#chapter two will be up sooooon

[hyperfocusthusly]

Today really did a number on me, so I wrote some self indulgent angst to avoid my problems

https://archiveofourown.org/works/55974070/chapters/142150129

[miabebe]

Camp Seventeen Chapter 5 Teaser

Hello my lovelies! Yes I've been gone for a while and by a while I mean a really long time and I truly apologise that life has been so busy butttt as I promised, I'm not abandoning this blog or these stories so here we goooo

I know I left Chapter 4 with a huge cliffhanger months ago, so I hope this teaser can help ease your minds a little! Lots more happening in the chapter to come sooooon

I will also get to all the asks and comments soon, be patient with me my loves <3

You hugged your knees as your eyes drifted towards the figure walking along the edge of the waters. 

It had been over an hour since Seungcheol began strolling by the lake, lost in his thoughts. It had also been just about the same time since you sat on the damp soil, watching him. Mentally, you were navigating your own maze of thoughts too, but your eyes couldn’t seem to leave him. Even from this far you could tell his expression was pained - he was hurting.

And so were you. 

You couldn’t think of a more cruel joke the universe could possibly play on you… actually you could - if the Scrolls of Sacrifice expected the two of you to literally kill each other. Thank god Jeonghan noticed your vacant expression staring at the paper and clarified it. 

“To sacrifice means to give up. You have to let go of whatever is written on that paper…. for eternity.” 

For eternity. 

You hadn’t even had the chance to dream of that with Seungcheol. The two of you had only just sorted out all the confusion and found yourselves on the same page… till another piece of paper from Olympus had ripped right through it. 

Letting out an audible breath, you finally tore your eyes from him and fixed it on the sun setting far away, making its way home into the waters. You suppose no matter how bright a day is, it always ends with a night - maybe darkness in your life too was inevitable. Only difference was tomorrow the sun would rise again but no amount of time could change what was fated for you and Seungcheol. 

It’s the snap of the twig that pulled you out of your spiraling thoughts.

You knew it wasn’t because of Seokmin who had stationed himself more than a few metres from you - you supposed after your extended lingering underwater a few days back, he had his guard up. The sound came from behind you but when you looked over your shoulder, there was no one. 

Wonwoo. 

“I can never truly be alone anywhere, can I?” Groaning, you turned back towards the water. “For fuck’s sake, you don’t always have to be around. I can survive on my own.” 

But you didn’t want to, did you? 

Clearly, you were lashing out - there was nothing remotely warm about your tone but how could there be when time and again, life insisted on submerging you in cold, cold waters. Still, it wasn’t Wonwoo’s fault - he didn’t deserve the hostility. 

“I’m sorry.” You mumbled. “My head’s not in the right place…. it hasn’t been for a while.” Not with still not knowing why Hestia abandoned you, how the Chimaera is your father, your strange abilities with fire, the confusing dynamics of the camp… everything was a mess. “I need to fix things but I don’t know how.” 

That was not true. You knew how. You knew exactly how, but you also knew that meant you would hurt a lot more than you are now. 

When you landed your gaze on Seungcheol again, he had finally stopped pacing around, his eyes fixed on you. Behind him, to no one’s surprise, you could see Jeonghan walking away, but not before his eyes flickered between the two of you. Earlier, Seungcheol looked lost, but now, it seemed like he had some clarity. Gesturing you to follow, he began walking away.

“Wonwoo.” You straightened yourself out, getting up on your feet. “Can you come pick me up from the Forest of Nyx? I’m going to need a ride back to camp.” 

The drive to the forest was silent, except for the consistent lightning and thunder that followed the car. And the pouring rain. 

You knew the two of you had a lot to say to each other but it had to be away from the watchful eye of Zeus - even without seeing much, He had seen enough. It was only when you entered the forest, driving past the burnt tree that everything drowned out - the noise, the silence, the pretense. Only the rawest and most honest version of the two of you was left. Turning the engine off, Seungcheol let out a deep breath, words not leaving him. You couldn’t even see the expression on his face with the way darkness was submerging everything, not until a strange illumination was gently cast on his face.

Turning your head you glanced out of the window, eyes falling on the thousands of tiny golden lights rising from the bushes…. fireflies. 

Mesmerised, you opened the door and stepped out, eyes wandering over the way the dark forest had come alive with the light. You didn’t hear Seungcheol follow your actions, not until he walked up to you, holding his hand out in a fist. When you frowned at it confused, he unraveled it to reveal a small bug in the middle of his palm. It looked like it was…dying. The light in it flickered as it hovered unsteadily, like it was on the last leg of its existence.

Seungcheol looked at it pitably as slowly you held your hand out beside his and using the last of its energy it jumped into your palm, the light almost fully giving out. You had almost mourned the loss of miniscule creature you barely even knew but somehow, to your surprise, the moment it touched your skin, it shone brighter than ever. It was like the light had been poured back into it, making it glow once again but this time with a colour much different from those around it - a deep, dark orange. 

That was…. Your fire. 

Your eyes followed it as it flew away, blending into the sea of floating lights, as Seungcheol watched you. There was a slight dampness in your eyes he couldn’t quite fathom and as much as he wanted to ask, there was something other than the fireflies that was lingering in the space between the two of you that he had to address. 

“Y/n, I think-”

“You should take Zeus’s deal.” 

Seungcheol blinked at you expressionlessly as you turned to him. 

“What did you say?”

“I think you should do it.” You gulped, hoping he wouldn’t hear the way your voice shook. “You deserve the Mark of Zeus Cheol, you’ve been wanting it for so long-”

“I have and I do want it but I want you too.” He held your hand, gripping it tight like he was scared of it slipping away. “I want to choose you too Y/n-”

“Choosing the Mark would mean choosing me too.” You pulled your hand away from him slowly. “Being Zeus’s heir is good for everyone, Cheol. We will undeniably win the quest and we can all go back to normalcy. I can go back to a normal life and so can you, don’t you want that?” 

“But if I sacrifice you for the Mark, there is no version of normal where you and I can ever be together.” Seungcheol sighed, his voice going soft. “Once I make a deal with the Oracle of Delphi, I’m tied to it for life - even if I become the Ruler of the Heavens. A binding like that is…. for eternity.” 

Jeonghan’s words echoed in your ears…. for eternity. 

“There is one way though.” If you didn’t know Seungcheol better, you wouldn't have been able to tell that this wasn’t his most confident self. “It was Jeonghan’s idea really but.... I could turn down the scroll tomorrow and Jeonghan can take over as leader of the camp. He will get the Mark of Athena somehow, he swore to. Then when the camp is free and he becomes one of the Gods of Olympus, through him, we can get Hestia to answer whatever you want-”

“And you really believe that’s possible?” 

As much as Jeonghan maddened you in a hundred and one aspects, you couldn’t help but admire how that man would do anything and everything for his friend. But you knew this was not what Seungcheol truly wanted. 

“Do you know how many ‘ifs’ this is based on Cheol? What if Jeonghan doesn’t get the Mark?-”

“If he said he, I will I trust him to-”

“What if he doesn’t end up being a leader as good as you?-”

“I will still be his second in command, the camp will always have me-”

“What if he can’t convince other camps that he is good enough and they don’t become our allies-”

“I will make sure it happens Y/n-”

“What if the team doesn’t win the Quest?-”

“I will make us win goddammit!” He slammed his hand on the car with a resounding bang, finally losing his cool. “Do you think I would abandon the team in any way? I would give my life for the boys if it came down to it-”

“Exactly Cheol.” 

You sighed, taking his hand in yours, rubbing the red skin of his palm softly. 

Camp Seventeen meant everything to this man. All this while Seungcheol had been saying that he wanted both you and the boys, never that he would choose you over them. Because he couldn’t- he could never bring himself to put anyone above them and that didn’t madden you one bit. You liked that about him, a lot - you liked how dedicated he was to his people to the point where he was even willing to step down as Chief if it meant having it all but the truth was, Seungcheol was a natural leader. It would kill him on the inside to be someone on the sidelines and you didn’t think you could be the one to put him there. If you followed what he suggested you would never completely have him to yourself - a part of him would always be lost and the last thing you wanted to do was to put Seungcheol through that. You couldn’t be what breaks him like that. 

“The team needs you and you need the team - you need to be the leader and you need to get the Mark of Zeus, that is only right.” 

“At the cost of us?”

He wasn’t getting it. He was swept away by what the two of you had shared less than 24 hours ago and clearly, it was clouding his judgement. When that fog eventually cleared, he would surely regret all this and neither of you would be able to make peace with that.

“What even is ‘us’ Cheol?” You knew deep down he was hurting, but you were about to break his heart all over again. But it was important that you do it - this heartbreak would save him a lifetime of pain and regret. “Yes we’re attracted to one another and we like each other, sure, but this…. This isn’t love.” 

Seungcheol’s voice faltered like it was stuck in his throat. “You don’t think this is….” 

“We’ve barely known each other for a few weeks, how can this be love?” 

This time, it was him who pulled his hand away from you. 

“Cheol, you’re… you’re not in love, are you? Because I…. I’m not.” 

The silence that followed was perhaps exactly what heartbreak sounded like. But this was the only way Seungcheol would be guilt free when he chooses the Mark over you - if he felt like you abandoned him instead of him leaving you. 

“Why would you pick me over the Mark when I cannot even guarantee there is an ‘us’ in the future?” You scratched the back of your neck, trying to be discreet about it - thank god Seungcheol didn't know that was your tell when you lied. “And in all this, did you even consider what I want? I want to speak to Hestia Cheol, to my mother - contacting her is the only thing I’ve been trying to do since the moment I came to camp. Did you even think how important this was for me? Or was it only just about you?”

You expected Seungcheol to be mad at you for labelling him as someone that selfish. You needed him to be mad at you for this to work, you needed him to hate you enough to let you go. 

Instead Seungcheol’s expression softened and he shook his head slowly. 

“I’m so sorry Y/n.” Regardless of all your efforts, he still looked at you guilt stricken. “I knew you wanted to speak to her but I didn’t think you longed for it this much.” 

“That’s because we like each other Cheol but we don’t know each other. Then how can we be confident about a lifetime together and give up all that's at stake?”

Seungcheol was silent for a minute that felt far too long.

“You’re right. The possibility of us cannot and should not be greater than your need for your mother.” He nodded, taking a step back. “I’m sorry I didn’t know the gravity of it Y/n - I would sacrifice myself a hundred times over if it meant that you got to meet your mother even once.” 

And there it was. Seungcheol would let this go for your happiness and you would do the same for him and even if the two of you were not in love with each other yet, what was this if not the beginning of it? 

Just a little overwhelmed you turned to him and slid your arms around his waist, burying your face in his shoulder. Almost immediately, Seungcheol wrapped his arms around you, holding you tight. 

“I’m sorry if anything I said was hurtful Cheol, I was just trying to-”

“Don’t apologise, you were right-” He gently stroked your back like he was trying to comfort you. “-about almost everything.... You said what we shared wasn’t love and yeah, maybe it isn’t the kind that fights against all odds to stay together, but….. I do think it is the kind of love there is in letting go.” 

You pulled back, looking into his eyes, finding them just as slightly damp as yours were. There indeed was love in letting go. 

“Hey.” He chuckled softly, cradling your face with his hand. “There's nothing to worry about. I’m going to be the best leader Olympus has ever seen and you’re going to…have the best talk of your life with your mum.” 

You laughed. “Yours sounds a lot cooler than mine.” 

“Maybe it is, but I hope you get the answers you’re seeking from her Y/n. You deserve to have a free and the best possible version of your life you can build.” 

Nodding gratefully, you leaned in, kissing Seungcheol softly as he melted into it. 

“I’m going to miss that.” He whispered against your mouth. “Maybe when I become king I will overthrow the Oracle of Delphi one day just to do this again.” 

You laughed, pressing your forehead against his. “Aren’t you an ambitious one?” 

Seungcheol smiled back and somehow, he looked happier than you had ever seen him and you knew why. Because he had the biggest heart and knowing he could finally help both his team and you was good enough for him. You were the world’s unluckiest fool to let him go….but you had to. 

Pulling away, you looked behind you at the entrance of the forest, mumbling under your breath. 

“Wonwoo isn’t here yet.” 

“Wonwoo?”

“Yeah I…. I didn’t know how things were going to go between us so I asked him to come pick me up.” 

“Wonwoo doesn’t leave the camp at night though.” Seungcheol stuffed his hands in his pockets. “It's defenceless without him.”

Oh. 

“It's okay, I can give you a ride back home. It’s my duty as leader to ensure you’re safe.” 

You smiled, half rolling your eyes. “I know, I just…” You looked around the fireflies still lighting up the forest with a soft glow. “Tomorrow feels ages away - I don’t think I can sleep tonight.”

Seungcheol looked far off lost in thought before his face shone bright like he had an idea. “Give me five minutes.”  

You frowned, watching him as he opened the doors of the backseat of his car and began hurriedly working with something inside. True to his words, in five minutes, he had pushed the seats down flat, brought out comfortable looking throws and pillows and made a cozy little space at the back. As you clambered in from the door of the boot, tiny fireflies followed you into the space and Seungcheol got in too, with a bunch of snacks in his hands.

“Okay.” He clapped his hands. “What do you want to do to pass the time? I have books if you want to read or we could just listen to music? Oh or we could watch a movie?” He began looking around for something. “I have a projector and a screen, I just need to find the remote, one second-” 

“Cheol.” 

He turned to you.

You didn’t know if it was the unnecessary romantic setting of the fireflies and the cozy set up of the car or the fact that you felt closer to him now than ever, but the words just left your mouth. 

“Sleep with me. One last time.” 

[paradoxoftrees]

Some more of Dream’s soggy guilty thoughts

What did he do that night? All he can remember is Ink. Ink Ink Ink. And he was happy. Ink was. Dream too. Happy with Ink. And then the next morning that green ball of energy was there. That's all he can remmeber. What happened? For the life of him Dream coudln't even put together what was said that night, what happened in between the points of being happy with Ink and Palette appearing. In the moment he can't even gather up any semblance of romantic feelings he could have felt for Ink. Was he in love with him those two decades ago? What happened... what happened... Well he certainly wasn't now, that's for sure. He hated him. He wanted to wrap his own hands around him until he hurt. He should have given the child to Blue. Anyone but Ink. What the hell was he thinking?? He would have been safe if he'd done that in the first place. He would be happy. Good job Dream, being directly responsible for yet another person's pain.

Next chapter of AFS sooooon, I have been so lazy recently and am totally not up to date with my posting schedule

[fallingrealms16]

CAITVI FIC REC LIST PART 3 (???) <3333

I love them *sighs*

OKAY !! Part 3??? So I said in my previous normal post that this was coming soon and that it was going to be short fics. Apparently I lied. Forgot I had this draft *cackles*

Reminder‼️ pretty please read all the tags on each fic before reading as I am not responsible for any emotional trauma you may experience ^3^ (more notes at the bottom ty, ily <3)

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Face The Noise by hesychia

54.7K Words // 19 Chapters //COMPLETED

//EXPLICIT// //this is part 1 of a trilogy//

Jayce, Viktor, and Caitlyn get invited to a house show. When a new band, the Firelights, takes the stage, Caitlyn finds herself drawn to the mysterious, pink-haired lead guitarist.

Part 2: Teen Idle (jinx one shot)

Part 3: Beat the Daylight (Caitlyn x Vi)

Ignore the author note in chapter one, they end up adding more spice to more chapters hahaha

Parabolic by Enchantable

69K Words // 22 Chapters // COMPLETED

//TEEN AND UP//

Missing scenes across Acts II and III and the aftermath.

Each chapter is a missing scene

Fixing for a Family by Bari_514

136.8K Words // 24 Chapters // COMPLETED

//EXPLICIT//

While creating homes for other families, Caitlyn and Vi learn that building a family isn't always an easy endeavor. They’ll discover that some things simply cannot be fixed, but can be endured; together.

CUTENESS OVERLOAD

Knockout Chemistry by iheart_wheein

149K Words // ?/? Chapters // NOT COMPLETED

//EXPLICIT// being updated frequently

When Caitlyn Kiramman, a perfectionist law student from Piltover’s elite, and Violet "Vi" Lanes, a rebellious boxing star on scholarship, end up as dorm mates, their worlds collide in all the worst ways.

But when Caitlyn’s unwanted admirers start interfering with her studies, and Vi’s slipping grades threaten her spot on the team, they strike an unconventional deal: fake date each other to solve both problems.

The plan is simple—no drama, no feelings, no complications. But with their complementing personalities and undeniable chemistry, keeping things strictly business might just be their biggest challenge yet.

Cheeky bonus o/s fic recs🤪

Craving for you by YourSinfulScribe

4K Words // 1 Chapter // COMPLETED

//EXPLICIT//

After severing ties with her younger sister Powder, Vi finds herself lost, with only her fists to keep her moving forward. She spends her days brawling in grimy underground pit fights, letting the pain and adrenaline numb the emptiness inside. But something feels wrong, she can sense someone watching her, a constant, unnerving presence lurking in the shadows.

When Vi finally confronts her mysterious stalker, she’s startled to find herself face-to-face with a stunning woman who is more than she appears. With a sly smile and a dangerous glint in her eye, this stranger lures Vi into a thrilling game from which escape might be harder than Vi ever anticipated.

Sorry about the small text^ it was realllllly long in larger font :( can make it normal if you guys prefer xx

Helping Hand by lettucehater007 @lettucehater007

4.7K Words // 1 Chapter // COMPLETED

//EXPLICIT//

Basically just Vi and Caitlyn being soft and taking care of each other on their periods. Because that's what good girlfriends do.

I needed this fic for my soul honestly.

This is what you asked for by Sexterp

4.8K Words // 1 Chapter // COMPLETED

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After their fallout, Vi and Cait were apart for months. Vi spent her time fighting in a pit and drinking. But what if Vi's vision of Caitlyn wasn't just a vision? What if they slept with each other too drunk and devastated to see through the greasy paint or a fuckass blonde wig?

Ngl this one’s a bit out there…

Posting the next one soon sooooon! Will be a drop with ones shots tehe (maybe a long one or two. Maybe)

[wooyoungiewritings]

“A Familiar Kind of New” - Mingi x Reader (NEW FIC)

alright, mingi-fic update!!

I’m gonna be posting the story in two chapters (i literally couldn’t post it as one because it’s so long… whoops) + there will ba an epilogue!

but i’m gonna post a small sneak peak for you guys! it’s gonna be a part of the throwback since a huge part of the story has a throwback!

The story is called “A Familiar Kind of New” and is about the school’s “nerd” Mingi, and the most popular girl in school. You grow a friendship after school as he tutor you, but after prom, he disappears. After 10 years, he suddenly appears again. The quiet, nerdy boy who used to be bullied and ignored, is now a successful, confident and heartbreakingly handsome man. As time pass, you both open up about the past and maybe you realize that maybe he was never just your tutor. Maybe he was the one that got away.

COMING SOOOOON!!!!

[shewhowas39]

chapter 13 sneak peek (THE KISSING CHAPTER)

i ended chapter 12 of Juniper & Starlight on a bit of a cliffhanger. so here's a little sneak peek at how the next chapter starts.

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There were a lot of reasons to kiss June, all of them relating to his plan to seduce, manipulate, and control her. But in the end, none of those reasons are why he does it.

Astarion kisses June because he wants to.

Because her blood tastes even richer laced with the dark notes of wine. Because he feels almost giddy with the buzz of alcohol for the first time in two centuries, thanks to her generosity. Because her body is so soft and warm pressed between him and the wall. Because she’s constantly surprising him. Because her lips are stained deep red from the wine.

Because he wants to kiss her, and it has been so very long since he kissed anyone because he wanted to.

It’s just a brush of his lips over hers. Just a touch. Just a taste. But it’s enough to set his nerves alight and make him feel like he’s vibrating. 

 June’s body stiffens against him, and when Astarion pulls away, her already too-big eyes are wide. 

“Oh,” is all she says.

“Oh?” 

“I…I didn’t think you’d actually do it.”

“Are you upset that I did?”

June shakes her head. “No. I just–”

“Good.” 

Astarion doesn’t let her finish before his mouth is on hers again, muffling her gasp of surprise. 

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teehee

not sure when this chapter will be up just yet but sooooon

[frost-felon]

I talked quite a bit about Sukuna recently, though my most concise thoughts were probably in the last current reply on this post.

I've realized there are two things I really want to dissect and examine about Sukuna:

1. His philosophy.

2. His words to the dying Jogo, and what he's really doing there.

Becauuuse...I do think there is an emergent theme in JJK of "The lies we tell ourselves, and what opportunities we forsake when doing so."

I've mentioned before on Tumblr--and plenty of times privately to friends--that I think Sukuna lies to himself. Not consciously. Mostly in regards to his emotions, as he's shown to be without direction outside of immediate or single-minded goals. I NEEEEED THE TRANSLATED DIALOGUE, SOOOOON. This is pretty evident in how he treats Yuji, with 248 seemingly confirming it, but this lie he tells himself extends to his interactions with other characters, too.

I hit on it for a bit in the linked post, but he has a real habit of trying to prove himself, without realizing that this is what he's doing. He's almost compulsory in his need to dismiss the words of those around him as lesser and faulty, and act like he's wiser than them all. The way he treats Yorozu is the most obvious, with Yuji as a close second (because it wasn't originally evident that much of his behavior towards Yuji was born of insecurity), but this shows up with Kashimo, Gojo, and much earlier on, Jogo.

So I really need to pour over that moment again; I had noted Sukuna's behavior to be odd and dismissive of Jogo's wants when I first read it, but later chapters seem to cement it as Sukuna trying to supplant any niggling doubts and wishes he doesn't comprehend with his own philosophy.

@rmorde Since this ended up being a semi-additional response to what we discussed. No pressure to respond to this, though. I also want to clarify that I don't think Sukuna is lonely, but perhaps simply lethargic, or just unable (unwilling, maybe) to understand perspectives not his own.

Edit: Accidentally fucked up Jogo's name, L.

[blacktrickle]

Hiya, hope you’re well! This is not me trying to apply any pressure or anything but I was just thinking about your fic “sometime in the future” because I never read WIP’s until they’re done because I hate the idea of getting heavily invested in something I can’t finish because it goes uncompleted, however I read the first three chapters of yours when they first came out and I am so eager to hopefully get to finish it someday. I just wondered if you have something of an update schedule planned, or just whether it will definitely be completed one day I guess?

Like I say, absolutely no pressure because I know it’s really not easy and I can’t imagine the work going into it because your writing is genuinely exceptional, but I’m just trying to decide if I should cave and go against my no WIPs rule or just firm it and wait so I can binge read? I kinda shafted myself by starting it because it’s taken genuine restraint to keep from reading on haha <3

hello, dove. 👋🏾 this is a toooootally fair question, and thanks for asking so politely! i've been meaning to do a check-in with you guys. just haven't gotten around to it, so this is the perfect place to do so.

here's as much detail as i can give about the update status as of this moment:

the penultimate chapter is nearly finished. working on the last scenes as we speak. it will probably be another week's worth of actual writing, and then working with my wonderful beta reader to lock it in. that chapter is gonna round out at about 30k and it's another doozy... in a good way, i'd say. so. haha. gird your loins.

then we'll have just have the final chapter (and epilogue!) to go. that's already in progress, as i wrote the draft many moons ago and have been working on it concurrently with the pentultimate update. this will be 2-3 "chapters" but uploaded all at once.

i don't wanna give a definitive date on when that finale will be posted, because i'm already nearly three years late and i'm wrong every time. 😅 but ideally? it would be so apropos and romantic to have the story finished by its anniversary in may! so that's my goal at the moment.

and so! if you're planning to take it a chapter at a time, you could probably space them out to the point that the update could either be posted or not far off by the time you're finished. (side note: i'm not sure if you're aware, but after the first few chapters, the installments become sort of like novellas. a lot of them are ~20k words, and end on notes where you can take a little breather without it feeling like a cliffhanger.

BUT if you're planning to binge it (as some brave souls do AGAINST MY RECOMMENDATION FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR HEART AND MENTAL HEALTH haha), it's up to you when to start! i wanna say you'd be safe to plan around a may finale. i'm pretty determined and excited to get it out.

hope that gives you some guidance! thank you for your absolutely admirable patience. i'd've lost faith in me, too. i'm sure some have lmao. literally can't be blamed. BUT i really appreciate it and look forward to hearing what you think whenever you dive in! xxxx

(hope you don't mind if i add something off-topic here, but to those waiting for the kane's clobber update, sorry i didn't do it at v day like i wanted. let's just say my heart wasn't in the shape to write it with justice. 😔

but it does exist and i'm back at it! there's actually two chapters to add instead of the one, and i'll try to get that first one out as sooooon as i am able. but she is not forgotten! xxxxx)

[kendallroydefender]

Somewhere only we know- Chapter 8 (Kendall Roy x Reader)

Masterlist

Series summary: You met Kendall when you were six years old. You have spent every summer together and now years later you and him are still just as close.

This story follows Kendall and his best friend through their lives. Will they realize their feelings for each other before it’s too late?

Chapter four summary: Your family is invited to England for Shivs wedding. Even though the bear hug is going on, you and Kendall find some moments just for the two of you until something changes.

Authors Notes: I am so sorry! I’ll make it up to you sooooon

Wordcount: 4.5K

You meet Kendall at the airport. He’s already in the jet when you walk in. It’s just him and Jess. Everyone else takes their own private jet but Kendall had asked you if you wanted to come with him and you had happily accepted. You like Jess a lot too.

He has to do some work things and so do you. You know about the bear hug so he stays in the area of the plane with you while making calls and you answer emails on your laptop.

After a few hours you shut your laptop and cuddle back into the seat, Jess went to bed hours ago. You eye Kendall for a bit. He notices you looking ”Hey.“

”Hey.“ you smile back at him

”What?“ he asks

”Nothing, just happy you and Stewy have each other.“ you

”Yeah, well I’m glad we have you too.“ he answers you

”I’m glad to have you too.“ you grin and he grins back at you before beckoning you over to him

”We should sleep a bit.“

You cuddle up in his arms, head resting on his chest. He presses a kiss into your hair. You think 'I love you.' but don’t say it. Instead you move your head and press a kiss onto his cheek. A little too close to his mouth and Kendall holds you a little tighter. He hopes you don’t notice his heartbeat increasing. His fingers draw shapes onto your back and you feel incredibly happy in this moment. You hope the wedding will be nice for the two of you, his father isn’t there anyway.

When you wake up it’s close to landing and you freshen up in the bathroom really quick. A car is already waiting for you when you get out of the plane.

The drive over to where the guests will stay your head rests on his shoulder while Kendall is talking to Stewy, who will arrive in a few hours. He’s absentmindedly playing with your fingers while talking.

You get the keys to your rooms. Your bags will be put in your place without you, so you follow Kendall to his room. He keeps your hand in his the whole time, not caring who sees. You collapse on his bed, still tired after the long flight even though you’ve slept on the private jet. Kendall lays down with you until he gets a message from Stewy that he has arrived and want to meet him at some pub. You groan when Kendall gets up

”Sorry, honey. I’ll be back soon.“ he says in a low voice. Putting on his jacket and kissing your forehead softly before leaving. You drift off with a smile on your face.

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••


You decide to drive separately to the rehearsal dinner, you’re coming with your family and he has to attend the church with his family beforehand to go through everything. You get ready for the evening. Its cold and grey out. You aware that Caroline somehow talked Shiv into doing the wedding here but you wish it could be somewhere warm.

You arrive with your parents at the location for the rehearsal dinner.

”Shiv, Hey!“ You give her a hug.

You talk to her for a little until a woman pulls her away to go through some details. Next you meet Roman who introduces you to an absolutely stunning woman called Tabitha. You talk for a little while until you spot Kendall. ”Excuse me.“ You smile at the curly haired blonde and make your way over to your friend.

”Hey, you.“ you smile while you are becoming more and more aware about how pathetic it is that you can’t go long without gravitating back to Kendall. He smiles back at you

”Dude, did you actually take Honey as your date for the wedding?“ Stewy asks his friend with a grin

”No, uh, no. We just both didn’t take a date.“ Kendall shrugs, it’s no big deal and doesn’t have to mean anything. Although he is glad you didn’t took some guy with you. He can’t deal with another Martin.

Stewy raises a eyebrow at him ”But you did come here together, right?“ he

”Yeah. But that’s just whatever.“

”So you haven’t asked her out?“

”Uh-huh, no I didn’t.“

He hasn’t told anyone about it but he actually is thinking about asking you out on a real date. It’s not a set plan yet but he thinks it could be a start. He has more confidence in not ruining your friendship with it these days. He has noticed that you don’t behave like just friends in the last months. Maybe Stewys words finally gotten to him. He wants to take you out to the best restaurant in New York City, no the best in the whole world. He wants to do something big for you. It has taken you such a long time to get here he can’t mess it up again.

Lately he thinks a lot about college when you two started to sleep with each other and he can’t help but ask himself how his life would look if you had come together back then. He had ran back then, not wanting to lose you by admitting his feelings. But history is history and he has the ability to change the future of you two now.

You sit next to him for the meal. The food is really good but that was predictable. You tell Kendall about some ridiculous client you had to deal with at work and he’s laughing. It feels almost careless and you love seeing the sparkle in his eyes. That’s until he overhears Shiv talking behind you in a quiet moment.

”Who’s coming?“ Kendall asks turning around to his sister

”Dad. And Marcia.“ Shiv answers him

”Wait- Dads coming… here?“

You swallow the soup while watching Kendall get up and follow his sister. You bite your lip, it could have been such a peaceful weekend.

Kendall takes his jacket muttering a little ”I’ll text you.“ To you to wich you give him a small nod.

Its evening and you still havent seen Ken for a while. He had sent you a message letting you know that he will be back for the party.

Toms parents tell you about the wine they bought and you tell them its delicious.

”Nate! Oh my god! Its been ages“ you tell him when you see him at the bar. You give him a hug. ”Hey, y/n.“ he greets you with a genuine smile. ”Wow it’s good to see you. Heard you work for the governor now, look at you!“ you tell him and he chuckles ”Yeah who would have thought huh? From partying in Shanghai to this. But you seem to do well too!“ you two reminisce about your times in Shanghai for a while and it’s nice to catch up with him.

You tell him to see him later and make your way away from the bar. You turn a corner on the way to the toilet. You run into the end of what seems to be a fight between Rava and Kendall. She seems angry as she leaves the scenes

”Hey, everything okay?“ you ask cautiously ”Yeah, I’m fucking fine.“ he says and you back off a little hearing his angry tone. ”Sorry… sorry.“ he says after a second, his hand giving your arm a squeeze. ”She was just trying to rile me up.“ you can tell that he’s high and you can imagine what their fight was about. You hum a little. ”Wanna go somewhere else for a moment?“ You ask him trying to get him into a quieter spot. He nods ”Yeah okay.“ You tell him to wait for you because after all you have to pee. When you open the door Kendall is nowhere to be seen. You huff out a breath but find him around the next corner talking to Frank and Gerri.

It’s dark when you step outside the venue. ”Do you- uh do you think it can work? Be honest.“ Ken asks you and you give him a look, he looks tired and a little stressed. ”Yes. I think it could. You and Stewy can do it. But it’s- it’s risky. But also I’m not a business freak like you so what does my opinion matter anyway.“ you smile a little ”Honey, you’re opinion always matters to me.“ he tells you and you are glad it’s dark so he can’t see you blush. He studies your face for a bit, there’s a strand of hair that has fallen on your cheek, he reaches his hand out to tuck it behind your ear. Your eyes snap up to meet his. He thinks it’s now he should ask you out. He opens his mouth but before he can speak he hears footsteps approaching.

”Any of you kids have a cigarette I can have?“ Caroline.

Kendall removes his hand from where it’s lingering on your cheek to get his pack out of his suit pocket.

”Yeah, uh, one moment.“ he notices that you still haven’t stepped away from him and he finds that he doesn’t want you to. So he pulls you a littler closer with his arm on your hip as he takes a drag. In the distance you can hear the faint sound of an helicopter approaching.

”Your father is making a subtle entrance I see.“ She says and you chuckle a little wich the elder woman notices and smirks at you

Logan and Marcia arrive and you stand beside Kendall, his hand ghosting over the small of your back. You spot Stewy talking to Logan before Logan makes his way over to you.

”Kendall.“

”Dad.“

”So, what about it, son? You want to jump out the trenches and play a game of soccer? Can I bring you some corn to get you through the winter?“

Stewy and you meet eyes, it’s the same slightly worried look only you two understand.

”How ya doin? Whats the news?“ Logan asks

”Oh keeping busy.“ Kendall answers

”You need a reference for your resume? Relatively punctual. Prone to bouts of insubordination.“ Logan asks and you have to fight the urge not to scoff

”Yeah, well, you know.“

“So… how long are you gonna fuck about on the outside?“

”Uh-huh. You recruiting? What, new head of being continually thwarted?“

”How would TV network suit you? Huh? One of the big guys when I land it. Could that work?“

”You feeling the heat on your own? Yeah? A little? You want me back? Like to uh, like to put that on a press release?“ Kendall asks

”Im just a lovely guy.“ Logan says before he walks off, as soon as he’s off you mutter a small ”Asshole.“ To wich you get a small chuckle from Ken.

••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

”Caroline Collingwood. Mother of the bride.“ Caroline interrupts your and Stewys talk ”Oh hi, im Stewy.“ He introduces himself ”And is this your date?“ she asks turning to Stewy, who chuckles a little. ”No.“ you shake your head with a smile as Stewy introduces himself. Wich is funny considering they’ve met multiple times before.

”So how long do you give it?“ She asks and you smile at Stewy in anticipation, he throws you a side glance before answering ”Uh I’d say forever. Or until Shiv goes away for the week, whichever comes first.“ He answers before walking off with you.

”You should take me as your date for this wedding. Maybe that would get Kendall to make a move.“ Stewy jokes ”Fuck off.“ you smile ”Jealousy works wonders.“ Stewy shrugs.

”Gonna talk to Ken quickly… about the thing.“ He tells you. You find him on a couch They talk about Frank and the Canadians. You only half listen - only when Stewy calls him the little prince you come back into the conversation. You laugh remembering his old nickname. ”Aw we should start calling him that again.“

”Yeah absolutely not.“ Kendall dismisses quickly

”Still cant believe you’ve never told me about that name when we were little! I had to find out in fucking college!“ You say with a laugh

”You shouldn’t have known it at all.“ Kendall says with a glance at Stewy.

”How could I keep this title a secret?“ Stewy shrugs

The evening is coming to an end. Guests are going up to their rooms. You are sitting with Kendall, who can tell that you’re getting tired.

”I, uh, I’m gonna meet the sibs but you can go to my room. I’ll- I’ll come soon“ he says

You smile at him, your chin resting in the palm of your hand, eyes wandering over Kendall’s features. You nod a little ”Okay, yeah.“ he grins back at you then, his heart beating a little faster. You get up and he wraps his arm around your shoulders, yours sneaking around his middle as you lean into him. You walk like this until you reach the elevators, there you part.

It’s later when Kendall comes back to his room. He smoked some weed with his siblings and it felt good, normal, like it did when they were teenagers. He takes off his clothes before coming to the bedroom. He lingers in the doorway. You are asleep in the bed, the moonlight hitting the side of your face perfectly. You look absolutely beautiful and he feels like his heart could burst.

In the morning you have room service in Kendalls room. It’s a few hours until the wedding ceremony and Ken has to leave even earlier to meet with Stewy to work out the details.

You quickly walk over to your room to meet your styling team and get ready.

The first people you see once you arrive at the venue are Rava and the kids. Rava says your name before telling you how good you look. ”Thanks, but wow you look so good too!“ you exchange some small talk before Sophie and Iverson come closer.

”Sophie, you look absolutely beautiful.“ you say as you hug the girl

”Thank you.“ she smiles

”And Iverson you look so handsome in your suit!“ you tell the boy. You walk in with the three of them.

Kendall gives you a nod across the room and you nod back knowing what it means. As soon as he’s out of sight your eyebrows furrow. You are worried how this will turn out.

The ceremony was nice. Not what you wanted for your wedding but well. You can’t help your eyes to drift towards Kendall from time to time. Remembering the conversation earlier where he told you he wanted you to sit with you. You both knew you couldn’t, Shiv would hate that and the press would love. You can’t help your eyes to drift towards Kendall from time to time.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Logan’s speech is first. You sit next to Kendall. With your parents close to you.

”This has been a very memorable day, a day that, well, ill never forget as long as I live. And

I wanted it to be perfect- perfect for Shiv. And it is. No one- no one can ruin this.“ You see his eyes landing on Kendall, who’s hanging his head slightly. You can’t stop yourself and actually you don’t want to stop, you reach your hand out under the table until it finds his. You interlace your fingers with his. He holds onto it as your hands rest on his thigh. Your thumb starts softly caressing his knuckles. The rest of the speech is about how nothing is more important than family. Frank comes over and whispers with Ken. The rest of the speeches go bye without another incident. Your hand is still intertwined with Kendall’s on his lap, now it’s his thumb stroking the back of your hand softly.

•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

You go outside with Stewy to watch the fireworks. You find it a little too much, a bit tacky to have them at your wedding. Kendall is still nowhere to be found.

Its cold but the show is pretty in the dark sky. When it’s over you turn to your friend while the others filter back into the location.

”Hey, Stewy? Have you seen Ken?“

”No, not in the last hour or so. But we got high and then he wanted more but-“

You stop him

”You got high? Together?“ you ask and Stewy nods as if it’s obvious

”You got high? With Kendall? After- after everything?“

Stewy says your name

”No, fuck you Stewy. Why are you encouraging him? Why are you giving him drugs?“ you ask. You can’t believe it. Stewy knew about Kendall’s struggle, hell he was there while Kendall went to rehab. You knew Stewy was still doing coke, even if he wasn’t addicted but you had always hoped he would support your best friend being sober anyway.

”Oh come on it’s-"

”No, you don’t get to tell me that it’s nothing or that I should calm down or whatever. He’s my best friend and I am allowed to worry about his other best friend giving him fucking coke when he knows what he went through!“ your voice is getting louder now.

”He would have taken it anyway, what does it matter if I’m present?“

You narrow your eyes at him ”Are you fucking kidding me? You where there! You saw him right before he left for rehab! You knew how proud he was on his progress with being sober! I’m sorry that he’s not your coke buddy anymore but you should be helping him! Not make this whole stupid fucking situation worse!“

Stewy is not saying anything and you take a deep breath. ”I thought you were a better friend than that.“ exhausted and disappointed is how you feel. You turn and walk away, shaking your head. You head back out into the main hall. Kendall is still nowhere to be found

Kendall is dancing with Rava and his kids and a small smile breaks out onto your face. You grab a flute of champagne from a tray one of the waiters carries. Stewy doesnt come back to the wedding and you can’t see Nate anywhere either. Connor is dancing with Willa and Roman just left with Tabitha so you can’t do anything except drinking your drink and try to avoid Caroline and Logan.

••••••••••••••••••••••••••

In the morning you wake up in your room you feel like a bus run over you. After a really hot long shower you put on some clothes and a little bit of makeup before you go to eat breakfast with the others. Stewy was still nowhere to be seen but it made sense that he wasn’t here. After the whole bear hug thing. You grab a plate and get some food from the buffet.

”Hey, Y/n have you heard?“ Roman asks you as he steps next to you

”That you haven’t killed anyone? Yeah you told me.“ you answer, he pokes at the scrambled eggs making a "bleurgh“ sound before saying ”No, the waiter. Apparently he drove off a bridge last night.”

Your brows furrow

”Rome, what are you talking about?“ you ask a little confused

”The waiter my dad went off on.“

”Oh fuck is he okay?“

”Well he’s dead.“ Roman says and your head snaps towards him

”Are you serious?“

He acts offended ”Who would joke about such a topic.“ before letting out a high pitched sound.

You go and sit down at an empty table.

Kendall stops at the entrance when he spots you. He thinks about how he had planned out this day, would he have already asked you out by now? He won’t tell you now. You deserve someone who can give you the world like you deserve and definitely not a murderer. He needs to let you go, to let you find happiness with someone else. He doesn’t deserve you anymore.

You sit down with a plate and pick at your food a little when you notice Kendall coming into the breakfast hall.

He looks bad too. As if he hasn’t slept at all. Kendall smiles a little at you before Greg approaches him.

Colin comes and takes him to his father a little after. As they walk past you he stops for a second at your table.

”Can we talk later?“ he asks and you can tell he’s nervous so you nod at him ”Yeah, of course.“

•••••••••••••••••••••••••

”So I’m sorry but I don’t have much time right now.“ Kendall opens the conversation as soon as he comes into the room

”Oh okay. So what did you want to talk about?“

”Actually, uh, I don’t think this is working anymore.“

”What do you mean?“ you ask genuinely confused

”This.“ he gestures between you two ”This friendship.“

You feel like a bucket of ice water has been dumbed over your head

”What? What are talking about?“

”You spoke to Stewy about me, so I, uh I don’t know if I can trust you anymore.“

You are a taken aback by his words

”Are you serious? You don’t know if you can trust me anymore?“ you ask your voice growing a little angry

”Fuck you, Kendall. I’ve never given you any reason to distrust me. I’ve always, always protected our friendship and never in my whole life told anyone anything you’ve told me in confidence!“ you spit at him. He knows that you’re right and he does trust you more than anyone in his life. He just shrugs

”I can’t believe this is happening. There are so many people in this world that aren’t to be trusted but you decided I am the one who gets punished? Even your own family fucks each other up constantly!“

He takes a deep breath because even the thought of saying the words he’s about to say makes him feel like throwing up.

”Yeah, well they’re my family.“ he’s always considered you family too, even closer than that because he knew you were

”Ouch. Okay.“ you just say, it feels like you been slapped.

And Kendall hurts like hell. He needs you in this moment more than ever but he can’t. He can’t pull you down with him. So he just stands there.

He can see tears gathering in your eyes and almost backtracks everything he said but he thinks if there’s one good thing he can do right now, it’s keeping you away from him and there’s no other way than this. Even if he wants nothing more than to hold you. To be held by you. But you need to think that he’s an asshole, to not wanting to speak to him again.

You think this is one of the worst moments of your life, it probably hurts even more than after you found out the truth about Cody. You always thought Kendall would be a part of your life forever. And you have feelings for him now, you are in love with your best friend.

You wipe a tear away before you quickly turn to leave. You don’t want him to see you cry even if he already saw your tears a million times.

You hurry to get out of the room and along the corridors when you run in to someone. The other person is visibly annoyed until he realizes it’s you. ”Hey! Oh honey. Are you okay?“ you hear Stewy ask.

”I-“ you get out before the tears start flowing heavier

”Hey, hey.“ Stewy pulls you into a hug. Some of the bridesmaids walk into the corridor talking and laughing

”Lets get you somewhere else.“ he pulls you into one of the nearby rooms

”Should I get Kendall?“ he asks and you know it’s the only

You shake your head

”No. No, he doesn’t want to talk to me anymore.“

”I’m sure that’s not true.“

You swallow ”He just told me.“

Stewys eyebrows furrow

”He just told you that he doesn’t want to talk to you anymore?“ he has to ask you nod while wiping your eyes

”What the fuck? Listen I don’t know what crawled up his ass today but he will come back. You’re honey and ken.“

He rubs your back a little more until you remember something

”Shit, I came here with him. I need to find my parents.“

”You can come home in my jet if you’d like?“ Stewy asks knowing you probably don’t want to tell anyone else about yours and Kendall’s fight

”Can I?“ You ask and your voice sounds so sad that he can’t help giving you another hug.

”Of course, y/n we’re friends.“

You go back to your room to get your bags and fix your make up a little, you end up washing your face and putting on some big sunglasses. Without seeing or talking to anyone else you slip into Stewys car. Kendall had already left, apparently he went straight to the airport after your talk. Wich you take as a sign that he really doesn’t care about you anymore. You text your dad that you are leaving with Stewy so they know you’re getting home even if Kendall is off to god knows where.

”You’ll be okay. We can go out to eat or watch a movie… or pin a picture of Kendall onto a dartboard.“ he suggests and you have to chuckle a little, wich Stewy counts as progress.

On his plane Stewy has to make some business calls, he is extremely stressed over the failed bear hug situation. You feel sorry for him too, you know him long enough to know that he’s sad about his and Kendalls sudden fallout too. You have some time for yourself, you put on your headphones and listen to sad music. It probably isn’t the best thing to do in this situation but you feel like you need it now. At some point you dose off for some time but you can’t really fall asleep for long.

”Thank you for getting me home.“ you chuckle a little

”No need to thank me. You can always call me honey, okay?“

”Yeah, you can call me too.“ you give him a little smile and hug him. You love Stewy, you’ve known him since college and he’s a good guy even if he gets lost following the money sometimes. But he’s not Kendall and nobody is. You’re sure nobody can ever be as close as he is to you, nobody could ever know you like he does.

As soon as you’re in your apartment you start crying again. You curl into yourself on your bed, you find a shirt of Kendall’s in it. He left it there when he slept here a few nights ago. There are a lot of things of him in your apartment but you can deal with that later. You touch the soft, dark grey fabric with your fingers and pull it towards you. You hold it to your chest. It smells like him. Expensive cologne, a little like cigarettes and something just Kendall. It smells like home. You cry yourself to sleep holding onto his shirt.

[justaboymadeofhoneyandglass]

CHAPTER THREE OUT NOW

I had to split it up into two parts, next part out sooooon

[captain-joongz]

Hello hi it's me again, the anon clawing at the bars of their cage.

I was coming back because I've been rereading the available chapters of penny for your ghosts. I'm curious exactly how hybrids work in your universe. For example, I see that the alpha thing is a wolf hybrid specific thing. Just curious about the little details, like does each hybrid have their own unique scent. Is scenting a thing, not at all? Stuff like that.

Also you're welcome!!! I love showering my fav authors with praise

aww thank you baby! you're always welcome here, i love your interest in my works!

i didn't have much time to explore those dynamics yet as they aren't that close yet (sooooon!!!), but i imagine they work pretty similarly to how hybrids usually are depicted!

they do have their own scents, and now i'm realising i haven't mentioned them before (sorry 😭) and scenting absolutely is a thing, but it's considered very intimate and not something you'd do with someone on a whim (basically it works the way it is in nature - when you're carrying someone's scent, it means you belong with them, either as pack or family or lovers)

the alpha thing isn't like a true a/b/o but it is a wolf thing, where wolf hybrids create this sort of hierarchy and use these terms - with Namjoon being the pack leader, everybody calls him alpha even when they're not a wolf hybrid simply because he is and that's how it works between wolves (so basically it's like respecting what he'd like to be called as a wolf in a position of authority)

they have mating cycles according to how it works in the nature - so for example snow leopards usually have a heat once a year during january-march, usually for a week, and they don't mate for life because they're really solitary animals, but that's when the human part comes in - basically weighing out the animal part, so even someone who's a hybrid of an animal that mates for life (like arctic foxes who are usually strictly monogamous) can be in casual relationships or reverse, etc. - basically like best of both worlds kind of, tho humans discriminate against them for being 'more animal than human'

so like while it might be unusual for snow leopards to join packs because the animals are super reclusive, it's not unheard of or looked down upon, because they're a mix of their animal genetics and the human genetics

(and basically all the animals that our boys are have mating seasons during the january-april period, except for the bears who have them during summer, so we'll see some shenanigans unfold when everyone is on edge and getting frisky hehe 🤭)

also a little fun fact - MC is so obsessed with Yoongi because tigers are the closest cat relatives to snow leopards, and this will definitely come to play when the mating season starts 🤭

i'm by no means an expert when it comes to wild animals, but i do find it pretty interesting and have gathered a considerable amount of interesting tid bits and facts about a lot of different animals, and i'd like to keep the hybrids true to that while also balancing it out with them being half human

i hope i answered your questions darling, and i hope that you continue to love the story as much as you do! i'm super excited for the next two chapters and then for the winter to start, because that's where the true spoops begin hehe, i've already come up with some terrifying encounters and we'll meet more ghosts, and more dangerous ghosts, and maybe even make some unlikely allies on the way!

[macawritesupdates]

Ah thank goodness you did get the comment I was so worried I would have to type all that again I had just typed it all out right in the ask so this time I'm typing out my comment on a Google doc and I'll copy and paste it so if something goes wrong again I'll have a copy.

Man you work so fast I still haven't finished commenting on lessons and you've already got another prompt chapter and a chapter of the modern a/b/o fic 😅 how am I going to keep up lol. Actually this is probably good for me because I'm not taking any summer classes but I have two writing intensive classes coming up in the fall so commenting on your fics over the summer might help keep me from getting rusty. It's enrichment for me this summer I'm taking Sukuna studies, hah. Ok so back to lessons I didn't even get to how Sukuna planned a surprise honeymoon for them in my last comment that's so cute but he's also being a complete bastard about it by sowing chaos the man is setting up all these little dominoes to fall while he's gone like a rube Goldberg machine of pure spite. I'm looking forward to seeing him go head to head with Kenjaku honestly if we could just get those two to focus all their energy on fucking with each other instead of ending or reshaping the world out of boredom everyone would be better off. Aww the wedding night was very cute Sukuna teasing that breeding kink was hot and then he got honest when Yuuji was all tired out damn buddy I'm counting that as progress to be honest it's baby steps to emotional maturity idk if he'll get there in this lifetime but clearly being together with his husband is good for him. Yuuji was sooo cute too love him being all cuddly and happy to be Sukuna's husband 💕 💖 ☺️. Anyway, delightful chapter. Thanks for writing and sharing with us!!

It appears as if I work fast as I often work on several pieces of writing at once, so sometimes a few of them may finish at the same time XD but I try to post regularly just to keep the dear readers well fed!

And yes...Sukuna is setting a lot of little dominoes to fall sooooon! I always felt like he was a character that even if you took away his ability to slice and dice would find ways to come out on top. He's a man with a mind that is always making schemes!

Glad you enjoyed the chapter! <3

[thisweekingundamwing]

This Week in Gundam Wing 10-16 September 2023

Here’s the roundup for September 10th - 16th, 2023!

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Fanfiction/Ideas/Snippets:

@noirangetrois

Bottoms Up https://archiveofourown.org/works/50103889

Gen, Chang Wufei & Duo Maxwell & Heero Yuy

Teen And Up Audiences, No Archive Warnings Apply, Alcohol, Birthday Fluff, Peer Pressure, Wufei is so done, Duo and Heero are little shits, Cocktail Friday

Wufei isn't that into alcohol, thank you very much, but with a little persuasion from Duo and Heero, he apparently can be convinced.

Take the Heat Off Me (Ch. 2) https://archiveofourown.org/works/49836604/chapters/126708382

M/M, Duo Maxwell/Heero Yuy

Duo Maxwell, Heero Yuy, Sally Po, additional minor characters

Explicit, No Archive Warnings Apply, Post-Canon, Not Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop Compliant, Preventers (Gundam Wing), Roommates, Friends to Lovers, Idiots in Love, Angst with a Happy Ending, Fuck Or Die, Gay Sex, Mating Cycles/In Heat, Knotting, Alpha/Beta/Omega Dynamics, Alpha Heero Yuy, Omega Duo Maxwell, Top Heero Yuy, Bottom Duo Maxwell, Mating Bites, Mpreg, Miscommunication, Dubious consent if you squint, but they both want it so not really, Omegundam 2023, not beta read we die like mne

Duo is injected with a harmful drug on a mission that causes his suppressants to fail, sending him into the worst heat of his life. Heero is the only Alpha he trusts to take care of him, but how can Duo handle being that intimate with the unrequited love of his life?

Heero jumps at the opportunity to help Duo through the dangerous heat, but he knows it will only lead to a broken heart because Duo doesn't love him back.

When the heat leads to unexpected consequences, can these two get past their misunderstandings and finally find a happy ending?

Arts/Crafts/Photo Manips:

@graydama

https://graydama.tumblr.com/post/728506330379370497/so-its-been-a-while-a-really-long-while

Relena/Heero, fanart

@sweet-rabbit

https://sweet-rabbit.tumblr.com/post/728296625118838784/first-prev-next-double-art-post-day-this-was

Trowa/Quatre, Heero, nsfw-ish, fanart, comic

Quotes:

@incorrectgundamwingquotes

https://incorrectgundamwingquotes.tumblr.com/post/728657369634111488/sally-do-you-have-any-friends-that-are-gay-sad

Sally & Heero

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GW Hallows: Coming Sooooon

[word-wytch]

*Stalky fanperson word vomit incoming - you have been warned*

Firstly, I wanna say that I never, ever want to have to wait that long for an update every again. However, I also wanna say that this chapter was so freaking perfect that I’m really glad we had to! 😄 (I actually even managed to make it worse for myself by holding off reading it until I was certain I could give every one of the 18k words the time and attention it deserved, and I’m really glad I did - it’s utterly glorious!! 🥹) Congratulations on your summer-long work coming to an outstanding conclusion 👏👏👏

I wanted to do that thing that people do where they share their favourite sections, but I’m not even kidding when I say that if I did that I’d literally be copy and pasting the entire thing. Every. single. paragraph is literal poetry, art and/or a story in and of itself. You are a linguistic maestro, and I now have a new life goal of producing even just one line that comes even close to painting a picture like yours do (that’s the stalkery bit - I’m aware that this probably sounds a bit creepy 😬😬😆)

Also: me, before reading: OMGthey’regoingtokissOMGthey’regoingtokissOMGthey’regoingtokiss 🥹���🥹😃🥹😃

Me, after reading: Ican’tbelievetheykissedIcan’tbelievetheykissedIcan’tbelievetheykissed 😱😱😱🤯🤯🤯

I still can’t quite believe they actually kissed, even though we all knew it was gonna happen. I thought maybe at some point one of them (r, most likely) would pull back and it would end as a heavy, emotionally loaded cuddle, or some touching, but damn, they actually crossed that line!!! I can’t wait to see how this affects things in the outside world from now on.

And the longing... The yearning... Ugh, it’s all so perfect! I don’t usually warm to these parts of a story, and even though they’re often necessary and essential I just want it to be over, but with these two? I’m a total convert.

I’m also seriously wondering how many other people have noticed or suspected what’s going on. We haven’t seen them from anyone else’s perspective yet, and by the reaction of the band, and those bits with Bill, I’m now concerned that they haven’t actually been as subtle as they/we think they have been, and it’s all gonna hit the fan realllllll sooooon…

(Plus, is Bill gonna be a problem? I said: is Bill gonna be a problem ? *raises one eyebrow and drops a closed fist into an open palm*)

I LOVE the being good/bad for each other internal battles that they’ve both got going on, it’s exquisite and so beautifully balanced, and adds a really special layer to both characters as well as the overall story.

Oh, and the song choices?!?! Puh-leeeeeze, SO PERFECT!!! 🥹🥹🥹🤩🤩🤩🥵🥵🥵 And Eddie on stage, singing, without his guitar?? I’ve never seen that done before, and it was exquisite!! 🙏🔥🙏🔥🙏🔥

IDK if you do a tag list, but if you do I’d love to be on it (and for anything else Eddie you write 😄). My brain is vibrating with both anticipation for the next part, and anxiety at the even slight suggestion that I might miss something 😵‍💫

Finally, I VISCERALLY AND BODILY **NEED** EDDIE’S TEETH ON MY NECK RIGHT TF NOW, so thank you for that… 🫠🫠🫠

‘K I think I’m done, thanks, bye 😆

Holy shit thank you SO much 🥹🥹🥹

It’s heartwarming to see my hard work so appreciated. I feel like “linguistic maestro” might be one of the highest compliments I’ve received so far. I’m incredibly flattered.

Our forbidden lovebirds have a lot of internal and external conflict weighing against them, and I am excited to explore this new phase of their relationship next chapter. As you can sense from the very last scene, they are on different pages when it comes to their attitudes about it. One has a whole lot more to lose than the other, and a whole lot more baggage when it comes to trust and relationships.

Part of what makes this so thrilling imo IS how dangerous it is. You bring up a good point with his friends and outside witnesses like Bill. You’ll certainly be getting hints of how they interpreted that night and what they think about the two of them in general as the story progresses.

I admittedly need to spend some time sitting down with my outline, as I am discovering that I might want to spend just a liiiitle more time (like one more chapter) exploring this limbo phase than originally planned. It’s so juicy being here, finally. The next phase will be even juicier ;)

I had closed my taglist for some time but I recently decided to open it back up and will add you. Thank you, again, so very much. 💕

[glubglubgurgle]

honey crisps (chapter 5)

calebmc college au ! caleb is such a yearner ugghhh

part 1 part 2 part 3 part 4 part 5 part 6 part 7 part 8 part 9 end

pairings: caleb/unnamed afab mc

tags: college alternate universe, FLUFF, calebmc are both freshmen, AU where they both have parents lol..., childhood friends to lovers, fake dating/practice dating/practice kissing/practice more...?, smutty, caleb third person pov, caleb yearns as usual, they make out here!!!! jealous caleb !!!! no sex yet! just some good kissing and attempted masturbation, VAG FINGERING?????, booby touching hehe, eating out, booby kissing, caleb cums in his pants !!!!, blowjobs (or at least attempted...you'll see why)

word count: 2.6k

a/n: thanks for all the kind words on here and ao3, u guys are super cool ! i think there will be about two or three more chapters until we finish this one! happy birthday 707 btw hehe and party is sooooon

ping list!!: @mcdepressed290 @st4rlight707 @auroranavi @plzdonutpercieveme @ippilulu (it wont let me tag u TT) @honeycrispangels

CROSS POSTED TO AO3

chapter 5

After their class together, Caleb was disheartened to hear that her and Gideon had a class in the same building whilst his class was in the opposite direction. He watched them walk off together, his hand clenched around backpack strap. He noticed Gideon glanced back, awkwardly and he attempted to save face. 

Bummed, he headed to his own class. The rest of the day went by slowly for Caleb. Each class was mainly introductions and syllabus reads, and he had no time to really look around because his thoughts were still muddled with visions from the previous night. He tried not to because he couldn’t afford popping a boner in the middle of class where he knew a lot of people glanced at him. But he knew his ears were redder than honey crisp apples. 

She sent him small text updates throughout the day. Apparently she made a couple friends and even exchanged numbers. He smiled whenever her name popped up on the screen of his phone, an indication that she thought of him as the minutes ticked by. Caleb found himself staring out the window of his class, as the professor continued to go over the concepts they would cover. 

The window overlooked a grassy area of the university, littered with benches and trees that provided shade from the bright sun. It seemed to have been a popular area to hang out during gaps. There were a lot of couples, sitting beside each other, holding hands. Openly together and in love. There was no question as to if they were just friends or not, unlike her and him. 

And even Caleb wouldn’t be able to answer that anymore. Friends that practiced seeing each other in their rawest form? He didn’t know how much longer he could take, the more he dwelled on it. He wanted her and he wanted to be everything to her, not just practice. Yet he knows that once it comes down to it again, he wouldn’t be able to say no to her.

He’d rather suffer emotionally than make her feel uncomfortable. 

Caleb ran his fingers through his hair and let out a soft exasperated sigh, attempting to keep it muted to not attract attention near him. Thankfully the class ended and the hustle and bustle of people packing and walking out drowned out any sign of his stress. 

“Hey…” Someone had said behind him, tapping him twice on the shoulder. He turned around and was faced with one of his classmates, a girl. “Hi, I just wanted to ask if you maybe wanted to-” 

“Caleb!” He heard a familiar voice from the doorway of the class, interrupting the girl speaking to him. His head whipped toward it and saw her standing there, with a big smile on her face.

Excitement ran through Caleb, seeing her sooner than planned. They weren’t supposed to see each other until they got home, but there she was. He turned back towards the girl and said, “Sorry, I have to go. I’ll see you next class.” Dismissive yet friendly, he hoped at least. He got up, slinging his bag over his shoulder and walked towards her with a smile mirroring hers. “I thought I wouldn’t see you until later, what are you doing here?”

She glanced behind him, to where he was sitting. Her arm snaked around his, holding onto him before walking with him. “My class ended early since it was a brief introduction, and I thought I’d surprise you. Duuuhh.”

He looked down at her on his arm. “Since when do you cling onto me like this, pipsqueak?”

She instantly reached up with her free hand to cover his mouth, “Oh my god, I told you not to call me that here…” She said, flustered before dropping her hand. “And I always did this when we were kids. You don’t want me to?”

“What happened to wanting to date this year? What would all the guys think if they saw us like this?” Caleb asked playfully, ignoring his heart thumping loudly and his palms turning sweaty. She did this a lot when they were kids, constantly clung onto him. She grew out of it once they reached high school.

Her grip on him tightened, “And what happened to you focusing on your studies? I surprise you and you're flirting with the girl closest to you.” She huffed facing away from him.

His heart swelled from pride. Jealousy. “She was actually talking to me, pip. It hurts that you never trust me.” He clutched at his chest, feigning physical pain. “I can’t help that I’m so hot, even you checked me out this morning, don’t think I didn’t see.” He leaned down to her ear as they walked, softly speaking into it. He noticed the pink tinge peeking at the top of her ears as he finished talking.

She rolled her eyes and pushed him away with a finger on his forehead. “Whatever, walk me to my next class. I know you have a gap.” She stayed clinging onto him, even when they reached her building. “You’re flexing, stop it.”

Caleb didn’t even notice what he was doing. Instinctively flexing his arms and puffing out his chest as they walked into her department, walking by her possible classmates. “No, I’m not. I’m just big. Did you know my chest grew 0.613 centimeters since last week?” He said, matter o’ factly. 

“Whatever…this is me. Am I seeing you at home or do you want me to wait for you?” She asked, dropping his arm and facing him. 

He glanced into the doorway of her classroom. There were too many guys for his liking, and they were scattered throughout the whole classroom; she'd end up sitting next to at least one of them. “It’s up to you if you want to wait that long. Just text me what you decide so I don’t keep you waiting.” He nodded down at her. 

She waved at him and turned to walk into the classroom.

Caleb couldn’t help but grab her wrist, turning her back towards him. His body halfway into the classroom. He managed to play it off by pretending something was in her hair. “Uh, sorry. You have something…” He messed with her hair, blowing on it as if there was lint. Then he just looked at her, tucking her hair behind her ear.

She turned red, her face embarrassed. “Th-thanks…” She pushed him away and ran to a random seat. 

When he noticed a lot of the people in the class were watching them, he smirked before walking out. 

–

She ended up going home once her classes were done. When he reached home, he found her sprawled out on the couch. The blanket was tossed on the floor, and pillows were strewn out around her instead of under her head. She was already in her home attire.

Caleb set his bag down on the floor beside the couch, walking softly and quietly so as to not wake her up. He picked up the discarded blanket, and dusted it off before laying it back on top of her. After a few seconds, she threw it off of her again. Afraid he woke her up, he stood still for a moment. When it was clear she was still in deep sleep, he chuckled. “You fight for the blanket when you sleep with someone, but you kick it off when you sleep by yourself…” He whispered into the air. 

He picked up the blanket again, folding it onto the arm of the couch. He wanted to admire her sleeping face for longer,  but he didn’t want to be caught staring, so he went into the kitchen instead. He was about to fix something up for dinner, but the open layout of their apartment would have made it impossible. Then he saw a slice of cake on the breakfast bar, the packaging read “Charlie’s,” the bakery they saw on the way to school. 

A small smile grew on his face when he saw the note beside it, “For Caleb.”

He ate it slowly, savoring the sweet treat gifted to him. When he finished, he opened the trash to toss it, to find multiple bakery containers. Caleb laughed to himself as he pieced together the scene. She ate too many sweets and passed out on the couch.

Suddenly, he yawned. The exhaustion from socializing and from being awake early caught up to him. He went into his room, changing out from his clothes into a pair of shorts. He took a shirt out of his dresser, but since napping normally made him sweat, he decided to take the nap shirtless. He avoided doing so since he shared a home with her now, but he was too warm and tired to worry. Caleb plopped himself onto his bed and fell asleep.

–

Caleb awoke to knocking on his door and he rolled out of bed, half-asleep. He opened up the door yawning, feeling an unfamiliar breeze on his chest. “Yeah?” He asked, squinting down at her. His voice was deeper than usual.

Her eyes weren’t looking at his eyes, instead they were wide and staring at his chest. A few moments passed by until he blinked himself fully awake. And then he realized what was happening. He looked down at himself and noticed his bare chest. And not only was his chest bare, but there was also a tent in his shorts. “Oh my god.” He panicked, attempting to close the door.

But her hand stopped it, “Wait…I can, um, help?” She looked at him, biting her lip. “I didn’t help you last night, right?”

He wondered if he was still dreaming, he felt like a pervert from how excited he was getting. His hold on the door tightened, he was worried it would break. Caleb wanted to grab her by the wrist and pull her into his arms onto the bed. But he didn’t have the heart to have her take care of him. It felt too selfish for him. 

Caleb looked away from her, covering his mouth with the back of his hand, an awkward habit for when he was nervous. “You don’t have to, pip…it’ll go away.” He inched behind the door to cover himself. “Did you, uh, need something?”

“You.” She said, taking a step towards him. “ I want to do this, Caleb.” Her eyes burned into him, filled with desire. 

He wanted to ask if this was just curiosity or practice again, but he couldn’t bring himself to. Instead he tried to think of other thoughts, to make it go down faster. “Pip, really…”

“Have you always looked this good, Caleb?” Her head tilted to the side, raking her eyes all over him. Her fingers reached out, grazing over his chest. Tracing each crease and crevice of his muscles. 

It made Caleb twitch and shiver under her touch, the wall of resolve he attempted to build up slowly crumbling. His breath hitched and he grabbed the hand that was touching him, “Is this a self control test?” He brought her fingers up to his lips, pressing a soft kiss to the tips, “Then do you want me to pass with flying colors…or fail miserably?”

She took control of her fingers again and used it to caress his face, her thumb being the one to graze his bottom lip this time. “If we both fail, it doesn’t really count, right?” She closed the distance between their bodies and tiptoed up to him, pressing her lips against his. Her other hand was roaming downwards, palming him through his shorts.

He gasped at her touch and she took her chance to take him fully, his eyes widened. He wondered if he should stop it, but everything already went out the window. If one day she’d choose someone else, he would have at least experienced this and lived this with her that day. He walked backwards until his legs hit his bed. His arms wrapped around her waist as he fell onto the bed, holding her steady on him.

She pulled away from his lips, straddling him. He could feel her grind herself onto his clothed cock, and it drove him crazy. “I can take care of you this time, right? Like you’ve always done for me?” She peppered kisses around his face, and Caleb couldn’t help but get butterflies. 

“If you’re going to do what I think you are, I promise you, I won’t last two seconds.” He admitted, his cheek burning.

She giggled against his neck, “Wouldn’t that be more of a compliment? And what if you’re wrong, I could be really bad at it…”

Caleb doubted it, and even if she was, he wouldn’t know either. And he would be too distracted that it was her. Anything she did to him would do it for him.

She trailed her kisses down his chest as she slowly slipped down from him, getting on her knees to the side of the bed. Her kisses halting at the waistband of his shorts. Caleb propped himself up to watch her. The moonlight and streetlights poured from the window to dimly light her face. He wanted to turn on the bedside light, but it would have been too exposing of the two of them. Even the light peeking from the living room through his door felt too much. 

He reached his hand out, brushing her down and admiring the way she looked with him wrapped around her finger. 

Her hands slightly shook as she teased her fingers under his shorts. He grabbed one of them and asked again, “Are you sure you want to do this…you really don’t have to.”

She looked up at him, desperation evident in her face as she nodded intently. Gulping she said, “A hundred percent…I’m just- I don’t wanna do a bad job. Don’t laugh at me.” And then she softly pulled his pants down along with his boxers. 

Caleb lifted his hips to help slip them off and once they pooled around his ankles, he realized how exposed he was. He could feel the rest of his body getting warmer, he was sure his chest and shoulders were pink. 

His cock stood up, twitching, the tip hitting near his belly button. Her eyes widened as she used both hands to hold him from the base. Caleb couldn’t help but jerk in her hands, letting out a soft whimper. 

“Y-you’re huge, Caleb.” She said in awe, her thumb caressing the underside of his dick. She studied it so intently, it was making him feel embarrassed. “How could I ever fit thi-” She began to say before cutting herself off, pressing her lips into a line.

Caleb wondered what she was thinking. Fitting him where? He wanted to dwell on it more, but then she stuck her tongue out. 

With one hand on his thigh and the other holding his cock. She licked him from the base to the tip, softly and slowly, all while maintaining full eye-contact with him. 

And that was all it took for Caleb, embarrassingly enough. He gripped her hand that was on his thigh, and he came with a grunt, breathing heavily. Ribbons landing on his abdomen, and as far as his chest. And one landed on her face, near her mouth. 

“Oh shit, ngh.” He sat up, trying to reach her to wipe it off, still twitching from his high. But before he could reach her, her tongue flicked out to clean it up herself. Breathing heavily, he looked at her surprised. “Fuck, you’re driving me crazy.” And he reached over to her face, bringing her in for a hungry kiss. He could taste him in her, slightly, but he didn’t care. And when he pulled away, he just said, “Your turn.”

[hannahhsolo]

“So, Princess, I’ve been thinking…” Billie flashed white teeth, “You’re gonna need some extra lessons, and Robin is super busy with school and stuff, so I thought I could stay behind after practise to help ‘ya out a little.”

Billie ignored the way Robin was watching them with a knowing smirk, leaning against the rink bannister. Her eyes said ‘I know what you’re doing’. They knew each other well enough to tell when the other was on the hunt.

“You want to help me?” Stevie squeaked out.

“Uh huh, gotta get my good deeds in somewhere. Thought I’d offer our resident Cher Horowitz some private lessons.” That was a reference Stevie could understand, she loved that movie. Although she didn’t see the correlation, Alicia Silverstone was blonde.

From behind Stevie, Robin rolled her eyes, Billie had used the ‘private lessons’ trick on at least thirteen girls at this point. Billie met her gaze and smirked, saying ‘and I’ll do it again, bitch’ with her eyes.

“Wow, yeah that would be such a huge help. Thank you, Billie.” Stevie nodded her head eagerly, sending her highlighted side bangs falling into her face.

Billie stood up from her crouch and Stevie followed her up. This was the first time they'd stood up face-to-face. Even accounting for Stevie being in skates and Billie being in chucks, their height difference was really something. Stevie was at least a head taller than her, with the stupid Barbie skates she towered over her.

Call Billie Jenga, because she was more than ready to topple that tower.

sneaky peak of part two coming sooooon

read pt 1 now- https://archiveofourown.org/works/35552041/chapters/88629418