#it's so sweet!!!!! there's so much fluff AAAAAAAAA

[sneeperspoi]

DNAD Secret Saxton 2022!!!!

I got some awesome SniperSpy prompts from @darkshadsfm, and I couldn't decide which one to do... so I did both...

Fic description: "Spy invites Sniper for their usual winter get-together in his smoking room. After all? What's winter without sharing some warmth among friends, right?"

Here's to a safe and swag 2023!!

[ihavemanyhusbands]

hihi, adore your blog and ive just recently started watching hannibal and im OBSESSED with your writing...and ive never done an ask like this before but...BUT HEAR ME OUT....hannibal absolutely fucking the attitude out of reader, i- she just gets mouthy because she feels ignored and he shows her that he isn't doing it on purpose and still loves her...then some fluff 🫣

Aaaaaaaaa thank you !!! Honored to be the first and omg THISSSSSSSS is just the vibe i needed!!!

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“Hannibal, please,” you pleaded, voice low and needy.

Often, this was his kryptonite, but at that moment it only made him chuckle. His fingers stopped their slow torture on your soaking slit, and he leaned close to your ear.

“Please what?” He asked, feigning ignorance. “You said you wanted me to spend more time with you, right?”

He had you pinned facing the wall, his large form looming right behind you. There had been no time to fully undress you, so he had simply yanked down your pants so they bunched around your knees.

He was still fully covered though, not in any rush to move things along. You squirmed a little, impatient, but he snaked his free arm around your torso to keep you from rebelling too much.

“No, no, stay still. We’ll get to it, but I’m trying to savor every single moment of this,” he said, bringing his messy fingers to his mouth and tasting your desire. “Hard not to when you taste so good…”

“Fuck, but I just— I need—” you couldn’t finish your sentence as his hand returned to its rightful spot, one finger teasing the entrance of your cunt.

He smirked, pleased at all your reactions. “Getting harder to talk back, hmm?”

You felt the tip of his tongue lightly tracing the shell of your ear, which normally would have caused a full body shiver. Instead, you clenched around his finger, wishing desperately it was something else.

“It’s okay, my sweet, I’ll make sure to kiss it all better after. I have to make up for all the time that was lost, don’t I?”

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[shi-daisy]

Chapter 13 and 14 have me reeling omg ma'am! 😭 The fluff 💗 the twists😱 the smut 🥵 We been blessed! I love how Tamlin is finally getting his healing arc/found family/Lucien romance because the way you write our boy is so cuteeeee!!! The flashbacks were adorable, Lucien is so handsome and adorable and I need both of them to be happy and cherished forever. Goodbye SJM canon this is what's canon for me now!

Few questions tho, given that you've named all the other 'nameless' characters like the Vanserra family, Tamlin's family, and other secondary characters is there are a reason why you haven't named Rhysand's family? Like is it because you're looking for a fitting name or a story reason?

Also, given that the new Dusk Court is seemingly a mix of Greece and Japan do you have headcannons for the other courts? What would Spring, Autumn or Winter be?

Finally I can't wait to see more of the Njght Court rebellion. After the whole Dusk reveal I'm excited to see their reactions and maybe backstory, and them with the Valkyries because Gwyn and Lunara would be such a cute friendship. Also Grim is best boy I love this man he's had one scene and now I need a prequel we stan himbo dad warrior in this house! He's what Cassian should've been!

Speaking of, Nesta needs to come back and read everyone for filth! Book 2 might be all about her but she so fun to read here too, especially as Tam's sister (they'd be cute as a ship too but platonic siblings Nestlin is life)

Anyway so sorry for the long message, I love your fic and I'm cheering you on! 💗

Aaaaaaaaa!!!! Anon c'mere and let me hug you! You're so sweet! Thank you so much!!! 🥰🥰🥰 it's been a joy to write this fic and while I already loved Tamlin and Lucien both as individuals and as a ship before, thanks to the fic they've gone up to otp status in my heart. I'm so excited to keep bringing you my boys and their adventures be it sweet and fluffy or high stakes.

Okay so to answer your questions, the reason I haven't named Rhysand's family (or the other bat boys family) is less interesting that twist a or story and has more to do with spite. I am spiteful AF when it comes to the page hogging bats and I refuse to give them any once of development or thought other than antagosnist. So I have zero intention of naming any of those characters because I know SJM would grant them names before the Acheron parents or the Vanserras or any other more important character. So no, I'm just a petty spiteful slug in that case. Sorry to disappoint.

Glad to hear you cought the Greece/Japan mix invented for Dusk. Given that Night seems to be based on Greece along with Middle East at least from what little world building we were shown I thought it would be cool to have them have Greek influence due to Night's colonization but also retain the Japanese inspired culture and aesthetic that was theirs before their fall. I have some ideas for the other courts but these are just headcanons.

Spring- Scottland, France

Summer- Kingdom of Hawaii, Polynesian, Caribbean

Autumn- Spain, Ireland

Winter- Russia, Norway, Korea

Day- Madagascar, Kenya, Roman Empire

Dawn- India, China, Vietnam

Dusk- Japan, Greece, England (Gothic period)

Night- Greece, Middle East

You shall get more Night Court rebellion content soon, I love this group and trust me you haven't met them all yet, lots of peeps want Rhys gone. Gwyn and Lunara will be good pals don't you worry, priestess stick together and I really want more Gwyn she is a delight. Seriously considering a prequel with them at some point.

Funny you mention Grim, he's the favorite so far out of the Rebellion oc's and while I love this precious edgy himbo he is not of my creation @maplesamurai made him as an NPC for one of our D&D campaigns and I've been obsessed with him since then (that version of him and of D&D Lunara are also a couple, mates in every universe baby!) So thank him for the best boy and best himbo. Cassian's got nothing on the best dilf!

Nesta too will get more page time, I'm just keeping from adding too much before her own book, while her healing is mostly happening offscreen and she will be stable by the time of book 2 girlie will have stuff to deal with later that I need to put off for now, but do expect her to get a good moment along with the rest of the squad. Also yes platonic Nestlin for life! They'd be an awesome ship, but as siblings they're a winning combo. Eris look out Nesta now has an older brother to keep an eye on ya once you're official!

Don't ever worry about long questions anon, I live for comments and asks and any attention so I'm absolutely delighted that you sent me this and so grateful you love my silly fix it fic! Thanks so much and I hope I've answered your question! 💙

[freezethebeez]

yo ive spent the past few days binging everything in your ao3 and bro. bro oh my god. youre insanely good at what you do, i love your writing so much. like i read all of catalyst yesterday and it was so good omg. that fic did things to me. also its so very funny at parts its so well written and you super nail the dynamic of both of them thinking theyre in the wrong, its one of the best fanfics ive read ever i think

[insert aimsey spinning gif here] THIS IS THE NICEST THING I'VE EVER READ AAAAAAAAA

i've spent the past 24 hours trying to figure out how to type out a response that'll show my gratitude, but after said 24 hours i've decided to go 'fuck it we ball' THIS IS SO SWEET I'M GONNA EXPLODE

getting to hear about how everyone's perceived catalyst and how it's inflicted so many strong emotions has been such an interesting and wonderful experience to me. i'm glad i've managed to take some of my brainrot about these silly little guys and pass it along to you :]

and yes, catalyst is meant to be the best of all worlds– fluff, angst, and comedy. gotta ease the agony somehow :,D

the entirety of The Catalyst Experience has been just as wild to me as it has to all of you, trust me. i'm glad we get to share this experience together :)

[bratshaws]

goodness gracious 72. brb x oc

a/n: hi I really love Bianca, she's one of my favorites im ngl

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pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: Fluff, Bea facing demons, HONESTLY IM JUST PREPARING YOU GUYS BECAUSE THINGS WILL GET INTERESTING SOO ENOUGH AAAAAAAAA

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45/46/47/48/49/50/51/52/53/54/55/56/57/58/59/60/61/62/63/64

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It wasn’t as good as they thought it’d be. Bianca was not having a good time by the second they stepped on the dog park, the little girl - who’d usually run with Jolene - just sat on the grass with her arms hugging her knees and her face against them. Beatrice’s worried eyes returned, looking back at Rooster “It’s worse than I thought.” she whispered so her niece wouldn’t hear, “When Leo mentioned she was angry I didn’t think it’d be this much.”

Bradley, while confused by the little girl’s reaction, wasn’t as worried as Beatrice, “She just needs to distract herself.” he says, leaning down to kiss Beatrice’s little nervous wrinkle between her brows, “She won’t even remember why she was mad in the first place.”

The brunette wasn’t convinced, but she nodded, looking around to locate Jolene - who was zooming all over the park as she usually did - before she approached Bianca. She crouches to her level, rubbing her niece’s forearm, “Bibi.” she tries to gently pry them open, but the little girl just hugs her knees even tighter, with a little angry whine coming from her throat, “Bibi, come on, we’re in the dog park, don’t you want to play with Jojo?”

Bianca just shakes her head still pressed against her knees, almost folding in herself with how much she’s curled up. Beatrice looks back at Rooster again, which makes the pilot get closer and crouch next to his girlfriend, “Hey,” he gently pokes the part of her cheek that wasn’t covered by her arms, the little girl once again noising her complaint so “Bibi you are missing Jolene almost toppling the other dogs over.” which was true, Jolene would either leap over other dogs or just play-wrestle with them so hard they’d fall to the ground - and they’d always be bigger than she was.

But that also got no reaction, Bianca just remained hugging her knees. Beatrice sighs, dropping from her crouch to rest on her knees, placing her hands on her thighs, “Bibi, Bianca,” the full name finally made her peek one eye up - she wasn’t crying, good - to look at her aunt, “Doing that isn’t going to help anyone, especially you. You need to let everything out.”

Bianca looked from Beatrice to Rooster, then she slowly dropped her knees to straighten her legs on the grass, crossing her arms instead, “I don’t wanna have a little sibling.” she mutters, kicking the grass under her bright colored sneaker, “I don’t want it!”

Beatrice inhales deeply, trying to think how she could explain it to her without worsening her temperament. Rooster took that as a cue to excuse himself and get them all some water, kissing Bea on the cheek for encouragement before he finally stepped away. Beatrice gently tucks a strand of blonde hair behind Bianca’s ear, making the little girl’s green eyes snap to her aunt’s matching ones, “Bibi, listen,” she begins, “Sometimes…we can’t really prevent things from happening.” she says softly, “It won’t be so bad.”

“Daddy is going to get out of the house more and mommy is going to sleep at her job!” that wasn’t true, obviously it was an example that Cynthia used but Bianca was too young to understand it, “And I’ll be alone!”

“You won’t be alone.” Bianca grunted, about to pull her knees back but Beatrice held her legs down, “Hey, no more hiding. We are going to talk.” no response, “Bianca Marie, look at me.” her niece does, still no tears in her eyes just an anger that only a five years old could have. Beatrice shuffles closer, ignoring the grass stains on her jeans and trying her best to stay on Bianca’s level without straining the tendons on her legs.

“Why do I have to have a little sibling?” the five years old asks, genuinely confused, “I don’t want it.”

“Things like that you don’t always have power over.” Beatrice says, which only makes her niece huff angrily and kick the ground beneath her feet, chunks of earth and grass sticking to the sole of her shoe, “And, it’s not so bad to have a little sibling. You know I was the youngest sibling.” and Leonardo hated her before she was born, she hasn’t forgotten about that yet, “And your dad is my best friend. You know that.”

“But you are my auntie.” Bianca says quietly, plucking blades of grass by the fistful, just so her hands are stained green and there was now an empty brown patch where the grass once was, “And that doesn’t work.” of course for a five year old it wouldn’t make sense, there was no connection between her aunt and her little sibling for her yet. 

Beatrice chews her lower lip, seeing Rooster was busy playing with Jolene not too far away. She was thankful he gave the two of them space to talk, knowing that this would have to be resolved by the brunette alone. “But it was pretty much the same situation.” Bianca just plucked more grass, watching it float down her hand when she patted it, about to wipe the green on her Strawberry Shortcake shirt but Beatrice stopped her, “Bibi,I know it’ll be strange and even a bit scary, but you can’t get mad at your parents like that.”

“Yes I can.”

“No you can’t.” Beatrice cuts her off, “We get mad when people do things we know are wrong. Neither of your parents had any idea they’d have another baby.” Bianca huffed through her nose, looking like a little bull with her eyes narrowed and lips pouted, “And honestly, it’s going to be scary for them too. It’ll be new and the same all over again.” Not to mention Leonardo feared this one would be premature just like Bianca was, especially since Cynthia was ‘past the birthing age’ according to her doctors so the risks were a bit high.

Bianca's pout remained, her arms going back to the crossed position as her aunt tried to make her understand the whole situation, “If it’s scary, then why is it happening?”

“Like I said, they didn’t know.” or planned, “Sometimes things like that happen when you don’t expect it, so you have to wing it however you can.” Bianca’s eyes moved from her aunt to the side as she took in her words, her lower lip slowly receding back to normal, “Do you remember that time we were going to visit uncle Mikey and uncle Gui but we couldn’t because the plane didn’t work?” Bianca nods, “And we had to stay at the airport until we got a new one?”

Beatrice was happy to see her niece’s smile returning as she recalled the many games they played at the airport until it was time for the next flight, “Yeah! Nonno and I played hide and seek! I won!” 

“Of course you did.” Bea grinned, “See, it’s a bit like that. It was a scary situation wasn’t it?” Bianca nods, “But we had fun in the end didn’t we?”

“Yeah…”

“I won’t lie to you and say it will be easy, Bibi. It’ll take you some time to get used to having someone else at the house.” she explains, gently combing some of the blonde hair that slipped from her ponytail back, preventing it from falling over her niece’s eyes, “But being mad at your mom and dad because of that is not good. They didn’t do that to hurt you.”

Bianca lowered her gaze, guiltily, “Do mommy and daddy still love me?” 

Beatrice gasps softly, giving her niece a sweet smile before she scoops the little girl in her arms, kissing her cheek with a smile and pulling back just enough to stt her face “Baby, of course they do.” she says, letting Bianca place her head on the crook of her neck again,” You know they do, they love you so much.”

“Okay…”

Beatrice rubs her niece’s cheek with a thumb,wiping a piece of grass that got stuck on her skin away, “Plus, think about it, how cool will it be to be a big sister? Did you think about that?” Bianca shook her head and Beatrice had to figure out how to explain it because, well, she wasn’t anyone’s big sister. “You can…uh…” Bianca watched her aunt with interest, waiting for the reason why it’d be a good idea, “You…you can…tell people about it! Maybe even, defend your little sibling…like Batman does!”

Bianca’s eyes finally shone with excitement, “Batman?” Of course her favorite superhero was enough for the little girl to pay more attention to “I can be Batman??” 

“Yes, of course, just…not always, but if your little sibling is in danger, you can rush to their aid, right?” But Beatrice lost Bianca, who repeated ‘I can be Batman’ under her breath in pure wonder, probably thinking she could go to school with her Batman costume when her little sibling was born. Beatrice thought that at least she seemed a lot more excited about it now, at least that she could see.

Rooster got back from where he was playing with Jolene, two water bottles in his hand and his neck and part of his chest glistening with sweat from running after the pitbull so much, “Hey, how’s t-”

“I can be Batman!” Bianca’s high voice cut him off, her little arm shooting up to the air in victory, earning a confused yet clearly entertained look from the pilot, who turned his questioning gaze to Beatrice. His girlfriend gave him an awkward shrug, barely being able to keep the wriggling five years old in her arms since the excitement made her way too eager to bounce all that energy off, “I can be Batman!!” she screams as her aunt lets her go and she runs after Jolene, just like they planned it would happen.

“Don’t wander too far Bibi!” Beatrice calls, cupping her hand around her mouth so her niece could hear it better. Bianca stopped, then turned towards the two before giving them a thumbs up and a barely toothed grin, just before she could run off and disappear after the pitbull in the park.

Beatrice sighs, grabbing one of the water bottles from his hand to bring to her lips, blinking when his eyes haven't moved from her form yet. She furrowed her eyebrows in confusion,  the bottle still tilted into her mouth when he leaned closer to kiss her forehead “You are too cute.” he mutters against her skin, pulling back to look at her sweet yet reddening face, lowering the bottle to show her smile, “You did good,she looks better.”

“Yeah, well,” she turns to look over where Jolene and Bianca were, no matter the distance she knew her niece would be safe because Jolene would be close by or glued to her side  “I hope so, I’d hate for her to be upset because of something like that.” Bradley’s arms wrap around her waist, her back to his chest, so they both keep an eye on Bianca from afar.

“You are good with kids.”

Beatrice gives him a weird look, smiling, “Me? You earned the title of Prince on the first meeting and all my other nephews and nieces like you a whole lot…even if…most of them aren’t children–but you know what I mean!” he chuckles behind her, dropping his lips to her temple while he keeps her against him, inhaling her sweet lavender scent. Bianca was back to her old self, laughing and screaming in delight with Jolene and a few other kids in the dog park, making Beatrice let out a sigh of relief.

She pulls out her phone when it vibrates in her back pocket, looking down at the screen and chuckling softly, “Leo.” she answers Rooster’s unasked question, “He’s asking if Bianca is better.”

“Well, she is.” Rooster says, propping his chin on the top of her head so she could reply back in peace and his eyes would remain on Bianca in the meantime. Bianca was now running around with a football that belonged to some older kids - not too old, around seven or eight- and was giving them a run for their money with how fast she was going around them - and their dogs. He feels Bea put her phone back inside her pocket, lowering his face to her ear without taking his eyes from the little girl, “Is he calmer?”

“Yes, he is.” she replies with a grin, leaning back against his chest with her shoulders relaxing, “Another one…God my mom will lose her mind.” she snickers with a shake of her head, one of her hands coming up to rub her temple, “She’ll start crying, then she’ll call all of us and be surprised we knew before she did and then cry more.” she also had a feeling that when her time came to have a child, her mother would definitely faint…which she shouldn’t be thinking about right now, time to avoid the subject entirely.

She feels Bradley’s mustache tickling her neck, biting back her smile the best she could, “Brad…” she scolds softly, her smile widening when he pulls her flush against him, “We are in the middle of a dog park.”

“And there are other couples making out around us, so I don’t think people will care much. Plus the children are all far from here.” she hummed unimpressed, “I’m just kissing you.”

Beatrice’s breathing hitches when he finishes the sentence by kissing right on the curve of her jawline, goosebumps immediately forming on her skin, “We both know there’s more than kissing–”  her eyes still on someone talking to Bianca, a tall woman with dark hair that looked eerily familiar, her niece pointing to where she and Bradley were and making the woman look her way over. 

Bradley felt Beatrice immediately tense up in his grasp, her eyes wide as saucers, “Bea?” he questions when she goes quiet, a shudder darting over her body, “Bea, what’s wrong?”

“...Hannah.”

“Huh?”

“Hannah…Dreyfus…” one of her bullies, probably the worst of her bullies during High School, she always made sure that Beatrice’s day turned into a living hell no matter what. Of all places she’d see her, why here and why now? She was having such a good day and seeing her again triggered a lot of unwanted memories in her brain. “She’s making her way over, fuck. Hide me!”

“Hide-” Beatrice breaks free from his grasp to hide behind him, clenching the back of his Hawaiian shirt and trying to make herself as small as possible, which considering his height wasn’t so hard. But seeing her like that, having such a reaction only meant that whoever this Hannah was, she wasn’t a good person in his book, so he took it upon himself to stand in front of Beatrice as straight as he could.

Hannah, the red haired woman got closer and closer, pulling her sunglasses to her hairline, “Oh, hello, is that–Beatrice? Is it really you?” She tilted her body to see Beatrice’s form partially hidden behind Rooster, giving her a confused smile, “What a surprise!”

Bradley didn’t know how to react, yet, but he kept his eyes on that woman at all times, only looking away when Beatrice slowly stepped out from behind him, immediately holding his hand, “...hello…Hannah…” the woman made it seem like she was going to hug Beatrice, but the brunette made no movements to actually step closer, making this situation even more awkward than before. “Roos, this is Hannah she’s…an old classmate of mine.”

Hannah laughed quietly, “Hi.” she tried to not feel intimidated by his presence there, close to Beatrice, “And you are Beatrice’s new boyfriend?”

“I sure am.” he didn’t know why, but everything in him said to keep Beatrice close by - this woman’s whole energy was giving him terrible vibes.

“I thought you and Eric– well,I guess in the end, it wasn’t meant to be.” he didn’t know why but that sentence sounded very passive aggressive. He flicked his eyes down at Bea to check her reaction and she hasn’t moved her eyes away from Hannah at all. She looked like a prey keeping her predator within view or else she’d be attacked. “It’s been so long since we’ve seen each other! What are the chances we’d meet here, at this park?”

Beatrice’s jaw clenched, but she forced a small smile “Yeah. What are the chances.” she forgave Hannah for what she did, but she couldn’t help her body from reacting how it was right now. She hasn’t changed much, the red hair was still the same dark blonde as before, long to her mid back, the freckles just as strong as before and her eyes icy blue. 

“I was just, well,” she points to a redhead little boy who’s currently playing with Bianca and Jolene, “My son and I just got here with our dogs and we saw your niece there. I was worried she was alone with a pitbull but then she said she came with her aunt.” neither Bea nor Bradley liked how she said Jolene’s breed, “I’ve never been to this dog park so, we are all trying to get our bearings.”

“Of course.” Beatrice replied in a clipped tone, “But Jolene is a great dog, pitbulls are actually called nanny dogs because they get along great with children.” Hannah’s smile faltered for a bit, her head nodding in response, clearly not expecting Beatrice to reply to it that way.

“Yes, the breed shouldn’t be a stereotype,I know…well, how have you been? I was surprised you didn’t join our graduation back in High School. Or prom.”

Rooster tried to hold his surprise, giving Beatrice a look - she didn’t go to her High School graduation? Nor prom? “I was spending time with my family.” was Beatrice’s reply, this time interlacing her fingers with Rooster’s, her posture stiff but no longer nervous, “So I couldn’t join.”

“You missed a lot.” Hannah smiles, “We had so much fun.”

“Oh, hah, that I don’t doubt.” the brunette’s voice is nearing monotone, not even daring to hide how bothered she was by this conversation. And Rooster was having the same feelings by proxy, standing even closer to Beatrice with a hand on her shoulder.Hannah’s eyes moved from Beatrice to Rooster, then back again to the brunette, dropping her eyes down Beatrice’s body.

“Well,” she begins, “You look good. You haven’t changed much.”

“I disagree,I think I changed a lot.” Beatrice cut her words quickly, “Brad can you please pick Bianca and Jojo so we can go home?”

“Sure, gorgeous.” The nickname appeared to have shocked Hannah,but she just arched both eyebrows and ignored how Rooster glared as he walked past her to where Bianca and Jolene were, leaving the two women alone.

“..I meant physically-”

“I know what you mean, Hannah.” Beatrice snaps, crossing her arms with her eyebrows low, “But I did change, a lot. So much has happened ever since we finished high school.” for the first time ever,Beatrice was facing one of her worst bullies without fear but she wasn’t attacking Hannah like she always dreamed to do when she was younger, “Are you and Grayson still together?” 

The popular bully and the jock who also bullied her, she had to know, “No, we divorced a few months ago.” Hannah says in a cold tone, the same anger Beatrice saw in her eyes whenever Hannah bullied her returned, “I’m sure you must think it’s hilarious.”

Beatrice inhaled, looking at Rooster from a distance, Bianca on his arms and talking nonstop, “I don’t.” she replies, finally meeting Hannah’s eyes, “I am sorry it happened. You two…seemed to like each other a lot.” Who knew that tormenting a girl in high school could bring people together? 

“...I…” Hannah licks her lips, the fury in her eyes turning into confusion, “Thank you…uh…”

“I should go now, Hannah. And, again ,I’m sorry about your divorce.” she didn’t touch her shoulder, she didn’t get closer to the other woman, she just nodded and backed away from her, “I hope you and your son can go through it together.” she turned on her heel, her strong façade dissipating into pure relief, closing her eyes with a sigh as she met Bradley halfway, hearing Bianca talk about what she did with Jolene.

Bradley placed the blond girl on the ground so she could hold her aunt’s hand, bouncing on the spot, “You okay?” he asks, moving his eyes from Beatrice to the woman who was still on the same spot, “Did she say anything else?”

“Nothing of importance.” Beatrice replied in a quiet voice, looking over her shoulder to where Hannah was, then moving her gaze away when she turned around, “We can go.” she assured him, holding his hand so she could tug him away with a small smile. Rooster gave Hannah one last look, one that made the dark blonde woman stop on her tracks for a second, just watching all of them walk out of the dog park.

“Mr.Scoops!” Bianca squealed, jumping up and down while holding Bea’s hand, “I wanna go to Mr.Scoops!!”

“Oh, God.” her aunt groans, “I don’t know if I’ll be able to handle another trip there, I already had my share of ice cream for the day.”

“We can just get something for Bianca and then take her to Leo,I’m sure he’d appreciate it.” Bradley adds, his eyes remained on Beatrice, trying to read her reactions. When they placed Bianca inside the car, alongside Jolene, he stopped in front of the passenger seat just as Bea was about to open it, “Baby.” Bea drags her eyes up his face, “Are you okay?”

His girlfriend looked back at the dog park, narrowing her eyes, “...yeah.Yeah I am.” her jaw was set tight, the tendon jumping but she sighs one more time, “It’s…I don’t know, I guess I’m no longer…who I was then. I got scared and nervous but…but it’s not worth it. She hasn’t changed, I don’t think, I didn’t give her enough room to ‘maneuver’ but honestly I hope she gets better. She divorced her high school…’sweetheart.’”

The air quotes used twice made Bradley arch one eyebrow, but he didn’t stop her from finishing her sentence, “Was she one of your bullies?”

“Hah, yeah.” she laughs awkwardly, furrowing her eyebrows, “Queen Hannah, that was her. Popular and the reason cheerleaders get a bad rep, it was…yeah, it was pretty bad.” but Beatrice relaxes the more she speaks, tucking her hair behind her ears while looking up at him, “I’m fine.”

Rooster stared at her for a long time, almost making sure she was really fine, bringing one of his hands up to her cheek, then down to cup her chin, tilting her head up just enough for him to press their lips together in a sweet kiss, ‘Okay. If you say so.”

“I am.” she smiles, kissing his thumb when he runs it over her lips, her red cheeks turning redder at how his pupils enlarged and he pulled his hand away, “But you seemed really upset seeing her, more than me. Almost if you were ready to throw hands.”

“Please baby,” he opens the passenger door for her, grinning down at Beatrice when she steps inside, “I’m a gentleman. You know that. I’d never hit a woman.”

“I know.”

“But I’d gladly give her a verbal ass whooping if you hadn’t.” he pushes the door closed, walking around the Bronco towards the driver’s side, looking back at Bianca swinging her legs while humming a song, “So, Mr.Scoops?”

“Mr.Scoops!!”

Beatrice smiles back at her niece, “Okay, fine. But I won’t get anything else, we are only going to get stuff for Bibi.” Bradley’s lips form a cute pout that Beatrice couldn’t help but kiss, “And you of course.” Rooster grins against her mouth, turning the car on and driving off. Meanwhile Bea turns her head towards the park, her smile lowering until it is no longer there, leaning back on her seat.

Strange how both times she visited this park, Rooster learned more about her past. First, it was Eric’s surprise meeting at the supermarket and now Hannah…and yet she managed to deal with both things as maturely as she could, mainly because she didn’t want to revive the past anymore. Not when she had someone like Rooster, she had a good relationship.

Her smile returned, just in time for the clouds to part and the sun make itself known once more, yeah, she felt this year would be a good one. And she’d also be an aunt, again.

[ohmykazuha]

showing you their love

♡ 𝐩𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: diluc, kaeya, gorou, zhongli, thoma, xiao, itto, thoma x gn!reader

♡ 𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬: fluff <3

♡ 𝐚/𝐧: aaaaaaaaa self indulgent comfort. <3 | like/rb if you liked this!

DILUC

diluc's love is all about affectionate words and touch and the gentleness of a man at night. he is gentle with his words – they curl around you like a warm, pressed blanket. they are like freshly toasted bread in the morning, a cup of perfectly steeped tea. each word brings comfort to you, and you soak up every last bit of it. diluc also reads to you sometimes, and you find that even more comforting than anything. his deep, suave voice ignites your imagination and it's generally so soothing that you fall asleep every time! diluc loves seeing you like this; it makes him feel at peace knowing that you're at peace as well.

KAEYA

kaeya's love is all about your wellbeing and making sure that you're safe as possible. he's constantly on the lookout for you, bringing you his homemade food – yes, this man can cook – when you forget your lunch at home. he brings you cold drinks on swelteringly hot days. his care makes you feel warm and fuzzy inside. expect his self-proclaimed famous tomato pasta, stir-fried foods, and the occasional pastry from Good Hunter that you love so much. kaeya shows his love through all these little things, and it's more than enough. he loves seeing you content with the little bentos he makes, and the smile on your face is motivation enough to make another.

GOROU

gorou's love is all about making sure that you feel as at home as possible. he knows the importance of the notion of home; of being at home – that he would do anything to help you feel like that. be it sewing a pillow just like the one you used to have, or making foods just like the kind your mother used to make, or simply snuggling on the couch, gorou would willingly put all this effort in just for you. it's cute, and it makes you happy inside. he loves to see you happy, because it reminds him of the happier times that the two of you used to have before the civil war. he thinks you should smile more often.

ZHONGLI

zhongli's love is all about taking you out and making sure that he spends time with you. as an ex-archon, he understands that the time he has on teyvat is limited, so he makes sure to spend it with you as much as he can. you don't mind it, you love spending time with him! zhongli loves seeing the wonder in your eyes as he takes you around cujie slope, or showing you around jueyun karst. he loves your thirst and hunger for knowledge, hungrily soaking it up and asking for more. zhongli admires that a lot. he shares with you his adventures from the past, and the two of you eventually take a rest near the realm of the adepti, at the stone table with his name carved in it.

THOMA

thoma's love is very much physical. hugs, kisses, snuggles, cuddles – anything you'd like. thoma loves the way your hand seems to fit perfectly in his – almost as if it was molded just for you. he buries his head into the crook of your neck on bad days, the warm touch of your body calming him and and reminding him that you're there. you're there, and he loves it! he loves every bit of you. all the hand-holdings, the hugs, the crying into each other's shoulders, the late nights spent staying up with you. he loves every single bit of you, and he shows it through the concept of physical affection. it's really very sweet, and you love his enthusiasm for it!

XIAO

xiao's love is all about protection. he protects you to the best of his ability, which often causes him sleepless nights due to the frightening notion of losing you. he had lost too many already, he couldn't lose you as well! xiao enjoys spending his time with you, rather than fighting and defending. he loves to simply wind down after a long night, heart full of anxiety but thankfulness of that you were safe, in his arms. his karmic debt didn't discriminate against anyone, after all. xiao shows his love by constantly making sure that you are safe, shielded from anyone who dare hurt you.

ITTO

itto's love is about physical touch and loving, honeyed words. each words flows out like a stream of milk and honey, and you have to admit that you love every single bit of it. itto understands the power of his words and the way it could act like a double edged sword, so he's even more careful to choose his words wisely so as to properly comfort you instead of the opposite. he loves how he could hug you out of nowhere and you would just melt into his arms, snuggling with him as he leads the both of you into the kitchen to dance. everything about itto screams physical touch, if i'm being honest. but i like it. XD

this was so cute!! like and rb if you liked this please!

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[reidjumpers]

we belong to you and me

Spencer Reid x BAU!Reader

Warning/Includes: none! just fluff

Summary: small gestures that showcase how much Spencer and Reader loves one another

Note: this is more of the ‘5 times Spencer and Reader wordlessly say I love you + 1 time they did’ kind of thing except i don’t actually count how much they did it ahsahfhd. Mostly this is a short compilations of their love languages, also because I can’t commit to write longer fics lately hshdhg. ALSO THIS GIF OF MGG IS SO SWEET AND TENDER AAAAAAAAA. anyway, enjoy!!

Spencer could feel you slowly entwined your fingers and his together underneath the table. The silent and gentle three squeezes you sent him was like a breeze in a too hot summer day to his worry. Spencer lifted up his head to see your face, focus and solemn at the evidence board before you and he could practically see your gears turning. He let out a quiet sigh and sent you back three squeezes knowing that everything will be okay.

===

It was already pitch black dark outside when you blinked your eyes open. The soft steady breathing coming from next to you was a stark contrast to the silence engulfed the room. You remembered watching a weather forecast saying that there will be some heavy snow tomorrow before you drifted off and wondered if it had already started. Quietly hopping off the bed to answer nature’s call from your beloved bladder, you noticed that your feet were no longer bare and covered in a mismatched pair of fuzzy socks. Spencer stirred in his sleep a little and rolled into the colder side of your shared bed, muttering something before he let out a long sigh. You smiled and made some mental note to cook his favorite food in the morning.

===

A soft knock against the door brought Spencer outside his reverie. He smiled brightly when your head peeked through the crack, an equal and even brighter smile was on your face.

“I cut you some fruits,” you announced and made your way to his desk, sitting at the edge of it so casually. Spencer’s hands immediately made residence on your hips, head pressing into your stomach shamelessly in desperate need for immediate comfort. “I also made you some tea.”

“Green tea?”

“Your favorite.”

“You’re the best,” Spencer groaned, and he didn’t have to look up to see you rolling your eyes at him with a smile. “Marry me.”

“Sorry, I’m taken,” you flashed your engagement ring at his face. Spencer just smiled and shook his head, knowing it was him who put the ring on your finger.

===

“You have me. It can just be us against the world. Share your pain with me.”

There was only a quiet sniffle as a response.

“I can’t fix your problem. But I can promise that I will be by your side and hold you while you fight your own struggles. I’m here. I’ll walk with you through everything, and if I no longer can walk, I’ll crawl.”

“You’ll be here? With me?”

“Every day. Every single second of it.”

===

When you spotted the sink was squeaky clean including the countertops and the kitchen island, you had to stop in your tracks and blinked at the magical sight of it. You already spent twenty minutes mentally preparing yourself to clean the mess you made after indulging yourself in another session of stress baking instead of finishing your paperwork. The apartment was filled with numerous cookies and baked goods, even Spencer had to send off some of them to your friends.

“Hey, you were not in your study,” Spencer’s sudden appearance made you jump in the air. “I was about to ask if you’d like some pad thai for dinner.”

“That sounds great,” you muttered distractedly. “Did you clean the kitchen?”

“Uuh, yeah,” Spencer was equally distracted. He was already pressing numbers into his phone screen. “Do you want chicken basil too?”

===

“The stepmother went to the grocery store. Some of the staff actually confirmed her presence and matched the explanation she gave us. She has a strong alibi,” Emily mused as she took a sip on her coffee. The diner in the small town where they were staying was buzzing with hungry patrons. “Damn, they have a good ass coffee.”

“If we were to match it with the few open cases the police have,” Spencer muttered and made a giant circle on his map that he picked up just right outside the diner with a red marker. “All of the dead bodies were found within a twenty mile radius. We have this area right here. This is the unsub’s disposal.”

Morgan thanked the waitress for his coffee with a small smile and craned his neck to take a look towards the map. “Try to pin down where all the kids were taken too. We might have a pattern.”

“They all were taken in broad daylight. The unsub must be someone they know or just didn’t scream stranger danger right away,” you mused. “Could be operating within the comfort zone where he lives.”

Spencer nodded and took one big bite towards his burger, eyes carefully examining every smallest detail of his map. He quietly pushed his plate towards your direction and uncapped his blue marker. “I save the last bite for you.”

===

Spencer wordlessly pulled you closer, desperately killing any lingering distance between. You complied silently with a quiet huff, snuggling closer into his embrace and pressing your head into his collarbone. The steady rhythm of his heartbeat lulled you to sleep, matching your slow and steady one that prepared for deep slumber.

The rain was knocking your shared bedroom window outside. Spencer slipped his leg in between yours, limbs tangled with one another so there will be no space for distance separating both of you. He let out a sigh, feeling all the weariness of the day slowly leaving his body.

“I love you,” he whispered against your hair, half awake and half asleep.

“I love you more,” you replied with a gentle pat against his chest, yawning as you let slumber claim you.

[angelic-jeonghan1004]

Enhypen reacting to you cheating in a game to win

More enha timeeee I've got more stuff in the works for them so soon I'll make a masterlist! Doing a mixture of both video games and arcade games in this. If it's not obvious to tell from my past fics I love me some video games I'm now super into Genshin atm!! Heeseung is absurdly long btw sorry about that he's the only one I actually had an idea for from a random tropes list on Wattpad the rest I wrote the prompt games and ideas for sitting through a school lecture

Pairing: Enhypen x reader

Genre: fluff, crack

Warning: swearing!

Gif credits to rightful owner ✨

Heeseung

Thinking of a way to spend time with your boyfriend and have a fun date

You went to play laser tag, there's no physical harm in laser tag

Problem here is you're both competitive

And deciding against being on the same team

Decided to go being on opposite team

Whoever lost has to buy lunch

So going into the game in the black out neon room full of obstacles you both had one thing on your mind

"I'm going to win" was the one thought racing through both of your heads (spoiler alert you won in the end)

Protecting your chestplate for your life in fear of someone shooting you

The game got very heated but you thought strategically

You didn't try to find him (that was his goal to find you, but by his height yells or cheers of success eliminating a player you knew where he was 99% of the time) you actually avoided him

You went to get out all of his teammates

It wasn't hard you where in it to win it

You realized there's no way it's not just you and Heeseung now

An idea came to mind

Yelling to him you said

"Heeseung I have an idea to make this fun for us , meet me at the middle since I don't want to yell"

You both made your way to the middle very cautious of eachother but he was very curious of the challenge

Quickly you explained that you two should go on opposite ends of the laser tag maze but each step you take you have to do one shot no matter what

Due to your limited amo this intrigued Heeseung

How he could strategically move his lanky body around the maze without loosing tok much amo

He agreed

And you leaned in for a kiss before "putting the plan to action"

He quickly accepted the kiss closing his eyes taking in the moment before having to head to the opposite corner

That was until he heard the "Defeated" noise come from his chest plate as you shot him in the chest neon red lights covering the what used to be blue chestplate

You giggled as you broke the kiss

"UNFAIR" Heeseung yelled

"We can talk about it over lunch" you said putting your hand in his

You explained your true strategy to him at lunch and how you made that plan up just so he wouldn't kill you on spot

He peas so pouty

Just ate his food and sulked

"You owe me a fist game and next time let's try that challenge I was excited baby"

He'd say with just 🥺 eyes

Pls win this boy some sort of gift he deserves a pick me up

Jay

You guys where having a great time having an in home date

Then you disrespected man's gaming skills

Oh all hell broke loose into a heated argument

"I totally bet I could beat you in Tekken"

"Oh you fucking wish"

"Who do you main"

"Roger" (Roger is a Kangaroo)

"What the fuck are you doing? Representing Jake's home? That character takes no skill to beat people as"

"Yeah well who do you main"

"Is that even a question? Alisa Bosconovitch. A cyborg robot lady with fucking jet legs and chainsaw arms you can't tell me that's not cool"

"You're telling me I'M the one that plays someone that takes no skill to play as?"

You both knew there was only one way to settle this

Jay got out Playstation and everything for it and put it as a 5 match game

Settling yourselves into the game you both where doing actually really well

Way too well actually it was 2 to 2 so whoever won this round one the game

Your anxiety got too high

You where not gonna let this dude win

He'd be too cocky for his own good holding it over you

Quickly you had an idea as you saw his health was only 50% of the way nearing death and your ultra power and held up enough exp

"BABY IS THAT A SPIDER" you yelled looking at the ground near his leg

Causing him to roll away from his spot fearing a spider near his leg loosing focus

That's when you charged at his character

You could see the soul leave his body

When he saw the pink and magenta hair move speedy across the screen straight to his sweet little kangaroo in boxing gloves and a neck tie

"K.O" filling the screen you knew his yell was coming before he even did it

"AAAAAAAAA"

"WAS THERE EVEN A SPIDER"

"No baby I just had to through you off your rthym"

Man he was HURT

"I can't tell if that was foul or not. I'm going to talk with Niki on if what you did was fair or not"

"Babe it's not that deep-"

"No No No you owe me a rematch, kiss and patience as I consult with Niki"

Jake

Gosh this sweet boy

You two where playing dead by daylight on switches laying on opposite sides of the couch so you couldn't see eachothers screen

And you just kept scaring Jake coming up out of no where behind him

"Baby please just kill me you don't have to run up behind me" he was so scared please(〒﹏〒)

He was giving you puppy dog eyes that quickly went to fear as he shrieked from you running up behind him as he tried to start the car for the 18478282 time

You realized he was actually almost done fixing the car due to his pears so you went on a killing spree it was just you, Jake and some girl who was searching for fuel that you couldn't find

Getting back to Jake you realized he actually started the car and was ready to drive it and win the game

You hid behind a tree so he wouldn't see you

So in that moment you said "Jake can you toss the blanket I'm really cold"

Jake is too much if a gentle men he did so immedietly with a smile on his face you felt a little bad for what you where doing ngl

You took this chance and killed Jake's character

He knows that's how the game works that you you still could've done that without

But boy still yelled that it was unfair

Another boy who would just pout

Beware next round he's not going to be nice and will play the murderer

Sunghoon

Who knew a game of thumb war would get so aggressive

You where just waiting for the time to pass for a cafe to open up since you guys where too early before opening

The glares you shot eachother where unreal

Neither of you wanted to loose and both where confident in winning

But one thing was tempting you

The sign flipping over to open on the front door

So in that quick moment you felt really bad

But you stepped on his toe as you lifted your arms down and quickly put your thumb over his

"12345678910 I WIN"

"NO YOU DIDNT THAT WAS TOTALLY CHEATING"

He was so upset omg

The glare on his face

You know the look like just 😐 but definitely angry

But he couldn't hide the smile on his face when you leaned in to kiss his cheek

"I needed the game to end the cafes open now baby,,,"

He went blank for a second confused then

"OH SHIT YOU'RE RIGHT WE WHERE IN LINE FOR THE CAFE LETS GET IN"

A smile filled his face and he moved your hands to be in an actual hand holding way as you too went in

But don't get me wrong

This boy getting a rematch

And if you playing dirty he'll play dirty too

But for now he'll be fine having this cafe date of coffee/tea and pastries with you

Sunoo

Rthym games aren't a competition

But you guys made it one-

Who could get a higher score??

Originally a joke gone TOO far

Since here you are playing one song from Superstar Woollim, Superstar SM and Superstar JYP

Just 3 main and random superstar rthym games

Each thing was going alright then you got to Woollim

You both played the same songs but each got to choose a song

Woollim you knew The Eye was hard so you chose it and had him go first

He was doing surprisingly well though

Too well🤔

But suddenly Jungwon entered the room

You knew what to do

Make that boy jealous

"Hi bubs! How are you?" You said looking up to Jungwon

Jungwon was very polite asked you how you where

And Sunoo was not having it

He's fine with you being friends with all of enha

He encourages it!

But bubs is a pet name that's for him and him only😔😔

This caused his attention to tare away for a second

Suddenly in the blink of an eye his heart dropped as the "missed" noise came through the phone

The yELL

He was so mad

Once the song was done he immedietly went

"Did you do that on purpose?"

"Sort of"

And then you just did your turn and this boy gasped and look at you likeヽ༼⁰o⁰；༽ノ

He would be pettyyyyy

He'd be so mad

Pouting and glaring at you

Just completely done

You'd have to go in with a LOT of cuddles and affection

But he'd still not budge for a while

You got a better score than him so you won

But he will hold this over you whenever he wants something he'll be like

"remember when you cheated in a game we where playing by making me jealous? That was a little too much don't you think? Now grab me one of the ice cream bars from the freezer"

Jungwon

Wonnie this precious boy

Ppuyo ppuyo Tetris is not a game to play with others

It ruins relationships, friendships, family bonds (from personal experience as someone who got grilled on their Tetris skills while playing 1v1 while my friend was also doing terrible)

He got it since the characters looked cute

And Tetris is fun!

So why not??

You guys started playing it on the switch and everything was fine at first

Then it started getting faster

Wonnie chose the annoying little wizard guy that just yells every 5 seconds

It was driving you both up a wall ngl

So you where like how do I cheat in Tetris,,,

You realized you where gonna get a 5 in 1 move so it was gonna fuck up his play real hard

But if he realizes that's your move he can make one just as strong if he puts his brain to realize what spots he has open and he's good at coming back from riskfull moments

So you digged deep in your brain to think of something quick

It hit you then

"Wonnie did I ever tell you who my Enhypen bias was"

His face just sort scrunched and he was like ¯\_ಠ_ಠ_/¯ I thought it was me? Moment

"wouldn't it be me? I never thought to ask"

"Oh okay" legit you had gone in with the 5 in 1 move and he hadn't looked at the silver blocks that quickly started to fill his screen he wanted to know

"nonono who is it?" Turned to you he didn't even see the mess that was on his screen

Until he heard the god for saken wizard just yell in defeat

"wait no that's unfair you can't drop something like that on me while we where in a 1v1 match"

His eyes he would just ಠ︵ಠ

Boy so sad :((

He lost the game and now he doesn't know if you bias him or not

If you do bias him you'd just tell him and he'd be like you stressed me out for noThing??

If you didn't bias him he'd be fine with it but he'd need a little moment of confirmation

Idk give this boy some kisses you stressing him out

Niki

Intense DDR fight let's go

This boy don't go down without a fight

Neither do you

But as the levels kept going and the energy got more and more intense

You know it was very likely Niki could win

That boy is dancing prodigy type of guy

So he be doing these steps while also the hand work of the dance itself just to flex

Done with the cute boys snarky behavior

You did the one thing that would throw him of his rthym

Pretend to get hurt

You crouched in a way and made it seem like your knee was in pain but you where still doing the steps

Niki was gonna look over to you to be snarky and witty

But you looked in pain and this giant baby got panicked

"nononono baby are you okay? If you're in pain don't worsen your injury we can stop playing, what about your knee hurts?" He was panicking and you immedietly felt so bad

He stopped moving and so his score got worse and worse

You felt so bad you pretended to just act it out a lil more

"no don't worry Riki it's okay I'll be fine"

"don't say that you're in pain you could worsen your condition, let's find out what happened maybe you just buckled your knee? I've done that, be more careful please"

He legit went over to your board and tried to just stop your movements and left a kiss on your forehead

The song would end and your score would be higher but you would never do that as a cheat again

You didn't even have the courage to tell Riki after

He continued to be just so sweet and caring throughout the date

Would probably even text you afterwards like "Im sorry you injured your knee a little but I'm glad afterwards you felt better and I had a lot of fun :))"

Pls you better keep that all in till the day you die or tell him it's up to you but don't mess with this pore boy again like that pls(〒﹏〒)

[joyful-soul-collector]

🌷Irondad Fanfic Rec List🌷

World’s Best Babysitter by @jen27ny

Summary: “The second Tony sees that Morgan’s favorite stuffed elephant grew to the size of a real elephant, he vows to himself to never ever let Scott babysit again.”

Relationships/Tropes: Scott Lang & Peter Parker, Scott Lang & Morgan Stark, Scott Lang & Tony Stark, Irondad, Spider-Sized Peter Parker, Babysitting, Crackfic

Review: This was so hilarious man I love how Peter made himself a Lego spaceship to be shrunk in, that's such a Peter thing to do

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blood under my belt by pvrker

Summary: His sweatpants come off next, landing softly on the expensively tiled floor before he kicks them to the side. "What the fuck-"

It's a reasonable reaction, seeing the bright blotch of red inside the crotch of his pants. And Peter thinks, this can't be happening.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Ironmom, Trans Peter Parker, Coming Out

Review: This is so so sweet! I love the way this Peter's reaction was described, and the way Pepper treated him with such kind gentleness, and how sweet Tony was after he found out what was going on. Just too freaking sweet and nice

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Like A Bear by @an-odd-idea

Summary:

Whumptober 2020

Prompt 21: Hypothermia

Peter and Tony wake up sealed in a box, but it’s not just a box, and Peter’s not just a kid

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Kidnapped, Whumptober, Peter Parker Can’t Thermoregulate

Review: This story was great! The tension of Peter beginning to fall asleep and Tony panicking and doing his best to try and keep Peter warm was perfect, and I love how Rhodey was right there for Tony, waiting for him to wake up. So sweet <3

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A Shrunken Spider by @an-odd-idea

Summary:  A fight with a magic-wielding foe leaves Peter shrunken and vulnerable. Luckily, Tony is there to take care of him until the spell wears off.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Tiny Peter Parker

Review: This story was so cute! I love how Peter felt so safe in Tony's hand, as well as the part with the poptart haha. I think my favorite thing was that Tony kept holding Peter even as he was getting back to normal, it was so  s o f t

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When You Smile I Am Undone by @superherotiger

Summary:  HI! IF YOU'RE STILL DOING THE DRABBLES, COULD YOU DO ONE WITH A THEATER NERD PETER? PREFERABLY HAMILTON BUT IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE!!!!! THANK YOU!! :D

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Theatre Nerd Peter Parker, Hamilton

Review: AAAAAAAAA this story had so much emotion??? It was so cool to see Tony's reaction to certain parts of the musical in relation to Peter, especially the part where Philip died. I hadn't even thought of how Tony would react to that tbh, so it was almost a surprise, but it made perfect sense for Tony to react rather strongly to it compared to other parts. Loved this fic, 10/10

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Worst. Kidnappers. Ever. by @jen27ny

Summary: Not sure if this has been done before? But would you consider a prompt where Peter gets kidnapped but escapes easily, his kidnappers not even realizing that he's gone. So Peter gets home and is hanging out with Tony and then Tony gets a ransom call from the kidnappers but Tony just stares at Peter who just shrugs like its no big deal.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Kidnapping, (sort of), Crackfic

Review: HAHA this fic was hilarious, I loved Peter's complete nonchalance, and I love how Tony was still worried about him even though Peter was right there and perfectly fine lol

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That Would Be Enough by @superherotiger (Pt. 3 of Estranged Irondad AU, Pt. 1 & 2 linked ^^^)

Summary: Nicknames and Tony Stark seemed to come hand in hand.

With a single glance at someone he could conjure up a title that would brand them for years to come, much to the amusement and frustration of his close friends like Rhodey, Pepper and Happy. Sometimes the names were designed to annoy -the clench of Steve Roger’s jaw when he’d first called him Capsicle had been entertaining to say the least-, but most often they were affectionate. Playful. Reserved for those Tony cared for the most.

And his son Peter was no exception.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Estranged Irondad AU, Gunshot wound

Review: AAAAAAAA THIS FIC IS SO SWEET AND SAD AT THE SAME TIME. I love how you can see them slowly starting to get closer to each other, slowly building up a bond of trust and love, and it's just so wholesome and perfect <3

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I Hate You 3000 by @jen27ny 

Summary: I take need a fic where Peter playfully tells Tony that he hates him 3000. 😂😂😂😂😂 I'm begging you.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Adult Peter Parker, Crackfic

Review: oh my god this was hilarious. I love that Peter trains the new younger avengers now, that's so cute, and my favorite part was when he listed all the inconvenient things that should happen to Tony haha

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Cider by @tsuki-chibi (Pt. 3 of aro-ace dad and son, Pt. 18 of Aro-Ace Valentine fics)

Summary: Dating is a little more complicated when you're not interested in sex. Luckily, Peter has a great mentor.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, AroAce Peter Parker, AroAce Tony Stark

Review: You all know I'm always here for Ace Irondad and Spider-Son and this was absolutely PERFECT I love it! I know I worry about the same things Peter talks about in this fic, so it was really nice to see those two talking about that type of stuff :D

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When Your Colour Has Faded (We Will Paint It Back) by @littlemissagrafina (Pt. 3 of Discord Challenges)

Summary: "Peter, wha-" May started to ask before Peter cut her off, words suddenly spilling over where a moment ago there had been none.

"I don't have colour anymore. I'm dull, faded, and I don't know how to get myself back." Peter's voice was small, the almost numb resignation in it striking May and Tony to their cores. 

"I'm not who I used to be. I'm a broken pallet with dried up, cracking paint where I used to be bright, and colourful and I don't know what to do. I don't- I don't know how to get me back." The teenager's voice cracked on the last few words, desperation and despair shining in his eyes.

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, SpiderAunt, Depressed Peter Parker

Review: This fic was really sad but really nice at the same time. I like that both Peter and his parental figures noticed that something was wrong, I feel like it's usually one or the other in most fics, and I like that Peter asked for help when it was starting to get too bad. We definitely need more stories about characters getting help for their depression instead of suffering through it :']

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Sleepy Crawler by @jen27ny 

Summary: Hi! Thank you so much for the prompt you wrote me! I loved it so much! I'm not sure if you are taking more or not but if you are, could you write one where Peter sleeps walking into Pepper and Tony's room, waking them both up! Fluff, cuddles, super sweet moment between the three of them? Thanks so much and you are an amazing writer! I always get a smile when I see you have written something x

Relationships/Tropes: Irondad, Ironmom, Peter Parker Sleepwalks

Review: This story was adorable! It's so cute how Peter subconsciously (or... unconsciously?) went to Tony and Pepper in his sleep when he was stressed out

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[butwhyduh]

aaaaaaaaa little orange baby kitties!! I love kittens so much. They have that sweet little mewl, and their fur is more like warm fluff than a silky smooth coat. The stage I can never get over is when they have that saggy tummy and their tails stick up like little pine trees. I love the kneading they do too, we call it making biscuits

They really are the best 🥺

[sparklyicecube]

Scorching Romance

I JUST FINISHED ONE OF THE BEST MANHWAS EVER AAAAAH

Why you should read it: a review? Suggestion? Anyways.

Name: Scorching Romance

Status: Completed!!!

Length: 90episodes (pretty long but it’s worth it I swear)

Genre: Highschool romance

Quick summary:

‘Cursed girl who is constantly hot meets cursed boy who is constantly cold.’

Ok so:

Despite the ‘cursed’ parts we honestly don’t have magic running rampant in this place besides the fact that our two main characters genuinely feel really hot and cold to the point that Ember (the girl and hot one) can heat stuff up and give burns with body temperature, but mostly it is set in our normal universe. The start of the whole thing is pretty slow-paced with me not really that invested, but not turned off by anything. It gets reaaally action packed eventually and I nearly cried ahahahah.

The author is genius. The characters are honestly not one-dimensional, no matter what the story tries to trick you into believing, and the best part is that they introduce sooooo many characters in but by the time the story ends, there are virtually no loose ends and you are invested in all their stories. They don’t take advantage of misunderstanding nearly as much as they could realistically actually do and it will make you squeal!

I would say the overall theme of the entire thing is forgiveness and owning up. The amount of times someone said sorry for doing something awful and I genuinely believed them, because that ‘sorry’ just held all that weight.

Ten outta ten would recommend!!!

Spoilers from this point on! (I rant about my feelings on it down here)

OKAY SO THEY ARE SO CUTE I SHIPPED THEM SO MUCH AND AAAAAAAAA

I loved the dynamic between them and I love how they ended up being really truthful to each other and Aspen didn’t lie even though he thought about it :...) they’re so sweeeet

I looked at the chapter number when their curses broke the first time and was like waiiiiit. I then also wondered whether the rest would be just fluff scenes (not that I’m complaining) but the author really said “BUCKLE UP IT GONNA GET SERIOUS”

The author put so many references to little things that happened and tied everything together so nicely??? Also Trevor, idk when I started rooting for you but you were real. You and Moxie should get together. (You will never make it as a kpop idol because your bullying scandals) 

I think overall, I really liked how it all came together and ended?? They even had that Rocky dude go with someone else??

The forgiveness/repenting aspect of the entire thing was really amazing. Aspen kept saying ‘sorry’ for so much at the start and throughout, yeah he was genuine but he was also overusing it. Later on, ‘sorry’ became such a powerful word that was used in such serious cases, like when Harry’s grandma cursed Ember or when Monica burned the place down.

Can we talk about Harry???

HARRY is BEST BOY

At the start, even though I knew that it was Aspen and Ember I was like ‘does Harry sorta like Aspen though?’ and low-key shipped it but then he said ‘he’s too good for you’ and there was the whole “I DO NOT LIKE ASPEN” when being bothered by Ember and I think that is actually really sweet. We never get the answer to why he sticks with Ember, well, at least not explicitly, but we definitely know why. 

1. He and Ember were childhood friends, he saw her deteriorate to such a serious state and is willing to stick with her because they’re friends (serious state being both her heat and her temper as he sees how she did actually attempt to be nice to people only to be backstabbed)

2. She’s been there for him when very few people have. When Aunt Monica left him Ember was right next to him, that makes them very close and also feel like they’ve been through a lot, and so are willing to stick to each other more.

Harry not having any romantic interests in Ember or Aspen just makes him so much more appealing, he teases them, is there for them, and we can see how amazing he is and without having any romantic unerlying agendas! Love fuels a lot of stuff in this manhwa but so does platonic love and I love that for him. I also don’t think Megan deserves him, because she is too immature and honestly, still hasn’t figured out love yet. (Especially with the ‘buying him ice cream was worth it’) like GURL have you SEEN his HOUSE he does not need a sugar parent. Even until the end she eats ice cream with him, which just shows she can’t open up to him and she was honestly pretty childish thoughout the whole thing. Either way I love how the author baited us several times with Harry for us all to be like ‘Could it be??’ and then ‘I knew it.”

AMBER AND ASPEN”S RELATIONSHIPPPPP

I love how the whole thing played out to be honest. At the start, I didn’t like Ember’s attitude, or Aspen’s attitude but they both grew so much as people and their character growth through was just so amazing! You could see so many parallel’s where Aspen stands up for himself, where Ember is more restained, it’s *chef’s kiss* amazing!

One of the best bits was when Aspen couldn’t bring himself to lie to Ember, which was what I feared. It seemed like the worst misunderstanding ever but Aspen managed to trust Ember enough and vice versa, showing how far they’ve come. The two of them are now able to banter and converse freely, which both of them trusting in their love and relationship so much! 

Aspen trusting Ember was the bit thing I think, if he couldn’t trust Ember they would keep having these issues, but Ember had grown to be more trustworthy and Aspen had grown to be stronger and have better self-confidence.

At episode 64 or smth where Ember’s curse broke and I thought ‘are they going to have another 30 chapters of just fluff?” (not that I’m complaining), and they didn’t, but the fluff they did have was so cute!!! Also when Ember collasped and hugged Aspen after ‘faking’ a relaspe *sobs* it was so cute :.)

This next part will be a collection of little observations I found (there are probably still more) that I though were super cool!

1) Aunt Monica’s cigareete. We see her throw it as a little thing like a (I’m leaving/I’m outta here) thing when we first find out that she was Harry’s aunt, then we later find out that Harry’s grandma cursed Ember because of a fire from a cigarette butt from him. At that point no one realises what happened yet. Then she has an epiphany when some person from some car throws at her when it’s all dramatic (I thought that was Lucifer or someone going to burn her originally but it was just a random person) and then we find out it was all her! We even find out that the fire happened on the day of her leaving and no one realised! Anyways...

2) Hypnosis. Monica says in her little ‘angels club’ thing that they must wear sunglasses all of the time lest they hypnotise people. I read that, realised that Lucifer was from there, then went ‘wait a second...’ because Lucifer hypnotised Moxie!!! Several times!!! Cool easter egg I love

3) Remembering things. Aspen didn’t remember Monica from when he was so young, only his mom did, because Aspen was 1. Young and 2. Monica didn’t have much of an impression on him. I like it when author’s decide how much people can remember because let’s face it, even when we’re not children we don’t remember what we ate yesterday morning. Also, Ember not remembering that Monica told Harry to think of her as his mom. Same logic, Ember was young and it had waaaay more of an impact on Harry than anything. More than that, Monica left the next day and it would seem like an irrelevant detail technically.

4) Names. I love how they actually tied in names with meanings, it made it so easy to remember the names and it also made it not really weird and obvious (I’m looking at you J.K. Rowling) but integral to the story. One could predict what role they had in the story by their name. Rocky’s name particularly threw me off a bit, because I could tell it was based off the ‘Rocky mountains’ but was unsure of whether that was related to ‘cold water’ and just decided that it was, but it wasn’t as Aspen’s. Making him just ‘water’ was really nice because it gave us reason as to why Ember seemed to be helped by him but also make him just out of the picture as well.

5) The ice storage. Making the bodyguards faint and be cold too, especially wen they didn’t really coma (or at least, the second one) because we knew you had to go in involuntarily to no be in coma, very good detail.

6) Aspen still having the misunderstanding that Ember was up on that roof saving him to this day because it was never disputed. Ever.

There are totally loads more than that but I need to re-read it a few more times to spot them I suppose!

I think the only hing I want more content of in the whole thing is from Aspen’s dad. His guilt after what he heard his son and wife went through, his bonding with Aspen, him and his family, I feel like that was the only thing that was left unfinished and that I’d want to see more of. 

Finishing it off with a- how are you reading this part??? You must really like reading me ramble. Anyway, that might or might not be all from me on Scorhing Romance, I’ve been getting into manhwas lately and especially finished ones (bcs duh) so these rants might come in a bit more frequently but who knows.

Bye!

[nightofnyx8]

MORE COLLEGE AU AAAAAAAAA I'M THRIVING. it was so tender and comforting and at the end, roy being there for her and being so supportive after her nightmare,, brb i'm weeping. (AND SHE SAID THE THING. SHE SAID THOSE THREE WORDS TO HIM. !!!!) tysm for writing your fic and for continuing the college au!!!!! i love it sm!!!!!! 💖💞❤️💕

AHHHH EMMA YOU'RE SO SWEET I LOVE YOU ❤❤❤

Ah man, I could write about those college dorks ALL DAY LONG, they're way too much fun. This one was a little harder to write because it deals a bit more of Riza's trauma and the lasting effects it has, but THEN I GOT TO ADD MORE ROYAI FLUFF AND I DIED. AND SHE DID SAY THOSE WORDS i weep every time (and I want to do more? like continue on this story???)

College AU, you've ruined me (I blame you, eri). BUT I'M SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT! Your support literally means the WORLD and your wonderful comments keep me smiling all day!

Thank you for this lovely little comment, it made my day! LYSM!!!!

[tethrarisms]

Hi, my name is Cass and I just wanted to tell you how much I enjoyed your fic Ignition! I’ve been into all things Doctor Strange for awhile now, but I’m just starting to get into Victor’s comics/backstory/etc. Clea/Stephen/Victor is my new favorite ot3 and the way you wrote them was perfect - just the right amount of fluff, angst and smut 🥰 I loved how tender they were with each other and Clea being the real top was 💯 👌🏼 Power couples (and in this case, trios) only being soft toward each other is one of my favorite tropes and you did a great job writing it 💙 Anyway, happy blogging and I’m really happy to have found another person who ships doomstrange/cleaphen/all three together :D

OMG, THIS MESSAGE IS SO SWEET AND KIND!!!

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!?????

I'm so glad you liked my super rare and cracked OT3 oashdaodhqeiofheof also also thank you aaaaaaaaa soadhadsoh I don't know how to react properly, I'm sorry.

And aaaa, I'm also glad that you noticed that Clea is the real dom on this relationship aoaoihaodhi Stephen is in so much trouble with two dom tops aofiheoihaodhoa but he loves them very much so everything is fine.

Thank you so much for enjoying it and leaving this beautiful message to me, it really made my day (and it has just started! eiofhewofewfo)

I hope you have an excellent week, sending all good wishes!

PS: if you're interested in more Doomcleaphen and have not read it yet, I also have the original story that inspired Ignition (it's called Oblivion). If you've already read it, then please ignore me oahdaosdh

Thank u again 💜💜💜

[the-storyteller-and-her-soldiers]

Warmth

Title: Warmth

Word Count: 661

Warnings: NONE, JUST FLUFF~!

Ship: Pizzalover (Dante x Marina [ @disneymarina ])

Summary: As it grows later into the night, Dante can’t help but feel chilled as someone very important remains missing. But they can’t help melting into the other’s warmth when reunited.

A/N: This is my half of an art trade with Marina! Thanks for wanting to do one with me~! It’s always fun to write for others, even if it’s spontaneous! I would’ve been done quicker but I got distracted by one) seeing my boy in Dante’s images and two) having an existential crisis over his eye color. GOOD TO KNOW IT RUNS IN THE FAMILY! AAAAAAAAA-- Anyways, hope you enjoy!

The soft shimmer that came from the star-speckled blanket of the night was completely drowned out by the vibrant crimson glow of the neon sign that hung above Dante’s shop. Yet even that seemed dim when compared to the comforting golden shine that illuminated the nearby windows, for once. Despite the minutes ticking away to the start of a new day faster than one might think, it seemed that every singular set of sixty seconds was an eternity for the legendary hunter. His heavy steps glided against the creaking floorboards while his piercing gaze tried to burn through the wood of his front door every time the subtlest noise floated through his ears.

Taking a moment to pause in his pacing, a sigh pushed past his pursed lips. Lifting his weighted sights that had fallen to the floor to the narrow hall that led to his bedroom, the ivory haired hunter silently debated with himself on simply trying to turn in for the night. Even with his drooping eyelids and a sense of sluggishness trying to overtake him, Dante felt too restless. His mind remained to rush to thoughts of her. A sliver of a smile played upon his lips when he thought of those warm chocolate eyes and sweet lips that he couldn’t get enough of, both in tone and taste. But that smile soon faltered as he was reminded by the quiet that his beloved wife wasn’t with him. Instead, she was still out on a job that had been called in earlier in the evening.

It was nothing too difficult and nothing that Marina couldn’t handle on her own. That is why Dante had let her go, with only a small resemblance of the usual argument on the topic that Dante should handle it or at least accompany her. Even now, his lips still faintly buzzed with the warmth he had felt when he planted them on Marina's forehead. Perhaps that was why kept them pursed so tightly, to keep the sensation of her warmth with him until she returned. Although as every set of eternities passed, Dante only craved the peace of being able to hold the young woman within his arms again and make sure that nothing could ever harm her. Yet when another groan of wood scraping against wood filled the air Dante's steely gaze stared down the door, it melted upon seeing the ebony orbs and bright smile that lit up the muted room.

"Hey, I'm back," Marina greeted in her usual melodic tone, "I'm surprised to see you're not passed out in the office chair."

Dante let out a drawn-out yawn, using that as an excuse to wrap his arm around Marina's shorter stature and draw her to his side. "I told you I'd wait up for you." He answered with a nonchalant smirk as if he wasn't debating on dressing up to look for Marina mere moments before.

He could feel the way her skin heated up against his own when Marina rested her head on Dante's bare chest. Her onyx curls tickled Dante's skin to the point that she could feel his chest rumble with a laugh that he was trying to stifle. It only erupted from his lips when Marina flusteredly stammered out a response saying that he didn't have to since she found his rest to be a much more important priority. When his hearty laughter faded, Dante planted a kiss on Marina's roots.

"Well, truth be told I can't get to sleep without you," Dante confessed, already walking Marina back to their shared bedroom. "But now that my angel's home, I can sleep easy. How about you and I hop in the shower then turn in for the night?"

With a soft giggle drowning out the creaks and groans that came from their shared home, Marina easily agreed to that plan. Now that she was home, she could relax and melt into the warmth of her other half...

[justreadingfics]

allyyyy LFAH is just perfect! That ending was such tooth rotting fluff, I LOVE IT. And they're gonna get married! And have another baby!!! aaaaaaaaa I love this series so much 💕

Sugary sweet and filled with cliches after some good old angst, just the way I like it 🤣🤣🤣 I'm happy you liked it, too😍

[bratshaws]

goodness gracious 73. brb x oc

a/n: aaaAAAAAAAAAAA IVE BEEN TRYING TO POST FOR HOURS BUT MY CONNECTION IS SHIT!!! anyway FEEDBACK IS WELCOME AND ENCOURAGED

also here are the pics that inspired the idea for Bea's photoshoot uwu

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pairing: plus size!oc x rooster

warnings: Fluff, Bea facing demons, HONESTLY IM JUST PREPARING YOU GUYS BECAUSE THINGS WILL GET INTERESTING SOO ENOUGH AAAAAAAAA (again uwu )

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January came to an end, an end that honestly Bea thought came way too fast…because she was finally on her way to the photo shoot. It was going to happen in a matter of hours, Marcus told her to get there early, Rooster was at work and she couldn’t really bother him to take her there so Shells did instead.  Except the ‘there’ was Evelyn’s apartment.

She was a bit confused, expecting them to do it in another location or something of the sort, but Shells and herself went up the known elevator to Evelyn’s penthouse floor, stepping inside the apartment with wide eyes. There were a lot of people there, racks with clothes, boxes filled with accessories and whatnot and Wiley was curiously sniffing everything before he landed on the couch.

“Woah.” she hears Shells say, pulling her sunglasses to her hairline, “That’s a whole fuck lotta people.” Beatrice agrees with her, seeing a lot of people moving back and forth at Evelyn’s apartment, until she meets her friend’s eyes across the room. Evelyn smiles, walking away from the woman she’s talking with to step away and to the two surprised friends by the entrance.

“Glad you showed up and on time too, very good for a rookie.” Evelyn teases Bea, who laughs nervously, hugging her cardigan on her crossed arms almost like a nervous shield, “Marcus is setting everything in my room, the lights are getting ready and whatnot, it’ll be done in a little bit.”

Beatrice nods, seeing other models already seated outside on Evelyn’s balcony, most of them wearing robes and having a variety of body types and skin tones, “Oh, ah, they are already done?”

Evelyn looks over her shoulder to where Beatrice gestured, “Not really, they are just waiting to be called to get their makeup and hair ready.” she explains, shrugging, “I just told them to get comfortable. Come on, Marcus would want to see you.” the brunette nods, following Evelyn down the hallway that led to her bedroom where she could hear voices -specifically one that sounded a lot like Marcus’ - coming from there.

She was a bit confused as to why Evelyn agreed for this photo shoot to be done in her place, maybe her friendship with Marcus went deeper than she thought? Maybe it was because…well, maybe it was because he liked the apartment! That could be it, it’d be easier than to rent an actual place, right? Also, during the time before the photo shoot, she actually looked some stuff up about how much models are paid, especially the rookie ones.

She isn’t sure…if it’s because Marcus is the one dealing with all this or because he really liked her, but the price she saw online and the price she was offered were very different. She was confused, yet very thankful for that. It would help them in the long run after all. They reached Evelyn’s room, seeing that the space turned into a beauty room with vanities, more racks of clothes and make up boxes all over the place.

In the middle of everything was Marcus, who was currently fixing a one piece suit on a hanger, looking up when he heard people coming, “Oh!My muse! You are here!” Bea waved gently and squeaked out a soft hi before he hugged her, air kissing her cheeks and doing the same to Shells who was just watching this whole thing with wide eyes, “I am so happy you arrived, come come come!” he grabs Bea’s wrist, tugging her gently to the rack of clothes he was messing with minutes before, “These are all for you.”

Those were a lot of clothes, in different shades of reds, purples, blues and darker or neutral shades. Beatrice’s whispered yet amazed ‘woah’ as she brushed her figner through each one made Marcus smile, “They were all made thinking of you.” the brunette looks back at him with wide eyes, “I believe it’ll be a huge success.”

“Well–I…thank you, Marcus, it means a lot to me.” she smiles, genuinely thankful for him. He nods back in reply, leaning closer to Whitney and letting her know they were ready to begin. The woman pulled out a fluffy robe with the initials M.B embroidered in gold thread on the breast area and handed it to Beatrice. Evelyn and Shells stood by the brunette, with the former placing a hand on her shoulder and leading her to the ensuite bathroom so she could change.

The bathroom there was huge, in tones of black, white and gold, a divider with Japanese motifs separated the bathtub and shower from the rest of the bathroom…and it was also the same place where Beatrice would change into the new robe. She hands her other clothes to Shells, everything including her underwear - she was very thankful she waxed literally everything a few days before - as she runs her fingers through her hair. Shells however hands the phone over to Beatrice, knowing she’d like to talk to Rooster if time allowed her to.

Beatrice holds the phone with both hands, almost too scared to part ways with it, finally choosing to slide into the robe’s low pocket, its weight a comfortable reminder. “Okay.” she says, stepping from behind the divider, “I’m ready.”

“Good,” Evelyn grins, “They are waiting for you, don’t worry, we’ll be there with you too so you won’t be alone.”

“Thanks guys,I really–I…” she couldn’t find words to describe, “I-I—thanks. Really.”

She steps out of Evelyn’s bathroom to see the amount of people on the outside were now inside the room alongside the three other models already seated on their own vanities, each one with their own makeup artist to their side. Beatrice feels a gust of fear making it’s way up her spine, looking back at her friends for courage. Both women gave Bea a thumbs up, so the brunette inhaled deeply before getting closer to the station she’d be at. 

The makeup artist, a person with tattooed cheeks and forehead and dark lipstick smiled at her, “Hi, Beatrice, my name is Mal and I’ll be your make up artist while Genie,” they point to a young woman with afro puffs and a Madonna shirt standing behind her, “Will do your hair. Is that alright with you?” they were being very careful which she was surprised and grateful for. She feared she’d be…mistreated or just tossed around and hoped for the best but they were being very nice with her.

Beatrice nods, sitting down on the chair in front of the vanity to stare at her reflection. She didn’t usually pay much attention, but with such a big mirror and it being surrounded by light she could see the bags under her eyes were just a bit less prominent, but there were still small blemishes on her face and skin, alongside some freckles she never noticed she had before. And she used sunscreen daily. 

Beatrice tried to hold back her surprise when she felt someone messing with her hair already and Mal’s face was right next to her. She was used to doing her makeup herself, honestly she wasn’t the greatest at it but she could make herself look good if need be. But this was like if her skincare routine was made for the rich and famous, because there were things on her face she had never heard before.

Mal did compliment her skin though, saying it was very healthy and taken care of nicely. Which to her was a surprise, she always had issues with her skin - cue the bags under her eyes and the few blemishes she still had -  so to hear that from a professional makeup artist really did something good to her ego.

They turned Bea around so her back faced the mirror instead of her face and so she could see both Evelyn and Shells sitting alongside Marcus on chairs that resembled the one she and the other models were seated in, folded and easy to carry. She couldn’t talk much with how Mal and Genie were messing with her hair and face, but she would sometimes mumble a reply to a question or give them an ‘ok’ sign. She went to a spa once with her nonna, it resembled her a little bit of what this was, the massaging on her scalp and the delicious smell of flowers - lavender - entering her nose was helping her relax a little bit more.

According to Marcus, he wanted the models to have a wet hair look and then a beautiful natural dry look that would work with each of the clothes. And since most of the clothes he had were swimwear, it made sense. Beatrice’s eyes moved to the bikinis on the rack as Mal brushed a light colored lipstick over her mouth, the same fear from before returning albeit a lot milder.

Those were nice bikinis, but compared to the other models in the room, she felt…the pang of self consciousness come and her confidence dropped a little bit. She felt like it’d be like most of the photo shoot, a roller coaster of emotions and fears that she’d have to endure. She was a bit thankful that it was happening in Evelyn’s apartment though, she hoped she wouldn’t need to, but if she had to take an ‘emotional break’ she could easily find her way around the huge place or with Evelyn’s help.

“There you go.” Mal smiles, tilting her head up so the light hit her face just right, looking back at Marcus and the two girls, “Isn’t she gorgeous?” Beatrice felt her cheeks warm up at the compliment, something that Rooster often called her but felt strange coming from someone else but him. Both Evelyn and Shells clapped, the latter even wolf whistling at her friend’s makeup and hair since Genie was done as well. 

“You look amazing, oh Mal you did a wonderful job.” Marcus says, one of his hands to his heart as he looks at Beatrice, “You all did.” Beatrice looked to the other models with curiosity, seeing they had the same ‘bare face no makeup makeup’ on. They all looked beautiful and Beatrice couldn’t help but wonder if she looked just the same. Her answer came in the form of a chair turning and the view of her face in the mirror.

She gasped, turning her head this way and that to check all the angles “Wow…” she whispered, she really looked amazing, “This is incredible.”

“We had a great canvas to work with.” comes Genie’s response, which makes Beatrice smile bashfully and look down at her hands, “Okay, she’s ready.”

Shit.

It was really happening.

Beatrice looked back at the other models who were talking to other assistants, while Marcus waited in the middle of the room with his hands clasped, watching Bea stand to her feet and wring her hands together nervously, “Very well, we’ll start with…” he trifles through the clothes until he finds what he was looking for, “This one.” a black bikini with bottoms that knotted at the hip bones, something she had never worn but always wanted to. “You can go change, we’ll wait for you.”

“O-Okay.” she holds the bikini in front of her face, then looks back at the two friends who were still there, seated, “Can they–come with me?”

“Of course.”

Beatrice steps into the ensuite bathroom with Shells and Evelyn following her, hiding back behind the golden divider and pulling the bikini out of its specific rack. She looks down at the soft fabric and the way it was shaped with her fingers slightly trembling with nerves, “I can do this.” she whispers to herself, undoing the knot of her robe to finally change.

Shells and Evelyn wait outside, the blonde casually leaning over the divider’s edge to check if Bea was alright, “She’s looking, a-mazing.” she says once she leans back to face Evelyn, “This was the best idea ever.”

Evelyn, while worried about this whole ordeal at the beginning when Marcus first offered it to Beatrice, eventually warmed up to it with the condition her friend would have a good time and be okay about it. She didn’t want Beatrice to be too nervous or scared because of Marcus and the others, especially because it was a swimwear mainly shoot, “As long she’s okay– are you okay Bea?”

“Yeah.” comes the muffled reply from behind the divider, “I’m almost done.”

She walked out still wearing the robe, the bikini fit her perfectly, it was almost like it was molded to her body and she couldn’t understand how it was possible but it was, “Okay.” she nods, walking out of the bathroom with her friends following, meeting Whitney outside who was holding a thin pair of sunglasses, gently placing it over Beatrice’s nose and leading her towards the area where the photoshoot would happen.

Every step only made her nerves stand on edge, her throat feeling dry like she swallowed sand. She inhaled shakily, clenching the edged of the robe to her chest, seeing the lights and cameras all moved to the balcony, some of the models already posing…in the pool. Oh. Oh that was new. She knew it was a swimwear photoshoot first but…she was a bit nervous about it, what if she slipped? What if she couldn’t really do a pose like the other models were? Beatrice chews the inside of her lip, bouncing on the balls of her feet anxiously as she watches the photoshoot happen.

Marcus wasn’t only the fashion designer, he was also the photographer which to be honest made her feel more at ease. She wasn’t close to him like Evelyn was, but knowing he would be the one taking the photos was very helpful. She watches the models turn and change positions several times, it was amazing…and fast. Beatrice strats wringing her hands together again, smell the flower blow the candle. Repeat, repeat, repeat. 

Watching this whole thing happen was amazing, not to mention fast. Soon enough she was called to step in, blinking back at Marcus who smiled at her, holding his camera, “Come on.” He nodded to the pool as the other women dried up and got back inside to change into another outfit. Beatrice nods meekly, turning back to Evelyn and Shells, both women walking forward with her when she finally gets to the balcony.

What if someone from other buildings see her? What if they take pictures of this photoshoot? What if they post online and then everyon-”Bea,” Evelyn’s calm voice snaps her out of her anxious thoughts, “No one lives in the last floot across from me and the floor below it can’t see anything but the walls, no one will see you.” she didn’t know how she did it, but the fact that Evelyn knew exactly what was bothering her relaxed her a whole lot.

“Okay.” she whispers, pulling her phone out of the robe’s pocket, looking down at it and smiling when there was a message from Rooster.

“You’ll do great, angel ;) I love you and I’ll see you later <3”

She smiles more, then locks the phone to hand it over to Shells. She’s so nervous when she removes the robe, even clenching her eyes before she folds it and keeps it in front of her a shield, blinking one eye open when no one said anything, they just waited for her to make a move, “Oh.” she blushes, placing the robe aside and still keeping her hands in front of her body, clasped above her navel, “Um…w-what do I do?”

“Well, we’ll start easy first. I’m sure Evelyn can help you too,right?” Marcus tilted his head to her friend, Beatrice meeting Evelyn’s brown eyes as she got closer, placing both of her hands on her shoulders to shake them a bit off the tension.

“Think of this as if you are modeling in your bedroom.” she explains, “It might not feel like it, but it’s the same. Don’t be afraid to mess up, it’s your first one so you can hesitate a bit. Second and last, have fun. It’s very liberating.”

“O-Okay.” she says softly, “Thanks Ev.” Evelyn nods, giving a step back to Marcus could direct Beatrice where to go first. Her stomach was still cold with nerves, deciding to keep her breathing pattern as she gently runs her fingers through her hair, body tilted to the side. She was surprised when she heard the sound of the camera lens clicking, looking at where Marcus was in surprise.

He smiles, looking down at the screen, “Perfect. That was amazing.” he even shows the picture to her, the brunette widening her eyes in surprise at how…good she looked. She looked amazing, she didn’t even look like herself and it wasn’t even a planned picture at all. “Another one!”

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Beatrice changed outfits several times and over time, her confidence finally taking over and she noticed how fun this really was. More and more she felt sexy, her movements were more fluid and in the last picture she finally smiled as bright as the sun, something Marcus and everyone else around them complimented.

When she photo shoot was done she was expecting them to thank her, but not to be clapped…even by the other models! She watched with wide eyes as they hooted and complimented her, telling how she did such a good job for someone who never did that before, even suggesting she should try to follow this field in the near future. Beatrice laughs nervously, her eyes prickling with thankful tears saying she’ll think about it, pulling the robe around her shoulders before going back inside.

Once she was in the ensuite bathroom with Shells and Evelyn, both women squealed, engulfing their brunette friend in a hug and jumping in a circle in the middle of the bathroom. Beatrice laughed, covering her face with both hands and enjoying the happiness that took over them and was eventually dripping towards her, “I did it!” she says behind her hands, pulling them back when they stop jumping, “I really did it!”

“You did and you were incredible.” Evelyn complimented, “You were just great, Bea. You really were.” the brunette sighed happily , her eyes shining with tears but she didn’t let them fall. She was…over the moon, she was so happy, her body was buzzing with energy. Shells handed her clothes back so Bea could change, with the two other women waiting outside the divider.

“Hey,Ev. How did Marcus convince you to let him use your place for the photoshoot?” Beatrice asks as she pulls her pants up her legs, shimmying them up past the hips.

“I actually suggested it.”

“You…suggested it?”

Evelyn’s head pops back over the divider’s edge, giving her friend a little smile, “Honestly,I didn’t want them to take you to a random place where you’d be alone and wouldn’t know your surroundings. Plus, if you were, you’d probably wouldn’t be able to have me or Shells with you.”

Beatrice looked at her friend with wide eyes, tying the ends of her red shirt by her waist - exposing the midriff, a complete opposite of how she got there with it down past her hips- “...really?” the fact that Evelyn wanted them to do the photoshoot at her penthouse apartment because it meant that Bea would have both her and Shells as support…meant so much to her. She had the greatest friends ever, God.

They’d definitely be her bridesmaids and– okay! Not thinking about this right now! In reality ever since she saw the bridal shop her mind has been…very…intriguing. She’s been having thoughts about dresses and ceremonies and even looking at the pictures of her aunt’s wedding - especially the ones of her and Rooster - and just wondering things.

She talked about it to her therapist, to which Dr.Varma just smiled warmly and suggested that maybe that’d be the next step after moving in together. It was insane…and yet, she wasn’t mad about it. But she wouldn’t mention it to him yet, she still needed time to think more about it and figure out what to do.

Once she’s done back into her old clothes, she’s surprised to see Marcus waiting for her outside, holding a gift box in his hands, “Beatrice, my darling muse.” her cheeks reddened even under all the makeup “You did wonderful today, darling. You were magnificent! And, as a thanks, these are for you.” he holds out the box for her, making Beatrice blink up at him in confusion.

“For me but–” she gently opens the lid, gasping in surprise when she sees the contents…the outfits she wore for the photo shoot! All of them, beautiful wrapped in peach colored paper with a big ‘recycle’ sticker on top, ‘But,but I—really? Are you sure?”

“I usually gift my first time models as a thanks for working with me.” he looks over towards Evelyn, “As Evelyn well knows. So these are all for you.”

Beatrice grabs the box with both hands, no words daring to come out of her mouth as she looks up at Marcus, finally lowering her gift and hugging the tall man tightly, ‘Thank you.” it was more than a thank you for the gift, it was a thank you for everything he did to her, “Thank you so much.”

“You are welcome my muse,” he says, hugging her back, “I’ll talk to you later tomorrow alright? So you can get paid as handsomely as I promise and so I can tell you when to expect the photos.”

“O-Okay, thank you.” Bea feels her phone vibrate, pulling back to look down at it once she gets it from her back pocket, “Oh,I-I have to go, Rooster is here.” Shells amused ‘of course he is’ makes her smile, but she thanks them all again, hugging Shells and Evelyn before she makes her way to the door.

Since Shells planned on staying behind to talk to Evelyn, Beatrice just said her goodbyes and made her way to the elevator, petting Wiley on the way out. Her cheeks hurt from smiling, the large black gift box in her hands only appearing to be bigger as the elevator lights hit it…and honestly she couldn’t believe she actually did that. She thanked again whatever deity made it possible for her to do so, bouncing in the elevator with how happy she was, stepping out of it almost tripping over herself.

She told the concierge goodbye, humming happily as she walks out of the building, looking around for the blue Bronco and grinning happily when she finds it and sees its driver leaning on the door with his arms crossed and his lips tilted in a smile. Rooster lets out a quiet whistle when he can see the makeup up close, “Damn, look at you.” she giggles, adjusting the box in her arms but her boyfriend picks it up before she drops it, because he’s loving just like that, “You got yourself a gift?”

“Yeah!Marcus wanted to thank me.” she watches him open the door and place the box on the back seat, “So he gifted me some things.” She didn’t say what they were just yet, choosing to keep that as a secret for now. Rooster hums from the inside, signaling he was listening to her, pulling back to look down at Beatrice with the same grin, “I had…a lot of fun.”

“Yeah?” he coos, cupping the side of her face with his big hand, “You look really good and I can see from your expression it was fun…so, how about we go celebrate?”

“Celebrate?”

“Yeah,” he smirks, “I was thinking since you don’t have work tonight we could go somewhere.” he opens the passenger door for her, kissing her temple as she walks past him, “You know, I think it’ll be fun.”

“I’d like that, Roos.” she grins, “Anywhere you have in mind?”

“Actually, yeah.” he says, leaning his head down to peck her lips, his eyelids low as he takes in her appearance one more time, “I think you’ll like the place. God, you look really good.”

Beatrice giggles again, cupping his face with her hands, rubbing his jawline with her thumbs, “Thank you,Roos…so, shall we?”