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toothfa-1-ry · 4 months ago
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OUR CAFE IN JEJU
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You and Dae ho plan to open a cafe in jeju after you both leave the games
GENRE: Angst
PAIRING: Kang Dae ho x gn!reader
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It's night time, or atleast you guess it was as you sit awake, your eyes slowly drifting to all the people who slept blissfully, as if though they all didn't just witness multiple killings
The sight almost disgusted you,
Almost
Gi hun, or no. 456, the man who oddly reminded you of your father, decided that everyone should take turns watching over your group as you all slept
Currently, it was your turn,
you find yourself leaning against the cold steel railing of the bed, your feet swinging softly going along with your steady breath
You don't mind the silence, it was a good break from the constant chaos, you didnt mean only in the games but also from real life
You always did prefer the silence anyways
"Oh y/n" followed by a stretched yawn, you watch as Dae ho sleepily crawled out from underneath the bed
"It's my turn now to watch over" he says despite his eyes still being closed shut and his speech languoress "you should get some rest"
A soft smile etched your face unconsciously upon seeing his drowsy state
You swear, you almost found the very sight cute
You shake your head softly "It's alright, i don't mind staying awake. I doubt I'd get any sleep anyway. You should rest"
Dae ho's eyebrows knitted upon hearing your words, immediately waking him up from his drowsiness
"Then I guess we'll both be staying awake" he props himself next to you, his signature grin on his face
This time your the one frowning, sighing as you insist the brawny man "Dae ho, seriously it's fine, you look sleepily anyway"
But this just seemed to make him even more stubborn as he shook his head, pieces of his long hair moving along with his head causing you to laugh softly, your hand covering your mouth
Dae ho lazily smiles back at you before the both of you nestle in the silence that surrounded the entire room
"You were amazing in today's game, i feel like i haven't mentioned it enough" you nudge his shoulder as you say, choosing to be the one ro break the silence
You half expect him to tell you that it's because hes a marine and marines can do everything but instead you find him with an uncharacteristic shy smile on his face
"I just played the game alot with my older sisters" he admitted in a rather bashfull manner
You nodd your head "you guys must be really close then?"
Dae ho nodds back without much comment, you take it as a sign that he might not like talking about them much
"Sorry" he awkwardly laughs "i know I'm usually not like this"
You raise your eyebrow
"I mean" he pauses before rubbing the back of his neck, you quickly note the way his t shirt sleeve pushed back, showing his arm muscle "im usually talkative and all. I usually don't like the silence but i guess i dont mind it when I'm with you"
You bite back the warmth that attempts to streak your face as you let out a soft hum
"I know you don't like talking alot" Dae ho says as he quickly takes a peek at your face "I've noticed that you keep to yourself most of the time"
He awkwardly chuckles, looking down "maybe you don't enjoy talking that much-"
"No-" your voice interrupts him, startling both you and him with your sudden interjection
Immediately his posture straightens as he whips his head towards you, his eyes locking into yours, almost desperate to hear what you have to say
"I don't mind" the words unwittingly tumble out your mouth before you could stop yourself
You notice Dae Ho's intense gaze which noted was unusualof him, his eyes fixated on you as he hangs on to your every word
Your clear your throat "I don't mind it too" you whisper softly "talking I mean"
Dae ho blinks, once, twice, before he shakes his head lightly as if though he was in a trance
"Right. Talking" he repeats your words while still rapidly blinking
You internally curse yourself, why do you always have to say things the wrong way?
"Yea..." your voice trails off and once again the both of you were surrounded by odd tranquility
You take a glance at Dae ho, his eyes up at the piggy bank of money that hanged on the ceiling. Your eyes follow his as you stare along at the stacks of paper
"What are you gonna do after all of this is over?" You whispered out of the silence to him
Dae ho realized you saw him staring at the money, before briefly looking back at you and then the money
"Pay off all my debts I guess" he said with a tight lipped smile
"No I mean" you tilt your head towards him "after that. I'm pretty sure your gonna have some money left"
Dae ho leaned behind as he wondered outloud "uhm"
He clicks tongue when he gets his answer "that's right! I've always wanted to open a cafe"
"A cafe?" You ask puzzled, that wasn't something you'd expect from a ex marine, that too someone like Dae ho
"that's right! In jeju" his eyes sparkled as he grinned ear to ear, speaking excitedly
"oh" He turns to you "and what about you? After paying your debts. What do you want to do?"
You think thoughtfully before you contemplate your answer
"I guess i wanna start my life over, maybe somewhere in an island"
Dae ho grins brightly when he hears your words "Hey! You should come with me then"
"What?" You ask slightly taken back at his sudden invite, you didnt think he considered you to be close enough for him to invite you to join him after all this was over
"Yea it's the perfect plan !!, you wanna start your life over in an island and i want a cafe in Jeju. Well isn't jeju a island? And the best one too!!"
You almost want to laugh at his childish demeanour but you don't, instead your grin matches his as you watch him continue
"Think about it, i'll open a cafe in jeju and you can help me run it"
"Can we adopt a pet dog?" You meekly ask
Dae ho's eyes widened as if though the very fact that you had to ask him made him feel offended "ah ofcourse!" His voice boisterous which caused you to shush him
"Sorry!" He whispers while turning over to look at the people sleeping, checking if anyone awoke.
You lean in towards him as he whispers "I mean- ofcourse. We can adopt as many dogs as you want"
"I guess I'll have to start picking names from now" you quip which made him beam
"Alright! It's settled then" he points at you "you, me, and our adopted dogs will open a cafe in jeju together. You can manage the cafe and I'll make coffee for our customers"
You watch as he smiles and talk animatically, suddenly feeling downcast, you can't help it when a feeling of dejection befalls your face.
You hope that Dae Ho doesn't notice but the look on his face says otherwise as he softens his voice "Hey, are you okay? Did I go to far?"
"No, you didnt" you say with a wistful smile "It's just, we don't know what's gonna happen next. I dont know whether I'll survive the next game or not"
You hear Dae Ho take in a deep breath before releasing a deep sigh "I guess you have a point there too"
"Sorry" you feel the urge to apologise "I ruined the mood-"
But Dae Ho intervenes your apology, he won't have you saying sorry, not to him
"I guess that just gives you more reason to stick around me huh?" He says playfully, he nudges your shoulder with his signature grin on his face "i'll make sure we get out of here together no matter what"
You snort, an attempt to hide your amusement but he catches on. He always did when it came to you
"Hey seriously!" he puts his hand in his chest when he begins reciting in a loud voice "I, Kang Dae Ho promise to take y/n l/n to jeju and open a cafe together"
You cover his mouth with your hand amidst your quiet giggles "people are sleeping silly" you scold him, despite your light tone and the smile on your face
Dae ho shuts up, but the twinkle in his eyes says otherwise
"Y/n" he whispers as he sticks out his pinky finger towards you "Promise me too"
"Promise you?"
"Promise me that when we get out of here, we'll both restart out lives in jeju"
You interlock your pinky with his, he noticed the spark in your eye
"And you'll open a cafe in jeju" you continue
Dae Ho's face lit up even more than before "and we'll adopt three dogs- no five dogs!"
He corrects himself while you stifle in your laughter
"I promise to help you run it" your voice soft and warm as both of your pinkies layed interlocked with one another
"Promise"
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The child's voice plays over the speaker as it sings the same song over again and again,
you've lost count for how many rounds this game has been going on, feeling dizzy on the spinning carousel as you feel Dae ho's tight grip on your wrist.
"Just one more time y/n" he insist to you over the blaring sound of the childish song "just one more time and this game would be over"
You nodd, unable to say anything as you sweat profusely, your heart beating rapidly
Dae ho takes in your silence as your answer as he gives you a quick nodd, turning over to look at gi hun and song il, letting go of your hand for a moment
Suddenly the carousel stops to a halt, you find yourself falling down harshly before you could even realise that it stopped
A feminine voice declares a number but your unable to coin what it was as your layed on the ground, only being able to hear the sound of people running and screaming
Dae ho looks around frantically, eyes widened when he realised your not next to him
"Y/n?" He mutters at first before he began shouting your name like a mad man
You scream his name too, but with no avail, as a hysterical crowd of people separated the both of you
Dae ho's eyes widen as his brows lift, he breaks away from jeong bae's grasp as he runs away from his team, searching for you in amidst the chaos
He doesn't realise the way his trembles or the way he stutters when he shouts your name, all he wants right now was you to be back at his side
He should have never let go of your hand
He runs around the room as he belts out your name as loud as he can, pushing people away, shouting at them while he asked whether they saw you or not
Suddenly he finds himself being pulled back by Young ill and Jeong Bae
"Wait! Wait! stop!" He screamed against their hold, thrashing and moving "y/n! They're still out there!" He hysterically screamed
Young ill gripped the younger man tightly as Jeong Bae pushed him into a room
"Time is running out, the count down has begun" jeong Bae attempts to appease to his junior who refuses to listen "im sure they'll be safe with others"
But there was an unexplainable feeling in the pits of Dae ho's stomach that says other wise. Every single cell in his body screamed at him, telling him that you weren't safe
He promised to be always by your side didn't he?
"Hyung please" he mumbled his words rapidly while clutching the arms of the two other men who held him back "hyung please! Let me go! let me go i need to find-"
Jeong Bae and Young ill push him into a room despite his refusal to enter, opposing his wishes
"Stop! Stop don't close the door" Dae ho pushes Young ill away from the door as he prys to keep it open "they're still out there-" he splutters
Young ill grabs Dae ho by the neck, putting him in a headlock while dragging him away from the door, urging jeong Bae to shut it
"The room is full" he mutters under his breath into Dae hos ear "do want all of us to die?'
"No! You dont understand" Dae ho splutters against the older man's hold, not paying attention to his words at all
"no let me go, i need y/n, i told them" Dae ho begs, his face getting red "I told them I'll protect them"
His breathing becomes more shallow and rapid when he hears the lock of the door, finally prying away from young ills grasp
He shakes his head as he tries opening the door which simply stood unmoving against his force
"No no no" he repeatedly muttered "no y/n" his sweaty palms trying to pull open the steel door while all the other two men in the room could do was look bleakly at him
"Dae ho... I'm sure they'll be safe wit-" jeong Bae words are cut short by a familiar defeaning shriek which causes Dae ho's face to pale
"Dae ho!" You scream his name as you pass by all the closed rooms, searching for him
Dae ho shouts your name back through the small hole in the door, exerting more force on trying to open the door
You press yourself to the door of the room Dae ho was in, only seeing his widened eyes
"Y/n! Y/n!" He shouted repeatedly while banging the door "Fuck the door isn't opening! Why won't the door open" he wailed while hitting the door
You whisper his name in between hiccups, your eyes filled with water as you watched him pry to open the door
"Please y/n" Dae ho sobbs "please" his breath shallow
You shake your head against the cold door "im sorry"
"Y/n?" Dae ho watches you horrified
"I'm so sorry Dae ho" you breathed out "I don't think I can come to jeju with you"
A loud bang, followed by even more shouting and screaming and more shooting could be heard
Dae ho watched as your eyes once which looked at him with joy was now lifeless and empty, he hears your body thud on the floor, he falls down along with you, body pressing to the door
Now, only the steel door being in the path of both of your bodies from being once again reunited
"Dae ho" you whisper from the other side of the door while he hears you take your last breath
"I would have loved opening a cafe with you in jeju"
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moonstruckme · 3 months ago
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hi mae!! Can I request poly!marauders x fem reader as they join her lingerie shopping? The chaos would be endless
Thanks for requesting babe!
cw: no smut but mdni please because this is definitely mature content, nudity, allusion to smut
poly!marauders x fem!reader ♡ 638 words
It’s hard not to strut a little as you come out of your room. It had been James’ idea to utilize the store’s lenient return policy to simply get everything you liked and bring it all home to try on, and it was a stroke of genius. As soon as you’re in view, Sirius whistles loudly and Remus flushes a shade of pink that makes you certain he’d have fled the store if you’d done this there. 
“I rather like the strappy ones,” Sirius declares. 
“I don’t really see what, erm…” Remus’ brow furrows as he looks at your nipples. “What’s the point of wearing something that only goes around the things it’s meant to cover?” 
“I don’t think any of it should be covered,” says James. He’s reclined comfortably against the back of the couch, eating a banana while his eyes drink you in. 
Sirius nods in near feverish agreement. “It’s for easy access, Moony. This way you can suck on ‘em without taking anything off.” 
“Right, but her…” Remus looks at you as though in apology, and you swallow a laugh. He has no problem being crude when you’re in bed together, but any other time he’s inexplicably shy about it. “Dovey, your crotch is still covered.” 
“Taking it off is also part of the fun,” Sirius amends, speaking as though he’s teaching a class. “What do you think of this one, gorgeous?” 
You look down at the straps criss-crossing down your abdomen. Their satin isn’t uncomfortable, though you are a bit cold. Your nipples stand at attention. “It wasn’t easy to put on,” you admit. “But I wouldn’t mind it, I don’t think. You’d just have to be alright with waiting for me.” 
The smile Sirius gives you brings a tickle of warmth to your cheeks. “Of course we’d wait for you. Especially if it means we get such a lovely reward.”
You laugh. “I guess this is your favorite so far, then?” 
He winks. “I like anything on you, baby, you know that.” 
You’re taking that as a yes. “What about you, Jamie?” 
James takes the last bite of his banana, folding the peel over itself. “Honestly, I like it best when you’re not wearing anything. Not that you don’t look beautiful in all of them, of course,” he hurries to add. He relaxes when you smile. “If I have to pick a favorite, I did really like the blue one you had on earlier. You know, the one with the lace?” 
You hum, nodding. “I liked that one, too.” It’s very different from the one you have on now, sweet and sky blue as opposed to this brazen, salacious thing. “Remus?” 
“I think you look lovely in all of them,” he says equitably. 
You laugh. “Well, I can’t keep all of them.”
“Why not?” Sirius sounds outraged.
“B—because!” you guffaw. “It’s too many! I’d never wear them all. I’m only keeping three, the rest are going back.” 
“I’ll give you a chance to wear them all,” he bargains. 
“I’d have nowhere to put all of them.” 
“I will happily donate one of my drawers to the cause.” 
“I’m keeping three,” you say, aiming for stern despite the smile that won’t leave your lips. “Remus, pick.” 
Remus chuckles at your bossy tone, but his expression turns contemplative. “How many are left?” 
“I think…maybe four?” 
“Let’s see those, and then I’ll decide.” 
Fair enough. You turn to go change into your next ensemble, grinning to yourself when Sirius whistles again and James claps for the view of your backside. 
“Be thinking about your favorite, too,” Sirius calls after you. “Once we’re done, that’s the one we’ll tear off you.” 
“Do you really want to ruin what she’s just bought?” you hear Remus ask faintly. 
“Oh, my darling Moony. You really aren’t getting this, are you?” 
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zephyrchama · 4 months ago
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You were sick. Your head was in a fog and your throat hurt something fierce. It was sweltering hot yet you shivered under the covers, hoping for the fever to pass soon. Your body, doing its best to get better, decided to empty the contents of your stomach over the side of the bed.
Beelzebub was the first to discover your condition. He came to wake you up in person when you hadn't shown up on time for breakfast. You were teetering like a newborn deer trying to clean up your mess. He was taken aback at the sight, at how clammy you were, and gently wiped the sweat from your face while checking how warm your forehead was. "You should lay down," he recommended, practically pushing you back into bed. You asked him to guide you to the bathroom instead.
He disappeared to fetch Lucifer. The eldest arrived immediately upon being informed of your condition. Your face muscles twitched as you tried to hold back a second round and apologized for the state you were in. Lucifer told you to stay quiet and just rest. "If you want to apologize, then get better soon."
"Don't tell anyone about this, ok?" you tried to ask. It came out as a garbled, barely perceptible whisper sending bolts of pain through your neck. You didn't want anyone to know how bad things really were.
"I do need to inform Diavolo, but rest assured I'll keep it brief." After ensuring you had water and would be fine alone for a few hours, Lucifer left early to inform RAD of your absence. He later texted you, "Don't hesitate to summon me if you need anything."
The house was quiet. It felt surreal to be the only one there. After some time had passed, you hobbled back to your bedroom and tried to sleep through the pain. Blissfully unaware of the chaos occurring elsewhere.
RAD is no small academy by any means, but rumors sure do spread fast. In first period, Beelzebub told Belphegor the sight he witnessed. They were overheard by Asmodeus, who lamented your absence to Solomon. Solomon asked Raphael to come with him to prepare some nutritious human food so you'd recover faster, and had to be forcibly stopped by Simeon. Luke found out by interrogating Solomon about why he was causing a scene in the kitchen.
Mephistopheles caught wind of the gossip and went directly to Diavolo for confirmation. Lucifer was none too happy at the situation, but the rumor mill was already spinning in full force. He did his best to uphold your image by telling anyone who broached the subject, "it's just the sniffles."
By lunchtime, Mammon was taking bets on how sick you were. "500 grimm says they're explodin' from both ends." "If that were the case, one of us would have stayed at the house with them," Satan rebutted, spying an easy win. "500 grimm says it's just coming out the bottom." They went back and forth, with others occasionally chipping in new symptoms such as hives or internal bleeding. Asmodeus, unable to listen any longer, left the cafeteria to post vague stories about his concern for you on social media.
Leviathan and Thirteen sent you get-well-soon text messages. One was full of worry and asked you to respond ASAP so they knew you weren't dying, as anxiety over your condition was causing them no end of fear. The other assured you to rest easy knowing that your candle was fine and you had plenty of time left before you kicked the bucket. It even recommended passing your bug onto someone else for fun.
You only saw the notifications in the evening, when a pounding headache woke you up and resounding footsteps in the hall signaled that people were home from school.
There was a knock at the door and Lucifer announced you had company. The crown prince and his butler imposed with a tray of fresh herbal tea. It would have smelled amazing if you possessed the ability to breathe through your nose. As the door shut behind them, you spotted at least ten figures out in the hallway.
Barbatos silently served you a hot cup, hopeful the rising stream would assist your sinuses. "Looks like you're recovering well!" Diavolo chimed. "That's great. I feared you were going to heave your guts out all day."
The frank sincerity caught you off guard and you choked on your tea. Barbatos was quick to grab the cup before it spilled.
"You knew?" you rasped. "Oh yes. Lucifer said it wasn't that bad, but tales of your illness have spread all over campus. We know human bodies aren't very strong."
You hunched down into the blankets to hide. The heat spreading across your face this time was not due to fever.
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i2sunric · 6 months ago
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𝐌𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇 𝐌𝐀𝐃𝐄 𝐈𝐍 𝐇𝐄𝐋𝐋 (l.hs)
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PAIRING: demon!heeseung x angel!reader (f)
SUMMARY: in a world where you either become angels or demons in the afterlife, heeseung and you were fates of high ranking. despite all the strict rules cast upon you, you two couldn't help but drown in the forbidden feeling of your love.
WARNINGS: kinktober. frforbidden love, mentions of blood and wounds, angels and demons, lucifer and God (i do not intend to offend anyone), sexual tension, smut, dry humping, making out, missionary, this is basically love making, cream pie, unprotected sex (don’t be silly, wrap your willy!) fluff, pet names (angel, baby), bad jokes abt heaven and hell (lame ik), lmk if more. NOT PROOFREAD.
PUBLISHED: 26th October 2024
WC: 3.7k
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a/n: honestly (yet again) i don’t really like how it turned out, lol. the smut is mid and isn’t very filthy but hey, i tried. please lmk your thoughts and REBLOG to spread 🫶🩷. i’m not sure i’ll publish my other kinktober works (vampire sunghoon and werewolf jay), cause i won’t be able to finish them on time.
In a world where in the afterlife you become either angels and demons, based on the amount of sins one commits in their previous life, you were the wisest angel.
Of course, being God’s right arm didn’t always mean having cool jobs, like at that moment, while you were searching through all the death certificates of your chosen region to see who would become an angel and find him a place in heaven.
You remembered how it used to be overcrowded, but now it was almost empty.
After a certain amount of time, you stopped being someone’s guardian angel to either reincarnate or stay the eternity in heaven, helping newbie angels and making sure everything was at peace.
Demons would always try to bring chaos into the mundane world, throwing unlucky cards or haunting people’s dreams, trying to drive them insane or make them commit crimes, such as murder, mugging or even as cruel as suicide.
At least, you were given a room to rest for a couple of hours and to be able to do your job properly.
It was white, mostly, with a little bit of beige and pinkish tone. Glittery as well.
Sitting on your desk, you were scanning through the nth file of the night when you heard a loud cracking sound and a groan behind you.
You turned around just to see that Heeseung had teleported there, a deep frown on his face caused by the even deeper cut in his chest, where blood was spilling out.
“Heeseung!” You gasped, and he stumbled as you stood up.
He was the nastiest demon of hell, you two had arrived around at the same time and had always been in a fight since the beginning of your astral days.
Heeseung chuckled, his face paler than usual as he clutched the gash on his chest “It’s just a little cut.” He tried to brush it off, though you were sure if any human had that kind of injury, it would’ve been fatal.
He limped forward, leaning against the wall, giving you one of his usual cocky smirks “No need to worry.”
His smirk would’ve even been hot if he wasn’t bleeding out in the middle of your room, which happened to also be in heaven, a place he definitely shouldn’t be.
Heeseung couldn’t die because, well, he already did. But the healing process would’ve hurt as much as dying another time would.
You hurried towards him, forgetting the work on your desk as you helped him on the bed “What happened?”
He groaned loudly, lowering himself onto the bed and flopping onto it as he clutched his chest, trying to keep the blood from gushing out of his body.
Heeseung hissed, looking up at you with a frown. "Got into a little fight", He muttered, "Can't you just heal me up?" He asked, tilting his head to the side slightly as he smiled at your worried expression.
“With who?” You asked as you unbuttoned his mutilated black shirt and winced when you noticed in what state his skin was.
Dark blood spilled out of the gash, his veins had turned black from some kind of venom you couldn’t quite point out “Or what..?” You asked, knowing it wasn’t made from mere humans or other kinds of demons.
He knew it wasn't a pretty sight. The pain was bearable for him but seeing you so worried made him hate being injured.
Heeseung looked to the side, avoiding your gaze. "You know I can't tell you..." He murmured, his voice low with a hint of guilt.
You frowned, hating that he had to keep it a secret “I don’t care about this hell versus heaven issue,” You snapped, feeling highly frustrated in that situation, “I know you’re hiding your aura so that God won’t sense you here, but you must tell me what hurt you so badly.”
He knew you only wanted the truth, and he didn't like lying to you. “ I can't tell you what hurt me," He whispered, his voice filled with pain that he hid behind his stubborness.
He looked at you, his eyes pleading as he reached to cup your chin in his palm. "Please, stop asking me, angel."
You sighed softly. No pain was comparable to seeing him hurt, “Okay,” You breathed out “I’ll see if I have some healing potion, it should help you.”
He nodded his head slightly, giving you a weak smile “I’d appreciate that.”
Heeseung laid in the bed, his chest feeling heavy with the pain. He didn't dare move to watch you as you frantically searched the drawers, trying to find the potion that would help him.
You opened and reopened drawers in desperate search of the healing potion, but nothing seemed to come to you.
“I’m sure I put it here somewhere,” You murmured as you threw out of your drawers white clothings and other items.
The panicked look in your eyes made his heart ache. He didn't want you to worry so much about him.
Heeseung sat up slowly, wincing as he did so. He reached out towards you, his voice strained as he spoke. "Angel, come here."
“No,” You frowned, not even turning around to look at him “I have to find it- I must.”
He let out a small sigh when you refused to come towards him. He could sense your anxiety rising as you scoured the room for the potion.
“Y/N,," He said, his voice firm but laced with desperation. "Please. come here. You don't need to find it for me right now, just come here."
“I’m sorry,” You whispered as you turned around. The blood dried a little, fortunately the flow had stopped completely.
You moved to the bed, sitting beside him as you adjusted the pillow behind his back.
“Don’t apologise,” His voice was a little too soft for a demon, “I just need you with me right now.”
You chuckled softly, “This looks like a bad joke. An angel worried about a demon.”
A light, amused smile appeared on his face. "It does sound quite ironic, doesn't it?"
He continued, “But I suppose it just shows the power of love, breaking boundaries even between heaven and hell."
You looked at him and nodded, intertwining your hands together, “It indeed is powerful.”
You looked at his gash again, it would take at least a whole day for it to fully close, and a week too for the scar to fade away.
At least, he was in your bed and not somewhere in hell-
bed. bed. under the bed you had some healing potion.
That’s where you had secured it. You jumped off the bed and quickly kneeled to rummage through the boxes.
He looked up in surprise at you when you jumped up so suddenly, his grip on your hand loosening as you rushed towards the bed.
He watched, a puzzled expression on his face, as you knelt down and started to rummage under the bed “What are you doing, angel?"
“Here it is!” You exclaimed, holding up a casket with bottles of healing cream.
He smiled faintly at your enthusiasm. "I can't believe it was right under the bed this whole time," He said, shaking his head slightly in amusement.
You helped him lay on the bed again, making sure he was comfortable. You opened the small bottle and poured some of its contents into your hand.
“This will help your healing process,” You informed as you opened his shirt better, “But it might hurt… a lot.”
Heeseung gave you a quick nod and you gently put the cream on his wound.
He hissed and gripped the sheet beneath him, trying to breath in as much air as he could as his skin burned.
“Shhh,” You soothed, putting the bottle on the ground and caressing his face “Don't fight it baby, it’ll be alright.”
“This ain’t got nothing on me,” He murmured, trying to be strong for the both of you.
The pain was just like dying another time, his skin was slowly healing, but by doing that his body would suffer.
Heeseung’s eyelids slowly grew heavy until they shut because of the pain.
You stayed with him the whole time, until his body stopped rocking in tremors and his skin stopped sweating cold.
He woke up just a couple of hours later, thanks to his high dark aura, making it easier for the healing cream to work.
His chest had been wrapped in a bandage, now being shirtless, just with his black jeans.
His eyes opened, taking in the light colours of your room. You sat beside him, continuing with your heavenly task, but also willing to stay by his side.
Heeseung groaned lowly, his body feeling heavy and sore from the intense pain he had undergone.
He looked around for you, his eyes landing on your figure sitting beside him.
“Angel.." he muttered, his voice weak and hoarse.
You widened your eyes at hearing his voice and quickly discarded the documents on the bed “Hey,” You whispered, turning toward him.
He could feel the effects of the potion, making his body stronger by the minutes “How long was I out for?” He asked.
“No more than a couple of hours,” You informed him, brushing his bangs away.
He nodded, wincing slightly as he moved to sit up in the bed.
Heeseung looked back at you, his eyes meeting yours. "Still doing your work, huh?” He asked, gesturing at the closed documents and pen beside you.
“Angel duties.” You shrugged, giving him a small smile “How are you feeling?”
“I’m doing okay,” You replied, sitting upright “The healing potion is working.”
“That’s good.” You nodded, letting out a sigh of relief.
“Thank you for healing me, angel.” He said, the look in his eyes full of love and devotion.
You smiled gently, “I’m glad you came to me.”
He took your hand in his, “Where else would I go, if not to you?” He gave your hand a gentle squeeze “You’re my safe haven, Y/N.”
Your eyes softened at his words and something warm spread all over your chest. They then fell onto his lips, they looked so plump and soft. You had the urge to kiss him, but you couldn’t.
It was impossible for angels and demons to kiss due to the curse cast upon them, a curse that would make their lips burn as soon as they met.
He sighed softly, Heeseung knew exactly what you were thinking. He was thinking the same, “What would I give just to taste your lips, even just once.” He murmured.
“Me too,” You frowned. “This is so… unfair.”
He nodded in agreement, "It truly is unfair," He said, his voice filled with suppressed anger.
"I wish I could pull you in my arms, hold you close, and whisper sweet nothings in your ear. And most of all, I wish I could kiss you, feel the softness of your lips against mine."
You shivered at his words, each one igniting a fire inside of you that could no longer be contained. You needed him and you needed him to need you back.
Still, you joked, trying to lighten the mood “You seem a little too soft for a demon.”
He chuckled softly, a hint of sheepishness in his voice. "I know, I know," He replied, a small smile on his face. “I suppose you bring out the softer side in me, angel.”
You traced your fingers on the bandage you used to cover up his gash, for finally just a small amount of blood had dirtied it “Does it still hurt?”
“No, not anymore.” He gave you a reassuring smile “It’s just a little sore now, nothing I can’t handle.”
Even if his reply was really important, you couldn’t seem to hear it as your eyes settled on his lips.
You moved unconsciously closer to him, and he noticed, licking his lips.
Heeseung held his breath as you leaned closer to him, his heart fluttering in his chest. He could feel the warmth of your skin, the gentle scent of your hair, and the soft touch of your breath against his face.
In a moment of lucidity, you shook your head and moved away. You craved his kiss, but you couldn’t hurt him just because of your selfishness.
“Would it be worth it?” You asked, your voice soft “If we kissed?”
He held your gaze for a moment, his eyes searching yours. He could see the determination in your eyes, the willingness to ignore the consequences.
“God help me," He muttered, his desire outweighing his caution.
He pulled you closer, his hands on your waist, and gently guided you onto his lap.
“Not the best thing to say in heaven.” You chuckled as you settled on his lap, holding yourself up on his shoulders.
“I don’t want to hurt you.” You murmured, making sure not to add too much pressure on his aching body.
"Well, I'm not exactly welcome in heaven, aren’t I?" Heeseung shook his head slightly, his hands gentle on your waist. "Don't worry about me, angel," he whispered. "I can handle a little pain if it means I can hold you like this."
He moved your hair out of your eyes as you sighed at the contact “You’re so beautiful.” He stated. “You too,” You replied.
“You truly are an angel.” He caressed your cheek, tracing your featured “And you’re mine.”
You smiled back at him, and for a moment he didn’t even look like a demon. He looked like a human boy, holding his lover in his arms and not caring about anything in the world but for you.
And well, the worst part was that you loved him to the extreme as well.
You knew Heeseung was capable of breaking heaven and rule hell if he wanted, but he would never even consider it if it had the chance to hurt you.
He would set the world on fire to keep you warm, crave out his own wings to give them to you.
And you were no better, you thought you’d turn your back on heaven the second someone threatened to hurt him.
“What happens…” You murmured “If heaven or hell take me away from you?” You needed to hear his answer, to hear just how much he cared about you.
The thought of losing you, of heaven or hell separating you, was something he couldn't bear.
He looked into your eyes, his voice low and filled with determination. "I'll burn down heaven and hell themselves before I let them take you away from me," He said fiercely.
Heeseung pulled you closer, his arms wrapping around you protectively. "Nothing, not heaven or hell, can keep me from you."
At his words, you moved your face closer to his, feeling the ghost of his lips on yours, the electricity between the two of you.
His eyes flicked down to your lips, his own parting slightly in anticipation. He ached to close the distance, to feel the softness of your mouth against his.
His voice a strained whisper. "Y/N."
“Heeseung,” You whispered back “Please— kiss me, even if it hurts.”
The thought of the pain they would endure paled in comparison to the aching emptiness of not kissing you.
He took a deep breath, his voice a hoarse murmur “Damn it, angel. you'll be the death of me."
“Too bad you’re already dead.” Since he wasn’t closing the distance, you did.
You crashed your lips together in a desperate kiss. But as you braced yourself for the stinging sensation, it didn't come.
You pulled away, a surprised frown forming on your face “W-what?”
Heeseung’s expression mirrored yours, stunned, coating his sharp features.
“Maybe the curse was a lie.” You exclaimed “Maybe—“
“I don’t care.” Heeseung breathed out as he pressed his lips against yours once again.
The only thing he wanted was to focus on the sweet taste of your lips against his, the sound of your moans being swallowed in the kiss.
You wrapped your arms around his neck and sighed softly, drowning in the feeling of him.
His usual cold skin was now burning hot, even so the mere contact made you shiver.
“I love you,” He whispered on your lips, “Even if my heart can’t beat, I can feel it within me.”
You could feel his growing desire under you, making your body ache for him, “I can feel it too.” You whispered, taking one of his hands and guiding it to the middle of your chest “The pull.”
“Fuck,” He groaned and kissed you hard again.
“No curse words in heaven.” You murmured on his lips, making him smile.
The kiss was hot and anything but pure lust. “You drive me insane.” Heeseung murmured “Damn it, Y/N. The things I want to do to you.” You knew you shouldn’t feel that way, towards a demon. It was against every rule set in heaven.
But who cared? With every swipe of his tongue against yours, you couldn’t even remember what was your porpoise in there.
Unconsciously, you ground your hips on his, making him groan in your mouth.
One of his hands cradled your head, massaging your scalp and pulling your hair gently.
You hummed, loving the way he was so gentle with you.
You placed one of your hands on his chest, but gasped as you felt the bandage. He was still hurt, you couldn’t do it.
But Heeseung just smiled and held your body against his as he turned you around, so you were the one laying on the bed.
He unbuttoned his jeans and kicked them off, as well as his underwear.
You looked down at him and lord, if you didn’t need him. He wasn’t huge, but he was long and thick and eveything you ever wished for.
“I need in you so bad angel,” He murmured, prepping kisses down your neck “Can I have you, hm?”
Mindlessly, you nodded. You thought that if he even asked you to give everything up and run away, you’d agree right away.
His hands roamed your body, groping your breast, then down your stomach as he sucked on your skin, leaving reddish marks.
Not even caring about the consequences, your hands tangled in his locks, encouraging him to continue.
In just a matter of seconds, your clothes were forgotten on the floor as he took in the sight of you. So ethereal and so his.
Heeseung licked his bottom lip and leaned in to kiss you once more, “It might hurt.” He informed.
You nodded, wrapping your arms around his neck and bringing his chest flush to yours “I want the pain. I told you you’re worth it.”
His hips unconsciously bucked at your words, making his forehead press against your shoulder.
Heeseung took his length in his grasp and aligned with your entrance, “If you need me to stop or slow down, tell me.”
You nodded, breathing out a quick reply before he pushed himself in.
You had expected it to hurt, to burn the same way your kiss should’ve. But all you could feel was him and the sweet sensation it sent through your body.
Heeseung groaned, your walls hugging him so tightly. Gritting his teeth, he forced himself to go at a slow pace.
“You’re so perfect.” He murmured, kissing your collarbone “You’re just so perfect, I don’t know how you ended up with someone like me.”
You shook your head, wanting to tell him he was wrong but his pace quickened and each thrust sent ripples of pleasure through your body.
“I love you too.” You replied to his previous confession “S’much.”
His hips stilled at your words, his breath hitching. And then, his pace resumed, quickened as he held himself up.
He rested one of your legs on his shoulder and lightly kissed your ankle.
“So good, angel.” Heeseung grunted, the sound of skin slapping filling the heavenly room.
“Ugh!” You exclaimed as he hit a certain spot that made your toe curl “There, Hee, there.”
“Got it.” He chuckled and deepened his thrust, repeatedly hitting that spot, “Found your sweet spot, mh?” He asked, his voice low and husky.
Heeseung looked so perfect, his muscled body on full display, the bandage wrapped around his torso and his bangs sticking to his forehead.
He bit his bottom lip as he tried not to release before you, one of his hands moving down to circle your clit, wanting to bring the both of you to the edge at the same time.
Your body shook in tremors as he did, the pleasure almost too much.
Your back arched as you breathed out his name, needing him to stop and continue at the same time.
“Just a little more, baby.” He snapped his hips faster, letting your ankle go and hovering over you.
Both of your breaths mended, just panting onto each others’ lips as you felt your orgasm approaching.
You cradled his face in your hands and kissed him hard, teeth clashing.
You squeezed your eyes shut as you reached the edge, your body shaking. Heeseung throbbed at each clench of your pussy around him, emptying his seed inside of you.
His hips slowed, but he didn’t pull out. He intended staying like that for as long as he could.
He laid beside you not to crash you, but not even having the energy anymore to hover your figure.
He wrapped his arms around your body and held you close to your chest, “I don’t ever want to let go.”
“Don’t.” You stated, holding onto him for dear life “Don’t ever let me go.”
“As long as you’ll let me.” He whispered and kissed you again, deeply and slowly. For all the times he had wanted to kiss you but couldn’t because of the nonexistent curse.
Oh, but if only you knew the curse existed, but didn’t work for those who were soulmates in their past lives.
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cockkette · 7 months ago
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baby alonso
charles leclerc x alonso!reader
warnings - swearing, google translate spanish, dad!fernando, tomfoolery + shenanigans (it is alonso!reader so are we suprised), i think that's it xoxo
face claim - girls on pinterest
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y/n.alonso: causing chaos in the aston garage per usual 😘
comments
astonmartinf1: not too much chaos though... right
y/n.alonso: of course
fernandoalo_oficial: my daughter is an angel and can do no wrong 🤨
user1: praise the alonso father daughter duo we all say in unison
user2: and to think this man committed war crimes
y/n.alonso: allegedly* 🙄
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fernandoalo_oficial: now that you finished with that waste of time you can come to every race just like when you were little cariño!!
y/n.alonso: by 'that waste of time' do you mean the university that you payed for?
fernandoalo_oficial: yes i'm glad we are on the same page mija 🩷
user3: you heard it here first fernando alonso says university isn't important
astonmartinf1: this is not the view if the aston martin f1 team or any of our sponsors
user4: is he trying to kill admin?
astonmartinf1: i fear he might be 🥲
user5: baby alonso is the paddock princess
user6: she is living the dream for real
y/n.alonso: it is pretty sweet being a nepo child 💪
lance_stroll: you know it 😎
user7: i'm praying for aston points
y/n.alonso: hang on i'll pull some strings brb
y/n.alonso: dad! lance! score some points!
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user8: she's so pretty 😍
charles_leclerc: she really is
carlossainz55: bro do you actually have a death wish
fernandoalo_oficial: i'll see you on the track leclerc 🙂
y/n.alonso: papá!
astonmartinf1
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astonmartinf1: race weekend with a special guest 😉
comments
user9: we love baby alonso
user10: BABY ALONSO
user11: get her to sort aston martin tf out
y/n.alonso: guys i'm trying my best 😔
fernandoalo_oficial: mija lawrence is going to make me go to another pr training session if you keep doing this
user12: the king can't get locked up in pr jail!!
charles_leclerc: i might have to swing by the aston garage 😉
fernandoalo_oficial: you might fucking not
charles_leclerc: yes fernando, sorry fernando
user13: charles is going to get himself run off the track
user14: charles is a braver man than me fernando might kill him
y/n.alonso: thank you for having me! it's always so so much fun 🩷
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user15: petition for y/n to be at every race ever please
user16: where do i sign
user17: her paddock fits are literally everything to me
lance_stroll: she has started to give me fashion tips to 'inspire' me please don't encourage her
danielricciardo: you might want to start taking the advice...
lance_stroll: oh 😦
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fernandoalo_oficial: i think i need to fire my new race engineer she's mean
comments
y/n.alonso: boo 👎👎
fernandoalo_oficial: don't boo your own father
y/n.alonso: don't be a boring old man
sebastianvettel: she's got you there mate
fernandoalo_oficial: what the fuck are you doing here!?
jensonbutton: she gagged you fr 💅
aussiegrit: ate and left no crumbs
sebastianvettel: slay 💋
fernandoalo_oficial: what is actually happening
user18: i swear they will never miss an opportunity to try humble nando
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user19: i'm sure charles wouldn't mind having y/n as a race engineer
fernandoalo_oficial: no.
user20: the way i would never speak again
user21: noo i would love them together
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user22: in my head they ARE together
astonmartinf1: i mean we did get points this weekend soooo...
y/n.alonso: you're welcome xxx
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y/n.alonso: home sweet home 🏠
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user23: how is charles always in the likes before me? i have notifications on?!?
charles_leclerc: you snooze you lose mate
user24: he really is just like us (in love with y/n)
user25: too bad he's too scared of alonso to do anything about it 🤷‍♀️
yourbestfriend: your outfits always eat pretty girl!
y/n.alonso: aww thank you baby
user26: oh to be called baby by y/n
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fernandoalo_oficial: have fun!
fernandoalo_oficial: not too much fun though be careful and safe
y/n.alonso: yes papa
user27: he forgot who his daughter was for a second there
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astonmartinf1: see you next race week!
y/n.alonso: wouldn't miss it!
user28: yesss
iamrebeccad: i miss you (and your gossip)
y/n.alonso: miss you too (don't worry i have plenty more)
user29: show it to me rachel!!!!
charles_leclerc: i'm in madrid too we should meet up
fernandoalo_oficial: what are you doing??
y/n.alonso: i might take you up on that offer cha 🤭
fernandoalo_oficial: noooo stop this
user30: this is sending me 😂
user31: the way they are fully ignoring him
user32: i won't ever get over y/n calling him cha
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charles_leclerc: time to unwind
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user33: wait is that y/n???
user34: it totally looks like her
user35: my chay/n heart can't take this
user36: the matching shirt with the dress? please!!!
user37: charles + spain = slaggy pictures
user38: and we thank him for it
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user39: omg y/n does not give a fuck
carlossainz55: where was my invite bro?
charles_leclerc: i'm so sorry i was too busy...
carlosainz55: i thought it was bros before hoes
chalres_leclerc: nah my hoe is 4 life
user40: so unserious i swear
pierregasly: i love knowing things nobody else knows
user41: tell me please
user42: pierre is my biggest opp rn
pierregasly: don't hate the player hate the game
user43: he is the king of gossip
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user44: i've been manifesting this for months i hope it's y/n
user45: oh so you're crazy crazy?
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charles_leclerc: you say this like we didn't come here together
y/n.alonso: i'm trying to be mysterious and nonchalant
charles_leclerc: dork 🤓
y/n.alonso: you know you love it
user46: OMG
user47: this is so important to me
fernandoalo_oficial: tell him not to try anything
y/n.alonso: whatever papa 🙄
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charles_leclerc: happy 6 months mon amour 🩷
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user48: they are already my favorite couple ever
user49: the way i will be yapping about them i am about to get at least 10 times more annoying
user50: as you should tbh
user51: i'm so so happy for them but this might take fernando out
user52: i just know he is being restrained by aston martin rn so he can't comment
astonmartinf1: 🤐
user53: the goat is being silenced
pierregasly: now the secret is out i feel less special
user54: it's a tough life out here for the gossipy hoes
pierregasly: don't i know it
y/n.alonso: i love you
charles_leclerc: i love you more
user55: ew are they going to start being sappy on main now
pierregasly: i fear they might
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oscarpiastri: bwoah
user56: felt that
user57: charles has... game?
maxverstappen1: we are all as surprised as you are mate
user58: flabbergasted fr
maxverstappen1: he bamboozled us all with his loserness
user59: max i know you're not talking rn
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fernandoalo_oficial: ewww it's so ugly 🤢
y/n.alonso: papa i'm sorry for not telling you about charles earlier
fernandoalo_oficial: i'm not over it yet i feel betrayed
fernandoalo_oficial: i just need time mija
y/n.alonso: you are so dramatic old man
fernandoalo_oficial: what the sigma?
user60: my favorite wag and nepo baby
charles_leclerc: please tell me you bought it mon coeur
y/n.alonso: yep! and when you get back to the hotel i'll be waiting for you wearing just that
charles_leclerc: fuck i'm on my way right now i'll just get the food delivered you aren't going anywhere
y/n.alonso: yes sir
charles_leclerc: you kill me cherie
user61: I JUST KNOW CHARLES IS LOSING HIS SHIT
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charles_leclerc: my ferrari girl ���️
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fernandoalo_oficial: i'm still mad but no one told me but this is actually kind of cute ig
charles_leclerc: woo he likes me now
y/.alonso: don't push it amor 💋
user62: i'm sobbing he loves her so much
user63: if my bf ain't like this then i don't want it
y/n.alonso: he is pretty great icl
fernandoalo_oficial: i think i preferred when i didn't know about this... now you don't shut up about him
user64: she is so me
y/n.alonso: i'm you're ferrari girl
charles_leclerc: that's right baby
user65: shut up shut up i can't handle this
user66: they are literally everything
user67: i don't know how charles managed to hide this for 6 months
user68: now he posts y/n all the time 🤭
user69: ikr its so cute!!
carlossainz55: he can't keep a secret to save his life so he just yapped to me and pierre all. the. time
pierregasly: and he wasn't exactly subtle in the comments 🤨
scuderiaferrari: y/n is a ferrari girl confirmed 😦
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user70: everyone is a ferrari fan
user71: even if they are not, they are a ferrari fan
a/n - thank you for reading i hope you enjoyed and as always any feedback is apppreciated <3
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i-get-obsessed-fast · 21 days ago
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ummm can i request jealous spencer? like reader has a boyfriend or spencer thinks she has a boyfriend and he gets all pouty. and then ... soft confession/kisses :)
feel free to ignore if it's not your cup of tea!
btw my criminal minds themed blog is @sweetheartspence !! but alas i cannot send asks from a side blog </3
thank u in advance! hope u have a wonderful day/night
Oh! This is definitely my cup of tea I love love love jealous Spencer 😋
BYR(b4 u Reid): Jealous & mean Spencer Reid :0, teasing, and a bit of fluff toward the end, along w a cute little kiss scene hehe
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It had been a week. A week since Spencer started noticing the shift in your behavior.
You were… happier. Lighter. More willing to do things for your coworkers than before.
Staying late without complaint, grabbing an extra coffee for someone, taking an extra file without the usual dramatic sigh.
You used to roll your eyes when Morgan pawned off paperwork on you, now you just did it. No protest. No banter.
And then there were the little changes. The way you started painting your nails, the extra time you took with your makeup.
If he didn’t know any better, he’d assume someone was catching your attention, and truthfully he wasn’t sure how he felt about that.
“Hey.” He called, catching you before you could leave the bullpen. “There’s a movie playing tonight, it’s based in the fifties, and about a serial killer who’d eat his victims. It’s supposed to be really good. Want to come with me?”
You hesitated, shifting on your feet. “Aw, Spence, that does sound fun, but I can’t. I’m busy.”
“Oh.” His fingers curled around the strap of his bag, grip tightening. “No, that’s fine. What are you doing?” He asked, curiosity getting the best of him.
“Just… something with a friend.” You said vaguely, offering him a small smile.
A friend.
He nodded, forcing a smile. “Nice. Okay. Maybe next time.”
“Yeah.” You agreed before walking away, leaving him standing there.
And it wasn’t just him noticing the change anymore, it was the whole team.
The way you were always texting, checking your phone like you were waiting for something. For someone.
Morgan noticed first, of course.
“Someone seems pretty occupied.” His voice was laced with amusement as he watched your fingers fly over your screen.
You glanced up, blinking. “Yeah, sorry.” You muttered, locking your phone and setting it down.
“Important stuff?” Spencer asks, trying to sound casual.
You shook your head. “No not important at all.”
Morgan snorted. “Right.”
You narrowed your eyes. “What?”
“Nothing.” He said, smirking as he leaned back in his seat.
You didn’t buy it, but you let it go, getting up from your spot on the jet and heading toward the restroom.
The second you were gone, Morgan turned toward Spencer, grinning. “That girl is definitely hiding something.”
Spencer’s head snapped to Derek. “Yeah? Like what?” His brows raised, eyes wide.
Morgan’s smirk only grew more. “Woah. Eager, aren’t you, pretty boy?”
Spencer rolled his eyes. “I’m just curious. Does it seem like she’s acting different? Like… someone is causing her to be like this?”
“Oh, don’t tell me you’re worried.”
“Worried?” Spencer scoffed. “About what?”
“That she might be seeing someone.”
Spencer sat up straighter. “I’m not worried.” He said quickly, too quickly. “Just curious. She’s my friend. Don’t you want to know?”
“Yeah, but only because I’m nosey. You, on the other hand…” Morgan tilted his head. “You want to know because you’re scared of losing her.”
Spencer’s lips pressed into a thin line. “Losing her? How would I lose her?”
Morgan shrugged, still grinning. “No more movie nights, no more friendly dinners, and definitely no more sleepovers. Your girl is gonna be busy with someone else.”
Spencer exhaled sharply, looking away. “She’s just my friend.”
Morgan let out a low chuckle. “Sure, pretty boy. Keep telling yourself that.”
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Lunch with Spencer had become a routine, quiet escape from the chaos of the BAU. Your usual spot, the same table by the window. Everything felt the same, except Spencer.
He was distracted. Off.
He couldn’t shake the gnawing feeling in his gut, the one that told him something was going on with you. Something you weren’t telling him. The past week had been filled with too many smiles at your phone, to many whispered conversations with the girls, and too many times you’d turn him down.
So he had to pry a little bit.
“So, uh…how’s everything been?” He tried to keep his voice even, but there was a nervous edge to it.
You furrowed your brows. “How’s what been?”
“Uh, life?”
You smiled, stirring your drink absentmindedly. “Oh, good. Nothing much outside of work. Just busy.” You paused. “Why?”
Spencer shrugged, feigning nonchalance. “Just wondering if anything has changed in your life.”
You eyed him for a second, suspicious. “Oh…okay. Well no. Not really. You?”
“No. The same. Work and home. That’s about it.”
“Nice.” You said simply
There was a beat of silence before Spencer tried again. “Can I come over tonight? I’ve been wanting to play this new game I got.”
You hesitated, glancing away. “Oh, my house? It’s kind of a mess. Maybe we can do it at yours instead?”
His grip on his fork tightened. A mess? That was the excuse? Since when did you care if he saw your place like that? Unless… you were hiding something? Someone?
Had the person you were seeing already moved in?
The thought sent a sharp, unwelcoming sting through his chest.
“Yes.” He said, a little too quickly. “My house is good. Is eight okay with you?”
You nodded, smiling. “Perfect.”
Then your phone buzzed, and before he could say anything else, you grabbed it. You didn’t just check it, you smiled at it. A real, genuine smile.
Spencer bit the inside of his cheek.
Something burned in his stomach. Jealously.
It was stupid. Irrational. He had not right to be upset. You weren’t his.
But he was upset.
“We should go back now.” He said abruptly.
You glanced at the time. “We still have some time, though.”
He clears his throat. “I’m not really feeling good.”
Your brows knit tighter in concern. “Oh. Okay.”
You don’t question it. And that made him feel worse.
Back at the office, he watched as you practically sprinted to JJ, Emily, and Penelope. The four of you huddled together, whispering, giggling.
Spencer tried to listen, straining to hear past the office noise, but all he caught were Penelope’s dramatic gasps and high-pitched “oh my gods.”
And then-
“We need to meet him.” JJ says.
Spencer could’ve fainted right there.
Meet who?
Why did they get to know, and he didn’t? He thought you were closer than that.
“Maybe Friday night?” You suggested. “We can all get together. He’d love to meet the team.”
Spencer’s stomach twisted. He.
Who the hell was he?
He felt sick.
But no one noticed the way his face fell, the way his fingers dug into his palm as he clenched his fists.
“Yes, Friday!” Penelope clapped her hands excitedly. “I’ll tell the guys! Derek loves a night out at the bar.”
“Alright, I’ll let him know.” You said, smiling at the girls before heading back to your desk.
Spencer, however, turned on his heel and walked straight to the restroom, locking himself in a stall to breathe.
By the end of the workday, he’d barely spoken to you. He wasn’t even sure he could without his feelings slipping out in some pathetic, embarrassing way.
But then you ran into him on your way out.
“Hey.” You greeted, smiling up at him. “Still up for that game?”
Spencer hesitated, shifting on his feet. His emotions were too raw, too tangled. The thought of sitting alone with you tonight, knowing Friday he was probably going to have to come face to face with that guy, made him want to crawl out of his skin.
“I, umm…” he scratched the back of his neck. “I’m still not feeling good. Maybe next time.”
Your face fell slightly, and it made his chest ache. “I can still come over and make you some soup? Or we can watch a movie?”
For a brief second, he melted. Your voice was so soft, so you. Sincere. You cared about him. But then reality him, maybe you were like this with him, too. Maybe you were sending him sweet messages, making him laugh, offering him soup when he wasn’t feeling well.
The thought made his stomach turn.
“Uh, no.” He said, voice flat. “I want to be alone.”
Something flickered across your face, something confused and a little hurt. “Oh. Okay. Well… get better. Let me know if you do want my company. I’d love to stop by.”
Spencer swallows hard. “Yeah.”
Then he turned and walked away before you could see just how much he hated this.
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By Friday everyone had noticed, Spencer was off.
His usual, quiet, awkward charm had been replaced by something sharper, something angry. He was short with everyone, but mostly with you.
“Are you okay, Spencer?” You finally asked, cautiously approaching his desk.
His eyes lifted from the case file in front of him, sharp and unreadable. “Why wouldn’t I be?”
You frowned. “You’ve just been…I don’t know. Different.”
Spencer let out a dry, humorless laugh. “Me? Different?” His voice was laced with sarcasm. “Right. I’m different.”
Your brows knit together. “Did I do something?”
“Look, I have a lot of work to do. I need to focus.” His tone was clipped, dismissive.
Morgan appeared behind you, catching enough of the conversation to raise an eyebrow. “Hey man. just chill.”
“I am chill.” Spencer snapped, jaw tight. “Just both of you. Go.”
You rolled your eyes. “You’re acting like a child, but fine. I’ll go.”
Morgan watched you walk off before turning back to Spencer with a disbelieving shake of his head. “Man, you’re scaring her off.”
“Why should I care?” Spencer muttered, flipping a page in his file like it didn’t matter. “She’s taken.”
Morgan scoffed. “Because she’s your friend, and she cares about you. You’re treating her like garbage.”
Spencer didn’t answer. Just clenched his jaw and stared at the file like it could somehow fix what was wrong with him.
Morgan sighed. “You’re gonna regret this, kid.” Then he walked off, leaving Spencer alone with the gnawing, unbearable feeling twisting in his gut.
Later, in the break room, Emily found you pouring yourself a coffee.
“Hey! Have you asked Spencer if he’s coming tonight?”
You sighed. “No. Honestly, I’m kind of scared to talk to him right now. He seems off.”
Emily’s lips pressed together. “Yeah, I’ve noticed too.”
“I’ll try again.” You said, exhaling “maybe he just needs time to cool off.”
Emily nodded. “Hope it goes well.”
With your coffee in hand, you made your way back through the bullpen. You passed Spencer’s desk, and once again, found the same hard expression on his face. He didn’t even look at you.
But you weren’t giving up on him.
Two hours later, you decided to try again.
You walked over and casually perched yourself on his desk, something you’d done a hundred times before. But this time, Spencer tensed. Like he wanted you off.
“Hey,” you greeted softly.
His eyes flicked up. “Hey.”
“Are you coming to the bar tonight? I’d love it if you came.”
Spencer swallowed. “I—I don’t know. Bars aren’t really my thing. You know that.”
You nodded. “Yeah, I know, but someone really important is coming, and I’d love for you to meet him.”
Spencer inhaled sharply.
Important. You had to say it like that? Right to his face?
His fingers twitched against his desk. “Yeah, I-I don’t think so.”
You pouted. “Spencer, please. He’s so funny, so cool. The girls already love him, and I know you guys would. He’s such a good guy, you need to meet him.”
His entire body went rigid.
He wanted to snap. He wanted to yell. But instead, he just clenched his jaw so hard it ached.
“No.” His voice was sharp, and final.
You gave him those wide, pleading eyes. “Please?”
He shook his head.
“Alright.” You sighed, standing up. “Well, if you change your mind, it’s at Rudy’s. I really want you there.”
Before leaving, you leaned down and pressed a soft kiss to his cheek.
His breath hitched.
“I’m here if you need to talk.” You murmured. Then you walked away.
And Spencer ?
He dropped his head into his hands, exhaling sharply.
He felt awful.
Why was he like this? He couldn’t stop himself, couldn’t control his jealousy, the anger, the way his emotions spiraled out of control every time he thought about you with someone else.
And worst of all?
He knew he was hurting you.
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The bar was packed, the energy high. Everyone laughed, letting loose after a long exhausting week.
You were happy, smiling, surrounded by your team. But still, you couldn’t help but miss the one person who wasn’t there.
“He’s not coming.” JJ said gently, watching the way your smile faltered.
You sighed. “He hates me. And I don’t even know why.”
JJ shook her head. “He could never hate you. That boy practically worships the ground you walk on.”
You let out a humorless laugh. “Then why does it feel like there’s nothing left for us? I should've made a move when things were good. Now it’s like… he's a different person. And I'm scared he doesn't want me.”
“Just give him time.” JJ said, squeezing your shoulder. “He’ll come around.”
You gave her a small smile before heading to the bar, sipping your drink.
Then.
“Can I sit?”
Your head snapped up. And there he was.
Spencer.
Your heart leapt. “What are you doing here? I thought you weren’t coming.”
He shrugged, slipping into the seat beside you. “I changed my mind, I guess.”
“Good.” You beamed. “I’m so happy.”
His eyes softened. “Uh, so where’s that guy?”
“Oh, Brian? He’s running a bit late, should be here soon through.”
Spencer exhaled, forcing a nod.
“Come on, let’s sit with the group.”
Before he could process it, you grabbed his hand, pulling him toward the booth where the team sat. His pulse kicked up at the contact.
As soon as the team saw him, a cheer erupted.
“Look who finally decided to have a life!” Penelope teased.
Spencer forced a smile, sliding into the booth beside you.
For awhile, things felt normal. Drinks flowed, conversations bounced between cases, childhood memories, and ridiculous office gossip. It was the kind of night that made you all feel less like FBI agents and more like lifelong friends.
Until.
“So, this guy we’re meeting…” Rossi drawled sipping his whiskey with an amused smile.
Spencer tensed.
You lit up. “Yes! His name is Brian! I’ve told him all about you guys, and he cannot wait to meet all of you.”
Spencer swallowed hard.
“He’s amazing.”
Spencer rolled his eyes before he could stop himself.
Luckily, no one seemed to notice his reaction.
Then, your name was called.
Spencer’s stomach dropped, this was the moment he had to come face to face with his fears.
You turned, your entire face brightening as you ran into the arms of some guy. You hugged him tightly. Held on to him like he was the best part of your night.
Spencer was sick.
“Guys, this is Brian, my best friend.” You introduced him, glancing around the group. But when your eyes landed on Spencer’s empty seat, your heart sank. He was gone. A knot formed in your chest, but you pushed it aside.
The team greeted Brian warmly, and soon, conversation flowed easily. It didn’t take long for everyone to love him, he was energetic, kind, and full of the craziest stories that had the group laughing.
“So, Brian, what made you want to move here?” Emily asked, taking a sip of her drink.
“Well,” Brian grinned, throwing an arm around your shoulders. “This girl right here told me there was a lot of cute guys out here, so I figured, why not? Hot guys and my best friend? Seemed like a no-brainer.”
He smirked, blatantly eyeing Hotch and Derek.
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Derek had managed to slip away from the group, and go with Spencer who was at the bar, nursing a drink that seemed like it hadn’t been sipped on.
“Alright, pretty boy. What’s your deal?”
Spencer didn’t even look at him. “I can’t watch her be with him.”
Derek let out a deep sigh, shaking his head. “Look, man, you’re spiraling. You need to go talk to your girl. Seriously.”
“She isn’t my girl, she has a boyfriend.”
Derek rubbed his face like Spencer was exhausting him. “Quit your pouting and go talk to her. Before the night ends.”
Spencer didn’t respond.
Derek groaned and walked off, leaving Spencer with his own miserable thoughts.
He turned toward the booth again, watching you.
You were smiling and having fun but he knew when it was genuine and when it wasn’t, and right now it wasn’t.
A weight settled in his chest.
So he made his choice.
Pushing off the bar, he crossed the room, weaving through the crowd until he was in front of you.
You looked up, surprised, but your expression softened. “Spencer, you’re back.”
His voice was low. “Can we talk?”
You studied his face, concern flickering across your features before you nodded.
Without another word, he took your hand and led you somewhere quieter, somewhere just for the two of you.
You both sat down, the buzz of the teams laughter and music muffled by the distance. There was a silencer between you, not uncomfortable. You didn't say anything. You were waiting... For him.
Spencer was thinking. If the man had steam coming out of his ears, you wouldn't even be surprised.
Finally, his eyes met yours. “I’m sorry.” he said softly.
He gave your hand that was still in his a gentle squeeze, you should've pulled away because truthfully, he didn't deserve to hold it, but you couldn't.
“I’m sorry I was being a-”
“An ass?” you filled in, no hesitation.
His jaw dropped slightly at your bluntness before he sighed in surrender. “Yeah… I deserved that.”
You nodded. “You did.”
Then your voice lowered, a little more vulnerable. “What did I do, Spencer?”
His shoulders sank under the weight of your words, he couldn’t believe he made you feel like it was all your fault. “Nothing. God, you didn’t do anything.” He said. He couldn’t even look at you.
You followed his gaze and it was on Brian, so it all clicked together for you.
“Be honest.” You urged gently.
His eyes flicked to you, guilt written all over his face. “I was jealous.”
“By who?” You asked, already knowing the answer, but needing to hear it from him.
“Brian.” He muttered, looking down at his shoes like they might offer an escape. You tilted your head. “Brian?”
You could’ve teased him. Let him stew a little more, just for the hell of it. But he already looked like he’d been spiraling all week, and the truth was, you didn’t want to see him in pain, not when you cared about him this much.
“Spencer, Brian’s not into me.” You said. His head snapped up. “How?” He asked, baffled. “You’re- you’re perfect.”
You chuckled, shoulders lifting in a little shrug. “I’m not his type.” You glanced toward the booth where Brian was now leaned in, laughing at something Derek was saying. “But I think Derek might be.”
Spencer tracked your gaze, eyes narrowing in that profiler way of his. One second. Two. He blinked.
“Oh.”
The air left his lungs in a rush, like someone had cut the string pulling his jealousy tight.
But then his brows furrowed again. “Then why have you been different lately? Happier. Dressing up. You stopped inviting me over…”
You smirked. “Didn’t know you were paying so much attention, Dr. Reid.”
He flushed.
“Brian and I moved in together. That’s why I’ve been in a better mood, I guess. It’s nice having my best friend from home close. And yeah, I’ve been putting more effort in… but that’s because I’ve been trying to get the attention of this one genius loser I work with.”
Spencer blinked. That trademark genius brain of his clearly went offline.
You rolled your eyes with a grin. “You, Spence. It’s you.”
His lips parted, like the words were there but stuck. “I-I just didn’t want to assume.”
You gave him a playful look. “Right.”
He looked lighter now, like the guilt and confusion he’d been carrying and finally lifted.
“I really like you.” He said, voice more confident now. He leaned in a little. “And I-I want to make everything up to you.”
You raised brow. “Oh yeah? How?”
He smiled nervously. “Can I take you to dinner?”
You nodded slowly, clearly enjoying watching him squirm. “I’d like that…and?”
He bit his lip, thinking. “Movies…and then we can go back to my place and play that game I was telling you about?”
You nodded. “Not bad. It’ll be perfect if you also take on a couple of my files for a month.”
He groaned but smiled. “Fine, I’ll do it.”
Your guys eyes locked on each others, and you weren’t sure who leaned in first. It didn’t matter.
The moment your lips met, it was soft, hesitant, but warm. Then Spencer deepened the kiss, one hand rising to cup your jaw, his other still holding you hand tightly like he couldn’t let go. His tongue slid across your lips, and you let him in.
You guys moved in sync, like you were perfect for each other.
And like this is where you guys were supposed to be.
You kissed until the need for air pulled you apart. Both of you stared, wide-eyed, lips parted.
“I was supposed to be mad at you a little longer.” You teased, he grinned smug. “Can I kiss you again so you won’t?”
You giggled. “Maybe.”
He leaned in again. This kiss was sweeter and gentler like he had gotten all the desperate need for you out with the first kiss. Now, he just wanted to continue feeling your lips on his, even if it was just a peck.
“I can do this all night.” You tell him
“I can too.”
And with that, the two of you stayed wrapped in each other’s company for the rest of the night. The team didn’t interrupt or tease, they simply let you be, giving you the space to enjoy the quiet warmth between you. It was easy, comfortable, like everything had finally fallen into place…
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the-music-maniac · 2 months ago
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It is very exhausting being in western fandom spaces sometimes. Tell me why I just wanted to enjoy a cute oubing ship vid on tiktok, and half the comments section was about people saying you can't ship them???
I wanna complain into the void, so here's a comprehensive of why Oubing/藕饼/Lotus Root Cake is fine (and even if it wasn't, why I don't give a shit):
(Spoiler warning for Nezha 2)
1. "You can't ship them cause they're brothers'": No, they are not brothers. Not by any definition of the word. Not by blood - not even sworn brothers technically, because they only refer to each other as best friends. They each have their own parents - those parents are not related to each other in any way, shape, or form. One of them is a freaking dragon, an entirely different species. Also, they're technically made of lotuses now. They weren't raised together either. Clarifying this point feels ridiculous.
2. "But they used to be part of the chaos pearl": If you wanted to define them by any type of relationship, they are soulmates. This is not me trying to spin them romantically, I mean they are literally soulmates. Their spirits are each half of a single Chaos Pearl, and they each represent opposite halves. They are literally soulmates and yin and yang.
3. "But they're children!": Are they three years old? Yes - and also no. (this is edited: I saw an official post that did say their ages were 3, not 6). They've been alive for centuries as a chaos pearl. I need you to understand that the original entity we saw at the beginning of Nezha 1, IS a creature that has been alive for thousands of years. They had personality too while they were fighting Taiyi. They were made into the pearls by the cauldron. Now, their mortal bodies as we understand it, is 3 (again edited. I originally said 6 cause I wasn't sure whether or not to count the 3 years of pregnancy). But because they're not really human, and their developmental stages therefore don't mirror a human, the movie shows them maturing into an adult form in the span of about 3 years. How do we know this? Ao Bing is the same age as Nezha, and he went from a baby to his adult form in those 3 years. The only reason Nezha is still in a child form is because he has the qiankun circle suppressing him. This is also the reason that putting the circle on his wrist releases his adult form. Also it's sort of maybe implied by the end of Nezha 2 that he may stay permanently in his adult form, since he reformed his body into it while he was in The Soup™. I dunno how accurate this part is so I suppose we'll see by Nezha 3. I would like to point out further that no three year old talks or acts like they do. Ao Bing and Nezha have very complete vocabularies, and are able to understand the complexities of their circumstances. They're both new to the world in this form, but they're not at the mental capacity of a 3 year old. It's like if you were dropped into a new form of existence with an adult brain.
4. "Nooo, why are you shipping them now": This ship is NOT NEW. It's been around since at least 2019. It is WILDLY popular in China. Back when Nezha 1 first came out, oubing literally won an award for best couple. I want you to understand the scale - from my understanding, they beat wangxian in cql. Y'all can correct me if I got this part wrong because I can't find the source of where I read this information, but if it's true, that's wild. I know the award part is correct. There was an official shampoo ad that reads like a shipping comic. Now that Nezha 2 came out, it is still one of the most popular ships. Every other post on my social media has been about Nezha 2 and at least half of that has been Oubing. There are over 2000 chinese fics on ao3 currently. Stop with this "why are you shipping them now", WE'VE BEEN SHIPPING THEM.
5. "It's not canon.": Not that I give a shit what's canon or even what the original creator thinks about shipping usually, but Jiaozi, aka the director of the movie, has stated that while he wrote Nezha and Ao Bing to just be a friendship that he thinks it is fine if people ship them. I'm pretty sure he also said something along the lines of 'people can interpret things how they want' or something.
6. Even if all of the points I made were not the case, I cannot stress enough how little I care about what someone should or should not ship. If you don't like it, just block the fanart/fic/video and move on. I promise society will not crumble because someone decides to ship two fictional characters from a mythology movie. We will be fine.
(Also if you see anyone in the chinese fandom write 藕饼cp, the cp stands for "couple". Just to clarify. They use different terms for shipping in chinese fandoms, they'll say they "ke CP" aka ship a couple)
Some of the comments I've seen make me wonder if people have even watched the movies. 'You can't ship them cause they're brothers', god don't make me laugh.
Don't let them find out that the chinese fandom is also shipping Ao Bing and Nezha from the 1979 cartoon, they'd lose their minds.
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linoxpudding · 22 days ago
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Fading Love (Pt 4)- Lee Know
summary: he persistently tries to prove himself despite your resistance, the tension between you both lingers, and amidst the chaos—you go into labour
pairing: lee know x fem!reader (new parents)
genre: angst, hurt/comfort
warnings: mentions of divorce, childbirth, hospital setting, emotional distress
word count: 5474 words
a/n: our little mingi makes a cameo! this is his birth story (long before he was smashing bananas on walls and causing chaos in school)
SERIES: PART ONE PART TWO PART THREE
BONUS PART
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Three days later, late at night, you found yourself unable to sleep. Deciding to eat a light snack to calm your nerves, you wandered to the kitchen. After scanning the fridge, you settled on making a simple jam sandwich. As you spread the jam on the bread, the faint sounds of the night filled the air, but they didn’t bring any comfort.
Suddenly, a knock at the door broke the silence, and you froze, surprised. Who could be knocking at this hour? Setting the sandwich aside, you cautiously walked to the door, your heart beginning to beat a little faster. When you opened it, Minho stood there, his face flushed and his posture unsteady. He looked tipsy, and there was a wavering quality to his voice as he smiled at you.
“Hey,” he said, his grin a little too wide. “I thought I could stop by… is that okay?”
You raise an eyebrow, eyeing him warily. “Minho, have you been drinking?”
He looks at you, his eyes a little unfocused, but his expression is filled with sincerity. “Just a little,” he admits, stumbling over his words. “I thought… I thought maybe I could come over and… beg for another chance.”
You stare at him, unsure whether to be amused or concerned. “Minho, what are you doing?”
“I’m serious,” he continues, swaying slightly, but his voice is filled with that same desperation you’d heard in his phone call the other night. “I know I’ve messed up. I know I’ve hurt you, but I can’t go on like this. I can’t stand being away from you. I… I just need you, Y/N. Please.”
You watch him for a moment, feeling the intensity of his words sink deep into you. It’s too much, though. Too soon. You step aside, motioning for him to come in, but you don’t let him get too close.
"I kept thinking about what you said." He said sadly.
You frowned. "What part?"
Minho swallowed.
"When you said loved. Past tense."
Your breath hitched.
"I can't stop thinking about it," he whispered. "Did I ruin it that badly? Did I really lose you?" His voice cracked on the last word.
You stared at him, heart aching.
"I don’t know, Minho," you admitted. "I just… I don’t know."
Minho sucked in a shaky breath.
"Then I’ll fight," he slurred. "I don’t care how long it takes. I’ll fight until you love me again."
“I can’t do this right now,” you whisper, stepping back slightly, away from him. “You need to sleep it off, Minho. And when you’re sober, we’ll talk.”
Minho looks disappointed, his eyes searching yours for some sign of affection, but he knows he’s crossed a line. “I’m sorry,” he says quietly, his voice slurring a little as he lowers his gaze. “I just… I miss you so much.”
“I know,” you reply softly. “But you need rest, you can sleep on this couch tonight.”
Minho nods slowly, his gaze fixed on you. There’s a sadness in his eyes. “I’m sorry,” he says again, his voice thick with emotion.
The next morning, Minho is gone before you even woke up. There was a note on the kitchen counter.
I’m so sorry for last night. I shouldn’t have put that pressure on you. I’ll wait for you. I don’t expect you to take me back right away, but I need you to know I’m trying. Please, don’t give up on me.
You run your fingers over the words, the sincerity in them too painful to ignore. But you know you can’t rush this. You can’t let him come back just because he’s sorry. It’s going to take time. A lot of time.
Later that day, Minho calls, his voice subdued. “I’m sorry for last night. I didn’t mean to put that on you.”
“I know you didn’t,” you say quietly. “But Minho, you can’t just… show up like that. It’s not fair to either of us.”
“I understand,” he says, and for once, there’s no pleading, no desperation in his tone—just the quiet acceptance of the situation. “I just… I want you to know I’ll wait. I’ll wait as long as it takes. I won’t push you anymore.”
There’s a long silence, and then you speak again, your voice steady, but your heart heavy. “I’m not ready yet, Minho. But I’ll keep talking to you. We’ll take it slow.”
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It had been a few days since Minho had shown up at your door, tipsy and desperate. Now, he stood there again, carrying food containers. He had brought food he cooked for you as he did countless times before, but this time, as he stood there, you surprised him by asking if he'd like to join you. The invitation caught him off guard, disbelief flashing across his face.
Minho was sitting across from you at the kitchen table as you both ate in silence. You could feel the sadness radiating from him. His hands were clenched on the table, his jaw tight, as if he was fighting to keep it together. You knew this was coming—you could sense it in the way he was acting, as though he was on the verge of breaking.
“I can’t do this anymore,” he muttered, voice shaking slightly. His eyes were glassy, as if the weight of his emotions had finally caught up with him. “I’ve tried so hard, Y/N. But I just feel like I’m losing everything. Like it’s all slipping away, and I have no idea how to fix it. I can’t fix it. I can’t… I can’t lose you again.”
You felt your chest tighten, your breath catching in your throat. His words were like a dagger, cutting through the walls you’d built around yourself. The pain you’d been hiding—buried so deep—was surfacing again. You took a deep breath, steadying yourself.
“Minho, please,” you said firmly, trying to keep your voice steady, “I can’t just forget everything. The divorce... the way you walked away from me. I can’t just forget that.”
His eyes flickered with pain, and he shook his head, his voice cracking. “I’m so sorry. You don’t understand. I didn’t want to leave you. I thought I was doing the right thing. But I see now—everything I’ve done has only made it worse. I was wrong. I never should’ve left. I never should’ve pushed you away.”
“Minho, I loved you,” you said quietly, feeling the tears sting at the corners of your eyes. “I loved you, and you left. You made me feel like I wasn’t enough. Like you didn’t want me anymore. And I have to live with that. I’ve had to live with that for so long.”
He looked at you, his face stricken with regret. He reached out a hand as if to comfort you, but you pulled away, instinctively. His hand fell to the table with a thud.
“Don’t pull away from me,” he whispered, voice breaking. “Please… I know I hurt you. And I’ll keep apologizing till my dying breath. But don’t shut me out, Y/N. Don’t push me away.”
Tears began to fall freely from his eyes, his face contorting with emotion. You could see how much he was struggling, how much he wanted to take everything back. But you couldn’t ignore the hurt that still ran so deep.
“I don’t know if I can just forget what you did,” you whispered, voice barely audible. “The divorce, the way you just—” You stopped, your voice catching in your throat. “I don’t know if I can trust you again.”
Minho’s face crumbled, and in that moment, you saw him for what he was—the man who still loved you. He stood up abruptly, pacing around the room, his hands running through his hair in frustration.
“I don’t know what to do anymore,” he said, his voice filled with anguish. “I’m trying everything. I’m trying to fix this. Will I...will I ever be enough again?”
You stood up, your heart aching at the sight of him so broken. You couldn’t let him drown in this self-pity, but at the same time, you couldn’t ignore the pain inside you.
“You were enough, Minho,” you said, your voice firm despite the trembling in your chest. “But you left me. You didn’t fight for me. And that’s something I can’t just forget.”
The room was silent for a long moment, the tension hanging in the air like a heavy cloud. Minho stood there, defeated, as though the weight of his own actions had finally crushed him. But then, after what felt like an eternity, he spoke again, his voice small but determined.
“Okay,” he said quietly. “I’ll do whatever it takes. You said to take te slow… I’m willing to do that. I just… I can’t lose you, Y/N. I can’t. Just promise me you will take me back…someday”
You looked at him for a long moment, the tears in your eyes threatening to spill again. You didn’t know if you were ready to give him everything again. But you knew you couldn’t keep living in this limbo, torn between your feelings for him and the pain of everything that had happened.
“Okay,” you finally said, your voice soft.
Minho’s eyes lit up with relief, his breath shaking as he took a step toward you. He didn’t try to touch you. He just stood there, looking at you like you were his lifeline. “Thank you,” he whispered. “Thank you. I won’t waste this chance, Y/N. I promise.”
This time, in a long while, you believed him.
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Minho gave you time. But he didn’t disappear.
He showed up to every doctor’s appointment, sitting quietly in the corner at first, respecting your space. He never pushed, never demanded. He just made sure he was there, listening to every word the doctor said, asking the questions you were too overwhelmed to ask.
He memorized the things you craved—how you suddenly hated the smell of garlic but couldn’t get enough of bagels, how you liked your ginger tea just warm enough to soothe you but not too hot, how certain textures made you nauseous. He never judged, never teased when you’d send him a late-night text about wanting ice cream and pickles. He just showed up with them, no questions asked.
He noticed the way you always placed a protective hand over your belly when you were nervous, and he hated that you didn’t let him in enough to comfort you or to hold you. But still, he didn’t push.
He just showed up.
Again and again.
Until, finally you stopped flinching when he touched you. It wasn’t much at first—just the brush of his fingers when he handed you something, the occasional graze when he helped you up from the couch. Then one day, during an ultrasound, your hand reached out for his before you could even think. And instead of pulling away, you let him hold it. His grip was steady, warm, grounding. He squeezed lightly when you gasped at the sight of your baby on the screen, and for the first time in months, you squeezed back.
You let him drive you home when your feet were swollen and aching, allowing yourself to lean back against the seat without arguing. You let him carry the groceries when he saw you struggling up the stairs. You let him hover when you felt lightheaded, rolling your eyes but secretly reassured that he was there.
One night, when the weight of everything became too much, when the fear of giving birth, of being a mother, of not being enough wrapped around you like a vice, you finally let yourself break in front of him.
Your breath came in sharp, uneven gasps as you sat curled up on the couch, tears streaming down your face before you could stop them. You didn’t hear him approach, but suddenly, he was there, kneeling in front of you, eyes wide with concern.
"Hey, hey….what’s wrong?" His voice was gentle, careful.
You shook your head, unable to speak, your hands trembling against your belly. And then—without thinking—you reached for him.
And he was there.
Arms around you in an instant, holding you tightly, his warmth seeping into your skin. His hand cradled the back of your head, the other resting protectively on your belly.
"It’s okay," he murmured, voice thick with emotion. "I’ve got you. You’re not alone in this. You never were."
You clung to him, sobbing into his shoulder, the months of hurt and hesitation cracking at the edges. Minho held you tighter, his hand rubbing soothing circles on your back as your sobs slowly quieted. His touch was warm, steady—like he was trying to anchor you, like he was trying to absorb every ounce of fear you carried.
"You’re going to be the best mom in the world," he whispered against your hair, his voice filled with certainty.
You sniffled, leaning back just enough to look at him, your tear-streaked face illuminated by the soft glow of the living room lamp. His eyes were filled with something unreadable—something raw.
"And you’ll be the best dad," you murmured, your voice thick with emotion.
Minho didn’t say anything.
He should have. He should have smiled, should have reassured you, should have said something.
But he couldn’t.
Because deep down, a part of him still believed he didn’t deserve that title. A part of him still thought he was just a loser who had almost given up on you—on this.
So instead, he just held you closer, resting his forehead against yours, hoping that maybe, just maybe, one day he’d prove himself worthy of the words you had just given him.
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Your hormones had been unbearable lately, making every little thing feel like a personal attack. Today was just one of those days where everything pissed you off.
So when Minho knocked on your door, the familiar scent of his cologne drifting in with him, it was enough to set you off. That cologne—the one you used to bury your face into—now just reminded you of everything that went wrong.
"You again?" you muttered, arms crossed.
Minho blinked, clearly confused by the hostility. "Yeah, I—uh, I brought lunch," he said, lifting the bag slightly.
You scoffed. "You really think food is gonna fix everything?"
He exhaled slowly, clearly trying to keep his patience. "Y/N, I know it’s not enough. But I’m trying, okay?"
"Trying?" you let out a dry laugh. "Minho, you showing up randomly with food doesn’t erase anything. It doesn’t change what you did. It doesn’t make up for the months you left me alone."
His jaw clenched, but he took a deep breath. "I know that," he said, voice tight. "But you said we’d take it slow. And I’ve been doing everything I can, but you—" he shook his head in frustration. "You won’t let me in at all."
You folded your arms. "Maybe that’s because you were the one who shut me out first."
Minho inhaled sharply. He was trying to stay calm, but you could see the storm brewing beneath his eyes.
"So what, Y/N?" he finally snapped. "You want me to suffer forever? You want me to grovel at your feet for the rest of my life? Is that it?"
"Maybe," you shot back, and that was the last straw.
His patience finally snapped.
"You are so fucking impossible sometimes," he muttered, running a frustrated hand through his hair. "No matter what I do, it’s never enough for you. I left because I thought you deserved better, but clearly, you just want to punish me."
You flinched, anger flaring. "Oh, don’t you dare turn this on me—"
Minho let out a sharp breath, his jaw tightening. His patience was wearing thin, but he wasn’t backing down—not this time.
"No, I’m not," he said firmly, his voice low but steady. "I’m also not walking away, Y/N. Not again. I don’t care how much you push me away, I’m staying."
You let out a bitter laugh, shaking your head. "Why? So you can hurt me all over again? So you can decide again that I deserve better and leave me when it gets too hard?"
"I made a mistake," he gritted out. "And I am trying to fix it. But you—you won’t even let me try!"
"Because it’s too late, Minho!" you snapped. "You don’t get to just show up with food and expect everything to go back to the way it was!"
His eyes darkened. "I don’t expect that. But I expect you to at least acknowledge that I’m fighting for this."
"I never asked you to fight for it!" you yelled, voice trembling with anger. "I'm asking you to GET OUT!"
Minho’s breath caught in his throat. For a moment, pure shock flashed across his face, his lips parting slightly.
Then, just as quickly, his expression hardened.
"Fine," he bit out, stepping back toward the door. His hands clenched at his sides, his eyes still locked onto yours, like he was waiting for you to take it back.
But you didn’t.
With a sharp inhale, he turned on his heel and stormed out, the door slamming shut behind him.
The moment Minho left, the apartment fell into silence, save for your heavy breathing. Your hands trembled slightly as you clenched them into fists. The lingering scent of his cologne still clung to the air, mixing with the faint aroma of the food he had brought. 
You swallowed hard, you were still stewing in anger when your phone rang. The sharp sound cut through the thick tension in the room. You exhaled shakily and reached for it, barely glancing at the screen before answering.
"Hello?"
"Mrs. Lee?" The professional tone of your lawyer’s voice made your stomach drop. "I’m calling to finalize your divorce proceedings. The court date has been scheduled for next month. Do you confirm your attendance?"
Your fingers tightened around the phone. Final hearing. The words settled heavily in your chest. You had been putting this off, hesitating, unsure—because Minho had been trying, because a small, foolish part of you had wanted to believe he could make things right.
But today… today, he had stormed out. Just like before.
You exhaled slowly, forcing away the lump in your throat. "Yes," you said firmly, ignoring the sting behind your eyes. "That date works. Please proceed."
The moment you hung up, you exhaled sharply, pressing a hand to your stomach. It was done. It was finally moving forward.
Minho’s hands were clenched tightly on the steering wheel, knuckles white as he drove through the city streets. His jaw was still locked, his chest burning with frustration. He had come to you with patience, with effort, with the desire to fix things—and you had thrown it in his face.
But no matter how angry he was, he knew one thing for certain.
He wasn’t giving up.
He was just a few minutes from the dorm when his phone rang, flashing with a call from his lawyer. He sighed and answered, still gripping the wheel.
"What?" he snapped.
"Mr. Lee, I was just informed that your wife has confirmed the final court date for your divorce."
Minho nearly slammed the brakes.
"What do you mean she confirmed the date?" His voice was sharp, his heart hammering.
"She agreed to proceed. The divorce will be finalized soon. We’ll need to discuss—"
Minho didn’t hear the rest. His breath came short and sharp. No. No, this wasn’t happening.
Without another thought, he turned the car around, speeding back toward your apartment.
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Minutes later, you nearly jumped out of your skin at the sudden, frantic knocking on your apartment door. Before you could even process it, Minho’s voice cut through the silence.
"Open the door, Y/N."
Your stomach twisted. You knew why he was here.
You hesitated for a beat too long, and that’s when he pounded on the door again, his voice more urgent this time. "Y/N!"
Sighing, you braced yourself and opened it, only for him to step inside immediately, eyes burning with frustration.
"What the hell do you think you’re doing?" he demanded, stepping inside and shutting the door behind him.
"Excuse me?" you shot back, folding your arms.
"A court date?!" His voice was laced with disbelief. "You just agreed without even telling me?"
Your own frustration flared. "Why would I? You asked for the divorce, Minho. I’m just giving you what you wanted!"
His jaw clenched, fingers curling into fists at his sides. "I was a fucking idiot, okay? I thought—" He exhaled sharply, running a hand through his hair. "I thought I was doing the right thing, but I wasn't. And now you're actually going through with it?"
"You left me, Minho!" you snapped, the emotions you’d bottled up spilling out. "You decided I wasn’t worth fighting for, and now that I’m finally ready to let go, you just barge in here like you suddenly get a say in my choices again?"
"You said we’d take this slow," he said, voice rough. "I’ve been putting in the effort. I’ve been patient. Why are you punishing me like this?"
"Punishing you?" you scoffed. "Minho, you walked away again today! Just like you did before!"
"I walked away because you told me to!" he argued, stepping closer. "Because you keep acting like none of this matters! Like I don’t matter!"
"You left me, Minho," you whispered, voice thick. "You gave up on us first. And now that I’m finally trying to move on, you want to act like I’m the one being unfair?"
His jaw tensed. He reached up, running a hand through his hair in frustration. "I didn’t give up on you. I gave up on myself. I thought I was doing the right thing. I thought you deserved better."
You let out a shaky breath, shaking your head. "And now?"
"Now I know I was wrong," he said, his voice softer but no less desperate. "I know that I should’ve fought for us from the start. And I’m fighting now. But you—" he exhaled sharply "—you keep running from me."
You bit your lip, emotions swirling too fast, too hard.
And then, as if your body couldn’t handle it anymore, a sharp pain shot through your abdomen. Your breath hitched, and your fingers instinctively pressed against your belly.
Minho immediately noticed.
"Y/N?" His entire demeanor shifted in an instant. "What’s wrong?"
You barely had time to register the panic in his eyes before the pain came again, stronger this time.
And that’s when you realized—
"Minho," you gasped, clutching onto him. "I think I’m going into labor."
Minho’s entire face drained of color.
"What?" he blurted out, catching you by the arms. His fingers tightened just enough to steady you as he stared at you, panic flashing through his eyes. "Are you sure?"
Another sharp wave of pain rolled through you, and you gritted your teeth, gripping onto his sleeve. "Does it look like I’m lying?!"
That snapped him into action.
"Okay, okay, fuck, we need to get to the hospital. Where’s your bag? Your…your hospital bag?" He was already looking around frantically.
"Bedroom," you huffed, shifting your weight as you tried to breathe through the contractions. They weren’t unbearable yet, but they were coming fast. Too fast.
Minho sprinted to your bedroom and returned almost immediately with the bag slung over his shoulder. He was already grabbing his keys, practically dragging you toward the door.
"Breathe, baby, just breathe," he muttered, his voice a mix of panic and forced calmness. "We got this. I got you."
You barely registered the term of endearment in your pain-clouded haze, but Minho didn’t seem to notice he’d said it either.
The car ride was a blur of sharp breaths, clenched fists, and Minho cursing at every red light. He kept checking on you between navigating the streets, his knuckles white around the steering wheel.
"You okay?" he asked every thirty seconds, his voice taut.
"Do I look okay?" you snapped, gripping the seat as another contraction hit.
"Right, stupid question," he muttered, pressing harder on the gas.
When you arrived at the hospital, Minho didn’t waste a second. He threw the car into park, sprinted around to your side, and practically lifted you out.
"Help! She’s in labor!" he called out as he rushed you inside.
Nurses quickly surrounded you, asking questions, checking vitals, but your focus was slipping. Everything was happening too fast. Your vision blurred slightly as you felt Minho’s grip on your hand.
"I’m right here," he murmured, leaning down so only you could hear. His voice was softer now, steadier. "I’m not going anywhere. I promise."
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Finally, after what felt like an eternity, you were settled in a room. The nurses moved around you, prepping you for the delivery, but Minho never left your side. He held your hand, whispering words of love and support, and despite the pain, you felt a warmth filling you.
“I’m right here, baby,” Minho murmured, his voice breaking through your pain. “I love you. We’re going to meet our son soon.”
The room was filled with the sound of nurses encouraging you to keep pushing, but Minho’s voice was the only one you could focus on. His eyes were filled with love and admiration as he stood beside you.
“Come on, baby, you’re almost there,” Minho said softly, wiping the sweat from your forehead. “You’re incredible.”
You squeezed your eyes shut. Another contraction ripped through you, and a strangled cry escaped your lips.
Minho felt like he was dying. Seeing you in pain, knowing he couldn’t do anything—it was worse than every nightmare he had ever had.
"I swear, I’ve never seen anyone as strong as you," he whispered, pressing his lips to your temple.
Tears burned your eyes. "Minho—"
"I love you," he cut in, voice cracking. "God, I love you. I swear, I will never let you go through anything alone again."
You let out a sob, shaking against him.
Another contraction came, and Minho braced himself, murmuring soft reassurances, telling you how incredible you were. Then the doctor’s voice came through.
"One more push, Y/N. Just one more."
You whimpered, exhausted beyond belief. "I—I can’t—"
"Yes, you can," Minho said, forehead pressed against yours. "You can. Do this, baby, and I know you can do this."
With one last cry of effort, the room went silent for a moment, and then you heard the first cry of your baby. The sound filled the room, and your heart swelled with overwhelming emotion.
“He’s here, Y/N,” Minho whispered, his voice filled with wonder. He gently kissed your forehead. “Our son is here.”
The nurse carefully handed you your baby, and Minho knelt beside you, his eyes wet with tears as he looked at the tiny miracle in your arms. His lips trembled as he reached out to touch the baby’s tiny hand. “He’s perfect. He’s perfect, Y/N.”
Tears welled up in your eyes as you gazed down at your son—your and Minho’s son. It felt surreal, but in that moment, everything felt right. This was your family.
His hand was trembling as it hovered just above the baby, unsure if he should touch. Then, without warning, he leaned in and kissed your temple softly, his lips lingering for a moment as he whispered, "I love you."
When he pulled away, he froze, realizing what he had just done. His face turned pale with panic, and he stepped back slightly, looking as though he might have crossed a boundary. His voice was low and shaky as he quickly apologized, “I—I'm sorry, Y/N. I shouldn’t have…”
You looked up at him, your eyes glistening with emotion, your heart full. You reached out and gently touched his hand, reassuring him with a soft smile. "It's fine, Minho. It's just... it means a lot to me."
Minho’s chest tightened at your words. He still couldn’t fully believe that after everything, you were here with him, and now, with your son. His voice broke as he whispered, “Thank you. Thank you for letting me be here.”
There was a long pause as he simply stared at the tiny miracle in your arms. His emotions seemed to overflow as his gaze drifted between you and your baby. He swallowed hard, then finally spoke again, voice shaky, “Have you… have you decided on a name for him?”
You glanced down at your son, feeling a mixture of joy and peace settle in your heart. You looked up at Minho, your voice soft but certain. “I want to name him Mingi… after you.”
The room seemed to freeze for a moment as Minho’s eyes widened in shock. His breath caught in his throat, and before you knew it, tears were streaming down his face. He took a step back, almost as though he were afraid to come any closer.
“Mingi?” he whispered hoarsely, his voice cracking. “Y/N... I... I don’t deserve this. I don’t deserve him.”
The weight of his words settled heavily in the room, and you could feel the raw vulnerability in his voice. You reached for his hand, gently placing it on your son’s small, warm body.
“Minho,” you said softly, your voice steady despite the emotional weight of the moment. “You do. You do deserve this. You’ve always deserved this.”
Minho trembled, his eyes never leaving your baby, and he couldn’t bring himself to say anything more. He let out a shaky breath as tears continued to fall. His hand rested gently on Mingi’s tiny chest, and he cried silently, unable to speak for a long while. The magnitude of the moment overwhelmed him, and all he could do was silently thank the universe for this second chance.
You brushed a hand gently through his hair, guiding him closer, urging him to accept the reality of what was happening. “It’s okay, Minho,” you whispered. “You’re his father. He’s ours.”
Minho let out a ragged breath, looking at you with eyes full of regret, but also gratitude. His heart swelled with love for you and for Mingi, and despite his self-doubt, he couldn’t help but feel more complete than he ever had before.
Minho hesitated, then carefully sat beside you. He didn’t take the baby from your arms—he just stayed close, watching him, watching you, like he didn’t want to miss a single second.
After a long moment, you spoke, voice hoarse. "Minho."
He looked up instantly.
Your fingers tightened around the blanket wrapped around your son. Your heart pounded, emotions swarming you from every direction.
Then, without another word, you reached for him, pulling him into a kiss.
Minho inhaled sharply against your lips, his body tensing before melting into the moment. His hand cupped your face, his touch hesitant, almost as if he thought this was a dream.
When you finally pulled away, his forehead rested against yours, his breath shaky as he let out a sob.
His voice cracked as he promised, “I love you. I’ll never let you down, baby. I swear I won’t.”
You looked up at him, your own tears blurring your vision as you whispered the words that had been on your heart for so long. “I love you too, baby. I always have.”
Minho blinked, his breath still uneven from the kiss. His eyes flickered between yours, searching for something—confirmation, reassurance, maybe just the truth.
Minho exhaled sharply, shaking his head as he pressed his fingers to his lips, overwhelmed.
Your chest tightened at the raw emotion on his face, and before you could stop yourself, your free hand cupped his cheek. Tears blurred your vision as you whispered, "I’m sorry, Minho."
His brows furrowed instantly. "For what?"
"For fighting with you. For being so stubborn. For pushing you away even when you were trying. I see it—I’ve seen how much effort you put in these last few months, how much you care." Your thumb brushed over his cheek as a tear slipped down your own. "And I truly appreciate it. I do."
Minho let out a shaky breath, reaching up to cover your hand with his own. "I deserved it," he murmured, his voice thick. "I deserved every bit of it, but…" His thumb swiped away a tear rolling down your cheek. "Don’t cry. Please don’t cry."
You let out a small, watery laugh, sniffling. Minho leaned in, pressing his forehead to yours, his hand still resting over yours against his face.
"You named him after me," he whispered, like he still couldn’t believe it.
You smiled softly. "Of course I did."
Minho let out a breathless chuckle, shaking his head in disbelief. Then, his lips brushed against yours in the lightest kiss—soft, lingering, filled with unspoken words.
And in that moment, with Mingi sleeping peacefully between you, the walls you had built so carefully finally crumbled.
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thank you for the request pooks and sorry if it isn't as good...
Telemachus x circe's nymphs! reader
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pt1 pt2(still working)
author note: i kinda like the idea so i might make other hc or scenario with this idea...
note:don't worry there will be part two of this and even part 3 if y'all lucky enough to get 3 chapters out of me.
warning:non just Telemachus being a cutie.
credit: art by gigi
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y/n was one of circe nymphs, but unlike her most of sisters she was more hyper. she couldn't sit down without doing anything for more than few seconds before she start moving again causing chaos or playing games with her sisters or circe's lions.
her sisters and circe are long time used to this, they know how much energy she had so they never really question anything, she never really brings any real danger or harm to herself or to them so why stopping her from having fun?
one of [y/n] favorite activity was wondering around the island collecting plants or playing with animals there, circe allowed her but as long as she doesn't get far from the palace. i mean after all, they were the only one on this Island.
or so they thought.
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one day [y/n] was doing her normal activities around the island, but making sure she isn't far for the palace. she was making flower crown as she was talking with one of the weird creature she fine while wandering.
but then she started hearing sounds coming from the trees, it didn't sound like an animal doing, however there was way bigger than those small creatures to cause this much of noise.
but before she can make any move or even think about what to do, some appears from behind the trees.
a man.
the man didn't seem to notice her existing at first but after making his way through all the trees and brushing off leaves from his hair they finally locked eyes.
they stare at each other for a few seconds before [y/n] lower her eyes as she sees his hand holding a sword.
the man noticed where her eyes were going and how she started stepping away a little, then as he realized he put his sword back in its Scabbard as he raised his hands to show her that he's harmless.
"i came in peace."
said with his soft voice but that didn't fool [y/n]. circe have told her alot about the men she meet and how they only act kind at first to fool them and take everything, so she didn't let her guards down.
"i don't mean any harm, I'm Telemachus. me and my crew are just staying here for a while."
that only made [y/n] raise her eyebrow. stay here? oh there's no way they're only here for this, there must be something. she might seem naive but she's not stupid.
"what's your name?"
Telemachus tries to talk again, his voice seems softer than before, he didn't look scared or like he could cause any danger, he seemed quite... charming? she couldn't lie to herself, he IS charming.
"[y/n]." she finally said before relaxing a little as she look at the man infornt of her with the same "I don't trust you" look , as if she question his whole existing.
"what are you doing here... alone?" He asks as he starts to step a little close thinking he finally got the nymph's trust, but before he could take any other steps [y/n] throw the flower crown she was making at his face.
"don't come any closer, and this is my island. what are you doing here alone" she said as she steps back, the animal she was talking with was clinging to her leg now, scared.
"hey hey, no need to be afraid. i swear im not gonna cause any harm" says Telemachus as he catches the flower crown that hit his face. "my crew is at that beach, i told them to wait while i go explore the island. and wow what beautiful crown you made." says Telemachus softly as he hold the flower crown before putting it on his head.
the nymph looks at him with confusion, why isn't he scared, isn't he afraid that i might harm him? and why is he acting so nice and gentle, is he really a good person or is he just stupid?
"yea i was making that before you came and interrupted me" said [y/n] before thinking as she relax a little. maybe he isn't dangerous? maybe she should let her guards down for now.
"well, excuse me then. i was only searching for anything to eat. do you know anything or anywhere where we could find food?"
[y/n] think for moment, she could take him to circe, but no! what if she got them all in danger because of this? he's still a stranger. she can't lead someone she doesn't know to her home... to her sisters... to her mom? mother figure circe let's go.
"no" she said firmly as she looked at him, "i think you should leave because there's nothing for you in here"
Telemachus only sighs before start to talk again "well thanks, i guess" he sounds disappointed. which moves something inside of [y/n], pity? maybe. but deep inside she felt bad.
he turned to go back from where he came from, before [y/n] stops him. "wait!" she said a bit loudly as Telemachus stopped as he turned to look at her.
"Is there anything you want from me?" he said as he smiled a little at the nymph who was still standing in the same spot.
something about the way he smiles at her makes [y/n]'s heart beat faster, as her cheeks turn pink. why she's feeling like this? what is he doing to her.
the nymph finally comes back to reality as go back to where she was sitting before as she takes one of the fruits she was collecting before throwing it at him.
"take this and go away" she said as she couldn't take the fleeting he's causing her to feel, she collects her stuff quickly before running away not even giving Telemachus a chance to realize what's happening.
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[y/n] was walking back to the palace as she makes sure no one follows her. and as she came back she saw circe standing at the entrance looking around and then her eyes spots her.
"[y/n]! where have you been? you took longer than usual i thought something bad happened to you." saud circe as she put her arms on the nymph shoulder as she started checking her making sure she didn't get any hurt.
"I'm fine... sorry that I stayed out for too long i.." [y/n] stops a little thinking If she should tell circe about what happened.. circe have always took care of her and her sisters.. she can't lie to her, even if she tries..
"what's wrong dear?" Circe asks as she starts taking her nymph inside the palace walking her to where the other nymph was. before they reach to the other [y/n] stop circe.
"i.. I've met someone...a sailor" her voice whispered as if she only wanted circe to hear that.
"what?? did he do something to you? what happened tell me?" circe says a little bit of worry, not to herself but to her nymphs. they're all like her daughters after all, she'll protect them at all costs. see what i did here??
"no no! he did nothing.. he was kinda and... beautiful.. " [y/n] whisper the last part to herself, but who's she's fooling? she talking to circe.
"beautiful? and what does a sailor do here anyway?" Circe asks as she looks at her nymph as if she is holding all the answers. which she is.
"he says he's here with his crew for food,i told him there was nothing here for them but then i felt bad and gave him a fruit"
"you shouldn't have done that!? he could be dangerous, you should have come to me immediately.." circe says as she pinches her nose bridge before releasing a deep sigh.
"he didn't seem dangerous and he says he won't cause any danger, I'm sorry" says [y/n] as she look down. "no it's fine, im not mad at you okay? you're safe and that's all that matters to me. here let's bring you back to your sisters okay?" she said as she smiled at her as she started leading her to where the rest of the nymphs was.
[y/n] smile , as she walking with circe. she's happy that she didn't need to lie to her, how can she after everything, circe will always make sure she's safe, her and her sisters.
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Telemachus was walking through the forest as he was still holding the fruit the nymph gave him. she said there's nothing in here to eat, then how did she get this? why did lie to him? he made sure to not seem dangerous and offered peace, could she be protecting something?
all these thoughts run through his head as he looks at the fruit in his hand, he isn't sure of anything. but if there's something he's sure about is that she's the most beautiful nymph he has ever seen- no, the most beautiful woman he ever seen...
the way the sun kisses her skin... and the way her hair shines.. her beautiful eyes and soft cheeks.. her pink lips.. he Wonder how would they fee- NO!! what was he thinking??
she's a nymph and he's the prince itcha! for god's sake what is he thinking? he should probably go back to his crew and inform them, of course he won't tell them about her. but if she gave him this fruit, that means there's more on this Island.
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note:writing this was so much fun y'all, i literally finished it in one go. anyway i Hope y'all like it and if there any issues with it please do say and I'll try to fix them💗💗
taglist:@pompeiiiiiisaidso this for you so<3
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ell0ra-br3kk3r-writes · 2 months ago
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An (Almost) Unheard Confession
pairing: bucky barnes x fem!reader
genre: soft fluff
requested: yes
el's thoughts: i hope yall like it!! requests are open, so if you have any, feel free to send 'em my way!
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Bucky and Y/N’s friendship had been forged in the middle of chaos. She had joined the Avengers a couple of years ago—sharp, capable, with a heart too big for her own good. Unlike most people, she had never looked at him with fear or hesitation, never treated him like a walking weapon.
At first, Bucky had kept his distance. He was used to being on the outskirts, keeping people at arm’s length. But Y/N didn’t let that happen. She had a way of worming into people’s lives, into their hearts, without even trying.
She checked in on him without making a big deal about it—making sure he ate after long missions, dragging him into movie nights with the team, and bringing him coffee exactly the way he liked it. She talked to him like he was just Bucky, not the Winter Soldier, not Steve Rogers’ best friend from the 40s—just Bucky.
And somehow, without realizing it, she had become his best friend.
She was the one who could make him chuckle even on the worst days, the one he trusted with the pieces of himself he still didn’t fully understand. She was the one who saw him—not who he used to be, not who the world thought he was, but who he was actively trying to become.
And somewhere along the way, he had fallen for her.
He had tried to push it down, bury it deep where it couldn’t ruin everything. She deserved better than him. Deserved someone who didn’t come with blood on his hands and ghosts in his head. So he stayed silent, stayed in his place as her friend, even when it hurt more than he’d ever admit.
Because having her in his life—no matter what—was worth everything.
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The compound was quiet. The kind of quiet that settled in after a mission, when exhaustion weighed too heavy on everyone’s bones to do anything but rest.
Bucky sat on the couch, head tipped back against the cushions, muscles aching from the fight earlier. He should get up, take a shower, maybe even crash in his own bed for once. But Y/N had dozed off beside him, legs tucked under her in a way that was bound to cause her slight pain when she woke up, curled up under a blanket, and he hadn’t moved since.
She looked peaceful, her face relaxed in sleep, her breathing steady with her lips parted. A strand of hair had fallen across her cheek, and Bucky had to resist the urge to brush it back. He clenched his metal hand into a fist instead.
He should leave. Should get up before he did something stupid—like say something he couldn’t take back.
But the weight of his feelings pressed against his ribs, suffocating in the silence.
“I don’t know when it happened,” he murmured, keeping his voice low. “Maybe it was always there. I just refused to let myself see it.”
Y/N didn’t stir. Bucky exhaled, he rested his head on the back of the couch and tilted it so his eyes lingered on her peaceful form.
“You take care of everyone, you know that? Always checking in, always making sure I’m eating, sleeping, not losing myself in my own head.” He huffed a whisper of a laugh. “You probably don’t even realize how much you really mean to me.”
His fingers curled against his thigh. He’d faced enemies, and fought battles most people couldn’t even imagine, but this—this was terrifying.
“I care about you, Y/N. More than I should. More than I know how to handle.” His voice was barely above a whisper now. He finally brought his hand up to tuck her hair behind her ear, his cold metal finger dragging across her soft, warm cheek. “But I don’t wanna mess this up. I’d rather have you as my friend than risk losing you completely. But I’ve fallen for you, Y/N. I’m–what did Parker call me?” he muttered to himself. “Down bad. I’m down bad, Y/N. I love you.”
He swallowed, his chest tightening.
“Guess it’s easier to say this when you’re asleep, huh?”
Silence.
Bucky let out a slow breath, shaking his head at himself. He should really get up, and put some space between them before—
“Bucky…”
His entire body went rigid.
Y/N’s voice was groggy, quiet, but there was something else in it too—something careful, something knowing. She lazily reached out and laced their fingers together, the metal bringing her comfort against her hand. She moved closer and softly laid her head on his shoulder.
“I love you too.”
His heart slammed against his ribs.
She had heard everything.
Bucky froze, barely breathing, as Y/N's words settled into his chest.
She loved him too.
For a moment, all he could do was stare down at their intertwined fingers, at the way she had instinctively sought out his touch like it was the most natural thing in the world. He had spent so long convincing himself that his feelings were one-sided, that loving her was something he had to keep buried. But here she was, curling closer, her heartbeat steady against his arm, as if loving him had never been a question.
A shaky breath left his lips.
“You—” He swallowed, shaking his head with a quiet, disbelieving laugh. “You heard all of that?”
Y/N hummed against his shoulder, her voice laced with exhaustion but warm with amusement. “Mhm. Every word.”
Bucky groaned, tipping his head back against the couch. “Great. So you heard me say I was ‘down bad’ too.”
She chuckled, squeezing his fingers. “Oh, definitely. That was my favorite part.”
He glanced down at her, and for the first time in a long, long time, he didn’t feel like running from what he wanted. She was right here, looking up at him with tired, fond eyes, no hesitation, no second-guessing.
Bucky let out a breathy laugh, shaking his head. “I really love you, Y/N.”
Her smile softened, and she shifted, pressing a gentle kiss against his shoulder. “Good,” she murmured. “Because I really love you too.”
He exhaled and the tension in his chest unraveled, replaced with something lighter, something hopeful. Slowly, carefully, he lifted their joined hands and pressed a lingering kiss to the back of hers, letting himself savor the warmth of her skin against his lips as he closed his eyes in contentment.
Y/N sighed blissfully, her grip on him tightening as she settled against him once more. “Can we talk more about this in the morning? ‘Cause I really just wanna fall asleep right here.”
Bucky chuckled, wrapping an arm around her, holding her close. “Yeah, doll. We can talk in the morning.”
And for the first time in years, tomorrow didn’t seem so scary—it felt like the start of something good.
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ablobwhowrites · 3 months ago
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I saw your post about the Poppy playtime: New Home Sweet Home Au and I really like the concept!
Since the release of Ch4 I wanted to request… how would the 17 toys react to seeing the doctor, Harvey Sawyer now in a robot (like in the fan arts) just showing up at the door when Reader goes to open the door.
I can imagine the chaos that would happen.
Especially when the doctor simply requests to live at the house with them.
(thanks for liking the au. Hopefully I can keep cooking with this one. Might make more I don't know)
The doctor forced to live in the garage or something like that.
When y/n opened the door they just kinda froze up looking up at the doctor a doey who was coming out of the living room just quietly ran back in the living where most of the smiling critters where and he just whisper yells that the actual doctor is here and everyone freaks out quietly. Cause like they would be all scared out of their minds because what do you mean the doctor of out side and at the literal door.
Doey immediately plans to protect everyone. He did it at the safe haven, he can do it again. The smiling critters well panic but dog day is the same as doey wanting to try and protect the house and the other toys inside. As most of the toys are afraid of the doctor cause like how the fuck is that guy alive and if he's out than what about the prototype? But it's almost impossible for the prototype to escape cause limitations.
And doey quietly trying to reach out to grab y/n and close the door but it's to risky as they don't want to make their presence known. As they are scared that the doctor will kill them after everything especially trying to kill him as I like he's was the main reason that most of them exist especially that he contributed to making the toys alive and was the head scientist and worked with the prototype. But y/n reluctantly let's him in but just because it's the morning and they don't want the neighbors to see him. Y/n makes a deal that the doctor can live here but the toys can decide where he sleeps and thats ends up to be the garage or attic or any of the rooms that is away from the other toys and y/n and the doctor if fine with that but y/n wants to give him a second chance but doey doesn't. He just wants the doctor away from everyone else and no where near them or y/n.
Harley kinda just had a bed, blanket and a bookshelf as the room he stays in is mainly a spare room and less used guest room. But y/n tries to be nice and put up some posters and some plushies and books in his room but Harvey kinda keeps it bare and does read the books while in his room. Even though the toys don't trust y/n being around the doctor and at least mommy long legs or one of the toys go up with y/n to make sure Harley doesn't try anything funny but mostly Harley doesn't come out of the room. Only at night to take some things to tinker with them (mostly y/n's stuff) but returns it after tinkering with it (he is a control freak. As he realizes he has no power now and isn't able to see everything around him) he does try to be "nice" as he does want a place to live but he's weak and feels vulnerable, having to take refuge in y/n's house and he wonders if he could take you back with him to the factory or to find a something more have you in his grasp (he very much Is delighted by you and your abilities back at the factory and wonders if he could perhaps make you into something greater but doey and the rest of the toys ain't letting that happen if he even tries it) plus picky piggy isn't allowed in the kitchen at night anymore cause she literally had eaten almost all the groceries so now theres a lock on it that stays on until morning.
(that's it for my yap session, I glad you guys like my little silly au. But if you want more please don't feel shy to request any ideas for this or any other fics or stories. Please stay safe and drink water!)
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ordinaryschmuck · 5 months ago
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With Gooseworx all but confirming that the Jax being an AI thing is bullshit, I personally want to talk about an interesting part about Jax that a lot of theorists used as "evidence" that validates the theory:
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Jax's fourth wall breaks are a common topic brought up amongst the "Jax is an NPC" theory. After all, Caine broke the fourth wall in the pilot, knowing full well that the world of The Amazing Digital Circus isn't real and is talking to some unseen viewer as he introduces the Circus Crew.
There's also this bit of official art surrounding Jax's pin:
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Where everyone else is inside their room, Jax is outside as pieces of the circus fall apart around him and all of reality to crash. Certainly lends itself to this idea that Jax knows he's not a real person and that his presence could cause great disruption to this world. And he doesn't care because none of it is real. Might as well have fun and cause chaos in a world that doesn't exist.
And I'll admit, all of this seems like valid claims for how the theory could be true. I saw it all and thought that it surely COULD be possible...but there are some things that stop me from being convinced.
Firstly, Caine breaking the fourth wall in the pilot doesn't really seem like an AI talking to the audience. It looks more like an AI programmed to talk to a player as a game boots up. What we saw in the opening could be more like a morning routine that he has to do at least once a day. Plus, we've yet to see any other NPC talk to the audience like Jax has. He explicitly called out the viewers in episode three, knowing full well he's being watched by SOMEONE. Or, at the very least, acting like he is. What do I mean by that? Well, to explain, I'd like to use one of my favorite fourth wall breakers as an example:
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Deadpool, in most adaptations, knows fully well that he's a fictional character. He'll talk to the readers/viewers, move the camera around, and constantly talk shit to the writers/studio for occasionally screwing him over. It's all in good (Sometimes bloody) fun...but there's a canonical reason for this. It's not like She-Hulk where the fourth wall breaks are a way to tell HER stories HER way. You see, Deadpool...is just fucking insane.
No, really, that's the reason. Due to the trauma of gaining his powers, Deadpool's mind breaks and he's led to believe that he MUST be a fictional character. In comics, he actually gets voices in his head that makes him think he must be some comic book superhero, and the movies implied that something similar happened given how he never broke the fourth wall ONCE before getting his powers. This means him breaking the fourth wall could be seen as a coping mechanism. After all, it's better to believe you're a fictional character designed to entertain some invisible audience than believe that all of the shitty things that happened to you and people close to you is just a cruel joke from the universe.
Sound familiar?
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Going back to the pilot, remember how Pomni's first instinct was to say that the Circus was all just a dream? To her, it's better to live in a lie that everything around her isn't real than to accept the reality that she's stuck in digital purgatory. Jax very well could be going through something similar, but unlike Pomni who seemed to just accept her reality, Jax never did. The trauma of being stuck in the Circus had led to his mind breaking just like Pomni's, Kinger's, and anyone else's. It's just that, for him, he thinks he's coping with it better because he discovered the secret that no one else did: None of this is real.
They're not actually people trapped in some hellscape while an AI unintentionally tortures them. They're all just fictional characters whose tragedies and silly antics are used to entertain viewers. I mean, it's either that or they're real people forever trapped in the circus with the closest thing to death being a full, psychotic break as they give up their sanity because they no longer want to exist in this hell anymore...But that possibly can't be true. Because if that IS true, then Jax has to face that he's a real person stuck in a real, awful situation that he can't joke his way out of. So, it's best to think nothing is real and nothing they do matter. So, might as well have fun with it.
Going back to the pin...
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I don't think this is damning evidence about Jax being an NPC. Actually, it perfectly captures who he is as a character. He knows the circus isn't real. He even thinks HE isn't real. So instead of grappling with that, Jax lets himself believe that if nothing is real than nothing he does matters. He can break things, ruin lives, and assist in torturing the others in the circus. It's what he thinks will make the show more entertaining, even though all he's really entertaining is himself so his mind doesn't break more than it does.
Now, could the same apply if he's an NPC? Well...maybe. Gumigoo definitely proves how far someone could fall when they're told their world is fake. He was about ready to give up on life because he didn't think he had one. If Jax was an NPC, I could see him having a similar break, but going in the far opposite direction where, instead of giving up on life, he chooses to live the way HE wants it. Instead of being some one-off NPC for a lame adventure, he could go off on adventures of his own and ruin the lives of others now that his is thoroughly ruined.
However, Gooseworx makes a good point: "...a lot of people come up with theories based on how unexpected they'd be, and not because they make sense or align with the show's themes."
If Jax is an NPC, it would harm the overall message of the show. That there's meaning to be found in a stagnant life, and you find that meaning with people close to you who make that life worth living. Jax represents a sort of foil to that idea, with his way of coping with the madness being pure chaos and breaking others. It's his coping mechanism, and it works because it shows how human Jax really is. They're ALL human and they have human desires and wants, with the Circus pretty much stripping that away and leaving them...as they are now. They're emotionally broken, their sanity is decreasing, and some of them are losing all sense of self. By making Jax an NPC, it would definitely be surprising, but it would take away from that idea. It no longer makes him a human facing his own tragedy but instead an AI that's just as broken as Gummigoo. More than that, it gives the others an easy out. All the crew has to do is tell Caine that Jax is an NPC and POOF! No more annoyance. So making him someone who HAS to stay with the others and they're forever forced to deal with him also adds more to THEIR tragedy and torture.
Jax being an NPC is an interesting theory, but I don't think it's one that SHOULD be true. To me, it's more fascinating watching Jax treat the world around him as meaningless knowing he's a human instead of a rogue NPC breaking everything. And Gooseworx made it clear how they feel about it. Now, could it potentially be a mislead to get fans off the trail? Genuinely...I don't think so. That sounded very "I don't like this idea so it's not gonna happen" type of response. Still, we won't know until the show wraps up. Anything can happen, but don't get your hopes up if a character who does bad things to people that don't deserve it is more human than you think.
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gay-dorito-dust · 1 year ago
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Reader being Jason or Dick's girlfriend, who doesn't know about their double life, casually blurting out that she was never a fan of Batman and Robin or that she prefers Superman and the whole family is offended. 😭
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I was tired and failed to realises that this came out a bit like a crack fic in the end but I’m sure you won’t mind…hopefully.
Jason: honestly has too much fun shit talking Bruce to you, especially when you didn’t know the man that you were shit talking as well as he did.
He just found it funny hearing you say with your full chest in front of his family that you prefer the Man of Steel over the Dark Knight.
It sends his entire family in disarray and chaos and Jason was thriving off of it immensely. He does not help the situation at all and would wholeheartedly make things worse for the sake of having something to talk about later.
Dick was borderline catatonic as Duke and Steph were trying to bring him back to reality.
Alfred excused himself from the room.
Damian was sharpening his dinner knife. Menacingly.
Meanwhile Tim was pulling up a long winded power point presentation about how statistically Batman was better than Superman. (In every possibly way, you’re just hating.)
That’s literally the title of his presentation.
‘Did he have this prepared in his free time or?’ You’d ask Jason who shrugs.
‘Let the boy have hobbies peanut, it’s not like he’s got anything better going for him right now.’ He replies, thinking that he should start coming to family dinners more if this was the end result.
Bruce might’ve looked the calmest out of everyone but internally he was cursing out Clark for stealing his future in law. He knew preferences exists and didn’t hold it against you, but currently he was in a disagreement with Clark over a recent mission and it had become a thing where the entire family didn’t dare speak or utter Clark/Superman’s name during this sensitive period.
Once Dick comes back to the land of the living, he’s practically hanging off of you screaming, ‘WHY?!’
Jason has to get involved and remove his brother off of you before he potentially scared you away from future family dinners, even though he himself barely attends any, but the moment you entered his life he wanted you to be more involved with the people in his life that cares about; whether he’d like to admit it or not.
‘They don’t hate me do they?’ You asked Jason by the end of the night, genuinely worried that his family might not like you after tonight.
Jason, noticing this, grabs your hands and grips them tightly in his and gives you a reassuring smile. ‘Babe I’m sure as shit they like you, I mean I’ve never seen them react like that before and if they didn’t like you, they would let you know immediately.’ He tells you, pressing a kiss to your forehead. ‘Besides, weren’t not a vocal bunch when it comes to our emotions. So seeing them get all up in arms over you preferring Superman and trying to persuade you into thinking otherwise was a highlight for me.’
‘Really you think so?’ You leant into him, still not fully convinced and needing his comfort more than anything.
‘Oh yeah. I’m for certain chipmunk. I think I even heard Bruce curse Clark under his breath once or twice.’ He tells you, pressing a kiss to your head as he holds you close.
‘But why? It’s not like they work with Batman, right?’ Your curious words caused Jason to stiffen and his breath to hitch as he tried to find the words before blurting out the first thing that came to his head. ‘No, they’re just…really devoted fans of Batman and Robin. So you could say that preferring Superman over them is a personal insult to them.’ He said, hoping you’d buy the lie, he genuinely didn’t want to subject you to the whole vigilantism so early on in your relationship.
Thankfully you did take the bait as you muttered into his shoulder, ‘okay, I hope they know I meant no offence but it.’ Jason let’s our a laugh, holding you closer to him as he closes his eyes to savour your bodily warmth against him. ‘I’m sure they do sweetheart, they’re the smartest people I know and they wouldn’t let something silly this affect our relationship.’ He said softly. ‘Now let’s go home and cuddle up in bed together yeah?’
‘That sounds like a great idea.’ You replied.
Dick: pouty baby.
What do you mean you don’t like Batman and Robin?! What did Superman have that he didn’t?!
For as far as Dick was concerned he has the fatter ass between him and Clark. He’s done the research.
He’s leaning all of his weight into you and says under his breath. ‘Why does my love betray me so.’ Meanwhile you’re looking at his confused as to why he’s acting as if you’ve just destroyed his lively hood with a single sentence.
Duke and Steph were patting Dick on the shoulder, sharing their sympathies with the revelation made at the dinner table.
Alfred left the room…again. First Jason’s partner, now Dick’s? What a coincidence.
Jason immeditly calls you his favourite and talks about how you and his partner -who also prefers Superman- would get along great while shit talks Batman simultaneously, almost as though he has a personal gripe with him or something.
Damian is sharpening his dinner knife…again but even more menacingly.
And Tim was back on the PowerPoint presentation where he goes into excruciating depths as to why Batman was statistically better the Superman.
The family is once again dissolved into chaos and Bruce was sat at the head of the table, calm, cool and collected but internally cursing Clark out once again for stealing another potential future in law.
(Clark has sneezed approximately twice at this rate and was taking every test to make sure he wasn’t coming down with anything serious)
After all was said and done and you were getting ready for bed, you asked the question that had been on your mind the entire night; ‘Your family doesn’t hate me, do they?’
Dick chuckled as he held you against his chest. ‘No, they love you enough to almost start a war over the fact that you like Superman over Batman and they’re not exactly the most in tune with their emotions. So seeing them react the way that they did? Only proves that they do like you cutie.’ He says as he gives you a peck on the lips.
You pouted. ‘But why does it feel like I just attached their lively hoods? It’s not like they know Batman or Robin personally or work with them in any capacity.’
Dick froze, he -much like Jason- didn’t want to subject you with the whole vigilante thing just yet, he didn’t want to scare you off so soon into the relationship in fear of scaring you away forever. ‘Devoted fans act like that whenever you tell them that you don’t like the same person as them.’ Dick replied, rubbing his hand up and down your back. ‘It’s an issue that should be regulated and or addressed at least.’
You hummed in agreement. ‘Well besides that, I like yours family, they all look like great people to know that have your back when you’re in a tough situation.’ You say as you kissed the side of his neck, nuzzling your face into his shoulder, feeling sleepy.
‘They really are.’ Dick replied softly. ‘They really are.’
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dontbesoweirdkira · 6 months ago
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I propose an idea! Romantic Yandere Mark Grayson with batsib mc….oh I can feel the chaos that these two worlds would bring😂
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A/N: "BIYVjhKDjshuguj" was my inital reaction to this requests because this is tew good. If you've seen my Mark Grayson post then you know exactly how insane this mf is.
Warnings: Pure crack to be honest? Like this is not even a serious post. I was laughing the entire time. Don’t even know where I was going with this but…I had fun
Requests? always open!
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Two black haired, attention whore yanderes with the same last name, walk into a room with their darling in it...who's winning?
I mean technically their meeting is not too far fetched. Mortal Kombat and DC had a crossover..and Invincible is also apart of Mortal Kombat which means- nvm, you didn't ask for that.
Here's the thing, everyone in the family dislikes Mark but yan! Mark and Dick HATE each other the most but because they are low key so similar. Mark is obviously way more extreme but i digress. He brings out the absolutely worse out of Dick.
Like Dick has picked up a Knife and contemplated murder.
Mark and Dick's interactions are hilarious though?? Like they both have the exact same fake smile and passive (heavy on the aggressive) behaviors.
"Ahhh, Mark, we're always pleased to host you since y'know your parents obviously need some sort of break from an irritant, such as yourself."
"Thanks, Dick! But regardless of how much of an irritant i am to them, least i still have two biological parents to care for me. Maybe it's because they're not patrons of the circus....?"
*backhands him*
Jason isn't subtle and has whipped out his guns, ready to blast that mf. He's been the closet to causing Mark to blow up the mansion. It was a whole thing and you dumped Mark over it but of course he gaslighted you.
I think the family doesn't like the fact you're dating someone who can easily take advantage of you. (ironic) Mark is clearly dangerous, he's half viltrumite and they may not know everything his people are capable of but they know he can cause a lot of havoc. Mark is not only a threat to you but to them as well. He puts them in a state of constant high alert. They're always staring him down, searching for any signs of danger. I'm sure Batman has a fail safe plan all ready to go. They are eager for the moment they can take this mf down. Do you think they have the supers on speed dial just in case? Ugh even uncle Clark is disapproving of this too.
Your sisters try endlessly to have heart to hearts with you because WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING????? MARK?! They'd rather you date poke-a-dot man or something because why????
Mark isn't a dumbass, he knows they hate him. He also knows just how scared they are of him and it gives him some sort of sick pleasure knowing he could truly have you all to himself if he really wanted to. But there's really no point in that yet, you're wrapped around his fingers. He totally has thought about going back to his planet with you and keeping your pretty self locked up where your family won't ever find you. That'd really stick it to em'
The cocky, manipulation is just oozing off him every time he's around. The way he shoots threatening looks towards your siblings when they try to get your attention or "playfully" insulting them. There's never a moment where his head isn't held high, looking down at your siblings as if they were beneath him...He runs this place when he's over. Which is all the time because Bruce is like okay, if you won't leave him, you have to be supervised.
Can you imagine combined family dinners with Mark's family and yours??? First, there is definitely a fight of who is sitting next to who. I'll say your brothers win this and are sitting on either side while Mark is fuming as he's across from you. The tension is so freaking high. It's rather silent around the table but everyone is looking at each other either like "I'm ready to kill him when you are" or "i'm going to kill you, mark...". I headcanon that even Bruce has beef with Nolan. They clash rather constantly on their differences of how to handle villains. Nolan is a stone cold killer to Bruce, who is rather set in his ways. It's no wonder Mark is his son. You aren't going to be with this kid for long. "So, Bruce? How's things on your side of town? Still letting your boyfriend out of jail so you can keep playing tag?" "The Joker isn't my boyfriend, i'm just not into murder, unlike some "heros" are. I like to set an example for my kids." "Ah, is that why Jason threatened to kill my son at gun point last month?"
You and Debbie are the only ones who like are trying to be civil and are sort of ignorant to everything going on.
"Um, so i made brownies with Mark's mother for everyone! Anyone want a piece?"
"Of course, love. You know your brownies are my favorite, i've been waiting all day."
Your siblings act like savages and eat the entire pan, stuffing it in their mouths so Mark cannot get any. Bruce doesn't do anything to correct his children out of spite.
Bruce is also debating on just handling them right here. He could have Kal-el over in matters of minutes and this could all be over with.
(Okay but Mark and Damien beating each other’s asses???? Damien cannot bite his tongue and Mark is trying to be nice because he’s a kid but he then Damien call him a "little bitch boy" and it pushes him over the edge. Mark just jumps over the table lollllll???? Sad thing is, Damien gets in tons of cuts with the butterknife he was just using for his sweetroll heheh))) "I though you were invincible...guess i was right in calling you a little bi-" "OH YOU'RE DYING TONIGHT"
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Yes. The Weasleys had too many kids. An analysis. (Part 2 of 2)
So, where were we? Right. The Weasleys have so many kids that it fucks with their family dynamic and with the mental health of everyone involved. Last time, we looked at Molly and Arthur during the war. We ended in 1981, which means that all kids are born, now. Molly is still nursing. (It’s common to nurse kids up to two or three years, while slowly weaning them, so I assume that this is what Molly does.) She’s finally done with becoming pregnant every other year, however. And it’s about time, because her workload is bigger, than any single person can handle. And while it will decrease over time, it will stay enormous for the next couple of years.
1982 – Bill (who will be 12 at the end of the year) starts Hogwarts. It’s his first lick of freedom. There is no babysitting-duty at Hogwarts. All he has to do is stay out of trouble and earn good grades. Other than that, he is free to do what he wants. He will be the only Weasley-sibling in Hogwarts for two years. Because of this, his parents probably have enough money in reserve to buy him a full Hogwarts-kit without resorting to second-hand-stuff too much. (He might get second-hand books, but his robes and wand are probably new.)
At home, life is still hard for Molly. She has one less kid to take care of, but the kids who are still in her care are a handful. She still needs to teach Charlie. Percy got 6 over the summer and is a little nerd, so she is likely teaching him, too. Fred and George are still chaos incarnate. (And they are just getting started, really.)
Bill’s duties (chores around the home and watching his younger brothers) get passed down to Charlie. Percy might try his hand on this, too, because he is still in direct competition with the twins and Mum gives him attention when he helps her.
The war is over and the Weasleys start to feel the effects of this. As Death Eaters are captured and sentenced, the Wizarding World starts to feel safe, again. The stress eases off (but Molly is probably still grieving.) 
Arthur’s work schedule slowly goes back to more normal levels, allowing him to spend more time at home. However, he missed out on a big chunk of his children’s childhood. It’s also hard to return to his role as a parent, because at this point, the roles of the family are pretty much established: Molly is in charge and does most of the work. Some of the easier chores are passed down to her kids (first Bill, now Charlie, later Percy). This includes watching over his younger brothers while Molly takes care of her toddlers. It’s kind of hard for him to integrate himself into this dynamic. (Just imagine him doing the laundry or the dishes – it’s very likely that he has a different way for doing this, which could easily disrupt Molly’s workflow or simply just annoy her.) 
I think he will mostly stick to the stuff he did when Bill and Charlie were little. So he’s taking his kids out for trips on the weekends. But this is difficult, too, because it’s not Bill and Charlie anymore, but Charlie, Percy, Fred and George. Their dynamic is entirely different, and it’s hard to keep an eye on all of them, while also satisfying their needs equally. (Especially because Percy, Fred and George start to clash.) As a result, the trips are probably not as frequent as they once were.
It’s also possible that Arthur picks up his Muggle-hobby at this point. (Picking up this hobby causes him to spend at least some evenings in his shed, tinkering with Muggle-stuff instead of helping his wife. I imagine him to fade into the background a little bit, while he leaves the household and child-rearing to his wife.)
1984 – Charlie starts Hogwarts.
There are now two Weasley-Siblings at Hogwarts, but things are still pretty chill for them. It’s still just Bill and Charlie, after all. Bill is probably considered trustworthy enough by his teachers to receive a time-turner, so he can take all electives Hogwarts has to offer. (I do wonder how much Molly’s expectations are playing into this. She clearly expects her children to do well at Hogwarts, both in terms of grades and behavior. At this point, he is either a massive nerd like Hermione, trying to perform well to fulfill his mother’s expectations, or both. He is also setting a standard for his siblings here, whether this is on his own accord or because of pressure he receives from Molly.)
At home, Percy (now 8) takes over Charlie’s duties. He tries to control Fred and George. It’s likely that he fails miserably. They are just too close age-wise for this to work. 
Fred and George are 6 now and start to play rough. Last year, Fred turned Ron’s teddy bear into a giant spider (which probably caused Ron to develop arachnophobia). Next year, they will try to talk Ron into making an Unbreakable Vow with them. So keeping an eye on them is getting harder, not easier.
At this point in time, Scabbers exceeds the life span of his species. Rats can get up to two or three years old. (And Rowling knows this. This information is included in book 3, when Ron takes Scabbers to the pet store to have the witch there check on him.) This is Scabbers third year with the Weasleys, so his time is up. No one seems to notice, though. I don’t blame Percy (or the other kids) for this, but Molly and Arthur should notice that they don’t have to replace a rat or have a talk about how Scabbers is happier in the great rat heaven. They don’t and I wonder why. My suggestions are: a) They are either not paying any attention to Percy and his pet (which would suck) or b) Scabbers is turning into Peter and uses a wand (his own or Molly’s) to confund them as needed (which would suck even more).
1987 – Percy starts Hogwarts.
At the end of the 1986/87 school year, Bill (who is a prefect now) takes his OWL in all 12 courses Hogwarts has to offer. It’s possible he returns his time turner after this or keeps it until his graduation to deal with his NEWT-workload. He now starts his sixth year. Charlie is in his fourth year and is already on the Quidditch team. Molly is very, very proud of both of them.
Percy is a wee first year and doesn’t have to watch out for any younger siblings for once. He can focus on learning instead. He is probably the first boy in the family to end up with hand-me-down robes, as he has a similar build as Bill and Bill has probably outgrown his first set.
Scabbers is six, now. So he has lived twice as long as a normal rat would. Still, no one has caught up to the fact that he is awfully old for a rat. It’s very likely that he accompanies Percy to Hogwarts. (It should be noted that Hogwarts only allows cats, owls and toads as pets, so Percy probably got a permission to bring a rat instead. However, no one at the school notices Scabber’s age either.)
Life at home is still chaotic. Fred and George are 10, Ron is 8 and Ginny is 7. Molly is probably teaching all of them. Her workload is slowly going down to a more manageable level, but keeping the twins in check is still a challenge.
She probably doesn’t expect Fred and George to do chores and watch over their siblings. (At least not in the same way she expected from her older kids.) Mostly, because she can’t trust them to do it. (Remember the Unbreakable Vow? Yeah, that.) Additionally, Ron simply has no authority over them, so that’s not an option either.
1989 – Fred and George start Hogwarts.
In his seventh year, Bill was made Head Boy. By now, he took his NEWTs and left school. He probably returns home for a little while, before he takes the first chance he gets to fuck off to Egypt and play with cursed tombs. (We should probably talk about English wizards, Egyptian treasures and colonialism here, but that’s a completely different can of worms.)
Charlie took his OWL and is now in his sixth year. He’s still on the Quidditch team and should be Quidditch Captain by now. He’s also a prefect. So between them, they got all the big achievements Hogwarts has to offer: Prefect (both of them), Head Boy (Bill) and Quidditch Captain (Charlie). Bill also got 12 OWL, which is an achievement on its own. Molly will measure her other children against this later.
Speaking of Molly: While her home life is going to relax a lot this year, her expectations are still around. She is still expecting her kids to do well in school. Considering that Fred and George are now at Hogwarts, the old demand “Watch over your younger siblings!” is back and in full swing. I can’t see Charlie doing it – he has his head full of dragons and Quidditch and lived five blissful years in Hogwarts without the need to look after anyone all that much. Sure, Percy was at school, but he has already learned to look after himself. I don’t think Charlie will start with this now. Not unless the twins interfere with his prefect- or Quidditch-duties or are completely out of line.
Percy is a different story, however. He is in his third year and still taking after Bill. Just like Bill he takes all electives, so it is likely that he also gets a time turner for this. At this point, Percy has ingrained the idea that he needs to perform exceptionally well at school and Bill set an incredible high bar to reach, but he is willing to do just that. He also spent a lot more time at home dealing with the twins. Molly’s expectations for him to be a good boy and to look after his younger brothers will now put pressure on him again. He will probably try to control their chaotic behavior, but they are 11 now, and they will listen to him even less than before.
For Fred and George, this is heaven. They finally escaped the watchful eyes of their mother and have a whole new world to explore. So many secret passageways and even more victims to play pranks on. Percy is annoying, but they can play pranks on him, too. They will soon steal the Marauder’s Map from Filch’s office, which will open up even more possibilities. It’s great. 10/10, no notes.
Life at home is finally manageable. It’s just Molly, Ron and Ginny (and also Arthur and his Muggle-stuff). This is probably a nice time for Ron, because there are no older siblings around to steal his limelight. However, at this point he has the family dynamic internalized and his self-esteem is pretty low overall.
1991 – Ron starts Hogwarts.
By now, Charlie has left Hogwarts. It is unlikely that he actually finished his education, however. When Harry becomes a member of the Gryffindor team in Philosopher’s Stone, Fred says: “We haven’t won since Charlie left, but this year’s team is going to be brilliant.” Had Charlie finished his education, he would have left in summer 1991. The quote is from autumn 1991. In this case, the quote would make no sense, because there were no matches for Gryffindor to lose between Charlie leaving and Harry becoming Gryffindor’s new seeker. So he must have left before then, probably sometime in his sixth or seventh year, after his seventeenth birthday.
It’s important to note that we don’t read about any fights over this. I can’t imagine Molly being happy with this, but he must have had her permission. (Otherwise we would know about it. Molly can’t shut up about the failures of the twins, she would not shut up about Charlie’s failures either.)
Percy is in his fifth year and a prefect. By now he is the career-driven rules lawyer we meet in canon. He will end this school year by taking all 12 OWL – just like Bill. (When Ron is made prefect in OotP, Molly makes sure to tell everyone that he is now a prefect, just like his older brothers, and she seems very comfortable doing so. I assume, Percy heard his fair share of this, when he was made prefect.)
The twins are in their third year and members of Gryffindor’s Quidditch team. By now, they have earned themselves a reputation as pranksters.
Ron is the sixth Weasley-kid to enter Hogwarts. While his older siblings might have gotten some second-hand stuff, everything he owns was basically handed down to him: Bill’s old robes, Charlie’s old wand and Percy’s old pet rat. To be clear: none of those things make much sense to hand down (or at least not to Ron).
Bill’s old robes should have gone to Percy after Bill left Hogwarts. They should be of a similar height, while Ron (as an eleven-year-old) should be somewhat smaller. Instead of handling it that way, Percy got new robes as a reward and Bill’s robes were handed down to Ron. This is clear favoritism on Molly’s part. It’s no surprise that Ron (who already feels overlooked by his parents) feels upset about it.
Giving him Charlie’s old wand makes even less sense. We know, that the wand chooses its wizard. Charlie’s wand did not choose Ron, so it would not perform as well for him. In addition, in book 1 the wand is described as follows: “He rummaged around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.”
That thing is basically falling apart. That was either a lot of wear and tear during Charlie’s time at Hogwarts (considering the fact that we have not heard anything about this with other wands, this is unlikely) or the wand was already a hand-me-down when Charlie got it. In either case, giving Ron a wand that has its core more or less poking out, doesn’t sound very safe. I wonder why Arthur and Molly decided to do this. Did they expect Ron to have a great learning experience with a damaged wand? Did they want Ron to use the wand until it eventually did break, saving them another year or two before they had to buy a new one? (And yes, they would indeed need to buy him a new one in his third year, but they had no way of knowing that. Unless there are prophecies for that kind of shit. And even then. The fuck?)
Money is tight, of course. But is it really that tight? They could afford to get Percy an owl, after all. And buying a wand for their son is an expense they've had 11 years to plan. I understand getting second-hand robes and cauldrons, as they see a lot of wear and tear. But this should not apply to a wand in the same way. This is just really, really odd.
And then there is the elephant – and with elephant I mean rat – in the room: Scabbers. Firstly, that rat should be dead for at least seven years by now. No one seems to notice. No one cares. What the fuck.
Secondly, why is Percy giving his pet to Ron? There just isn’t a great explanation for this. Scabbers has been his pet for ten years. TEN. Percy should be attached to his pet like glue. After all, he has Scabbers since he can remember. Why is he willing to part with his rat? The only reasons I can think of:
1) He does it because Molly asks him to. She is clearly playing favorites, here. Not only does he get new robes when he becomes prefect, but he also receives his very own owl as a gift. It’s possible that this owl comes with strings attached, and Percy is required to give Scabbers to Ron to get the owl. Which would be a pretty fucked up situation for every child involved and should’ve been handled differently.
2) Percy wants to get rid of Scabbers. He doesn’t know about Scabbers’ Peter-shaped secret, of course (otherwise he would’ve reported this). But it is possible that he feels, on a subconscious level, that something about Scabbers is off. Not in a dangerous way (again, he would’ve reported this), just in an unpleasant way. (This would still be odd. Especially when we consider that no one noticed Scabbers age.)
3) Scabbers has decided that it’s time to jump ship. Percy just turned fifteen this year. He is old enough to grow suspicious of his seemingly immortal rat. It’s possible that he cozied up to Ron to manipulate both boys into making the switch. Or he turned into Peter and confunded some Weasleys. Who knows. He’s still a Death Eater and mass murderer on the run, after all.
1992 – Ginny starts Hogwarts.
The flock has left the nest. Molly’s work is mostly over. It’s just her and Arthur who stay at the burrow. She still takes care of the household, but the responsibility for her kids rest on other people’s shoulders, now. There is nothing left to do, except knitting, sending care packages, worrying about her kids careers and hexing the occasional howler. Molly could get a job now or pick up a hobby or two. I mean, she does read Gilderoy Lockhart’s shitty books. She is a fan of his, after all. But she doesn’t seem to enter any community over this (no fan club, no reading circle, no nothing. It’s just her). And there are no other hobbies outside of that. 
Apropos community: We don’t really see her having a community. She is a pretty important side character, but the books never mention that she has friends or other contacts outside her family. It seems like she is focusing on her kids and only on her kids.
Which would explain her meddling. Because Molly meddles a lot, when it comes to her kids and their futures. She keeps putting pressure on Percy to look after his younger siblings – this will expand to Harry after she gets to know him. Percy (still a good boy) does as she wishes. It’s not healthy, neither for him nor for his relationship with his siblings (who are mostly annoyed by him), but Molly either doesn’t notice or doesn’t care. In the future, she will be very cross with Hermione after reading Rita Skeeters articles about her. She will also be upset about the twins' career choice and Bill's choice of girlfriend…
And yeah, that’s basically it. At this point, the family dynamic is firmly established and ingrained in her children’s heads. Percy is already set up to explode in the near future. Being Molly’s Golden Child is neither good nor healthy, especially considering all the pressure that comes along with it. His relationship with his siblings isn’t all that great, either.
Fun fact: We don’t know if anyone ever told him about Scabbers’ Peter-shaped secret. If it did happen, it was probably pretty traumatic. That shit-show was his pet for ten fucking years and he handed it down to his younger brother. That’s nightmare fuel, even if Peter never hurt any of them.
The twins have firmly established themselves as troublemakers. At least some of their “jokes” really aren’t funny and border on cruel, neglectful and/or harmful. (Remember the Unbreakable Vow? Yeah, still not funny. In 1993, they also tried to lock Percy in a pyramid. Yes, I don’t think they wanted to hurt him, not really, but that thing was still a cursed tomb. Things could have gone wrong, and at that point they were old enough to know better. In their last year they tested their joke-sweets on younger students who were neither adequately informed nor old enough to consent for something like this. Yes, they tested the sweets on themselves first, but something could still have gone wrong because of allergies and all that stuff. And after they left Hogwarts and started their joke shop, they do sell love potions to students, complete with options to smuggle that shit into school. Additionally, instead of going bad/losing their potency, those love potions get stronger with age. This alone is a horror story waiting to happen.)
Ron is affected, too. His self-esteem is pretty low when he starts Hogwarts and it will stay that way throughout the series. This will inform a lot of his decisions (especially the bad ones) in the future. 
We don’t know much about how all of this affected Bill, Charlie and Ginny. Bill and Charlie just aren’t as involved in the narrative, and Ginny stays kind of… bland and love interest-ish… throughout the story.
So… yeah?
Am I saying that the Weasleys did not love their kids? No, of course not. Especially Molly shows her love regularly. (Her love is more like a water hose than a watering can, however. Very intense and focussed on a single spot at a time, instead of reaching all her kids equally.)
What I am saying is that the Weasleys, as a family, are pretty dysfunctional. Many factors are playing into this – Molly’s and Arthur’s dynamic as a couple and as parents, the number of their kids, the war, etc. It’s impacting all of them negatively. Molly is stressed out, Arthur is out of touch and some of their kids lose their trust (either in their parents, in their siblings or in themselves.) It also makes their love feel conditional. The twins feel this whenever Molly is comparing them with their older (more well-behaved) brothers. Percy feels this when he comes home with that promotion and is demoted from Golden Child to family-traitor within a heartbeat. Ron has internalized it and desperately seeks attention and affection elsewhere.
They still love each other, but it’s a difficult position to be in for most of them.
And the worst thing: I don’t think Rowling notices any of this. She did not intend the family to be as dysfunctional as it is. She keeps portraying the Weasleys as this great, loving family who took Harry in when he needed it the most. And of course they did – but that’s not all there is to it. There are so many issues that go unresolved in the books. Molly never learns to back off. The responsibility for the conflict between Arthur and Percy is placed entirely on Percy, despite Arthur being at fault, too. The twins never really learn that a prank can go too far. Ron doesn’t really solve his self-esteem-issues. Rowling does start to give him some character development regarding his self-esteem-issues multiple times, but he always seems to revert back over the course of the summer holidays. 
The family really deserved more effort to go into the writing.
Note: This analysis is not meant to say that stay-at-home parents are bad or that Molly should have gotten a job while having seven little kids at home. What I am criticizing is the way we treat care work. Because it is work, and a lot of work. A stay-at-home parent is often on call 24/7. A stay-at-home parent never really gets to take a break, never can take a day off, and never just can leave their work for another day. But they do deserve breaks and days off, just like any person with a day job. And that is where their partners and the rest of their families come in.
And this is the other thing I wanted to criticize here: The way we glorify living as a nuclear family. It’s said that you need a village to raise a kid and I do think this is true. Having more people involved in child-rearing (be it relatives, neighbors or professionals like teachers) is a boon. Families had access to this for millennia. Raising your kids with the help of your family and your village was normal, up until very recently. And it’s a shame that the Weasleys seemingly had no help like this. And yes, I do see the fault with Rowling, who wrote them that way. She basically took the concept of the nuclear families of the 1980s and 1990s and slapped it onto the family, without any world building at all.
(Please also note, that I consider stay-at-home parents to be different from tradwives. When I use the term “tradwife”, I am specifically referring to stay-at-home mothers who do not just take care of their household and their kids, but who also commit themselves to having as many kids as possible and who tend to take on other duties (like homeschooling) as well. The most common examples of this are probably families who belong to fundamentalist Christian churches or cults.)
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uptight [2]
uni student kyle who corners you in one of the aisles of the library when you least expect it. you’re so focused on selecting a book off the shelf, you don’t even hear his footsteps approaching.
“is that part of the curriculum?” a familiar voice asks right by your ear, almost giving you a damn heart attack.
brown eyes watch you in amusement when you clutch at your chest. you stare at kyle, equal parts shocked and confused. what the hell was he doing here? and in this particular section of the university’s library anyway. it’s obvious he’s up to no good if the smirk on his face is anything to go by.
you straighten up with a huff and attempt to put some distance between the both of you. there is absolutely no reason for kyle to be breathing down your neck like this. “can i help you?” you ask flatly, already wishing he would leave you the hell alone.
“every time i see you, you’ve got a stick up your ass,” kyle responds, before bullying his way into your space as you try to fend him off with your book.
“get out of my face, garrick!” you spit at him, your grip tightening on the book with every word you speak. you’ll smack him with it if you have to.
and much to your dismay, kyle plucks the book out of your hands and moves closer, until there’s barely any room between you two and he has you pressed up against the bookshelf.
“you know, i wonder how you’d act if you had something else up your ass instead.” he barks out a laugh right in your face when your eyes widen and your mouth falls open in shock.
the shock dissipates immediately and is replaced with anger. you’re not sure if it’s kyle’s words, or his laugh that sets you off, but you find yourself raising a knee anyway. you’re about to jab him in the balls, when his big warm hand grips your thigh to stop you. you open your mouth to rage at him, but then kyle lifts your leg up and then out so he can hook it around himself.
you have to press your lips together so you don’t embarrass yourself by doing something crazy, like whimpering, or worse. i really need to get laid, you think to yourself as you try to wiggle your leg out of his grasp.
kyle doesn’t let you escape though. “you’re gonna have to try harder than that, babe,” he laughs, showing off his pearly whites.
“fuck you!” you hiss out quietly, not wanting to cause a disturbance. you just want this man to leave.
“that’s what i’ve been trying to do since the day we met, sweetheart,” he says, his tone sounding far too sweet to your ears. “but you’ve been too mad at me to notice.”
“yeah, and whose fault is that?” you snap at him. “all you do is piss me off and cause chaos wherever you go, garrick.” he may have everyone else on campus under his spell, but that shit won’t work on you.
you almost laugh when when he gives you a look feigning hurt.
“thought you liked them mean,” he murmurs, while thinking about that bird with the purple hair he saw you kissing last semester.
you scoff at him. kyle doesn’t know shit about you, and you want to keep it that way. already growing tired of the conversation, you reach for his hand and forcefully remove it from your thigh, while hissing at him to never touch you again.
“not even a little?” kyle coos, before laughing softly when you tense up and look away from him. “why are you always so uptight? would my cock help?”
what?
“what?” you choke out, not believing you’d heard him correctly the first time.
kyle continues to speak as if he didn’t hear you at all. “what about my mouth? or my fingers?”
all you can do is stare at him in disbelief. he’s serious about this, you can see it in his eyes. and that’s when you know this conversation needs to end, because his ass is crazy.
“you are out of your mind if you think i’m gonna let you fuck me, kyle.”
and when kyle murmurs, we’ll see about that, you bolt.
“evil, nasty man,” you mumble to yourself as you rush towards the exit.
kyle is still in the aisle you left him in when you’re long gone. he’s standing there with a big stupid grin on his face. “she called me kyle.”
you’d been so annoyed with his ass, you didn’t notice your own slip up, and now he had something to use against you.
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