#i really have missed skating like this ;;;
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originnssssss who remembers origins i Loved origins
#origins smp#i heard theres been like three failed origins revivals WHAT EVEN HAPPENED i was only there for the first oneđ
#beeduo#otubbo#oranboo#beeduo fanart#i rewatched some origins streams a little while ago oh my god theyre SO FUNNY#DUDE DOES ANUONE REMMEBER THAT ONE STREAM I COUDLNT FIND RHIS ONE STREAM#IR WAS LIKE THE ONE WHERE TUBBO WAS SINGING SUGAR BY MAROON FIVE and they were being really Funny thay shit h#ad me CRYING in 2021 Please i swear this happened imnot crazy but also they might have been separate streams actuallu i dont rememebr its#been wayyyyyyy too long#BUT IT HAPPENED I PROMISE Sorry i've been gone for a while ive been very busy lots of Things going on went to Six flags then jad a surprise#bday party then i had to buy shoes for prom then Go to prom and also i do figure skating and am out like every day idknt have Time im sorryâš#had a crepe yesterday it was sooooo goood im like learning to drive too that shit is boring as hell my dad kept gettign đ bc i couldn't stop#yawning DRIVING IS SO BORING its not my faultđđđđ#ok what else ohhhh. y god i locked in SO HARD for this physics essay u guys dont even knowim getting ONE HUNDRED on that trust i just really#wanted to share ok i love you bge#WAIT ACTUALLT SORRU IM LIKE REMMEBERJNG THE ORIGINS STREAMS K WAYCHED#RANBOO WAS SO FUCKING FUNNT IN THOSE STREAMS TOO LIKE I REMEMBER NIKI WANTED TO SEE THEIR BASE and tubbo was like ooh maybe we can put like#water down here for you niki we need a water system and ranwas like Do we though?I WAD WAYCHING THAT .LIKE DAMMMNNNNNN OM LIKE GIGGLING WRIT#ING THIS RIGHT NOW I CAN HEARTHE CLIP HE DID NOTTT WANT HER IJNTHEIR BASEđđđđđđđđđ#I NEED TO FIDN THAT STREAM WHERE IRS LIKE TOMMY AND JACK A D FHEHRE LOKE TALKING ABOUT DUOS AND THEN JACK SAYS THE MOST OUT OF POCKET SHIT I#VE EVER HEARD LKKE I LITERALLU HAD TK PAUSE. H PHONE AND BURST OUR LAUHJIMG MY JAW WAS ON THE FLOORRRRR DO U GUYS R EME ER WTF IM TLAKING AB#OUT IDK HOW TO FIND THESE STREAMS Oh my god u really Had to be there early 2021 that was liye the funniest era of mt life i wlild be#Tearing up from lauhjimg every day I MISS WAYCHING STREAMS LIVE CHAT WAS SO FUNNY I wishe it was archivedI WISH MORE STREAMERS KEPT CHAT ON#SCREEN i defiently understand why most didn't like Wyd when chats annouing ad hell but also Me 3 years later is interested in what the pub#lic had to say.... ok Now bye
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Yuna Aoki, FS She ⢠NHK Trophy 2023
#fskateedit#figure skating#nhk 2023#yuna aoki#i keep coming back to this performance and crying my eyes out#it's like. yuna was kaori/marin cohort of juniors yk#something special about seeing a skater i loved as a junior but had entirely forgotten about make their grand prix debut ~6 seasons later#and go clean on home ice after going through injury and inconsistency and coaching changes. double standing ovations! like!#she's still got her specialties (the 3lz-3lo 2a-eu-3f bidirectional spinning the layback position)#but also a refinement and musicality and maturity that the rest of the field at NHK didn't have#but also that SHE didnt have last time i saw her skate! fuck!!#sorry guys the 'career trajectory' got me. man.#genuinely hope she does well at nats and gets sent to 4cc and has a resurgence a la sota yamamoto#i really have missed skating like this ;;;#also robbed deserved like 20 points higher etc etc but she was so happy in the k&c i can't even be mad
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had this moment yesterday of "what am i gonna do, go take ceramic classes and do what i enjoy in life that makes me happy instead of being useful?" and it was this đĄ of like. thats probably something to strive for. to not be miserible.
#im like just banging my head on the wall. i have a new dr appt in feb and this is a dr that sorens dr recomended instead of a random person#and im hoping please please take my immense chest pain seriously i havent been able to smile in half a year#im wondering that since this is supposedly good health insurance im on now if i can do something about my knees#since sorens grandma had knee replacement surgery and has been thriving with it and she brought it up to me recently#and ive never had surgery so its a scary concept sometimes. but fine! ill say it! i miss walking on my own!#i miss ice skating! i miss dancing! i miss being able to do anything! im so sick of the pain!#i want my legs to feel normal! i want my chest to feel normal! it doesnt have 2 be perfect it just has to not hurt so much!#i also got some new shirts today so i feel less embarassed about how i dress since a lot of my shirts dont fit anymore#and! i have an appt in a few days for glasses! so i can finally see again! my visions gotten really bad over the years and its like#officially too bad to do most things. cant read subtitles on a tv anymore. playing video games is too difficult to see anything#i feel like i have to reinvent myself from the ground up. and i felt like i almost started to see myself as a person for the first time#and then well. health crisis. isolated in a little blue room for several months. pain. i think im a different person now but not by choice#anyways hiiii
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#tag talk#reasons I skedaddled from the relationship a a week after joining:#I only liked one out of two. I would have totally been friends with the one I liked. just not the other one. and you can't pick just one#the annoying one called sex âthe hornyâ and I wanted to nope the hell out of there#I tried to build emotional distance by talking about how I was leaving at the end of the year and got told "#got told 'I'll still care about you even after you're gone' which like...#I react so so poorly to people who care so much they overstep my emotional boundaries#that's like. lowkey a trigger for me. I showed off my scars and they reacted with sympathy.#sympathy over my sick-ass scars that I'm proud of. I was like 'aren't these cool?' and they reacted with sympathy. no thanks#once again.. I like men. it was an experiment but I'm done. I wanted to see what it was like and I got my taste#they go on the list of people I've had sex with only once. because I usually do not go back for a second time with people#there was a chance I could have gotten one of them to play aoe with me that's the only potential benefit I could have gotten from them#otherwise nothing I wanted. they weren't good hiking pals. not good skating buddies. lame taste in movies.#the annoying one talked about wanting to be a sugar mommy which I should have seen as another un-vibe data point#cause I don't vibe with overly generous caring people either#tbh I'd rather be hated than simped over. I can't stand cloying overbearing kindness#people like that so often act as if their kindness entitles them to you and I just.. ugh. emotional blockages in place#it switched me back to L and now I'm he him pronouns again#and lowkey I think when we move I'm gonna cut our hair. I miss it short. we made a really cute guy.#being called miss and ma'am is fine and all but damn I miss being a cute boy#anyway. my life continues to be tumultuous and it's my own damn fault. I regret nothing but I will learn from this experience
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me officially realizing that yuzuru has his own life outside of figure skating now with personal achievements as grand as those he has in figure skating and that hes happy and surrounded by people who support him and hes never coming back to competitive skating:
#im happy for him dont get me wrong đ snd i never really believed he eould come back. well maybe i did. but like đđ i miss his skating#and i miss skating in general but i no longer click w performances the way i used to#like w mao yuna yuzuru... idk man#not 2 get emo but idk its just like ever since yuzuru retierd figure skating just isnt what it used to be anymore#(to me personally)#idk this is like hes moved on from fs in his way and maybe so have i đ even tho i do miss fs a lot#anyway. i really am happy for him <3#yuzuru hanyu#figure skating
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gonna keep it shmoovin man
#just me hi#i have a piece i was working on last night that i realized after i didn't have my computer could actually be Much more accurate to my ideaa#but that means i gotta scrap some stuff. sigh á´.á´#also i couldn't get around to readin my thing yesterday cuz my focus was shot for some reason lmao <//3#i would open the thing and then just start. driiiifting away kfshvg#//anyway idk what happened but why have i started to miss Gs at the end of my words Lmfhvaf#i already do that in real life we don't needa do that here too kfshvh#'asz wu' 'm sayin man !!' <- my engrish :3#i do like it though i think it's fun :> but my typingggg not you too kfsvhg#//anywho i've got a $1.75 thing i'm workin on :D#it's gonna hopefully be the third part to those last two i did for that thing#which goes adoration -> devotion -> guess hfh :3#i'm normal abt these guys. [places them in a lunchbox and throws it into the river to watch the bubbles] yea :)#//anyway Wednesday#not the best of the week days i will not lie#like you're stuck between the beginning and the end and it's just got that undecided feeling to it ykno what i mean pfshv#//also LMAO i've been calling feet/foot 'peets/poot' bc i think it's goofy and i don't like the F sound#and i got leo into saying it and he was talkin to somebody and had to explain what it was Lmfhjshfg#my infec- influence is spreading. influence. that's what i said#my woerds: peet. poot. tomach. shnoze. ham. heed. fingaa. ect ect#//ouhhh my collarbone keeps making these snappy noises when i pull my shoulders back#it's only occasional but holy shizz it's loud sometimes. like 'when we're in church i think you can hear it 4 pews back' loud khgsfjhfvjg#//ANYWAY i was mentioning wednesday earlier cuz it's not the best of days on the week (we know this) but i wanna go skating </3#'why isn't wednesday good for that' because it's the middle of the week. [gesturing]#i can't explain it but things need to happen on- Oo i like this songgggkkggg- either weekends or the other 4 days of the weekday#wednesday is for appointments you really don't want. i'm sorry but it's a filler day <//3#which means no happenings on a wednesday. it's illegal. that's right. Illegal#even thursday is iffy man. tuesday? tuesday is your last-chance stop. perhaps i do have thoughts about silly things Kfhvsjhgsf#nobody tell leo he's tryna get me for having a weird brain. the sentence is 5000 years of i-told-you đ Lmaooo#//OKAY i think i'm outta tags tho lemme say ciao here loll :3 toodles tooooodles !!! <3
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okay shoot me or whatever you want lol but i miss 2020. like for me personally that was a good ass year
#she bork#got super fit got super healthy mentally and did a lot of growth got lovesick then threw it up and felt better then got lovesick again but#that time my stomach settled. was looking at my playlist for that year (bc every year i make a playlist and add any song i get obsessed w or#listen to a lot) and it was a GOOD era of music for me. and thinking about each of those songs i can feel what it felt like to listen to#them back then and remember listening to them off a bluetooth speaker in my shitty honda or w my airpods in w my eyes closed on my bed w#only my color changing led lights on. fuck man i want to be young and healthy and happy again w no responsibilities and friends who also#have no responsibilities. growing up continues to fucking suck#and ROLLERSKATING???? FUCK i miss skating so bad. skating listening to tame impala and frank ocean and tyler the creator and brent fayaz and#scary story podcasts and alice isn't dead (never did finish that) . .. skating as the sun set. i remember skating down a hill where i would#always go so fast while new person same old mistakes by tame impala played and it hit THAT part of the song and it was so. i can't even#describe it. transcendent??? part of what i struggle with every single day is the idea that the older i get the fewer and farther between#those bursts of magic become. i have to believe there are more waiting for me. i have to i have to#furthermore (and less poetic lol) i miss working some part time bullshit job that didn't stress me out. really i miss not working at all#during quarantine but even when i went back it was for like. twenty hours a week. this full time bullshit w expectations and stakes sucks
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Living my walkable bikable city fantasy past few days đŞđźđ¤Šâźď¸đłď¸âđđ˛đâźď¸đŠťđŤđśđťââď¸ââĄď¸đśđťââď¸ââĄď¸đŚľđź
#my car is out of gas and my card is locked so I canât pay for gas so I canât go anywhere#by car at least#my cityâs really improved their bus fleet since the last time I rode and itâs free now!#the buses still only come ever 45 minutes which is steep but not insurmountable I guess#took the bus to and from work yesterday and skated out to my stop#(would have missed the bus walking so I had to lug around my skates all day)#(which made me grateful that like 4 years ago I added extra buckles to my back pack exactly for carrying them#(âwhich Iâve done like twice in those 4 years but both times Iâve been damn thankful Iâve had em)#and then had to do some hijinks to get groceries today#was able to do a bopis order thru the stores shitty shitty app and paid with PayPal which does technically work since it doesnât use my card#balanced a stolen grocery basket (from another chain) between my legs and biked to the store which is blessedly close by#took a sec to get my balance riding out but I made it work and Iâm pretty proud of myself#mostly for braving the oppressive heat and humidity both days#as a heat intolerant girlie#itâs good to know that at least in some regard my area is public transitable#but if it was like a drs appointment or any more groceries than I bought or any kind of specialty store#i would have to have a car which. ya know.#not ideal#eaii
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Ok, what are your favorite non-dairy creamers for tea? I tried a coconut/almond one and *hated* it.
#dairy free#i can see how it would have been good in coffee but i dont drink coffee#(because it tastes like coffee. which is bad)#i might have to go completely dairy free which is kind of a bummer but eh.#the biggest thing for me will be half and half in my morning tea. theres just nothing quite like it#ill kind of miss cheese but my local sells a lactise free mozerella and thats decent enough#and i think hard cheeses might have a low enough lacrose content that i can skate by. except that i font really like them đŹ#ah well such is life.
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besties why did no one tell me ilia had a succession program this season
#no but the WAY i was listening to the soundtrack last week and i was like. god. this would be a fun choice to skate to#and he heard me! lol#i really wanna go back to watching skating in real time lmao my fs besties i miss being involved w the chaos on the dash fr#i couldnt catch up with the second half of last season due to Having A Terrible Time as u might be aware#and couldn't get into this season yet BUT i WILL. believe me#im not quitting skating. i wish i knew how to quit skating#figure skating#ilia malinin#rants#Youtube
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iâm normal again ice hockey is great
#this happens every few months Iâm like hrm. ice hockey bad.#but no I stick it out and then I have a night when Iâm skating really good and I have so much energy and everything is going great#is this what happens when I get up in h the morning?#undoubtedly part of it but also. ice hockey can fix me#this is a hockey appreciation post I canât wait to get back on the ice#I think this is also just a reminder I gotta Try for it sometimes like itâs a mix of having the energy and actually then going for it.#I played GOOD tonight that doesnât happen too often#anyway!! hockey!!! hockey my beloved#Iâm gonna miss this when I graduate#luke.txt
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MISTLETOE MAKE UP â JACK HUGHES
jack hughes x fem!reader
summary: in which luke plays christmas cupid after watching jack mope around missing his ex-girlfriend. (6.2k words)
notes: honestly hard to believe that this is my final hockey fic, i just wanna say thank you to everyone who has interacted with any of my fics because i really appreciate all the love and kindness thatâs spread on here, and a big thank you to @thedevilrisen for allowing me the honor of participating in this wonderful Ho Ho Hockey event as my farewell to NHL fic writing đ¤ i hope you all enjoy reading this as much as i enjoyed writing it đ¤
âiâll pay you.â
desperation drips from the lowly whispered words as Luke unlaces his skates from beside his captain.
âi donât want your money.â Nico rolls his eyes at the young player, matching his hushed tone. both men give a quick once over at their teammate across the locker room before their heads dip low, bowing together to continue their private conversation, âwhy are you so set on this?â
âi canât answer that.â Luke huffs out quickly, Nicoâs curiosity rising farther, âcan you just make it happen?â
Nico shrugs, âi guess so. but i want the answer after the party.â
Luke pulls away, kicking off his skates, âthatâs fine. if all goes to plan, youâll understand my plan quicker than that.â
with that, Luke turns away, carrying on in his undressing after the conclusion of practice.
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âsecret santa time! everyone take one name from the hat as i make my way around!â Nicoâs voice booms across the locker room, attracting everyoneâs attention to the black New Jersey Devils hat grasped in his hand, nearly overflowing with pieces of folded paper inside.
eyes meeting with Lukeâs, Nico gives a nearly inconceivable nod, affirming their previous conversation. he makes his way around the locker room, letting each player pick a name out of the hat, purposefully skipping over his close friend until heâs the last to pick.
with a subtle switch of the hat to his other hand, the Devils captain drops one final slip of folded paper into the empty hat before making his way over.
Jack disinterestedly plucks the final piece of paper from the hat, his dulled eyes widening as he reads the name.
âalright, everyone has a name! thatâs who youâre getting a gift for!â
âhey, Neeks?â Jackâs voice pipes up.
âNO SWITCHING!â Nico calls out, cutting his fellow forward off before he can get the chance to ask. âsee you all for practice tomorrow!â
avoiding Jackâs lingering presence, Nico grabs his things before hauling out of the locker room; leaving his friend behind him, blinking in wonder as he questions what the hell heâs gonna do now.
Nicoâs already typing out a quick text as he climbs into his car, hitting send before he even leaves the arena.
to: Y/N
Hey, just did the secret santa drawing. You have Jack. No switches. See you at the party!
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âi want it to be cute.â her statement causes a chuckle to bubble up Lukeâs throat.
âthe whole point of an ugly christmas sweater is for it to be ugly, y/n.â his reply earns him a disapproving groan from the other side of the phone.
âyou know what i mean,â she lilts, âof course itâll be an ugly christmas sweater, but thereâs a difference between cute ugly and ugly ugly, ya know?â
âuhhh, no? is this a girly thing?â Luke questions his friend as he beelineâs through the crowded department store, knowing exactly what to grab. âlike when you used to tell Jack that you would be ready in five minutes but really you meant fifteen minutes but you didnât wanna say fifteen minutes cause you knew heâd whine?â
âwhat? you know what, nevermind. i donât have time for this. thank you for grabbing me a sweater but i have to get back to work, iâll see you at the party.â her words come out rushed and whispered, cluing Luke in that her break is over and sheâs back in the office.
âyeah, iâll bring the sweater to the party for you. see you.â
his eyes lock on the bright red sweater in front of him, a perfect match to one he knows is laying on the back of a chair in he and Jackâs apartment. pulling her size off the rack, he makes his way to the cashier and pays before heading back out to his car; hiding the sweater in the glovebox so his brother doesnât see it.
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the sweater is slightly itchy and she knows he definitely grabbed the wrong size.
âdoes it fit okay?â
no.
âyeah,â she nods, the perfectly styled curls in her hair bouncing with every bob of her head, âthank you, Lukey. i really appreciate it.â
âitâs no problem.â he swallows, his eyes drifting toward the closed entry of Nicoâs apartment, the loud laughter of his team and their significant others carrying through the thick wooden door. âyou ready?â
âdo you want me to lie? or should i be honest?â her self deprecating chuckle tells Luke all he needs to know.
âisnât it time you guys faced each other? maybe this is what you need.â
âwhat i need is a drink,â a deep puff of breath releases from her mouth in an exasperated sigh.
âwhat am i even doing here? i said yes to coming over a month ago, when i actually belonged here, Luke. nobody wants me here except apparently you and Nico.â Lukeâs heart aches at the unshed tears that gather in her eyes, obviously reminiscing on what went down just a month prior.
âno, we all want you here. what you mean is that you donât think Jack wants you here.â he corrects, âwhich is also wrong. he may not admit it, but i know heâs looking forward to seeing you.â
âif he wanted to see me, he would call me. or text me. or show up at my damn door.â she mutters dejectedly, âwe broke up. he doesnât wanna see me.â
ây/n-â Luke starts, the truth sitting on the tip of his tongue.
that Jack has been miserable without her.
that heâs been driving Luke crazy asking how sheâs doing.
that Jack hasnât called or texted or shown up at her door because he thinks she doesnât want to see him.
that he hasnât been himself since they broke up and that itâs causing Luke to wanna put his head through a wall.
but before Luke can voice any of that, the door beside him swings open, the hinges creaking as his older brother steps into the hall.
âoh,â Jack stops; freezing when he locks eyes with the girl standing just a few feet away, âhey.â
her back steels and for anyone else, it would seem as though y/n is completely unbothered; indifferent to the run-in. but Luke could spot the sadness in her eyes from a mile away.
âhi.â she stammers, the hands in which she grips a gift bag of red and green tissue paper being shoved behind her back.
the hallway is quiet for a moment, the two ex-lovers silently inspecting each other with an identical expression of love and loss; wanting and wishing; pain and desperation.
and when Luke sees theyâve taken notice of their matching sweaters, looking down at themselves before their eyes dart back to each other? he knows, itâs time to get his plan started.
âletâs get this party started!â
taking the lead, Luke enters through the doorway, the two exes following behind him at respectable distances until they arrive into the crowded apartment.
y/n tries to keep close to Luke, but quickly loses track of him as he disappears amongst his teammates.
âY/N!â a mellow accent calls out, a hefty arm slinging over her shoulder as she sets the aforementioned gift bag on a table of presents.
âhi, Timo.â she smiles, gifting a quick squeeze to the taller man beside her.
but as she hugs one man, her eyes drift to another, accidentally colliding with the icy blue of Jackâs as he stares at his teammate with a look that sends a rack of shivers down her spine.
âi didnât think you were coming,â the swiss grins, finally taking a step back and letting his arm fall back down to his side. his eyebrows lift as he looks between the former couple, âare you guys back together?â
at the question, Jack coughs, slowly shaking his head as y/n answers, âno- uh, no.â
before Timo can ask any more questions, Luke reappears by her side, filling the gap of space between she and Jack.
âare you coming to get a drink or what?â a knowing smile rests upon his lips, y/nâs eyes narrowing at his chipper attitude.
but the need to take the edge of anxiety off her shoulders overrides any sense of self preservation that she previously held.
âlead the way.â
Luke cocks his head toward the doorway that she knows leads to the kitchen. as she follows behind him, Jack hot on her trail, sheâs reminded of all the times sheâs been in this apartment before; team parties and hang outs with the guys, accompanying Jack as he dropped things off to his captain, and the very first time he introduced her to his friends.
she nearly runs into Lukeâs back as he makes an abrupt stop just inside the kitchen, causing Jack to side step and pause in the entryway beside her in order to avoid bumping into her.
âoh hey, mistletoe!â Luke chimes, a bit too happy as he waves a hand above where the former couple stands.
two heads snap up to look above them, cheeks becoming a ferocious shade of red as they glance between each other and the plant that hangs above their heads.
âooooh!â a voice sings out in a childishly teasing tone and Jack and y/n look over to see Dougie standing beside Luke, pointing at the dangling mistletoe. his loud tone garners the attention of the many people who hang about the kitchen, several eyes widening as they spot the plant above the exes.
âkiss!â Bree calls out as she sidles up beside her fiancĂŠ, âif Dougie and i had to, and Nicole and Jesper had to, and hell, even Timo and Nico had to, then so do you! kiss!â
her words start a chant amongst the crowded area, a dozen or so people loudly chorusing the word âkiss!â over and over, their eyes glued to Jack and y/n, who stand in the doorway with blushing cheeks and sad eyes.
âyou donât have to,â y/n starts, her voice a mere whisper as she tries not to choke on her words.
âitâs okay. letâs just give the people what they want,â Jack cuts her off.
allowing muscle memory to take control, his hand rests upon the nape of her neck, his fingers tangling in her hair as he guides her lips to his. as his lips make a featherlight brush against hers, y/n allows her eyes to flutter shut, her cheeks burning with a mix of embarrassment and want.
Jack slots his lips against hers, his breath stilling as he reminisces on the time when he could do this freely. the time he wants back so damn badly.
the time before he started that petty argument over her always steaming up the bathroom and leaving a puddle of water outside the shower. before she accused him of starting things just to argue. before he said those six little words. those six stupid words that heâs come to regret more than anything else heâs ever said or done. those six foolish words that have caused him more misery and pain than any injury ever could.
âmaybe we should just break up!â
her body melts into his, her hand resting on his chest, settling over his rapidly beating heart. the kiss is just as good as she remembers, still soft and sweet and dripping with feelings of love and comfort. his hands on her skin still fill her with excitement and a sense of security that sheâs only ever felt with him.
as he pulls away, she only just stops herself from chasing his lips once more; from stealing his breath one more time and capturing his lips with hers once again.
but she doesnât do that.
she refrains and allows him to step back, the loss of his touch leaving a chilly breeze in the place his hand had just occupied. and a whole new sense of longing pangs in her chest.
but when they both look back to the crowded kitchen, no one is paying them any attention. the gaggle of people have resumed whatever conversations they had held before the exes arrival.
âa drink,â she whispers, her fingertips tracing over her slightly swollen lips as she walks toward the countertop occupied by several bottles of liquor and soda, âi need a drink.â
but as she reaches for a bottle of berry flavored vodka, she risks one glance over her shoulder, her eyes locking on Jackâs downturned head as he stares at his shoes. his body is still rooted in the entryway, his own hands rubbing over his face as he seems to angrily mutter to himself.
and as she turns back to mixing herself a drink, Jackâs own eyes rise to look at her stiffened shoulders and rigid posture. watching her mix her signature drink of lemonade and berry vodka, all he can do is scold himself and observe as she takes a sip and then turns to greet his captain as he steps up beside her.
and all Jack can think is how badly he wants to taste the sweet and alcoholic taste on her lips as he kisses her again.
without the help of a stupid plant this time.
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y/n has spent the last hour of her time engaged in conversations with anyone she can talk to; actively avoiding her ex and hoping he canât see just how flustered that kiss made her feel. and just how badly she wants to do it again.
y/n watches as Luke bounces around the room, taking note that heâs only speaking to the fellow singles of the team.
what is he up to?
âso you and Jack,â her attention is pulled back to the conversation at hand, her face turning towards Nicole once again, âyou guys are finally back together?â
y/n opens her mouth to deny, but Nicole just keeps talking, âi mean, itâs about time. everyone knew it would happen, we were just biting our tongues and waiting for Jack to stop being so mopey and get his head out of his ass long enough to apologize for whatever he did.â
Nicole laughs at her own words as y/n blinks in surprise.
mopey? jack was moping?
wasnât this exactly what he wanted?
what he asked for?
âweâre not together again,â y/n sighs, shaking her head as she allows her eyes to search out her ex for the hundredth time that night, âLuke and Nico said i still had to come, so here i am.â
âoh,â Nicoleâs eyes widen, a true deer-in-headlights look if y/n had ever seen one, âiâm sorry, forget i said anything.â
âitâs okay, youâre not the first to ask tonight,â y/n chuckles, a twinge of sarcasm laced within the sound, âand you probably wonât be the last. itâs odd that iâm here, right? i tried to back out and Nico and Luke wouldnât let me, but i shouldnât be here, right? this is his territory.â
Nicole shakes her head, her hand coming up to gently rub against y/nâs arm in a comforting motion as she cuts off her rambles, âyou have every right to be here. you became friends with everyone here just as much as he did, y/n.â
âi donât know,â y/n shrugs in a self-pity filled moment, âit feels like maybe i should just go home, you know? i donât wanna make him any more uncomfortable than i already have.â
Nicole laughs, her head tipping back as a shrill giggle escapes her lips. as she composes herself from her outburst, she gazes at y/nâs furrowed brows and confused expression before pushing her face to look over at Jack, who stands across the room laughing at something Curtis said.
âdoes that look like heâs uncomfortable to you?â Nicole huffs out another laugh as she shakes her head, âthat boy has been looking at you like a lovesick puppy all night. heâs seemed happier tonight than he has after any winning game in this past month.â
âi-â
âgingerbread house time!â Nicoâs booming accent sweeps across the apartment, attracting the attention of the entire crowd of people, âget in pairs and go to one of the stations of gingerbread because the best gingerbread house at the end of the hour gets a mystery prize!â
when y/n looks back to Nicole, Jesper has already glued himself to his fiancĂŠeâs side, ushering her towards the dining room table.
turning towards where she last saw Luke, y/n is more than a little affronted to see him stood beside Timo at one of the gingerbread house stations; and the more she looks around the room, the more sheâs realizing that everyone already seems to be paired up.
everyone except the very person she had hoped would be paired up. the very person who is walking right towards her with an awkwardly bashful smile.
âguess itâs you and me,â Jack shrugs, pushing his hands deep within his front pockets as y/n nods, a pink hue lighting up her cheeks as her shoulder bumps his when they take their place in front of the last available station.
y/n easily takes the lead, the more creative of the two, and Jack is all too happy to just follow her instructions. he watches in silent admiration as she decorates each wall of the house with a white icing bag and attempts to copy her designs on the symmetrical pieces in order for to help finish their house faster.
Jack takes pleasure in the light grazes of their fingers as they stick the walls of the gingerbread house together. noting the blush that creeps upon her cheeks and neck as she giggles when he mocks a salute after each order she makes of him.
they work in tandem, a well-oiled machine as they construct the house, sneaking peeks at other houses as they work; studying their competition.
âi think weâve got this in the bag,â Jack tells her, his head bowing down to whisper in her ear. her entire body heats as his lips ghost the shell of her ear; a shiver tracing down her spine when the oddly intoxicating scent of mint and beer hits her nostrils, along with the overwhelmingly familiar warmth of his cologne, âpoor bastards, iâve got a secret weapon that they donât even realize.â
âoh yeah?â a smirk curls at the side of her lips. she pulls away to look in his eyes, a familiar feeling buried deep within them that makes her heart speed up in her chest, âand whatâs that?â
Jack grins, electricity buzzing between them as he dips his head lower, their faces inches apart, âyou.â
heat pools deep within her stomach, that same fuzzy feeling she used to get when he would flop on top of her in bed after a long day. when he would tease her that it was his ârechargingâ time and that he needed to hear her heartbeat to remind him that sheâs alive and that he was lucky enough for her to choose him out of all the guys in Newark.
y/n loses herself in the memory, zoning out as her eyes focus on watching Jack apply icing the roof of the gingerbread house, whilst her mind is far off in the past.
âtimeâs up!â Nicoâs exclamation pulls her back to the present, Jackâs hand dropping the icing bag on the table. they stand back to study their creation, shoulders bumping as they both nod in agreement of their job well done.
Nico slowly makes his way around the stations, carefully studying each and every gingerbread house until he finally makes it to the former couple, a clap of his hands startling the two ex-lovers.
âi think we have a winner!â Nico shouts, making a wild wave of his hands towards their gingerbread house, âcongratulations, Jack and y/n!â
everyone slowly retreats back to the living room, leaving the three of them behind in the dining area.
âhereâs your prize,â Nico smirks knowingly, handing y/n a slip of paper, âi suggest using it during the break.â
Jack peers over her shoulder, his close proximity making y/n a little woozy as she feels his chest press against her back while her reads the paper in her hands. the two donât even notice Nico retreating, too busy staring at the paper.
âa couples massage?â y/n blinks, âwhat was he planning to do if Timo and Luke had won? were they gonna have a romantic massage together?â
âi think we both know Luke would never win a gingerbread house competition,â Jack laughs, their eyes drawing up to look over at Luke and Timoâs half built house, which is missing a roof and a wall, âiâm pretty sure he ate half their house⌠and Nateâs.â
the house beside Luke and Timoâs also lacks a wall, and when y/n glances into the living room, she sees Luke idling beside a few of his teammates. a half eaten wall of gingerbread clutched in his grasp, making her choke out a laugh.
âheâs still eating it,â she knocks her body back against Jackâs, pointing his younger brother out to him.
but Jack is too busy to look. too focused on where her back has leaned to rest lazily against his chest, just like she used to do when she began to tire out while they were hanging with his team. when she used to lean back against him, her head resting against his shoulder as his arms wrapped around her midsection, holding her up as she her blinking got slower and heavier. yet she always refused to go, telling him she didnât want to cut his time with his friends short.
âwell, uh, you can have this,â she stammers, stepping away and putting the dreaded distance back between them as she turns and holds the paper out towards Jack.
âno, you can have it,â he shakes his head, pushing her hand back toward her chest, âi wouldnât be able to put it to use.â
âyou think i would?â she blinks, âiâm sure you can give it to your parents or something, just take it.â
âyou hold on to it.â he insists, stepping back when she tries to hold the paper back out to him, âmaybe youâll end up needing it.â
âwhat if i donât wanna use it with anyone?â she remarks, âyou know i donât feel comfortable doing that kind of stuff with people.â
âyou did it with me,â his response makes her freeze, her body tensing at the first verbal acknowledgment of their relationship.
âthat was different.â she mutters, tears now burning at the backs of her eyes, trying to push their way out.
âwhy?â he questions, eyebrows threading together as though to mock confusion, because she knows that he knows why. he just wants to hear her say it.
and how cruel that is.
how cruel he is for making her remind him of how special he was to her; how comfortable he made her.
âbecause it was you.â her words are a whisper, her voice breaking on several syllables as she sets the paper down on the table.
Jack is fast with a reply, but y/nâs feet are faster, carrying her out of the room and down the hallway before he can get a word out. she locks herself in the bathroom, tears breaking free and flowing down her cheeks.
sheâs no longer capable of holding them back. no longer able to pretend any longer that she doesnât regret walking away; letting him win that argument instead of fighting for them. for him.
ây/n?â a knock sounds at the bathroom door, Lukeâs voice carrying through the wood, âyou in there?â
clearing her throat, y/n shakes her head in attempt to pull herself together.
âyeah!â she calls back, plucking a tissue from the box on the counter and dabbing at her tear stained cheeks.
âweâre about to do secret santa.â Luke informs her, and y/n nods, though she knows he canât see her.
âiâll be right out!â she amends, wiping her nose and throwing the crumpled tissue into the wastebasket.
sheâs runs a hand over her hair, making sure she looks presentable before she opens the door to a worrisome Luke.
âare you okay?â
ânever better!â she paints on a grin, bumping her hip against his in a cheerful manner as she makes her way past him, making her way back to the living room.
everyone is standing around when she arrives, watching as Dawson opens a gift bag and pulls out a hat, a hoodie, and an extremely broken candy cane.
âthank you, secret santa.â he chuckles, making Curtis nod.
âyouâre welcome.â Curtis looks especially pleased with himself, causing the crowded living room to laugh, âthe candy cane was Owenâs contribution.â
âthat makes more sense.â Dawson laughs, fist bumping Curtis as he sits down on the armrest of the sofa.
âletâs see whoâs next,â Nico trails off, plucking a badly wrapped present from the top of the gift table. he reads the name tag on the gift, smirking as he does so, ây/n.â
âoh, okay,â she gives a soft smile, accepting the gift from Nicoâs outstretched hands.
peeling off the paper from the heavy gift, y/nâs eyes widen at the black Coach purse sheâs been eyeing for months. her heart stops, only two people in this very room knowing how badly sheâs been wanting this exact extra roomy purse. but as she holds it in her hands, she feels something hard and heavy on the inside. peering inside the purse, her hands tremble at the sight that greets her. inside the spacious purse, sits a special edition copy of a book she knows sheâs pointed out at Barnes & Noble, remarking about how itâs her favorite book. and underneath the gorgeous foiled covered book with sprayed edges, rests two gift cards; one to that very book store, and another to Amazon.
thereâs only one person who would know both how badly sheâs wanted this purse, and how badly she wanted this special edition copy.
her eyes rise slowly, blinking back even more tears as she gazes across the room at her ex-boyfriend, a d the way her worries at his bottom lip in anxious anticipation of her reaction, confirms her suspicions of who her secret santa was.
âthank you, Jack.â she whispers softly, unsure if he could even hear her, but when he nods in acknowledgment, she knows he did, âi love them.â
âyeah, of course,â he coughs, nodding his head again, attempting extremely hard to keep his composure, âit was no problem.â
âalright!â Nico grins widely, seeming particularly happy as he locks eyes with Luke who idles beside him, ânext isâŚâ
Nico picks another gift from the table and reads the name tag before handing it off to someone else. it goes like that for at least fifteen minutes, practically every gift some variation of the same things; a hoodie, a hat, a wallet, a full upper body heating pad, etc.
but while everyone else is watching as gifts are opened and secret santaâs become less secret, y/nâs eyes keep wandering to the man who stands across the room. the one who finds her looking at him more than once.
but can he blame her?
her heart swells in her chest as she peeks back down at her gifts. he knew her so well. he knew exactly what she wanted and he made it happen. and that thought alone had her planning to pull him to the side later. she needed to talk to him, one on one. a real talk this time, not surrounded by people but just them and their words.
âJack,â Nico smirks, handing the familiar gift bag over to the man of her attention.
y/n watches with bated breath as Jack pulls out the tissue paper at the top of the bag, his hand reaching in to pull out the first gift; a Carhartt half-zip that she had seen him eyeing a couple months ago. she canât guarantee that he hasnât gotten any of the gifts for himself in the time theyâve been apart, but she crosses her fingers in hopes that he hasnât.
she studies Jackâs crooked smile as he eyes the half-zip, and she knows heâs probably already mentally planning an outfit to go with it. which makes her huff a laugh to herself underneath her breath.
Jack then reaches in and pulls out a box, which y/n knows belongs to the kindle she bought two months ago when he made a comment about needing to get himself one as he cuddled up with his head on her stomach whilst she read on hers. Jackâs eyes dart up to hers after he spots the last thing in the bag, opening the shoe box to reveal a brand new pair of golf shoes, the same pair he had showed her a few months prior and said he wanted to get for the next summer.
a wary smile stretches tightly across her lips, hoping and praying to whatever higher power there may be that he doesnât already have any of the gifts.
âthank you, y/n.â he smiles a wide toothy grin as he puts the gifts back in the bag.
âyouâre welcome.â
the routine starts again, the final few people opening their gifts as Jack and y/n glance at each other with longing deep within their eyes.
once the final person has opened their gift, the party resumes to its regularly scheduled holiday music and chatter, and Luke and Nico watch from a corner of the room as Jack and y/n continue to steal glances at each other.
with hesitant steps, they meet in the middle of the living room, y/nâs hands trembling as she builds up her courage.
âi-â âdo you-â
they both give an awkward chuckle as they speak over each other.
âyou first,â Jack cocks his head as she takes a deep breath, collecting herself.
âdo you wanna go somewhere we can talk?â she asks, before clarifying, âin private.â
Jack nods, âyeah, câmon.â
he leads her down the hallway of doors, stepping into the open guest room as she follows behind him. he takes a seat on the end of the bed, setting his gift bag on the floor beside him.
âthank you for my gifts.â her voice shakes as she stops in front of him, setting her new purse gingerly on the bed before sitting beside him, âyouâre very thoughtful. i didnât think youâd paid that much attention to my yapping.â
Jackâs eyes darken at her sorrowful chuckle, his brows furrowing, ây/n, i listened to everything you said.â
her own eyebrows raise in surprise as he continues, âlistening to you talk is my favorite thing in the world.â
is.
not âwasâ.
is.
âoh,â she blinks, trying to decide what to make of his words, âbesides hockey, you mean.â
âi said what i said, y/n.â he shakes his head, âi like hearing you talk about things you love and things youâre passionate about.â
her heart skips what she feels is numerous beats as he waves a hand towards the gifts beside her, âyou told me about these things a few months ago and i bought them right after you told me.â
âthat purse?â he muses, âi bought that online as you were laying on my chest. literally right after you showed it to me for the first time. i didnât even need to buy any new gifts for the secret santa because i had them all sitting on the top shelf of my closet.â
his eyebrows furrow and his eyes narrow as he corrects himself, âexcept the book. i pre-ordered that when you showed it to me online but it got here last week.â
her eyes are soft as she observes the man in front of her, soaking in every word he said. blood collects in her cheeks as she regards him, as she comes to realize just how much he loved her.
âi bought your presents a few months ago too,â she quirks, âi was slowly collecting them to give you at christmas butâŚâ
she trails off, refusing to say the words that hang in the air.
they broke up.
theyâre not together anymore.
he wanted them to be over.
ây/n,â he starts with a heavy sigh, her eyes trailing back up from the floor to look at his face, âiâm sorry. iâm so fucking sorry.â
âif i could take back everything i said, i would. i was stressed and i took it out on you and it wasnât right. i know it wasnât right. i said things that i regret now. god, i wish you could understand how badly i regret them. as soon as you left, i knew i had fucked up. i wanted to take it all back so bad, but i couldnât because i said them and you were gone. i didnât think you would want anything to do with me after that, so i gave you your space and i thought i was doing what was right by leaving you alone, but if i could go back? i never wouldâve said we should break up.â
her eyes sting as a single tear trails down her cheek. listening to him express his regret and anger with himself has her desperate to touch him; to comfort him in any way she can.
âi love you, y/n. and i know itâs probably too late, but i just need you to know how sorry i am for what happened, and i need you to know that i do still love you.â
Jack takes a deep breath, his own eyes glistening with unshed tears as he attempts to blink them back, because he doesnât want her to think he turned on the waterworks to try and make her feel sorry for him. he doesnât want her to take him back out of pity. he doesnât expect her to take him back at all.
because he wouldnât, if he were her.
he couldnât blame her. he was a jerk, and he hurt her when she didnât deserve it.
âiâm sorry i left.â her words are raspy and choked, so quiet that Jack can barely make them out. but his head snaps up in surprise as he registers her statement.
ây/n, no-â but before he can tell her she nothing to apologize for, she cuts him off.
âiâm sorry i didnât fight you harder. i shouldâve yelled and screamed if i needed to. i shouldâve fought to keep us, and instead i just walked away. and iâm so sorry that i did, Jack.â her voice trembles, cracking on a few syllables as she turns to face him better.
âi love you so much, and i shouldâve fought harder to keep you. i knew you were stressed and i knew that you probably werenât in the right mindset, but i still left. because, i thought once you were feeling better, you wouldâve called or texted or shown up or something. but then you didnât and i realized that maybe i made a mistake by leaving your apartment that night. i realized that maybe i shouldâve stayed and fought with you. i shouldâve told you ânoâ when you said we should break up. i shouldâve refused. but then i thought, maybe you really did just mean it. maybe i was the reason you were stressed. maybe you truly just didnât want to be with me anymore. and i had to accept that. but i still havenât accepted it, because i still want you.â
before she can even think to say more, her mouth is covered by his, a breathless and heated kiss pressed to her lips.
tangling his hands in her hair, Jack pulls her even closer to him, his tongue swiping across her bottom lip. her lips part beneath his, and his tongue slips between them, leaving soft caresses against her own as she lets out a low whimper.
pulling back, they both pant for air, their bodies alight with the soft hum of electricity that sparks when theyâre close.
âif youâll still have me, i still really really want you,â he murmurs, his lips brushing lightly against hers with every move.
with her forehead pressed against his, she nods eagerly, pressing a chaste kiss against his lips, âplease.â
âyou gonna be my girlfriend again?â he nearly begs, a smile lighting up his face as she nods again, humming an âmhmâ in agreement, âi love you, pretty girl.â
âi love you too,â she whispers, coaxing his lips back to hers in another heavy, breathless kiss.
one of his hands travels down her body, bunching under her sweater as her hands grip his in fistfuls at his hips.
âyouâre welcome!â
the two newly reunited lovers jolt apart, heads snapping to look at the doorway, Luke idles with his arms crossed against his chest.
âwhat?â Jack scoffs, scowling at his younger brother.
âyou didnât seriously think tonight happened by fate, did you?â itâs Lukeâs turn to scoff, âi asked Nico to make sure you got each other for secret santa, i made sure everyone else was partnered up for the gingerbread houses, i made sure you got matching sweaters, and i made you stop under the mistletoe.â
Luke shakes his head as he continues, âdo you know how fucking exhausting it was watching you two mope around for the past month and ask me for updates on each other? youâre welcome! this is the only christmas gift youâre getting from me, so donât expect anything else.â
Jack and y/n stare at Luke in a daze, astonished by his outburst.
âum, thank you?â she lilts, tilting her head as she watches Luke push off the doorframe and spin around.
âmhm! iâm staying here at Nicoâs tonight. youâre welcome! again!â
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ex!reader who loves the game and wants to support her team but hockey captain!rafe is on the ice. he thinks sheâs there for him but when she comes in with a date? and when they get put on the kiss cam? rafe slams into the glass to scare them? hate sex????
someone who lets you break them twice - hockey!toxic!rafe x ex!reader (+18)
warnings: veryyy long and 99% smutđââď¸ the things i do for you...
The cold air inside the rink always made your skin tingle. Your breath curled in front of you like smoke as you moved uncomfortably on the bleachers, pulling your jacket tighter around you. This is why you hated fall. It was too cold to be outside, too early to be winter. But tonight wasnât about the weatherâit was about hockey.
Hockey and, well, the fact that you hadnât missed a game since⌠well, since Rafe and you broke up.
âEverything okay?â The voice beside you pulled you back to reality.
Elijah, the guy youâd been seeing for the past couple of weeks, smiled at you, oblivious to the bullshit taking over your mind, and you gave him your best smile back.
âYeah, just cold,â you said, trying to focus. You werenât here for Rafe, not anymore. You loved hockey. You loved watching the boys skate across the ice, their power and grace.
Or at least that was what you kept telling yourself.
Elijah wrapped an arm around you, pulling you closer to him, and you leaned in, feeling his warmth. The game was just about to start, and the arena lights dimmed slightly, casting shadows over the rink. The roar of the crowd drowned your thoughts for a moment as the players took the ice.
And then, as if the universe was personally trying to screw with you, you saw him.
Rafe.
Of course, he looked good.
God, why did he always have to look so fucking good? His broad shoulders filling out his number 17 jersey, that stupid confident smirk as he skated out with the rest of the team. His dark blonde hair peeked out from under his helmet He was captain this year, and it made senseâheâd been working his ass off sinceâŚever. You couldnât think of anyone more deserving than him.Â
He always had to be in charge, on and off the ice.
He still had that same cocky swagger that made you wanna scream⌠for entirely different reasons now.
You knew better than to be here, yet somehow you ended up courtside anyway. Probably because youâd never let him run you out of your favorite game. Not even if he was captain now. This was your team, the one youâd been coming to see since before Rafe even knew what a slapshot was.
You sank further into Elijahâs side, forcing your eyes away from your ex. But it wasnât until you caught the dark blue of the jersey you were wearing in the corner of your eye that you realized⌠Youâd put on Rafeâs jersey.Â
His number. The one youâd always worn to support him when you were together. Out of all the team merch you owned, of course you had to wear his.
âYou really like hockey a lot, huh?â Elijah asked, glancing down at your jersey.
âYeah,â You mumbled, feeling your cheeks heat up. âIâve been following the team for a while.â
Lies. You loved hockey, sure. But you loved Rafe a little more. Or, you used to. Or, well, maybe that was still complicated.
The puck dropped, and the game started. For a while, you tried to focus on the action. Rafe was all over the ice, playing like the goddamn superstar he thought he was. You couldnât help but notice how his gaze kept darting up toward the stands, like he knew you were there. And maybe he did
Halfway through the second period, he slammed into an opposing player, sending him crashing into the boards. The sound echoed through the arena, and the crowd went wild, but you could feel your stomach knotting up. That had always been Rafeâintense, aggressive, unable to hold back. On the ice or off.
You tried to focus on Elijah, laughing at something he was saying, but your heart wasnât in it. And then, just when you thought youâd survived the worst of it, the kiss cam flashed up on the big screen. Your laughter died in your throat as you realized what was happening, your face heating up instantly. You werenât exactly embarrassed, but this was... awkward.Â
âAw, how cute,â He said, grinning as he pointed to the screen.
You followed his gaze, heart dropping. They were zooming in on the two of you. You could feel the crowd around you start to cheer and whistle as Elijah leaned in closer, clearly getting ready to kiss you.
You could see him coming toward you, could see his lips getting closer, but all you could think about wasâ
Bang!
In the span of a second, a body slammed into the boards right in front you, the sound so loud it made you jump. The entire section gasped, and you turned your head just in time to see Rafe standing there, glaring up at you from behind the glass. His eyes were locked on you, jaw clenched.
He looked like he was ready to tear Elijah apart, or you, or both of you. His chest was heaving, eyes blazing, standing mere inches away from where you sat. He had skated right into the glass.
Your heart was practically in your throat, and it wasn't from Elijah being close. The look on Rafeâs face as he stood on the other side of the glass?
That was what had your pulse racing. You could barely focus on Elijah anymore. The way he laughed, oblivious, made your stomach churn because RafeâRafeâwas staring like he owned you. He always had this way of making you feel like no matter what, no matter who else was around, you were his.Â
And you hated that you still kind of liked it.
Then, still staring at you, he mouthed the words, "I dare you."
Why couldnât he just leave you alone?
Those stupid words. Silently mouthed, but somehow loud enough to hit you like a punch through the glass. I dare you. God, what was wrong with him? He knew exactly how to push your buttons. And of course, it was working. He wasnât just playing hockeyâhe was playing with you.
You could feel Elijah shifting next to you, still oblivious to the whole freaking drama unfolding right in front of him.
He was so sweet, too sweet, and it was almost infuriating right now because Rafe was standing there, with his stupid intense eyes, all but daring you to move on. Why did he have to look at you like thatâlike he knew you were still his.
The breakup had been brutal, the kind of messy, loud explosion where neither of you were willing to be the first to walk away. You were both too stubborn, too prideful. And now here you were, months later, still dealing with the fallout.Â
Elijah finally leaned in, lips brushing yours, and you kissed him, but your heart wasnât in it. All you could feel was Rafeâs stare burning into you. The kiss cam lingered for a few seconds, and the crowd cheered, but all you felt was... empty.
When the kiss ended, you forced a smile at Elijah, but your mind was a mess. Rafeâs eyes were still on you, and you could practically feel anger radiating off him, even through the thick glass.
You glanced down, avoiding his gaze, and tugged at the hem of his old jersey, suddenly feeling like you didnât belong in it anymore. You leaned into Elijah, mostly out of spite at this point. You could practically hear Rafeâs teeth grinding from across the glass. Good. If he thought he could just walk around, acting like he owned the placeâand youâthen he deserved to stew in it a little.
But, of course, he wasnât the kind of guy to just let something like that go. You watched as he skated back into play, but his eyes kept flicking up to where you sat, like he couldnât stop checking to make sure you were still there. Still with Elijah. His shoulders were tense, movements a little too aggressive, like he was about to snap.
You tried to focus on the game again, but your mind kept drifting back to him. You hated this. You hated that he could still make you feel this way, even now, after everything.
After the fights, after the breakup, after swearing you were over him. Why was it so hard to let him go?
The third period started, and Rafe was everywhere, throwing his weight around like he had something to prove. And maybe he did. Every hit was harder, every pass sharper. It was like he was playing angry. And you couldnât help but feel a little satisfied, knowing youâd gotten under his skin.
But then, with less than five minutes left in the game, things escalated. He slammed into one of the opposing players so hard that the guy went down, and the whistle blew immediately. The crowd was roaring, but Rafe didnât back off. He stood over the guy, glaring down at him like he was ready to throw a punch.
"Jesus," Elijah muttered beside you. "What the hellâs his problem?"
You didnât answer. You knew exactly what his problem was.
The ref skated over, shouting something at Rafe, but his eyes werenât on the ref. They were still on you, even as the other guy on the ice slowly got back to his feet. The arena was buzzing, the crowd getting rowdy, and for a second, you thought Rafe was going to lose it right there. His fists clenched, jaw setâhe looked like he was ready to drop gloves and start swinging.
And then he smirked.
It was that same cocky smirk you knew so well, the one he always flashed right before doing something reckless. The ref sent him to the penalty box, and he skated off, still with that fucking look plastered on his face. Your heart was racing, your body tense. Elijah had leaned back in his seat, totally unaware about everything.
âMan, that guyâs intense,â Elijah said, shaking his head, eyes still on the ice.
You didnât answer. Intense didnât even begin to cover it.
Rafe was sitting in the penalty box now, helmet off, running a hand through his hair like he didnât just about murder a guy on the ice. You could feel his eyes on you, even from all the way across the rink. You hated it. You hated that he could still get to you like this.
The last few minutes of the game passed in an instant. You werenât really paying attention anymore, not to the score, not to the plays. You were too busy trying not to think about Rafe, about the way he had looked at you. About the way it had made you feel.
When the final buzzer sounded, the crowd erupted in cheers. Elijah stood up, stretching, turning to you with a smile.
âReady to head out?â he asked.
You nodded, forcing a smile. âYeah, letâs go.â
As you made your way toward the exit, weaving through the crowd, you could feel the tension building in your chest. It wasnât over. It never really was with Rafe.
And you knewâsomehowâyou werenât getting out of here without seeing him again.
You reached the bottom of the stands, where a crowd had gathered near the exit. Elijah was still chatting about the game, still clueless. But you were distracted, scanning the crowd without even realizing it.
And then you saw him. Of course, you did.
Rafe was leaning against the wall, still in his gear, helmet tucked under his arm. His eyes locked on yours the second you stepped into his line of sight. He didnât even pretend to care about the people around himâhis gaze was dark, intense, like a predator waiting for its moment.
You hated how your heart skipped.
Elijah noticed you freeze and followed your gaze, his smile faltering when he saw Rafe standing there.
"Isnât that the captain guy?" he asked, glancing between you and Rafe, confused.
You swallowed hard, forcing your feet to keep moving. âYeah. Thatâs him.â
As you passed by, Rafe pushed off the wall, stepping right into your path. Elijah, sweet, unsuspecting Elijah, paused beside you.
"Leaving already?" Rafeâs voice was low, casual, but his eyes were locked on yours, ignoring Elijah completely. "Didnât even stick around to congratulate the team?"
You clenched your jaw, fighting to keep your cool. "Itâs late, Rafe. Weâre heading out."
But he wasnât letting you off that easy. He took a step closer, his towering frame making Elijah shift uncomfortably. "You didnât used to leave so soon," he said, voice dripping with that familiar cockiness. "Used to be the last one out."
Because youâd always let him fuck you in the locker room.
Elijah cleared his throat, trying to stand his ground. "Uh, yeah, weâve got plans after this."
Rafeâs eyes flicked to him for the briefest second, before landing back on you.
"Plans, huh?"
Your pulse was hammering, and you could feel the heat rising in your cheeks. Why did he always have to do thisâwhy couldnât he just let you go?
âRafe, weâre done,â you said through gritted teeth, trying to hold on to the last shred of your composure. âYou donât get to pull this shit anymore.â
He glanced at Elijah briefly, his gaze cold and dismissive, then back at you. âYou sure about that?â he asked, âBecause it doesnât look like it.â
You clenched your fists, nails biting into your palms as you tried to calm yourself. You didnât need this right now. Not with Elijah here. Not after everything.
âLetâs go Elijah,â you said, tugging at Elijahâs arm, desperate to get out of there before things escalated. But Rafe wasnât having it.
He stepped in front of you again, blocking your path like he had some kind of claim on you. And God, the worst part wasâyou werenât sure he was wrong.
You glanced at Elijah, who was staring at the two of you like he had walked into the middle of a conversation he couldnât quite follow. âLook, dude,â he started, awkwardly laughing, âI donât know what this is, butââ
âItâs nothing,â you cut him off quickly, your voice tight. âLetâs just go.â
But Rafe wasnât about to let it go.Â
âYeah, Elijah,â His voice dripped with sarcasm. âItâs nothing.â His eyes flicked to you, dark and daring, and before you could stop yourself, you met his gaze with the same fire.
Elijahâs phone buzzed, and he pulled it out, frowning.
âShit,â he muttered, distracted. âIâve gotta take this call real quick. Give me a sec?â He stepped away, leaving you and Rafe standing there in the middle of the hallway, your body practically vibrating.
He was on you in an instant, grabbing your wrist and pulling you toward the locker room door.Â
âRafe, what the fuckââ you hissed, but he wasnât letting go.
You tried to resist, but something inside you broke downâthe anger, the unresolved pull between you two. And maybe it was the way he still had that stupid hold on you, the way your body responded when you shouldnât want it to.
Or maybe it was the fact that youâd never fully closed the door on Rafe.
He shoved the door open, pulling you inside the dimly lit hallway that led to the locker room. The second the door closed, you spun around, shoving him in the chest hard.Â
âYouâre such a fucking asshole, you know that?â
Rafe barely flinched, his gaze smoldering as he crowded you against the wall.Â
âYeah? You didnât seem to think so when you were wearing my jersey tonight.â
âThat was an accident.â
âBullshit,â he growled, leaning in closer, so close you could feel the heat radiating off his body. âYou knew exactly what you were doing. Bringing a date with you. Do you want me to kill someone?"
Your heart was pounding, and not just because Rafe had you pinned against the wall like he always fucking didâ God, why did he have to be so damn close? The scent of his cologne mixed with the sweat from the game, sending your mind spiraling. He was overwhelming, and you hated it. You hated him for still making you feel like this.
âGet off me,â you snapped, but it came out weaker than you intended. The way his blue eyes were boring into yours, like he could see through all your bullshit, wasnât helping.
Rafeâs smirk didnât falter. If anything, it grew.
âCâmon, baby, donât act like this wasnât what you wanted. You show up, wearinâ my number, sitting there with some random guy like I donât still own you.âÂ
He stepped closer, caging you in completely. You pressed your hands against his chest, but it wasnât like you were really pushing him away. And he knew it.
âYou donât own shit,â you spat, glaring up at him. But even as the words left your mouth, you knew you didnât believe them. The truth was, part of you had always been his.
Rafeâs lips curved into a smug grin as if he could read every thought running through your head.
âReally? âCause from where Iâm standinâ, youâve been thinkinâ about me all night.â His breath was hot on your skin, and you hated how much you wanted to close the distance between you.
Your jaw clenched as you tried to muster the strength to tell him to fuck off, to leave you alone, but he was right. As much as you tried to convince yourself otherwise, he was still in your head, under your skin. The way his body hovered over yoursâit was like nothing had changed. Like you hadnât spent the last few months trying to forget him.
His hand found your hip, fingers pressing into your skin through your jeans, and you felt your body betray you. You cursed yourself silently as heat pooled low in your stomach. You didnât want to give him the satisfaction, didnât want him to know how much power he still had. But damn it, he knew. He always fucking knew.
âI hate you,â you muttered. It was a weak defense, and you both knew it.
Rafe leaned in, lips brushing against your ear. âYeah?â His voice was a low rasp that made your knees weak. âFunny, you never sound like you hate me when youâre under me.â
Your breath hitched, and you swallowed hard, trying to ignore the way your pulse quickened.
âDonâtââ
But he was already kissing you, hard and rough like he owned you, like you were his and his alone.
And the worst part? You kissed him back. His hands were on you, grabbing at your waist, pulling you closer until your bodies were pressed together. You wanted to shove him away, to slap that stupid look off his faceâbut your body had other plans.Â
This was so wrong, on so many levels.Â
You broke the kiss, gasping for air, but Rafe didnât back off. He was staring down at you like you were his next meal, like heâd been starving without you.
âThis doesnât mean anything,â you bit out, trying to cling to some sense of control.
Rafeâs grin widened, wicked and knowing. He leaned in again, lips ghosting over yours. âWe both know that's a lie.â
You clenched your fists, frustrated beyond belief. Frustrated at him, at yourself, at how easy it was for him to pull you right back in.
âFuck you,â you hissed, but the breathless tone in your voice told a different story.
Rafeâs eyes darkened, the corner of his mouth lifting in that infuriatingly sexy way he always did.
âOh, you will.â
And God help youâyou knew he was right. That fucking arrogance. It crawled under your skin, set your blood on fire in ways it shouldnât.
You wanted to punch him, shove him, do something to wipe that smug expression off his face. But instead, you grabbed his shirt, pulling him back toward you, kissing him with all the fury you felt.
His lips crushed against yours, and it wasnât gentleâthere was nothing soft or sweet about this. It was all heat and frustration, months of unresolved anger bursting out in one chaotic, messy kiss.
His tongue slipped past your lips, and you bit down, hard, just to remind him you werenât going to make this easy. He groaned, low and rough, pulling back just enough to look at you, his gaze dark. "You always did like it rough."
Your fingers tangled in his hair, and you yanked him down, kissing him like you needed to get all of this out of your system. His hands roamed your body, possessive, rough, and you hated how much you craved him, like you were still his.
You werenât his. You couldnât be.
But every heated breath you took, every desperate movement your body made, was telling you otherwise.
When his lips moved down your neck, teeth grazing your skin, you gasped, tilting your head back as your resolve crumbled to pieces. He knew exactly what to do, how to make you fall apart, and it pissed you off that he still had that power.
His hands gripped your thighs, lifting you with ease, pressing you harder against the wall. Your breath hitched, the cold tile behind you making you gasp. His mouth was on you, hot and demanding, and for a moment, it was like nothing else mattered.
Not Elijah, not the fact that this was so damn wrong, not the months of hurt and anger youâd been holding onto.
There was only Rafe. The way he touched you, the way he kissed you like he was trying to stake his claim all over again. Like you hadnât been apart at all.
"Tell me you donât want this," Rafe muttered against your lips.
You bit down on your lip, trying to stop the words from spilling out. You did want this. You hated that you did, but fuck, you couldnât lieânot to him, not to yourself.
âIââ You choked on the words, eyes meeting his, and for a split second, you thought maybe youâd find some kind of resolve, some way to pull yourself back from him.
But he wasnât having it. His grip tightened, his mouth capturing yours again in a kiss so raw, it was borderline filthy. And that was it. Your last piece of control vanished, and you were lost in him all over again.
âFuck,â you gasped, head spinning as his hands explored your body like he had every right to. Like you hadnât spent months trying to break free of him.
Rafe pulled back just enough to smirk down at you, breathless and flushed. âYeah, baby. That's what I thought."
His hands gripped your ass hard enough to leave bruises, you let out a frustrated, muffled groan, your fingers still tangled in his hair. It was a lot longer than the last time youâd seen him.
You could feel every inch of his muscle through the thin fabric of your shirt. It was suffocating in the best way, and you hated yourself for how much you wanted it.
How much you wanted him.
âYouâre such an ass,â you gasped between kisses, your breath hitching when his mouth moved down to your neck. You felt him grin against your skin, the bastard.
âYou say that like itâs supposed to stop you.â His voice was rough, low in your ear, and it sent a shiver down your spine. âBut I donât think it is.â
You were about to fire back, but his hands slid under your shirt, fingers grazing your skin, and whatever you were going to say was swallowed by the heat rushing through you. You hated that he still knew exactly how to get to youâhow to pull you apart and leave you helpless against him.
âRafe, thisââ Your words were cut off when he bit down gently on your collarbone, sending a shockwave through your body. You clutched at his shirt.
âThis what?â he taunted, pulling back just enough to look at you, his blue eyes intense. âThis a mistake? Because I donât think thatâs what your bodyâs saying.â
You just glared up at him, trying to catch your breath. You hated that he was right. Again.
Always.
âI told you,â you managed to say, though your voice was shaky, âthis doesnât mean anything.â
Rafeâs grip on you tightened, and he leaned in, his lips brushing yours as he whispered, âYouâre still here, arenât you?â
Your heart was racing, and you could feel the heat of his breath on your skin. There was no denying itâyou were here, and you werenât leaving. Not yet.
Maybe not for a while.
And Rafe knew it.
His hands moved lower, fingers grazing the waistband of your jeans, and your breath hitched. This was dangerous territory. You knew that.Â
âLast chance,â he murmured, his lips ghosting over yours. âYou want me to stop?â
You shouldâve said yes. You shouldâve shoved him away and walked out of there with what little dignity you had left. But instead, you kissed him againâharder this time, angrier, like you needed to prove something to yourself. And maybe you did.
He yanked your shirt over your head in one rough motion, and you werenât gentle either, tugging at his jersey until it was off and tossed aside. His hands were everywhereâon your back, in your hair, slipping under the waistband of your jeans, pulling them down with the same reckless urgency youâd been feeling since you laid eyes on him tonight.
âI hate you,â you whispered as your nails dragged down his chest, leaving angry red lines in their wake.
Rafe just laughed, âNo, you donât,â he growled, his hands grabbing your hips as he settled you onto one of the locker room benches. âBut keep telling yourself that.â
Your jeans hit the floor, and he wasted no time, his hands gripping your thighs as he positioned himself between your legs, pressing you down on the bench, his body heavy against yours.
Everything was messy, and rushed, like neither of you could get enough. Like you were trying to erase the months of distance, of frustration, in the way you kissed him back, bit his lip, tugged at his hair.
 You hated how much you needed this.Â
âStill think this doesnât mean anything?â Rafe rasped, his voice hoarse as he pressed his forehead against yours, breathless and wild.
You could barely think, let alone speak, but somehow, you managed to gasp out, âPositive.â
Rafeâs mouth moved down your neck, biting and sucking, leaving marks you knew would still be there tomorrow. âYouâre such a fucking liar.â
It was wrong, it was toxic, but fuckâthere was something about the way he touched you. And body, traitorous and weak, responded like it always had.
You were furious with yourself, with him, with everything, but the anger only made it all hotter, more intense.
His fingers brushed against the seam of your panties, teasing, barely touching you, but doing enough to have you drenched.Â
âYouâre soaked,â he murmured, almost amused, slipping one finger under the fabric to run along your folds, barely dipping inside before pulling back out, "Was this all for Elijah?"
Sonofabitch.
���Stop talking,â you spat, but your voice was shaky, showing him the way you were falling apart under his touch. Rafe chuckled low in his throat, his finger moving back, this time slipping inside you, deep and slow.
You gasped, your head falling back as he began moving his finger, curling it inside you in just the right way. Your body responded immediately, hips jerking against him, desperate for more, but he took his time. He added another finger, stretching you out as his thumb rubbed slow circles over your clit, making your legs tremble beneath him.
He sped up, his fingers thrusting deeper, faster, hitting that spot inside you that made your mind go blank. âYouâve been wanting this, havenât you? All those nights pretending you donât think about me, but look at you now.â
Your nails dug into his shoulders, legs shaking as you felt yourself teetering on the edge, his fingers driving you closer and closer to the orgasm you so desperately needed.
His thumb pressed harder against your clit, sending shocks of pleasure through you. âTell me how bad you need this.â
âRafeââ you gasped, your hips bucking wildly against his hand. The tension inside you was coiled so tightly, so close to snapping. You hated him, hated yourself, but the words slipped out anyway. âI need it.â
He groaned, pleased, and that was all it took. He thrust his fingers harder, faster, until your body gave in completely. You hadnât had a proper orgasm in months. Nothing could get you off properly. Your walls clenched around his fingers the pleasure tore through you. You cried out, your nails leaving half-moon marks in his skin as you trembled beneath him, lost in the sensation.
But he didnât stop. He slowed down just enough to draw out every last bit of pleasure, his fingers still moving inside you as you rode out the aftershocks. When you finally caught your breath, he pulled his fingers out, his hand moving to cup your jaw, forcing you to look at him.
He shoved his pants down, not bothering to take them off completely, just enough to free himself. Your breath hitched when you felt him against youâhard, hot, and readyâand every rational thought you had left disappeared in that moment. He lined himself up, teasing you just enough to drive you crazy.
Before you could respond, he pushed into you in one hard, deliberate thrust. Your gasp turned into a low, breathless moan as your back arched, your hands gripping his shoulders for something to hold on to. The sensation of him stretching you, filling you, was overwhelming, almost too much, but exactly what you needed.
Rafe didnât give you time to adjust. He pulled back and slammed into you again, setting a punishing rhythm that left you breathless, gasping for air.Â
There was nothing gentle about it, nothing tender.
His hands gripped your hips, fingers digging into your skin as he fucked you like he was trying to remind you who you belonged to.
And you hated how good it felt.
âYouâre mine,â Rafe growled, his voice rough as he thrust into you, each movement deep and brutal.âDoesnât matter who youâre with, doesnât matter how much you try to deny itâyouâll always come back to me.â
âShut up,â you hissed, but your body was betraying you as you wrapped your legs around his waist, pulling him deeper.Â
He leaned down, his breath hot against your ear as he whispered, âTell me you havenât been thinking about this every night since we ended.â
You couldnât.
The words were right there, on the tip of your tongue, but instead, a moan escaped your lips as he hit that perfect spot inside you. Your body arched against his, and you cursed yourself for being so weak.
âFuck,â you gasped, eyes squeezed shut as the pleasure built, every nerve in your body on fire.
âThatâs what I thought,â Rafe growled, his pace quickening, the force of his thrusts making the bench creak beneath you.
The sound of the bench, the way his body pressed into yours so perfectly, the heat of his breath against your neckâit all made it impossible to think straight. You should have been disgusted with yourself for letting it get this far, for letting him have this kind of control over you.Â
âI fucking hate you,â you managed to gasp out between breaths.
Rafe chuckled, âYeah? Then why do you sound like that, huh?â His voice was taunting, filled with the arrogance you hated, âThis pussy still mine, huh?â
You loved the way he grabbed you like you were his, even though youâd sworn, sworn, you were done with him.
You were still in love, werenât you? Even after all the shit, all the screaming matches, the nights spent crying because of him. That was the part that pissed you off the most.
Before you knew, his hands were flipping you over so fast your knees hit the bench before you could react.
âRafeâmmh,â you gasped, but your words died in your throat when he shoved you forward, pressing your chest flat against the cold wood of the bench. You barely had a second to brace yourself before his hands were gripping your ass, spreading you open for him.
He didnât give you time to catch your breath. He was already dragging the head of his cock through your wetness, teasing, knowing how much you wanted it, even if you wouldnât say it.
You squirmed, hating how desperate you felt, hating how your body responded to him like this. âFuck, Rafe, stop teasingââ
âYou want more?â he cut you off, voice dark and dripping with arrogance. He slapped your ass, just enough to sting, and you yelped, your back arching instinctively. âYouâre gonna have to beg for it.â
"Like hell," you spat back.
He leaned forward, his chest pressing against your back, his mouth right by your ear.
 âYou can act tough all you want, but I know how much you want this,â he gritted out, his cock sliding against your folds again, torturously slow. âI know how much you need it.â
Before you could snap back, he thrust into you hard, filling you completely in one brutal stroke. You cried out, hands gripping the edges of the bench, and Rafe didnât even give you a second to adjust. He pulled out almost all the way before slamming back in, faster this time, deeper.
The angle had you seeing stars. The bench was narrow, forcing your legs closer together, making everything tighter, more intense. You couldnât stop the way your body responded to him, hips moving back to meet his thrusts even though your mind was screaming at you to get a grip.
His hands gripped the fat of your ass, pulling you back onto his cock with every thrust, and the sound of skin slapping against skin filled the small room, mixing with your moans and his ragged breathing.
âGod, you feel so fucking good,â Rafe groaned, his voice low and rough as he thrust into you, each movement hitting that perfect spot inside you, making your legs tremble. âSo fucking tight for me.â
He pressed his thumb against your clit, rubbing in slow, deliberate circles that had you on the edge in seconds. You couldnât stop the moan that ripped from your throat, your hips bucking wildly against him as the pleasure built, higher and higher until you felt like you might break apart.
âYouâre close, arenât you?â He rasped, his voice thick with lust. âI can feel it. Fuck.â
You tried to hold on, tried to keep some control, but it was useless. He knew exactly how to break you.
âIâm gonna come,â you gasped, your voice barely more than a whimper as you felt the pleasure rising fast, threatening to consume you.
âDo it,â Rafe growled, his fingers rubbing harder, faster. âCome for me, baby.â
And you did.
Your orgasm crashed over you so hard your vision blurred, your body shaking as the pleasure tore through you. You cried out, your walls clenching around him, and Rafe groaned, his grip on you tightening as he fucked you through it, relentless, brutal, until your entire body was trembling.
But he wasnât done.
He pulled out suddenly, and before you could catch your breath, he yanked you up, turning you around. You barely had time to register what was happening before he lifted you up, your legs wrapping around his waist as he pressed you against the cold locker. His cock was back inside you in seconds, filling you again, and you moaned, the new angle sending jolts of pleasure through your already overstimulated pussy.
He pounded into you, his grip on your ass bruising, and you clung to him, nails digging into his broad shoulders as he fucked you against the lockers. The sound of metal creaking under the force of his thrusts only made it hotter, more desperate. You could feel another orgasm building, and you hated him for itâhated how easily he could pull them from you.Â
âYouâre mine,â he growled, his voice rough as he buried his face in your neck, his teeth scraping against your skin. âYouâll always be mine.â
And you hated that some twisted part of you wanted it to be true.
Your legs tightened around him, pulling him impossibly closer, deeper, as if you couldnât get enough of him.
And God, you couldnât.
His grip on your ass was rough, bruising, but it only made you moan louder. You were on the verge againâyour body still tingling from the last orgasm, but the way he moved inside you, the way his teeth grazed your neck, it had you spiraling toward another one, faster than you thought possible.
âLook at you,â Rafe groaned, lifting his head just enough to lock eyes with you. His pupils were blown wide with lust, a wild look on his face that sent a thrill down your spine. âFuck, you love this, donât you?â
You did. Because no matter how much you hated him, how much you wanted to hate himâthere was a part of you that still belonged to him. A part of you that couldnât walk away.
His lips were everywhereâon your neck, your collarbone, your jawâand you couldnât stop the sounds escaping your throat as he kept driving into you.
âSay it,â he growled, âSay youâre mine.â
You bit down on your lip, trying to hold it in, trying to fight back, but every nerve in your body was betraying you. The way his body fit against yours, the way he moved inside you, it was all too much. You were coming again, and you hated it.
He pulled back just enough to look at you, his eyes dark and wild. âSay it.â
You wanted to spit in his face. But your body was telling a different story, hips bucking against him, legs tightening around his waist again.
âR-Rafe,â you whimpered, hating how weak you sounded, how desperate.
His smirk was infuriating, but fuck, it was hot.
âThatâs what I thought,â he murmured, his pace quickening, each thrust deeper than the last. âYouâre mine. Always have been.â
And then he slammed into you one last time, hitting that perfect spot inside you, and the orgasm tore through you, leaving you gasping and trembling in his arms. You cried out, head thrown back against the lockers as your body shook with the force of it, your nails raking down his back.
Rafe groaned, his grip on you tightening as he rode out your orgasm, his movements growing sloppier, more erratic. His forehead pressed against yours, his breath coming in short, ragged gasps.
âFuck, baby,â he moaned, his hips jerking against yours as he finally let go, his release hitting hard. You felt the warmth of him spill inside you, as he held you against him, buried deep.
The second his breathing slowed and his grip on you loosened, reality came crashing back in.Â
What the fuck had you done?
You pushed at his chest, trying to put some space between you, but he wasnât letting go that easily. His arms stayed wrapped around you, his body pressed against yours like he still had something to prove.
âGet off,â you muttered, your voice weak, but sharper than before.
He chuckled, that low, arrogant sound that drove you crazy. âThatâs not what you were saying five minutes ago.â
You shot him a glare, shoving at his chest again, harder this time. âIâm serious, Rafe. Move.â
Reluctantly, he let go, stepping back just enough for you to slide off the locker and onto shaky legs. You stumbled a bit, and Rafeâs hand shot out to steady you, but you jerked away from him, pulling your jeans back up with shaky hands.
He leaned against the locker, smirking like he hadnât just torn your world apart all over again. âYouâre welcome, by the way.â
You wanted to scream at him, to throw something at his face. But instead, you grabbed your shirt off the floor, yanking it over your head as you tried to steady your breath.
âGood luck finding your date.â
Elijah. Youâd come to the game with Elijah.
You shook your head as you zipped up your jeans and ran your fingers through your hair, trying to look somewhat presentable. You avoided looking at him, knowing that if you did, youâd see the smug satisfaction on his face that would only make you feel worse.
He pushed himself off the locker and took a step closer to you. You flinched, stepping back instinctively. âThis canât happen again.â
His smirk slipped for a moment as he looked at you. H e closed the distance between you in two strides, his hand reaching out to grab your wrist, pulling you toward him before you could react, âYouâre choosing him?â
You yanked your wrist out of his grip, your heart racing as you forced yourself to take a step back, putting distance between the two of you, âYouâre the one who chose yourself.â
His eyes darkened, searching your face, like he couldnât believe what youâd just said. Maybe he thought he still had you wrapped around his finger.
âYouâre the one who walked away,â you added, hating how your voice trembled, âSo donât act like I owe you anything.â
Rafeâs hand hovered like he was about to reach for you again, but he didnât. âThatâs not how I remember it.âÂ
Your stomach twisted, âIâm not doing this anymore. I canâtââ You glanced at the door, feeling the weight of Elijah waiting for you. The one person who was good for you, who actually wanted to be with you.
But the worst part? You were still thinking about Rafe. Even after everything, you were still here, breathless, a mess because of him.
He took a step closer, his eyes locked on yours, and for a second, you thought he might apologize. Maybe say something real. But Rafe Cameron didnât do apologies.Â
He raised an eyebrow, âReally?â His hand lifted, brushing a strand of hair out of your face in a gesture that was far too intimate, given everything that had just happened. âThen why are you still standing here?â
You flinched, stepping back. Why were you still standing there? You had no good answer, at least not one you were ready to admit.
âGo back to your date,â Rafe continued, his voice mocking now, âPretend like heâs enough for you.â
You bit the inside of your cheek, trying to keep the tears at bay. You couldnât give him that satisfaction, not again. âYouâre wrong.â
Rafe let out a low chuckle, shaking his head. âI donât think I am.â
You squeezed your eyes shut, throat tight, trying to push back the tears. This was all wrong. It was always wrong with Rafe, âStop.â
It sounded like a pleaâa plea for him to stop talking, stop looking at you like that, stop making you feel so small and yet so overwhelmed all at once.
Rafe sighed, stepping back just a fraction, and for a second, his gaze lifted. But it wasnât enough. It never was. âIâm not trying to hurt you,â he said, his voice softer now, like that made a difference.
âYou always do,â you shot back, finally meeting his eyes. The truth slipped out before you could stop it, and there it was.
His jaw clenched, "I donât mean to," he muttered, his voice low. "You know that."
"Does it even matter?" You felt the bitterness rise in your throat, along with something elseâsomething fragile and painful. "You still do it. Whether you mean to or not."
Rafe stayed quiet, and you hated that silence. He didnât have an answer. He never did, not for this. Your fingers fumbled with the zipper of your jacket, something to keep your hands busy so you wouldnât look at him, wouldnât say something youâd regret. But regret was already everywhere, suffocating you both.
âI thought we were past this,â you said finally, barely more than a whisper. âI thought I was past this.â But clearly, you werenât. Clearly, some part of you was still here, with him, in the wreckage youâd both created.
He ran a hand through his hair, looking frustrated, torn. âItâs not that simple.â
"It should be." Your voice cracked. You hated how much this hurt. How much he could still hurt you.
It wasnât fair. You werenât supposed to still care this much. You werenât supposed to still feel this.
Rafe sighed, taking another step back, giving you space. But it wasnât the kind of space you wanted. It wasnât the kind that would make things easier. âI donât know what you want from me,â he admitted quietly, his eyes searching yours for something he couldnât find.
You swallowed, the lump in your throat making it hard to breathe. "I donât want anything from you."Â
That was the truth, or at least it was supposed to be. You didnât want anything he had to offer, not anymore. Not when every time you reached for it, it slipped through your fingers like water, leaving you emptier than before.
But there was still that ache, that feeling between you two, the one that dragged you back here even when you knew better. You wished you could kill it, cut it out of you like some infected part, but it was tangled too deep. And maybe a small part of you didnât want to.
âYou keep saying that,â he murmured, his voice almost tender, like he was seeing right through you. âBut youâre still here.â
âI donât know why,â you whispered, blinking back tears. Fuck, you hated this. Hated how vulnerable you felt, how easily he could unravel you, even now. âI shouldnât be.â
He didnât say anything, just stood there, watching you, like he was waiting for you to make the next move. Like he wanted you to figure it out on your own.
But you didnât know how. You never did when it came to him.
"Iâm sorry," he said, and this time, it felt real. There was no arrogance. Just Rafe, standing there, as broken as you felt. "I donât know how to fix this."
You let out a bitter laugh, wiping at your eyes with the back of your hand. âThereâs nothing left to fix, Rafe. Weâve already destroyed it.â
His face twisted, like he didnât want to believe it. Like he was still holding onto some small piece of hope. "We couldâ"
"No," you cut him off, shaking your head. "We canât."
You couldnât keep doing this. The push and pull, the endless cycle of hurt and apologies that never really fixed anything. You couldnât keep pretending that something would change, that he would change.
Because you both knew he wouldnât.
He took a breath, exhaling slowly, and you could see itâthe realization sinking in.Â
He knew it too. "I never wanted to lose you," he admitted quietly.
You swallowed hard, your chest tight. "You already did."
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GOJO SATORU: IT'S YOU AND ME, THAT'S MY WHOLE WORLD
⊠⧠Ë. synopsis: one kiss turns into two, and before you know it, an innocent gaming session turns into something more. (streamer!au)
contents: fem!reader. suggestive (kissing/making out). the ending can be interpreted as sex. non-sexual usage/mentions of lollipops bc i have a sweet tooth and i want a lollipop rn. i didn't really spend a lot of time on this one, but i thought i'd post it anyways. whatever, your favorite streamer boyfriend is back! did you miss him? (the answer is yes). -1K words.
"you're not that good, are you?" you ask with a grin, twirling a lollipop in between your fingers. in front of you, satoru's avatar gets shot down by a couple others for what seems like the hundredth time, and right on cue, satoru curses his bad luck. "you know, maybe you'd be better if you were actually focusing on the game."
"it's not my fault," satoru insists petulantly, a childish pout appearing on his face. he sticks out his bottom lip and rests his chin on top of your head. "how am i supposed to be able to focus with you in my lap?"
you stick your lollipop in your mouth and shrug, a little smile tugging at the corners of your lips as you hum indifferently. "sounds like you're just making excuses..."
"oh?"
satoru pinches your cheek teasingly with the hand not resting on top of his mouse, fingers skating from the side of your face to your lips as he tugs out the lollipop. he ignores your halfhearted protests and pops it into his mouth, smiling cheekily as he does so. in the darkening computer screen in front of you, you can see your boyfriend's smug expression, which smirks back at you. "mmm, this flavor's good. what is it?"
"strawberry, i think," you reply instinctually. satoru shakes his head in response, taking the candy out of his mouth and twirling the stick in between his thumb and index finger before he corrects you.
"actually, i think it's you i'm tasting," he quips, clicking around with his mouse for a second before he opens up the photo app. your reflection gazes back at the two of you in satoru's comfortably large gaming chair.
"no wonder you have no game," you deadpan, looking away from the mirror image of you and satoru and towards the ceiling.
"baby, you're literally sitting in my lap right now."
"yes, and?"
satoru's laugh is clear and blue, like a sunlit sky in the middle of june. it almost feels like he hasn't been able to stop smiling around you ever since "the incident," and honestly, you wouldn't have it any other way.
he sticks the lollipop in between your lips and stops you from verbally bashing him any more than you already have. the sweet, tangy taste is a welcome sensation in your mouth, and satoru can't help but smile endearingly when your reflection looks at him with round eyes. "you're so cute," he mumbles, punctuating each word with a kiss to the top of your head.
a soft giggle slips out of your lips in response. "shut up." even as you say that, you already know his answer. if there was one bet you'd make without a doubt, it'd be that satoru can never seem to shut up whenever you're in his line of sight.
satoru's hands find themselves on your waist, and they turn you around so you're facing him. there's a different (but not unpleasant) look in his eyes as he gazes at you, tucking a strand of your hair behind your ear.
"what is it?" you ask curiously, noticing the subtle change in his expression. his eyes soften from what looked like a teasing glance to an almost longing stare.
"nothing," he hums, kissing you in between your eyes. "you're just pretty."
satoru's hands thread themselves through your hair, lightly touching the back of your neck as his lips move down to brush against yours. you extract the lollipop from between your lips and tilt your chin up, kissing satoru with a little smile. like always, he tastes like sweetened peppermints, even though you've never seen him eat one before. you'll have to ask about that later, but for now, all you can focus on is the way satoru gently nips at your bottom lip as if he's asking for attention.
you hum softly, opening your eyes and squinting at satoru, who can't help but smile against your lips. "you taste like strawberries," he mumbles, peppering butterfly kisses on the corner of your mouth in between words. "so sweet..."
you exhale faintly, not wanting to pull away from his peppermint-scented lips, and let your eyes flutter closed again. something about the way satoru's hands rest delicately on your waist makes you feel more comfortable than you've been in a while. maybe it's just the hoodie satoru had forced on you earlier when he saw you were shivering, or maybe it's the steady beat of satoru's heart that's almost therapeutic against your chest; whatever the case, you can't remember the last time you've been this at ease.
between his complicated streaming schedule and your busy life, moments like these are rarer than you'd like, but that only makes them all the more special.
five, ten, maybe even fifteen minutes pass by in silence, with the only sound being the soft murmurs shared between you and satoru. his lips fit over yours like two pieces of a puzzle, and the way you fit in between his arms almost feels too good to be true. but thanks to the slender hand that slips underneath the waistband of your shorts and the gentle tug at the bottom of your shirt, you know only too well that this is real; and hopefully, it always will be.
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bedrock | loser!jisung x fem!reader
i.e after jisung went down on you for the first time⌠he just canât get enough!!!
authors note: PART TWO OF FALL OFF!! i hope it is up to everyoneâs standards <3 I HAD SOOO MUCH FUN WRITING THIS LOLLLL i really hope you guys enjoy !! i feel a bit insecure abt postin it...
word count: 1.5k (not proof read)
content warning: unprotected sex, switch!jisung, unprotected sex, creampie, use of sex toys, lmk if i missed anything!!
jisung couldnât get enough of you. ever since that night where he went down on your for the first time, he needed more.
whether it was laying between your thighs for hours, lapping at your cunt and making you finish over and over or fingering you on the couch during a movie.
countless nights passed where you've offered to return the favor, but jisung declines.
he always passes it off as he just wants to focus on pleasing you, but of course, you didn't buy it.
the real reason was because every time jisung got you off, he would always cum in his pants before you even finished once. it was so embarrassing that he would bust in his pants like a fucking virgin.
everything about you was just so intoxicating though. your scent, the way you tasted, your moans, and praises. how could he honestly not finish in minutes?
which led him to his dilemma right now. sweat matted his hair to his forehead, his entire body felt so fucking sticky and warm.
it was all your fault. you dragged him to the dumb skating rink in your stupidly short tennis skirt that left little to the imagination.
he couldnât even focus on skating when he knew there were more than just his eyes on you, fuck, he couldnât even take his eyes off of you.
his eyes almost popped out of his fucking skull when you bent down to fasten the buckles on your skates, the outline of your cunt peeking through the thin material of your underskirt.
said skirt flailed around when you moved on your inclines, showing jisung all of your cute tricks you learned from years of roller skating and also the bottom of your ass.
jisung had the most raging boner for the last hour and a half. cheeks flushed and ears a burning red that he blamed on the skating and his once again, awful attire of a hoodie and sweatpants.
you paid him no mind when he would basically whimper whenever the two of you came into contact on the floor.
if jisung could look past the part of how turned on he was, it was really endearing to watch you have so much fun.
after another hour of skating, you were tuckered out and wanted nothing more than go home and shower.
jisung was more than happy to comply. he needed a fucking shower and the chance to beat off one good time.
being the gentleman he was, he offered to let you shower first, but also for selfish reasons.
you took longer in the shower which gave him the opportunity to get some sort of release from this god awful erection.
when he was sure you were in the shower, he reached for the top shelf in your shaded closet and pulled down one of his shoe boxes.
itâs been so long since he had to use anything but his hand, but desperate times call for desperate measures.
thank you jeno for working at a sex store last christmas.
if jisung had any room to feel embarrassed for pulling out a pocket pussy thatâs skin tone replicated yours, he definitely wouldâve.
however, he needed to fuck something more than he needed to feel embarrassed. so heâll worry about that later.
tripping over his own feet trying to get to the bed and his joggers down his hips, he let his cock hit his abdomen with a wet smack from the precum already dribbling down his tip.
he hurriedly grabbed the bottle of lube you guys kept in one of the nightstands, squeezing an unnecessary amount onto his hand and wrapping it around his dick.
small moans left his plush lips as he stroked himself, a chill running down his spine from the borderline ice cold lube.
his back arched slightly into the bed after a few strokes, feeling that knot already forming in his stomach.
âfuck,â he whimpered, moving his hand and sliding the toy down his cock, âfuck fuck fuck.â
the toy felt so tight and nice around his cock. you would be even better than this stupid toy, he knew it.
the way you clenched down on his fingers when they opened you up. . . jisung could only imagine how your cunt would spasm on his dick.
your pretty whimpers when heâd push into you, trying to fit all of his cock into you, how youâd probably try to run from it, oh he needs you so so badly.
another moan escaped his lip when he began to pick up his pace fucking the toy, thinking of all the nasty ways he would ruin you.
âmmfh,â jisung whimpered, his toes curling slightly at the thought of filling you up and fucking his cum back into you.
god. . . he doesnât think he can go withoutâ
âhaving fun without me?â
jisungâs eyes shot open, a flush immediately taking over his face as he saw you standing over him, one hand clutching your towel over your naked body.
he opened his mouth and closed it a few times, trying to form a sentence yet nothing came to mind.
you didnât say anything either, opting to nudge his hand from the toy and putting your own on it, starting to slowly move it up and down his cock.
âthinkinâ of me?â you teased, âwhy use this when you coulda just fucked me instead, ji?â
he dug his fingers into his palms, whimpering for the nth time this night, ât-too nervous. donât wanna cum too quick cause youâre s-so pretty.â
an endearing smile cascaded across your features, âyou wanna fuck me ji?â
the raven haired boy nodded his head, lip caught between his teeth to stop his little noises as you used the pocket pussy on him. it was so hot, him using a pocket pussy to think of you.
why should he use this when he has the real thing right in front of him?
you stopped your movements, completely removing the toy from his cock and watching his body tense up from the cold air hitting his cock that looked red and angry.
placing the toy on the bed, you unwrapped your towel and adjusted yourself to sit on jisungâs lap.
the tip of his cock catching your clit, causing you to hiss and jisung groan. his whole body was still so tense, your poor boyfriend.
grabbing the base of his cock, you slowly pushed the tip into your cunt, biting your lip to stop yourself from moaning.
âfuck,â the boy whined, âso so tight and warm.â
you sunk further down, the tip of his dick kissing your cervix and you placed your hands on his chest.
grabbing the fabric of his t-shirt, you bounced slowly on his cock, âyouâre soo big jisung, fuck. i cant believe y-youâve been holding out on fucking me.â
his hands grabbed your hips, forcing you up and slamming you back down on his cock harshly. you wanted to scream, his cock reaching all these spots in you that you didnât know could be touched.
his pretty flushed face and hooded eyes looking up at you as he fucked you on his cock like you were his pocket pussy.
âyou feel so good,â he said as he watched your tits bounce in his face, âlook so good too. f-fuck, i cant believe iâve been so nervous to fuck such a perfect girl.â
without waiting on a response, he flipped the two of you over and threw your legs over his shoulders causing you to yelp.
he pushed his hips into yours at a brutal pace, cock hitting your spongey spot over and over. one of his hands coming down to rub your clit roughly, lips raising ever so slightly into a smile at your wails.
tears welling up in your eyes at the pleasure, one of your hands wrapped around his forearm as you let out a string of moans. jisung was so interesting, one moment withering under your touch and the next, treating you like nothing but a fucking toy.
âj-ji,â you squealed, digging your nails into his skin, âi-iâm about to fuckinââ
your walls practically spasmed as you reached your peak, crying out jisungâs name which pushed him over the edge as well.
jisung thrusted shallowly into you, cum still spurting into your cunt and starting to spill out, kissing your neck gently as the two of you came down.
when you whined from over sensitivity, jisung pulled out and gave you a sweet kiss before collapsing next to you.
âcanât believe you held on fucking me within an inch of my life âcause you were scared of underperforming,â you whispered, tracing shapes on jisungâs chest, âand now i need to shower again.â
jisung hummed, turning over on his side to look at you, âi was thinking i should eat you out then fuck you âtill i can make you squirt.â
âyou fuck me once and suddenly you have all the confidence in the world?â
âi wanna fuck you âtill we break the bed like bella and edward.â
you shook your head as you pulled your boyfriend down into another kiss.
it was going to be a long night.
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mm i Neeed to go the beach
#just me hi#wauhuhh !#something about just drifting around in water that i am slightly scared of that really makes my brain whir happily lol :>#i am slightly scared of it for two major reasons: 1) fish. lord the fish why are they so scary 2) sometimes i think i'll drown and they jus#won't find the body. which is less rational than the fish so that's why fish is my number 1 fear at all times lmao#/i think out of all the animals on the planet i am the most scared of ordinary fish. not even the deep sea stuff hfbshv#cuz look they're so far down there you Have to assume they look funked. and also they prolly don't like human meat. so it's cool#but regular fish?? some of them eat birds. they eat birds dude. what would they do to me if they knew how to use harpoons??#also they for SURE eat corpses so we loop back to fear no. 2 really just being fear no. 1 hbfhs#/see i'm not even that scared of the animals my parents are determined on exploding. like man if i get eaten that was prolly bound#to happen anyway. i Know how that goes. i know what mauling is lol#i am the only person in this house who will walk around outside on a moonless light w/ no flashlight because if i was sposed to be dead i#can guaranteE there are much better opportunities. funnier onesâ too#/just looked it up bobcats are SHY little guys. they are just shy babies. except for when they have rabies :)#shy rabies babies <3#/anyway back to the fish. i don't like how there are some that specifically like to eat human skin. mmm no i have never liked that ever not#one little bit. makes my skin crawl hghfsh#i don't care what it does or can do that is NOT cool lil dude ;w;#/hang on i'm googling 'weirdest things fish eat' because i want to scare myself i guess hbfhvbsf :'3#they're only showing me weird fish!!! no !! tell me about a fish that's living exclusively off of plastics!! or car tires !! come on !!!#these guys are just funky looking. and just Kinda funky looking. though this humphead guy is funny lol :)#he looks scary but with a charm that i can't deny#his forehead. and mouf. this guy is awesome#and of course he's endangered because the world is exploding. but it's so cool he exists :D#//anyway fish are scary. and miss humphead is Huge so goofiness aside he's also scary hhfbvs#also why do some of those motherfunkers swim close to shore and bite at you. those guys suck so bad#that's only happened to me so many times but enough for me to have a fear that has lasted for over half a decade lmao#//and anywho i'm running out of tag space lol :)#we're going ot the park!! i'm going to skate :DD !!#i wanna get good at my old stuff again hfsh - so bye! bye !! toodles !!!
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