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jeysamores · 1 year ago

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The Baby Project - ch.1

.synopsis: It’s towards the end of your senior year, and only one more quarter of classes to go. If you thought it would be peaceful then you’re completely wrong because your health teacher decides to give you a simulation project and partners you with your longtime crush.

a/n: This work took A LOT of time to write mostly because of school and colleges, chapter 1 is not long but chapter 2 will be, so I hope you guys enjoy reading this as much as I did writing it! much love - jey

paring → Sunghoon x f!reader,

wc: 1.7k

warning(s): swearing, mature themes, Yuna bitching Jake, Jakes hitting kink, rest is tbd

next l mstl

“3 more months and I’m out of here.” you think to yourself, looking around the cafeteria full of some of the most annoying people you’ve met in your life. You had a love-hate relationship with being a senior in high school, one of the benefits being that you could sign yourself out of there whenever your bitch of an English teacher or really anyone, got on your damn nerves. But one of the things that sucked this year and the past 6 years was the only boy you’ve ever liked since 7th grade never even talked to you.

Well, he talked to you once, but it was just a polite ‘excuse me’, and even from that small interaction you found yourself screaming inside and ranting about it to your closest friends everyday for a week straight and them being the supportive best friends they are, supported your delusions for 6 years straight.

“At least he looked at me when asking me to move, and at least it was me who he asked to move. See? That means he thought about me. I told you that’s my man.” That was your mindset ever since that interaction, and you were set on using junior year to make a move. You weren’t sure on why specifically junior year but that’s besides the point because the real point is you bitched out every time you planned on making a move.

And now it’s almost the end of senior year, and no action involving him what-so-ever. Soon you’re just gonna have to face reality and realize that Park Sunghoon would never like you, would never look your way ever again, never talk to you ever again, and would definitely not be the person waiting at the end of the altar for you, later becoming the father of your 3 children.

“You’re literally gonna be single forever if you keep acting the way you do about this boy y/n. It’s not that hard, go up to him and say what you want.” Yuna has been saying the same shit for over 3 years now and throughout those whole 3 years, you never once listened to her.

Even with your friend’s help, you just can’t (and won’t) get yourself to make your body move in his direction and actually talk to him without possibly embarrassing yourself, which you most likely would if you were to ever step foot in his direction.

“Y/n, spark a conversation, be flirtatious, pull your boobs out of your shirt for gods sake. You’re making it seem like such a hard task.” Felix says, sounding a little aggravated by this whole situation since he just wanted to eat his lunch in peace without having to hear the whole "y/n is in love with Park Sunghoon but is a little bitch about it” bullshit. Hearing it for the past 6 years was already enough for him.

“Why her boobs though?” Winter asks while trying to suppress a laugh.

Felix turns to winter, “Can you leave me and my choice of words the hell alone please? And I don’t know it just came out. Also don’t even think you’re off the hook either miss, because your little ‘secret crush’ on Jay is NOT unnoticeable.” Felix is now targeting poor Winter about the small crush she’s had for about a year now. Everyone knows that Winter obviously likes Jay, who the hell in the friend group didn’t know. “Wanna know how I know, because..well I just know, and the facts that I have are completely true.”

"When can I hit him?” Usually to get Felix to shut the hell up Yuna resulted in violence. Yuna just didn’t want Winter being embarrassed by how obvious it was, especially since Winter wasn’t the person to talk much about a love interest, let alone the type of person to actually talk and socialize.

“I don’t like him so leave me alone, go get an actual girlfriend for once in your life. You’re all over y/n about Sunghoon but look at you.” says Winter, scowling down at the sandwich in her hand before shoving a good amount of it into her mouth and taking a bite. That was the most Winter talked the whole lunch period, but not the first time she said some rude shit to Felix.

You can’t even remember when Felix started hanging out with you 3 girls. According to the man himself, apparently it was at Jake Sims 14th birthday party, and Yuna punched him in the stomach and then proceeded to smash his face into the cake and called him a dooshbag right after. Felix being the dumbfuck he was -and still is- thought it was so badass that he started following you girls around, attempting to be in the group. And he just stuck ever since. keyword; apparently.

But despite all that, the birthday story regarding Jake Sim getting bitched was actually true. And despite Yuna letting Jake know that he wasn’t shit by handing his ass to him at his own party, they’re actually dating. It’s a secret though, everyone thinks they’re some type of enemies with hella sexual tension. Speaking of the devil, here he comes right now.

His tall frame came into view, that sly smirk started to appear on his face which was sculpted by the gods btw. Those lips that Yuna is literally obsessed with but acts like she’s not slowly forming a smile when he sees her. it’s really mind blowing how they hide their relationship so well.

Jake said the exact moment he knew he liked Yuna was when she bitched him at his party. He said that when he finally got up and wiped the cake out of his eyes while still groaning in pain, he thought that was the hottest thing ever and began getting on her nerves even more hoping she would hit him again because he “liked how it felt.” Jake also went on to tell us that this was the point in his life where he figured out he liked being hit, in a kinky way. Why are there so many outcomes from this party?

“Hey Yuna, you know that instead of sitting on that hard chair you could just sit on my dick? All you gotta do is ask love.” The smirk on his face said that he was trying to get something out of her, but his eyes showed nothing but love and adoration when looking at her.

“GET THE FUCK OUT OF HERE SIM!” Yuna shouted, pushing him away. It worked, he got what he wanted, for her to touch him. And even though it really sounded like Yuna wanted him out of sight, her eyes were telling him something else, something you weren’t going into detail on because it’s obviously some freaky shit. It was a daily thing for Jake to do this at lunch, come to your table for a little show for the public eye and to see his secret girlfriend.

Once Jake was gone Yuna looked from felix to winter and back down at her phone still trying to suppress her smile, "why do you even sit here with us, shouldn’t you be with Chan?” It’s true, where was this guys babysitter?

“Also, y/n has the rest of this year and possibly more to tell Sunghoon how she feels since they’re going to the same university. I think you should take your time.” Winter said before shoving the remaining piece of a sandwich she held in her hand into her mouth. Winter is the only person in the group who doesn’t pressure you into doing stupid shit like telling THE Park Sunghoon that you like him even though she knows it’s kind of long overdue.

“Well y/n, if you die a lonely virgin, it was never my fault.” Felix's laughter was soon cut short when he started yelling in pain and holding his right arm. “WHAT THE FUCK YUNA!?? why do you punch so hard!? I’M BRUISING! DO YOU SEE THE BRUISE FORMING?! I COULD’VE DIED!!! MY ARM COULD’VE FALLEN OFF!”

“You deserved it so stop screaming like a bitch.” One thing about Yuna was that no one was allowed to talk shit about her girls unless it was her who was talking shit (which she didn’t do). She was very protective of you girls, especially when it came to Winter since most of the time she wouldn't say anything back to Felix’s stupid jokes.

Apart from the library, you found lunch to be a peaceful environment even with the constant never ending bickering between Yuna and Felix. You should’ve chosen the library today instead of your lunch table.

Looking at the time shown on your phone screen you realize that it’s almost time for class and you still had to go to your locker which was conveniently 2 lockers down from Sunghoon’s to exchange some books. “The bell is about to ring guys.”

As you’re gathering your books your eyes wander a little and land on a silver haired boy talking and laughing with a group of other boys surrounding him. His perfect side profile, those moles that accentuate his face, that jawline. God that perfect pointed nose, you know many things it could be used for. His laugh that you can practically hear even from a mile away.

Sad how he wasn’t really social with other people that weren’t in his friend group, and apart from him the whole friend group was hot. The school considered them to be the prettiest boys to ever walk these halls. They all looked like models, something so delicate and capturing which should be held in a museum.

Snapping out of your thoughts, you quickly finished packing up and let the girls know you’re ready to go, which was a lie because you wanted to stare at Sunghoon for as long as possible. But you have all next period for that.

Yuna starts smiling which lets you and Winter know she’s up to no good. Looking up and straight at felix and loud enough for the next lunch table over to hear she shouts “Whatever, BYE VIRGIN! let’s go girls.” All three of you walked away from the table laughing at Felix’s dumbfounded expression and trying to clear up the accusation.

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gearlic-personal · 4 months ago

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My Borderlands Movie (2024) review

Right before the movie ended, I thought “is this how the movie ends?” and “no surely not, we’re only like 45 minutes in”, and then the movie ended. So little happened in the movie I couldn’t fathom the fact I absorbed nearly 2 hours of a film. And I say “absorbed” because my attention did not waver for a second, I was so hooked on how awful the writing was I just had to hear it to believe it. I feel the characters were written for a voice acted video game, not live action— it created an awkwardness when the tone of a video game is poorly translated to a performance that is acted out, especially when the actors themselves are notttt feeling the role at all. You know it’s bad when you can hear the actor cringing at their own lines. I’m gonna bring up the Fallout show because I feel they did a fantastic job at translating the quirky humor of the game into the live acted show: going into the show I felt the same hesitation as this movie, and it didn’t help when I noticed how 1-to-1 they make the set look to the game, the same goofy vault posters and outfits (albeit MUCH better designed and fitting for a screen, and not a cheap Amazon cosplay version they attempted in the Borderlands movie). What broke me out of the awkwardness of a goofy-video-game-to-live-action translation was the moment the lead used a Stimpak to heal herself, same as the game (AKA jabbing herself with a needle and instantly healing). It was funny, jarring, and more moments like this helped set the tone of the world WHILE STILL UTILIZING WELL-WRITTEN CHARACTERS AND PLOT to help us attach ourselves to the environment and take silly seriously. The Borderlands movie had no anchoring tone of the film unlike the Fallout show, despite being fairly similar in gamplay and environment in their games. Where the writers may have struggled is just how much of the humor of the Borderlands games…. may not have made it to 2024. The script holds onto a lot of the wrong jokes made in the original games (one’s where I’d suck air into my teeth and wince when returning to these games), and character dynamics that were annoying (such as the joke of a character being the annoying punching bag that everyone hates bc he’s annoying……………. hi claptrap ily). This is also why I believe they fed the BL games scripts to AI and had it poop generalized garbage 2010 gamer-talk for the movie. The application of humor in the Borderlands games WORKED though, even if they are dated they still hold up (except the ableism and fatphobia those did not . like why. hello) because of how unified the world and characters are. UNIFIED! The BL movie writing felt so clunky, and it’s not only because they obviously did not pay attention when dubbing voice lines that don’t make sense in the conversation (Claptrap: “is this your home?” Lilith: “I grew up here.” yes girl thats what a home is. Also I’m so sure Jack Black did another line intended that said “Do you recognize this place” or some shit that makes more sense. Anyway. This happened a lot. Especially Kriegs lines which were just pulled from the games i s2g). The writing felt clunky because not one damn soul working on that movie was 100%. On the list of soulless movies with no one working on it connecting deeply with the source material at all, this is right up there with Wonka. And I’m not saying you gotta be Tiny Tina #1 mega-fan but oh my god it was so hard to watch Ariana Greenblatt act out a character that was only ever explained to her once by a guy who had Tiny Tina explained to him by another guy who read off her fandom wiki page summary. Except thats what every single character in this movie felt like. Everyone but Marcus??? for whatever fucking reason, he read the assignment he took Cornell notes. too bad he had 15 minutes of screen time. I’m actually glad they didn’t include my all-time favorite character Mordecai for fear of how they’d butcher his character too. Sorry Brick and Mordecai the writers could not fathom your gay love for each other the way I would have. Put me in that writing room.

Script-doctoring is a lost cause for this movie. she doesn’t need a facelift she needs a multi-organ transplant. With just how rich the world is why did they not just go the Tell-Tale BL route and put their own OCs on Pandora.. instead they cherry-picked elements from all the games to combine into… a twisted version of the OG plot? Not even a new adventure for these characters, no, they take the existing plot of how they met and decided to butcher Tiny Tina’s story so she can be a main character? The only way they could have fixed this in the writing room was in the very beginning if someone said “no” to this idea (also I’m pretty sure Tiny Tina wasn’t even born yet bc her story is tied to Handsome Jack and Hyperion not Atlas… also RIP to not getting a Handsome Jack plot he wouldve been so fun on screen and probably have been a good unifier for the tone I talked about before… I would never let him in the hands of those writers though).

Oh my god I could also go on and on about how nasty the environments were UGHHHHH so fucking awful, no creativity not an ounce. The patchwork architecture in the games is so meticulous and clever, even if they just payed attention to the silhouettes in the movie they don’t have to go crazy with the designs but at least give us SOMETHING!! Caustic Caverns too…. oh my god. Probably my favorite map in all the games. It’s the most unique map, its got so much breathing room, it looks like it goes on forever but still makes you feel claustrophobic (as intended). The dynamic man-made structures made to look natural with decay as they blend seamlessly into the natural structures.. the unique enemies and dangers of the map. This is the only(?) map mentioned by name in the movie, I was preparing for what I’d see. And they gave me nothing. The characters walk into a sewer cellar with glowing green sewage, walk around it, then fight a bunch of psychos in the… sewer cellar. its. its a sewer cellar. thats it. then they continue walking through the normal sewer cellar. the only comparison is the green acid and the name. Anyway that made me most sad of all, there was so much they could have done.

Ultimately this was gonna be an inevitable flop coming out anytime after BL3 womp womp. Nothing could have saved the franchise after the circumstances surrounding that game (recasting key voice actors to avoid raising wages, almost completely new writing team that was not great, Epic games paying for exclusive platform for like a year?? idk ppl were mad abt that). Great gameplay though.

Rating: 3/10

Giving it 3 stars for thinking of trying something new with the characters..? Also the fight scenes were pretty solid ngl, one thing I like about playing the BL games is how satisfying the fighting is, the sound design adds so much weight that makes it more fun than other FPS games and I think the movie replicated that well.

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lavenderspence · 6 months ago

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evolution s1e2 (s16e2) thoughts

okay, once again, my dumb thoughts on Evolution no one asked for, but I'll still post hah. Everything is below the line, enjoy I guess

So everyone is working out in this episode slay I guess

Why does Will look like a hot dilf professor in the beginning? (I love that for him, don't get me wrong)

Why does Rossi still look like a homeless guy in Manhattan...?

Wow, we went from a kid killer to kink...wow

Can I smack the Hotch wanna be aka the Director. Like he is more annoying then Strauss and Linda Barnes

So is this like a whole "underground" ring of serial killers, what the fuck ?-?

"The BAU is different" is this another sentence for "The BAU sucks" (harsh I know but they're a mess)

So apparently the pandemic bred killers

Yep it's a killer network, killer ring. Fantastic

So Tara is suddenly Bi? Lesbian? Hey I'm not shaming, I'm an ally, she's a slay, but that did come out of nowhere. I would have loved to see her dating

Oohh, your dog's a goofball, well enjoy being a victim Tawny

Someone remove the f bombs from Joe's lines please. Thank you

27 minutes in - no profile. They really do suck hello

Are JJ & Luke the only ones a part of the BAU cause no one else seems to be doing anything, any work at all.

So now we have popular tiktok songs on there? Dear God.

Okay but what in the hell is going on with Penelope. I get wanting to move on but it's like she's repulsed by the job now.

So she needed a piece of paper to remind her who she is...? Okay what the hell

OMG ROSSI GOT INTO A SUID!! JJ HAD MORNING SEX

Well, Emily, being salty doesn't suit you babe

If I had Million bucks every time they tried to bring in drama by trying to reorganize or shut down the BAU, I'd be able to buy a home in Monaco and reside there

Luke Alvez you're surprisingly the only person that doesn't annoy me. Congrats

Overall thoughts - this is so messy it's not even funny. Like they seem to have literally forgotten what it's like to work on a team, or they don't seem like they want to be a team. Like why were JJ & Luke the only ones doing actual work - we watched Rossi lose it twice, Tara & Emily took a walk...like?-?. Also how many damn times can they use "let's change up the BAU or just straight up break it up, because we don't need it"? This is the third time I think. The first time was good, the second okay, but why do we need it to happen a third time? Like why use the same formula over and over and over again. Just because something worked the first time, doesn't mean anyone's gonna care for it if it keeps happening.

Once again an episode written by an og writer, and it's a mess.

Can we please keep the trendy, tiktoky stuff for social media, and not the show? It's good for marketing and of course the times, but it's not good for a crime show I'm sorry to say. (I have a lot more to add on this, but yeah)

I know I sound harsh, but...I'm finding Evolution really hard to enjoy and I do hope it gets better because i really want to like it🥲

#criminal minds #criminal minds evolution #emily prentiss #david rossi #jennifer jareau #luke alvez #penelope garcia #tara lewis #tina talks CM #tina talks evolution

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sayakxmi · 10 months ago

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[Magi reread] Night 66: Holy Palace's Aladdin

It almost feels weird to return to Aladdin right now

Weird thingies

Idk, just that giant head is kinda silly

Also, damn, Aladdin's wobbly legs

Nvm, they aren't Schehe's clones. But it still confuses me a little, cuz I feel like it's sort of implied later on that they are? But I might be misremembering thing - I'll comment on it when I get to the Magnostadt Arc. For now it's just a bit ?? Like, it's a real possibility Ohtaka didn't plan that far ahead yet.

You look really sad about it for a guy who nearly murdered him in blind rage

Ok, to be fair, I can imagine him feeling bad about it after calming down. Still, weird choice to want to explain Alma Torran to Judar instead of, idk, Yunan for example. I feel like it would have made the whole dying-and-coming-back-over-and-over-again a little more bearable. To actually know the point of that. Bc when Aladdin and Yunan talk, Yunan admits that Ugo'd never explained anything, and in that form (the blob, probably) form he couldn't ask. So. That fucking sucked.

Anyway. Giving Solomon's Wisdom to Judar? Really? I think you're putting too much faith in that guy.

I... forgot that's what happened. I remembered they were the same guy, but that magic turning into one? Tbh, cool.

Pretty!

Hello there, characters nobody cares about, least of all Ohtaka

Don't worry, grls, I've got u.

Look at this annoyed Alibaba, lmao

F A T E

I mean, I jest, but it's pretty cool. Fate is one of Magi's main themes, that for sure, and to have it explained the way it is, I think it really works.

Black Sun

Honestly, I just love it being explained like that. Things becoming inverted, distorted.

Idk man, there's not much I think I can say about it. The explanation is solid on its own, and it's pretty damn cool.

Tho later Ohtaka will come and try to convince us that maybe falling isn't so bad after, yeah, sure, all these brainwashed people are a good proof of that...

That's... yeah. I was thinking about it lately, cuz I was thinking about the Kou Empire Arc.

Maybe that entire becoming more powerful god than the other guy then that guy becoming more powerful than you and then you becoming more powerful than him... etc didn't come out of nowhere here, bc Hakuryuu's falling feels kind of like that. Abra is fallen, so she works against fate, so she fucked up the fate for Hakuryuu, who then proceeded to, idk, +2 to that by also falling, and, since he's not returning things to the actual fate's course, he just makes even bigger of a mess... Which is ironic as fuck. He tried to destroy Al-Thamen by literally doing what they wanted to - sowing more chaos and disasters all around, which at worst could have led the world to an end (given Judar could cause Il Illah to descend, apparently). Idk man, put some make up on to the clown music, you fucking moron.

Like, don't get me wrong, I like Hakuryuu for the most part, but Jesus Fuck he's an idiot. This is why he's constantly painted as immature. Because he fucking is immature. He never thinks things through, has no patience to speak of once he snaps, and ends up just making everything worse for everybody and himself, and wakes up with a hand in the pot, because turns out he has no idea how to handle the aftermath of his stupidass choices, because he was too busy fucking up people's minds to consider what happens after the war.

Ok rant over.

Foreshadowing

(soon) RIP Alibaba

Honestly, that's such a cool moment.

It kind of looks cute

Idk man, awesome moment all around. The fact that all of these blobs are helping him up is really cute, too

That crying Aladdin : (

Also, not gonna lie, this feels like the theme of this arc, among other things. And I'll definitely talk about it more. It's about losing the people you love, but at the same time meeting new ones, too. Of course they won't replace them, but the point is simply you're not alone.

;;;

Honestly, it just looks aweosme

#saya's magi reread #magi #aladdin #ugo #ren hakuryuu #listen i add character tags usually when i talk about them more & i kinda went on a small rant in the middle

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carmenized-onions · 5 months ago

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hey girl so i just got around to reading chap 13 and its fucking Insane! got me all attached to mikey just to hit me with reality real bad... i really admire how you take every detail into account; down to saving the candles and including minuscule (yet non-minuscule) details in the flashbacks like the painting tony gave carm. i just realllllyyyyy love how you just!!! make them feel so real!!! like yes tony is a real person who keeps narcan and kid's bandaids on her at all times. what do you mean that's just someone created in carmenized-onion's head?

the parts leading up to mikey's death fuckin HURT, MAN!!! felt so real. i didn't start connecting the dots to what it was all leading to until uncle jimmy got involved and i was like fuuuuuckk... you're so unbelievably talented.

chip also making sure she's aggressively letting mikey know she's rooting for him and he shouldn't always have to be fending for himself was so... Damn i wish i had that YEOWCHHHH we all need a government assigned chip in our lives.

the ending of it was also very healing and gives me just a tinge of relief that maybe everything will be totally okay and we'll be happy again. everything came full circle fr like syd was tony's bff and now they're coworkers once removed?? woah...

but yeah. been waiting on this one for a WHIIILE but didn't get to read it til just now, i am a squidink truther (what kind of friend talks about their "friend" like that like no girl you were crushing). also the blatant affection richie and mikey showed chip, someone clearly struggling, was sooooooo Oh my god man. keep up the amazing work you're a GENIUS!

AH. I love this, let’s talk let’s chat let’s go. First of all thank you so much for this. ANONS PLEASE START GIVING YOURSELVES NAMES SO I KNOW YOU’RE A REPEAT CUSTOMER JUST CAUSE YOU’RE ANON DOESN’T MEAN WE CAN’T BE FRIENDS BABBYYY

Anyways. Thank you thank you thank you so much for noticing the small details. It’s literally. A nauseous amount of re-reading on my part to make sure I really fucking dot my Is and Qs. Something I admire so deeply about the first 2 seasons of The Bear is how much they constantly referenced something from several episodes ago or possibly the previous season that is SO small in retrospect but if you’re someone that notices that shit it HITS! And so I try to really really emulate that and I’m so happy that it pays off.

And TO THE CROWWWDD, TO THE WRITERS OUTT THERREEE, when it comes to making Tony feel real— I am fully pulling from my own self and the friends I love and have in reality honestly. I keep kids bandaids in my wallet, painkillers (cause I get migraines), gum, clothespins, and an unused narcan kit on me (your local drugstore might give them out for free! Go check online baby!). And my best friend keeps chewable tums, pepto, and lactaid (because her stomach is a fucking nightmare). My advice to making characters feel very real: Pull their traits from very real places and people! No one asked for this advice…

YEEOOWCCHH is right. With every time I re-read bits of 13 in prep for 14, I fucking OUCH MAN. It’s like. Deeply annoying that we don’t have Mikey. I truly was like. Well what if I just kept writing Mikey/Chip/Richie 2 years ago because they were so fun. And maybe down the line I’ll have some flashback spinoffs after the series is done but GOD it sucks to not have Mikey anymore man. HE WAS THE FUCKING GUY!!!!!

Also I am now your government assigned Chip. I might not be able to make any actual real impact on your life but I am actually legally your assigned Chip and I am in fact here for you so. Fucking take that bro.

SQUID INK TRUTHERS UNITEE!!!! She won the poll a couple asks down too… To be fair only 18 people voted but much to consider much to consider. I really need to pull back on how clearly ‘at least in one point in love’ I make them before I break my own heart. THANK YOU FOR THE LOVE, hopefully these fuckers get it TOGETHER in Chapter 14— And last thing, truly the ‘amish’ story/intro will forever live in my own brain because EXACTLY they immediately cared for Chip like a little sister I am so. Im ill. ANYWAYS THANK YOU CAN’T WAIT TO HEAR YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEXT ONE WHEN IT EVENTUALLY DROPSS

#yapping #anon ask #extensive yapping #two steps back

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slashingdisneypasta · 2 years ago

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Harper Alexander x Fem!AFAB!Reader || Smutshot

Note: Y'all can thank @darlingpassion for this! It was inspired by her recent 18+ Harper Headcanons (Oh my lord, go check them out. I read them in the middle of class and- I- 😅 lets just say we're lucky I'm still unwell otherwise the colour my face turned woulda been sus XD )

Plot: You (A would-have-been victim if you hadn't have been so cunning and wormed your way into Harper's good books) teach Harper what a lady in this day and age expects from her lover 👍👍👍

Warnings: Cunnilingus and begging, and slight hate fucking?. Plus both parties are dominant so there's a sort of ongoing dispute involved. Not super hot at the start but trust me- it heats up XD

"You want me... to put my mouth... down there?" Harper never looked so confounded when he finally understood what you were getting at- that sweet accent of his growing thicker and his judgemental eyes flickering from the dead-serious look on your face- to your parted legs.

"I promise this'll be a hit with the gals that come into town for the jubilee... " You insist, smirking at his reaction and crossing one of your legs over the other thigh once again, now that he got the picture. Then you hold two fingers by your head, like a scouts oath. "I guarantee it."

Rolling his eyes, Harper takes a seat on the edge of the bed next to you, before leaning forward in order to look at you. "You know, when you said y'could teach me a couple'a things... I was thinkin' a long the lines of interestin' role-plays... and knots."

"Yeah we'll get there," You brush him off. "But this is essential, my guy! If you cant do this, you're really only worth the length of your little mr- and I've seen him. Now, I don't wanna emasculate you, Harp, but... ehhhh, he's average."

Harper's jaw drops. "Avera- "

"Which is why this is such a good idea, that I have had! You can thank me later- now go get on your knees."

He just squints at you, not moving an inch except to squeeze the edge of the mattress on either side of his hips; frustrated by you.

Lord, this guy is always frustrated with you. All you want to do is help- and maybe survive, also- and all he has for you is arguments and a stink face. Huffing, you set your hands on your hips and twist your upper body to fully face him. Lets see how his ego fairs with this manoeuvre. "Should I ask Buckman, then?"

... His eyes narrow. "... Why?"

"He's, like, your pimp right?" Harper mouths the word 'pimp', like he doesn't recognise it - adorable country boy that he is, - and you huff. Okay, lets try that again. "He looks like the kinda man that gets it- maybe he can talk to you about the importance of a ladies pleasure, instead of me? Is that what you want Harp? Is it?- "

Harper cant take any amount of teasing from you, it annoys and frustrates him, and before you can even finish what you were saying he's got one of his hands curled around the back of your head and his mouths crashes into yours.

He's not really the most skilled kisser, he kisses like an old man who believes its just a stepping stone to get a woman to suck his dick, but fine, damn, it does the trick!~ And besides- you can work on it with him later.

After a moment you lean away from him, too far for him to follow you, and flick your eyes from his- down to the ground in front of you.

Hm?

For a moment he sits there, his perfect workman's hand still a comforting - almost affectionate, - weight on the back of your neck as he thinks, grumpily to himself. Then he sets his jaw and goes to kneel down in front of you. "Fine- teach me howta do it already."

"... You know, that sour face is not doing you any favours. Some men like this kinda thing- " He cuts you off, picking lazily at the waistband of your pants while you stop and just blink down at him. You watch him take out a blade from his back pocket (And first of all, WHY does he have that back there?? God, this man- infuriating and hot at the same damn time), and consequently let out a yelp.

"Hurry up, or I'm gonna slice these things off myself."

"... Rude."

That makes him smirk; An unfairly devastating smirk for such an asshole-... but pleasant. So pleasant. When he does that, the rest of your life stuck here doesn't look quite so grim.

Even though he's a dick-

"Am I doin' this right??"

Giving a sigh, with your back on the bed and your legs spread wide for Harper, you roll your eyes. "If you're talking, no... "

"... You're sure wet enough... " He mutters back under his breath, and you promptly get up onto your forearms to spit some facts at him.

Ohhhhh this guy. That smug look on his face as his eyes move slowly from your core to your face. Infuriating!! You're gonna kick him. In the face- "Hey- you. Barn-Boy. For your information, that is because I've been picturing Granny Boone this entre time- now stop staring at it and do something." You exclaim, before plopping back down on the bed, blowing hair out of your eyes. His eyes only seemed to light up with me yelling at him, you think, rolling your eyes. And he says the kinky thing is all an act...

Pfft. I see your soul, Harper Alexander.

While you're lost in thought over Harper, he seems to decide on taking another crack at this- and leans his head in towards your pussy. You don't feel any breath, because he's dead and he doesn't breath, but you definitely feel a presence. A tingle. You just know something's about to happen, and its maddening- you wanna arch your hips, slip the heels of your feet into his shoulder blades and push him forward, or buck up- anything to just feel his lips on you- but you curl your fingers subtly into the bedsheets, instead. No need for him to know the effect he has on you. That wouldn't do.

When his lips do touch you, its not without skill. He has been kissing for a long long time, so he isn't unfamiliar with using his lips, but there's just something missing. Its nice, but... not amazing. As he presses his face into you, slowly taking his tongue all over you, you think back to moments in the past when men have touched you like this. When its been so good your toes curled and you couldn't help but grind your cunt against his tongue.

... What was the difference?...

Biting your bottom lip, you rack your brain over this for a few more moments as Harper continues to explore; Even using his thumbs to rub up and down the outside of your lips, leaving lovely tingles in their wake. Still, you wonder... what's missing...

Maybe... he's not... really into it?? If not, you really shouldn't make him-

Wait.

Suddenly your whole body goes stiff, remembering. You hope he doesn't notice, which he mustn't because he doesn't stop his ministrations at all, because you have had an epiphany. Even the first time you two were together, he was like this. Without a spark. But he warmed up and it got really- really, good.

Because you started begging him.

Getting up on your elbows again to see him, you glare... even though the sight of this beautiful man with his face in your pussy does send butterflies all the way up through you. Because, god... This narcissist. Of course. Of course- he gets off to you begging him. You're not surprised, but you are irritated.

... well. Its worth a shot anyway.

Shifting, you slide your legs slowly up over his shoulders, caging the beautiful man between your thighs and allowing him a better angle, and transform your face- closing your eyes, parting your lips, and tipping your head back. When he leans in some more and licks a particularly broad stripe through your lips, gliding his tongue fully over your clit, you let out your moan. One of your heels digs into his back, and you push your core out a little bit closer to him, biting your lip and bunching up some more of the bedding into your fists. "Damn... " You whisper, putting on a performance- even though your pleasure is real.

Harper stops. He disconnects from you, and leans back on his heels, and when you crack your eyes open ever-so-delicately, you see him raising a brow at you. "What in the world was that??"

"That was encouragement, Harper."

"Y'think I need it?" He asks, though one corner of his mouth quirks up.

You just give a wink, before laying down again on your back. There's a secret smirk on your lips as you look at the ceiling. "Please... just do that again."

The pleased lilt to his voice is clear, and you're expecting to just put it on for the rest of this, for his benefit. "... hm. Well, your wish is my command I s'pose. Get comfortable, Miss Y/N."

... But when he comes back in, you're immediately shocked at the sudden change in him- you actually let out a sudden yelp of pleasure, feeling his thumbs spread your lips wide open for him now and his tongue dart deeper inside your core then you thought he could. You very nearly slap a hand over your mouth because of the very unintentional gasp- and then- "Oh god!- "

Your hips jolt forward, too, into his soft lips and immediately feel him chuckle against you. It make sit even worse, the vibrations directly against your clit. "Fuck!- fuck, fuck, fuck- "

Harper presses his mouth hard against the outside of your cunt and devours you, shoving his tongue into you as deeply as he can get and thoroughly tongue-fucking your most sensitive parts- making you whine, and yelp, and buck into him like a desperate, needy bitch.

The sounds he's making, too, are hot. Groaning into your pussy like he's eating something fucking delicious, your taste on his tongue exactly what he was looking for as he rubs his mouth more securely into the crevice between your thighs.

When you're so close to a very sudden, very violent orgasm- Harper takes the moment away. Starts giving you slow, language strokes that are just not deep enough- the bastard even takes one of his hands away from you in order to hold your calf on his shoulder. Tight.

Stopping you from pushing him in again.

He chuckles once again against your poor, throbbing and now tragically empty cunt, and gently rubs his nose against your mound. It would be sweet, affectionate; if you didn't hate his guts for it.

Giving a whine crossed with a desperate, frustrated sob, you throw an arm over your eyes so as to hide from the shame of outright begging this asshole. "Harperrr, plee-eesseeeee... "

"Don't you worry, Miss. Heh, I aint done."

"... Wh- Ah!" When he suddenly slips a long finger into and starts torturously rubbing at your inner walls with it you really do slap a hand over your mouth- afraid of the noises coming out of you, now. Another finger goes in, covering more area as he ruthlessly attacks your deepest, most private, most sensitive spots.

Your hips aren't just arching anymore, they're following his rhythm; Grinding into his evil fingers now, rolling so they move inside you just the way you need. "Y'like that, Miss Y/N?"

"More Harper, please Harper- "

"I gotcha."

Then he leans his head in between your thighs again, and he struggles, but he manages to lick you while his sopping wet fingers thrust in and out of you fast.

With your most embarrassing sound yet and one more roll against his face, you cum right into his damn face.

While you sit up with your hand on your chest and a pillow between your legs, just trying to calm down from that ridiculously amazing high, Harper gets up and sits down next to you; A hand on your knee and a smirk on his face. When he speaks, you give him a bemused look, while you continue to feel your racing heart inside your chest still. "So... how'd I do, then? Did I master the importance of a ladies pleasure, then? Or do we needa' do that again?"

For a moment you consider telling him to shut up, but the horny outweighs the need to wipe that look off his face. So instead you lean in, eyes half lidded, and look at him down your nose; A finger under his chin to make him look back, though he isn't looking away from you. "Practise does make perfect, Harp."

"I couldnta' said it any better myself."

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Chronicles of the Supernovas: Chosen

Chapter 19: Feeding Time

Ka’seem

My burning flesh woke me up before the animal chewing on my arm did, and it was a good thing because the damn creature had most of my leg in its mouth already. I stabbed my dagger deep into its face and it scurried away howling in pain. Sitting up, the ship was nowhere in sight and I patted the fire from my skin before I turned into some creature's dinner once again. I had hoped the others would be near me when we crashed, but it looks like I would have to find them instead. Looking up at the sky, I could still feel the presence of Lady Serafina fighting against the Darkness. With the two of them fighting, it meant that we were once again stuck. If she could manage to distract it enough, we might be able to slip away. The only problem is the damn ship was destroyed and we had to transport the kid.

Callum and Nerissa were the only ones who could teleport to other planets whenever they wished, except Callum didn’t practice with it enough. Nerissa’s abilities relied on the bracelet that she seemed to have left behind. Hopefully, someone else landed with the kid and was keeping him safe. Losing him would make this whole thing pointless. Wiping my daggers off, I moved through the mud and swiped away the drooping leaves in my path. The air was thick and it was almost too hard to breathe. I did not care if I was the damn God of Nature, swamps fucking suck.

Once the mud started to reach my knees, I called a vine forward and jumped across the treetops to travel. With a higher vantage point, I could see the swamp better. Hopefully, if the ship was still burning somewhere, the others would be near it too. As I traveled on, I couldn’t help but keep glancing at the sky. The fight raging above me was so tangible and terrifying. Even through the murky clouds, I could see bolts of energy and power sparking up every few minutes, it almost looked like fireworks.

If only they were right?

I flinched as a bug the size of a small dog almost nailed me in the face. Its multiple eyes zeroed in on me for a second and I thought I would have to fight the damn thing, but it just flew off.

“Good I would hate to-”

A pressure in my back sent me back into the mud and I couldn’t look up as something held my face into the dirt. I could hear the brief sound of wings beating, and a sharp pain in my spine. Gathering my power, I swatted the damn thing off my back. Wiping the mud from my eyes, I almost lost my lunch at the thing before me. It was definitely an insect of some sort, but it had some type of fungal growth forming on its face. Its exoskeleton was so transparent that I could see its internal organs. Four large wings were beating on its back, but the razor sharp talons had my attention. Its four eyes sat on four stalks above its head and they all twisted and turned when I started to reach for my daggers.

The moment it unhinged its jaws at me, I leapt forward to slice its eyes off. It shrieked and started to swing wildly and one of its talons caught me across the waist. I hissed as it dug a bit deep, but I grabbed one of the talons and drove it into its stomach. Its other talons kept swinging about crazily before the fungus on its head started to move. I watched in disgust as it separated from the body and scurried off in tiny legs.

“What the fuck?”

Annoyed with the damn thing, I dropped a nearby tree on it and winced at its dying shriek before the swamp grew quiet once more. Looking at my waist, I cursed to myself as I tore my sleeve and wrapped it across my waist. Hopefully, it would heal at a decent pace until I could find Celica. Honestly, thinking about it now, I hoped that she was alright. She barely looked like she could stand before, and I could only imagine that the crash made it worse.

“Where are you guys at?”

After securing my wounds, I traveled further through the swamp and thankfully I could see some smoke. That ship made some distance in the crash, but it also meant that someone might be there waiting to group up. As I started to get closer, something wet touched my cheek. Pausing on a branch, I wiped it off. It seemed to be water, which wouldn’t be strange in a swamp. I was going to turn and leave, but when it hit my face again, I finally noticed that it was snowing. I snapped my head up and sure enough, high up in the trees was Celica.

She was unconscious and bent backwards over a tree branch that looked ready to snap under her weight. Her head was bleeding, but I really didn’t care about that, because the branch snapped. I jumped up towards her and caught her. I held her close as I hit several branches before I hit the ground, the wind completely knocked out of my lungs. I could still feel her breathing which was good for her, but I fucking couldn’t. Once I gathered my breath back, I sat up and held her head up to better inspect her. Besides the head wound, she seemed to be fine. She managed to form her ice armor, and that was probably what hit me in the face.

“Celica…hey…can you hear me?” The only response that I got from her was a groan and a few mumbled words that I couldn’t make out. Well, we were almost at the wreckage so I could leave her there and see if anything survived the crash. I hope that someone packed up some water, although if I could find a water goddess that could work too. “Alright…lovely…let’s go.”

Making it to the ship, unfortunately there was nothing else here. Adjusting Celica in my arms once more, I laid her down in the broken part of the cockpit. Some supplies were sprawled out around the ground so I would have to take some quick inventory on it. Lady Serafina and the Darkness would probably still be fighting for a while, so we would have to make something of this place for now.

Looking through the things I managed to gather, we only had a few rations, so we would have to hunt anything that was here. The first aid kit barely had anything in it, but hopefully no one was hurt too bad. Relying on Celica was not gonna happen for the rest of this mission, our natural healing would have to tide us over. There were a few pairs of clothes that I was about to change into since the weather was so damn humid and sticky here. The sun looked like it was about to set soon, and I would have liked to look for the others before it set. Leaving Celica behind was not an option though, so I hoped for the best.

Once I changed and started a small fire, I cleaned the blood and dirt from Celica’s face and visible parts of her body. It wasn’t until I touched her back that I saw she had a wound on her shoulder. It didn’t look too deep, but I would have to look over it.

“Excuse me for a sec…” Tearing her shirt off, I carefully turned her over and used the energy of the trees around us to heal her wound. The only response I got from her was a small groan. I hoped that she would wake up soon, because this was not my specialty. Her wound closed up well enough and that would have to do for now. I had to make a note to ask her to show me some more healing techniques. I bandaged her up as best as I could and dressed her in another shirt before I sat next to her and tried to figure out what to do next.

“I have to contact the others and find the kid soon.” Placing my hand against the ground, I felt the planet pulse under my palm. Every inch of the fauna and flora made its way into my mind. I could even see every animal that ran across the ground. Pushing it forward, I tried to see if I could sense the others, and thankfully I found them. Callum was waking up a few miles away from us to our north, Nim was cursing to himself as he smacked some trees down about a mile away from Callum. Nerissa, of course, managed to find a river to clean herself off, not even more than 300 meters from us. If she turned and walked to her west, she would walk right into us. Now to find the kid-

“What happened?!” I looked up as the kid emerged from the swamp looking like a wreck. He rushed over to Celica and looked over her with wide eyes. Someone is in love. Looking over at him, there was still some snow on his head. I guess Celica must have shielded him before they crashed. Lucky kid indeed. “How…w-what happened to her?”

“The same thing that happened to all of us kid. Someone didn’t like us taking you and crashed our ship on Zosmuna.”

“Zosmuna?”

“Yup…a real crappy place to land if you ask me.” In my search for the others, I noticed what planet we had crashed on. It would be the planet that has a habit of eating the living organisms of it every so often. If we were lucky, it had already gone through its feeding process.

“Will she be ok?” I looked back at the kid and smirked as he held Celica’s hand in his. Yeah, he was completely smitten with her. I mean I couldn’t blame him really, she was gorgeous.

“Yeah…I believe so. She was already struggling before so she needs some extra rest. It would be best if she is as comfortable as possible. You think you could look after her for me real quick?”

“Yeah! Of course I can!” I rolled my eyes at his sudden chivalrous need to protect Celica. If it kept him calm and in my sights, I didn’t care. Pulsing my power through my body once more, I sent a few leaves to direct the others towards us. The kid and I sat in silence for a while as he ate some of the rations I managed to scrape together. Nerissa was taking her time to get here…maybe she might have stopped to hunt something. I did also pass the message along that we would need some things.

“So…you have a grandfather waiting for you at home?” It would be best to feel the kid out even though he was being a little brat back on Zhikar. The tough act he kept trying to pull was not fooling me at all. This was a kid who was terrified and desperate for it to be over.

“Doesn’t everyone?”

Dickhead.

“Look…I know that you might not want to admit how afraid you are, but I get it Altair. I really do. This is a lot for a kid your age to be dealing with. We meant it when we said that we want to take you home so you can be safe. It would ease our hearts a bit if we knew that you had some family to go back to.”

“He might be dead.” I tossed some rocks into the brush as he sat beside me and drew his legs up to his chin. He was a tiny kid for his age, although he might hit a growth spurt soon enough. Looking over his frame, he could be quite the fighter. If he practiced his abilities and took some lessons he could be a force to be reckoned with. That blast he caused on Zhikar was enough to show how powerful the kid was, and also how dangerous it would be if someone else had their grip on him. “When they took me away…they beat him up….there was a lot of blood.”

“I see…”

“I might not have any family left anymore.”

“You can’t think like that…he could still be alive. Hell, he might even be trying to find you. I think he’d be pretty happy to see you.”

“Yeah…maybe…” He buried his face between his legs and now I started to feel really bad. It had been some time since I had to deal with kids this young. I was probably losing my damn touch when it came to dealing with them.

“I see what you’re trying to do…I’m not stupid.”

“Yeah? What am I trying to do?”

“Distract me so that I’m not scared. It doesn’t really matter what you do. This whole thing is always going to be scary. All the things that I’ve seen…all the kids that were killed. I just want it to be over.”

“It will be over Altair. Hey look up there…” I moved closer to him and placed a hand on his shoulder as we looked up at the sky. “You see those lights sparking up there?”

“Yeah…what is that?”

“That…is a magnificent woman fighting against evil incarnate to make sure that you are safe and back home where you belong. We weren’t lying when we said that we wanted you safe. We’ll put our lives on the line to defend you and make sure nothing happens to you. As you can see…” I looked back at Celica as she seemed to finally relax in her sleep. “We are willing to do whatever it takes….”

“....”

“Keep your chin up for just a bit longer…once the others make it here…we’ll come up with a plan to get out of here.”

“I…” I raised a brow as he looked down at his hands and squeezed them tight. “I really do have…powers…don’t I?”

“Oh yeah you do. A boundless amount of it too. That is why once we get you home, we can start to show you how to control it.”

“What am I? I thought that I was just a normal kid.”

“That…is a tough question to answer.” I leaned back on my hands as the fighting above our heads grew fiercer. “There is not much that we know about star children. The few in existence have chosen to live their lives from all of this conflict. We respect their decision and haven’t pestered them about studying their abilities. We only really swing around to check up on them every now and then. We have Nerissa who is also a star child, but she barely even relies or practices her abilities. All we know is that their power is so immense that even Lady Serafina doesn’t know its limits. They are…you…are capable of some pretty incredible things.”

“...” I chuckled as he looked down at his hands in wonder. I guess he could act like the child he actually was. “Will you guys ever figure out what…a star child can do?”

“Well…with Nerissa being so damn difficult and not caring for her other abilities…probably not. I’d like to document it in the records and I’m sure a few members of my pantheon would love to know more about them.”

“Records? Your…pantheon?”

“Heh…I guess I could give you a quick rundown. We won’t be going anywhere for a while…”

I couldn’t help but chuckle again as the kid got comfortable so he could listen to me. If I could ease his worries for a bit I would do it. Really didn’t need his powers to freak out again and blow us to smithereens.

“So…the short story is my pantheon specifically handles the research and study of the wide universe. We study the various plant life, civilizations, creatures and monsters, and just the general aspects of it. We keep it all in my temple in the biggest library in the cosmos-”

“You have a massive library!” I was taken completely aback as the kid almost jumped out of his shoes at me. He coughed awkwardly as his cheeks got red, but I didn’t miss that sparkle in his eyes. Seems the kid had a love for books. I could totally get that though, my gorgeous looks weren’t the only thing I was packing after all.

“Yeah…the Celestial Athenaeum…all the texts that have ever existed and will ever exist. We have it all there.”

“You…you think I could see it?”

“Yeah I do.” I ruffled his hair which he did not appreciate as he frowned. “When I can…I tend to spend hours there.”

“Do you have an observatory?”

“....” Huh.

“Wait…so you study everything in the universe and you don’t have an observatory? You don’t have someone to study the stars and planets?”

“Hmm….that…well…” It was something that Tori and the others had been pestering me about. We were just so consumed with looking over everything else.

“That seems to be pretty irresponsible for a God…seems like you’re just being lazy.”

“Hey!” I pulled on his ear and he yelped in pain as he whined and tried to hit me. “I just haven’t had the time! I’m gonna get a dedicated team to do that eventually. The universe is a big place and I have to find someone qualified. I don’t see you volunteering for it!”

“Who would want to work with you?!” He rubbed his ear when I released it, before he stuck his tongue at me. I couldn’t help but do the same to him. Little brat.

“I’ll have you know that I’m a great boss and an even better God.”

“You seem really irresponsible.”

“Shut it.” He smiled like he won a damn prize as we watched the sky continue to spark up. Where the hell were the others? This was taking them way too long. When I sent that message…it should have led them right to us.

“Thanks.”

“Hmm? For what?”

“Distracting me.” His ears turned red as he rubbed his head. “I…I don’t feel as nervous as I did before.”

“No problem Altair.”

“Do you have siblings?”

“...yeah…”

“You just seem to know how to talk to kids is all. Most adults talk to me like I don’t understand anything. I’m not that young.”

“Heh…well it’s been a while. I’m surprised that I still know how.”

“I wish that I had siblings. It would be fun to have someone to play with all the time. Are you guys really close?”

No. “Yeah.”

“Well…they must be excited to know their brother is a God. I know I would be.”

They aren’t. In fact…they…despise me for it.

“The family get-togethers must be really crazy then.”

If they would come, that is.

“Hey…how would you like to get a recommendation to that academy that Celica was telling you about? A smart kid like you should get the very best education.”

“Really?! I’ve never been to school before. My grandfather always taught me at home.”

“Yeah…it would be my pleasure.” I would say anything to get him to stop talking about my family. The relatively short attention span of a child was my saving grace. Just thinking about them made my stomach turn. It wasn’t as bad as the twists and turns it made of my heart though. Altair was trying to stay up, but he was swaying and about to fall asleep. The sun was basically done and a shadow of a cloud passed over our heads. These clouds would make seeing Lady Serafina and the Darkness fighting hard.

Looking up at it, bright red eyes leered into my soul. I couldn’t even release a sound as the damn thing scared the shit out of me. It was massive, how didn’t I hear or notice it? I couldn’t even make out its figure because the size of its jaws almost took up most of my body. Its jaws that were open and about to snap over me if I didn’t finally snap out of my stupor. I only had time to grab its upper jaw and dig my other foot into its lower one to keep it open. Its teeth stabbed right through the center of my palms and it propelled us both through the broken cockpit. I could hear Altair scream and I prayed that it didn’t hit him or Celica.

I grunted as it slammed me into the ground several times. Keeping its jaw open with one hand, I reached for my dagger, but a light consumed my vision. Its jaws closed on me tighter and the fucking thing was strong as hell. I called some plants to pry the things mouth open but it would not budge!

Realizing it now, I couldn’t move my legs even if I wanted to. Whatever this thing was, its gums wrapped around my ankles and held me in place. Before I could figure out how to get out, my vision was consumed by a blinding red light.

I could feel my bones in my body quake and rattle as the energy blast rocked my core. My flesh was burning and the smell of my skin consumed the dank air. A scream ripped from deep in my lungs as it held me against the ground. The assault continued for several more seconds before it stopped. My vision was shot and I grimaced as it started back up again. That shit would really tear me apart another time. Reaching out of its mouth, I slammed my hand against the ground, tearing open a fissure in the ground. It was enough to cause it to lose its footing, and with it its grip on me. Rolling out between its massive teeth, I ducked as a tail almost hit me.

The creature itself was massive, which made sense considering how big its teeth and jaws were. Looking at it more, it was obvious now that it was not some creature native to Zosmuna. No, the Darkness had sent some of its creations to track us down and get the kid. Speaking of, I could see him trying to hide in the wreckage of the ship. Good, it meant that he wasn’t hurt too much and Celica was also alright. The Darkness and its little lackeys were far too creative with the beasts that they made. It was not the time to dwell on it, because it advanced on me with a hideous roar.

I slashed at its claws as it attacked me with ferocious strikes. The thing was fast, but I kept pace with it easily enough, despite how much my body was screaming at me. Stomping a foot down, jagged rocks erupted from the ground and impaled it in its sides. The beast didn’t even flinch as it just continued to snap its jaws at me. Summoning more jagged rocks over its head, I slammed them down deep into its cranium. This seemed to stun it long enough for me to jump on its back and drag my daggers across its throat. A dark smoke emerged from it but the smoke seemed to have a mind of its own.

The smoke rose into the air and seemed to turn solid before several blasts of energy rushed at me. I sliced and weaved away from them. A few blasts nicked my side, but I could shrug it off easily enough. The creature began to stir under me and before I could move, it tossed me off and tried to chomp down on me. Grabbing its jaw, I flexed my strength and snapped its jaw and it finally dropped.

“Fuck…” My body felt like it was on fire. My wounds were starting to bleed more heavily. Moving back towards the ship, I sighed in relief as Altair peeked around to look at me. Celica was also sitting up and although she still looked pale, she seemed relaxed. “Hey…”

“Ka’seem…” I sank down next to Celica as she started to slowly heal my wounds. Releasing a relieved sigh, I leaned my head against her shoulder as she got to work. Her healing touch was always so comforting. It was like a gentle caress from a mother and I really needed that right now. “The others?”

“I…sent the message…they honestly should be here soon.”

“This is the most that I can do. You’ll have to heal on your own for now. You shouldn’t feel much pain though.”

“Thanks…as long as I can still stand and wield my daggers…it's better than nothing.” Altair looked like a deer caught in a hunter's snare. “Hey…I’m alright…this is far from the worst that I’ve ever felt. Once the others get here we can figure out a plan of attack.”

“O-Ok…”

“Altair…we will get you back home. I promise you.” Celica rubbed his cheek and he lit up like a Christmas tree. “Help me stand up love…I need to stretch a bit. I won’t get better sitting and sleeping all the time.”

“Ok…” I shared a glance with Celica at his solemn tone. Poor kid had just been through way too much. He didn’t deserve it, hell none of those kids did really. It was just another unfortunate thing that we couldn’t prevent in time. Sometimes doing this job really did suck. With so much power you would think there would be more things we could stop, but even the Gods had their limits.

Sitting back further in the cockpit, I pulled my hair loose before leaning my head back. The fight raging above our heads didn’t seem like it was losing steam. If that was the case, we would have to figure out a way to sneak out of here. How could we do that? I had no damn idea. The others were better at planning this sort of thing. I was more than content with leaving it to them. I did my fair share of work.

The damn planet was also making some movements that I did not like in the slightest. It would not be long before it started its eating process. I would have to ask Celica about this headache that was forming. This whole mission was turning into a shit show.

“Altair…be careful of the debris around here…I don’t want you to cut yourself on something.”

“Ok…”

Looking back at the pair, I smiled as the kid started to open up more. Peace was never a thing that seemed to last though. Moments had to be appreciated when we got them. I just wished that the fucking creature had stayed dead.

“Ka’seem!” I could barely react as the creature crashed down on top of the ship. It almost managed to crush me, but I held some of it away from my frame. The parts almost crunched down on my face if the thing kept stepping on it, but it had other plans.

Hearing the kid scream,I could see them both just a bit through the parts of the ship. Celica was fending it off well enough in her condition, but her focus kept drifting back to Altair. Grabbing the metal, I pulled it apart just to catch a horrifying scene unfold. The kid made a break for it as Celica faced it, but it didn’t care about her. Setting its eyes on the kid, it lunged forward, mouth agape about to tear the kid apart.

Celica moved faster than she had been moving since Zhikar. Her weapon was completely discarded as she threw the kid out of the war. A sickening crunch echoed through the air, only being overshadowed by the piercing scream from Celica. The creatures teeth sank into her midsection, tearing right through her. A fountain of her blood erupted and dripped down from its jaws. This woman was tough because despite its jaws sinking deeper into her frame, she gripped its teeth and tried to break free.

“CELICA!” The forest erupted around us through my anger and the beast soon found that it had bigger problems at hand. Still biting Celica, it turned just as my fists collided with its face. The trees and ground beneath us shook as I rocked it to the core. Jagged rocks pierced it long enough to make it lose grip on Celica. I didn’t have the time to tell her to brace herself as I yanked her off its teeth. I gave her credit for not crying out anymore.

Setting her down, the beast rushed us again, but now I was pissed the fuck off. Forming a spiked gauntlet, I uppercutted right through its lower jaw. The creature swiped me across my chest, but the adrenaline pumping through me barely made me register it. Reaching into the open wound under its jaw, I tore it open right down the middle. When it began to twitch and try to reform itself, I created a cage of rocks and enclosed it within it. It was fighting against it, but I had enough. I exhaled deeply as I crushed the ball into the size of a marble.

Catching it in my hands, I looked it over for a bit, before I turned and threw it back into the atmosphere. It could report its failure to its fucking master. I rushed back over to Celica as the kid cried over her. I held my face together as I looked at her wound, because if I didn’t the kid would cry worse than he already was. The wound had to be almost six or seven inches wide. The tooth that ripped through her caught most of her midsection and some of her left side was completely gone. It was turning her skin black and the blood that leaked from her was also a deep black.

“You…a-a-al…right?” I looked over as she brushed the kid’s hair back from his eyes. He just cried harder as he held her hand. “It…it’s not…that bad…”

She glanced at me to confirm it, but I could only give the faintest shake of my head. Her brow furrowed, but that was the only emotion she could really show without scaring the kid. Her bright eyes were even starting to look dull. Fuck. Fuck. Fuck!

“Come on lovely…we should get you inside.” I moved as slowly as I could to not make it painful for her, but her screams told me otherwise. Just as I placed her in the ship, Callum and Nim both emerged from the forest. Rushing to the ship, they both stepped back in horror as they looked over Celica. “Guys…we have to talk.”

The tone of my voice made them both flinch. They nodded but didn’t once take their eyes off of her as her breathing grew more and more shallow. It was tough to see, but I knew it was worse for them. The three of them had been together forever, and despite their relationship, Nim still cared for Celica alot, anyone could see that. Callum was whispering some comforting words to her, and she tried to smile through her pain.

“What the hell is all the noise around here?” I couldn’t look at Nerissa as she stumbled through the forest towards us. “I heard all this damn screaming and thought there was a-what happened?!”

She almost knocked me over as she dropped down next to Celica. I think I deserved to be pushed around a bit. If I would have properly killed that thing she wouldn't have gotten like this. She was even starting to get better from her earlier use of her abilities, now she was further back in a danger zone I wasn’t sure any of us could get her back from. I could barely hold onto my emotions as I recounted to them what happened to her.

Nerissa kept her eyes trained on me as I recounted my story. Her hand in mine was the only thing keeping me from choking up through it. Nim and Callum still had their eyes fiercely trained on her as she passed out. Altair held her other hand tight, despite her powers acting up and starting to freeze the area around us.

“We have to keep moving.”

“What?” I looked at Nim as I wrapped up and he finally took his eyes off her to glare at me. “She is in no condition to be moved.”

“That creature knows that we are over here. If we stay, the Darkness will just send more to attack us and she’ll be in more danger. We have to move now.”

“Moving her will just cause her more pain!”

“She’ll just have to deal with it.”

“Listen you heartless bastard! Have some compassion for once in your life! We have no idea how much worse it could get if we move her!”

“Sitting here will just make us easier targets Ka’seem! We have to go now!”

“There is nowhere to go if you haven’t noticed! Lady Serafina and the Darkness are fighting above us, the planet is about to start eating! This has to be our base of operations for now!”

“I said we are leaving!”

“Fuck that! I’m not moving her!”

“Maybe if you weren’t such an idiot she wouldn’t be dying!”

“NIM!” I gritted my teeth and Nim looked away as Callum and Nerissa yelled at him. It took all of my strength to not knock him the fuck out. He just huffed and looked away from me back to Celica.

“Listen you fucking mutt…” His eye snapped over to my face as the ground started to tremble. “Unless we need to…we are not moving her. So make yourself useful and find something to ease her pain until we can leave. I’d suggest you do that now…before I have to put you on a leash again.”

His eyes slitted as lightning crackled above us. It was a low blow, but honestly I was sick and tired of everything right now. We had to do something right on this mission, and I didn’t want to listen to him order me around right now. I’d apologize later if I felt like it.

“Hey!” Nerissa got between us and shoved us away from each other. “Ka’seem knock it off! Nim please…just take a lap or something. At the end of the day, we are stuck here and we…we have to make Celica comfortable.”

Nim didn’t say anything more as he stormed away and I looked away from Callum as he gave me a look. I realized the situation was dire, but everytime Nim gets riled up it leads to more problems. Something that we didn’t need right now.

The next few hours had to be the tensest hours of my life. Celica was in a constant state of delirium. She would wake up and mumble to herself, before passing out again. We had managed to find some things to eat, but she couldn’t hold any of it down. Her wound was also getting more concerning as it continued to slowly move across her body. I was terrified of what would happen if it reached her heart. When the others noticed, they tried to ignore it and hope for the best, but we were all nervous. We had to get off this planet.

Nerissa and the kid didn’t leave Celica’s side for a second. Nim and Callum had gone off to look for more food, but I was too focused on this planet. It should have started its feeding process already. It would be a disaster when it finally starts up. Lady Serafina and the Darkness were still fighting and it was starting to dawn on me that they could do this for a while. One of them would have to back off, and Lady Serafina would never leave us alone. They could fight each other over this planet for the next hundred years if they wanted.

Celica…she didn’t have that kind of time. Lady Serafina was the only one who could heal her at this point. She was getting weaker and weaker and her body was not healing itself anymore. We cleaned and managed her wounds as best we could, but it definitely wasn’t enough. I closed my eyes once more as I dug my fingers into the dirt. The planet was shifting again and it seemed that it was almost time.

“Ka’seem…” I kept my focus on my task, even though I probably should talk to him. With a frustrated breath, I stood up to face him, brushing the dirt from my clothes as I did. It really didn’t matter since I was covered in dirt and dried blood. My own injuries were screaming at me, but I just ignored it. “I know that you are worried about her…”

“Are you not worried about her?’

“....”

“Seriously?” I rolled my eyes as he frowned. “I know that you got this I don’t give a fuck mentally but I’m going to need you to care just for a bit.”

“I don’t-”

“Yes you do, Nim. Despite how much you fight…you have to think about her pain right now. She needs strength right now…not an asshole who’s being difficult.”

“....”

“Also…I’m sorry about earlier. It was out of line…I’m just really annoyed and nothing seems to be going right for us. I just want Celica to recover and the kid somewhere safe.”

“Agreed.” Closing my eyes, I rolled my neck to get an annoying knot out. I flinched as I opened them and Nim was in my face. “Y-Yeah?”

“You know that when we get home that I’m gonna kick your ass right?”

“Mmm…yeah yeah…” He smirked and I couldn’t help but chuckle. As much as he could be an ass, he was still one of my best friends. It was hard to be mad at the bastard for too long. “Also…I think the planet is about to start feeding-”

The ground suddenly started to shift and we both lost our footing. It seemed that the planet was going to start feeding. I had no idea how it started, but we had to move. Nim and I rushed back to the others and Callum had already picked Celica up. Nerissa had a hold on Altair and with a quick nod we all rushed off into the treetops. The trees were starting to bend and twist under the movements of the planet. Creatures of all sizes were running and flying away but most of them were being crushed by falling trees and sinking under the dirt.

It wasn’t long before we reached some flat land and booked it across. The ground was starting to open up under our feet and I could briefly see what looked like several rows of mouths. When I said the planet had a feeding process, I didn’t expect to see that. The mouths were leaking with something that looked like acid, probably making it easier to digest things. It would be fascinating to study, but I would have to do that later. Nerissa pulled some water from the air, and made us a bridge to run over.

Unfortunately, the mouths did more than just leak acid. It started to spit it out into large fountains. Some of it caught Nerissa on the shoulder and our water bridge wavered and dissolved. I quickly pulled some of the dirt up to keep our momentum. I looked back at Callum and Celica and they seemed fine and so did the kid. We continued to run until we were under a cliffside, and finally caught our breaths as the planet shifted and changed around us. The mountains and ground rose and shifted and more and more creatures were falling prey to it. I felt kind of bad for them having to die like that.

That was nature at its finest I suppose.

As Celica continued to weaken and with it the temperature dropped. We all huddled together as we waited out the planet’s feast. The worst thing about it all was the wait, and we had no idea what would come first. The end of the fighting between the Light and Darkness, or the end of our dear friends’ life…

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demetriandelibinaryboyfriends · 2 years ago

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The Tory Prom Parable: A Fix-It Fic in Polls: Part 4

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Previously, on the Tory Prom Parable...

You and Robby Keene crashed the West Valley High junior prom with the sole intention of pissing off your lame exes, Miguel Diaz and Samantha LaRusso. It works like a charm! They catch sight of you walking in in a power stance, and they are in fact pissed off immediately.

But there's been a snag in your carefully-crafted plan--you forgot to account for the fact you exist in a fix-it fic, so unlike the absolute trainwreck that was 4x08, Sam and Miguel will actually be acting in-character here. Which means, of course, that they immediately got the fuck out of there, considering...you know. Y'all traumatized them terribly that one time and all that jazz.

You are faced with the decision of how to proceed with your targets gone...

You decide your best move is to use the age-old wisdom "If it sucks, hit da bricks!!!" And indeed, this dance does suck balls and much battery and aggravated assault will be committed against building materials on this fine night.

"You want to get out of here?" you ask Robby. "I mean...our exes aren't even here, and prom is a stupid performative rich kid thing anyways."

His eyes light up with such unfiltered excitement that it's actually kind of cute.

Robby Keene also has pretty eyes. Not that you'd ever tell him that, no sir. You told Miguel Diaz he had pretty eyes once, and look how that turned out.

"My thoughts exactly, Tor," Robby says. "To hell with this place."

Tor?! That's kind of...

No. No, bad Tory. We're not doing this song and dance again. Dating is for schmucks who inevitably get ditched for rich kids with trust funds and whatever-the-fuck-else.

This havoc-causing night is strictly professional, and you know it.

On the way out you pass Hawk and Demetri on the dance floor, jokingly waltzing to some ballad.

At least...you think they're jokingly waltzing. They're eye-fucking the crap out of each other, which is pretty damn weird.

You wonder if perhaps it's no accident that Demetri's wedgie-receiving and also weirdly hot girlfriend is nowhere to be found.

Well, no matter.

You ram your shoulder into Demetri as you pass, making him spill punch on his stupid pac-man suit. Get fucked, nerd.

"Hey, what the fuck was that?!" Hawk shrieks after you. "Come back here! I'll beat your ass!"

"Was that Tory Nichols?" you hear Demetri say, in a tone a frightened rabbit might use if prey animals could talk. Good.

You're unconcerned. Hawk is all bark and no bite. He wouldn't have even snapped that pussy Demetri's arm if you and the Cobras hadn't been cheering him on. Take away the best of his team, and Hawk is just a weirdo with a back tattoo and a mediocre punch at best.

"What a couple of suckers," you say to Robby.

To your surprise, he frowns a little bit.

"Demetri's alright," he says. "We were in Miyagi-Do together. He's not all that annoying once you get to know him a bit."

You stop just before the back door, feeling a sudden rush of anger.

"Hey! Who never once emailed you in juvie? Who was all too happy to boot you out of his life as soon as you accidentally hurt Precious Golden Boy Miguel Diaz? Face it, Robby--he chose the aggro asshole who kissed your girlfriend and the guy who broke his own arm over you when you were nothing but a good friend to him."

Robby hesitates.

"I don't know if I was--"

"You protected that loser nerd at the mall. And again at that party. And what'd you get in return? He ghosted you and went crawling back to the same asshole buddies he joined Miyagi-Do to learn how to fight. He only hung out with you so he wouldn't be alone! Kid was all too happy to ditch you when he got back the friends he liked better. For god's sake, have a little self-respect!"

It's strange. You know these stories because you heard them from the other side--Hawk's bitching, mostly--but they're painted in a much different light when she thinks about them from Robby's point of view. He really did do everything he could to protect a naive idiot who refused to stop prodding at one of Cobra Kai's most dangerous fighters.

Demetri hardly deserves that kind of safety net.

You realize too late that you're crying. The anger has grown too raw for you to care.

Because you know what it's like. Always being second-best in someone's heart, no matter how hard you try. Getting fucked over by people you trusted with your greatest vulnerabilities. Fair-weather friends who act like they get you--who act like they care--and then vanish into the wind as soon as your uglier side pokes out.

Aisha Robinson. Miguel Diaz. Hawk Moskowitz. All the friends you've made and lost, moving schools and having new people drawn to your energy only to run when the teeth and claws come out.

Pussies, all of them. But it still hurts.

Robby is silent for some time, just looking at you in surprise. He clearly didn't expect for you to feel so strongly about some nerd in a lame pac-man suit.

Some realization seems to dawn in those nice green eyes of his. "I guess you're right," he says quietly. "I hadn't thought of it like that."

"I know the feeling." You smile weakly, suddenly not caring if you're showing a little vulnerability. "People abandoning you. Giving up on you after one mistake. If there's one thing I've learned, it's just...you have to leave them behind. You have to move on. It hurts, but they're not worth shit if you care more than they do."

"Yeah." Robby nods slowly.

He glances back to where Demetri is still on the dance floor, frantically wiping down his suit with wet napkins. He's probably making the stain worse.

"Actually, you know what?" Robby curls his lip. "Fuck him. He's a whiny bitch of a fake friend."

"Yeah!" Before you can stop yourself, you're genuinely beaming and playfully punching Robby in the shoulder. "That's the spirit! We can do better than those losers, and you know it. You'll wipe the floor with both of them at the tournament, anyways."

That seems to cheer Robby up.

He doesn't strike you as the type of guy who's gotten a lot of unconditional support in his life. You'd be happy to be the first to provide it.

Both of you scurry out the back of the prom venue and find where you parked the car. There's a bright red slip of paper tucked under a windshield wiper. You pull it out and rip it to smithereens, throwing it up so it rains down like confetti because, once again, fuck the police.

"So." You lean suavely against the side of the car, wiggling your eyebrows fake-flirtily (it's only fake flirting, you swear). "Seems like the night is ours, Keene. Guess we should make good use of it."

"Guess we should."

#tory nichols #robby keene #tory prom parable #keenry #robby x tory #tory x robby #ck polls #tumblr polls #polls #cobra kai #cobra kai season 4 #4x08 fix it #brandon nichols #demetri alexopoulos #demetri cobra kai #eli moskowitz #hawk #miguel diaz #fun fact: I was originally only going to have Robby and Tory argue about Demetri if people chose the “antagonize Hawk and Demetri” route #but I think it's such a fun little bit that I worked it into this route anyways #tbh from Robby's POV (and now Tory's too!) Demetri WOULD come across as a shitty ungrateful friend #like Robby protected him consistently in MD and Demetri ghosts the fuck outta him when he goes to juvie #and like. Obviously it's because Demetri sided with Miguel over That Whole Thing #which is 100% fair #but from Robby's POV it would probably feel like yet another betrayal and yet another person preferring Miguel over him #poor man can't catch a break :(#fwiw if it were me in that situation I'd probably side with Tory here #I have a friend who ditches me to go back to being besties with my 2 asshole nemeses??? Yeah fuck that guy I'll pour punch on his suit #also this Tory character study is so much funnnnn it's kind of amazing how much she's grown on me the last 2 seasons <3 #Robby too!

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hannibutts · 2 years ago

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HANNIBAL SPOILERS S02E06

Like seriously though, at this point - jacks a dumb ass for not seeing Hannibal’s dodgy ass behaviours.

Why is Alana making googly eyes at Hannibal? Oh Hannibal is in rich guy casual.

Hannibal is literally always cutting meat and making food puns and people are like “can’t possibly be this fucking weird guy”

RARA in the credits hooray!

Why is it that when Will was desperately begging jack to let him go, to not drag him into death and misery that jack was like “suck it up, asshole” but Hannibal says no thanks once and jack is like “yeah no probs”????

A dinner party???? Cmon jack. A body shows up with no organs except the lungs. Will literally just told you Hannibal is a cannibal bahhh I hope Hannibal force feeds jack a butt!

Oh man the fear on baby girls face when Will says that he better watch his back because Hannibal is gonna get him too. I guess Gideon doesn’t know that chilton is recording everything?

6/10 sassy babygirl flat out telling jack that he believes Will

Finally FINALLY jack is piecing shit together bloody hell.

God, Rara is so fucking pretty.

Oh shiiiit Will is letting his horns grooooowwww

All the double talk between Hannibal and Will 😂 just kill eachother of fuck eachother already jeeesus

Baby girl is being real brave in talking to Gideon directly oh no his eyes are shiney like he’s about to cry BABYGIRL😭

Gideon talking smack about babygirl to Jack. Like fair enough but… boooo

Oh wow they’re KICKING kicking the shit out of Gideon. I mean good.. but he was goading them on so that’s what he wanted, no?

Ha, Jack looking like he’s about to go all “soylent green is people” at Hannibal’s party.

Some babygirl sass and spirited eye acting, Rara’s nervous finger twitches also made an appearance. I freaking love this guy both Rara and Chilton. He just wants to be recognised by his peers and wants Will to love him. I mean sure he definitely didn’t do right by Gideon but… eh

See if I were jack, I would have just grabbed some food and ran - like don’t tell Hannibal you’re probably going to analyse the food!

And Alana looking all dodgily at Jack - why am I disliking her so much, everything she’s done for the last like 10 episodes is fucking annoying.

Haaaaaa Hannibal winking at Chilton and babygirl not knowing which way was up 😂

Ew ew ew ew the camaraderie between Alana and Hannibal… are they about to Fuck? Nooooooo boooooooo whyyyyyy???

Oh Gideon Gon diieeee

Ohohohoho Alana is the alibi

And what a good haughty alibi she makes.

Oh is this Gideon thigh roast now? Oh nope Gideon is still alive. Oh shit it IS his thigh! Is he going to feed Gideon his damn thigh? Yup. I mean if I knew I was going to die and someone offered me my thigh meat to eat, I’d have a chew like who do I have to feel shame for at that point?

What is Hannibal’s deal? Is he missing Will so much that he’s confessing to all the murders Will has been accused for… I mean I guess that’s one way to make Alana feel like shit for turning her back on Will. I do feel sorry for Alana - she just seems really lonely and susceptible to clinging on to the first serial killer that treats her nice.

Ooh does Hannibal have his own Mural in Virginia? Nope psyche out.

MIRIAM LASS??? OH SHIIIETTTTTT

10/10 BabyGirl appearance

#hannibal #hannibal first time watch #rara my beloved #frederick chilton

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frankenstein-ate-my-left-shoe · 3 months ago

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“And then, he insinuated that I was basically gonna kidnap them, can you believe that?”

“He did?” Robin gapes at him, horrified.

“Yeah! He said ‘Just let them go, Harrington.’, ‘They’re not getting in your car with you, Harrington.’, ugh! Who does he think he is?” Steve’s hands drop from his hair where he’d been mussing it in irritation, down to his sides. “Who does he think I am?”

He looks back at Robin, who’s now giving him a worried expression, “Was I really that bad in school that he thinks what, I just troll around town now, looking for kids to beat up?”

“I didn’t ever think you were that bad, more just annoying.”

“Yeah, you told me, the bagel thing, right?”

“How’d you get so many crumbs from one damn bagel?!”

Steve chuckles at her, but it’s short-lived. “Ugh, my head hurts.”

“That’s another thing, if I ever see that soggy rat of a man I’m gonna give him a little what-for.”

He snorts at her, “Oh yeah?”

“Yeah! Your head is precious cargo, Dingus, can’t have the living embodiment of the hairball you pull out of your tub drain every week giving you any more concussions.”

Steve blinks at her, still sorting tapes, but with a defined crease in her forehead, “You’re descriptive today.”

“I’m irked.”

He huffs another laugh, but they lapse into their usual routine. Rewinding tapes, Steve stacking them on the return cart only for Robin to come back through and re-stack them to her liking..

About an hour into this, though, Steve drops a bombshell.

“I think I have a crush on him.”

The neat stack Robin was adding a 20th tape to, tumbles under her hands. She flails her arms around uselessly trying to catch even a single tape (she fails), and when the final tape has settled onto the floor, she looks at him.

“You… what?”

Steve feels his face burn with embarrassment as he rubs the back of his neck. “I know, I know, ‘Soggy rat’, ‘Disgusting hairball’ and all that but…um,” He looks up at her, “You’re gonna catch flies.”

Robin snaps her jaw shut, Steve can hear her teeth clack together.

“I’m new to the whole,” he continues, waving his hand around at her.

“Liking boys thing.”

“The whole liking boys thing, and until now it’s just been…pretend, right? Like, Maybe I could be but didn’t know for sure.. It wasn’t…real?”

“Right. It was only in theory; You and Tommy H.’s weird-ass friendship and crushes on celebrities.”

“Exactly.”

“Sooo…. Eddie Munson..?”

Steve gulps, looks down at the tapes in his hands. They’re shaking. When did he pick these up?

“Yeah.” he croaks. “Eddie Munson.”

“Eddie Munson punches you in the face.. And you get a crush on him.” She says, disbelieving, then, to herself mostly, adds on, “Maybe that’s why also maybe Tomm— Hang on! Did you also have a crush on Billy and Jonathan?!”

“It wasn’t the punch!” He’s almost laughing at the thought of having a crush on Byers or Billy. “It was the– ugh, this somehow seems worse.”

“Well now you have to tell me.”

“It was the… the manhandling part..” the tapes in his hands are shaking even more. He puts them down.

“The manhandling?”

“Yeah, he lifted me clean off the ground, then shoved me against my car and— oh my god.”

“Oh my god is right,” Robin grimaces

“No, no, Tommy— Rude.” he says, flashing a glare at her. “Tommy did the same shit to me once, after Jonathan bashed my face in… can you believe I actually thought about kissing that freckled asshole about it?”

“Oh my god,” Robin repeats, fake gagging over the returns cart.

“I guess it was also the punch too..” He says after a little bit.

“I knew it!”

“Not in a weird way, or anything, not the punch, but.. why the punch?” he says, not sure if he’s communicating this right. “Like, yes. He punched me. But it was only because he was trying to protect the shitheads, you know? Sucks that he was trying to protect them from me, but still. He literally put himself between them and me.”

“So the guy with the hero complex has the hots for the guy with the hero complex.”

“Shut up, you’re the worst.” She throws an empty tape case at her while she cackles like a witch, but laughs with her, feeling something ease off his chest

Over the next five months, the stupid little crush he had on Eddie simmers and kind of dies off on its own. Aside from Robin, Steve doesn’t hear another person mention Eddie. The kids don’t talk about what happened back in October, Eddie never finds Steve to apologize, nothing. It’s as good as dead by the time spring break rolls around.

Until.

“C’mon Steve, Pleaeeeeease?”

“What, hang out with you and Eddie “The Freak” Munson? Yeah, I’ll pass.” Whew, yep, crush is basically non-existent. Only a single bubble of something stirs at the mention of him.

“Is this about him punching you? ‘Cause he’s totally sorry for doing it.”

Yeah, he doubts that. “Yeah, I doubt it.”

“Steve pleeaseee!”

“No dude, I’ve got a date tonight! And shouldn’t you guys be going to Sinclair’s game? It’s the championship, dude.”

“Eddie doesn’t–”

Before Steve can give Dustin a piece of his mind about his revered Dork Master, the bell chimes above the door.

“Sorry man, can’t, won’t, and don’t. And I better see you at Lucas’ game.” He drops the handset onto the receiver and immediately picks it back up.

“Brenda, hey, it’s Steve. Listen, I’ve got a change of plans.”

He doesn’t see any of the shitheads in the stands when he gets to the school.

All throughout Tammy Thompson’s spot-on muppet impression, he’s scanning the bleachers for any sight of them.

As soon as the crowds start to cheer again, Steve excuses himself and slips out into the hall.

He remembers Dustin saying something about the theater when he’d talked about Hellfire before, so he heads in that direction, not slowing his pace until he reaches the three doors that lead into the theater wing.

One, the Theater teacher’s office. Dark.

Next, the extra large door to the stage itself. Quiet.

Last one, the one to the set storage. Warm light and yells flow from the other side.

Bingo.

Steve shoves the door open, wincing minutely when it crashes into something behind it.

“Are you guys serious?”

“Steve?!”

“Damn it Dustin, I told you on the phone that you shitheads had better be at Lucas’ game toni— Erica? You too?”

“What does Lucas’ game have to do with me?”

“He’s your brother—” Steve presses his fingers into his eyes, “Look. All three of you. Gym. Now.”

None of them move.

“C’mon assholes, you know as well as I do that this is important to him.”

“This is important to us. It’s the final campaign against Vecna, we’ve gotta—”

“You don't think this stupid game is important to Lucas too?”

“If it were, he’d be here of his own free will, your majesty.” Aw shit, how’d he forget about Eddie? “And yet, he isn’t. Sounds to me like Sinclair’s gone over to the Dark Side.”

“Yep. He’s gone to the Dark Side, I’ve lulled him there with the promise of popularity,”

“So you admit it, Darth Shitass.” Eddie’s goons laugh, Mike too.

“Yep, that’s me, Darth Shitass, and you shitasses aren’t as dumb as he or I are,” Steve says gesturing between Eddie and himself, the former of whom starts to splutter defensively, “You know that your Party sticks together.” he emphasis the last bit, leveling them all with a look.

They at least start to look sheepish.

“Damn it, he’s right.” Erica says, starting to grab up some of the papers in front of her.

The rest of the table start to argue over and around her, the older Hellfire boys louder than the other two. Steve’s still just stunned that she’d agreed with him.

“You leave, we don’t have enough players.” the biggest guy says

“If any of you leave, your characters are dead.” Eddie says, still glaring at Steve. Damn it, why does he have to be so hot? Stupid fucking crush has been stupidly fucking reignited.

“Lady Applejack doesn’t belong to you, you long-haired freak. She’s mine.”

Eddie bristles, Dustin and Mike look at her, shocked.

Erica grabs the last of her things and marches to Steve. “You’ll have to show me where to go.”

“Sure thing, kiddo.” He says, still surprised, but he snaps a glare over to Dustin and Mike. “You two know where the gym is.” and walks out the door behind Erica.

His brain is fighting with itself over how damn hot that asshole nerd is and how much of an asshole that asshole nerd is when he and Erica arrive back to the game.

She veers off to where her parents are seated, and Steve climbs back up to Brenda.

He’s just gotten back into the swing of the game when the gym doors open again, and the rest of the Hellfire club slinks in and onto an open section of the bleachers.

Even Eddie, who lopes in last, partially obscured by his bigger friends.

–

After that night, time seems to speed along at triple it’s regular pace.

Chrissy is missing, Eddie is missing.

Chrissy is dead, Eddie is still missing.

Dustin and Max barge into Family Video, Eddie may be at Reefer Rick’s

“Seeing as how majority of the people in this room have almost died before, I don’t find it all that funny—”

Solid, warm, panicked, beautiful, sharp, gripping… Steve’s brain is running on adjectives.

“This is Steve..” Dustin says, as if trying to calm a wild animal.. And as if Steve being himself is any less threatening to Eddie at this moment.

The broken bottle is pressed closer to his neck, Steve can feel the cold glass warm to the temperature of his skin, can feel it twitch and shake in brief kisses to his throat.

Eddie’s other hand, gripped around the shoulder of Steve’s jacket, shakes too.

Steve’s on his tiptoes against a wooden beam of Rick’s boathouse, one of Eddie’s legs is pressed along the length of his, pushing in and up, helping his arm lift Steve off the ground and hold him there.

Steve repeats Dustin’s words in a daze, watching Eddie’s face the whole time.

The creased twitch of his brow, the twitch of his left eye, the tears in his right, the wobble of his bottom lip.

He wants to kiss it. He wants to kiss it so bad.

He’s released onto shaky legs without any sort of preamble, Robin rushes to his side.

“It’s still the manhandling.” he says, breathless, still hunched forward.

She huffs a nervous laugh, but helps him stand…

The cemetery, the school, skull rock, the lake, dragging, pain, pain, pain…

Relief, running, skull rock (again), pain, groans, the button of a vest smacking him square on the forehead.

“For your modesty, dude.”

Robin looks like she’s about to say something about his new garment, “Whatever you’re about to say, don’t.” he mumbles over to her, hoping the look he gives her transmits the “Crush’s Jacket” of it all directly into her brain. He thinks it does.

The woods, The house, the lack of guns, the lack of.. Dustin?

Bikes, Eddie’s trailer, Nancy’s Vecna vision…

Time goes stupid fast after that.

Until.

Screaming.

There’s screaming.

Someone is screaming Eddie’s name, his name.

“Steve! Steve please!”

“Dustin!” There’s a stitch in his side from running all this way. He ignores it.

“Steve! Eddie, he– The bats– He–” Dustin sags forward over a motionless Eddie.

“Hey, hey, it’s okay Dustin, It’ll be–”

“Don’t tell me it’ll be okay!”

Steve pulls Dustin to him, away from whatever Nancy is checking, “It’s okay man, we’ll get him out of here, we will. Promise, promise.”

“Steve! I have a pulse!”

Dustin shoves Steve away, dropping down next to Eddie and Nancy.

They do it, somehow, they get Eddie up and out of the gate, the ceiling sealing up after them. El’s work?

Doesn’t matter. They’ve got to get to the hospital, they’ve got to check on the others at the Creel House…

Time slows to a crawl when Eddie and Max are in the hospital.

Every minute with the government suits is tedious. Every second their friends are unconscious is agonizing.

But they make it through.

Eddie wakes up first, but is out again not long after his Uncle gets there.

Max is gonna need one hell of a prescription for her new glasses and a set of crutches she’s sure to whack upon every shin that winds up in her path, but they’re alive.

Eddie has hospital visits and additional surgeries, Max’s cast eventually comes off, the last graft Eddie needed is finally cleared to go bandageless.

“I’m as right as rain again, big boy.” Oh yeah, that hadn’t stopped either. Eddie’s incessant need to flirt with him.

Steve’s not complaining.

“Are you now?”

“Sure am.”

“So you��re finally all healed up? Off all your meds?”

“The very last of the good stuff is running through me as we speak.” He nods, tipping his head back to drain the last of his pop. The third one since they'd had pizza with the rest of the party earlier this afternoon. “Good thing too, because I could use a drink.” He says with a sigh, looking up at the stars above them.

Everyone else has gone home. Robin is upstairs, probably already drooling all over Steve's pillow.

They're the only ones still out here.

“Good thing.” Steve echoes, similarly draining his own can of pop. “Means I can finally do this.”

He flings the empty can over his shoulder, pulls his arm back, and punches a confused Eddie right in his perfect fucking face.

“Ow! What the fuck, Harrington?!”

“That’s for October.” he steps closer to him.

“I can’t believe you—” The rest of Eddie’s face goes pink in embarrassment as he rubs the red mark Steve made. “Oh. Yeah. Sorry about that, by the way.”

“And this,” Steve takes Eddie’s face in both his and leans forward, throwing all his doubts to the wind. For all his flirting before and after Spring Break, Steve’s 82% sure this is the right move.

He presses his lips to Eddie’s, who responds immediately, chasing after him when he pulls back. “Was for just now.”

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edit: now on AO3!!

what if the first time steve and eddie actually meet is when steve picks up dustin, mike, and lucas from hellfire a month or so into their freshman year.

and when steve starts dicking around and roughhousing with dustin a bit.. thats when eddie sees him

him.

steve harrington.

king steve harrington.

king steve harrington, jock extraordinaire fucking with his new (pretty brittle, he got told off for the same thing at the beginning of the year by mike and lucas) sheepie

Eddie’s at the car in next to no time at all, tears steve off henderson, and punches him square in the face

#uhhh.... i don't know what came over me #here's this i suppose #eddie munson #steve harrington #robin buckley #lucas sinclair #dustin henderson #mike wheeler #st #stranger things #the party #steddie #pre steddie #steve harrington x eddie munson #eddie munson x steve harrington #steveddie #eddeve #noelle writes

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