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xamaxenta · 1 day ago
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Ty @jasontoddspussy i love seeing your url as always and thank you for tagging
Idk how ill list only five songs so im gonna cheat :whimsy.dot.png:
1. Just One Yesterday - FOB it tops my listen charts every year within the five most played since it came out its so good, the MV (and tbh all of the save rock and roll album make me bugfuck insane i swear, Uma Thurman also fucks me up)
2. What Makes a Good Man - The Heavy, i fuck soo heavy w this song good vibes good funk good soul i love the heavy so much
3. Drop Dead Legs - Vvvvan haleeeeennn i love most of their discography but heh. I am a simple man. I thingj.k with my nuts abd by that my peanurs and i like legs its nasty i can howl like a dog to this song its hot
4. Dead!, Disenchanted, Teenagers, Welcome To yhe Black Parade, Nanana(nananananananana), I never told you what i did, planetary go— My Chemical Romance never leaves you im here they fuck they slaap i have mainstream music choices tbh i dont rly care anymore
5. More recently anything by Reignwolf (hi riv thanks riv for recommending them ❤️) rly a huge whor e for these two songs the most tho: Fools Gold and I want you
Other honourable mentions, mother mother, florence and the machine, the struts, megan thee stallion, Kesha (specifically Timber i love this song unapologetically)
Tagging @docxie @meramera-writes @liferockingitout and anyone else my wifi is shorting out rn i paid for limitied airplane bandwirdhth and surviving macximum turbulence i need help , ofc no pressure tag game fun and stuff
(gonna attempt to make a tag game lmao-)
list your top 5 favorite songs !! it doesn't have to be in order,, and also tag ur mutuals!
dead man by self
spring and a storm by tally hall
southwest voodoo by insane clown posse
meteor shower by cavetown
inertia by ajr
tags (no pressure !!): @sstarpopp @northern-wanderers @theworstcreature @inurecity @neo-xolotl @circusclowne @dizzynotez @trashofspace + any one who'd like to join ! (again, no pressure ^^)
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apricot-blossomss · 2 days ago
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Hi, I love your writings a lot. I have another Apollo idea don’t know if you like it but I wanna share it: So, Reader is a deeply devoted follower of Apollo; loyal, loving, kind and compassionate but very insecure, has many self-deprecating thoughts, still, very determined to learn something in his honour. So, she tries to learn the lyre but she is bad in it not talented at all. She is determined though and willing to sacrifice time and effort into practice.
I imagine this plays out in Ancient Greece, the reader is very poor but determined to learn it and then to try her best on the Pythian Games. Apollo is already so smitten with her; he follows her journey from far but doesn’t wanna bless her bc he wants her to success on her own. One night he shows up to her while she’s praying. First, she is afraid he is here to take away her lyre as she is not worthy of it but instead, he is super kind and supportive tells her this effort and hard work is far greater and more meaningful sacrifice than any of the treasures the kings offer to him.
So, he offers her to be her teacher from now on as she can’t afford a good teacher like the others. They have romantic moments, kisses as he continues to teach her. Of course she wins the Games, he has taught her things no human knows about the lyre. At the end of the Games, he shows up to the people and in front of everyone he offers her to go with him and play with the Muses.
This is long I know, so, please do with it whatever you want. Use parts of it if it is too long, I just wanted to share it with someone.
☛ apollo teaching mortal! fem! reader to play the lyre
☛ sfw; fluff; cw: self-doubt, stage fright; not proofread oops
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"Just stop already!"
"Why do you keep trying?"
"You have no talent."
It wasn't like you didn't know they were right. A lack of self-awareness is wasn't the problem for you. It was, however, the unexplainable love you felt for the instrument in your hands. It washed out of the gentle wood of the olive tree- you heard that the high lords and ladies sometimes owned gilded or golden lyres, which you could hardly imagine. And it was your most prized possession.
You had given a lot to be able to afford it, since your family wasn't ready to pay for a endeavor as fruitless as your attempts to learn to play it. At night, you dreamt of being able to elicit beautiful tunes out of the instrument, but during the day, reality hit you like a hammer in the head as you awkwardly plucked the strings, sounding more like a dying cat than the musician you dreamed of becoming.
It wasn't fair, you thought, in moments were your frustration overwhelmed you. It wasn't fair that some people had such talent that they could effortlessly handle the instrument while someone as in love with the art of it as you struggled without seeing any results. Many times, you had prayed to Apollo, but the god had never blessed your attempts and by now, you figured it might be some sort of subliminal messaging.
But you didn't care. Well, you did, but none of it could deter you. No matter how many people shook their heads or laughed or told you to stop, you sat down for hours on end, trying to figure out the beautiful instrument. When you walked on the market or the town square, you would stop at street musicians demonstrating their craft, watching their fingers, trying to learn, but you never managed to replicate it.
Your family wanted you to learn some other craft to attract suitors and impress them, but you would not relent. You would practice, you would watch, you would pray. All in the hopes of getting the hang of the lyre someday. And no matter how many times you failed or screamed at your fingers to just do it right, resting them on top of the strings and running them along them always calmed you.
Carefully, you let your hands run up and down, simply tugging one string after the other. And somehow, you still managed to mess it up. It sounded stale and squeaky, no matter how much you tried to soften your movements. Not willing to let that deter you, you tried to play a melody you had heard one off the street musicians play yesterday on the market.
Unbeknownst to you, you had an audience you couldn't have dreamed of. Way above, golden eyes followed the movement of your fingers, listening intently, intrigued. Forearms leaned on the railing of his balcony, he had been watching you practice frequently over the course of the last months. In the beginning , it had been for his amusement. Now, it had become a part of his routine to see how you were doing.
"Brother!"
Apollo looked up from the sight of you practicing in your room to find Hermes sitting on the railing. After a short, distracted greeting, his eyes wandered down once more, as if they were attracted by a magnetic force. And, truly, you were magnetizing. Your unrelenting determination, your love for his holy instrument, the fact that you had set yourself a goal and were working so hard towards it: competing in his Pythian games.
"So, what's got you this distracted lately?" Hermes asked, letting his legs dangle. When he was denied an answer, his attentive eyes followed Apollo's gaze and found you. "Oh, so that's-"
Apollo hushed him to listen to your best efforts, a small smile gracing his lips when he realized with what care you had listened to the mysterious lyre player on the street yesterday that had conveniently played a song more fit for beginners to pick up on.
"Wow, that sounds bad," Hermes exclaimed, whistling under his breath. Curling over in laughter, he missed the pointed stare by his brother. "Planning on punishing her or why are you enduring this?"
"Shut your mouth, brother," Apollo shot back and the sharpness of his tone surprised Hermes. As he looked down once more, he watched Apollos face soften visibly as you stubbornly plucked at your strings. A small smile graced his lips and he propped his head up on his arms as he watched you intently. "She can do it, she just needs a little bit of help."
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Taking a deep breath, your knees met the hard stone floor and you kneeled before Apollo's altar, bowing your head until your hair formed a curtain around your face. After all the unanswered prayers and fruitless attempts, you were still filled with admiration and wonder looking at his statue. Closing your eyes, your lips formed a hushed prayer, as every afternoon in his temple. One that always went unanswered, but if you were one thing, it was persistent.
But today, something was different. Your mind couldn't help but wonder to the humiliating exchange you had had with your mother this morning. Scoffing over your clumsy playing, she had laughed at you, telling you to the face to no longer make her and the world suffer the sound of your lyre play, that you were dishonoring Apollo himself by eliciting such horrid sounds from his holy instrument.
You couldn't help the tremble of your lip, nor the traitorous stinging of your eyes and took a long breath to calm yourself. "Great lord Apollo," you whispered into the ground, your voice laced with shame and doubt, "Please, if you wish for me to stop my attempts, if I am dishonoring you, if I am angering you, give me a sign!"
"Well, hello there."
You shot around, finding yourself face to face with a blond man in a simple but fine tunic and piercing eyes. Eyes that you knew, because you knew this man, and you had spent a full hour watching his fingers handle the lyre so gracefully. It was one of the street artists you had seen on the market, more specifically, the one you had spent your forenoon studying. Was this a divine sign or a simple coincidence?
Realizing that you still hadn't answered the greeting, you scrambled to your feet clumsily and bowed lightly, since you saw first-glance he was of higher social rank than you. Granted, the majority of people was of higher rank than you, but your eyes had picked up on the gold laced into his tunic, his jewelry and most importantly, the intricate craftsmanship of his lyre. Hidden give-aways of a wealthy pocket. "Excuse me," you said softly, smiling while bowing once more, "I'll be leaving." A musician as skilled as him was far more deserving of this temple's glory.
Hurrying past him, the sound of his voice had you stop dead in your tracks. "Do you know what talent is, m'lady?"
Several things in that sentence made you pause and turn around once more, finding the man already looking at you with those magnetic eyes. "I'm not a lady, m'lord," you said abashedly, but his smile only widened. "Sure you are. And you know the answer to my question, don't you?"
"Yes," you answered, wondering what he could possibly want out of this conversation. "It's a gift by the gods that they give to the deserving." The young man hummed with a smile on his lips. "I couldn't help but notice you look a little troubled. What did you entrust your god with, sweet lady?"
If it had been any other man, you would have retreated, excused yourself, exited the temple as fast as possible. But he radiated a feeling of safety and grace that you couldn't help but feel attracted to him, and not just in the physical sense. Even though you had no idea why a man like that would spare a girl like you just a glance. Maybe he was one of those men who took advantage of poor girls like you, but somehow, your gut told you that you could trust him.
"I-," you hesitated, but then, the words broke out of you like a waterfall as you told him about your troubles. Maybe it was because no one listened to you, ever, but you trusted this man with everything. "It sounds horrible," you ended your ramblings, trying to conceal your damp eyes. "Everyone keeps telling me to stop trying, but I want to learn. But, what if I'm disgracing god Apollo himself with how horrible I am?"
"You aren't," the man said with an enigmatic smile and you wrung your hands. "You haven't heard me play, I'm atrocious!"
"Hey," he answered soothingly, taking a step towards you. "You aren't. You just need a teacher. I could teach you," he offered kindly, but you shook your head in protest. "No, m'lord, I have no means to afford it. See, I am a poor woman, I don't have any money of my own and my family would never come up for it. I don't have the financial means to compensate you."
His smile only widened and looking up at him, it left you quite breathless. You couldn't explain it, but there was something about it that made you feel as if warmed up by the sun itself. This man had to be blessed by Apollo. "I don't ask for compensation. I'd give you lessons for free."
Now, that was really suspicious. You weren't stupid, there was a good chance this was a ploy to take advantage of you in some way, because the offer sounded too good to be true. Such a talented artist simply stumbling over you in a temple and offering free lessons? At the same time, you were also desperate. And this man was really talented. If he was being genuine, were you throwing out the opportunity of your life? After a short silence, you looked back up at him. "Why would you do that? Offer to teach me for free, I mean."
A sudden breeze disheveled the man's golden locks, his charming smile unwavering. "Ah, you see... It's because I'm Apollo." Because you had any chance to register the words, the light seemed to explode before your eyes and a reflex brought your hand up to shield them. When you removed it, the man had changed. His robes were of pure gold, as were his shoes, equally golden marks extended over his body like tattoos and his hair was crowned by a shining halo. You were looking at divinity, and it was nearly scorching your eyes.
Shit.
Thankfully, your body showed an above average response time as you dropped to your knees so fast they met the stone floor in a way that had a sharp pain shoot up your legs. The thrumming of your racing heart was louder than any thought you might have had. Bowing down so far you were covering before the god, you pressed your forehead into the marble and raised your hands in a pleading fashion. "Forgive me, great lord Apollo, for dishonoring you by attempting so many times to learn your holy instrument when you had clearly not blessed my endeavors. Please, punish me to any extent you see fit but have mercy on-"
The god interrupted your terrified rambling by placing a hand on your shoulder, rendering you speechless just as effectively as a slap in the face might have. When he spoke your name, you looked up at him tentatively. Looking at Apollo was like looking at the sun itself, and if the man had been handsome before, in this form, he was the most beautiful thing you had ever laid your mortal eyes on.
"Loving the lyre as much as you do is not dishonoring me," the god said and his voice was so smooth and beautiful it wiped your head clean of thought. "Quite the opposite, actually. Your dedication to my instrument is admirable. Hence the reason my offer is still awaiting an answer."
"But-" you squeaked in response and tried suppress the trembling of your nervously wringing hands. "Why would you do that? Why would you teach me?"
You wouldn't get an answer to that question for some time, but it didn't need a lot of convincing for you to agree to let him be your tutor. To avoid your parent's suspicion, you let him in a grove just outside the city gates where he first taught you the basics, gave you theoretical lessons on the functioning of the lyre and showed you the best way to handle it, which you continuously had problems with. But Apollo was incredibly patient, and your nervousness around him subsided quickly.
Over the course of the next weeks and months, he would show you how to approach the instrument, give you practice and help you improve your lyre play. And after some time, you found yourself looking forward to the lessons not only because of the lessons themselves but for the pleasure of his company. You couldn't deny that Apollo's charming wits had done a number on you, and the way you were ogling his hands as he so masterfully demonstrated it in his instrument would have been shameless if it hadn't been for educational purposes (along others).
There were moments when you yourself wondered if the god may reciprocate your romantic interest, as silly as that thought was. The way he lightened up seeing you approach him, the way he was always waiting for you and the way you caught him glancing at you instead of your lyre from time to time. But you stocked it up to your silly mortal delusions. Why would a god be interested in you?
At the same time, said god found himself falling head over heels for you. He had been smitten with you before meeting you, but being around you, seeing you come out of your shell and starting to feel comfortable around him, showing him your true colors- he was so done for. If he hadn't been his fathers favorite son (he was still working on that favorite child title but Athena was hard to beat) he would have earned a few stern talks by now for slaking off, as he procrastinated or full on ignored divine duties in favor of your lessons.
Your humor and laugh pulled him in, your dedication was unmatched and seeing your eyes light up when you succeeded in something did something to him. A blooming feeling in his chest that consumed his thoughts, sending him into the sweetest daydreams. And it was only fueled every time he got to be with you, be around you, enjoy your company. He tended to get caught up in it, and sometimes you caught him staring at you and he always wondered wether you knew what you did to him with those little glances and witty comments of yours.
Nothing excited you more than the progress you were starting to make. The strings were no longer squeaky and you had even managed to play some easy melodies that got more complex as time went on. You were astonished by your own progress, which was of course thanks to the fact that you had the best teacher anyone could dream of, but also hours upon hours of sleepless nights, practicing diligently.
When Apollo found out about those, he was surprisingly worried and you couldn't help but be giddy that he cared. But you listened and got your sleep that he insisted on, if only fleckig praise, seeing the showdowns under your eyes disappear. Also, you were convinced his presence in your life was some sort of good-luck-charm, because there had been no fourth year old suitors asking for your hand in marriage ever since you were a few weeks into your lessons.
But your strumming technique still wasn't as smooth as could be. "You need to feel the music flow through your fingers," Apollo told you, making it look criminally easy as he demonstrated it. "They need to move with the music, as smooth as the music. You are tugging, but you need to caress." His eyes met yours in a silent request to try it for yourselves.
Touched stuck in between your teeth, you tried to imagine the music flowing into your body down to your fingertips, trying to move them naturally along the strings. But still, it didn't sound quite right. To your surprise, Apollo smiled empathetically and leaned over, covering your small hand with his larger one and mimicking the correct movement.
You tried to concentrate, you really did, but it was hard when Apollo sat closer to you on the grass, settling behind you so that his arms almost caged you in, his breath fanning over your neck. Luckily, he couldn't see the redness on your cheeks like this. "Relax," he told you and a light chuckle left his lips. "Are you still scared of me, sunshine?"
Sunshine. It was his nickname for you, and the way he said it made it sound like a melody in itself. "I'm not," you answered truthfully, letting him gently guide your movements. "But I don't think you realize what divine proximity does to a mortal."
Because of your proximity, you felt his head shift as his gaze wandered to you. You didn't return it, because you knew you would get lost in it if you did. "What does it do to you?" the god asked in a hushed voice, and the teasing undertone had your lips twitch. "It feels weird when you touch me," you explained, your fingers taking a little more initiative in running over the strings. "Like you're too real and not at all at the same time. I can't really explain it, but it's like touching raw might. That would feel weird, right?"
"You always manage to surprise me, sunshine," Apollo said and you could hear the smile in his voice. "It looks like there is a poet in you." He let go of you, letting your fingers act on their own and it sounded much better than before. Nothing the difference, you smiled triumphantly. "Don't flatter me, I might get too much of the hubris, m'lord."
"It isn't hubris when it's true," his voice spoke softly as you started to play the tune from before. It sounded much more graceful now and Apollo's adoring gaze, hidden from your view, traced the movement of your fingers, up your arms to your face. When your fingers had become more sure, you turned to him, no doubt with a smart reply on the tip of your tongue, but you fell silent when you found yourself mere breaths away from the god, who seemed just as taken aback by the sudden proximity.
But he didn't pull away, and neither did you. Fingers slowing down, you couldn't rip your eyes away from the mesmerizing gold of his eyes. Apollo smelled of honey and flowers, a smell so sweet it made sense paired with his smile. Though he wasn't smiling now. His lips were parted lightly as he stared at you just as intensely as you watched him.
Slowly but steadily, the tension in the tight little space between you two got too much for you. Your breathing picked up and you had to avert your eyes when his fell down onto your heaving chest and snapped back up at yours with a new hunger. Coughing under your breath, you moved away from him by a few inches, trying to hide how flustered you were. But if you had turned around, you would have caught a rare sight: the god of music looking at you with heart eyes, his cheeks painted by a pink hue.
Little moments like these only pulled you in deeper. Embarrassingly, you had begun dreaming of Apollo, about his smile, his lyre-play, his voice. It was the most prevalent in your dreams, as if he was singing you a lullaby every night. You found yourself thinking about him every time of the day, getting caught up in vivid daydreams as you completed your chores, feeling as though he was with you every time you practiced.
Though that may have not been an entirely unfounded feeling. Sometimes, Apollo would say things during your lessons that had you suspect he was listening in on you practicing- at least sometimes. Why he occupied himself with something he could have so often, you didn't know. But you did feel honored.
Progress was coming, you were getting better, though there were also setbacks. As before, you didn't have natural talent, and sometimes you struggled to a point of frustration that had your movements grow sloppy and disjointed, gnawing on your bottom lip in dissatisfaction. "Hey." You looked up at Apollo who had picked up on your growing annoyance and sighed. "Sorry."
"Nothing to be sorry about," he answered, gently prying the instrument from your hands. "I think you could use a break." And before you could protest, he added: "How about I play something just for you for a change?" Now, that shut you up real quick and you let him put your lyre aside. Apollo would demonstrate bits of songs or movements for you, but never whole songs, and the prospect of witnessing the god perform one made you giddy with excitement.
Under your curious gaze, Apollo propped up his instrument with great flair and began playing. The melody was unlike anything you had heard before. It was so interacted and beautiful, so masterfully crafted it brought tears to your eyes as you sat there and listened. But none of it could have prepared you for when Apollo started to sing. You had to close your eyes, because looking at him and listening to his singing at the same time was simply too much. You were pretty sure you could get addicted to the sound of his singing.
Apollo sing of pine trees, of secret meetings, of soft lyre tunes, the sounds of two instruments mingling. It was that last part that had you perk up. Could it be? Your grove who dusted of pine trees, you met him in secret- was he singing a sound about your lessons? Or were you just being delusional, thinking the god apollo would write a song- about you. Because now, he was singing about a girl under the pine trees with a lyre. Your heart was thrumming loudly in your chest, and it was the only sound resonating in your ears when Apollo ended the song.
You had to work up the strength to open your eyes, and when you did, he was watching you already, his eyes boring themselves into yours. With the melody still filling your head, you reached for your lyre, but Apollo didn't even register your movement. All he could see was you, as he desperately tried to gauge your reaction. Did you like the song? You had to, he had poured his heart into it. But he would write more. His heart was overflowing with memories as he watched the concentrated furrow of your brows.
And then, you started playing the song.
At once, Apollo snapped out of his trance as his insides roared with another form of adoration. You were playing his song, your song, the song he had written just for you. As if you were answering him. Sure, it sounded a little hesitant, but he was surprised about how masterful it sounded. You had become an expert player, in spite of your setbacks. And it looked like you had the same realization, because you looked up from the instrument and up at him with a glowing expression that said 'I did it!' and he could only nod in astonishment.
As the date of the Pythian games grew closer, so did Apollo and you, developing your inside jokes and becoming more comfortable with physical affection. It was safe to say you were friends with a god, which was something you could have never dreamed about. But as the date approached, your nerves were a little- tense, so to speak.
You cursed when suddenly, something snapped and a string of the lyre broke off, flinging your hand and marking it with a long red line. "Ow," you exclaimed and immediately, Apollo was all over you, taking your hurting hand into his. "Can you fix the string?" you asked nervously and earned a raised eyebrow from Apollo. "What do you think? And your hand is the priority here, sunshine."
"Right," you nodded, nibbling on your lip. "I need it to perform well." A long sigh left the gods lips as they ghosted over the palm of your hand. You jumped when they pressed down on your sore skin and an unfamiliar sensation, a warm prickling, emerged from the spot where he had bestowed a kiss upon you, rushing to your tummy where it exploded into a million golden butterflies, rummaging against your ribcage.
"Sunshine?"
"Huh?" you said, startled, and he showed you your hand, completely untouched, not a trace of the injury. You turned it around as if you were to find the mark, but it had vanished completely. "Thank you!" you smiled, picking up the lyre and holding it to his chest. "Now the string!"
Apollo sighed once more. Youn knew he could have easily fixed it, but for some reason, he opted to do it manually, pulling a spare string out of his tunic and getting to work removing the broken one. "Why are you doing it like this?" you found yourself asking, watching his graceful fingers as the expertly worked on the lyre.
"If you don't struggle from time to time, what's the point to life?" Apollo asked in a light-hearted tone, though you detected something heavier in the statement.
You hummed, thinking about that. "If you don't struggle, you can't succeed." Apollo looked up at you and nodded before returning his attention to the lyre. "That makes sense," you lamented, watching him intently. "But you don't seem like that kind of god to me." When he raised his brows, you attempted to explain yourself. "Of course, I don't know many gods, I only know you, but you don't seem very... human. You seem very content with being larger than life and divine."
The god hummed, inserting the new string. "You made me realize some things, sunshine. You have struggled so much, and have still persistent. Believe it or not, I think you're much stronger than I am. If I were you, I'd have given up a long time ago, because of what you said precisely: I don't need to struggle as much as you do."
Laughing to yourself, you shook your head in disbelief. "You're right, I don't believe you, but still, thank you. And I didn't know being untouchable could get to you like that."
"Oh, I'm far from untouchable," Apollo reassured you as he handed you back your lyre. "I have been touched and I am touched right now. Do you know why I take so many mortal lovers?" You shook your head and Apollo flopped down on his back, resting his head on his arm as he looked up at the sky above. "I love being touched by you mortals. It's an unimaginable thrill. To be a part of a life that is so fragile and so hardened at the same time is a privilege. Humanity is not a weakness but an unimaginable strength."
When he closed his eyes, yours were free to roam his resting body undetected, running over his golden marks and getting caught up on his face, as always. "I always thought... the fact that I had to struggle so much was because I was weak."
Apollo opened his eyes to look at you, and they were so heavy with emotion you had to avert yours. "Weak? Sunshine, you are so strong."
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Delphi was an unsurprisingly beautiful city. As your travel companion, Apollo had disguised himself as a mortal once more and escorted you safely there, even arranging for your stay. During the religious ceremonies in his honor, he had been giggling in your ear in a way that had some priests give him pointed stares for interrupting the process and you jabbing your elbow into his side, making him whine at you being mean.
Then came the actual contest. The other performances flew by you as you had a hard time concealing your nerves, but Apollos calling presence helped. His hand squeezed you every once in a while, and when it was nearly your turn, he guided you to a spot next to the arena from which the performers entered the stage. His bigger hands engulfed your shaking once as he pressed them to his chest. You were surprised to find his heart drumming in a high frequency and widened your eyes at him.
"I can't help it, I'm nervous, too," he smiled cheekily and you bit down on your bottom lip. "Well, it's not you who is about to perform in front of hundreds of people. What if I mess up? What if I'm bad? I don't even have any real talent."
"Do you remember our first conversation?" the god interrupted your ramblings, pulling you closer to him. When you shook your head, he smiled softly and stuck a strand of hair behind your ear. "You said that you mortals get your talents from us gods. Well, it's true. I didn't bless you with talent. Do you know why?" You shook your head and he continued.
"Because you tried anyway, and you would not give up. Because of the devotion and love you hold for the lyre. You fought and you struggled, and you made great progress, without any advantages. I never answered your prayers I didn't want you to lose that. You are greater than any of the other artists assembled because of it. I have rarely seen such determination. And I knew you could do it." The god took a long breath. "And it was what made me start to fall in love with you."
Your head snapped up once you processed the words. "You... what?" Apollo delayed the answer by bringing your hands up to his lips and kissing each of your fingertips, making a warmth flood through them that ended their shaking. "I love you. So much. If that song wasn't enough to tell you."
"So it was for me?" you asked, mesmerized, deaf to the announcement of your name. Apollo smiled down at you, leaning in to kiss your temple, your cheek, and finally, his lips met yours. As if they had been waiting for it all along, your arms flew up to wrap themselves around his neck, pulling him closer as his hands dug into your sides.
Suddenly, you felt something on the top of your head and broke from the kiss to feel it. It was a laurel wreath. It was Apollo's laurel wreath. Your eyes were as wide as plates, you were sure, and Apollo chuckled, pointing to it with his chin. "You have my favor, sunshine. Now go and show them what real prowess is."
When you stepped onto the stage, you were overwhelmed by the cheers of the audience. As it was tradition, you recounted a prayer to Apollo, who you spotted in the front row, holding onto your lyre like your lifeline. Then, the crowd fell silence and it was your turn to play.
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In retrospect, you could have anticipated it, as you knew things about the lyre no other mortal could know, thanks to Apollo. But it still blew you away when the pronounced winner of the Pythian games was you. As if in a trance, your ears drowned out the cheers of the audience as you kneeled before the priest who placed the winner's laurel wreath- you had taken off Apollo's, of course - on your head, congratulating you on your outstanding performance.
But even as you barely registered the noise of the crowd, it did catch your attention when it suddenly subsided at once, giving away to a deadly silence. The priest gasped, he was the first one to fall to his knees. Because at the top of the arena's stairs stood Apollo in all his glory, emitting pure power and might. When he met your eye, he winked at you.
As Apollo walked down the stairs, all of the spectators covered, falling to their knees and throwing themselves at his feet. But Apollo didn't take notice of them, his eyes were locked on you as he approached you. A tugging at your skirt made you look down, where the priest made a motion, urging you to kneel as well. When Apollo spoke, his voice filled the whole arena.
"This woman will kneel for no one." His smile was so radiant it took your breath away. So magnetizing you almost missed the hand he was stretching out, waiting for you to take it. Apollo called your name. "I shall invite you to put your skill to good use. Take my hand and play with me and the muses, sunshine."
Gasped echoed all around you, but all you could see and hear and feel was him. Without hesitation, you placed your hand in his and it closed firmly around your hand. Urging you closer softly, the god put his free arm around your waist. "Ready to go home, sunshine?"
Your nod was all he needed before he raised you up into the clouds, leaving all bystanders speechless- but not for long. Soon, your story would spread through all of Greece, your name immortalized next to the muses, and held in prayers because it was realized how much more benevolent Apollo was to those who praised your name alongside his.
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𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐬 | (𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭 2)
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➳❥ 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬: Kuchiki Byakuya, Hitsugaya Toshiro, Shuhei Hisagi, Aizen Sosuke, Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez, Coyote Starrk
𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: Part 1 | Part 3
𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 | 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧
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◈ Kuchiki Byakuya — Subtle Gentleman Simp
˚₊‧꒰ა You have his entire heart and soul the moment he decides to pursue you. There’s no such thing as doubt when it comes to his affections, he is secure with his feelings towards you and will accept no criticism.
˚₊‧꒰ა He will gift you poems he personally stayed up all night writing because you’re the only person worth losing sleep over. His gestures and signs of affection will be subtle but meaningful, and he always prefers to present his gifts to you in person to observe your reactions.
˚₊‧꒰ა “Allow me to assist you. It would be my honour.” The door opened, chairs pulled out, carpet rolled, an arm out for you to take—you name it and Byakuya will see to it that it is possible. His gestures will reflect his elegant and noble upbringing. He might present you with a beautifully arranged bouquet or a new kimono made from the finest cloth.
˚₊‧꒰ა Never speaks about your relationship with others, it remains private. What transpires between you two is your business, so you will never have to hear rumours or whispers floating around. It is one of his many ways of displaying his protectiveness.
˚₊‧꒰ა When it comes to verbally expressing his love, there’s no denying that his words are raw and filled with passion and devotion. You were his everything and the centre of his life. He prefers to express them during private moments when you are invited to his estate and having tea or lunch. “You are important to me. I hope you know that.”
˚₊‧꒰ა Prefers to keep his duties as a shinigami private, not wanting to worry you with his activities that nearly cost him his life or rendered him immobile. The look on your face when you worry or tear up is something Byakuya doesn’t like at all. He believes tears or worry should never be of your concern, you should be happy and smiling always.
˚₊‧꒰ა To Byakuya, if someone were to let him know that he was a simp, he would simply shake his head, denying the terms and claiming that he was merely doing what anyone should when in love with another. Probably one of the rare times he has openly expressed his emotions.
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◈ Hitsugaya Toshiro — Tsundere Simp
˚₊‧꒰ა Even with his tsundere personality, he’s mature and it shows in how he cares for you in subtle ways. He might bring you lunch because he enjoys your company but doesn’t want to outrightly say it, so he would probably resort to a lie. “It’s not like I care or anything, but I noticed you forgot your lunch, so I brought you something.”
˚₊‧꒰ა Get flustered when Matsumoto brings up his feelings, whether you’re around or not. Often, he can be found stammering and blushing like crazy, threatening to turn the entire division into an icy tundra if she didn’t shut up.
˚₊‧꒰ა Protective yet constantly in denial but downplaying his actions. “Stay behind me. It’s not because I’m worried about you, it’s just my job.” Yeah, sure right. That’s his famous excuse anytime he doesn’t want to get busted, or he did get busted.
˚₊‧꒰ა If you were ever in the same room with him, he would S T A R E at you from across the room once you weren’t aware, and if Matsumoto noticed and called him out, the entire room becomes an icy blizzard. If there’s a window, he might jump out instead.
˚₊‧꒰ა Ah yes, the jealous little icicle doesn’t appreciate when you talk about the time or activity you do with others. The entire time he’s wondering if to pay that person a visit and turn them into a popsicle. Instead, he grumbles, “Why are you spending so much time with them? That’s distracting.” As if spending time with him won’t be the same…
˚₊‧꒰ა Receive his sweet acts of kindness with a teaspoon of grumpiness to hide his embarrassment. Would offer you something and look away to hide his blush. If you tease him, he will mutter about not getting the wrong idea. At the same time, he will dish out compliments with a side of teasing to mask his softness.
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◈ Shuhei Hisagi — Shy Simp
˚₊‧꒰ა If ever you need someone to spend some quality time with in peace, Hisagi is your guy. With him, the quietness isn’t awkward at all since it prevents him from saying or doing anything awkward yet enjoying your presence.
˚₊‧꒰ა He’s a bit shy and humble about his feelings, often downplaying his actions and blushing when complimented. He’ll dart his eyes around, looking anywhere but you as the redness in his face grows intensely. “It’s nothing, really. I just wanted to help.”
˚₊‧꒰ა As shy as Hisagi is, he is undeniably supportive and encouraging. Quiet yet meaningful words of encouragement, never letting anyone else say otherwise and will stand up for you. The sweetest cheerleader ever.
˚₊‧꒰ა You get the opportunity to be first in line when listening to him play his newest pieces. He would hesitate to ask if you wanted to listen, but the gleam of excitement in your eyes would melt away his fear. He would happily sit for hours playing his guitar for you.
˚₊‧꒰ა He thinks about you quite often and makes the effort to spend time with you during his breaks, be it lunch, having tea, sparring with you, or even walking you back to your room. You would also receive a few tokens from him aside from a new song, like a new obi of your favourite colour.
˚₊‧꒰ა He goes weak when you make the first move to hold his hand or trace his tattoos. Any form of physical affection makes his knees buckle, and to make it even better, call him by a nickname you made for your personal use.
˚₊‧꒰ა He’s so caring and sweet, such a cutie pie. Always looking out for your safety and well-being. If you’re scared of the dark, he won’t make fun. If you prefer your food to be a certain temperature, he’ll understand. If you have allergies, say no more.
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◈ Aizen Sosuke — Manipulative and Obsessive Simp (obvious ain’t it)
˚₊‧꒰ა This man gives such a yandere aura when it comes to how obsessed he is with you and will rarely overtly act as a ‘simp’ in the traditional sense, instead positioning himself as a figure who is ‘above’ such displays, all the while secretly swooning over you.
˚₊‧꒰ა He’s always watching—not in a creepy stalkerish vibes—and carefully studying you, making mental notes. If you catch him staring, he’ll give you this bemused smile as though you’re missing the obvious.
˚₊‧꒰ა It feels as though he’s always hypnotising you each time he speaks—he’s not even purposefully doing so, it’s just Aizen, a natural at swooning anyone with his voice and charm. His words always ensnare your thoughts and sometimes hold an unsettling level of devotion. “You intrigue me, more than anyone I’ve ever met. I find it difficult to pull away from you. Not that I want to.”
˚₊‧꒰ა “Interesting I find you here on one of my evening walks. Perhaps share this time with me?” As if he didn’t coincidentally plan the encounter, and the majority of the others, to pass them off as accidents. Nothing is random with this man.
˚₊‧꒰ა Listen, this man lives to make you flustered and then act smug about it—he knows what he’s doing. Like what is the reason for standing chest to chest, hand cupping your chin, tilting your head upwards to meet his eyes, lips inches apart, just to tell you, “I’ll be heading out today, be safe.” (so we weren’t going to kiss ⚆_⚆)
˚₊‧꒰ა If you show any form of affection or interest in him, he’d pretend to be nonchalant, but his mind is racing with a thousand schemes to deepen the connection and ensure that you never stray. “I suppose I shouldn’t be surprised. After all, I have a way of making people see things my way. But it is nice to be noticed in such a way.”
˚₊‧꒰ა Please, don’t go talking to another person and showing interest or letting them show interest (for the sake of that person). His jealousy is SO subtle but unnerving. You could feel the lasers from his eyes melting that person a thousand times over—it’s impossible to miss.
˚₊‧꒰ა “You belong with me, don’t you? I’ve always known it.” You are a part of his plan as his equal. It’s one of his ways of ensuring that you are well-protected and looked after. As twisted as his feelings might be, he has the obsessive need to have you by his side.
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◈ Grimmjow Jaegerjaquez — Aggressively Seductive Simp
˚₊‧꒰ა He’s aggressive from start to end with his compliments and actions, but they’re seductive. He’ll mess up your hair, lightly push you around/manhandle to show his affections. “You’re tougher than you look. I like that.”
˚₊‧꒰ა Tends to come off as emotionally constipated because in a way he is. Knows that he’s interested in you but isn’t one for those things humans call love and doesn’t know how to properly express it. He does have his unexpected softness, like giving you a coat or blanket if you’re cold. “Here, take this. It’s not like I care or anything.”
˚₊‧꒰ა His concerns come off as aggressive but toned down. “Don’t hurt yourself brat!” “Are you crazy? Do you have a death wish or something?” “If you touch me, I’ll fight you!” “Let’s fight to see who’s stronger!” That last one was only because he wanted to be close to you.
˚₊‧꒰ა He bites. He bites but will purr if you stroke his hair and then jerks away because you caught him slipping. Silently judges but loves the attention he receives.
˚₊‧꒰ა Loves to stand behind you and whisper in your ear with his deep ass voice but holds you by your waist so you can’t escape his grasp. He gets off on watching as you shiver. The compliments are worth making your knees buckle because they aren’t for the faint–hearted. “I don’t do this for just anyone, so consider yourself special.”
˚₊‧꒰ა Loves to admire you in your attire and asks you to do a twirl so he can see every inch of you. Grimmjow will also place his hands on your waist and make you face the mirror to stare at your beauty. Bites and licks his lips when he looks you up and down.
˚₊‧꒰ა Grimmjow’s eyes are always locked on your figure no matter where you are. You can feel his eyes roaming your body—he likes to say it’s for protection reasons. Hates to admit the truth whenever he's called out, but he’s also a jealous kitty—ready to fight any and everyone.
˚₊‧꒰ა Goes to find you every time he leaves for a mission and when he returns, he holds you close and breathes in your scent. He’ll bury his nose into your hair and press your body close to his, murmuring about how he missed your smell and you’re his.
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◈ Coyote Starrk — Laid-back Simp
˚₊‧꒰ა His form of affection would be so relaxed and casual—there’s no need for him to rush or display his interest in any grand forms of affection. A pat on your head, a gentle arm around your waist or him resting his chin on your head, as he pulls you in close.
˚₊‧꒰ა Cherishes you and your company once he realised that you weren’t vaporising anytime you stood beside him and often invites you to join him for a nap or to relax. He likes the warmth you bring. “It’s nice having you around. Makes things less…lonely.”
˚₊‧꒰ა Would keep you safe from any hollows and the other Arrancar who decided to harm you. Not wanting to get into any conflicts, but only because you were important to him, he would get serious.
˚₊‧꒰ა Starrk has a way of giving you…unenthusiastic compliments though they mean well and are sincere. It’s just that his tone of delivery is nonchalant and his expression mimics boredom, however his eyes are soft.
˚₊‧꒰ა He’s not one to hover, preferring his silence and alone time, yet he always lets you know that if you ever need him, don’t hesitate to come find him and let him know. He’s always around.
˚₊‧꒰ა You have to deal with Lilinette too often whenever you’re around him. The constant teasing and poking about how soft Starrk was, or how you had him wrapped around your finger, earned her a scolding from him. She enjoys setting you two up in awkward situations just to get a laugh out of it.
˚₊‧꒰ა Occasionally, you will see his seriousness making an appearance. Mostly after a near confrontation with another hollow and you almost being severely wounded, or an argument, he would express his care and concern. “I may not show it often, but I care about you.”
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dream-with-a-fever · 1 day ago
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Hi! What is your favorite Hinny scene in the books?
hi!!! i LOVE this question. i have a few favourite scenes — and i also know i’m not alone in these scene choices.
the library scene in ootp is just perfection. it’s so simple and brief, but there’s something so special about it, the way harry lets his guard down around her and tells her what’s been bothering him when he hasn’t been able to do that with anyone else. i think this is also a scene that shows how good ginny is at reading harry and his emotions, and knowing what he needs, when to push and when to lay off.
the break up scene in hbp is also in my opinion one of their best. because it shows how well they both understand each other. ginny doesn’t want their relationship to end but she also knows harry, and knows he will do anything to stop this overhanging evil in their lives, feels he has a responsibility to do it. and while she hates him for it, it’s also one of the reasons she fell for him — his selflessness and courage. he also knows that she wouldn’t expect anything less of him. i’m not articulating my reasoning very well here, but i really do think this scene is a perfect example of why they work together.
the little moments where we get to see harry and ginny as a couple are also perfect like the core four sitting in the common room, ginny up against harry’s legs, setting up jokes for each other, comfortable intimacy and love.
can’t not mention the ‘lucky you’ scene too - another pivotal scene for their character development. she is the only one who isn’t scared of his volatile moods and rages, she stands up for herself and calls him out. she manages to calm him, and hold her ground all at once, and demands respect which he quickly gives to her. she is someone who can absolutely handle harry - at his best but also at his worst
THE KISS IN GINNY’S ROOM. that scene is just pure romance. it’s this pining and longing for connection, this moment of closeness they’ve both been yearning for that is prematurely ripped from them (ffs ron) and this sort of tragic goodbye kiss, don’t-forget-me kiss, please-come-back-to-me-in-one-piece kiss, a kiss to remind them what they’re fighting for. ginny’s emotional maturity in this scene is gorgeous. and poor harry just wants to be a teenager in love for five more seconds…like ouch
honourable mentions: ginny sassing harry during quidditch practises, all the little interactions during the summer of hbp where harry starts to see how hilarious and wonderful ginny is, their married couple bickering energy before and during the battle at the department of mysteries, when they’re setting the table at the burrow talking, the little kisses and casual displays of intimacy (kissing each other goodnight…..???:?) i could go on and on and on.
it’ll never be ENOUGH! which is precisely why i enjoy canon-compliant works of them so much, because we deserved to see so much more. stay tuned for my half blood prince missing moments one shot <3
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atleastpleasetelephone · 1 day ago
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IK YOUR DOING KINKTOBER RN BUT I HAVE A REQUEST FOR WHENEVER. JERRY AND E... JUST THEM.. BUT. ELVIS BEING NEEDY FOR JERRY . HEAR ME OUT.
Sorry Always Seems To Be The Hardest Word
A/N: well, well, well. I hope you enjoy, anon! I actually used to write m/m slashfic so this is very much in my wheelhouse. Also happy thanksgiving to my American friends lol.
Pairing: Elvis x Jerry
Word count: 3K
TWs: I mean, fairly obviously it's Elvis x Jerry and there's no reader. Infidelity, dry humping, blowjob, little bit of choking.
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“Jer? Jer? JERRY?” Elvis walks around the house, shouting. But there’s no reply. 
He sighs deeply. Damn stupid argument about Sandy. He couldn’t believe Jerry would have just stormed off though, and he’s starting to worry about where exactly he might be. He’s got used to having Jerry around. No, it’s more than that. He loves having Jerry around. He doesn’t insist on violent games all the time like Red and Sonny do, and he’s less of a yes man than Charlie. In fact, when he thinks about it, Jerry might be his favourite member of the Mafia right now. His best friend, even. He pinches the bridge of his nose. How has he managed to lose his best friend?
The door clunks loudly and Elvis hears footsteps, but he doesn’t move from the living room. The TV isn’t on and neither are most of the lights, just one lamp near where he’s sitting on the couch. The footsteps get closer, and he hears some heavy breathing too. Then a familiar silhouette appears in the doorway. 
“E.”
Elvis nods, curtly. “Jerry.”
“Look, um…” Jerry starts, not really sure where he’s going with the sentence. The whole day had been an absolute trip. From the fight with Elvis to being spotted by a model agency, he really isn’t sure which way is up right now. And he’s exhausted from walking ten miles across LA. 
Elvis waves a hand. “It’s fine. You’re back now.”
Jerry frowns. “What’s fine?”
“You storming off like you did. It was stupid but it’s happened now. Just make sure you don’t leave set like that again.”
Jerry’s eyes go wide and he steps further into the room. “You’re not going to apologise for what you said about Sandy?”
Elvis turns towards him, his eyes set on full beam. “Why should I apologise? It must’ve been her.”
Jerry shakes his head in disbelief. “I’ve had it. You know what? I’ve had an offer from a modelling agency. And I’m going to take it up.”
Elvis gets up quickly from the couch, furious but at the same time shocked. A modelling agency? Well, he supposes he had always thought Jerry was kind of attractive, for a guy. Not that he thought of guys like that. At all. 
“A modelling agency?” He spits. It’s all he can think of to say. 
“Yeah. A talent scout spotted me. Offered me a place. Plenty of lucrative jobs where I don’t have to deal with my boss accusing my girlfriend of spreading rumours about him. Rumours that are so obviously true anyway.” Jerry can’t resist the last jab, now he’s decided to leave. Might as well go all in. 
Elvis closes the gap between them, grabbing Jerry’s shirt collar and pulling him closer. 
“What’s that supposed to mean?”
Jerry shrugs him off, angrily, and steps back. “You know what it means. I’ll be in my room, packing.” And with that, he turns and storms off. 
***
Jerry’s hands are shaking as he tries to fold his clothes and put them back in his suitcase. Threatening to storm out of the house in LA is not quite as dramatic as it would have been to storm out of his room in Graceland, all his worldly possessions in tow, but he still feels a rush of adrenalin. He’s never fought with Elvis before, but he’s seen the other man’s temper and knows he’s not to be trifled with. Still, Sandy is a nice, kind girl, and he has to defend her honour. How Elvis could think she’d spread rumours about him is absolutely beyond Jerry.
He pulls open the drawer of his bedside cabinet and grabs the contents, about to stuff them all in his case too, when he notices the title of the book in his hand. Dropping the other bits and bobs on the bed, he sighs. The Impersonal Life. Elvis had given him this copy, on the promise that they would sit down together and talk about it. It’s one of Jerry’s favourite things about Elvis - his passion for reading and self-improvement - although he knows his opinion isn’t shared with many of the other guys. Only really Larry, at this point. He sits down on the bed and flips the book open at a random page. 
“You may, with your personality, try a thousand times a thousand times to break through the shell of your human consciousness.”
That sounds like Elvis, all right.
“Thought you were leavin’.”
The voice is very quiet but it makes Jerry jump all the same. Elvis had crept into the open doorway like a ninja, and Jerry hadn’t heard a thing. Now he leans on the wall, looking down at his fingers and fiddling with the rings on them awkwardly. 
“I am,” Jerry replies, closing the book and putting it in his suitcase. “I know when I’m not wanted.”
Elvis’ eyes widen and he looks up, letting his hands fall back by his sides. “I um… yer… yer wanted, Jerry…”
The other man carries on busying himself with packing, moving quickly around the room, emptying drawers and pushing more and more things into the bulging suitcase. His hands are shaking again and he can hear his breathing, ragged and a little too loud. He doesn’t want to look at Elvis, in the doorway, behaving oddly. He’d prefer a steaming row rather than this strange, tense kind of stand-off. 
“I’ve got a good opportunity,” he starts to say, almost to himself. “An opportunity to do something for myself. I have to take it.”
Elvis is gripping the door frame at this point, staring at the other man with such intensity he’s almost expecting to burn a hole right through him with his eyes. But Jerry is still ignoring him. What is happening?
“This isn’t the life for me. I need my own career, E.”
Jerry stares at the top of the suitcase, full to bursting now with his possessions, and wonders how he’s going to close it. He also wonders just what exactly he’ll do after that, to continue to avoid Elvis’ insistent gaze. Maybe slowly get down on the floor and slide under the bed. He suddenly feels two strong hands on his shoulders, forcibly turning him around. 
“I wish ya’d just look at me, damnit.”
Jerry doesn’t have much choice, Elvis’ face is inches away from his own now, and his eyes are on fire. Long fingers are digging into his triceps as those lips curl into a sneer. 
“You can’t leave me.”
Jerry frowns, starting to get annoyed again. “Why not?” He spits, moving his arms to try and free himself from Elvis’ grip, and pushing him hard in the centre of the chest. 
“Because I SAID SO,” Elvis thunders back, punctuating the words with a shove to Jerry’s chest in return. 
“You’re not the boss of me!”
Jerry goes for another shove, but Elvis anticipates him and loops his arms through Jerry’s, trying for some kind of double-arm lock and ending up with the other man’s forehead pressed against his own. 
“That’s exactly what I am,” he hisses in response. 
They’re both still then, semi-trapped in the deliberate tangle of arms and semi-trapped staring into one another’s eyes. Jerry can hear his heart thumping in his chest, he’s still mad but Elvis is so close, and there’s something so intoxicating about him right now. Elvis huffs air out of his nose like an angry bull, trying to work out what to do next. He knows he should let go of Jerry’s arms, but he doesn’t want to. He likes Jerry this close. Likes it a little more than he thinks he should. He moves his head slightly and presses an experimental kiss against the other man’s lips. 
Jerry feels like his heart has stopped. He can’t pretend he hasn’t thought about this before. Elvis is the most beautiful man he’s ever seen, the most beautiful man that probably anyone has ever seen… and his lips are so soft. WHAT ABOUT SANDY? Flashes up in his brain, over and over, in big neon letters as he kisses the other man back. It’s still there when Elvis lets his arms go and puts his arms around him instead, pulling him in close for a passionate kiss that lands both of them staggering towards Jerry’s bed and falling onto it in a tangle of limbs, knocking the overflowing suitcase onto the floor. 
“Shit,” Jerry mutters as the loud bang makes them pull apart and he peers down at the mess. 
Elvis’ heart is hammering in his chest as Jerry looks back at him. He’s suddenly overwhelmed with the urge to run away from the situation he’s just created. What is he doing with another man on his bed? He can feel his face getting red but he’s still just staring at Jerry, who really is quite handsome and apparently has a modelling career just waiting for him. 
“All that time packing…” he mutters, an empty sort of statement that he doesn’t know why he says, other than just to fill the silence. 
Jerry looks from Elvis’ eyes down to his lips, shining with saliva, and then back up again, as if that might help him understand what the other man just said. He can hear blood rushing through his ears and he wonders if he’s going to pass out. Elvis on the other hand takes Jerry’s looks as a signal to go back to what they were doing, which seems a damn sight easier than either thinking about it or talking about it. He crashes his lips back into the other man’s and rolls on top of him. Jerry groans into his mouth, feeling their bodies pressing against one another. It’s good for a moment, but then he realises he doesn’t want Elvis in charge of this, he wants control. So he pushes on the other man’s chest and rolls himself on top instead. Elvis feels himself letting it happen, letting someone else take control, and his brain goes pleasantly blank. Someone else was always in control nowadays, the Colonel, Priscilla, whoever happened to be directing the latest shitty movie. Why should this be any different?
Jerry thrusts his tongue deeper and deeper into the older man’s mouth, wanting more and more. It’s as if a switch has been flipped in his brain and now he’s committed to this. The neon sign reminding him about Sandy has been switched off, and all there is is a giant ELVIS sign instead. The same one that’s been shining since they met all those years ago playing football. He’d always admired Elvis, an admiration bordering on obsession and love, and now it seems like that admiration is completely unfettered. He’s given himself permission, and he wants it all. There might not be another opportunity, in fact there almost definitely won’t be. The concept of an empty house, for a start, is a completely alien one in the Presley world. And Jerry can’t help but feel that as soon as they pull apart for any significant amount of time the spell will be broken and Elvis will just pretend this never happened. 
Elvis has only ever kissed girls like this, and not for a while. He can feel himself regressing to his 19 year old self, kissing and dry humping, his hips bucking up into Jerry’s, the odd but satisfying sensation of his clothed dick rubbing against another one. Then he starts to think again about their argument, about Jerry threatening to leave when Elvis feels like he’s the only decent friend he has left right now. One of the only joyful things in a depressing life of shitty movie after shitty movie and crappy soundtrack after crappy soundtrack. He can’t let that happen. He has to find a way to make Jerry stay, a way to apologise. 
He grabs the other man’s head with both of his hands and forces him to stop kissing for a moment. 
“Lemme suck ya.”
Not a sentence Elvis ever thought he would say, but Jerry wastes no time scrambling to sit up and pull down his jeans and boxers. He’s starting to regret not showering when he got in - that ten mile walk had definitely made him sweaty and if he’d known this was going to happen… well. Obviously he had no way of knowing this was going to happen. Of all of the things he’d thought of during that stupidly long walk, this had not even registered as a possibility. 
Elvis sits up and looks at the big, cut dick next to him. He swallows awkwardly and wonders what he ought to do next. His own dick is confused. Little Elvis had very much enjoyed the kissing and the rubbing, but is shrinking slightly now being faced with the prospect of Elvis putting his mouth around another man’s junk. But Elvis himself just keeps thinking about the fact that Jerry said he would leave him, the fact that he’d upset his best friend and he wants more than anything to resolve the situation. He wants Jerry. He needs him. And he kinda wants to suck his dick right now.
Jerry decides that maybe Elvis needs a little encouragement. They can’t remain in this weird position, Jerry sitting there with his pants half-pulled down and the other man just staring at his dick and balls. He wraps a hand around his length and starts to pump it, slowly. Elvis still doesn’t move, so he very cautiously puts a hand to the other man’s cheek and then rubs his thumb across those plush lips. Elvis parts them, instinctively, and feels the end of the other man’s thumb slip into his mouth. He moans softly as he sucks a little, and then moves eagerly to take the whole digit, sliding his mouth back and forth on it pornographically and looking up at Jerry through his lashes. Jerry feels like he could just cum there and then, watching that little show, but he slows his movements on himself down and just watches, chest heaving with desire. 
Eventually he pulls his thumb back out and Elvis sighs. Little Elvis is standing to attention again now, pressing against his pants, fully wanting him to suck this other man off. So he dips his head down and takes the end of Jerry’s dick in his mouth, slowly and carefully. His tongue slides against the underside of the shaft and Jerry moans loudly, slamming his hand down on the mattress. Emboldened, Elvis crawls closer, one hand pressing on the younger man’s hip as he starts to take more of him, tongue corkscrewing around the head and then the shaft. 
“Fuck!”
Elvis doesn’t stop, repeating the movement over and over as he takes more and more of Jerry’s dick in his mouth and down his throat. He’s surprised to find that he doesn’t have much of a gag reflex, so the only thing holding him back from getting the whole thing inside is how girthy it is, and how difficult that makes breathing through his nose. But he doesn’t let that stop him, and soon he’s moving up and down as the other man moans and groans. It’s hard to judge properly, since he’s so used to women, but he feels like Jerry is close for a while and he can’t get him there. His jaw is getting sore, so he slows down a bit and tries to get his breath back. Jerry grunts with frustration. He’d been pretty close a few minutes ago but now Elvis has slowed down and he’s not that close anymore. He starts to think about their fight again, about how mad he’d been, how much he’d wanted to just leave. And now Elvis is half way through a blowjob and can’t be bothered to finish him off. Jerry grabs hold of the other man’s hair roughly and starts to thrust up into his mouth, determined to get his orgasm even if he has to do the work himself. Elvis blinks in surprise and tries to move his head but finds he can’t, Jerry has his hair in a firm grip and there’s a big dick plunging down his throat, almost choking him as Jerry picks up the pace, cursing and moaning as he starts to get close again. Elvis steadies himself with his hands on either side of Jerry’s hips and just decides to let it happen. He deserves this, at this point. And Jerry deserves to cum. 
“Oh God! Elvis!” 
Jerry doesn’t mean to call out Elvis’ name when he cums, but that’s exactly what happens. Elvis doesn’t mean to cum in his pants whilst having his mouth fucked either. But Jerry calling out his name certainly doesn’t hurt. He rolls onto his back, panting, his mind going at a million miles an hour thinking what he’s going to do next. 
Jerry’s head is spinning too. He just came down Elvis Presley’s throat. That was the best orgasm of his life, and he’ll never be able to tell anyone about it. He wonders if that’s really such a bad thing. This can be his precious little secret, something just for him. He turns to look at the other man, lying next to him, still breathing hard. Elvis’ face is flushed and he looks fucked. Jerry starts to think about returning the favour, his eyes trailing down to Elvis’ pants when he notices the damp patch there. He must’ve… oh God. Jerry takes a deep, shaky breath, as thoughts start to crowd into his brain. He decides to silence them by leaning over to press a gentle kiss onto those marshmallow lips. 
“Thanks,” he whispers, awkwardly. 
Elvis looks up at him through hooded eyes. “No, Jerry,” he whispers back, his hand on the back of Jerry’s head, fingers in his hair. “Don’t thank me. Just don’t leave.”
There’s a long silence as Jerry stares down into those beautiful blue eyes. Eventually he makes himself speak again. 
“I couldn’t, Elvis. Even if I wanted to.”
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mardyart · 1 year ago
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pre red carpet routines
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sad-leon · 11 months ago
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So some of y'all need to go touch some grass and learn that brotherly affection can include forhead and cheek kisses without it being gross
I like to imagine Leo is very affectionate, but when his brothers show him affection, he freezes up. Especially after the invasion, he fucking cries when his brothers show him affection wihtout him needing to "earn it" or anything like that
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dangergggg · 3 months ago
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A lawyer and his daughter.
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onion-paradox · 26 days ago
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THEY ARE SOULMATES. DESTINED TO MEET IN EVERY UNIVERSE. THEY COME AS A PAIR !!! !
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nivea-ah · 1 month ago
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this is so cute?? shouto making an ice pillar so that izuku can rest on it my heart??
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triona-tribblescore · 10 months ago
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Spreading more "Blake Roman has a beautiful voice" propaganda uvu
tw// toxic relationship implications
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everwalldigan · 3 months ago
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Dick, picking up his phone that’s been buzzing incessantly for the past 10 mins: UGH. yes Bruce what do you want, to give me more money, convince me to get a more heavily enforced suit again, more patrol together, my soul?
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thereweredragonshere · 3 months ago
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Wdym Stoick died no he didn’t
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swordsonnet-bardofwar · 2 months ago
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Touch-starved Logan x I have made it my personal mission to invade every bit of personal space you will ever have in you life Wade
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gotham-snark · 7 months ago
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"You smell of sand and sweat. My dreams have better taste"
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Quick doodle while I work on some of my WIPS!
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