#colby mayfield

[keep-the-wolves-close]

Movin’ Mountains

Chapter 19: Way Down We Go

* Pairing: Kayce Dutton x OFC Stella Daniels

* Rating: M

* Warnings: language, abandonment issues, pregnancy, hospitals, Ryan and Stella lore

* Word count: 2,217ish

I would love to give credits to @dameronscopilot and @deanscroissant and @lexixstewart for being sounding boards for me during this whole process, giving outsider insight, being cheerleaders, and allowing me to screech at them about things that have happened during the writing process. I seriously couldn't have gotten this far without y'all.

Author's note: I'm excited about this new player I'm adding in. I know exactly where it's going, and I wanna hear all about what y'all think! Don't be shy to tell me! I hope everyone is enjoying so far! I hope you love this chapter as well!

Stella sighed in relief as she stepped out of the examination room. Dr. Martinez had just told her that the hCG levels in her system had doubled in the last 48 hours. If her levels were anything to go by, her pregnancy was still viable and strong. She silently thanked every god she could think of, happy she could report good news back to Kayce. 

The thought of Kayce brought a smile to her face. Her heart warmed and her hand fell to her stomach. The little life they’d created appeared to already be as bullheaded as its father. If she was honest with herself, she didn’t want it any other way. By the time she went to get her panel done, his doctor had just arrived to check him over. Stella hoped that because the surgery was relatively simple and Kayce seemed to be healing well, that they could go home today. She was tired of being here.

She made her way back down to room 516. When she knocked on the door, she heard Kayce’s muffled, “come in.” She stepped over the threshold and closed the door behind her. When she turned to face the room, she saw Kayce was in the process of getting dressed.

Her eyes lit up with excitement like the night sky during a lightning storm. “Does this mean we’re allowed to get the fuck outta here?”

He grinned at her, big and bright, noticing she had his favorite t-shirt on. “You’re damn right, baby.” He finished closing the last button on his shirt. “Speaking of little outlaws,” he glanced at her, taking in her buzzing excitement. “What’d the doctor say?”

Stella bit her lip, trying to hold in the grin breaking across her face. She stepped over to him, placing her hands on his chest while carefully avoiding his injured shoulder. His arms instinctively wound around her waist. “Well, the chances of this Dutton being just as stubborn as you are high.”

His hold on her tightened. “Are you saying what I think you’re saying?”

She nodded and let out a little huff of a laugh, as Kayce drew her into his embrace. “My levels almost doubled like they’re supposed to, and my symptoms haven’t been terrible.” She stepped back to gaze up at him. “I still have to watch for symptoms until my appointment, but Dr. Martinez thinks we’re safe.”

“God, I love you,” he breathed as he planted a world spinning kiss on her lips.

Stella’s eyes fluttered closed and she let herself be consumed by the moment. They pulled away from the kiss, foreheads touching. It felt odd to be celebrating after nearly dying two days ago — especially with John still in a coma. But this was one wave Stella could roll with. “Let’s get the hell outta here, yeah,” she whispered.

“Let’s go home.”

Once Kayce was settled at home, Stella parted ways to go hang out with Ryan. Kayce wanted some time to be with Tate, and she wanted some time with her brother. She wanted to give him the good news from her second test just as she’d promised.

As Stella made her way down the hill, she spotted her brother by the barn entrance talking to a woman. Alone. Odd considering everyone should be finishing up the evening chores. Her brows knitted together as she tried to figure out who this woman was. Her hands slipped into her back pockets as she made it to the bottom of the hill. Ryan’s head snapped in Stella’s direction, his eyes wide, almost wild.

Ryan nodded at her, a silent order to go back up the hill. Stella didn’t feel like listening and she pushed forward. Ryan’s shoulders fell and his jaw clenched. The brunette woman turned and Stella felt like she was sucker punched. The woman in front of her was an older carbon copy of herself with her brother’s eyes.

Stella locked in on her brother. “What’s going on? Who’s this?”

Ryan’s stomach dropped. “Stella,” he paused, choking on words he never thought he’d have to say. “This is our mother, Bonnie Jo.”

Stella scowled immediately. “Who?” Her eyes flared at her brother with an unfiltered rage. “I’m looking at my mother right now, and it ain’t her.” Her fiery gaze fell upon the woman that abandoned her and her brother 25 years ago. Everything Ryan told her about Bonnie Jo when she was little came rushing back to her at full speed. The drinking, drugs, in and out of prison, leaving one night and never returning. Stella’s mind spiraled.

“Stella, baby, it’s me. Your mama. I've been doin’ good, stayin’ outta trouble. I wanted to find you kids and see the lives you’d made for yourselves. I promise.” Bonnie Jo’s Tennessee twang lilted at her.

Stella shook her head with disgust. “You after money? We ain’t got it.” Her hands flailed around and her accent got thicker the angrier she became. “You lookin’ for a place to stay cause you’re in trouble? We ain’t got one.” Stella’s breaths came in heavy huffs as she fought with herself to keep from jumping the woman right there.

Bonnie Jo’s voice was filled with disappointment. “Baby I just wanna be with my kids again.”

“Ha!” Stella laughed harshly. “Tell that to the 25 years where you couldn’t give a single shit less about us when you left. Didn’t bother to find us after dad died. You can fuck right off.” Stella pointed toward the front of the property. “The way you saw yourself in, is the way you can see yourself out.”

“Stella, you can’t speak to me like that!” Bonnie Jo sputtered in frustration. “Ryan, you wouldn’t let her speak to your mama that way, would you?” She hoped she could plea to her son, since he remembered more of her.

“Bold of you to assume any of you have a say in how I talk. I’ll speak to you however I see fit.”

“Bonnie Jo, you should leave.” Ryan’s voice dropped to a dangerous low. He stepped up right behind Stella. She was putting her foot down, and he’d be damned if he undermined her. He knew Stella was doing it for a reason. He used to dream about this day. But not anymore. Not after all these years. That hope died the day they left Tennessee.

Rip heard Stella’s raised voice as he passed the bunkhouse. He peeked inside, finding the wranglers looking uneasy. That was enough to make him round the corner and investigate. He spotted a woman that looked like Stella, standing in front of Stella and Ryan. Uncertainty settled in his stomach. “What’s the problem here?”

“She was just leaving, weren’t you?” Stella spat venomously. She glanced at the small, junky Geo Metro, most certainly belonging to Bonnie Jo.

“Who’s this? Who the fuck are you?” He could easily see that both the siblings were bothered.

Bonnie Jo glared at Rip. “I’m their mama. I got to doin’ better and came to see ‘em.”

Lloyd stepped out of the evening shadows, his arms crossed, settling beside Rip. Bonnie Jo’s eyes widened, her world suddenly feeling a lot smaller. “You got a lotta nerve comin’ round here, lookin’ for kids that you didn’t give a shit about and we raised, lady.” Lloyd chuckled cruelly, a sound Stella had never heard him utter.

“You got a lotta balls telling me I don’t deserve to see my kids.���

Stella stepped forward, ready to pounce. Ryan reached out to grip the back of her shirt. “Well you saw us, now you can fuckin’ leave and stay the hell away.” Stella snapped.

“I see where she picked up the foul mouth from.” Bonnie Jo sneered at Stella.

Opening the car door, she turned back to her children, voice shifting to something almost saccharine. “Y’all wanna act like y’all don’t know me? That’s fine. I’ll be around.” She lingered, letting the moment stretch. “I’m stayin’ at a little rental place, just before Helena, with some people who understand how life ain’t always fair. I just want to be with my babies again.” Bonnie Jo let her gaze drag over them, memorizing. Without another word, she climbed inside and drove off, gravel kicking up from her tires peeling out.

Rip turned slowly, staring at the siblings. His expression teetered between shock and something far deadlier. They knew they had to explain themselves quickly.

Stella held her hands up in defense. “Hey listen, her showing up after 25 years wasn’t on my bingo card.” She spun to look at Ryan. “I don’t even know how she found us.”

Ryan shrugged, gnawing at his bottom lip. He’d made damn sure they were ghosts when they left Tennessee. Bonnie Jo had been in prison at the time. She shouldn’t have even known they were gone. “I don’t know. I left no trace of us between here and Tennessee.”

“So I’m guessing you're not planning a heart-to-heart?” Rip asked carefully.

“Once I learned about her, I never wanted to see her.”

“After I found out she was in prison again when our dad died, I knew I never wanted to either.” Ryan’s hands slipped into his pockets as he glanced at the ground. “That’s why I packed Stella up and got us the hell out — wasn’t about to leave a trail for her to follow.”

Stella’s body sagged forward. “We’ve gotta tell the wranglers.” Her eyes flickered between Rip and Ryan. “If she shows up again, which I’m sure she will like the cockroach she is, they need to know who she is so they can throw her ass out.” Without waiting for the men to agree, Stella marched to the bunkhouse. She crossed the threshold, taking in everyone’s nervous energy, and moved to the table in the kitchen.

They all stared at her with wide eyes, looking for direction. She blew out a breath, shoving the shame of her “mother” aside. The people in front of her knew her outside of Bonnie Jo. They wouldn’t judge — hell, they all came from colorful pasts. She shook her head. “I’m guessing y’all have questions, which I’ll be glad to answer.” She cleared her throat, feeling comfort when she heard Ryan, come up behind her. “But first, y’all need to know who that was.” Rip and Lloyd moved to stand by the sink.

“It was our mother, Bonnie Jo,” Ryan joined in walking up to the dining table. “If she shows up here again, you kick her out. By any means necessary.” He cringed at his words and corrected himself. “I mean don’t kill her, but get her off the property.”

Stella made a face at her brother. Of course she didn’t want the wranglers to kill Bonnie Jo, but her mind was divided. The anger she felt rolling through her was a very different kind of hurt. She’d only felt this way once before. It was when she first started asking about Bonnie Jo, and Ryan finally told her the truth.

“Are you guys okay?” Colby spoke up, breaking the silence.

Ryan observed the tension in Stella’s shoulders, and half shrugged. “I think so, but there’s some things to work through.”

“She dangerous? Or just a pain in the ass?” Jake asked with suspicion.

“I mean she’s been in and out of prison, had a drug problem, but I don’t think I’d consider that dangerous.” Stella couldn’t give them much information, but she at least wanted to help.

“No, she ain’t dangerous. Just... not all there.”

“How’re you so sure? How’d she find you?” Rip asked, arms crossed while his brain worked overtime.

“‘Cause people don’t go ghost for twenty-five years then pop up for no damn reason,” Walker added, solidifying everyone’s suspicion.

Stella looked at Ryan. “I mean, they have a point, Ry.” She fixed her glasses, turning to face him fully. “There’s no way that woman would have been able to bridge the gap between here and Tennessee without someone giving her a starting point.” Her eye flickered over to Rip, who nodded silently to her, letting her know she was on the same wave as he and Walker. “And turning up two days after all of us were attacked? Somethin’ about that don’t sit right with me.”

Ryan stared at his little sister, torn. The seven-year-old in him wanted to believe she’d changed. The fifteen-year-old wanted to believe she meant it this time. But the man he was at 32? He knew better. “Fuck.” He breathed out. He was lost. He needed Stella’s steady head.

Stella saw the storm of fear behind her brother’s eyes. There were very few times she’d seen him truly shaken. She allowed herself to relax. “Look, I’ll go diggin’ and figure out how the hell she found us.” Since she had the least amount of attachment to Bonnie Jo, it made the most sense to her that she would go looking. She turned her gaze to the wranglers. “If she shows up again, you find me, Lloyd, or Rip. Got it?”

The group silently agreed, heading out to go finish the chores they’d been interrupted from. Rip, Lloyd and the siblings remained in the kitchen. They all passed a look between each other. Suspicion and tension thickened the air, heavy like a storm ready to break. The pit in Stella’s stomach was getting heavier as the seconds ticked by.

Stella shifted on her feet. “I gotta go tell Kayce, too.” She glanced at Ryan. “We’ll get this figured out, I promise.”

[kit-middleton]

I am amazed it took until the tail-end of season FOUR of Yellowstone for someone to ask Ryan and Colby if they’re a couple.

They definitely have couple vibes, even if those vibes are pretty queerplatonic.

My idiot cowboys.

[onlydevilsleft]

{{ also… did we know Colby’s last name was Mayfield? found out just now in an article where Denim said he was pissed about the death. likewise fam. likewise! }}

[pottersmiracle]

masterlist 【!】

• Harry Potter

- harry potter - ron weasley - hermione granger - draco malfoy - pansy parkinson - blaise zabini - tom riddle - fred and george weasley - sirius black - remus lupin

• Euphoria

- rue bennett - cassie howard - jules vaughn - maddy perez - kat hernandez - fezco - nate jacobs - lexi howard - elliot - chris mckay - ashtray

• Life is Strange 1 2 True Colors & Before the Storm

- max caulfield - chloe price - nathan prescott - victoria chase - rachel amber - warren graham - kate marsh - frank bowers - sean diaz - alex chen - gabe chen - steph gingrich - ryan lucan

• The Umbrella Academy

- luther hargreeves - diego hargreeves - allison hargreeevs - klaus hargreeves - five hargreeves - ben hargeeves - viktor hargeeves - lila pitts

• The Sparrow Academy

- marcus hargreeves - ben hargreeves - fei hargreeves - alphonso hargreeves - sloane hargreeves - jayme hargreeves

• Supernatural

- dean winchester - sam winchester - castiel - crowley - jack kline - rowena macleod - lucifer - gabriel

• Stranger Things

mike wheeler - jane hopper - lucas sinclair - erica sinclair (platonic) - will byers - dustin henderson - max mayfield - billy hargrove - steve harrington - robin buckley - nancy wheeler - jonathan byers - eddie munson - joyce byers - jim hopper

• The Walking Dead

- daryl dixon - rick grimes - maggie greene - negan - michonne grimes - carl grimes - glenn rhee - rosita espinosa - king ezekiel - jesus - abraham ford - shane walsh

• Outer Banks

- jj maybank - john b routledge - sarah cameron - pope heyward - kiara carrera - rafe cameron

• 13 Reasons Why

- clay jensen - hannah baker - jessica davis - justin foley - tony padilla - zach dempsey - alex standall - tyler down - skye miller

•Slashers/horror

- stu macher - billy loomis - jennifer check - colin gray - ethan landry - [will be adding more i just dont know how to write for some other movies cause i dont know all the lore for them 😭]

•Jackass/Viva La Bam

- bam margera - johnny knoxville - ryan dunn - chris pontius - chris raab - brandon dicamillo

• Pitch Perfect 1 and 2 (i don't like 3 i apologize)

- beca - emily junk - chloe beale - stacie conrad - ashley - cynthia rose - jesse - bumper - benji - pieter kramer - kommissar

The Vampire Diaries/The Originals

-damon salvatore - stefan salvatore - elena gilbert - klaus mikealson - elijah mikealson - rebekah mikealson - kol mikealson - bonnie bennet - jeremey gilbert - caroline forbes - kai parker -

• Avengers (+Loki and Valkyrie)

- tony stark - steve rogers - peter parker - natasha romanoff- thor odinson - bruce banner - loki laufeyson - valkyrie

• Guardians of the Galaxy

-peter quill - gamora - nebula - rocket raccoon - drax - mantis

• ATSV/ITSV

- miguel o’hara - hobie brown - miles morales - peter b. parker - gwen stacy - pavitr prabhakar -

• Youtubers

- colby brock - sam golbach - jake webber - johnnie guilbert - tarayummy - anthony padilla - ian hecox - damien haas - shayne topp -

• Wednesday

- wednesday addams - enid sinclair - ajax petropolus - xavier thorpe - bianca barclay -

• Miscellaneous

- theodore finch - pete davidson - david wooderson - joel miller (show & game) - jake peralta - tate langdon - willy wonka (timothee chalamet) - felix catton - oliver quick - joe goldberg - spencer shay - freddie benson

[will probably update in the future!]

[strangerocsbymouse]

oc — colby harrington 🎱

FULL NAME ;

Colby George Harrington

D.O.B ;

dec. 1st, 1967

PRONOUNS ;

he/they

SEXUALITY ;

queer

PERSONALITY ;

fun-loving jokester who masks a lot of his issues with humour! with a mom who was barely around and general familial issues, he parties and hooks up a lot to avoid confronting his issues. but really, deep down, all Colby wants is love.

MAIN SHIP ;

undecided !

RELATIONSHIPS ;

Steve Harrington (cousin/friend) Robin Buckley (friend/family figure) Dustin Henderson (friend/family figure/fellow club member) Eddie Munson (best friend/fellow club member) Gareth (friend/fellow club member) Jeff (friend/fellow club member) Doug Teague (friend/fellow club member) Mike Wheeler (friend/fellow club member) Lucas Sinclair (friend/fellow club member) Erica Sinclair (friend/fellow club member) Jason Carver † (enemy) Billy Hargrove † (frenemy/situationship) Jonathan Byers (friend) Tommy Hagan (frenemy) Carol Perkins (frenemy) Barb Holland † (friend) Nancy Wheeler (friend) Amber Hargrove (friend) Nellie Barnes (frenemy) Willa Carter (friend)

FACE CLAIM ;

Fred Hechinger

GENERAL BACKSTORY ;

1967-1982 — Born to Donna Harrington and an unknown father, Colby quickly became accustomed to his mother's antics. Though she was a Harrington, her brother (Steve's father) struck it rich more than she did, she was a con-woman. She would often dump Colby with her brother, and take off to Vegas. He's close to Steve because of the amount of time they spent together as kids, but he's a little less popular than his cousin. He joined the Hellfire Club in high school, and became a regular attendee of Corroded Coffin concerts! 1983 — Colby tried really hard to be there for Jonathan when Will went missing, and tried to join in the search party. He ended up very nearly saving Barb during the party, but by the time he heard her screaming, she was already gone. He helped Nancy and Jonathan with looking for the Demogorgon, partially since he wasn't really a fan of hanging out with Tommy and Carol. He confronted Steve during the whole "Nancy The Slut Wheeler" thing, and Steve was surprised to find him there during the final showdown with the demogorgon. 1984 — Getting a job at Palace Arcade, Colby was often looking over the party, and quickly introduced to Billy Hargrove and Max Mayfield. Billy and Colby began hooking up in secret every time Billy dropped Max off at the arcade. He let Lucas talk to Max in the back, and eventually skipped work to help Steve and the kids. When Billy showed up at the house, he was mad when Billy nearly beat up Lucas and then beat up Steve, and refused to speak to him for a while afterwards. 1985 — Still working at the arcade, and still refusing to speak to Billy, Colby spent a lot of the summer mostly alone in the arcade since Starcourt took a lot of their business. He was largely unaware of what was going on until the power kept going out across town. But, rather than join his cousin and friends this time, he went along with Joyce and Hopper to see what the hell was going on around town, ending up at Murray's, then part of the battle of Starcourt later on. 1986 — Colby was feeling guilt for shutting Billy out and never forgiving him before he died, and on top of everything else, his mom was home again, but they were still staying with Steve at the house. He actually very narrowly avoided being a Vecna victim. He was still working at the arcade, but was often popping in next door to see Steve and Robin at Family Video. After Chrissy, Colby tagged along with everybody to prove Eddie's innocence. He'd known Eddie for years, he believed in him the whole time. While the others were in the Upside Down, he took the liberty of staying with and protecting the kids, feeling a bit of a duty to Max after Billy had died. During the final showdown, he stayed in the real world on lookout duty with Erica.

LINKS ;

Spotify playlist Pinterest board

hellfire club divider by strangergraphics © strangerocsbymouse all rights reserved !

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[A BIT ABOUT THE MUN] Pronouns: She/They I am a 38 year old First Nation's woman, from both the Cherokee Nation & Hopi tribe. My goal on here is to give Native American muses a voice, & possibly, if my writing partner is on-board with it, to call attention to issues that Native Americans struggle with.

Rules BASICS SHIPPING: SO I am not anti-shipping but I am particular about it. So IF you plan or want to ship characters please talk to me about it first. I will not ship any character under the age of 21. I am asexual, so if the shipping is desired to be sexual in nature,  please, please please  talk to me first about that desire. TRIGGERS: So sometimes there are things that are more common than other things to trigger people. IF a post has something triggering in it I will post it with a  TWs before the post as to say TRIGGER WARNING. I do ask for writings with me to have the same curtesy. WRITING & PLOTTING: I don't have any specific way I expect people to format their posts. I do pleadingly ask that at least make it more than one sentence and please make it descriptive. Other than that write however you like.I am all for plotting and discussing things for writing together. Just let me know you want to do that and we can go from there. FOLLOWING: I follow blogs that I think have muses that I will write with, be it canon, oc, or crossover. That being said I may or may not be interested in crossover fandoms.  Please Ask.  RATING: This blog is a  mature blog , with mature themes in this blog. I will be roleplaying as characters who are under the age of eighteen but as stated above, all smut will be written with muses of at least eighteen.  I will not be writing with any muns under the age of 21.  This is for my own comforts as I am in my thirty's. Thank you for understanding.

Muse List: [Least ways until the mun gets off her ass & make a card for this blog.] This is NOT the FULL list only the main muses I write for each series.

[FULL LIST HERE]

Yellowstone:

Kali Dances with Fire (OC with the back story of being Mo's niece & his protégé, with a passion for finding justice for the missing Native American women that no one is looking for. She was formerly an OC named Anagali Unole) [FACECLAIM: Paulina Alexis / Wǎgíyaŋ Čížaŋ]

Monica Dutton Long

Mo Bring's Plenty

Angela Blue Thunder

Kayce Dutton

Beth Dutton

Colby Mayfield

Yellowstone: 1883

Sam

Elsa Dutton / Lightning with the Yellow Hair

Ennis

Margret Dutton

James Dillard Dutton

Shea Brennan

Sergeant Thomas

-℘ɛŋŋɛɖ ცყ Naki Nɔki

[colitcomedia]

In the latest episode of Yellowstone (Season 5B, Episode 4), fans were left stunned by the unexpected and tragic death of Colby Mayfield (Denim Richards), a longtime character who had been with the show since Season 1. The timing of his death, coming just days after a series of dramatic twists and high-stakes moments, caught viewers by surprise. But what made Colby’s death truly gut-wrenching was its simplicity—an event that unfolded in a manner both brutal and grounded in the reality of cowboy life.

[ao3feed-johnnylawrence]

Kinktober (2023)

https://ift.tt/TvgzyVj by FelixThePumpkinHead It's my first time participating in Kinktober so enjoy Words: 212, Chapters: 1/32, Language: English Fandoms: Cobra Kai (TV), Teen Wolf (TV), Stranger Things (TV 2016), Merlin (TV), Z-O-M-B-I-E-S (Disney Movies), Mighty Ducks (Movies), Voltron: Legendary Defender, Titans (TV 2018), The Lost Boys (Movies), Barbie (Movie 2023) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: Rape/Non-Con, Underage Categories: F/F, F/M, M/M, Multi Characters: Liam Dunbar, Theo Raeken, Zak Ahmed | Skeppy, Darryl Noveschosch | BadBoyHalo, Miguel Diaz (Cobra Kai), Samantha LaRusso, Colby Brock, Sam Golbach, Daniel LaRusso, Johnny Lawrence, Allan (Barbie 2023), Ryan Gosling's Ken (Barbie 2023), Will Byers, Mike Wheeler, GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF), Wilbur Soot, Scott McCall (Teen Wolf), Stiles Stilinski, Adam Banks, Charlie Conway, Keith (Voltron), Clay | Dream (Video Blogging RPF), Garfield Logan, Jason Todd, Wyatt Lykensen, Zed Necrodopolis, Egon Spengler, Eleven | Jane Hopper, Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Sam Emerson, Edgar Frog, Merlin (Merlin), Arthur Pendragon (Merlin), Jake Webber Relationships: Liam Dunbar/Theo Raeken, Zak Ahmed | Skeppy/Darryl Noveschosch | BadBoyHalo, Miguel Diaz/Samantha LaRusso, Colby Brock/Sam Golbach, Sam Golbach/Katrina Stuart, Daniel LaRusso/Johnny Lawrence, Allan/Ryan Gosling's Ken (Barbie 2023), Will Byers/Mike Wheeler, GeorgeNotFound/Wilbur Soot, Scott McCall/Stiles Stilinski, Adam Banks/Charlie Conway, Keith/Lance (Voltron), Sam Golbach/Jake Webber, Colby Brock/Sam Golbach/Jake Webber, Clay | Dream/GeorgeNotFound (Video Blogging RPF), Colby Brock/Sam Golbach/Katrina Stuart, George Andrew/Alex Elmslie, Garfield Logan/Jason Todd, Wyatt Lykensen/Zed Necrodopoulus, Egon Spengler/Ghost, Eleven | Jane Hopper/Maxine "Max" Mayfield, Demetri Alexopoulos/Eli "Hawk" Moskowitz, Sam Emerson/Edgar Frog, Merlin/Arthur Pendragon Additional Tags: Kinktober, kinktober 2023 source https://archiveofourown.org/works/50412706 September 29, 2023 at 11:12AM

[keep-the-wolves-close]

Movin’ Mountains

Chapter 14: Sound of War

* Pairing: Kayce Dutton x OFC Stella Daniels

* Rating: M

* Warnings: language, violence, shooting, guns, dread, pleading for life, hanging, cutting human flesh, also is Stella a villain now???? Like miss ma'am holy hell

* Word count: 2,901ish

I would love to give credits to @dameronscopilot and @deanscroissant and @lexixstewart for being sounding boards for me during this whole process, giving outsider insight, being cheerleaders, and allowing me to screech at them about things that have happened during the writing process. I seriously couldn't have gotten this far without y'all.

Author's note: Ooo I'm kinda really digging scary Stella ™️ lol. I’m walking that fine line with her, and hopefully it’s done in an understated way and not over the top. I hope everyone is enjoying so far! I hope you love this chapter as well!

Stella dug in with her leg and spun Abigail abruptly, pulling her pistol out of its holster, aiming it directly at Wade. The men’s eyes shot open and they pulled their horses to a halt, kicking up dirt and grass as they struggled to gain traction. A warning shot rang out from Stella’s pistol. Both men jumped to double back, only to be met head-on by the enraged wranglers. “Oh shit,” Wade startled. “Clint go back!” The wranglers split into two groups as if they knew Clint and Wade would run in opposite directions.

With undeniable grace, Stella pushed Abigail to the left, herding Wade up toward Rip’s group. Walker dropped right to force Clint into Lloyd’s path. Clint took off in a mad dash, but his father just had to make a spectacle of himself.

“I'll shoot every one of you sons of bitches!” Wade fired off a few rounds chaotically, missing any intended target.

Stella moved in perfect sync with Abigail, the rhythm of her gallop steadying Stella’s aim. Seeing the older man duck and his hat flip off his head, she roared his own words back at him, “ain't so tough now are ya, Wade?”

In slow motion, Rip and Dude slipped past her. His lariat swung high above his head. He struck it out, aiming for Wade’s neck, and caught him under the shoulders, yanking backwards. Wade flew off of his horse, hitting the ground with a less than pleasant thud. Rip took off, dragging the older man a few hundred yards through the grass and dirt behind him until he found the spot he wanted.

Kayce loped up beside Stella as she holstered her pistol. Words swirled around his head. There was so much he wanted to say, but wasn’t quite sure how. Now wasn’t the time, so he would work through it and talk with her later. Right now they had to focus on confirming 100% that Roarke Morris and Market Equities had hired Wade and Clint. Stella had seen and heard enough to be damning, but it didn’t hurt to cover the bases twice.

Rip quickly scanned the area and found the tree he wanted. Waving over his shoulder he called out, “Ryan, Colby!” He pointed to his lasso around Wade and then the tree.

Knowing exactly what Rip was asking, Colby and Ryan dismounted swiftly and ran behind the tree. Rip tossed the end of the rope up over the split in the tree. Ryan caught it and wound it around a sturdy branch on the ground. Colby gripped Wade’s arms, pulling his body taut against the tree.

Rip stepped in front of Wade. He repositioned his hat, and scanned the group. He found Stella hanging back with Kayce, and waved her over. She’d done well over the last few weeks, up until she ran off last night to confront the problem. Rip wanted to make sure Stella had picked up the message from them about controlling herself, that darkness that bubbled just beneath the surface. This would tell him whether or not she actually absorbed the lesson. She was sharp, but sometimes subtle lessons flew right past her.

Stella’s body stiffened at Rip’s silent beckon. She glanced briefly at Kayce, picking up the unease on his face, and then back to Rip. Her brother standing behind their leader caught her eye. If she didn’t know any better, he looked like he wanted to jump in front of her, taking her place. They locked eyes and nodded at each other. At Stella’s confirmation that she was fine, his shoulders visibly relaxed. She smiled inside at Ryan restraining himself. He was trying so hard to let her stretch her legs.

She handed her reins to Kayce, their hands drifting across each other. She felt his fingers try to grasp hers. A lopsided grin let him know she was okay. With the ease of second nature, Stella stood in her stirrups, and hiked her right left up and over Abigail’s back, dismounting. She fixed her jacket, and walked over to Rip.

Rip waved his hand toward Wade. Stella frowned, but realized he was passing her control of the moment. She took a steadying breath and faced the man they were going to put to death. The thought made her stomach turn, but she knew it was something that had to be done. ‘These men didn’t raise no bitch,’ she reminded herself. It was time to put on a show for everyone that they wouldn’t forget, or have doubts about her in the future.

Crossing her arms, she sighed. “Hey, Wade. Long time no see. How’s your yard?” She smirked at him while fixing her glasses.

“Fuck you,” Wade spat with disdain.

Stella sarcastically clutched at her nonexistent pearls with a gasp. “Now Wade, since when do we talk to women that way?” Her face turned to stone. “Oh wait, I forgot. You don’t give a damn about women, considering you stomped the shit out of one of my own.” She caught Teeter’s gaze, feeling the rage boiling underneath.

The crackling of Rip’s leather gloves as he adjusted them, tethered her back in the present. “We need a name.”

“What name?”

“The motherfuckers that hired you.” Her gaze hardened. Stella could feel the large group staring at her. She pushed down the stage fright, realizing these people — her family — needed to know that she would protect them with every bit of her might and fury.

Kayce focused on Stella, watching her hold the weight given to her with grace while trying to keep balance within herself. He’d been put in this position with Dan. He knew exactly what was going on in her head.

“I saw and heard enough to condemn you,” Stella licked her lips, “but we need it from the horse’s mouth.”

Wade began to hyperventilate. He was quickly coming to terms that he hadn’t realized the danger he’d put himself in. The look on Stella’s mature and scarred face was vastly different from the teenager he remembered. The look said it all.

“I’m not gonna ask you again.” Stella gently brought him back to his current reality. The tone in her voice was deceptively comforting. The wranglers felt a cold chill pierce through them. Stella had an evil in her they hadn’t thought possible. “I’m gonna have Rip start cuttin’ bits off of you.”

Wade’s eyes widened in fear he’d tried to hide. He looked at Rip.

“Don’t look at him. He won’t save you. You’re talkin’ to me.” Stella stepped into his line of sight, commanding the older man’s attention.

“Names Roarke,” Wade choked out. “Market Equity,” he gulped for air, “son of a bitch.”

Stella scoffed and nodded, looking at the ground, “that’s what I thought.”

Wade began to wiggle around in Colby’s grasp. “Let me down.”

Stella’s face pulled together. “Why would I do that?” Wade struggled as Colby’s grip tightened. “We’re gonna kill you, but before we do,” she pointed at their captive, “we need somethin’ back that belongs to us.” In every branded member’s eyes, Wade had lost the right to the mark on his chest the second he signed on with Market Equities.

“You don’t deserve to wear this fuckin’ brand.” Rip stepped forward grabbing Wade’s shirt collar, and ripped it open.

Wade’s eyes frantically searched for some form of savior. He saw Kayce and felt a false spark of hope. “Kayce! Don’t let them do this to me! Please!”

Kayce remained silent, keeping his eyes on Stella. Wade’s fate had already been decided. There was nothing Kayce could do, or would do, to stop the long black train coming his way.

“Stella, Stella,” Wade was on the verge of sobbing. “Please don’t let them do this to me, please!”

“You fucked with me and mine. This is your own doing.” Stella left no room for argument. This was the first time she was openly being invited to be the monster in the room. The power that coiled in her heart from Wade’s fear and her control over the situation was intoxicating. She knew she couldn’t let it go to her head. The balance between the two was a fine line. One wrong move and she would go overboard. Rip made his way over to Walker, giving him instructions of what he needed to do to gain the trust of the rest of the ranch.

Walker stepped up to Wade. The look of hope in the old man’s eyes made Walker sad for a brief second. “Mister, I don't know you. But if you're wearing that brand, you must be a bad man. And if these mοthеrfսckеrs want it back, you must be even worse.” Walker steadied his shoulders. “Karma comes in all shapes and sizes. Looks like it's me today.” He glanced at Ryan and Colby. “Y'all best hold him.”

Walker brought out his knife and began tearing into the flesh on Wade’s chest. The sound of ripping flesh as Walker pulled the skin away from muscle made bile rise to the back of Stella’s throat. Wade’s screaming in agony took over the quiet landscape. Forcing herself to tune it out, she walked back over to Kayce and hopped up on Abigail. She fixed her glasses and set her jaw. This was a part of the duties she’d accepted. She had to get over the queasiness that some of the actions brought up.

With the brand successfully removed, Walker backed up, holding the piece of Wade’s chest limply in his hand. Rip gave a quiet direction to her brother, and he grabbed the rope from the tree branch. He yanked it backward until Wade’s feet left the ground. Stella forced herself to watch. Numbness set in as she understood this was what she signed up for. This was what they all asked for. They had all become meaner than evil. The tide was changing. She was changing.

Her gaze moved to the back of Abigail’s neck. Her breathing heavy and shallow. The wickedness of her thoughts rolled through her. She glanced at Kayce, looking for a tether to pull her back in. To keep her feet on the ground.

He locked eyes with her and silently talked her back from the ledge. Kayce knew Stella was fighting with the need to go after Market Equities right this second and keeping herself in check. There was a way to go about sending a violent message and starting a war. This wasn’t gentle parenting now. This was the patient, quiet before the storm. The silence before the kill. When Stella took a deep breath and squared her shoulders, he knew she was good to go.

Rip, Colby, and Ryan joined the group in front of the tree. The silence that took over was deafening, heavy. The group slowly coming to terms with what they had done.

Rip turned and fixed his hard gaze on everyone. “You all wanted revenge. Well, now you got it. But there's a price to pay for revenge. Now you gotta pay it.”

Everyone hopped on their horses to head home. When it got dark, Lloyd and Walker would take the trash out, and everyone else would get their shiny new brands. Stella wanted to go to the house and sleep for a week, but she knew the right thing to do would be stay and lend support to their friends as they got the ranch’s calling card burned into their skin.

“I need to go talk to my dad. Let him know how things went. I also gotta check on Tate,” Kayce’s voice broke through Stella’s introspection. “You wanna come with me?”

Stella gave the offer a brief thought, watching the others trot off. “As long as we can make it back in time for the branding.”

“We don’t gotta be there for that, sugar.”

She frowned, “yes, we do. We agreed. We’re all in this together. Now yes, a few of us already have the brand, but they don’t. They need our support now more than ever. They need to know we’re there until the end.”

Kayce leaned back in his saddle. In that moment, Stella reminded him of Lee and his tenacity for loyalty to his men. She carried the weight of responsibility like a foreman would. “If you take a nap and let me come get you when Rip says they’re ready, I’ll go with you.”

Stella contemplated her boyfriend’s negotiation. “Deal.”

With Stella tucked in upstairs, Kayce made his way out onto the porch where his father sat. He joined his father in a chair, and sat in the comfortable silence. He gazed out over the rolling hills, struggling to find the balance between peace, satisfaction, and guilt over taking someone’s life. Feeling John’s eyes on him, he finally broke the seal. “They’re all fine.”

“And Stella?”

“She did just fine.”

“But is she okay?” The father and son locked eyes.

“She’s fine. Learning the balance.” Kayce paused, not sure if he wanted to start an argument. “I feel like she shouldn't have to learn that though. You asking her to step into this position has put a weight on her that she shouldn’t have to worry about.”

“I asked her to step up because I know I can trust her to fight for you and this place with every ounce of cruelty she can muster.” John shifted in his seat to be able to see Kayce better. “In case you haven’t noticed, life is cruel and uncaring. You can't reason with evil, son. Evil wants what it wants and won't stop until it's won or you kill it. The only way to kill it is to be meaner than evil, which is what I know I can expect from Stella. That's going to be your last lesson, son – how to be meaner than evil and still love your family. And still enjoy a sunset.”

“He’s right, you know.” Stella’s sleep filled voice floated over from the doorway. Both men snapped to attention at her presence. “Rip called. They’re ready.”

Kayce nodded, standing with a groan. She kept her word about napping, so he would keep his and they would go with the wranglers to be branded. He stepped up to her, and wrapped her in a hug.

“You know you don’t have to go to the branding, Stella.” John interrupted.

Stella leaned back from Kayce and looked at John. “But we do. The men need to know we’re in it. Every part that comes. That we’re there until it’s finished. Leave no doubt in their minds that we’ve got their back, just like we ask that they’ve got ours.”

John rested his hand on his chin, considering Stella’s words carefully. If he wasn’t sure before, he now knew he made the right choice asking her to step up. He nodded and waved them on. “Go on, be with your guys. I’ll watch Tate.”

As the sun fell behind the mountain, and darkness covered the valley around them, Kayce and Stella made it to the old trapper cabin where every branded member had been before. The few that didn’t have the mark stood near the fire, fear in their eyes as they watched Rip heating up the branding iron.

Stella dismounted and forced her tired legs to walk over to the group. Kayce hopped off Tank and loosely tied both horses to the old hitching post they had out here.

“Alright, listen up.” She fixed her jacket, wincing at the discomfort from her sore muscles. “I’m not gonna lie to you, this is gonna suck beyond measure. I’d rather get kicked by a mother cow than experience this again.”

“Again?” Colby caught the tense of her words.

Stella pulled down the corner of her jacket and shirt, exposing the healed scar on her chest. “Yeah, again.” The unbranded groups eyes widened.

Ryan joined Stella and pulled his shirt to the side as well. His brand a lot more pink than hers. “I second that.”

Colby’s eyes bugged out. “When did that happen?”

“Right after Stella was followed.”

Stella could see Rip becoming agitated off to the side and decided to rein them in. “Anyway, it’s gonna suck, but we’re here to help patch you up when it’s done. Everything will be fine after the iron is off you. I promise.”

Kayce stepped up next to Stella and her brother. “Since our skin is more sensitive than a cows, it won’t take as long. We all signed up for it. This is the price for getting revenge.”

Rip pulled the branding iron out of the flames, red hot and sizzling. “Teeter, you’re up first. You ready?”

Ryan handed the pink haired woman a belt to bite down on. “You’ll need it so you don’t crack those pearly whites of yours.”

Stella placed herself right next to Teeter. She held out her hand for the woman to grab. “Just don’t break my hand, that’s all I ask.”

Teeter gave an uncomfortable smile, and gave a trembling nod. She placed the belt in between her teeth, grabbed Stella’s hand as hard as she could, and nodded to Rip. She wanted to get it over and done with. When the brand hit her skin, she saw white.

Stella met Kayce’s gaze over the fire, searching for something — reassurance, understanding, maybe even regret. And she found the comfort of the same darkness staring back at her.

[katiepotatie]

Who I WON'T write for:

I don't really know at this point.. I'll update this post if there is anyone I feel uncomfortable writing for but for now... go for it.

Who I WILL write for:

Daisy Jones and The Six

Eddie Loving/Roundtree

Warren Rojas/Rhodes

Billy Dunne

Graham Dunne

Camila Dunne/Alvarez

Daisy Jones

Karen Sirko

(I'm not good at writing wlw just yet but I'll still write headcanons for now :))

Musicals:

Heathers

Jason 'JD' Dean

Hamilton

Pretty much everyone

(idrk what else tbh so... requests!!)

Youtubers:

Sam Golbach

Colby Brock

DannyPhantomexe (British Gentleman From The 1800's)

Sturniolo Triplets (Nick is strictly mlm)

Celebrities:

Austin Butler

Any djats cast member (within reason)

Maya Hawke

Tom Hiddleston

Movies/TV:

Stranger Things

Robin Buckley

Eddie Munson

Steve Harrington

Billy Hargrove

Max Mayfield

Argyle

Gen V

Jordan Li

Emma Meyer

[below text edited in 3/11/23]

Harry Potter

Draco Malfoy

Harry Potter

Ron Weasley

Fred Weasley [rip lmao]

George Weasley

Maze Runner

Newt

Gally

Thomas

Minho

I think this is it for now but for the thousanth time..... requests!!!!

[onefinem0rning]

Ten Songs & Ten People

Rules: put your music on shuffle and list the first ten songs that come up, then tag ten other people (or more or less)

Thank you for the tag EJ! @hargrove-mayfields

Life’s been nuts the last few days so sorry it’s taken me a bit to reply but thanks for including me 🤗

Stay With Me - Sam Smith

Nothing Wrong - Jimmy Eat World

Let It Be - the Beatles

w.a.m.s. - Fall Out Boy

Try and Love Again - Eagles

Show Me - Bruno Mars

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day

Stand By Me - Ben E. King

If It’s Love - Train

Lucky - Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat

Tagging: I am too shy and too much of a lurker for that, please consider yourself tagged if you’d like to do this! 💕💕

[hawkstincan]

[bunkhouseboogie]

LIST OF YEEHAH MUSES

Yellowstone:

Avery (On her own blog @quietbrokensoul)

Kali Dances with Fire (OC with the back story of being Mo's niece & his protégé, with a passion for finding justice for the missing Native American women that no one is looking for. She was formerly an OC named Anagali Unole) [FACECLAIM: Paulina Alexis / Wǎgíyaŋ Čížaŋ]

Monica Dutton Long

Mo Bring's Plenty

Angela Blue Thunder

Kayce Dutton

Beth Dutton

Ryan

Colby Mayfield

Jake Ream

Gabriel "Gator" Guilbeau

[ZERO SHIPS]

Tate Dutton

Carter Wheeler Dutton

[ON REQUEST ONLY]

Thomas Rainwater

John Dutton

Lloyd Pierce

Yellowstone: 1883

Sam

Elsa Dutton / Lightning with the Yellow Hair

Ennis

Margret Dutton

James Dillard Dutton

Shea Brennan

Sergeant Thomas