#it's like being in college all over again and getting ink and paint and shit all over myself from studio
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Love my absolutely unhinged stationery customers.
Today we had a lovely man come in about 15 minutes before close asking about fountain pens, my coworker comes to grab me to see if I can help since I know more than she does in this area, and I come out to the front to see the guy has opened a bottle of our ink and is already making a mess.
He asks me for my name and then for a tissue and if I can't please explain what all of these contraptions and pieces of the pens are? And maybe is there something that can get ink off of his hands?
Added to this every time he wants to see something or try something he OPENS THE PACKAGING AND STARTS ACTIVELY USING IT ON A ~$150 PEN HE HAS NOT PURCHASED.
He assures me, "I really want a nice pen, but I want to know how to use it, and figure it out while someone who knows what they're doing can help me. I WILL buy this stuff!"
I bring him a bottle of pen cleaner? Immediately opens it to pour a little on his hands to see if he can get the ink off.
Asks me how to insert and use a converter? Immediately opens the bottle of ink to dip the pen in and suck ink up w the converter.
Cartridge? Has me pop the converter out (ink all over MY hands now lmao) so he can try the cartridge. Oh. Hm. Not a fan of cartridges, he says. No thanks on the cartridges. I will later note "lightly used cartridge x1" on the box so I can let my manager know about it tomorrow.
Tells me he wants another bottle of pen cleaner. Just in case.
He then mentions, after I go fetch the second bottle, that he'd actually like a pen that makes a thicker line? What is this one? Extra Fine? Oh, no, please, maybe medium? There's a medium pen?! PERFECT! He then proceeds to immediately take the converter OUT of the EF pen, tear open the plastic on the brand new M pen, and pop it right in, and draw up more ink.
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One more bottle of pen cleaner, actually.
All 3 of my bottles of pen cleaner are going to this man. I need to order more.
And then... and then, he puts the pen in his shirt pocket, and tells me he's ready to check out.
Buys all the stuff (except the EF pen and the cartridges) and is very excited to use his new high quality fountain pen. He looks ecstatic, honestly. Despite all the chaos and some mess and a pen I'll have to clean tomorrow and my other manager being very confused about this whole incident, he was a pleasant customer. Fantastic energy. Polite. Patient. Listened to my advice.
And then he discovers we have notebooks too! And leaves around 2 minutes before closing, after selecting a perfect notebook. Of course.
What a guy.
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#work anecdotes#daily life#i meant to buy pumice soap after work and i got the wrong kind#whoops! that's grease soap! not pumice soap!#the ink stains will go away after a while... ah but until then I'll be blue hands#it's like being in college all over again and getting ink and paint and shit all over myself from studio#anyway i couldn't not share this story. pen guy if you're out there i hope you love your new pen lmao
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I was basically inspired by these ^^^ pics of jk bc wow hot hi
â ď¸ ALSO QUICK DISCLAIMER :: this is my first fanfic on here so it might be terrible but enjoy anyway. â ď¸
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đ´đśđŽđŽđ˘đłđş :: bitch you better have his money.
đ¨đŚđŻđłđŚ :: ABSOLUTE SMUTTY FILTH heh angst too ig
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đ¸đ˘đłđŻđŞđŻđ¨đ´ :: long haired tatted jk, thatâs it, thatâs the warning, uh kinda sketchy plot hsjsjsj, WOW ANGST ASF at the beginning tho, dub!con towards the middle donât hurt me, fuck or die ig, gunplay????? yeah????? jks BLATANT OVERUSE of pet names, dacryphillia, major-ish character death, describing the injuries on a dead body, jk has a sir kink ig??? um excessive over exaggerated choking bc jks hands yum, explicit seggs, rough jk, heâs kinda mean, dom!jk, sub!reader, oral m&f receiving (facefucking on both ends), coochie sniff if you squint, coochie slaps if u squint too, spanking, OVERSTIMULATION, unprotected seggs, degradation, he calls her a bitch once idk, other bad names, praise too ig, jk gives an ultimatum, SLIGHT aftercare, he kinda like switches from flirty to murderous like a bunch of times it��s kinda weird, jk has an impossibly huge shlong obv, contemplating death, super mature themes, reader is a BIG fucking crybaby, overuse of the word fuck, corruption kink at the end if u squint super hard, also DUB!CON in case you didnât see it, at this point I should just write what it doesnât have
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âIf youâre not out of my house in 3.4 seconds, I'm dragging you out by the testiclesâ you uttered, your alarmingly calm voice laced with raw brutality as hot tears cascaded down your burning cheeks, your arm outstretched and pointed toward the blinding light of the hallway that contrasted with your dark bedroom. You said nothing more, with your eyes trained angrily at one of the four blank tan walls nearby, not possibly being able to bear speaking to or sparing a glance into the eyes of a cheating whore. The woman you had just caught him with scurried past you wearily, a terrified and confused glint in her eyes as she passed your frigid frame sans underwear, with her sparkly silver pumps dangling from her fingers and a wrinkly silver dress hanging limply from the clutches of her other hand. The man in question shuffled cautiously around the bed, clutching the exposed parts of his body and approaching you with extreme hesitation and outstretched hands, as if trying to calm the already blazing flames of your fury. He laid a cold, rough hand on your shoulder squeezing softly, a motion that once brought you comfort but only added the all consuming hatred that bubbled up inside you akin to ravenous bile filling up the pit of your belly. âDid you not hear what I said? Get out.â You spat, glossy eyes still pointed toward anything but him.
â____ pleaseâ he croaked, like the slimy frog he truly was, his voice dripping in false agony which only neared you closer to the brink of undoubtedly committing an act of extreme violence against that man. âPlease baby it wasnât-'' you blanked. He was about to make an excuse. A stupid, rediculous, horrible, completely false excuse which you had absolutely no patience to hear. So you snapped, harshly shrugging your shoulder and sending his arm flying back to his side. He stepped back, ceasing his incessant chatter as he stared at you, a surprised expression painting his âpainedâ features. He wasnât accustomed to you acting like this, you were never one to raise your voice or act out in any sort of way so he stood there, eyes widened in dumbfounded silence and you took this chance, bending down, scooping up as much of his discarded clothing as you possibly could and throwing it in his face, your rage bubbling over into something much more carnal as you inhaled deeply through your nose.
âShut the fuck up and leave!â He scrambled to catch as many clothes as he could and was taken aback by your abrupt outburst. He stood silent once again though this time, he was making the face he often made when forcing himself to cry. It was the face he made around his mother to get out of family responsibilities. The face he made around his friends when guilt tripping them into buying him drinks, and now he's using it for you. To guilt you into taking pity on his pathetic actions which merely was the catalyst for your unforgiving violence. In an instant you were behind him, heaving him out of the door with your bare hands, pushing with all your might, using the immense pain coursing through your limbs as motivation to drive his beefy frame further and further out of the bedroom, down the hallway, into the living room and closer to the door yelling âI said leave! Leave! Now!â Pushing harder and harder with every word you choked out. The tears began to flow faster, clouding and distorting your vision as your face contorted into an expression of pure anguish until finally, he was forced out of the open doorway and into the main hallway of your apartment building. You promptly slammed the door in his face and the only thought traveling though your mind was âthank god she left that door openâ because you wouldnât have been able to force him through it otherwise.
You stood silently for a few seconds, back to the door, face still slick with tears as the cool wood on your back shook senselessly with every beat of his fist and muffled shout of his voice crying phrases like â____ open the fuking door!â , âthis is my apartment too baby come onâ and other variations of the sort. Your mind was empty while you remained there, letting the harsh reality sink in like the slowest molasses. You allowed that man, that pig, to take 10 years of your life. 10 years of your prime. 10 years that you'll never get back no matter how much you beg and plead for it. Come to think of it, you had shaped your entire life around him. His influence was there no matter how much you wished it wasnât. His residue staining your life like the blackest ink of which you would never be able to rid yourself. At the surfacing of these thoughts, youâd finally broke down and cried, like ugly cried. Broken heaves and sobs escaped your throat until you felt like you were suffocating as you slid down the door, not caring if he heard your wails and whines of torment on the other side of the polished mahogany. You actually hoped he did hear, you wanted him to hear the anguish and grief he put you through. You wanted him to hear you cry out all of your attachment and love for him until there was none left, so he knows the tears flowing from your body hold all of the affection you harbor for him. All ten years of attraction flowing out in a gigantic tsunami of grief that can only end in a new start.
Your mind played through all the memories, and the small amount of good times you had with each other while you sobbed mercilessly, also coming to the realization that he never did anything for you. Ever since you were 14 youâd been changing everything about yourself for him, while he merely lived his life, dragging you along like a supportive little puppy and rewarding you with cheap token gifts and mediocre sex once in a blue moon.
He wanted to attend university in your hometown so you abandoned your dream school, which accepted you, to attend a closer college. He made the decision to study abroad, so you had to drop everything and move to Australia for him. He wanted to wait to have kids so you froze your fucking eggs for him. He got a great new job at a large company in Asia, so you dropped everything again and moved to South Korea. You learned Korean for him. You have the same friends as him. You even cut a few family members off because he was âuncomfyâ around them. He wouldnât even go down on you because it also made him âuncomfyâ, which shouldâve been a red flag from the start. You did all of this bullshit in the haze of love. The promise that heâd reciprocate all of it in affection and adoration, which he didnât, and now youâre sitting in your living room bawling your brains out because you were too lovestruck to see the signs.
After sobbing hysterically for what seemed like hours, youâd sat limply in front of your door, slouching back onto it as if it were a plush armchair and staring blankly into space, your mind completely empty. Feeling overwhelmed and exhausted beyond belief, you leaned forward, groaning in anguish as your tired muscles cried out in distress after being immobile for more than four hours. Crawling over to the couch, you tiredly flung your nearly paralyzed body onto the soft cushions with a sigh, not even bothering to pull the fluffy throw blanket over your body as your entire frame began to steadily shut down. Before your eyes completely shut, you caught a glimpse of the clock perched on the wooden tv stand which read 11:11 and scoffing quietly as you thought to yourself, âI thought that was supposed to mean good luckâ and you gave in to the delicious expanse of slumber.
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You were startled awake by the incessant pounding of your now ex-boyfriends fist on the door, again. For the past 4 days since youâd forced him out, heâd show up outside your door at the ass crack of dawn just banging on the door profusely, as if that would persuade you to open it an inch. He had a schedule, heâd come at 5am, before he went off to work, then at 12:30 on his lunch break, then again at 9:45 just to make you miserable before you went to bed. Youâre actually surprised the neighbors havenât complained to the landlords yet. You tossed the blanket off of your sticky body, kicking and thrashing wildly due to the annoyance caused by that nuisance.
You cried more times than you can count during these last 4 days, especially during the times he would attempt to win you over with sappy shit like âbaby, youâre my everything, youâre all iâve ever wantedâ, the lyrics to one of your favorite songs or, âyouâre my forever ____, you canât just throw 10 years away babeâ to which you cried about for 3 hours after heâd said it, after realizing that he actually wasted 10 fucking years of your life. Anger bubbled up in the pit of your stomach as you listened to the repetitive banging of his fist and at this point you had enough and came to the decision it was finally time to pack his shit. Stomping into the living room, you grabbed a necessary box of bags that sat on the coffee table in the center of the room, figuring you were ready to use it. With a final nod of your head, you marched into your shared bedroom and opened all of the cabinets and drawers that contained the plethora of his belongings and flinging them on the floor, grabbing the box of xl trash bags youâd snagged on your march in here and started tossing things in left and right, not caring about the brand name or the state of the fabric or anything for that matter. All you saw was red as your eyes welled up with tears for the first and probably not last time that day.
âI canât do thisâ you sobbed out, voice hoarse as you fell to your knees, ignoring the rugburn that was soon to form on those areas as your shoulders shook with every harsh breath you took. You had been dreading this task. Dreading it only for its significance that once you packed all his things and tossed them out, your relationship would be truly over. You definitely didnât want him back but this would be the first time youâve been alone in 10+ years and you were not certain you were prepared for that let alone wanting it. Inhaling shakily, you sniffed, ridding your face of any moisture as you cleared your throat and walked back into the kitchen, grabbing the bottle of chardonnay from your anniversary that fell on the week prior and venturing back into the closet to resume your task. You werenât much of a drinker but for this task, youâd need a bottle or two.
A few hours later, heâd finally went off to work and you sat in the doorway of the closet, drunkenly dressed in the wedding gown you were made to be wed in this summer still combing through all of his clothing and tossing them messily into a bag that laid open on the floor beside you. You took a swig from the bottle, hissing softly at the satisfying burn that seared itâs way down your throat and rubbing at your puffy eyes with the knuckle of your index finger. The closet was mostly bare, except for a rack with some of his clothes and one rack of semi-expensive clothing his cheap ass reluctantly purchased for you and you glanced around, catching a glimpse of some ugly floral fabric in the corner of the small space. Getting on your hands and knees you reached a limp hand out, taking hold of the horrendous fabric and dragging it out with a groan, eyes wide at the surprising heft of the object in your hand.
It was a pillowcase. A pillowcase full of something brick shaped. You raised an eyebrow quizzically before reaching into the bag and pulling out a fat stack of cash. Taking a sharp intake of breath you paused, staring blankly at the wrapped wad in your hand and cocking your head to the side. You peeked over into the bag after a few minutes, eyes popping out of your skull as they feasted on more huge stacks of money. It was Korean currency but there had to be at least 250k USD worth in the entire sack. You furrowed your brows, tossing the money back into the pillowcase forcefully as a tornado of thoughts whirled in your mind. Had he been saving behind your back? Was he planning on getting rich then eventually hanging you out to dry for some younger girl? How long has he had all of this? Where the fuck did it all come from?
You looked back at the money then back at the corner you found it in, squinting as you spotted some more ugly purple fabric. Crawling behind the clothing earnestly, you managed to fish out 4 more pillowcases full of money. You stifled a laugh, having never been in the presence of so much currency, you guessed it had to be more than 1 million dollars. You smiled for the first time in 4 days, lips curling up into a wide joy filled expression as you dumped all of the money onto the rugged floor of the closet. With all of the alcohol coursing through your veins, (almost a whole bottle) you didnât hesitate to grab the biggest tote bag you own and stuff as much money as it could hold inside. You figured it was the least he could do after cheating on you.
He deserved to pay, and you obviously deserved a raise.
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It was a full on shopping spree. After throwing all of his shit into bags, you tossed them outside your door and left with as much money as you could carry before he could come back on his lunch break. You even came back to get some more money, just to go out and spend it again. To say you splurged would be an understatement, you spent almost half of the money on clothes, shoes, a hair and makeup appointment, a manicure, a new car, and you even paid rent for six months after taking his name off the lease.
So here you were, struggling up the stairs as quick as you could, due to the fact that it was 9:30 and you were trying to avoid seeing him at his 9:45 visit. Your feet screamed in agony in your new jimmy choo pumps, because youâd been on them all day, and you had at least six shopping bags hanging from each arm, all full with an assortment of gaudy items such as shoe boxes, makeup products, and clothing. You had finally reached the door after a while, smiling at the absence of his bags which meant he took them and swiftly unlocked the door, clamoring in and tiredly dropping the bags in your hands. With a sigh, you locked the door, running a hand through your freshly styled hair as you rid your face of the designer sunglasses that shielded it. Kicking off your shoes, you hummed gratifyingly at the pleasurable feeling of bare feet and shuffled over to your couch, plopping down on the end cushion groggily.
A soft buzz in your back pocket caught your attention as you carefully fished out the new phone you purchased and unlocked it with your perfectly manicured fingers, raising an eyebrow quizzically as the texts rolled in, âi thought i blocked himâ you thought, preparing to do it a second time before a few texts caught your attention and you froze on the spot, chuckling heartlessly at his words.
+82 2 2263 5950 : whose car is in our parking spot?
+82 2 2263 5950 : did you already move on?
+82 2 2263 5950 : wow whore
You rolled your eyes, wondering where he attained the gaul to accuse you of a feat such as that. Calling you a whore as if that name isnât suitable for himself. Even more so than you. You decided to text him back, feeding off of an unknown source of confidence as your fingers furiously tapped along the screen.
me : itâs my car asshole
me : bought it with the money u left me
me :thx baby <3
+82 2 2263 5950 : what money?
me : the money in the closet you didnât bother telling me abt u dumb fuck
+82 2 2263 5950 : donât use that money
me : why should i listen to you?
me : you arenât my bf
+82 2 2263 5950 : no seriously ____ donât use that money wtf is wrong with u
me : already did bye babe
You blocked him as quickly as you could, face burning with absolute anger as you tossed your phone on the cushion beside you. Who is he to tell you what you could or couldnât do? You had come to the decision then and there that you wouldn't let him treat you like a child. He wasnât your dad. Thanks to him you barely speak to your dad. The only thought going through your mind at the time was âfuck him.â Before you could delve into your thoughts any further, it started. His incessant pounding on the door. Again. Although, this time it was much more frantic, desperate. He was much louder with his pathetic pleas and whines, crying out âplease donât use that money!â, âListen to me god damn it!â, â___ open the fucking door now!â But you stood your ground, ignoring him once again as you did for the past few days.
Just to escape the racket of his wails of desperation, you retreated to your room, slipping on one of his expensive balenciaga sweatshirts you kept for yourself and climbing into the cool blankets, burying yourself under the plush fabric and folding your pillow over your ears. You knew this would be the longest night of your life..
And you were correct, It was the longest night of your life. He never truly got the memo that you would not be coming out to communicate with him so he finally left at around 1:30 in the morning. You had slept horribly, tossing and turning as the aftermath of his cries and pleads left a print on your mind and tormented you at all hours of the night, you didnât manage to get any real sleep until around eight and woke up a mere five hours later in a state of confusion. It was well past noon and yet it was silent, you had woken up of your own volition, not because of some crazy man outside of your apartment screaming like a banshee. In due time, you had come to the conclusion that he had finally given up and gone about his day without banging on his ex-girlfriend's apartment door like an idiot at all hours of the day.
This theory was almost set in your mind until you heard a knock. Groaning violently, you stared up at your ceiling, eyebrows furrowed as you erased that theory from the whiteboard in your cortex. Fully prepared to ignore the person at the door, you rolled over to your side until another knock was heard. This wasnât him. This couldnât be him. The knocks were way too soft, they lacked an element of urgency, desperation. They were simply just way too calm. So, you sat up, swinging your legs over and reluctantly standing up, before making your way into the living room to be greeted with another knock and a smooth male voice calling out. âMiss ___ ___?â
You glanced wearily though your peep hole to be met with a tall male, dressed in a blue and white uniform. âLooks like a cop. He called the fucking cops on me, shit.â you whispered to yourself, voice small as you held onto the door handle. Figuring itâd be worse to make him wait, you opened the door, being met with the warm, dimpled smile, of the decorated individual. âYes, iâm ____â you respond, shoving your hands into the pockets of your sweatshirt and looking everywhere but him, which probably seems more suspicious than anything but you were too riddled with anxiety to care. The officer clutched a navy blue manilla folder in his hand and opened it promptly in order to sift through its contents.
âHi, iâm officer Kim.â he breathed out, calmly bowing and resuming his apparent spiel, âdo you know this man?â he pondered, raising an eyebrow quizzically as he pulled a photo from his folder with calloused fingers and lifted it, spinning it around to face you. Your eyes widened slightly upon being shown a picture of your ex and you nodded hesitantly.
âHeâs my ex boyfriend- well ex fiance I guess.â you responded, voice barely audible as your mind raced faster than the speed of sound. You asked yourself what he couldâve done that was bad enough for the police to show up at your door. Maybe you had been too harsh on him and he had gotten into one to many bar fights, maybe he robbed a bank at gunpoint, maybe he stole some old ladyâs car and filled it with off brand mayonnaise before he returned it. All your questions- all your thoughts stopped as Officer Kim responded, running a tired hand through his hair.
âHe passed, earlier today.â he paused, giving you time to digest things and you froze, staring at his face blankly as your mind processed what you had just been told and you hummed questioningly, your throat becoming tight with realization. âIt happened around five this morning,â he paused again as you stood in complete silence. Sure you hated him but youâd never wish death upon another person, especially him. You hate him now but you were in love with him once too. You hate him now but, he was the closest person in your life. He was all of your firsts, your fiance, your best friend. You thought you wouldnât be able to get all of that back because of the breakup but now you truly can never get any of it back, because heâs dead. Then, you started to cry, for the hundredth time this week but this one was different. You werenât crying because you missed him, or wanted him to come back like all the other times, as horrible as it sounds. You were crying because you felt bad. Because of his short life that was ripped from him by the unforgiving hand of death. You werenât crying because of him, you were crying for him. A hand on your shoulder interrupted your sobs and you wiped your face, glancing up at the culprit with glassy eyes. âIâm so sorry for your loss...â he paused, giving you a few moments to breathe as he rubbed your shoulder comfortingly before speaking again, âbut we have an idea of who did it, it would be helpful if you just came down to the station with me for some questioning.â he asked softly as the shaking sobs and whimpers that came from your body slowed to a halt and you nodded.
âYeah, uh. Let me just go get dressed.â You muttered, smiling up at him softly and shuffling back to your room to prepare. The longest night of your life was about to turn into the longest day.
And you were correct again as you stood in front of your apartment door after the absolute, and I cannot stress this enough, longest day of your life. Your ex was murdered, brutally, and they made sure to go over all of the gory details with you while you were at the precinct, they even took you to see his body, which made you cry because it was mangled almost beyond recognition and you were horrified. Apparently, he had been tortured for hours, which explained all the bruises, gashes, and burn marks on his body, strangled, thus the huge ring shaped mark around his neck, and dumped into a river, which made his body all pruny and wrinkled. You had spent 10 long hours at the police precinct and it was now nearing midnight as you fished your keys from your pocket in order to unlock the door. Inserting your key, you jiggle it around in the lock for a minute before realizing it was already unlocked initially. Figuring you had left it unlocked accidentally in your depressed haze, you pushed your way into your apartment and locked it promptly, pressing your forehead into the cool wood of the door. You sighed softly, relaxing only for a minute as you absorbed your surroundings before freezing as you heard the rhythmic tapping of someone's foot.
âLong day huh?â the voice was deep, one you hadnât heard before as you remained facing the door, your grip of the handle tightening until your knuckles turned white. He spoke again, âyou must be ____.â he murmured softly, sending a terrified shudder down your spine. âIâve been wanting to meet you but he said you were off limits. You know, he talks about you a lot-...â he stopped himself as if realizing something, âwell talked, I mean.â the man mused, an ominous chuckle flowing from his mouth.
âWho are you?â you rasped, attempting to conceal any cowardice but blinking your eyes harshly as your voice broke. You vaguely hoped this was one of your exâs friends coming to visit, at an odd hour of the night, sitting ominously in the dark of your apartment waiting for you to come home just to say hi but the chances of that actuality was very slim.
âNone of your businessâ the man retorted, a smirk evident in his ominous tone. âNow, letâs get down to business little dove,â you furrowed your brows at the nickname. You had never been called a nickname, especially by a man who randomly just snuck into your apartment one night. Your ex only ever called you baby or babe so little dove was different for you. It seemed endearing in the worst type of way. âI want the rest of my money.â he paused, âI found half of it in a closet here, and he said you might know where the rest is.â he paused again, only this time a sound is heard, a metal rattling of some sort that ricochets off of the walls of the apartment like a stray jumping bean in a pill case. Then it hits you, he has a gun, and he just shook it as if he intends to use it. . âDonât make me ask again sweetheart.â Your eyes widen and well up as your head falls down, knowing you're going to die today and you take a deep breath, telling yourself youâd be ready for whatever happens so you decide, if youâre gonna die, you should at least know the name of the man thatâs gonna kill you so you scrape together every last drop of confidence you can muster and ask once more.
âI said, w-who are yo-â you choked out, in an attempt to hold onto the last shred of your dignity as you blinked back the tears threatening to fall from your glassy eyes. However, your small shred of confidence is promptly ripped from your grasp as the man cuts you off mid sentence, slamming his gun down onto a hard surface with a loud clatter. You jolt, crying out softly as the tears youâd been holding back with all your might fall onto the ground before you.
âI said none of your fucking business bitch whereâs my fucking money.â he spat, his sinister tone draing a choked sob from your thoat as you realized, you wouldnât be getting anything you wanted today. âAnswer meâ he said, alarmingly calm as the sound of him cocking his gun travels directly to your mind.
âI spent itâ you muttered between your soft hiccups and stiffened slightly upon hearing a heavy footstep approach you, then another footstep, and another, and another until they cease, and you can feel the man's warm breath raising the hair on the back of your neck. All your readiness for whatever happens and willingness to die flies out of the window as you lean your head on the door once more, taking a shaky breath as you begin to plead, aware of how pathetic you sound and part of the reason why you have such a strong urge to cry harder. âPlease donât kill meâ you whined desperately as you feel the cold metal of the gun barrel resting on your shoulder.
âRelax little doveâ he whispered, his lips brushing the back of your ear and sending a chill rushing through the entire expanse of your body. âJust find a way to pay me back and weâre even,â he continued calmly, his raspy voice reverberating in your eardrums as you think through what he just said carefully. You gasp and sniffle, shaking your head softly and lifting it slowly from the wooden door frame.
âI-â you stopped, taking a deep breath and preparing yourself as much as you could for his response then opened your mouth to continue. âI donât have that kind of moneyâ you whispered hesitantly, shutting your eyes tightly, allowing nothing to escape but the numerous tears that fell to the ground in anticipation of his actions. There was an eerie silence as he contemplated your words before he abruptly turned away, lifting the gun from your shoulder and holstering it in the waistband of his jeans, causing you to let out a wavering breath youâd been holding that entire time. His hand traveled back up, taking refuge on your left shoulder as the other hand made its way up your right arm, the warmth setting your skin aflame and sending a shockwave of warmth coursing through your body.
âThere is another way you could pay me back.â his velvet voice rasped, stressing the word âanotherâ in a way that you immediately understood his insinuation and you took a sharp intake of air, bracing yourself for what he was about to say next. But he didnât say anything for a moment, letting his hands do the talking for him as he gripped your arms softly, using his hands to spin you around and face him. You whirled around, yelping in surprise but stopping when you were met with the most exquisite, carnivorous brown eyes you had ever seen in your life that were accompanied by full pink lips and a tousled bunch of fluffy black hair you just wanted to run your hands through. Even in the darkness of night, the moonlight streaming through the kitchen window illuminated the room enough for you to trail your eyes down his face and get a vivid idea of what heâd look like with illumination.
Yummy as fuck.
Your eyes began to wander down to his exposed collarbone and before they could travel any lower, his fingers roughly grabbed your chin, forcing your gaze upward until you met his borderline cannibalistic gaze, which crushed you into nothing. He cocked his head to the side, a mischievous glint in his eyes as the corner of his lips turn upward slightly. âHe was always bragging about you⌠saying,â he speaks, his sultry tone lulling you into a state of compliance as he spoke, âyouâre such a good fuck,â he continues, placing his left hand gently on your waist and stepping even closer, if thatâs possible, his soft breath hitting your face with every word as he speaks. âYour sweet little cunt is so tightâ he glances down at your lips, running his thumb over your bottom lip âyour mouth feels like heavenâ he pauses again, running his hand down to hold the side of your neck softly to which you gasp âmaybe iâd like a demonstration little dove.â he smiles, a twisted horrifying smile that snaps you out of his seductive trance and back to reality as your eyes widen and you pull yourself quickly out of his hold, running over to the couch and bracing yourself on it.
âNoâ you cry out, out of breath for some reason as you swallow thickly and shake your head. âNo, I'll find a way to pay you back, I promise.â you plead, praying he wasnât going to kill you on the spot and that he hadnât noticed your blatant ogling. He probably did but at this point you didnât care, you just wanted him gone.
âWhatever you say sweetheartâ he replied, emitting a dark chuckle âcall me if you change your mind, my numberâs in your phoneâ he opened the front door and you glanced back at him, noticing the way his all black attire contrasts with his tan skin, and most of all, you notice the full sleeve of tattoos that ran down his right arm. Heat crawled up to your face as you realized you were gawking again and you nodded in response, feeling unable to form the words to respond with. He only uttered the words âyou have a week.â before the door slammed and you were left alone in the dark.
You ran your fingers along the side of your neck where the aftermath of his touch lingered like a searing residue. No one had ever touched you like that, especially your ex. He was the man that took your virginity and was the man there for every time after so youâd become accustomed to his textbook missionary vanilla sex that left you touch starved and unfinished every. single. time. But youâd finish yourself off each time, feeling bad because you thought he was trying his hardest and truly didnât understand how to please women. But as time went on, you realized he didnât care about your pleasure and too enveloped in his own release to ever worry about your needs, but were too deep in love with him to care.
Your thoughts were interrupted when your phone went off to signal a text and upon picking it up there were two text messages from an unknown number that sent a shiver down your spine which read.
+82 2 5284 8735 : donât try to run
+82 2 5284 8735 : weâll hunt you down little dove
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âCanât you just take the shit back?â You questioned frantically, clutching the phone by your head until your knuckles turned white, rolling your eyes tiredly when you got no response. âThey hung up, greatâ you deadpanned, plopping onto the couch you had been pacing in front of. It has been 6 days since the man showed up and you were running out of time and hadnât slept in two days, your mind running frantically with the thought of him coming back to see you nearly empty handed. Well, not exactly empty handed. You had managed to get 253k of the whopping +400k dollars you had spent of his money and after not being able to return the car, manicure, hair appointment, rent, and a bunch of clothes and shoes, you were manic. Some might even say a bit crazy. Many of the stores and the dealership knew you by name because of the amount of times you called them. You dropped your phone into your lap, burying your face in your hands and wishing someone was here to console you through this but the only person you knew even remotely enough to offer any consolation was your ex. You wish he was alive so you could punch that bitch in the face and ask him what kind of shit he got himself into because the man that paid you a visit was most definitely not from corporate.
You sat for a silent minute deliberating if you should text the mystery man and take him up on his offer. You had asked yourself, is it really worth your life? Were you really going to die because you didnât want to sleep with the hot guy you stole money from? The answer at first was yes because you still had your pride intact then but now, you had been starting to second guess your confidence in getting all the money back. After all, the deadline is tomorrow. You still had your hesitations, the only man who has ever seen you in such a lewd nature was your ex. You didnât know if you were ready for sex with another person, even if he was the hottest man youâd ever seen. But, against your better nature, you convinced yourself that your ex was gone and this was bound to happen sooner or later, so why not sooner?
You grabbed your phone in earnest before anything inside you could convince you to stop and unlocked it, opening the messages for his number and typing out your text, hitting send before any sort of regret had the chance to sink in.
me : iâll take your offer
me : this is ____ btw
You placed your phone down on the couch cushions beside you and chewed nervously on the not so fresh manicure that was still on your nails. To your surprise, his reply came in quickly and you frantically reached for your phone as the dings came rolling in.
+82 2 5284 8735 : i know who you are
+82 2 5284 8735 : i'll be there in 20
+82 2 5284 8735 : be ready sweetheart
Your heart thumped restlessly as you shot up from your seat shouting âtwenty minutes?!â and you cried out nervously. You hadnât even seen his face in good lighting and you didn't know his name so youâd basically be fucking a complete stranger which scared you enough as it is but the fact that that stranger held you at gunpoint merely a week prior is what scared you shitless.
In the limited time that he gave you, you decided to freshen up a bit so you hopped in the shower. Your first shower in a few days after your psychotic state worsened. Humming in bliss, you relished in the feeling of the scalding water flowing over your skin as you took your time washing , shaving, and singing, in an attempt to rid yourself of the horrendous nerves that overtook your senses. After reluctantly stepping out of the steamy oasis, youâd decided on a white lingerie set you had gotten yourself for christmas but never got to wear for anyone because your significant other was always âworkingâ or too tired/busy to take the time of day for you. Pairing the set with a matching white silk robe and not bothering to wear any shoes because youâre in your own house, you slicked your lips in a thick coat of gloss and applied some mascara and eyeliner to your tired eyes just to spruce up a bit. You figured, if you put effort into your appearance, then maybe heâd spare your life after the sex. You stared at yourself in the mirror, tying your robe, smacking your glossed lips together and ogling your appearance before a soft knocking was heard from the living room. âHeâs hereâ you told yourself with a deep shaky breath as you vacated the bathroom and slowly ventured toward the door.
You stood silently before the front door, contemplating whether this was a mistake or if it was too late to turn back. As much as you hated to admit, there was no logical solution to your problem that was in compliance with any standing laws. Heck, what you were doing was probably illegal in everywhere but Las Vegas so you had no other choice than to twist the handle, open the door and stare up at the most alluring man you had ever laid eyes on. You ran your eyes all over his body, studying him, his features, his gorgeous eyes, impeccable nose, plush lips, smooth hair, and strong arms that lead to a presumed strong chest hidden under his plain white tee. He noticed you blatantly checking him out to which he placed a finger on your chin, lifting your face up so your eyes met and making you watch as he rolled his bottom lip into his mouth, sucking on it for a moment. Oh how you wished that was your lip.
âYou ready little dove?â he asked, his tone seductive and smooth like chocolate as he walked closer to you, closing the door behind him and backing you up until you stood patiently before the couch staring up at him, a wistful glint in your eyes as you nodded. He reached up, using a finger to push your robe off of your right shoulder and cocking his head quizzically. âAll dressed up just for me?â he pondered, his eyes trained on the white lace peeking out from under the robe. You nodded, to which he gripped your chin roughly, furrowing his eyebrows at your response. âUse your words sweetheartâ he warned, loosening his grip so you could speak in affirmation.
âYesâŚâ your voice trailed off, thinking of what to call him, as you still didnât know his name, so you addressed him as you would any man you didnât know, âyes, sir. I dressed up just for youâ you concluded, your voice barely greater than a whisper as the corners of his lips turned up. He let out an animalistic growl at the name you gave for him, obviously satisfied and moved his hand from your chin to grip the back of your neck promptly.
âItâs Jungkook, but sir will do nicelyâ he basically growled before latching onto your lips with carnal aggressiveness. You whined heartily into his mouth as his tongue slipped deftly into yours and intertwined with yours, causing your mind to fall into a haze as he coiled his arm around your waist, bringing your body flush against his toned frame. You reached up with shaky hands, fumbling with his shirt, eager to get it off of him and gaze upon the expanse of his abdomen. His lips detached for a moment, giving you the chance to pull his shirt over his head, which he gladly obliged and lifted his hands over his head, swiftly resuming their positions when his shirt formed a pile on the floor beside you. You leaned back in, attempting to capture his lips in another phenomenal kiss but he pulled back, leaving you to chase him and whine when you ultimately lose, to which he laughs mischievously, taking his hands off of your body and toying with the silk tie on the front of your robe.
âHow do you want it baby?â he pondered, the new nickname sending shivers down your spine as you glanced at him quizzically, as if asking what he meant. He chuckled softly, tugging at the ribbon and opening your robe as he brought his hands up, carefully sliding it down your arms and bending down so his face was level with your collarbone. He placed a gentle kiss there, leaving fire in the wake of his lips as he spoke, his breath cooling the seared flesh, âwould you like me to be gentle?â he asked leaving more hot kisses along the expanse of your shoulder and neck, drawing salacious sounds from your parted lips as he brought his hand up to rest at the base of your neck. âOrâŚâ he paused, sliding his hand up and increasing the intensity of his grip on your throat, restricting the blood flow to your brain as your mind became hazy and your eyes rolled into the back of your head. âDo you want me to be rough?â he continued, lifting his head to watch your face as he loosened his grip. âItâs your choice little dove.â
You were elated, ecstatic and a little disappointed when he loosened his grip on your neck. Your ex was always into sex that lindered toward the vanilla side, as mentioned before, so he would never think to try anything like choking, which always intrigued you just a little bit. You wished you would have experienced other styles of love before you met him but you didn't, and this was your chance to try them out now. Your fingers travelled up, lightly grazing over that hand that was tightly wrapped around your neck. Whining quietly you rolled your bottom lip between your teeth, biting it softly as your other hand came up and wrapped around Jungkookâs forearm.
âI wanna try it roughâ you mumbled, eyes closing as you relished in the hazy feeling this restriction gave you which only heightened as he tightened his grip.
âPerfect.â he groaned out almost inaudibly as he pulled your face to his, colliding your lips in the roughest, most passion filled kiss youâd ever experienced. He devoured your mouth with gluttonous amusement, his grip on your airway never wavering for a moment as he tongued you down, his carnal need prevalent and present in the thick air of the room. You reached up, completing a task youâd been wanting to do for days, tangling your hand in the messy black mass that fell upon his head, and relishing in the soft feeling of his waves. Then he detached from your lips and moved away, forcing your hands to fall from his hair and onto his broad shoulders, which, while pleasurable to touch, didnât even come close to frolicking your fingers through his locks. He moved his hand from your neck to your shoulder, to which you whined with a small pout, missing the new contact as he chuckled at your eagerness. He stared at your lips, before leaning down and capturing your bottom lip between his teeth, biting down on it voraciously before he spoke. âDo you want me to put this slutty little mouth of yours to use little dove?â he asked, pulling back as if waiting for an answer, to which you obliged.
âYes sirâ You answered quite honestly in fact, as you felt all your hesitation and weariness about this task slip away. âPlease put my mouth to use.â you pleaded, staring up at him, a wanton expression on your soft features.
âYouâre so good for me .â he whispered, his soft breath fanning your face as you nodded in agreement, âsuch an obedient little dove, hmm?â he asked, to which you nodded once again, a bit more frantically this time as you awaited his cue. He used the hand on your shoulder to abruptly push you down with a small yelp so you were seated on the black leather couch behind you, the colder leather contrasting the burning lust in your entire body as you looked up at him. âGet to work slut.â Your eyes widened at the name. Maybe it was supposed to be an insult or he just liked calling you that but you couldnât help the gargantuan wave of slick that coated your panties at the moment.
You looked down, a bit above eye level with his crotch as you reached up to palm him through his faded blue jeans. His scent was tantalizing, musky, and you couldn't get enough as you stared up at him through your eyelashes, your lips slightly parted as you gazed in awe. He gave you a warning glance, as if scolding you for teasing him for this long and you unzipped his pants. He held out his hand, as if to stop you before reaching behind his pants and pulling his gun from the back of his jeans. Your eyes widened, gaze now trained on the firearm in his hand, a horrified expression on your face as you ceased all actions. Which he noticed, peering down at you, a horrifying smile etched on his godlike features as he opened his mouth to speak.
âRelax darling, I wonât kill you,â he purred, reaching down and weaving the fingers of his free hand into the roots of your hair, grabbing and pulling back roughly so you have no other choice but to meet his dark eyes. âWeâre only just getting started.â he lowered the gun, pressing the muzzle into the underside of your jaw, the cold metal like ice against your scalding skin. However, you felt no need to cry, felt no need to fear for your life even as this gun was pressed to your neck, aimed to kill, because you knew he wouldnât do it. Through the dark facade and ominous gaze in his eyes there was something else that made you trust his inability to kill you. You realized you were enjoying the thrill, the excitement of putting your life in his hands. So, you did what any crazy bitch would do in this situation, you breathed out deeply, relaxing your shoulders and slouching yourself down to push your neck further onto the tip of the gun with a mischievous smile. Jungkook stared down at you in awe, running his tongue on the inside of his cheek and taking his gun off of your neck before tossing it over to the end of the couch behind you.
Resuming your actions with a shaky breath, you tugged his pants down until they fell to his ankles and placed your hands on the sides of his underwear clad hips. You mightâve been inexperienced in his style of fucking but you sure knew how to give a good blowjob, so you got to work, placing open mouthed kisses to his clothed appendage. You looked up at him once more seeing the lust clouded haze that filled his deep brown eyes. After a bit of teasing, you hooked your fingers in the waistband of his underwear, pulling it down in a seductively slow manner as you allowed his needy cock to spring free, and you stared up at it with a gasp.
It was huge.
You didnât really know what qualifies as huge because the only dick youâve ever had was around 6 inches on a good day but this alluring appendage swinging before your face had to be at least 9 inches long and you wondered how the fuck you were going to fit it all in your mouth let alone your pussy, which was already aching for it. Your mouth involuntarily opened wider in anticipation of his delicious dick inside and you grabbed the base, with two hands, drawing a hiss from the man that stood over you as he kicked off his shoes and the rest of the clothing that pooled around his feet. You licked teasingly up the sides of his dick, stopping at the tip to swirl your tongue around it, and catching some salty precum when you did. You glanced up at him and he looked absolutely furious in the best sort of way. Frustrated to the max as you teased him mercilessly, only spending meere fleeting moments at the spots which needed the most attention.
Then he snapped, taking you by surprise and using his hand that was still tangled in your hair to hold you still while he shoved his cock in your mouth. You tried to gasp but it merely came out as a small strangled whimper that was cut off as his length reached that back of your throat. You moved your hands to the sides of his hips once again, bracing yourself as he slowly pulled his member out of your mouth, most likely winding up for another thrust. He propelled his hips forward once again, stuffing not nearly all of his cock into your mouth, as his tip grazed the back of your throat. The feeling of him completely filling your mouth had you livid, your eyes rolling to the back of your head as you moaned, the vibrations reverberating onto his appendage which drew a salacious moan from his plush parted pink lips.
âFuck, your mouth feels like heaven.â he moaned out, then he started to fuck your face, tears pooling in your eyes while his dick basically hit the back of your throat with every harsh stroke of his hips as he gripped on your hair tighter. After one particularly hard thrust, he held his length down your throat as tears rolled down your cheeks and you gagged around him. He took his cock out of your mouth, to which you gasped, swallowing the spit that pooled in your mouth with an aroused groan.
âTastes so good.â you mumbled, not possibly being able to get enough as he shoved his cock back into your mouth and fucked your throat relentlessly. The tension building in you was too much to bear and your need to cum only heightened as his actions resumed. You arched your back slightly, pushing your clothed clit into the black leather cushions of the couch as you gyrated into it slowly, praying he wouldnât notice and would be too invested in fucking your throat to realize.
You were wrong. He noticed immediately.
He halted all movements, taking his cock from your throat and grabbing your neck harshly, to which you gasped, whimpering as he pulled you up to stand in front of him, cock slapping the front of your body as you stared at his face in anticipation of his actions. You could imagine what you looked like right now swollen glossy lips, and tear stains running down your face because you didnât bother to wear your waterproof mascara. You never needed it any other time so you figured why would you need it now. Oh how wrong you were.
âDirty little dove, trying to get off on the couch because you want me that bad?â he rasped, nearing closer to your face with each word and you nodded frantically, basically begging him to do something, anything. âWordsâ he barked, drawing a cry from your lips as you thought of what to say.
âI want your cock, please sir.â you begged, before he groaned hungrily and captured your lips in a ravenous kiss, taking you by surprise. No one had ever kissed you after theyâd fucked your throat before so why would he do it. You didnât dwell on that thought for too long before melting into his touch and wrapping your arms around his neck. Jungkook took his free hand, trailing it around your body to unclasp the back of your bra, your eyes going wide at the skillful ease of his fingers. He snatched the white lace clothing off of your frame, tossing it to the other side of the room and reaching back up to cup one of your soft breasts in his hand, flicking the nipple with his index finger and making you sigh satisfactorily into his mouth. He leaned forward, taking you with him as he lowered both of you back onto the couch, settling himself between your newly opened legs and never breaking the kiss. He unlatched his hand from your neck, trailing it down your body as the other hand continued to knead your breast skillfully. His burning touch slowly ventured further and further down your abdomen until he reached the band of your panties and abruptly tore the thin while lace from your body to your dismay and discarding it on the floor beside him. You whined sadly, as those had been your favorite pair of underwear but barely had any sort of time to grieve as you felt two rough fingers dip into the wetness of your slit, trailing them up and stopping right over the spot you needed him to be at, pulling a moan from your still swollen lips.
He began kissing a trail down your body, stopping for a mere moment to suck on the pert bud of your free breast before resuming his path of destruction. He moved his hands to settle on the inner sides of your thighs, spreading them apart and sighing as he got a glimpse of the treasure between them. Your eyes widened upon realizing his destination as you scooched away, holding a handful of his tousled black hair in an attempt to grab his attention.
âI-âŚâ you paused, chewing on your bottom lip and thinking of how to word your statement. âiâve never asked anyone to do that for me before, so y- you donât have to do it.â you stuttered wearily as the nerves set in. No oneâs face had ever been remotely close to your womanhood and the thought of it sent a chill down your spine as you released his hair from your grasp. You wondered what it would even be like. He glanced up at you, eyes dilated as he chuckled, a dark chuckle that made you shiver as he tightened his grip on your thighs, yanking you closer to his face and taking a deep drag of your scent once you were close enough.
âOh baby I want toâ he basically moaned out, licking his lips and glancing down at your glistening slit, the corners of his lips turning up in a hungry smile. You raised an eyebrow, asking yourself âwhy the fuck would he want to do that?â, and âisnât this for my pleasure?â, but all your concerns were answered once he spoke again. âI canât wait to make you writhe on my tongue little doveâ he muttered, causing your cheeks to burn with the intensity of a thousand suns as he talked into your soaking entrance. â... make you beg and cry without even using my cock.â he continued, releasing your left thigh from his grip as he placed a hand on your pubic mound, lowering his thumb and slowly beginning to circle your clit eliciting a loud wail from you. âYou think, if I had the power to turn you into a messy little whore all for me just by using my mouth, I wouldnât use it at any chance I could?â He asked and you whined, nodding as your hips stuttered up in desperate need of more friction. âItâs all about power baby, and I have it all hereâ he groaned, watching you clench pathetic around nothing.
Then, he finally gave you what you wanted. His hand resumed its grip on your thigh, forcing it away from the other as his thumb was swiftly replaced by his warm tongue licking up and down your wet sex. You moaned, placing your shaky hands on the mounds of your chest, toying with your nipples just to add to the pleasurable sensations he was creating with his tongue. This feeling was unlike any ecstasy you had ever felt and you never wanted it to stop. His tongue slipped deftly into your soaked entrance twisting and turning skillfully as you keened loudly. His warm wet appendage swirling around your wet cavern was the best feeling in the entire world and you knew if he continued ravaging you at this pace, youâd cum in no time. But, you needed this release. You needed to let go of all this pent up sexual frustration you didnât even know you harbored. You needed to experience your first orgasm in months, if not years, that wasnât self inflicted and you hoped and prayed with all your heart that it would come soon.
He switched his focus,, moving his tongue up to play with your aching clit and slipping two fingers into your formerly empty hole with a deep groan that reverberated through your core like a powerful vibrator which only intensified your moans and cries of pleasure. You looked down on yourself to see the delicious sight of him devouring your cunt ruthlessly, the sight alone almost tipping you over the edge as you brought your hands up, covering your eyes while you neared completion.
âJungkook youâre gonna make me cum.â you called out, an exasperated cry leaving your lips when your impending orgasm was painfully ripped away from you as all his motion stopped. You uncovered your eyes, about to stare down when your body jolted, a harsh sting being felt directly on your clit, sending a wave of warmth barreling through your entire body. Then you understood, he slapped you, and you peered down at him, your eyes glassy due to the orgasm that was ripped from your grasp.
âWho? said you can cum.â he deadpanned menacingly, staring up at you through hooded eyes as you leaned your head back tiredly, realizing the error in your words and prepared to beg, just like he said you would.
âSirâ you cried, holding your arms limply over your head as you continued to plead. âSir please, please make me cum.â you begged mercilessly, a tear of relief sliding down your cheek as he resumed his assault on your core, attacking at a steady pace and retrieving the all too familiar knot that formed in the pit of your stomach. You reached up, grabbing the edge of the couch with an iron grip, your knuckles turning white as your hips began circling on his face, your clit rubbing against his tongue with every movement and venturing you closer to your sweet release.âPlease donât stop sir, oh my godâ you whined loudly, fucking his face relentlessly as you chased your high, nearing it more and more with each thrust of your hips until he finally pushed you off the brink of ecstasy, a scream leaving your lips as Jungkook continued his unrelenting attack on your pained pussy.
You rode out your high, writhing and panting before him, his pace never faltering, his fingers never slowing, his tongue never relenting and it soon became too much. The euphoric delirium quickly turned into madness as you barreled down the path into overstimulation. You wailed pathetically, thrashing under his hold as the pleasurable pain consumed your body and you could barely form a coherent sentence but you persevered, scraping all the coherent thoughts you could muster and turning them into tangible words that sat on the tip of your tongue, ready to be spoken. âSir please, it's too much!â you cried to which Jungkook finally let up, slowing his pace to a halt and sitting back.
âOh my god that was so fucking hotâ he growled before sucking on his glossy fingers and cleaning around his mouth with his skilled tongue as he gazed amusedly upon your exhausted body. But he was nowhere near done with you. This fact made apparent when he stood and wrapped an arm around your hip, lifting your limp body and turning you over with ease, positioning you so your face was pressed into the now warm couch cushion and your ass was raised high into the air before him. His eyes rolled at the view of your swollen cunt bent over for him and he gave it a light smack, eliciting a pained, but tired yelp from you as he chuckled muttering âyouâre going to drive me crazy little dove.â under his breath.
He crouched down, coming face to lips with your abused cunt as he wrapped his arms around your bent bottom, lacing his fingers together as they rested at the arch of your back and dragging his nose up the tortured path of your slit, drawing whines and cries of overstimulation from your wiggling frame as you tried to get away from the punishing menace that was his face. âNo, please. I can't take anymore, it's too much.â You whimpered, your voice muffled as you leaned your face into the couch tiredly to which he obliged, reluctantly, as he stood, grabbing his neglected dick in hand and pointing it toward your pink entrance.
âI canât wait to stretch your pretty little pussy ____.â he purred and you moaned at the sound of your name slipping off of his tongue like the creamiest butter. He dragged his tip along your swollen clit, abusing it again for what seemed like the millionth time that day as he covered his girth in your slick, a guttural groan emitting from the back of his throat. Then, abruptly, he sunk into your slippery cavern, barely all the way in but youâd never felt so full in your entire life as he pushed forward slowly, filling you up and providing you with the most delicious stretch youâd ever felt. Your eyes rolled into the back of your head as you whined, a desperate whine that you could barely register was your own voice as he pushed his length completely inside of you, his head falling back and your name, rolling off of his tongue once again.
After barely giving you time to adjust to his alarming size, he reeled his hips back before slamming into you again, and again, and again, over and over again until he was fucking you at an unrelenting speed you barely knew was possible to achieve. Suffering from the overwhelming pleasure he forced you to endure, you shut your eyes tight, crying out in strangled indulgence as you grasped onto the fluffy throw blanket strewn lazily over the couch in front of you. You relished in the sting of his girth, staring ahead blankly with glassy eyes as he rammed into you with a punishing speed and black mascara filled tears streamed down your cheeks.
You knew you were about to cum soon, again, only due to the all too familiar feeling accumulating in the pit of your belly. Jungkook reached down, placing a hand on your shoulder blade and pressing your chest further into the couch while he drilled into you, moaning and cursing at the feeling of you flexing deliciously around his cock. He felt you were close, so he moved his hand, snaking it around your waist and trailing his other hand to assume its position around your neck, hoisting you up so your back was arched against his abdomen and you had no choice but to stare up at him as he talked down on you, never slowing the snapping of his hips for a wavering moment.
âYouâve never been fucked this good have you?â he teased through clenched teeth as he leaned down, sucking and marking all over the expanse of your neck with grunts and growls of pleasure. You were way too fucked out to even think about the words to form a coherent sentence, barely being able to form whimpered versions of âmhmâ after he questioned you but he was having none of that. He unraveled his hand from your waist, tightening his grip on your throat and landing a hard slap to your left asscheek, drawing a shrill shriek from the depths of your throat as he warned in your ear. âWords little doveâ he slapped you again, âhow many times do I have to fucking warn you.â he concluded, landing another harsh smack to your abused flesh as you whimpered.
âYouâre the best Iâve ever had, Iâm such a slut for you sir.â You sobbed out, âplease let me cum, please fuckâ you whined, drawing out your words and you reached back, tangling both hands in his unruly mop of hair as he split you open, moaning directly in your ear which in itself, was a thing that could make you cum on the spot.
âCum then.â He said obviously, as if it was the most simple response, only it was this simple command that shoved you off the precipice of ecstasy for a second time. The feeling that bloomed deep in your stomach soon blossomed into a full blown orgasm that racked through your body quickly, leaving nothing but white hot pleasure in its wake as your legs trembled viciously, with one last loud cry of Jungkookâs name. But, he still did not falter, his pace quickening as he neared his own climax, the speed both too much and not nearly enough at the same time. You reached back, attempting to push him and escape the all consuming pleasure torturing your body like a blazing fire but your hands were caught quickly by Jungkookâs hands which crossed them tightly and held them behind your back, resuming his attack.
You shook your head, letting it hang as your tears fell freely onto the couch before you, his moans and groans of ecstasy increasing in volume and frequency as he neared his own climax, his hips faltering in their pace for the first time in a while as he worked to his own release. In what seemed like an instant, he released the most beautiful, salacious, strangled moan you had ever heard, pulling himself out of your soaked cunt, and painting the surface of your ass with his white hot ropes of cum. He finally let you go after a moment, watching as you fell limply to the couch, laying face down, panting exhaustively, your arms still crossed limply behind your back as he smirked down at your fucked out frame. He left you alone for just a bit, coming back but a few moments later before you felt the sore skin of your asscheeks being wiped off with what felt like a warm hand towel. You were relieved he had the respect to clean his mess, it made you respect him just a little bit more as a person but you were way too tired to dwell on the subject any longer.
âYou did so good for me little doveâ he cooed, his voice softer than youâd ever heard it as he placed a sweet chaste kiss on your lower back, caressing his hand up the side of your body. A simple touch that lacked any sort of sexual aspects, it felt comforting and you sighed, leaning further into the soft couch as you heard him begin to put his clothing on. You felt a pang of distress, seeing as you were more of a fuck and cuddle kind of girl, but you really hadnât expected him to stay so whyâd you feel the need to ask him to. Pushing the feeling deep inside your gut, you sighed deeply as he walked in front of you to bend forward and grab his gun that laid discarded on the opposite side of your couch, also grabbing the throw blanket beside it and tossing it over your naked frame before thinking about something. âSo,â he started, tucking his gun in the back of his pants and humming, âIâm thinking that was worth about, hmm 50kâ he started. You vaguely understood what he was saying and knew youâd flip out once you were conscious enough to truly comprehend his words. âIâll keep in touch.â He said, pulling his shirt down and smiling deviously at you as you uttered a hoarse âhuh?â To which he answered simply, âif I wanna come collect some more moneyâ and he spun on his heels, opening your door and sauntering out of the threshold.
When he got into the hallway, Jungkook burst into a wide smile, satisfied with the encounter he made today. He entered this agreement fully prepared to either fuck you once and take the money youâd earned back or just fuck you and kill you, but once heâd had a taste, he was insatiable. You were flawless, your compliance was impeccable. The way you obeyed him, begged for him, the way you tasted, the way you felt, the way you looked. There was no way he could ever get enough and is probably the reason he kept overstimulating you like a frat boy with a bruised ego. There was no way he was gonna just let go of an absolute gem like you, so he made his excuse, a plan. Everytime you fuck him, you pay back a portion of the money. He was so tempted to tell you this session was only worth $100 just as an excuse to come back over and over and over until he had his fill, but he kept his composure, giving you hope that youâd ever be free of his grasp. Jungkook for once was extremely ecstatic, elated, excited to ruin you even more than he already had and he was dead set on making you want him just as much as he craved you no matter what it took. Though he was pretty sure you already did.
#bts#bts smut#bts fic#jeon jungguk#jungkook#jungkook smut#jungkook fic#oneshot#mafia!bts#mafia!jungkook#jungkook x reader#jungkook x you#jungkook x y/n#bts angst#mafia au#GUNPLAYHAHAHA#IM SUPER EFFED UP#this took sooooo long
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So @petrichordiam and I are menaces and giggled over our ideal dinluke flower shop AU for like 4 hrs and then I wrote this.
Title: murderer next door
Summary: Din works as a florist and Luke works as a bookseller and theyâre both assassins trying to keep the other off their turf.
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Two times now, Luke had crashed past that flower shop, and two times now, the fucker inside had taken out his mark. Now all Luke had to say about the whole thing was that it was too bad that he was going to have to kill the guy.
Han told him not to turn back. The mark was dead; the mark was gone. They werenât fast enough this time, but there would be others.
Luke just couldnât let it go, though. He had rent to pay, and McFloristApron over there was smashing through all his targets and making that nigh impossibleâregardless of how many marks there were in the area.
Luke waited until Han had closed up shop for the night and remained there in the dark with his arm slung over the back of the chair in the backroom, surrounded by books. He rolled his shot of whiskey in its tumbler. The sound against the old wood table offered no comfort.
He stood up and left the glass to get his laptop.
He wasnât losing to some florist, Han, sorry. Only one family could take innocuous cover on this street, and it was them.
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McFloristâs name wasnât listed on the floristâs staff page, but then again, none of the people on that page had names. In fact, the websiteâs whole vibe was all wedding-chic until you clicked on the âstaff and contactsâ tab. Then, it may as well have been a line of mugshots.
Luke squinted along the row of increasingly involved headgear until he got to someone with a reasonably-sized neck with no tats. The ladies on either side of him appeared to have sapped all the ink out of McFloristApron. He wore a mask over the lower half of his face and gave a stoic thumbs up to the camera.
Under his picture was the number fifteen.
Damn.
Luke was only making eight per pop. Who the hell was this guy eating up all the feeder fish, huh? Them lower division folks had to eat too, you know.
Well.
âLower divisionâ in a sense of the word. Being two times undercover wasnât super glamorous, Luke had to say. But when your dad fucked it up for the first family, sometimes you had to take what you could get.
Luke pointed at Fifteen on the screen.
âYou and me, pal,â he said. âYou and me.â
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 Step one was to get paid first.
Luke chased down three marks on the other side of town to pay the rent and the medical bills for now. His handâs new sleeve felt like a dream. It didnât overheat like the nylon black one did, and the hand was far less shiny now as a bonus. That had certainly reduced the number of people catching something move out of the corner of their eye.
Was it worth fifty grand?
No.
Was it worth the last nine that Luke had left to pay on it?
Yeah. It was definitely worth the nine.
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 Step two was to go make it clear to Fifteen McFlorist that he and his folks needed to back down in the face of the established guard.
Luke put on his biggest sweater and the thickest glasses he could find. He stole Chewieâs messenger bag with all the pins on it. He slung it over his shoulder and rolled the hems of his jeans up just a smidge too much, then scurried over to the floristâs across the way.
Fifteen was off to the side of the register, fucking around with something in the refrigerator. Luke busily and noisily looked through the wall of foliage on the side of the shop nearest the window. He hummed. He hawed. He made anxious nerd-sounds until a voice asked, âHi, can I help you?â
Luke glanced out of the corner of his eye and found that Fifteen was standing facing his way now. His mask was gray this time. His apron was orange. His boots were too heavy-looking for florist work.
âIâd love that,â Luke gushed breathlessly. âSee, my mom just got engaged and Iâm on the way to her house.â
Fifteen lifted his chin slightly.
âWhatâre her favorites?â he asked tonelessly.
Terrible customer service skills, dude.
âRoses,â Luke said.
âOurs are shit today,â Fifteen said. âHow about dahlias?â
Luke didnât know what those were but sure.
âThat sounds great,â he said. âYou have any in pink?â
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 He watched Fifteen brutalize some pink, orange, and white flowers into a bouquet wrapped with a silver bow and was sure to smile every time the guy looked up.
âThatâll be $37.59.â
Sir, these are dead flowers. There is no need for that price.
âCan I put it on card?â Luke asked. âHow long have you worked here, if you donât mind me asking? I work just across the way is all.â
Fifteenâs dark gaze flicked up. His hair was covered by a gray beanie two shades darker than the mask.
âAt the club?â he asked.
âThe bookshop,â Luke corrected him with a shy, but widening smile.
Please be gay. Please be gay. Please be gay. Leia wasnât going to want to cooperate. She thought it was beneath her to establish boundaries like this.
âBlue paint,â Fifteen said. âYeah, that place. How long have you been there?â
âMy brother-in-lawâs place, actually,â Luke said. âI started there last year after I finished college.â
Or, you know, maybe even eight years ago when heâd finished college. No one had to know. Baby faces donât kiss and tell after all.
âHuh. You must like it there,â Fifteen said.
âItâs fine,â Luke hummed. âYou like it here?â
âThe kid does.â
âOh, youâre a father?â Luke asked. âHow old?â
âHeâs three,â Fifteen said. âGodson. His folks were in an accident; didnât make it.â
âThatâs terrible, Iâm so sorry to hear that,â Luke said. âHeâs lucky to have you.â
Fifteen handed him his card back. Lukeâs hand didnât close in time to catch it and it fell onto to the wooden counter.
âSorry about that,â Luke said, reaching for it with the other hand. His knuckles bumped into Fifteenâs when he went for the card at the same time. They both paused and went for the card again with the same result. Luke laughed.
âSlippery, am I right?â he asked, flattening his fingers on top of the piece of plastic and snatching it away.
âVery,â Fifteen said. âI hope your mom likes them.â
âMe too,â Luke smiled. âIâll see you aroundâWhat was your name?â
âYou can call me Armando,â Fifteen said.
âArmando,â Luke sounded out. âIt suits you.â
It was a falsie.
âAnd yours?â
âJames.â
âIt suits you.â
It didnât.
âBye now,â Luke said. âThanks for your help.â
He let the door fall closed behind him with the tinkle of the bell.
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 He informed Han that âArmandoâ had a toddler and received only a warning look and a scolding for all his effort. Han told him not to get jealous. If there was a kid in the balance, then Fifteen, for better or worse, was going to have to see each day after the next until there was no longer a kid in the balance.
Luke offered to call CPS and report âArmandoâ as an assassin.
âYou do that and those folks across the street are gonna call the VA and tell them Iâm an assassin,â Han said. âLay low, Luke. Lay low.â
Never.
âChrist. At least until that thingâs yours then.â
Luke glared at his right hand.
âGimme a double,â he told Han without looking away from it.
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 It was never easy to hunt in the daylight, but Luke wasnât here to do easy things. He needed to get Mark No. 1 alone. The man took the train once a week to a gentlemanâs club on his lunch break. Luke needed a change of clothes.
He had a rainbow windbreaker, white boots, and fishnets all ready to go.
He got on the same train as the mark and dropped his phone nearby. It clattered loudly and the case came off. Luke swore and squatted to drop it at the same time that two girls next to him decided to become good Samaritans. They crouched with him and one of them caught the phone first. They handed it back with a smile.
âI like your jacket,â she said.
Luke let his face struggle to find a smile at her kindness to him, a sweet little twink trying to find the pride parade that happened two weeks ago.
âThanks,â he said. âI like your bracelet.â
He stood up. The girls were pleased with themselves. Luke glanced back to find Mark No. 1 turn his head abruptly away.
Come here, Markie.
Do you like what you see?
  Mark No. 1 didnât make it out of his hotel room. A pity. Luke took the elevator down and huffed and puffed about a cheap date when he passed the front desk. He stopped abruptly and went back to ask the receptionist what the cross street was. She judged his go-go boots.
He told her she wasnât his type. Her manager gave him the cross street.
Mark No. 2 had different parameters.
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 Mark No. 2âs parameters involved chasing him through a maze of boiler rooms and dumpsters. He was chump change towards a hand that Luke hadnât wanted in the first place, but alas. The anger still roared.
Luke cornered him, still in go-go bootsâno need to sacrifice style for speedâand watched those pale eyes look every which way as Mark No. 2 realized that there was no getting out of this.
âYou got options, friend,â Luke said. âI can bring you in hot or I can bring you inââ
ââcold.â
His head snapped up and he lurched out of the way just as the crack of a bullet exploded in the alley. A car backfired around the corner in a sympathetic cough. Luke stared at the body then twisted around just in time for a thick glove to latch onto the back of his neck.
âWell, look who it is,â Fifteen drawled.
Luke glared out of the corner of his eye.
âHands off, Armando,â he warned.
âI like your boots.â
âYouâre gonna love âem when theyâre on your dick,â Luke warned.
âBack off, Nayberry.â
Fucking hell, Han. This is why they should have set up boundaries weeks ago.
âI prefer âJames,ââ Luke said sweetly.
The glock levelled at his face didnât care.
âYou took my mark,â Fifteen said.
âAw, poor baby,â Luke pouted. âMaybe you shouldâve thought about that before you took mine.â
Fifteenâs orange apron was gone. Heâd swapped it for an old leather jacketâsomething he could more easily wipe clean. He shouldâve gone for patent leather. The brown really wasnât working with his grey mask-beanie situation.
âStay in your lane,â Fifteen warned.
âOnly if you stay in yours,â Luke beamed.
Fifteen huffed.
âBookstore,â he scoffed. âWhoâd you give the flowers to?â
Luke tsked.
âMyself, jackass,â he said.
âDo you even have a mom?â
âWhat the fuck business is that of yours? You even got a kid?â
Fifteenâs stare was deadlyâthe cooling body before them notwithstanding.
âTake one step near him and we wonât be talkinâ so friendly, yeah?â
Mm. Yeah.
âYou owe me four grand,â Luke informed Fifteen as the glock went down and Fifteen left him to go take a pulse.
The manâs back stiffened.
âFour?â he asked. âYou took this job for four?â
Luke rolled his eyes.
âI got bills, Armando,â he drawled.
âHow do you keep that shed open? Have you sold even one book?â
Rude. Luke was a great sales associate. If he actually cared to put his mind to it, heâd be worthy of a promotion to manager.
He pulled the rising legs of his shorts down and adjusted the weapon in his windbreaker. He couldnât leave the alley the way heâd gone into it. Someone might have seen. He was going to have to take a side street. Hmmm, which one? Choices, choices.
âIâll give you a Dadâs discount. Gimme two grand, and you can have him,â Luke negotiated as he thought.
âTwo.â
Hey, no need for that tone. This was a great deal.
âWhatâre you gonna do with two?â Fifteen asked, already knelling down to heft the body over his shoulder as proof for payment.
âBuy some more tights,â Luke deadpanned. âTwo, final offer.â
Fifteen stood up all the way and gave him a weird look. A long look. His beanie was pulled down low, but Luke got the impression that he was frowning at him.
âTake the four,â he said out of nowhere. âIâll bring it tomorrow.â
Luke recoiled a step at first, then recoiled another when the reality of the situation hit him full in the chest.
âForget it,â he snapped.
He spun around and started to leave.
âWhâhey. HEY. Where are you goinâ?â
âI donât need your fuckinâ pity,â Luke called ahead of him as he set to climbing the chainlink fence separating him from the adjacent dead-end alley.
âYou what?â
âYou heard me,â Luke said.
He jumped down. His left hand found his right wrist and squeezed as he walked.
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 The phantom pains kept him up all night, and it was definitely that and not the humiliation that made him call in sick. Han told him to answer his therapistâs emails. Luke told him to go do something useful and hung up. He rolled onto his back on his bed and focused on letting his body relax, his jaw unclench, his joints go limp.
There was sunlight finally streaming through his apartment windows again. It had been months.
Spring was almost here. He just had to hold out a little longer.
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 He came in to work the next day and found an envelope on his chair in the backroom. It was thick.
âMcFlorist dropped it off,â he said between aggravated sounds at his spreadsheets.
âIs it tax season already?â Luke asked him as he tried to burn a whole in the center of the envelope with his mind.
âSure fuckinâ is.â
He stepped forward and snatched up the envelope, then deposited it squarely in Hanâs lap. He made an unattractive noise of confusion and alarm.
âFor the taxes,â Luke called as he went out to grab his lanyard and name tag. âGotta keep this place open for another six months at least.â
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 There were new books in. A new shipment to shelve. Two kidsâ displays to set up. And Luke was actually good at this stuff, thanks; he started stacking.
He got peace until he nearly got to the end of the second display, and then what he had was a heart attack. Two liquid brown eyes surrounded by an ocean of ringlets stared up at him from between his knees. The child curled a hand in and out in hello.
Luke jerked himself up to locate the thingâs parents immediately, and promptly found himself in deadly eye-contact with Fifteen.
Armando.
âYou were gone yesterday,â Fifteen said flatly.
Luke looked between him and the kid. He was pinned between two enemy parties. How to escape, how to escape.
âAre you sick?â
How to escape. How to escape. How to escape.
âAre you hurt?â
Hâwhat?
âIâm fine, stalker,â Luke snapped with more heat than this present cover allowed. He caught himself and pulled it back. âIâm fine,â he repeated. âThank you for asking. Is thisâŚ?â
Fifteen blinked once. The child blinked once as well. It was creepy.
âHeâs mine,â Fifteen said. âAnd apparently the only thing that will get us through the next two hours is a book.â
Dude.
âKids are kids,â Fifteen said. âYou got any books?â
Luke stared at him, then checked the shelves to make sure he hadnât teleported into another dimension.
You always had to check.
âWeâre in a bookstore,â he said.
âHe canât read,â Fifteen said, pointing.
The kid grinned. His teeth were gapped in that toddler sort of way. He was kind of cute.
âYou canât read?â Luke asked him.
âHi,â Baby said.
Oh no.
Luke loved him.
âHow much?â he asked Fifteen.
âTouch him and youâll be permanently comatose,â Fifteen said.
âNot if I died out of spite,â Luke said.
There was a long pause. Then Fifteen started laughing? Kind of hard?
âOh my god, that was so unprofessional. I am so sorry,â Luke blurted out.
Fifteen collected himself and shook his head. His little one giggled and reached for Lukeâs fingers.
âBoo,â he said.
Luke couldnât feel the hand, but he could feel all the heart.
âBook?â he asked, crouching down. âDo you want a story?â
âMmmm.â
âI have the perfect one,â Luke told him. âItâs about a caterpillar. Do you know what a caterpillar is?â
He got a slow, exaggerated head shake back and forth, back and forth. He stood up straight.
âIâm conducting a temporary kidnapping,â he informed Fifteen. âDo I have consent?â
Fifteen looked from him towards the front entrance and mulled over the merits of leaving his kid with his rival assassin. Then he shrugged.
âConsent granted,â he said. âLuke.â
Lukeâs heart stopped.
âJames,â he said.
âYour name tag says âLuke.ââ
Well, fuck.
âLuke Nayberry. It suits you.â
Hhhhhhh. This was karma, wasnât it.
âThanks,â he gritted out. âAnd yourself, Armando?â
âDin.â
Woah, look out. Mr. One-Syllable-Cool-Man had entered the building.
âDin, what?â Luke asked as his arm registered tension. Dinâs kid had latched onto his fingers and started pulling incessantly with a chubby hand gesturing in the direction of the wall of childrenâs books.
âDonât you worry about it,â Din said.
âFine, go trip then,â Luke said.
He swore that there was a smile under that mask.
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#dinluke#luke skywalker#ficlet#fic#I can't take any trope seriously it turns out#perhaps I am simply too old now to appreciate them#the mandalorian
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Thatâs The Way (Chapter 4)
Pairing: Jimmy Page x Reader
Word count: 5.7k
Warning(s): Jimmy and Y/N falling in love at first sightđĽş, nsfw insinuations in the beginning but nothing bad, language
Authorâs notes: Itâs Jimmy time, mates! Iâm so sorry for making you wait so long! Slow burns can suck like that sometimes. I hope youâre enjoying the plot so far, and that it wasnât what you expected! Thereâs so much more drama to come, though, so I hope youâre excited for thatđ As usual, please enjoy, happy reading, and send us messages if you have theories, comments, music recommendations for the playlist, or if you want to be added to the tag list :)
Chapters: 1 | 2 | 3
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Y/Nâs train ride home from The Yardbirdsâ hotel was a constant swirl of what the fucks booming in her mind: what the fuck just happened, what the fuck does this mean, what the fuck am I doing, what the fuck is Jim doing, what the fuck will this become? Â
Out of all the things on Godâs good, green earth he could have wanted, he wanted her to kiss him. What the hell was that supposed to mean? Y/N thought when she initially heard the request. Then, when she questioned it, he escalated it to a blowjob since she thought a kiss was âtoo tame.â Y/N eventually did kiss Jim, as he wished. She was pretty sure that he still wanted her to kiss him after his little upgrade, and boy, was she right. âHe called me a princessâ, she remembered...what the hell was that supposed to mean?
As contradictory as it was, her mind was racing with so many thoughts, yet, at the same time, none at all. She was in overdrive, unable to think straight. Y/N forced herself to come to her senses as the train neared her stop, since her parents could not see the sheer bewilderment in her eyes and facial expression as she walked into her home. They would ask question after question, interrogating her as if she had committed a crime they had to get to the bottom of. She had to admit, reluctantly, that this was exciting. The star-studded aspect of it, the secrecy⌠It was a rollercoaster ride, yet Y/N wasnât sure she wanted to get off anytime soon. In the back of her mind, though, she knew this little dalliance wasnât going to lead to anything serious.
Jim, however, currently sitting at the foot of his bed in an empty hotel room, was in a complete daze. He couldnât comprehend that this was reality. The most beautiful girl in the whole world had just sucked him off, and then kissed him! She was completely obedient yet willing, and adorably shy, blushing every two seconds. But the kiss. It was dizzyingly soft, sweet, and passionate on her part. To Jim, this meeting of lips was perfect. Addictive. Devastatingly addictive, like a drug. He wanted more. Her lips were something else to taste and feel. He wondered if she would ever come back to him with intimate intentions. Perhaps even to spend the night, or something even more serious. By the way she so often smiled in a bright and enthusiastic way, Jim thought she just might. He had come to the conclusion, after continuously replaying what had happened just minutes ago in his head, that he was falling hopelessly in love with this girl. His Y/N.
Jim had never felt like this before.
And he didnât know what to do about it.
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A few weeks later...
Y/Nâs mum had sent her and her brother Charlie by train into London to go grocery shopping, and perhaps to visit Carnaby Street, Portobello Market, and the Oxfam charity shops to get some new clothes for themselves. Pushing the cart around the supermarket, Y/N and Charlie looked intently at the handwritten list their mum had given them.
âAlright, what do we need next?â Y/N asked, her head tilted to see the small piece of paper.
âUh, we still have to get oatmeal, eggs, and some fruits and vegetables,â Charlie replied, mirroring Y/Nâs position as he gazed down at the list in his hands, which was slowly being painted with black ink. They were making good time, all things considered.
âLetâs go to the produce section then, so we can get everything all in one go,â Y/N decided, starting to push the cart in that direction.
âYeah, that makes sense.â Charlieâs nod served as confirmation, and the two walked on, gazes captured every-so-often by the gaggle of people passing by.
Once the two siblings reached their desired destination, Y/N began inspecting the clear clamshell containers of assorted berries as Charlie went to fetch a bag of broccoli florets and a variety of potatoes. As Y/N began placing the fruit in the cart, she heard a familiar voice calling her name.
She turned around to see a very domestic-looking Jeff Beck, pushing around a grocery cart, just like she was. It was odd to see him going about his life as though he was just an ordinary working-class man, especially being the revered guitar god he was. Y/N laughed at the sight as he came over towards her.
âHi Jeff,â Y/N greeted, walking over to give him a hug.
âHello darling,â he responded, tilting the girl back and forth in the hug, long arms cradling her against his chest. âHow are you doing?â
Y/N looked at him with a small grin after pulling away. An exhale passes through pursed lips as she replies. âAs well as I can be, I guess. How âbout you?â
âCanât complain,â he smiled, which then turned a little more solemn. He reached out a hand to place on her upper arm in solace. âIâm still really sorry about Sam, love. I wish I couldâve told you, but he swore me to secrecy⌠and I donât want to lose my job just yet.â
âDonât worry about it, I completely understand. Itâs not your fault.â Y/Nâs chuckle chimed through the air, much like the birdsongs that seemed to fill the space around them, and she paused, âIâve done quite a bit of soul-searching recently, and I donât think I truly loved him...the situation was all so new and exciting, that it made me believe I did. But now, I realize I didnât.â
âIâm glad you found the light at the end of the tunnel, kid. But thatâs life, Y/N. You win some and you lose some.â
âThank you, Jeff. Really. For being so supportive,â Y/N said in gratitude, as Jeff flashed her a toothy smile.
âAh, donât mention it...actually, itâs funny I ran into you because I was actually going to call you, but I⌠may have lost your number.â A sheepish hand ran through the short hair at the nape of his neck, and Y/N giggles at the manâs hesitancy.
âThatâs okay. Here, Iâll write it down for you,â Y/N grinned as she took out a spare piece of paper and a pen from her bag, âwhat did you need to call me for?â
Jeff watched Y/Nâs hands as she scribbled down her number. Her handwriting was neat, soft spirals decorating the ends of her letters. Playful, yet full of grace. Just like her, Jeff thought. âThereâs a May Ball at Queenâs College in Oxford on the 18th, and I was wondering if youâd like to come. Itâs outdoors, and it should be a nice day.â
As Y/N handed Jeff the piece of paper, he continued. âMore importantly, a good friend of mine is attending, and I thought you would like to meet him. You two are pretty similar, so I think youâll hit it off really well.â
âDo you mean that this meeting is supposed to be a sort of⌠romantic proposition?â Y/N tilted her head in playful confusion.
Jeff smirked. âNot necessarily. Heâs friends with the rest of the guys, so itâs only fair that you meet him, since we consider you a part of our inner circle.â
Y/N grinned at his statement, shaking her head, a chuckle tumbling past her lips. âWell, for the record, Jeff, Iâm retired from dating for a while,â she admitted, âthe whole thing with Paul shook me up a bit, and I need time to trust again, yâknow?â
âYeah, I understand. But my friend is a nice bloke, so I donât think youâll have to worry too much, or put up a front. If youâre uncomfortable, of course we canââ
Charlie came running up to Y/Nâs cart and placed the bags of broccoli and potatoes inside. He then stood next to Y/N to see this stranger that she was talking to. Jeff noticed the little boy who suddenly appeared next to Y/N, and smiled warmly. Pointing to the boy, and changing his voice to be a bit gentler than usual, he asked, âWhoâs this, Y/N?â
âThis is my little brother Charlie,â Y/N said, softly putting her hand on her brotherâs back, bringing him to the forefront. Charlie widely smiled at Jeff, baring his childish grin that was missing a couple teeth. Charlie couldn't wait until they grew in, because it would âfinally make him look like a real manâ, as he exclaimed so often at home.
Jeff crouched down to Charlieâs level and stuck out his hand to shake Charlieâs. âNice to meet ya, mate. Iâm Jeff, a friend of your sisterâs.â
Charlieâs eyes widened as he recognized who this man was. âJeff Beck?â Charlie asked hopefully, âas in the guitar god, Jeff Beck?â
Jeff chuckled as he looked up at Y/N. âIs this the shit youâve been feeding him?â Y/N nodded and laughed.
âThereâs an ounce of truth in that statement, isn't there, Beck?â
âYes, Iâm Jeff Beck, but Iâm just the lead guitarist for The Yardbirds. The guitar god title goes to Hendrix, or Scotty Moore,â Jeff explained. What a humble change of pace for Jeff, Y/N thought.
Jeff stood back up and walked with Y/N and her brother throughout the store, pushing their carts in sync and grabbing food as they went. He asked her about what she was up to musically, and she talked about how she was polishing up some Debussy and Rachmaninoff pieces, as well as fiddling around with some old Fats Domino and Everly Brothers records. Charlie and Jeff bonded over their love of cars, which made Y/N very happy.
~~~~~~~~
18th June 1966
The day of the May Ball came. Y/N was excited for the show, but she didnât want a sour encounter with Paul to ruin her good time. Jeff had called her earlier in the week to give her instructions on what to do upon arrival, and how to access the backstage area safely.
The backstage area was a white tent with the sides covered. Inside, there were multiple long tables of different distinguished people, such as Mama Cass and Graham Nash. Alcohol and little finger foods littered the tables, served in such abundance that it seemed no one was going to see tomorrow.
Y/N walked over to where she saw her friends, and upon spotting the girl, they all waved and said their cheerful hellos. Y/N walked over to sit with them, and ended up taking a seat between Chris and Jeff, crossing her legs and folding her hands in a sophisticated manner, always the lady she was taught to be. She chose her seat at the table very carefully, sitting very far away from Paul Samwell-Smith.
As everyone chatted away, she noticed there was a tall, thin young man with short, dark wavy hair who sat down in a seat between Jeff and Keith, delicately holding a flute of champagne. He was looped back into the conversation immediately, as if he had known the band his whole life. When Y/N saw him, her heart stopped.
This new boy was the most beautiful man she had ever seen. He looked like an English James Dean; with the kind of attractiveness that anyone, male or female, completely swooned over with a single glance. This stranger could get anything he wanted at the drop of a hat, with his gorgeous looks and his graceful countenance. He had a sullen, mysterious edge to him, but he also looked gentle and sweet at the same time. He had eyes as green as a forest full of lush deciduous trees, flawlessly framed by dark, bushy eyebrows and accented by long, thick eyelashes. His nose was adorable, petite as it was, and his lips were full and pouty. His smile and laugh made Y/N melt on the inside, his perfectly straight teeth illuminating his porcelain face.
For a moment, Y/N thought she was in love. She was pulled back from her daydream quickly, though, because Jeff realized that now was the perfect opportunity to introduce his two friends.
âY/N, this is my friend Jimmy, who I was telling you about,â Jeff said, getting Y/Nâs attention. Y/N grinned as she refocused on the situation.
Jimmy turned towards Jeff when he heard his name, and thatâs when he saw the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, sitting right next to Jeff. Lucky bastard.
His breath hitched in his throat upon sight of this girl. She was perfect; she looked like an actual angel. The way her hair, soft-looking and slightly wispy in the light summer wind, cascaded down her shoulders; her doe-eyes seemed to twinkle in the dimming light of day, pulling him in like the strongest of currents. Her  pillowy, supple lips encased a perfect smile, slightly crooked. It was, like the rest of her, completely endearing.
It was then, looking at this beautiful woman, (Y/N⌠Jeff had said her name, hadn't he?) that Jimmy remembers he was taken. His girlfriend, Jackie DeShannon, was waiting for him at home, but he only had eyes for the girl in front of him, and it would stay that way, it seemed.. He had to get to know her.
Jimmy snapped out of his hypnosis in the nick of time. He softly smiled at Y/N, a smile that made Y/Nâs insides lurch, holding out his hand for her to shake as he turned on the charm. âJimmy Page,â he initiated, his voice being softer and more calming than Y/N expected.
Y/N shyly smiled at him, a dark pink flush gracing her natural complexion, as she reached out to grasp his hand. âY/N Y/L/N. Itâs so nice to finally meet you. Jeff has told me about you.â
âAll good things, I hope,â Jimmy chuckled.
âYeah, Iâd say so,â Y/N beamed, a feigned contemplative look on her face.
âHow do you know Jeff?â Jimmy asked, turning his body towards her, now fully invested in getting to know Y/N.
âI met him...a year ago I wanna say? Is that right, Jeff? At a Yardbirds gig at the Marquee,â Y/N asked for clarification. The last thing she wanted to do is lie about Jeff to Jimmy, even if it was something as insignificant as this. In addition, she wanted to use Jeff as a temporary crutch in the conversation. Jimmyâs beauty was making her feel shyer than she already was; she felt as if she was curling into herself.
âYeah, that sounds about right,â Jeff intervened, âbut she didnât just meet me, she met the whole band.â
Jeff immediately noticed that the band was leaving the table to get ready to go on stage. Jimmy and Y/N didnât even notice the tableâs departure because they were so wrapped up in each otherâs presence and words. Jimmy even moved a seat over to get closer to Y/N, although he said it was an attempt to âhear her better since the room was so loud of drunken buffoonsâ. Y/N had giggled at that, and it had sounded like music to the manâs ears. Jimmy was completely taken with her, as easy as it was to see.
âWait, so how do you know Jeff?â Y/N asked curiously.
âI've known him since I was⌠gosh⌠thirteen or fourteen? We bonded over the guitar and blues. Indian music, too,â Jimmy grinned, taking a sip of his warming champagne.
âYou play the guitar too?â Y/N gasped. Jimmy nodded his head enthusiastically.
âOh jeez, I shouldâve known! No wonder youâre tight with the Yardbirds,â she giggled.
Jimmyâs eyes twinkled at her now-flustered demeanor. âYouâre okay, Y/N,â he chuckled, placing a hand gently on her forearm. Y/N felt her entire body break out into chills.
âIâm a session musician, actually,â he began, his hand lingering on the girlâs arm, for what seemed like a millennium to Y/N. âIâd hate to simplistically explain what a session musician is to someone like you if you already know what it is.â It sounded like he was holding back a bout of embarrassed laughter. âYou must be quite intelligent, especially in matters of music, if Jeff has stuck by you for all this time.â
Y/N smiled bashfully. Heâs so sensitive, she thought dreamily. âYes, I know what a session musician is,â she giggled, âIâve been a piano player all my life, so I know a thing or two about what you blokes are talking about when it comes to music.â
Jimmyâs heart began to thump a little faster as his smile widened. âWow! Thatâs brilliant. Are you classically trained then?â
âYes, but I do know quite a bit of blues numbers.â
âOh, so you really know what youâre talking about! I have to admit, although I am a session musician, Iâm not particularly good at reading music. Maybe you could teach me a few things about sight reading and we can jam some time?â
Y/N blushed as her lips pursed together in a grin. âI would love that. Weâd have so much fun!â The way that Y/Nâs full lips twisted together in a smile looked so damn kissable to Jimmy.
âMy girlfriend was actually supposed to teach me music theory, but we never got around to it, unfortunately,â Jimmy continued.
âAh, okay. Well, if you give me a time, date, and place, we can definitely make it work,â Y/N beamed.
âWonderful!â An awkward, pregnant pause filled the space, and Y/N cleared her throat, unconsciously sliding closer to Jimmy. There was almost a magnetic pull to him, and Y/N was caught up in it.
âSo, whatâs it like being a session musician? Iâm sure you get asked that all the time,â Y/N laughed.
Jimmy smiled. âItâs quite grueling, brutal at times, but I find it fulfilling. One mistake, and youâre fired, so itâs a lot of pressure.â
âOh wow! That must be horrible to deal with.â
âYeah, sometimes the pressure can really settle into you, but for me it dissipates once Iâm in the booth. Thereâs three sessions a day, five days a week, so I donât have much time for leisure. Itâs been getting really dry lately since all Iâm playing is rhythm guitar. I love experimentation and stretching out on lead guitar, so constant rhythm is getting quite annoying.â
âI understand where youâre coming from then, from a creative standpoint. How long have you been a session player?â
âFour years, roughly.â
âYou must be quite dedicated then!â Y/N exclaimed, âwho have you played with?â
âOh gosh,â Jimmy exhaled deeply, calloused fingers raising to land on his chin. Slight stubble shadows it, and the sharp scent of aftershave wafted towards the girl. Lost in the scent, Y/N nearly missed his reply. âThe Rolling Stones, The Kinks, Donovan, The Who, Petula Clark, Jackie DeShannon, Carter Lewis and the Southerners, Neil Christian and the Crusaders, Hermanâs Hermits, Marianne Faithfull⌠just to name a few.â
âWow! What a resumĂŠ!â she gushed, âThatâs incredible. You should be so proud, Jimmy.â
âThank you very much, love, I appreciate it.â
Suddenly, an announcerâs booming voice cut through Jimmy and Y/Nâs conversation as he introduced the Yardbirds to the stage. As the five men walked on, Jimmy stood up from his chair.
âCome with me to the wings so we can see and hear them better,â he smiled, holding out his arm for Y/N to take. Y/N agreed, standing up and linking her arm with Jimmyâs as they walked in sync to the side of the stage.
The first few numbers were played perfectly, and it was clear that the audience (and even the road crew) were enchanted by the spectacle. Y/N knew from past shows that the next song would be âTrain Kept A-Rollinâ,â and she knew that they always knocked that one out of the park. It was always stimulating and explosive.
Jeff and Chris began the opening riff, the low E, G, and A notes thundering out of the monitors melodically. Just as Keith sang âgot a trainâ on his cue, he fell straight backward and hit his head off Jimâs bass drum. Jimmy and Y/Nâs jaws dropped in shock as a loud gasp echoed through the air from the audience. The music abruptly stopped as the rest of the band crowded around Keithâs fallen figure to see if he was alright. Murmurings of âfucking hellsâ were all that were spoken from the road crew as they tried to redeem the concert.
âHe was drunk,â Jimmy whispered to Y/N giddily, âhe was completely out to lunch and wobbling as he walked onstage.â
âI didnât even notice,â Y/N replied quietly with a grin, âthat definitely explains all the empty bottles and glasses on the table.â
Momentarily, Keith got back up and motioned for the band to restart âTrain Kept A-Rollinââ and they finished the song without another mishap. The rest of the set was completed smoothly, and everything sounded sonically incredible. Jimmy and Y/N stood close together the entire time, Jimmy sneaking glances at Y/N from time to time. He lost his breath with the way her eyes were almost aglow in the fading light, and her soft-looking lips parted in childlike wonder as she watched the live music.
The Yardbirds came off the stage, begrudgingly making their way into the backstage tent, where Jimmy and Y/N had situated themselves. No one looked happy, especially Paul. Jeff had his usual stoic look, but he was rushing around for any alcoholic beverage he could find to ease his nerves after what could have been the worst possible scenario.
Everyone took a seat at the table where they were before the show. Jimmy and Y/N sat next to each other as they took in the distressed expressions of the five other men. Jeff was slumped in his chair, next to Jimmy, taking swigs of a beer heâd found. Jim and Chris just stared at the ground, drink in hand. Paul just looked royally pissed off, to the point that it almost scared Y/N. Keith, however, was still totally out of it in his drunken stupor.
âHey, Jim,â Jeff said quietly to Jimmy, âlook, you know, Iâm really sorry about the gig. Iâm sure you arenât interested in joining the band nowâŚâ
âOh no,â Jimmy chuckled, âthat was amazing! Absolutely brilliant! I loved it.â
Y/Nâs interest piqued as she heard their whispers of new information. âWait! Jimmyâs joining the band? I thought there were only supposed to be five live Yardbirds,â she whispered.
Jeff leaned over Jimmy to whisper back to Y/N. âOh yeah! I canât believe I didnât tell you this already. Paul is probably going to leave the group...and I think it might be sooner than we thought, especially after the whole Keith fiasco...Jimmy is going to take his place on bass, and hopefully heâll take on dual lead guitar at some point. Then Chris will do bass,â Jeffâs eyes diverted to Paul, who was sitting with his arms crossed and face angry, staring off into space. Jimmy and Y/N followed Jeffâs line of sight mischievously.
âOooh! Great plan,â Y/N smiled.
A little smirk creeped across Jeffâs face as he quietly counted down, â3...2...1âŚâ
At the very prompt â1,â Paul abruptly stood up from his chair very loudly, capturing everyoneâs attention.
âYou know what? Iâm done,â Paul exclaimed, stepping away from the chair as he pushed it in under the table.
âWoah, woah, woah!â Jim began, standing up from his own chair, âwhat do you mean âyouâre doneâ? What the hell does that mean?â
Paul sneered at Jim. âWhat do you think I mean? I mean Iâm done with this bullshit. Iâve had enough of the horrid travelling, not being noticed, and this drunk-off-his-ass bastard,â he exclaimed angrily, pointing at Keith.
âYou need to relax, Sam,â Chris said gently, âlook at everything weâve accomplished over the last three years. You want to give that up? Youâre losing your shit over one bad performance.â
âItâs been on my mind for a long time now, Chris. I fucking hate it,â Paul continued, anxiously running his hands through his hair, âand you know what? Y/N hanging around all the time has made it worse. Sheâs just here to be our fucking groupie. Sheâs only eating off our clout to be friends with famous people.â The entire table went silent, looking around nervously.
Y/Nâs eyes widened at Paulâs awful accusation. âAre you serious?â she shot back coldly, âI knew you were an asshole, but I didnât know it was this bad.â
âOh what, you think I donât recognize that thatâs your motive?â Paul said condescendingly.
âIf you think that being absolutely obsessed with you all is my sole hobby, my motive, whatever that means... you are sadly mistaken,â Y/N responded, her eyes closing to slits and her lips pressed together in disgust.
âYouâre probably sleeping with Jim or Chris now for all I know!â he shouted, arms flailing in the air.
Y/N was fuming now, standing up from her own chair facing Paul. âHow dare you make me seem like Iâm a whore for the Yardbirds! Even if I was sleeping with Jim or Chris, that would be none of your business because you pursued me when you were fucking married, you dipshit.â
Paulâs maddening countenance grew. âYouâre just an insecure little girl who needs famous musicians around her to validate her and make feel better about herself. Youâre a fucking nuisance, like a gnat that just wonât fly away even when you swat at it again and again.â
Y/N gasped, the sound drowned out by the screech of metal against tile, as Jimmy stood up from his chair. He was distraught, upset at the antics between the two bitter exes, and stepped in front of Y/N to protect her from the horrible verbal blows served by Paul Samwell-Smith. Jeff beat him by a second, as he started to berate Sam for his little episode.
âYou listen up, you wanker,â Jeff started, wagging his index finger in front of Samâs face, âyouâre just being a butthurt little bitch because Y/N found out that you were married. If anyoneâs the whore here, itâs you. Y/N is our friend, even Jimmyâs now, and she takes care of us and makes us happy. Sheâs not just some whimsy, disposable groupie like the way you used her; sheâs an intelligent, sweet, pretty girl who has our best interest at heart. And we have hers. You have to be a fucking idiot not to see that.â
Paul was taken aback. âI write, produce, and play bass for this group. All you do is play lead guitar. Trust me, Beck, Iâm not the idiot here.â
âWell, your goddamn head isnât screwed on straight, then,â Jimmy added, âIâll be taking your place, thank you very much. And you will never mistreat Y/N on my watch. Ever. Iâve known her for about an hour, and sheâs already absolutely magnificent.â
Y/Nâs throat felt clenched, but some of the tension was relieved when she realized how protective Jimmy was being over her. As mad as she was, butterflies filled her stomach at his warm ways.
âIâm out of here! You all suck anyway. Have a nice trip to hell, all of you,â Paul said as he walked away to the road crew to get his belongings, flipping the people at the table off.
Y/N sat back down in her chair once Paul was out of sight, slouching and holding her cheeks with her hands as she blankly stared at the edge of the table. Jimmy and the four Yardbirds dragged their chairs closer to a saddened Y/N, who was determined to fight off the tears that threatened to roll down her fury-flush cheeks.
Jeff frowned at the state of his friend, starting to softly rub her cardigan-clothed back to console her. âIâm so sorry about Sam, Y/N. His behaviour was absolutely horrendous, and I can assure you, none of the things he said about you were even close to being true.â
Keith, still a bit drunk, stood up and walked over to Y/N, planting a peck on her cheek. âWeâre so glad youâre here, dear. Truly. That belligerent little asshole can suck a fat one.â
A close-lipped smile found its way on Y/Nâs lips. âThanks Keith,â she chuckled.
âIâm going to go get you a cup of water, alright love?â Chris said as he stood up to walk over towards the bar.
âThank you so much Chris,â she called after him. Chris flashed her a kind smile as he walked away.
I guess Mum and Dad were wrong...they really do care about me, Y/N thought happily, they really, truly do.
~~~~~~~~
After the May Ball was over, and the sky was growing darker with the coming evening, Jimmy and Y/N walked around the grounds of the venue together, talking about anything and everything and sharing laughs.
The lighthearted mood took a drastic shift at one of Jimmyâs followup questions.
âSo, Y/N, if you donât mind me asking, what was the whole row between you and Sam about?â
Y/N flashed a sad smile, but it quickly faded as she took a deep exhale. âWellââ
Panicked, Jimmy took this as a cue that she didnât want to talk about it. âYou donât have to tell me if you donât want to, I get it because of how heated it was. Iâm just worried about you, is all,â he interrupted.
âNo, itâs okay. Really. I trust you,â she replied with a pursed lip-smile. Jimmy returned the sentiment, internally relieved that Y/N had already seemed to take a liking to him.
âAlright, so about a year or so ago, I went to a Yardbirds gig at the Crawdaddy Club, a few months after I met the band for the first time. Paul asked me out after that show, and nobody told me he was married, so naturally, I accepted.â
âOh gosh, Iâm so sorry, love. What a shitty thing to do, especially to someone as wonderful as you,â Jimmy replied with a little flush, giving the girl a little rub on the small of her back.
Heat rippled throughout Y/Nâs body at his touch. Regaining her composure, she sighed. âThank you Jimmy. That means a lot. More than you know, actually.â
After a short silence, Y/N continued. âWe went out for about eight months...and in retrospect, it now makes sense why I could never go over to his place. But anyway, I found out about it before the band played on Ready, Steady, Go in February. Keith, Jeff, Jim, and I were all talking at the front of the stage before rehearsals and it slipped.â
âWho ended up telling you?â
âJim, but it was purely an accident.â Suddenly, all of the events that had happened between her and Jim guiltily flooded her mind. Now with Jimmy beginning to infiltrate her mind and cloud her vision, how was she supposed to genuinely enjoy the secrecy? Ah shit, she thought, here we go again.
âAfter the show, I confronted him about it,â Y/N continued, âand he was blaming me for our time together, a-and for âtemptingâ him into asking me out just by being⌠me?â
âHe seems like a right wanker, I can tell you that for sure,â Jimmy muttered, sliding his hand from its resting place on her back, to her shoulder, squeezing it lightly in solidarity. Y/N met his eyes then, tears filling her gaze, and Jimmy frowns. No one as lovely as her should be feeling this way. He smiles at her, and to Y/N, it is filled with comfort and appreciation. Some emotion⌠something akin to love, perhaps, lit a fire in her chest, and she looks away. The evening ambience does nothing to hide the traitorous blush that painted her cheeks.
âItâs getting quite dark out, love. How did you get here?â Jimmy asked, stealing another glance at a girl as she looked down at her ballet flats once more.
âI took the train, actually,â Y/N replied.
âOh, so did I! Here, Iâll walk with you over to the station then.â
Y/N grinned at him. âThatâs so kind of you, Jimmy. Thank you.â
âNo problem, love. Whatâs your stop?â Jimmy asked as they began to make their way over to the station.
âSt. Albanâs. How about you?â
âEpsom. I still live with my parents, Iâm afraid,â he chuckled sheepishly.
âOh, itâs okay!â she laughed with him, âso do I. Itâs nice though, to still live with your parents⌠home-cooked meals and laundry and all. Plus sleeping in your own bed, and using your own bathroom, of course.â
âThose are very good points,â Jimmy agreed with a chuckle.
The two boarded the train once they got to the station, only waiting on the platform for a few minutes. They continued to talk all the way to St. Albans, where Y/N got off to walk home.
âSay youâll see me again sometime soon, Y/N,â Jimmy half-asked, half-declared as she stood up to get off the train.
Y/N grinned at him. âI definitely will, Jimmy. It was so nice meeting you tonight...I loved getting to know you.â
âThe feeling is mutual, love. Please stay safe and take care of yourself, okay?â he reached out his hand to grab Y/Nâs, shaking it a little and smiling at her. Y/N nearly swooned at the gesture.
âIâll try my best. You do the same as well. Have a good night!â
âThank you, you too!â Jimmy waved as Y/N walked out the trainâs doors. Her scent, a delicious mixture of vanilla with a hint of laundry detergent, lingered in the air as she passed by, weakening him both physically and his rational judgment.
He had a lot of thinking to do on the ride home.
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Tattooed-Uvogin
(Tattoo Soulmate AU- Where tattoos are shared by soulmates, if a soulmate dies then the other looses their ability to have nen and the tattoo disappears. I love soulmate AU's, they're fun. Also when Uvogin gets the spider tattoo he will be 24.)
(Female Reader)
College is usually portrayed in two ways, absolutely fantastic where breaking into song is the norm, or a horrid experience akin to horny Lovecraftian creatures. In this case the song song type of college is the norm.
Most individuals in college receive a tattoo, whether it be their own or their soulmates. Usually it is a happy occasion when that happens. Most would flaunt their new mark and spit out how much they wanted to meet their soulmate, but (y/n) was an exception.
Junior year, the hope of a new age of adulthood quickly coming up. The twenty-two old started to strip. Why strip? Well because she had decided to wait her junior year to get her athletic credit, and because she wanted to see a tattoo if she were to get one. But the first reason is what people think. Practically tearing off the jacket she wore and tossing it onto a bench, (y/n) jumped at the sudden shrieks and hollers from across the room.
"Lilith! Holy shit look!" Deciding to see what the commotion was about, (y/n) leaned over to watch the event unfold. On her lower back, almost covered by her shoulder length blonde hair, was a beautiful koi tattoo. As if swimming the splash of blue, orange and cream colors contrasted beautifully with her deep skin tone.
"What?! Oh my god show me!" Lilith squealed, pushing away girls to get to the nearest mirror. The brightest smile decorated her pink lips and when she finally saw the new mark on her shoulder, she waved around her hands and jumped with unrivaled joy. "I can't fucking believe it!"
"Do you think he just turned 21? Like today's his birthday or something?" Another girl exclaimed, staring at the inked shin with awe.
"Probably! Most people get them when they turn 21. God I'm so excited! I'm posting this everywhere to see if someone answers."
More girls crowded around Lilith, the light tapping of gentle fingers bringing (y/n) back to her senses. Turning around the female met with her dearest friend. "What?"
"Ms. Venal will snap at us if we aren't ready, best not to get on her bad side again. She might make us do push-ups for a warm up again." The soft voice and her light brown hair and eyes pairing nicely with her shy personality.
"Oh shit you're right." Swiftly (y/n) moved back to the back of the locker room, pulling off her pants at the same time. Replacing them with gym shorts with the school logo she quickly followed by her favorite shirt.
Grabbing the school shirt she jumped when someone grabbed her shoulders from behind. "(Y/n)! Your back!"
Before (y/n) could protest she was pulled to her friends locker with a hand mirror shoved in her face. Hesitantly she grabbed it and moved it around her face, trying to see what Jessy was talking about. Finally, a large dark tattoo revealed itself on her lower back, spider legs and a white eleven in the center.
"Looks like a spider, but with twelve legs? Weird." Jessy replied, lightly tracing the many legs now inked into her friend's skin. "You seem... disappointed? (Y/n) you good?"
(Y/n) shrugged, surprisingly it was underwhelming compared to what she thought it would be like. I mean the weird spider on her back was the key to finding her soulmate right? Yet it still felt like a normal school day. "Kinda underwhelming I guess."
"Hey (y/n), you got one too? I honestly thought you wouldn't get one." The snarky voice of Lilith echoed in the locker room, a new hand placing itself on (y/n)'s shoulder. "A spider, really?"
(Y/n) gritted her teeth, Jessy moving to put on the last of her clothes. "They probably just like spiders, so what?"
"Looks like they don't know how to count, that's sad." Lilith remarked, poking at the inked flesh. "Didn't you get a tattoo not too long ago, what was it again?"
"A (favorite animal)." (Y/n) mumbled grabbing her school shirt and putting it on.
"Wow, classic."
(Y/n) pretty much had enough of this and turned to the blonde with vigor. Placing a figure on the new koi fish tattoo. "Wow, classic cunt."
The blonde scoffed, but was quickly interrupted when the teacher called out. "Girls, hurry up or you all are going to do more push-ups!"
Lilith mumbles underneath her breath, venomous words that didn't pass (y/n). "Go fuck yourself." She had said.
In a last ditch effort to get some satisfaction, the (h/c) haired girl turned to the blonde and smiled. "After you."
Man school was just dandy.
~~~
For some reason the drive home felt longer than usual, the songs uninteresting and slow. But that didn't stop the sigh of relief when entering her home. Maybe telling her parents about the tattoo would bring up her spirits? They always wanted to see what it would end up being.
"Momma! I'm home!" (Y/n) yelled, letting the fact sink in to any occupants.
She walked into the kitchen, grabbed a snack, and paused. Her dad, usually sitting with his back straight and glasses on, now held his lenses with his face in his hand. "Hey dad, you're home early. Everything alright?"
Swiftly his head shot up, (h/c) hair messy unlike usual. "Huh? Oh, yeah yeah I'm fine, just a lot of work is all. We're still trying to find who stole Ruby Red, that jewel is worth a few billion Jenny."
The man's daughter pulled a chair and sat down across from him, opening her snack to start eating it. "I still can't believe someone was able to take it, isn't the security pretty high?"
"Yup, and Ruby Red wasn't the only thing they took. They took a few other gems too." Her mother butted in, placing a kiss upon her husband's cheek. "Whoever did it defiantly had help, you're dad placed too many security guards for it to have been one guy."
(Y/n) furrowed her brows, the fact it was more than one person sans all too surprising, but how did they get past the armed guards in the first place? "So what exactly happened? Like to the guards I mean."
"Well... that's just it. We don't know." The dad rubbed the back of his neck, trying to relieve the tension that had built. "They just vanished... poof, gone. No sign of a struggle, no blood, all of it gone."
The mother removed her hand and pulled up a chair, sitting down and taking a sip of whatever is in her mug. "Yeah, pretty crazy stuff. I've been looking through the cameras and I think they have been tampered with. Whoever took the merchandise wasn't a rookie. They knew what they were doing."
"Who do you guys think did it? The mafia?" The daughter asked, looking at both her parents.
"A new group has been floating around, something called the Phantom Troupe. They are pretty much the worst of the worst." The brunette mother replied, placing her cup down and getting more comfortable.
"Worse than the mafia?" (Y/n) questioned.
"Pretty much, this gang took out the entire Kurta clan just a few months ago. They took their eyes and everything." There was a pause, easily taken up by the gravity of the situation her parents were in.
Her father butted in. "Anyway, anything happened at school? How's Jessy doing, she can come over for dinner tonight too. Martha said she was making lobster claws and steak."
"Ah, well, Jessy's doing fine and I'm sure she'd love to come over again. I'll go ahead and text her." (Y/n) pulled out her phone and did just that, asking if her friend wanted to come over again.
"What else, I feel like your hiding something." Martha asked, leaning closer to her daughter with a sly smile.
Small bits of sweat started to form on her brow, right now didn't exactly seem like a good time to talk about an odd tattoo. "Well I cursed someone out, that was fun."
Her dad groaned and rolled his eyes dramatically. "Oh my god was it that Lilith bitch again?"
"Edgar!" Martha snapped, slapping the man on his shoulder and she lightly scolded him. The both of them knew their daughters relationship with that girl. All they had to say is if the coward ever threw a punch, to lay her ass on that ground. (Y/n) was still waiting for her to throw it.
A small ping from a phone ringed, the daughter pulling hers out and slightly smiling. At least when Jessy comes over she would have emotional support over the weird tattoo. "Yeah, it was her again. Anyway, mom do you want any help, Jessy said she would come over."
"Sure, honey. I'd like that."
~~~
The air was tense, sweat slowly forming on (y/n)'s brows as her dearest friend babbled on and on about her early day bravery. "Lilith couldn't say a word to us for the rest of the day! It was hilarious." Jessy boasted, laughing at the sense painted in her head.
Though Martha and Edgar looked at their daughter dumbfounded. "Sooo, is there a reason why you didn't tell us about your new tattoo?" The mother asked, leaning on her elbow with her head in her hand.
"Ah, well you know, it's kinda embarrassing."
"Seriously, you didn't tell them?!"
"I said it's embarrassing!" (Y/n) reinstated, moving her hands in front of her face to attempt stopping the forming blush.
"So! Show us!" Martha exclaimed, throwing her hands in the air.
(Y/n) grumbled a bit and stood up from her chair, lightly pulling up the back of her shirt. On her lower back the sideways spider laid, twelve legs spread out for the world to see.
Silence followed, the air thicker than it once was. "Yeah, it's a little weird. Honestly it was underwhelming getting it." (Y/n) tried to release the growing tension with a light laugh, though it didn't do much.
"Y-Yeah, it is a little weird isn't it?" Edgar had replied, moving to lightly trace his fingers on the inked skin. "Well I don't think most people have twelve-legged spiders on their backs so it shouldn't be too difficult to find out who this guy is."
~~~
Those words meant so much now, after seeing the news talk about Ruby Red's disappearance and how it was linked to a group of mass murderers, the words felt heavy.
Changing to homeschooling was the first thing to happen, as having people see such a dangerous tattoo could endanger your family. Hunters would travel far and wide to catch the soulmate of a Phantom Troupe member, to sell or kill them for the highest price tag. So being around other reckless students was a big no-no.
Next was their home, moving to the outskirts of York New city to start fresh, where no one would know who they were. Getting a new job wasn't too difficult for Martha and Edgar, as security personnel was important everywhere.
Though (y/n) herself wasn't allowed a job, too risky they would say. And Jessy, well at least she was still there. The friend would visit every so often to catch up, and texting each other became an everyday occurrence.
It had been five years since that dinner, and now fear and anxiety ruled over (y/n)'s life. Walking on the streets it seemed every passerby was a possible hunter, just waiting to catch her and slit her throat.
(Y/n) could only trust Jessy and her parents.
The ringing of a phone smacked the female from her train of thoughts, papers she was once working on discarded. Picking up the device and placing it on her ear, a sweet voice rang with an excited undertone. "Yo, (y/n). Whatcha up to?"
A delicate smile pulled at the (h/c) haired lips. "Fine, just doing mom and dads paperwork. Kinda the only job they'll let me have."
There a was a light hearted laugh on the other side of the phone. "Well I'm going to have a few days off of work it you want to meet up and have a few drinks. I'll be coming in sometime tomorrow evening if you want to meet up then?"
"I'd love to, I'll just have to ask mom and dad, you know how they are."
"Yeah, can't blame them though. I mean it's scary."
"Yeah... I'll call you a little later with an answer okay? See you later Jessy, tell me when you get here and I'll pick you up from the airport."
"Alright, sounds good to me! Bye-bye!"
"Bye." Her smile faded when the phone call ended, at least it wouldn't be too bad. Now she just had to get on her knees and beg her parents.
Searching through the apps on the phone she ended up on the calling one, but paused. 'I'll just ask them when they get home, I'll drive over there soon.' Tossing the electronic on her bed (y/n) sighed and leaned back in her seat.
~~~
After plenty of begging and a semi-long drive to the airport, the now ecstatic girls drove around the city to wherever this bar was.
"Okay okay, (y/n), don't get mad at me but I invited a few other friends." Jessy timidly said, scrunching her body as close as possible to her seat.
"Who?" Was all said, making the other girl all the more afraid of an anxious outburst.
"Just a girl I met the bar once, her name is Shizuku. She said she's bringing another friend over, another girl. Don't worry though she's a bit of an airhead, an absolute sweetheart once you get to know her." Jessy relaxed, not noticing any changes with her friend's behavior. "Sorry I wanted to tell you but if you told Edgar and Martha they probably wouldn't have let you go! I just really wanted to hang out with you."
"Don't worry, mom and dad don't have to know." (Y/n) turned and gave a small wink before turning back to the road.
Jessy sighed, relieved to finally have some fun without much worry. "Oh oh! Right here!" The car slowly drove into the parking lot, the two searching for a spot to park. "Oh! They're over there." The two girls exited and quickly made their way to another pair.
The first girl Jessy walked to and hugged had shoulder length black hair and large round glasses. Large, plum doe like eyes gazed at (y/n) with innocent intrigue. Her casual wear consisting of a long black sleeved shirt and black shorts complimented her hourglass body type. She honestly looked adorable.
The other was a blonde clearly taller than her ravenette friend. Calculating eyes, short hair in a bob and a hooked nose gave her a demanding audience. The woman wore a red, low cut baby doll dress that ended on her mid thigh, and black heels making her even taller.
"Okay guys, this is (y/n), she's been my friend ever since middle school." Jessy placed her hand on the girl's shoulder, (y/n) shyly waving and saying hello. "And (y/n) this is Shizuku and her number two, Pakunoda." They too did the same thing.
"Alrighty! Now that we have all the introductions out of the way!" Exclaimed Jessy, grabbing (y/n)'s hand and waving for the other two to follow. "Let's get absolutely trashed!"
Pakunoda snorted and followed, all four of them entering the not-so-much-a-bar-as-it-is-a-club building.
Jessy grabbed a table, putting some of her things down to mark it as her own. "I'll go ahead and get something to get this party started! Anything in particular you guys want?"
Shizuku places a finger on her chin, deep in thought. Pakunoda wrapped an arm around the ravenette and shook her head. "Surprise us."
(Y/n) quickly waved her hands. "Don't get me something strong, I'll be the designated driver." She laughed, Shizuku finally making up her mind.
"Something fruity!"
She did somewhat seem like an airhead.
After plenty of drinks for the four, and pleasant conversation between the girls, Jessy was finally breaking under the alcohol. Her slim build swaying even when she sat in the booth's chair. "Y'all wanna hear a funny story? Or at least its funny to me." She slurred.
Pakunoda, sitting on the outside of the curved booth, leaned in. "Sure." Elbow now on the table and head in her hand. A delicate smile etched onto her lips, her eyes calculating as an extra hand served her drink.
(Y/n) listened to her start talking about Lilith, the old school bully having many stories about her. "I'm going to go to the restroom." She tapped Jessy's shoulders and moved over and out of the conversation.
Shizuku listened carefully to the slurring female, Pakunoda doing the same. Slowly the story became interesting, talking about receiving tattoos and snapping at the girl named Lilith.
But more importantly, a tattoo received on a lower back. (Y/n)'s lower back.
By the time said female returned all had paused, both Shizuku and Pakunoda silent but attentive. Jessy moved over to let her friend back in the booth they had claimed, Pakunoda placing a slender arm across her shoulders. "You have quite the temper don't you?"
Remembering what they had been talking about, the comment didn't surprise (y/n) all that much. "Lilith? Haha, yeah I hated her. She was difficult to deal with, always trying to one up everyone." (Y/n) waved her hand around to dismiss her temper, truly she couldn't stand people like Lilith. "Don't worry I'm much better now." Again she lightly laughed.
"You seem like it, you're so shy. I honestly didn't expect a story like that." Paku replied, leaning in a little closer.
"Which one was it? I've kinda snapped at her a lot."
"The one where ya' finally got yer tattoo~!" Jessy replied, sandwiching the poor girl between the two.
(Y/n)'s entire body went rigid, her breathing slightly labored by her hammering heartbeat. 'No, no, no Jessy couldn't have told that story, she wouldn't. She knows how dangerous it is for me already, telling people would make it worse!'
She would be hunted by hunters and the Phantom Troupe alike if the wrong people were to find out.
Doing her best to relax, her shoulders not so tense anymore. "Ye-Yeah, it's a bit of a strange one but I don't mind it too much. What time is it?"
Shizuku looked at her phone, her mouth wishing to yap about how Uvogin would love the girl. Or how Uvogin is just a call away from finding his soulmate. OR ANYTHING RELATED! But alas, the bone crushing grip placed on her thigh along with straight up saying it earlier, told her to shut it.
Now with a pouting face she checked the time. "It's 12:48."
Mumbling a short 'shit', (y/n) grabbed her purse and stood up. "Sorry! I was supposed to go home an hour ago!" She examined her phone with a pale face, not just from her tattoo being revealed, but the endless messages from her parents. "Does anyone need a ride?"
Jessy leaned in more, her lips ghosting (y/n)'s ear. "I would love to ride."
Pushing her drunk friend off, (y/n) made her way out of the booth, Jessy wrapped in her arms as the girl stumbled. "You two?"
Shizuku lifted her finger, her mouth opening to speak, but was quickly stopped when a hand smacked itself on her lips. "Don't worry about us." Paku replied, waving a dismissive hand.
"Al-alright. Well we'll be off then, take care!" Quickly grabbing her things, and Jessy, the two slipped out of the club.
Shizuku smacked Paku's hand away and pushed up her glasses. "What was that for?!"
Pakunoda shifted out of her seat, looking around at the other inhabitants of the establishment. "You were going to say something about Uvo, weren't you?"
The ravenette pursed her lips and turned away, scooting out of the booth as well. "So what if I was? It wouldn't stop us from getting her anyway." Whined the girl.
"It would have made getting her harder, she's already cautious of everyone." The two girls exited the bar, stopping to watch (y/n)'s car drive away. "Besides it won't be too difficult for Shalnark to find her."
"Didn't you touch her?" Shizuku pushed her glasses up once more, turning to wonder off to home base.
"Of course, she was very anxious the entire time, and she was weary of us from the beginning."
The ravenette hummed, both wondering through the lit up city. Smoke polluted the air of the alleyways they traveled through, the moonlight basking the criminals in an ethereal glow. The alleyway became too quiet, the once light sounds of buzzing insects feasting on the dumpsters silenced.
The girls stopped, looking at the empty sidewalk in front of them. They could sense two individuals, on in front of them and the other behind. Were the stalkers going to try and jump them? Did they know who they are? Well it doesn't matter, the stalkers will be dead soon.
"Well well well," A gruff voice echoed from behind. "Looks like the butterflies flew into the spider's web. How about you two be sweethearts and tell me about that friend of yours? The one with the (h/c) hair and (e/c) eyes."
Shizuku turned around to face the man, noting the switch blade open and poised in his hands. "He has a knife, Paku."
The man 'tsk'ed slowly walking closer to the girls. Paku stared straight ahead, the other stalker finally revealing himself, a scrawny man with a baggy shirt and large knife.
Pakunoda sighed and pulled out her revolver, aiming straight between the scrawny man's eyes. "Never bring a knife to a gun fight." A quick pull of the trigger and a loud bang caused the man to fall over, a small hole oozing blood and smoke between his glossy orbs.
Shizuku summoned Blinky and with a quick bonk on his head, the gruff voiced man collapsed to the ground.
"Shizuku, is he dead?"
"I didn't hit him that hard." With a hum and a finger on his neck. "Nope, he's alive."
"Good." She swayed over to the man and placed a hand upon his cheek. A rush of memories and emotions entered her mind, like the ripples in water. "They weren't alone, they called others before following us. We should hurry before they find her first."
"They'll kill her won't they?"
"Probably."
"Uvogin would loose his nen if that happened, hmm, we can't let that happen."
Nothing new happened after their encounter, the dark streets now baron by the late night and the rundown buildings. Turning the corner to enter the hideout, a face revealed itself, young and distressed, their thin black brows furrowed.
No words were exchanged, the girls entering without a care. A sigh left the short man's lips as he walked with them into the church. "Machi had a feeling again. What happened?"
Shizuku hopped her way onto a pile of rubble and sat down with an impassive expression. "We were attacked by some thugs on our way back. Though, it was more like a one-way-massacre."
The entire Troupe was in the broken down office building, there were preparing to infiltrate a museum filled with priceless artifacts, but it might have to be postponed.
Feitan didn't look at Shizuku, already knowing her information may very well be useless. "Paku?"
"Shizuku's friend brought a number two as well, she just so happened to be a soulmate." Pakunoda teased, crossing her arms.
The small group playing cards stopped, even Chrollo averted his eyes from his book of interest. Feitan's brows lifted slightly, probably in surprise.
"Ah! That happened too."
Franklin snorted, placing down his cards and shifting to face Paku. Shalnark, Nodunaga, Machi, Kortopi, Bonolenov, and Franklin were huddled up in a small circle playing cards, though the game was now paused. Uvogin, the secret star of the show, was rooting for Nodu to finally win a game. "Who?"
A delicate smirk etched itself on her features, a slender finger pointing to the bear-like man sitting behind Nobunaga.
With that action taken, the bear-like man grabbed Nobunaga and wrapped his arm around his head. The other hand pulling out the ponytail and messing up his hair as a boisterous laughs echoed throughout the building.
Franklin smacked a hand on Uvogin's shoulder and congratulated them, Nobu yelling for Uvo to let go. Once he finally let him go, the shorter man smacked Uvo.
Uvogin didn't exactly care, all he knew is that his soulmate was found and that she was his next target. "Keep talking Paku." Uvo kindly ordered, curiosity taking hold.
"Well she's pretty cute, (h/l) (h/c) hair, bright (e/c) eyes. She's pretty attentive." Pakunoda waved her hands around, finding a seat on the opposite side of the large room.
Another hearty laugh escaped the bellows of his chest. "Finally! Took her long enough." He exclaimed, clapping and rubbing hands together. "Where is she?"
Pakunoda shrugged. "Her name is (y/n) (l/n), Shal will have to figure that out."
Chrollo hummed, grabbing the attention of the room. "Uvo, once you find out where she lives I want you to get her, it would be a shame if you lost your nen." He paused and placed a bookmark in his spot. "Paku does anyone else know?"
The blonde nodded her head. "Yes, the thugs overheard and called a few of their friends. I don't know how many."
Chrollo hummed once more, leaning in a bit closer to the group. "Once Shal figures out her whereabouts I want you and Nabu to go with Uvo. And be cautious, we don't know how strong the hunters will be."
Uvogin laughed, hands on his hips as he threw his head back. "I will."
"Found her!" Shalnark yelped, a bright smile stretched across his cheeks. "(Y/n) (l/n), lives in the New Found Apartment Complex about three blocks from her parents. Oh! Edgar and Martha (l/n), they work as security managers for the museum we were targeting." Shalnark excitedly exclaimed, waving his phone around in the air. "I'll send you the address, Uvo."
Feitan quirked an eyebrow. "She might know which hunters were hired to protect the exhibit."
Chrollo hummed once more, returning to his book with a calm expression. "That might be the case, if so then there we could be better prepared." The sultry voice of the boss explained further her use, not just for Uvogin but the entire team.
Uvogin cracked his knuckles, waving to Nobunaga and Pakunoda to follow. "Consider it done."
~~~
(Thats it everyone! Sadly Wattpad allows for larger chapters so this will be put into two parts to accomadate.)
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( SWEET MAGNOLIAS. )
He was your unlikely muse; you were the weird girl in the park. Could you make it any more obvious?
pairing. myg x named f!reader. s2l.
genre + rating.  college!au. fluff, angst, smut. explicit.Â
tags / warnings. light cussing, yoongi being rightfully weirded out, a whole lotta softness, sadness if you squint at the right times, body painting, and then, of course, the most tender, dumbest lovemaking (unprotected but donât be silly like them!). thereâs also a really bad callback to the titanic. iâm not sorry. lol.
wc. 8.2k
You try not to stare for too long, sweeping your gaze in wide circles so as to be as inconspicuous as possible. You try not to let your eyes linger, follow the contours of his cheeks - soft, pronounced when he smiles - or the shape of his mouth - delicate, petal pink. You try not to make it weird - but itâs decidedly, very weird.
You just canât help yourself.
Heâs always here around this time, laid out on a worn red blanket. Sometimes, he reads. Books like The Alchemist and the Stranger and once, Danteâs Inferno. Other times, he pops a pair of headphones on - oversized, intimidatingly large over his ears - and closes his eyes. Most rare of all, is when heâs not alone, joined at the hip by at least one other boy and on occasion, an entire group of six. Â
Theyâre all interesting in their own ways. Â
Thereâs one with shoulders the size of boulders, a mountain range situated beneath his shirts. He has a weird laugh that sounds like windshield wipers and your motherâs spring cleaning routine. He yells a lot and even across the lawn, you can sometimes make out his voice.
Thereâs the tallest one, with kind eyes and dimples so deep you question if thereâs treasure buried in them. He reads a lot, too. Youâve seen him in the library more times than you can count, always dutifully tucked away in a back corner surrounded by scattered looseleaf. Despite the course load he seems to have taken on, youâve never seen him lose his cool. You have seen him lose his phone, though, and pencils and textbooks and AirPods.Â
Thereâs Hoseok, whose name you only know because he held your hair once at a fall sorority party. You hadnât been drinking but somehow, somehow, your roommate had convinced you to apple bob with her. Heâd been gracious enough to help you out, fisting your hair in a gentle grip. Itâs what spurred you to now always have an elastic on your wrist.
Thereâs the dancer. Heâs slight and even in stillness, far more graceful than youâll ever be. Heâs got pillowy lips and hair that gleams like silk. Youâve sketched him too, once or twice, but never more. It just didnât feel right - as if youâd never be able to translate that sort of beauty onto paper. Â
Thereâs the one from your Art 340 Drawing II class. Youâve wondered, on more than one occasion, how come he isnât the model. Heâs got perfect proportions - defined jaw, strong nose, cheekbones carved from marble. Itâs almost off-putting seeing him in person; it feels far more fitting for him to be displayed in a museum, with a plaque that reads Perfection, Mixed Media.
Thereâs the youngest one, Jungkook. They call him maknae despite the fact that he dwarfs nearly all of them. Maybe itâs just the clothes he wears: boots that look like theyâd break your neck and everything in slightly darker shades of black. You run into him at least four times a week - trading greetings at the campus coffee shop and at the library. Youâre practically best pals by college standards.Â
And then, of course, thereâs him. Your muse. The one you canât help but stare at - even when youâre trying your hardest not to. The one who wears glasses though youâre almost certain he doesnât need them. The one whose smile is more gums than teeth, who looks unassuming and yet often breaks out into the strangest, most inspired dance moves youâve ever seen. The one who plays recreational basketball on Tuesday nights and who drinks more coffee than you think should be humanly possible.Â
Min Yoongi. Â
You sketch him like youâll never see him again, dragging charcoal strokes across paper until your hand is muddied and the curve of his ear is looking worse for wear. You repeat lines over and over, turning the mop of his hair into ringlets and waves, weaving dimension through the india ink that spills over his eyes. You sometimes add his glasses; youâre quite fond of the look on him.
You paint him sometimes, too, imagining how heâd look with periwinkle blue hair, or maybe dressed in shades of maroon. You swath him in textured fabrics and lovely watercolours, turning him into a fantasy thatâll never see the light of day. Pretty little daydreams with him fixed at the centre.
You fill your pages with his figure, the way he smiles when Hoseok does something silly or how he joins in when Jungkook laughs. You study every bit and piece, learning him in every admiring way you can - despite the fact that you donât really know him at all.Â
Itâs a staggering lesson in futility but one you take almost daily, armed with pencil and paper and not a single ounce of common sense.Â
That is, until youâve done the stupidest thing imaginable. Â
No, not getting caught. Not in the traditional sense, at least. He hasnât realised you sit on your bench - yes, your bench, with the sticky metal arm rest and illegible initials scratched into the back - and watch him almost every day. You thank your lucky stars for that.
What youâve done is much worse - punishable by death by embarrassment.Â
You have no fucking clue where your sketchbook is.Â
You couldâve sworn you had it in your bag when youâd returned to your room last night. You canât imagine you wouldâve left it anywhere in the open, orphaning it on a campus full of idiots. You were always so careful. You donât just lose things.
âI think itâs gone, girl.â Youâve never wanted to yell at your roommate more - not even when youâd caught her and her boyfriend banging in your bed after youâd come home early on the long weekend or when sheâd eaten all of your Cherry Garcia ice cream. The desire bubbles about in your chest, fizzing angrily like an agitated soda bottle. Â
âItâs here somewhere.â The words grit between your teeth, insistent as can be.
âYouâve been looking for like, twenty minutes.â Â
âItâs here.â
âI really donât think it isâŚâ Jisoo doesnât quite deserve how you explode, rounding on her with hands flying and eyes wild. âYouâre also going to be late for your class.â
Your words falter with the verbalisation of hers.Â
Lucky for her;Â unlucky for you.Â
The hands of the clock above your desk wave at you mockingly. You are, indeed, going to be late for your class.
âShit! Shit!â Everything youâd torn out gets shoved back into your tote bag. Band-Aids, mints, too many wayward pencils and pens. You almost forget your phone, attention only drawn to it when Jisoo catches the strap of your backpack and yanks you back. Â
âDonât forget,â she hums, far more kindly than your harebrained self deserves.
You forget all the reasons youâre upset with her. âThanks, Ji.â You force a kiss on her cheek before youâre darting out of your room and sprinting across campus to Art 340.
âNice of you to join us, Miru.â Itâs your professor greeting you as you run in fifteen minutes late, weaving through other students to find your seat near the far wall. Laughter follows you, coiling around your ankles and over your shoulders as you settle into your seat, fully hidden behind the oversized easel. Â
You canât help the scarlet that paints your cheeks, creeping high across your temples. You know no one cares - that Professor Kinsella is probably the most laidback professor youâve had in your four semesters - but it canât be stopped. Youâre already flustered from temporarily misplacing your sketchbook that everything else just feels like shit icing on your garbage cake.
âSorry!â It squeaks out - a mouse, eaten up wholly by cat-ate-the-canary laughter that sounds over your shoulder and not very quietly.
âHaving a bad day?â
Youâve heard the voice a handful of times so it shouldnât shock you the way it does, nearly knocking the graphite from your hand. Â
âWhat?â
Kim Taehyungâs on the edge of his chair, one long leg stretched toward you, the other balanced across his knee. Youâre not sure how thatâs meant to be comfortable but he makes it look effortless. Then again, looking like him, living probably was effortlessly. You canât deny youâre a little envious.Â
âYour face is all red. Youâre out of breath. Feels like a bad day to me.â
You try not to dwell on the fact that, apparently, you look like an absolute mess. âNo, Iâm good.â It sounds fake even to your ears, tinny and wrought with anxiety. Â
âYou sure?â Heâs not really paying attention to you as he speaks, tracing the contours of the model across his canvas. He begins where youâd never think to, framing the main masses with a languid twist of his wrist. Unlike you, he doesnât get caught up in the detail; he sees the bigger picture for all it is, building from the outside in.  Â
Youâre watching him for longer than you realise, whipping back around once it dawns on you. âWhy wouldnât I be sure?â
âWho knows.â Thereâs a playfulness in his tone that sets you on edge. Youâve never heard it before, all rounded vowels and molasses laughter. You mean to work as you listen, waiting for some indication of whatever lies just beneath the surface.
Itâs a mistake. Your stick of charcoal snaps in half when he continues, low and slow as if heâs dragging it out.
ââmaybe you lost a sketchbook?âÂ
âDid you sayâŚâ You canât finish the sentence. You feel like youâre about to be sick. Â
The amount of mischief in his expression should be illegal. Itâs dancing in his eyes, curling wide and unabashed over his lips. Itâs practically radiating off of him.
âSo, bad day?â Â
He waits for you to pack up, hands tucked into the endless pockets of his black slacks. At any other time, in any other universe, youâd be giddy. Girls on campus would kill for even a second of Taehyungâs attention. Â
(Itâs true - youâd heard a group of them talking about it one time.)Â Â
Here and now, you want to sink six feet under.
âTheyâre really good, you know.â As if the compliment will dull the mortification that threatens to cleave you in half. âYouâre really good at capturing his boredom. Thatâs not easy.â
âThanks.â You should make conversation; itâs the polite thing to do. Â
After all, he was kind enough to find and return your sketchbook. Better him than someone else, right? Better him than Yoongi himself? Thatâs what you tell yourself, at least. Â
Yoongi doesnât know and therefore, itâs okay. Semi okay. Distantly related to the idea of okay.
As if he can read your mind, Taehyung speaks gently, with a hand that burns through the linen of your blouse. You know he means well but it sears white hot, eviscerating your nerve endings. âYou have nothing to worry about. I didnât tell him.â
You donât answer him. Thereâs nothing to say - not really. Youâre far too lost in your own thoughts to acknowledge the effort heâs making. Maybe this was lifeâs way of telling you to back off - to find another person to paint. Â
Or maybe itâs brought you two together, says the silly, naive angel on your shoulder.
Youâre ready to flick her off - launch her like some kind of poor Tinkerbell - when your name catches your attention. Itâs announced so dramatically that you double take, making sure you havenât completely run through a picnic or accidentally slammed into someone.Â
âThis is Miru.âÂ
Cognisance comes slow and unhurried, even as your stare swivels wildly in search of context clues.Â
Laid out before you, right under that familiar magnolia tree, is one blanket, three bodies, and enough takeout to last you an entire week. Â
âOhf, phey!â With cheeks stuffed full, itâs hard to make out the two syllables. They crowd against each other, offered in a garbled mess that has you regarding Jungkook with a mixture of concern and confusion. Heâs swallowing thickly before he rises far too quickly; you watch a forgotten piece of kimbap go flying, lost to the dirt and bugs. âSorry.  Hi.â Â
âDo you want to join us?â Itâs the angelic one, fitted with cherubic cheeks and a rounded Cupidâs bow. âIâm Jimin, by the way.â He pats the empty space beside him, eyes waning into crescents with the force of his friendliness.
Taehyung had asked if you wanted to grab dinner but youâd never imagined he meant this.Â
Youâve never been subtle but you try your damnedest to peek at him from your periphery. Unfortunately for you, heâs already sat down, fully made himself comfortable beside the last member of the group.
The one who, for all intents and purposes, appears as if heâd rather be anywhere but here.  If looks could kill, you think. Â
âDonât worry about him,â Jimin says, so sweetly, with a small bento lid held towards you. Itâs already stacked with goodies - a selection of banchan and homemade-looking meatballs sitting alongside a poorly-shaped mound of rice. âSometimes, he gets like this.â Â
You want to believe it. Really, you do, but by the way Yoongiâs mouth curls in distaste, all signs point to it being a matter of you rather than a mood.
âMaybe if she respected peoplesâ privacy, I wouldnât have an issue.â
Itâs a single sentence quietly spoken and yet it feels like an open-palm slap to the face. Heat radiates over every visible inch, starkly coloured in contrast to the white of your top. It burns as it licks over your cheeks and past your temples, tipping your ears.Â
âIâm so sorry.â It isnât clear who youâre apologizing to, the words tumbling wet off your tongue like a waterfall. Â
Youâre gone before anyone can ask.
âThat was a dick move.â Jungkook is the first to break the silence, levelling his friend with a disapproving stare. Heâs not used to this side of him - the one that can tear a person apart with just a few words. Itâs not the Yoongi he knows. Itâs not really Yoongi at all.
âYeah, hyung.â Itâs thinner, but just as reproachful. âIâm sure she didnât mean it.â
Yoongiâs laugh is dismissive but he wonât meet anyoneâs stare - a tell-tale sign that heâs just a little affected by their words - choosing instead to shovel bites of soondae into his mouth. âMean what? Invading my privacy?â
âSheâs an artist.â Taehyung doesnât mean it as an excuse but by how Yoongi bristles, heâs certain the senior takes it as such. Before the argument can begin, he continues, all while wrapping a piece of samgyupsal in lettuce. âI doubt she meant any harm, so just cut her some slack.â Fringe is flicked away from his eyes, something sparkling in the pretty brown of his irises. âIâd actually be flattered, if I were you.â
âThen you be her model.â
You havenât drawn in four days. Well, not really. Â
Youâve completed what you need for classes, filling your books with mandatory figures and notes on colour theory. Youâve diligently mapped out proportions and brought to life sunsets and sceneries. Youâve done everything you should be doing but nothing that you want to be.
It just doesnât feel right. Not anymore.
âI hear heâs a really nice guy.â You canât count how many times Jisoo has tried to cheer you up. From picking up your favourite ice cream (the one she tends to devour anyway) to ordering in fried chicken, sheâs been the picture perfect roommate. It only makes you feel that much worse.
You were moping over something that was your fault. And she had to pick up the pieces! It seemed wildly unfair but when youâd told her to stop - insisted upon it with a wail into your pillow - sheâd simply shook her head and wrapped you in her arms. Â
For all of your stupid, silly little rows, Kang Jisoo was the best roommate youâd had in your entire university career.
âJust go outside.â Sheâs perched on the edge of her bed, painting her toes a brilliant shade of neon green. Sheâd offered to do yours too, but youâve more or less refused to leave the comfort of your burrito blanket for anything beyond classes or food. âYou canât avoid him forever.â Â
âI can try,â you mumble, words lost to the cotton of your sheets. Â
Try - and fail, it seemed. Youâd already run into him twice. Twice! Even after youâd started taking absurdly long roundabout routes to your classes, the universe had conspired against you. Â
The first time heâd been walking out of the gym, shoulder to shoulder with another upperclassmen you didnât recognize. Youâd seen him coming from a mile away thanks to his obnoxiously bright Lakers jersey and youâd booked it back the way youâd come, nearly mowing down a couple making kissy faces at each other in front of the lecture hall. Â
The second time was yesterday afternoon. Youâd thought heâd be in his usual spot - so close to your usual spot - that youâd gone to the coffee shop for a midday pick-me-up. Even embarrassed, you werenât about to suffer a caffeine deficiency. Youâd rounded the corner in the same instance he had and youâd sworn heâd seen you, recognition flickering across his face. Fortunately, thereâd been a door directly to your right and youâd all but thrown yourself inside.
It was the first and hopefully last time youâd be in a menâs washroom.
âI thought you were tougher than this,â Jisoo hums, equal parts disapproval and kindness. She levels you with a stare - you can feel it burning into your fortress of blankets - and sighs. Itâs a bit dramatic, you think. Â
âTell me you wouldnât be doing the exact same thing!â
Then again, sheâd probably never be stupid enough to lose something so important nor would she fixate so heavily on one person. Your point still stands.
âSeriously, girl.â Â
Her nail polish bottle bounces off your bed, tumbling to the floor with a quiet thump. You look up in time to see her staring at you imploringly, so wide-eyed and innocent you canât help but be a little suspicious. âWhat?â
âI wanted to have Andy over.âÂ
It all falls into place then. Her boyfriendâs in a frat and your (poor) dorm room is the only place they have any sort of privacy. It makes you want to gag but you canât blame her. Youâve always had an unspoken agreement; youâd just tossed it out the window the past few days.Â
Guilt prompts you to extract yourself from your duvet, though you donât stop the chorus of gross, gross, gross! as you begin gathering your things. You almost leave your sketchbook, only opting to tuck it under your arm at the last minute. Â
âPlease, please, donât use my bed this time.â
âWe love you!â She sing-songs as you tug your sneakers on and slip into the hallway.
Youâre at a different bench across campus when you hear the voice. It comes from behind you and to your left, accusatory and sharp. You nearly jump out of your own skin, toppling over your water bottle and plastic paint palette. Orange watercolour soaks into the material on your thigh. Dammit.Â
âAre you following me?â
Min Yoongi stands not three feet from you, arms folded over his chest. Â
Your heart stutters at the sight of him. Itâs hard to speak when it feels like itâs leapt into your throat. Â
âWhat?â You hate how you sound - a kid caught with their hand in the cookie jar. You have nothing to be ashamed of. At least, not right now. Youâd come all the way here, as far from the magnolia tree and red blanket as you could. Â
âI saidââ His words are glacial and biting. Itâs suddenly winter, far chillier than spring should be. You wish youâd brought a sweater or maybe, that the ground would open up and swallow you whole. You canât be cold when youâre dead. ââare you following me?â
âOf course not!â Â
Thereâs nothing but disbelief in his expression. It paints itself in broad strokes, prominent in the shadows beneath his eyes and the curl of his mouth. He says nothing. Â
âReally. Iâm not.â Youâre insistent, apologetic. Every nerve ending is shot, going haywire beneath your skin and lighting you up in shades of red. The tips of your fingers are tingling. âIâm sorry.â
âFor what?â You wonder if heâs baiting you now. Â
âForâŚâ  Words are cherry-picked and perfect, chosen with a shaking head and the utmost care. âI shouldnât have drawn you without asking.â
âNo shit,â he returns, completely deadpan. Heâs really not making this any easier.
âI didnât mean anything by it,â you continue, a little hopeful and a lot bashful. âI justâ I donât get inspiration like this that often. So I couldnât let it go.â You donât need to add what you do, but you do so anyway, because youâve never been great at making good choices. âYour face is really unique and when youâre happy, itâs just so expressive and your smile isââ
Thereâs a siren blaring in your ears. A red alert going off so loudly you almost miss the way he laughs.
Itâs not the same one he offers to his best friends - far more reserved, exceedingly softer - but itâs there and itâs real and you donât think youâll ever forget this moment.Â
âYouâre laughing.â
He stops immediately. Fair.
âIâm sorry.â Again. More. Draped in apology and optimism that peeks out between your teeth and shines in the dark of your stare. âEven though I didnât mean to make you uncomfortable, I did, and for that Iâm sorry. Really, really sorry. Please donât hate me.â
Itâs hard to read him, even after youâve spent hours studying his face. Thereâs a distinct difference between seeing someone and knowing them, you realize. You might be able to map out every wrinkle of his eyes - replicate every dot and freckle - but you have no idea what it all means or how it comes together to create something more.Â
Silence fits between the two of you for what feels like a long time. Itâs not uncomfortable, though, so you allow it to settle. You figure itâs better than his anger, in any case. Â
âYou couldâve just asked me.â
You canât wipe the disbelief from your face. âWould you have said yes?â
Yoongi shrugs, a small roll of his shoulders beneath the oversized sweater that dwarfs his frame. âDonât know, but I wouldâve appreciated it.â Â
Because thatâs really what it came down to - the thought, not the action. Heâs not entirely sure you understand that yet but heâs willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. Blame his softening on the steady repetitions Taehyung and Jungkook have made the past few days. You were lucky to have them in your corner - even if that meant theyâd been a thorn in his side.  Â
âThen⌠can I sketch you?â Youâre probably (read: definitely) pushing it. You canât help it.Â
He doesnât know whether to laugh or scoff at your audacity. He decides on the former, with a shake of his head that swings his bangs across his forehead and a small, private smile. âMaybe next time.âÂ
âNext time?â You imagine he canât hear you as heâs backing away and disappearing the way he came.
âSee you tomorrow.â
True to his word, Yoongi lets you draw him the next time you see him (and the next time and the time after that).Â
Itâs different - working off someone who knows theyâre being studied. He holds himself a little more stiffly, a little more carefully. His laughter isnât quite as loud, his smiles more forced. He apologises, even though he doesnât need to. Â
Even his untrained eye can see how you struggle to bring life to a robot.Â
Over time, though, it comes -Â comfort.Â
Like the quietly burning coals that melt him down from the inside out, he begins to warm up to you. It comes slowly but it comes nonetheless, as steady as the sun. You appreciate his effort - his patience - more than you can ever say. Â
You know he gets it, though. He always does. Itâs a Yoongi thing.Â
âYou can relax.âÂ
Itâs just the two of you, swathed in sweat and waning light that casts shadows across his cheeks. The days are longer than theyâve ever been and the both of you tend to lose track of time, spending hours under that magnolia tree.Â
âI am relaxed,â he returns, sinking further onto his back, elbows hardly acting to prop him up. Heâd been engrossed in a novel for the first half of the afternoon. Another book youâd never bothered to read outside of high school English class. You never really understood it - you much preferred to watch than read - but you loved when heâd recite the words to you, clear and bright and better than any melody.
âYouâre trying to stay awake.â
âIsnât that a good thing?â
âNo. Youâre just as good of a model when youâre sleeping.âÂ
The smile is lazy, hazy like Sunday morning. It reveals his gums and ticks higher on the left side. It makes your heart skip a beat. Â
âGo ahead then,â he continues. The entirety of his body sags, drops onto the bag he likes to use as a makeshift pillow. You donât imagine itâs all that comfortable but he never complains.
âIf youâre tired, we can just head in, you know.â Â
You always offer. He never says yes.Â
A part of you thinks he likes the attention. Itâs different from what he receives from anyone else - thoughtful and careful. You think he might like the quiet, too. The benefit of quality time without any of the effort. Â
So you push on, charcoal edge meeting paper once more. Â âJust another twenty minutes.â
âWhy me?â Â
The enquiry comes one day, completely out of the blue. It skips your heart and breaks the pastel in your fingers, dust chalking them a lovely shade of lilac. Â
âWhat?â Youâre not ready for how close Yoongi is - much closer than he ever is - and you shift back, away from the face youâve spent months filling your sketchbooks with. âWhy you what?â
Heâs completely nonchalant as he moves even closer. Â
You can smell his cologne - a distinctly masculine fragrance thatâs musk and cedar - and the coffee heâs been nursing for the last hour. It fills your senses, recentring all of your focus so intensely that you donât immediately recognise heâs continued speaking.
âWhyâd you choose to draw me? Why not someone else?â He seems genuinely curious, even though it feels dangerous - a dangling string thatâs meant to unravel you.
The answer doesnât come easily, despite the fact itâs something youâve asked yourself.
Why him? Why Min Yoongi?
âI donât know,â you answer, perhaps too honestly. âI saw you and it sort of⌠just clicked.â How it sounds doesnât escape you - like something plucked out of a bad romance novel. âI didnât expect it to be you. I thought Iâd draw you once - okay, twice - and then Iâd move onto another subject. But I just⌠couldnât?â Â
âSo, what youâre telling me is it was love at first sight?â Itâs glaringly obvious heâs teasing you. Heâs got that grin of his, sly and feline as it creeps across his mouth. Â
You donât bristle, instead painted bright red like the sunset that streaks across the sky.
âIâ I wouldnât say that.â
âWell, you didnât say otherwise.â
Itâs an uncomfortable line of questioning. Youâre not used to it and certainly not from him. You hesitate to speak, turning words over and over on your tongue in an effort to make yourself clear. Â
Youâre not weird. You donât want this to be weird. But you canât deny - itâs, decidedly, still very weird.
He tries again - a different tactic this time. One that surprises you, despite the unique friendship youâve forged over the past few months. âWhat if I told you I was glad?âÂ
âGlad?â It feels like an echo chamber. Repetition. As if youâre going in circles, chasing a tail that remains just out of reach. âIâm not sure what you mean.â
âWhat if I told you Iâm happy we met?â Â
Your blink is owlish, fully caught off-guard. âIâd say the same thing. Iâm happy weâre friends.â
Amusement rolls off him in waves, evidenced by the laugh that curls into the afternoon. He shimmies closer and closer until thereâs barely three inches between you. His knee knocks against yours, bony and denim-clad. You try to ignore the way it burns through your own jeans, sparking heat all the way up to the tips of your ears and down into the soles of your feet.
âWhat if I told you I donât want to be just friends anymore?â Â
Itâs not a surprise, really. Itâs something thatâs been on your mind the past few weeks, sown by offhand comments and little gestures you havenât been able to ignore. Jungkook had even practically shouted it at you just the other night.
âIâd sayâŚâ You trail off, lost somewhere among the constellations in his eyes.
âYouâd say?â The words are parroted back at you, threaded together by gossamer thin hope.Â
âIâd say youâre welcome. For choosing you.â The confidence isnât your own. It comes from him, crafted by the support he offers easily, hands out like keys.  Keys to his heart, you realise belatedly, with a sudden bashfulness. Of course.
He canât wipe the smile from his face. It eats up every inch, dominating even the playfulness that shines through, turning it the prettiest shade. It stands bright against his cheeks, staining the pale apples red. âThatâs it?â Â
âWhat do you want me to say?â
Youâre suddenly very determined - because you want to give this to him. Just as heâs given you everything you wanted, you want to do the same. In this little cut-out piece of paradise, thereâs nothing quite as important.Â
The one word isnât much but it feels like a turning point. âYes.â
âYou want me to say âyesâ?â
He nods, just once. Thereâs so much certainty you canât doubt him.
âThen yesââ Â
It doesnât matter what youâve just said yes to. It doesnât even matter that it could be something awful or really, anything under the sun. All that matters is the feeling of his lips, soft and warm and dry on yours. Itâs better than any painting youâve ever seen, any song youâve ever heard. It fills you wholly, stuttering your heart and bubbling giddiness in the pit of your stomach.
You probably sound a little silly, surprisingly breathless from such a little thing. âWow.â
âGood things happen when you ask,â he states, solemnly. Youâd take him more seriously if he werenât so dopey, grinning at you like he never has before.
âIâm never going to live that down, am I?â
âNope.â
Luckily, you donât mind. Not if it gets you another kiss. Â
You tell him as much and he happily obliges, stealing your breath and replacing it with sugar-coated stardust. You ponder whether you might be able to create with those same particles, turning them into colourful streaks to paint his cheeks. Youâd like to find out. Â
You want a lot of things with Min Yoongi, you decide.Â
You donât know how you ended up here. Â
Actually, thatâs a lie. You do. All because of a dumb joke, uttered in passing by Taehyung and now ingrained so deeply in your psyche that you havenât gone a single day without thinking about it.
âGet out of there,â he whispers right against your temple, lips following to soothe whateverâs got you preoccupied. Â
âWhere?â
âRight there, idiot.â Fingers tap twice, a quick one-two against the side of your head. Â
You canât help but grimace, a wrinkling of your nose that your boyfriend chuckles at, pressing kisses across the bridge and over your cheeks. âSorry.â
âDonât say sorry - just come back to me.â To this moment, he means.
This strange little scene, with his fingers dressed in non-toxic paint and you stripped down to nothing but a flimsy cotton bra and thong. Â
Have him paint you like one of his French girls, Taehyung had said.  Itâll be fun, heâd said.
You think it might be - if you werenât bouncing with nerves, all five feet three inches of you fizzling with anticipation. Yoongi was only painting you. This was a bonding exercise. Something to bring you closer, to breach the gap between lovestruck artist and inspired musician. Nothing more.
âYouâre beautiful, you know.â Itâs not meant to be a reassurance but simply a passing comment, like looking at the sky or seeing it snow. So straightforward it makes you laugh, the sound bubbling about in your throat.Â
âThanks, Yoongi.â
âNo, seriously.â He levels you with a look. You know the one - a touch stern but ultimately playful. âI wanted to make something beautiful butâŚâ Digits wiggle, Atlantic blue sweeping over the tips and up his knuckles like the sea. âI canât really improve on something thatâs already perfect.â
Your cheeks light on fire, as brilliantly coloured as the red in his - your - palette. Â
He thinks it looks pretty against his hands. The same ones that cradle your cheek, so precisely you want to remind him youâre a canvas and not clay. Â
âYouâre silly.â Â
â Youâre silly,â he returns, as if thatâll somehow win him this battle of wits.
 The roll of your eyes is undeniable. âGood one.â
âYou know, Iâve got a ton of paint, right? Not your best choice, making fun of me.â He punctuates each word with passes of his fingers. Colour appears wherever he travels, dragged over your skin with dreamy twists of his wrist. A line here, a circle there. Goosebumps follow in their wake despite the fact that his touch is like candle wax - soothing and deliberate.
You wonder, idly, whether he can feel you burning up beneath him.
âSo beautiful,â he murmurs again, almost to himself as he dips his fingers into another dot of paint. Pink this time - in the same shade as the magnolias outside. He spreads the colour over your chest, right where your heart beats an erratic rhythm. Â
He takes his time in admiring his handiwork, swirling the two shades together until itâs the most flattering shade of purple.
You try - and fail - to ignore the way it stirs something behind your ribs. A need that flickers to life without any sort of warning and has you pressing your thighs together. Â
âCan I take this off?â It comes abruptly, with eyes that snap up to yours. Thereâs already a hand tucked beneath the small of your back, right under your shoulders. He already knows your answer - can see it in the blown out pupils that reflect his entire world back at him. He still wants to hear it.
Youâre unable to find your voice. Itâs gone, stolen by the way he ghosts his fingers up and down the sensitive notches of your spine. You could get lost in this feeling, if he let you. You almost do, only nodding when he moves no further, flat of his palm a solid weight right against the clasp of your bra.
You donât mind that the band is coloured pink and blue when he tosses it aside. You donât have it in you to focus on anything but how he studies you now. Openly admires you, like youâre the most incredible thing heâs ever seen.
âWhat?â Mellifluous and adoring. Music to his ears.
âI think Iâm getting distracted.â
âI think so, too.â
âIs that okay?â He speaks more to your boobs than you, single stained hand coming to rest across your ribs. The pad of his thumb swipes over a single bud, perked and already far too sensitive. Heâd put his mouth on it, if not for the fact itâs now covered in paint. Â
Fortunately, thereâs still so much of you - places he hasnât explored but suddenly, desperately needs to. Â
From the column of your throat and all the way down to the valley of your breasts, he offers sweet kisses. Open-mouthed adoration that leaves you needy and breathless and writing. He catches your untouched nipple between his teeth, gently working it into the same state as its tinted twin.Â
You shift beneath him, unable to stop the bolt of electricity that rips through you like a thousand volts. It cracks your composure like lightning and sends your pulse racing like thunder. âOf course.â
He hums, content, and nearly falls, dropping his cheek fully against your chest. Youâre so soft beneath him, velvet and pliant under his tongue. Â
âI think I love you.â Itâs his voice but your words, spoken so faintly you almost miss it against the roaring in your ears. Â
âI think I love you, too.âÂ
Yoongi stares up at you then, so full of wonder that you canât help but look away. Itâs an incredibly intimate moment - so much emotion carried in one simple look that youâre not quite sure how to process it. Heâd been your inspiration and now you were his. The realisation is almost too much, filling you until you feel like you might float away.
His hands act as an anchor, keeping you here with him. Â
âYou donât have to say it back.â Itâs careful, loaded with his heart and every key to open it. Â
âI know - I want to.â
He grins so breathlessly handsome that you canât help but return it, rubied cheeks crystallised with delight. Those same paint-stained hands of his find their newly discovered favourite home of your chest and he sounds like sin when he speaks. âI want you.â
âYou can have me.â
Itâs all he needs before heâs ducking down and smothering every uncovered inch of you in sweetness. His mouth burns hot but heâs unbearably gentle, searing the shape of his mouth over your breasts and across your collarbone. He licks and sucks as he goes, soothing any ache left behind by the edge of his teeth.
Youâre not quite sure where the bites end and the paint begins. Itâs all so pretty you donât mind either way. Â
But itâs not enough. Itâll never be enough, you think, even as you whine airily, words stuttering out in a half-formed breath. âPlease touch me.â
âWhere?â Heâs hardly given you room to answer, crowded so closely against you that you can feel his heartbeat all the way through to your own. Heâs so warm - so solid - upon you that you almost want to tell him that here, just as he is, is perfect.Â
A momentary lapse in lust before rational judgment is clouded yet again.Â
Instead - and with more demand than you mean - you grind purposefully against him. A benefit to having him sitting how he is, knees hooked on either side of your hips. He canât pretend like he doesnât feel it, cock twitching beneath the constraints of his boxer-briefs.Â
Your eyes meet and he chuckles, nuzzling his head back into that spot between your neck and shoulder that has you whimpering. The sound alone drives him crazy.
âYouâll be the death of me.â Yoongi knows this like he knows the sky is blue or your smile is his favourite sight.
Youâre teasing him when you catch his face, palms cradling the shape of his jaw. âThen itâll be a good death.âÂ
He doesnât disagree - especially when he slips his clean hand along the length of your body. He tweaks your nipple on its descent, tickles the underside of your ribs, and then finds the band of your underwear, all in one fell swoop. A digit dips below the elastic, neatly clipped nail grazing the jut of your hip before shifting and dropping further. Â
You keen when the pad of his finger grazes your clit.Â
âDo that again.â He doesnât need to tell you twice. When he repeats the motion, the sound spills off your tongue without restraint. Â
He slips further down, pressing his hand to gently part your folds. Digits glide easily, coated in slick that drips between your legs and sorely tests his patience. Yoongiâs not sure what heâd expected but this is so much better itâs making his head spin - and he hasnât even felt you yet.
âYouâre so wet, love.â Shame would swallow you whole if not for the way he speaks with reverence. âHow badly do you want this?â
âDonât tease,â you huff, rutting uselessly against the fingers that tease your centre, barely slipping in before resuming a lazy, leisurely path back up to the bundle of nerves that throbs at the contact. Heâs hardly touched you and youâre already at a six, entire body alight with need that thrums heavy in your veins.Â
âJust tell me.â
âI want this. I need this.â You hope he believes you. Youâre not sure what youâll do if he doesnât. âI need to feel you - please.â
His entire world is spinning, kicked on its axis by the way your tone pitches, demands and begs in the same lilting voice he so adores but has never quite heard like this. He loves it. âI need to stretch you out. I donât want to hurt you.â
You whine so prettily he almost cracks. Itâs enough to have him choking on his own words, not that heâs saying anything. Heâs too focused on how he sinks into you - a single digit but so tightly it feels like thereâs no way heâll survive his cock buried inside. Â
Youâre a dream come true. He never wants to wake up.
âMore.  Please.â Youâre so polite, he almost laughs. Youâd really taken his words to heart - always asking for what you wanted now. He canât deny how proud he is. It blossoms in his chest, juxtaposed greatly against the salaciousness that drives him to do exactly as you ask.
His index finger slips in alongside the other. You make that noise he loves, grinding your core against the flat of his palm as he curls his knuckles and seeks out that spot. He knows heâs struck gold when he taps it experimentally, pressure turning light but unrelenting when a choked cry ricochets off your tongue and onto his sweat-slicked shoulder.
âRight there?â Â
Your nod is enough of an answer.Â
He redoubles his efforts, fucking you with measured glides of his fingers and precise presses against your g-spot. In no time at all, youâre barely coherent, mumbling his name in a slew of breaths that has him grinning. Youâre a sight to behold, moaning so obscenely youâd be ashamed you werenât so preoccupied by the fact that every part of you feels as if itâs about to splinter.
âMiruâ Princessââ Your clit aches and you nearly shriek when he applies pressure against it with the pad of his thumb, swiping your cum over it in slow circles. He wants you so badly - just as bad as you want him- but heâs torn halfway between watching you unravel by his hand and wanting that same euphoria when heâs buried home in your dripping pussy.Â
âPlease, please, please.â There are tears in your eyes. Youâre so close you can practically taste it, entire body shaking with the effort of keeping the coil from snapping. âYoongi, please.â
Heâs a fucking goner then, filling you with a third finger and grinding his palm against your clit as you come apart beneath him. Â
It starts in your toes, stealing feeling all the way up your calves and over your thighs. Youâre only aware youâre trembling because it vibrates through Yoongiâs body, looped back to yours when he mouths across your shoulders, sucking memories into your heated, sweat-sweet skin. The stimulation is what keeps you from floating off on a cloud of bliss, the warmth in the pit of your stomach liquifying your bones.Â
âAre you tired?â Because you certainly look tired - too fucked out to properly meet his stare as he looms over you, both hands adjusted to rest comfortably over your hips.Â
You are, but it doesn't matter. You havenât gotten what you wanted - not really - and you arenât about to let it go without asking.
Heâd taught you that.
You smile up at him, doe-eyed and alluring. A hand reaches for his, curls around the fingers still glossy with your slick, and squeezes. âI still need you.â
Theyâre words heâll never tire of - also words that have him kicking out of his briefs and rolling your thong down your legs, all too eager. Heâs painfully hard, leaking pre-cum and purple at the tip, but he fists himself in slow, measured pumps regardless. Itâs a show for you, more than anything.
â Please.â So pretty, so ready. He canât resist. Â
Yoongi sinks against you, the head of his cock brushing through your folds as he slots himself into place with his paint-free hand. The other, still coloured garishly bright, brushes the curve of your lip, the delicate skin beneath your eye. Itâs so tender you canât help but blink, caught off-guard. Â
âI love you,â you say, though youâre sure heâs meant to, too. You can read it in his eyes - brilliant and bright like a beacon in the night.
He speaks with a roguish grin and a fluid press of his hips. âI know.â Â
You fit like two puzzle pieces, the stretch perfect as he sinks deeper, a low groan sounding from somewhere deep in his chest. Youâre so tight around him but he glides in easily, coaxed to fill you by your wetness and the soft, whiny noises you make. Â
âHoly shit,â he manages once heâs buried as deep as he can go, head spinning with the way you clench around him, nearly stealing the words off his tongue. âAm I dreaming?â
Laughter is a salve - a catch-all remedy for anything that ails him. It pulls him to the here and now, drawing his attention from the overwhelming bliss that creeps up his spine and recentring it on you, beautiful and bashful beneath him.
âNo, youâre not.â Itâs a caricature of your voice but he doesnât mind. He loves that he can bring you to this.
âThank God.â
Except itâs not God youâre thanking when Yoongi begins to move against you, dragging his cock through your walls with such slow, measured strokes you think you might combust. Itâs his name when he pulls almost fully out of you, teasing your entrance with the head of his cock, before snapping forward to bury himself to the hilt. Itâs his name that rolls off your tongue like a mantra, hoping and praying and begging for more as he consumes you wholly, in no half measures. Â
Itâs him - Min Yoongi, your muse, your love - that has you crying out, pleasure coursing through your veins as he adjusts and fills you at a completely new angle, brushing against your g-spot with every thrust of his hips. Â
âYoongi - please.â Youâre chanting the two words again, turning them into a song heâll never get out of his head, when you spasm around him. His eyes nearly roll back into his head, the sensation turning his rhythm sloppy as he chases the same high. The hand that had previously been propping him up falls, thumb seeking out your clit as he charges toward the precipice.Â
âOne more, love. Once more for me, okay? I want you to come with me.â
He asks so nicely you canât deny him - even as the overstimulation takes over. Youâre shaking so badly youâre not sure how he keeps you in place; itâs a tremor that wonât stop, traipsing over every limb until youâre sobbing. Â
âI love you,â he chokes out as he tumbles over the edge, falling headlong into climax with you in tow. Itâs so strong it feels like it blinds you, spotting your vision with white as he fills you with his cum and continues to fuck you through it, milking every last moment just like you were his slowly softening cock.
You donât have it in you to answer, far too exhausted by the last orgasm that has your limbs turned to jelly. Yoongi doesnât mind though; he likes the just-fucked afterglow and how you sink into his arms when he slips out of you and onto his side. Â
He eyes the cum that spills onto your thighs, pearlescent and going to waste. He has half a mind to push it back where it belongs.
He only doesnât because of the words you speak next, hardly above a whisper but loud enough that he groans, burying his face into your hair. âSo, thanks, Taehyung?â Â
âCan you not?â Itâs a playful response, with teeth bared against the sweat-slicked nape of your neck. Â
âSorry.â A beat. He wonders if youâve fallen asleep suddenly. âI meant thanks, Titanic.â
author note. this was a drabble prompt i got from the lovely @hecticwondererâ and i kind of just... ran with it. oops.Â
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Such Good Friends
Prompt: Fake Dating Turns Real
Day: 3
Word Count: 2,298
It had started out as a joke.
A prank on Desdemona, really, as Deacon and Sole often pulled, considering it was the most entertainment they could get, staying underground with the Railroad for months at a time. Tinker Tom had made a light comment about the fact that he thought Sole and Deacon were together, and, well, with the way Deaconâs eyes lit up with an idea, Sole knew there was no easy way for them to get out of it.
If they tried to brush off one of his pranks he would often turn to them with pouting eyes, disappointed and whiny, and they didnât have the energy to deal with that at the moment. So they gave in and casually confirmed that they were together. Deacon sat back and rested an arm on the back of his chair, grinning in satisfaction. He had a new way to torture the rest of the Railroad while they were waiting for the Institute to get off their backs.
And then it just⌠kept going. Sole fell into such a routine after a month or so that even after they could leave the Railroad HQ, they automatically responded to the questions about them and Deacon being together without question. Of course, they knew internally that Deacon wasnât with them. He didnât care for them like that, they were just really good friends that had bonded over some terrible shit that had happened. They were playing a practical joke, thatâs all.
Deacon often would sling his arm over their shoulders, both as a way to sell the joke and to tease Sole, who he knew was much more reluctant to be part of this than he was. Sole would wind an arm around him and lean into him, partly playing along with the joke, and another part finding themself craving his company, though they told themself they would never admit that. If they did heâd never drop it.
It was easy to find themself back in this rhythm, sharing the weight of their steps with him as they walked through Goodneighbor, raising a hand to acknowledge the drifters they saw all the time when they were around for work. Deacon didn't say a word about the way they sought out contact first, and simply hooked an arm around their shoulders and smiled. They were a little too good at playing the happy couple sometimes, Sole thought.
They felt empty as soon as they stepped through the gates that led them out of Goodneighbor, Deaconâs arm falling away from them, his form leaving theirs. The distance was ridiculous in their mind, an expanding void that left them cold. God, they felt dramatic. With a subtle shake of their head, they readied their weapon in preparation for returning to the wildness of the Wasteland, and pushed away any thoughts of Deacon. They were friends. That was all they were allowed to be.
When they finally found a place to rest, halfway back to Sanctuary as they needed to speak to Preston, it was in an abandoned house. Sole found themself brushing their fingers against the deteriorating walls decorated with crumbling wallpaper, ash staining the tips of their fingers as they moved through the rooms. Deacon allowed himself to watch them through his sunglasses, head tilted in a way that made him look like he was simply examining his weapon, as they stepped through the house.
They looked like a ghost. He could imagine them, in their past life, walking through a clean, pristine environment, the house warm and bright without the traces of the wasteland. He wondered quite often if they missed it. Who was he kidding, of course they did. But he had to ask himself if they would trade the life here for their life before the war. Sacrifice everything they'd gone through for another few days somewhere else. Without him.
Maybe that was one of his biggest insecurities, maybe not. Deacon would never let himself dwell on it long enough to consider it seriously, but it popped into his mind at the most inconvenient of times. When they were wrapped around him at the Third Rail. When they threw their head back and laughed at a joke he made, clinging to him to avoid falling out of their chair. Is it worth it? He would think. To stay here, with me? Would you give anything to leave? Would you miss me if you woke up tomorrow and it was all a dream?
He swallowed the bitter taste that flooded his mouth and watched as they stood in the middle of the room, surrounded by broken glass, dirt smudged against their cheek, their eyes catching the light as they got lost in their thoughts. The way the setting sun filtered through the broken walls made them look like a painting, something youâd see in a museum of beauty persevering through the ugliest of environments. Like the flowers that grew through the cracked concrete of the broken roads from another time, another world he wasnât part of.
They looked up through the remains of the ceiling and tilted their head, looking at the dancing colors of the sky that shifted as the sun continued to set. After a moment, they closed their eyes and imagined having peace with Deacon. Finding somewhere theyâd never have to worry about raiders or the other horrors of the wasteland and could simply exist with him. They wondered if there was another time where they were happy. Where their biggest worry was the bills and what to have for dinner when they could never agree.
Later that night, when they had started a fire to fix some meat over and sat down for one of their many late night discussions, Deacon indulged himself. He asked what it was like, before the war. Before they found themself frozen and thawed in a time period no one would want to wake up in, before they had to fight for every breath they took and defend everything they owned with a ferocity they couldâve never imagined before. Before.
Sole sighed and paused to think, slowly shifting around the beans in their can with their fork. He let himself watch them again, watch the gears turn in their head as they dug up memories from their other life. They hummed. âIt was⌠simple. Boring, actually, some days, despite the war. It was a privilege to be bored back then. It was hard to work as a librarian when something so significant was happening elsewhere.âÂ
Deacon nodded, encouraging them to continue. âBut it was a nice kind of monotony most days. I liked working somewhere quiet, where people could escape from what was going on. I was lucky since I got to shut out the shitty things and focus on books for a while.â
âWhat was it like? Working there. What did you do?â
He was fascinated. He could never imagine a world like theirs, where they could just work with books, something considered a rare resource nowadays, and go home to something clean and neat and do it as much as they wanted, over and over again. âIt was nice. It was always quiet as a general rule, so people could read in peace. My job was to deal with the shelves, so I would take books on a cart out to the shelves in different sections and put them where they belonged. I spent a lot of time organizing, too. It was nice, straightforward. Everything had a place, including me.â
Their smile was sad as they looked at him. He almost found himself craving more information, needing to know more about something heâd never be a part of. They sighed and put their food down next to their boot and leaned forward, elbows resting on their knees, hands clasped in front of them loosely. âSometimes weâd have kids who came in and Iâd ask them to tell me about the stories theyâd chosen. The way they lit up and got lost in these fictional worlds⌠it was something special.â
The wind whistled through the broken slats and Deacon could almost imagine the carefree laughter of kids carried with it from ghosts of the past, much like the one sitting before him. It was easy to imagine Sole carefree, as well; it was all he wanted for them. âI always walked the same way home, which now I realize was stupid as hell. A great way to get stalked, or worse. But I walked the same way home in the evening and made dinner when I got home. Iâd feed my cat. His name was Muffins.â They laughed at this and Deacon smiled. âAnd then Iâd tidy and sit down at the terminal and email some friends I had to move away from when I graduated college.â
âTell me about them?â
The night continued as Sole talked themself hoarse. They drew laughter out of Deacon easily with silly stories of their college antics, tales of being late to classes they didnât want to take, rushing through campus like they had mutants on their heels. They described their favorite coffee shop in detail to the point where Deacon could almost smell the coffee permeating the air.Â
It was an accomplishment, Sole thought, when Deacon sunk down in his seat and slowly eased off to sleep. They struggled not to laugh when they noticed him getting sleepy, his head nodding forward as he fought to stay awake and keep listening. Instead, they kept their voice level and continued speaking about their past life, a life they missed, but not as much as they missed Deacon when he was away, and watched him sink right into the grip of sleep. As soon as his breaths were even for a while, they eased their speaking off, careful to make sure he wouldnât wake, and sat back in their chair. They guessed they had first watch.
It was nearly a week later when Sole was relaxing on a chair in their house in Sanctuary, legs thrown over one of the arms, torso crooked as they squinted at the book they held. The ink was smudged from the wear and tear that came with existing in the Commonwealth, dirt staining the pages. The writing was barely legible and it was a fight with every word to understand the writing, but they would get there through sheer determination alone.
Deacon knocked his specific pattern on their door and they looked up expectantly; not many settlers knocked and they knew that rhythm anywhere. âDeac!â They called out as the door opened.
A familiar face poked through the door and they smiled, putting down their book and looking up at him expectantly. âWhatâs up?â
âI have something for you.â
Their smile dropped slightly. It was a toss up with surprises from Deacon, whether or not theyâd be pleasant. To his credit most of them had been very nice as of late, which was simultaneously wonderful and suspicious. âShould I be scared?â They asked.
Deacon shook his head and stepped through the door, his hands behind his back. They leaned in an attempt to get a look at what he was hiding, though they nearly tumbled off of their chair. With a huff they straightened themself up; they had to return to work in a few minutes, there was no way they could afford to get injured, especially in such a dumb way.Â
Deacon approached slowly, purposefully trying to make things look more ominous, a wide grin on his face. Once he stood in front of them he brought his hands out from behind his back and watched their jaw drop. âDeacon.â Their voice was a light gasp as they looked from his hands to his face in wonder.
In his hands was a tiny, black kitten. It mewled pitifully at Sole and they felt their heart jump. With careful motions they reached forward and Deacon handed it to them, revelling in the way they sucked in a breath and let out a quiet âOh, preciousâ and brought the kitten to their chest, cradling it like it was made of glass. After a moment of stroking itâs tiny head they looked up at him as if he held the world in his hands, their eyes brimming with tears. âWas this becauseâŚ?â
âMuffins? Yeah. I heard about one of the settlements having a litter of barn kittens and had to take a chance. I remember you said you missed him the most from before and, well, here we are. I know this kitten wonât replace him and that wasnât my intention-â
Deacon was cut off by Sole unfolding themself from the chair, still holding the kitten protectively, and kissing him. They pulled away after a moment, suddenly awkward. Deacon found it hard to look at them despite the fact that they couldnât see past his dark sunglasses. âUhm.â Sole opened their mouth, fighting to find the words to explain their actions.
Deacon paused. âDamn, if I knew that was how you would say thank you I wouldâve brought the whole litter.â
Sole looked at him with a relieved grin and shook their head, leaning into him in a way that was all too familiar. They turned sideways, making room for the kitten, their shoulder blade against his chest as they brought the kitten up to eye level. âWhat do you think their name should be?â Sole asked.
âMissile launcher.â He replied automatically.
âDeacon weâre not naming the cat Missile Launcher.â Sole looked at him in mild disappointment, unsurprised.
Less than a month later, it wasnât uncommon to see Deacon and Sole walking through the paths of Sanctuary, lost in conversation with each other, Missile Launcher trotting eagerly between them, tail swaying contentedly.
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The great book of sayings
PAIRINGS: Tomura Shigaraki x FemReader
SUMMARY: He looks at you, his scarlet eyes fixed on yours, burning a hole through your head, every bit the predator he is, but you are as tough as it gets, so, against your better judgment and any well-founded logic, you answer his silent threat, the animalistic look he gives you with nothing less than a fearless smirk, irises burrowing into his pupils.A clever girl. He thinks, finally labeling you inside his head, cursing himself in the very moment he allows his brain to think of you as more than an asset. He is sure (he knows himself enough to know) heâll think of this moment many times from now on.A clever pretty girl.
Reader is a typical college student until she gets herself tangled with the league of villains.
WARNINGS: Unhealthy/complicated relationships, violence, Tomura being Tomura, mentions of murder, heroesâ abuse of power, smut.
A/N: Iâm trying so hard to write crusty boy here really in character. At least after AfO is taken. Any misspelled words, english is not my native language so iâm trying Helen.
As always, let me know what you think!
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Chapter 11Â / Chapter 12
Out of sight, out of mind (interlude)
I
They disappear one night the same way they appeared.
Without a word.
It feels like waking up after a long dream. The way the sunrays enter your little kitchen, splashing your space in golden light looks almost ethereal, no longer their figures staining your white walls, standing out of place in the middle of your living room.
It feels a lot like the mornings after some heavy rainstorm.
Itâs over. You think, breathing heavy and tired.
The apartment is quiet and cold, foreign to you. It reminds you a little they way you feel in hospitals. Places without personality, places without any personal touch. Even when everything is in place; the blankets are neatly folded in the closet and your toothbrush is the only one in the bathroom (Toga surely took her time tiding everything up) but you cannot feel at ease in it.
Maybe you are no longer the same person that use to live alone in this place, because it doesnât feel like you belong inside the four walls that began to close too tight around you now, and even when you know you should run to the next police station and ask for help and protection because youâve been hostage in your own home for weeks, you canât get yourself to do it. It feels like a betrayal, somehow. Even when they held you captive, even when theyâve threat you and berated you. Even when there is no guarantee they would not be back to end the job after what you did to Dabi, after what happen with Shigaraki.
He looked like he wanted to hurt you last time.
Sorrow soft and silent start to rise, your heart breaking slowly with realization, smothering you, drowning you gently as you stand alone in the middle of your home, because they will never be back.
He will never be back.
Itâs fineâŚIâmâŚsafe. Iâm safe.
You feel the jarring stab of grief, your heart cracking open under the pressure and the loneliness youâve been trying to keep under control all this time, so you let out a shaking sob, finally admitting to yourself the ugly truth.
This is more than a little crush.
More like falling in love.
And your sweetheart has red eyes like jewels and a starved need for ruin.
So, you curl in a corner of your couch, hugging a pillow that smells way too much like soap and leather, finally allowing yourself to cry because this is painful, the kind of infatuation that can get you killed, that can destroy your life and ruin you. Him never coming back is a gift made of grief and poison, but youâll take it because you know this is what you get in exchange of an attachment like this for a man who does nothing but harbor resentment inside the dark pit that is his chest.
You cry your eyes out, you cry desperate and lonely, holding tight to the pillow that still smells like him, no longer trying to suppress the nasty wound his gaze carved into your heart the moment his eyes met yours.
You cry because you think he hates you, because he didnât just decide to go. Shigaraki choose to run away from this just to spite you and your infatuation because he wanted to stab you back. Because thatâs the kind of man he is, thatâs the kind of man that you allowed to hold grip onto your heart.
So, you stay curled in the corner of your little couch, sobbing and weeping over the painful mess youâve made, wishing for the kiss you didnât get the chance to steal and swearing that if you ever see him again, youâll squeeze that devious grin out of his sharp face with your bare hands because if he wanted to hurt you by leaving without a word, then he should be fucking proud.
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II
He wasnât joking when he asked her if she could handle rough.
âOh my godâ she sobs, inked tears staining her cheeks.
She looks like a mess, but he prefers it that way. He favors that sheâs different, a complete opposite with her heavy makeup and revealing clothes, her smudged lipstick painting her chin and her breasts bouncing heavy, scaping her torn little dress. A perfect depiction of ruined and lewd.Â
She gags when he squeezes her neck hard, his index fingers curled as he yanks her body against the brick wall, too angry to care for his companion. No. He just wants to thrust into her as fast and rough as he can so he can get off the soon.
âOh my-â she pants trying to hold herself against the wall, but he pulls her neck to him, pressing her back to his chest and then he yanks forward and bites her hard in the shoulder, his teeth leaving a purple mark on her skin.
âShut up.â He grunts maddened when she sobs and squirms against his body, her smell entering his nostrils, making him gag instantly because he cannot stand the cheap perfume mixed with cigarettes, sweat and sex.
He cannot stand the smell of her hair, nor the shape of her body, or the height difference.
He cannot stand her lewd screaming.
So, he covers her mouth with his hand and shut his eyes tightly closed before resuming his brutal animalistic pacing, trying not to think in the salty flavor of her skin in his mouth. He just needs his release; itâs been a while since he gave himself to this kind of pleasure and for all things heâs ever done, he never fucked this angry before.
Tomura thinks heâs not particularly sexual on a daily basis. He doesnât go walking around thinking about the next time he gets laid, not when heâs never been that interested in girls anyway, because he justâŚdoesnât like things nor people. So, his approach on sex is more like a task to be filled if anything else (like eating), rarely relying on another body since he doesnât want to be touched at all. Now, of course heâs done it now and then, sometimes paying for it, sometimes a nightstand after some vodka in a seedy bar, but always quick to dispatch the person involved.
For Tomura, sex is about him wanting something and obtaining it the easiest way possible to just keep on with his life.
Or at least thatâs how it was, but some reason heâs been feeling incredibly starved for it lately, and after being in a heck of a terrible mood and some heated lash out at his crew out of nowhere, he decided to pick his anger and put it somewhere else before killing one of his comrades.
Now, the woman is drooling all over his hand with all the choking, making him feel nauseous so he lets go of her and just digs his fingers on her hip keeping his index up, his long nails clawing at her skin, making her whine, squeezing him tight in reflex.
She tries to catch his wrist to move one of his hands to her breast, but he yanks away to pull her hair, growling a curse against her ear, swallowing hard.
This feels so wrong.
Itâs not the right cup size.
Itâs not the right smell.
Itâs not the right height.
Itâs not the right woman.
The mechanic friction is finally working its wonders because Tomura feels his low abdomen tighten before finally getting off.
No, he doesnât see stars, nor grunts in feverish pleasure. He doesnât taste her neck nor smiles when he cums. As soon as he releases, he shoves the woman as far away from him, removing the condom with disgust and decaying it (the thought of feeling her bare wet cunt against his naked skin revolving his guts).
He adjusts his clothes before throwing the woman some cash and just walks away, concluding that this was the most unsatisfying fuck in worldâs history.
Tomura looks at his hands, feeling the sticky sensation of her saliva and her sweat, troubled because his face itâs super itchy but he feels so disgustingly dirty, that he doesnât even need to smell them to know that her musky tacky perfume now lingers on his palms.
Maybe if I rub my hands, I can decay it away. He thinks, trying his hypothesis to no avail. âkay, that was pointless.
He manages to rub the fabric of his sleeve against his brow until the skin begins to show red dots of blood as he thinks seriously that he could kill for a hot shower, even when heâs not the cleanest guy around (he showers when he can. If he canât do it, then he just doesnât think about it), but he canât stand the way the prostituteâs scent remains on him like a sin, and the thought is so ridiculous, because heâs done plenty of horrible disturbing shit in his life to now feel all guilty and nasty for a âless-than-mediocreâ fuck.
So, he walks away, utterly unsatisfied. His anger dragging behind him, leaving a bloodied mess of chaos and longing for something far brighter than a rough fuck behind some lost alley, because he wants more than that. He wants the name, the body and the holy spirit that inhabits the girl with dangerous gaze and healer hands. He wants her violence, her anger and wild bravado, all for him to feaster and be consumed by it.
A violent delight that he canât afford, not when heâs busy surviving until he finds the doctor or his masterâs weapon, so he repeats himself that his infatuation, this sickness will disappear eventually, he just needs to get his priorities straight and focus.
Heâll do it, time will get everything in place again.
Cold creeps into him, the city lights filling the streets between car noises and people returning their homes. All of them busy minding their own lives, completely unaware of the hooded serial killer walking by, quietly sneaking into the fire escape of some old building. Â
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III
Internal medicine is one of those courses that drains every bit of life out of you. Arguably the hardest in a career full of hards, you now live under the constant threat of failure because this shit is a monster, and you know the statistics too well to not being aware that this course has the highest rate of reps in all the damn faculty.
So, you enter your uni mode; sugar-rush based diet and coffee like the world is ending to keep your brain functioning like is a nuclear reactor, sleeping four hours at nights and barely dreaming. Of course, itâs not just that class, is that you have three more besides that one, all of them of high difficulty for you to rejoice in your misery, so yeah. You live like a zombie.
Iâm going to be rich; Iâm going to be rich; Iâm going to be rich⌠You repeat to yourself every morning after showering, watching your body in front of the mirror, admiring the sharp angles and purple eyebags that already began to claim your face.
Oh, and the hair loss due to stress is just the cherry on top of the cake, really.
Yes, your brain is at the brim of collapse right now, but classes start again, and your friends are there to suffer with you and it makes you feel accompanied and secure. Is just another semester of tears, panic, pizza and everything that implies to be a twenty something student, so you are thankful nonetheless, because you donât have the time to think about the other thingâŚ
You donât think about it.
You donât really think about it.
You donât even think about it.
And you donât say the name either, you refuse because youâll do anything to forget about him, anything to erase the memory of his dark figure like a shadow against your white kitchen, too clever and insolent for your own good.
But itâs okay, you donât think of him, or his slender fingers taking the bishop to strike down your king, and the way his dry lips curve upward before some smartass remark. You donât think of his lean body towering over you, touching yours in so many places but none at the same time.
No, you donât think of him while awake, but sometimes he visits your dreams to terrify you with his cadaveric hands and his face hidden by his hair. Ready to strike you down, a hand extended in motion to decay you into oblivion.
Sometimes he hovers over you, kissing your neck while ravaging you, incredibly close and raw and intimate, his mouth snarling dirty words youâll never dare to say out loud. Dreams where his warm chest press against your naked body and your lips sings lewd lullabies just for him, welcome him to feaster on your skin with your face nuzzling against his scarred cheek, covering your face with his silver hair.
Sometimes he just sits in your kitchen as the sunlight reflects over his milky locks. His hand holding his cheek over the table in serene expression, calling your name to play again as the black king spins between his delicate fingers.
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IV
Tomura has a meeting with this new allied Twice found, like three days from now.
Heâs not particularly excited about it, surely, itâs just another capo wannabe with grandeur delusions, but it could be worth it. Maybe he could get some money out of it since the league is completely broken after his senseiâs incarceration. They are in desperate need of a hideout, now more than ever since Kurogiri vanished and heâs sure the heroes must have captured him. (Thinking about this is pointless anyway because he doesnât have the means to get him back)
Minding his own business, he walks with his hoodie on, passing between civilians like heâs one of them, completely invisible when he sees her.
It catches him by surprise. His heart stopping dead on its tracks, wide eyes and tight lips, uncertainty filling him all of the sudden, but heâs accustomed to make hiding spots out of nowhere, so he gets behind some store sign where he can watch her safely.
She stands outside a coffee shop, animatedly talking with some guy who wears the same clinic uniform that she has on. A school mate maybe? Sheâs an intern in a hospital so, they are probably on shift. Another doctor like her.
She looks tired and paler, but beautiful, nonetheless. The way her lips move give away sheâs talking about something clinic, because her face has that firm expression she always does when sheâs being professional.
She already looks like a doctor and God knows heâd gladly be sick every day of his life if sheâs the one to treat him.
His feelings betray him. He was sure after a month she would be completely out of his system by now, this stupid illness already cured, but shit just doesnât go away. Â It pisses him off to no end because sheâs not worth the aggravation. Câmon, sheâs just another boring normal civilian, she doesnât do anything important or interesting. Sheâs not remarkable in any way that serves him, because not even her quirk is truly useful. Not when it threatens to kill her every time she uses it.
And looking her objectively, sheâs not even that pretty, but somehow, heâs torn between his desire to make her see him and get as far away from her he can.
Searing jealousy pierces him, hate raw and jarring dripping from between his ribs when the man leans over and whisper something that makes her laugh and for a moment, he seriously thinks heâs going to kill him right there, no quirk needed because he would just love to gut him out in plain view for her to see what he thinks of her stupid friend.
He hates the man, but he hates her more because she dares to laugh, she dares to enjoy life and people meanwhile he crawls hungry and cold between ruined places.
Like sensing his glare, she suddenly turns her head with her eyes directed to the spot where he hides, her expression changing from joyful to confused in seconds, making him laugh because even when heâs sure she cannot see him, she knows heâs there and it feels like sheâs tied to him somehow.
Her face gives away disappoint when she fails to catch him and the thought of her grieving after he left delights him, but heâs sworn to let her behind, so he rejoices for a moment in this little victory of his pettiness over her charms, before turning away from her, fully believing that this is the last time he thinks of her.
Chapter 13
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Hey lovely readers! since English is not my native language and writing Shigaraki is kinda hard because he changes and grows, and because he usually says many things about himself, but then he goes and do completely different things (like when he says he hates everything, but CLEARLY heâs fond of twice and stuff like that) so much in manga, it would be lovely to know what you think of this! I think itâs the only way to be better at something really, So, any questions, comments and concerns, please feel free to comment!
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Reading is Fundamental (au / 4.3k words / single parent!dean / librarian!cas)
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âDaddy, can you read this book to me?â Emmaâs voice squeaked up from next to Dean. He turned to see her scrambling to sit on the chair next to him, slapping the book sheâd chosen on top of the table.Â
âNot right now, Em. I just need to finish these notes and then we can go home.â Dean tried to let her down gently, hoping somewhere in her little three year old brain sheâd be able to understand.Â
Emma nodded obediently at her dad but Dean could see the sadness and disappointment in her eyes. It made Dean feel like shit. Maybe going back to college was a bad idea. He didnât need a fancy college degree, he could always just rise up through the ranks at the auto shop the long way. He was stretched thin and he knew it.Â
Dean felt a little tug on his arm and his eyes met his daughterâs. âDaddy, please can I go look at more books?â Emma asked, so politely Dean could cry. She was so young, she wouldnât understand all the stress Dean was under but her tiny smile and beautiful green eyes melted Deanâs heart every time.Â
âOf course, baby. But donât go too far so I canât see you, okay?âÂ
Emma nodded enthusiastically and climbed down from her seat with a âThanks, Daddy!â and she was gone, disappearing behind the bookshelves leading to the kids books.Â
Dean allowed himself to get lost in his notes and textbooks once again, hoping heâd be able to get a little more done before the library closed.Â
But it wasnât even five minutes later when he looked up to check on Emma and saw her being carried towards him by one of the most beautiful people Dean had ever seen. But he couldnât dwell too long on the manâs god-like looks because, as they got closer, Dean could see that Emma had tears in her eyes and blotchy red cheeks.Â
Notes forgotten, Dean leapt from his chair to see his daughter. âEmma, what happened?â He asked as the man approached.Â
Emma didnât reply. Instead, she looked up at the sound of her dadâs voice and reached out to him. Dean accepted her into his arms and she immediately tucked her head into Deanâs neck. Dean stroked a comforting hand down his babyâs back and turned to the man still standing in front of him. He looked at him for an explanation. The man just had a warm look of fondness on his face and didnât catch Deanâs questioning gaze straight away.Â
Eventually, he caught Deanâs eye and seemed to snap back into himself. âSorry,â he said. âShe tripped on one of the mats in the childrenâs area. I saw it happen from where I was stacking shelves.âÂ
Now Dean looked properly he could actually see a name badge with the library logo on it. The badge said this guy was apparently called âCastielâ. Weird name.
âI checked she was alright.â Castiel continued. âShe said her knees hurt but it looks like she got a little burn from the carpet. Just a bit of redness, no blood. After that she just asked for her dad.âÂ
Castiel smiled again at Emma until it seemed that a thought occurred to him. âOh, and I did ask her permission before I carried her but in hindsight, I probably shouldnât have done because I donât imagine she can give her own consent. And I am a stranger.â The guy was starting to look a little stressed. âI assure you my intentions were completely innocent, I just wanted her to be okay.â
Dean was quick to jump in then. âWoah, dude, donât sweat it. Thanks for bringing her back over for me. Itâs my fault anyway. I shouldâve been keeping a better eye on her, but Iâm revising for exams and itâs kicking my ass.â He wiped his free hand down his face in exhaustion. âNormally, I do my college work at home but my neighbours have builders in and itâs so noisy.âÂ
Dean was fully aware he was giving the guy too much information. But he needed to make it clear that he wasnât a shitty dad who let his kid run off on her own all the time. Plus, this guy seemed to have a kind face that made Dean want to spill all his darkest secrets and worries.Â
âWell, thereâs around half an hour until we close. If you still need to work a little more I can take Emma to choose out some books?â Castiel asked, tentatively gaging both Dean and Emmaâs reactions.Â
Dean jostled Emma slightly in his arms. âWould you like that, Em?â he murmured in a low voice.Â
Still seemingly a little shy, Emma nodded and Dean let her down carefully onto the floor to find her feet.Â
Castiel knelt down slowly in front of her. âDo you want to hold my hand, Emma?â he asked, holding a hand out for her to accept.Â
âOkay.â Emma muttered, timidly. She took Castielâs hand and let him lead her back to the childrenâs area.Â
As they walked away, Dean could just hear Castiel whisper to her, âWhat kind of books do you like to read?â and Emmaâs resulting shout of âSuperheroes!â Dean winced at the volume of her voice, checking around to see if anyone was annoyed, but Castiel barely flinched. He just carried on talking to Emma and making her giggle.Â
Their voices drifted away behind one of the shelves and Dean smiled to himself a little before returning to his work.Â
Almost an hour later, Dean glanced at his watch and quickly began packing up his things. He hadnât realised the time and was consciously aware of overstaying his welcome when the library should have closed already.Â
He strode across the floor towards the kids area but found it empty and dark, clearly having already been closed for the night. He frowned wondering where Emma and Castiel had got to when he heard a familiar bubble of laughter coming from the main entrance.Â
Sat behind the front desk, Castiel was showing Emma how to do something.Â
âSo after weâve done that, we have to put a stamp in each of the books so people know what day they have to bring it back.â Castiel explained, pointing out the stamp page of a book in front of him. âDo you want to stamp the books youâre taking home?âÂ
Emmaâs eyes lit up. Dean smiled affectionately at his daughter, she loved anything involving paint or ink.Â
âYeah!âÂ
Dean decided now would be the best time to come out of his hiding place. âWhatâs going on here then?â he asked, sauntering up to the desk with a grin on his face. It turned out Emma was sitting on an empty space on the desk, with Castiel perched on the chair.Â
Castiel and Emma looked up at Deanâs voice.Â
âDaddy!â Emma cheered. âIâm working at the library with Mr Cas!â
âThatâs awesome, Em. But we gotta go now. The library is closing and we still havenât had dinner.â
Emma pouted. Her bottom lip stuck out and Dean hated it. He could never say no to that face, but not even he had the power to keep the library open longer. Plus, Castiel, or âCasâ it seemed, probably wanted to go home too.Â
âItâs okay, Emma. You can come back tomorrow and help me. You did such a good job, Iâd love to have your help again.â Castiel jumped in to reassure Emma.Â
It definitely did the trick as Emmaâs face immediately lit up and she leaned over to give Cas a hug. âThank you, Mr Cas!âÂ
Once she let go of Castiel, Dean lifted her off the desk and into his arms.Â
He made eye contact with Castiel and instantly felt awkward. This dude saved him from having a meltdown in the middle of the library. And his daughter seemed to have fallen in love with him. Whatâs Dean meant to say now? Castiel was just standing there with kindness glittering in his eyes.Â
Dean cleared his throat. âThanks, man. Yâknow for earlier. And for keeping Emma occupied. I swear I donât normally let her run-âÂ
Castiel raised his hand to stop Dean. âIt was my pleasure.âÂ
Dean just nodded awkwardly and moved towards the exit with Emma still wrapped around him, the excitement of the day seeping from her tiny body and leaving her slumped against her dad.Â
He spent the rest of the evening and much of the night thinking about dark hair and striking blue eyes.Â
*Â *Â *Â
It ended up being a few days later that Dean and Emma found themselves back at the library again.Â
Emma hadnât stopped asking and talking about Mr Cas.Â
Mr freakinâ Perfect more like.Â
Dean was sure heâd see the man again and realise heâd just let himself build up how great the man seemed. That Cas was actually just a normal dude doing his job. In fact, heâd probably forgotten all about Dean and his mischievous little girl.Â
They walked through the main entrance hand in hand. Dean could feel Emma tug his hand slightly, trying to direct him over to the front desk but Dean wasnât sure whether he wanted Castiel to be there or not. Heâd spent the last few days letting himself think things about the man that he probably shouldnât after having only met him once.Â
But his eyes betrayed him and they took a quick glance over to the desk. Castiel wasnât there. Dean was only half relieved.Â
Once they reached a table in the work area, Dean set himself up with his notes and a couple books for Emma to occupy herself with.Â
A few minutes passed with Dean squinting at one of his textbooks and Emma flicking through the pages of her books, only really looking at the pictures and making up her own stories to go along with them whispered under her breath.Â
Eventually, Emma sighed and turned to Dean. âDaddy?âÂ
The silence was good while it lasted. âYeah, Em?âÂ
âCan I go find Mr Cas?âÂ
How did Dean know it would be about frigginâ Castiel?Â
âNot right now, baby. Heâs probably working.âÂ
Emma sank down in her seat, crossed her arms angrily and pouted.Â
Dean sighed to himself. He hoped this wasnât the start of her having tantrums again. She was an angel now most of the time but all through the age of two she was a little demon.Â
However, Emma stayed quiet and just spent her time kicking her legs up and down from the side of the chair. She wasnât causing any upset so Dean let it slide just to try and get on with some more work.Â
It was short lived, unfortunately, because mere minutes later Emma shot up from her seat and ran off. Dean was about to jump up to grab her and make her sit quietly until he saw what, or rather who, she was running to.Â
Dean looked up in time to see Emma leap into Castielâs arms as he approached their table.Â
Okay, so he was wrong earlier. Castiel was every bit as beautiful as Dean remembered and more.
Today he was wearing a plain shirt with a form-fitting waistcoat that hugged him all the right places. And his hair, oh fuck, his hair. It looked like heâd just rolled out of bed, or maybe rolled around in bed. Was Castiel seriously trying to kill him?Â
âHello, Dean.âÂ
Dean blinked and realised heâd been staring at Castiel for longer than was probably socially acceptable. Emma was also watching her dad with a mischievous smile on her face.Â
Dean cleared his throat, trying to will away the embarrassment of being caught staring. âHey, Castiel.â
âI was wondering if Emma could help me again today?â Castiel asked, before turning to the little girl. âDo you want to help me put some books back on the shelves that people have finished with?âÂ
Emma nodded enthusiastically, practically vibrating with excitement.
âIs that okay, Dean?â Castiel asked, tentatively.Â
As much as Dean loved his daughter, it would be a welcome relief to have a little break, even if it was to do college work. âSure, man,â he smiled, tiredly.Â
Castiel gave Dean a look that he couldnât decipher. It wasnât on his face for long before he turned his attention again to Emma and set her back on the floor. âOkay, Emma, can you wait for me at the front desk?âÂ
âYes, Mr Cas!âÂ
âGood. Go straight there and sit on my big chair. Donât go near the front doors okay? Iâll be there in a second.âÂ
Emma didnât waste another second before she was off across the library, skipping over to wait for Castiel.Â
Dean frowned, wondering why Castiel had remained with him at the table. The man had only moved enough so he could keep an eye on Emma sitting behind the desk and that was it.Â
âDean-âÂ
âWait.â It had only just occurred to Dean. âHow do you know my name?âÂ
Dean hoped he wasnât imagining the blush that spread across Castielâs cheeks.Â
âI saw Mr D. Winchester on your library card that Emma used the other day. I admit I searched your name in our system to find your first name. I suppose I just wanted to put a name to the face.âÂ
Castiel looked slightly guilty for looking up Deanâs private information. But Deanâs brain was stuck on Castiel wanting to know his name, and what that could mean.
Dean shook his head. âOh thatâs cool, man. I guess itâs only right as you keep saving me by occupying my kid.â He shrugged.Â
âTrust me, itâs no bother.â Castiel assured. âIn fact, I missed you and Emma the other day when you said youâd come in.âÂ
Dean didnât want to think too much about Castielâs choice of words. He was too stressed to risk his heart having too much hope.Â
âYeah, sorry about that, Cas. Emma got sick at daycare so I had to leave work early and I didnât have time to come study.âÂ
Castielâs eyes widened in alarm and he glanced back again at Emma, who was still sitting merrily looking at different things on Castielâs desk. âIs she okay, now?â
âSheâs all good. Just one of those 24 hour bugs that only three year olds seem to get.â Dean smiled, but thinking of those 24 hours made him feel tired again. There was nothing worse than your child being sick and not being able to do anything but try to comfort them and reassure them that it wouldnât last forever.Â
Dean could feel the exhaustion seep into his bones as he talked with Castiel. His shoulders felt heavy and he knew he should sleep but he had another hour of revising to do before he had to take Emma home for dinner. And it was bath night too. God, it never seemed to end.Â
âDean,â Castiel placed a hand on Deanâs shoulder, making the man focus his tired eyes. âI know weâve only met briefly before but could I ask you a personal question?âÂ
At this point Dean is too tired to care. âSure, man.â
âIs everything alright? Only, youâve seemed incredibly exhausted both times Iâve seen you.â
Dean looked into Castielâs warm, blue eyes and saw nothing but care and sincerity.Â
He could cry. He could bawl like a fucking baby right here in the middle of Lawerence City Library. Itâs been a long, long time since somebody had asked him that and truly cared about the answer.Â
With tears building in his eyes, and taking a glimpse at his daughter smiling at customers as they walked by, Dean let out a choked sob. âIâm struggling, man. Itâs so hard. And Iâm so tired,â he admitted. âBetween, work, college, and looking after Emma, itâs too much. I thought I could do it all. I thought I was ready but Iâm not.âÂ
Without taking his hand from Deanâs shoulder, Castiel pulled up a chair to perch on, moving closer into Deanâs space. âDo you have any family that can help you out?âÂ
Dean let out a watery scoff. He knew Cas meant well but that was a loaded question with a long history.Â
âMy momâs dead. Dad is gone. And my brother is in California.â Dean replied, succinctly.Â
Castielâs face filled with guilt again. âOh goodness, Iâm so sorry Dean, truly.â He moved his hand from Deanâs shoulder to rest gently on his clenched hand.
Dean sniffed and wiped the tears that had escaped from his eyes. âItâs fine, dude, donât worry. Itâs just always been me and Emma, yâknow?âÂ
âI assume her mother isnât around either?â Castiel asked, carefully.
âNot even really sure who her mom is.â Dean said, bluntly. He prepared for the judgement to appear on Castielâs face but it never did. So he carried on. âShe was a one night stand. I didnât know about Emma until she was left on my doorstep with just a little note with her date of birth. She didnât even have a fucking name, Cas.â Dean wept. âShe just got left there. I just happened to be home that day otherwise she could have been there for hours.â
âDean, I-â
âMr Cas!â Emmaâs voice rang out from the desk. Dean turned his head to see his daughter smiling up at someone standing on the other side of the desk.
âI should go and help that lady. Could we finish this discussion another time? I feel like it would be good for you to have someone to talk to.âÂ
Dean couldnât believe how much heâd already shared with a near-stranger. But he couldnât help but feel drawn to Castiel. And he had to admit, sharing this weight with someone had felt good.Â
âSure, Cas. Go do your job. Just send Em back over here if she gets in the way.â Dean smiled, wiping the last of his tears away.Â
Castiel watched Emma sit safely behind the desk, babbling away to the lady waiting. He turned back and smiled softly at Dean. âShe could never get in the way.âÂ
At that Castiel gave Deanâs hand one last squeeze and headed off to greet the customer.Â
And Dean could swear he fell in love in that second.Â
*Â *Â *Â
Later, it was nearing closing time and Dean had managed to get a fair amount of work done much to his relief after having to take a few days off.Â
Heâd glanced occasionally over his shoulder at Emma and Castiel, watching them do their jobs together. Both of them working with smiles on their faces. Every now and then Emma would say something that would make Castielâs face scrunch up with laughter. Dean was glad to see someone else find his kid as funny as he did.Â
Okay, so maybe heâd spent more time watching Castiel with his daughter than doing work. Sue him.Â
In another life, Dean would have been all over Cas but, as much as he may have already fallen for the dorky, caring librarian, he barely had time to feed himself let alone have a relationship.Â
As much as he hated to separate the adorable picture in front of him, Dean knew he needed to get Emma home, fed and in bed. He gathered his things and made his way over to the front desk.
âCome on Em, time to go now.âÂ
Both Castiel and Emma looked up at Dean with matching expressions of disappointment that it was time to leave already.Â
âBut I donât want to go.âÂ
âWe have to have dinner. And you need a bath tonight.â Dean reminded her.Â
âCan Mr Cas come for dinner?â Emma asked, giving Dean her best puppy dog eyes. She definitely had the Winchester genes. She looked exactly like his brother, Sam.Â
âYou canât just invite people to dinner at the last minute, Em. Heâs probably busy and has someone waiting for him at home.âÂ
So maybe Dean was trying to fish to see if Cas was single. At least then heâd know once and for all.Â
âThank you for your concern, Dean. But I can assure you, itâs just me at home-â Bingo! â-and Emma was just telling me that you make the best mac and cheese with hot dogs ever.âÂ
Dean couldnât argue with that.Â
*Â *Â *Â
So that was how Dean found himself sitting opposite Castiel on his couch a couple hours later.Â
As soon as theyâd walked through Deanâs front door, Dean had apologised for the mess. He was embarrassed by how bad it had got over the past few days. But with Emma sick and having to fit in extra shifts too, there hadnât been much time to tidy.Â
Theyâd eaten dinner quickly. Emma held most of the conversation, telling Dean and Castiel about her day at daycare and how she was going to paint a picture for them both tomorrow.Â
Soon, Emma was tucked away in bed. Sheâd had her bath with little fuss. But she had demanded that Castiel read her a bedtime story. Both Dean and Castiel couldnât help but snort with laughter at her serious grumpy face. Dean had left Castiel to sooth Emma to sleep with a story about two superheroes who fall in love. While Castiel was up with Emma, Dean was finally able to tidy up a bit around the kitchen and living room.Â
Now, Dean could feel himself getting lost in Castielâs eyes, though that also could have been to do with the tiredness finally catching up with him now that heâd finally had a chance to relax a little.Â
The silence is soft between them, neither man pressing the other for conversation. Just happy to be in each otherâs company. Dean didnât know where Cas had come from but he knew he wasnât letting him go. Heâd have him in any way he could. Even if it meant only having him as a friend he saw when they took trips to the library.Â
Eventually, Castiel cracked the quiet. âSo, Dean. What are you studying at college?âÂ
Considering how their earlier conversation had gone, how much of a mess Dean had been, and his promise to continue the discussion later, Dean hadnât expected that to be Castielâs first question when they were finally alone.Â
âUm, business management. I work at an auto shop right now and I guess I wanna own my own garage one day. Maybe do some restoration too.â Dean shrugged. âBut Iâll probably have to go the long way now. Thereâs no way I can carry on with college, work to pay the bills, and look after Emma on my own.âÂ
âDean! You canât!â Castiel stressed.Â
âCas, man, I know you mean well. But it ainât that simple. I already have a deal with my boss to work through my lunch break so I can leave early to pick up Emma from daycare, which I can barely afford.â Dean shook his head. âThen I have to study with her around. This isnât fair on her. At least without college Iâd have more time for her.âÂ
âDean, do you enjoy being at college?â Castiel asked, squinting at the man in front of him.
âBesides the exams kicking my ass, yeah I kinda do.â Dean nodded. âMakes me feel like Iâm actually achieving something yâknow? Besides Em, of course, sheâll always be my best.âÂ
âOkay, so you need to stay in college. It will benefit you and Emma more in the long run.â Castiel raised a hand to silence the protests Dean tried to make. âI will help you.âÂ
âHowâre you gonna do that, man?â Dean sighed. This sounded too good to be true.
âWell, if itâs okay with you, I could pick Emma up from daycare, and bring her to the library with me.âÂ
âBut what about your job?â Dean argued. âWhat would your boss say?â
Castiel just smiled. âDean, Iâm the manager. I am the boss.âÂ
Dean couldnât believe his ears. Could everything he needed actually be being handed to him on a silver platter?
âCas, you gotta be sure about this. It would help me so fucking much but you need to be all in. Emma isnât a phase that you can get bored with after a couple weeks.â Dean pleaded.
âI promise you, we may not have known each other for long at all but Emma has come to be very special to me and, well, so have you.â Castiel blushed.Â
And suddenly Dean could see himself sitting on this couch with Cas in the future with Emma squished between them, laughing at one of her cartoons. And boy does he want it. Badly.
If it went wrong Dean would blame what he did next on feeling tired down to his bones. Without thinking, he launched himself forward to capture Castielâs lips in a kiss. It probably wasnât a good idea to jump into something with a dude heâd known less than a week but sometimes the best things happen spontaneously. Thatâs how Emma came into his life after all.Â
As if reading Deanâs mind, Castiel deepened the kiss and pulled Dean even closer to himself.Â
*Â *Â *Â
From the very next day, it became routine for Castiel to pick Emma up from daycare on his afternoon break at the library. Sheâd keep him company and help him to tidy up as the library wound down for the day. Many of the customers were enamored with Castiel and his little helper.Â
Then, a couple hours before closing, Dean would come in. Heâd find Cas and Emma wherever they were to let them know he was there and to give them both a peck on the cheek.Â
After Castiel had locked up, more often than not, heâd join Dean and Emma for dinner.Â
That first night together, theyâd agreed through rushed kisses to take things slow and keep Emma in mind. But within a month, Castiel was spending most nights at Deanâs and had taken to dropping Emma off at daycare too, allowing Dean a little extra time in bed.Â
Perhaps their new dynamic was unusual but it worked for them. And it carried on working well when Castiel officially moved in, and when Dean graduated, and when he finally bought his own auto shop.Â
And when they adopted a little brother for Emma.
A/N:Â This one kinda got away from me but I love it! Definitely going to do more in this universe one day. Maybe Sam meeting Cas (and Emma?) for the first time? Who knows?
Hope you guys enjoyed!Â
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Ink Poisoning - Chapter 1
Introduction
Surprise! A new story, new characters, inspired by all the lovely authors of tumblr who do BBU or WRU writing :) enjoy!!
CW: BBU and everything in relation to that, drugs/alcohol, party themes/setting, plane mention, college setting, breakup mention, tattooing/tattoo shop mentions (let me know if I missed anything!)
Nicko and Salem had never really been too close. They lived a few houses away from each other in high school, had some of the same classes, and were tied in with the same friend groups. They were friends, as much as you could be friends with someone you only hang out with cause theyâre close by, but not close by any means. Salem felt a certain way about Nicko, he always had, a way that told him to keep himself a safe distance from him. Maybe it was his recklessness, the way he did awful, often mean, things seemingly on impulse, just because it popped into his head and he wanted to follow through. He was unreasonably harsh and manipulative and just attractive and charismatic enough to not suffer the repercussions.
Because of this, Salem wasnât really entirely sure how he had ended up living with the kid in his last two years of college. Both him and Nicko had gotten into the state college and were both art majors (Nicko was in visual arts and Salem in music), so they had been around each other since they both moved into the dorms as smooth faced freshmen. Nicko was on the football team for the first year and a half, then he got kicked from the team. At that point he hadnât spoken to Salem for a while, so he never figured out the real reason why. He heard gossip, that Nicko was caught doing drugs, that he had slept with the coachâs daughter, that heâd been fighting, but it was impossible to know if it was the truth. On one hand, Salem wouldnât exactly be surprised if it was something like that, but on the other hand he didnât want to believe that he was that bad. After that, he focused on his studies. Salem saw him around campus working in sketch books or on a canvas, sometimes he would show up to a class covered in paint and tired, like heâd been working on something all night. He was also doing an internship at a tattoo shop, he got paid a lot to stab people with needles, and he genuinely enjoyed it. Plus, Salem had seen some of the stuff heâd made, and he certainly had talent, even though he was sort of a dick.
During that time, freshman and sophomore year, Salem was pretty preoccupied in his own respects, so these were the only things he really knew about Nicko. Those two years had been difficult, looking back on it he was surprised he was able to pass all of his classes with what he had going on. There was a messy relationship, horrible breakup, and he used it mostly to put into his music. He wrote some of his best pieces about it, so in a way he was thankful. He was better off now, anyway.
Now, he and Nicko lived together off-campus, along with three other art majors who neither of them knew too well, but rent was cheaper with more people and they were easy enough to get along with. School was almost over, it was their last stretch of their senior year, and things were good. Salemâs future was looking promising, heâd already been speaking to different producers and composers who heâd been set up with by his teachers, as soon as he graduated he would have enough saved up to buy his own place, closer to where he would work, on his own. Life was so simple, Salem was happy and hopeful and for once, things made sense. He just had to get through winter break, then the last few grueling months would crawl by, and then he would be free.
But then winter break came and went, Salem went back north to visit his parents, and when he got back things suddenly got...complicated.
Nicko would insist over and over again to Salem that they had âtalked about this!â and he tried to persuade him by saying âyou said it could be cool!â every time they talked about it afterwards. Salem told him that bringing it up as a concept while they were getting drunk after midterms was not talking about it.
What happened was someone had read an article somewhere, maybe it was from a click bait thing on Instagram or a frightening news article on facebook, and had brought it up while they were all throwing back beers before they went out to their own respective parties. It was about something Salem had only heard hushed whispers about online, he wasnât even sure how legit it was because of how rarely he heard about it: boxies. The word made him cringe every time one of them threw it out drunkenly, like it was something cute. If what Salem had heard about it was true, they were essentially criminals who were brainwashed (or trained, as they liked to call it to sound more appealing) instead of taking another sentence. Box Boys, Box Babes, they had more gross marketing names, all involving a box. Supposedly it was because they were notoriously shipped to you conveniently in a box right to your front porch, as if they were an Amazon package. Yes, living human beings stuffed inside of a box and left on your porch, just waiting to be let out so they can start doing whatever it is theyâve been retrained to do. And somehow it was all completely legal, if you did it through certain companies.
So, thatâs what theyâd been talking about, when Salem looked back on it, all he remembered from the conversation was something like:
âDude, how the fuck is owning a boxie legal at all? I was just reading this article and-â
"Those are like, those servant things you order online or whatever? I've heard about those, I think."
âThatâs not the point, Nicko. Iâm talking about how itâs fucking crazy this is allowed.â
âI think itâs cool. I mean if it were me Iâd rather get to live in a house as like...a maid or whatever than go to jail. Jail sucks. I dunno, I think itâs cool. What about you, Cobain?â
Salem hated when Nicko called him that, heâd been doing it since freshman year, when one of Salemâs songs was suddenly being passed around the school in a youtube video heâd forgotten heâd posted. Nicko told him that it was edgy, that he sounded like Kurt Cobain. That would have been fine, Salem really wouldnât have cared, if Nicko hadnât personally told him before how much he hated Nirvana, how the music sucked. So every time he used the nickname it was patronizing, a little stab at him.
Still, Salem merely looked up from his laptop, he was probably checking back on his flight information for going back home, maybe checking to see if his test scores were posted yet, and scowled at him. âYeah, Picasso, I think that owning a person is super cool.â Heâd been sarcastic, obviously so, and Nicko knew that.
And still, here he was, telling Salem that heâd âagreedâ to getting this boxie. Salem would disagree every time, and Nicko would just roll his eyes and shrug his shoulders and he would get away with it. He was always getting away with shit, it was really starting to piss Salem off.
The day Salem got back from break it had been snowing. The drive back from the airport was stressful, it was late, Salem just wanted to go home and sleep. Going back to the town he grew up in was draining, sometimes. It reminded him of complicated times and hopelessness. He wanted to forget all about those feelings, things were going good, he could be hopeful now, and going back home made those feelings a little...muted, for a while. So he figured heâd go home, get into bed, sleep it off, and get back to being hopeful in the morning.
Only he couldnât do that, because of course Nicko was having a party. He usually called it âhaving people overâ, because he was trying to be an adult now and thatâs what adults usually said, but when it consisted of beer pong and body shots that didnât seem like the right term. The lawn was covered in cars, so was the driveway, so were both sides of the street directly outside. Salem had to park halfway down the block, get his suitcase and guitar, and walk down the street. To his own house. He wanted to break Nickoâs face.
When he walked into the house, the air was thick with smoke and reeked of pot and sweat and booze. The living room was mostly empty, Salem could see from the front door that almost everyone was in the kitchen playing some sort of drinking game or outside. The house was a mess, almost all the lights were off so Salem couldnât see the full damage yet, but he could tell that he wasnât going to like it when he did. He shuffled into the house, kicking away cups and bottles as he walked past them. Part of him wanted to just turn around and get back in his car and drive far away, never come back and never see Nicko or this shitty house again. But he had to stick to his plan, he had to play it safe here.
âSalem!â He snapped his head up, in the direction of the voice, sighing when he saw it was Nickoâs girlfriend, Aurora. Or Rory, as most people called her. She had dyed her hair a bright, shocking blue since Salem had last seen her, if he remembered correctly she had it a pale pink before. Her makeup was dark and heavy, like it usually was, making her eyes look all that more intense and striking. Except for right then, because she was very obviously high, her eyes hooded and lazy. She was sitting on the couch, a boy who looked a lot younger than her on his knees right in between her legs. He looked even more fucked up than she did, glaring hard at the floor and swaying slightly as she raked her fingers through his messy, dark hair. As Salem approached them, the kid flinched away from him and snapped his eyes up to look at him. He didnât pay too much attention to him, too distracted by his anger. Rory had to shout over the music just a little when she started talking again. âI was wondering when you were gonna be back! How was your tri-â
âWhere the fuck is Nicko?â He interrupted. His hand was tight around the handle to his guitar case, he could feel his heartbeat in his closed fist.
Rory gawked at him, then her crimson painted lips turned up into a lazy smile and she laughed. âWow, someoneâs in a mood,â she teased, âwhy donât you have a drink? Calm down.â
âDonât tell me to calm down, Rory. Tell me where he fucking is!â
Rory turned her attention downwards, toward the rough looking boy on the floor in front of her. Salem followed her gaze, realizing that he was now shaking, pressing his thin frame against Roryâs leg like he couldnât get close enough. He was looking at Salemâs shoes, his face twisted up in a nervous frown. Rory instantly leaned close to him, hands on his cheeks and lips against his jaw, saying something in a real low, soft voice. She was calming him down, soothing him, Salem noticed, because he had frightened him.
Salem realized, then, how angry he sounded, shouting and cursing, and he sighed to himself. He decided heâd be better off just going to bed, putting in earplugs and waiting until the morning to deal with the problem. Itâs not like heâd really be able to fight Nicko anyway, he was so much taller and heâd been on the football team and honestly Salem just wasnât equipped for fighting. So he turned away from both of them and made his way down the hallway, to his room. He locked his door and set his things down, then he promptly stripped down to his boxers and got into bed.
The next morning, Salem was surprised to wake up to a clean, quiet house. He walked down the hallway, expecting at any second to see all of the trash pushed into a corner somewhere, he didnât think Nicko would have cleaned up himself, unprompted. But it was clean all the way through, and he was impressed when he walked into the living room and saw Nicko, decked out in all black clothes and black boots, relaxing on the couch with his keys clutched readily in his hands, like he was leaving. He was speechless, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes as he approached him.
âMorning, sleepy head,â Nicko teased, tilting his head back and looking him up and down, âhow was your trip?â
âUh...good.â Salem answered, voice still gruff from sleep.
âMorning, Salem!â
He turned to see Rory standing there in fishnets and an oversized hoodie, dramatically tall heels wrapped around her ankles, making Salem wonder how she was standing straight. One time, when Nicko was busy doing an art piece or working on school work, he couldnât remember now, she and Salem had been in the kitchen alone and Rory told him that she liked to wear tall heels because Nicko likes when sheâs short and it entertains her to bother him. She said the best part of her day sometimes is irritating Nicko.
Behind Rory, standing with his head dipped downwards and his shoulders slightly hunched, was the same scared looking kid from the night before. He was allowing Rory to pull him along by his wrist, focusing on his shiny black boots, ones that he looked rather unsteady in, like he wasnât used to tall shoes. His thin, oversized black tee shirt hung off of one boney shoulder, showcasing a few tattoos up on his collar bone and neck. They looked fresh, like they were healing. After Salem scanned the rest of his body (why was he wearing shorts and a tee shirt!? It was snowing outside!), he had healing tattoos all over, scattered every few inches. Were they all new? Salem didnât know much about tattooing, but he didnât think that was safe.
Salem didnât realize heâd been staring at him, silent, until Rory cleared her throat, redirecting his attention to her. âHeâs cute, huh?â She smiled, smacking her gum at him. âNicko picked out a good one.â
âI...What?â Salem muttered.
âOur boxie,â she explained, holding his limp arm up in the air and waving it a little, making the kid flinch hard, âYou were looking at him. Isnât he precious?â
Now, he was shrinking in on himself more, looking rather embarrassed and ashamed, his face hidden mostly by his floppy hair. Salem frowned at him, then at Rory, then at Nicko, who was smiling smugly.
âYou didnât.â
Nicko laughed at him, and thus began the famous âYou said it would be coolâ argument. Salem was so shocked in the moment he wasnât able to form a proper argument, so Nicko took both Rory and the boxie out the door and into the snow with him.
So thatâs when things got complicated. Well, not necessarily right away, but that was the thing that kickstarted it all. It was a total snowball effect, where one bad thing happens and it just gets worse and collects more velocity and severity the longer it goes on, until itâs huge and it canât be stopped and it flattens a poor snowboarder or a small city. Salem had to finish school, he had to start living his life and building his career, he didnât have time to worry about huge snowball problems. That could ruin everything, all of his hard work and pain would have been pointless. All because Nicko decided to get a fucking boxie.
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Too Late To Turn Back Now - Five
masterlist - ao3 - last chapter - next chapterÂ
an: everything will be fine! i promise, just to preface, that everything will be a-ok đ
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The day was half over already as Lorcan lounged around in Sadirahâs garden with his sisters, him and Aneha doing their best to distract the youngest sister as she worked her garden, muttering in Ozuye about how they were both clod-footed brutes that would ruin all her hard work.
They just laughed and continued on with their shenanigans, sneaking the weeds she pulled from the soil into her hair and flicking dirt across her face. Sadirah had always been the calmest of the siblings, always there to soothe hurt feelings and calm worked-up emotions so no one was surprised that she didnât react, merely stared at them with a patient look.Â
As far as things go, they all got on well, hardly ever fighting. With everyone having their own interest, there was no need to clash or compete to be the best. Sadirah was inclined to gardening and painting â most of the paintings in the house had been done by her, while Aneha was exceptional at music, specifically piano, and had a voice that could make the gods themselves weep.Â
Eventually, it became clear that Sadirah wouldnât crack so Lorcan and Aneha gave up, choosing to lie on the soft grass beside the patch of sweetgrass and white sage, the fragrant air soothing all his worries for now.
The gate opened and Lorcan cracked an eye open, thinking it was his mother, but no. It was Maeve. His sisters remained oblivious as Aneha braided flowers into his hair and Sadirah harvested sage and sweetgrass to dry in bundles and braids. Lorcan sat up, already nudging Aneha behind him as Maeve curled her lip at her great-nieces and nephew. âLorcan. I need to speak with you.â
Sadirah froze and glanced over her shoulder, wrapping an arm around Aneha as she moved over to her side. Lorcan sighed and stood, leaning down to kiss their heads before stalking out of the garden, leaving his sisterâs handiwork alone even as Maeve gave it a disapproving look. She had never liked his hair, but Lorcan refused to cut it, it would go against his faith and people.
âWhat is it,â he asked once they were out of earshot from the garden.
His great-aunt sighed and picked at her nails, âHow long will this continue?â
âWhat are you talking about.â
âYouâve been in Doranelle long enough. Itâs time to come back home so I can show you how to run the business. Youâre just a secretary.â
Lorcan curled his hands into fists and his nostrils flared in anger. âI have a law degree, Maeve. Articling is something every law graduate is required to do.â
âAnd youâve had your fun. But the family needs you back home. There is no one for me to pass on my businessââ
âI swear to the fucking Creator, donât tell me that bullshit again. You were an investor, and your investment was paid in full a decade ago. Mom is the one who sacrificed everything for her empire and you have yet to release it. You know nothing about how to run the businesses, and I have no interest. Do you understand that Iâm a lawyer? Like, I graduated law school. Like the way Elide is a lawyer.â
Maeveâs eyes flashed dangerously and Lorcan knew he would come to regret the words, but in the moment, he couldnât seem to find it in himself to care. âThat woman is no more fit to be a lawyer than you are. Sheââ
âInsult Elide to my face and weâll see how that goes, Auntie.â
âShe is handicappedââ
âThe fuck did I just say? If you want me home, talk to me fairly and speak with your chest. Elide has worked harder than anyone I know to get to where she is, not that you would understand that. I have half a mind to uninvite you to the wedding, but I wonât. Stay away from my family, Maeve,â he spat. Lorcan looked her up and down with a disgusted expression and shook his head, scoffing as he stormed away, too angry to begin thinking of the consequences.
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Elide had just come out of the house from the quiet greenhouse when sheâd heard terse voices arguing around the corner. Not wanting to interrupt anything, Elide stayed still, close enough to hear everything Lorcan had said. Something in her chest had tightened to hear Maeve insult her like that and then to have Lorcan defend her like that.
She waited another minute before walking out, leveling Maeve with a cold stare as she moved to follow Lorcan.
Only, she couldnât find him and settled on leaving him alone to cool off. Elide sat on a bench overlooking an ocean cove and opened her book again, wrapping her cardigan further around her without taking her eyes off the page.
Fifteen minutes later, someone cleared their throat and she looked up, seeing Vaughan standing a few metres away. âOh. Hello, Vaughan.â
âHi, Elide. Iâm sorry that we werenât more accommodating yesterday. I was wondering if youâd like to go on a quick hike â a forest walk, really.â
Elide internalized her hesitation and nodded, âSure.â
Vaughan nodded once and they were off, strolling along the cliffâs edge until they reached the trees. âSo, what did you want to talk about?â
The man shrugged, âIâd like to get to know you better. Lorcan and I grew up together.â
Elide nodded, âAelin told me you were cousins. Did you two grow up here?â
He barked a laugh and shook his head, âOh, lords above, no. No, um, my parents werenât⌠the best of parents and Odette took me in as a toddler so I consider her to be my mom and she sees me as a son. We lived on the Ozuye reserve on the mainland. Did Lorcan not tell you?â
She shook her head, the sun flickering through the canopy of pine trees, âNo, he doesnât talk about his childhood often.â
âAh, well. His father was abusive and hit us all regularly. Lorcan suffered the worst of it,â his voice hitched and he cleared his throat before continuing, âI was smaller than him, so he would take my beatings and he could never stay in place while watching our mother be hurt.â
Elideâs heart clenched and she found herself saying slowly: âMy guardian beat me.â
âThey did?â
She swallowed past her tight throat. She had never been more keenly aware of her ankle right now. âMy uncle. My parents died when I was young and he was given full custody.â The words died on the tip of her tongue and she couldnât share with him the story of her ankle, not now, not with Vaughan. âWhat happened to the father?â
âHe left after Odette got pregnant with the girls. Never saw or heard from him again. Odette began her first business and then the next and soon enough we were moving.â
They fell quiet and walked in an eerie silence that Vaughan eventually broke. âIâve never seen Lorcan with anyone other than Essar, so Iâm sorry if any of us are being rude. How the two of you act is very different. We all thought he would marry her one day.â
âReally?â
âUh-huh. He even proposed.â
âHe did?â
âYeah, but she said no. They were young and they thought they were in love. Essar just knew she wasnât ready and couldnât stay with him. So, they broke up a week before they left for college and hardly ever spoke again.â
âOh. ThatâsâŚâ Elide trailed off as the path took them to yet another cliff, the water blue and sparkling ten metres below. âItâs beautiful here.â
âWe used to come up here and cliff jump all the time.â
Elideâs eyes widened and she peered over the edge, a shiver running through her at the menacing rocks that appeared beneath the surface and the waves that slammed themselves against the rock face. âHow did you not die?â
Vaughan laughed, âRun and shoot for distance. Maybe throw up a prayer beforehand.â
Elide chuckled and they sat on the edge, watching a pod of orcas circling a rock island, hunting for food. Eagles circled above in the sky and swooped in to clean off whatever the killer whales had left after the frenzy.
Vaughan stood and helped her up, âI should probably get you back. Wouldnât want to worry your betrothed.â He winked and smirked as she attempted to smile, hating the guilt coiling in her gut.
When they got back, they found Lorcan at the woodpile, wearing a precariously cut tank top as he aggressively chopped wood, earbuds in. Vaughan made a face, âIâll let you handle that.â
Elide laughed, âSo gracious.â With a little salute, Vaughan sauntered off and Elide turned back to Lorcan who hadnât even noticed anyone. His long hair was twisted in a loose braid and with every fall of the axe, a flower fell from it. Elide was transfixed by the sight, a filling warmth pooling low in her belly as she watched the cotton material of his top stick to his chest, enjoying the sight far too much.
She was a busy woman and hardly had time for that but when Lorcan looked like⌠a god, she couldnât help but entertain the idea before she felt her cheeks flush and she quickly walked away from the scene.
Elide wasnât blind or stupid either, obviously sheâd seen how good he looked over the past two years. Itâs not your fault, she told herself, he wears all those⌠fitted suits and likes to roll up the sleeves of his shirts and he has all those tattoosâŚÂ honestly, fuck him for having sexy forearms.
Her cheeks were still bright red as she slipped into their room, walking straight into the bathroom and turning on the shower. As she waited for the water to warm up, she walked to the window, opening them and pushing them as far out as they would go to cool her face.
There was a dull, repetitive chopping sound and she looked down to see that Lorcan was almost directly beneath her, the blade of the axe flashing in the sun as he raised it and brought it down again. She didnât know that Maeveâs comments had angered him this much. The black ink on his arms that creeped under his top to cover his back seemed to capture the sunlight that made his copper skin glow.
Before she could get too distracted by the sight of him, again, Elide stood up straight and undressed to enter the shower, resting her forehead against the tiled wall as she cursed everything and everyone.
She was in such deep, unending shit.
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Music set on the highest possible volume, Lorcan cut firewood until his shoulders burned and his chest heaved, his lungs greedily searching for air. He let the axe fall to the ground with a heavy thump and used the hem of his shirt to wipe his brow. The braid that Aneha had made was coming undone, flowers lying crushed on the ground around him and chunks of hair falling free from the constraints.
Lorcan didnât bother to fix it as he stalked towards the house in need of a shower. Usually, he could exercise massive amounts of self restraint, but somehow Maeve pushed every button possible until he exploded. He didnât see her as he moved through the house and figured sheâd slinked back to the guesthouse she insisted on occupying every time she visited.Â
His earbuds were still in and he nodded in passing to the boys who were in the living room, playing some video game. Maybe heâd join them later.
Tapping his fingers against his thigh to the Dead Kennedysâ Too Drunk To Fuck, he entered his room, closing the door behind him and shucking his shirt off to the floor.
He went out to the balcony, flinging himself down on one of the chairs and slinging an arm over his eyes. Lorcan basked in the sunâs rays until it became too hot and he stood up, his music still playing far too loudly as he walked inside and dropped his shorts, tossing them onto the dresser as he turned to the bathroom, completely oblivious to everything. He couldâve sworn he heard something so he turned around, seeing nothing and walking backwards.
Suddenly, something rammed into his back and he whirled, catching whatever it was as they went down.
They fell to the floor and he looked down just as Elide, a very naked and wet Elide, looked up.
They both yelled and jumped away from each other as Elide held her arm over her chest and crossed her legs, âWhy are you naked?!â
âWhy are you wet?!â Lorcan yelled back, holding his hands in front of his groin.
âDonât look at me,â she hissed, not moving until he turned and she hastily grabbed a towel from the armoire. Lorcanâs phone had fallen during their abrupt greeting and he bent down to get while Elide yelled again, âAnneith below, can you not?! I can see everything.â
He quickly changed positions and tugged his shorts on, his face bright red as he turned and she demanded, "Explain yourself.â
âI didnât see you! I was outside chopping wood,â he said, looking anywhere but his boss in a towel, skin gleaming.
âYou didnât hear me?â
âI was listening to music, princess. Why did you jump me?â
She scoffed and rolled her eyes, âI did not jump you. Well, I didnât mean to. I forgot a towel after my shower and you were just there.â
Lorcan looked down at her suspiciously, âWere you trying to seduce me?â
She rolled her eyes, âPlease. Donât flatter yourself, itâs not cute.â
He smiled cockily, raising his hands, âItâs fine, you know. I get it, Iâm sweaty, half-naked, you saw me chopping wood and it made you feel some type of way.â
âYou stink. Go take a shower.â
âYes, maâam.â
Elide just rolled her eyes again as he walked to the bathroom, stopping at the door and looking over his shoulder at her, âDonât take this the wrong wayâŚâ her back was turned to him and he saw her tattoo, a delicate line of script written down her spine, with a mountain range on her right shoulder blade, a wyvern mid flight on her left. He fell silent, unable to form words.
âWhat?â
âYouâre a very beautiful woman, Elide.â
âShut up,â she said, though when she glanced back at him, her lips pulled into a small grin.
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Aelin and Nehemia were near tears after Elide recounted an adjusted version of her and Lorcanâs sudden and wet incident. She got along really well with the both of them and once she remembered that this wasnât supposed to last, her chest grew tight and she needed to have a drink.
Odette booted Rowan, Vaughan, Connall, and Fenrys from her living room to the patio. They all smiled at Aelin and Nehemia, the bright grins dampening as they saw Elide. âOh. Hey, Elide.â
She pretended not to notice it and ignored the pang in her chest again. âHey.â
Vaughan broke the awkward silence by sprawling on the couch next to her, practically crushing her into the cushion with his frame. âGods, I rule at gaming. You guys wish you had my skills.â That seemed to do the trick and the boys were quick to argue, dissolving into petty bickering.
Nehemia helped Elide push Vaughan off and reassured her, âDonât worry â theyâre always like this.â
âThe first few months were unbearable,â Aelin grumbled, scowling at her boyfriend who remained oblivious. âWe were all in the same dorm and they fought constantly.â
âWhat changed?â
âPlease, donât tell the story,â came another voice, deep and rumbling, and Lorcan came strolling out, in a pair of shorts and a band tee. He shoved Vaughan from the couch and sat next to Elide, nodding to her drink as he stretched his arms around the back of the couch, âWhatcha got there, princess?â
Elide rolled her eyes at the nickname, âGin and ice. Whatâs this story?â
He groaned, dropping his head back. âI hate this story.â The boys chorused their agreement as Aelin exclaimed, moving to seat herself in Rowanâs lap. Everyone exchanged looks and scooted away from the affectionate couple.
âBut I love this story.â Aelin pouted at him and Lorcan caved, waving his hand.
âLetâs hear it then.â
The afternoon bled into evening and then night, the sun setting and bathing Lorcan in golden and orange light. His arm had fallen down around her shoulders and she was tucked up into his side, his arm a welcome weight around her.
They had talked about everything, exchanging stories about everyone in rounds. It was Lorcanâs turn and they turned to Elide, waiting for something. Lorcan nudged her when she didnât say anything, staring up at him in a soft silence. âEl. Your turn.â
âOh,â she sat up straighter, her side prickling at the loss of contact. He laughed quietly and pressed a kiss to the side of her head, tugging her back down. âA couple months before we got together, I was on this case and I fell asleep in the middle of the night in my office. I donât even know why Lorcan was still there, but he woke me up and carried me to my car and drove me home.â Elide tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, running her finger over the rim of her copper mug. âAnd then he carried me to my apartment and put me to bed. It was really sweet and⌠nice.â
Elide was sure her cheeks were flushed as she grew warm and hid her face in Lorcanâs side as they teased him for going âsoftâ.
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When Elide yawned yet again, Lorcan stood up and picked her up, âNight, guys. Gotta get my girl to bed.â She smiled sleepily at âmy girlâ and nuzzled closer to him, softly sighing into his neck as they said goodnight and he carried her through the house to their room, gently putting her on the bed. âPrincess, whereâs your pjâs?â
She didnât open her eyes, pointing randomly, âBag. Big one.â
Huffing a laugh, Lorcan opened her bag, pulling out a pair of sweats and crewneck with the logo from her university. As he moved back to her side, he commented, âAlways thought you were a satin and lace nightie type of gal.â
Elide cracked open an eye. âYou think about what I sleep in? Thatâs not very professional,â she teased him, a cheeky glint in her eyes as she sat up and took the clothes from him, her movements stuttering as his smile dropped and he took a too-large step back.
âThereâs a lot of not professional things about this, Elide.â
Her face fell and she nodded, standing and moving to the bathroom without another word.
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Walking out, she found him shirtless, sitting on the edge of the bed, his head in his hands. Elide padded over to him, hesitantly reaching out and resting her hand on his shoulder. âAre you ok?â
Lorcan laughed harshly and moved away from her hand, âAm I ok? What do you think, Elide? Youâre blackmailing me and making me lie to my entire family.â He stood up and began pacing as she slowly sat, her hands in her lap. âAnd, the thing is, we arenât even in the clear! I could go to fucking prison for you and ruin everything Iâve worked for.â
âIâmââ
âYou donât even seem to care,â he spat, glaring at her. âWhat, is this just another Monday for you? What is so bad in Terrasen that you canât move back there?â
Her head was tilted down and she wiped her eyes, sniffling once. âI wouldnât expect you to understand, Lorcan, but youâre not the only person whoâs had a hard life.â
She felt so small sitting there, her vision blurring. So very small and alone.
The bed dipped as he sat down next to her and awkwardly wrapped an arm around her, nothing like when they were outside with his friends. Elide half-wondered what had changed and as reality crashed down around her, she stood like his touch burned her and moved without word to her side, crawling in and turning on her side away from him.
It had all been for show.Â
Gods, she was an idiot.
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color me you  (stevetony college! au inspired by this scene from skam france) also on Ao3 rated M for sexual content
âThis is stupid,â Tony sighs, pain brush dropping with a plop into the paint can. Dark blue mixing with bright yellow, Tony couldnât give a fuck about them.
âSpeak for yourself. Personally, I find this very soothing,â Clint shrugs, swirling white into pink and marvelling at the pastel.
Rhodey aims a kick at his side, ignoring Clintâs protest to address Tony, âWhatâs going on?â He asks.
Tony gives an abortive shrug, âNothing, I just feel,â he pauses to pull in a breath and exhales it out loud, âYou guys arenât even responsible for this,â he waves at the pathetic mural that needs repainting.
Clint stands up from his crouching, going to paint a stroke of pastel pink over the faded black ink of âWork Hard Study Smartâ. All three of them scrunch their noses in distaste.
âLighter,â Clint decides.
âWe told you we donât mind,â Rhodey tells Tony.
âIâm having all the fun,â Clint dribbles more white, beaming up at them.
Tony rolls his eyes. âThatâs not what I meant -,â
âWhat is it then?â
Tony tries to wave it off, but Rhodeyâs stare means business so he caves in and admits, âRogersâ supposed to do this.â
âWhatâs going on with you two?â Nat asks from her seat at the back of the room. Sheâs too cool to paint is her excuse.
Tony turns from her to find two more pairs of eyes on him. He shrugs, picking up his own paint brush, wishing theyâd accept that for an answer and drop the topic. But theyâre still looking when he glances up from the brush so he sighs, shrugging again.
Itâs not like they donât know the rest. Heâs told them as much.
âWeâre not talking,â he says.
âTalking, face to face or -,â
âTalking, in any way,â Tony tells Clint who purses his lips thoughtfully and says, âBut those notesâŚ,â
âHe gives you notes?â Nat chirps in, having moved in closer in the span of last minute. Tony scowls at her.
âHe draws comics on post-its and gives them to Tony,â Rhodey supplies.
âTonyâs a rat and Rogersâ a bunny. Real cute,â Clint grins, âShow her, Tones.â
Tony shuts him up with a glare but Natashaâs already holding out a hand, carefully plucked brow raised in challenge.
Giving up, Tony pulls out the folded collection of the longer sticky sticky-notes from his back pocket. âIt's a mouse. Not a rat.â Â
He watches Natasha read through them, her face remaining stoic throughout until the end when she holds them out for his taking and remarks, âCute.â
âShut up,â Tony grumbles, pocketing them back.
âAnd you carry them with you all the time?â
âI thought you have an important assignment?â He scowls at her.
She levels him with her infamous no-shit stare. âWhy are you not talking to him?â
Tony sees Rhodey and Clint share a look before busying themselves with the paints. He disregards them for Nat and answers her. After all, sheâs the only one whoâs yet to know about last weekend.
âHe urm. He got back with his girlfriend.â
âHe told you?â
âI saw him. They were kissing at Sharonâs party.â
âI thought you said they broke up?â
âThatâs what he told me!â Tony loses his cool for a second, realises it and recollects himself. But Natashaâs face says itâs too late, sheâs computed his reaction already.
âDid you ask him about it?â
âNo. I told him to fuck off,â Tony grumps, scuffing the floor with his sneaker.
Natasha hums, leaning back against the desk, a pinched expression on her face. âBut he still sends you those notes.â
âSlips âem in when Iâm not looking.â Tony shakes his head, âMaybe he just wanted an out from this stupid project,â he sighs heavily, attempting a light hearted comment as he smirks at Nat.
But Natashaâs not listening, lost in her own thoughts which Tony leaves her to. Heâs got tons of work to do anyway. Like a wall to paint.
 Theyâre collectively scolding Clint for getting the pink to white ratio wrong when Natasha speaks again.
âText him,â she says.
Rhodey and Tony fall silent, looking at each other and at Clint as well.
âWhat?â Tony laughs nervously. âIâm not doing that.â
âGonna play collector to his comic till you die then?â
Tony bristles.
âGeez, Nat. No need to be so morbid all the time.â
She silences him with a stare, âSend him a text. Tell him, he either chooses you or he stops with those notes.â
Tony blinks, fingers immediately reaching for his back pocket but stops when Natashaâs gaze falls on them. She gives him a pointed look. âItâs not fair of him to lead you on.â
âHeâs not leading me on,â Tony mumbles..Â
âAre you sure about that?â Rhodey bumps his shoulder lightly. An encouraging smile plays along his lips. Tony glances at Clint and sees the same look on his face.
âSo, what do I write exactly,â he sighs, pulling out his phone.
 Date me or quit sending those notes glares at him as he hesitates. âDo I add an angry emoji?â He looks up at the mastermind behind it; Nat.
âAre you five?â Clint cringes. Natasha tips her head in his direction, wordlessly executing  what he said.
âJust send it,â Rhodey urges. Hunched next to Tony on top of a desk they share while Nat and Clint share another, paint drying on his brushâs bristle.
Tony taps the blue button. âThere,â he announces. âI did it.â
Clint raises a hand for high-five which he meets weakly. Rhodey tousles his hair while Natasha silently glares at the phone until it beeps just a few seconds after he sent his text.
Tony stares at his phone and then looks at her.
âWhat? You need me to tell you how to open the text now?â She snipes at him.
âDude, what does it say?â Clint bumps into his side, buzzing with excitement. Natasha rolls her eyes at him.
Tony glances at Rhodey and taps on the message at his silent nod. Heâs not usually like this, but apparently, itâs what Steve Rogers has made of him.
âHe says he wants to talk.â He reads the reply out loud. Another beep comes through; âHe asks if Iâm free.â
Clint begins to coo but a kick to his shin from Nat shuts him up.
âWhatâre you gonna say?â She asks.
Tony looks at her, confused. He was, after all, under the impression that she was dictating him throughout this process. But she raises her brows at him, following her question.
âTell him youâre busy,â Rhodey quips helpfully.
Tony looks at him and thinks about it. âIâm gonna say Iâm busy with this shitty mural heâd abandoned,â he decides.
He looks over at Nat who simply shrugs; your text, your words. He looks at Clint who tells him seriously, âNo emoji please.â
Tony steps on his foot the moment he sends the text.
âOw!â
This time, no reply comes.
Ten seconds.
A minute.
Five minutes.
âYou think green will work?â Clint asks Rhodey who looks relieved to knuckle his shoulder and start a banter about Clintâs artistic skills with him.
âForget about it.â Natasha tells Tony in the hum of the boysâ raising voice. âTake me for ice cream after this. I want mango and coffee.â
Tony blinks and blinks before he smiles up at her. âTwo flavours that donât mix,â he comments.
âFuck you. Donât judge,â Nat flicks at his nose, pecking his cheek before she returns to her seat at the back of the classroom.
Seven minutes.
âI want ice cream too!â Clint wines when Tony tells him about their plan.
Nine minutes.
âThe football team requested to use the court for training this week,â Rhodey mentions conversationally, âIâm gonna tell them no.â
Tonyâs hand pauses in its repetitive stroke against the wall. He gawks at his best friend, âYou canât do that.â
Rhodey shrugs, dipping his brush in the paint can. âYouâll hear about my power once the complaints start pouring in.â He tosses a devilish smile over his shoulder.
Tony shakes his head. Couldnât help but snort at him. âDonât,â he says. âHeâs not even in the team.â
âHis best friend is.â
âYeah, but Barnes doesnât deserve it.â Tony sighs, bending over to dip his own brush. âItâs not worth it,â he tells Rhodey. âTrust me,â he adds when Rhodey looks unconvinced.
10 minutes
âI can send him dead roaches.â Clint offers good naturedly.
âIâll tell him itâs you and heâll shove them down your throat,â Tony grunts at him. âSeriously. Stop.â
Clint pokes his tongue out at him in retaliation. Tony wonders who gave this guy permission to accuse other people of being five years old. He doesnât vocalize it, but he sure does poke at Clintâs side just when heâs getting the straightest damned stroke of paint. The line wiggles out of track.
âFuuuck! Tony you, fucking bastard!â Clint lunges for him, but Tony neatly steps aside, letting him catch the air.
A big grin breaks across his face at Clintâs second attempt, but before his third, someone knocks on the door.
All of them pause to look in its direction.
âWho is it?â Clint asks them dumbly. Rhodey rolls his eyes at him and Tonyâs distracted by the beeping from his phone.
He pulls it out. Reads the text, looks up at his friends, reads a few times over just to be sure and his palms begin to get clammy.Â
âItâs Steve.â He tells them.
Clintâs jaw falls and so does Rhodeyâs. Natâs hand squeezes his shoulder, shocking him out of his skin. She orders, âOkay boys, time to pack up,â before Tony could express his surprise.
Another set of knocks, three quiet ones followed by a text; âCan I come in?â
âGet out!â Tony whisper-shouts at his friends whoâre scrambling for their stuffs. âThrough the back door!â he commands when Clint rushes to the front one.
The instant all three of them are huddled at the back door, Tony opens the front one, signalling them to spill out just as Steve steps in.
 âHey,â Steve greets, slightly breathless. He looks like he ran here; windblown hair and flushed cheeks.
âHey,â Tony answers, taking a step back, making space for him.
Steve gaze stays fixed on Tony, drinking him in even as he shuts the door behind.
For a while, they donât speak. Simply taking each other in; studying the otherâs face and their body, missing the way Steve stands or fidgets because he can never stand still.
Tony blinks, telling himself to not to be so stupid when it comes to Steve Rogers, but fuck. He just cannot do it.
âWhat are you doing here?â Tony asks, swallowing down the strange lump in his throat. He steps away from Steve, back to the wall, where it still looks as horrible as it did yesterday.
âLooking for you,â Steve says, following him, and he too stands. Staring at the wall, marvelling at its ugliness. âI see youâve started repainting.â
âMariaâs at my throat,â Tony shrugs. âDonât think she will hesitate to knock on my apartment door demanding I get it done tonight.â
Steve snorts and when Tony looks, heâs sucking his lower lip in, seemingly thinking over his next words.
When he says, âWanna Jackson Pollock it?â Tony blinks, confused. âWhat?â
âJackson Pollock,â Steve turns to him. His backpack is slung over one shoulder, blonde hair sticking out haphazardly and he looks as breathtaking as he always does to Tony. âWant me to show you?â
âSure,â Tony answers before he could think.
Steve grins at him, dropping his backpack fluidly onto a clean patch of the floor and taking off his jacket. Heâs in a black t-shirt, matching Tonyâs in tone and its simplicity.
âYou said you wanted to talk,â Tony rasps out, working his throat. He feels slightly light-headed. The last time Steve had taken anything off of himself, they were tangled in a bed, kissing and kissing until the world disappeared around them.
Steve looks up from where heâs bent, picking at one of those brushes Rhodey and Clint had left behind. He's a few inches lowered from Tonyâs standing height and when he looks up, his baby blue eyes shine from under his long lashes, stunning. Tony sucks a breath in to steady himself.
âHowâs Peggy?â He asks Steve, careful to not let any distaste slip into his tone.
âWhy are we talking about Peggy?â Steve stands up, forgoing the brushes to take a step towards Tony.
Tony huffs out a laugh, stepping back. âI donât know. Maybe because sheâs your girlfriend.â
âSheâs not,â Steve denies.
âDonât lie.â Tony snaps at him. âI saw you two kissing at Sharonâs party.â
âWeâre over.â Steve takes another step towards Tony. Insistent.
This time Tony doesnât step back. He simply looks Steve in the eyes and says, âYou said the same thing the other day only to shove your tongue down her throat the very next day.â
Steve shakes his head, not moving anymore forward. âNot this time.â He says, âThe last time I told you, I donât know, I thought you looked shocked that I ended it. And Peggy â Peggy knows me too well for a very long time and I just â,â Steve stops, breathing in deep before he lets out, âEver since I saw you, youâre the only one that matters. I want a relationship with you, Tony. But I thought you werenât ready to commit -,â
âI am,â Tony cuts him off. Almost shouts it out aloud.
Steve blinks. âYeah?â he asks, voice so soft like that Saturday afternoon when heâd cradled Tonyâs face and told him heâd never felt this way ever before.
âI want to commit. To you,â Tony tells him truthfully.
Steve lashes flutter as if heâs trying hard not to blink. To not miss the way Tony looks right then.
âMe too,â he exhales before scooping Tony up in his arms, mouth meshing together in the warmest, wettest worshipful dance and he swings Tony around in the paint stinking classroom of their college.
 Jackson Pollock.
Tony swears heâll take that name to his grave.
âThere,â Steve says, flicking the bristles of a freshly coated paint brush at the wall. Tony looks from the tasteless splatter of black paint to Steve. Heâs met by an amused face; the afternoon sun lighting his full-blown grin so beautifully it twists something warm and tight in Tony.
Tony minces on his responding smile, pinches his thigh to stop being so smitten and he asks, âWhat is this?â
He watches as Steve takes another dip in a different paint can â green â and flicks it at the wall, some droplets overlapping, some not and he turns with that same full grin to Tony.
âJackson Pollock,â he presents with a single-handed wave at the questionable result, âHe usually splatters paints and pours them making a mess and calls it art. I thought we could try that.â
Tony would rather bite his tongue than say no to that face, so he dunks his brush and splatters a good amount of blood red onto the wall.
âHuh,â Steve cocks his head studying it. âYou did it wrong.â He informs softly.
Tony gawks at him. âNo, I did not. No one can do wrong with this. This is just flicking paint. You have to really suck to fail at it.â
âYeah,â Steve turns to him, lips wobbling, âI just didnât want to be the one to say that to you.â
Tony opens his mouth then snaps it shut and glares at the now laughing man. Going for a second dunk, this time, instead of flicking the paint at the wall, he flicks them at Steve. Covering him with dots of red that contrasts beautifully with his light toned-skin.
Steve recovers from his shock quickly, swiping a paint covered fingertip across Tonyâs cheek.
 It starts like that; paints and laughter all fully clothed. But somewhere along that line, Steve ducks and kisses Tony and the brushes fall.
Next, their t-shirts come off.
Then their pants with belts still looped in their buckles.
And then Steve pushes Tony up the wall, almost all of him now covered in paint and he kisses him, paint covered fingers dancing across warm skin, smudging more and more until only about five percent of Tonyâs skin was untainted.
Tony doesnât hold back either; dragging palms across Steve's face as he cups his cheeks and sucks on his tongue, trails red, blue and white coated fingers down Steveâs chest. Lower and lower, leaving not an inch unpainted.
Then he smacks a hand over Steveâs ass and squeezes as he pulls him closer. His cock throbbing from the friction; wedged between their warm bodies and every time it drags across Steveâs hard erection, he shivers.
âWhat if somebody walks in?â He pants as Steve takes his and Tonyâs cock into his hand and starts a rhythm.
âNo one will.â Steve nips under his jaw, teeth dragging down the column of his throat as he breathes; hot and wet across Tonyâs skin.
âBut -,â Tony pauses, unable to stop the shudder that wrecks down his spine. He clutches onto Steve and clings on. âWhat if?â He exhales a sigh as Steve swipes a thumb over his wet slit.
âI locked the door when I came in.â Steve kisses his shoulder, opens his mouth and bites; starting gently and he sinks his teeth harder and harder as he goes.
Tony whimpers into his neck, finding purchase in Steveâs naked ass. Now slippery from all the paint and good God, theyâre both going to stain like hell after this.
But in that moment, nothing matters except for the way Steve sucks at his skin and marks him as his own. The way he strokes Tony into completion and stops in pursuit of his own just to marvel at the face Tony makes when he comes undone. And to kiss him. And gets distracted in kissing him that Tony bats his hand away and takes his cock into his own hand.
Then itâs all about working Steve until he comes and comes and sighs and smiles into Tonyâs shoulder. Until heâs all limp and happy and honest to god, fucking shines when he blinks up at Tony.
And Tony falls in love with him.
As if he hasnât already.
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dead end â jungkook
pairing: jungkook x reader
genre: angst / drabble
words: 2.1k
contains: lots of angst lololol, one sided pining/love
warnings: mentions of sexual acts (very minimal), drinking, swearing, this is very sad i guess i'm sorry, a lot of crying
summary: to stop the constant hammering at your heart or to keep your friendship? you can choose only one and you canât be selfish
notes: just a quick one shot that i wrote last week when i was bored uhhh enjoy i guess :))))
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Reorganizing the shelves is one of the painful downsides of your job. Youâd think after four months of working there youâd get used to it but itâs still a pain in the ass. Riele got you this job when you needed money badly for this internship youâve been dying to do for years. Her motherâs boyfriend is the owner of the small shop and when she not-so-subtly slipped your name one evening during dinner, Ben only chuckled before asking her for your number under her motherâs amused stare. And here you are, replacing articles stupid teenagers seem to love misplacing for no reason. Dicks.
You sigh loudly.
âAll good in there, Y/N?â
You turn around only to find Ben walking your way, his gentle smile only fuelling your annoyance. Even in his fifties, Ben is still a good-looking man, his wrinkles only proving that heâs growing old. You remember the first time you two were introduced; Victoria, Rieleâs mother, had organized that charity cook-out, to collect money and clothes for the local orphanage. She had been divorced for two years and when your father introduced Ben to the three of you, she became instantly infatuated with the man, spending the whole day talking, eating and drinking until you received a text from Riele the next morning with written in capital letters âma got her coochie wet last night!!!! beyond disgusted!!!â followed by another one ângl she getting more dick than i amâ. You remember laughing as she told you the next time you had seen her how she found Ben asleep on her motherâs bed that morning, eyes bulging out of their socks at the sight of his naked body under the sheets, her mother walking out of the bathroom attached to the room with a towel wrapped around her body and another one in her hands, drying out her hair.
âYeah, peachy.â You plainly state.
You wince at your tone as you put the Led Zeppelin vinyl back in the ârock nâ rollâ section and he raises a brow before walking around you, amusement painted all over his face. Maybe you should be more grateful. âSorry.â
âItâs alright, kiddo,â he ruffles your hair and heads to the backdoor. âIâm just glad youâre not stealing from the cash register.â
âDavis was a wild one, huh.â You snicker as he laughs wholeheartedly.
âYeah, little brat.â He mumbles as he disappears behind the door, closing it behind him and leaving you, once again, alone in the shop.
Your father and Ben have been best buddies ever since they were in college together, majoring in business studies. Even though they had lost touch at some point, they had found each other a few years later, working in the same marketing company. And theyâve been inseparable ever since. So naturally, your father thought it was time for his family and closest friends to meet his best friend. Ben has been treating you like his own daughter ever since.
He reappears a few minutes later, hands full with some colored files. âHowâd it go last night?â
You shudder at the question, quietly rummaging through the album section to distract yourself as the frustration and sadness youâve been feeling ever since you woke up with a hangover this morning creeps up in your stomach. Riele thought it was a good idea to get shit-faced with tequila and vodka in your shared dorm to celebrate the end of your exams, and it was one. Until you guys decided to go out to the nearest club and get even more fucked up, only for you to run out the entrance a few hours later, tears staining your dolled-up face and chest heavy with a broken heart. Riele had tried to catch up to you only to vomit all the food and alcohol she swallowed the whole day on the sidewalk.
âRoutine, yâknow.â You shrug and he eyes you worriedly as he caught onto your knowing silence.
âYou guys had fun, right?â
âYeah.â You swallow and blink back the tears threatening to come out. God, you really hate when you get all sensitive for shit.
âY/Nââ
âIâm done here,â you mumble before moving to another section, cutting him off swiftly. He sighs before walking to his office on the other side of the shop, deciding to leave you be. If you want to talk, youâll talk. And he knows it too well.
Fifteen more minutes of rearranging the shelves and youâre back behind the counter. You lean on it with your elbows, chin propped on your palm as you glance aimlessly around the shop. You take a random key chain displayed on the counter and fiddle with it as you sigh softly, replaying the images of last night in your head. When you recall the way his lips peppered kisses onto your friendâs neck, her hands grabbing at his strong shoulders as his knee was nudged in between her legs, pressing his thigh against her most sensible spot, that sickening feeling settling in your belly makes you want to puke right here and there. You donât remember much after, but you do remember the way your stomach had made flips and how you stumbled out of the club, almost collapsing on the sidewalk as your body felt too heavy and your head too light-headed. An almost deadly combo.
Youâre too far lost in your thoughts that you donât notice the tall figure hovering over the counter until you hear a distinguish cough, pulling you out of whatever state you were in. You jump slightly and mumble a âIâm so sorry!â as you snap your head up, and your breath gets caught in your throat.
Fuck.
âSo,â his familiar voice starts, an amused smile dancing on his lips, âslacking off at work?â
âIâ uh, yeah I was justâ you know,â you awkwardly laugh as you rub your arm. You mentally slap yourself at your idiotic behavior.
Jungkook chuckles before settling a basket filled with all sorts of stuff he found in the shop. âIâm gonna take that Malboro packet too,â he nods towards the shelves behind you and you turn around to retrieve the small box from the top shelf before putting it on the counter. By the time you turn back heâs focused on the tiny trinkets on sale right next to the key chains and it gives you the time to properly look at him. His black hair are messy around his head, he has a black shirt on that showcases his tattooed arms and collarbone with tight blue jeans that mould his godly thighs and your heart skips a beat when you take notice of the purple bruises adorning his inked neck, a result from the probable sex session he had last night. You swallow harshly before looking down at the basket as you count every product.
âItâll be 26.72$,â he glances at you and raises an eyebrow.
âWith the cigarettes itâs supposed to be more than that.â
âDonât worry about it,â you send him a small smile as he lets out a breathy chuckle.
âStop doing this, Y/N. Youâre gonna get yourself in trouble.â He warns but you can see his playful smirk. He digs in his jeans pocket and gives you the money, pulling out another ten dollar bill and stuffing it in your other hand. âThis is for the quality service,â he winks at you.
âJungkookââ You start to protest but he tuts, wrapping his tattooed hand around yours and closing it in a fist, the bill warming up in between your palm and fingers. The touch sends electricity from your fingertips to your whole being, slightly shivering at his warmth.
You sigh. âI donât need tips, Jungkook.â
âThatâs not what that empty tip jar says,â he points at the jar placed right next to the cash register with your name written on it, empty and untouched for what seems like decades.
Your cheeks redden and he notices, a toothy smile taking place on his handsome face. The warmth of his hand is lost and you feel disappointment stir in your stomach. You look away from him and start putting his stuff in a plastic bag.
Silence engulfs the both of you. You cheeks feel too hot under his gaze and you force yourself to look down, not wanting to give away your flustered state. But something tells you he already noticed and it makes your face even warmer. As you put last of the products in the bag, your hear him shift a little before he clears his throat and you hesitantly raise your head, a brow cocked at his agitated form.
âYouâ uh, sorry about last night.â
You furrow your eyebrows. âWhat are you talking about?â
âI was supposed to bring you and the girls back home after the party but uhâ I got a little carried away.â Your heart jumps at the sudden confession as he sheepishly scratches the back of neck. âI hope you got home safely. Thatâs what Iâm trying to say.â
You plaster a small smile on your face, one he doesnât know masks a broken one as the tears start to pool at the brim of your eyes after twelve hours of successfully holding them back. You try to blink them away but it doesnât do much, your chest growing heavier by the second. âOh, itâs fine. Donât worry about it.â
He exhales, almost relieved at your words. âOkay, good. Good.â He smiles softly and your heart clenches. You glance back down quickly, eager to finish your job and get him to leave before you break down, humiliating you in front of your long-time crush. A crush that bloomed in the most beautiful yet painful love youâve ever experienced, crushing you under the heaviness of your heart every single day for five years.
The door's bell rings signalling that a customer came into the shop. You look up to give him the bag but when your eyes settle on the new customer, your stomach drops.
âBabe,â the brown-haired girl comes up from behind Jungkook and wraps her arms around his middle, tip-toeing to reach his height and whining the pet name into his ear. He turns his head sideway and pecks her lips, smiling into the kiss as he murmurs a âheyâ softly.
There it is. That sickening feeling again. You quickly look away, busying yourself with putting the cash in the register as you feel the tears coming back, your throat squeezing painfully.
âHey Y/N,â she smiles at you and you glance up, swallowing before forcing a smile on your face. âThea, hey.â
Jungkook looks back at you and down at the bag before you shove it in his arms, the weight in your chest becoming unbearable. You want to scream. You want to cry. You want to throw up.
âSee you around, yeah?â Jungkook grabs the bag and nods at you, not waiting for an answer before taking Theaâs hand into his and walking back to the shopâs entrance. Thea waves you goodbye and when theyâre out of the shop, you eventually burst into tears. The salty water is streaming down your face as you sob loudly, clutching the counter tightly. When you collapse on the ground right behind the counter, head low and tears coating your chin, you don't hear the quick footsteps as everything around you is muffled and seconds later you are engulfed in strong arms. Your head instinctively lies on a shoulder, your eyes closed from all the crying.
Three years have passed and you still wish you had said something back then. You wish you hadnât chickened out on prom night and maybe you would have been the one holding his hand, kissing him as he would make love to you every day, whispering sweet praises in your ear as his cock drags against your walls in the most pleasurable way. You would be the one his heart sings for, and not the friend who had been oblivious to your reddened cheeks and stuttering words whenever Jungkook was around. But the past is the past, whatâs done is done. He will never be yours and you have to accept it, for the sake of your friendship with Thea.
Maybe itâs a sign to you donât deserve good things in your life, after all.
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hi lovely! could i request something maybe a little mix of angsty and cute with Tab or Nix! Dealers choice xx
Mail Call // Lewis Nixon Imagine
AN: I tried my best on this one and had a little trouble at the end, but I hope you enjoy!
Taglist: @alienoresimagines @hihosilvers @floydtab
Words: 2,319
  There her and Nixon stood. Getting ready for the big jump into Normandy. Mail call was being issued, and Y/N stood along with her fellow officers. She was the only woman in the Paratroopers, also an officer. An outstanding act for the United States Of America. First woman in combat on the front lines, leading charge of entire company. And now, she made it through two years of training, and she was here making the big jump.
 "L/N! Lieutenant L/N!" called Martin as he mad his way around the men with mail. Y/N's head popped up from putting on the black and dark green face paint. Closing her small pocket mirror quickly and looking over at Martin.Â
 "Over here!" she called, smiling slightly. Her closest friend Nixon walked up from behind her. She walked over to Martin who handed her an envelope.Â
 "Here you go ma'am," Martin spoke as he turned and walked off. Shouting off some other Paratrooper's name along with piece of mail in his hands. Y/N turned, looking down at the envelope that rested in her hands. A smile coming to her lips as she ran her fingertips over the name etched onto the paper with ink. It was a letter from her fiance all the way back home. The one she was fighting in all this shit for. Just as she was about to open it, Nixon came over and snatched it up right from her fingers.
 "What do we have here my fellow commanding officer?" he cooed as he read the envelope's information on the front. Whilst Y/N struggled to retrieve her piece of mail from the taller man. Who just kept putting his back to her. And with all the gear that was strapped to their bodies, it wasn't really hard to block the woman. She huffed loudly as she punched the back of his shoulder lightly. "Hmm, Marcus Jacks. Who's this, Y/N?"
 "Oh come on, Nix! Give it back! It's from my fiance! I haven't seen him in like two damn years, a letter is the only thing I get to enjoy from him!" she whined. Nixon froze for a second. 'Fiance? She has a fiance?' he thought. He turned and handed the letter back. A strange feeling in his chest, with a strange feeling of sadness. Watching her eyes beam as she snatched back the letter, smiling down at it like Liebgott does with a Hershey Bar. Just what he secretly wished that her eyes would light up that way when she saw him.
 "Fiance? You never mentioned a Fiance! We've been best friends for like two years!" He asked, hiding the hurt and disappointment well. Y/N just glanced up for a second and shrugged, sort of putting of Nixon's question. Looking back down at the letter and tearing it open carefully. Being just as careful when pulling out the piece of paper that held the contents of the letter. Nixon pressed his lips in a thin line and looked down at her his jump boots, nodding. "Guess I'll leave you alone to that letter then," was all he said before turning around to go see Dick. Who was watching the events unravel whilst standing next to Welsh.Â
 See, Winters knew about Nixon's feelings towards the lone female Paratrooper. The truth slipped out after Nixon drank a little too much and when Richard asked him about his feelings, poor Lewis Nixon poured his little drunken heart out. Lewis wasn't one of romance or anything like that. But, with this particular woman. He thought he had fallen in love. After days upon weeks, upon months, and going on years of being with the woman. Laughing, drinking, shooting the shit, runs up Currahee. Lewis slowly fell for the woman, deeper and deeper. And now here was. At his demise. And Richard Winters saw the look of heartbreak in his eyes. Something he was shocked to see in his best friend.
 He gave a sincere look to the approaching officer. He just gave him one of those sad smiles as he pushed past the two officers. "What's with Nix?" asked Welsh. Winters just sighed heavily as he looked at his boots. He pulled his helmet off and looked at the shorter officer.Â
 "It's a long story," he answered as Welsh just nodded. turning to walk off to wherever. Richard looked up at the woman about thirty feet in front of him. Her eyes focused on trailing over the letter. But the superior officer noticed the look on her face as her eyes traveled farther down the letter. Something changed. Something not good. Her smile quickly fell into look of confusion and sadness. Her eyebrows knotted as pressed his lips together tightly. She swallowed hard and just quickly folded up the letter quickly and shoving it into her jacket.Â
 Her head popped back up, Y/N could feel Dick's eyes on her. She turned and met his eyes. Richard raised a brow at her, basically questioning what the roller coaster of emotions she had just experienced. Y/N sighed heavily and walked over, knowing that it wouldn't be helpful if it was kept silent. Her boots patted against the pavement of the runway that was filled with planes.Â
 "You alright Lieutenant?" asked Richard. Trying to search for her gaze as she just kept avoiding it. Y/N chuckled, it sounded sad, making Winter's worry and questioning rise. She finally looked up at the redhead.Â
 "I could be better. I- um," she stammered. She could feel that burning sensation in the back of her throat build along with a hard lump. She could feel the burn of tears well up in her tear ducts. Quickly the female officer looked down, trying to compose herself. "My.. My Fiance says I have to make a decision. That.. That it is either him or the Army. He says that he hasn't been able to properly see me in over two years. And he can't do it any longer. If I choose the Army, he is going to leave me," her voice broke slightly as she looked up at the officer. A sad smile on her face. It was her own way of trying to tell herself that she was fine. That this wasn't a big deal. But in reality, this was a huge deal. Marcus was the only man she had ever been with. High school sweethearts since Freshman year. The ring he gave her just about a month she had left for Paratrooper training rested on his right ring finger still to that day. For two years she remained faithful. In hopes to know what she was fighting for all the way back home. And with the Army, he just wanted to ditch all of the hard work she put in to be the first woman that was truly in combat. The first female Paratroop. The first female officer in the Army to have boots on the ground in the war. The blood, sweat, and tears to even get into the Paratroopers after she went to college. The pain she went through, the discrimination, the harassment Y/N endured for years and pushed aside just to get to the bigger picture of the process. What it would do for woman in the country. But he wanted to her to just throw it all away just to come home. Just to be his wife.
 "So, are you leaving? Is that what you're telling me?" Y/N just sat there for a second. She didn't know what she was going to do. She just sat and pondered for a second. There was so much to consider. But, Marcus was the only man she has ever been with. For years they were together. He was the love of her life. But, if he was the love of her life, wouldn't he want to support her through anything and everything. For Christ' sake, she was volunteering to possibly die for her country! Y/N was ripped out of her thoughts by a voice that belonged to her closest friend.Â
 "You're leaving?" Nixon asked, standing behind her. He was just walking back to grab some food for his fellow officers, hearing the entire conversation. He dropped the three tins on the ground. The loud clanks and clatters of the metal rattling of the pavement rang off for a short few seconds. His arms dropped to his sides. Lewis never thought a heart could break this much. Well, not until now.
 "Nix, it isn't as easy as you think!" Y/N tried to start, but Nixon just scoffed slightly. Chuckling sarcastically and placing his hands on her hips. His head hanging low as he shook it.
 "You are throwing all of this away, for a man that tells you two. Wasting two years of your life. It is fucking D-Day, about four hours before we make the fucking jump, Y/N! That could be a dishonorable discharge! All the shit that we talked about, all the hard work you've done, just to throw it away?" he seethed. he wasn't angry at her, he was just confused. I mean think about it! She is questioning throwing everything away in a heartbeat, because a man that was supposed to be Y/N's rock and stick with her, can't follow through with his promises. And makes her deal with it.Â
 "You don't get it Nixon!" she tried again. A few tears slipped out. She could feel a few eyes land on her as she glanced around. "If we are going to talk about this, can we go somewhere more private?" her voice was weak. Her head drooping low in defeat.Â
 "No! We are going to talk about it right here!" His voice was loud. But it was filled with every emotion he was building up for years now. "You made me fall so fucking in love with you and our friendship, and now to toss it away like nothing. Shows how you really care about this country, your men, and your friends," Y/N's head shot up after hearing the words. Feeling like a red hot dagger stabbed into her chest. Her lips quivered as she was struggling to keep her tears in.
 "Lewis Nixon! You think I didn't fall in love with you! After all the drinking games we played, late night talks in the map rooms, walks up Currahee, after everything. It was impossible for me not to!" She spoke, walking up to him and pointing a finger at his chest that was covered in jump gear. Her voice coarse as she pushed down the hard lump within the back of her throat. Y/N dug out the letter from her jacket, have a tight grip on it and holding it in front of his face. "But I made a commitment before the Army. Before the Paratroopers. And I need to live by it. I made a promise. No matter if he breaks his, I can't break mine. If I do that, nothing in my life has purpose anymore."
 After her final words, she threw her hands down at her sides and peeled off her helmet. Turning back around and marching straight towards where the Colonel was. Nixon stood there, left gobsmacked and at a loss for words. His mouth slightly ajar as he looked over at the redheaded officer. Who looked just as shocked and upset as he was. Nixon just sighed heavily and pinched the bridge of his nose. What the hell was he left to fight for now?
///
 Finally the rest of Easy Company met up in Normandy. It was now light outside, all Paratroopers dropped into D-Day that was alive seemed to all make it to the rally point. Nixon sat on a rock, staring at his hands. Still feeling the heartbreak and sadness that he was feeling when Y/N marched away from him.Â
 "Nix! Nixon! Has anyone seen Lewis Nixon!" Called the only woman. Now without her jump gear and rifle in her hand as she ran around the groups of Paratroopers scattered everywhere. Lewis' head popped up, her squinted his eyes in confusion. She left, she quit the Army, there was no way she was here. Was he going mad.
 "Hey Nix, is that Y/N?" Asked a sleepy Buck who was slumped beside a rock. He stood up and his eyes met with hers. Clearly he wasn't going mad. Because there she was, running toward him full speed. A smile quickly spread on his lips as darted towards him.
 "Holy shit, Y/N!" he called as she ran into him, dropping her weapon and wrapping her arms around his torso. Lewis' arms tangled round her, engulfing her tightly. "I thought you were leaving?" he questioned as he pulled away out of the hug. She smiled and just grabbed his collar, pulling him down and smashing his lips onto hers for a second. Nixon's eyes widened but he soon shimmied his hands down to her waist and just melted into it. It was probably the best feeling he felt in his life right about now. A few whistles and cheers could be heard from the men around them. Y/N pulled away and breathes heavily.Â
 "Fuck Marcus, I took what you thought into consideration. Turned myself around and went to my plane and made the big jump. God, I am so happy you made it," she said breathlessly. "I'm sorry for what I said, I never wanted to push you away. I never knew you felt that way, I just.. Just," Nixon smiled down at her and pulled her closer to him. Placing a finger on her lils to shush her before dipping his head down to kiss her once more, he whispered:
"God, I'm so fucking happy you made it too. Now shut up and kiss me."
#lewis nixon#lewis nixon imagine#richard winters#band of brothers headcanon#band of brothers imagine#band of brothers#hbo imagines#hbo headcanon#hbo imagine#hbo war#hbo#hbo series#hbo war imagine#eugene roe
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đľď¸ my youth is yours by @skarshes (6k) | Not Rated
"They shake hands and when theyâre finished, Louis stands up to go shake Harryâs hand. He doesnât understand why Harry is gawking at him until he realizes that heâs still dressed in a pair of blue lacy boyshorts. He blushes, but the response from Harry is the best, his cheeks are flushed and his eyes are wide. Louis shakes his hand and welcomes him before leaving to go finish his last part of the photoshoot. Harry is still standing there with his mouth wide open when Louis walks out.
Oh, this is going to be so much fun, Louis thinks to himself as he gets in position for the next photo set."
Or: Louis is a model and Harry is his assistant. Cue the instant attraction, flirting, a little bit of smut, a little bit of angst, but a happy ending.
đľď¸And I know heâll be the death of me, at least weâll both be numb by @capturethesunset (3k) | Not Rated
Louis getting wrecked by jealous Harry.
đľď¸hop hop hop by orphan_account (3k) | Explicit
Suddenly, Harryâs slipping down his jeans, and Louis gasps as heâs met with a very unexpected but delicious sight. A mass of fur nestles between Harryâs cheeks, matching with the pink of the inner part of his bunny ears.
Or, the one in which Harry wears bunny ears and a bunny butt plug and Louis proceeds to fuck him.
đľď¸Got A Lot You Wanna Show Off Baby by @Phillipa19 (3k) | Explicit
Louis had been in meetings all day, he should have known that Harry wouldnât be ignored for much longer.
-OR-
Louis is Harryâs sugardaddy and his younger boyfriend is definitely not happy being ignored whilst Louis holds meetings in his home office. There may also be Harry in lacy knickers involved.
Part 2 of When I Land, Youâre Mine
đľď¸St. Austinâs School for Boys by @domtommo, @winsomefreak (100k) | Explicit
St. Austinâs School for Boys is a correction school for young men that uses corporal punishment as their means of discipline. After one too many infractions, Harry Styles is sent there till graduation. Upon arriving Harry meets his dorm advisor who also happens to be the first year sex-education teacher and footie coach, Louis Tomlinson. Harry falls in absolute adoration for the teacher and is all too ready to drop down onto his knees for him. During his stay he learns some very interesting things about himself⌠Welcome to St. Austinâs School for Boys, where the hallways are filled with love, drama, and sex.
Part 1 of St. Austinâs School for Boys
đľď¸hit me with your sweet love, steal me with a kiss by @icedwaters (27k) | Explicit
Louis would like to know when his life became a huge romantic comedy, because heâs starting to get tired of being the butt of every joke. Harryâs already at the club when he, Zayn, and Liam arrive. Heâs got on the tightest jeans Louis has ever seen in his life (including his own), and this flannel shirt with the sleeves cut off, the buttons mostly undone to reveal the majority of his chest and a few tattoos. Louisâ eyes are first drawn to the big butterfly inked above his abs, then to black lines drawn on his shoulders, partly hidden by the edge of his shirt. He canât help staring, his eyes clinging to Harryâs exposed skin.
(or louis is a 22 year old photographer in his third year of uni, and harry is his 19 year old cat-loving neighbor.)
đľď¸Iâm Gonna Love You (Until You Hate me) by @sweaterpawstyles (8k) | Explicit
As if reading his mind, Louis glanced over his glasses at Harry, presumably because Harry didnât reply to his statement earlier.
âI decided to get my glasses out again,â he chuckled, winking at Harry. âDo you like them?â
Harry felt his face heat up. No, he didnât just like them. He fucking loved them and wanted to ride Louis and call him daddy while he wore them. But he didnât want to just tell Louis this.
Or
Louis wears glasses and Harry doesnât like to be teased
đľď¸jump in the deep end by @istajmaal (4k) | Explicit
Louisâs stomach lurches as he closes the last bit of distance, Harryâs nose settling between his arse cheeks and pushing them apart. Harryâs lips brush against the puckered skin around Louisâs hole in a kiss and Louis lets out a whine so high-pitched he barely recognizes it as coming from himselfâwhat if Iâm not clean enough, what if Harry hates it, what if Harry pushes me awayâbut then Harryâs long, wet tongue swoops in a circle around Louisâs rim and Louis feels like all the breath is knocked out of him. He grabs for Harryâs hand, still digging into his thigh, and squeezes over it, until Harry releases his vice grip on Louisâs thigh and laces his fingers through Louisâs.
or, Louisâs arse is a sensitive subject, so Harry approaches it gently. With his tongue.
đľď¸shit, i still love you (still see you in bed) by @Wankerville (10k) | General Audiences
Harry hums, tugging his bottom lip between his teeth, âI want daddy to fuck me in the gold booties he got me for my birthday.â
or, itâs valentineâs day and harry wants to be fucked in his gold boots
đľď¸daddy daddy cool by @sky_reid (6k) | Explicit
harry wakes up hard.
đľď¸Yes Daddy, I Will by @recklessandbrave (9k) | Explicit
Louis smirks, arms crossed while admiring the scene in front of him. He had Harry exactly where he wanted him; desperate while blindfolded and tied up, and he was loving it. He feels drunk off the sight of his boyfriend spread out for him, naked, hard, and needy.
Or the one where Harry distracts Louis while he works and gets the punishment he deserves, and so badly wants.
Part 1 of Pastel
đľď¸Thank You, Daddy by @recklessandbrave (10k) | Explicit
Harryâs hot, wet mouth is around him before Louis even has the chance to blink, and it feels so good, the icy sting of the frozen dessert disappearing as Harryâs soft tongue laps it up. After Harry swallows, he pulls off the head of Louisâ cock and then dips down to trail his tongue up the shaft, collecting the bits that dribbled down. âYummy. Thank you, daddy.â He hums pleasantly.
Or the one where Louis gets an idea, and Harry wears panties
Part 2 of Pastel
đľď¸strawberry milk fic by @Wankerville (158k) | Explicit
âSo hereâs the thing,â he starts. âI didnât mean what I said a few weeks ago to like, hurt your feelings or anything. If you like painting your nails, then you should do that, and not like, care if anyone else doesnât like it because their opinions shouldnât matter, you know?â Louis takes a breath, finally glancing over to see the boy wide-eyed and pink-cheeked. On a whim, he adds, âAnd like, I noticed you scraping it off and you havenât been wearing any and I think you should because thatâs what you like.â or an au where harry paints his nails and drinks strawberry milk and is too nervous for it to be nothing and louisâ just trying to figure out whats wrong with him
đľď¸The Night Sky is Changing Overhead orphan_account (124k) | Explicit
âUm, sorry, but I believe thatâs actually mine,â Harry said a bit awkwardly, pointing at the cup.
The man huffed, slightly narrowing his blue eyes, âNope, large Americano, dash of cream.â He held the coffee up closer to Harry and honestly, Harry knew exactly what was in the cup because it was his coffee.
âRight,â Harry slowly drawled out as if he was talking to a toddler, âWhich would make that mine.â
âLook, I really donât have time for this, Iâm running late. And this,â he said before he took a sip from the cup, âIs mine.â
Harryâs jaw dropped and he held his hands out, failing them slightly, âWha-you canât just drink it!â
âWell I did, so, do you still want it or can I be on my way?â The man challenged.
Harry shook his head disbelievingly, âTake it, but for the record, it says Harry on it.â
The man turned the cup around and a sharp laugh came out of his mouth, âWell, shit.â He looked at Harry, a smile stretched across his face as crinkles formed next to his eyes. âThanks, Harry.â
đľď¸driving instructor fic by @LoadedGunn (104k) | Explicit
AU where Louis is a 25-year-old driving instructor and Harry is a 17-year-old virgin whoâs really awful at seduction, except for the time he gets Louis to fall for him and fuck him senseless and take him on kinky adventures.
đľď¸Loving You Is Free by @littlelouishiccups (91k) | Explicit
Louis is a workaholic record label CEO who hasnât been on a date in nearly a year. Niall and Liam make an account for him on a sugar dating website as a joke. And then Louis meets Harry.
đľď¸sex shop fic (dildornado âverse) by @istajmaal, @LoadedGunn (96k) | Explicit
AU where Louis is the most helpful sex shop salesperson in the history of sex shops, and Harry really was just looking for a vibrator with simple instructions (yet ended up getting a hands-on demonstration).
đľď¸welcome to the mansion by @blankiehxrry (7k) | Explicit
Harry is a Playboy bunny.
đľď¸Wild and Rain by @softandslow (45k) | Explicit
Louis has been looking after Tessa since he was sixteen. Harryâs a man in a business suit who has loved his daughterâs babysitter for three whole years.
đľď¸But Iâll Still Take You Home by @LoadedGunn (9k) | Explicit
âSo how old does that make you?â
It takes Harry a second. âTwenty.â
Louis arches an eyebrow. No matter how morally dubious that makes him, this boy is not twenty years old. âBullshit.â
Harry pinches his bottom lip between two long fingers. âEighteen.â
âWhat is this, a missile launch?â
Harry giggles. âSeventeen.â
Or, Harry is 17 at a college party, and Louis is not Brian Kinney.
đľď¸can i stay the night by @frappeniall (3k) | Explicit
Louis pulled away and stood up, âThis.. This is wrong. Youâre 16.â
â17 in 6 minutes,â Harry interjected, âIf that helps.â
[harry has a crush on his older neighbor, louis, and stays the night at his house when he gets in trouble with the police]
đľď¸Canât help but touch myself by @Tita (7k) | Explicit
âI asked what these were, love.â Harry gulps. âPanties,â he explains with heated cheeks, needing more than the light touches from Louis and getting nothing. âWhat did you get them for? Were they to impress someone else?â He asks, and Harry shakes his head fervently, stumbling over his words as he tries to get his tongue to cooperate. âNo, no,â he emphasizes, arching his back to plaster himself to Louis. âFor you, always for you, Daddy.â
đľď¸Champagne by @fanshae (2k) | Explicit
âLook at how pretty you are,â Louis murmurs, Harryâs stockinged toes curling against the floor at the praise, âGive Daddy a twirl, baby.â
đľď¸Give It Up To Me by @krisstylinson (8k) | Explicit
âYouâre going to end up making me come with all the boys in our lounge,â he finished, his tone softening the longer he spoke.
âAnd?â Harry murmured, placing his palm over the crevice of Louisâ arse, keeping the plug nice and tight inside of him. âWhat if I wanted you to?â
Or the clichĂŠ where Louis isnât supposed to come but he does, and that canât go unpunished in Harryâs eyes.
đľď¸I can feed your appetite by @dirrtylarry (5k) | Explicit
During a meal out with the other boys, Harry teases Louis to get what he wants.
đľď¸Iâm Tired Of Using Technology, I Need You Right In Front Of Me by @Phillipa19 (6k) | Explicit
Louis goes away on yet another business trip, but when he stops calling Harry to check in, Harry decides to take matters into his own hands.
OR- Louis is Harryâs sugardaddy who has gone away on business and Harry feels neglected. Louis is possessive and gets a camera installed in their bedroom so he can check up on Harry, so Harry decides to use the camera to his advantage.
đľď¸it ainât trickinâ if ya got it by @sarcasticfluentry (10k) | Explicit
Louis raises an eyebrow and smirks. âYou have to ask nicely, Harry.â
Theyâve never really played like this before, and Louis is a little out of his element but he finds that theyâre both falling effortlessly into their roles (and not just because Louis is good at acting).
Harryâs too overwhelmed, though, to say anything without first gasping, âI c-canât - god, I canât believe you - please, Daddy, please put it inside?â
⌠or, 28-year-old blockbuster actor Louis Tomlinson rushes home to give his 20-year-old model boyfriend Harry a good seeing-to after a particularly provocative Instagram post and, in his excitement, alerts the entire world. Featuring daddy kink, anal beads, and feelings.
đľď¸letâs talk about making love by @istajmaal (25k) | Explicit
âThatâs my name, baby, Iâm Louis.â The voice on the phone inhales sharply, then says, âGonna take my cock now, princess?â
Harry lets out a high-pitched mhmm and shudders as he pulls his fingers out of his hole, groping for the vibrator. âNice to meet you,â he says, feeling a bit dizzy with how hard his untouched cock is.
Louis is just a simple phone sex line operator, but to Harry, heâs Daddy.
đľď¸nominae by @pressedpeachpits (2k) | Teen And Up Audiences
Louis is Harryâs beautiful acting professor, and Harry is an awkward college freshman with a crush on said teacher. After a slip up with what name to call him, Harry finds himself in a world of embarrassment, obsession, and lots of support from his roommate Niall.
Or, the one in which Harry calls his teacher Daddy, but it isnât as bad as he expected
đľď¸smile in slow motion by @istajmaal (24k) | Explicit
âItâs 2011, Niall. People can fuck their friendsâ faces without it meaning anything more than that.â
or, Louis is Harryâs dom and maybe also his soulmate.
đľď¸sticks and stones may break my bones but chains and whips excite me by @moonlightlouis (4k) | Not Rated
harryâs been a naughty boy and needs to be punished and louis is there to do it
đľď¸To Be Loved To Be In Love by @Angel_Dust (129k) | Mature
At 18, every Sub must take a Match Test to find their Dom.
Poor, Farm kid Louis Tomlinson is matched with Rich, Businessman Harry Styles.
Or, where Harry thinks giving Money, expensive presents and luxuries proves how much you love someone, but Louis is about to turn his world upside down.
đľď¸Untitled sugardaddy fic by orphan_account (2k) | Explicit
Harry comes home from a long day at work and has his way with his baby. (Thatâs Louis.)
Or
The one with all the daddy kink sex and spanking. Itâs pure pwp
đľď¸Wake Me Up by @larrystylins (2k) | Explicit
Harry stretches and accidentally pushes his bare bum into Louisâ crotch. Oh. Thatâs definitely Louisâ cock. Okay thatâs definitely the outline of Louisâ hard cock pressing against him. âLou?â he whispers. Of course Louis is fast asleep..
or Harry wakes up to Louisâ morning wood pressed against his bum. Harry gets needy. Louis wakes up and punishes him.
đľď¸You Donât Need Me To Show The Way by@LoadedGunn (6k) | Explicit
But right there, on Harryâs iPod, is a folder entitled Lou Sappy Sappy Long Indie Hipster 80âs Love Songs Mixtape.
Louis expects a sappy mix tape. He might even expect his own shitty versions of Foo Fighter songs. What he doesnât expect is clicking on âAUD-20101223â and suddenly hearing loud moaning. He gasps and scrambles to pause it, so shocked the iPod drops right to Harryâs stomach. Harry looks absolutely mortified, even more than he did when Louis played High School Musical. Heâs blushing so furiously his face bypassed rosy straight to flaming red, and his mouth is closing and opening like he canât think of a single thing to say.
Then Louis starts laughing uproariously. âHiiii, Iâm Harry from Cheshire, when Iâm on the road I like listening to indie music and gay porn.â
Or, 2011 fic where Harry rides dick for the first time and Louis appreciates technology.
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old things, half forgotten
fandom: the wayhaven chronicles
pairing: (m!detective x Ava)
warnings: none, this is more a character study of my detective than anything else; part of a February Prompt list: day 1 - love letters
Iâve been really into twc lately, so of course the first thing that popped into my mind, when I decided to follow a prompt list âmake it about wayhaven! make it about wayhaven!â. So, yeah, this happend. Fair warning though, this is spell check by nothing, but google docs - itâs late and Iâm tired and just so happy that I managed to write something for the first time in months.
summary: Janosch comes home. Waiting for him is a box full of memories and a very judgemental cat.
Janosch closes the door behind him and kicks his shoes off. His bag lands somewhere on the floor between the front door and the coat rack, quickly followed by his jacket. SchrĂśdinger eyes him in his wise, judgemental way from the open kitchen door.
âWhat?â, Janosch asks, more harshly than intended, but SchrĂśdinger just meows and walks off - probably to stare out of the window and plot revenge. Janosch sighs. Shit, he thinks, shit shit shit. He moves to the living room and crumbles down on the couch.
The wall next to him seems so much higher than usual, with his head hanging off from the couch, itâs a light, soft orange that he picked out with Tina back when he first started at the station and had moved into a new apartment - his home, now. He remembers how they had painted the walls together - in old t-shirts and even older jeans -, Tina had made little hats out of newspaper for them both and ABBAâs Dancing Queen had been blasting in the background. Life had been so much easier then. He hadnât been detective and the biggest problems in his life had been a non-existing mother and an ex-boyfriend, that he desperately needed to get over, not⌠not whatever the fuck is going on now.
Janosch smacks his hands over his eyes and lets out a deep, deep sigh. Maybe if he just tries not to think about it- but itâs no use. And he knows that itâs no use. He is too old to try to repress his emotions until his problems go away. Not that that ever worked for him. Problems tend to stay, he finds, stay and fester and get all nasty and disgusting if nobody deals with them. So, he has to deal with them.
He sits up, slowly rubbing his forehead. The question is how. How does he deal with his problem- his⌠crush. Is it a crush? Heâs not sure. Itâs attraction, that much is certain. He finds no shame in admitting that. Ava is an attractive woman, nothing wrong with noticing that. And he enjoys flirting with her. Enjoys that he can make her blush sometimes, but enjoys it even more when she doesnât blush, but her lips lift into what is almost a smile and her eyes twinkle with what is almost playfulness and she almost flirts back. (She enjoys it too, he thinks, hopes.)
And, yes, he does care for her and the thought of her being hurt - hurt trying to protect him - makes his chest feel too tight and the air too thin. So, yeah, itâs probably more than attraction, probably also more than a crush, but thatâs a scary thought and heâs not quite there⌠yet.Â
His gaze falls to one of the cardboard boxes thatâs been pulled from the shelf and now sits in front of it. He planned on looking through that one today after work. Part of his supposedly annual cleaning regiment. Getting rid of old stuff, making room for new one. But that was yesterday evening, before Ava and he⌠well, before she had almost touched his cheek and he had almost kissed her and almost thought that she might want him as much as he does. (That much, huh?) Now it seems almost pointless. Why make room for the new, if the new doesnât want to be here? But he grabs the box anyway and starts sorting through it.
Itâs mostly pictures, still in their respective envelopes from then he got them printed, and he decides to keep them immediately. Thereâs a jar of sand that Tina had gifted him as a reminder from a holiday long, long, long ago and he looks at it for a moment. Itâs just sand, he thinks. He can get into his car and drive to the beach if he regrets throwing it away too much. It lands on the steadily growing âkeepâ pile.
Next is a little cotton bag thatâs starting to fray at the edges. He turns it over and a collection of different shells falls into his lap. Some of them are broken, splintered into tiny, tiny pieces, that dust his jeans now. With a little patience he could probably glue them back together. He sighs. He is so bad at this. How is this supposed to work when he canât even fight the urge to glue some old shells back together only to put them back into an old bag, which heâll put into an old cardboard box never to be seen again?
He grabs a magazine - he can make out a headline about the right treatment of balcony plants in winter - from the coffee table and bushes the broken shells on it. That much he can throw away. That much at least.
He turns back towards the box, grabbing something from the bottom of it and pulling it out. Itâs a small stack of notes. Shit, thatâs something he hasnât seen in a while. They are colourful pieces of square paper, the kind you keep on your desk to take notes, and he can see his own forcefully careless scrawl on it. The ink has slightly faded with the years, but not so much that he couldnât read them anymore. âtake careâ reads the first one , âleftovers are in the fridgeâ the next one with a little star doodled in the corner, âi love youâ the third.
He looks at the last one for a while. Itâs a soft baby blue and the edge crumples between his fingers. Itâs been years, he thinks, years. He used to leave them around the flat, when he lived together with Bobby, for him to find. Heâd write them and imagine how Bobby would find them and feel loved or touched, at least. But the notes always stayed where heâd left them. At first he thought that maybe Bobby just forgot, but it was always Janosch whoâd collect them at the end of the day and eventually he stopped.
Heâs glad now that Bobby didnât pick them up. He wouldnât want him to have these now.
Thereâs an annoyed meow to his left. SchrĂśdinger has returned from his plotting and is now looking at him with questioning, pale yellow eyes. âThese are quite old, buddy. Older than you, I think.â, Janosch says, still holding the blue note. His cat meows again and he nods. âYeah, I know. Iâm just bad at getting rid of stuff.â He sighs. âBut youâre right. Itâs high time for these to leave.â
He collects the rest of the notes and moves to the kitchen - SchrĂśdinger following and pressing against his legs, probably trying his damn hardest to make Janosch trip. He makes it in one piece though. He looks at the notes and suddenly heâs a college student again and in love and maybe-, he thinks but cuts himself off before the sting in his chest gets any worse and throws them in the bin. Itâs better that way. It would have been better like this for quite a while.
SchrĂśdinger meows up his leg. âOh, now you are in bad need of attention? Stupid cat.â, he mutters, but picks him up and presses a kiss between SchrĂśdingerâs ears. âI love you.â SchrĂśdinger purrs - a little.
Janosch carries him back to the living room, ignoring the mess of envelopes and sand jars and broken shells he left behind (Because isnât that what happens when you clean? You just make the mess worse?), and sits down on the couch. The cat, a warm, comforting weight on his lap. âYou knowâ, he ruffles SchrĂśdingerâs grey fur, who purrs in response, âI think sheâd like them. The notes, I mean.â SchrĂśdinger stops purring and opens his yellow eyes to judge him. Janosch laughs and then sighs. âYeah, I have it bad.â
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