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Ohhhhhhh, this is too much for me đł his neck is THICK. his shoulders??? baddie written on his shirt???? i just woke up but i need to go lay down again
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#honestly#its giving me 'prison penpal' photo vibes#and#im kinda into it???????#mumma#im falling for a felon#or#that guy your friend keeps trying to hook you up with#and just says 'he has....... a record'#and youre like ew no#hes deffo a roadman#but you go because you owe her a favour#and HE shows up#has anyone seen Crossroads??????#the Brittney Spears film?#because that but its him
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newcomer | spencer reid x fem!reader part 2
part 1
warnings: swearing, v mild dirty thoughts
word count: 1.3k
summary: your dad calls you on your day off
a/n: thank you so so much for all the support on my last few works, it means the world!! i love reading through all the comments! please if you have a fic request please let me know!!
it had been a few days since you dropped in to visit your dad at the bau, but your mind kept wandering back to the hazel eyed man you met.
you found his awkwardness quite adorable, and the way his face flushed when you spoke to him, made you smile.
you had heard a lot about the team over the years, so it was nice to put faces to names after your father had returned home that evening.
today was your day off, and you didnât really have many plans, maybe youâd go and grab a coffee or take a walk around the park, who knows.
you stretched back against the plush sofa in your living room, flicking through the channels on your tv.
your phone began to chime, blasting out your ringtone. you picked it up on third ring, bringing it to your ear.
âhello?â
ây/n, are you at home?â your father questioned.
âyeah dad- iâm just watching tv at the moment, whatâs up?â you sat up, scooting to the edge of the couch.
âcan you do me a huge favour?â
you hummed in response âwhat is it?â
âin my home office, i left the latest case files- would you come to the bureau and drop them off?â
you chewed your bottom lip. on one hand, you didnât really want to drive thirty minutes to and from your dads work, just to be there for less than five minutes. on the other, those five minutes could be spent talking or spencer reid.
âiâll be there soon, dad.â you replied, hanging up the phone.
~
you practically raced to the bureau, cutting the usual thirty plus minute drive down to twenty three. a new record.
you clutched the case files to your side, making your way inside the building and making a b line for the bullpen.
morgan, garcia and reid were all sat around spencerâs desk, the younger man rambling on about the book he had just finished reading, which was a recommendation from penelope.
âhonestly the plot could have been better- and i didnât really like the-â spencer was interrupted with a dig from morgan, whos eyes were glued to the elevator doors of the bullpen.
âwhyâd you do that ow.â spencer complained, rubbing the aching spot on his forearm. he turned his gaze to where both morgan and garcia were looking.
and there you stood. you had just stepped out of the elevator, you werenât in the same office attire you had adorned the last time you visited the bau.
you were wearing a tight pair of black jeans that flared slightly at the leg, with a striped button down fitted shirt which rode up slightly, showing off part of your midriff.
âdamn little gideon is mad fine.â morgan mumbled earning a quizzical look from spencer.
âlittle gideon- ew is that what youâre calling her?â penelopeâs face contorted into one of disgust.
âi mean, you arenât wrong..â she added, the blonde woman was practically undressing you with her eyes.
âguys come on- thatâs a bit much donât you think?â spencer mumbled, though his eyes did not once leave your form as you walked across the room towards gideonâs office.
âyouâre just saying that because you like her, ainât that right lover boy?â morgan cracked a smile, smacking spencer on the shoulder.
âshut up man..â
âdo you really think gideon would want you dating his daughter?â derek mused.
âi mean anything is better than you..â spencer mumbled jokingly.
you reached your fathers office, balancing the files in one arm while using the other to knock against the oakwood door.
âcome in.â
you pushed the door open, to reveal gideon leaning back in his desk chair, case files spread across the table. he had a telephone pressed in between his ear and his shoulder.
âhey dad- i brought the files you needed.â you smiled, shuffling over to his desk and plopping the bundle of papers onto his cluttered work space.
âthanks hon, you want to wait outside? iâll be done in a few minutes and we can grab a coffee?â
you nodded, allowing gideon to continue his phone call. you backed out of his office, walking down the steps into the main section of the bullpen.
you scanned the room, your eyes landing on the three agents huddled around spencerâs desk.
you plucked up the courage and began to saunter over to them.
âhey reid look.â penelope whispered just loud enough for spencer to hear, immediately his head shot up, his gaze softening when he realised you were making your way over to him.
âgood luck tiger.â morgan grinned, both he and garcia leaving the premises upon your arrival, after giving you a small smile.
âhey dr. reid right?â you mumbled once you reached his desk.
his eyes met yours, through his wire-framed glasses, and he nodded.
âyeah- you can call me spencer though- youâre y/n? gideonâs daughter?â he stumbled upon his words, rushing the sentences together.
you hummed in response, perching yourself against the geniusâ desk.
âheâs told me a lot about you.â
âall good things i hope-â spencer began, a slight nervousness to his voice.
this made you chuckle, âyes, all good things, i promise.â
âi hope you donât mind keeping me company, iâm just waiting for dad to get off of the phone.â you eyed spencer, watching as he frantically neatened his desk.
âno-no not at all, iâm enjoying your company.â he mumbled out.
from the corner of his eye he could see morgan and garcia watching their interaction from the kitchenette, morgan had a cocky grin plastered onto his face and garcia held her thumbs up supportively.
spencer let out a breathy sigh, slumping down into his desk chair. he pondered for a moment, considering being forward. he didnât want to come across as too needy or awkward, but if he was being honest with himself thatâs exactly what he was.
he watched as you sat on the edge of his desk, happily swinging you legs back and forth, glancing around the bullpen.
fuck it.
ây/n?â spencer began, not being able to stop the crimson staining his cheeks.
âspencer.â you giggled.
âwould you, i donât know maybe like to go for dinner sometime- with..me?â you could sense the anxiety in his voice, the brunette avoiding your gaze as he fumbled with a pen on his desk.
you felt your cheeks heat up, and you reached over to place a hand on spencerâs arm. his eyes flickered up to look at you when he felt your touch.
âi would love to, let me give you my number.â you smiled happily, jumping from the desk.
you took the pen from spencerâs grasp, your fingers brushing against his causing a spark from the contact.
you picked up a pad of sticky notes and began scribbling down your number.
as you were doing so, gideon had left his office and was making his way towards the two of you.
âhere, iâm free friday if you are.â you mumbled, passing him the paper and pen back.
âo-okay iâll call you.â spencerâs eyes were now on gideon who had come to an abrupt stop, resting his hand on your shoulder.
âlets get going, kid.â
you nodded, shooting spencer a smile. âiâll see you soon, dr. reid.â
and with that you had walked on ahead, gideon bringing his arms into a folded position in front of his chest.
spencer swallowed hard, feeling beads of sweat build up on his forehead.
âyou want to take my daughter out?â
âuh yes, yes sir-â
agent gideon pondered for a moment, eyeing the younger man. he had worked with him for a few years, he trusted him to be sensible with you, and out of everyone he was probably the best pick.
âbetter you than morgan.â gideon shrugged, and with that comment he followed you out the door.
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Redemption| Eddie Munson x Reader
Summary: after committing a petty crime, Eddie is forced to work community at a retirement home; what he didnât expect was the pretty girl at the front desk, you. This is so self-indulgent don't come for me
Word count: 3.8k
Cw: mutual pining, male masturbation, Perv!Eddie, Dom!Eddie/ Sub!reader, unprotected sex, corruption kink? breeding kink, sex at work. (Briefly proofread)
An: after 85 years I finally got around to finishing this! Itâs not where I thought it would go originally bc it was just suppose to be a fluff piece but the horny gremlin took over
Boredom wasn't even a way to describe how you were feeling. The phones were dead, the day had been dragging on, and it was not even 12:00pm. The residents of the home were also not doing you any favours. Having to repeat yourself about six times in a row at the top of your lungs was starting to get old; your day had just not been going the way you wanted. Any other day, you'd be happy to help, happy to repeat yourself, but today was not one of those days. You were irritated and annoyed; your work bestie was off today, so you couldn't even complain to her about your shit day.
 A sigh of relief fills you when the phone rings, a rare occasion, but today has been so slow you were begging for something to do.
 "Sunny Acres Retirement Home! How may I help you?" your customer service voice was overly sweet, too sweet. However you can't seem to turn it off, being the people pleaser that you are.Â
"Jesus Christ'' You hear mumbled from the other end of the line.Â
"Hello? How can I help you?" you roll your eyes, having to repeat yourself, but keep up the chipper act.
 "Yeah, listen, I was assigned to do community hours at this place, and I need to talk to a manager." Damn, this guy had an attitude.Â
"Yeah! Sure thing. Can I get your name, please?"
 "Seriously?"Â
What the fuck crawled up this guy's ass?
"It's company policy, Sir." You rolled your eyes again, not wanting to deal with more bullshit.
"Eddie" Â
"One moment, Eddie, I'll transfer your call." You put him on hold and transferred him to the manager with a good luck warning.Â
The next day, you were in much better spirits; your work bestie was with you, it was casual Friday, and you were allowed to wear jeans instead of business casual attire.
It was around 1:00pm when you saw Chief Hopper walk in accompanied by someone you had not recognized.Â
"Hey Hopps," you greet him with a smile.
"Hey, you." He said with a smile.
You and Chief Hopper had a friendly relationship because you're close friends with his girlfriend's oldest, Jonathan. Â
"To what do we owe the pleasure?"
"Brought in another delinquent for you to roughhouse into shape" he steps out of the way.
Your giggle dies as you lock eyes with the prettiest boy you've ever seen.Â
"This is Edward; he is here to complete two hundred hours of community service, and he will be starting today."
"It's Eddie," you hear him mumble under his breath.Â
Oh so this is the jackass you spoke to on the phone yesterday... a really cute jackass.
He looked to be around your age, but you didn't recognize him. You'd only been in town since the second half of senior year, hating your parents for making your move to a new school so close to graduating. You have been in Hawkins six years now you're here working 9-5 as a receptionist at Sunny Acres Retirement Home.
"Nice to meet you, Eddie." You introduce yourself and proceed to call the manager to let her know he is here. Once Hopper leaves and your manager shows him around, you immediately call your best friend, Robin's, extension.
"Get over here now! We have a code, hottie," you whisper into the phone. Whenever you see a cute person enter the building, whether it be adult grandchildren, paramedics, or firefighters, you always let one another know when there is one on the premises. No less than two minutes later, she approaches your desk.
"Where are they?"
" There," you point to the dining room directly across from your desk as he is being given a tour of the building.
"Eddie Munson?!" she half yells before covering her mouth.Â
"You know him?" you ask excitedly.
"Know him? He's the town freak," she scoffs.
"I'm sure he is a freak, alright?" You wiggle your brows at her."Â
"I'm serious! He's bad news."Â
"Clearly, he is doing community service hours."Â
"Seriously? That is what you're into?" she giggles.
"I don't know? There is something about him?" You bite your lip as you check him out from afar. He turns back to walk towards you, and you quickly look away, not wanting to be caught.
You've always been into bad boys, but your golden retriever, good girl image, always scared them away.
Eddie notices you staring at him because you're not very subtle. He isn't mad that he caught you staring because he felt that you were checking him out rather than judging him. Unlike your co-worker standing beside you...
Just his luck, he recognized Robin from high school. She was always neutral towards him and didn't say much, but he knew how the people in this town operated. She would turn you against him in no time.
"Buckley." He nodded.
"Munson," she mimicked back.
You watched the scene play out, hoping she would introduce you. Wrong. She goes straight in for the kill.
"My friend thinks you're cute." She points her thumb at you, and you immediately slap her shoulder as a gut reaction.
"Robin?!" you scold her. Mortified about what she admitted to him just to break an awkward silence, you feel like you want the ground to swallow you whole.Â
Eddie gives you a cocky smirk before the manager comes back to continue with the tour.Â
"Why do you hate me? Did I do something? Are you punishing me?" you whine.Â
"You know I just blurt out things when I get uncomfortable!"Â
All you can do is roll your eyes, you loved the girl, but she could be really dense.Â
Eddie couldn't stop thinking about your brief interaction all night. Was Robin telling the truth? Did you really think he was cute? Or was she teasing? He hoped that she had grown up since high school and was telling the truth because he also thought you were cute, like really, really cute. He hadn't seen you before, and Hawkins was a small town; he must have known you from somewhere? He wraps his brain around any memories of your face, but he comes up empty. He had to find out more about you. He needed to know you. Something about you infatuated him so much. He thought about how your body looked in the adorable outfit you had on. He thought about what was under the outfit to... Maybe being forced to volunteer his time at Sunny Acres wouldn't be the worst thing that happened to him after all...
The next day, you were assigned to show Eddie some of the duties he was to do for the residents. Talk to them, run bingo, help them with their phone if the line was giving them any trouble, or their TV if they put in the wrong input, serve them beverages, and get to know them and keep them company. A lot of them don't have families or anyone to come visit them. The staff are their family. That was the main reason you stayed at this job for so long.Â
Eddie was quiet the whole orientation. The tension from yesterday was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Small talk was not your strong suit; you dreaded it, but you also really wanted to talk with Eddie, so you went for it.
"So what did they book you for? Steal candy from a kid on the playground?" trying to make light of the situation.Â
"Murder," he deadpans to you.
"Ha ha. Nice try. They don't give community hours to murderers." you couldn't keep your eyes on the task in front of you.
He was dead silent, but you could feel his eyes burning into you.
"Okay, don't tell me; I'll just keep guessing until you do." you gave a cheeky smile, trying to lighten the mood.Â
Another eye roll was shot your way, but you swore you saw a glint of something behind those eyes.Â
"So what was it? Trespassing? Vandalism? shoplifting? Public intoxication? Speeding?" you raise a brow at him.
 Eddie just smirked and shook his head as you interrogated him. Your bubbly personality was nothing compared to his. He noticed how you would light up the room when you walked in. The residents of the home adored you, and he could see why. You were one of the prettiest girls he had ever seen; your eyes sparkled, and he loved how you styled yourself. He wasn't used to being so infatuated by someone so cutesy. He noticed you wore a lot of pink and has yet to see you in anything black. He thought of what you would look like with black underwear... then he snapped back out of his thoughts. He tried to think of something less sexy, but as he was trying to do so, your top slipped down when you went to reach for the deck of cards across from you. He caught a glimpse of the frilly light yellow bra you had on under your top.
Eddie noticed the room was getting hotter, or was that just him? You made him nervous; he didn't want to embarrass himself in front of you more than he already has. He felt shame that we had to be waltzed in here by the chief of police, never mind what offence he committed. So he stayed quiet, not wanting the next thing to come out of his mouth to be offensive or crass. So he kept quiet, not saying anything or indulging in the conversation more than he had to.
Another week went by, and you still hardly spoke to Eddie. Work was unbelievably slow yet again. you thought that would give you a chance to speak with Eddie, but you hardly had time to see him because the residents kept hogging him. That was until your manager asked for you to help with the Bingo because everyone decided to show up today. Eddie was in charge of rolling and placing, and you were in charge of announcing and checking.
This was it, this was your chance to speak to him...
"How do you like it here so far?"
"It's fine I guess." He mumbled.Â
"Everyone really loves you." You smiled. Â
Eddie gave you a look that said what the fuck?
âNo really! ⊠Do you not like it here?â What you were really asking was do you not like being around me?
"Don't you get it? How can I serve these snotty rich people when all they do is look down on someone like me?"
"Eddie, are you blind? The residents love you."Â
Eddie scoffs at your confession. "I'm serious! When you are gone, Pat always asks where you are! And Linda always refers to you as her boyfriend, and I overheard Martha and June arguing over who got to braid your hair next. You're a real ladies' man around here," You giggle.Â
"A ladies man you say?" his mood slowly changes as he smirks at you. That made you blush, the heat rose to your cheeks as you looked away bashfully. He was just so pretty⊠and the way he looked at you like how he is now is making you so shy.
"Yeah, I'm kinda jealous of Linda, if I'm honest." You flirt. You feel like your stomach was in your ass by the time you finished the sentence.
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"What's the next number! come on!" Bob yelled from the table. You had completely forgotten about the game.
Small glances were stolen throughout the following weeks. You would feel the heat rise to your cheeks every time he caught you, and you couldn't tell if he found it endearing or annoying. You never got a response out of Eddie after your admission to being jealous over an eighty-three-year-old.
Eddie definitely thought it was endearing and he can't seem to get you out of his head. He would think about you when he was alone in his room at night. He would think about how you always smelled like marshmallows, how your hair looked so cute with the little bow you put in it occasionally, or how you tease him by wearing those short skirts with stockings underneath. He knew you were teasing him. Everyone else bought the Goodie Two Shoes act, but not Eddie. He saw right through it, and he was fed up. He felt like if he didn't have you, he would actually explode.
Eddie had been watching you from afar this whole time. He would sneak around your desk, finding things he could take home with him as a keepsake. Like little doodles you would leave out, or the pen you were using, or your lip balm. The best was when you left your purse out, and he got a chance to take the travel-size perfume that was lying there on top of everything. There was a reason he got booked for defacing public property and not theft. Theft he was good at.
Eddie sprayed his pillow with your perfume and then used your lip balm that smelled and tasted like strawberries, fuck, everything about you was so sweet: your personality, looks and smell, even your fucking lip balm. He thought about how his lips were touching the thing that touched yours as he applied it to his own, and his dick got hard. Then he thought about how your strawberry lips would look around his hard cock.
You were taking over Eddie's senses as he began to tug at his cock. He thought about how he would love to flip up your skirt and fucking you in one of the empty rooms. His imagination ran wild. He thought about your voice, how your tits would look bouncing in that frilly yellow bra he got a peek at. He wanted you in every position, especially under him. He knew you would be the perfect little sub for him. He needed you to be; he was so close to cumming. He thought about you crying from how much you needed his cock to fill you. He thought about how good you would look and feel swallowing his cock. He needed to take what he thought, no needed to believe, was your virgin pussy.
Eddie came so hard that night, the first night he indulged in his fantasies of you with your smell lingering in the air of his room. The mix of your sent with his was too much. He needed you, and he would do anything to try and get you.
"Ok, I can't take this anymore, you need to talk to him." Robin shook her head.Â
"And say what?"Â
"Yo Munson, come here!"Â
"Robin!" You scolded. Â
As Eddie approached, you felt your heart rate go up; you could hear the blood pumping in your ears. What on earth was she going to say now?Â
"Okay, I can't take watching you two dance around one another any longer." "She thinks you're cute. Okay..." Robin gestured to you. "Do you think she is cute?"
Eddie didnât say anything, he just slowly nodded his head.
The tension broke when the shrill of phone ring broke you out of your trance and shook you a little. You just stared at the phone and Robin butted in.
âIâll take it, you take your lunchâ she gave you a wink and you looked to Eddie.
âI could eat.â and he wasn't talking about the chicken they were serving for lunch.
You felt your stomach do a flip-flip; you heard the insinuation in his tone.
"Um, uh- yeah. Okay." You cleared your throat and went to find an empty room for some privacy.
You guided Eddie up to the eighth floor. There were a lot of vacant rooms up there, and hardly anyone went in the west wing since no one was living there yet. The elevator ride up was silent; you felt an awkwardness, like Eddie was looking into your soul even though he wasn't even looking at you... The elevator dinged, and Eddie let you step out first, guiding him to the privacy he yearned for.
809 Eddie read on the door as you fumbled with the lock and key. Finally, you opened the lock and guided him inside. The room was completely empty; it echoed a little as your footsteps filled it.
"So..." You started but Eddie had no time for talking. He wanted you and he wanted you now.
Eddie surprised you by cupping your face and kissing you passionately. No one had ever kissed you like this before; it was strong and hard but also careful.
"You have no idea what you do to me, sweetheart." He spoke into your mouth. The kissing got more and more sensual. You ran your hands up his middle before you knew what was happening he quickly turned you around and pressed you up against the wall.
"You think it's cute? Teasing me for weeks with your sweet little outfits?" Eddie's hand was wrapped around your mouth to keep you quiet as his fingers explored you meat of your ass.
"Mmmmmph" You were so scared someone would find you in the empty suite, but it also turned you on more than expected.
"What was that sweetheart? I didn't quite catch that?" His fingers found the waistband of your stockings and pulled them and your panties down with one swift motion. His hand loosened its grip on your jaw so you could speak.
"N-no," You whimpered. This was turning you on way more than it should. You thought you would come up here to talk; maybe he would ask you out on a date. You never thought you would be fucking!
"I don't believe you."
You felt your skirt flipped up and a cool breeze on your wet pussy.
"Tell me, sweetheart, has anyone ever filled this pussy?" Eddie asked as he ran a single finger through your wet folds.
"Yes," You admit shakily. You gripped Eddie's wrist of the hand that was clamped around your throat.
Eddie can't say he was surprised that youâve had men before him. You were beautiful, smart, funny, adorable. It's too bad you had to be with them before he got a taste.
"What a shame you've had to suffer through that before meeting me, babydoll."
"Why is that?" you ask bravely.
Eddie chuckled darkly... "Because baby, I'm about to ruin you for all men."
That made you gulp. You can't believe you were about to fuck your crush in the middle of the work day. You didn't do stuff like this! you were a good girl, a rule follower.
Before you could think anymore about the consequences, Eddie, he slipped his throbbing cock into your needy pussy.
"Holy fuck!" You screamed, and Eddie's hand clamped back down over your mouth to keep you quiet.
Just when Eddie didn't think you could get any hotter, the curse word you let slip from your mouth made his cock twitch inside of you.
"Fuck me, you stretch me out so good," You whine, and Eddie thinks he will bust a nut right then and there. His perfect little angel had the mouth of a whore.
"Yes, you like that, don't you, you dirty little slut." Eddie jerked his hips up into you. It was sharp and hard and hit that delicious spot inside you each time. âYou wanna be my good girl? Or my bad girl?â
âGood- oh fuck- good girl. I want to be your good girl!â
âThat shut the fuck up and take it like I know you canâ
"oh my god, you're so big." Your eyes rolled back into your head as he became more controlled with his rhythm. His hands gripped your hip, and he wrapped his hand in your hair, yanking your head back like he was riding you.
The view Eddie had was your ass bounced off his cock was making his head spin. He knew you would hand a perfect pussy. It was his now and only his.
"This pussy is mine now, understand? Im going to fill this pussy so good you won't know what to do for days. The only thing you're going to be thinking of is me and my fat cock."
All you could do was moan in response. "Yea you like that you dirty little whore. You like that I own this pussy nowâŠâ Eddie slowed down, he rolled his hips slowly into your pussy and he swore he saw the light âYou have everyone convinced you're a goodgirl but all you are is a cumslut. Tell me how much you want my cum coating your walls"
"I want it so bad!" you cried.
You've never had a dick like this before. Eddie was right, he's ruined you for all men and he hadn't even made you cum... yet. You had full faith that he was able to do so because you could feel it. The warm fuzzy feeling was bubbling up in your core. Eddie had picked up the pace at your omission, and fuck if he wasnât hitting your g spot with each delicious stroke of his cock hitting your walls.
"Fuck I'm going to cum!" You scream, all caution thrown to the wind, you'd forgotten where you were. The only thing you could think of was Eddie and his delicious cock.
"Fuck yes, babydoll. Come on this cock." Eddie's hand let go of your hair and wrapped it around your throat, pulling you flush to his body.
"More" You whisper.
"Greedy greedy girl."
"Please" You begged. You needed him to touch you.
"There is my good girl." His hand that had gripped your hip slid down and started playing with your swollen clit and your legs almost gave out.
"Next time, I'm keeping my word, and I'm going to eat this pretty little pussy." Eddie growled.
That did it for you; your inner walls squeezed, and you felt your orgasm rush through you. Eddie trusted in you as your body convulsed around him.
"Fuck you're so fucking tight," Eddie grits through his teeth, and he fights off his impending orgasm. He doesn't want this moment to end, he wants it to last forever. What if this is the last chance he has to feel your pussy wrapped around him?
"Please, Eddie, I want your cum! I want your cum so fucking bad, my pussy needs it."
That did it for Eddie, he let go and his hot seed was being shot into you with a roar.
After minutes of silence and heavy breathing, Eddie bent down and pulled up your panties and stockings for you, trapping his cum with it. You turn slowly, afraid to look him in the eyes, but Eddie doesn't allow it. He brings your cin up, guiding your eyes to look into his.
"Don't shy away from me now, babydoll. You're going to go back down to the lobby and finish the rest of your work day knowing my cum is going to be seeping through your pretty little panties, ok?" He ordered, and you dumbly nodded your head, still fucked out by the amazing dick you just received.
"Good girl" Eddie patted your ass, and you walked to the elevator with wobbly legs. Eddie laughed and held you stand straight before letting go before you reached the first floor.
You returned from your break fifteen minutes later than allotted, but Robin covered for you. You couldn't even look her in the eyes, and she knew you got freaky with the freak of Hawkins.
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arrange marriage with patrick where you know he doesnât love you. this entire thing was cooked up by your parents, and you feel guilty for being the one that destroyed his freedom. so when he slips away for unexplainable periods of time, you keep quiet. you know who heâs seeing, what heâs doing, as he returns with a slack jawed smile and missed hair. it stings slightly, knowing youâre in a loveless marriage and that all chances of martial, conventional bliss were down the shitter, but what can you do? he doesnât want to be with you. he owes you nothing, heâs just as trapped as you are. youâre polite and warm, you ask about his day, you want to be friends if nothing else. patrick gets frustrated, mostly because of the guilt. he is objectively awful to you, and youâre still so sweet. so sweet. you look at the hickeys on his neck and you donât scream, donât yell. all you do is cover it for him before you have to go to gala. you cover it! how can you be so forgiving? how can you not care? he fucks tashi 3 times a week. heâs being awful. and you still smile when he comes home. take his coat, kiss his cheek. any time heâs tried to have sex, tried to do the proper thing and produced another heir to the family fortune, you graciously turn him down, like youâre doing him some kind of grand favour. when sometimes, he just actually does want to fuck you. itâs hard. itâs weird. he kind of wants you?? but youâre so distant. he strangely feels a longing for you, missing something he never had. what did you look like, sound like when you laughed uncontrollably? what did you want to be when you were a little girl? who are you?
patrick knew hating you wasn't fair. it didn't stop him from treating you likes shit, though. didn't stop him from barely putting in effort during your wedding, from looking bored during the vows, from planting a stiff kiss on your lips, and then proceeding to treat you like you didn't exist.
it wasn't your fault, and yet it was. he couldn't exactly up and tell his parents to fuck off - though god knows he desired nothing else than to do just that. in the end, he was a conduit. a vessel to carry on a legacy he didn't give two shits about.
he knew it was coming.
he just wish he had more time.
more time to be reckless. more time to get drunk at parties. more time to be a general stain on society. more time with tashi duncan.
but destiny waited for no one or whatever the fuck, and now here he was, shackled to you and resenting every fucking thing about you.
at least you knew how to keep your mouth shut.
it would have been a bitch to deal with you running and tattling to his mother about how he hadn't fucked you yet - how he was still seeing tashi. as much as he appreciated your discretion, he also hated you for it.
you had no fucking backbone. you were nothing like tashi. she was bold and rash and clawed her way from nothing and took none of patricks shit. you took it all. mouth properly suctioned to his asshole just like every other spineless dipshit in his family.
he knew you saw the hickeys she left on his neck. knew you smelled the sex on his skin when he stumbled home at 4am and slid into bed, finally. he saw you register these things, the scratch marks down his back - saw your dainty little chin wobble and then still. saw your eyes dart away. and he felt something nasty claw at his chest - at your lack of self respect.
your husband was sticking his dick in a pussy that wasn't yours and you didn't have anything to fucking say about it? he saw the hurt in your eyes in the mirror. grinned at it. hoped today would be the day you'd snap and fight back, but you never did.
he found himself leaving tashis arms angry - angry about coming home to a brick wall and a wife who didn't seem to care what he did.
one night - he found himself drunk after a night out with tashi. sprawled out on his chair as he lazily watched you get dressed for bed.
he found himself hardening in his slacks. dick twitching with interest.
you weren't ugly, was the thing.
you were actually fucking hot. you had a plump sweet little body. you hid it under atrocious modest wear, but he could see it now in the outline of your fat tits outlining your nightgown. the curve of your waist. child bearing hips. he could laugh, if any of this was funny.
he tongued the inside of his cheek as he straightened, watching you.
âyou dress like a 1950s housewife.â cutting. meant to embarass you, which he can see it does. he feels a thrill in his chest to get a reaction out of you at all. âit's fucking weird.â
your lips press together - you don't look at him as you uncap your lotion and spread it onto your fingers. âI am a wife.â you tell him softly.
âwhat was that?â he heard you. he's just annoyed by your mously little voice.
you flick a glance at him, and he sees a flash of irritation on your doll like features. it makes you look pretty, he resents to realize.
âI said I am a wife.â you say, more firmly this time. âjust because you don't want to act like a husband doesn't negate what we are - what I am.â
you say it with a sense of pride. a lifting of your chin. and patrick - he has to fucking laugh then. licks his lips and downright giggles with it. his cheeks are flushed with alcohol and he drags himself to his feet, shaking his head.
âyou're fucking unreal.â he approaches you, you've turned your back to him - slathering lotion onto your legs, the sweet vanilla scent hits his nostrils as he gets close, and he sways a little. âI mean. are you even real? or are you made out of plastic? did mommy and daddy make you at a factory? the perfect wife factory.â he stops behind you, touches the end strands of your hair, rubs them between his fingers. your hair is fine and soft like silk. it runs like water through his fingers when you tug your head forward.
âof course I'm real.â your voice trembles a little. he's gotten to you, he thinks. and he likes that he has. feels his cock twitch again. âwhy would you even say that?â
you're finished putting on the lotion but you stay with your back turned to him. he wonders if this is a small act of defiance on your part. he wonders if you were raised to be this fucking submissive and subservient and if any part of you resents it. wishes you could turn around and claw at his face and call him a bastard. but no. that'd actually make the evening interesting. and you were set on being as dull as fucking drywall.
âshe's nothing like you, you know.â
he sees your spine stiffens. feels a cruel twist in his stomach that hearing about his mistress upset you.
you don't answer him so he continues, leaning in closer so his breath blows the wisps of your fine hair across your shoulders - âshe's firey and confident. she lights up a room when she walks in it, grabs everyone's attention by their throat because she demands it. it's fucking sexy as hell.â he inhales your scent, warm vanilla, sweet and soft. he wants to crush that softness under his foot. crush it to dust. âand god -â he lets his voice get low and seductive, that scratchy quality â- her fucking pussy. it's the best thing I've ever felt. like sliding right into nirvana. I could fuck her for hours -â
your spin around - your eyes are burning. not with tears, though. with fury. they blaze with more life in them than he's ever seen before and it cuts his sentence right off - sucks any further words out of his chest -
âgo to her then.â you hiss, venom from your lips. he thinks if it were possible, steam would be seeping from your pores. your cheeks are flushed and your lips are bee stung plump, the indents of your teeth marking the soft flesh. he realizes you'd been literally nawing on your bottom lip to stay quiet. âyou think I want to deal with you like this? that I want to deal with a husband like you at all? go to your mistress and bury all your problems in here and leave me alone to run the house and do your job for you. like I've been doing. I don't need you here.â
you turn back around, your hair swishing and smacking him in the face.
he glares at your back. his fingers twitch as an anger worse than he's ever felt boils his blood.
âyou can't talk to me like that.â he says, cold and deadly despite the liquid fire running through his veins. âim your fucking husband.â
you laugh - and despite everything - it sounds like bells tinkling. pretty and lyrical. he inhales again. steadies himself with a hand on your vanity.
âyou haven't earned that title.â you shake your head as you walk to your side of the bed. you're dismissing him. ending the conversation. âI doubt you even know what the word means - if asked to define it.â
something about the condescending tone - one he'd grown up hearing from his parents lips, from everyone around him who told him he'd fail before he even began. how tashi talked to him sometimes, dismissing him as a privileged kid instead of a person with feelings whenever they disagreed - something about it - he finds himself suddenly in your space - gripping your arm and yanking you back against him -
âyou want me to define it?â he asks, sounded half crazed. he rucks your nightgown up, and despite himself, he groans at the feeling of your soft and supple skin - never touched before and new and so fucking good under his hand - âyou want me to act like a husband to you?â
he presses himself against your ass, hard and throbbing. he's been hard since he first stood behind you and inhaled your scent. his cock has a goddamn pulse - he can feel the head beating like a drum - fluid bubbling at his slit -
your breath rattles in your chest in a wheeze as you freeze under his touch, you're stiff under his palm and he feels a spark of anger at that - he fucking knows his way around a woman's body - knows how to make someone melt and cry and beg for it -
he shoves you face down on the bed with a hand at your back, comes down over you to straddle your ass on his knees, hands coming down to his belt.
âyou want me to be a husband -â he yanks his belt through the loops I'm his jeans harshly, rips his zipper down and reaches in to grip himself where he's hard and hot and thick. â- want me to do my due dillengence and fuck you with my hard cock? fill you with the cum that'll give us an heir and make your life worth living? I can do that for you - pussy's pussy.â
he yanks your nightgown over your ass - grips your bare cheeks and spreads the flesh - bites his tongue till it bleeds at the sight of your small twitching asshole - and under it the wet lips of your cunt.
to combat the way the sight makes him feel, the sudden breathlessness in his chest - he tells you, âmy dicks still lubed from fucking her earlier - should slide right in -â and he slots the fat leaking tip of himself at your folds, is just beginning to part that heavenly slick flesh when you curl your hands into the sheets and whisper -
âstop.â
and patrick is alot of things. alot of bad things, he can admit.
but he's not a rapist.
he pauses - hand wrapped around his hard dick - âwhat -â but you're shoving up suddenly, bucking under him, scrambling and wiggling until you're out from under him and yanking your gown back down over your ass, covering yourself.
he blinks at you, suprised. dick still in his hand.
âI thought you wanted -â
you squeeze your eyes shut and shuffle off the bed, wrap your arms around your body like you want to curl in on yourself.
ânot like that.â you tell him. voice a fragile thing. you won't look at him. he softens in his hand, desire sapped from his body at the sight of your distress. ânot - not when.â you shake your head. âthings are fine how they are. I'm sorry for snapping at you, it was unbecoming. I'll sleep in the guest room tonight.â
and you're gone before he can even tuck himself back into his jeans and think of something to say.
he falls back against the bed and stares at the canopy above him. his throat feels dry. he thinks he should feel victorious. he'd intimidated you. humiliated you. made you feel as small as he feels all the fucking time.
but he doesn't feel satisfied.
he just feels like a dick and a shit husband. he scrubs a hand down his face.
fuck.
#ask#frens <3#patrick is an ASSHOLE !!!!!!!#tw dubcon#shes a virgin btw thats also why she stopped him
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PAIRINGS â James Wilson x fem!Reader
SUMMARY â It was never Reader's plan to be a single mother to a newborn child, but a longtime friend steps in and before long they both have the family they've always wanted, the only catch: they're still just friends
WORD COUNT â 13.6K
WARNINGS â mentions of pregnancy and birth, breastfeeding (like non descriptive? does this need to be a warning?)
NOTE â Okay this fic has been in the works for a while and I have been swamped with school so I'm so happy I'm finally able to post something because it's literally been a full-ass month since I last came out with anything ._. hoping once finals are over I can get back into my writing groove and give some of my ideas the attention they deserve!
Middle photo credit goes to @shots-of-wilson-and-whiskey
âAre you sure this is okay?â you looked back while holding a baby carrier in both hands.Â
âLike I told you back at the hospital, and in the car, and then again in the car, I promise this is okay,â James assured you, following right behind, bags under each arm. âYou just went through a 40 hour labour, did you really think it would be a smart move to come home alone?â
He was right about that, physically you were exhausted, you were sure how much longer you could keep your eyes open.Â
âGo take a shower, Iâll look after her until you get out,â he suggested. âIf you had a support person here you would have taken shifts.â
âI know, but you have a life James,â you sighed. âOne that didnât involve your friend getting pregnant and then taking care of her.â
âWould it make it any better if I told you I really donât mind? I like spending time with you, itâs why weâve been friends for so long,â he put the bags down by the table and then placed a hand on your shoulder.Â
âJames, I love you, but Iâm going to be brutally honest because my filter has vanished. This is what happens to all your wives, all your girlfriends. I really donât need that happening to us too,â you said.Â
âIt wonât,â he pressed. âCome on, just take the shower. I know you want to.â
You sighed, âAlright, but Iâm not gonna call for you to come in the middle of the night and every which time of day. If you want to come and see us, do it of your own accord and if you donât want to then donât,â you emphasized. âDo what you want, not what you think I want.â
âIf I say I will, will you go take a shower?â James asked and you rolled your eyes at him.Â
âDonât drop my baby while Iâm in there, okay?â you pointed at him. âYou still owe me for that vase you broke.âÂ
âYou mean the tacky one your crappy ex-boyfriendâs mom gave you? I think I did you a favour there.âÂ
âYouâre insufferable sometimes, you know?â you said carefully putting the carrier down in the living room and looking down at your resting daughter for a moment before heading towards your room.Â
âI love you too,â he said simply, replacing you by her side and keeping a close eye on her while she slept.Â
You had to admit, it was a relief to be able to step into the shower, knowing there was someone you trusted outside looking after the small human you were now fully responsible for. At least before dealing with the stress and everything that would come afterwards youâd be able to be clean.Â
When you came out of your bedroom after your shower, dressed in the most comfortable clothes you could find lying around, you saw James in the kitchen, the carrier now propped up on the table while he unpacked something from some grocery bags.Â
âI was craving Indian, do you want some?â he asked.Â
âOf course I do, the food at your hospital sucks, hand it over,â you put your hand out and he gave you a bowl so you could serve yourself some rice and curry. âSheâs still asleep?âÂ
âWoke up once, but I got her to fall back asleep pretty easily. She might get hungry soon though too.âÂ
âSo I should eat while I still have the chance,â you sat down at the island and began munching on the food, turning around the carrier so you could see your daughter.Â
It was interesting, sheâd been around only for a short few days but you could barely ever take your eyes off her.Â
âDid you pick a name for her yet?â James asked, leaning over the table and eating his portion of dinner.Â
âI think so,â you nodded. âI was between two when she was born, but now that I look at her she fits one better than the other.âÂ
âSo whatâs the winner?âÂ
âLiana,â you smiled and brushed your fingers along her small curled toes. âIt suits her doesnât it?âÂ
âI think it does,â he nodded. âYou made a pretty cute baby.âÂ
âI made a very cute baby, thank you very much,â you scoffed with a chuckle. âYou think you could do better?âÂ
âWell I donât have a uterus so I donât think weâll ever be able to find out,â he shook his head. âShame, I probably would have demolished you.âÂ
âAs if,â you laughed, continuing to eat more food just as Liana began to stir awake. âAnd thereâs my cue.âÂ
You stood up and carefully took her out of the carrier, cautious of supporting her neck before moving over to the couch where you could comfortably feed her.Â
âOnce youâre done Iâll burp her,â James said. âSo you can keep eating.âÂ
âSure,â you nodded. âGot practice from your med school days?âÂ
âYeah, actually,â he nodded. âI thought originally I might specialize in working in the NICU so I spent a lot of time in the maternity ward.âÂ
âWhat made you change your mind?â you asked.Â
âI would have burnt out,â he admitted. âSeeing babies and spending time with them is one thing, but seeing them sick and sometimes not get better? Itâs a lot harder than youâd imagine.âÂ
You hummed thoughtfully, âYou would have been good in that department if you decided to go that route. I think at least.âÂ
âReally, why do you think so?âÂ
âJames, youâve always been great with kids and parents. Donât you remember how we met?âÂ
He chuckled to himself, âSummer camp days. Yeah, you really did have to know your way around both.âÂ
âYou somehow managed, as a nineteen-year-old, to calm a child who was freaking out about staying away from home and dealing with an unhappy parent of a different child. I think your people skills just got better as you got older.âÂ
âI donât think thereâs much in life that trains you to deal with crises as much as being a camp counsellor.âÂ
âYou can test your skills with Liana and see if youâve still got the magic when it comes to babies,â you teased, followed by a yawn.Â
âTrust me, I definitely do,â he assured you. âBabies love me.â
âAnd do you love babies?â
âI do, and I think Iâm gonna end up loving yours a little more than most,â he admitted.Â
âGood, sheâs gonna need it,â you sighed. âIâm gonna need it.â
There was a pause for a moment before James spoke up again,
âHave you talked to him since the break up?â he asked and you shook your head, feeling the tears develop in your eyes.Â
âI donât really want to talk about it, not right now,â you whispered, looking down at Liana again.Â
James did not peg your boyfriend as the abandoning type, but after he had coaxed the news out of you during one of your visits, he could see how much it crushed you to think of what lied ahead. Not because you didnât want a child, but because Liana was all you wanted and you thought you were on the same page as your partner, but when it came down to things he couldnât hold up the mask heâd been wearing any longer.Â
âYou should talk about it sometime though, right?â James said softly. âDoesnât have to be with me, but youâve been so laser focused on getting through the past nine months you havenât really processed what happened.â
Liana had since finished feeding and you carried her over to the kitchen island, passing James a burp cloth that he could drape across his shoulder before taking her from your hands, after you pressed a small kiss to her forehead.Â
âNot sure if I want to process it,â you admitted. âIâd rather focus on her.â
âAnd Iâd rather you take care of yourself so you donât crash and burn,â he said.Â
You knew he was right, but it was nicer to pretend you were alone from start to finish than even imagining the possibility that someone was supposed to be with you through everything. The doctors appointments, the morning sickness, the preparation.Â
Instead you ended up feeling like a burden to your friends who had gone out of their way to help you and be there for you.Â
âOkay,â you nodded simply. âIâll do it for you and her then.â
âItâll end up being for you in the end,â he assured. âBut justâŠtrust me on this okay?â
âI do,â you smiled. âJust like I trust you with her.â
You finished eating your dinner while James took care of Liana and even managed to get her to go back to sleep. It seemed that even though sheâd only been in the world a short while, she felt just as safe in his arms as she did in yours.
âYou can put her down if you want. I have a cot set up in my room,â you pointed.Â
âIâm alright like this,â he shook his head. âIâll hold her until youâre done then Iâll leave you guys so you can get some sleep.â
Considering how hungry you were, it didn't take that much longer for you to finish eating and while you cleared up the dishes, James went and put Liana down in her bed and then gathered his things so he could give you some time alone.Â
âIâll see you around, James. Thanks for coming to help today,â you gave him a big hug and he held you tight in that way he would when he wanted to say something, but knew it should probably wait.Â
âAnytime,â he gave you an additional squeeze. âYouâre gonna be a great mom. You are a great mom already. Iâm really happy for you.âÂ
You couldnât bring yourself to say any words in response so you just nodded your head and held onto him tighter. After a moment he pulled away and pressed a quick kiss to your cheek.Â
âLove you, now go get some sleep.âÂ
âYouâve got it Dr. Wilson,â you saluted him.Â
You walked him out of the door and after closing it shut behind him you took a deep breath. It was going to be hard, but you could do it.Â
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A few months laterâŠ
âDonât you have a life?â you yawned, bouncing Liana in your arms to try and get her to fall asleep.Â
âI mean I went bowling with House last night and I consistently stay late at work, and thatâs about it, so no,â James shook his head.Â
âSo you figured that coming and bothering me is a good use of your spare time.âÂ
âI wouldnât call it bothering,â James gave you a look. âI made you dinner.âÂ
âYeah you did, and unfortunately it was really good too,â you sighed. âSo you just want to hang out with me and Liana?â
âYeah, is that so hard to believe?â
âA little considering I always have baby vomit on me now,â you chuckled.Â
âIt brings out your eyes,â he teased. âHere, why donât I take her.â
âLast time I agreed to that you riled her up, which I didnât think was possible for a three month old,â you eyed him skeptically.Â
âI promise Iâll put her to sleep,â he crossed his heart.Â
âWrong religion, James,â you shook your head and he laughed.Â
âDo you want me to swear on the Torah?â
âIt would help,â you nodded.Â
âAlright, I swear on the Torah that I wonât rile her up.â
You reluctantly passed Liana over to James and scoffed when she almost immediately stopped fussing.Â
âSee,â he smiled and kissed her small nose while he rocked her gently, making her eyes slowly close as she fell asleep.Â
âYou two are in kahoots. Sheâs fine whenever youâre not around, but when you are itâs like she knows she can get passed off to you if sheâs fussy enough,â you laughed a little. âItâs cute though, I like how much she likes you.â
âMe too, why do you think I keep coming here?âÂ
âSo you came to visit, what do you want to do?â you asked. âMy plans were to clean the kitchen and do laundry, so not much more exciting than sitting around at home.â
âWhy donât you let me put her down then we can tackle the kitchen together. I mean I did make half of the mess there.â
âI wonât argue with you there,â you sighed and put your hands on your hips. âOkay, Iâm gonna throw a load in before you put her down.âÂ
It took a little bit for James to be confident Liana was fully asleep before putting her down in her cot and then meeting you again in the kitchen where you were packing up leftovers from dinner.Â
âHave you had many visitors?â James asked.Â
âWell, I do have this one guy that keeps coming around, about this tall, practicing oncology, I think heâs a little bit obsessed with me,â you joked.Â
âAside from me,â he shook his head and went over to the dishes.Â
âYeah, a few. My parents were here for a bit while you were out of town and then some of my friends have come around to help with a few things here and there and to meet Liana.â
âNice.â
âYou sound like you want to say something,â you looked back at him.Â
âItâs not too much having me over all the time, is it?â
âNo, not at all,â you shook your head. âYou know me, Iâd tell you if it was.â
âBecause I really do like spending time with you both. Itâs a lot nicer than going to an empty house at the end of the day,â he admitted. âSo if you donât mind, maybe I can keep bothering you and making a mess in your kitchen.â
âI think that would be okay,â you smiled.Â
You cleaned in silence for a bit before James began asking a few questions about Liana.Â
âShe had an appointment with her pediatrician recently, right? Everything went okay?â
âYeah, fit as a fiddle,â you sighed. âThank goodness.â
âHave you decided if youâre gonna use formula yet? Or will you wait it out?â
âI was actually going to ask you about this, whenever I ask anyone I think has an opinion Iâd like to hear they say I need to make the decision myself and then everyone I donât want to hear from seems to have something to say,â you chuckled. âWhat do you think? As a doctor?â
âI mean, if I were in your situation I might wait a bit longer, sheâs still pretty young and thereâs no real reason to switch over yet. I think a lot of people start maybe around 12 months and from what Iâve seen that works well,â he shrugged.Â
âThanks for giving me a straight answer,â you placed a hand on his arm. âI also donât know if I should try and take leave from work or hire a nanny, but I think I probably have to figure that one out myself.â
âDo you have enough savings to take the time off?â he asked.Â
âI get a few more months paid leave from the company I work for since I have seniority, but after that I have to figure out what to do. I think I have enough saved to last me some time, but Iâm going to have to go back eventually.â
James hummed thoughtfully.Â
âDo you wanna come up with solutions tonight or relax now that weâve finished cleaning?â he asked, motioning his head to the kitchen that was definitely in better shape than before.Â
âLetâs watch a movie or something, I donât think Iâve turned the TV on since Liana was born. Iâll fold the laundry when itâs done while we watch,â you said. âIâll figure something out later.â
âWe should watch, oh jeez whatâs that thing we started ages ago and never finished?â
âThe really bad soap?â you asked and he nodded, âOh yes, weâre definitely watching that.â
âOkay, you go get settled, Iâm gonna make some tea, do you want some?â
âSure, just make me whatever youâre having,â you nodded and grabbed the remote from under the pile of blankets on the couch, turning on the TV and trying to find the episodes you had recorded to watch later.Â
By the time James had finished making the tea, you had found the show and were just about to start it.Â
âHere,â James passed you the mug. âSo what was the last thing that happened?â
âI think the main guy was sleeping with the head nurse, right and then there was the whole thing with her being engaged to the other surgeon and then her sister was in a coma?âÂ
âWait, I thought the surgeon she was engaged to was sleeping with one of his patients?âÂ
âHe was,â you nodded. âIt was a whole thing.â
âAlright, just start it, Iâm sure Iâll remember more as we watch.â
James was very sorely mistaken, if anything heâd gotten more confused and you were absolutely no help because nothing was making sense anymore.Â
âWhat is up with the writing?â you asked. âLike did they just completely forget they had a whole storyline dedicated to this huge procedure and now theyâre acting like nothing happened.â
âDonât get me started, that guy was doing surgery without gloves, like that doesnât even take much effort to get right. Youâd think it was common sense,â James added.Â
âMaybe we should turn it off,â you looked over at your friend, âitâs getting us all riled up.â
James pressed his lips together, âI know, but I kind of want to find out whoâs the father of Paulaâs baby.â
You leaned back into the couch, you had managed to fold all the laundry, and it was still a little too early to go to sleep, you supposed a few more episodes couldnât hurt.Â
âIf I fall asleep, just lock up on your way out, okay?â you looked over at him and he nodded as you started the next episode.Â
Just as you predicted, about halfway through the second episode you began to drift off, and as soon as James noticed, he stopped the episode already having decided you could finish it together another time.Â
He shifted you slightly so you were lying down on the couch instead of in the uncomfortable position you were in before, placing a blanket over top of you. He leaned down and pressed a kiss to your cheek, wishing you a good night before going to check on Liana, and after seeing she was sleeping soundly and the baby monitor was on, he saw himself out, taking your spare key from where it was hidden on the porch and locking the door.Â
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âHowâs my girl doing?â James grinned, scooping Liana out of your arms. âI havenât seen you in so long,â he kissed her nose making her giggle.Â
âJames, you were here two days ago,â you laughed.Â
âAnd it feels like an eternity.â
You crossed your arms over your chest, âSheâs got you wrapped around her finger.â
âI donât mind,â he shrugged. âJust as long as we get to spend time together.â
âYeah, well she hasnât napped yet so it can wait until after that,â you reached to take her back but James insisted he could put her to sleep. âJames, you just got off work are you sure you donât want to eat something or take a break for a bit?â
âThis is like a break for me,â he assured you.Â
âOkay, Iâm gonna make a salad, come out and eat when youâre done.â
James nodded and went off to the bedroom so he could sit on the armchair there and coax her to sleep.Â
Usually he didnât need more than twenty minutes to half an hour to put her down, so when you were hitting the forty-five minute mark you wondered if Liana was being fussy, so you went to check in on them, instead seeing James fast asleep on the armchair with Liana snuggled against his chest.Â
You bit back a big smile and went to go grab your camera quickly, and quietly snapped a shot of the two of them.Â
Not wanting to wake either of them, you made your way back to the kitchen, shutting the door of the room behind you to make sure the sound didnât travel.Â
Figuring it might be a while before James came back out, you decided to eat your dinner, that way you could take Liana from him when they woke up so he could get something to eat too.Â
As you had predicted, James exited the room about an hour later, Liana now awake and hungry for her own dinner.Â
âWant me to take her now?â you teased and he rolled his eyes while you took your baby from him, sitting on the couch to feed her while he grabbed himself something to eat. âYou had a good nap?â
âGreat actually, I think I needed it. Been pulling a lot of late nights at the office getting paperwork done,â he admitted. âIâm surprised you didnât wake me.â
âYou looked comfortable, I didnât want to bother you.â
âWell, I appreciate it cause I needed the sleep,â he sighed and came and sat next to you while he began to eat his dinner.Â
âJames, IâŠI tried to talk to him the other week,â you said, knowing he would be able to connect the dots back to your ex. âIâd been meaning to tell you, it just slipped my mind I guess.â
âYou didâŠwhat did he say?â
âGod, Iâm gonna start crying again,â you let out a humourless chuckle and lifted a hand to wipe away the tears beginning to form in your eyes. âIt doesnât matter what he said. What matters is that it was probably good that we broke up. He wouldnât have been a good father or husband for that matter when it came down to it.â
âIâm proud of you for reaching out anyways. It takes a lot of guts to do that after someone leaves you.â
You nodded your head, âIâm justâŠI know I said you should keep coming here because you want to, but I really do like having you around. It just makes it seem simpler. Easier,â you looked over at him. âYouâre a good friend Jamie, I love you.â
âLove you too,â he leaned over and pressed a kiss to your forehead, watching as your attention turned back to your daughter as she finished feeding.Â
You held her just like that in your arms for a little while longer, watching as she reached out for your fingers and then tried to go even further to grab James. Clearly her attention was addictive because he was ready to put his food down to help burp her, but you made a teasing remark about him hogging her and that he needed to eat his food so youâd take care of it and he could have her when he was done.Â
Eventually, you traded Liana for Jamesâ dishes and went to load the dishwasher while he kept her occupied, letting her gnaw on his tie while making all sorts of nonsensical baby noises that James took as conversation starters.Â
It was funny to watch the two have what looked like a full blown conversation and you were sure James had been reading some parenting magazine or another that spoke of helping babies develop linguistic abilities.Â
âHey James,â you crossed your arms over your chest, leaning against the wall.Â
âYeah?â
âDo you want a key?â
âA key to what?â he looked at you confused.Â
âThe house,â you said. âI just thought since youâre here all the time you can come and go whenever you want and if you forget something and Iâm out you can come get it yourself.â
âA key,â he thought about it. âThis feels like a big milestone moment.â
âI mean I already have the key to your place, but that was because you refused to have anyone look after you after you got your wisdom teeth removed.â
âWait, you have my key?âÂ
âYeah, I just took yours and had it copied,â you shrugged.Â
âI feel like I should be a bit more concerned about this, but Iâm not.â
âItâs because youâre friends with House, youâre used to it,â you waved him off.Â
âLiana, did you know your momâs a thief?â he looked down at the baby in his arms and you rolled your eyes.Â
âDo you want the key or not?âÂ
âIâll take it, and I guess you can keep mine, but Iâm never there anyways.â
âItâs okay, Iâll just use it if I need to steal your social insurance card to commit identity theft.â
âLiana banana, your momâs being very silly tonight,â James picked her up and held her out in front of him before bringing her down to press a few kisses to her face, making her giggle. âItâs okay, we still love mommy even though sheâs silly, right?â
âYou better,â you flicked his shoulder as you walked by after grabbing an ice cream sandwich from the freezer.Â
âHey, Iâve got something in my bag I forgot to give you, do you mind bringing it over here?â James asked, motioning to the briefcase on the armchair closest to the front door.Â
You nodded your head and stood up again to grab it and pass it to him. He rummaged through it with one hand while still holding Liana before passing you what looked like a receipt.Â
âUh thanks?â you looked a little confused.Â
âRead what itâs for,â James chuckled. âTheyâll get delivered next week.âÂ
âJames,â you put the receipt down. âYou didnât.âÂ
âYouâve been talking about it for four months, I had to do something,â he shrugged. âAnd I didnât get you anything for your baby shower.âÂ
âBecause you planned it,â you laughed. âSeriously this is a lot. I donât know if I can accept this.âÂ
âJust think of it this way. Iâm here all the time, we like to go out with Liana together and itâs a great stroller with good safety ratings.âÂ
âOkay sure youâll use that, but the cot too?âÂ
âThe one you have in thereâs been recalled, I was just doing you a favour,â he said.Â
You chuckled a little, pressing your lips together. âLiana, my darling, we are very spoiled.âÂ
âIâll come over when it gets delivered and help set it up,â James said.Â
âI still donât know what to say, James, this isâŠreally generous of you.âÂ
âBelieve me, right now nothing makes me happier, and I mean that,â he reached out a hand to you and you took it, giving it a gentle squeeze.Â
As promised, the next week James was back at your home to help set up the stroller and the cot and you figured it would be the right time to pull out that camcorder your father had gotten you to help record some memories you were making with Liana.Â
âHey, James wanna tell the camera what youâre doing?âÂ
âWondering why I didnât get a degree in engineering apparently.â he mumbled while hunched over some instructions, a pencil behind his ear and his sleeves rolled up to his elbows.Â
âWhat does your assistant think?â you moved the camera over to Liana, sitting in a rocking seat that was propped up next to James.Â
âThat this video isnât going to be very good for my image in the future. This stuff is worse than IKEA,â he scratched the back of his head.Â
âYouâre doing great,â you assured him and came to give him an encouraging side hug. âAlright, let me stop this video and we can try and tackle it together.âÂ
You put the camera down on the bed and looked over the instructions with James, having a bit of an easier time piecing things together compared to him, so in the end you were put on deciphering the instructions while he assembled the cot.Â
An embarrassing amount of time later, the cot was completely assembled (only after having to disassemble it all the first time because there was one piece left over and you had no idea what step you had missed using it), and you carefully placed Liana inside to see how it would hold up.Â
âYou know they say you can be proud of something you built with your own two hands, but Iâm afraid this is going to fall apart,â James said.Â
âWe followed the instructions really carefully, it should be fine,â you said, trying to convince yourself. âAnd Liana looks comfortable in there, look at her sheâs giggling.âÂ
âI think thatâs because we look like weâve been building a house or something,â he looked between you, seeing your dirty clothes and messed up hair.Â
âWho knew putting together a cot would be so labour intensive,â you chuckled. âI think we can safely say we deserve some takeout. What do you want?âÂ
âAnything, Iâm starving,â James sat down on the edge of the bed. âYou think this will help her sleep a little better?âÂ
âLetâs hope so,â you rubbed your temples. âYou coming?â you asked, taking Liana out of the cot and carrying her out towards the door.Â
âYeah, Iâll be out in a minute,â he nodded and you left him in the room, staring at the wooden babyâs bed in front of him. It was a simple thing you had both made together, but for James, it was starting to feel like so much more than just that.Â
You built a cot, but what did building a cot mean? What did it mean that he bought it for you without a second question or a momentâs hesitation? What did it mean that he couldnât seem to wipe the smile off his face every single time he stepped into this house?Â
It probably meant a lot of things, but at the moment, to James, it felt like he had a family and heâd hold onto that for as long as he was able to.Â
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As much as you wished it could be, not every day was easy. Today was one of those days at the end of a long week and you wanted nothing more than to collapse and call it quits.Â
Something was wrong with Liana, she was never this fussy, but all the doctors would just repeat the same thing over and over again.Â
She has colic.Â
You have a colic-y baby.Â
Your baby has colic. Sheâs going to be fine.
She didnât sound fine. Not when she would cry and cry and you didnât know what was happening or how to make her feel better. It made your heart feel tight and constricted especially when all you could do was bounce and rock her in hopes that it might soothe whatever was going on inside her.Â
You were so focused on the sounds of the crying baby you didnât hear the door unlock as James entered the house. After putting down his bags, he followed the sound of the crying before finding you in the rocking chair in your room, gently hushing Liana to try and coax her back to sleep.Â
âJames,â you tried to stand up when you noticed he was there, but he rushed over to your side, placing a hand on your shoulder and encouraging you to sit back down. âIâm afraid weâre not really having a fun day today. You might want to just go home and rest,â you suggested.Â
âWhatâs going on?â he asked.Â
âJames, Iâm serious I-,âÂ
âHey,â he said gently, quieting you as a hand came to hold your cheek. âTalk to me, mom. Whatâs happening?âÂ
You pressed your lips together and shook your head.Â
âI donât know,â you let the tears spill from your eyes, just as they were for Liana, but you basked in the comfort Jamesâ simple action offered. âShe just keeps crying and I donât know whatâs wrong. T-They kept saying she has colic, but this isnât colic, James.âÂ
He nodded his head and wiped away your tears while trying to think of a solution to the problem in front of you.Â
âI have an idea, just give me a second, Iâll be right back.âÂ
James went off to the kitchen and came back with a bit of a white powder on his finger. He helped you sit Liana up before getting her to eat a little bit of it.Â
âWhat is that?âÂ
âJust baking soda. I saw this in a few babies. Doctors think itâs colic, but itâs reflux. Have you been eating anything different from usual?â he asked.Â
âMe?âÂ
âYeah, it might be something sheâs allergic to getting in the breast milk,â he explained while rubbing Lianaâs back. âHere let me take her so you can have a break. Go to the kitchen, get some water and write down a list of what youâve been eating recently and weâll go over it and see if we can find anything that lines up with her fussiness.âÂ
âAre you sure?âÂ
âIâll survive,â he nodded.Â
You passed over your baby to him and made your way out of the room, following Jamesâ suggestion and noticing how with a little bit of time her crying had quieted down and instead was replaced by softer sniffles and a much nicer sound. It drew you away from the list you were leaning over and back to the door of the bedroom where you leaned in the frame and watched and listened while James, with his back turned to you, sang a soft lullaby to Liana.Â
I love you forever, Iâll like you for always, as long as Iâm living, my baby youâll be.
Over and over like a prayer until Lianaâs sniffles had faded and there was only silence.Â
He carefully put her back in her bed, waiting a few moments to make sure she was really sleeping, before turning back and seeing you standing in the doorway.Â
When he made his way up to you, you reached out and pulled him into as tight of a hug as youâd ever given him. You held onto the sleeves of your shirt while one arm came under his and across his back with the other around his neck, holding him as close to you as you possibly could.Â
âYou okay?â James asked and you nodded your head, silently while a few more tears streamed down your face.Â
âI will be.âÂ
âI-,â James faltered for a moment, but he said it anyway. âI love you.âÂ
âI love you too.âÂ
Three words he had said so many times, that had meant a particular thing when he said them to you, but now he couldnât help but feel like they meant something a little different.Â
You both stayed like that a moment longer before you pulled apart, wiping away your tears and going back to your list to see if Jamesâ theory could be correct.Â
âMaybe try cutting these ones out of your diet,â he suggested. âSee if she gets any better and if not call me and Iâll get her an appointment with one of the pediatricians at the hospital.âÂ
âOkay,â you nodded. âI just donât get why they kept saying colic like is that just some doctor term for I donât know whatâs wrong, but your baby is fussy?âÂ
âI donât know,â James shook his head, âbut donât ever let anyone bully you into not trusting your gut. Sheâs your daughter and you know her best.âÂ
âYou seem to know her pretty well too. You took one look at her and managed to help her when I couldnât,â you pinched the bridge of your nose.Â
âCoincidence,â he patted your shoulder.Â
âGive yourself a little credit. Youâre with her a lot too, itâs part of why I trust your judgement so much when it comes to her. I know youâre not just going to tell me some medical mumbo jumbo youâŠyouâre with her, you see how she is, you know.âÂ
âI donât know how you managed to hold it together so well,â James said. âI was in there with her for twenty minutes and I wanted to cry right with her.âÂ
âItâs so hard,â you shook your head. âYou can tell sheâs uncomfortable, that somethingâs wrong, but she canât tell you what.âÂ
James nodded his head, âBefore you know it sheâll be walking and talking and hopefully itâll be a lot easier to understand what she needs.âÂ
âItâs hard to imagine that,â you chuckled. âShe is growing so fast though.âÂ
âAnd youâre doing a great job,â James wrapped an arm around your shoulder and you took a deep breath. You wanted to correct him and say âweâre doing a great jobâ, but everything about this felt so delicate. It wasnât his responsibility to parent Liana and you didnât want to pressure him into thinking that it had become that, but regardless you felt like heâd been around so much it would be wrong to give yourself full credit for everything.Â
âIt takes a village,â you settled on saying, extending your arm so it was wrapped around him as well. âSpeaking of a village, I need to hire a nanny.âÂ
âSo youâre going to go back to work?â he asked and you nodded.Â
âJust part time for now. Pay is good enough. I should be fine with that for a while.âÂ
âGood,â James nodded. âDo you need help going through resumes?âÂ
âNah, Janine is taking care of that for me, her boyfriend works with the police so free background checks. Sheâs gonna send me a short list and then Iâll interview them.âÂ
You looked up at James and chuckled,Â
âYou seem surprised.âÂ
âI didnât know you outsourced to other people too,â he teased.Â
âAre you jealous, Jamie?â you tickled his sides a little bit. âCome on, you know youâre my number one. Can you seriously tell me you could have gotten police-level background checks on nannies?âÂ
âI could have tried.âÂ
âI appreciate the sentiment, but Iâm gonna save you from this job so you can help me with other stuff, okay?â you turned him around and patted his chest. âI love you, James, but you canât do it all. I have to look out for you too.âÂ
âYou donât have to look after me,â he assured you. âYouâve got a lot on your plate, I can take care of myself.âÂ
âJames, thatâs the whole point of this,â you pointed between you. âIâm not about to let it be one-sided.âÂ
âIs that why you keep packing me lunches?â he asked.Â
âMaybe,â you shrugged. âAnd it's kind of fun leaving you little notes.âÂ
âHouse thinks Iâm seeing someone because of what you put in the last one. He steals my food, you know.âÂ
âIâll just pack double next time,â you laughed.Â
James smiled at the sound of your laughter, savouring the moment of levity he was able to bring you after a long and hard few days.Â
You looked back up at him once your laughter had died down and filled with a quiet sense of gratitude, you could help but lean into his side, sighing contentedly and it made you feel warm to the touch when his arm wrapped around you and pulled you in closer.Â
Things may not have been simple or easy, but at least they felt right.
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James was just about to leave his office to get some food in the cafeteria when he heard the phone ring, keeping him seated at his desk so he could answer.Â
âHello, Oncology Department. Dr. James Wilson speaking.â
âJames, itâs me,â you said quickly, almost like you were in a hurry.Â
âIs something wrong?â he asked.Â
âNothing dire,â you sighed. âMy nanny got sick and my backup nanny is out of town and I have this huge meeting at work I cannot miss, but I-I donât have anyone to look after Liana. I hate to ask this, you know I wouldnât bug you unless it was a real emergency, but can I bring her by? Just for two maybe three hours tops. Then Iâll come grab her and she can be in my office with me for the rest of the day.â
âYeah, of course, bring her over,â James nodded. âI have a few patient consults today, but nothing too strenuous or contagious for a small baby.â
âJames, are you sure? I feel really bad asking-,â
âItâs fine. Today was going to be boring anyway, I could use some Liana time to spice things up.â
âJames, I love you, youâre a lifesaver,â you breathed a sigh of relief. âI owe you one okay? Cash it in whenever.â
âIâll keep that in mind,â he chuckled. âIâm gonna go grab a quick bite to eat. Iâll meet you in my office when you come.â
âGreat, see you then.â
You both hung up and when James came back upstairs you were just arriving at his office with Liana strapped in her car seat and a bag slung around your shoulder.Â
âOkay, Iâve got snacks, and a carrier, and her toys, and-,â
âGoodness, take a breath,â James chuckled. âWeâre gonna be fine, Iâve looked after her before.âÂ
âI know, I know. Iâm just nervous about this meeting and rushing around to get everything prepped and then the nannies fell through,â you took a deep breath to try and slow your heart down and James put a hand on your shoulder assuring you everything was going to be alright.Â
âYouâre gonna kill it at that meeting, alright?â he pulled you in for a quick hug.Â
âThanks again, I seriously appreciate and love you and your big fat heart.âÂ
âThanks, I think,â he chuckled again. âI love you too.â
You kissed your hand and tapped it on his cheek before doing the same for Liana who smiled and James took a moment to stare out the door and watch you as you left the room, still feeling his heart beating a little faster after having said I love you.Â
Ever since the day he came over when Liana was having a hard time, his heart would race and his palms would get sweaty every time heâd say those three words, knowing he meant it in a different way than he had been saying it all these years.Â
âLiana banana, what am I gonna do,â James sighed and bent down so he was at eye level with her. âDo you think your mom knows?â
Liana babbled a response.Â
âMe neither,â he sighed. âItâs okay though, cause weâre gonna have a fun day right?â
He unclipped her from the seat after fastening the baby carrier to his back to begin with before propping her up and clipping her inside.Â
Once he was content with that, he checked the time and noticed he was almost late for a meeting with a patient who was staying at the hospital for treatment.Â
James made his way down the halls, knowing not many would question him about the baby on his back, that was aside from his boss who now seemed to be walking directly towards him.Â
He quickly took a detour into an empty room and thinking he lost her, let out a breath only to be startled when the door opened and Cuddy was standing in front of him.Â
âWilson,â she started.Â
âMhmm.â
âWhatâs on your back?â she asked, trying to get a better look, but James simply turned around.
âOh itâs just a backpack,â he lied, only to be immediately ratted out by Lianaâs nonsensical sounds.Â
âYou have a talking backpack?â Cuddy looked at him skeptically.Â
âNo, itâs a tumour. Iâm dying,â he lied again, even more poorly than before.
Cuddy sighed, âAre we gonna get sued for it?âÂ
James pressed his lips together and shook his head.Â
âWill someone get mad at you for it?â
He shook his head again.
âIs House involved?â
A third time.Â
âOkay,â she nodded slowly. âI wonât question yourâŠtalking backpack tumour.â
James nodded his head and Cuddy left the room which hopefully meant he was in the clear for the rest of the day.Â
Liana had other ideas and decided she didnât like being in the carrier on his back anymore and began to cry. James wondered what was different, heâd done this with her before, but perhaps it was the new environment and she just wanted to be where she could see him.
So after some maneuvering, he changed the positioning of the carrier and put Liana back inside and she seemed much more relaxed afterwards.Â
When he got to his patient he apologized for being late, but they were more focused on the child that James had yet to introduce.Â
âSorry, Iâm a little all over the place right now,â he chuckled. âThis is Liana, sheâs going to be joining us today.â
âIs she your daughter?â he asked, seeing the way James smiled and held her when he introduced her.Â
âNo,â James shook his head. âSheâs the daughter of one of my close friends. Iâm just doing her a favour today.â
âEither way, itâs always nice to see someone smiling and happy around here.â
âYeah, I thought so too,â James nodded.Â
âHow old is she?â
âSix months as of two weeks ago.â
âThey grow fast, donât they?â
James smiled and nodded, âThey sure do.â
They continued their consult, and before long James wrapped things up and headed back to his office to meet with another patient.Â
This time around he was feeding and burping Liana throughout the meeting and it felt so much like second nature to him, it didnât take him away at all from the questions the patient was asking, and much like he expected, having a baby in the room was a nice distraction from the heavy subject matter.Â
He got through the next few patients with ease, and he felt lucky that House only decided to come in after all his meetings were over.Â
âIs that a baby?â House squinted, looking at Liana who was calmly playing with a toy in Jamesâ lap.Â
âNo, itâs an alien,â he deadpanned and House ignored his comment.Â
âWhy do you have a baby? That must be breaking some hospital rule.â
âSince when do you care about rules?â
âCause rules are there to protect us,â House said sarcastically. âIs this the one you spend all your free time with?â
âHer name is Liana,â James said while standing up and moving to put her in her car seat for a moment. âHouse, Iâm gonna ask you to do something and Iâm going to trust that you wonât blow this up in my face.â
âGo on.â
âI need to use the washroom, but youâve seen the way they get cleaned here, I donât want to bring Li with me,â he said. âCan you watch her for five minutes? You donât even have to do anything, just stare at her in the carrier.â
House thought about it for a moment before eventually agreeing, James completely oblivious to his friendâs ulterior motive.
House first sat across from her, turning her car seat around on the table so it was facing him. They stared at each other for a few moments before House stood up and grabbed a picture from one of Jamesâ shelves, sitting back down in front of her.Â
âYouâre probably too young to do this, but never too young to learn, right?â
Liana had no response.Â
âYou see this guy?â House pointed to James in the photo. âHeâs dada, right?â
House continued to prompt her, even though he knew she was too young to speak, thinking this would make a great prank if he played his cards right.Â
House continued to go back and forth with Liana between her babbles, until he heard James begin to open the door of the office.Â
âEverything okay?â he asked.Â
âPerfect,â House nodded. âYour daughterâs an angel.âÂ
James frowned, unable to tell if House was being sarcastic or not, but he was quickly distracted by the frame in his hand.
âWhy do you have that picture?â James came closer and took it from him.
âOh, just trying to pass the time with a story.âÂ
âThe story of what exactly? This is just a picture of me with my parents.âÂ
âI donât know I made something up, sheâs a baby, she wonât remember,â House insisted before leaving the office before James could ask any more questions.Â
A little confused by the encounter, he made his way over to Liana who was reaching out for him.Â
He checked the time, seeing as your meeting should probably have been over by then and decided to give you a call.Â
âHey, I was just about to come and pick Liana up,â you said.Â
âYeah, about that, do you just want to leave her with me for the rest of the day?â he asked. âSheâs been really good and honestly I think the patients have been loving seeing a baby around.âÂ
âJames, itâs fine, my meeting is over. I can come get her,â you said.Â
James pressed his lips together before gathering the nerve to say what he was going to say.Â
âI actually would really like it if she could stay with me,â he said. âIf youâre okay with it.â
You paused, âThis isnât just some round about way for you to find a way to give me a break?â you asked.Â
âNo, Iâm really happy sheâs here. I was going to come over after work anyways.âÂ
âYou still have the car seat hookup in your car?â you asked and he confirmed. âOkay, call me if you need anything, Jamie.âÂ
âI will, and thank you.âÂ
âJust donât break her, okay, sheâs not replaceable,â you teased.Â
âIâll bring her back in one piece,â James chuckled. âWeâll be fine, right Li?âÂ
James gave her a little tickle so that you could hear her laugh in response and you couldn't help but smile before saying goodbye and feeling more at ease leaving her with James than you ever had leaving her with a babysitter.Â
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It always felt interesting coming back to Princeton-Plainsboro after you had given birth to Liana. It brought back a lot of memories, both good and maybe not so great of your pregnancy, but recently you and Liana had been visiting a little more often to have lunch with James when you werenât working.Â
Today wasnât one of those days, you were actually just on your way back home after running a few errands and since you were in the area you thought you might stop in and talk to James about that evening.Â
When you went by his office you peeked inside and noticed he wasnât there and before you could decide the best course of action, you heard a semi familiar voice behind you.Â
âYou looking for Wilson?âÂ
You turned around and saw House standing in front of you.Â
âYeah, actually. Do you know where he is?âÂ
âI think he just went to Cuddyâs office,â he said.Â
âAlright, Iâll head back downstairs then,â you smiled and were about to haul Lianaâs car seat with you, but House stopped you.Â
âIf you want I can look after her in my office,â he said.
âReally?â you seemed a little surprised from the offer, but figured it couldnât be too bad to leave her with him for five minutes.Â
âSure,â House nodded, making it seem like it was no big deal, when really he had already pocketed a picture of James and was looking for another opportunity to continue his prank.Â
âAlright, Iâll be back in a few minutes,â you said while walking over to his office and putting her car seat on the main table before walking down the hallways and over to the elevator to go and find James, but just to your luck, he was coming out just as you had planned to enter. âHey, I was looking for you,â you smiled.Â
âOh, I didnât realize you were coming, did we make plans?â he asked, worried heâd forgotten about something.Â
âNo, I was just in the area and, well my mom and dad are coming over for dinner tonight, I was wondering if you wanted to join us.âÂ
âDinner sounds nice,â James nodded. âAnd I havenât seen your parents in a while, I just seem to miss them every time they come into town.âÂ
âYeah, thatâs why I thought Iâd ask, also maybe as a warning in case you wanted to get as far away as you could,â you chuckled.Â
âCome on, theyâre not that bad,â he nudged you.Â
âMost of the time, but then again, youâre not their child.âÂ
âWait, whereâs Liana?â James asked. âWith a sitter at home?âÂ
âNo, I left her with House.âÂ
Jamesâ eyes went wide, âYou left her with House?â
âYeah, whatâs the big deal?â you chuckled as James began to walk towards Houseâs office to make sure he wasnât up to one of his many schemes. âJames he offered!â you called back and that only made him walk faster.Â
It took you a minute to catch up with him, but by that time he was already interrogating House who was simply sitting in front of Liana.Â
âCan't I offer to look after my friendâs friendâs baby?â House asked.Â
âUsually someone could, but when that person is you you may see why I think you have some ulterior motive.âÂ
âJames whatâs going on?â you asked, coming closer to House. âLianaâs fine, I donât know why youâre being so dramatic.âÂ
âYeah, listen to single mom over here,â he pointed to you.Â
James backed off if only for your sake, but he still kept a close eye on House as you picked up Lianaâs car seat and told James youâd see him after his shift was over.Â
He nodded his head and you exchanged a kiss on the cheek before heading out.Â
âYouâre really telling me youâre not getting some of that on the side?â House asked.Â
âHouse, drop it,â James was unamused. âI know youâre up to something, I just donât know what.âÂ
âI guess youâre just going to have to wait and find out,â House shrugged. âIn the meantime may I suggest you go get your freak on with the mom? You know she probably hasnât slept with anyone since that kid was conceived, Iâm sure youâd have an easy time convincing her.âÂ
âShut up, House,â James rolled his eyes and left the office before he could suggest anything more obscene.Â
He was thankful when the end of his shift came, and before heading to your place he made a stop at the store to buy some flowers and dessert to bring over.Â
By this point, it was such a habit, he never knocked, just opened the door with his key and announced his presence to whoever was in the house.Â
âHey Liana, look whoâs here,â you smiled and pointed to James while Liana was being held by your mother.Â
Liana became very excited at the sight of him and he quickly put down the things he brought on the table before saying his greetings and giving special attention to Liana by means of a kiss on her nose and caress of her face.Â
âDo you want something to drink?â you asked. âMom and dad brought some fancy-looking sparkling fruit juice.âÂ
âI could go for some of that,â James nodded. âHow have you guys been, I missed you the last time you were in town.âÂ
âWeâve been good,â your dad nodded.Â
âUnfortunately our granddaughter doesnât come to visit us very much,â your mom gave you a bit of a look and you rolled your eyes.Â
âMom, you guys are retired, I have a job, why donât we keep this âyou visit meâ arrangement a while longer until my life sorts itself out a bit more.âÂ
âSheâs not wrong, honey,â your dad came and patted his wifeâs shoulder.Â
âI know, I just wish we got to see Liana more. We should come down more often.âÂ
âWhat about you, James, anything new in your life?âÂ
James looked over at you before shaking his head.Â
âNo, still working at the same place stillâŠâÂ
âTrying to find the right person,â you filled in for him, placing a hand on his shoulder and handing him his drink.Â
âYeah,â he nodded with a soft smile and couldnât help but laugh a little internally at the irony. Maybe the right person had been there all along, the person heâd never once pulled away from, the person he let take care of him, the person who heâd realized heâd most definitely fallen in love with, but risking things between you was out of the question so he would have to be content with the way things were.Â
âYouâre the head of your department, right?â your mom asked and James nodded. âWow, thatâs quite something, your parents must be proud of you.âÂ
âYes, it never fails to come up in conversation with my mother,â he chuckled.Â
Liana began to fuss a little bit in her grandmotherâs arms and after a few failed attempts at calming her down James offered to take over.Â
âAre you sure, honey?â she asked. âShe gets a bit cranky and itâs hard to calm her down.âÂ
âDonât worry mom, James is an expert,â you assured her.Â
James nodded and confirmed he was sure before gently bouncing Liana until she stopped crying and wiping away whatever tears of hers were remaining.Â
âShe seems very attached to you,â your dad remarked and James looked down at Liana who now had her head resting against his chest.Â
âThe feelingâs quite mutual,â James chuckled. âDoes she need to be fed?â he asked you.Â
âYeah weâre probably getting close to that time now, Iâll warm up the bottle. Maybe I can feed her and you can deal with the sauce on the stove, itâs missing something and I canât place it.âÂ
âSure,â James nodded and waited for you to heat up Lianaâs bottle before passing her over and taking a turn at the stove.Â
Your parents watched your interactions curiously and shared a few looks between themselves, but chose to say nothing. Theyâd known James since you were both nineteen and a lot of things had happened since then, but a lot of time had passed too. It was interesting how your comfort with each other in friendship had so naturally extended itself in this way that you were practically functioning as a family whether you noticed it, or maybe deliberately chose to ignore it.Â
After you fed Liana and burped her, she was quick to fall asleep and you placed her in her cot in your room before joining James and your parents in the kitchen where they were bringing things to the dining room to lay them out on the table.
âThis looks really delicious sweetheart, thank you for making dinner,â your dad said. âAnd you too James for taking over there in the home stretch.âÂ
âFor all we know it could have tasted terrible before he came in so he can take the credit for that,â you chuckled.Â
âNo, I gave it a taste before adding anything. It just needed a little something sour to balance some things out, otherwise it was perfect,â he assured you.Â
Dinner with your parents was mostly small talk. They shared a little about some of your relatives they had recently spoken to or visited and asked James how his family was doing and they left fairly early to start the drive back home.Â
âIâll load the dishes you put away the leftovers?â James yawned and you chuckled.Â
âHow about I do both since I had a day off and you go and lay down for a bit,â you suggested.Â
âI donât know what youâre talking about Iâm fine,â James waved his hand but yawned again.Â
âGo to sleep, James. Thatâs not a suggestion,â you walked up to him. âMy ex left some sweatpants here you can change into those and take off this button up,â you tugged at his shirt.Â
James pressed his lips together and nodded his head, before heading over to the bedroom and quietly getting changed before climbing into bed and not fighting the sleep that came.Â
He initially wasnât sure how much later it was when he woke up, but by the looks of it much too late to go come considering you were next to him, despite being groggy, he had a million and one things crossing his mind, but all of those were thrown out when he heard Liana begin to cry.Â
You shifted next to him, waking up to go and take care of it, but James put an arm on your shoulder.Â
âIâve got it, go back to sleep,â he assured you.Â
You were too tired to argue with him and let your head hit the pillow again while he stood up and picked Liana up from her crib, heading out to the kitchen so he could heat up a bottle for her before coming back and sitting in the chair to feed her.Â
You watched the scene in front of you and you felt yourself wanting to memorize every detail. How he held her, the quiet things he whispered, the way she curled into his arms while he stood up and rocked her back to sleep.Â
When he came back to the bed he noticed you were awake and he let out a soft chuckle and you smiled looking up at him with his messy hair. Suddenly you were nineteen again and banging on the door of cabin 3 trying to wake your fellow counsellor to come and deal with an emergency. To you he looked the same as he did all those years ago.Â
ïżœïżœI told you to go back to sleep.âÂ
âNot everyone can fall asleep instantly,â you yawned with a chuckle.Â
âYou didnât wake me up to leave,â he said quietly, his head resting on his hand that propped him up.Â
âYou always look so peaceful when you sleep, I feel evil whenever I have to wake you up,â you remarked, but behind your eyes if he could see through the darkness of the room, he would have seen them saying something else. That you wanted him to stay, you didnât want to wake him up because you wanted to wake up next to him. âYou donât mind do you?âÂ
âThat youâre making me do the walk of shame in the morning?â James teased and shook his head.Â
âJust shut up and go back to sleep, Jamie,â you yawned with a chuckle.Â
He moved so he was laying down on his back with an arm behind his head and you couldnât tear your eyes away from him. Maybe he could feel you staring because he reached his other arm out and pulled you closer and you moved with him until your head rested against his chest, your arm draped over top of him.Â
He gave you a gentle squeeze with the arm that was wrapped around you and pressed a kiss to the top of your head.Â
âGoodnight, Jamie,â you mumbled into his shirt.Â
You couldnât see how he looked down and smiled at you after you said that, all that filled your ears was a quiet, âGoodnight.â
â
âI havenât seen you in a few days, how have you been?âÂ
James sat on the carpet of the living room, playing with Liana who was crawling around him while you brought over two mugs of tea so you could chat while you entertained the growing baby.Â
âGood for the most part, just had a patient who wasnât doing so great so I spent some extra time at the hospital to keep an eye on things. Not to mention House has been bugging me to go out and itâs been a while so I figured whatâs the harm.â
âHe got you plastered and you made a fool of yourself, didnât he?â you asked and James nodded while you laughed. âLiana, did James go out with House and act like an idiot?â you tickled the ten month old and she giggled before coming closer to you, tapping on your legs with her hands.Â
âDonât listen to your mama, Li, sheâs trying to-,â
âMama,â Liana repeated after James had spoken and you both stopped dead in your tracks.Â
You looked over at James and his smile was just as wide as yours before you picked Liana up and smothered her with kisses.Â
âLiana, look at you! You said your first word!â
âGood job, Liana banana,â James grinned and gave her cheek a little pinch which made her reach out to him and say,Â
âDada.â
You both had a similar reaction to what happened moments ago, only this time it was pure shock. Maybe you had misheard her, but when she repeated herself, James could feel his heart drop to the pit of his stomach.Â
âI-I donât know where she learnt that from,â he told you. âI swear I didnât teach her that.â
It took a minute for the shock to fade away for you, but once it did you tried to assure James that it was okay.Â
âI believe you,â you said. âI-I donât know where she picked it up from, but itâs okay.â
James chewed on his lip, it wasnât okay though because he wanted nothing more than to hear Liana say that again.Â
âItâs not though,â James said softly. âI love her, but Iâm not her dad. Thatâs not fair to her or to you.â
âJamie,â you pleaded with him, but he still seemed stuck on something.Â
âIâm really sorry,â he apologized again. âI feel like I ruined a special moment.â
âIâm trying to tell you it really doesnât matter,â you assured him, you could see it in his eyes, he wanted to leave, to let you have time alone, but you didnât want to be alone, you wanted him to stay with you. âPleaseâŠplease stay.â
James reached out his hand to hold yours and was about to give you his answer when his pager went off.Â
Your heart clenched and you watched as he read the message and sighed, standing up because he was needed again at the hospital.Â
âYour patient?â you asked, picking Liana up and standing next to him.Â
He nodded his head, âThey were scheduled for an unrelated surgery and there were some complications, I have to go.â
You understood and James wrapped you in a tight hug and you kissed his cheek.Â
âI love you, Jamie.â
âI love you too,â he whispered, wishing he could hold onto you and never let you go, but instead he was pulled away from your warm embrace wondering how on earth Liana had learnt to call him dad.Â
â
âYou look like you havenât slept in days, spending time with the baby again?â House asked, waltzing into Jamesâ office.Â
âNo, I haven't been over in a few days,â James shook his head.Â
âYou havenât been over in a few daysâŠSomething happened,â House deduced and James gave him a look.Â
âNothing happened. Iâm just taking a break,â he lied.Â
âYouâve been going non-stop to spend time with them since the baby was born ten months ago, why do you need a break now?âÂ
âBecause I have a lot on my mind and thereâs a few new patients I need to focus on-,âÂ
âYouâre lying.âÂ
âYes I am,â James admitted and House grinned.Â
âReally?âÂ
âNo, Iâm not,â he shook his head and continued to look down and do his work.Â
âWe do this every single time and every single time Iâm right,â House said. âWhy donât we save the back and forth for another time and just skip to the part where you tell me whatâs going on.âÂ
âOh really and you were right that time you thought I was cheating on my wife and she was the one cheating on me?â he asked.Â
âOkay, so Iâm not perfect,â House shrugged. âWhat happened, Wilson? I could just as easily get your friendâs number and ask directly if thatâs what youâd prefer.âÂ
âGod no,â James shook his head. âLeave her alone, she doesnât need to deal with you on top of working and raising a child.âÂ
âAlright then, what happened?âÂ
James took a deep breath and sighed, âLiana called me dad the other day. I have no idea where she learnt it from.âÂ
âShe started speaking,â House nodded, pressing his lips together. âWas it her first word or-,âÂ
âSecond. She said mom first,â James said, but caught a glimpse of his friend trying to fight back a smile and suddenly all the offers to take care of Liana paired with the photographs made sense. âYou taught her!â he exclaimed. âHouse I canât believe youâd pull a prank on me by manipulating my friendâs baby!âÂ
âOh come on, itâs not that big of a deal,â House rolled his eyes.Â
âHouse, I cannot believe you!âÂ
âYouâre not mad at me,â House shook his head. âYouâre just mad you liked it.âÂ
âNo Iâm-,âÂ
âYes, you are,â the diagnostician emphasized. âYouâve been sitting here tearing yourself apart for the past four days because she called you dad and you liked it. Youâre mad at yourself for liking it because sheâs not your kid.âÂ
âNo,â James quieted down. âSheâs not.âÂ
âYou havenât gone back because youâre afraid to hear her say it again, arenât you?âÂ
âSince when did you become an expert on my personal problems, House? You caused this, why should I listen to anything you have to say?âÂ
âBecause youâre being an idiot. Youâre punishing yourself for liking something. Do you realize how insane that sounds?âÂ
âItâs not insane, House, sheâs not my baby-,âÂ
âSure, sheâs not your baby and you have her feeding and nap routine memorized. Youâve been to her doctor's appointments, sheâs calmer in your arms than she is in the arms of her grandparents. Yeah, go and tell that to any moron sitting out there and theyâll tell you for me, youâre being an idiot.âÂ
James sighed again, âAnd why do you care?âÂ
âBecause once youâre done with this spiral we can go back to the way things were when you werenât a boring depressed lump.âÂ
âHow kind of you,â James faked a smile.Â
Houseâs pager went off, leaving James alone again in his office, thinking about what his friend had said.Â
Youâd told him so many times that things were okay, but maybe a part of him didnât want to let him believe that you didnât mind because that was a slippery slope to him facing himself and his feelings and he didnât care what his heart was telling him, he wouldnât put himself through that. He wouldnât put you and Liana through that. But at the same time, he couldnât keep himself away forever. He didnât want that either.
So with a deep breath he picked up his office phone and dialled your number, putting it up to his ear and waiting for the line to connect on the other end.Â
âHello?âÂ
âHey, itâs me.âÂ
âJames,â your voice sounded almost relieved. âH-Hey, how are you?âÂ
He pressed his lips together, âMiserable, actually. I miss you guys.âÂ
âWe miss you too,â you chuckled with a small sniffle.Â
âC-Can I come over for dinner tonight?â he asked.Â
âYou still have a key, what do you think?â you asked with a bit of a laugh. âIâll see you tonight.âÂ
âYeah, see you then,â James smiled and after he hung up the phone he took a deep breath, his fast heartbeat slowing down by the second.Â
Maybe this time House was right.
â
The next few weeks passed by and things resumed to their normal state, much to Houseâs delight. Jamesâ role as department head always meant at least one day a week where he would stay late and do some extra paperwork, dealing with anything that may have slipped through the cracks before.Â
This time, that had fallen on a Sunday and it was just past dinner when he heard a knock on his door and wondering who was on the other end he called for them to come in.Â
You opened the door a crack and again asked permission to come in and James smiled at you, looking up from his paperwork, not expecting to see you in the hospital.Â
âHey, I wasnât expecting to see you here, whatâs going on?âÂ
âI just wanted to drop by and bring you something for dinner, I know itâs your paperwork day.âÂ
âThanks, thatâs really sweet of you,â he stood up from his chair and came to stand in front of his desk, leaning back on it while you placed the take out bag on the table. âWhereâs Liana?âÂ
âOh Helenâs looking after her tonight,â you said. âI had a few things I needed to do and um just wanted the evening off,â you admitted.Â
âFair enough,â James nodded.Â
âI actually brought you something else,â you rolled back and forth on the balls of your feet and James noticed the tension in your stature. âH-Here,â you handed him a gift bag which he eyed curiously.Â
Today wasnât his birthday or some memorable event you celebrated together. There wasnât much of a reason to get him a present which made it all the more intriguing.Â
He pulled out a wrapped rectangular box from the bag, and putting the bag aside he began to carefully tear away the wrapping paper to reveal what looked like a picture frame. Overlaid on the frame, on top of the photo, James noticed a card which he unfolded to read its contents.Â
Happy Fatherâs Day. We love you loads. - Liana and Mom
James moved the card to see the picture and put his hand over his mouth, feeling tears involuntarily form in his eyes as he saw the familiar scene of your room, lit by the light of your lamp as Liana was fast asleep against his chest while he napped on the armchair.Â
James quickly wiped away the few tears that were in his eyes and looked up at you with a grateful smile, looking back down at the image before placing it neatly on his desk along with the card.Â
âI hope you like it,â you said quietly, biting your lip. âI thought you might want to have a copy of that picture andâŠyou know just a thank you for everything youâve done for me and Liana this past year.âÂ
âI love it,â he assured you. âI-I love it and I love you.âÂ
âI love you too,â you smiled.
âN-No,â James came closer and reached out, taking your hands in his. âIâŠI love you. Iâm in love with you.âÂ
âJamie,â you spoke in a breathy whisper, unsure of how you lost your voice. âI-,â you opened your mouth to speak again, but paused when James raised a hand to your face, wiping away the tears you didnât even notice had begun to stream down.Â
âI just donât want to be away from you, ever,â he said softly. âI never did. And now with Liana, I want to be there, for all of it.âÂ
You held the wrist of his hand that held your face, pulling him in closer so your foreheads rested against each other.Â
You took in a shaky breath, thinking back on those words. Something youâd been saying to each other for longer than you could remember. The first time was so clear in your mind, you were on the phone racking up long distance charges while James was in Montreal. It had slipped out by accident, a reflex, and you had convinced yourself when the phone had hung up youâd never call him back, unable to face what youâd just said, but before you could spiral any further, he said it back and you never stopped saying it.
For the longest time that was the only occurrence that was memorable, everything else was a blur, that was until a few months ago. It was so simple, you had fallen asleep on the couch and James had made sure Liana was fed and bathed and even cleared up some things in the kitchen before sitting on the couch with some tea and a book. You had talked and said I love you as a thank you, but when the words left your mouth they also left a lingering airiness in your heart, a feather light feeling that came crashing down like an anvil when he left to go home because you realized you never wanted to be apart from him.
It took you a few moments to realize you hadnât said anything and James was anxiously waiting for some sort of communication, anything, but since the meaning of your words had changed, for both of you, you thought it might be more conducive to work in actions.
You closed in the space between you, at first gently resting your lips on his and letting him lead you in a soft and slow kiss, putting aside all the restraint you both had been using these past months in an effort to protect your friendship.
One of Jamesâ hands held onto your waist, pulling you in so that there was no space left between you. He kissed you again and again, remembering each one as a core memory, engraved in his mind, paired with the feeling of your arms wrapped around his neck, the feeling of your body pressed so closely against his, his heart beating outside of his chest.Â
It was easy for his lips to trail away from yours, moving along your jaw, to your temple before you had pulled each other into a warm embrace, simply existing in each otherâs arms. James thought to himself what a nice life it would be, not ever having to pull away.Â
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âI donât have much to say,â James smiled. âEverything is looking good, you still seem 100% healthy to me.âÂ
âThatâs great news.âÂ
âIt definitely is. Standard procedure, but weâll have one more of these remission follow ups to make sure everything is still in order then you hopefully wonât have to see me again.âÂ
âThank you Dr. Wilson, I really appreciate all youâve-.âÂ
âDad!âÂ
âSweetheart, wait heâs with a patient!âÂ
James turned his head and saw Liana running over to him, you valiantly trying to chase after her without much success.Â
He quickly scooped her up in his arms before she crashed into him, pressing a big kiss to her cheek.Â
âSorry about that,â James apologized. âItâs Saturday, we normally have lunch together.âÂ
âNo worries,â he chuckled.Â
âLiana, this is my patient Mr. Kimbilio, can you say hi?âÂ
Liana waved and said hi, very exuberantly.Â
âThis is my daughter,â James introduced. âAnd thatâs my wife,â he pointed over to you.Â
âDaughter,â Mr. Kimbilio smiled. âI think I met you Liana, when you were very small. Your father was looking after you at work and so some of his patients got to meet you.âÂ
âReally?â she looked up at her dad and he nodded.Â
âHeâs right, I remember that,â James smiled. âYouâve grown a lot since then, havenât you Li,â he kissed her cheek again and she giggled.
You finally caught up to the group and James greeted you with a quick kiss, passing Liana off to you so he could wrap things up and you could all go down to the cafeteria for lunch together.Â
âIf I remember correctly,â Mr. Kimbilio started. âYou didnât introduce her as your daughter the first time we met. Iâm glad something changed.âÂ
âMe too,â James smiled, looking over at his wife and daughter fondly who were now in the midst of making him very proud by pulling off a small prank on House as he came out of his office.Â
It didnât take much longer for them to wrap things up and you and Liana made a quick pit stop inside Jamesâ office before heading downstairs.
Liana went to go sit in Jamesâ seat while he put away his files and organized them.Â
It had been a while since youâd been in his office, but it felt like ever since the night you first kissed things had begun to change in the room.Â
His desk was now more littered with photos than knickknacks and Lianaâs artwork was posted wherever there was room.Â
You came around to the other side, looking a little more closely at the pictures.Â
There was one of you, James, and Liana on your wedding day, another of just the two of you during an anniversary celebration, Lianaâs kindergarten photo from school and another one of you as a family on your last vacation. And still as prominent as ever, the framed photo you had gifted James on his first fatherâs day.Â
âYou ready to go?â he asked you, looking up and noticing your eyes gazing at the pictures on his desk.Â
When you didnât initially respond, too focused on what you were looking at, James wrapped an arm around you and tilted your chin towards him so he could press a kiss to your lips.
âI love you,â you smiled and James kissed you again, saying.
âAnd I love you,â before moving over to pick up Liana and kiss her cheek. âAnd you.â
Liana giggled, feeling tickled by the kisses and moving to give both of you a kiss on the cheek before saying.Â
âMom, Dad, Iâm starving. Can we go eat now?â
âSure, Liana banana,â James chuckled and you wrapped an arm around him, walking side by side out of the office and in the direction of the elevator to get to the cafeteria, thinking you were pretty lucky that in the end, your best friend listened to his heart and went after what he wanted.
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thereâs something very foreign about waking up in peace. very foreign, but very welcome.Â
sunlight filters nicely through the half-closed blinds of the guest room. the paint on the walls donât chip, donât leave anything for you to stare at, canât wonder whether the paint job would come undone first before you.
the bed is soft. doesnât have those annoying noises the springs make when you get up and stretch. the room is cold from the air conditioning, but the slight warmth of the sun that bounces on your skin is a nice contrast.
you feel light.
the events of last night leave much to your imagination. you have no idea if last night was too much, if asking for a kiss was too much.
but sae kissed you himselfâit shouldnât be, right?
you find you never quite know with him. you really should get out there and deal with it.
itâs 7am but something tells you sae should already be up. heâs a soccer player with a tendency to make the best of his days, thereâs no way heâs not up and ready yet.
true to your guess, by the time you awkwardly peek into the living room, thereâs a note waiting for you on the coffee table.
got a photoshoot till night, help yourself to anything in the house.
his penmanship leaves much to be desired, unlike the other parts of him. an indication of how little he actually writes.
sae couldâve just texted you this, but you guess even heâs feeling at a loss after last night.
which both of you think must be stupid; itâs just a kiss.
work is already settled for you. sumi offered to help you speak to mr tatsuji. the interview with sae early on really does work miracles. itâs so easy to curry favours now.
a three-day break from work because sumi thought you might need more time off so she conveniently told your boss that youâre nursing a fever.
where do you find friends like her at work nowadays?
you plop yourself down on saeâs leather couch, rife with the kind of comfort thatâs alien to you. you definitely owe sumi one. sae, too.Â
youâll figure out ways to repay sumi soon. there has to be someone else on the team that you can convince for an interview under her name. youâre already calculating possibilities between oliver aiku and shuto sendou.
but as for sae, you find yourself drawing a blank.
what can you do for someone who already has everything? what kind of benefits can you extend?
youâre feeling even worse as the clock continues to tick, realising that youâd probably never be able to measure up to someone like him.
your feet carry you to the balcony before you know it, the chilly morning air hitting your face like the wake up call you need.
saeâs not really like anyone else youâve known before. heâs a normal, sane-enough humanânearly the polar opposite of how eita is, though, so maybe thatâs why your headâs devoid of ideas.
you groan, elbows perched on the wooden railing lining the edges of the balcony, palms pressed against your cheekbones as you desperately try to manifest an idea in your head.
he can lend you his shirt. he can extend a space in his house. he can give you that kiss he remembers you wanted.
but you canât think of one measly idea of what to do for him in return.
you can think of one idea of how to get there, to get your answer, but you canât shake the notion that itâs kind of stupid and kind of shameless.Â
you juggle the degree to which each attribute bothers you and ultimately decide to just go ahead with it anyway.
âwhat is it, idiot?â
eitaâs as friendly as always, on the other side of the line, voice a low rasp, obviously stirred from a deep sleep.
âcan i ask you for your opinions?â
a sigh from the other line, as if he expects something completely stupid.
âyeah, sure.â
âand promise not to lecture me!â
eita pauses. you hear rustling on his end, probably getting up because heâs gotten curious and invested in the conversation now.
âdepends, what the fuck did you do?â
he acts as if youâre the only one out of the two of you that does stupid, stupid things.
ânothing stupid, thank you very much.â (yet. possibly.) âbut⊠do you have any idea what sae likes?â
itâs a long shot. a really long one. eita would probably have a better chance at guessing an AV starâs favourite dish. wouldnât hurt to try, though.
eita makes a loud, confused noise. warranted.
you think.
âuh⊠i donât know, bianca?â
a pause.
âiâm joking.â
it still hit your sore spot. the nagging reminder that thereâs more to sae and bianca than meets the eye that just gets sprung back into the forefront of your temporal lobe.
âwell, iâm serious!â you choose to ignore it.
another sigh from eita. you can practically envision him on his bed, duvet carelessly discarded to the side, scratching the back of his head.
âlook, all i know is that he hates french fries and loves his routines, and oh, the only girl heâs ever admitted liking is momoko sakura.â
eita says it all in one breath and waits for your response like youâre supposed to appreciate it. the last one nearly made you vomit before you realise itâs a fucking tv show.
if youâre going to get help, youâre not going to get it from him.
âoh, heâs more of an ass guy than a boob guy, if you need to know.â
âwhat? eita!â
âiâm serious.â
you donât really know whether you can trust him. even if you do, what the heck are you supposed to do with that information? jiggle your ass randomly in front of itoshi sae?
âthanks, eita.â youâre evidently bummed out. that doesnât cancel out your actual gratitude that eita didnât just hang up on you. you consider it a big enough surprise that he even tried.
âwait, why do you ask?â
his voice comes out all rushed, like heâs just now waking up and realising itâs not like you to ask him something like this out of the blue.
itâs probably not the greatest idea to tell him where you are and why youâre there, but you donât actually like lying to your friends so you cough up the information without much persuasion.
âso what, are you guys a thing now?â
itâs fair of him to ask. you conveniently left out the kiss though, so maybe eitaâs jumping the gun here.
âno, weâre just⊠getting to know each other.â
âuh huh.â
it sounds almost accusatory.
suddenly you donât know what to say to the one youâre always talking around.
âwell, if you need me, call me,â he says, more laconic than youâre used to. still, all things considered, you guess you canât really blame him.
the discontent in his voice is apparent, the lack of intonation eating you up with guilt.
you retreat back into the living room, into the warm embrace of the single-seater, hoping that the softness of it would swallow the tornado in you up whole.
the rest of the morning is spent on your phone and laptop, between brainstorming ideas on what you can do for sae and replying to any of your colleagues who have no respect for the aspect of a time off.
after eventually deciding that nothing you think of can actually be good enough, you settle for just asking him straight.
yes, youâll ask him later when heâs back and just be straight up with him about it. that way, you wonât waste your efforts on something vapid and sae would actually like it.
come afternoon, you dare yourself to fish out another shirt from his closet because you opened his fridge only to find absolutely nothing inside but a few bottles of salted kombucha. (which is absolutely not a qualifying substitute for lunch.)
it also wonât do for you to be wearing saeâs national jersey out to the supermarket and bringing more attention to yourself than necessary, so you tiptoe into his room even though heâs not there, in pursuit of a completely plain (or at least a more vague) t-shirt.
freely traversing his apartment like this makes you feel more than what you are, but you shake that thought away.
and there you were thinking eita was the one jumping the gun.
by the time the sun gives way to the moon and sae trudges his way back homeâwith a small spring in his steps that he canât ignoreâhe walks into the apartment, reminding himself to say heâs home in the process.
itâs his first time coming back home to an apartment thatâs not empty. itâs not something he thought heâd want to get used to. but knowing whoâs on the other side of the door, he thinks it might be nice.
âhey, youâre back!â
thereâs the usual uplifting lilt in your voice that he canât ignore, canât forget.
the sound of bounding footsteps that he can usually hear from the other apartments are infuriating but the ones that come from you makes his heart beat just a little bit quicker.
âhey,â he greets, the dull of his voice nearly being betrayed by the light in his eyes.
three seconds and youâre right in front of him, peering at him with inquisitive eyes. you do that cute head-tilt thing you always do when you have questions.
âwhatâs that?â
you point your finger in the direction of his neck, and he cranes his head toward the mirror hung on the corridor to see what you mean.
a big red lipstick stain on the side of his neck. or mauve, as the makeup artist calls it.
sae sighs to himself. so thatâs what his assistant meant when she tried to call him back saying theyâre not done with him yet.
âare you too eager to go home or something?â
thatâs what she asked when he ignored them and left the set the moment everything was over.
âoh, uh, photoshoot.â
itâs always simple, his answers. whatâs not simple are biancaâs natural reactions. he can just envision her face if she was in your position instead; the slight twitch in the corner of her lips, the pout that comes after to mask her disdain, the questioning to come.
thatâs why itâs a built-in reaction for sae to elaborate.
âit wasââ
âi see.â
you both speak at the same time. sae doesnât know what to think.
the slight confusion on your face is represented by the raise of your brows, before it quickly gets replaced by a giggle, and then your fingers find the box of tissues and hand one to him.
âwanna wipe it off?â you ask. a simple question that makes him question a lot, actually.
only because heâs been conditioned to think all girls are a carbon copy of bianca behaviour-wise and you just happen to prove otherwise.
âoh! or did you want to wash up first?â
how long has he been standing there idly again?
sae just blinks as he stands in his doorway, stupid and dazed. he gets his bearings a few seconds later when you do that cute head-tilt thing in the other direction. he canât stand seeing anymore of it or heâll get an untimely reminder of how you tasted last night.
âyeah, iâll go wash up, we can eat after.â
he still takes a piece of tissue without using it. he assumes you havenât eaten dinner and only remembers he probably should ask first but heâs already closing his bedroom door behind him, his person of interest on the other side.
this idle state of confusion, of questioning his every move and every word; itâs not an experience heâs ever had before and he thinks it isnât very pleasant.
on the field he never has doubts. always plan after plan, carefully crafted by the milliseconds. when something doesnât work, he tries another. dribbles it past the troublesome one, pass it to one of his forwards. the one that can score.
itâs easy on the field.
easier than it is in front of you.
it still proves the same when he gets out of the showers, mind refreshed and vitality rejuvenated, only to come face to face with home-cooked dinner.
foreign, all alien, very welcome.
youâre rambling on about the three dishes you made and how youâre not sure if heâd like it. saeâs all in his head trying to think of excuses so that you can keep staying here.
for someone whoâs spent most of his adulthood keeping people at armsâ length, your presence in his life now is half-exciting, half-concerning.
if heâs heard correctly from his assistant who nags him constantly about a possible budding love life at the height of his career, itâs how people get screwed over. how their plays get fucked up.
if sheâs any reliable.
sae used to think he wouldnât let anything come in the way of him and his career, because his careerâs the only relationship he ever thought of having. until now. until youâre sitting on the side of the dining table that used to always be empty because he refuses to let anyone in.
until your smile paints the dull bland walls with colour for once and your food tastes unsettlingly like home. the kind of home he hasnât visited in a while. the kind where itâs out of sight, out of mind that people donât realise what they miss.
âhow is it?â
youâre grimacing, like youâre expecting something bad. as if saeâs some sort of food critic. as if saeâs ever been anything but subjectively nicer to you.
âitâs not bad.â
really, he has nothing to compare it to. the last time he ever had home-cooked food was probably before he even started playing soccer. everythingâs a blur when he tries to recall it, just the vague imagery of him and rin side by side with their legs dangling in the air of the high stools while their mother plates all the food he didnât bother to memorise when he was, what, six?
he wonders if his brother remembers anything.
itâs enough strain on his mind that heâs finding this type of humdrum fascinating, when itâs with you. it doesnât help that your hips brush when both of you wash the dishes together.
sae doesnât really know what heâs doing and he only now realises that you went out earlier and got the groceries. he hasnât thanked you yet, has he? should he?
everyday courtesy is lost on him.
itâs only after the dishes are washed and the countertops are wiped down that sae thinks maybe he should just express his gratitude.
âthaââ
âthank you, by the way.â
the both of you really need to stop saying shit at the same time.
you got it out first. saeâs such a loser. sae lets you continue.
âi know iâm imposing on you a lot, butâŠâ your words get lost on you, and sae can sense the lack of explanation on your circumstances is a choice.
he wants to know you. thereâs a stinging irritation in the back of his head knowing that otoya knows you better than he does.
itâs selfish. he knows. but saeâs always been selfish. in a sense.
âyou can stay here as long as you need.â
itâs just saeâs pathetic attempt to ride on what youâre saying, to hopefully keep you here a little longer because somehow the walls donât seem to suffocate when he comes back to you. the air seems clearer and the house becomes more like home, if he dares to say he knows anything of what thatâs like.
he tries to gauge your reaction, trying not to crane his neck too far to the side to make it so obvious that heâs staring.
youâre comfortably perched on the couch, right next to him. thereâs an annoyingly small gap in between you. he nearly misses the contact. your feet are on the cushion, hugged close to your chest, your eyes gazing at the little space of nothing between the air in front of you and his coffee table.
normally, heâd think that if someone extends an offer that they know youâd like, itâll be taken without question. so he wonders why you still need to think.
his first guess is that you have a penchant need to not owe anyone anything.
his mind strays to how good you look in his other shirt. whenever you happened to take it. heâll probably give you his entire closet if you ask for it.
half exciting, half concerning.
âthank you.â but you hesitate. youâre not looking at him yet. sae takes full advantage of that to look at you. at every smidge of movement in the muscles of your face. how your brows furrow half-heartedly, how your lips are pressed into a firm line.
he really wants to see your lips. want to taste them again. even if it means he has to go to bed and groan into the pillow instead of your mouth.
you give him what he wants when you start to speak again.
âis there anything i can do to repay you?â
thereâs really no need.
sae shakes his head. âitâs fine, you donât need to do anything.â
thereâs a crease between your brow bones that beg to differ.
âno, really, i mean it. is there anything you need? anything you want me to do?â
thereâs a really long, awkward pause as sae struggles to process your simple question. his adamâs apple bobs up and down. the walls and his glass windows start their suffocation game once more.
saeâs not sure you want him to tell you what he wants. heâs a visual thinker; and his mind isnât anywhere but in the gutter.
between having a long day doing a photoshoot that doesnât even interest him and having a female model as his partner when he keeps comparing her to you, sae canât really keep it together after more than twenty years of keeping to himself.
he already has one of the couch pillows on his lap, just in case.
itâs already coming in handy thanks to what heâs thinking about.
sae shakes his head. âreally, itâs fine.â
heâs half praying that youâll just let it go so he can go back into the confines of his own room, feeling guilty that heâll have to help himself to the thought of you but soothing his frustrations anyway.
the other half of him is praying for just you.
and thatâs the part thatâs alarming to him.
he nearly loses it when you shift, your elbow resting against the back of the couch, body turned to face him as if he hasnât had a good enough look in his imagination that you have to bring it in real life.
yeah, heâs blaming you. because his brainâs short-circuiting and his synapses are failing him and he canât seem to get his fucking eyes off of your lips.
he feels nearly shameless for staring at you point blank.
sae doesnât know what expression youâre wearing now. heâs not sure he wants to know. are you offended or do you feel the same way you felt last night?
feelings can change like the season. or so heâs heard.
your voice is murmured; his thoughts are in the foreground. you say something along the lines of âwhat do you want, sae?â and he doesnât have any of the carefully constructed self-control heâs had over the past few years.
so easily undone just by your mere presence.
âyou.â
sae says that without thinking. itâs a chore, thinking. he keeps bouncing between shoulds and should-nots and itâs really fucking irritating.
âkiss me,â he tells you, more outright.
if you can tell him such a thing, you wonât punish him for saying the same, right?
hereâs the spoiler: you donât.
another spoiler: you feel like youâve been waiting for him to tell you that all night.
barely a second into his request and youâre already fulfilling it. saeâs hand curves behind your neck, his calloused palm delicately placed on your skin. the other hand thatâs free decides to pull you in, make it so youâre straddling him.
fuck, when did he get rid of the pillow?
your groan is enough indication that you feel him under you. the way heâs so stiff right now is nearly painful, only because the need it feels him with surpasses any sort of need heâs ever had.
both of you are half kisses and half pants. sae has no choice but to tip his head backwards as you roll your hips against his.
âshit,â he hisses, the hand on your neck crawling upwards to grab a fistful of your hair and tug it downwards. it doesnât affect your hips in the least. why would it?
his other hand grips onto your waist, like he has to do that to make sure you stay there, make sure you keep moving against him. his eyes practically roll into his head, the sounds heâs so shamelessly making betraying any sort of stoic that he used to have in front of you.
a soft chuckle escapes you, and he pries his eyes open just to stare. the tilt of your face, the way your eyelashes brush against each other, that bite of your bottom lipâyouâre a delicacy wrapped in his dreams.
âyouâve been thinking of this, huh?â
thereâs a blush on his cheeks that he doesnât let you see, releasing your hair and immediately letting his lips land on your neck.Â
it feels nice to make you sound as undone, as needy as he is.
your chest pressed against him doesnât do much to ease the tightening in his sweatpants. you still havenât stopped rolling your hips.
right now it looks as if youâre the one with the better stamina.
his teeth latches onto your neck, head bowed, leaving a mark while you have to tell him to ease up a little on it. heâs learning.
he tries again.
better this time, from your lack of feedback.
âi hate what you do to me.â he sounds so stupid, so lost. itâs the vulnerability thatâs annoying.
you try to catch your breath as he leans back against the backrest, both of you a bundle of nerves all out in the open. his hairâs mussed, but so is yours. saeâs still hard as fuck, a wet spot already formed on his regrettably light grey sweatpants.
maybe itâs your instinct that tells you to ask him your next question.
âhave you ever done this before?â
you fail to clarify what this is, but if saeâs adept enough, you mean making out, and whatever else could happen after. humping. blowjobs. sex.
theyâre all the same to sae either way.
âno, never.â
heâs still breathless.
you were halfway to catching your breath, but his admittal takes another pocket of air out of your lungs.
to sae, the silence that follows is painfully awkward. heâs good at guessing what players think on the field, but heâs an absolute goon at trying to guess what the girl heâs interested in is thinking when he just basically admitted heâs a virgin in all romantic aspects.
the only person that came close was bianca. and even then all they did was kiss.
this is the first time heâs ever wanted more.
âi donât,â he pauses, his eyes momentarily fluttering shut as he thinks of ways to express this animal need to have you. âi donât want you to repay me with anything.â
you settle your forehead on his, your fingers playing with the hem of his shirt. your breathingâs even. it helps him even his out too.
âbut if you ask me what i want.â sae takes his time to shift his gaze towards you. your lips, your eyes. youâre so pretty it should be an insult to everyone else. âi want you to be my first.â
it sounds so fucking corny that a small part of him is shrivelling inside. it canât believe he said something like that. he wouldâve cringed if he heard it in movie theatres.
see how pathetic you make him feel?
âyour first⊠what?â
he wants to chuckle. he knows you know. youâre probably being a little shit by asking him to admit it. but even so, heâll give in to you.
because it feels right.
âeverything.â
it could be that you donât know what to say. it could be that youâre too eager. sae wouldnât know.
but the way you kiss him next, the way you guide his hands under your shirt (it may as well be yours now), it knocks all wind out of his lungs, all the sense out of his brain.
for the first time, sae finds his hands on your bare chest. it makes a noise come out of him, one thatâs equally greedy and needy. he gives it a squeeze, make sure you pay him one back.
your lips are on his lips but by now youâre barely kissing, more open panting and desperate hands pawing at each other.
he takes your nipple between his fingers, giving it a light pinch. your back arches, a sinful sight in front of him, one that heâll probably have to use for a while if youâre not around.
how can one person have this much control over his desires? thatâs a foul.
your hips resume their rolling just for a little bit only for them to stop when you pull back. your hand is on his chest, lips shiny from being subject to his mouth. sae already wants to touch you some more, both his hands relegated to his sides.
âi wanna suck you off.â
you say that so casually that saeâs doing the blushing for you.
if itâs even possible, he gets even harder, and you take the twitching you see as a yes.
you get on your knees in front of him, sat in the spot between his legs, knees folded against the cold floor. sae grabs your wrist before you can pull his pants down, committing himself entirely to the moment.
âtake your shirt off first.â
yeah, that requestâdemand?âshouldnât roll so easily off his tongue. yet here he is, letting it. the wet patch on his pants is shameful enough. what else does he have to lose?
he finds it near endearing that you donât hesitate to pull his shirt off over your shoulder. saeâs eyes drag shamelessly over your breasts as he takes in the view. he nearly fails to stop himself from telling you to suck his dick already because itâs getting harder to ignore the wanton need it has for you.
nothing else has to be said.
you divest him of his sweatpants, his cock hitting his shirt as it springs free, near the spot around his bellybutton, the wet patch spreading on his old jersey. youâre looking at his cock, then looking at him, then back at his lengthâit makes him nervous.
the moment you wrap your fingers around the base of his shaft, he sucks in a sharp breath, head tilted towards the ceiling. itâs different than when he touches himself.
your fingers are smaller, more delicate than his. it feels good. feels even better when you give his tip a little kitten lick, and heâs almost sure youâre just experimenting now, just checking how heâs reacting to every single gesture.
saeâs doing everything in his goddamn power to keep it all together.
he canât even look at you. thatâs a sure fire way to end everything the moment he does.
a strained groan leaves the back of his throat as you pump his cock painfully slow. he doesnât know if this is the norm. if it is, he hates it.
then comes what heâs been imagining: your tongue flat on his length, licking a stripe up his cock, your hand around it pumping a little bit quicker, still as gentle.
âshit, that feels good,â he finds himself admitting without much thought.
is he supposed to have any thoughts when youâre blowing him so impossibly good like this?
you donât say much, and you canât, not when your mouth slowly wraps around his cock and his tip starts hitting the back of your throat. your rhythm is steady at first, like itâs a tease, like itâs just a hell of an opening act.
saeâs hips start to buck upwards into your mouth, and you take it expertly. he dares himself to look at you when you start moaning around his cock, the sight of you so saccharine, so indulgent.
and then yep, there it is, the way his self control gets shredded into pieces, in the form of thick white ropes of cum in your mouth as he groans in resignation.
his eyes are still on you, this time he doesnât want to look away anymore. he watches you as you swallow his cum, licking his tip just to watch him shudder in pleasure as he gets subjected to the slight over sensitivity.
your breasts still look beautiful. he still wants to play with them.
sae finds that maybe his courage got lost with his cum. it takes everything in him to pull you up onto the couch, this time back in your original position next to him. he kisses you, a blatant disregard for tasting himself on your tongue.
it catches you by surprise, he can tell. if the little squeal in your throat is any indication.
âiâm starting to feel like weâre in one of those landlord-tenant situations.â youâre probably joking. just like you always like to when thereâs an awkward silence.
sae doesnât really feel awkward though. so maybe this is something else.
âwell, i mean, if thatâs what youâre into.â
you playfully shove him away, rolling your eyes as you tug his shirt back on over yourself. a smirk finds its way onto your face.
âyouâre still horny?â a rhetorical question. itâs only asked because saeâs still hard.
his walls are wider than itâs ever felt. than itâs ever been. than itâs ever allowed to be.
sae pulls his pants back on, eyes on you as you take mini steps towards his side of the apartment.
âwhat do you expect when thatâs the best iâve felt in my life?â
you stifle a laugh when even with his pants on, his tent is still so obvious.
you must be feeling a little bold, because you open up his bedroom door by yourself, giving him a look that he can only equate to come hither.
oddly, he doesnât feel any sense of shame when his feet carry him to you. when his hands tug you into his room, when your feet tumble against one anotherâs and you end up on top of him on the bed.
he feels no shame letting you blow him again. he feels no shame letting you swallow all of him for the second time tonight.
thereâs only a split second of bashfulness when he asks you to sleep with him. in the literal sense.
but you donât see anything wrong with it. you donât say anything. you donât agree, you donât reject. you only give a weak laugh as you lay beside him, his hair messed up to fuck and laying there questioning where all his stamina went.
you fall asleep within seconds, just laying there on your side of the bed.
sae takes one more chance at being shameless, wrapping his arm around your torso, letting himself fall asleep.
saeâs a winner.
he has a track record of all wins in all matches. heâs excellent at what he does. the calm and composed one. the one who has his shit together.
but right now he feels like a total loser.
sae brisks out of his bedroom, wondering if you treated him like a one night stand. even if he didnât stick it inside you. even if he barely got a chance to help you.
jumping the gun, maybe, but heâs already thinking of ways to convince you that it doesnât have to mean anything if you donât want it to.
his brisk walk turns slow when he realises youâre just washing up in the guest toilet, an embarrassment hanging over his head at his slight overreaction.
when you waltz out of the bathroom, saeâs quick to act normal. canât let you see any of his shortcomings just yet.
you spend yet another day at his apartment. this time, saeâs right there with you. doesnât have to conform to any schedules, doesnât have to wish the girl heâs spending time with is you.
because it is you.
turns out you also want to get to know him.
you open the windows and try meditating with him. the morning yoga comes right after.
âyou really do this every morning?â you ask him while your body tries to adjust to the downward dog.
sae tries not to laugh.
âmhm.â
he runs slower than his usual speed later in the park. doesnât want you to quit on him before youâve even begun. you can only make it half his usual route and he acts like itâs normal, tells you youâre already very good.
sae squeezes in questions whenever he can.
slowly, at first. stuff pertaining to you and otoyaâs friendship. stuff like university and middle school and how you slapped otoya he nearly quit being your friend.
youâre an open book when it comes to friendship.
you admit what you had with otoya was just physical, admit that youâve never tried anything more, that it was a stupid phase and heâs really just a friend.
sometimes sae canât help but wonder whether youâre trying to convince him or yourself.
he starts to ask about stuff you like when youâre preparing lunch together. he learns a little more about you the same time heâs learning how to chop vegetables right.
itâs harder than he thought.
both of it.
you used to like baking. you made some money with it. you love the smell of home cooked food and youâve always wanted to try that bar youâve heard about that serves killer sushi and is housed at the top of a skyscraper.
by the time sunset hits and the river thatâs sold as part of his apartmentâs view starts shimmering with the orange hue, he touches on the topic of your family.
that one, youâre not so keen about.
sae can tell from the drop of your smile and the light fading from your eyes. he tries to ignore it but heâs curious. arenât they fundamentally who made you what you are?
he canât help himself.
between the silences, all either of you can think about is what is this thing, between the two of you? but neither of you have the balls to ask.
the day is almost perfect.
sae doesnât feel like he is who he always thought he was. he doesnât feel like the revered soccer player that nearly everyone knows. he doesnât feel like he has any larger-than-life obligations.
if this is what a normal day feels like between normal people, then he thinks maybe this is what he wants. the feel of you by his side, doing things together or even just existing.
thereâs a calm you bring that he canât find in anyone or anything else.
itâs different than the kind of serenity playing soccer gives him, but it makes him addicted all the same. his mind chants the same mantra the whole timeâhe wants you. just you. only you.
dinnerâs ready and saeâs hungry. your stomachâs growling too, just as it was about half an hour ago. heâs placing the dishes on the dining table while you excuse yourself to check on your messages.
something about how your colleagues have no sense of personal space. something like that.
he expects to see you bounding out of the corridor as usual, a little hop in your footsteps. a hum to a tune he thinks you make up.
instead, what he gets is the heavy trudging of the heels of your feet, the same kind he gives oliver when heâs weary and groggy and just wants to go home instead of getting another drink.
saeâs a quick learner. he really is. he learned how to talk to you, learn more about you. he can learn how to tiptoe around subjects you donât feel up for talking about.
but thereâs this mulishly desperate part of him that aches to know more about you. especially when your expression shows a side of you heâs never seen.
he feels on edge. he feels out of the know. he feels like he has to know.
âhey, whatâs wrong?â
your bag is looped around your shoulder, the frustration on your face eking into every part of your body. your movements are erratic, your arms swing by your side. it takes you too long to find your shoes in the genkan.
ânothing, i have to go.â
your voice quivers like youâre trying not to break. saeâs heart doesnât know how to feel about that. his hand reaches out before he can consider alternatives. it wrestles to take hold of your wrist but you pull it away before he can get a firm grip.
ây/n, tell me.â heâs nearly pleading with you this time, his feet heavy in the entryway.
all he knows is that he doesnât want you to go. doesnât want you to feel however youâre feeling alone.
but he doesnât know a thing about you when it comes to whatever this is. and where the walls expanded, they crash down all over him the same. youâre shutting him out, a punishment that he was pardoned off all along until this moment.
when you donât say a word, just stand with your back facing him as you struggle to put your shoes on right, sae tries again.
his head doesnât know when to tell him that enoughâs enough. doesnât know the little nooks and crannies of you that prefer to be left alone sometimes.
âoh my god, what do you want?â
this time, you turn around and face him, and heâs not quite sure how to process the fact that there are already tear streaks on the side of your face.
âtell me whatâs going on, let me help you.â saeâs not sure either how he managed to say that without choking on his words. heâs a mix of fear and concern. like if he says a single thing wrong and youâll slip away forever.
his words make your heart ache. they do. because you want to believe that. you want to believe he means it. but the excessively distrustful part of you, the one that remembers baring your heart out to your partner only to have it flipped around on you is the one thatâs ruled your mind since the relationship ended.
protect yourself. even in the wrong ways. just leave them before they get to leave you. disappoint them before they get a chance to do that to you.
a scoff leaves your throat, more harsh than you intended it to be.
âhelp me? itoshi, you barely know me.â
your heart drops. youâre sure saeâs drops further. the words come out of you uncontrollably.
youâre sorry. very sorry.
âwhat can you help me with, huh?â the slight upturn on your lips is all sneer and vile and nothing nice.
sae only hears you out.
you wish he somehow hears the words youâre thinking instead of what youâre saying.
youâre sorry.
âlisten, youâve been very nice to me, thanks. iâm pretty sure there are lots of other girls out there more deserving than me, so really, iâm grateful that you wasted a couple of days on me.â
saeâs expression doesnât change. a subtle mix of confusion and heartache and you want to kill yourself for being so stupid.
âbut weâre nothing to each other, okay? weâre barely even friends! you donât need to concern yourself about me.â
itâs like you can feel the effort thatâs waiting to pour out of him. the kind that would threaten you to take a step back and pour your heart out instead of letting your sharp tongue loose.
you canât risk that. you donât think you can.
âthe jigâs up. i tried making friends with you so i could get more scoop, okay? itâs easier for you to approve it if you like me. thatâs all there is to it. so please, iâm begging you,â you pause, the words catching in your throat because you could never mean them. âplease just leave me alone.â
that seems to do it.
the effort that was waiting to pour out feels like it stopped. sae doesnât have any other words to say. he doesnât waste his energy on stopping you as you leave the apartment, letting the heavy mahogany close behind you naturally.
you donât look back.
sae doesnât look away.
itâs foolish of you to think that an escape with sae could help. it puts things off. it doesnât help. nothing does. you shouldâve known better by now.
you rush out of his building, a haze of gormless mixed with desultory. you donât notice anything or anyone else. not even the figure that stares at you in shock as you exit the lift.
these two days were the best days of your life.
now itâs time to wake up.
sheâs both the reason and the bane of your existence.Â
your mother desperately points towards you when you make your way towards your front door. she has absolutely no qualms about giving you up just so she can see another day.
thereâs multiple men by your front door. big, burly men. a lean, muscular one stands in the middle, his hand holding a fistful of your motherâs hair.
itâs the first time youâve seen them. youâve lost track of how many loan sharks your mother knows.
it takes nearly half an hour and half a million yen to shut them up and get them on their way. not without the leader among them giving you a kiss on the cheek and a warning that you wonât get to save your mother so easily the next time.
pervertic. thatâs what you think his thoughts are.
usually youâre magnanimous. youâd let your mother get a word or five in before you give up on listening. tonight, youâre not so.
sheâs just ruined your perfectly constructed dream day with someone who seems so foolishly earnest you nearly feel bad for him having to associate with someone like you.
someone with problems like this.
you walk the same path. you lock your own door and slump onto your own bed. you can hear the annoying springs and the chip of the paint surrounds you. right now youâre coming undone faster than the paint.
it isnât raining but you wish it is. maybe itâll be easier to drown out the noise of you crying. right now youâll have to settle for burying your head in your pillow, the only comfort of your earlier time spent with sae arrested in the confines of his shirt you wore home.
a call comes in and you forget to check who it is. you pick it up without much thought.
if itâs sae youâll just hang up. he shouldnât have to associate with someone like you. someone whoâll only bring him problems.
but itâs not sae.
âoi, idiot.â
youâd recognise the voice of your best friend anywhere, through any medium.
you donât say anything. you canât, really. not when both your nostrils are blocked and if you open your mouth youâd just make an insufferably pained noise.
eita doesnât say anything for a while either. he only hears the slightly muffled sound of your sniffing. it takes him only a second to extend himself.
âspare key still under the vase?â
you let out a noise of acknowledgement. heâs your best friend. he knows how to tell apart your responses by noise. he should understand.
he does.
you hear the familiar sound of his kawasaki revving to life.
âwait for me, okay?â
you do. only because you canât sleep and eita likes to speed. heâs good at riding his bike so youâre never worried. he makes it there faster than you think he ever did.
thereâs no shrill nagging when he unlocks the door. your mother must either be asleep or sheâs already off trying to make your life more of a living hell. either way, itâs good sheâs not here.
fuck her.
when he comes through your door, his own set of keys for your room nestled safely in his keychain, he doesnât say a word. he only takes his place behind you, wrapping his arms around your shoulder, resting his chin on your head as you involuntarily sob into his arms.
he doesnât say a thing. doesnât need to.
his arms are a comfort in itself.
itâs familiar. never foreign. never scary.
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18+ minors dni.
pairing: kun x fem!reader (ft. ten)
warnings: noncon, manipulation, explicit sexual content, brief physical abuse.
wc: 1.1k
inspired by this story from @riizeblr ! the og idea is so good â cr. to her <3 (hope the tag is okay!)
Kun just canât stop. Well, thatâs what he convinces himself. That your little cunt is simply too tight for him to stop fucking it. Too warm and wet.Â
He would have preferred if Ten wasnât there, too, but he guesses he couldnât do this without him. Heâs the only one who understands him. Or, at least, who wouldnât judge him for having normal desires.Â
Thatâs how he felt when he saw you in the hotel lobby. He felt desire, a strong want to have you in some way.Â
You were speaking to the receptionist, probably booking a room. You had spoken in English, and when he heard that, he somewhat felt a little disappointed. Yes, he can understand a little English, but he struggles a lot.Â
How could he have you if he canât communicate with you?
With Tenâs help that he so generously offered, seeing his friendâs expression when looking at you. It was blatantly obvious that he was attracted to you and wanted to do something about it.Â
Thatâs how you ended up here, on the floor of their hotel room with Kunâs body between your legs.
Tenâs easy going, so friendly and charming. He only needed to smile at you and use kind words to lure you in while Kun stood beside, unable to control his staring.Â
So naive, he thought as you followed Ten inside, but it worked in his favour. He definitely owes his friend after that one.Â
Kun reaches down to kiss you, forcing your mouth open and exploring it with his tongue, muffling your noises at the same time. You squirm underneath him, trying to thrash your arms away, but Kun holds them down firmly on each side of your head. He pays it no mind. Heâs been anticipating this moment since heâs laid eyes on you.
As he pulls away, your lips all swollen and glossy, Ten chuckles, prompted on the bed that youâre laying in front of. He laughs lightly, like itâs really funny to see one of his closest friends use a poor foreigner girl for his own pleasure.Â
You cry, still trying to pull on your wrists, glancing at Ten, eyes clearly fearful and desperate. He smiles in a way that seems innocent , but you know better than to trust this man, now. His intentions are just purely evil.Â
Kun then mumbles something incomprehensible to you, his face really close to yours, slowly thrusting his cock into you.Â
âHe wants you to look at him,â Ten explains, raising his eyebrows to encourage you to do just that.Â
You sob, reluctantly turning your head, meeting the eyes of the man whoâs forcing his cock between your walls without any remorse.Â
His floppy bangs brushes your face, making you frown at the ticklish feeling. His mouth is fully open, letting out heavy breaths that directly hit you in the face. You quietly whimper, holding eye-contact because thatâs what he wants you to do.Â
You keep clenching around him, and Kun just canât get enough. Voluntarily or not, he loves feeling you tightening around his girth, makes him believe you want this as much as he does. What a pretty little thing you are.Â
Kun says something else, his voice rumbling through your ear, and you know he addresses you, talks to you, but Ten has to translate for him in order for you to understand, to do what he wishes.Â
Ten chuckles again, registering Kunâs words before translating them in English for you. âCall him gege,â he instructs.Â
Thatâs what makes you break eye-contact with Kun to his dismay, glancing at Ten in utter confusion. You shake your head as a no, and that upsets him.Â
Ten reaches your face and slaps you, which inevitably makes your head turn to the side, a cry escaping your lips. It wasnât as hard as you anticipated it to be, but it was sharp. Enough to make you scrunch your eyes shut.Â
The thrusts have suddenly stopped and when you open your eyes back, Kun shoots a glare at Ten, clearly not appreciating what he just did.Â
âWhat? You want her to do what you want or not?â He questions his friend. âIâm just motivating her, thatâs all,â Ten groans, defending his actions.Â
âDonât-â Kun begins, searching for his words, âtouch her.â
Ten only rolls his eyes, âwhatever.â He looks back at you, now seeming more annoyed than playful. âCome on; gege, it isnât difficult.â
You hate him. You hate the two of them.
As you face Kun, he gradually goes back to his pace, continuing to fuck your pussy, lewd, squelching noises echoing in the room. His hold around your wrists seems to tighten, moving your hands higher above your head as he moves his hips back and forth.Â
You swallow down the uncomfortable lump in your throat, blinking to try to clear your view that has been obstructed by the flow of your tears. âGege,â you finally say in a low tone, cheeks burning hot from the humiliation that you feel.Â
A high-pitched moan slips past your lips when he pounds into you with more force, biting down on your lip to suppress the accidental sounds you make.Â
You pronounce it with a slight accent, but Kun doesnât mind. It sounds pretty good, in his opinion. It sounds right. Sounds how he likes it.
He murmurs a praise he knows you donât understand, but Ten is quick to translate.Â
âHe said youâre a good girl,â Ten smirks.Â
This time, you donât look away from Kun. You just take it. Endure it.Â
It doesnât take long until he steadies his hips and you soon feel him filling you up, releasing himself inside of you. He thrusts two or three times before your cunt milks him totally dry, pulling out of you with a satisfied groan.Â
For the only genuine kindness that he has, he pulls your underwear back up and covers your pussy. You donât say a word, you just follow his rhythm, getting up on your feet.Â
You feel lightheaded, your legs a bit wobbly. Itâs like thereâs a gaping hole between your legs and you canât ignore it, nor will you be able to in the next few hours.Â
Kun and Ten bring you to the door, Kunâs hand grasping your bicep to prevent you from tripping over. He opens the door, but Ten holds you back for a second.
âWish I had laid eyes on you first if I knew it was that easy to have you,â he whispers beside your ear, a playful smile drawn on his face.Â
Kun watches, a little irritated he doesnât catch on what Ten said to you, but he can conclude itâs nothing sweet by the way your eyes widden.Â
You quickly leave their hotel room, not once looking behind and Ten closes the door.Â
It doesnât matter anymore. He got what he wanted, and thatâs it.
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The best babysitters
Warnings: Mentions of absent father but all fluff
Summary: Work prevents you from going home one night, thankfully youâve got the best backup in Chicago.
A/N: This is being posted later than I planned. My mum was in hospital and it gave me a scare but she's all recovered now so here this is. This is in celebration of 1k, a few more will follow as my workload has decreased significantly.
This fic exists in the same world as my other fic âolder sisterâ but can also be read as a stand alone.
You were tired.
Work was beyond busy today and your clients were being unnecessarily stressful. All you wanted now was to go home, relieve your babysitter of her duties and enjoy the night in with your daughter.
It seemed that the universe had some sort of vendetta against you though because just as you were putting the finishing signatures on the last few papers, an intern, a woman you saw earlier at reception, came running into your office slightly out of breath.
You wanted to scream.
Letting the poor intern talk, you smiled at her stiffly, dismissing her after saying youâd make your way. There was no way you could ask your babysitter to stay late for God knows how much longer, you could remember her telling you she has a lecture tomorrow morning.
Getting up from your desk, you sighed, screwing your eyes closed when you caught the time on your phone. Your sigh in defeat could probably be heard all across Chicago.
Walking out your office, the sound of your heels filled out the empty space, majority of the firm had gone home, only a few stragglers staying behind to close up on any loose ends.
Turning your phone on, you ignored the several notifications screaming for your attention and went straight to your contacts.
Your phone only rang twice before the person on the receiving end picked up.
âHey Will, can you do me the biggest favour please⊠Youâre a life saviour, thanks, I owe you one.â
Hanging up the phone, you stared ahead through the windows at the bustling waiting room, raised angry voices overlapping and bleeding though the walls.
You could already feel your headache intensifying.
*****
Using his spare key, Will entered your house. Shuffling inside, he took off his jacket and shoes as usual.
Hearing the front door open, little pattering feet were immediately heard running across the house. Will smiled at the sound that he didnât hear often due to all of your demanding jobs.
âMama! Mama oh-â
The immense joy on Harperâs face disappeared as the nearly two-year-old rounded the corner on her little chubby legs, expecting to see her beloved mother who she missed all day only to suddenly be met with her redheaded uncle.
âWell hello to you too miss Harper.â Will smiled down at his niece nonetheless, crouching down to scoop her into his arms to which she didnât argue and instead welcomed.
As soon as she was safe in his arms, the toothiest, giddiest smile broke out on her chubby face that was so scarily identical to yours that it could only be explained by witchcraft.
Harper giggled, such a sound making Will forget about all the horrors that stained his day from the emergency department.
âHi!â She exclaimed, her smile remained upright and never faltered. âHi!â
And soon after, she pressed her open mouth onto his stubbly cheek, her attempt of a kiss. Despite struggling with the tough task and all the slobber that remained on his cheek, Willâs reaction was instant and wouldnât change for the world.
âOh, thank you so much Harper! Uncle Will missed you tons. Look at how big youâve grown!â
But, before Will could have all his focus solely on his adorable niece, the sound of the front door unlocking diverted his attention.
Lo and behold, Jay casually strolled in as though this was another random Tuesday.
Oh, that son of a b-
Harperâs scream that followed definitely burst Willâs eardrums.
Will winced, tipping his head away to protect his ears from any further damage before turning to glare at his brother who was taking his jacket off.
"What are you-"
"You said we'd meet at Molly's for a drink but you weren't there." Jay cut Will off, a smile on his face as he looked at Harper and spoke without looking in Will's direction. "Natalie told me you were here."
"Jay Jay's jealous Harper." Will said, his tone all factual and matter-of-fact as he looked at the toddler in his arms. "He didn't want to miss out."
Jay didn't even try to look offended or hurt by Will's remark because deep down, it was somewhat true because how could Jay let Will have all the fun by himself?
"Stop hogging her you buffoon and let me hold her." Jay told Will, not waiting for a reply as he moved forward and took Harper into his arms, the girl didn't protest nor did she willingly lean forward.
"What- Uh, I've literally been here for five minutes Jay."
"Am I your favourite uncle? I knew it!"
*****
Following Jayâs sudden and unprompted arrival, Will dismissed your babysitter, paying her what you usually did and a little more as compensation for staying so late.
Once she had left, there wasnât much left around the house for them to do besides turning the dishwasher on and making Harperâs nightly milks, but it wasnât her bedtime just yet and maybe if time permitted it, Harper could stay up a little beyond her usual bedtime.
Consider it a small treat for this special circumstance without her mother implementing her strict nighttime routine.
While Will was sorting away the finals bits in the kitchen, Jay easily made himself comfortable in the living room while Harper continued to babble nonsensically, a few discernible words welcomed themselves into the mix. Jay allowed himself to take a second to relish in the moment, trying to prevent himself from having an existential crisis as he realised he was both emotional but also proud of how much she was growing.
âDada, look look! Sâ Dada!â
Moment ruined, Jayâs smile instantly fell.
Jay followed the direction of Harperâs index finger to the tv, his face hardening at the sight of the man who failed his fiancĂ©e and his baby who just turned one.
Harper's 'dad' was a television reporter and it had totally slipped his mind that this was the channel he worked for. Seeing his stupid face yap away about the news made his blood boil.
Jay changed the channel without a second thought.
Your ex fiancĂ© had suddenly decided to leave on Harperâs first birthday, not even having the decency to at least show up at her birthday party.
A year later, and Harper still remembered the man whose name was her first word.
It devastated you still to this day what he had done and Harperâs random interjections of âdadaâ only made the wound deeper.
âDada isnât here harper.â Jay said, tone as soft as it could be as he tried to explain it without her crying.
âItâs just uncle Jay and Will, and mama will be home soon.â Jay continued, holding the toddler in his lap so there was no chance of her running away crying.
Luckily, Harper was a mummyâs girl through and through, so despite the large absence of her father, simply mentioning âmamaâ or anything akin to that made her entire face light up in a way that no one else could.
âOkay Halsteadâs, listen up!â Will said as he entered the living room, phone in one and a towel in the other.
âY/Nâs saying itâs mostly likely going to be another two hours minimum so weâre most likely going to have to stay over.â Will told Jay specifically before looking down at Harper.
âYou wanna get into your PJâs Harps? Jay Jay can make you some milk.â
And despite her highly energised state, Harper would never turn down the enticing combination of her pyjamas and warm milk.
Crawling out of Jayâs lap, Harper moved towards Will who in turn of carrying her gave Jay the towel he was holding. And as much as Jay wanted to fight his brother, he knew Will had more experience with kids - i.e. Owen - and so he could gladly change her diaper.
With Will and Harper standing over him, brown eyes wide, glinting with a hidden intent Jay had become familiar with since childhood. It really wasnât fair that you and Will both had your fatherâs eyes which Harper just had to inherit. Jay found himself useless and always surrendering to those goddamn eyes, even as the youngest sibling.
Whenever Jay remembered his childhood, it never made sense why the two older siblings never folded as easily when he looked up at them with the biggest, most imploring eyes. Even now, three decades later, and not a single thing had changed.
âOkay, okay! Just stop looking at me like that.â As soon as Jay spoke, the two rejoiced, their happiness still discernible even as they made their way upstairs.
âLetâs get this party started then.â
*****
And so party they did.
Well at least according to Harperâs standards.
The night started off with warm drinks - Harper with her milk while Will and Jay spoiled themselves to the expensive coffee beans that you easily could afford but neither your brothers indulged in unless under your roof.
Following this, Harper had a short but very fun time running around with sudden newfound energy, causing as much havoc as humanly possible for anyone her size.
It was safe to say that she tired herself quite quickly.
As Jay opened himself and Will a beer, he walked back into the living room, his eyes landing on his older brother and niece, the younger scrunched up into a little ball on Will's chest. Her face completely relaxed and arms wrapped around his torso as she snored quietly.
"Now this, after today, is my kinda party."
"Amen." Will agreed, tapping his bottle with Jay's as a silent 'cheers'.
Jay settled besides his brother, both of them staring forward at the muted movie Harper randomly chose, the first she watched that didn't have any princess affiliations.
"Gosh, it feels like years since we last babysat her." Will said, a sombre but nostalgic tone lacing his words.
"It does." Jay hummed as he swallowed his beer. "We're all so busy with work we can hardly make time for each other."
Will scoffed. "I see you almost everyday, strolling casually into the ED like you own the freaking place. Who are you kidding?"
Jay rolled his eyes but agreed nonetheless.
"Yeah, we need to visit more often. Make more effort and take out the time."
The silence that followed was filled by Harpers little snores and the occasional sound of a siren blaring past in the distance.
"I'm so tired I could knock out right here on the floor."
"Don't be such a doofus, go put her down in her bed."
"Aye aye captain."
*****
When you finally returned home three hours later, tired beyond belief. You were so close to dropping to the floor as soon as you locked the door but as you ventured into the house, you were met with the most heart warming sight.
On the floor in the living room remained your two younger brothers and your daughter. Harper was still scrunched up in a ball on Will's chest, her hand clutching his shirt while said man had his face leaning forward into her hair, his breaths causing Harper's curl to move occasionally. Jay sat besides them, hands crossed slightly on his lap and his head tipped backwards, resting on the sofa.
Even as your eyes burned with the need for sleep, you took a few pictures of the scene before you, your smile not going till your head met your pillow.
If Jay and Will woke up with sore necks in the morning, there was a very seasoned doctor in the house for a reason.
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i think one of the things i find hard to understand about the aveline hawke dynamic is that. okay the basic setup is that aveline, regardless of her opinions of hawke, has an intense loyalty to them from lothering onwards that is almost impossible to break even seven years later. spying on hawke and potentially interfering with hawkeâs brotherâs career is what, in avelineâs words, saves her protectively âcamping on [hawkeâs] doorstepâ after what they went through together. i can see what aveline thinks she owes hawke; hawke got them flemethâs help, and helped deal with wesley in whatever way, and aveline got into the city off the back of the hawkesâ year of indentured work. although the way she shows it is weird and invasive, the reasoning all basically checks out, sure
i guess i just donât understand what aveline ever did for hawke for hawke to let her do all that without the option to draw a boundary. fleeing from lothering, she doesnât particularly protect hawkeâs family, and all she says as long as she still has wesley is that they can all go back to hating each other when itâs over. and in kirkwall, she never does anything for hawke or hawkeâs friends with her guard position, as iâve been seeing people point out today, despite the extreme danger many of them live in day-to-day through no fault of their own. (and aveline only got that guard position in the first place because the hawke siblings were doing a year of ugly work to get her into the city at all!) she even makes hawke do the work that she doesnât expect of the guards, and protects guards accused of rape from investigation the way she never does for hawkeâs friends. i think a simple conversational mention that, idk, she spent a year helping feed your family while you and your sibling were working off the debts, or a personal quest where the protectiveness of you that she talks so much about actually happens, would do a lot.
the game often acts like sheâs doing you a favour just by descending to walking around with the likes of you and your friends. but itâs not like you need that; you can leave aveline out of the party and go the entire game without getting anything from her at all. and itâs not like aveline is actually better than the rest of them to be lowering herself by working with them. the difference, exclusively, is that the privilege she was born with got her access to an above-board position and a legal life. which she shows no awareness of and you canât point out. annoying!
i donât just wish you had the option to kick her out of the party because i donât want her there, although, admittedly, iâd be tempted. i feel like having the option would just make sense for her role as a companion. itâs irritating that you have to deal with how presumptuous and judgemental aveline is without any option to not put up with her, as if you owe her anything. the game lets you treat most of the other companions abysmally, but locks a lot of your roleplaying choices by for some reason always operating on the basic assumption that you and your character must like aveline and want her there, even on 100% rivalry. and i donât understand why it expects that or what she did to earn it
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Hihi!!! I was just wondering if you could do just little cute scenarios with sae, yoichi, and rin (gn! reader + all individual)
im sorry if this isn't as detailed as you wish but I'm just really craving tooth rotting fluff+ take your time (â â§â âœâ âŠâ )
Sypnosis: In the busy hustle and bustle of life, it's sometimes hard to find time to spend together. When there's time, what are the hobbies/little things both of you do together?
Warning: My readers are always morally grey in some way because it's more realistic to me, not proofread
Author's note: Thank you so much for reaching out and giving me this ask! I'll try my best to weave my story together to match your request. I owe my friend a good favour, so I hope you don't mind me adding her BL favourite here. Thank you so much for your understanding Δ(ÂŽïœĄâąáâą`)㣠đ
Featuring: Sae Itoshi, Yoichi Isagi, Rin Itoshi x GN! reader
SAE ITOSHI... finds himself most at ease during late-night drives with you in the passenger seat. The windows are down, you're sticking your head out of the car despite his multiple warnings, and he can't stop smiling. His free hand is reaching for you and tugging your shirt down, and his eyes drift to your pouting face in the rearview mirror.
Usually, his late-night drives together with you have no real destination. Acting purely on a whim, Sae always drives you wherever feels right. Sometimes, it's the port right by the beach. Other times, he's driving you to an empty parking lot. Today, he decides to let you have the privilege of choosing where to go.
And when you ultimately decide to go to a playground out of all places, he scoffs but does a U-turn without hesitation.
Is it currently 11 a.m. and does he have a schedule he almost-religiously follows? Yes, and he has a feeling that he won't have enough time to drink his salted kombucha tomorrow morning. Is he tired? Absolutely. Why would he do all of this when he knows damn well he has practice tomorrow?
Hell, he's asking himself that as he opens the car door for you and helps you out.
With a cheeky peck on Sae's cheek, you wash away his thoughts and he returns the favour with a kiss on your forehead. "Let's go get a new car, yeah?" Sae shuts the car door behind you. You're bewildered, to say the least, "I'll let you pick a design this time."
"Look! It's here, it's here!" Your boyfriend, YOICHI ISAGI, geeks out in the manga section of your local bookstore. "Oh yeah, didn't they release figures already? Season 2 is being released soon, right?"
His smile only grows wider when you nod. He's crouching down beside you as you tower over him, leaning down slightly to watch him stare at the various covers. Standing back up on his feet with two in hand, Isagi seems to have reached a slight dilemma.
"Ah... should I get the latest chapter? Or should I..." Oh, isn't that the romance manga you recommended to him? The main couple was cheesy, but it reminded you a lot of how your relationship with Isagi is. Turning your head away, you find yourself stifling a giggle - how cute.
After a moment of deep thought, Isagi sulks. His shoulders slump and he kneels back down, placing both the mangas back on their shelves. Like a defeated puppy, he crouches there for a moment in silence.
"What's up?"
"I can't decide, so it's better if I don't get one or else I'll spend the rest of the day regretting it," He's solemn, your heart clenches when he forces an awkward smile. It's not a big deal, but... "You can borrow my copy y'know, don't be shy."
He perks up. It's a simple gesture, but the simplest things in life have always pleased Isagi the most. With a bashful laugh, he picks out the manga he wanted - he can indulge a little, he decides. "Right, I'm sorry. You didn't need to see how let down I was over something so small." Honestly, Isagi's a little shy. It's only been a few months into the relationship. He wants to respect you and your boundaries.
"I'll get you something in return, thank you."
RIN ITOSHI yelps when he stumbles out of your bedroom to the dimly lit living room of your apartment, sucking back a hiss from the base of his throat when something jabs at his foot. His disappointment only grows when he lifts his foot to see the imprint of a Lego brick on the sole. "What do you think you're doing? At 1 in the morning?" The once groggy Rin Itoshi is now wide awake, meeting your avoidant gaze. As you continue to piece together your Lego set, you mumble, "...couldn't sleep. I usually don't have trouble, but I don't know what's up with me today."
Despite his reluctance, he walks over to you and plops onto the carpet beside you. "Aren't you a little too old for this?" Rin begins while mindlessly piecing bricks together. His back is against your shoulder, partially leaning his weight onto you.
You scoff once he grabs the manual. "You're one to talk," you retort as you pull apart Lego pieces, "In case you haven't realized it, you happen to be playing with my Lego set."
"In case you haven't realized it, I'm helping you, idiot," There's no real malice in his voice. He crosses his legs and straightens his spine, turning to gather the pieces in a pile and redo everything from scratch. You clearly seem to be struggling. He'll never admit it, but he doesn't like the aching gap in his chest when you're not in bed with him.
It's a good excuse in his head. He's simply helping you out so you'll return to his embrace as soon as possible. It's just that. He's totally not enjoying playing with Legos with you - he convinces himself mentally with starry eyes when you both finish the overwhelming set at 2:30 a.m.
"Phew! Now to take it apart!"
"Hell no."
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The Speed Of Light
Pairing: Rafe Cameron x Reader
Warnings: N/A
Pronouns: She/Her
Word Count: 0.7K
Summary: All Y/N wants is to be in Rafe's arms and he is prepared to do that no matter what it takes.
A/N: Inspired by this post.
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Distance from Rafe isnât something Y/N often struggles with. Sure, she likes to cuddle with him and be in physical contact with him, but she doesnât need to do it every second of the day. She likes to have her alone time and Rafe respects that need. However, something in her today just craved to be in his hold and unlucky for her, this wasnât his day off. In fact, he is supposed to stay late to help his dad with paperwork. She knows she shouldnât ask him to come home, yet all she wants is to be in his arms right now. She takes her phone out and sends him a text: Are you coming home soon? His reply is just as quick. No, Bunny. Iâll probably be home past dinner time, so you can eat without me.Â
OhâŠ
Why oh? Is everything okay?
Everything is fine. I just miss you. Thatâs all. She quickly follows the text with I wonât bother you anymore. Iâll let you get back to work.
Rafe is already standing at his desk and heading to his dadâs office before she can send the second text. âI know I said I would work late tonight, but Y/N needs me. Iâll finish it tomorrow morning,â he informs his dad, not asking for permission because he doesnât care if he has it. Ward looks up from the report he is looking at, âOkay, thatâs fine. Say hello to Y/N for me.â Rafe nods, going to his car without thought. Iâm on my way, Bunny. She canât hide her massive grin once she sees the message. Itâs been around thirty minutes and Rafe isnât home yet, which is strange because it should only take ten minutes to get here from his workplace. She grows worried that something happened to him, so she calls him. âHi, Bunny,â he greets through the speakerphone. She sighs in relief, âI thought something bad happened to you. Why arenât you home yet?â âYou are very clingy today arenât you, Bunny?â he playfully teases. âIâm sorry I scared you and Iâm not home yet, but they closed a bunch of roads and there was an accident. Apparently, the Outer Banks can get pretty bad traffic.âÂ
âWell, canât you use your boyfriend or Cameron's powers to get you through?â she pleads, kneading at the pillow. He chuckles, âI donât think they can do anything about the traffic, Bunny. Iâm sorry. I will be there at the speed of light though, I promise. Why donât you go get ready? Iâll take you out to dinner.â âHmm, I donât want to go out for dinner. Can you pick up something at the Wreck instead? I want to cuddle,â she explains. He shakes his head with a smile, âOkay, I can do that. Iâll be there as soon as I can.â âThank you. I love you. See you soon,â she states. His heart swells, âI love you too. Bye.â He hands up the phone.Â
âââ
Ten minutes later, which is way faster than Y/N thought he would be coming, she hears his truck in the driveway. She flings the door open to see him with his arms held open to her. She runs into his arms, giving him a tight squeeze. He presses his kiss to her temple. She takes in the scent of his colognes, âHow did you get home so fast?â âI told you I would be home at the speed of light,â he recounts. âPlus, I guess my Cameron powers were better than I thought because I was able sweet talk Shoupe to open up another road and Mike owed me a favour so he got our food out real fast.â She looks up at him with big eyes, âYou did all of that for me?â âOf course. I would do anything for you, Bunny. Now, come on. Letâs eat,â he says with his lips against her forehead. He takes her inside and flops on the couch, throwing his arm over the back of the couch so she can settle in beside him. That night is spent cuddled up on the sofa, eating and watching TV.Â
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Crash and Burn 5
My warnings are not exhaustive but be aware this is a dark fic and may include potentially triggering topics. Please use your common sense when consuming content. I am not responsible for your decisions.
Character: Tony Stark
Summary:Â a powerful man comes crashing into your life. Literally.
As usual, I would appreciate any and all feedback. Iâm happy to once more go on this adventure with all of you! Thank you in advance for your comments and for reblogging â€ïž
You sit on the back porch, reading a book as you avoid the dingy tabacco laden walls inside. After claiming a couple slices of pizza, you quickly evacuated, your mom latched onto your guest like gum beneath a diner table. You're happy enough to be alone.
You just want it all done with. You want to be done with him.
Your mom just needs to do one thing. Get the trailer and be done with the man overdosing on his own ego. She's never been on to let things go, especially nothing like this.
The screen door opens and closes. You stay as you are.
âYour chariot awaits, princess,â Tony declares as he approaches. You look up as he stands behind you.
âWhat do you mean?â You close the book and stand, not liking how his pant leg touches your arm. You face him as his mouth slants, the silver in his goatee catching the dimming sunlight.
âMe. Gonna take you for another ride.â He rests his hand on the wooden railing as you stand on the step below.
âNo,â you say bluntly. âI have work tomorrow so I need to go get ready for bed.â
âWhatâs the matter? If you donât like pepperoni, you couldâve said something,â he tilts his head. "I thought you had extensive experience with meat... workong in a deli and all."
âReally? You know this isnât about the pizza,â you sneer.
âI know what itâs about as well as you.â He steps closer and looks down at you. âItâs this.â
He swirls his finger between you.
You narrow your eyes and grimace. âThis... what?â
âSexual tension. Itâs like a noose, isnât it? Iâm close to gagging.â
You glare back at him, âyou really believe every woman on earth wants you?â
âI know it so let's stop fucking around just get to the fucking.â He winks.
You laugh. A snort then a scoff then a guffaw. âWow, what a line. Look you can buy us pizza and replace what you owe us but I'm nor impressed. You city people think we're all just a bunch of trailer trash and maybe we are, doesn't mean we wanna be like you.â
âOh, but you definitely want me,â he intones.
You sigh, âI want to go to my room and never see you again.â
âI like that. The hard-to-get thing always gets me going.â He gets closer and you lean away.
âThe hard to stand thing doesn't do it for me,â you retort. âThanks for doing the bare minimum but I'm over it. Either we get what you destroyed or you go back and laugh at your little mistake with your rich buddies.â
âYou're sounding bitter, sweetheart. Why don't you let me give you some sugar?â He reaches for you and you dodge his hand.
âPlease, quit that. I told you, I am not into it.â
âYou aren't? Well your mom sure is. Yeah, we made quite the deal. She's going to get her trailer and an empty nest.â He puts his hands out in nonchalance, âwhat can I say? I'm a great negotiator.â
âWhatââ
âWell, I mean you're not going anywhere here. Working at a deli and for what? I told her, you don't gotta be stuck here. Eating off her table, living under her roof. You're an adult.â He crosses his arms and smirks.
Yep, that sounds like your mom. She's reminded you a billion times how you've burdened her with your existence, just as your grandmother does to her. And he plucked on that string until he hit a harmony.
âWhat did you do?â You ask.
âYou make it sound like I did something wrong. Sweetheart, I'm doing you a favour. I'm getting you out of this pit. A girl like you, you can't hope for better because I'll tell you something, there's nothing out there better than Tony Stark.â
He preens in victory. You squint and clap the book against your leg.
âCome on, everyone should see New York at least once,â he tries to tap your nose and you evade him, but not entirely. Instead, he hits your chest and you feel a sudden constriction across it.
Your ripped up by your chest as metal expands and twists around your torso. You shriek as you fly upwards, encased in a cocoon the blocks out the wind. The propulsion of the suit has you disoriented and rattling.
You hear a whir and look over to see the marquee red and gold of the iconic Iron Man. Tony grabs you, your gauntlet caught against his like a magnet, and he zooms off onto sky, dragging you with him. You cry out as you can do nothing but flail.
âRelax, sweetheart,â he voice comes through the speakers built into the helmet, âyou don't wanna pass out in this thing. Trust me.â
âWhat the hellllllll!â You holler.
âJust wait till you see that New York skyline,â he chortles.
Your disbelief paralyses you. How can he do this? Well, you can't stop him. He's been enabled his whole life and you've just become another pawn to his games.
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omega abs ? đŁ
oh my fucking god yes
female alpha!reader x omega!abby
Palestine: what can you do
Summary: Abby is sure she will never meet her dream alpha after what happened with Owen. And then she meets you.
Tags: dead dove: do not eat. a/b/o universe (female alphas have dicks), modern AU, descriptions of smut (heats/ruts), Owen is a piece of shit, reader is a sweetheart. Also I'll always make Ellie and Abby friends because their dynamic cracks me up every time.
Notes: this one is genuinely weird in terms of my writing style. It's 6k long for no reason except that I wanted to see how everything will play out and build some kind of omega!abby lore. Also it was meant as a bullet point thingy like hcs, but then it got too long, so the sentences might sound weird.
If you guys want something specific with omega!abby, reqs are open.
Me: *slaps the title of the fic* this bad boy can fit a whole multichapter in it.
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There's one thing Abby knows for certain when she turns 19: she is not a typical omega.
Abby's scent is not too sweet: she smells more like fresh roses than vanilla. All other omegas have more prominent scents, and Abby sees how alphas favour them. She is insecure about her scent, and she is not too prideful to admit she wants alphas to like her. Like any other omega Abby feels pressured by society to look a certain way - and she is already tall, so she starts going to the gym to get fit, to look more attractive, to grow that bubble butt everyone's talking about. She just started university and she wants to be cool.
(Ellie tells her it's all bullshit. Ellie is her biggest supporter and she is the one who growls at other alphas when it's needed. It's hilarious, because Ellie is fucking tiny. "I'm still an alpha, Anderson!" Ellie whines usually and Abby flicks her forehead.)
The gym works: she gets more attractive. Her butt is round, her arms are toned and her shoulders balance her hips, making her waist look thinner. Abby meets Owen and she thinks he is the one. He is the first alpha she spends her heat with. And well, maybe it's not how she imagined it would be, but Abby doesn't complain. After all, perfect alphas only exist in books and movies, not in reality.
(she dreamt about feeling safe and protected with her alpha, feeling loved and taken care of. Owen is all growls and bruises.)
Ellie hates Owen's guts. There's always some sick smell when they're in the same room, and Abby is doing all she can to manage it and make two of the most important alphas in her life like each other. Owen tries to convince Abby that alphas and omegas can't be friends - and it works. Abby stops spending too much time with Ellie, tricked into thinking that Ellie actually has feelings for her. Ellie lets it happen.
(Owen is so much more violent during ruts. Abby knew this too: alphas are ruthless in ruts, but she didn't expect being borderline assaulted. Again, she doesn't complain. She is in love, and Owen knows better.)
Abby keeps going to the gym, and in time her muscles grow and show more. Abby is happy - she put so much work into her body and it shows now! She is so much stronger now, and she doesn't mind that her waist is not so tiny anymore. Abby feels powerful.
Owen, however, gets grumpier with every pound of muscle on Abby's body: he doesn't like it. He doesn't support her when she shows how much progress she made.
Then he starts joking about it. He tells her it makes her look less like omega. That she is almost as big as he is. That people won't be able to tell who is the alpha in their relationship. Abby swallows everything and starts doing more cardio. She wants Owen to be happy. She wants to be his mate one day.
And then one day Abby catches Owen with another omega.
She is small and smells like coconut, she is everything Abby isn't.
Abby wants to die.
Abby calls Ellie for the first time in months, sobbing violently. Ellie picks her up and spends the night soothing Abby, and the next day beating the shit out of Owen. Yes, she is tiny, but alpha strength is alpha strength, and Ellie is furious.
Abby doesn't really recover from this. She thought Owen would be her first and her last, but now her dreams and her self-esteem are in ruins.
Abby blames herself for Owen's cheating. She blames herself for building her body, for not being omegy enough, for having a weak scent, for not being what he wanted.Â
So Abby grows distant, believing she has no worth as an omega. She avoids alphas, she doesn't recognize when someone's interested. She doesn't let herself smell other people. The only alpha she still talks to is Ellie, because Ellie is Ellie. Her best goblin friend who doesn't even react to her heats, because she is so used to Abby.
(it actually breaks Abby's heart a little: is her scent so weak it doesn't affect alphas at all?)
Her younger brother, Lev, moves to the city for university when Abby is in her graduation year, and Abby puts her energy into taking care of him. She comes to his place from time to time, bringing food or snacks for him. They have movie nights as well. It makes Abby feel less alone. Less useless.
One day Lev asks her to come to the party with him: it's his first time going to a party and he has no idea what to do, especially since there'd be really cool people who are his seniors and he doesn't want to have an egg on his face.Â
"Can you ask Ellie to come as well? Please? I need more cool people on my side."
Abby laughs and makes sure Ellie is going to come. Ellie adores Lev, so she agrees immediately.
This party is on another level, Abby thinks. It's not frat bros and awful alphas like it was when Abby went to parties with Owen. This party looks like all smart and successful people in the uni decided to get piss drunk, and it is as cool as it is hilarious. Abby knows some of them - she waves at Nora and hugs Manny when he sees her: they're only people Abby kept in contact with after breaking up with Owen. They stopped being friends with him the moment they found out what happened.
Lev is very nervous. He clings to Abby's arm and she laughs kindly.
"Hey, relax. You're supposed to have fun."
"Yeah, I know." Lev says, a little irritated, but it makes Abby and Ellie laugh again.
Ellie takes everything in her hands and comes back with three beers, opening them for Lev and Abby. Abby chuckles at her typical alpha behaviour, but doesn't tease her. They share a drink, and Lev is still nervous, so Ellie takes him to the dance floor and he finally relaxes next to his second favourite person and his first favourite alpha.
Or so Abby thinks.
She watches another person come to them, and by the way Ellie tenses Abby guesses it's an alpha. Abby tenses too: the protectiveness kicks in.
But the alpha smiles and hugs Lev like Abby does: like if this alpha was Lev's older sister. They talk for a bit and then Lev points in Abby's direction. The alpha nods and waves at Abby. She waves back, confused.
And then this alpha makes her way to Abby.
Abby is caught off guard: the alpha is hot. She is also friendly judging by the smile and the way she treated Lev, and Abby canât decide how to behave around her. She is not bitter after what happened with Owen, but she is definitely out of practice of talking with hot alphas.
You watch Lev's sister's face go through a variety of emotions, and it makes you chuckle - you too would be confused. But you want to meet her and make sure she knows Lev is taken care of: he is under your wing. He is a sweet kid, shy one, and you know how nervous he is about everything, so you want him to have this safety net.
"Hi!" You say cheerfully and give your hand for a handshake. You try not to think of how beautiful Lev's sister is, how much her blue eyes hypnotise you. She is fucking adorable, that what she is.Â
"Hi?" And her voice is soft too. You blink to clear your mind and tell her your name. You canât smell her, but youâre pulled to her like a magnet.
"I'm Lev's student guide." Abby nods, not sure if she is okay with an alpha around her baby brother.
"I'm Abby, Lev's sister." You beam at Abby and she feels her stomach flutter. Abby quickly tries to kill the butterflies, but you seem so genuine. She can't smell you when there's so many people around, and maybe it's a good thing.
âLev gave me your number as an emergency contact, and I just wanted you to know if an unknown number texts you that Lev is puking after doing beer pong, it will be me.â Abby can't help her chuckle: you do sound genuine. Abby feels like you really care about her brother and it makes her feel better.Â
Lev and Ellie come back and Abby looks at how Lev's face lights up when you smile at him. Oh no. He has a crush on you. It breaks Abbyâs heart: she sees how you treat him like a baby brother, and Abby knows Lev has no chance. She also thinks if she looked like this when she met Owen, all star-struck and hopeful. At least you look like a better person.
Abby also feels how tense Ellie is around you. Another alpha thing, but this one is annoying - Ellieâs protectiveness is borderline territorial, so Abby glares at her. Ellie glares back, but some of the tension goes away.
You ruffle Levâs hair and ask him to enjoy the party and find you if they need anything. Ellie only fully relaxes when youâre lost in the crowd.
âShe is the coolest.â Lev tells them and Ellie huffs. âShe always helps me around. Saved my ass a few times as well.â
âWell, kid, I donât want you to get hurt by her, okay?â Ellie says and Lev blushes.Â
âDonât worry, Ellie. I know nothing will happen.â Lev smiles. âShe likes people on her level. Someone like you, Abby.â
Abbyâs heart skips a beat in pain. There's no way an alpha like you would like an omega like her.Â
Or if there is, then there's something wrong with you and you shouldn't be around her brother.Â
âShe doesn't seem too bad.â Ellie says almost through her teeth; she is as annoyed at her nature as Abby is, but she tries to have a clear head. âBut if she hurts you, I'll kill her.âÂ
Abby would laugh, but the image of Owen's bloody face and a broken wrist don't let her. It's a good thing he didn't press charges, too humiliated to admit he got his ass kicked for cheating.Â
Abby forgets about you until she is getting ready to sleep tonight. She puts her palm under her cheek, blissfully unaware, and takes a breath that is full of your scent. It shakes her, having an alpha scent on her, and Abby can't control herself.
Abby's cheeks burn, her heart picks up speed. Her cunt throbs.Â
You smell amazing. It has an edge, like any other alphaâs scent, but it's not suffocating. Well no. It is, but it doesn't feel bad, it makes Abby bury her nose in her palm and take a deep sniff. It makes her feel safe.Â
And Abby is terrified. She can't like your scent. It's dangerous, she can't risk herself like this, it's stupid. Lev has a crush on you, for god's sake! And even if she could, you'd never look her way. You're a good alpha and good alphas like pretty, small, sweet smelling omegas. Not Abby.Â
She doesnât know that she also left some of her scent on your palm. She doesnât know youâve been smelling it the whole night, addicted to the smell of fresh roses and memory of pretty blue eyes. She doesn't know that you struggle to control your eyes from changing to alpha red the whole time.Â
You're ready to claw walls after meeting the prettiest omega of your life that you know is sweet and kind and smart: Lev really can't shut up about his sister. It's fucking eating you alive.Â
And you have no idea when you'll meet her again, but then you remember that both of you are in the same university. So you start trying to figure out her schedule. You know she is a med student, so you take a chance at going to the library.Â
And you're not wrong: Abby is there, looking miserable as she takes her notes. Your instincts kick in and you try to think of a way to make her feel better, but you get your shit together: it would be creepy.Â
So you just walk over and ask to sit next to her. Abby is surprised, but she lets you anyway.Â
It's awkward. You both are trying to not inhale too much, but the scents are respectively addictive: you smell her fresh roses and she smells your spice and safety. You want to bury yourself in her neck and mark her, scent her, make her yours, but you push these thoughts away.
âHow's Lev doing?â Abby asks, not being able to concentrate anymore. It's even more embarrassing that you both smell of attraction, but it doesn't really mean anything: it was proven to be an instinct thing, therefore not reliable in human society. It just makes everything awkward for everyone.
âHe is excellent, honestly. He got interested in charity work and I think he will soon be cleared to volunteer at animal shelters.âÂ
âGood. Thanks for looking after him. I don't want him to get hurt, you know?â Abby didn't mean to say this, but you catch the meaning of her words anyway. She can smell a faint hurt coming from you, but it's not big enough.Â
âI'll do whatever I can to make sure he is safe.â You promise Abby and her attraction grows. You blink, but get back into conversation, trying to find more about Abby.Â
Abby is.. reluctant. She is polite, but her answers are short, and you're not an idiot, you can take a hint, so you apologise for taking her time and go.Â
Abby watches you go and gets filled with sorrow. You seem so sweet, and it scares her. She can't understand what is your angle and why are you bothered with her. She is sad because she wants you to be bothered with her. She wants you to like her; but Abby's brain doesn't even entertain the idea of it. Plus, Lev is crushing on you, it would be absolutely unfair of her to like you.Â
The sour smell of sadness makes Ellie restless when she gets to the library half an hour later for their study session. She looks Abby over and tries to piece together what's wrong.Â
âDid something happen?âÂ
Abby is also reluctant to tell Ellie, but she does it anyway. Ellie frowns the whole time, not pleased with another alpha upsetting her baby. Abby is quick to defend you and say that it's she who is the problem. Ellie kicks her under the table.Â
âYou are not a problem. It's Owen in your head again! Let go of this asshole. There are better alphas than him, fuck, any decent alpha is better than him. Don't assume shit.â Ellie tells her and Abby nods.Â
Abby decides to try. Maybe at least she can make a friend. So the next time you see her in the library, she actually smiles at you.Â
You swallow. Hard. Abby is gorgeous.Â
So you sit next to her and surprisingly, the conversation flows so much better than the last time. You think she was just super busy back then.
Abby is so fucking oblivious it's not funny. She talks to you like she'd talk to Ellie: she doesn't believe your scent, convinced it's just nature and alphas are like this sometimes, so she is relaxed. You can be friends, she thinks. You're great and smell amazing, so you can be friends.Â
You're almost salivating the whole time. Abby is cute as fuck, and she is hot as fuck: she takes her hoodie off and stays in a tight crop top, and you ogle at her arms and shoulders. She is incredible.Â
âI know we've just met, but I can't leave without asking. Would you go on a date with me?âÂ
Abby's scent spikes in surprise, and then anxiety. An awful, sick smell that makes you back off.Â
âOh. Oh, I'm sorry.â You tell her, eager to get rid of this stench, to keep Abby calm and safe.Â
âAre you sure?â Abby asks, not really believing her ears.Â
âI mean, I really want to get to know you better.â You admit.Â
âLev has a crush on you.â Abby blurts and you laugh kindly.Â
âI know. We talked about it with him. I don't let this stuff slide when it happens.â It makes Abby feel a little easier. âBut if you're uncomfortable, I totally get it. I'd love to be your friend as well.âÂ
â...I need to talk to Lev first.â Abby admits, her cheeks feel hot.Â
âOf course. Let me know then.â You smile sweetly, your scent is so full of attraction it's hard to find an excuse for it, so Abby just ignores it.Â
She smells excited now and you beam. âYouâre so pretty.â You blurt before you can stop yourself, but Abby starts to smell so sweetly and her cheeks are rosy now, you feel on cloud nine.Â
âThanks, I guess.â She says, shy, and you nod. You say your goodbyes and leave Abby to study.Â
Abby thinks she's gone insane. Or you've gone insane. There's no way you actually asked her on a date.Â
But Abby wants to go so much. She didn't admit it, but she was getting lonely, and then suddenly you came along and made her heart beat faster.Â
So she gains courage and talks to Lev. He gets sad, but not the sour kind, the faint lavender of regret.Â
âI told you she would like you.â Lev smiles and Abby hugs him, trying to comfort him. âShe is good, I promise.âÂ
âI'm sorry, Lev.âÂ
âDon't be.â Lev chuckles and they spend the evening watching the movie.Â
Next day you text Abby to find out if everything worked out and she gives you a positive. You grin like an idiot the whole day and plan the date.
You don't get all romantic on your first date, since you feel like Abby might get anxious, so you two just go to a bar and have a game of pool.Â
It's perfect: you both are competitive, you get to see Abby bend down and you get to flirt a lot after a drink. Abby is wearing high waisted jeans and her bubble butt looks amazing in them. You don't know this, but Abby was desperate to make herself look more like an omega, and even if she couldn't hide her shoulders and biceps, she wanted to compensate for it, showing off her butt.Â
Abby is oblivious to your hungry eyes when she takes a hit, but you're struggling. Abby is sweet and she smells so fucking good. You're itching to touch her, but you keep yourself in check. So instead you compliment her. A lot.Â
Abby is flustered: no one ever talked to her like this. No alpha made it clear to her that they found her this attractive. But you keep your mouth running. âYour shirt looks so good on you.â âSorry, I can't stop staring at your shoulders. They're very nice.â
Abby laughs at this one and feels more comfortable in her own skin. So she opens up. âMy ex didn't like that I work out so much.â She chuckles, and you look at her in mock offence. It makes her laugh.Â
âWhat a fucking idiot. Only cowards don't appreciate muscle mommies.â You scrunch your nose and Abby laughs harder.Â
âGod, what is this nickname?â
You get flustered and Abby feels all giddy. She didn't expect any alpha to get flustered, especially not because of her. âYou know. When girls, especially omegas, build up a lot of muscles? People really dig it.âÂ
âDo you?â Abby asks, coy, and she sees the red flash in your eyes. It makes her press her thighs together.Â
âYeah. Yeah, I do.â You say and there's a hint of an alpha voice. Abby's chest is going to explode.Â
You don't kiss Abby properly tonight, instead opting to kiss her hand: you like her, and you don't want to rush it. Abby gets flustered and you can't help the spike in your scent that makes Abby's cheeks red.Â
(No, you don't get off on her scent when you come home.)Â
(No, Abby doesn't fuck herself on her fingers when she comes home, burying her nose into her palm where she can catch your scent.)Â
You both take it slow. You kiss her for the first time on your third date and Abby folds in your hands while you purr and knead her sides.Â
Abby starts spending more time at your place, where you just cuddle and watch something. You start catching her scent all around your apartment, and it's driving you crazy. You want Abby to be yours so desperately, but you make yourself think with your head and not with your dick, so you don't rush.
You're in your class when you get a call from Lev. You don't pick up the first one, but when he calls for the second time, you walk out of the class and take the call.Â
Lev is crying.Â
Turns out his heat came during his class and now he is scared of going home on his own. Your instincts kick in and you grab your shit at a lighting speed before storming to Lev. You text Abby while you're running, and then your mind shifts into protective mode.Â
It's hard being around an omega in heat: it's hard for the both of you. Lev clings to you while you wrap your arm around his shoulders and walk him from campus to his place. You know your eyes are red and you're low-key growling, but you keep comforting Lev.Â
âIt's okay. I'll get you home, and Abby is going to be here, okay? I'll keep you safe, don't worry. You're doing great, just a little more, can you walk a little more for me?â
Your voice soothes Lev and you make it to his place where Abby is already pacing in worry.Â
She takes a look at you and her breath hitches. Your eyes are red and so hungry, Abby feels horny and sorry for you: she doesn't know how much willpower you need to keep your head straight when there's an omega in distress and in heat.Â
You both get Lev inside his apartment and you retreat to the kitchen while Abby takes care of Lev. She fusses around, gives him pills and sends him to take a shower. You sit straight, your firsts tight as you watch your girlfriend being all motherly. This mixed with the smell of heat makes you feral. It gets harder to control, especially when Abby stands in front of you, her gorgeous scent in your nose.Â
âHow are you?â She asks, compassionately. And you grit your teeth.Â
âCan you-â You start with a growl and you smell Abby's arousal. âFuck. Can you come here?â You pat your lap.
The moment Abby sits down you grab her and bury your nose in her neck, your arms are tight around her back. Abby yelps when you press her closer and her scent spikes with arousal, making you growl.Â
âI'm not- I'm not going to do anything. I just need a moment.â You growl and Abby swallows. Her arousal tickles your nose and you growl louder, pressing your nose closer to her scent glands.
Abby is so wet in her pants she is afraid she will leak on you, but she can't help it: you're usually so sweet, hiding your nature, and now you're acting so alpha-like, and it does things to her.
âShit. We can't-â Abby's arousal gets mixed with anxiety and you want to sneeze to get it out of your nose.Â
âWe're not doing anything. Not like this. I just need a redirection.â You take a deep inhale full of Abby's scent and you finally settle down. Your voice returns and you feel like you can control your eyes again. You ease your hold on Abby and the anxiety goes away. âDid I scare you?âÂ
Abby is baffled. It's such a big contrast to how Owen treated her before, she is lost for words. You're worried if you sniffing her scared her while Owen didn't care if he left bruises.
The air gets filled with the smell of fresh bakery - the scent of love and affection - and you almost tremble under Abby in excitement.
âA little. I was worried if you'd stop.â
âI have excellent self-control, baby.â You wink at Abby and she slaps your bicep.
She moves a certain way that makes her pelvis move against yours and you grunt: the scent of Abby's arousal got you half-hard already, and you're kinda sensitive now.Â
Abby also feels it. She grows red and you giggle, kissing her cheek.Â
âLev is going to be out of the shower soon, I should go.â
âOkay.â Abby gets up from her seat on your lap and you pout. âDo you want-â Abby shakes her head. It's a stupid idea.Â
âDo I want what?â
âSomething with my scent?âÂ
You swallow and nod. Abby stands for a second, thinking, and then just takes her shirt off, letting you see her in a bra. You see her small tits covered by her lacy bra and adjust your pants. She is so fucking hot and this is so not the time, but your cock twitches and gets harder with every second while you stare at the most beautiful omega in your life.Â
âYou're a fucking menace.â You growl again and kiss Abby with hunger, the rumbling in your chest resonating in hers. Abby goes pliant and kisses you back.Â
It takes you two tries to get away from her, but Abby is so delicious it's insane.Â
You spend the evening in your apartment, getting off on Abby's shirt, fantasising about her going into heat and how you would take care of her and how good you would make her feel.Â
You're together for a few months now when Abby's heat comes. You can smell it on her the day before, when she is all whiny and tired, sleeping for the bigger part of the movie on top of you. Her usual rose scent is getting stronger.Â
âAre you close to your heat?â Abby hums in agreement and you swallow, staring at the ceiling. âOkay. I can smell it.âÂ
âOh.â Abby is surprised. She doesn't have a very prominent scent so she didn't expect you to notice. âOh I didn't think you'd smell it.â
âYour scent is my fucking heaven, of course I would.â
Abby blushes. Deeply. And you feel her press her thighs together. It makes your dick twitch.Â
âI think it'll start tomorrow.âÂ
âDo you want me to be with you?â You ask innocently and Abby chuckles. âI mean, we haven't done anything yet and I understand if you want to wait and have normal sex first. Well, if you even want to have se-â
Abby cuts you off with a kiss and you relax. âWe can try normal sex now.â
And you do. It's slow and sweet and you both laugh when you bump heads and knees and when you have to fumble around for lube since you're messy, but it's perfect.Â
You're not aggressive, but you still growl and claw at Abby's soft thighs, and it's a perfect balance of care and pure animalistic want, and Abby feels wanted. She kinda wants to see your control break.Â
And then you dip down between her thighs and Abby yelps and pushes your head away, shy. âYou don't have to-â
âI really fucking want to. But if you don't want me to, it's okay. I won't.â
âI've never done it before.â Abby admits, embarrassed. She asked Owen to do it once but he looked weirded out by her ask, so Abby felt ashamed to ask again. You stare at her in shock - a good-natured one - and Abby hides her face.Â
You slow down and get on her level again, gently moving her hand away. âHey, it's cool. I didn't mean to belittle you, I just- you're so pretty and so gorgeous, who wouldn't want to go down on you?â Abby looks at you, so deeply touched by your care she feels her eyes water. She smells of love again and you giggle, burying your nose in her neck. âWe don't have to do it.â
âI kinda wanna try.â Abby murmurs, smiling, and you beam at her.Â
âI'll go slow, okay? Tell me what feels good and what's not, yeah?â
That's how Abby ends up being eaten out for the first time. She loves the feeling of your mouth on her and how your fingers curl inside her. She loves how your eyes gradually become alpha red the closer she is to cumming.Â
She comes down from her high and looks at you, half naked and red-eyed, like a predator you're meant to be, and her cunt throbs.Â
Abby rides you until you're a grunting mess under her as she massages your tits and clenches around you. You growl, but you don't grab her or hurt her, just let her have fun, and Abby is so fucking happy.Â
âI can't wait to spend my heat with you.â Abby moans and you cum immediately, filling her up.Â
This time Abby gets to feel safe and taken care of during her heat as you attend her every whim, every request, from âcum inside meâ to âI really want some chocolate ice-creamâ. You do everything, and Abby can't be happier. She texts Ellie as much when you're out to get her ice-cream and Ellie just sends vomiting emojis.Â
Of course then she tells Abby she is happy for her and that she is going to be a best woman at your wedding.Â
Abby doesn't want to admit, it scares her, but she wants to be your mate one day.Â
You come back not only with chocolate ice-cream, but with some junk food as well. Abby can't help but to drop to her knees right in the hallway.Â
You also help Abby recover after the heat, bringing her snacks and letting her nap every chance you can, and Abby knows she is in love with you. She doesn't even need to tell you: she constantly smells of love and lust around you now, but she decides to do it anyway.
You're balls deep in her while she pinches your nipples and nibbles at your scent glands, making you whimper in her ear. âFuck, you feel so good around me.â
âI love you.â Abby says sweetly and you shudder on top of her, and Abby feels how your cock twitches when you cum. Abby feels your fangs scraping her scent glands and she cums too, milking you.Â
âFuck, baby, shit! I love you too, I love you so fucking much, shit-â You pant and Abby grins.Â
Abby likes making a mess out of you.Â
For some insane reason, Abby's excited for your rut. She didn't like spending ruts with Owen, but you're so gentle and patient, Abby is sure she'll be okay.Â
Your rut comes after a month after Abby's heat. Abby likes how possessive you get in pre-rut, even though you start growling at Ellie, which doesn't end well with Ellie's explosive temper. You get along well any other time, but the constant stare down irritates Ellie to the point when she tells Abby, âgo fuck the crazy out of your alpha, she is so fucking annoying. Yeah, you.â Ellie stares at you while you tug Abby closer on your lap, scenting her. âOh my god, get a fucking room. I know Abby is like, your Jesus or whatever, but it's too much.â
Abby just giggles and enjoys how your growling changes to purring. Abby turns to you and cradles your face. âMy alpha.â She murmurs and Ellie groans.
âI fucking hate you guys.â
âNot our fault you fell in love with another alpha, Ellie.â You chuckle.Â
âFuck off.â She growls and two if you laugh.Â
Abby stays at your place and you get to fall asleep with her in your arms.
On the next day you wake up with a heavy head. You're already hard and Abby is right there, soft and sleeping. You think about how her wet hot pussy feels around your cock and your pheromones spike up so high Abby wakes up.Â
She can tell right away that you're in rut. Your scent is suffocating. It's not soft, safe suffocating scent that Abby likes, it's the one that gets stuck in her nose and makes her cunt clench around nothing. She wants nothing more than to get on her fours and present herself for you - this is how much power you have over her.Â
âMy rut-â
âYes, I-â
âIf you don't want to be here, I think I can hold off for 10 minutes and let you leave.â You growl and it only turns Abby on.Â
So she does what she wants - she gets on her knees, her cunt right in front of your face, and arches her back.Â
âKnot me, baby.âÂ
All your restraints break. You're rough and you make Abby take everything: if she is not cumming on your cock, she is cumming on your fingers as you fuck your cum back into her, or she is sitting on your face. Abby struggles to keep up with you, since she is not in heat, but she can't wait to take your knot, and she tells you as much. You growl and fuck her harder, feeling your release building up. Abby is so pretty under you, covered in marks, her tits red from your mouth. She spreads her legs and you pin her thighs by her sides, watching your cock disappear in her pretty little pussy. You finally push your knot into Abby and she whimpers, tries to adjust to your size, but you rub her clit and she clamps on you.
âMine. My omega. My girl.â You growl loudly while Abby clenches around your knot, thrashing on the bed. It's too much pleasure and she knows you're far from done.
And Abby is right. You make her cum on your knot four other times, and only after she makes you cum again - which means she cums st least three times more - you give her a break. You're still sweet, but now it's possessive sweetness. You don't let her do anything, bathing and feeding her, but she is so exhausted she doesn't even notice.Â
âI wanna nap.â Abby tells you when she is snuggled against your chest. It's a small break before you would get horny again.Â
âYou should. You did so well.â Abby giggles and nuzzles your neck.Â
âDon't wait if you get horny again. It would be a nice way to wake up.â
âI fucking love you.â
âYou better. You're my alpha. It's a requirement.â
âYou call me your alpha again and you're not napping, babe. Go the fuck to sleep.â You kiss her forehead and Abby laughs.
Abby doesn't know if it's luck or destiny, but this time she is sure: you are the one for her.
(and she is right.)
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I Think He Knows
Word Count: 5.2k
Themes: fluff, pining
Summary: Sebastian helps Y/N with an interesting request
Warnings: Potential spoilers for HL. All characters 18+ and in seventh year. Iâm not an expert at flirting please donât take any of this advice on boardÂ
Y/N found Sebastian in the Slytherin common room, tucked into a quiet corner next to the large windows with a book in hand. She smoothed her skirt down as she made her way over to him, thankful that the common room was almost deserted. It was a rare, sunny day and it looked like most of their house mates had taken the opportunity to sit outside, leaving only one or two stragglers to sit indoors.
âHey, you,â Y/N smiled sweetly at him as she neared and took a seat next to him on the couch, leaving a considerable gap between them.
âHey, yourself.â Sebastian offered Y/N a charming grin and sat up straighter, his book held loosely in his hands. âTo what do I owe this pleasure?â
âI need a favour.â
âAre you about to ask me to go out and battle trolls with you again for potions ingredients?â
âNo,â Y/N shook her head with a quiet laugh. âNothing like that, I promise.â
âGood,â Sebastian set his book to the side and crossed one leg over the other. âHow can I help then?â
âItâŠitâs a bit of an unusual request.â
âOh?â
âI was wondering if you could teach me how to flirt.â Y/N shuffled in her seat nervously, tucking her legs beneath her so she had an excuse to avoid Sebastianâs surprised expression. She was eternally grateful that he liked being secluded and the other people in the room were too far away to hear her embarrassing request.
âYou want me to teach you to flirt?â he repeated. He wasnât quite sure what he thought she was going to ask him, but it certainly wasnât that. âWhy?â
âWhy else?â Y/N feigned a laugh to mask her anxiety and fiddled with her hair. âThereâs this guy. Heâs quite charming, but every time he flirts with me I freeze up. I want to be able to flirt back and show him I like him.â She could feel her heart in her throat as she said the words and prayed that Sebastian would mistake her red cheeks for the sheer awkwardness of the request.
âSo youâve come to the expert.â
âDonât start.â Y/N rolled her eyes at him. âIf youâre going to make me regret coming to you for help Iâll go to Ominis instead.â
âOminis?â Sebastian gave her an incredulous look. âOminis canât flirt.â
âHeâs quite poetic when he wants to be,â Y/N shrugged one shoulder. âSome people like that.â
âI refuse to let you go to Ominis for this,â Sebastian sat up a little straighter and turned his body to face her. âLet me help you.â
âDo you promise to not be a pain?â she asked, one eyebrow raised. Sebastian sighed wearily and nodded his head, acting as if it pained him, when in reality he was trying his hardest not to grin.
âI promise.â He raised one hand and a rare serious expression crossed his face before he was smiling again. âDo I get to know who it is?â
âAbsolutely not.â
âWhy not?â
âBecause I wonât have you teasing me for it.â
âWell, do I at least get to ask if I know him?â
âYou can ask, it doesnât mean Iâll answer.â Y/N couldnât help but to laugh at his mock affronted expression.
âSo Iâm meant to help and give you all my secrets without anything in return?â
âI did offer to go to Ominis instead.â
âNot a chance.â Sebastian rolled his eyes at her. âCan I know if heâs a student here?â
âHe is.â
âWell, if thatâs all youâre going to give me,â Sebastian muttered. He didnât need to worry about upsetting her with his grumpy behaviour - he knew she could see through his act and that he was just curious as to who this mystery man was. âThe key to flirting is to be subtle. You need to be able to get across to him that youâre interested, but you donât want him to think youâre needy or desperate. Can you tell me a little about him? I can give you some tips based on what heâs like, but just know itâs down to you to make all the pieces fall into place. Not everyone can be a natural charmer like me.â Y/N rolled her eyes and flicked the back of Sebastianâs hand (which was stretched out across the back of the couch in her direction) and thought about how to describe the man in question without actually saying too much about him.
âHeâs good looking - unfairly so - and charming, and smart, and funny and flawed but deep down heâs got this heart of gold that he keeps hidden from everyone who isnât close to him.â
âBut youâre close to him?â Sebastian asked, watching as Y/N nodded. âDo you think he likes you back?â
âI donât know,â Y/N sighed as she admitted it out loud, a pale flush coming to her cheeks. âPoppy and Imelda both reckon he does, but Iâm not sure. I told you heâs a charmer, heâs nice to everyone but sometimes he looks at me and itâsâŠit feels different.â
âYou sound like you have it bad.â
âI do,â Y/N groaned and covered her face so Sebastian couldnât see her burning cheeks. âThatâs why I need your help. Please, Seb?â
âI already agreed to help you,â he chuckled. âIt just so happens I know the type of person you mean and I can help. You need to start with subtle hints to gauge his reaction - a wink here, a cheeky comment there. If he catches on and looks like heâs enjoying the attention he should do the same back.â Sebastian watched as Y/N nodded thoughtfully, her head tilted to one side slightly as she took the information in. âI know that look. That means trouble.â
âNo, it doesnât,â she laughed and shook her head. âI justâŠcan you help me practise? Pretty please?â
âTrouble.â Sebastian pointed at the expression on her face, but still smiled and patted the space next to him on the couch. âCome here. You need to get used to the proximity that comes with flirting and you canât do that from all the way over there.â Y/N pretended to grumble, but slid over so that she was sat right next to Sebastian, their legs not quite touching. âWhat do you think you need help with the most?â
âI think I need help with my confidence.â She twisted her fingers as she spoke and Sebastian couldnât help but smile softly at the endearing action. âHe could literally just tell me my hair looks nice that day and I struggle to reply.â
âSo you need to get used to him complimenting you?â
âYes - but when you say it with that grin I have a feeling Iâm not going to like where this is going.â
âHave a little faith, Y/L/N,â Sebastian chuckled quietly as he nudged her, silently asking her if she was ready. She nodded hesitantly and he cleared his throat before a sly smile slowly graced his features. âYou know, I heard from a few people that you were beautiful, but I didnât realise you would be Aphrodite incarnate.â He gauged Y/Nâs reaction to his words and was delighted to see a pretty pink blush cross her cheeks. âOh, youâre adorable.â
âStop teasing me.â Y/N covered her face and looked away from Sebastian.Â
âHow can I when youâre so endearing?â He grasped her wrists gently and pulled them away from her face. âIf you blush with him like you are now then Iâm sure youâve already won him over.â
âWell then why wonât he say anything?â
âMaybe heâs waiting for you to make the first move,â Sebastian shrugged casually and leant back in his seat again. âWould you like me to try again so you can respond?â
âNo, because Iâm going to blush again and youâre going to make fun of me.â
âTease, Y/N. I would never make fun of you. You said you wanted to work on your confidence.â
âHow am I ever going to be able to flirt back when I canât even take a simple compliment?â
âI mean, you donât necessarily have to. Some guys love leaving a woman speechless.â
âIâm always flustered and speechless with him when he flirts, I just want to be able to do it back and leave him blushing for once.â
âCatch him off guard then. All those things you want him to do - the compliments, the actions, the looks - you do them.â Sebastian was giving away most of his tricks at this point, but he found he didnât particularly care as he taught Y/N what to do.
âSo if I wished he would touch my hand I should justâŠ?â Y/N casually brushed the back of Sebastianâs hand with hers, making it look completely natural as she shifted in her seat.Â
âExactly. Just like that.â Sebastian nodded with a large smile on his face. âYou canât let him have too much control, you need to keep him on his toes. Tell him how good he looks before he can tell you how pretty you are.â
âYou think Iâm pretty?â
âShut up, youâre gorgeous and you know it,â Sebastian rolled his eyes at her and ran his hand through his hair. âSome men donât tend to get too many compliments, so when they get one from someone special like you itâll stick. And you donât just have to tell him he looks handsome that day - you can focus on his talents too. Donât force it, a genuine compliment will earn you his favour far faster.â
âWhy are you complimenting me?â Y/N narrowed her eyes at him.Â
âIsnât that the point?â Sebastian asked, âto get you used to him complimenting you.â
âOh, so you just called me gorgeous and special because youâre trying to build my confidence, not because you mean it,â Y/N gave him a teasing smile and raised an eyebrow. Sebastian couldnât help but chuckle (but not unkindly) as her obvious flirting and shot her a disarming wink.Â
âI mean, the fact that you are gorgeous helps. What talents does your guy have? Do you know if heâs good at anything? Does he care about his grades?â
âHeâs incredible at duelling. Heâs really smart as well, but doesnât really focus on school work too much. He could easily be at the top of the class if he wanted to.â
âIs he in Crossed Wands?â The words slipped out of Sebastianâs mouth before he could process them, followed by a quiet chuckle when Y/N shot him a playful glare. âCompliment his duelling then, make sure he knows heâs good at what heâs doing. Heâs not the top of the class but that doesnât mean you canât comment on his potential or intelligence. The goal is to let him know he impresses you.â
âSo if I were toâŠâ Y/N took a moment to think before a coy smile fell on her lips. âYou were brilliant at the Crossed Wands tournament the other day, I donât think Iâve ever seen someone duel as well as you or look so good while doing so.â
âSo he is in Crossed Wands. Wait, please tell me itâs not Prewett.â
âPrewett? No!â Y/N grimaced. âIn what world is Leander Prewett charming?âÂ
âGood. I was starting to question your taste,â Sebastian wrinkled his nose in distaste. âYour admiration for his duelling skills was good, and you told him you find him attractive. Thatâs two birds with one stone.â Sebastian looked at her from the corner of his eye and a mischievous grin appeared as he turned his head to face her properly. âOn that note, I hope you donât mind me saying this, but you look absolutely stunning tonight.â
âNot at all.â Y/N managed to tamper down the blush this time, and eyed Sebastian appreciatively with a soft smile. âYou look pretty handsome yourself. Green is a good colour on you.âÂ
âWhy, thank you. I do my best to dress well, although no one can look better than you do.â Sebastian winked at her, feeling slightly proud that she hadnât gotten flustered at his words and had even managed to flirt back. âYouâre getting better at this.â
âPractice helps. I canât thank you enough for this.â
âYes, well, Iâm sure you remember how much I like having friends in my debt.â He gave her a smirk before looking out of the window they were next to and out into the lake. âDo you have anything else you want to ask me? Anything I havenât mentioned or you think Iâve missed?â
âWhat havenât you mentioned?â
âA lot,â Sebastian chuckled. âMostly simple things. Youâve already got down how to respond if he flatters you without me even mentioning it. Give him that smile of yours when you say something nice to him and you should get him all worked up and right where you want him.â
âWhat smile?â
âThat one.â Sebastian pointed at her lips. âMerlin, you really donât know what effect you have on people, do you?â Sebastian didnât give her the time to respond before he continued giving her advice. âYou should make him work for it if he asks you something more personal - but know your limits.â
âWhat do you mean?â
âHow well does he know you? Does he know your favourite colour, favourite flower, favourite animal? If he doesnât then make him work for the answer and ask him to guess. Just donât do it for every question or itâll get annoying fast.â
âDo people still ask things like that? Do you even know my favourite animal?â
âIt could be literally anything but for the sake of itâŠa horse?â
âNot quite.â
âYouâre going to make me guess, arenât you?â
âYes.â Sebastian groaned as she toyed with him but couldnât help but grin with pride at how fast she was picking all of this up. âGive me a hint.â
âItâs small and cute.âÂ
âIs it magical or normal?â
âMagical.â
âA puffskein?â
âAlmost,â Y/N laughed quietly and readjusted in her seat, her arm brushing Sebastianâs as she did so. âIt has a penchant for shiny objects.â
âIf itâs a niffler I might revolt.â He looked at Y/N from the corner of his eye and watched as she grinned widely and nodded. âA bloody niffler?â
âTheyâre adorable!âÂ
âNifflers are greedy little shits that dig through the trash of the wizarding world. Why am I not surprised you like the one creature that was never intended to be appreciated.â
âAlright, whatâs your favourite magical creature then?â
âProbably a hippogriff. Or a phoenix.â
âPhoenixâs are probably my second favourite. Thereâs something poetic about them rising and being reborn from their ashes.â
âHm,â Sebastian nodded thoughtfully. âI think thatâs why they might be my favourite. The idea of death resulting in a cycle of rebirth is strangely comforting when compared to the alternative. Itâs nice to be reminded sometimes that life moves on without you, even if it means your own passing.â
âThat wasâŠreally insightful, Seb. Iâve never thought about it like that before.â Y/N tilted her head at him with a soft smile before looking away with a sudden blush.Â
âI do try.â He couldnât help but be intrigued by the flush to her cheeks and wondered why it had appeared so abruptly. âItâs important to remain genuine even when itâs difficult or may not benefit you.â
âStop looking at me like that.â
âLike what?â
âLike youâre about to ask me something that Iâm not going to like.â Sebastian laughed quietly at this and his arm that was still stretched out along the back of the couch brushed Y/Nâs shoulder gently.
âWell, in the spirit of being authenticâŠwhy are you blushing?â She pulled a face at the question and the flush on her cheeks deepened.
âThe light from the lake was on your face when you were talking and I realised how handsome you look.â
âOh.â Sebastian blinked once and felt his cheeks start to burn. The compliment had caught him off guard and now that she wasnât simply responding to one of his own advances he realised how much he liked it.
âDo you want me to spare you the teasing?â
âPlease.â
âOnly because Iâm a bigger person than you.â She watched the smirk appear on his face and gently flicked his arm. âNot one comment about my height.â Sebastian raised his hands in surrender and mimed zipping his lips.
âYou said it, not me.â
âAlright you.â Y/N gently hit him with one of the throw pillows on the couch and let him grab it from her hands. âI have more questions.â
âOf course you do.â
âHow do I know if heâs flirting with me because he likes me and not because heâs a flirt?â
âAh, that old conundrum.â Sebastian rubbed the back of his neck while he thought about his answer. âTo be fully honest with you, it depends on the guy. You can usually tell by how he acts around you. Is he quick to offer to help you with something? Does he smile and laugh a lot around you? You need to look at the whole picture to find the answer. Does he flirt with a lot of girls or just you?â
âHeâs kind of charming with everyone. I donât think itâs malicious or that heâs a player, heâs just naturally a charming person.â
âFrom the sounds of it Iâd say heâs interested at the very least. Do you like spending time with him?â
âI could sit and talk to him all day.â
âThatâs definitely a good sign, especially if he feels the same. Being able to stand a personâs company for hours without getting bored is something to note.â Sebastian placed his arms behind his head and turned to look at Y/N. âWhat kind of things does he talk to you about?â
âWhen heâs not flirting, you mean?â she asked. âJust normal things; life, family, school.â
âHe doesnât sound like a player, but you would know better than I do about his motives considering you wonât tell me who he is.â
âMaybe later.â
âReally?â
âI said maybe. I need to be sure of a few other things first.â
âWell, if itâs whether or not he likes you it sounds like he likes you plenty.â
âHow do you know that without knowing who he is?â
âI donât know many guys - let alone players - who would sit and talk about their family with a girl they had ulterior motives for. I canât guarantee anything, obviously, but make sure he makes you happy before anything else.â Sebastian paused and raised an eyebrow at her. âAre you happy with him? Despite being a flustered mess, do you find yourself wanting to tell him everything?â
âYes.â
âAnd he does the same back? Does he share his life and hobbies?â
âYes,â Y/N smiles and crosses her legs, her knee brushing Sebastianâs thigh gently. "Heâs told me a lot about his family. He adores his sister and would do anything for her.â
âHm.â Sebastian has a small smirk on his face, but didnât voice his thoughts out loud, instead he turned to her with another question. âAre you always nervous around him, or is that just when he flirts? It sounds like youâre pretty comfortable most of the time.â
âItâs just when he flirts. When weâre just talking Iâm fine.â
âThatâs completely natural. Iâll let you in on a secret; men get nervous around women we like, too.â He saw the query in her eyes and continued on before she could ask. âAgain, this changes from person to person, but if heâs the charming type heâll probably maintain eye-contact up until you flirt back. If you catch him off guard heâll more than likely blush and look away. He might become fidgety and scratch the back of his head or rub his neck. Everyone has different tells, but most people tend to have these. Have you noticed any of them?â
âA few.â
âI think you should take the plunge and ask him what he likes about you - you can always play that question off as being platonic. I think heâs flirting with you because he likes you.â There was a look in Sebastianâs eye that Y/N couldnât quite read, but it was gone as quickly as it appeared as he turned to stretch his arms and legs out.Â
âAm I bothering you with all these questions? Do you have somewhere you need to be?â
âNo, nowhere I need to be - nowhere Iâd rather be, either. Asking questions has never bothered me - how else are you meant to learn without them? Besides, Iâm enjoying your company.â
âWell Iâm glad, because Iâm enjoying talking to you too.â Y/N brushed the arm that was resting on the back of the couch more confidently this time, and even Sebastian couldnât play it off as an accident. He felt his mouth go dry and felt his face heat up slowly and tried to turn his head so that Y/N wouldnât catch his blush, but of course, he wasnât that lucky.
âAre you blushing again?â
âShut up.â The words came out slightly harsher than he expected, but luckily for him, Y/N only laughed in response and tucked her legs back underneath her. âSorry, I didnât meanâŠis it obvious?â
âNot really, itâs only because Iâm sitting so close. Itâs kind of sweet, youâre cute when you blush.â
âAlright, enough of that. I have a reputation to maintain - I canât have people thinking Iâm a blusher.â
âYour secret is safe with me,â Y/N mimed zipping her lips shut and winked at him.Â
âGive me a secret in exchange instead. Whatâs your biggest fear?â
âSpiders.â She wrinkled her nose in distaste. âI know youâre probably looking for an answer like âbeing aloneâ, but spiders creep me out.â
âI was looking for an honest answer and you gave it to me. I donât blame you, to be honest. Remember all the spiders we fought in that cave in fifth year?â
âDonât remind me,â Y/N shuddered. âWorst day of my life. Whatâs your biggest fear?â
âBeing forgotten.â
âI donât think anyone whoâs met you could ever forget you, Sebastian. I certainly wonât.â
âIâm not that impressive,â he disagreed with a shake of his head. âYou, on the other hand, are. You arenât afraid to show who you really are, or step out of your comfort zone and be challenged. Donât ever stop being you, Y/N, youâre one of a kind.â
âAs sweet as that is of you to say, Iâm not all that great at stepping out of my comfort zone. Battling trolls and Ashwinders is one thing but I canât even tell the guy I like that I like him.â
âYouâve already made it past the first hurdle - admitting to yourself you like him. Sometimes that can be the scariest step. Now you just need a leap of faith and tell him how you feel.â
âI donât know if Iâm brave enough for that, yet.â
âThatâs fine.â Sebastianâs fingers brushed her shoulder again as he shrugged. âStart slow and work your way up. Talk to him about something heâs passionate about and listen to him. He might be a guy but heâs still human at the end of the day.â Y/Nâs knee bounced nervously as he spoke and tried to push out the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Instead, she was entirely distracted by the light from the lake shifting again to land on Sebastianâs face and lighting up his eyes. She couldnât say what she really wanted to, but she could always express her admiration in other ways.Â
âYou have lovely eyes, Seb. Theyâre really pretty.â Sebastian swallowed heavily and silently cursed himself as he felt his cheeks start to burn again. This woman will be the death of me, he thought to himself as he stared down at the floor with a small smile on his face. He felt something shift between them and knew he couldnât miss the opportunity to return the compliment - it felt too important to pass by.Â
âYouâre one to talk, Y/N. You have incredibly beautiful eyes. I love how they light up when you smile.â
âWeâll have to agree to disagree on that one. Your eyes are a kaleidoscope of golds and browns. Iâve never seen such a nice colour.â She leaned forward slightly as she spoke, her body shifting closer to him. Sebastian couldnât help but to sit up so that he could be closer to her, their shoulders brushing gently with every breath. Her breathing had stilled and he could feel the energy radiating from her. Y/N blushed and looked away as his hand skimmed her knee gently.
âCan I ask you something?â he asked her, his voice low. âWhat do you think about me? Not as a friend, or a classmate justâŠme.â That look was back in Sebastianâs eye - the one she couldnât quite put her finger on - and she couldnât help but wonder if he was flirting with her. Of course, they had been this whole time while she âpractisedâ, but something about his low tone made this seem different. It made it seem real.
âYou are the kindest soul I have ever met, Seb. Youâre funny, charming, ridiculously handsomeâŠâ she trailed off as she realised what she had said, her face flushing once more. Meanwhile, Sebastian rubbed the back of his neck nervously, his face a matching shade of pink as he thought over her answer.
âYouâre the most wonderful person I have ever met in my life.â
âLook whoâs talking,â she pointed at him briefly, âyouâre one of the best people I know.â
âWell now I know youâre lying to me,â he narrowed his eyes playfully.Â
âI would never.â
âNever, hm?â
âNope.â
âTell me this then, are you flirting with me?â There was a knowing smile on his face, but he wanted to watch her squirm just a little bit. He was enjoying her flirting immensely but a part of him wanted the girl back who got flustered when he so much as winked at her.
âIâve been trying to for the past hour, but thanks for finally noticing,â Y/N laughed quietly and nudged his shoulder gently.
âAs part of your âpractiseâ orâŠ?â
âWhat do you think?â She gave him a levelled look and Sebastian placed a hand on his sternum dramatically.Â
âI knew it, this whole time you were only using me for my knowledge. Shame on you for toying with me like this.â Y/N laughed again and shook her head at his theatrics, her hand coming to rest on his knee. She didnât pull away this time, didnât pretend she was only brushing past and so Sebastian covered her hand with his and laced their fingers together. His stomach flipped pleasantly at the contact, and he was absolutely enthralled by the colour that was blooming on her face.
âHow ever will I make it up to you?â Y/N asked, hoping he didnât notice how breathless she had gotten.Â
âI guess I can forgive you if you try your best to win me over.â
âAnd how do I do that?â
âWell, Iâd say youâve made some decent progress by holding my hand.â He gave her a mischievous smile as he gently squeezed her fingers and leaned in to whisper in her ear. âIâll leave you to decide what to do for the second half, lest I make a suggestion you hit me for.â He didnât think Y/N could blush any deeper, but he was delighted to be proven wrong as her face turned the most enticing shade of red as she looked down at his lips briefly. Sebastian felt his eyes slip close in anticipation as she began to close the gap between them, only for them to fly open again as she pressed a gentle kiss to his cheek.
âIâll take the final step to win you over on one condition.â She still hadnât pulled away from him, her face was so close Sebastian could count the different colours in her eyes.
âIs the condition more questions?â
âA couple.â
âMake them good ones.â He gave her a lazy grin and reached up to brush some hair away from her face.Â
âHow do I know if he wants to kiss me? Not to say that he did, but because he wants to?â
âHeâll probably be holding your hand,â Sebastian squeezed her fingers again, âlook into your eyes, look down at your lips.â His gaze drifted lower to watch as that maddeningly gorgeous smile slowly appeared on her lips. âYouâll feel it in the air too - the energy between your bodies.â
âShould I let him make the first move or do you think heâll like it if I do it?â
âHe would be thrilled if you made the first move.â
âSebastian?â
âYes?âÂ
âCan I kiss you?â
âI would love nothing more,â he said, a knowing smile on his face. He looked into her eyes as Y/N traced his jawline gently before slowly leaning in and giving him a feather-light kiss.
âI have a confession before I do that again.âÂ
âDarling, you have to give me more credit than that - I worked it out a while ago.â
âWould you just let me tell you I have feelings for you?â
âWell, if it helps, Iâm a little fond of you myself.â
âOnly a little fond?â Y/N asked, a teasing smile on her face. She covered it well, but Sebastian could see the insecurity in her eyes. He could see how unsure she was about how he felt after she had all but put her heart on the line.Â
âFine, you caught me, Iâm completely fond of you.â Y/N rolled her eyes and tried to pull away, but Sebastian slid both arms around her waist and held on to her. âYou are gorgeous beyond belief, and Iâm utterly smitten with you, Y/N. Do you believe me, or do I need to prove it to you?â
âProve it,â her answering grin was nothing short of wicked and Sebastian adored it.
âHow would you like me to prove it to you?â He was playing into her game now, but he didnât care. He watched as she faltered slightly, the same beautiful blush coming to her cheeks. He loved leaving her flustered and speechless. He never thought she would have the guts to approach him today and attempt to play him like a violin (because, of course he knew as soon as she mentioned him being the best duellist in the school) but he was ecstatic she had because he was crazy about her. âWell?â After all the progress they had made today he wasnât about to let her struggle to find the words, but he was patient.Â
âIâŠâ She swallowed hard and he could feel her hands shaking very slightly. âI donât just want pretty words and some kisses. I want you to prove it to me by giving me all of you. I want your heart Sebastian.â He paused, taking in her words - Y/N had just put everything on the table. What she wanted was exactly what he did - a bond that went beyond mere interest and was grounded in both physical and emotional commitment.
âDarling, it was already yours.â
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across the violet sky â lyney
"you look beautiful in the moonlight."
synopsis. all that fretting was over nothing, because he's looking at you now and the only thing he can think of saying is...
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"You did what?"
Lyney flinches at his twin's harsh tone, the words seething out through her grit teeth. He pauses in his rummaging, deflating with his hands hovering over the open box.
You had originally agreed on helping them set up for their next show, even going so far as to personally arrange for all the props to be transported to the Opera Epiclese. But you're nowhere to be found now, leaving the magician sweating under the cold gaze of his dear sister.
"Lyneyâ" She sighs, fingers pinching at the bridge of her nose. And he knows he's messed up big time to elicit such a powerful emotion from her. "How could you do that? Y/N has been nothing but amazing in helping us through all of this."
It was true that you had been supportive to a fault ever since you first stumbled into a performance way back when. Since then, you'd always looked at the pair with stars in your eyes, perhaps hoping that one day your beloved would pull you onto the stage despite his repeated worries about props misfiring or sabotage.
He had never worried about that sort of thing until he was framed. He'd be damned if you were to be injured during one of his shows.
So he banished you to the audience, swore to himself that he would never endanger you by pulling you into the spotlight of the stage. And he upheld that promise to himself, until you finally broke him down with such honeyed smiles and even sweeter words.
Because he was weak when it came to those he loved, he caved in just to see the joy shining in your eyes. He didn't have time to regret his decisionânot when you were already leaping into his arms with a chanting prayer of thanks on your tongue.
And now...
"I know, I know..." he huffs in frustration, resuming in busying his hands with the contents of the box. "But what was I supposed to do? I owed Father's friends a huge favour and thisâ"
"Are you really choosing Father's approval over your relationship?"
He stops again, eyes cast solely on the props in his hands. One of the associates of the House demanded that his child be put into the show as an assistant. You were visibly hurt when he had informed you of the last minute change, and hadn't heard from you since.
While he would have normally chased after you in such a moment, he was too preoccupied with preparing everything for the changes made to the performance to worry about where you'd gone or the extent of how upset you were.
"What would you have me do?"
Lynette saunters over to her brother's side, crouching down beside him. Her hand gently guides his own down to place the props back into their spots.
"Making sure they're okay would be a good place to start."
The magician makes a face, lip jutted out in a half-pout as he considers it. Yes, he would be distracted if you were on his mind this way after all. It would be better to clear the air before the show started. His sister was always the more level-headed of the two of themâthe soft yet stern voice of reason when he was being careless.
"You're right," he concedes. Lynette was always right.
He doesn't find you at your home.
After knocking at the front door until his knuckles hurt, he deems that you must not be here. Clutching the bouquet of Rainbow Roses carefully to his chest, he makes his way to his next destination: the Fountain of Lucine.
With nearly everyone tucking away for the night, there's hardly a peep in the plaza. He approaches slowly, watching your figure come into focus.
Ah, of course you'd be here. You always came here when you needed to think.
There were a thousand things he wanted to tell you. He'd practiced on the way here: how to apologize, how to grovel for forgiveness even though you were so kind that he was sure you'd accept it in a heartbeat.
Still, you were the love of his life. He seldom expressed his vulnerability to you, but he truly did feel horrible for bailing you out of the show last minuteâespecially when you seemed so excited to finally be a part of it.
"Sweetest," he calls you. You don't respond, instead opting to quietly swish your bare feet around in the shallows of the fountain. His heart plummets at your lack of interest, so he takes a cautious step forward. "It's late. You'll catch a cold sitting out here."
Again, you're silent. He swallows, trying to think of a way to get you to even look his way.
Lyney has always been good with wordsâtalented at misdirection and deceit. But he has no reason to be like that with you, to be dishonest or closed off or misleading. It leaves him tripping over his own tongue.
He loves you with all his heart, yet he doesn't even know how to talk to you without making a fool of himself.
His whole life has been about buttering up an audience, making a spectacle of words and dance and magic. But you're real. How does he handle that?
Slowly, he sheds his coat before draping it over your shoulders. He sits beside you facing away from the running water, the paper holding his beautiful bouquet together rustling with each movement.
The noise makes you look his way, eyes curious as ever. It was what he adored so much about you.
For a second, he sees the undeniable softening of your expressionâa small but unmistakable smile gracing your face before it vanishes again.
"You'll catch a cold," you scold.
"That's okay."
Your gaze flickers between his eyes and his lips. He can feel the heavy tension melting away with every shameless glance up and down, smugness firing through his veins when he realizes you've missed him despite your avoidance.
"I'm sorry I made such a big deal about all this," you whisper, tearing your attention back to the way the water ripples with each movement.
Lyney reaches over quickly, hand swiftly turning you to look at him again by the cheek. "Don't apologize," he argues. "I was being stupid."
You nod, mouth opening then closing as you wait for him to continue.
He doesn't. He can't.
The whole walk here he had planned out exactly what he wanted to say, all the ways he wanted to tell you that he only gets so protective because his work can be dangerous. There were a million ways he planned to apologize, a dozen scenarios where he imagined you would walk out of his life for being so careless with your feelings.
But all that fretting was over nothing, because he's looking at you now and the only thing he can think of saying is...
"You look so beautiful in the moonlight."
You blink at him in surprise, instinctively burying your face into the warmth of his palm as you lean forward. There's a knowing in the way you look at him, as if able to read the words in his heart that he can't seem to get out.
"You're not trying to butter me up, are you?" You ask teasingly, an attempt to relieve his racing mind.
"Just being honest," he laughs. Another silence fills the air before he continues, "I'm really sorry. Next time, I promise to drag you onto the stage with me."
You stifle a giggle, pulling away to watch your feet prod at the surface of the water. "It's alright. I know I'm not exactly cut out to be a star."
The magician shuffles closer to you until your shoulders are bumping, then he places the bouquet of Rainbow Roses in your lap.
"You are a star," he mumbles. "The brightest star in the sky."
Dancing in the moonlight, bathing in it so beautifully. Lynette would hurl at him admitting something so corny, though.
"Really?" You ask with a laugh in your breath.
"Really really."
You hum softly, hand settling over his. Your bodies are turned opposite ways but he can imagine the smile spreading across your face, the warmth of it. You were always poor at hiding when he flustered you.
The soft sound of streaming water fills the comfortable silence. It's a stark contrast to the applause he's grown so accustomed to but he would choose this a million times over.
Your hand squeezes his. He realizes, thenâyou're a star no matter which spotlight you're under, whether it be under the weight of a thousand eyes or just for him under the quiet moon.
("Stop gagging! It wasn't that cheesy!"
"A star?" Lynette pales further, placing her head into her hands. "A... A star?"
"Oh, quit with the dramatics already!"
"I have a lovesick idiot for a brother... I'm going to throw up."
"Lynette!")
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I really like Alastor and Rosie, so I spend a lot of time thinking about them and I am fascinated by the different approach they take to obtaining power and deals.
Alastor is all about control. Yes, he's going to do something for you, but you have to sign that you're going to pay him back one way or another. Binding deals, there's no escape, he has secured his end of the bargain. Like with Vaggie, he'll make the commercial but they can't bother him any more on that subject; no argument there.
Rosie, on the other hand, deals in favours. I suppose this is old information, but I remember reading that most of Hell owes Rosie a favour. And that makes her a powerful and dangerous Overlord, in Alastor's own words. Seeing the way she acts with Charlie, I think Rosie plays with psychology and little manipulations. For example: have one thing for free -> it'll make you more likely to buy something much more expensive next time.
Let's face it, Charlie owes Rosie a huge favour right now. Rosie's been friendly, she's helped her with Vaggie, a lot of her cannibals have died to protect her hotel⊠Right now Rosie can ask for anything. "Oh, no, we've had to take up donations for the families of those we lostâŠ" and out of sheer guilt Charlie is going to try to repay an emotional debt.
Alastor could be in this situation if he wanted to. He's helping the hotel, almost giving his life to protect it, Charlie is genuinely glad to see him at the final song. If he says the right words, Charlie is going to help him with anything. Help him escape from his deal? Sure, anything for my friend! But no, he needs total control of the situation, so he secures the little favour with a deal.
And another difference between them that I like, Alastor needs to be sure he has this future favour in his hands before telling Charlie what he knows about the angels. Rosie just as soon as she sees him offers Alastor information! If he acts on it, that's when he would owe her the favour.
When she says that Alastor has never done her wrong it makes me think that their relationship is forged around Rosie's way. Not binding deals, because then he'd be bound by them; if she can say that nothing wrong has happened, it's that Alastor had the opportunity to betray her.
And he hasn't!
In a place where only the worst go, two such powerful demons, one of them famous for destroying the souls of other Overlords⊠they are able to maintain a friendship around the trust that the other will always honour the favours.
Their friendship means a lot to me, I hope we see them interacting more in s2.
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