#i just watched it it was so goooddddd oh my god

[thermodynamic-comedian]

i am so glad that tmagp is on hiatus. so that lena kelley can watch rite here rite now in peace without being bothered by the horrors <3

[year2000electronics]

OK SO I JUST STARTED WATCHING BAND TOGETHER AND OH MY GOD I SCREAMED AT BROZONES BACK AND INSTANTLY SCREAMED LYRICS

Like

WHY ARE THEY SO GOOD???? AND THEYRE VOICES OH MY GOOODDDDD

ALSO

I CANT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO DOSNT LIKE VEENER/VENEER (FORGOT)AND VELVET FOR WHAT THEY DID TO FLOYD LIKE LEAVE THE GUY ALONE

yeah!! brozone's back is super fun i loved how many little boy band songs got snuck in there :]

as for the second one... well THAT ones a bit more complicated haha. i love v&v as villains! theyre such callously careless teenagers that their vapidity like. really amuses me. they nearly killed floyd cos they felt like they were owed talent they didnt have. thats great. thats a villain you want to see defeated but LOVE to watch perform, i think theyre strong parallels to jd's and viva's narratives too

BUT there are a lot of v&v fans/v&v haters/v&v ??? who argue on how mad youre allowed to be at them judging by my circle. like some people REALLY woobify them, but there are others who woobify veneer and velvet so people get mad, but there are other people who are like "im allowed to defend velvet because you like barb, who is a colonizer" or like "creek is clearly the most irredeemable villain in trolls hop off velvet and veneer" like GUYS. theyre villains. theyre gonna be evil. its fine. please stop arguing

[suganovakawa]

two anons asked for more introverted and shy! reader .

Omg the headcanon w suga was so good TT I wanted to ask if you could do the same one with kags;-; 💞 like the introverted shy one

Oh my goooddddd the Suga one was so cuteeeee! Can I request the same one w kuroo? ;-; if not it’s totally fine!

and you know what ? i love this headcanon so much so i’m gonna do more of this . i hope you don’t mind i put both in one , it’s easier to post !

𝐒𝐇𝐘 , 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐌𝐈𝐍𝐄 !

karasuno and nekoma boys protect you because of your shyness !

— check out my masterlist !!

you being a shy introvert has never affected these boys’ feelings for you . if anything , they feel more obligated to keep you safe and protected ! these guys will do everything to make sure you’re supported and loved .

a / n : ehehehehe as a somewhat shy person myself i needed this

holy moly this came out so much longer than i originally planned , especially tobio’s — enjoy 😭

anyways ! if you want to be part of my general taglist - just ask ! and be specific if you want to be updated for certain things ( just headcanons , just scenarios , etc ) 🥺

tobio kageyama

both of you are extremely shy but somehow you make your relationship work perfectly

well , tobio isn't shy , per se - he's just extremely awkward

shoyo was literally the one who had to do most of the communication between you and him before you two became a thing

kags became brave enough to ask you out himself after countless weeks of psyching himself up for it

he was beyond thankful when you said yes , his confidence was boosted now that he conquered his fear of confessing to you

kageyama is very understanding of your shyness - he won't ever make you do anything you're uncomfortable with , and will always make sure you feel safe when you two are out together

as more of an introvert himself , he prefers to spend time with you in private , so it's a win-win situation for the two of you in that case

you love to cuddle with tobio when it's just you two - he's become accustomed to you just climbing on top of him whenever and just making yourself at home

hinata was the one who encouraged you to meet the rest of the volleyball team - kags hit him on the head when he mentioned it

" BOKE ! THEY'RE SHY ! BE CONSIDERATE OF THEIR FEELINGS ! "

" no , it's okay tobio !! i'd love to meet your team ! "

he said o-o ??

" really , y/n ? you'll come to practice to meet everyone ? "

" y-yeah ! i'm sure it's not too bad . and maybe i could watch you practice too , if that's allowed ? "

" OMG KAGEYAMA PLEASE LET Y/N WATCH US PRACTICE IT WOULD BE SO COOL TO HAVE THEM THERE WE SHOULD TOTALLY - "

" SHUT UP DUMBASS IT'S THEIR CHOICE IF THEY WANNA WATCH "

yes you wanted to watch , but working your way up to meet them was a terrifying experience

what if they didn't like you ?

you mentioned your fear to tobio after school , who shook his head with a smile

" they're going to love you , y/n . you'd be surprised with how accepting they are . hinata and i told you about our first day , right ? "

" yes , yes you did "

WOAH A BUZZ CUT GUY OPENED THE DOOR

you jumped behind kageyama as the bald guy started yelling at him about who knows what , you were too spooked to listen

shoyo was already at the gym , and noticed you hiding behind your boyfriend

" guys , guys ! that's kageyama's s.o. ! the one hiding behind him ! "

did hinata forget you're shy or something like wtf dude

you peeked out from behind kags , going pale as a whole sea of tall men stared right back at you

" everyone , this is y/n . y/n , this is my volleyball team . " taking you by the hand , tobio kept you close to him as he pulled you to his side

everyone collectively said hi , quietly to not overwhelm you

" damn kageyama , already cuffed as a first year , huh ? " this short dude with a blond tuft in front of his forehead patted him on the shoulder , and you watched as tobio struggled to reply , his cheeks going pink in embarrassment

you stayed away from the third years , as they had this powerful presence around them that intimidated you - especially that guy in the man bun , he's terrifying

you kept your distance from tsukishima , too - he's tall , sassy , and very scary

thankfully kiyoko was soft spoken enough to make you feel comfortable with being left with her - WTF WHO IS THAT INCOMING GROWN MAN HIDE

wait it's just the coach - NEVERMIND FALSE ALARM

you had never seen kageyama play volleyball until now - you heard about his middle school reputation , but he felt self conscious about it . so , you hardly ever brought it up in conversation

watching him in action was like falling for him all over again

the way he handled the ball so easily ; he could probably set in his sleep if he wanted to

and that quick attack - like damn , shoyo and tobio really are the dream team

after practice , WOOO BOY you were all over your him

practically gawking over everything you saw during practice - like DAMN , that setter is your boyfriend

you begged him to let you watch karasuno practice again , you'd end up warming up to the others eventually - you had him and hinata for support

he felt shy with how excited you were to watch him practice , but agreed to let you come to practice with him from now on

" tobio , you're so cool !! i wanna learn how to do the amazing things you do "

" cutie . i'd love to teach you sometime , y/n .

tetsurou kuroo

needless to say , tetsurou is anything but shy

how you managed to snag a catch like kuroo is beyond you

he likes - no , loves - your soft atmosphere , the peace that your presence brings him

he was literally a magnet to you in his quest of wooing you

the moment you even appeared in the same room for a second he’d end up right there with you

even if he was clingy in a sense , he respected your shyness and your boundaries , and would step away if he felt like you were uncomfortable with him

yes we stan gentleman kuroo anyway

eventually his charismatic tendencies and alluring charms got to you and you began to enjoy his company more and more

yes , you agreed to becoming his s.o. , only if he understood that you would be sometimes too shy to go out places with him

he didn’t care , he didn’t care if all you two did was stay at home — this boy was over the moon that you were now officially his

the first thing he did was brag to his team lmao

did i mention that nekoma was betting on him being able to get you ?

kenma and lev owed yamamoto yen for being kuroo’s only supporter BFHSJNFNF

yaku took it a step further and told tetsu to bring you here — to which he internally panicked

he wasn’t planning on introducing you to the others so early , you two were still trying to get in the groove of being in a relationship

but after being pestered by literally everyone else on the team , he finally gave in and agreed to ask you the next time he saw you

he sugar coated it to the max when he saw you the next day

“ y/n , my absolute darling , i know you said you’re a shy little cutie and all , but — ”

“ tetsu , please just tell me what you need from me . ”

LMAOOOO you can read the third year like a book ; he shut up immediately when you shot an eyebrow upwards

“ i wasn’t planning to introduce you this early but , the guys from my volleyball team want to meet you . today , after school , preferably . ”

y/n.exe has stopped working

“ baby , baby ! you don’t have to , i swear ! i’m not gonna push you to do anything you don’t want , they just want to meet you in person once , is all . you never have to go again if you decide to go only one time , i promise . ”

hhhhhhhhh why is tetsurou like this

“ fine , i’ll go today . i have nothing to do after school anyway . but after that , no more . i can only take so much , you know that . ”

he punched his fists in the air before snatching a kiss to your temple

“ thank you , baby ! you won’t regret meeting them , i promise . ”

it took a lot of psyching yourself up to actually go through with this

but kuroo looked so happy when you agreed , you didn’t wanna let him down :(

so you two met up after school — he was already with kenma

you already met kenma in the past , so seeing him didn’t bother you ; he was an introvert too so he understood how you felt

“ hi , y/n . i’m surprised you can keep up with kuroo the way you do . ”

“ it’s strenuous sometimes , but worth it . ”

aww look at you two bonding — even if it was at kuroo’s expense , he looked like he was about to explode in tears of joy

that moment of peace left the moment the gym doors bashed open — WHO THE FGIDKFK WAS STANDING AT THE DOOR

BIG SCARY DUDE WITH WHITE HAIR

“ KENMA KENMA KENMA KENMA CAN YOU PLEAAAAAAASE SET ME SOME BALLS ”

“ not now , lev . ”

oh my god he saw you

no turning back now

the so-called lev widened his eyes , his jaw dropped for a few seconds before running back into the gym

“ GUYS , GUYS ! HE DID IT ! HE BROUGHT Y/N ! ITS HAPPENING ! ”

kuroo appeared like a deer in headlights as you looked at him dumbfoundedly

“ tetsurou . what , and i mean what , is going on ? ”

you watched as someone much much smaller than him — you recognized yaku , he was your classmate — literally kick lev across the back , causing him to fall over

“ they’re a rowdy bunch , y/n . but they won’t lay a hand on you , i assure you . they’ve got much more bark than bite . if they even do have a bite . ”

kenma answered you before kuroo could ; he was blubbering away with incoherent excuses answers you couldn’t even understand

a dude with a mohawk came up to inspect you , and you screamed

tetsurou slapped him away , before wrapping his arms around you protectively

“ don’t go near y/n ! they’re very shy , so please be careful ! ”

this is so embarrassing you might just die

kenma and yaku made sure everyone else yamamoto and lev gave you personal space

once they were all settled down , you actually thought they were a nice bunch — it also helped to know that lev was a first year , it made him appear much less scary

kuroo insisted that you stay for practice , and after some pestering from him and the rest of the team , you agreed

watching them practice was not what you expected

where was tetsurou kuroo and what did they do to him

you didn’t even recognize your boyfriend as he took his rightful role as captain on the court , helping the others and giving pointers wherever needed

the others fell in place , too — watching everyone practice was totally different to how they acted before

you were actually mesmerized , watching them — you didn’t even realize practice was over until kuroo walked over to you and told you that it was over

“ i-it’s over already ? ”

“ yeah , baby . it’s done . did you enjoy it ? ”

“ yeah . . . yeah , i did . i enjoyed it a lot , actually ! ”

“ well , if you’re up for it , the manager spot is very much open . but you don’t have to take it , i know you said this would be the only time you’d come with me . ”

oh no no no you were not gonna miss a chance to be mesmerized like that again

“ y’know what , tetsu ? i want to be the manager . sign me up . ”

cue a screaming yamamoto and long legs lev jumping for joy as tetsurou grinned like crazy at your response

[loverboybrightsideghost]

ooh top five albums OR video games! Also hi <3

it will be more than five albums <333 video games-wise though, im not a big Gamer but i do LOVE undertale and deltarune and hades!!!

ALBUMS, in no particular order of preference

1) vessel by twentyonepilots so one day i was like hey i'll check out these Twenty One Pilots guys i've heard they have good music. because i'm Me, i did not make it past vessel i was like HOLY SHIT THIS IS GOOD!!! and then did not listen further (until like. five years later). it is a big nostalgia-y album for me, but i do actually like the music too. favorites songs include: holding onto you, truce, the run and go, and semi-automatic.

2) luca soundtrack i watched this movie soon after it came out and then i watched it nine more times. ahem. uhhhhhh. good movie and i liked the MUSIC A LOT including the italian songs. i was a little tiny bit obsessed maybe. i no longer am, but it is still really really good score (by dan romer)

3) inside by mother mother this album is just SUPER charged w nostalgia for me even though it came out like half a year (i think?) ago. without a doubt my favorite song is two. i just. OUGHHHHHHH it squishes my brain dubfmgkvofnxkrnc. (the knack, i got love, forgotten souls and sick of the silence are all other songs on it i love particularly)

4) the batman soundtrack i think we both know how amazing that score was. whole giachussy and whatnot. i was internally screaming when i was listening to it again later after watching the movie like oh my GOOODDDDD BROOO!!!!!!!!!! broooooooo. its so good. oh my god.

5) the prince of egypt musical soundtrack i am a normal person about it. i did not spend three weeks screaming directly into the void about every single minuscule detail i found. i am so so so normal about this musical. SO. NORMAL. (ITS SO GOOD OH MY GOOODDDDDD AAAAAJEHRBNGKDC)

6) razzmatazz by idkhow HOW DID THIS COME OUT TWO YEARS AGO WHAG THE HELL????? anyways great album i love it. so much. kiss goodnight fills me with yearning, door reminds me of jmart s4, and nobody likes the opening band is THE song of all time. clusterhug is also FULL of vibes.

bonus albums!

love yourself/with my whole heart by sufjan stevens, punch by autoheart, laughing stock by talk talk (transcendental i tell you), and future me hates me by the beths.

okay i'm done 👍🏼

[stimmedtavi]

vibrates

spoilers for season nine nd stuff below the cut ---------------------

HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT HOLY SHIT?? HELLO???? currently losing my fucking mind i'm literally. HHhhHHhHHhhHHhhhhHh HELLO!?!?!?!?!!?! HELLO!?!?!?!?!?! i'm going fucking NUTS rn holy shit. abt to categorize all of this bcs OHHH MY GOOODDDDD im going nuts rn.

actual gameplay stuff (guns, maps etc) HHH HVHSHV HVHAHV WORLDS EDGE MY BELOVED.... also HELLO OLYMPUS W THE NEW SKY?? i'm so here for it on GOD i literally love the way it looks sm. the infected beat is hitting kinda weird idk how i feel abt that but im excited for the lore that comes with it. aLSO PK ON THE GROUND HELP HELP HELP OH MY GOD. i joined in season 4 and got so used to keeping the pk around w me and then BOOM they took my baby away from me i was so sad ab it bUT NOW SHES BACK WAHHH </3 i'm so happy. i feel like this season is going to be really really nostalgic for me bcs worlds edge nd pk are like.. tiny wraith portals to the past in my mind and it's so nuts. also the boeck bow or however u spell it looks really cool but i also Fear it Deeply bcs it looks very powerful. it can also have multiple hop ups which is fucking nutso?? like hello:?? thats a little scary imo but i'm excited to see it in use!!! also the triple take in care package is lowkey making me sad asf bcs i was semi hoping devotion goes back in since i Hate That Bitch but ehhh i agree semi that triple take belongs there. its kind of a bitchy gun to go up against anyways. this season and its 'meta' or whatever gamer ppl say is gna smack some ass on god.. character stuff (skins, emotes nd valk ofc) CATBOY OCTANE im so ready im so ready omg. i hope crypto gets something lowkey bcs i think he deserves it since i Love him and Care about him. i hope they start feeding lots of legends good stuff this season bcs we need to be dripped tf out for season 10. i will give respawn my soul if it is taken for payment. i also hope we get more dive emotes and perhaps there will be unlockable ground emotes? not sure ab that one since they are so new but im hype af for battlepass this season :D im really really excited for the ground emotes. like i cant even explain how excited i am. i saw the video of them and i genuinely just started yelling at my screen it was pathetic to watch.. anyways the way octane moves and stims and stuff?? since i always play him i never see his passive movements but i just feel so happy watching him stim and stuff bcs im the exact same way with my hands and full body stims. it makes me feel a lot more comfortable with the way i am and how i work. i feel like it's ok to stim nd stuff and thats how it should be!! i feel really happy rn pls vsjnv im trying so hard to sound normal. alos cryptos?? ground emotes?? im literally shaking and crying. the rare one is really cute dont get me wrong but the one where he uses his drone as a sword literally has me in tears. it's so nice looking and we don't get to see crypto's more playful side very often and then boom... he's using hack as a sword and i am in tears on my bedroom floor. his LEGENDARY THOUGH??? literally shook me to my core i was like oh my god oh m ym g od o??!?!?!?/ crypto is a huge romantic cc for me and i use crypto gamer bf funny haha as a joke quite often but like ?? he looks?? so cute?? like he finally looks like he's more comfortable in his skin. i find a lot of the time he seems to be full of discomfort and just very paranoid but in these emotes we see a softer side of him and it makes me really happy. i just can't stop thinking about these ground emotes man.. they mean so much to me. the other ones are v cool too ofc but i wont go into all of them since theres not enough time for me to discuss that lmivnjsdnv. okokok now VALK!! i'm excited to play in squads w her!! i think she and tav would be really good friends and i love her abilities (even tho i kinda think her passive is a bit op) but she seems really fun! i'm excited to try out using her !! general excitement i'm just all around hype for this season. i cant remember the last time i was this excited for a new season... it was probably season 5 tbh. olympus had me excited dont get me wrong but i really havent felt like theres been enough changes in other seasons to get me all riled up like this. so much is being added in (i didnt even cover arenas) and i'm super duper excited to wait 6 hours for the download file to

copy onto my ps4 <3 anaywyas im gna shut up now this is long

[dragon-cookies]

So I was finally able to sit down and watch the finale of MLP! Check out my thoughts as we go under the cut below here! BEWARE OF SPOILERS and just me rambling about ponies (mostly Discord because I love that noodle horse). 

- Really kinda bummed out that they just retconned Grogar into being Discord tbh. He seemed like a really interesting villain who actually wanted to try a different tactic when it came to defeating Twilight and her friends. And man poor Discord, the writers really don’t want him to change too much it feels. I did like him being a bit irresponsible but well-intentioned to begin with, but even Applejack’s calling him out on it now and I cannot blame her. 

“For all the time you spent with us, you really haven’t picked up too much in the way of friendship lessons, huh?” THAT’S COMPLETELY FAIR TO SAY AND I’M SAYING THIS AS SOMEONE WHO LOVES DISCORD. The writers are really doing him dirty here oh man. 

- okay but this is also very good:

thank you hasbro for providing fuel for my little gremlin raricord shipping heart. Rarity loves to toy with his beard and no one can take that headcanon away from me

- OOH DISCORD YA DONE GOOFED NOW

“What do you MEAN you sent the baby to another dimension for a PLAYDATE.”

- “FLY YOU FOAL!” Okay painfully obvious LOTR reference aside, that’s the first time I’ve heard Discord sound genuinely terrified and I feel for him. For the first time he’s actually powerless to do anything and he can only hope that Twilight will know what to do. 

- Cozy Glow is also such an odd villain because I feel like I want to like her more than I actually do. Villains that are just absolutely balls-to-the-walls diabolical are usually a ton of fun to watch, but the fact that she’s got basically no backstory as to why she’s so evil just kind of makes her pretty uninteresting in my eyes. If she just likes being evil just because, she sort of just comes off as a spoiled brat. Like she sees having friends as  a way of manipulating people into doing what she wants, but why? Did she have a bad experience with friends when she was younger? Why did she want to get rid of all magic in Equestria? Why does she want total domination over Equestria? Where are her parents?  Why did they redeem a cult leader but send Cozy, an entire CHILD, to Tartarus. That one still just sends me reeling every time I think about it, but that’s neither here nor there. 

- Oh nooo Discord legitimately apologizing my heart. 

- And then the Mane 6 just glare him down OOF. I always have such complicated feelings towards how they treat him tbh because on one hand yes his behavior should be acknowledged and be made clear that its not okay but ON THE OTHER HAND they’ve definitely all given him some major stink eye every time he messes up and I don’t blame him for getting defensive at times. Like yeah he’s not perfect but the Mane 6 aren’t always the nicest to him either when he does make a genuine mistake. This is sort of something I’ve noticed ever since Keep Calm and Flutter On. It’s not that I think he should be coddled and forgiven every time he makes a mistake, but the way the Mane 6 treat him sometimes feels like they’re just more annoyed with him than wanting to actually help him become a better person. Tbh it’s no wonder he attached so strongly onto Fluttershy, she’s the only one who gives him an actual chance.

- So none of the villains know how to use Discord’s chaos magic? Tirek absorbed Discord’s chaos magic before and seemed to have no problem but eh I digress

- DISCORD CALLING OUT TIREK’S DADDY ISSUES OOP

-  Oh shit they’re actually threatening to rip Spikes wings out that’s INTENSE. 

- And of course friendship saves the day! Taste the rainbow motherfuckers

- Oh look my dorks are standing next to each other again. Nice

- Pinkie is the only pony who can somewhat wield discord’s magic. I am not surprised because Pinkie but now I can’t help but wonder if she’s got some distant, distant draconequus family genes somehow 

- Tia, Tia that face 

Scheming couples? Sign me up 

- Oof, I do feel a little bad for Cozy and Tirek. Just turned to stone while cowering in fear. Does Equestria just not have any sort of trial system at all? I could see turning enemies into stone as a good method of neutralizing them, but as far as I can tell these guys aren’t ever brought back for a trial. 

Also Discord YOU were turned into stone. You seem all too excited about making someone else suffer that same fate

- So we flash forward to several years later. I really love Canterlot seems to be way more integrated than it was before! 

Is that dragon giving that pony a flower. oh my GOODNESS THAT’S CUTE

- Oh god oh LORD I don’t like that adult Spike design. Why couldn’t he have stayed chunky 

- DANG Twilight you got TALL. Is the height just like a thing that you get when you become a royal or??? Either way it just looks odd to see Twilight looking like that imo

- OHHH THERE ARE THE GIRLS

- Aaaaaaaa Pinkie’s little daughter is so cute 

- Oh?? Rainbow and AJ seem to living together?? Not my personal ship but nice

- Tbh of all the ships that they could’ve made canon (besides Lyra and Bon Bon) I’m glad they went with Cheese and Pinkie. Those two were perfect for each other ever since they met 

- Okayy hasbro you got me that last song is really goooddddd. Overall, I think this was a good conclusion to the MLP series. Not perfect, but definitely solid. I’ll most likely be picking and choosing some stuff when it comes to my canon, but I’m overall happy with it

[supersoldierfreak]

Devotee

Slowly making my way through requests after a long writing hiatus......

Request: Hi Phee!! I’ve read all your fics and they’re so goooddddd! I was wondering if you could do a con-artist!reader x bucky where he knows her before joining with the avengers and he calls her (unbeknownst to the Avengers) and she turns up and stuff?? 

Whoop, so here we go I’ll be trying to make my way through the list over the next couple of days and I’m sorry I’ve been gone so long and this has taken so long to get written :( xx

Masterlist

“The painting ‘Starry Night Over The Rhone’ has been stolen in transit from the Musee d’Orsay in Paris to The Metropolitan Museum of Art here in New York.”

Stark scoffed. “We’re the Avengers; why are you coming to us over art theft?”  

“Because it’s not the first theft. There have been several other high-level thefts of a similar nature and we believe they’re all related.”  Fury stared him down with his one eye. 

Steve looked up from the file in front of him. “And by similar nature you mean?”

Fury leaned off the table. “All of them have been art thefts or valuable items. Moreover, they’ve all had the same signature left at the scene.” He pulled out an item and placed it on the table before flicking his coat and walking out the door.

On the table laid an origami swan.

A man who had been silent all the way through the meeting made eye-contact with femme fatale sat opposite him before walking out the room alongside everyone else.

Later that day, Bucky Barnes sat on the bed of the room Stark had given him spinning the burner phone in his hand. Coming to a conclusion he dialed a number and waited with baited breath.

-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-

You slipped past a businessman, sliding his wallet from his suit pocket and smirked before extracting the notes from the wallet, putting them into your own bag before doubling back and slipping the wallet back into the man’s pocket and continued down Fifth Avenue, no one any the wiser.  You had barely moved when your phone began to ring causing you to raise it to an ear, only barely glancing at the Caller ID.

“Hey Barnes, it’s been a long time since you’ve decided to show face.” Your tone was light, showing nothing was meant by the comment.

“What can I say? It’s been rather busy.” The man replied with a chuckle.

You rolled your eyes. “Somehow, through magic obviously, I don’t think this is just a social call.”

“Damn doll, how could you have known; it must be the magic.”

You laughed into the phone at his sarcasm as you moved south. “How can I help?”

“Heard of the collectibles thefts going on at the moment? Well we’ve been assigned the case by Fury.”

“Wait Nick Fury as in the dead but now apparently not dead SHIELD director?”

“Yeah, but that’s not common intel so mind out. Thought the case may be of some interest to you if you wanted in, Y/N.”

“Consider my interest caught but tell them I want a 10% cut when I’m done because I already have it down to three people anyway. Are you based at the tower or some other ex-government secret base?”

Bucky laughed. “No, we’re at the tower. I’m guessing you’re on your way?”

“Make sure they’re ready for me. And tell Nat I’ve missed her.”

The line went as you ended the call, the Empire State Building and Avengers Tower coming into sight.

The doors loomed over your head as you pushed your way through the spinning door. you scanned the crowd before picking an employee. You flashed a smile onto your face bumping into the poor woman.

“Oh my gosh, I’m so sorry I didn’t mean to! Here let me help.” You grabbed the files she had dropped on the floor with her help and as you handed them over you slid her badge off waist. “Once again miss, I’m so sorry!” Flashing an apologetic smile at her as you walked backwards to reach the gates. You scanned your new security card so the guard could buzz you through and you waited till you were out of sight in the elevator.

Scanning the card one more, the buttons became illuminated so you could choose the one you wanted. Ascending to what you knew to be the Avengers floor, you happily sipped your Starbucks drink you had acquired from reception and watched the numbers flash.

When the elevator opened with a ping you strolled out and surveyed it all. The modern design showed an open plan kitchen and living area with a large dining table to transition the two.  Various things were scattered around the place: papers, files, a gun, and a few books on the kitchen island. Bucky stood there, arms crossed looking at you amused.

“Was the Starbucks necessary?”

You looked affronted. “Absolutely.”

You opened your arms and walked towards him as he did the same, his tightly wrapping around your waist and yours swung around his neck in a tight hug.

“It’s good to see you, Y/N.” He whispered.

“You too, James.” You pulled away and took a few steps around the kitchen, your hand just barely brushing over the gun on the side. “So now I’ve gone through weapon checks and reunions...”

The sound of a gun being cocked sounded behind you and you trailed off staring at James sending telepathic help signals.

James who was leaning forward on the island, smiled at the person and shook his head. “Oh, I wouldn’t do that if I were you.”

A familiar female questioned it. “Why?”

You rolled your eyes sarcastically as you turned around head down. “Well for one it would bloody hurt.”

You could see the gun lowering through your hair before the grip tightening and a loud click was audible. And again. And again. And..

“Looking for this?” You lent back on the island, armed folded, holding the missing magazine from the gun.

“Y/N?” Natasha’s eyes widened and her mouth dropped ever so slightly.

“Hey Nat.” You smiled as she zoomed to embrace you in a tight hug.

“What are you doing here? Not that I’m not loving the fact you’re here.” Natasha took steps until she was with the rest of the team again.

“Well, mon cherie,” You moved around to lean on his shoulder in mock adoration. “Our darling soldier gave me a ring.”  

James shrugged you off with a chuckle.

Steve Rogers, Captain America, stepped forward. “Who are y-”

“Oh my god! You guys could have told me that there was a legend in the building. Y/N L/N, I am a huge fan of your work and your innate ability to piss off almost any figure of authority there is. I mean it’s truly incredible and-”

“ Mr Stark. Thank you.” A deep voice cut the billionaire off as a man dressed in purely black garments walked in, an eye-patch and all. “Avengers, this is Y/N L/N, the best con-artist in the world.”

“Hey! Alleged con-artist. They never actually proved I did any of my alleged work. Besides I’m touched; you think I’m the best?”

“You said it yourself: everybody knows you did your ‘alleged’ work but they can never tie it to you making you the best, Y/N.” Natasha interrupted as she clicked the gun magazine back into place.

“Prove it.” Sam Wilson aka The Falcon. 

You laughed. “Okay, sure. Can I borrow your wallet a second?”

He patted around his pockets only to look up and see you smirking, holding the wallet. “What? How? You haven’t even come near me?”

“You shouldn’t underestimate me, Wilson, it’s rather provocative.” You raised an eyebrow and twirled the wallet in my hand before tossing it back to him.

He opened it only to see brown leather. 

“Missing these?” Your hand held his card and $65 in bills

“Yeah give ‘em back. That’s mine.” You laughed at him before sliding it along the counter to him.

“Yeah, I think I’m alright.” Although as you said this you were testing the balance of one of Barton’s knives he kept on him at all times.

Clint just stared at you entirely confused but accepted the knife gingerly when you held it for him.

“So, as your new Art theft consultant I will take the liberty of narrowing down the suspect list to three people.” You threw three folders from your bag onto the counter as Bucky stood next to you. “Yeah you have him to thank for this.”

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literal chaos fire (ch.6)

amazing banner by @downn-in-flames​ / down-in-flames@FFT

find it elsewhere: fft | ao3 | ff.net | hpff learn more: chaos universe link to other chapters: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15 link to missing moments: 5.5, 7.5, 8.5, 15.5

pairing: Lily Luna Potter / OC genre: AU, Humor, Romance rating: mature audiences

summary:

Victoire Weasley is a masters student in infectious diseases handling a devastating break up with her girlfriend of two years. Lily Potter is a first year law student navigating a figurative minefield that is the star quarterback’s unrequited affection. Molly Weasley is pursuing her bachelors in engineering while pining over her best friend - who doesn’t seem to realize it.

Three women, three vastly different lives, all coming together with group chats, family dinners, and a whole lot of chaos.

chapter summary:

VickyBaby: look, we love you...

mollydramatic: but your laugh sounds like a cross between a dying hyena and a crocodile trying to swallow a deer whole

psychiclilz: WHAT?!??!

mollydramatic: yeah, it's not cute

VickyBaby: sometimes you also snort VickyBaby: which would be cute but it sounds like the deer is trying to cry for help

SEPTEMBER 30TH, 2021

‘literal chaos fire' (psychiclilz, mollydramatic, VickyBaby) 9:28am

mollydramatic: omg, are you as excited as i am? mollydramatic: please tell us everything ASAP mollydramatic: even if ur still in his bed ;)

psychiclilz: it's just dinner psychiclilz: and it's not until 6

mollydramatic: this is most exciting part of my life right now mollydramatic: since my love life is woefully nonexistent

VickyBaby: mood

psychiclilz: you guys need a life

mollydramatic: @VickyBaby she's right mollydramatic: we should go out to dinner together mollydramatic: how does the three broomsticks sound?

psychiclilz: oh, piss off

VickyBaby: ooh, ive been meaning to try their chicken cacciatore

mollydramatic: ive heard their cheesecake is to die for

psychiclilz: if i promise to tell you everything that happens psychiclilz: will you promise not to crash this date?

VickyBaby: oooh its a date now!

psychiclilz: you are the bane of my existence 

3:48pm

psychiclilz: Attachment - 1 Image psychiclilz: is this alright?

VickyBaby: i thought i was the bane of your existence VickyBaby: and now you're asking for my help?

mollydramatic: you come to me, on the day of my math assignment, to ask for my help

psychiclilz: nice try, brando psychiclilz: just please help me

mollydramatic: you look hot

VickyBaby: i agree VickyBaby: also please let me borrow that skirt VickyBaby: it would go great with my fishnets

mollydramatic: give her enough time to wash it mollydramatic: who knows what will get on it tonight? ;)

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(micky, vicky) 5:42pm

vicky: would you be able to snag rose's car and drive us over to the three broomsticks?

micky: ixnay on the car, rose and malfoy are out rn micky: but also wouldn't she kill us if we actually ended up crashing her date?

vicky: yeah, but thats the fun of it vicky: she'll have to wrestle with her moral obligation as a lawyer-in-training vicky: and the rage monster she'll turn into if she finds out

micky: have you never seen how to get away with murder?

vicky: no, i dont want ur trash tv

micky: IT IS QUALITY CONTENT micky: I WATCH QUALITY CONTENT

vicky: you watch the bachelor

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‘literal chaos fire' (psychiclilz, mollydramatic, VickyBaby) 6:31pm

mollydramatic: @psychiclilz we want the deets mollydramatic: how's it going so far?

VickyBaby: if you need to text us 911 and we'll call with an emergency

mollydramatic: if it needs to sound real, ill get roxy to push me down the stairs mollydramatic: it's honestly not bad

VickyBaby: ... VickyBaby: what the fuck, NO

7:09pm

VickyBaby: okay so its going well? VickyBaby: because i actually will push mollz down the stairs if i need to

mollydramatic: its really not that bad, ive done it way too many times

VickyBaby: WHY?

mollydramatic: stair surfing on mattresses isn't as fun as it is on tv

7:23pm

mollydramatic: HELLO!??!?! mollydramatic: @psychiclilz

VickyBaby: @psychiclilz answer us plz or ill call the cops

psychiclilz: oh my fucking god, its going fine psychiclilz: dont fall down the stairs psychiclilz: and dont call the fucking cops! psychiclilz: message me about this again and i wont tell you anything

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(micky, vicky) 7:26pm

mollydramatic: $20 they bang

vicky: hell no, thats such a bad deal vicky: theyre obvi gonna bang at some point vicky: $20 they bang tonight

micky: fine, but if they last even until just 12:01 its victory for me

vicky: ur on

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‘literal chaos fire' (psychiclilz, mollydramatic, VickyBaby) 9:34pm

psychiclilz: ...

mollydramatic: OH MY GOD TELL US EVERYTHIGN

VickyBaby: did you bang? are you in his bed right now?

psychiclilz: no psychiclilz: it was actually a really nice night psychiclilz: dinner was good, he's actually really easy to talk to psychiclilz: but then he drove me home...

mollydramatic: hand job in the car

VickyBaby: blow job in the car

psychiclilz: NO, perverts psychiclilz: he walked me all the way to my front door

mollydramatic: AND YOU PULLED HIM INSIDE AND BANGED ALL OVER YOUR KITCHEN

VickyBaby: FUCK YES, YOU OWE ME $20

psychiclilz: NO psychiclilz: will you let me finish my thoughts here? psychiclilz: WAIT, WTF, YOU WERE BETTING ON ME?

VickyBaby: no?

psychiclilz: w/e not the issue psychiclilz: we're at my door and he tucked a lock of my hair behind my ear psychiclilz: ... 

mollydramatic: and? mollydramatic: AND?!?!?

VickyBaby: oh my god, i just remembered why i hate you

psychiclilz: and then he left?

VickyBaby: hi, i would like to formally ask VickyBaby: what the fuck?

mollydramatic: i second that motion

psychiclilz: idk! psychiclilz: i thought it went well, but then he shook my hand and left

mollydramatic: OHHHH MY GOOODDDDD

VickyBaby: HE SHOOK YOUR HAND???

mollydramatic: WTF IS WRONG WITH HIM?!?? mollydramatic: is he DUMB?

psychiclilz: idk, maybe he realized that it wasnt worth it? psychiclilz: this is what i was worried about psychiclilz: he was just looking for a quick fuck psychiclilz: not someone to wine and dine

VickyBaby: damn, i was so sure he was legit VickyBaby: whatd scorp say

psychiclilz: nothing, havent told him

VickyBaby: well he's the guy's best friend, maybe you should ask?

psychiclilz: no, i dont want him to feel trapped between us psychiclilz: besides, its not a big deal

mollydramatic: are you kidding me? mollydramatic: he's been asking after you since summer mollydramatic: are you sure maybe you were sending him some bad vibes? mollydramatic: some ‘dont you dare kiss me' vibes?

psychiclilz: argh psychiclilz: i dont think so?

VickyBaby: what were ur exact words before he shook your hand? *gag*

psychiclilz: um, "i had a really nice time tonight" psychiclilz: and then he tucked my hair behind my ear and i think i giggled?

VickyBaby: oh no

mollydramatic: that'll do it

psychiclilz: what? psychiclilz: what did i do?!?!

VickyBaby: look, we love you...

mollydramatic: but your laugh sounds like a cross between a dying hyena and a crocodile trying to swallow a deer whole

psychiclilz: WHAT?!??!

mollydramatic: yeah, it's not cute

VickyBaby: sometimes you also snort VickyBaby: which would be cute but it sounds like the deer is trying to cry for help

psychiclilz: WHY IS THIS JUST COMING UP NOW??? psychiclilz: ugh, i probably repulsed him psychiclilz: he's never gonna wanna talk to me again psychiclilz: im so embarrassed

mollydramatic: its probably not that bad?

VickyBaby: she *giggled*

mollydramatic: yeah, no, ur fucked

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(Lily Potter, Scorpius Malfoy) 10:03pm

Lily: i never want to see him again Lily: if you know what's good for you, you wont fight me on it

Scorpius: what? what happened???

Lily: i dont want to talk about it...

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(Scorpius Malfoy, William Flynn) 10:06pm

Scorpius: wtf did you do? Scorpius: if you hurt her, i will unleash molly and she has the wrath of all women scorned Scorpius: im pretty sure one of her death glares will set you on fire

William: what?

Scorpius: Attachment - 1 Image

William: oh... William: i thought it went well William: i swear i didnt do anything William: like i said, it wasnt even a date, idk what i did wrong?

Scorpius: im not getting in the middle of this Scorpius: but maybe keep your distance for a while Scorpius: i really dont want to be picking sides

William: yeah, alright...

[julesherondalex]

.... God, I don't even know where to begin.

This, @radientwings, was one of the most beautiful things I have ever read. No kidding. I feel like I'll be telling you this with every fic you put out there, but oh my goooddddd. I am so happy 😭

Firstly, thank you for writing about my and @queen-archeron 's prompt, it means a lot!

Secondly, I want to list my favorite parts, because they had me melting all the way

"That's what I have you for." - Azriel being a cutie and trying to lighten to mood is just the sweetest thing ever since he's known as brutally cold and lethal. But we all know he's a soft boi

Elain kissing Azriel's scarred hand will always get me. Everytime. I think it's such a huge gesture for Az. It's also incredibly beautiful. And I'm in love with that headcanon.

CASSIAN STANDING RIGHT BESIDE THEM AND WATCHING THE WHOLE THING. I CRACKED UP. I was like, wait wasn't cassian with Az?? And I thought I had misread something and then he just goes "yo lovers" 😂😂😂

Sorry for the long ass post, I'm just that type of girl

Of New Beginnings (Elriel Fluff)

Inspired by two prompts from the wonderful @julesherondalex​ and @queen-archeron: they both wanted to see a version of Azriel returning injured from a mission to a very worried Elain. Went a bit more fluffy with this one than planned, but hope you both like it!

Elain was used to being left behind while the other members of the Inner Circle went off on missions or into battle. Elain was no warrior; this was well known among them all. Oh, she’d had some training; she was a part of the High Lord and Lady’s family, after all. Some fight training was essential when so much of the world wanted your immediate family dead; or worse, captured.

Azriel had ensured she knew enough self-defense to get by, that she knew how to handle a blade as well as she was able when she really had no talent for it. That didn’t mean they wanted her anywhere near sanctioned missions, however. Especially as her powers were already coveted by their enemies.

So Elain waiting in Velaris was nothing unusual. She served her Court and its leaders better there, ensuring that all her visions were taken down and recorded for interpretation later. Ensuring that her life and her power remained safe.

Still, she worried. She worried a lot. How could she not? Her friends and family put themselves at risk – mortal risk – all the time. Elain hated that she herself was too weak to contribute in that way; it was a constant point of contention for her. On the one hand, she knew her presence would likely only be a distraction to them, would be more liable to get them killed. On the other… well, her fae instincts screamed at her to protect what was hers. 

Today’s mission in particular gnawed at her stomach. Azriel and Cassian had left that morning, intent on subduing some rogue Illyrian war-bands, while the rest of the Inner Circle were off on a diplomatic mission in the human realms. Elain had been left to watch Velaris; to keep the city running smoothly in their absence. An honor, to be sure, but an empty one.

Even the mountains and mountains of paperwork her sister and brother-in-law had left her weren’t enough to distract her from her worry. She wasn’t too concerned about the meetings in the human realms; it wouldn’t be the first time they’d had peace talks there and, while they were never exactly smooth, they very rarely ended in violence.

The Illyrians, however, that was especially worrying. She knew most would have absolutely no compunction about hurting either Azriel or Cassian; two bastard-born Illyrians most considered unworthy of their wings.

Cauldron, Elain hated that they had to go off on their own.

It was made a thousand times worse when a vision suddenly blind-sided her, hammered its way into her head. Elain fell to the floor with the sheer force of it, with the way it overwhelmed her every thought, screaming at her.

She catalogued each image as they flashed across her eyes.

Cassian. Azriel. The Illyrian camps. A group of captured females. An ambush lying in wait. Azriel setting off a trap when he tried to free the females.

An arrow shot from the trees, meeting its target with horrific accuracy.

Blood. Blood everywhere as a winged body was shot down from the sky, the arrow stuck in a broad chest, too close to the heart. Far too close to the heart.

Azriel again. His broken body splayed on the forest floor.

Blood. Blood everywhere.

Elain came to with a terrified gasp. Azriel was in danger.

By the mother, no, Elain thought desperately.

She forced herself to her feet despite the residual dizziness from her visions. She needed to find a way to stop it. Azriel… he couldn’t be hurt like that. He couldn’t die like that. 

Not on her watch. She wouldn’t let him. She wouldn’t.

But how to stop it? He was all the way in the Steppes and Elain had never developed the power to winnow. She cursed under her breath, uncharacteristic of her but Elain hardly cared at that moment, not with the utter futility of it all staring her down.

She couldn’t give into the panic that was threatening to take her over though, not now when she needed to be able to think, to find a solution.

And then it clicked, so obvious she’d nearly overlooked it. But then, she supposed that was Nuala and Cerridwen’s purpose: to be forgetful, to be overlooked. They were sure to have some way to get in contact with Azriel, however; they were some of his most trusted spies, after all.

Elain found herself running down to the kitchen, hoping to find one of her friends there. As luck would have it, she practically crashed into Nuala, who was just exiting the kitchen upon her arrival.

“Azriel’s in danger,” Elain immediately blurted, barely sparing the time to right herself. “I’ve seen it.”

Nuala, for her part, didn’t make the mistake of not believing Elain, instead asking for every little detail. As soon as Elain was done talking, the so-called lesser faerie disappeared into shadow like she was borne from it. 

The next ten minutes were probably the longest of Elain’s entire life, mortal and immortal. Her entire stomach churned with worry, anxiety eating away at her. The vision played over and over again in her mind, plaguing her thoughts. 

Cauldron, what if Nuala couldn’t get to Azriel in time? What if she did but the vision’s events happened anyways?

What if… what if Azriel’s injuries would be fatal? 

Sweet mother, Elain could barely bear the mere thought of that, let alone the reality. Please, she prayed to whatever deity might listen, please let him live. Let him live. 

Finally, finally, Nuala returned, saying only that Azriel and Cassian had been warned, and that all they could do now was wait for them. She tried to distract Elain in the meantime, coaxing her into the very same kitchen that had brought her so much comfort in the first months of her immortal life. But Elain could not be swayed away from her thoughts of Azriel. 

(A part of her felt guilty for that. Guilty because Azriel wasn’t the only one on this mission; Cassian was too. Cassian, who had welcomed her into his family with open arms and a huge smile. Cassian, who had become a brother to her. But still, it was the quieter of the two Illyrians that stayed on Elain’s mind.)

(Azriel… Stars, Azriel. Elain sometimes felt that words weren’t enough to describe him. He might live this immortal life in shadow, but the world would truly be a darker place without him in it.)

Hours later, Elain heard the telltale sound of two huge Illyrian males landing on the rooftop. She abandoned the work she’d been trying to distract herself with, running up the stairs and outside with all the speed she could muster.

The sight of Azriel standing there – alive – sent her heart racing with sheer relief. She found herself sprinting towards him, uncaring of the impropriety of it all.

“Azriel!” she exclaimed, flinging her arms around his neck, burying her head into his crook of his shoulder. He smelled of sweat and blood and war but it was still Azriel. Her Azriel, her best friend in this life. “You’re alive,” she whispered. “Thank the Cauldron.”

He hugged her back readily, arms banding around her waist with such strength that she should have felt crushed by him. But she didn’t. Couldn’t. Because this was Azriel.

“Yes, I am,” he replied, lips pressed against the top of her head as he spoke. “Thanks to you. Smart of you to find Nuala to bring me the message.”

Elain pulled back from him then, shocked to find that she’d shed a few tears in her relief. She wiped them away, pulled herself together. “Yes, well,” she said, unsure of what else she could possibly say to that, unused to taking compliments.

She allowed herself a brief moment to drink him in, however, standing there in front of her and not laying slain like he had in her vision. He was standing. Thank the mother and the Cauldron and all those holy things.

And then, suddenly, without warning, anger rushed through her. It was the anger of extreme worry, red-hot and all-consuming. Irrational. But she couldn’t help it.

“I wouldn’t have had to do any of that if you been more careful!” Elain found herself saying, voice rising. “How could you be so reckless?”

Azriel’s brows furrowed. “Reckless? There were innocents in danger, Elain.”

“I know that. It doesn’t mean you should plan to sacrifice yourself just like that!” She poked him in the chest with a single finger, hard. 

He rubbed at the spot, looking at her with confusion. “If not me, then who?” he asked, as if that was an acceptable response.

(It wasn’t. Never would be, in Elain’s eyes. Nothing was worth Azriel’s sacrifice. Nothing. Not even her own soul.)

“I don’t know! I don’t. But you could have planned it better, you could have made sure you didn’t lose your life when it could have been avoided.” 

He tapped her temple lightly, fingers warm against her skin. “That’s what I have you for,” Azriel finally said with a small smile, obviously trying to lighten the mood. 

Elain slumped a little, anger giving way to the fear that had caused it in the first place. “But what if I hadn’t seen? What if– What if I hadn’t been able to get you the message?” What if you had died anyways?

Azriel dropped his hand to take hers. “Elain. I’m fine. I swear it. It’s just a scratch.”

Her eyes widened. “A scratch? What? Where?”

He gestured to his right leg, where there was a deep cut in the meat of his thigh, blood disguised by the darkness of his Illyrian leathers; it looked like an arrow wound. Elain’s anger immediately turned inwards; how hadn’t she noticed that? Her fingers fluttered over the injury, like she wanted to heal it with a simple touch. She stopped herself just in time from actually making contact though; Cauldron, what if she hurt him more?

Elain looked back at Azriel, finding his eyes already on her, dark with something she didn’t recognize. (When did he get so close?) 

“You’re hurt,” she whispered, voice tremulous. “I’m so sorry, I didn’t realize… I can’t believe just ran at you.” Stupid, stupid Elain.

But Azriel shook his head, suppressing a smile, eyes full of incredible fondness. “It’ll heal. And I liked the greeting.”

A flush rose on Elain’s cheeks. She looked down at their linked hands, played idly with Azriel’s fingers. “I wish… I wish you wouldn’t get hurt all the time. I know it’s for a good cause, I know it’s for a purpose, but I– I can’t–” she trailed off, words choking her.

Azriel went completely still in front of her, like he was holding his breath. “You can’t what?” 

She flicked her eyes back up to his hazel ones; the very same that always seemed to be able to see through to her soul. 

“I can’t stand to see you hurt,” she admitted. It was more than just that, she knew. But she wasn’t quite ready to say the rest out loud. Not yet. 

“Elain,” he said, like her name held all the answers in the world.

“Azriel, I–” she shook her head suddenly; mother, but where were the words? In lieu of something to say, Elain found herself lifting his scarred hand, pressing a kiss to his palm. She peered up at him shyly, found that he looked shocked, this tips of ears slightly red. “Please. Just be more careful? I– There are people here who care about you.” 

He seemed to consider something, watching her with an inscrutable expression. “Like you?”

Elain couldn’t deny it. Didn’t want to. “Yes, like me.”

A smile, small but utterly beautiful. “In that case… can I try something?”

The deep gruffness of Azriel’s voice sent a shiver through Elain’s spine, his closeness making her heart flutter almost uncomfortably. Yet Azriel tugged her closer, his free hand coming up to frame her face, to tilt it upwards. She nodded then, words caught in her throat.

And then he kissed her, surprising her utterly. It was no soft, chaste thing either, like she might have expected from him. No, this was full of burning passion, as red-hot as her anger had been earlier. It was the kind of kiss that forced gasps out of her, that left her breathless. A clash of tongues and teeth and pure want.

When he tried to pull back – probably to bring sense back to them – Elain pushed herself to her tiptoes, chased his lips with hers. She tightened the fingers she had in his hair (how did that happen?), not allowing him any further from her. That was clearly enough encouragement for Azriel, who wrapped her tighter in his embrace, surrounding her completely.

Elain loved it. Couldn’t get enough. Her body sung for more, her mind hazy with it. And her heart. Well, her heart was full to the brim of a feeling she didn’t want to name just yet.

And then, like a splash of ice-cold water, Cassian’s voice interrupted them. “Alright, lovers, as much as I’m happy for you both – especially for Az here, who really needs to loosen up – he does still need to see the healers,” he said loudly, clearly laughing at them.

Elain flew back from Azriel, cheeks burning with embarrassment. Stars, she’d completely forgotten that Cassian was right too, hovering at the edge of her vision.

Even worse, she’d forgotten that Azriel was still wounded.

She eyed his injury now, safely a few steps away from. “I’m so sorry,” she babbled, “I didn’t hurt you more, did I?”

Azriel still wore that small smile of his, full of delighted fondness. He was probably a bit delirious from all the blood loss, she thought. Cauldron, but Elain could be so stupid.

But Azriel stopped that path of thought before it could get too far, shouldering past Cassian to get closer to her again.

Elain looked up at him, wide-eyed, suddenly overwhelmed by him, how big he was next to her. He reached out to tuck some loose hair behind her ear, cupping her cheek gently. The softness of his actions sent her heart aflutter, made her feel even more flushed than when he had been kissing her.

“I’ll be more careful,” he promised. He leaned in once more, pressed his lips against her forehead briefly, an indescribably sweet gesture. His voice was low, a whisper only for her ears. “Especially if I have you waiting for me.”

With that, he grinned at her – a full, wide grin – and pulled away, heading back to where Cassian was watching them both with a knowing smirk. 

“Not a word,” Azriel commanded of his brother.

Cassian’s smirk only widened. “I didn’t say anything.”

“Your face says it all,” Azriel grumbled, protesting as Cassian pulled one of his arms over his shoulders.

“I’ll bring him back in good health,” Cassian called back to Elain, that wolf’s grin still in place. “Can’t have him sweeping you off your feet with an injured leg, now can we?”

Elain spluttered, wanting to say something about not being swept anywhere, but Cassian never gave her the chance, only winking before he forced Azriel to walk away, leading him to the healer’s. 

It took Elain a long, long moment to gather herself and go back inside. And even when she did, she was sure her face looked like it was on fire. But, for once, she found she couldn’t care much about her embarrassment, not with how her cheeks hurt from all the smiling. Besides, her thoughts were more caught up on what might have happened if Cassian hadn’t been there… if Azriel hadn’t been injured at all.

Well. Maybe next time. Maybe they’d have a hundred more opportunities. Maybe a thousand more.

Elain certainly hoped so.

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