips turn up into a sweet smile before I walk into our bedroom, his footsteps following behind mine. Looking into our closet, I quickly pluck out the set of clothes I like. The outfit is casual, but it's one of my favorites. The pants hug his legs just enough to accentuate his muscles, and I can't help but love them.

Handing Ben the black button-up top with beige pants, I pick out his brown oxfords and sit down on the bed with them beside me. With a smile, Ben clambers into the beige pants, eliciting a small laugh from me. "I can't help that I'm a bit clumsy!" He points out, making me laugh even more.

"At least you recognize it," I joke, watching his slightly red cheeks dim down to a pink hue. I watch as he moves onto his shirt, sliding the arms on and straightening it out before beginning to button it. Before his fingers reach the second bottom-button, I stop him.

"Come here." I tell him, moving to stand on my knees on the bed to meet his height. Despite this, he still manages to tower over me by a few inches, making him smile.

Brushing Ben's hands away from the shirt, I begin buttoning it myself before moving onto roll up the dark sleeves. I finish the left one without a problem and switch over to the right one, my hands brushing against his skin each time I do so. Like the other arm, I stop at the middle of his bicep just as Ben leans forward and plants his lips against mine, therefore preventing me from doing anything else.

Giggling, I move my hands from his arm and up to his face as I kiss back at his eager lips. "Mmm, Ben," I say his name, only to be interrupted by another kiss. "I have," another kiss. "to get," another one. "ready too."

Finally listening to me, he pulls back with a smirk and plops down next to me on the bed, watching me as I stand to go into the closet. "Wear the (f/c) dress," I hear him say from the bed.

"Which one?" I ask, popping my head out of the closet. I soon find myself biting my lip as I gaze at Ben as he rests back against the bed, using his elbows to hold himself up while his legs spread out against the edge of the mattress. Right now, he looks comfortable while, at the same time, utterly delectable.

"My favorite," He simply answers, smirking at his own coyness. Shaking my head with a small laugh, I move to my side of the closet and find the dress he's talking about. Pulling the hanger from the metal rod, I hold it out to look at it and see if there's anything wrong with it. Thankfully, it's still the same (f/c) dress that Ben loves. It could be the neckline of it that makes Ben like it so much, or it could also be the soft, velvety material that it's made out of. Or, maybe, it's because the dress hugs me in all of the right spots, and Ben just can't help himself after a long night of unintentional teasing.

Pulling my clothes off and slipping on the dress, I slide into some black pumps before walking back into the bedroom, earning a wolf-whistle from the man I love. The action causes me to smile and roll my eyes, knowing I'm probably going to have to deal with his hands on me for the rest of the night. "There's my sexy fiancé," Ben announces before standing from the bed and walking over to me.

Almost immediately, his hands find their way to my fabric covered hips while his lips lower down to mine. "Uh-uh," I tell him, placing my hand on his chest. "I still have to do my makeup and hair, and I know that if I don't do it now, we will be late."

"But, babe!" Ben exclaims, his arms pulling me closer to him. "You don't need makeup!" He tells me with a smile, causing me to blush.

"But don't you like that lipstick that I always put on with the dress?" I ask Ben, watching him fight the urge to let me go until he finally, but begrudgingly, releases his hold on me.

"Alright, fine," He gives in, stepping back while dramatically hanging his head low. "But I'll be waiting!" He exclaims, popping his head back up with a contagious smile. "Patiently..." He bids, slowly walking backward out of the bedroom with his hand waving up and down.

Once again, I smile and roll my eyes with a shake of the head at his goofiness before heading into the bathroom and finish getting ready. I do my makeup and hair the way I usually do, prompting Ben once again to pull me close to him when I walk into the living room. Thankfully, it only takes fifteen minutes for Ben to temporally satisfy his urge to kiss me, making me glad that my lipstick is smudge-proof.

It only takes a few minutes to arrive at the restaurant, quickly finding Rami and Lucy already seated in a booth. "Did we make you guys wait?" I ask, sliding into the empty side of the booth before Ben so he can sit in front of Rami.

"No, not at all, lovelies," Lucy assures us, both she and Rami giving us bright and happy smiles. "We just got here, actually," She assures me, nodding her head once. "Somebody wanted to kiss me and then not stop when we were getting ready."

At her words, Rami looks down with a dark blush painting his cheeks and a smile that practically shouts "not sorry" taking over his lips. I giggle at her words before looking over at an innocent-looking Ben and giving him a small smirk. "Sounds like someone I know too!" I chide, watching as he gains the same look on his face as Rami's. Both of our guys are so alike, and I can't help but love it.

Conversations between us all come and go as we get our drinks and dinner, having a great time as we all joke around and share stories with one another. Once we finish our meals, we don't head out, and instead, Ben heads over to the bar to fetch him and Rami a pint. Choosing to stay at the booth with Rami and Lucy as they talk to each other, I stare at the love of my life while he talks with the bartender. A few seconds pass before a cute blonde moves to stand beside him and speak up, making my smile turn into a frown as I continue staring.

I trust Ben and all, but that doesn't mean that I'm not bothered by the flirtatious look the woman's giving him or the fact that he's talking to her as if he doesn't notice this. With the way she keeps throwing her hand, I can tell she's flirting, and if I weren't mistaken, the smile on his face shows that he doesn't mind it. Ben knows I can see him, so why is he doing this in plain view?

I hate to admit it, but as I watch it all go down, I feel my self-esteem lower as well. The blonde woman is beautiful, to simply put it. She could get anyone in this bar, and yet, she's trying to get the man that's mine - the man I love. Now that I think about it, Ben could get anyone in this entire world, but he chose me... why?

"Miss?" I hear a voice speak up to the right of me, causing me to look over and see the waiter standing at the end of our table with a small smile. "Did you hear me?"

With a flustered smile, I wave my hand with a shake of my head. "I'm sorry, I didn't," I tell him, blushing with embarrassment. "I wasn't paying attention," I explain. I was too busy staring at Ben and the girl at the bar that I didn't even hear the poor man ask me a question.

"It's alright," The man assures me with a polite nod and smile. "Can I get you anything, hon'?" At his question, I shake my head and thank him before he walks away. Only a couple of seconds pass before I see Ben in the corner of my eye returning with two glasses in his hands, handing one to Rami before sitting beside me. His eyes don't meet mine, and for some reason, he looks almost mad. Going by the fact that the woman back there was blatantly flirting with him and he didn't stop her, I can't help but grow a little upset as well, except my annoyance is for a reason.

Thirty minutes pass before we're all standing from the booth and bidding happy goodbyes before heading to our cars. Thankfully, Lucy and Rami didn't seem to notice me and Ben not speaking to each other, which is good since I wouldn't have known what to say. Meanwhile, Ben hasn't even spared a glance at me once and has chosen to practically ignore me with dull hums as answers to my questions. The ever-growing silence and distant attitude from Ben only further my frustration, and despite trying to pass it off and forget about it, Ben's not letting me by not responding to me.

Once we reach our home, I park the car and turn it off before we head out of the car and into the house, wordlessly. When we walk in, Frankie remains in her bed, feeling the apparent tension between her two owners as our footsteps sound a bit heavier and stiffer than usual. Walking past the couch, I toss my purse onto the plush seat and head straight to the bedroom. Surprisingly, Ben follows me, only stopping in his stride when I do so.

Turning around, I look at his flustered form and grow confused. His cheeks are red and puffy, almost as if he were huffing like a child, and his blond eyebrows are furrowed together in what seems to be aggravation. Not to mention his arms are crossed against his chest, causing the rolled sleeves of his shirt to stretch against his biceps as he taps his foot against the carpet soundlessly, almost like he's waiting for me to speak up, and so, I do.

"What is your problem?" I ask him, trying to sound as calm as ever, but unfortunately, a few hints of malice come out, making Ben let out an angered sigh.

"Oh, I don't know," He answers, shrugging his shoulders dramatically while shaking his head, his eyes squinted. "Other than the fact that you and the waiter were flirting when I left the table for a few seconds, I don't know what could ever be the problem!"

His words take me by shock. The waiter and I barely exchanged ten words - and none of them were even remotely flirtatious. I guess the term "hon'" could be considered flirty, but the guy seemed like he was just doing his job and being a nice person at the same time. Why is Ben getting so upset over this?

"We were not flirting!" I defend myself, my lips parted in utter disbelief. Ben barely listens to my words before speaking up once more.

"Oh, I'm sorry, I wasn't paying attention!" He imitates me from earlier in a high pitched voice while impersonating what could be considered a troubled and overly dramatic version of me.

"Oh, it's not a problem doll-face," This time, his voice seeps with venom in a raspier and less-deep tone than his usual voice. He must be impersonating the waiter.

Despite Ben using the wrong term, I still find myself shaking my head at his childish antics before shooting back. "Oh, so you were jealous of the damn waiter for merely talking to me whenever you were over by the bar, flirting back and forth with some chick while I was waiting for you!" I point out, crossing my arms before throwing my hand in front of me in a questioning manner. His face then plays the same shocked and almost confused reaction like mine does, making me scoff. "Wow, Ben, I can totally understand your reasoning."

"We weren't flirting back and forth!" He argues as if he were offended. His reddened cheeks puff in exasperation while he uncrosses his arms. "She told me she was a big fan of my work, and I thanked her!"

"Ben, she was staring at you with 'fuck me' eyes!" I sadly exclaim, throwing my hands up in an exasperated motion as tears fill my eyes. His face seems to soften at my sudden mood change. "And I didn't want to face the fact that I was jealous, but then, I started thinking about how easily I could lose you to any other woman that might come around and be better than me in every way," I slowly confess, turning my eyes to the floor beneath my feet. Ben then moves closer, wrapping his arms around me and gently pulling me close to him. Despite being so pissed at him, I feel my instincts take over as I nuzzle my head closer to his chest and slowly wrap my arms around his middle.

"And it hurt. So, yeah, I got lost in my own little world with my insecurities, and then the waiter came up, and I didn't hear him talking to me," Looking up at him, I stare into his green eyes as they stare down at me, his eyebrows furrowed in concern. "I swear, Ben, I wasn't flirting with him-" Ben cuts me off.

"I know, I know, baby," Ben assures me, one of his hands rising from my waist to run his thumb over my cheek. "And, I swear, I wasn't flirting with that girl either," He promises me. "She was in my way of getting back to the table and then she started talking, and despite trying to get past her, the only way I got her to move over was whenever I smiled and thanked her over and over again. You are the only woman for me, for the rest of my life, and the only one I will ever need or want," He promises, staring down into my eyes with the utmost honesty just before he lets out a sigh. "When I walked closer and saw the waiter looking you up and down..." Ben goes on to explain, shaking his head and closing his eyes. "I hate to admit it, but I wanted to beat the living-shit out of that guy."

At his words, I giggle and stand on the tips of my toes to press my lips against Ben's soft ones. Instantly, he kisses me back as his hand on my cheek grows firmer and his arm around me pulls me closer, giving us no space between our bodies - just the way we like it.

After a few seconds of passionate kissing, we pull away, leaving us both breathless as his thumb slides up to brush over my now swollen bottom lip. "How were you able to tell that the woman was staring at me with 'fuck me' eyes from so far away?" He asks, his voice clouded with an almost cocky tone.

"Because I've been looking at you with the same gaze for the past two hours," I explain, watching a smirk make its way onto Ben's lips. Soon enough, I find myself being playfully tossed onto the bed while Ben makes his way down my body, lightly nipping at my thighs as he pushes the bottom of my dress upward, his hands lingering on my bottom as he does so.

"I don't know how I've been able to keep my hands off you this entire night," Ben confesses, "And, I have to admit," he starts, his green eyes peering over the bunched-up fabric of my dress. "even though I love this dress, I feel like ripping it off right now," He mutters, making me laugh. Despite his current animalistic feelings, I know he could never rip one of his favorite dresses of mine - he loves to see me in it too much.

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Creepypasta Headcanons: Theme Songs

Jeff the Killer - Numb by Linkin Park

Homicidal Liu - Never Too Late by Three Days Grace

Sully - I Can't Decide by Scissor Sisters

Randy - Psycho by Hardy

Keith - Stressed Out by Twenty One Pilots

Troy - Welcome to my Life by Simple Plan

Ben Drowned - Discord by The Living Tombstone

Jane the Killer - GRRRLS by AViVA

Mary Vaughn - Wrap Me In Plastic by Chromance

Masky - Hide 'n Seek by J-honny

Hoodie - Boulevard of Broken Dreams by Green Day

Toby - Freaks by Surf Curse

Kate the Chaser - Mad Hatter by Melanie Martinez

Charlie Matheson Jr. - Thanks for The Memories by Panic at the Disco

CR - Nowhere to Run by Stegosaurus Rex

Lulling Lauren - Secret by The Pierces

Cat Hunter - Kill the Lights by Set It Off

Third Base - Little Swing by AronChupa

Rouge the Prowler - Animal I Have Become by Three Days Grace

Wilson the Basher - Another Way Out by Hollywood Undead

Skully - Sleeping Powder by Gorillaz

Chris the Revenant - Where the Lonely Ones Roam by Digital Daggers

Slenderman - Come Little Children by Eurtan

Splendorman - Buttercup by Jack Stauber

Trenderman - Fashionably Late by Falling In Reverse

Tenderman - Death Bed by POWFU

Offenderman - Teeth by 5SOS

Zalgo - When You're Evil by Voltaire

Laughing Jack - Left Behind by DAGames

Eyeless Jack - Cannibal by Kesha

Doctor Smiley - Happy Pills by Weathers

Nurse Ann - Dark Horse by Christina Grimmie

Doctor Pain - Dr Sunshine is Dead by Will Wood and the Tapeworms

X-Virus - Drugs by Falling in Reverse

Dr. Locklear - God Syndrome by Madame Macabre

Lifeless Lucy - Cradles by Sub Urban

Lily Kennett - Dollhouse by Melanie Martinez

Sally Williams - Hide and Seek by Lizz Robinett

Sam Williams - Little Game by Benny

Lazari - Monster by Mia and Dia

Slendrina - Killing Butterflies by Lou Bliss

Nightmare Ally - Whisper by Evanescence

Vailly Evans - Control by Halsey

Lulu - Alice by Avril Lavigne

Nina the Killer - Pretty Little Psycho by Procelain Black

Kagekao - Aishite by Kikiuo

Clockwork - Lotta True Crime by Penelope Scott

Smile Dog - Lion by Hollywood Undead

Grinny Cat - Get Out Alive by Three Days Grace

The Seedeater - I Will Find You by Moikkz

Mr Widemouth - Cartman by SPBeams

Will Grossman - At The Huts of the Underworld by Korpiklaani

Laughing Jill - Carousel by Melanie Martinez

Jason the Toymaker - Hypnotic by Zella Day

Candy Pop - Balloon Animals by Madame Macabre

Candy Cane - Circus by Britney Spears

April Fools - Cirque by Sub Urban

Nathan the Nobody - A Match In Water by Pierce the Veil

The Puppeteer - Cigarette (duet) by Princess Chelsea

Emra - Bloody Mary by Lady Gaga

Zachary the Proxy - Hayloft II by Mother Mother

Sonic.exe - Monster by Skillet

Tails Doll - Can You Feel The Sunshine from Sonic R

Dark Link - Someone Must Get Hurt by She Wants Revenge

Herobrine - Andromeda by Dance With The Dead

Lost Silver - Game Over by Falling In Reverse

Glitchy Red - Haunted by Laura Les

Strangled Red - I Bet On Losing Dogs by Mitski

Oliver Henderson - Dumb Dumb by Mazie

Stripes - Limbo by Freddie Dredd

Rosie - Hollaback Girl by Gwen Stefani

Scarecrow Girl - Rät by Penelope Scott

The Skroll - Sarcasm by Get Scared

The Rake - Night of the Hunter by 30 Seconds to Mars

BOB - Six Foot Deep by Creature Feature

Bloody Painter - Heathens by Twenty One Pilots

Judge Angels - Look What You Made Me Do by Taylor Swift

Suicide Sadie - Goodbye to A World by Porter Robinson

Roadwalker - The Zombie Song by Stephanie Mabey

Zero - Everything Black by Unlike Pluto

Hobo Heart - My Demons by Starset

Dollmaker - Creepy Doll by Jonathan Coulton

Killing Kate - Not Nice by Megan the Stallion

Ted the Caver - Blood // Water by grandson

Frankie the Undead - Coming Back Down by Hollywood Undead

Evan - I Don't Care by Fall Out Boy

HABIT - Boogie Woogie Wu by Insane Clown Posse

Jeff Koval - Somebody's Watching Me by Rockwell

Alex Kralie - Pumped Up Kicks by Foster the People

Jessica Locke - No Surprises by Radiohead

Amy - If You Seek Amy by Britney Spears

Sarah - Sarah Smiles by Panic at the Disco

Seth - All I Wanted by Paramore

Screaming Dawn (oc) - I Hate Everything About You by Three Days Grace

Queen Blackheart (oc) - Bring Me To Life by Evanescence

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Face Claim List

Below the cut, you will find our list of face claims featured on our canon list. Enjoy this sneak peak at what is coming your way when the canon lists start being released this week!

FC List:

Abigail Cowen Aishwarya Rai Bachchan Amita Suman Amy Adams Ana de Armas André De Shields Andrew Garfield Angela Bassett Anna Kendrick Anne Hathaway Anthony Anderson Anthony Mackie Anya Chalotra Anya Taylor Joy Aja Naomi King Avan Jogia Avantika Audra McDonald Austin Butler Beanie Feldstein Ben Barnes Beyoncé BD Wong Bette Midler Caleb McLaughlin Camila Mendes Catherine O'Hara Charles Melton Chiwetel Ejiofor Chloe Bennet Chloe Bailey Christina Hendricks Christina Nadin Chrissy Metz Cody Christian Constance Wu Courtney Eaton Dakota Johnson Danai Gurira Daniel Ezra Daniel Wu Danny Trejo David Harbour Deepika Padukone Denzel Washington Dev Patel Diana Silvers Diane Keaton Dianna Agron Dove Cameron Dylan O'Brien Eddie Redmayne Eiza González Emily Alyn Lind Eva Longoria Ewan McGregor Fan Bingbing Felix Mallard Florence Pugh Froy Gutierrez Gabrielle Union Gemma Chan George Takei Gillian Anderson Gina Rodriguez Gina Torres Hailee Steinfeld Halle Bailey Harrison Ford Harry Shum JR Harry Styles Henry Cavill Hero Fiennes Tiffin Hunter Schafer Hugh Jackman Idris Elba J. Cameron-Smith Jacob Artist Jacob Elordi Jameela Jamil James McAvoy Jamie Chung Jamie Lee Curtis Jasmin Savoy Brown Jason Momoa Jason Sudekis Jean Smart Jeff Goldblum Jeffrey Wright Jenna Ortega Jensen Ackles Jesse Williams Jessica Chastain JK Simmons Joe Locke John Boyega John Cho John Krasinski Jon Hamm Jonathan Bailey Jordan Connor Jordan Peele Julianne Moore Justice Smith Kate Winslet Kathryn Hahn Kathryn Newton Keanu Reeves Keith Powers Keke Palmer Kerry Washington Kit Connor [1] Kit Connor [2] KJ Apa Kristen Bell Kumail Nanjiani Lana Condor Laura Harrier Lauren Ridloff Leonardo DiCaprio Letita Wright Lili Reinhart Liv Hewson Logan Browning Logan Lerman Loretta Devine Lupita Nyong'o Mädchen Amick Madelyn Cline Madison Bailey Mahershala Ali Manny Jacinto Manny Montana Margot Robbie Mark Consuelos Mark Hamill Mario Lopez Mason Gooding Maude Apatow Megan thee Stallion Melanie Lynskey Melissa Barrera Michael Cimino Michael Evans Behling Michael Fassbender Michael Peña Michael Shannon Michelle Yeoh Morgan Freeman Naomi Scott Natalia Dyer Natasha Liu Bordizzo Nina Dobrev Noah Centineo Normani Octavia Spencer Olivia Coleman Olivia Rodrigo Oscar Isaac Paul Rudd Pedro Pascal Phoebe Deynover Phoebe Tonkin Phylicia Rashad Priyanka Chopra Rachel Weisz Rachel Zegler Rahul Kohli Reese Witherspoon Regé-Jean Page Renee Rapp [1] Renee Rapp [2] Riz Ahmed Robert Pattinson Robert Downey JR Rome Flynn Rosamund Pike Rose Byrne Rudy Pankow Ryan Gosling Ryan Guzman Ryan Reynolds Sadie Sink Sam Claflin Samantha Logan Samara Weaving Sandra Bullock Sandra Oh Sara Ramirez Sarah Jeffrey Sarah Paulson Sebastian Stan Selena Gomez Sigourney Weaver Simu Liu Shawn Mendes Skeet Ulrich Sophia Ali Sophia Bush Sophie Turner Sonam Kapoor Sophie Thatcher Sterling K. Brown Steve Martin Steven Yeun Storm Reid Sydney Sweeney [1] Sydney Sweeney [2] Taika Waititi Tati Gabrielle Taraji P. Henson Taron Egerton Taye Diggs Taylor Zakhar Perez Ted Danson Timothée Chalamet Thomas Doherty Tom Blyth Tom Ellis Tom Hardy Tom Holland Tony Goldwyn Tyler James Williams Tyler Posey Uzo Adubo Victoria Pedretti Viola Davis Whoopi Goldberg Wolfgang Novogratz Will Smith Willem Dafoe William Jackson Harper Winona Ryder Winston Duke Yasmin Finney Zayn Malik Zendaya Zoey Deutch

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Business Arrangement- Part 2

I know I haven’t written for Ben in months but I suddenly got the urge and inspiration and any requests and feedback would be lovely.

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Murderer! Ben Masterlist

Part 1

Summary: (Y/n) is more than ready to take over the business from her father, but the only way he will allow her to is if she marries Ben. For the business (Y/n) and Ben agree, but she soon realises she might just need protection and being with Ben becomes more enjoyable than she first thought.

Enjoy.

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"Thank you,"

"You don't have to thank me, I'm here to protect you."

(Y/n) could feel his hand moving to the small of her back as his soft words reached her ears and the way his fingers spread out against her back made her shiver internally. His words made a fire ignite in (Y/n)'s stomach that spread up into her stomach when she could feel his dominating presence at her side like a shadow looming over her.

Ever since the stranger had tried to strangle her last week, (Y/n) hadn't felt confident coming in early or locking up alone and after having a panic attack when opening up the club, she had to bite the bullet and ask Ben to come in with her, just for a week or so. Just until she could do it on her own without passing out on the doorstep.

She thought he would be annoyed or irritated or that he would say she shouldn't be in charge of the business if she couldn't even open the club on her own. But he didn't. Ben simply smiled in that shark-tooth way and he hadn't seemed to stop smiling since he'd started walking her to and from work like a bodyguard.

In some ways, he was. After all, her father had arranged this marriage primarily because he wanted (Y/n) to be safe. So Ben didn't mind watching over her, he quite liked the role of protector.

"I still think we should have told your dad what happened."

Ben forcefully punched in the pin code to the side entrance of the club before holding the door open for (Y/n), keeping his free hand glued to the small of her back as she walked in.

"He doesn't need another reason to panic about resigning... and I don't want him thinking I'm not capable of running the business."

(Y/n) couldn't have her father knowing about what happened last week. If Dorian knew someone had choked her to threaten her about taking over the business, he would become panicked. He might re-think resigning when it was what he wanted to do and he might say he didn't want (Y/n) to take over anymore if it was going to put her in harms way or if she was going to become stressed out and nervous.

"Okay,"

For a brief moment, (Y/n) felt like she couldn't breathe when Ben's hand moved from resting on her back to reach up to her neck. It felt out of character for his touch to be so gentle, so nervous and caring when his whole demanour was hard, cold and brutal. But his fingers were as light as a feather when they slowly pulled down the scarf around (Y/n)'s neck and the pad of his finger traced the dark red and blue mark that went all around the front of her neck.

Their footsteps came to a stop and (Y/n) gingerly tilted her head up to look at her finance in such a way it made Ben smile subconsciously.

"I'll see you later," His deep, sensual voice flooded through (Y/n) like a drug and it made her knees weak.

(Y/n) held her breath when Ben leaned forward and surprised her with a kiss on her forehead before he turned on his heels and disappeared, leaving her stunned to the spot for a few extra seconds.

Was this how it was going to be from now on? Forehead kisses, little touches here and there, big smiles that made her feel like fainting on the spot. Were they going to fall into a nice little routine, a comfortableness together that could be the basis for a good relationship?

This was a relationship, arranged or not. (Y/n) couldn't think of it as anything less because anything else wasn't worth having. She wanted to marry for love but her head was more practical than her heart and it told her that a marriage like this, one of safety and convenience, could blossom into something more. It was still a marriage and for all intense and purposes, they were going to be close.

(Y/n) wanted this to be a real relationship someday, she didn't want a marriage where they didn't talk or interact or be cosy or comfortable around each other. She didn't want Ben to be the silent partner in their marriage where they didn't interact other than for business or safety.

She wanted to be able to talk to him about almost anything, be around him at home and go out for drinks and talk about her favourite books and movies with him. (Y/n) wanted to hug him and be close to him because if they were going to be married for an uncertain amount of time it meant- at least for (Y/n) she couldn't have another relationship.

There was no way she could have a relationship with someone else when her marriage to Ben was for safety. People were supposed to think they were in love so no one would mess with her or the business.

But maybe this marriage might just work out.

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A soft smile worked its way onto (Y/n)'s face when her eyes landed on her dad. He was leaning against the far wall on the right, arms folded over his chest with a cigarette in his hand.

"What are we watching?" (Y/n) whispered quietly when she approached him, looking round to see what he was admiring or scrutinising. They were in the gym at the back of the club and (Y/n) knew her dad rarely came into the gym unless they were closed and he was talking to their staff. When her eyes did another sweep around, she realised what he was looking at.

Ben.

He was stood in the middle of the boxing ring, bare chest visible and covered in sweat, suspenders clinging to his broad shoulders and his trousers pulled high on his waist. He was barefoot in the ring and (Y/n) could see his blond curls soaked in sweat and hanging in front of his eyes like curtains.

She couldn't tell who exactly he was fighting since his opponent was hunched over, clinging to Ben's left arm while his right fist was pummelling into his stomach. Ben was both holding the man up and beating him down.

"Who's he fighting?"

"Ronnie."

"Ronnie? He's gonna kill him, you know if he does we won't get the money back, right?"

Ben was going to kill him with the way he was carrying on but (Y/n) couldn't seem to look away. It was oddly captivating to watch him show off his prowess in boxing and the way his smile glimmered like the deep waters of a lake made (Y/n) want to swoon.

Ronnie was someone who borrowed money from their firm and he wasn't doing so well at paying them back. If Ben killed him then they wouldn't get any money back, they wouldn't win they would just create a big mess that needed sorting. Nothing they couldn't handle, (Y/n) had done her fair share of burning documents and passports and logging a few of their men on shift to give them alibis for cleaning up a few situations. But it was still a lot of effort to go through to teach him not to take what he couldn't give back.

"When we dump him back on the streets, our other debts will be rolling in. That boy's gonna be our new hitman."

Something twinged inside (Y/n) when she watched her father nod and smile at Ben before he patted (Y/n) on the shoulder and left the gym. The only reason Ben was here was because her father was worried about (Y/n)'s safety. And it cut something inside of her to see him actually be proud of Ben after a week of him being involved in the company when he didn't give her a lot of appraisal.

She should have walked away and continued back to her office, she knew she should have left but something inside her kept her glued to the spot. Her eyes watched Ben effortlessly throw Ronnie across the ring, leaving a trail of blood splattering across the white floor and a splashback of blood flung at Ben's chest but he didn't care.

He stood in the middle of the ring, a proud smile on his lips and and a head of curls flopping around his face that was covered in beads of sweat rolling down his cheeks and neck.

His chest heaved to make up the breaths he lost while he slowly unravelled the white tape from his knuckles that barely had any scrapes on them at all despite how many punches he had thrown.

"What's buff boy doing here?"

A shiver ran down (Y/n)'s spine and she internally cringed when the gruff voice hit her ears. Why did Owen have to be here?

When she dared to turn her head to see him, she almost groaned out loud at how close and personal Owen made himself. He appeared almost out of nowhere and he stood dangerously close to her.

"Ben? He's working for us now, he's security and kind of a partner now." It felt weird but not all that bad to say that Ben was a partner in the business.

(Y/n) couldn't help but visibly frown when Owen scoffed. Why was he acting so coldly like this? He didn't even know Ben and Owen was only a security guy for the club, he wasn't in on any of the deals. He didn't look after the accounts or do the dodgy deals or the hard dirty work like a lot of others that worked for them. He had no right to be acting like he was high and mighty and Ben had been brought in under his nose.

"Nice. Anyway, what are you doing later, I was thinking we could go out somewhere."

"I don't think so," (Y/n) shook her head as she spoke before taking a step to the side to add a little distance between them.

Owen never seemed to get the message that she wasn't interested in him, or even in dating at all right now. She had the business to think of which took up most of her time and if that wasn't enough, Ben was now in the picture. She couldn't have anyone at the firm thinking it wasn't real and if she went out with Owen and then suddenly married Ben, people would know it wasn't right.

"Oh come on, just one night off wouldn't hurt. You're always working."

"Owen, I have a business to run... and besides, I don't want to go out with you." (Y/n) had to say it, she couldn't beat around the bush like she usually did because it wasn't working or getting through to him that he was trying hard and it wasn't getting anywhere.

Just as (Y/n) turned to try and leave, she felt Owen's hand latch around her wrist and pull her towards him, causing her to collide into his chest. A gasp fell from her lips and she stumbled back a few paces, anger boiling into her blood.

"Why not?"

"Get off me, I'm not interested so get over it." (Y/n) wrenched her wrist free of his hold, rubbing her tender wrist that now hurt from his viper grip.

It shouldn't matter why she said no, he should take her answer like a man and stop harassing her for a date she clearly didn't want.

"Why're you being so uptight-"

"Everything okay here?"

Ben's chest was still heaving, trying to get back the oxygen he had burned beating Ronnie to a pulp. He could feel a bead of sweat trickling down the side of his nose which he brushed away with his bloody fingertip. His eyes were wet with cold sweat but he didn't pay it any mind, he pulled at the strap of his suspenders, snapping them back into place on his shoulders before he ticked his head to the side.

His cold, darkened eyes burned into Owen, daring him to make a comeback. Ben didn't know who the smaller man was, he only knew that it was the same man who had been bothering (Y/n) last week and he didn't like the way he had grabbed her and pulled her back when she clearly wanted to leave.

(Y/n) almost melted when Ben's cold arm slithered around her waist and his hand rested on her hip, gently pulling her back until she was resting up against his bare chest. The move was so slow, tentative but protective.

"Are you alright?" Ben's eyes drifted down to look at (Y/n)'s wrist that she was subconsciously rubbing and he felt his temper starting to flare when he noticed a redness arising on her skin.

"I'm okay, Owen just needs to go back to work."

"(Y/n) come on-"

Owen took a step forward but the moment he did, (Y/n) was suddenly pushed behind Ben's broad back with his arm curled around her side, squeezing her hip tighter than before. Her nose was almost rubbing against his skin and she could smell his fragrant cologne and his natural musty scent that made her head spin. She wasn't in danger but he was protecting her anyway, he didn't have to come to her rescue but he did.

"You were just told to go back to work so I think you'd better run along, little boy." Ben's voice was gritty and hollow and his head tilted to the side as he spoke with a menacing look in his eyes that made (Y/n) shudder.

"Who the fuck are you, anyway? Barging in and getting in the way, I wasn't talking to you."

(Y/n)'s hand pressed against her chest and she swallowed a gasp when Ben lunged forward. His hand suddenly grabbed Owen's face, his finger and thumb pressing into his cheeks and pursing his lips.

"I'm the new security of this company and it didn't look like you were talking to my girl, it looked like you were touching her so I think you'd better scuttle off back to work before you're the next body in that ring. Now fuck off."

Ben let go of Owen's mouth with a forceful shove, watching him in delight as he stumbled back a few paces before he disappeared round the corner. A look of satisfaction passed across Ben's face before he turned on his heels to face (Y/n) who couldn't hide even the smallest smile from her face.

"You okay?"

"Hm."

"Good." He pressed another short kiss to her forehead just like this morning and his hand briefly rubbed up and down her arm before he headed in the direction of the showers. Leaving (Y/n) stunned to the spot.

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"What're you looking at, hun?"

Ben lifted his head from looking at his beer bottle to look over at (Y/n). He had come into the kitchen and bustled about for a few minutes and she had barely moved an inch, he was intrigued to know what she was doing.

"My dad, he gave me these... for the wedding." (Y/n) lifted her head enough to look over at Ben before she gingerly held out the small black box her father gave to her this morning. A smile pulled at Ben's lips when he looked over and saw an engagement ring and a wedding band in the small box.

Dorian always told (Y/n) that whenever she got engaged or married, she would be able to have her mother's wedding rings. When she died, he had kept them safe and when she was fourteen he let her have her mother's only other ring for a keepsake that she never took off. Now this arranged marriage was almost here, he knew it was time for (Y/n) to have the rings.

"Come here, then."

She couldn't help but smile when she looked up to see Ben holding out the engagement ring, spinning it between his thumb and index finger. He was gentle when he slipped it onto her wedding finger, his exterior and his demanour always made him seem harsh and cold, not soft and kind.

"I'm sorry about your mum, by the way."

"Thanks... you know?"

"I think everybody knows what happened to your mum, hun. Your dad castrated the ones that did it, it's pretty hard not to know in the underground." Ben took a swig of his beer and leaned his hips back against the kitchen island.

Almost everyone in the darker side of London knew what happened to (Y/n)'s mum. She was shot in cold blood when she was going home one evening and when Dorian found out who had done it, he castrated all three men and then killed them a week later.

He had gone off the rails after her mum passed and (Y/n) had lived with her death since she was nine. (Y/n) didn't have many memories of her mother and the few she did have, she cherished. Her mother had been depressed most of (Y/n)'s life, she lost her only son when he was three and after that she wasn't the same.(Y/n)'s memories of her were almost always of her in the house and sometimes, crying a lot.

But she was still her mother and (Y/n) missed her every day.

"Yeah, that's kinda why he wants us to marry. I'm all he has left, I had an older brother, the son they tried for years to have but he died. Then we lost mum, dad doesn't have anyone else and he doesn't want anything to happen to me."

"And I won't let anything happen to you."

"Why do you want this marriage? I mean, surely if you ever wanted to marry, you wouldn't pick this."

(Y/n) wasn't sure it could just be the business that made Ben agree to marry her. He was in the same line of business as her father and that was cut throat, not a lot of people would want to marry him and men like Ben weren't always the marrying type. It seemed strange that he would enter a loveless marriage simply to get a foot in a big business.

"Why not? I'm a fighter, that's what I do and as much as I like the business you're in, you're different. Not many girls in this line of work and I don't get time to meet people."

There weren't many girls in the crime scene and Ben had had enough of hiding his work behind a boxer façade. He was done with pretending in a relationship and then having to threaten them not to tell the police what he did. Whereas (Y/n) would be different, he would be helping to run her business and she would know all the things he got up to in the dead of night and she wouldn't be annoyed or frightened or scared by it. He would be working alongside her and he knew that she was different from everyone else. Different is good.

"Anyway, I know your mums rings are important to you and I get that, but you should have a ring from me, kind of makes it real, then, doesn't it? So pick one."

A smile beamed on Ben's face and his brows quirked before he suddenly held both his hands out in front of (Y/n) to emphasise his point. If she didn't have her mother's rings tonight he would of asked her this anyway. He wanted her to pick one of his many rings to wear so she had something of his and to make it more official that they were getting married.

(Y/n)'s eyes widened and raked over Ben's calloused hands, taking in the seven rings he was wearing. One was a dark silver skull that was almost as big as his thumb, he had a black one that looked like it was carved from a stone which was nice but it was on his thumb and would be far too big for her small fingers. He had two gold rings, one with an opal on and a thin black metal one.

But the ring that caught (Y/n)'s attention was a vast silver ring with a rose in the middle and vines curving around the top and bottom of the flower.

She didn't realise she was moving until her index finger was tracing over the petals and feeling the cold groove of the ring.

"You like that one?" Ben didn't give her time to answer, he was already slipping it off his pinky finger and sliding it onto her middle finger on her right hand. It was a little loose but it didn't move past her knuckle meaning it wouldn't accidentally fall off. "It looks good on you,"

Hs words were muttered quietly under his breath but they barely registered in her ears.

One moment (Y/n) was staring at the ring on her finger and the next, she felt Ben's hands cupping her face and gently tilting her head up to look at him. she stared up at him through hooded eyes, her breaths small and shallow before she felt his lips upon hers.

Their lips meshed together and Ben's fingers dug into her neck just beneath her hair sending a shiver through her nerves. She liked the way he pressed up against her, the feel of his deep breaths pushing out against her chest and the way his legs leaned into her and pinned her back against the kitchen counter.

And when his hands moved down to hold her thighs, (Y/n) could have melted on the spot. He easily lifted up her thighs and lifted her up onto the counter without breaking their lips apart. Ben stood between her thighs and she could feel him groan and smile against her lips when she hooked her legs around his waist, digging her heels into her lower back.

Wherever he was going with this, (Y/n) was happy to be along for the ride.

[superhero-smackdown]

Group Round 1 Masterlist:

Group 1:

Match 1 - The Incredibles vs. Spider-Men and Ghost Spider

Match 2 - Jim Gordon vs. Toshinori Yagi/All Might

Match 3 - Garfield Logan/Beast Boy vs. Stephanie Brown/Spoiler

Match 4 - Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler vs. Kori'ander/Starfire

Match 5 - Jason Todd/Red Hood vs. Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel

Match 6 - Steve Rogers vs. Jessica Jones

Match 7 - Charles Xavier/Professor X vs. Black Noir

Match 8 - Matt Murdock/Daredevil vs. Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier

Group 2:

Match 1 - Kara Zor-El/Supergirl vs. Peter Quill/Starlord

Match 2 - Cassandra Cain/Black Bat vs. Kitty Pryde/Shadowcat

Match 3 - Tony Stark/Iron Man vs. The Green Lantern Corp

Match 4 - Arthur Curry/Aquaman vs. Dick Grayson/Nightwing

Match 5 - T'Challa Udaku/Black Panther vs. Queen Maeve

Match 6 - Minhkhoa Khan/The Ghost-Maker vs. Clark Kent/Superman

Match 7 - Cissie King-Jones/Arrowette vs. Marc Spector, Steven Grant, and Jake Lockely/Moon Knight

Match 8 - Sam Wilson/Falcon/Captain America vs. Kendra Saunders/Hawkgirl

Group 3:

Match 1 - Darkwing Duck vs. The Autobots

Match 2 - Midnighter vs. Wade Wilson/Deadpool

Match 3 - Ororo Munroe/Storm vs. Barry Allen/The Flash

Match 4 - Natasha Romanoff, Yelena Belova/Black Widow vs. Diana Prince/Wonder Woman

Match 5 - Shota Aizawa/Eraserhead vs. Roy Harper/Arsenal

Match 6 - Annie January/Starlight vs. Bruce Wayne/Batman

Match 7 - Tim Drake/Red Robin vs. James Howlett/Wolverine

Match 8 - Kon-El Kent/Superboy vs. Kate Kane/Batwoman

Group 4:

Match 1 - The Powerpuff Girls vs. The Power Rangers

Match 2 - Danny Fenton/Phantom vs. Izuku Midoriya/Deku

Match 3 - Kim Possible vs. Goku

Match 4 - The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles vs. Link and Zelda

Match 5 - Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel vs. Billy Batson/Captain Marvel/Shazam

Match 6 - Virgil Hawkins/Static Shock vs. America Chavez/Ms. America

Match 7 - Adrien Agreste/Chat Noir vs. Ben Tennyson/Ben 10

Match 8 - Kate Bishop/Hawkeye vs. Marinette Dupain-Cheng/Ladybug

Group 5:

Match 1 - Gwen Poole/Gwenpool vs. Doreen Green/Squirrel Girl

Match 2 - Jubilation Lee/Jubilee vs. Mia Dearden/Speedy

Match 3 - Nino Lahiffe/Carapace vs. Katsuki Bakugo/Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight

Match 4 - Billy Kaplan and Tommy Shepherd/Wiccan and Speed vs. Kaio Kincaid/K.O.

Match 5 - Damian Wayne/Robin vs. Flash Thompson/Agent Venom

Match 6 - Phineas Flynn and Ferb Fletcher/The Beak vs. Shoto Todoroki/Shoto

Match 7 - Alex, Sam, and Clover vs. Felicia Hardy/Black Cat

Match 8 - Viv Vision vs. Alya Cesaire/Rena Rouge

Group 6:

Match 1 - Gizmoduck vs. Usagiyama Rumi/Mirko

Match 2 - Laura Kinney/X-23 vs. Karen Fields/Voyd

Match 3 - Kagami Tsurugi/Ryuko vs. Dakota Cole/D.C.

Match 4 - Olive Silverlock and Maps Mizoguchi/The Detective Club vs. Nova Artino and Adrien Everhart/Insomnia and Sketch

Match 5 - William Wisp/The Wisperer vs. Neena Thurman/Domino

Match 6 - Elpis vs. Moza/Emara

Match 7 - Luka Couffaine/Viperion vs. Captain Rainbow

Match 8 - Undine Wells and Kokoro Aichi/Alchemical Water and Heartful Punch vs. Vyncent Sol Virion

Group 7:

Match 1 - Kirby vs. Robin Hood

Match 2 - Sonic the Hedgehog vs. Yamada Hizashi/Present Mic

Match 3 - Jimmy Woo vs. Zorro

Match 4 - Saitama/Caped Baldy vs. Monkey D. Luffy

Match 5 - The Doctor vs. The Tick

Match 6 - Megamind vs. He-Man and She-Ra

Match 7 - Mark Grayson/Invincible vs. Klaus Hargreeves/Number 4/The Seance

Match 8 - Donald Duck/The Duck Avenger/Paperinik vs. Phil Coulson

Group 8:

Match 1 - Floyd Belkin/Splitter/Arm-Fall-Off-Boy vs. Wario Man

Match 2 - Fanboy and Chum Chum vs. Hero Cookie

Match 3 - SCP-2800/Cactusman/Daniel MacIntyre vs. Bibleman

Match 4 - Jarro vs. Bob Dobalina/Bob, Agent of Hydra

Match 5 - Mermaid Man and Barnicle Boy vs. Super Grover

Match 6 - Sharkboy and Lavagirl vs. Ace and Gary/The Ambiguously Gay Duo

Match 7 -Morbius vs. Larry-Boy

Match 8 - Jeff the Land Shark vs. Steel Samurai

[afaims100arrowversefavs]

My 250 Favorite Arrowverse Episodes: Part 3: 200-176

Taken from „Arrow“, „The Flash“, „Supergirl“, „Legends of Tomorrow“, „Constantine“, „Black Lightning“, „Batwoman“, „Stargirl“ and Season 1-3 of „Superman & Lois“:

In honor of Seaosn 4 of "Superman & Lois" being the end of the Arrrowverse, the end of DCTV like we knew it and the end of The CW like we knew it, a final time before the final season all Seasons ends of all the 250 best Arrowverse Episodes (according to me):

I did include "Stargirl" this time, since it has as much connection as "Superman & Lois" to the rest of the Arrowverse, but One Hit Shows like "Gotham Knights" and "Naomi" (anyone still remember this one?) are not on this list, neither are Arrowverse unrelated DC shows:

200. The One with the Nineties (The Flash 7x6)

The One in which: Cisco and Chester get stuck in die 90s.

139, Written by: Kelly Wheeler, Emily Palizzi, Directed by: Jeff Byrd

199. Menagerie (Supergirl 4x12)

The One in which: Pamela discovers a new form of headwear much to our heroes dismay.

77, Written by: Robert Rovner, Daniel Beaty, Greg Baldwin, Directed by: Stefan Pleszczynski

198. Grinning from Ear to Ear (Batwoman 1x14)

The One in which: Dueala his issues, so has Sophie.

14, Written by: Denise Harkavy, Directed by: Michael Blundell

197. The Flash is born (The Flash 1x6)

The One in which: Barry gets revenge on his childhood bully.

6, Written by: Jaime Paglia, Chris Rafferty, Directed by: Millicent Shelton

196. The Legion of Doom (Legends of Tomorrow 2x10)

The One in which: Phil gets kidnapped by the Legion of Doom.

26, Written by: Phil Klemmer, Marc Guggenheim, Directed by: Eric Laneuville

195. Don’t Run (The Flash 4x9)

The One in which: Caitlin gets kidnapped and Barry locked in.

78, Written by: Sam Chalsen, Judalina Neira, Directed by: Stefan Pleszczynski

194. Land of the Lost (Legends of Tomorrow 2x13)

The One in which: Amayas pets a T-Rex while Sara visits Rip's head.

29. Written by: Keto Shimizu, Ray Utanarchitt, Directed by: Ralph Hemecker

193. Attack on Central City (The Flash 3x14)

The One in which: Gorillas attack Central City.

60, Written by: Benjamin Raab, Deric A. Hughes, Todd Helbing, Directed by: Dermott Downs

192. Love is a Battlefield (The Flash 6x11)

The One in which: Valentine’s Day and mind reading flowers dominate Date Night.

125, Written by: Kelly Wheeler, Jeff Hersh, Directed by: Sudz Sutherland

191. Livewire (Supergirl 1x4)

The One in which: Leslie wants to skin a Cat.

4, Written by: Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Caitlin Parrish, Directed by: Kevin Tancharoen

190. Fadeout (Arrow 8x10)

The One in which: Oliver Queen is dead.

170, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: James Bamford

189. Beyond Redemption (Arrow 4x4)

The One in which: Sara is back but not in good way and there is police corruption going around.

73, Written by: Beth Schwartz, Ben Sokolowski, Directed by: Lexi Alexander

188. Pilot (Arrow 1x1)

The One in which: Oliver Queen is alive.

1, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Directed by: David Nutter

187. The Good, the Bad and the Cuddley (Legends of Tomorrow 3x18)

The One in which: Beebo fight a Demon.

51, Written by: Marc Guggenheim und Phil Klemmer, Directed by: Dermott Downs

186. Draw back your Bow (Arrow 3x7)

The One in which: The Arrow has a stalker and love is all around us.

53, Written by: Wendy Mericle, Beth Schwartz, Directed by: Rob Hardy

185. Suicide Squad (Arrow 2x16)

The One in which: Dig meets Task Force X.

39, Written by: Keto Shimizu, Bryan Q Miller, Directed by: Larry Teng

184. Uprising (Arrow 3x12)

The One in which: Team Arrow has to save the city without Oliver’s help.

58, Written by: Beth Schwartz, Brian Ford Sullivan, Directed by: Jesse Warn

183. Years End (Arrow 1x9)

The One in which: Oliver wants to bring Christmas back and the Dark Archer is having fun.

9, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marc Guggenheim, Andrew Kreisberg, Directed by: John Dahl

182. The Dress (Superman & Lois 3x9)

The One in which: Lois wants to give a away a certain dress.

39, Written by: Kristi Korzec, Directed by: Stephen Maier

181. Armageddon Part 1 (The Flash 8x1)

The One in which: Ray visists Central City and Barry meets a hater.

152, Written by: Eric Wallace, Directed by: Eric Dean Seaton

180. Last Sons of Krypton (Superman & Lois 1x15)

The One in which: Brotherly love is not what happens here.

15, Written by: Kristi Korzec, Michael Naducci, Brent Fletcher, Todd Helbing, Directed by: Tom Cavanagh

179. My Name is Oliver Queen (Arrow 3x23)

The One in which: Oliver is victorious and drives off in the sun-set.

69, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Jake Coburn, Directed by: John Behring

178. The Calm (Arrow 3x1)

The One in which: Oliver and Felicity try to go on date and Ray Palmer is introduced.

47, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Marc Guggenheim, Jake Coburn, Directed by: Glen Winter

177. Legends of Today/Legends of Yesterday (The Flash 2x8/Arrow 4x8)

The Ones in which: The Hawks and Vandal Savage make time travel necessary.

Part 1: The Flash 2.8/31, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisberg, Aaron and Todd Helbing, Directed by: Ralph Hemecker, Part 2: Arrow 4.8/77, Written by: Greg Berlanti, Marx Guggenheim, Brian Ford Sullivan, Directed by: Thor Freudenthal

176. Pilot 1+2 (Legends of Tomorrow 1.1-2)

The Ones in which: Rip Hunter recruits a bunch of losers to become legends.

1&2, Written by: Marc Guggenheim, Phil Klemmer, Greg Berlanti, Andrew Kreisgberg, Directed by: Glen Winter

[getmemymicroscope]

Before he was Benoit Blanc, before he was Joe Bang, hell, even before he was James Bond, he was ... well, XXXX. He never gives us his name. We've also got Sienna Miller, though, honestly, she's got a pretty small role and may not even have as much runtime as Tom Hardy (though only one of them shows up on this image). We've also got Michael Gambon, just months after his first go-around as the headmaster of the wizarding world.

It's also Matthew Vaughn's first go as a direct - though he has since added movies like Stardust, Kick-Ass, the Kingsman trilogy, X-Men: First Class, and most recently, Argylle to this list. This one doesn't really feel like any of those though - honestly, if anything, it probably feels a bit more like Lock, Stock, and Two Smoking Barrels, which he produced.

In that way, it also feels like many other of the 'dark comedy' type stories, which seem to focus on these sorts of shady characters and slightly (or more) immoral/illegal actions. Though this one, for the most part, seems to be a bit lacking in the 'comedy' part of that. It doesn't even necessarily have all the chaotic action - there's some, but there's a lot more of just our lead character (Craig) finding himself getting into more-and-more of a mess - that too, right after he tells us at the beginning of the movie that he's looking to retire. But of course, things aren't that easy.

There's some twists, there's a bunch of deaths, there's a 'missing' (hiding) stolen cache of illegalalities (not a word, I know, but it gets my point across), and there's a bunch of well-dressed, kempt men with anger issues who find themselves in a bit of a clusterfuck.

Things happen - people die/kill, a missing girl storyline is introduced and then mostly dropped until it is necessary to bring it up again just to finalize its dropping, words and more words are said and then said even more, the best laid plans are ruined by even bester laid plans, Sienna Miller shows up long enough to undress only to have Craig kidnapped before anything can happen, some more words are uttered, backs are metaphorically stabbed - and then there is a fourth wall break, right before the movie comes to its tragic conclusion in a complete sense of irony, given the final action and the words uttered right before it.

I mean, I guess Craig's character is who we hang out to as the 'one to sympathize with,' simply cuz there's no one else worthy of that mantle (maybe Ben Whishaw's 'barely there' character?, though that is ruined by the end too, when anger gets the best of him and his 'sorry' isn't enough to wipe that out) - but he's not exactly perfect either. I mean, he immediately tells us that he's involved in the shady business and even kills someone (worse than him, sure, but more out of anger than any sort of principle), so by the time he's realized he's been played, it's arguably a bit too late for him. And then, at the end, it's definitely too late. But in the end, they're all bad men (or, if not bad, at least very stupid), and the final message is clear: deal in drugs all you want, just don't steal someone's girl. ... Or something like that.

I don't know - I guess I wasn't quite sure what I went in expecting, but my mind may have been clouded by the other Craig roles I've seen and by the recent spate of Statham movies I've seen, and it wasn't really this. The frequency of words telling us what is happening - even worse, when the 'showing' is showing us people sitting and talking about things - is just too great.

[heartstoppermybeloved]

Joe Locke (Heartstopper season 2) Ben Hardy (Love at first sight) Cast Age And Real Life Partners Joe Locke#Heartstopper season2#Ben Hardy#Love at first sight#Cast Age And Real Life Partners. via YouTube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cY1DJaUtI-s

[saturn-edits]

🏹 Ben Hardy black & white lockscreen + homescreen 🏹

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[sciapod]

I just watched Locke for the first time. Now I feel like how Tom looks here.

What an amazing movie. Absolutely 👌👌👌👌

[disasterdeacy]

What do you do when you’re on a 15 hour flight? This I guess.

[mixscrns]

“I always try to challenge myself to do something that makes me a little bit scared, something that will allow me to grow from, where at the end of it I will have a sense of achievement and reward so I don’t feel like I have just played a role but where I have played it in a slightly different way.”

Ben Hardy for Flaunt Magazine

[heartbeatofdrums]

Hiatus/Lock Screens

Hey guys, I’m sorry I’ve been on hiatus for so long, I’ve literally been so busy. I’m going to be honest, I’ll probably go back on hiatus soon, it all depends. I came back because I’ve been going through a super rough time lately, my dog of 12 years had to be put to sleep at the start of this week and it’s broken my heart, I needed some cheering up.

So, on the plus side, I’m making lock screens that feature either the Bohrap cast (themselves or as the band, or the original band members themselves. They can either be normal with whatever designs ideas you have, or they can be Halloween themed or other themed. Just put in your request with the dimensions of your phone size (preferably in pixels, eg. 750 x 1334 )

[phoenixwwitch]

I think I’m hilarious