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bbyboybucket · 6 months ago
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Omg yayyyy I got the job at the hospital 🥳🥳🥳
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sweet-as-kiwis · 2 years ago
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a-hazbin-reader · 9 months ago
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how about a reader who's been feeling pretty overworked recently?and just needs to rest but is to stubborn to Al does something about it?
Now it's Alastor's turn to pamper~
Alastor X Reader Headcanons
✅️Romantic
❌️Platonic
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TW: None I think??
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You've been going nonstop all week and it's been taking it's toll on you physically and mentally
There's so much that needs done and you're only one person, you don't have time to sit and relax
Which means you're unintentionally taking time with you away from Alastor
Not his ears drooping and folding back when he realizes you're going to turn him down
"I'm so sorry, Alastor, I'm just too tired to go out and I really need to finish this."
"Y/N, it's our date night and I insist that you-"
"I'm sorry, I'll make it up to you later, I promise."
But you pass out and Alastor has to carry you to bed, hating that you're so overworked right now, that you have no time to spare for him
Which in his deer brain, means that you're neglecting him because you're so fried from work
And that means he's gotta fix this
But you're stubbon and won't relax willingly so he's got to get creative
"Darling, won't you take this bubble bath with me? I need help getting my back~"
🥵🥵 s-sure
He takes special care to massage and scrub every part of you until you're a gooey mess in his hands
Despite his claws, he can be surprisingly gentle, it's rather soothing to feel them ghosting over your skin
It's not until later when your back is against his chest and he's kissing your shoulder that you realize he's been spoiling you the entire time
Literally carries you to bed bridal style and dries your body with a loving reverence that makes you blush
"Alastor, I can do this myself-"
"Hush now, let me do this for you..."
Rubs fancy lotions and creams into your skin, massaging until you inevitably fall asleep under his care
Nobody is allowed to wake you or bother you at all for the time being, he'll make sure of it
He finds excuses to interrupt you during your work, forcing you to take breaks
"Darling, I accidentally made too much jambalaya! So I thought I might bring you some as I am quite sure you haven't eaten today~"
"Alastor, I don't have time to-that smells really good..."
It's so good you could cry, devouring the entire thing while he stays and has lunch with you, turning it into a mini date
You didn't even realize how tense were before Alastor showed up, feeling full and relaxed after he gives you a parting kiss
You really don't want him to go, watching him leave with a longing expression
Not him purposefully stealing something you need so that you have no choice but to seek him out
"Have you seen my folder? I can't get back to work without it!"
"Hm? I can't say that I have, but have you seen what a beautiful day it is outside? Why not just skip work today, and we'll take a stroll through Cannibal Town?"
Won't take no for an answer, already looping his arm with yours and marching you outside
It is actually a beautiful day outside
Takes you to all your old haunts and spends all day buying anything you even look at
It feels good to catch up with Rosie and some of your old friends, not having realized how long it's been since you've seen them
He also takes you out dancing, which leaves you tired and sore, but in the best way possible, he was always exciting to dance with
Will carry you home if he has to, will actually find an excuse to do so
"Do your feet hurt? Here, let me carry you~"
You pass out before he puts the blanket over you, soothed by his scent on your pillow
It's not until later when you wake up to him putting your folder back in your bag that you realize what he's been up to
"Alastor..?"
Oh fuck he's been caught
"Darling! I was just-cleaning off your bag and-"
"...just shut up and come back to bed..."
Literally climbs right on top of you and flops on you like he's your own personal weighted blanket
Kissing your neck and shoulders before whispering into your ear with a slightly guilty voice
"Are you angry with me?"
"Mm...not if you keep giving me attention like this..."
Well, he wouldn't want his darling Y/N to start getting angry with him now, would he?
The next day you feel more renewed and refreshed than you have in weeks, waking up tangled in Alastor's arms
You chuckle softly and push some of his hair out of his (totally not pretending) sleeping face, admiring his handsome features
He's a sneaky man who tricks you into relaxing and taking time for yourself because he loves you
And you love him all the more for it
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This one was too cute! I hope you like it
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Hello! I love your works but could you do one with Angel dust, Stolas, Stella, and Loona with an s/o that is allergic to their fur/feathers? Thank you!
With an S/O that's allergic to their fur/feathers
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Angel Dust
The first sneeze was a fluke.
You were curled up in a hotel room, your first night sleeping in the same bed, the spider having you nuzzled into his fuzzy chest, a rapidly growing favourite spot for you.
Youd be holding him close, drifting off as you were cuddled by the fuzzy spider.
Youd both be drifting off, curled up together before you suddenly jerked back, sneezing into your arm.
Youd share a chuckle, before nuzzling back in together, the both of you drifting off to sleep.
The next would be in the morning. Waking up, you'd find your nose a little runny, nothing too crazy. It's not like you've never had a runny nose in the morning.
And so, getting up you start sneezing.
Again and again. And again.
Eventually you'd get in the shower, and after a heavy scrub and plenty of hot water, you were feeling much better.
Angel would shower next, the spider scrubbing himself down, the two of you talking as he dried himself.
He wondered why you were sneezing so suddenly, the spider wondering if you were allergic to his perfume?
Youd hum along agreeing that it might be the cause, scratching your nose as you found a piece of pink hair on your shirt.
You pick it up, pulling it close, and after smelling it, sure enough, you sneezed.
Youd tell him he was right, the fur you'd found all made you sneeze. So, Angel not wanting to make you sick, would throw it out, not wanting his S/O to be allergic to him.
And now that he was all clean and fluffy after drying himself, he'd waltz up, hugging you close.
You were in his fuzzy chest for about a second before you sneezed, both of you freezing.
Then you sneezed again and again, you were right back to how you were in the morning.
And after a moment of sneezing the both of you would pause, the both of you snapping to the other, staring at each other.
You both stepped back, both desperately hoping you were wrong.
You stepped away from each other for several minutes, before, moving slowly towards the other, you'd walk over, hugging the man.
It took less then a minute before you were a sneezing, snot covered mess. The both of you running to the opposite sides of the room.
You realised what was happening, and as mush as you wanted to be close, youd realise what was happening and keep your distance.
Youd keep seceral feet from each other, communicating via text or the occasional call, both of you brainstorming what to do. It's not like you wanna break up or anything, you just gotta figure out how you can, ya know, actually be together.
It'd take a week or two, the both of you spending short periods of time together before you got too sick, before you both finally figured out what to do.
It'd be a historic quest to find the key. A fable for the ages. Truly SOMETHING THAT WOULD GO DOWN IN HISTORY AS THR MOST INCREDIBLE-
Shampoo...
After some research, you went out and bought several Anti-allergy shampoos.
And after Angel scrubbed down with each of them, t spider finishing hos grooming routine, he'd dry up, stepping out and walking over, you'd hug him close.
Youd sit with your face in his fluff for several minutes, and much to your mutual joy, not a single sneeze.
And so, after buying several dozen bottles of shampoo, the two of you picked up where you left off.
And yeah, Angel was extra careful in his grooming, brushing and trimming his hair regularly. But other then that, and using his new shampoo, life went on like normal.
And with everything back to normal, well, you and Angel got to live a happy, healthy, and incredibly horny.
Yes. You'd have sex. Like... a lot of sex.
Hell, you had a lot of time to make up for. The spider sure to make you feel more then loved with his effinate body.
Stolas
Your first reaction was completely unexpected. And terrified the Avian utterly.
Youd plucked a feather from chest accidentally as the two of you teased each ither one bight, the man snatching it out of your grasp before pinning you down, the man using the feather to tickle you in a playful manner, turing you into a giggleing mess.
After which you'd share a kiss before going about your day.
But the next day, upon waking up, you'd find your body incredibly itchy. And upon further investigation, you'd find huge rashes around every spot Stolas had used the feather to tickle you.
Now, you hadn't been allergic to him before, the both of you incredibly confused.
So, with a little research, you'd discover one could develop allergies. Even to something they've spent every day around.
And that reeeeaaallly, reeeeaaally sucked.
Cause well, put simply, Stolas was a very, VERY affectionate S/O, especially after the divorce and well, not being allowed to touch you was very taxing on his emotional state.
But lucky for the both of you, Stolas had something most demons lacked.
Shit tons of money.
And a good bit of magic.
And so, after several spells, and a good bit of cash spent, you were totally healed of your allergy. Not just that, you were completely immune and acclimatise to his feathers and body, unable to ever develop such a condition like that again. Totally used to his body.
And with that everything went back to normal, you and stolas living a happy, healthy and deeply loving relationship, the two of you sharing as much intimacy and loving affection as the owl could possibly push onto you.
Stella
You and Stella had a... how should I put it?
A hard as fuck, passionate relationship.
Sex was a regular occurrence between the two of you, the Avian finally releasing all her pent up aggressive passion upon you.
Not that you minded, mind you.
If anything, you encouraged her more depraved nature. Dropping the expectations of nobility when together, a form of outlet for the lady Goetia.
But one day after a particularly depraved love making session, in which you awoke in hives, sores and rashes, sneezing up a storm, Stella as a good S/O would, would take you to a hospital.
She'd have every test available run on you, all of which resulting in the conclusion that, well you were allergic to her.
Now initially, Stella would lose her shit, not believing it possible, but after you had yet another reaction to her, she'd have to stand down.
Now luckily, the doctor was able to calm her down, and since money was no object for Stella, she was happy to pay through the nose to make you well.
Which, thanks to the fancy ass magic and medical technology only afforded to nobility, you would be healed of your allergy, Stella sure to hold you close to make sure it was effective.
And sure enough, with you cured, Stella was sure to shower you with affection, the woman holding you close the entire time, utterly adoring you as she held you to her bust ever chance she had.
But well, as ravenous as Stella was, now that she had you back you'd find yourself in a rather intimate moment, Stella simply holding you close, the moment surprisingly loving as you'd just lay there, holding each other close as you, well... as you just loved each other.
The two of you feeling incredibly loving towards each other.
Loona
Now, your relationship with loona was, well not quite the most intimate and personal, but it was still quite loving.
Despite Blitzø' attempts.
The girl happily attaching to you, the two of you lovingly attached at the hip, only occasionally breaking that bond when you held a small disconnect.
Though most of this came from the short periods of insecurity or discontent, the two of you occasionally arguing, but quickly uniting, loving each other deeply despite the occasional ugly spat.
And it'd be one morning, the two of you curled up on bed, utterly content, that you'd first sneeze.
That'd only be the beginning.
You steadily becoming more and more allergic to Loonas furry self, but despite this, you did your best to stay close.
And while you were happy to ignore your steadily worsening condition, Loona wasn't. The girl feeling heavily guilty that you were obviously getting sick because of her.
Even if you adamantly denied it, too inove to acknowledge sure an illness.
And so, after weeks of research, she'd begin using a variety of shampoos, and conditioners, and while they would help, she's still a fuzzball, and well, shampoo can only do so much.
Youd both look into a variety of solutions, doing your best to look into the problem, but despite her hardest efforts, you'd end up just where you began.
Until a magical cure was discovered!
Anti-allergy meds.
A handful of pills and you were able to spend the night nuzzling up to your furry lover, the both of you able to spend the entire night together without you breaking into a sneezing, runny nosed fit.
And with those pills, you were truly free to be with each other, the two of you loving each other deeply, and finally able to express this physically, without issue of your light, if serious allergies.
Congrats everyone on the newest episode, I'm so fucking Excited!
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chimielie · 1 year ago
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cw f!reader , mild fraternal violence , atsumu’s terrible lying skills
“I know something you don’t know,” Osamu singsongs, standing in the doorway of their shared bathroom and peering over his brother’s shoulder at his reflection in the mirror.
“Yeah?” Atsumu grunts, yanking a comb through his hair and glaring back at his twin. “Spit it out, shitty ‘Samu. I got places to be, you know?”
“Ouch, don’t shoot the messenger,” Osamu drawls, leaning against the doorframe. “I know that you have a date tonight and you think you’re being sneaky about it.”
“Do not,” Atsumu scowls immediately, dropping the comb and turning around, because he is the worst liar ever. “I don’t even—what are you—I’m taking myself on a date, how about that, it’s called self care, ever heard of it? Huh? Okay? Huh?”
“Okay,” Osamu says, “You’re wearing a tie.”
“I can wear a tie if I want to,” Atsumu sneers, fiddling with it.
“Last summer, at Uncle Jun’s wedding, Ma had to literally threaten to shave your head to get you to wear one.”
“I’m a man now,” Atsumu sticks his chin up, examining his jaw. “I can wear a tie. Hey, did I miss anything while I was shaving?”
“You don’t have any facial hair to shave. And you have a hickey right there.”
“What? Seriously? Where?” Atsumu panics, turning back and forth.
“Ha, I got you—hey!!! Don’t hit me, asshole! I’ll tell Ma!!! And you—you left your fucking bouquet out on my desk, by the way. I told you to stop putting your stuff—no I swear I’ll kill you get offa me get off!—on my desk just because yours is too messy!”
“It was there for five seconds! You left all your laundry on my bed the other day—“
“Where was I s’posed to put it, the floor?”
“Your closet!” Atsumu roars. “Oh, shit, what time is it?” He drops his brother’s shirt collar abruptly.
“5:30,” Osamu says, dusting himself off. “What time you gotta be there?”
“She’s walkin’ over here now, probably,” Atsumu says, rushing back to the bathroom. “Fuck, well since you know, can I use your cologne?”
“It’s the same one you have?”
“It’s better, I don’t know,” Atsumu argues. “Just gimme it, it’s like one spritz.”
“Fine,” Osamu grumbles. “Hey, ‘Tsumu, I know something else you don’t know.”
“What,” Atsumu rolls his eyes as he walks around, frantically shoving his keys and wallet into his pockets, picking up the bouquet—delicate red and white flowers, not bad, scrub, thinks Osamu.
“This ain’t your first date,” he says smugly.
“What are you, Sherlock Holmes?” His brother says. “How d’you figure that?”
Osamu mock-stretches before counting off on his fingers. “One, you never walk home with me and Suna anymore. Two, there’s some flowery shit that appeared in our shower, and I know I didn’t buy it, and you’re not walkin’ around smelling like lavender and honey, so you’ve gotta be sneakin’ someone in. Three, you came to practice two weeks ago with an actual hickey, y’know, when you kept missing sets ‘cause you were in such a good mood.”
Atsumu blinks at him, finally lost for words.
“And,” Osamu says, tone somewhat gentler. “You seem a lot happier lately. Less, y’know, hard on yourself. Whoever it is, I think she’s good for you.”
“Thanks,” Atsumu says, swallowing roughly. “You’re so sappy.”
“Says the guy holding the flowers.” And trying not to let his eyes water over, but Osamu doesn’t say that bit. He can spare some of his brother’s dignity.
“It’s our six-month anniversary,” Atsumu says quietly. “Please don’t tell Ma yet, okay? She’s always on about volleyball bein’ enough of a distraction from school, I know she thinks dating is too. I just wanna—I want her to like my—”
He says your name just as the doorbell rings.
“Her? You’re dating—?” Osamu’s tone is incredulous. “Hold on, you can’t go yet. She’s like a million times out of your league—”
“I know!” Atsumu beams at him. “Keep your mouth shut or you’ll regret it. Tell Ma I’m sleeping at the dorms with Suna. Bye!”
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avonne-writes · 3 months ago
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Hello! Love the list :) so many good ones. But how about either 6 for the angst, or 13 for the (potential) fluff? Whatever you prefer!
Thank you for the prompt! 💖 This will be a HS AU drabble, set on the night of their prom. Just some simple fluff.
13. Drunken/drugged/sleepy confessions
Gale drifts on the gentle currents of sleep, giving in to the heavy weight dragging his eyelids closed. Long arms hold him warm and safe, and Bucky's chest rises and falls under his head like waves of the sea. It’s easy to imagine that Gale’s floating, rocked asleep by water - he certainly feels light enough for it.
Bucky brushes the back of his knuckles over Gale’s cheek. "What a night, huh?"
Gale hums. He knows he doesn’t have to add anything more to the conversation - Bucky can tell from the tone of his hums what they’re meant to say. They had their senior prom tonight, their last school dance. It’s hard to believe. Four years have gone by in the blink of an eye. But at the same time, Gale feels so... old. So sober, looking at the layers of naivety growing up scrubbed off him. He feels like an adult, but also not at the same time, and he doesn’t know what to do with that thought.
For now, he’ll just let himself bask in the afterwaves of the evening. In the new memories - the fun they had at the dance, then all the celebration that followed in Bucky's bed. Warmth pools in his chest and stomach when he thinks about it.
"I had the most gorgeous arm candy in the whole room." Bucky teases, running his fingers over the parts of Gale's arm that Gale's pj shirt doesn’t cover. "I wonder how our photos are gonna come out."
Here, the sound Gale makes is more of a groan, and it pulls a rumbling laugh out of Bucky. "Mom's gonna frame one for sure."
When Gale just continues dozing peacefully, he adds, "Maybe I will too." He thumbs at the inside of Gale's elbow, his voice as whimsical as it usually is when he's happy.
"You’re sleeping on the couch then." Gale mutters.
"Why?" Bucky laughs, then clicks his tongue. "We don’t even have a couch yet, and you're kicking me out of our bed."
Gale shifts to lie on his back, his head pillowed on Bucky’s arm. Under the blanket, he tangles his feet with Bucky’s. "We don’t have a bed either."
Predictably, Bucky rolls after him, draping himself over Gale with his elbows propped up on either side of Gale's head. Although Gale doesn’t open his eyes, he can’t help but smile in anticipation of the kisses that Bucky peppers all over his face a second later.
"We gotta look for a mattress together." Bucky mumbles against his cheek as Gale's hands slip under his shirt to stroke his back. "Something nice and bouncy."
Gale cracks his eyes open and raises a playful eyebrow. The shit-eating grin he expects appears on Bucky’s face without delay. Bouncy. Right.
Truth is, the idea that they're going to buy things specifically for the two of them makes his stomach flutter. They're going to have their own space, their own bedroom. Privacy. Anything they want to do, anytime they want. No one to judge them, no one they'd bother. The promise of that kind of freedom feels intoxicating already.
Bucky tucks his face into the crook of Gale's neck and sighs in contentment. "Tell me a secret."
Gale's fingertips settle in the valley of Bucky's spine. "You know all my secrets."
"Come on, everyone has secrets."
"Yeah? Tell me one then."
Silence reigns while Bucky thinks it over. "Curt and Kenny are back together again. I saw them making out in the bathroom tonight."
Gale snorts. "That’s gossip, not a secret."
Bucky shifts on top of him, fidgety. It’s obvious to Gale that his thoughts are running wild again, but Gale doesn’t acknowledge it. He's too sleepy. He could drift off like this, with his boyfriend's weight on top of him. Wouldn’t it be nice? He sighs and leans his head against Bucky's.
He waits patiently, and it pays off as usual. A moment later, Bucky opens his mouth again. "I'm so sleepy."
That's not a secret either, Gale wants to poke at Bucky, but he just yawns and hums again.
"But I keep thinking of you in that tux."
Gale bites his lip. Considers it. He almost tells Bucky that he’s on board if he doesn’t have to move too much, but Bucky continues before he could say it.
"While we were dancing tonight, I kind of imagined it was our wedding." Bucky kisses his neck. "Didn't wanna tell you, but you got it out of me."
Gale grins at the ceiling. Secrets don’t remain secrets too long when Bucky has to keep them from him. "Didn't take much, did it?"
Bucky laughs and kisses him on the lips. When he pulls back, Gale cups his face. "Guess I owe you a confession now."
Even in the dim light, he can see the corners of Bucky’s eyes crinkle. "Guess you do."
Gale combs his fingers through Bucky's curls. "What if I told you I imagined the same?"
Bucky's exhale rushes out of him in surprise, but he recovers quickly with a smirk. "Well, I imagined our wedding night too."
Gale snorts a laugh.
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yae-energy · 1 year ago
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get in bitch, we’re going shopping
synopsis: my take on what it’s like going to the mall with saiki and friends
cast: kusuo saiki, shun kaidou, aren kuboyasu x shopaholic black fem reader (all platonic)
cw: theft (kuboyasu’s part) , cursing
a/n: this won the poll so come get y’all snacks ! this was also mega fun to write omg 😭😭😭
saiki - doesn’t even wanna be there
- bro just wants to stay home ong 😭
- def keeps that germanium ring on him cause he is not trynna hear everybody’s nasty ass thoughts
- sticks close to you if you’re in a group cause you’re the only one who isn’t stressing him out
- also cause you tend to wander off when looking at display windows
- has to keep you from going into every store y’all come across but man is that an exhausting job
- like he don’t wanna be there all damn day
- but having to stop you from getting pouty cause they didn’t have the sneakers you want is worse
- will literally use his clairvoyance to find the shoes in another store and then swap it with a different pair of the same value so you can shut the hell up 😭 (love a supportive king !!)
“they dont have the shoes?? i literally waited all damn day for those and they don’t even- …. huh? since when did these get here?”
“must be magic, now let’s get the hell outta here PLEASE”
- food court enthusiast !!!
- without a doubt his favorite place in the mall
- buys you both lunch
- also buys you a key chain as a gift cause he saw you eyeing it in one of the windows, and puts it in one of your bags so you’ll see it when you get home
- will not tell you he bought it
- you rambling to him on the way to school the next day about how you must’ve gotten it by mistake is a reward in itself
kaidou - shopaholic bestie
- just like you, kaido loves a good shopping spree !!!
- he’s gotta deck himself out so dark reunion knows who they messing with !!!
- they don’t call him the jet black wings for nothing 😤
- gives surprisingly good fashion advice
“this color brings out your skin tone you should get this”
“these shoes match that hat you should get these”
“gold accessories fit your skin perfectly”
- loves when you give him a fashion show if you’re trying on clothes
- will literally make you runway walk 💀
- hot topic king !!!!
- prob their biggest buyer tbh
- gets those corny graphic tees and you have to BEG him to not wear them in public
- like he genuinely thinks they’re cool and you’re like
“😬…lets not”
- goes straight to the bookstore to see if they have any new manga
- will be there for hours if you don’t pull him out
- like he dead read a whole book once while you were out looking for bags
- you bought it for him as a treat cause he carried all your bags for you
kuboyasu - a thief in the night
- im sorry y’all but this man def steals (same tho/hj)
- and doesn’t give a fuck either
- but most of the time it’s not even on purpose fr
- like he’ll pick up something and be like
“damn this shit cool ash”
- then will forget he has it in his hand and walk out with it 😭
- is banned from 3 of your favorite stores for doing this so he just stands outside like a club bouncer and waits for you
- best believe if someone tries to get at you he’s there to keep em in check !!
- once a cashier tried to get your number and he was not having it
“nuh uh”
- like 🤷🏽‍♀️ sorry but if they look like a loser he’s not letting it happen
- people assume you guys are dating cause he does that but he’s just a little protective fr
- he ain’t letting no scrub try to take you out, tf he look like?
- steals you that expensive bag you wanted
- goes with you into the makeup stores and lets you swatch the lipsticks on him if you run out of room on your hand
- will be mad if they don’t have your shade in anything and curse out the employees
- gets banned
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heartfullofleeches · 2 years ago
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Clown reader ! What about yandere manager ?
Clown reader ! My second favourite from Jester reader ( i'm sorry )
( basically a yandere manager ;-;;)
They have their number one fan, whom will always be there at their shows and buying each and every merchandise that got released.
But what about the fan that's been with them for the longest of time ?
Their manager has always been there - since the first day of their debut. And going all the way with them until now !
So why not go grab a meal with their dear manager after the show ? After all, it's just for asking how both have been and some talking.
Nothing could go wrong..
..right ?-
( this is my first time sending an ask so :')) My apologies if it was too long! And i also apologize if I got anything wrong about the character cuz i don't have very good memory ;-;;
I hope this ask get through)
Sincerely,
🎠
You furiously scrub as your face with a wet paper towel as you exit the bathroom. If you had known they were taking you to such a fancy place after today's recording, you would've brought a change of clothes. Walking back to the table, wandering eyes follow the colorful corners peaking from your coat. You do your best to hide them. A fellow customer from a neighboring table lifts their phone to take a picture of you as you sit; camera lens blocked by a menu.
"Sweetheart, there you are! Kept me waiting, but you're lookin stunning as always. I can't tell if I like you more with or without the makeup. Get comfortable, order whatever you want.
You can't help but grin at the nickname. They've been using little pet names since the beginning of your partnership, but they feel more sincere now than the faux kindness that they showered everyone in. It makes you happy to know they see you as someone good to spend time with other than for the paycheck. Your manager hands you the menu; drilling in the notion you could have whatever your little heart decided. With a quick look at the menu, you notice there's no prices next to the entrees.
"Are you sure you don't mind paying? This place seems really high class. We can split it if you like."
Your manager raises their hand to stop you. "Y/n, please. I gotta treat my star player well, plus you deserve the finer things in life. It's my pleasure."
"If you say so... Just kinda feels like someplace you'd take someone on a date."
The thought slips out before you can realize what you've said, but it's no harm on their conscious. Quite the opposite in fact. They fold their hands together.
"Well, like I said, I wanna treat you right. Probably the only person in town who can. Not to mention, ratings for this quarter came in the other night and viewer scores are through the roof. You can think of this as a celebration."
"Really?"
"Would I ever lie to you? Got the papers right here." Your manager places a folder on the table. You don't have to look at it to believe them.
"That's great." You look at your reflection in an empty wine glass, paint smeared into the corner of your lips. "Makes saying goodbye just a little harder."
Your manager chokes on a mouthful of water. "Bye? You're not thinking about leaving us, are you?"
You raise your hands in surrender. "Course not!... Not yet anyway."
You tug on your frilly sleeves. You're happy where you are. That's something you know for sure, but you're not positive it's the life you want anymore. The word is your stage; audience far bigger than you ever could've dreamed, but it's suffocating. Your fans love you. Not just your character, but the face benath. Sometimes it feels like that love goes beyond the screen and fan letters. Sometimes - you feel like you're being followed.
"I... wanted to keep this private until I was sure, but I think I've been followed home before. Obviously I don't want to ruin everything for one person's actions, but I know it's more. On top of that I'm pretty well off financially. This was never for the money, but I just kinda miss things before I got big, you know?"
Of course they know. Your manager knows your story better than any of your little fans could ever imagine, even if they squeeze every detail of your life from everyone in it. They had been with you through it all. Your small failures, and your biggest leaps. It was an insult to think otherwise, and that they'd give up everything you built together.
"Y/n." Your manager reaches across the table to grab your trembling hands. "Everything's going to be fine. We'll get through this - together, and nobody's going to touch a hair on your head. To start off, we're moving you out of that shoebox you call an apartment and getting you a real place to live. You can stay with me until we find something."
You close your eyes, nodding along to their proposal. "Okay... that sounds like a good place to start."
Your manager draws closer, touch working up your arm. Someone taps on your shoulder before they can reach.
"Hi- I really hope I'm not interrupting, but can i take a picture with you? The kids I babysit love the show your costume is of."
You glance at your manager. They're already looking down at their phone. "Sure."
Taking photos with the stranger, your manager is left at the table alone; reliving memories of the past immortalized by old photos. Why did they ever agree to this? If you hadn't got so popular, they wouldn't have to share you with the world, but now they used the grounds of that success to remain stable in their own right. Maybe with you in their home they'd find a new start in your relationship.
Lord knows they'll never let you leave once you're inside.
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The Devil's Den
Chapter 46: In Which The Precipice of Wait Is Shifting
You can read this also on Ao3 at: https://archiveofourown.org/works/46831621/chapters/142313560
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How were you really supposed to know what you were feeling.
You were standing alone in your apartment that you'd lived in for almost 7 years now, and it couldn't have felt more foreign to you.
All of this was yours. You knew it all, front to back. But it didn't feel like home. The realness of that settled in your bones now; that you had made this your home, but it hadn't truly been.
You knew home now as being near and with Alcina. And somehow, reluctantly inside you, maybe even the underground. 
There was a tugging at both sides of you - the human world was all you'd ever known - but now you couldn't be more different - and what you once thought was the inability to fit in now paled in horrific comparison.
Did you even belong in the human world anymore? But did you really belong below?
Nothing felt real right now. You helped kill someone. A rather nasty person at that, but that wasn't the point, now was it. You, are not human. You were now charading as a character that no longer existed in a world drastically altered, even if just to yourself.
Surreal was a limiting sensation at best.
As you looked around at everything, the silence of the night held you while your mind went searching for answers and solutions for questions and problems that hadn't quite fully been presented yet.
There was so much you had to grapple with at the tips of your fingers but you didn't know how. Not a clue. Decisions were endless. Outcomes were uncertain, extensive. At least Alcina would buy you some time to try and figure it out. 
There was heavy doubt in your mind you could just return to your job and play pretend everything was fine and nothing had changed. There was no way you could sit in the dull, hum-drum, scheduled bullshit of office life any longer without the temptation to run away from it and know you could. Indefinitely. There was quite literally nothing to stop you at this point; you had no argument to make you stay unless you just simply wanted to.
And you didn't.
But were you ready to walk away?
Did that mean what normalcy of human life you were used to would come to a complete end? Would you have to give up the sunlight and walks in the park? Malka, Louis, your crows? Did you have to lead a life so much like vampires and lycans that you could hardly exist in the human world anymore?
And what about time?
Time would march on for you, yet it would stay still for Alcina. Were you prepared to make that kind of decision?
Your phone began to ring and it startled you, thankfully. But what the hell, it was 3 AM.
Malka's name popped up on your screen and you half cackled. That woman was nothing if not full of surprises.
"Hi Malka." You answered with a smile.
"Ketzeleeeeehhhh!" The older woman drawled with a gentle scolding, "your name isn't Lucy but you gotta lotta explaining to do!"
You started to chuckle and found a comfortable spot on the couch. This would be an hour long conversation, if not more.
~
Alcina sat hunched on the couch in her living room, forearms perched on her knees as she stared into the large black, crimson, emerald and gold throw rug at her feet. The ornate patterns and bold appearance was no real distraction from what she'd seen, but it was helping to scrub it away as the moments passed.
The experimentation room of which Dmitri spoke was located a short distance inside a much larger and expansive tunnel, which was dug who knows how many years ago, that was almost a straight shot to Miranda's lair in Connecticut to the cavern they'd discovered nestled next to them. While that gave them easy access to her manor with less time wasted on travel, it pissed Alcina off greatly.
This bitch was coming and going at her leisure right beside them the whole time without ever being found out. It had Alcina questioning if she had truly done this all alone or if there were other Elders or coven leaders involved. It made no sense all this construction had gone on fully unnoticed for over 20 years. Yet, she had to remind herself; everyone was conditioned to never question their maker under any circumstance, so in reality, it would have been just that easy for her to pull this off. Clearly Miranda had Salvatore's help during part of this, for how long Alcina still didn't know, but his time on trial would come as well and more would be divulged as time went on and Miranda's secrets were pilfered through.
Inside this dingy room, along every wall discarded like trash, were at least a hundred dead bodies. Mutants that had obviously failed their experiments. Some looked vastly different than the others; skin tones ranged from dark grey to white and damn near iridescent; possibly from a short decomposition, or simply how the parasites Miranda had used reacted with each subject at whatever stage of her testing. 
Since these mutants were drastically different than what one could call regular vampires, their stage of death was uncalculatable just by looking at them. Like the one Alcina had killed and they had observed many months ago, these bodies had hollowed and simply remained as is; dried, sunken skin on a frame of bones.
Though, this was just half of the morbid appearance of the room.
From the blood spatters and very apparent, gaping, slashed, and other injury pummeled bodies that lay tossed to the sidelines, the wide open space in the middle was stained with nothing but blood. The stone floor that should have matched the regular charcoal appearance was a glittering display of what looked like dried wine.
Without much else to go on, it seemed easy to assume that this experimentation room was where Miranda tested her mutants as to how well they withstood injuries sustained in conflict.
It was barbaric.
And it sent haunting memories of Alcina's attack many years ago by Mother Miranda to the forefront of her mind.
The woman was a brutal sadist on all counts. Completely insane.
There were no weapons to be found but that made sense to Alcina; why leave behind the real goods if this place were to have ever been discovered. She could only fathom what they would be uncovering in Miranda's manor if this is what remained here.
Alcina gazed at the myriad of lifeless hosts for a long pause in silence, then instructed Dmitri to find and prepare some kind of grave for them. They deserved better than what they received at the hands of Miranda and she would see to it they at least rested in a better place.
Dmitri agreed, then fell into a barrage of information about the troops he had at Mother Miranda's manor, the excavations taking place here and there, the gathering place he was having his people store all the findings, talk of the impending gathering between Clan leaders and everything else therein his extensive memory, drawled to a muted ramble until she excused herself from the scene. He had this in his very capable hands and she was starting to dread everything else coming down the pike. Quickly. 
And now she was brooding in her living room where it was quiet, sifting through everything, grain of sand by grain of sand. She felt like this wasn't even at the tip of the iceberg but she also hoped she was wrong. There was far more at hand than she desired and she was trying to pep-talk herself up to the challenge. The reassuring words of Donna would have to suffice for now; one thing at a time.
So many things. All the time in the world.
She wished someone would explain why this felt so suffocating.
Alcina slumped back into the plush couch and sighed out her frustrations and glanced at the clock. It was nearing dawn and she wondered how Donna and Angie's' excursions to formulate your story was panning out. She'd not heard a peep from her since their meeting in the courtyard. Only allowing herself a brief musing on it she rose and meandered into the kitchen, collected a glass, filled it with blood-wine, grabbed her pack of cigarettes on the counter, lit one, and headed to the turret.
It was amusing to her now as she stood in the tower peering down at her city, how one becomes accustomed to the sounds of the underground. While they did dwell in a vast underground cave, the sounds didn't seem to echo as much as she remembered upon her first introduction of the place. It had grown decently as well since her time here. Homes and dwellings had stretched far in every direction, filling up most of the empty spaces that once remained. Now as she surveyed the damage being repaired and busy souls filing in from the night from the caverns entrances, Alcina smiled weakly; oh how her duties became suddenly so much more impactful. Clan leaders would soon be all under one roof, her roof, and the nitty gritty of untangling this giant rats nest would be sticky and tiresome, no doubt. Though, instead of wanting to run from it as she would have in the past, she felt a renewed sense of eagerness. Perhaps it was the thought of you being by her side as this new way was paved; or perhaps knowing she no longer had the danger looming over her; or, at the very least, that you were safe from the very thing that dampened so much of her happiness and freedom. 
Either way, the thought of you kept the smile upon her tired visage growing warmer.
A rough half hour passed as she stood there in her thoughts until her daughters finally came strolling in through the manor gate, giggling and bantering, giving enthusiastic waves when they found her silhouette in the turret window. Alcina returned the gesture and meandered down to meet them.
They were in bountiful spirits as they regaled their mother with their tales of their night flaunting about the city. They, too, felt the changes in the air from the grand victory the underground had experienced and seemed more alive than ever. It gave Alcina great joy. It's all she'd ever wanted for her girls. Freedom.
Against her better judgement as she crawled into bed that morning, Alcina grabbed for the journal Dmitri had given her of Mother Miranda's. This was, of course, not light reading material before sleep and she was unsure she wanted to know what lie in the pages, in all honesty. But, as her curiosity would have it, she grabbed the worn leather bound cover and flopped it open, a page coming to view with her fine script. 
It read;
27th, April,
      Salvatore informs me Alcina has found a new pet. An offering that was unable to meet her end in the Feeding Grounds. I am as displeased as I am intrigued. Perhaps the time has come so soon -
"Oh fuck that." Alcina blurted, slamming the thing shut and tossing it to the bedside table.
Of all the pages she could have turned to, it had to be that one. She could only scoff as she nestled back down into her bed, finding a familiar scent still lingering in the satin that removed the negativity from her almost instantly. Not having you beside her, now that she'd experienced such a domesticity, gave her a heavy sigh. Being away from you seemed worse than ever before. But, dwelling on it wouldn't get her anywhere. She was exhausted, needed her sleep, and knew the awaiting evening held the beginning of the real work ahead of everyone, especially her.
You would be here with her soon enough, she told herself.
-
You and Malka had talked until the sun rose, then you promptly passed out on the couch.
It was around 10 AM when you finally stirred and peered hazy-eyed at the clock. Oddly, you felt rested for only a rough four hours of shut eye. Then an instant pang of anxiety hit you when you reached for your phone, but luckily there were no missed calls or texts from work or otherwise. You sighed. This was stupid. And then you started to laugh.
What the hell did you have to fear? Getting fired? Whoopty doo. You had a whole legion of vampires and lycans that were your new-found family, right? Or, at the very least the Matriarch who loved you and cared for you. You had options; you weren't stuck here anymore. Life could not have been more unreal. You smiled.
Finally staggering from the couch, you stretched and headed for the shower, but not before very persistent tapping at your balcony door caught your attention with a full smile now on your lips.
All six of your crows were there to greet you as you pulled open the door, the crisp winter air hitting you with a slap. 
"Hey!" You exclaimed, not a one of them hesitating to hop themselves into your room and perch wherever they pleased, "o...k..." you smirked, closing the door, "come on in, I guess. Make yourself at home?"
Telling them apart still wasn't easy, but you were sure Ebony, as that one was the largest, took residence on the back of your chair at your desk, flapping the winter chill off its wings while looking at you expectantly. Two were wandering over your bed, and the other three were strutting their way through your doorway into the hall.
"Uhm, well, let me see if I've got some food," you chuckled, following the three who had now strolled into the living room, checking everything out as they went.
The fridge was pretty barren and the mixed bowl of raspberries and blueberries you had were looking weepy, so you tossed those in the bin and kept searching. 
Flipping open the cupboard over the microwave you found a bottle of mixed peanuts, "score!" You hollered and pulled down a couple plates, spreading the nuts out, placing them on the table behind you, "c'mon guys, I've got goodies in here."
Sure enough, here they all came, hopping up on the ledge of the table and started eating, little coos and caws in your general direction clearly letting you know this was acceptable for now.
You shook your head, "alright, I gotta shower. No shitting in the house, please."
The smallest, you remembered naming Noir, cawed at you then promptly went back to eating.
Surely they could be left alone while you showered without getting into too much? Shrugging it off you went about your business.
When you got out, toweled up and still dripping a little, you made your way back down the hall and peered around the corner to check on them. The six of them had now taken over your couch. Preening and snoozing on the back like this was the most normal thing in the world.
You slow blinked and went back into the bathroom.
Ok. This is my life now. I am a Fae that has a murder of crows as companions. Or, familiars, or whatever the hell they wanted to call themselves.
Which made you all the more curious what else lied in your lineage, and yourself for that matter. You hoped you'd be able to sit down again with the blood arcane you'd found via Louis and get some real answers some day. Miranda's tirade lingered in your mind; you came from a mighty bloodline, at least she assumed, unable to live long enough to find out. You smirked as you wiped off the steam on your mirror with your towel. 
The future couldn't have been any cloudier than that mirror in front of you.
You sighed and finished getting ready.
It had started to snow as you, and your crows, ventured out into this chilly November afternoon. It didn't stick much, but the white was pretty as it dusted some treetops and ornate architecture hanging on the towering buildings. The flakes were small at first but began to get thicker and thicker as you made your way to Malka's, and by the time you'd gotten settled in, they were gorgeous puffy cotton balls tumbling down into the city as the two of you watched out her large windows.
Funnily enough, Malka had prepared a large batch of her village-wide-battle-causing butter croissants, which she generously gave the crows that were nestled down on her balcony under the tall umbrella she'd opened for them. Everyone seemed pretty content.
You sat next to Leo on the couch with your hot mug of tea cupped in your hands, trying to ignore the continuous glance of Malka who sat just to the other side of you.
"So, when are you going to bring your vampire to meet me?"
That question took her almost exactly fifteen minutes longer than you had anticipated.
You almost snorted into your drink but was able to get it down before you started to chuckle, "well, until I know what's going on down there with the clan leaders and whatever else, I'm really not sure."
"Ah, yes yes," she mused, nodding knowingly, "you are not nervous about it any longer?"
"Oh no, no I'm nervous as hell," you nodded, taking another sip, "but... I can't lie that I'm not intrigued more and more as to what goes on down there; who all these people are; what vampire hierarchy is like, and, ultimately... where I'll fit in... maybe. I don't know."
"Your Alcina is wanting you to move in with her, mm? Methinks by her side is where you fit?"
You eyed her with a smirk, "well... that's another topic all its own. We've got to get through a whole lot more first before I think that can even be... addressed, let alone decided on?"
Malka narrowed her eyes through her intuitive smile, "well my ketzeleh, until then, you must tell me more about your adventures underground. You didn't finish with everything that happened with Mother Miranda and I've been eating my nails off since this morning."
Chuckling after one more sip, you started to scritch the purring ball of fluff next to your leg and took a heavy sigh, "ahhhh yeah, where were we before I passed out on the phone?"
"The silo!"
~
While the evening was quick to sneak up on your time with Malka, she was gracious in understanding your need to leave to meet Alcina.
So off you went, birds in tow. 
The snow had disappeared and the city was a reflective scenescape; the dark pavement grabbed the city and car lights and held them captive in the murky puddles on the street and sidewalks. The crisp damp air mixed with the stark, refracting city giving you a smile at the seasons attire that would drape over the city for months. Winter was your least favorite, for its bitter harshness, but every once in a while you couldn't help but nod to its fierce uniqueness.
Streetlamps had begun to come to life as you hustled down your street and through the last crosswalk to your block, turning down the side path near the mini courtyard to head to the less common entry hall.
Until you caught the whiff of an undeniable perfume and your crows began to caw overhead.
You had intended to look over your shoulder to see which way it had come but Alcina collided into you with controlled force, holding you captive in her strong arms keeping you from tumbling over, and peppering your chilled face with her brilliant red-lipped kisses.
"Aha," she cackled lowly, rearranging you in her arms to look at you, "I much prefer to catch my prey in the wild, but draga mea, you are too easy," Alcina beamed, kissing you reverently as she swayed with you back and forth.
"Oh hell," you giggled, kissing her back, "I am but a wind-blown leaf and you are a mighty panther, what chance have I against you, huh?"
Alcina stroked the side of your face with her gloved finger and hummed, "a shapeshifting leaf, perhaps," she grinned once more, "and what fun adventure have you been on dragoste?"
"I was at Malka's," you replied watching the hint of narrowed eyes above you, "she needed to be filled in you know."
"Mmm, how exciting."
"She asked when she's going to meet you."
Finally giving into her desire to huff, Alcina arched her perfect eyebrow at you, "eventually."
You laughed out loud and pulled her closer, "one thing at a time, I know," you chuckled some more, "c'mon lets get inside I'm freezing."
Her smile retuned and she nodded, turning her calculating gaze to the complex while tilting her head, "you know I've never actually been in through the front of your building before."
You paused at her admission and slowly began to nod while you snickered. She'd only ever entered through your balcony door, as, well you know, a secretive vampire would do.
"No, no you have not," you smiled with a wilted laugh, grasping her hand a little tighter, "so come on then, it's time you had an official escorting to my door."
Alcina beamed and straightened her posture, offering her arm for you to take even though you were very much the lead.
Retracing your steps, you rounded back to the two sets of large glass doors, scanning your card through each reader that allowed you entrance to the simple lobby. Taking a right you lead your very tall, striking lady through the hallway towards the elevators, getting a good stare from the older woman who lived on the floor below you you'd met only a handful of times.
As the elevator dinged to the 17th floor, you stepped out into the very bland, terribly chosen grey painted walls, and waved your arm down the long hall, "my abode lies at the very end, m'lady," you cooed.
She nodded gracefully and played along, stepping in through your front door after you'd unlocked it and ushered her in.
"Hm," Alcina mused, "I still like the balcony, much faster, much more dramatic."
You shook your head through your smile as you took off your coat and plopped your keys on the table beside the coat rack, watching Alcina get comfortable as well.
"So, how is everything shaping up down there?" You inquired making your way back into her arms.
She sighed heavily, "it is only the beginning, and right now it's... messy. But, the good news is, Donna informed me early this evening that your alibi is solid, your place of employment has been contacted, and you..." she tapped your nose softly with her long finger, "are off all hooks for at least three weeks." She winked.
You retuned the sigh, but it was one of relief, "I really can't thank you and Donna enough. I've been dreading hearing notification sounds go off on my phone all day," you snorted, "last thing I want to do or think about is work."
"Well draga mea, free your mind - it is done."
The two of you took the pause to really look at one another, letting the silence settle you into a calm normalcy once more. Alcina planted her hands firmly on your waist as she leaned down to kiss you again, lingering in your closeness as all that lay outside wafted into space. In here, tucked away, you two could ignore everything else and it was so much of what she needed right now.
"Tell me, my love," she whispered against your lips, "you're alright?"
You smiled and nodded, eyes still closed as your forehead pressed to hers, "I am, especially now that you're here." Pulling back to reposition your arms over her shoulders, you noticed she looked a little frayed, "want to fill me in? I'm actually pretty curious myself."
"I do love that about you," she pursed her lips, grabbing you up in her arms and taking you to the couch, plopping down with you, "well... where to begin..."
Alcina then began in great detail about how Angie had redecorated the front of City Hall; the quickly advancing construction; Dmitri's discovery of Miranda's journals, logs, notes, and other deranged items that had been collected in her lair; the unfortunate experimentation room and deceased victims therein; fact that both her military and Karl's had been going nonstop since this all began against her orders to rest ruffling her feathers but overall understanding the necessity; the pending discussion of the trials for Ethan, Mia, and Salvatore; and finally the arrival of clan leaders. All of this taking place within the last day.
That was a lot. You had no idea how her fortitude for such responsibility was so impeccable.
"Wow babe, that's uhm... that's a lot."
Alcina agreed silently and stroked your leg, "and it's only going to get more chaotic."
You smirked, "Aaaand the clan leaders... how are they?"
"Mmm, unsure. I left before they could find me."
"Ditched out before they cornered you, huh?" You laughed.
"Corner me? What a thing to say," she smiled bearing her sharp teeth playfully, "there is no��cornering me, I simply had much more pressing matters to attend to at the moment. They can wait."
The way her eyes sparkled at you had you melting in no time.
"So, as much as I don't want to ask... when do I need to be present for what's going to happen?"
Taking a pause to consider your question, Alcina sighed, "for my own selfish reasons I would love to have you with me now, but I realize this isn't an easy position for you. I believe that by the end of tomorrow all Clan Leaders will be present, which will lead to the Grand Council where the proceedings of what needs to be addressed will be finalized. I have little doubt your presence will be requested by all for that gathering."
You nodded slowly, "will I need to be there for the trials?"
"It is possible they may vote for it, yes. I won't lie to you draga mea," Alcina stated firmly, "these leaders are... jagged. Rough. I will do what I can to sway in your favor at all costs, though when it comes to matters as impervious as this, your role may be much larger than you might wish. But I promise you, you are not in danger, nor are you on trial. So don't take any guff, either."
Her wink lessened the blow to her previous comments but you were still a little unsettled by it. You were still getting used to the fact you were a Fae, let alone you were getting sucked into being a large part of the underworld clan of lycans and vampires. How was your life real again?
You sighed heavily and leaned over into your vampire, "so... after tomorrow night, that's when you want me?"
Alcina narrowed her eyes, "I want you all the time, but yes, that will suffice."
It was your turn to purse your lips, "you want me all the time huh?" You asked quietly, switching this conversation 120 degrees, inching closer to her, "like, all the time?" You questioned even softer, kissing her cheek bone lightly, trailing your lips down to her jaw, to under her pearl earring with a hot breath.
The shuddering desire that overtook Alcina surged gold through her iris's, and in the swiftest motion grabbed you, flung you under her on the couch, and hunkered down over you like the panther you'd compared her to earlier.
She placed her palm to your throat in a clutch that was firm and commanding, her nails digging just gently enough into the back of your neck that you shivered with wanting anticipation, and you darkened your eyes up at her. God, she was immobilizingly beautiful.
"Yes, draga mea," Alcina finally purred leaning down on you, her sharp teeth grazing your lip as her mouth mapped its way to your ear, "I want you all... the time."
Your eyes rolled to the back of your head and your legs went limp, "then you should have me," you pressed, egging her on, aching to feel her bite.
Alcina could not deny you anymore than she could deny herself.
With a wickedly deep, short chuckle, Alcina reached her free arm under your thigh, hooked it over her hip and sunk her teeth into your flesh and drank with vigor.
You moaned, loudly. White-knuckled you held to her shirt as she fed, sending you just as high as you hoped she was; feeling the throbbing draining sensation overtake you and throw you into a misty tingling pool of pure euphoria. 
Feeling the strength of your blood pour through her, Alcina lifted you from the couch with ease, helping you secure your weak arms and legs around her as she took you to your bedroom and laid you down, licking her teeth wounds as she wrapped herself up in you in the dark.
Being lost in the in-between of these sensations, you smiled as you felt yourself mold into your vampire, her strong arms encompassing you, her lips pressing earnest kisses to every inch of you, and happily submitting to the minutes passing.
"If I can sweeten the appeal of your stay in the underground," Alcina husked against your chest, "my bed has yet to witness the desire and passion I wish to give you under my roof of hospitality..." she grinned wickedly up at your hazy eyes, "so perhaps... just perhaps... you would wish to come and stay with me sooner, dragoste."
If you weren't as inebriated as you were from her bite just now, you would have begged her to take you now. But you knew her too well, and she would drag this on until you surrendered.
All you could do was chuckle breathlessly, "d-deal."
Alcina beamed.
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mayordebbie · 1 month ago
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I'm so fucking pissed! Now I know the real truth about the creator! I'm never gonna buy Psychocuties merch ever again!
TAMAKUZ is conform to be a pedophile AND a Nazi enthusiast! I'm done with Psychocuties now! She plans to change Masacrik's and Ushko's relationship to that of pedophilia. In other words, she plans to change Ushko's age from 18 to 12 and Masacrik's age from 25 to 30 or something! That makes me hate not only the creator (I already did before I discovered this info) and the webseries itself!
All fans of Psychocuties, I know that it'll be difficult to let go because Masacrik is attractive as all hell, so would it be a good idea for us to all come together and make our own version of Masacrik where he isn't a pedo, Ushko where she is around the same age as Masacrik, Strawberry is also around the same age as Masacrik, and Buttercup as well.
We could make their designs different so people won't get confused about which one's ours. We could have Masacrik wear a hat, his socks could be blue with stars on them, his shirt could be pink with a tie or something. Ushko could have an adult female body structure to indicate that she is an adult, she could have purple hair, or she could wear pants or some attire that difference between our Ushko and the creator's Ushko. Strawberry, I think she looks like an adult already, but we still gotta change her design to prevent confusion, I'm thinking we could make her hair longer and put it in a ponytail or something, and she could wear pants and a more traditional nurse uniform with the nurse hat. Similar thing with Buttercup, but I'm thinking about making his uniform more like scrubs or something like that with the traditional nurse hat on his head.
I think you guys can still come up with better designs than me. I'm gonna call our fandom "Bittersweet Psycho Hospital" or something.
Or would this still be controversial? If so, then scrap all these ideas and forever view Masacrik as a disgusting pedophile!
I highly recommend reblogging this post because we need to spread the word. Liking isn't gonna do much.
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bingbongsupremacy · 1 year ago
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I'd Give You The World
Pairing: lowkey kinda simp! maid Ellie Williams x maid reader
Warnings: None that I can think of
Summary: if Ellie could she'd give you the world
Idea from the song : Royalty by Conor Maynard
*Not Proof Read* TLOU Masterlist
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" Fuckin' asshole. " Ellie grumbles while scrubbing the bottom of the toilet. Her hair is tied back with an old handkerchief. " He thinks just because we're fucking maids he can treat us like shit. "
I lift my arm to wipe off my sweaty brow. " Let it go, Els. It's over now. " I sigh. The man had gone out of his way to hunt us down and yell at us for 'Not cleaning the room up to expectation'. He'd apparently found a small grocery twist cord we missed behind the rooms' dresser, and he was pissed. He chewed us out in front of multiple guests before demanding to speak to the hotel manager. Thankfully Maria's not a nit picky bitch. " He's not worth it. "
" No. " Ellie leans back against the tub. " It's not just that dick. We're always getting treated like shit. Why? Because we fucking work at a hotel? "
I pause cleaning the sink. " I know it sucks, but we've gotta make money some how. " I make my way over to my girlfriend. " It'll get better. " I sit on the edge of the tub.
Ellie frowns, wiping her hands against her black uniform pants. " Shits' not right. " She mutters.
I wish I knew what to say. I get it. It sucks working here. People are assholes. They don't know how to treat people, but we have to pay for college somehow.
Ellie looks up at me. " Someday we're gonna get out of this shithole. "
I chuckle slightly. " Yeah. I bet we will. "
Ellie doesn't smile. " I'm serious, Y/N. When I get my degree and I get into a good job, you and I are gonna be free. We can finally leave. " Ellie leans her head against my thigh. " Someday I'll have enough to buy us a farm. We'll be able to get away from all these assholes. It'll be just us and our animals. You can finally have that fucking three legged goat you want. " She grins.
" Alfredo! "
" Yeah. I'll buy a million Alfredo's, just for you. "
Ellie's words warm my heart. I bite my lip, a smile playing on my lips. " I'd love that. "
" I know you would. And I promise you, someday you'll get anything you want. We won't have to worry about money. I'll buy you expensive perfumes and car that doesn't break down every five fucking miles. We'll go on vacations to anywhere you want. Anywhere in the world. We could even get a dog. "
" Ellie, you don't have to do that. " I sigh. " All I need is you. I don't need all that. You're enough for me. "
Ellie shakes her head. " I want to give you the world, Y/N. And I will. I'll fucking steal it all if I have to. Just you fucking wait. Someday you'll have it all. "
How did I get so lucky?
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simper-maximus · 2 years ago
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Courtiers Headcanons Yoo
Thoughts are flooding my head, here is me draining it out even though I have no experience in writing.
Now, warning: I only finished Lucio's route so these could contain inaccurate information. Since I basically know most of the story from memes. Oh well.
Today's topic is bodily functions and other slightly disgusting stuff. Enjoy.
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Volta
➼Overall there is a common headcanon (or maybe it's canon? don't remember) that the courtiers do not need to eat, and thus have no bodily functions overall.
➼In my opinion, while that is mostly true, it only is to an extent. They don't need to eat, but if they do, you better believe it has to come out too
➼With that being said, Volta, with all her eating, practically lives in the loo
➼The first month when she got to the palace and became the darling lil procurator we know, she was overjoyed by being fed whenever she felt like it
➼(Which is basically all the time because everyone though of her as some sickly victorian child wannabe) (And hey, gotta feed the workers)
➼And at first everyone though it was because her scrawny body was just getting used to the now normal food intake
➼But nah she just had no control over herself and would go full sneaky mode and eat five cow's worth of food a day whoops
➼So the cooks and even Nadia got concerned
➼Why is this precious baby always running to the bathroom?? Is the food contaminated? But everyone else is fine??
➼They took her to the head doctor, darling Valdemar to check for allergies because what if she is lactose intolerant? Or has gluten problems?? They can't risk losing their most accurate poison check worker
➼This obviously annoyed the other demon because damn it, WHY couldn't Volta just chill and at least TRY not to raise attention?
➼In the end Valdemar prescribed her some fake pills and got her her own bathroom. Problem solved, nobody is suspicious now
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Valdemar
➼Another headcanon I see often is that their shell of a body is fused with their clothes, basically making it part of the disguise
➼Yeah, no
➼They work with blood and other non solid waste that could stain their clothes
➼If those clothes were fused with their body it would make it sooo much harder to keep it clean
➼Not to mention anything could get stuck in that delicate fabric. Geting all up in the nooks and crannies
➼Good luck washing it out if that is the case. They'd have to throw their whole self in the washing machine
➼That being said they have a normal body under the uniform, and take daily showers even if they didn't get particularly dirty that day
➼They do however use those very old block soaps that makes your skin texture feel sticky in a way too clean sense. Either that or the strongest one they can find. Doesn't matter that it makes their skin dry as hell
➼That being said their skin is unbelievably dry all the time. Please put some lotion on them
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Vulgora
➼HOW are they always so sweaty
➼Maybe definitely that is the reason they are always so angry all the time
➼How can you thrive in an environment where your foes keep getting away because of your slippery body, huh??
➼Brings Vlastomil to shame
➼The Vesuvian temperature doesn't help one bit. Therefore this demon loves the winter, despite claiming to dislike it because "the colors don't go well with their outfits"
➼They definitely tried the "pads inside your clothes" lifehack to lessen the damage. Don't ask where the pads came from
➼Also those facial oil remover rolls? They got like four in each pocket
➼Weirdly cares a lot about skin care though, so they often brag that the oils are the cause of their baby soft skin
➼You could not find one (1) pore on this demon's face. And of course, everybody noticed that
➼They tried to profit off of this, and sold some wacky "skincare scrub cream" to the civillians. (For the purpose of buying some sick weapons with the cash of course) Didn't work. Had to wait for a whole generation to die off to escape the shame
➼So how does their makeup never get smeared? Don't ask an enby their secrets~~
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Vlastomil
➼He, like Volta loves a good feast and always joins in whenever he can
➼However he hates when fish is served because it reminds him that worms are often used as bait to catch said fish
➼Glares at the palace aquarium as he walks by
➼He is probably the most normal one of the bunch
➼Doesn't have to deal with anything extreme
➼Good for him honestly
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Extra: Valerius
➼He is slowly starting to go bald but admits it to no one
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jojotier · 2 years ago
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thinking Extremely Hard about a Mamma Mia!-stuck au like:
- Dave originally being a director and having essentially raised Dirk but without the water apocalypse his midlife crisis hits Hard, so he gives away most of the money, buys an island, and creates a lil resort on it, which that’s cool!! He can handle it!!! But now the remainder of the money is in Dirk’s college fund so okay, he’s fallen on some financial straits, but he can still keep the place up and running.
- Dirk helps out and gets them online but eventually comes the day where he meets Jake and then after that comes the day when they decide to sail the world together. Dirk’s ready to go whenever except Dave would be left with the resort all on his lonesome. And Dave is visibly buckling under the stress.
- So Dirk’s trying to figure out how to get this asshole some help when he stumbles on The Notebook.
- The Notebook is actually a Journal which is actually a Diary, Dave’s old diary, and there’s some illicit details in there that Dirk wishes he could scrub from his memory forever, but it proves useful because it mentions that years and years ago, he brought three separate love interests to the island before they all ran off and broke his fuckin’ heart. And now Dirk’s got the gears turning in his brain.
- So Dirk goes to Jake and says hey. I want a wedding. Let’s get married. and Jake’s like ???? okay ?????? what brought this on and Dirk’s like Do I need a reason to have a wedding.
- And Dirk of course is sending letters to the three love interests, posing as Dave, to invite them to Dirk’s wedding. Best case scenario, one of the assholes reconnects with his brother and he won’t be so lonely. Even better case scenario, Dirk can guilt trip the FUCK out of all three of them for breaking his brother’s heart and get Money off of it to give to Dave
- So who are the love interests? Glad you asked!
- You have June, once a childhood friend now estranged, and now also a famous comedian- she might have talked to Dave once or twice after everything, but once Dave fucked off the map, there were no more opportunities to even try to bring up what’d happened between them
- You have Karkat, once someone he fell into a relationship hard and fast, now a famous romance novelist and screenwriter. Is he still an alien? Fuck if I know, but the point is, their break up was messy enough that Dave never contacted him again, and Karkat’s got a shit ton of regrets
- Now my gut reaction for number 3 is Jade, but I’m not entirely sure, since I’m not sure how her relation to Jake is in this yet hbkj. Likely a famous scientist and adventurer at this point.
- If not Jade we could probs do Terezi in that slot? Or else pare it down to just the two love interests lol anyway not important rn
- Point is, once they get there, Dirk is doing double time trying to keep Dave from finding out that Dirk’s the one who invited the love interests, pretending to be excited for a wedding he’s only staging to parent trap his bro, trying to keep Jake from knowing that he’s only staging this to parent trap his bro because he’s afraid Jake will believe the relationship was Only there so Dirk could use their relationship as an excuse even though he still loves Jake, and not-so-subtly implying that Dave’s stress is all these chucklefucks’ fault, so like. Pay up.
- Meanwhile Dave has no knowledge of what the fuck’s happening and has just learned that Dirk wants to have a wedding, actually, which while coming out of left field Dave’s actually pretty excited for. As far as Dave’s concerned, he’ll never have a big white wedding of his own, so it’s probably fine to live vicariously through his lil bro right? Just a little? Meaning he’s gotta get this shit on Lockdown
- and, predictably, Shenanigans Ensue.
- and I have no idea who Dave ends up with.
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something something rental suits cross sitting on the beach and its dark out and and it's like a fucking void out there that even the stars get swallowed up and he stares into the darkness and there's nothing but just wind, rank with the smell of the ocean, and the water hissing back and forth on the shore
and it's cold
the sand crunches and scrubs against bone behind him and killer's soul dimly lights up the area and killer sits next to him in the sand and they don't talk and then killer asks like. "..so. what's wrong?"
cross scoffs and killer is like "c'mon, talk to me, cross. what's gotcha up in a twist?"
and cross like pulls his hand away when killer goes to grab it and scratches at his neck irritably, like he always does when he's upset and his voice is tight and stiff, and he's like, "we're not doing this."
"why not? you can't stuff it down, you know that's jus' gonna make it worse, babe."
and cross like gives him a side glance, and his eyes are narrowed and searching and he grits his teeth and blurts out whatever he can that isn't the main issue, "i'm not made of fuckin' money, killer."
and killer like raises a brow, "..okay?"
"we can't do everything, buy everything, i can't afford all these fuckin' drinks, these games, i can't buy shit the entire time we're here."
the budget he'd set aside for this trip was already low. it was meant to last them the full week, but two days in, and they'd used up most of it already.
"geez, okay, no big deal. y'ain't gotta buy me shit, n' i'll stop askin'."
and killer is so casual about it, so easy to let it go, to just shrug it off like its not an issue, like cross wasn't struggling to find a place that he could afford food from more than once.
cross like nods, and killer is like "..that's it?"
"yeah."
and it's not, not really, but cross knows its baseless, he's go nothin' tying him to killer. nothing mutual, so he's like. "now c'mon. i left my drink in there and i wanna finish it."
and killer is like "yessir"
and they get inside, and the restaurant is still full and the guy killer had been talking to and flirting with and chatting up the past hour grins and waves killer over to the bar like they're old friends and killer just goes and cross stares after him and sighs and goes back to the booth he'd reserved for killer and himself
and plays on his phone and sips on his drink and gets the cheapest thing he can get and killer doesn't come back for some fucking reason
cross calls for the check, pays, and heads back to the hotel alone, and regrets planning this fuckin' trip, preparing for dates and everything and somehow, he'd forgotten along the way that killer was no-strings-attached
AUUUGHH. YEAH. yeah. christ. fucking absolutely dude exactly
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she-karev · 4 months ago
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Trying to Get Pregnant (Andrew DeLuca x Alex Karev’s Sister)
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Age Rating: 12+
Chapters: Three of Five
Fandom: Grey’s Anatomy/Station 19
Ship: Andrew DeLuca x Amber Karev (Alex Karev’s Sister)
Canon Episode: Season 18 Episode 17/Season 5 Episode 17
Summary: Andrew discovers a devastating diagnosis on Link’s patient. Amber helps take care of a patients baby at the station where Jo overhears her talking about trying to get pregnant.
Words: 1764
February 18th, 2022
Andrew is in the final stages of breaking through the intestinal wall to allow him access into the infected section of the small intestine. Link is assisting and making sure that Andrew covers the steps to the general attendings annoyance.
“Okay now use the cautery pen-”
“To break through the wall and allow us visual access into the small intestine.”
Link nods and probes more, “Right and the scans show the tumor-”
“Around the lower ileum I know and assuming the tumor isn’t wrapped around any major organs I put clamps on both sides of the diseased tissue and resect it. After I resect the tumor I use the GIA stapler to connect the two ends of the small bowel together. Is that a good enough plan or do you want to hover some more?” Andrew’s tone makes it known that he is getting agitated by Link undermining him.
Link looks at his friend blankly seeing he is pushing it, “You want me to back off?”
“If you please.” Andrew continues his surgery when his phone rings by the surgical tray that the scrub nurse picks up.
“It’s your wife Dr. DeLuca.”
“Put her on speaker.” The nurse does that and Andrew speaks to Amber from his position, “Hey babe what’s up?”
Amber speaks from the phone inside the ambulance at Station 19, “Hey quick question, how do you feel about having sex in the back of an ambulance?”
Andrew’s eyes widen in shock as the whole OR hears that with Link looking at him in shock before chuckling under his breath to not give himself away to Amber.
DeLuca chuckles uneasily before breaking it to Amber, “You’re on speaker with OR 3.”
Amber frowns at that, “Oh…that would have been nice to know before I humiliated myself.” Andrew grins at her bashfulness, “Well it’s too late now so might as well continue. The gurneys aren’t as uncomfortable as they look and assuming nobody get’s hurt we have an ambulance all to ourselves when we get off shift.”
“And as a former EMT I should tell you ambulances carry more than one communicable disease in between calls. I mean it’s the reason ambulance chasers are employed.”
“Fair enough, I just thought we could spice things up a bit but a trip to the isolation bubble might stop it short.” Amber hears someone calling out to her outside the ambulance, “I gotta go babe, I’ll see you at home, I love you.”
“I love you too bye.” The nurse hangs up the phone and Link looks at Andrew in amusement causing him to grin, “Sorry about that.”
“No it’s fine man you and Amber are still in the honeymoon phase a year later which makes me bitter but I am choosing to be happy for you two. Do you want to continue?”
Andrew nods and finally has access to the small intestine that shows the tumor is worse than the scans showed, “Damn it. It's wrapped around the vascular structures.”
Link looks at the tumor in sadness for his patient, “I see it.”
Andrew sighs and puts away the tools, “Okay, everyone, change of plan. We're gonna divert the bowel, buy him a little more time, make him more comfortable.”
Link is surprised at this course, “No, no. Hold on, you're not gonna resect any of it?”
“The tumor is wrapped around major bleeders, even taking out a small portion could make him bleed out, it’s too risky.”
“So he's just supposed to live with this in his bowel?”
“I didn't put the tumor in there, Link.” Andrew bitterly reminds him.
Link is still mad, “So you're just gonna close him up with a stool bag and that's it?”
“The other option is I close him without doing anything. He's dying, Link. I’m sorry.” Link looks down sad, “This will help him with his pain. He'll live a better life, even if it's just for a few weeks.”
Link sighs, “He wants to meet his son.”
Andrew closes his eyes feeling sympathy for Simon knowing how much he wants to have a child as well but keeps his emotions in check, “Okay. Let's prep for an ileostomy.”
Later at Station 19
Amber enters the exam room in her lab coat and casual clothes holding a tablet for the lab results. Her patient is a three-month-old newborn baby boy named Conor who came in with his mother, Sara, after crying all night and presenting with a fever this morning. Sara is young and working on becoming an accountant while her boyfriend is a truck driver who spends most of his time on the road. The mom rocks the crying baby up and down as Amber enters the room.
“The labs came back. Conor has RSV, it’s a virus common on babies it affects the breathing mainly.”
Sara looks at her baby in panic, “Oh my god, is he gonna be okay?”
“RSV typically goes away after two weeks with at home treatment. You should give him fluids so he doesn’t get dehydrated, fit his room with a humidifier so the mucus in his nose can break up, and give him infant Tylenol for the fever.” Amber writes down instructions on the tablet, “Now if none of that works, go to Grey Sloan memorial and ask for Dr. Alex Karev. He’s the chief of pediatric surgery and he’ll do an antibiotic drip on Conor to flush his system of the infection.”
Sara sighs as she holds the baby, “I don’t have insurance, I’m trying to finish school so I can get a job and my boyfriend is trying to find his footing.”
“Don’t worry I know him personally, he’s not in it for the money he’s in it to make sure boys like Conor can go home healthy and happy.” The mom looks relieved by that as Amber prints the instructions. Conor begins to calm down causing Amber to smile at him, “Can I ask you, what are babies like at Conor’s age?”
Sara exhales, “Oh you know, they eat, cry, poop, not sleep and then rinse and repeat. Do you have kids?”
“Um no not yet.” Amber says longingly, “My husband and I just started trying and I am anxious for the stick to be positive. I’m impatient by nature.”
“So am I.” The mom grins, “But this little guy has helped me a lot in that department. It turns out a crying baby can help you be friendly towards awful customers who claim I put a cockroach in their food.”
“That will definitely help me with the next patient I have who thinks they know more about medicine that I do.”
Sara chuckles, “Are you hoping for a boy or a girl?”
Amber thinks for a moment, “Honestly? I’m fine with either. I grew up with two older brothers so a part of me yearned for a girl I can relate to. But as much as I complain about them, I got used to being around boys, so it helps prepare me if I have one. And I don’t really care as long as my baby is happy and healthy.”
“It sounds like you got this then.” Sara’s phone rings inside her purse slung over her shoulder that she tries to reach but can’t with Conor in her arms, “I’m sorry can you hold him for minute? It might be his dad calling to check on us.”
Amber is taken back but nods, “Yeah sure I need the practice anyway.” Sara puts the baby in Amber’s arms and the young doctor takes him outside the tent where she smiles at the cute baby, “Hi, how are you? Do you think you might be a firefighter or a doctor? I strongly recommend doctor, don’t tell the other firefighters.”
Jo exits the tent next door and approaches her sister-in-law with a grin, “Cute baby.”
“Thanks, it’s my patients, she’s talking to her boyfriend over the phone. I am watching this little cutie in the meantime. I gotta say this place is a lot more relaxing than the hospital. Maybe I missed my calling at the fire station.”
Jo smiles holding the baby’s tiny hand, “Well firefighters don’t get to work while pregnant. It’s the one advantage you have as a resident when the time comes.”
Amber’s eyes widen at that, “How did you find out? Did DeLuca tell you?”
“Nope you did.” Jo informs her with a happy smile, “The tents are thin and I was right next door treating a sprained ankle when you told Sara about you and Andrew trying to have a baby.”
Amber groans at that, “I knew we should have sprung for cubicles.”
Jo squeals in joy, “I can’t believe it you’re gonna be a mom, I’m gonna be an auntie. This is amazing!”
Amber chuckles at Jo’s excitement, “Calm down please, we literally started trying last night so it could be a while before we see results.”
“Still aren’t you guys excited? I mean you’re gonna be parents.”
Amber looks at the baby in her arms with a grin, “Yeah, we’re pretty happy to start this new chapter of our lives.”
Jo squeezes Amber’s arm in joy, “Seriously though Luna is the best thing that happened to me and Alex. I hope everything works out and you guys get a little bundle of joy of your own.”
“Me too.” Amber rocks the baby in her arms before she realizes she needs to clarify things with Jo, “Listen you’re the only one who knows about this so we would appreciate it if you kept this to yourself until we’re ready to tell people.”
“You guys haven’t told anyone? Not even Carina?”
“I love her as much as a I love you as a sister but ever since she started hormone treatments she’s been agitated at every inconvenience. I don’t want her pissed off at me because I’m trying when I’m young and don’t need a turkey baster to conceive. God knows I’m never gonna hear the end of it until I pop out a kid.”
Jo nods, “Yeah when I was on her service, she told me I was wiping a baby wrong. I get it and if she tells me that she’s finally pregnant I will tell you, so it’ll soften the blow when you tell her about your attempts at having a baby.”
“You are the best seriously.” Sara approaches Amber free handed and she hands Conor back to her and the young mom leaves the fire station. Amber and Jo go back to their other patients.
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eatprayworm · 1 year ago
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the other side
high&low drabble. tw for references to child neglect and abuse, but nothing graphic.
the story of how shidaken and odajima met.
The house next door is loud.
Sometimes. Not always. It's loud today, muffled shouts, the sound of furniture banging. A woman crying crying. Yuken stays where he is, looking for earthworms and bugs under the stones in his overgrown backyard. The noise is nice, almost. At least someone's house is alive. If he closes his eyes, he can pretend it's his.
A door opens and slams shut. Yuken huddles a little in the grass, not wanting to be seen. It's one thing to listen, another thing to be caught as a witness. The man who lives there is mean.
A grasshopper jumps from the long blades of grass, and survival instincts flutter away with it. Yuken chases after it, trying to catch it in his dirty hands. He follows it to the fence separating his house with his neighbor's, and that's when he stops. Two of the boards are broken, and through the gap, he can see a boy his age, furiously scrubbing away tears from his face. There's a mark on his right arm, like someone grabbed him too hard. Yuken's arm aches in sympathy.
"Why are you crying?" he asks.
The boy sniffs loudly, shoots him a dirty look through red-rimmed eyes. "I'm not crying. Boys don't cry."
Yuken frowns. That doesn't seem right.
"I'm a boy, and I cry sometimes," Yuken says. Like the time he fell too hard in the driveway. When the shadows in his room are too dark. When he wonders if his parents have left him for good this time.
"Well, you shouldn't," the other boy mumbles. "They'll hurt you for that."
Yuken blinks at the other house. He doesn't ask who 'they' are. Maybe it's everyone.
"What're you doing anyway?" the boy asks.
"Catching bugs," Yuken says. Making friends, he doesn't say. They're his friends, if even for a little while.
"Your parents will get mad."
Yuken shrugs, rips out a weed at his feet. Not deep enough; he didn't get the roots. "My parents aren't home a lot."
The other boy blinks, like he's never heard of that happening before. So are his parents around all the time? Yuken sighs, wistful. "It's always so quiet. Your house is noisy. That's cool."
A severe expression crosses this little boy, far too haunted for someone the age of six. Yuken isn't scared. Their faces look the same.
"You don't want this noise," he whispers, like it's a secret. Yuken doesn't look away - just finds himself nodding. A secret, then. Maybe they're friends now?
Yuken asks where the boy will be starting school - and it's the same elementary school as him! Yuken smiles, pleased. "They serve food at school," he says, matter of fact. "I'm most excited about the food."
The other boy blinks again, confused. "You are?"
Yuken nods, rips another weed. Weeds are unwanted plants. That's what his father said once. Yuken doesn't want unwanted plants in his yard.
"My mom forgot to buy groceries again," Yuken says. It's not her fault. She and Dad are busy. They're adults with jobs, they have a lot to do. Yuken doesn't blame them. He saw his mother yesterday, and she promised to buy groceries tomorrow.
The other little boy stares. Yuken doesn't understand why. Surely his parents forget sometimes too?
Silence stretches, and then the other boy reaches into his pocket, throws a packet to Yuken. "Here."
Yuken catches it - some kind of sweet treat. He beams. "Really?"
The boy nods. Yuken unwraps it carefully, forces himself to take a small bite only. He wants to savor this.
It's only when the other boy hisses 'hey don't cry! what did I say about crying?' does Yuken feel the warm drops on his face.
"Sorry," he snuffles with a laugh. He wipes his tears away. "It's really good."
"I'll try to bring you more later," the boy says.
Yuken smiles. Sugar dances on his tongue, spins a sweet web in his chest. "Thank you! Oh, I'm Yuken."
The boy smiles, just a little. "I'm Shida."
Shida glances over his shoulder, at his house. His lips thin. "I gotta go. I'll see you later."
Yuken waves goodbye to his new friend, and once Shida is inside, he flops in the jungle of grass, takes another bite of his treat. This one is even sweeter.
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