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Okay but what if Shadow and Link had interacted before the manga without Link knowing? What then?
Shadow just wants to meet the guy heâll eventually have to go up against. He wants to figure out wether or not he can just hate the guy or feel miserable about having to fight him. Ganon thinks heâs scouting ahead for some weaknesses.
Early in the morning, when the courtyard of the castle is still cold and dark, Link meets a boy his same age, with a face so similar everyone else is thankful for the stark difference in hair color. The stranger seems kind of skittish; maybe heâs just not a fan of being eyed by the knights. They can be a bit suspicious against outsiders. No matter, Link tries to make friends with him, because thatâs an opponent that has him actually scrambling to win in the duel heâs quickly challenged to.
When Link wins by a hairâs width, the boy scowls at him, but seems to tense up when Link tells him they can just spar another time and see who wins then. Still, he agrees.
The stranger freezes when heâs asked about his name. Link can relate - he canât stand people remarking about him being named after a mythological figure. This guy must have a similar problem. He diverts the conversation to another topic and gives the other a relating grin.
Soon, the adults leave them alone. Link does most of the talking at first, about what he knows best, which is his life at the castle and his job as a knight. Eventually, the boy starts to pitch in when it comes to the encounters Linkâs had with monsters, once even cackling at him about a mistake that was in hindsight really stupid. The stranger doesnât hesitate to say that, either, and yet follows up with a piece of advice on how to do it better the next time. Link tries to ask how he knows that, but the stranger tells him to talk about other missions heâs been on.
They go to meet Zelda. The boy is awkward around her, doesnât look at her and grimaces to the side. Zelda doesnât mind, sheâs used to non-noblesâ struggles about how to behave around her. After a few minutes of slow exchange, Link just snorts, drags the other boy off and promises Zelda to hang out later.
Eventually, the two land in a quiet corner, where Link gossips to Shadow who pretends to not already know all of that. When Link comes back from the castleâs kitchen with some snacks, the otherâs gone. Link is a bit sad - itâs rare to make another friend of his age who isnât too intimidated by his family and friend to just talk. Still, maybe he had to leave unexpectedly. He had been eyeing the sun slowly rising higher, and goodbyes are always weird.
Link only just now remembers that he couldâve asked after the otherâs name in private, without others around. He facepalms and then shrugs it off. Heâll see the other around some other time, heâs sure of it.
#lunavagans#four swords#shadow link#link#fs hc rambling and adjacent#oh the irony. THE FUCKING IRONY#of links optimism expecting exactly what will happen#but not the circumstances nor the scope#the colors mustve been bamboozled#im very fond of shadow. not hating link at all#but wanting to so very badly because it would make things to much easier for him#also i think some colors might see this as a betrayal too#in the same vein as vio later does with shadow#like. oh shit. that was our almost-friend.#why is he kidnapping our best friend?#lets pretend to be his best friend to get our best friend back#i think in canon the colors minus vio mightve been a bit uncomfortable with vio playing agent#but here? im not sure#dependign on how they rach evaluate shadows attempt to make friends as genuine or not#not like he got anything out of it#but some of them might just not care#he was insincere nevertheless#but then what else should he have done?#i dont know. and they dont either#and shadow didnt hurt anybody#he lied. with good reason.#which vio did too so every betrayal was justified?#tbh i dont think i have the empathy to lead this thought to a conclusion#its messy and emotions are weird#oh look maximum amount of tags
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Baldurs gate 3 is very funny in that it brings together a group of people who under most circumstances would consider themselves a found family but just so happens to have populated the group with soley people who would be vehemently against calling it that
#baldurs gate 3#bg3#the tadfools#karlach#wyll ravengard#astarion acunin#gale dekarios#Shadowheart#lae'zel#like ok karlach MAYBE MAYBE depending on how she feels about her dead parents#Astarion probably has that feeling but would never name it because constucting a family is very much wants cazador did#so hed feel really uncomfortable with it in concept#wyll lost cause unlessnyou can get him to recognise that ulder and florrick suck so lost cause#gale has like actual functional family#shart would have that be such a weird long process of synthaisis between the person take from her and the person she is#it would be very weird and messy and she probably wont bother#and Githyanki dont really have family as a concept so Lae'zel wouldn't use that as a frame of reference#i like to think they still kinda are#its the same emotion who just like with a desperate desire to never put that label on it#which fair
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i really do think the desire to paint ten as unambiguously The Worstâ˘ď¸ when it comes to his relationship with martha is out of this desire to uncomplicate their relationship. to decouple them as friends and people who profoundly impacted each otherâs lives. itâs just an easier narrative to swallow: that ten was Awful to her and then martha kicked him to the curb when she realized she was too good for him. easier, maybe, then dealing with the troubles of unrequited affection donât have to be anyoneâs fault, or that ten shut martha out in a lot of ways but let her in in others that he wouldnât let any other companion near, or that they were still friends, they still wanted to see each other and be around each other, even though it was messy and sometimes hurt. you know?
#sometimes the doctor is shitty. this is not news we know this. this is part of the package. its what makes their relationships with their#companions so interesting so important.#like. how do i put this. i see posts sometimes about how ten was âleading martha onâ implying that he was taking advantage of her feelings#to keep her around. and. okay. so. putting aside how thatâs a weird thing to say about anyone period.#its also just. from my viewing experience. not true?#the doctor is just sort of Like That. heâs too intense heâs too quick to grasp for emotional intimacy heâs too messy.#but heâs not leading her on. he really is just Like That.#like i feel by getting caught up in the fact that martha is hurt by being compared to rose and is hurt by the fact that the doctor canât or#wonât return her feelings. and like. yeah. of course that hurts.#but in being caught up in that. i think what im saying is that it feels like people sometimes forget that heâs. not required to do that.#like just because she has feelings for him doesnât mean he needs to get over himself and return them or else heâs using her. thatâs. thatâs#not how relationships work. people can have romantic feelings and still be friends and not have anything come of it and thatâs not a#terrible outcome. thats just how friendships are sometimes.#thats the core of it to me. theyâre friends. the way people post about ten & martha sometimes i wonder if everyoneâs forgotten that they#are friends. that they last parted as friends. that martha doesnât hate him or secretely resent him for how he treated her.#like. sheâs got complicated feelings about the whole thing. but they didnât stop being friends.#i tell you what: if the doctor was in trouble and called for help. you could be damn certain that martha jones would be one of the first#people to answer. thatâs what i know.#doctor who#the doctor#tenth doctor#martha jones
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My art is getting too neat and bland looking i dont like it
#like yes on some technical level ive improved over the past few years#but i miss drawing messy and letting a feeling/emotion carry me through a drawing#its like. im getting more followers on ig and suddenly i have that social media disease where subconsciously i want to appeal to people#but like.. fuck that#i am most inspired by art that is. just hostile. and aggressively weird and scary to most people#idk#definetely thinking about it too much. i think the real solution is to think about it less!#but tk be honest i mostly enjoy drawing cute things and people kissing
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just watched challengers at the cinema w my little sister. it was so intense wtf
#i was like grabbing onto my scalp just yanking my hair in the last 5 mins and at the end i yelled (quietly) LOVE WINS!#bc there were only 4 other ppl in the cinema lol#its so fucking stupid on the surface like ok complicated polyamory and also insane obsession with a sport bc that is what makes these people#who they are; as in the sport IS their identity as individuals that's what fills the void that lies underneath skin and bone etc.#blah blah basic shit about messy relationships with the self and romantically with others#but it's also so profound because despite the many obstacles and personality differences. they all love one another and the sport so much.#it's so weird it's twisted in a sense because it's like they only have one another and then obviously tennis (bc tennis is the bridge)#it's very.. codependent#i can't believe my little sister understood like not in a condescending way i cant believe she got it but in a âoh i didnt know you watched#stuff with this much emotion and that you cared enough to critique mediaâ since she doesn't usually tell me about what shes watching#and when she does she tells me about sitcoms ..#so yeah it was nice that we watched it together but also kind of weird bc#well surface level: the make out scenes were just us giggling awkwardly#and on a deeper level when i was watching it. i couldn't help but think about how#patrick at some point turned into an observer; he stopped being a part of the art tashi patrick trio (and tennis!) and turned#into a spectator#despite very much still being a fellow player#and then tashi became a spectator of the sport despite very much being absorbed in it all and in love with art (?)#i dont know what else to call it but her need to control him came from a place of some kind of care ... albeit manipulative and self serving#so Patrick and tashi are almost parallel lines if that makes sense#theyre kicked out of âthe clubâ whatever the club may be (for Patrick he's no longer in the trio) and for Tashi once the trio is long gone#she's no longer a competitor bc of her injury#and then art is just in the middle of it all#and he'd always followed Patrick's lead in the past and then he started thinking for himself until he became so taken by Tashi#and then he just became her little follower#he just wants to be loved and told what to do because he doesn't know how else to live. im projecting? im projecting. anyway!#the ending. god. the ending sums up their whole past dynamic:#patrick is petty. art is irritated. tashi doesn't get their little dynamic. patrick loves art. art is forgiving. tashi loves the sport#(and maybe she loves them both in her own fucked up control freak way)#z.post
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girl help i am having Thoughts
#is it bc i highly value communication and honesty and compassion and dont believe fighting is inevitable or necessary?#and that all problems and misunderstandings can be solved without if?#or is it because i am terrified out of my mind of even percieved anger or the smallest expressions of anger#and conflict-avoidant to an extreme because of it#i feel like realistically its a mix of both? idk#on one hand i understand fighting#emotions are messy and no one is perfect and things can spill#but on the other hand. does it really need to happen? can you not be honest and open without aggression?#can you not relay frustration or anger or upset without taking it out on another person?#idk man#its weird too bc i KNOW i used to be fairly aggressive at least online in terms of handling conflict.#i got into fights for other ppls sakes without being asked and they hated it and i finally learned to stop#but idk how i went from one extreme directly to the other i dont remember the inbetween#i simply want. the happy medium please đ#alyalyoxenfree
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I checked out the izaya tag, and immediately found it. I saw that blog a while back, and it had decent ish takes then. But yeesh, that was such a shit post. You think âIzaya does not have ASPDâ vaging you? Youâre the only one Iâve seen using that term
i wouldnt be surprised if it was, honestly. like, i'm sure other people have used the term over the years, but its def because of me that stuff surrounding it really started to be a stronger influence
i cant help but feel the part where they say that other people have gone thru the symptoms to be a vauge at @izamationbroker 's comprehensive aspd writeup post
some people get so damn touchy if u dare headcanon their faves as ~a sociopath~ because they genuinley cannot comprehend someone being A Sociopath and also being a complex person capable of love, change, and regret. (even if remorse isn't in the equation, pwaspd can still feel regret because of, like, consequences they now have to deal with. AND ONCE AGAIN a way aspd can manifest is the person DOES feel remorse, but constantly justifies the emotion away)
#fun facts i USUALLY am the 'doesnt feel remorse' kind#except for like. three times ever#two were so long ago that i forgot what it was over#my verdict is remorse sucks ass i hate it đ mental anguish ass emotion#i get why consequences stick in yalls brain better than they do mine#i really am at a disadvantage because w/o the strong shitty feeling of real remorse#its hard to not do it again bc the consequences didnt compute#its messy n weird#wasks
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i am finally discovering a genre of character i actually really relate to! like, i personally relate to them rather than just love them a lot, i can hardly remember when that last happened to me, if ever, so that's cool. unfortunately, that genre of character is "protagonist of a tragedy severely doomed by the narrative and in no small way responsible for their own fate"
#a biscuit's rambles#i meann tbf i dont think its the severe depression they share that gets me#but like. as someone who tends to feel things very deeply and lean into emotions and also teenage hormone bullshit#but who is also severely uninterested in coming of age stuff or ugh romance#these are actually the first characters i remember encountering who were just.#overemotional. unstable. at least a bit depressed. dramatic. occasionally at the edge of losing it. impulsive. chaotic.#and sometimes they hurt people. and their being that emotional isnt usually good! its not like 'oh its okay actually learn to love yourself#the narrative is saying You Need To Get A Grip and thats just.#damn. THAT is relatable#sometimes i get too emotional and thats not always good! i lvoe feeling deeply but sometimes i do just need to get a grip!#and also im a young and unstable person being thrown around in life with no idea what to do next#maybe i have one goal but the rest is like. Happening i guess#and somehow i only see that in my stupid tragedy protags who are dooming themselves (affectionate)#idk. theyre not role models. theyre messy and often stupid and too quick and. theyre incredibly human#also you get a wide range of emotion besides love bc even tho love is very important its far from the only thing happening#looking at you coming of age stuff#(besides the fact that the characters in coming of age stuff usually arent just fucking Weird either so thats already no relatable)#idk i think the last time i looked at a character and went 'oh hey thats me' was when i was seven or eight and i didnt even realise#like only when i reread that book recently#so. idk. its kinda a big thing for me. and also i think its funny as fuck#*reading hamlet * whoa hes like me fr#(okay hamlet not as much as the other guy but still)
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>> Genshin man x reader
<< characters : diluc, kaeya, ayato, alhaitham, zhongli, neuvillete, wriotsheley, childe, capitano, dottore, pantalone >>
Warnings : MDNI, contain sexual content
â ď¸MINORS DO NOT INTERACT PLEASE â ď¸
DILUC, very flustered unable to form a sentence after the climax, exhausted to the point you have to serve the customer instead. he's unable to form a sentence, sweat is around his body, his clothes are a mess as well him breathing heavily as if he just went thru a marathon, some Patreon would ask what's wrong with him, and you just replied in his place saying his just tired.
KAEYA, smirking with his clothes disheveled as well as his hair as if someone has been pulling on it, jean asked him what's wrong and he said he just had the best lunch of his life with a satisfied smile and in his office paper are scattered and crinkle as if someone has been sitting on his desk. Jean doesn't question it but the knights that were guarding his office stand with a flustered look as if witnessing and hearing somethings.
AYATO, appears as in his normal self, not a single disheveled or messy hair always appears with a smile and a satisfied look, very dignified the stress on his face disappear after you went into the office bringing him tea and snacks when his working his documents, him leaving the office with a very disheveled you going inside the bedroom, and sometimes during a meeting or a party you and him would leave and go for a "walk".
ALHAITHAM, with a straight face focus on his book as if he didn't spend the last few hours ago having fun with you, the only difference is pink blush that is on his ear, plus in this state he's very emotional in this state, smirking a few times when you were limping next to him, him supporting your entire body. And would order your favorite drink after it. Kaveh would stay with cyno or tighnari if the noise gets too loud.
ZHONGLI, very demure, very mindful. Pink blush appears on his face as well giving you a smile and the eyes full of love. He very much appears as his proper self but more loving. His coat on your shoulder and you guys holding each other's hands together swinging around. His clothes are still in their proper state but his hair is not very messy as if he just let it lose. During his rut you and him would leave going to a mountain to enjoy each other's company.
NEUVILLETE, pretty much blushing the entire time he knows this is an improper way as a judge of Fontaine but he can't hold it in, during trials he looks disheveled and breathing heavily as if he's fantasizing over something, he would send you some looks during trial as if he wants to continue on what's going between you. Once a month he would take a week off of work and the reason for it is by far still a mystery.
WRIOSTHELEY, smirking and winking at you, his shirt button has gone down a few levels revealing his abs with sweat sticking on it, his pants are by far crinkle as if it is on the floor for so long, would whisper on your ear leaving you very much flustered and covering your face with your hands, I'm pretty much sure the entire fortress of meriopede knows you guys business together in his office.
CHILDE, pretty much his happy go looking self with you, smirking, whispering in your ear and sending you the look. Pretty disheveled as if he just won a big battle. Would be very cocky and bragging around, his division would leave his office alone in his request for alone time with you. As well some important documents would have some stains of its weird substance on it.
CAPITANO, appears as if nothing happens to everyone in the fatui in his normal self but very much in a good mood the entire time, his coat is with you sleeping in his tent exhausted after what happened. He will continue on his duties as if normal and nothing happens but plus words of appreciation towards his underlings.
DOTTORE, giggling and smirking the entire time like a school girl, his hair is pulled back by his sweat. Would give you words of admiration and affection towards you and praising you for your accomplishments and would be a little nicer than his usual Impatient self. In this state his much nicer with his experiments and his much older segments are pretty much jealous and wanting to spend time with you.
PANTALONE, sips wine in his very much expensive bath robe while your laying on his bed exhausted, going thru paper works after finishing the equivalent of the meme "he's just nutting inside of me and now he's doing paperwork" would spoil you rotten after it, would go shopping with you and buy you many luxurious gifts, dresses and some expensive lingerie plus new accessories for the next time you guys have a meeting.
#genshin fanfic#genshin headcanons#genshin impact#genshin imagines#genshin x reader#genshin smut#genshin impact x reader#genshin impact smut#diluc smut#genshin#pantalone#dottore#neuvillete#wriothesley#dilcu#zhongli#alhaitham#childe#capitano x reader#al haitham x reader#childe x reader#diluc x reader#wriothesely x reader#kaeya x reader#ayato x reader#ayato kamisato#kaeya alberich#dottore x reader#pantalone x reader#genshin impact x you
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(1)Learn the rules before you break them + Gather proper references
(2) Understand what you want to break and how
(3) Can't do it? Find someone who can
(4) It's going to look really bad for a while
(5) Have fun with it!
(1) -Yes, I am that kind of artist. Yet, not in the conventional way. I encourage people to go in guns blazing when it comes to drawing something new, then coming out analyzing what they know, and what they need to learn more of right away.
-Here, I broke down the anatomical pieces of Nour and Narinder's face with the same labels so you guys can understand this weird invisible pattern that I follow in my work. Doing this with any animal you're attempting to draw greatly improves your line confidence when drawing different face shapes. Also understanding the biological function for why animals look a certain way helps you keep consistency.
(3) Time to throw any artistic guilt you have for heavily referencing people's art OUT THE WINDOW and start ANALYZING PEOPLE'S WORK YOU WANT TO BE LIKE⨠I've always done this, having a reference of someone else's amazing work right next to my own drawing so I can try and understand how they make their magic work! No shame, no embarrassment, nada. Pure, unadulterated will and spite that I would be just as good as the artist who made me so motivated and happy with their work! I couldn't figure out how to make Nour's face both sheep-like, and humanly expressive, so I looked at a LOT of Zootopia and old Disney art for help!
(2) With how I draw narilamb, I'm still working on it (as you can see) but I wanted to break Narinder's face to be fluffier and slimmer, while Nour's face would be shorter and flatter. If you look at it for too long, it's absolutely going to look weird, in the way that if you look at Anna from Frozen for too long she starts looking really weird. The anatomy isn't meant to be correct or consistent, it's meant to convey the emotion and energy I want out of the characters in that moment. If you're able to properly get that across, then you don't need to think about how broken something looks, as long as your eye is happy enough to trick your brain into thinking what you're seeing is canny.
(4) Yeah, I hate this part too. It's going to look like shit at first. I can't even look at my art from a few months ago when I was figuring out their designs... God, so fucking ugly. If it weren't for the shittiness of those drawings, I would have never gotten here! Wading through the "trust the process" stage always really sucks, but it's absolutely worth the relief of when you finally get something to look right.
(5) Art is work, yes. It's stressful, it's long, it's straining, its draining, it's exclaiming, blah blah blah. But, I try to keep my art FUN. If I find my artwork becoming slow as I depressingly drag my pen over my tablet, I'm failing. You MUST keep spirit and life in your work. The spirit of emptiness or the life of sadness can have a very meaningful place in art, but those can only exist with keeping work light, easy, and fun! If you're stressing how a specific thing looks or how you can't get something to look right no matter what, FUCK IT. Draw something to bring the flavor back in your work! I'm kind of rambling, but just, HAVE FUN!â¨ď¸ Be messy, scream, laugh, slash canvases, throw paint, smash sculptures, tear apart books, GO CRAZY
#liseysart#illustration#cotl fanart#cotl lamb#cotl narilamb#cotl narinder#cotl#cotl art#i really REALLY need to work on how i draw narinder haha!#when i feel stumped#i watch videos that make me laugh to bring my spirit back
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Hellooooo
Mae, could you maybe (absolutely no pressure or anything!!!) write something with Vampire!james x reader when he once again feeds from her and actually takes too much or so? Not like so much that itâs really bad or so but like too much, you know?
I havenât thought about it a lot so Iâm sorry that itâs so incomplete. The rest is yours to decide (as always)
(Sorry that my request is so messy, itâs the middle of the night for me)
Wasn't messy at all gorgeous! Thanks for requesting <3
cw: blood, lightheadedness/near fainting
vampire!James x fem!reader ⥠682 words
You donât notice it happening. You suppose thatâs probably by designâvampires are supposed to drain their victims, after all, and that biology doesnât account for your gentle boyfriend and his willing bloodbag. Youâre not cognizant of any change between when your mind feels pleasantly fuzzy and when it starts to slip away from you altogether, dark spots blotting your vision and your bones losing their solidity. James notices, though, when you turn to mush in his hands.Â
âShit.â His voice is garbled by fang and slurred by gluttony, his arms encircling you to better prop you up. You feel a warm droplet of blood trudge down your front as he takes his mouth from you in a hurry. James swears again, wetting the wound to close it. âShit, sweetheart, Iâm sorry. Are you okay? Can you hear me?âÂ
You make some somnolent sound of reassurance, but it doesnât seem to do its job well. James is panicky and upset, trying to calm himself enough to figure out what to do with you.Â
âOkay.â He kisses your face, eyes watery. âIâm sorry. Youâre okay. Letâs lay down, yeah? Come here.â
Youâre not really up for following instructions, but James does the work himself, laying you sideways on the couch and propping your head on a pillow.Â
âStay awake, angel.â He lifts your legs some, holding your ankles in one hand while the other strokes up and down your leg soothingly. âCan you do that for me?âÂ
You hum. Youâre feeling better already. Itâs not like usual, where the fuzzy feeling starts to fade as soon as James takes his lips from you, but youâre beginning to feel more solid. âJames, mâokay.âÂ
âIâm so sorry,â he says, voice hoarse with emotion. âHow do you feel? Do you want some water?âÂ
âI feel better.â You take a deep breath, trying to steady yourself. âJust a littleâŚa little weird. Hey. Jamie.â You cover his hand on your leg with yours. Your boyfriendâs expression looks tormented, his eyes glassy with self-loathing. âItâs okay, lovely. Iâm fine, I just need a minute.âÂ
âI canât believe I didnât stop,â he admits in a near whisper.Â
âI should have let you know.âÂ
âHow were you supposed to? I was drinking you dry.â His voice thins. James closes his eyes, agonized. âIâm so sorry, sweetheart. That was dangerous. I couldâve killed you.âÂ
âYou wouldnât have,â you tell him gently.Â
âI could have, IââÂ
âJames.â You sit up on your elbows. Your boyfriendâs brows bunch concernedly, but your head feels fine. Maybe your protectiveness of James is just more substantial than anything else in you. âYou wouldnât have, baby. Really. I know youâre worried youâre going to lose control or something, but thatâs not what happened. We just both let it go a little too far. And when you realized what was happening, you stopped without even thinking about it.â You make your voice firm. âThis was just a fluke. It was bound to happen at some point, but youâd never really hurt me. And everything turned out fine, right? Didnât it?âÂ
James breathes out. âI donât know,â he says uncertainly. âAre you fine?âÂ
âYeah. Iâm fine.â You give him a smile, reaching out your arms.Â
James hugs you but doesnât meet you halfway. He presses you back into the couch instead, his arms wound tight around your middle and stubble scritching against your cheek.Â
âYou promise youâre okay?â He turns his head to kiss your ear. âBe honest.âÂ
You rub his back. âI promise. I just needed a minute. Itâs normal, you know?â
James sighs, his body sinking into yours. âNothing about this is normal.âÂ
âI guess. But I was talking about, like, blood donation. This happens all the time in those cases.â You lie there for a minute, you soothing your palms over his back and him with his arms wrapped around you. âI feel fine to sit up now, by the way.âÂ
âNo way.â James kisses the shell of your ear again. âYou scared the shit out of me, baby. Iâm never letting you up off this couch again.â
#vampire!james potter#james potter au#james potter#james potter x reader#james potter x fem!reader#james potter x y/n#james potter x you#james potter x self insert#james potter fanfiction#james potter fanfic#james potter fic#james potter hurt/comfort#james potter imagine#james potter scenario#james potter blurb#james potter drabble#james potter oneshot#james potter one shot#marauders#marauders fanfiction#marauders fandom#the marauders#hp marauders#marauders x reader
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đ đ˘đđđđđŚ : you find out that mattheo and you are working for different sides in the war, and using each other to get information. was your relationship ever real ?
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âand thatâs why i love them,â you giggled breathlessly after explaining what seemed to be your entire life story to the boy next to you. propped up on his elbows and looking at you with a mischievous grin, mattheo riddle had listened carefully to every word that hung from your lips for the past half hour. âi understand why those flowers are so meaningful to you now,â he declared softly, glancing at the vase of lilies on your living room table.
the two of you were lying on the floor of your tiny flat in london, a place where youâd never let anyone in before. after graduating from hogwarts a couple of years ago, you had completely shut the rest of the world away to focus on your work as a spy for the order of the phoenix. obviously, no one knew that, not even the boy next to you, with whom you had been entangled for a couple of months.
âyeah, lilies are my favoriteâŚâ you muttered, running a finger over his chiseled jaw and the scars on it that you knew all too well. both former students at the wizarding school, it was quite ironic that the two of you had never interacted during your teenage years. you had always been the confident girl who never cared much about the male species, and he most definitely liked getting attention from women, to cope with his lack of them in his emotional life.
however, your relationship with the wicked boy had changed when he saved you a couple of months ago near the diagon alley. you had been on a mission to find something specific for the order of the phoenix at borgin & burkes in the infamous and dark knockturn alley, known for its dark magic and bad reputation. just as you were about to leave, some people cornered you in the shadows and, for the first time in your life, you had been powerless.
you shouldâve known better than to leave your wand in your bag and your mind elsewhere. thankfully, a dark-haired boy that you recognized as the son of voldemort had appeared like a miracle and grabbed your hand to leed you away safely. âwhy are you doing this? arenât you supposed to be on their side?â youâd asked, confused to why he would help you. he had simply glared at you and answered in a whisper, âiâm not the enemy.â
a lot of things had changed between you since then. despite not knowing what he had been doing in that alley, even after the countless times youâd asked him, you were forever grateful for his presence that day. you had offered to go out for a butterbeer as payback, and what was supposed to be a one-time thing turned into regular coffee or lunches together. slowly but surely, mattheo let his guard down with you and began enjoying your company. you couldnât say you were surprised when all your time spent together turned into more, and polite conversations turned into intimate actions.
the young riddle and you had nothing official going on. at first, youâd told yourself heâd be a simple distraction from your dangerous life and complicated missions. he wouldnât commit and neither did you, both of you always having to ârun some errandsâ and âvisit friends from hogwarts.â you wouldâve questioned his weird behavior if you were actually dating him, but since the two of you were not attached, you couldnât blame him. after all, you too had secrets. the simple fact that mattheo riddle had known you enough to let you into his messy life was a sign that he was worthy of your trust, or so you thought.
the energy in the air was different today, as if something was off. perhaps it was because you had done something you always forbade yourselfâinviting someone over to your place. âis that a cloak?â mattheo chuckled, his gaze shifting from the vase of lilies to the coat hanger. you froze when you realized what he was referring to, the large navy blue fabric that you used when going on undercover tasks hanging in front of you like a deer in the headlights. âuh yeah, i wear it sometimes when itâs cold outside,â you lied through your teeth, internally cursing yourself. merlin, that was exactly why you shouldnât have had him over. the brunette boy didnât quite understand your reaction and simply switched topics, curious about the expression on your face.
âŠâŠâŠâŠ
whatever calmness you had felt the other day when you were with mattheo was long forgotten by now, you thought as you walked back to your apartment a week later. the first odd thing you noticed was the broken portal of the building that not only happened to be your home, but also the orderâs headquarters. then, your ears perked at the sound of glass breaking and people screaming. grabbing your wand from your coat pocket, you put the hood of your navy cloak on and entered the hidden building, not without muttering a quick prayer.
nothing couldâve prepared you for what you found inside. you barely registered the documents on the floor and broken windows before going into attack mode and throwing spells at everyone around. most of the people you recognized as your allies, but it was the others that startled you. with their masks and dark attires, your biggest fear had come true: the death eaters had found you. one of them threw something at you and you dodged it by hiding under a desk. your brain was on high alert and you tried your best to fight back against the shadowy figures surrounding you.
they were everywhere. throwing spells and punches, this situation was by far the biggest and most dangerous mess you had ever witnessed in these last few months. because unlike those times, you werenât ready. âhow did they find us?â you thought, sending the death eaterâs wand flying through the window. âthere mustâve been a spy, but who?â you kept wondering before you were sent reeling when the guyâs fist connected to your jaw. elbowing him in the stomach as hard as you could, you managed to knock him unconscious and throw yourself behind the table when a spell whizzed past you.
you winced when the all-too-familiar metallic taste of blood filled your mouth. you could also feel the thick liquid running down your waist, mixed with the water from the broken vase of flowers on the floor. âlilies,â you registered, âmy favorite.â how utterly stupid to think about this during your last moments of life. trying to reach for your wand, you looked up to find another masked man towering over you. âthatâs it,â the voice in your heart whispered, âthatâs how it ends.â you looked up to the person who was about to take your life, and you swore you couldâve seen him flinch. hiding behind his costume, the boyâs wand trembled when your face appeared from under the hood. the navy cloak, the lilies, that day in the diagon alleyâ thatâs when you understood.
mattheo riddle. the man facing you, holding out his wand in order to throw the death curse at you, was no other than the boy who youâd been kissing in the same living room a week ago. you couldnât see his face, but you swore you could recognize those deep chocolate eyes anywhere. today, gone was the soft and loving look he always saved for you. his gaze was indescribable. in this moment, you couldnât hear the people fighting and shouting around you. it was just the pain of your heart breaking, and him standing in front of you.
âit was you,â you whispered, âi thought you werenât like them, you said you werenât the enemy.â mattheoâs breath came out shakily at the familiar sentence. how stupid were you to think he was different that him, than his father.
âiâm not the enemy,â he said quietly, his voice trembling, âlisten, i can explain-â but this time you couldnât believe him. the wand in his hand was still pointed directly at you, his fingers twitching as if he were wrestling with the decision to end your life or not. you could see the conflict raging in his eyes, but you also knew that he had made his choice long ago. perhaps even before he met you.
âthen why are you here?â you asked, your voice breaking despite your best efforts to stay strong. âwhy did you betray us?â your voice broke in the last part âwhy did you betray me ?â
mattheoâs jaw tightened, and for a moment, you thought he wouldnât answer. when he finally spoke, his voice was low and filled with regret. âi didnât have a choice,â he admitted, his eyes never leaving yours. âthey would have killed you if i didnât lead them here. they still will if i donâtââ
he couldnât finish the sentence, the words catching in his throat. you felt your heart shatter completely, the weight of his betrayal pressing down on you like a physical force. you had trusted him. you had let him into your life, into your heart, and he had used that trust to destroy everything.
âwas it ever real ?â you asked, your voice barely above a whisper. you stared at him, searching his eyes for any sign of the boy you thought you knew. but all you saw was desperation and fearâfear for you, yes, but also fear for himself. and that, more than anything, told you what you needed to know.
âi guess i was a fool then,â you said, your voice steady now, though your heart was in pieces. âfor thinking you were better than this. than him.â
his hand trembled as you proved his worst nightmare true, and he lowered his wand slightly, the fight draining out of him. âiâm sorry,â he whispered, and you knew he meant it. but it wasnât enough. it would never be enough.
as the fight kept on going, the echoes of spells and shouts fading behind you, all you could think about were the liliesâyour favorite flowers, now trampled and wilted on the floor, a painful reminder of everything you had just lost.
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Thoughts on Arcane season 2
I didnât like this season
Itâs not bad, but I found it incredibly rushed, cramped and deeply unsatisfying
While season 1 had several protagonists it was also pretty obvious that Vi and Jinx were the emotional core of the entire show so why on earth was their dynamic barely explored here
Vi went from being my favorite character to a character I found deeply frustrating and annoying. What the hell is her personality of getting her sister back and fucking the hot lesbian. She has no consistency whatsoever and itâs something I donât think the show realizes how batshit the constant flip flopping in. What do you mean you sister tells you sheâs going to kill herself and then you start fucking your messy situationship
I donât really care for Jayvik but I found Jayceâs confession very sweet.
Mel my beautiful queen theyâre gonna call you a Mary Sue
What the fuck was with all that Witch shit and Ambessaâs death was incredibly unsatisfying
Victor fans who kept begging the team to not make him a hot buff robot so he can still be a skinny twink pisses me off so bad because now we have an inferior twink robot design. I know fans probably didnât influence this but I also need to complain about their lack of taste like what do you mean you didnât want to see a hot buff robot man.
Ekko feels like an incredibly unimportant character and Iâm pretty sure fans only like him because of what he can do for Jinx. A part of me wished he actually did hold a grudge just to see how fans reacted.
Season 1 was all about setting up emotional complexities and how nobody was truly evil and the show made it seem like there was no way for anyone to fully recovery from this but everyone is holding hands and singing kumbayaâs so alright nevermind then
This show was honestly a little too in love with Jinx. I did not enjoy her writing in acts 1 and 2.
The jokes were really bad this season
The songs oh my god the SONGS. I didnât mind them in season 1 but in season 2 it started to remind me of love is blind and anyone who has watched that show would know what a massive insult that is.
Caitvi lesbian sex scene and I couldnât even enjoy it because the writing was pissing me off
Caitlyn shouldâve continued her little fascist arc.
Melâs arc this season felt like weird fanfiction.
A bunch of random side characters die off unceremoniously after the show gave them so much unnecessary screen time
I hated Isha sorry. Iâve never seen a character more clearly made to die.
Jinx death means nothing to me because I know she isnât dead so why even do all that lol
I will never call this show sexist but it has done a massive disservice to its female characters.
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am i slightly crazy for wanting loser!abby touching herself to a picture of you? maybe, but its fine
ugh youâre absolutely not crazy, i want it too. again, thank you for 2k ily âĄ
The whimpers and moans bouncing off the walls of her small bedroom walls were borderline pornographic, but the squelching sounds coming from between her legs were on the other handâ obscene, filthy even. It was pathetic really, she was with you not even 4 hours ago, and here she was now, fingers buried and curled in her cunt, phone placed in the other hand, and a photo of you from god knows when on the screen. How could she explain every feeling and emotion you give her when youâre just effortlessly pretty and she somehow forgets how to speak and voice her mind when you look at her, with those wide eyes, and little pout?
It was simple, she didnâtâ didnât know how to explain that you were so pretty that it made her underwear damp and her thighs clench when you were around. She certainly didnât want you to find her weird or creepy so when you both parted ways after your little date, the first thing she did when she got back home was strip all her clothes off, find the perfectâ all your photos are perfect, but that didnât stop her finding the one she always found herself doing this to, one of you in nothing but a bikini when you both took a trip to the beach, and instantly shoving her hand between her legs. The same fingers she so badly wants to see in your mouth, in your cunt.
She isnât quite sure how many times just looking at a picture of you has made her cum tonight, but she wasnât going to stop anytime soon. her legs were starting to ache with how long theyâd been open, and the hand she was currently holding up her phone with, has slightly gone numb. Her hair is far from being that perfect braid anymore, itâs now messy, sticking to her forehead, and the sounds of squelching, had her whimperingâ selfishly imagining that it was your fingers in her pussy. shamelessly wanting your lips around her clit and pathetically wanting it to be your mouth she cums in.
âwant your fuckinâ mouth so badâ fuckâ
You drive Abby crazy. crazy enough that she will gladly cum as many times as she can until sheâs able to see you again.
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genre: fluff. soft thoughts. best friends to lovers. warnings: taesan runs away from his feelings and doesn't want to admit he's in love lmao. almost leading reader on... not proofread. rambling type of writing so very very messy. pairing: taesan x reader. wc: 517. request: @mjupis here. a/n: okay now that i know its for taesan let me expand on it hehe. divider by @/thetaey and @/bucciniexe. net: @onedoornet
this man would actually be hopelessly whipped and he has no idea how to deal with the emotions. cause he's been best friends with you for literally years and only now he's wondering why he wants to kiss you every time he sees you.
he tries writing songs about you in hopes that the emotions would stop... but they only grow. but he seriously doesn't want to admit it. he's just like yeah they're a great person but.... i don't like them romantically. i just think they're pretty or whatever.
you naturally are hanging out and end up watching a movie, slowly snuggling closer and closer to each other. you don't mind when dongmin ends up resting his head on your shoulder, you think that maybe he's just tired or something. but the fact that you didn't immediately push him off or call him weird for cuddling when you were only supposed to be best friends unlocks a different way for him to work through emotions.
it's not often, maybe 1 in every 10 times he hangs out with you, but whenever it gets overwhelming how much you have an effect on him, he'll hug you or cuddle you. if you were in the kitchen making a batch of late night cookies, he would come up behind you and give you a back hug. if you were hanging out on your bed together talking, he would find a way to shift so his head was in your lap. he's really good at making it subtle and slowly progressing to be a bit bolder, so it takes you a while to realize just how common of an occurrence it's become.
one in ten times soon becomes every time and then he throws kisses in there. only on your hands or cheek... maybe the top of your head sometimes. you want to ask him about it, because you could excuse the cuddles as possibly just him being touch starved or clingy, but kissing feels like he's hinting at something more.
you like him, but you aren't the type of person to confess and risk ruining a friendship. your feelings for him aren't overwhelming you like they are for dongmin, so you wait and see. but next come the petnames. it really just slipped out on accident.
"baby, do you have any chips?" while he was rummaging through your snack cabinet. the little nickname sends a flurry of butterflies to you and that's when you realize that you hope to god he does like you because otherwise you would end up heartbroken. maybe his smooth casual way of slowly starting to act like he was your boyfriend ended up making you catch feelings more, but you find the courage to ask him about it.
he's really embarrassed and scared that you're finally addressing it, because he's too much of a loser to even admit that it was happening. but eventually he has to give in and accept it. he does like you, and if you're willing to call him your boyfriend then he'd be the happiest man on earth <3
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Death Grips. III - R.C
Dark!Frat!Rafe Cameron x f!reader
Warnings: Dv( physical abuse),NONCON, Mentions of Dv, Cheating, mentions of cheating, abusive relationship, gaslighting, manipulation, frat!rafe, blackmail, emotional abuse, underage drinking, heâs an asshole guys
Summary: inspired by âdeath gripsâ by Etta Marcus/ After a messy break up with Rafe Cameron your freshman year of college, he canât seem to leave you alone. Whether youâre awake or asleep
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A/n: hey guys, I just got back from out of the country so this took me a little longer than I wanted it to but hope u enjoy and pls leave feedback and lmk how u like it whether itâs an anonymous ask, reblog or comment I do read all feedback and try to incorporate what you guys suggest!
Part: III
âŚâŚ.
The beach was alive with noise and chaos. Voices carried across the sand, blending with the pounding of the waves and the crackle of the bonfire. The night should have felt carefree and fun even, but as soon as you saw Rafe leaning against a log near the fire, his easy laugh cutting through the hum of the crowd, it was like every muscle in your body locked up.
You froze, but Mia nudged you forward, obliviousâor maybe just willfully blind. âCome on,â she said with a grin, already scanning the crowd for Topper. âHeâs not going to do anything. Just stick with me.â
You didnât respond. Your eyes stayed locked on Rafe as he glanced up and noticed you. His reaction was immediateâhis laugh froze mid-sound, his blue eyes narrowing just slightly before he recovered. He raised his beer in a lazy toast, smirking in your direction.
Mia didnât notice. âSee? Heâs being chill. Youâre fine,â she said breezily, dragging you toward the fire.
But you didnât feel fine.
At first, you stayed on the outskirts, keeping your distance and nursing the drink someone shoved into your hand. You told yourself you were just being paranoid, that Rafe wasnât paying any attention to you. But it was impossible to shake the feeling of his eyes brushing over you whenever you moved too close to the firelight.
It wasnât long before he was beside you.
âHey,â he said, his voice casual, almost soft.
You didnât look at him. âWhat do you want?â
âIâm not trying to bother you,â he said quickly, hands raised as if to show he meant no harm. âI justâlook, I wanted to say Iâm sorry. For everything.â
You stiffened. âWhat?â
âI mean it,â Rafe said, his voice dropping. âI know I messed up. Iâve been⌠I donât know. Trying to figure my shit out.â He took a step closer, his gaze steady. âI just want us to be cool. Thatâs all.â
âCool,â you repeated flatly. âRight. Sure.â
You wanted to walk away, to shut him down and make it clear he wasnât welcome. But something in his toneâhis softness, his willingness to admit fault made you hesitate. It wasnât like him.
âI mean it,â he said again, holding your gaze. âYou donât have to forgive me, but I donât want things to be like this. It doesnât have to be so⌠heavy.â
You didnât answer. You couldnât trust him. Heâd proven that over and over. But he didnât press. He just lingered, staying close but not too close, offering you drinks every time your cup got low.
You didnât realize how much youâd had to drink until you were laughing at somethingâGod knows whatâwith a girl you barely knew. The firelight blurred, the edges of the world softening as the alcohol worked its way through your system.
Rafe wasnât far, leaning against a log a few feet away, his eyes on you.
âYouâre finally relaxing,â he said, his voice light as he moved closer.
You rolled your eyes. âDonât make it weird.â
He smirked, holding his hands up in surrender. âNot trying to. Just saying itâs nice to see you like this. Youâre always so tense around me.â
âDamn, I wonder why,â you shot back, though your words were starting to slur.
He laughed, low and warm. âFair point.â
Before you could respond, he tilted his head toward the darker stretch of beach beyond the fire. âLetâs go for a walk. Too loud here.â
âNo thanks,â you said immediately, shaking your head.
âCome on,â he pressed, his tone light but insistent. âIâm not gonna hurt you. I just want to talk. No bullshit, I promise.â
You hesitated. Part of you screamed to stay by the fire, to not let him pull you away from the safety of the crowd. But the alcohol muffled your thoughts, loosening your grip on the fear that always kept you guarded around him.
Against your better judgment, you nodded.
The sound of the party faded as you walked, the waves swallowing the noise until it was just the two of you under the moonlight. You stumbled slightly, the uneven sand throwing you off balance, but Rafeâs hand steadied you.
âCareful,â he murmured, his voice closer than you realized.
âIâm fine,â you muttered, shrugging off his hand.
He didnât let go immediately, his fingers lingering on your arm for a moment too long before he finally stepped back.
When you stopped walking, he turned to face you, his expression unreadable.
âI miss you,â he said softly.
You blinked, the words not quite registering at first. âWhat?â
âI miss us,â he said, his voice low and almost vulnerable. âI know I screwed up. I know I hurt you. But I want to fix it.â
You stared at him, the alcohol dulling your initial burst of anger. âAre you serious?â
âIâm not asking you to forget everything,â he said quickly. âI justâI want another chance. I can be better. I know I can.â
You laughed, sharp and bitter. âAnother chance? Are you insane?â
âIâm serious,â he said, stepping closer. âIâve been working on myself. Iâve been tryingââ
âYouâre fucking delusional,â you snapped, cutting him off. The alcohol loosened the words, pulling them out of you before you could stop. âYou cheated on me. You hit me. You made me feel like I was nothing. And now you want me to just⌠what? Forget all of that and give you another chance?â
Rafe flinched, the softness in his expression hardening into something sharper. âI was messed up back then. I didnât know how toââ
âNo,â you said, your voice shaking with anger. âYou knew exactly what you were doing. You always knew. And you loved it.â
âDonât act like you didnât have a part in it,â he said, his voice rising. âYou knew how to push my buttons. You knew how to make me lose my shit.â
You took a step back, your body trembling. âYouâre disgusting.â
The silence between you stretched, heavy and suffocating. For a moment, you thought he might lash out, that heâd grab your arm or raise his voice. But instead, he smiledâcold and sharp, the boyish charm replaced by something cruel.
âYouâre drunk,â he said simply, stepping closer. âIâll give you a pass. But youâre not over me. You never will be.â
You turned and walked away, the sound of his laughter following you as you stumbled back toward the fire. You didnât care if you looked unsteady or ridiculous; all you cared about was putting as much distance between you and him as possible.
When you reached the edge of the crowd, Mia was nowhere to be seen. Your stomach twisted, a fresh wave of anger rising as you realized sheâd probably disappeared with Topper again, leaving you to fend for yourself.
Your hands shook as you grabbed your bag, your breaths coming in uneven gasps. You didnât look back toward the dark stretch of beach where Rafe still stood, watching you.
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You slammed the door of your dorm shut, the sound echoing through the small space. Your clothes still smelled faintly of bonfire smoke, your hair damp from the salt air, but none of that mattered. The only thing you could focus on was the lingering sensation of Rafeâs smirk, his words still ringing in your ears.
âYouâre not over me. You never will be.â
The audacity made your stomach churn, and as you tossed your bag onto your bed, you couldnât stop your hands from trembling. You needed to talk to someone to make sense of everything that had happened at the beach. But when Mia walked through the door minutes later, her laughter bubbling over as she scrolled through her phone, something inside you snapped.
She looked up, startled. âWhoa. Whatâs with the death glare?â
âWhere the hell were you?â you snapped, unable to hold it anymore.
The smile on her face faded instantly. âWhat?â
âAt the beach,â you said, your voice shaking. âYou said weâd stick together, that you wouldnât leave me alone, and then you disappeared with Topper like it was nothing.â
Miaâs brow furrowed, her confusion quickly morphing into defensiveness. âHold on, what happened? Did Rafeââ
âWhat do you think happened?â you snapped, cutting her off. âHe cornered me, got me drunk, and then tried to tell me he wants me back. And you werenât there, Mia. You left me alone with him.â
She blinked, clearly caught off guard. âOkay, but nothing actually happened, right? I mean, youâre here, youâre fineââ
âFine?â The word came out sharp, almost bitter. âAre you kidding me? You know what heâs like, Mia. You know how much heâs put me through, and you still dragged me there like it didnât matter. Youâre literally fucking his best friend.â
Her mouth opened, then closed, like she wasnât sure how to respond. âItâs not like that,â she said finally. âTopperâs not Rafe, and I thoughtââ
âYou thought what?â you interrupted, your voice rising. âThat Iâd just magically be okay? That Iâd be fine hanging out with my abusive ex at a party while you played house with his best friend?â
âAbusive?â she repeated, her eyes widening slightly.
You froze, realizing the word had slipped out before you could stop it. But there was no taking it back now. âYeah,â you said, your voice quieter now. âHe was abusive, Mia. And you still keep putting me in situations where I have to see him. Do you even care how that feels for me?â
Her expression shifted, guilt flickering across her face before she crossed her arms defensively. âOf course, I care,â she said. âBut itâs not like Iâm dragging you into this on purpose. I mean, what am I supposed to do? Ghost Topper because you and Rafe had a shitty relationship?â
The words hit you like a slap, your anger twisting into something deeperâsomething closer to hurt. âIâm not asking you to break things off with him,â you said, your voice trembling. âIâm asking you to have some fucking empathy. Youâre supposed to be my friend, Mia.â
âI am your friend,â she shot back. âBut maybe you need to stop blaming me for everything. I didnât make you date him, and I didnât make you stay with him when things got bad. That was your choice.â
You flinched, the accusation cutting deeper than you expected. For a second, you thought about yelling, about telling her to leave and never come back. But instead, you turned away, your chest tight with something between anger and sadness.
âJust⌠go, Mia,â you said quietly. âI canât do this right now.â
She hesitated, her arms still crossed. âFine,â she said after a moment, her voice tight. âBut donât expect me to keep putting up with this shit forever.â
The door clicked shut behind her, leaving you alone in the silence of the room.
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You were sitting on your bed, the faint glow of your desk lamp casting long shadows across the walls. The air felt heavy, the silence broken only by the sound of Rafe pacing in front of you.
âLet me see your phone,â he said, his voice low and clipped.
You froze, clutching the device tighter. âWhy?â
âBecause,â he snapped, facing you with a sharp glare. âI saw Bella texting you earlier. What did she say?â
âNothing important,â you said quickly, your stomach twisting.
He didnât believe you. âShow me.â
You hesitated, your fingers trembling as you unlocked your phone and handed it over. He snatched it from your grasp, scrolling through your messages with a storm brewing in his eyes.
His jaw clenched as he stopped on Bellaâs most recent text:
âr u ok? im rlly worried about u and rafe. u donât have to stay with him yk. u deserve sm better. <3â
âWorried about us?â Rafe said, his voice dripping with mockery. âWhatâs she so worried about, huh? Did you tell her we had a fight? Thatâs cute.â
âI didnât tell her anything,â you said quickly, your chest tightening. âSheâs just⌠sheâs just being a good friend.â
âSheâs not your friend,â he said sharply, tossing the phone onto the bed. âSheâs trying to break us up. You think Iâm stupid? You think I donât see whatâs going on?â
âSheâs not trying to break us up,â you insisted, your voice trembling. âSheâs justââ
âShut up,â he interrupted, his tone cold and final. âYouâre done talking to her. Do you hear me? Youâre going to block her, and youâre not going to say another word to her. Sheâs gone.â
âNo,â you said quietly, your voice barely audible. âYouâve already made me cut off everyone else. Bellaâs the only friend I have left.â
âYou still have me... you have Mia,â Rafe said, stepping closer, his shadow looming over you. âThat should be enough for you. You donât need anyone else.â
Tears welled in your eyes, but you didnât let them fall. âThis isnât protection, Rafe. This is fucking control-â
The words barely left your mouth before his hand slammed against the wall beside your head, making you flinch.
âWhat did you just say?â he demanded, his voice dangerously low.
You didnât answer.
~~~~~~~~
You woke with a gasp, your heart pounding as you sat up in bed. The room was dark, the faint glow of your phone the only source of light. For a moment, you couldnât breathe, the weight of the dream pressing down on your chest.
Even now, after everything, he still had a hold on you.
~~~~~~~~
It was late when you found yourself outside, the cool night air brushing against your skin. You hadnât meant to leave the dorm, but sitting in that room, surrounded by memories and silence, felt unbearable.
You ended up at the campus library steps, the faint glow of streetlights casting long shadows across the pavement. It was quiet and peaceful in a way that almost felt foreign.
âCouldnât sleep?â
You turned, startled, to see Cam leaning against the railing, a book in one hand and a thermos in the other. His smile was easy, and his presence grounding, making you feel like you could finally take a breath.
âSomething like that,â you admitted, sitting down beside him.
He didnât press or ask why your eyes were rimmed with exhaustion or why you were out so late. Instead, he offered you the thermos, the warmth of it seeping into your palms as you held it.
âI saw you at the beach,â he said after a moment, his tone careful.
You stiffened but didnât look at him. âYeah?â
âYeah.â He hesitated. âYou okay?â
You thought about lying, about brushing it off like you always did. But the words slipped out before you could stop them.
âNo.â
He nodded like heâd expected that, his gaze steady as he looked at you. âIf you ever want to talkâŚâ
âI donât,â you said quickly, cutting him off. Then, softer: âNot yet.â
âThatâs fine,â he said easily, leaning back against the steps. âIâm not going anywhere.â
You didnât respond, but for the first time in what felt like forever, the silence didnât feel so heavy.
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