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cantankerouscatfish · 7 months ago
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it's funny how much of a difference covering some windows with tape and sheet plastic makes to how often the furnace has to run to keep the house at 64 whole fahrenheits.
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myuuchii · 4 months ago
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adventure time's your huntlow
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intercrusher · 6 months ago
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people always think house is a cat and wilson’s a dog
WRONG
they’re both cats just different types. house is one of those fuck ass cats whos an asshole and is so smug for no reason will pee in your bathtub. will outsmart you but he has the disadvantage of a bad hind leg so he can’t destroy shit on tall surfaces. he tries to act aloof but hes kinda clingy?? gets upset when you don’t pay attention to him.
wilson is a nice cat, so cuddly but aloof at the same time. also manipulative, he will make you give him food even tho he has eaten and is a bitch when he doesn’t like you. oh and hes an indoor cat who somehow mated with at least three outdoor female cats.
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just-some-random-blogger · 4 months ago
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NOT TO RUIN THE POST BUT MY HONEST REACTION
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obviously im jinyoung and cregan is pushing me off
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TOM TAYLOR as CREGAN STARK HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2.01 A Son for a Son
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thechosenanubis · 9 months ago
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marvelstoriesepic · 2 months ago
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All up in Flames
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Pairing: Firefighter!Bucky x Reader
Summary: You just want your toxic ex-boyfriend’s things to stop haunting your apartment. So you let your friends lit the match. But then the sirens come, and with them Bucky Barnes, who puts out more than just the flames.
Word Count: 9.4k
Warning: destruction of personal property; toxic relationship themes (not Bucky); mentions of an ex-partner; anxiety symptoms; fire; consequences of own actions; reader’s ex is an oc; mentions of ghosting and manipulation; Wanda, Natasha and the Reader are roommates
Author’s Note: I'm not sure how this started, but I felt a strong urge to indulge my unexpected obsession with Bucky as a firefighter. This is ever so slightly inspired by a scene from the series friends. There is an, although fluffy, but also really angsty second part coming up to this in the next few days. The writing part is complete, but I still need to finish some editing. In the meantime, I would love to hear what you think. I hope you enjoy ♡
Part two
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You are not okay.
You are so far from okay that if you sent a postcard to okay it would get lost in transit, eaten by a dog, and then set on fire.
Which sounds stupid. But that’s about the luck you are blessed with.
The sun is setting and it might be doing you a favor with that. Spilling soft gold across the city skyline, painting your apartment’s tiny rooftop garden in a glow so warm and gentle it almost feels like forgiveness.
But you’re not in the mood for forgiveness.
You are in the mood for revenge. The emotional, irrational, wonderfully dramatic kind. The kind that smells of smoke and fury and the remnants of a man who once claimed to love you but couldn’t even spell commitment if it came with a free fantasy football draft.
Nolan Aspey. Even his name is a rotting corpse in your mind.
You’re sitting on an old beanbag chair shaped like a strawberry. It squelches when you move. You suspect it might be leaking. You don’t care. Your body is wrapped in a bathrobe that isn’t yours. It’s Natasha’s. It’s also silk, red, and wildly inappropriate for rooftop lounging in May. Still, she insisted. Said heartbreak demands drama.
To your right is Wanda, perched on a rusted garden chair stolen from the community center’s Zumba class. She’s nursing a glass of something suspiciously green and swirling it as though it’s a portion, legs crossed, eyes twinkling with mischief. Her nails are black and so is her soul. You love her for it.
To your left is Natasha, preparing your small setup. She’s wearing aviator sunglasses even though the sun is barely hanging onto the sky, and you’re sure she’s doing it for the aesthetic.
You stare at the setup. There is a bottle of wine - half full, or half empty, depending on whether you’re crying or screaming at any given moment - and a Bluetooth speaker playing a playlist titled Sad Bitch Anthems Vol. 1
You don’t feel like a bitch, though. You feel more like 73% pathetic and 27% rage.
Because in front of you, next to the trash can Natasha is placing - on a cracked terracotta platter that used to house a very unfortunate basil plant - is the pile.
Your ex-boyfriend’s stuff. A pile of heartbreak. The skeletal remains of your relationship.
One hoodie that still holds traces of his cologne - a scent that haunts your dreams and also your laundry hamper. Four concert tickets from that indie band he dragged you to. Two dozen Polaroids of smiles that now feel counterfeit. A necklace he gave you from a kiosk in the mall and claimed was real moonstone but it was plastic, who would have guessed. A series of agonizingly handwritten love letters he sent you after ghosting you for a week. A book you lent him that he never returned, except now it’s water-damaged and somehow sticky. You don’t want to ask why. And a mug that says Boss Man.
You’ve always hated that mug.
You stare at the pile and the pile stares back.
“Okay,” Natasha starts, stretching the word out and flicking open a Zippo lighter with a casually pleasing look. “Let’s set this bitch ablaze.”
“I don’t know,” you hesitate, like a woman who knows this is a terrible idea and is about to do this anyway. “Is this even legal?”
“Is heartbreak legal?” Wanda asks dramatically, putting on oven mitts and holding a fire extinguisher as though it’s a designer clutch. “Is betrayal legal? Is gaslighting-”
“We get it,” you cut in quickly. “He sucked.”
“Oh he did more than suck,” Natasha exclaims, crouching beside the metal trash bin. “He emotionally vaporized you.”
“And that’s why we’re liberating his soul,” Wanda nods solemnly, her Sokovian accent making everything sound like a funeral dirge or a hex. “With fire.”
“Alright, you freaks,” you chuckle a little weakly, something tugging at your chest. “I just- I feel like we should say something,” you continue, voice low. As though you’re standing over a grave.
Wanda lifts an eyebrow. “An eulogy?”
Natasha, already about to strike the match, snorts. “A spell, more like.”
You ignore them. Or try to.
You reach down, pick up the hoodie. Hold it in your hands as though it still is something important to you. You hate that. And it’s ridiculous because he once wore this while spilling bean dip all over your white couch and didn’t even apologize.
Still, you hesitate.
“I mean,” you go on, voice small, “is this crazy? Like, should I be processing this more healthily?”
Natasha tosses the match into the bowl with all the ceremony of a seasoned arsonist. “This is healthy,” she says lowly. “You’re purging. This is emotional detox.”
Wanda nods. “Also, we brought marshmallows.”
You stare.
She lifts a grocery bag. “In case the fire gets big enough.”
You want to protest. To say something sensible. Something like, this surely is illegal, or this is definitely going to attract attention, or rooftop gardens are not structurally designed for bonfires. But instead, you sigh. Pick up one of the letters. Hold it above the flames that are just beginning to flicker.
“I hope he can feel this from wherever he’s ghosting people now.”
The paper catches as though it was waiting for this moment. As though it has always wanted to be free of the nonsense inked into it.
Wanda claps softly. “To ashes.”
“To cleansing,” Natasha adds, sipping her wine while watching you in satisfaction.
You pick up the mug next. Look at it one last time, the painted letters mocking you with their ceramic certainty. Then you chuck it into the trash can. The sound it makes - crack, splinter, dead - is gratifying in a way therapy can’t afford to be.
Your therapist would say this is unhealthy.
Your landlord would say this is grounds for eviction.
Your heart says burn all of it to ashes.
You sit back. Watch as the fire grows bolder, licking up the fabric of his old hoodie. The smoke rises in ribbons, curling around the string lights above and the half-dead succulents in your rooftop sanctuary.
The flames kill fabric, memories, and lies. For a few seconds, it’s cathartic.
You feel free, weirdly, relaxing in your seat. Powerful. Slightly unhinged.
Wanda lets out a feral scream and throws in a pair of his socks.
Natasha sips wine straight from the bottle, smirking.
You’re laughing. Or crying. Or both.
Then there is a crackle.
A pop.
“Is it supposed to make that sound?” Wanda asks, a little too casually.
Natasha shades her eyes with her hand. “Oh.”
“Oh?” you repeat. There’s dread in your voice. A sweet, rising note of oh no I didn’t sign up for actual consequences.
“The candle wax spilled,” Natasha states, calm.
“Why was there wax?” you ask, less calm.
“I thought it would smell nice. Vanilla coconut. Seasonal.”
Wanda leans forward. “Um.”
The fire gets bigger.
It gets way bigger.
The flames lap - ever so enthusiastically - at the rim of the metal bin and start talking to the wind and now the wind is flirting back and suddenly this has escalated into something biblical.
“Uh,” you let out.
“Don’t panic,” Wanda says, panicking.
“I am panicking,” you shout, slapping at a spark that just landed on your blanket as though it’s a bug from hell.
Natasha grabs the fire extinguisher from Wanda after she only fumbles around with the handle.
Wanda holds out her wine as though it might help.
You just stare at the roaring column of flame that used to be your dignity and think you should have just blocked Nolan like a normal person.
“Should I call someone?”
“I mean,” Natasha says, still somewhat calm, brushing ash from her robe, “probably-”
Wanda does it for you.
You hear her muttering into her phone, giving your apartment number like it’s a confession while fanning the smoke with a pizza box.
And you sit there with that sinking, desperate feeling that comes only from realizing you made a terrible life choice, and you’re about to pay for it in paperwork and possibly a visit from the landlord.
The air is full of smoke and regret and singed hoodie.
At least his cologne no longer stings in your nose.
You fan the flames uselessly with a throw pillow and silently pray the neighbors of you three are too busy binge-watching reality TV to notice that the building might be on the brink of spontaneous combustion.
All you wanted was to burn some memories. Some manipulative words. A tiny, hoodie-shaped piece that saw you cry on two separate birthdays. The hoodie that watched you fall asleep restlessly on couches that weren’t yours. The hoodie he left behind as though it meant nothing, as though you meant nothing.
So now you are holding a pillow with shaking hands and a mouthful of second guesses, standing over a metal bin on your rooftop, trying not to make eye contact with the fire as it gets uglier.
And Natasha doesn’t seem to know how to use a fire extinguisher either, bits of foam leaving it, like tiny sprinkles.
You try to help with your blanket. The one with the flowers on it.
They start faintly.
The sirens.
Growing louder.
Like judgment. Or fate. Or the consequences of impulsively burning your romantic history without a permit.
That sound, loud and authoritative and promising rescue, bounces off the buildings and down alleyways like a soundtrack written just for your mental breakdown.
Somewhere in the distance, a car alarm starts wailing as though even it can’t handle the drama.
You hear the brakes of the fire truck before you see it. Hear the way they hiss and groan against the street as though the truck is just as tired of cleaning up after emotionally unstable civilians as you are of being one.
You lean over the ledge of the roof, peering down like Rapunzel mid-crisis, and there it is.
Big. Red. Serious.
Three firemen step out. Their silhouettes are backlit by flashing lights. You feel, absurdly, as though you’re in a heist film. Or a rom-com. Or a public service announcement.
One of them is talking into a radio.
One of them is already unloading equipment.
And one of them is looking up.
At you.
He squints. Cocks his head slightly. Takes you in.
A moment later, they’re clomping up the stairs, boots loud against the old steel.
The door to the rooftop bursts open.
You are trying very hard to look like someone who has not created a situation requiring professional intervention. But you know it’s not working.
You expect seriousness. Gruffness and unamused men, middle-aged with a mustache and a strong opinion on smoke detectors.
But the men walking onto your rooftop are none of that.
There is a blond one. Tall. Built like the world’s most polite oak tree.
Another one is smiling. Smirking. Radiating fun uncle energy despite the full turnout gear.
And the last one. He’s tall and broad and also wears the full gear - helmet tucked under one arm, soot-smudged gloves on the other - and still, he manages to look as though he walked off the set of a calendar shoot titled America’s Hottest Emergency. He’s the one who looked up at you from below.
“Evening, ladies,” he says, voice low and a little raspy, as though he chews gravel for breakfast but politely wipes his mouth after.
His eyes are blue. Clear. Kind.
His gear fits him as though it was pressed in heaven.
He’s calm. Collected. He glances once at the smoking bin, then at Natasha holding a fire extinguisher as though it might double as a weapon, then back at you.
“This the source?”
His voice is deep and even and somehow gentle. He gestures toward the bin, that’s now doing its best impersonation of a forge. The fire’s down to a few stubborn flames now, black smoke rising into the sky.
“Yes,” you answer, after what is definitely too long a pause.
His name tag says Barnes.
His uniform is clean and neat and slightly smudged at the knees. His hands are gloved. His expression is unreadable.
“We take it from here,” says the blond with the tag Rogers, already moving toward the bin.
“We’ve got a call about open flame, potential spread. You ladies okay?” Barnes speaks up again.
You open your mouth.
Wanda opens her mouth.
Natasha gets there first.
“It was controlled.”
He raises an eyebrow. Glances at the still-smoldering hoodie, the wine, the melted candle that now looks as though it’s auditioning for a horror movie.
“It was semi-controlled,” she clarifies.
Barnes exchanges a glance with his colleague, the one dousing the final embers. The patch on his jacket says Wilson.
“Uh-huh,” he simply lets out, though there is a hint of amusement in his tone. He doesn’t laugh. But his eyes sparkle as though he wants to.
You want the ground to open up and swallow you. You want to disappear, evaporate into smoke like the hoodie, the letters, the relationship, your pride.
You clear your throat.
Barnes already turns back to you. And oh. Oh.
His intense gaze is doing things to you.
And it doesn’t help that your face probably is covered in soot and existential shame.
“Just out of curiosity,” Bucky says slowly, a small tug at the corner of his mouth. “What exactly were you trying to do?”
Natasha folds her arms.
“Therapy,” she responds, as though it’s obvious. “We were doing therapy.”
“With fire?” Wilson chimes in, skeptical and mildly delighted.
“Had a rough night,” Wanda offers suddenly. “Her ex. Real piece of work.”
You inhale sharply. “Wanda,” you warn, wobbling with the effort to appear dignified while wearing fuzzy socks and an aggressively red bathrobe that’s slowly coming untied.
“No, he was,” she insists. “He lied. Manipulated her. Ghosted her after a year of dating. Said he wasn’t ready for a relationship, for commitment, and whatnot, and then got engaged. Two weeks later. To someone who doesn’t even like dogs.”
You see Barnes wince.
“Damn,” Wilson lets out.
You close your eyes for a moment.
The rooftop is very still, save for the hiss of water on ashes.
Barnes doesn’t laugh.
He doesn’t say anything for a second. Just looks at you. Measures you.
“That’s rough.” His voice comes low. Even. However, there is more to it.
You nod once. You’re not sure what else to say.
He runs a hand over the back of his neck. He looks as though he wants to say something else. Something a little softer. But the blond speaks up.
“Next time you feel like getting rid of things,” he says, voice sympathetic, but firm, “might want to try a donation bin.”
Natasha smirks. “Not as satisfying.”
Roger’s lips twitch. Just barley. “Well, if you’re going to keep burning stuff, maybe give us a heads-up next time.”
You just want to be swallowed by something. The earth maybe while we’re at it.
Bucky’s eyes are soft. Subtle. Like watching an iron door swing open just a crack.
“Did it help, though?” he asks, seeming sincere.
You blink.
You certainly didn’t expect a question like that. You might have expected teasing. Or mockery. Not gentleness. Understanding. As though he stood where you are. As though maybe he tried to burn his past too.
You nod, a little shyly. “A little.”
The fire has now been extinguished. Wilson and Rogers share a few words, poking the ashes with a metal rod.
And Bucky still looks at you as though you are not ridiculous. As though you are not ash-streaked and emotionally unstable.
Then he clears his throat. Smiles a slow, crooked, criminally charming smile. It’s the kind of smile that makes you want to confess things. Dreams. Secrets. Your social security number.
“Well,” he starts smoothly. “Fire’s out. No citation this time, but maybe go easy on the candle sacrifices.”
You feel something in your chest flutter. Or combust. Honestly, hard to tell at this point.
You want to thank him. You want to say something easy. But you are still a hot, melted candle of a person yourself.
So instead, you nod. “Okay,” you promise, voice rather small.
He tips an imaginary hat. Then turns back to his team. Taps his helmet once against his leg and gives the others a low command you can’t hear.
The moment is over. Clean-up begins. The fire is out. The chaos is settling.
But for some reason, your heart is still making noise.
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Time doesn’t tiptoe.
It lumbers, loud and unbalanced, dragging itself across your days with all the grace of a wounded elephant.
But still, it moves. And you start to feel like yourself again. Piece by piece.
You sweep the ash out of your ribcage. You remember what it feels like to listen to music without flinching. To laugh and mean it. To make pasta at two in the morning just because you want to. To exist without waiting for the next disappointment.
It’s enough for you to walk barefoot again without stepping on invisible landmines disguised as memory - his coffee mug, his toothbrush, his phone charger, his smell stuck to your pillowcase like grief with a cologne subscription.
But all of that is gone now. Burned.
Literally.
Charcoal in a rooftop bin. Ashes scattered to the wind like bad omens. The hoodie’s gone. Melted into memory. Along with the notes, the tickets, the Polaroid of the two of you at that Halloween party where he said he loved you for the first time with sugar on his lips and a lie in his mouth.
You’re better now.
And on a Thursday, you find yourself sitting cross-legged on the couch, wrapped in a blanket that smells of Wanda’s lemon detergent and safety, your head in Wanda’s lap, legs draped over Natasha’s thighs, all of you filled with late breakfast and post-shower hair and the warm, sleepy glow of late morning.
Wanda is ranting about her dream journal. She always tries to analyze her dreams for some reason.
“But I was a tree, Y/n,” she’s saying, balancing a mug on your shoulder. “An emotional tree. I cried leaves.”
Natasha doesn’t blink. “That’s tracks.”
You hum amused. “You’ve always been sympathizing with nature, Wan.”
Wanda points her spoon at you as though it’s a wand. “You get it. Nature is screaming and I hear her.”
A worn novel lay on your shins on Natasha’s lap, cracked open. But she’s been on the same page for twenty minutes. You think she’s listening more than she lets on.
The apartment smells of roasted bread. The sun is slanting in through the windows just right - those lazy golden stripes that make even your chipped coffee table look cinematic.
“Do you think he knows?” you voice after a silent moment.
Natasha raises an eyebrow. “Knows what?”
“That I burned his stuff?”
Wanda hums, carding her fingers through your hair. “Don’t think about that. It doesn’t matter if he knows. The universe knows. That’s enough.”
You glance at the windows. You wonder if the hoodie screamed when it caught fire. You hope it did.
“Honestly,” you say around a handful of cereal, voice lighter, “burning that stuff was the healthiest decision I’ve ever made.”
Natasha smirks. “Aside from therapy.”
“Obviously.”
“And cutting your bangs.”
“That was a journey.”
Wanda lifts her mug. “To combustion and personal growth.”
You clink your cereal box against her cup. “Amen.”
There were, of course, consequences. A polite but stern letter from the landlord. An eye-roll of a fine from the city. For future ceremonial burnings, please contact the fire department in advance, it read.
But it was worth it.
Every last spark.
There’s a comfort here, in the clutter, in the way time is moving again. Not fast, not smooth, but forward. You’ve started reading books again. You’ve stopped stalking his Instagram. Well, mostly.
“You seem about a few steps away from writing a memoir called How to Set Men on Fire (and Still Make It to Brunch)” Natasha muses.
“I’d buy that,” Wanda immediately chimes in.
You snort.
Outside, someone yells at their dog. A siren shrieks in the far-off distance like an unfinished thought. Your apartment smells of burnt toast and coffee grounds, and it’s home.
You’re okay.
Almost.
And then the fire alarm goes off.
It screams. A wailing, shrieking, banshee of a sound, as though the building is having a panic attack and wants you to join in. Lights flash. The walls vibrate. Your soul tries to exit your body.
Wanda’s spoon hovers in the air.
Natasha glances at the ceiling with an unimpressed look.
You feel your pulse do a little skip. Not in a full panic. But a creeping suspicion unfurls behind your ribs.
Natasha is already standing, moving, with the efficiency of a woman who’s never been surprised in her life.
“Is this us?” Wanda asks, voice high and uncertain. She looks around your shared apartment. “Did we- was it the oven?”
You bolt upright. “Nothing’s in the oven.”
“Well then who-”
“I swear I didn’t light anything.” You raise your hands.
“Well, I didn’t either,” Wanda insists.
“Doesn’t smell like us,” Natasha says, sniffing the air like a human smoke detector.
But none of that matters because the building has made a decision and that decision is everyone out now.
You’re still sitting. You’re in pajamas. You all are. And not the cute kind either. The kind that suggests you’ve been crying into a tub of ice cream while watching documentaries about whales. The kind with ducks on the pants and a sweatshirt that’s two sizes too big and maybe has a mustard stain from Tuesday.
You hear doors opening. Feet on stairs. Someone is yelling about their cat.
Natasha grabs her phone and keys. “Let’s go before it turns into the Hunger Games.”
You move. Slowly.
You’ve made your peace with fire, sure - but only the kind you start on purpose. Symbolic. Controlled. Supervised by emotionally repressed firefighters with sharp jaws and suspicious amounts of upper body strength.
But this is unexpected.
This is the kind of thing that sends a hot flood of unease down your spine, because what if the universe is laughing at you again? What if you are, yet again, being punished for trying to let go?
You follow Wanda and Natasha out the door.
The hallway is bright with flashing lights - red, urgent. The sound is louder out here. So loud it makes your teeth vibrate. You can’t tell if it’s coming from your floor or somewhere above, but there’s a smell this time. Faint, sharp, ugly. Plastic and heat and something bitter curling in the air.
There’s a river of bathrobes and sweatpants and panicked neighbors. The stairwell smells like old takeout and anxiety. A toddler is crying. Someone’s dog is barking. A woman herds two cats into a carrier with shaking hands.
Mr. Feldman from 3B is arguing with someone on speakerphone about whether he unplugged the coffee maker, and you think the fire alarm might actually be the least chaotic sound happening right now.
“Was this us?” you repeat Wanda’s question, a little unsure, as you file down the stairs like middle-class refugees.
“No,” Natasha mutters coolly. “But I’m still blaming you.”
You clutch the railing and follow, ducking your head, trying not to make eye contact with any of your neighbors as your duck-printed pajama pants flap dramatically behind you.
You shouldn’t care. No one looks good during evacuation. And Wanda and Natasha look the same.
And yet. Your heart is doing something strange again.
It isn’t panic. It is expectation.
Your chest knows something your brain refuses to name.
At the bottom of the stairwell, someone holds the door open and you all spill into the daylight. The whole building is out now, buzzing like bees, people muttering and shielding their eyes.
You breathe in. Sharp. Cool. You try to ignore the knot forming in your stomach.
Smoke - real and thick - drifts from one of the kitchen windows on the fourth floor.
The crowd shifts around you - barefoot neighbors, a couple wrapped in matching bathrobes, one guy in boxers and cowboy boots holding a microwave. Someone brought their goldfish out in a bowl.
You stand near the hedges with Natasha on one side, arms crossed, and Wanda on the other, biting a fingernail and muttering something about how she definitely turned off the stove.
And then - like something out of a fever dream or a scene you didn’t realize you were still starring in - you hear it.
The sirens.
Louder this time. Close.
You freeze.
Wanda gives you a side-eye.
Natasha is already smirking. Already watching the street like a woman with a secret.
There’s a rumble. A hiss. The low growl of something inevitable.
And there it is.
The truck.
Big. Glossy red. Familiar. Like a mouth ready to swallow your dignity whole. Lights flash, the crew leaps down, gear gleams in the late morning light.
Fife firefighters fan out with mechanical movements. Their boots hit the pavement.
And one of them is Barnes.
He swings out of the cab with the ease of someone who does this for a living, the kind of grace that comes from muscle memory and a thousand repetitions.
Helmet under one arm. Radio clipped to his shoulder. That same uniform hugging his frame beautifully, as though even his clothes know how lucky they are.
He doesn’t see you at first.
He’s too busy scanning the building, hollering orders. Wilson and Rogers follow behind, already moving. You watch them as though this is a movie.
Barnes is all lines and velocity. His body moves as though he doesn’t need to think, as though instinct lives in his spine. The heavy jacket makes his shoulders look even broader, the suspenders visible where the coat parts, and everything about him suggests competence with a capital C. He’s not just handsome, he’s horrifyingly capable.
Your mouth is dry.
His eyes sweep the crowd.
And then he sees you.
He stops. Only for a second. His face changes.
You wish you had the words to explain it, to bottle it, to pin it down like a butterfly under glass. It’s not surprise exactly.
It’s something softer. Smaller. Recognition.
His eyes travel down your frame like a soft inventory. Not lewd, not invasive. Just checking to make sure you’re still whole.
Your whole body wants to shrink into itself like an accordion. You are in duck pajama pants. You have mascara from yesterday smeared beneath one eye and your socks don’t match and you have nothing to use as a shield against judgment.
Barnes doesn’t say anything as he walks past your cluster, but his gaze brushes yours again. A flicker. Like a note passed under the table. You feel it in your spine.
And then he’s gone, slipping into the building.
The door swings closed behind him.
And your whole body forgets what it was doing.
The tall blond and another man whose name tag you’re not able to make out follow him, shouting something into the radio as they rush through the front doors. Wilson stays near the truck, communicating with a woman in a blazer. Another circles the building’s exterior, already unraveling the hose in a way that feels choreographed.
Wanda exhales beside you. “Okay but why do I feel like I need to sit down.”
Natasha keeps smirking. “Girl’s not even on fire and he still looked like he wanted to carry her out bridal style.”
You don’t answer. You pretend not to hear them. You’re too busy trying to teach your lungs how to work.
A woman nearby is having a loud conversation with her parrot in a travel cage. An older man keeps pointing at the sky and saying something about chemtrails.
Across the street, a woman with curlers in her hair cradles a barking Pomeranian. A man in flannel pajama bottoms is life-streaming on Instagram, offering uninformed commentary like, “Yeah, looks like they’re going in hot. You seen that one dude? That’s the captain. I think. Or maybe the lieutenant? I don’t know, he’s got the vibe.”
But you are watching the front door.
Five minutes pass. Maybe ten. It feels like too long. You chew the inside of your cheek until it tastes of metal.
Then the door opens again.
Barnes steps out first.
He’s holding a cat.
A full-grown orange tabby against his chest. It meows furiously but stays nestled against his jacket, one paw resting just under his collarbone.
The crowd parts for him as though he is Moses with a fireproof jacket.
“Oh would you look at that,” Wanda whispers delighted. “A true hero.”
You inhale through your nose. It doesn’t help.
You continue watching how he walks across the street and hands the cat to a sobbing teenage girl who is engulfed in a comforter and clutching the fabric with trembling hands. He squats in front of her. Saying something. Something soft, gentle, reassuring. And she laughs through her tears. You watch her nod. You watch her wipe her face with her sleeve.
You want to ask what he said.
You want to ask a thousand things.
But mostly, you want to stand still in this feeling a little longer.
It’s something shaped like interest, tilted toward longing, balanced on the lip of something you never expected to feel just yet.
“Just smoke from a toaster,” one of the other firefighters calls out. His name tag says Torres. “No damage. False alarm.”
The neighbors sigh. Groan. Someone claps.
You still can’t look away from him.
He stands again. And then there’s another glance.
His posture is relaxed now. The light hits the silver of his belt buckle and makes your eyes squint. A breeze picks up and he runs a hand through his hair.
God, he looks human in a way that makes you forget you’re made of skin and not glass.
People are filing back into the building, muttering about smoke detectors and building codes, their faces pulled into various expressions of relief, annoyance, and boredom.
You’re still on the curb.
The sirens have stopped. The smoke has thinned.
And then suddenly, Barnes turns. Starts walking. Straight toward you.
Your pulse is pounding as though the building is about to fall.
You pull your sleeves over your hands because it’s all you can do with them.
You’re staring at a crack in the pavement. One that branches like lightning across the sidewalk. One you’ve never noticed before, though you must have stepped over it a hundred times. It looks like something trying to split open, as though even the concrete is tired of pretending.
You look up and he’s already halfway to you.
He is walking as though he means to. Not rushing, but not wandering, either.
He’s got his jacket slung over one shoulder this time, sloppily, as though he forgot it mattered. The suspenders are still visible, stretched over a plain navy shirt that shouldn’t be as flattering as it is. His gloves are tucked in the crook of his elbow. The radio clipped to his belt is crackling with static and shorthand codes, but he doesn’t reach for it. A smudge of soot streaks his jaw like a shadow of what he just walked through.
His boots are heavy, but his steps aren’t. His eyes are on you.
He walks like someone who isn’t thinking too hard about where he’s going but definitely knows where he wants to stop.
You blink twice. Your heartbeat forgets what tempo it’s supposed to be playing.
Natasha says nothing, but you feel her lean imperceptibly to the side, just out of the line. Wanda pretends to scroll on her phone, though the screen is black and upside down.
There is still the faint scent of smoke in the air. But his scent cuts through it - soap, metal, something warm and masculine that probably shouldn’t make your knees wobble, but does.
You consider digging a hole in the sidewalk and folding yourself into it like a collapsible chair.
But you don’t. You don’t move.
You don’t breathe.
And then he’s there. Right there.
Boots planted on pavement. A hair’s breadth too close for casual, a hair’s breadth too far for intentional.
You look up at him.
He looks down at you.
“Well,” he starts, rough voice, but you see a twitch of amusement in his mouth that seeps warmly into his tone, “this isn’t gonna turn into a habit, is it?”
Your pulse makes poor decisions. You forget every single word you’ve ever learned in any language, including your native one.
A corner of his mouth quirks up further. “Because if it is, I’m gonna start thinking you just like havin’ us over.”
You find scratches of your voice somewhere in your throat. “Wasn’t us this time, gladly,” you say, a bashful and breathless laugh fleeing your lips. You turn to Natasha and Wanda for a moment but it seems they expect you to lead this conversation.
“Glad to hear it,” he says, tilting his head. “Had me worried for a second. Fire call, same building. Whole lotta commotion. Coulda been you tryin’ to burn something again.” His tone holds a teasing edge. His eyes are glinting.
You cringe. “Right. Sorry about that, again.”
A smile breaks fully across his face - slowly, as if it’s deciding whether it’s allowed to exist. It changes his whole face. Brightens him, somehow. As though there is a light inside his chest and someone just flipped the switch.
“Ah, no worries. S’ what we’re here for,” he rumbles, amused but soft.
He’s still smiling. Still watching you with that calm, unreadable focus that makes you feel as if you’re standing under a magnifying glass, but not in a cruel way.
“Name’s Bucky, by the way,” he says, like a gift.
You stare. “Sorry, what?”
He smiles wider. “My name. Bucky. Captain Barnes, technically, but Bucky’s fine. You know, in case you decide to burn anything again and want a direct line.”
Your mouth parts.
“Oh,” is all that comes out. Brilliantly. Eloquently. Like a poet in the throes of emotional ruin.
Bucky chuckles softly, a little small. Then scratches the back of his neck.
“I, uh-” he starts, then stops. Then shifts his weight a little. “I didn’t get your name last time.”
You study the smudge on his ridiculously handsome face. The square of his jaw. The lashes too long for fairness. The scar, faint and silvery, placed just under his left eye like a comma he forgot to erase.
You tell him your name.
His smile deepens when he hears it. Grows softer. He repeats it once, quietly, as though he is trying it out. You wish he wouldn’t do that. You wish he’d do it again.
“Well,” he notes, glancing down at the pavement, then back at you. “Nice to meet you officially. Under slightly less dramatic circumstances.”
You smile. “Slightly.”
There is a beat. A quiet one. His eyes flicker down your frame and back up - quick, respectful, but curious. You swear he clocks the fact that your hands are shaking a little.
He rebalances, a ripple passing down his spine to his heels. “You okay, though? Really?”
You nod, heart hammering too loudly in your ears. “Yeah, we’re okay. It’s a relief that it was only a false alarm. And it wasn’t us.”
You gesture lamely at the girls. Wanda waves with exactly one finger. Natasha stands there with the corner of her mouth tugged up smugly. She barely nods.
Bucky doesn’t take his eyes off you.
It’s not overt. Not predatory or invasive. But it’s not nothing, either. Just direct.
He nods slowly. As though your answer passed inspection.
“You girls all live together?”
You nod again, teeth catching the inside of your cheek. “Yeah. All three of us. Since last spring.”
He hums. Doesn’t look away.
Doesn’t look at Natasha. Doesn’t look at Wanda.
Just you.
“Good,” he says finally. “That’s good. You’ve got backup.”
You smile, tentatively. “They’re alright.”
“Sure are,” Natasha deadpans.
Wanda throws a heart at you with her hands.
Bucky’s eyes crinkle a little at the edges. You want to bottle that look. Hide it in your drawer. Peek at it when the day is quiet and you forget what warmth feels like.
A pause.
You think maybe that’s it. Maybe he’ll tip his head, excuse himself, go back to his team. That would make sense. That would be the responsible, professional thing to do.
Instead, he points to your pants. “Nice ducks, by the way.”
You stare at him. You absolutely, completely stare.
Natasha makes a pretty unattractive snorting sound behind you.
Wanda is suddenly very interested in retying her shoelaces.
“Thanks,” you manage. “They’re vintage.” You hope you sound less embarrassed than you feel.
He lets out a rumbling laugh.
Then the tall blond calls his name. Rogers. Sharp. Quick. Business.
Bucky turns, lifts a hand in acknowledgment. “Duty calls.”
He takes a step backward, but his eyes stay on yours a second too long.
And then he winks. It’s absurd. It’s illegal. It’s completely unnecessary.
“It was nice seeing you again.”
Then he walks back to the truck. Climbs in.
The engine roars. The lights flash once more for good measure. The truck eases into the street, and he is gone.
But you don’t move.
You just stand there, blinking into the smoke-tinged sunlight, your names still hanging between you.
You roll his name around in your head like a stone you’re not ready to skip.
Wanda steps up beside you, peering after the truck. She sighs like a Victorian ghost. “I love that you didn’t blink that entire time.”
“I blinked,” you grumble.
“You didn’t,” Natasha confirms flatly.
You inhale deeply.
Wanda grins. “So, what are we going to burn next.”
You exhale. Laugh, light and shocked and a little bit lost.
And you don’t answer.
But you’ve never wanted to set something on fire so badly, just to see if he’d come back.
****
You don’t want to go.
Not even a little. Not even at all.
You say it with your whole chest, with your arms crossed and your face stuffed into the corner of the couch cushion.
Wanda is painting her toenails on the coffee table. “Come one. It’ll be fun.”
Natasha doesn’t look up from her phone. “It’s good for team bonding.”
“Team bonding?” you squeak. “What are we, a softball league?”
Natasha shrugs. “I’m just saying. If there’s ever another toaster incident, I’d rather not die because you were emotionally incapacitated by a bread product.”
You groan into the pillow.
Wanda and Natasha signed you up for a fire safety class.
And you’re terrified.
Because it’s been weeks since you saw him last. Weeks since the smoke, and the heat, and the stupid lingering eye contact. Since he said your name as though he meant to keep it in his mouth for a while.
And you know - because your spine told you before your brain caught up - you know Bucky Barnes is going to be there.
You know this because Wanda knows things, and Natasha forces things into being.
And yes, okay, you miss him. You do. You hate that you do. You met the guy two times and still, your heart folds a little at the sound of diesel engines, you started keeping your hair brushed and your lips soft just in case the universe decides to toss him back into your orbit.
But seeing him again would surely feel like touching a sunburn.
You don’t want to burn.
You don’t want to heal, either.
You want to stay in this in-between where you get to miss him quietly without having to do anything about it.
So naturally, you end up in a folding chair in the local fire station’s multi-purpose room at 6:59 pm on a Wednesday.
There is a faint scent of metal and ash in the air. The kind that stays on walls no matter how many layers of institutional paint try to hide it. The overhead fluorescents are buzzing as though they are irritated by your presence. A series of old community flyers hang crookedly by the entrance. One says Stop, Drop, and Roll Your Way Into Preparedness! with a cartoon Dalmatian smiling as if it has secrets.
And although you would rather perish than admit it to your best friends, you came prepared.
You’ve been preparing for this moment the way some people prepare for court trials or emotionally complex family dinners.
You know the difference between a Class A and Class B fire.
You know the ideal temperature range from smoke detectors to function.
You know that a grease fire should never be doused with water and that lots of people don’t find this fact to be obvious.
You even practiced saying pull, aim, squeeze, sweep in a tone of detached casual interest while brushing your teeth last night.
Because you thought maybe if he sees you as competent, as calm, as someone who doesn’t panic around fire or men with broad shoulders, then maybe he’d-
You don’t finish the thought.
Because it’s dangerous.
Because although you didn’t agree to go here, you technically didn’t say no, which Natasha argued was basically a signed contract in this household and Wanda only hummed from the kitchen while printing out the registration forms.
Because your stomach flipped when Wanda said his name earlier. Because it flips every time. It still flips now.
Because you think about him too much. And you know you shouldn’t.
You’ve been doing well. Truly, objectively, almost scientifically well. You burned the things of your ex. You deleted his number. You ignored the last two texts, even when they got mean. You ignored phone calls from anonymous numbers because you knew he had his ways of reaching you. You told yourself it was done.
But it was Wanda who said it last night, curled into your couch with her knees tucked under your blanket and sympathy as well as concern in her eyes.
“He’s going to keep trying, you know. That kind of man always does. The trick is to stop listening before he gets loud enough to convince you you’re still his.”
You didn’t say anything then.
But now, sitting here, hands tucked under your thighs, ankles crossed awkwardly, the words feel like something still echoing inside your chest.
You’re trying not to sweat through your light sweater, trying not to pull at your sleeves as though you are twelve again and back in gym class, trying very hard not to imagine what it’s going to feel like when he walks in.
Bucky.
God, even his name feels like a bruise you keep poking on purpose.
“Just relax,” Wanda eases from beside you, all calm and legs crossed and sipping her chamomile tea in a travel mug she smuggled in as though it’s not against the rules. “It’s just a class.”
“And not just any,” Natasha adds sultry, flipping her ponytail over her shoulder with the kind of confidence you’re not able to possess at the moment. “It’s fire safety. You’ll learn to stop, drop, and roll, and make eye contact with your future husband.”
You turn to look at her. “I hate you.”
She nods. “But in a sexy, grateful way.”
You sigh. Cross your arms. Chew on the edge of your thumbnail and silently negotiate with god.
And then he walks in.
You feel him before you see him. Like gravity shifting. Like a magnetic field drawing your molecules to the surface of your skin.
Bucky Barnes steps through the doorway in a dark navy station polo, sleeves hugging his biceps with zero regard for your emotional stability. His uniform is not the big, intimidating, soot-stained kind with suspenders and the heavy boots and the sense that something is burning. This is the community outreach uniform. His dark hair is swept back but a little tousled, as though maybe he was in a rush. There is a clipboard under one arm, a radio attached to his belt, and he looks like competence in human form.
You exhale as though you’ve been underwater.
The entire class - about twelve people in total - turn to look at him as though they’ve never seen a firefighter before in their lives. There are a few women in yoga pants, a very enthusiastic grandpa, one teenager who looks as though he was dragged here as punishment, and a few genuinely interested looking men.
He doesn’t see you right away. He’s scanning the front row, muttering something to one of the other firefighters - Danvers, her name tag reads, a straight-standing, no-nonsense woman with a kind smile. She looks as though she could carry a refrigerator up a mountain, and you sink further into your chair.
Wanda leans into your space. “I can basically hear your ovaries-”
“Shut up,” you grit out, feeling as though you might melt into the fabric of the chair beneath you.
Bucky scans the room, nods a polite greeting.
And then he sees you.
You freeze.
He doesn’t.
It’s not dramatic. Not some cinematic double-take.
It’s worse. It’s soft.
His eyes catch yours and he smiles. Just a small curve of the lips. But it’s tender. Not performative. Not polite.
Your heart cartwheels straight out of the window.
You try to smile back but you’re pretty sure what happens on your face is chaotic.
Wanda makes a sound into your ear that can only be described as a squeal disguised as a cough. Natasha looks far too smug.
Bucky turns back to the room as though nothing happened. As though he hasn’t just detonated something in your bloodstream.
But he does stand a little straighter. Taller. Composed.
Then he claps his hands once, enough to bring the room to attention. As though he didn’t already have all eyes on him.
“Alright, folks,” he begins, voice even and low and warm enough to steep tea in. “Thanks for showing up. I’m Bucky, this is Carol. We’re going to run through some fire safety basics tonight. Shouldn’t take too long. Might even be fun.”
He grins now, looking around, landing just short of you this time.
You are a molecule. You are made of panic and possibility.
“But,” he speaks up, adjusting the clipboard. His voice is still doing that low rumble thing, like warm honey poured over rock. “Before I start throwing a bunch of information at you, I wanna know where everyone’s at. What you know, what you don’t, if anyone’s set anything on fire recently - accident or otherwise.”
His gaze snaps to you for just a second.
Your face bursts into flames.
Natasha and Wanda both lean in sideways and you shut them both up with a glare.
Bucky paces slowly across the room as he talks, like someone stretching his legs, taking his time. He gestures toward the group with a nod.
“Let’s start simple,” he continues. “Say your smoke alarm goes off in the middle of the night. What’s the first thing you do?”
Silence.
A few people shift in their seats. One woman raises her hand. “Grab my purse?”
“Put on pants?” remarks one of the guys.
Bucky smiles. “Valid. But not ideal.”
You raise your hand, heart thudding. Bucky raises an eyebrow, facing you fully and nodding at you.
“Check the door for heat before opening it,” you say, voice clearer than expected. “Use the back of your hand. If it’s hot, find an alternate escape route. It not, open it slowly and stay low.”
Bucky grins. It’s real and blinding. Pulling up slowly, tugging at the corners of his mouth as though he forgot how good it feels to smile that way. A glint sparks in his eyes.
“Exactly,” he confirms, nodding. “Textbook.”
You smile back shyly before you can stop yourself.
Natasha exhales beside you as though she is watching a soap opera. “She’s showing off.”
“I’m so proud,” Wanda whispers, misty-eyed.
You ignore them both.
Bucky keeps going, asking questions you mostly end up answering.
And he keeps watching you. Keeps studying you. And every time he does, something tightens behind your ribs.
A woman behind you mutters something about you being a teacher’s pet, but you don’t care. You’re not trying to be perfect. You’re trying to show him you learned from your mistakes.
And his eyes - blue and gentle and a little too amused - sparkle when you catch him glancing again. He ducks his chin once, as if to say you got me, and moves on to demonstrate how to deploy a fire extinguisher.
When he picks one up with two fingers as though it’s a soda can, several women gasp delighted.
Your skin prickles.
Natasha takes a slow sip of her coffee and watches you as though she is analyzing battlefield tactics.
When Bucky explains PASS - Pull, Aim, Squeeze, Sweep - you mouth the words along with him without meaning to.
He notices. You know he does.
There’s this almost smirk on his face.
And you can see the softness in his expression.
He talks through the basics - smoke alarms, evacuation plans, kitchen hazards. There are visuals. Charts. A slideshow. Wanda takes notes. Natasha twirls her pen like a knife.
You try to pay attention.
But your eyes keep drifting.
To him.
To the way he gestures with his hands. The way his fingers touch the edge of the table when he leans forward. The way he makes everyone laugh when he admits he once set off a fire alarm in the station trying to microwave a burrito on one of his first days.
He glances up when you laugh.
Your hands are fiddling with the fabric of your trousers. Your nerves are a concert hall. Every thought sounds loud inside your skull.
And when you think your heart might climb fully out of your throat, he turns back to the class. “Alright,” he announces, “now that we’ve scared you enough with PowerPoint, we’re gonna break into small groups and run a few practice drills. Let’s get into the fun part.”
A few people chuckle. One woman near the front giggles, flipping her hair over her shoulder as though she’s about to audition for a shampoo commercial.
You look down at your shoes.
Wanda leans in. “Can you believe how hard she’s trying? That’s actually pathetic.”
“Shh.”
“She’s wearing heels. To a fire safety class. Who does she think she is?”
“Wanda-”
“I bet she-”
“Ladies,” Natasha interrupts, lazily observant. “We’re moving.”
You watch the people file out of the room to move to the next one.
And you want to die. Or melt. Or somehow escape through the vents like a cartoon ghost.
But you have no other choice than to get up.
Prepared. Composed. A little bit on fire.
And the first thing you notice is how warm the training hall is. Not uncomfortable, but undeniably warm, as though the air has been steeped in sunshine and engine oil and the memory of things burning. The industrial lights make a low sound above, a metallic echo rolling across the tall ceiling. The whole place smells faintly of rubber, extinguishing foam, and steel that’s been handled too many times.
The practice area is marked by orange cones and taped grids on the floor.
Bucky steps into the middle of it with a kind of slow-motion certainty that makes the floor feel as though it’s tilting gently toward him.
You watch the veins on his exposed forearms, mapping them like routes to forgotten cities.
He and Carol Danvers start with group demos. Together, they run through the basics again. People are listening, nodding, pretending they aren’t mostly watching him.
You are watching him too.
But you’re also pretending not to. A lifelong skill, fine-tuned by heartbreak.
“Now let’s try hands-on,” Bucky decides, setting down the extinguisher and glancing around. “We’ll split into smaller groups. Carol and I will come around and help out. Just don’t point the thing at your friends.”
Laughter, light and scattered.
People start pairing off. A trio of women - dressed as though they expected a photoshop - flutter toward Bucky with hopeful eyes and strategically slouched shoulders.
“Oh my god, I don’t get this at all,” one of them breathes.
The others are leaning slightly forward. “Me neither.”
Bucky doesn’t even pause. Doesn’t glance over at them. “Danvers, you good taking that group?”
Carol nods. “My pleasure.”
And Bucky walks away without another word.
Straight toward you.
Your hands are clammy.
He stops in front of your group.
“So,” he starts, eyes moving around you three before landing back on you and then on the prop extinguisher in Natasha’s hand. “Who wants to go first?”
Wanda elbows you so hard your soul might have been knocked out.
You step forward.
He hands you a fresh extinguisher, this one heavier than expected, and you try not to look as though it surprises you. He steps closer, one arm already reaching out to steady it when your grip fumbles. His hand brushes over yours. Warm. Firm. He doesn’t move away immediately.
He’s watching you. Smiling, slow, a little crooked.
“Just like that,” he mutters gently.
You are a marshmallow in a microwave.
“Okay,” he says gently, letting go slowly - painfully slowly. “Now I’m gonna walk you through it, all right?”
You nod. Words are impossible. Language is a memory. You’re not sure your legs exist anymore.
“P.A.S.S,” he says. “Pull. Aim. Squeeze. Sweep. Easy.”
You repeat the words in your head another time.
Behind you, someone clears their throat - loudly. It’s the shampoo commercial woman. You glance back and see her smiling up at Bucky as though she’s already sewn his name into a couple of throw pillows.
“Could you maybe show me next?” she asks, eyelashes fluttering like a wind turbine.
Bucky’s expression doesn’t change.
“Carol?” he calls over his shoulder.
Carol looks up from her own demo station across the room. “Yeah?”
“Got one more for you.”
The woman visibly wilts.
Carol grins and waves her over.
Bucky turns back to you without missing a beat.
And maybe it’s your imagination but he’s standing just a little closer now.
“Ready?” he asks.
You nod. Your grip tightens around the handle.
“Okay. First, pull the pin - here.” His hand finds yours again, fingers brushing over yours as he guides them toward the small metal piece near the top. It’s gentle. Confident. His breath is warm near your cheek, and you wonder if he always smells this good or if you’re hallucinating.
“Good. Now aim,” he instructs, voice lower now, not for any reason you can define. “Low, at the base of the fire. Like this.”
His arm brushes against yours as he shifts the nozzle, touching the outside of your elbow, guiding your arm as though you are made of delicate machinery.
“Then squeeze. Controlled, firm pressure.” His voice is deep. Soothing. Lulling.
He glances at you.
You do your best not to break out into a sweat.
Foam spurts out in a satisfying arc toward the mock flame target. He grins.
“Perfect,” he praises, and your breath stalls. “Last one, is sweep. Just like that.”
And he guides your hands - both of them - side to side, mimicking the motion.
You finish the drill. Exhale. Your hands tremble slightly, not from nerves. From the startling thrill of his proximity.
He steps back. You miss the warmth immediately.
“Nicely done,” he comments, and his voice is soft. Almost proud. “You did great. Handled it like a pro.”
You look away, flustered. Your fingers are tingling.
Wanda is making a face behind him as though she’s at a wedding. Natasha just raises one eyebrow.
“Thanks,” you say, and it comes out rather quiet.
Something churns in his face. A kind of satisfaction takes place.
He opens his mouth to say something else, but Carol calls from the front. “Barnes, we’re starting the fire blanket demo.”
He sighs.
And steps back.
“Alright, well,” he says, winking. Winking. “Don’t run off.”
As if you could.
As if your legs weren’t still made of goo and your brain wasn’t currently rebooting.
He walks away, and you feel every step like a loss.
You hadn’t thought you could feel like this again.
Not after him. Not after everything.
But here you are.
And Bucky Barnes just taught you how to put out a fire.
Still, your heart goes all up in flames.
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“I am made for fire, for breaking and bending and healing in all the places that used to ache.”
- Nikita Gill
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Part Two
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警告: smut, step-cest, dubcon, manipulation, dry humping, p in v, unprotected sex, cheating, dirty talk, degradation, daddy kink, age gap. 1068 wrote this when i was drunk but this has been rotting in my drafts for way too long now. daddy jay can fix me :(
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it was all your fault, wasn’t it? you had left your door unlocked again. you had always been so careless about that, but it had never been an issue before your mom started travelling for work. jay had always been civil, the perfect stepdad, or atleast tried to be.
but, fuck it, he was done playing the saint. his eyes had been glued to your legs, your chest, the way your clothes hugged your curves, and it was driving him wild. the way you unknowingly flaunted your legs around the house in your tiny skirts and the way your tits bounced when you walked up the stairs. he couldn’t take it anymore, he needed to fuck you.
so here he was, his hard on pressed up against your ass, his hand reaching around to cup your left tit as he nibbled at your ear.
you stir awake when you feel something strange and warm between your thighs. your eyes flutter open and your breath hitches in shock. his erection is pressing against your smooth skin. your mind races, trying to understand what’s happening as his hips begin to rock back and forth, his cock sliding along the crease of your thighs.
“d-daddy..?” you gasped, still half-asleep.
“yeah, baby,” he cooed. “like how i use you as a fuck toy?” the friction of his cock against your skin sending shivers down your spine. he squeezes your tits as he stroked himself faster, his breath hot and heavy on your neck and you could feel the precum leaking onto your skin.
his hand leaves your chest and grabs your hip, pulling you closer to him. “spread your legs, baby. let me in,” he whispers gruffly. your body reacts despite your mind’s protests as your legs part slightly, allowing him better access. jay’s hand slides down your stomach, and before you can fully comprehend his intentions, he’s pushed your panties to the side. the head of his cock is now directly rubbing against your wet pussy.
it’s so wrong, but so right at the same time.
“what would your mother think of you now?” jay whispers, his breath hot against your neck. “what would she say when she finds out how much of a slut you are for your daddy?”
you shake your head in response, tears forming at the corners of your eyes. “no, please,” you whimper, trying to push him away. but his grip on your hip is too strong, and the feeling of his cock against your pussy is too tempting. 
“shhh, you want this,” jay murmurs as he gently bites your earlobe. “look at your little cunt, dripping for me.”
and before you know it, his finger slips into your tight cunt. you bite your bottom lip to keep from crying out. he pushes deeper, curling his digit to hit that spot inside of you that makes you arch your back in silent pleasure.
“so tight, baby,” jay groans. he starts to move his finger in and out, slowly, then faster and deeper, pushing in to the knuckle. “you’re so tight it’s like your cunt is trying to suck me in.”
your body betraying your protests with every little moan that escapes your lips. your heart is racing, your pussy pulsing around his digit. jay's other hand finds its way to your clit, rubbing it in a way that sends jolts of pleasure through your body. your hands are clutching the sheets so tightly that your knuckles turn white.
you try to keep your voice down, but the sensations are too intense. “oh, fuck,” you breathe shakilly. jay chuckles darkly at your response, his grip on your hip tightening. “that’s right, baby.”
his finger works inside of you faster, pressing down on your g-spot with each thrust. your thighs quiver, and your pussy clenches around his digit. the orgasm builds up inside you, and before you know it, you're riding the wave. your eyes squeeze shut, and your mouth forms a silent scream as your body shudders with pleasure. jay’s hand moves to your mouth, pressing down to muffle the sounds you can’t hold back.
his cock, still hard and desperate for release, slides along your wet folds, finding its way to your entrance. without warning, he pushes in. the pain is intense, but quickly overwhelmed by the feeling of fullness.
your body stiffens as jay’s thick shaft stretches you open. you bite down hard on the pillow to muffle the moan that escapes your lips. he doesn’t stop, pushing in further and further until he’s buried to the hilt inside of you. you can feel every inch of him, every vein and ridge as he starts to fuck you.
his hand leaves your mouth and moves back to your clit. the combination of his cock filling you and his relentless teasing sends you spiraling towards another orgasm. your body’s begging for release. jay’s breathing grows ragged as he fucks you harder, his hips slamming into you with an animalistic hunger. 
his thumb circles your clit with a merciless precision that sends waves of pleasure crashing over you. your toes curl, and your legs quiver as you feel your orgasm building again. “daddy, i-i’m going to... nghh”
the words are barely out of your mouth when you cum again. your pussy clenches around his cock, and he groans deeply, his own climax approaching. your body convulses with the intensity of it, and jay’s hand grips your hip tightly to keep you in place. your moans are muffled by the pillow as you try to keep quiet.
“fuck, yes,” jay grunts, fucking you through your second orgasm, “such a good girl, taking your daddy’s cock like that.”
his strokes grow deeper, his grip on your hip bruising as he chases his own release. your eyes are screwed shut, and your teeth are embedded into the pillow as your body rocks back and forth with the force of his thrusts.
with a guttural growl, jay cums inside you, filling you up with his hot seed. you feel it spurt inside of you, coating your walls as he holds himself deep within your pussy. 
his cock twitches inside of you, sending little sparks of pleasure through your body. you’re overwhelmed with the feeling of being so completely filled. the reality of what’s happening crashes down on you, but it’s too late to do anything but lay there and accept it.
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augustsblossom · 3 months ago
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I need to make classmate! Mark Grayson happen it is rotting my brain
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˚ ༘ *ೃ⁀➷ main! Mark Grayson x fem! reader
˚ ༘ *ೃ⁀➷ cw: mark doesn’t have powers, marks lowkey a perv, reader is super girly, kind of insinuates that Mark jerks it LOLLL, reader teases mark some bit lolol
˚ ༘ *ೃ⁀➷ a/n: hiii I promise I will get to my requests I’ve just been needing to clear my drafts! This also is a pretty common fic I see with characters I’m not for sure if there is one of Mark but creds to the people that did it first! Inbox is still open if you would like to see anything else 💋
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classmate! Mark who is one of the biggest geeks at school, he’s like super hot but still people get a laugh or two when they see him reading Seance Dog
classmate! Mark who takes a chemistry class with you and is super smart, he turns in his tests before anyone else and people come to him for help
classmate! Mark who notices you ALL THE TIME. When you walk into class he is always eyeing you to see which outfit you picked out. He likes to think you pick them for him, buuuttttt
classmate! Mark who noticed you’re into girly stuff. A lot of your outfits resemble just true girlyness and he adores all of them. One day you wore a matching Juicy Couture tracksuit and he LOSSSTT ITT. It hugged your curves perfectly and left some imagination for him to use tonight
classmate! Mark who almost shits himself when you guys get paired for a project. Your professer assigned you guys together and when she called out the names he looked over to see you applying your cherry Victoria’s Secret lipgloss. He was in awe with just how truly unbothered you were
classmate! Mark who hypes himself up to ask if you wanted to go to his place to work on it. He took a quick few deep breaths and walked up to where you were sitting
“I know we don’t talk like a lot and it can be weird going to a strangers house but I was wondering if you wanted to work on our project at my place? I have like the whole thing to myself and-“
He rambled for a bit before shutting up and was waiting for an answer. You looked up at him just staring for a second before you respond
“Yeah, I’m down”
His heart might have just fell to his ass. God you were so confident and unbothered he was SO into it. And it didn’t help that the shirt you were wearing was a size smaller so your twins were suffocating and pushing for air
You weren’t oblivious to his actions and tone. You knew he liked you and you known for a while. But sometimes you liked to act oblivious so he would HAVE to push out of his comfort zone even more, it was a fun little game you played
classmate! Mark who lets you into his home and leads you to his room. He was ready to start the project and you guys got to work. To be honest he lowkey did all the work, you were tired and he didn’t mind! As long as he still had an imagination for the nights that kept him awake he would have no problem doing whatever you asked
classmate! Mark who when after you left he immediately got to his room to calm down. He truly couldn’t believe you were just in his home, with your sweet scent lingering on his bedsheets where you were sitting
classmate! Mark who then notices you left your jacket, and boy was he over the moon. Leaving your jacket helped his imagination feel more like a reality
You were just glad you could return the favor of him doing your project :)
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kokokoula · 24 days ago
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sypnosis & tag: you see tsukishima's childhood room for the first time. established relationship. it's fluff.
a/n: i really wanted to go back to my roots because i refuse to show that i've been overtaken by horniness. i blame it on the depression. i had this fic rotting in the drafts since last year, and i'm so happy to finally be done with it and share it with you guys.
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you step into the small world that was kei's encompassed by four walls, gaping at everything around you.
"it's just my room, don't make it such a big deal." tsukishima remarks, his ears red.
"hush, let me admire in peace."
the first thing you notice is the number of dinosaur figures neatly displayed on the shelf on the wall. you know a few facts about each type now, thanks to tsukishima's rants. like how the stegosaurus actually had a tiny brain, and that the parasaurolophus used its crest to help with communication.
although you never did have an interest in the extinct reptiles, you can listen to him go on about them for hours. how could you not, with that glint in his eyes and the slight upward curve of his mouth? you giggle, thinking of how the cool and 'indifferent' tsukishima kei is secretly a nerd at heart. a nerd who you ultimately fall for.
you shifted your attention to his organised desk, with books propped up on the table supported by a book stand holder. you run your fingers through the spines. natsume soseki, osamu dazai, murasaki shikibu...
"you really liked the classics, huh?"
there are a few books on paleontology and dinosaurs, too. expected.
"they were alright. some of them were for literature class in school." tsukishima answers, resting his weight on the table. you take one of the books out from the stand and flip through its yellowing pages. words are highlighted and underlined, and notes written in what you recognise as his ever-so-neat handwriting on sticky notes pasted onto the pages. you're about to close the book until something catches your eye.
"did you just call the character a loser?" you laugh, bringing the book closer to your eyes to properly examine it. tsukishima tips the book down to see it for himself.
"oh, right. and i still stand by my case."
you shake your head before putting the book back to where it was.
his older pictures are framed on the wall, like the many others hung around the house. the oldest photograph in the room, you assume, shows akiteru teaching a much smaller kei volleyball. he has that same focused and determined eyes during a match now, just that with childlike wonder. the photo instantly becomes one of your favourites of him. you immediately unlock your phone to access the camera.
"i didn't say pictures were allowed." your boyfriend plucks the device out of your hands. you groan.
"please? just one? i already missed out on the small and innocent version of you."
"it's a no." tsukishima pockets your phone in his jeans pocket. "if it's with you, it's bound to be exposed to the public."
"whatever, i can ask akiteru to send a picture to me." you huff.
"i'll kill him if he does so."
you eventually reach to the last framed photograph, with tsukishima in his karasuno jersey, gathering around with his teammates for the shot. first year tsukishima is lankier with thicker framed glasses, and without the bangs. he still has that resting bitch face though, another thing that has never seemed to change. tsukishima gave you a death look when you pointed that out to him.
your imagination starts to run, picturing a younger kei with his shorter haircut, how he's studying at his desk, or reading one of those books you saw. you think of your counterpart, maybe pouring over homework beside him, or more likely, pestering him as he does so. you smile to yourself at the thought of it.
"do you think we would still end up together if we met in high school?" you wonder aloud.
"who knows?" tsukishima shrugs as he sits on his old bed. he takes your hand and pulls you into him, away from the photos. "it doesn't matter anyways."
you meet his soft gaze, the kind he only gives to you. you hope that among all the things about him that stays the same, the way he looks at you will be one of them. he really is yours, you think, all of him. the boy who is fascinated by dinosaurs, the boy who disses on people (both real and fictional), the boy who will never stop loving volleyball... he glances at your lips, subconsciously licking his own, and you don't hesitate to close the gap between you two.
kei is right. it doesn't matter if you'd ended up together earlier, because you get to have him for yourself in the end.
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the both of you continue lounging on his bed until his mother calls.
"lunch is ready! come eat while it's still hot!"
"coming, ma'am!" you answer. you instantly got up and tug on his arm to follow suit.
"what, are you that hungry?" he says but complies.
"no, i just don't want to keep your parents waiting." he can tell by the look on your face that you're still nervous about having them like you. it's kinda nice, that you genuinely want to be close to his family. he sighs and flicks your forehead.
"you'll be fine." in any case, his parents were excited to meet you before you came, constantly on his back about bringing you over. they'll no doubt accept you with open arms.
tsukishima shuts the door to his old room as you pull him along out to join his family; he steps out of the past, and follows his future.
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chloe-petrichors · 10 months ago
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seething, blooming // jace x reader
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your father has always been something of an opportunist, but trying to marry you off to the blacks while he courts the greens? this is taking playing the game to a whole new level.
the rose discovers she is an instrument of war. —victor hugo.
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fandom; house of the dragon pairing; jacaerys velaryon x f!tyrell!reader (no use of y/n) warnings; canon au (set after aegon takes the crown but before luke's death bc luke will never die in my eyes), altered timeline (jace and reader are in their 20s), arranged marriage, mention parental death/death in childbed (reader's mother), love at first sight vibes, jace is a flirtatious little shit with his betrothed, tooth rotting fluff, love confessions. word count; 6k+ notes; one day i might write for another man. but that day is not today. jace velaryon u have my heart. i'm not majorly pleased w this fic but it's given me enough trouble and it's as good as it's gonna get! this was longer originally, and was meant to be a bit more political at first hence the blurb/quote choice, but i haaated some of the scenes so ended up scrapping 'em. she's not as long as predicted as a result but still an ok length i think. some of the scenes i scrapped were tragically the smut ones, so have this fairly pg one-shot with the promise of the smut-shot sitting in my drafts coming ur way soon. fair warning that the scrapping of scenes has fudged with the pacing a bit but honestly i can't take this fic sitting in my drafts any longer so here u go!! i have a taglist now, mostly cos eldrith keeps telling me i have to tag her in everything, so lmk if you'd like to be added to it! requests; are open !
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the rising sun paints highgarden in shades of pink and gold.
you stand upon your balcony, finger curled loosely over the pale marble as you stare distantly out over the rolling green fields and blooming gardens. the faint bubbling of the river mander in the distance adds to the peaceful morning, the early wash of sunlight coaxing the sleeping world into life. a cool breeze carries the sweet smell of roses and you take a steadying breath, eyes fluttering shut as you tilt your face up to the sun.
it's a morning that starts like many others. you’ve always risen from bed early, the slow blooming of morning stirring you from slumber more often than not. birds chirp and bees buzz and the river flows and you rise with it, like part of you calls to the breaking dawn.
if not for the thick sheaf of parchment discarded on your father’s desk, it could be a morning like any other. but the parchment is there, and this day will be like no other before it.
today, a dragon is expected at highgarden.
a targaryen has not stepped foot in the reach since before you were born. you don’t think even the princess rhaenyra – queen, now, according to some – had come this far on her marriage tour years ago. but your father has taken it upon himself to invite a prince to your home.
you love your father deeply, but in this you think he must be a fool. as lord paramount of the reach he is, in theory, the power of this kingdom. but anyone with a lick of sense knows that it’s the hightowers that the people look to; oldtown is home to the starry sept, the citadel and, perhaps more importantly, the dowager queen’s family line.
the tyrells have only been in power for a few generations, and people’s memories are long. too many know the truth of how house tyrell had been only a steward when the gardener kings had ruled before the conquest. and so too many see tyrell as a house grasping for power that should be beyond their fingers, and your father is apparently determined to prove them all right.
he’s been careful about his neutrality as war threatens to break out between the targaryen kin, brother and sister both claiming their right to the throne and the realm splitting down the middle. your father has not officially allied with either side, walking a careful tightrope to appease both. up until now you had assumed he sided more with the greens, but he’d sent your assumptions crumbling with only a few sheets of parchment.
your father has always been too ambitious for his own good.
gods, how you miss your mother. when she’d been alive, she’d tempered the worst of your father’s foolishness. she’d been a stark before she’d married, steadfast and sensible in the face of your father’s folly. she’d been a woman unlike any other you’ve known; ferocious and a little wild, but with a good heart and a warm smile for any she’d met.
she’d taught you how to be a lady, but so much more than that – she’d taught you to know your own mind. to know when to mind your tongue and when to speak, how to grow your roots so deep you will always stand tall, flourishing and growing like the most determined of flowers. she’d taught you a little of that northern ice, too, reminding you oft that for as much as you were a rose of highgarden you were equally a wolf of the north, and the wolf’s blood has always run thick in your veins. 
she’d called you her little winter rose; delicate and steely and a rare bloom, indeed. she had loved you so fiercely you’d flourished with her tender care, just as the patch of winter roses she’d brought from the glass gardens of winterfell had bloomed ‘neath her careful ministrations. a piece of the north she’d brought south with her, a tiny bit of her home that she’d cradled and cared for until the day you’d lost her to the birthing bed.
your little brother is nearing six, now, and many moons have passed since the sudden grief of your mother had overwhelmed you. but, in recent days you have ached with her loss more often, wondering what she would think of your father’s plans, what she would say to soothe your storm of anxiety. with your looming marriage you find yourself missing your mother acutely, the grief a reopened wound in your chest.
because you are a betrothed woman, now, to be married to a stranger, a prince who is sure to be fighting a war against his kin in the moons to come.
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the velaryon prince arrives on dragon back as the sun reaches its peak in the sky.
he dismounts his winged steed in an empty stretch of land a distance from the keep itself, and your father greets him there with a host of staff to accompany him back to the entrance courtyard.
your brother leo bounces in place beside you where you stand with the rest of the household in the courtyard, fairly vibrating with energy at the prospect of seeing a real-life dragon. since the news of the prince’s arrival was announced a sennight ago, leo has done little else but babble about dragons and magic and targaryens. you wish you could share his excitement, his sheer uncomplicated joy, but this visit comes with too many conflicting emotions for you to enjoy it at all.
you’ve always known you would not marry for love. you are the eldest child and only daughter of the lord of the reach – love has never been a factor you could afford to consider. you would do your duty and marry for your house, to seal whatever alliance your father deemed important enough. you’d resigned yourself to this fate as a young girl when your mother had told you in slow, halting words the fear she had felt coming south to marry your father.
but you’d not expected to marry a total stranger. you’d thought your father would at least do you the courtesy of allowing you to meet a suitor before betrothing you to them, but in his feverish ambition to sit his blood on the iron throne he’d promised you to a man you’ve never laid eyes upon.
you don’t want to be queen.
frankly, you think yourself a touch unsuited for it. your father has many times bemoaned your wildness, the wolfs blood that drives you to stubborn recklessness. though you’ve mellowed a little with age and experience, you think you’re still a bit too prone to chaos to be queen of the seven kingdoms one day. never mind the complexities added by the fact that queen rhaenyra’s claim is so fiercely contested, and her half-brother is the one currently physically sitting the iron throne.
thinking about the mess you’re marrying into too much makes your head ache, and the blazing noon sun does little to ease it. leo beside you continues to whisper rapidly about everything he knows about dragons, which is actually quite a lot considering his young age. you think absently you might need to have a word with the maester’s again; leo has wrapped most of the household around his finger, and the elderly maester is prone to indulging your brother when he fixates on a new topic of interest instead of sticking to his lessons.
the sound of hooves on cobble stones startles you from your meandering thoughts, and you straighten your spine as your eyes take in the unfamiliar man riding into the courtyard beside your father while your brother finally falls silent.
he’s handsome, at least; a tumble of dark curls brushing his shoulders, a sharp jaw and a strong nose. though you like to think yourself more than superficial, it eases at least some of your worries to know the prince is attractive to you. your mother had done you the courtesy of explaining what was expected of you on your wedding night after your first moons blood, and in secret since you’d perused the library for books detailing more lustful acts in an effort to satiate your unending curiosity.
you’re worried enough about completing your wifely duties without having to worry about finding the man lying with you repulsive, and so you allow yourself a few moments of relief at his pretty face.
your father dismounts first, gesturing for you to step forward as the prince gets down from his own horse. leo moves forward with you, eyes wide and shining with something akin to hero worship as he gazes at jacaerys. you have a wry thought that perhaps he should marry him since he is so clearly already enamoured, but you brush that aside as your father and the prince approach.
“i am most pleased to introduce my daughter, your grace, as well as my son and heir, leo,” your father says as they reach you, his satisfaction in his successful planning clear as he smiles smugly.
you dip into a perfect curtsey as leo bows a touch clumsily at your side. as heir it would traditionally be leo’s job to greet the prince, but when you send him a sidelong glance you see he is too busy making moon eyes at the darkhaired man to say anything, and so you take it upon yourself to speak.
“welcome to highgarden, my prince. we are honoured to host you,” you greet, finally meeting jacaerys’s eyes. they’re a warm amber shade, the noon sun turning them to liquid honey as he looks at you, and you feel your cheeks flush with the appreciation you can see in his gaze as he drinks you in. it seems he does not find you repulsive either, at least.
he sketches a quick bow, eyes never leaving yours, and you feel your heart start to race in your chest at his attention. “it is an honour to be here, my lady, and to finally make your acquaintance.” he smiles at you then, small and a little crooked but there, and your flush deepens. “i look forward to getting to know you better in the coming days.”
you swallow, hoping your budding attraction is not as obvious as you fear it is. your father is looking increasingly smug as he watches the interaction, though it seems to war with some paternal annoyance as jacaerys lightly flirts with you.
“and i you,” you return softly, a smile quirking on your lips.
“—can i meet your dragon?” leo bursts out, seemingly unable to contain himself any longer, and jacaerys blinks down at him in surprise as you resist the urge to press your palm to your face.
“leo,” you scold immediately as your father chortles at his heir’s enthusiasm for dragons. “the prince has had a long journey. you should give him a chance to settle in before demanding anything of him.”
“right you are, my dear.” your father waves to the household steward before turning to the prince. “alyn will show you to your rooms, your grace, so that you might freshen up, and then we have a feast prepared for this evening to welcome you to highgarden.”
jacaerys nods easily as the greeting crowd begins to disperse, the maester corralling leo to take him for his lessons with fond exasperation even as the boy loudly protests. you mean to go walk the gardens, and so you stay standing in place as the prince trails after your father and steward alyn.
he pauses beside you, though, a slight smile on his face as you look up at him questioningly. your eyes catch on the smattering of freckles on his face, and it takes a moment for you to process his words. “i look forward to speaking to you further at the feast, my lady.”
you smile back at him, cheeks flushing once again as his eyes linger on your mouth for a breathless moment. “i shall save you a dance, my prince,” you return a touch coyly, tucking your hair behind your ear.
“only one dance?” he teases, eyebrow arching.
you hum, head tilting to the side in mock consideration as something like satisfaction gleams in jacaerys’s eyes. “i shall have to use the first dance to judge your dancing skills, your grace, before i risk promising you another.”
he laughs then, a little surprised but no doubt pleased as his eyes crinkle with his wide smile. “then i shall do my best to meet your standards, my lady.” he dips into a quick bow of farewell, then, as you finally take note of your father lingering on the steps to the keep with raised eyebrows.
“we shall see,” you return as you curtsey.
you allow yourself a moment to watch his retreating back, eyes dragging over the strong line of his shoulders before you internally shake yourself and head to the gardens, thoughts swimming with honey brown eyes and tanned, freckled skin and a slow dawning certainty that while this betrothal may be unexpected, you doubt it will leave you unsatisfied.
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the feast is in full swing by the time the prince arrives at the hall.
the minstrels are playing a jaunty tune as couples twirl on the dance floor. you sit at the head table with leo and your father, watching with a careful eye as your brother cuts up his food. he’s only just mastered the art of eating his food without spilling half if it down his doublet, but as distracted as he is by the festivities and the prospect of seeing a dragon close up, you worry he’s at risk of making a mess of himself regardless.
so absorbed in your task you are, it takes a long moment for you to realise jacaerys has arrived. it’s only when your skin prickles with awareness that you look up from leo and catch sight of the prince winding his way across the floor to the head table, eyes fixed on you. your head tilts to the side slightly as you watch him move, graceful and controlled, through the crowd.
he’s in black and red again, just as he had been when he’d arrived. it seems your father had been right when he’d stated that jacaerys favours his mother’s house colours. you smooth your hand over the skirts of your dress, the deep wine-red of the material feeling less out of place now, before standing with your father to greet the prince.
you all exchange pleasantries quickly as the noise in the hall dims, people realising the prince has arrived. your father ushers jacaerys into the empty seat between you and your father as he raises his goblet to the hall before speaking in his booming voice.
you don’t pay attention to your father’s speech, too aware of the warmth radiating from jacaerys who stands only inches from you to focus. you risk a glance at him from the corner of your eyes only to find his dark honey eyes fixed on you, and you cannot help but smile to yourself even as you flush, turning your eyes back to the crowd.
rousing applause and cheers draw you back to the moment, and you catch yourself in time to raise your wine in toast with your father. you go to sit back down as the crowd returns to its revelries, but the soft brush of a hand on your arm halts your movement. you turn expectingly to the prince, a soft smile on your lips.
“yes, your grace?”
“would you do me the honour of a dance, my lady?”
your lips quirk into a sly smile even as you bob your head in a nod. “i suppose i did promise you one, did i not?”
“that you did, my lady, and i have thought of nothing else since.” dark honey eyes sparkle with mirth as he offers you his hand, and with a quiet giggle you take it and allow him to lead you to the dance floor.
you feel the heat of his hand on your waist like a brand even through the layers of your dress, and it makes your breath catch in your throat. you inhale deeply in an effort to steady yourself as you rest your palm on his strong shoulder, and are immediately overwhelmed by the woodsy scent of him as he claps your hand in his and begins to dance.
you start the dance in comfortable silence, both of you taking a few moments to get a feel for the other and settle into the steps, and when you feel comfortable enough you speak.
“how are you finding highgarden, prince jacaerys?”
“jace, please,” he entreats, and elaborates only when you blink at him in confusion. “my friends and family call me jace, not jacaerys. we are to be married, my lady. it would please me a great deal for my future wife to refer to me as such.”
you nod in acceptance, butterflies erupting in your stomach at his eager expression. “jace it is, then,” you say, and try not to feel the way your heart flutters at his radiant smile in response. “although you have not answered my question. how are you finding highgarden?”
he hums, twirling you as the dance requires and then pulling you closer before responding. “your father has been very hospitable, and it is certainly beautiful here. the grounds especially, though i’m afraid i’ve not had the opportunity to see much of them as yet.”
“a shame we shall have to rectify, i think.” you offer him a small smile as you press just an inch closer, finding yourself wanting to be nearer him. “perhaps i could show you the gardens on the morrow?”
“yes,” he agrees a touch too quickly, and you giggle as his cheeks turn pink. “that is to say— i should like that very much, my lady. very much indeed.”
you lapse into silence once more as the dance reaches its crescendo, and you find yourself reluctant to leave the comfort of his hands as the music pauses while the minstrels ready their next song.
jace seems to share the sentiment, it seems, as his eyes linger on your entwined hands for a long moment before returning to your face. “have i met your standards enough for another dance, then?”
you take a moment to pretend to consider it, eyes narrowing slightly as you hum. he shuffles on his feet as he waits for your response, and you find the nervous motion far too endearing.
“i suppose so,” you concede after a moment, grinning at his smugly pleased smile as he tugs you closer.
“and what about the dance after that?” he asks lightly, something cheeky in his eyes as the music starts up again and he sweeps you along the floor.
“you should not press your luck, jace,” you say imperiously, although the effect is rather ruined by the silly smile on your face as he laughs with you.
jacaerys smirks. “my lady, since meeting you, i have felt nothing but a lucky man.”
you smother a snort, shaking your head at his unrepentant expression. “you are incorrigible.” it comes out a touch exasperated and yet far too fond.
“yes,” the prince agrees readily, a sly twinkle in his eyes. “but i think you rather enjoy it.”
your startled laugh is loud, though thankfully not so loud as to be heard over the minstrels. “perhaps.”
after that, the night is lost to flirtatious banter and dance after dance in your betrothed’s arms as a seed of affection is planted deep in your heart. and when you wake in the morning after dreaming of nothing but jace’s lips and eyes and words, you can think only one thought;
gods, i am in so much trouble.
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time passes in a slow trickle of syrupy summer heat.
as the days go by, you find yourself spending more and more time in jace’s company. you’re always chaperoned, of course, a household guard following at a respectful distance wherever the two of you choose to roam. you find the whole thing a touch ridiculous; jace is to be your husband. it’s hardly like spending time together alone would be a significant scandal in light of your impending marriage, but your father insists there will be no doubts about your honour before the marriage actually takes place and so ser dickon is assigned as your reluctant shadow.
the date of the wedding itself remains unset as you and jace start to know one another. your father wishes for the marriage to wait until the war is done – a last-ditch chance to keep his options open, perhaps. Or, if you are feeling generous, a way to try and keep you safe from the greens when war inevitably rages. jace’s mother wishes the marriage to happen as soon as can be arranged – a way to try and ensure further heirs with the uncertainty of war looming, you assume.
you find yourself hoping the queen’s will wins the day as time creeps on. jace becomes ever dearer to you the more you learn about him, and soon you think of your impending marriage with nothing but hope and warm desire.
because oh, how you want him. from the first moment you’d laid eyes upon him you’d been attracted to him, but the more you get to know him, the more your heart opens to him – the more you ache for him. for his mouth on yours, his fingertips on your skin, his voice in your ear. if you were a less reckless woman, a little less shameless, you’d be embarrassed of how easily you think of him in your moments apart.
but late at night when the candles burn low and you are alone in your bed, there is no shame to be found, only the wildness of your wolfs blood and liquid heat as your hand drifts between your legs and you find completion with your betrothed’s name on your lips.
beyond the desire, though, is a slow blooming affection. it feels like every time you learn something new about him or share a new experience together, another petal of tenderness unfurls in your chest. when your father had first told you about your betrothal, you’d not dared to hope for more than civility with your husband-to-be, but now you find yourself harbouring deep fondness on top of steadily burning desire, and you look to your future as his wife with little else but excitement.
you’re not sure if jace feels the same. you don’t doubt he desires you; his flirtation and the weight of his gaze on your form is too frequent a thing for you to think otherwise. but desire is not the same as affection, and though you hope desperately that the way he always seeks your presence whenever he steps into a room means what you want it to mean, you can’t be sure.
after a week passes, you both start to chafe at the relentless presence of ser dickon. it feels like every time you so much as think about inching closer to jacaerys, ser dickon is there with his stern glare of disapproval. and so, when one morning jace suggests taking you to meet his dragon, alone, you are quick to agree.
you leave your guard long behind at jace’s instruction; he doesn’t want vermax crowded with strangers, he explains, but you personally think he seems a little too gleeful at the idea of being alone with you for that to be sole reason behind his insistence ser dickon stays far away. you don’t say anything since you’re equally pleased to finally be spending some time with your betrothed without feeling others curious eyes on you.
your excitement starts to waver, however, as you and jace get closer to his dragon. you’ve only seen vermax from a distance before this, and though it perhaps shouldn’t the size of him startles you. he’s just so large and fierce looking, the sharp spines on his back catching your eye. the beast yawns as you slow to a stop, jace sending you a quick smile before he continues on to greet his dragon with fondness, and the glimpse into vermax’s open maw – gods, there as so many teeth – has your palms starting to sweat.
jace stands beside his dragon, murmuring soothing words in high valyrian that you don’t understand as his hand smooths along his snout. your heart races in your chest, nerves making your hands shake when faced with this great beast. you curse your reckless curiosity, your northern stubbornness that makes it impossible for you to refuse a challenge. you have no idea how jace can look so at ease, the line of his shoulders relaxed and the slightest smile on his face as he talks to his winged steed, but there he stands.
“you can come closer now.” he turns to you, brown eyes shining with excitement and, yes, a hint of challenge.
he expects you to back out, you think, and that realisation has you straightening your spine and pressing your lips together. you twist your fingers in your skirts to hide the way they tremble as you step cautiously forward, eyes darting from jace to vermax and back. when you’re within touching distance of the velaryon prince, he reaches for your hand. the shock of his bare skin against yours arrests you for a moment, the slide of calloused fingers around your wrist startling in how easily it sparks desire in you.
you’re so distracted by the feel of him that you don’t realise until it’s too late that jace has tugged you closer, guiding your hand until it’s pressed to vermax’s scales, and then you’re too busy being surprised by how soft they feel to be annoyed that he’s so easily coaxed you into this position.
you still as the dragon rumbles, swallowing thickly as your fingers twitch against green scales. he blinks lazily at you, an alien intellect gleaming there as he seems to consider you for a long moment, and as you blink back at him some of the fear in your chest shakes loose.
because this is not just some beast, you realise. this is fire and blood and magic made flesh. there is life and intelligence in vermax’s eyes, not one you recognise but one you immediately respect. being this close to the dragon is a heady rush of awe and adrenaline; the knowledge that vermax could so easily harm you at any moment but is choosing not to because he trusts his rider. it’s staggering and wonderful and beside you jace is beaming, eyes shining with happiness at seeing you greet his draconic companion, and you are helplessly, hopelessly, wholly overwhelmed by your affection, your desire, by jace.
you kiss him.
it’s barely a kiss, more a breathless press of your mouth against his, and he startles at the sensation even as his arm loops around your waist. you break apart for the barest moment, nose sliding against his as you tilt your head, and jacaerys sighs out your name with heavy relief before he captures your mouth once more.
you’ve been kissed before, so you know the mechanics of it, but it’s never been like this. his lips move smoothly against yours as his hand flexes on your waist, drawing you closer until your chest is pressed against his. your hand tangles in his hair, fingers twisting in the soft curls and he moans with it, hand dragging up your back to cradle the back of your head tenderly as his tongue sweeps over your lips.
the gentle pressure of it has you gasping and he takes the opportunity immediately, tongue sliding against yours as heat pools in your core. your thoughts tumble wildly, incoherent as you can think of nothing but of how desperately you want more. the taste – the smell – the feel of him is drowning everything out that isn’t jace and you cannot resist it, do not even want to.
you want to kiss him forever, want his hand in your hair and his tongue in your mouth for always. you think he might even let you with how relentless he is, barely giving you a moments pause to catch your breath before consuming you in another desperate kiss.
you finally part only when vermax grumbles, cheeks blazing with heat as you step out of jace’s arms. jace murmurs lowly to his dragon in valyrian, and he nudges his great snout against jace’s shoulder in response before stepping away and curling down into the long grass to sleep. you take the moment to properly catch your breath again, hand pressing to your heaving chest in an effort to soothe your racing heart.
when you peek up at jace from beneath your lashes, you flush deeply at the sight of him. his curls are a mess, his lips swollen and cheeks pink beneath his tan. he looks almost debauched, and it sends a rush of desire through you. you suddenly can think of nothing other than him looking like this only flusher and skin glistening with sweat and in your bed.
the thought startles you into dropping your gaze to your feet, and you shuffle uncertainly. you feel – unsettled. you don’t think there’s anything wrong with sharing a kiss with your betrothed, and yet something like guilt curdles in your stomach as you worry at your bottom lip. you had kissed him. for all that he’d kissed you back, you worry that now he will think differently of you. think worse of you.
a knuckle tucks under your chin, then, lifting your face so that you meet jace’s eyes. you feel small and strangely vulnerable in the aftermath of your kiss, like you have somehow shown him something you never intended to, and the urge to shy away remains. but you are not a winter rose for nothing and so you tuck the doubt away as jace runs his thumb soothingly along the line of your jaw.
“i have been thinking of doing that since the moment you first smiled at me,” he confesses, a hint of shyness in the quirk of his lips even as he stares steadily into your eyes.
“oh.” you blink at him once in surprise, the uneasiness in you finally settling at the fondness in his gaze. “oh. that’s— good.” you curse yourself for your lack of wit in this moment as jace snickers.  “i-i mean, i’m glad that it was not… unwelcome.”
your betrothed looks at you with deep affection, then, cupping your cheek and ducking down to press a fleeting, butterfly-soft kiss to your mouth before reluctantly parting from you. “it was most welcome, my lady. most welcome, indeed.” his eyes sparkle with mirth. “i find myself looking forward to the next time you greet vermax, if this is the kind of response such a thing garners.”
“jace!” you narrow your eyes at him in pretend annoyance, even as you smother a giggle with your fingers. “you should not expect me to indulge in such desires again, then, if you persist in being so smug about it.”
his laugh warms you as the two of you fall into easy banter, leaving vermax to his rest and returning to the ever-watchful ser dickon, and all the while all you can think of is how much you cannot wait to kiss him again.
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as the air cools with the dying light of day, you lead jace to the gardens.
in the week since your first kiss, jace has oft tugged you into shadowy corners for more kisses any chance he’s had. his desire for you is matched only by your own for him, and as your confidence in your mutual attraction has grown, you have been equally as likely to pull him into a dark alcove to trade sweet words and sweet kisses in secret.
it’s thrilling and exciting and wonderful, but as the week passes you find a growing doubt whispering in the back of your mind.
while you cannot doubt jace desires you, not when he is so relentless in chasing after your smiling mouth, neither of you breathe a word of any feeling between you beyond attraction. perhaps it is reckless of you, foolhardy to fall for him so quickly – but then you are your parent’s daughter, all wolfs blood and deep roots, and you know no other way of being than this.
so you take him to the gardens as the moon rises in the sky, sneak past the night guards and out into the fresh air. you guide him through the blooming flowers and swaying trees, stopping along the while when the fancy takes one of you to stop and examine an interesting bloom or inhale a sweet scent. at least three times he stops you to slot his mouth against yours, to swallow your breathless giggling with feverish kisses, and each time he does it takes longer and longer for you to disentangle yourselves from each other.
eventually, with swollen lips and mussed hair, the two of you reach the winter roses. your effervescent mood becomes sombre as the moon shines on the blue flowers, turning the petals almost silver, and jace seems to recognise the change in atmosphere, a seriousness overtaking him as he watches you approach the flowers.
“my mother planted the first of these roses,” you tell jace as you kneel at the edge of the flowerbed, uncaring of the risk of dirt on your dress as you brush fingers over the pale blue petals tenderly. “winter roses, they are, from the north. from winterfell. she was born a stark, you see, and when she was betrothed to my father the only thing she asked was to be able to bring a few blooms from the glass gardens. she used to call me her little winter rose when i was a child, and she would bring me here and show me how to tend to them.”
jace kneels beside you, glancing at the side of your face before turning to look curiously at the blue flowers. “they’re beautiful,” he tells you sincerely.
“i’ve always thought so, too,” you agree almost absently, stroking the petals in an effort to calm your racing heart. “everyone told my mother she’d never be able to get them to grow so far south. they’re very rare, you see, and need very particular conditions.” your lips quirk up into a fond smile. “but my mother, for all that she became a tyrell, was always a stark at heart. stubborn, you know. and now look at them, thriving.”
you gesture out at the carefully tended rows of roses. “nobody else comes here, now, other than the gardeners and me. i think… i think my father finds it too hard, being here. it makes him miss her too much. so i come here when i need to be alone. or when i wish to be reminded of her. it's the one place in the world where i feel i can be wholly myself, without any pretence or worry.”
jace’s gaze is fixed on you, now, eyes almost black in the faint moonlight as understanding dawns on him. “thank you for bringing me here.”
you nod once, climbing back to your feet, and jace follows you. he watches you so intently, like he’s afraid that you might disappear if he dares to look away. you feel a little like you might, feel tenuous and vulnerable and a breath away from cracking your chest open.
“i’ve never brought anyone else here,” you confess quietly, flexing your fingers with nerves as jace’s lips part in surprise. “i wished… i wished to share this with you. to share who i am, myself, with you, i suppose.” you laugh a little self-deprecatingly. “however pretentious that sounds.”
“it doesn’t,” jace denies immediately. you sense he wants to say more, but he seems to understand that you’re building to saying something yourself, and so he stays quiet, expression earnest and open and fond as he gazes down at you.
“i know it’s perhaps too soon – we have only known each other a few weeks. but i… when i first found out we were betrothed, i was so scared. i worried you would be some arrogant princeling, and i dared not hope for anything more than civility between us. i’ve always known i would not marry for love, but i did not ever consider i would marry a man i had never met.”
you pause for long enough to suck in a breath, feeling a little like the floodgates have opened and you simply can’t stop speaking, can’t stop the feeling pouring freely from you. “and then i met you, and you were so unlike anything i’d expected. i know we still have so much more to learn about each other, and i know that things are— complicated, with the war, and that our marriage may be a ways off yet, but still— i find myself feeling for you, and i cannot hide it anymore. i don’t wish to hide it from you anymore.”
you let the open affection in his face buoy you as you steel yourself, pressing your shoulders back in a mimicry of confidence. “i wanted to show you this part of me, this place, because i….” you hesitate for a breathless moment, biting your lip, before gathering every scrap of courage you possess and diving in headfirst. “i am falling in love with you, jacaerys.”
you inhale the sweet scent of the pale blue petals deeply, let the familiar scent soothe you as jace stares at you with wide eyes. the winter roses are something that, until now, have been so uniquely yours. as you’d told jace, none other than you and the gardeners comes to this corner of the gardens now. the staff that tend so carefully to the flowers know to leave you well enough alone if they stumble across you, skirts splayed on the ground and fingers diligently caring for the roses. you’ve never even brought your sweet little brother, though you can admit that’s for practicality as much as anything else – his childish energy is a bit too boisterous for these delicate blooms.
bringing jace here, bringing him here to confess the deepening affection you harbour for him, feels raw. feels like you’re tearing your heart out of your chest and offering it up to him for perusal, hands bloody and soul bare. feels like saying ‘this is all that i am and all that i have been and all i will ever be and i hope, i hope, i hope it’s enough.’
jace finally, finally speaks, sighs your name, soft and sweet and tender, and hope blooms in your chest.
“oh, my sweet lady,” he murmurs, crowding into your space as he cups your cheek, and the smell of woodsmoke and dragon and jace floods your senses. “i am falling so unbelievably in love with you. only, it does not feel so much like falling as it is like choosing it, like walking into love with you with my eyes wide open and seeing nothing but you.”
it's almost unbearable, the blazing heat of his gaze as he presses his forehead against yours, and it makes you tremble as your hands clutch as his elbows in an effort to ground yourself to this moment, to him. “our betrothal was decided for us without care or consideration for our own desires,” he says, lips brushing against your own with every whispered word. “i know that as well as you, but i need you to know that if i had the choice i would choose this. i would choose you, your stubborn heart, your fierce spirit, your gracious soul.”
his hand slides from your cheek to your hair, holds you so tenderly like you are something precious, and it steals your breath from your lungs as you revel in his unbridled affection. “i care not when we marry, if we marry, in truth, because in my heart you are already mine just as i am already yours.”
he kisses you, then, a desperate and greedy thing, as if he can no longer restrain himself from devouring you whole. and you are just as needy, hands fisting in his doublet as you press yourself against him and somehow finding yourself wishing to be closer still. the world narrows down to him and him only; his mouth, his hands, his hair. you can think of nothing else, and do not wish to, because in this moment you are wholly yourself and he is wholly himself and it’s enough, it’s wonderful and delicate and it’s enough.
and, there beneath the moonlight and amongst the winter roses, deep and enduring affection, the kind of love the bards sing songs about, takes root.
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persephonesdreams21 · 8 months ago
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Sweet Tooth
A/N: Well let me say first and foremost. My bad guys. Lol I didn't mean to keep this rotting in my drafts for almost a year, but life got crazy. I hope you guys enjoy this
Warnings: Explicit. Oral(fem receiving) Body worship. Finger sucking. Squirting. Multiple orgasms. Willy being down bad.
Summary: You’re sweeter than any chocolate he could cook up, and Willy is all too eager to show you just how much he craves you. Your smiles, your attention…your taste.
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The last few weeks of your life have been vibrant.
Filled with technicolor so unlike the dreary years you’ve spent in this town. Between the weather and the chipped cobblestone, England was so gray this time of year. Frigid and frozen over with winter winds and a constant flurry of snow.
It was on a particularly cold night that you’d found him.
Saved him, he’d argue whenever he told the story. Saved him from Bleacher and his mangy mutt.
“Don't you ever get tired of harassing people?” you'd sighed as you'd stumbled upon the scene. A familiar one- another poor soul about to get roped into Bleacher and Scrubbit’s barely concealed hoodwink. Everyone who’d grown up in this city knew better.
“Why don't you mind your business, Y/N. And leave us be. Both me and mister-” Bleacher looks to the man. The one with the sharp cheekbones and the ostentatious velvet trench coat.
“Wonka. Willy Wonka” And he’d said it with such innocence gleaming in those bright eyes that in that moment, you knew you couldn't let him fall victim to the cruel scam.
That’s how you’d ended up with an unexpected housemate.
The home you’d grown up in is nothing special and far from fancy, but you do happen to have a spare room. One with an old fold-out bed that’s more comfortable than it looks. It may have been stupid, but you couldn't help but trust him. Want to help him, feel this pull to him…
That was weeks ago. Almost a month now.
Willy living with you, under your roof, feels oddly natural. Like it had been years that the two of you had been co-existing, he fits into your space like he was destined to come to you. Like he belongs there; the two of you working together like a well oiled machine.
You cook dinner, he washes the dishes and wipes down the counters. The house has never been neater. Even though you try to deny them, every day when he returns from the Gallery Gourmet, he leaves silver shillings in the key bowl on the kitchen table.
“It’s not much…but I want to make sure I’m paying my way. I’m real appreciative of all you’ve done for me” he tells you so earnestly it makes you blush. You sneakily slip his sovereigns in the pockets of his trousers when you do his laundry.
He doesn't know it but he’s helped you too. And not just by scrubbing dishes.
You truly hadnt realized how lonely you were until he came along, and you were terrified of losing your found companion. You’d hold on to him for as long as he’d allow.
Your new favorite time of the day is the evenings; quiet ones. With a fire burning in the hearth and the radio playing softly. You and Willy curl up on the couch, warm in your respective quilts. And read. Well, you read to him. At his persistent insistence.
“Aren't you tired of me blabbing yet?” you tease as you pick up the dog eared copy of The Hobbit that the two of you had been working your way through.
Willy gives you a grin, all boyish and crooked “Never that. I adore the way you tell stories”
That makes your stomach swoop dangerously and you shake your head “You’re a flatter, Mr. Wonka”
“No, no. Your voice is more melodic than the bells of Notre Dame” and when he says things like that to you, how are you not supposed to swoon? From any other man it would make you scoff, but from Willy his compliments always feel different.
Like maybe he’s telling the truth…
You ignore it and change the subject to something that feels safer “One day i'm gonna put you in front of a map and make you show me all the places you’ve been”
“Honestly, It would probably be easier to mark off the few places I haven't been-”
“Oh ho ho ho. How modest of you, great explorer” You tease around a laugh and his ears redden a bit at your ribbing.
“It's not like that and you know it” Willy defends “It was a lot less glamorous than it sounds. I spent seven years under the deck scrubbing pots and then collecting ingredients for my chocolate whenever we made port”
“And wooing girls on every continent?” I ask and that blush on his ears spreads to the high apples of his cheeks.
He’s a pretty one and you know even though he pretends to be demure, might come off as innocent, he’s anything but.
You’d gotten a small taste of it, and hadn't thought of anything else since. But neither of you had quite mustered the bravery to talk about that yet.
The two of you settle in on the old worn couch with mugs of steaming hot chocolate, courtesy of Willy. He’d spoiled you rotten, made you develop a terrible sweet tooth. Any cavities you develop, you’re completely blaming on him.
“Willy” you whine.
“Just try it, please. I made this recipe especially for you”
You take a sip.
The first rush of flavor over your taste buds has your eyes fluttering.
“Mmm, oh my god” you can't help but moan. It’s the most complex thing you’ve ever tasted. Truly. He’s outdone himself- cinnamon and warmth.The kind that feels like a a lovers embrace. Sweet milk chocolate. Is that a hit of rose? “This is insane, what’s in this?”
At your praise Willy smiles like the cat that caught the canary “Cinnamon bark from Sri Lanka, Wild roses from China. Coconut milk”
You look over at him, appraising. Trying to figure out why his voice has taken on that husk. Why his eyes are boring into so intensely.
“What a peculiar combination of flavors” you whisper and Willy bites his lip.
“Its become my favorite combination lately” he admits “but I can't seem to get it quite right. You see, I was allowed to taste it only once, and its tormented me since”
Your breath hitches. Flashes of tangling tongues tongues and his lips pressed against yours. It had only been one kiss but it had wreaked havoc on you since.
You eyeball the mug in your hands. Maybe you weren't the only one suffering with the after effects after all.
“Is this chocolate supposed to taste like?...”
“You. Yes. Your kiss. Your tongue and your lips” Willy nods. “I don't know if anything can come close to the real thing, but I tried”
Your heart thunders behind your ribcage. The longing in his voice matches the one within your gut, the need that had been brewing.
“I’ve spent hours. Thinking of you, trying to imitate your taste so that I could have it one more time. Spicy, but not quite. More warm. Sweet…the floral note from your lipstick. I’ve been nearly everywhere and i’ve never sampled anything quite like it”
With his confession, the thin thread of control snaps.
You’d been trying, so hard. Trying not to scare him away. Trying to keep the intensity of your feelings at bay so that he’d stay, even after he secured his shop. That he wouldnt leave you when he found success-
You place the mug down on the old wood of the side table-
“Please” Willy’s pathetic as he grabs at your arm “Don't go, I understand if this was too much but I- I didn't know how else to show you”
You lean into his touch, not away and that seems to calm him if only just.
Of course this sweet silly man couldn't just tell you that he cared for you. That was not his style. He was bad with words, so much better with his hands. To him, he’d shown you the most sincere form of devotion, crafted your portrait with his most loved medium.
“I feel the same” you say, voice quivering just the tiniest bit. His eyes melt and he comes in close, forehead knocking against yours.
When you kiss him its hot from the start. It’s wet and electric, charged with emotion. With desperation. Willy’s sinewy hands are all over you, cupping your chin, squeezing your waist, so much more bold this time. The waiting had lowered any inhibitions he might have had.
It’s frantic, him unbuttoning your blouse and you tugging at his trousers.
You need more. Need to feel his dark silky hair between your fingers, his pale skin under your palms.
Nothing feels like enough. Not when he mouths at your garment covered breasts or when you wiggle out of your skirt.
You reach into his boxers, wanting to palm at the blood hot hardness you’ll find there-
He groans and pulls his mouth away from your neck, where he’d been suckling marks into the delicate skin. “Wait, don’t”
“Why?” you’re confused, you can feel him. Firm and needy under the cloth.
“Because I want to take care of you first. With my mouth. If you’ll let me”
And oh. Oh.
All you can do is nod. Lay back and let him take what he needs, you feel more vulnerable than ever before. When he blankets you with his body, you realize that you also feel safer. Adored by this man, by this odd beautiful man.
Willy is a tactile person. He wants to touch and taste. And so that is what he does.
There’s so much to feel. Your heavy breasts, peaked with hard little nipples that he swirls his tongue round. Your belly and wide hips, so soft, so much give, he watches his fingers dig in and indent. Your thighs, so plush.
He buries his head between them. And inhales, deeply.
“Willy!” you exclaim, scandalized, trying to close your legs, but he shoulders his way deeper.
“You smell so good” Willy reassures you, his nose pressed against the wet patch on your knickers. Groaning like it’s the best scent in the world.
He takes his time, savors the moment as he peels the damp fabric away. His eyes locked on how the strings of slick stretch and shine in the low fire light. You’re so wet, the puffy lips of your cunt sopping already. And when he takes his first tentative lap, he knows that he could do this for hours and there's no way he’d ever be able to replicate it.
Nectar from the gods. Earthy and sour sweet.
You whimper as he feasts, as he gorges greedily. The sight of his dark head bobbing between your thighs makes you shudder. It’s almost unreal. That he’s doing this, that he wants you. His arms are wrapped around the back of your thighs, holding them up, holding you open.
You come for the first time with your fingers buried in his hair, pressing his face deep into you. Riding his nose and tongue.
For the second time you’re arching away from the sharp pleasure.
“Willy” you choke on your whines as his fingers reach deep into you, hitting that sensitive place inside over and over. You’re shaking with overstimulation, but hes groaning like he’s the one being brought to orgasm over and over.
He pulls his wet mouth away every so often. To tell you how beautiful you are. How good you taste.
“I can’t” you whisper, warningly.
“Please” Willy insists, his breath against your clit “One more, one more for me”
You can't deny him anything, can you?
You arch right up from the couch cushions, squealing as you hit that peak again. But this time is different, this time something inside you bursts, pushing wetness out in a flood.
Willy lets out a gutted sound from where he’s smothered by your thighs, that have tightened vice like around his head during your orgasm.
Coming down from it is almost painful and you’ve never sobbed from pleasure but well. There’s a first time for everything. While you shake and shiver Willy’s gentle, petting your thighs and tummy in soothing circles. Pulling away from your over sensitive flesh.
He stares up at you, his gaze heavy and his tongue poking out every few seconds. Swiping at his wet lips. Like he can't stop tasting you. It’s debauched. Beautiful.
“You are the best thing i’ve ever tasted” Willy pants out the vow, raw with honesty. Drunk on the flavor of you.
Wryly, you wonder if he’ll try to manufacture it into a truffle. A fancy bon bon.
You smile as he climbs back fully on top of you, your arms wrapping around him and holding him close. You kiss the shell of his ear before whispering-
“My turn to taste you”
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I never thought I’d be writing Willy Wonka smut but well. Here I am lol
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nonushu · 9 months ago
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stuck with you - csc
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genre: fluff, married life :P | wc: 710 | husband!seungcheol x reader about: choi seungcheol, your husband, who would do anything to see you happy. a/n: happy late (don't come for me😭) birthday to scoops<3 (this was rotting in my drafts... i love you cheol, forgive me)
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with a slight nip in the air, the breaths between the two of you were visible. it's late, and you're not sure why your husband dragged you out in your backyard—which was decorated in what seems to resemble a festival. it's a surprise he told you.
"okay, so... i know it's not fireworks," seungcheol began, revealing two sparklers, "but it's close enough, right?"
you blink before smiling. "sparklers?"
he nods. "i know you really wanted to see them this year," he says, putting one in your hand, "so, i'm sorry we couldn't make it. but if you think about it, sparklers are just tiny fireworks! plus, it's way more personal, too."
"cheol," you laugh, feeling your disappointment wash away as he lit one with a lighter. "you didn't have to..."
"hush, baby," he interrupts, motioning his lighter to the sparkler in your hand. "come here."
the sparks crackles between you, casting a glow over both of your faces. seungcheol waves his sparkler like a child at a birthday party, his toothy smile making your heart swell.
you shook your head at how hard he was trying to cheer you up, but the truth is, you couldn't envision something more perfect than this. "okay, okay," you say, holding your sparkler out toward him. "i admit, this is not what i expected but..."
his gaze softens, playfulness wearing off. "i just didn't want you to miss out on the fun."
you bit your lip, feeling a little flutter in your chest. “you really didn’t have to go through all this—i mean, when did we even have all these decorations in the house?”
he shrugs, leaning a bit closer with a grin. “don't worry about it,” he chirps, pecking your forehead.
his hair, slightly tousled from the breeze, curled at the edges of his forehead, framing his dark eyes that reflected the sparks as they flicker between you. seungcheol had that effect—one of many that you couldn't help but ogle over. not to mention his thoughtfulness, always surprising you even more on how much he really cares for you.
"you’re staring," he teases, catching your eyes as a smirk tugs at the corner of his lips.
you feel cheeks heat up, and quickly avert your eyes, pretending to focus on the sparkler in your hand. "i... i wasn’t staring. i was... just thinking."
"yeah? about?" he uttered, his tone light, but you could feel the shift in the air. he steps closer, closing the small space.
a giggle slips from your lips, your eyes meeting his, seeing the way the warm light of the sparklers dances across his face. "okay, maybe i was staring a little."
he chuckles lowly, a soothing sound that made you feel like a teenager with a crush. "you can stare all you want," he says quietly, smugness replaced with something gentler, almost tender. "i don’t mind."
seungcheol's hand brushes yours lightly as he adjusts his grip on the sparkler, the brief touch sending a tingle up your arm. he didn’t pull away, and neither did you. his fingers stayed close, not quite intertwined with yours.
"i was just thinking... thinking about how i'm so grateful for you," you confess, "thank you for this, cheol, really. i couldn't have it any other way."
his eyes crinkle. "you don't have to thank me," he says, his voice barely louder than a whisper. "i'd do this for you everyday if i could."
seungcheol lifts his free hand to gently brush his fingers on your face. his touch lingers, his thumb graze your cheek. "you deserve to be happy," he murmurs, "and if i can be a part of that, then that's enough for me."
your breath hitches at his words, and for a second, you couldn't find your voice. you lean in, resting your forehead against his, the sparklers crackling in the background.
"i am happy," you whisper back, your voice full of joy. "as long as you light my sparkler, i always will be."
the last sparks of the sparklers die down, leaving behind only the soft glow of the backyard decorations. seungcheol leans forward and presses his lips to yours, a gentle kiss.
when he pulls back, his eyes twinkle. "i promise i'll always light them for you."
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dreamdazedworld · 6 months ago
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love at first sight.
Synopsis: Yandere! Anaxa worships you (yippie..?)
Note(s): Hey! It’s me, the one and only author of this one shot- Daze! It’s been a while, huh? Long story short, school entrance exams were approaching and I had to take a break for a certain period of time, but exams are over and I passed so I’m back from the dead!!! Anyways, I might post the Yingxing one shot that’s rotting in my drafts for ages once I’m done rewriting it, but first, I need to get rid of this Anaxa brain rot so eat up dearies!! Also, this may not be as good as my other works, but forgive me for that one! I think my writing skills got a bit rusty…. Though, I did give it my all! I hope that you all would like it! (Reblogs are very appreciated!)
Warning(s): Yandere, religious themes (not really), kidnapping, written before 3.0
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Anaxa believes in no god, everyone knows that- and yet, he found himself captivated by you, his God, his everything.
Perhaps it was fate that pulled him to you- no, it had to be fate. His breathing hitched at the sound of your voice, delicate and angelic, just as he imagined. Ethereal, divine, perfect- your beauty was that of a divine being, he mused. After all, how could you be mortal when you were this heavenly, mesmerizing?
Anaxa believes in no god, except for you, and only you.
He thought that he’d be satisfied with watching you from afar and occasionally taking pictures to engrave your beauty in his memories, he really did. But the more he watched, the desire to steal you away from prying eyes grew stronger, and eventually devoured him whole from the inside. So please, forgive him for locking you up in his house. Forgive him for being so foolish and so greedy for your attention, forgive him for clipping your freedom away, please.
He doesn’t mind if you scream at him. Having your attention on him is more than enough, and even when you’re angry, you look so divine. He won’t mind if you cry, either- he’ll pull you into his embrace and gently kiss the tears away, even if he’s the one who made you cry in the first place. Punch him, use him, kill him, he doesn’t mind- as long as it means that you’ll be there by his side.
But when you start returning his actions back, Anaxa is ecstatic, though he doesn’t really show it on his face. It could be something very subtle- for example, the way your grip tightens whenever he embraces you in your vulnerable moments, or the way you start speaking more towards him, even if it was just a ‘good morning’, or a ‘good night’. It doesn’t matter how big or small it is, really, as long as there are signs that you’re starting to warm up to him, he’ll notice. And if it means that he’ll be able to see you smile, then he’s willing to wait, no matter how long it takes.
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mejaemin · 3 days ago
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city girl 𐚁 with mark lee and lee donghyuck (18+)
preview wc ⭑ 541 summary ⭑ moving from the city to the country was definitely a downgrade, but ranchers mark and donghyuck from across the street seem to make it a little better! pairing ⭑ rancher/cowboys!markhyuck x reader an ⭑ ah, the long awaited +82 pressin fic… can i even call it that anymore? idk but if you’re new, that’s what this fic was created for, inspired by the cowboy concept photos !!! so, yes, this has been rotting in the drafts since march 💔
release date ⭑ july 20th !!! comment to be tagged in the final product 🤍
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“it’s hot as fuck down here. like, i’m about to start a charity event for you or something. i feel so bad, girl, imagine having to live here..” giselle complains, fanning herself as she sits on your porch with you.
“i know! it fucking sucks! first of all, i’m like, chained to this house because my dad said i’m too fast.. like, what does that even mean? i’m an adult! and on top of that, it’s always hot as balls! and everyone here is ugly!” you complain, hands waving around dramatically. giselle is right there with you, nodding and agreeing. living in the south, burning hot country area is the worst. so not your style.
“..well, maybe i’ll ask my parents to fly you back to the city every once in a while. i’ll miss you so much.. this is unfair.” she pouts, resting her head on your shoulder.
you sigh, swinging your feet as they hang off the edge of the bench you sit on together. plenty of cars pass by, all big trucks with longhorn bumper stickers or a horse trailer on the back. it’s so weird! is this really the culture down here? no crime, no noise, no peeing rats, no peeing people, and you’re expected to be happy living here? your dad can kiss your ass. you’ll find a way out of here. getting a job and saving money to move back to the city is a little far-fetched for your tastes, but if there’s a will, there’s a way.
just as you start plotting your escape, there’s a little bit of motion across the street. it’s a cute little ranch, fancy and adequately sized. two boys walk out of the barn on horseback, making their way towards the training area. it looks so dumb, so boring, watching them run in circles together, but upon getting a closer look at their features.. you can’t look away.
one sits on a pretty white horse, wavy brown hair on top of his head. he’s got a white tank on, pretty, big shoulders on display as his horse picks up its pace around the track. he looks handsome, but in a pretty boy kind of way, and he looks.. strangely good doing his thing. god, you can’t believe you’re actually ogling a fucking cowboy.
the other one spots you, a boy just as gorgeous, except he’s a little darker in skin tone, with a lighter shade of hair, equally as curly as the other’s. he makes his way over to his friend and starts saying something, laughing the whole time he does so. it’s such a pretty sight, you wish you could actually hear it. then, they both turn to look at you, and you flinch, hiding in your friend’s hair.
“what the-” she starts, confused, but then she notices the two boys. “ew, there’s two.. country boys staring at us. that’s disgusting.
“i know! and it looks like they were talking about me, too!” you complain, kicking your feet in your rise of emotion.
she laughs, “..maybe they want a taste of the city girl?” she sing-songs, obviously teasing, but when you peek through the fingers that cover your face, you can’t help but think..
you might just let them.
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risuola · 1 year ago
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ENTRY #10 ♡ F. READER X GOJO SATORU // You make my heart do things it's not supposed to do.
contents: arranged marriage!au, teeth rotting fluff, nothing else — wc. 1000
a/n: expect me to drop few entries very quickly because they are all finished in my drafts <3
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It still flustered him.
Satoru never, not once in his 28 years of life, felt more confused, than right now. Why was his heart doing backflips in his chest? He sat there, on the wooden chair frozen and thankful for the furniture that held his weight because if suddenly it’d be taken away, he would collapse to the floor, meet the cold kitchen tiles and melt against them into a puddle of mess. He was there, stuck in time with his head empty and heart racing in his chest, rumbling against the cage of his ribs while you were going about the day without a care and attention to his pathetic state. A state you reduced him to.
It’s been few minutes already and Gojo sat there in silence, watching your back as you were washing fruit in the sink, snacking on the juicy strawberries he grabbed for you earlier that morning — a gesture foreign to his own body but he wanted, for once, to be the person who made you smile and not only experience the effect of someone else’s doing. He woke up earlier that day, before the sun even peaked above the horizon line and with his thoughts racing and stomach full of butterflies, he went on a very special mission.
It was a tiny market, way outside Tokyo but with the loveliest sellers. He found a booth he eyed once when on the job in the area, a stand full of little hand-woven baskets, each of them brimmed with fruit. The strawberries were red, some very bright and some very deep in color, glistening in the early sun with the morning dew that scattered across the surface looked as if little crystals were adorning the harvest. Satoru smiled and the old lady smiled as well.
“How can I help you, young man?” She asked, spreading her arms invitingly and Satoru could tell, by the look of her calloused hands, stained in juice and dirt, she was working hard every day to make a living.
“My wife loves strawberries,” he began, catching himself on the ease with which the word wife left his mouth, “but I don’t know much about picking the best ones. Could you help me with that?”
“You came to the right place, son!”
Just few moments later, Satoru was walking slowly towards his house, after warping back into the city. In his hand, a bag hung hooked over his fingers, full of those little baskets and their contents. He might have gone overboard with the purchase, but the joyful tears that welled in the eyes of that old woman when he paid her for fruit — definitely much more than it was worth according to the prices — he had no regrets. In result he carried the bagful of not only strawberries but also some apples, raspberries and sweet cherries — all of which he was forced to take, despite his initial plans of getting only the red ones you like so much.
“There you are, right on time,” your beautiful, melodic voice greeted him the moment he swung the doors open, and he swallowed the lump in his throat. He could’ve bought you flowers as well, he planned to do so, but he had to evacuate himself from the grasp of that one seller lady, because as lovely as she was, if he stayed a moment longer, she would pack him her entire harvest of that morning. “I thought you went out earlier, but I made breakfast for you anyway.”
“I went for a little walk,” he said, trying to sound as nonchalant and at ease as he could despite the rageful whirl of butterflies in his stomach. Why was he so nervous? “And I bought you these.”
A soft thud barely made itself apparent above the cacophony of clinking plates and cutlery, but it was enough to catch your attention. You looked at him, curious, and somewhat carefully reached into the bag now rested on the kitchen table. Your face brightened up, your eyes glimmered and you smiled — and Satoru could’ve sworn he’s never seen something more beautiful. You reminded him of a child that got a toy it dreamed of. Pure happiness washed over your features and he wondered if it was always that easy to bring joy to your otherwise calm self.
“Oh my god, Satoru–“ you gasped out, fishing out one of the berries and after a short rinse under the water, you popped it into your mouth and melted. He was told by the woman in the market that the type she was growing on her fields was exceptionally sweet, with the right amount of tang and a lot of juice.
“Tasty?” He asked, watching how you savored the flavor with pure pleasure.
They were tasty. He found out himself, because when your lips pressed to his own, he forgot how to breathe and the only things on his mind were the plushiness of your mouth and that sweetness. His body moved on its own, his hands found their place on your hips, pulled you in, as if it was a natural reaction for him to bring you closer.
And then, before he managed to secure his grip on you, you were gone from his proximity, leaving only the lingering taste of strawberries on his lips and a growing confusion.
I love you.
He heard that right, a gentle whisper against his mouth. You said it, this time you said it for sure, this time he was sure the words actually were spoken, not read between lines.
“Sit down, Satoru, eat your breakfast,” you sing-sang happily, as if you didn’t stop the entire globe just now. As if you didn’t just alter the universe he was in, shifting the rhythm of the muscle in his chest permanently. As if you didn’t just tell him you love him.
But he sat down, afraid to not lose his balance and absentmindedly shoved a piece of a pancake into his mouth.
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aouiaa · 1 year ago
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Abby and reader got into an argument but still want to let each other know that they love each other when going to bed (touching toes, got it from a podcast I listen to) 😞🩷 fluff one shot please (if you can of course!!😙🩷🩷)
[✶] — SEPARATION ANXIETY | A.A
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DISCLAIMERS & WARNINGS — EIGHTEEN PLUS, fluff and mentions of past arguments
AUTHORS NOTE, okay, i lied. last thing i’m posting this for a while simply for the fact, it has been rotting in my fucking drafts and you can read it if you want. okay, byeeeee!
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There was an unspoken rule engraved in your minds; never step foot out of the house without a goodbye. For if the worst were to happen, you didn't live with regret. Sorta. It was always awkward between the two of you when mad at each other. Naturally, it’d be weird if you carry on without consequences following through after.
It's not like you could ignore her text for hours on end, no, you had to be an adult and deal with it. Plus it was physically and spiritually impossible to distance yourself from her since she was in widths length from you constantly, and it’s not like you both weren't gonna stop talking all together. That's ridiculous, but it had been a full twenty-four hours without talking to each other, and it felt odd.
Exiting out of the bathroom, you're about done rubbing in your moisturizing cream as you reach your side of the bed, throwing the blanket over to give yourself room to crawl in. The blanket hits the unconscious brute beside you, waking her up. She groans in annoyance upon impact. You couldn't help, but to snort before uttering a apology, taking the blanket off of her.
You hear an annoyed huff from the blonde woman and nothing more. With a heavy sigh, you let the plush of the mattress consume you, situating yourself to a likable position, and usually turning to your side to give a goodnight kiss to Abby, boom, drop dead asleep, but, not tonight. A frown graces your lips at the revelation of your nightly routine being disturbed. Everyone knows; you can't sleep if your nightly routine isn't truly complete!
You glance over at the sleeping figure of your wife beside you, scrutinizing her soft and peaceful features. You knew she wasn't asleep, she normally doesn’t fall back to sleep with ease after being awaken so abruptly. So you call her name which makes her open her eyes immediately. Upon seeing your lovers eye flutter open, you smile. "I love you, goodnight." you announce hastily, and full on turn your body, your back facing her.
A pout forms at this small interaction, and elicits her to shake you gently. "Hey, wait, come back." she whines quietly, her voice making you want to laugh out loud. But not wanting to further tease the poor blonde woman, you peer over your shoulder and face her with a smirk.
It hurts almost, to hold back the scoff, ready to protrude from her larynx as she stares at your smug, stupidly, cute face. But nonetheless says, "I love you too." through a pout, her eyes glinting.
You couldn't help, but to chuckle in response to her profound reciprocated love for you, and fully turning around to press a kiss against her lips. For a moment, Abby thought she was going into cardiac arrest because in that moment the heavenly sensation of your warmth radiating off of your lips to hers felt cathartic, all worldly problems were solved, by this one act. The act of love was the answer to every problem.
At least to Abby who tries to keep you there, stuck on her lips like a tongue stuck to an iced pole, but your fatally quick, and pull away before she can get a grip. Your back faced towards her, and she could hear your giggles, seeming to enjoy tormenting her.
A huff of exasperation, but underlying sadness leaves her lips as she shifts herself closer to you, wrapping her arms around your waist and pulling you to her chest, so you can't escape.
"Got you." her breath fanning over your ear, you could practically hear her smile along with a laugh. Which brings a laugh outta of you, enveloping in her warmth. Finally, closing your eyes, and getting well deserved beauty sleep.
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