#dumb post i guess but i saw this in the store and i was excited
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Chop Top cat! Chop Top cat! Chop Top cat! đ±â
#i saw this at the SoLow in Haarlem#dumb post i guess but i saw this in the store and i was excited#i have no idea how the cat is supposed to wear these bc it had no way of keeping them on?? like?#anyway this should have been my tcm au post for the fan event (which i havent posted anything for yet whoops. ill mass post soon haha)#draw the Sawyers as kitties it'll be so cute#actually ive seen a post before of that but i'll have to find it#Chop Top Sawyer#mine
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is post-halloweekend depression a thing? because i had that. drinking isnât fun anymore, or maybe itâs because i donât allow myself to drink too much. iâm getting old. i slept all week, barely got my homework done and didnât do any self care like thing. then today i skipped class and cleaned my room.
dad has a gf now sheâs over everyday, which is kind of annoying but sheâs my favorite one heâs had so far and im glad to see him happy. its just embarrassing to not be able to get out of bed and have a stranger witness it. my house is small so i canât hide very well. but since theyâve been home iâve been seeing more of my dad, but less of my friends, which is an interesting change.
iâve had some vivid dreams lately. one about skiing in the summer with my friends and another about a guy trying to grope me in class so i proceeded to scream at him and punch him in the face. so thatâs interesting.
i hate to buy things online but i finally placed the orders for a new duvet cover from amazon. iâve been keeping an eye out at thrift stores but i didnât have any luck so im trying to justify buying it.
i need to cook food for jls potluck on saturday. i have no fucking clue how imma do that. also i have an 8 am class tomorrow, so iâll probably go an then take a nap in my car after until my 11 am class.
my sleep schedule has been absolute shite this week so i hope that changes soon. probably why iâve been so depressed. i bought vitamins too, so hopefully that staves off the seasonal depression. usually november and december arenât that bad but jan- march is survival mode. i donât have like depression depression. well iâve never been diagnosed with chronic depression or anything. i saw a therapist once but it stressed me out too much. if i am depressed im very high functioning. i think im actually pretty okay, i have a lot less problems then everyone else around me, so i guess i always feel like it could be worse. although my drawing frustrated me and i can read or watch anything right now. literally all i can do is play mindless phone games. which is actually depressing now that i really think about it.
at least monday was beautiful and beck and lucy and i finally all went to serbens together. i got a hard cider which was dumb since it was like 3 pm. i shouldnât force myself to drink. iâm going to do nothing again tomorrow, and im so excited.
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[a Facebook memory of mine from six years ago today]
(not very exciting) STORY TIME! I wanted an iced coffee this morning so I went to the bakery on the corner, and they make hot coffee drinks but apparently don't have the technology to combine ice cubes and coffee, so they sent me to the store next door, which was called "Eiscafé Kiosk" [Iced Coffee Kiosk], promisingly enough.
So I went in there and asked the kid behind the counter if I could get an Eiskaffee. Now, small problem with the German language: the word "Eis" means both "ice" and "ice cream". I wasn't fully awake yet, so I had forgotten about this.
Kid behind the counter (KBTC) said "Sure thing, let me just finish ringing up these other guys and then I'm on it!" (well, he said it in German, but that was the gist.) I saw a couple of burly dudes at the back of the store trying to figure out which beer they wanted, so I said no problem and chilled over to one side, out of the way.
I was still close enough to hear their interaction while attempting to check out, though. They were speaking some Slavic language to the KBTC that he clearly didn't understand, but I did (if you're wondering how I can understand a language without even knowing what language it is, it's because most Slavic languages sound incredibly similar to me). The guys didn't understand the price for the six-pack they wanted.
One of them kept asking something that sounded like "shest dvadsat?" (again, I didn't know what language it was, but I knew that means "six twenty") and the KBTC was replying "FĂŒnf Euro zwanzig" (five euros twenty), so without thinking I explained to the customer in my all-but-forgotten Croatian "Ne shest, pet. Pet dvadeset"* (Not six, five. Five twenty).
Now, I donât know much Russian, but I guess what I just said must sound about the same in Croatian and Russian, because the guy responded âSpasiboâ to me and I immediately realized he was Russian.
AWKWARD!!! BECAUSE LAST NIGHT CROATIA BEAT RUSSIA IN THE QUARTER-FINALS OF THE WORLD CUP! AND RUSSIA'S HOSTING THE CUP THIS YEAR! AND HERE I AM SPEAKING CROATIAN TO A RUSSIAN WHO LOOKS LIKE HE COULD SQUASH ME WITH ONE HAND WITHOUT EVEN LETTING GO OF HIS SIX-PACK WITH THE OTHER ONE!
But what I had said up to this point was so limited that I guess he hadn't yet realized I was speaking Croatian instead of just badly pronounced Russian! Dodged a bullet, right?
WRONG. BECAUSE I'M DUMB. The Russian dudes passed me on the way out and said something friendly in Russian to me, assuming I must be one of them, and my traitorous tongue replied: "Zhao mi je, ne razumijem ruski"* [I'm sorry, I don't understand Russian] - and the penny dropped. The speed with which their smiles vanished was breathtaking. I might as well have ordered a hot coffee after that, the atmosphere was so cold.
So anyway, that's basically the end of the story except that then the KBTC put some coffee in a glass and added THREE SCOOPS OF VANILLA ICE CREAM PLUS WHIPPED CREAM and presented it to me with a big smile, because that's apparently what you get if you order iced coffee in this godforsaken country.
* (sorry for lack of correct accents, I don't have the motivation to download a whole new keyboard layout just for this post)
#laugh tag#the misadventures of cosmo#langblr#(i guess?)#cosmo gyres#personal#text#also before someone jumps in with a helpful 'correction':#yes the translation of 'Eiscafé Kiosk' is wrong. on purpose.#that's supposed to reflect how my half-asleep brain misunderstood it at the time this story took place
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School is soon RAGHH! This year it is my duty and job to be as weird and friendly as possible but I will not tell others my 3 fav video games in the year 2023 since then everyone will explode my dad is like kylie tell them you play- no...No...i couldnever......hgnghnghngjmk.....unless something idk! But I am super not excited but excited I missed seeing people and walking around and then seeing more people and walking around more and then doing math! Am I excited to do big tests and work now? No!!! But will I make the most out of it yes :)))!! But ya this is my year of being myself now I don't have a creepy stalking nerd breathing down my neck ( So sorry to my old mutuals on my old account who saw me breakdown over that boy! ) and I am still coping with sammie going to a different school but tomorrow im going school shopping yayyy : )!! I probably wont buy much since most stores arent cool enough for me just kidding I am just picky with clothes but this year ill be wearing...BRIGHT COLORS and you know like non bright colors since I am no longer afraid!!! I am super excited to spend my money on keychains and fun little items and be super happy and just listen to music all day and work! My sister called me weird for liking homework and yeah I hate homework but you know what I hate more bad grades! homework reminds me im super smart and plus I am super good with finding answers easily if I ever get stuck!!!! AND ANOTHER THING since ill be a sophomore this is the year of dating for some reason and I am not going to date till college since my studying is super important meaning I am a free man this year and don't have to stress about anything! I am so excited to see my grandma tomorrow she always reminds me im pretty which makes me super happy even if I am like nuh uh most of the time and GUESS WHAT I GET A HAIRCUT FRIDAY!!!!! I don't like doing crazy haircuts minus that one time my hair was super short and I had bangs so ill just be getting a trim and asking if I would look okay with layers :D the women who does my hair is so funny since I talk about horror movies the entire time and school gossip and she always goes they let you watch that??? and your school is insane?!!!!! and im like haha yeah something something drugs something something weird stuff in the bathroom!! But I hope your all excited for me to be myself this year cause I am!!!!! I have been waiting my whole life to be myself and I am no longer scared this summer I realized I live once so I should have fun and be nice and plus people who stare at me cuz my limp and hip are just curious and dumb!!! and people who make fun of others are insecure and probably should go get happy or something yayyyyyy!! sorry for the long post I haven't talked all day minus the 3 short calls I made to my dad :P! ( and my ramblings about my s/i )
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Sweeter Endings
Sugar Daddy!Steve Rogers x Reader
Summary: Still reeling from the financial realities of losing your mother you turn to a lucrative website for help and get more than you could have bargained for.
W/C: 5,325
Warnings: Smut (no minors 18+ only), light D/S dynamics, brief mentions of alcohol consumption, unprotected sex, swearing
A/N: NO MINORS, I wrote this for @donutloverxo 's Sugary 4k Challenge (Congrats!!) I love sugar daddy AUs so I was really excited to write this!! If you like it then please like/reblog/comment I'm all ears! Also maybe check out my other stuff if you want! Cheers!
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The saying âdesperate times call for desperate measuresâ was truer than youâd ever imagined and you found out the hard way. Life had hit you hard last year. You had watched your mother succumb very quickly to cancer. A cold that just wouldnât go away turned into a doctorâs visit turned into three months left to live. Having no one else in her life, the cost of her funeral and medical bills fell to you. The bills outweighing the inheritance you had no choice but to drop out of school.
One year later you were hanging on by threads to keep yourself off the streets without turning to a loan shark or selling yourself. Stocking shelves at a bougie grocery store in Soho by day and bartending in Tribeca by night had you working six days a week. What free time you had you were too exhausted to do anything with. Something had to give or you were going to collapse from the stress, you just didnât know what.
A couple weeks ago you had been casually venting about how broke you were with a coworker when she jokingly suggested signing up for one of those Sugar Daddy sites. You laughed along with her but it sounded better than getting a third job. You had quietly asked one of your roommates to borrow their laptop saying you needed to look at job postings only half a lie, really and locked yourself in your room.
You were just gonna check out the website, maybe sign up and poke around, it didnât mean you were committing to anything, just looking. You remembered first looking at the website once your shitty wifi loaded it, promising âbeautiful and successful people making mutually beneficial connectionsâ. You balked after reading that but you couldnât look at any profiles without making one yourself so you had set to work.
After making your profile you hadnât gotten any hits in about a week so you shrugged it off. You couldnât keep hogging your roommateâs computer anyways so you set off back to work. Your days at the store wore on into endless nights at the bar and you wondered what other options you really had when you had no degree and no experience in any relevant field.
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6 oâclock on a Thursday night, the typical after work crowd begins to roll in. The bar you work in is upscale, classy. Definitely trying to lure in the businessmen that worked in the area and their wallets. It annoyed you to deal with the same type of customers you did at the store all over again but with the high end crowd came good tips so you couldn't complain too much.
It was busier than usual when a group of men in suits walked in together asking for a booth. You saw a lot of business meetings take place over whiskey sours in this place so you didnât think much of it. You tried your best to keep tending to your regulars when a pair from the group came over.
One of the men had deep brown eyes and a sly grin that when split gave you the perfect view of the gap between his teeth. He was confident but he had a kind look to him. His friend had dirty blond hair and a beard that clung to his perfect jawline and youâd be lying if you said you hadnât snuck a second look. You turned your back and continued filling orders to distract yourself when one of them cleared their throat behind you.
As you turned to face them you found it was the blond calling after you. His face held a hint of surprise but it was quickly replaced by a look of amusement as he smirked and one brow lifted, like he knew something you didnât. He was like any other typical customer for you, professional and handsome, probably over-confident in himself. You returned his smirk and prepared your best charming banter. Time to earn those tips.
âSomething to drink for you, gentleman?â You offered.
âWeâd like a round of scotch for the table over there. You donât mind bringing it over, do you sweetheart?â the brown-eyed man asked.
âOf course notâ you answered. Pricks.
âGood girlâ the blond said with a wink. Creep. A hot creep but still. Before you could ask he took his card out of his wallet and put it on the counter for the tab.
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A round had come and passed, soon theyâd asked for another but this time it was just the blond that approached you. You lifted your eyebrows in anticipation of an order.
âYou here often?â he asked. Ugh, not even a good pick up line.
âAm I here at my job often?â You retorted with a playful smile.
The manâs shoulders shook as he chuckled. âSorry you just uh, you look familiar thatâs all. Whatâs your name?â
You supplied him with it and asked him if he wanted another round of scotch. He nodded.
âSmart girl, Iâm Steve by the way.â He laid down his business card which you picked up with a look of challenging curiosity. Steve Rogers, CEO of Shield inc.
Oh. You didnât recognize the name but you definitely knew the company. It felt like a quarter of their employees stopped in for a drink throughout the week and it was prominent enough of a company that you read about it weekly. Play it cool, these types want to feel like an every-man at the bar but still wanna feel important.
You raised your eyebrows again in recognition. âNice to meet you, Steve, Iâll have your round right out.â
âGood Girlâ he winked again at you. Okay so itâs hot, but heâs a total stranger and you donât even know him. Stay on your game.
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10 oâclock came around and things were thinning out slightly, regulars made their way out, awkward Tinder dates and rowdy young 20-somethings made their way in. The party of businessmen was still around but they were hopefully wrapping up after the 2 more rounds theyâd had. Steve approached the bar once more and you preemptively picked up the bottle of scotch.
âWhoa, easy, girl! Iâm here to pick up the tabâ He said, taking out his wallet.
âWhatâs the name on the tab?â You decided to play dumb but based off the grin on his face he knew you were playing with him.
âSteve. Rogers.â He replied, his tone was stern but his eyes told you he was in on the joke.
You cashed him out and left him to sign his receipt so you could make more drinks. You saw him move in your peripheral and turned your head to see his face.
âHave a good night, sweetheart. Iâll be seeinâ yaâ he promised.
âTake care!â You smiled back.
A few minutes later you circled back to collect his receipt and found three $100 bills staring back at you. You blinked dumbly in disbelief, who the hell leaves a 200% tip? Looking around to see if Steve was still here he was nowhere to be found. You had no choice but to pocket the money.
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Another week went by and left you wondering how much energy and concentration it would take for you to just evaporate, since that seemed easier than going to work today. Sadly still in solid form, you punched in at the store and stowed your things in your locker.
Your upscale customer base was a mostly pretentious and successful group of yuppies so even though you were grateful to not be on the streets you were constantly reminded of the professional success you couldnât help but feel that you were missing out on. Stuck instead to listen to incessant whining âis this organic? I wonât eat it unless itâs organicâ.
The upside of this job was that the time went by quickly because you always had so much to do. Plus with how monotonous the work was it was easy enough to zone out. So much so that you hadnât heard someone calling your name and approaching you. A hand softly touching your shoulder snapped you into the present.
You looked up, startled to find a pair of blue eyes staring back into yours. You took a step back and processed who it was. âCEO guy?â Steve?
ââCEO guy?â I thought I recognized you, âbarmaidâ or should I say⊠âstock girl?ââ He joked using his fingers to make quotations.
Now that you thought about it, the store isnât that far at all from the bar, it would make sense if heâs in the area. You smiled and tapped your nametag in response.
âI just came in on my lunch to grab a few groceriesâ looking down at his basket it held some protein powder, some eggs, and one lonely banana. âClearly, Iâm single. But youâd know that already, wouldnât you?â
Your brows twinged together in confusion. What is that supposed to mean?
âExcuse me?â
He edged a little closer to you and lowered his voice âSeekingConnection.com?â
Your eyes widened in shock. The fucking Sugar Daddy site! I forgot about that! Surprise was quickly replaced with humiliation. You looked down and away as you felt your cheeks heat up.
âI donât mean to embarrass youâ Steve placated, âBut I gotta say, Iâm pretty hurt you never responded to me. I sent that message weeks ago and letâs just say Iâm not used to rejection.â He kept his tone light, letting you know he wasnât mad.
âI-I um, Iâm sorry, I donât have a computer and they donât have an app, I was using my roommatesâ computer and I guess I forgot about itâŠâ You admitted.
Steve nodded in acknowledgement. Please say something to salvage this conversation. Please.
âWell,â Steve rummaged in his pocket for another business card. âYou got a pen on you?â
You dug around in your apron and came up with one. Handing it to him you watched as he wrote on the back of the card. He held the card and the pen out to you.
âThatâs my number, Iâd ask for yours but I donât wanna make you uncomfortable, you already look like you wanna sink through the floorâ Not helping, but I do. You took them from him and tucked them away in the pocket of your apron.
âYou do have a phone right?â You only glared at him in response. âWell, if you check your profile, you wouldâve seen I asked you out to lunch, offer still stands. Just text me when youâre freeâ
Should I even say yes? I mean, the winking the other night was weird but heâs good looking and at least somewhat considerate. I mean, itâs not like I had any other intention when I signed up for that site. What the hell. right?
âI⊠usually work mid shifts so I donât know if lunch is doable, they only give me half an hour but, maybe we could do coffee? Iâve got tomorrow off from the bar I could meet youâ you suggested.
If Steve felt pity for you he hid it well behind the wide smile he made when you offered coffee instead.
âThereâs a place around the corner from here, just up a block, you know it? Iâm off tomorrow at 6, why donât you meet me there?â
âSounds like a plan.â He winked at you again and started walking away. What the hell just happened?
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You did end up borrowing your roommateâs computer once again when you got home to look up Steveâs DM. Sure enough, there he had been in all his internet glory. âSteve, 33, CEO. likes: art, conversation, whiskey. Digging around further on his profile you found that he owned several houses here and in Europe, he had a dog that was cuter than he was, and that he was âSeeking deeper connectionâ. All of these things piqued your interest.
âHey, Doll. Saw your profile and I had to ask, whatâs a girl like you doing in a place like this? Kidding, of course. But maybe youâd care to tell me your story over lunch? Your profile says weâre both in New York. - Steveâ Sent three weeks ago. Fuck.
You had texted him earlier to confirm, which is how you found yourself walking up the sidewalk towards the shop with a mind running rampant with nervous thoughts. What if he just wants to feel big about himself in comparison to me? What would I even really have to offer the relationship? A college dropout working two dead-end jobs with no social life. You needed to snap yourself out of it. You were just meeting for coffee doesnât mean anything.
Pushing open the door you found Steve waving at you from a quiet corner. He was still in a suit, presumably coming from work himself. Even the buttons on his shirt looked expensive. You were wearing dirty jeans and a worn pair of work boots paired with a flannel. You couldnât have looked more different if you tried.
âI waited for you to order,â He said. You smiled up at him, only now realizing how tall he was in comparison to you. He ushered you both towards the counter where you both placed your orders. You moved to take your wallet from your purse but he had already beat you there.
âReally? As if Iâd let the lady pay, and on the first date no less?â He said playfully.
âOh, so this is a date now, is it?â You kidded.
Steve shoved his hands in his pockets and gave you that boyish grin and a shrug. The pair of you made your way back to the table and waited for your drinks to be brought over.
âHow was work?â You asked, âWhat exactly is it that your company does?â
âWe offer security and surveillance software domestically as well as international. Stadiums, airports, other government buildings. Things of that nature. And work was fine, thank you for askingâ Steve said with a genuine smile. âHow was your day, doll?â
âOh, my day was fine, more of the same but yâknow,â You answered half-heartedly.
âYou know, you never answered me, whatâs a funny, pretty gal like you doing on a site like that?â
Embarrassment hit you again, this time maybe accompanied with a hint of shame. You were saved momentarily by your drinks being delivered. He seemed truly interested and since he was paying you supposed you owed him an answer.
âI was going to Columbia and I had a pretty good internship when my mom got diagnosed with cancer. She died three months later and since it was only always just the two of us I ended up footing the bill. I was on partial scholarship but between the hospital and the funeral I canât really afford the rest of tuition on top of working for free so here I amâ you explained, âOh my god, Iâm sorry Iâm totally oversharing arenât I? You probably donât wanna hear about a bummer like this, sorryâ
You tried to laugh to ease the tension you thought youâd created. Braving a look at Steve, he looked thoughtful and only a little bit like he pitied you. You could live with that.
âIâm really sorry about your mom, mine also got really sick before she died, I know it mustâve been hard. What were you in school for?â
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You and Steve talked for hours, trading anecdotes of childhood and talking about each otherâs interests. You had a similar sense in humour so you got on swimmingly. The evening seemed to be coming to a close as the night sky sent in through the window.
Being with Steve was probably the most relaxed youâd felt since before your mom was diagnosed. It became difficult to focus on anything but your financial situation and even though thatâs what brought you here in the first place you had managed to forget all about it.
âSo look, us getting together wasnât exactly the most conventional on meet-cutes but to put it bluntly,â He said, âThe CEO life makes it hard to meet real people and it gets kinda lonely, I mean, you saw my grocery basketâ You both laughed at that. âYou need money and I need company, I feel like we could help each other out. Whadâya say? Think you could put up with me?â
You knew what this was but hearing it put so plainly was a little surprising. At least he was to the point.
âSo if I said yes what does that mean, exactly?â you inquired.
âWell,â he started, âWe take care of each other. Let me cover some of your bills at the very least, make it so youâd be comfortable quitting at least one of your jobs. And youâd keep me company, we go on dates, maybe you could come over, thereâs the occasional work event or charity gala Iâd need you on my arm for. Thoughts?â
God I canât even imagine what itâs like to work only one job anymore. Maybe I could even save up and go back to school. Heâs cute and he seems sensible, why not?
âCould we maybe take things slow? What you describe is something Iâm down for but I donât want to make myself completely dependent on you. But Iâd love to be there for you, and I have to admit, the thought of only working one full time job is pretty crazy to meâ You laughed.
Steve swallowed and placed one of his large, warm hands over yours.
âI can do things the old fashioned way, if thatâs what youâd feel good with. I gotta say though, with looks like that itâs not gonna be easyâ he jested.
You smiled shyly and looked away. You both stood to leave and he held the door open for you.
âIâve already got your number from when you texted me earlier but Iâll talk to my assistant about my schedule and maybe I could take you out to dinner this weekend?â
âI um, Iâd really like that. Itâs a dateâ You stated.
âOh, so you think this is a date now?â He jested.
You lightly punched him in the arm and he took the opportunity to pull you closer to him. You looked up to find his face inches from yours. You could smell his aftershave and his deep voice gave you goosebumps when he spoke next.
âI kinda want to kiss you goodnight, would that be okay?â
You could only nod as he shut his eyes and closed in. Your lips met in one perfect, chaste kiss. You sighed and leaned into his hand as it briefly cupped your face.
You broke apart and made promises to see each other soon. You felt like you couldâve floated home as you boarded the subway, caught up in the swarm of newly forming feelings.
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You sat in the break room when your phone buzzed to life, âSaturday at 7?â
You were about to type out a yes when you forgot you worked closing at the bar. Your thumbs moved quickly to tap out the reply âWorking, sorry :/ the pitfalls of bartending. Sunday at 7?â
You were nervous telling him no and asking to change plans. You hated not being able to make things work but you only just met the man and the weekend tips were killer, itâs not like you could turn the shift down.
âAh yes, almost forgot. Sunday works too, Iâll text you the details. Whatâs your address? Iâll pick you upâ
Oh, God. Steve canât see my building! His cufflinks probably cost more than my rent!
âIâll just meet you there, donât worry about itâ
âNot a chance, doll. Just tell me where and Iâll come get youâ
You let out a worried sigh but knew you had to let it go. You sent him your address and went back to work.
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Saturday was maybe the longest day in your entire week, in fact you loathed it. Mornings at the store followed by running immediately to the bar. Last call in New York was 4am so itâs a good thing you didnât try to make brunch plans with Steve for Sunday. But ultimately both your shifts passed without major incident and now it was Sunday and you tried to ready yourself the best you could.
The place Steve mentioned was fancy, you knew that much from a quick search. Panicking instantly upon realizing you donât really have any nice clothes you turned to your most fashionable roommate for help. She loaned you a cocktail dress that was revealing enough to draw interest without giving everything away. You just hoped Steve would like it.
âDownstairs, doll. Silver BMWâ you exhaled. Hoo boy, here we go.
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Steve handed his keys to the valet and rushed around to open your door for you. You held his hand and you clambered onto the sidewalk in your heels. His warm hand on the small of your back as he steered you towards the doors was a comforting weight.
Dinner has been lovely so far, he chose a place that wasnât completely white-glove but was upscale enough to make you feel only a little underdressed.
You joked back and forth with him over the course of the meal, talked about your lives, and even found out you both have a guilty pleasure for cheesy rom-coms. It wasnât until dessert and your third glass of wine came that you realized how much time had passed. You frowned slightly thinking of the early morning ahead of you followed by a long night at the bar.
âWhatâs wrong, doll?â
âOh, nothing I just didnât realize how late it was, Iâve got both jobs tomorrow itâll just be a long day thatâs allâ you tried to wave it off but Steve frowned in response.
âQuit the barâ he stated.
âWhat?â
âQuit the bar. This is your card, Iâve already loaded $3000 on there. Put me in touch with your landlord and Iâll get you taken care of.â He slid the card across the table to you. Your name printed on the front. This got real very quickly.
âSteve, thatâs.â You were in shock, a loss for words almost âthatâs too much, I donât know what to say.â You felt embarrassed taking the money. You knew that was the essence of your arrangement but actually taking his money had you feeling uneasy.
âHoney, this is what Iâm here for. Let me take care of you. Give up your late nights. I wanna take you out on the weekends and youâll need to be available for events. You can stay at the store if you want but quit the bar, you donât need it.â
You took a deep sigh. He did say he wanted you to be comfortable quitting one of your jobs; it's just making the change that scares you. But something about Steve felt safe so you nodded and looked up to him.
âIâll put in my two weeksâ
âGood girlâ he patted your knee and you involuntarily clenched your thighs. He smirked at that but let it go.
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A few months had come and gone since that night and your time with Steve had been great. Only working the one job gave you so much more free time. You'd spent a good chunk of it just trying to form a normal sleep schedule but all the time you spent with Steve made it difficult. Not that you minded especially since your allowance was monthly but heâd showered you with gifts here and there.
They started off small, perfume, chocolates and flowers, or a simple pair of white gold hoops that reminded him of you. They gradually became pricier and more elaborate. Youâd felt guilty accepting it all at first but he was insistent you deserve the best. He had even mentioned you moving out maybe finding a better place but you reminded him you needed to go slow.
Heâd also been nothing short of a gentleman. Out in public at least, youâd learned the hard way that he was an absolute animal in bed. It was becoming increasingly difficult to keep your hands off of him.
Something you had appreciated about Steve is that he never made you feel bad or less than for being broke. Never held his money over your head like leverage. Youâd felt equal to him in all aspects, understanding you had just as much say as he did.
Still, there was a small nagging voice in the back of your head that reminded you Steve is not your boyfriend. This isn't a relationship and he's looking to get something out of just like you are. But if you were being honest you were catching feelings, it was hard not to when the man was giving you the fantasy. You decided to push that voice aside whenever it came up and let yourself be swept away. Maybe that would bite you in the ass but for now you were happy.
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You were buzzed into Steveâs building and on the elevator ride up to his penthouse your phone buzzed. âI have to make a quick call- Iâve got a present waiting for you in the living room.â You couldnât help but feel giddy.
The doors opened and Steve was nowhere in sight but as you entered the living room a bag from Chanel and the Apple Store sat on the table. Oh god, what this time? I swear this man is too much.
You opened the smaller bag from Chanel first and found a beautiful black and white evening bag. It was sleek and simple, very much to your tastes. You were nervous to open the Apple bag, Steve always went overboard. Shakily removing the paper you pulled out the slim case in disbelief. A MacBook Air and a pair of AirPod Pros. The man well and truly spoiled you.
âYou said you didnât have a computer.â His voice came from behind you and startled you.
âSteve, this is too much. Youâre too much.â You swung your arms around his neck and kissed him.
âNothinâs too much for you, doll.â He kissed the top of your head.
âThink you could take a couple days off of work? I just got off the phone and confirmed plans for my house in Nice.â
A trip? France?? Oh my god. How is this my life? You felt so overwhelmed that you grabbed Steve by the collar and brought his face down to meet you in a kiss. His tongue swiped your lips and you granted him entrance. Moaning into his mouth your hands traveled up into his hair, pulling softly and coaxing a groan out of him.
He guided you to sit on the couch and brought you down into his lap. You ground down onto him and felt his hard-on through his slacks. Your hand moved slowly to undo the buttons of his shirt as he kissed down your jaw towards your neck. You sighed softly when he found your sweet spot and started sucking.
He helped you take off his shirt while you got started on his belt and undid his pants. He lifted himself off the couch slightly to move them down to his knees, taking his briefs with them. His cock stood proud and an angry red, leaking at the tip.
âI wanna ride you, I canât wait.â You pouted as you writhed against him in need.
Steve tutted at you âthatâs no way to get what you want. Ask me nicely, baby. Beg to ride my cock,â
You ground down even harder and whined. âPlease, sir, please let me ride your cock. I need to feel you, I canât wait any longer please.â
âGood Girlâ Steve's hands flipped up your skirt and found your panties, ripping them to shreds. They were La Perla and had cost a pretty penny but he didnât care.
He lined himself up and brought you down harshly gripping your hips. You moaned loudly in surprise and satisfaction and wasted no time moving back and forth. Steve made you feel so close and connected to him whenever he fucked you but he still made you feel sordid and dirty. You couldnât get enough of the feeling, youâd gladly chase it.
His eyes were hooded as watched you chase your own pleasure and giving him some in return. His hands kneaded your ass and smacked it just to get a gasp out of you. He grabbed the back of your head and brought you in for a searing kiss that was all teeth and tongue. Heâd nip at you and lick the pain away.
His hips met yours, finding your rhythm and speeding you both up when he gripped your hips.
âCanât wait to have me, you had to fuck me on the couch huh?â Steve panted, âmy dirty girl. So fuckinâ gorgeous.â
You put your forehead against his and went harder, pushing your clit to grind against the muscles of his abs.
âOnly yours, sir.â Your orgasm was building. Steve was a pretty relaxed dom but you still needed permission.
âSir, please let me cum I canât wait any longerâ you tried your best to slow your movements a bit.
âI think you can hold it baby, I wanna enjoy you a little longerâ.
You could only whine in response and tried to slow your pace but his grip on your hips and his own movements pushed you further and further towards the edge. You tried to squirm out of his grasp but his hands only tightened. It felt like forever until Steve finally gave you permission.
âGo on baby, cum for me you earned it. Fuck your self on my cock and cum all over meâ
Your movements were frantic, desperate to chase your orgasm when finally the perfect angle of his cock inside you and your clit against him set you free. You cried out above him and dug your nails in deep.
Steve held you firmly in place and started slamming into you from below, finally letting himself think about cumming. All you could do was hold on for mercy. Moments later he brought you down onto him one final slam as he came inside of you with a cry.
The only sound in the room was both of you trying to catch your breath. You sighed again and collapsed against him, nuzzling your face into his neck. He kissed the side of your face and let you make yourself at home while he caressed your back.
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One shower and two more orgasms later you were both clean and made your way to the kitchen. Steve was gathering the ingredients for dinner when you hugged him from behind. Your head resting against his back. Steve twisted around and hugged you in full. You both stayed like that for a moment until you looked up at him.
You were so content. Moments like this where you were just domestic were some of the best between you. It wasnât about money or material, it was just the two of you making dinner and enjoying each other, no barriers.
âAre you really going to take me to France?â Your voice came out muffled against his chest.
âOf course, doll. After dinner I want you to use your new laptop to buy some outfits for the trip. I left my card in your new purse.â
You lifted onto your tiptoes and kissed his nose.
âYou really do think of everything, donât you?â
âWhat can I say? Iâm a plannerâ he retorted.
You didnât know it yet but Steve was going to ask you to become official while you were there. He wasnât worried in the slightest. In fact heâd never been so sure about something in his life.
#sugary4kchallenge#steve rogers x reader#sugar daddy!Steve rogers x reader#sugar daddy!steve rogers#sugar daddy au#marvel au#marvel fic#marvel x reader#fluff#smut
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Gallavich Week Day 7: Meet-Ugly
And for my final trick: have 1,084 words of post-S11 bickering husbands and introspection, with a tiny sprinkle of angst and fluff.
Read below or on AO3.
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What Those Assholes Know
It takes effort not to slam the cupboard door. It takes effort to pour a glass of water and drink it slowly. It takes effort to turn around, calmly, and look at Mickey rather than, says, storm past him and sulk on the balcony.
âWhat?â Mickey asks.
He's leaning against the doorframe with his arms crossed and staring at Ian with eyebrows raised.
It takes effort to just grit his teeth a little and to keep his voice steady. âThink maybe you could stop doing that?â
âDo what?â Mickey asks.
It takes effort not to snarl you think you're playing dumb but you really are a fucking idiot, you asshole.
Ian closes his eyes for a moment, counts to three. They're adults. They're married. They need to talk about this stuff, and he won't let Mickey goad him into having a fight (likely to end in angry fucking) instead of discussing it like responsible, mature people.
He opens his eyes again and fixes them on his husband. âTelling people that you used to steal shit from the store where I worked and that I got pissy when you punched my boss and took his gun and when I came to take it back you pounded the hell out of me and then I pounded the hell out of you, 'if you know what I mean'.â
âLeast I leave out the part where you were fifteen and sleeping with your married boss.â
He does, and Ian supposes he should be thankful for small favours, but he doesn't feel like being thankful. He feels like throwing his empty glass at Mickey because he knows that Mickey is doing this shit on purpose. Mickey might not give a damn about what people think but he knows that Ian cares, at least a little, and Mickey isn't actually stupid so he knows how people react when he tells them stuff like that too.
And still he keeps doing it, whenever any of their new neighbors or the guys from their pilates class or one of the other security teams running weed asks about how him and Ian met. This time it had been the couple living two doors down; last week it was bartender at the pub they'd started hanging out at when they couldn't be bothered to make it over to the South Side and the Alibi.
âI don't know what the big deal is,â Mickey insists, with dogged casualness. âI mean, it's the truth.â
âYeah, but so is we met through my sister, she and Ian are best friends, and that doesn't make people feel so uncomfortable they start avoiding us.â
âNo one's avoiding us, man.â
âNo? What about Mrs. Jensen on the third floor? She practically threw herself down the stairs yesterday when she saw us coming.â
Mickey scrunches up his face. âThat old bat? You really wanna talk to her?â
And no, not really, since she yaps on endlessly about her dead dog and seems like she's secretly a racist, but: âThat's not the point. Weâ
âIsn't it?â Mickey interrupts. âListen man, if they can't deal with the way we got together, they ain't gonna like us in the long run anyway. Isn't it better to weed out the losers straight away than to waste time playing nice with people ain't ever gonna accept us for who we are?â
Oh. Ian blinks, because put like that...
âI mean,â Mickey presses on, âunless you're fucking ashamed of it or something.â
He still sounds perfectly disinterested, like the topic doesn't concern him in the slightest, but he's suddenly avoiding Ian's gaze and rubbing at his eyebrow.
Oh, Ian thinks again. Okay, maybe he should have seen this coming.
âNo,â he says carefully and with great emphasis as he takes a step closer to Mickey and tries to catch his husband's eyes. âI'm not ashamed, Mickey.â
Not of how they started and not of anything that they are.
Not of Mickey, not ever.
âJust figured it might be easier for us here if we don't go out of our way to tell everyone how different we are,â he continues as he reaches out to put a tentative hand on Mickey's neck and run his thumb over the back of his head.
Mickey still doesn't look at him but he doesn't shy away from the touch either.
âLike, we don't have to be friends with anyone, but it would it really be so bad to be friendly with them? Make them less likely to complain to Melaine when we fuck too loud.â
Maybe it's cheap and sneaky to use that as an argument, but it seems to do the trick â or maybe Mickey's just reassured by Ian's professed lack of shame â because Mickey makes a face, but moves a bit closer so that Ian can wrap his arms around him and put his chin on top of his head.
âI guess,â he mutters into Ian's shoulder â but after a moment he pulls back to stare up at Ian with an intent look on his face. âBut you really think it's worth pretending to be some normal fucking Joe just so assholes you don't give two shoots about don't look at you funny?â
Ian frowns. There's no trace of feigned nonchalance in Mickey's voice now; there's no attempts to avoid Ian's stare. His husband is completely serious, and it occurs to Ian that maybe this isn't just about Mickey and Mickey's insecurities, but about Ian, too, and Mickey's concern for him.
Mickey's concern for Ian, who has tendency to conform to expectations of others, sometimes to the point of losing sight of his own wants and needs.
For Ian, whom Mickey never wants to see make himself small and bland and anything less than himself.
Letting go of a long sigh, Ian smiles, though the shape of it tastes bittersweet in his mouth, and he pulls his arms tighter around his husband and drops a kiss on his hair.
âI guess not,â he allows. âBut maybe we find some sort of middle way? A compromise?â
âYeah? Like what?â
âI don't know. But we can think about it, maybe?â
âYeah, okay.â Mickey sounds decidedly put-upon, but that's just Mickey. He makes no move to break away from the embrace.
Ian smiles and runs a hand through his husband's hair and loves him and it takes no effort at all.
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HEY I MADE IT! One thing for each day of Gallavich Week DONE! There were quite a few times when I really, truly doubted that Iâd make it, but here we are! Iâm exhausted and delighted and I will be having champagne to celebrate now!
(I had thought to play this theme straight, btw, because I love meet-uglies and they work SO WELL for Ian and Mickey, buuuut... )
Massive thanks to @gallavichthings for putting this together yet again! Â The effort you put in to make this happen for the fandom is much appreciated; you are a star! I'm extremely eager to catch up on all the exciting stuff I haven't had time to look at properly yet because I was busy writing my own little ficlets. To-read list is looking great. XD
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Stray Kids Reaction To Their Relationships Accidentally Going Public
@babybouilleâ asked
Hi there ~ ! I saw that your request are open ? If possible can I please have a skz reaction for when their relationship with their s/o accidently goes public ? Thanks :)
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Can do, love!
Word Count: 4,6k Warnings: sorry this took so long, not really a warning bUT YOU GET IT
Bang Chan
âWhat kind of spoiler? You will see it later. Recently what has everyone been up to these days? Iâve been working out a lot. Like, Iâve been eating salads. I want to build up my body-â Chan answered as he read the questions out loud.
Chan and Felix were sat on each their chair in Chanâs studio, talking to the fans via Chanâs weekly livestream. However, you had completely forgotten this. As you and Chan had been dating for almost six months, you probably should know this by now, but what can you do.Â
You knocked gently before opening the door, instantly closing it back up when you saw what they were doing. Luckily, the camera was at such an angle that you couldnât see the door.Â
Chan jumped in his seat, as did Felix. âHold on one moment you guys, I just need to mute our mic for a second.â The older Aussie spoke into the camera before clicking a few buttons. Chan then got out halfway out of frame, to the point where you could just see from the waist down on the left side of his body. From where he was standing, he could reach the door, so he opened it back up to find you standing there with a sheepish smile on your face.Â
âI am so sorry! I completely forgot!â You instantly apologized to both your boyfriend and your friend. As you leaned gently to the side to see past Chan, Felix chuckled, waving it off saying it was an honest mistake. âDid anyone see me?â
Even though you and Chan had dated as long as you had, the public had yet to find out. Originally, Chan was under a strict dating-ban, but after a few weeks of convincing, the management agreed to let you date, but only if you kept it a secret, and if you worked at the company. That way no one would be suspicious of you entered and left the building at free will.Â
âNo, no one saw you babe- weâre good.â Chan chuckled and leaned forward to kiss you, jokingly making kissy noises as he came closer, mostly to gross out Felix, but also because the two of you genuinely found it funny to act like those super-gross couples.Â
âI just wanted to let you know that Iâm headed to the store, you boys want anything?â You asked, but as both the boys said no, their phones started vibrating like crazy. Felix grabbed his from the table they were sitting at, his face first confused, then a look of panic struck him. He instantly motioned for you and your boyfriend to be quiet as he grabbed the mouse and started clicking around the screen. He ended the live.Â
âMate. You didnât mute yourself.â Felix breathed once Chan asked what all the commotion was about. Chanâs blood ran cold as he realized what that meant. You instantly pulled out your phone and went to the VLIVE app to see the ending of their stream, and sure enough. Kissy sounds, loving nicknames, Felix saying you were cute together. It was all there.Â
âI guess weâre official then?â Chan sighed as he looked at you, scared of how you would react.
âOh thank god!â
Lee Know
âYou excited for the set tonight?â You asked softly as you sat on your boyfriends lap. He gently brushed his hands through your hair as he hummed a reply.Â
âYeah, it has been so long it feels like. But when you really do the math it really isnât that bad.â Minho replied, the playing of your hair never stopping. You had enjoyed having your boyfriend to yourself for a while, but you knew how much he loved working and being on stage, so you didnât mind giving him up to his members for a while.
You and Minho had been dating for about a year at this point, but you had yet to go public. The only people who knew were his members, and their management team. Or so you thought.
âHyung, donât kill me!â Seungmin ran over to the couch you were sat on in the greenroom, his make-up perfectly done and his outfit matching Minhoâs. Minho sat up straighter, making you look up from where you had your face nuzzled into his chest.Â
âThen donât give me a reason?â Minho spoke, asking more than anything. Seungmin looked genuinely panicked, and you soon grew concerned for the boy. You had seen him get worried over dumb things before, but never like this.Â
âI posted on Instagram. I didnât see until I read the comments, but by then it was too late- I deleted it, but the fans are too fast.â He stumbled over his words and stuttered, almost as if he had just ran a marathon.Â
âSeungmin, calm down. What was it about the picture?â Minho was now also concerned for the well-being of his member, genuinely worried he would have an anxiety attack.Â
âYou and Y/N are in it.â He breathed and showed you his phone. The screen showed his selfie, very cute picture. But if you zoomed in, you could see you and your boyfriend, cuddling, being mid-kiss. Unluckily for you, the quality was good enough to where you could definitely tell it was Minho.Â
You inhaled a sharp breath of air, and instinctively looked to see Minhoâs reactions- but it was impossible to read him. Was he happy? Stressed? Angry? Sad? Even with a gun to your head, you couldnât give an answer.Â
âI mean..â He started, not sounding very upset. âIf itâs already out there, management canât really force us to keep it a secret anymore, right?â He asked Seungmin what his opinion on the matter was, but he was at a loss for words. You had to side with Seungmin on this one, as it was a thing anyone would be angry at.Â
When all Seungmin could do was stutter out inaudible sounds, Minho turned to one of the managers that had just entered the room. âAm I in trouble?â He asked calmly, and much to everyone's surprise, the manager shook his head.Â
âNo, but just meet with us in the conference room when we get back, so we can talk about where you can go and stuff.â He said, making you and Minho nod.
âThat went well.â
Changbin
You smiled slightly as you smelled the freshly popped popcorn, the salty and buttery smell filling your nose. While humming gently to yourself as you poured the snacks out of the bag and into a bowl, bopping your head to the beat you heard in your head. âBlurry lines, yeah-yeah. So many, so many-â But you cut yourself off as you heard your show begin in the living room. You softly squealed and ran with the popcorn and your drink.
Your boyfriend Changbin and his group was going on a talk show, and you were so excited to see it. You always loved their live interviews as they always felt more charismatic when nothing was edited out.
âTonight on Late Later Latest with Bentleyâą, Stray Kids! Welcome!â The host greeted the boys. They did their intro and got started. The host asked her usual questions, how promotion was going, how it felt being such an up-and-coming group etc etc. After the general questions, she asked more individual question, asking Minho about his dancing (Nat Geo), Felix and Chan about their life in Australia and so on. When she finally went to Changbin, you felt your heart beat proudly.Â
You had originally asked management if you could come to the audience of the talk-show and watch, but they sadly denied your request as people might get suspicious. You and Changbin had been dating since forever, but the public didnât know yet. Management had agreed to let you keep dating, but only if they could expose your relationship at any given moment for promotion purposes. At first you were disgusted with their demands, but you soon understood where they came from, and agreed.Â
âSo Changbin, what would you say motivates your writing the most?â The host asked, giving him a smile as she did so.Â
Changbin nodded and answered, not giving his answer enough thought. âWell, mostly my girlf-â but he cut himself off. âuuh- my members? Maybe my fans?â He stumbled over his words, trying to hide his original answer, but it was too late.
âWere you gonna say girlfriend?â The host asked him in kind of a humoring tone. Changbin then sighed and nodded, this making you choke on your popcorn, sending a few pieces flying as you coughed. You did not expect him to expose your relationship for the whole world to see, this fine Thursday afternoon.Â
âYeah. I guess I have to come clean now, donât I? Y/N, please donât kill me.â He sheepishly smiled into the camera and gave you a slight wave, causing you to smile back at him and wave gently, not realizing he couldnât see you. You then let your and fall into your lap as you giggled at your now public boyfriend.
Hyunjin
While almost skipping, you made your way down the hallway. Taking turn after turn and up and down hallways and staircases, you finally found what you had been looking for. The loud music gave it away instantly as you entered the room.
in the middle of the floor, looking at himself dancing in the mirror, stood your boyfriend Hyunjin. âHi baby!â He grinned when he saw you stood there by the door. He stopped dancing and hurried over to you and picked you up to spin you around. âI missed you!â
You had been out of town for about three weeks, so it was with good reason he said what he did.Â
âAm I interrupting anything?â You quickly asked, praying that he would say no. He shook his head while copying your grin, finally placing you back on the ground. You took that opportunity to get on your tippy-toes and give him a kiss.
You and Hyunjin had been dating for just under nine months at this point, and your relationship was still as blooming as if was only a few weeks ago you went on your first date.Â
At first, you had been forbidden to date, as his idol-contract came with pretty serious and strict rules, but after sneaking around for about half a year, the company finally gave up and let you do whatever you wanted. Hyunjinâs managers were all surprised when you let them know that neither of you wanted to take the relationship public, at least not to begin with. So all the secrecy was completely your own ideas. Hyunjinâs members also agreed to keep you a secret for now, respecting you and Hyunjinâs decisions.
âWould they mind if I stole you for a day date? I was thinking maybe taking you on a picnic right now, and then after we could go to the fair?â You suggested, already having the picnic basket ready in your car parked outside.
âI already told them I would be occupied the day you came home. I just gotta send this to our editor, and he can work his magic or something!â Hyunjin let you know, letting go of your waist to run over to the camera propped up on a tripod. He had been filming a dance practise, something he did every once in a while.Â
He clicked the camera and then sat down on the floor next to the laptop the camera was wired to, clicking a few more buttons. After that he cleared out the room, and you were on your way.Â
The date was nice, you and Hyunjin catching up, even though you had spoken on the phone every single night while you were away. However, mid-date, Hyunjin got a phone call from his leader. As it was just Chan, he put it on speaker so you could listen in too.
âHyung! Whatâs up?â He asked casually, after he had placed the phone back down on the blanket.Â
âHyunjin- did you mean to post that? Cause if yes- hella cute. If not? Iâm so sorry, mate.â Bang Chanâs voice was slightly static as he was talking through a phone after all, but that wasnât what made his statement confusing.Â
âWhat are you talking about?â Both you and Hyunjin said at the same time.
âOh, Y/N, fitting that youâre here too. But you posted the uncut version of your dance practice to our VLIVE instead of sending it to the editor. Everything is there.. Everything.â He spoke slowly, trying to make sure you and your boyfriend truly understood the consequences.
You looked over at Hyunjin for a second, him being just as confused as you were- all before he looked like he had touched a hot plate, his face lighting up in a grimace.Â
âYou! Youâre in the video! We kiss! And say dating! sHIT-â He started panicking.Â
âBaby- slow down. I donât care if you donât. Maybe it was time for us to go public anyways- we couldnât have kept it a secret the rest of our lives, right? I love you, you love me- we can do this.â You spoke in a tone to try to calm him down.
âYeah, I do love you. Weâll figure it out.â He replied after letting out a sigh of relief. You then leaned in to kiss him but was cut off by someone you had forgotten long ago.
âAwwww, you guys! That was so cu-â BEEP. Hyunjin quickly hung up on Chan even though he was mid-sentence, going back to kissing you.
Han
âPlease donât ever get a mustache.â You chuckled as you gently stroked the fake beard glued to your boyfriends upper lip. He chuckled as he returned the favor, gently pulling on your fake grandma-glasses.
âI would say the same about your outfit, but I donât know. This whole grandma look is growing on me.â He joked, you swatting away his hand as he did so.Â
âYouâre weird.â You laughed at him.
You were currently sat in a boot at a restaurant, trying to enjoy a good meal with your boyfriend. As you still werenât known to the public yet, despite having dated for almost a year- you had to play dress up.Â
You were sat in a dated dress you could find in any grandmother's closet, matched with a shawl draped over your head and granny glasses, covering as much of your face as possible. Your other half was in a suit, distorting his true body-type, a fake mustache and a hat.Â
âI donât know, I preferred the costume where you dressed as a woman.â You snickered, making Jisung roll his eyes and chuckle with you.Â
This was in no way shape or form the first time you had dressed up to go out, but it had been some time since the last time you did it. His company didnât necessarily have anything against your dating, as long as you kept it lowkey. You could go public if you so wished, but if you did- you couldnât go on dates on massively crowded spots.Â
âI liked the one where you were not only a man, but a biker!â Jisung cackled at that one. But before he could say anything else, you both noticed a flash of light in the distance. Your first thought was lightning, but as you were inside a shopping centre, you doubted it.
As you both turned to the source of the light, you saw not only one, but two paparazzis standing by the entrance of the restaurant, taking your pictures.
You then quickly looked up at each other, and then making a run for the door, trying to hide your faces as much as you could.Â
Once you made it outside, Jisung grabbed your hand as you still ran, trying to drag you after him. You couldnât help but laugh at the situation, as it would have to look ridiculous to anyone else. An old couple running at full speed down the shopping mall, as if they were being chased by the police? Iconic.Â
Your laugh soon infected Jisung causing him to laugh too, one hand on his hat, the other in yours.
Felix
âOkay, so- No! Iâm not impostor- Iâm down by electrical!â Felix defended himself as he spoke into the mic, discussing with the other players on Discord.
Felix was twitch streaming as he and some of his personal friends played Among Us. They also opted to use Discord rather than the chat that came with the game, when they were discussing.Â
âNah, Felix sus! You know you can vent from electrical to medbay, and then youâre in cafeteria in two seconds, giving you plenty of time to kill cyan, and then leave!â One of his friends argued, prompting you to say something.Â
âNo, I saw Felix do a garbage-task earlier, he safe.â You backed him. You hadnât actually seen him to a task, but he seemed like he needed some help.Â
You loved playing with Felix and his friends, but you preferred it when they werenât Twitch streaming. You were always scared to mess up, or let words slip. Words like babe, honey, or boyfriend. As you and your boyfriend Felix had decided to let the world think you were only friends, it made things a bit more difficult, gaming wise.Â
You had been dating for just over half a year at this point. His idol-company had asked you to date in secret for a while, just to see if it would work out before you announced it to the world- something you completely understood, as it was quite a mess to clean if you had a nasty break.
However, the past few weeks, you and Felix found yourself catching yourself almost revealing it by accident. At this point, you found it tiresome to keep the secret, wanting to spread it to the world so you could adore your boyfriend in public.Â
âOh damn. Unless Felix and Y/N are impostor together!â Felixâs friend tried once again, but just as you had done previously you defended both you and your boyfriend.
âEject confirmations are on. Danny was clearly the other impostor you dimwit.â You chuckled into your mic, making him groan.
âNo, sorry- youâre right. Sorry Felix.â He apologized, prompting Felix to thank you for backing him, but along those lines, a certain word accidentally slipped his lips.
âThanks, babe.âÂ
As soon as the words had left his lips, the chat grew quiet, no one knowing if they were allowed to speak, or if Felix wanted to try and save his mistake. One of your monitors showed Felixâs stream which also happened to show his stream-chat, it going completely nuts.
xxemogirlxx: DID HE SAY BABE?
changbinishawt: IS Y/N HIS GIRLFRIEND?
falixlaa: omg i knew they were dating
And so on, and so forth. You found yourself in complete shock as you leaned back in your chair, your mouth wide open.Â
âOh, screw it. Yes, Y/N is my girlfriend, and weâve been together for a while. Iâm also impostor while weâre at it.â He said, the relief in his voice prominent. As he spoke the last words, he ran over to his friend in MedBay and killed him, finishing the game.
The discord went crazy, all eight of Felix and youâs friends rioting.
âHow does it feel being completely out to the world, Y/N?â You were asked by Danny.
âFeels great.â
Seungmin
âIâm really sorry, Iâm already late for the meeting!â Your boyfriend, Seungmin apologized as he repeatedly kissed your cheeks, nose and forehead, finally landing on your lips.Â
âGo on! Have fun, and say hi to the boys from me would you?â You giggled and tried to squirm your way out of his hug. He finally released you, but not fully as he slid his hands down your arms and intertwined your fingers, slowly stepping away as he did so.Â
âOf course! Love you.â He smiled as he finally let go of your hand, but kept his walk backwards.Â
You were inside the company building at this point, so you didnât need to worry if anyone saw you. You smiled at him and waved slightly until he turned a corner and was out of sight.Â
You and Seungmin had been dating for exactly six months, it being the reason for your date- to celebrate your anniversary. The company did have some words to say about your relationship in the beginning, but after a while they backed off and let you have your fun.Â
Once you were sure he was gone, you made your way out of the building and down to the bus-stop waiting for the next scheduled bus. Two girls were sat at the bus-stop already, waiting for the same bus as you probably. They seemed to have a weird look at you, but you ignored itÂ
Maybe they had seen you and Seungmin enter the building! or maybe you just had gum on your pants? You decided to not give it too much thought. It was only a two minute wait, so before you knew it, you had your headphones plugged in and your phone in your hand. You were about to press the Spotify app, but soon noticed you had received a notification from VLIVE a few minutes ago.
You grew confused as the title didnât mention any specific members hosting the live, but you clicked it nonetheless.Â
Your headphones were soon filled with the cheers and rioting of your boyfriends band members, having the time of their lives as some sat on the couch, and some on the floor. You did however fail to spot Seungmin in the crowd, making you a tad bit confused, but reckoned there was a reason for it. A reason you and about 1.2 million others soon found out.
Just as the boys calmed down and Minho opened his mouth to talk, the door at the very left of the screen opened and revealed a distressed Seungmin.Â
âSorry Iâm late, I was on my anniversary date with Y/N-â He started, not realizing the live had already started. The boys tried to save him as they started yelling once they saw where the sentence was going, but it was too late.
You felt your heart drop as you moved faster than lightning to tap the screen so you could see the comments. They were going crazy, everyone trying to figure out who you were, and if they had seen you before.Â
âDamn it. Well, sorry STAY- I do in fact have a girlfriend, and we would much appreciate it if you didnât go trying to look for her, or harass her in any comment section. Thank you.â Seungmin asked directly to the camera, the comments instantly flooding with nothing but love and support for their faves and their significant others.Â
After the live was over, you found yourself smiling to yourself, happy that no one came with any mean comments.Â
As you were on your way to collect your bag and push the stop button on the bus, you accidentally made eye-contact with the two girls who were sharing headphones. They looked you up and down once more before their eyes lit up, almost if they realized.Â
Fear instantly washed over you, but it was soon gone as they raised their hands and waved and sent you little finger hearts, showing that they supported you. You softly waved back and stepped off the bus.
I.N
You were walking around a store downtown, minding your own business, having taken yourself out on a date. Your boyfriend, Jeongin was unable to join you as he had an early morning practice. You didnât mind though, it had been a while since you got some time to yourself.
You and Jeongin had officially been dating for ten months circa, meaning you were already well into the relationship. His managers never really had anything against it as you seemed to follow all the company rules anyways.Â
Looking at the items in the thrift-shop you were in, a ring caught your eye, instantly making you think of Jeongin. You decided to give him a call to see if the ring was something he liked, and if you should bring it home for him.Â
The ringing of the FaceTime was short before he picked up, lighting up the whole screen with his massive smile. âHi babe!â He beamed. You quickly greeted him and asked if he was busy. When he revealed he had a few minutes to spare, you flipped the camera so he could see what you were looking at.
âI saw this ring and thought it would suit you so well! Itâs not too bold, and just large enough to make a statement. Would you wear it if I bought it for you?â You asked him as you showed him every angle of the ring, even how it looked on you.Â
âOh I love it! It would go well with so many outfits too. You really know your stuff.â He complimented and chuckled. You spoke for a few more minutes before you felt a tap on your shoulder.
âExcuse me?â You whipped around as they spoke to you, the voice belonging to a girl around maybe fourteen years old. You gently placed the screen of your phone against your stomach, not necessarily to hide your boyfriends face, but to be respectful towards the person you spoke to.
âCan I help you?â You asked as politely as you could. The girl soon waved over her friends who were scattered around the store, making them all step over to you.
âHow do you know our oppa?â The first girl asked, almost sounding angry as she spoke. You shot her a confused glance, genuinely not knowing what she was talking about.
âIâm sorry- do I know you?â You asked, in case it was the little sister of one of your friends.
âNo, you donât. But I saw your phone and you are talking to our I.N-oppa!â She was almost throwing a tantrum at this point, and you had no idea what to say or do. You tried stuttering out a reply, but you found your mouth gaping and closing, like the one of a fish.Â
Muffles sounds suddenly came from your stomach, making both you and the girl look to your phone. You gently pulled it back out so you could see the screen. âY/N, babe! Let me talk to them okay?â He suggested, having heard the entire conversation. You turned your phone around, but you didnât let the girl hold it on her own, scared that she would run off with it.Â
âHi! Nice to meet you! Iâm Jeongin, and this lovely girl you are talking to is a good friend of mine, so I would really love it if you stopped being upset with her, and rather left her alone, okay?â Jeongin spoke to the girls, trying his best to come across as kind and sweet, even though he hated how they had treated you.Â
âOf course! But.. Is she your girlfriend?â The main girl asked, causing you to shake your head no, at the same time Jeongin sighed and confirmed you were. You felt your breath hitch and a smile creep up on your face.
âShe is, but since weâre best friends now, you guys wonât tell anyone right?â He continued in the same baby-ing voice. Almost all of the girls agreed. All but one.
âToo late? I am so sorry!â She started sheepish, and ended in a panic. Apparently she had been filming the conversation and instead of stopping the filming when Jeongin asked them to keep it a secret, she had stumbled and uploaded it to twitter istead. Posting it to her hundreds and thousands of followers already.Â
Both you and Jeongin stood there silently for a second before you flipped the phone around and agreed that you should stop by the company building to do some damage control.
âIâll see you there. Love you, bye.â You said and hung up. You gave the girls a half-assed smile and picked up the ring to go pay.
That took so long I am genuinely so so so so so sorry x
I hope you liked it tho!
-Bentley
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Must Have Been The Wind [A.B.]
A/N: Soooo my requests are closed but I still get some and an anon sent me a good one that stuck in my brain and I ended up actually writing it anyway lol. Iâll link the post here once Iâm not too tired to look for it again. Anyway, this is based off a song by Alec Benjamin, enjoy.
Word count: 2755
Warnings: Abusive boyfriend
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âWhat the hell?â Anthony mumbled to himself and rubbed the sleep out of his eyes.
The loud noise that had woken him up echoed through the building again. It was glass shattering. Whatever was going on, it was happening in the apartment above his. The digital clock on his bedside table shone dark red numbers that read 3:05, and he groaned as he pushed the covers off his body and sat up.
At first, Anthony thought someone might have dropped glasses or plates, but the sound was much louder. It wasnât an object being dropped, it was something being thrown. Knowing he wouldnât get back to sleep immediately, Anthony got up and yawned on his way to the kitchen. A dim light was still on, he had forgotten to turn it off before going to bed, but now he was thankful he could see the layout of his unfamiliar apartment.
He was renting the place even though he had just bought a brand new apartment that was at least twice as big. The day he sold his old place, a water leak and gas problem arose in his new building. For a moment, Anthony had thought he was cursed, but with some help he managed to find this place to rent and he didnât even have to spend a night in a hotel.
It was a temporary solution, so he was okay with having only two bedrooms and a rather small kitchen. It wasnât like heâd have his family coming over any time soon. Maybe the neighbours were a little crazy breaking stuff at ungodly hours, but with a glass of water and ear plugs Anthony would get right back to sleep.
He stopped dead in his tracks when the sound of glass shattering was replaced by a cry. His glass got abandoned on the kitchen counter while he tiptoed to his front door, trying to catch any other noise.
The voices turned clearer as the yelling grew louder, it wasnât enough for Anthony to understand what they were saying, but he could tell there was a girl crying while arguing with a man. There was no way he could go back to bed now. What was he supposed to do?
Should he try to go up there? Was calling the police a better idea?
His dilemma ended when a door slammed upstairs. Quickly, Anthony glued his eye to the peephole to see anyone that might walk past his door. This cursed building didnât have an elevator, so if someone was leaving heâd see them. The light in the corridor was off, but with the moon shining bright outside it wasnât completely dark.
As the stomping of feet got closer he caught the silhouette of a man heading out. A minute later, the sound had faded and the entrance door had slammed shut with the noise Anthony was getting accustomed to.
He stepped back and grabbed a hoodie from his bedroom, pulling it over his head to hide his bare chest. Dressed in a little more than just sweatpants, he hurried to find shoes, grabbed his keys, and slipped out of his apartment.
When he got to the second floor the faint sound of a girl crying directed him to the right door. He lifted his hand to knock but hesitated for a second. What if he got the wrong place and bothered someone at three in the morning?
Deciding that someoneâs safety was more important than getting in trouble with his neighbours, Anthony quickly shook his head and gave the door a couple of loud knocks. He heard shuffling on the other side, followed by footsteps, and eventually a slight creak.
âCan I help you?â The girl opened the door just a crack.
She had a sweater zipped up all the way to her chin, and her eyes were a little swollen, but in the darkness it was hard to tell she was crying for sure. Her voice seemed steady enough as far as Anthony could tell from that short sentence.
âHi, sorry, um I know itâs super late,â he shuffled from one foot to the other nervously. If only he had thought about what to say before knocking. âIâm Anthony, I live right downstairs, I just heard some noise and stuff⊠I wanted to make sure everythingâs okay?â
âUh, yeah? I didnât hear a thing, sorry,â the girl pulled the sleeves of her sweater down to cover her hands.
âCould have sworn it came from up here,â he played dumb to insist a little more, but she was quick to shut him down.
âMust have been the wind or something,â she shrugged. âThanks, I guess, but uh, I should go,â
âRight, yeah, sorry I bothered you,â he murmured and stepped back before she quietly closed the door.
Anthony didnât get a minute of sleep that night. Mat chirped him for his slow reactions when he practiced in the morning, but he had bigger things to worry about. Was that girl really okay? Or did she just tell him lies so that he wouldnât intrude?
None of it sat right with him, but he was limited in his options, so he promised himself heâd keep an eye out for her as much as he could.
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A week passed before anything happened again.
Anthony was on his way home from a game, still dressed in his game day suit and ready to crash into his bed. Even the adrenalin of the win couldnât keep him up for much longer. He was half asleep as he walked up to the building, his keys out to get through the main entrance. Now that he had cooled off, his legs ached and he almost groaned at the thought of the stairs.
âTwo more weeks,â he muttered to himself.
He was about to continue complaining out loud to himself when he spotted her. If he had paid attention he would have noticed the couple arguing way earlier. The man had a tight grip on her forearm, and he didnât even notice the way her eyes flickered over to Anthony as he continued speaking.
âI told you not to fucking-â
âEverything okay?â Anthony spoke up loudly enough to startle the man.
âMind your fucking business.â He turned around, but the hockey player was taller and obviously stronger, so he didnât even look at him.
Instead, he stared at his upstairs neighbour and waited for her to answer.
âFine,â she rubbed her forearm, soothing the red skin. He nodded in response but didnât make a move, his bag still hanging over his shoulder.
âWeâre not done.â The other man grumbled when he saw Anthony had no intention of walking up to his apartment until they moved too.
He stomped out, the noise matching what had resonated in the corridor the first night Anthony heard them fight.
âSo, am I at least going to get your name?â He walked towards the stairs with her, letting her walk up first.
âCarrie,â she told him, taking the stairs two at a time. Anthony cursed in his head as he kept up with her, his legs burning from all the skating and a nasty fall.
âWell Carrie, if you ever need anything, I live right here, okay?â He motioned towards his door and she nodded.
âThanks,â she glanced down at the floor as she said it, not even waiting for his reply before dashing for the stairs and heading back to her own place.
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The next morning was nice for Anthony. The weather was beautiful, he didnât have practice, and all he had to do was go for a walk and get himself a nice coffee to enjoy his day off. The park near his building was a little crowded, it was a Saturday after all, families walked with kids running back and forth, people walked their dogs, others jogged.
The little kiosk at one of the intersections didnât look like much, but Anthony had found out the day he had to move here that their coffee was some of the best in the city.
Carrie seemed to know that too, because he spotted her a few feet away on one of the benches. She was alone, taking in the way the sun shone through branches and onto the grass.
âCan I sit?â Anthony asked, and she looked up at him.
âSure,â She slid over to make space on the bench.
âI donât mean to overstep,â he began while racking his brain for the right thing to say. âAnd I donât need to know whatever it was that happened when I heard that noise, or what was going on last night, but if you ever need absolutely anything, my doorâs always open for you.â
âItâs fine I swear, heâs not as bad as it seems,â Carrie dismissed him and he scoffed.
âWell not as bad doesnât mean ânot badâ so even if you just need a friend or whatever, Iâm around,â he reiterated to make sure she wouldnât hesitate if she was ever ready to ask for help.
âThanks, Anthony,â she felt the corner of her lips itch to curl up while he leaned back.
âNot running away today?â He took in the people moving in front of them, resting his paper cup on his thigh.
âNot today,â Carrie smiled and took another sip of her coffee.
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Only one more week before Anthony could move out.
Some of his things were still packed, a few boxes were stored in his garage in his new building, others were stacked in his spare bedroom and the rest would have to be repacked this weekend for him to finally vacate this apartment. He was excited to settle into his new place, he was somehow enjoying the whole decorating thing.
The only thing that bothered him was leaving Carrie. What was he supposed to do, leave her there and never come back? He couldnât just turn his back with what he knew. She was the only thing on his mind day and night. Anthony couldnât remember his dreams in the morning, but he was often convinced they had been about her.
The one thing that definitely wasnât a dream was the loud knock on his door that night. 4:32am. It had to be Carrie.
Anthony jumped to his feet with a groan and rushed out of his bedroom. âFuck,â he cursed as he slammed his shoulder into the door frame, not slowing down for a second until he reached the front door.
He threw it open and Carrie stumbled in, shaking and sniffling. Her arms were wrapped around herself and she hurried to make sure the door was closed.
âWhat happened?â Anthonyâs eyes widened when he took in her panicked state. She barely looked up at him and cried harder, so he realised now wasnât the time for questions. âHey, hey come here,â he pulled her closer and wrapped his arms around her. âYouâre safe, itâs okay, youâre safe here.â
Carried leaned against his chest, biting her lip and shaking with quiet sobs. Her whole body was trembling, Anthony was the only reason she was standing, so he slowly walked over to the couch with her in his arms and sat down. He had managed to hit a light switch on his way to make a warm light illuminate the living room.
âSorry, itâs so late,â she eventually whispered, but he pulled away and shook his head.
âDonât apo-â Anthony started but cut himself off when he got a good look at her face. âWhat happened?â His tone was nowhere near soft this time, his jaw was clenched and he was ready to run up the stairs to break her boyfriendâs face.
A purple bruise was blooming on her cheekbone, and the skin had split so a little bit of blood seeped out of the wound.
âI-â Carrie tried to talk, but another sob shook her chest and she looked down instead, hiding herself.
âCarrieâŠâ he reached out for her hands. âDid he do this?â
âYes,â her answer was barely above a murmur, and he took a deep breath to calm down.
âLet me take a look,â he cupped the uninjured side of her face and guided her to tilt her head until the light hit the forming bruise on her cheekbone. âIâll find something to put on that, okay?â Anthony dropped his hands and she avoided his eyes.
He found everything heâd need in his bathroom pretty easily. He was used to being injured, so he came back to the living room with a cream for the bruise and an ice pack.
âTell me if it hurts too much,â He said as he sat next to her and pushed a little bit of the product out on the tip of his fingers.
Careful not to press too hard, Anthony rubbed it over the bruise and made sure it was mostly absorbed before holding the ice pack to her face. It wouldnât really ease the pain but it would at least reduce the swelling.
âI got it,â Carrie took it from him to keep it to her cheek.
âOkay, you need anything else?â He let her gather her knees up to her chest, resisting the urge to pull her into a hug again. He wished he knew how to comfort her, but she clearly needed her space.
âIâm okay, thank you,â she shook her head no and focused on slowing her breathing. It was hard with the mess in her head after everything that happened. She felt weak and pathetic, she had never been so vulnerable in front of someone, and maybe it was time she opened up but she couldnât bring herself to say anything more.
âIs he still upstairs?â Anthony probed, trying to figure out what to do, at least for the immediate future.
âProbably,â Carrie shrugged, wiping tears out of her eyes.
âYou can stay the night, Iâve got a spare bedroom.â He offered, written worry all over his face when she glanced up at him.
âI donât want to be a burden to you,â she turned him down, but he wouldnât let her leave when she wouldnât be safe.
âStop that,â he nudged her foot gently. âIâm not going to let you go back up there, just stay. Do you want tea? Chamomile is good for sleep,â
âUm, yeah, please,â Carrie gave in with a sigh. There was no point in fighting him, and deep down she knew he was right. Now that she had woken him she couldnât leave and just let him worry.
âBe right back,â He put a hand on her knee as he got up and went to boil some water.
When he came back with both steaming mugs, Carrie had helped herself to the tissues on his coffee table to dry her tears and it looked like she had calmed down a little.
âCareful itâs really hot,â Anthony set the mug down in front of her.
âThank you.â
They sat in silence after that. Anthony was done pushing, she was next to him and he was keeping her safe, he didnât need more than that. The night had been traumatic enough for Carrie, so he didnât want to add to it.
Small sips of burning liquid eventually turned to larger gulps of warm tea until both mugs sat empty on the table. Carrie had stopped shaking, and the heat of her drink had helped her warm up. The ice pack was mostly melted against her cheek now, but it was still cool and her cheek was burning underneath it.
âWanna go to bed?â Anthony eventually whispered, pulling her out of her thoughts. She stopped staring at the black screen of the TV to turn to him, nodding slightly.
The bed in the guest room was made, and the sheets still smelled like fresh laundry. Anthony looked into the mostly empty closet for a few things, and while Carrie slid under the covers he brought an extra blanket to lay on top of it.
She settled quietly, curled for extra warmth while the melted ice pack sat on the nightstand. Anthony took it as his cue to leave, but he stopped once he reached the door.
âCarrie?â He turned to look at her, a hand on the door knob.
âYeah?â She wondered what else he was going to say, and her heart warmed when she heard his words spoken with unwavering certainty.
âI donât care what I have to do, but Iâm not going to let that happen again.â
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the novelty of lines | tom holland
summary: being trapped with your boyfriend in a bookstore can go many different ways. good and not so good. like getting hit on by a stranger. but does that really matter if tom knows exactly what to do?
pairing: tom holland x reader
word count: 2229
warnings: language, fluff
a/n: if this doesnât get deleted again, iâll buy everyone ice cream *laughs through the pain* sorry to anyone who might have already come across the first post:/ this is my first submission to @hollandsrecsââ âs 1k bingo writing event! go check out her amazing fic recs!Â
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The echo of another thunder bellowed through the streets, making you shudder and lean into Tom for a sense of safety. His hand grazed your waist and you nuzzled yourself further into his body. âYou okay?â You looked up to worried brown eyes and nodded once.
âIâve always thought being stuck in a bookstore could be quite romantic. Turns out it has some Purge potential too.â
His chuckle conjured a small smile on your lips and you felt him trace tiny shapes into your skin. âWell, the rain does add something,â he said and you hummed. Letting go of your waist, you were turned to face him. âHow about you go look for that book we came for, and Iâll go check out some new books they got in the back? We can meet in a few and when the storm is over, we can go grab some coffee. Sounds good?â
You nodded affirmatively and the twinkling in your eyes made his heart melt. âAdd some baked goods and you got yourself a happy girlfriend.â Pressing a soft kiss on your lips, you both parted ways and with a fuzzy heart, you watched as Tom disappeared behind a shelf before you started your own quest of finding the newest book of your favorite author. Thanks to an abundance of afternoons spent in this place, you naturally navigated toward a table in the middle of the room that most likely contained what you were looking forâand your inner compass didnât disappoint. It only took a few seconds until your gaze fell on the familiar name and a smile curved around your lips. Picking up the hardcover, you tugged a few strands of hair behind your ear and examined the paperback in awe.
Unbeknownst to you, your little gesture had caught the attention of a guy your age and invited him to come talk to you. It took you by surprise, but he was polite, so you let yourself have an easy five minutes conversation until he started to hit on you.
Tom was just rounding the corner again when he heard a familiar laugh. He immediately recognized your fake laugh and it made him stop in his tracks. Peering around the corner, his eyes landed on a guy chatting you up. Knowing exactly what was going to happen to the poor guy shooting his shot, he leaned against the wall to enjoy the show for a second.
âSo what is a pretty thing like you doing here all by herself?â The guy asked with a smirk pestering his lips.
You eyed him and cocked your head to the side. âWhere?â
Taken aback, he stared at you for a moment. âUhm, you know, here.â He laughed awkwardly and Tom smiled to himself.
Acting like the light bulb over your head lit up, you replied, âOh, you mean in Chicago?â
Tom had to stifle his laugh as the confused guy ran his hand through his hair. The interaction was painful to witness, but it brought up sweet memories. This was exactly what you did when the two of you had first met in London. You were in a coffee shop and Tom was hitting on you, hopefully, a bit smoother though, and in response, you acted slow and dull like you were doing at the moment. Tom, of course, saw right through and called you out on it. He remembered you only laughed and didnât hesitate to call him out on his crap too, and that was the start of a beautiful friendship. It didnât take long for you two to start dating after.
But in contrast to Tom, the guy didnât seem to pick up on your way to cease the conversation and tried his last sprinkles of luck. âS-SureâŠAre you here often?â He hinted and once more, you feigned confusion.
âYou mean at the bookstore?â
For a second, you swore you saw his spirit left his body. But he was determined to keep going. âChicago, bookstore, same thing, right?â He let out a forced laugh and you couldnât help but smile amusedly. You did have to give him some credit for the effort.
âHmm. I live in Chicago, so yeah.â His eyes lit up and you felt bad for leading him on, thus deciding to end this talk as fast as possible.
âSweet, so chances are high that we will meet againâŠright?â He asked suggestively and you decided to top it off with the sweet cherry of obliviousness.
âNo silly, I donât live in the bookstore, so I guess the chances are pretty slim.â Tomâs eyes widened and he had to cup his mouth to silence his laugh. The guy stared at you dumbfounded and you were almost certain he would leave now. To your luck, that was not the case.
âYou can always give me your address?â He tried again and that was Tomâs cue to walk up to you. Wrapping an arm around your waist, he gave the baffled guy a meek smile.
âSorry, pal. She lost the piece of paper that has her address on it.â Glancing to him with wide eyes, you forced a quizzical smile and Tom grinned back broadly. âReady to go, darling?â You hummed and turned around to walk away. Looking over your shoulder again, you gave the guy an apologetic smile and lifted your shoulder in a shrug before wandering off with Tom.
When you were out of his earshot, you halted and pointed at the prominent smirk on your boyfriendâs face. âYou asshole.â He pursed his lips amusedly.
âWhat a cute pet name.â
âYou were listening to our conversation,â you accused and he shrugged.
âPossibly.â
You gasped and narrowed your eyes at him. The corner of your lips, however, quirked up and you had to hit his shoulder in response to his cocked brow. âYou couldâve saved me earlier!â
Tom snickered. âBut whereâs the fun in that, darling?â
Pouting, you turned your back to him and feigned interest in some of the books displayed on the table in front of you. Suddenly, two arms snaked around your waist, and you were pulled backward, prompting you to squeal in surprise. âTom!â
He whispered into your ear, âShhh, Iâm trying to be a romantic asshole right now.â He dragged you to the very back of the store where he usually spent most of his time, so you genuinely expected him to simply show you a new book he found. Just in his very dramatic own way. When he let you go and you were planted on steady feet again, you whipped around to face him.
âNot cool.â You jabbed your finger into his chest and he rolled his eyes at you.
Pecking your nose, he stepped aside and revealed a big purple velvet blanket placed neatly in the corner of the store. It was covered in mismatched pillows of all colors, and Tom watched carefully as your eyes widenedâfairy lights reflecting in them. You stepped forward and picked up one of the two white mugs that carried the soft smell of hot chocolate. Â âDid you do this all by yourself?â You asked, your words laced with every inch of surprise you felt at the moment.
He nodded proudly. âHannah didnât mind, so I thought, why not make your romantic bookstore dreams come true.â He shrugged casually, but you could see that he was just as excited as you were. âYou like it?â
You placed the mug on the ground and faced him. âDo I likeâTom, I love it! This is the sweetest thing anyone has ever done for me. I still canât believe it.â Your eyes were twinkling with joy, resembling a starry night sky, and he couldnât believe how beautiful you were. Softly pulling you forward, you pressed your lips on his and the sweet taste made his heart flutter. You pressed him closer and closer, fingers threading through his soft curls while his hands roamed your sides. Gently pulling away again, you giggled at the dreamy look on his face and grabbed his hand. Once the two of you were seated on the soft blanket, hidden away from the rest of the store due to the big shelves, you were quick to bring the mug up to your lips to get a taste.
Mirroring your action, a strong swirl of chocolate enveloped Tomâs tongue and spread warmth down his throat. You moaned at the sweetness and let your head fall back. âThis is too good.â Tom agreed and picked up the book you were still holding in your hand. Reading through the synopsis on the back, a small smile edged around his lips and you giggled. âTom, thatâs a thriller about a guy who goes on a killing spree. Why are you grinning like a psycho?â
He let out a brief laugh. âIâm not laughing because of the book.â He tossed it on your lap. âI just canât stop thinking about how you did the exact same thing when we first met. You know, with the acting slow.â
The fact that he remembered made you smile and you lifted your shoulder in a half shrug. âI do it with everybody who hits on me.â
âLike a bit?â He asked curiously and took another sip from his mug.
You cocked your head to the side and thought about it. âKinda. You really have no other choice when guys come up to you with the dumbest lines. Itâs a default setting.â
Feigning offense, he slapped his hand on his chest. âI beg to differ! I did not say a dumb line.â
âProbably not the dumbest line Iâve heard.â You brought the mug up to your lips. âBut very dumb nonetheless.â Tom furrowed his brows and pouted at you, making you giggle. âDo you remember what you said?â
His gaze averted to the ground for a second, but he shook his head. âNoâŠBut it couldnât have been any dumber than what he said.â Tom jabbed his thumb over his shoulder and you grinned.
âIf only you knewâŠâ you trailed off teasingly and he leaned forward.
âWhat was it?â
You hummed and shrugged playfully, making him grab your mug and set it aside with his own. âY/N Y/L/N, tell me how I made a fool of myself the day we met.â You had to bit your bottom lip to cease the smile, but that gave Tom the last push to lean forward and tackle you to the ground, fingers attacking your sides and the sound of your laughter seeped through the quiet bookstore.
âT-Tom! S-stop itâTom, I mean i-it,â you coaxed out and Tom leaned down to your ear.
âAre you going to tell me what I said to you that day?â Reluctantly, you nodded. His hands left your side and you sat up while the last bits of your hysteria died down. Dramatically wiping away some tears, you shuffled forward and placed your arms on his shoulder to lock your fingers behind his head. His eyes locked with yours and he waited in anticipation as you fought with your lopsided grin. You cleared your throat for suspense.
âOn the day we met, you came to my booth, and sat down. Then you looked me straight in the eye and asked me Are you from England? âCause I can really see a queen in you.â
You watched as Tom internally broke down from the crippling cringe. He was blushing madly and the tip of his ears were bloodshot red, making you giggle and press a quick kiss on his warm cheek. When you wanted to pull away, he wrapped his arm around your shoulders to nuzzle his head in the crook of your neck. âI canât believe I said that,â he mumbled and you laughed.
âDonât be too hard on yourself. It couldâve been way worse.â He leaned back to look at you.
âOh yeah? How? I canât see a way to outdo that. Itâs really bad, Iâm surprised you didnât die of a stroke that day.â
âBet. Harrison once came up to me all excited to read me a pickup line he found on Buzzfeed. I think it went My dick is called Big Ben. And you know where you'll find it. And then he just giggled and ran away.â
Tom broke out laughing. At this point, you were sure people must have thought you two were crazy but you didnât mind. âOh my god, what did you tell him?â He reached out to your waist as you turned around to lean your back against his chest. His arms wrapped around your figure and you sighed contently.
âWell, he was already halfway across the yard, but I told him afterward that itâs a great line and that he should use it sometime at the pub. I think he actually did.â
Tomâs chest vibrated against your back as the sweet sound of his laughter swept you off the ground. Seeing him this happy was everything to you and you closed your eyes for a second, just to open them again right after to make sure that you werenât dreaming. Spending an afternoon trapped in a bookstore with your boyfriend during a thunderstorm sounded like it came straight from a novel, but apparently, you lived inside your own novel and within it, you were allowed to dream as much as you wished.
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itâs been a while since my last one shot, so i hope this makes up for it! hope you enjoyed it and if you did, feel free to leave some feedback. thank you as always for reading! have a wonderful day/night peeps <3
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The Real Deal
Ao3
Lena comes to the Nine-Tailed Diner just often enough for the waiters to know her face, but not often enough for them to know her name. She prefers it that way. The anonymity is comforting, but she knows in her gut itâs just an illusion when the waiters give her familiar smiles as she slides into her usual spot in the corner.
There was a time, before she met Webby, when Lena would scowl and duck her head away from the waitersâ friendly greetings. Where the mere notion of being noticed would make her gut churn and blood boil.
Not anymore.
Lena taps her carefully manicured nails against the smooth table as she waits, watching the cozily bustling diner. Sheâs not usually one for nail polish, but Dewey was just so excited when he saw the color that perfectly matched her magic, and despite her snarky exterior she couldnât say no to Deweyâs infectious excitement when he bounced up to her with the bottles of nail polish. She smiles at the memory.
If Lena from a year and a half ago could see her now, sheâd be unrecognizable. Thatâs not such a bad thing, Lena muses.
She pulls out her phone and quickly scrolls through social media, smiling when a picture of Webby pops up on her feed. Webby doesnât post much, but when she does, just seeing her face never fails to make Lena smile.
The noise of the city and the harbor outside eventually fades into a calming white noise in the back of Lenaâs mind. Sheâs used to the city. It was her home for fifteen years. But the sound of a particular car pulling up to the curb jerks Lena out of her thoughts, and she presses her face to the window, filled with an almost childlike glee.
A familiar car, light green and blocky and just as eccentric as its owner, putters at the curb. Lena can only see into the driversâ side, but she snorts as she spots a familiar stupid-looking hat and chuckles to herself. Soon enough, a familiar face pops out from the other side of the car, looks to the corner window expectantly, and waves enthusiastically. Lena grins and waves back.
The bell on the diner door jingles, right on schedule, and Lenaâs friend nearly sprints over to her booth.
âHi, Lena!â Boyd chirps, and Lena grins.
âHi,â she responds, significantly less energetic but with the same sentiment behind it.
Every month, Lena and Boyd meet at the Nine-Tailed Diner, just the two of them. It started one day when it was supposed to be all of the kids, but the McDuck kiddos were called away on an adventure, Violet had a school project, and Gosalyn was busy in St. Canard. It doesnât take a genius to recognize how similar Lena and Boydâs unique situations and backstories are.
Lena didnât realize how lonely she was until she had someone who shared her experiences.
Boyd rubs at his elbow. Itâs a nervous stim, and Lenaâs attention is piqued. If Gyro said something insensitive to him again, well, he may be tall, but heâs a skinny twink, I can take himâ
âLena?â
Lena bites back a swell of nervousness and feigns casualness. âHm?â
âHow⊠do you feel about Webby?â
Lena blinks. âWell, I like her. You know that, dummy.â
âYeah, but⊠how does that feel? You know⊠liking someone?â Boyd wonât meet her eyes.
Lena frowns. âWhat do you mean? Doesnât everyone feel that way?â
Boyd stares at the table, lip trembling, and Lena ponders.
She doesnât entirely know how to describe how she feels about Webby. Before Webby, it was just her and Aunt Magica. The two of us against the world, Lena always told herself, but it was always the world against Aunt Magica, with Lena sandwiched in the middle. And then she grew to hate Magica as well, like she always should have. For so long, Lena only knew hatred and apathy, whoever it may be directed to.
And then she met Webby.
And then she met Webby, and everything changed.
Webby wasâisâa literal ray of sunshine. When Webbyâs smiling face pops up in Lenaâs view, when her bubbling laugh or high voice makes Lenaâs heart sing. Itâs stereotypical and clichĂ© beyond belief, much to Lenaâs chagrin, but thatâs how she feels . If Huey offered her a thesaurus he must have stored in his Junior Woodchuck Guidebook somewhere (that thing has everything â itâs kind of ridiculous, honestly) she wouldnât change it. Thereâs no other way to describe it.
âI⊠donât know,â Lena hums. âJust⊠whenever I see her, I instantly feel better. Itâs free serotonin, yâknow?â
Boyd hums in acknowledgement, and after a moment of semi-awkward silence Lena continues.
Sheâs never been all that good about putting her feelings into words. Sheâs not particularly wordy like Huey, and she doesnât have Violetâs extensive vocabulary (although sheâs picked up quite a few words and phrases from the Sabrewing family). Not that she cares about it. It makes these kind of conversations difficult, though. But for Boyd, she will try.
âShe was the first person to ever care about me,â Lena muses, fidgeting with the hem of her oversized sweater under the table. Sheâs had it forever. It feels like home, in the same way Webby does. âShe has a special place in my heart. She was my first friend, but itâs different than my relationship with the boys, or Vi, or you.â
Boyd nods and avoids her gaze. Heâs unhappy with that conclusion, although Lena canât fathom why.
âSo⊠by that logic,â Boyd begins, âI should be in love with Huey, right?â
Lena shrugs. It is true that Huey directly parallels Webby in their respective situations. âHowever you want to define it, dude.â
Boyd flexes his fingers. Heâs still unhappy.
âLook, Iâm not gonna judge you,â Lena says, snorting slightly and raising her hands placatingly in front of her. âI know homophobia is A Thing, but I literally just talked extensively about how Iâm head over heels for another girl, soâŠâ
âHomophobia is terrible,â Boyd responds finally. âI genuinely do not understand how people could think such a thing! How does one act so cruelly to another just because of something so trivial as sexual orientation?â
Lena presses her lips together. âBeats me, dude.â
After a moment, she adds, âSo whatâs your problem, then?â
Boydâs head jerks up. âHuh?â
âYouâre clearly disappointed about something ,â Lena says, gesturing with her arms and raising her eyebrows. âI know you well enough, âcause of these dumb meetings. Iâm just gonna point out they were your idea.â
Boyd smirks, ever so slightly. âYou love them, though.â
Lena looks away and crosses her arms pointedly, but allows the smallest of smiles to slip through her mask. Boyd cackles at that.
âBut seriously. Whatâs botherinâ you?â
âBy all accounts⊠I should feel that way about Huey. I donât care about genders, and I feel differently about him than I feel about you and the other kids. But saying I love him, it just doesnât feel right.â Boyd rubs at his arm.
âHey, thatâs fine!â Lena replies. âThatâs kinda how I feel about labels, yâknow? Webby likes âem, but I donât.â She narrows her eyes and leans forward with her elbows on the table. âIs Huey pressuring you? âCause if he is Iâllââ
âNo! Nononono, Lena, itâs fine,â Boyd chuckles nervously, raising his hands placatingly in front of him. âIf anything, I guess Iâm pressuring myself. Logically, based on all accounts I have consulted, I should be in love. ButâŠâ
Lena gives an exaggeratedly frustrated sigh, making Boyd chuckle despite himself.
âLook, Pink tells me aaaaalll the time that my magic isnât logical. Especially friendship magic. It follows its own rules, and itâs about looove and the power of friendship or whatever. So cheesy. But I guess your love might be the same thing.â
Lena takes a deep breath and leans back in the diner booth. âStop pushing your feelings into dumb little boxes they donât belong in. They wonât fit.â
Boyd smiles at her, small but not muted. âThanks, Lena.â
Lena glances away, staring pointedly out the window. âWhatever. Donât expect it to happen again.â
Boyd just giggles at that. His laughter is frustratingly infectious, and after a moment Lena finds herself chuckling alongside him.
The rest of the afternoon flits by, and for the life of her Lena cannot recall what they talked about. But their first topic of conversation, and Boydâs worry, sits heavy on her mind for a while to come.
--
When Doctor (unofficially, shh, if the news got out that he had never finished his doctorate because of those ridiculous geese Gyro would be ruined ) Gyro Gearloose secured a job with McDuck Industries, he did not expect his precious lab would be run afoot by small children. Not even by Fenton, who acts more like a small child than some of these literal small children sometimes.
Itâs almost closing time, but that has never mattered to McDuck Industriesâ research branch. Even if Fenton and Manny go home eventually, Gyro has spent weeks on end in the lab. He will outlast them all.
Well, he used to. Before his team and his boss dragged him out to see the sunlight. And before Boyd.
For the record, Gyro did not forget about closing time. Not this time. He was working with that infernal little rodent, who, along with the blue nephew, had somehow wormed Mr. McDuck into allowing her to take some freelance work in the research department. Gyroâs department.
...He did have to admit that Gadget Hackwrench was frustratingly proficient at mechanics and machinery. Especially since she was so small. She was a great help to Gyroâs newest project, which required a lot of rough mechanical know-how.
Gadget, unlike the rest of them, was not incredibly self-sacrificial and actually liked clocking out when she was supposed to. She had to go home to her Rescue Avengers, or whatever they were called. Gyro couldnât wrap his head around her way of thinking.
So they were tinkering away at the panel of the machine when Gadget glanced at the clock and reminded him of her obligations. She was packing up when Boyd came in.
âDr. Gearloose!â Boyd, chipper as ever, entered the lab and bounced up to Gyroâs workstation. He was a bundle of energy, reminiscent of the blue and pink children. His hands darted around him like a hummingbird, never quite staying in one place long enough for Gyroâs tired brain to process. After a minute of unconsciously trying to watch and comprehend it, Gyro glanced away and rubbed at his forehead under his glasses while Boyd greeted Gadget with the same enthusiasm.
Wait. Was it really enthusiasm?
Pushing his glasses up his nose, Gyro watched carefully as Boyd flitted around Gadget, mentally comparing his movements and stims with what he knew of happy Boyd. And yes. It was off.
Gadget packed up, and Gyro slowly but carefully placed his wrench down and turned to face Boyd, leaning against his desk in a facade of casualness.
âSo.â
âCan you fix me?â
Gyro pinches the bridge of his nose. âWhat did you do?â
Boyd clasps his hands nervously in front of him. âNo. No. Nothing! I just⊠I know how Iâm supposed to feel, but I donât feel like that! So I must be broken!â
Gyro stares at Boyd like heâs grown a second head â- which, with Gyroâs robotics, is actually plausible. âPft, youâre not broken. You think you could be broken?! I made you, kid. I fixed you up after Akita tampered with you. The great Gyro Gearloose does not make mistakes.â
Manny taps something unsupportive, and Fenton and Gadget both â- purposefully badly â- hide their laughter. Gyro screeches something incomprehensible at them. It doesnât matter what he says; the point gets across.
Boyd is still staring up at Gyro, with that hero-worship puppy-dog look in his eyes that he wears so well, and he looks so scared that Gyroâs heart twists. His body sags, and he sighs and rolls his eyes and gestures for Boyd to follow. He perks up, and is immediately at Gyroâs heels with a characteristic grin, but his hands are trembling. Did he teach himself to do that?
Gyro kneels in front of Boyd, behind his desk, and stares into his eyes. Not in a symbolic way â- if he focuses just right, he can see the circuitry in his head.
Gyro purses his lips. âEverything looks fine. I told you I donât make mistakes.â
âButâ- But Lenaâs in love with Webby and Deweyâs had three crushes in the past month and I donât feel anything like that, ever! Lena says itâs fine but sheâs had one girlfriend and that worked out for her perfectly and Iâm happy for her and Webby, I really am, but I donât know how to make it work for me and it must be some sort of error in the programming and Iâ-I just want to be a real boy!â
âWhoa, whoa!â Gyro shoves his hands in front of him reflexively. He pulls them back, out of Boydâs face, when he processes and realizes how overwhelming that gesture could be. Boyd buries his face in his hands. âYou are a real boy.â
Boyd gives him a tiny nod and doesnât respond. Gyroâs throat feels tight and constricting, bile building up inside. He wants to say something and break the tension and silence, but he doesnât know what or how.
âLove isnât everything,â he says lamely after a minute. âI didnât fall in love until Fenton, honestly. Not for real. Della said something about âdemiromanticism,â whatever the hell that is, and she says Mr. McDuck is the same way, but honestly I donât really care. I donât need to compartmentalize and hyper-analyze every aspect of myself that way. But if you want to, you could talk to her. Or the red nephew. Heâd know.â
Itâs weird, being this open and honest about his thoughts and feelings that arenât inventions and blueprints. A part of Gyro is screaming at himself to close, shutter the windows and pull the walls back up and raise the prickly spikes to defend against anyone who dares get close. But he doesnât. He doesnât know why heâs doing this, really.
Strike that. He knows why. Itâs Boyd . Heâll do anything to bring that kidâs sunny disposition back. And he knows why heâll do that, too.
âDemiromanticism?â Boyd places a finger on his chin and tilts his head ever so carefully to the side, testing out the feel of the word. âWhatâs that?â
Gyro shrugs lazily. âI dunno. Some fancy way of saying I only want a relationship with people who get close to me. Which is a very exclusive circle.â
Boyd pauses. Blinks. Gyro can nearly see the wheels turning in his head. âIf thereâs a term for that, do you think⊠thereâs a term for going all the way? A term for never wanting a relationship?â
Gyro raises his eyebrows. âProbably.â He reaches for his phone. Boyd could search for it in his internal search engine (proudly programmed by Gyro two months ago, since search engines didnât exist twenty years ago, but for the record if he had thought of it Akita hadnât had him on such a tight schedule he could have done it. For the record.)
âAromanticism,â Gyro muses, reading out loud. âThe lack of romantic attraction. Does that sound about right?â
âHmm,â Boyd puts his finger to his chin again. âIt fits! I like it!â
Gyro smiles, that soft and gentle smile reserved exclusively for Boyd (and Fenton, sometimes). âPerfect. Now get out of my lab. Itâs past closing time.â
Boyd sticks out his tongue, playful. âLike you care. Donât stay up too late!â
Gyro just smiles in response and resolves himself to not make any promises he wonât keep.
Boyd gives him a quick, tight hug goodbye. He always gives hugs, to say hello and goodbye and everything inbetween, and Gyro is never quite prepared for them, although he certainly doesnât mind them. Gyro isnât very comfortable with touch or affection in general when it doesnât come from a select few people, but he never protests. Boyd is one of those âselect few peopleâ.
If todayâs hug is a bit tighter and longer than usual (but still brief, since Boyd knows well how Gyro clams up with physical affection, even if itâs from him, and he respects that), neither Boyd nor Gyro say a word.
Boyd says his goodbyes to the rest of Team Science (Gadget is long gone by now) and skips out of the room. âI canât wait to tell Huey about this! He probably knows all about aromanticism! Itâs probably in his Junior Woodchuck Guidebook!â
Gyro leans against his desk, the cuffs of his shirt catching on the corners. âYou do that, kid.â
âAnd Lena! Sheâll be happy to know I figured it out, even if she wonât say so!â Boyd chirps. âThanks, Dr. Gearloose!â
Gyroâs wry smile turns into something monumentally more sincere and real. âNo problem, kid.â
The elevator dings and Boyd is gone. Gyro used to revel in the labâs silence, but even with the background noise of Fenton, Manny, and Lilâ Bulb tinkering away at their respective projects (and decidedly not saying anything), it feels uncomfortably quiet without Boydâs incessant chatter.
He hums softly to himself and picks up his phone to call Della before she hears about this from Huey and berates him for not telling her right away. He puts on a new pot of coffee for when he comes back, and lets Fenton know heâs going on his break.
âYou know the workday technically ended half an hour ago, right? You donât need me to clock you out,â Fenton replies, grinning. He can read Gyro like a book.
Gyro rolls his eyes and grumbles under his breath, but waves his former intern off.
As he walks out, he pictures Boyd. He would be sitting in the limo, brimming with excitement, tapping his fingers eagerly on his legs with barely contained enthusiasm. Launchpad picked him up for a sleepover at Mr. McDuckâs, so by this point he should be almost home. Heâll burst into the mansion and spill his discovery to Huey before he catches his breath, and he, Huey, Webby, and Violet will make a board and a list of thoughts and information on aromanticism while Dewey tries to catch popcorn in his mouth and Lena and Louie add snarky comments. Theyâll all chime in with their own experiences and eat lots of sugary snacks until they eventually fall asleep in a pile of pillows and blankets and each other on the living room couch. Boyd will come into the lab on Monday and tell him all about it, and maybe Huey will as well.
Gyro smiles fondly to himself as he steps into the hallway outside of the lab and leans against the wall, pulling up Dellaâs contact on his phone. The tab on aromanticism is still open on his phone, and he scrolls through it idly, taking note of all the information and how it could relate to Boyd.
Heâs not fit for this role in Boydâs life. But he loves Boyd, so heâll do his best. And Dr. Gyro Gearlooseâs best is a feat they tell tales of.
Across town, in the mansion, sitting on her sleeping bag in her pajamas and sneaking handfuls of gummy bears behind Violetâs watchful eye, Lena shares a similar sentiment. Boyd explains what heâs learned, bursting with excited energy in the form of overenthusiastic gestures, and Lena wonders why this little, enthusiastic kid decided to choose her as a sister figure.
But sheâs not complaining.
Lena sneaks another handful of gummies and wraps her arm around Webby, who makes a bright, contented sound and snuggles into her side. No, sheâs definitely not complaining.
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i wrote this almost a year ago actually, for the Because We're Family LGBTQuaranzine! (@ducktaleslgbtquaranzine) This is a nonprofit pay-what-you-want zine, with all of the money going to DirectRelief, a charity dedicated to Covid relief in countries that have been hit hard by it. I had a lot of fun working on this zine and this particular piece, and I worked with a lot of great people. The zine is chock-full of amazing pieces and really talented, skilled people, and all the proceeds go to a reputable cause. I cannot recommend it enough!
this piece is pretty close to my heart because it encompasses a lot of my favorite things - weblena, lena & boyd friendship (they have SO many parallels i think they would get along so well!), and gyro being a father to boyd! in all honesty, this was my very first zine and i was really nervous, but i had so much fun writing this and i'm grateful it was such a good experience!
a lot of boyd's confusion about aromanticism is taken straight from my self-realization process. that's some good ole projection, baybee! i didn't have anyone like huey, but it's certainly difficult to figure out what romantic love really is and how that affects you and your relationships. it's like a puzzle. it's not explicitly mentioned in the fic, but i'm autistic, and boyd is pretty heavily autistic-coded (and god i could go on for hours about that, and i have before, but i'll spare you all the tangent, although i'll happily talk about it if you want me to), which adds this whole other obstacle when figuring out aromanticism, because we struggle with social relationships and fitting them in boxes. sometimes labels feel really comforting and satisfactory, but sometimes it's a real puzzle to fit into these boxes that weren't always made for us. sometimes they fit, and sometimes they don't. it was pretty fun exploring that from a slightly different perspective, as well as putting some of my own thoughts and experiences into words.
if you ever wanna talk ducktales, writing, these amazing characters, or really anything hmu here or on my twitter! thank you for reading, and please leave a like/reblog/comment (i read tags) if you enjoyed it!
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Oh, To Be In Love 3
part 3
Hawks and you are the best of friends, but little do both of you know how in love you two really are.
Hi! Iâm really sorry I havenât posted as often, a lot has happened in my personal life.
But! I feel better so I made another chapter!Â
Warnings: none
Word count: 1935
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Hawks flew through the open air. The wind flowed through his feathers as he beat his wings in a fast and precise manner.
He looked down to see people looking up at him and pointing, no doubt in awe by the hero. He smiled to himself, and did a few mid-air tricks for the kids down below. Seeing their adorable smiles beaming up at him.
This was one of the many things that made him proud to be a hero, seeing the civilians look up to him. To let him inspire them to do better. To see the little kids look up at him in awe.
He looked down at his watch and his eyes widened, he was 5 minutes late.Â
You had lechtered him before about this, and he didnât want that to happen again. For one, he hated lectures. And two, he hated letting you down.
But then he heard a scream.
He wiped his head and scoffed, a convenience store was being robbed.
What kind of hero would he be if he didnât stop to take care of a simple robbery?
He had to stop and take care of the robbery, but he sure as hell wasnât happy about itÂ
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Hawks stopped on the rooftop of the restaurant that you two always met at.
There were very few places that would be discreet about a hero and a friend meeting for lunch. If this was just a normal restaurant, the paparazzi would have been alerted right away.
But a few of his sidekicks told him about this place, where if you paid the right people the right amount, you could eat without fear of the media breathing down your neck.
He was a little tired, but overall, very excited to see you.Â
he stopped to remind himself, he was just your friend. And he was totally fine with that.
He waved to one of the waitresses who recognized him, âThe table nearest the window, that's where Y/N is.â
He smiled at her, âThank you so much!â
He strode over to you, but paused for a moment when he saw you.
You were anxiously tapping your foot, looking out the window. The sun hitting your face made you look even more stunning than you already are. Your eyes shown in the light, you face practically basking in it. He hated how you made his heart feel, hated the way he wanted to just tell you how he truly felt. But he also couldnât stay away from you, you were just that intoxicating.
He gulped down his feelings, and counted to make his way over to you.Â
âOk, ok, ok, Iâm sorry for being late. But hero business ya know,â Hawks said, shrugging.
You gave him a smirk, âYeah I figured. So I already ordered for the both of us.â
Hawks gave you a smile, âDove, you are the best!â
Hawks sat down across from you, still smiling.Â
As he did, the food came out, obviously you had ordered him the chicken.
âBut seriously, I thought you were supposed to be the fastest hero. So why are you always late to these things?â You asked.
He shrugged, âIâm not always late. Your overexerting, and besides, being a hero comes first to the general public. Believe me, I always try to be on time, the universe just has other plans.â
You rolled your eyes at him.
âSo anyways about the guy..â you said ominously.
He physically felt his heart sink into his stomach. But he refused to let his smile falter, even if he felt like curling up into a ball.
âOh yeah! How did it go? What did he say?â He asked.
You just sighed, âUgh, I told him I didnât want to go out with him.â
That's when Hawkses smile fluttered from his expression. He genuinely wasn't expecting that, he was ready for you to tell him how happy you were. He was expecting you to forget about him and move on. He was expecting to lose one more thing he loved.
But here you were, telling him how you didnât go out with the guy. Giving him a glimmer of hope.
âWhy,â he didnât mean to blurt it out, he was just so confused, âSorry! I donât mean to be rude or anything, but why? You have nothing to lose by getting into a relationship.â
You looked down at your water, swerling it with your straw, âYeah, I know. But it's just,â you let out another sigh, âI donât know, he just wasn't all that. He was mediocre at best. And I just didnât want to settle, you know?â
As you looked back up at him, he felt his stomach flutter, âYeah, I definitely agree. You could probably have anyone you want.â
You rolled your eyes, âyeah ok, what about you, your all the news outlets talk about. They say you're quite the playboy.â
Hawks wanted to wince, he hated those lies. He really didnât go out on dates very often, he was just so busy and always in the public's eye. It was just always unfair because he really did want to find someone. But with his supposed reputation it just made it so much more difficult. Not to mention the fact that he was a busy hero.
But he supposed he wouldnât have minded the rumors if you didnât believe them. But in reality did it even matter? You and him could never happen, so why was he so upset?
But he just laughed it off, âNa, no ones catching my eye I guess! And besides, Iâm not a playboy,â
âOk,â you said, âbut you could have anyone you want.â
Not really, I canât have you.
âHmm, maybe, but na. Too busy I guess,â he said.
âMhmmmm, ok birdboy. Anyways, I donât really know why I donât wanna date anyone, i guess Iâm just picky,â you laughed. âI mean, if heâs not as funny, cool, and kind as my best friend then why would I want to date him?â You went back to lazaly stirring your water with your straw, not looking at him.
Which he was very glad about, considering the fact that a light blush dusted his checks.
He really didnât expect that. What did that mean? Were you just being nice? Or were your intentions deeperâŠ
He tried to make himself less flustered, âHaha, what do you even mean? Iâm always late to our hangouts, I cancel things all the time, and I always have new cuts and bruises that make you supper worried about me. If you want my opinion, you should try to find someone whoâs not like me, birdy.â
You chuckled, âYeah, your right. But still,â you looked back up at him, your eyes stunning in the sunlight, âyour an amazing person, Hawks, so why would I want a person to date me if they're less than you? My goal is to find a person that's so much better than you, that youâll end up being so jealous you hang out with me more.â
Iâll be jealous of anyone you date that's not me.
Hawks laughed, âWow Y/N, you're so mean to me. And here I was thinking you thought I was so perfect. But what? You wanna make me jealous? That sounds a little much.â
You giggled, âYour so dumb. Maybe if I cancel plans to go on dates you would actually come on time.â
âOh how you wound me!â
You really do.
In reality, if that did ever happen he would probably get jealous. But that's why he kept you at arm's length right? For that very situation?
âSo really, no ones catching your eye? I mean, you're surrounded by models, beautiful heros, and just amazing people in general. And you're telling me you donât like anyone?â you quirked an eyebrow at him.
He smiled and shook his head, âNo, really I donât wanna date anyone. Iâm way too busy and plus, those models and beautiful people are so fake,â he looked down at his food, picking at it, âAll they want is money, status and just tacky shit. If I want a relationship, I want it to be real. I want to love someone so much that Iâll do anything for them. I want a relationship where we cook meals together, I want a relationship where we just eat ice cream at night and watch dumb movies together. I just want something real I guess.â
He looked up at you, your expression was one of shook.
âWow Hawks, I never thought of you as someone so romantic,â your hand crossed the table, you grabbed his hand. The warmth of it made him lean into his touch. âYou deserve all that. You deserve a real, loving relationship,â you smiled at him, âYour gonna make someone so happy. I canât wait to see who you decide is worthy of all your love. I can tell you're gonna choose someone that you deserve.â
He gave you a smile, âThanks Dove, I appreciate it. And, I think so too.â
Good thing I already have.
You rolled your eyes, âWhy do we like the bird nicknames so much? Most of the time they totally suck.â
Hawks fained offense, âI thought Dove was cute! And your the one who calls me âbirdboyâ so don't act all innocent!â
You laughed, âBecause your reactions are so cute!â
âMy reactions? You're the one with the cute reactions!â
You two just kept laughing for a bit.
This was what he loved about you, you just made him happy. Even you just making fun of him made him happy. He just⊠just loved you. There was no way to get around it, all he wanted was to hear your laugh for ages.
But that's when his work phone went off.
As much as he loved being a hero, times like these made him hate it.Â
He gave you an apologetic look, he really didnât want to leave you. He wanted to stay and talk to you for hours if he could. He wanted to see your smile and hear your laugh.
âIâm really sorry Y/N, but if they're calling me on my lunch break it must be serious,â his tone was sincere and sad.
He stood up and you stood with him, âPlease Hawks, donât worry. You have an important job,â you walked closer to him. âJust.. Just promise me youâll be safe?â
He smiled at you, âI promise you Chicky, and I promise Iâll kick some ass.â
You giggled.
And then you kissed his cheek.
If you could hear his heart you might have thought that he was practically having a heart attack. But could you blame him? Your soft, yet firm lips on his cheek just made him all mushy and soft on the inside.Â
When you pulled away he almost wanted to say, âto hell with it,â and just kiss your right there. To feel your touch again, to feel your lips against his. Thatâs all he wanted in the moment.
But he stoped himself.
He blushed pink, trying to hide it he rubbed his cheek, âAww, giving me a good luck kiss? Thanks Dove, be careful yourself ok?â
You rolled your eyes, but your face seemed a little flushed as well, âyeah, yeah, just go birdboy.â
He chucked, moving to open up the window. Another reason he loved this restaurant was because they were fine with him leaving through the windows.Â
But before he left, he turned to see you leaving. But you too turned around to look back at him.
He gave you a reasering smile, and whispered under his breath,
âSee you, my dove.â
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Itâs done!!!
I hope you guys liked it!
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âi love you.â read: 6:45 pm.
drabble inspired by this post that @hobi-gifââ tagged me in.  i'm a sucker for misunderstandings, y'know? also, this is unedited and not proofread. xoxo
pairing. jjk x f!reader.  rating.  general.  tags.  a bit of dumb angst due to misunderstandings, some fluff to make up for it, mentions of drinking/alcohol, idiots in love. idk.  wc. 1.9k.
âSo, youâre shooting bourbon at 7:30 on a Wednesday why, exactly?â
How Yoongi manages to keep the judgment out of his voice, youâll never know. Maybe itâs a bartender thing - some skill you acquire over time, like an achievement in a video game.Â
Charisma:Â +30 Listening:Â +20 Interest:Â 0
âBecause he replied âhellaâ when I told him I was in love with him.â You think if it werenât so funny (and embarrassing and bruising to your ego), youâd have a hard time repeating it. Instead, it cuts off the edge of your teeth in a melodramatic wail and you knock back your fourth shot in not very long at all. It burns on the way down, igniting your insides in a very different way than youâd like.Â
Luckily, the bar is packed - itâs freshman night! - and your cry is lost in the crowd, eaten up by the awful din that seems to only exist in college bars. Itâs only you and your favourite bartender that hear it and for that youâre grateful.Â
âYouâre not serious.â From the look on his face, you know he believes you. Has to, because he knows the culprit behind your heartache.Â
âDo I look like Iâm joking?â You deadpan before waving your liquor-laden wrist in a lazy circle. âAnother, bar wench!âÂ
Itâs not that funny but between the alcohol thatâs buzzing in your veins and lighting you up like a goddamn Christmas log to the humiliation thatâs burning its way through all your sensibilitiesâ well, you canât help it. Â
Youâve always resorted to humour when you were hurting.Â
âI think you should slow down.â He means well - you can see it in the narrowing of his eyes, the way his mouth tilts just enough to make you feel like a kid in front of the principal - but you donât want well. You want more. Need it.
For a split second, you feel a wave of emotion. It crests and threatens to swallow you whole, dragging you seven thousand miles beneath your own misery.
You swallow it down as best you can, tasting salt water and the sea when you tug a rough hand through your hair. It aches a little where your rings catch, threading silver through silk. âYoongi, câmon.â You ignore the way his name slurs out of your mouth, trapped between wet lips that donât quite move like they should. âIâm fine. Please.â The desperate edge to your plea tells him enough - that youâre well on your way to having too good of a night, inebriation playing at the sidelines of your vision. You play it off and shift in your seat, sneakered feet kicking this way and that to right yourself.
To his trained eye, youâre about two minutes from slipping backwards off the worn leather stool.
âCan I call someone at least?â Heâs meeting you halfway, begrudging and a little worried.Â
âIâm fine!â It shoots off your tongue, a rocket to the moon. You donât want to come down.
He sighs once, a sharp inhale of breath through his nose. Heâs got that look on his face - the one that tells you youâre going to owe him one. You think that might be better than returning to your dorm, empty-handed and heavy hearted. Â
âPlease?â Â
Amber liquid finds itself in your shot glass again and youâre quick to snatch it up, worried that Yoongi might dump it the moment he has a chance to consider how heâs indulging you. You swallow it greedily, as if it isnât pooling uncomfortable heat everywhere it hits - down your throat and around the sides of your mouth.
âTake it easy,â comes a voice - an achingly, devastatingly familiar voice - to your left. It steals your breath - tugs it out of your lungs in the same instant your heart heaves out of your chest.
Jeon Jungkookâs grinning that megawatt smile at you, dimples on full display. His hairâs a little damp and more than a little messed up, sweeping across his forehead in that way that makes you want to run your fingers through it. Shoulders are swathed in soft cotton and plaid, the navy blue and grey pattern a stark contrast to the blinding white of his tee shirt. Â
He looks so good you want to eat him up.
Instead, you jolt like youâre about to lose the contents of your stomach.
Hands - both his and yours - dart out. Yours grip the sticky booze-stained bartop; his seize your elbows, steadying you easily. You try to ignore the way his palms burn heat across your skin.Â
âYou okay?â He says it so sweetly, as if he hadnât just shattered your hopes and dreams into a million little pieces less than an hour ago. He says it like he always does, with affection painting his words and stars in his eyes. Even in the dim light, theyâre mesmerizing, constellations swirling in his irises.
You have to make a conscious effort to tear your gaze away, redirecting your - admittedly fuzzy - stare to the speck of lint on his collar. It honestly doesnât help much, because like this, you can see the trail of ink that drifts past his neckline. Swirls of black work that make up the roses that span his shoulders, capping each segment of bone prettily. Â
He repeats himself when your silence stretches too long for his liking, a tattooed finger rising to tap gently along the ridge of your jaw, thumb sweeping just so across your chin. âHey, baby. You good?â
A part of you wants to live in the way that sounds. Youâre a sucker for pet names and while youâve heard this one once or twice (or a hundred times), it coils itself like a cobra around the organ in your chest, poised to ruin you. One wrong move and youâd be paralyzed on the ground.
âWhatâre you doing here?â You finally manage, tearing your roving eyes from the patterns you know lie beneath cloth. Â
Itâs not the smartest move - because youâre distracted by his stupid handsome face again.
âWell, you didnât answer my text so I got worried. Checked your Snapchat and saw you were here.â It comes so nonchalantly, like he hadnât just discovered you drowning your sorrows in cheap whiskey. Â
âI didnât answer your text?âÂ
You can see Yoongi lingering at the edge of your periphery, hand paused around a glass that heâs in the middle of passing off. You wonder how crazy you must sound, or if you do at all. Maybe just pathetic? You donât want to think about it too hard. Â
âYou said âhellaâ to my confession! What am I supposed to say back to that?â
âWhatâre you talking about?â Itâs Jungkookâs turn to take the title of village idiot, big doe eyes widening to the size of saucers. You want to smack the expression off his face - would, too, if your heart didnât also clench pitifully at the thought of hurting him. Â
You think he might be backtracking when he retreats a hairsbreadth, releasing you in the same moment his other hand dives into the front of his too-tight black jeans. The denim strains against his thighs, muscle and sinew flexing when he transfers his weight enough to allow him to yank his phone out of his pocket. Said device is in your face in the next instant, glaringly bright screen making you shy away. Â
Who the hell kept their brightness at 100%?
âHey - look at this.â He sounds stern as he continues to wave the sleek black iPhone before your eyes, seemingly unaware of the fact that you canât damn well see a thing with him constantly moving it.
âStop!â You snap, finally, drink-addled hands snatching it out of his hands when heâs still twirling it like the most annoying wacky waving inflatable arm flailing tube man in existence.Â
With the phone in your own two hands, you peer down at the screen, trying to make sense of what youâre looking at. Thereâs definitely your last two texts - you cringe at the sight of them, blue bubbles bursting your own - but thereâs a slew of others beneath it and theyâre all delivered, the read receipt mocking you.Â
You nearly yeet the phone across the room when, after two or three read-throughs, you grasp what heâs said. âYou want to date me?â The words fumble on their way out, knocking into each other in a way thatâs equal parts drunk-girl and stupefied-crush.Â
âThatâs what I said, isnât it?â Heâs got that shit-eating grin of his lighting up his face, sweeping sunshine and daisies into every corner of his expression. Itâs at complete odds with the way his mouth twists and turns, flat of his cheek rounded by the tongue he presses into it. Youâre both awestruck and turned on all at once. You feel like you might short circuit or maybe that you already have.
Itâs the only explanation for the way youâre surging forward - because youâd never do it otherwise, unless you werenât in control of your own stupid body - and all but throwing yourself against him.
As if he anticipates it, he receives you like a bed youâve been away from for too long, broad palms sweeping across the backs of your thighs as you cling to him like a koala. Your cheeks burn white hot and steeped in something - love, lust, a mixture of both - and you hum comfortably against the column of his throat. The sound is returned tenfold, echoing from his cavernous chest like the happiest cat in the world. It shakes your entire body, so closely pressed to him that you can feel every vibration that runs through all five feet, ten inches of him.Â
âIâm guessing thatâs a yes?â His words lose themselves in your hair, breath warm against the shell of your ear as he squeezes you tight.
You give him his answer in the press of your mouth, parted and a little sloppy, more tongue and teeth than technique. You swallow the laugh that builds, devouring it like a kid in a candy store with the intensity of your adoration. âHell-a yes.â
The way he grips you in response, laughter rolling off him in intoxicating waves - because youâd happily get drunk off the sound - fizzes excitement through your limbs.Â
âYouâre never going to let that go, are you?â Both of you know the answer to that question, the knowledge passing silently between you. Â
You smirk; Jungkook mirrors it. He surges forward for another kiss and youâre meeting him halfway, slanting your mouth greedily across his. He relents for the briefest moment - lets you savour the gentle brush of his lips, the soft pass of his tongue - before heâs taking all he can get. Heâs licking over your teeth, laving hotly across every inch in a way that makes your head spin. Â
âGet a room!â It comes from your right, somewhere just behind you.Â
âWe should take their advice, baby.â He coos, breaking away just enough for you to gulp in lungfuls of air. His lips are the prettiest shade of red, kiss swollen and slicked with spit. Â
At any other time, you might be ashamed - you can only imagine how you look - but here and now, fueled by the knowledge of reciprocated love and the pleasant warmth of liquor, you couldnât care less. So you kiss the boy you love, eager and with hands trailing the expanse of his back.
âLetâs go.â
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A night out (Rorschach x Reader)
(A/N- This is probably SO OUT OF CHARACTER and it's kind of dumb but I love Rorschach and wanted to write a self-indulgent ficlet)
(Warnings: EXTREMELY corny and self indulgent fluff, Cursing, mention of being followed/a stalker... nothing really that bad tbh.)
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Rorschach wandered the streets of New York, the crisp chill of the night clearing his head more and more each second. Even though his friends had all been more than welcoming of his couch-surfing, he needed some time away from them. Time without the pressure of a case to solve.
His little bubble of quiet was burst by something odd, to say the least. A girl he'd briefly noticed a minute or two earlier strolled up to him, giving a wave and an excited "Hey!"
She threw her arms around his neck as if he were an old friend. She was wearing a small backpack over a hoodie with a band logo on it and looked no older than her early 20s.
Rorschach froze, confused. He obviously didn't know this girl.
"I am so sorry to just barge up like this but I'm pretty sure I'm being followed. Please just walk me to a bar or something." She whispered, sounding frantic. He looked around, seeing a suspicious looking guy a few hundred feet behind them. Rorschach nodded, playing his part and hugging the girl back. She looped her arm with his as they walked.
âŠ
"What were you even doing out so late? Especially alone?â He asked after a few minutes.
"I dunno. I wanted to see the city at night, I guess. It was kinda dumb to go alone." She laughed, her tension melting. Her giggling strangely reminded Rorschach of the jingling sound her many bracelets and rings made. She un-looped her arm from his, thrusting her hand out for a handshake.
"I'm (Y/N). Thanks for helping me back there."
He returned her handshake, her fiery enthusiasm annoying and a little endearing at the same time.
"Just call me Rorschach." He said gruffly.
She flashed a toothy grin at him. "Pleasure to meet you. So.. where are we going?"
Rorschach shrugged. He didn't really have a destination. "You said to walk you to a bar..."
She groaned dramatically. "That would be so boring, though! A moody, mysterious stranger is far more interesting than a bar. I can't leave now. No way! You're stuck with me. Lets walk and talk a bit more.â
"Fine."
Rorschach let her lead, his own boredom convincing him to stick with this strange woman.
....
"Hey what's with that sign? It pretty neat, and the world IS burning... but why carry it around?" The girl asked after a few minutes of casual conversation that mostly consisted of her talking a lot and Rorschach giving small replies.
He shrugged. "Why deny the truth in the face of Armageddon?" He said rhetorically.
She chuckled, tilting her head at him. She broke into another grin. "Can I hold it?"
Rorschach looked deep in thought for a second, but before he'd thought about it for too long, she grabbed the sign anyway.
He huffed in annoyance and she just stuck her tongue out at him. But he didn't take it back. He instead watched as she twirled it around a few times and admired it.
"You are so weird. I like it!" She said matter-of-factly, handing it back.
Rorschach just rolled his eyes. He propped the sign in the opening of an alley, letting the girl take his hand and drag him along.
"How do you know someone's not gonna steal that thing? Or what if you don't remember where you left it?' She said
"I'll remember, trust me. Everyone knows it's mine."
He noted that she hadn't let go of his hand. He didn't think it meant much, and he didn't really mind, so he didn't pull away. She hummed absent-mindedly as she looked through random store windows.
A few minutes later, they came across an empty park, and the girl let go of his hand, making a beeline for the swings.
She sat, gesturing for him to follow. Under the soft glow of the park lights he could see her more clearly. Her face was flushed, her cheeks a bright pinkish-red from the cold.
âSo whatâs your story? Do you live here? In the city, I mean?â
Her question seemed innocent enough, but Rorschach knew the whole story seemed more sad than it actually was.
âYeah. Somethinâ like that.â
The girl laughed againâŠ. She was impossibly bubbly. But paired with her unassumingly pretty face, it suited her.
âAnd you?â Rorschach gave her an opportunity to talk moreâŠlistening was easier for him anyway.
âOh! Iâm just visiting for the winter. ButâŠI kind of want to stay longer. Thereâs so much beneath the surface here⊠so much to see and do. So many interesting people.â She nudged him.
âInteresting isnât the word Iâd use. More like dangerous. Someone like youâŠthis city will tear you apart if youâre in the wrong place at the wrong time.â
"....Do you really think the world is ending?" She asked after a long pause.
Rorschach shrugged. "Dunno. Probably. There's so much filth... Bad people doing fucked up stuff..."
"But there are still some good people.... You seem like a good enough guy. I mean, we've been hanging out alone for almost an hour now and you haven't tried anything suspicious. I knew my sixth sense was right."
Her eyes had the same glimmer as a kid telling a friend a secret.
"Sixth sense?" Rorschach asked, his interest piqued.
"Oh, You're suddenly curious for once?" She teased. "I have this sense about people. Like you, for instance. I can tell you're a loner. You think being alone is less complicated. You seem smart, and I think you're a good guy even though you're a bit rough around the edges."
He smiled a little at her observation. It felt strange, but good. He honestly couldn't remember the last time he'd relaxed like this.
Snow started to fall, a thick veil of white quickly covering the park.
(Y/N) tilted her head back to catch snowflakes on her tongue.
"Let's go get hot cocoa!" She exclaimed, pulling Rorschach from his swing.
"Ok..."
She gripped his hand like an excited kid, pulling him into the nearest 24 hour diner.
....
She giggled as she reached across the table, gently brushing snow from his hair.
"Why?" he muttered, cringing a little.
"Sorry." Her voice retreated with her hand. The red in her cheeks had lifted to a slight pink, but now her cheeks blazed again.
"I'm not really... good with people..." He said. His face showed no shame or remorse. This was just a fact.
"I get it. But.. why help me earlier? Why let me drag you around town all night?" She asked
He stared a her blankly for a long while. Just when she thought he wasn't going to say anything, he answered.
"You needed someone....Maybe I did too." He shrugged, mostly talking to himself.
The Waitress brought them their drinks, And they gladly accepted the warmth.
âI canât believe you didnât get hot cocoa! Black coffee is for Cops and School teachers running on empty.â The girl laughed.
âYou like me. Why?â Rorschach said suddenly.
âHmm⊠I dunno. Helping me lose that guy was the first thingâŠâ She Began. âbut you seem so confident in yourself. Like you arenât bothered by anything. But you have these walls up to keep the world out. You seem like someone who needs help coming out of your shell. And besides, don't think you mind the company, or youâd have dropped me off at a bar an hour and a half ago.â
âI donât have many friends. Iâm not friendly or outgoing. Iâm kind of a recluse most of the time. But that doesn't bother you. Youâre like a tornado of post-teen energy. I canât really look away at this point.â Rorschach admitted. And it was true. For some reason, she intrigued him.
âYouâre adorable. So angsty. Like a ginger Bruce Wayne⊠just without all of the annoying ârich boyâ machismo.â The girl smirked into her mug of cocoa.
It was a strangely fitting assessment, little did she know.
âAdorable?â He looked at his companion as if sheâs just spoken another language.
âOh for sure! Itâs funny though. You've got this... weirdly charming look to you.â Her analysis sounded lighthearted and informal, but something in her eyes told Rorschach that it was genuine.
He guessed if he were someone else heâd like her too. She was nice, in an energetic, ditzy sort of way. And he did find her pretty. Before he could reply, (Y/N) had her face pressed against the glass of the window beside her, admiring the snow.
He took the opportunity to change the subject.
"You like the Snow?" He noted.
"I love it. I'm from the south... We never get to see it." She said longingly.
"Maybe if you stay in the city you could see it more often." Rorschach muttered.
Her eyes were practically stars when she turned to smile at him.
"You think I should stay? But I thought you said it was dangerous."
"That was when you didn't know anyone here. You know someone now."
He sipped his coffee, his eyes flicking away from hers for a few long seconds.
âItâs getting kind of late. Whaddaya say, handsome⊠walk me home?â She said hopefully.
ââŠOk.â
They payed for their drinks, and ventured back out onto the icy sidewalk.
(Y/N) grabbed Rorschachâs hand again as they walked. And, once again, he didnât protest.
She yawned, leaning against him a bit.
âIâve had the best time. Iâm glad I saw you earlier.â She grinned.
âLetting you drag me around town isnât the worst night Iâve hadâŠâ he replied.
A few minutes later, they arrived at an apartment building.
âWellâŠthis is me. Thanks for the nice night.â
She fished a sharpie out of her backpack, grabbing his hand and scribbling her number on it.
âIf you ever find yourself bored and want some company, let me know.â She said.
âI will.â He said, his hand suddenly feeling cold when she let go.
After a few seconds of tense silence, she finally balled her fists into the fabric of his coat, bringing him down for a kiss.
It was quick, and sweet⊠the same as the night theyâd just had.
âTake it easy, Rorschach. And call me.â
With that, she gave a small wave as she disappeared inside.
âWhat the fuckâŠâ
Rorschach repeated the question to himself dozens of times on the way back to Nite Owlâs apartment.
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Title: Flatlanders
Summary: After being forced to retire from singing, Sansa returns to Winterfell Ranch, a place she hasnât called home in over ten years, and finds the man that she left behind all those years ago.
Part 1 .... Part 2
1991
Kingâs Landing, TX
Sansaâs hair was a frizzy mess. It wasnât usually so humid this far inland, but of course the moment she came back was the same week that the summer storms started. It only ever rained once a year when she lived in LA.
And now she was trekking around town when the sky looked like it was about to open up. She needed to fix a broken fence thatâs been neglected for weeks. And she needed to talk to the bank and get their finances sorted. What the hell has Arya been doing all this time?
Fence first. Bank later. And maybe sheâll get so busy getting wood that she might not even have to see Petyr.
And of course it started pouring as soon as she pulled up to the Night's Watch General Store. Damn. It better not be a flash flood. She should have listened when Mama told her to bring a damn umbrella. Bless Sansaâs heart.
Accepting her fate, she steeled herself and made a dash from the truck to the front door. Even the thirty seconds it took her to get inside was enough to make her look like a drowned rat. Forget frizzy hair, her auburn hair was soaked and limp.
She was greeted by a familiar face, but she couldnât place his name, not having seen him in over a decade. He was scrawny and of average height with short cropped hair.
âSansa! Woah, never thought Iâd see you again in these neck of the woods.â
Honestly, neither did she.
She looked at his name badge. Ah. Pyp. One of Jonâs lackeys who used to follow him around high school. She thought it was adorable back then. She wondered if he still talked to Jon.
âJonâs gonna be so happy to see you.â She doubted it, but she nodded and smiled. âHow can I help ya today?â
âGot a whole section of my fence broken. I think from lightning a couple of weeks ago.â
Pyp showed her a couple of different options. She wanted to buy the cedar since it would last longer through the unpredictable Texas weather, but she saw their finances, and Mama definitely understated just how much trouble the ranch was in. She didnât know how long her own cash was going to last with her singing voice now gone.
So she went with the pine instead. Sheâll deal with it later.
âIâll give you the friends and family discount,â Pyp said when he rung her up. As she was signing the check, he pulled out another piece of paper and asked, âDo you mind also signing this? My niece loves your music. Sheâs always jamming to your album on her little boombox.â
Sansa hadn't thought she was that popular. She had one or two songs played on the radio nationally, and produced a couple of songs for commercials. She bet it was her local celebrity fame that made her popular down here.
She gave her signature and hauled ass out of her store with her fence posts while the rain momentarily stopped. She covered her new purchase with a tarp and settled back into her truck.
She checked the time, and damn the bank was still open.
So she made her way over to the Eyrie Bank. Her parents had only ever gone to one bank their entire life because it was owned by a family friend. Papa had been good friends with Jon Arryn for a long time before he passed, and then Aunt Lysa remarried a childhood friend, Petyr Baelish.
To Sansa, Petyr had always been the creepy uncle, but if anyone could help her sort out the mess with the ranch, he could.
There werenât many customers when she entered the bank, so of course they let Petyr know right away that she was there to see him.
He smiled that creepy smile that he always had, as if he wanted to devour her. It was the same look music producers always gave her when she entered the room. They always undressed her with their eyes first before they bothered listening to her demos.
And she smiled back, as he leaned forward and held her in a too intimate hug. Gross. âSansa, my dear. Itâs so good to see you. Iâve missed you so much over these last twelve years.â
âSame here, Uncle Baelish.â
âI wish you had come to visit more often.â
âWell you know what itâs like for artists trying to break in.â
âI canât imagine what itâs like to give up everything to chase your dreams. Youâre so brave.â Liar. Everybody knew that Sansa was forced to leave.
Sansa smiled more. âThank you Uncle.â
Baelish led them to his private office, and the way that he patted her shoulder after he closed the door made her uncomfortable, but she held it in as she watched him take a seat.
âSo how can I help you, my sweetling?â
âI need you to walk me through the Winterfell finances.â
âCertainly, Iâll make it as easy as I can for you to follow.â
Sansa started tapping her finger against the arm rest.
She resented his insinuation. She didnât finish high school, but she learned to manage her finances, learned how much the Lannisters stole from her, knew how much she willfully turned away from because she needed the Lannisters as much as she hated them.
Still he did make it easy for her to understand, all the while outlining all of the paperwork.
Mama had been behind on bank payments for a long time, even after being given extensions consistently. Eventually, even Petyrâs generosity, so he says, couldnât save the ranch. So Robb took out a private loan to cover the bank payments.
âAnother bank?â she asked.
âNo more personal than that. I believe Robb was good friends with Rhaegarâs boy.â He probably wanted to say bastard, but knew better since he was Robbâs best friend.
But she couldn't believe that Robb would be stupid enough to take out a loan from the Valyrian Dragons. Maybe he had a death wish after all.
âAnd thatâs whatâs keeping the ranch afloat now? Do you know how much we owe?â
Petyr gave a number and it wasnât absurd, but, âThis interest rate is insane. We wonât ever be able to touch the principle.â
Petyr shrugged. âI did try to warn your dear brother. I told him that it would be better for the bank to repossess the ranch. We would have certainly allowed your family to manage it still.â But he would own it all. âBut alas your brother couldnât see sense.â
She couldnât tell if Robb was a prideful fool, or smart not to fall into bed with Petyr.
She thanked Petyr for his time and headed to the Dragonâs clubhouse. She had dreaded this part of coming home. Sansa hadnât seen Jon in twelve years, and she didnât know what kind of man he grew up to be. He had always been kind and sweet as a child, but kind and sweet men donât join the Valyrian Dragons.
But she had to know if Robb had a plan all along, or if he was dumb enough to leave his family and the ranch at the mercy of the Dragons.
The clubhouse didnât know if it wanted to be an auto shop or a bar or a boarding house, just the kind of trashy place that you would find in the south, because what else could it be?
She never thought sheâd actually step in this place.
When she was still in school, the girls used to whisper about how they dreamed they would lose their virginities to one of the Dragonsâ members. Egg would be ideal, with his pretty boy charm and silver hair, but Jon would do â he may have been shy back then, but the girls all took it as mysterious and dangerous. She wondered if the girlsâ assumptions became true in his adulthood.
She assumed Egg must have been successful in popping a lot of cherries, but in her loneliness she sometimes liked to think that she was the only one for Jon, that she was somehow special, despite the mess she left.
There were a couple of pretty girlies loitering in the bar area of the clubhouse when she entered. They teetered around on high heels and tight skirts and tops, and suddenly Sansa wished she had the foresight to dress for battle. Instead she was wearing her stupid ripped jeans, work boots, and a white tee with a flannel shirt.
The girlies turned to look at her and their excited chatter died down. Sheâs guessing the red hair gave her away, or she really was more popular than she thought.
Out of the crowd of girlies, a silver haired woman emerged in black stilettos, leather pants and a black corset top. Shit, who could wear leather pants in this weather except for Daenerys Stormborn?
âSo itâs true, the prodigal Stark daughter returns,â Dany said sweetly, but Sansa knew there was nothing sweet about the woman. She was all fire and ash. Dany probably thrived on the club wars.
Sansa shrugged. âEveryoneâs gotta come home sometime.â
âOnly when theyâre incapable of surviving the world out there.â
âBut at least I went out into the world.â Instead of being trapped in this hellhole.
âOnly goes to show that you donât belong here.â
âWinterfell is my home.â Even Sansa would have rolled her eyes at herself if she heard her speak.
âBut the clubhouse isnât. What do you want?â
âI need to speak to Jon.â
âNo. You left him a mess all those years ago, and you think you can come waltzing in here years later and just talk to him? Wake up honey. He wonât want to talk to you.â Dany crossed her arms. âWhatever you want to say to Jon, you can tell to his girl.â
Dany had always wanted to claw her way into the Targaryens, maybe she finally did.
âItâs got nothing to do with you Dany.â
Dany waved her hand, flashing an engagement ring. âSee this here? Says itâs got everything to do with me, missy.â
Sansaâs heart started pounding uncomfortably in her chest and she felt nauseous and lightheaded. Shit. Of all the damn times to have an anxiety attack.
She stumbled backwards into something solid.
âSansa.â
The low, broken sound snapped her towards the man.
âJon,â Sansa said, equally as broken.
Part 3
#Flatlanders#jonsa#retired singer sansa#rancher sansa#mc jon snow#motorcycle club jon snow#Title is from the Texas country band FYI#also what am I doing#someone tell me to write TGW instead
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couldnât sleep last night and decided to elaborate more on this prompt! thanks again for the ask, @agoldenheartedsnkfanâ! i ended up changing my original answer a bit as i kept writing
itâs a bunch of levihan fluff and banter and itâs not very exciting, so you are officially forewarned lol
Summary: Levi confronts his feelings about Hange after the Sawney/Bean incident
cross-posted to ao3
âLevi, do you mind holding these for me?â Hange shoved her papers into Leviâs hands and ran back into her office. âMoblit couldnât carry all my stuff, so this is a huge help, thanks Levi!â âOi, four-eyes, whatâs all this shit for?â
Hange ran back out of her office holding more tools and notebooks. âIâm doing some more experiments on Sawney and Bean tomorrow and Iâm setting it all up! Remember, Iâll be meeting up with your squad and Eren later!â
âHmph. Well you might as well just move your entire office out towards those damn titans, then. Carrying this stuff back and forth is a waste of time.â Hange threw her head back and laughed. âIt would take ages to move my entire office out here, shorty! And THAT would be a waste of time!â
Levi rolled his eyes at her comment, and they started walking together to the tents outside the compound where the titans were held captive.
âThanks for your help, Levi!â Hange smiled widely, and dropped half the things she was holding just to hug him, causing him to do the same.
âOi four-eyes, we just got here and youâre already making a mess,â he muttered as he immediately started tidying up all the papers strewn across the floor. âWow Levi, you canât let a mess sit for even a second before you have to clean it up!â As she bent down next to him gathering the notebooks on the floor, the sweet scent of lavender reached Leviâs nose. âYeah well good thing you started using the shampoo I bought you, because then this shit wouldnât be the only mess on the floor Iâd have to clean up.â Hange let out a small giggle, âAw Levi, stop being so uptight! Thatâs why you have that permanent, constipated look on your face all the time!â
Nifa looked at Moblit. âGod you were right, their weird little banter and bickering really doesnât end, does it?â
âSHHHH NIFA they might hear you! Iâd be caught dead if Levi finds out Iâve been ranting to our squad about the two of them! Iâm glad Hangeâs happy when Leviâs around but honestly Iâd like some peace and quiet sometimes,â Moblit sighed.
Nifa whispered, âHm, well if we said something, maybe theyâd finally realize they actually do like each other, maybe theyâll stop fighting all the time!â
âOh Nifa, with my luck, their banter will never end no matter what happens. Come on, we have a lot of work to do.â
âUghhh fine,â Nifa said, defeated.
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Levi stood with his arms crossed in front of Erwinâs desk. âMoblit said you wanted to see me?â
âYes. Iâm a bit, concerned about Hange. I havenât seen her since we completed the ODM checks. Iâm not entirely sure who really killed Sawney and Bean at this point, but I have some feeling that Hange is still blaming herself over it. I havenât heard or seen her for the past couple daysâI know itâs your day off, but do you think you could find her and see how sheâs doing, Levi?â
âSure.â Levi turned to walk out the door.
âAnd Levi?ââYes?â
âI asked you because wellâŠI know youâd be able to bring her spirits back up. Itâs been awfully quiet without her around.â
Levi nodded, and left to find Hange.
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Levi searched all throughout the barracksâthe lab, Hangeâs office, the mess hall, and all her usual spots heâd find her sitting and scribbling notes. He checked with his squad and Hangeâs squad, and no one knew where Hange was.
It was getting late, and the sun began to set lazily in sky. Levi was about to leave to look through their usual hangout places in town, when he heard Nifa jogging to catch up to him. âHey Levi! I did notice one thingâHangeâs ODM gear is missing! She must have it with her!â Levi was grateful for how observant Hangeâs squad members were, because now, he knew exactly where she was. He reached out to ruffle Nifaâs hair, and headed out.
Levi scaled the wall with his ODM gear, and started walking through the path of walkway around all the supply boxes and materials stored up by the center looking post. He wandered around for a few minutes until he turned around a tall pile of supplies and saw Hange, sitting with her legs dangling off the side of the wall, holding her face in her hands. He was entranced by her appearance, tears streaming into her hands, traveling slowly down her arms. He had seen Hange cry before, mourning over dead comrades and failed experiments, but this was different. Hange was sunshine personifiedâa fierce fire ever present in her eyes, a person radiating energy and self-confidence every minute Levi had known her. But in that moment, it was nowhere to be found, and it made Levi feel so cold that he shivered where he stood. He woke himself out of his trance, and stepped silently towards Hange. As he got closer, he heard Hange muttering to herselfâ
âGod, Hange. Itâs all your fault, youâre such an idiot. You just keep on letting everyone down donât you? Why canât you just stop being so goddamn useless?â
Levi stopped at hearing those words and felt nothing but angerââHow could she even think that?â he thought to himself. He was overwhelmed with fierce feelings to protect her and wanted nothing but for her to know how important she was to the survey corps, to those 104th brats, to his squad, to their friends, and more importantlyâto him. His chest swelled with emotion, overwhelming his senses. He closed his eyes, took a moment to breathe and calm himself.
He avoided dwelling on these types of feelings, but to his annoyance, he was constantly pestered with comments and questions on the nature of his relationship was with Hange. However, the more Levi let himself simmer in these thoughts, the more he realized that he couldnât just keep denying how he truly felt. Three years was long enough.
He walked towards her until he was standing directly behind her, looking down at the top of her head, mesmerized by the purple-orange glow of the sunset illuminating the tears on her face, and her flowing locks of hair draping softly over her shouldersâhe rarely ever saw it out of a ponytail. âGod, even when she's sad, everything about her is still beautiful,â Levi thought.
Hange didnât notice Levi until she suddenly felt his hands gently cupping her cheeks, which then carefully pushed her chin upwards to look at him. She was startled at first, as she thought she was alone, but she recognized it to be Levi fairly quickly. She found herself staring into Leviâs face, his bangs barely brushing the tip of her nose. She was angry at first, upset that anyone would find the scoutâs section commander crying and doubting her own abilities. But as she frowned and opened her mouth to yell and project her frustrations onto him, Levi wiped away the tears on her cheeks with his thumbs and sat down next to her, his actions calming her sudden surge of anger. They made eye contact, and Hange knew exactly what was on Leviâs mindâhe didnât need to say a word.
Hange laughed, and placed her hand on Leviâs shoulder. âYou always know what to say⊠without even saying it, donât you Levi?â
A few moments of silenced passed.
âHm. Well, your eyesight might be trash, but other than that, you do know youâre not useless, right?â
Hange looked down with embarrassment, surprised he had heard her talking to herself. She opened her mouth to speak in protest, but Levi gently placed his hand on her head and pulled her into his gaze. âI donât want to hear any of that nonsense ever again, Hange. Focus on what lies ahead, and Iâll be right here by your side to hold your shit, or whatever you need. Okay?â
Hangeâs eyes widened. Levi might not be great with words, but Hange was always good at âtranslatingâ for him, or at least understanding what he really meant. âLevi, are you saying⊠what I think youâre saying?â
Levi was at a loss for words, and beads of sweat instantly started forming on the side of his brow. Hange noticed this immediately and laughed so hard that tears started welling up around her eyes. âOi four-eyes, this isnât funny!â Hange kept laughing and laid her head on his shoulder. It took all of Leviâs energy to suppress a smileâhe hated to admit it, but her laughter was contagious. âHange Iâm serious, okay? Iââ
âI love you too, yknow?â Hange whispered.
Leviâs expression softened at her response. Minutes passed before either of them could say anything. They sat, dwelling on the words they just exchanged, staring out to the vast land in front of them, the last rays of sun peaking over the horizon.
ââŠHow long have you known?â Levi asked curiously.
âWell Nanaba really just pulled me aside the last time we all went drinking about a few months ago, and pushed me in the right direction, I guess. Itâs funny, in retrospect, I think the moment I knew that you might be a little more than just my best friend wasââ
âAt the Sina military ball 3 years ago,â Levi and Hange echoed simultaneously.
âW-wait, you started having feelings for me the same night I did for you?â Hange exclaimed.
âPfft, pulling those pranks on all those dumb military police morons with you wasnât bad.â Hange smiled as she reminisced over the trouble they got into that night, the laughter they shared, and⊠their first dance together. âHey Levi, the two of us make a pretty good team, donât we?â
âYeah, all 3 of us.ââOi what do you mean by 3 of us? What are you talking about??â
âYeah, 3. You, me, and your shitty glasses.â
Hange laughed heartily, and kissed Levi on the cheek. He immediately blushed and she giggled more at his embarrassment. She stood up, and said, âHah, well I guess itâs time to head back. Erwinâs probably wondering where we are, and the debrief meeting is gonna start pretty soon.â She excitedly held her hand out towards Levi to help him up. He couldnât help but smile at her goofy grin, and grabbed her hand.
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Pinky Promises
Dedicated to: @blackgirlanimes
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I urge guys to please go check out her blog. Her writing is amazing, and Merch is my favorite series by her. Plus, I wanted to give something back since she works hard on filling requests. I feel that writers sometimes need to have time to enjoy reading things too. (No matter how much I sort of cringe at my writing. Lol ^-^;)
This is my first official post to my Novice Writing blog. Whatever happens, I put this out there. As the saying goes, âPractice shows your effort.â Well, it's just a piece I got inspired by original songs I listened to too. Although the last bit at the end with some lyrics I came up with.
Hope you enjoy the writing of the unedited version. Let me know if you guys want a part two. I apologize in advance if anyone seems OOC itâs unbetaâd while it will be re-edited sometime later.
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Summary: Leaving to visit your birth parents in America was something exciting and sad for you because there was one person you would miss more than anything. An explosive blonde with harsh words though hiding behind what he really feels. You make a promise to return to him without fail in a year, and somehow you find yourself surprised instead.
Is it possible for you to make up after an argument leaves things up in the air ?
Contains: Bakugou Katsuki x Fem! Reader
Setting: |AU Modern |
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[ Scattered Pieces ] Part One
 There you were sitting on the steps of your house youâd dreaded this day for months. While listening to your music, the song of somber feelings made you blink your eyes to stop the tears from falling. Everything around you would be all but a vision of something so far away, that left you wanting to take in the view of cloudy weather.
The light shower of rain curled your hair a little, causing you to give a brief smile. A time for reminiscing is something that came naturally during a crucial moment like this. Still, what awaited on the other side of the country was a chance to learn about the family who gave you up. Maybe hope to leave the resentful feelings of being tossed away to give you some closure, or the real understanding of why you give up for adoption clearer.
One thing seemed to cross your mind all time leading up to the days of the departure. A certain explosive little porcupine that wouldnât take the news well of you disappearing on him.Â
Bakugou KatsukiâŠ
First of many things that troubled you, the hurt he masked into dismissal with the egotistical nonchalant attitude youâd admired. During that moment you couldnât stand him when he acted the way he did about you leaving for a year. Then again, you found it annoying at the same time how his temper blew up like a grenade. Only leaving a reminder of the wreckage his words left you still fresh in your mind to ruin.
âSee if I care, dumbass! Go on, back where you came from and let them abandon you again!â
It was almost as if you could hear the words echoing in your mind from that incident.As if it were happening once more which you felt nothing next to numb. All except the pain that etched on your face returned while you blinked your eyes to stop the tears. Beyond the surface it wasnât like you wanted to leave, still this was your chance to find your own answers of your past.
Your lips trembled cursing at yourself for letting the tears slip away he knew that was something hurtful. All the fears of going to meet the parents who wanted to meet you made you second guess how to approach them. The only action you did toward his comment turned around shaking your head at him not letting words fall from your lips. Instead was nothing that left your lips as you remember staying still. Thinking back on it, somehow you doubt even now he would come to see you off something inside you was fine with it.
How dumb were you like these getting angry after the fact when the moment is over?
 Whatever the case you were glad that you had said nothing during that moment, as your hand moved to wipe the tears from eyes you took a deep breath.  Whenever you faced your biological parents face to face you would deal with what came your way whether it be disappointing, or happy at least youâd get some answers.Â
After all your parents wanted you to know where you came from while taking you to explain everything when they told you the truth.Something that you would be grateful for sure you couldâve been angry about them keeping this enormous secret. Yet. you knew your parents worried about things you couldnât understand as a child. Even if neither one of them had a connection by blood to you.Â
You couldnât help to be happy beyond words, you could express that you got a life full of love, and sadly most kids like you donât have time to experience. Reality of your situation, you got to have a home with these wonderful people though sometimes you felt a disconnect when you saw other of your peers with the parents.it was your adopted parents. Still, the days passed continuously since your encounter with Katsuki. You felt happy that at least despite the harsh words he left you with you.
âMaybe itâs better that I didnât say everything I wanted.â You stated with resolve, your eyes would express another story of regret before you pinched your right cheek to snap you out of it. Your mopy thoughts needed to take a back seat. You wanted to face your actual parents, to ask everything you felt. In the back of your mind, you wanted to have his support behind you.Â
You want to move forward to well really to get there then you plan to do next. Placing Bakugou at the back of your mind would be the best thing you could do for right now.
That would be fine, you could handle it, nothing would get in the way. Especially not the explosive blonde you were probably throwing himself into a distraction to avoid thinking of you. They had made sure they packed the luggage into the car the night before and learned that your father wanted to take a later flight instead of the current one.
Sweet little broccoli is calling you~ Never knew a broccoli could blush like a tomato, like a tomatoo--Oh yeah! I love you my sweetpea fresh like chili broccoli..~
A brief buzz came from your pocket causing you to let laughter burst from your mouth. You saved this as Izukuâs ringtone, much to his flustered expression every time he heard it with an embarrassment covering his face. You didnât think it was that bad besides you worked on creating something like this for his Mom. An early motherâs day gift, so she wanted a ringtone that fitted her beloved son. So you helped him with it much how he was shy singing it, but you did it with him. At least you could find your spirits lifting a fraction. Before you answered the call you went to work on calming down your giggles first.
âHey, Izuku. Whatâs up?âYou questioned, you wondered why he called suddenly out of the blue like this, yet it was nice to talk to someone either way.Still, you heard him speak on the other of the line.
âHey, [Name] is everything all right?â Midoriya's tone was curious, as if he was trying to figure more than sheâd let on. Then you as if something told he wanted to talk about something else. He was very observant, though the thoughts of your conversation with Katsuki crawled back up, but you wanted to avoid it.Â
âMhm, Iâm all right, Izuku.â Your voice relaxed, giving a bit of a chuckle that escaped your lips. In the event to stop him from trying to read too much in to what you wanted to hide.You smiled thinking of your trip besides you knew your doubts and worries came out of nervousness to be honest.Â
âIâm ready to face my biological parents--to get the answers to my questions.â You continued there was a bite of bitterness in your voice which he caught. Â
Why did you let that tiny swirling frustration come out of you now?
â[Name], is it really about that or is it about Kacchan..?â Izuku asked, his voice cut through your voice caught in your throat when he mentioned him. Now, you stammered with your own reply.
âN-No, it's not about Bakugou.â Damn it. You cursed you werenât trying to sound stumble with Midoriya though he knew Katsuki just and you. Yet, you wondered what he knew about his outburst, though you didnât want to go into it.
At your obvious lie, all you heard on the other sigh of the phone was him sighing at your stubbornness. What else could you say about the subject? He knew about what transpired, though you were sure where he learned it from. Either way, you didnât see a point in just putting it behind a shade so you came clean.
âHeâll come around as hot-headed as Katsuki is.â Midoriya said while pausing for a moment. Still, you couldnât help but agree with him. âI know he will see you offâHe will miss you everyone will [Name].â He replied, you would miss him along with all your friends.
Hoping was all you could do for the moment was that Bakugou came through to say goodbye on better terms. A negative thought was lingering inside your head like a deathly plague he might not. When trying to predict his moods like was trying to disarm a ticking time bomb even though you knew he had moments of caring. It was just obscured by the rough edges of his personality, though you saw it more than most.
âI will take your word for it,Izuku.I just hope to see him one more time...â You smiled lightly, while conversing a little more with Midoriya longer before ending the call. Drifting further away from your persistent thoughts that resurfaced, you got saved from them. Your parents returned home with some takeout from your favorite place while you saw their car pull in the driveway.Â
All your unease that made you restless to hear from one person disappeared. You wanted to at least hear his voice say his common catch phrase, or the fear you held made you more concerned to call him.
You stopped up at your front door to glance down at your iPhone, glancing at the screen saver you stored secretly. It was Bakugou Katsuki in his usual stance, though he sported a splash of color dusting his face a bright pink. His scowl was clear while crimson eyes held his glare with your arms wrapped around his waist. What happened that day made your smile return, though suddenly it dimmed altogether once more.
A confession that would stay hidden with which you want to tell him. A single tear fell from your eye that splashed on the screen of your phone. You bit back the sobs that wanted to escape your throat, deciding it would be better to compose yourself. You didnât want your folks to make a fuss about why you felt sad moment. You wanted to just forget and enjoy their company. While that faint melody of the song you were playing echoed its somber words when you entered your house.
Let you hear the words I want to sayâŠ
Before I disappear never again to see your faceâŠ
I love with the confession of my feelings seemed to go unanswered.
Yet, they linger only for you..
Something that when unnoticed just outside your gate was the very boy you were thinking of now. He contemplated going to your door before growling in frustration turning on his heel walking back to his home.
âDamn it...â Katsuki wasnât sure how heâd apologize to you that didnât stop the prickling feeling that stabbed his chest. Your sobs only dug it deeply into how his words cut you. This whole situation was shitty to him you leaving hating to admit he would miss a lot than he expressed. He didnât want to lose you even if it was to get your answers he wished to find those shitty parents of yours to tell them that. They shouldnât have given someone like you up even if it was for a beneficial thing for you, yet it is a grateful feeling that he met you because of it.
At least that Deku told him when youâd be departing, so heâd make sure youâd come back. A promise he wanted to deliver before you went halfway across the country to get your answers..
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I canât believe that I finished this at 2:37 AM. Hope everyone enjoys this blurb. All that to see if you all want to see a Part Two. Iâll probably work on making masterlist sometime tomorrow.
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