#erik x reader x sam

[kimoralov3]

kimmy's halloween sleepover

i've always wanted to do one of these, and you know what they say: better late than never!!! if you don't know how sleepovers work, basically you send one of the prompts below with one of the characters i write for and then i'll respond to them :P

scream - 18+ only, send your whorish thoughts so we can talk

american psycho - select a character and i'll tell you how i think they'd respond to a scary movie

nightmare before christmas - select a character and i'll write a sad blurb for them

it's the great pumpkin charlie brown - select a character and i'll write a happy blurb for them

beetlejuice - send in your random "spooky" headcanon for your favorite character

hocus pocus - select a character and i'll tell you exactly how into halloween they are

get out - select a character and i'll tell you if i think they'd survive a scary movie or not

paranormal activity - i'll cast my mutuals in a movie/tv show of your choice

the craft - 18+ only, fuck, marry, kill

tagging some mutuals that i think might be interested: @arkofblake @murdockcastleslut @ivysprophecy

[luka-dreams]

Seduce me The Otome headcanon

If you bit them

James -

- Why?

- he his torn between being confused and amused

- "Darling? Why did you just bite me?"

- 7/10 bitable

Erik -

- stops and looks at you

- "Princess/Prince, did you bite me"

- he definitely going to do something about it ;)

- 7/10 bitable

Sam -

-it's a competition now

- play fitting ensues

- this becomes a common thing

- 9/10 bitable

Matthew -

- starts laughing

- "you're adorable!"

- lets you bite whenever, he finds it cute

- 8/10 bitable

Damien -

- gives forehead kiss

- also thinks it's cute

- "I think it's cute"

- you bite, he kiss

- 10/10 bitable

[erikftglitter]

Fallin’ Out | [e.k] [one]

My & my boo into it so…

All she wanted was for him to be here. Why was that so hard for the older man? Was it his own limited childhood experiences taking over? Could it have possibly been envy? Did he hesitate because he didn’t truly understand fatherhood? Or was he just an asshole. Claire has been starting to conclude the latter.

So here she was muffling the sounds of her cries as her son rested on her chest. He was completely oblivious to the high tensions between both his parents, but even his behavior towards Erik showed him that love cannot be bought.

Erik is a provider. That is true. This could be the possible reason as to why Claire didn’t become apprehensive about becoming pregnant. She knew that Erik would always be involved in his child’s life and would provide well beyond what the average child needed.

The latter was true.

They lived in huge home located off of the lake. Owned many acres and had top of line views of everything aesthetically beautiful. His son wouldn’t need anything. There were already conversations and commitments to fine art extracurriculars, private schooling, and meetings with the top directory of getting Erin Makai Stevens the opportunities that a nepotistic child could only dream of.

What about now? Baby Erin was hardly twenty months old. In fact right now he is laying across his mother’s bare chest, as he just finished his feeding for the evening. Claire began weeping slowly afterwards, the mother in her allowing her child to rest before she could think about her own feelings.

She began to understand the hurt of housewives who longed for their husbands. She was not a housewife however. Erik wasn’t the only reason for this luxurious lifestyle. Although he insisted that he be the one to purchase everything, Claire easily had more than six figures at her disposable fingertips. She slept peacefully at night.

This particular month though Claire had been wanting to experience an authentic family outing. She planned this for weeks in advance. They would take Erin into the city and attend the pumpkin patch accompanied by the petting zoo.

Tangerine Creek hosted these family gatherings all month and Claire heard about the benefits of introducing your baby to outdoor activities and not to mention that it would be beautiful for her little family to have pictures that documented this year.

Erin was walking, slowly but surely, on his own. He’s vocal and his fine motor skills were only improving. This wasn’t a trip just to satisfy her urge to take aesthetic photos as Erik limited the importance of doing things with your child. This wasn’t the first time and now she began to feel the disconnect. While she was absolutely ready to submit to motherhood, Erik hardly knew a single thing about fatherhood.

So she sat and wept with her biggest joy in her hands. Distant footsteps halted her tears. He did not deserve to see her like this. She refused to let him see the heartbroken scene that existed throughout the nursery. She used a nearby baby wipe to wipe her face and controlled her breaths. She would not give him the slightest chance to throw this in her face and only to conclude that she was manipulative for crying and using the child to exemplify that.

Those were some of the foul things that Erik has said and apologized for. Claire was checking out and felt only the slightest touch of guilt knowing that a divorce would only supply another fatherless baby. So she sucked it up and rested her eyes.

Oh how heartbreaking this reality was.

Erik knew that something was wrong. No one greeted him when he entered the home. Instead his wife, his child, and his dog were all one in the nursery. They clung to her and hardly cared for his presence. He thought that maybe he was overthinking it but as he got closer to the nursery the weeping stopped. Silence was hardly quiet in comparison though.

He could feel the thick layer of sadness in the air and he wondered how long it had been there. Four hours previously he had cancelled his plans to attend the pumpkin patch, as he reduced the entire trip to a photo shoot.

Sam Wilson, a good friend and business partner of his, had changed his perspective within a two minute conversation.

“Hey man!” Sam exclaimed and embraced Erik into a handshake and hug. “My brother. I’m happy to see you in the flesh. How’s Claire? Postpartum treating her well?”

Come to think of it Erik actually never thought about it. Sure he was there and could see that she was fine on the outside looking in, but Sam began to share his own relationship with postpartum in his marriage. How he stepped back and supported his family during the shift. How postpartum depression could be as severe as post traumatic stress disorder and the rates of suicidal tendencies afterwards.

“Oh man I’m happy to hear that!” Sam smiled at Erik and waved the bartender down. “Don’t need Claire leaving your ass after I was Best Man in your wedding. You know that’s bad luck?” Sam chuckled at his own words but Erik felt something in his chest that he couldn’t quite grasp.

Why did it feel like Sam had a deeper understanding of something that he lives with? Had he not been paying attention? He did not become the top ranked government official by being clueless, but he knows that he clears things that he doesn’t find important from his brain.

Had he cleared Claire and her needs from his mind? What was the last gift that he bought her? What month was Erin in? How many teeth did he have? When was his next doctor’s appointment?

The more that Sam talked intensely about his involvement with his family the more that Erik realized that Claire did all of those things alone. So he was not surprised by the cries of his wife when he entered the home. Instead he winced at the idea that she was indeed all alone while going through this process and all she wanted from him was to attend the pumpkin patch.

Erik was brave. That was an undeniable fact. But he could not bring himself to open the warm brown doors to the nursery straight ahead. Sure he wrote the check to redecorate and furnish the nursery shortly after Erin’s first birthday, but he doesn’t even remember what he even paid for. Because Erin usually sleeps in his own bed in their bedroom and he’s hardly ever here in the daytime, he’s sure the boy only sees him as someone who comes and goes.

No wonder that mama was his first word.

Erik walked to the opposite side of the large home and Claire finally breathed out normally. She really didn’t want him yelling at her tonight.

Erik had been calling all over the state to get a petting zoo to come to his house. His fists slammed on the desk for the fifth time once the operator relayed that there was a three week wait for personal petting zoo visits. For once Erik couldn’t buy his way out of this situation and now he was panicking. He knows that his wife is going to leave him and suddenly the world of business over his family repulsed him.

What had he been thinking?

[nabooberrie]

Wait a minute hear me out

[deleteddewewted]

Do you have any more R6S headcanons. Please 🙏🏻 I’ll take anything atp there’s nothing out there and yours have been sooo good 😘✨

Oral Headcanons: R6S Operator Edition

Doc, Lion, Maverick, Sam Fisher, Thermite

MDNI

W: Gn! Reader, Can be Read as AMAB or AFAB, Oral, Snowballing, Overstimulation, Breeding Kink, Wax play

If you'd like to support my work! You can send me a coffee!

Doc

Man eats you out like you're the only thing he ever needs.

Loves the taste of you, of your skin, of the way you shake and moan under him.

Or on top of him. He doesn't care what position you're in, he wants to taste your skin and suck on it.

He loves to leave bite marks on the inner part of your thighs.

Loves it if you don't shave or wax. Something about body hair is attractive to him, so don't try to hide it.

Has such an amazing gag reflex.

He can be tongue deep in you and he's savoring and making sure you feel his tongue move inside you.

Pulls out all the tricks like pushing his fingers in and out from your hole, curling his fingers into you while he has you sit on his face or stand as he kneels below you.

Dont be afraid to pull on his hair or choke him. He loves the lack of oxygen and the pain.

Lion

He's such a pain slut he's begging you to finger his ass and pull on his hair.

Scratch his back as much as you can. He won't mind. He likes knowing that after this there will be traces of what you both did.

Also has an impeccable gag reflex. Fuck the back his throat or just ride him for however long, he's not letting you leave.

Likes to bite and leave hickeys.

Dudes pussy/cock drink and he'll start babbling about the most random shit.

Breeding kink king, he's always talking about getting you pregnant or you getting him pregnant.

Maverick

He knows his bear can sometimes be an issue when he's going down on a partner but he's thrilled that you don't mind it.

Cock/pussy drunk. His eyes roll back the more and more he spends eating you out.

Likes the smell of you, so if he stops moving his mouth or tongue, he's just enjoying the scent of you.

He's also a master at using his hands, rough but it works for fucking you.

His hands are rough and they feel good when he's rubbing your clit/jerking you off and fingering you open.

Nothing beats watching him lap up your cum from your sex and then licking his lips clean.

Likes wax play. He'll light a candle and let the wax drip down on your legs all to just watch you squirm.

Sam

Expert at oral.

Be it that his marriage didn't last, he and his ex wife always had some kinky sex and if you think age would affect that, you're wrong.

He eats you out like you're a full course meal.

Dont be filled by his age. He can still be rough or gentle.

I think because of his work he would lean more to wanting oral to be something relaxed rather than hasty or quick to finish.

He whispers sweet nothing to you as he laps his tongue over and over again.

He's always using his fingers to fuck you open while sucking on your sex.

The man sometimes bites you just to get your attention.

He likes eye contact, he needs you too at him as he eats you out.

Thermite

Man is a fiend for tasting you.

Nasty mf, loves snowballing and spitting on your sex just to go back down on you.

He's licking you, biting you, he wants you and everyone else on base to know that your his.

He's possessive and wants to mark his lover so that everyone knows he's the only one that can give you the best head.

He wishes you'd let him go down on you during field training or missions.

It's risky, but the danger mixed in with the adrenaline makes him hard and he wants to cum while tasting your skin.

Theres no getting him off of you. He wants to see you squirm and overwhelmed.

[calif0rnia-lovers]

send me a character/person and a song. I'll write a short story?

who I'm open to at the moment (I haven't watched much TV lately, but the list is of people and characters I've seen the past few months):

adonis creed.

athur pendragon.

bucky barnes.

lorenzo “cane” tejada jr.

carmy berzatto.

erik killmonger.

frank castle.

conrad fischer.

harald sigurdsson.

javy "coyote" machado.

jax teller.

joaquin torres.

joel miller.

josh cody.

pope heyward.

sam wilson.

sinqua walls.

steve harrington.

tangerine.

trevante rhodes.

zuko.

If you want someone not listed above...still send the name. I'm behind on movies and shows, so I'm sure others could be added. I've removed Mayans MC because I never finished the show beyond season 2 🙃

Stories will most likely be OC stories unless xreader is specified in the request. If you request a reader fic, I'll try my best.

[seducemefanficsandheadcanons]

Now that Soul Bound is completed, I have a few ideas/wips I want to work on.

1. AU that shows the aftermath of Aron being kidnapped and trapped in the Demon Lord's castle, but even after she was saved, it's almost as if she is still there... She's getting better until one day she wakes up back in her cell.

2. Arons canon story for after she meets the boys and how she ends up with Sam. It will show her different love interests, career, mental health, and a lot of drama. (The fic idea where I discussed it being long and slightly formatted like a show with multiple seasons.)

3. Seduce Me the Otome rewrite. I'll expand on the lore while adding my own headcanons and fleshing out the story. (Started a while ago, and will be rewriting it. Name is In the chaos, I chose you)

[isuckatwritingsobenice]

i audibly screamed when i saw you wrote for seduce me, and i love sam and carrie but i love drama even more. could you write something for sam loving the reader but she just doesn’t realize, and to kind of ‘get over’ her he decides to try going out with carrie, and when they met the reader is very polite and sam is like kind of upset because he wanted reader to get jealous. Carrie and sam aren’t dating but aren’t just friends either so kind of like fuck buddies with one sided feelings if that makes sense !! A lot of Angst between carrie & Sam, but almost pure fluff between sam & the mc. i love your work so much!! if this is too much that’s fine!!

A/N: Honestly, living for the angst thank you so much for this 🙏🙏 I think Sam is p e r f e c t for this

Warnings: fanfic format, jealousy

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It started at James’s business party. It was for Anderson’s toys and Sam had shown up with Carrie. This wasn't the first time she was meeting his brothers. But it was the first time she was meeting you.

Until you walked in. Carrie had heard about you, mainly from Twilla and Noryn, who had explained to you that she was close with the boys, an extended friend. A friend Sam used to have feelings for. You were gorgeous, the dress you wore was green, ironic. Carrie was in pink, her favorite color. So why did you have to come in his? You walked over with a smile, looks that could kill and a body one could dream of. Suddenly, Carrie felt herself feel self-conscious.

“Hey guys!” You smile, the way you usually do. His brothers smile back and the wives all hug you. They love you, especially Irene.

“There are drinks on the left side of the room and desert on the right.” Matthew said, clearly sensing the tension. Everyone could, except for you. “Oh thanks Matthew. You always know when I'm craving something sweet." You say, and Matthew chuckles, watching as Irene steps in to bring you with her.

"You and I have a lot to catch up on." Irene says, pulling you away to the desert table. You wave to everyone as you walk away from her, and Sam feels almost in the dark in your presence.

“Sam? You alright?” Carrie asked as they took their seats at the assigned table. He just nodded, looking around the room. Great. “You don’t look alright. What’s wrong?” Carrie asked, and he just rolled his eyes.

“Carrie I said I was fine. Just drop it.” Sam said again, and Carrie stood silent at this. She wanted to argue, wanted to tell him she didn't care about him. But she didn't. Instead she stood up, walking over to where you and Irene stood, trying her best to show her confidence, and joined your conversation, introducing herself.

"Hi! Y/n right? It's so nice to meet you, I'm Sam's girlfriend." She said, extending a hand out to you. The smile she gave was so fake it put Barbie to shame. But clearly you didn't care, because you shook her hand with enthusiasm. You must not have known about his feelings.

"Really? Oh that's amazing, I'm so happy for you both." You say, shaking her hand but pulling her into a hug. "I'm sure he loves you very much. He doesn't just date anyone." You say, and Carrie feels her stomach well up in knots. No, he doesn't just date anyone. That was why they really weren't together.

"Oh yes, he was definitely the challenge." Carrie says awkwardly. Irene gives Carrie a look. She doesn't like this. More importantly, Irene knows Carrie is lying. Irene taps Y/n on the shoulder, getting her attention.

"I'm going to the bathroom, I'll be back." Irene said. Y/n nodded, turning her attention back to Carrie.

"You know I never really knew what Sam was like personally. Is he just as snarky as he usually is with everyone else?" You ask, and Carrie's taken aback a bit.

"Well, he's a bit softer. He's more funny than anything." Carrie says, mindlessly putting food on a plate.

"Well that's good. I'm really glad he found someone. He deserves to be happy, you both do." You say, and Carrie's a bit taken aback by the smile you give her. It's warm, but she can see the sadness buried in it. You like him too...

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"Where are you going?" Carrie asks, watching as Sam gets dressed at the foot of her bed. He doesn't look at her when he goes to answer.

"Home. I have to work tomorrow." He says, and Carrie frowns.

"Why don't you," She says, crawling over to him at the foot of the bed. By now, his pants are buckled and he's fixing his belt, securing it around his waist. " Stay the night. You can go to work from here." Carrie says, wrapping her arms around his waist, her hands moving to try to undo the belt buckle he had just secured into place moments ago.

"I can't." He says, pushing her off. Ever since the business part he'd been cold towards her. Distant. He had only ever spent the night once and it was because he was completely wasted. Now, he wouldn't even look at her. It was just sex.

"Sam what is going on with you?" Carrie asked, standing to the side of the bed now, watching him put his shirt over his head. Sam sighed and smoothed it out, before looking at her.

"Nothing Carrie. You're just being too clingy." He said, frustrated clearly. She stood silent, watching him put his shoes on and gather the rest of his things.

" Sam?" Carrie calls. Sam is almost ready to run out of her apartment with how quick he gets dressed.

"Yeah?" He asks back.

"What are we?"

Silence. He doesn't answer. Instead, he just walks down the hall to her living room. He grabs his vest off of her coat rack and puts it on.

"Friends. I dunno." He says calmly.

"Friends don't fuck each other."

"Yeah well I don't exactly plan on being with you Carrie, and I know you don't really wanna be with me." Sam says annoyed, fixing his dog tag.

"How do you know that?" Carrie asks, He ignores her, so she repeats herself. This time, he answers.

"You're a bitch all the time, you constantly tell me about how other guys text you, hit on you, compliment you. It's basically a fuck-you-I-have-options." Sam says. Carrie stares at him before finally saying it.

"And what about her?" Carrie asks. Sam inhales quietly, before asking.

"Who?" He asks, but he knows.

"Y/n. What about her?" Carrie asks, more upfront this time.

"What about her-"

"I know you had feelings for her Sam. Be honest with me. Am I just here to pass the time?" Carrie asked, but he saw the hurt in her. Her eyes were brimming tears. Fuck, this was a bad idea.

"Y/n and I... she doesn't like me." He said quietly.

"Am I here to pass the time?" Carrie asks again, a tear running down her cheek.

Sam doesn't answer. He says silent. He tucks his dogtag back under his shirt and runs a hand through his hair before walking across the living room to her front door.

"Sam what is it about her you like? What does she have that I don't?" Carrie pleads, hurrying after him. She holds onto his arm and forces him to look at her.

"Carrie she- she's different. I can't explain it-"

"Then try... what am I doing w-wrong?" Carrie asks, tears falling now. Sam sighs, looking down at her hand, gently peeling her off of him.

"Carrie I really can't explain it I just- I love her. I'm sorry."

[spiderlily-w1tch-blog]

【ＭＡＲＶＥＬ】

𝙼𝙲𝚄

Peter Parker

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Tony Stark

𝒲𝐼𝒮𝒫𝒮𝐼𝑀𝒫𝒮 - 𝒯𝑜𝓃𝓎 𝒮𝓉𝒶𝓇𝓀 [Part of a Series, TW: Exhibitionism]

Bucky Barnes ²

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Sam Wilson ¹

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Loki Laufeyson

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Scott Lang

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

𝚇-𝙼𝙴𝙽

Logan Howlett

𝒲𝐼𝒮𝒫𝒮𝐼𝑀𝒫𝒮 - 𝐿𝑜𝑔𝒶𝓃[Part of a Series, TW: Exhibitionism]

Scott Summers

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Kurt Wagner

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Erik Lehnsherr

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Hank McCoy

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

𝙾𝚃𝙷𝙴𝚁

Wade Wilson

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

Eddie Brock(+Venom)

𝒩𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝒴𝑒𝓉!

【Ｂａｃｋ　ｔｏ　Ｍａｓｔｅｒｌｉｓｔｓ】

[ashwritesseduceme]

Heyyyy….

So- it’s been a year.

Headcanon requests are open <3

[rev-glut]

Request Rules

Current request status: Closed.

I write character(s) x reader, so yes I also write poly ships with reader too and love doing so.

AUs are welcomed. Specify if you want the reader to have a specific trait or I’ll just write whatever comes to mind. This also goes for Reader’s gender, I will write for pretty much any gender and sexuality.

I will also reject any requests for whatever reason (unable to write it, it makes me uncomfortable, etc.) I will still respond to the ask and tell you that I can’t write and open it up to other writers (unless it makes me uncomfortable to post the ask)

Yes: Matt Murdock, Peter Parker (Holland, Garfield and Maguire), the Moon Knight system, Eddie Brock, Venom, the main Across the Spiderverse Spiders.

Yeah: Foggy Nelson, Karen Page, Gwen Stacy, Sam Wilson, Tony Stark, Steve Rogers, Bucky Barnes, Bruce Banner, Clint Barton, Natasha Romanoff/Natalia Romonov, Thor Odinson, Loki Laufeyson (minus the Loki series), Wanda Maximoff, Stephen Strange.

Sure: Carol Danvers, Brunnhilde/Valkyrie, Charles Xavier, Scott Lang, Wade Wilson, Erik Lehnsherr, James “Logan” Howlett, Spider Noir.

[kimoralov3]

Request Form

Deciding to post the link to the new request form separately so more people can find it!!!

[saturnwrld444]

Marvel men are a different breed,whose your favorite?

[hennyjwrites]

Im writing request today! Get them in while im working!

[princessmisery666]

@maladaptive-ninja-returns submitted by @tarithenurse

All the series have smut somewhere in there (entire chapters dedicated to them; in case someone wants to skip without ruining the pace of the story, you can absolutely do that) Some one-shots and...

I highly recommend you checking out "It's the Avengers" which quite possibly is my favourite slow burn between Loki and fem!reader. Maladaptive-Ninja has a really unique writing style that fits with the "Office"-esque vibe of this fic. 10/10 recommending for both fun, seriousness, pining and much more (+ the nostalgia of all of the Avengers living happily ever after in the tower).

Find out more about Master List Monday - here

Masterlist

All the series have smut somewhere in there (entire chapters dedicated to them; in case someone wants to skip without ruining the pace of the story, you can absolutely do that)

Some one-shots and two-shots have been marked with ^fluff and *smut.

There are more Loki and Bucky fics beyond the Character x Reader tabs so don’t miss it!

Loki x Reader

Keep reading

[isuckatwritingsobenice]

Can I request the SM boys with a s/o that is a famous theatre/play actor? maybe their reactions on their s/o playing a romantic roll with someone else? :)

A/N: this is probably the most chaotic thing i’ve had to write for these boys because of the emotions but <3 tysm for your request!!

Warnings: damiens is slightly triggering, mentions of ptsd & abandonment, slightly suggestive with erick

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James:

like it does bother him but he also reminds himself that this is your job, you've done this with other people before James was with you too

probably the easiest to hid his jealousy

he'll just watch intently while you act out your scene with your co-star

that doesn't mean he likes it, but he's definitley more grounded in his emotions

Erick:

The sassiest out of the men

doesn’t say anything but is the type of guy to teach you in private who you really love

Fights the urge to just shove the life out of whoever you’re acting with

Calms himself and probably leaves for a coffee break mid scene

but trust you will have a very long night after every scene with your co-star

Sam:

The most upset out of all the brother

acts like it doesn’t bother him it does

gets really insecure over it, but he knows it’s your job

gets in a pissy mood so now you both are mad

eventually does apologize for being a little stupid

makes it up by buying you the best premier gift ever <3

is the embodiment of Jealous by Beyonce

Matthew:

also gets really insecure

but it’s so hard to tell

gets really passive with everything and just really distant

you have to fight with him to finally fess up about his feelings

he thinks it’s stupid he’s feeling this way, doesn’t want too feel that way and even feels bad for feeling that way

he tries distracting himself with other things to just kinda try to get over it but it doesn’t really work

Damien:

the worst brother to deal with when it comes to this to be honest

gets in his own head so much he really cannot believe anything you say to reassure him

like he’s convinced you’re gonna leave him and he just breaks down

probably has a full meltdown over it and just gets a ptsd trigger from it

he has abandonment issues