#honestly I need to stop moving I am tired rip

[alaskasmonsters]

Hi! I just saw your 1k event post. Can I request "You could have died!" For Gojo Satoru?

𝖞𝖔𝖚 𝖈𝖔𝖚𝖑𝖉 𝖍𝖆𝖛𝖊 𝖉𝖎𝖊𝖉! (gojo satoru)

pairing: gojo satoru x gn!reader

contents: slight angst, mentions of injuries, mentions of near death, reader almost died (they’re fine though!! <3), gojo being (over)protective, guilt, they're just in love honestly, angst with happy ending, hurt/comfort

a/n: it’s gojo day :)))))) hehehe <3 hope you enjoy this oneshot anon!! it turned out longer than it should have :)) 1k words yaaay. have fun reading <3

☁️1k follower event

“Stop worrying so much about me,” you complained, slowly getting tired of Gojo’s pampering. 

You were fine! Have been fine. It’s been almost a month since you’ve gotten injured – an unfortunate casualty during a collision with a Special Grade – and it didn’t take longer than a few days before you were released from bed rest.

Shoko had said you’d be up and moving in no time and you had been. Your bruises and cuts had healed within the first two weeks and your head injury hadn’t stuck around longer than a few days. And sure, you were still wearing that pesky brace around your left wrist, but bones were a bitch to heal. Nothing to do about that.

You were fine! You really were. But Gojo just wouldn’t leave you alone. 

It had been endearing at first. The way he’d shown up in your hospital room every day, urging you to make space on the tiny bed so he could get under the covers with you as you watched your favourite movies or ate candy – something Shoko had not been amused by. 

It had been so nice of him when he’d picked you up to drive you back home and carried your bag inside, keeping his hand on your back the entire walk up the stairs, almost protectively. You had kept quiet, the reminder that you had injured your arm and not your legs, and you could walk fine by yourself seeming unnecessary.

You had enjoyed the attention. You had bathed in it. Because you’ve had a crush on Gojo for a while now and you weren’t stupid. Who were you to say no to the affections and care of someone like him? 

The problem was just this. You’d started healing and you’d started regaining your strength but Gojo kept treating you like glass, kept hovering over you, always watching out for you, always looking at you like…

Like he wasn’t even seeing you but merely a ghost.

And now you’ve had enough. You couldn’t take it anymore.

“I am not worrying,” he soothed you or tried to at least. But his lie was clear as day, you could hear it through his voice, see it in his eyes. 

Not even the sunglasses did enough to hide the guilt.

“I am not!” He insisted, throwing his hands up and taking a step back as he pulled a silly face. 

You stared at him.

“I just told you I’d go to the bathroom and you asked me if I needed you to come with me?” You told him, voice rising in irritation because what the fuck. “I know how to use a toilet! My concussion healed almost a month ago. And even if I didn’t know how to use a toilet you surely wouldn’t be the one helping me!” 

You couldn’t believe you were even having this conversation. This was getting borderline ridiculous now. Helping you carry your bags — or rather ripping them from your grip and insisting he carries them — and trying to follow you into the bathroom out of worry you’d do something stupid like what? Fall and drown in the toilet? Did he have no faith in you? Those were two entirely different things. 

Gojo just shrugged, lips jutting out in a pout. “I was just trying to be of help!” He let out a dramatic sigh, placing one hand on his hip as if he couldn’t believe your accusations. “You’re making the actions of an honourable and admirable man sound creepy, shame on you.”

You glared at him. 

“I am fine. Okay? I don’t need your help. I appreciate your kindness but it feels like…” Your shoulders fell, and you looked up at him, feeling tired,  “I am fine. Stop acting like I’ll break or die on you any second.”

“You could have died.”

Your eyebrows flew up in surprise at his words. His voice was calm when he spoke, face suddenly serious. The over-exaggerated and playful manner is gone. The sudden change made you take a step back.

“Wha-“

“You weren’t breathing when they found you,” he said and there was something in his eyes that froze you in place. He looked so…devastated. “You could have died.” 

Your voice was more gentle when you spoke next, feeling a little awkward because this was unfamiliar. Of course, you’d known, Shoko told you what state you’d been in when they had found you, but hearing it from Gojo’s mouth and seeing the expression on his face…

“But I didn’t. Okay? This is our job, we do this every day and sometimes-“ 

A frustrated groan came from the man, before you could even finish your sentence, he started shaking his head, hand going up to run his fingers through his hair, movements shaky. 

“You don’t get it! You almost died! I almost lost you.” He looked at you, jaw clenched, as he bites out those words, swallowing before continuing with a quieter voice, his tone devastated. “I am supposed to be the strongest and I couldn’t protect you.”

Your eyes widened. 

“It’s not your job to protect me.” 

“Yes, it is.” 

You sighed, the fight in you dying as you realised that Gojo had only been acting this protective of you because he was scared to lose you because the thought of losing you was too much to handle for him. And that he was blaming himself, for not being there when you had needed him, so instead he was trying to be there for you now.

And really, how could you be mad at him? 

“I understand but you need to have a little faith in me. Help me become stronger, train with me, but don’t try to hold me back, scared I’ll get hurt again. That’s just gonna hurt us both.” 

Gojo looked at you in silence for a moment, then he gave you a nod. 

You let out a sigh and your eyes softened. 

“Now stop trying to follow me into the bathroom, weirdo,” you teased him, trying to lighten up the mood again and Gojo gave you a smile.

“I’m just trying to prevent your cruel death through drowning in toilet water.” 

It was almost like he read your mind.

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•｡ꪆৎ ˚⋅ wip wednesday!

thanks for the tag babes! @guiltyasdave • nsfw under the cut! 18+ MDNI!

wip #1 • show me a little bit of spine! feat. logan howlett (& crimson!)

'five x-men walk into a bar, only three walk out…'

oops i don't have a sneak peek for this one...sorry chickens.

this is an official part two to "all's fair in love and viscera" cause i can't leave them alone to save my life! i finally decided on the name crimson for this specific reader, and the au as a whole will be called the to the bone universe (that’s also how it’ll be tagged on my acc!!!)

this is jealous!logan getting down and dirty in a bar bathroom after a special someone makes a move on his girl...wink wink nudge nudge. a special guest! a very special guest, cause what better way is there to get a man off their ass and admit they like you than dirty dancing with another man in front of him.

think degradation, biting, pain kink (obvi wtf). there's also some emotional constipation and just a hint of angst. it'll be so fun!

wip #2 • says he needs it bad (oh so very bad) feat. sub!logan howlett (& crimson!)

'it’s not often that logan needs this, but you’re always more than happy to give it to him when he does…'

double oops i don’t have a sneak peek for this one either…pls forgive me!

this is also apart of the to the bone universe but it's more like a non-connecting little blurb than another part...if that makes sense lol i just wanted to write more crimson!

all this is thanks to a lovely anon who sent in a req desperately needing me to speak on sub!logan. it's funny because ofc i'll speak on sub!logan wtf who do you think i am. it's honestly one of the fluffiest, softest things i've ever written...established relationship is really locking my ass down. it's still filthy though don't worry! think riding, think pain kink, think light dustings of a breeding kink. i really don't know how to explain this lmao it's gonna be great trust me!

wip #3 • hunting for sport... feat. logan howlett (& crimson!)

'there's a big bad wolf somewhere in these woods...'

You scramble backwards, stuck watching the way the brush starts to rustle as he gets closer. You push yourself back to your feet, muscles screaming in protest as you break into a sprint. It's all in vain, you know it is. He's only playing with you, letting you tire yourself out. He’s known where you’ve been the whole time, could smell you the whole time, could hear you the whole time. The two of you have been at this long enough now, his patience is starting to run thin. He's right behind you, if the violent thrashing of the brush over your shoulder getting louder is any indication. The dull sound of claws ripping through the forest floor growing closer and closer before the entire woods suddenly tilts on its axis.

this is also in the to the bone universe! can you tell that i'm really into this au? i physically can't stop writing them...another little fic that's outside the events of parts one and two :))) who would i be if i didn't write a chase fic for this man? that's the real question. more violence heavy than the other fics listed, i got bit by the freak bug and i need to write nasty sexy violence sorry babes.

wip #4 • give it to me like a man! feat. dbf!patrick zweig

'patrick comes to your college graduation party, he gives you the best gift...'

“Yeah, I've been pretty busy since the season started. Lot’s of traveling and shit, you know?” Your dad hums in agreement, nodding his head lazily. “For sure, my schedule has been killer this season.” He brags shamelessly, tone heavy with understanding like he and Patrick are in the same boat. Only your dad’s boat is a three million dollar yacht sailing to cushy televised matches and Nike shoots while Patrick is floating on a dinghy to some barely media covered ITF matches. “It’s a miracle I even had time to fly in for the party, isn’t that right sweetheart?” Your hand slides up the length of his cock in one slow motion, your palm grinding over the tip through the denim. “Yeah, daddy.” You say, voice going light and airy around the edges. Patrick thinks it’s being said to your dad, but when his eyes flick over to you, you’re already looking at him. Eyes half-lidded and shiny as your fingers brush over the metal of his zipper.

the long awaited dbf!patrick lol i know i've been dragging this damn thing out for like three weeks but it's the most "done" fic on this list so maybe maybe MAYBE it'll actually be posted soon...

anyway this is nothing but pure filth. just straight up nasty no plot at all pure sex and fucking hard gross style. lots and lots of dirty talk, degradation, risk play, sort of public sex, a barely there daddy kink...just me being nasty on a google doc for no reason!

no pressure tags! @ebodebo @artemis-b-writes @avocado-writing (it's technically thursday but like oh em gee who cares just do it anyway chickens)

[myfandomlikesandstories]

Need You Now

Marc Spector x GN reader

Genre: fluff, hurt comfort

Summary: Need You Now by Lady Antebellum songfic. You and Marc have been thinking about each other late at night, and you decide to phone him.

Warnings: Marc drinking

Word count: 1437

It was late at night, and you were half sitting half lying on your couch with your phone. You were scrolling through pictures of a guy you were seeing, Marc Spector.

It was an on and off thing, no hard feelings, but you two just... Saw each other. On occasion. You would go on a date, have a wonderful time, and not find any time to meet again for a few weeks.

After a particularly long time, about 5 weeks in which you didn't meet and barely spoke, a date was finally scheduled. Marc showed up looking tired, sad and guilty. He apologized for not being able to meet up, and for not calling.

He said he didn't understand why you wouldn't just ghost him, and why you even agreed to see him now. If he were any other person, things would have been different. You wouldn't just "talk" to someone with no commitment for so long, you had standards.

But there was just something about him. There was something relentless about this Marc guy, you felt as if your life would be totally different if you just left. That was silly, just a weird gut feeling but you didn't dismiss it. No harm no foul, right?

You thought of calling him. Obviously you shouldn't, it was 1 AM, but honestly? You missed him. It was stupid. He wouldn't pick up. He'd think you're weird. Clingy. He'd brush you off and ghost you for good.

Did he think of you as much as you thought of him? Nah, can't be. He would have made a move by now, or at least try to talk to you more. You never even cross his mind, that's why he doesn't call. Shame that for you, it happened all the time.

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Marc Spector poured yet another shot of whiskey into a glass and swallowed it immediately. He wondered why wouldn't he drink straight from the bottle, no reason bothering with a glass. He wondered many things that night, like why couldn't he take his eyes off the door? He felt the urge to just rip it open and run into the night.

"Shouldn't be drinking anyway," he grumbled as he poured another shot. Steven would nag him for it all day. Marc had agreed to work something out with Steven over his drinking problem. He said he'd only drink if he was feeling absolutely miserable... Which was most of the time. But tonight was truly spectacular in that field.

He couldn't get you off his mind. Did he really wish to disappear in the cold night air, or did he just want to hear a knock? He wished with all his might to see a text from you pop up on his phone. You texted him, once, when he was having a particularly bad day. He never felt relief like that in his life. It was like a ray of warm sunshine burst through the cloud over his head. It made him feel special, honestly. That YOU chose to talk to HIM. He reaaaally wanted you to just sweep in and save him from himself. In a back corner of his mind, he realized he wanted you to love him.

"It's weird to think that about someone," he dismissed himself. No way you thought about him, certainly not like that, certainly not at 1:15 in the morning! "I need to get a grip." He sighed. "And to stop talking to yourself." Marc thought, and rested his head on the table.

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You sighed anxiously, finger hovering over the call button. You were thinking too much and too little at the same time. Your head was flooded with the impossible possibility of Marc returning your affection, and so you managed to completely forsake the idea to text him first. Never mind. "It's now or never," you told yourself and called.

The ring roused Marc from his drunken half sleep on his kitchen table, and he sprang to his feet, stumbling and falling as he tried to reach his phone on the counter. He would have felt insanely ridiculous if it were anyone else calling, and would berate himself endlessly. Luckily, it was you.

"Hello?"

"Hi! Marc! Sorry, did I wake you?"

"No, no, don't worry, you didn't. Um, how are you?"

"I'm alright, thank you. How are you?"

"I'm fine," he lied. "Are you sure you're okay?"

"Yeah, I'm okay, sorry, I didn't expect you to actually pick up."

"Well, I'm here. Why'd you call?"

"Uh, well, I was wondering if you're free sometime this week? Maybe tomorrow?"

Marc was a little surprised, both by the whole situation of his damn wish coming true, and by you asking to see him again.

"Yes, yeah, I am. Is 7 PM okay?"

"Yeah! Perfect, thank you. I'm sorry I called this late," you apologized, but the triumph was present in your voice. "See you then!"

"Yeah, goodnight." He said.

"Goodnight."

None of you hung up, and a few moments passed. Just before you ended the call, you heard Marc's voice again.

"Wait!" He pleaded, louder than he meant. He would have never done this sober.

"Yeah?"

"Could you please stay on the line?" He asked timidly. It was really unlike him, but he couldn't let you go.

"Of course." You reassured. He sounded a bit panicked. "Are you okay, though?"

"Uhh," he hesitated. He obviously couldn't tell you he was sad and drunk and thinking about you and praying that you'd call, right? That'd be creepy. Why was he even talking to you? He tried to stop himself before, saying that you don't need him in your life. He's bad for you, he's a burden, you shouldn't be near him. He felt guilty for being with you and felt guilty for leaving. Without you, he felt his heart was so empty it could stop. He'd rather hurt than feel nothing at all, he guessed.

"Marc? You there?"

"I'm sorry."

"Hey, it's alright, everything is okay." You registered something was really wrong. "I'm here. You can tell me. I'm worried about you."

Marc was shocked. Did he hear you right? You were worried about him? He gulped. He didn't want you to worry. You told him once you liked it when people are open about their emotions. Here goes nothing.

"Um, yeah, no, uh, I'm... Not doing so great. I'm sorry. I'm pretty drunk. Hehe, I actually kinda faceplanted while running to pick up the phone," he said and ran a hand over his face. His voice sounded very sad suddenly. "I don't want to be alone."

You heard him take a sharp, shaky breath.

"I need you."

You breathed deeply. "I'm sorry, Marc."

Here it comes, he braces himself for impact.

You decided taking risks was working for you tonight. "I'll be at your place in 15 minutes?"

Marc was stunned. "Really?"

"I just need to throw together a bag, I'll stay the night with you, yeah?"

"Thank you," he said, shocked and grateful.

"Just hang in there." You said and ended the call, going to pack yourself an overnight bag and drive over to his place.

Marc's head was spinning now, and he sat down.

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15 minutes later, you knocked on his door. Marc went to open it and was greeted by the sight of you in your pajamas, holding a small backpack. You dropped it on the floor inside the apartment and when the door was closed behind you, you engulfed Marc in your arms.

He rested his head on your shoulder, breathing you in and holding you close. You tightened your grip around him and rubbed his back.

"Thank you for coming." He said quietly. "I'm sorry."

You let go of him, and a wave of pain washed through his bones. Instead of walking away, you took his face in your hands.

"You have nothing to apologize for, dear. Thank you for letting me help you."

He looked at you with his now wet, puppy dog brown eyes, grateful and utterly confused by your kindness, and pulled you into a hug again.

You stayed that way for a minute or two, and broke apart only to get into his bed together and cuddle. You pulled his head to your chest, and he snuggled happily into the crook of your neck as he wrapped his heavy arms (and a leg) around your body. You held him close, kissed his forehead and his hairline, and he planted a few soft kisses on your neck and chest. You didn't know what you would do without one another. Tomorrow would be good, you knew so.

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My Heart

Aldhelm x afab!reader

Masterlist

Synopsis: The gods have brought you and Aldhelm together and now you must make a difficult decision.

Word Count: 2,057

Content Warning: 18+. This is smut (p in v, cockwarming) and light angst. Also soft.

AN: This is a lil worm I've had in my brain since I first encountered this weenie. I love Aldhelm so much. Also, I am VERY rusty with writing the spice. I gave it a once over, but that's as far as the editing goes. We die like men.

The Last Kingdom requests are OPEN

Saltwic, Mercia

“You do not have to leave.” Aldhelm murmured into your hair. You were tangled together in a twist of limbs, trying to catch your breath. 

“Please…do not spoil what precious time we have together, Aldhelm.” You buried your face into his chest, refusing to open your eyes. His hand ran up your bare thigh, getting dangerously close to the apex of your legs before returning back down. He let out a heavy sigh.

“Stay.” He pushed. This was not a new topic of conversation, though it was tiring to hear it over and over again. There was a time where you would’ve sooner than a blade through Aldhelm than lay with him, but something changed during your rather tenuous relationship where your hearts had opened for each other. You did not know when it happened, but here you were nonetheless.

“You know I cannot. I have an oath and you have a Lady to oversee. Lady Aethelflaed needs you just as Uhtred needs me.”

“These things are not mutually exclusive.” Aldhelm reasoned. “You will not even think on it?” You sighed and sat up, Aldhelm’s arm sliding from your waist as you rolled to your side of the bed. The sheets pooled at your waist as you sat on the edge of the mattress, rubbing your hands over your face. “Do you believe Uhtred would say no if you asked him to release you of your oath? Honestly?”

“Do you think I haven’t thought on this?” You glanced at Aldhelm from over your bare shoulder. “My heart rips in two every time I part from you.”

“Then stay.” He said firmly. “With me. Stay here and I will marry you, if you will have me.” 

“You would marry me?” The idea seemed preposterous to you. Not the idea of marrying Aldhelm, but of the idea that Aldhelm wanted to marry you. Every emotion began to bubble in your chest and tears sprung to your eyes. Why couldn’t he just keep his mouth shut? You thought ruefully. It seems he had done some thinking in your time apart and it absolutely terrified you.

“Without question.” The softness of his voice, the honesty his words held -it was all too much. Your eyelids clenched shut, trying to stop the onslaught of tears that would surely break their way out regardless. You shook your head.

“This life -the blood, battles, and exhaustion; the loss and misery. It is all I know, all I’ve ever known. I have been surviving this way since I was three and ten, Aldhelm. Since then I have never called one place home.”

“Coccham is not your home?” He questioned. You shook your head.

“It is a place to rest my head, but I am never there long.” You sniffed, quickly wiping your cheeks. “To be bound one place…I cannot live this way. I must keep moving or I lose my purpose.” 

“That is what you think of yourself? That if you have nowhere to swing your sword, you have nothing to offer?” Aldhelm’s voice held a sadness to it and you couldn’t dare yourself to look at him, much less into his eyes. You felt the bed shift behind you.

“It is who I am, Aldhelm…” The man’s long legs came into view as he moved to kneel before you. He had the mind to slip on his braies in his travels from his side of the bed, leaving you barely covered by the sheet in your lap. You were not shy. Aldhelm had seen you fully, and modesty had never been a worry of yours to begin with. 

One of his large hands clasped over yours on your lap, while the other held your cheek, tilting your head to look at him and wiping tears with a swipe of his thumb. Never had you looked into a man’s eyes and saw what he so freely gave to you. Genuine kindness and adoration seeped from every pore. The love that he expressed made a heavy guilt settle in your stomach. Your hands clasped his in return. Your name was a whisper on his lips as he held your full attention.

“You are so much more than your sword, and it pains me that I even have to say that. You are the most beautiful woman I have ever had the blessing of laying my eyes on, in every way imaginable. I shall never, for the rest of my life, look upon another as I look upon you. Never. It is your heart that drew me in,” The hand on your cheek slid down your neck affectionately and rested flat against your chest, just over your heart. One of your hands rested over his. “The fierceness you exude -your loyalty. The fire that burns within you eternally. I consider myself the luckiest man alive that you’ve returned my affections wholeheartedly, though I will not lie and tell you that you did not absolutely terrify me when we met. You truly did.” He chuckled, bringing his hand back up from your chest so he could run his thumb over the small symbol tattooed on the highest point of your cheek just under your eye, trying to lighten the serious conversation. It brought a timid smile to your lips and his eyes brightened at the sight. 

“Saxon men fear strong women.” You teased him, your hand coming up to rest upon his cheek. His short beard tickled your palm as you rubbed it.   

“This Saxon does not.” He whispered earnestly. “Not anymore.” Your eyes closed, trying to savor the feeling of his skin on yours. “I do not wish to tie you down, to tame you of your ways.” He shook his head. “I just ask that you make Mercia your home, that you allow me to lay nestled within your heart as you lay within mine.” Your eyes opened, your lips trembling. 

“There is a place for you here. I’ve already spoken to Lady Aethelflaed. You know she has a softness for you in her heart, especially after all you’ve done for her -for Mercia. Instead of fighting for Uhtred, you could fight for her. I’m sure Uhtred would be more than happy to relinquish you to have one of his own here to guard her. I know I could not keep you from who you are; I would not dare entertain the mere idea. I want you as you are before me now, wholly, if you would allow me to have you -to cherish and adore you- with every fiber of my being.” Aldhelm brought your hand to his chest and held it firmly. “My heart, and every beat it makes, is for you until it beats no more.”  

“This is what you want?” Your voice was such a light whisper, it was nearly non-existent. “Truly?” You started to scoot back onto the bed, pulling Aldhelm with you. His lips met yours hungrily.

“I have never wanted for anything more in my life.” He confessed between kisses. Your hands were quick to push his braies down and he kicked them off across the room. Your knee over his hip gave you the leverage you needed to flip Aldhelm over onto his back, with you straddling his hips. His hands ran over your thighs, and slid over your hips to hold you at your waist. 

Bending forward, you captured his sweet lips into a kiss once more. Your forehead rested on Aldhelm’s, breathing heavily as you felt him prod eagerly at your entrance. 

“I do not know what I’ve done in my life to deserve you, Aldhelm.” Your confession quickened his heart, so much so he thought it would beat out of his chest. With a tilt of your hips, you felt him enter you. You bit your lower lip as a groan left him, and he tightened his grip on your waist, cracking his eyes open when you did not move. You sat up straight and Aldhelm’s lips parted at the constriction he felt. Grabbing his hands from your waist, you brought his left hand to your breast. He latched on out of instinct, kneading it and gently tweaking your nipple. The other was brought to your heart. You gently raised and lowered yourself on Aldhelm’s cock, feeling you’ve tortured the poor man enough. His head fell back against the pillows, a breathy moan left his lips. 

“I am yours.” You moaned out, picking up your pace. “Forever, I am yours.” Aldhelm was quick to sit up after hearing your words, pulling you with him as he supported his back against the headboard of the bed. Your knees rested on the bed as he pistoned into you, holding your chest tightly to his as you moaned without caution. 

“Again!” He growled into your ear. His face pressed into your shoulder, his hands slid down your back to grasp onto the strong muscles of your ass. He guided you down to meet his thrusts and the pure pleasure was overwhelming. Your back arched and you nearly shrieked when you felt Aldhelm’s lips attach to your nipple. Your hands immediately wrapped themselves in the hair on the back of his head to hold him to you. “Say it again!” He demanded with his mouth full. 

“I am yours!” The fire in your belly burned white hot, and when his lithe thumb sneakily rubbed against your clit, you fell apart instantly. A hoarse moan broke from your lips as the wave crashed over you. Your thighs began to shake, unable to hold yourself up any longer. Aldhelm’s lips freed your breast with a pop as you fell against him, but he was quick to move his mouth up the column of your neck as he chased his own release. Your hands cradled his face, making him look up at you as his hips continued to thrust himself within you. Aldhelm’s eyes held wonder, as if you hung every star in the sky. You brought your lips down to his and he kissed you greedily.   

“My heart is yours, Aldhelm.” You breathed into his open, panting mouth. You brought his head back down to your chest and held him there. His hot breath against your damp skin was erotic, enthralling. The scratch of his short beard made your cunt clench around his length as his hips stuttered in their thrusts. He was blissfully close. “I will love you until my last breath.” You spoke into the open air, letting your breathy moans fill the room. Aldhelm’s arms tightened around your waist, bordering on the cusp of painful as he released into you with a heady groan into your chest. Aldhelm rode out his high with a few weak thrusts until he could exert himself no longer. He slid his body down the sheets to lay flat on his back, pulling you down to lay flat upon him. He pulled the blankets over the both of you and allowed himself to stay buried within your heat for as long as you’d allow him to be. 

You kissed lightly along his neck, running your fingers over his chest as he ran his finger tips over your back softly. The silence that fell over the dimly lit room was comfortable. 

“I meant what I said.” You broke the silence with delicate words, looking up at Aldhelm from your spot on his chest. He pushed his head back just enough to see your eyes looking up at his. 

“You will stay?” His words held disbelief, as did the furrow of his brow. Your hand came up to caress his cheek once more. You felt him twitch within you. His hand clasped your left, intertwining your fingers with his. 

“Should Uhtred allow it, I will stay and take you as my husband.” To speak the words aloud was akin to lifting a boulder off of your chest. It was instant relief of the anxieties that filled you. “I will allow myself to selfishly have the one thing that has brought me happiness in this life.” The look of adoration was back in his eyes and you never wanted it to leave.     

“You do not understand what a relief it is to hear, my Heart.” Aldhelm craned his neck down to kiss your forehead tenderly, continuing to rub along your back and shoulders.

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-SHIPS THAT I LOVE TO SHIP OR I LIKE TO SHIP:

NUMBER ONE: TECH X REV (TEV OR OTHER SHIP NAMES YOU USE)

I think it wouldn't be a lie if I said it's the fan favorite Loonatics ship. I think you shipped it on time (If you didn't ship it, no problem). It's my favourite. And it was my first Loonatics ship. Technically my first Loonatics ship as a canon x canon ship. Hehe, I was once an oc x canon fan too. Interesting information, I used to ship Rev with the character named Mylene because I had a little crush on Rev. That's why I ship with myself. … I know it's very cringe. That's why I still hate myself. However, I learned from my mistakes and am now a Tech x Rev shipper. It wouldn't be a lie if I said Tech x Rev is the closest canon ship. They acted as if they were a couple in many scenes in the series. IF YOU STILL DON'T BELIEVE ME, LET ME TELL YOU THIS SENTENCE!! Said by Rev Runner. Season 2 Episode 5, ''Family Business'' “Thanks, Tech. If you weren't a coyote, and a guy, I'd kiss ya!” DID YOU SEE THIS?!?!? I'm still pissed because DAMN WARNER BROS ONLY MADE 2 SEASONS AND LEFT US LOONATICS FANS WITH A LOT OF QUESTIONS. AND MOREOVER, THEY DID NOT GIVE US ANY CANON SHIP. Except for married people, they're canon, so we know that. God dammit. In short, it is my favorite and I will definitely ship it in the future. NO ONE CAN STOP ME!!! NIHAHAHAHA. Sorry. By the way Rev gay and Tech pan in my AU.

NUMBER TWO: LEXİ X DUCK (LEXİ X DANGER DUCK)

Lexi x Duck ship is among my favorites, but it's not a ship I look at much. Even though Lexi and Danger Duck's relationship seems a little toxic in the series and they seem like siblings to other people, I love that they are lovers. At least in my AU they are. And they doesn't seem to ship much anymore. Excuse me, but this is the truth. Or I don't see much. This is also a possibility. It's not a ship I can talk about much, I just like them together.

NUMBER THREE: TECH X ACE

Don't attack me. I love Tech x Rev with all my heart. Still, I chose to like this ship for a change. I hated this ship before. But then I saw some of their fanart. Excuse me, but I mean a little bit, there are 2 hahahahahahaha. Anyway, I said to myself, "I think they might be cute. So why not, I ship it''. Frankly, I felt like they had a platonic love in the series. It seemed interesting and, frankly, sweet. Only in the series did I see how much Ace actually cares about Tech. Cry though, Ace, because Tech chose Rev. Hahahahahaha. I'm sorry again. An interesting information (related to real life) is that coyotes are monogamous. That's why I ship Rev with Tech in a different AU, and I ship Ace with Tech in a different AU. This helps a little more.

NUMBER FOUR: SLAM X LEXİ

I'll just say this briefly because I'm tired and I need to move on to more oc x canon and the ones I hate. They are sweet, but I see them more as brother and sister. I'M SO SORRY WHO EVER SHIP THEM!!! I JUST DON'T HAVE TIME!!! I RESPECT YOU GUYS!!!!

NUMBER FIVE: TECH X LEXİ

They can be cute but I don't prefer to ship them.

-OC X CANON SHIPS

NUMBER ONE: RİP X KİT (KİT X RİP OR KİP) OC X CANON SHIP

The owner of this ship is @segamarkiii. I don't own this ship or the Kit character. The reason I like this ship is obviously because Rip has a boyfriend. Rip is honestly a bit of an underrated character. I'm sad about this, because I think it would have made the show a little better if Rip had been a little more prominent. Also, the fanart made by Segamarkiii is amazing. I hope she makes more Loonatics fanart.

NUMBER TWO: MYLENE X LUNA (MY OWN SHIP BETWEEN MY OC'S)

I love this ship. They suit each other very well. Let me give you some AU spoilers. Mylene actually changed Luna's life. That's why she's on the team. In my original AU, I was actually going to ship Luna with Tech. YES, I TRIED TO SHIP THE CHARACTER WITH MYSELF AGAIN, CRINGE AND SORRY. Now when I say this, what do you think? ''Wait, do you ship yourself with yourself? It's disgusting.'' No, my dear friends. Mylene and Luna are no longer the characters I am myself. I have a main character and an IRL character, which are characters that reflect me. So no, I don't ship myself with myself. Do not worry. Meanwhile, Mylene and Luna are a Bi and Lesbian couple (TOH reference hah). Mylene Bi and Luna are lesbians. I love shipping them.

NUMBER THREE: ACE X HANNAH

The real reason I made this ship was because I felt sorry for Ace. While everyone on the team was in love with someone, Ace and Slam were not in love with someone. Don't worry, I have a ship in Slam. Hannah is a vet and Mylene has a desert fox (named Angel. Don't worry, a picture with my Loonatics Ocs will come soon, in late February, hopefully) While Mylene is taking her to the vet, Ace sees Hannah because he also came. Love at first sight, they get together, blah, blah, blah. So I gave Ace a girlfriend out of pity.

NUMBER FOUR: SLAM X FRANKIE

I must say that this ship was inspired by the malewife x girlboss relationship. While Slam is very shy around Frankie, Frankie tries to flirt with Slam. That's enough to say, and besides, this is my favorite oc x canon ship. IN LOONATICS!! DONT WORRY!!!!

If you have oc x canon ship in Loonatics and if I'm not say that sorry.

-SHIPS THAT I HATE TO SHIP OR I DON'T LIKE TO SHIP

Before I give my opinions, I'm so, so sorry if you ship any of these. But these are my opinions. However, I respect you all, know that.

NUMBER ONE: LEXİ X ACE

This is my least favorite ship among the Loonatics ships. Again, I'm sorry, but I don't like Ace and Lexi being shipped. If you tell me about the scenes in the series in the comments, I can't really say anything. However, remember that none of the ships in the series are canon. I think Ace and Lexi are cousins, and I prefer that. We already know that Bugs and Lola are together. In this case, the possibility of Lexi and Ace being cousins ​​increases.

''They are cousins, they are in the very distant future, can't they have consanguineous marriages? Can't they date even if they are relatives??'' Of course, but I don't like that, that's why I don't like this ship. That is all.

NUMBER TWO: ACE X DUCK (ACE X DANGER DUCK)

I will say this, this ship may be sweet to you, but it is not sweet to me. In my opinion, their relationship is mostly brotherly. They already have a competitive relationship. If we look at it according to Duck.

NUMBER THREE: REV X DUCK

I'm not telling anyone not to ship this, but I see them as a brothers.

Again, if you disagree with my thoughts, at least kindly express your opinion. If there are any ships I forgot, you can tell me.

Have a good day, good morning or good night :)

[xskywalker21]

No Good nor Evil | Ch 2: Reconcile

The sun slowly crept through the crevices, bringing much needed warmth into the room.

Franny sighed, appreciating the sun's touch. She felt strong arms tightening their hold around her. Alarmed, she froze.

Honestly, she couldn't remember much from last night. Tiredness was all she felt--no... she was lying to herself.

Longing, that was what she felt. Franny felt so tired, exhausted from being on the run that the only comforting spot was to be next to the strange man that ran away with her.

Cornelius...

He had seemed flustered at that moment that, looking back at it, it was cute. 

A small laugh escaped her lips. 

Cornelius shifted under her, mumbling in his sleep. 

Franny thought she should get up but... again, her body had a mind of it's own. 

She snuggled closer to him, inhaling his scent. Her fingers caressed his sweater, examining the texture of it. Her eyes then shifted over to his face.

He seemed to be at peace, yet still a little tense. His eyebrows were scrunched as if in concern. Blonde hair tousled in it's upward direction. Lips chapped from the dust that occupied the room. 

She pursed her lips. He's dehydrated, Franny thought, Maybe there's water somewhere...

Deciding to scout for some, she untangled herself, draping his lab coat over him before tiptoeing her way through the vacant apartment. 

Finding water seemed impossible given the type of environment they were living in. 

The smog filled city in the distance was an eyesore to say the least. The domes that replicated the dictator robot could be seen from the outskirt, the eerie red lights beaming on it's citizens as if implying they're always watching.

Franny could only imagine what the environment was like when there was no dictatorship, no robots controlling every move someone makes.

Maybe the sky would be... pink? A nice pink. Or a blue? Like the images she had stumbled upon when her and Cornelius were escaping their way out of there.

Trees would be a nice touch, perfect for some walks or outdoor activities... heck, even just for breathable air. Animals too--

Frogs!

Cornelius had talked to her about frogs when she decided to ask him about her and how was she like. He talked about her with such enthusiasm, it hurt her heart... He had mentioned that the frogs she had performed music--sing, talk, play instruments.

She laughed. Oh, boy... Franny thought he was going nuts, implying that those little amphibians would do such things. 

"Franny?"

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Cornelius' hands grasped his lab coat, expecting his wife, but it was empty. Eyes flying open, he threw off his coat and started looking around the apartment. 

"Franny?" he whispered.

Arms ripped open curtains, doors, every inch of each room was searched. His heart quickened with each passing second, his breathing followed.

Shit! he thought, frantically continuing his search, making his way outside. I should have been more careful, she could've ran off or--

"Franny?!" 

His wife stood outside, looking up with wide eyes. She appeared to be more cleansed. The wind softly blew against her newly soaked hair, almost making it seem as if they were in some sort of afterlife...

"Good morning," she smiled softly.

"Why didn't you wake me?" Cornelius tried to simmer down his tone, but she caught on.

Franny raised an eyebrow, unamused. "I was looking for water, if you must know," gesturing towards the bucket. 

That stopped Cornelius in his tracks. Fresh water? He would have assumed all biomes were destroyed. If this water was clean, the further they're away from the city, the better chance they have at building a new life. It also meant, before Franny was captured, she, their son and Carl were well off.

Cornelius sighed, letting his shoulders drop. "I'm sorry, Franny, I--"

"If what you've told me about me is true, I am more than capable of taking care of myself," she snapped, finishing her clean up.

"Franny, I know that, but after being... after seeing you controlled... mind-controlled, I can't..." he looked away from her, that seeping guilt clawing at his heart.

Her eyes shifted to the ground, unsure of what to say. Yeah, he built those hats but... she believed there was never any ill intention. He must've been building them to better their society. 

Again, her body slowly made it's way towards him. Before she knew it, her hands cupped his face, stroking his dusty face. His injuries haven't fully healed, especially the bruise under his eye. 

“I know,” she replied, keeping her eyes locked on his. “But you don’t have to worry so much. I’m not dumb enough to wander off too far…” she smirked, before searching his eyes, “Don’t you trust me?”

Cornelius immediately squeezed her hand, nodding.

Franny continued, “I’ve trusted you, no matter how weird your statements are.” 

He chuckled, giving her a small smile. “I do trust you…” Cornelius breathed, slowly raising his hand to touch her face, as if asking for permission. 

A fire lit inside her, just as it did before.

It’s as if he were the Earth and she was the moon, gravity pulled her up just for their lips to graze against one another.

Find here!

[sodabranch]

Halo again. I have the sudden hunch to announce that I'm not legally liable for any caffeine highs and mild injuries to oneself that I may or may not be remotely associated with. Take care of yourself <3

ANYWAY—

1. I thought of a scene of two similar company ships land on the same moon. The doors of them open. An employee from the ship sticks their head out, peaking out to see the other ship. At the same time, an employee from that ship does the same. Another employee from each side joins in on the staring...

Then, Justice checks to see what its crew mates are looking at. Once again, at the same time, someone else sticks their head out... They also have a nutcracker?! (I imagine it being Woody, but it could also be another of Justice's model.)

Haven't developed anything past this, other than an epic team up time and Justice gifting Woody a hat it took off an enemy nutcracker.

2. How would Justice react to the employee/master returning the favour?: helping it with the chores and trying to stop it from getting damaged from entities, even if it means injury to themself?

Also, if I give Justice a kiss on the cheek, how does it respond? :3

3. I had a realisation: there are giant pumpkins and beehives in the game. We have moons with straight up forests in them, which the employees can look up info about. I'm starting to think that with a mix of research, determination, and cooking prowess, Justice could actually cook banger meals more often.

4. What's Justice's problem with bright colours?

5. Justice using its dancing abilities to pull a tired employee out of bed, to make sure they're awake for this morning's excursion, and forcing them awake as they suddenly have to keep up with Justice's moves.

~ Halo

Good time for my internet to have returned, you are my saviour...

Also apparently I don't have the need to spoiler content because Tumblr already does it by itself?? Technology...

I'M ALSO HOLDING YOU ACCOUNTABLE, YOU HAVE BROUGHT THIS UPON ME AND YOU HAVE TO SUFFER THE CONSEQUENCES GGGGRAHH!!!

But ok, I've honestly never thought about the idea of two ships landing on the same moon, which open the door to many many possibilities?????

I think the idea about Woody is kinda cute lol,, I would love to see them interacting,,,, I believe Justice would be very interested in his liking for classical music :3 like going out of its way to find a record player to play some for its new friend <3<3

AND IMAGE JUST SEEING A CLONE OF YOURSELF AFTER ALL THOSE YEARS SPENT ON SOLITUDE I WOUDLD BE TRIPPING BALLS;;;; like, I just think Justice would be really really confused at first, but will push forward and try to strike up conversation, maybe ask if the other one knows if there are more out there??? what are you doing here?? what huh??

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Also :sob: Justice wouldn't let them help, that's what it is for!! You'll have to rip it out of it, and maybe it will just let you help preparing the ingredients for cooking or sweeping some dust,,

AND THERE'S NO WAY IT WOULD LET YOU GO NEAR AN ENTITY;; enemies be blasted instantly. If something were to actually happen to you, even if that something is a single scratch it would get you out of there to get you parched up as soon as possible

ANASKDKJSDJSAFHJFJHAHJAGS THE KISS OMGGG I feel it wouldn't register it as first,,, then get so giddy LIKE OMGG LOVE!!!! it would enjoy it very much and hug you so tight. Maybe it would try to copy you in the future and smash its face against your cheek,, resulting in a bruise phftttt it has learnt it's lesson

Honestly, if a machine was able to blush it would <3

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ALSO NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT YEA!! Maybe with the help of a friend they could go forage for some goods. I also think cracking open one of those pumpkins would be such a chore

But oh god if I wasn't willing to do it.

And we better not talk about the beehives,, I imagine the crew has had some bad experiences with them.

I am now left wondering about the mansion's kitchen..

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Also I, myself, being sensitive to them, felt that bright colours would be pretty straining to a creature who solely bases its perception on sight alone;; any flashing or bright light would hurt it :( that's mostly it,, keeping it as a fun fact.

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THE LAST PART D'AWWWW IM MELTING IM CRYING,,, an employee thinking they could maybe oversleep while they're travelling to the moon but no, Justice can't let that happen!!

A cold water bucket would be too harsh, so why not start the day on a good note! You suddenly are swept to your feet by the Nutcracker, who is now taking you for a quick dance session.

And when the dizziness finally settles, you are bound to follow it's steps as the crew watches, chuckling a bit,,

You groan, but soon cave in :3 thanks Justice!

[nikolathestranger]

There is something so deranged about seeing a former acquaintance of mine claim that I used to be enbyphobic, when I was maybe 14 at best and had no understanding of gender like I do now, there is in fact something so deeply fucked up about someone still talking about you, sharing your issues anonymously on the web, kind of like a "fuck you for being a bad friend when you were in an incredibly dark place, when you were 14, later 17" and now seeing that person in the same fandom you are in. I don't even know what to say. For a long time I was afraid to even go online, because I truly, honestly believed I was the devil for calling someone out IRL when they used to shit talk me, my work, my characters on their old Tumblr, gaining pity and sympathy from their friends.

Funnily enough, the only reason I contacted them was because I was worried, as they were vague posting about potentially hurting themselves, or at least feeling the urge to, so I approached them. They then, in turn, maybe to make themselves feel stronger, threatened that their friends would rip out my throat, maybe they would do it themselves. I don't even know what to say to this. They then abandoned their old account, claiming their safe space had been breached, and made a new one, it seems.

I found it now because I saw some of their TMA art, thought it looked familiar, and it turns out it is the same person. I don't even know what to think, I just have a headache.

To be clear: Between the ages of 14 to 18ish, I was not a good person, but I wasn't the devil either. I grew up in an abusive household, struggled with depression, eds and many undiagnosed issues. I did not take rejection well, I did not understand how to put out boundaries for myself in a proper manner and I did not understand how to handle mental episodes. I thought this person was my friend, they claimed to be, but when I read on their account how they thought I might be exaggerating my issues, how they only stayed with me because they felt pity and how they did not view me as a friend at all I was heartbroken, furious and just overall spiraled.

Furthermore, I became a very passive-aggressive person, and just overall drew away from them, hoping I could hurt them the same way I was hurt by their actions.

Since then, I have had episodes where my brain does this thing, being a chameleon and trying to copy people, sometimes I tried to copy them, in order to maybe become someone they would like again, before extensive therapy on my part.

Additionally, I now moved out of my parent's place and after a year of homelessness had the time I needed to heal, I can now confidently say I am not the person I used to be, I just wish they would accept that too, and stop calling me their abuser, or still spread weird things about me, it is so tiring. I know tagging them would not help, they would simply block me and feel confirmed in their emotions, this is just me, getting something off my chest, so I can breathe and live on.

[fixxofvixx]

BLOODRIGHT - Vampire Taekwoon AU - Chapter 21

Hello! It's been a while but I'm still here! I hope you are too! This chapter stumped me so much as I couldn't figure out how I wanted it to go.

I hope you enjoy and let me know what you think! Love you all!!!!

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"Taekwoon!"  In a flash, the door burst open and his hand was wrapped around Kaxon's throat before you could blink.

"What the hell did you do?!"

"He tried to bite me."  

When Taekwoon heard your words, his face changed to pure rage.  

"You have a death wish.  You promised to help her and you're trying to bite her?!  Are you insane?  Do you even have a cure?"

"I--agh--I a-am the c-cure!"  Kaxon was having trouble forming words with Taekwoon squeezing his throat.  You were surprised his head was still attached, honestly.

"What the hell are you talking about?!"  Taekwoon lightened his grip so Kaxon could talk.

"I am the cure.  That's why you can't produce a cure.  It's inside me.  I have to bite her."

“Do you think I’m an idiot?  Did you really think I would let you come in here and bite her?  You must have lost your mind!  Cure her now before I rip your head off!”  Takewoon was practically seething as he tightened his grip on Kaxon again.  

Kaxon’s hands clawed at Taekwoon’s, trying to get him to let go.  In a moment of desperation, Kaxon pulled something from his pocket and stuck it into Taekwoon’s ribs.  Taekwoon grunted in pain when an electric shock coursed through his body.  The voltage was enough to send Taekwoon stumbling back, landing on the floor, dazed.  

Kaxon came to stand next to you and your heart lurched.  With Taekwoon incapacitated, you didn’t know what Kaxon would do.  You wanted to run but there was no strength left in you.  

“Rest assured, Y/N, I did not come here to hurt you.  Your heart does not need to beat so fast.  It’s just a taser and it won’t hurt him.  Of course, there’s about 5 times the amount of voltage in this thing….he is a royal after all.”  Kaxon turned the taser over and over in his hand while Taekwoon rose to his feet, fuming.

Kaxon held up the taser in front of you and smiled, “Would you like one?”

“Kaxon, I suggest you give her the cure so I can tear each limb from your body slowly….with my bare hands.  If you had any hope of leaving here alive, that is gone now.”

In the blink of an eye, Kaxon moved and placed himself behind you on the bed.  Taekwoon’s movements were a second slower, most likely because of the electricity still running through his body.  Kaxon was kneeling behind you but didn’t touch you.  To be honest, when you quickly glanced behind you, you caught a glimmer of fear in his eyes.  

Did Kahn really have something he needed?  He was willing to go against Taekwoon, who is obviously stronger, just to have a chance for you to help him.

“Taekwoon, I’ve told you how I can cure her.  The longer you wait, the worse it will get.”

“You son of a–”  

“Stop!”  You spoke up before another fight could start.  Taekwoon looked at you in confusion.

“Y/N…”

“I’m tired…..I’m tired of being sick…I’m tired of you both fighting.   Please…just stop.”  You took a deep breath, your own outburst draining more of your energy.

“But, Y/N….”  Taekwoon inched closer, hoping to remove Kaxon from the bed behind you while talking with you.

“Taekwoon….please?  I don’t want to see any death today, alright?  I want to be able to stand up on my own, walk around the garden, and eat something more than porridge.  Please….”  Surprisingly, tears formed in your eyes and you realized how helpless you really felt.  Thankfully, Taekwoon finally understood.

“Okay, okay, I’m sorry.”  He came to stand next to you and took your hand.  “No more fighting.  Kaxon, remove yourself and we’ll talk.”

"Of course."  Kaxon spoke slowly as if he was reluctant to trust Taekwoon's words.  Once he was off the bed, he stood next to the bedpost, waiting for Taekwoon to begin but you spoke first.

"Explain this to me.  I'm not going to blindly let you bite me unless you can prove that what you are saying is true."  

Kaxon was silent for a moment, carefully choosing his words.

"The virus is developed using my blood.  I'm not a full royal vampire like my brother.  Whoever my father is….."  Kaxon paused for a moment and then cleared his throat.  "He gave me some type of blood that works as a type of poison.  After a while, I was able to develop an antidote for it."

"So why can't you just give me the antidote?"

"It doesn't work on its own.  For years, I injected every imaginable solution into my body to try and neutralize the poison.  After a while, I realized that it works but only in a certain way.  The antidote is produced by the enzyme that is released when I bite someone.  Once it's out of my body, it doesn't work."

"You expect us to believe that?"  Taekwoon began to walk towards Kaxon but you stopped him with a hand on his arm.  

"Is he lying?"  You knew Taekwoon was monitoring Kaxon's heartbeat for anything that would indicate he wasn't telling the truth.

"Not that I can tell but….."

"I thought other vampires can't bite me?"

"I am not allowed to take any blood from you and I will not.  Your blood is now protected and I would be in worse shape than you if I tried."  Your thoughts turned over and over in your head.  Knowing Taekwoon would never agree, you went with your gut instinct.

"What about Taekwoon?  Is the poison still in his body?"

"No, his royal blood neutralized the poison long ago."

"Then….do it."  

"Y/N!"

"Taekwoon…. the doctor your mom brought couldn't do anything.  He knows if he's lying you wouldn't let him walk out of here alive.  Right, Kaxon?"

"Right you are, my lady."

"Kaxon…." Taekwoon's distaste for Kaxon's choice of words wasn't lost on you.

"I address her with the utmost respect, I assure you."  Kaxon turned to you and continued.  "Thank you for believing in my words.  I swear upon my name that you will feel as good as new in a couple of hours."

Kaxon stepped forward slowly, aware of Taekwoon's position beside you.  

"Mother."

In a couple of moments, Taekwoon's mother burst through the door followed by the doctor.

"What is it?"

"Your Highness, I assure you that I will completely cure y/n.  She has agreed to my method and–"

"He wants to bite her!" 

"Have you gone mad, Kaxon?  What do you mean?"

"Kaxon has explained how the poison in my body works.  The only way to cure it is for him to bite me."

"And you trust him, y/n?"

"Trust might be a bit of a stretch…..but I am willing to believe him considering he wouldn't leave alive if he killed me."

"Right you are, my dear.  Taekwoon, let's trust y/n's decision.  Come over here with me."

"But–"

"You are free to kill and dismember me in any fashion you see fit should I fail, Taekwoon.  I promise you that."

"There'll be nothing left of you, Kaxon.  Know that."  Taekwoon walked over to his mother and stood with his arms over his chest.  

Kaxon walked over to you and held out his hand for your arm.  He kneeled on one knee before your bed.  You didn't dare to look at Taekwoon lest you chickened out.

"This won't be long.  You'll be up and dancing by this evening."  Kaxon lowered his head to your arm and you closed your eyes.  You could feel his breath on your skin and you tried very hard not to pull away.  You couldn't imagine anyone else besides Taekwoon biting you and your mind automatically wanted to reject it.  

After a moment you felt his teeth pierce your skin.  You had been prepared for excruciating pain but you felt nothing.  Surprised, you looked at your arm and, sure enough, his teeth were embedded in your skin.  A numbing sensation traveled from your arm to the rest of your body.  You felt slightly dizzy but didn't feel the need to pass out.  

After a few moments, Kaxon released your arm and leaned back.  

"Doctor, I trust you will be able to patch her up?"  Kaxon looked at you, "I will not close these and let them heal on their own.  I'm sure Taekwoon would not like the usual method of closing wounds."

You blushed slightly, thinking of the many times Taekwoon had taken care of the bites with his tongue.  Kaxon stood from the floor only to walk a couple of steps and collapse back onto the hard wood.

You gasped and looked up for help from Taekwoon but realized he wasn't there.  Your eyes cut to his mother but she was checking on Kaxon.  

"Taekwoon?" You jumped when your call was greeted in return with a loud crash.  Her heart sank.  He was mad.  So mad in fact that he wouldn't even come back to your side after Kaxon had supposedly cured you.  Once the doctor had finished with your arm, he joined Taekwoon's mother.

"Y/N, we'll take Kaxon to another room.  You just rest and I'm sure Taekwoon will be along shortly. 

You nodded and let your back settle against the headboard again, waiting.

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Three hours later, Taekwoon was still gone.

Was he that upset with your decision?  You indeed felt at least ninety percent better but he never came to check on you.  

You stood from the bed finally and headed to the bathroom for a shower.  You had a small measure of hope that Taekwoon would appear once you were finished.

Your hope died when you exited the bathroom only to find his mother sitting on the edge of your bed.

"Don't be discouraged, my dear.  He's only mad for a bit.  He'll come around, just give him some time."  She stood and headed for the door.  "Kaxon is still out.  Perhaps everything will look brighter in the morning."

You could only nod.  You feared speaking would cause a sudden onslaught of tears.  You wanted Taekwoon.  He was supposed to be by your side, rejoicing in the fact that you were getting better.  

"I prepared some soup downstairs for you.  You should eat something."  She smiled before leaving you in the room once again.  

Food definitely sounded good but you wanted to find Taekwoon first.  Opening Taekwoon's closet, you put on one of his robes over the nightgown his mother had left for you earlier.  Once you were out in the hallway it seemed as if it had been forever since you'd seen the outside of the room.  Going to the right would lead you to the stairs and then the kitchen.  But the left led to the rooms upstairs.  You figured Taekwoon would be the furthest from people so you started to the left. 

There was no trace of him on the second floor so you tried the third floor.  You had only been up there a couple of times but it was in serious need of refurbishment.  It was dark when you reached the landing and it was cold.  A door to one of the rooms was lying on the floor, in pieces, and you assumed that was the loud crash you'd heard before.  

"Taekwoon?"  You walked a few more steps but stopped when you heard a few footsteps from the end of the hall.  Once your vision focused on the darkness you saw a dark mass with red eyes staring back at you.

"Taekwoon?  What are you doing up here?  Why are you–!"  Your words caught in your throat when Taekwoon sped forward.   In an instant, his body was against yours as he had pressed you into the wall of the hallway.  His breathing was heavy and he seemed to be struggling for control.

You slowly reached up and placed your hand against his cheek.  His skin was clammy and it felt as if he had been crying.  

"Are you okay?"  

He didn't answer.  Instead he placed one hand over your stomach, securing you to the wall.  The other hand went to the arm that Kaxon had bitten.  He raised it to inspect the bandage there.  With a slight growl, the hand against your waist went around your back and he lifted you against him.  He sped to one of the rooms and dropped you onto one of the beds there.  He followed you down and hovered over you, one knee on either side of your hips.  He extended your bandaged arm out over the bed and began removing the bandage.  Scared that it hadn't healed you tried to pull your arm away.

"Taekwoon, what are you up to?"

"Be still."  His usual soft voice had now become gruff like silk over gravel.  The tone convinced you to lie still and let him do what he wanted.

Once he had the bandage off, he inspected the wound.  He ran his thumb over the two tiny holes that Kaxon had made.  His other hand once again spread over your stomach just before he leaned down and sank his teeth into the same holes.  A startled gasp left your throat and you tried to pull your arm back but Taekwoon was pure steel at the moment.  After a few seconds, you realized that he wasn't feeding.  He had only bitten you but didn't take any blood.  Soon after, you felt his tongue close the wounds and he brought his lips to yours.  You wrapped your arms around his neck and held on.  His thumb went to your chin and pulled your mouth open so he could sink his tongue inside.  His actions were rough but not painful.  You knew what his fuel was: jealousy.  You kissed him back with just as much enthusiasm so he would hopefully know that you only wanted him.  His lips traveled and he used his hand under your chin to turn your head so he could gain better access.  His teeth sank in lightly several more places until you were a puddle beneath him.  Only when your arms lost all strength and fell from his neck did he stop.  He was breathing hard against your neck, struggling with words.

"I'm–" He took a couple more breaths before trying again, "I'm sorry.  I shouldn't have done that."

He raised his head to look at you but you could only see his crimson eyes in the darkness. 

"I was too rough, I'm sorry."  His hand gently moved the disheveled hair from your face.  

"You weren't.  I'm fine."  You smiled at him, thankful that he was talking to you again.  

"Your lips are bruised.  I shouldn't have hurt–"  You cut off his words by raising your head and placing a kiss on his lips.

"I'm not hurt.  I feel much better than before and I'm only sad that you stopped."

"You are way too forgiving."  He buried his face in your neck and you let out a short laugh.  He sighed and his body melted on top of yours.  "Do you really feel better?"

"I do.  I was a little sad that you disappeared on me, though."

"I…..once his teeth went into your skin, I lost it.  I had to leave before I tore the place apart.  I've been up here ever since."

"Silly boy."

"Don't taunt me."  His teeth grazed your collarbone and you squirmed beneath him.

"Then continue what you were doing."   

"My pleasure."   

[chalterdh22]

Chapter 46: Do You Want Me to Tell Everyone?

We all had a nice, relaxing evening and went to bed early.  When I woke up, I had Grogu curled up next to me in my bed.  I slowly got up to go to the refresher and to look to see what time it was.  It was just approaching 6 am.  I then peaked in our spare room and Din was in there sleeping.  Good, he got back ok.

I walked out to the kitchen to make some caf.  While that was brewing, I walked outside.  There was a chill in the air still, that would soon go away by the suns beating down on this planet.  I loved the early mornings here.  They were on the quieter side, before it got crazy in this town.

“Good morning!”  Mom yelled, waking up half the block.

“Shhhh, dang mom, people are still trying to sleep!”

“So, are you guys taking off soon?  Or do you get to hang out around here and, I don’t know, maybe help on a project or two?”  Knowing mom, one or two projects meant we’d be working for her for at least a week. 

“I’m not sure.  I’ll ask when Din gets up what the plan is.”

“Oh, I see, he makes the decisions!  I get it!  Your father was like that too and look what happened there.”  I shook my head and walked away.  “I’m just saying!”  She yelled back at me, and if they weren’t up already, they would be now.  Right on cue, Grogu came waddling out.

“Hey little man!  Sorry she woke you up.”  He waddled past me and went to mom to pick him up.

“Well, would you look at that!”  He was snuggling in her arms looking up at her.  “Are you hungry?  Well, that’s a stupid question, Peli, of course you are!  You’re a growing boy, aren’t ya!”  He made a few noises at her as she went into the kitchen. 

I walked back inside and sat at the table, just watching them.  She baby talked to him, and he loved it!  I know what he’s capable of, but still, he’s still a little kid too.  He needed that kind of attention as well.

A gloved hand set on my right should and squeezed it lightly.  I looked up and him, smiled, and told him good morning.

“Good morning.  Did you have a nice time yesterday?”

“We sure did!  We talked about you the whole time!”  Mom yelled from the kitchen.  I felt my face grow beet red.  He quickly looked down at me.

“Oh, we did not!  Stop teasing him!”  Giving mom the stink eye.

“Oh, calm down, ya tin can, it’s not all about you!”  I think at this point he was thinking just get me out of here.

“Anyway, when do you want to leave?  Mom says she has a few projects we can help her with if we wish to.”

“Projects?  What kind of projects?”

“Nothing too stressful, maybe two days, tops!”  She’s still banging around in the kitchen.  He looked back down at me.

“It’s up to you.  I’m cool with staying a few extra days, but I didn’t know your schedule.”

He sighed.  “We can stay two days, TWO, Peli!”

“Yeah, I heard ya!  Geesh, keep your helmet on!”

After we all ate breakfast, mom showed us her two “little projects.”  Honestly, they weren’t that bad, and it’d give me an excuse to stay longer, which I didn’t mind.

At the end of the day, we had all been wiped out, organizing, and moving parts for mom, to make room for her new ship.  She was like a kid, bouncing up and down.  Even Grogu wasn’t this hyped up usually!

That evening, as we were just sitting on the floor in the living room, relaxing, I told mom about the job I had, and quit.  But that was always there for me. 

Then she proceeded to tell us about all these people and how they were trying to rip her off and owe her money.  She was a fantastic storyteller and if you didn’t know her, you’d feel bad.  But most of this was her own doing. 

She was sitting in between Din and I and Grogu was hopping from one person to another for extra play time before bed.

“Ugh, you’re so hyper!  Come here, you little womprat!”  I grabbed him and started tickling his neck and belly, until he had a full-blown laugh going on.  “I’m going to tickle you until you get tired!”  Well, that didn’t work, he just hoped to mom’s lap, wanting the same thing, which she obliged with kisses too.

And then, he hopped onto Din’s lap and looked up at him with his big eyes. 

“Aww, he wants some daddy tickle time.”  Mom pointed out.  Din grunted and moved his finger under his little chin, which actually made him giggle, and then he hopped back to me.

“You know, when Suri was a little kid, I used to get her good when she’d walk by and wasn’t expecting it!”  I felt my face growing red again and let out a nervous laugh.

“Yeah, mom, you sure did get me,” I said and started shifting away from her.  “It’d scare me more than anything!”

“Nah, you loved it! See!”  And as quick as a cat, she poked my side and a stupid grin appeared on my face.  I kept scooting away, looking at Din like he should do the same, but he just stayed, sitting next to her.  Grogu then jumped from my arms back to mom’s.  “And I know you love it, little guy!”  She was poking him and making him squeal.  It really was adorable.

Grogu then tumbled off her lap, waddled to the middle of us and fell down, seated, like he had had enough.  I got this weird sensation happening, that made me squirm, and I noticed Din was starting to do the same thing.  I quickly grabbed him and said no, and then blew raspberries on his tummy.  He started to sink into my lap, like he was finally getting tired, as we all were.  I couldn’t dare let him use his powers in front of mom though, especially that!

I rocked him for a few minutes and realized he had passed out now, so I took him in the room that Din was staying in.  I quietly put him in the little cot, covering him up.  Leaning in to kiss him goodnight, I heard a weird yell come from the other room.  Great, now what? 

I started walking out there to tell them to keep it down, when I noticed Din, holding my mom’s wrists firmly in place telling her no, but giggling as he said it.

“What’s going on?”  I asked cautiously.

“Suri, did you know Mando here is ticklish?  Is this for real or what?”

“Mom, leave him alone before he hurts you!”  I was only half serious when I said that.

He released her wrists as she was still smiling, eyeing him up and down.  “Oh, come on Mando, you know you liked it.  Although, I didn’t hear a real laugh come from you.”  She said as she put a finger to her mouth.

“Mom, let it go or I’ll give him permission to use a blaster on you!”

“Ha, what will people say if they found out this guy can be taken down by a little tickling!  People would pay good money to see that!”

“Peli, no!  You can’t say anything.”  I could tell he was now serious.

“Ok mom, you had your fun.  Just stop.”

“Well, maybe I can keep my mouth shut, but I want to hear a real laugh, Mando!”

I looked over at him, trying to gauge what he was feeling.  He definitely wasn’t mad, but he was nervous.  It was like she would expose him or something.

“Mom….” I said sternly. 

“What?  I never get to have any fun!  Let me have my fun!”

“Your fun is making others suffer!  Don’t do that to him!”  I all but was shouting now, actually getting mad at her.  I think Din sensed the tension growing.  He sighed.

“It’s fine, Peli.  Just for a minute though.”  He said pointing a finger at her.  Oh no, I thought.  Her minutes weren’t minutes.  She’s worse than a kid sometimes, I swear.

“Din, you really don’t…”  I couldn’t even get the last few words out as she reached for his sides and started digging.  He let out a huge, barking laugh, and curled over towards her, like he couldn’t even handle it.

Then she must have snuck her hands up to his upper ribs because he stiffened up his arms and threw himself back taking her with him.  “Pelllliiii, pppleeeeasee ssttttoooppp!”

“Oh, no, you gave me a minute and it’s only been like 10 seconds!”

“Mom, let him go!  He can’t even breath right now!”

“Nah, the womprat is fine, see!”  She pulled her hands out of his armpits, as he was breathing hard, but still breathing. 

“Theereee, arrre yyyyou done?”

“Nope!”  She then grabbed a hold of his thighs, which made him jump about a foot in the air.  This poor guy.  And I just sat there with a grin on my face.  I just couldn’t help it.  My tiny, little spunky mom was taking done a fully suited Mandalorian.  And yes, I know, he could have stopped it at any time, but he played along.

I finally got up and grabbed her arms.  “Ok, ok, I think he’s laughed enough!”  She finally leaned back against a chair with a smile on her face that would never come off.  I reached for Din, who was laying on his back breathing hard, still twitching a little.  “Are you ok?”

He just shook his head yes.

“Of course, he’s fine.  It doesn’t kill anyone!”

“Well, not yet!  Seriously mom, don’t say anything, for real!”

“Oh, calm down you two!  Geesh!  You’re worse than kids!”  She stood up and yawned.  “Well, that exhausted me.  Good night you two!  Sleep tight Mando!  Ha!”

I shook my head and looked back at him, still lying there.  “I’m sorry, she’s the worse.”  He nodded in agreement.

[alloutofgoddesses]

C3 E50 - It’s the middle of the semester so I have no free time ever and I’m reconsidering all of my life choices leading to this moment

Gale!

Fun fact I tried watching this last night and only got about an hour and half in when I realised I was way too tired and distracted so I turned it off

Jester I miss you

NOPE vibes

Why is Liam so little

Off topic but anybody else have a grey cat? I have a nearly 11 month old grey feline and I would love to know if they’re all Like This or if mines a special (basket) case

Aahhhhhhhh oh my god I’m so happy for Imogen

Planning is an essential part of DND but guess what. I am not paying attention to a whole lot of it unless I myself am planning

RIP Silver Sun? I don’t understand why this is necessary oops

Travis bud when was the last time you got your eyes checked

Fly in studio AGAIN (why are there so many flies in the Critical Role studio)

Miss your merk

…and I guess I’m done with my tea now thanks Hermes

Gnome sinkholes

Also there’s no way they’re coming back with a better ship lol

Laura please don’t do math problems

Keyleth I love you

Nothing bad is going to happen, this plan will go as expected

Awww Fearne gave Ashton a forehead kiss

Shout out to Travis for continuing to wear the sweat bands

Oh boy oh boy

I love seeing Travis “Aabria was only scared of me” Willingham in his element

My tummy feels weird lol… idk why this isn’t very high stakes at all

Hello who are you

Scary Laura scary Laura

Okay but how “high up” is Lilliana for that to work

Oof buddies

Oh hey I own those sweatpants

Just filibuster, that’ll stop the apocalypse from happening

Don’t look at your wife like that Matt

Oh no - I feel like it’s a bad idea to run

Does Travis need the sweatbands because I think I do

WEREWOLF TIMEEEW

OH THAT’S VERY BIG

Get em Laudna

How much attention do we think this combat is drawing. Also who’s hiding in the tent

Casual Lizzo ref

Bye Ashton

The warder is gonna die via electrocution!

Is it Otohan or her mom

AH SHIT I WAS RIGHT ABOUT SOMEONE BEING IN THE TENT

Wait a minute wait a minute wait a minute

Fingers crossed fingers crossed this is a blorbo from our shows

This has to be someone very dexterous

That’s monk shit right that has to be monk shit

THATS EXPOSITOR BEAUREGARD LIONETT

Me too Liam

Ashley I love you - try your absolute damndest please

That’s my second favourite Critical Role lesbian!!!!!!

ASHLEY SHE IS SO HOT

That’s Beau!!

THAT’S MY BABYGIRL

ME TOO LIAM!!!!!!

Multi-campaign crossover!!!!!!!!!

ME TOO DANI

In the words of Liam AND Aabria, what’s sexier than wizards? NOTHING

Oh Caleb is so respectful I love hims

Yeah you have baby

Probably Beau 😬

I would love to see Beau and Caleb in Vasselheim

Hey it’s her!

Very excited for the people who woke up Devexian to meet FCG honestly

Awww where’s the rest of the Mighty Nein

- Who didn’t make it out? I would like to know Caleb

When is Chet gonna become small again. I feel like it’s gonna make Beau laugh

Ashton has been silent the entire time 🧐

Ashton bby speak up ask questionssss

Which of his romantic partners is he referring to

Oh shit third wizard?

Yeah Travis the meta levels are out of this world

There’s Ashton hi buddy

Ajshshsjaj BEAU

I want Ashton and Beau to be passive aggressive together PLEASE

Be careful with that fourth wall it doesn’t look super stable right now

Okay but I would prefer if we move forward with the full team here

Desperately want Beau and Caleb to meet FCG

[THEY] XANDIS IS THEY REMEMBER PRONOUNS MARISHA

Ah goddammit. See y’all next week

[alba8688]

Love hurts

Chapter 46

Word count:4000

Warnings:smut ,pnv,unprotected sex,

Dani's pov

May 30

"So where are you taking me ?''Today Eddie was taking me out on our first date as a couple. I mean oficial couple. I still couldn't believe everything we've been through these past  two months .

I was finally free and with Eddie .

Fuck I couldn't believe I was finally able to go out with Eddie in public .

I look at him driving my car. He has gotten attached to it since I was in my unwanted vacation driving it around like it was his but I didn't care at all even though I like to tease him about it .

He even would take it to school because he was taking Nate and Ozzy with him and because his car seat wouldn't fit in his van .

So now my car was our car .

I love this man so much and I couldn't be happier and I'm glad all of that is behind us and I never want to go back there ever again.

Right now all it matters is our date .

I honestly didn't know where he was taking me. All I knew was that it was a surprise.

Eddie kept driving in circles. I don't know if he was doing it to confuse me but to be honest he was .

I look to my side watching my boyfriend driving. He looks sexy. He was wearing black skinny jeans not ripped ,his black button shirt that had a few buttons open revealing his chest tattoo .

Holy shit was it getting hot in here ?

I fan myself discreetly but he noticed .

"Do you need me to turn on the AC ?" He asked me putting the ac up .

Shit it didn't help when he turn around and I saw his stupid curls look so fucking good on his low ponytail.

Fuck me or kill me right now .

These hormones are making me horny at the wrong time and we haven't even started our date .

Plus the fact we haven't been intimate in two months was driving us both crazy but we wanted to make it special and now here I was dying of lust .

My hand moved slowly to his thigh. Eddie didn't  say anything he let me. He always told me that when I did that while I was driving he turned into my bitch .

He is so dumb .

But he is my bitch and right now I need his length in my mouth.

What the fuck is wrong with me ?

I'm not like this ..

Hormones calm down .

But the more I watch him

Drive and his hands on the steering wheel,the way he grips it ,the veins popping out on his hand .

Fuck that was sexy and it was killing me I needed him .

My hand slowly moved to his button and down his zipper .

He didn't do anything he was allowing me .

Was he also turned on?

Of Course he was ,he told me he never did anything because he was always crying or his free time was spent with Nate and at the end of the night he was tired .

I looked up at him and he was already looking at me, his eyes dark .

He bit his bottom lip and then returned his eyes to the road .

I wasn't even looking where we were going. I was so focused that I was so close to getting his length free .

And I did. I set it free and he groaned when I started stroking it slowly .

He looked down at me .

"Eyes on the road baby ." I coo and I smile

And lower my head down to his tip, my lips brushing the small precum dripping .

"Fuck ." He tried his best to concentrate on the road but he kept looking down at me .

"Eyes on the road or I'll stop ." I tell him

"Shit sweetheart how am I supposed to concentrate when your lips are on my cock ." He said in a low and sultry voice

"Shhh it's ok just drive." i coo

I went back to his dick, back to teasing, my lips brushing his tip. I slowly opened my mouth and stuck my tongue out licking the precum dripping.

Then swirl my tongue around his head making him Moan and swerve .

"Careful."

I said softly

All I heard was a moan and ok .

"I'm going all the way down ." I let him know so

He could be ready .

I open my mouth and slowly push down

Inside my mouth  slowly tasting  the precum then slowly went all the way down until it reached the back of my throat .

I stay like that for a few seconds before I move my head in slow motions.

"Fucking shit ,what the fuck are you doing down there ." He groaned

I started moving faster trying to control my gagging. I wanted him to finish,I needed him to finish for me .

I started moving faster as fast as I could trying my best not to pull his dick out of my mouth .

I wrapped my hand around his dick, my fingers and hand helping me pleasuring him .

"Jesus I-im so close ."

I continued stroking and sucking his member until Eddie let out a guttural moan and tried to focus on the road and then I felt his warm seed on the back of my throat .

I licked him clean and put his dick back inside his boxers .

"Holy shit sweetheart what was that ?" He looked at me, his eyes widened ,I knew he was surprised.

"Well you look so handsome tonight ." I bit my bottom lip.Telling him all innocently .

And not being able to be with him after two months was driving me crazy. Tonight would be the first time we were intimate and it felt like the first time .

I felt Eddie glancing at me once and a while

And it made me nervous. I have no idea why .

"Y-you look beautiful sweetheart." Eddie tells me I turn and look at him. I think I was blushing more than nórmal.

"Thank you baby ." I said softly

"I like your brown hair and bangs ."he tells me ,my hair was back to my natural color being that I couldn't dye it while I was on my unwanted vacation.

My hair was dark brown and I decided to cut my bangs today .

"You do ?" I ask him ,

The thing was that Liam never liked me when I cut my bangs so that's why I stopped cutting them .

"I love whatever haircut you have ,whatever color of hair I love everything about you my love ." I blushed hard .

Liam never told me things like this, Liam

Would make fun of me, maybe he didn't mean to make me feel bad .

But whatever I wore he had a joke about it .

He was a comedian .

If I wore gladiator sandals he would say I came out in spartan movie or if I would dye my hair orange he would say shit like i was a walking

Carrot but never a compliment.

Everything I did ,I did for him for him to like it but I never had him happy and I never saw that until now that I'm with Eddie .

Eddie compliments me even when I'm in pjs. Even when I look like shit he doesn't say I look like a walking corpse .

He tells me how beautiful I look and he always makes me feel special .

"We are here ." Eddie tells me getting me out of my thoughts ."I-I know is nothing fancy but I promise one day I would give you the world ,but I hope you like it the guys actually help me set everything up ." I stop his blabbing by crashing my lips in his .

"Baby I love it, this is the sweetest thing anyone has done for me ." He had set a picnic on lovers lake. Everything looked so beautiful ."Then why were you circling around town ?" I ask him

He chuckles and scratches the back of his head "because the guys said to give them more time so I just kept driving, probably looking like an idiot ."

"They did a great job,tell them  thank you ."

No one's pov

Dani was the happiest girl in the world. No one i mean no one has made her feel this way no one has made her feel special .

Just the simplest things drove her crazy for Eddie ,not unlike Liam he would take her to the most expensive places but didn't seem to acknowledge her ever it was like she was just a trophy to show off.

But Eddie does the simplest things like getting her a rose from a garden because it reminded him of her ,or kissing her randomly because she looks pretty, cleaning or playing her favorite game .

Or like this picnic, the simplest of all but she loved it completely, loved the way everything was decorated he actually took his time to think how he wanted everything .

Liam would have never done anything like this; he would just have hired someone to do it for him .

Eddie and  Dani sat down under the small tent cover with different pillows that reminded her a lot like the ones she had just bought but right now it wasn't time to argue about that .

Because what Eddie did was sometimes special to her and she wasn't about to ruin it for some stupid pillows .

From the corner of her eye Dani saw Gareth and Dustin dressed in a suit walking towards them  with two plates ,then placed them in front of them  .

"You guys look handsome ." Dani wink at Gareth making him blush ,Gareth got the courage and took Dani's hand and kissed her knuckles then looked at Eddie who was giving him a "I'm gonna kill you stare." 

“M’lady.” Gareth wink back .

Before they left Eddie had to pay up  $20 each for their

services .

"Did you cook ?" Dani asks Eddie, looking at the pasta in front of her  .

And indeed he did. He bought so much pasta and burned so much only to make the perfect pasta for Dani, her favorite Pasta Alfredo .

"Yes ,it was super easy ." He lied but Dani found it adorable that he made her her favorite dish .

Knowing damn well Eddie didn't know how to cook especially with his frustration .

She has actually noticed that Eddie is really hyper at times ,or that he stares at one spot for a long period of time ,or when he is around a lot of people he starts messing around with his rings or the fact he doesn't make a lot of eye contact with strangers.

And today at the trailer in the cabinet of the kitchen hidden all the way to the back was a prescription medication like the ones Nate's had but it was Under Eddie's name it was for attention deficit disorder and in that moment  everything click for Dani that's why Eddie had trouble in school ,why Eddie was the way he was .But she didn't tell him anything,she was going to wait until he was comfortable enough to tell her .

"D-did you like the food ?" Eddie ask looking at Dani's plates which by now was now empty

"Baby it was delicious and I'm not gonna lie to you, I want more ." She said the last part softly, feeling a little bit embarrassed that she was still hungry .

Well she has to feed another little mouth inside of her

"Baby peanut making you more

Hungry huh ?" He pushes the small table from him

And Dani and he lays down on her lap looking up at her and placing kisses on her belly .

By now she was showing a little not so much because she had been sick when she was on the unwanted vacation .

But she didn't tell anyone that the doctors from

Prison wouldn't see her because they thought what she did was sin being with a student and younger than her so she never got the treatment she needed until she got out and went to see her doctor and gave her new prenatals apparently the ones she was taking were the ones that were making her sick .

And now that she was taking the new ones she could eat without throwing up and she was happy about it ,she was just happy for everything for being free and right now being with Eddie at this moment until it was rudely interrupted by some passersby who were shouting rude comments at Dani .

Eddie stood up from his position and flipped them the bird .

"Let's go sweetheart ." He helped her stand up and took her hand walking towards the car ,Dani Look back at the beautiful picnic Eddie had done was ruined by those awful people .

"Don't worry about it sweetheart, the guys are cleaning it up plus we have a date that's been waiting since August ." He smiles that toothy smile Dani loves, making her melt right in the spot .

Dani thought for a moment what he was talking about ,what date was he talking about ?

Until she realized what he meant .

The date they never went to the one they were supposed to go to when they met ,the cinema .

Dani smiles like a teen in high school biting her bottom lip remembering the night she met Eddie the way he rocked her world in just a few hours of meeting him and in a few days he made her fall for him hard .

The drive to the cinema was short, like 10 minutes. Eddie got Down from the car not opening Dani's door surprising her .

Her phone started ringing .She got it out of her purse and saw that it was Eddie calling her .

"Hello ." Dani answer

"Danielle ." Dani was surprised by Eddie calling her her full name "why are you calling me Danielle ?" She asks him, giggling.

"Just play along sweetheart ." Eddie told her,

"Ok,hi Edward ." She giggle

"I'm here at the cinema already ,are you here ?" She played  along with his own game .

Dani looked around for Eddie but couldn't see him .

Did he hide from her ?

"Yes, I'm here ." She chuckle from Eddie's silliness

"Ok I'll meet you in your car if that's ok with you just tell me where you are ."

"You know where we are, baby  ." She giggle

Eddie let out a frustrated groaned "sweetheart just played along ."  Dani could already see Eddie pouting .

So eventually Dani told him where they parked which Eddie already knew .

Tap tap tap

Dani lowers the window and smiles at Eddie "hello Edward." She smiles

"You look beautiful Dani ."

"Thank you ."

Dani puts the window up and Eddie opens the door for her holding his hand out for her .

"M'Lady ." Dani takes his hand and leads her inside the cinema where their first date was supposed to be but were never able to attend it .

Eddie bought tickets for the new movie Dungeon and Dragons for which he was excited for .

Dani was just watching it for the Plot ...

They got in line for the concession stand and Eddie noticed that people were staring at them and whispering, he was getting annoyed but he just ignored them and hugged Dani from the back while they waited in line .

"Eddie Munson, my man! " some jock dude that Eddie didn't even talk to was talking to him "So you really banging the history teacher ?"

Did he really just ask that in front of Dani ?

Eddie thought to himself ..

Eddie was about to say something when Dani stopped him by ordering a large popcorn with a large Icee .

Yes, it was getting annoying for Dani for stuff like this to happen. She was rethinking continuing to build the house .

Or maybe she would just build it and sell it and move to New York far away from everyone .

Eddie paid for the things and flipped the bird to the guy in the concession and they both went to add some butter to the popcorn.

Dani decided to add too much butter. She was already imagining the taste of the butter in her mouth .

She let out a small moan that Eddie was able to hear.

"Sweetheart we are in public ." He whisper on her ear

"What ?" She realized what she had just done and blushed .

So after the movie ended Eddie and Dani were all smiles .

They were happy they could finally be able to be together in public; they didn't care about all the whispering around them.

As the night was coming to an end Dani thought they were going back home but instead Eddie took another turn .

"The house is that way ." Dani told Eddie but he just smiled at her .

"We are not going home tonight baby ." they Ended up in this beautiful cabin by lovers lake Dani had never seen ,even though she lived here almost all her life .

"Come on sweetheart." Eddie opens the door for Dani .

"But Nate ." She couldn't. Even finished the sentence before Eddie picked her up bridal style .

"Uncle Wayne is taking care of him and Ozzy, don't you worry about anything."

Eddie pov

I'm not gonna lie I was nervous as fuck this was going to be the first time Dani and I had sex after two months and I fear the worse .

I knew I wasn't going to be able to last but after that little thing Dani did before getting to the picnic might have helped a bit .

I carried Dani upstairs to the Masters bedroom which I had decorated with rose  petals in the bed and on the floor for this special night .

No i wasn't proposing i'm too broke for that maybe in the future .

But tonight was just about me and Dani .

We got to the room and she was surprised to see the rose petals all over the room.

I sat her down slowly and she walked around looking at the room then she walked in the bathroom where she saw the jacuzzi filled with water and on the top more rose petals .

Thanks to Jeff and Steve for helping out with that .

I walked behind her and wrapped my arms around her resting my chin on her shoulder .

"Eddie, this is beautiful."

"You want to get in ."

"Yes please ." Dani started taking off her clothes really fucking slow is like she was teasing me.

I must be drooling by now because this was the first time after a few days that she was out that I saw her completely naked and I think I could cum just by watching her get in the jacuzzi .

I watch as she sits down and puts her hair in a high bun .

I gulped and I could feel myself becoming hard.

“Are you getting in or are you going to stand there and gawk.”

"Y-yeah ." Ok i wasn't the same Eddie that likes to be in charge right now I think I was submitting to her .

"We'll come and take your clothes off ." I didn't even think about it twice I took of my jacket then my shirt then I fumble with my fucking belt .

I heard her giggle .

I finally was able to take off my jeans but then I almost tripped when I totally forgot to take my shoes off .

"I think your shoes need to be removed first, baby ." Dani was laying down on the jacuzzi giving me that look.

That fucking look those fuck me eyes .

"Enjoying the show sweetheart?"

"Yeah, I am as a matter of fact ." She gets some bubbles and blows them my way .

"Finally !!" I jump into the jacuzzi splashing everywhere on the floor .

"Eddie!!" Dani laughed

"C'mere sweetheart ." I coo

Dani move slowly towards me ,it was like if was moving in slow motion.My heart was beating fast .my palms must have been sweaty if I didn’t have them under the water .

I might have been drooling .

I’ve had never been this nervous in my life it felt like my first time .But this time was special .This time it meant something to me .

“Hi.” Dani whisper ,she was face to face with me her noses touching my nose.

My lips tremble by her touch .I wanted to kiss her I want to make her feel special feel

Loved.Tonight I was going to show her how much she meant to me .

She slowly move closer looking down at my lips then up to my eyes.

She was torturing so fucking slow but I was loving every moment of it .

At was at her knees.

When her lips finally touch my lips I completely lost it I felt like a predator.

I attached my lips to hers kissing her with so much fucking passion.

We kiss until we were out of breath ,we tried to catch our breath but I was a starving man wanting more of her .my lips roam to her neck kissing her gently kissing her in that soft spot that she love so much .

She started moving slowly on my leg trying to find some friction where she needed it the most and that was really fucking hot .

I grabbed her by her waist helping her move until she reach her peak .

Dani then move on my lap pushing herself down on my dick so slowly I could feel her sliding down my cock inch by inch driving me crazy.

"Oh fuck ." I groaned

"Sorry I couldn't take it anymore ." She cooed and started slowly moving up and down my cock .Moving agonizingly slow but it felt amazing.

"Jesus Christ sweetheart ." My eyes rolled to the back of my head with the way she was moving on my cock .

I grasp her hips helping her move a bit faster up and down my cock .

The water around us causes small waves and splashing everywhere.

Shit  I need to be in charge .

I pick her by her waist and spin her around carefully.

"Be a good girl for me and hold yourself from there." I point to the jacuzzi sides .

She does as I told her and waits patiently for me .

I align myself from the back to her entrance ,first teasing her with my tip rubbing it against her clit .

I wanted to be rough but I also knew I had to be careful with the little peanut being in her tummy .

I enter her slowly feeling her walls wrapped  around  me .She sucked me in so fucking good.

"Ah fuck ." I don't think I'm gonna last too long but I have to give her the best I can .

I started thrusting slowly. I wanted to make this as pleasurable for both as possible.

I kept my movements slow and gentle. I didn't want to hurt her or the baby .

My hand slid down her clit rubbing small circles driving her even more crazy moaning my name loudly .

Fuck I love it when she says my name .

"Say it louder ." I demanded,I wanted to know everyone who was making her feel this way . I wanted everyone to know that Eddie the freak Munson was the one making scream in pleasure .

"Eddie ." She moan

"Let everyone know who makes you feel this good."

"Oh Fuck ,you do baby, you Eddie ." She said loudly

"Sweetheart ,I don't think I'm gonna last longer ." I gave her a few thrusts and stop

"Is it ok I'm gonna cum." She made The sweetest sound and fuck right there and then I lost it and started thrusting faster feeling her walls tightened around me .

"Oh fuck ." I made the most guttural

Moan I've ever made in my fucking life reaching my climax inside of her .

"Don't stop." She moans not being able to finish the sentence and finishing all over my cock .

"Jesus Christ!!" I pull out slowly and look around us we made a fucking mess .

"I don't think I'm getting my deposit back ."

Next chapter

[timeoverload]

Today went exactly how I expected it to. It was busy as hell and I couldn't catch my breath all day. I don't even want to talk about it because I'm exhausted.

My mom is doing weird shit again and I don't have the energy to deal with it right now. She sent my dad like 300 text messages today. She is blowing up my phone right now and I had to mute her because I told her I wanted to go to bed because I'm tired. That didn't register in her mind I guess because she won't stop sending me shit. I am irritated that she is saying that she only wants to come back for a month now. I'm not really surprised that she is being like this. She is pissing me off so I had to stop talking to her. It is going to be nearly impossible to plan anything. I am going to call her tomorrow and maybe we can figure something out. I might want to rip my hair out after we have that conversation. I'm not going to worry about that right now.

I have been thinking about you all day, Maxwell. I appreciate you trying to help me understand what is going on. I was wrong about you and I'm so sorry. I wasn't expecting that. It really helps to ease my anxiety about the situation when you are open with me. It makes it easier to be patient with you.

Honestly, I have never been with anyone that had problems like that so this is new to me. You don't need to be ashamed at all. I know it is difficult to talk about stuff like that.

I understand why you would be anxious about getting close to anyone. I know you don't want to get hurt and neither do I. I'm scared about that too but I don't really talk about that. I guess that's probably part of the reason I try to run away sometimes. It's not because I don't love you.

I'm not going to talk about getting married or having babies anymore if that makes you uncomfortable. If you don't want that, that's ok. I don't want to put that kind of pressure on you because it scares you away. I do want that but only if you do too. It has to be a mutual agreement.

I'm not entirely sure what you mean by saying that you are fearfully asexual. I want you to know that I would never push you to do anything you don't want to do. I am not going to force you to be intimate with me. Of course I would do that if you ever wanted to but that's not the most important part of a relationship. When I said that I wanted intimacy, I wasn't just referring to sex. I can live without doing that if that isn't something you want. There are a lot of other ways to be intimate with someone. It's also a really bad idea to have sex with someone as soon as you start dating them anyway. I don't like moving too fast. I have been pressured to do things I didn't want to do many times in the past so I am also fearful of that. I have gotten a lot of criticism too so I'm not very confident in myself when it comes to that stuff. That's why I haven't even tried to do that with anyone else. I can't do that with anyone that I'm not in love with either because it's not right. It should be special.

You don't have to touch me if you don't want to. I won't ask for hugs or anything like that. I could sit on the opposite side of the room if that would make you feel better. I'm not sure what to do.

It's ok if you don't want to be my boyfriend. I'm not going to get mad at you about that. I would still say yes if you ever decided to ask me out. I would like to be your best friend before anything else. You are already my best friend. I know it's hard to be in a romantic relationship with someone if you don't spend time together as friends first. We have spent time together but not without other people around so I'm not sure if that counts. I'm not going to demand you to hang out with me but it would make me really happy. I would love a friend to talk to and goof around with. You can tell me anything. We can hang out without it being a date. I don't care what we do. I'm still down if you ever want to go on a walk sometime or something.

I also don't want you to feel like you are losing your sense of autonomy. It would be great if you could tell me what your boundaries are so I could be more respectful of that. All you need to do is communicate. If something I'm doing is bothering you, just tell me. I need to know so I can behave appropriately. I don't want to smother you. I know I can be a little clingy sometimes so you can tell me to back off if necessary. I don't want you to run away because of that.

I wish I knew what happened to you. I wish you could tell me why you are so afraid. You don't have to tell me unless you feel comfortable doing so. I don't want to traumatize you. I don't want to make you anxious.

I was doing some reading earlier because I want to understand and I want to help you. I think that maybe you could benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy. It does work for a lot of people and I think it would help you. I hope that you will consider doing something like that because it would be good for you. I probably need to do something like that myself but I haven't had the time or energy.

I know it is hard for a lot of men to be open about their emotions because they are taught to be tough and not talk about that stuff. That makes me sad. It shouldn't be that way. There's nothing wrong with talking about your feelings. It doesn't make you weak. You need to let it out sometimes because bottling everything up for too long is unhealthy. I am wondering if you are unhappy because you have been repressing your emotions for too long. I know that it makes me feel a lot better when I talk about my problems so I think it would help you too.

You are still my favorite person no matter what. I might get angry sometimes but I always come back to you. It feels like we are magnetized to each other. I'm not sure how else to describe it. It's really exciting to be able to experience that with someone. I know I said the other day that you weren't making me happy anymore. That's not true and I was just very upset over stupid shit and didn't take my medicine. I really wish I wouldn't have said all of those bad things because I know you are having a tough time and you didn't deserve that. I apologize for being so inconsiderate.

You do make me happy and I always look forward to hearing from you. I enjoy your company a lot. You are such a wonderful person and I'm so glad that I met you. I wouldn't have made it this far without you. You have helped me to grow a lot as a person. Thank you for sticking around for this long. I appreciate that you put up with me and my antics. Thank you for listening to me when no one else would. I hope you will let me hold your hand someday. I love you with all my heart. 💖💖💖

I can't believe it's almost 9 already. This entire day has gone by really fast. I know I should probably try to eat something soon. I didn't eat enough today but at least I got hot food for breakfast and I finished it. They usually have biscuits and gravy on Thursdays so I get excited about that because it's good most of the time. I get sick of eating poor quality eggs. I have been avoiding getting those this week. There's not a lot of variety in the cafeteria. They usually don't have fruit or anything that healthy available in the morning. That surprises me because I work in a hospital and you would think they would care more about serving healthy food. I'm done complaining about that for now. I need to get up and make food I think. I am going to get ready for bed after I eat something. It's hard to move after running around so much earlier but I have to. I am hoping that tomorrow goes ok and I will try not to get too stressed out. I am staying as positive as I possibly can right now.

I hope everyone else has a great day tomorrow!!! Thank you for listening to me. :) 💖💖💖

[luxmaeastra]

Saria glared at her mate, her hands clenching.

"Viren stop she didn't come to us to be judged."

Viren ignored his mate, glaring at Natalia.

"No, no one says anything so I will. Natalia he keeps choosing for you why do you stay? He's reckless and selfish -"

"Like you weren't?"

He cut his eyes to his mate at her comment.

"Oh I was, but I grew up. Has he? Does he think that little of us that we wouldn't have helped?"

He looked to Natalia, his hands clenching.

"You are my little sister, I've looked out for you since you were born. Does he honestly think I would have turned him away? That there isn't a line I wouldn't cross to ensure you and your children's safety?

The skin of her cheeks were stained with dry tears, her eyes were red as all she could to keep herself from shaking as grip tight the blanket Sarai had placed around her shoulders.

Her emotions were an endless battlefield: disappointment, sadness, anger, shame, remorse. There were so many and she just wanted it to stop.

"I don't know how to make him see past what he knows," her voice was soft. "I want to yell and scream at you and tell you, you are wrong Viren. But I am tired and hurt...I want him to see he dosn't need to be backed into a corner."

Sarai moved to sit beside her, taking a hold of her hands as she tilted her head. "How can we help that? Would allow him help with us help? I know he has been aiding our children who are more Changelling, show that we trust him? Or do we need to do something...I wouldn't be opposed to ripping that harpy to peices for the blood vox for you..."

[pluton514]

Chapter 7: Consequences

What the hell happened out here? Amelia's left arm is practically gone. Zeph is staring at something on the ground. Ugh, what is that smell? It smells like a rotting dead fish engulfed in a giant pile of human shit. I feel nauseous and proceed to vomit . Amelia then says, "Yeah, I don't blame you for puking. Honestly, it took me several hours to finally get used to the smell." I stopped vomiting, and out of pure shock I question, "Several Hours?" I look up at the sky and I notice that the sun is coming down. I then ask Amelia, "How long was I out for?." she answers, " I have no idea. I woke up to you holding my head on your thighs, so in return, I did the same." She started to play with her hair as she said that. I look at Zeph, and ask him, "Hey, what's wrong?" Zeph looks at me and points down to what he was staring at. What I saw next was something very disturbing, and horrifying. I stand up immediately to get closer. It was a corpse. It was fully burnt to a crisp, some of its flesh melted to the bone, one of its eyes was liquified, and its hair is completely gone. I exclaim, "WHAT THE FUCK?! WHO DID THIS?!" Wait a minute, I've seen that before. The way this person was killed. My mother died the same way, but how is this possible? The same incident? I look around and realize that the restaurant has been reduced to nothing but ashes. Zeph then says, "I don't know if you noticed, but Walter's dead." I turn around immediately and look at Zeph. I ask, "Is that dead body him?" Zeph turns to me with a blank expression "No shit." He clenches his fists and his jaw ticks. His blue eyes glow bright, The sky forms dark clouds all around us, and heavy rain starts to pour. Amelia groans as she tries to stand up, but she can't. I run to aid her ,and the rain pours heavier as I get closer. I put Amelia's arm around the back of my neck, and help her up. She says, "Thanks Pluto, now hold me while I cover for us." I do as she says and hold her waist. She proceeds to lift her right arm in the air, and a giant lily pad with a stem under it rose from the ground. Covering the two of us. Amelia then looks at Zeph and exclaims, "ZEPHILIOUS!!! CALM DOWN!!! YOU'RE CAUSING ANOTHER STORM TO EMERGE!!" Zeph then cries out, "GOD FUCKING DAMN IT!!! ITS HIM!!! THAT PILLAR WAS HIS DOING!!! HE USED ME!!! THAT PIECE OF SHIT!!!! HOW DARE YOU?! HOW DARE YOU?!?! YOU MURDERED INNOCENTS!!! YOU FUCKING BASTARD!!!!!" Zeph stops, and in a low sad tone says, "Who am I to judge? I'm not any different, right? Zeus?." He looks up to the sky, and rain gushes down through his face.

Thunder roars and echoes throughout the wasteland. Lightning starts to strike the ground every so often. Zephilious is crying out in pain and anger. Lightning starts to hit Zeph, over, and over, and over again. Blood starts to spew out from his eyes, and his clothing rips apart with each strike. Amelia then angrily says, "Alright, I'm tired of this bullshit." She gets rid of the lily pad and instead summons a giant batch of black flowers with white stripes. Zeph then says, "You never respond. You never communicate with me. How are you going to choose me, when I can't even know what you're thinking? You just say something when you need me. Why did you choose me? Why me? I always have to deal with the consequences of your actions. You're nothing, but a filthy God. You may have never actually done it, but you have more blood on your hands than I do. You absolute cryptic piece of filth. I swear one day you'l-." Before he could finish his sentence. The batch of black flowers smacks him, sending him flying a few meters back from where he was standing. Zeph is now lying on the ground motionless, but he's still conscious. The storm starts to fade away, and Amelia shouts, "YOU FUCKING DUMBASS!!! YOU COULDA KILLED US!!! GET YOUR SHIT TOGETHER, AND LET'S GET A MOVE ON!!! IF YOU DON'T GET UP IN THE NEXT THREE SECONDS THEN I'LL BEAT YOU TO A DAMN PULP!!! YOU HEAR ME?!?!?!"  I shouldn't get in between these two, or else I'll get smacked with some flowers too. My body feels exhausted for some reason. I don't know why, but I'll ask Zeph later. As of now, I'll let Amelia take care of him.

    Amelia then stares at me and says, "Take me to

him now." I nod, and helped her make her way to Zeph. Zephilious stands up, and says, " You wouldn't understand. None of you know me." Amelia then replies, "You're right, we don't know you at all. You're just a stranger that attacked us in our front yard, but that can change. Let's get to know each other because trust me. We'll need each other. By the way, I do understand you. You're forgetting that I'm a chosen one too. So get up you whining baby we have to get moving." She then extends her hand out to Zephilious. He looks at it, and they do a handshake. He replies, "Yeah I guess you're right, but where would we go?" Amelia then points at me and says, "That's up to him." They both stare at me, and Zephilious asks, "Hey, you've been quiet this entire time with an emotionless expression." I reply, " Oh right, I think we should rest now. We'll go out tomorrow morning." Amelia then asks, "Where to?" I then turn around with my back facing them and reply with a serious tone, "That's what I'm gonna find out." We make our way back to Amelia's place to sleep. An hour later passes by and I'm already laying down in my bed. My entire room would be dark if it weren't for the moon lighting it up a bit through the window. I close my eyes, and just within a few seconds I fall asleep. I appear in the same plains where I met Morpheus for the first time. I look up, and I see him jump from the sun to a cloud with the shape of a flame, he then floats down and lands right in front of me. He then snaps his fingers, and everything disappears in the blink of an eye. It's all completely dark. He says, "Welcome back Pluto. Well then, shall we get started?"

[windfighter]

Save yourself

Prompt: ”They don’t care about you” / whumptober 2023

In which Tony has gotten kidnapped. Again.

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”They don’t care about you.”

Tony didn’t react. One, the villain of the week was obviously just trying to get him to react, to start doubting himself, start doubting his team. Two, Tony already knew that. The team didn’t care about him. They had made that clear, had made it known they just wanted him for his money. Kind of like villain honestly. Tony really needed to install a remote control for the suit in his hand or something.

”They’re not going to come and save you, so why don’t you just… give up?”

Tony rolled his eyes. Spat infront of the villain’s feet. If they weren’t coming he’d just save himself. He had done it before. Sure, he had access to Stark-technology in the cave and here he was limited to whatever was in his cell, but… he’d figure something out. The villain grabbed Tony’s chin, leaned in closer.

”I’ll break you, Mr Stark.”

”Stronger men than you have tried.”

An electric jolt danced through Tony’s body, pushed his consciousness out of it. The world went black.

~~~

Tony’s chest ached. Installing a nuclear reactor next to his heart had probably not been the best move. He groaned, opened his eyes. The arc reactor shone with a strong blue light. Stable. Okay, he wasn’t dying yet. He pulled at the chains holding him to the ceiling. Heavy, thick, strong. He looked up. Pulled at the chains again. One of the hooks moved. Tony let out a sigh and stopped pulling. The door opened and Villain returned.

”Have you decided to help me yet?”

”You haven’t told me with what yet, Lightning Bug.”

”I need a bomb.”

”Should have taken Hammer instead then. I’m out of the bomb business. Have been for a while actually.”

Villain stepped closer. Tony kept talking, wrapped his hands around the chains. Stood on his toes.

”Maybe you’ve missed the news. Iron man, the Avengers, saving the world. All in a day’s work. Too busy to build bombs nowadays.”

”I need a bomb that will take out the Avengers.”

Villain was close, just a meter away. Not close enough.

”You’re looking for something to neutralize Hulk. I suggest food. People don’t like him when he’s hungry.”

”Are you trying to be a wise-ass?”

”Dear, I’m not trying, it comes naturally.”

One more step. Tony pulled at the chain, put all his weight into it. The hook ripped out of the ceiling, the chain fell to the floor. Tony managed to grab Villain, hand around Villain’s throat. The chain was heavy.

”Alright, Lightning Bug, I’m tired of playing.”

”As am I.”

Tony was just fast enough to release his grip, kick Villain away. The taser fell to the floor between them. It sparked and died out. This was not going according to plan. Not that he had one. He really needed a more permanent way to call the suit. Villain got up again, stepped closer. Leaned down to grab the taser. Tony lifted his arm, grabbed the other chain. Pulled at it again. The ceiling cracked around the hook, the added weight of the second chain pulled the hook out. Alright. He could do this. He caught the chain on his shoulder, grabbed it. Villain was close, taser at the ready.

Who would be faster?

Tony swung the chain, Villain ducked. The taser hit Tony’s thigh, still burnt despite the jeans. But it didn’t knock him out. He got his arm around Villain’s neck, held him close. Took the taser with the other hand.

”Looks like I win”, Tony whispered.

Lightning Bug pulled, tried to break free. Tony would have to send Cap a fruit basket when he got out, as a thank you for all the training sessions Tony had tried to get out of. Villain’s knees buckled, Tony sank with them to the floor. Waited. Lightning Bug’s hands fell, their whole body relaxed.

”Hey? You there?”

No answer. Tony let go. Out cold, neutralized. Tony was safe. Well… would be if he could just get out of the chains. He tapped Lightning Bug’s pockets, found the key to the chains.

”Well, this was an experience”, Tony said as he unlocked them. ”I’ll give it a 3 out of 10. Slightly threatening, not too scary. Very light on the torture for once. Sleeping arrangements could have been better.”

He stood up. His knees trembled. Yeah. He didn’t need the Avengers to save him. He walked away from Lightning Bug.

”I’ll be calling the police in ten minutes. I hope you’re out of here by then, kid.”

Lightning Bug coughed and Tony stepped out of the basement, the building, turned his face towards the sky. He didn’t need the Avengers to save him, but it would have been nice to know they cared enough to try.