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*~500 Followers Fic: WaterPark Episode PT 2/Vignettes~*

A/N: Ignore me taking so long to get this out, AGAIN. I've been fighting to write for the past few weeks for no reason. That's a lie, it's because I wanna write things that are so far in my canon they'd make no sense if I did post them XD I was also consumed trying to finish my Halloween fic Word Count: 8K Warnings: They/She OC, headcanons on the sexuality of the characters Main Pairings: Malleus/Yuu/Jamil/Azul, Alluded-Riddle/Floyd, Jade/Trey, Leona/Ruggie, Cater/Idia, Vil/Rook, Sebek/Silver, Firstie Poly

Part 1

Now that Yuu was free from their duty of making sure the other students were checked into the park, they were able to meet up with the other first-years. They all sat huddled around, turning their lounge chairs into a circle as they planned out their day.

Yuu hummed, looking at the small map of the park Ace had managed to find, “Damn this park is big. There’s like forty slides in this place…”

Epel smirked, eyes roaming over the map and already planning out his route, “Ah’m gonna ride everythin’.”

Ortho had already scanned the map, making sure he noted every location of bathrooms and the park's first-aid station, “That could be detrimental to your health if you ride all forty in a span of our six-hour stay…”

“No pain, no gain.”

Jack raised an eyebrow, tucking his ears into the water cap he had pulled from his bag, “What are you trying to gain…?”

Leaping into Yuu’s lap, Grim smiled at the map while Yuu tucked his own ears into a water cap, “I'm gonna ride everything! And try all the food at every restaurant and stall! And-”

Yuu gripped Grim around his middle, holding him in the air and maneuvering him so that they could stare at the excited monster, “You will die. I need you to know this. If you do all that shit, you will die.”

Ace snickers, “Let him try. Maybe he’ll actually learn a lesson in gluttony for once.”

Deuce raised an eyebrow, glaring at the other Heartslabyul solider, “He’ll learn his lesson in death…?”

Huffing, Jack crossed his arms, “Alright, but seriously. Do we plan on sticking together for the day or are we splitting off until lunch?”

“Hmmm…” Yuu points to the largest slide closest to their rest area, “How about we all do this big slide together just to get used to the water temperature? And we can go on more rides together until we find other stuff we’d rather do. Because, Epel, I adore you. I’m not riding forty slides for you.”

“Fair.”

Deuce nods, “Sounds like a plan. We can still meet up for lunch and touch base, maybe go on more slides together.” He looked to his side, opening his mouth to ask Sebek if he had a slide he wanted to try only to see the serious expression on the half-fae’s face, “Sebek? You ok?”

“...” Sebek sighed, closing his eyes before looking to the side, “I don’t think I can spend much time with you all today…”

The others all whine a bit, even Yuu and Grim, asking Sebek why he couldn’t spend one day not directly attached to Malleus.

Yuu huffs, rolling her eyes, “I’m pretty sure Malleus asked you to just enjoy the park away from him today-”

“That’s not what I’m concerned about!”

Jack leaned closer to Sebek, his hand pressing to the other’s forehead with a worried expression, “Are you having a heat stroke.”

Ace quickly passed over his water bottle, “Here, have a sip.”

Sebek blushed, smacking both of his boyfriends’ hands away, “Enough! I’m concerned about Silver’s enjoyment in the park…”

…

The group as a whole looked over to another cluster of lounge chairs. Silver and Lilia were under an umbrella, Lilia applying a heavy layer of sunscreen to both himself and an already half-asleep Silver.

Sighing again, Sebek called the other’s attention, “Lilia-sama doesn’t do well in high heat nor direct sunlight. He was happy to come along even though he wouldn’t be able to do much. But, because Lilia isn’t able to enjoy the park, Silver doesn’t want to leave his father alone for the day. Plus…the sleeping…”

Epel groaned, seeming to finally make the connection, “Oh yeah…sleep disorders and water ain't a good mix to try…”

“I know we all planned on spending as much time together today as possible, but…I will most likely spend my time with Silver to make sure he can enjoy the park and not potentially drown.”

Yuu nods, “Fair and valid.” She smiles, slinging an arm around Sebek’s neck and ignoring the half-fae scowling at her, “So, the plan is to do the big slide together to break the ice so to speak. Then you can ask Silver if he wants to go on a few slides with us before we all start to break off until lunch.”

“...” Sebek huffed, “I like this plan.”

Floyd had instantly dragged Riddle toward the wave pool, a number of students already being swirled in the man-made current. The mer had been quick to assume his other form, his swimshorts snapping open from the inner seem to allow his tail minimal constriction, “Come on, Goldfishie! I wanna swim with you~!”

Riddle had agreed at first. He planned on swimming, riding the slides and simply enjoying this new experience. But as he walked deeper into the chilly water, his stomach started to roll. His reflection stared back at him as he had an embarrassing epiphany.

Swimming in a lazy circle, Floyd floated closer to a still Riddle, “Goldfishie~? Come deeper in the water, swimming in shallow water is annoying…”

“I can't swim.”

…

Floyd flipped himself over, his back in the water as he drifted to be in Riddle's line of sight. He almost asked if he was joking, only to see Riddle's cheeks flushed and brows creased in what Floyd coined his ‘thinking face’, “Wait are you serious?”

Riddle huffed, turning his head away, “I…I just realized…”

“How do you not know how to swim?”

“I never needed to learn!”

“You're seventeen?”

Riddle huffed and nearly stomped his foot, thankfully realizing it was a bad idea to do in thigh deep water, “Don't you judge me-”

A buzzer sounds, both Riddle and Floyd's attention being called to the far wall of the pool. Symbols eched into the wall start glowing, causing the waves to swell suddenly and easily sweep numerous others into the current and higher into the air. The wave hit Riddle hard, sending him tumbling back into the water as a prisoner with Floyd diving after him. Luckily, the waves calmed quickly, allowing Floyd to lift Riddle out of the water to take a desperate series of breaths.

Riddle hacked and coughed, hands gripping onto the clawed arms holding him up, “UNHAND ME, I'M GETTING OUT!”

Floyd cooed but still swam Riddle to the edge of the pool, letting him grip at the stone and pull himself out, “Aw~ poor Goldfishie…I really wanted to relax in the water with you though…” He thinks, looking at the map of the water park before smiling to Riddle, “I have an idea~!”

“Just help me out of this hell pool!”

Jade and Floyd quickly rushed off once their trio had found a comfortable spot to set as a rest space. Each twin having plans to find their respective Heartslabyul lover, leaving Azul to sit under the shade alone. And while he could enjoy the warm weather, maybe people watch or use his phone to review the past sales reports of the lounge. Instead, his eyes caught the bold numbers along a sign. For a few seconds he felt his brain stall once he fully understood what the numbers said. Now he sat on the lounge chair, staring unblinking at the price sign of a small ice cream stand.

Soon, Yuu walked up to Azul with a smile and holding something behind their back. They moved to speak only to stop at seeing the blank look on Azul's face, “Um…baby, you doing okay? Can you hear me-”

Azul reached out, grabbing Yuu by the underside of their swim top and yanking them down to his eye level, “ My pearl, what does that sign say?” He pointed across the way, his other hand leaving Yuu's top and gripping them by the face to make sure they were looking in the correct direction.

Yuu blinked, raising an eyebrow at the price “...Oh. Nice seeing park prices are the same even in other worlds.” They laughed lightly, smiling at Azul's expression.

“How are they getting away with charging $15 for a single scoop of ice cream?”

Giggling, Yuu leaned more into Azul's hand, “Maybe it's got gold leaf or diamonds in it.”

Azul growled lightly, turning Yuu's face to look at them directly, “You know very well that gold leaf costs basically nothing! Plus that diamond would have to be practically worthless in quality or size! Why even bother!?”

Yuu doesn't reply past making a kissy face to Azul, smiling when the second-year sighed and leaned forward to press their lips together.

Pulling away, Azul made the mental note to look more into the pricing practices for such parks, “Well, that blatant theft aside, how may I-why do you have a gun?”

Azul had finally taken notice of the brightly colored water rifle in Yuu's possession. While a water gun was clearly better than an actual gun, that didn't make him feel any safer.

Yuu smiles, holding the toy up and shaking it so that Azul could hear it was full, “I borrowed it from Vil.”

“Why does Vil have a gun?”

“Oh calm down, it's filled with sunscreen.” Yuu leaned over and pressed another kiss to Azul's cheek. Pulling away they pumped the water gun once, an ominous click sounding, “Now run.”

“...”

Trey sighed, closing his eyes and adjusting his glasses, “Jade, I'm not getting in the water.”

Jade pouted heavily, a clear expression of disappointment so exaggerated it was almost believable, “Trey-san…so heartless, so cruel. To deny me the chance to swim with someone I hold so dear…boo…boohoo.”

Pointing to the shallower end of the pool, the few other mers and students keeping a wide distance from Jade, Trey spoke with a smile, “And the fact you've been bullying everyone who goes past the 6ft mark?”

“I'm not making anyone stay in the shallow end.” Jade fluttered his eyelashes, swimming in a small loop and having his tail flip in a teasing motion, “But if you were to…come in the water, I may be a bit friendly.”

“Jade, I'm not going to let you drown me a little just so you can give me CPR.”

Jade keeps his smile, but looks off to the side from Trey's eyes, “Oh, I could…never-”

“Do you want to come with me to the lazy river? Kalim told Cater that this park has a rather extensive one.”

“...” Jade huffed, glaring at the other students cowering on the other side of the pool, “I suppose…this pool isn't as entertaining as I had hoped.”

“Did you try the wave pool?”

“It was already packed when I looked…” sighing, Jade moves to pull himself from the waters, “Just give me a moment to change back into my human form. It takes a bit longer when wet-”

An arm loops around Jade’s waist, suddenly pulling him from the waters and over Trey's bare shoulder. The second year was stunned, eyes wide while Trey maneuvered him into a comfortable position for them both. Trey lets out a huff of air, his free hand picking up Jade’s slack tail before he starts to walk.

“Hm. Only a bit of my Unique Magic and you're pretty comfortable to carry. Are you eating enough?”

“How many children do you want?”

Trey's response was to laugh, leaving a flustered Jade’s question unanswered. An atmosphere that was easily switched once they reached the lazy river. It was as big as Cater said it was, multiple waterways and a number of functional manmade grottos to splash water onto those in the river. A few other students were in the current, but what gave them pause was Riddle and Floyd.

While Riddle was in one of the park's single-person inflatable tubes, Floyd was behind him, swimming at a breakneck pace to zip around the water. Riddle was screaming, struggling to keep a hold of the tube while demanding Floyd ‘STOP’.

Jade laughed, placing a hand over his mouth, “Oh, that looks delightful. Trey-san, we should try it.”

Trey kept his smile, gently tossing Jade into the shallow water and moving to grab his own tube, “Well, I guess this is what my day is gonna be…”

Leona had no plans to get in any type of water today. A fact that made Ruggie deflate, yet respect his wishes to not join him in exploring the park. And, sadly, instead of going with him, Cheka decided he wanted to stay with his dearly beloved uncle.

Sighing, Leona stretched himself on the lounge chair he had claimed as his own, the surrounding area completely empty since everyone knew to stay away from a sleeping lion.

Well…most everyone.

Leona groaned hearing Cheka perk up in excitement, his little tail whacking his uncle in the face from where he was sitting.

Cheka waved, smiling wide as he recognized the tall blonde walking over to their area, “Hi Mr.Vil! Hi! I haven't seen you in forever!”

Vil smiled from behind his shades, placing his bag in a chair beside Leona before he kneels to Cheka’s level. He quickly pulls out a bottle of sunscreen, pouring a bit of the liquid into his palm before he started to rub it onto Cheka’s cheeks, “Hello, Cheka. It's very nice to see you, too. You've grown much taller.”

Giggling, Cheka let Vil smooth the pleasant-smelling liquid onto his face and exposed arms, “Thank you, I ate all my veggies last month, even though they tasted bad. Do you and my uncle still kiss?”

Malleus, who had followed Vil and placed himself on Leona's other side, snorted. Catching the one-eyed glare the beastman threw his way, the fae prince simply laid on his front to sunbathe.

Vil sighed, opening the umbrella closest to their group before sitting in the shaded area, “No, Cheka. We don't do that anymore. We don't like each other like that now.”

Cheka hummed before nodding his head, as though Vil had delivered news from on high, “That's good. You shouldn’t kiss people you don't like…” He looked past Vil, climbing over his lap and sitting on Leona’s back to point directly in Malleus’s face, “Who’s this?”

Leona snickers, speaking before Malleus could, “A lizard.”

Cheka gasps loudly, staring at Malleus with a new sense of wonder, “Really! You’re a really big lizard! I like lizards! There’s a bunch around the castle in the middle of the day because it’s so sunny! They run really fast because I chase and roar and them like this- RAWR!!!”

…

Malleus blinks, the sound of Vil and Leona struggling to hold in their laughter as he stared into the beaming face of an innocent child. A child that just roared in his face, “...That was a very impressive roar for one of your size…”

“Thank you!” Cheka spread himself out on Leona’s back, his chin resting right between the older beastman’s ears, “I practiced.”

Walking the park was somehow the worst thing to ever happen to him. Not his overblot, not being nearly sucked dry of magic, not even being almost smooched to death by a very desperate ghost. But the combo of a blasting hot sun, open toed footwear, and the fact he was forced to use every braincell he had to take the ‘most camable shots’ of Cater taking his selfies, Idia wondered if the universe was getting back at him for attempting global genocide. He wondered if it had to be so cruel…

He knew he couldn't complain. He helped Cater with his blog a lot since they officially started dating; editing, getting him access to music for videos, taking photos with his freakish height stat.

A collection of yells, whooping, and splashes calls his attention. Idia grimaces at the group of students being launched into a pool from a slide. Loud extroverts, jovial casuals. A water park was such an attribute difference than his cozy room with his set up. Even under his coat, past the layers or sunscreen he put on before even leaving his room, Idia could feel his skin cells burning under the unforgiving sun.

Cater’s fiery curls and smile could only enchant him for so long. The fear, the dread building. He's seen the videos, people filming their trips on waterslides. The very fact Cater was using him as another POV camera for B-Roll only pointed to the fact his boyfriend was going to make him get on a slide at some point. He just hasn't said when or which.

Biting his lip, Idia made the choice to just bite the bullet and stop in his tracks, “Can the slide we go on please not be too high? Or have any crazy turns? I know you'll probably want different angles but, I really don't do well all wet and this jacket will only go from the weight of one byte to a kilobyte if I get dunked so-”

“Idia, what are you talking about?”

Cater had stopped, looking at Idia with a sense of mild bewilderment. He blinked, his phone still held up to capture the perfect angle for a selfie.

“Um…” Idia fidgets, looking to the side before pulling his phone out, tapping on it with quick fingers before his text-to-audio voice calls out, “I thought you’d want to go on a slide for ‘camable’ shots. I'm just begging it’s not too wild a slide…”

“...” Cater nearly topples over, bending forward and cackling so loud multiple people had turned and stared at the duo. Calming, Cater stepped closer to cup Idia’s chin and bringing him down to press their lips together. Pulling away he laughed again, “Idia, I’m not getting in the water. I spent two hours just on my hair for today. I’m not getting all messed up and going up a bunch of stairs for a single shot that might not look good. Maybe at the end of the day…but not anytime soon.”

Idia stuttered, being dragged behind Cater while the other junior raised his phone up to line his selfie back up.

“Now, come on. There’s an ivy wall somewhere in this park and I will find it…”

Leona groans, his brow twitching in annoyance as Cheka whined and pulled on his ears.

“Unca! Unca! UUUUUUUNCAAAAAAAAAA!”

Vil spoke up, turning the page of his book from under his parasol, “Leona, I believe your nephew requests your attention.”

“No? Really?” Leona let out a deep sigh, rolling over on the lounge chair and managing to catch the falling child with one arm, “What? It's been an hour.”

“Ouji-Tan! I wanna go play! Come play with me!” Cheka pouted, slapping his open palms against Leona's chest.

“Go play then…” Leona tried to roll back over, gently slipping Cheka to the pavement only to groan when Cheka started to yank at his hair.

“Noooooooooo! I wanna go in the water with Unca! Unca! Uncaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa-!”

Cheka had devolved into simply yelling, taking deep breaths before continuing to shout and tug at one of Leona's braids.

Malleus hummed, cracking an eye open to the scene only a foot away from him, “Beastmen child rearing is rather odd…”

Leona growled, pushing up from the lounge chair and scooping the child up in one fluid motion before he started to walk away from the lounge area. Cheka squirmed around, Leona piecing together that his nephew was not only bored but overheating. A quick dip was the easiest solution. Since the wave pool was out of the question and the normal pool was packed, all that was left was the lazy river.

He stood at the edge of the water, watching as a group of students floated closer. Rosehearts and Clover both lounging on innertubes, their respective Leeches circling around them in full forms.

Riddle perked up, seeing his fellow housewarden standing at the side of the river, “Ah! Leona, how can I-”

Leona barely moved, tossing Cheka into the air with his one arm and letting the child arch to splash into the water.

A moment of silence passed, the river group staring wide eyed as they watched a child disappear under the water. When Cheka doesn't resurface instantly, Trey called out to Leona concerned.

“Can he swim!?”

…

Leona glances down at the water, waiting silently while the two Heartslabyul students start panicking. Luckily, the bright orange ball at the bottom of the river started to swim up and break through the surface. Cheka paddled around making over exaggerated shivering sounds.

“It's cold!”

“Yeah, he knows.” Leona turned on his heel, the unspoken task of watching his nephew hung in the air as he walked away.

“Thanks for carrying the tube, Jack!”

“It's not even that heavy…”

Sebek scoffed under his breath, still mad the large tube had unbalanced him and made him fall, “It's ridiculous how big a four person tube is! Could this even fit in the slide!?”

Yuu hummed, looking at the large pipe of the slide beside them as they climbed the stairs to the top, “I would think so. Since that's kinda the whole point you know.”

Sebek had opened his mouth, either to actually respond or rise to Yuu's small jab, Jack didn't let him speak, “Why did you two want to ride this slide with us specifically? Didn't Ace and Deuce get in line before us since we had to wait for a four person tube?”

Epel mumbled, waving his boyfriend's question off as he and Yuu quickly raced up the stairs. At the top, positioning into the small pool before the mouth of the slide, the attendant looked…concerned when Yuu and Epel instructed them to sit on the opposite side of the tube from them.

Holding onto one of the handrails of the tube, the attendant gave both Jack and Sebek worried glances, “You um…you guys sure about this seating arrangement?”

“Just release us already, human!”

“Alright…your funeral…”

Only as he and Sebek descended into the mouth of the slide did Jack realize a few key things. One, physics was a subject he was decent at. Two, this slide had a large bulb filled with water half-way through after a drop. Three, he and Sebek were on one side of this tube and they both weighed much more than Epel and Yuu combined, “...Fuck.”

The resulting screams reached the three lounging juniors. Only Leona perked up at hearing the sudden increased intensity of the four very familiar voices before silence seemed to ring out.

Vil spoke, not looking up from his book, “Were those ours?”

“...Yep.”

“Were those ‘broken bone’ screams?”

Malleus hummed, tilting his head but not moving elseway, “I don't believe so…”

Vil turned the page of his book, grabbing his bottle of ice water to sip, “They're fine then…”

A few minutes later, Sebek and Jack had walked over still dripping wet. The two taller boys had Epel and Yuu over their respective shoulders. While Jack had sat Epel down beside Vil, the cackling freshman having to lean against his housewarden’s chair. Sebek dropped a laughing, sopping-wet Yuu onto Malleus’s back before walking away without a word.

Leona raised his head, looking at the two still laughing freshman, “What did you two even do?”

Yuu all but cried into Malleus’s hair from how loud they were laughing, “We…we did a flip…”

Lilia sighed, waving a hand in front of his face as he sat in the shallow water opening of the lazy river, “Such a fun place…it's a shame it has to be so hot…”

It was nearly lunchtime, so it was only right to gather his charges and make sure they all managed to have a meal before the food area was overwhelmed. Malleus was easy to find, a large black mass lounging around in the sun. The real challenge was finding Silver and Sebek. While he was happy that his boy wasn't stuck lazing around with him, he could only worry not able to find him In the water park.

Luckily, Lilia had ran into Kalim, the Asim hier carrying the youngest Savanna prince on his shoulders after somehow gaining responsibility for him. Kalim had gleefully told him where he last saw Silver and Sebek, and that they were most likely still there. Parting ways, Kalim had invited Lilia to join them in the children's area after lunch.

He didn't have to wait long, chuckling lightly at the two underclassmen floating in the river.

Silver was asleep, but safely floating on a tube in a comfortable position. Sebek floated behind him completely face down in the water, hands lazily resting on Silver's shoulders. Lilia walked deeper into the river, standing in the path of the two guards. Seeing how neither moved nor noticed him, he could only giggle a bit more.

“Oh, dear…well…I have no choice then…” clearing his throat, Lilia narrowed his eyes and yelled, “SILVER! SEBEK!”

Silver shot up, nearly headbutting Lilia only to fall face first into the water as the general dodged. At the same time, Sebek had jerked and flailed in the water. A cloud of bubbles broke through the water as he jolted upright and saluted.

“SIR!”

Silver stood up in the water after getting his bearings, saluting as well, “Sir!”

Lilia laughed, “I’m happy to see you boys are relaxing on this lovely day. Now come out of the water, it's almost time for lunch!”

Yuu walked around the park, taking in the sights and sounds. They had made a quick stop to where the teachers were all gathered, asking if what Azul had told them earlier that day was true or not. Crewel had been too excited to explain what the numerous advancements in potions and chemistry had done in only a few decades. Allowing rapid growth and processing plants to be used as natural filters in real time. Making such clean and non-chlorine filled waters that were safe for every species.

For nearly five minutes they were trapped in Crewel's too happy gaze before Sam had distracted him with a bottle of suspiciously already opened scotch. Trein had shooed them away while Crewel tried to yank the bottle out of Sam's hands, telling them to drink plenty of water and to get out of the sun when they could. So walking around the park it was, sipping on a blue raspberry slushie and seeing who they could find to bother.

They had to do a double take as they spotted a messy braided bun. Calling out his name they rushed over before they could lose him in the crowd.

Jamil turned, raising an eyebrow as his datemate ran over and stared at him in astonishment. He glanced over to the side, waiting for her to speak, but seeing how they weren't he tilted his head, “Yes?”

“Where the fuck have you been!? I don't think I've seen you since you checked in?”

“I've been enjoying the park, hayati. That was the whole point of the trip wasnt it?”

“Well…yeah. But I haven't seen you, in like…hours… are you good?”

Jamil smiles, raising a fist to his mouth to laugh before leaning over to peck Yuu on the cheek, “I'm fine. I really have been enjoying myself. This day turned out to be more relaxing than I thought it'd be.”

Yuu blushes from his kiss, PDA from Jamil was rare and treasured. They press their slushie to their cheek, “Kalim hasn't been…well, Kalim? His top stay on so far?”

“Don't know, I only saw him briefly in another lunch line. But, he seemed to be doing ok.”

“...” Yuu pressed the slushie to Jamil's neck, ignoring the viper hissing and trying to escape the cold touch, “Are you fucking dying of heat stroke? Who are you!?”

Taking the drink from Yuu's hand, Jamil glared, “That's cold. Yuu, this park was already vetted by the Asims; a second look is only more thorough than the first with Kalim’s family. Since Kalim, the heir, is here, no doubt they sent much more security detail than normal. Just because most of the other students can't see them doesn't mean they aren’t there. And lastly, Cheka is here. Kalim actually engages all his brain cells to keep children both entertained and safe in his care. He's literally more safe and functional than normal so long as Cheka remains attached to him”

He hands the drink back, taking the time to flick Yuu directly in the center of their forehead, ignoring their whining as he speaks, “I'm having fun, don't worry about me. Just be sure to reapply sunscreen.” Jamil hugs them, one-armed and brief before he turns to walk away.

Yuu mumbles under their breath, speaking around the straw of their icy, “I don't need sunscreen-”

Though it was mumbled, Jamil heard them and whipped around to sprint toward them. Yuu screamed, the shriek sliding into a burst of hysterical laughter as they ran from the vice warden.

Deuce hummed, brows creasing as he and Ruggie walked over the multi-colored stone bridge that led to a new area of the park, “Isn't this…trespassing?”

Ruggie snorted, looking over his shoulder at the Heartslabyul first year, “I mean, Kalim’s family bought the park for the day; we can go wherever we want.”

“Really…?”

Sighing, Ruggie pats deuce on the back as they walk through the brightly colored gate of the park's kiddie area, “Don't think too hard about it. Kalim sure didn't when he boltcut the locks off…”

Kalim had almost gleefully explained to anyone who asked how he had magiced up a pair of bolt cutters to break the chains and locks of the park's kiddie area. It was only logical in his mind, since he plucked Cheka from Riddle and Trey's care in the lazy river, he had to take the five-year-old to the age-appropriate area.

The park was big in its own right, and while the children's area was smaller it still had the size to hold a hundred or so people comfortably. The area was whimsical, water spouts shaped as various aquatic and tropical items. Bright colors of every hue at every corner, making it almost an eye strain to both Ruggie and Deuce.

Deuce oo-ed, looking around the space and laughing at a rotating fish that squirted water into the air, “This is a lot, but really cute. I can see how kids love it here…”

Ruggie snickered, looking over at Kalim, Cheka, and Lilia playing on the massive jungle gym and spraying each other with stationary water guns, “Money really buys a plethora of experiences. The kids back home would never believe this place, just from the amount of water alone.”

“Ah…water is scarce in your town?”

“Not so much ‘scarce’. But we have other ways of staying cool than using fresh clean water; that's for cooking and cleaning.”

Nodding, Deuce looked around the space, “I guess when you put it that way…a water park does feel like a waste. But it has been pretty fun, right, Bucchi-senpai? I've never been to one before so I've been trying to go on everything.”

Ruggie hummed, turning a wheel and then sputtering when a ring overhead turned in tandum and dropped water on his head, “Yeah, it's fun. Just really reminds me how many rich people I've been around. I've only gone on a few slides because I've been…a little overwhelmed.”

Deuce nodded, closing his eyes, “I know what you mean. The queendom doesn't get that hot and even when it did mom and I were able to cool down with just ice lollies. But, thinking about how valuable a resource water is for some people…a water park seems kinda wasteful.”

They both sigh, Ruggie muttering good naturally under his breath, “Rich people-”

A loud buzzer made both of them jump. Deuce was well aware of the wave pools buzzer, an auditory warning to the incoming currents. But looking around, neither could see what was coming. Only the gleeful squealing of Cheka makes them look up. The other three guests on the jungle gym all smiling and pointing upward. Deuce and Ruggie both look at the top of the gym, only now noticing the large bucket witht he park’s logo on it tipping over. The rush of water hit both boys hard and fast. Deuce was able to keep himself standing, sputtering and shaking his head to get the water out of his face. Ruggie wasn’t so lucky. The Savanaclaw boy having been knocked down and nearly waterboarded before the onslaught was over.

Ruggie coughs, sitting up and flicking his ears and brushing his hair out of his face, “This place is for the kids!?”

Cater tapped at his phone, screening through his photos and deleting ones that weren’t up to his standards immediately. Beside him, Idia was crouched before an electric keypad with his own phone connected to it via a cable. A few minutes passed before the previously red light turned green, a pleasant ding sounding as the door's lock disengaged, “Got it…”

Humming, Cater pockets his phone and holds the now unlocked door open for both of them, “Awesome, babes! That felt like it took longer than normal though…”

Idia shook his head, putting his phone back into his pocket as he followed Cater through the restricted area, “I was kinda impressed honestly; security was no real end-game event in difficulty, but it was pretty interesting how they structured it…” he smiled, his face looking smug, “Wanted to play with it a little…”

Cater snickered, bumping shoulders with the other third-year, “Bully.”

The two walk down the stone hallway, finally entering a large area of shallow waterways brimming with faintly glowing plants. The large foliage growing out of the troughs and interlocking under steel grate walkways. It was peaceful, the sound of water gently trickling through the park's systems. Small fireflies flew lazily through the air, repeatedly blinking as they went.

Ooh-ing, his phone already recording the area as he walked deeper into the room, “OM7, this place is amazing! The other influencers are gonna be #somadcraycraywithjel-layforcaycay!”

Idia sighed from his spot, inching away as a number of fireflies mistook his hair as a beacon, “Have I ever given you my opinion on your hashtags…?”

“Sorry~. Can't hear you over the sound of all the cute pictures I'm taking~.” Cater smiled, winking toward Idia as he held his phone high to take another 30 selfies in rapid succession. But, he blinks, his expression turning into one of surprise before he turned his phone camera toward Idia, “Babes, take your jacket off a bit?”

The other third-year instantly tried to hide in his jacket. Even fully covered he briefly brought his arms up to shield his chest from Cater’s focused eyes, “Why?”

“Ah. No, wait. Yeah, keep the jacket on; it's good since the background is so dull compared to you.” Cater moved around his shy boyfriend, the audible click of his camera going off only making Idia squirm more, “Don't move so much.”

“Why are you taking my picture…?” Idia blushed, trying to hide in his hair and hood as Cater teasingly pushed the phone directly into his face, “C-Cater!”

Cater chuckles, finally pulling away to look over the newest batch of photos while he twirls a strand of hair, “Sorry~. I couldn't help it. You look really good in this lighting…”

“...” Idia glared softly from behind his hair, “Don't post those…”

“Don't worry…” Cater leaned into Idia, pulling the other third-year down to whisper against his lips, “You know any pic of you is #MINE…”

Idia hair had flared for a brief moment, the electric blue overtaken by a soft bubblegum pink before it faded to his edges. He laughed nervously, looking away from Cater, “Wh-What kinda game plan are you even playing at…?”

“Well~...Since you were such a good sport today and helped me get all the Magicam shots I wanted. I thought we could chill out here, away from everyone else. Maybe makeout a little-”

“Yes, please.”

Waiting in lines was a factor Epel hadn't accounted for when he said he was going to get on every slide. He sighed, resting his palm against his face as he looked over the park from the tall walk up tower, the people below slowly growing smaller and smaller as he and Rook climbed higher.

“Monsieur Pom, the line is moving. Come along.”

Epel turned to Rook, walking behind the third-year, “Thanks for hold the tube for us, Rook. Those things get annoyingly heavy after a few hours…”

Rook chuckled, the two person tube looped over his shoulder, “It is no issue. I want to thank you for agreeing to ride this slide with me. Trey was my original target, but his beau would not allow him out of the river without him…”

“Yeah, the Leech twins are…really aggressive in the water Ah’m learning…” Epel had simply tried to ask Riddle if he had more sunscreen he had passed out among his dorm and where to find it. Deuce lost his tube, Ace needed an extra coating, and Epel honestly wanted a tube just to avoid Vil sniping him on the back of the neck with his ice cold sunscreen potion. He had barely walked into the lazy river before he was being round house slapped by a beefy eel tail.

“Ah…Oui. At least you landed further into the river and not on the pavement like moi…”

Epel turned to his senior, opening his mouth to make another comment only to stop and then hum, “Ah. Rook-senpai, hold still you have something on your back.”

“Oh?”

“Ah’ll get it.” Epel brushes at the center of Rook’s back, trying to remove the collection of spots that seemed to suddenly appear on his skin. But seeing they weren’t moved, Epel rubbed at the skin harder only to lean in, “What is on yur back…?”

Rook looked over his shoulder, eyebrows raised in an expression of surprise, “My back? I don’t remember laying down anywhere.”

“Yeah, It’s like a bunch of dots…wait.” Epel leaned in closer, squinting his eyes as he noticed even more darken speckles, “Are those…Are those freckles? You have freckles?” Epel leaned back in surprise, staring in almost horror at Rook’s back.

The third-year only laughs, tilting his head back, “Oh! Is that all? Yes, I freckle when in the sun too long these days. Though when I was younger you’d confuse me for one big freckle. The sun is a creature of wonder, life, and mystery. It’s light nourishes the soil and the flora, giving food to the beasts of man and the night. But its same light can set fire to the savana, burn and boil the skin of those who need it to survive.”

Epel could only stand and listen as Rook continued on and on about about the dangers of the sun while also waxing poetic about it. The longer Epel studied his senpai did he start to see more and more freckles along the third-year’s body. He mumbles under his breath, brows creasing as he thought aloud, “Wait, did you even put sunscreen on?”

Screaming in a more frantic frequency suddenly rings out. A two-person tube from above them flying far off course of the waterslide and sailing through the air until it landed with a massive splash into the wave pool. Epel nearly fell off as he slammed into the railing, screaming at the familiar two people who just flew off the slide, “THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YA TWO!? ACE, DEUCE, AH’M TELLIN’ RIDDLE ABOUT THIS YOU FUCKIN’ DUMBASSES. YA COULDA DIED!”

Rook leans over a screaming Epel, smiling and waving to the two still shell shocked freshmen, “BEAUTIFUL FORM! 100 POINTS!”

Azul looked up as a shadow fell over him. Blocking out the sun stood a dripping Jamil, his fellow second-year staring down at him with his normal expression of unenthused, a bright red slushie in one hand. Azul had remained seated, silent as he gripped his cell phone and wrote down a few ideas on a clean napkin.

Looking to the side, Azul cleared his throat, moving his arm away as Jamil’s hair sent down three drops of water in quick succession, “Hello, dear. Did you need me for something?”

Jamil continues to stare, bringing his straw up to his mouth and slurping loudly. Tilting his head to the side and letting his hair drip across Azul’s still-clothed arm. He smirked, watching Azul cringing his arm to his chest. He decided to be kind, flipping his hair over his shoulder, “Have you been sitting here the whole day?”

“Not…the whole day. I moved after lunch. But, Jamil!” Azul had gripped Jamil by the arm, pulling the other sophomore onto the lunch table bench he held up the napkins, “Look at these calculations, this park is performing theft in broad daylight! The markup is absurd. A single slice of pizza and a bag of chips is almost $20!” Azul turned away, one hand tapping at his phone and the other writing more numbers along the napkins, “That's a single slice and a small bag of chips, not a drink. The pizza wasn’t even good. Could you imagine how much more I could make at the lounge with actual decent cuisine?”

Jamil raised an eyebrow, sipping his slushie before speaking, “I could imagine the riot that’ll break out once you even think of raising your prices. It may have been last year, but people still haven’t forgiven you for the whole ‘School-wide Slavery’ plot.”

Azul stopped tapping on his phone, turning to glare at Jamil’s blank-faced inquiry, “As I’ve told you all multiple times, it wasn’t slavery; everyone signed a legally binding contract that was fully explained and outlined to them. They knew what they were-Stop trying to drip water on me!”

Laughing, Jamil moves his hair back over his shoulder and away from dripping onto Azul’s arm, “You really don’t want to risk anyone seeing your true form that bad?”

“You know I’m…sensitive, about it…”

“Yuu says you look cute.”

“Yuu’s never seen me in my mer form, they’ve only seen what I looked like in overblot. And let’s not sit here and pretend Yuu is the authority on appearances. If I remember correctly, they saw your overblot form as very attractive-JAMIL! PLEASE GO DRY YOUR HAIR!”

Deuce blinked up at Ortho sitting on the pool's edge, “You don’t know how to swim?”

Ace floated behind Deuce, arms lazily waving around the water but he raised an eyebrow at the automation, “Can’t you just download how to do it?”

Deuce splashes him, glaring at the sputtering redhead, “Ace, that's rude!”

Ortho giggled, kicking his legs lightly in the water, “It’s not Deuce Spade. But, thank you. It’s not that I don’t know how to swim, I’m asking you to help me me figure out a way to swim.”

“Is there…a difference?”

Holding up a finger, Ortho stood up from the edge of the pool. Once he was sure the two other freshmen were watching him, he took a step over the edge and allowed himself to fall into the water. Ace and Deuce both stare as the still-shining blue flame sank lower and lower into the water until Ortho landed on the pool bottom. The robot tilting his head up and waving toward them.

“Oh…”

“Do… do we help him back up?”

“Deuce, what the fuck. How are we gonna-”

Trein looked at the teacher beside him. Crewel leaned back in his chair with his mouth hung open. He could only sneer as the bicolored man let out a loud, guttural snore. He plucked the empty bottle of scotch from the man's hands, recapping it and putting it back in his bag before looking over the rest of the faculty that came.

Oster was reclining in a lounge chair, a trifold in her hands to direct as much sunlight to herself as possible. An empty slushie cup half hidden under her chair with the actual drink poured into a deep margarita glass with a colorful paper umbrella in it.

Hui-Yan was covered head to toe, an ornate swim cover hiding all skin from view as she peacefully read under an umbrella. He at least thinks she's reading. She had on stylish shades, borrowed either from Crewel or Oster, that completely hid her eyes. And while she hadn't put her tablet down, he's also certain she hadn't actually moved…

Rohdri was doing…something. The stoic man had brought some compact contraption with him and he had been fiddling with it since they arrived at the park. He stood in his shorts, button-up short sleeve shirt, and a fisherman's hat, looking over the machine as it gave beeps. He would widen his eye a fraction of an inch every now and again, humming loudly and typing at his tablet.

Dubhghall was Seven knows where. What had started as him accompanying a few students that didn't meet the weight requirement for a ride, quickly turned into the massive teacher simply not returning to the teacher's table and running around the park as if he was a student himself.

And Vargas…

Trein's eyes trailed over, watching the shorter man drag Crowley away kicking and screaming. He laughed loudly, Sam locked under his other arm, stating that the ride he was taking them to would put hair on their chest. Crowley howled and wailed, ridiculous gold tipped claw rings digging into the pavement as he cried out he didn't WANT hair on his chest. Sam seemed to be resigned to his fate.

Looking back toward Crewel, he sighed. Even with Crowley's whining the other man hadn't woken up from his drunken stupor. Pulling out his phone, he could only frown at the text message his daughters had sent him. The both of them more than willing to cat sit Lucious for the day. At the image of his darling boy, tongue sticking out as he slept the day away belly up he could only sigh again.

“I miss my cat…”

Leona glared at his nephew, the five-year-old kicking and screaming on the ground after being told it was time to go home. Cheka was having far too much fun at the water park, not to mention the fact his uncle hadn't even gone on a single ride or swam in the water.

Rolling his eyes, Leona kneels down and scoops the wailing child under his arms, “Stop your yelping. We're leaving.”

“NOOOOOOOOO! UNCA! I DON'T WANNA LEAVE YET! YOU SAID WE'D PLAY IN THE WATER TODAY!” Cheka devolved back into simply screaming and flailing his arms around, climbing up Leona to clutch onto his back.

Leona stood still, glaring into the air as Cheka’s legs kicked against his collar and he screamed into his ears. The only time Cheka wasn’t screaming was when the five-year-old would lean over and try to sink his still dullish baby teeth into Leona’s ears.

Vil scoffed, his bag already packed and his sunhat back on, “Really? Are you going to just let him throw a tantrum?” Shaking his head, Vil leaned forward hands up to pluck Cheka from Leona’s shoulders, “Come here Cheka, you can ride back to the school with me-AH! MY HAIR, MY HAIR!”

Cheka didn’t detach from Leona’s ear as he gripped onto Vil’s hair and pulled at the locks, ruining his hairstyle and knocking his hat off of his head. Malleus even tried to help, if only to try to release Vil from the angry toddler’s hold. Instead, one of his horns were also gripped in a tiny hand.

Leona raises an eyebrow at Malleus, the large fae keeping bent over and doing his best to not move far from Cheka’s range, “You know damn well you can move out of his hold…”

Malleus looked away, pouting lightly but letting Cheka shake his head around from his horn, “I don’t wish to hurt him trying to remove him…”

“...” Only when Cheka takes a deep breath, unlatching from biting at Leona’s ear to let out another piercing scream, Leona speaks up, “FINE! FINE! Pick a damn ride and we’ll go on it!”

Cheka stopped screaming almost instantly, but kept his grip on both Vil and Malleus, “Really?”

“Yes. By the Seven, just stop your shrieking…”

Cheka spent only two seconds thinking over his choices before scrambling off of his uncle, tugging on his swim trunks as to say ‘Follow me’. Beaming and jumping up and down.

Leona stood under the bucket, glaring at the crowd of people all watching him with rapt attention. As the buzzer sounds, he closed his eyes feeling the rush of freezing cold water hitting him hard from the top of his head. It felt like a full minute before the water stops and he’s left soaking wet with a giggling Cheka still gripping onto his swim trunks.

Ruggie looked all too pleased with the current events, eyes just too low to be eye level, “Was the water nice?”

“Everyone get back on the fucking bus.”

“UNCA!”

#twisted wonderland #twst #disney twst #twst wonderland #yuu oc #twst heartslabyul #twst savanaclaw #twst octavinelle #twst scarabia #twst pomefiore #twst ignihyde #twst diasomnia

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thegreatirene · 2 months ago

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Traveling Witch (Adrian Tepes x witch!reader) Part 5

Rated R

Warnings: violence, cursing, and some heavy petting

Ok everyone this is the last chapter! Sike im gonna write the last chapter and then that’s it for this series! I’m writing other fics and I might put more out from the Castlevania fandom. So look forward to the last chapter and thank you guys again for reading! Let me know how you feel about this one and I’ll see you guys soon!

I’m not able to link the other parts to this one. I’ll try to see if I can do it later!

“Are you sure-“

“Yes! It had to have fell out here!”

“I’m not doubting you. I just want you to be sure”

“Well I am, Adrian, it’s gotta be somewhere around here”

You and Adrian have spent a good amount of the day searching for your lost page. The kids that Greta’s group brought along helped too. But there was no luck with anyone. So you called it a day.

“This should not be this hard to find that damn page!” You shouted as you threw yourself back into your pillows. Adrian chuckled as he laid next to you. He wrapped his hand around yours.

“Are you that much in a hurry to leave?” He raised a brow at you as he turned his head to you.

“Of course not,” you turned your body to lay on your side and he does the same.

“If I stay here I could mess with the future” you brought your interlocked hands to your lips. You closed your eyes holding back the tears you didn’t want Adrian to see. You knew the hardship he will experience but you can’t be there. He survives, you know that. He lives and gets to make friends and more a long the way. You just can’t be part of that. Your presence could do damage to that timeline. So you’ll leave with the knowledge knowing that he’ll be ok without you.

You opened your eyes to look at Adrain and found him sound asleep.

‘Fuck I’m screwed’

You were about to sleep with him until you heard screaming from outside. You thought you heard wrong but when you heard it again you got up. Something was happening outside. Moving to get out of bed Adrian held you down as he got up.

“Stay here”

“But I-“

“No you said so yourself you’ve never fought and I’m not going to lose you tonight” he kissed you one last time as he got to the door and closed it behind him.

Adrian was right, you haven’t fought any type of monsters. The one you encountered in the woods you barely made it without the help of Adrian. Maybe for once you’ll listen to him and sit still.

Ok you lied. But in your defense the ones you fought in the hallways weren’t monsters and just other vampires. So you were fine fighting them. Shit was easy.

“Fuck out of here!” You shouted as you threw two of the vampires out a window away from a couple.

“Go hide quickly!” You ran off looking to see if you can find more of the villagers. Rounding the corner you came smacking into the back of one of the vampires. He held one of the villagers by the neck and dropped them as he turned to look at you.

“God just how many are you?” He sneered at you as he roared to attack you. You waved your hand and his head turned a complete 180 and dropped to the floor. The villager long gone as you stepped over the vamps body.

“You fucking bitch!” You looked to your left and seen about four or five of the vampires buddies come at you.

“You’ll die where you stand!” All of them came at you at once. You huffed tired of them already. Lower level vampires were like wiggly worms. You got bored of them and raised your hand. You gathered them up with your energy and closed your fist. They imploded and blood sprayed everywhere. You got a good amount of their blood rain downed on you. You wiped your eyes clean and made your way to the foyer. You knew Adrian had to be there if he wasn’t with the villagers.

You were just about to make it to the entrance that lead to the foyer but you heard screaming from the library you came to love. You made your way there and found a couple of the villagers being killed. Rushing to them you took out a couple of the vamps that were pressing them and as you were about to say something to the civilians you were knocked to the side by a foot.

You crash into the bookcases across the room as you struggled to breathe from the impact. Pushing yourself from it you feel to your knees as you looked at the giant man. He threw his boomerang axe thing and came right next to you and kicked you again to the other side of the room. He did it a couple more times until you got to your feet. You watched as he threw his weapon and again, turned just in time to be face to face with him.

“Ha!” You ram your hand right into his chest and pulled out his heart. He looked at your hand and then your face. You smiled and crushed his heart. He screamed as he went up into flames and exploded. You dusted your hands off and looked up with pride on your face.

Adrian stood at the entrance with a shocked face. He was about to help you until he seen your hand go through the giant man. He doesn’t think he’s ever been so turned on by someone covered in blood. “Oh, Adrian” you smiled at him as you ran and threw yourself on him. He chuckled as he held your head to him and kissed the side of it.

“Did you see what I did?” You looked up at him hyped up.

“Yes, I did darling” he chuckled as he wiped some of them blood off of your face. “I should have known that you wouldn’t have listened to me and came looking”

“I listened…for like a minute but I couldn’t let you go and fight by yourself” you said as you looked up at him. Your arms were wrapped around his neck as you played with his hair.

“As much as I appreciate that I had some help from friends” he smiled down at you.

“Oh that’s great! Well let’s go look for them” you hand slide down his arm and took his hand into yours and went off.

The both of you made your way back to foyer as you gathered a couple of villagers that were still around waiting for the fight to stop. You could see two new faces you haven’t seen before standing next to Greta. He walked ahead of you as he started to speak to them.

“Sypha, Trevor, this is Greta headwoman at the nearest village and these are people” he introduced the woman that stood between the two newcomers. You came and stood next to Adrian as you looked at the two.

“And this is y/n, my darling” he said with a coy smile. Sypha and Trevor looked to each other with surprise on their faces.

“It seems I need to have a certain talk with you” Trevor says as he placed a hand on Adrian’s shoulder. He in turned gave him the finger and they both chuckled.

“It’s nice to meet you y/n. I do wish we could have meet under different circumstances” Sypha said.

You smiled at her as you agreed with her words. Greta parted from the group as she went to check on her people. Trevor then spoke as he took the last spike from his arm.

“You were saying something about a madman upstairs?”

“A little shit by the name of saint Germain” Adrian said bitterly as he grabbed your hand and lead your little group up the stairs that lead to the upper floors.

-skipping cuz it’s a lot and we’ve all seen what happened~-

After the fighting with death and Trevor sacrificing his life/coming back. You were all surprised to see him coming back on a horse, hurt but alive. Sypha the happiest as she has her love back and the father to her child. You and Adrian sit at the top of a hill where it overlooks the new little village. He and Greta fought over who came up with the plan of them staying there. You found it funny how much they got along and thought. You really don’t need to worry about Adrian with Greta here. She can help him open up more than you can at the moment. Maybe in time a new relationship will blossom. Adrian deserves it.

You leaned your head against his shoulder as you watched the people work and the kids play. It’s amazing how just two weeks ago these same people had to fight for their lives and now it’s back to norm. You really should be grateful for your time period seeing as you and everyone else don’t have to experience what you did the past month.

“I’ve been meaning to give you something” Adrian says as he rummages around in his pocket. You looked at his hand as he held a piece of paper to you.

“Oh! You found my missing page!” You grabbed it and read it over. Confirming that you have what you need back in your room you smiled at Adrian as you laid on him again.

“Thank you for finding it” you interlocked your fingers with his as you looked at him. He hummed as he placed his other hand on top of yours and looked to the castle.

“I really don’t want you to leave. I know it’s selfish but I’ve grown to love you” he looked back at you. Your eyes shined in the light of the morning sun. He could see the tears you are holding back.

“Even the weird parts of you” he said as he tucked hair behind your ears. You snorted as you pinched his hand.

“I love you too Adrian. Even when you’re grumpy in the morning when I wake you to eat” you got to your feet and pulled him up with you.

“I do want you to know,” you held both of his hands as you looked up at him, “when I’m gonna and you start to grow feelings for someone” he tried to turn away from you but you held him in place.

“Adrian, please, listen to me ok” you held his face. “If it does happen, let it happen. I want you to be happy and if that is with someone else” you breathed in a sob as you smiled at him. “Then I’m happy for you. Just know I’ll always love you.” You brought him down at your level and gave him a kiss full of affection.

You pulled back and smiled at him. Adrian looked at you with a sort of sad but happiness in his eyes as a tear ran down his face. You wiped it away and kissed him again.

The both of you made your way back into the castle. A couple of the children stopped the both of you on your way inside to show off what they have made. One of the little girls held up a flower crown to you. She smiled as you thanked her for it and put it on your head.

“Father can you play with us?” One of the little boys asked as he held Adrian’s hand. Adrian looked at the corner of his eye at you when the boy called him father. You smiled at him and then turned to the boy, “sweetheart your father will play with you in a little bit we just have some things to do right now but he’s yours once we’re done, ok?” You wiped some dirty from his face and he nodded as he and the other children ran back outside.

“The children really love you” you said as you held his hand. He hummed as he the two of you walked back to your shared room. Adrian went to sit on the bed as he watched you gather your things. You went through the closet as you found the outfit you had worn on the day you met. You were about to walk into the bathroom when Adrian stopped you.

“Let me help you dress” he asked as he held your hand and brought you to stand between his legs. You smiled as you felt his hands slide under the shirt he had bought for you a while back to make you more comfortable. He kissed your stomach as his hands held your waist and looked at you through his lashes.

“Adrian” you softly said his name as you ran your hand through his hair. He bit at your skin and removed your pants as he helped you out of them. His hand skimmed up your legs sending sparks and tingles up your body as you pushed Adrian back to sit in his lap.

Adrian brought you in for a heated kiss as his hands roamed over your back and then gripped your hips. You moaned into his mouth as you felt him buck up into you. Adrian bucked his hips again and your teeth clicked against each other. The both of you pulled back and you held your hand up to your mouth and looked at him.

You started to laugh at the shocked look on his face and he joined you. You rested your forehead against his and closed your eyes. You breathed in the moment and held your hand out for your phone to teleport to it. You turned it on and waited as it came to life and swiped for the camera. You brought your face next to Adrian’s and took a selfie.

Adrian kissed you again and you took one last picture and tossed the phone to the side of the bed as you both fell back on the bed.

Adrian helped put on your shoes and got up from the bed as he helped you carry your bag out of the room. He went to the room where Trevor and Sypha stayed in and knocked on it.

“Come in Adrian” came Sypha’s voice.

“Sorry to intrude but y/n wanted to say goodbye” Adrian said as he held you by the waist.

“So soon?” She said as she sadly looked at you and then to Adrian.

“Yes, uh,” you looked at Adrian and he nodded at you.

“I’m not from this time era and have to return to mine before I do something that can cause a shift to my time.”

Sypha looked at you with shocked. Trevor was knocked out but you were sure he would have the same look as his wife.

“I have so many questions”

“I’m sure you do but I think it’s best if I don’t answer them” you smiled at her nervously.

“Right, you’re right” she looked to Adrian to see how he was doing. Adrian gave her a smile “I’m fine Sypha” he said as he rubbed your back.

“I wanted to give you and Trevor some amulets I’ve made to protect you and your little one” you walked over and placed a neatly wrapped package in her hands. She held your hand and smiled up at you.

“Thank you for watching Adrian while we were gone” you smiled and looked at him. “We’ll watch him and make sure he’s alright so don’t worry too much about him.”

“Thank you Sypha” you squeezed her hand and finally let go of each other.

“We’ll be in the undercroft” Adrian said as he welcomed you back to his side.

“The undercroft?” She questioned as she looked at you.

“Yea I came from there when I first appeared and I have to go back in the exact same location”

“Interesting”

“It’s a lot of things you need to get right for it to work. For instance, there’s a blood moon right now and it’s the perfect time for me to perform” you looked at your phone to see the time. “And it’s about that time as well. I wished we could have sooner Sypha I also have a lot of questions for you but it seems it would have to be left as a mystery” you smiled as you grabbed Adrian.

She smiled and nodded and watched as Adrian picked you up and disappeared before her eyes. You held Adrian tight as you felt a coldness wash over you and then opened your eyes to see that you were in the basement of the castle. He placed you down and you ran over to the mirror that slowly started to flicker with light as you got closer.

Adrian watched as you grabbed the prepared note with the ingredients on it and then pulled out a knife. You cut ur finger open and dripped a couple of your blood on to it and the mirror flashed white. Adrian looked at the blinding light and then back to you. You were standing in front of him with a sad smile. You held your bag tight to you.

You both pulled each other into a tight hug and grabbing onto each other clothes. You didn’t want to let go and neither did he. You reluctantly let go and then brought his face to yours and kissed him one last time. You released him and walked over to the mirror. Adrian held your hand all the way until you stepped into the mirror. He slowly let your hand slip from him as he looked at you with sorrow. Your face mirroring his as you blew him one last kiss and your figure slowly faded along with the light. As it turned back to a normal mirror again.

#adrian tepes x reader #castlevania imagine #witch reader

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base0h · 2 years ago

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a/n - @countingsheepboi had the idea and now I’m gonna do a part two bec these are funny >:)

Warnings ⚠️ - chaotic g/n reader, crack-ish

Opposites attract p2

- he’s never wanted to cry from stress until now

- he could be just talking to one of his siblings for one second, and when he turns around, you’re gone

- you enjoy messing with him by hanging onto his back so he can never find you until he either uses haki or you scare the absolute shit out of him

- will go to brulee for advice

- he’s the only thing keeping you alive, and you’re singlehandedly shortening his lifespan

- “KURI! Look at this cute mushroom! It’s so small-!” You said, poking the spotted little plant

- it was so squishy and adorable that you decided to stick the whole thing in your mouth to see if it tasted good

- tasted like shit mixed with tree sap

- you choked on it lmao 😭

- “Y/n did you swallow it??”

- whats the ginormous mochi man wearing platform boots with spurs gonna do-?! (as you can see I love his boots a lot lmao)

- he doesn’t want to hurt you but he also doesn’t want you to keep choking so he’s trying to pat your back with two of his fingers gently

- it still hurt

- he swore he could’ve fainted at some point from anxiety

- you’ve unfortunately introduced him to panic attacks

- cannot sleep without knowing you’re in bed, ok, not eating poisonous things, and that you’re not hurt

- yes he’s stressed now, but you’re the only thing that makes him happy

- and so fucking stressed at the same time

- joins therapy with smoker

- he’s already stressed, and now he’s more stressed

- requires screaming into a pillow every once in a while to blow off some steam

- will make bepo or shachi or even Penguin watch over you

- almost every time you manage to magically disappear

- “CAPTAIN Y/N’S GONE-!”

- the amount of energy and effort it’s taking him not to scream is amazing

- he needs to get you a rope for you to hold onto like a kindergartner lmao

- before he even gets to say a word about his plan you’re already beating people’s asses with no second thoughts

- a little part of him becomes more depressed every single time you rush on ahead

- spends all his time on these plans 😭

- inside he secretly appreciates it when you bring over a marine that’s been beaten up by you with a smile

- makes him happy :)

- you’re so thoughtful and he loves that 🙃

- he’s clumsy enough already 💀

- he ends up setting you on fire as well sometimes

- nooo but his devilfruit with your abilities is so overpowered 😭

- no sound is made when you literally rush in and beat every single person up inside the room while Corazon throws a grenade inside when you’re done

- y’all have the epic moment of walking away from the explosion

- and then his coat catches on fire

- will be by your side whenever you need

- you’re the one who’s dragging him along by his coat into danger because he can’t run a single minute without falling

- imagine seeing a 9’7 man getting dragged by someone half his size 💀

- doffy will always be confused as to how you two got together

- 10 year old law is even more stressed now

- poor kid is surrounded by clumsy reckless people lol

- Cora is the type of guy who would run into danger without thinking just because you were right next to him :)

- he didn’t know wtf to do when you ate something poisonous

- “Y/N-! OH GOD- UH- CAN YOU THROW UP?! LAW WHAT DO I DO-?!”

- he is freaking out

- started sobbing thinking you were gonna die, “Y/N I LOVE YOU SO MUCH-“

- “CORA-SAN Y/N’S FINE SHUT UP!”

- he’s now crying out of happiness while suffocating law in a hug

- I think he sobbed for a solid hour straight into poor law’s ears

a/n - poor katakuri :’)

#one piece #one piece x reader #one piece hcs #anime hcs #trafalgar d water law #law x reader #law one piece #law x y/n #corazon x reader #corazon x y/n #corazon one piece #rosinante x reader #donquixote rosinante #katakuri x reader #katakuri x y/n #charlotte katakuri #one piece marines #7 warlords #worst generation

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laundrybiscuits · 1 year ago

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“Yeah, I just told her to give them the cold shoulder. Don’t have to be mean or anything, just ignore ‘em a little. Play it cool. Drives girls crazy, ‘cause then they have to work to get your attention.”

Eddie stares at him.

“Holy shit, Buckley’s gonna die alone and it’s gonna be a hundred percent your fault. That is the worst fucking advice I’ve ever heard in my life.”

Steve actually looks offended, like his honor’s been impugned. “What the hell, man? I’ve picked up like a million girls that way. I’m telling you, it works.”

“Yeah, okay, now I’m seeing why my sage advice is required for this whole endeavor. That kind of thing might fly if you’re some alpha dog prom king, but lesbians are like…giant pandas or some shit, okay? The conditions have to be precisely calibrated or they’ll just hibernate in a cave by themselves eating bamboo forever.”

“That doesn’t sound right,” says Steve.

Eddie shrugs. “Whatever, I’m not a panda scientist. The point is…okay, let’s do a thought experiment.” Oh, this is a bad, bad idea. The Munson specialty. “Say you wanted to get a guy interested in you. How would you do it?”

“I’d just—” Steve stops, frowning. “I mean, girls usually just…laugh at guys’ jokes and stuff. Or wear, like, makeup?”

“How are you so awful at this,” says Eddie. “Jesus. I swear to god I remember you doing better with girls at school. Anyway, I didn’t ask what girls do, I asked what you’d do.”

“Shit, I don’t know. Isn’t that why I’m here?” Steve’s getting a little huffy, fidgeting. “I’d just…find a way to hang out with the guy, I guess. Laugh at his dumb jokes.”

“Yeah, sure,” Eddie says patiently. “But that’s what you do with friends too, right? And when you’re walking a perilous path far from the bright streets of heterosexuality, you probably don’t want to risk being too obvious, in case you’re wrong. So you gotta just…give them an opening to let them, like, signal if they’re interested. If they’re looking for a sign, they’ll take it.”

Steve wrinkles his nose. “Ok, but what if they’re not interested yet? Like…sometimes girls take a while to warm up to you.”

“Cut your losses and move on.” Admittedly, Eddie’s still working on that part.

“What? Man, I’m starting to think you don’t know what you’re talking about.”

Eddie scowls at the skeptical look on Steve’s face. “Jesus, the disrespect. Why am I not telling this directly to Buckley, anyway? She’s the one in need of these hard-earned pearls of gay wisdom.”

Steve lets out a big, gusty sigh and tips his head back against the couch. “Because she said if I tried to give her any more help with dating, she’d smother me in my sleep and pin it on Dustin.”

“Attagirl,” says Eddie approvingly.

“But obviously she still needs help, so this is like—a stealth mission. For love.”

“For love,” says Eddie. “Yeah, okay.”

———

“Hey, can you—”

Robin whirls around at the unexpected voice and promptly trips over nothing at all, arms flailing out to avoid crashing into the library returns cart.

“Oh, shit,” says the stranger, reaching out a hand like she’s going to catch Robin’s elbow, but pulling back at the last second. “Um. Sorry.”

Robin blinks down at a girl in head-to-toe black, including dusty black combat boots. “Aren’t you hot,” she says, then wants to die. “I mean—like, just, with the heat and all, it’s a billion degrees out, I think if I tried to wear that much black I’d instantly dissolve like the Wicked Witch of the West.”

The girl stares back at her for a second, then bursts out laughing. It’s a nice laugh.

“As if. I’m from Utah, this is nothing.”

“Oh! Utah! You’re not—are you, uh, Argyle’s girlfriend?” The way Argyle’d described her, Robin had been picturing some kind of Elvira-themed ingenue in lace, maybe smoking like a 1920s flapper. This makes more sense for a real-life teenager, though: oversized t-shirt tucked into ratty black jeans, with some cheap-looking silver jewelry tied around her neck. Her eyeliner’s heavier than anything Robin’s ever seen in Hawkins, smudging messily a little in the heat that’s apparently nothing to her. It makes her look a little bit like a panda bear, but not in a bad way.

“Not anymore.” She grimaces. “Ugh, that sounds mean. We’re, y’know, still friends and everything. I’m Eden.”

“Robin,” says Robin, gesturing at herself like a loser. “Hi.”

“Hi,” says Eden, and smiles at her.

#soooo I actually wrote most of this before it became acutely ironic for me specifically #ik I'm vagueing a little but uhh yeah there have been some positive but VERY unexpected developments in my personal life #and originally I was going to apologize for the panda+lesbian slander but yknow what? I stand by it #really need to figure out a tag for this series tho #as always: I do try to keep everything updated/organized on my directory page!#fic: somewhere sometime somehow

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Lavender - Ch. 39

You, Joel and Ellie find a familiar face. A continuation of Lavender Ch. 1-38 found on Tumblr here.

Pairing: Joel Miller x Female Reader

Warnings: Allusion to SA (not described.) No use of Y/N. Minors DNI, 18+ only.

Length: 4.5k

“Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long?”

Ellie was walking backwards, her small hands looped through the straps of her backpack, looking very pleased with herself.

“Please no,” Joel sighed.

“I don’t know,” you smiled. “Why can’t your nose be 12 inches long?”

“Because then it would be a foot!”

Joel groaned, you laughed, Ellie damn near cackled.

“Surprised you even know how many inches are in a foot after goin’ through FEDRA school,” Joel muttered, but he smiled a bit.

“Hey!” You said. “I resent that!”

“Yeah, Doc, we all know you were the only teacher there who gave a shit,” Ellie smirked. “You’re the only reason any of us know there are 12 inches in a foot.”

“Good thing you were my favorite student or you still wouldn’t know,” you teased. “I kept that information pretty close to the chest…”

You thought you were getting close to the radio tower. Or at least, where you thought the radio tower was, anyway. It was pretty hard to tell.

You hadn’t been on a road in a while, just walking in the general direction you needed to go. There hadn’t been another person since you’d had to stabbed a raider in the leg and Joel had killed him.

The thought still made your stomach turn. You’d stabbed multiple people now. Not that you’d had much choice in the matter - one was trying to choke you to death, the other made it clear that he wasn’t going to let you pass without what he saw as fair payment. It certainly hadn’t been payment you wanted to give and it definitely wasn’t something Joel would have allowed. And who knows if it would have stopped with you. With Ellie there, you couldn’t risk it. The men had to die. You just hated being a part of it.

But Ellie made it worthwhile. Killing for her, you could justify that. You could justify a lot for that kid. The next night, when you’d found a place to camp and Joel had gone to gather firewood while you and Ellie got things set for the night, she stood beside you, staring at your feet.

“What’s up, Gremlin?” You asked as you set out your sleeping bag.

“Yesterday,” she said, pausing for a moment.

“What about it?” You asked when she didn’t continue, trying to sound normal even though your stomach was clenched tight.

“I didn’t really get the pill thing until yesterday,” she glanced up at you before looking back at your feet. “And… Well thanks. For getting them for me and making sure I haven’t needed them…”

“I’m sorry you had to see that,” you brushed her hair back, your thumb against her temple. “But we’re going to do everything we can to make sure you never need them. OK?”

“OK,” she turned to go back to her pack before turning to you again. “Something like that happened to you before, didn’t it?”

You looked at her for a moment.

“That’s not something you need to worry about,” you said, going into your bag for jerky. She frowned. “I mean it. That’s not what needs to be on your mind. OK?”

She looked at you a second longer before nodding once, going back to her own pack.

She didn’t talk about it again.

“That’s OK, Doc,” Ellie said, turning around and facing forward again. You caught a glimpse of her smug smile as she did. “It doesn’t matter how much you push the envelope. It will always be stationary.”

You laughed and Joel groaned before stopping, frowning at something on the horizon. You tried to follow where he was looking.

“Is that…” You frowned, too.

“Smoke,” he finished for you. “We head that way, see if we can’t find someone who knows where the fuck we are.” He looked to you and Ellie. “You two are gonna hang back until I figure out who we’re dealin’ with. Got it?”

“Ugh, you never let me do anything fun,” Ellie sighed dramatically, throwing her head back to look at the sky.

“Let you say all the puns you want,” Joel replied. “Haven’t strangled you yet, seems like enough fun to me…”

“That is pretty fun,” she agreed. Joel adjusted your path and you and Ellie followed him.

“Hey Joel?” Ellie asked. “Why did the scarecrow get an award?”

Joel sighed. She leaned toward him eagerly, waiting for him to give in.

“Because he was outstanding in his field?” Joel asked wryly.

Ellie gaped at him.

“Are you shitting me!” She ran around to the front of him and started walking backwards again. “Did you read the book? How did you know that?”

“You’re gonna hurt yourself, walkin’ like that,” he smiled a little as he said it, voice gruff.

“Such a dick,” Ellie muttered, going to walk next to you, shaking her head and smiling as she did.

The smoke was coming from a small cabin, all on its own. Joel drew his pistol, putting his arm out as you approached, not letting you leave the tree line.

“Stay out here,” he ordered, looking at both of you. “I mean it.”

“Fine,” Ellie sighed. “You get to do all the cool stuff….”

Joel just shook his head, ignoring her, before heading down to the cabin.

You were happy to obey for a while, until you saw a man approaching the cabin with an animal carcass over one shoulder and a gun over the other.

“Shit,” you said, glancing at Ellie, who had nestled herself into some tree roots with a comic book from her pack. “If I tell you that you have to stay here, will you actually stay here?”

“No,” she closed the comic and stood up, getting her pack on.

You sighed.

“Of course not. Alright,” you said. “Let’s go.”

You crept down the hill to the cabin and peered in through a window to see Joel, talking to an older couple. His gun was drawn. You rolled your eyes. Because of course he has them at gun point. You fell back.

“He’s fine,” you whispered, nudging Ellie back toward the fence.

“Aw man!” She said. “Let’s just go inside…”

“No.”

You started back toward the fence but she ducked around you and threw open the door.

“Ellie!” You followed behind her, Joel glaring at the both of you as you burst into the small living space. “Hi.”

“Told you to wait outside,” he growled.

“Didn’t want to leave you outnumbered,” Ellie said, standing up straight, chin high. “In case one of these fuckers tried something.”

“Ho-ly,” the man laughed. “Didn’t know you were traveling with a little firecracker. With these two, you really just want to go back east. Don’t want to risk it.”

“Don’t want to risk what?” She asked.

“Ellie,” Joel shot her a look.

“The folks on the other side of the river,” the man said. “Haven’t met them, just seen what they leave behind. It’s nothing good.”

You frowned, glancing at Joel. He looked almost sick.

“They might just be protecting something,” you said, looking at him. “Think about it, about Tommy…”

“Go that way and you won’t come back,” the man said.

“You can’t scare us,” Ellie rolled her eyes. “We’ve been through worse than whatever’s out there…”

“Scared him plenty,” the man nodded at Joel.

“Let’s go,” Joel said, heading for the door and stomping out into the snow. You watched him leave for a second.

“I’m sorry for…” you looked at the door again and back to the couple. “All of that. He’s… we’ve been on the road a bit. He’s stressed.”

“Don’t go past the river,” the man said. “Or stressed will be the least of your problems.”

You followed Joel out of the house, pulling Ellie along behind you, only to find him holding onto a fence post outside. You frowned, slipping a hand up his back. He startled for a second.

“Woah,” Ellie, frowned, coming up the other side of him. “Are you having a heart attack? You can’t die on us, Joel, because we’re not going to make it across the river of fucking death if you’re dead…”

You pulled a glove off and pressed your fingers to the base of his neck, taking his pulse.

“I’m fine,” he said through gritted teeth. “Just shock of the cold air….”

You looked him over for a moment.

“Real quick, Joel,” you said, fingers still at his pulse point. “Tell me the textures of five things you can see…” He looked at you like you were insane. “Come on, textures, five things.”

He winced for a second before looking out at the snow, taking a shaky breath.

“Snow is wet,” he muttered. “Fence is rough. You’re soft…”

His heart rate was easing.

“Give me two more,” you said, glancing around. “That deer skin there, what about it?”

“That’s coarse,” he said standing up a little straighter.

“Ellie’s boots?” You asked. He looked down at the rubber coated snow boots.

“Smooth,” he said.

Your fingers were still on his pulse point. It has eased quite a bit.

“Good,” you took your fingers away.

“So he’s not having a fucking heart attack?” Ellie asked.

“Nope,” you replied. “No heart attack.”

“Thank fuck,” Ellie muttered, starting up the hill. “Because still have to get through the river of fucking death and hope that we don’t end up as some of the death.”

***

Joel wasn’t sure what the fuck made him feel like he was about to drop dead but he was ready to make sure he never felt it again.

He let Ellie get a bit ahead of them before he looked at you, walking beside him.

“What…” he paused, not liking that he needed to ask you questions like this. “What was that?”

“That was a panic attack,” you replied.

“Jesus,” He muttered. “Felt like I was fuckin’ dying…”

“Yeah, they do that,” you replied.

He glanced down at you before looking forward again.

“They feel like that for you?” He asked.

“Pretty much,” you shrugged. “You came down from it pretty quick, which is good. I can teach you some ways to pull yourself out of them.”

“They work?” He asked.

You shrugged again.

“Usually,” you said. “I haven’t had a bad one in a while.”

He nodded slowly.

“It’ll be OK, Joel,” you said, your hand on his back, grounding him. “It’ll be OK.”

He tried not to think about it. About the way his head had decided to just cripple him. He hadn’t been able to fucking move, hadn’t been able to fucking think. What if someone tried to attack you then? If the man inside had decided to start shooting? What if it happened when there were infected or raiders or even just a goddamn bear? You’d be stuck trying to protect him and Ellie. He’d get you killed. He’d get you all fucking killed.

His chest got tight.

“Getting late,” he said as the three of you came up on a vantage point, looking down at the valley below. “Should wait for tomorrow to cross, make sure we have light.”

There were caves not far from the river - ones that, thankfully, didn’t look to be regularly visited by people. Something Joel was on the lookout for even more now after the cabin.

“Have to set watches tonight,” his jaw was set. “Especially with a fire…”

“I’ll take first,” you said. He went to argue but you cut him off. “Joel, trust me. I’ll take first.”

He nodded, looking back into the fire, trying not to think about the fact that you were trying to protect him when he should be protecting you.

“So,” Ellie said, her arms looped around her knees. “We’re getting close to where we think these firefly guys are…” She looked between the two of you for a moment. “What do we do after that? You know, once they take all my blood and do whatever shit Doc is going to make them do with it. Then what?”

Joel looked at you for a moment. You shrugged.

“I’ll probably be stuck with them for a bit,” you said. “Helping to do research, see if what I learned so far is applicable to anything with your blood…”

“OK but if you don’t have to do that,” Ellie said. “What would you want to do?”

“I don’t know,” you frowned a little. “I haven’t thought about life that way in… well 20 years, at least. If the sky was the limit, I always wanted to live in France…”

“Don’t they speak fucking French in France?” Ellie frowned.

“Oui,” you smiled. “Et je parle Français aussi.”

“Oh shit,” Ellie nodded. “Look at Doc!”

“Pretty moot point now,” you shrugged. “Can’t exactly make it to Paris. And not a lot of French speakers here, so it ended up being a pretty useless skill but… I like to think there’s a version of me out there in the universe who’s drinking coffee at a cafe in France right now.”

“Well there’s that Eiffel Tower in Vegas that’s probably still standing,” Joel shrugged. “Could head there.”

You laughed a little.

“Something tells me it lacks the allure that it had before the world ended.”

“What about you?” Ellie looked to Joel.

“I’m goin’ wherever she’s goin’,” he shrugged.

“Ugh, that’s so lame,” Ellie rolled her eyes. You smiled. He shrugged again. “OK if she’s going wherever you’re going, where are you going?”

Joel sighed, thinking for a moment.

Like you, he hadn’t thought about life this way in years. Even longer than 20 years. He’d put all his wants and needs on the back burner some 33 years ago and what he wanted then was very different than what he wanted now. After 20 years of hell, he just wanted peace. Quiet. Something to call his own.

“Probably a farm,” he shrugged. “Some land somewhere. Some place no one is going to bother me.”

“Farming what?” She asked.

He sighed.

“I don’t know, never thought about it.”

She kept looking at him, expecting an answer. He sighed again.

“Sheep.”

“Sheep?” She giggled.

“Sheep,” he replied. “They’re quiet. Don’t say bad puns all the time…”

“You love my puns,” she smirked.

“What about you?” You asked. “I mean obviously I’m just going to drag you along with me wherever I go until you’re old enough to fight me off but…”

Ellie smiled at that.

“Anywhere?” She asked. You nodded. “I’d go up.”

You smiled and nodded but Joel frowned.

“Up.”

“Up,” Ellie repeated. He raised his eyebrows. “Didn’t have many other places to want to go from inside the QZ, it was all walls and water and it’s not like I got to see anywhere else so I just looked up. It’s why I got to know Doc, I read everything in the school library and it wasn’t enough and my friend… She told me to see Doc about it, said she’d find stuff for me.”

“Did she?” Joel looked at you. You were looking at your lap, embarrassed, but smiling a little.

“Oh yeah,” Ellie smiled. “I read about fucking everything. There’s a probe that’s out past Pluto now, did you know that? We sent something outside of the fucking solar system. It’s probably still trying to send signals back to NASA because it’s a billion miles away and doesn’t know about fucking infected.

“But the astronauts were the best. People who left the planet? So fucking cool. They were all fucking cool but know who the best one was?”

“Sally Ride?” Joel smiled a little.

“Sally fuckin’ Ride,” Ellie nodded. “Coolest astronaut name ever. So yeah. I just… I’ll go up.”

Joel looked up at the stars as he tried to settle enough to sleep, trying not to think of you keeping watch, looking out for him because he needed protection. Because he seemed bound and fucking determined to find new ways to fail you.

It was daylight when he woke up, you asleep at his side, Ellie standing with the gun. He shot up.

“I insisted,” she smiled, a little proud. “Woke up right when Doc was about to get you up and talked her into it.”

“Should have let her,” he growled. “You can’t just…”

“Oh but I did,” she said. “And no one died. Look at that.”

He ground his teeth.

The three of you made it over the river without incident, Ellie thoroughly unimpressed with the “river of death.”

“Haven’t seen any people,” she said. “Not even an infected to try to use for target practice. It’s kind of a let down, I was expecting better…”

“You’re going to jinx us, Gremlin,” you warned.

“Jinx sminx,” she said cheerfully.

The walk was almost too easy. It set Joel on edge, his eyes constantly scanning the horizon and watching for the inevitable. It couldn’t be this fucking easy.

“You know, I was stayed up all night wondering where the sun went,” Ellie said. “And then it dawned on me.”

You laughed and Joel sighed. You smiled at him and he couldn’t help but smile a little back. When you were happy, it seemed to spill out of you and he wanted to devour it. He wasn’t sure how to get there on his own anymore, he couldn’t remember the last time he was happy on his own. But you were there. You could guide him to it, surround him in it, crack him open so he could soak it up. That was the way of you.

“Dam,” Ellie smirked a little, standing and looking down at the water below.

Joel smiled a little.

“You’re no Will Livingston,” he said.

“Well who is?” She replied. “So that made electricity?”

“Yeah,” he said. She opened her mouth and he cut her off. “Ask the science teacher, kid, not me.”

“OK Doc,” she said. “Science for us!”

You laughed a little.

“Basically, water moves through the dam and pushes a turbine that generates energy,” you said. “But I’d like to remind you both that I’m a biologist, not a physicist. You want me putting your organs back in your body, not making a building.”

“Or running a dam?” Ellie teased.

“Or running a dam,” you replied before you frowned. “It looks like it’s in really good shape, though. I’m surprised it held up that well, especially with the temperature swings you get in this part of the country… It looks like it’s still running…”

Your frown deepened, stepping closer to the edge of the overlook the three of you were standing on. Joel reached out and took your wrist, instinctively holding you back.

“How would it still be running,” you said, almost to yourself.

“Guys?” Ellie said. “What if this is the river of death?”

You looked at Joel.

“We should move,” he said.

You didn’t make it far.

He heard them before he saw them, about a dozen riders on horseback, cresting a hill and running for you.

“Behind me!” Joel grabbed you and Ellie, putting you both behind him, looking over his shoulder. You were behind Ellie, your back against hers as the riders circled you, your arms looped through hers. Joel’s hands went up.

“Joel,” you looked back at him. Your eyes were wide.

“I’ll talk,” he said. “Just stay back…”

You were fully circled now. But no one was shooting yet. No one was even pointing a gun at you yet. A good enough sign.

“Ain’t lookin’ for trouble,” Joel said. “Just passin’ through, headed west…”

“Drop the gun,” one of the riders ordered. “Anything the girls are carryin’ too.”

Joel looked back at you and gave you a nod. You took your gun from its holster and dropped it on the ground, keeping your arms back around Ellie as much as you could. Joel slid the rifle from over his arm and put it down.

“You two,” the man who spoke before said. “The girls. Take five steps back, in opposite directions…”

Joel looked back to you and you looked at him before you crossed to his right, Ellie to his left. Your hands were up and you glanced his way, eyes wide and pleading. He knew what you wanted to do. He gave you a look, one that he was sure you were about to fucking ignore.

“We can talk this through,” Joel began.

“No, we can’t,” the man snapped.

“Yes we can,” you said quickly. Joel groaned. Of course you were going to fucking ignore him. “I’m a doctor, I have some medications with me. I can provide medical care for you or any of your people…”

“Won’t do us any good if you’re infected, will it?” The man said. “Been near any infected?”

“Ain’t any out here,” Joel said.

“The hell there ain’t,” the man replied before whistling. A dog - big, at least part German Shepherd by the looks of it - came forward. “You’re infected? He’ll smell it. Rip you to pieces. Last chance to go with some dignity.”

Joel looked to Ellie. Her eyes were wide. The man whistled again.

The dog went for him first, smelling him and moving on to you. You were looking at him, panic in your eyes. You didn’t know what the fuck to do either. Joel tried to think, come up with some kind of plan, something to at least get you and Ellie out of there in one piece. If he could get to the gun he could maybe shoot the dog but that’d likely just get all three of you killed. He could try taking down as many of the riders as possible while the two of you ran for it but there was no way in hell you could out run people on horseback.

The dog was satisfied with you and trotted to Ellie. He was out of time. His heart was pounding, his stomach in knots and he could only watch as… the dog started licking Ellie. She giggled and got down on the ground with it, scratching behind its ears.

“Hi there!” She let it lick her face. Joel looked at you and saw you relax.

“So what the fuck is a doctor doing all the way out here?” The man snapped.

“Lookin’ for my brother,” Joel said. “That’s all.”

“I’m happy to take a look at anyone who needs it,” you said, glancing at Joel again. “Then we will move on, we don’t want any trouble, we’re just looking for his brother.”

A woman came forward, her eyes narrowed at Joel over the handkerchief covering most of her face.

“What’s your name?” She asked, voice sharp.

He looked at you before he answered.

“Joel.”

***

“Why’s Joel get his own horse?” Ellie muttered.

“Because you’ve never ridden a horse,” you replied.

“Can’t be that hard,” she said.

You smiled.

“Just sit tight,” you said. “I think we’re almost there.”

There was a wall, looming on the horizon and it seemed like you were being led right for it.

The woman hadn’t given you much of any context but you were trying to not get your hopes up. You hoped she reacted that way because she knew Tommy and that Tommy had talked about Joel. They looked enough alike, Joel was an unusual enough name, that might be all it took to get her to want to bring you into town.

You hoped that meant he was still alive.

You weren’t sure what to do about Tommy if he was there. Your mind had been plenty happy to not really think about it, putting it off until it would actually be an issue.

Tommy had been one of your best friends before he left. He was the person you were closest to outside of Andrew and Jess. But he’d set a bomb. He’d killed dozens of people. He’d almost killed you.

But it was Tommy.

And that was before considering the fact that, the last time you’d seen Tommy you’d been sleeping with him and now you were back together with Joel.

“Think they know Tommy?” Ellie asked quietly.

“Not sure,” you replied.

“Do you think Joel will be OK if they don’t?” She looked back at you over her shoulder from her place tucked against your torso. You gave her a little squeeze with your arms, keeping your grip on the reins.

“We’ll make sure he is,” you said.

The front gate loomed and creaked open as you approached, at least 25 feet tall. Whatever this was, it was well protected.

Behind the gates was a small western town. It was almost painfully charming, small storefronts with front porches, no building taller than two stories. But the strangest thing about it was the fact that there was no sign of decay, no indication of a looming power ready to crack down and crush the life out of everything. You nudged your horse along side Joel’s now that you were safely within the walls of the town.

“You OK?” You asked. He just gave you a nod, searching the town as you rode through it, eyes never stopping.

You knew the second Joel did that Tommy was here. You didn’t see him, you just saw Joel. The way his eyes went wide, the way his face softened, the way a tension left his body.

“Tommy!” He yelled, raising an arm, flagging him down. You followed his gaze and saw him, clambering down from some structure he was building. Joel jumped from his horse and ran, meeting him in the middle, both men holding each other tight.

For half a second, the worries you had about what to do if you saw Tommy again were gone. It was Tommy. You wouldn’t ever be OK with what he did. You’d have to talk to him about it at some point but it was Tommy. Tommy, the guy who taught you how to light a grill. Tommy, the guy who made you laugh so hard that you shot Shiner out of your nose. Tommy, the man who had made it so you felt like you could do more than just survive without Joel.

“Want to come with or stick with the horse?” You asked Ellie.

“Think I’ll keep out of the family reunion,” she said, sounding a little wounded.

“I’ll be right back,” you said. “OK?”

She nodded and you dismounted, coming up alongside Joel just as the two men broke apart.

“Holy shit, Kid!” Tommy grabbed you and hugged you next, holding you close and tight. He still felt the same, even after years apart, he still felt like Tommy.

“Hey Miller,” you laughed, choking up a bit. “You sure are a hard man to find.”

“Yeah well, that’s kind of on purpose,” he laughed, releasing you. You stepped back and Joel put his arm around your waist. Tommy looked between you for a moment and smiled. “So you two finally got your shit together, eh?”

“Somethin’ like that,” Joel smiled, tugging you close.

“Took you long enough,” Tommy shook his head a little, smiling at Joel. “About fuckin’ time.”

A/N: TOMMY'S BACK! Yayayayayayayayayaya!

I'm excited to dive into some of these family dynamics in Jackson for the short time we're here - and dig into Joel and his growing anxieties.

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whistler-king · 4 months ago

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WARNING - this is very sad ok?! Don’t read it unless you want the big sads. TW death

I’ve listened to ‘ I hope you die first’ by Ashe too many times today and now can’t stop thinking about Icemav to it.

Ice staying up nights worried about Mav and his tendencies to risk it at the first opportunity, he loves that about him. How it seems like he’s reckless but really his brain is just fast enough to think through all the probabilities, and with the trust he has in skill - he relies on that to answer any other doubts he has. (Mind you, Maverick is just sleeping peacefully next to him, smile on his face while he dreams the sweetest dreams about whatever havoc he will cause next.

“You're faster than I've ever been

And I love to see you win

It doesn't even make me sad

'Cause I don't mind coming in last”

Anyway, after a while, he’s like wtf, Goose is gone, Carole’s not gonna be here for long, who’s gonna look after him when I’m gone. What if I’m not there if he actually does miscalculate? Who’s going to pull him out of whatever mess he’s made?

So he starts to plot, yeah he stops smoking, he’ll give up the jet to climb the ladder to keep them together and have enough sway in their circle.

“Yeah, I'll get inventive, I've got incentive, you make me wanna change”

And while he loves his job, loves the navy and all the friends he’s made along the way. He’s also like, when he’s gone…what do I really have to go on for. He knows he’ll be like those sweet, sad couples that are so connected that they end up dying a few days/weeks apart. Keeping each other going til the end.

He would never want to see that for Mav though, nah, when he’s gone he would want his spark to live on. Keep spreading his spirit, he just knows the next generation of pilots need him.

But it never occurred to him that it might be out of his control, that, despite how much effort he put in - he still gets sick. That they would have get a good few years tacked on when he’s in remission.

When it comes back, he’s at peace with it because he can see that Maverick will have people around him. He just knows they will work it out with Bradley, even if he is grounded, after this mission there’s no way the Navy wouldn’t keep him even for his knowledge and skills alone.

He’s had a good life with him, one he never thought he would have before they met. Despite all the obstacles, all the arguments - they actually got their shit together. They had their happiest days together, he laughed enough for two lifetimes with him.

“You always beat me to the punchline

And the punch bowl at the party

Where you're first to dance and first to say,

‘Goodnight’”

And anyway, it could hardly be the end for them when he would just wait for him on the other side. He’s had enough practice arguing to get his way with whoever’s in charge over there too.

“I don't wanna say this

But, if I don't make it

Please don't rush for me

I'll be waiting”

#icemav #top gun #sorry…#I have a lot of feelings about this song and I actually blame cori for their whole story about first deployment #I wouldn’t be thinking about them otherwise

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formulapookie · 2 months ago

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"When's the last time you slept?" and Bezzetti 💓 i love it every time you post a prompt list <3

Bez has been running solely on caffeine and monster for the past week.

He had eaten a toast with some ham just once every two days not to die.

And one would argue he’s crazy, or just an addict if they didn’t know the reason behind such behaviour.

Since Cele crashed in Misano and hurt his head he hasn’t left the hospital.

Not even to go home and shower, he took advance of the one in his boyfriend’s hospital room, asking Pecoc to bring him a change of clothes.

Cele had told him to go back home, sleep there, and come back in the morning.

But Bez has refused categorically to do any of that.

“No, you never know maybe the doctor has something important to say and you’re asleep and I’m not there what happens then?”

“Bez nothing’s gonna happen I’m ok they just need to keep me here to check - ”

“Check that everything’s still alright and you don’t have damage to your brain I know that’s why I’m here I can’t- Cele if something is not alright I can’t be away if they say it ok?”

“Bez. I’m ok. I’m gonna be out of here in two days maximum. Go home please it’s not healthy. Have you eaten something?”

“Uh Monster?”

Cele looks at him, admonishing gaze on.

“The Vale one? It’s basically like eating a fucking orange Cele”

“No! It’s not like eating anything in the slightest Marco!”

“Ugh Cele I don’t care Im staying here”

By three in the afternoon Bez had consumed two more coffees and a three cans of monster, and Cele is beginning to get seriously worried.

The man has heavy eye bags, dark circles under his eyes, he’s beginning to confuse things, he almost fainted today from exhaustion.

Cele knows he hasn’t been going home to sleep but- has he even been sleeping at all?

He gets his answer when Bez is bringing him a little something from the cafeteria and almost falls asleep while walking to him.

“Marco! Fucking hell sit down are you ok? You spilled coffee on your arm did you burn yourself? Are you ok? I’m calling the nurse Christ sake”

Cele pushes the call button and hears a little run in the corridor.

“Im sorry. Sorry I’m a mess sorry I didn’t mean to Cele fuck. I spilled the coffee I ruined your breakfast I’m gonna grab another sorry”

“Marco. Would you stop apologising?”

“No no I’m being a fucking mess I can’t do anything right! Yesterday I got your dinner wrong when have you ever eaten broccoli? I’m sorry I’m gonna grab another coffee”

The nurse arrives and Cele manages to explain Bez probably burned himself with hot coffee and should get checked.

“No no I’m ok he’s the one under treatment not me. I’m ok I just - fuck”

Bez collapses on the chair next to Cele’s bed, eyes unfocused and limbs practically jelly.

The nurse calls for a colleague, she brings in something like electrolytes or some shit.

“Amore. Amore thane those come on”

Bez shakes his head, he tries to stand up but the nurses hold him down.

“Let me go grab the coffee please he wants a coffee”

“Marco Bezzecchi”

He stills, he doesn’t think Cele ever called his full name in his life.

“You are going to remain seated, let the nurses check if you’re burnt, take the damn electrolytes and answer a question”

It’s commanding and Bez is way too weak right now to protest.

The nurses check on him, he doesn’t listen to what they say, just takes the stupid things they give him.

They could be more useful to Cele he thinks.

“Marco. When was the last time you slept?”

“I - I don’t know”

Cele looks worried more than angry right now, because of course he is.

“Marco, you have been sleeping while you stayed here right?”

Bez looks to the ground, can’t see Cele so worried.

“Amore?”

“No. No I haven’t slept since they brought you in from the circuit cause you weren’t waking up the first day and I was so scared that if you woke up and I wasn’t there you would’ve thought I didn’t care enough to be here and then you would’ve broken up with me and I don’t know what to do if you’re not with me”

“And once you woke up I was just worried that something could come up and if - if during the night you had something and I was asleep? What then? If you needed something and I was asleep what would you do? Wait for me to wake up? No I had to be awake to check you were ok”

Cele moves on the bed and goes to hug Marco so tight he can’t breathe anymore.

“Cele Cele you have to stay in bed”

“Don’t care you need me more than I need the bed”

Cele stays there, melting in the hug.

“You have to sleep Marco, it’s not good at all for you to be awake so long you know? And you have to eat something proper not the disgusting sandwich from the machines, ok?”

“But if-“

“If something goes on I’ll have the doctor wake you up ok?”

Bez nods, not completely sure of it but so so tired.

“And what was that about me breaking up with you?”

“I worried you were gonna think if I wasn’t there it was because I didn’t care”

“Marco why would I ever think something like that when you literally got over your fear of heights to go hiking with me not to let me go alone?”

“I don’t know I just - I’m not used to this Cele I don’t expect you to remember these things, I don’t expect to be loved like you love me I just- God I’m usually the one who trusts, not the one who gets trusted”

“Yeah that’s cause your past relationships weren’t normal at all. I love you Bez and it’s. it gonna change if you sleep ok? Just - if you don’t want to go home please sleep here. I want to be sure you do. Sleep ok? We’re gonna have coffee when you wake up”

“You promise if something happens-”

“Im gonna have the doctor wake you up, yes, I promise amore”

“Ok. Ok but wake me in two hours ok?”

“Sleep. You’ll wake up on your own”

Bez rests his head on Cele’s bed, the position is uncomfortable but he doesn’t even feel it, he’s so tired he could sleep while standing.

He feels Cele’s fingers stroking his hair gently, and he drifts to sleep.

To Cele he looks angelic, brown soft curls and sweet pink lips.

He falls asleep not long after, hand still in his boyfriend’s hair.

ANSGTY/HURT COMFORT PROMPTS

#alice journal of asks #anon🩷#ASK GAME #alice writes #bezzetti #🩷🩷🩷

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florianniss · 4 months ago

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Trouble with Angels - RatedE, Human AU, Teenage Rebellion

It all comes to a head on the second Friday in February. The Sweetheart Dance is the following day and he’s taking Robin again. He’s got his tux and her flower and she’s looking forward to it. But Eddie has a gig, and Steve would rather die than miss it.

He’s in his usual spot on the bench, bored out of his fucking skull and listening to Robin and Chrissy do their same old thing in the bleachers. The boys are losing, again, just like they’ve been doing the whole season. Coach keeps looking at Steve like it’s his fault they’re so bad. And Steve has had enough of everything.

He ditches the team for the locker room ten seconds before halftime and hides in the stall until everyone else goes back on the court. He sneaks into the stands, still wearing his uniform, and steals a pom pom from Chrissy.

The girls blink at him, surprised for a good half a minute. Until Steve stands on the bench, rolls up the hem of his jersey, and breaks into one of the school’s cheers.

The response from the audience is a collective roar. Robin shoves her other pom at him and he does a really, really bad impression of Chrissy’s cheer. Coach doesn’t even notice until one of the guys points it out. Steve knows he’s in deep shit, but he doesn’t care. This is the most important, the most necessary he’s felt in a long, long time.

He leaves arm in arm with the girls, taking the back seat and feeling oddly refreshed at his rule breaking. He feels a sense of freedom, like a weight has been lifted from his heart. Robin catches his eye in the rearview mirror and holds it for a long minute. She is going to grill him later.

Chrissy is giddy. “Oh god, Steve. You’re gonna be in so much trouble!”

“Yeah,” Steve smiles. “It’s gonna be great.”

Steve switches to the front seat after they drop off Chrissy at her place. There are six moments of silence as they pull back onto the road.

“OK, Harrington.” There’s a bossy kind of scolding in her tone. “What’s going on with you?”

Robin grips the steering wheel as if it’s Steve’s neck. Sure, he feels a little bad about probably getting kicked off the team. But there’s something else, something that makes him feel more alive. He’s finally deciding on his own terms what he wants to do with his life.

Steve doesn’t answer right away, so Robin lands him with a threatening glare. “Something happen with you and Eddie?”

Steve laughs. How can he tell Robin that he’s so stressed about everything that he can’t get it up?

“There’s just a lot on my mind,” is what he settles on. It’s not enough for Robin.

He bites the bullet and tells her about how little he gets to really be with Eddie. Even though they’re living together and sleeping in the same cramped bed. She listens, her mouth purses and she grinds her teeth as she thinks.

“You want to go to Eddie’s thing. Don’t you.”

It’s not a question; she knows exactly what he wants.

“I’m not canceling on you.”

She snorts. It’s kinda cute. “I asked you, remember? It’s OK for you to back out.”

Steve frowns and shakes his head. “I’m not backing out on you, Robs. You’re probably the only thing keeping me sane right now.”

He means it. Robin turns to look at him, her face unreadable.

“Well, that settles it I guess,” she says. She throws her shoulders back and raises her chin. “We’re going to watch Eddie sing. I’d much rather do that anyway.”

Neither of them tells Eddie about his midriff-baring, falsetto-shouting, basketball-bashing stunt.

Eddie is thrilled, naturally. He climbs onto the bed and jumps up and down. Dust falls from the ceiling and the bed frame slams against the wall. He adds more dents to the ones that are already there from their enthusiastic fucking.

“You’re staying with me. Robin and Chrissy can come too. I don’t give two shits what the rest of the guys say. You’ll be my VIP guests.”

It’s nothing like the last show. They park in front of a long, low building with a bar and restaurant. There are no bouncers, nobody to card them and send them away. They walk right in as if they are old enough to belong there. The anxious wobble in Steve’s chest stills a little.

The bar has no stage, just a spot reserved back in one corner. It’s dark and dank and smells of stale smoke. Steve helps Eddie set up his amps.

Eddie catches on that Steve is nervous. He shoulders him playfully as they return to the van. “I’m glad you’re here to give me support. Sometimes I have such bad stage fright I puke my guts out just before.”

Steve doesn’t know this. It shocks him a little. “Really?”

Eddie climbs in the van and hands Steve a duffle bag. His eyes are bright and shining as he emerges from the vehicle. “Yeah. It’s kinda scary having you here. Knowing you’re watching, that you’re so close to the music.”

They’re standing in the snow without any jackets. Eddie’s arms hang limp by his sides. Steve is hugging himself to keep warm.

“Sometimes music hurts my heart,” Steve says. He feels it more often now that Eddie’s attached to it. “I don’t know how to explain it. It just –”

Eddie comes in hard for a hug, pushing Steve off balance. He catches his boyfriend in a risky embrace and kisses the side of his neck.

It’s nice and soft, the skin is warm and he tastes amazing. Steve can’t wait for later, when he can taste more of him.

“I know, Steve. I know exactly what you’re talking about.” He hugs Steve as tightly as he can. “And you have no idea how fucking awesome it is that you understand.”

They break apart and head back inside. Eddie reintroduces Steve to the others, and he’s surprised to find out how chill they are. He’s still a little jealous of the one guitar player, and how close he’d gotten to Eddie on New Year’s. But things are different now; Eddie belongs to him. And isn’t that a scary thought?

The girls show up just as the band is tuning and checking sound. Robin grins and waves and Chrissy jumps up and down. Eddie has saved them a table at the front. Steve feels like the two of them are so opposite. One’s overly emotional about everything, the other is mean and brutally honest.

Steve sits on a stool behind a huge amp. He’s just a few feet away from Eddie at the front. Eddie’s told him they’re running Van Halen covers that night. Something begins to smolder inside Steve’s chest.

The whole atmosphere is different. Tables are pressed right up to the band area. Most people who file in are too busy talking to friends. The first song Eddie belts out is background music to them.

It is not that way for Steve. Eddie is his whole world. Steve sits on his stool and watches as his boyfriend puts every ounce of energy into filling his lungs and emptying them into the song.

Their version of Pound Cake is so good, Steve can hardly tell the difference from the actual artists. The drummer and guitarist and pianist are really fucking talented, and Eddie’s voice is a dead ringer for the Red Rocker’s. Steve watches each of them in turn, studying fingerings and feeling his chest thud with every downbeat. He’s so close to the bass guitarist he can feel the strings’ vibrations in his heart.

Eddie steps back and lets the soloist have his turn. He makes eye contact with Steve and eases toward his stool. He’s sweaty already, black shirt clinging to his chest and back. He holds the microphone away, leans in, and presses lips to Steve’s cheek.

“You’re so fucking hot right now!” Eddie hisses in his ear. Steve is thinking the same thing; he suddenly wants Eddie in his lap.

Steve and Eddie join the girls at the table during the break. Robin has ordered a massive plate of steak fries and they devour it in minutes. Eddie sits next to Chrissy and she rests her head on his shoulder, laughing when he attempts to shove a fistful of fries in her mouth. Steve looks on from Eddie’s other side, their feet tangled under the table and loving the hoarse laughing he’s doing. He looks over at Robin, who’s watching him with eagle eyes, making whole lists of things to talk about when they’re together next. Steve collects her and pulls her into his side. Something inside him is wholly content.

Nobody dances until after ten. Robin and Chrissy grab each other’s hands and find a space on the floor. Their hair flips in the air and they hop and grind and laugh. Steve stays at the table and sips his Coke and it’s the first time he’s considered how great they are together.

He mentions it to Robin when she comes back for her water. Her smile becomes rigid as they both watch Chrissy dance.

“How about if you just let me have a friend, huh? Other than you, of course. Jealous bastard.”

Steve’s about to correct her, but some middle-aged dude moves in on Chrissy, tipsy and a little handsy. He thinks Robin is about to charge at him, and Steve prepares to do it before her, but Eddie steps in, all Smooth Operator. He scoops Chrissy away and twirls her against his chest. He doesn’t miss a beat, just adds “My girl,” to the lyrics. The look of relief on Chrissy’s face does something to Steve’s gut. Eddie’s dark, suggestive eyes do something to his dick.

Steve dances to one song before he can’t take it anymore. Eddie throws an arm around his neck, all chummy. He smells incredible and he’s so beautiful like this, all confidence and magnetic energy. Steve’s stomach does the familiar loop-de-loop and he wants to do disgusting things with him.

The microphone is shoved in Steve’s face and everyone is watching and it’s not that he can’t sing or that he’s afraid of the spotlight. It’s that Eddie is touching him in public in a friendly way and it’s not fucking fair.

Afterward, Robin threatens to tell Eddie about the cheerleading incident if he doesn’t pull the stick out of his ass. She knows violent threats don’t work, so she reverts to blackmail. Steve paints on a stellar smile and talks to the group of girls at the next table. He gives it everything he has because Eddie is watching him with those big, brown, ‘I wanna fuck you’ eyes.

Oh, and does Steve want to get fucked!

The band quits at midnight and a DJ takes over. Steve sits at the bar with Eddie and his bandmates and gets ruthlessly teased about how Eddie insisted on playing a certain song because it’s Steve’s song.

Eddie hides his face, embarrassed, when Steve asks which one it is.

“I’ll tell you in the van.”

They can’t leave soon enough.

Eddie puts the girls in Robin’s car and sees them off while Steve starts the van to warm it up. He gets out of the driver’s side to allow Eddie in, but his boyfriend is grinning with something up his sleeve.

“Let’s go to Skull Rock. You drive.”

Skull Rock. The place Eddie took them to on his birthday. Where they fooled around for the first time. And were almost busted by Hopper.

Eddie’s hand is grappling with Steve’s dick before he even puts the vehicle in drive. He’s groping Steve through his jeans, smirking like he’s definitely got something planned. Steve’s so happy to be alone with him and the potential for unclothed sex that he goes off the road a little.

Luckily the pavement is dry, and when he swerves, they don’t make a shitty and end up sideways in the ditch. By the time he turns onto the highway, Eddie’s got his zipper down and is mouthing at his underwear. Biting and sucking and growling like he’s some wild animal.

Steve glances down at the sweat-drenched back of Eddie’s neck and makes a pathetic whimpering noise. His boyfriend chuckles and mumbles something hot through the material onto his cock.

“What did you say?”

Steve is holding his breath to better hear him. It’s not lasting very long.

“I said,” Eddie grins as he pulls back and palms him harshly again. “You’re sexy when you’re jealous.”

He returns to assaulting him by mouth and Steve remembers what Robin said about him being jealous.

“I’m not jealous!”

Eddie makes a muffled sound and sticks his finger through the useless slit in Steve’s underwear. He finds the ridge of Steve’s dick head and scrapes a nail over it.

“I saw you looking at me and Chrissy.”

Steve begins to protest but Eddie shoves his hand down his underwear and pinches off his cock at the tip to shut him up. It’s a high-pitched, cut-off screech he makes in response.

“Not saying that I mind,” his boyfriend explains. He’s tugging Steve out of his shorts now and staring at his exposed dick like he’s starving. “Look what it’s done to your dipstick here, Baby.”

Steve almost misses his turn. He has to slam on the brakes to make it.

Eddie starts blowing him, and Steve is worried he’ll lose consciousness. He feels drunk and high and stupid, even though he’s got dibs on only one of those. He barely makes it into the parking area, slamming it into park, when Eddie announces his real intentions.

His lips are wet and red and kissable as all fuck, and he’s damn near piercing a hole in Steve’s heart with those lashes. “I think we should change things up. I think you should fuck me.”

Eddie doesn’t wait for Steve’s jaw to drop or Steve’s heart to leap into his throat before he’s hopping out of the van and slamming the door shut.

It takes Steve a horrible moment before he realizes, by the hooting and hollering, that Eddie is stripping outside in the cold. He pushes his dick back inside his underwear and jumps out, hurrying to Eddie’s side before he does something he’ll regret.

“Are you sure?” Steve shouts as Eddie ditches his shoes. His shirt is already gone, and his back is steaming; little streams of smoke rise from his body in the glow of the van’s exterior lights (Steve left the van running).

“Whoo!” Eddie shouts. He’s in his socks and jeans now. He rushes to open the sliding door and climbs on up, zipper undone and ass half hanging out already.

Steve watches as Eddie collapses on the floor and struggles out of his jeans. The sleeping bags are already prepped. How Steve missed that is a mystery to him. Eddie’s eyes flash up and he’s being a little seductive shit about it. Steve is actually going to die.

“Steve!” he cries before flipping over and getting on his knees. His balls are bright red against the soft white flesh of his thighs. Eddie scoots and sways until he’s full-on presenting his ass. He gives it a wiggle. Steve’s still standing outside.

“It’s freezing, Harrington! Get inside and close the door. We don’t want old Hopper catching us doing the nasty with it open!”

Steve obeys but doesn’t know how he does it. The door slides closed behind him and he’s sliding out of his jacket. On his knees this close he can see the dark slice of crack between Eddie’s butt cheeks. It’s suddenly the most terrifying thing ever.

He swallows hard and shuffles out of his shoes. Eddie backs into him so fast that Steve is forced to put a hand on his ass. It’s warm and soft, just like it always is. But it has a different importance to him now, now that he’s thinking about it.

Steve has thought about it. There would be something wrong if he hadn’t. He’s never had anal with anyone, and it’s definitely on his sex bucket list. The fact that Eddie is willing and ready, pulling one cheek to the side and thrusting himself even further back, has Steve practically panting for it. He wants. Oh, he fucking wants.

“Come on, Handsome. I’m prepped and wet for you. All you gotta do is slide inside.”

The skipping of his heart makes Steve gasp. “Whattya mean you’re –”

He stops. He has a good idea of now of why Eddie spent so much time in the bathroom before they left. Steve just thought he needed to take a really bad –

“Fuck.”

Steve’s thumb slides of its own accord into the shaded cleft of that round piece of perfection. Eddie is still moving, still arching his back and flaunting his hole like he’s desperate. His ass jiggles under Steve’s hand. It’s sexy as hell.

“Flip on that light so you can see.” Eddie cranes his neck back to indicate the overhead switch. The slink of his neck is the most beautiful thing in the world.

“But, won’t someone see us outside?”

Eddie turns away and reaches between his legs to grasp for Steve. He fingers the looseness of Steve’s shorts, grazing his dick and sending a full-body shiver through him.

“Nah, they ain’t seeing nothing with the curtains pulled. Now, hurry up! I’m shriveling up here and I want to come too.”

Jeezus, Steve can’t keep it all together. He pulls his jeans and underwear down below his ass and hisses as his dick springs back at him. He’s fucking hard and he’s fucking horny, and once the light is snapped on he can see exactly what Eddie’s doing. His asshole is winking and his taint is right there, and Eddie’s stroking himself off and –

“Shit.”

Steve panics because he doesn’t have a condom, but Eddie is fumbling around inside the sleeping bag for it. He comes up with a square package, which he slips back to Steve, and then he’s up on his knees and he’s so very close.

“Hi,” Eddie says playfully, leaning back to kiss Steve’s mouth. His confidence is intoxicating. So is the way he’s dumping cold lube onto his fingers and rubbing them back and forth to warm them.

“Hi.” Steve’s breathless. He’s trying so hard to get himself wrapped that his hands are shaking from the strain.

Eddie resumes his face-down ass-up position, but now he’s touching himself. Two wet fingers are pushing and disappearing inside himself, over and over and over.

When he pulls out, Steve can see quite clearly the pretty pink flower of a hole, shiny. He gives up on the condom and copies Eddie, pushing his thumb inside as slowly as he can.

Eddie lets out a long, content sigh. “Good boy,” he moans. Steve feels his excitement skyrocket. How Eddie manages to completely wreck Steve while bottoming is – well, it’s — it’s –

Steve reaches for his dick with both hands and finally, finally gets it rolled down. Just the little bit of touching he’s been doing has him throbbing and erect. He reaches for Eddie’s hipbone to brace himself, then gathers his cock in his fist. Eddie makes an impatient noise, and Steve presses in.

It’s like fucking into a vice grip, like a trap, punishing and stubborn. Steve gets himself lined up, thumb supporting his cock head, and has to stop to breathe. He leans into where Eddie’s rosebud hole is all tensed and convulsing. The feeling is fucking amazing.

“Holy shit,’ Eddie whispers. He tugs hard on his cock, then palms and pulls both balls out of the way. His thighs are spread wide and Steve can see the tiny quivering striations in the dim amber light.

Steve doesn’t know what to say. The condom does little to dampen the sensations. He can feel every little movement of Eddie’s body as he holds it in place. If he’s not careful, if he doesn’t temper his emotions, he’s going to ruin his orgasm.

“Easy, Babe,’ Eddie encourages, like he fucking knows what’s happening in Steve’s mind. “You’re not gonna hurt me. Christ, before you came along, I was riding dildos daily.”

Steve isn’t in charge of the sound he makes, but Eddie chuckles softly. It vibrates through him, through his hole, around the tip of Steve’s dick and it’s so good.

It’s Eddie who moves next, who eases back against the tension. It’s Eddie who pushes hard until everything gives way and Steve’s inside.

“Yeah. God yeah.”

Steve looks down at himself, at the point where the redness of his dick meets the crimson of Eddie’s cunt. It’s gorgeous. Steve can’t believe he’s really getting to do this.

It gets better, though, when Eddie grasps blindly for Steve’s dick, until his fingers are wrapped around and he’s pulling, pulling, pulling. The glide inside sends shooting pains through Steve’s pelvis, pains so good he could almost cry. And he wonders if Eddie feels this good when he fucks Steve.

“Baby. Sweetheart. Steve.” Eddie moans until Steve is all the way inside. Sweat is beginning to form on his lower back again.

“I got you,” Steve hums because it’s something Eddie says to him. “Christ, Ed. I’m not gonna last. Can you feel me twitching already?”

Eddie hums too. “Mmm, yeah, that’s nice. It’s OK, you know. You come whenever you’re ready.”

Steve takes a deep breath and gives an exploratory tug. Eddie’s skin drags slowly along, puckering out as Steve’s cock does the same. He doesn’t pull out completely. Doesn’t think he can. It’s warm and tight and he’s thrusting and Eddie’s moaning.

“Faster. Harder,” Eddie says, and it’s damn near begging. What else can Steve do but exactly what Eddie says?

It gets away from him, the building pressure. He loses control of his own decisions. Before long, he’s fucking Eddie until his knees move across the sleeping bag, and Eddie has to brace against the window on the opposite side.

“Fuck, Steve.” Eddie’s tight.

“Oh, god.” Everything’s so very tight.

“Come on, Baby. Come.” Like a pressure cooker venting steam, Steve’s about to explode.

Eddie’s whole body jolts as Steve thrusts into him. The loose skin on his ass and his back move with every insertion, with every pullback. And although Steve tries to stay focused, to remain there with Eddie, his eyes close and he slams into Eddie and comes so hard his throat hurts.

Eddie, the bastard, immediately sits back in Steve’s lap. One hand grips Steve’s thigh tightly, and the other rips over his massive dick. Steve looks over his shoulder, wraps both arms about him, and gets to watch Eddie spray fucking everywhere.

“Fuck.” It’s beautiful, Steve’s elated high, like he’s just run a race, like he’s won a race, and Eddie’s his fucking prize.

Chests heaving, exhausted from bearing down, they hold the awkward embrace. Steve smiles when he realizes he got his wish; Eddie in his lap.

And then Eddie starts singing.

“How do I know when it’s love? I can’t tell you but it lasts forever.”

“How does it feel when it’s love? It’s just something that you feel together.”

Steve doubles down on his bear hug and kisses Eddie’s sweaty neck. “I fucking love you too.”

He can tell Eddie’s smiling. He continues to hum the tune as Steve rocks him. All the blood is leaving his dick and he’s just about to slip out.

Steve tells Eddie what happened. “Think I got kicked off the basketball team.”

His boyfriend inhales and exhales heavily. “Did you do that on purpose so we could have more time together?”

“No –!”

Steve stops. It’s exactly what he did. He sabotaged it. On purpose. For Eddie.

When Eddie speaks again his voice is determined. Like he's found something he was looking for and there isn't anyone who can stop him.

“Hey, Steve? I know you’re stressed, and I want to help. And I have an idea to give us more time. Would it be alright with you if I quit the band?”

AO3

#stranger things #steddie #steve harrington #eddie munson

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yowyowyaoi · 1 year ago

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Hidan’s Daily Texts from the Akatsuki

From Deidara:

Fuck you

Where’s the money you owe me

I KNOW it was you asshole

At least mine isn’t 91!

Pizza or Chinese?

No bc if you killed him Leader would just blame ME.

Help me prank Itachi and I’ll give you half my next check

Scared of a little gengetsu? Pussy

Go smell Tobi’s hair then ask me who took your damn cheap-ass shampoo

Why would you eat it it HAD MY NAME ON THE LABEL bastard!

Ok but can ya’ll go to HIS room once in a while?? I don’t need to be kept up all night!!

From Kisame

Do that to Itachi again and I’ll eviscerate you and floss with your intestines.

That Jashin voodoo crap doesn’t scare me kid

Why the hell would you eat that?! You don’t even LIKE tuna!!

You better hope you can outrun Deidara then

I think you meant that for Kakuzu. GOD I hope you meant that for Kakuzu.

From Zetsu

You left that guy outside can I eat him?

Are you done with that body yet?

Believe it or not fear actually seasons the meat

Weird question but can I lick your scythe before you clean it 👀

From Konan

Lol pretty sure his are bigger than mine kid

He’s not that old he just looks like that

Leftover ribs in fridge for you

Pls stop harassing him. He blows up my phone for hours complaining about you 😒

Get back down here and clean all this blood you trailed in! I JUST cleaned the floor!! 😤

Dinner. Last warning.

Me and Deidara going to get manicures, you in?

You think I can’t knock you out just because you’re taller? Challenge accepted.

From Sasori

I’m not a pervert he’s 19 he’s an ADULT.

Best friend? Since when??

That medicine won’t take effect if you don’t LAY DOWN and GO TO SLEEP, brat.

For as fascinated as you seem to be with my anatomy you’d think YOU were the one sleeping with me, not Dei 🧐

If Kakuzu already said no then NO.

Next time I’m stitching that mouth shut so we can all get some peace and quiet.

Yes but I can make mine any size I want at any time. You’re stuck with what you’ve got.

From Nagato

Because I said so.

Yes, really.

Be thankful that’s the ONLY punishment you received.

What she and I do is none of your concern, brat.

I’m sorry but you know Kakuzu has the final say in all financial matters.

You either apologize or I’m going to let Zetsu eat you.

Because you two cause too much trouble when we let you take missions together.

From Itachi

I’m not falling for that one again.

Never. Never in a thousand lifetimes.

Because it’s unsanitary!!

I know you took it I saw you wearing it yesterday.

Why were you even listening anyway? Pervert.

Only if Tobi comes too, I don’t trust the two of you alone.

Literally a few greens won’t kill you.

Yes you did know that!! I told everyone on the VERY FIRST DAY how allergic I am to that! 😡

Either finish your ritual or take that guy somewhere else I can’t sleep with all the screaming.

From Tobi

Of course not! We’re just friends!

Wait do you think I might have a shot with him?! 👀

Idk I left after I saw Zetsu chewing on the guy’s foot

Is there a way to take back a picture after you send it before the other person looks at it?

Want some cake? Want to eat myself but Konan says to share or I’m gonna die 😅

From Kakuzu

How much is it?

Did you use the coupons I gave you?

That shit is coming out of your paycheck brat

Sorry. Next time I won’t make them so tight.

Because I don’t have the patience and you’re not responsible enough.

I stg if you bring one more lawsuit against this organization 😡

My room. Now.

Everybody gets the exact same. If you waste yours that’s your own fault.

Make me ask again and I’ll come get you and throw you over my shoulder

This is getting ridiculous how many times am I gonna have to sew it back on?!

Come see me tonight I’ll take care of it.

It was you and Deidara. I KNOW it was you and Deidara.

Maybe if you’re a good boy.

#the akatsuki #hidan #text message #kakuhida #kakuzu x hidan #implied sasodei #implied kisaita #implied tobidei #deidara #sasori #tobi #kakuzu #zetsu #konan #nagato #kisame hoshigaki #itachi uchiha #Akatsuki Daily Texts Series

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kentai345 · 1 year ago

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East Highland's Notorious - Chapter 2

AO3 l Chapter 1

Fezco x reader

Summary: You never proclaimed yourself to be a nice person or a good girl because no one expected you to be one. If someone perceived you as one that was their fault. Life wasn't easy but Fez made it bearable.

Things had been weird since the whole Mouse incident as (Y/N) was ignoring me still pissed about the money and she was ignoring Fez too. She didn’t hate him she was just putting distance between them to give her time to get over her crush. So it went from talking every day, to every other day, and less and less. If she did respond it was just one-word responses. She missed staying at Fez’s as things were starting to get rough at home. She was depending on the money that she saved over the summer to feed her and her parents since the money they got they used to buy drugs and on nights when they were on a bender she would end up locked outside the house having to sleep on the porch until they got back. She was having a bad week.

“Bitch are you listening?” Maddy said snapping me out of my thoughts. “No stopped listening around long-distance.” I said remembering the last thing we were talking about was Cassie and Mckay.

“What’s up with you?”

“It's been a rough week.” I said with a sigh as I got another text from Fez which I ignored leaving him on read. “Still ignoring Fez.” Maddy asked.

“I’d rather go back to talking about Cassie and Mckay.”

“Stop being such a coward and fucking talk to him, you put up a fight for everything else. Why not him?”

“I’d rather die than put myself in that situation and once I get over him I’ll talk to him like normal again. Besides I have bigger worries right now.”

“Like what?”

“Money problems.” I said glaring at Rue from across the cafeteria and she looks away when our eyes meet.

“Hey do any of you guys know how BitCoin works?” Kat suddenly asks. Maddy and Cassie shake their heads and I take advantage of the situation. “No, but for 10 dollars I can take you to someone who does.”

“You can’t just take me for free.”

“Did you not just hear me say I’m having money problems? I need gas money and you got the friend discount I usually charge 25.”

“Fine.” Kat agrees and I tell her to meet me after school.

After school I call Ash asking him if he was at the store and I was gonna bring a friend who needed information on BitCoin. “Why? You know how it works.” He said.

“Ok we know that but she doesn’t and I need cash, so I ain’t telling her for free.” I said and saw Kat coming my way. “Just do me this favor.” After hanging up we get in my car and after she gives me the money I drive her to the gas station. I was so busy focusing on getting cash I completely forgot that Fez would be here too. Fez was outside smoking when we got here and I avoid looking at him as we go inside and I call for Ash.

“Hey, (Y/N).” Fez said as I sat atop the counter next to the register.

“Hey…” I said staring at my feet finding them entertaining. I was glad Ash had come out from the back and he sat down next to me on the counter to breakdown BitCoin for Kat.

“It’s a worldwide cryptocurrency and digital payment system.”

“I literally have no clue what you’re talking about.” Kat said and I shake my head.

“There’s literally no easier way to explain it.” I said and she looks at me suspiciously. “I thought you didn’t know how it works.”

“I don’t, but I can’t help you if you’re stupid.” I said and she looks at me taken aback. “Shit sorry, I’ve been getting no sleep.”

“Look why don’t you just tell us what you’re trying to do, and we can tell you how we can help you.” Fez said.

“Unless it’s human trafficking. I don’t fuck with human trafficking.” Ash said.

“I’m not human trafficking.” Kat clarifies. “Yeah, us neither.” Fez said.

Kat starts to explain what she was trying to do but I quickly stop her. “First give me another 10 dollars.” I said to Kat holding out my hand and rolling her eyes she gives me the cash. “I was just wondering if it’s like a good way to anonymously get money online.” She explained.

“That’s literally what it’s made for.” I said like it should have been obvious.

“Dumbass.” Ash said and I nod my head agreeing. “What a waste of a trip. Oh wait I got 20 dollars out of it.” I said laughing. “If you give me 5 dollars I’ll drive you home.” I said and she glares at me.

“I’m fucking with you. Get in the car.” I said getting down from the counter. I say bye to Ash and give a half-hearted wave to Fez as we walk past him but he grabs my hand.

“Yo, can we talk for a second?”

“No time I gotta go to work after I take her home sorry.” I said slipping my hand out from his.

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I started taking on more hours to make up the cash I had lost which meant getting off later and getting less to no sleep if my parents locked me out. But it made avoiding Fez easier except for when he showed up at the restaurant giving me no choice but to talk to him. I should have expected to do this sooner or later, especially after blowing him off at the gas station.

“How long are you gonna stick around?” I asked him as I came to clear his plate and give him the check.

“Till you get off, didn’t see yo car thought I could drive you home and could finally talk.”

“I’m working late, so no need to wait up. I’m sure there’s money to be made somewhere.” I said and left for the kitchen setting the plate down. I go back to Fez to get his money for the bill and he hands me a 50.

“Keep the change.”

“That's too much for a tip.” I said not wanting to take his money. “Don’t worry about it.” He said not taking no for an answer and reluctantly I keep the change.

After clocking out I go to the bathroom to change out of my uniform and I consider just sneaking out the back to avoid Fez but like he read my mind he waits for me near the bathroom giving me no chance of escape. Once we’re in the car he doesn’t start it right away so we just sit in awkward silence as I find anything to stare at out the window.

“So like what's going on with us?” He breaks the silence.

“Nothing, just been crazy busy.” I said playing with my fingers.

“Can you at least look at me.” He said and hearing the sadness in his voice I comply. He reaches for my hand but I pull it back from his reach “I’m really tired so can you just take me home, please.”

“Can you at least tell me, why you been avoiding me? Like for real.” He said starting the car. “I’m just trying to get things back to how they were, you know before the summer.”

“And like what does that mean?”

“You see me like a little sister and I don’t see you- look I don’t know how to explain it.” I said frustrated and looked out at the passing scenery.

“Don’t do that, just say what you gotta say.” He said and finally taking Maddy’s advice to stop being a coward I decide to just spill. I could always just jump out of the car and hope it kills me if it doesn’t work out.

“Fine. Am I really just a little sister to you? Like nothing more?” I asked looking down at my lap. “That’s what- hold on.” He said and pulled over. He brings his hand to my chin making me look at him and I become even more nervous under his gaze.

“Is this about that shit, I told Mouse?” I nodded my head at his question. “Nah, I just said that so he wouldn’t try no shit on you. Of course, you are more than that to me.” He clarifies but it's still not enough clarification for me.

“Like a friend you fuck around with more or like-”

“Like your my girl, more.” He states cutting me off and I smile. “I would love to be your girl.” I said shyly and leaning in he kisses me.

“Can’t believe you’ve been giving me the cold shoulder over that.” He said in disbelief.

“What did you expect from me? You weren’t exactly defining what our relationship was and I was trying to figure it out all summer.”

“Didn’t think I had to, thought it was obvious. And shit, you didn’t say nothin.”

“Like hell I would, you know what this isn’t about me.” I said kissing him as a distraction. After sharing a few more kisses he continues taking me home and as my house comes to view I see my dad’s car gone which meant the house was empty and I was locked out. I didn’t want to worry Fez so I didn’t tell him and pretended everything was normal. After much convincing, I told him he didn’t have to wait for me to go inside and after kissing him goodbye he leaves. I walk up to the front door hopefully trying the door knob but it was locked and I sigh defeated.

I sit on the ground leaning against the front door and prepare for a long night outside again wishing I could just change the locks and lock them out for a change. However, I would never do that cause even though my parents were practically fucking useless except for somehow keeping a roof over our heads I’d seen them angry and I’d hate for it to be targeted at me. It’s just a rule you don’t piss off a drug addict especially when you have to live with them. As I was accepting my fate I was considering sucking it up and calling Nate and hear a car stop in front of the house and when I look up I see Fez getting out of his car. I should’ve known he was gonna circle around and catch me in my lie.

“How’d you know?” I asked him as he got closer.

“Yo dad’s car is gone which means they’re out doing whatever and you're locked out.”

“Well aren’t you a great listener.” I said sarcastically as I stand up and hug him. “Thank you.” I whispered into his chest and he kisses the top of my head. “Let me take you home.” He said grabbing my bag for me off the ground and taking my hand with the other.

“Your house feels more like home than mines does anyway.” I said as I got back in his car.

“Good to hear, 'cause even though he won’t admit it Ash misses having you around.”

“Of course he does, who else is gonna bother him.”

When we get to his house I go to take a shower and when I get out I realize I don’t have any clothes to change into and walk into his bedroom with just a towel and see Fez putting some clothes down on his bed. When he sees me he looks away shyly with a light blush on his cheeks and I smile to myself finding his shyness cute. “Sorry, can I borrow some clothes?”

“Uh yeah here.” Turning back to me he hands me the clothes he had set down on the bed. It was actually some of my clothes that I must have left behind from previous times. “Thanks.” Without thinking I start to remove my towel and he immediately turns back around sitting on his bed with his back to me. “Sorry.” I apologized for not warning him.

“Okay, I’m done.” I told him as I sat down on his bed and he turned back to face me. We fall into a silence staring at each other before I release a nervous laugh looking away first. “It feels different, now that we’re together.” I said playing with my fingers in my lap.

“Different like how?” He asked scooting closer to me and takes my hand into his. “A good different like I’m nervous because I’m used to sleeping on the couch instead of in here with you.”

“Don’t be.” He reassured kissing me. “We can take it slow or whatever you want.”

“Thank you for everything Fez.”

“No need.” He kissed me again. I feel his tongue against my bottom lip and I open my mouth for him letting his tongue intertwine with mine. His hand goes to my hip kneading at it lightly and I lay down on his bed pulling him with me as we continued kissing until we have to pull apart for air. Cuddling into his arms I end up falling asleep as a week's worth of lack of sleep caught up to me.

I woke up early in the morning to catch up on homework and make breakfast for Fez and Ash. I was working on my homework at the kitchen table when Ash woke up before Fez and came into the kitchen smelling the food making himself a plate. “What are you doing?” He asks sitting with me.

“ Late homework. Help me out?” I said passing him my math homework with a 20. He takes it and starts working on it as he eats breakfast. Fez came into the kitchen smiling as he saw us at the table kissing my cheek before grabbing some food and sitting with us. “You want a ride to school?” He asks me.

“No need, Nate’s gonna take me.” I answered not looking up from my assignment and missing his look of annoyance. “Nah, I’ll take you.”

“And once again no need.” I said not wanting to inconvenience him.

“Just tell him, I got you.” He said and I finally look at him. “Nate already’s on the way. Why are you making this such a big deal?” I asked and my phone rings getting a message from Maddy telling me they were outside. “And he’s here. Thanks again.” I told Ash grabbing my homework from him and putting it in my bag and Fez walks with me to the door.

“See you later.” I said kissing him.

“I’ll pick you up after.”

“Thanks but-” I stop seeing his smile drop. “I would appreciate it, miss you already.” I said kissing him again before leaving.

“Uh are you good?” Maddy asked me as we were walking to class. “Yeah, I need some advice. So you know I’m used to using Nate for stuff like rides to school or getting him to spoil us on our shopping trips and stuff. And I think Fez is like…”

“Is jealous?” She finishes and I shake my head.

“Not jealous more like bothered by our friendship.”

“I get that Nate’s been your friend for a long time and you two trust and depend on each other. But you need to start depending on Fez the same way or it's gonna seem like you don’t need him and you don’t want him to feel like second place.” She explained and I sighed annoyed yet still confused.

“Is that how you feel about Nate and me?”

“No, after you set us up you took a step back giving us space, which is what you need to do for Fez.”

“Why is dating so complicated?” I whined.

“At least you’re not dating Nate he’s even more complicated along with being a dick.”

“Don’t I know. What’s the new trouble in paradise?”

“You’re not gonna believe me if I tell you.”

“Now you have to spill.” I said curiosity piqued and she pulls me aside in the hall lowering her voice.

“Okay, so last night I went through Nate’s phone and…” She looks around and I wonder if she found the messages between him and Jules. “And?”

“He had dicks on his phone.”

“Like his own or…”

“No other guy's dicks.” She said and I can’t attempt to hide my look of shock.

“I actually have no words and that’s too crazy to be made up. You don’t think he’s gay, do you? Cause Nate’s like the definition of straight toxic masculinity.”

“I know he’s like super straight but…” She says in thought.

“I think you gotta talk to Nate about it, he might not like you going through his phone but it is weird.” I advised.

“Ugh, you’re right dating is complicated.” She complained hugging me and I smile hugging her back.

After school I see Fez’s car waiting for me outside and on the way to his car Nate comes up to me to remind me about the carnival. “My parents wanted me to invite you to come to help out at the booth for the chili contest."

“Why?” I whined. I had only met Nate’s dad and brother before and that was enough for me.

“You made a good impression on him and now my mom wants to meet you and you know they both-”

“Hate Maddy.” We say simultaneously and he nods his head. “No offense I’ve met your dad and your idiot of a brother I don’t wanna meet your mom.”

“Look I’m not fucking thrilled either but just do it, just stick around for Maddy I invited her too. Stay for a few minutes and that’s it.” He said then looked at my hands. “And get a manicure.”

“I’m sorry you’re forcing me to spend time with your family and get a manicure.” I scoffed annoyed walking off but he grabs my wrist roughly stopping me. “I’m not joking (Y/N), just do what I say.” He said coldly giving me some cash for the manicure before walking away. I rub my wrist to ease the pain before remembering Fez and rush to the car.

“Sorry about that.” I told him as I got in the car. “It’s alright, what did he want?” He asks gesturing to the money in my hand and I put it in my pocket.

“Just paying me back for something.” I shrugged not wanting to explain the complicated ways of Nate Jacobs.

When we get back I got his room to put my stuff down and wanting to talk to him we sit down on the bed. “I wanted to say sorry about this morning, I’m so used to figuring stuff out myself or having Nate do stuff for me that I don’t want you to feel like I don’t depend on you or need you.”

“Nah, I get that you been friends for like a long time or whatever but I would appreciate it if you let me help you out like he does for you.” He said.

“I swear I’ll try, no I will. I just don’t wanna make you feel bad or anything.”

“It’s alright baby, we’re good.” He said kissing me and grabbing my waist pulls me into his lap. I straddle his lap, wrap my arms around his neck, and bit his lip teasingly and he squeezes my waist in response. His lips trail from my lips to my jawline down to my neck sucking lightly on the skin and I hum in delight. He goes to my collarbone and I roll my hips into his causing him to release a groan but before we go any further there’s a loud knocking and banging coming from the front door.

“You expecting someone?” I asked sliding off his lap.

“Nah, but don’t move alright? I’ma go get rid of them.” He said kissing me one last time before getting up and I nod my head obediently. The banging on the door didn’t ease up until Fez got there and after waiting for awhile I heard yelling and banging coming from the door again and go to see what was happening. As I get closer to the door I hear Rue’s voice.

“Open the door! Open the door! Open the door.”

“I can’t do it, Rue. I’m sorry.” Fez says leaning his head on the closed door listening to Rue blame him for her problems. He faces away from the door and I see the sad heartbroken look on his face and take him into my arms.

“I’m so fucking serious. If you don’t open this door right now, I swear to god, I will hate you, till the day I fucking die.” She threatens and shaking my head I take Fez’s hand and take him away from the door.

“I’m sorry.” He tells her one last time before we walk away and we sit down on the couch together just hugging each other.

“You did the right thing. There’s not much we can do but it's a start.” I tell him attempting to cheer him up. “And she didn’t mean any of it, its what addicts do, she’ll calm down and come to her senses eventually.”

“I know.” He whispered. “Thank you for being here.” He kissed my forehead and I smile at him cuddling further into him. We spent the rest of the day just watching movies Ash eventually joined us later and I can’t help feeling truly at home with them.

#euphoria #fezco euphoria #fezco #fezco x reader #fez x y/n #maddy perez #nate jacobs #fezco fanfic

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