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My mom and brother and dad insulting bmc and deh and talking bad about gay and trans people (they dont know shit about me heh) and they constanly yell at me for standing up for myself or having an opinion and then they wonder why im so sad all the time and why i dont wanna be around them
#bmc#deh#pride#too bad for my family#they all hate me without knowing it#'dont be so sad' well dont be a jerk#go tell someone else about how awful of a 'daughter' i am cause I already know#yell at me then be all why are you getting so defensive????#then i walk away and they get mad#why do they hateeee meeeeee#nvm i know why#i dont agree with them#im a useless theater kid#and they dont believe me that i need mental help#thereapy was an argument#it took a long time to convince them to let me do that#they cancel my appointments a lot#i dont even dare tell my therapist anything because im so trained to shutting my mout#ânod and confirmâ#just fml#i almost jumped out of a tree today#my parents would 'love' that if commited suicide deh style
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My reactions to Evangelion episode 21: He was aware that he was still a child
If I must be completely candid, I've been putting off watching these last few episodes because I'm very frightened that something really awful will happen to my beloved Shinji and I really don't know how I'm going to bear it. I think I would be okay if he just turned out to be evil, but if he turns out to be good and sweet and dead, I don't know what I'm going to do.
Anyway, my stomach is churning and I'm about to start the episode.
Super solenoid (?) theory.
The spear!
I had to go back and watch it with subtitles. So the Longinus Spear just came from the dead sea and there's talk about a donor. A personality donor, maybe?
They put DNA into Adam. Is that why he's so fucked up looking?
Gates of Guf.
"It's wings are spreading. It's going towards the surface." This makes me feel like they did create the Angel that caused the Second Impact but that it might have been the first Eva rather than an Angel. They were talking about an anti-AT field.
Am I imagining things or is there new stuff in the video during the opening song? I just saw an Eva with biblically accurate golden wings.
"One last job". He's fucked.
"We have no intention of creating a new God". Hmm. That's even more sacriligeous than I expected. Gendo is certainly Tower of Babeling hard right now.
So is Seele a super computer like the Magi? I assumed it was an organization.
I was expecting Gendo but it was Yui.
If her last name is already Ikari, then... Are she and Gendo actually siblings? Or did he take her last name...?
Unit 1 is a god now.
Okay, Gendo did change his name. Because he's a criminal.
Okay, no. It looks like I was right and Seele is an organization. They're just talking through giant speakers, I guess?
God, Gendo is just the worst.
A child to care for at home. But if I'm mathing right it can't be Shinji who would be no more than a twinkle in his father's eye at this point. So Rei? Please consider I am not very good at math.
Oh, wait, actually, if it's after the second impact Shinji could be a baby.
More Misato back story. Mute for two years.
Rei does look similar to Yui, doesn't she?
Mysterious, spherical underground caverns created by someone else. One in the Antarctic and one here. If I understanding right.
Ritsuko's Mom. And Ritsuko!
Adam and Eva. How glaringly obvious it's been all along.
Ritsuko dyes her hair.
So ostensibly Seele is trying to prevent the third impact.
Baby Shinji. I'm a puddle on the floor. He's patting his mom's face.
Oh, it's Shinji as a little guy!
Shinji was there on the day Yui died. Or, rather, disappeared and was presumed dead, it sounds like.
Gendo the godmaker. So is he trying to make humans gods?
Gendo and Ritsuko's mom, huh? Were they having an affair?
So Gendo shows up with Rei, claims she's a friend's daughter, but she reminds Mom Ritsuko of Yui, so... Clone Rei or kidnapped child given Yui's personality?
Rei lol.
Did she kill the (first?) Rei??
Did Dr Akagi kill herself?
Did Misato kill Kaji?
I can't tell. I just know she got her gun back and then he seems to have been shot. Maybe it was Ritsuko, though.
Shinji running away again.
"I was just a child."
In Conclusion
Yeah, idk. Just waiting for everything to come together.
Seeing Gendo's past was interesting. He's such a garbage bag.
Thinking about Yui and what happened to her. It was on the day of her big experiment and she believed it was going to show Shinji hope for a better future. I also believe that's what he was wearing when we saw the quick flashback of him when he realized that he had seen an Eva before and knew what they were. Maybe his mom developed Unit 1 and was dissolved inside it like he had been? Could explain its ability to act without the battery pack, perhaps?
How does this all end, though? Like, we're building up to answers but I'm having a hard time predicting what the climax will be. I assume Misato will discover something awful about the Angels, maybe Rei will try to protect Gendo and get hurt? Shinji is going to probably go through some horrific metaphysical experience. I don't know!
I'm going to watch one more episode and then it's bedtime.
#neon genesis evangelion#evangelion#nerv#shinji ikari#first watch#rei ayanami#misato katsuragi#ritsuko akagi#ryoji kaji#gendo ikari#yui ikari#thoughts#reactions
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Not ZZS pretending to be okay and wanting to move on. Aw. Did he leave a note for Chengling? Or was it someone else? Is this a trap? Wow this kid has gotten pretty good at sneaking. I spoke too soon. Thank goodness Gu Xiang was there to save his sweet self.
How did Pretty Arhat know to write a note for Chengling using the name Xu? I guess Qin Song knew? ZZS is always in the right place at the right time for trouble. It is his super power.
Not Pretty Arhat and Evil Boddhisattva doing a good cop/bad cop routine. LOL
Chengling: "My father raised no cowards!" I love this kid so much.
ZZS: I am your ancestor! ZZS, buddy, don't give Evil Boddhisattva any ideas about calling you daddy, okay?
3-v-1 battle with revolving doors activate! He has a needle shooter! Cool!
Evil Boddhisattva telling ZZS she is going to show him what it feels like to want to die more than be alive. And I just cackled. Cause really? Doesn't he already know?
The estranged bfs are back together! WKX really just yeeted the two scorpion sect assassins across the room to get to his hurt beau. How cute! I stan me a good "I am crazy and give no shits for anyone but you and maybe our adopted son" guy.
Ah! Scorpion King! Yay! This is the greatest hits episode! His apathetic face is such a thing of beauty. I think he is invested in the WKX/ZZS now. LOL
WKX: "I heard your Uncle offered his daughter in marriage. I only have A-Xiang and I don't care, but I don't think you can handle her." Never change, king.
Ah... Chengling is growing up! Wow that is so messed up. That's where Chengling's piece of the glazed armor is? No wonder he keeps grabbing his side and had a fever!
Oh wow! High praise from ZZS! I predict a training montage in Chengling's future!
Secret entrance! Now that is what I am talking about! I love a good secret entrance!
Chengling stuck between his estranged murder dads and not knowing what is going on. Trying to reconcile them. -Pets his hair- Chengling... sometimes it isn't that simple, but just because they are fighting doesn't mean that they love you any less. (huh my divorced child is coming out I guess.)
WKX is really loyal to ZZS. *sighs*
ZZS really put together that WKX saw his mom dead by a comment about shoulder blades. WOW. Also, WKX, why are you so scared to tell ZZS who you were?
WKZ looks shook while ZZS tells the tale of who he is. He told Chengling all that and Chengling still says Master. The loyalty on this kid.
Nature is healing. The Four Seasons Manor has a sixth generation. Congrats to Chengling for being first disciple!
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It all hurts so much
What in the world did I do by trying to tell my dad about my morning that would cause him to just scream fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you fuck you and all these other horrible things at me because I didn't catch an attitude I didn't say anything awful to him I didn't do anything to him
And then of course I have a reactive abuse response
And I'm angry and I think I'm angry for pretty fucking valid reasons I've thought about it
And none of this is okay to be happening to me
It's just not okay
It was never okay
Does my father not understand that I have autonomy
Does he not understand that I'm a 37-year-old woman with disabilities
He reads about my health problems but then if he knows about them then why does he still treat me badly
Why does he treat me in a way that makes those problems worse is it to torture me because he's doing a very good job at torturing me
I don't understand how someone can be nice 1 minute and then angry the next like that
And they take 0 accountability for it saying your story does not fix the problem if you say you're sorry constantly and you don't change your actions
Like I don't even know if I should believe anything he says anymore
I never wanted my late 30s to go like this I never wanted to be at odds with my father still as an adult
But I'm not going to just sit there and let someone treat me like shit
And I'm going to tell you that what you said was wrong
Your judgment about my father is incorrect
And yes I have said many mean things but you told me I was allowed to be mad you did you told me
And next I have a meeting with my mother and at this point I don't care if she goes first or if we go together I don't fucking care anymore because they're just going to continuously treat me like shit and push me down and just invalidate me and treat me like garbage and they always act like perfect little angels in therapy when I try so hard
I have been tried so hard I have been tried for years and years and years and I can't get away from them and I can't join them and so I'm still the family escape go and I get abused constantly by everybody
And then everybody thinks that I am the one that needs all the help well yeah I do but not in the sense that people think
They need to go get help why do I have to be the one in therapy it's never been my fucking fault
All the things that they have done to me were not my fault
It is okay for me to defend myself
It is not okay to treat a daughter that way I don't care how old they are
And he acts like I'm some sort of monster no the thing is he can dish it out but he can't take it
And he can't talk to me like your average person he talks to everybody else just fine but when it comes to me he talks to me like he wants to fucking kill me when no one else is around to hear It
He seems to just fucking hate women maybe he should just come out of the fucking closet already he's almost dead anyway
Or maybe he should just disappear and move to whatever country allows you to marry some sort of young Asian bride like all the libertarians do because that seems to be what he wants
It wants some young woman that he can manipulate to feel bad for him and and that's all he's ever acted like after my mom and him got divorced and he got more abusive towards me after they got divorced
He compares me to my mother constantly he talks badly about my mother to me he has fucked with my head and turned me against my mother before whereas my mother doesn't try to turn me against him she just says it like it is
No my mother I have lots of issues with my mother but there not anything like the crap my father pulls
They're both batshit insane and they both have different techniques of getting what they want
And my sister who is of 0 blood relation pulls the same sort of shit it's like a combo of both of them although she is her own person and she is engaged and she has an escape and I fucking don't
He says he cares about me and that he wants to move me so I get better and all this crap that doesn't mean anything to me because it's all lies and I won't believe it till it happens because he always does this he gets my hopes up and then he smashes them and he seems to take delight in treating me like shit
He seems to enjoy eliciting a reaction for me and yeah I probably shouldn't react at all
But I didn't react at all for a very long time and I just did what he said for a very long time and I was depressed and wanted to die for a very long time because of the abuse so I'm not going to lay down like a dog and take it anymore
I don't even know what sort of person I'm dealing with
I don't know what his diagnosis is I don't know if it's a real diagnosis or if it's just something he made up in his head because he loves to diagnose me as if he's a Doctor and if the Doctor doesn't agree with him or the therapist doesn't agree with them will there's a big stupid idiot and he's just so much smarter than trained professionals
And according to him all my diagnosis are bullshit and made up
I bring up my diagnosis to him to remind him because I assumed since he said he knew all about my disorders that me bringing it up would remind him but apparently he's just a fucking liar and has no clue what I go through and when I want to share about that or let him know what's going on he doesn't want to hear it he doesn't care I should go fuck myself
How do you communicate with someone that acts like they have early onset dementia and bipolar disorder that's like rapid
How the fuck do you communicate with somebody that won't get the help that they need for their mental issues
Because I can't call a health check I can't go talk to the coroner about him because I need his help so I can have a place to live which is the bane of my existence because it causes so much trouble and it feels like even if I didn't rely on him for help he would still treat me like shit and find something else to be mad at me about
And I don't understand why he has this horrible resentful grudge against me where he just has to fucking treat me like I'm awful
He pushes and he pushes and he pushes and he expects me to just comply and fit into the little cookie cutter mold that he has designed like I'm Frankenstein's monster like he's supposed to be in control of me
And when I make a suggestion or I tell him no or I put my foot down and give him a boundary he freaks out and he says that I'm trying to control him in a very paranoid manner
And when I tell you and everyone else that he is micromanaging me with the control factor I'm feeling like no one is believing me
Joshua I don't hate you I understand that maybe you misunderstood the situation I tried to give you a signal that he was absolutely full of shit that session
You focused on something I did and then made an assumption about the thing I did and I don't even remember the rest of the session at the moment because I probably Completely just associated after that. Like you told me that I shut down but I hadn't actually shut down I just went to say something then closed my mouth then shifted in my chair then I was going to move again but before I could move again and settle myself in the seat you made an assumption and pointed it out and said oh look at this look at this but you didn't see the smirk on my father's face did you
Did you see the enjoyment he got out of you telling me what I did wrong
He is a fucking monster half the time I can't talk to him because whatever diagnosis whatever symptoms are disorder or whatever the fuck is wrong with him is eating him alive and I just want my dad back but honestly he was never there to begin with because he's been abusing my mother and me and my sisfor as long as I can remember
How am I supposed to communicate with him and keep calm and get better and get a place to move that's quiet where I get some peace to continue working on myself and get even better how am I supposed to talk to him and get any of this done without A mediator of some form
Because I don't know what to do anymore I am at my wits end on how to speak to him and he doesn't understand anything I say
I try to talk to him calmly and he fixed that my voice is threatening and I don't hear how I sound
I can only hear what I hear internally and the inflection and the tone of voice that I think I'm using
And I can only hear what other people hear when I'm recorded
And I cannot magically change my tone or my voice to fit exactly what other people want
I have no idea what it is that everybody wants to make everybody fucking happy to make everybody stop fucking hurting me
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spencer reid x fem!reader
summary â spencer and the reader watch the stars and talk about their future.
category â fluff
warnings/includes â none
word count â 1.7k
dedicating this fluff fest to my wifey, @alltooreid thank you for not only your creative input on this, but also for being there for me when i needed someone. much love <333
âAnd so I named the stars one by one, after every favourite memory of you.â â Stephen Stilwell
âIsnât it beautiful?â She whispered, eyes staring up into the night, drawn to the little specks of light dotted in the clear sky. They were laid on the soft grass, blanket beneath them as they looked up together, beaming smiles on both their faces.
He grinned down at the woman who rested her head on his chest, his arms wound tightly around her. âIt certainly is. Iâm surprised the sky is so clear tonight, I really didnât think we were going to be able to see much.â He admitted with a little laugh.
She chuckled at that. âYou didnât think weâd see much, and yet you still let me drag you out here at an ungodly hour so we could watch the stars?â She asked, shuffling slightly so she could look up at him.
âOf course. Youâre cute when youâre excited, I didnât have the heart to tell you that the probability of the sky being clear enough for us to see anything was only around 37%.â He explained, intertwining their hands together. âBut there you go again, proving me wrong.â
âHm. Arenât you supposed to be a genius or something?â She joked, making him roll his eyes.
âI am! Unless you too can recite the Bible from memory? Or the manual for our microwave?â He joked, causing Y/N to give him a gentle shove.
âCan I ask you something?â She whispered, looking up at him.
He breathed out. âAnything.â
They were quiet for a little while before she spoke again. âDo you ever think about our future?â
Spencerâs breath hitched at the question.
Of course, he thought about their future. All the time. Marriage, kids, a big house with a white picket fence, perhaps even a dog. It was the âapple-pieâ life heâd dreamt of, more than heâd like to admit.
He gave her a squeeze, one of reassurance.
Theyâd been together for two years. Two years that had simultaneously been the best and worst of his life. In those years heâd nearly died after being shot in the neck, heâd lost Alex, Kate, Gideon, and the team was still under immense threat from Mr. Scratch. And somehow, admist all the chaos, heâd met this incredible woman who had helped him through it all. The last few months in particular had been rough for him. With Morgan leaving the team and his motherâs condition worsening, it had certainly made him reconsider everything he had in his life and also reminded him of not only what heâd lost, but what heâd gained.Â
Y/N sighed, but still gave Spencer a smile. âItâs ok. We donât have to talk about it, I was only wondering.â
âNo, no. Itâs ok. Iâm just trying to gather my thoughts, is all.â He assured her, moving to sit up straight. Y/N sat up too, Spencer reaching out and grabbing one of her hands to hold tightly in his. âI think about it all the time, truthfully.â He mumbled.
âYou do?â
âOf course, I do. Youâre it for me, Y/N.â He gave a small smile, his gaze dropping to their intertwined fingers. âItâs just, Iâve been thinking a lot lately.â
Y/N nodded, urging him to continue.
âIâve been thinking about my position at the BAU.â He stated firmly. Y/Nâs eyes widened slightly in shock, surprised at the confession. The way he said it was so sure, so certain. Heâd evidently been thinking about it for quite some time.
âEver since Morgan left, Iâve been going over it again and again in my head. I understand why he left. His family needed him and itâs honestly the most admirable thing Iâve ever seen him do. I just wonder,â He paused, biting down on his lip in thought. âWould it be wise for me to make the same decision he did?âÂ
Y/N frowned. âWhat do you mean?â
âI just meanâ Y/N I love you. I want us to get married, have children, I want us to have a life together. And after watching Morgan, seeing how he gave up the job for his family, donât you think I should do that too? For you, for us?â He explained, eyes finally meeting her worried ones.
âWoah, woah Spence. Are you saying youâre thinking of leaving the BAU?â She clarified, moving a little closer to him.
Spencer nodded. âI know, it seems crazy right? At first I couldnât believe that I was even considering it but Iâve thought about it a lot and it just, it seems like the right thing to do.â He gave a small shrug. âIf weâre going to have a life together I want our family to be my priority, and I just donât think I can do that while Iâm still doing this job. Iâve seen it all first hand. I watched Hotch lose Haley, I watched Morgan nearly lose Savannah, all because of this job.âÂ
Y/N shook her head slowly, much to Spencerâs surprise. âSpencer... I wonât be the reason that you leave a job that you worked so hard for, a job that you love so much. What about the team? Theyâre your family- â
It was Spencerâs turn to shake his head, cutting her off mid-sentence. âYouâre right. The team are my family, but so are you. And if they care about me like I know they do, theyâll support me with this. And as for jobs? There are plenty out there that Iâll enjoy. Iâve actually been thinking of getting in contact with Alex, maybe asking about teaching opportunities at Georgetown.â
Y/N looked up at him, eyebrows furrowing as she studied his face intently. He avoided her eyes, small smile pulling at his lips.
She smiled back, a knowing look on her face. âYouâve already spoken to Alex about it, havenât you?â
Spencer chuckled with a nod. âYou know me too well. I spoke to her last week. She said thereâs an open spot as the head of the Criminal Psychology department. The job is mine if I want it.â
Y/N gave him a grin, squeezing his hands. âAre you sure this is what you want?â He nodded, but that wasnât enough for her. âNo, I need to hear you say it. I need to know that youâre not going to resent me in a few years because of this.â
He was quick to shake his head, pulling her toward him as one of his hands came up to cup her face. âI would never resent you.â
âSo, this is what you want?â She asked once more, just so she knew he was absolutely sure.Â
He nodded adamantly. âI want you. Iâm only ever going to want you.â He murmured the words so softly that it made Y/Nâs heart ache. âNow, and for the rest of my days.â
With joyful tears building in her eyes she nodded, enveloping him in a hug as he kissed the side of her forehead.
Spencer let out a sigh accompanied by a teary smile. He gave her a squeeze, his hands soothing along her back as he looked up at the stars. âDid you know, thereâs an old Buddhist saying that when you meet your soulmate, remember that the act to bring you together was 500 years in the making. Weâre supposedly, quite literally, bound together through space and time. Isnât that cool?â He rambled, earning a chuckle from Y/N.
âThat is really cool.â She agreed.Â
âYou know Iâm a man of science, but how else is it possible that you came into my life at a time where I needed you the most?â He whispered the last part, as though he was afraid to be so vulnerable as to let the words leave his lips. âDo you- do you think itâs possible that the stars brought us together?âÂ
She grinned, tilting back her head slightly to look up at the stars with him. âYeah, I think so.âÂ
*
Spencer looked down in awe at the baby girl pressed against his bare chest. Josephine June Reid, barely three days old and already she had her father wrapped right around her tiny finger. Nothing heâd ever felt before compared to the feeling he had when he looked down at her, his little girl, his daughter. She slept peacefully against him, her little chest rising and falling rhythmically as his hands soothed over her back, gently rocking her.Â
There was a soft knock on the nursery door, his tired-looking wife pushing it open. âSpence?â
He looked up, and offered her a warm smile. âHey, youâre supposed to be resting.â
Y/N gave a sleepy grin, moving toward them. âYou know that weâre supposed to sleep when she does, right?â
He snickered at that, raising an eyebrow at her. âYou only gave birth three days ago. You know Iâm going to tell you to get back into bed, right? Doctorâs orders.â
She held her hands up in a mock surrender, placing a kiss on the side of Spencerâs head. âI know.âÂ
It was silent for a moment, the new parents just staring down at the little life theyâd created, filled with such a warmth, such a happiness that theyâd never felt before.Â
âI canât put her down, not yet. I donât want to let her go.â Spencer whispered, bringing up a finger to soothe over his daughterâs cheek. âI love her so much.â
âI know. She loves you too.â Y/N assured, watching with joy at how Spencer was with their daughter. He really was a natural with kids.
âYou really should go back to bed, love. You need all the rest you can get.â He warned in a playful tone.
Y/N chuckled a little with a nod, bending down to press a gentle kiss to her daughterâs forehead. âIâm not going to fight you on that one Doc, Iâm exhausted.â She ruffled the curls on her husbandâs head, offering him a warm smile. âLove you. Come back to bed soon, yeah?â
Spencer nodded, promising he would. Â
Before Y/N left the nursery, she turned back to her husband, calling his name softly. âSpence?â
âYeah, love?â
âDo you regret it now?â She whispered, her fingers fumbling together as though she was afraid she wouldnât like his answer. âDo you regret leaving the BAU?â
The question made him frown, it made him think. Did he regret leaving?Â
His eyes flickered between his wife and the beautiful little girl against his chest and he smiled slightly at the realisation. This was everything heâd ever wanted, here, right in front of him. Every decision heâd made, every moment of heartache, every person heâd lost, they had all lead him there. To that very moment.Â
And for that, he was so incredibly grateful.Â
âNo.â He replied, his voice as sure as the day he first mentioned leaving. âNot even for a second.â
He supposed he had the stars to thank for that.Â
#spencer reid#spencer reid one shot#spencer reid x reader#matthew gray gubler x reader#matthew gray gubler#mgg x reader#mgg#spencer reid x fem!reader#spencer x y/n#criminal minds
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Lucifer Ending: Tragedy and Contradiction
Okay, so I tried really hard to resist the urge to post anything about it, and I even held out for over a week trying to process/calm my feelings about the ending to Lucifer. Iâve tried, I really have, but the more I try, the more I CANNOT rationalize that ending. As you may have guessed, I absolutely hated the ending, and I just really, really, have to get my feelings out about it. If you liked the ending (I really wish I could be you!!), you may want to skip reading any further (I recommend you do, in fact).Â
Ultimately, regardless of the details, that ending for Chloe/Lucifer is just way too heartbreakingly tragic and sad, however, this is made all the more unbearable because none of it makes ANY damn sense. Â
Iâm just going to start by pasting a bunch of quotes first:
2x05
Lucifer: I refuse to believe that. There is always another way.
Mum: If anyone can find it, it's you.
2x02 Chloe: âDoing what's best for your child, it doesn't always make them happy.â
3x16
Cain: But you're the Devil, you always keep your word.
Lucifer: I do. So I hope you understand how difficult a decision this was. And yet, oddly, the easiest I've ever made.
6x01
Lucifer: I love you, Chloe Decker. I'd do anything for you. Except give you up. Give us up.
6x09
Lucifer: I need you to know that if there is any choice to be had at all, I will always... choose us.
6x07
Rory: You make choices, Mom. If I told you what they are, you wouldn't really be making them any more.
Yeah. Not going to comment further on these right now.Â
Nor am I going to even get into the whole fate vs free will. Regardless of your views on that debate, why on earth a show about free will spends its final season spotlighting the widespread, controversial debate of fate vs free will by introducing a time loop plot, Iâll never understand.Â
But even if we forget the numerous issues/contradictions with that (and the ridiculous irony of Roryâs quote shown above), and accept that Lucifer and Chloe chose this, I honestly feel like screaming because WHY??? Why on earth would they EVER want to chose this?Â
I know the 2 reasons given, the reasons everyone is speaking up with, the reasons expanded on at length in fanfiction, and Iâve tried really, REALLY hard to rationalize them in my head, tried to enjoy the sweet moments fanfic writers are trying to make of it, but I cannot. Because it doesnât make any damn sense whatsoever to me.
Reason # 1: Lucifer never wouldâve realized his âcallingâ to help tortured souls in Hell. Â
Right. First of all, if it really is his âcallingâ he would figure it out eventually because thatâs what a bloody calling is. I mean really. Not to mention there was plenty of evidence that he was figuring it out already, and him figuring it out after actually helping people in hell (Jimmy, Dan, Mr. Said out bitch), makes way more sense than stopping someone from making the mistake of killing someone else.
And second, even if we accept the argument that he wouldnât find his calling, we are then saying that he chose his âcallingâ over his own family, the people he loves most of all? Thatâs beyond awful to me. And pretty much destroys all of the growth and beauty and love and development across the series. A complete contradiction to even earlier in series 6. See above quotes. Lucifer tells Chloe heâd do anything for her, except give her up, give them up. He tells her if thereâs ever any choice to be had he would chose them (his family). So, what the heck? Which leads me to reason 2, and beware with continuing because this is UNBEARABLY frustrating to me so I may get a bit heated. I just canât. I canât understand this. Reason #2: They did it for their daughter, because she asked them to, because she didnât want them to change her, because sheâs happy with who she is, etc, etc..
This is the most widely accepted reason, the most referenced in fanfic, that itâs so beautiful because Lucifer and Chloe sacrificed everything for their daughter because they loved her so much.
Iâm sorry, I really am, I tried so hard to make sense of this but it makes the least sense to me of all.Â
Why on EARTH is Rory growing up without her father better for her? Why on earth would Lucifer, of all people, knowing the pain it causes, ever chose that for his daughter?
This is not sacrificing for their daughter, this is sacrificing for NOTHING at all. This is doing the ABSOLUTE worst for their daughter, all because she asked them to?
And her asking them to in the first place makes no sense either. Why on earth would Rory ASK for it after all the pain it caused her? Earlier she told Lucifer and Chloe that him leaving âruined her lifeâ, and now all of a sudden sheâs happy with it? After seeing and reading how much Lucifer and Chloe loved each other she wants to separate them? After saying she now loves Lucifer too she wants to do that to him? And you canât tell me itâs her being selfless because she thinks he wonât find his âcallingâ otherwise, because even if he doesnât (which he would for reasons above), then again we are saying they are choosing a âcallingâ over family, over those they love most. Or, even worse, Rory, is choosing FOR HIM and ROBBING him of his choice to chose his family over his âcallingâ.Â
No matter what way you spin it, it is just all kinds of wrong and messed up, and does not showcase the love the characters have for each other, nor the freedom of choice.
Thereâs nothing beautiful about any of this to me. Itâs just plain awful and cruel for NO REASON.Â
Yes, I know Iâm missing one popular theme with all of this, and I might just hate this one most of all: That even though Rory suffered it made her stronger, sheâs proud of who she is, and they donât want to change her, donât want to âkillâ this version of Rory who grew up without her dad.Â
No. Just no. This pains me immensely. So weâre saying that sheâs a better person having grown up without a Dad than she wouldâve been growing up with a complete, loving family? That people who grow up with loving families canât be as strong and proud of who they are? WTF?Â
Sure, we as people are only strong in life when we need to be but that doesnât mean that someone who grew up more fortunate doesnât still have the capacity for that strength (or that they donât suffer in other ways).
Yeah, itâs beautiful when you grew up abandoned and were able to eventually overcome it, but in reality youâll always be scarred to some degree, and you certainly would have been less messed up, happier if you hadnât.
Changing the time loop so that Rory could grow up with her father in her life wouldnât âkillâ her. Fundamentally sheâd still be the same, still would have grown up with her âkickassâ mom. All the good parts would still be there. There would just be even more good and much less of the bad.
How on earth would Chloe and Lucifer not want to chose that?
There is no way anyone can ever convince me that you come out better growing up abandoned by your father than you would have if he hadnât. Just no.
We are strong and proud to overcome something only when WE HAVE NO CHOICE. CHOOSING to suffer just to show how great you are afterward for overcoming it when you could have chosen NOT to suffer at all, is just the most ridiculous thing Iâve ever heard.Â
It reminds me of a quote from one of my childhood movies, the original âLion King.â Little Simba tells his dad he went looking for danger to show that heâs brave, and his dad answers, âIâm only brave when I have to be.âÂ
So. Â Circling back. Ignoring the debate on whether or not there was even a choice given (fate vs free will and ridiculous time loops). Ignoring that Lucifer likely (and should have) been able to find his âcallingâ anyway.Â
Then, in summary, we are left with Lucifer (and Chloe)Â âchoosingâ for Lucifer to leave them for Hell, abandoning them both (and Trixie) because either
1) Luciferâs calling is more important than being with his family
2) Rory wants to suffer, to let her parents suffer an unimaginable amount of pain, just to show that she comes out better for it, even when she can choose not to suffer at all. And Chloe and Lucifer are both in agreement that this is best for them and their daughter.Â
What. The. Hell???!!
Iâm sorry, but thereâs no rationale for this. None. At. All.Â
Iâll be the first to admit that I would never be happy with such a devastatingly heartbreaking ending no matter what the reasons, but, HOLY HELL, can they at least have had it make even the smallest amount of SENSE?!Â
Itâs just angst for the sake of angst, and I especially did not expect this from this show. It was always a show not to be taken too seriously, not to overthink and just have fun with, and thatâs what made it work for me. But then they decide itâs a good idea to 1) throw in a time loop plot when time loops in fiction is pretty much the definition of serious complexity and making viewers overthink. And 2) have it end with such a tragic and sad ending that makes no sense. I am so sick and tired of the trend now days that shows canât have happy endings.
(Edit: Now look what happened. Iâve gone and made another rant:Â https://thehiddenmemoryuniverse.tumblr.com/post/663357629901438976/lucifer-morningstars-broken-journey)
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When the Chips are Down
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Hello my darlings! Iâm back from vacation, and I have an update for you! after leaving you on such a cliffhanger too. If you havenât checked out the newest fic in the Forbidden Fables collab, you should! @chimchimsauceâ has done a fabulous job with it, and Iâm always a sucker for a good Cinderella story. --- chaotic puff
Shock. Horror. Despair. All of these things ran through him in waves as he stared at the door in front of him. Y/N was behind that door. Y/N was behind that door, and she was dying while he sat out here helpless to do anything about it. Jin had shut him out of the room, demanding he stay put while he went to go help the doctors with Y/N.Â
Heâd thought that after the hours of pain they would get to sit and enjoy their little girl in peace, but it seemed like that wasnât meant to be. Instead he and their daughter had to sit alone and forlorn without any idea how she was doing.Â
The baby made a small distressed sound, bringing her fatherâs attention to her, and Namjoon suddenly realized he had no idea what to do. Heâd read the books. Heâd planned, but he had no idea what to do in reality. Y/N would have known. She was a perfect mother, but Namjoon didnât and he felt lost.Â
âItâs okay, princess.â he cooed, awkwardly bouncing her. âEomma is gonna be just fine.âÂ
That didnât seem to help anything as she let out a sound that was more of a squawk than anything else before bursting into tears, crying her little heart out. Namjoon didnât know that a being so small could make such a loud noise, and it sent him into a panic.Â
âOkay. Iâm sorry. Iâm sorry.â he begged, but she seemed set on ignoring him. âPlease donât cry.âÂ
âOh, goodness.â came the exasperated sigh from the other end of the room drawing a relieved sigh from Namjoon as salvation was in sight. âGive her to me.â Sen appeared as if from nowhere with a diaper bag hung on her shoulder to scoop the screaming infant from his arms.Â
âHowâs, Y/N?â Yoongi asked, plopping into the seat beside him.Â
âI donât know.â The screaming stopped, Namjoon looked up to see Senâs swaying back and forth gently, happily cooing at the baby. âHow did you do that?â He asked in awe.Â
Sen turned, showing him the newborn happily settled in her arms with a bottle of formula. âSheâs hungry and momâs not here. Sheâs a little upset. The least we can do is fill that belly.â she smiled gently down at his daughter, and he even caught Yoongi with a ghost of a smile from the corner of his eye. They were good together despite both of them arguing that it was a matter of convenience and that the only reason they were together was their son.Â
âI donât know what to doâŚâ he whispered, staring down at his hands. âI thought⌠I thought Y/N would be here.âÂ
âSheâll be fine.âÂ
Sen nodded along with Yoongiâs words. âDo you want to try?â She offered, a little awkwardly. She and Namjoon had never been on the best of terms.Â
âI donâtâŚâ Sen rolled her eyes, starting in on giving the crime boss instructions on how to hold his arms and cradle her head as she settled the upset infant into his arms. Nara was quick to settle as Namjoon offered her the bottle again, cradles in his arms as Sen sharply reminded him to mind her head. âSee? Itâs easy.âÂ
âSheâs so small.â he whispered, awestruck despite how exhausted he was.Â
âNewborns are like that.â Yoongi deadpanned.Â
âWhat am I going to do if something happens to her?â he asked, brow furrowing and making him seem even more haggard than he was. âI donât know anything about raising a little girl.âÂ
âSheâll be okay.â Yoongi assured him, the smallest of smirks tilting up the corner of his mouth as he watched Namjoon begin to panic again as Nara started fussing once more. It was a simple fix. Sen had Namjoon fix the angle of the bottle, and all was well again. âSheâs tough like that. Sheâs put you through your paces, thatâs for sure.âÂ
A half choked laugh escaped him as he lifted his gaze to meet that of his old friendâs. âShe has, hasnât she?âÂ
âWith any luck this little lady will be more like her than you.âÂ
Another choked laugh.Â
âWeâd all be doomed.â Yoongi shrugged, gently tugging at the tiny foot that was poking out of the blanket. âWhoâs with Yoonho?âÂ
âHayan. That woman loves kids.âÂ
âThink she and Jin will be having any soon?âÂ
Yoongi gave him a look that clearly conveyed that Namjoon should have known the answer to that question already. âYou know how he is with her. Theyâre probably not going to have any until Jin is absolutely certain sheâs healthy. He thinks the poor woman is going to break if she so much as sneezes.âÂ
Soon enough the bottle was done, and Namjoon thought he was free and clear. Sheâd been content the whole time, and Sen had been kind enough to do the burping and changing before handing the baby back to him. She was convinced that if he stood up while holding her, heâd drop her. She claimed he looked like a stiff breeze could knock him over, and she didnât want to be responsible for telling Y/N why her brand new baby had been dropped on her head.Â
The problem came when Nara was handed back to him. She was fed, changed, and burped, and by any normal reasoning she should have been content and probably drifted off to sleep, but no. the moment that she was back in his arms she started caterwauling again, and nothing he did soothed her.Â
âWhatâs wrong?â he asked, looking between the couple frantically. âWhat did I do?â Â
âHere.â Yoongi let out a long suffering sigh and scooped Nara out of his arms. Magically, she stopped crying within minutes, settling against Yoongiâs chest as he leaned back in his chair.Â
âHow did you do that?âÂ
âMaybe she just doesnât like you.â Sen shrugged, rummaging through the diaper bag. She pulled out a pacifier and handed it over to Yoongi who took it and offered it to the sleepy little girl on his chest.Â
âSheâs my daughter.âÂ
âSheâs Y/Nâs daughter too.âÂ
Yoongi and Sen stayed with him for a while, occasionally they would try to hand Nara back to him, and she would scream each time, but eventually they had to return home to their son. Jin had made them promise not to let Hayan overdo it. Namjoon was left alone with a diaper bag and a screaming child who would not settle no matter what he did.Â
He was exhausted. He was worried, and slowly, a tinge of resentment settled within him as he looked at his daughter. This tiny, squawking being was the reason Y/N wasnât with him. If she hadnât been pregnant, none of this would have happened. Maybe if it had been a son, maybe then it would have seemed a little more worth it, but it was a girl. Heâd been so excited when Y/N had told him, but now all he felt was bitterness. He was going to lose his wife, and it was all this tiny, useless girlâs fault.Â
He was on the brink of throwing her across the room when Jungkook appeared. He hadnât left the house since Y/N had first gone into labor, but it was the first time heâd seen the boy since Nara had come into the world.Â
âIs this her?â he asked, nervously eying the screaming bundle in his hyungâs arms.Â
âYeah.âÂ
Very unceremoniously, Namjoon plopped the baby into Jungkookâs arms despite the younger manâs panic at being offered the baby, but to both of their amazement, Nara stopped screaming after a time.Â
And then, in the quiet as Jungkook cooed at his daughter telling her how pretty she was, he began to resent himself. It wasnât Naraâs fault. She was only a few hours old, so new and small. She didnât know what was happening to her mother. She didnât know that she was going to be all alone in the world if her mother didnât pull through. It wasnât her fault. She was just as frightened as he was, and he didnât know what he was doing. She didnât even have the added benefit of being able to understand what was going on. None of that was her fault.Â
âIs there any news about noona?â Jungkook asked softly, staring at the same door that Namjoon had been anxiously staring at since Jin had pushed him out.Â
âI havenât heard anything.â he admitted, staring down at his hands. âThe doctors are with her.âÂ
âHas Jin hyung been out?âÂ
âNot yet.â he sighed. âShe likes you.â he glanced over seeing his daughter drifting off to sleep in Jungkookâs arms. âShe screams every time I hold her.âÂ
âMaybe itâs âcause youâre stressed. Babyâs donât like stress.â Namjoonâs eyes widened. The thought hadnât occurred to him before. Heâd been on edge since Jin had pushed him out of the room with Nara in his arms. He hadnât thought that his nerves could affect the baby. âShe looks like noona.âÂ
âShe does.â he admitted, the tiniest worn out smile. âAnd she likes me just about as much as her mother does too.âÂ
âItâll be better when you both get some rest. Why donât you get some sleep, hyung? Iâll take care of Nara, and Iâll wake you up if thereâs any news about noona.âÂ
He shook his head. âNo. I want to be here if thereâs any news.âÂ
âYou need rest, hyung.âÂ
âI canâtâŚâ he whispered brokenly, resting his head in his hands. âI canât when sheâs in there⌠when I donâtâŚ.â he took in a deep shaky breath. âI canât think without her. I canât breathe. I canât even get our daughter to stop crying.âÂ
âSheâll be alright. Noona is strong.âÂ
âThere was so much blood.âÂ
âJin and the other doctors are with her.â Jungkook was going to continue, but Nara let out a mighty wail startling both of them, and he was quick to shove the newborn back into her fatherâs arms in panic. âYour kid, hyung.âÂ
Namjoon was no less panicky than Jungkook, but he didnât have the luxury of pawning off the newborn on someone else when she started crying. She was his child, and he was going to have to learn how to soothe her, especially if her mother didnât pull through.Â
âItâs okay.â he mumbled awkwardly, bouncing her in his arms. âYouâre okay.â he knew she had to be tired. She was so small, and sheâd barely slept at all between all the crying and the different people coming to sit with them.Â
Jungkook plopped down beside him, smiling bashfully. âSheâs really loud.âÂ
âShe is.âÂ
At that moment though, Nara did something that made his frantic thoughts pause. She reached out with one little hand and grasped onto his finger as tightly as she could and her cries settled into whimpers as he pulled her a little tighter against him.Â
âItâs going to be okay.â he told her. âAppaâs here. Iâll look after you.â he promised as she looked up at him still all teary and red, but she was settling, the first time she had settled in his arms since sheâd been born.Â
âSee!â Jungkook beamed. âShe likes you.âÂ
And hopefully she did. If not, she was going to make him go grey much quicker than planned.Â
âJoon?â Jin called, stepping out of the room, and Namjoonâs stomach dropped seeing the amount of blood on the scrubs he wore.Â
âIs sheâŚ?âÂ
Jin gave him a tired smile. âSheâs okay for now. Sheâs lost a lot of blood though.âÂ
Namjoon stood up, already making his way to the door, but Jin stopped him. âSheâs sleeping now. Sheâs going to need a lot of rest, and sheâs getting a blood transfusion. You need to be gentle with her for a while.â Jin ordered sternly.Â
âIâll give her whatever she wants so long as sheâs okay.âÂ
Jin nodded. âYou should go sit with her, for a little bit, but you both need rest.â Namjoon nodded, only half paying attention to him now that he was allowed to see Y/N. âDonât you dare wake her up, Namjoon!âÂ
But the man didnât hear a word of the warning as his eyes zeroed in on his wife. She looked far too pale and sickly and small all tucked up in bed, but she was alright. She was alive.
part 16
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Only Friend
Character: Jason Todd x Fem!Reader [Robin!Jason Todd]
Summary: Gotham mourned for Robin. But who mourned for Jason Todd? Y/F/N Y/L/N wasnât just another one of Jason Toddâs friends. She was his only friend. Â
Word Count: 7,000 [One Shot]
Warnings: Violence, Death, Loss, Grief
Y/N didnât know what time it was. She hadn��t opened the blinds in her room for days. And she didnât plan on doing so anytime soon. In fact, she didnât plan on getting out of bed anytime soon.
She heard a knock on her bedroom door. From the sound alone, she knew it was her mother.
âY/N, dear. Can I come in?â
She wanted to say, âNo.â She wanted to say, âGo away.â But Y/N didnât even have the energy to do that. So she just laid still with the covers over her shoulders and said nothing.Â
Her mom slowly opened the door.
Y/Nâs family had been tiptoeing around her since it happened. They didnât know how to handle the situation. Most parents donât expect for their daughterâs best friend to die. No child should have to face grief like this.
But Y/N had no choice.
Because Jason Todd was dead.
âHi, honey,â Y/Nâs mother cooed as she walked into the room. Then she placed a plate of food on her nightstand. âI brought you something to eat.â
Y/N didnât even so much as look at her mother, just continued to stare off into nothing.
âIs it alright if I open of your blinds and windows. I think you could use some fresh air.â
Y/N gave what appeared to be a half shrug, barely visible underneath the thick covers.
But her mother seemed relieved, it was starting to smell musty in the room.
Her mother sat on the edge of the bed and stroked Y/Nâs face. âThe funeralâs tomorrow.â
Y/Nâs eyes finally looked up at her mother â desperate and scared. âDo I have to go?â
âI think youâd regret it if you didnât, honey. You deserve your chance to say goodbye. Your father and I will be there with you.â
Then Y/N closed her eyes and burst into tears. âI had a dream about him last night. And I woke up and rememberedââ she had to pause to catch her breath. âI-I-I remembered heâs g-gone.â
âOh, honey,â her mom whispered as she pulled Y/N into her arms. âI know you miss him. I know. He was your best friend.â
Y/N pulled away and looked up at her mom. âHe was my only friend,â she corrected.
âââ
Jason Todd was sitting at a lunch table by himself and reading when someone slammed their tray down across from him. His eyes flickered up in a glare, already expecting someone to try and pick a fight with him or something.
But instead he found a girl standing above him, smirking down at him.
No, not just any girl, the prettiest girl in their grade. No one else at this stupid school seemed to think so. But that just further proved Jasonâs theory that everyone here were idiots.
âHi,â she said confidently.
âH-Hi?â Jason stuttered back.
âIâm sitting with you,â she announced as she sat down. âIâm Y/N.â
Jason finally smirked and remained confused. âI know who you areâŚâ
âYouâve never talked to me, so how was I supposed to know?â Y/N said back. âAnd youâre Jason Todd.â
âYes?â He responded.
Y/N laughed at his confusion.
Jason Todd wasnât popular. There was a disconnect between him and his peers. The kids at Gotham Academy were trust-fund babies and spoiled brats. They were such snobs that there were even cliques separating the kids who came from old money from those who came from new money. It all seemed ridiculous after literally starving in the slums of the city.Â
Jason Todd wasnât a rebel. He didnât lash out or let his inability to connect to the other students make him feel down. Ask any teacher who had him and they would say he was a straight-A student and he never once caused trouble in their class. He was always polite and respectful, responsible and well-behaved.
Jason Todd wasnât bullied. Maybe it was a vibe he gave off, but somehow the other kids knew not to mess with him. Jason came to school with a black eye once, and he always wondered if it freaked them all out enough to never try to mess with him â not that they would ever stand a chance against him.
In regards to the middle school hierarchy, Jason was nobody.
Because Jason Todd wasnât really a kid. He just had the misfortune of also not being an adult yet.
He was just a poor punk from the Narrows, who just happened to try and steal the tires off the car of Gothamâs notorious vigilante. He didnât belong at this snobby prep school.
But going to school was one of Bruceâs demands after making Jason his new Robin.
Jason just didnât know how to make a convincing argument for why he didnât need social interactions with kids his own age.
âIs this some kind of dare?â Jason asked Y/N.
She froze her eating and scoffed at him. âYouâve watched too many bad teen movies. What kind of asshole would I be to do something like that?â
But Jason still looked around the cafeteria, expecting to find a table full of people watching this interaction and trying to hide their giggles.
Y/N finally slammed down her food, sat back, and crossed her arms. âPeople at this school suck.â
âUhhâŚOK?â
âI saw you reading Pride & Prejudice the other week. And you were wearing a Led Zeppelin t-shirt yesterday. You helped pick up Jillâs stuff when her backpack ripped open, while everyone else just laughed.â She paused. But Jason waited. âWhat Iâm saying is that Iâve decided that you donât suck.â
âOh,â Jason blurted out.
âDo you honestly think anyone at this school even knows who Jane Austen is? And some dude in my English class tried to tell me Nickelback was his favorite band.â
Jason laughed at that. âHow did you even respond to that?â
âI asked him if he was fucking with me and then the teacher yelled at me for swearing. And I told her, âHow am I supposed to react to a Nickelback fan without using profanities?ââ
Jason laughed again.
That was how Jason and Y/N became best friends. That was all it took.
Jason would soon find out that Y/N didnât belong here just as much as him. She didnât come from money â just your normal, middle-class suburban family. Sheâd won a full-ride scholarship to Gotham Academy, which was impressive since they only handed out one per grade.
Meanwhile, Bruce Wayne made one 30-second call and Jason was accepted â no questions asked.
Y/N was rather mature for her age, but it wasnât the product of being Batmanâs sidekick and fighting the criminals of Gotham City.
â
Any second Jason had to be a normal kid was spent hanging out with Y/N. Jason was at Y/Nâs house all the time, loving Y/Nâs parents and envious of the stable home Y/N got to grow up in.
It took awhile for Jason to feel comfortable inviting Y/N to the manor, despite Alfred saying he was welcome to have friends over whenever he wished. Jason eventually got over his embarrassment. While Y/N seemed in awe of Wayne Manor, the evidence of Jasonâs wealth didnât make her treat him any different. They mostly hung out in Jasonâs room anyways. Or in the kitchen when Alfred made them snacks.
While they were at school, they always ate lunch together and walked to classes shoulder-to-shoulder any chance they got. They only needed each other.
They ignored everyone else. And in return, everyone else left them alone.
For the most part.
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Jason shouldâve known something was wrong when he heard the commotion on his way to third period.
When he heard kids start chanting âFight!â his gut somehow knew Y/N was involved.
Jason shoved his way through the thick circle that was surrounding the drama.
He reached the opening just in time to see Y/N tackle a boy named Parker to the ground. The crowd gasped, not actually expecting them to actually go through with violence. Then Y/N lifted her fist and landed a punch to Parkerâs face.
But Jason quickly stepped forward and pulled Y/N off.
âHeâs not worth it, Y/N.â
Recognizing the voice of her best friend, Y/N allowed him to pull her away.
âGonna let your boyfriend pull you away?â Parker yelled out.
Y/N whipped back toward him, but Jason wrapped his arms around her and held her back. âY/N, leave it!â
âIâm not the one with the a black eye and bloodied nose, asshole!â Y/N screamed, only half fighting Jasonâs hold. âNext time, Iâll kick you so hard in your tiny dick that you wonât be able to have kids.â
Jason managed to drag her through the halls with a vice-like grip on her hand.
Y/N scoffed at his efforts, âWhere are you even taking me?â
âWeâre ditching class.â
She shrugged. âSounds good to me.â
Jason knew exactly what exit didnât have an alarmed rigged to it or any video surveillance. He also grabbed a cellphone in his back pocket and started to type frantically.
âYou have a cellphone! What? Since when? My parents said I canât get one until high school,â Y/N groaned enviously.
Little did she know, Jason had set up an AI system that would call the school with Bruceâs voice and leave a recording about how Jason needed to be dismissed from school. It was perfect for Bat emergencies.Â
He had added Y/Nâs parents voices to the algorithm a few months ago, having a hunch it would come in handy.
As soon as they were a safe distance away from the school, Y/N let go of Jasonâs hand and walked slightly ahead of him.
With their freedom secured, Jason could focus on Y/N now.
âWhat did he do?â He asked her gently.
Y/N was smart and calculated. If sheâd picked a fight with someone, Jason knew it had to have been caused by something serious.
âDoesnât matter,â she mumbled.
Jason rushed forward and stopped her walking. âHey, come on. Itâs me youâre talking toâŚâ
Y/N nodded, knowing he was right. They told each other everything, or so she thought.
Her eyes went to the ground, too embarrassed to meet his gaze. âWe were in health class. Today was the unfortunate lesson for learning male and female anatomy. Mrs. Martin started talking aboutâŚâ Y/N hesitated. âShe started talking about boobs. Said something about when girls start seeing a change.â
âAnd?â Jason urged softly.
âParker chimed in and said, âOr if youâre Y/L/N⌠never.ââ
Embarrassed by her confession, Y/N started walking again â quicker, this time.
Jason jogged to catch up to her. âFuck him. Only a loser asshole would say something like that.â
âWellâŚheâs probably right.â
Jason shrugged. âWho cares?â
This time Y/N stopped walking. âYou donât get it,â she snapped. âEvery girl in our grade is growing up. And I still have the chest of a boy. My mom wonât even let me buy a bra because she says I donât need it yet.â
Jason was speechless.Â
To be honest, he had never really noticed. Y/N wore baggy band t-shirts or flannels all the time. He wasnât exactly studying her silhouette when they hung out. But he never imagined that Y/N would be bothered by something like that.
âSometimes Iâd just like toâŚI donât fucking knowâŚfeel like a girl.â She paused. âA pretty girl,â she emphasized.
Jason stared into her eyes. âYou are a pretty girl.â
Y/N sighed and rolled her eyes. âJ, you donât have to say that.â
âIâm serious. Youâre the prettiest girl in our grade, Y/N.â
That caught her off guard. Heâd never said anything like that to her before.Â
Sure, Jason said nice things to her. But it was usually him complimenting her taste in music or thanking her for showing him a new book he loved. But heâd never called her pretty before.
Jason, worried that heâd exposed himself, pulled her to him so he could give her a noogie. And the moment was broken.
âJason! I think Iâve proved today that I will hit a bitch!â
He just laughed and playfully shoved her away. âCome on. Iâll buy you one of those embarrassing frappuccinos from Starbucks.â
âExcuse you! Theyâre not embarrassing. Theyâre delicious.â
Jason could tell Y/N didnât want to talk about the fight anymore. So he thought distracting her was the next best thing.Â
And, by some miracle, they returned to school the next day without any punishment.
But Jason wasnât done yet.
Parker didnât realize he was messing with Robinâs best friend.
Jason was patient. He waited for the precise moment when Parker would be alone.
A week after the fight, Parker turned the corner of an empty hallway and jumped when he nearly ran into Jason.
âWhat do you want, Todd?â
Jason took a step toward him and lowered his voice, âIf you ever say anything like that to Y/N again â or to any girl, for that matter â I wonât hesitate to beat the shit out of you.â
Parker side eyed him. âYeah, right.â
Without hesitating, Jason reached forward, grabbed Parkers palm, and snapped the index finger of his dominant hand.
Parker let out a screech of pain and fell to his knees.
Jason kneeled down to whisper in his ear, âNo witnesses. No cameras. And Iâm actually in gym class right now, running the mile. No one will believe you.â
Parker looked up at Jason like he was a madman.
Jason smiled and patted him on the head. âRemember what I said.â
After that, Parker never even so much as looked in Y/Nâs direction.
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Jason and Y/N looked out for each other, protected each other
And Jason may have kept his other life of Robin from her, but Y/N seemed to already sense that there was something Jason was hiding. It wasnât just something, it was dark.
When Y/N started noticing bruises and cuts on Jasonâs body, she grew concerned. But she wanted to observe and think of all the possibilities before she ever brought it up.
Then one day at her house, she made a joke and slapped Jason playfully on the back.
He hissed uncontrollably and his entire body froze.
âJason?â Y/N asked with concern.
âIâm fine. You just surprised me and knocked the wind out of me,â Jason said hurriedly.
But Y/N wasnât stupid. She quickly grabbed the hem of his t-shirt and ripped it up so she could see his back.
âJASON! What the fuck!â She gasped in horror as she saw the bruises scattered across his skin. She had never seen anything like it.Â
âShh!â Jason tried to calm her to stop her parents from coming in and then having her immediately showing them too.
âWhat happened?â Y/N whispered, her eyes glazed over with tears.
âNothing. Iâm fine, Y/N. I promise.â
âYouâre not fine. And this isnât the first time,â Y/N countered. âYou think you do a good job of hiding them, but I see the other bruises and cuts, Jason. And donât think I donât notice how often you skip school because your âsick.ââ
Jason stayed quiet. He didnât want to lie to her. But he couldnât tell her. It could put her in danger. And if Bruce ever found out, heâd put a stop to the whole thing. Jason would never be Robin ever again.
âHe does it,â Y/N whispered.
Jason blinked. âWho?â
âBruce,â she clarified. âHe beats you, doesnât he?â
Jasonâs eyes widened in horror. He knew Y/N was weary of his adoptive father. She noticed how absent he was from Jasonâs life, then took note of how cold he was when he was present. But her theory made perfect sense. And if the roles were reversed, Jason probably wouldâve come to the same conclusion.
âY/N, Bruce has never hurt me.â
She frowned. âYou donât have to protect him. And you donât have to take his shit. I knew something was off about him ever since I met him. But I didnât think it was this.â
âY/NâŚâ Jason began.
âDoes Alfred know?â She couldnât imagined him every letting something like this happen if he did. Y/N had grown to love Alfred almost as much as Jason.
âThereâs nothing for him to know, Y/N.â Jason laughed. âI was trying to walk across the railing above the great hall and fell and landed on my back. I didnât tell you because I was embarrassed, OK?â
He knew from Y/Nâs face that she wasnât convinced. But she also knew not to push someone who was in the position she thought Jason was.
But to his horror, tears started falling.
âI justâŚI want you know that Iâd do anything for you. You can live here! My parents love you and theyâd take you in! Or-or-or we can run away together â just you and me.â
Jason hated seeing her cry. She rarely ever did it. And to know he was the cause made him feel sick.
Not knowing what else to do, Jason pulled her into a hug.
âIâm OK, Y/N. Promise. You donât have to worry about me. Please donât cry.â
âWe just have to steal some of the stupid jewelry he has laying around and weâd be set for life,â she mumbled into his shoulder.
Jason laughed and pulled away. âBruce took me in. Gave me a better life. Heâs protected me. I know you donât believe me, but the bruises arenât because of him.â
Y/N wiped the tears away sloppily and nodded, but they both knew that Y/N didnât believe him.
Y/N didnât look at Bruce the same since that day. Not that she spent a lot of time around him.
But Bruce shared a look with Jason when he received the first very harsh glare from the pre-teen girl. It ended with a very uncomfortable conversation between Bruce and Jason where the boy explained what theory Y/N had come to.
Though Bruce said very little in response, he was wracked with guilt. To learn that someone thought he had the potential to behold the evil he tried so hard to eradicate in the world? It made Bruce sick to his stomach.
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Now Y/N stood with her head hung low, in a crowd dressed in black.
These people didnât know Jason Todd. Maybe they played the part of mourning funeral goer well. But Y/N saw their performances still.
The only people Y/N recognized were Bruce Wayne, Alfred, and Jasonâs older brother, Dick Grayson. Sheâd never met him before, only seen pictures of him around the manor. Jason always seemed disappointed when Y/N brought Dick up or tried to ask about him. Y/N got the impression that he wasnât all that great of a brother to Jason. Especially when it was obvious Jason looked up to him and was desperate for some sort of fraternal relationship.
Y/N looked up at her mother when the priest was finished with whatever he was saying. His words were impersonal, sullied by religion, and did nothing to comfort Y/N. He didnât even say one thing about what made Jason so great.Â
âCan we go now?â She whispered to her mother.
She patted Y/Nâs back. âThereâs a gathering inside the house now. We should say our condolences to Mr. Wayne and Alfred.â
Y/N frowned at that. The last person she wished to talk to was Bruce Wayne.
She had been watching the man through the entire service. He was stoic and collected. There didnât seem to be any sadness to be found in his eyes.
The longer Y/N watched him, the angrier she became.
âPlease, letâs just go,â Y/N begged her mother.
People were making there way into the manor now and werenât paying any attention to a girl, despite the fact that she was the best and only friend of the boy they were pretending to mourn.
Her mother gave her a sympathetic look. âHoney, donât you want to say hi to Alfred. Iâm sure it would make him happy to see you.â
Y/N knew her mother was right. She could do that for Alfred. Plus, he gave the best hugs, and Y/N could sure use one of them right now.
They waited in a sort of informal line. Y/N wanted to hit everyone in front of them as she was forced to listen to their empty and rehearsed sympathies. Bruce didnât say much in return, simply thanking each of them.
But when Y/N and her parents were finally up, Bruce Wayneâs expression shifted.
It was the first time Y/N saw any sort of emotion from the man. He looked heartbroken at the sight of Y/N, whoâs hand was tightly gripping her mothers.
Bruce, standing at 6â2, knelt down to be at Y/Nâs eye level.
âHello, Y/N.â He greeted quietly so no one lingering around them could hear.
Y/N only glared at him.Â
If she were being honest, she was surprised he even remembered her name.Â
But Bruce continued. âThank you for coming today. Iâm sure the past few days havenât been easy for you.â
Then he cleared his throat. And Y/Nâs brow furrowed at the sound. Was he trying to hold back tears? No, that couldnât be possible.
âI wanted to thank you for being such a good friend to Jason. He talked about you all the time. Iâm glad he had someone like you in his life.â
Y/N felt nauseous at how genuine Bruce Wayneâs words sounded. His eyes were even more sincere.
What happened to the cold and distance man sheâd had little to no interaction with?
âHe has an audience now,â Y/N told herself. âHe knows everyoneâs watching. Heâs performing just like the rest of them.â
âWhat did you do to him?â Y/N finally whispered to him.
Where she got the courage to speak to an adult in such a way, she had no idea â especially one as powerful as Bruce Wayne.
Bruce tensed at her question. Was that hurt in his eyes?
âY/N!â Her mother hissed down at her.
âIt was you. I know it was,â Y/N muttered as her lips trembled and tears started falling. She thought sheâd run out of tears, but this was her final outburst.
âY/N, enough!â Her mother hissed again and then made eye contact with Bruce and Alfred. âIâm so sorry. Sheâs notâŚsheâs not handling any of this well.â
âYou did this to him!â Y/N yelled. âHe always had bruisesâŚand-and-and cuts! You used to hurt him!â
âY/N!â Her father finally chimed in, completely stunned by his daughterâs accusations.
âI hate you!â Y/N screamed in Bruceâs face as tears flowed down her face.
With that, she ripped her hand from her momâs grasp and made a run for it. She heard her parents yell her name, but she ignored it and kept running.
Bruce stood up, looking unfazed from Y/Nâs hateful and accusatory outburst.
âWe are so, so sorry,â Y/Nâs mom insisted. âSheâs never done anything like that before.â
Bruce held up a hand, stopping them from continuing. âItâs alright. Really.â Then he sighed. âIâll have Alfred go find her in a bit. Perhaps she just needs to let out some steam.â
Y/N didnât even realize where she was running until she ended up at Jasonâs bedroom.
Her entire body shook with sobs as she opened up the door.
It looked exactly the same, like nothing had even happened.
Y/N walked to the other side and slide against the giant windows, curling into a ball on the floor with her arms hugging her knees to her chest.
She cried and she cried and she cried.
There was no way for her to know how long sheâd been there. But her head snapped up when there was a knock on the doorframe.
Dick Grayson leaned against the doorway with his arms crossed and a sad smile on his lips.
âHi,â he greeted softly.
Y/N sniffed and rubbed the snot from her nose with the back of her fist, âHi.â
âIâm Dick,â he introduced as he closed the door behind him and sat on the foot of Jasonâs bed, making sure to give Y/N her space.
âI know,â Y/N answered back through a stuffy nose.
âAlfred tells me you and Jason were good friends.â
âWe were each otherâs only friend,â Y/N corrected him.
Dick nodded slowly.
âI hate him,â Y/N mumbled.
Dick winced. âJason?â
âBruce.â
âBelieve it or not, I know how that feels,â he sighed.
âDid he hit you, too?â Y/N asked with wide eyes.
Dick opened his mouth, but was so shocked by the question that no words escaped.
âWhy didnât you help him?â She followed up with. âWhere were you?â
Dick knew she wasnât asking what he felt like she was: Why didnât you stop the Joker? Why was Robin all alone? Why didnât Batman call you for help?
But that didnât stop her interrogation from hurting him.
âI havenât always been there for him,â Dick finally admitted. âActuallyâŚIâve never really been there for him.â
Y/N looked at him with bewilderment. âUmmâŚâ she sniffed. âI should find my parents.â
When she stood up, something caught her attention on Jasonâs desk.
Y/Nâs hand shook as she picked up Pride & Prejudice. He was the only middle school boy sheâs ever seen reading a Jane Austen book. It was one of the reasons she wanted to befriend him in the first place.
âKeep it,â Dick surprised her by saying.
She quickly turned around and gave him a questioning look.
âYou should keep it,â he told her. Then he looked at the overflowing book case she was standing near. âTake whatever ones want. Heâd want you to have them.â
Y/Nâs eyes flickered through the bookcase. Her heart was telling her, âNo, theyâre his books. Heâll need them when he gets back.â But Jason Todd wasnât coming back.
So she reached up and grabbed Jane Eyre and then Frankenstein.
âThatâs it?â Dick asked. Because he wouldâve let her take Jasonâs entire collection.
Y/N nodded shyly.
Dick escorted her through the house and back to the gathering.
When she saw Alfred, Y/N rushed forward.
Dickâs heart ached as he saw the butler immediately kneel down and pull Y/N into a hug. He wondered what the man whispered to her. Whatever it was, it seemed to comfort her in a way that apparently nothing else was.
Then Y/Nâs parents returned to her side. Dick expected them to scold her for her earlier outburst, but they just seemed concerned and started making their leave.
Y/N looked behind her and searched through the crowd to find Dick again. When she did, she gave him a sad wave.
Dick returned it with a sorrowful smile.
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8 Years Later...
Jason had been keeping tabs on her since he returned to Gotham. He kept his distance, remained out of sight. He would jump from rooftop to rooftop as she walked home from a night class. Or he would wait for the window of her apartment bedroom to go off if it was a slow night of patrolling.
He told himself it was out of curiosity. But he knew deep down he was making sure she stayed safe.
Jason was happy to see that Y/N didnât retain her lonesome ways in her life after his death. He frequently spotted her having dinner or drinks with friends.
But Jason didnât know how to feel when it was clear that Y/N had no romantic partner. Was he relieved? Was he irritated that someone didnât love and care for her the way she deserved? Would he have been jealous if there was someone in his life?
Jason wanted to find her as soon as he was brought from the dead. Even when he felt like heâd gone insane, when his thoughts didnât make sense and he was confusedâŚher face still echoed through his mind.
But vengeance became his priority.
And with it, Jason slowly convinced himself that it was best to stay far away from the only person he still cared about.
But that didnât mean her didnât want answers still.
After his war with Bruce â or really, his attempted murder Batman and the Joker â Jason allowed himself to actually look back on his old life, the parts that didnât involve being a child vigilante.
Still not on speaking terms with Bruce. Jason decided to get his info from another source.
Cue a month or so after his brush with Bruce, Jason blindsided Dick the next time he was in Gotham and slammed him against the closest brick wall.
Jason used to look up to Dick as a kid, despite his older brother rarely even giving him the time of day.
But now, Dick was quite literally looking up at Jason.Â
While Jason died a 13-year-old Robin, he was now a 6â3 man who had the set of a heavyweight boxer. Dick might be more flexible and acrobatic, but Jason had brute strength.
âWhat? B tell all of you not to talk to me?â Jason challenged when Dick didnât fight his hold or speak to him.
âWhat do you want?â Dick asked evenly.
âWhy did you keep tabs on her?â Jason growled, his voice distorted through his helmet.
âKeep tabs on who?â
âY/F/N Y/L/N.â
Dick finally had enough of being bullied and shoved Jasonâs grip off him. âWhy donât you look her up yourself? Iâm sure you have no issue with hacking every personal database of hers.â
âThatâs not why Iâm asking,â Jason growled.
In fact, Jason had already done everything Dick had suggested. Which made him see that she had made a third-party domestic violence report to the police a week or so after Jason had died. And she had kept following up with it until the police finally came clean and told her there was no evidence to support her claim and she was wasting her time. Â
It seemed Y/N was the only person that fought for Jason after he was gone. She had just picked the wrong fight.
âWhy did you keep tabs on her?â Jason clarified.
âI just wanted to make sure she was OK.â
That caught him off guard a bit, seeing as Dick never gave a shit about Jason when he was alive. So why would he look after his best friend?
âWhat? Out of the goodness of your heart?â Jason ridiculed.
âShe didnât handle your death well, Jason. She even picked a fight with Bruce at your funeral.â
Jason smirked behind the safety of his helmet at the image.
Dick sighed and finally put down his defenses. âI failed you, Jason. All of us failed you.â He shook his head as he got lost in a memory. âY/N even asked me why I hadnât tried harder to protect you.â
Dickâs eyes saddened. âI figured if I couldnât be there for you, the least I could do was make sure the most important person in your life was OK.â
It wasnât the answer Jason was suspecting, but it was all he came for.
âWill you go see her?â Dick asked as he saw that Jason was about to take his leave.
âWe were kids. Things have changed,â Jason grunted.
âI donât think any of that would matter to her,â Dick defended. âI think sheâd like to see you and know youâre OK.â
âMind your business,â was the last thing Jason snapped at him before jumping off the rooftop and disappearing.
ââââ
Jason did what he said: he left Y/N alone.Â
He watched over her when he could. But most importantly, he didnât drop a ghost from the past back into her life.
But he also tried to find that ghost in himself.
Somedays he thought that Jason Todd was lost forever.
But other days, like today, he still seemed to live on.
Jason browsed through the books on the shelves. He missed so many of them when he was dead and then when he reinvented himself.
Now he saw books as a time to fill in the empty space.
He was lost reading the back of covers when he heard it. No, when he heard her.
Next thing Jason knew, he was walking toward it.
âIâm sorry, dear. Weâre all sold out of that title. You shouldâve reserved it weeks ago,â one of the clerks told her with sympathy.
Jason peered between the shelves and caught a glimpse of y/h/c.
âI know. I just totally spaced. I think Iâll just browse for something else. Thank you for your help.â
Her voice sounded mostly the same, maybe a bit more mature. But he still would recognize it anywhere.
Jason knew he shouldnât move any closer.
But he couldnât help himself.
He was just one aisle away from her now, only a bookshelf separating them.
He slowly edged around the corner and smiled as he saw the massive pile of books that Y/N was trying to juggle in her arms. When she tried adding one more, they broke free from her grasp and stumbled loudly to the ground.
Jason didnât know what he was thinking as he jumped forward and bent down to help her pick them up.
He saw her blush, but keep her head dipped from the embarrassment.
âThank you,â she quickly laughed as she tried to pile the books back together as fast as possible.
Y/N opened her mouth to say more, but the words got caught in her mouth when she finally met Jasonâs eyes.
He wondered how different he looked to her. Could she even recognize him? Or was he fooling himself when he became convinced he was an entirely different person after being brought back from the dead?
But his questions were answered when Y/N looked in shock, only unfreezing when her eyes began to tear up.
âItâs not possible,â she said so quietly that it was barely a whisper.
âEveryone good? I heard a loud noise.â The clear interrupted loudly.
Y/N jumped in response.
Jason stood and faced the clerk, âWeâre fine.â
But when he turned back around, Y/N had booked it.
âFuck,â Jason hissed before carefully handing the books to the clerk and quickly following after Y/N.
She made it further than he would expect. He actually had to look around the streets outside the store for a moment before he could spot her.
As soon as he did, he ran. But he called her name before he reached her to make sure he didnât terrify her more.
Y/N froze when she heard him and whipped around. âWho are you?â She asked roughly.
There was a moment, when she first met Jasonâs blue eyes, where she allowed herself to believe that perhaps a miracle had occurred.
But now she only saw this as some sort of heinous prank.
âItâs me, Y/N.â Jason almost sounded like he was begging her.Â
She then fully took him in. Yes, he had the same face. But now he was a full-grown man â and an extremely handsome one at that.
âI shouldnât have spooked you like that. Iâm sorry.â
âYouâve been dead for 8 years,â she muttered.
âI know. Itâs aâŚâ Jesus. Jason didnât even know how to go about this. âItâs a long and complicated story.â
âWere you ever really dead?â Then Y/Nâs eyes flashed with a realization. âDid you stage your death? To get away from him?â
Bruce. She meant to get away from Bruce.
Jason looked around. This was no place to have this conversation. He couldnât believe they were having it at all.
âFuck. OK.â He quickly shuffled through his pockets until he found an old paper receipt and a pen. He quickly wrote something down.
âI know this isâŚa lot.â He ran a hand through his hair, a gesture that reminded Y/N of the Jason she used to know. âIf you want nothing to do with me, I understand. Youâll never have to see me again.â
He took in a deep breath and handed her the receipt.
Y/N slowly took it and looked down to see a phone number written down.
âYou deserve time and space toâŚâ he couldnât find the right word, âprocess all of this.â
Y/N watched him as if she was expecting him to vanish like some sort of hallucination.
âAfter you do,â Jason continued. âIf youâre willing to hear me out, Iâll be there,â he told her sincerely as he gestured to the number Y/N now held in her hand.
He waited for Y/N to say something, or maybe even try to make a run for her life.
But after what felt like forever, Y/N gave a short nod.
Jason gave her a shy grin as he slowly started walking backwards. He hesitated saying one last thing for her. But his mind finally told him, âFuck it.â
âIâve missed you, Y/N.â
ââââ
Jason told himself not to get his hopes up. Y/N had every right to be horrified by him and wish to never see him again. From what Dick described, Y/N hadnât handled Jasonâs death well at all. What child could?
But when Jason got a text from Y/Nâs number a week later, asking him to come to her place, he couldnât help but beam.
Except reality then quickly settled in. And it reminded Jason that this conversation would involve talking about his past for the first time.
âSuck it up. She deserves to know,â he heard his past self screaming in his mind.
An hour later, Jason was knocking on Y/Nâs apartment door.
âHi,â she greeted stiffly.
âHi.â
She led him to her bedroom. âMy roommates arenât home right now. But who knows how long thatâll last.â
Jason didnât stop himself from looking around. Maybe it was a habit, all of his training of taking in every new environment with acute detail. But really Jason just wanted to take in Y/N and her new life.
Thatâs when he spotted the three books.
Jason immediately reached for one of them.
âOh,â Y/N said sadly as she saw what he grabbed. âUmmâŚDick told me I could take those. HeâŚummâŚsaid youâd want me to have them.â
âYou kept them all this time?â He muttered, still looking at Pride & Prejudice.
âOf course.â Then a thought suddenly occurred to her. âYou can have them back. I mean, theyâre yours after all.â
Jason smirked at her fumbling. âNo, keep âem.â
Then the tension from this strange reunion returned to the room.
Y/N gave him a heartbroken look and sat on the edge of her bed. âJason,â she whispered, âwhat the hell happened to you?â
Jason slowly joined her on the bed.
His breathing shook as he tried to prepare.
But Y/N deserved to know the truth â the whole truth.
So he told her everything. He told her he was Robin. He told her how he died. He told her how he came back to life. He told her where heâd been.
The only thing he left out was how she was all he could think about when he watched the bomb tick down to 0 and he knew he was about to die.Â
But the hardest part was explaining why returning to her wasnât the first thing he did.
âIt wasnât Bruce. ItâŚyouâŚyou were Robin that whole time?â Y/N couldnât even seem to process it.
Jason just gave a curt nod.
âI reported him,â Y/N gasped. âI was convinced he had something to do with your death.â
Jason winced at that. âWell, if you asked him, Iâm sure heâd take responsibility for it still.â
Y/Nâs eyes glazed over as she tried to take another look at the past now that she knew the real truth that had been hidden. So many things made sense: all the injuries, Bruceâs behavior, Dick being a distant brother â all of it.
âY/N,â Jason whispered. Her eyes whipped to his. âIâm so sorry for leaving you like that.â
Y/N finally allowed herself to cry. âMissing you is the hardest thing Iâve ever had to do.â
Jason didnât care about keeping his distance any longer. He pulled Y/N into his arms, just like he used to when they were kids.
Eventually, her crying slowed and Jason knew he needed to finally say the hardest thing about this all.
âBut I canât stay, Y/N.â
Y/N wasnât expecting that. âWhat?â
âIâm notâŚIâm not that kid anymore. Iâve done things â terrible things â that wonât ever let me return to the person you knew.â
âI donât care,â Y/N said surprisingly harsh.
âWhat?â
âI said I donât care,â even though she knew he heard her. âYou think Iâm the same person after 8 years, Jason? You think that little girl didnât face the consequences of losing the best friend sheâs ever had?â
Jason didnât know what to say to that.
Y/N wiped away her tears and her entire body shifted. âFrom everything youâve told me, you donât seem to have many friends â if any. So, sounds like you could use one.â
How could Jason have overlooked Y/Nâs stubbornness when he anticipated how this would all end?
âI lost you once. Iâm not losing you again. Especially not with all I know now,â she added.Â
Jason didnât even bother fighting her on it. Y/N had always been his greatest weakness. At least he knew that hadnât changed.
âOK.â He agreed. âSo what now?â
Y/N smiled at his surrender. âNowâŚwe have a whole lot of catching up to do.â
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A Bourbon Street Wedding
Enzo St. John x Mikaelson! Reader
Part 4 of 4: ( Part One, Part Two, Part Three)
Words: 3859
Summary: The big day has finally arrived. You couldnât have asked for anything more perfect.Â
Notes: I canât believe itâs been around 3ish years since I started this series. To anyone out there who is still reading, thank you! This is the final part in my Enzo and the Originals Series and I really hope you guys enjoyed. Thank you so much for reading! Warning: So much fluff ahead. Lovey dovey fluff, family fluff, just all kinds of fluff.Â
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The New Orleansâ sound did not wake you up. It was the feeling of someone looming over you as you slept that crept deep into your slumbering mind and forced you awake. Your eyes fluttered open and you screamed. Caroline stood over you, hands on her hips and rage in her eyes.Â
âHow are you still sleeping?â She shrieked yanking the covers off of you. You groaned and turned your head to look at the alarm clock. âThe wedding is only seven hours away! We need to get ready!â Enzo rolled over, covering his ears with his pillow. Caroline grabbed your hand and Enzoâs arm and dragged you out of the bed. Â
âCaroline, I appreciate how much youâve done to help, but-â Enzo started groggily. Caroline shoved a bag of hair product at him and pushed him out into the hall.Â
âDamon got here earlier, heâs waiting downstairs for you.âÂ
âBut-â
âNo, buts, we are already way behind schedule.â Caroline huffed. Her planner-face calmed and she smiled at both of you, stepping to the side so you could look at each other. âAlright, you two. This is it.â The last time you would see each other before the ceremony. You just stared at Enzo, speechless. Neither of you could even begin to know what to say, so you just laughed nervously. Caroline slammed the door. âOkay, letâs do this.âÂ
Bonnie, Rebekah, and Hayley all burst into the room. Hayley pushed play on the stereo and music blasted, mostly cheesy romance songs that Caroline had insisted upon. Bonnie popped a bottle of champagne and Rebekah toyed with your hair while Hayley and Caroline talked about their daughters.Â
âHope is staying with her grandmother this morning. Mary is bringing her later.â Hayley explained.Â
âRicâs staying with the girls. He sends his best.â Caroline announced. You nodded and smiled. Alaric was your friend, despite his complicated relationship with the rest of your family. Then again, most of your friends had a complicated relationship with your family. Caroline scowled. âStefan has elected himself as the selfless martyr who will not be attending so he doesnât âcause a sceneâ.â She rolled her eyes. You took her hand swinging it back and forth playfully.Â
âYou deserve better.â You noted. Bonnie raised a glass.
âAmen to that.â She handed out the drinks and the morning passed by with many giggles and indecisive arguments over what color lipstick you should wear. When all was settled, you were cast into a frenzy of makeup and hair curlers until Caroline declared your look to be âjust rightâ.Â
Meanwhile, downstairs, a reluctant vampire stood outside the gate, tempted to turn around and run as fast as he could in the opposite direction. Of course, the first person to greet him didnât exactly put his mind at ease.Â
âDamon SalvatoreâŚâ Klaus chuckled darkly. âWhat a pleasure to see you again.âÂ
âNiklaus.â Elijah called from inside. âDo stop frightening the best man.â The oldest living Mikaelson came out and stood by his brother. âHello Damon.â Damon gave the pair a reluctant wave. The magic witchy Mikaelson- one that Damon didnât even know existed until now- invited him in and the three lead him to the room where Enzo was getting ready. Damon death-glared him as Freya went upstairs and the brothers stood on either side of him, like minions of death.Â
âPlease tell me youâve got bourbon.â He grumbled, side-glancing the two originals, waiting for one to pounce. Enzo watched in irritation as Damon threw his stupid, trademarked leather jacket onto the chair. Kol glared from his spot on the sofa.Â
âI thought weâd already gone over the guest list.â He sneered. âI wouldâve made sure that this-â
âBehave yourself Kol.â Elijah warned.Â
âItâs nice to know none of you have changed.â Damon snarked, snatching up the bottle of bourbon on the side-table. He poured himself a drink and downed it quickly. âAnd neither has your taste in liquor.â Enzo growled.
âYouâre here for a reason, Damon.â He groaned. âYou already missed the bachelor party, now please, do something helpful.âÂ
âYou missed one hell of a night, Damon.â Kol smirked, licking his lips.Â
âYeah, I heard about those call girls going missing.â Damon noted. âIâm surprised at you, Elijah. I never took you for one of us miscreants.â Elijah kept up his stoic expression, his tone betraying his slight annoyance.
âI refrained from last night's activities.âÂ
âHe was absolutely no fun.â Klaus whined. âLovesick fool. Hayleyâs practically got him on a leash.â Kol and Klaus both snickered. Elijah shook his head, but couldnât stop himself from smiling. He really was a lovesick fool, not that he was ashamed to admit it. And with Davina and Cami both gone, he didnât reprimand his brothers for their partying.Â
âI believe that I was not the only so-called âbuzzkillâ at the party.â He pointed out, his eyes on the groom. Damonâs jaw dropped.Â
âEnzo?â He fake-gasped. âHas our blood-thirsty party man finally turned into a hopeless romantic?â Enzo rolled his eyes and shrugged.Â
âJust because Iâm not a brute, doesnât mean Iâm a hopeless romantic.â He smirked. âUndeniably in love, yes. But not hopeless.âÂ
âI think Iâm going to be sick.â Kol pretended to gag. âYou remember youâre speaking of my twin? I know a couple secrets about her you would not find so romantic.âÂ
âKol.â Elijah scolded. âWe wouldnât want Lorenzo getting cold feet now would we?â
âYes because then I would have to remove them.â Klaus threatened, casting a dark look to the groom. Enzo gulped and began to tie his tie over his pristine white shirt. Elijah had picked it out, which meant that it was the best money could buy.Â
You both looked perfect. After all, this was the biggest moment in all your centuries of living. The girls gathered around you and let out a collective sigh of awe. This was it.Â
The guests were beginning to arrive and you felt your heart pounding, wishing that you could be with him to calm your nerves. But of course, itâs bad luck for the groom to see the bride before the ceremony and with your shared history of weddings, you needed all the luck you could get. And so you waited, tapping your foot at an alarming speed and trying to take deep breaths.Â
âEverything alright dear sister?â Kol wondered with a smirk, leaning against your doorway. Caroline, Rebekah, Bonnie and Hayley were all getting ready to be the perfect bridesmaids and Freya was preparing to officiate the wedding. She had been so excited when you asked her and you couldnât think of anyone else you wanted to say the words âI now pronounce you husband and wifeâ.Â
âWhat could go wrong?â You looked at your twin and smiled nervously. Kolâs face suddenly darkened.Â
âWell I can think of something.â He growled. You turned to see who he was looking at and gasped. Kol stepped towards Marcel. âI donât recall sending your invitation.âÂ
âI just came to tell Y/N congratulations.â He held up his hands a sign of peace. âI donât want to cause any problems. Not today.â Kol continued to loom ferociously over Marcel until you stepped in between them.Â
âKol, why donât you go make sure that Klaus hasnât killed any of the guests? I donât want a single speck of blood on him when he and Elijah walk me down the aisle.â You were able to shoo him away before he could object, turning back to Marcel with fiery eyes. âOf all the days you decide to make amendsâŚâ
âIâm not asking for your forgiveness for not telling you I was alive all those years.â He started. âIâm asking you not to hate me. All I want is for things to go back to the way they were before everything happened. We were pretty close friends, you and me.âÂ
Thick as thieves, more like it. While Marcel was like a son to your older brother and a lover to Rebekah, he was always one of your dearest friends. You were devastated when you believed your father had killed him. When you discovered he was really alive, you were both relieved and furious. All those years and never once had he reached out to find you. Seeing him stand before you now erased all of your anger.Â
âYou say it like Iâve forgotten.â You cried, pulling him into a hug. âThank you for coming, Marcel. You donât know how much it means to me.â You pushed away with a small smile on your face and tears in your eyes.Â
âHey,â He comforted, placing a hand on your cheek. âWe canât have you crying before the wedding.âÂ
âWould you stay?â You pleaded. âPlease, Marcel. It would make this day even more perfect.â He gave you a look.Â
âCan you promise none of your siblings are going to try to kill me?â
âYou know I canât.â You both laughed and he agreed to stay, sneaking down into the courtyard where the ceremony was taking place. With him gone, you were alone again and the unstoppable nerves returned. âCome on, Y/N. You have faced centuries of trials and vicious enemies. Youâre just-â
âPledging to spend the rest of eternity with someone with probably as much emotional baggage as yourself?â Klaus finished, stepping into the room. Elijah had managed to get him into a suit and he completed it with his famous mischievous grin.Â
âShouldnât you be downstairs with Elijah?â You put your hands on your hips.Â
âOh come now, donât be so cross. It is, after all, the happiest day of your life.â He replied smugly. âI simply wanted a word with you before the festivities begin.â He led you to sit on one of the sofas, taking your hand in his own.Â
âWhatâs this about, Nik?â
âI know that I have been⌠difficult these past centuries.â He smirked and you couldnât help but laugh in agreement. âThe truth is, Y/N, that I am completely afraid of losing your love to someone else. But I have seen the way you are with Enzo and I simply cannot bring myself to take it away from you. I may be a selfish bastard, but even I do not wish to see you unhappy. I wish you the most joyous life, Y/N.âÂ
âKlaus,â You placed a kiss on your brotherâs shoulder. âMy love for you will never falter or diminish, no matter how much of a thorn in my side you are.â He gave you the loving smile that you often wished to see more of. Klaus was troubled and all you hoped for was that one day he would find the kind of happiness you had found with Enzo.Â
âYou look stunning.â Elijah noted from the doorway. He held out his arm. âShall we?â Klaus and you stood and the three of you walked down to where you would be entering. Caroline and Bonnie would be first, then Rebekah with Damon, and Kol insisted on announcing you like some kind of queen. You were pretty sure he just wanted to get a laugh out of the crowd before you walked down the aisle. Of course, it was just nice to have your twin want to take part.Â
You could feel yourself trembling as Caroline and Bonnie started walking. Rebekah and Damon were bickering even as they began down the aisle. You took shaky breaths and felt Elijah chuckle.Â
âEverything is going to be fine.â He assured you.Â
âYou know, itâs never too late for me to kill him.â Klaus whispered and you elbowed his side. Kol gave you one final smirk before heading out to the front of the space.Â
âLadies and gentlemen!â He greeted. âYou are all here to celebrate the union between Enzo St. John and my beautiful sister, Y/N Mikaelson. Us being twins, I could share a great deal of stories about Y/NâŚâ He looked back towards you and you glared at him. âBut that will have to wait until the reception. Now, without further adieu,â He had an exceptionally smug smile on his face now and you couldnât help but roll your eyes at his final words. âHere comes the bride.âÂ
Enzo finally was allowed to turn around as the music began to play. His heart leapt and his breath hitched. You were the most gorgeous thing he had ever seen. In fact, gorgeous wasnât even the right word for it. Nothing could describe how you looked as you walked towards him. As if his eyes alone had calmed you, you felt your nerves wash away and the brightest smile spread across your face as you took the first step down the aisle. The faces of your closest friends turned towards you and with each step, you felt emotions bubbling up inside. As you reached the end, Klaus gave you a wink before taking his place beside Damon, removing a stake for his pocket.Â
âKlaus!â You hissed. He gave you a mischievous grin.
âCouldnât resist.â He said, Damon taking the stake from him. Elijah lifted your veil and you felt a tear roll down your cheek. He smiled and wiped it away, placing a kiss on your forehead.Â
Freya beamed at you as she greeted the crowd and thanked them for coming to witness your union. Enzo couldnât take his eyes off of you. The ceremony itself was simple and you and Enzo stared into each otherâs eyes the entire time.
âMay I have the rings?â Your oldest sister asked. Damon handed Enzo your ring and Rebekah handed you his. âThe couple has prepared their own vows.â Freya nodded for you to begin and you took a deep breath, taking both of his hands in yours.
âThe first day we met, you were trying to kill my best friend. However, just a few years previous so had I.â You laughed through the tears now freely falling down your face. âI thought that the only promise I would make was to my family. Our code of always being there for each other, and although it has been tested- multiple times-â You shot Klaus a look. âI want to extend that to you. I promise to love you and to protect you and cherish you. Always and forever.â You slid the ring onto his finger and laughed to yourself, wiping away the tears. You looked into his eyes to see that he was crying too.
âI didnât know what it was like to be loved.â He began and for a moment you thought heâd blubber more than you had. He always was a romantic. But he composed himself as best he could. âUntil I met you. You saw past all of the bloodshed in my past. All of my pain and anger. You had had your fair share of hurt over the years and you decided to take a broken soul and mend it. You saved me.â He took a deep breath, feeling a tear roll down his cheek. âAnd I plan to spend the rest of our lives trying to repay you for the love that youâve shown me. Always and forever.â He put the ring on your finger and you both laughed at how emotional you both were. Freya smiled.Â
âWhat are you waiting for? Kiss her.â The crowd erupted in applause as Enzo dramatically pulled you into his arms and lowered you into a dip before kissing you for the first time as your husband.Â
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The reception was held at Rousseauâs, which was heavily decorated with roses and lights to the point that it no longer looked like a bar, but something from a fairy tale. Again, the handy work of Caroline. Klaus watched Caroline from his seat at the head table as everyone waited for you and Enzo to arrive.Â
âNow that Lorenzo is officially family, I recommend you donât give him the same treatment that you gave us for the past few centuries.â Elijah straightened his cufflinks with a smile, giving Klaus a side glance.Â
âOf course not, Elijah. The daggers don't work on him.â Klaus grinned mischievously. âAlthough, thereâs always the crypt in the basement.âÂ
âDonât even think about it.â Rebecca chimed in. Elijah looked across the table to Hayley, feeling a deep desire to one day have this with her. To have the happiness that his sister was now experiencing. Hayley saw him and smiled, her eyes lighting up his soul, or whatever was left of it. Perhaps one day...
The doors opened and the newlyweds entered. You still couldnât quite believe it. In all your years of living, you couldnât think of a moment when you were half as happy as you were now. Enzoâs fingers were laced with yours as you walked towards the main table, seeing the smiles on your friends and familyâs faces. The guests cheered as you took your seats. Dinner was quickly served and it wasnât long before Rebecca stood, tapping her glass with her spoon to get the roomâs attention.Â
âAh yes, it is time for the dreaded speeches.â She announced with a smile. âBeing the maid of honor, I am obligated to speak for my dear older sister. And since I have over a thousand years of stories, it was difficult to pick just one. I succeeded however, in finding a memory that I believe best describes my sister.
âShe and Elijah were the only two to escape Klaus without being daggered and shoved into a box.â She gave Klaus a brief glare before continuing. âIn the late 1800âs, when I awoke, many things had changed. People I loved turned their back on me.â Her eyes came across Marcel, but didnât linger for long. âElijah reintroduced me back into society, but it was Y/N who helped me nurse a broken heart. She made me believe in my own strength again. Y/N showed me the love that only an older sister could. I am beyond delighted that her heart has finally found its equal.â She looked at Enzo happily and feigned a scowl. âBut know that should anything happen to her, you will not only have my brothers to worry about.âÂ
âDuly noted.â Enzo nodded, his hand having never left yours. All eyes were now on the best man. Damon took a long drink from his glass and stood reluctantly.Â
âThere isnât a lot I can say about Enzo before him and Y/N met. When Enzo and I first knew each other we were prisoners. We were trapped together, tortured together, and experimented on.â You felt Enzoâs grip on your hand tighten at the memory. âWhen I got my chance to escape, I took it. I betrayed him. Decades later, he swore revenge on me and tried to kill my girlfriend.â Reading the confusion in the crowd, he smirked. âDonât worry, this bromance has a happy ending.âÂ
âOf sorts.â Enzo whispered to you and you both laughed quietly.Â
âMy point is that Enzo hated my guts until Y/N got him to forgive me. I believe her words were âThere are better ways to spend an eternity than seeking revenge. Especially against an old friend.â Anyway, here I am and here they are, so I guess we all know the end of that story.â Damon glanced at you and despite his usual smirk, you could see the sincerity in his eyes. âElena was always rooting for the two of you to end up together, so that meant I have to too.â The crowd chuckled at his last comment, but you stood up from your chair and pulled the snarky vampire into a hug.Â
âThank you, Damon.â You whispered. âI miss her too.â You felt him return the embrace and smile sadly against your cheek.Â
âShe would have loved this, you know. All the gushy romance and twinkling lights.â He said, fixing a hair that had fallen out of place and tucking it behind your ear. You nodded.
âYouâll have this with her someday, Damon. And when you do, I will be the one giving the speech.âÂ
âOver my dead body, Mikaelson.â He snarked. âBut I guess is Mikaelson St. John now. Jeez, thatâs a mouthful.â
âSit down, Salvatore.â You shook your head in amusement. As you went back to your seat beside your husband, you noticed a member of the wedding partyâs chair was empty. A rush of panic shot through you. âElijah, whereâs Klaus?âÂ
All of your siblings turned to the vacant seat and their eyes widened. Everyone started to split up to go find him before he could cause any trouble.Â
âIâll go get Caroline, she went to the bathroom.â Bonnie said, taking off in the direction of the restrooms. You and Enzo decided to check the kitchen but were not at all prepared for what you would find. Sure enough, there was Klaus. And Caroline. On the counter. You quickly shut the door, trying to contain your laughter. You took Enzoâs hand and headed back to the table, grinning like an idiot.
âWell itâs about time.â
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As the night slowly died down, Enzo clinked his glass to acquire the crowdâs attention. Everyone focused on him as he stood, shooting you a bright smile.Â
âMay I have everyoneâs attention? First and foremost I would like to thank each of you for coming out to celebrate this wondrous occasion. Some of you are from this beautiful city, and some came all the way from a small town called Mystic Falls.â He turned to Damon and smirked before returning his loving gaze to you. âBut to end the night, I wanted to say a few words to my new wife, Y/N.â You felt the blush rise to your cheeks and the warmth rush over you.Â
âA few months ago, I discovered who my family was. As it turns out, after a century of searching and hoping, they turned out to be a bunch of thieves and betrayers. No resemblance to me, Iâm sure.â The room laughed. âIâll admit that I was crushed. But now, the Mikaelsons have accepted me into their family, some more willing than others.â Klaus shrugged with a smirk, still flushed from his little rondevu earlier.Â
âI almost had you.â He teased. Enzo continued, holding his hand out for you, lifting you to stand beside him.
âNone of this would have happened if it wasnât for the brilliant, caring, incredibly sexy-â he winked and you giggled, âmost wonderful girl that came into my life when I thought I had no reason left to live.â You laid a hand on his shoulder, feeling tears start to well up in your eyes as they started to in his. âShe made me see that maybe there was a slight shred of hope in this eternity we were both stuck with. Y/N became my world. A world I would do anything to protect.â His hand slipped into yours. âNow we may have our disagreements, and Iâm sure we have a long road of bickering and evading certain doom.â He held up his glass in one last toast for the night. âSo hereâs to one hell of a forever.â
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A/N: Huge shoutout to the lovely @perseusannabethâ who obsess over Pride & Prejudice as much as me. After very politely threatening asking me to write more of Nessian as P&P (Iâm so glad Sarah made it canon that Nessianâs relationship is Darcy and Lizzieâs) she told me about THE lake scene in the BBC version. I watched all six episodes and fell in love, so I highly suggest you all watch it too.
Also, huge shoutout to @firebirdofscythiaâ (I stole your Azriel line lmao) and the rest of the gc for being so supportive!! Enjoy
Pemberleyâs Lake
Cassian was so tired it was a wonder he had not fallen from his horse, which made him realise that Azriel may have been partially right in telling him to take a break and go back to his state to rest.
Although he suspected that Azriel kicking him out of his office and practically throwing him in a carriage to Pemberley had more to do with the fact that Azriel had gotten sick of his mopey mood more than anything else.
âI shall never show my face in society againâ Cassian had told a bored looking Azriel one afternoon, laying on his officeâs floor as if it was the end of the world âI shall work until my eyes grow tired and my beard and hair are so long they reach the ground.â
âStop with the theatrics brother. It is not becoming of you.â Azriel had answered as he shuffled a deck of cards.
âTheatrics!! Azriel for Cauldronâ sake I have no idea how I can keep on living after that refusalâ he sighed from his place on the carpeted floor âThere is not another woman alive who could hold my heart. It's lost forever. And now I shall live in regret and shame of not being enough for her.â
Azriel rolled his eyes so hard at his brotherâs words it was a wonder they did not stay permanently like that.
âI shall grow old and drown my sorrows in the finest beers and wines, turning fat and bald. And after I have passed, my cursed ghost shall roam our country crying in despair over my terrible lifeâ
That had been enough to make Azriel pack Cassianâs belongings and get his brother the fastest horse available.
âIf it were not for the laws of this landâ Azriel had mumbled after he had bid his brother farewell, wishing a good trip and forbidding him to appear in his office again until he had fixed that mood of his.
Breathing in the clear and fresh air of his home, Cassian was able to momentarily forget his troubled heart. But one look at the blue sky and he was reminded of the gray-blue eyes belonging to the lady who had made him, General Commander of the British Army, who had enough condecorations to fill his whole coat and who had made enemies tremble in fear when faced against him, wallow in self pity and misery.
Lady Nesta Archeron.
Her name alone was enough to make his chest tighten in longing.
Feyreâs oldest and most notorious sister, if not by her breathtaking beauty and intellect but by her ruthless and dismissive regard to the oposite sex. Whereas Feyre had surprised society by marrying before her older sisters  â and securing herself the best of matches of the season at that with his brother Rhysand, which was nothing but a Duke â and Elain had enough suitors to fill a ballroom, the oldest Archeron did not seem inclined to marry at all. Oh she did catch the eyes of more than one gentleman  â Cassian could vaguely reckon that she had had a long courting with Sir Thomas Mandray, although it had ended rather abruptly â but no one had been able to snare her heart.
That had been what had initially peaked his interest. He had briefly seen her at Rhysandâs wedding, attempting some small talk that was easily and diplomatically dismissed by her. He had then relentlessly engaged in conversation with her in any opportunity he could find, being it from the few occasions in which she frequented Feyreâ small reunions over tea or when he coincidentally met her during her daily walks around town to visit Lady Emerie, a modice whose popularity was raising tremendously after Feyreâs bridal trousseau and wedding dress were all designed by her.
It was not until Feyreâs first official gathering as Duchess that Cassian realised the depths of his feelings for the sharp eyed lady.
He had been watching the ballroom from the sidelines, trying to escape the mob of scary mamas who wanted to throw their daughters at him, a glass of champagne in his hand.
Rhysand and Feyre had already danced the opening song, so the floor was now free to hold more partners. Both Cassian and Azriel had danced once with Morrigan â Rhysandâs cousin and a dear friend of theirs â and Elain had enough names on her card that theyâd have to wait a fortnight to dance with her. Nesta on the other handâŚ. she had refused all invitations, although one could not help but wonder why by the way she seemed to glow whenever a new song was played.
âLady Archeronâ Cassian had greeted, bowing deeply and throwing at her his best smile, one that usually had young ladies fainting and old ones blushing.
But not Nesta Archeron. No, she had only deigned to make a polite bow and look ahead.
âI could not help but take notice of how entranced by the music you appear to be, my Ladyâ he had offered her his hand âWould you do me the honour of allowing one dance?â
That had caught Nestaâs attention, and she turned towards him, her gray-blue eyes finally meeting his hazel ones.
âI do not think why I should. I am perfectly satisfied to watch from the sidelinesâ she raised a perfect manicured eyebrow, glancing in the corner where the mamas and their daughters were âI am sure many other young ladies would rather have my placeâ
Cassian knew she was lying. Knew she desperately wanted to dance, but something was holding her back.
âIt is said that dancing is the best way to encourage affection. Even if oneâs partner is barely tolerableâ he had nonchalantly said
âI beg your pardonâ Nesta had exclaimed
âThe lady has nothing to fear. I will not let you suffer ridicule because of your poor dancingâ he had said in a patronizing tone, if only to see that fire in her eyes ignite.
And to see her accepting his offer with a murderous intent.
They had moved to the center of the ballroom, shocked faces all around them, both from the fact that Nesta was joining the dance floor and her partner being him of all gentlemen.
Cassian had never been proved more wrong once the first string from the violin was drawn and Nesta moved. He had been sure she knew how to dance, had only said those words to get a rise from her. But to see Nesta Archeron actually dancing⌠it was something straight out of a dream.
Cassian knew the waltz. His mother had insisted that all three sons have the same education, even though only Rhysand was set to inherit the duchy.
However, when paired with Nesta Archeron one could not be called nothing but a simple object to display her talents. Even the most notorious dancer would pale in comparison to her.
And Cauldron, she knew that. Nesta knew she was Terpsikhore, greek Muse of music, song and dance.
What a fool he had been, what a complete and utter fool he had made of himself. His only consolation was that some good had come out of his childish behaviour.
Nesta Archeron was dancing, and when she danced she threatened to bring empires to their knees, for her beauty got inhumanly enhanced, her delighted smile sending an arrow straight to his chest.
Cassian realised he had fallen hopelessly in love with Nesta Archeron. If he was to be true with himself, he had been for quite some time, since their first exchange of words when she had all but dismissed him as a pesky bug.
And as the last note was drawn, as the whole ballroom breathlessly took in Nesta, in complete awe of her, Cassian decided he was going to marry her.
Was going to propose to Nesta Archeron right at that moment.
Using the excuse of getting some fresh air after the tiring dance, he walked them to Rhysandâs extensive and well lit garden, quiet enough that they would not be interrupted but not so isolated as to risk her reputation.
They had walked only a few minutes in the garden when Cassian declared his feelings. He all but tripped with his words, hoping Nesta could see past his foolâs act.
She had not.
She had refused his hand in the most brutal way, her words so articulately poisoned that Cassian felt himself a young boy again, desperately trying to achieve perfection so his father would dare to spare him more than a passing glance. Would not regret having adopted him into his household and given him a home.
He had uttered an apology, saying how sorry he was that his feelings had caused her such pain and disgust, reigning his temper enough to walk her back to the ballroom.
Cassian left town the same night, and had stayed in his office and headquarters training the new milicia since then, burying himself with work until Azriel grew tired of his awful mood.
Sighing, Cassian brushed his horseâs neck, eyeing the lake.
Maybe a dive in the cold waters of Pemperley would help clear his mind.
~â˘~
Pemberley was, in Nestaâs opinion, the most beautiful state she had ever seen. Even more than her newly married sisterâs dukedom.
âHowever this houseâs lady is, she sure is happyâ Emerie commented as the head maid showed them to the music room.
âAs if someone could be unhappy with this much moneyâ Gwyn whispered back, eyeing the grand piano.
Nesta was inclined to agree, even more after having seen the library. She could not help but envy the lady. Her husband must be a very cultured gentleman.
âMay I show you the external grounds? I am sure the gentleman will find it quite delightfulâ the head maid said, looking at Balthazar, the only men among their group of four.
âI am most grateful for your hospitalityâ he answered, and they promptly moved outdoors.
Their party of four had been travelling through the countryside for almost two weeks. It was as much as a vacation for Emerie and Balthazar â with Emerieâs shop the seasonâs current sensation and Balthazar being her current business partner â as a time out from the ton, which Gwyn â the most required opera singer of the season â had announced to be in desperately need of a vacation from.
As for Nesta, she had always wanted to travel, but as a single woman of marriageable age without a male relative to escort her, it would have been a nearly impossible feat to accomplish.
When Balthazar had offered to escort both her and her friends Nesta had wanted to shout in delight.
Secretly, she also wished to avoid a certain gentleman, one whose heart she had mercilessly and regretfully broken.
Nesta shook her head as she walked through the garden, distancing herself from her party to think and remember.
Remember how she had enjoyed dancing with Lord Cassian.
How her body had sung and heated where his skin touched hers.
How she had found herself smiling and agreeing to take a stroll with him, using the excuse of feeling overwhelmed in the crowded ballroom.
How his smile had faded once she tore at him, throwing every hateful word his way to refuse his proposal.
Nesta had not seen Cassian since her sisterâs ball, but she did not want to risk an encounter.
That trip could not have been more well timed.
She was so lost in her thoughts that she did not notice her hair getting caught in a low tree branch, ruining her intricate updo.
âNo one is aroundâ she muttered to herself as she took off the pins holding it in place âA few minutes with my hair down will not hurtâ
So Nesta took each pin off, massaging her scalp as she walked in the direction of the stateâs lake, the sun shining over its clear waters.
And that is when she spotted him.
Cassian.
Cassian was at the lake.
Cassian was shirtless, dripping wet by the lakeâ shore.
Nesta knew she should turn around and forget what she was currently seeing.
But she could not take her eyes off of him.
Seeing a shirtless man in person was indeed a far cry from what her imagination conjured when reading romance novels.
Especially the way the water was running down Cassianâs tanned and hard torso, all the way down his pecs and stomach â was that a six pack or were her eyes playing tricks on her? â until it collided with his pants, which were hanging so low on his hips that Nesta could not help but feel a weird sensation low in her stomach.
Her legs stopped obeying her, and she swore her knees got weak when Cassian noticed he had company.
âLady Archeron?â he exclaimed, as if he could not believe his eyes.
âSir!â was all she could say, feeling her cheeks warming.
Cauldron what was wrong with her? It was just a body. A very nice, very wet muscled body andâ
âWhat may you be doing here?â Nesta quickly inquired, cutting her errand thoughts.
âI am the ownerâ he simply answered
âOf the lake?â
She wanted to smack herself. How could have she blurted such a stupid and rude question?
âYes, of the lake. And of Pemberleyâ he answered, amusement lacing his words.
âI didnât know. The head maid said all the family was not homeâ we should not have presumedââ
âI returned without prior noticeâ
âExcuse me, are you and your sisters in good health?â Cassian added, and Nesta dared to think that he sounded a bit nervous.
âYes. Yes they are. Thank you, sirâ she managed to answer, her eyes firmly placed upon his face and not anywhere else.
âI am glad to hear thatâ he licked his lips and Nesta could not help but wonder if they would be cold due to the lakeâs water or if Cassianâs unbothered face meant he was not cold at all.
Was she really inquiring of how his lips would feel against hers? Against her skin? If kissing Cassian would feel as dreamily as her novel's kiss appeared to be?
Nesta hated him.
Did she not?
âI had never seen you with your hair downâ
Cassianâs words took her out of her reverie, and Nesta suddenly felt self conscious.
âDo excuse me for showing myself in front of you with such an unsightly appearanceâ she felt mortified. To have Cassian of all people seeing her like that, hair in complete disarrayâŚ.
Nesta quickly turned around, fumbling with the hair pins in a vain and desperately attempt of redoing her hair.
âItâs beautifulâ she heard Cassian saying in a breathless voice, and thanked the Cauldron her back was turned so he would not see how her face warmed considerably, a small smile gracing her lips.
âLet me help youâ he quietly added, and she gasped at the proximity of wet, shirtless Cassian, who touched her hair softly.
âHow come a gentleman such as you knows how to hairstyle a ladyâs hair?â Nesta asked, feeling his warmth on her back, a tingly sensation between her legs when his fingers brushed her neck.
âI frequently helped my younger sister, Georgiana, fix her own hair in the occasions she played a little too far from what would be deemed proper for a young ladyâ she felt his hot breath against her neck as Cassian laughed âShe favours outdoors activities such as horseback riding, although sheâs quite accomplished in arts and music.â
âYour sister sounds lovelyâ Nesta said, turning to face him once she felt he was done fixing her hair.
âShe is my brothersâ and mine whole world. Thereâs nothing we would not do for Georgianaâ
Nesta felt her heart warming at his words, at his devotion and love towards his family. She wondered if he would do the same with his wife.
If he would have acted the same way towards her had she accepted his proposal.
Unbeknown to her, Cassian was imagining the same thing.
He was picturing how he could have helped her every morning with her hair if she had agreed to marry him. Instead, he would have to live with this one memory forever.
He was lost in her eyes, their bodies so close they were sharing breaths and Cassian was holding back by a sliver thread of self control to not hold her against him.
If it were not for the appearance of three people â Cassian supposed them to be Nestaâs companions â he very well could have done that.
âExcuse meâ Cassian abruptly said, bowing deeply and leaving Nesta alone.
Although soon her friends joined her, Gywn and Emerie bombarding her with questions seeing her ruffled state.
Their party was getting ready to depart when Cassian appeared again, having ran inside to get changed and appropriate.
âLady Nesta!â he called before she could get inside the carriage âPlease allow me to apologise for not receiving you properly just now. You are not leaving?â
âWe were, sir. We have already imposed too muchâ she said, spine straight and looking every bit the regal queen she was.
What he did not know was that was her way of maintaining a cool exterior and not blush remembering his naked figure.
âYou are not displeased with Pemberley, are you?â Cassian asked, anxiously brushing his hair back.
âNo. Not at allâ
âAnd you approve of it?â
âVery muchâ Nesta said softly, a dreamy smile on her face as she remembered the library âA few would not approveâ
âBut your good opinion is rarely bestowed and therefore more worth earningâ he said, and his smile was enough to make Nestaâs heart skip a beat.
Why was she feeling in such a way, she wondered. Why did her body feel hot and strange all over whenever Cassian was involved?
âThank you. That is very kind of youâ
âI shall not hold you back any longerâ he said, helping her in the carriage, his calloused hand a stark contrast against her soft one âI will call on you and I hope you can introduce me to your companions. Perhaps we may go fishing tomorrow? My property is blessed with an abundance of themâ
âWe would be delighted to. Thank you, sirâ
After the farewells were bid and Nestaâs carriage was only a distant dot in the horizon, Cassian got inside, smiling broadly at his head maid and butler.
âYou are very chipper, sir'' the old woman said with a knowing smile, the butler agreeing with her. Their lord had been mopey for quite some time now, so it brought joy to their hearts to see his mood so high.
âI had a very good evening Mrs.Potsâ he declared, thinking about how he should swim more frequently in the lake.
A few miles from Pemberley, Nesta stared at the scenery lost in thought, Cassianâs touch lingering in her hand all the way back to the inn.
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say yes to the plus one
the sequel to say yes to the drinks. which you should read first. i am so tired. just have it.Â
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ship: geraskier
warnings: none
editing: ish
words: over 3k but under 4k
genre: floof
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After getting drinks with Geralt, Jaskier could not stop thinking about him. He found himself taking more time with his appearance each morning - something that he hadn't even thought would be possible - hoping that Geralt would come into the store.
But Geralt still hadnât come into Kleinfelds since the day of his trunk show. Jaskier tried not to be disappointed. He knew that he was very busy and it had been a one off that he had even met him in the first place.
Still, he couldnât help but think that the two of them had something. There must have been some sort of chemistry between the two of them. Why else had Geralt asked him to get drinks after he had made that awful slip up with the magic fingers? Surely, he must feel something for him.
He had been texting Jaskier though, so Jaskier knew that he was at least still interested. Every message that he got wishing him a good morning or about some funny wedding dress design or of a picture of Geraltâs Pomeranian, Roach, made his heart flutter. There just had to be a future for them, right?
So, Jaskier went through yet another day of busy appointments at Kleinfelds, hoping that he would run into Geralt.
Late May into early June was always a busy time for them. Jaskier didn't personally understand the appeal of getting married in a zillion degree heat, but to each their own. This was by far his least favorite part of the year though. He spent every hour at work on his feet, hardly getting a break as he rushed from appointment to appointment: checking on alterations, making sure that every bride was getting their dream dress, and providing tweaks to designs when necessary to prevent bridal meltdowns.
It was nothing short of exhausting.
âJaskier!â Camille, one of the consultants, called to him at around mid afternoon.
He had just spent the last hour trying to get a very adamant, very conservative mom and a very eccentric bride on the same page. He needed a daiquiri. Or three. Still, he turned around and put on his brightest smile.
âYes, darling?â
âYouâre needed down in alterations,â she said with a sweet smile.
Jaskier nodded and turned back through the salon to walk down to alterations. He hated going to alterations. If he was needed there, it usually meant that shit had hit the fan in some sense. He braced himself for a long afternoon.
He walked up to the manager, about to ask her where he was needed, when a shout from behind him made him jump.
âJaskier!â
And a swell of desire rose up in Jaskierâs stomach because he knew that gravelly voice. Quickly, he straightened his tie, thankful he had worn his good pink one today, before taking a deep breath and turning around.
âGeralt!â he said, trying furiously to keep his cheeks from flushing. âWhat a lovely surprise.â
âSurprise?â Geraltâs brows furrowed together as he walked up to Jaskier, his wolfs head cane clicking across the floor. He was wearing a light blue button down today with the sleeves cuffed to his forearms that made his golden eyes pop and Jaskier had to struggle to keep his eyes on his face. âI texted you this morning.â
Jaskierâs eyes widened as he reached into his blazer pocket for his phone. Sure enough, there were two messages from Geralt. The first was a picture of Roach, lying in a patch of sun in his apartment. The second was a message that read:
Hey, Iâm going to be at Kleinfelds today doing a custom fitting. Can you help with the appointment?
And Jaskier had never even seen it. Much less responded.
âOh Geralt, I am so terribly sorry,â Jaskier said quickly. âThis is our busiest time of year and I have hardly had a moment to think today.â
âYou donât have to help,â Geralt said sincerely, concern clouding his eyes. âI donât want to push you too hard with the rest of your appointments, but I just figured that since I was here, I would ask.â
âNo, no darling!â Jaskier said, rushing to reassure him. âOf course I will help! Helping you is much better than dealing with emotional brides and entourages that arenât on the same page.â
âItâs alright Jaskier,â Geralt said, a small smile tugging at the corners of his mouth. âI know you just want to see my magic hands at work again.â
This time, Jaskier did flush bright red. â You! â he said outrageously, gaping at Geraltâs audacity to bring up his slip up from last time. âYou need a nap!â
But Geralt just laughed, a glorious sound that sent shivers down Jaskierâs spine. âI think youâre the one who needs the nap, Jaskier.â
Jaskier shot him an incredulous look. How dare he make such assumptions, and how dare he be right?
âAnyway, the fitting is for my brotherâs fiancee,â Geralt explained. âI made her a custom dress and sheâs coming in for her fitting today. There was a shipping delay, so we only have time for one fitting before their wedding next week. I was hoping you could help.â
Jaskier could see the tension that had creeped its way into Geraltâs broad shoulders and the worry that was clouding his pretty face.
Jaskier placed a reassuring hand on Geraltâs arm. âOf course Iâll help, darling. Helping resolve wedding dress disasters is my specialty. Er- not that your dress is a disaster,â he said quickly, amused by the way that Geraltâs eyebrows had shot up. âNothing that you design could ever be a disaster, the way that you work lace and beads is just divine, not a disaster. Not in any way a disaster. What I meant was the fact that she only has one fitting, thatâs the disaster. Not your dress.â
âMy magic fingers are quite incapable of creating a disaster dress, youâre right,â Geralt winked.
Jaskier resisted the urge to smack his shoulder. âYou are never going to let me live that down, are you?â
âNope.â Geralt looked far too pleased with himself. âCan you grab the dress for me? Itâs on the rack for the day. And can you bring it to room 13?â
âOf course,â Jaskier said. Heâd let the magic fingers comment slide for now. Geralt looked far too attractive with his moonlight silver hair in an artful bun, tendrils framing his face, for him to stay mad at him for long. He had never been able to resist a pretty face.
âThank you.â Geralt moved past Jaskier and began to make his way to the room. Jaskier turned to watch him walk down the hall. His ass looked far too delicious in those gorgeous, fitted navy pinstripe pants. He just had to appreciate it. It would be a crime not to.
Distantly, he wondered if his ass looked just as delicious without the pants on. And was he wearing boxers or briefs? Oh who was he kidding, he had to be wearing at least briefs with pants like those. But what color? Geralt seemed like the type of man to appreciate a fun pair of underwear and-
Jaskier. Get your head out of the gutter.
He made a beeline to the rack and grabbed the dress. He had already left Geralt waiting long enough.
âHere you are,â Jaskier said, hanging the dress in the room.
Geralt fidgeted with his shirt sleeves, eyeing the bag. With a pang, Jaskier realized that he was nervous.
âIâm sure sheâs going to love the dress,â Jaskier said, putting as much sincerity as he could into his words. âYou are one of the best designers in the industry, Geralt.â
âI know,â Geralt said. âBut Iâve never designed for someone that I know before, thereâs more risk involved if they don't like it. Cause sheâs put all her trust in me and what if she doesnât like it? This is her only fitting. There isn't time to make anything else."
âGeralt,â Jaskier placed his hand over Geraltâs where he was still fidgeting with his sleeve. âSheâs going to love it. Donât doubt yourself so much, it ruins your pretty face.â
Fuck, did he just really say that out loud?
Geraltâs doubt dissipated as he looked at Jaskier amusedly. âYou think my face is pretty?â
âWell who wouldnât?â Jaskier said, trying and failing to backpedal. âItâs a plenty beautiful face, I mean youâve got a nose and eyes and everything andâŚâ
âI would hope I have a nose and eyes, yes,â Geralt laughed. Then, he leaned in, as if telling Jaskier a secret. âIâve also heard that I have lips, too.â
Jaskier was saved the embarrassment of having to respond by a consultant escorting who Jaskier assumed to be Geraltâs brotherâs fiancee and her entourage into the alterations area.
âGeralt!â a pretty girl with dark, curly hair said as she stepped up to hug him.
âHi Triss,â Geralt said, giving her a polite hug and waving to the rest of the entourage. âAre you excited?â
âOf course Iâm excited,â she said. âItâs only a week away, Geralt. This better be every bit as perfect as you said it would be.â
âIt will be.â Geraltâs smile was easy, as if he hadnât been freaking out about the appointment moments before.
âAnd who is this?â Triss asked, turning to Jaskier.
âOh, everyone, this is Jaskier. Heâs a consultant here and my friend,â Geralt said.
âHello!â Jaskier said, giving everyone a wave.
âJaskier, this is Triss, the bride to be. Sheâs marrying my brother.â Geralt gestured to the woman with the dark hair standing in front of them.
âHello darling,â Jaskier said, shaking her hand. âYou look just gorgeous.â
âThank you,â Triss smiled.
âAnd this is Trissâs friend Yennefer, Yenneferâs daughter Ciri, my other brother Lambert, and Lambertâs husband Aiden,â Geralt said, pointing at the people sitting on the bench.
Jaskier waved to them all and gave them his best customer service smile.
âTell me about your fiancee, darling,â Jaskier said to Triss.
âI am getting married to Eskel,â she said, her face lighting up immediately. âWeâve known each other forever and he is perfect.â
âForever is an understatement,â Geralt said. âThey went to kindergarten together.â
âOh, a childhood love story!â Jaskier clapped his hands together. âHow romantic! Letâs hope you have a dress to match.â He turned to Geralt.
âWell darling,â Jaskier said, gesturing to the garment bag that Trissâs dress was in. âWould you like to do the honors?â
Geralt stepped up to the garment bag, his shoulder taught with anxiety.
âTake a breath, Geralt,â Jaskier whispered, just quiet enough for only Geralt to hear. âSheâs going to love it.â
Geralt nodded once before unzipping the bag and pulling out the dress. Jaskier couldn't help but gasp.
âOh my god, itâs gorgeous,â Triss gasped next to him, taking Jaskierâs words right out of his mouth. âGeralt, youâve outdone yourself.â
âYou havenât even put it on yet,â Geralt said, stepping away so that the entourage could see it as well.
âI donât have to to know that itâs everything I wanted and probably more,â she said, giving Geralt another hug. âThank you.â
âYouâre welcome,â Geralt said and Jaskier thought that he saw a light blush tinting his cheeks. Was Geralt embarrassed? Oh that was just adorableâŚ
The dress itself was gorgeous, just as Jaskier suspected it would be. It was a glorious ivory color that seemed to shift under the lights to be a gorgeous pale blush pink. The skirt appeared to be A line and was sleeveless with a high neck. The bodice had an intricate lace and beading design that blended into the skirt. Jaskier knew that the dress was going to be amazing but Triss was right, Geralt had really outdone himself.
âWould you like to put it on, darling?â Jaskier asked.
Triss nodded, still not tearing her eyes from the dress as Geralt stepped out of the dressing room and Jaskier closed the curtains behind him.
He helped Triss into the dress, zipping up the back effortlessly.
âOh it fits you like a glove darling,â he remarked. âAlmost like it was made for you. Oh wait-â he smiled at her. âIt was, wasnât it?â
Triss laughed at his terrible joke - bless her - as she fingered the lace and beads on the front. âI wasnât expecting it to look this beautiful,â she whispered.
âWell then let's spin you round, darling,â Jaskier said, taking her hand as she turned to face the mirror. âThatâll really shock you.â
âOh my god.â She clapped her hands over her mouth as she gaped at herself in the mirror, turning from side to side to look at herself better. âOh my god .â
âIsnât it wonderful?â Jaskier smiled at her. âGeralt is far more talented than he gives himself credit for.â
âTell me about it,â Triss said distractedly as she continued to stare at the dress. âThis is absolutely gorgeous. I love it. Eskelâs going to love it. Everyoneâs going to love it.â
âStop feeding pretty boyâs ego and show us then!â someone shouted from the other side of the curtain.
âFuck off, Lambert!â Triss called back. âIâm having my bridal moment,â she whispered, tears springing up in her eyes as she continued to stare, utterly transfixed by the dress.
âHere, darling,â Jaskier said, pulling his pink pocket square out of his breast pocket. âYou don't want to get your mascara on the dress now, do you?â
Triss dabbed at her eyes and took a deep breath before handing the handkerchief back to Jaskier.
âAre you ready to show your entourage?â
âShe better be!â Lambert shouted from outside again.
Triss let out a watery laugh. âYeah, I am.â
Jaskier drew back the curtain as Triss turned around.
âOh, Triss,â Yennefer said, tears unmistakably clouding her eyes. âYou look gorgeous.â
âHoly fuck, Geralt,â Aiden muttered as he stared at the dress, his jaw dropped. â You designed that ?â
âHey!â Lambert elbowed him. âI already said that pretty boy doesnât need his ego inflated any more than it is!â
âOkay but fucking look at the dress, Lambert. Itâs fucking gorgeous. And Iâm half fucking blind. â
Lambert shrugged. âYeah I mean itâs nice. Itâs a dress. Itâs fabric. I donât know what you want me to say.â
âSay she looks beautiful!â Aiden nearly shouted, smacking Lambertâs shoulder. âAnd that Geralt did a great job because if you don't I swear your ass-â
âBoys.â Triss crossed her arms. âThere are children present.â
âIâm nineteen!â Ciri protested, throwing her hands up.
Triss ignored her. âThere are children present and this is my fitting. So Lambert, shut up and tell your brother he did a good job.â
âYou did a good job not fucking it up, Ger,â Lambert muttered.
âIâll take it. And Aiden? You can finish that sentence later,â she said with a pointed look.
She turned to Jaskier, who had been watching the entire exchange with raised eyebrows. âSorry about them, they are always like this.â
Lambert flipped her off. Aiden threw up a peace sign.
âWell,â Jaskier said, trying to contain his laughter. âClearly they are meant for eachother.â He was just glad that he hadnât had to diffuse the situation. He was tired of telling entourages to get along.
âItâs a good thing they got married then,â Geralt said, standing slowly and walking over to Triss. âYou like the dress then?â
Triss once again read Jaskierâs mind and playfully punched Geraltâs shoulder. âI fucking love it . I was right, it is everything I wanted and more. Thank you.â Her eyes were shining with tears again and this time, it was painfully obvious that Geralt blushed when he looked down at his shoes.
âOf course, it was my pleasure,â Geralt said, squeezing her arm. âIâm glad you and Eskel are finally tying the knot, I couldn't imagine a more perfect match for him than you.â
âGeralt,â Triss sighed, the tears pooling in her eyes spilling over again. âYou didn't need to make me cry more! The dress was enough!â
Geralt just laughed. Jaskier silently passed Triss his pocket square again.
âIs there anything big that you want to change or do I just need to adjust the fit?â Geralt asked.
âJust the fit,â Triss said, dabbing at her eyes again.
Geralt nodded and set to work, silently slipping into the zone, pinning and adjusting and occasionally stepping back and squinting at his work. Jaskier knew that Triss and her entourage were talking, but he didn't even pretend to be paying attention. He was much more content to watch Geralt work, his fingers gliding effortlessly over the fabric as he made the already gorgeous gown look somehow even more phenomenal.
âAlright,â Geralt said, stepping back. âI think that that should be good, spin round for me.â
Triss turned to look in the mirror.
âDoes it look okay?â Geralt asked and Triss punched his shoulder again. âOw!â
âGeralt if you don't stop insulting your frankly quite stunning work, I will have to steal your little demon dog,â she said, looking over the dress in the mirror. âBut yes, everything looks good.â
âRoach isnât a demon,â Geralt pouted, and oh fuck wasnât that adoreable.
âThat fucking dog almost bit my hand off!â Lambert shouted from the bench.
Geralt made several rude gestures at him and Jaskier nearly swooned. Fucking hell he was gone for this man. And it was only the second time that he had seen him.
âJaskier, can you get her out of the dress?â Geralt asked. âBe careful with all the pins.â
Jaskier nodded, very much at a loss for words.
âCâmon darling,â Jaskier said, tugging the curtain closed behind Geralt again.
He undid the zipper on the back of Trissâs dress and helped tug the dress off her shoulders, mindful of the many pins that Geralt had put in it.
âHave you and Geralt known each other long?â Triss asked.
âOh, no not at all,â Jaskier said, glad that he was standing behind her and couldn't see the flush of his cheeks. âHe helped me with an appointment a few months ago and we went out for drinks after and weâve been texting occasionally, but thatâs it.â He didnât say that he wished it was more.
âYou went out for drinks on the day you first met?â Triss asked, letting her voice rise. âThatâs interesting, Geralt doesnât often go out with people that heâs just met.â
There was a shout from the other side of the curtain, but it was muffled almost immediately, the sound of a hand slapping over someoneâs mouth unmistakeable.
âWell, it had been a long day and we were both in need of one. Step out for me, darling,â Jaskier said, picking up the dress and hanging it back up.
âIâm sure you were,â Triss said from behind him as he zipped the dress carefully back into the garment bag. Before he had the chance to ask what she meant, she was opening the curtains and walking back outside to her entourage.
Jaskier picked up the garment bag and followed her.
âIt was lovely meeting all of you,â he said, waving to the entourage. âTriss, darling, I hope you have a wonderful wedding and Geralt, it was nice seeing you again.â He turned back down the hall to go hang up the dress for Geralt to deal with later. He should get back upstairs, hopefully nothing too dire had happened in the salon during his absence, even if the break had been nice.
He was just turning to go up the stairs when he saw Geralt walking purposefully towards him, his cane clicking quickly against the floor.
âJaskier!â
âOh, hi again!â Jaskier said. âI was just going to head back upstairs, we are still very busy.â He gave Geralt an apologetic smile. There was nothing that he would rather do than stand and talk with Geralt.
Geralt winced. âThen I guess you probably shouldn't have helped me with the appointment.â
âNo, no!â Jaskier said quickly. âIt was my absolute pleasure, Geralt. And honestly? The salon was driving me a bit insane, so it was quite a nice and much needed break.â
âWell thank you for helping,â Geralt smiled. âI think it went well.â
âIt definitely did, darling,â Jaskier said. âShe loved the dress, just like I told you she would.â
Geralt rolled his eyes and looked down at his feet, placing both hands on top of his cane. âActually though, I had something to ask you before you get back to work, if thatâs okay. I donât want to keep you.â
âThe only thing youâre keeping me from is crying brides and disapproving mothers, and there is only so much of that that my poor soul can take,â Jaskier said. âIâd rather stay here with you and your-â he cut himself off before he made another terrible slip up. He had already learned his lesson from last time.
âWith my magic hands? Or my pretty face?â Geralt asked smugly.
Jaskier sighed, ignoring him. âWhat was it that you wanted to ask me?â
âI have a plus one for Trissâs wedding next week,â Geralt started.
âAnd you havenât asked anyone yet?â Jaskier asked. âGeralt, what have you been doing?â
â...Designing dresses?â he said sheepishly.
Jaskier swore his heart melted. He just looked so cute. How on earth was this allowed?
âWell, you better ask someone,â Jaskier said. âYouâre running out of time.â
âYes I know.â Geralt looked at Jaskier and smiled. âJaskier, what are you doing next Saturday?â
âSaturday?â WellâŚâ Jaskier trailed off, trying to remember what was coming up. âThat is technically my day off, but I might still come in because we have just been so busy and weâre getting a new collection in and Iâm going to have toâŚ.waitâŚ.â his eyes widened as he finally processed what Geralt had been asking him. âAre youâŚ.are you asking me..?â
âWould you like to be my plus one to Trissâs wedding?â Geralt asked, his golden eyes somehow sparkling in the atrocious fluorescent lighting.
â Oh ,â Jaskier gasped. âYes. Yes I would love to.â
âGreat,â Geralt said, breathing an audible sigh of relief. âIâll pick you up at 1pm. Itâs formal. Be ready.â
Oh, Jaskier would be ready alright. He walked back to a salon with a huge smile plastered across his face.
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Runs in the Family CH. One
Book: Chamber
Title: Iâm a What?
Words: 2310
Warnings: None
A/N: This is the first chapter of my newest series. It is an eventual pairing of George x Reader with some unknown feelings and pining from both of them. Reader is Dudleyâs little sister and a witch. Some things will stay the same while others will be changed. Enjoy!
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You were not excited for the night. Your dad was having guests over so you had to spend the evening in a stuffy, itchy dress, be on your best behavior, and you couldnât even talk to Harry. Sighing, you smoothed the skirt and walked downstairs.
 âMummy, do I have to wear this? Itâs so itchy,â you said.
 âYes, darling. Only the best for our guests. Now come and help me with our dessert.â
 âAlright.â
 You helped her finish up with the cake while your dad helped Dudley put on his tie. Upstairs, Hedwig was making noise and your dad called out to Harry angrily.
 âIf you canât control that bloody bird, itâll have to go,â Vernon said.
 âSheâs just bored, daddy,â you said from the kitchen.
 â[Y/n]âs right. If I could let her out for an hour or two, sheâll be fine.â
 âNot a chance. I donât need you sending any messages to your freaky friends.â
 âI havenât had any messages,â Harry said sadly. You frowned and was about to say something when your brother pushed past Harry.
 âWho would want to be friends with you?â Dudley said.
 âThatâs not nice, Dudley.â You were a little angry at your brother for treating Harry this way. Dudley just ignored you and you rolled your eyes at the way he tried to eat the cake before the guests came.
 âNow, when the Masons arrive, where will you be, Petunia?â Vernon said.
 âIn the lounge, waiting to welcome them into our home.â
 â[Y/n], where will you be?â
 âIâll be with mummy in the lounge,â you said.
 âGood. Dudley?â
 âIâll be waiting to open the door,â Dudley said with a flourish of his arm. Thatâs when the three of them turned to Harry.
 âAnd you?â Vernon said, voice full of hate.
 âIâll be in my bedroom, making no noise, and pretending that I donât exist,â Harry said.
 âThatâs right. This could be the day I make the biggest deal of my career and you will not mess it up.â
 Right then, the doorbell rang and Dudley rushed to the door.
 âI mean it, boy. Quiet!â Vernon then walked to join Dudley and you mouthed âsorryâ to Harry as he walked upstairs.
 The night went by slowly. Your dad kept making awful jokes and the Masons were eating it up. Sipping on your sparkling juice, you looked worriedly up at the ceiling when strange noises were coming out of Harryâs room. Vernon went up there once to shut him up but when you saw him chasing after the cake, your eyes widened.
 It took every bit of you not to laugh when the cake landed on Mrs. Mason. Everyoneâs attention was on her but you saw Harry looking at something. You glanced down and saw a creature disappear before your eyes. The Masons left shortly after and your parents were furious at Harry for dropping the cake on Mrs. Masons head.
 ---
 The next day, Vernon installed a bunch of locks on the outside of Harryâs door and bars on the windows. You tried to stop him, even though you knew that nothing would. Watching, you shook your head before walking inside.
 That very night, you were woken up by a crash. You leapt out of bed and opened your door right as Vernon got to Harryâs door. It took him a minute to open all the locks and when he burst into Harryâs room, he grabbed Harry by the ankle.
 âDaddy, let go of him!â You said. You went to run into the room but Petunia stopped you.
 One of the boys taking Harry away yelled at the other to drive and that caused Vernon to fall out of the house. You and Dudley both yelled as he fell, worried that he was hurt. When you saw he wasnât, you looked at Harry.
 You waved discreetly as they flew away. After they disappeared and it was confirmed that Vernon was alright, everyone went back to bed.
 ---
 A few days later, as you were eating breakfast, you heard three sharp knocks on the front door. Confused as to who was visiting, Vernon went to open the door.
 âIs this the residence of [y/n] Dursley?â A voice said.
 âWhoâs asking?â Vernon said.
 âMy name is Minerva McGonagall. Iâm one of the professors at Hogwarts and Iâm here to speak to Miss Dursley.â
 âWhat for?â Petunia asked. You could hear the shakiness in her voice and it worried you.
 âMummy? Daddy? Whatâs going on?â You got up from the table and walked over to the door.
 â[Y/n], darling, go back to your food,â Petunia said.
 âMiss Dursley. Iâm here to announce that you are a witch.â You looked at the woman with wide eyes and an open mouth.
 âNo way. Youâre kidding.â
 âIâm not. Your books and supplies are already bought and packed and in your trunk in your room. If you could come with me, Iâll take you to Ollivanders where weâll get you your wand.â
 âNo. Not a chance. Youâre not taking my daughter anywhere!â Vernon said.
 âShe has to go to Ollivanders and to Hogwarts. Itâs imperative that she does,â McGonagall said.
 âWhy?â
 âIf Miss Dursley doesnât get proper training on how to use her magic, bad things can happen. They wonât happen if she gets proper training.â
 You saw your dad start to argue, but you cut him off.
 âDaddy, I want to go. Itâs my choice and you canât stop me,â you said.
 âAlright,â Petunia said after a moment. Vernon opened his mouth but after a look from Petunia, he closed it. âI donât like it either, but thereâs nothing we can do. Take her.â
 âIâll be outside,â McGonagall said. She tilted her head to your parents before walking away.
 You went to say something to your mom, but she avoided your gaze and said nothing. Your dad was fuming about the whole ordeal and Dudley just went back to shoveling food into his mouth. With a frown, you walked outside.
 ---
 After you had gotten your wand, you went back to your house. You were wanting to try out some spells from your textbooks, but you knew that if you did anything inside the house, your parents would have a cow. So you refrained from casting spells, but you did read through the entirety of most of your books.
 A few weeks later, Professor McGonagall came back.
 âItâs time for me to bring you to the school,â she said.
 âWe arrive by train, right?â You asked her.
 âYes. Are you all packed?â You nodded and ran upstairs to grab your trunk
 âIâll visit when I can, okay? I love you,â you said, turning to your family. When Vernon said nothing, you felt tears start to form.
 âI love you, dear,â Petunia said as she gave you a hug. âWeâll see you for Christmas?â
 âOf course, mummy. Bye.â You waved to your family and took McGonagallâs outstretched hand and everything went black.
 ---
 When you came to, your head was pounding and you found yourself in the middle of Kingâs Cross.
 âRun between those two platforms and youâll go to platform 9 ž. The train leaves at precisely eleven. Iâll see you at the Sorting, Miss Dursley.â
 She disappeared with a sharp crack and you took a shaky breath before running through the wall. When you realized you had done it, you let out a laugh and walked to the train.
 Lugging your trunk onto the train, you found an empty compartment and sat down. You figured you had some time to kill seeing as it was only half past ten so you took out your textbooks and started to read. It was only when the train was about to pull away did someone else come into the compartment with you.
 âMind if we sit here? Everywhere else is full,â someone said.
 âOf course.â You looked up and were face to face with two of the boys that helped Harry escape.
 âItâs you!â You said. âYou were in the flying car that took Harry a couple nights ago.â
 âYouâre his cousin, arenât you?â One of them said.
 âI am. My nameâs [y/n] Dursley.â
 âFred Weasley.â
 âGeorge Weasley.â
 âItâs nice to meet you,â you said, a smile on your face.
 ---
 âHarry didnât tell us that you were a witch,â Fred said.
 âI didnât even know until a couple weeks ago, actually. It came as a surprise and my parents didnât like it.â
 âWhat all do you know about Hogwarts?â Fred asked.
 âI know that youâre separated into Houses. Harry is in Gryffindor, I believe. You also have a lot of classes and a game called Quidditch.â
 âYou know about Quidditch?â Both the twins said.
 âI do. It seems fascinating and Iâd love to play it. Iâve always wanted to be able to fly.â
 âWhat House do you think youâll be? Freddie and I are in Gryffindor.â
 âI couldnât tell you. To be honest, I havenât given it much thought. There are five, right?â
 âFour. Gryffindor, Hufflepuff.â
 âRavenclaw and Slytherin.â
 âYou donât want to be in Slytherin,â Fred said.
 âWhy not?â
 âThatâs the House that has made the most dark wizards,â George said.
 âYou-Know-Who himself was a Slytherin along with all of his followers.â
 âLoads of bad people.â
 You stared at them for a minute before shivering.
 âLetâs hope I donât get into Slytherin,â you said with a laugh.
 The rest of the ride was spent laughing and eating sweets. Lee Jordan, one of the twinsâ friends, came into the compartment halfway through the ride. Once he found out that you hadnât had any magical sweets before, he bought nearly the entire trolley for you to try. You didnât want the train to stop but it did an hour later.
 Looking at the castle, awe in your eyes, you turned to the twins.
 âYouâll be fine,â George said.
 âGinny, our sister, is starting Hogwarts this year too.â
 George called Ginny over and introduced you to her before he left with Fred and Lee.
 âHello. Itâs nice to meet you,â you said.
 âLikewise.â
 The two of you made small talk the entire way across the lake and up into the castle until you saw Professor McGonagall. She was standing at the top of the stairs, holding a giant scroll of paper.
 âIn just a few minutes, we will walk into the Great Hall. When I call your name, you will walk forward and place the Sorting Hat on your head. It will tell you what House you belong in and you will go sit with that House.â The doors opened behind McGonagall. âCome on. Follow me.â
 You followed her, gripping your robes tightly. McGonagall was a few names in when she called yours. Swallowing harshly, you walked up as sat on the stool. The Sorting Hat was placed on your head and you took a shaky breath.
 âWhere to put you,â the hat said. âYou have a lot of ambition, but even more kindness. Patience too. I think Iâll put you in Hufflepuff!â
 The last word was shouted and you let out a laugh before getting off of the stool and walking over to the Hufflepuff table. The sorting was over soon and then the feast began. Your eyes widened as the food appeared right in front of you and on your plate.
 âItâs amazing, isnât it?â
 âIt is.â You looked to your left and saw a hand being held out to you.
 âIâm Cedric Diggory,â he said.
 â[Y/n] Dursley. Nice to meet you.â You shook his hand and he gave you a smile.
 âNice to meet you too.â
 ---
 The next morning, you were led down to the Great Hall by your new friend Cedric. You saw Harry and after asking Cedric if it was allowed to sit at another Houses table, you ran over to him.
 âHarry!â
 â[Y/n]? What are you doing here?â Harry asked as he gave you a hug.
 âWell, a couple days after you left, Professor McGonagall came by the house and said that I was a witch. Mummy convinced dad to let me go and here I am! You werenât on the train or at dinner. Where were you?â
 âI couldnât get onto the platform. Ron couldnât either. And before that, it wasnât me who threw the cake onto Mrs. Masons head. It was a house-elf.â
 âA house-elf? I knew I saw something!â
 âYeah. So Ron had the idea to take the car and fly to Hogwarts. We flew into a tree, it fought back, and now the car is somewhere in the forest. We were almost expelled but we just got detention and a letter back home,â Harry said.
 âWell Iâm glad that youâre not expelled.â You were going to say more when the twins walked up to you and put their arms around your shoulders.
 â[Y/n].â
 âYou made it in Hufflepuff, I see,â Fred said.
 âShame it wasnât Gryffindor,â George teased.
 âIâm just glad it wasnât Slytherin,â you said with a laugh.
 âYou know the twins already?â Harry asked.
 âI do. They sat with me on the train.â
 âCome on, letâs eat.â
 The twins led you to the table and you sat between them. Ron and Hermione came up a minute later. You began to eat while Ron was taping his wand together. Thatâs when Ron got an owl.
 âLook, everyone. Weasleyâs got himself a Howler.â
 âHowler?â You asked.
 âJust wait,â George said.
 âItâs gonna get loud.â
 And loud it was. The letter started screaming at Ron, saying that he was in so much trouble. After it was done, it blew a raspberry at him and tore itself up.
 âWell, you werenât lying about it being loud,â you said after a few seconds.
 âAt least we wonât have to worry about getting one of those from home,â Harry said. You laughed and shook your head.
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family game night [spencer reid x reader]
spencer reid x fem!reader warnings: mentions of alcohol word count: 2k
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"Who's in for a party at Rossi's house tonight?" Y/N said, cheerfully, as she walked into the BAU office. Her bright arrival caught the attention of her teammates, all of them looking up from the mountains of paperwork they were drowning in. Spencer shot a look up to where Hotch and Rossi's offices are.
"Does Rossi already know or are we just inviting ourselves over?" Spencer asked, eyes darting around the group, before looking at his girlfriend. "You know, it's proven that if you invite yourself over to someone's house, they're more likely to unfriend you than someone who invites you over."
"Rossi can't unfriend us, we're basically his children. And he's not going to mind. Are you forgetting I'm basically his favorite daughter?" Y/N said, raising her eyebrows at Spencer. Her claim that she was Rossi's favorite 'daughter' caught a certain brunette's attention.
"Um, excuse me, but I'm Rossi's favorite daughter," Emily scoffed. "I'm down for a party if someone else buys the booze. We should have a game night or a poker night?" Emily suggested,
"Uh no, I am not going to lose anymore money to pretty boy over there," Derek chimed in, his head popping up from behind the stack of folders on his desk. "And we all know that I'm his favorite daughter. Count me in for tonight." He said before pushing out of his chair, "I'll go ask Pen if she wants to go also."
"Alright, so it's all of us for sure. Emily can you ask JJ for me? I'll go ask Hotch, and then tell Rossi," Y/N said, before skipping up the stairs to Hotch's office. Emily nodded but Y/N's back was already turned to her.
"How does she have so much energy? It's 8 in the morning," Spencer questioned, marveling at his girlfriend skipping around the office in the early hours of the morning.
"She consumes the same amount of sugar you do just without the coffee," Emily replied, going back to her paper work, with a small smile on her face.
Y/N knocked on Hotch's slightly open office door. Hotch was hunched over a file when he looked up. "Y/L/N, come in."
"Hey Hotch!" She greeted him with a beaming smile. "All of us are planning on going to Rossi's for a game night tonight. If you could, you should totally swing by!"
"Does Rossi know about it?" Hotch questioned, a smirk settling on his face.
"Why does everyone keep asking me that? Of course he doesn't know about it yet. He'd never agree before hand." Y/N said, laughing lightly.
"I'll let you know if I can. Jack might be jealous that I'm hanging out with Aunt Y/N without him," Jack and Y/N spent a lot of time together, Y/N often volunteering to babysit Jack when Hotch had to work late.
"Tell him I'll take him to the movies tomorrow," Y/N added.
"Alright, Y/L/N, I'll go. Should I bring anything?" Hotch asked, his eyes scanning the paper on his desk.
"Emily doesn't want to buy the booze, but I think Rossi might have some. If you want to, you can pick up some beer or some wine. I think I am going to bring some snacks if I can stop at the store," Y/N explained, leaning against one of the chairs that faced Hotch's desk.
"I'll pick up a few cases of beer on the way over," Hotch said, smiling at the younger girl.
"Great! I'll text you what time. See ya, Hotch!," and before Hotch could say bye to Y/N, she was out of his office, her hair just barely catching his eye, as she quickly made her way to Rossi's office.
"Knock knock," Y/N said, knocking on Rossi's open door. He was sitting behind his desk, revising a piece of paperwork.
"Who is it?" Rossi said, a singsong tone in his voice, as he looked up at the Y/H/C agent in the doorway.
"Your favorite 'child'," Y/N said, using air quotes when she said child.
"Of course. What do you want this time? A key to my house?" Rossi said, a hint of sarcasm laced in his words.
"Oh that'd be awesome! Then I wouldn't have to ask you every time I wanted to throw a party at your house. Speaking of which," Rossi groaned, "the team wants to have a get together tonight since we have no cases this weekend. Can we have it at your house?" Y/N didn't even have to ask, she knew she didn't. He always said yes even if he put up a fight about it.
"You already told them it was at my house didn't you?" Rossi questioned the younger agent. He saw her as a daughter, just as he saw all of them as his children.
"Am I really that predictable? I did," Y/N said, her face lighting up with a smile. "Everyone is in, even Hotch."
"Okay, fine. But only if you set up and clean up," Rossi negotiated.
"Will you cook or should we order in?" Y/N asked, making a list of all the things she had to do before tonight, in her head.
"I'll cook. Go get your work done," Rossi said, shooing her out of the office.
She left his office and made her way back to her desk. Y/N pulled out her phone to text the BAU group chat,"Papa Pasta's Spaghetti Children", that Rossi had said yes to the party. Everyone agreed on 6 pm, before remarking on the title of the group chat, like they always did. The conversation ended with Emily saying she was the favorite 'daughter' and no one bothering to correct her.
âTIME SKIPâ
Spencer and Y/N had arrived at Rossi's house at about 5:30. They had stopped at the store on the way over to Rossi's to pick up snacks and games for the game night.
Rossi was the first to show up, given it was his house. He started cooking the pasta he was making for everyone, opening a bottle of wine for Spencer and I. JJ and Emily were the next to arrive, each greeted with a glass of wine. We gathered around the island in the kitchen, chatting about our plans for the weekend. The next people to arrive were Penelope and Derek, Penelope claiming a glass of wine while Derek waited for Hotch to arrive with the beer. Ten minutes later, Hotch was walking through the front door with a case of beer in each hand. As Rossi made dinner, Y/N took out the first game of the night, Cards Against Humanity.
"Okay, the card is 'Honey, Mommy and Daddy love you very much. But apparently Mommy loves (blank) more than she loves daddy," Spencer said, a grimace settled on his face, clearing not excited to be judging this round. Everyone slammed their cards on the table, Y/N and Penelope barely able to contain their giggles. "Alright let's see what you guys put down. 'The Kool-Aid man.' 'The invisible hand.' 'Daddy Issues.' 'Chunks of a dead prostitute'" that card earned a chorus of groans and giggles from the group. "And last but certainly not least, 'Spontaneous Human Combustion.' Alright, let me think about this for a second," Spencer said, mulling over his options a little too seriously. "I think the winner of this one is 'Chunks of a dead prostitute.'" Hotch cheered, grabbing the black card. Everyone looked at him in shock.
The game continued until dinner was fully prepared. The team gathered in Rossi's dining room, digging into the meal Rossi made. Dinner went by relatively quickly with stories and laughs being shared. When everyone was finished, they moved into the living room, settling, more like squishing, onto the couch.
"Okay children, time for the surprise game of the night," Y/N said, pushing herself off the couch where she sat next to Spencer. She pulled a game out of a bag that was on the floor.
"You got us Mario Kart?!" Penelope all but shrieked. "When did you get that?"
"I got it a few days before the last case. Rossi mentioned something about having a Wii so I thought why not get us a game for it?" Y/N answered, handing Rossi the game to put into the DVD disc holder. He popped the disc into the Wii and handed four Wii remotes to Y/N. Y/N gave a remote to Penelope, Derek, Spencer, and JJ.
"Wait, I don't know how to play." Spencer said, kind of handing the remote back to Y/N.
"Penny, can you show him how to play? Last time I played was 10 years ago," Y/N asked, going to get a round of beers for everyone from the kitchen. When she came back, Penelope was showing Spencer how to play the game. He looked like a confused puppy.
"Okay I think I'm ready to play," Spencer said, unsure if he could actually play.
Penelope got the game all set up and hit start. The room was filled with the sounds of shouting from the players and laughter and cheering from the onlookers. Penelope was in first place with JJ following in a close second. Derek wasn't that far behind JJ and Spencer could not have been any farther behind the other three. After a few minutes, everyone, except Spencer, were on their third and final lap. JJ ended up winning, with Penelope in 2nd, Derek in 3rd, and Spencer in last place. He let out a huff and threw the controller onto the ottoman in front of him.
"Aw, baby, don't pout," Y/N said, brushing a piece of his hair behind his ear.
"I'm not pouting! It's a dumb game that doesn't make any logical sense," Spencer said, leaning into Y/N, taking a sip of his beer. "Why do players get to throw turtle shells? How does that make any sense?"
"Chill out, pretty boy. You have chess and other smart people games," Derek said, slightly out of it from how much he drank.
"It's just a dumb game," Spencer mumbled under his breath, digging his head into Y/N's shoulder. She rubbed the back of his neck, sharing a look with JJ.
"Are you grumpy because you lost or grumpy because you're tired?" Y/N whispered in Spencer's ear. Whenever he drank too much, he tended to get grumpy, tired, and clingy.
"Yes," he muttered, causing Y/N to giggle. The other's had started on the next game of Mario Kart, oblivious to Spencer's current mood change.
"Alright, let's go home, babyface. I'm gonna go get my purse and tell Rossi we're leaving," Y/N said, standing up from the couch, Spencer whimpering before leaning back on the couch. "Hey Rossi, I think Spence and I are going to head out."
"I don't think that's a good idea, Y/L/N. You've both had a lot to drink tonight. Just crash in one the guest bedrooms okay? I think everyone is going to stay the night," Rossi said, turning to look at all of his shit-faced 'children.'
"If you insist. Does it matter which one?" She asked, looking over at Spencer who was almost asleep.
"Just pick one. See you both in the morning," Rossi said, walking away before adding, "And use protection."
Y/N rolled her eyes before going to get Spencer. They said their goodnights to the team before making their way to the first available bedroom. After they changed into the PJ's they brought just in case, Spencer and Y/N both climbed into the bed. It was quiet for a few minutes, the only sounds Y/N heard were the laughs from the ever so lively party.
"It's a dumb game," Spencer said before he drifted off to sleep.
Y/N kissed his cheek before whispering, "You're just a sore loser," falling asleep as soon as her head hit the pillow.
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â COYOTE STORIES â STARTERS
from the album by the crane wives. feel free to change pronouns, etc.
KEEP YOU SAFE
' when i was a child, my nerves ran wild. ' ' with the risk of fall, i never climbed at all. ' ' my daddy always said "nothing worth doing comes easy." ' ' time is not your friend. time is not your remedy. ' ' no amount of waiting will make you brave. no amount of fear will keep you safe. ' ' the older i get, the more fears i collect. ' ' i carry them with me. ' ' what if the steps i take turn out to be mistakes? ' ' how can somebody like me learn to say "come what may?" ' ' your fears won't keep you safe. '
THE MOON WILL SING
' i could have been anyone else before you made the choice for me. ' ' my feet knew the path we walked in the dark; i never gave a single thought to where it might lead. ' ' i made a bed with apathy. ' ' my heart knew the weight: ten years worth of dust and neglect. ' ' make your peace with weariness and let it be. ' ' i loved you like the sun. ' ' i loved you like the sun: bore the shadows that you made with no light of my own. ' ' i shine only with the light you gave me. ' ' we could have had anything else. instead, you hoarded all that's left of me. ' ' i want to feel the fire that was kept from me. '
ALLIES OR ENEMIES
' the words i speak are wildfires and weeds; they spread like some awful damn disease. ' ' i swear i didn't mean what i said. ' ' forget it all. you caught me in a moment, weak. ' ' sometimes i just can't help myself. ' ' are we allies or enemies? ' ' this will be the death of me. ' ' remember when i could tell you not to smile when you were mad, and you would always crack? and we'd both be laughing in the end? ' ' now, you're not so quick to forget. ' ' all's fair in love and war, but i can't fight with you anymore. ' ' what happens now ? ' ' i'll admit i've had my doubts, but i want to be let in, not out. '
UNRAVELING
' i once loved a tailor who took eager care of me. ' ' sew together my loose ends with stitches neat and clean. ' ' my love is gone and i am left unraveling. ' ' trim my weeds and give me room to grow my flowers again. ' ' i am left here, withering. ' ' sand my rough edges, craft new and lovely things. ' ' i can't help the fracturing. ' ' i never knew that i needed you. ' ' i once loved a man who kissed me once before he left. tied me up in knots and said he'd soon return again. '
HARD SELL
' i'm trying to make something of myself. ' ' i feel like i'm working with barbed wire and moth wings, cause i can't really get ahold of anything. ' ' i'm one deep breath away from a breakdown. ' ' the world is hostile, and i'm fragile, and i need someone to kiss the cuts and tell me to keep trying. ' ' does everybody have it together or are we all pretending? ' ' is it really just me holding it together with one loose string that i can't stop pulling? ' ' i rip myself apart at the seams. ' ' i find one weak spot and start unraveling, hoping i can find a better me, a fresh new start buried under me. ' ' can we stop pretending now? '
ROCKSLIDE
' i know you want to plant your feet, but we best get a move on. ' ' i pray today my soul to keep. ' ' drop dead sprint now, my darling. ' ' don't look back now. ' ' just try to breathe. ' ' the monster's coming, and it don't care for you or me. ' ' we best get a move on. '
METAPHOR
' i've gotten good at leaning on metaphors. ' ' i've gotten good at living on someone else's page. ' ' i cut my teeth on secondhand sentiments. ' ' you can't trust a single thing i say. ' ' i keep my closet free of skeletons because i'm much better at digging graves. ' ' i always dig up bones in your sympathy. ' ' i can't trust a single thing you say. ' ' don't look too hard, because you won't like the scars he left in me. ' ' i've gotten good at stretching the truth out of shape. ' ' all these words are sweet. and meaningless. '
THE HAND THAT FEEDS
' i've seen good men spoiled. ' ' their cries are a warning to everyone following. ' ' no man should stand to work all his days, and have nothing at the end of them. ' ' i've got no money but the change that jingles in my pockets. ' ' time? i am powerless to stop it. ' ' my papa was a howling man. ' ' my dear papa gave me lessons in regret. he said all that he'd done would be for nothing if i followed in his steps. ' ' my papa taught me how to hold, how to bare my teeth and growl. ' ' the hand that feeds deserves to be bitten when it beats. ' ' i may never be a rich man, but i can make sure that i am free. ' ' the rich man will never have me. '
LITTLE SOLDIERS
' it was a march towards ruin and despair, but we held hands all the while. ' ' i swear that i loved you. ' ' beneath the table, you would offer up my bones, and all the dogs would lick your fingers. ' ' i dragged you through every room inside our home, but you still held me at night. ' ' you still held me at night. ' ' i swear that you loved me. ' ' we didn't give up. ' ' we wouldn't dare surrender. ' ' it was an honest loss. ' ' i fought with tooth and nail before the flag had flown, but you were already gone. '
SLEEPING GIANTS
' i feel the mountains shifting under me. ' ' the sleeping giants are finally waking. ' ' my pulse is clear, rushing in my ears. ' ' i hear something calling me. ' ' the moon is humming lovely melodies. '
OF EVERLONG
' out of the ocean, over the harbor lay no sons and lay no daughters. ' ' it was there i wrote a sad, sad song. ' ' if my lover will not heed it, take my voice and take my spirit. ' ' only my lover, not i, can keep my soul. '
NEVER LOVE AN ANCHOR
' on some level, i think i always understood that these hands of mine were clumsy, not clever. ' ' i tried to do the best that i could. ' ' i couldn't bring myself to hold you. ' ' it's a secret i keep tucked inside my chest. ' ' this heart of mine is guilty, not remorseful. ' ' there is love that doesn't have a place to rest, but it would've buried you if it had settled on your shoulders. ' ' a ship can never really love an anchor, so i did the only thing that i could, and severed the rope to set you sailing from my harbor. ' ' there are times where i still wonder about you. ' ' you are someone i have loved, but never known. ' ' you'll never see the reasons i had for keeping my claws away when they were close enough to hurt you. ' ' i am selfish, i am broken, i am cruel. ' ' i am all the things they might have said to you. ' ' do you ever think of me, and my two hands? '
NEW DISCOVERY
' i want to stand on the edge of the water and see horizons stretch on forever. ' ' i want to know that there are lands not yet touched by human hands. ' ' i want to be the one to find them. ' ' i feel like i'm lost in a desert. ' ' these steps i take won't go to waste if i'm moving towards something. ' ' i want to believe there's something left for me. ' ' i want to kindle a love that doesn't age, even when all the years carve lines into your face. ' ' tell me i'll be surprised. ' ' i want you to prove me wrong. '
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Unexpected Part 2
Harry Potter Marauders Era AU
Link to Part 1Â
Pairings: Regulus Black x ReaderÂ
Rating: M-minor smut
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Regulus couldnât get away from Sirius soon enough. The last thing that he really wanted to deal with was Sirius asking questions about his love life. Regulus was already regretting what he admitted to his brother. Saying that he didnât love you was a bit harsh. While he didnât exactly know what love was, Regulus was sure that there was something of it inside him for you.
Stepping into the house, he remained in the hallways but focused his attention on you specifically. You sat talking to Lily with Halley in your arms.
I do care for her more than she knows...I suppose that I do love her
The past four months had been crazy for both of you. Crazy was putting things lightly. Before Halley was born Regulus never had any interest in having a child. The day that you had come to him with the test results, Regulus almost fainted. Remembering the day was enough to make him nervous again.
Regulus stood in the hotel room looking at the muggle pregnancy test as you stood waiting for him to say something. He had paced around the room a few times and was close to losing the stronghold that he had on his temper. Regulus needed an answer and you were only looking at him for an answer on how to feel.
âAre you sure? What if it's faulty?â
You looked up at him with a confused expression. Regulus was trying to remain calm and you could see it. He was trying not to upset you and for that, you would be eternally thankful.
âSix of them?â
Regulus ran a hand through his hair. Six of them wouldnât lie. One could be faulty but you clearly covered your bases...smart clever girl.
âIs there anyone else that the child could belong to?â
Your face immediately went from worried to shocked. That comment you clearly didnât expect and Regulus regretted asking it immediately. He was the one that had taken your virginity that night and you only made time for him from that night forward.
âIâve only slept with you! We have been seeing each other a lot lately...if youâre suggesting that I am some loose tramp just forget what Iâve told you and Iâll handle it on my own with no help from you.â
You quickly gathered up your things and turned to leave without another word. Regulus stood motionless a moment longer before taking off after you. He ran through the hotel room and skidded into the foyer.
âY/n, wait! Iâm an idiot.â
Your hand was on the door handle as you turned to face him. What color Regulus had in his face had vanished leaving your lover paler than normal. His young face was etched with worry as you began to speak.
âNo, youâre just a prim and proper boy who wasnât trained to have unprotected sex with some stupid girl who is on the other side of the tracks.â
Regulus had to agree with you on that one. His mother would have a fit if she knew what her youngest son had done. Regulus couldnât let her know...not yet. Walburga would expect you to âget rid of itâ and that wasnât something that he wanted to happen. Regulus wanted nothing more than to protect you and his child...even if it meant disappointing his family.
He quickly closed the distance between your bodies. Reaching out Regulus pulled you into his arms. What he was doing...he had no idea. Holding you seemed like the best option that he could come up with.
âLet me take care of you...We did this together and to be honest with you, Y/n, Iâve become taken with you.â
His words from that day were still accurate. Regulus was taken with you and he didnât see that changing. Maybe he wasnât ready to say love then and in some ways he was afraid to say it now but deep down he knew that he loved you. You would be the one that would prove to him that love exists.
Halley crying pulled Regulus from his thoughts. Any time the child made a noise, Regulus was on his feet. Had he ever expected to love the child so much? No. The moment that Halley was put into his arms the first time, Regulus was in awe of her. For someone only being minutes old, she already had him wrapped around her finger.
The babyâs arrival made Regulus question his own relationship with his own father. Orion had always been closed off and didnât want to be bothered with his sons until they were older. Regulus wasnât even aware if his father knew who he was until he was at least six. When he was older and not as interested in causing havoc (as Sirius) Regulus finally became closer to his father.
The last thing Regulus planned on doing was letting Halley feel this way. That was the thing that he liked about being in Paris alone (without other family involved). It was just the two of you looking after Halley alone. The two of you only relied on each other to make sure that the baby was happy and healthy. Now...Regulus was afraid that would change. When your parents and his parents decided it was time to sink their claws in, things would become difficult between Regulus and yourself. Would he side with what his parents wanted (which would involve Halley being raised in a life of privilege and pureblood shenanigans) or what your parents would want (still a privileged childhood but no pureblood bullshit that would piss his parents off)? Regulus already made a personal promise to himself that he would put his foot down and tell his parents no...should it need to be done.
You, meanwhile, had stood up trying to lull the child back to sleep. Meeting Regulusâ eyes, you gave him a small smile. Regulus couldnât help but smile back. You were stunningly beautiful and you were his.
I really am an ass.
Regulus thought as you came to join him.
âIs everything alright?â
You asked, softly. Regulus nodded. He gently kissed your forehead, earning a scowl from Lily in the other room.
âEverythingâs fine, darling. How about here? Are they plotting my murder?â
You rolled your eyes before giving him a sly smile.
âNothing of the sort. Would you like to come upstairs with me to get the baby to sleep? It will be a bit before my parents arrive.â
Regulus nodded. He was more than happy to snag a few moments of silence with you. After the disastrous meeting with James, Regulus needed some time to prepare for meeting with your parents. He already expected your father to not be pleased with him. What kind of father would be pleased to find out that their daughter hastily married a man that she had a child with secretively? If there was some kind of father that would be okay with this then they must have something wrong with them.
âY/n, you can put Halley in Harryâs crib if you would like. Heâs not due for a nap for a while.â You gently placed Halley down in the crib. Making sure that the baby was sleeping, you turned and went back into the bedroom that Lily directed you toward. Regulus lay back on the bed with his hands behind his head.
âIt didnât take her long to go to sleep.â
You commented before easing your shoes off. Regulus gave you a smile.
âNormally at this time of day, it isnât too bad. I was thinking...maybe we could go look at some houses or flats tomorrow? I would feel a lot better if we had our own place and didnât have your brother looking down his nose at us nonstop.â
You moved to lay down beside Regulus on the bed. Snuggling your face into his chest, you gently petted his cheek until Regulus rolled himself to look down at you. His steely gaze kept your eyes locked on his.
âIs that what you want?â
You asked. Regulus nodded.
âWe need our own place for our family. I know that youâve missed your brother but we canât stay with them forever. I have a feeling that I will be in a fight with James if we stay too long. I wouldnât want to rearrange your brotherâs face too much.â
Regulus was relieved when you didnât become annoyed. You were well aware of the animosity between Regulus and James. Their relationship had been rocky since childhood at school and you didnât see that changing much into adulthood. You had a feeling that Regulus would be more receptive of a cordial relationship with James but your elder brother wanted nothing of it. James was still furious with the Black family for how they did Sirius (and you understood that). Regulus, in James' mind, was a pampered little prince that knew nothing of the world. Regulus was the little brat that became Slytherinâs seeker and helped the Slytherin team crush Gryffindor into the ground. There were many other petty things that led to Jamesâ disapproval of Regulus. Now James had your marriage and Halleyâs birth to add to his list of reasons why he didnât like Regulus Black. What James didnât see was that Regulus lost his own brother that night and suffered greatly when Sirius left. He didnât see that Regulus was only going through the motions after Sirius left.
You pulled yourself from your thoughts before looking up to Regulus.
âYouâre right. Weâve gotten used to our privacy. Iâm not looking forward to keeping quiet or worrying about silencing charms anytime that we want to touch each other.â
Regulusâ eyes fluttered open at that. He gave you a small smile.
âWe have to watch ourselves to not wake up the baby. I am not about to take extra care to not give your brother nightmaresâŚ.orâŚ.â
You immediately put a finger to his lips.
âDonât be mean. Trust me, James is probably already brooding over the fact that we have sex..making him hear it would be just cruel.â
âI never claimed to be niceâ
Regulus commented before leaning down to kiss you. You eagerly kissed him back. Slipping your hand down his chest to the buckle of his belt. Regulusâ hand quickly covered yours.
âDo we have enough time?â
You nodded.
âWeâve gotten used to quickies, unfortunately. Lucky for us, Halley sleeps like her father and wonât wake up for small noises.â
Regulus rolled his eyes.
âVery funny, smart mouth. You know, I think that I am in love with you.â
The two of you shared a smile before Regulus stood up to remove his trousers while you pulled your skirt up enough to spread your legs. You watched your husband with a pleased smile as he slid his trousers down his slender hips.
âFunny, I think that Iâm in love with you too.â
You replied as Regulus took his place over you. Regulus gave you a needy kiss. He was as desperate as you were for some âcloseness.â You groaned against Regulusâ mouth and he gently pushed inside of you. As much as you wanted to lay about and make slow passionate love to your husband, there wasnât the time. The last thing that you wanted to do was face your parents looking thoroughly fucked. Things were about to be awkward enough without turning up with messy hair and swollen lips.
âMaybe we can con Lily and James into keeping Halley for a few days so we can have some private time alone. We havenât had any of that from the day the child was born.â
You suggested as Regulus set up a steady pace. His eyes snapped open and rolled up to you.
âDonât talk about your brother when Iâm making love to you.â
Regulus hissed. You reached up and pulled Regulus down to you.
âThen kiss me and donât be so loud.â
It seemed like the two of you had just gotten your clothes back on when there was a knock on the door.
âYes?â
You called out. Lilyâs voice came from the other side.
âSweetheart, your parents are here.â
Regulus muttered âfuckâ under his breath as the color drained from your face. It was time to face one part of the firing squad.
âOkay...be right down.â
It took you a few more moments to start downstairs. Regulus had gone into Harryâs room to get Halley. You waited outside of the room until Regulus stepped back out with Halley in his arms. The baby looked confused as she held onto her fatherâs shirt.
âIt's going to be alright.â
Regulus said, hoping to sound confident. You only nodded before turning to walk down the stairs.
Taking a deep breath, you walked into the living room where your mother and father sat. Both were gleefully talking to a very quiet James. Your mother was the first to turn. She immediately stood with a smile.
âY/n, darling!â
Euphemia moved to hug you but stopped the moment that she saw Regulus and the baby. Her mouth dropped as your father noticed the same thing.
âY/nâŚâ
Your mother started as James came in.
âIt's exactly what it looks like.â
You narrowed your eyes on your brother as the annoyance began to build up.
âShut up, James. They donât know everything nor do you.â
Your father frowned. Neither James nor yourself ever argued with one another so this sudden venomous attitude was a shock.
âY/n, what is going on, dear?â
Fleamont questioned as he turned his attention back to you. You took a breath.
âBefore the both of you get angry, let me explain. Regulus and I got married and this is our baby. We didnât tell anyone because we were afraid that someone would get hurt. If a letter with the information fell into the wrong hands...it could have been disastrous.â
Euphemia was clearly surprised as she put a hand over her mouth. She had a granddaughter that she didnât know about. Shocked was the best feeling that she could come up with. James stood up.
âYou know he is right?â
Euphemia immediately gave her son a displeased scowl. Of course, she knew who Regulus was. When Sirius turned up half dead at her doorstep, she wanted nothing more than to take Regulus away from his parents too but the boy wouldnât hear of it. He had too much loyalty to his family.
âYes, we know who he is James. Iâm not angry with you, Y/n. I understand given the present situation with the times but I would have liked to have been there...for everything.â
Euphemia wanted to say more about her internal displeasure but it would make no difference. She could have told you that she missed every motherâs dream of watching her daughter walk down the aisle. Euphemia wanted nothing more than to have been able to be there with you while you were pregnant...that was taken away from her. In time the wounds would heal.
Jamesâ mouth dropped.
âYouâre both okay with this?â
Fleamont turned to his son. Your fatherâs displeasure was clearly written on his face but he didnât speak of it.
âThere is no point in beating a dead horse, James. Whatâs done is done.â
He finally commented as Euphemia stepped closer to Regulus with a warm smile. Regulus still looked like the shy boy that she remembered so well.
âLet me see this baby.â
She said cheerfully as Regulus slowly put Halley in her grandmotherâs arms. Euphemia smiled immediately before gently stroking the babyâs cheek.
âSheâs lovely.â
Euphemia commented before smiling up at Regulus.
âShe looks a lot like you and your brother, dear. How old is she?â
âFour months, maâam.â
Euphemia nodded with a smile before meeting her husbandâs eyes. Fleamont had finally stood up and came to look at his granddaughter.
âSheâs a perfect little girl. Harry will have a little playmate now.â
James looked up at that. You were pleased to see that realization had finally washed over your brotherâs face. He hadnât even gotten a good look at his niece due to him acting like an overgrown child. James looked at you apologetically. He made a mental note to talk to you later when Regulus wasnât hovering over you. It would be easier to talk to you without the little pampered prince around. You would be his sister again...not Regulusâ wife.
James smiled down at his niece who was snuggling her grandmother.
âI only hope that Harry and Halley are as close as Y/n and I were.â
James said with a pleased smile. It was a genuine comment too. He wanted nothing more than for his son to be as close to his cousin as the two of you were as siblings. James could only hope that he could repair whatever damage he had caused that day.
For the next few hours, everything went smoothly. To your delight, your parents seemed as pleased with Regulus as you were. Your mother gave you a pleased as punch smile that let you know everything was alright with your family.
One set of parents down...one more to go...
When they left, you went to get Halley ready for bed. Regulus had remained in the living room attempting to talk to a very non-receptive James. You knew that it would be a very long road between the two.
As you walked up the stairs, you heard Sirius and Remus talking. The moment that your name came up, you froze outside the door. Siriusâ voice was the first one that you heardâŚ
âRegulus doesnât even love her. He said he hopes to fall in love with her someday but at this time he doesnât love her. I think that it's a bit mean of him. Empty words hurt and you know how lovely Y/n is.â
You felt both your mouth and heart drop as Remus spoke.
âHe actually admitted that to you?â
Sirius quickly spoke again with a sigh.
âThatâs exactly what he said to me. He married her because it was the right thing to do. He didnât want people talking about her. What I think is he didnât want people talking about him. My brother is such a selfish little git. Makes me want to go punch him...he has a good wife. Y/n loves him so much and he justâŚâ
âSirius, maybe Regulus doesnât know his own feelings. You know how you were over admitting to not knowing what love was at firstâŚâ
âDonât care...Y/n is the mother of his child and he says I love you...he needs to mean it.â
You couldnât listen anymore. Wanting to cry, you were tempted to go downstairs and yell at Regulus. This conversation would need to happen in private. Words couldnât describe how heartbroken you were. Regulus had always made you feel loved and when he said âI love youâ it felt so genuine. Now that you knew it was all a lie, you couldnât formulate how to describe your feelings. Knowing Regulus only married you to keep himself âin a good lightâ was the worst feeling in the world.
It was another thirty minutes before Regulus came into the bedroom. He froze seeing you sitting at the end of the bed with tears in your eyes. Regulus immediately frowned. You didnât cry.
âWhatâs wrong, love?â
You shook your head.
âDonât call me that.â
Regulus blinked a few times before raising an eyebrow.
âI always call you that. What have I done?â
âDonât tell me that you love me ever again! Never try to fool me with empty words. I know what you told Sirius outside. You married me out of some sense of duty so you wouldnât be made out as the bad guy. It wasnât out of us being in love. I was a fool then and I suppose that I still am. I would have been better off with people talking behind my backâŚâ
Regulusâ cool composure didnât drop. Inside, however, was a different story. He was about to panic over the knowledge that you had heard what he told his brother. The bigger question was how did you hear it? Did Sirius tell you? If he did, Regulus was going to strangle him!
âI do love you.â
He argued as you stood up. You took off your wedding ring and put it on the bedside table. Regulus could do with it what he wanted. As far as you were concerned, you had no idea what would happen between Regulus and yourself now. That sacred trust, that you thought was there, clearly wasnât.
âJust stop! We have to stop! This has to stop!â
Regulus was beginning to lose his temper now...especially with himself. If he had just kept his mouth shut earlier then none of this would be happening. He would have a happy wife that loved him not one who was sobbing and hated his existence.
âIf you are wanting me to leave you it isnât happening.â
You rolled your eyes before starting for the bedroom door. Regulus moved to stop you but you shoved him out of the way.
âWell, I might just wash my hands of the whole stupid thing. I regret ever meeting you, Regulus Black.â
Regulus didnât move to go after you. He was in too much shock to move. You had never said something so cruel to him. Not that he blamed you, had the rolls been reversed Regulus would have been as upset.
I really am an ass.
Regulus thought before lying down on the bed silently praying that he wouldnât wake up.
A few hours had passed when the sound of Halley crying woke Regulus up. He sat up quickly and flipped on the bedside lamp. Yawning, Regulus glanced down at the clock that read 2:45. Halley had the fun habit of waking up around 3:00 every morning. Why would this night be different?
The soul-sucking depression hit Regulus like a brick to the stomach. The realization that you werenât beside him made Regulus want to cry in frustration. He hadnât cried in years but the night's events were enough to make him want to. Had this happened in France, he would have found a bottle of brandy and drunk himself to sleep.
Getting out of bed, Regulus slowly stepped into Harryâs room to only find the sleeping boy in the crib. The sound of you talking gently to Halley quickly grabbed his attention and Regulus turned in the other direction.
You sat in the living room gently rocking Halley who was eagerly playing with your necklace.
âIâm just fine on my own.â
You commented, not looking up to meet your husbandâs exhausted face. If you had, you would have seen the depressed expression on Regulusâ face. You weren't sure if you would care or not though. At the moment, you wanted him to realize just how miserable and heartbroken that you were. You had considered telling Regulus that he could just go and be a typical 19-year-old and chase skirts if that was what he wanted. You werenât going to stop him or keep him in some âlovelessâ marriage that he thought was the best idea in the first place.
âWe always do this together.â
Regulus sadly commented. You kept your attention focused on your daughterâs face.
âMaybe it's time for a change. Go be a typical husband and go back to bed.â
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Tumblr thought it would be hilarious to delete all my work and not let me answer requests :').
YES I SHALL WRITE THE PLATONIC ANGRY PARENTS-
And thank you-I woke up and was talking to my friend in the morning and my brain just: jojo villain yandere dads. Mudad mudad mudad mudad anger.
Anyways, here they are- Do these even count as headcanons???? I dunno-
Dio, Part 1
Vampire form of course.
First thing first, We all know he'd be a great dad. Protective already, But make him a yandere platonic father? Oh boy, Trust me, You'd be spoiled and treated like royalty.
Now, I'm gonna say in this scenario you were on of his victims child. I'll say you'll be around 5 to eight.
Somehow you managed to catch his eye, Is it because your parent was just as bad as his? You reminded him of his mother? Or maybe you resemble him, and have three moles on your ear. Or, perhaps, A younger joestar? Either way, You somehow had him feeling like a father, and, according to one of my friends, Araki had said DIO would treat his children like they were royalty, And they would be so spoiled.
So, Mudad would end up taking you in, kidnapping, whichever honestly. He'd be holding you like a loving pet owner would, if you got scared, he'd probably be confused. Honestly he'd have you turned into a vampire quickly, as he knew he wouldn't be able to have children as a Vampire.
Truthfully, I think you'd end up never noticing how he'd occasionally pull you closer, or how he'd glare at anyone your age or older going near you. Or how he'd give you some strict rules, Like no dating anyone. E v e r. And why would you ever want to hurt your papa like that?! You wouldn't want to do that, right?! Of course you wouldn't! Dio knew you'd never betray him like that!!
Truth be told, he'd guilt you if you tried to go against his words. But punishments? No no, He'd never actually purposefully hurt you, Unlike his love interest, he'd NEVER want to cause you pain ever. He'd hate himself and wouldn't forgive himself for years. Centuries. Infact, he'd beg for your forgiveness.
The Pillarmen
And satannnaaaaa
First of all, You aren't a pillarchild. You'd most likely be some kind of god, vampire, or a young hamon learner. Or even related to the Joestars or Ceasar.
So, Let's say you're immortal who can walk in the sun. We all know you'd be the joestar side, Right? So, That means you'd end up hating or feeling pity for the pillarmen. First, You'd probably end up trying to make Santana hally when he awakens. Unlike with Joseph, He'd probably know not to attempt to attack you. Let's say you have symbols like Dio Over heaven, We all know how that would work.
You'd end up as a being worshipped by them, probably kidnapped after they destroy the Joestars.
Let's say they defeated Joseph and the others, and you were still a deity, You'd most likely be weaker then them in this scenario. They'd probably treat you like a kitten at first, like a baby before they all felt a connection. As if you were a child of their own, so they'd give you rules. And we all know how rules go with yanderes.
Let's say uh- you fell for a mortal.
"No. No."
[Crush name has fallen from a high place.]
"DADS WHAT THE FUUUUUUUUU-"
"NO CUSSING IN THIS CHRISTIAN MINECRAFT SERVER!"
or something like that :')
Honestly, You'd have bird dad, and a bunch of other dads. Santana would honestly be like the cool big brother honestly. You'd probably want horns too so-
They would totally buy you halloween horns to put on your head so you'd be happy baby
Now, Hamon user? They'd probably find you like a cute animal at first, probably going easy on you like it was a game of tag. Soon, they'd realize how weak and fragile you are, After all, You are just starting hamon. They'd probably kidnap you to spite Joseph and his side at first, before... Well, You didn't expect to become a vampire and treated like royalty when all you've been treated like is uh... Considering Lisalisa is your coach, I'd say you'd be happy if it was someone else doing this for you.
Josephs sibling? WOAH Joseph, When did you get a cute sibling? Pfft, Not your sibling anymore, They just adopted your ex sibling nerd.
But, All jokes aside, They'd probably be surprised that you were more mature then your brother, and...you sorta resemble a certain Coach... Oh, Humans all look the same, haha.
They'd probably kidnap you infront of Joseph just to make him feel guilt and rage, After all, Why not get their prized treasure and make Joseph angry? They'd give you more rules, until Joseph was gone, of course.
And, sadly, Not even you crying would stop them from making you into a vampire infront of your big brother, breaking both of your hearts.
Don't worry you got ice cream later smh.
Ceasars sibling? Mini pancake? Haha, They'd kidnap you as soon as they felt parent like tendencies. No denying them, infact, they'd make sure you saw ceasar get defeated by the ro ck. But don't worry! You have new parents and a brother-! Haha, Poor you.
Part 3 DIO AKA mudad!
Honest to god you'd probably have to be a stand user with a weak or strong stand, or, you were one of his kids he had with a lucky woman who survived and got a naked polaroid of him as a 'wow you lived! Congrats, now go have my kid lmao' gift. Or, Maybe you were a normal kid who was kind to him, even if he,,,, did some questionable murder infront of you. And maybe you were a young
Now, Let's say you were a strong stand user. He'd end up wanting to use a flesh bud until he realized... He never had a kid, that he knows of, and decided to raise you! At first he'd be upset you had a strong stand like your mudad, but realized you could protect yourself from those dreadful joestars! Congrats, You became a Brando! :) How unlucky, Considering this DIO would probably force vampire masks onto you, or even using fleshbuds as a threat. Either way, You'll always be papas baby!
Yoshikage kira.
Like I said in my first post of this, He'd want to have a nice average life. You having a stand wouldn't be a problem, Since he'd probably convince you Josuke and the others are awful and rude.
Josukes sibling? Well, He'd end up telling you he can help your brother with his murder issue if you come with him. You don't exactly have a choice since Killer queen would easily overpower you if you had disagreed. You'd end up being a normal and peaceful child before long, Infact, He'd have to pretend he had adopted you behind his 'wifes' back.
Hayotos friend he never talks about? Congrats, You are now stuck with a crazy and loving father! And a mother, I suppose. And you get your best friend as a brother! You'd never be able to leave, how sad. But, You'd have your new mom and your dad to talk to-! And killer queen cuddle time.
Now, Let's say you were his own kid. Wowzers! You think its normal for your father to bring women hands home, after all, You are pretty young and your father told you most adults do this. Ah. How enjoyable.
Doppio/Diavolo
Oh dear. You poor child.
Either you were related to trish, and he somehow felt like you wouldn't be a problem before they felt more of a father love towards you, Most likely somehow getting rif of the traitors and your big sister.
"Where's big sister?"
"Don't worry about her, She's spending time with your mother."
Smh quit LIEING you jERK!
But seriously, Doppio would be like the fun mom asking you if you'd like bake cupcakes in his spare time! Read you bed time stories and whatnot! Diavolo would be awkward and "wanna play baseball or whatever kids like to do these days?" Awkward dad alert.
"My kid is fine!"
The kid they kidnapped/raised:
Casually trying to beat another kid with a baseball.â¤đđ
Honestly they'd insult everyone elses kids while here their kid is, casually scared of baseball.
Pucci
Papa priest! We all know he'd adopt you! I head canon him as gay, considering DIO and him were totally a thing.
So, He'd probably have you study Lord DIO bibles, and casually have you hate Jolyne. Probably even give you a stand, And even show you that DIO is the best! Worship! Protect yourself and all that!
Jotaro would probably scare you, so I can see you holding onto Pucci while Jotaro appears anytime, so pucci would infact love it when you snuggle onto him lime a cute kitten. Hell, you even Sneeze like a kitten!
Honestly You'd be kept under watch 24/7, but you'd think it was normal, after all, Your father would mever do something so awful like Those Joestars claim...right?
Diego
Oh wow- dino dad :)
Let's say you were a big fan of his, Then, Well,You wouldn't mind having him as a dad, Now would you? He is your idol, Right? Yeah. Yeah!
He'd probably carry you around upside down, Hot pants just questioning his sanity as he drops you a million times. Hot pants would probably end up carrying you most of the time.
Mama hot pants and father Diego. Y es.
And, Let's say you were traveling with Johnny. Congrats. You've put yourself in a even worse situation considering Diego would become worried and paranoid over those two idiots hurting you! And he hates the idea of his baby boy/girl/child being hurt by barbarians!!!
Even though he'd probably hurt you on accident if I'm gonna be honest.
Kidnapping isn't a very easy job, so of course he had to knock you out! What was he supposed to do?! Ask you to come stay with him forever?! No! Maybe! HuawhuKaia-
Honestly not too many rules, just don't leave his side ever! Except when going to the bathroom. You'll be tied to his horse. No whining >:(.
Funny Valentine
Honestly what did you think he was going to do? Pick some random child? No no, He'd choose the PERFECT child! You were so lucky! Wow! The daughter of the mos powerful man ever! Lucky you, Right?
No. You don't get alone time unless it's you sleeping or bathing. You wear what he wants, and no.
Dating not allowed. Bad. No no no no no.
"No. No dating. Your lips will fall off."
"but mommys lips didn't-"
"Your face will melt off."
Basically you'd be bossed around and treated like royalty, as long as you listen to you dad!
Honestly I don't know if this is headcanons, if if it isn't feel free to scream at me in the comments-
AND I AM SO SORRY ABOUT NOT BEING ABLE TO ACTUALLY ANSWER, SO I HOPE YOU SEE THIS AND ARE ABLE TO ENJOY IT??? I GUESS???
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